The Eureka 2024-25 Tornado Awards Assembly was held last Tuesday, May 13 at Eureka Junior/Senior High School (EJSHS). During the assembly, seniors Corinne Nelson and Cody Johnson were recognized as “Most Outstanding Girl and Boy of 2025.” The senior sponsors nominated the students for the honor.
Numerous other awards were presented during the assembly. See related articles for more information.
The following is a summary of the 2024-25 Tornado Award recipients, in alphabetical order. Teachers nominated students for individual Tornado Awards.
Seniors
Jose Arreola - Woodworking Principles I.
Ethan Bauer - Ceramics III, Physical Conditioning.
Tanner Biering - Scholastic Achievement.
Wyatt Bobey-Williams Furniture & Cab. Fabrication II, Carpentry II.
Elissa Bogle - Scholastic Achievement.
Chloe Boyer - Scholastic Achievement, Photography I, HS Choir, Personal Finance, English IV, Culinary Essentials.
Taylor Campbell - English IV, Human Development. Kiyra Carpenter - Scholastic Achievement, Physics, English IV.
Megan Countryman - Scholastic Achievement, Advanced Art II, Ceramics IV, English IV.
Keira Crisswell - English IV, Yearbook.
Kadin DeShane - English IV.
Christian Dunham - English IV.
Marie Frederick - English IV, Human Development, Cheyenne Gardner - Physics, English IV.
Dominik Gulick - Advanced Art II.
Jace Hardenbrook - English IV. Cody Johnson - Trig/Calc, Scholastic Achievement, Physics, English IV.
Gabyrael Johnson - Career Connections, Community Connections, English IV, Yearbook.
Cody Lewis - Carpentry I, English IV, Culinary Essentials.
Kalim Mouer - Physical Conditioning, English IV.
Corinne Nelson - Trig/Calc, Scholastic Achievement, Physics, English IV.
Johnathon Noll - English IV.
Emma-Jean Owings - Advanced Art II, Drama, English IV, Yearbook.
Charlotte Pfister - Twisted Designs, English IV, Yearbook, Human Development.
Dalton Pool - English IV, Lifespan Development.
Kimber Ptacek - Trig/Calc, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, Teachers Aide, Physics, English IV.
Trinity Samuels - Scholastic Achievement.
Ashlyn Smith - Physical Conditioning, English IV, Lifespan Development.
Rachel Stapleford - Teachers Assistant, English IV, Yearbook.
Laken Valentine - Scholastic Achievement, Physical Conditioning, English IV.
Olivia Valentine, Trig/ Calc, Scholastic Achievement, Physical Conditioning, Physics, English IV.
Taylor Wells - Tornado Services & Copy Center.
Shelby White - Scholastic Achievement, Advanced Art II, Physics, English IV.
Laynie Winfrey - Algebra 2/ College Algebra, Teachers Aide, Career Connections, Community Connections, English IV.
Juniors
Timothy Aguilar - HS Choir, Chemistry, Scholastic Achievement.
Abigail Baker - English III. James Bauer - HS Choir, Woodworking Principles I, Chemistry, English III.
Miley Baumgartel - Algebra 2/College Algebra, Scholastic Achievement, Lifespan Development.
Raylee Boles - Algebra 2/ College Algebra, Scholastic Achievement, Advanced Art, Chemistry, English III.
Tristan Boyer - English III. Savannah Bruno-Pelky Algebra 2/College Algebra 2, Scholastic Achievement, Guitar, Spanish III, Chemistry, English III.
Rose Buck - Scholastic Achievement, Study Skills, Physical Conditioning, Chemistry, English III.
Nate Clark - Ceramics II, English III.
Davian Damron English III.
Liara Dunn - English III.
William Fitzwater - Algebra 2/College Algebra, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, Spanish III, Band, Chemistry, English III.
Braden Grimmett - English III.
Peyton Hare - Art II, Algebra 2/College Algebra, Scholastic Achievement, Physical Conditioning, English III.
Levi Jones - Physical Science, English III.
Lane Ledford - Language Arts, Physical Science.
Gauge Lopez - English III.
Lydia Mason - Algebra 2/ College Algebra, Scholastic Achievement, Chemistry, English III.
Madelyn Miller - Algebra 2/College Algebra 2, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, Physical Conditioning, Chemistry, English III. TJ Mills - Algebra 2/College Algebra II, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, English III.
Britta Mongeau - Algebra 2/College Algebra 2, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, Spanish III, Chemistry, English III.
