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Distinctions at Commencement With Highest Honor Cynthia Hale-Phillips, Annie Haueter, Jiwon Yi
With High Honor
Rose Burnam, Mary Cho, Maddie Clark, Katie Griffin, Tierney Hightower, Jamie Kim
With Honor
Joan Chen, Marisa Christensen, Caitlin Dullanty, Kendra Hoffman, Valerie Hooper, Laila Joseph, Grace Lee, Michelle Lee, Amanda Nansel-Giuliano, Paisley Piasecki, Amy Sublett
Santa Catalina Awards Meriwether AND CROOM Beatty Awards honor a freshman and a sophomore who exemplify compassion, integrity, faith, and friendship. Freshman—Whitney Harrell Sophomores—Tamara Attia , Rio Turrini-Smith Sister Mary Kieran SCHOLARSHIP Award is given to two juniors who embody generosity and sensitivity as modeled by Sister Kieran. First place—Chloe Reimann Second place—Tanya Madrigal THE ACADEMY Award recognizes students for their outstanding contribution to the performing arts during the last four years, both on stage and backstage. Sierra Ankley Joan Chen Emily Hunter Robert P. Balles Award for Academic Excellence honors the students graduating first and second in the senior class for their outstanding academic performance. (Tied for first) Annie Haueter Jiwon Yi Admiral Robert S. Hatcher Award honors students who engage in the academic curriculum to the limit of possibility for the joy and sake of learning. Cynthia Hale-Phillips Jiwon Yi Sunzah Park Soli Deo Gloria Award honors a senior for her contribution to the liturgical life of the school through music. Sandi Tu The Generosity Award honors students for their exceptional and consistent generosity of person and talent, in all aspects of school life. Marisa Christensen Georgia Sedlack Outstanding Leadership AND SCHOOL SUPPORT AWARD honors those students who called upon their own resources and enlisted the talents of others in pursuit of a common goal. Amy Sublett The CHRISTOPHER Award honors a student who exemplifies Christian concern for others with leadership and dedication to the spiritual welfare of the school. Kelsey Green MUNRAS COURTESY Award honors a student who exemplifies courage, graciousness, integrity, and openness to all. Joan Chen The Alumnae Award honors students who have offered intellectual integrity, quiet leadership, and a mature individual perspective. Maddie Clark Paisley Piasecki Kelsey Green The Veritas Award honors a senior who exemplifies the school’s motto, Truth; who is true to herself and to others, acts with joy and single-mindedness, and who through her clear judgment and daily living leaves the school a better place. Tierney Hightower Jiwon Yi
2013 College Matriculation Austin Peay State University Berklee College of Music Boston University (3) Brown University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Duke University (2) Emory University Georgia Institute of Technology Laguna College of Art and Design Manhattan College (2) New York University (2) Northern Arizona University (2) Pace University, New York City (2) Pitzer College Pomona College Reed College (2) San Diego State University Scripps College Sonoma State University St. John’s University, Queens Campus Syracuse University Universidad Panamericana University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis (3) University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara (4) University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Puget Sound (2) University of San Francisco University of Southern California (3) University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Texas, Dallas University of Washington Villanova University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College West Island College International Class Afloat Wheaton College, IL Yale University