Avery Wenning
Avery Wenning is the valedictorian of the Sycamore High School Class of 2023.
During his time at SHS, he played football his sophomore year and soccer his junior and senior years.
He served as Pep Club president his senior year and FCA president his junior and senior years. Additionally, he was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Sycamore Unified, National Honor Society and Student Council.
He was also named Mr. Sycamore High School and Homecoming’s best dancer – “don’t play with these hips,” he joked.
His favorite memory was leading the Pep Club at the Sycamore-Cheatham County football game during his senior year.
“We were down in the fourth, and it was like out of a movie when Rhett Hunt scored that final touchdown, the Pep Club had been loud all game and then we just went feral. I’ve never seen that kind of energy at Sycamore and there was no one on that Sycamore side who was not smiling. It was wild,” he said.
Wenning plans to attend Tennessee Tech University, where he received the Presidential Scholarship, and earn a degree in chemical engineering.
Adam Hesselbacher
Adam Hesselbacher is the salutatorian of the Sycamore High School Class of 2023.
During his time at SHS, he has been a member of the Key Club, National Honor Society, FCA, Chess Club, and served as vice president of Mu Alpha Theta. He also played in the band and was on the soccer team.
He was also involved in the youth group at Main Street Church of Christ that included many leadership and volunteer opportunities.
His favorite high school memory was seeing his friends every day.
Hesselbacher plans to attend Freed-Hardeman University and earn a Master of Accounting degree to become a CPA. He received the Trustee Scholarship and Honors Competition Scholarship from FHU.