Indian Springs celebrated scholarship, National Merit, leadership, academic, and other noteworthy student achievements at Awards Day 2014.
Click here to view and download Awards Day photos. Congratulations to all students for their hard work.
Special scholarship and student recognitions included:
Student Recognitions
Indian Springs School Named Scholarships
The 2014 Andy Abroms Memorial Scholars
Julianne Baker ’16, Miriam Bernard ’15, Sebastian Black ’15, Sally Heggeman ’15, Jaylan Jacobs ’16, Priscilla Jones ’15, Daun Lee ’16, Erica Ma ’15, Marty McGuire ’15, Sam Newton ’16, Matt Price ’15, Clara Scott ’16, Erin Sullivan ’15, Claire Tang ’15, Madeleine Thomas ’15, Kristin Toms ’16, John Touloupis ’16, Mira Walker ’16, David Wang ’15
National Merit Scholarship Program
Letter of Commendation
Will Crain ’14, Tara Markert ’14, Annabelle Neville ’14, Sarah Noone ’14, Seth Perlman ’14
Semifinalist
Emily Williams ’14
Finalists
Hill Balliet ’14, Arlen Fan ’14, Jack O’Malley ’14, Savannah Rodriguez ’14, Patrick Scalise ’14, Cole Senn ’14, Christine Zheng ’14
National Achievement Finalists
Kenechi Ijemere ’14, Annabelle Neville ’14
Leadership
Capstone Leadership Academy
Sarah Grace Guillaume ’16, John Touloupis ’16
DAR Good Citizen’s Award
Seth Perlman ’14
Youth Leadership Forum
Meghan Marks ’15, Stella Davis ’16
Shelby County Reporter - Nine Who Shine Technology/Social Media Award
Hill Balliet ’14
Shelby County Student of the Year (College Track) Award
Tara Markert ’14
Recognition of ASSIST Students
Paul Langjahr ’16, Jana Streyczek ’16, Anna Tabor ’15, Minou Wolter ’16
Language Examination Distinctions (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Spanish Awards
Spanish I
Gold – Mark Romero ’18, Alice Zhang ’18
Silver – Sam Jones ’17, Nic Parmer ’18, Noah Walton ‘18
Bronze – Jana Streyczek ’16, Eran Haviv ’15
Honorable Mentions – Evan Dascher ’18, Ethan Elgavish ’18, Daler Karassayev ’17, Bela Patel ’18, Lauren Ridley ’17, Gavin Young ’17, Liz Jones ’18, Humzah Harhash ’17
Spanish II
Gold - Ashley Leader ’15
Silver - Amber Latimer ’17, Cheska Romero ’16, Davis Tyler-Dudley ’17
Bronze - Nikki Bogan ’17, Yuzhao Pan ’16, Ashlyn Whitaker ’16
Honorable Mentions - Rakim Ali ’16, Sydney Barrow ’17, Claudia Choi ’14, Ada Cohen ’18, Albert Dascher ’16, Max Klapow ’17, Bellona Ma ’15, Sami Refai ’16, Connor Walker ’17
Spanish III
Bronze – Liz Dillard '15, Julia Fleisig ’16, D.J. Hunter ’15, Marty McGuire ’15
Honorable Mentions – Thomas Barr ’16, Samih Eloubeidi ’14, Sue Kwon ’14, Sam Stallings ’15
Spanish IV
Silver - Will Jones ’15
Honorable Mentions - Skylar Clark ’15, Ramsey Rossmann ’15, Lianna Zhou ’16
Spanish V (AP Lang.)
Bronze - Arlen Fan ’14
Honorable Mention - Andrzej Richardson ’15
Spanish V (Conversation)
Bronze - Arlen Fan ’14
Honorable Mentions - Emily Williams ’14, Hannah Rezonzew ’15
Spanish VI (AP Lit.)
Silver Medal - Patrick Scalise ’14
Latin Awards
Latin I
Gold, Summa Cum Laude – Henry Goff ’18
Silver, Maxima Cum Laude – Vivian Wei, Alice Zhang ’18
Magna Cum Laude – Jack Teschner ’17
Cum Laude – Everett Ferguson ’16
Latin II
Gold, Summa Cum Laude - Ulysses Keevan-Lynch ’17, Connor Walker ’17, Lauren Ridley ’17
Silver, Maxima Cum Laude – Kathryn Dix ’16, Sam Newton ’16
Magna Cum Laude – Sarah Brabston ’16, Rachael Motamed ’16, Sarah Orcutt ’16
Latin III
Gold, Summa Cum Laude – Rob Pulliam ’16
Magna Cum Laude – Will Bryant ’16, Ashlyn Berry ’16, Alex Hyatt ’15, Hannah Jane McCarty ’15
Poetry IV
Cum Laude – Julia Orcutt ’14
In addition, faculty recognized ISS students who have won awards throughout the school year in poetry, literary, music, mathematics, and science competitions. ISS Director Gareth Vaughan also announced the 2014 Senior Class Commencement Speakers: John Banks '14, Evie Baxley '14, Tara Markert '14, and Seth Perlman '14.
Congratulations!