Underclassmen Honors Convocation

Olivia Fernandez, Sophomore Staff Writer

May 25, 2017

On Thursday, May 18, students from grades 9-11 gathered in the Brady Center to celebrate each other’s achievements from throughout the school year. Every year, AHN hosts this ceremony to recognize students who have in their academics and character, and those who have done an outstanding amount of community service that year.

After being welcoming the faculty, underclassmen student body, family members, and special guests, Principal Stephanie Nitchals began the ceremony in prayer. Soon after concluding the opening prayer, Principal Nitchals acknowledged the 2016-2017 Student Council Officers and Representatives, and recognized the 2017-2018 Student Council Officers and Representatives for next school year.

2017-2018 Student Council Officers

President: Alex Smith
Vice-President: Maddie Obregon
Recording Secretary: Charli Young
Corresponding Secretary: Sophie Ragano
Treasurer: Olivia Fernandez

After welcoming the new student council members, Principal Nitchals congratulated the following students for their achievements.

Listed below are all the awards given out during the ceremony and who received them.

Anne Frank Humanitarian Award 2017 – Haley Palumbo
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Leadership Award – Sarah Phillips
The American Legion 2017 Girls State – Hailey Eckermann
Athena Young Women of Promise Award – Caitlin Shannon
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medalist – Evelyn Martinez
The University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award – Emma Heston
The University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award Program in the Humanities & Social Sciences – Talia Sharrieff
University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Program – Alex Smith
University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology – Annmarie Collins
The Wofford College Scholarship Program – Claire Obeck and Elena Schillinger
Fairfield University Book Award – Amanda Lazzara
Furman University Scholarship Program – Emma Heston, Feraby Hoffman, Evelyn Martinez, and Katherine Nitchals
High Point University Junior Scholars Program – Aine Campion, Chloe Glaum, Cayla Lowrey, and Katherine Pickard
The Columbia University Alumni Club of Tampa Bay Book Award – Feraby Hoffman
Dartmouth College Book Award – Julia Lee
Presbyterian College Fellows Award – Emma Sewell
Princeton University Book Award – Emma Heston
Saint Michael’s College Book Award – Lauren Sellers
Salem College Book Award – Katherine Hahn
Smith College Book Award – Madison Williams
The St. Lawrence University Book Award – Claire Obeck
The University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award – Sarah Phillips
The National Hispanic Recognition Program – Evelyn Martinez
The Mayor’s Youth Corps of Tampa – Rachel Brown, Grace Buckhorn, Annmarie Collins, Megan DeVaney, Evan Greek, Hira Khan, Alexandra Kimpland, Mia Leto, Sophie Ragano, and Victoria Wehling
The Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation Leadership Award – Sophie Ragano, Katherine Rodriguez, and Theresa Tulsiak

Concluding the ceremony, Principal Nitchals announced the “Student of the Year” for each underclassman grade. Every year, students from all grade levels vote on who they think their student of the year is. Each grade’s “Student of the Year” is based on who they think best represents their grade level.

This year’s “Student of the Year” were given to:

Freshman – Caroline Lamoureux
Sophomore – Summer Wolf
Junior – Lyric Vickers