In the Caldwells: 64 High School Students Recognized for High Academic Success

Sixty-four students from James Caldwell High School (JCHS) in West Caldwell were recognized on April 22 for achieving high academic success during the school’s annual Academic Banquet held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange.

Students who achieve a grade point average of 91.45 or greater across all subjects for their entire high school career are invited to attend the event, which applauds their stellar academic performance.

“This is what it is all about,” stated Kevin Barnes, principal of JCHS. “These students are motivated to do well in and out of the classroom, achieving a high level of academic success that is only attainable through hard work and dedication.”

At the event, students recognized include those with highest academic honors, high academic honors, National Merit recognition, AP scholars, AP scholars with honors and AP scholars with distinction. The student with the third-highest gpa is given the opportunity to address attendees at the event.

This year, Harjot Sidhu spoke to his peers and their families about memories both unique to the Class of 2015 and universal to graduating seniors nationwide.

Sidhu will attend Princeton University next fall, according to a release.

The following students were recognized at the event: Katherine Arcell, Kenneth Barone, Nicholas Barone, Nicholas Bartell, Maria Bongo, Rachel Borges, Jessica Bracamonte, Caroline Brennan, Stephanie Bross, Charlyne Burki, Madeline Caracappa, Samantha Chang, Leanna Chen, Amy Cheung, Simone Chiadò Piat, Madison Ciccaglione, Rebecca Coughlin, Nora Czarnomski, Lauren D’Angelo, Jenna DeVincenzo, Savanna Edighoffer, Kyle Elphick, Madison Emma, Catherine Fierro, John Franklin, Alexander Hall, Jamie Hreniuk, Meredith Hyland, Maya Kaczor, Peter King, Joshua Kopen, Olivia Krippahne, Marvin Lazemetaj, Zizhan Luo, Daniel Mattei, Adeline Maykish, Emily McCann, Melissa McTigue, Megan Mihalik, Jan Mioduszewski, Louis Mollet, Katherine Moutis, Victoria Pepe, Regina Peters, Robyn Phelps, Kristen Rauschenberger, Meredith Reilly, Anna Rizzotti, Elizabeth Rosa, Meredith Rubin, Kristopher Schneider, Emily Shapiro, Anastasiya Shkurko, Harjot Sidhu, Collin Silver, Robneek Singh, Hunter Smith, Dominique Stadtman, Elizabeth Sweeney, Andrea Sylvester, Brennan Thiemann, Michelle Wiedmann, and Spencer Wielgus.

Photos courtesy of Christine Corliss

Photo 1: Sixty-four students from James Caldwell High School (JCHS) in West Caldwell are recognized on April 22 for achieving high academic success during the school’s annual Academic Banquet held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange.

Photo 2: JCHS student Harjot Sidhu addresses his peers and families.

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