ST. TERESA’S ACADEMY

Honors and Awards Ceremony

April 24, 2018

2017-2018 Honors and Awards Ceremony

April 24, 2018

Introduction & Prayer Andrea Essner

School Song STA Singers

University Alumni Awards Debi Hudson Liz Majors

Columbia University Book Award Macy Bauers

Dartmouth University Book Award Maggie Fielder

Harvard University Book Award Gabrielle Staker

Smith College Book Award Olivia Michka

George Washington University Book Award Julia Kerrigan

Wellesley College Book Award Gabriella Mesa

Scholastic Awards Barbara McCormick

Advanced Placement Scholar Awards

AP Scholars with Honor Emma Anielak Vanessa Eichholz Isabel Fitzpatrick Faith Palausky Amelia Schulte Megan Warnecke Emily Zapien

AP Scholars Reilly Atkins Lia Biritz Victoria Cahoon Anna Campbell Taylor Crimmins Camille Goodwin Kara Kanatzar Natalie Kistler KatelyneKratofil Gabrielle Martinez Claire Molloy Allison Porras Margaret Prim Courtney Talken

Bausch & Lomb Gabriella Mesa Honorary Science Award

Chinese Speech Contest- Chinese New Year Celebration Morgan Mos

Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Hannah Jirousek Anthony Humanities Award

Future Business Leaders of America

Individual District Honors &StateQualifiers Cara Barone 2nd place, introduction to FBLA

Cara Barone 1st place, introduction to

business communication Grace Decker 5th place, organizational

leadership Josie Fox 5th place, introduction to FBLA Natalie Kistler 3rd place, securities &

investments Emily Livingston 1st place, future business leader Ella Norton 3rd place, journalism Sarah Schaefer 1st place, public speaking

Anna Swanson 4th place, agribusiness

Individual District Honors Bridget Graham 2nd place, publication design Emily Livingston 3rd place, client services Ella Norton 2nd place, introduction to

business presentationTeam District Honors &StateQualifiers Anna Albritton, Anne Chapman, Mary Massman, Anna Swanson & GeorgiaWinfield 1st place, parliamentary

procedures

Team District Honors Anne Chapman & Aspen Cherrito 2nd place, digital video

production Olivia Cook, Maureen Egan & Taylor Staves 2nd place, social media campaign Grace Decker, Sophia Durone & Julia Flores 5th place emerging business

issues Ava FitzGerald & Morgan Saxe 4th place, hospitality management Rhianna Jones & Gabriella Mesa 2nd place, business ethics

Great Plains Math League Sophia Durone 2nd place, Sprint round Julia Kerrigan 3rd place, Sprint and Target

rounds Anne Sulzer 2nd place Target round

Kansas City Parliamentary Debate League

Yearlong Top Varsity Teams: 9th Anne Chapman, Claire Witt Yearlong Top Varsity Teams: 10th Elianna Lee, Ella NortonYearlong Top Novice Team: 8th Anna Albritton, Ella MasekYearlong Varsity Power Speaker: 6th Claire Witt

MECA Challenge- Most Entrepreneurial Community in America Natalie Barber, Julia Kerrigan & Annabelle Meloy

Missouri Latin Convention TBA April 21-22

Derivatives Level I Micah Gerstner - 1st placeDerivatives Level III Macy Bauers - 2nd placeGrammar Level I Micah Gerstner - 2nd placeGrammar Level III Isabelle Fleming - 2nd placeGrammar Level III Valleri Miller - 3rd placeGrammar Level IV Charlotte Sturr - 3rd placeReading Comprehension Level III Nicole Ficklin - 1st placeReading Comprehension Level III Isabelle Fleming - 2nd placeReading Comprehension Level III Sydney Baker - 3rd place tieReading Comprehension Level III Valleri Miller - 3rd place tieHistory and Culture Level III Elise Malone - 3rd place

Mythology Level I Arwen Dickson - 2nd placeMythology Level III Grace Marshall - 1st placeCostume Contest Couples Ally Terry, Isabelle Fleming - 3rd placeArt Drawing Ally Terry - 2nd placeArt Miscellaneous Micah Gerstner - 3rd placeArt Model Grace Marshall - 1st placeArt Needlework Nicole Ficklin - 1st placeArt Needlework Sophia Brown - 2nd placeArt Painting Elise Malone - 2nd placeArt Painting Elise Malone - 3rd placeArt Photography Nicole Ficklin - 1st placeArt Photography Olivia Matlock - 2nd placeArt Photography Charlotte Sturr - 3rd placeSight Latin Reading Level I Micah Gerstner - 2nd placeSight Latin Reading Advanced Poetry Ally Terry - 2nd placeCompetitive Certamen Level I Micah Gerstner, Arwen Dickson, Ava Larson, Lucy Sturr - 1st place

