{"id":10477,"date":"2018-06-07T10:53:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T15:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=10477"},"modified":"2018-06-11T13:59:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T18:59:28","slug":"2018-upper-school-awards-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2018\/06\/07\/2018-upper-school-awards-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Upper School Awards Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignright wp-image-10479 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/awardwpstory-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Julia portis receiving award from dr. Hudson \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>Congratulations to all of the Upper School students who received honors and awards at the 2018 Upper School Awards Assembly! On Friday, June 1, the school gathered to commemorate all of these students&#8217; achievements. Academic, National Merit, Scholarship, Yearbook, Choir, Band, Orchestra, Visual Art, Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Forensics, French, Spanish, Drama, Athletics, Service, Spirit of &#8217;86, Junior Mission Statement, Certificate of Distinction, and Alumni Association awards were given. Please join us in congratulating the following students! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moundsparkacademy\/albums\/72157697103400004\">View photos of the assembly<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DP72I7iFOXc\">watch the assembly here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>National Honor Society Inductees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Declan Dahlberg<br \/>\nAlexandra Esch<br \/>\nThomas FitzGerald<br \/>\nNicholas Guiang<br \/>\nEmmett Haak<br \/>\nAnnika Ide<br \/>\nAlissa Krohn<br \/>\nSarah Ley<br \/>\nRachel Lindrud<br \/>\nChang (Angelina) Liu<br \/>\nPranay Somayajula<br \/>\nWilliam Thao<br \/>\nKatherine Van Hecke<br \/>\nBenjamin Yoch<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valedictorian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Ley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salutatorian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Declan Dahlberg<\/p>\n<p><strong> 2018 National Merit Finalist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Ley<\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 National Merit Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alissa Krohn<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019 National Merit Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Henry Peterson<br \/>\nAjay Manicka<\/p>\n<p><strong>3M Corporate Scholarship through National Merit Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alissa Krohn<br \/>\nPranay Somayajula<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quill &amp; Scroll\u00a0Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Annika Ide<br \/>\nAlexandra Esch<br \/>\nMuna Aden<br \/>\nTara Samsel<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Letter Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lindsey\u00a0Baldwin<br \/>\nBrock\u00a0Bliese<br \/>\nMats\u00a0Dahlberg<br \/>\nTom\u00a0FitzGerald<br \/>\nIzzy\u00a0George<br \/>\nLance\u00a0Go<br \/>\nNicholas\u00a0Guiang<br \/>\nEmmett\u00a0Haak<br \/>\nRosy\u00a0Haas<br \/>\nDevin\u00a0Hill<br \/>\nAlissa\u00a0Krohn<br \/>\nGabby\u00a0Law<br \/>\nSarah\u00a0Ley<br \/>\nRachel\u00a0Lindrud<br \/>\nAjay\u00a0Manicka<br \/>\nKelly Myers<br \/>\nLaura\u00a0O&#8217;Neill<br \/>\nIan Olson<br \/>\nFlynn\u00a0Opatz<br \/>\nHenry\u00a0Peterson<br \/>\nJulia\u00a0Portis<br \/>\nHaley\u00a0Rhodes<br \/>\nPaul\u00a0Thompson-Nelson<br \/>\nSyrena\u00a0Vanchena<br \/>\nLauren\u00a0Vilendrer<br \/>\nEric\u00a0Zhang<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choir Outstanding Senior Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kelly Myers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choir Director\u2019s Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Ley<br \/>\nNick Guiang<\/p>\n<p><strong> All-State Choir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gabby Law<br \/>\nSarah Ley<br \/>\nKelly Myers<br \/>\nLaura O\u2019Neill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Orchestra Director\u2019s Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Declan Dahlberg<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Philip Sousa Band Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Ley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louis Armstrong Jazz Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tom FitzGerald<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band\u00a0Director\u2019s Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kelly Myers<br \/>\nNicholas Guiang<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visual Art Department Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Esch<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shattuck St. Mary\u2019s Invitational Participants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alex Esch \u2013 Photography<br \/>\nAbby Goodno \u2013 Ceramics<br \/>\nLucy Larson \u2013 Ceramics<br \/>\nSiri Vorvick \u2013 Drawing and Painting<br \/>\nMats Dahlberg \u2013 Painting and Mixed Media<br \/>\nLily Madore \u2013 Drawing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mats Dahlberg \u2013 Mixed Media<br \/>\nAlex Esch \u2013 Drawing<br \/>\nRyan Guggenheim \u2013 Mixed Media<br \/>\nOlivia Hawley \u2013 Painting<br \/>\nAngelina Liu \u2013 Mixed Media<br \/>\nAnnie Portoghese \u2013 Painting<br \/>\nJose Varela Castillo \u2013 Drawing<br \/>\nSiri Vorvick \u2013 Drawing and Painting<br \/>\nPeter Wu \u2013 Drawing and Painting<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Paul Jaycees Best 100\u00a0Participants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abby Goodno \u2013 Ceramics<br \/>\nSean Davis \u2013 Ceramics<br \/>\nAlex Esch \u2013 Photography and Photography Portfolio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math Department Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alissa Krohn<\/p>\n<p><strong>English Department Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Esch<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science Department Award\/Lois Williams Scholarship Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Declan Dahlberg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Studies