{"id":28558,"date":"2025-05-28T12:38:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=28558"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:13:34","slug":"congratulations-upper-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2025\/05\/28\/congratulations-upper-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations, Upper School Students!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28560 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USAwardAssemblyWP.png\" alt=\"Dr. Bill Hudson, head of school, presents an award to Mina Kim '26 during the US Award Assembly. \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>Upper School students at Mounds Park Academy dedicate tremendous time and energy to their work, embodying the values that make our community proud. In recognition of their accomplishments, MPA held the Upper School Awards Assembly on Friday, May 23 in the Nicholson Center. The event celebrated students who earned distinctions in areas such as Academics, National Merit, Scholarships, Yearbook, Choir, Band, Orchestra, Visual Art, Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Forensics, French, Spanish, Drama, Athletics, the Spirit of &#8217;86, Certificates of Distinction, and the Alumni Association. Join us in congratulating these outstanding students! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moundsparkacademy\/albums\/72177720326429382\/\"><em>View the full photo gallery from the awards here<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cum Laude Inductees<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annika Binstadt<\/li>\n<li>Navreen Biring<\/li>\n<li>Paul Fertig<\/li>\n<li>Henry Korbach<\/li>\n<li>Srina Lakkundi<\/li>\n<li>Zainab Lodhi<\/li>\n<li>Marlaina Minear<\/li>\n<li>Zoya Nayak<\/li>\n<li>Amal Sastry<\/li>\n<li>Samaya Thomas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Valedictorian<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annika Binstadt<\/li>\n<li>Paul Fertig<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Salutatorian<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Samaya Thomas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Merit Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navreen Biring<\/li>\n<li>Paul Fertig<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Merit Commended\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annika Binstadt<\/li>\n<li>Marlaina Minear<\/li>\n<li>Amal Sastry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Class of 2026 National Merit Entrants\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thomas Dickson<\/li>\n<li>Mina Kim<\/li>\n<li>Liam Kimmerle<\/li>\n<li>Nathaniel \u201cBoyd\u201d Mayfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Quill &amp; 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