CHEYENNE, Wyo.- (Sept. 22, 2020) The Wyoming Congressional Award Council announced that 92 outstanding Wyoming youth earned bronze, silver and gold Congressional Awards in 2020.
This year, 38 youth received gold medals and 54 youth earned bronze and silver medals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all in-person ceremonies were canceled in 2020. The 2020 Gold Medal Ceremony will be held during a Sept. 26 live-stream event.
Each medalist achieved a set of challenging goals in the areas of voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness and expedition/ exploration. Participants in the Wyoming Congressional Awards program logged over 48,400 hours in public service, personal development and physical fitness in 2020.
Earning a bronze medal requires at least a seven-month commitment while earning the gold medal involves two or more years and 400 hours of service. In order to earn a Bronze medal, participants completed 100 hours of volunteer service, 50 hours of personal development, 50 hours of physical fitness and executed a one-night exploration or expedition. To earn a Silver medal, participants completed another 100 hours of service, 100 hours of personal development and 100 hours of physical fitness in addition to executing a two-night exploration or expedition.
The Gold Congressional Award is the most prestigious award for youth and the only award given to students by the U.S. Congress. In order to earn the Gold Congressional Award, participants must complete at least 400 hours of volunteer service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours of physical fitness and execute a four-night and five-day exploration or expedition. Gold medalists also receive a $1,000 higher education scholarship.
ALBANY COUNTY:
Sophia Landreth, Laramie - BRONZE MEDAL
Ireland Earl, Laramie - GOLD MEDAL
Kai Edwards, Laramie - GOLD MEDAL
Leila Johnson, Laramie - GOLD MEDAL
Finley O’Connor, Laramie - GOLD MEDAL
CARBON COUNTY:
Harris Tanner, Rawlins - BRONZE MEDAL
Ethan Frakes, Rawlins - SILVER MEDAL
Katelyn Frakes, Rawlins - SILVER MEDAL
Katelyn France, Rawlins - SILVER MEDAL
Spencer Searle, Rawlins - SILVER MEDAL
Henry Smith, Rawlins - SILVER MEDAL
Berkeley Snyder, Rawlins - BRONZE & SILVER MEDAL
Mylee Tanner, Rawlins - SILVER MEDAL
Crystal Torres, Rawlins - SILVER MEDAL
Kaylene Cooper, Rawlins - GOLD MEDAL
Jordan Kelley, Rawlins - GOLD MEDAL
Riley Little, Saratoga - GOLD MEDAL
Dalton Peterson, Encampment - GOLD MEDAL
Ryan Pfeffer, Rawlins - GOLD MEDAL
Heyden Roberts, Rawlins - GOLD MEDAL
Ryan “Griffin” Searle, Rawlins - GOLD MEDAL
CROOK COUNTY:
Faith Anderson, Devils Tower - GOLD MEDAL
FREMONT COUNTY:
Kaleb Simonson, Lander - BRONZE MEDAL
Rebecca Whiting, Lander - BRONZE MEDAL
GOSHEN COUNTY:
Kadra Clark, Yoder - GOLD MEDAL
LARAMIE COUNTY:
Faith Danner, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Kendrew Ellis, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Crystal Hardin, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Hailey Henscheid, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Emma Heny, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Clayton Keasling, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Morgan Kirkbride, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Kylie Schelhaas, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Ava Taylor, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Byson Taylor, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Brookelynn White, Cheyenne - BRONZE MEDAL
Michael Grant Bangerter, Cheyenne - BRONZE & SILVER MEDAL
McKenzie Boltz, Cheyenne - SILVER MEDAL
Madison Frauendients, Cheyenne - SILVER MEDAL
Zoe Lundin, Cheyenne - SILVER MEDAL
Raechel Miller, Cheyenne - BRONZE & SILVER MEDAL
Fox Glenn Nelson, Cheyenne - BRONZE & SILVER MEDAL
Ariauna Severin, Cheyenne - BRONZE & SILVER MEDAL
Olivia Smith, Cheyenne - SILVER MEDAL
Silas Sommers, Cheyenne - SILVER MEDAL
Seneva Sullivan, Cheyenne - SILVER MEDAL
Delanie White, Cheyenne - BRONZE & SILVER MEDAL
Kambrie White, Cheyenne - BRONZE & SILVER MEDAL
Sara Amick, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Abigail Brady, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Kaiden Brown, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Raegen DeLancey, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Erica Farris, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Austyn Fowler, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Janelle Grant, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Eliot Hemenway, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Tanner Johnson, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Kayla Kirkbride, Meridan - GOLD MEDAL
Paige Lackey, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Amelia Lohrenz, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Keenan Manlove, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Saga McAllister, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Taylor Merriman-Fish, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Keikilani Miller, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Brooklyn Prince, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
Nathan Zastoupil, Cheyenne - GOLD MEDAL
NATRONA COUNTY:
Hadley Lloyd, Casper - GOLD MEDAL
Rachelle Trujillo, Casper - GOLD MEDAL
PARK COUNTY:
Kaitlyn Beavers, Powell - BRONZE MEDAL
Allison Morrison, Powell - BRONZE MEDAL
Kayla Kolpitcke, Powell - SILVER MEDAL
Rachel Kuntz, Powell - SILVER MEDAL
Hailee Paul, Powell - SILVER MEDAL
Crandell Sanders, Powell - SILVER MEDAL
Gabrielle Lundberg, Powell - GOLD MEDAL
Raelynn Ramsey, Powell - GOLD MEDAL
SHERIDAN COUNTY:
Isabelle Cruz, Sheridan - BRONZE MEDAL
Henry Dickinson, Sheridan - BRONZE MEDAL
McKailyn Malles, Sheridan - BRONZE MEDAL
Nicholas Gale, Sheridan - GOLD MEDAL
Zachary Gale, Sheridan - GOLD MEDAL
Weston Heeren, Sheridan - GOLD MEDAL
SUBLETTE COUNTY:
Reese Noble, Cora - BRONZE MEDAL
Zoe Griffin, Pinedale - SILVER MEDAL
SWEETWATER COUNTY:
Dawson Fantin, Rocks Springs - BRONZE MEDAL
Faith Brandt, Rock Springs - SILVER MEDAL
Abbie Erramouspe, Rock Springs - SILVER MEDAL
Hudson Garner, Rock Springs - SILVER MEDAL
Karli Nelson, Rock Springs - SILVER MEDAL
Myla Ruiz, Rock Springs - SILVER MEDAL
Megan Zotti, Rock Springs - SILVER MEDAL
UINTA COUNTY
Alyxa Martin, Mountain View - SILVER MEDAL
