Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there couldn’t be a big awards ceremony this year at Cook County High School. However, that doesn’t mean graduating seniors didn’t receive awards, they did, with many receiving multiple awards for their outstanding efforts in the classroom, after school activities and community engagement. Congratulations to all of the seniors and younger kids who received awards this year.
Envirothon: Malin Anderson, Sylvia Berka, Ella
Callender, Cecelia Chmelik, Henry DeArruda-Weaver,
Elsa Garry, Anna Hay, Emma James, Hazel Oberholtzer,
Greggary Peroutka, Louise Ramberg, Greta Roth, and
Jack Wilson (no competition this year).
2020 Knowledge Bowl Award: Sylvia Berka, Angel
Burnett, Cecelia Chmelik, Adam Dorr, Bryn Fitzgerald-
Wells, Adrian Howard-Larsen, Emma Gesch, Kyler
Hansen, Anna Hay, Greta Roth.
One-Act Play: Sylvia Berka, Bryn Fitzgerald-Wells, Elsa
Garry, Merlin Higgins, Keenan Hingos, Shaelyn Hingos,
Emma James, Ian Kurschner, Olivia Nesgoda, Jered Paro,
Kestrel Pollock, Kaylee Pote, Louise Ramberg, Grace
Ritchey, Aurora Schelmeske, Kevin Viren, Kylie Viren,
and Charlet Waver.
Robotics Team Award: High School members: Kole
Anderson, Brody Lacina, Olivia Nesgoda, John Pierre,
Patrick Pierre, RaeAnne Silence, Hailey Smith, Haddon
Taylor, John Vander Heiden, Sadie Wilson, Emma
Wolfe, and Cayden Zimmer.
Middle School Robotic’s members: Recko Helmerson-
Skildum, and Jack Wolfe.
Academic Excellence Awards
President’s Education “Gold” Award for students who
have a 3.8 -4.0 Rolling cumulative GPA through the end
of the 3rd quarter.
9th Grade: Paul Dorr, Bronwyn Fitzgerald-Wells, Gustaf
Hahn, Kyler Hansen, Wei-Lani Likiaksa, Benjamin
Obinger, Kate Peck, Benjamin Rex, Savanna Shepard,
Hailey Wiele.
10th Grade: Cecelia Chmelik, Matthew Deschampe,
Jacob Dorr, Elsa Garry, Anna Hay, Olivia Nesgoda,
Luke Nickolay, Greta Roth, Charlet Waver.
11th Grade: Malin Anderson, Sylvia Berka, Louise
Ramberg, Saira Smith, Abigail Stoddard, and Kevin
Viren.
President’s Education “Silver” Award – to students that
have a 3.25 – 3.79 Rolling cumulative GPA through the
end of the 3rd quarter.
9th Grade: Spencer Berglund, Daniel Berka, Tyler
Cooley, Nehemiah Deschampe, MaKenzie Fairbanks,
Anna Helmerson, Danielle Meyers, Emmalli Myers,
Grace Ritchey, J Shannon, Tristan Surbaugh, and Kylie
Viren.
10th Grade: Alisa Altman, Shaelyn Hingos, Molly
LaVigne, Lucas Martinson, Sky Robley, and Emma
Wolfe.
11th Grade: McKenzie Christianson, Aram Falter,
Emma James, Anne Lynch, Hazel Oberholtzer, Stirling
Pollock, Hailey Smith, Paisley Smith, Silas Sobanja,
Vaughn Swindlehurst, John Vander Heiden, and
Raymond Young.
Zinter Math & Science: Senior Math, Adam Dorr,
$500.00.
Junior Math: Sylvia Berka, $500.00.
Biology: Ellen Callender, $500.00.
Physics: Greggary Peroutka, $500.00.
Zinter Civic Award: Adam Dorr, $500.00.
Youth tour to Washington D.C. :Hailey Smith,
$1,500.00; Saira Smith, $1,500.00.
GM Playhouse Scholarship: Robin Henrikson, $250.00;
Aurora Schelmeske $250.00; Jaymie Kirk, $250.00.
Michel S. Beaupre Trade: Trevor Berglund $500.00 and
Mason Liljestrand $500.00.
Cook County Education Association: Doran Acero
$75.00, Kasey Johnson $75.00, Jordan Porter $75.00 and
Alyssa Spry $75.00.
