Congratulations to all the Statesman Torch Award winners, who have just been announced! This is a VERY prestigious award, and students had to put in countless hours of community service, leadership development, and school activity work to be recognized. Students winning the Statesman award receive a certificate and lapel pin and recognition on stage during the Opening Session for receiving this honor. The 2008 Statesman Torch Award Winners are:
| Keriann Alexis Ford | Adams HS |
| Matthew Boyd | Adams HS |
| Melissa Megerian | Adams HS |
| Amy Li | Ann Arbor Huron HS |
| Jacob Kim | Ann Arbor Huron HS |
| Leeda Wang | Ann Arbor Huron HS |
| Sean Ji | Ann Arbor Huron HS |
| Renee Crane | Capac HS |
| Miguel Garcia | Cass Tech HS |
| Blair Williams | Clare HS |
| Jenae Finney | Clare HS |
| Megan Clute | Clare HS |
| Megan Lickman | Clare HS |
| Myung Sook Walton | Clare HS |
| Sarah Sargent | Clare HS |
| Wrae Bacon | Clare HS |
| Derrian Douglas | Detroit Northwestern HS |
| Daniel Tratt | DeWitt HS |
| Greg Beaton | DeWitt HS |
| Kiley Kyser | DeWitt HS |
| Olga Romantsova | DeWitt HS |
| Troy Burnie | DeWitt HS |
| D’Ante T. Chambers | Flint Central HS |
| Gina Nichols | Flint Central HS |
| Noelle Marshall | Flint Central HS |
| Tiara Newton | Flint Central HS |
| Tyeisha Cox | Flint Central HS |
| Tymesha Pittman | Flint Southwestern Academy |
| Anthony Coles | Fruitport HS |
| Hannah Bartels | Fruitport HS |
| Angela Bright | GASC Technology Center |
| Anthony Owens | GASC Technology Center |
| Ashley Calloway | GASC Technology Center |
| Daniel Wisenbaugh | GASC Technology Center |
| George Joubran | GASC Technology Center |
| Jeff Horning | GASC Technology Center |
| MarQuis Ragland | GASC Technology Center |
| Nidal Ishaq | GASC Technology Center |
| Robert Dent | GASC Technology Center |
| Roslynn Lane | GASC Technology Center |
| Sean Gale | GASC Technology Center |
| Shelby Brooks | GASC Technology Center |
| Stephanie Ollie | GASC Technology Center |
| Sydney White | GASC Technology Center |
| Teeanna Maria Evans | GASC Technology Center |
| Timothy Allen Heller | GASC Technology Center |
| Andrea Jones | Grand Blanc HS |
| Gordon Lawcock | Grand Blanc HS |
| Katy Fluke | Hastings HS |
| Amanda Briggs | Lakewood HS |
| Jared Secor | Lakewood HS |
| Markus Gonzales | Lakewood HS |
| Matthew Risk | Lakewood HS |
| Zack Woodman | Lakewood HS |
| David Watta | Marine City HS |
| Benjamin Putt | Midland HS |
| Christina Andersen | Midland HS |
| Jessica Weyburne | Midland HS |
| Jonathan Plotzke | Midland HS |
| Justin Zablocki | Midland HS |
| Kevin Roach | Midland HS |
| Victoria Pendred | Midland HS |
| Brent Money | Mio AuSable HS |
| Kayla Harris | Mio AuSable HS |
| Nicholas Gravlin | Mount Clemens HS |
| Amy Thompson | Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center |
| Christian Roehmer | Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center |
| Heather Burch | Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center |
| Kyle Quinn | Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center |
| Lauren Fabian | Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center |
| Jeannie Wilson | Randolph CTC |
| Lauren Roberts | Saline HS |
| Stacey Bauer | Saline HS |
| Jonathan Smith | Sault Area Career Center |
| Abby Jones | Shepherd HS |
| Alexa Snyder | Shepherd HS |
| Anne Coughlin | Shepherd HS |
| Christine Robinson | Shepherd HS |
| Corbin Martinez | Shepherd HS |
| Emily Bryant | Shepherd HS |
| Jason Gill | Shepherd HS |
| Jenn Lilly | Shepherd HS |
| Jessica Warner | Shepherd HS |
| Kortney Casper | Shepherd HS |
| Liesl Schmidt | Shepherd HS |
| Melissa Ellis | Shepherd HS |
| Rebecca Wiles | Shepherd HS |
| Sami Gross | Shepherd HS |
| Stephanie Snyder | Shepherd HS |
| Theresa Doty | Shepherd HS |
| Timothy Blaxton | Shepherd HS |
| Yancy Cobb | Southfield HS |
| Emily Beeler | St. Clair TEC |
| Jessica Willis | St. Clair TEC |
| Louis Lamb | St. Clair TEC |
| Trisha Kure | St. Clair TEC |
| Kimberly Stowe | St. Johns HS |
| Lasey Siel | St. Johns HS |
| Adam Furore | St. Mary HS |
| Erin Stillin | St. Mary HS |
| Sarah Schaub | St. Mary HS |
| Susan Herman | St. Mary HS |
| Christina Santi | Stoney Creek HS |
| Alexa Kauffman | Sturgis HS |
| Analyse Seely | Sturgis HS |
| Audrey Mifsud | Sturgis HS |
| Breann Maystead | Sturgis HS |
| Carter Brown | Sturgis HS |
| Jason Russell | Sturgis HS |
| Kaitlynn Schultz | Sturgis HS |
| Kayla Doe | Sturgis HS |
| Samantha Carr | Sturgis HS |
| Samantha Sanford | Sturgis HS |
| Shelby Westra | Sturgis HS |
| Steven Davidson | Sturgis HS |
| Randi Olson | Woodhaven-Brownstown/DCTC |
Congratulations to all Statesman Torch Award Winners on a job well done!
