Photo By Caroline Owens
Seniors Audrey Ladd and Jack Schumaker are congratulated by principal Kyle Hall on their achievements over their high school careers.
For one night at the conclusion of every school year, the faculty and administration honor the accomplishments and growth of the graduating class since their time at Seaholm began with the Senior Awards Ceremony.
“It is just a crowning achievement for some of the seniors,” principal Kyle Hall said. “It demonstrates their honors, academics, intelligence, kindness, compassion and all-around joy for being students; there’s even a spirit award.”
The Senior Awards ceremony showcases students in the class of 2017 who excel in a wide range of areas. Hall remarked that the point of the ceremony is to thank the graduating seniors for all that they’ve done over their past four years at Seaholm.
“The Senior Awards are essential, I think, to the culture of the building, because it recognizes those students who go above and beyond and put back in equally as much as they take from the school,” Hall said.
Senior Awards are a long-held tradition of Seaholm’s.
“We’ve had senior awards at least as long as I’ve been here, so at least 30 years and probably more than that,” Hall said.
The Senior Awards, in Hall’s eyes, are reinforcement of the idea that Seaholm grooms students to be well-rounded learners and people so that beyond high school, the class of 2017 (soon-to-be Seaholm alumni) can continue to be successful.
“It’s just a great time to celebrate who we are as Seaholm Maples,” Hall said.
Science Department Awards:
Maxwell King
Audrey Ladd
The Joseph Ponczocha Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics:
Nick Kroetsch
Excellence in Mathematics:
Regan Levy
Benjamin Williams
Nicholas Confer
Jack Schumaker
Audrey Ladd
Matthew Herman
Aaron Kelly
Jenna Wade
Ryan Lawrence
John Reider
Connor Sakis
Tess Collins
Keith Bernacki Achievement Award:
Mackenzie Harbort
Matthew Roskiewicz
Excellence in Creative Writing:
Alexis Garfield
Sydney Schulte
Excellence in Reading:
Leah Warren
Outstanding Literary Study Award:
Audrey Ladd
Jack Schumaker
Kelly Muzzi Award:
Max Joelson
Faren Bartholomew
Art Del Vero Award for World History:
Leen Sharba
Teddy Roosevelt Government:
Cole Norton
Nayri Carman
Malcolm Mosley
Eleanor Roosevelt Student Activist:
Loreal Dodson
Freud Award:
Katherine O’Connor
Erin O’Connor
James Schachern Business Technology Department Award:
Cole Norton
Computer Science Award:
Matthew Herman
Ethan Butcher
Claire Burton
Madison Bryce
Dan Villalba
Nick Kroetsch
Brian Smythe
Digital Tech Award:
Calvin Strong
James Adams
Carson Kreitz
Anthony Vecchio
Conor Lawlis
Oakland- Career and Technical Ed:
Claire Burton
Maple Tree Employee of the Year Award:
Gjozef Markaj
The Michael Pierno Engineering Student of the Year Award:
Nick Kroetsch
Excellence in Chinese:
Audrey Ladd
Excellence in Spanish:
Claire Burton
Excellence in French:
Brian Smythe
Director Award for Overall Excellence Choir:
Jacqueline Lee
Senior Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre:
Alex Gilkey
Sam Buckey
Life Management Award:
Alejandro Diaz De Jesus
Excellence in Art:
Ellie Braun
Chloe Heldt
Jola Hymeti
Bethany Jokisch
Gigi Novak
Grace Fischer
Sydney Perry
Conor Lawlis
MHSAA Scholar Athlete:
Grace Work
Tess Collins
Paige Hartwig
Maxwell King
Matthew Dadamio
Jack Schumaker
Ethan Butcher
Emily Lonze
Connor Sakis
Ben Williams
Audrey Ladd
Lauren Bittinger
Seaholm Spirit Award:
Declan O’Shea
George Forester Award:
Alexandra Russell
Ryan Lawrence
2017 Prudential Spirit of Community:
Stephanie Sills
Dr. Barbara Ducker Chin Award:
Audrey Ladd
National Merit Letters of Commendation:
Nicholas Confer
Audrey Ladd
Emily Lonze
Mitchell Moore
Alyssa Pascoe
Caroline Owens
Benjamin Williams
Connor Sakis
David Seago
National Certificates of Merit:
Matthew Dadamio
Aaron Kelly
Jack Schumaker
National Merit Scholars:
Nicholas Kroestch
Ryan Lawrence
Birmingham SCHOLAR Awards:
Nicholas Adams
Tristan Strucienski
Nayri Carman
Nicholas Confer
Annelise Dankovich
Jola Hymeti
Gabrielle Kurschat
Emily Lonze
Rhys Maher
Stephanie Sills
Comcast Leaders and Achievers Award:
Daniel Sarkesian
Brightest and the Best Award:
Nicholas Kroestch
Detroit News Catch Award:
Ryan Lawrence
Alexandra Russell
Caroline Owens
Leah Warren
Nicholas Kroestch
Jacqueline Lee
Audrey Ladd
Maxwell King
Gigi Novak
Faren Bartholomew
Earl Kummer
Chick Evans Scholarship for Caddies:
Griffin Dewitt
Oakland Press Excellence in Education:
Leen Sharba
Observer Eccentric Hometown Life Academic Award:
Nicholas Kroestch
Jack SChumaker
Alyssa Pascoe
Audrey Ladd
Tess Collins
Matthew Dadamio
Seaholm Community Service Award:
Abigail Bernard
President’s Volunteer Service Award:
Abigail Bernard
Pia Campbell
Andrew Lakocy
Charles Lee
Mitchell Moore
Sydney Perry
Johnathan Rondeau
Stephanie Sills
AXA Achievement Scholarship:
Stephanie Sills
Marc Josyln Award:
Max Joelson
Caroline Owens
SOS Scholarship:
Ben Nepa
Stephanie Sills
Alex Shulman
Ally Eick
Nicole McMaster
Josh Gates
Seaholm Alumni Award:
Loreal Salter
Leen Sharba
Earl Kummer
Rhys Maher
Perfect Attendance:
Doria Morante
Student Congress Award for Exemplary Leadership:
Hannah Shiner
Naval Academy Appointment:
Abigail Bernard
ROTC Appointment:
Mulgetta Fritz
NHS Awards:
Audrey Ladd
Ben Nepa
Amelie Cekauskas
Cole Norton
Caroline Owens
Claire Kiefer
Collin Trask Award:
Madison Harbort
The Brant Conley Memorial Scholarship for Athletic Excellence:
Ben Williams
