Radnor Seniors Honored At Awards Ceremony

Several members of the Radnor High School senior class were honored at a recent awards ceremony, the high school said.

The Senior Awards Night on June 8 which awarded dozens of seniors was immediately preceded by the Radnor High School Scholarship Fund ceremony in the library. 30 seniors were recognized there.

Winners of the RHSSF awards included:

Alexandria Austin (Radnor Scholarship)

)Juliet Blasetti (Ruth Stevens Tewksbury Scholarship)

Calvin Calica (Radnor Scholarship)

Samuel “Kent” Chance (Robert Crofford Memorial Scholarship)

Hannah Chu (Radnor Scholarship)

Milan Clover (Radnor Scholarship)

Morgan Coren (Herle Memorial Scholarship)

Patricia J. Curley (Radnor Scholarship)

Katharine R. Gilbert (John DeFlaminis Leadership Scholarship)

Maryann Han (Radnor Scholarship)

Sarah N. Harper (Herle Memorial Scholarship)

Elizabeth Hepburn (Radnor Scholarship)

Emilie Grace Horstmann (Rotary Club of Wayne Scholarship)

Josephine Joel-Kabali (Radnor Scholarship)

Skylar Kallick (Radnor Scholarship)

Alexandra Kenneally (George T. Corrigan Memorial Scholarship)

Aidan Andrew Klupar (Class of 1969 Scholarship)

Joan Lim (Mary Young Scholarship)

Gisella Logioia (Muriel Hopp Memorial Scholarship)

Brooke McClatchy (Ithan PTO Scholarship)

Tamira McCurdy (Radnor Scholarship)

Garrett Michael McGurl (Radnor Scholarship)

Holly Pachella (Doug Fixter Memorial Scholarship)

Michaela Parrish (Buck Family Scholarship)

Dion Sayers (Radnor Scholarship)

Zachary Alexander Taylor (Radnor Scholarship)

Paul Peter Wheaton (Radnor Scholarship)

Sarah Wiedmann (John and Mildred Davison Memorial Scholarship)

Karee York (Radnor Scholarship)

Winners of the Senior Awards are as follows, according to Radnor High School:

The Phi Beta Kappa Award: Robert “Jack” Palmer
The Phi Beta Kappa National Honorary Scholastic Fraternity offers an award to the senior whose excellence in academic achievement has earned the highest GPA in the graduating class.

The Pennsylvania State Good Citizenship Award: Carolyn Hernandez and Santiago Restrepo
Selected because the student embodies the qualities of outstanding character, scholarship, and leadership. It is the hope of Pennsylvania Senator Daylin Leach that this award will stimulate this student’s interest in public service.

The Alumni Association Awards: Natalie Beers and Michael Ing
The Alumni Association of Radnor High School gives an award annually to senior(s) who demonstrate academic excellence, a deep commitment to the extracurricular life of the school and a love for the school community.

The Cresson Scholarships: Brendan Bernicker, Megan Carey, Spencer DeRoos, Katharine Gilbert, Siobhan Kelly, Anthony Lanzone, Vanessa Ramlal, Santiago Restrepo, Christina Superdock and Jameson Webb
The Cresson Scholarship was the first scholarship established for the school. The scholarship was endowed by Miss Sara Lloyd of Philadelphia in 1916 in memory of her mother. Criteria for the scholarship include citizenship, academic achievement, character and activities.

The Dreer Scholarship: Anneke Walsh
The William Dreer Memorial Scholarship was established under a trust in 1936 by Mr. Dreer’s widow and is the second oldest scholarship available to Radnor High School. The scholarship winner must major in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or environmental science.

The Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) Scholarship Award: Jasper Carey-Anniballi and Kylee Rutty
This award goes to the student with the highest improvement in their grade point average from sophomore to junior year.

The Radnor Township Education Association Future Teacher Scholarships: Jessica Amarant
This scholarship honors students who intend to pursue a career as an educator. Recipients receive $2000 scholarships.

The Mick Gwynn Research Award: Joan Lim
This award was established by RHS teacher Lucia Samblas in memory of her late husband, Mick Gwynn. Mick was a beloved husband and father and a highly respected colleague at GlaxoSmithKline. He was a diligent scientist with an excellent work ethic. This award is given to a student interested in pursuing a career in science that embodies the same passion for research as Mick.

