Senior Awards 2012

 These awards and scholarships were presented at the 2012 Class Day on Thursday, May 31, 2012.  Click on the icon to download.

WESTON HIGH SCHOOL

Weston, Massachusetts

SENIOR AWARDS

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

National Merit Scholarship: Grace Huckins

National Merit Carleton College Scholarship: Edward Kwiatkowski

Finalist Certificates of Merit: Sarah Connor, Grace Huckins, Edward Kwiatkowski, Stephanie Palocz, Emily Yue

Letters of Commendation: Akash Agarwal, Laura Beaudry, Katharine Bruce, James Dana, Brendan Eappen, Lillian Fishman, Katherine Freedberg, Michael Gannon, Daniel Glauber, Melissa Hill, Ryan Lee, Thomas Liao, Noah Norbash, Zachary Norbash, Victoria Piccione, Meghan Racklin, Alexandra Rigobon, Aashna Saini, Paul Scott, Derek Shay, Jaclyn Tayabji, David Westerberg, Diana Zhao

DANA W. CARTER AWARD: Nathaniel Burke and Katherine Freedberg

DAVID E. RETIK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Emily von der Heyde

ELLA McNUTT MORSE SCHOLARSHIP: Kristen Welby

WESTON/METCO PARENT ORGANIZATION SCHOLARSHIPS: Marquis Caesar, Alliyah Wheaton 

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WESTON/METCO AWARD: Igwe Igwe-Kalu and Sophia Wirth

WCCA EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARD:  Libby Menders

SUSAN H. McDANIEL SCHOLARSHIP:  Stephanie Bryson, Igwe Igwe-Kalu

COMMONWEALTH AWARD: Sophia Wirth 

SEIMENS STATE WINNER AWARD FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXCELLENCE:  Grace Huckins

DRAMA AWARDS

Weston Drama Workshop Awards: Katelyn Engler, Reid Gilbard

Best Thespians Class of 2012:  Meredith Braunstein, Crystal Evans, Alessandra Haley

Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild Drama David Dooley Unsung Hero Award: Katelyn Engler, Colin Minigan

Friendly Society Prize:  Reid Gilbard, Lucy Hastings

John G. Barclay Scholarship: Myles McMann

Jonathan Reilly Memorial Award:  Katelyn Engler

SCIENCE AWARDS

Departmental Awards for Excellence:

Environmental Science – Grace Truscott; Advanced Placement Biology – Stephanie Palocz;

Advanced Placement Chemistry – Stephanie Palocz; Human Anatomy and Physiology – Kristen Welby; 

DNA Science/Biotechnology – Kristen Welby

Significant Contributions to the Enjoyment of Learning Science:

Environmental Science – Marquis Caesar, Emily Mead; 

Advanced Placement Biology – Allison Gosman, Melissa Hill; Advanced Placement Physics: Alexandra Rigobon;

Advanced Placement Chemistry – Grace Huckins, Thomas Liao; Human Anatomy and Physiology – Kristina Sievert, Bonnie Wong 

DNA Science/Biotechnology – Stephen Iodice

PTO Award for Excellence in Science:  Grace Huckins

Science Team Letters of Commendation: Nadeen Abu-Hasan, Branndon Chen, Brendan Eappen, Grace Huckins, 

Edward Kwiatkowski

SEA Letters of Commendation:  Kaeum Kim, Kevin Mathers, Emily Mead, Nicole Poritzky, Andrew Seto

FOREIGN LANGUAGE AWARDS

Departmental Awards for Excellence:

Latin – Stephanie Palocz;

Mandarin – Emily Yue;

Spanish – Stephanie Palocz

Departmental Letters of Commendation:  

Latin – Andrew Seto;

Mandarin – Antoine Bichara;

Spanish – Brendan Eappen

National Latin VI Exam Winner:

