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ACADEMIC AWARDS: 2018 VERITAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY

With these awards bestowed by the academy, we honor the intellectual and moral virtues displayed by students in and out of the classroom this school year. We also recognize that these virtues find praise outside of our school, in awards and scholarships from other institutions and individuals.

Recognizing these students' strengths in mind and heart, we know they can go forward to achieve even further success in the years ahead.

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Main headings in this document are hyperlinked to return to the previous section.

All photos of the awards ceremonies are posted and accessible on the Veritas Prep Facebook Page.

Pictured below: Class of 2018 honor cord, cum laude, recipients (see below for names).

Note: Veritas Prep does its best to include every recognition our students have earned at the academy. If you find something merited but missing here, please send us an email by clicking here.

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HIGH SCHOOL HONORS

High school students have reached a point where expectations of virtue and personal responsibility have grown, along with each student's abilities. Those who have excelled with these high standards of intellect and character are worthy of high praise.

COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Chosen for academic excellence and affirmed by the headmaster in consultation with the faculty.

SALUTATORIAN

Jacob Hreshchyshyn

VALEDICTORIAN

Anna Espinoza

GRADUATION WITH HONORS: CUM LAUDE

Veritas Preparatory Academy designates those students (pictured on page 1) who have obtained a cumulative Veritas unweighted GPA of 3.5 or higher as students Graduating with Honors and are eligible to wear Honor Cords during graduation.

Lauren Cashdan

Jacob Cohen

Jack Culbertson

Dominic Diaz

Anna Espinoza

Nathaniel Felten

Eve Ferrantelli

Rachel Gilligan

Jon Hagstrom

Emily Hall

Therese Hamann

Jacob Hreshchyshyn

Elma Huseinovic

Anya Kisicki

Chloe Larson

Ellary Lentz

Gabriel Lewis

Raegan Mills

Daphne Newell

James Newell

Kenneth Pham

Jack Power

Emma Samuel

John-Paul Stamp

Genevieve Tolentino

Danica Vuletić

Brandon Weiland

Cameron Woehler

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THE DEAN'S LIST

Two students are chosen by the deans each year to join the Dean’s list. A student chosen for this list distinctly embodies the habits of character which a Veritas education seeks to impart. Their actions have been wise, kind, generous, and full of wonder; they are servants of the truth. Students such as this help teach us what it means to grow into good men and women.

Anya Kisicki

Jack Power

SUBJECT EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Awarded for each subject to students who earn a solid A grade (not A-) in both semesters. An A represents not only

quantitative excellence on assessments, but qualitative demonstration of character through the student's manner

of participation within the classroom. Students are listed alongside the subjects for which they earned this honor.

Click here to view all Subject Excellence award winners.

ATHLETICS HONORS

THE FALCON AWARD

The Falcon Award is one of the highest awards that can be bestowed on a Veritas student. Each coach nominates a student to receive this award; then the faculty select from amongst those nominees the two students who have demonstrated the highest character and integrity. The coaches’ recommendation is not based simply on athletic ability, but is based on all of the virtues of the true sportsman: teamwork personal integrity, and sacrifice of self in the service of the common end. These virtues, taught in the classroom, are lived out on the athletic field. Not only can these students speak about virtue, but they live the life of virtue.

Sebastian Bautista

Olivia Pitcl

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HIGH-SCHOOL IRONMAN AWARD

Given to any student who plays a sport in all three seasons and maintains a 3.0 GPA, this is one of the most physically and intellectually challenging awards a student can receive at Veritas, requiring a great expenditure of time, effort and energy. Those who win show the fierce will and determination that success is bred of.

Click here TO VIEW IRONMAN AWARD WINNERS.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS

We honor those who excel during this transitional time, and we look forward to seeing their character and talents continue to grow, into high school and beyond.

PROMOTION AWARDS

This award is the highest honor which the faculty can confer upon a member of the eighth-grade class. It represents not only intelligence and diligence, but the true great-hearted spirit which should serve as a model for every student in this community. These students have shown the qualities of moral and intellectual leadership that will serve them and their classmates well as they enter high school.

