THE NINTH ANNUAL

ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AWARD

CEREMONY May 2014

SCHOLARSHIPS AND

SERVICE AWARDS

CONGRESSMAN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

Presenter:

Ms. Catherine Provost

Abigail Joy Cajayon

ROTARY CLUB OF

NORTH BETHESDA

AWARD

Presenter:

Mr. Kent Mason

Kyndra Harrison

Ariel Blanco

LEE STERN PEACEMAKER

AWARD

Presenter:

Ms. Cathy

Henderson

Damaris Tolentino

Yessica Rivera-Valencia

CEDAR LANE UNITARIAN CHURCH

SCHOLARSHIP

Presenter:

Ms. Rebecca White

Yessica Rivera-Valencia

KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY

AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOK AWARD

Presenter:

Mr. Chhay Chun

Collin Nelson

CAROLE MCINDOEMCAHIC

SCHOLARSHIP

Stanley Roth

Presenter:

Ms. Carolyn Terry

DISTINGUISHED HISPANIC SCHOLAR

AWARD:HISPANIC ALLIANCE

FOR EDUCATION

Presenter:

Mrs. Dolores Reyna

Hope Basile

CARSON’S AWARD

Presenter:

Ms. Janet Harris

Leah Yared

HARVARD BOOK AWARD

Presenter:

Ms. Janet Harris

Zora Williams

DISTINGUISHED AFRICAN

AMERICAN SCHOLARS

Presenter:

Ms. Janet Harris

Etty Ekra

Bradley Wentt, Jr.

2014 ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA,

XI SIGMA OMEGA AWARD

Presenters:

Ms. Renee Gaskin-Martin

&

Ms. Janet Harris

Bradley Wentt, Jr.

PAUL ROBESON

SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORED

BY ALPHA PHI ALPHA

FRATERNITY

HISPANIC PARENT

COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP

Presenters:

Ms. Silvia Juarez

Carla Del Solar Ormachea

Yessica Rivera-Valencia

CERTIFICATE OF

MERITORIOUS SERVICE

Presenter:

Ms. Kelli Richards

Samantha Bauer Maria Hangemanole Sarah MartinezAdam Bensimhon Devin Hartley Abigail NollAbigail Broadhurst Gabriela Hernandez Raquel OrdonezAbigail Joy Cajayon Anastasia Hill-Bryne Nicole OsgoodChloefaith Casilag Daniel Hoffman Christian Pacheco FloresKrystal Claggett Alison Holler Ji Hyun PakBenjamin Cornwell Jocelyn Hsueh Elizabeth PeraltaDaniel Cornwell Sara Jaller Joshua ProctorJhon DelaCruz Briana James Meir Josiah PunzalanAngelalucy Devanadera Rosemary Jones Fiorella QuinecheMolly Donnelly Sean Jordan Sara RodriguezHayley Egart Suzanne Joseph Stanley RothSara Fernandez Quintana Theotokis Katsanis Clare SarsonyDinupa Fernando Jonathan Kenley Stephanie SoldaviniEvelyn Franco Cassidy Lankler Haley SvecSarah Gitterman Dominique Lee April Lei VelascoElizabeth Gorman Liyi Li John WartonickBrady Grundy Kate Lipman Ariana WelchMatthew Guevara Christy-Laine Lopez Bradley Wentt, Jr.Ellie Hambrecht Frances Marks Michelle Woo

DEPARTMENT AWARDS

PHOENIX AWARD

Presenter:

Mr. Will Ramsey

Fredy Velasquez

MOST IMPROVED

SENIOR

Presenter:

Mrs. Dolores Reyna

Karina Aguillon Bermudez

OVERCOMING ADVERSITY

AWARD

Presenters:

Mr. Tom Rea

Carlos Soto

Anastasia Hill-Byrne

EXCELLENCE IN

ESOL

Presenter:

Mrs. Olga Ryzhikov

Damaris Tolentino

LEADERSHIP FOR

SEVEN

Presenter:

Mrs. Sara Nathan

Katherine Ochoa Hernandez

EXCELLENCE IN

WORLD LANGUAGES

Presenter:

Ms. Elyse Seitz

Meir Josiah Punzalan

Uriel Adomou

EXCELLENCE IN

MATHEMATICS

Presenter:

Ms. Lindsay Junkins

Stephanie Soldavini

EXCELLENCE IN

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Presenter:

Mr. Mark Crichton

Stanley Roth

Donya Wright

EXCELLENCE IN

SCIENCE

Presenter:

Mr. Mark Agnew

Stephanie Soldavini

EXCELLENCE IN

ENGLISH

Presenter:

Ms. Jessica Nassau

Abigail Broadhurst

EXCELLENCE IN

SOCIAL STUDIES

Presenter:

Mrs. Rene Shuler

Marisa Clery

MARION GREENBLATT EDUCATION

FUND

Presenter:

Mrs. Rene Shuler

Amelia Hurley-Novatny

EXCELLENCE IN

ARTS

Presenter:

Ms. Julie James

Simon Yu

PHOTOGRAPHYAWARD

Presenter: Mr. Ron Loyd

Kaylee Davis

STUDIO ARTAWARD

CERAMICS AWARD

Michelle Woo Franz Abundo

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BAND

AWARD

Presenter: Mr. Phil Barnes

Sarah Gitterman

LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD

NATIONAL SCHOOL

ORCHESTRA AWARD

NATIONAL SCHOOL CHORAL AWARD

BAND AWARDS

Mitchell Rosenthal

Daniel Hoffman

Erica Ferguson

CHORUS AWARD

Presenter:

Mr. Ron Johnson

Nicholas Brandon

KEVIN KEEGAN AWARD

FOR OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION

IN IT’S ACADEMIC

Presenter:

