2012 Scholastic Award Winners

“Love of Learning is the Guide of Life.”

On May 6, 2012, Phi Beta Kappa Cleveland held its Annual Scholastic Awards Banquet.

On Sunday, May 6, 2012, the Cleveland Association of Phi Beta Kappa recognized more than 100 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 also awarded a renewable four-year scholarship. This years recipient was Ms. Sarah Ghose from Lakewood High School.

The winners were accompanied by parents, guests, teachers, and guidance counselors during the awards ceremony. Hiram College President Thomas V. Chema delivered the keynote speech, “Are you willing to ask? My thoughts on what it takes to get the most from your college education.” at the awards banquet. Read President Chema's remarks here.

Congratulations to our 2012 Scholastic Award Winners:

Kelsey Acton,Clearview High School
Stephanie Alden, Orange High School
Kristin Allen, Lincoln-West High School
Brianna Anderson, Madison High School
Claire Ashmead, Hathaway Brown School
Gina Terese Baaklini, Westlake High School
David Bacisin, North Ridgeville High School
Samantha Basch, Laurel School
Garianne Benson, Glenville High School
Anna Bilas, Avon Lake High School
Rachel Elizabeth Blakely, Cardinal High School
David Boothe, Benedictine High School
Kayleena Brashear, Geneva High School
Brooke Brauer, Valley Forge High School
Brittany Brewer, John Adams High School
Lauren Chen, Bay High School
John Patrick Corcoran, Rocky River High School
Colleen Crayton, Midview High School
Carenda Czirr, Brooklyn High School
Anirudh Dasarathy, Hawken School
Abby Davis, Magnificat High School
Alexander DeWitt, Saint Ignatius High School
Taryn Douglas, Chardon High School
Samantha Drees, Chardon High School
Theodore A. Eisenber,g Charles F. Brush High School
Sarah Fagerhaug, Richmond Heights High School
Jodi E. Ferlito, Euclid High School
Kari Floyd, Parma Senior High School
Martha Freiberg, Lake Ridge Academy
Hannah Gallovic, Lakewood High School
Julia Gay, Cleveland Heights High School
Shombraya Goodman, Maple Heights High School
Dontea Gresham, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
Colin Groneman, Chagrin Falls High School
Isabel Guan, Andrews Osborne Academy
Jennifer L. Hall, Jefferson Area High School
Emily Herrmann, Avon High School
Matthew Hively, Conneaut High School
Angela Holecko, Berea High School
Brian Lee Hom, Fairview High School
Robert Houska, Garrett Morgan School of Science
Kevin Huang, Mayfield High School
Ryan Huang, University School
Toni Hunt, Shaw High School
Peter E. Huston, Perry High School
Maria Ianni, Beaumont School
Michael Jindra, Padua Franciscan High School
Seema Kazen, Beatrice J. Stone Yavne High School
Donald J. Kleppel, Cuyahoga Heights High School
Claire Konys, Saint Joseph Academy
Ryan Ksenich, Elyria Catholic High School
Jeremy Kundtz, West Geauga High School
Melinda LaCavera, Max S. Hayes Vocational High School
Sara Laughlin, Firelands High School
Laura Llapa, James Ford Rhodes High School
Connor Majstorovic, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Stephanie Maldonado, John Marshall High School
Shubham Mangla, North Olmsted High School
Mary McCannon, St. Peter Chanel High School
Tiffany McClelland, Lorain High School
Avalon McKee, Oberlin High School
Austin McNair, Aurora High School
Ryan Milowicki, Saint Edward High School
Erin Mog, Lake Catholic High School
Bryan Douglas Naelitz, Amherst Steele High School
Divya Naik, Twinsburg High School
Anthony Newman, Nordonia High School
Laurie O'Riordan, Walsh Jesuit High School
Michael Peachock, Keystone High School
Emily Penkowski, Mentor High School
Brittney Perkins, Cleveland School of the Arts
Alexis Pihoker, Columbia High School
Ryan Polman, Independence High School
Maria Ramos, Holy Name High School
Brenden Ramsey, Lutheran High School East
Holly Rapp, Gilmour Academy
Jacob Rasmussen, Midpark High School
Hallie Rasner, Trinity High School
Kaitlyn Regan, Garfield Heights High School
Scott Remer, Beachwood High School
Chasey Rotondo, Wickliffe High School
Ericka Roy, Berkshire High School
Julia A. Santiago, Cleveland Central Catholic High School
Phillip Scheanon, Edgewood Senior High School
Diana Shao, Willoughby South High School
Joshua Shelley, Riverside High School
David Skursha, Notre-Dame-Cathedral Latin School
Alexander Smerglia, Newbury High School
Clara Smith, Jane Addams Business Careers Center
Elizabeth Spanos, Brookside High School
Shriya Srinivasan, Strongsville High School
Jessica Stange, Thomas W. Harvey High School
Taylor Sykes-Green, Bedford High School
Sarah Taylor, Saint Martin de Porres High School
Nathan Tepley, North High School
Eli Thompson, Elyria High School
Joan Thompson, Shaker Heights High School
Jessica Timko, Kirtland High School
Paige Kathleen Upole, Lakeside High School
Sarah Urchek, Pymatuning Valley High School
Sohan Vartak, Olmsted Falls High School
Daniel Ward, Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
Stefanie Ward, Ledgemont High School
Christian West, East Technical High School
Ciera West, Whitney M. Young High School
Sarah Willman, North Royalton High School
Keira Wilson, Warrensville Heights High School
Joshua Wolfgram, Lutheran High School West
Roger Zou, Solon High School