Benjamin Albrecht

Emma Weiland

THE FALCON AWARD

The Falcon Award is among the highest awards that can be bestowed on a Veritas student. Each coach nominates a student to receive this award; then the faculty select from amongst those nominees the two students who have demonstrated the highest character and integrity. The coaches’ recommendation is not based simply on athletic ability, but is based on all of the virtues of the true sportsman: teamwork personal integrity, and sacrifice of self in the service of the common end. These virtues, taught in the classroom, are lived out on the athletic field. Not only can these stu dents speak about virtue, but they live the life of virtue. See below for full list of middle-school Falcon nominees.

Analie Conner

Gage Lentz

THE DEANS ’ LIST

Two students are chosen by the deans each year to join the Dean’s list. A student chosen for this list distinctly embodies the habits of character which a Veritas education seeks to impart. Their actions have been wise, kind, generous, and full of wonder; they are servants of the truth. Students such as this help teach us what it means to grow into good men and women.

Sydnie Carnie

Jake Marbach

HONOR SOCIETY

Awarded to students who earn a solid B (not B-) semester grade or above in all subjects for both semesters.

Excellence in term grades stands not only for quantitative excellence on assessments, but also for qualitative

demonstration of character through the student's manner of participation within the classroom.

Click here to see the full Honor Society membership.

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ATHLETICS HONORS

MIDDLE-SCHOOL IRONMAN AWARD

Given to any student who plays a sport in all three seasons and maintains a 3.0 GPA, this is one of the most physically challenging awards a student can receive at Veritas, requiring a great expenditure of time, effort and energy. Those who win the Ironman award show the fierce will and determination that success is bred of.

Click here to view the list of middle school Ironman winners.

NOT PICTURED: Jake Hirsch and Erin Sandweiss

MIDDLE-SCHOOL FALCON NOMINEES

Middle School Boys:

Max Marvin - Football

Ben Albrecht - Cross Country

Cole McAndrew – Golf

Aidan Robinson - Golf

Gage Lentz - Baseball

Jack Young - A Soccer

Jake Hirsch - B Soccer

Josh McKinney - A Basketball

Ben Albrecht - B Basketball

Finn McQueen -- C Basketball

Maximo Valencia - Track and Field

John Hamann - Swim

Ian Harders – Tennis

Cameron Grove - Tennis

Middle School Girls:

Eden McQueen - A Volleyball

Analie Conner - B Volleyball

Faith Liao - C Volleyball

Emily Ramirez - Cross Country

Kate Seeley - Softball

Maya Jenkins - Soccer

Francesca Drapeau - Basketball

Clare Rathsburg - Track and Field

Parker Cashdan - Tennis

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HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The following students earned further recognition than they received at the Awards Ceremony:

SENIOR EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Student Subject(s)

Jacob Hreshchyshyn Fine Art/Economics, H. Calculus II, H. Greek II, H. Humane Letters IV, H. Physics II

Chloe Larson Fine Art/Economics, H. Calculus II, H. Greek II, H. Humane Letters IV, H. Physics II

John-Paul Stamp Fine Art/Economics, H. Calculus II, H. Humane Letters IV, H. Physics II, H. Spanish IV

Anna Espinoza Fine Art/Economics, H. Calculus II, H. Humane Letters IV, H. Spanish IV

Daphne Newell H. Calculus II. H. Humane Letters IV. H. Physics II. H. Spanish IV

Jacob Cohen Fine Art/Economics, H. Humane Letters IV, H. Spanish IV

Rachel Gilligan Fine Art/Economics, H. Humane Letters IV, H. Spanish IV

Raegan Mills Fine Art/Economics, H. Humane Letters IV, H. Physics II

Jack Power Fine Art/Economics, H. Calculus II, H. Humane Letters IV

Nathaniel Felten H. French IV, H. Humane Letters IV

Rawleigh Grove Fine Art/Economics, H. Humane Letters IV

Jon Kyle Hagstrom Fine Art/Economics, H. Physics II

Elma Huseinovic H. Calculus II, H. Physics II

Gabriel Lewis H. Calculus II, H. Humane Letters IV

James Newell H. Calculus II, H. Spanish IV

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Genevieve Tolentino Fine Art/Economics, H. Spanish IV

