ST. TERESA’S ACADEMY
Honors and Awards Ceremony
April 24, 2018
2017-2018 Honors and Awards Ceremony
April 24, 2018
Introduction & Prayer Andrea Essner
School Song STA Singers
University Alumni Awards Debi Hudson Liz Majors
Columbia University Book Award Macy Bauers
Dartmouth University Book Award Maggie Fielder
Harvard University Book Award Gabrielle Staker
Smith College Book Award Olivia Michka
George Washington University Book Award Julia Kerrigan
Wellesley College Book Award Gabriella Mesa
Scholastic Awards Barbara McCormick
Advanced Placement Scholar Awards
AP Scholars with Honor Emma Anielak Vanessa Eichholz Isabel Fitzpatrick Faith Palausky Amelia Schulte Megan Warnecke Emily Zapien
AP Scholars Reilly Atkins Lia Biritz Victoria Cahoon Anna Campbell Taylor Crimmins Camille Goodwin Kara Kanatzar Natalie Kistler KatelyneKratofil Gabrielle Martinez Claire Molloy Allison Porras Margaret Prim Courtney Talken
Bausch & Lomb Gabriella Mesa Honorary Science Award
Chinese Speech Contest- Chinese New Year Celebration Morgan Mos
Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Hannah Jirousek Anthony Humanities Award
Future Business Leaders of America
Individual District Honors &StateQualifiers Cara Barone 2nd place, introduction to FBLA
Cara Barone 1st place, introduction to
business communication Grace Decker 5th place, organizational
leadership Josie Fox 5th place, introduction to FBLA Natalie Kistler 3rd place, securities &
investments Emily Livingston 1st place, future business leader Ella Norton 3rd place, journalism Sarah Schaefer 1st place, public speaking
Anna Swanson 4th place, agribusiness
Individual District Honors Bridget Graham 2nd place, publication design Emily Livingston 3rd place, client services Ella Norton 2nd place, introduction to
business presentationTeam District Honors &StateQualifiers Anna Albritton, Anne Chapman, Mary Massman, Anna Swanson & GeorgiaWinfield 1st place, parliamentary
procedures
Team District Honors Anne Chapman & Aspen Cherrito 2nd place, digital video
production Olivia Cook, Maureen Egan & Taylor Staves 2nd place, social media campaign Grace Decker, Sophia Durone & Julia Flores 5th place emerging business
issues Ava FitzGerald & Morgan Saxe 4th place, hospitality management Rhianna Jones & Gabriella Mesa 2nd place, business ethics
Great Plains Math League Sophia Durone 2nd place, Sprint round Julia Kerrigan 3rd place, Sprint and Target
rounds Anne Sulzer 2nd place Target round
Kansas City Parliamentary Debate League
Yearlong Top Varsity Teams: 9th Anne Chapman, Claire Witt Yearlong Top Varsity Teams: 10th Elianna Lee, Ella NortonYearlong Top Novice Team: 8th Anna Albritton, Ella MasekYearlong Varsity Power Speaker: 6th Claire Witt
MECA Challenge- Most Entrepreneurial Community in America Natalie Barber, Julia Kerrigan & Annabelle Meloy
Missouri Latin Convention TBA April 21-22
Derivatives Level I Micah Gerstner - 1st placeDerivatives Level III Macy Bauers - 2nd placeGrammar Level I Micah Gerstner - 2nd placeGrammar Level III Isabelle Fleming - 2nd placeGrammar Level III Valleri Miller - 3rd placeGrammar Level IV Charlotte Sturr - 3rd placeReading Comprehension Level III Nicole Ficklin - 1st placeReading Comprehension Level III Isabelle Fleming - 2nd placeReading Comprehension Level III Sydney Baker - 3rd place tieReading Comprehension Level III Valleri Miller - 3rd place tieHistory and Culture Level III Elise Malone - 3rd place
Mythology Level I Arwen Dickson - 2nd placeMythology Level III Grace Marshall - 1st placeCostume Contest Couples Ally Terry, Isabelle Fleming - 3rd placeArt Drawing Ally Terry - 2nd placeArt Miscellaneous Micah Gerstner - 3rd placeArt Model Grace Marshall - 1st placeArt Needlework Nicole Ficklin - 1st placeArt Needlework Sophia Brown - 2nd placeArt Painting Elise Malone - 2nd placeArt Painting Elise Malone - 3rd placeArt Photography Nicole Ficklin - 1st placeArt Photography Olivia Matlock - 2nd placeArt Photography Charlotte Sturr - 3rd placeSight Latin Reading Level I Micah Gerstner - 2nd placeSight Latin Reading Advanced Poetry Ally Terry - 2nd placeCompetitive Certamen Level I Micah Gerstner, Arwen Dickson, Ava Larson, Lucy Sturr - 1st place