Mr. Mike Smith

Jacob Berrigan

PROGRAM AWARDS

ACHIEVING COLLEGIATE EXCELLENCE AND SUCCESS

(ACES) AWARDS

Presenter: Ms. Natalie Sanchez

Bryan Rizo Deneshia Smith Christy-Laine Lopez

Presenter: Mr. Adjua Adama

Joshua Okletey

Advancement Via Individual Determination(AVID) AWARDS

Katherine Ochoa Hernandez

Carla Del Solar Ormachea

Tatiana Perez-Mojica

CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSPresenter: Ms. Julie James

JESSICA ALBANADIA COLEMAN

ELLIE HAMBRECHTGABRIELA HERNANDEZ

ANASTASIA HILL-BYRNE

BREANNA HUSBAND

DOMINIQUE LEEJESSICA MASONMELISSA MOLINARAQUEL ORDONEZ

ANASTASIA ST. HILAIRE

TARA WHITNEY

INTERNATIONALBACCALAUREATE

SCHOLARS

Presenter:

Ms. Laurie Ainsworth

Layla Anthony Devin Hartley Ji Hyun PakJonaton Baginski Kelsie Hegarty Sydney ParkerAzin Bahari Daniel Hoffman Meir Josiah PunzalanJohn Baldwin Alison Holler Bradley RogersElizabeth Barrett Jennifer Holler Mitchell RosenthalHope Basile Jocelyn Hsueh Clare SarsonySamantha Bauer Sean Jordan Michele SiqueiraNicolle Beiglarbeigi Karen Kane Caramie TshimangaJacob Berrigan Joseph Kelly Roi Roger TuraldeChloefaith Casilag Kyle Kepner April Lei VelascoSerena Collins Paola-Bianca Kessel Olga ZhigunovaChase Dato Carolyn LandryAngela Devanadera Cassidy LanklerArianna Eisendrath Liyi LiSara Fernandez Kate LipmanLucas Flavell Stephanie MartinAmanda Gardner Yianni MikalisSarah Gitterman Latrese MorrisMagdalena Golczynski Jeffrey NahmElizabeth Gorman Christopher O’BrienJacob Griffiths-Randolph Haley O’BrienRobert Hackman Asamaniwa Padi-Adjirackor

JOURNALISM AWARDS

Presenter:

Ms. Jessica Nassau

Kaylee Davis

Christine DiFonzo

Magda Golczynski

Sarah Nicole Martinez

Andrew Snyder

Jazlyn Tran

JOURNALISMRECOGNITION

AWARDS

Presenter:

Ms. Jessica Nassau

Frances Marks

Sarah Nicole Martinez

James Miller

Abner Padilla

Josh Proctor

Lili Puskar

Alexander Sanchez

Sydney Thompson

Jazlyn Tran

Tara Whitney

Georgianna Beers

Adam Bensimhon

Kaylee Davis

Christine DiFonzo

Magdalena Golczynski

Jasmine Haddad

Maria Hangemanole

Kelsie Hegarty

Luther Lee

Erwin Lopez

PROJECT LEAD THE WAY

SCHOLARS

Presenter:

Mrs. Jennifer Forrest

Gregory Aubertin

Krystal Claggett

Brady Grundy

Jeffrey Nahm

Abigail Noll

Christopher O'Brien

Bradley Rogers

Kara Rogers

Stephanie Soldavini

Alexander Sunier

John Wartonick

Bradley Wentt, Jr.

HIGHEST ACHIEVING AWARDS

PERFECT ATTENDANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL

Presenter: Ms. Billie-Jean Bensen

Nicolle Beiglarbeigi

David Nguyen Mark Sun

ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLARS

Presenter:

Mr. Will Ramsey

Franz Abundo Dalia MaravillaKursat Acar Frances MarksMarcel Alarcon Melissa MendezWilliam Anderson James MillerGregory Aubertin Mara MonroeCole Bennington David NguyenAbigail Joy Cajayon Abigail NollNicholas Cerdeira Joshua OkleteyLawrence Chang Nicole OsgoodMarisa Clery Sharon PhillipsChristine DiFonzo Jason PilliguaMolly Donnelly Marcela PradoHayley Egart Lili PuskarErica Ferguson Nicholas T. ReedMaria Hangemanole Aglaya RindovaVasilia Hangemanole Kara RogersJulliano Hirsch Stephanie SoldaviniSara Jaller Benjamin VayerElizabeth Kelly Ariana WelchTheresa Kelly Alexander WhiteEmily Kjellman Michelle WooErwin Lopez Simon Yu

NATIONAL MERIT

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Presenter:

Ms. Billie-Jean

Bensen

John BaldwinArianna EisendrathAmanda GardnerSarah GittermanCarolyn LandryAbigail NollMitchell RosenthalStephanie SoldaviniOlga Zhigunova

Finalist: Marisa Clery

Commended:

GOVERNOR’S MERIT SCHOLASTIC

AWARDS

Presenter:

Ms. Billie-Jean

Bensen

Samantha Bauer

Jacob Berrigan

Abigail Broadhurst

Marisa Clery

Molly Donnelly

Magdalena Golczynski

Elizabeth Gorman

Alison Holler

Jennifer Holler

Sean Jordan

Carolyn Landry

David Nguyen

Abigail Noll

Bradley Rogers

Mitchell Rosenthal

Stephanie Soldavini

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD

Presenter:

Ms. Billie-Jean Bensen

David Nguyen

Abigail Noll

A SPECIAL THANK YOU! No project this large could have been developed without the help and support of many people. We would like to thank the following

very special people, whose contributions were essential to the completion of today’s Award Ceremony:

Presenters

Rockville Teachers & Staff

PTSA

Media Specialist

Building Service

RHS School Ambassadors

Family & Friends