Area scholars to be honored
Spokane high school seniors will be honored for their academic achievement Monday at the 24th annual Spokane Scholars Foundation Banquet.
Each student was nominated by their principal, counselor and teachers based on their success in one of the following areas: English, social studies, mathematics, science, world language and fine arts.
The foundation will award $60,000 in monetary grants, ranging from $1,000 to $4,000, to 24 of the 143 scholars, four students for each of the six content areas, based on grade-point average, course of study in the content area of nomination, test scores, original research or similar activities, and letters of recommendation.
Bob Herschkowitz, of Seattle’s Holocaust Center for Humanity, and a child survivor of the Holocaust, is the keynote speaker. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The 2016 Spokane Scholars Foundation honorees are:
English
Tristan Albrecht, Freeman; Marco Ammatelli, Mead; Karianna Aufderhar, Upper Columbia; Carver Bain; North Central; Andrew Brodhead, West Valley; Audry Burgess, East Valley; Collin Cremers; Saint George’s; David Gilmartin; Valley Christian; Kathryn Grossmann; Mt. Spokane; Kimiko Hirota, Shadle Park; Michaela Knoll, St. Michael’s; Jessica Laird; Medical Lake; Mathias Maughan, University; Naomi McQuary, Gonzaga Preparatory; Madison Meuler, Lewis and Clark; David Olds, Northwest Christian; Kialynn Palpant, The Oaks; Nicholas Pickering, Ferris; Sarah Reel, Newport; Brittany Reilly, Riverside; Bridgette Roll, Liberty; Hannah Simonsen, Cheney; Brittany Thomas, Deer Park; Payton Thomas, Lakeside; Conrad Weeks, Rogers; and Maggie Young, Central Valley.
Fine arts
Jayton Alder, Deer Park; Claire Arensmeyer, Cheney; Andrey Berlov, Rogers; Rachel Clark, Lakeside; Michael Galeotti, Mead; Eric Gallagher, Shadle Park; Ellisa Laboy, West Valley; Christa LaVoie, The Oaks; Brenna McDermeit, Newport; Emily McFarland, Gonzaga Preparatory; Roylan Messinger, Upper Columbia; Isabel Morales; East Valley; Megan Paternoster, Freeman; John Petrovich, Mt. Spokane; Thomas Pulliam, St. Michael’s; Kimberly Satre, Ferris; Gabrielle Stone, North Central; Kyle Thiessen, Lewis and Clark; Clarissa Tracy, Central Valley; Gwyneth Vanderholm, Riverside; Skylar Wachtel, Medical Lake; Malinda Wagstaff, Medical Lake; and Jordan Wilson, University.
Mathematics
Brett Benson, University; Kristen Bressler, West Valley; Darcy Campbell, Ferris; Xiaoman Jerry Chu, Saint George’s; Brendon Davis, Lewis and Clark; Kate Dobratz, Shadle Park; Collin Dunn, Central Valley; Nicholas Franz, Freeman; Brendan Geary, Newport; Kelly Hooper, Gonzaga Preparatory; Andrew Hoover, Mt. Spokane; Kwangmin Kim, Valley Christian; Rebecca Landron, North Central; Melanie Manning, Riverside; Heidi Plough, Deer Park; Gaelyn Prior, East Valley; Lillian Ragudo, The Oaks; Jeremy Ryan, Medical Lake; Ian Starkey, Northwest Christian; Shogo Starr, Cheney; Geoffrey Urbin, Upper Columbia; Travis Viehouser, Lakeside; Tyler Wang, Rogers; and Steven Zuelke, Mead.
Science
Dara Abounorinejad, Medical Lake; Derek Bouvier, Mt. Spokane; Ian Burgess, The Oaks; Michael Campbell, Valley Christian; Shawen Christensen, West Valley; Abigail Colestock, North Central; Jackson Cooper, Gonzaga Preparatory; Cullen Demakis, University; Keith Dumaw, Liberty; Gerard Gaimari, Ferris; Paige Gedicke, Lakeside; Zachary Hanson, East Valley; Joshua Jenkins, Central Valley; Marlowe Keller, Deer Park; Samantha Knight, Riverside; Hailey Lister, Lewis and Clark; Alma Longhurst, Freeman; Kevin Lutz, Shadle Park; Angela McDermeit, Newport; Marika Morelan, Saint George’s; Shayla Payne, Cheney; Emily Placzek, Mead; Kristen Wagner, Upper Columbia; Micaela Whigham, Rogers; and Erin Whitley, Northwest Christian.
Social studies
Cole Ahrendt, Lakeside; Georgianna Black, Cheney; Alex Carl, Medical Lake; Ethan Crosby, Freeman; Katherine Cvancara, The Oaks; Ryan Dieter, Upper Columbia; Vitaliy Gantukh, Rogers; Austin Hall, Deer Park; Caroline Hammett, Saint George’s; Blythe Irwin, Lewis and Clark; Justice Iseminger, North Central; Caleb Johnson, Central Valley; Benjamin Magruder, University; Ashley Meyer, West Valley; Kristian Mitchell, Newport; Bailey O’Connor, Mt. Spokane; Bryce Pointer, East Valley; Joel Potyk, Ferris; Daniel Roberts, Mead; Samantha Sentenn, Gonzaga Preparatory; Alayna Spencer, Riverside; Joshua Stuhr, Northwest Christian; Andrew Tortorello, Shadle Park; and Samuel Welp, St. Michael’s.
World languages
Parker Bailey, Upper Columbia; Callie Bostic, Deer Park; Catherine Cable, The Oaks; Michelina Cozzetto, Mt. Spokane; Matthew Fode, University; Abby Horton, Central Valley; Jason Kissinger, Mead; Nicholas Lin, Lewis and Clark; Rachel McGlothlen, West Valley; Esther Osborne, Ferris; Juyun Phang, Gonzaga Preparatory; Noah Raver, Northwest Christian; Karlee Rayman, Shadle Park; Noah Schmick, Freeman; Miyana Shively, East Valley; Sukhpret Singh, Rogers; Manisha Sinha, Saint George’s; Riley Smith, North Central; Nicholas Snyder, Riverside; Brenna Strain, Medical Lake; and Samantha Zakrzewski, Cheney.