West Central Indiana Career & Technical Education conducted its annual Spring Awards Ceremony and National Technical Honor Society induction on April 17 at Southmont High School.
Students and families were in attendance from Crawfordsville, North Montgomery, Southmont and Western Boone High Schools in addition to various teachers, school counselors, administrators and local industry partners.
West Central Indiana CTE inducted 65 new members into the National Technical Honor Society, where students received honor cords and certificates. NTHS provides $2 million dollars in scholarships annually to its members. Students are now lifetime members, and will have access to industry knowledge, networking, and postsecondary opportunities.
CTE instructors nominated students in their programs for Excellence in CTE, Outstanding Improvement in CTE, and Service in CTE. Additionally, West Central Indiana CTE recognized their student leadership team and a group of local partners who contributed to the success of the district. The 2025 Partner in CTE Award winners include Joe LePage (City of Lebanon), Adrianne Northcutt (Montgomery County Health Department), Lakeside Book Company, Captain Travis King and staff (Montgomery County Jail), Chris Cogdill (C&F Fabricating), Crawfordsville Fire Department and Gary Faulk (O’Reilly Auto Parts).
In the final award of the evening, the West Central Indiana CTE Director’s Award recognized a student who demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their program, and dedication to the improvement of industry skills. This year’s Director’s Award was given to Southmont High School Senior Naomi Plunkett for her professionalism, dedication, and leadership in the Welding Technology program.
“We are incredibly proud of our CTE award recipients and the newest inductees into the National Technical Honor Society,” said Sara Nicodemus, West Central CTE Director.
“These students have shown outstanding dedication to their programs, and their achievements have prepared them for bright and successful futures.”
The following students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society: Madison Angel, Rowan Asher, James Brooks, Nolyn Brown, Kendyll Bullerdick, Hudson Claypool, Crew Cole, Lacey Conover, Darby Cottrell, Hope Delp, Mackenzie Douglas, Meadow Douglas, Mariah Ehrie, Miyanna Ewing-McGregory, Samantha Fisher, Alannis Garcia, Haylee Hall, Mallory Hayden, Marie Hesler, Rileigh Hoopert, Owen Howe, Taylor Hudson, Gracie Hughes, Maxximo Jacome-Huesca, Jozee Jones, Mackenzie Jones, Ella Kail, Ethan Keck, Maecy Leak, Andrew Leslie, Mallory Mason, Ella McManomy, Madison Minor, Jacklynn Mitchell, Kolie Murphy, Emma Myers, Ariannah Norman, Audrey Patterson, Kadee Plank, Madisyn Posthauer, Sophia Powell, Bristol Presley, Kendall Priebe, Kaleb Rescigno, Kyndale Rice, Zuleyka Rivera, Dusty Robinson, Jack Rogers, Rosie Rogers, Sophia Shannon, Violet Shaw, Mitchell Shepherd, Gunnar Shirk, Clair Simpson, Marleigh Sinnet, McKenna Skelton, Clauddia Smedley, Daniel Surface, Griffin Troy, Keegan Tyler, Tyler Walls, Blake Welch, Emilee Wethington, Xavier Whaley and Callie Wright.
Program Awards were given to the following students:
• Automotive Services included: Xavier Whaley - Excellence in CTE, Jaden McMurry - Outstanding Improvement, Clayton Allen - CTE Service
• Business Administration included: Sophia Shae - Excellence in CTE, Megan Miles - Outstanding Improvement, Olivia Hedrick - CTE Service
•Construction Trades included: Erick Bautista - Excellence in CTE, Caleb Landrum-Starcevich - Outstanding Improvement, Laine Hayes - CTE Service
• Criminal Justice included: Owen Howe - Excellence in CTE, Gabriel Gomez-Luna - Outstanding Improvement, Bailey Patton - CTE Service
• Education Professions - Crawfordsville included: Marleigh Sinnet - Excellence in CTE, Eva McCandless - Outstanding Improvement, Danny Wills - CTE Service
• Education Professions - North Montgomery included: KJ Large - Excellence in CTE, David Sanchez - Outstanding Improvement, Samantha Fisher - CTE Service
• Education Professions - Southmont included: Emma Myers - Excellence in CTE, Christina Fuller - Outstanding Improvement, Avery Hannum - CTE Service \
• Education Professions - Western Boone included: Olivia Reagan - Excellence in CTE, Tommie Truitt - Outstanding Improvement
• EMT included: Rowan Endicott - Excellence in CTE, Jaysa Moulton - Outstanding Improvement, Campbell White - CTE Service
• Fire & Rescue included: Darby Cottrell - Excellence in CTE, Cora Somers - Outstanding Improvement, Molly Pierce - CTE Service
• ICA included: Andrew Leslie - Excellence in CTE, Maxwell Edgecombe - Outstanding Improvement, Daniel Surface - CTE Service
• Pre-Nursing included: Marie Hesler - Excellence in CTE, Kadee Plank - Excellence in CTE, Samantha Rivera - Outstanding Improvement, Jada Graves - Outstanding Improvement, Ariannah Norman - CTE Service, Abigail Allen - CTE Service
• Radio TV included: Carson DeVol - Excellence in CTE, Sophia Shannon - Outstanding Improvement.
•Welding North included: Mitchell Shepherd - Excellence in CTE, Tripp Wathen - Outstanding Improvement, Naomi Plunkett - CTE Service
• Welding South included: Ariel Dominguez - Excellence in CTE, Kyleigh Johnson - Outstanding Improvement, Jose Lopez - CTE Service
This year’s Director’s Award went to Naomi Plunkett, a senior at Southmont. She is in her second year of Welding Technology.
