The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts held its 2023 Honors Convocation on Monday, May 15. The annual Honors Convocation is an opportunity to recognize the students’ academic achievements for the school year as well as special awards and fellowships.
The awards included:
Humanities Department
Outstanding Graphic Arts Senior: Abigail Finney of Pocahontas
Outstanding Graphic Arts Junior: Kaira Harper of Jonesboro
Outstanding Visual Arts Junior: Yared Belete of Marion
Outstanding Visual Arts Senior: Eureka Smith of Hot Springs
Outstanding Wind Ensemble Junior: Alex Back of Benton
Outstanding Wind Ensemble Senior: Eliana Adamos of Harrison
Outstanding Choir Award: Drew Pirtle, a senior from Blytheville
Outstanding Jazz Award: James Mathis, a junior from Russellville
Outstanding String Ensemble Award: Aubrey McGarrah, a junior from Searcy
Outstanding Music Junior: Grace Adams of Lamar
Outstanding Music Senior: Zephyr Smith of Hot Springs
Outstanding Creative Writing Senior: Kacie Koen of Benton
Outstanding Creative Writing Junior: Grace Moody of Little Rock
Outstanding U.S. History Student: Layla Lammers, a senior from Blytheville
Outstanding World History Student: Michaela Stevens, a junior from Hot Springs
Outstanding Social Science Student: Ai’Yanna Tombs, a senior from North Little Rock
Outstanding Humanities Senior: Madison Dengel of Cabot
Outstanding Humanities Junior: Ella Campbell of Bismarck
Outstanding Beginning French Student: Jaime Hernandez Perez, a sophomore from Decatur
Outstanding Intermediate French Students: Mid — Michalea Stevens, a junior from Hot Springs, High — Zephyr Smith, a senior from Hot Springs
Outstanding Advanced French Student: Eureka Smith, a senior from Hot Springs
Outstanding Beginning Spanish Student: Carmella Lewis, a sophomore from Alma
Outstanding Intermediate Spanish Students: Mid — Lyla Hill, a junior from Hot Springs; High: Kaira Harper, a junior from Jonesboro
Outstanding Advanced Spanish Student: Riya Patel, a senior from Bald Knob
Outstanding Beginning Japanese Student: Xander Napier, a junior from Lamar
Outstanding Intermediate Japanese Student: Jimi Frazier, a junior from Hot Springs
Outstanding Photographer: Dustin Taylor, a senior from Ozark
Mathematics/Computer Science Department
Outstanding Math Sophomores: Sarah Pham of Hot Springs and Carmella Lewis of Alma
Outstanding Math Junior:s Nasya Choy of Conway and Timothy Palmer of Mena
Outstanding Computer Science Sophomores: Sarah Pham of Hot Springs and Madeline Liachenko of Benton
Outstanding Computer Science Juniors: Brent Orlina of Little Rock and Jayden Patel of Blytheville
Outstanding Computer Science Seniors: Vicky Zhu of El Dorado and Robert Boerwinkle of El Dorado
Science Department
Outstanding Junior Biology Students: Michaela Stevens of Hot Springs and Aarohi Sonputri of Little Rock
Outstanding Senior Biology Students: Sydney Hammond of Conway and Eliana Adamos of Harrison
Outstanding Sophomore Chemistry Students: Carmella Lewis of Alma and Jaime Hernandez Perez of Decatur
Outstanding Junior Chemistry Students: Savannah Peters of North Little Rock and Christian Lu of North Little Rock
Outstanding Senior Chemistry Students: Riya Patel of Bald Knob and Alex Pearson of Lincoln
Outstanding Junior Physics Students: Nasya Choy of Conway and Anna Grace Wright of Pottsville
Outstanding Senior Physics Students: Robert Boerwinkle of El Dorado and Natalie McCollum of Bismarck
Outstanding Junior Earth and Space Science Student: Marko Hales of Greenbrier
Outstanding Senior Earth and Space Science Students: Alyssa Thomas of El Dorado and Charlotte Boehme of Little Rock
Outstanding Junior Engineering Students: Melike Senlicki of Fayetteville and Gavin Chen of Little Rock
Outstanding Senior Engineering Students: Vicky Zhu of Conway and John Tucker of Bald Knob
Outstanding Junior Environmental Science Students: Samantha Pruitt of North Little Rock and Anna Grace Wright of Pottsville
Outstanding Senior Environmental Science Students: Skyla Henry of Walnut Ridge and Drew Johnson of Crossett
ASMSA Foundation Fund Awards
George H. Connor Jr. Award: Robert Boerwinkle, a senior from El Dorado
Melanie Nichols Award: Charis Xiong, a senior from White Hall
Dan A. Benton Award: Austin Richards, a senior Prairie Grove
John Harrison Humanities Student Award: Kacie Koen, a senior from Benton
Alderdice Family Award for Excellence in the Arts: Evyn Phillips, a senior from Benton
Don Munro Award for Humanities: Courtland Callis, a senior from Alexander
ASMSA Class of 2000 Student Leadership Impact Award: Drew Pirtle, a senior from Blytheville
Charlie Cole Chaffin Student Service Award: Natalie McCollum, a senior from Bismarck
Computer Science Student Award: Vicky Zhu, a senior from El Dorado
Dr. Jon Ruehle Life Sciences Award: Sydney Hammond, a senior from Conway
ASMSA Student Scientist Award: Charlotte Boehme, a senior from Little Rock
ASMSA Foundation Fund Fellowships
Alderdice Family Summer Arts Fellowship: Kiria Flowers, a junior from Little Rock, and Anara Johnson, a junior from Pine Bluff
Computer Science Summer Research Fellowship: Jayden Patel, a junior from Blytheville
Fredinburg Technology and Innovation Fellowship: Devin Qualls, a junior from Russellville
Murphy USA Summer Research Fellowship: Giselle Ellington, a junior from North Little Rock, and Michelle Lin, a junior from Little Rock
Trustees’ Service Fellowship: Melanie Holmes, a junior from Atkins
ASMSA Student Support Award: Grayson Jackson, a junior from Benton
Summer Music Fellowship: Juniors Ivy Monroe of Conway, Alex Back of Benton, Landon Samples of White Hall, Mario Hernandez-Oaxaca of Conway
Summer Science Fellowship: Juniors Marko Hales of Greenbrier and Hannah Taylor of Jonesboro
Special Awards
University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Charlotte Lammers, a junior from Blytheville
University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award: Gisselle Ellington, a junior from North Little Rock
University of Rochester Xerox Award: Rene Ramirez, a junior from Pearcy
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Avery Binuya, a junior from Lamar
Horatio Alger Scholar: Beth Catron, a senior from Peel