2019-2020 Parkland High School Academic Awards
Elmer Gates Award: Mackenzie Kirchner, Paige Knowles
National Merit Finalist (Honorary): Vicky Chen
National Merit Finalist: Imran Dharamsi, Raphael J. Ettinger-Finley, Akaash Kapoor, Ga Young Lee, Maya Parekh, Maya Paul, Kara Schmitt, Michael Schmitt, Farid Shahid, Joshua Ye
National Merit Finalist (University of Maine): Michael Schmitt
National Merit Scholarship: Imran Dharamsi, Farid Shahid, Maya Parekh
National Merit Computer Aid Inc. Scholarship: Catherine Balestrini
National Merit Johnson and Johnson Scholarship: Raphael Ettinger-Finley
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4.0 GPA Achievement (Seniors who have achieved a GPA of 4.0 for seven consecutive semesters in high school
Lara Abdel Ahad, Jennah Abdelaziz, Aishani Atul Agrawal, Jishan Ahmed, Catherine Margaret Balestrini, Hriti Chauhan, Vicky Shi Qi Chen, Mia Elizabeth Ciliberti, Luke Dauberman, Olivia Marguerite Denman, Imran Ali Dharasami, Benjamin M. Dobbs, Ania Nanette Dudek, James P. Dum, Anastajia Marie Erickson, Raphael Jonah Ettinger-Finley, Shane Alexander Feigh, Abigail Marielle P. Feleo, Alexandra Olivia Fuller, Magdalena Paz Gareca, Katharine M. Gottwald, Savannah Kaylee Graver, Olivia Grace Happel, Nina Marie Hardt, Connor James Harris, Abigail E. Hill, Sandra Jessen, Khush Vikas Joshi, Akaash Arun Kapoor, Anna Louise Karp, Audrika Tanzin Khondaker, Mackenize Ann Kirchner, Suzanne Elizabeth Kozlozki, Jared J. Kucharczuk, Adrienne Yu Lai, Andrew Joseph Laudenslager, Ga Young Lee, Tanner Harrison Lewis, Coby James Lindenmuth, Sophia Qi Liu, Nishita Mandapati, Madison Chelise McElliott, Elena Lauren Mecchi, Mary Rose Meier, Arianna Jade Moninghoff, Sabrina Marie Ost, Neha Sai Pamidi, Maya V. Parekh, Nikhil P. Patel, Maya Jodia Paul, Zachary Trevor Poremba, Emma Elizabeth Prehl, Wesley Julian Rauenzahn, Zia Rose Reed, Nathan Mark Reimer, Lynsey Renee Reynard, Andrew Joshua Ringold, Angelina Teresa Roccamo, Lilian Patrice Rodgers, Jacob Donald Roth, Emily Sarah Saad, Kyle John Schantz, Kara Marie Schmitt, Michael Norman Schmitt, Jacob Robert Shaffer, Farid Muddassir Shahid, Elyse Audrey Snover, Emma Elizabeth Stolinas, Alexander Norman Toro, Jessica Yi-Lan Tseo, Gianna D. Tully, Alan Jose Uthuppan, Arjun Srinivas Vedantham, Sahas Veera, Alexis Kate Weaver, Olivia Jean Wilkinson, Joanna Wu, Joshua Ye, Jerry Lee Zhang, Shirley Zhang, Ryan Stephen Zolotsky
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Ben Yorgey Memorial Award: Joshayah Harris, Asad Naseer, Michael Frederick, Anastasia Metz
Peo International Scholarship Award: Ga Young Lee
United States Naval Academy: Lauren Ceh, Grace Smith
Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award: Gwendolyn Houser
United States Naval ROTC Scholarship: Evan Naradko
Shaun Buenzly Memorial Scholarship 3: Abigail Hill, Natalie St. Hill, Lynsey Reynard
Adam Wolk Memorial Scholarship: Emma Porcaro
Lion’s Club Scholarship: Autumn Michels, Kayla Kinney, Zara Riaz
Wegman’s Scholarship: Lara Abdelahad, Tanner Buterbaugh, Mia Ciliberti, Hunter Neith
Allentown-West Rotary Club Scholarship: Melena View, Lillian Rodgers
Parkland Television and Film Award: Mary Meier, Nathaniel Armstrong, Lynsey Reynard
PHS Student Store Award: Jeffrey Ray, Vincent Gerbasio
The Trumpet Newspaper Scholarship: Abigail Sawyer
Student Council Service Scholarship: Ashley Davis, Kayla Geraci
Travelers Protective Association Altruism Award: Andrew Smith
Exchange Club of Western Lehigh Scholarship ACE Award: Kaitlyn Mericle
Annie B. Fritch Scholarship: Annie Walls
Slatington Lodge No. 440, F&A.M. Award: Christopher Deitrich
Frederick W. Hahn Scholarship: Vicky Chen
