Waukon Lions Club honors top Waukon High School seniors ...

The Waukon Lions Club hosted the annual Waukon High School Honors Banquet at the First Presbyterian Church in Waukon Wednesday, April 26. The top 15% academically of the 2023 Waukon High School graduating class were honored. The evening included a meal served by the Presbyterian Women and an inspirational talk by guest speaker Erica (Langland) Nosbisch, a 2003 Waukon High School graduate and the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Waukon Center Director. The graduates told the audience of their future plans and were presented certificates and medallions by Waukon High School Principal Jennifer Garin, Guidance Counselor Amy Wasson and Allamakee Community School District Superintendent of Schools Jay Mathis.

Pictured above are this year’s honor students with guest speaker Erica Nosbisch. Left to right - Front row: Alaina Gebel, Maggie Criswell, Jayden Knox, Elizabeth Fossum, Cassidy Gibbs, Katerina Kovarik; Back row: Lucia Aldrich, Emma Palmer, Nathan O’Neill, guest speaker Erica Nosbisch, Evan O’Neill, Grace Stegen, Berlin Troendle. Not pictured: Trinity Sommer. Photo by Elisha Marti courtesy of Waukon Lions Club.