Senior Awards Ceremony
Mount Si High School proudly celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2026 during the annual Senior Awards Ceremony. Families, faculty, and community members gathered in the Performing Arts Center to recognize the incredible achievements of our graduating seniors.
From academic honors to athletic awards, community service outreach to leadership accolades, as well as perseverance and P.R.I.D.E. recognition, the ceremony highlighted the many ways Mount Si students have excelled.
The program opened with a moving performance of the National Anthem by senior Sydney Paulsell, who plans to attend the University of Utah and major in musical theater. Next, MSHS administrators and teachers paid tribute to many students who have demonstrated excellence in the classroom, on the field, in the arts, and throughout our community.
The commitment, character, compassion, and dedication of the Class of 2026 make us very proud. We can't wait to see what they will accomplish next. Congratulations, Seniors — you’ve made your mark!
Senior Class Board
President: Imogen McNett
Vice President: Ananya Kunnath
Treasurer: Rhitik Banthia
Secretary: Emma Feng
Sargeant of Arms: Layla Rystad
ASB Executive Board
President: Graysen Davis
Vice President: Aspen Sinnot
Treasurer: Karenna Wheaton
Secretary: Zoe Hendricks
Military Recognition Awards
- Marines: Trevor Guerrero-Santos
- Washington National Guard Army: Bradley Nemecek
Career & Technical Education
2026 CTE Students of the Year were recognized at the End-of-Year CTE Celebration & Awards Dinner.
Washington State Honors Award
This state program honors the top 10% of this year’s Washington State high school graduating class.
Jacob Allan, Phoebe Anderson, Elysia Ang, Alyse Anson, Milo Bierman, Natalie Boyle, Nathan Briles, MacKenna Boulton-Wallace, MacKenzie Boulton-Wallace, Leo Bucher, Soren Carpenter, Molly Cooney, Charlotte Crim, Matthias Dickelman, Nathaniel Dillon, Grady Eide, Henry Espeland, Drew Freudenberger, Anastasia Gapesina, Madeline Garwood, Caitlyn Hemphill, Paige Howard, Elliana Kampschror, John Koetje, Sarah Labarge, Whitney Landdeck, Boston Leon, Tony Liang, Sophia Long, Andrew Mackenzie, Owen Malinowski, Callen McCormick, Imogen McNett, Cathal Mettler, Davis Nelson, Tyi Nueva, Kellan Raleigh Ace Rosand, Layla Rystad, Jacoby Schmidlapp, Tova Shecter, Lauren Smith, Megan Ulrich, Karenna Wheaton, Kenahdie Wilkins, Forest Wilson, Peter Winder, Annie Xu & Jazlyn Yeoh
Advanced Placement Scholar Awards
AP Scholars - completed 3 or more AP exams with a minimum score of 3
Elysia Ang, Rihtik R. Banthia, Daniel Bednik, Reagan A. Benson, Henry R. Bergman, Raghav Bhandari, Isla M. Bigham, Adrian J. Bongiorno, Mackenna Boulton-Wallace, Mackenzie Boulton-Wallace, Nathan J. Briles, Leo Bucher, Remington P. Davidson, Ella C. George, Dante V. Hansen, Elliot Jeter, Jackson Jones, Lily V. Kuchenik, Anna L. Kuhtz, Marley J. Morrow, Elijah R. Olsen, Isaac B. Pinsky, Dawson J. Ribary, Abigail D. Rowland, Elias A. Schilling, Hamza I. Siddiqui, Ayva R. Spears, Colin D. Spence, Taylor R. Tidquist, Claire E. Tougher, Caleb T. Won & Darren Zhou
AP Scholars with Honors - completed 4 or more AP exams with a minimum score of 3 and average score of 3.25 per exam
Claire I. Adams, Jacob F. Allan, Tomas F. Bowers, Felicity C. Bush, Isaac N. Chau, Sydney M. Chiu, Alicia G. Christensen, Viktor M. Cole, Graysen O. Davis, Grady J. Eide, Henry J. Espeland, Madeline R. Garwood, Edward O. Grama, Jillian F. Guimba, Griffin M. Guinn, Edmond D. Hefti, Xi Mei Kalvelage, Camila E. Kittas, Dustin T. Koons, Leonardo O. Larson, Boston A. Leon, Emily R. Lindsay, Owen G. Malinowski, Alexander K. Martinez, Joel E. Nieman, Zaina C. Olaniran, Maritza A. Olsen, Karsten F. Richey, Isaac N. Schleifer, Finn J. Schulte, Josef P. Treiber, Lathen S. Walker, Jackson F. Ward, Abigail L. Williamson, Jazlyn J. Yeoh & Ethan W. Yocom
AP Scholar with Distinction - completed 5 or more AP exams with an average score of 3.5 per exam and a minimum score of 3
Phoebe C. Andersen, Alyse C. Anson, Piper J. Bagley, Rebekah L. Baker, Alyssa J. Bergquist, Gavin P. Bjorn, Matthew A. Boon, Linnaea A. Boyce, Sierra J. Bunnell, Soren C. Carpenter, Charlotte A. Crim, Luke J. Dale, Matthias J. Dickelman, Lexie A. Drango, Samantha P. Eichelberger, Emma S. Feng, Drew C. Freudenberger, Anastasia Gapesina, Caitlyn E. Hemphill, Theodore E. Jones, Abhiram Kadavakollu, Elliana R. Kampschror, Sophia N. Kono, Ananya Lalu Kunnath, Sarah P. LaBarge, Sophia M. Long, Duncan G. Maynard, Callen O. McCormick, Bruno Mendes, Ethan K. Miles, Sheida Mohammadi, Shreya Mohanty, Davis P. Nelson, Ryan Price, Kellan W. Raleigh, Boyan Ren, Sean D. Ring, William H. Robinson, Layla S. Rystad, Maya Shekhar, Skyler E. Tierney, Megan E. Ulrich, Jay Verma, Karenna T. Wheaton, Emmett J. Whitaker, Peter C. Winder & Annie Xu
Seal of Biliteracy Awards
The Seal of Biliteracy recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in a language other than English.