Class of 2012 Award: Patricia Curley
The Class of 2012 overcame many obstacles as they traveled through the halls of Radnor High School, but always persevered, keeping their heads held high. This award is for high school seniors who have shown resilience and determination in overcoming difficult obstacles to complete their high school education.

The School Board Representative Award: Jessica Levitan

This award is given to to the student representative on the Radnor Township School District school board.

The Outstanding Athlete Awards: Alexander Andersen and Kathleen Jordan
This award is given annually to the top athletes in the senior class as voted on by the head coaches of all Radnor sports programs.

The Wayne Miller Creative Writing Award: Jessica Amarant
This award is named in honor of longtime Radnor English teacher Wayne Miller and given by the English department for excellence in creative writing.

The Patience Griffith Memorial Scholarship: Marley Duchovnay
Given in memory of a former Social Studies teacher at Radnor. Patience Griffith taught all levels of students. She was a kind, understanding individual who spent her life serving others.

The Perfect Attendance Awards
2014-15 school year: Juliet Blasetti, Dongwan Kim and Jacob Rhode

The Class of 2001 Spirit Award: Benjamin Chansky
This award, sponsored by the Radnor High School Class of 2001, goes to a senior who displays a commitment to the Radnor High School community demonstrated by an overwhelming dedication to service and leadership while consistently exhibiting compassion and caring to all segments of the community.

The Honor “R” Awards: Thomas Chang, Julia Curley, Lindsay Frumer, Katharine Gilbert, Michael Ing, Lucia Johnston, Skylar Kallick, Jordan Packer, Jacob Rhode and Matthew Sanders
Given each year to seniors who have been outstanding in athletics, who have participated in a variety of sports, who have contributed to the honor and good name of Radnor through their excellent sportsmanship, and who are in the upper half of their class in scholastic achievement.

The Future Business Leaders of America Award: Rishi Prasad
Future Business Leaders of America is a national organization with a quarter of a million students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields.

The B.J. Dillion Memorial Art Award: Christian Edelmann
B.J. Dillon, a member of the Class of 1992, was a great guy and a wonderful character. This award is given in B.J.’s memory to a student who shares his love of and knowledge about art.

The Nan C. Meyer Award: Victoria Penaherrera
This award is given in memory of Nan C. Meyer who graduated from Radnor High School in 1980. A wonderful artist who loved to draw, Nan attended Pratt Institute in New York City. While there, she majored in fashion design and illustration. She ultimately became a very successful designer.

Alumni Artists of Wayne: Julia Hartnett
This award is given to former students of Wayne Elementary to acknowledge their growth and achievement in art. Alumni Artists are seniors who have taken either an AP Studio or Art Studio Honors class and plan to pursue advanced studies in art after graduation.

The Walt Katuzny Award: Jonathon Staples
This award is given to a senior who exemplifies the qualities loved and admired in the late Walt Katuzny, a teacher at Radnor Middle School and former coach of the Radnor High School basketball team. This is a scholarship that awards its recipient $1000 for each of four years of college.

The Annenberg Science Symposium Award: Emily Ming
This award is given to seniors who have been involved in the Annenberg Science Symposium for four years, who have shown an enthusiasm for studying science and health care issues , and who have become effective and committed leaders in developing the project.

The Bea Curley Award: John Lord
Bea Curley was a long time employee of Radnor Township School District; she was the essence of “Radnor Spirit.” This award goes to a senior who displays a commitment to the Radnor High School community, demonstrated by an overwhelming dedication to service and leadership and consistently exhibiting enthusiasm and support for the high school’s many programs while also encouraging the same qualities in others.

Ethics Bowl Award: Brendan Bernicker, Henry Crane, Jeremy Elliot, Jessica Levitan, Edward Paik, Michaela Parrish, Anna Perez, Gabriel Robinson, Jordan Walker and Caroline Younkins
To seniors who competed in the Philadelphia Region Competition in December.

Radnor Hi-Q Award: Boris Vasiljevic
Radnor Hi-Q is an academic quiz competition team. This award recognizes not only the commitment to know more than your opponent, but also a commitment to intellectual diversity, academic determination and scholarly leadership.

The Radnor High School Integrity Award: Brooke McClatchy
This award is given by an anonymous Radnor alumni. As a graduating senior, this individual received an anonymous donation to provide financial support as he and his family faced some difficult times. He would like to provide the same support to a student displaying the same resiliency he displayed.

