Oakwood High School
Award Winners  
2008 – 2009

Outstanding Citizen Awards - Seniors
Senior Female Citizen - Nora Murphy
Senior Male Citizen - Marc Skill

Best All Around Senior Girl
Alexandra Harmony (Daisy Talbott Greene Award)

Best All-Around Senior Boy
Adam Smith (Harry E.Talbott Award)

Class of 2009 Valedictorians
Julia Sizek, Nathan Thomas

Class of 2009 Salutatorian
Maya Hughes

Lt. John C. White III Scholarship
Alex Harmony

Tim Larkin Memorial Scholarship Award
Bryan Stewart

Robt. L. Davidson Sr.Creative Writing Award
Landon Gray

John M. Martin Forensic Award
Jeffrey Nagel

John W. Berry Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Alex Harmony

David R. Collins Scholarship
Chloe Cherubin

Jon Liston Memorial Scholarships/Oakwood FOP
Lauren Ackerley, Michael Chapman

Barbara Nichols O’Hara Scholarship
Julia Sizek

Sandra Lee Eisenach Memorial Scholarship
James Basnett

Loran & Alberta Warner Community Service Scholarship
Siobhan Tellez

Oakwood Centennial Scholarship
Lauren Sobol

Kevin Lauterbach Memorial Scholarship
Ginny Beth Fulford

Helen & Louis Wozar Scholarship
Bryan Stewart

Comeback Scholarship
Josh Hootman

OTA Scholarships
Ted Buffington, Lynsey Spicer-Brooks

Oakwood Band Parents Scholarships
Meredith Hollingsworth, Maggie Light-Scotece

Trevor Ryan Lowe Memorial Scholarship
Jeffrey Nagel

David A. Clevenger Memorial Scholarship
Marc Skill

Barbara Kuhlman Foundation Scholarship
Lindsay McWilliams

Oakwood Rotary Scholarship
Claire Roess

Miami Valley Sports Foundation Merit Scholarship
Ellie Rodebeck

Principal’s Leadership Award
Alexandra Harmony

Evans Scholars Foundation Scholarship
Conner Chambers

Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award
Julia Sizek

Mary E. & Roderick F. Condon II Art Sclshp
Meredith Irvin

Robt. O’Brien Oakwood/Miami U. Scholarships
Marisol Olavarria, Bryan Stewart

Harley Franklin & Sarah E. Werth Scholarship
Lindsay Kearns

U.S. Army ROTC Scholarships
Michael Baumgartner, Landon Gray, Marc Skill

U.S. Air Force ROTC Scholarships
Kate Berthy, Sarah Shewell, Chris Wolcott

U.S. Marine Corp. Reserve Presentation
Sam Ippisch

U.S. Army National Guard
Courtney Pearce, Jordan Miller

Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
Julia Sizek

Dayton, Montgomery CountyScholarship Awards
Courtney Hutton, Elli Anne Karras
Meredith Hollingsworth, Brooke Achtermann
Siobhan Tellez, Julia Sizek
Paul Hochwalt, Marisol Olavarria
Sarah Shewell, Bryan Stewart
Hunter Morrison, Olivia Reasoner
Joseph Lefforge, Ryan Grilliot
Timothy Grannen, Thomas Neff
Christopher Hawkins, Maeve Harper
Michael Chapman, Samuel Ippisch
Marissa D’Agostino, Maya Hughes
Chris Wolcott, Catherine Ordeman

National Merit Finalists
Michele Lynch, Chris Mudry
Sarah Shewell, julia Sizek
Nathan Thomas

Commended
Virginia Fulford, Stephanie Hemmelgarn
Elisabeth Johnsen, Nora Murphy
Jeffrey Nagel, Shane Ricci
Claire Roess, Rachel Stock
Brent Turner, Christopher Wolcott

Matthew McCarthy Memorial Scholarship
TBA

Prudential Spirit of Community Medallion
Lauren Sobol

LaSertoma Youth Service Award
Alex Harmony

Wendy’s High School
Heisman School Winners
Julia Sizek, finalist; David Miller, nominee

