JACKSON HOLE, WYO – The Jackson Hole Rotary Lunch Club presented its monthly awards today, recognizing outstanding high school students from Jackson Hole High School, Summit High School, and Journeys School.
Will Dykema, a junior at Journeys school, has many passions and pursuits including lacrosse, creative writing and volunteering for local nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity, Pathways and Animal Adoption Center. As a scholar Dykema has earned a 3.5 grade point average and a reputation for being “a deeply engaged student,” according to Journeys head of school Nancy Lang, who also noted “his playful shenanigans.”
Dykema gave much of the credit for his success to his parents and, in particular, an older brother, who he said helped instill “determination, curiosity, a desire to learn, and strong work ethic.”
Summit High School senior Jeremy Bowthorpe “came out of a negative situation and is now a positive influence on our school,” said principal Beth Auge. “Jeremy is one of the kindest people you will ever meet…a great citizen who leads by example…mature beyond his years.”
Bowthorpe plans to pursue a career in coding and graphic design with a short-term goal of working for Bethesda Software. “I believe one must always strive to improve,” Bowthorpe said in his acceptance speech.
Jackson Hole High School senior Elizabeth Chambers maintains a 4.0 grade point average, even after completing all the English courses offered by the school, and some offered at the collegiate level through UCLA and MIT.
“We can’t challenge her enough,” said principal Scott Crisp.
English teacher Mary Hoelscher said she “loves words on the page and writes like a less-lonely Emily Dickinson.”
Chambers gave credit to her growth as a student and a person more to her musical education than literature. “It taught me how to cooperate with the person next to me,” she said.
