55th Annual SAA Banquet Held to Honor Top Scholars at EHS, SAHS

The 55th Annual Society for Academic Achievement Banquet held Thursday honored the top scholars at Effingham High School and St. Anthony High School.

The banquet, sponsored each year by the Effingham Noon and Sunrise Rotary Clubs, is held to recognize the Top 5% of students in the senior, junior and sophomore classes at the two city schools. Teacher, coach and administrator Jeff Fritchtnitch served as guest speaker.

This year's honorees include seniors Kristen Armstrong, Melana Benavides, Morgan Cekander, Ashlyn Davis, Adam Flack, Emily Greuel, Isabella Harkins-Albin, Sarah Hirtzel, Tyler Jenson, Logan Jones, Tyler Lake, Jessica Larsen, Sydney Nelson, Harsh Patel, Peter Rosen and Rayden Schneider of Effingham High School, and Madison Hoene, Elijah Poston and Mary Scheidemantel of St. Anthony High School. 

Junior honorees are Hannah Buckman, Sydney Cunningham, Abby Feldhake, Maximus Greenwood, Maggie Jenkins, Isabella Jones, Emma Newlin, Berkley Pullen, Reese Wendling and Averie Wolfe of Effingham High School, and Ronan Bailey, Liv Hoene, Audrey LaSarge, Aiden Lauritzen, Laney Walker and Michael Wright of St. Anthony High School.

This year's sophomore honorees are Kael Bean, Bailey Bohnhoff, Mara Braun, Helena Gebben, Jack Hartman, Maci Hayes, Rece Kinney, Macy Kirk, Leia Klein, Reagan Kreke, Ellyann Robison, Melia Wendling, Brady Wilson, and Leo Wyckoff of Effingham High School, and Ivy Daiber, Aubrey Denning, Gianna Frisbie, Holly Goldstein, Isabella Keller, and Ava Miller of St. Anthony High School.