DHS recognizes seniors at awards night
Every year, students and staff gather together during the last few weeks of the school year to recognize seniors for their achievements at DHS. This year, Senior Awards Night fell on May 29. Principal Jacquelyn Moore greeted the crowd and opened the event. The award winners are below:
2012 SENIOR AWARDS PROGRAM
HONORING THE EIGHTY-FIFTH GRADUATING CLASS
DAVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MAY 29, 2012
LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Administrative Leadership Team Scholarship
Recipient: Noemi Sandoval
Cache Creek Conservancy Scholarship
Recipient: Melecio Estrella
California School Employees Association (CSEA) Scholarships
Recipients: Emily Kiernan
Kyle Nadler
Davis Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Recipient: Jordan Ramalingam
Davis Chinese Association Scholarships
Davis Chinese Association Scholarship:
Recipient: William Liu
Annie Tsao Van Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Anna Jiang
Gregory Chin Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Feiyang Liu
Kwang Ching Liu Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Patrick Zhang
Lee-Jing Chen Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Xiao Ma
Leslie Chin Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Lin Yang
Shang Fa Yang Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Felix Pu
Wen-Tze Hwang Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Eric Bai
Ying Yung Tsao Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Jonathan Liu
Davis Host Lions Club Scholarship
Recipient: John Chin
Davis Senior High School PTA Graduating Senior Awards
Recipients: Emma Hunter
Allison Kino
Anais Sidhu
Davis Senior High School PTA Senior Service Awards
Recipients: Caitlin Glassman
Courtney Jimenez
Davis Teachers Association Scholarships
Recipients: Dallas Bolden
Megan Williams
Davis Waste Removal Scholarships
Recipients: Loretta Pesola
Bao Tran
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship
Recipients: Akilah Young
Kiwanis Club of Davis Scholarship
Recipient: Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis
Mansfield-Hulbert Dedicated Service Scholarship
Recipient: Courtney Jimenez
Marilyn and R.L. “Dick” Mansfield Scholarship
Recipient: Feiyang Liu
Marilyn Mansfield Creative Arts Scholarship
Recipient: Yuriko Oto
Marilyn Mansfield Scholarships
Recipients: Maria Villalon
Xishan (Lucy) Ye
Monsanto/Calgene Biotechnology Scholarship
Recipients: Katie Shao
William Liu
National Merit Scholarships
Recipients: Richard Chew
Jonathan Tammer Eweis-LaBolle
Clara Fannjiang
William Liu
William Young
Novozymes, Inc. Scientific Achievement Scholarship
Recipient: Aditya Sundaresan
Sutter Davis Hospital Auxiliary Scholarships
Recipients: Julia Blizard
Cynthia Ochoa
Kendra Shapiro
U.S. Military Academy at West Point Appointment
Recipient: Connor Quinn
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #6949
Recipient: Juliana Wynkoop
Yolo Masonic Lodge Scholarships
Recipients: Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis
Olivia Muller
Youth Automobile Safety Scholarship
Recipient: Rachel Johnson
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Aaron Aronson Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: Megan Winton
Aaron King Spirit of Davis High Scholarships