Missouri Scholars 100 Natalie Kistler

Missouri Scholastic Press Association Student Journalist of the Year Zoe Butler

Missouri State High School Activities Association – DistrictSoloMusicFestivalandStateQualifiers

ExemplaryRating&StateQualifiers Elise Cressey Vocal Soloists Lauren Daugherty Mary Grace Greene Margaret Jordahl Olivia Richardson Eden Schulte Greta Sonnenberg Courtney Talken

Outstanding Rating Reilly Atkins Vocal Soloists Sophia Bunch Mia Falcon Kathryn LeCluyse Elise Malone Lauren Peters

Outstanding Rating Instrumental Solo Mia Falcon

Excellent Rating Nicole Ficklin Vocal Soloist

Missouri Music Educators Association – Music Competitions

All-State Choir Courtney Talken

Kansas City All-Metro Reilly AtkinsDistrict Choir Mary Grace Greene

Margaret Jordahl Elise Malone Isabella Pichardo Greta Sonnenberg Courtney Talken

Kansas City Women’s Lauren DaughertyHonor Choir Mia Falcon

Faith Rauen

Kansas City Metro 9th & 10th Grade Lauren HawleyHonor Choir Anna Hirte

Caroline Kuhlman Isabel Mayer Mia McManamy Olivia Richardson Sophia Slocomb Janey Stevenson

National K-12 Ceramic Jannely Montagner Exhibition Foundation Award for Artistic Merit

Presidential Service Awards

Gold Award Emma Boxx Giovanna Caime Ellen Colombo Arwen Dickson Olivia Collet Catherine Ebbitts Bridget Graham Katherine Kallas Gabrielle Pesek Olivia Powell

Silver Award Jordan Klumb Ruth McKee Victoria Scheuer Brynn Slattery Layne Stowers

Bronze Award Annabelle Colombo Audrey Didier Maggie Fielder Renee Fortin Hannah Jirousek Tess Jones Mary Massman Reagan Penn Anna Louise Sih

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Maggie Fielder Math & Science Award

Scholastic Art Awards

American Visions Sophie Didier, ceramics & glassNominee

Gold Key Awards Grace Coleman, ceramics & glass Mary Grace Kaplan, ceramics & glass

Elizabeth Zirkel, drawing & illustration Sophie Didier, ceramics & glass

Silver Key Awards Tone’Nae Bradley-Toomer, sculpture and fashion (2 awards)

Laisa De La Torre, ceramics & glass Kate Jones, design Yasmeen Mir, painting Katrina O’Connor, ceramics & glass Elizabeth Zirkel, drawing & illustration

Honorable Mention Emma Bessenbacher, fashion KatelyneKratofil,fashion

Mara Kugler, drawing & illustration Grace Laird, design Ruth McKee, mixed media Olivia Michka, drawing & illustration and painting (2 awards) Anna Kate Powell, digital art Anna Riffel, design Olivia Robertson, painting (2 awards) and drawing & illustration Natalie Rovello, drawing & illustration Elizabeth Zirkel, painting (3 awards) and drawing & illustration (2 awards)

Scholastic Writing Awards

Regional Winners Rachel Robinson, poetry Silver Key

Regional Winners Natalie Rovello, poetryHonorable Mention Ana Ryan, personal narrative

Xerox Award for Innovation & Annabelle Tangen Information Technology

STA Community Awards Barbara McCormick & Faculty

Campus Ministry

Commitment to Service Catherine Ebbitts

Publications

The Dart Zoe Butler Lily Manning

The Teresian Camille Goodwin Bridget Graham Mamie Murphy

Windmoor Literary Magazine Emma Boxx Bridget Graham

Athletic Awards Mark Hough Ty Abney

Four Varsity Letters Madeleine Adam Isabel Flores Payton Garrett Hunter Loehr Olivia Matlock Maggie Prim Ana Ryan Clare Ryan Raiyon Smith Hannah Steen

Five Varsity Letters Maureen Egan Devin John

Six Varsity Letters Emma Anielak Natalie Kistler Monica Looney Claire Wilmot

Seven Varsity Letters Megan Cotter SofiaGiocondo

Eight Varsity Letters Hailey Coleman

Nine Varsity Letters Mary Kate Armstrong

Twelve Varsity Letters Mia Schloegel

Booster Club Awards Megan Cotter SofiaGiocondo

Sister Harriet Koutsoumpas Awards Emma Anielak Natalie Kistler

Pauline Reardon Awards Hailey Coleman Monica Looney