The SPHS faculty and student body commemorated multiple graduating seniors for their accomplishments during their high school career on Senior Awards Night Wednesday, May 29.
Dickson Family Award for the Arts: David Pérez Espinosa
David N. Dickson Showcase Athlete of the Year: Kai Dettman
David N. Dickson Athletic Heritage Scholarship: Uma Hornish
SPHS Alumni Association Scholarships:
Eugene Clark Science Scholarship: Alekzander Grijalva
James Fosselman Scholarship: Laya Jabalameli, Jonathan Oyaga, and Saul Topete
Harold Hartsough Award: Oona Foley
Friends of 68’: Luke Quezada and Abbie Lukavsky
Karen Kincel Creative Writing Scholarship: 1st Place – Antonio Huerta, 2nd Place – Sarah Sy
Maggie Veir Art Alumni Scholarship: David Peréz Espinosa
Blake and Joseph Wu UCLA Award: Henry Barbara
Mary Ida Phair Memorial Scholarship: Elaine Yang
Keith Gustafson Athletic Scholarship: Christina Taylor
Michael T. Colliau Athletic Scholarship: Addison Foord and Rainey Tilley
SPHS Alumni Association General Scholarship: Liz Osoy, Elaine Yang, Rita Mastromatteo, Allison Lao, Michael Xiong, and Jaemyung Choi
Chapter AX of the PEO Sisterhood Scholarship: Ashlyn Kawakami and Ashley King
Friends from 64’ Scholarship: Phoenix Bekkedal
South Pasadena Women’s Club Scholarship: Sarah Uriarte, Lindsey Calva, Lindsey Kuwahara, Maÿlis Whetsel
Dr. Alexander O. Firempong Scholarship: Ashley King
Oneonta Club of South Pasadena Scholarship: Henry Barbera, Lauren Kafkaloff, and Alekzander Grijalva
The Molina Family Scholarship: Eleanor Imel
Sina Massoumi Memorial Scholarships: Jean Lih and Kai Dettman
National Charity League San Marino Chapter Scholarship: Eva Cabbell
South Pasadena Chinese-American Club:
Karl Hwang Scholarship: Elaine Yang
Heart of Gold Award: Kevin Xu
Rotary Club of South Pasadena: Maÿlis Whetsel and Elaine Yang
Andy Wang Spirit Award: Phoenix Bekkedal
Kiwanis Club of South Pasadena Award: Maÿlis Whetsel and Jiamin Xu
So. Pasadena Police Officers’ Association:
Kevin Sandoval Memorial Scholarship: Grace Kim and Mia Alva
PTSA and PTA Awards:
PTSA Distinguished Service Scholarships: Madison Abundo, Elizabeth Bock, Jaemyung Choi, Lindsey Kuwahara, and Christina Taylor
First District PTA Membership Incentive Scholarship: Evelyn Bea, Evan Chee, and Zain Abu Karash
First District PTA Commemorative Scholarship: Alaska Romero
Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen of the Year Award: Miranda Cheung
The Eddie Lee ASB Award: Grace Kim
The Aydin Salek Leadership Award (Kendrick Castillo Award): Rachel Lu
Vecinos de South Pasadena: Sarah Uriarte and Andrés Oyaga
Stone Ishimaru Visual Art Scholarship: Alicia Alderete and David Peréz Espinosa
Ellin Lieberman Scholarship: Grace Kim
Linda J. Omens Humanitarian Award: Lexi Gomez
Schools First Credit Union Scholarships: Kate Rogers, Jeremy Wong, and Miranda Cheung
So. Pas Optometric Group Motivational Scholarship: Akash Rathi
Teachers’ Association of South Pasadena: Jonathan Oyaga
Lori MacDonald Scholarships: Noemi Howland and Flannery Clark
Coach Mac Award: Lauren Lopez
The Afram Family Scholarship: Chi Chow
Outstanding Achievement in Computer Science: Zeu Capua, Maÿlis Whetsel, Lena Kushigemachi, and Chi Chow
Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics: Elene Wu and Michael Xiong
Outstanding Achievement in Social Science: Amanda Estevez, Caleb Waters, Flannery Clark, Alexandra Chan, Akash Rathi, and Phoenix Bekkedal
Outstanding Achievement in Art: Elaine Gong, David Peréz Espinosa, Jade Li, Alicia Alderete, Kalex Shen, Livvy Johnson, Ixchel Carrizales De Lara, Chloe Rufus, Ashlyn Kawakami, and Kate Rogers
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish: Helena Echenique, Oona Foley, Lexi Gomez, Yeana Jang, Jean Lih, Sarah Uriarte, Elene Wu, and Jake Manzo
Outstanding Achievement in Chinese Language: Miranda Cheung, Andrew Escajeda, and Hunter Gill
MacDonald Book Awards in English: Dominic Donnelly, Francesco Fortunelli, Martin Jean Kim, Luke Quezada, Maya Williamson
Bobby Griffin Memorial Scholarship: Elaine Gong, Alicia Alderete, and Kalex Shen
Booster Club Ana Nicholson Memorial Awards: Alicia Alderete, Connor Mcpherson, Renay Sherrill, and Canela Gutierrez
Heart of Gold Award: Justin De La Torre, Nicole Perez
Barbara Ercek Scholarships: Addison Hsiao, Alaska Romero, Amanda Estevez, Hayley Villapadua, Caleb Waters, Brandon Lee, Jade Li, Jazzmine Serrano, and Jack Sanders
Thespian Society Honors: Aidan Blake, Elizabeth Bock, Seia Gamble, and Isa Recendez, Wressey Baughman, Lindsey Calva, Rose McCullough, and Andrés Oyaga
Academic Decathlon Hall of Fame: Steven Chin and Ryan Jeong
Helen Burr Scholarship: Yoli Patzkowski
Booster Club Flossie Clarich Scholarship: Lindsey Calva
Booster Club Lew Clement Scholarship: Nathan Pineda
Booster Club Rick Booth Memorial Scholarship: Alekzander Grijalva
Booster Club Tiger Seal Awards: Mia Alva and Nico Salazar
Ralph Punaro Spirit of Athletics Award: Henry Barbera
Tim Howland Memorial Award: Kai Dettman
C. Merrill Greene Athletes of the Year/Scholar Athletes: Addison Hsiao, Christina Taylor, AJ Bonk and Nathaniel Quirk
Kathryn L. Crary Sportsmanship Award: Logan Svihovec-McCarty and Lauren Kafkaloff
Athletic Life Pass Awards: Elizabeth Bock, AJ Bonk, Kimberly Brown, Lindsey Calva, Uma Hornish, Noemi Howland, Justin Huff, Ashley Hugasian, Lauren Kafkaloff, Sydney Shettleroe, Christina Taylor, Kayla Zhang, Christie Lew, Jean Lih, Jaden Mullin, Nathaniel Quirk, and Rainey Tilley
National Merit:
National Merit Scholarship: Elene Wu
National Merit Semifinalists: Miranda Cheung, Kai Dettman, Lindsey Kuwahara, Jake Manzo, and Maÿlis Whetsel
National Merit Commended Scholars: Wressey Baugham, Alexander Betts, Elizabeth Bock, Steven Chin, Hanna Choi, Chi Chow, Natalie Deng, Helena Echenique, Francesco Fortunelli, Jack Gordon, Brooke Held, Uma Hornish, Boris Ip, In Ho Jeong, Benjamin Kim, Nakyung Kim, Alison Lao, Brandon Lee, Johann Li, Ryan Liu, Sean McLane, Jaden Mullin, Noah Parker, Nicolo Porcu, Meghana Sagare, Brian Sheldon, Sarah Sy, Michael Xiong, Jiamin Xu, Kevin Xu, Raymond Yeo, Angela Zhang, Kayla Zhang, and Jonathan Zhu
Valedictorian and Salutatorian: Kevin Xu, Jiamin Xu, Michael Xiong, Elene Wu, Lindsey Kuwahara, Lauren Kafkaloff, Natalie Deng, and Caleb Waters
Karen Offenhauser Outstanding Senior Award: Grace Kim
Weldon Awards: Alekzander Grijalva, Grace Kim, Rachel Lu, Andrés Oyaga, Sage Pierone, and Sarah Uriarte
Any missed names or awards will be updated.
