Senior Awards
MATER DEI AWARDS The Mater Dei Awards are presented to seniors who most epitomize the qualities we associate with an NDP Saint. They are involved academically, spiritually, athletically and socially at Notre Dame Preparatory. This is the highest award Notre Dame Preparatory bestows upon its students.
Sarah Bentzin
Dylan Benvenuto
“She is one of those individuals whose head and heart are in the right place.” - Sr. Yolanda Mendoza
“I have nothing but high regard for this young man as he has always treated others well, treated me well, and exceeded my expectations.” - Mr. Rob Gwinn
“Through both her words and her actions, she encourages those around her to think and question how concepts like effort and redemption and love still apply to us today, which is really just another definition of wisdom.” - Mrs. Mary Jane Wright
Katelyn Eberle
MATER DEI AWARDS
Christopher Griffin
Andrew Knoll
“I would describe him as a young man of faith, character, integrity, selfless, a leader, and role model.” - Mr. Kyle Diemer
“His athletic ability, intelligence, and giving heart makes him one that stands out in front of the entire NDP community.” - Mr. Jayce Henderson
Samantha Maxwell
Gabrielle Odinet
“Her ability to lead a group, to guide younger students, and even to have those difficult conversations with others who needed to step up more was truly impressive.” - Ms. Brooke Dauphinais
“She is the type of student you dream of having in your class; the type of person you hope your daughter grows up to become.” - Mrs. Melissa Riordan
MATER DEI AWARDS
Christian Sarlitto
Logan Schipansky
“He has a strong set of moral values and rarely goes off track from the standards with which he was raised.” - Mrs. Juby Luesnmann
“Dedicated, hardworking, intelligent, witty, and genuine are some of the words that come to mind when I think about Logan Schipansky.” - Mr. George Prelock
Mary Stallkamp “Mary has been a true leader at NDP and has always been someone that you can depend on.” - Mrs. Brie Dragonetti
VALEDICTORIAN & SALUTATORIAN Valedictorians and Salutatorians at many schools simply represent those students who achieve academic excellence. At NDP, the honor represents so much more. The Valedictorian and Salutatorian of Notre Dame Preparatory are certainly individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary academic achievement, but it is the quality of their character and their commitment to the mission of our school that, when combined with their intellect, makes them worthy of recognition.
Valedictorian
Salutatorian
Sophie O’Shei
Logan Schipansky
“Sophie’s academic achievements result from her ability to rapidly grasp concepts and ideas and then extend that learning by making connections to other related areas of interest or to the world today.” - Mr. Mike Brown
“I have been able to witness his commitment firsthand as I have seen Logan lead house events, stay after practice to get extra work in, look exhausted after staying up all night to study, and help his peers as well as those in need in the community.” - Mr. George Prelock
Patron SAINT AWARDS Our Patron Saint Awards honor seniors who, while demonstrating all of the attributes most associated with an NDP saint, have distinguished themselves among their peers in a particular area.
St. Francis of Assisi | Zabinia Arvizu The St. Francis of Assisi Award for Discipleship is given to the student who demonstrates deep personal spirituality and lives it out through his or her everyday life. Award recipients are recognized by their obvious commitment to their faith as seen through daily actions. “Even though I try to follow Christ, there are many times I leave more inspired to follow God in my own life through my interactions with Zabinia.” -Fr. Kurt Perera
St. Teresa of Calcutta | Megan Torrel The St. Teresa of Calcutta Award for Service and Justice is presented to a senior who is spiritually and intellectually devoted to social action and justice, as demonstrated by their passionate commitment to service, particularly with the poor and marginalized of our world. “Her heart is like a never-ending spring of love that just keeps on flowing!” - Mr. Pierre Marcos
St. Thomas Aquinas | McKenna Timm The St. Thomas Aquinas Award for Scholarship is awarded to a senior, a scholar and thinker, who exemplifies overall academic excellence. Going well beyond demonstrating excellence simply by their level of achievement, this individual demonstrates a desire to learn for learning’s sake by possessing an inquisitive and critical mind. “She is quick to look for the positives, the funny, the stunning, the thought provoking things that she can glean from what is around her.” - Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes
Patron SAINT AWARDS
St. Katharine Drexel | Zoe Bryant The St. Katharine Drexel Award for Leadership is given to a senior who not only possesses the ability to lead, motivate and inspire, but also the courage to do so both privately and publicly for the promotion of our school’s mission. “Zoe’s time at NDP has allowed her to showcase her natural abilities along with the growth the school has allotted to her, and she is every bit deserving of this award.” - Mr. Ryan Pefley
St. Augustine | Matthew Rogers The St. Augustine Award for Promise and Growth recognizes the student who demonstrates exemplary personal growth over his or her career at NDP, growth that has not only benefited the individual personally, but also our school community. “His innate leadership skills, inner joy, and positivity will serve him well in his future endeavors and he will do well wherever he goes and whatever he does.” - Mrs. Kim Haub
