Before Chapel on Monday morning, May 18, we proudly presented our 2026 Christian Conduct Awards! This Lutheran Northwest tradition recognizes those Crusaders who have excelled in displaying a variety of Christian characteristics over the course of this school year.

Congratulations to all the Crusaders who were recognized by their teachers for these honors!

HONOREES

Leadership

These students have set a Christian example that is followed by others in both words and actions, and they have taken an active role in bringing about programs, changes, and innovations.
Freshman: Philip Mantay
Sophomore: Tyler Gapinski
Junior: Natalie Williamson
Senior: Cullen Greene

Service

These students have unselfishly and consistently volunteered of their time and talents to accomplish tasks for organizations and individuals in and out of school, and they have done this without expectation of recognition.
Freshman: Elsie Brandenburg
Sophomore: Amber Koss
Junior: Natalie Williamson
Senior: Grace Fink

Stewardship

These students are recognized for utilizing their God-given academic and other talents to their fullest.
Freshman: Philip Mantay
Sophomore: Nole Lorenzen (not pictured)
Junior: Ember Sampson
Seniors: Nathan Gapinski & Vaughn Danielson (tie)

Responsibility

These students have demonstrated that trust in them is not misplaced. They can be counted on to do the right thing in an unsupervised situation, and they display a consistent reliability in responding to requests.
Freshman: Gloria Shanburn
Sophomores: Tyler Gapinski (not pictured) & Evan Lahey (tie)
Junior: Avery Markesic
Senior: Kayleigh Fink

Spirituality

We recognize these Crusaders for demonstrating to students and faculty alike that their life revolves around the Lord Jesus Christ in word and deed. They attempt to determine God’s will for their lives in reaching decisions, and they have shown faithfulness in the worship life of our school as well as their home congregations.
Freshman: Natasha Howard
Sophomore: Tyler Gapinski (not pictured)
Junior: Natalie Williamson
Seniors: Kelly Bloom & Carter Lee (tie)

Kindness

These Crusaders consistently display friendly, cheerful, gracious, compassionate, loving and supportive attitudes towards all students, teachers, and school personnel - even when they may be under personal duress.
Freshman: Brooke Yurgalonis
Sophomore: Natalie Carr
Junior: Greta Schlaps
Senior: Elizabeth Burrell

Academic Curiosity

We recognize these students for demonstrating the ideals of a 21st century learner, including critical and creative thinking, wisdom, application of knowledge, and search for the truth rather than just a grade.
Freshmen: Jadon Russell & Noah Lonser (tie)
Sophomore: Ezekial Whitaker
Junior: Ember Sampson
Senior: Kayleigh Fink