This Week In the Ann Arbor Public Schools
January 24, 2012
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Five Ann Arbor Public School students have been selected as candidates for the 2012 Presidential Scholars Program. There are three from Huron: Emily Chang, Alexander T. Hassan and Lena M. Ji; and two from Pioneer: Julia H. Chen and Caleb D. Stevens.
The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by Executive Order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our Nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the Program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. Each year, up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the Nation’s highest honors for high school students.
Each nominated student must go through an application process. Scholars are chosen on the basis of their accomplishments in many areas – academic and artistic success, leadership, and involvement in school and the community – and represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness in America’s youth. They are invited to Washington, D.C. in June to participate in National Recognition Weekend which includes many enrichment activities and events and culminates with the presentation to the students of the Presidential Scholars medallion during a ceremony sponsored by the White House. -
Pioneer 12th grade student, Sherry Wan, took 1st place in the 2012 National Juried High School Metals Exhibition for her piece titled "Summer Solstice". The exhibition is a biennial event that highlights the accomplishments of students and teachers at the high school level and showcases how various media can be used to achieve artistic expression and to generate interest in and excitement about the fields of metal and enameling. This year’s juror was Robert Ebendorf, an esteemed metal-smith, jeweler and leader in the American studio jewelry movement. The exhibition will be held at Sheffield Wood Gallery between February 3, and March 23 , in Greenville South Carolina, and is sponsored by The Fine Art Center, a preeminent fine arts magnet high school also in Greenville. Ms. Wan won a two hundred dollar prize and a one hundred dollar gift certificate for the Pioneer High School Jewelry Program. After the exhibition, "Summer Solstice" will be exhibited locally at the Ann Arbor Art Center's Potential Show March 23 - April 22, and at the University of Michigan Slusser Art School in late May to early June.
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Pioneer Band students received 102 first division and 12 second division ratings in SOLO competition, as well as 94 first division and 37 second division ratings in ENSEMBLE competition on January 14 at Livonia Franklin High School. Students throughout the state performed in this state qualifying event.
The following Pioneer High School Band students participated in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) District Solo and Ensemble Festival on January 14. Students prepared a solo and/or an ensemble and performed for an MSBOA Certified Adjudicator. Their performance was evaluated and a rating between "I" (Excellent) and "V" was assigned. The symbol (2) after a students name indicates that they had two events receiving that rating in the same category.
Pioneer High School Band students receiving a "I" (Excellent) rating for their performance of a SOLO were: Maddie Allen, Shreya Bahl, Halley Bass, Ben Bielajew, Kevin Blaesing, Will Bogen, James Boyd, Michael Buiteweg, Galen Burrell, Christian Castle, Iris Chen, Han Qiu Cheng, Claire Christensen, D’Arcy Cook, Rennie Cotner, Alayna Coverly, Marianne Cowherd, Amelia Diehl, Peter Doyle, Eric Dutton, John Fan, Kevin Flannagan, Nina Freter, Alexander Ginsberg, Celisa Gutierrez, Anna Hayman, Clare Higgins, Andrew Hocott, Stein Housner, Conor Howe, Betty Hu, Skye Huerta, Aleck Jiang, Kevin Jiang, Will Jibson, Taylor Johnson (2), Kayoon Jung, Tela Kabisch, Jared Kaufman, Aina Kelsaw-Fletcher, Hakkyun (Alex) Kim, Sara King, Trevor King, Anna Latterner, Tyler Leach, Harry Lee, Andrew Lemerand, Nicholas Lemerand, Siyan (Daniel) Li, Emily Liu, Nicholas Liu, Yuming Liu, Sara Long, Wei Luo, Hannah Lynn, Andrea Martin, Natalie Martin, Abbey Maxbauer, Alexander Maynard, Jack McKarns, Ian McKenny, Sowdeepya Nadimpalli, Daniel Olson, Henry Pakela, Oksana Palczynski, Sara Park, Abraham Paternoster, Bo Peng, Elliot Polot, Norah Rast, Elijah Reische, Lillie Ross, Griffin Roy, Ellen Sauer, Zachary Sedgwick, Michael Shapiro, Becca Shipan, Ken Simon (2), Nicholas Simon, Antonia Smith, Jakob Smith, Gina Son, Austin Stout, Alysha Szewczul, Maria Ten Brink, Nick Terrell, Stephanie Terrell, Kevin Tian (3), Nick Verhun, Ben Vinnik, Charles Wang, William Wang, Enze Xing, Thea Yagerlener, Brinda Yarlagadda, Tina Yu, Kevin Zhang, Alan Zhou.
