• May 30, 2019

    USCHS Awards Night honors more than 70 students

    USCHS Crest Dozens of Upper St. Clair High School students were recently recognized with honors, awards and scholarships during the school’s annual Awards Night. The event was held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

    The following students were recognized: 

    • Black Association of the South Hills Award: Reese Samuel
    • Carson Scholar: Gabriella Spina
    • Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award: Anne Ferry
    • Ellie Levine Memorial Award: Madison Zediker
    • John Small Spirit of Community Award: Rebecca Speer
    • Joseph F. Argiro Science Award: Aya Dakroub
    • Outstanding Senior Athletes: Nikki Gibbons and Chris Pantelis
    • Paul Harris Award - USC-Bethel Park Evening Rotary Club: Gabriella Spina
    • Perfect Attendance: Ethan Mann, Margaret McClintock, Neha Patel and Christopher Travers
    • Pride of the Panthers Award: Allison DelliCarri
    • Rensselaer Medal: Braden Yates
    • RIT Computing Medal & Scholarship Award: Jacob Conte and Suemin Lee
    • RIT Innovation & Creativity Award: Vivek Babu and Paige Roeschenthaler
    • SAGE Scholarship: Sarah Price
    • Service Above Self USC – Bethel Park - Breakfast Rotary Club: Emma Larocco
    • Service Above Self USC – Bethel Park Evening Rotary Club: Rachel Harris
    • Society of Women Engineers: Morgan Ragaller, Paige Stevenson and Janhavi Ghogare
    • Student of the Year Awards: freshman, Anna Hess; sophomore, Topher Bishop; junior, Harrison Burgess; senior, Rachel Tudi
    • Superintendent’s Academic Achievement Award: Sara Cortese, Olivia Debski, Allison DelliCarri, Alexis Feldman, Cassandra Kartsonas, Jacqueline LeKachman, Lindsay Moskal, Taylor Quinn
    • J. White Scholarship: Antonio Orsini
    • Teresa Fox Memorial Scholarship for Students Pursuing a Degree in Special Education: Noah Markovitz
    • Teresa Fox Memorial Scholarship for Students Who Have Overcome Learning Challenges: Jenna McKenney
    • USC Education Association Scholarship: Emma LaRocco
    • University of North Carolina – Charlotte Levine Scholar: Taylor Quinn
    • S. Army ROTC Scholarship: Grant Walnoha
    • S. Marine Corp Awards: Distinguished Athlete, Christopher Pantelis and Ynyra Bohan; Scholastic Excellence, Meghan Joon; Semper Fildelis Award for Musical Excellence, Jacqueline LeKachman
    • S. Naval Academy Appointment: Brendan Neal
    • USC ESPA/PSEA Transportation Scholarship: Rachel Tudi and Rebecca Swiech
    • USC Republican Committee Award: Olivia Gregory
    • USCHS Counseling Humanitarian Award: Gabe Riberi; Mia Snyder; Danny Berlin; Aicha Beloucha; Noah Markovitz; Nate Murphy; Rachel Tudi; Emma Larocco; Stephanie Grunwald; Marty Bryant; Lauren Wholey; Anne Ferry
    • University Book Awards: University of Virginia – Jefferson, Madeline Huzjak; Yale University, Emmeline Wetzel; University of Pennsylvania, Sam Dvorin; Saint Michael's College, Gabriella Spina; Princeton University, Daniel O'Brien; Johns Hopkins University, Carly Abraham; Harvard University, Ben Nelson; George Washington University, Jamison Stout; Chatham University Rachel Carson Healthy Planet Book Award, Haley Beardsley; Brown University, Claire Chen; Brandeis University, Rebekah Chikhuni
    • William & Mary Leadership Award: Sara Steve
    • William A Pope. Scholarship: Noah Markovitz
    • Young Democrats Organization Award: Nandita Mahesh and Rachel Harris