Escambia Honors Outstanding High School Seniors

April 20, 2012

The Escambia County Public School Foundation hosted the 2012 Senior Academic Awards program Thursday night, honoring 88 of Escambia County’s outstanding high school seniors.

Honorees included the top five students in each graduating class as well as one student from each of the following disciplines: English, Foreign Language, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Career & Technical. The five National Merit Finalist from Escambia County were also honored.

Recognized Thursday night were:

Northview High School: Top Five – Holly Dickson, Josie Doucette, Amber D. Francis, Joel Wetzel, Elizabeth A. Wright; Subject Areas – Melissa Moretz, English; Chelsea Parham, Foreign Language; Brian Ross, Math; Caleb Leonard, Science; Lauren McCall, Social Studies; Lydia Weaver, Career and Technical.

Tate High School: Top Five – Seth Nathaniel Ammons, Emily Kailyn Creahan, John Wesley Lynn McDaniel, Daniel Pierce, Wendy Stradley; Subject Areas – Cheyenne Ryan, English; Crista Anne King, Foreign Language; Matthew Warren, Math; Breanna Renee Harrison, Science; Antonio D. Odom II, Social Studies; Courtney Graves, Career and Technical.

West Florida High School: Top Five – Nathan Andrews, John William Arnold, Tyler Ray Bryant, Dena Ngoc Le, Robert Mines; Subject Areas – Lauren Cleary, English; Dylan Lopez, Foreign Language; Kathryn Paige Disher, Math; Katie Lynn Nelson, Science; Jeffery Alan Grosso, Jr., Social Studies; Brigitte Beaulieu, Career and Technical.

Escambia High School: Top Five – Megan Beebe, Lauren Ashley Burns, Allison Kane, Kenny Nguyen, Jessica Reid; Subject Areas – Andria Quinlan, English; D.J. Fontenot, Foreign Language; Steven Ray Honeycutt, Math; Alana Lami, Science; Sawyer Cross, Social Studies; Dimitri Baptiste, Career and Technical.

Pensacola High School: Top Five – Sang Choi, Michael Joseph Johnson, Latesa Brielle Jones, An Tu, Yong Zhang; Subject Areas – Deidre Evans, English; Niña Rickka A. de Guzman, Foreign Language; Brandon Phuong Anh Tran, Math; Jin Lin Zheng, Science; Carlos Espinoza, Social Studies; Daniel Robar, Career and Technical.

Pensacola High School IB Program: Top Five – Sami Alsheikh, Wade Ingram, Sophia Liu, Kelly Mamelson, Mary-Grace R. Reeves; Subject Areas – Angelle Notaro, English; Peter Mahaffey, Foreign Language; Benjamin Greydanus, Math; Sarah E. Woods, Science; James Ryan Lengyel, Social Studies; Zachary Decker, Career and Technical.

Pine Forest High School: Top Five – Giselle Collie, Marissa Alana Frangione, Amber Lee Lane, Christina M. Nabity, Anthony M. Schmoll; Subject Areas – Katlyn Fryer, English; Markesha C. Brown, Foreign Language; Kati Mae Andrews, Math; Kalena DeVilla Hammond, Science; Alexañder Edgar Peña, Social Studies; Tyrell I. Jackson, Career and Technical.

Washington High School: Top Five – Haley Anderson, Luke Bosso, Alexa Carter, Tuong-My Nguyen, Patricia Taylor; Subject Areas – Bianca Bari Lurate, English; Colin Mitchell, Foreign Language; Hayden Adams Bell, Math; Ryan Larson, Science; Danielle Robinson-Pierre, Social Studies; Tina Nguyen, Career and Technical.