Brandon Weiland H. Calculus II, H. Humane Letters IV

Lauren Cashdan H. Calculus II

Dominic Diaz H. Calculus II

Emily Hall Fine Art/Economics

Anya Kisicki H. Humane Letters IV

Kenneth Pham H. Humane Letters IV

Emma Samuel H. Humane Letters IV

Isaac Weston H. Humane Letters IV

Cameron Woehler H. Calculus II

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JUNIOR EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Student Subject(s)

Ethan Collins H. Greek I, H. Humane Letters III, H. Physics I, H. Calculus I, Fine Art/Economics

Sophie Harris H. Calculus I, H. French III, H. Humane Letters III, H. Physics I, Fine Art/Economics

Olena Hreshchyshyn H. Humane Letters III, H. Greek I, H. Physics I, H. Calculus I, Fine Art/Economics

Katherine O'Connor H. Greek I, H. Humane Letters III, H. Physics I, H. Calculus I, Fine Art/Economics

Olivia Pitcl H. Calculus I, H. French III, H. Humane Letters III, H. Physics I, Fine Art/Economics

Sarah Schillinger H. Spanish III, H. Humane Letters III, H. Physics I, H. Calculus I, Fine Art/Economics

Isabelle Boyle H. Calculus I, H. Spanish III, H. Physics I, Fine Art/Economics,

Abigail Kaup H. Greek I, H. Humane Letters III, H. Calculus I, Fine Art/Economics

Grace Khan H. Calculus I, H. Greek I, H. Physics I, Fine Art/Economics

Keelin Klocke H. Spanish III, H. Physics I, H. Calculus I, Fine Art/Economics

Justine Marbach H. Calculus I, H. French III, H. Humane Letters III, H. Physics I

Lauren Bruner H. French III, H. Humane Letters III, H. Physics I

Emily Gates H. Humane Letters III, H. Calculus I, Fine Art/Economics

Jamieson Greene H. Calculus I, H. Greek I, Fine Art/Economics

Kylie Hall H. Spanish III, H. Humane Letters III, H. Calculus I

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Claire Orkild H. Greek I, H. Physics I, H. Calculus I

Erin Sweeney H. Spanish III, H. Humane Letters III, Fine Art/Economics

Britney Frederic H. Calculus I, H. French III

Lillian Golich H. Spanish III, H. Humane Letters III

Sydney Myers H. French III, H. Humane Letters III

Nina Sarmiento H. Physics I, H. Calculus I

Meg Van Brunt H. Calculus I, H. Spanish III

Claire Weston H. Calculus I, H. French III

Jackson Young H. Spanish III, H. Calculus I

Madeline Young H. Humane Letters III, Fine Art/Economics

Meghan Barney Fine Art/Economics

Isabella Barrett H. French III

Lauren Bruner H. Calculus I

Megan Forrester Fine Art/Economics

Nicolas Gardos H. Spanish III

Anthony Jakubczyk H. French III

Jean-Charles Klein H. French III

Gabrielle LeBlanc H. French III

Isabella Libby Latin I

Emily Lytle H. Spanish III

Patrick Myers H. Spanish III

Angel Luis Perea H. French III

Andra Pintea Latin I

Christian Swonger H. French I

Alexandra Weisskopf H. Calculus I

Riley Zook H. Calculus I

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SOPHOMORE EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Student Subject(s)

Elizabeth Albrecht H. French II, H. Humane Letters II, H. Chemistry, Fine Arts, H. Algebra II/Trigonometry

Matthew Barney H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, Fine Art, H. Latin V, H. Humane Letters II,

Sara Brown H. French II, H. Humane Letters II, H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, Fine Art,

Jacob Ladner H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, Fine Art, H. Latin V, H. Humane Letters II,

Martin Ellison H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, H. Latin V, Fine Art

Colin Graeff H. French II, H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, Music Theory IV/Choir

Hudson Grove H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, H. French II, Fine Art

Zachary Jackson H. French II, H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, Fine Art

Vivian Tork Fine Art, H. Latin V, H. Humane Letters II

Ryan Weiland H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, H. Latin V, Fine Art

Joseph Aboudi H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, Fine Art

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Jacqueline Choi H. Algebra II/Trigonometry, H. Spanish II