Department Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pranay Somayajula<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forensics Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pranay Somayajula<\/p>\n<p><strong>French Department Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Ley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spanish Department Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kate Van Hecke<br \/>\nRyan Guggenheim<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drama\u00a0Certificates of Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elena Kuypers<br \/>\nIan Snider<\/p>\n<p><strong>Middle School Show Director\u2019s Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Solie Svennevig-Brosi<br \/>\nIsabella Portoghese<\/p>\n<p><strong> Winter Show Director\u2019s Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dani Honda<br \/>\nLily Madore<br \/>\nKate Van Hecke<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring Show Director\u2019s Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Ghose<br \/>\nElli Carlson<br \/>\nKelly Myers<br \/>\nBela Larsen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jen DeGolier Award for Excellence in Technical Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jaeden McFarland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rookie of the Year Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Connor McFarland<br \/>\nLilly Gasterland-Gustafson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Player of the Year Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kate Van Hecke<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panther Athletics Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abby Goodno<br \/>\nRachel Lindrud<br \/>\nDeclan Dahlberg<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Athletes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Declan Dahlberg\u00a0\u2013 Cross Country<br \/>\nSumner Wu\u00a0\u2013 Cross Country<br \/>\nTanner Kozen\u00a0\u2013 Cross Country<br \/>\nMatt Bourne\u00a0\u2013 Cross Country<br \/>\nHenry Snider\u00a0\u2013 Cross Country<br \/>\nHenry Peterson\u00a0\u2013 Cross Country<br \/>\nIsak Nightingale\u00a0\u2013 Cross Country<br \/>\nMargo Nightingale\u00a0\u2013 Cross Country<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Lindrud\u00a0\u2013 Girls Tennis<br \/>\nSofia Walker\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Girls Tennis<\/p>\n<p>Declan Dahlberg\u00a0\u2013 Nordic Skiing<br \/>\nMatt Bourne\u00a0\u2013 Nordic Skiing<br \/>\nHenry Snider\u00a0\u2013 Nordic Skiing<br \/>\nIzzy Quam\u00a0\u2013 Nordic Skiing<br \/>\nMargo Nightingale\u00a0\u2013 Nordic Skiing<\/p>\n<p>Isak Nightingale\u00a0\u2013 Alpine Skiing<br \/>\nEmma Finch\u00a0\u2013 Alpine Skiing<\/p>\n<p>Brock Bliese\u00a0\u2013 Boys Golf<br \/>\nMatt Berning\u00a0\u2013 Boys Golf<br \/>\nJackson Peacock\u00a0\u2013 Boys Golf<br \/>\nJoe Mecklenburg\u00a0\u2013 Boys Golf<br \/>\nAnthony Kuba\u00a0\u2013 Boys Golf<br \/>\nNick Guiang\u00a0\u2013 Boys Golf<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Lindrud\u00a0\u2013 Girls Golf<\/p>\n<p>Travis Mudge\u00a0\u2013 Boys Tennis (team and individual)<br \/>\nParker Law\u00a0\u2013 Boys Tennis (team and individual)<br \/>\nDillion Vue\u00a0\u2013 Boys Tennis (team and individual)<br \/>\nAneesh Syal \u2013 Boys Tennis<br \/>\nKaran Jain \u2013 Boys Tennis<br \/>\nAdam Reinke \u2013 Boys Tennis<br \/>\nDiego Valverde \u2013 Boys Tennis<br \/>\nAlexander Vue \u2013 Boys Tennis<br \/>\nMario Larsen \u2013 Boys Tennis<\/p>\n<p>Declan Dahlberg \u2013 Track And Field<br \/>\nYahya Madar\u00a0\u2013 Track And Field<br \/>\nBlake Henke\u2013 Track And Field<\/p>\n<p><strong>Athena Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abby Goodno<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls\u2019 State Participant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Muna Aden<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys\u2019 State Participant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Henry Peterson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maplewood Rotary Student of the Month<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>William Thao<\/p>\n<p><strong>9th Grade Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Katie Dahiya<\/p>\n<p><strong>10th Grade Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Priya Manda<\/p>\n<p><strong>11th Grade Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rayaan Ahmed<\/p>\n<p><strong>12th Grade Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Declan Dahlberg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirit of &#8217;86 Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julia Portis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior Mission Statement Think Independently Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mats Dahlberg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior Mission Statement Effective Communication Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Muna Aden<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior Mission Statement Act With Respect and Integrity Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ellie Quam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior Mission Statement Intellectual Ambition Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Henry Peterson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior Mission Statement Global Responsibility Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rayaan Ahmed<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior Mission Statement Joy of Learning Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aneesh Syal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Certificates of Distinction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alex Esch \u2013 Fine Arts<br \/>\nPranay Somayajula \u2013 Global<br \/>\nKate Van Hecke\u00a0\u2013 Global<\/p>\n<p><strong> Future Alumni Leader Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isabella Portoghese<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alumni Association Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deneane Richburg \u201996<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to all of the Upper School students who received honors and awards at the 2018 Upper School Awards Assembly! On Friday, June 1, the school gathered to commemorate all of these students&#8217; achievements. 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