Arlington Memorial High School awards announced

PHOTO By Cullen Granger:  Arlington Memorial High School held its annual Senior Awards Night.  Shown here is Athletic Director Ashley Hoyt, presenting the Vermont Principal Association’s Award of Excellence to Colin Duffany and Whitney Walsh.

ARLINGTON —Arlington Memorial High School & Middle School hosted its annual Awards Night and Senior Night honoring students for their academic, athletic and community service achievements.  Students received the following awards:

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:

President’s Award to Seniors for Academic Excellence:

Riley Lane, Maggie Smith, Jena Staab

President’s Award to Seniors for Academic Achievement:  Darren Golden

President’s Award for Citizenship:  Gillian Calkins, Erin Kopeski, Parker Blomberg, Gracie Smith, Kaleigh Ward, Jared Lacoste, Riley Lane, Alex Paustian, Maggie Smith, Jena Staab

Eagle Chapter of the National Honor Society:  Katie Berger, Aimee Frank, Jamie Keel, Sofie Pedemonti, Gracie Smith, Kaleigh Ward

Governor’s Institutes of Vermont Recipients:  Tess Belnap, Katie McCartney, William Moore, Saige Snow

Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership:  Gillian Calkins, Juliana Gabriel

International Student Recognition:  Ben Fuegener, Germany

Johns Hopkins Scholars:  Kaylee Bushee, Audrianna Ennis, Evan Hosley, Emma Hoover, Jason Caggiano, Sophie Granger, Hayden Curtis, Lottie Fischer, Santiago Shea, Sarah Tilley

National Technical Honor Society:  Emily Calder, Gillian Calkins, Bailey Cross,

Aaron Harrington, Michaela Mattison, Jacob Smith

Poetry Out Loud Competition State Finalist:  Gracie Smith

Society of Women Engineers:  Aimee Frank, Jamie Keel, Jena Staab

Southern Vermont College Book Award:  Michaela Mattison

St. Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience:  Sofie Pedemonti

Student Sage Award:  Aimee Frank, Erin Murphy

UVM Prize Examination in Mathematics:  Thomas Jayasankar

Dorset Theatre Playwright’s Competition First Place:  Jena Staab, Logan Younce

Weston Playhouse Playwrights Competition Finalists:  Sofie Pedemonti, Gracie Smith

Young Writer’s Conference at Champlain College:  Geoffrey Gamble, Gracie Smith

Young Writer’s Conference at Middlebury College:  Geoffrey Gamble

SENIOR AWARDS:

AMHS Valedictory Honors:  Jena Staab

AMHS Salutatory Honors:  Maggie Smith

AMHS Faculty Award:  Zach Rogers

AMHS Honor Award:  Maggie Smith, Jena Staab

AMHS Outstanding Senior Athletes:  Jared Lacoste, Riley Lane

American Legion Post 69 Auxiliary Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer, Riley Lane

American Legion Post 69 Scholarship:  Riley Lane, Zach Rogers

AP Scholar with Honor:  Jena Staab

Arlington Fire Department Auxiliary Scholarship:  Jena Staab

Arlington Garden Club Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer

Arlington Lions Club Scholarship:  Darren Golden, Noah O’Dell, Jacob Smith

Arlington Nursing Association Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer

Arlington Rescue Squad John Hannon Memorial Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer

Balfour Award:  Maggie Smith

Battenkill Grange Scholarship:  Riley Lane

Bennington County Bar Association Scholarship:  Jared Lacoste

Bennington Elks Most Valuable Student Award:  Leia Ashikawa, Logan Ennis, Elizabeth Fischer, Riley Lane, Zach Rogers, Jacob Smith, Maggie Smith

