(NOTE: The Little Paper recently published this article on the honors convocation at Kennedy High School. To view the newspaper's complete presentation online, click here.)
John F. Kennedy High
School's annual Senior Honors Convocation, held on May 22, recognized Class of
2013 members with outstanding achievements in academics, vocational subjects,
music, and athletics, along with recipients of various scholarships.
Among the honorees were the 10
students who maintained the highest grade point average during their four-year
high-school careers (in order of rank): co-valedictorians Harsimranjit Sekhon,
Samantha Stellini, Nicole Brown, Giovanna Savastano, Roman Williams, Elaine
Czarnik, Steven Moore, and Daylonna Marcum, as well as Joseph O'Donnell and
Anthony Benedetti. Also recognized were recipients of departmental and other
awards.
Award recipients included:
• Phillip Aderhold
(Student Government Vice-President) – Cum Laude (3.4122); Four-Year Academic
Award; Business
• Lance Aleshire – Cum
Laude (3.3842); Four-Year Academic Award
• Mariah Anselmi –
Four-Year Athletic Award (Tennis); Family & Consumer Science
• Erika Anthony – Physical
Education
• Breelyn Banks – Cum
Laude (3.0524); Physical Education
• Shelby Baran – Cum Laude
(3.2413)
• Brie Barnhart – Foreign
Language
• Jazzalyn Bathurst –
Physical Education
• Anthony Benedetti –
Summa Cum Laude (3.9644); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts,
Math, Science, and Social Studies
• Michael Bilbrey – Magna
Cum Laude (3.7139); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society
(Welding and Fabrication); Business, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
• Neasha Blanchard –
Foreign Language
• Tanea Blanchard –
Business
• Zachary Bolin – Magna
Cum Laude (3.7398); Four-Year Academic Award; Foreign Language, Language Arts,
Math, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies
• Nicole Brown (Student
Government Corresponding Secretary) – Summa Cum Laude (4.1396); Four-Year
Academic Award; Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Science, and
Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Kaludjo Caka – Physical
Education
• Ryan Calkins – Music
• John Carliemmer –
National Technical Honor Society (Home Remodeling and Repair)
• Jordan Carroll –
Physical Education
• Kimberly Caudill – Music
• Logan Ceccarelli – Cum
Laude (3.0189); National Technical Honor Society (Computer Technology)
• Howard Chhen – Magna Cum
Laude (3.6793); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts, Science, and
Social Studies
• Kayla Clevinger –
Business and Family & Consumer Science
• Taylor Cole – Cum Laude
(3.4607); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Basketball);
Language Arts, Physical Education, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive
Scholarship
• Morgan Collins – Cum
Laude (3.2547); Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Rayvone Collins –
Physical Education
• Jordan Combs – Cum Laude
(3.3218); National Technical Honor Society (Computer Technology); Family &
Consumer Science
• Kyle Conlisk – Magna Cum
Laude (3.6825); Four-Year Academic Award; Math, Music, and Science; Michigan
Competitive Scholarship; Marine Corps Music Scholarship
• Martina Cooper – Cum
Laude (3.0664); Art
• Jon Copple – National
Technical Honor Society (Machine Tool)
• Chloe Costea – Summa Cum
Laude (3.8609); Four-Year Academic Award; Art, Language Arts, Science, and
Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Erick Craig – Business
• Sean Crawford – Cum
Laude (3.0005); Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Elaine Czarnik – Summa
Cum Laude (4.0227); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award
(Soccer); Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Music, Science, and Social
Studies; Marine Corps Music Scholarship
• Brian Davis – Michigan
Competitive Scholarship
• Cory Doak – Magna Cum
Laude (3.5505); Silver Medal Recipient; National Technical Honor Society
(Health Science/Medical); Social Studies
• Alyssa Domonkos – Magna
Cum Laude (3.6155); Silver Medal Recipient; Business, Language Arts, and Social
Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Appointment to United States
Military Academy at West Point
• Tyler Donahey – Physical
Education
• Marcus Doughten – Cum
Laude (3.0720); Business
• Breana Douglas – Cum
Laude (3.3652); Silver Medal Recipient; Physical Education
• Tandy Dryden – Foreign
Language
• Allison Duffin – Cum
Laude (3.3153); Business; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Brittany Duke – Cum