Universal 1 Credit Union, Inc. Member Scholarship
Claire Roess

P. E. O. Scholarship
Ellie Rodebeck

Sinclair Comm. College Tech. Prep Scholarships
Michael Baumgartner, Chloe Cherubin
Winston Cronenwett, Daniel Middelstetter
olden Radcliffe, Avery Thau

Americanism and Government Awards
Adam Smith, Julia Sizek

Outstanding Senior Science Student Award
Maya Hughes, Samuel Keltner

Women in Science Scholarship
Alexandra Harmony

Outstanding Senior in French
Elisabeth Johnsen
Outstanding Senior in Spanish
Nathan Thomas

The Different Drummer Award
Chloe Cherubin
Edward A. Wagner Project Support Award
Caroline Amburgey, Christina Carey

Outstanding Citizen Awards - Grades 9 - 11
Outstanding Freshman Female Citizen - Molly Woodhull
Outstanding Freshman Male Citizen - Zachary Harmony
Outstanding Sophomore Female Citizen - Stephanie Telek
Outstanding Sophomore Male Citizen - Daniel Edwards
Oustanding Sophomore Male Citizen - Adam Sobol
Outstanding Junior Female Citizen - Sarah Wilhoit
Outstanding Junior Male Citizen - Benjamin Roess

Best All-Around Junior Girl
Sarah Oda

Best All-Around Junior Boy
William Reese

2009 Patterson Chemistry Award
Philip Wille

Outstanding Junior Science Award
Daniel Schmitz (Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award)

Oakwood Peace Prize
Elizabeth Rasmussen

Martin Essex School for the Gifted
Ben Roess

American Mathematics Contest Winner
Nathan Thomas

Chip Seidl Scholarship
Paul Hochwalt

Ohio High School Athletic Assoc. Scholar Athlete
Julia Sizek, Nathan Thomas

Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award
Alexandra Harmony, Kyle Kissock

Tri-Athlete Award
Elizabeth Connelly, Hannah French
Caroline Hartel, Brooke Trauthwein
Michael Galaska, Ben Raichle, Will Reese

Amer. Inst. of Architects Future Architect Award
Marcel Georgin

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership
Adam Sobol, Jeffrey Key

Ohio Boys State Program
William Reese, Anthony Weckerling, alternate

Ohio Girls State Program
Christina Borchers, Erin Maher
Lucy Shafer, Maddie Shearer, alternate
Caroline Clarke, alternate

George Eastman Young Leaders Award
Will Reese

Rensselaer Medal
Ben Roess

Academic Team Awards
Letters - Sarah Hanselman, Stephanie Hemmelgarn, Sterre ter Haar
Bars - Nick Griolliot, Joey Neff, Tyler Philo,Will Reese, Tristan Schnader,
Nathan Thomas
Certificate of Participation- Rachel Ramey, Jeremiah Johnson

American Dream Essay Contest
1st Place - Siobhan Tellez
2nd Place - Ginny Beth Fulford
3rd Place - Sterre ter Haar
Honorable Mention - Nora Murphy, Liam Jackson, Farees Saqlain, Marcus Viereckl,
Meredith Livingston, Marcel Georgin, Alexandra Morris

Student Council Awards
9th grade - Zachary Harmony
10th grade - Adam Sobol
11th grade - Will Reese
12th grade - Alexandra Harmony
Outstanding Member of the Year - Alexandra Harmony

Destination Imagination Team Awards
Christina Borchers, Jane McGinnis, Samantha Obermeyer, Will Reese
Ben Roess, Tim Zunich

Outstanding Univ. 1 Credit Union Volunteers
Laura German, Claire Roess, Merideth Snead, Lauren Sobol, Jon Wittoesch

Yes I Can Award
Tessa Roll

President’s Physical Fitness Awards
Dominic Anastasio, Alexander Garner
Taylor Rhoades, John Baker, Jeff Bloom
Patrick DeBrosse, Perry Fulford
Max Snyder, Michael Engel, Zach Harmony
Graham Ofori, Corey Weckerling, Ian Munn
Julien Lerouge, Connor Charbat, Rachel Greip
Damian Rudy, Emi Banke, Sarah French
Rachel Ramey, Hannah Brown, Abby Scharrer
Amanda Winch, Ellen Smith, Grace Hahn
Erin Taylor, Maddy Maney

