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MHS Senior Academic Awards and Scholarships

Last week, MHS seniors were awarded academic honors and local scholarships at the Senior Banquet and graduation.

The 2011 graduating class of Marblehead High School has exhibited excellence in the areas of academics, athletics, arts and community service. With a host of students accepted to prestigious schools, along with multiple State Championship winning teams and nation wide recognition in the arts, the class of 2011 has truly put Marblehead High School on the map.

Below are the honors given out at the Senior Banquet:

Braun

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Hayley

Outstanding Athlete Award

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Athletics

Koopman

Benjamin

Outstanding Athlete Award

Athletics

Celentano

Maxwell

Social Justice Award

Citizenship

Kuszmar

Emily

Social Justice Award

Citizenship

Xiarhos

Rebecca

Social Justice Award

Citizenship

Stockwell

Thomas

Faculty Award

Citizenship

York

Emily

Faculty Award

Citizenship

Boyce

Susan

Overall Excellence in English Award

English

Franklin

Lyndsay

Performance in English Award

English

Raisner

Olivia

Performance in English Award

English

Smith

Sarah

Overall Excellence in English Award

English

Conte

Ariana

National Choral Award

Fine Arts

Cocoran

Jake

National Choral Award

Fine Arts

Reines

Katie

National Orchestra Award

Fine Arts

Hewig

Kate

National Orchestra Award

Fine Arts

Ness

Rebecca

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

Fine Arts

Felsenthal

Brian

Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award

Fine Arts

Henige

Rachel

Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award

Fine Arts

Miller

Tyson

John Philip Sousa Band Award

Fine Arts

Sullivan

Kathryn

Woody Herman Jazz Award

Fine Arts

Thorne

Evan

Woody Herman Jazz Award

Fine Arts

Conte

Ariana

Excellence in Theatre

Fine Arts

Forziati

Marisa

Excellence in Television Production Award

Fine Arts

Graves

William

Excellence in Mechanical Drawing Award

Fine Arts

Miller

Tyson

Excellence in Technical Theatre

Fine Arts

Nicolas

Abigail

Excellence in Photography Award

Fine Arts

Boyce

Susan

Excellence in Latin Award

Foreign Language

Drumm

Michael

Excellence in Spanish Award

Foreign Language

Drumm

Brian

Excellence in Spanish Award

Foreign Language

Hackney

Laura

Excellence in French Award

Foreign Language

Legget

Kristina

Overall Excellence in Marine Technology Award

Marine Tech

Graves

William

Outstanding Math Achievement Award

Math

Hayman

Katherine

Math Teachers' Award

Math

 

According to MHS, The National Merit Program participants had 10 seniors who were commended students as well as 6 semi-finalists, who all turned into finalists.

The two finalist winners were:

Sarah E. Smith was named the 2011 recipient of The Thomas J. Watson Scholarship.

Henry E. Pratt was named the 2011 recipient of the National Merit Bowdoin College Scholarship.

At the Senior Banquet, MHS Principal Ken Weintein recognized three scholarships that define special characteristics as well as outstanding achievements. They were:

Kayla Satchell- The James Jacobs Prize

Lyndsay Franklin and John Slattery- The Alan Cashman '82 Prize

Jessica Prouty and Ariana Conte- The Gary Ogan Prize

Graduation Day brought more accolades to the seniors and the following scholarships were named:

Arrangers of Marblehead Garden Scholarship, John Viotto

Brotherhood Credit Union Scholarship, Zachary Beal

Marian Brown Art Scholarship, Abigail Nicholas

Alan D. Cashman Memorial Scholarship, Lyndsay Franklin, John Slattery

Alli Castner Scholarship, Rebecca Xiarhos

Chapman, Walter J. Memorial Scholarship, Rebecca Ness, Matt Perlow

Edward D. Carey Scholarship, Jessica Doherty

Audrey R. Goldstein Memorial Scholarship, Kayla Satchell

Blanche & Samuel Gray – Old North Church, Elizabeth O’Brien

Helen Hammond Scholarship, Nicole Magnet

Helaine Hazlett Scholarship, Peter Jackson

Russell W. Knight Scholarship, John Slattery

Alexander W. Kulevich Scholarship, Hayley Braun

Linda LoConte Memorial Scholarship, Anthony Ducoste

Dr. Charles Louden Scholarship, Nicole Chaisson

Marblehead Academy Scholarship, Kelsey Lauria, Olivia Tosi

Marblehead High School Class of 1982, Amy Federman

Marblehead Rotary Club, Francis W. Swain, Zachary Beal

Robert McCarthy Scholarship, Alix Israel

Ida and William Sevinor Scholarship, Isabella Sampaio

Harold B. & Elizabeth. L. Shattuck Scholarship, Jordan Chaisson, Casey Sheehan, John Knight

