Board of Education Recognizes Students and Staff at November Meeting
At the November 11 Board of Education Regular Meeting, the Board recognized student athletes and a staff member for their accomplishments.
BHS Girls Golf
The Board recognized Ella Hesano, BHS Senior, for qualifying for and competing at the State Golf Tournament. Ella is only the second girls’ golfer to reach the State Finals in BHS history and the first in 7 years. Ella also placed 5th at the Regional Tournament and was the OAA Blue Individual Champion.
BHS Boys Varsity Soccer Team
Under the guidance of coach Steve Wloszek, the BHS Soccer Team finished the season ranked #9 in the state and achieved All-State Academic status for having a combined GPA average over 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
Students were also honored for their individual accomplishments:
All-State Academic Honors
- Ephraim Ball
- Case Bishop
- August Cumming
- Zoran Djordjevic
- Nate Neuser
- Kai Nielsen
- Sam Niyo
- Mac Sperl
All-State Athletic Honors
- Spencer Bajcz, BHS senior, All-State Honorable Mention
- Brody Cain, BHS junior, All-State Honorable Mention
- Nate Neuser, BHS senior, 3rd Team All-State
- Kai Nielsen BHS senior, 1st Team All-State
- Mac Sperl, BHS senior, 3rd Team All-State
BHS Tennis Team
The BHS Tennis Team was honored for qualifying and participating in the State Tennis Tournament. The team finished in 15th place at States. Under the guidance of head Coach Sam Subia, the team qualified for States for the first time since 2020 and earned their ticket to the State Meet at Regionals.
Individually, Evan Weber, BHS Freshman, was recognized for qualifying for and competing at the State Tennis Tournament. Evan won his flight at the #1 Singles position at the Regional Tournament, qualifying him for States.
Berkley School District Communications Department
The Berkley Schools Communications Department was honored for receiving a Gold Medallion award from the Michigan School Public Relations Association for its 2023 bond proposal campaign: “What if Berkley Schools facilities matched our award-winning programming?” Dan Durkin, Walled Lake’s Director of Community Relations, presented the plaque to Berkley Schools Communications Director Jessica Stilger on behalf of the MSPRA Awards Committee.
MSPRA’s Gold Medallion Award recognizes outstanding programs or projects that advance education through responsible communication. MSPRA’s panel of experts judged the entries on the clarity of concept, good writing and evidence of using the four-step Public Relations process known as RPIE: Research, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation.
In addition, the Communications Team also received a Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association for the same project in May 2024.
