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Hamilton High (2019-2020)

SENIOR HIGHLIGHT:  Max Bregman's natural leadership ability is reflected in his being selected as county representative for Boys State in Arizona, leading 90 boys to organize and develop the best county possible. He was captain of the varsity tennis team and coaches and volunteers for many organizations. Max exhibits creativity and motivation for product design and development, and was the founder and president of LaunchX, an entrepreneurial club providing a platform for high schoolers to create a business. Active in Model United Nations and as a committee leader, they won regional awards. Max is also a magician and runs a DJ and photography entertainment business. He was named a national winner of the Most Valuable Student Elks Foundation Scholarship. He was also awarded the Flinn Foundation Scholarship, President's Scholarship, USAA Collegiate Scholarship, and the Chandler Education Foundation (CEF) Impact and Bogle Family scholarships. Max will attend ASU to major in entrepreneurship and engineering. Hamilton High Seniors Highlights

Arizona College Prep - Erie Campus (2019-2020)

SENIOR HIGHLIGHT:  Aslen Caldwell is a senior at Arizona College Prep - Erie. Aslen has a passion for social justice, health and wellness, and animal rights. She is a volunteer at Gathering Humanity, an organization that provides refugee relocation assistance. Aslen is also a nationally recognized athlete, and was a member of USA's Team Vanity, a senior level 5 All-Star cheerleading team that was ranked 10th in the world at the 2018 Cheerleading Worlds Finals. She has also coached youth cheer teams. Aslen plans to attend Arizona State University as a biomedical sciences major in the fall. ACP Erie Seniors Highlights

Perry High (2019-2020)

Perry High paraeducator Laura Thompson was recognized by Gilbert Police and Gilbert Fire departments for saving a coworker's life back in November. Great job, Laura!

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Shreya Tripathi, Amy Wang and Viveka Chinnasamy who won 1st Place, Best of Fair: Biological in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Senior Division (9th - 12th Grade) at the 2020 Hamilton Invitational Science and Engineering Fair (HISEF) for the project titled The Optimization of Lead Absorption in Contaminated Water through Anhydro Galacturonic Acids in Various Citrus Peels. HISEF 2020 Award Winners

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Andreea Bujor who won 1st Place, Best of Fair: Physical in Energy: Chemical, Senior Division (9th - 12th Grade) at the 2020 Hamilton Invitational Science and Engineering Fair (HISEF) for the project titled Effective Exploitation of Nuclear Energy Resources. HISEF 2020 Award Winners

Chandler High (2019-2020)

The AIA Student Leadership Advisory Committee announced on February 20 that Chandler High School was selected as the winning school in the School Spirit Video Contest for the 6A Conference. The Chandler video is now one of three left for consideration of the Large School Championship. Voting for the large school championship will occur at the Student Leadership Summit on April 13.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Hamilton Theatre was honored by the Arizona Thespians as a Gold Honor Troupe in recognition for the many activities and opportunities provided for students, as well as contributions to the school and surrounding community. To qualify as a Gold Honor Troupe, the highest honor, Hamilton Theatre had five or more public audience productions, 20 or more thespian activities (socials, workshops, field trips to see shows, etc.), and six or more school and community service activities. Reaching this designation would not have been possible without the support of the staff and administration at Hamilton and the help of all of the Hamilton community.

Basha High (2019-2020)

As part of the fifth annual California Aerospace trip, 11 Basha High AFJROTC cadet leaders spent four days visiting such locations as SpaceX, the Griffith Observatory, the Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center, March Field and Palm Springs Air Museums and the Reagan Presidential Library. This exciting trip enabled cadets to greatly expand their knowledge and understanding of aviation as well as space exploration.

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Katherine Chou who was named a 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist. Of the 1.6 million entrants who took the 2018 PSAT/NMSQT, Katherine is now one of 15,000 finalists in the running for National Merit Scholarships.

