It was a proud evening at Columbia High School as dozens of seniors were presented with awards and accolades at Senior Recognition Night on June 3.
Here is the list of recipients:
2015 SENIOR RECOGNITION NIGHT AWARD RECIPIENTS
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS: Nina Knight
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: Nina Knight
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS: Bridget Hawkins
NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM SCHOLAR: Madeleine Jaworski
U.S. ARMED SERVICES AWARDS
MARINES DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE AWARD: Evander Jackson
MARINES SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE AWARD: Kiichi Sakai
SEMPER FIDELIS AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE: James Martinez
PATRIOT AWARD: Juan Bustos
PRINCIPAL’S RECOGNITION AWARDS
STUDENT COUNCIL: Talia Briant, Claire Connolly, Lucy Daugherty, Serin Feldman, Dillon Gray, Mia Goldstein, Jacob Gruber, Dominique Hughey, Evan Kay, Brandon Kurek, Margaret Kritzberg, Nathalie Spidle, Caroline Van Zeijts
COMMUNITY AWARDS
THE LAURA WEILAND SCHOLARSHIP: Monica Mills, Arielle Thomas
THE PARENTING CENTER ELEMENTOR PROGRAM: Dillon Gray, Jacob Gruber, Jared Loadholt
THE PARENTING CENTER READING BUDDY/MATH BUDDY: Abigail Baker, Serin Feldman, Alex Knoll, Sophie Panzer
THE SEEING EYE PUPPY RAISER SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP: Eric Lax
SOUTH ORANGE CIVIC ORGANIZATION: Kamarudeen Ayankunbi, Dwayne Ellmore, Adeola Lawal, Montaj Pennant, Soraya Silverne, Robert Thompson Eshun, Leah Wilson
CHS GUIDANCE SCHOLASTIC AND SERVICE AWARD: J.C. Beaubrun, Katherine Hilton
DEPARTMENT AWARDS
ATHLETICS:
ESSEX COUNTY SCHOLAR-ATHLETES: Emilie Cowan , CJ Ibezim
NJSIAA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Michael Runcie
ESSEX COUNTY FOOTBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: James Martinez
MEN OF ESSEX OUSTANDING ATHLETE: Emilie Cowan , Bryn Hammarberg , Jared Loadholt, Blessing Oloade, Michael Runcie
CHS FENCING SCHOLARSHIP: Celia Accardi , Bryn Hammarberg
PETER MEYER AWARD: Jane Ehlers
SEC CONFERENCE BEST TEAMMATE AWARD: CJ Ibezim
MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY:
TELEVISION ARTS PROGRAM: D.J. Sinclair
BROADCAST MEDIA AWARD: Edward Willshire
BROADCAST JOURNALISM AWARD: Edward Willshire
WORLD LANGUAGES/ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE AWARDS:
FRENCH: Kendall Majtyka
ITALIAN: Caroline Passalacqua
LATIN: Bridget Hawkins
SPANISH: Shari Gordon
MARILYN KRASNER SCHOLARSHIP (FRENCH): Nina Knight
LINDA CAVINESS AWARD: Rocheny Noziere
ANDREW QUIROLI SCHOLARSHIP (SPANISH): George Poulos
SHELLEY MURRILL-FLEMMINGS SCHOLARSHIP (SPANISH): Rachell Mosquera
FATHER VINCENT MONELLA CENTER OF ITALIAN CULTURE AWARDS: Olivia Calabrese, Victoria Merlino, Leah Wilson
COCCIA FOUNDATION AWARD: Luis Santos, Olivia Calabrese, Victoria Merlino, Dante Muccigrosso,
Leah Wilson
CLASSICAL SCHOLAR AWARD (Latin): Liam Kantor
FLES AWARD: Jamelia Blake, Soraya Silverne
FLENJ AWARD—OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD LANGUAGES: Sarah Rittgers
CHS ELL AWARD: Brechman Dieujuste, Roxana Simbaina Pinguil
CHS WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT AWARD: Tyler Reininga
PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
ACTIVE LIFESTYLE AWARD: Kaiyn Chambers, Zoe Labat
JANET HICKS ANNUAL SPECIAL DANCE SCHOLARSHIP: Jelan Gaston, Rachel Singer
SCIENCE:
STATE SCIENCE DAY/SCIENCE LEAGUE AWARDS: Diandra Allen, Alison Badin, Olivia Calabrese, Matthew Clawson, Max Goldner, Madeleine Jones, Phoebe Labat, Mariana Lopez, Rocheny Noziere, Caroline Passalacqua, George Poulos, Sarah Rittgers, Matthew Schilling, Jacob Territo, Daniel Zona
MOST IMPROVED SCIENCE: Michael Carlos
SOCIAL STUDIES:
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Celia Accardi, Nora Barry, Jocelyn Cabrera, William Chang, Claire Connolly, Max Goldner, Sophia Gouin, Jacob Gruber, Bridget Hawkins, Sara Housley, Madeleine Jaworski, Nina Knight, Phoebe Labat, Mariana Lopez, Madeline Marbury, Kelsey Moore, Sophie Panzer, Caroline Passalacqua, Briana Santos , June Solow, Caroline Van Zeijts,