Missouri Scholars 100 Natalie Kistler
Missouri Scholastic Press Association Student Journalist of the Year Zoe Butler
Missouri State High School Activities Association – DistrictSoloMusicFestivalandStateQualifiers
ExemplaryRating&StateQualifiers Elise Cressey Vocal Soloists Lauren Daugherty Mary Grace Greene Margaret Jordahl Olivia Richardson Eden Schulte Greta Sonnenberg Courtney Talken
Outstanding Rating Reilly Atkins Vocal Soloists Sophia Bunch Mia Falcon Kathryn LeCluyse Elise Malone Lauren Peters
Outstanding Rating Instrumental Solo Mia Falcon
Excellent Rating Nicole Ficklin Vocal Soloist
Missouri Music Educators Association – Music Competitions
All-State Choir Courtney Talken
Kansas City All-Metro Reilly AtkinsDistrict Choir Mary Grace Greene
Margaret Jordahl Elise Malone Isabella Pichardo Greta Sonnenberg Courtney Talken
Kansas City Women’s Lauren DaughertyHonor Choir Mia Falcon
Faith Rauen
Kansas City Metro 9th & 10th Grade Lauren HawleyHonor Choir Anna Hirte
Caroline Kuhlman Isabel Mayer Mia McManamy Olivia Richardson Sophia Slocomb Janey Stevenson
National K-12 Ceramic Jannely Montagner Exhibition Foundation Award for Artistic Merit
Presidential Service Awards
Gold Award Emma Boxx Giovanna Caime Ellen Colombo Arwen Dickson Olivia Collet Catherine Ebbitts Bridget Graham Katherine Kallas Gabrielle Pesek Olivia Powell
Silver Award Jordan Klumb Ruth McKee Victoria Scheuer Brynn Slattery Layne Stowers
Bronze Award Annabelle Colombo Audrey Didier Maggie Fielder Renee Fortin Hannah Jirousek Tess Jones Mary Massman Reagan Penn Anna Louise Sih
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Maggie Fielder Math & Science Award
Scholastic Art Awards
American Visions Sophie Didier, ceramics & glassNominee
Gold Key Awards Grace Coleman, ceramics & glass Mary Grace Kaplan, ceramics & glass
Elizabeth Zirkel, drawing & illustration Sophie Didier, ceramics & glass
Silver Key Awards Tone’Nae Bradley-Toomer, sculpture and fashion (2 awards)
Laisa De La Torre, ceramics & glass Kate Jones, design Yasmeen Mir, painting Katrina O’Connor, ceramics & glass Elizabeth Zirkel, drawing & illustration
Honorable Mention Emma Bessenbacher, fashion KatelyneKratofil,fashion
Mara Kugler, drawing & illustration Grace Laird, design Ruth McKee, mixed media Olivia Michka, drawing & illustration and painting (2 awards) Anna Kate Powell, digital art Anna Riffel, design Olivia Robertson, painting (2 awards) and drawing & illustration Natalie Rovello, drawing & illustration Elizabeth Zirkel, painting (3 awards) and drawing & illustration (2 awards)
Scholastic Writing Awards
Regional Winners Rachel Robinson, poetry Silver Key
Regional Winners Natalie Rovello, poetryHonorable Mention Ana Ryan, personal narrative
Xerox Award for Innovation & Annabelle Tangen Information Technology
STA Community Awards Barbara McCormick & Faculty
Campus Ministry
Commitment to Service Catherine Ebbitts
Publications
The Dart Zoe Butler Lily Manning
The Teresian Camille Goodwin Bridget Graham Mamie Murphy
Windmoor Literary Magazine Emma Boxx Bridget Graham
Athletic Awards Mark Hough Ty Abney
Four Varsity Letters Madeleine Adam Isabel Flores Payton Garrett Hunter Loehr Olivia Matlock Maggie Prim Ana Ryan Clare Ryan Raiyon Smith Hannah Steen
Five Varsity Letters Maureen Egan Devin John
Six Varsity Letters Emma Anielak Natalie Kistler Monica Looney Claire Wilmot
Seven Varsity Letters Megan Cotter SofiaGiocondo
Eight Varsity Letters Hailey Coleman
Nine Varsity Letters Mary Kate Armstrong
Twelve Varsity Letters Mia Schloegel
Booster Club Awards Megan Cotter SofiaGiocondo
Sister Harriet Koutsoumpas Awards Emma Anielak Natalie Kistler
Pauline Reardon Awards Hailey Coleman Monica Looney