The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts recognized several students for their academic and leadership achievements during the annual Honors Convocation on May 8.
Each academic department recognized students who stood out in individual study areas. The list of awards by department include:
Humanities Department
Susan B Anthony/Frederick Douglass Award: Junior Hannah Hooper of Little Rock
Outstanding American Studies Student: Junior Hannah Carr of Haskell
Outstanding World Studies Student: Senior Kelsey Myers of Pearcy
Outstanding Social Science Student: Senior Beau Hunter of Malvern
Outstanding Advanced Spanish Student: Senior Reed Hubbard of North Little Rock
Outstanding Intermediate Spanish Student: Junior Kason Brewington of Conway
Outstanding French Student: Junior Hunter Roberts of Hot Springs Village
Outstanding Advanced French Student: Junior Jessica Maruri of Van Buren
Outstanding Mandarin 1 Student: Junior Mikayla Hammers of Trumann
Outstanding Mandarin 2 Student: Senior Austin Himschoot of Hardy
Outstanding Graphic Arts Student: Senior Nikki Brooks of Vilonia
Outstanding Visual Arts Student: Junior Rachel Murphy of Fayetteville
Dan Benton Memorial Award: Senior Nikki Brooks of Vilonia
Outstanding Humanities Junior: Junior Kennedy Reynolds of Conway
Outstanding Humanities Senior: Senio Bailey Bishop of Little Rock
Mathematics Department
Outstanding Junior Computer Science Student: Junior William Yang of Little Rock
Outstanding Senior Computer Science Student: Senior Joseph Zhang of Little Rock
Outstanding Junior Mathematics Student: Junior Jessica Maruri of Van Buren
George Connor Award (Outstanding Male Senior Mathematics Student): Senior Austin Himschoot of Hardy
Melanie Nichols Award (Outstanding Female Senior Mathematics Student): Ashley Barto of Greenwood
Science Department
Outstanding Physics Students: Senior Asa Thacker of North Little Rock, senior Ethan Thompson of Paris and junior Matt Sij of Springdale
Outstanding Chemistry Students: Junior Kason Brewington of Conway, junior Taryn Imamura of Conway and junior Emily Pavlovic of Hot Springs
Outstanding Earth and Space Science Student: Senior Caitlyn Hallet of Vilonia, senior Luke Tyhurst of Bryant and senior Tyler Kee of Benton
Outstanding Biology Students: Senior Jessica Campbell of Little Rock, Mara Campbell of Little Rock, junior Darian Doakes of Cabot and senior Grishma Patel of Little Rock
Stockholm Junior Water Prize State Award (and national contest finalist): Senior Sophia Ly of Jonesboro
Rensselaer Medalist (Outstanding Junior Science Student): Junior Taryn Imamura Conway.
Several special awards were also announced during the ceremony. They included:
National Merit Finalists: Seniors Adam Bliss of North Little Rock and Mara Campbell of Little Rock
National Merit Commended: Seniors Kyle Adkins of Benton, Bailey Bishop of Little Rock, Dakota Gahr of Wynne, Caitlyn Hallett of Vilonia, Michael Ostrosky of Rogers and Steven Towns of Cabot
National Achievement Finalists: Senior Caleb Smith of Wynne
National Hispanic Scholar: Seniors Deisy Abarca of Hope, David Garza of Russellville and Nina Valdes of Griffithville
Daughters of the American Revolution Citizens Award: Senior Sophia Ly of Jonesboro
Ronald Reagan Student Leader Award: Seniors Deisy Abarca of Hope, Kim Le of Little Rock, Sophia Ly of Jonesboro and Andrew O’Neil of Flippin
Cyber Patriot State Championship Team, recognized by Larry Louden, president of the Lewis Lyle Chapter Air Force Association: Senior Dakota Gahr of Wynne, junior William Yang of Little Rock, senior Steven Towns of Cabot and senior Adam Bliss of North Little Rock
ASMSA Parents Association Donna Hutchison Scholarship: Senior Nila Ray of Pine Bluff
The PEO Sisterhood Star Scholarship: Senior Katherine Parham of Alma.