Jeffery Frederic H. French II, Fine Art

Elena Hernandez H. Humane Letters II, Fine Art

Ayla Huseinovic H. French II, Music Theory IV/Choir

Aerin Searle H. French II, H. Algebra II/Trigonometry

Emma Brown Fine Art

Blake Burney Fine Art

Abigail Cardenas Fine Art

Abigail Carter Studio Art III

Jaxon Donovan Latin II

Margaret Lindsay H. Latin V

Maille Lyons H. Spanish II

Camila Mercado Fine Art

Averi Miller Fine Art

Michael Mulhern Fine Art

Benjamin Power H. Algebra II/Trigonometry

Luke Power H. Algebra II/Trigonometry

Alanna Rivera Fine Art

Mahek Sawhney H. French II

Kate Shriki H. Algebra II/Trigonometry

Nancy Spivey Fine Art

Nathaniel Tatham Fine Art

Jackson Walters Fine Art

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FRESHMAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Student Subject(s)

Emma Cann H. Biology, H. Geometry, H. Humane Letters I, H. Spanish I, Fine Art

Peter Schillinger H. Biology, H. Geometry, H. Humane Letters I, H. Spanish I, Fine Art

Michael Shiaras H. Biology, H. Geometry, H. Humane Letters I, H. Latin IV, Fine Art

Tatiana Tawney H. Biology, H. French I, H. Geometry, H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

Mason Kaminski H. Biology, H. Geometry, H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

Kole Zielinski H. Biology, H. Humane Letters I, H. Spanish I, Fine Art

Brandon Fagiolo H. Biology, H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

Isabella Gulbranson H. French I, H. Geometry, Fine Art

Samuel Stipe H. Biology, H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

Ethan Swonger H. Humane Letters I, Latin I, Fine Art

Evelyn Winebrenner H. French I, H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

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Iana Binde-Pereira H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

