Student Recognition Night award winners posted

The 2010 Student Recognition Night took place on Wednesday, May 12.

The ceremony, which took place in the large gym, recognized students for academic achievement. Some students also received recognition for general athletic achievement.

A copy of the evening’s award winners is posted below.

COMMUNITY AWARDS

Boys State Jack Montgomery

Girls State Lauren Biglow

Environmental Youth Conference
Andrew Carp Chenyu Cynthia Wang

WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

Outstanding Students in French I
Audra McComb Ciera Pastural

Outstanding Students in French II
Shadee Barzin Yvonne Greenen
Lauren Waller

Outstanding Students in French III
Teresa Fabbricino Justin Hui
Ridthi Sanjanwala

Outstanding Students in French Language AP
Caleb An Curran Mahowald

Outstanding Students in Spanish I
Sang Simon Choi Kevin Coelho
Daniela Preciado Sharon Serper
Natasha Welingkar

Outstanding Students in Spanish II
Amelia Evard Samir Kishore
John Lee Steven Mangano
Jennifer Marino Erin Woolley
Kelli Yamaguma Catherine Zhang

Outstanding Students in Spanish II Honors
Joshua Cohen Ian McColl
Sparsha Saxena Hongyi Shi
Glenda Vargas

Outstanding Students in Spanish III
Aaron Berube Rewa Bush
Gina Costa Lauren Peterson
Nina Venuti Jasmine Xu

Outstanding Students in Spanish III Honors
Anny Dow Lauren Mok
Alexie Ogonowsky Lydia Vieraitis

Outstanding Students in Spanish IV
Salvador Chavez Paul Fomenko
Jennifer Gonzalez Rachel Grate
Andrew Nguyen

Outstanding Students in AP Spanish Language
Lauren Biglow Mark Levin-Gesundheit
Elizabeth Strichartz Gary Yu

Outstanding Students in Latin I
Rishi Bhargava Shelby Pefley
Natasha Samari Erika Schonher
Alyssa Wemyss

Outstanding Students in Latin II
Aditi Jain Andrei McCabe
Zijun Sophie Zhao

Outstanding Students in Latin III
Sean Langhi Yuka Ogino
Chenyu Cynthia Wang

Outstanding Students in Latin AP
Isabelle Fisher Ariel Tabachnik

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

National Council of Teachers of English Writing Award
Rachel Grate Nina Venuti
Gary Yu

Junior Book Awards
Brown University ~ Justin Koehler
Harvard University ~ Victoria Greenen
Mount Holyoke ~ Jacqueline Treiger
Wellesley College ~ Laura Murphy
Smith College ~ Carolyn Yang
Williams College ~ Mark Levin-Gesundheit

Academic Contribution and Special Effort in English
Mya Ballin Ian Glasner
Yvonne Greenen Jeffrey Gu
Jason Hu Morgan Keenan
Alexander Kellogg Sean Langhi
Jinjoo Lee Amit Maor
Ciera Pasturel Emily Rubin
Patrick Sheehan Glenda Vargas
Max Wiederholt

Senior English Department Awards

Student of the Year
Isabelle Fisher

Expository Writing and Analysis
Ancy Dow

Narrative Writing and Interpretive Insight
Ariel Tabachnik

Insightful and Engaging Classroom Participation
Shefali Luthra

Poetic Writing and Contributions to Poetry LAHS
Diana Chou

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Class of 2010 High Academic Achievement Award
Adilen Gayosso Tran Bao Khanh Le

Class of 2011 High Academic Achievement Award
Yareli Flores Maria Perez Herrera

Class of 2012 High Academic Achievement Award
Xin Frank Liu Elimar Villanueva

Class of 2013 High Academic Achievement Award
Fernando Farias Richard Haslacher
Diana Hernandez Joshua Rivas
Eduwiges Zepeda

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

Colorado School of Mines Medal of Achievement
Seena Burns

MIT Math/Science Leadership Award
Yintong (Sherry) Zhang

The Rensselaer Medal
Gary Yu

American Mathematics Competition School Winners
Caleb An Mark Cuson
Alexander Lien Sahil Luthra

American Mathematics Competition First Round Qualifiers
Mark Cuson Alexander Lien
Willem Van Eck

