Seniors Awarded at Camden Academy's 10th Annual Baccalaureate

Gearing up for commencement, seniors got a sneak peak at Camden Academy Charter High School’s 10th Annual Baccalaureate Ceremony on Thursday, June 12 at St. Joseph’s Church in Camden. During the event, approximately 90 awards were distributed among Camden Academy’s graduating seniors, recognizing them for their personal and academic merits.  

Administrators also officially unveiled the class of 2014’s valedictorian and salutatorian during the event. Both, of which, will address the class during graduation.   

 In addition, five seniors received scholarships for college as part of the Allied Resources for Kids (ARK) 1000+ scholarship, which matches seniors’ SAT scores in dollars if the student is able to achieve a combined math and language arts score of more than 1000. ARK is a Camden’s Charter School Network fundraising organization, which helps to support enrichment and extracurricular activities within the network’s schools.

Award recipients are as follows:

Valedictorian:  Jenise Rivera
           
Salutatorian:   Hecmarie Berrios

Academic Top Ten:  Jenise Rivera, Hecmarie Berrios, Michael Kirtz, Savannah Cardona, Katherine Hernandez, Amy Loyola, Mariah Still, Christian Velez, A’Lexus Gaskins, Brianna Chambers

Student Government Award
President:  Dailyn Mercado
Vice President: Amy Loyola

School of Science Award:  Jenise Rivera

School of Business Award:   Hecmarie Berrios

National Honor Society: Hecmarie Berrios, Savanah Cardona, Brianna Chambers, Carlos Chaparro, Lynette Colon, Edwin DeJesus, Katherine Hernandez, Joseph Jiles, Michael Kirtz, Amy Loyola, Rachel Martinez, Dailyn Mercado, Jenise Rivera, Josue Santos, Mariah Still, Christian Velez

Academy Minor Awards:
Medical Track:  Katherine Hernandez
Business Track: Dailyn Mercado
Technology Track:  Savannah Cardona
Public Service Track:  Mariah Still
Communications Track:  Jenell Carrero
Engineering Track: Michael Kirtz

Attendance Awards:  Marlin Alvarez and Christian Velez

Leadership Awards:  Michael Kirtz and Jenise Rivera

Citizenship Awards:  Ervin Colon and Quiera Thompson

Community Service Awards:  Rachel Martinez and Brandon Robinson

Athletic Awards:  Brianna Chambers, Carlos Chaparro, Ervin Colon, Edwin DeJesus, Jeremy DiPasquale, Alexis Finney, Erika Gonzalez, Katherine Hernandez, Maryann Javier, Joseph Jiles,  Luis Lopez, Amy Loyola, Tyrese Nickels, Priscilla Quintana, Benny Reyes, Kofi Ries, Jenise Rivera, Justin Roman, Edwin Rosado, Mary Ruiz, Sumary Solis, Quiera Thompson, Maria Vazquez, Kareem Wilson

Science Fair Awards:  Hecmarie Berrios, A’Lexus Gaskins, Joseph Jiles, and Priscilla Quintana

Performing Arts Awards: Hecmarie Berrios, Jenell Carrero, Ervin Colon, Genesis Garcia, Erika Gonzalez, Shakirah Jackson, Joseph Jiles, Yorgelis Mendez, Dailyn Mercado, Sharem Moran, Aliyah Rivera, Josue Santos

2014 ARK 1000+ SAT Recipients
Hecmarie Berrios - 1090
Tanasia Davis - 1160
Janise Rivera - 1010
Edwin Rosado - 1080
Justin Roman - 1020

Academy seniors were also awarded scholarships and grants from their intended colleges, totaling in at $150,000 for the entire class.

Camden Academy’s 10th Annual Commencement Ceremony will be held in the Promise Academy Center (PAC) on Friday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Shannon Sadler at (856) 365-1000, ext. 606 or via email at ssadler@promiseacademycharter.org.

About Camden Academy: Camden Academy Charter High School (CACHS) is a public, non-denominational, coeducational, independent day school of choice for more than four hundred students in grades nine through twelve. CACHS was recently awarded a bronze medal for the second time as part of the U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 Best High School Rankings. Camden’s Academy Charter High School is one of four schools that operate under Camden’s Charter School Network (CCSN), a charter management organization dedicated to providing viable educational opportunities for students and their families. For more information, please visit www.promiseacademycharter.org.