Minnesota’s 2013 Distinguished High School Students Honored

Roseville, 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