2006 Scholastic Award Winners
“Love of Learning is the Guide of Life”
On May 7, 2006, Phi Beta Kappa Cleveland held its Annual Scholastic Awards Banquet.
“On Sunday, May 7th, 2006, the Cleveland Association of Phi Beta Kappa recognized 110 outstanding graduating seniors from high schools across Northeast Ohio. This Annual Scholastic Awards Banquet, hosted by the Cleveland Association of Phi Beta Kappa, was held at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. The faculty of each high school selected the Scholastic Award recipients based on academic achievement and scholarship (including maintaining a grade point average in the top 10% of the class). This Award is considered by many to be one of the most prestigious honors a high school student can receive. Each student’s name will be engraved on the Phi Beta Kappa plaque that is permanently displayed at each school.”
As it does each year at this banquet, the Cleveland Association of Phi Beta Kappa awarded a renewable four-year scholarship. This years recipient was Mr. Aaron Quarles from St. Edward High School. And the Association again presented a second scholarship, sponsored by The Jones Day Foundation, to the winner of an essay competition. The winner was Mr. Brian T. Michal from Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School.
The winners were accompanied by parents, guests, teachers, and guidance counselors during the awards ceremony. The keynote address was presented by Mr. Jason Kamras, the 2005 National Teacher of the Year and Phi Beta Kappa member. Mr. Kamras teaches mathematics in an urban middle school in Washington, D.C. A graduate of both Princeton and Harvard, Kamras’ passion for a quality education for all students has led him to his challenging career choice in an inner city school. Jason delivered an outstanding talk filled with entertaining and enlightening stories from his classroom experiences.
Congratulations to our 2006 Scholastic Award Winners:
Michael A. Baznik, Padua Franciscan High School
Elizabeth A. Bendycki, Laurel School
Martin J. Beres, Rocky River High School
Joella Renee Blount, Max S. Hayes High School
Karen E. Bodnar, Regina High School
Grace Boykins, John F. Kennedy High School
Kevin P. Byrnes, St. Edward High School
Cara Champion, Perry High School
Michael Chao, North Olmsted High School
Allyn Checovich, Lake Catholic High School
Madeline Coquilette, Hathaway Brown School
Benedict S. Curatolo, Jr., Saint Peter Chanel High School
Diahna Davis, Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
Connor Diemand-Yauman, West Geauga High School
Courtney DiFranco, Keystone High School
Hyun Ji Do, The Andrews School
Jeff Dobbins, Oberlin High School
James Dwyer, Ledgemont High School
Kathryn Majors Foley, Berkshire High School
Eliscia Fought, Columbia High School
Kurt H. Gee, Bay High School
Kevin J. Gessner, Gilmour Academy
Donte Lamar Gibbs, Shaw High School
George Gilbert II, Lutheran High School East
Devin Graham, Richmond Heights High School
Daniel Griffith, Brookside High School
Mary Emily Hammeren, Olmsted Falls High School
Nathaniel David Hartmen, Berea High School
Justin Gregory Hastings, Valley Forge High School
Barbara L. Herrera, Lorain Southview High School
Adrian Holland, Martin Luther King, Jr. School for Law & Municipal Center
Andrew J. Horvath, Geneva High School
James Hrdlicka, Garfield Heights High School
Shenwen Huang, Mayfield High School
James Ignatz-Hoover, Elyria High School
Annette Marie Ilg, Avon Lake High School
Mariana Iskander, James Ford Rhodes High School
Bianka Jarvis, East High School
Matthew Michael Kilbane, Fairview High School
Ariella Kirsch, Hawken School
Mara Karina Kisis, Lutheran High School West
Max Joseph Kornblith, Lake Ridge Academy
Ross M. Kowalski, Cuyahoga Heights High School
Derek Kruse, Cardinal High School
Matt Kudla, Maple Heights High School
Jeffrey Kuerbitz, Benedictine High School
David Andrew Kupiec, Kenston High School
Daniel A. Litt, Orange High School
Kai Maatz, North Royalton High School
Andrew S. Martin, Jefferson Area High School
Gordon Mason, Willoughby South High School
Jessica Mazza, Newbury High School
Mario McLin, East Technical High School
Jordan Meola, Lakeside High School
Brian T. Michal, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Adam Philip Milavec, Saint Ignatius High School
Brian R. Miller, Firelands High School
Melissa Myers, Clearview High School
Patrick S. Nestor, Strongsville High School
Jenna M. Novak, Riverside High School
Sarah Pankratz, Lorain Admiral King High School
Tessie Panthani, Mentor High School
Margot Parmenter, Walsh Jesuit Catholic High School
Alicia Petrarca, Beaumont School
Gerald Pho, Twinsburg High School
Theresa Prabucki, Holy Name High School
Matthew Prelee, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
Daniel M. Ranieri, Normandy High School
Shoshana Ribakow, Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Yavne High School
Carolyn Richmonds, Parma High School
Caleb Rosenberg-Szubski, Cleveland Heights High School
Alyssa Ann Rossodivita, Kirtland High School
Jessie Eileen Rowe, Saint Joseph Academy
Peter Rozman, Chagrin Falls High School
Daniel J. Rudary, Independence High School
Christopher Ryba, Trinity High School
Sarah L. Salay, Brooklyn High School
Zachary Schlosser, Euclid High School
Sameer Shakir, Westlake High School
Elizabeth Marie Sigley, Grand Valley High School
Nicholas Skomrock, Thomas W. Harvey High School
Kimberly S. Springer, Glenville High School
Robert Rush Stenson, University School
Tangier M. Stowers, Jane Addams Business Career Center
Adrienne E. Strong, Lakewood High School
Eric Sustar, Wickliffe High School
Trista S. Szocs, North Ridgeville High School
Ruchu Tan, Lincoln-West High School
Jock Neil Taylor, Elyria Catholic High School
Jordan Templeton, Amherst Steele High School
Joelle Marie Thomas, Magnificat High School
Joseph John Charles Thome, Midpark High School
Shan Tie, Shaker Heights High School
Andrew Todd, Eastlake North High School
Kristin Townsend, Warrensville Heights High School
Louis Trizna, Conneaut High School
Stephenie Truong, John Marshall High School
Jessica Tung, Aurora High School
James R. Turk, Chardon High School
Kevin Vick, Avon High School
Wendy Wang, Charles F. Brush High School
Yingrui Wang, Solon High School
Lindsey Wasco, Nordonia High School
Emily Wengel, Beachwood High School
Elin Michal Wickstrom, Edgewood Senior High School
Yasmine Williams, Cleveland School of the Arts
Adam Jonathan Wolfe, Midview High School
Elizabeth Ann Yuhas, Bedford High School
Keith Yurgionas, Collinwood High School