Laude (3.4969); Gold Medal Recipient; National Technical Honor Society (Health
Science/Medical); Family & Consumer Science and Music
• John Duplessie – Art
• Elaine Eastom – Cum
Laude (3.4187); Four-Year Academic Award; Business and Family & Consumer Science
• Ta’ Sha Edison – Cum
Laude (3.4034); Four-Year Academic Award; Business and Family & Consumer
Science
• Justin Edwards –
Business and Foreign Language
• Sara El-Rifaai (Student
Government President) – Summa Cum Laude (3.7702); Four-Year Academic Award;
Business, Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive
Scholarship; Burger King Scholarship
• Kyle Evans – Physical
Education
• Ekene Ezeokoli – Summa
Cum Laude (3.8667); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Track);
Language Arts, Math, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan
Competitive Scholarship
• Nathan Farner – Magna
Cum Laude (3.7335); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award
(Baseball); Language Arts, Physical Education, and Science; Michigan
Competitive Scholarship; Oakland University Scholarship
• Kayla Flatt – Magna Cum
Laude (3.6425); Four-Year Academic Award; Math, Music, and Social Studies
• Rachael Gatien –
Physical Education
• Bailey Geftos – Cum
Laude (3.2662); Business, Foreign Language, and Language Arts
• Alexander Gibson – Cum
Laude (3.2741); Physical Education; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Darin Grabowski – Cum
Laude (3.4364); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Tennis);
Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Physical Education, and Science;
Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Shantel Green – Family
& Consumer Science
• Allen Gunther – Cum
Laude (3.3617); Bronze Medal Recipient; Academic Letter Recipient
• Jorge Guzman – National
Technical Honor Society (Machine Tool)
• Brett Hall (Class
President) – Magna Cum Laude (3.5884); Silver Medal Recipient; Four-Year
Athletic Award (Baseball); Business, Language Arts, and Physical Education;
Marine Corps Athletic Scholarship
• Karlee Harding – Magna
Cum Laude (3.5892); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts, and
Social Studies; Marine Corps Athletic Scholarship
• Dan Harris – National
Technical Honor Society (Home Remodeling and Repair)
• Samantha Holden – Cum
Laude (3.0858)
• Emily Holdren – Magna
Cum Laude (3.6738); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society
(Health Science/Medical); Family & Consumer Science, Language Arts,
Science, and Social Studies
• LaVell Holliman –
Physical Education
• Bridget Holtyn – Music
• Colbert House – Physical
Education
• Brikena Ibrahimi –
Family & Consumer Science
• Jared Ingison – Cum
Laude (3.3335); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society
(Machine Tool); Social Studies
• Brittany Jakob –
Physical Education
• Robert Keith – Business
and Physical Education
• Andrea King – Cum Laude
(3.4364); Four-Year Academic Award; Foreign Language
• Erik Klapp – Cum Laude
(3.0065); Art and Business
• Megan Kornelson (Class
Secretary) – Magna Cum Laude (3.7273); Gold Medal Recipient; Business, Language
Arts, and Social Studies
• Kyle Kubinski – Cum
Laude (3.4613); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Science, and Social
Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Sharnetta Lamar –
National Technical Honor Society (Culinary Arts and Health Science/Nursing)
• Ovidiu Lazarean –
Business and Physical Education
• Alexis Locklear – Cum
Laude (3.0551); National Technical Honor Society (Culinary Arts and Health
Science/Nursing); Family & Consumer Science
• Hou Long Mac – Magna Cum
Laude (3.6247); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Science, and Social
Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Taylor MacFarland –
Magna Cum Laude (3.5827); Music and Social Studies
• Amanda MacNeil –Social
Studies
• Daylonna Marcum – Summa
Cum Laude (4.0118); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Foreign Language,
Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive
Scholarship; Grand Valley State University Laker Scholarship
• Dana McParland – Summa
Cum Laude (3.9580); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society
(Culinary Arts); Business, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
• Moriah Mooney – Magna
Cum Laude (3.5275); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award
(Soccer); Family & Consumer Science, Foreign Language, Language Arts,
Music, and Social Studies
• Steven Moore – Summa Cum
Laude (4.0191); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Math, Science, and
Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Haley Mortensen – Cum
Laude (3.0579); Language Arts and Music; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• MarTazia Mumford – Art
• David Naczas – Summa Cum
Laude (3.8065); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Physical Education,
and Science
• Tiffany Nagy – Magna Cum
Laude (3.5525); Family & Consumer Science, Language Arts, and Social
Studies
• Muriel Ngambo – Cum
Laude (3.1049)
• Maryvan Nguyen – Cum
Laude (3.3509); Four-Year Academic Award; Physical Education
• Autumn Nimeth – Cum
Laude (3.2182); Language Arts, Physical Education, and Social Studies
• Joseph O’Donnell (Class
Treasurer) – Summa Cum Laude (3.9700); Four-Year Academic Award; Business,
Language Arts, Math, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan
Competitive Scholarship
• Katie Osborn – Magna Cum
Laude (3.6431); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts
• Kaila Parker-Howell –
Family & Consumer Science
• Sadie Pattenaude – Art;
Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Danielle Pedley – Cum
Laude (3.0119); Business
• Jarred Pelc – Physical
Education
• Andrew Persondek –
Language Arts and Physical Education; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Joshua Poeana – Cum
Laude (3.2669); Business
• Kyle Povlich – Physical
Education
• Christian Ramage –
Physical Education
• Brittney Ray – Magna Cum
Laude (3.6669); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society
(Health Science/Nursing); Family & Consumer Science; Language Arts, Math,
and Social Studies
• Miranda Rodriguez – Cum
Laude (3.2535); Business and Social Studies
• Kelli Russell – Summa
Cum Laude (3.9249) Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Math, and Social
Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Alexis Ryckman –
Business
• Nico Saenz – Magna Cum
Laude (3.5396); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Foreign Language, Math,
Science, and Social Studies
• Giovanna Savastano
(Student Government Treasurer) – Summa Cum Laude (4.1333); Four-Year Academic
Award; Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social
Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Harsimranjit Sekhon –
Summa Cum Laude (4.2451); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts,
Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Marine
Corps Scholastic Scholarship
• Frank Seward – Cum Laude
(3.3335); Silver Medal Recipient
• Tristin Simons – Magna
Cum Laude (3.6456); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts and Social Studies;
Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Jalesha Sims – Family
& Consumer Science
• Samantha Stellini –
Summa Cum Laude (4.1878); Four-Year Academic Award; Foreign Language, Language
Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship;
Marine Corps Scholastic Scholarship
• Kayla Stevens – Summa
Cum Laude (3.9033); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Family & Consumer
Science, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies
• Sara Stewart (Student
Government Recording Secretary) – Summa Cum Laude (3.7580); Four-Year Academic
Award; Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, and Social Studies
• Ashley Sturm – Magna Cum
Laude (3.6729); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Family & Consumer
Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies
• Marissa Sutton – Art
• Tara Szubeczak – Magna
Cum Laude (3.7278); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts and Social Studies;
Michigan Competitive Scholarship
• Kelvin Tye – Cum Laude
(3.3275); Business, Language Arts, and Physical Education
• Alonso Vega – Cum Laude
(3.1515)
• Alexander Vick – Music
• Sean Villegas – Cum
Laude (3.4636); Gold Medal Recipient; Math and Music
• Ral Vizconde – Cum Laude
(3.2122); Art and Physical Education
• Miranda Walcheck – Art
• JaVonte Williams – Magna
Cum Laude (3.6219); Gold Medal Recipient; National Technical Honor Society
(Health Science/Nursing); Foreign Language and Social Studies
• Roman Williams – Summa
Cum Laude (4.0363); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Golf);
Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan
Competitive Scholarship
• Jalen Wimberly –
Four-Year Athletic Award (Golf)
• Garrett Winas – Business
• LeeAnne Wright – Science
• Micheal Wright – Foreign
Language
• Samantha Wright – Cum
Laude (3.2911)
• Brandi Yettaw – Family
& Consumer Science
• Hannah Zilka – Cum Laude
(3.0607); Four-Year Athletic Award (Tennis); National Technical Honor Society
(Culinary Arts)
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