Class of 2013 honored at Senior Awards Night Seniors Sofi Goode, Natalie McLain, and Nick O’Brien were awarded the $10,000 Oneonta The annual Senior Awards Scholarship, one of the most subNight welcomed families, faculty, stantial scholarship packages availand students to the auditorium able to SPHS seniors. Senior Isabel Chin won sevto commemorate senior award recipients yesterday evening. Ap- eral awards, including the Weldon proximately fifty awards, both Fair Play Award, the South Pasamonetary and honorary, were dena Chinese-American Club Karl presented to seniors by various Hwang Scholarship, and the Spanish Book Award for Outstanding scholarship groups. Achievement. “It was a really lovely award ceremony. It was nice to receive these awards and I am very thankful for them,” Isabel Chin said. Va l e d i c t o r i a n s and the salutatorian of the class of 2013 were announced following the presentation of the Letter of Commendation award. Madeline Chin, Gloria Kim, Amber Laird, Lauren Riley, Ryan Smith, and Wendy Tsai were recognized as Rachael Garner valedictorians. Matthew Ms Marylin Garcia presents senior Abe Song Yeung was honored as with his California Scholastic Federation cord. the salutatorian. By Brandon Kim Staff Writer
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Seniors Will Jones, Isabel Chin, Paul Messana, Ryan Stone, Sofi Goode, and Madeline Chin were honored with the Weldon Fair Play Award during Senior Awards Night yesterday.
Six seniors receive Weldon Fair Play Award
By Jason Wang Business Manager Seniors Paul Messana, Ryan Stone, Will Jones, Isabel Chin, Madeline Chin, and Sofi Goode received the Weldon Fair Play Award yesterday during Senior Awards Night. The award is given to three senior girls and three senior boys and is widely regarded as the school’s highest honor bestowed upon a student.
A committee comprised of sophomore and junior representatives, as well as select faculty, chose this year’s recipients. The Weldon Award winners were assessed in terms of academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and strength of character. Established in 1929 by William R.H. Weldon, a previous District Board of Education President, the Weldon Award denotes integrity,
altruism, and sportsmanship both in and out of the classroom. The names of the award winners are engraved onto a large trophy alongside the names of all the past winners. ‘This was so completely unexpected. I had just sat down in my seat and loosened my tie, and I had to run up to the stage while putting it back on,” senior Will Jones said. “I am so honored.”
Other Notable Senior Awards
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Andy Wang Spirit Award Aydin Salek Leadership Scholarship National Charity League Recipient: Kenneth R. C. and Annie Toffoli Amount: $250
Recipient: Austin Kahn Amount: $2,500
Recipient: Charlie Gleeson Amount: $10,000
The Andy Wang Spirit Award honors kindness, friendship, humility, generosity, and selfish service to SPHS. The award is presented in memory ofAndy Wang, who passed away his freshman year at SPHS. He was a member of the SPHS football and tennis teams and looked forward to joining the Tiger Newspaper staff his sophomore year.
The Aydin Salek Leadership Scholarship was established in honor of former SPHS student Aydin Salek who passed away four years ago. He played a significant role in his educational environment through student leadership and compassion for his classmates and served as a firm breach between the student body and the administration. The South Pasadena Scholarship Committee selected ten finalists for this scholarship who were all interviewed to select a final winner.
The National Charity League recognizes one female student for academic success and community service. Ms Ellen Torres presented the award on behalf of the South Coast National Charity League Chapter.
“I’m so honored to receive this award. I’m really honored to even be mentioned in the same award as Ken. Thank you, Andy Wang’s family.” - Anne Toffoli
Kathryn Larkin Crary Sportsmanship Award Karen Offenhauser Outstanding Senior Award Recipients: Nicolas Sullivan and Wen Zeng Amount: $5,000
Recipient: Ryan Stone Amount: $1000
The Kathryn L. Crary Scholarship Award is presented in honor of Kathryn L. Crary, a former South Pasadena High School student who devoted her life to sports and the practice of sportsmanship. SPHS coaches gathered to evaluate their varsity athletes and select the two who best exemplify the characteristics of sportsmanship in honor of Kathryn L. Crary.
The Karen Offenhauser Award was named for the South Pasadena High School senior class president of 1981 who died in a tragic car accident one year after graduation. The award recognizes kindness, enthusiasm, friendliness, and leadership.
“I’m so thankful for all of the support this class has given me. Honestly, I couldn’t have asked for this. I love every single one of you in the class of 2013 and I know you all will be so wonderful in life. Seeing everyone’s smiling faces all around campus has made me want to be a “I’m very honored and I’m so glad I friend and inspirational figure gettoleaveamarkonthisgreatplace.” for everyone. You guys really - Nicolas Sullivan do rock.” - Ryan Stone
“It was completely unexpected; I wasn’t even really paying attention when it happened, and I never thought I would get that one, but I’m honored. It’s been a really great basketball season overall.” - Wen Zeng