SENIOR SAINT AWARDS
Saints Performing Arts Award | Oliver Kedish The Saints Performing Arts Award is presented to an outstanding senior whose talent in and commitment to the performing arts is worthy of special recognition. “He has demonstrated that he knows how to “work for things that no one can take from you.” - Mr. Bob Powers
Saints Visual Arts Award | Nicole Huffman The Saints Visual Arts award is presented to the most outstanding senior whose talent in and commitment to the visual arts is worthy of special recognition. “She is humble and modest and kind and has magical talents that just flow from her fingertips....every chance she has, she is either painting, drawing, sketching, inventing, creating new visual works that are exceptional.” - Ms. Jennifer Kiraly
SENIOR SAINT AWARDS Scot Bemis Award The Scot Bemis Award is presented to two graduating scholar athletes, one female and one male, whose engagement in NDP’s athletic department is exemplified by extraordinary talent and commitment to NDP athletics. These recipients also have a love of NDP, they lead by example, and have a “Get After It” mentality. It is fitting to name the award in honor of Mr. Scot Bemis, whose dedication to NDP and NDP athletics encompassed those qualities for which these two graduating seniors possess.
Brock Locnikar “Not only would Coach have loved to teach and mentor Brock, he mirrored him greatly as a student athlete in his own right; for Coach Bemis was a star linebacker, wrestler and always took pride in his work in the classroom.” - Mr. Matt Rylski
Jessica Skemp “Jessica’s positive mental attitude, her work ethic and her commitment to academic and athletic excellence is every coach and teacher’s dream.” - Mrs. Tracey Heisler
SENIOR SAINT AWARDS Saints Pride Award The Saints Pride Award is given to seniors who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to the mission of NDP through their participation in, and leadership of events, activities, clubs and athletics, and do so with unabashed enthusiasm and spirit. They go well beyond the norm to support all aspects of student life, from sports and the arts, to activities and service. One might say that these students “bleed” purple and gold. Candidates for this award are nominated by their peers in the senior class and final selection is made by the Awards Committee.
Patrick O’Brien “Those of us who were fortunate to watch him shine as a Kairos rector know why his constant show of spirit is a testament to who he wanted to be and for that reason, PJ not only lives up to the ideals of this award, but surpasses them.” - Mr. Ryan Pefley
Roxana Falsafi “She makes those around her better and happier and that is something that you cannot teach.” - Mr. Patrick Stover
SENIOR SAINT AWARDS Saints Loyalty and Commitment Award The Saints Loyalty and Commitment Award is given to seniors whose support of NDP through service to their House and in leadership in various other organizations at NDP exemplify our school’s commitment to service and sacrifice for the good of our community. These individuals demonstrate loyalty to our school and its mission in numerous and varied ways, often well beyond typical responsibilities, and are respected by their fellow students.
Hope Gerding “She is the loyal one you want by your side, leading by consensus, listening to others, true to her word, grounded in faith, pure in heart.” - Mrs. Lyric Naquin
Tayler LiPuma “Her passion and dedication to enriching the lives of others is the heart and soul of her leadership style.” - Mrs. Brenda Beers
SENIOR SAINT AWARDS Spirit of Courage Award The Saints Spirit of Courage Award is presented to seniors who have successfully navigated and overcome personal and other challenges, all the while living out the mission of NDP in their daily lives.
Jennifer Griego “Jennifer is the perfect person to receive this award because she models what it means to be courageous on a daily basis.” -Ms. Shelley Dinges
Julija Eddy “Julija has endured both tragedy and triumphs in her life, and through all of it has come out stronger, wiser, and more tenacious.” - Mrs. Jill Platt
Daniel Doherty “I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been for him, but in my classroom, I never once saw anything but respect, attention, effort, focus, humility, and integrity.” - Mr. Rob Gwinn
SENIOR SAINT AWARDS
Senior STEM Award | Davis Pitts The Senior STEM award is given to a student who has demonstrated innovation and creativity through the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. This student has also shown a commitment to the improvement of the community through STEM. “Engineering, technical drawing, aviation, robotics, computer science, Davis thrived in them all.” - Dcn. Carmene Carbone
St. Angela Merici Award for Perseverance | Kathryn Bastien The St. Angela Merici Award for Perseverance is given to a senior who goes above and beyond to excel in their studies, demonstrates patience and dedication to their end goal, or perseveres beyond what is commonly done by others in the course of their time at Notre Dame Preparatory. “The joy Kathryn feels in her love of learning perfectly exemplifies the qualities of St. Angela Merici who persevered in order to educate young girls of her time who had previously been denied an education.” - Mrs. Brenda Beers
Military Academy Nominations The following students have received appointments to our nation’s service academies for the Class of 2024.
