The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts recognized students for their academic achievements during the 2015-16 academic year during the 2016 Honors Convocation on May 6.
Faculty members from each department — humanities, science and mathematics — announced students who earned recognition for their efforts during the school year. Students were also recognized for other achievements, including National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, Arkansas Boys and Girls State members and Arkansas Governor’s School selections.
Senior Canon Reeves of Searcy spoke on behalf of the senior class at the ceremony.
Those who were recognized during the ceremony included:
Humanities Department
Outstanding Humanities Junior — junior Kimberly Sloan of Harrison.
Outstanding Humanities Senior — senior Kennedy Reynolds of Conway.
Outstanding World Studies Student — senior Maggie Collier of Ward.
Outstanding American Studies Student — junior Joe Sartini of Benton.
Outstanding Social Science Student — senior Alex Ladd of Pine Bluff.
Outstanding Advanced Spanish Student — senior Laurel Woods of Little Rock.
Outstanding Intermediate Spanish Student — junior Kenny Duran Little Rock.
Outstanding Beginning French Student — junior Logan Watts of DeWitt.
Outstanding Intermediate French Student — junior Carson Cato of Bryant.
Outstanding Beginning Japanese Student — Senior Bailey Schroeder of Magnolia.
Outstanding Beginning Mandarin Student — junior Zachary Ward of Russellville.
Outstanding Intermediate Mandarin — senior Bailey Schroeder of Magnolia.
Outstanding Visual Arts Student — senior Mandolin Harris of Benton.
Mathematics/Computer Science Department
Outstanding Junior Math Student — junior Carson Cato of Bryant.
Outstanding Junior Computer Science Student — junior Martin Boerwinkle of El Dorado.
George H. Connor Jr. Award — senior Hunter Roberts of Hot Springs Village.
Melanie Nichols Award — senior Jessica Maruri of Van Buren.
Outstanding Senior Computer Science Student — senior William Yang of Little Rock.
Science Department
Outstanding Biology Students (book award) — Senior Samia Ismail of Fort Smith; senior Mikayla Hammers of Trumann; senior Hannah Carr of Haskell; senior Leyton Gassaway of Paragould; senior Noemi Garcia of Monticello; junior Rachel King of Pocahontas; junior Caelan Miller of Jonesboro; and junior Madeline Leicht of Conway.
Outstanding Chemistry Students (book/certificates) — junior Jamie Carmack of Oden (book); junior Landon Middleton of Bryant (book); junior Carson Cato of Bryant (book); junior Nick Herring of Stuttgart; junior Jared Harris of Fayetteville; junior Brock Davis of Hot Springs; junior Caelan Miller of Jonesboro; junior Martin Boerwinkle of El Dorado; junior Rebecca Parham of Alma; and junior Jason Ly of Jonesboro.
Outstanding Earth and Space Science Students (book/certificates) — senior Mandolin Harris of Benton (book); senior Anna Gayle Griffiths of Bryant (book); junior Juliet Green of Malvern (book); and junior Tristan Tompkins of Springdale.
Outstanding Physics Students (book/certificates) — senior Taryn Imamura of Conway (book); junior Lillianna Jones of Fayetteville (book); senior Samia Ismail of Fort Smith(book); senior Austin Green of Murfreesboro; and senior Laurel Woods of Little Rock.
Special Awards
National Merit Finalists — seniors Hannah Carr of Haskell, Rex Hearn of Bryant, Yeongjoon Hwang of Jonesboro; Taryn Imamura of Conway; Samia Ismail of Fort Smith; and Kennedy Reynolds of Conway.
OuestBridge National College Match Finalists — seniors Madeline Burke of Little Rock; Darian Doakes of Cabot; Jasmin Fleuranvil of Mellwood; and Azia Jackson of Forrest City.
Arkansas Boy’s and Girl’s State selections — juniors Sampras Helton of Dardanelle; Solomon Lisk of Fort Smith; Amber DiPersia of Hot Springs; Emily Grisham of Augusta; and Claudia Vestal of Jonesboro.
Arkansas Times Academic All-Star Award — seniors Taryn Imamura of Conway and William Yang of Little Rock.
University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award — junior Kim Sloan of Harrison.
University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award — junior Joe Sartini of Benton.
University of Rochester Xerox Award — junior Martin Boerwinkle of El Dorado.
Fredrick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: junior Lauren Capes of Booneville.
Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizen Award — senior Hannah Carr of Haskell.
Official Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award — seniors Hannah Hooper of Little Rock and Miles Vincent of Barton.
Rotary Interact Scholarship — seniors Alex Ladd of Pine Bluff and Miles Vincent of Barton.
Hendrix College Odyssey Book Award — junior Madeline Leicht of Conway.
Randolph College Board Award — junior Brock Davis of Hot Springs.
Salem College Book Award — junior Claudia Vestal of Jonesboro.
Agnes Scott Book Award —junior Amber DiPersia of Hot Springs.
Smith College Book Award — junior Lauryn White of Little Rock.
Computer Science Summer Research Fellowship — junior Martin Boerwinkle of El Dorado.
Daniel Benton Award — senior Maggie Collier of Ward.
Murphy USA Summer Research Fellowship — juniors Will Duke of Pine Bluff and Nick Nahas of North Little Rock.
Trustees’ Service Fellowship — junior Claudia Vestal of Jonesboro.
Arkansas Water Environment Association U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize — senior Madeline Burke of Little Rock.