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Academic

General

  • Annelise Beck:  Captain of Quiz Bowl, Orono High School
  • Alex Chen:  State Debate Co-Champions, 5th Consecutive Classic Debate State Championship
  • Matthew Cossack:  Honorable Mention, NSA’s USAMTS
  • Mara DeMers:  Quiz Rally, 1st Place Team
  • Patrick Grogan:  1st Place (In 3 events: Related Technical Math, Trade Math, and Health Occupations Professional Portfolio), Skills USA (state); 4th Place in Technical Related Math, Skills USA (National); American Junior Academy of Sciences Delegate
  • David Groomes:  Participant in Young Author’s Conference
  • Christopher Ho:  Perfect ACT Mathematics Score;
  • Kelsey Larson:  'A' Honor Roll
  • Dah On (Nicole) Lee:  NAGC – Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award Winner
  • Sean Litsey:  Captain of Quiz Bowl; Editor, Minnetonka High School Newspaper
  • Andres Lopez-Pineda:  'A' Honor Roll
  • Jordan Maiers:  Knowledge Bowl Team Winner, Becker Middle School
  • Anne Marshall:  1st Place Regional, 3rd Place State, Valley View Middle School Academic Triathlon
  • Andrew Peters:  Award Recipient, 2005 Midwest Academic Talent Search
  • Matthew Quan:  Math Student of the Year (2004)
  • Teresa Yang:  A Honor Roll
  • Ian Yue:  Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
  • Ben Segal:  Scored 30 in American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)
  • Michelle Wang:  A Honor Roll
  • Ning Yang:  Social Study Student of the Month
  • Joanna Liu:  1st Place in Dakota Hills Middle School Math Team
  • Ben Weitz:  2nd Place in American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), Highland Park Senior High A Honor Roll
  • Tim Pallarino:  2nd in State, 1st in Regional, 1st in all 3 Robin Meets, Academic Triathlon
  • Dan Ojalvo:  Hill-Murray Academic Excellence Award; Sectional Contestant for Mock Trial; 3rd Place Quiz Bowl
  • Kenneth Steinhauser:  ACT Math Score 28; ACT Composite Score 28
  • Trevor Vossberg:  Student Success Award
  • Cole Stephan:  2nd Place Regional in Academic Triathlon
  • Peter Freese:  A Honor Roll;7th Place Regional for Varsity Knowledge Bowl
  • Gianna Arciero:  2nd in School USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO)
  • Alexander Twaites:  1st Place in Destination Imagination

Knowledge Masters Tournament

  • Shivani Bhatt:  1st Place State
  • John Scoggin:  1st Place State, 6th Place World
  • Lucy Hesby:  1st Place State

National Merit Scholarships

  • Annelise Beck, Janet Li, Jun Li, Sean Litsey, Heather Stoller, Robert Trump, Tapan Sharma, Michael Diedrich, Daniel Gibson, Brinton Ahlin

President's Award for Educational Excellence

  • Shivani Bhatt, Alex Chen, Edithstein Cho, Tarim Goyal, Ian Liu, Andres Lopez-Pineda, Theresa Ma, Rachel Nesser, John Scoggin, Dawen Shen, Ning Yang, Joanna Liu, Alison Ludwig, Kenneth Steinhauser, Joshua Tollefson, Lucy Hesby, Ricardo Caraballo

Language

  • David Kinney:  2nd Place MMTA Original Composition Contest
  • Kevin Anderson:  Yale Book Award

Music and Fine Arts

  • Shivani Bhatt:  Winner, Upper Midwest Music Festival
  • Christopher Ho:  Minnesota Music Teachers Association Senior B Piano Winner
  • Alex Hsiao:  Stages Theatre Company, Main Role in “Test Taking Tips for 4th & 5th Graders”
  • Kelsey Larson:  Minnesota Honor Band; Co-1st Chair French Horn; Concert Band; Jazz Band
  • Tim Liu:  High Distinction, MMTA Piano Exam
  • Albert Lou:  1st Place 2004 Minnesota State Fair Education Exhibition; 5th Grade Colored Pencil
  • Ross Ma:  Philharmonic Orchestra, Minnesota Youth Symphonies
  • Theresa Ma:  Honorable Mention MMTA Junior Young Artist
  • Jordan Maiers:  Alto Saxophone Section Leader, Becker Middle School
  • Anne Marshall: 1st Place Clarinet Solo-fest, Valley View Middle School
  • Matthew Quan:  Superior Rating, Piano Recital organized by the Minnesota Federation of Music Club and National Federation of Music Club
  • Megan Schaenzer:  AU-City Orchestra
  • Dawen Shen:  Group Intermediate Finalist, MMTA Piano Annual Contest; ‘With High Distinction,’ Piano Level VII Comprehensive Examination (MMTA)
  • Teresa Yang: 1st place, 2005 Young Artist Scholarship Competition
  • David Kinney:  MMTA State Piano Contest Winner
  • Krishnan Ramanujan:  7th and 8th Grade State Honor Band
  • Michelle Wang:  Junior Young Artist Winner for Minnesota Music Teacher Association Piano Competition
  • Alison Ludwig:  Princeton Middle School Honors Recital (flute ensemble)
  • Annemarie Ryu:  Honorable Mention in Concerto Competition; 1st Violin in Orchestra; High Distinction for Level 7 Piano Comprehensive Exam
  • Martin Camacho:  Winner MMTA Piano Competition; MMTA Music Theory Examination with Distinction for Perfect Score (Level 2); Honorable Mention for Northwestern College Piano Festival
  • SoYoung Johng:  Finalist Dorian Music Festival; 2nd Honorable Mention for Clements Piano Competition in Rochester; 1st Violinist for Minnesota Music Educators Association