The Facets Award: Jeremy Elliot
This award goes to a student who has been a vital influence in encouraging artistic expression in the Radnor community.

The Student Government Award: Edward Paik and Robert “Jack” Palmer
Given to students who repeatedly show skill in leadership, commitment, and devotion to the Radnor High School community.

The Model United Nations Award: Jessica Levitan, Matthew Sanders and Jacob Schulz
Model United Nations is a club that allows students to gain insight into the workings of the United Nations and to debate real life issues that currently face world leaders. By assuming the roles of UN representatives from different countries students come to comprehend the true spirit of the United Nations, one which seeks to foster a constructive forum for open dialogue on complex global issues including peace and security and economic and social progress. The recipients embody the spirit of the UN with their enthusiasm, dedication and commitment to the program

The Radnor High School Honor Council Awards: Brendan Bernicker, Santiago Restrepo and Jacob Rhode
Given to the seniors elected by their peers, this award recognizes those who have worked toward the ongoing goal of making Academic Integrity a hallmark of our school and community.

The Best Buddies Awards: Jessica Amarant, Marley Duchovnay and Santiago Restrepo
Best Buddies is a club that helps integrate students from our life skills program into the social community of Radnor High School. The club organized a variety of events throughout the year. The award recognizes those who have played an integral role as members.

The Career and Technical Award: Vandy Robinson
Career and Technical Education provides hands-on applied learning experiences that build academic knowledge, problem solving skills, employment and specific career skills. This award is given to a student who demonstrates exceptional ability in their technical field, exhibits citizenship and displays a strong work ethic.

The Radnorite Awards: Jessica Amarant, Abigail Browngoehl, Caroline Bereznak, Anna Bupp, Nicole Cohen, Carolyn Hernandez, Eun-Soo Park and Seung Yeon “Stephanie” Seo
Radnorite, the school newspaper, encourages all students to write articles for the monthly publication but it is the editorial staff that creates the beautiful finished product. This year’s staff showed great integrity and very real courage in striving to be the voice of Radnor, even when the views and opinions expressed are sometimes not popular.

The RADtv Jim Talone Award: Benjamin Chansky and Jessica Levitan
Former English teacher, Jim Talone, was the driving force behind the creation of the Radnor High School television studio. As a tribute to his commitment to this program and his overall love of video production, each year RADtv honors seniors who have demonstrated excellence in our television studio productions.

The Emily Unway Award: Jessica Amarant
This annual award is presented to the Radnor High School senior who exhibits the attributes that were so important to Emily. “Value of friendships, of having and being a friend, uniqueness, remaining true to oneself, reliability, trusting and trustworthy, sense of humor, sense of fun, loyalty, sensitivity, working to achieve goals and a ready smile.”

The DAR Good Citizenship Award: Carolyn Hernandez
The Good Citizenship Award is awarded to a student who exhibits the qualities of Honor, Service, Courage, and Patriotism

The Rebecca Hutton Bradbeer Award: Kelson D’Ambra
Rebecca Hutton Bradbeer was the first quadriplegic to graduate from Radnor High School. This award is given in her honor by her grandparents, Mr. And Mrs. Walter Buckley, to that senior who has demonstrated the same courage, friendliness and love of Radnor that illuminated Becky’s years in this school.

The Luke Teehan Memorial Scholarship: Christina Superdock
Luke was a very special young man who was a member of the Class of 1982 and lost his life in an automobile accident. Luke’s life and death has taught us that we will all be remembered for what we give to others, and not only for what we have achieved. The person to receive the Luke Teehan Memorial Scholarship Award best exemplifies those special qualities of human concern seen in Luke’s life.

The Thomas Lynch Memorial Scholarship: Caroline Bereznak
Tom Lynch, an exceptional member of the Class of 1987, lived his life with enthusiasm, openness and joy. Tom loved a new idea or a different approach to an old problem. The student awarded the Thomas Lynch Memorial Scholarship best exemplifies Tom’s ability to approach learning as a way to deepen pleasure in life and in people.

The E. Robert Patterson Class of 1991 Award: Eddie Paik
This award is given to the senior who has exhibited qualities of high scholarship, all around participation in activities, integrity of character and unselfish devotion to the best interest of the school.