California Mathematics League Top Scores
Runming (John) Dai Jerry Liu

Continental Mathematics League Awards
Emily Cheng Miles Contreras
Ian McColl Richelle Smith
Willem Van Eck

Outstanding Contributors & Performers in Mathematics
Victor Arias Gabriela Bautista Garzon
Anna Bekker Lauren Biglow
Katelyn Crum Auden Johnson
Michael Johnson Benjamin Marimon
Ahmadali Shakeri Ariel Tabachnik
Rowan Zellers

Pride, Effort, and Determination in Mathematics
Amanda Chron Viki Diaz
Jack Elsey Jenifer Gonzalez
Tania Macedo Gal Emily Nitzberg
Erika Roy Kelli Yamaguma

SCVMA Math Olympiad
Christian Mason

San Jose JACL Tokutomei Math Competition
Brandon Cochran Mark Conrad
Kevin Wang

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Outstanding Earth Science Students
Timothy Biggar Christian Enriquez
Mabisa Gharti Chhetry Ruben Hernandez
Caitlin Hoover

Outstanding Forensic Science Students
Kelton Gregory Tessa McClintic
Alison Nowakowski

Outstanding Integrated Science I Students
Davis Beckstead Alexander Jimenez

Outstanding Integrated Science II Students
Amber Alvarez Maria Perez Herrera

Outstanding Biology Students
Michael Johnson Kaitlyn Krautkramer
Anthony Lazzara Kelsey Rodriguez
Justin Standow Haley Tate

Outstanding Biology Honors Students
Shadee Barzin Blaine Dzwonczyk
Libbie Katsev

Outstanding Biology AP Students
Inbar Fried Christina Harr
Vivian Hua

Outstanding Chemistry Students
Lindsay Axelrod Rewa Bush
Salvador Chavez Kjerstie Olson
Rosalie Struve Rowan Zellers

Outstanding Chemistry Honors Students
Kellyn Blaisdell Marissa Childs
Audun Johnson Ivan Smirnov

Outstanding Chemistry AP Students
Victoria Greenen Ariel Tabachnik

Outstanding Physics Students
Stephen Carico Olivia Palmer
Eric Safai Ke (Kelly) Wang

Outstanding Physics Honors Students
Sahil Luthra Christian Mason
Egan McComb

Outstanding Physics AP Students
Hayley Stevens Zachary Winters

Outstanding Environmental Science AP Student
Paige Logan

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Exceptional Ability and Effort
Eduardo Cortes Heather Hoover
Jonathon Iller Brittany Isgrig
Kelly McMeekin Pressy Mejia
Krystal-Gayle Miller Donato Ortiz
Nicole Wemyss David Woolley

SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

Outstanding Four-Year Social Science Students
Erin Hicks Shefali Luthra

Outstanding World Studies Students
Tali Caspi Joshua Cohen
Steven Dittmer Blaine Dzwonczyk
Hannah Hansen Catherine Hua
Megan Leak Cathy Liu
Maki Nakamura Ciera Pasturel
Daniela Preciado Sarah Zanjani
Lisa Schill Hongyi Shi
Lauren Waller Alyssa Wemyss
Erin Woolley

Outstanding Contemporary World Issues Students
Gonzalo Alcazar Rewa Bush
Michelle Chang Glenn Jamie Collins
Natasha Samari

Outstanding United States History Students
Lauren Biglow Jennifer Cooper
Paul Fomenko Whitney Hagstrom
Gokulesh Killer Madeline Klein
Valerie Lai Adriana Lopez
Kelly Mahncke Jasmine McGee
Olivia Palmer Jill Rubin
Jacqueline Treiger

Outstanding United States History AP Students
Miranda Adams Peter Ambiel
Lauren Bednarski Victoria Greenen
Elizabeth Strichartz Nina Venuti

Outstanding Modern European History AP Students
Saleil Bhat Alison Dyer
Benjamin Fisher Jennifer Jou
Joseph Mann Olivia Santiago
Jasmine Xu

Outstanding Global Connections Students
Flora Champenois Trisha Vaidyanathan

Outstanding Psychology Student
Gregory Dwulet Amit Maor

Outstanding History of Art AP Students
Erika Roy Kelly Simon

Outstanding Civics Students
Tahir Chaudhry Katelyn Crum
Isabelle Fisher Mitchell Low
Ariel Tabachnik