United States Air Force Academy Matthew Malloy
United States Military Academy at West Point Connor Butt
Spencer Roy
Christian Sarlitto
The following students will be enlisting as service members to the designated military branches.
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
Ethan Chantler
Troy Zaro
Congressional Awards Congressional Merit Award | Lauren Kobley Aimed at recognizing outstanding high school seniors, this award is given to students who have been pillars of academic excellence and community leadership throughout their high school careers.
Congressional Scholastic Achievement Award The Congressional Scholastic Achievement Award recognizes outstanding students from each high school who have achieved academic excellence and exhibit the following criteria: a minimum 3.5 GPA, outstanding leadership, and exemplary conduct.
Rachel Bateman
Connor Butt
Daniela Cala
Ellie Dougherty
National Merit Scholars National Merit Scholar | Sophie O’Shei From the pool of Finalists and chosen based on their abilities, skills and accomplishments, a National Merit Scholar is named recipient of a Merit Scholarship.
National Merit Finalist
National Merit Commended Scholar
Sophia Warder
James Bushey
Dylan O’Hara
National Merit Hispanic Scholars This program identifies academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students. The College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program and NDP recognize the following seniors as National Hispanic Scholars, scoring in the top 2.5 percent among Hispanic and Latino PSAT takers in our region.
Carly Bettis
Logan Schipansky
Samantha Wetherell
Department Awards Academic departments have selected the recipients of their highest departmental awards. These students represent not only the highest levels of achievement in each department, but also models of leadership and participation in the classroom.
Math Erin Alpaugh
Social Studies Lauren McKinley
Science Sophia Warder
English McKenna Gordon
Theology Thomas Goodwin
World Language Daniela Cala Eliza Herzfeld
Physical Education Connor Markl
Fine Arts Hunter Frye
Technology William Gittings
Graduates with Academic Distinction Notre Dame Preparatory is unique among many high schools in that it offers an advanced curricular program which recognizes students that achieve well beyond our standard graduation requirements.
Summa Cum Laude
The Summa Cum Laude graduate has completed 30 academic credits while maintaining a 4.0 or greater grade point average, as well as completing additional rigorous, required honors courses and completing the fourth year or beyond of a world language. Erin Alpaugh Zabinia Arvizu Rachel Bateman Carly Bettis Jarod Bogsinske James Bushey Daniela Cala Rylee Chasse Megan Chermack Daniel Doherty
Danielle Drake Katelyn Eberle Derek Elsholz Hunter Frye Hope Gerding Cameron Hrabak Yasmin Maurice Samuel Montano Lindsey Nagel Dylan O’Hara
Sophie O’Shei Alexis Olivo Shireen Sadeghi Ryann Schidler Logan Schipansky Jessica Skemp Sophie Thielmann McKenna Timm Mary Walsh
Magna Cum Laude
The Magna Cum Laude graduate has completed 30 academic credits and the fourth year or beyond of a world language, while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. Brianna Amireh Colton Baldwin Kathryn Bastien Sarah Bentzin Dylan Benvenuto Sophia Cartwright Jacqueline Culver Gillian Cunningham Tatum Cunningham Sophia DeOrio Ellie Dougherty
Gianna Epperson Gabriel Garcia Thomas Goodwin McKenna Gordon Jennifer Griego Eliza Herzfeld Sabrina Klassen Lauren Kobley Alexandra Kreitzman Brock Locnikar Connor Markl
Lauren McKinley Gabrielle Odinet Emily Roduin Jordan Safford Mary Stallkamp Lauren Stein Sophia Warder Samantha Wetherell Noelle Wilson