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Chandler High Junior Zach Espalin won the 2020 Division 1 Arizona State Wrestling Championship! Zach is now a 3-time State Champion.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Hamilton High won the Div. I state hockey title on Feb. 8 by defeating Chaparral, 7-5, at the Scottsdale Ice Den.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to our 21 National Merit Finalists! Emily Abraham, Neya Balakrishna, Julia Fletcher, Margaret Han, Devrath Iyer, Nivea Krishnan, Jihyun Lee, Chloe Leff, Ashley Lepham, Rebecca Li, Elissa Matlock, Burke Peterson, Rohan Sathe, Dev Singhania, Kevin Tang, Antonio Valdez, Kevin Wang, Sherry Wang, Karina Yang, Sarah Zhang, and Vivian Zhao. These students took the PSAT/NMSQT their junior year, scored in the top 1%, and are recognized for their abilities, skills and accomplishments.

Perry High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Perry High students Julia Allen and Aly Torres. Julia and Aly were 1st place winners at the HOSA (Future Health Professionals, formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America) Regional Competition in February .

Arizona College Prep - Erie Campus (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Jad Mazboudi who captured the Div. 4 AIA State wrestling championship at 195 pounds. Kellen Gibson took 2nd place at 220 pounds, and Sebastion Rochin took 5th place at 106 pounds.

Perry High (2019-2020)

Perry High Show Cheer and All Girl Stunt Team took first place wins at the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Spirit Line competition in Div. 1 Show Cheer (Small) and Div. 1 All Girl Stunt. This is the second state championship for show cheer (back to back), and the first state championship for all girl stunt. AIA Spirit Line Champions Photo Album

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Chandler High senior Stefana Jelacic became the second female in Arizona history to qualify for the boys championship wrestling tournament by finishing second place at sectionals. Jelacic is the reigning 118-pound girls state champion and chose to wrestle against boys this year. She will compete at the state tournament beginning this Friday in Prescott Valley.

Chandler High (2019-2020)

The Chandler High Chamber Choir earned two Superior ratings at the Jazz Madrigal Festival in Flagstaff.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Hamilton High won state championships in Div. 1-3 Dance (Large) and Varsity Jazz (Small) at the Arizona State Cheerleading/Pom Tournament held on February 7 and 8 in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. This marks Hamilton's seventh straight win in the jazz competition. Hamilton also picked up two 2nd place awards, in Div. 1-3 Varsity Hip Hop (Small) and Div. I Varsity Pom (Large).

Perry High (2019-2020)

Perry High won THREE state championships at the Arizona State Cheerleading/Pom Tournament held on February 7 and 8 in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Div. 1-3 JV/Frosh Pom/Dance (Small), Div. 1-3 Frosh Show Cheer, and Div. I Varsity Pom (Large). Perry also took 2nd place in Div. 1 JV Show Cheer (Small).

Arizona College Prep - Erie Campus (2019-2020)

ACP Erie is very excited to announce that junior Hiwot Endeshaw has been selected to participate in the KEYS Research Internship Program at the University of Arizona. This bio-science program will give Hiwot the opportunity to work alongside top faculty in research labs at the University of Arizona. Congratulations!

Basha High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Michael Benjamin, Jr. (Basha High, Arizona State, professional baseball player) who was inducted into the Chandler Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Saturday, February 7.

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Former Chandler High teacher and swim coach Steve Schultz was recognized at the Chandler Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, February 7. The 2020 Hall of Fame inductees also included Max Mejia (Chandler High, Harvard, Augsburg wrestler), Ky Westbrook (Chandler High, USC and Team USA track and field), and Katy Herbert (Chandler High, Stanford, Gymnastics).

Chandler Online Academy (2019-2020)

Devyn Faulkner, a senior at Chandler Online Academy, was chosen to speak to teachers and other school personnel about living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) at a National Conference being held at the Disneyland Californian Hotel. She reviewed a new guide that was created to help school staff work with students struggling with this debilitating syndrome.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Scott Reed, who has been the public address announcer at Hamilton High since the school's inception, was honored with special recognition at the Chandler Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, February 7. The 2020 Hall of Fame inductees also included Christian Westerman (Hamilton High, Arizona State and Cincinnati Bengals).