Science

  • Annelise Beck:  1st Place in Experimental Design, State Level Science Olympiad
  • Janet Li:  International Finalist at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair
  • Patrick Grogan:  2nd Place Team, State Level Science Olympiad
  • Matthew Quan:  3rd Place, National Science League
  • Chhugani Shweta:  Regional Science Fair, 3rd Place in Behavioral and Social Science, Outstanding & Best 8th Grade Project, Best Kellog Project, $125 Sponsorship to State, State Science Participant in Discovery Channel for National Young Scientist Challenge, Gold Medal Award for Top 5% of Projects, 1st Place in Junior Category, Seagate 1st Year Award
  • Alexander Diedrich:  MN State Science Fair, Outstanding Project in Computer Science; Rochester Regional Science Fair, Outstanding Project in Computer Science;2nd Place Team & 2nd Place Individual in Astronomy for MN State Science Olympiad
  • David Kinney:  Blue Ribbon, Southwest/South Central Regional Science and Engineering Fair
  • Rohan Agrawal:  1st Place Individual State Science Olympiad
  • Brian Wille:  Blue Ribbon at Regional Science Fair; State Participant at Science Fair
  • Martin Camacho:  Participant of MN Academy of Science State Fair; Purple Ribbon in Twin Cities Regional Science Fair;  1st Place Team Science Olympiad

Social Science

  • Tarim Goyal:  Finalist in District 196 Spelling Bee; 1st Place in Minneapolis’ Spelling Bee
  • Alex Hsiao:  6th Grade Senator, Eagle Ridge Academy
  • Brandon Kuschel:  1st Place District Spelling Bee
  • Janet Li:  Regional Post Winner, Voice of Democracy Essay Contest
  • Jun Li:  Youth Representative, City of Shoreview Human Rights Commission; Moundsview High School Art Club Captain; President and Founder of Moundsview High School Asian Cultures Club
  • Andres Lopez-Pineda:  10th grade Advanced Placement in History
  • Jack Overby:  3rd Place, Archdiocesan Spelling Bee
  • Andrew Peters:  1st Place Multi-Regional State Spelling Bee; 1st Place Southeast Minnesota Regional Spelling Bee
  • Teresa Yang:  Certificate of Achievement, National History Day
  • Nicholas Grossman:  1st Place District 742 Spelling Bee
  • Chhugani Shweta:  3rd Place in Regional Math Bee
  • Rohan Agrawal:  State Champion AAA High School Geography Travel Challenge
  • Mitchell R.H. Erickson:  2 ½ -week stay/experience in Armenia with a host family
  • Trevor Vossberg:  3rd Place, Chaska Middle School East Geography Bee

Mathematics

American Mathematics Contest

  • Teresa Yang:  1st Place in Class, AMC 8
  • Chhugani Shweta:  3rd Place, AMC 8
  • Ben Segal:  Scored 105.5 in AMC 12
  • Ben Weitz:  Scored 109 in AMC 12
  • Benjamin Hoegh:  Top School Scorer, Bronze Award Winner, AMC 12
  • Rohit Agrawal:  3rd Place, AMC 8
  • Martin Camacho:  1st Place in Grade 5 and 3rd Place in School, AMC 8; 1st Place in Grade 5 and 2nd Place in School, AMC 10

Mathcounts (Regional)

  • Eric Baudry:  1st Place Individual
  • Mitchell R.H. Erickson:  Tied for 1st Place Individual
  • Christopher Ho:  2nd Place Individual
  • Jordan Maiers:  1st Place
  • Anna Ross:  1st Place Team
  • Justin Wheeler:  1st Place Team
  • Chhugani Shweta:  1st Place Team
  • Michelle Wang:  2nd Place Team
  • Rohit Agrawal:  1st Place
  • Alexander Ditter:  1st Place Individual NW Metro Chapter