National Merit Finalists: Sami Alsheikh, Benjamin Greydanus, Samuel Martin Hitt, Sophia Liu, Mary-Grace R. Reeves; all from Pensacola High School IB Program.+

Pictured top: Northview High Senior Academic Award winners Thursday night at New World Landing (front, L-R) Amber Francis, Melissa Moretz, Lauren McCall, Lydia Weaver, NHS Assistant Principal Deborah Ray, (back, L-R) Holly Dickson, Josie Doucette, Joel Wetzel, Elizabeth A. Wright and Caleb Leonard. Not pictured: Chelsea Parham and Brian Ross. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

20 Responses to “Escambia Honors Outstanding High School Seniors”

  1. Laverne Baker on April 25th, 2012 8:14 am

    The Escambia Public Schools Foundation board joyfully congratulates all the students who received awards. It was amazing to listen to their accomplishments and we all know that they will go on to amazing things. We know your parents and family are very proud!

  2. Renee and Wayne on April 23rd, 2012 12:00 am

    Congratulations Caleb!!!

  3. Renee and Wayne on April 22nd, 2012 11:59 pm

    Way to go Josie!! Congratulations on the scholarships you have earned as well! You have worked extremely hard throughout the years and now get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

  4. NHS student on April 21st, 2012 8:11 pm

    Congratulations to everyone! Go Melissa :) . Joel has facial hair hahaha

  5. Aaron on April 20th, 2012 9:32 pm

    Congratulations Lauren!!!

    But maybe you should have called a do-over on the picture. :-)

  6. RnP on April 20th, 2012 7:15 pm

    U look smart in that picture Lauren!

  7. William on April 20th, 2012 3:57 pm

    “sister/alumni ” — I’ll step in here about the comment from “awards”. From a press release, I had originally written the story to say “top high school seniors”. That did not mean “Top 10″, but I saw based upon “awards” comment that it could be misunderstood, so I changed it to “outstanding”.

    Congrat to everyone!

  8. sister/alumni on April 20th, 2012 3:34 pm

    to “awards” who cares if they are in the top 10 or in the top of the class the teachers obviously thought the students were top notch in the class. Congrats everyone who got an award hard work pays off in the long run. :) and a special shout to Melissa, its been a long journey but you have been working hard :) LOVE YOU MELISSA :)

  9. shannon on April 20th, 2012 1:30 pm

    I am so proud of you Chelsea!!!! Love, Aunt Shannon

  10. candace Capps on April 20th, 2012 1:02 pm

    Congratulations melissa! I am very proud of you.

  11. Lawson Berry on April 20th, 2012 12:39 pm

    Holly, I am impressed by your work ethic and committment to excellence. While you are the youngest member of the 2012 class, you have reached a very high level of maturity. I am happy to be a part of your life and I just want to stand by and watch you soar!! Congratulations and God bless you in all you do

    Totally unbiased Grandpa.

  12. glad for good news on April 20th, 2012 12:30 pm

    Glad to see a story about young people that are serious about their education (regardless of their class rank) . Congratulations to some outstanding young people who keep popping up on your website William. Thanks for good news

  13. karen on April 20th, 2012 12:22 pm

    Way to go Lydia :D

  14. Aunt Sis on April 20th, 2012 11:41 am

    Way to go Lauren! So proud.

  15. Camdenrenee on April 20th, 2012 11:41 am

    haha Lauren!! Congrats everyone!!

  16. jj on April 20th, 2012 11:34 am

    Way to go!!!!!!!!!!Melissa

  17. awards on April 20th, 2012 11:17 am

    for the record, these students are not the top 10 in the 2012 NHS class. only the top 5 are, the others are awards for subject areas and not based on class rank.

  18. NHS Mom & Dad on April 20th, 2012 10:47 am

    Way to go Peanut!

  19. The Bloodsworth's in Bratt,Fl. on April 20th, 2012 10:08 am

    A BIG congratulations to all the Northview students for your dedication to your acedemics, resulting in this honorable achievement. I would like to give a special shout out to Melissa Moretz, we are always proud of you!

  20. EdieJ on April 20th, 2012 10:04 am

    Great photo Lauren! Guess this reaction let’s me know you were kinda shocked(lol). Congratulations to each of you on your accomplishments. NHS still holds a special place in my heart and always will.

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