Bradley C. Sheridan Scholarship, Olympia Glenn-Scola, Richard Roland

Twin Towers Scholarship: In Memory of Erik Isbrandsten, Dr. Frederick Rimmelle III and William Weems Shaquandra Brown, Heather McKenney

Eileen Wall Scholarship, Lyndsay Franklin

Clark, Philip T. Scholarship, John Slattery

Eleanor Moulton Dyer Scholarship Trust, Lance Padulsky, John Viotto

Daughters of Penelope Scholarship, Olympia Glenn-Scola

Friends of Marblehead Hockey Scholarships, Tony Cuzner, Ryan Dempsey, Ben Koopman, Jake Kulevich

Brenden Lydon, Christopher McLeod, Alex Whitmore,

Hunter Whitmore, Kathleen Hahn, Brittany Murtaugh,

Rachel Conrad, Kailey Gillis, Courtney Maag

2011 Scholarship Recipients

Friends of Performing Arts Scholarship, Susan Boyce, Garrett Callahan, Maxwell

Ariana Conte, Jake Corcoran, Amy Federman, Brian Felsenthal, Seth Finkelstein, Lauren Fodeman, James Gassler, Amanda Guy, Kathryn Jancsy, Griffin Lane, Courtney Maag, Caroline McCarthy, Heather McKenney, Christopher McLeod, Tyson Miller, Ariana Moscone, Rebecca Ness, Margaret Reese, Katelyn Rein, Katherine Reines, Kathryn Sullivan, Jacob Syverson, Evan Thorne, Bridger Trap, Martine Wayne, Dylan Welch , Chloe Rombach

Fruit of Four Seasons, Inc. Scholarship, Hannah Dinnes

Gamble, Peter D. Memorial Scholarship, Molly Nash

Jason Garfield Scholarship, Zachary Beal

Gerry #5 VFA Scholarship Awards Ryan Dempsey, Daniel Colbert, Shayla Monahan,

Kelsey Lauria, Ariana Conte, Heather McKenney, Rachel Conrad

Gordon, Dr. Steven R., Memorial Scholarship, Donna Vatnick

Samuel W. Harris Music Association Grants Award, Dylan Welch, Ariana Conte

John D. Hill Scholarship Fund, Allison Solomon

Zelia Hall Hodgkins Scholarship Fund, Amanda German, Kaitlin Harvey

Hospital Aid Association Scholarship, Hannah Dinnes

Humphrey, Edward L. and Mary E. Scholarship, Olivia Tosi

Michael Robert Interess Memorial Scholarship, Fund Olympia Glenn-Scola

Wilhelmina Denning Jackson Art Scholarship, Alaina Breed, Tatiana Caswell, Laura Hackney, Rebecca Ness

James Jacobs Memorial Scholarship, Kayla Satchell

Ernie Kessler Scholarship Fund for Education of Children, Molly Nash

Oliver P. Killam Jr. Private Foundation, Laura Hackney, Heather McKenney, Shaquanda Brown, Zachary Beal, Jessica Prouty, Olympia Glenn-Scola, Anthony Ducoste, Elizabeth O’Brien, Jake Corcoran

Hope Langburd Award for Creative Writing, Donna Vatnick

Magicians Gridiron Club Scholarships:

