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Kingsford names top 10% in Class of 2025

JAXON BUCKLEY

KINGSFORD — Kingsford High School officials have announced the top 10% of the Class of 2025, with grade-point averages of 4.021 to 4.125.

— Jaxon Buckley is the son of Jason and Sarah Buckley.

School activities include three years of varsity hockey; four years of varsity soccer, two as captain; National Honor Society; and Student Leadership Alliance.

Honors are: all A’s honor roll seven semesters, Academic Bar, Top 10% junior and senior years, All State 1st Team Soccer, U.P. Player of the Year in soccer two years and All State Third Team Soccer his junior year.

He plans to attend University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for his undergraduate degree and to play soccer, then continue on to obtain his doctorate of veterinary medicine.

REAGAN CRAM

— Reagan Cram is the daughter of Dan and Kelly Cram.

School activities included tennis, softball, Key Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, National Honor Society as service chair and HOSA as reporter.

Honors are: Academic Letter and Academic Bar.

She is undecided on a college but plans to study biology on the pre-physician assistant track.

— Benjamin Fornetti is the son of Paul and Angela Fornetti.

BENJAMIN FORNETTI

School activities include varsity soccer, varsity ski racing, varsity track, National Honor Society, Key Club International, Flivver Family.

Honors are: All A’s for three consecutive semesters, B or better and Academic Letter.

He plans to study dentistry at the University of Michigan.

— Auna Ivacko is the daughter of Joseph Ivacko.

School activities included Key Club, yearbook, Book Club, Art Club, Quiz Bowl and National Honor Society, where she was historian.

AUNA IVACKO

Honors are: Academic Letter, Academic Bar, Top 10% junior and senior years and All A’s all of high school.

She plans to study bio-medical sciences and parasitology at Grand Valley State University.

— Taylor Koski is the daughter of Jaclyn and Bradley Koski.

School activities include Key Club for four years, student council, Quiz Bowl as team captain, Flivver Way Ambassador and National Honor Society president.

Honors are: All A’s honor roll for four years, Academic Letter, Academic Bar, Top 10% junior and senior years and 2021-2022 National Community Service Award.

TAYLOR KOSKI

She plans to to major in English at the University of Michigan.

— Madelynn Kreider is the daughter of Jaclynn and Jason Kreider.

School activities include volleyball for four years, track for three years, basketball for one year, softball for one year, Key Club, National Honor Society, student council vice president and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Honors are: All A’s seven consecutive semesters, Top 10% junior and senior years, Academic Bar, Academic Letter, Academic All-State volleyball, Academic All-American travel volleyball and MHSAA Scholar-Athlete.

She plans to attend Michigan Technological University to play volleyball and study kinesiology/exercise science toward specializing as a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery.

MADELYNN KREIDER

— Zoey Mellon is the daughter of Tiffany and Nickolas Mellon.

School activities include Peer to Peer Mentor, former marching band, pep band and concert band member.

Honors are: Honor roll ninth through12th grades, Academic Bar, earned a first rating in both regional and state Solo and Ensemble during freshman and sophomore year, earned a regional second place at HOSA during junior year.

She plans to study emergency medical technology at Milwaukee Area Technical College toward becoming a paramedic.

— Maren Menza is the daughter of Kathryn and Chad Menza.

School activities include National Honor Society, Key Club, Flivver Family, Youth Advisory Committee and volleyball manager.

Honors are: Academic Letter, with all A’s for three semesters; Academic Bar, with all A’s for five semesters; Honor Roll All A’s; Top 10% junior and senior years; Michigan Governor Youth Service Award-Youth Spirit of Hope Award; 2024-2025 National Community Service Awards-Ambassador Award; Michigan Community Impact Award 2024-2025.

She is undecided on where she will attend college but plans to major in secondary mathematics education.

— Ellery Nash is the daughter of Matt and Tamara Nash.

School activities include Flivver Way Student Ambassador, student council officer and historian, National Honor Society secretary, senior class secretary and member of the volleyball team.

Honors are: Academic Letter, Academic Bar honor roll for All A’s and Academic All-State for volleyball.

She plans to study nurse anesthesiology at Michigan State University.

— Paolo Occhietti is the son of Tony and Cindy Occhietti.

School activities include Key Club member four years, Key Club treasurer two years, Key Club president his senior year, National Honor Society two years and Flivver Way student ambassador.

Honors are: Honor Roll All A’s, Academic excellence award for being in the Top 10% of class, Academic Letter, Academic Bar and Student of the Week junior year.

He plans to earn a bachelor’s degree at Grand Valley State University and then attend the University of Michigan Dental School to become a dentist.

— Abigail Przeslakowski is the daughter of Blanka and Pawel Przeslakowski.

School activities include varsity tennis, basketball and soccer teams; National Honor Society; Key Club; Flivver Family Club; and Youth Advisory Council.

Honors are: Honor roll all semesters of high school, academic letter, four-sport varsity letters, 2024 All U.P. tennis award, five National Community Service awards, four Michigan Community Impact awards and a Michigan Governor Youth Service Award.

She plans to major in biology with a minor in kinesiology on a pre-medicine track at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

— Sierra Scott is the daughter of Kevin and Cindi Scott.

School activities include swim team, National Honor Society, Key Club, Academic Booster Club, Youth Advisory Council, cross-country team, and track and field team.

Honors are: Academic Letter, Top 10% junior and senior years, Swim Team: U.P. champion, All U.P. Swim and Dive Team, relay team member of team record, varsity letter for swim, cross-country and track and field and completion of Rotary Youth Exchange.

She plans to attend a university to study international relations.

— Iona Shilton is the daughter of Brett and Kim Shilton.

School activities include cross-country, swimming, track and field, Flivver Way student ambassador, National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Honors are: All A’s, honor roll, Academic Letter — All A’s for three semesters, Academic Bar — All A’s for five semesters, Top 10% junior and senior years.

She is undecided on a college but plans to pursue a career in sports medicine/kinesiology.

— Levi Stauber is the son of Adam and Autumn Stauber.

School activities include basketball, track, Key Club and French Club.

Honors are: MTU Leading Scholar finalist, MTU Presidential Scholar Award, KHS honor roll all four years, Top 10% junior and senior years, Academic Letter and Academic Bar.

He plans to study engineering and engineering management at Michigan Technological University.

— Gavin Trevillian is the son of Kevin and Sara Trevillian.

School activities include student council, football, basketball, baseball, Flivver Way and National Honor Society.

Honors are: All A’s all semesters, finalist for MHSAA Scholar Athlete Scholarship, Top 10% junior and senior year.

He plans to attend the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for civil engineering.

— Michael Jack Wilinski is the son of Mike and Tracey Wilinski.

School activities include student council four years; Key Club four years; Business Professionals of America in 10th, 11th and 12th grades; robotics in ninth and 10th grades; Flivver Way student ambassador and Quiz Bowl.

Honors are: member of National Honor Society, BPA-top seven at national finals, Computer Student of the Year in 2024, Student of the Month in 2023, All A’s for seven semesters, Academic Letter, Academic Bar.

He plans to major in computer science and math at either Michigan Technological University or Northern Michigan University.

ZOEY MELLON

MAREN MENZA

ELLERY NASH

PAOLO OCCHIETTI

ABIGAIL PRZESLAKOWSKI

SIERRA SCOTT

IONA SHILTON

LEVI STAUBER

GAVIN TREVILLIAN

MICHAEL WILINSKI

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