2024-2025 Upper Campus Academic Awards Program

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SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL

ACADEMIC AWARDS ASSEMBLY

MAY 21, 2025

PROGRAM

Head of School’s List Stephanie Rubin Lindsay Koss

Community Service Leadership Award Lindsay Koss

This award is given to the student who demonstrates a deep commitment and passion for a project and/or non-profit organization and goes above & beyond recognizing community service hours. The recipient has shown initiative in working to sustain and promote the mission of his/her chosen organization/project and has served as a role model by inspiring others to do the same.

Trailblazer Award Jon Ellinghouse

Awarded to the outstanding male and female student athletes in recognition of their overall performance both on the playing field and in the classroom over the course of the past school year. Recipients of this award should be truly exceptional in each of the following areas:

• Athletic Achievement

• Scholarship

• Citizenship

• Trailblazer Spirit

Head of School’s Collection Award Rory Sloan

Presented to one senior for the purchase of a piece of art to be included in the permanent collection of Sierra Canyon School. The work of art, in any medium, is chosen by the Head of School from nominations by the Visual Arts Department and will serve as a legacy to the student’s remarkable exploration in the visual arts.

Alumni Award Mick Horwitz Howard Wang

Awarded to the senior who has embraced the community of the school, has displayed to his or her colleagues a supportive and engaged attitude toward the many opportunities offered at Sierra Canyon in and out of the classroom, and who can be counted on to continue his or her passion and dedication for the school.

Dyne Center Scholar Award Alice Kessler

Dyne Center Scholar is awarded to students who exemplify conviction of purpose, a steadfast dedication to personal and academic development, and embrace a growth mindset. The recipients have shown a thirst for knowledge, demonstrated initiative, and dedicated themselves to the pursuit of academic excellence.

Departmental Awards

These award recipients embody the following:

• Spirit of intellectual inquiry

• Enthusiasm and passion for the subject

• Engagement in extracurricular participation in that field of study

• Academic achievement

• Serves as a role model to others

• Desire to take full advantage of educational opportunities provided

English/Publications Noah Salamon

Visual

Performing Arts Chris Sampson

History Eric Fodor

Mathematics

Science

World Languages

Computer Science

Dr. Veronica Bryan

Tina Lee

Dr. Laura Connor

J.D. Devaughn-Brown

Book Awards

Brandeis University

The Brandeis Book Award is given to an outstanding high school junior in the top 10% of the class who demonstrates a commitment to civic engagement, community service, political activism, social justice, or volunteer work.

Dartmouth College

The Dartmouth College Book Award is presented to the junior who, by his/her academic achievements, personal example, leadership, and service, most typifies the ideals of Sierra Canyon.

Harvard University

The Harvard Book Prize is presented to the outstanding junior who combines excellence in scholarship and character together with achievement in other fields.

Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins Book Award is presented to the junior who best exhibits the qualities and characteristics that form the core of the Johns Hopkins ethic. These qualities include a demonstrated desire for intellectual and moral growth; an uncommon interest in, and capacity for, independent and original scholarship; and the strength of character necessary to employ the results of their scholarship for the betterment of society.

St. John’s College

The St. John’s College Book Award is presented to a junior who has demonstrated intellectual courage, a dedication to the liberal arts, and Arete (virtue in the sense of one being the best one can be). The selected student thrives on knowledge and discovery, achieves excellence within a depth of curriculum, and demonstrates both thoughtfulness and intelligence in daily life.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For more than 100 years, Rensselaer, in conjunction with high schools around the world, has awarded the Rensselaer Medal to promising high school juniors who have distinguished themselves in math and science. The medal was first presented in 1916 with two purposes:

1. To recognize the superlative academic achievement of young men and women, and to

2. Motivate students toward careers in science and technology.

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania Book Award serves to recognize outstanding high school juniors who exemplify the characteristics of Benjamin Franklin, the founder of the University.

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California Book Award is presented to the outstanding junior who has demonstrated both an inspired passion for and a deep commitment to the study of history. A burgeoning intellectual, this student takes pride in the clear, thoughtful expression of ideas, whether in academic writing or in spirited discussion. Thirsty for both knowledge and understanding, this student recognizes that a close study of what has come before can often point clearly toward the challenges of the future.

