74 seniors to be honored for outstanding academic achievement
Top students from Delaware’s public high schools will be honored Monday as exemplary scholars of the graduating Class of 2012 at the annual Secretary of Education’s Scholars Dinner at Dover Downs Hotel in Dover.
The state’s political and education leaders will gather at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the students’ achievements and wish them well as they continue their education at some of the nation’s top colleges and universities. Nominated by their principals, the scholars were selected for their academic excellence and community service.
“These young people are not only exemplary scholars but school leaders, community volunteers and athletic standouts,” Secretary of Education Lillian M. Lowery said. “They balance difficult course loads with their community, work and social obligations. This night is a chance to honor their hard work and outstanding accomplishments.”
The 2012 scholars are:
• Appoquinimink School District: Courtney Burgazli, Robert Pritchard, IV and Kacieleigh Schmeck, Appoquinimink High School; Aidan Li and Bharathwaj Nandagopal, Middletown High School;
• Brandywine School District: Mitchell Sherman and Christine Yeom, Brandywine High School; Vincent Cooper and John Kersch, Concord High School; and Amy Andrews and Kiera Dobbs, Mount Pleasant High School;
• Caesar Rodney School District: Alexa Andaya, Jalisha Braxton, Rachel Grunden and Pratyusha Gupta, Caesar Rodney High School;
• Cape Henlopen School District: Chloe Dye and Sarah Meding, Cape Henlopen High School;
• Capital School District: Kenneth Kokason, Katharyn Patterson and Naser Rahman, Dover High School;
• Christina School District: Prashanth Moku and Reinaldo Christopher Reina, Christiana High School; Andrew Binning and Joshua Turner, Glasgow High School; Xiping (Cynthia) Bai, Jacek Cencek and Laurne Terasaki, Newark High School;
• Colonial School District: Barbara Hahn, Lexington Studevant and Nicky Tran, William Penn High School;
• Delmar School District: Shante Douglas and Alexis Smith, Delmar High School;
• Indian River School District: Rebecca Carroll and Grace Cummings, Indian River High School; Joshua Baker and Kourtney Bastianelli, Sussex Central High School;
• Lake Forest School District: Katelyn Buban and Emily Sullivan, Lake Forest High School;
• Laurel School District: Kaitlynn Ritchie, Laurel High School;
• Milford School District: Stefanie Clendaniel and Lauren Metzer, Milford High School;
• New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District: Ashley Aiken, Veronica Franco and Monica Gurczenski, Delcastle Technical High School; Diana Magana and Morgan Rhudy, Hodgson Vocational Technical High School; Ashleigh Peterson and Sarah Rocco, Howard High School of Technology; Jesseca Ousey and Mark Semanski, St. Georges Technical High School;
• POLYTECH School District: Jaynie Deputy and Joshua Tworig, POLYTECH High School;
• Red Clay Consolidated School District: Courtney Cox and Gina Santare, Cab Calloway School of the Arts; Sidnei McCrea, Conrad Schools of Science; Marenah Kamara, John Dickinson High School; Jamie Judefind, Kirsten Trotta and Connor Tully, Alexis I. duPont High School; Yining Bei and Victoria Spainhour, Thomas McKean High School;
• Seaford School District: Kaitlyn Hitch and Eryn Johnson, Seaford High School;
• Smyrna School District: Bianca Nelson and Eric Tyler Pritt, Smyrna High School;
• Sussex Technical School District: Ryan Fitzgerald and Rebecca Southmayd, Sussex Technical High School;
• Woodbridge School District: Jessica Aegin Chung, Woodbridge High School;
• Skyler Anna Speed, Campus Community Charter School;
• Elijah Valenciano and Alan Wang, Charter School of Wilmington;
• Tanner Kurz, Delaware Military Academy
• Qionghui (Joan) Lu, Pencader Charter School
• Kaitlin Tolson, Positive Outcomes Charter School
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