Pioneer High School Band students receiving a "II" (Good) rating for their performance of a SOLO were: Sam Blackburn, Joseph Buiteweg, Claire Davenport, Danny Fonte, Hyeyoung Kim, Julia Mouat, Paul Paternoster, Fiona Powell, Ryan Reynolds, Ben Schreiber, Kathy Sun, Nathan Willette.
Pioneer High School Band students receiving a "I" (Excellent) rating for their performance of an ENSEMBLE were: Janette Ahn, Halley Bass (2), Megan Battersby, Aaron Baum, Ben Bielajew, Will Bogen, Cameron Boyd, James Boyd, Galen Burrell, Miyako Cauley, Takeo Cauley, Elizabeth Choi, Hangil Choi (2), Hyewon Choi, Claire Christensen, D’Arcy Cook, Rennie Cotner, Marianne Cowherd, Isaiah Davis, Seetha Davis, Peter Doyle, Ruby Emberling, Jack Fan, John Fan, Monica Fink, Kevin Flannagan (2), Charlie Geronimus, Alex Ginsberg, Clare Higgins, Conor Howe, Betty Hu (2), Esther Im, Will Jibson, Kiley Judge, Kayoon Jung, Jared Kaufman, Catherine Kim, Sara King, Trevor King, Yeong Hyeon Koh, Reina Larkin, Harry Lee (2), Siyan (Daniel) Li, Ben Lindstrom, Wei Luo, Andrea Martin, Abbey Maxbauer, Jack McKarns, Jordan McKay, Oleg Mihans, Sowdeepya Nadimapalli, Henry Pakela (2), Oksana Palczynski, Sara Park, Abraham Paternoster, Bo Peng, Gabe Puno, Norah Rast, Hannah Rhodenhiser, Griffin Roy, Ellen Sauer, Michael Saunders, Kaylee Schonsheck, Ben Schreiber, Dana Shin, Becca Shipan, Amaris Sim, Hannah Sim, Ken Simon, Antonia Smith, Gina Son, Kathy Sun (2), Maria Ten Brink, Nick Terrell (2), Stephanie Terrell, William Wang (2), Ted Xiao, Enze Xing, Thea Yagerlener (2), Tina Yu, Kevin Zhang, Megan Zheng, Alan Zhou, Kayla Zynda.
Pioneer High School Band students receiving a "II" (Good) rating for their performance of an ENSEMBLE were: Shreya Bahl, Sarah Begley, Will Bogen, Takeo Cauley, William Chen, Jae Pil Choi, Marianne Cowherd, Samantha Freshley, Meaghan Glanville, Anna Hayman, Guanlun He, Maddy Hiller, Grace Iverson, Kevin Jiang (2), Will Jibson, Deondre Jones, Aina Kelsaw-Fletcher, Gregory Kim, Danielle Lehavy, Ruohao Li, Hannah Lim, Ben Lindstrom, (David) Jie Lu, Stone Mathers, Kara Monchamp, Oksana Palczynski, Niket Parikh, Abraham Paternoster, Shay Pinhey, Gabe Puno, Hallie Rogers, Michael Shapiro, Nicholas Simon, Sarah Starman, Ryan Teeter, Oliver Zhou. -
Kara Schulz, DECA Advisor at Pioneer High School announced that the following Pioneer students won medals in their event at the DECA District Conference at Eastern Michigan University. This year's chapter had over 50% of competing members advance to the state conference in March!