William Jakubczyk H. French I, Fine Art

Eva Lindsay H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

Olive Mehrer H. French I, Fine Art

Jillian Pitcl H. French I, Fine Art

Owen Schutte H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

Sofie Smith H. French I, Fine Art

Alexa Sullivan H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

William Van Brunt H. Humane Letters I, Fine Art

Landon Briggs H. Humane Letters I

Logan Decherong H. Humane Letters I

Natalia Flower Fine Art

Cherman Hallett H. Humane Letters I

Kira Hoskins H. French I

Anela Huseinovic H. French I

Emmalyse Lajoie H. Humane Letters I

Sari Lewis H. Geometry

Nicholas Logan H. Spanish I

Mycah McCallister Fine Art

Jonathan Morrison Fine Art

Morgan Sentz Latin I

Marko Vuletic Fine Art

Madison Witt Latin I

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR SOCIETY

SIXTH GRADE HONOR SOCIETY

Nadine Ali

Payton Auger

Elizabeth Barney

Eliana Barrows

Nina Ben-Horin

Gianna Bethurum

Kishan Bhatnagar

Audrey Bitikofer

Francesca Bjork

Lola Branch

Andrea Cobb

Carley Coupland

Alexa Crowley

Landson Decherong

Kinley Del Duca

Elvie Eaton

Erika Ghassemi

Isabella Gingerich

Lucy Herndon

Georgia Holmes

Milania Iganian

Alyssa Jenkins

Gwendolyn Kainass

Maxim Kaminski

Beau Kinerk

Abigail Ladner

Casen Lentz

Faith Liao

Arielle Losada

Madeline Lucas

Shea Lyon

Allison Mathis

Thomas McAndrew

Finn McQueen

Sydney Mishkin

Christina Mulhern

Eduardo Olguin

Roma Pagani

Sophia Pitcl

Jackson Pohlad

Valerie Rios Quinto

Aidan Robinson

Sara Sanfratello

Anna Schutte

Dante Scuderi

Gabrielle Shanks

Julia Siekmann

Ava Silvernail

Fulton Skikos

Caitlyn Sosa

Nicolai Valenta

Alexandra Valletta

Lily Verhoff

Tabitha Von Kolen

Isabel Wallace

Brent Weiss

Pierson Wilson

John Paul Wintering

Daniel Youssef

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SEVENTH GRADE HONOR SOCIETY

Avery Beckmann

Isabella Bethurum

Grace Brimley

Vianey Carrizalez

Louise Clancy

Aila Conner

Analie Conner

Maryn Cross

Andrew Cucchetti

Asher Curtis

Reagan Drewett

Beatrice Ellison

Violet Erblich

Adam Frindrich

Henry Gubler

Daniel Guidera

Nora Hinkle

Oksana Hreshchyshyn

Hope Huisman

Luke Hurst

Anna Keil

Rory Klocke

Hadley Kukla

Jack Lasota

Kiera Lentz

Lucy Lindsay

Stella Lipson

Andrew Logan

Mia Lopez

Marcella Mabry

Tanner McGeough

Lauren Mukavitz

Payson Murasky

Jack Myerthall

Alexandra Pankow

Margaret Peacock

Meghan Power

Suzannah Quayle

Isabelle Sanborn

Anna Schillinger

William Schneider

Charles Schumann

Olivia Sobczak

Matteo Sredzinski

Camille Stein

Ryan Sweeney

Kateri Tawney

Olivia Taylor

Samantha Tolentino

Calista Travis

Soleil Travis

Sophia Van Brunt

Lillian Walker

Savanna Witkowski

Kierstyn Wright

Tatum Zerbib

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EIGHTH GRADE HONOR SOCIETY

Benjamin Albrecht

Chase An

Luke Atkinson

Avery Auger

Jonathan Barney

Aaron Bill

Yuma Can

Sydney Carnie

Parker Cashdan

Caroline Cobb

Annamaria Drapeau

Corynn Gates

William Greene

Cameron Grove

Claire Harris

Jake Hirsch

Kate Hirsch

Nicholas Horonenko

Grace Hull

Maria Cassandra Intal

Maya Jenkins

Drake Kinerk

Theodor Kitzenmaier

Lauren Kort

Carter Lederman

Gage Lentz

Ryan Libonati

Jacob Marbach

Maximilian Marvin

Avery Mathis

Eden McQueen

Addison Medlin

Amanda Power

Jeremy Quick

Emily Ramirez

Clare Rathsburg

Isabella Robinson

Erin Sandweiss

Giovanni Seiss

Dylan Sentz

Jackson Smith

Olivia Song

Madeline Stropka

Maximo Valencia

Sofia Valencia

Emma Weiland

George Wintering

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HIGH SCHOOL IRONMAN

Isabella Barrett

Sara Brown

Brandon Fagiolo

Elena Hernandez

Mason Kaminski

Nick Logan

Jonathan Morrison

Michael Mulhern

Katherine O'Connor

Andrew Oei

Peter Schillinger

Isabella Skikos

Meg Van Brunt

Riley Zook

MIDDLE SCHOOL IRONMAN

Kai Allen

Avery Auger

Kishan Bhatnagar

Analie Conner

Marin Cross

Jake Hirsch

Lucy Herndon

Tessa Horonenko

Alyssa Jenkins

Maya Jenkins

Grace Liao

Stella Lipson

Andrew Logan

Jake Marbach

Max Marvin

Christina Mulhern

Maggie Peacock

Anna Prado

Olivia Radack

Erin Sandweiss

Anna Schillinger

Anna Schutte

Gabrielle Shanks

Lily Walker

Claire Weiland

HIGH SCHOOL FALCON NOMINEES

High School Boys:

Sebastian Bautista – Football

Michael Shiaras – Swim

Ryan Weiland – Cross Country

Evan Broome - JV Basketball

Zach Jackson - Varsity Basketball

Dom Diaz – Soccer

Andrew Nelson - Soccer

Owen Schutte - Baseball

Peter Schillinger - Track and Field

Ted Wintering - Tennis

High School Girls:

Anna Jackson – Swim

Olivia Pitcl – Cross Country

Averi Miller - Varsity Volleyball

Katie DiMaria - JV Volleyball

Izabella Hernandez - Basketball

Katie O’Connor - Soccer

Isabella Gulbranson - Softball

Isabelle Boyle - Track and Field

Isabella Skikos - Tennis

Sara Brown - Beach Volleyball

Lexi Sullivan - GolF