Underclass Awards 2009

Revised on: June 5^th, 2009

Art Department Underclass Awards

9^th Grade:

For 9^th graders who have displayed unusual creativity, enthusiasm, growth and effort the Art Department has chosen:

Sabrina Hafner
Collen Marra
Katelyn LaClaire
Elena Darby
Zoe Tessler

10^th Grade:

For 10^th graders who have shown the greatest growth, effort, skill and creativity the Art Department has chosen:

Kyle Boyd
Wynn Campbell
Kelsey Welborn
Alison Cherington
Emma Mendoker
Nick Benfey

11^th Grade:

For 11^th grade students who have become accomplished in their own right, through their creativity, skill development and dedication:

Alisa Holm
Hannah Varner
Ivy Olcott
Kaia Zimmerman
Elena Watson
Yanna Ok

Art All State:

Each year two exemplary 11^th grade students are recommended to participate in the Massachusetts Art All State weekend. These students have demonstrated a keen interest in the visual arts, have great imaginations and have demonstrated flexibility and a willingness to work with other students.

Allegra MacWilliams

Samantha Rock

Art Department

Boston Globe Scholastic Awards:

Each year the Art Department encourages exceptional art students to submit their work to The Boston Globe Scholastic Art Competition. Students submit specific pieces of art to this competition. This year, the following students were recognized for their artwork.

Kaia Zimmerman	Alisa Holm
Kelsey Welborn	Allegra MacWilliams
Julio Neijens Arrubla	Kyle Boyd
Ivy Olcott	Wynn Campbell
Rebecca Meyers	Maggie Cardasis

ELL

Level 1

- For outstanding effort and growth in English language learning- Level I

Ailton Correia, Chieh-I Lee, Andrei Banari, Shalymar Clemente

- For outstanding effort in English language learning- Level I

Crista Isabel Zavala, Ning Lin

- For outstanding effort and achievement in English language learning-

Mayra Escobar Quintanilla

-For Outstanding achievement in English lagnauge learning – Level I

Noga Ronen

Level 2

For outstanding effort and achievement in English language learning - Level II Marielos Tatiana Marroquin, Dorina Banari

For outstanding effort and growth in English lagnauge learning – Level II

Simge Toksoz , Ana Deysi Sanchez, Tuguldur Baigalmaa

For outstanding effort in English language learning - Level II - Takaaki Seki

Level 3

- For outstanding effort and achievement in English language learning - Level III

Claudmilla Martins , Gloria Boit

- Book Award – For outstanding Effort and Achievement in English language learning

BingQian Zheng

English Award Nominations:

Academic Achievement: (Shakespeare Award) These students have exceeded expectations in reading, writing, speaking, and the interpretation of literature.

Growth: (Janie Crawford Killicks Starks Woods Award) These students have demonstrated exceptional improvement in one or more English Language Arts skills.

Effort: (Odysseus Award) These students have demonstrated a high level of interest, enthusiasm, and personal commitment to English Language Arts.

Nominations:

9^th Grade

Academic Achievement Growth Effort

August Miller

Michal Goderaz

Steven Kalt

Zoe Tessler

Alexis Oldham Barca

Cora Hirshfeld

Dahuris Fernandez

Sandra Saravia

Delaney Griffith Johnson

Lindsey Plummer

Camille Kamache

Tanya Karagiannis

10^th Grade:

Academic Achievement Growth Effort

Charlie Reiff

Victoria Rapoport

Agata Ciesielska

Bridget Kiely

Sarah MacCartney

Liza Morse

Alex Casey

Katie St. John

Zoe Dillon-Davidson

Chris Park

Aidan Hussin

11^th Grade

Academic Achievement Growth Effort

Mariah Servos

Lena Sclove

Willy Hirschfeld

Theresa Piela

Kaia Zimmerman

Jessica Fortin

Alex Karpinsky

Rachel Bisiewicz

Nick Baskin

Math

Academic Achievement: Consistent outstanding academic achievement; interest and curiosity (consider math contests, working above grade level)

Effort: Strong consistent effort above and beyond expectations.

Growth: Has shown improvement over high school career (or in a year) in effort and mastery of skills and concepts.

Book Award: Outstanding Project, Individual or Group – Excellence in the application of course content in a project or activity.

