WVSSAC/State Farm Insurance
2008-09 Academic Achievement Awards

 

Academic Achievement Awards applications are given to
principals at the Regional Principals Meetings in August.

The Deputy Board members of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission met on October 20, 2009, to select the winners for the 2008-2009 WVSSAC - State Farm Insurance Academic Achievement Awards. Sponsoring the WVSSAC-State Farm Insurance Academic Achievement program is State Farm Insurance.

This statewide recognition program involves two types of awards to be given to schools and individuals. The member school awards are based on the computed overall grade point averages for the Team Sport Award, the Individual Team Sport Award, the Band Award, and the Cheerleader Award. The individual awards include: male athlete; female athlete; male band student; female band student; and cheerleader at both high school and junior high/middle school levels. The School Category and Individual Category Awards are given at the high school and junior high/middle school levels.

The winners will be honored during the pre-game ceremonies of the Class AAA Championship Football game at Wheeling Island Stadium, Wheeling, WV, on December 5, 2009. Plaques and banners will be presented. A recognition breakfast will also be held.

The High School Winners are:

School Category

(1) Team Sport Award - Girls’ Soccer - Wheeling Park High School with an overall grade point average of 3.994.

(2) Individual Team Sport Award - Girls’ Swim - Wheeling Park High School with an overall grade point average of 4.00.

(3) Band Award - Wheeling Park High School with an overall grade point average of 3.827.

(4) Cheerleader Award - Valley (W) High School with an overall grade point average of 3.788.

Individual Category

(1) Male Athlete – Trevor Caplinger, Pocahontas County High School, Dunmore, WV.

(2) Female Athlete – Courtney Yeager, Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling, WV.

(3) Male Band Student – Matthew Miller, Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling, WV.

(4) Female Band Student – Breanna Nolan, Valley (W) High School, Pine Grove, WV.

(5) Cheerleader – Madison Bowles, Shady Spring High School, Shady Spring, WV.

 

The Middle School/9th Grade Winners are:

School Category

(1) Team Sport Award - Boys' Basketball - Bridgeport Middle School with an overall grade point average of 3.930.

(2) Individual Team Sport Award - Girls’ Track - Bridge Street Middle School with an overall grade point average of 4.000.

(3) Band Award - Bridge Street Middle School with an overall grade point average of 3.838.

(4) Cheerleader Award - Bridge Street Middle School with an overall grade point average of 4.00.

Individual Category

(1) Male Athlete - Haden Kersting, Notre Dame Middle School, Clarksburg, WV.

(2) Female Athlete – Danielle Norman, Bridge Street Middle School, Wheeling, WV.

(3) Male Band Student – Philip Wilson, Notre Dame Middle School, Clarksburg, WV.

(4) Female Band Student – Sundus Lateef, Bridgeport Middle School, Bridgeport, WV.

(5) Cheerleader –  Maria Martino, Notre Dame Middle School, Clarksburg, WV.