Eleven members of the class of 2015 were named National Merit semifinalists, and thirteen were commended.
Including the students named National Achievement semifinalists and commended and the National Hispanic Recognition Program (to be announced in next week's newsletter), 31% of the senior class was recognized.
National Merit semifinalists are Hannah Aaron, Jessie Baskauf, Isabella Christianson-Galina, Douglas Corzine, Connor Crenshaw, Lena Friedman, Nora Lee, Kelly McHugh, Eric Rosenthal, Alexandria Yu, and Neil Zheng. Commended students are Elise Blackburn, Maurice Chiang, Esteban Chittester, Rebecca Clark, Chandler Floyd, Nick Gregory, Jessica Hanks, Maggie Kidd, Anya Li, Jordy Moore, Alden Neely, Nishant Upender, and Anwen Wilkerson.
Nationally 16,000 students have been named semifinalists, with 1.4 million entering the competition. Semifinalists represent less than one percent of seniors in the US.
Connor Crenshaw, Alexandria Yu, Jessie Baskauf, Hannah Aaron, Lena Friedman, Kelly McHugh, Isabella Christianson-Galina, Douglas Corzine, Nora Lee, Neil Zheng. Not pictured: Eric Rosenthal
Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) invites libraries and communities to uphold the freedom to read by observing Banned Books Week. Read on to find out how the Hassenfeld Library celebrates this occasion, and to learn about an inspiring project from Emily Holt’s Book Art class last spring.
Alondra Martínez Ordaz ’26 recently won the Grand Prize at the Conexión Américas Orgullo Hispanic Awards Ceremony for her essay on the strength and resilience of the Hispanic community.
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