- Yuritzy Alonso Lopez - Spanish Monolingual
- Gael Barraza - Spanish
- Janet Becerra Celis - Spanish
- Jasmin Beltran – Spanish
- Tomas Bowers - Spanish
- Senery De Paz Cabrera - Spanish
- Leo Bucher - Portuguese
- Brandon Capote Perez - Spanish
- Sofiia Chebotareva - Russian
- Viktor Da Rocha - Portuguese
- Lenis Delgado - Spanish
- Nina Follette - Japanese
- Anastasia Gapesina - Russian
- Wojciech Grechuta - Polish
- Jesus Hernandez - Spanish
- Selena Huante - Spanish
- Karla Joaquin-Gaona - Spanish
- Sargun Kaur - Punjabi
- Romalyn Lang - Filipino
- Fiorella Lucia Vivani Laiz – Spanish
- Luis Majano - Spanish Monolingual
- Imogen McNett - Spanish
- Bruno Mendes - Portuguese
- Sheida Mohammadi - Farsi
- Carlos Montejo Acabal - Spanish Monolingual
- Jennifer Quiroz Valdovinos - Spanish
- Kellan Raleigh - German
- William Robinson - German
- Emily Rodriguez - Spanish
- Akane Ruddy - Japanese
- Dina Sazegar - German
- Aspen Sinnott - Spanish
- Megan Ulrich - Spanish and French
- Iris Vega Frias - Spanish
- Jay Verma - Hindi
- Marco Watson - German
- Darren Zhou - Mandarin
National Merit Scholarship Program
Commended students place among the top 3% of more than 1.6 million students who take the PSAT exam their junior year.
Commended Scholars
Nathan Briles, Soren Carpenter, Drew Freudenberger, Edmond Hefti, Cathal Mettler, Ryan Price, Boyan Ren, Cavan Snider, Karenna Wheaton, Forest Wilson, Peter Winder, Annie Xu & Jazlyn Yeoh
Merit Finalists
Alyse Anson & Luke Dale
Valedictorians & Salutatorians
Valedictorians (GPA 4.0):
Phoebe Anderson, Alyse Anson, Milo Bierman, Nathan Briles, Matthias Dickelman, Emily Jenkins, Elliana Kampschror, Callen McCormick, Karenna Wheaton, Kenahdie Wilkins & Peter Winder
Salutatorians (GPA 3.99):
Grady Eide & Megan Ulrich
Department Awards
- AVID: Madeline Webb
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Fine Arts: Dana Weiss
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Language Arts: Piper Bagley
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Math: Annie Xu
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Performing Arts (Choir): Caitlyn Hemphill
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Performing Arts (Band): Abhiram Kadavakollu
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PE/Health: Davis Nelson
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P.R.I.D.E.: Marjorie Ramirez Gonzalez
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Science: Soren Carpenter
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Social Studies: Maddie Garwood
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World Languages (French): Layla Rystad
Community Service Awards
Gray (40+ hours):
Sydney Barron, Carly Brosseau, Romalyn Lang, Sheida Mohammadi, Hailey Muchin, Finley Neuenschwander, Sidney Paulsell, Lauren Smith, Ayva Spears, Klara Tuininga, McKenna Turley & Iris Vega Frias
Scarlet (80+ hours):
Rebekah Baker, Nalini Berdan, Leo Bucher, Caris Carter, Alicia Christensen, Roux DeAngel, Alexander Ferrari, Shane Jones, Ananya Kunnath, Katelyn Meisberger, Megan Ulrich & Karenna Wheaton
Wildcat Pride (150+ hours):
Piper Bagley, Rihtik Banthia, Raghav Bhandari, Charlotte Crim, Madeira Dawson, Emma Feng , Zach Graham, Payton Hayes, Caitlyn Hemphill, Elliot Jeter, Ethan Miles, Kyah Nolan, Isaac Pinsky & Kenahdie Wilkins
Athletic Awards & Booster Scholarships
Harold Keller Sportsmanship Awards
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Karenna Wheaton
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Taylor Standfield
Jim North Awards of Character & Leadership
- Abba Rowland
- Evan Rourke
Coaches' Athletes of the Year Awards
- Zada White
- Emmett Whitaker
Academic All-American Award from the National High School Coaches Association
- Megan Ulrich