{"id":26207,"date":"2024-05-30T11:48:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=26207"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:28:34","slug":"upper-school-hosts-award-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2024\/05\/30\/upper-school-hosts-award-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations, Upper School Students!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"USUpper School students invest significant time and effort into their work in ways that make the Mounds Park Academy community proud. To honor that, MPA hosted the Upper School Award Assembly on Friday, May 24, recognizing those who achieved accolades. Academic, National Merit, Scholarship, Yearbook, Choir, Band, Orchestra, Visual Art, Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Forensics, French, Spanish, Drama, Athletics, Service, Spirit of ’86, Junior Mission Statement, Certificate of Distinction, and Alumni Association awards were given. Please join us in congratulating the following students! View photos of the assembly here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Cum Laude Inductees<\/strong>
\nZain Ali
\nMaggie Banks-Hehenberger
\nDevneet Biring
\nVito Bloyer
\nEilam Deinard
\nIan Frankel
\nSylvia Hawley
\nElla Li
\nBen Murr
\nSoumya Raman
\nAkshay Somayajula
\nNayMyo Zaw<\/p>\n

Valedictorian<\/strong>
\nMaggie Banks-Hehenberger
\nMeiran Carlson<\/p>\n

Salutatorian<\/strong>
\nIan Frankel<\/p>\n

National Merit Scholars<\/strong>
\nAnnika Binstadt
\nNavreen Biring
\nPaul Fertig
\nMari Minear
\nAmal Sastry<\/p>\n

Quill & Scroll Award<\/strong>
\nMaya Alexa
\nAnnika Binstad
\nMerian Carlson
\nDelaney Cunnington
\nSrina Lakkundi
\nAddy Kluz
\nCamdyn Magnuson
\nSydney Peterson
\nSylvia Hawley<\/p>\n

Choir Outstanding Senior Awards<\/strong>
\nNoah Wilgocki<\/p>\n

Choir Director\u2019s Award<\/strong>
\nMaggie Banks-Hehenberger
\nPahwa Yang<\/p>\n

All-State Choir<\/strong>
\nPahwa Yang
\nNoah Wilgocki<\/p>\n

National Orchestra Award<\/strong>
\nSylvia Hawley<\/p>\n

Orchestra Director\u2019s Award<\/strong>
\nBen Murr<\/p>\n

John Philip Sousa Award<\/strong>
\nEvan Wallraff<\/p>\n

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award<\/strong>
\nTrevor Lien<\/p>\n

Band Director\u2019s Awards<\/strong>
\nJay Green
\nPahwa Yang<\/p>\n

French Department Award<\/strong>
\nSylvia Hawley<\/p>\n

Spanish Department Award<\/strong>
\nZain Ali<\/p>\n

Spanish Student of the Year<\/strong>
\nBriana Rist<\/p>\n

English Department Award<\/strong>
\nMeiran Carlson<\/p>\n

Graduate Certificates of Distinction<\/strong>
\nGlobal<\/strong>
\nVito Bloyer
\nJadyn Delgado
\nSoumya Raman
\nBriana Rist<\/p>\n

STEM<\/strong>
\nMaggie Banks-Hehenberger
\nIan Frankel
\nTrevor Lien
\nBen Murr
\nMiles Niemeyer<\/p>\n

Literary Arts<\/strong>
\nMeiran Carlson<\/p>\n

Visual Department Award<\/strong>
\nAixa Kellermann<\/p>\n

Math Department Award<\/strong>
\nBen Murr<\/p>\n

American Mathematics Competition and AIME Recognition<\/strong>
\nKoichi Tatsumura<\/p>\n

Science Department Award\/Lois Williams Scholarship Award<\/strong>
\nTrevor Lien<\/p>\n

Social Studies Department Award<\/strong>
\nSoumya Raman<\/p>\n

Forensics Award<\/strong>
\nAkshay Somayajula<\/p>\n

Drama Director\u2019s Awards<\/strong>
\nAndrea Pugh<\/p>\n

Jen DeGolier Award for Excellence in Technical Theatre<\/strong>
\nLily Rogers<\/p>\n

Rookie of the Year Award<\/strong>
\nEilam Deinard<\/p>\n

Player of the Year Award<\/strong>
\nLily Rogers<\/p>\n

Athena Award<\/strong>
\nNora Pederson<\/p>\n

Senior Panther Award Recipients<\/strong>
\nElse Kunze-Hoeg
\nJay Green<\/p>\n

Grade Level Service \u201cLeaders\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Class of 2027\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSidd Sastry
\nEmily Baker
\nJulia Anderson
\nMarek Roe
\nAugust Fischer<\/p>\n

The Class of 2026\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEmmett Johnston
\nPiper Hubert
\nGrace Nelson
\nBoyd Mayfield
\nAmelia Vale<\/p>\n

The Class of 2025\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMari Minear
\nSamaya Thomas
\nAnnika Binstadt
\nJames Xing
\nAmal Sastry<\/p>\n

The Class of 2024<\/strong>
\nGigi Stewart
\nSonia Olk
\nBen Murr
\nBriana Rist
\nDevneet Biring
\nSoumya Raman<\/p>\n

Maplewood Rotary Student of the Year Recipient<\/strong>
\nDevneet Biring<\/p>\n

Spirit of \u201886 Award<\/strong>
\nRowan Mulrooney<\/p>\n

Think Independently Award<\/strong>
\nZoya Nayak<\/p>\n

Effective Communication Award<\/strong>
\nPaul Fertig<\/p>\n

Act with Respect and Integrity Award<\/strong>
\nAlexander Bixby<\/p>\n

Intellectual Ambition Award<\/strong>
\nAnnika Binstadt<\/p>\n

Global Responsibility Award<\/strong>
\nMari Minear<\/p>\n

Joy of Learning Award<\/strong>
\nClara Deneault<\/p>\n

Future Alumni Leader Award<\/strong>
\nAbby Appleton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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