BY TAMARAH WALLACE
At the end of each school year, Cooper City High School presents awards to many of its top performing students in a plethora of subjects ranging from mathematics to technical programs to world languages as well as honors those who have achieved recognition outside of the school.
During this year’s event, administrators, along with a representative from Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s office, honored over 100 underclassmen for their academic, leadership and service prowess.
The awards, their overall category and honorees are listed below:
Outstanding Community Service
Julian Dunn Santiago with 340 hours for grade 9
Brett Bartel with 625 hours for grade 10
Katlyn Jones with 1,456 hours for grade 11
Class Officers
Class of 2020
President: Grant Golin
Vice President: Kimberly Slinkosky
Recording Secretary: Reese Abrahamoff
Corresponding Secretary: Madison Piper
Treasurer: Lindsey Pardon
Historian: Kimber Counts
Class of 2019
President: Robin Zide
Vice President: Anthony Quiej
Recording Secretary: Sydney Panas
Corresponding Secretary: Abbie Tucker
Treasurer: Alexa Pichardo
Historian: Alexandra Deso
Class of 2018
President: Jessica Less
Vice President: Hannah Riggott
Recording Secretary: Jennifer Burleton
Corresponding Secretary: Molly Baumel
Treasurer: Noah Gannon
Historian: Emily Miranda
SGA Executive Board
Gabriella Carbone
Isabella Tocci
Language Arts and Reading Awards
English I: Hannah Wallace
English I Honors: Taesha Jones
English I Gifted: Abigail Tuschman
English II: Nicholas Morales
English II Honors: Annabelle Rosa
English II Gifted: Aiden Adams
English III: Emily Khan
English III Honors: Alyssa Levy
AP Language and Composition: Kendyl Counts
AP Seminar: Annabelle Rosa and Kendyl Counts
AP Research: Sabrine Brismeur
Debate: Bruce Glasserman
Newspaper: Tamarah Wallace
Yearbook: Morgan Malan
Reading 9: Mya Davis
Reading 10: Avril Matute
ESOL: Vikroiia Osadcha and Dougleinys Flores
Mathematics Awards
Algebra I: Emma Franz and Julia Christian
Algebra I Honors: Yingxin Pan
Algebra II: Thomas Caetano, Cedric Chai, and Zanaii Taylor
Algebra II Honors: Maegan Stofsky, Dominique Perron, Julia Wengier, and Amanda Guzman
Geometry: Yuval Lerman, Avril Matute, Marilyn Yanez- Perez, Abigail Hemmati, Hikmet E. Taskin, Eryn Cameron, and Thomas Tovar
Geometry Honors: Jada Pallagi, Oren Nedjar, Rylee Berger, and Isabelle Aloya
Pre-Calculus: Gabriela Carbone and Mason Tutko
AP Calculus AB: Hannah Riggott
AP Calculus BC: Cole Frishman
Probability and Statistics Honors: Skyler Jones Boxwell, Karla Jimenez, and Gabrielle Sumpkin
AP Statistics: Neehal Hussain
Liberal Arts Math: Alexa Ordayana
Liberal Arts Math II: Hanna Somerfleck, Abba Car, and Joania Hernandez
World Languages Awards
Spanish I: Michael McColgin
Spanish II: John Lystad
Spanish III Honors: Lauren Nassi
Spanish IV Honors: Abigail Tuschman
Spanish V Honors: Solana Capalbo
AP Spanish Language: Santiago Martinez- Romero
AP Spanish Literature: Steven Camacho
French I: Barbara Bernal
French II: Natalia Aguirre
French II Honors: Alexander Alazzawi
World Language District Competition Awards
Impromptu Speaking and Declamation
Spanish II
1st: Frank Insignia
2nd: Azure Gomez
3rd: Thomas Caetano
Spanish III
2nd: Gretchen Overton, Joie Meyer, and Mauricio Madge
Spanish V
3rd: Sara Molina
French I
1st: Kiara Bencosme and Roselena Hernandez
2nd: Barbara Bernal
French II
2nd: Felipe Lopez and Hailee Graul