State Qualifiers:
Aketzaly Ramierz Lopez - Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Sinclaire Fonville - Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Nicholas Swafford - Automotive Marketing
Sohail Rana - Automotive Marketing
Hannah Dubov - Service Marketing
Patrick Pang - Business Finance
Lee Criso - Business Finance
Eric Furlong - Hotel & Lodging
Jack Wissman - Hotel & Lodging
Jennifer Gu - Marketing Management
Jenna Canning - Marketing Management
Ryan Murphy - Human Resource Management
Jeno Draganescu - Retail Merchandising
DeAnna Crout - Retail Merchandising
Aaron London - Retail Merchandising
Joe Flanagan - Retail Merchandising
Jane Vilorio-Santos - Restaurant Management
Cedric Gin - Business Management
Gurjeet Singh - Business Management
Hannah Wang - Principles of Finance
Sequoiah Farrell-Williams - Principles of Marketing
Eric Domino - Business Law and Ethics
Kevin Knight - Business Law and Ethics
Giancarlo Robert - Business Law and Ethics
Lucas Blanc - Business Law and Ethics
Michael Jones - Business Law and Ethics
Allison Dettling - Business Law and Ethics
Olivia Hill - Buying and Merchandising
Allison Fitzpatrick - Buying and Merchandising
Romina Potter - Buying and Merchandising
Lorri Rasmussen - Buying and Merchandising
Minjae Lee - Financial Services
Shrikar Thodla - Financial Services
Sarah Stasiak - Marketing Communications
Rachael Carney - Marketing Communications
Lily Nguyen - Marketing Communications
Megan Zhang - Marketing Communications
Darren Austin - Leadership and Teamwork
Jaclyn Hadler- Travel and Tourism Marketing
Emily Goldman - Travel and Tourism Marketing
Occupational Exam Winners (TOP 5 IN EVENT):
Brady Butler - Hospitality Marketing
Evan Jones - Hospitality Marketing
Sinclaire Fonville - Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Nicholas Swafford - Automotive Marketing
Sohail Rana - Automotive Marketing
Lee Criso - Business Finance
Jack Wissman - Hotel & Lodging
Jennifer Gu - Marketing Management
Ryan Murphy - Human Resource Management
Cedric Gin - Business Management
Gurjeet Singh - Business Management
Hannah Wang - Principles of Finance
Sequoiah Farrell-Williams - Principles of Marketing
Eric Domino - Business Law and Ethics
Giancarlo Robert - Business Law and Ethics
Michael Jones - Business Law and Ethics
Olivia Hill - Buying and Merchandising
Lorri Rasmussen - Buying and Merchandising
Shrikar Thodla - Financial Services
Jaclyn Hadler- Travel and Tourism Marketing
Case Problem Role Play Winners (FIRST PLACE IN EVENT):
Janese Honeycutt and Ana Vereen - Travel and Tourism Marketing
Aketzaly Ramierz Lopez - Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Nicholas Swafford - Automotive Marketing
Sohail Rana - Automotive Marketing
Lee Criso - Business Finance
Cedric Gin - Business Management
Gurjeet Singh - Business Management
Hannah Wang - Principles of Finance
Giancarlo Robert and Lucas Blanc - Business Law and Ethics
Michael Jones and Allison Dettling - Business Law and Ethics
Minjae Lee and Shrikar Thodla - Financial Services
Lily Nguyen and Megan Zhang- Marketing Communications
Jaclyn Hadler and Emily Goldman- Travel and Tourism Marketing -
Something amazing happened at Huron on the past two Saturdays. Over 350 students voluntarily came to Huron on January 14 & 21, from 8:00-12:00 to study and prepare for their final exams. This was all planned by the Huron Rising Scholars under the direction and leadership of Mr. Brandon Jackson. The Rising Scholars Program collaborated with administration, teachers, parents, and the National Honor Society and Key Club to staff Saturday School with tutors.
Achievement Saturday School is a student led program intended to "narrow the achievement gap of all students at Huron." Many students participated in planning this event. Chelsea Mercer, a junior at Huron, set up meetings with all stakeholders to produce two weekends of student preparation for final exams. On January 14th they hosted 127 students at Huron and on January 21st they hosted 221 students - in adverse weather. This project allowed over 350 students the opportunity to prepare for finals!!!!!! The event represented the entire student body and served both higher achieving students in AP and AC classes and students who are experiencing academic difficulty.
The organizers want to recognize the wonderful parents who made breakfast for the volunteer students and staff!!!! It was truly impressive to see that many caring young people and staff there on those Saturday mornings. There were 1/4 of Huron’s staff members and 1/8 of Huron’s entire student body!!!!
Thanks to all who supported this event:
Administrators
Teachers
Media Center
Food and Nutrition (Kitchen and Supplies)
Tech Staff (Laptops/Computers)
Parents
Connie Goodman (Reserved Rooms)
Jason Gold (Opening School @ 7a.m.)
Counselors
NHS (Caine)
Key Club (Nunlee)
E2020 Lab (CG)
Resource/Support Staff
Patricia P. Green, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Ann Arbor Public Schools