The William H. Bray Memorial Scholarship, Nicolas Broughton

The Arthur Carey Family Memorial Scholarship, Sarah Lieberson

The Herbert Carey Family Memorial Scholarship, Hayley Braun

The Jeffrey Dropo Scholarship, Benjamin Koopman

The William Finigan Memorial Scholarship, Joshua Friedland

The Donald Flynn Scholarship, John Slattery

The Dr. Robert F. Jackson Memorial Scholarship, Brett Jackson

The Bill Kiely Scholarship, Maika Phillips

The John Larkin Scholarship, Matthew Perlow

The Dr. George L. MacDonald Scholarship, Ryan Stanojev

2011 Scholarship Recipients

The William Peabody Memorial Scholarship, Hunter Whitmore

The Earl and Betty Reynolds Scholarship, Oliver Kim

The Tremaine M. Roberts Memorial Scholarship, Lauren Cohen

The C. Elliott Roundy Memorial Scholarship, Daniel Colbert

The Harriette Siegel Scholarship, Kailey Gillis

The John O. Wolfgram Memorial Scholarship, Liam Gilliland

Marblehead Academy Scholarship, Ben Koopman and Caroline McCarthy

Marblehead All Sports Boosters Scholarship, Haylen Braun, Joshua Freedland, William Herlihy, Benjamin Koopman, Jake Kulevich, Courtney Maag, Courtney Maher, Emma Rose McGuirk, Christopher Neumann, Maika Phillips, Henry Pratt, Olivia Raisner, Gretchen Rowe, Jake Smith, Ryan Stanojev, Alex Whitmore

Marblehead All Sports Boosters Scholarship, Allie Castner Award Claire Depew

Marblehead All Sports Boosters Scholarship, John Ziergiebel Award Hunter Whitmore

Marblehead Arts Association Scholarship, Amanda German

Marblehead Democratic Town Committee, Edwin L. Goldberg Olivia Raisner

Memorial Scholarship

Marblehead Festival of Arts Scholarship, Ariana Conte

Marblehead Firefighters Local 2043 Annual Scholarship, Heather McKenney

Marblehead High School Class of 1960 Scholarship, Jordan Chaisson

Marblehead Little Theater Scholarship, Tyson Miller

Marblehead METCO Program/Tyrone Bumpers Scholarship, Jasmine Clarke and Amy Federman

Marblehead Municipal Employees Association Scholarship, Zachary Beal, Daniel Collins, Liam Gilliland

National Art Honor Society Scholarship, Abby Nicolas, Rebecca Ness

National Grand Bank of Marblehead Scholarship, Kathryn Sullivan and Haley Braun

Nichols and Grey Scholarship, Joseph Walker, Rebecca Xiarhos

Alexander and Catherine Norton Memorial Scholarship, Benjamin Koopman

Gary M. Ogan Memorial Scholarship, Jessica Prouty, Ariana Conte

Donald H. and Helen D. Peach Scholarship Fund, Melanie Hatutale, Michael Asaiante

Martha E. Pecker Fund, Tyler Shepard

Penni Scholarship – “The Golf Coaches Award” Christopher Neumann

Philanthropic Lodge Scholarship Fund:

James T. Martin, Jr. Scholarship Kalliopi Thanos, Liam Gilliland, John Slattery,

Lyndsay Franklin, Nicholas Broughton

Joseph and Annie Robinson Scholarship, Gregory Worth

Bessie Goodwin Richardson Scholarship, Camille Blake

Chaplain Lyman Rollins #2006 VFW Scholarship Fund, Olympia Glenn-Scola

Rotary Club of Marblehead Scholarships, Bridger Trap, Heather McKenney, Amy Federman, Brian Drumm. Michael Drumm, Colleen Gabel

2011 Scholarship Recipients

Randolph E. Goodwin Memorial Scholarship, Garrett Callahan

Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor Scholarship, Heather McKenney, Joshua Chamara, Elizabeth O’Brien, Anthony Ducoste, Arianna Moscone

Sagan Realtors Scholarship for Excellence, Zachary Beal

Gail Salinsky Memorial Trust Scholarship, Shaquanda Brown

Taxpayer’s Scholarship, Tatiana Caswell, Kathleen Hahn

Burton L. Thomas Memorial Fund, Nicholas Broughton

Sarah E. Thompson Scholarship Award, Mikaela Blackmer, Kelsey Lauria

Tri-M Unsung Hero Scholarship, Amy Federman, Bridger Trap, Susan Boyce

Richard Carey Williams, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Garrett Callahan, Ariana Conte, Olivia Raisner

Jane Ziergiebel METCO Scholarship, Shaquanda Brown and Anthony Ducoste

Congratulations on all of your honors and achievements!

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