Midway High School students have dedicated more than 6,645 community service hours to the Waco area this school year alone through the Spirit of Midway program.
Students are chosen for the Spirit of Midway award through a rigorous application process. Freshmen through seniors are eligible to receive this award by maintaining a grade of 80 or above in all courses for the fall semester, actively participating in at least two MHS extracurricular activities, and completing 15 hours or more of community service. For 2015-2016, 443 students received the award with the corresponding letter jacket patches. 58 of the seniors have earned the Spirit of Midway designation all four years of high school.
19 of the students are using the Spirit of Midway program as a jumping off point towards the 30-400 hours required by the United States Congressional Award Program. The Congressional Award requires substantial dedication to Volunteer Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration.
The 2014-2015 Spirit of Midway breakfast honoring Midway High School students’ volunteer and community leadership efforts was held this morning at First Baptist Church. MHS’s new head football coach and boys’ athletic coordinator Jeff Hulme was the featured speaker of the event, emphasizing the importance of family, faith and future for these dedicated young adults.
The Spirit of Midway award is sponsored by the Midway High School PTA and the Midway ISD Education Foundation.
Four-Year (senior) Recipients of the Spirit of Midway award are:
John Alexander
Nirupama Ancha
Parker Anderson
Regan Baccus
Blake Becker
Keeley Brister
Clark Buchanan
Jackson Burns
Kassidy Buth
Kate Castle
Natalie Chamness
Jacob Clafferty
Chandlar Coskrey
Landry Coupe
Christopher Curry
Mollie Deaconson
Brooke Dixon
Laura Dreiwitz
Alyssa Driskill
Ben Earles
Sam Glaesmann
Drew Gochis
Jake Graham
Gillen Graves
Annie Griesemer
Haley Groves
Anna Kate Gunn
Hunter Harris
Stieler Harris
Tanner Henry
Madeline Ho
Tooba Ikram
Hannah Johnson
Maya Johnson
Austen Kaul
Samantha Landon
Miles Langerman
Wade Liescheski
Olivia Madison
Samantha Merrifield
Madison Mikeska
Macy Milam
Emily North
Madison Pietsch
Samuel Richards
Camille Roberts
Taylor Romig
Rachel Rork
Sierra Sabido
Lauren Shaw
Riley Shero
Matt Shillinglaw
Jackson Smith
Nathan Smith
Sophia Vick
Alexandria Waitley
Madeleine Young
Briana Zimmerman
Registered Congressional Award participants:
9th grade
Dillon Dixon
Emma Focarile
Victoria Logan
Jenna Romig
10th grade
Calvin Atkinson
Grant Graves
Sarah Hall
Andy Kanz
Hayden Landrum
11th grade
Caroline Goodnight
Colby Janecka
Cassidy Nemec
Katherine Vieregg
12th grade
Jackson Burns
McKinley Dockall
Gillen Graves
Samantha Merrifield
Evan Mock
Taylor Romig
