On April 29, Maple School shared a virtual celebration of the President's Award for Educational Excellence Assembly.
Superintendent Dr. Brian Wegley stated, "Congratulations to our outstanding students! We are exceedingly proud of you all! Thank you to everyone who helped put this recognition ceremony together, and don't miss Tim St. John's words of wisdom!"
This school year, fifty-four Maple School eighth-grade students were recognized for receiving the President's Award for Educational Excellence. This marks the thirty-fifth anniversary for this extraordinary program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
This award is designed to recognize students who have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher through sixth, seventh, and the first two trimesters of eighth grade at Maple School. Additionally, a student must also score at, or above, the 85th national percentile in mathematics and reading on the most recent achievement (PSAT 8/9) test battery.
"We feel it is very important to continue to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Maple School students during this challenging time. We were proud to create a virtual celebration video to recognize our President’s Education Award winners," said Principal Dr. Nate Carter.
"We believe that educating children in District 30 is a team effort, which commits us to continue the theme "I Couldn't Do It Alone," concluded Betty Holzkopf, assistant principal.
President’s Award for Educational Excellence 2020 Awardees
Keith Alexakos Kieran Layland
Sophia Anguiano Lauren Lee
Ellen Baek David Liss
Molly Becker Judy Marsh
Alex Burstein Rina Matsunaga
Victoria Caputa Alexandra McGarry
Madhura Chavan Stephanie Mei
Evan D’Souza Anika Moghe
Colin Davis Alexandra Mulvihill
Eli Dumanis Jason Murphy
Sarah Eisenberg Anika Nangia
Mira Estrin Claire Noh
Ella Flamm SungMin Park
Lainie Fliegel Shaun Patel
Jeremy Ha Michael Schick
Sarah Hart Jiya Sheth
Aaron Haskin Elias Smith
Yaeji Hyoung Helene Sotos
Emma Jiang Gabrielle Swidler
Benedict Joseph Naomi Szmuilowicz
Mina Kim Olivia Thursby
Jason Kim Karishma Thykattil
Nathanael Kim Nathan Trosman
Anna Koziol Charlie Weiss
Maliha Kratz Roger Yang
Meha Kratz Nathan Kuncheria
Joshua Zingerman Audrey Lam
Micah Zuercher