9^th grade

Academic Achievement	Effort	Growth
Sarah Krasnik	Lindsey Plummer	Myra Escobar
Ejeong Baik	Noga Ronen	Kaylee Costello
Laura Thompson Martin	Ailton Correia	Jamie Carey
Jessica Pacheco	Dylan Wight	Dominick DeJesus
Indra Kumar		Joseph Worthley
Ethan Young		Luis Cabral
Hans Eriskon

10^th grade

Academic Achievement	Effort	Growth
Sarah McCarthy	DeAndre Hinson	Marielos Tatiana Marroquin
Marissa Hashizume	Anna Swanson
Bridget Kiely	Julia Oppenheimer
Asa Julien	Simone Frank
Micah Botkin-Levy
Jeremy Levit
Samuel Sussman
Elijah Stevens

11^th grade

Academic Achievement	Effort	Growth
Derek Osborne	Hannah Tessler	Alyssa Kaiser-Hirsch
Surya Murty	Rachel Bisiewicz	Niroshan Amarasiriwardena
Sarah Alper	Aaron Mentos
Samantha Rock	Andrea Breen
Laura Bustamante	Brooks Scott-Rotkopf
Spencer Diamond

Music & Performing Arts Department

2008 – 2009 Undergraduate Awards

2008 -2009 MMEA-WD Orchestra

Nick Baskin

Zachary Gabor

Ian Emerson

2008 -2009 MMEA All-State Orchestra

Zachary Gabor

2008 -2009 MMEA-WD Band

Emma Anderson

Rebecca Meyers

Charlie Kannel

Siobhan O’Brien

Chris Park

Tess Domb Sadof

Spencer Diamond

Asa Julien

2008 -2009 MMEA All-State Band

Nick Baskin

2008 -2009 MMEA-WD Chorus

Andrew Plimpton

Luke Plummer

Olivia Holcomb

Chandler Atkinson

Katie Griffin

Douglas E. Purcell Director’s Award

Audrey Gould

Music Theory Award

Excellence in Music Theory

Emma Markham

Book Award

PE/Family & Consumer

1) Achievement Award: The Achievement award is for students who consistently exceed the expectations in all areas of physical education, including participation, respect for individual difference, willingness to learn new skills, and helpfulness to others.

2) Effort & Growth Award: The Effort and Growth award is given to students whose perseverance and enthusiasm contributed to their success in taking on new challenges and acquiring new skills.

PE
Achievement	Effort & Growth
Rosemary Speck	Carlos Garcia
Lindsey Plummer	Tanya Karagiannis
Solomon Goldstein Rose	Suyin Taunton
Anthony (Luis) Ortiz	Tristan Krause
Dominick DeJesus
Aaron Hurlburt
Jamie Hoyle
Joshua Stavchansky
Jesse Coull
Mary Lawlor
Sourav Podder
Dylan Bannon
Maya Berkman
Tucker Bixby
Camille Kamache
Zoe Tessler
Isa Braun
Tyler Catlin
Sam Davies
Nora Turriago
Amelia Mead
Sarah Martini Rose Gibson
Audrey Gould
Aaron Pillay
Annie Hart
Julia Rossen
Parker Jones

HEALTH

Achievement Award: The Achievement Award is for students who consistently exceed the expectations in all areas of Health, including participation, respect for individual difference, willingness to learn new skills, and helpfulness to others.

Robin Palmer

Simone Frank

Jaylen Pope

PE/Family & Consumer

CLOTHING & TEXTILES

Achievement Award: For developing creative self-expression and technical expertise in the field of clothing and textiles along with promoting professionalism among her peers.

Hannah Tessler

Laura Aierstuck

Isabella Gutierez

Kyle Boyd

Tyler Kydd

Science Honors & Awards 2009

Grades 9-11

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS in SCIENCE are awarded to students:

Who are selected from students with the top averages in the class
Who demonstrate insight and ability to synthesize ideas
Who ask thoughtful questions
Whose written work meets or exceeds expectations
Who demonstrate love of learning in Science

The following students receive awards for Academic Achievement in the Sciences:

