Vermont s top academic achievers will be honored by the State Board of Education at an event to be held Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 4 p.m. at Mt. Abraham Union High School in Bristol.
The students will be recognized for their achievements in the statewide spelling bee, debate, forensics, Geo Bee, top AP and SAT scores and much more. The event is open to the public.
A complete list of honorees is attached below.
2009 State Board of Education Student Recognition Event April 14, 2009 Mt. Abraham Union High School, Bristol
Recognition
Name
School/Town
Notes
09 ACT Top score (M/F)
Ian F. Rockwell
Mt. Mansfield UHS, Jericho
36 Perfect Score on ACT
Suzanne G. K. Calhoun
Home School
36 perfect Score on ACT
09 SAT Top Score (M/F)
Sarah L. Guillot
Peoples Academy, Morrisville
2340 out of 2400 top F Score in state to date
Matthew E. Garret
Rice Memorial HS, South Burlington
2380 out of 2400 Top M score in state to date
Presidential Scholars (08)
Christopher Fitzhugh
St. Johnsbury Academy
2008 Presidential Scholars named in 2008; students are in college now
Rebecca Lee
South Burlington High School, So. Burlington
William E. Begley
Essex High School
US Senate Youth Program Delegate (09)
Elise Barry
The Sharon Academy, Sharon
Students attend the US Senate Youth Program which brings 2 high school students to Washington, DC for a brief introduction to the functions of the federal government -- particularly the Senate. Delegates participate in Washington activities throughout the week-long stay, including visits to the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the Pentagon, and hear major addresses by senators, cabinet members, and officials of the Department of State and the Department of Defense, as well as other federal departments.
Ian Rockwell
Mt. Mansfield Union High School, Jericho
AP Scholars
(2008)
Alexander Yue
St. Johnsbury
Academy
AP Scholars for 2008. Awarded to one male and one female in each state w/ grades 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP exams and then the highest average grade (at least 3.5) on all AP exams taken.
Emily Y. Xue
Essex High School
09 Siemens Award for Advance Placement
Benjamin Bond
Champlain Valley UHS, Hinesburg
The Siemens Foundation, partnering with the College Board, annually recognizes students (and teachers and high schools) in each state for excellence in AP math and science. These are Vermont s two student honorees for 2009.
Xin Hu
St. J Academy
09 Vermont Scholars Bowl
Team from Hanover HS:
Nick Sinnott-Armstrong
Nick O Leary
Aaron Watanabe
Gabe Brison-Tresize
Eleanor Reid
Hanover HS
Team from Hanover High School by a score of 305-250 over Mt. Mansfield Union High School; Sinnott-Armstrong, O Leary and Watanabe were also members of the 2008 championship team from Hanover HS.
09 Spelling Bee
Timothy Webb of Newbury,
Home School
A sixth-grade home school student representing Newbury Elementary; beat out 44 other local spelling bee champions to win first place in the Vermont State Individual Spelling Bee; will go to Washington, DC for the national competition.
Prudential Spirit Award State Honoree
Courtney Devoid
Mt. Abraham Union High School-Bristol; Hinesburg
Junior; a leader in a student organization that is promoting the use of biomass pellets as a home heating fuel for Vermont, and in a pilot project, has installed pellet burning stoves in the homes of four low-income families.
Prudential Spirit Award State Honoree
Lydia Ham
Home School
An 8th grade home school student, Lydia collected goods and worked on construction projects for an orphanage in Guatemala over the past three years.
Prudential Spirit Award Distinguished Finalist
Eden Berube
Lyndon Institute
Eden loans gowns and tuxedos to high school students who cannot afford to purchase formalwear for their proms
Prudential Spirit Award Distinguished Finalist
Gabriela Meade
Harwood Union High School, Duxbury
Gabriela helped lead a $68,000 project to install more energy efficient light bulbs throughout her school.
VTLSP/SADD
State Rep.
National Rep.
Student of the Year
SADD State Rep:
Amy Malinowski
Mt. Mansfield Union High School, Jericho
Serves as state representative for SADD
SADD National Rep:
Knight Ducharme
Cabot School
Serves as National Representative from Vermont to SADD
VTLSP Co-Students of the Year (08-09):
Jeff Kilbourn
John Boardman
Chelsea Public School
Provides leadership in his/her school and in the statewide SADD program through choice of and active promotion of a safe and healthy lifestyle
2009 Debate Tourney:
1. State Champions
2. 1st Speaker Award
State Champions:
Charles Harris & Noah Gray
Woodstock UHS
Winners from the 2009 Vermont Public Forum Debate State Tournament, promoting interscholastic speech competition and showcasing students prowess in public speaking, logic and poise.
