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"Despite the pandemic these youth worked and volunteered, set goals, and turned those goals into reality. They put everything behind their wish or goal and have earned what very few have, a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Congressional Award medal," said Pat Thomas, WCAC Board President.
2022 Wyoming State Medal Ceremony
The Congressional Award. Earned. Not given.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming: On Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the Cheyenne Civic Center, the Wyoming Congressional Award Council held its annual state award ceremony to honor youth from across Wyoming who have earned Congressional Award medals. Senators John Barrasso M.D., and Cynthia Lummis, presented to the youth who were approved to receive medals this year. The Congressional Award was established by The United States Congress in 1979 to recognize initiative, service, and achievement in young people ages 13.5 – 23.
Harris Tanner, Gold Medalist, a junior at Rawlins High School says “While working on my voluntary public service goal, I spent a lot of time with the elderly women in my community. As I spent more and more time with them, I developed relationships with them that I will never lose and am forever grateful for. Being able to have those friends in my community and looking out for them truly changed me and made me much more selfless and taught me so much. Being a part of this program made me a more caring, driven, and motivated individual.”
To earn a Congressional Award medal, participants must meet certain requirements in four programs areas, including 100-400 hours of voluntary public service over a seven-to-twenty-four-month period.
ALBANY COUNTY
Madeline Moreno, American University, School of International Service - Bronze & Silver
CAMPBELL COUNTY
Carl Gray, Thunder Basin High School - Bronze, Silver & Gold
CARBON COUNTY
Koye Gilbert, Encampment K-12 School - Bronze, Silver & Gold
Berkeley Snyder, Rawlins High School - Gold
Harris Tanner, Rawlins High School - Gold
LARAMIE COUNTY
Jasper Nusbaum, Burns High School - Bronze
Kinzley Nusbaum, Burns High School - Bronze
Ava Taylor, Cheyenne Central High School - Silver
Jillian Trimble, Cheyenne Central High School - Bronze
Lukas Salsgiver, Cheyenne Central High School - Bronze
Faith Danner, Cheyenne East High School - Gold
Gracie McGraw, Cheyenne East High School - Bronze, Silver & Gold
Jonnina Edmonds, Cheyenne East High School - Bronze & Silver
Anne Ritschard, Homeschool - Silver
Eli Polk, Homeschool - Bronze & Silver
Isaiah Polk, Homeschool - Silver
Nathan Duda, Laramie County Community College - Gold
Seneva Sullivan, Laramie County Community College - Gold
Alexandra Jane Robert, Cheyenne South High School - Bronze, Silver & Gold
Kora Williams, University of Wyoming - Silver & Gold
NATRONA COUNTY
Ellie Weibel, Casper College - Bronze, Silver & Gold
PARK COUNTY
Allison Morrison, Powell High School - Gold
Katie Morrison, Powell High School - Bronze
Rachel Kuntz, University of Wyoming - Bronze, Silver & Gold
SHERIDAN COUNTY
Henry Dickinson, John C. Schiffer Collaborative High School - Gold
SUBLETTE COUNTY
Wyatt Griffin, Pinedale High School, Bronze & Silver
SWEETWATER COUNTY
Dawson Fantin, Rock Springs High School - Gold
Faith Brandt, Rock Springs High School - Gold
Hudson Garner, Rock Springs High School - Gold
Karli Nelson, Rock Springs High School - Gold
Megan Zotti, Rock Springs High School - Gold
Michael Rubich, Rock Springs High School - Gold
TETON COUNTY
Aidan Kim-Miller, Jackson Hole High School - Bronze & Silver
UINTA COUNTY
Brooke Bindl, Mountain View High School - Gold