Graduate with Academic Distinctions Cum Laude
The Cum Laude graduate has completed 30 academic credits and the fourth year or beyond of a world language, while maintaining a 3.75 grade point average. Bianca Angeles Alexandra Bergamo Reagan Berry Zoe Bryant Connor Butt Ayden Chanin Lily Dee Alexis Druken Julija Eddy Valeria Galindo
Nicole Huffman Haley KileyRam Tayler LiPuma Matthew Malloy Jonathan Martellini Vanessa Mati Gabrielle Mirasola Madison Osmussen Megan Phillips Hannahlei Potempa
Coleman Reavey Matthew Rice Spencer Roy Natalia Sanabria Torres Christian Sarlitto Jackson Stafford Paul Tuft Dominic Wade
Honor Societies
National Honor Society Erin Alpaugh Brianna Amireh Bianca Angeles Zabinia Arvizu Coleton Baldwin Kathryn Bastien Rachel Bateman Sarah Bentzin Dylan Benvenuto Carly Bettis Jarod Bogsinske Jr. Zoe Bryant James Bushey Daniela Cala Sophie Cartwright Ayden Chanin Rylee Chasse Megan Chermack
Jacqueline Culver Gillian Cunningham Tatum Cunningham Ellen Dannerbeck Lily Dee Sophia DeOrio Daniel Doherty Ellie Dougherty Danielle Drake Alexis Druken Katelyn Eberle Julija Eddy Derek Elsholz Gianna Epperson Michael Fagan Hunter Frye Valeria Galindo Hope Gerding
Thomas Goodwin McKenna Gordon Jennifer Griego Eliza Herzfeld Cameron Hrabak Nicole Huffman Haley KileyRam Sabrina Klassen Lauren Kobley Alexandra Kreitzman Brock Locnikar Connor Markl Téa Massi Vanessa Mati Yasmin Maurice Thomas McDonald Lauren McKinley Gabrielle Mirasola
Samuel Montano Lindsey Nagel Brittany Nelson Cameron Ninneman Dylan O’Hara Sophie O’Shei Gabrielle Odinet Alexis Lee Olivo Madison Osmussen Megan Phillips Hannahlei Potempa Coleman Reavey Matthew Rice Emily Roduin Shireen Sadeghi Jordan Safford Natalia Torres Christian Sarlitto
Ryann Schidler Katrina Schiffer Logan Schipansky Jessica Skemp Mary Stallkamp Lauren Stein Elle Sutherland Sophia Thielmann McKenna Timm Paul Russell Grant Tuft Dominic Wade Mary Walsh Sophia Warder Samantha Wetherell Noelle Wilson
Graduate with Academic Distinctions Tri-M Music Honor Society Erin Alpaugh Kathryn Bastien Stefano D’Alonzo Rebecca Emerson Hunter Frye Oliver Kedish
Julia Marr Vanessa Mati Ruby Purcell Matthew Rogers Breanna Tyau
Spanish National Honor Society Brianna Amireh Kathryn Bastien Megan Chermack Valeria Galindo
Alexandra Kreitzman Vanessa Mati Matthew Rogers Christian Sarlitto
National Honor Society for Dance Arts Sophia DeOrio Hope Gerding Hanna Jacobson
Lauren Montell Alyssa Wootton
Mu Alpha Theta - Math Honor Society Sophie O’Shei Shireen Sadeghi
Student Leader Recognition Ambassador Board Sarah Bentzin Dylan Benvenuto Christopher Griffin
Samantha Maxwell Logan Schipansky Mary Stallkamp
Dog Pound Leaders Brianna Amireh Sarah Bentzin Trey Cartledge Jacqueline Culver Ellie Dougherty Katherine Douglas
Gianna Epperson Roxana Falsafi Valeria Galindo Christopher Griffin Hanna Jacobson Jordan (Cookie) Jenkins
Samantha Maxwell Kaiden Mazaheri Samuel Montano Lauren Montell Patrick O’Brien Ben Osland
Jacob Poteet Megan Torrel Katie White
Four Year Student Leaders
HopeKids Committee Chairs
Bianca Angeles Zabinia Arvizu Sarah Bentzin
Bailey Benson Sarah Bentzin
Hope Gerding Tayler LiPuma
House Leaders St. Blaise Ellie Dougherty William Gittings
St. George Zabinia Arvizu Logan Schipansky
St. Maximillian Katelyn Eberle John Paul Sullivan
St. Patrick Noelle Wilson Christopher Griffin
St. Teresa Zoe Bryant Bannack Wheeler
St. Francis Kathryn Bastien Dylan Benvenuto
St. Ignatius Hanna Jacobson Judson Hayes
St. Michael Gabrielle Odinet Samuel Montano
St. Sebastian Samantha Maxwell Austin Layne
St. Valentine Mary Stallkamp Christian Sarlitto
NDP Live Andrew Knoll Matthew Rogers