In case you missed it, the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Junior Awards were presented in mid-June.
The list of awards, honoring students’ academic success, character, service and leadership qualities, and recipients is as follows …
• Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award (University of Rochester) – Shannon Lerner
• Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology (University of Rochester) – Christopher Fahey
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Rensselaer Medal – Colin Courchesne
• Rochester Institute of Technology Creativity and Innovation Award – Bridget Fitzgerald and Jack Padovano
• Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal and Scholarship Award – Christian Capanelli and Nicole Meickle
• The George Washington School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) Award – John C. Liang
• The Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award (University of Rochester) – Colin Courchesne
• The George Eastman Young Leaders Award (University of Rochester) – Kiera McKay
• Barnard College Book Award – Bridget Fitzgerald
• Mount Holyoke College Book Award – Nicole Meickle
• Randolph College Book Award – Shelby Heard
• St. Anselm College Book Award – Christopher Fahey
• St. Michael’s College Book Award – Leigh Forsyth and Andrew J. Kelly
• Villanova University Book Award – Jack Padovano
• Wellesley Club of New Jersey Book Award – Katherine Kane
• The American Association of Teachers of French – Rose Litwin
• West Point’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Outstanding Leader of Character Award – Andrew J. Kelly
Also honored were juniors who were chosen to participate in summer programs with highly competitive selection criteria …
• Boys State (Delegate) – Andrew Bunt
• New Jersey Governor’s School in the Sciences – Kiera McKay
• New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering – Colin Courchesne
• Rotary Youth Leadership Conference (Delegates) – Matthew Hughes and Theodore Sourlis
• Simons Summer Research Fellowship (CN Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics) – John C. Liang
• Young Women’s Leadership Institute – Leigh Forsyth
RFH senior Andrew Maris was commended for achieving the status of Semi-Finalist in the Final Round of the Presidential Scholarship Competition.
Activities Awards …
• Julia Mosby – For achieving the Count Basie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
• Sara Safarian – All American Dance Award (Top Dance Team “Bulldawg”)
• Deanna Heller, Stefani Sciametta, and Abbey Weis – All-American Award (Universal Dance Association)
• Jessica Weltz – Most Valuable Dancer Award for the 2014-15 Basketball Season
• Madison McManus and Lauren Mueller – For being named “Top of the Top in Monmouth County” for Art at the Monmouth County Arts Festival
• Christy Jadevaia – For winning first prize with her entry – “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” – in the Edible Book Contest sponsored by the RFH Cooking Club and the RFH Media Center during National Library Week
• Caroline Kostecky – For achieving second place in the EduCare Essay Contest
• Sophie Knochenhauer – A “Team High Scorer” in the Shore Math League challenge
• Ben Cooper, JC Liang, David Mancuso, and Liam Packer – Members of the RFH Scientific Frontier Club who claimed third place in the IEEE NJ Coast Robot Challenge
Teams honored …
• Boys Golf – Group II State Championship
• Boys Lacrosse – Group I Overall Championship
• Girls Lacrosse – Group II South Jersey Sectional Championship