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Lincoln High honors students with Jerry Marshall Olympiad Awards
Summary
Lincoln High School held its Jerry Marshall Olympiad Awards ceremony, recognizing students across academic and career-technical departments for achievement and leadership in a tradition dating to 1978.
Lincoln High School recognized a broad group of students with Jerry Marshall Olympiad Awards at a school ceremony, honoring academic achievement and contributions to extracurricular and career-technical programs. The program, presented by faculty from multiple departments, highlighted students nominated for excellence in fields ranging from science and music to culinary arts and technology.
The Jerry Marshall Olympiad Awards, established in 1978 by French teacher Jerry Marshall, honor students from across departments for “extra effort” and notable contributions, school presenters said. The ceremony included departmental nominations, teacher statements about nominees’ growth and leadership, and a display of winners’ names on the school’s Wall of Fame in the Jerry Marshall stairwell.
Teachers from departments including family and consumer sciences, science, music, visual arts, health sciences, technology, business and marketing, world languages, mathematics and physical education presented letters and remarks about nominees. Presenters cited student attributes such as perseverance in work-prep programs, leadership in school organizations, competitive success in DECA and SkillsUSA, and sustained participation in music and athletics. Examples named by presenters included Chong Lang (work-prep participation and workplace professionalism), Paul Brozek (noted for growth and classroom leadership), Lexi Hansford (earned childcare teacher assistant certification and plans to work in early childhood care), Derek Wolf (culinary arts nominee planning study at Mid-State Technical College), and multiple other students across departments.
The music department cited students who contributed to choir, band and orchestra programs and cited festival participation and leadership roles; the business and marketing presenters noted multiple DECA state champions and students who served as local chapter leaders. Presenters also acknowledged students who combined rigorous coursework with extracurricular leadership, including students who qualified for national competitions in programs such as Educators Rising and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). Several nominations noted students’ plans for further study, including attendance at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and Mid-State Technical College.
Kim Marshall, daughter of Jerry Marshall, was introduced during the ceremony. Staff and faculty encouraged winners and families to view the Wall of Fame in the stairwell and take photographs after the program. Presenters closed by thanking organizers and volunteers who helped run the event during Teacher Appreciation Week.
The ceremony focused on recognition; no formal policy actions, motions or decisions were recorded during the event. The program showcased departmental nominations and teacher statements as the basis for awards and left winners’ next steps—college enrollment, workforce entry or continued extracurricular participation—stated by presenters where provided.
About the awards: according to presenters, the Jerry Marshall Olympiad tradition began in 1978 and has displayed winners’ names in the stairwell since 1985; presenters said the award recognizes students from a variety of disciplines rather than a single academic field.
