CLASS DAY PROGRAM
2016
Class of 2016 Awards:
U.S. Marine Corps Award- Scholastic Excellence:
The United States Marine Corps Awards for Scholastic Excellence are given to two seniors that have demonstrated academic achievement and leadership by being a role model for other students.
This year’s winners are: Megha Koul & Christopher Elsner
U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence:
The United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Awards for Musical Excellence are given to seniors with first chair positions, who are capable of performing as a soloist and are recognized as both outstanding performers and young citizens.
This year’s winner is: Charley Buckley
U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Awards:
The United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Awards are given to two senior athletes who are exemplary young citizens, role models for other students, and best exhibit the personal traits of courage, poise, self-confidence and leadership.
This year’s winners are: John Crawford & Jaclyn Carchedi
U.S. Air Force Award – Math & Science:
The United States Air Force Award for Math & Science is awarded to the senior with the highest grade point average in both math and science.
This year’s winner is: Joseph Affanato
U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Awards:
The United States Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Awards are given to two seniors who have demonstrated excellence in both academics and athletics.
This year’s winners are: Juliana Newell & Michael Arnold
Mass. Secondary School Admin. Assoc. -Student Achievement Award: is given annually to an academically talented student, who through their own initiative, goes above and beyond to contribute to their school community. This year’s recipient is an outstanding student who is the epitome of this ideal offering a wealth of ideas, hard work, and spirit. We are pleased to bestow this award to Sarah Christo
The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Certificate of Academic Excellence: is awarded annually to an academically talented senior who has committed themself to personal excellence through hard work, perseverance, and strength of character. This year’s recipient is: Nicolas Sardella
Principal’s Leadership Award:
The Principal’s Leadership Award is sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and given to a student for their demonstrated ability to combine academic excellence and exemplary leadership role in school and community activities. I am pleased to present this award to: Joseph Bukuras
Principal’s Scholar Athlete Awards:
The Principal’s Scholar/Athlete Awards are given to the two Mansfield students nominated by the editors of the Boston Globe for their Scholar/Athlete Awards. The editors select student athletes from the six MIAA districts for academic excellence and sportsmanship. The selected athletes are then nominated for the Richard Phelps Scholar/Athlete Award. This year’s winners are: Julia Todesco & Joseph Affanato
The Michael A. Trowbridge Sr. Public Service Award:
This award is given to the student who best exemplifies the values of public service and leadership through their contributions to our schools and community. The award is named for Michael Trowbridge, long time member of the Mansfield School Committee, in recognition of his over twenty years of service to the Mansfield Public Schools.
This year’s recipient is: Derek Lynch
D.A.R. Good Citizenship Award:
The Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution Award is given to a senior who exemplifies qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their school, home and community. Nominated by the faculty and chosen by their classmates:
This year’s winner is: Christopher Elsner
National Spanish Exam:
The following seniors received medals for their scores on the National Spanish Exam. The exam was taken by more than a quarter of a million students across the country in levels 1-5. This year’s Level 5 recipients are:
Scoring in the 50th to 74th % nationally and awarded honorable mention are:
Lauren Dumouchel, Kelsey Ludwig & Mahitha Valluru
Scoring in the 75th to 84th % nationally and awarded the bronze medal is:
Shannon Moore
Scoring in the 85th to 94th % nationally and awarded the silver medal is:
Christina Delcea
National French Contest:
The National French exam, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French, is taken nationally each year by over 100,000 students in levels 1-5:
This year’s winner for Level 5 Honorable Mention is: Charles Goldberg
This year’s Level 5 Bronze Medal recipient scoring in the 85th percentile is:
Kristen Elofson
Flag Awards:
The 35th annual Mansfield High School Flag award will be presented today to the senior boy and senior girl who, through their conduct and attitude, exemplify those qualities of American youth which are the best guarantee for the survival and success of the democratic principles upon which this nation was founded. These qualities include: honesty, involvement in school and community, acceptance of all races and ethnic groups, and a willingness to help those less fortunate. Students nominate each other, and then the faculty selects the award winners by a vote.
This year’s winners are: Jaclyn Carchedi & Christopher Elsner
Boston Globe 2016 Scholastic Art Awards:
The Boston Globe holds an annual state wide art competition in January. The following student entered their work and were awarded the noted honors, reflecting their position as part of the top 1% of all art students.
