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Underclassman Academic Awards Ceremony

Underclassman Academic Awards Ceremony

The Underclassman Academic Awards Ceremony was held on June 12 to recognize our Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors who have excelled academically in the 2nd semester. Congratulations to the following students for receiving awards!

Princeton Book Award: Lily McCabe

 

Social Studies Department Awards

Global Studies - Isabella Grimanis, Lillian Kottas, Hamnah Murtaza, Hannah Southard

Honors Global Studies - Kyleigh Hillsdon

AP Psychology Seminar - Victoria Bucchere, Olive Foley

United States History I - Olivia Blount, Rosemary Stout

United States History II - James Falcone, Caleb Rowlands

Honors United States History II - Riley Kerins, Ashton Robbins

Honors/Pre-AP United States History I - Katelyn Brown, Gianna Kennedy, Simeon Salins

AP United States History Seminar - Isabella Daley, Lena Scharibone

AP European History Seminar - Connor Soares

AP World History: Modern - Stephanie Chynoweth, Luca Daley, Kara Pelikan, Jeaniene Roy

 

The Arts Department Awards

Art 1 - Jenna Cocuzza, Claire Hanley

Art 2 - Willow Paterson

Honors Art 3 - Abigail Lobis

Introduction to Graphic Arts - Isabella Carrero

3D Foundation - Michael Wolverton Jr.

Acting 1 - Benjamin Helsel, Jacob Stinson

Film Production - Josh Klena

Chamber Orchestra - Thomas Italia

Jazz Band - Grace Hempsell

Show Choir - Annabelle Hediger

String Ensemble - Dana Santos

 

Math and Business Department Awards

Algebra I - Edwin Edwards, Lindsey Szakacs

Algebra I - Part B - Christian Papp 

Algebra II - Stevie Calabro, Emma Cimino, Katerina Derbin, Jessica Devine

Honors Algebra II - Stephen Chynoweth

Financial Algebra - Jake Mazzola

Calculus - Stella Bove, Dillon White

AP Calculus AB & Seminar - Emily Deussing, Sawyer Kinney

PreCalculus - Tessa Grande, Rachael Mann, Owen McAtee

Honors PreCalculus - Sofia Kydonieus, Simeon Salins

Geometry - Ashley Bien, Kelley DeZutel, Isabella Mays, Stella McKeon, Jamie Werdal

Honors Geometry - Olive Foley, Sarah Sienicki

Discrete Math - Carolyn Race

Probabilities and Statistics - Caroline Foley, William Foley

Trigonometry - Gennaro Dito

Computer Science - Markus McParland

AP Computer Science Principles Seminar - Andrew Malham

Data Science - Isabella Carrero

Robotics - Megan Starke

Entrepreneurship - Cenzo Labianca

Honors Computer Science

Introduction to Business and Money Matters - Molly Cornell, Capri Valentino

Math League would like to recognize:

Highest Scorer in The American Mathematics Competition 10 - Kyleigh Hillsdon

Highest Scorer in The New Jersey Math League - Connor Soares

 

English Department Awards

English 1 - Adrianna Fede, Alyssa Burns, Lucas O'Connor

Honors English 1 - Grace Dever, Benjamin Helsel

English 2 - Joseph Bonko, Markos Kapetanakis, Richard Polgar

Honors English 2 - Catherine Graham

English 3 American Literature - Clare Cahill, Joseph Lech

Honors English 3 American Literature - Mickala O'Connell, William Sullivan

Advanced Placement Language & Composition - Isabella Daley, Damian Hamm, Sawyer Kinney, Simone Pettit

Introduction to Creative Writing - Maggie Chrnelich, Santiago Gomez Rendon

Public Speaking - Nathaniel Arthur, Luke Capaldi, Harper Hutchinson, Justin Lushbaugh, Keeva Rice

Broadcast Journalism: Podcasting - William Foley

 

Physical Education Department Awards

Drivers Education - Madison Balaam, Luke Capaldi, Timothy Ellingson, Gianna Kennedy

First Aid - Jamison Tormey

Health - Veronika Tannenberg, William Wu

Physical Education - Ramon Bercy, Kole Feltes, Joshua Guire, Tyler Javick, Thomas Swietek, Colin Tash