Outstanding Economics Students
Flora Champenois Isabelle Fisher
Malar Ganapathiappan Katherine Little
Mason Satterwhite Ariel Tabachnik
Jonathan Tan

Outstanding Economics AP Students
Diana Chou Reena Shah

Outstanding Government AP Students
Paige Logan Kailin Lu

ATHLETICS / PHYSICAL EDUCATION

9tth Grade Athletes of the Year
Lindsay Emrick Paul Hernandez
Steven McLean Tianna Vasquez

9tth Grade Scholar/Athletes of the Year
Joshua Cohen Ian McColl
Julia Son-Bell Amanda Spielman

10th Grade Athletes of the Year
Lauren Amorese Todd Grimm
Lauren Kim Luke Wiechec

10tth Grade Scholar/Athletes of the Year
Lauren Kim Matthew Orton
Simon Rosenbaum Lydia Vieraitis

11th Grade Athletes of the Year
Teresa Fabbricino Jordan Hamel
Colin Mulcahy Wesley Oribello

11th Grade Scholar/Athletes of the Year
Kelsey Ayers Laura Murphy
Ben Schneider Gary Yu

12th Grade Athletes of the Year
Paige Logan Eric Safai

12tth Grade Scholar/Athletes of the Year
Erica Hicks Erin Hicks
Eric Safai

PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT

Dance

Outstanding Improvement in Dance
Gabriela Bautista Garzon Valerie Lai

Excellent Expressiveness in Dance
Katharine Bilson Isabelle Fisher
Randy Jimenez Plamena Koleva

Excellence in Choreography
Helen Broering Katarina La Poll
Natasha Thapliyal Sarah Warmoth

Outstanding 4-Year Contribution to Dance
Helen Broering Natasha Thapliyal
Sarah Warmoth

Drama

Most Improved in Acting I
Jessica Gann Adlai Katzenberg
Thomas Rigodanzo

Outstanding Achievement in Acting I
Scott Abramo Christine Do
Martin Luna Tim Vanneman
Sean Wells

Excellence in Acting II
Alexandra Cala Terence Cape
Emma Carr Dillon Dowdell
Sean Small

Excellence in Technical Theatre
Breana Park

Outstanding Four-Year Achievement in Drama
Lucas Carosella Natalie Hon
Jenna Klein Katarina La Poll
Sherwin Tavana

Music/Choral

9tth Grade Director’s Musicianship Award
Tali Caspi Yan Bonnie Chan
Ivan Chavez Kevin Coelho
Samuel DeBacker Michelle Deng
Jerry Liu Emma Neiman
Mark Peng Jared Rulison
Noah Schramm Hongyi Shi
Louise Stephan Megan Stuart
David Survilo Willem Van Eck
Sarah Zanjani

10tth Grade Director’s Musicianship Award
Saleil Bhat Kellyn Blaisdell
Taylor Howell Dane Kreisman
Stephen Lai Alanna Rice
Gabriella Seltzer Justin Solle
Jamshed Vesuna Alyssa Waln
Jasmine Xu Catherine Zhang

11th Grade Director’s Musicianship Award
Lauren Biglow Brett Carr
Jacquelyn Cheng Jordan Hamel
Kelly Hoover Kayla Valpey Garcia
Sherry Zhang

12tth Grade Director’s Musicianship Award
Stephanie Cardenas Tommaso Carli
Bryan Cassella Noah DeMoss
Julia Kirchhofer Shalene Lee
Amanda Li Emily Tran

Santa Clara County Honor Band
Mark Cuson Audun Johnson
David Kay Johan Mickos
Alexie Ogonowsky Scott Zimmerman

CBDA All-State Honor Band
Johan Mickos

Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence
Christian Mason

Choral Music Outstanding Achievement Award Freshman
Shai Baharav Sam Gavenman
Melissa Goldman Andrew Leidenthal
Elizabeth Robertson

Choral Music Outstanding Achievement Award Sophomore
Gonzalo Alcazar Austin Bowie
Anthony Hughes Rebecca Wolber
Sage Yort

Choral Music Outstanding Achievement Award Junior
Gokulesh Killer Edwin Lai
Maria Molina Bermudez Nina Venuti
Guanghui Wang

