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Student awards

cbachrach — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:53:22 +0000

Congratulations to freshman Tara Fahimi for receiving the Kent Walker Award and a certificate of achievement for Outstanding Scholastic Effort. This award is given to a student in on-level courses whose work reflects determination and persistent efforts in scholastic achievement. This is the only time that the award has been given to a freshman.

At the April 29 Awards Assembly, Principal Joan Benz called Fahimi, “an exceptional young lady who strives to do well and succeeds” and who “gives 100 percent every day in class.” Her English teacher said she is “truly a pleasure to teach.”

Students win scholastic Gold Key awards

cbachrach — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:14:31 +0000

Congratulations to senior Elizabeth Michaels for receiving the Gold Key Award from the Alliance For Young Artists, a prestigious recognition program for teenage artists and writers. Michaels’ work was judged for its originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal vision or voice. A Gold Key Award is the highest level of achievement on the regional level.

Students win scholastic Gold Key awards

cbachrach — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:12:28 +0000

Congratulations to senior Kelly Foster for submitting her digital film, “The Interpretation of Dreams” to the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers and for winning the Gold Key award. The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers is one of the oldest and most esteemed recognition programs in the U.S. It is the highest regional award one can receive for this competition.

Student Awards

cbachrach — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:10:13 +0000

Congratulations to senior Josh Simon for submitting the ten-minute play he wrote, Skin Tight, to Centerstage’s 2010 Young Playwrights Festival and being awarded Honorable Mention. Josh wrote the play for his theatre class and then decided to submit the play to the festival. He was given Honorable Mention out of hundreds of other entries.

Student Awards

cbachrach — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:08:17 +0000

Congratulations to junior Laura Butvinik for winning an award for Best Documentary at the Toronto Student Film Festival. Butvinik placed first out of 26 finalists, and her film was screened in Toronto on April 24. She is currently looking for a college in which she can double major in film production and in another subject, and she is working to hopefully become a filmmaker in the future.

Math competition winner

cbachrach — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:05:06 +0000

Congratulations to freshman Colin Kincaid for winning the American Math Competition 10 (AMC) and the University of Maryland (UMD) Math competition.

The annual AMC is a math competition for underclassmen who wish to asses their math skills by taking a nationwide test. Kincaid competed against about 50 other people and became the school winner out of all the CHS students who took it.

Kincaid decided to participate in the competitions after receiving an invitation from the math department due to his high skill level in math.

“I’m happy I tried it,” Kincaid said. “I like math.”

Seniors win musical excellence award

cbachrach — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:59:59 +0000

Congratulations to seniors Steven Riguax, Shelby Sykes and Josh Simon for winning the Superintendent’s Award for Musical Excellence. They were nominated by their drama director and teacher Jessica Speck for their extreme dedication, hard work and talent. They have all been in the drama and music department for four years. In those four years, they have made many exceptional achievements in drama and music, performing in the plays Chicago, Rent, and in CHS performances of Blast.

CHS athlete commits

cbachrach — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:57:24 +0000

Congratulations to Chris Verboncoeur for accepting an offer to swim at Virginia Tech University of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Verboncoeur has been on varsity for all four years. His best strokes are butterfly and freestyle. Good look to Verboncoeur on becoming a Hokie. The Observer would like to honor athletes who will be taking their game to the college level. Please notify the Observer when you or someone you know commits. E-mail the Observations editor at jencan0189@yahoo.com

National Chess Champ

cbachrach — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:54:17 +0000

Congratulations to senior Shin Uesugi for winning the National High School Chess Championship, which was held in Columbus, OH. Uesugi has been playing chess since the fourth grade, and he has represented Japan in numerous competitions.

Say Thanks

cbachrach — Thu, 06 May 2010 11:42:35 +0000

Congratulations to juniors Danielle Malament and Wendy Zhao who qualified as semifinalists in the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO). The USABO is a competition with three rounds of eliminations. Four students will go on to represent the United States in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). Malament and Zhao are in the Biology Club and meet almost every week to review biology concepts.