State Honors Students Attend Scholar’s Dinner
Sixty-Six Seniors Recognized for Outstanding Academic Prowess
Dover, Del.–May 4, 2005 Top students from Delaware’s 32 public high schools were honored this evening by government and education officials at the annual Secretary of Education’s Scholars Dinner held at the Sheraton Inn and Conference Center in Dover.
The scholars were nominated by their principals and selected for being the exemplary scholars of the graduating Class of 2005. Many students recognized this evening have received awards of state, regional or national significance.
Secretary of Education Valerie A. Woodruff, said the dinner is meant to give recognition to the students for their many achievements and to encourage them to continue to strive for excellence.“The 66 public high school seniors we recognize this evening truly exemplify academic success as well as school and community involvement. These young men and women not only have performed exceptionally well academically, but are deeply involved in their schools and in their communities.”Added Secretary Woodruff, “I applaud their outstanding efforts and wish each student a wonderful journey of success in the years ahead.”
Lieutenant Governor John Carney, Jr. agreed. “This evening, we honor 66 seniors who have demonstrated incredible commitment to their education, their schools and their communities.At the same time, we also pause to praise the incredible help and support from educators, families and friends that have helped shape the lives of our scholars.”Added Carney, “I congratulate each of our scholars on a job well done and wish them continued success in fulfilling their dreams and aspirations.”
In addition to Lieutenant Governor Carney and Secretary Woodruff, invited guests included Dr. Joseph Pika, President, State Board of Education; Katheen Thomas, Delaware’s Teacher of the Year for 2005; Senator David P. Sokola, Representative Nancy Wagner; members of the House and Senate; representatives from the business community and higher education.
Listed alphabetically by school district, the scholars are:- Appoquinimink School District:
Amanda Benton, Amy Boyett, and Caitlin Garrahan, Middletown High School - Brandywine School District:
Matthew Davis and Laura Graham, Brandywine High School; Shannon Casey and Natasha Platt, Concord High School; and Katherine Husband and Ryan Redding, Mount Pleasant High School - Caesar Rodney School District:
Glen R. Chilcote, Leah F. Geier, and Samantha White, Caesar Rodney High School - Cape Henlopen School District:
Adam Beauregard and Brittany Jackson, Cape Henlopen High School - Capital School District:
Ashley Crump, Kristin Faulhaber, and Katherine Monahan, Dover High School - Christina School District:
Harold Beeson, Stephen Felder, and Robert Greathouse, Christiana High School; Timothy Dorsey, Karen Mayer, and Mallory Onisk, Glasgow High School; Melissa Day, Brianne Marie Mulrooney, and Mark Sausen, Newark High School - Colonial School District:
Edward W. Davis, Sean Fidance, Radley Thomas Reist, and Matthew Vitalo, William Penn High School - Delmar School District:
Scott Matthew Johnson, Delmar Middle & Senior High School - Indian River School District:
Catherine Caroline Clark, Indian River High School; Lauren Rose Hoffman and Chelsea Sizemore, Sussex Central High School - Lake Forest School District:
Rachel Bullock and Ashlie Stanley, Lake Forest High School - Laurel School District:
Katrina Hill, Laurel High School - Milford School District:
Julee Peyton Farley and Maire Blaise O’Neill, Milford High School - New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District:
Jason Barrowclough, Sherai L. Burley, and Sahnaya Fullerton, Delcastle Technical High School; Cara Gorman and Courtney Ratzell, Hodgson Vocational Technical High School; Orraine Silvera and Michael Williams, Howard High School of Technology - POLYTECH School District:
Tori Ridgeway and Maanit Shah, POLYTECH High School - Red Clay Consolidated School District:
Monika Szalewicz, Cab Calloway School of the Arts; Nick Mauro and Brian Reece, John Dickinson High School; Sarish S. Ahmed and Amanda Grimes, Alexis I. duPont High School; Michelle Betty and Bradley Eliason, Thomas McKean High School - Seaford School District:
Beverly Pepper and Krystal Webber, Seaford High School - Smyrna School District:
Nicole Blume and Heather Parsons, Smyrna High School - Sussex Technical School District:
Elizabeth Cox and Rebekah Ricksecker, Sussex Technical High School - Woodbridge School District:
Melody Ellen Diamond, Woodbridge High School - Campus Community Charter School:
Jennifer Lambertson - Charter School of Wilmington:
Katherine Barteau and Nitika Gupta - Positive Outcomes Charter School:
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