Conclusion Jim Skrumbis

HEAD OF SCHOOL’S LIST – Fall Semester

These students have earned no grade below an A-

Class of 2025

Dylan Alon

Wyatt Becker

Joshvar Bhuller

Bianca Coleman

Carr Early

Gregory Epstein

Eliza Feldman

Myat Htet

Evan Kwok

Hannah LaChapelle

Ria Lala

Savannah Miller

Justin Priluck

Aaron Romano

Lucille Russell

Ella Smith

Willow Stromer

Alexandra Thau

Mallika Vairavan

Chung Heng Wei

Katelynn Wu

Qinghe Xu

Tyler Young

Ashton Zamani

Qiao Zhang

Class of 2026

James Browning

Maya Charuvastra

Chase Everett

Ziqiu Fang

Duoyong Gao

Aiden Gofnung

Dean Gofnung

Daniel Maya

Nikhil McGowan

Lincoln Moseley

Jonah Nadley

Emma Nassiri

Kellen Oliver

Nicholas Park

Joshua Pierce

Ruozhen Ren

Zeming Tao

Nathan Wang

Ruiyan Wang

Zijun Wang

Class of 2027

Samaya Bansal

Chloe Boghoskhanian

Sophia Cartio

Trey Cedergren

Savanna Cohen

Charles Cummings

Jack Davis

Lily Davis

Margaret Domzalski

Lucy Feldman

Nathan Gao

Brayden Goldstein

Zeke Greene

Logan Isfan

Aiden Jahng

Elijah Kwon

Owen Luo

Churan Ma

Jordyn Malek

Atticus Masuzawa

Andre Mazaheri

Thomas McCurley

Andrew Mostman

Kyndall Plaisted

Jayden Sharobeem

Olivia Shum-Koubek

Caden Silk

Penelope Silvia

Sarah Sobel

Calista Suzuki

Yunqi Tang

Sofia Vafi

Runyu Yang

Yinuo Ye

Heidi Zhang

HEAD OF SCHOOL’S LIST – Fall Semester

These students have earned no grade below an A-

Class of 2028

Emma Armstrong

Lindley Asmus-Kim

Baer Berlinski

Nikolai Bokin

Austin Craven

Helena DeForest

Reeya Dhanani

Xinyue Diao

Oliver Goffman

Lenny Greene

Yixiang Huang

Yulie Hutchings

Reyna Kojima

Sirui Li

Jael Long

Thomas Ludlam

Kathryn McCurley

Qinru Meng

Kingston Miller

Brooke Negrete

Roseline Oladokun

Zilin Ru

Tayyeb Saifee

Mikayla Tisdale

Runyi Wu

Yianna Zaky-Papantoniou

Harper Zelinsky

Class of 2029

Jake Bernstein

Jaelyn Block

Kareena Dalal

Sophie Dhanani

Brandon Engel

Emma Favinsky

Jiarui Guo

Narayan Headington

Mila Herwick

Samuel Kogan

Meliame Langi

Cooper Lesner

Cate Lewin

Madison Markham

Rentaro Masada

Chidi Odebunmi

Kennedy Oliver

Avni Pai

Jonah Plishner

Léah Rabbani

Priya Rahim

Gemma Rizzotti

Eva Rubin

Asher Schwartz

Graciela Soffin

Ella Studley

Chak Yan Sun

Akira Takayanagi

Vivienne Wiltgen

Class of 2030

Theodore Baker

Amani Bansal

Deron Braswell

Diana Costa

Adam Cummings

Layla Davis

Eleanor DeForest

Evelyn Downing

Calliope Everest

Lilah Farag

Brady Faulkner

Taura Freyer

Dylan Getz

Shayanne Gordon

Angelina-James Keller

