At the May 18, 2022, Upper Level Awards Ceremony, members of the Class of 2022 were honored for their outstanding accomplishments. This most accomplished group of young women—137 strong—graduate next week, thus beginning the next chapter of their educational journeys. One hundred percent of these students have been accepted to four-year colleges and universities, and combined, nearly 92% of the students were awarded more than 580 scholarships totaling nearly $33 million dollars! Here are the top honors from the Class of Blue and Red:
Rylan Sachs was a National Merit Scholarship Winner.
Kyleigh Cook, Ainsley Giles, Elizabeth Kelly, and Kiera Papa were named National Merit Commended Scholars
Maryland State Scholastic Awards recognizing the top 5% of the graduating class, were given to: Aderinsola Aderoju, Anika Aracan, Kiera Papa, Riley Riemer, Rylan Sachs, Olivia Sevy, and Margaret Ugarte
Reilly Riemer, Rylan Sachs, and Maggie Ugarte were named Archdiocesan Distinctive Scholars.
Rylan Sachs received NDP’s General Excellence Medal for highest academic average.
Rylan Sachs was named the 2022 White Blazer Girl.
Other top graduation awards recognized:
(NDP Medal) Madison Sanchagrin
(Bene Merenti Award) Kyleigh Cook and Tayler Leonard
The Northeast Conference Award for Excellence in Language was given to Lauren DeCourcey (Chinese), Kiera Papa (Spanish), and Abigail Meyers and Molly Bender (French).
The following seniors were recognized in key areas:
ART LEADERSHIP: Gabby Ledesma
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP: Reba Grove, Emma Rudolph
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SPIRIT AWARD: Courtney Lidard
C. MARKLAND KELLY: Erika Ezumba
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AWARNESS PROGRAM (CCAP): Jamie Lastner
CHINESE: Ashley Canal
CHOIR: Ava Eikenberg and Lilly Fowler
CITIZENSHIP: Kyleigh Cook
CLAIRE MARIE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: Brigitte Gendron
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AWARD: Ainsley Giles and Reilly Riemer
HISTORY: Rylan Sachs
JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Anika Aracan
JOURNALISM: Paige Garczynski
LEA MARIE FARAONE FOUNDATION WOMEN IN SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP: Nicole Ellis
MATHEMATICS: Rylan Sachs
ORCHESTRA: Nadia Kotyk
PERFORMING ARTS CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD: Erika Ostrow and Abigail Pryor
ROBERT F. O’BRIEN AWARD (music): Margaret Ugarte
SCIENCE: Reilly Riemer
SPANISH: Jordan Brandt and Meg Volley
STEAM AWARDS:
COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARD: Anika Aracan
ENGINEERING: Elizabeth Kelly
STUDENT COUNCIL: Rylan Sachs
STUDIO ART: Lucy Anstett and Hannah Cox
MIA SUTPHIN SERVICE AWARD: Samantha Ogundare
TECHNICAL THEATER AWARD: Alexandra Alatzas, Emma Gambo, Madeline Rowan
VAN HOLLEN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD: Aderinsola Aderoju
YEARBOOK: Brianna Kelly
Forty students earned General STEAM Certificates. In addition, of that number, 10 students received STEAM Pathway Certificates in Computer Science; four in Engineering and Manufacturing; and 12 in Medicine.
70 students received Certificates of Biliteracy.
At the annual Capstone Evening, 40 Bette Ellis O’Conor Scholars were honored.