First Federal Savings Bank President Stanley Kiser, right, congratulates students who received top honors at the 31st annual Tyler county and Paden City Schools Academic Awards Ceremony held last week. Students with Kiser were named members of the Academic Hall of Fame. They achieved the honor by maintaining grades in the top 15 percent of their classes from fifth through 12 grades. From left are, front: Alexa Talkington, Kara Martie, Heather Lynch, Travis Hoyes and Kiser. Back: Dane Gaiser, Cullen Grover and Nathan Weese. Not pictured is Wes Cosper.

Students from Tyler County and Paden City schools who have distinguished themselves academically were honored last week at Tyler Consolidated High School near Middlebourne.

The students, whose grades put them in the top 15 percent of their classes, were honored by First Federal Savings Bank of Sistersville and Parkersburg. This year marked the 31st that the bank has held events honoring the students, and giving some of them savings accounts.

First Federal President Stanley Kiser praised the students for their work during the event, on Thursday. Those honored last week were from Tyler Consolidated and Paden City high schools. Singled out for special recognition were seven high school seniors who were named members of the Academic Hall of Fame. They are students whose grades have placed them in the top 15 percent of their classes every year from fifth through 12th grades.

Members of the Academic Hall of Fame this year include: Wes Cosper from Paden City High School, and Dane Gaiser, Cullen Grover, Travis Hoyes, Heather Lynch, Kara Martie, Alexa Talkington and Nathan Weese from Tyler Consolidated.

Students honored Thursday included:

Tyler Consolidated

9th grade – Sarah Campbell, Austin Carpenter, Brooke Clegg, Joshua Fiber, Shannon Forrester, Michael George, Samanta Jones, Crysta Long, Montana Morris, Kaitlyn Neff, David Powers, Jocelyn Reed, Adriane Rine, McKenzie Rose, Lindsey Snider, Marley Snider, Keri Suter and Tara Weese.

10th grade – Christopher Brown, Jaclyn Clark, William Eastham, Cody Eddy, Dirk Fletcher, Rheanna Foley, Ethan Garrison, Issac Graham, Evan Grover, Bethany Heintzman, Tyler Lemasters, Cory Lowe, Ashley Pfohl, Madeline Schlabowski, Heather Suter, Emily Wells and Emily Wildman.

11th grade – Aaron Estep, Job Hadley, Mackenze Haught, James Jones, Becca Keller, Christine Keplinger, Spencer Kinnard, Dorman Lemasters, Casey Miner, Michael Northcraft, Jordan Palmer, Rachael Roberts, Curtis Romine, Dustin Snider, Michael Vancamp, Chelsea Wells and Michelle Williams.

12th grade – Patrick Foley, William Dawson, Dane Gaiser, Cullen Grover, Travis Hoyes, Lauren Kennedy, Jacob Lash, Brian Litten, Heather Lynch, Kara Martie, Jonathan Perkey, Tiffany Riffle, Alexa Talkington, Troy Wable, Nathan Weese and Miranda Yost.

Paden City High School

9th grade – Geoffrey Bidwell, Jamie Billiter, Zain Charkawi, Dominique Craft, Timothy Drain and Taylor Still.

10th grade – Bethany Arnett, Kaitlyn Kline and Joni Myers.

11th grade – Allison Bertozzi, Courtney Conaway, Erica Sapp and Amanda Sellers.

12th grade – LeaAnn Butcher, Wes Cosper, Shauna Durant, Alexander Thoburn and Kara Wilcox.