Weekly News and Notes

Some updates from UHS:


Underclass Awards

Earlier today, we were able to recognize our underclass award winners. Honorees were presented with certificates, and we also provided some winners with book awards with accompanying scholarships.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT	JUNIOR	SOPHOMORE	FRESHMAN
English	Lucas Lawrence	Ashley Greene	Ella DiMarco
ELL	Edrick Pereira	Julia Jeronimo	Karen Hernandez- Ramirez
FCS	Sean Morrissey	Joseph Bernard	Shaylin Gonya
Student Services	Jacob Gray
Performing Arts	Drew Gauthier	Anthony Cifizzari	Dan Klos/Erin Newhall
Visual Arts	Carrie Kraich	Kelsey Prince	Margaux Lewis
World Language	Lucas Lawrence	Ashley Greene	Jocelyn Hinchcliffe
Mathematics	Lucas Lawrence	Ashley Greene	Jocelyn Hinchcliffe
PE/Health	Hannah Rousseau	Ashley Greene	Daniel Redgate
Science	Cailtlin Spencer	Ashley Greene	Jocelyn Hinchcliffe
Social Studies	Bridget Redgate	Ashley Greene	Jocelyn Hinchcliffe
Technology Ed.	Madeline Schleinitz	Wesley Wright	Emily Taylor

Academic Commitment Winners included:

ACADEMIC COMMITMENT	JUNIOR	SOPHOMORE	FRESHMAN
English	Jordan Gulino	Sarah Breau	Devon Gokey
FCS	Julia Parabicoli	Meriam Abdel Nour	Jared Peniche
Student Services		Ashley Collins, Shawn Senay	Kesley Desroches, Matthew Shelley
Performing Arts	Jonathan Fabian	Sara Cheschi	Kristen Connors
Visual Arts	Samantha Christina	Erik Neitz	Samantha Arroyas
World Language	Kristen Connors	Sydney Norberg	Ramsha Gul
Mathematics	Jordan Gulino	Madison Genest	Alyssa Silvia
PE/Health	Alexandria Nowicki	Jason Dulligan	John Hamel
Science	Kerollos Lowandy	Meriam Abdel Nour	Ramsha Gul
Social Studies	Lexi Nowicki	Taylor Lee	Alyssa Sylvia
Technology Ed.	Julius Kumah	Tom Lauze	Kelly Rush

We also presented several book awards, some of which have scholarship money tied to them from specific colleges:

• Harvard Prize Book Award

Harvard Prize Book is an achievement award from the Harvard Alumni Association awarded to the outstanding high school student in the next-to-graduating class (junior year) who "displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievements in other fields."

• Lucas Lawrence

• St. Michael’s Book Award

The book award recognizes your academic success and exemplary community service involvement. Your accomplishments embody our commitment to intellectual achievement, social justice and concern for others. These values started with our founding order, the Society of Saint Edmund, and continue to be a guiding principle for our students.

our award qualifies you for the following financial benefits:

• $50 Application Fee Waiver
• Book Award Scholarship - you must Apply to Saint Michael's before our November 1 or December 1 Early Action Deadlines. If accepted, you will be considered for the scholarship, which ranges from $13,000 to full tuition - so keep up the good work!

Sean Morrissey & Caitlin Spencer

• Smith College Book Award

Smith College Book Awards recognize outstanding young women in your communities. Book awards are not only an excellent way to congratulate students on their academic and personal achievements, but they also increase Smith’s name recognition in high schools and encourage young women to consider Smith as their college choice.Alexandria Nowicki

• Rensselaer Medal Award

The Medal was first presented in 1916 with two purposes:

1. to recognize the superlative academic achievement of young men and women, and to
2. motivate students toward careers in science, engineering, and technology.

This merit scholarship, with a value of $25,000 per year, is guaranteed for four years (five years for the B.Arch. program or the Co-Terminal Program) for each Medalist who is accepted and enrolls at Rensselaer.

Madeleine Schleinitz

• Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science

Successful completion of freshman and sophomore year science courses and one semester of a junior-year science course.  (If a junior year science course is not offered, a one-year course in mathematics may be submitted.);
Academic excellence in science;
Rigor of courses taken in the sciences;
PSAT Math, SAT Math, and/or ACT Science/Math scores.
Winners of the Honorary Science Award are automatically considered for the Bausch + Lomb Science Scholarship, which provides each qualified student $7,500 per year (totaling $30,000 over four years).  Selection for this scholarship is competitive and is based upon the overall strength of the student’s application for admission to the University of Rochester.

Bausch + Lomb Science Scholarships are applicable only at the University of Rochester; they are not transferable to another institution.

Carrie Kraich

• George Eastman Young Leaders

This is a recognition award in which one student from each high school will be selected as the top nominee for consideration.  This award holds a merit scholarship value of a minimum of $10,000 per year upon acceptance, enrolling, and attending the University of Rochester.  The admissions fee will be waived as well.

You must demonstrate strong leadership experience at school and in the community, high grades and challenging courses, and extensive involvement in extracurricular activities.

Bridget Redgate

• Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award: Hannah Rousseau

This is a recognition award in which one student from each high school will be selected as the top nominee for consideration.  This award holds a merit scholarship value of a minimum of $10,000 per year upon acceptance, enrolling, and attending the University of Rochester.  The admissions fee will be waived as well.

Criteria: You must demonstrate commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues, leadership and dedication to community action, strong grades and rigorous courses taken in the humanities and social sciences.

• Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology

This is a recognition award in which one student from each high school will be selected as the top nominee for consideration.  This award holds a merit scholarship value of a minimum of $10,000 per year upon acceptance, enrolling, and attending the University of Rochester.  The admissions fee will be waived as well.

Criteria: You must demonstrate strong interest in innovation and/or information technology and a high level of achievement in this area; exposure to new technologies outside of school, such as pursuing serious work opportunities in local laboratories or industry; and leading other students to new approaches to old problems, e.g. business plans for fundraising; innovative community service; after-school activities; and best uses of internal communications tools such as chat and blogs.

- Alex Keeler

• The Elmira Key Award: Emily Frick

The Elmira College Key Award, sponsored by the Elmira College Alumni Association, has been awarded to students since 1935. An award of merit, the Key Award is presented to outstanding students in their junior year of high school or preparatory school.

The Key Award winner receives a $80,000 scholarship over a four-year period, $20,000 per year, upon enrolling at Elmira College. If a Key Award winner is eligible for a merit scholarship of a greater value at the time of admission to Elmira College, that scholarship supersedes the Elmira College Key Award. The student will still be recognized as a Key Award winner at Elmira College. Recipients attending Elmira are also honored in the Fall of their freshman year by the Alumni Association and are presented with the prestigious Elmira College Key.

SENIORS IPADS:

Seniors, please make sure you turn in iPads and resolve all obligations!

STEM Signing Day

On Friday, a number of students participated in a STEM Showcase at WPI, including four teams from Uxbridge who competed against other teams from Doherty (Worcester), Chelmsford, Durfee (Fall River), Everett, and Assabet Valley. Three of our seniors also participated in a STEM signing day, as they joined some other seniors in "signing" letters of intent to pursue studies in science or engineering, including Emily Philbrook at WPI, Nicholas Hirtle at URI, and Jack Schreiber at UNH. Other participants included Matthew Boisvert, Riley Tanner, Tom Lauze, Tom Philbrook, Alex Currie, and Carolen Bechay. Great job by all our Spartans!

Tune in to Charter 3 News on Friday night for a story on the Day, featuring Emily Philbrook as a student spokesperson and Mr. Rubin as the state principal spokesperson for the event.