AFRICAN STUDIES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Aanisah Emanuel, Leah Strahs, Jacob R. Thomas
DIVERSITY AWARD: Justice Williams
LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL STUDIES: Charlotte Cramer, Mia Goldstein, Sophia Gouin, Justice Williams
AP PSYCHOLOGY AWARD: Alison Badin
FINE ARTS:
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: Mckenzie Bowles, Edward Willshire
ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION: Mckenzie Bowles, Jacob Correa, Edward Willshire
ACHIEVEMENT IN PHOTOGRAPHY: Isabel Camara, Katherine Camara, Olivia Levine, Alisa Weinberg
ACHIEVEMENT IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS: Claire Evans
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION JOURNALISM AND GUILDSCRIPT:ART EDITOR: Sophie Fisher
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION JOURNALISM :DESIGN: Fabriz Gauthier
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART: Henry Conrad-Poor, Sophie Fisher, Bridget Hawkins, Archer Henderson, Mita Huq,
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART HISTORY: Sarah Rittgers
CHORAL:
NATIONAL SCHOOL CHORAL AWARD: Alexandra Pease
CHORAL LEADERSHIP AWARD: Vivienne Longstreet, Russell Pinzino,
STUDIO AWARD FOR VOCAL PRODUCTION: Chanel Pearson-Blocker
ALL-SCHOOL MUSICAL AWARD: Max Goldner, Sara Housley, Hannah Nye, Alexandra Pease, Rachel Singer
MAGIC CLUB AWARD: Aaron Etienne
ORCHESTRA:
NATIONAL SCHOOL ORCHESTRA AWARD: Henry Conrad-Poor
CONDUCTOR’S AWARD: William Chang, Anna Frederikse, Julien Hryshko, Kichi Sakai, Katherine Verhoff,
CONCERT MISTRESS AWARD: Nora Barry, Aileen Sartori
BAND:
NATIONAL BAND ASSOCIATION AWARD: Josh Ciolkowski-Winters, Claire Evans, Aijah Raghnal, Matthew Schilling
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BAND AWARD: Russell Pinzino
LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD: Zachary Heinze
PATRICK GILMORE BAND AWARD: William Frazer
NATIONAL BAND ASSOCIATION JAZZ AWARD: Micah Lind
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION:
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN A HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS PROGRAM: Kristen Richardson
PERSEVERANCE IN A HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS PROGRAM: Mahbuba Begum
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY: Hector Godinez
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY: Noah Sebbane
MOST IMPROVED STUDENT: Simone Mack
CAD AWARD FOR MASTERY OF CAD CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES: Ethan Gill
CAD AWARD FOR APPLICATION OF CAD CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES: Noah Sebbane
MATHEMATICS:
EXCELLENCE IN AP CALCULUS BC: Matt Clawson, Henry Conrad-Poor, Jonathan Cotler, Adam Gover, Nina Knight, Micah Lind, Samuel Peers-Nitzberg, Sarah Rittgers, Matthew Schilling, Jacob E. Thomas
EXCELLENCE IN AP CALCULUS AB: Aiden Barenholtz, Evelyn Besom, Lincoln Black, Ava Glasser, Jared Loadholt, Brian Molokwu, Aron Moloney, Imani Mosquera, Montaj Pennant, Alex Schuetz, Zachary Stewart, Robert Thompson Eshun, Katherine Verhof, Ed Willshire
EXCELLENCE IN AP STATISTICS: William Chang, Henry Conrad-Poor, Jonathan Cotler, Evan Fox, Elizabeth Hilton, Liam Kantor, Evan Kay, Brandon Kinard, George Poulos, Sarah Rittgers, Deana Singleton, Jacob Territo
EXCELLENCE IN MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS AND LINEAR ALGEBRA: Olivia Calabrese, William Chang, Matthew Clawson, Jonathan Cotler, Sarah Rittgers, Jacob E. Thomas
GAUSS AWARD: William Chang
NEWTON AWARD: Jacob Gruber, Liam Kantor, Nina Knight
ENGLISH:
THE CAROLYN JOHNSON EXCELLENCE AWARDS:
FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Bridget HawkIns, Sofie Panzer
FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING: Naomi Brauner, Matt Schilling
Special thanks to the following participants:
CHS HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION MRS. EDELMAN
