Perfect attendance awards went to these Lampasas Middle School students. PHOTOS BY JAN ROGERS Lampasas Middle School held its Awards Day event prior to the end of the school term.

A listing of award recipients in various categories follows.

Duke University Talent Search Awards: Leslie Hart, Lindsey Kuehne, Madison Verastegui and Corey Winchel.

State recognition: Trent Holloman and Steffin McCarter.

Outstanding Citizenship: Sixthgrade -- blue team, Jenna Vann and Jacob Dunn; silver team, Caleb O’Connor and Ariana Wilkinson.

Seventh-grade -- blue team, Samantha Criffield and Nicholas Lawson; silver team, McKenzee Thornton and Nathan Berryhill.

Eighth-grade -- blue team, Maygen Cauthen and Zane Green; silver team, Steven Jazdyk and Kaitlynd Dulkoski.

Distinguished Student Awards, sixth grade:

Sixth-grade Disgtinguished Students were recognized. Blue team Distinguished Students: Savannah Stockman and Sydney Eicher, language arts; Stephanie Myles, reading; Gary Aaron, science; Messia Gondorchin, math; and Destiny Carr, social studies.

Silver team Distinguished Students: Chance Mason, social studies; Christian Scheller, science; Sommer Cofield, reading; Michael Prescott, math; Karli Wolfe, language arts; and Cordell Argumaniz, enriched math.

Distinguished Students, electives: Blue team, Mason Roberts, RTI reading; Karli Wolfe, art and keyboarding; Savannah Stockton, choir; Nola Bishop, band; and Brady Berry and Nola Bishop, physical education.

Outstanding effort, electives: Alexis Karnjanapanang, ELS; Sandy Fuentes, ESL; and Katy Woodruff, TAKS Lab.

Distinguished Student Awards, seventh grade:

Academic Excellence certificates were given to these sixth-graders. Blue team Distinguished Students: Blake January, literature and enriched math; Leslie Hart, enriched literature; Mikaela Sousounis, language arts; Blake Graham, math; Cameron Cox, Texas history; Cassidy Womack, enriched Texas history; and Dylan Dulkoski and Kena Cox, science.

Silver team: Mikaela Sousounis, science; Chad Williams, enriched science; Lauren Beckwith, language arts; Hernan Torres, math; Trent Holloman, literature; Blake Webb and Kena Cox, Texas history.

Distinguished Students, electives: Lindsey Kuehne, art; Hunter Webb, Skills for Living; Taffani Walthrop, keyboarding; Angelina Plummer, choir; Samantha Nunnery and Michalla Robertson, band; Samantha Nunnery, physical education; Lauren Beckwith, girls’ athletics; and Brady Robinson, boys’ athletics.

Outstanding effort, electives: Stephen Brookbank, ELS; Adrianne Cheeks, RTI reading; Raquel Lopez, RTI language arts; Eveanna Ramirez, ESL; and Justin Dienglewicz, TAKS Lab.

These are the top seventh-grade citizenship award winners. Distinguished Student Awards, eighth grade:

Blue team distinguished students: Laura Bynum, American history; Samantha McKenzie, enriched American history and language arts; Doss Summers, literature; Robert Naley and Caitlin Kohler, pre-algebra; Alex Mantha, science; and Ryan Baxter, Algebra I.

Silver team distinguished students: Ryan Baxter, language arts; Matt Wilson, pre-algebra; Shelby Kelley, American history; Shaina Buchana, literature; Nathan Warner, enriched literature; Lenzie Whitehead, science; and Josh O’Hair, enriched science.

Distinguished Students, electives: Dante Garza, RTI reading; Matthew Wilson, art; Bailey Misercola, Skills for Living; Chase Birck and Ryan Baxter, ag mechanics; Samantha Phillips, choir; Cheyenne Little, band; Joshua O’Hair, enriched band; Mickaela Self, physical education; Michaela Ellison, girls’ athletics; and Chism Carpenter, boys’ athletics.

Eighth-grade students were lauded for academic excellence. Outstanding effort, electives: Melissa Yocum, ELS and Life Skills; Ty Hair, RTI reading; Dante Garza, RTI language arts; Irma Hernandez, ESL; and Chism Carpenter, TAKS Lab.

Academic Excellence: sixthgrade -- Gary Aaron, Anniston Adams, Leigh Adamski, Sally Alvillar, Cordell Argumaniz, Tiffany Bashore, Janet Bebo, Thomas Berry, Hadley Berry, Nicholas Bever, Nola Bishop, Kierman Blouin, Seth Bradfute, James Bynum, Destiny Carr, Abigale Carson, Ty Claussen, Sommer Cofield, Matthew Coonrod, Lucas Corbin, Jana Crawford, Ryan Cruz and Erykah Cunningham.