Advanced Placement Biology

Laura Bustamante

Elena Cutting

Mariah Servos

Laura Woodbridge

Charles Kannel

Advanced Placement Physics / Mechanics

Shi Yuan Liu

Surya Murty

Luke Plummer

Chloe Zimmerman

Advanced Placement Environmental Science

Theresa Piela

Paul Quackenbush

Astronomy

Eliza Aierstuck

Daniel Hayes

Biology

Sean Brennan

Myles Darby

Zoe Dillon-Davidson

Tristan Kovacs

Dominic Myren

Charles Reiff

Robert Rowell

Owen Talbot

Joshua Wolfman

Grades 9-11 Science Awards, 2009, continued 2

Chemistry

Simone (“Mo”) Frank

Leah Haake

Gloria (Ha-Young) Hong

Bridget Kiely

Sara Klugman

Robin Palmer

Jackson Ulrich

Asia Van Pelt

Environmental Science

Lydia Lovett-Dietrich

9^th Ecology / Environmental Science

Ejeong Baik

Samuel Duncan

Kathleen Fownes

Anna Glazer

Solomon Goldstein

Sukjit Kaur

Katelyn LaClaire

Collen Marra

August Miller

Sophia Normark

Maya Rivera

EFFORT AWARDS in SCIENCE are awarded to students:

Who work hard and are consistently prepared
Who participate positively in group discussions and laboratory investigations
Who seek help when needed
Who demonstrate perseverance

The following students receive awards for Effort in the Sciences:

Advanced Placement Biology

Sonia Brown

Catherine Choi

Advanced Placement Environmental Science

Jamie Sharken

Anatomy & Physiology

Jonah Herscu

Grades 9-11 Science Awards, 2009, continued 3

Astronomy

Joshua Stavchansky

Biology

Ayodele Bond

Benjamin Caulton

Larysa Fradet

Chieh I. Lee

Casimir Lyimo-Rowinski

Rebecca Meyers

Shianne Sanchez

Ariel Vallellanes

Sarah Yu

Chemistry

Alexander Ayala-Palacin

Tenzin Dophen

Louise (“Maddie”) Fega

Ashley Fuller

Juliana Gensheimer

Lorna Moran-Richmond

Melissa Rennie

Jocelyn Ryan-Small

Lucas Smith

Zachary Tanne

9^th Grade Ecology / Environmental Science

Lean Berlin

Jordan Diamond

Jordan Helzer

Cora Hirschfeld

Dorothy Jones

Steven KaCey

Simge Toksoz

Taylor Wilson

Grades 9-11 Science Awards, 2009, continued 4

GROWTH AWARDS in SCIENCE are awarded to students:

Who demonstrate improved motivation and performance
Who are willing to accept personal responsibility for success
Who address individual challenges to learning in a positive manner
Who are willing to move beyond preconceptions
Who have demonstrated increased willingness to take academic risks

The following students receive awards for Growth in the Sciences:

Advanced Placement Biology

Catherine Morse

Biology

Tuguldur Baigalmaa

Sarah Kulp

Marielos (Tatiana) Marroquin

Folajimi Onadipe

Gabriela Torres-Maldonado

Chemistry

Gabrielle Glynn Ferrarone

Isabella Gutierrez

Mai Pham

Perri Sylvester

9^th Grade Ecology / Environmental Science

Jesse Coull

Connor Dunn

Nicholas Reed Elkinton

Sierra Gamble

Kyle Josias

Physics

Victoria Jackson

Grades 9-11 Science Awards, 2009, continued 5

JETS Team Awards: Coached by Science teacher Patricia Blauner, these students competed as teams on the 2009 Junior Engineering and Technical Society’s Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science

VARSITY TEAM A:

3^rd Place in the State Division

Sarah Hutcheson

JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM A:

Placed 1^st in State, 5^th Nationally

Anshul Dhankher

Charles M. Kannel

Shiyuan Liu

Surya Murty (Captain)

Luke Plummer

Jeremy Salwen

Hannah M. Varner

Chloe O. Zimmerman

JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM C:

Placed 3^rd in State

Louis A. Fogel (Co-Captain)

Liam Dunn

Joshua A. Wolfman

Noam Zilberstein (Co-Captain)

Conlan P. Brown

Heeseob V. Lee

Sarah J. Martini

Jeff Pruyne

JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM B:

Placed 4^th in State:

Micah K. Botkin-Levy

Bridget T. Kiely

Sonia Brown

Laura A. Bustamante

Shirin Hakim

Daniel Lee (Captain)

Da-Young (Gayin) Lee

Laura Woodbridge

Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award and Scholarship: Awarded to one junior for academic excellence and rigor in science. Winners who enroll in the University of Rochester are automatically considered for a $30,000 scholarship.

