spinneys 2013 awards

30th Annual Awards for

Educational Excellence

May 20, 2013 Beachwood Board of Education

Board of Education Dr. Brian Weiss, President Mitchel E. Luxenburg, Vice President David B. Ostro Joshua Mintz Steve Rosen Richard A. Markwardt, Ph.D., Superintendent Michele E. Mills, Treasurer Robert P. Hardis, Assistant Superintendent Lauren J. Broderick, Director of Pupil Services Ken Veon, Director of Curriculum & Technology Kathleen Stroski, Assistant Treasurer

Program Welcome

Dr. Brian Weiss, President, Beachwood Board of Education Richard A. Markwardt, Ph.D., Superintendent

"Excellence Exploration"

Samantha Jacobs, Student Council President

Program Cover Design

Mia Sohn, 2nd Grader, Bryden Elementary School Awards for Educational Excellence Presented by:

Christi Bernetich, Principal, Bryden Elementary School Sherry Miller, Principal, Hilltop Elementary School Linda LoGalbo, Principal, Beachwood Middle School Ed Klein, Principal, Beachwood High School Paul Chase, Assistant Principal, Beachwood High School

Our deepest appreciation to Beachwood

Community PTO for providing the reception following the program.

2013 Beachwood Board of Education Awards for Educational Excellence

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BRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Maya Eisengart Young People's Art Exhibition, Rhodes State Office Tower Audrey Hardis Creativity Award, Youth Art Month Exhibition, Case Western Reserve University Michael Keselman Finalist, Rated K-5 Chess Tournament Megan Leizman Creativity Award, Youth Art Month Exhibition, Case Western Reserve University Nishan Shrestha Creativity Award, Youth Art Month Exhibition, Case Western Reserve University Oliver Tepper Creativity Award, Youth Art Month Exhibition, State Teacher's Retirement System

HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Sam Berkowitz 4th Place Place, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Ruth Brown 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Shinjon Chakrabarti 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Adam Charnas 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Amy Chen 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Lauren Clar 6th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Gabe Colmenares 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation; 2nd Place Team, GCCMT Math Contest James Flowers 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Masters Open Langston Gaines-Smith 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Parker Gill 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 2nd Place Team, GCCTM Math Contest Lexi Glova 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open

Athena Grasso 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Ben Greysukh 1st Place, 5th-6th Grade, Cleveland Scholastic Chess Open Layla Hahneman Gilbert Cleveland Institute of Music Preparatory Orchestra Richard Han 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 1st Place Team, GCCTM Math Contest; 4th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation; 4th & 5th Places, Championship Section, Greater Cleveland Scholastic Chess League Emily Isaacson 6th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Emma Joo Local Winner, Elementary Class, National Piano Playing Auditions Erika Jung 4th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Isaac Kantarovich 4th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Kenshin Kawade 1st Place Team, Instant Challenge, Destination ImagiNation Arielle Keselman 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Matthew Keyerleber 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open


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Taryn Lackritz 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Bridget Lee 1st Place Team, GCCTM Math Contest; 4th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation; Superior Piano Solo, Junior Piano Festival Lena Leland 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Vivian Li 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Amanda Liezman 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Shira Malul 1st Place Team, GCCTM Math Contest; 4th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Vivian Marmerstein 4th Place team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation; Superior Rating, Piano, National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival Jack McPhillips 2nd Place Sparring & 3rd Place Forms, 9-11 Years-Old First Degree Black Belt, Ohio ATA World Taekwondo Competition Olivia Moore 1st Place Orator & State Qualifier, Intermediate Division Grades 3-5, Cleveland Regional MLK Oratorical Contest Prerna Mukherjee 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Nikhil Murali 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 1st Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation

Sanjana Murthy 6th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Bisher Nasir 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Viet Nguyen 2nd Place, 4th Grade Ohio Chess Championships Jamie Park 3rd Place, Sigma Alpha Iota Cleveland Alumnae String Competition Olivia Patterson 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Carrington Peavy 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Ashley Perryman 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Philip Pioro 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Zihao Qing 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation; Ria Raj 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Lali Ramadan 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open

Joelle Rosenthal 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Mercedes Scullion 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Priyanka Shrestha 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 2nd Place Team, GCCTM Math Contest Joe Spero 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Max Steiger 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Tyler Stovsky 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Elenore Tacastacas 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Lorenzo Tovanche 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Sanjanasri Vedavyas 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation; 2nd Place, Regional Junior Vocabulary Bee; 2nd Place, Case Western Vocabulary Bee Donald Wang 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Sam Warner 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation


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Liam Wasserman 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Olivia Williams 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Lucas Yang 1st Place, Pack 119 & Top 15 Boy Scouts, Greater Cleveland Council Tal Yankevich 1st Place Team, GCCTM Math Contest Stephanie Yen 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 2nd Place Team, GCCTM Math Contest; 1st Place , Piano Solo, Elementary Division, OMTA NE District Buckeye Auditions; 3rd Place, Piano Solo, Elementary Division, OMTA Graves Piano Competition Shannon Yeh 1st Place, Instant Challenge, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Matthew Young 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Linda Yu 6th Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Jordyn Zawatsky 2nd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 3rd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Jenny Zhang 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation; Superior Rating, Piano Solo, National Federation of Music Clubs

Ben Zhau 1st Place Team, Instant Challenge, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Chelsea Zheng 4th Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Cathy Zhu 1st Place Team, Instant Challenge, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation

BEACHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL Olivia Adelman 1st Place Team, State & Regional Destination ImagiNation Melanie Bernstein 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Middle School Spring Competition, Knowledge Master Open Abbey Brewer 1st Place Team, State & Regional Destination ImagiNation Claire Bruening Excellent Rating, Flute Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Nathan Burke 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Aryeh Carmi Silver Medal, National Spanish Exam; Outstanding Rating, Piano Solo, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Yardena Carmi 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Mikayla Carno-Harf Outstanding Rating, String Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Andie Cohen 3rd Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Cassidy Crosby 2nd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Josh Danielpour 2nd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Kevin Dong 2nd Place, Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open


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Michael Farley OMEA Honors Choir Zoe Flate Superior Woodwind Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Sarah Friedman OMEA Honors Choir Jaivir Gill Excellent Rating, Woodwind Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Cameron Godfrey Bronze Medal, National Spanish Exam Mukul Govande Honorable Mention, National Spanish Exam Joel Green 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Olivia Hahnemann-Gilbert Outstanding Rating, String Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest; Cleveland Institute of Music Preparatory Orchestra Cameron Haynesworth 2nd Place, Science Fair & Kinetico Excellence in Water Study, Northeast Ohio Science & Engineering Fair; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Rose Hersh Silver Award, National Spanish Exam Mariah Hodgkinson OMEA Honors Choir Bryce Horton OMEA Honors Choir Emily Jenks OMEA Honors Choir

Jacqueline Joo Outstanding Ratings, Violin Solo & String Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest; Cleveland Institute of Music Preparatory Youth Orchestra Joe Kim Excellent Rating, Woodwind Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Chandler Kitson School Champion, Ohio Geographic Bee Qualifier; 1st Place Academic Challenge Team, Flourish Academics Rise Tournament ChaeHee Lee Outstanding Rating, Violin Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Daniel Leskov 1st Place Team, Academic Challenge; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Andrew Lubinger 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Sam Luria 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Marcella Mack OMEA Honors Choir Ryan Marmaros Honorable Mention, National Spanish Exam; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Summer McNeal OMEA Honors Choir Haleigh McPhillips OMEA Honors Choir Ryan Muencz Excellent Rating, Clarinet Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest

