Dowagiac Union High School recognized 44 top-performing freshmen with academic excellence certificates.

These students earned all A’s and B’s in all of their classes.

“The transition from middle school to high school can sometimes be a challenge,” according to DUHS’s part-time student advocate, Col. Douglas C. Pearson. “These students excelled and school staff wanted to highlight their accomplishments.”

Pearson is a retired Air Force colonel who was a meteorologist in the military.

He is now part of a team that includes fulltime student advocate Danum Hunt, guidance counselor Randy Luthringer, Assistant Principal Kelly Millin and Principal Pieter Hoekstra.

Reid Adams

Elijah Blackamore

Keoante Blackamore

David Brogan

Jessica Burns

Zachary Davis

Olga Dickson-French

Marissa Dodd

Juamine Douglas

Austin Garrelts

Ronald Hackworth

Gabrielle Harrison

Rachel Hatch

Mason Hiler

Kaitlyn Johnson

Amber Keene

Mckinzie Kiggins

Joshua Lamphere

Bethany Lister

Elijah Luth

Laura Lynn-Lee

Alison Marchant

Kyler Mark

Michael Mathews

Kaitlyn Murphy

Mara Nelson

Heather Olson

Diego Paredes

Jacob Peters

Katelyn Purlee

Derek Revis

Mckenna Richter

Kendall Rogers

Nijah Russell

Harold Schaus

Mercedes Soper

Elizabeth Stockwell

Deyonte Sullivan

Victoria Villegas

Destin Vongphakdy

Ethan Wagner

Mitchell Warsko

Justin Yakim

Anne Zebell