Faith Lutheran | HS Awards 2024

High School Awards 2024

Congratulations to all of our 2024 Award winners!

We invite you to read more about some of our talented students who stood out to their teachers and made an impact in the classroom this school year.

- AKASH ABRAHAM
  
  Valedictorian and Principal's Award
- DANIEL SHAHRYARI
  
  Salutatorian

Computer Science

List of 1 members.

Luke Dembosky 24

English

List of 4 members.

Akash Abraham 24
Annie Aakhus 25
Eleanor Berardinelli 26
Riley Chan 27

Foreign Language

List of 4 members.

Andrea Romero-Agosto 25
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Spanish Upperclassman Award
Samantha Blank 27
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Spanish Underclassman Award
Andrew Nicastro 24
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French Upperclassman Award
Gavin Broberg 27
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French Underclassman Award

Mathematics

List of 6 members.

Katie Kim 24
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Senior Math/Calc BC
Sarah Duckworth 24
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AP Statistics
Emily Tan 25
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AP Calc AB
Michael Vardanyan 26
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AP Precalculus
Sarah Nigro 27
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Alg2/Trig Honors
Samantha Blank 27
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Geometry Honors

Physical Education

List of 2 members.

Jordyn Staggs 25
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Athletic Performance Female Athlete of the Year
Preston Beery 24
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Athletic Performance Male Athlete of the Year

Science

List of 6 members.

Luke Baker 24
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Top Science Student
Skyler Tan 24
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Chemistry
Braxton Baldwin 25
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Biology
Emily Tan 25
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Physics
Ishan Abraham 26
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10th Grade Science
Jasmine Steiner 27
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9th Grade Science

Social Science

List of 4 members.

Akash Abraham 24
Braxton Baldwin 25
Eleanor Berardinelli 26
Scarlett Cotrone 27

Theology

List of 4 members.

Katherine Landis 24
Nicole Mineo 25
Nathan Hoban 26
Eliott Stepanek 27

International Excellence

List of 1 members.

Shih-Yun Lin 24

National Merit Qualifiers

Over 1.3 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2023. 50,000 of the highest-scoring participants are recognized and meet the requirements to enter the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program, becoming commended students and semi-finalists next fall.

List of 10 members.

Braxton Baldwin 25
Logan Hesselgesser 25
Samantha Huynh 25
RJ Jones 25
Anika Kim 25
Melanie Le 25
Emelia Mochal 25
Geoffrey Saad 25
Logan Snodgrass 25
Emily Tan 25

National Merit Award Winners

In each annual National Merit Scholarship Program, based on their performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test taken each October, about 50,000 academically talented high school students are honored and will be recognized as either Semifinalists or Commended Students the following fall.

Of the 50,000 identified students, the top 3-4% of scorers are named Commended Scholars.

List of 1 members.

Luke Dembosky 24
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Over 1.5 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2022. In September of 2023, Luke Demboski earned the designation of Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which places him among the top two thirds of the 50,000 high scoring students who are honored. Congratulations Luke!

Roughly 16,000 of 50,000 students are named Semifinalists, representing the top 1% of students participating in the NMSQT program, who have an opportunity to advance to the Finalist level and compete for National Merit Scholarships.

List of 1 members.

Edward Chou 24
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Over 1.5 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2022. In September of 2023, Edward Chou advanced to Semi-finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program, placing them in the top 16,000 of that 1.5 million.This Certificate of Merit is awarded to Edward Chou who has advanced to Semi-Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program of 2024 by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment. Congratulations Edward!

From 16,000, 15,000 semifinalists become finalists who
compete for merit scholarships.

List of 2 members.