Charles A. Klein Jr. Memorial Scholarship (Cetronia PTO): Olivia Wilkinson
Richard A. Houck Honorary Scholarships (Ironton PTO): Kristyn Kleinhenz
Lynette C. Smith Honorary Scholarship (Ironton PTO): Kyle Schantz
Fogelsville Elementary PTO Scholarship: Abigail Mirth
Kernsville Elementary PTO Scholarship (Kernsville PTO): Benjamin Dobbs, Lauren Petrocelli
Kratzer Elementary PTO Scholarship: Elena Mecchi
Parkway Manor Elementary PTO Scholarship: Nina Hardt, John Ochs
Schnecksville Elementary PTO Scholarship: Abigail Hill, Emily Leiby
Jaindl Elementary PTO Scholarship: Imran Dharamsi, Autumn Michels
Orefield Middle School PTO Scholarship: Kristyn Kleinhenz, Amanda Dait
Springhouse Middle School Partnership Scholarship: Imran Dharamsi, Lillian Smith
Senora Herber Memorial Award: Angelina Roccamo
Magister Scott Bowers Award: Ga Young Lee, Sabrina Ost
Pastorius Home Association Award: No Winner, 2020
Jason Goldenberg Memorial Creative Writing Award: Gianna Tully
Walter W. Johnson Sr. Memorial Creative Writing Award: Christian Dzema
Stanley L. Cramer Chemistry Award: Olivia Wilkinson
Political Science Club Award: Ga Young Lee, Jacob Roth
Sons of the American Revolution Bronze Good Citizenship Award: Evan Naradko
Sen. Pat Browne Good Citizenship Award: Luke Dauberman, Emily Leiby
State Rep. Gary Day Drive Award: Jason Crupi, Mary Meier
AATF Outstanding Senior in French Award: Elena Mecchi
Family and Consumer Sciences Appreciation Award: Anne Patselas
Parkland Education Association Award: Abigail Hill, Olivia Nyce, Abigail Mirth
NHS Certificate of Merit: Nina Hardt
NHS American Sign Language: Sophia Gumina
NHS Art: Delilah Jabbour
NHS Band: Olivia Wilkinson
NHS Business: Lucas Adam
NHS Engineering and Technology: Arjun Vedantham
NHS English: Abigail Hill
NHS Family & Consumer Sciences: Beylian Rivera
NHS French: Nina Hardt
NHS German: Andrew Laudenslager
NHS Latin: Ga Young Lee
NHS Mathematics: Joshua Ye
NHS Orchestra: Coby Lindenmuth
NHS Physical Education: Andrea Thomas
NHS Vocal Music: Abigail Hill
NHS Science: Imran Dharamsi
NHS Social Studies: Ga Young Lee
NHS Spanish: Abigail Feleo
NHS Vocational Education: Mackenzie Kirchner
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25 percent or more academic scholarship recipients
Catherine Balestrini, Misericordia University; Kole Cannon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Lauren Ceh, United States Naval Academy; Kiera Colon, DeSales University; Liam Dempsey, DeSales University; Liam Dempsey, Kutztown University; Jakob Edwards, Ursinus College; Caterina Farole, DeSales University; Mason Hayward, Misericordia University; Abigail Hill, Duquesne University; Maximus Kistler, Monmouth University; Emily Leiby, Stevens Institute of Technology; Coby Lindenmuth, Temple University; Ainsley Long, University of Alabama; Elena Mecchi, University of Richmond; Jacob Melady, Catholic University of America; Anya Pant, Gettysburg College; Tyler Payne, Texas Christian University or Savannah College of Art & Design; Lauren Petrocelli, Pennsylvania State University; Jada Pinsley, West Virginia University; Emma Prehl, Muhlenberg College; Nathan Reimer, Muhlenberg College; Lynsey Reynard, Drexel University; Gavin Russell, Utah State University; Ava Schaller, Lehigh University; Kyle Schantz, Ursinus College; Kara Schmitt, University of Pittsburgh; Michael Schmitt, University of Maine; Jacob Shaffer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Bryce Shalbert, University of Lynchburg; Natalie St. Hill, Duquesne University; Gianna Tully, University of Delaware; Alan Uthuppan, Temple University; Alexander Wilsterman, Bloomsburg University