Grand Marais Public Utilities: Ellen Callender $500.00,
Peter Sutton $300.00 and Chloe Blackburn $200.00.
Birch Grove PTO: Kasey Johnson $300.00.
Literacy: Abigail Crawford $500.00 and Sarah
Slivinski $500.00.
Cook County Booster Club: Adam Dorr $500.00 and
Alyssa Spry $500.00.
Grandpa David Scholarship: Abigail Crawford $250.00
and Peter Sutton $250.00.
Cook County Business and Civic Partnership: Trevor
Berglund $1,000.00.
Lunke Scholarship: Masen McKeever $500.00 and
Mason Liljestrand $500.00.
Lutsen 99er: Abigail Crawford $1,000.00.
Oscar Sundquist: Dominic Wilson $500.00.
Grand Marais Lions Club: Robin Henrikson $1,000.00.
Bud & Charlet Kratoska: Adam Dorr $200.00.
F. Faith Finnberg (renewable): Ellen Callender
$1,000.00.
Masonic Lodge: Paige Everson $2,000.00 and Jordan
Porter $2,000.00.
Memorial Blood Centers: Jordan Porter $210.00,
Dominic Wilson $210.00 and Bianca Zimmer $210.00.
Lutsen Relief: No qualifying applicants this year from
Lutsen $500.00.
Donald Finn Business: Bianca Zimmer $500.00.
Arrowhead Electric: Trent Spry $500.00 and Dominic
Wilson $500.00.
Isak Hansen: not awarding this year, $500.00.
Devil Track Lake Homeowners Association: Trevor
Berglund $500.00.
Gary Brumberg Business: Abigail Crawford $300.00.
Cindy Nelson Award: Adam Dorr and Ellen Callender
each received watches.
Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department: No
qualifying applicants this year, $500.00.
Auxiliary Unit 413 Scholarship: Adam Dorr $500.00.
Cook County Ridge Riders: Trevor Berglund $250.00
and Sarah Slivinski $250.00.
Russell Ege Memorial: Robin Henrikson $500.00.
WISE: Ellen Callender $1,000.00.
WISE Trade: Trevor Berglund $1,000.00.
Daniel Patrick Riley Memorial: Ellen Callender
$2,500.00.
Helping Hands (Kerfoot) Scholarship: Jordan Porter
$5,000.00.
Grand Marais State Bank Scholarship: Trevor Berglund
$1,000.00 and
Alyssa Spry $1,000.00.
Wesley J. Morris Memorial: Robin Henrikson
$1,000.00.
Borealis Chorale Award / North Shore Music
Association Award: Adam Dorr $400.00. (combined
this year)
Physical Fitness: Didn’t do this year.
John Phillips Sousa: Adam Dorr, Trophy.
Polar League Academic All-Conference
11th Grade: Malin Anderson, Sylvia Berka, Louise
Ramberg, Saira Smith, Abigail Stoddard, Kevin Viren.
12th Grade: Doran Acero, Ellen Callender, Adam Dorr,
Robin Henrikson, Keenan Hingos, Aurora Schelmeske,
Alyssa Spry.
Senior Athletes of the Year: Alyssa Spry and Adam
Dorr each received a trophy.
Lloyd K Johnson Foundation: Full year’s tuition
and books @ LSC or FDLTCC: Doran Acero, Trevor
Berglund, Chloe Blackburn, Mason Liljestrand, Masen
McKeever, Sarah Slivinski, Dominic Wilson, and Bianca
Zimmer.
PSAT/NMSQT Recognition: None this year.
Academic Warrior Books to all seniors: Not doing it
this year.
Valedictorians Class of 2020, Effie Scott Scholarship:
Robin Henrikson, $1250 / medal.
Salutatorian Class of 2020, Effie Scott Scholarship:
Adam Dorr, $750 / medal.
Honor Graduates of 2020
Cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher – Gold Honor Cords
Adam Dorr, Ellen Callender, Robin Henrikson, Aurora
Schelmeske, and Alyssa Spry.
Cumulative GPA of 3.25 – 3.79 – White Honor Cords:
Doran Acero, Chloe Blackburn, Abigail Crawford, Henry
DeArruda-Weaver, Emma Gesch, Keenan Hingos,
Jaymie Kirk, Masen McKeever, Greggary Peroutka, Sarah
Slivinsky, and Peter Sutton.
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