Awards & Accolades

  • Published April 26, 2012

    Award winners are listed alphabetically according to school

    BETHESDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

    Morgan Amond

    Congratulations to Bethesda Elementary School second grader Morgan Amond.  She won a role as a third class passenger in the Circle Players performance of Titanic The Musical.

     

     

    BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

    Congratulations to the following Brentwood High School students who won first and second place in the state national STEM competition hosted by the Technology Student Association.

    • The 9th/10th grade team placed first in their division.  Team members include Joyce Kang, Philip Ooi, Austin Southard-Smith, Lisa Qu, Kimberly Eddleman, Akash Oza, Nisha Bhuva and James Dai.
    • One of the 11th/12th grade teams placed second in their division.  Team members include Si-Qi Fan, Luke Donahue, Lindy Yang, Lucy Qu, Autumn Chang, Daiven Chawan, Brandon Green and Eileen Yin.



    BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

    Congratulations to the following Brentwood High School students who placed first in the state on the National Spanish Exam.

    Spanish 2               Emily Reeves
    Spanish 3               Akash Oza  
    Spanish 4               Kimberly Eddleman
    Spanish 4 Bilingual    Kimberly Garcia



    CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL
    Congratulations to the Centennial High School JROTC Raider Team for finishing first among Williamson County Schools in the spring Commando Challenge at Boxwell Scout Reservation.  The Commando Challenge tested both team and individual performances.  Events included a physical fitness test, one-rope bridge, cross country rescue, obstacle course, land navigation, rappelling and knot tying.
     
    Pictured above from left to right, front row: Anna Lacy, Dylan Bristol and Christian Bortz.  Back row: Noah Shirley, Tyler Lewis, Shawn Mercer, Thad Strunce and Austin Fite.



    CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL
    Congratulations to Centennial High School students Amy Armendariz,  Elizabeth Chyke, Spencer Jones, Brennan Langenbach and Brandon Vowell for qualifying for the 2012 National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Academic All American Award.  These five seniors maintained a greater than 3.75 average through their entire high school years and all were members of the CHS swim team for four years.
     
    Pictured above from left to right: Brandon Vowell, Amy Armendariz, Brennan Langenbach, Elizabeth Chyke and Spencer Jones.
    FAIRVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Congratulations to the following Fairview Middle School students who recently won awards in a schoolwide poetry contest.

    1st Place
    Ethan Adams
    2nd Place
    Savannah Blankenship
    3rd Place (tie)
    Shirley Ni & John Welch

     

    FAIRVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Congratulations to the Fairview Middle School Recycling Team for winning first place in the Recycling Bin Makeover Contest sponsored by Williamson Recycles.  The school received a check for $200, which they will use to make donations to two student memorial projects.   
     
    FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL

    Gabriela Preda

    Congratulations to Franklin High School student Gabriela Preda for winning a scholarship from the Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, also known as the Spanish Honor Society.  Gabriela received the scholarship after completing an essay in Spanish and a video-recorded interview in Spanish with her Spanish teacher.

     

     



    FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL

    Nancy Smith

    Congratulations to Franklin High School student Nancy Smith.  She was named to the 2011 USA Swimming Scholastic All American Team.

     



    FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL

    Hannah White

    Congratulations to Franklin High School student Hannah White for winning a scholarship from the Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, also known as the Spanish Honor Society.  Hannah received the scholarship after completing an essay in Spanish and a video-recorded interview in Spanish with her Spanish teacher.




    HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Patrick Meadows

    Congratulations to Heritage Middle School seventh grader Patrick Meadows.  Meadows competed in the National Geographic Geography Bee State Championship on March 30 at Fisk University.  He made it to the top 30 in the state. 



    INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL

    Congratulations to the following Independence High School students for their success at the State Skills USA competition.

    Ashton Shecter - Advertising Design, 2nd place
    Preston Jutte - Technical Drafting, 2nd place
    Charlotte Lacroix - Photography, 3rd place
    Ben Climer and William Wickline - Web Page Design, 3rd place




    PAGE HIGH SCHOOL
    Congratulations to the following Page High School students for their performance on the National Latin Exam.

    Jordan Flowers
    Gold Medal
    Caroline Hill
    Gold Medal
    Alaina Krakowiak
    Silver Medal
    Raven Laravea
    Magna Cum Laude

    Jillian McComiskey
    Gold Medal
    Lindsey Minor
    Gold Medal
    Matt O'Quinn
    Magna Cum Laude
    Brady White
    Latin II Silver Medal



    PAGE HIGH SCHOOL
    Congratulations to the Page High School students who attended the 34th Annual Tennessee Technology Student Association State Conference in Chattanooga.  More than 800 students and teachers from across the state gathered at the conference to compete in a variety of technology oriented competitions.  Below is a list of the Page High students who placed at this year's competition.