Perry High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Jordan Howard (Perry High, Central Arkansas, professional basketball player) who was inducted into the Chandler Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Saturday, February 7.

Perry High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Perry High School athletic director Jennifer Burks who was selected by the Arizona Interscholastic Associaation as the Premier Region Athletic Director of the Year.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to senior Ethan Adam who was chosen as the February Taco Bell Student Athlete Citizen of the Month. Click to view the commercial that will run throughout February on Fox Sports Arizona!

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Emilie Ma was named one of the top runners-up in The 2020 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in Arizona. In addition to being named a Distinguished Finalist, based on her extensive volunteer hours, she also qualified for the Prudential President's Volunteer Service Award which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country. Congratulations, Emilie!

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Laurel Anderson, Chandler High freshman, competed in the Arizona State Indoor Archery Championship Tournament January 25 and 26 at the Ben Avery Indoor Archery Range. She earned 1st place in the Cadet Women's Olympic Recurve Division and is the State Champion! Congratulations, Laurel!

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Thirty Chandler High Model United Nations students traveled to Boston to participate in the Harvard Model United Nations. The international event brought together over 3,000 students from all over the world to take part in a series of international simulations mirroring the workings of the United Nations. Model UN at Harvard Photo Album

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Hamilton Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) cadets were selected for the Air Force Chief of Staff Private Pilot Scholarship Program. Senior Ryker Talbott and juniors Zac Plamondon, Sierra Munroe, Sophia Navarro, and Neil Rastogi were identified in the January 17 announcement from Headquarters AFJROTC. This highly competitive scholarship, valued at over $22,500, is an all-expense-paid flight training program administered by Headquarters AFJROTC. The program will be conducted during the summer at 15 select partner universities across the country. Two hundred seventy AFJROTC cadets were competitively selected from over 2,500 applicants from the 125,000+ Air Force JROTC cadets attending 900 high schools across the country and at Department of Defense installations worldwide. Attendees will receive comprehensive, FAA-certified ground instruction and over 40 hours of flight instruction, giving each student the opportunity to earn an FAA Private Pilot Certificate (private pilot license).

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Hamilton Theatre Department competed at Regionals and won a place at nationals in 18 events with 24 total students qualifying for Nationals this summer in Indiana:

• Group Musical: Isabel Aksamit, Kristiana Corona, Samantha Crandall, Raven Harris, Alyse Negroni, Riley Van Cleve
• Duo Musical: Kristina Corona and Jessica Wastchak
• Solo Musical: Carolina Peralta
• Group Acting: Kristiana Corona, Nathan Cowan, Nicholas Moriarty, Jessica Wastchak
• Duo Acting: Adelina Cetaj and Erin McGrath; Matt Herman and Nicholas Jefferson; Xavier Valdez and Jessica Wastchak
• Monologues: Jaime Baumgartner; Sanjana Ramakrishnan; Shirya Shah; Xavier Valdez
• Lighting Design: Abby Flanigan
• Set Design: Conner Onishi; Cole Tacey
• Sound Design: Andrea Flores-Pena
• Theatre Marketing: Griffen McClendon
• Documentary Film: Erin McGrath
• Stage Management: Reiley Nymeyer

Arizona College Prep - Erie Campus (2019-2020)

At the Arizona Association of Student Councils State Convention in January, ACP Erie Student Government earned recognition as an Outstanding Council of Distinction. This honor is very prestigious, and only a handful of councils in the state earn this recognition. Additionally, the Council earned a Gold level distinction for charitable contributions and Bronze level distinction for service project hours completed. We are extremely proud of the efforts that the Student Government puts forward all year long to improve our school's climate and culture, and for their motivation to provide the student body with the best possible experience.