Recipient: Timothy McIntyre
Ilanko Nataraajan
Armstrong Family Education Scholarship
Recipient: Emily Kiernan
Beeghly-Merritt Memorial Scholarships
Recipients: Kimia Nader-Tehrani
Hailey Wright
Charles “Doc” Wood Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: Daniel Gonzalez
Dan Gade Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: Luis Canjura
Hanna Bauer Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: Danielle Walchli
John Barovetto Memorial Award
Recipient: George Hatamiya
Katie Sallee Memorial Award
Recipient: Scott Derby
Lily Nisen Memorial Scholarships
Recipients: Matthew Austin
Melecio Estrella
Milton Morse Memorial Scholarships
Recipients: Hanna Herrera
Brenna Mockler
Soroptimist International of Davis Archie Moore Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: Charlotte Chen
Soroptimist International of Davis Madeline Gillis Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: Emily Knox
Teo Villanueva Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: Cynthia Ochoa
Yolo County Mexican American Concilio Scholarships
Mexican American Concilio Scholarships:
Recipients: Matthew Austin
Daniel Gonzalez
Emma Phillips
Mary Lou Hernandez Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Marc Santana
Mel Trujillo Memorial Scholarship:
Recipient: Cynthia Ochoa
RECOGNITION BY FACULTY
OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENTS, CLUBS, ACTIVITIES
Art Department:
Art History: Elise Adams, Matthew Buckley, Emilia Hamilton, Hanna Jolkovsky, John Louie, Ian Reid-Burbey
Ceramics: Blake McDonald, Naomi Kibrya, Amy Platenkamp, Amanda Lilliedoll
Drawing/Painting: Amelia Duplantier, Hannah Krovetz, Allison True
Graphics: Vasilisa Kitson, Israel Garibay
Photography: Rachel Johnson, Dillon Osleger, Cameron Pratab, Allison Premzic, Jessica Sanderson, Nathaniel Tiangco
Video Film: Colin Bigney, Kevin Clayton, Michelle McBeth, Owen MkNelly,Arjan Singh, Anne Slabach
Avid (Advancement Via Individual Determination): Harrison Castanon-Mauvais (Dedication), Marcus Charles (Dedication), Noemi Sandoval (Citizenship), Asherah (Stream) Tuss (Academic Achievement)
Car Club: David Coronado, Carlie Gantar
Chinese Club: Felix Pu, Feiyang Liu
Chinese Department: Katie Shao
Drama Department:
Drama Board Members: Christine Alexander, Emily Bamforth, Edward Buchanan, Melissa Ferris, Caitlin Glassman, Sasha Hill, Bryce Vaewsorn
Dedicated Service Award: Emily Bamforth
Caitlin Glassman Award: Caitlin Glassman
Scotland Drama Award: Christine Alexander
Thespians: Christine Alexander, Emily Bamforth, Edward Buchanan, John (Jack) Davis, Melissa Ferris, Caitlin Glassman, Britney Grafton, Sasha Hill, Travis Selph, Bryce Vaewsorn
English Department: Christine Alexander, Benjamin Alpers, Vivian Au, Mariam Bader, Eric Bai, Emily Bamforth, Leah Benci-Woodward, Julia Blizard, Dallas Bolden, Matthew Buckley, Christina Burns, Charlotte Chen, Richard Chew, Eunghee Cho, Alexander Chong, Emma Clouse, Isaac Contreras, Liam Cox, Jacob Cross, Nicholas Dao, John (Jack) Davis, Madison Delmendo, Nicole Desideri, Celine Dill, Gary Djajapranata, Amelia Duplantier, Kelsey Ewing, Clara Fannjiang, Alexander Freund, Danielle Fujino, Reta Gasser, Thomas Gepts, Caitlin Glassman, Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis, Daniel Gonzalez, Arianna Heyer, Sasha Hill, John Hiller, Emma