Minnesota’s 2013 Distinguished High School Students Honored
0Roseville, Minn. (May 17, 2012) — Forty-two distinguished Minnesota high school students will be honored Saturday at the Scholars of Distinction award program in the areas of Science, STEM, Mathematics, Social Studies, Leadership and Theater Arts.
The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 1:30 p.m., in the Performance Hall of the Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley, MN 55422. To earn recognition, a student must complete required academic standards, demonstrate mastery of complex subject matter, and apply their knowledge and skills on challenging projects.
Scholars of Distinction by School are:
The Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield, Minn.
Derek Schwartz, Scholar of Distinction, Theater Arts
Blaine Senior High, Blaine, Minn.
Michael Voit, Scholar of Distinction, Theater Arts
The Blake School, Minneapolis, Minn.
Sanjana Srivastava, Meritorious Performance, STEM
Iman Pakzad, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Breck School, Minneapolis, Minn.
Abby Erdmann, Scholar of Distinction, Mathematics
Caleb Kumar, Meritorious Performance, Leadership
Claire Simpson, Scholar of Distinction, Mathematics
Greer Bingham, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Paige Dempsey, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Kira Hinz, Meritorious Performance, Science
Achinth Murali, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Madison Bigos, Scholar of Distinction, Social Studies
Darius Bieganski, Scholar of Distinction, STEM
Zachary Donahue, Meritorious Performance, STEM
Matthew McMillan, Meritorious Performance, STEM
Peter Metzger, Meritorious Performance, STEM
Elliot Weiler, Meritorious Performance, STEM
Century High School, Rochester, Minn.
Marcus Gomez, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Cloquet Senior High School, Cloquet, Minn.
Kendra Anastasia Pallin, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Duluth East High School, Duluth, Minn.
Timothy Renier, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Eagan High School, Eagan, Minn.
Ridhima Mishra, Scholar of Distinction, Mathematics
Reid Emmons, Scholar of Distinction, Theater Arts
LaCrescent-Hokah High School, LaCrescent, Minn.
Amanda Wright, Meritorious Performance, Theater Arts
Moorhead High School, Moorhead, Minn.
Nina Grollman, Scholar of Distinction, Theater Arts
Devon Manney, Scholar of Distinction, Theater Arts
Mayo High School, Rochester, Minn.
Neehar Banerjee, Meritorious Performance, STEM
Neehar Banerjee, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka, Minn.
Eric O. Sargent, Scholar of Distinction, Theater Arts
Roseville Area High School, Roseville, Minn.
Aditi Das, Scholar Distinction, Science
Stillwater Area High School, Stillwater, Minn.
Andrew Ylitalo, Scholar of Distinction, Mathematics, Science and STEM
St. Anthony Village High School, St. Anthony, Minn.
Felicia Hamann, Meritorious Performance, Leadership
Wayzata High School, Wayzata, Minn.
Emily Chen, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Nirupa Galagedera, Meritorious Performance, Science
Priyanka Narayan, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Apekshya Panda, Meritorious Performance, Science
Srilakshmi Vankina, Scholar of Distinction, Science
William Zeng, Scholar of Distinction, Science
Maggie Matejcek, Scholar of Distinction, Theater Arts
Bridget McNiff, Scholar of Distinction, Theater Arts
Bridget Sperry, Meritorious Performance, Theater Arts
Woodbury High School, Woodbury, Minn.
Amrita Mohanty, Scholar of Distinction, Social Studies
Samyuktha Melachuri, Scholar of Distinction, Science