    Architectural Model
    Alec Persch, Austin Kiger, Grant Santilli, Jacob Albert, Wilson Cochrane, Patrick Rybak - 3rd

    Biotechnology
    Caroline Hill, Jamie Pilgrim, Chase Moon, Grant Santilli, Wilson Cochrane, Zach Albert - 2nd

    CAD 2D Architectural
    Alec Persch - 1st

    Construction Renovation
    Patrick Rybak, Carson Stafford, Chase Moon, Alec Persch, Brock Bolton - 2nd

    Dragster Design
    Austin Keiger - 1st

    Flight Endurance
    Chase Moon - 1st

    Manufacturing Prototype
    Grant Santilli, Brock Bolton, Wilson Cochrane, Carson Stafford, Jacob Albert, Zach Albert - 1st

    Technology Problem Solving
    Jacob Albert, Chase Moon - 2nd

    Transportation Modeling
    Caroline Hill - 1st
     



    PAGE HIGH SCHOOL
    Congratulations to the Page High School Rifle Team for winning the WCS League Championship.  Nicole Dyjasek came in first place individually and first in the new shooter category.  Their sponsor is Gary Ray. 
     



    RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

    Cameron Brown

    Congratulations to Ravenwood High School student Cameron Brown for placing first in the hammer throw competition at the Vol Classic in Knoxville.  Brown broke his own record with a throw of 195' 6".  He also qualified for Junior Nationals.

     




    RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
    Congratulations to Ravenwood High School students Lauren Duvall, Lilly Reynolds and Caitlin Boone for their performance at the FCCLA Convention.  Duvall placed third in the Promote and Publicize FCCLA category, Reynolds placed third in the Fashion Design competition and Boone finished fourth in the Recycle and Redesign category.  Their teacher is Sabrina Maggert.
     
    Pictured above from left to right: Ravenwood High students Lauren Duvall, Lilly Reynolds and Caitlin Boone.



    RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
    Congratulations to Ravenwood High School Science Olympiad team.  They competed in 23 STEM events over the course of seven hours and finished in sixth place at the state competition.  The following students received medals:
    • Astronomy, 2nd place: Gabby Dent and Gene Li
    • Chemistry Lab, 1st place: Frances Ding and Eric Yang
    • Disease Detectives, 3rd place: Niman Mann and Eric Yang
    • Fermi Questions, 4th place: Drew Martin and Nishant Subramani
    • Gravity Vehicle, 6th place: Jordan Widjaja, Kevin Okseniuk, and Austin Hetherington
    • Remote Sensing, 1st place: Gene Li and Ashwin Sundaram
    • Rocks and Minerals, 6th place: Niman Mann and Veronica Go
    • Technical Problem Solving, 3rd place: Frances Ding and Kevin Okseniuk
    • Thermodynamics, 5th place: John Asirvatham and Ryan McGinnity
    • Water Quality, 5th place: Ashwin Sundaram and Gene Li
     
    Pictured above are members of the Ravenwood High School Science Olympiad team.



    RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

    Gene Li

    Congratulations to Ravenwood High School student Gene Li for getting a perfect score and receiving a Gold Medal on the National Latin Exam.

     



    SPRING STATION MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Heaven Aleghne

    Congratulations to Spring Station Middle School sixth grade student Heaven Aleghne for receiving the Mustang Award.  Heaven moved to Spring Hill from Africa last year without knowing the English language.

    Heaven's teachers say she has come a long way in the past year and that her courage and confidence serve as an inspiration to everyone she meets.



    SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL

    Justin Marsee

    Congratulations to Summit High School sophomore Justin Marsee for placing first at the 2012 Tennessee HOSA State Leadership Conference in the Job Seeking Skills category.  Justin will represent Summit at the National Conference this summer.



    SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL

    Patrick Sonnenberg

    Congratulations to Summit High School student Patrick Sonnenberg for scoring in the 97th percentile nationwide on the National Spanish Exam.  Patrick earned a gold medal for his performance.




    WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Congratulations to Westwood Elementary School fifth grader Kianne Giminez for winning third place in a contest sponsored by the law firm Kinnard, Clayton and Beveridge.  The contest asked students to explain what respect means to them.  For finishing third, Giminez received a savings bond and a check for $450 was given to Westwood Elementary.  In addition, a check for $450 was given to the charity of Kianne's choice.
     
    Pictured above from left to right:  Contest organizer Randy Kinnard, fifth grader Kianne Giminez, Principal Nancy Simpkins and fifth grade teacher Melissa Poloskey.