Story by Kahlen Miao and Adam Kwoh
Staff Writer and Copy Editor
Photo by Sarah Lee
Associate Photo Editor
SPHS streamed its annual Senior Awards Night on the ASB YouTube channel, on Tuesday, May 25. Seniors received various awards and scholarships by local organizations and SPHS faculty throughout the night, honoring extraordinary academic and community achievements. Recipients of SPHS Department, Athletic, and senior awards were nominated and chosen by the SPHS Scholarship Committee, while scholarships were presented by South Pasadena organizations.
Checks for scholarships will be sent to honorees’ homes and certificates will be distributed to recipients soon. SPHS seniors will make their official exit from high school at an in-person graduation on Wednesday, June 2.
SPHS Alumni Association Scholarships
Albert Adams Scholarship: Audrey Lin, Elisa Jeon
Mary Ida Phair Scholarship: Kimberly Hsueh
James Fosselman Scholarship: Anneliesse Alcalde, Emiliano Martinez
Dr. Beatriz Solis Scholarship: Lauren Jones; Runner up – Tonalli Garcia Rodriguez
Michael Colliau Athletic Scholarship: Zazriel King, Riley Lawes
Keith Gustafson Scholarship: Caleb Lee
Karen Kincel Creative Writing Award: Liam Serwin; Runner up – Rachel Serwin, Anneliesse Alcalde, Matthew Tsai
Bobby Griffin Art Scholarship: Sophia Hao
Eugene Clark Science Scholarship: Lindsay Michels
Margaret “Frau” Epstein & Richard Goto Scholarship: Lauren Jones, Haelee Kim, Linus Wood
Harold Hartsough Scholarship: Linus Wood
Maggie Veir Art Scholarship: Sophia Hao, Kiera Atkinson
Blake and Joseph Wu UCLA Scholarship: Sang Yul (Shane) Yu
General Scholarships: Amanda Kanaly, Emily Wei, Kiera Atkinson, Lauren Jones, Mahal Montes, Matthew Tsai, Sarah Chen, Talulla Chow, Tonalli Garcia Rodriguez
The Place 2.0 Scholarship: Anneliesse Alcalde, Nicole Lu
Kiwanis Club of South Pasadena
The Maus Family Scholarship: Christine Mao
The John Deniston Scholarship: Lindsey Hirano
The Kenneth Yamanaka Scholarship: Frances Chiu
Oneota Club of South Pasadena: Frances Chiu, Gillian Terhune, Emily Wei
South Pasadena Chinese-American Club:
Karl Hwang Scholarship: Lindsey Hirano, Sienna Chen, Jolene Lee
Women’s Club of South Pasadena Scholarships: Lindsey Hirano, Olivia Yanover, Emily Wei, Annaliesse Alcalde, Ella Jayasekera, Ella Plum Rolin, Kiera Atkinson
Chapter AX of the PEO Scholarship: Roxanne Lynch, Frances Chiu, Emily Wei
South Pasadena Rotary Club
Wagner Family Scholarship: Madeleine Yoo
Susan Foster Scholarship: Sang Yul (Shane) Yu
Vecinos de South Pasadena Scholarships: Brian Zepeda, Katelyn Hernandez, Tonalli Garcia Rodriguez
South Pasadena Police Officers’ Association
General Scholarship: Brian Zou
Officer Kevin Sandoval Memorial Scholarship: Lauren Jones
Officer Ray Rogers Memorial Scholarship: Kiera Atkinson
Police Assistant Bayron Salguero Scholarship: Gillian Terhune
South Pasadena PTA and SPHS PTSA Awards
PTSA Distinguished Service Scholarships: Lindsey Hirano, Ismael Khan, Maureen (Molly) Parker, Louisa Petrillo, Madeleine Yoo
1st District PTA Membership Incentive Award: Lauren Jones
PTA Council Scholarships: Makena Saito, Josh Silva
Alice Butler Memorial Scholarship: Joey Duarte