Sophia Serre 24
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Over 1.5 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2022. In September of 2023, Sophia Serre advanced to Semi-finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program, placing them in the top 16,000 of that 1.5 million. In February of 2023, they advanced to Finalist status, placing them among the top 15,000. The certificates reads…This Certificate of Merit is awarded to Sophia Serre who has advanced to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program of 2024 by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment. Congratulations Sophia!
Skyler Tan 24
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Over 1.5 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2022. In September of 2023, Skyler Tan advanced to Semi-finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program, placing them in the top 16,000 of that 1.5 million. In February of 2023, they advanced to Finalist status, placing them among the top 15,000. The certificate reads…This Certificate of Merit is awarded to Skyler Tan who has advanced to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program of 2024 by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment. Congratulations Skyler!

Less than half of the semifinalists are named scholars. This year, Faith Lutheran has two. Congratulations to our National Merit Scholars.

List of 3 members.

Akash Abraham 24
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Over 1.5 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2022. In September of 2023, Akash Abraham advanced to Semi-Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program, placing them in the top 16,000 of the initial 1.5 million students tested. In February of 2024, he advanced to Finalist status, placing him among the top 15,000 students. In March, Akash Abraham became one of 7,250 National Merit Scholarship winners. His certificate reads...This Certificate of Merit is awarded to Akash Abraham who had advanced to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program of 2024 by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment. Congratulations Akash!
Luke Baker 24
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Over 1.5 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2022. In September of 2023, Luke Baker advanced to Semi-Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program, placing them in the top 16,000 of the initial 1.5 million students tested. In February of 2024, he advanced to Finalist status, placing him among the top 15,000 students. In March, Luke Baker became one of 7,250 National Merit Scholarship winners. His certificate reads... This Certificate of Merit is awarded to Luke Baker who had advanced to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program of 2024 by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment. Congratulations Luke!
Katie Kim 24
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Over 1.5 million students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2022. In September of 2023, Katie Kim advanced to Semi-Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program, placing her in the top 16,000 of the initial 1.5 million students tested. In February of 2024, she advanced to Finalist status, placing her among the top 15,000 students. In March, Katie became one of 7,250 National Merit Scholarship winners. Her certificate reads... This Certificate of Merit is awarded to Katie Kim who had advanced to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program of 2024 by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment. Congratulations Katie!

Senior 4.0 Unweighted GPA

Luke Baker
Heidi Blank
Kaelyn Cheney
Sarah Duckworth
Alexandra Frohman
Brooke Jolly
Katie Kim
Katherine Landis
Erik Lundervold
Raelyn Maione
Jamison Marsh
Frankie Napolitano
Sophia Serre
Reina Shinohara
Skyler Tan

Senior 4.0 or Above Weighted GPA

Olivia Anfinson
Mitchell Bailes
Winston Banks
Lauren Beals
Preston Beery
Luke Blauser
Summer Chabot
Kasen Christensen
Tatianna De Young
Luke Dembosky
Ryan Donithan
Gia Duplechien
Olivia Faulis
Rhys Gallagher
Isaiah Grepke
Rylee Hoffman
Zoe Jansen
Rachel Juan
Steven Juan
Hudson Kalb
Cade Keith
Luciana Kern
Indigo Kman-Malinowski
Danielle Koch
Stephanie Latulippe
Kira Lee
Zohie Lopez
Alyson Marmor
Mia Mascione
Audrey Morales
Madisyn Morrison
Brynna Murphy
Lina Namkung
Alexus Naugle
Marissa Navarro
Sophia Orr
Trey Pfefferkorn
Chloe Proctor
Travis Rabe
Madelyn Ray
Abigail Reams
Grace Ricciardi
Emily Sholeff
Aubrey Stanton
Luke Strole
Hope Taylor
Kallista Tindall
Alexa Tonn
Mia Turner
Maria Vardapetyan
James Vogel
Ava Walker
Alexandria Wasserburger
Apiphu Watchalapong
Lydia Whipple
Caroline Yancey
Addison Zumwalt

President's Volunteer Service Awards

In 2003, the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation founded the President’s Volunteer Service Award to recognize the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, too.

The PVSA has continued under each administration, honoring the volunteers who are using their time and talents to solve some of the toughest challenges facing our nation.

