Congratulations to our Class of 2024! We celebrate their many accomplishments and wish them God’s abundant blessings as they embark on their post-secondary pursuits to the following collegiate destinations (and one to Junior Hockey):
The University of Alabama
University of Arizona
Auburn University
Baylor University
Benedictine College
Bennington College
Boston College
California Polytechnic State University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University – Fort Collins
University of Dayton
Florida Gulf Coast University
Grand Canyon University
High Point University
Holy Cross College
Indiana University-Bloomington
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
University of Kentucky
Loyola Marymount University
University of Mary
University of Miami
Michigan Technological University
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
University of Minnesota -Twin Cities
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri – Columbia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Central University
North Dakota State University
University of Notre Dame
The Ohio State University
Purdue University
Rice University
Saint Louis University
St. Olaf College
University of St. Thomas
University of South Carolina – Columbia
Syracuse University
The University of Tampa
The University of Tennessee – Knoxville
United States Naval Academy
University of Wisconsin – Madison
University of Wisconsin – River Falls
Congratulations also to members of the Class of 2025 who were recognized at our Junior Book Award/College Sponsored Recognitions ceremony last Thursday afternoon. The recognition of juniors with college book awards and other college-sponsored prizes is both an annual tradition at Providence Academy and an enduring tradition at college preparatory institutions across the globe. PA Upper School leaders meet annually to select students from the junior class for these awards. As was noted during the ceremony, selection is based on consideration of the criteria provided by the award sponsor. Most of the awards stipulate high academic standing as a leading criterion (typically a minimum of unweighted GPA of 3.7 and above); many of them also specify other criteria for the committee to consider as well, including extracurricular leadership, commitment to community service or volunteerism, notable civic engagement, demonstrated creativity or innovation, leadership in faith activities or ministry at PA or at one’s church, and/or high accomplishment in specific academic disciplines. Congratulations to this year’s recipients:
Award Presentation Order (alpha order by college)
Benedictine College Book Award – Quincy Wiederholdt, Delaney Flanigan, Matthew Weisz, Gabrielle Hippler
Brandeis University Book Award – Colin Capouch
College of William & Mary Leadership Award – Jake Olson
Colorado School of Mines Medal of Achievement – Nicholas Sargent
Dartmouth College Book Award – Kate Borchardt
Harvard Prize Book Award – Nicholas Nathe
High Point University Junior Scholars Award – Luke Trader, Ellie O’Connor, and Romeo Sweet
Johns Hopkins University Book Award – Fiona Foster
Miami University Book Award – Caroline Stephenson, Caleb Wilson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Medal – Olivia Bakke
Rochester Institute of Technology Awards
Business and Leadership Award – Joe Berghult
Art and Design Award – Bernadette von Dohlen
Science and Math Award – Abigail Koch
Humanities and Social Sciences Award – Rachel Bartels
Women in STEM – Elise Myhre
St. John’s College Book Award – John Paul Nelson
St. Lawrence University Book Award – Melia Cmiel
St. Michael’s College Book Award – Matthew Hunter, Audrey Ebertz
Stetson University Junior Scholarship Awards – Mckenna Schaefer, Joe Spades
University of Notre Dame Spirit & Spirituality Award – Annabel Worner
University of Rochester Awards (4)
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award – Tatum Janezich
Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award – Ella Vincent
George Eastman Young Leaders Award – Lauren Damberg
Xerox Award for Innovation & Info. Technology – Grant Sandell
University of Vermont Citizen Scholar Award – Mckennah Anderson
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Book Award – Pamela GarciaYale University Book Award – Gabriel Nathe