On Thursday, May 1st, Brentwood High School hosted Senior Night, an event that the senior class looks forward to every year. It’s a night when the Brentwood community gathers in celebration to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our graduating senior class. This event includes recognizing students with awards for excelling in academics, the arts, extracurriculars, athletics, leadership, community service, and more. The event was split into three segments, the first commemorating Awards and Recognitions earned by this year’s seniors, the second celebrating recipients of State and Local Scholarships, and the third in which Brentwood Staff presented Departmental Awards to seniors who excelled in a given field.
Some of the state local scholarships did not come as a surprise to students, such as the A+ Scholarship that awards students with two free years of community college.
Other awards that students had to apply for came as more of a surprise at the awards night, such as the Brentwood Boosters Scholarship Program that entailed five categories of scholarships — Leadership, Service, Letterman, Academic and Eagle — and was awarded to one senior for each category.
As for Brentwood Department Awards awarded to one or a few students by staff from each department, some students were surprised while others were thrilled to receive it, but also saw it coming.
For every award winner on Senior Night, check out the full list below:
Awards and Recognitions
George Washington Carver Award (Top 10% of class)
Jackson Curd, Abel Curdt, Nicholas Reeds, Nathaniel Ayotte, Lucas Kelley
Abel Curdt
The Missouri Scholars 100 program recognizes 100 of the top high school graduates in the state. In order to be nominated for the Missouri Scholars 100, a student needs to be in the top 10% of their class, have a 3.75+ unweighted GPA, and 29+ score on the ACT. The student must also meet the criteria for ten events in an academic decathlon. This year, Amelia Spencer had the highest total in the academic decathlon and was nominated as our Missouri Scholars 100 candidate. Last month, Amelia was recognized as a Missouri Scholars 100 recipient by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals.
Kyra Williams
Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Logan Hawkins, Ege Alanoglu, Zeke Steensma
Jackson Curd
The Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete is an award voted on by staff of all eligible students in the top 25% of their class who have participated in at least one varsity sports team. The scholar/athlete selected is highlighted on stltoday.com and the Post-Dispatch newspaper with scholar athletes from around the St. Louis area.
Growth Award
Katie Mackie, Kellie McGee
The Growth Award goes to an individual(s) who possesses one or more of the following characteristics: Hardworking nature, good peer relations, excellence in volunteerism and/or working, and participation in school activities. This year’s recipients have shown incredible growth throughout high school.
National Career Readiness Certificate
Jesse Lane – Bronze Level National Career Readiness Certificate, Persephone Orion – Silver Level National Career Readiness Certificate, Madden White-Schnarr – Silver Level National Career Readiness Certificate
South Technical High School Program Participants
Luc Jones – Early Childhood Education Program, Alus Jones – Graphic Design Program, Jesse Lane – Culinary Arts Program, Persephone Orion – Floor Layers Middle Apprenticeship Program, Don Tran – Electronics and Robotics Program, Emma Trostel – Health Sciences Program
Missouri Seal of Biliteracy
Spanish: Zachary Nelson and Nicholas Reeds
German: Ellesie Strasner
English: Johannes Mortsiefer
National, State, and Local Scholarships
Ege Alanoglu, Nathaniel Ayotte, Sariah Bailey, Luca Bostick-Valero, Jackson Curd, Lilah Durham, Austin Eslinger, Nija Hayes, Alexavier Ingram, Braydon Ingram, Peyton Jones, Kellie McGee, August Morgan-Scott, Zachary Nelson, Jack O’Brien, Ryan Potts, Persephone Orion, Malaina Ray, Zeke Steensma, Braden Steiner, Ellesie Strassner, Mary Taylor, Tyler Taylor, Madden White-Schnarr, Kyra Williams
Missouri Bright Flight Scholarship Program
30+ ACT
Jackson Curd, Willow Wagner, Zachary Nelson, Nathaniel Ayotte, Aoife Mahoney, Abel Curdt
Brentwood Alumni Association Scholarships
Zeke Steensma, Jackson Curd, Aoife Mahoney, Emma Trostel, Abel Curdt, Logan Hawkins, Lucas Kelley, Nathaniel Ayotte
Brentwood Boosters Scholarship Program
Leadership Scholarship: Logan Hawkins, Service Scholarship: Jackson Curd, Letterman Scholarship: Zeke Steensma, Academic Scholarship: Ellesie Strassner, Eagle Scholarship: Emma Trostel
Pay It Forward Scholarship
August Morgan-Scott, Ariana Hewitt, Luc Jones
Susan Slazinik Memorial Scholarship
Emma Trostel
The Wright Stuff Scholarship
Luc Jones
Departmental Awards
Business
August Morgan-Scott
Family and Consumer Science
Kyra Williams
Technology
Nathaniel Ayotte
Industrial Arts/Construction Technology
Luca Bostick-Valero
Visual Arts
Denise Azeem – Senior Art Award with Distinction in the Visual Arts, Luca Bostick-Valero – Senior Art Award with Distinction in the Visual Arts, Abel Curdt – Senior Visual Arts Award, Ellesie Strassner – Senior Visual Arts Award,
Music/Band
Persephone Pulliam, Madden White-Schnarr
Theatre Arts
Willow Wagner
Language Arts
Zachary Nelson, Kellie McGee
Mathematics
Nathaniel Ayotte, Will Reeds
Physical Education
Tyler Taylor
Science
Abel Curdt
Social Studies
Zeke Steensma, Lilah Durham
World Languages
Zachary Nelson
Congratulations class of 2025!