This year’s winner is:
For Drawing Honorable Mention: Jessica Reef
Outstanding Social Studies Student Award:
The South Shore Social Studies Supervisors, an organization representing schools throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, recognizes two students each year who are planning to major in history or social science in college and have demonstrated exceptional achievement in social studies during high school. This year Mansfield is proud to present this award for the large school category to: Christopher Elsner
National Honor Society: Membership in the Mansfield High School Chapter is predicated on meeting and maintaining the society’s high standards of scholarship, character, leadership, and service. All of the following students have maintained an 88 cumulative average and have performed 20 hours of school and community-based service.
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Joseph Affanato
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Cathryn Heavey
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Jack Neureuter
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Maggie Anderson
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Brianna Homer
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Juliana Newell
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Michael Arnold
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Kaleigh Jodice
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Kerrin O'Connell
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Jacob Bank
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Emily Johnson
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Divya Odayappan
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Samid Bhatti
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Colleen Joyce
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Jacqueline Pelletier
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Rebecca Bornstein
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Sophie Kelliher
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Zachary Porat
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Nina Boyer
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Jennifer Kemp
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Brianna Puccia
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Hayley Broderick
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Jordan Kessler
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Faiyaz Rahman
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Stephanie Brolin
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Michael Kirejczyk
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Olivia Rhein
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Jordan Calusdian
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Shannon Knight
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Nicolas Sardella
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Jaclyn Carchedi
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Megha Koul
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Jillian Savoie
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Courtney Cerretani
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Daniel Laffin
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Joshua Schafer
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Caroline Chace
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Madison Letendre
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Allie Selsberg
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Sarah Christo
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Kelsey Ludwig
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Sydney Strachman
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Mary Corkery
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Derek Lynch
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Meghana Tallam
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Lindsay Dalton
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Claire Maroney
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Michael Thompson
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Shane Doherty
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Nicole McGovern
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Julia Todesco
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Lauren Dumouchel
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Alicyn McHugh
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Mahitha Valluru
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Bradley Eames
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Alana Medeiros
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James Van Nuland
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Kristen Elofson
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Emma Melton
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Erin Wager
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Christopher Elsner
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Nicolette Mercier
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Tyler Walsh
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Kristen Ferlisi
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Benjamin Michener
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Amanda Xifaras
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Charles Goldberg
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Benjamin Mochi
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Vikas Yerneni
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Ellen Goulding
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Sarah Mullahy
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Amelia Yu
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Shannon Griffin
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Yashas Navaratna
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Lucy Zhou
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Macey Hallgren
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Foreign Language Honor Society Awards:
Societe Honoraire de Francais, or French Honor Society: membership in the Mansfield High School Chapter is based upon receiving a cumulative grade of 90 or higher for two consecutive years in French, taking French through the senior year, and maintaining an overall average of at least 85.
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Rebecca Bornstein
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Shannon Griffin
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Nina Boyer
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Madeline Haring
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Stephanie Brolin
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Emily Johnson
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Rachel Cafafa
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Jennifer Kemp
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Jaclyn Carachedi
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Lily McCarthy
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Olivia Clancy
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Yashas Navaratna
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Frederick Cullen
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Zachary Porat
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Lindsay Dalton
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Jessica Reef
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Amanda DesRoches
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Jack Reilly
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Kristen Elofson
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Nicolas Sardella
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Charles Goldberg
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Amelia Yu
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Ellen Goulding
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The Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, or Spanish Honor Society- Membership in the Mansfield High School Chapter is based upon receiving a cumulative grade of 90 or higher for two consecutive years in Spanish, taking Spanish through the senior year, and maintaining an overall average of at least 85.
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Joseph Affanto
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Kaleigh Jodice
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Juliana Newell
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Jacob Bank
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Sophie Kelliher
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Jaqueline Pelletier
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Samia Bhatti
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Amana Khatib
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Lauren Potts
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Andrew Bosco
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Haley King
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Brenna Prior
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Sarah Christo
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Michael Kirejczyk
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Faiyaz Rahman
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David Craig
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Megha Koul
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Federico Read
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Nicolas D’Angelo
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Jocelyn Koury
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Olivia Rhein
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Christina Delcea
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Madison Letendre
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Kathryn Rowe
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Lauren Dumouchel
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Kelsey Ludwig
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Joshua Schafer
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Bradley Eames
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Alicyn McHugh
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Julia Todesco
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Christopher Elsner
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Alana Medeiros
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Mahitha Valluru
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Brendan Golden
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Jared Miller
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Emily Weiner
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John Gouvalaris
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Shannon Moore
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Zachary Wynne
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Cathryn Heavey
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Max Moran
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Vikas Yerneni
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Kelsey Hernon
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Sarah Mullahy
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Tri-M Music Honor Society:
The Tri-M is the international honor society recognizing secondary music students for their musical ability, academic excellence, school involvement, and community service.
