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Ranney Celebrates Seniors at Honors Convocation

Each year, the Ranney community recognizes the many accomplishments of its seniors throughout their Upper School years by presenting numerous academic awards at an Honors Convocation held several weeks prior to Commencement. This spring’s Honors Convocation, hosted May 21, 2012, paid tribute to a majority of those 62 students representing this year’s graduating class.

Monday morning’s ceremony in RSPA Panther Hall marked the beginning of a series of events, which occur during, what Head of School Lawrence S. Sykoff, Ed.D. described as, an entire week dedicated to celebrating a special group of seniors before they venture out into the world. Other activities set to take place before graduation include a luncheon with Dr. Sykoff in the Dining Hall, senior-Beginner breakfast in the Commons, and farewell march throughout the Lower/Middle School to the Crescent. “These events provide a way of saying goodbye to our seniors as they say farewell to the school,” explained Dr. Sykoff.

Before presenting select seniors with awards in such areas as history, art history, economics, English, science, computer science, mathematics, French, Spanish, music, theatre, the visual arts and more, Upper School math teacher Brian Daly first shared his thoughts on celebrating one’s own achievements. According to Mr. Daly, celebrating achievement not only leaves one with a feeling of success, but also motivates one to achieve other, more difficult, goals along the way. “Achievements fuel the fire that gets you to where you want to be in life,” said Mr. Daly.

Aside from receiving departmental awards — including a new Music Industry Award — from Upper School faculty and administration members, several exceptional seniors also earned special awards from Dr. Sykoff, Dean of Students Noel Delgado, Ph.D., Director of College Guidance Myra Simpson, Director of Aquatics Emmett Walling and RSPA President Mimi Keenan. Special awards presented throughout the ceremony ranged from the following: National Merit Scholarships, the Ram Sheila Bharara Communications Award, AP Scholar Awards, the President’s Award for Educational Excellence, the NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete Award, the Ranney School Parents’ Association (RSPA) Award, and Excellence in Citizenship Awards. In addition, special commendations were granted to both Christa Dalmazio ’12 and Lauren Harris ’12. While Christa was recognized by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA), Lauren was honored by the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (NJAATSP). Ranney rower Craig Slater ’12 was also recognized for his success at the May 19th Stotesbury Regatta, where he received the very prestigious John B. Kelly Award after securing first place in a Men’s Senior Single race.

According to Dr. Delgado, much of the success seen in all students at Ranney stems from a unique relationship between teachers and students. In recognition of their mentors, all students in attendance gave each teacher a round of applause for being the guiding force behind many of their accomplishments as Panthers.

In her closing remarks, English Department Chair Veronica Warren asked the Class of 2012, “What recognition do you give yourself this year?” Whether one feels a sense of accomplishment after tutoring a classmate, participating in community service, or simply welcoming a new student as a friend, Mrs. Warren noted that receiving even the smallest form of recognition is far more important than receiving a gift for doing good deeds. “All of your successes throughout the years have given great cause for celebration,” concluded Mrs. Warren.

Congratulations to the following students, recognized for scholarship and service:
National Merit Scholarship
Finalist
Lauren Harris '12

Commended Students
Keith Chiarello ’12
Walter Cuje ’12
Peter Goldberg ’12
Caitlin Klein ’12
Sophia Lee ’12
Jonathan Rosenthal ’12
Sam Tkach ’12

National Achievement Scholar
Melissa Cantave '12
Natalie Cantave ’12

History Award
Maura Guyler '12

Art History
Melissa Cantave ’12

Economics
Patrick Glodkowski ’12
Walter Cuje ’12

L.C. Lane English
Lauren Harris ’12

Science
Christopher Schwake ’12

Computer Science
Christopher Schwake ’12

Mathematics
Sanjit Shashi ’12

French
Jonathan Rosenthal ’12

Vanderbilt Spanish
Christopher Grosso ’12

Music (Achievement of Note)
Christa Dalmazio ’12

Music (Vocal)
Hannah Simpson ’12

Music (Instrumental)
Evan Glazman ’12

Music (Industry Award)
Tor Miller ’12

Theatre (On Stage)
Evelyn Giovine ’12

Theatre (Technical)
Eric Chiang ’12

Visual Arts
Thomas Hearne ’12

Ram Sheila Bharara Communications Award     
Maura Guyler ’12

Scholar-Athlete
Jamil Ahmed ’12
Melissa Cantave ’12

Ranney School Parents' Association Award
Francesca Fischer ’15
Madelaine Young ’14
Montana Pflaster ’13
Connor Tozzi ’12
Jessica Natofsky ’12
Excellence in Citizenship Awards
Raymond Moser ’15
Madison Boyan ’14
Rachel Burstiner ’13
Christopher Schwake ’12

AP Scholar Awards
AP Scholars
Jamil Ahmed ’12
Eric Chiang ’12
Victor Gainor ’12
Val Kharkover ’12
Pratika Mikkilineni ’12

AP Scholars With Honor
Walter Cuje ’12
Evelyn Giovine ’12
Patrick Glodkowski ’12
Yasmin Meleis ’12
Hannah Simpson ’12
Craig Slater ’12
Sam Tkach ’12

AP Scholars With Distinction
Philip Allen ’12
Melissa Cantave ’12
Natalie Cantave ’12
Peter Goldberg ’12
Maura Guyler ’12
Lauren Harris ’12
Caitlin Klein ’12
Sophia Lee ’12
Jonathan Rosenthal ’12
Christopher Schwake ’12
Sanjit Shashi ’12

President’s Award for Educational Excellence
Raagasri Agraharam ’12
Jamil Ahmed ’12
Philip Allen ’12
Jood Ani ’12
Melissa Cantave ’12
Natalie Cantave ’12
Emily Cappello ’12
Louise Cerami-Guarino ’12
Eric Chiang ’12
Keith Chiarello ’12
Christa Dalmazio ’12
Walter Cuje ’12
Victor Gainor ’12
Evelyn Giovine ’12
Evan Glazman ’12
Patrick Glodkowski ’12
Peter Goldberg ’12
Maura Guyler ’12
Lauren Harris ’12
Thomas Hearne ’12
Val Kharkover ’12
Caitlin Klein ’12
Sophia Lee ’12
Yasmin Meleis ’12
Neha Nayyar ’12
Michael Palmeri ’12
Niket Patel ’12
Jonathan Rosenthal ’12
Simrit Sandhu ’12
Christopher Schwake ’12
Sanjit Shashi ’12
Hannah Simpson ’12
Craig Slater ’12
Jaya Sondhi ’12
Sam Tkach ’12

Special Commendations
Christa Dalmazio ’12 (NFAA)
Lauren Harris ’12 (NJAATSP)

To view the 2012 Ranney School Honors Convocation program, please click here.
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