2020 Academic Excellence Awards

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Eleven PHS Seniors Receive 2020 Academic Excellence Awards

This year, 11 students are being recognized as the top academic achievers of the Plymouth High School class of 2020. The recognition is known as the Academic Excellence Awards and given to the seniors who academically make up the top 5% of the class.

Plymouth High School would like to thank U.S. Granules once again for sponsoring this year's Academic Excellence Awards. Each student honoree received a signature framed academic plaque commemorating their achievement and each student’s most Influential educator received a plaque as well.

For 33 years students who have achieved this prestigious honor, their parents, and each student’s most influential educator have all been invited to a PHS Academic Excellence Banquet at Swan Lake Banquet Center to honor the senior recipients. However, this year due to the coronavirus pandemic the 34th annual banquet was canceled. However, PHS administrators did the next best thing possible and moved the celebration to a virtual online recognition. 

This year’s 2020 PHS Academic Excellence honorees are listed below in alphabetical order along with the name and title of their most influential educator, what college or university they plan on attending after they graduate and what they plan on majoring in at this point. GPA and their current ranking within the PHS class of 2020 can be found below as well.

To view their video tributes, please go to our Academic Excellence Awards page.


Grace Bougher 

  • GPA: 4.071
  • Class Rank: 8 out of 234
  • Parents: Douglas and Michelle Bougher
  • Most Influential Educator: Faith Hansen
  • College or University: Kansas City Art Institute 
  • Major: Illustration

Alaina Clady 

  • GPA: 4.070
  • Class Rank: 9 out of 234
  • Parents: Todd and Aimee Clady
  • Most Influential Educator: Melissa Faulstich 
  • College or University: Purdue University
  • Major: Finance

Fernanda Cortes 

  • GPA: 4.115
  • Class Rank: 2 out of 234 
  • Parents: Jose and Oliva Cortes
  • Most Influential Educator: Regina Warren
  • College or University: Indiana University   
  • Major: Accounting & Finance

Mary Catherine Flynn

  • GPA: 4.109
  • Class Rank: 3 out of 234
  • Parents: Dan Flynn and Sarah Flynn
  • Most Influential Educator: Jake Singleton 
  • College or University: Butler University 
  • Major: Accounting and Economics 

Andie Kizer  

  • GPA: 4.098
  • Class Rank: 5 out of 234
  • Parents: Nathan and Tawn Kizer
  • Most Influential Educator: Jodi Kallenberg
  • College or University: Saint Mary’s
  • Major: Biology

Kelsey Kruyer  

  • GPA: 4.080
  • Class Rank: 6 out of 234
  • Parents: James and Laura Kruyer
  • Most Influential Educator: Laura Kruyer
  • College or University: Purdue University 
  • Major: Pre-Dental 

Elizabeth Lee  

  • GPA: 4.068
  • Class Rank: 10 out of 234
  • Parents: Timothy and Jennifer Lee
  • Most Influential Educator: Kristy Gawronski
  • College or University: Bethel University
  • Major: Psychology

Alexa Orozco  

  • GPA: 4.101
  • Class Rank: 4 out of 234
  • Parents: Jesus and Laura Orozco 
  • Most Influential Educator: Mei Guan
  • College or University: Purdue University 
  • Major: STEM / Pre-Medical 

Erin Renneker 

  • GPA: 4.049
  • Class Rank: 11 out of 234
  • Parents: Patrick and Christine Renneker 
  • Most Influential Educator: Lynette Edmiston
  • College or University: Purdue University
  • Major: Pharmacy

Hugh Smith

  • GPA: 4.129
  • Class Rank: 1 out of 234 
  • Parents: Timothy and Sarah Smith
  • Most Influential Educator: Jeff Kindelan
  • College or University: University of Notre Dame
  • Major: Physics or Biochemistry

Olive Stanton

  • GPA: 4.079
  • Class Rank: 7 out of 234
  • Parents: Gregg Stanton and Liz Kastner-Stanton
  • Most Influential Educator: Dwight Beguin
  • College or University: Purdue University
  • Major: Nursing

Academic Recognition-The top 5% of the class of 2020-student pictures and names-Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!