Hunter, Paris Jackson-Rodriquez, Joshua Jang, Anna Jiang, Courtney Jimenez, Hanna Jolkovsky, Naomi Kibrya, Allison Kino, Anna Klavins, Katerina Kokkas, Hannah Krovetz, LiYuan Lee, Matthew Lee, Graham Linley, Feiyang Liu, Dominique Lowell, Kristian Mackewicz, Alexander Marelich, Timothy McIntyre, Kelsey Nelson, Anna Nicholson, Cynthia Ochoa, Nicole Olichney, Corie Owen, Sewoo (John) Park, Spencer Park, Brenna Perlman, Paul Phillips, Sriram Ramesh, Alexis Roberson, Kimberly Robertson, David Ruff, Marc Santana, Parker Senders, Katie Shao, Luke Soler, Christine Tak, Yunus Tezcan, Samuel Theg, Lindsey Trimmer, Bryce Vaewsorn, Cassandra Vance, Jacob Vanderbilt, Puxiao (Preston) Wang, Madeleine Welsh, Irene Whalen, Tess Williams, Lin Yang, Phillip, Yin, Jimmy Yo, Jack Yoder
Environmental Club: Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis
Freedom from Hunger Club: Kelly Goss
Freestyle Club: Bryan Chen, Rodolfo Martinez
Friendship Day Circle of Honor: Megan Williams (2 years, President), Claire Coleman (2 years, Vice President), Michael Yen (2 years, Treasurer), Alessandra Holder, Leah Julian, Chiara Moore, Ilanko Nataraajan, Tayler Stone, Nathaniel Tiangco
French Club: Benjamin Alpers, Gary Djajapranata, Erin Leary, Corie Owen, Paul Phillips, William Young
French Department: Benjamin Alpers, Gary Djajapranata, Kelly Goss, Lian (Nikki) Kong, Paul Phillips, Lin Yang, William Young
German Club: Alexander Freund, Thomas Gepts, Arianna Heyer, Sasha Hill, Katja Waldron
German Department: Alexander Freund, Thomas Gepts, Arianna Heyer, Sasha Hill, Katja Waldron, Conor Wuertz
German American Partnership Program (GAPP): Yannick Bretschneider, Thomas Gepts, Arianna Heyer, Conor Wuertz
Japanese Club: Fei (Sophie) Tso, Alice Zhang
Japanese Department: Shayne Clementi, Fei (Sophie) Tso, Nichakarn (Amy) Yordduangjun
Key Club: Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis, Feiyang Liu
Math Department
Math Team: Puxiao (Preston) Wang
Mu Alpha Theta: William Liu
Achievement in DSHS Math Courses: Miriam Bell, Lin Yang, Puxiao (Preston) Wang, Paul Phillips
Overall Excellence in Mathematics: Jonathan Tammer Eweis-Labolle, John Louie, Clara Fannjiang, William Liu
Model UN Club: Eric Bai, Matthew Buckley, Lin Yang
National Honor Society (Three-Year Active Members): Benjamin Alpers, Vivian Au, Pratistha Bajracharya, Hagr Balla, Miriam Bell, Lauren Boulanger, Matthew Buckley, Emma Clouse, Logan Condon, Madeleine Davies, Jacob Dunaway, Thomas Gepts, Emma Hunter, Erik Kennedy-McDonnell, Naomi Kibrya, LiYuan Lee, Feiyang Liu, John Louie, Jay Nagin, Risa Pesavento, Paul Phillips, Felix Pu, Sriram Ramesh, Kendra Shapiro, Anais Sidhu, Jane Tannous, Maria Villalon, Cho Win, Alexandra Wong
Science Department: Alexander Chapman, Richard Chew, Benjamin Crow, Jonathan Tammer Eweis-Labolle, Clara Fannjiang, Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis, Dana Granger, Courtney Jimenez, Sarah Kolarik, William Liu, Xiao Ma, Tre Moynihan, Spencer Park, Katie Shao, Maya Tarasenko, Stephanie Teuber, Madeleine Welsh, Megan Whitworth, Lin Yang
Science Bowl DSHS Team: Clara Fannjiang, William Liu, Katie Shao
Science League National Chemistry Teams: Richard Chew, Nicholas Dao, Anna Jiang (National Individual Champions), Benjamin Alpers, Miriam Bell, Matthew Buckley, Jonathan Tammer Eweis-Labolle, Clara Fannjiang, Rachel Johnson, Feiyang Liu, John Louie, Jason Tang