National French Exam Recognition Certificats d’Honneur
French I - Samantha Vanderburgh
French II - Kathryn Wittoesch
French III - Benjamin Georgin, National Winner
French III - Alexandra Morris, Ellen Milligan, Seth Mansfield, Jeremiah Gordon
Katelyn Taylor, Stephanie Telek
French V - Laura Schaefer
French V - Julien Lerouge, National Winner

Recognition
French I - Gabe Robinson, Alex Ware
French II - Anna Johnsen, Cara Mumford, Grace Hahn, Aaron Pruitt, Marc Skill
French III - Dillon Corrigan, Farees Saqlain, Madeleine Bee
French IV - Barak Austin
French V - Garrett Luther

National Spanish Exam Recognition
Spanish I - Andrew Berger
Spanish II - Celia Rasmussen, Dan Roll, Emma Roll, Kelsey Rieger, Amanda Winch,
Elisabeth Johnsen, Emily Kugel, Rachel Ramey, Grant Cothrel, Luke Green, Max Snyder
Spanish III - Olivia Ciupak, Joseph Neff, Jennifer McCarthy, Marcus Viereckl
Sarah McAllister, Melanie Ward, Hannah Enloe
Spanish IV - Evan Duffley, Marcel Georgin, David Holdren, David Miller
Kseniiya Mikityanskaya, Katie Mauch
Spanish V - Claire Roess, Nathan Thomas, Sarah Hanselman, Carol Harper
Meredith Hollingsworth

National Latin Exam Recognition
Latin III - Caden Ohlwiler, William Swank

Governor’s Youth Art Competition Regional Winners
Britni Bohache, Maggie Carey
Michael Chapman, Virginia Fulford
Viktoria Harlan, Meredith Irvin,
Lindsay McWilliams, Samuel Stansfield
Cole Vargas, Ben Quinn, Sarah Hemler

Scholastics Art and Writing Competition
Regional Winners
Troy Gould, Krista Weltner
Portfolio Winner
Ben Quinn

3rd Congressional District Art Competition/Exhibition
1st Place - Murphy McSemek
Honorable Mention - Meredith Irvin

Neil Zimmerman Choral Award
Male Recipient -Jake Basnett
Female Recipient - Nora Murphy

National School Choral Award
Lindsay McWilliam

ACDA Choral Award
Sarah Hanselman

Orchestra Awards
Most Improved - Lauren Ackerley
Most Outstanding - Julia Sizek
National Orchestra Award - Nathan Thomas
Best Fiddler on the Roof - Clara Hofeldt

Frederick R. Walker Band Award
Tim Grannen

John Philip Sousa Band Award
Hannah Enloe

Breast Cancer Foundation P S A Awards
Andrew Chapman, Courtney Hutton, Courtney Pearce, Adam Sobol

Tech Team Awards
Adam Sobol, Kaylee Munch, Drew Smith, Ali Taylor, Sterre ter Haar,
Winston Cronenwett, Courtney Pearce, Nick Grilliot, Jordan Kolar, Barak Austin
Shane Ricci, Jeremiah Johnson, Andy Wilson, Javan Austion

Law Day Video Contest Winners
Sami Pavlofsky, Merideth Snead, Will Garner, Garrett Luther
Lauren Luther, Graham Roberts

Speech & Debate National Qualifiers
Joanna Draper, Tyler Rife, Siobhan Tellez, Caroline Paule, Colin Ward,
Jeff Nagel, Maggie Light-Scotece

Rotary Speech Competition Winners
Jeff Nagel, Landon Gray, Joanna Draper, Siobhan Tellez

Academic Decathlon Team
(Placed first in state - Small School Division)
Medal winners - Chris Mudry, Jeremiah Johnson, Ian George, David Holdren, Nick Grilliot, Ethan Kissock, Jonathan Pearson, Sterre ter Haar

Academic Decathlon Team
(Placed fourth in the nation - Medium School Online Nationals)
Medal Winners - Chris Mudry, David Holdren, Jonathan Pearson, Jeremiah Johnson