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Megan Bailey
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Charles Goldberg
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Lauren Potts
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Charley Buckley
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Andrew Hamel
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Olivia Rhein
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Jordan Calusdian
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Sophie Kelliher
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Michael Thompson
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Sarah Christo
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Megha Koul
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Mahitha Valluru
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Nicholas Clinton
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Heather MacDonald
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James Van Nuland
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Peter Davis
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Jessica Morris
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Tyler Walsh
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Lauren Dumouchel
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Yashas Navaratna
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Lucy Zhou
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Molly Drain
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Katherine Neary
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Daniel Fullerton
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Shannon Penney
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National Art Honor Society:
The criteria for membership in the National Art Honor Society emphasize outstanding artistic scholarship and service to the school and community through development of artistic endeavors together with a strong moral character. By exemplifying these standards, the individual student members of the society promote an awareness of art and become active participants in the education process at their school and their community.
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Allison Belanger
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Kathleen Giffels
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Lauren Potts
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Samid Bhatti
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Brendan Golden
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Carly Rapoza
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Hayley Broderick
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Shannon Griffin
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Jocelyn Reardon
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Maria Capece
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Macey Hallgren
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Jessica Reef
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Jaclyn Carchedi
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Amber Hayes
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Colleen Riley
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Courtney Cerratani
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Cathryn Heavey
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Kathryn Rowe
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Erin Chandler
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Emily Johnson
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Jillian Sellers
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Erika Courier
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Sophie Kelliher
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Owais Sheenwari
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Alicia DeCoff
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Amana Khatib
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Rachel Stier
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John DeFina
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Kelsey Ludwig
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Julia Todesco
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Amanda DesRoches
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Claire Maroney
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Anthony Visconti
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Molly Drain
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Erin McCaffrey
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Lauren Waters
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Kelly Esposito
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Katherine Neary
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Jordan Zaret
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Kristen Ferlisi
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Kalee O'Hara
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Lucy Zhou
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Mansfield High School Excellence Awards:
The Mansfield High School Excellence Awards are given for outstanding performance in subject areas. The faculty of each department nominated and voted for the award winners.
Excellence in Band: Tyler Walsh
Excellence in Orchestra: James Van Nuland
Excellence in English: Olivia Clancy
Excellence in Visual Arts: Jessica Reef
Excellence in Chemistry: Nina Boyer
Excellence in Biology: Madison Letendre
Excellence in Physics: Zachary Porat
Excellence in Spanish: Shannon Moore
Excellence in French: Charles Goldberg
Excellence in Drama: Peter Davis
Excellence in Stagecraft: Michael Thompson
Excellence in Business: Shane Doherty
Excellence in ALC: Nicolette Mercier & John Gouvalaris
Excellence in Social Studies: Shannon Moore
Excellence in Child Development: Carly Rapoza
Excellence in Choir: Olivia Rhein
Excellence in Mathematics: Nicolas Sardella
Perfect Attendance Awards:
The Perfect Attendance Award recognizes students who have attended school continuously since the beginning of the school year through May.
This year’s recipient is: Faiyaz Rahman
Excellence in Exercise Physiology: Cory Burns & Jarrett Saunders
Excellence in Physical Education: Katherine Neary & Shawn Munroe
Excellence in Project Teammate: Allie Selsberg & Richard Littlefield
Golden Hornet Awards:
The Golden Hornet Award recognizes students who have earned an average grade of 90 or above in each of their classes for the first two terms. The recipients are:
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Joseph Affanato
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Christopher Elsner
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Juliana Newell
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Michael Arnold
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Julia Gaughan
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Zachary Porat
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Rebecca Bornstein
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Shannon Griffin
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Nicolas Sardella
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Jaclyn Carchedi
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Andrew Hamel
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Rachel Stier
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Thomas Carpenter
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Joseph Keniston
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Sydney Strachman
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Lindsay Dalton
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Shawn McDonough
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Julia Todesco
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Bradley Eames
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Shannon Moore
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James Van Nuland
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Kristen Elofson
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Max Moran
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Tyler Walsh
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Students Entering the Military:
The following students have chosen to serve their country in the armed forces.
