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At the Feb. 22 Academic Convocation, more than 300 students were recognized for achievement in the classroom during the first semester. Four students were named National Merit Finalists, 10 seniors invited to join the Academies Chapter of the Cum Laude Society for 2011-2012 and seven juniors were invited to the Blue Key Society. Another 150 students received Gold A’s (a grade-point average of 3.7 or better), and 150 Silver A’s (a 3.2 GPA or better). National Merit Finalists: Sharon Chen (Beijing, China), Adrea Lin (Burien, Wash.), Andrew Van Duyn (Wheaton, Ill.), and Wilson Wu (Carmel, Ind.) Cum Laude: Boosik Choi (Seoul, South Korea), Nelson Collet (Leawood, Kan.), Daniel Garay (Barcelona, Spain), Kacie Hermanson (Culver), Tesia Janicki (Walkerton, Ind.), Desirea Major (Olathe, Kan.), Channing Mitzell (Westfield, Ind.), Michelle Molner (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Molly Walker (Kennesaw, Ga.), Andrew Van Duyn (Wheaton, Ill.) Blue Key: Lori Bin (Canton, Mich.), Paula Cruz (El Paso, Texas), Alexandra Ding (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Keunwoo Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Sonia Shen (Elizabethtown, Ky.), Mariah Walzer (Hesperia, Mich.), and Huiyu Zhang (Shenzhen, China). Katrina Weil ’13 (Cary, Ill.) spent five days in New York City in mid-February performing at Carnegie Hall with the American High School Honors Choir. Culver continued its string of students scoring a perfect 36 on the ACT (American College Test) as Andrew Van Duyn (Wheaton, Ill.) and Sharon Chen (Beijing) aced the exam. A Culver student has received a perfect score each of the last four years, putting them in elite company. Fewer than 1,200 students (less than 1 percent) received a perfect score out of the 1.2 million taking the ACT.
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Carina Conti ’12 (Celebration, Fla.) was identified as a scholar by the National Hispanic Recognition Program. She and Carlos Salinas ’12 (San Antonio) also have been named National Hispanic Scholarship finalists.
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Student Notes
Five seniors have the opportunity to receive a $10,000 or $20,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Drum major Wes Hibbard (with mace) leads drum majors from The year’s group includes competing schools during the Military School Band Festival on Carson Canonie (South Feb. 24-26. Behind Hibbard is CMA’s Peter Brotherton and Haven, Mich.), Phoebe Hall to their left is Regimental Drum Major Andrew Walker. The (Deer Park, Wis.), Tesia Academies hosted seven schools for the 36th annual festival, and Janicki (Walkerton, Ind.), landed four first chairs for the final Sunday afternoon concert. Receiving silver medals as first chairs were David Golubski, Michele Molner (Fort Wayne, baritone sax; Kemble Manning, horn; Todd Newton, bass Ind.), and Hong Bo Ye (Carclarinet; and Jonathan Weitgenant, tuba. mel, Ind.). They are among 2,200 semifinalists selected from across the nation for this prestigious scholarship. Fifty after an application, essay, and interview students will be designated as national process were Rita Zambon ’13 (St. John, scholars and receive $20,000 for college. Ind.), who went to Mexico; Sara Powell Another 200 will receive $10,000 as ’13 (Earl Park, Ind.), who traveled to regional scholars. South Africa; and Rayford Dexter El ’15 Crown Point, Ind., freshman Olivia (Southfield, Mich.), who visited Italy. Martinez earned a chair in the French As the winner of The Ron Rubin School horn section of the Indiana All-State for the Entrepreneur’s 2011 China Band that performed at Purdue University Competition, Saralena Barry ’13 (Granger, on March 11. Martinez is the first Culver Ind.) won an all-expenses-paid trip to the musician in several years to be named to People’s Republic of China over spring the Indiana All-State Band. break. In her written paper and presentaFive students were selected by competitive tion, Barry profiled Madame Zhang Yin, audition to sing in the 2012 Indiana All founder of Nine Dragons Paper, headState Choir in Fort Wayne, Ind., in January. quartered in Hong Kong. Representing the Academies in the 250In November, Michelina Carbone signed member choir were Kim Asenbeck ’12 an NCAA Division I National Letter of (Snohomish, Wash.), Takashi Izutsu ’12 Intent to ride for the University of Geor(Tokyo), Mary McKinnis ’13 (Culver), gia’s national championship-contending Eberle Miller ’14 (Logansport, Ind.), and equestrian team. Carbone was among Katrina Weil ’13 (Cary, Ill.). 11 Culver athletes who signed Division Three students went on 2012 Spring Break I Letters of Intent in crew, hockey, and in Mission trips as a result of receiving lacrosse. Stephen B. Woodruff W’59, ’65 scholarships. Receiving a $2,500 scholarship