Awarded to: Kristin Andres

Rensselaer Medal Scholarship Award : Awarded to one junior who has excelled in advanced math and science classes, and demonstrated potential for success in a vigorous academic setting. If the medalist is accepted and enrolls at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he or she is guaranteed a $60,000 scholarship.

Selected jointly by Science and Mathematics teachers, this year’s awardee is: Hannah Varner

Social Studies

Criteria:

Academic Achievement: Consistent outstanding academic performance

Effort: Persistent and productive application to course requirements

Growth: Demonstrated increase in mastery of skills and knowledge

ACHIEVEMENT	EFFORT	GROWTH
Juliana Gensheimer Laura Bustamante Kathryn Hopkins McGill Laura Woodbridge Surya Murty Liza Morse Ali Cherrington Jesse Harris Naimah Petigny Bridget Kiely Lisa Schrade Laura Aierstruck Hannah Varner Kristen Andres Nicole Dziadzio Cameron Fay Alyssa Kaiser-Hirsch Sarah Hutcheson Hilary Woodworth Theresa Piela Chloe Zimmerman Sara Klugman Dan Hegner Nick Baskin Spencer Diamond Rebecca Clingman Charles Kannel Marianne Wald Simone Frank Emily Norman Rachel Thompson	Charlie Reiff Victoria Dunch Jeremy Levit Hailey Andler Santana Alers Shianne Sanchez	Jamie Fisher-Hertz Julia Oppenheimer Dina Morris Sam Hart Stefanie Briones

Book Award – US History Book Award:– “For outstanding achievement in US History 2006-2007” - Lena Sclove

Technology,

Business & Computer

Academic Achievement: Consistent, high quality work in the areas of design, research, test performance, presentations, labs, activities and projects. High quality preparation and organization. Work is consistently above and beyond classroom expectations.

Effort: Perseverance and active participation. Attention to detail. Enthusiasm. Excellent work in groups or in teaming.

Growth: Significant improvement in technical, academic, social skills and attitude over time. Improvement in participation and productivity over time. Improvement in the involvement in the classroom community over time.

Book Award: Outstanding Project, Individual or Group – Excellence in the application of course content in a project or activity.

Business Education

Academic Achievement	Effort	Growth
Anshul Dhankher	Benjamin Breger	Patrick Asselin
Brooks Scott-Rotkopf	Sean Cunningham	Devin Conley
Megan White	Kathryn Fay	John McCutcheon

Business Education Book Award for excellence across the business curriculum– Derek Osborne

Computer Instruction

Academic Achievement	Effort	Growth
Hannah Varner	Mingze Wang	Jeremy Levit
Charles Barto	Michael Jeneralczuk	Indra Kumar
George Martinez	Megan White	Alyssa Leonard
Lydia Lovett	Samuel Sussman	Michael Friedman
Computer Instruction Book Award for excellence in Computer Programming– Corrina Stokes

Technology Education

Academic Achievement	Effort	Growth
Satchel Douglas	David Gardner	Matthew Hixon
Amos Adams	Victoria Gaddy	Dominic Myren
Hannah Varner	William Hoffman	Jesse Harris
		Sarah Kulp
Technology Education Book Award for outstanding research & development in applying alternative energy systems- Kathryn Holland

World Language

Chinese

Academic Achievement	Effort	Growth
Novice Honors Heeseob Lee	Novice Honors Tess Domb Sadoff	Novice Honors Murray Wan
Intermediate I Honors Solomon Goldstein August Miller	Intermediate I Honors Camille Kemache	Intermediate I Honors Wesley Chow
Intermediate II Honors Teryn Citino	Intermediate II Honors Laura Woodbridge	Intermediate II Honors Alex Karpinski
Advanced I Honors	Advanced I Honors	Advanced I Honors Hannah Tessler

French

Academic Achievement	Growth
Novice II	Novice II
Ethan Young Elora Simkins	Jacinto Vaz Furtado Miranda
Intermediate I	Intermediate I
Seamus O’Neil John Latour	Devon Boulanger
Intermediate I Honors	Intermediate I Honors
Erik Abdow Aisha Ahmed Hans Erickson Sara Krasknik Lindsey Plummer	Cora Hirschfeld Surya Ry Michael Jeneralcsuk

