2014 Scholastic Award Winners

“Love of Learning is the Guide of Life.”

On May 4, 2014, Phi Beta Kappa Cleveland held its Annual Scholastic Awards Banquet.

On Sunday, May 4, 2013, the Cleveland Association of Phi Beta Kappa recognized 113 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. Samantha Tall from Beachwood High School.

The winners were accompanied by parents, guests, teachers, and guidance counselors during the awards ceremony. Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov delivered the keynote speech, “Communicating Excellence: Making the Case for Liberal Education Today” at the awards banquet.

Congratulations to our 2014 Scholastic Award Winners:

CLICK for pix of our Phi Beta Kappa high school honorees!

Samantha Ambris, Thomas W. Harvey High School

Jessie Anderson, Laurel School

Brandon Asazawa, Montessori High School at University Circle

Seantae Beck, John F. Kennedy High School

Sara Boehm, Avon High School

Mary-Margaret Ann Bolas, Walsh Jesuit High School

Kaelyn Brown, Shaw High School

Rachel Budzilek, Berea-Midpark High School

Connie Chen, Hudson High School

Nicole Chesnokov, Hathaway Brown School

David Cleveland, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School

Taylor Cochran, Lakeside High School

Katherine Corbeil, North Royalton High School

Mackenzie Cossick, Berkshire Senior High School

Salvatore Daddario, West Geauga High School

Emily Davis, Garrett Morgan Cleveland School of Science

Megan Deighton, Trinity High School

Maureen Duffy, Bedford High School

Anna Eden, Lutheran High School West

Danielle Eschedor, Wellington High School

Madeline Farr, Aurora High School

Sumer Forsyth, John Marshall High School

Amira Fruits, Whitney M. Young High School

Taylor Gardner, Valley Forge High School

Nicholas Gehler, Max S. Hayes Vocational School

Scott Gerdes, Conneaut High School

Patrick Getty, Saint Ignatius High School

Erik Godard, Revere High School

Rochelle Gold, Hebrew Academy of Cleveland-Yavne High School

Samantha Goode, Columbia High School

Grace Harms, Bay High School

Malia Harvey, Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School

Matthew Hawkins, Ledgemont High School

Hiatt Hernon, Lorain High School

Carly Hess, Nordonia High School

Zaid Hightower, Ginn Academy

Colin Hites, Fairport Harding High School

Jacob Hostert, Amherst Steele High School

Zakary Hurd, Perry High School

Tayler Johnston, Jefferson Area High School

Shantanu Kanvinde, Chagrin Falls High School

Sarah Kaya, Clearview High School

Sophia Kerman, Hawken School

Megan Killeen, Rocky River High School

Ashleigh Kmentt, Kirtland High School

Alexander Krasnoschlik, Independence High School

Nirmal Krishnan, Twinsburg High School

Kevin Kuang, Maple Heights High School

Rong Kuang, Beachwood High School

Jessica Lambert, Avon Lake High School

Summer LaPointe, Cleveland School of the Arts

Danylo Lavrentovich, Theodore Roosevelt High School

Susan Lefelhocz, Andrews Osborne Academy

Gefei Li, Willoughby South High School

Anna Perse Libertin, Beaumont School

Dylan Linville, Mentor High School

Taylor Lipinsky, Pymatuning Valley High School

Samantha Lisy, Euclid High School

Zaeem Lone, Lake Ridge Academy

Alexandra Marincic, Garfield Heights High School

Madaline Matia, Olmsted Falls High School

Jane Reilly McInerney, Oberlin High School

Kyle McNickle, Elyria High School

Claire Miller, Magnificat High School

Stephanie Miller, Fairview High School

Caroline Mills, Saint Joseph Academy

Thomas John Milyo, Mayfield High School

Patricia Molina, Richmond Heights Secondary School

Carly Nelson, Wickliffe High School

Elizabeth Nichols, Streetsboro High School

Alexis Nieszczur, Padua Franciscan High School

Alexander Nixon, Lawrence School

Jeannie Olschlager, Cleveland Central Catholic High School

Michael Palumbo III, Gilmour Academy

Gregory Pataky, Saint Edward High School

Bethany Pierce, Riverside High School

Eric Poe, Kenston High School

Mitchell Pollock, Western Reserve Academy

Ellen Posch, Cleveland Heights High School

Destini Powell, Lutheran High School East

Nathaniel Prijatel, Lake Catholic High School

Abdallah Rahmy, Brooklyn High School

Paavani Reddy, Westlake High School

Kayla Reiter, Cardinal High School

Amy Ritchie, Madison High School

Kelsie Rodriguez, East Technical High School

Guadaloupe Rogel, Lincoln-West High School

Carter Salis, North Olmsted High School

Matthew Seeds, Geneva High School

Alexandria Shaw, Newbury High School

Janice Sikon, Keystone High School

Kanasha Simmons, Health Careers at MLK Career Campus

Alexander Spanos, Brookside High School

Mathangi Sridharan, Strongsville High School

Alec Stewart, Notre Dame - Cathedral Latin High School

Jamie Stewart, Parma Senior High School

Reece Theberge, James Ford Rhodes High School

Daniel Truitt, Firelands High School

Marie Vasitas, Elyria Catholic High School

Irina Vatamanu, Lakewood High School

Gabriel Vega, North Ridgeville High School

Taylor Verba, Holy Name High School

Andrew Wang, Shaker Heights High School

Eric Wang, Solon High School

Joshua Wang, University School

Heather Weaver, Edgewood High School

Nicole Whiting, Midview High School

Marshay Wilson, Glenville High School

Shanice Winston, Warrensville Heights High School

Luke Wittke, Charles F. Brush High School

Craig Wojtala, Cuyahoga Heights High School

Amy Wu, Orange High School

Matthew Zyle, Benedictine High School