Students Honored During Awards Day 2018

Indian Springs recognized more than 100 students during Awards Day 2018 for their accomplishments and the notable ways they have distinguished themselves at Springs, in the surrounding community, and far beyond during the 2017–18 school year.

 

“We have writers and musicians and activists and programmers and good citizens and scientists and aspiring scholars,” said Head of School Dr. Sharon Howell. “I’m so proud of these students who have worked hard and applied their considerable energies to important and worthy pursuits.

 

“I’m also proud of the ways that their classmates and friends support them, and are supported in turn—they are rooting for one another, understanding how that kindness and show of appreciation comes back to them in so many ways, and builds the foundation for all of us to share in each others’ successes. … Thank you all for helping to honor the individual contributions these students have made to our collective endeavor.”

 

Recognitions included:

 

 

 

Chinese Proficiency Test (or Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi)

Click here to read about our 2018 honorees.

Summa Cum Laude (Gold) – Kendall Owens ’19

Maxima Cum Laude (Silver) – Chloe Jeffcoat ’21

Magna Cum Laude (Bronze) – Emily Clifton ’19

Summa Cum Laude (Gold) – Jack McCormack ’21

Magna Cum Laude (Bronze) – Alex Forbes ’21, Bob Fu ’21, Sid Jetty ’22

Cum Laude (Honorable Mention) – Keith Gilmore ’20

Summa Cum Laude (Gold) – Jack Swanner ’21

Maxima Cum Laude (Silver) – Ben Standaert ’20, John Slaughter ’20, Anton Maninang ’20, Julia Goldberg ’20

Magna Cum Laude (Bronze) – Whit McDaniel ’19, Joe Luo ’19, Ryan Standaert ’20, Isaac Zhou ’19

Cum Laude (Honorable Mention) –  Gio Garza ’20, Lisa Hobdy ’19

Maxima Cum Laude (Silver) – Will Smith ’19, Virginia Gray ’20

Magna Cum Laude (Bronze) – Logan Mercer ’19, Maya Cassady ’19

Cum Laude (Honorable Mention) – Moritz Miller ’20, Lydia Motamed ’19

Summa Cum Laude (Gold) – Evan Brandon ’18

Maxima Cum Laude (Silver) – Henry Goff ’18

In recognition of his outstanding achievement of earning four gold medals on the National Latin Exam, Evan Brandon ’18 has earned the NLE’s Maureen O’Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary Award. Brandon received a copy of the Oxford Classical Dictionary at Awards Day 2018.

 

1st – Aiste Lukoseviciute ’19

2nd – Julia Goldberg ’20

3rd (tied) – Grace Flowers ’22, Harshil Mehta ’22, Aeacus Sheng ’21

Honorable Mentions – Carter Dunaway ’22, Rebecca House ’20, Malik Kemp ’21, Victoria Kindall ’21, Kevin Luo ’21, Shadie Shrestha ’22

1st – Lesley Xu ’20

2nd – MaryElla Woolf ’20

3rd – Benjamin Appling ’21, Liam Falconer ’22, Avary Lanier ’20

Honorable Mentions – Jocelyn Lyu ’20, Grace McCarty ’20, Will Miller ’21, Kome Ubogu ’21, Nyssa Youhn ’21

1st – Alice Goff ’20

2nd – River Cardwell ’20

3rd – Hunter Crawford ’20

Honorable Mentions  – Cate Dawson ’20, Hyo In Park ’19, Devin Patel ’20, Daniel Perkins ’20, Ally Stallings ’19, Charlie Zhang ’19    

1st – John David Haws ’20

2nd – Sam Dillard ’19

3rd – (tied) Heather Khamis ’19, Dylan Le ’20, Molly Webb ’19, Cody Zhou ’19

Honorable Mentions —Jacqueline Ferrari ’20, Labdhi Mehta ’20   

1st – Mark Romero ’18

2nd – Richard Wohlbold ’19

3rd – Delaney Porter ’18

Honorable Mentions — Ken Jiao ’18, Amy Li ’18

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category Award Winners
Junior Division
3rd Place | Environmental – Luke Poole ‘22
Honorable Mention | Physical Science – Harshil Mehta ‘22

Senior Division
2nd Place | Animal Science – Janina Wu ‘21
2nd Place | Biomedical & Health Sciences / Translational Medical Science – Maya Cassady ‘19
Honorable Mention | Engineering: Mechanics – Alex Forbes ‘21

Special Awards
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Educational Foundation (Junior Division)
Harshil Mehta ‘22  
Boeing Company (Senior Division)
Janina Wu ‘21
Huntsville Botanical Gardens (Junior Division)
Luke Poole ‘22
IEEE Huntsville Section (Senior Division)
Alex Forbes ‘21

U.S. Army Science and Engineering Awards Program (Junior Division)
Harshil Mehta ‘22

 

Indian Springs students claimed nine top-ten individual awards in two divisions and the first-place team award: Click here to read about our winners.

Top Indian Springs scorers: Tenniel Miao ’19, Spencer Robinson ’19, Will Smith ’19, Richard Wohlbold ’19

Top Indian Springs scorers: Evan Dunbar ’20, Jocelyn Lyu ’20, Ben Standaert ’20, Aeacus Sheng ’21, Bruce Zhang ’20

Scored in the top 5% internationally: Tenniel Miao ’19, Will Smith ’19, Bruce Zhang ’20

Invited to participate: Bob Bao ’18, Tenniel Miao ’19, Spencer Robinson ’19, Will Smith ’19

 

Indian Springs’ Concert Choir has been named a finalist in the Youth and High School Division, and Director of Choral Music Andy Dibble is a finalist in the Youth and School Chorus Division. Click here to read about the competition.

 

Leadership Distinctions     

                                      

Youth Leadership Forum – Jack Markert ‘19

 

DAR Good Citizen’s Award – Bela Patel ‘18                                                             

 

Shelby County Reporter Standout Seniors - 2018 Philanthropist Distinction – Bela Patel ‘18

 

Alabama Girls State Delegate – 2018 Session – Emma Storm ‘19

 

Alabama Governor’s School – Kendall Owens ‘19

2018 Commission on Status of Women Attendee – Sarah Niles Simmons ‘19

Women’s Fund 2017 | Smart Honoree “Next Generation” – Katie Wiatrak ‘18

United Way – Student Volunteer of the Year Finalist – Ava Davis ‘18

 

 

National Merit Scholarship Program                                                         

 

Congratulations to all!