Esther Millas Outstanding Rating, Cello Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Nam Nguyen 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Bryce Nicholas OMEA Honors Choir Meghan Opre Outstanding Rating, Cello Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Benjamin Osbourne OMEA Honors Choir Kalina Pateva Excellent Rating, Flute Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Natalie Patten 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; Superior Rating, Woodwind Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Maria Perilla Outstanding Rating, Violin Solo, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Nylana Petty OMEA Honors Choir Ankita Prasad Outstanding Rating, String Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Megan Quinn OMEA Honors Choir Maxwell Rackmill Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Alex Remer 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; 2nd Place, Northeast Ohio Science & Engineering Fair


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Gaby Rodriguez 1st Place Team, State & Regional Destination ImagiNation Joey Rogoff Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Molly Rosen State Qualifier, Power of the Pen; Bronze Medal, National Spanish Exam Leah Roter Superior Ratings, Piano Solo and String Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Ben Rowles Excellent Rating, String Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Jacob Sapell Honorable Mention, National Spanish Exam Kyle Scharf 2nd Place, Northeast Ohio Science & Engineering Fair Drew Schnee 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Philip Schnee 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Jared Shapiro 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Jing-Jing Shen 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open; Hope & Stanley Adelstein Award, Earth Day Coalition; Excellent Rating, Woodwind Trio, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Melondy Shen 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open

Noah Shore Excellent Rating, Clarinet Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Spencer Shroge 1st Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Alex Shupp 2nd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Jack Spero Superior Rating, Snare Drum Solo, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Swathi Srinivasan 1st Place Academic Challenge Team, Flourish Academics Rise Tournament; State Qualifier, Power of the Pen; Plain Dealer Spelling Bee; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Lily Steiger 1st Place Team, State & Regional Destination ImagiNation Jordin Thomas OMEA Honors Choir Marissa Thomas OMEA Honors Choir Arielle Tindel Outstanding Ratings, String Trio & Piano Solo, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest Morgan Tucker 1st Place Team, State & Regional Destination ImagiNation Grace Warner 2nd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Julia Warner 3rd Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation

Amanda Wasserman 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Sean Waxman-Lenz 1st Place Academic Challenge Team, Flourish Academics Rise Tournament; 3rd Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation; Excellent Rating, String Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo and Ensemble Contest Julia Woomer 2nd Place Team, Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Jason Wu 3rd Place, Northeast Ohio Science & Engineering Fair; 1st Place Academic Challenge Team, Flourish Academics Rise Tournament; 3rd Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Jieun Yang 1-rating, Violin Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Jennifer Yen 3rd Place & Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital Outstanding Project Award, Northeast Ohio Science & Engineering Fair; Silver Medal, National Spanish Exam; 3rd Place Team in Ohio, Knowledge Master Open Samantha Zawatsky 3rd Place, Northeast Ohio Science & Engineering Fair Jack Zhang Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation Kevin Zhang Regional Tournament, Destination ImagiNation


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Yuke Zheng 2nd Place, Northeast Ohio Science & Engineering Fair; 1st Place Academic Challenge Team, Flourish Academics Rise Tournament; 3rd Place Team, State, & 1st Place Team, Regional, Destination ImagiNation Allen Zhu Outstanding Rating, Violin Duet, Greater Cleveland Solo & Ensemble Contest; 3rd Place Team, Knowledge Master Open

BEACHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Madeline Adelman Distinction Level of Achievement, Public Forum Debate, Berea High School Debate Tournament; Honorable Mention Delegate, North American Invitational Model United Nations Danielle Adelstein Merit Level of Achievement, Humorous Interpretation, Solon High School Debate Tournament Scott Arkin Outstanding Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Bagatur Askaryan 5th Place, Experimental Design, Mentor Invitational Science Olympiad Graham Atherton Best Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Kiran Bangalore Superior Rating, Violin Duet, OMEA Solo & Ensemble; Member, Contemporary Youth Orchestra; 3rd Place Circuit Lab & 5th Place Thermo, Regional Science Olympiad Max Bleich Honorable Mention, Newswriting & Honorable Mention, General Feature, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication Ilana Blumin 4th Place, Geologic Mapping, State Science Olympiad; 2nd Place, Experimental Design, Kenston Science Olympiad; Honorable Mention Delegate, North American Invitational Model United Nations Hannah Borow Soprano Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest

Elizabeth Bream 1st Place Team & 2nd Place Individual, Warren G Harding National Academic Quiz Team Tournament; 1st Place, Disease Detectives, Science Olympiad Regional Competition; 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 & Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open; 2nd place, Water Quality, Mentor Invitational Science Olympiad; 4th Place Team, South Range Academic Challenge Tournament; 3rd Place Team, Ohio Academic Competition Regional Tournament Josh Carno Harf Superior Rating, Cello Duet, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Member, Contemporary Youth Orchestra Kyle Cohen All-State Qualifier, Humorous Interpretation, Cleveland District Debate Championships; Superior Rating, Tenor Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Paul Corty Superior Rating, Cello Duet, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Member, Contemporary Youth Orchestra Michael Dailey 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year Zachary Davis Scored in the Top 1% of All Students Nationwide, AMC-12 Math Exam; Qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Exam Clarissa Djohari 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open Logan Ehrenbeit Merit Level of Achievement, Dramatic Interpretation, Laird Lewis Debate Tournament


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Susan Eiben (Two) Excellent Ratings, Front Page Newspaper Design; Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication Saige Eitman Quarterfinalist, Dramatic Interpretation, Laird Lewis Debate Tournament; Soprano Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Esme Eppell 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year Erin Evans Alto Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Marilyn Farley CVC Honors Choir; Flute Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Hannah Feldman Honorable Mention Delegate, North American Invitational Model United Nations Amit Flank 5th Place & 3rd National Alternate, Public Forum Debate, North Coast District Tournament; 2nd Place for BHS, AMC-12 Math Contest Hannah Frayman Excellent Rating, Alto Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest

Jessica Gill State Champion, Humorous Interpretation of Literature, Ohio High School Speech League State Championships; Semifinalist, Maltz Museum "Stop the Hate" Essay Contest; Excellent rating, Online Opinion, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication; NFL National Qualifier, Humorous Interpretation of Literature; 1st Place, Humorous Interpretation of Literature, Laird Lewis Invitational; 1st Place, Humorous Interpretation of Literature, Laurel; 3rd Place, Dramatic Interpretation of Literature, Laurel; 1st Place, Humorous Interpretation of Literature, John Mosley Memorial Tournament; 1st Place, Humorous Interpretation of Literature, Edison; 1st Place, Humorous Interpretation of Literature, Kiwanis Invitational; 4th Place, Humorous Interpretation of Literature, Yale Invitational; 6th Place, Dramatic Interpretation of Literature, Glenbrooks; 7th Place, Humorous Interpretation of Literature, Glenbrooks; Honorable Mention, The Cleveland Pop’s Orchestra Scholarship Competition: Vocal Artist Alex Glassman Honorable Mention Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Graham Gobieski Best Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations; Commended Delegate, North American Invitational Model United Nations; Honorable Mention Delegate, Northwestern Model UN Reid Gobieski Outstanding Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Rob Goldberg 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year

Soliana Goldrich Honorable Mention Delegate, North American Invitational Model United Nations Shravya Govindgari 3rd Place, Forensics, State Science Olympiad; 1st Place Disease Detectives, 2nd Place Experimental Design, 5th Place Chemistry Lab, 5th Place Forensics, Regional Science Olympiad; 5th Place Anatomy & Physiology, Mentor Invitational Science Olympiad; 1st Place Forensics, Kenston Invitational Science Olympiad Henry Grasso Honorable Delegate, 32nd Annual Virginia Model United Nations Conference; member, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Grant Gravagna Superior Rating & Excellent Rating, News Feature, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication Mia Groedel Excellent Rating, Alto Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Rachel Halpert Superior Rating, Soprano Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Amira Hardy 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year Andrew Hartstein Superior Rating, Tuba Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Brock Hersch 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year