1st Speaker Award:
Lane Kisonak
South Burlington High School
Vt. 2009 State Forensics
Tournament - Categories:
Team
Dramatic Duo
Original Oratory
Impromptu Spkg
Oral Interp-Poetry
Oral Interp-Prose
Dramatic Interp.
Radio B casting
Extemporaneous
1st PlaceTeam :
South Burlington High School
Winners from the 2009 Vermont State Forensics Tournament, promoting interscholastic speech competition and showcasing students prowess in public speaking, logic and poise.
Dramatic Duo:
Heather Rameau & Caitlin Bernard
Woodstock UHS
Original Oratory: Charles Harris
Woodstock UHS
Impromptu Speaking:
Phil Charash
South Burlington HS
Oral Interpretation-Poetry: Leslie Appleget
Colchester HS
Oral Interpretation-Prose: Jordan Bayer
Blue Mountain UHS
Dramatic Interpretation:
Jessica Funk
Blue Mountain UHS
Radio Broadcasting:
Bianca Rizzio
SBHS
2nd year winner in this category
Extemporaneous Speaking: Noah Gray
Woodstock UHS
VT Geo Bee (May 08)
Team: Hannah Reichel; Sam Grubinger; Theresa Glabach; Andrew Clark; Joanna Brown; Patrick Clark;
Coach: Cindy Daly;
Dummerston School
The VPA/AAA Travel Geo-Bee Competition Program is a team competition for fifth eighth grade students. Regional winners meet at the state competition to determine state champions. Dummerston School s team won the May 2008 competition.
Vermont Geography Bee
Roger Danilek
Marion Cross School, Norwich
2009 winner of Vermont's annual Geography Bee; bested 100 other middle school students from around the state in a test of their knowledge of the world and their whereabouts
VT Math Counts
Team & Winners
Team: Michael Guo, Daniel Hellen, Vivian Huang and Cody Yu
F.H. Tuttle School, So. Burlington
12 teams of 6-8th grade students competed in teams and individually in written and fast-paced oral matches in geometry, probability, statistics, algebra and factorials to earn a spot on the team representing Vermont at the national competition in Orlando, Florida, May 7-10
Individual Winner:
Cody Yu
Countdown Winner:
Vivian Huang
F.H. Tuttle Middle School
F.H. Tuttle Middle School
Individual and
Countdown Winner
Poetry Out Loud
Audry Kieley
Peoples Academy, Morrisville
Winner of the 2009 Poetry Out Loud competition
08 Boys State Governors
Taylor Yeates
Mt. Mansfield UHS, Jericho
Green Mountain Boys State Governor. active members in individual school community.
08 Boys Nation Delegates
Taylor Yeates
Mt. Mansfield
Two outstanding representatives from Boys States represent their state at American Legion Boys and Girls Nation in Washington, DC. The young leaders who excelled at their respective Boys and Girls States, are introduced to the structure and function of the federal government through lectures and forums, visitations to federal agencies, institutions, memorials and historical spots in and around Washington. During a visit to Capitol Hill, the delegates meet with elected officials from their home states.
Tucker Myhre
Middlebury UHS
09 We The People State team winners
WE the People Class
(Tim Root, Instructor)
Essex Junction High School
State winners in the annual We the People ¦the Citizen and the Constitution team competition sponsored by the Vermont Bar Association
USMA Appointees
Cody Peterson
Mill River Union High School
09 Appointees to the US Military Academy
Eric Triller
Rutland High School
USAFA
Hannah Campbell - St Johnsbury
08 appointees to the US Air Force Academy
Daniel LaCroix - Richford
David Granato - Essex Junction
USNA
2008 appointees to the US Naval Academy
Real World Design Challenge Winners
Team:
Michael Paul Theodore Gaffney, Jonathan Daniel Girard,
Thomas (Alex) Piper,
Amsal Karic,
Varun tej Gonuguntla
South Burlington High School
Five South Burlington High School students were recognized by Lt. Governor Brian Dubie for winning the first ever Vermont Real World Design Challenge. The students task was to design an airplane wing that was fuel efficient on both take-off and landing. The PTC software is the same computer-assisted design (CAD) software used by professional engineers. National Competition is March 20.