Mathcounts (State)

  • Paul Kravik:  1st Place Team
  • Anna Ross:  2nd Place Team
  • Chhugani Shweta:  3rd Place Team
  • Krishnan Ramanujan:  2nd Place Countdown
  • Joanna Liu: 1st Place Chapter

Math League (Regional)

  • Eric Baudry:  2nd Place Individual, 1st Place Team
  • Annelise Beck:  Captain, High Scorer of School Team
  • Matthew Cossack:  22nd Place Individual
  • Matthew R.H. Erickson:  6th Place Individual
  • Patrick Grogan:  2nd Place
  • Christopher Ho:  1st Place Individual
  • Rachel Ness:  3rd Place
  • Jake Olson:  4th in Conference
  • Anna Ross:  2nd Place Individual, 1st Place Team
  • Alexander Diedrich:  2nd Place Team, Personal Academic Letter
  • Rohit Agrawal:  4th Place Individual, 1st Place Team

Math League (State)

  • Ben Weitz:  2nd Place
  • Rohan Agrawal:  1st Place Team
  • Martin Camacho:  1st Place Team, 3rd Place Individual
  • Daniel Gibson:  One of the Top Individuals
  • Nivedita Sarnath:  3rd Place Team

Math Masters (Regional)

  • Brandon Kuschel:  3rd Place overall
  • Jack Overby:  2nd Place Individual
  • Gaurav Singh:  1st Place Team, 1st Place Individual
  • Albert You:  2nd Place Fact Drill & Team, 1st Place Individual
  • Nicholas Grossman:  3rd Place Team
  • David Kinney:  3rd Place Team
  • Chhugani Shweta:  1st Place Team
  • Ben Weitz:  3rd Place Team
  • Ankan Ganguly:  1st Place Team, 1st Place Individual
  • Rohit Agrawal:  2nd Place Individual, 2nd Place Fact Drill
  • Martin Camacho:  1st Place Team, 1st Place Individual
  • Gianna Arciero:  3rd Place Individual

St Cloud State University Mathematics Contest

  • Jae Chang:  1st in 9th Grade Division
  • Alexander Ditter:  2nd Place
  • Benjamin Hoegh:  1st Place Team, 1st Place Individual
  • John Karlen:  Top 10%

Future Problem Solving

  • Gaurav Singh:  2nd Place State

Non-Academic

Community Efforts

  • Matthew Cossack:  Group Leader, Habitat for Humanity Work
  • Andrew Cox:  Special Olympics, Channel One, and other volunteer programs
  • Janet Li:  Presidential Service Award, National, for 300 hours of community service
  • David Pitchford:  DJ at dances for people with disabilities; serving meals for homeless families
  • Ian Yue:  Best Thespian Awards for Outstanding Performances & Tech Support, Edina High School
  • Alison Liewen:  University of Minnesota Leadership Conference
  • Benjamin Hoegh:  Life Scout, Boy Scout
  • Kevin Anderson:  National Honor Society Member
  • Cole Stephan:  Star Rank, Boy Scouts
  • Louisa Savereide:  Tech Crew for Chippewa Middle School, Morning Announcements
  • David Xu:  Teenlinks Advisory Board, Methodist Hospital Volunteer

Sports & Recreation

  • Annelise Beck:  2nd Place Singles Position, Orono High School Varsity Tennis Team
  • William Chen:1st Place, Eden Prairie High School Varsity/JV Swim Team
  • Alexander Cox:  1st Class, Boy Scouts; State Championship, Swim Team
  • Mitchell R.H. Erickson:  2nd Place, U-13 Soccer Team Division
  • David Groomes:  1st Place for Season, 7th Grade Edina Football
  • Christopher Ho:  Champion, Minnesota Youth Soccer Association
  • John Karlen:  1st District, Traveling Basketball; Roseville Area Middle School Tennis Team
  • Kelsey Larson:  Varsity Letterman Tennis, St. Anthony High School, 5th Place Team USTA Team Tennis Midwest Sectional, Oklahoma
  • Theresa Ma:  Eagan Freshman Girls Tennis
  • Jordan Maiers:  7th Grade Basketball Team, Becker Middle School
  • Rachel Ness:  2nd Place Team, USA Swimming MN State Championship
  • David Pitchford:  20 mile bike-a-thon for camp scholarships, raised $200
  • Megan Schaenzer:  Soccer Team Captain
  • Maars Beltrandy y Rudquist:  MYSA State Soccer Tournament U12
  • Nicholas Grossman:  Soccer Participant
  • David Kinney:  MYSA State Soccer Tournament Champion; 1st Place Maplebrook Soccer Tournament

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