State science award winners
Several Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards in the virtual State Competition of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS).
District first-place state winners were seniors Jackson Romero and Sanjay Seshan; juniors Zoe Lakkis and Siddharth Yende; sophomores Lawrence Liu and Arvind Seshan; freshman Adhitya Thirumala; and eighth-graders Anna Delale-O’Connor and Etash Jhanji. Second-place awards went to freshman Lakshanya Rajaganapathi and eighth-grader Rohit Velankar.
They were among students in grades 7-12 from across Pennsylvania who competed.
Students researched their science projects for several months and each of the students was required to submit a voice-over PowerPoint presentation on the science project for a panel of judges.
LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Memorial High School has announced Cooper Shepardson as the class of 2021 valedictorian and Jenna Codey as the class salutatorian. Graduation will take.
Grace Ackerman
Activities: Varsity Tennis-captain, UNICEF, Great Planes Aviation student pilot;
Scholastic Achievements: Mayo Clinic Dependent Scholarship candidate, Honors Diploma, Big 9 All-Conference, Mayo Honor Society;
Future Plans: Minnesota State University-Mankato, majoring in aviation to become a professional pilot.
Grace Ackerman (submitted photo)
Parents: Anjali and Sumit Bhagra;
Activities: Mayo Tennis Team, Rochester-Olmsted County Youth Commission, Stories of Stigma and Strength, Debate Team, Student Government;
Scholastic Achievements: National Merit Scholarship finalist, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award, two-time National Spanish Exam Silver Award, CECAC Community Grant winner, Outstanding Mayo Clinic Youth Volunteer;
Community Service/Volunteer Work: Mayo Clinic Young Volunteers Program, Key Club, Public Health Safety Advisory Board member;
Pratt Tribune
Several Spanish and French language students at Pratt High School recently attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2021 National Examinations, according to Spanish, French and ESL teacher at Pratt High School Michelle Popovich.
“First year Spanish Student Kari Fitzsimmons earned a Bronze Medal for her high score and a ranking in the 80th percentile,” Popovich said. “Earning Mención Honorífica (Honorable mention) were Spanish 1 students Gabriela Gatlin and Alyson James, both scoring well above the 50th percentile.”
The percentile score indicates the student’s performance relative to that of other students in the same level of Spanish and the same category. All three students are in the category for students learning Spanish in the classroom with no prior organized study or heritage language experience. Nationwide 11,552 first year Spanish students with only classroom experience took the exam.