Bennington Elks William J. Bryan Scholarship:  Riley Lane

Bill Muench Basketball Camp Scholarship:  Riley Lane

Bob Keene Sportsmanship Award:  Zach Rogers

Buck Hard Scholar Athlete Award:  Darren Golden

Carolyn Zambrello Memorial Scholarship:  Darren Golden

Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship:  Leia Ashikawa

Community Member Recognition Award:  Brian Lacoste

Daniel Maneely Scholarship:  Jena Staab

Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship:  Riley Lane

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Alumni Awards:  Darren Golden, Linda Paz

Eagle Chapter of the National Honor Society Members:  Leia Ashikawa, Elizabeth Fischer, Riley Lane, Jacob Smith, Maggie Smith, Jena Staab

East Arlington Federated Church Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer, Riley Lane, Jacob Smith, Jena Staab

Horatio Alger National Scholarship:  Leia Ashikawa

Industrial Arts Achievement:  Austin Morse

Joe Corey Memorial Scholarship:  Jared Lacoste, Riley Lane

John Werner Scholarship:  Jared Lacoste, Riley Lane

John R. Wilson Trust:  Helena Hemendinger

Julia Mears Award:  Alex Paustian, Maggie Smith

Knights of Columbus Ted and Adeline Lenczowski Memorial Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer

Knights of Columbus Ed Sossi Memorial Scholaship:  Morgan Morrissey

Mack Molding Scholarship:  Jena Staab

Mary Webb Masto Scholarship:  Zach Rogers

Miles Lumber Company Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer, Riley Lane

National Technical Honor Society:  Jacob Smith

Prudential Spirit of Community Certificate of Excellence:  Jacob Smith

Red Mountain Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Masons Scholarship:  Whitney Walsh

Rensselaer Leadership Award:  Maggie Smith

Resourceful Recycling Environmental Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer

Robert P. Scanlon Memorial Scholarship:  Jacob Smith

Roberta Housman Memorial Scholarship:  Leia Ashikawa, Elizabeth Fischer

Ruth Zimmer Award:  Riley Lane

Scott Thomas Memorial Scholarship:  Spencer McDermott, Morgan Morrissey, Noah O’Dell, Linda Paz

Special Recognition in Pre-Law:  Jared Lacoste

Technical Excellence in Cosmetology:  Morgan Morrissey

US Army Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill:  Ashley Calkins

US Army Reserve Scholar Athletes:  Jacob Smith, Jena Staab

US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award:  Elizabeth Fischer, Darren Golden

US Marine Corps Excellence in Music Award:  Darren Golden

US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award:  Elizabeth Fischer

UVM Green & Gold Scholarship:  Jena Staab

Vermont Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship:  Jena Staab

Vermont Honor Scholarship:  Jena Staab

Vermont Principal’s Association Award of Excellence:  Colin Duffany, Whitney Walsh

Vermont Principal’s Association Scholarship:  Jared Lacoste

VFW Kelleher & West Scholarship:  Elizabeth Fischer

William “Bud” Towne Scholarship:  Alex Paustian and Maggie Smith

AMHS DEPARTMENT AWARDS:

Art—Visual: Excellence Harley Burdick

Art—Industrial:  Excellence Austin Morse

Band:  Excellence Sofie Pedemonti

Computer:  Excellence Maggie Smith  

Chorus:  Excellence Arianna Barrios, Carolyn Crawford

Chorus Senior Award:  Maggie Smith

English 9:  Excellence Tess Belnap, Mackenzie Paligo; Effort Arianna Barrios, Carolyn Crawford

English 10:  Effort Erin Kopeski, Logan Younce

English 11:  Excellence Jamie Keel; Effort Katie Berger

English 12:  Excellence Tim Farrell; Effort Riley Lane

Fine Arts:  Excellence Lilah Ward  

Math:

Algebra I:  Excellence Jaden Cross

Algebra II:  Excellence Jack Lane; Effort Parker Blomberg, Hollie Hill-Cross

Algebra II Honors:  Excellence Tess Belnap, Ben Fuegener

Geometry:  Excellence Austin McAffry; Effort Juliana Gabriel

Honors Geometry:  Excellence Arianna Barrios, Effort Carolyn Crawford, Mackenzie Paligo