Social Studies Department: Christine Alexander, Vivian Au, Miriam Bell, Hagr Balla, Yuval Braeman, Dominic D’Angelo, Ian Fletcher, Reta Gasser, Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis, Christopher Gnos, George Hatamiya, Arianna Heyer, Emma Hunter, Courtney Jimenez, Katerina Kokkas, Sarah Kolarik, Tim McIntyre, Midushi Pandey, Connor Quinn, David Ruff, Katie Shao, Jacob Vanderbilt, Puxiao (Preston) Wang, Megan Whitworth, Lin Yang
Spanish Department: Christine Alexander, Hagr Balla, Nicole Desideri, Amelia Duplantier (Latinos Unidos), Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis, Kristian Mackewicz, Beverly Nguyen, Cynthia Ochoa, Brenna Perlman
Yearbook: Lian (Nikki) Kong, Tayler Stone, Nathaniel Tiangco
SPECIAL DAVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS AND HONORS
Blue and White Editor’s Awards
Recipients: Lian (Nikki) Kong, Tayler Stone, Nathaniel Tiangco
California Scholarship Federation (CSF) Awards
CSF Scholarship Recipients (DSHS Local Chapter): Feiyang Liu, Kyle Nadler, Beverly Nguyen,Felix Pu
CSF Lifetime Members: Benjamin Alpers, Vivian Au*, Hagr Balla*, Emily Bamforth, Lauren Blackwell, Eunghee Cho*, Shayne Clementi, Benjamin Crow, Nicholas Dao*, Madeleine Davies*, Madison Delmendo, Gary Djajapranata*, Jacob Dunaway*, Amelia Duplantier, Thomas Gepts*, Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis*, Jennifer Gold*, Kelly Goss*, Ryan Greenough, Evan Hamaguchi, Emma Hunter, Anna Jiang*, Erik Kennedy-McDonnell*, Naomi Kibrya*, Minuk Kim, Timothy Kim*, Vasilisa Kitson*, Anna Klavins*, Katerina Kokkas*, Sarah Kolarik*, Lian (Nikki) Kong*, Mika Kroencke*, Cara Lammers*, LiYuan Lee*, Feiyang Liu*, John Louie, Alina Lusebrink*, Xiao Ma, Michelle McBeth*, Tre Moynihan*, Kyle Nadler*, Kelsey Nelson, Beverly Nguyen*, Amy Pan*, Spencer Park*, Risa Pesavento*, Paul Phillips*, Allison Premzic, Felix Pu*, Connor Quinn*, Sriram Ramesh*, Russell Richardson, Laila Rizvi*, Rubia Siddiqi*, Anais Sidhu*, Matti Siltanen*, Jane Tannous*, Samuel Theg*, Jacob Vanderbilt*, Puxiao (Preston) Wang*, Megan Whitworth, Alexandra Wong*, Juliana Wynkoop*, Jack Yoder, Patrick Zhang*
(*Asterisk denotes Active Lifetime Members)
Delta Epsilon Phi-California Gamma Zeta Honor Society Award
Recipients: Alexander Freund, Thomas Gepts, Arianna Heyer, Sasha Hill, Katja Waldron, Conor Wuertz
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Writing Award
Recipients: Nicole Desideri, Boyoung (Chloe) Kim, Mara Seaton
Regional Occupational Program (ROP) of Yolo County Awards
Automotive Technology – David Coronado
Biotechnology – Sarah Kolarik
Cisco Internetworking – Andrew Elam Lee
Culinary Arts – Erika Lamontagne
Environmental Science – Alexandra Wong
Journalism – Charlotte Chen
Stagecraft – Edward Buchanan
Tony D. Fields Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: John (Jack) Davis
Associated Student Body Special Award
Recipient: Courtney Jimenez
Triple “D” Awards
Recipients: Scott Derby, Kris Mackewicz, Daniel Pugh, Yunus Tezcan, William Young
Athletes of the Year
Recipients: Ryan Gross, Rachel Johnson
Rotary Teacher Service Award
Recipient:
Rotary Scholarship Cup
Recipient: Clara Fannjiang
Gordon H. True Service Cup
Recipients: Jacob Vanderbilt, Caitlin Glassman