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Jori Holloway 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year; Superior Rating, Cello Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Top 25 Semifinalist, Maltz Museum Stop The Hate Essay Contest; Contemporary Youth Orchestra Gordon Hong Honorable Mention Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Emily Kate Hopson-Boyd Excellent Rating, Alto Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; CVC Honors Choir BingQing Hu Member, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra; Superior Rating, Violin Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Varun Jambunath State Finalist & Seven 1st Place Tournament Awards, Congressional Debate, Ohio High School Speech League State Championships Shaneice James Member, CVC Honors Choir Alex Kaufman Merit Level of Achievement, Congressional Debate, Glenbrooks Debate Tournament Robert Kaufman 2nd Place, Food Marketing, DECA State Marketing Competition; International High Achievement Award, Food Marketing Series, DECA International Competition David Kaye Outstanding Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Sandra Kaye 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open; Pauline Keselman 1 Rating, Violin Duet, OMEA Solo & Ensemble

Inkyu Kim Merit Level of Achievement, Congressional Debate, Edison High School Debate Tournament Rachelle Khrapunovich 3rd Place, K-12 Ohio Girls Chess Championship; 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open Dillon Krantz 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year Samantha Lazar Excellent Rating, Soprano Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Member, CVC Honors Choir Wooyoung Lee 1st Place Team, Public Forum Debate, Howland High School Debate Tournament Anita Lekova Honor Level of Achievement, Original Oratory, Berea High School Debate Tournament Hannah Leland Superior Rating, Violin Duet, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; 4th Place, Write It/Do It, Regional Science Olympiad Zhonghan Li 1st Place at BHS, AMC-10 Math Contest Jake Lowenkamp Outstanding Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Alexander Machtay 3rd Place, Congressional Debate, Berea High School Debate Tournament Kaustav Malik 2nd Place at BHS, AMC-10 Math Contest Matt Malkin 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year

Michaela Miller Member, CVC Honors Choir Iam Mitchell Honorable Mention Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Devin Moore 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year Adam Moses Excellent Rating, Alto Saxophone Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Beth Moses 2nd Place, Congressional Debate, Ohio High School Speech League State Championships Jonathan Nash Excellent Bass Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Member, CVC Honors Choir Taylor Nash Tenor Solo, OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest, Member, CVC Honors Choir Toni Nicholas Honorable Mention Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Anshika Niraj 4th Place, Congressional Debate, Ohio High School Speech League State Championships; 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open Abby Ordillas Honorable Mention Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Michelle Ordillas Member, CVC Honors Choir


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Daniel Padilla 2nd Place, Experimental Design, Regional Science Olympiad; 5th Place, Experimental Design, Mentor Invitational Science Olympiad; 5th Place, Astronomy, & 5th Place, Experimental Design, Kenston Science Olympiad Boyan Patev 4th Place, Geologic Mapping, State Science Olympiad Simon Perilla 1st Place, Congressional Debate, Olmsted Falls Debate Tournament; Superior Rating, Violin Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Catherine Perloff 5th Place & 3rd National Alternate, Public Forum Debate, North Coast District Tournament; Superior Rating, Individual In-Depth Reporting; Excellent Rating, Personality Profile; Excellent Rating, Commentary, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication; 2nd Place, Journalism Category, Best Midwestern High School Writing Competition Christina Phelps Superior Rating, Personality Profile; Excellent Rating, Newswriting; Excellent Rating, News Sports Coverage; Honorable Mention, Commentary, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication Alexandra Pinhasi Superior Rating, Newswriting & Superior Rating, Online News Story, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication Anna Post Excellent Rating, Alto Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest

Jayanth Rajan 1st Place, Congressional Debate, Howland High School Debate Tournament; 3rd Place, Grades 9-12, Cleveland Scholastic Chess Open; 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open Ryan Reilly 3rd Place at BHS, AMC-10 Math Contest; 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open Jacqueline Reu 2nd Place, Water Quality, Mentor Invitational Science Olympiad; 4th Place, Water Quality, Solon Invitational Kyra Reu 5th Place, Anatomy & Physiology, Mentor Invitational Science Olympiad; Honorable Mention Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Brenna Rosen 6th Place, Public Forum Debate, Edison High School Debate Tournament Benjamin Rowles High Honors Award, 8th Grade ACT High Scorers Veronica Ruiz-Petraitis Excellent Rating, Clarinet Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Member, Cleveland Youth Symphony “Symphonic Winds”; Member, CVC Honors Band Ami Scherson Superior Rating, Piano Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Harley Schoen 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year

Jon Sender Lighthouse Ohio's Student Entrepreneurship Award; District Winner, Barnes & Noble's "My Favorite Teacher"; Member, Contemporary Youth Orchestra; Honorable Mention, Review Writing, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication; Superior Rating, Violin Duet, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Member, Contemporary Youth Orchestra Samantha Shaffer Round Winner, Humorous Interpretation, Novice State Championship Jodi Shapiro 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open Jonathon Shapiro District Champion, International Extemporaneous Speaking, Cleveland District Debate Championships Danny Sheridan Outstanding Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Aaron Shifrin Excellent Rating, Snare Drum Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest Max Siegel 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year Zoe Simon 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open Rachel Skwerer Honorable Mention Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Halle Spero Highest Dedication Award Dance


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James Starkman 5th Place, Chemistry Lab, 3rd Place, Circuit Lab, 5th Place, Thermo, Regional Science Olympiad; 3rd Place, Materials Science, Mentor Invitational; 1st Place Team in Ohio, Fall 2012 & Spring 2013 Knowledge Master Open Elana Steinberg 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year Caroline Stern Best Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Samantha Tall 2nd Place, Water Quality, Mentor Invitational Science Olympiad; 4th Place, Water Quality, Solon Invitational Erlein Tacastacas Superior Rating, Editorial Cartoon; Honorable Mention, Editorial Cartoon; and Honorable Mention, Art Hand-Drawn, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication; 3rd Place, Forensics, State Science Olympiad; Honorable Mention, Cleveland Clinic eXpressions Art Competition; 3rd Place, Forensics, State Science Olympiad; 2nd Place Experimental Design, 5th Place Forensics, 4th Place Write It/Do It, Regional Science Olympiad; 5th Place, Experimental Design & 3rd Place, Materials Science, Mentor Invitational Science Olympiad; 1st Place, Forensics, Kenston Invitational Science Olympiad Emily Topilow Excellent Rating, Sports Feature, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication; Superior Rating, Violin Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Member, Cleveland Institute of Music Prep Orchestra

Tamarea Townes Soprano Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest; Member, CVC Honors Choir Jon Tramer 1st Place Team, Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement Company of the Year Aliza Tresser Excellent Rating, Flute Solo, OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest SriVidya Uppalapati Excellent Rating, Online News Story, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication Max Yanowitz 3rd Place at BHS, AMC-12 Math Contest; 1st Place Team, Public Forum Debate, Howland High School Debate Tournament Janet Wang 5th Place, Astronomy, Kenston Science Olympiad Tamir Yankevich Honorable Mention Delegate, Virginia Model United Nations Kendall Yulish Superior Soprano Solo, OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest Jeff Zuckerman Honorable Mention, Online Package & Excellent Rating , In-Depth News Story, Ohio Scholastic Media Association & Kent State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication; 1st Place, Journalism Category, Best Midwestern High School Writing Competition

The Beachwood Board of Education has made every effort at accuracy in recognizing all of our outstanding student achievements through April 30, 2013.

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