Gold Key: Grace Huckins 

PTO Award for Excellence in Foreign Language:  Grace Huckins

ART AWARDS

Eleanor Magee Callow Arts Award: Carolyn Shin

Weston Arts and Crafts Award: Libby Menders

Striving Artist Awards:  Nadeen Abu-Hasan, Diana Zhao

Greason Award: Matthew Atkins

Bresson Photography Awards: Scott Alperin, Alliyah Wheaton

Video Production Awards: Matthew Chernick, Emelie Reeves, Sophia Wirth

Animation Awards: Marquis Caesar, Mina-Mark Micheal

Voulkos Clay Award:  Branndon Chen

PTO Award for Excellence in Art:  Margaret Wiss

Departmental Letters of Commendation:  Molly Burchard, Abigail Clutz, Noah Norbash, Alexandra Rigobon, Olivia Stranberg, Alexandra Wile, Emily Yue

MUSIC AWARDS

Eastern District Senior Festival Awards: Katya Checkovich, Elias Condakes, Thomas Fitzgerald, Daniel Glauber, 

Thomas Liao, Noah Norbash, Zachary Norbash, Stephanie Palocz, Alicia Tzau, Charlene Wiyarand

Massachusetts All-State Festival Awards:  Katya Checkovich, Elias Condakes, Stephanie Palocz

National High School Honors Orchestra Awards: Katya Checkovich, Stephanie Palocz

National School Choral Awards: Marquis Caesar, Kaeum Kim

National School Orchestra Award:  Katya Checkovich

John Philip Sousa Award: Katherine Freedberg

“Semper Fidelis” Awards for Musical Excellence:  Stephanie Palocz, Derek Shay

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Daniel Glauber

AP Music Theory Award:  Thomas Liao

PTO Award for Excellence in Music:  Elias Condakes

Letters and Bars:

Band Letters: Caroline Glen, Melissa Hill, Igwe Igwe-Kalu, Maxwell Legocki, Colin Minigan, William Symonds, Alicia Tzau, Mark Valovcin;

Band Bars: Daniel Glauber, Noah Norbash, Zachary Norbash, Stephanie Palocz, Victoria Piccione, Derek Shay;

Chorus Letters: Elizabeth Flynn, Kevin Mathers, Sundaram Mishra, Lily Teplow;

Chorus Bars: Elizabeth Becker, Khanh Bui, Alexa Burkus, Marquis Caesar, Elias Condakes, Brendan Eappen, Katelyn Engler, Reid Gilbard, Alessandra Haley,Lucy Hastings, Julia Kee, Kaeum Kim, Tara Kulas, Edward Kwiatkowski, Vanessa Panagakos, Meghan Racklin, Peter Scarpato, Emily von der Heyde;

Orchestra Letters: Elias Condakes, Sarah Connor, Samuel Goodman, Elizabeth Robson, Emily Yue; 

Orchestra Bars: Katya Checkovich, Thomas Liao

ENGLISH AWARDS

Departmental Letters of Commendation:  Molly Burchard, Alexa Burkus, Brendan Eappen, Reid Gilbard, Samantha Gosman, Rachel Hirsch, Kaeum Kim, Monica Mikael, Stephanie Palocz, Madeline Pierce, Tanner Skenderian, Grace Truscott, Alexandra Wile, Emily Yue

Aspiring Writer Award:  Lillian Fishman 

Massachusetts Young Playwrights Festival Award: Alessandra Haley

English Departmental Awards: Grace Huckins, Derek Shay

Dedication and Growth Award: Melissa Hill

National Council of Teachers of English Writing Award: Lillian Fishman

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2012: Gold Key Award - Lillian Fishman