French III
1st: Alexander Alazzawi
3rd: Daniella Alvarez
Declamation
Spanish II
1st: Azure Gomez and Frank Insignia
3rd: Thomas Caetano
Spanish III
2nd: Gretchen Overton, Joie Meyer, and Mauricio Madge
Spanish V
2nd: Sara Molina
French I
1st: Barbara Bernal and Roselena Hernandez
2nd: Kiara Bencosme
French II
3rd: Felipe Lopez
4th: Hailee Grau
French III
1st: Alex Alazzawi
3rd: Daniella Alvarez
Talent
French III
2nd: Daniella Alvarez
Projects
Spanish V
1st: Priscilla Gonzalez
Posters
Spanish III
2nd: Wen Jie Lin
3rd: Justin Gomez
Science Awards
Earth Space Science: Jodran Ducharme
Biology I: Alexis Steinman
Biology I Honors: Lauren Stofsky
Biology II Honors: Stella Carraro
Gifted Biology: Rylee Berger
AP Biology: Brianna Lageyre
Chemistry I: Yi Zhou
Chemistry I Honors: Nathan Berner and Danielle Gilchrist
AP Chemistry: Neehal Hussain and Aiden Adams
Gifted Chemistry: Abigail Tuschman
Marine Science: Emily Kane
Marine Science Honors I: Ariana Uy
AP Environmental Science: Hannah Riggott
Anatomy/ Physiology Honors: Kristen Hormell
AP Physics: Cole Frishman
AP Computer Science Principles: Ashwin Mathi
NJROTC Outstanding Cadet Award
John Lystad
Social Studies
World History: Alexander Worts
World History Honors: Brianna Imbrogno
AP World History: Aiden Adams
American History: Zanaii Taylor
American History Honors: Bailey Kraus
AP United States History: John Lystad
AP Psychology: Brianna Lageyre
Geography: Hana Amireh
Geography Honors: Daniella Florez
AP Human Geography: Dominique Perron
Sociology: Brittany Shectman
Law Studies: Mustafa Darwiche
Physical Education Awards
Weight Training: Jack Black
Team Sports: Zanaii Taylor
Hope: Jessie Stettner
Care and Prevention: Dominique Perron
Basketball: Isaac Ezra Amiga
Volleyball: Gina Lupo
Fine Arts Awards
3D Art: Madison Hollander
Drawing I: Alyssa Levy
Photography I: Kathleen Golding
Advanced Photography: Katelyn Jones
Portfolio Honors: Courtney Turk
AP Studio Art: Sierra Decker
Musical Excellence: Ashwin Mathi
Superior Musicianship: Juseliz Lefebre
Symphonic Band: Mary Grace Adamson and Andrea Garza
Wind Ensemble: Zoe Alfonso
Chorus: Mary Grace Adamson
Color Guard: Roselena Hernandez
Concert Band I: Julia Wengier and Leah Applebaum
Percussion: Marc Olmeda and Ryan Hage
Acting: Rylee Berger
Acting IV Honors: Caleb Polsky
Film I: Genna Nordling and Adrian Taylor
Film II: Brittney Leon and Ashley Melgar
Exceptional Student Education Award
Alexis Steinman
Business
Accounting Applications: Wilfredo Gao
Financial Operations: Aiden Adams
Fashion Applications: Gabriela Horenstein
Fashion Management: Adina Deutsch
Introduction to Information Technology: Zach Eccher, Casey Leone, Taylor Ford, and Chloe Laviolette
Marketing Applications: Ru Zhen Tsai
CTV: Andrew Rothschild
Family and Consumer Science
Early Child Care I: Alexis Tidwell
Early Child Care II and III: Elizabeth Cherry
Early Child Care IV: Alyssa Levy
Technical Programs
Automotive Technology: Matthew Vigness
Drafting I: Cailin Reto
Drafting II: Brennan Reid
Drafting III: Bernice Nie
Beyond Cooper City Awards
Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award: Gabriela Carbone
Wellesley College Book Award: Hannah Riggott
Girls State Delegate: Tamarah Wallace
Youth Leadership Broward: Molly Baumel and Shaine Kaye
Debbie Wasserman Shultz Citizenship Award for School and Public Service: Katlyn Jones
Carson’s Scholarship: Tamarah Wallace
Featured image by Sabrine Brismeur