Choral Music Outstanding Achievement Award Senior

American Choral Directors Award
Nicole Shorts Kevin Wang

American School Choral Award
Jennifer Bakos Charlie Bergevin

ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION

AVID Academic Excellence, Service & Leadership Award Seniors
Marisela Carrillo Jinjing Cheng
Jose Ricardo Mata Sarah McGee
Wing Man Yip

AVID Academic Excellence, Service & Leadership Award Juniors
Victor Gutierrez-Cuellar Dulce Munoz
Olivia Palmer Hui Rong Rachel Wang
Onur Yildiz

AVID Academic Excellence, Service & Leadership Award Sophomores
Salvador Chavez Dennis Dang
Heidi Hernandez Flor Paz-Cuevas
Hallef Franca Rodrigues

AVID Academic Excellence, Service & Leadership Award Freshmen
Mabisa Gharti Chhetry Caitlin Hoover
Griselda Sandoval Ahumada Bhavdeep Singh
Glenda Vargas

ART DEPARTMENT

Outstanding Achievement in Drawing
Eve Survilo Jacob Valadez
Naian Wu

Outstanding Achievement in Painting
Anisa Arif Kaitlyn Krautkramer
Steven Mangano Niki Moshiri
Emma Patrick

Outstanding Achievement in Photography
Christopher Beyer Carrie Beyer
Shadee Barzin Alexandra Goldberg
Randy Gonzalez Jennifer Huffman
Shelby Lerch Kaitlyn Snider
Hayley Stevens Elise Vanderlip

Outstanding Achievement in Crafts/3-D Design
Jesus Espinoza Jocelyne Herrera
Juan Mendoza Jessica Rodriguex
Bon Yoo Sun Ramirez

Excellence in Creative Arts
Kailin Lu Anastacia Valles
Mia Waldern Zoe Winner

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Class of 2013

Shai Baharav Nathan Becker
Rishi Bhargava Tali Caspi
Emily Cheng Julia Chmyz
Cleo Chung Kevin Coelho
Joshua Cohen Rebecca Cohen
Runming Dai Steven Dittmer
Blaine Dzwonczyk Amelia Evard
Zoe Gelman Megan Girczyc
Yvonne Greenen Hannah Hansen
Catherine Hua Melanie Hugoo
Elizabeth Jeffrey Michael Johnson
Libbie Katsev Aarthi Kodiyalam
John Lee Cathy Liu
Jerry Liu Benjamin Marimon
Jennifer Marino Ian McColl
Audra McComb Maki Nakamura
Mana Nakamura Seldy Nelson
Ciera Pasturel Shelby Pefley
Thomas Rigodanzo Emily Rubin
Sparsha Saxena Lisa Schill
Mark Schreiber Richelle Smith
Julia Son-Bell Amanda Spielman
Louise Stephan Kieran Stolorz
Jonatan Tadmor Willem Van Eck
Glenda Vargas Lorraine Watkins
Natasha Welingkar Alyssa Wemyss
Sarah Zanjani Ashley Zhao

Class of 2012

Saleil Bhat Kellyn Blaisdell
Rewa Bush Michelle Chang
Glenn Collins Anny Dow
Grace Gao Sean Gospe
Sarah Hartenbaum Vivian Hua
Aditi Jain Audun Johnson
Jennifer Jou Lauren Kim
Qiu Yuan Lim Niki Moshiri
Chelsea Parker Simon Rosenbaum
Ridthi Sanjanwala Gabriella Seltzer
Ivan Smirnov Jamshed Vesuna
Lydia Vieraitis Alyssa Waln
Adam Warmoth Jasmine Xu
Sage Yort Lijing Zhu

Class of 2011

Caleb An Lauren Bednarski
Rachel Grate Victoria Greenen
Justin Koehler Sean Langhi
Egan McComb Laura Murphy
Jacqueline Treiger Gary Yu
Scott Yuan

Class of 2010

Flora Champenois Tina Chen
Charlie Falconer Tara Filsuf
Isabelle Fisher Edward Gu
Erica Hicks Erin Hicks
Yeon Won Kim Jinjoo Lee
Sahil Luthra Shefali Luthra
Eric Safai Ariel Tabachnik

*Cumulative 4.0 Grade Point Average