The state of Wyoming was well-represented at this year’s Congressional Award Gold Medal Ceremony in Washington, D.C. June 21, 2018. Last month, members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives honored 442 youth across 41 states at the 2018 Congressional Award Gold Medal Ceremony including 42 who travelled from Wyoming. Recipients of The Congressional Award Gold Medal earned the highest honor Congress bestows upon America’s youth.
For a minimum of two years, each Gold Medalist logged hundreds of hours across four program areas: Voluntary Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration.
The 2018 Gold Medal class was the largest in the national program’s 39-year history, representing an unprecedented year of servant leadership. This year’s class contributed 371,280 service hours to communities near and far, an average of 840 hours per medalist. This special recognition event took place in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building, located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Wyoming medalists included the following who met with and received their Gold Medal from all three members of Wyoming’s Congressional Delegation (Senator Mike Enzi, Senator John Barrasso, M.D., and Representative Liz Cheney).
Emily Applegate, Casper
Riley Box, Casper
Santana Gould, Casper
Dawson Poste, Casper
Kiara Sims, Casper
Laine Smith, Casper
Alexander Allison, Cheyenne
Gunner Bartlett, Cheyenne
Gabriella Dodgson, Cheyenne
Adrienne Duda, Cheyenne
Connor Gililland, Cheyenne
Elizabeth Kassel, Cheyenne
Ginger McCormick, Cheyenne
Aurora Noe, Cheyenne
Brayden Parker, Cheyenne
Alexandria Rinne, Cheyenne
Lindsey Ruiz, Cheyenne
Sierra Sinclair, Cheyenne
Avalon Skinner, Cheyenne
Stephani Sommer, Cheyenne
Meigan Starr, Cheyenne
Kesslee Stewart, Cheyenne
Sarah Sutton, Cheyenne
Faith Wright, Cheyenne
Bradley Zimmerman, Cheyenne
Mikayla Zimmerman, Cheyenne
Micaiah Pantle, Encampment
Noelle Peterson, Encampment
James Whiting, Lander
Abijah Ahern, Laramie
SayDree Hendricks, Laramie
Adrian Johnson, Laramie
Ciara Johnson, Laramie
Kaylee Jones, Laramie
Evan Naughton, Laramie
Aedian O’Connor, Laramie
Noah Riffee, Laramie
Brooklynn Salo, Laramie
Sydney Horton, Otto
Alex Aguirre, Powell
Rylee Ramsey, Powell
Logan Jones, Rock Springs
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