| Month |
Name(s) |
Reason |
| June |
PHS Softball Team |
State Softball Semifinals |
| May |
PHS FBLA |
12 National Conference Qualifiers |
| Laura Daugherty |
NBC 15 Crystal Apple Award recipient |
| Lonna Calkins, Jessica Howe and Rich Hemler |
NBC 15 Crystal Apple Award nominees |
| Ellen Voelker |
Award of recognition as an exemplary paraprofessional by the Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Student Services for the CESA 5 area |
| April |
Jan Imhoff |
2018 Kohl Educational Foundation Teacher Fellowship recipient |
| Danielle Griffey |
2018 Kohl Initiative Scholarship recipient |
| March |
Jessie Tijerina |
State Wrestling 5th Place |
| Rich Hemler |
WTEA Technology Educator of the Year |
| February |
Valerie Hon, District Nurse |
Coordinating Community Wellness Event |
| August |
Haley Schuster |
Earned 4th place at FBLA Nationals in Computer Applications |
| June |
Morgan Briggs |
Qualified for State Track for the third year in a row |
| Tristan Wood |
Named an Academic All-state Golfer by the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin |
| High School, John Muir Elementary School, Rusch Elementary School and Woodridge Primary School Staff |
Recognized by DPI and the Wisconsin RtI Center as Bronze Level schools for their implementation of behavior interventions |
| May |
Tom Shaver |
NBC 15 Crystal Apple Award Recipient |
| Rich Hemler |
State SkillsUSA Advisor of the Year |
| Cast, Crew and Staff of Les Miserables |
Outstanding Performance |
| April Organizational |
Jack Harkins, Barb Smith, Richard and Judith Chilson, Kim Drost, Donna Hill, Samantha Marks, Seubert Family Dentistry, Bruce and Lisa Walker, Kathy Houzner, Julie Groves and Peter and Mary Grimm |
Supporters of the Julia Rusch Elementary School Backpack Fund |
| Brielle Shortreed, Mariah Freese, Ethan Lentz, Haley Schuster, Tabitha Guenther, Charlie Warzecha, Lien Weiss, Haley Tollison, Taya Briggs and Ciara Graf |
PHS Class of 2017 Academic Top Ten Seniors |
| April |
PHS Culinary Team |
3rd Place - State ProStart Contest, Top Beef Dish Award |
| PHS NHS |
Inducted 39 new members |
| PHS Forensics |
9 State Speech Contest qualifiers |
| PHS FBLA |
15 National Conference qualifiers |
| Taya Briggs |
Herb Kohl Excellence Scholar |
| March |
Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica |
Inducted 22 new members |
| Delta Epsilon Phi (German National Honor Society) |
Inducted 18 new members |
| February |
Valerie Hon, District Nurse |
Elected President of the Wisconsin Association of School Nurses |
| PHS FBLA |
46 State Leadership Conference qualifiers |
| BMS Science/Math Trivia Team |
Placed fourth at UW-Madison of 17 teams |
| September |
Chef Mike Althen - Elite Catering |
Wisconsin Restaurant Association’s High School Mentor of the Year and his work with Portage High School’s ProStart program and area youth. |
| June |
John Muir Staff
Woodridge Staff |
PBIS Schools of Merit by Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center |