Distinguished Students in eighth-grade were presented certificates. Others are Kourtney Detweiler, Sydney Eicher, Kayla Frankenstein, Messia Gondorchin, Kerry Hamilton, Sarah Harshbarger, Gregory Hartmann, Taylor Hudson, Ethan Hupp, Kayla Landen, Alyssa Maldonado, Jaykob Mann, Mercedes Marsh, Gabrielle Martinez, Chance Mason, Christopher Matchan, Taylor McCullough, Richard McKinley, Rebecca McYoung, McKenna Moore, Stephanie Myles, Danielle Nunn and Caleb O’Connor.

And, Miranda Perez, Russell Phillips, Timothy Porr, Britney Powell, Michael Prescott, Justin Reid, Austin Rivera, Beau Roberts, Christian Scheller, Emily Soriano, Kaitlyn Southards, Adriana Spence, Mason Teegardin, Dylan Thomas, Isiah Thorp, Kelli Tombaugh, Jenna Vann, Alexis Vidrine, Jeremy Wagstaff, Madison Walls, McKenzie Wilmore, Karli Wolfe and Dayna Yoho.

Academic Excellence, seventh grade:

For academic excellence, these seventh-graders were acknowledged. Francisco Azares, Lauren Beckwith, Nathan Berryhill, Jesyka Bird, Morgan Botello, Collin Bowen, David Bradle, Melissa Burbey, Elizabeth Case, Cameron Cox, Reed Cox, Victoria Craig, Samantha Criffield, Jordan Cummings, Autumn Dahl, William Davis, Drew Dekort, Alyssa Dickens, Haley Dudeck, Julie Dufner, Dylan Dulkoski and Margaret Elkins.

Plus, Kailey Eschenbacher, Myra Faught, Christopher Foreman, Thomas Garczynski, Kara Gillis, Aubree Grace, Blake Graham, Paige Hale, Leslie Hart, Trent Holloman, Trilby Holloman, Blake January, Katie Johson, Tara Johnson, Lindsey Kuehne, Nicholas Lawson, Douglas Leonard, Steffin McCarter, Tannor McCurry, Jamie McLeod, Rebecca Moore and Mason Morris.

In addition, Jeremy O’Hair, Katelyn Otken, Joshua Paul, Yazmin Perez, Courtney Phillips, Angelina Plummer, Sarah Porter, Karyssa Powell, Erin Ramsey, Rachel Rinehart, Alicia Rios, Marissa Rios, Nathaniel Roach, Michalla Robertson, William Robinson, Alexander Ruehlen, Tristan Schroeder, Laron Scott, Sarah Seery, Judie Sharp, Catilyn Shaughnessy and Guy Smith.

And, Shaina Smith, Caleb Sneath, Amanda Sokolowski, Jennifer Soto, Mikaela Sousounis, Cassandra Stultz, Mariela Suarez, McKenzee Thornton, Hernan Torres, Taylor Uhler, Patrick Uvalle, Madison Verastegui, Cale Walker, Tiffani Walthrop, Analise Watson, Blake Webb, Hunter Webb, Savannah Wells, Veronica Werve, Chad Williams, Corey Winchel, Cassidy Womack, Brittney Woodward, Colton Wyers and Kaytlyn Xindaris.

Academic Excellence: eighthgrade:

Tyler Anderson, Tracy Araiza, Ryan Baxter, Sheridan Brooks, Shaina Buchanan, Laura Bynum, Kathryn Carroll, Emily Casey, Michelle Craig, Cassandra Deakin, Kaitlynd Dulkoski, Maria Edulsa, Michaela Ellison, Madison Fidler, Zane Green, Preslie Hale, Alyssa Honts, Jeremy Hughes, Alexander Hupp, Steven Jazdyk, Christopher Johnson, Alexi Kaufert, Shelby Kelley and Haleigh Kidd.

Others are John Lumpkin, Megan Maldonado, Kassidy Mason, Samantha McKenzie, Luke Moncus, Robert Naley, Joshua O’Hair, Joshua Parrish, James Radenz, Austin Reeves, Sadie Sappington, Mickaela Self, Jessica Shadrick, Charles Stewart, Doss Summers, Makayla Veazey, Faith Veroneau, Taylor Walker, Nathaniel Warner, Lenzie Whitehead, Hunter Wilkinson, Robyn Wilson, Matthew Wilson and Chandler Yates.

Perfect Attendance awards went to Francisco Azares, Nathan Berryhill, Sheridan Brooks, Hunter Carver, James Glass, Maria Gonzales, Johnathan Guerra, Leslie Hart, Ty Herring, Blake January, Zachary Kelley, Nicholas Lawson, Isaiah Martinez, Tristan Matchan, Johnathan Matteson, Justin Moore, Shane Moore, David Morgan, Stephanie Myles, Tara Pergande, Michael Prescott, Eveanna Ramirez, Joshua Riffel, Erica Rude, Ramon Salazar, Angelica Sanchez, Kelli Tombaugh, Danesha Toro, Hernan Torres and Cassidy Womack.