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Chandler High Student Council traveled to Buena High School in Sierra Vista to attend the annual Arizona Association of Student Council State Convention. StuCo members were inspired by several keynote speakers to have 20/20 vision as a leader. Students also had a great time networking with over 2,000 other student council members from across the state. Chandler High was awarded the highest award of Outstanding Council of Distinction for the 3rd year in a row. Congratulations, StuCo!

Arizona College Prep - Erie Campus (2019-2020)

Congratulations to ACP Erie Honors Bio, Human Bio and Honors Science Research teacher Rachna Nath who was recently invited by the ASU Center for Science and the Imagination to join the Imaginary College: "a group of outstanding creative thinkers, researchers, practitioners, and mad geniuses who work with us to ignite fresh, creative, and ambitious thinking about the future," building a broad global network of people who are confronting the future with energy and expertise. Imaginary college at ASU website

Basha Accelerated Middle School (2019-2020)

Basha AMS' 28 Pentathletes rocked their first ever competition against all eligible middle school teams in the state of Arizona with a 1st place overall Team WIN! Though their first experience, the students' preparation and hard work paid off. After just one competition, Basha AMS is now the team to beat in the state of Arizona. Results:

• 7th grade team: 1st overall; 1st out of 7th grade teams
• 8th grade team: 3rd overall; 2nd out of 8th grade teams
• Joshua Anderton: 4th Overall Honors; Silver - Social Science; Bronze - Fine Arts
• Arnav Modem: Bronze - Literature
• Rohan Vallamshetla: Gold - Mathematics; Silver - Science
• Rachel Archie: Bronze - Fine Arts; Bronze - Science
• Vishwesh Vakacharla: Silver - Literature
• Streeter Connie: Silver - Mathematics
• Jaiden Camat: Silver - Fine Arts

Basha High (2019-2020)

Basha High's academic decathlon team were "Super Quiz Champions" at the Williams Field High School Invitational. Brielle Edwards was MVP/Top Scorer. Justin Schade won third overall and five individual awards and Winter Ashley scored a perfect 1000/1000 in Interview. Congratulations!

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Hamilton Pomline competed in the Universal Dance Association (UDA) Cactus Cup and took first place in the Varsity Jazz category and 2nd in Varsity Pom! The team will travel to Orlando, Florida at the end of the month to compete in the Universal Dance Team National Championship.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Hamilton High's academic decathlon team once again upheld their reputation as one of the top programs in the State, by winning the final tournament to determine the regional competition. Students competed on college-level material in seven core subjects in addition to delivering both a prepared and an impromptu speech, participating in an interview, and writing an essay. Their thematic topic this year is "Health and Wellness" with a science focus on the biology of cancer.

Casteel High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Mateline (Matty) Pace who took 1st place and a $5,000 scholarship in the statewide Feeding the Future 2020: School Lunch-Inspired Bites and Beverages competition on January 11! Students in the competition worked with a local chef to create school lunches that were appealing and desirable, while meeting nutritional and budgetary restrictions of the National School Lunch Program. Each team spent months testing and costing recipes with the help of Blue Watermelon Project chefs to better understand the challenge schools face everyday: how to provide delicious, nutritious and affordable lunches to students. The Feeding the Future competition is hosted by the Blue Watermelon project, an initiative of Slow Food Phoenix. Slow Food Phoenix - Blue Watermelon Project website

Casteel High (2019-2020)

Casteel High students won THREE of the top ten awards in the statewide Arizona Educational Foundation 2020 Polly Rosenbaum Writing contest! Congratulations to Morgan Longacre who took 1st place and Charlie Slade who took 2nd in the 9th & 10th grade category, and Lilly Marx who tied for third place in the 7th & 8th grade category. The creative writing contest is named for former Arizona House Representative and teacher, Polly Rosenbaum, who passed away in 2003 at the age of 104. She believed Arizona's young people are the state's greatest resource. This year's writing prompt was, "What ideas do you have for citizens to actively engage in their communities?" The top students in each category and their guests will join state leaders at the Arizona State Capitol, February 14, 2020 for an awards ceremony. Polly Rosenbaum Writing Contest website