Alexander Lam

Maxwell Lorenzo

Nylah Porter

Aiden Rabbani

Ayan Rajkondawar

Ryan Romulus

Taylor Silk

Brooklyn Spungin

Qingzhu Xu

Rena Zuang

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Class of 2025

Diego Aguilar Fox

Haley Allado

Noah Almany

Dylan Alon

Deavan Antoine-Dillon

Alexis Aronson

Christopher Cain

Meihong Chen

Naz Engel

Eliza Feldman

Myat Htet

Mark Kassabian

Jackson Kearney

Olivia Kearney

Evan Kwok

Hannah LaChapelle

Shane Lackman

Ria Lala

Guannan Lian

Sienna Martin

Savannah Miller

Sienna Miller

Emerson Moody

Ava Paknejad

Danica Quinn

Aaron Romano

Lucille Russell

Ella Smith

Jordan Spillman

Sinead Sullivan

Nova Tague

Alexandra Thau

Olivia Theodoratos

Mallika Vairavan

Logan Waks

Ruiting Xing

Qinghe Xu

Tyler Young

Ashton Zamani

Easton Zelinsky

Qiao Zhang

Zhewei Zhang

Class of 2026

Mason Anderson

Natalia Areliz

Anoush Avetikyan

Denise Barakat

James Browning

Emma Byun

Cayden Cain

Paloma Caruso

Brayden Charness

Maya Charuvastra

Krish Chawla

Baizhen Chen

Harper Davis

Zoe Dusig

Ziqiu Fang

Troi Ford

Duoyong Gao

Aiden Gofnung

Dean Gofnung

Enrique Guile

Toni Rae Gutierrez

Luke Haas

Merex Horwitz

Quincy Jelalian-Katz

Cy Joseph

Julian Katz

Anthony Kim

Eliyah Larry

Xinfei Liu

Zhanshuo Liu

Daniel Maya

Nikhil McGowan

Tristan Miller

Payton Montgomery

Lincoln Moseley

Jonah Nadley

Emma Nassiri

Alexis Ochoa

Kalyani Olive

Kellen Oliver

Sadie Onelum

Darya Paknejad

Nicholas Park

Ian Pflieger

Joshua Pierce

Ruozhen Ren

Finn Retsky

Jerzy Robinson

Olivia Rufo

Thiseas Sarris

Dino Scordia

Jordan Shtrum

Samuel Stoller

Zhengbang Sui

Sophia Tellis

Charley Veluz

Nathan Wang

Tiffany Wang

Lingling Xie

Eren Yabuki

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY

Class of 2025

Haley Allado

Dylan Alon

Meihong Chen

Margaret

Christian

Carr Early

Leia Edwards

Naz Engel

Gregory Epstein

Eliza Feldman

Ethan Gao

Zhiyu He

Myat Htet

Evan Kwok

Hannah

LaChapelle

Shane Lackman

Ria Lala

Hao Li

Ava Paknejad

Aaron Romano

Lucille Russell

Ella Smith

Jordan Spillman

Mallika Vairavan

Katelynn Wu

Qinghe Xu

Qiao Zhang

Class of 2026

Anoush Avetikyan

James Browning

Cayden Cain

Ziqiu Fang

Aiden Gofnung

Dean Gofnung

Daniel Maya

Nikhil McGowan

Lincoln Moseley

Kellen Oliver

Nicholas Park

Joshua Pierce

Ruozhen Ren

Finn Retsky

Zijun Wang

Nathan Wang

Shihan Xiu

DEAN’S LIST- Fall Semester

These students have earned a GPA of 3.6 or higher (weighted) with no grade below B-

