Pioneer High School juniors Claudia Alvarado, Laura Dobson, Erin Marshall and Shayleena Olson have been given Silver Scholar Awards.
The University of Nevada, Reno Alumni Association presents the award to the top 10 percent of high school juniors across Nevada.
Family and friends all gathered to honor the students on Wednesday. Pioneer High School sophomores also attended the ceremony, which included guest speakers Secretary of State Dean Heller and Wendy Damonte, Channel 2 News anchor woman and UNR Alumni member.
Mike Watty, associate superintendent of education, and Superintendent Mary Pierczynski also came to show their support to the students.
Katie Elliot, UNR Alumni Association member, presented each student with a Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and an official Silver Scholar certificate.
Carson High School will honor its Silver Scholars in a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Recipients include:
Corie Moe
Brian Streng
Katie Turner
Jessica Badger
Cassia Roth
Brooke Milholland
Jordan Davis
Lara Moore
Rubell Dingman
James Reavis
Jamie Silsby
Aubrey Salazar
Michelle Reeder
Nicholas Halen
Matthew Hogan
Alexander Dreiling
Dean Wildman
Megan Anderson
Clinton Reeves
Christian Espinosa
Victoria Skudlarek
Adrian Zeh
Heather Kuhn
Kelsey Green
Sarah Kitchen
Nicholas Thornley
Elizabeth Winslow
Paige Thayer
Stacie Owens
Katherine Barnes
Robert Liebherr
David Nelsen
Ashley Sebring
Olivia Williams
Alexandra Williams
Brenton Simpson
Joshua Oakes
Carlos Hernandez
Kaitlin Brush
Sarah Currie
Justin Mesesini
Sara Coleman
Jeffrey Knaus
Rikki Zafranovich
Jared Wulff
Janine Stone
Cassandra Schepperle
Sarah Ragsdale
Erica Eng
Rebecca Higgs
Erin Higgs
Staci Cobler
Natalie Rogers
Zachary Walker
Irasema Ramirez
Matthew McDowell
Tara Smaltz
Heather Cortez
Timothy Hohl
