The following eighth- and ninth-grade George Mason High School students were recently recognized for their academic achievements.
The following eighth- and ninth-grade George Mason High School students were recently recognized for their academic achievements.
Overall Awards
Outstanding 8th-Grade Boy
Paul Sanders
Outstanding 8th-Grade Girl
Samantha Rolander
Outstanding 9th-Grade Boy
Cal Hannan
Outstanding 9th-Grade Girl
Taylor Briese
English Awards
Outstanding Eighth-Grade students in English
Rebcca Sarfati, Sarah Karstens and Callum Bartlett
Outstanding Freshman in English:
Cal Hannan, Honora Overby, Linet Lopez-Ampuero and Rachel Pugh
Foreign Language Awards
National French Exam Winners
Level 1A
Sally Karsten – Nova Ranking: 9
Level 1B
Zoe Villamar – Nova Ranking: 1; National Ranking: 2
Joelle Randrianasolo – Nova Ranking: 8; National Ranking: 9
Jackson Fitzsimmons – Nova Ranking: 9; National Ranking: 10
Level 2A
Sarah Macris – Nova Ranking: 9; National Ranking: 10
Poorva Arora – Nova Ranking: 12
Elizabeth Siebel – Nova Ranking: 15
Level 3
Cal Hannan – Nova Ranking: 6; National Ranking: 7
Alex Warren – Nova Ranking: 10
National Spanish Exam Winners
Spanish 1
Gold: Rebecca Sarfati
Silver: Mercedes Arndt
Spanish 2
Gold: Eva Reynolds and Vijay Menon
Silver: Claire Trevisan, Megan Leach and Maeve Curtin
Bronze: Erica Schneider and Katharine Wakely
Spanish 3
Silver: Hannah Beaman
Modern Foreign Language Tournament Winner
3rd Place for Oral Interpretation of Poetry: Lilly Constance
Outstanding Chinese Students
Ashley Ahimbisibwe and Juliet Pasupulati
Oustanding Student in American Sign Language
Julia Mitchell
Outstanding students in Arabic
Phoebe Galt and Honora Overby
Mathematics Awards
Algebra/Geometry I
Diligence Award: Marcela Rodriguez Urias
Achievement Award: Daniel Monahan
Algebra 1
Diligence Award: Grace Houseman
Achievement Award: Lauren Meinhart
Geometry
Diligence Award: Natacia Gentrup
Achievement Award: Sterling Askin
Advanced Algebra I
Diligence Award: Sarah Marcis
Achievement Award (s): Reca Sarfati and Rebecca Moot
Advanced Geometry
Diligence Award: Linda Lay
Achievement Award: Claire Trevisan
Pre-Algebra
Diligence Award: Margarita Shevchenko
Achievement Award(s): Nicole Zorniak and Joelle Randrianasolo
Physical Education Awards
8th-Grade Girl(s)
Erica Schneider and Lily Constance
8th-Grade Boy(s)
Sebastian Kaye and Nick Newman
9th-Grade Girl (s)
Rachel Croxton and Lauren Bowling
9th-Grade Boy(s)
Alex Green and Cal Hannan
Social Studies Awards
8th Grade
Erica Schneider, Mercedes Arndt, Alex Warner, Rebecca Sarfati, Maeve Curtin, Austin Gogal and Ashley Ahimbisibwe
9th Grade
Calder Hannan, Crystal Luo, Honora Overby, Fae Montgomery, Poorva Arora, Jessica Kemp, Alexandre Misenheimer and Phoebe Galt
Science Awards
8th Grade
Paul Sanders, Jack Stricker, Maeve Curtin and Noelle Darling
9th Grade
Emily Bell, Hannah Beaman, Phoebe Galt and Cal Hannan
Visual & Performing Arts Awards
Excellence in 8th grade-Theater
Sophie DeLeo and Paul Sanders
Excellence in 9th-Grade Theater
Rand Walter, Drisana Sutch and Juliana Morrison
Excellence in 8th-Grade Art
Lauren Meinhart, Mave Curtain, Natalia Rodas-Calderon, Anastasia Tolstikhin, James Kemp, Anna Carlson, Sarah Gomper,Cecelia Wiley,Maria Soshnikova, Kati Pikturna and Rebecca Sarfati
Excellence in 9th-Grade Art
Araba Ankuma, Meredith Brindley, Kata Gal and Alana Ama,Maya King
Excellence in the study of Guitar
Charis Armstrong, Cal Hannan
Director’s Award for Band
Honora Overby
Most Improved for Band
Noah Saberhagen
Outstanding 8th-Grade Band Students
Michael Addo-Ashong, Camille Alsobrook, Vincent Camacho, Wynton Cobb, Preston Custer, Matt Earman, Shayne Ensign, Ryan Fields, Austin Gogal, Emma Hannan, Stevie Lethbridge, John Marshall, Sara Mills, Julianna Rollo, Jade Udeya-Trackman, Jack Ulses and Katharine Wakeley
Outstanding 9th-Grade Band Students
James Andersen, Rachel Baker, Jackie Cornejo, Nathan Cooper, Treliyah Folks, Emily Garrett, Liz Gibson, John Glover, Carrie Gudenkauf, Scott Jackson, Abril Luizaga, Johanna Roche, Tyler Waters, Adam Witzel, Hannah Beaman, Lauren Bowling, Rachel Croxton, Sarah Devlin, Alyssa Forbes, Phoebe Galt, Nathan Frost, Jessica Kemp, Nina Kravinsky, Liam O’Connell, Honora Overby, Jade Taylor, Emma Washa, Julia Western, Susanna Whittle and Kevin Schmidt
8th-Grade Chorus Awards
Ryan Fields and Shannon Upton
9th-Grade Chorus Awards
Nate Campagnoli and Honora Overby
ESOL Awards
8th-Grade Most Outstanding
Giovanna Burdisso Gutierrez
8th-Grade Most Improved
Natanim Teshome
9th-Grade Most improved
Jose Zamora and Linet Lopez-Ampuero