Led by the Corporation for National and Community Service and managed in partnership with Points of Light, this program allows Certifying Organizations to recognize their most exceptional volunteers.

The following Faith Lutheran students join this year’s honorees for outstanding service to their community. They each will receive an award certificate signed by the President of the United States as well as a medallion for their level of award.

List of 13 members.

Sri Nellutla 27
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Gold Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
Michael Vardanyan 26
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Gold Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
Sophie Cain 27
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Silver Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
Fred Lewandowski 27
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Bronze Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
Madeleine Koldewyn 27
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Bronze Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
Daniel Luganov 27
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Bronze Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
K Sawyer 26
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Bronze Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
Ty Sexton 27
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Bronze Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
Will Seifert 27
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Bronze Award
Teens Age Group (11-15)
Hannah Ranai 25
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Silver Award
Young Adult Age Group (16-25)
Audrey Wimmer-Torres 24
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Bronze Award
Young Adult Age Group (16-25)
Shelby Eldeen 25
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Bronze Award
Young Adult Age Group (16-25)
Ella Claggett 26
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Bronze Award
Young Adult Age Group (16-25)

WCG Business & Entrepreneurship Academy Graduates

Olivia Faulis, Seth Hart, Troy Jones, Cade Keith, Gabriella Libonati, Raelyn Maione, Jack Manara, Natalie McKinney, Frankie Napolitano, Gillian Norton, Andrea Ponce De Leon, Margaret Ryan, Daniel Shahryari, Isabella Sison, Tyler Vander Veldt, Audrey Wimmer-Torres

Christ Academy Graduates

Mitchell Bailes, Ryan Donithan, Hannah Gibson, Rachel Juan, Zohie Lopez, Jamison Marsh, Lucy Mathes, Kathleen McCarthy, Alison Stepanek

Film & Broadcasting Academy Graduates

Lindley Amick, Riley Caron, Andrew Nicastro

Flight Academy Graduates

Dylan Arcemont, Ian Bartlett, Lina Namkung, Sean Vaughan, James Vogel

Justice & Advocacy Academy Graduates

Akash Abraham, Katherine Landis, Angelina Orlando, Sabrina Rosenbusch, Mikayla Tam, Alexa Tonn, Ashlynn Tsuneta, Mia Turner

STEM Academy Graduates

Luke Baker, Preston Beery, Heidi Blank, Luke Dembosky, Sarah Duckworth, Katie Kim, Stephanie Latulippe, Alyson Marmor, Alexus Naugle, Travis Rabe, Skyler Tan, Maria Vardapetyan

H&T Academy Graduates

Isabella Sison, Stella Russo

Honors Institute Graduates

Akash Abraham, Olivia Anfinson, Mitchell Bailes, Luke Baker, Winston Banks, Lauren Beals, Heidi Blank, Summer Chabot, Kaelyn Cheney, Kasen Christensen, Luke Dembosky, Ryan Donithan, Sarah Duckworth, Olivia Faulis, Alexandra Frohman, Isaiah Grepke, Larissa Gutierrez, Zoe Jansen, Brooke Jolly, Rachel Juan, Steven Juan, Hudson Kalb, Cade Keith, Katie Kim, Indigo Kman-Malinowski, Katherine Landis, Kenzie Lehman, Zohie Lopez, Benjamin Lovering, Erik Lundervold, Alyson Marmor, Jamison Marsh, Mia Mascione, Audrey Morales, Brian Morales, Brynna Murphy, Lina Namkung, Frankie Napolitano, Alexus Naugle, Marissa Navarro, Trey Pfefferkorn, Abigail Reams, Grace Ricciardi, Sophia Serre, Daniel Shahryari, Emily Sholeff, Luke Strole, Skyler Tan, Hope Taylor, Kallista Tindall, Alexa Tonn, Maria Vardapetyan, Ava Walker, Lydia Whipple, Caroline Yancey