Perry High (2019-2020)

Perry Culinary students competed in the statewide Feeding the Future 2020: School Lunch-Inspired Bites and Beverages competition where they worked with a local chef, Chef Tamara Stanger, to create school lunches that were appealing and desirable, while meeting nutritional and budgetary restrictions of the National School Lunch Program. Each team spent months testing and costing recipes with the help of Blue Watermelon Project chefs to better understand the challenge schools face everyday: how to provide delicious, nutritious and affordable lunches to students. Congratulations to Keeley Erickson and Royal Schradder who placed 2nd, winning $3,000, and Brandon Park and Miqueas Barrios who placed 3rd, winning $2,000. The Feeding the Future competition is hosted by the Blue Watermelon project, an initiative of Slow Food Phoenix. Slow Food Phoenix - Blue Watermelon Project website

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Chandler High School Badminton coach Lois Emshoff was selected as 2019 National Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association for the 2018-19 school year. Emshoff was a groundbreaking coach in badminton, having been a part of the sport for over 50 years, and was one of the catalysts in bringing it to the AIA. She has won five state championships over time and has been inducted into the halls of fame for Agua Fria High School, City of Chandler Athletics for coaching and participating, Arizona Badminton Association, Arizona High School Athletic Coaches Association and You Paved the Way.

Chandler High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Chandler High Track and Field coach Eric Richardson who was named a sectional coach of the year for Section 7 - West (AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT) by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association for the 2018-19 school year.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Hamilton High tennis coach Phil Gonzales (pictured left) who was awarded the AIA AZ Tennis Coach of the Year and the National Federation of High Schools Southwest Section Tennis Coach of the Year. The section award included the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and Arizona.

Chandler High (2019-2020)

The Chandler High Treblemakers and Men's Choir traveled to Jacksonville, FL in January to compete at the 2020 Midwinter Youth Chorus Festival. Both choirs, directed by Ms. Lori Lyford, won their divisions! Midwinter is a prestigious event that brings thousands of Barbershoppers together from around the world.

Hamilton High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Hamilton senior Devrath Iyer who was named a Top 300 scholar in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020 -- one of only three from Arizona -- in recognition for his science project titled "Automatically Analyzing Open-Ended Survey Responses using Statistical and Machine Learning Methods". The Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation's oldest and most prestigious STEM competition, "provides students a national stage to present original research and celebrates the hard work and novel discoveries of young scientists who are bringing a fresh perspective to significant global challenges." Scholars hail from 192 American and international high schools in 39 states and Guam. They were selected from 1,993 applications received from 659 high schools across 49 states, and chosen based on their exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative thinking and promise as scientists. Each scholar and their schools will be awarded $2,000 each. 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020 Scholars

Arizona College Prep - Erie Campus (2019-2020)

Congratulations to ACP's own Rachna Nath, one of only two winners selected from North America in the Turnitin 2019 Global Innovation Awards. The Global Innovation Awards recognize institutions and educators who help students everywhere to do their best, original work. This year's global and regional winners have worked tirelessly to champion authentic learning, enhance assessment practices, help students to achieve learning objectives, and support institutional strategy. Turnitin Global Innovations Awards website

Basha High (2019-2020)

Congratulations to Basha High teacher Lindsay Daly who recently earned National Board Certification. The process was rigorous, but worthwhile. National Board Certification was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. It is the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education. Created by teachers, for teachers, the National Board Standards represent a consensus among educators about what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. Board certification is available in 25 certificate areas spanning 16 disciplines from Pre-K through 12th grade. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards website

Casteel High (2019-2020)

Miles Fawson, a sophomore and member of the Casteel Chamber Orchestra, earned first place in the Senior Division of the Phoenix Youth Symphony Young Musician's Competition. His award is a trip and participation in the Tanglewood Music Festival.

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