 

Science Department Awards

Anatomy and Physiology - Mary Timmerman, Nayaa Vijay

Biology - Olive Foley, Mary Kerwick, Luke Spearnock

Honors Biology - Ashton Robbins

AP Biology Seminar - Patrick Collins, Sawyer Kinney

Chemistry - Joseph Bonko, John Longino, Max Roberts

Honors Chemistry - Dorine Florestal, Simeon Salins
            

AP Chemistry Seminar - Miah Fitzpatrick

Ap Physics Seminar - Lincoln Mottershead

STEM - Jessica Devine, Anastasia Huz, Benjamin Plakyda

Honors STEM - Leah Rouse, Connor Soares

 

World Languages Department Awards

French 1 - Connor Soares

French 2 - Veronika Tannenberg

Honors French 2 - Katherine Candelori, Dorine Florestal

Honors Conversational French - Sawyer Kinney

Italian 1 - Leah Rouse

Italian 2 - Anna Hughes

Honors Italian 2 - Nicolas Peluso

Honors Italian 3 - Delanie Meszaros

Honors Italian 4 - Alexis Beccarelli

Honors Latin 3 - Emily Deussing, Lily McCabe, Alberto Primerano

Spanish 1 - Samantha Jenkins, Virginia Johnson, Bridget Lowery, Lucas O'Connor

Spanish 2 - Ryan Frascella, Sarah Sienicki

Spanish 3 - Callie Okamura

Honors Spanish 3 - Damian Hamm

Honors Spanish 4 - Isabela Castro

Honors Conversational Spanish - Lianna Lo
 

Religion Department Awards

Religion 1 - Jeaniene Roy, Alaina Sabo, Connor Soares, Ethan Ventura

Religion 2 - Madelyne Husenaj, Lillianna Nguyen, Fallon Parker, Simeon Salins

Religion 3 - Shaun Appert, Benjamin Bridgewater, Michael Kuzma, William Sullivan, Samantha Wagner

Honors Service Religion 3 - Olivia Blount, Patrick Collins
 

Service Learning

The following Freshmen will receive the Presidential Bronze Award for performing 50 + hours of service in one year: Angelpreet Bhondohal, Stephen Chynoweth, Jonathan Prihoda, Jeaniene Roy

The following Freshman will receive the Presidential Gold Award for performing over 300+ hours or more of service in one year: Kyleigh Hillsdon

The following Sophomores will receive the Presidential Bronze Award for performing 100+ hours of service in one year: Preston Bahani, Sophia Clugston, Mia DiBari, Gianna Kennedy, Kate Moog, Addison Rhodes

The following Sophomores will receive the Presidential Silver Award for performing 175+ hours of service in one year: Isabella Maldari, Ian Payne

The following Sophomores will receive the Presidential Gold Award for performing over 250 hours or more of service in one year: Adriana Burzachiello       

The following Juniors will receive the Presidential Bronze Award for performing 100+ hours of service in one year: Shaun Appert, Ashley Bien, Samantha Downs, Tessa Grande, Grace Hempsell, Mehakpreet Kaur, Kara Lushbaugh, Ryan Lushbaugh, Caitlin Powers, Lena Scharibone

The following Juniors will receive the Presidential Silver Award for performing 175+ hours of service in one year: Miah Fitzpatrick, Lou-Victoria Martens

The following Juniors will receive the Presidential Gold Award for performing over 250 hours of service in one year: Katherine Estrada, Lily McCabe

 

Student Government

Freshmen: Sophia Arroyo, Julia Bonko, Cavan Cunningham, Jacqueline Drennan, Jason Gonzalez, Sophia Robinson, William Wu

Sophomores: Anna Gray, Brady Johnson, Markos Kapetanakis, Thiago Orantes, Addison Rhodes, Alexa Tucci, Rocco Valentino

Juniors: Anthony Cimino, Patrick Collins, Dominic Cuniglio, Emily Deussing, James Falcone, Maya Foley, Jenevieve Gopez, Tessa Grande, Josie Vernon, Dillon White
 

 

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Underclassman Academic Awards Ceremony

The Underclassman Academic Awards Ceremony was held on June 12 to recognize our Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors who have excelled academically in the 2nd semester.