Owen Morris - Scholastic Achievement, Band, English III. Ava Noble - Algebra 2/College Algebra II, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, Chemistry, English III.
Brooklyn Ogden - English III, Human Development.
Hunter Olsen - English III, Harlie Owings - Algebra 2/ College Algebra 2, Scholastic Achievement, Spanish III, English III.
Hannah Perrier - Algebra 2/ College Algebra 2, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, Chemistry, English III.
Cole Ptacek - Speech, English III. Carson Ramsey - English III.
Brenna Rucker - Algebra 2/ College Algebra 2, Study Skills, Physical Conditioning.
Alexander Vineyard - English III. Addison Westerman Speech, English III.
Alaina Westerman - Algebra 2/College Algebra 2, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, Spanish II, Chemistry , English III.
Sophomores
Stacy Alford - Geometry, Scholastic Achievement, Spanish II, Biology.
Sam Camp - Furniture & Cab. Fabrication I.
Miley Campos - Algebra 1, Business Communications.
Jerry Claytor - Vocational.
Lydia Cornett - Tornado Services & Copy Center, Culinary Essentials.
Ellianna Coulter - Geometry, Scholastic Achievement, Speech, Spanish II, Biology.
Kotah Davis - Geometry.
Ashton Fansler - Math.
Elizabeth Foth - Scholastic Achievement, Biology.
Matthew Gore - Band.
Abbigail Hatfield - Ceramics II, Algebra 1.
Julianna LaBoy - Math, Lifespan Development.
Christian Lewis - Math, Furniture & Cab. Fabrication I.
Easton Mead - Scholastic Achievement, Spanish II, Culinary Essentials.
Maela Neill - Scholastic Achievement, Spanish, Band.
Kimber Olsen - Family Studies, Nutrition & Wellness, Band.
Elaina Osborne - Art II, Spanish II, Biology.
Henry Pfister - Geometry, Scholastic Achievement, Spanish II, Business Communications, Entrepreneurship, Biology, Culinary Essentials.
Jakob Pool - Study Skills.
Cooper Roberson - Woodworking Principles I.
Arnold Roldan-Becerra - Geometry, Scholastic Achievement, Biology.
Alicia Sanchez - Scholastic Achievement, Photography I, Biology.
Kinlee Sanchez - Scholastic Achievement.
Blake Self - Carpentry I, Biology.
Grace Vogt, Family Studies, Nutrition & Wellness, Biology.
Rylee Wamsher - Biology.
Elyssa Wood - Scholastic Achievement, Band, Lifespan Development.
Freshmen
Eileen Baxter - Scholastic Achievement, Spanish I, Physical Education, Business Essentials/Management.
Reata Bogle - Scholastic Achievement, Pre Algebra, Woodworking Principles I.
Cooper Bowlin - Scholastic Achievement, Lifespan Development.
Autumn Buton - HS Choir.
Channing Commer - Woodworking Principles I.
Jersey Cox - Scholastic Achievement, Algebra, Physical Education, Business Essentials/Management.
Cort Decker - Woodworking Principles I.
Jaycee Dunham - Scholastic Achievement, Spanish I, Algebra 1, Physical Education, Business Essentials/ Management.
Dash Gulick - Spanish I.
Killian Harrington - Guitar. Sydney Lindamood - Scholastic Achievement, Spanish I, Algebra, Business Essentials/Management.
Paxton Mitchell, Physical Education.
Layne Noonan - Tornado Services & Copy Center, Math, Culinary Essentials.
Karsyn Osborne - Scholastic Achievement, Earth Science, Ceramics I, Spanish I, Algebra 1, Physical Education, Business Essentials/ Management.
Monica Sanchez - Scholastic Achievement, Fundamentals of Art, Algebra 1, Physical Education, Business Essentials/Management, Lifespan Development.
Cameron Scott - HS Choir.
Sadie Seiter - Scholastic Achievement, Spanish I, Algebra 1, Business Essentials/ Management.
Arabella Shepherd - Scholastic Achievement, Algebra 1, Physical Education, Business Essentials/Management.
Lylly Stapleford - Scholastic Achievement, Ceramics I, Spanish I, Algebra I, Physical Education, Business Essentials/Management.
Jameson Stewart - Woodworking Principles I.
Hunter Swartz - Spanish I, Business Essentials/Management.
Abigail Vasta - Scholastic Achievement, Spanish I, Algebra 1, Business Essentials/ Management.
Camden Wunderlich Pre-Algebra, Business Essentials/ Management.