“Wildcat Tracks” (Newspaper) Awards:  Meredith Braunstein

PTO Award for Excellence in English:  James Dana

THE WOMEN’S COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF WESTON

 French – Kristina Sievert

Latin – Hayden Bock

Literary Studies – Laura Beaudry

Mandarin:  Zachary Norbash

Spanish  – Katharine Bruce

Germeshausen Achievement Award in Science – Brendan Eappen and Alexandra Rigobon

Community Service/Citizenship Awards – Brendan Eappen and Libby Menders

YEARBOOK AWARDS-  Andrew Gold, Allison Gosman, Dana Weintraub, Jenna Weissman

HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES AWARDS

Vera and Andrew J. Laska Scholarship:  Victoria Piccione

Historian Award:  Matthew Chernick

Horace S. Sears Award: Harrison Fontaine

League of Women Voters’ Award: Jenna Weissman

PTO Award for Excellence in History:  Adam Guerin

Departmental Awards for Excellence:  

Senior Social Science – Lillian Fishman, Allison Gosman, Adam Guerin, Bianca Tocci;

AP European History – Tanner Skenderian;

United States Government – Andrew Gold;

Contemporary World Issues: Nathaniel Burke;

Race, Class and Gender:  Samantha Gosman

DEBATE TEAM AWARDS

National Forensic League Pins:Merit: Akash Agarwal, Victoria Piccione, Meghan Racklin; Honor: Sophia Wirth; 

Excellence: Brendan Eappen;

Distinction: Matthew Chernick

MATHEMATICS AWARDS

63rd Annual American High School Mathematics Exams - Senior Finalists: Grace Huckins, Stephanie Palocz  

Top school scorer American Math Competition AMC 12:  Honor Roll Pin: Grace Huckins

48th Annual Olympiad High School Prize Competition in Mathematics:  Finalists:  Grace Huckins, Stephanie Palocz

Certificate of Merit:  Alexandra Rigobon

Members State Team - 4th Place Medium Schools:  Grace Huckins, Stephanie Palocz

Massachusetts Math Leagues in League Top Fifty:  Top Scorer – Grace Huckins

Math Team Achievement Recognition Awards:  Grace Huckins, Stephanie Palocz, Alexandra Rigobon

New England Math League – Top Senior Scorer:  Grace Huckins

Martha Zelinka Award for Excellence in Mathematics:  Derek Shay

Helen B. Green Math Team Award: Grace Huckins

Departmental Letters of Commendation: Emma Dagres, David Freeman, Allison Gosman, Noah Norbash, Victoria Piccione, Lucas Pomerance, Meghan Racklin, Alexandra Rigobon, Grace Truscott, Christina Warner

PTO Award for Excellence in Mathematics:  Grace Huckins

PTO Award for Excellence in Computer Science:  William Symonds

FINE ARTS AWARD: Colin Minigan

WESTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR FUTURE TEACHERS: Jordan Concannon

JOHN HAVLICEK AWARD: Igwe Igwe-Kalu 

“WESTON TOWN CRIER” AWARD:   Meredith Braunstein and Jenna Weissman

BARRY McNEIL AWARD: Thomas Fitzgerald

COMMUNITY SERVICE- Molly Burchard, Emelie Reeves, Christina Warner, Alexandra Wile

WELLNESS AWARDS

Outstanding Physical Education Awards:  Michael Gannon, Madeline Pierce

Outstanding Physical Fitness Awards:  Alexandra Rigobon, Richard Webb

Additional Physical Fitness Winners:  Laura Beaudry, Hayden Bock, Michael Gannon, Stephanie Palocz, Madeline Pierce, William Symonds, Lily Teplow, Kristen Welby

PTO Award for Excellence in Wellness:  Austin Ebel

Family and Consumer Science “Top Chefs of 2012” Awards:   Scott Alperin, Thomas Mielewczyk, Madeline Pierce, Alexandra Rigobon, Dana Weintraub, David Westerberg, Alexandra Rigobon, Dana Weintraub, David Westerberg

PRINCIPAL and MENSCH AWARDS

Principal’s Awards: Adam Guerin, Matthew Levine, Nicole Poritzky, Tanner Skenderian, Jenna Weissman, Sophia Wirth

Mensch Awards: Elias Condakes, Katelyn Engler, Thomas Fitzgerald, Colin Minigan, Emelie Reeves, Derek Shay