AP Calculus:  Excellence Thomas Jayasankar, Jamie Keel

AP Statistics:  Excellence Kaleigh Ward; Effort Maggie Smith

Physical Education:  Excellence Haley Mattison, Matthew Ritchie

Science 12:  Excellence Elizabeth Fischer; Effort Riley Lane

Science 11:  Excellence Ben Fuegener, Aimee Frank, Xandria Hoyt, Jamie Keel; Effort Mac Barlow, Parker Blomberg, Bailey Cross, Brian Morse

Science 10:  Excellence Harley Burdick, Thomas Jayasankar, Shaana Staab, Erin Kopeski; Effort Juliana Gabriel, Alyssa Harrington

Science 9:  Excellence Mackenzie Paligo; Effort Kolby Wilkins

Social Studies:

20^th Century American History:  Excellence Ben Fuegener

Honors Government & US History:  Excellence Thomas Jayasankar

World History:  Excellence Arianna Barrios

World Languages:

Department Award:  Shaana Staab

Chinese I:  Excellence Lindsay Hoyt; Effort Bryce Harrington

Chinese II:  Excellence William Moore; Effort Haley Mattison

Chinese III/IV:  Excellence Tess Belnap; Effort Daniel Rhodes

Chinese V:  Excellence Thomas Jayasankar; Effort Gracie Smith

Spanish I:  Excellence Arianna Barrios; Effort Grace Katrick

Spanish II:  Excellence Mackenzie Paligo; Effort Carolyn Crawford

Spanish III:  Excellence Kyla Obenauer

Spanish IV:  Excellence Jamie Keel; Effort Katie Berger

Spanish V:  Effort Riley Lane

Arlington Middle School & Accelerated Academy

President’s Award to Grade 8 for Academic Excellence: 

Kaylee Bushee, Audrianna Ennis, Adam Preiser, Lauren Travers

President’s Award to Grade 8 for Academic Achievement:  Jason Bowen, Evan Hosley, Jacob N. Morse, Dominic Whalen, Lewis Whalen, Ronan Wuerslin

Scholar Leaders:  Audrianna Ennis, Lewis Whalen

Accelerated English:  Excellence Audrianna Ennis

Accelerated Social Studies:  Excellence Emma Hoover

Art—Visual: Excellence Phoebe Marlowe

Art—Industrial:  Excellence Taylor Therriault

Band:  Excellence Jason Bowen

Chorus:  Excellence Montgomery Crane

English 8:  Excellence Lauren Travers; Effort Jason Bowen

English 7:  Effort Montgomery Crane

English 6:  Excellence Alexander Realmuto; Effort Ella Moses

Fine Arts:  Excellence Sophie Granger

Health:  Excellence Connor Urbanski; Effort Ella Moses

Math 8 Honors:  Excellence Audrianna Ennis; Effort Kaylee Bushee

Math 8:  Excellence Jason Bowen; Effort Lindsay Hoyt

Math 7:  Excellence Emma Hoover, Gabe Luce; Effort Jacob S. Morse, Tyler Seeley

Math 6:  Excellence Sarah Tilley; Effort John Duffany, Nathalia Hoyt, Emma Sheldon

Physical Education:  Excellence Alez Perez, Sarah Tilley

Science 8:  Excellence Kaylee Bushee, Audrianna Ennis, Lauren Travers; Effort Evan Hosley, Lindsay Hoyt

Science 7:  Excellence Tyler Seeley, Effort Hayden Curtis

Science 6:  Excellence Santiago Shea; Effort Aaron Johnson, Joe-Joe McCray

Social Studies 8:  Excellence Lauren Travers

Social Studies 7:  Excellence Jason Luce

Social Studies 6:  Excellence Santiago Shea; Effort Connor Urbanski