The Mary Carter Award: Robert “Jack” Palmer
Mary Carter was a teacher and principal in the Radnor schools from 1927-1969. The Mary Carter Award is presented to the senior who has been a model of excellence in scholarship, interest in activities and service to the school and community.

National School Orchestra Award: Jeffrey Zhou
This award is given in recognition of singular merit and outstanding contributions to the success of the school orchestra.

The Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) Art Award: Kaelee Helms
This award is presented to an outstanding art student who has created consistently exceptional work within the art department.

The PTSA Rose Ferdinand English Award: Abigail Browngoehl and Julia Curley
The English award is named in honor of longtime Radnor English teacher, Rose Ferdinand, who embodied the love of literature that the English department promotes.

The PTSA World Language Awards
French: Jacob Rhode
German: Jordan Packer
Latin: Thomas Chang
Spanish: Carolyn Hernandez

The PTSA Mathematics Award: Michael Ing
This award is given to a deserving student whose enthusiasm for and love of mathematics has been demonstrated in mathematics classes and outside the classroom as well.

The PTSA Anna Moffo Award: Farrell McVay
Anna Moffo was a world famous soprano who sang not only on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, but also on the stages of all the important European Opera Houses. She was a 1950 graduate of Radnor High School. This award is presented in her honor to a senior who has shown outstanding vocal musicianship and leadership skills.

The PTSA Jesse Zerr Award: Tyler McDowell
Dr. Jesse Zerr was a long time and beloved teacher at Radnor High School. He founded the Meistersingers and championed the art of choral music at Radnor High School. This award is given to the senior who has been outstanding in the field of music during his four years at Radnor High School.

The PTSA Instrumental Music Award: Kathryn Russo
This award is given to the outstanding instrumentalist in both band and orchestra over four years. This individual has shown exemplary skills and sensitivity.

The PTSA Physical Education Awards: John Lord and Anna Russo

The PTSA Social Studies Award: Jacob Schulz

The PTSA Family and Consumer Science Award: Cynthia Kellett

The PTSA Science Awards
Biology: Claudia Cardamone
Chemistry: Thomas Chang
Physics: Michael Ing

The PTSA Business Education Awards: Jacob Belitsky

The PTSA Technology & Engineering Education Awards: Jordon Torunian

The PTSA Lois Adams Awards: Jack Breen and Tamira McCurdy
This award is given each year to honor Lois Adams, a former director of student services for RTSD. The awardees contributed positively to the school and the community at large and demonstrated great effort in academics, extra-curricular activities and personal relationships.

The Radnor Theatre Award: Olivia Rooney and Laura Zamsky
The recipients of the Radnor High School Theatre Award have exhibited four years of outstanding academic development in theatre classes and an exceptional commitment to the Radnor theatre program in both classes and productions.

The Radnor Actors Workshop Award: James Dolan and Anna Perez
The recipients of the Radnor Actors Workshop Award have shown commitment and development of acting skills in many varied roles in Radnor Actors Workshop productions throughout their years in the high school. Their acting growth has been substantial and they have shown leadership as they enhanced a multitude of performances.

U.S. Presidential Scholar Award: Seung Yeon “Stephanie” Seo

Marine Corps NROTC Scholarship Award: Jordan Packer

Rudolph Blythe Innovation Award: Thomas Chang

National Merit Scholarship Corporation Award Winners: Michael C. Ing and Seung Yeon “Stephanie” Seo

National Merit Scholarship Corporation Award Finalists: Juliet J. Blasetti, Albert Chang, Thomas Chang, Younghee Hahn, Joan Lim, Amber D. Song and Michael C. Wang

National Merit Scholarship Corporation Award Commended Students: Jessica F. Amarant, John W. Anderson, Brendan C. Bernicker, Abigail H. Browngoehl, Julia M. Curley, James B. Dolan, Lena C. Donato, Jack B. Doughan, Lindsay N. Frumer, Maryann Han, Chan Wook Hwang, Gisella T. Logioia, Tyler D. McDowell, Emily J. Ming, Edward Paik, Robert J. Palmer, Eun-Soo Park, Tanavi B. Prabhu, Rishi Prasad, Jacob Rhode, Kathryn Russo, Madeline M. Schlesinger, Jacob R. Schulz, Elisa D. Wang and Jeffrey O. Zhou

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