German

German Novice Honors –

Effort- Gaelyn Archer

Achievement - Sarah Krasnik

Growth – Ania Marczuk

German Intermediate I Honors –

Academic Achievement – Sarah Martini

Growth – Carey Lang

German Intermediate II Honors -

Achievement – Rachel O’Brien, Julia Oppenheimer

Effort – Anonina Paus-Weiler, Jeremy Levit, Kathryn Holland

Growth – Siobhan O’Brien, Caitlin Eddings

German Advanced I Honors –

Achievement – Alec Bergweiler

Growth – Ingrid Alisa Holm

LATIN

Latin II

Cum Laude

Helen Sharma

Shayna Goss

Katherine Kayser Kirsh

Ian Emerson

Magna cum Laude

Kristin Ferola

Kyle Josias

Dorothy Jones

James Traester

Summa cum Laude

Indra Kumar

Steven Kalt

Sukjit Kaur

Latin III

Cum laude

Tim Nagy

Dominic Myren

Magna cum Laude

Laura Woodbridge

Dina Morris

Summa cum Laude

Sarah Hutcheson

Latin IV

Cum Laude

Daniel Hegner

Summa cum Laude

Michael Friedman

Latin AP

Cum Laude

Emma Anderson

William Hirschfeld

Daniel Lee

Isaac Lavine

Magna cum Laude

Nicholas Baskin

Margaret Holladay

Spencer Diamond

Rachel Bisiewicz

Marianne Wald

Mariah Servos

Elinor Hayden

Chloe Zimmerman

Eleanor Smith

Russian

Academic Achievement

National Russian Essay Contest

Bronze Medal

Katherine Atkinson

Emilia Fabrizi

Molly Schulman

Silver Medal

Aravis Albert

Myles Darby

Alanna Lloyd

Aliza Micelotta

Gold Medal

Jeremy Salwen

Genevieve Higgins

Alison Cherrington

Gold Medal in the National Russian Essay Contest and Gold Medal in the International Russian Essay Contest

Caroline Mabee

Gold Medal in the National Russian Essay Contest and Gold Medal at the New England Olympiada of Spoken Russian

Robin Palmer

Spanish

Spanish Intermediate I

Growth - Carke Gale, Taylor Hendrick

Achievement - Cassandra Asselin

Spanish Intermediate I Honors

Achievement - Sophia Normark, Sam Duncan

Effort - Kamillah Smith

Spanish Intermediate II

Achievement Lorna Moran-Richmond

Spanish Intermediate II Honors

Effort - Noalanii Karakashian

Growth - Owen Talbot

Achievement - Katy Peake

Spanish Advanced I

Achievement - Khalea Glasgow

Guidance Awards

YALE BOOK AWARD – ShiYuan Liu

To a Junior who exemplifies the traits of outstanding personal character and intellectual promise

SMITH BOOK AWARD – Shirim (Alessandra) Hakim

To Junior or Sophomore who exemplifies the academic achievement, leadership qualities and concern for others

BRYN MAWR PRESIDENT’S BOOK AWARD – Theresa Piela

To a young woman in the junior class who exhibits an intense intellectual commitment, a self-directed and purposeful vision of her life and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to the world.

BAY PATH COLLEGE PRESIDENTIAL BOOK AWARD – Hannah Varner

For a junior female who is committed to academics and has an interest in community service.

The Dartmouth Club of Pioneer Valley – Nicholas Baskin

To a promising junior that has made a positive impact on the life of the school community.

University of MA, Women’s Studies Program Book Award – Sarah Klugman

A junior who is active on feminist issues or has done outstanding work in the area of women’s studies.

THE SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE BOOK AWARD – Lena Sclove & Surya Murty

For a junior who is part of the NHS and demonstrates a sustained and sincere commitment to community service

University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Jessica Fortin

University of Rochester FREDERICK DOUGLASS & SUSAN B. ANTHONY AWARD - Sarah Rayzl Lansky

Outstanding achievement in leadership and academics

RIT COMPUTING MEDAL NOMINATION – Sarah Hutcheson & Anshul Dhanker

Outstanding achievement in the field of computing and demonstrates leadership in community activities.

ARHS Academic Awards 2009Grades 9, 10, 11

ARHS Academic Awards 2009
Grades 9, 10, 11