2021 Academic Recognition Banquet
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9th Annual
Academic Recognition Banquet
May 6, 2021
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The Granbury ISD Education Foundation honored the top 25 students in the Granbury High School Class of 2021 during the seventh annual Academic Recognition Banquet on May 6, 2021, at La Bella Luna. The banquet also included the students honoring the Granbury ISD employees who most influenced their education.
The GISD employees were not just from the high school, as the group also currently works at Acton Elementary School and the GISD technology department. Some were retired educators who previously taught in the school district.
In a fitting end to the nationally-observed Teacher Appreciation Week, the teachers and other employees were honored with the reading of a statement written by each student about the impact that they have made not only on their education but also their life.
Students and district employees honored were:
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Student |
Most Impactful GISD Employee |
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Paige Anderson |
Cindy Jackson, GHS science teacher |
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Ashlyn Bednarz |
Deborah Ottaway, retired Mambrino School teacher |
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Megan Bednarz |
Danielle Parsons, GISD technology director and former Acton Middle School teacher |
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Hannah Branum |
Jacqueline Bradshaw, GHS English teacher |
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Emma Grace Brown |
Shanna McPherson, Acton Elementary School teacher |
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Alison Cooper |
Ashley Benson, Granbury High School teacher and softball coach |
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Tanner Crabbe |
Jana Reid, GHS English teacher |
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Blaize Cross |
Joe Overstreet, GHS anatomy and physiology teacher |
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Jadee Drum |
David Winkleman, GHS social studies teacher and soccer coach |
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Nate Franzmathes |
Brianne Langdon, GHS culinary teacher |
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Gentry Garner |
Kayli Morris, GHS science teacher |
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Graham Garrison |
Steve Ward, GHS teacher and golf coach |
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Kylie Hagan |
Cindy Leatherman, GHS social studies teacher |
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Kaitlyn Heffernan |
Casey Hallmark, GHS substitute teacher and former health science teacher |
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Emma Leslie |
Claudia Hurst, GHS counselor |
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Sydney Mitchell |
Leah Haley, GHS teacher and soccer coach |
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Brock Mueller |
Jose Ochoa, GHS math teacher |
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Grace Payne |
Kendra Shirley, GISD homebound teacher |
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Caroline Rezsofi |
Shari Guthery, retired Acton Elementary School teacher |
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Madalyn Rickert |
Tammy Bodine, Granbury High School accounting teacher |
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Jonathan Rositas |
Todd Gibson, GHS engineering teacher |
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Faith Schmeets |
Deneen Carter, Acton Elementary School teacher and GHS swim coach |
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Hunter Seybert |
Donna Morgan, GHS science teacher |
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Danya Sklark |
Melissa Knight, GHS social studies teacher and student council sponsor |
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M’Kenly Smith |
Cari Morisette, GHS health science teacher |
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Adam Stone |
Kendra Fisher, GHS choir director |
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Cristopher Vint |
Kerek Hogg, GHS social studies teacher |
Underwriting this year’s banquet were First National Bank of Granbury and Hard Eight BBQ. Providing desserts were Baked and the GHS culinary program. Lakeside Baptist Church printed the programs.
The GEF’s mission is creating opportunities to invest, encourage, and support educational excellence in GISD. The foundation is designed to be a community effort bringing donations from businesses, civic groups, and individuals to fund innovative teaching grants, student scholarships, and academic achievement for GISD students. GEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization created for the benefit of the school district’s students and staff members and will provide funding not allocated by tax dollars.