Willowbrook presents 2024-25 second-quarter Outstanding Students

On Dec. 12, 12 Willowbrook students were recognized as Outstanding Students for the second quarter of the 2024-25 school year.

To watch the presentation, click on the video above.

Criteria to be chosen for that award include:

• Demonstrating extraordinary achievement, outstanding effort, commendable attitude and motivation
  
  
• Ability to overcome obstacles
  
  
• Continuous exemplary performance

During the event, Willowbrook Principal Dr. Daniel Krause and Assistant Principal Dr. Jamie Gourley welcomed the recipients and their families, as well as the staff members who nominated the honorees.

The Outstanding Students are:
Art: Junior Josephine Parkinson

Career and Technical Education (CTE): Senior Madison Vega

English: Sophomore Makenzie Jacobson

Learning services: Senior Christopher Vargas

Literacy: Sophomore Carlos Marquez Chaustre

Math: Senior Jacey Frank

Music: Senior Ayden Oquendo 

Physical education: Freshman Taylor Koziol 

Science: Junior Ayden Ketelsen 

Social studies: Freshman Charlotte Baker 

Warrior Resource Center (WRC): Freshman Charley Pickerill 

World languages: Junior Katrina Smalling 

Willowbrook science teacher Sara Phillips received the second-quarter Outstanding Teacher award and was presented by Willowbrook junior Salman Siddiqi (pictured above).

Willowbrook literacy teacher Colleen Smith received the first-quarter Outstanding Teacher award and was presented by Willowbrook senior Hannah Daly (pictured above).

To earn the Outstanding Teacher award, a staff member must treat teaching as a passion – not just a job, create a positive learning environment where students feel encouraged and supported, use a variety of strategies to engage students, be willing to offer extra support when needed, provide prompt and effective feedback to students on their learning, and relate to and understand the viewpoints and perspectives of students.