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Trevor Amador- US Marines Corps
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Max Bouchard-US Marines Corps
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Tyler Cuniff- US Marines Corps
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Matthew Delano-US Marines Corps
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Shane Griffin- US Coast Guard
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Kevin Peckham- US Marines Corps
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Daniel Redznak-Army ROTC/ Suffold University
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Jarrett Saunders-Army National Guard/UMass Dartmouth
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Richard Sprague- US Navy
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Cayden Ward- US Navy
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Presidential Academic Fitness Awards:
The Presidential Academic Fitness Award recognizes academic success in the classroom and school. To be eligible, the student must have earned an academic grade average of 90 or better, and have scored in the 85th percentile or higher on a national standardized test, such as the PSAT, SAT, ACT or an Advanced Placement Exam.
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Joseph Affanato
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Madeline Haring
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Divya Odayappan
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Maggie Anderson
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Cathryn Heavey
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Jacqueline Pelletier
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Michael Arnold
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Kelsey Hernon
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Zachary Porat
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Jacob Bank
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Nicole Hindman
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Lauren Potts
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Samid Bhatti
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Alexander Horn
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Brenna Prior
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Rebecca Bornstein
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Kaleigh Jodice
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Faiyaz Rahman
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Nina Boyer
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Emily Johnson
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Federico Read
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Hayley Broderick
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Sophie Kelliher
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Olivia Rhein
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Stephanie Brolin
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Jennifer Kemp
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Kathryn Rowe
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Jordan Calusdian
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Haley King
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Nicolas Sardella
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Rachel Carafa
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Michael Kirejczyk
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Jillian Savoie
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Jaclyn Carchedi
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Shannon Knight
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Joshua Schafer
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Erin Chandler
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Megha Koul
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Allie Selsberg
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Sarah Christo
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Jocelyn Koury
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Andrew Smith
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Olivia Clancy
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Nicholas Krysko
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Rachel Stier
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Mary Corkery
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Madison Letendre
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Sydney Strachman
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David Craig
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Efstratios Loukos
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Kyle Swansburg
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Lindsay Dalton
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Kelsey Ludwig
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Meghana Tallam
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Christina Delcea
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Gianna Madonna-Lendvai
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Scott Tarantino
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Nicholas Deluzio
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Lily McCarthy
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Julia Todesco
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Amanda DesRoches
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Alicyn McHugh
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Mahitha Valluru
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Shane Doherty
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Alana Medeiros
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James Van Nuland
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Lauren Dumouchel
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Emma Melton
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Erin Wager
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Bradley Eames
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Nicolette Mercier
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Tyler Walsh
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Kristen Elofson
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Benjamin Michener
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Emily Weiner
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Christopher Elsner
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Jared Miller
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Michael Wilcox
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Kelly Esposito
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Benjamin Mochi
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Kenneth Wybieracki
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Charles Goldberg
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Shannon Moore
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Zachary Wynne
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Brendan Golden
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Max Moran
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Amanda Xifaras
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Ellen Goulding
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Michael Murley
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Vikas Yerneni
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John Gouvalaris
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Yashas Navaratna
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Amelia Yu
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Shannon Griffin
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Jack Neureuter
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Lucy Zhou
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Macey Hallgren
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Juliana Newell
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Andrew Hamel
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Kalee O'Hara
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National Merit Scholarship Commended and Finalist Students: Are students who scored in the top 5% of the approximately 1.5 million students who took the PSAT/NMSQT. This is a very prestigious national recognition by the College Board.
This year’s National Merit Scholarship Commended Students are:
Lauren Dumouchel
Kristen Elofson
Daniel Laffin
Max Moran
Divya Odayappan
Zachary Porat
Olivia Rhein
Mahitha Valluru
This year’s National Merit Scholarship Finalist who scored in the top 1% are:
Christopher Elsner & Nicolas Sardella
Top Ten Students:
Sarah Christo
Christopher Elsner
Megha Koul
Max Moran
Zachary Porat
Meghana Tallam
Tyler Walsh
Vikas Yerneni
Salutatorian: Kristen Elofson
Valedictorian: Nicolas Sardella