Class of 2025

Diego Aguilar Fox

Haley Allado

Noah Almany

Alexis Aronson

Xavier Arrocha

Michael Baba

Edwin Bai

Jesse Bailey

Sahil Banker

Destiny Barragan

Zahra Bello

Meihong Chen

Margaret Christian

Noah Cohen

D’Lila Combs

Jessie Combs

Liani DeLillio

Chase Dem

Leia Edwards

Naz Engel

Jonas Epstein

Ethan Gao

Naomi Gee

Zhiyu He

Gavin Hightower

Ethan Iyer

Mohit Jaisinghani

Daron Jil-Agopian

Peyton Jones

Sean Jones

Zoee Jones

Mark Kassabian

Jackson Kearney

Olivia Kearney

Lucas Lehman

Charly Lesner

Tony Jau Bong Leung

Hao Li

Guannan Lian

Carter Lorenz

Becky Luo

Lauren Lynch

Sienna Martin

Liya McNicoll

Nevada Miller

Sienna Miller

Emerson Moody

Dequann Morgan

Andrew Nelson

Ava Nutt

Ava Paknejad

Nina Peyton-Johnson

Danica Quinn

Daniel Raab

Ashley Redd

Alex Roth

Jordan Spillman

Sinead Sullivan

Matthew Suter

Zoe Swinton

Nova Tague

Olivia Theodoratos

Mia Torres

Logan Waks

Xinni Wei

Ruiting Xing

Jae’on Young

Zydon Yuan

Easton Zelinsky

Zhewei Zhang

Jitong Zou

Class of 2026

Mason Anderson

Anoush Avetikyan

Cayden Cain

Kyra Carlson

Paloma Caruso

Brayden Charness

Krish Chawla

Shouyuan Chen

True DeSilva Jones

Alonzo Gonzalez

Alyna Gopez

Enrique Guile

Toni Rae Gutierrez

Luke Haas

Graelyn Heierling

Patrick Hill

Merex Horwitz

Zixuan Hu

Qunicy Jelalian-Katz

Mikhal Johnson

Harry Ju

Julian Katz

Anthony Kim

Eliyah Larry

Theodore Levin

Ruiyi Liu

Xinfei Liu

Zhanshou Liu

Sahhra Mazaheri

Carl McMullan

Anthony Mgdesyan

Tristan Miller

Payton Montgomery

Alexis Ochoa

Sadie Onelum

Darya Paknejad

Ian Pflieger

Alyssa Redd

Finn Retsky

Zion Rex

Madden Riordan

Jerzy Robinson

Olivia Rufo

Sophia Sarni

Thiseas Sarris

Dino Scordia

Jordan Shtrum

Samuel Stoller

Sophia Tellis

Damon Thomas

Tiffany Wang

Ryder Weathers

Lyric Wilson

Roman Winter

Lingling Xie

Shihan Xiu

Ronen Zaorano

Hongyi Zhu

Class of 2027

Olivia Aguilar

Andrés Aguilar Fox

Ella Asher

Jacob Barsoum

Yihan Chen

Weston Cohen

Conor Dick

Sara Dick

Phoenix Downing

Pucheng Du

Marcus Fovos

Thomas Gabel

Gabriel Jiatai Guo

Sterling Hollis

Evangeline Jeffries

MacGregor Kennedy

Zariah Kennedy

Ryan Koodish

Ella Kravitz

Alexandria Langley

Kaia Laug

Leah Lee

Jack Lenkov

Junhong Li

DEAN’S LIST- Fall Semester

These students have earned a GPA of 3.6 or higher (weighted) with no grade below B-

Wenxin Lin

Joshua Long

Adriana Mazaheri

Darius Mazzarella

Nia Melendez

Trevor Mertzel

Nirvaan Pai

Maximilien Rincon

Arpi Saryan

Shayan Shakaram

Colin Shelly

Ryan Slavett

Ryan Sobeck

Salaya Somboonkit

Yuqi Song

Adithya Venkatesh

Haicheng Wang

Richard Wesley

Kunyu Xiao

Liyue Xiao

Leighton Zamani

Class of 2028

Nelly Arjikyan

Sarai Azizad

Emily Boghoskhanian

Siana Brayboy

Samuel Carpenter

Jiya Chawla

Sydney Dervin

Thomas Duncan

Erik Ginsburg

Morgan Grier

Xinran Guo

Yiqing Guo

Liam Haas

Davis Hur

Taylor Hsu

YuTong Huo

Alysia Juniel

Arhaan Kapoor

Noah Lesak

Lucas Letts

Yutong Liu

Zavier Luo

Nylah Melendez

Mariah Moses

Austin Oliver

Nicolas Petrikin

Kailee-Dash Presley-Adkins

Ethan Schwartz

Vicky Shen

Xuanzi Shen

Micah Slade

Nuodi Song

Nuoya Song

Emmanuelle Spillman

Olivia Switalla

Tatum Thomas

Jake Waks

Cash Wiltgen

Class of 2029

Riley Allen

Devon Almany

Jasper Berlinski

Daisy Brown

Amelia Bzdak

Anaya Dela Fuente

Juniper Drootin

Charley Enbody

Nathan Englander

Jake Ford

Deidre Fovos

Charly Goldson

Ryder Gottlieb

Hillary Hess

Collin LaChapelle

Fynn Levine

Yuchen Lin

Adrian Marinescu

Madeline Maya

Jacob McNamara

Elias Miller

Hudson Miller

Lucas Noble

Christian Olano

Sydney Rincon

Ascher Ruf

Dominick Salamon

Savannah Sanders

Ruitong Shi

Scarlett Slipock

Olivia Sobeck

Matthew Yang

Milo Yip

Class of 2030

Zoey Bryant

Minghan Chen

Hannah Cohen

Emilie Drake

Maveti Faumuina

Ty Fishler

Scarlett Isfan

Emma Juceam

Sarah Lee

Yawan Li

Julianna Mendoza-Behrens

Emma Miller

Nathan Park

Sebastian Quinonez

Noelle Shum-Walton

Jesse Spungin

Sophia Wang

Liam Zeff

SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL

20801 RINALDI STREET

CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA

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