Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul Public Schools
District honors top grads, their families and teachers
5/28/2004 3:05 PM

Johnson High School honors graduate Nouchie Xiong (right) receives congratulations from her mother Tia M. Xiong (left) and Johnson Senior High teacher Melody Nelson (center) during the Saint Paul Public Schools Celebration of Excellence.
Johnson High School honors graduate Nouchie Xiong (right) receives congratulations from her mother Tia M. Xiong (left) and Johnson Senior High teacher Melody Nelson (center) during the Saint Paul Public Schools Celebration of Excellence.
The Saint Paul Public Schools recently honored 78 of its top academic graduates and their families at the school districts Celebration of Excellence.

The students honored will go on to colleges and universities both close to home and across the country including University of Minnesota, College of St. Catherine, St. Olaf College, Stanford, Harvard, Cornell and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their areas of study range from medicine, to engineering, to mathematics to psychology to music.

Each top-ranked student also selected an educator to invite to the event because of the teachers' impact on the students' lives.

Educators who were invited to the event are:

Michelle Ahrens, Harding High School
Ralph Alexander, Harding High School
Dennis Amundson, Harding High School
Anne Andersen, Crosswinds Middle School
Jessica Angell, Harding High School
Mike Barnes, Chelsea Heights Elementary
Theresa Behnke, Humboldt Senior High
Robert Bergstrom, Harding High School
June Berkowitz, Prosperity Heights Elementary
Michelle Bierman, Highland Park Senior High
Johnny Bland, Murray Junior High School
Susan Budde, Arlington High School
Tim Chase, Murray Junior High School
Dawn Clawson, Central High School
Sarah Connelly, Highland Park Senior High
Mary Crowley, Murray Junior High School
Alison Dern, Humboldt Senior High
Jan Dixon, Horace Mann Elementary
Julie Doble, Open School
Katharine Dumas, Como Park Senior High
Mary Edwards, Highland Park Senior High
Jane Eschenbacher, Arlington High School
Concha Fernandez del Rey, Adams Spanish
Fidelina Fischer, Central High School
Mark Fisher, Johnson Senior High School
Susan Fourniea, Cleveland Quality Middle
Louis Francisco, Harding High School
Mary Gannon, ALC - AGAPE Program
Marlyn Garcia, Humboldt Senior High School
Mary Hanson, Humboldt Senior High School
Marlys Henke, Central High School
Cadex Herrera, ALC - Creative Arts High
Justine Hildebrandt, previously at Harding
Susanne Hollingsworth, Open School
Sarah Horns, Harding High School
Robi Inserra, Bridge View School
Martha Johnson, Highland Park Senior High
Lt. Col. Howard Johnson, Humboldt Senior
Kristine Jurgenson, St. Matthews School
Lea Kammerer, Johnson Senior High School
Nou Katzmarek, Arlington High School
Rebecca Keller, Highland Park Senior High School
Randy Knoche, previously at Central High School
Roberta Kunz, Johnson Senior High School
Gwen Lacska, ALC - Creative Arts High School
Charlotte Landreau, Highland Park Senior High
Rose Linn, Expo Elementary School
Anne Lowe, Washington Technology Middle School
Roy Magnuson, Como Park Senior High School
Colin Marsh, Como Park Senior High School
John Mauer, Humboldt Junior High School
Molly McGowan, Homecroft Elementary
Don Murray, Central High School
Vaughn Nagahashi, Johnson Senior High School
Melody Nelson, Johnson Senior High School
Joe Paatalo, Arlington High School
Eustolio Perez, Humboldt Senior High School
Kaye Peters, Central High School
Brady Prenzlow, Arlington High School
Jason Schlukebier, Humboldt Senior High School
Diane Scioli, Highland Elementary School
Rhoda Stroud, Webster Magnet School
Emily Threinen, previously at Harding High School
Paul Virgin, Arlington High School
Leslie Warner-Tonyan, Central High School
Carole Whitney, Como Park Senior High School
John Witzmann, Arlington High School
Koua Yang, Harding High School
Steve Yernberg, Central High School
Carla Zelada, Johnson Senior High School