Teachers Association of South Pasadena Award: Gillian Terhune
South Pasadena Optometric Scholarship: Valentino Nguyen
Barbera Ercek Scholarships:
Resilience Scholarships: Charlotte LoCicero, Brian Zepeda
Academic Excellence Scholarships: Cat Flores, Adam Kwoh, Matteo Lee, Thea McCallie, Lexi Schroeder
Tiger Spirit Scholarships: Jayden Eden, Macie Lukavsky
Renaissance Scholarship: Lindsay Michels
Ellin Lieberman Scholarship: Tonalli Garcia Rodriguez
Sina Massoumi Memorial Scholarship: Meagan Chang, Aaron Cho
Molina Family Scholarship: Makena Saito
Aydin Salek Leadership Scholarship: Patrick Latting
Linda J Omens Humanitarian Award: Andrew Cheung
Andy Wang Award: Jack Bartlett
South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) Scholarship:
General Scholarship: Madeleine Yoo
Excellence in Music: Audrey Lin
Fremont Center Theatre Award: Kiera Atkinson
Excellence in Fine Arts: Sophia Hao
Lori Macdonald Academic Recognition Award: Ella Leeson, Ricky Luo, Jackson McLane, Maven Palacios
Eddie Lee ASB MVP Award: Michelle Jee
SPHS Department Awards
Social Science Book Awards: Max Meszaros, Kiera Atkinson, Frances Chiu, Haelee Kim, Zoe Albornoz, Kayla Nielsen
CTE Pathways
Carpentry, Millwork, & Woodworking: Henry Balding
Design, Visual, and Media Arts: Matteo Granados, Joyce Lee, Maya Villaseñor, Eric Wilds, Christina Vasquez, Arlo Stark Hanson
Education, Child Development, and Childhood Services: Gia Franco, Lena Lutz, Makena Saito, Valerie Gahman, Audrey Lin, Amelia Jarolim, Heather Olson, Kate Argue,
Patient Care: Amar Ebrahim, Mina Fairall, Riley Lawes, Ferrel Mansano, Terrel Mansano, Khalil Murdock, Noah Perez, Owen Quimero, Terrence Sweetman
Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment: Sydney Abundo, Matthew Baer, Meagan Chang, Charis Cheung, Jonathan Choi, Alex Ha, Lindsey Hirano, Katie Hohman, Quentin Holmes, Ella Jayasekera, Michelle Jee, Ismael Khan, Jason Kim, Nicole Kim, Matteo Lee, Nicole Lu, Macie Lukavsky, Zachary Lukavsky, Micah Mekhitarian, Mahal Montes, Gordon Mui, Maureen Parker, Colin Sheng, Maya Villaseñor, Olivia Yanover
Outstanding Achievements in Visual Arts: Julianne Wong, Nicholas Forman, Madeleine Yoo, Sophia Hao
Lorie McDonald English Book Award: Katherine Anthony, Haelee Kim, Matthew Tsai
SPHS English Department Special Service Award: Thompson Juntao Yang
SPHS Drama Honors: Kiera Atkinson, Julianna Chabot, Tonalli Garcia-Rodriguez, Matisse Rocca
2021 National Honor Thespians: Kayla Nielsen, Karenna Senske, Linus Wood
Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics: Nathan Lin, Lexi Schroeder, Madeleine Yoo, Jolene Lee
Outstanding Achievement in Computer Science: Alex Mariano, Clara Ceerla
Helen Burr Scholarship: Andrea Zarazua
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish: Madeleine Yoo, Meagan Chang, Elyse Wong, Katherine Li, Frances Chiu
Outstanding Achievement in Chinese Language Award: Kimberly Hsueh, Camellia Cartland, Jolene Lee, Talulla Chow, Miles Bernath, Andrew Cheung, Dusty Fox
Athletic Awards
Dickson Family Heritage Scholarship: Andrea Zarazua
Dickson Family Showcase Athlete: Lola Foord
Dickson Family Art Award: Linus Wood
Ralph Punaro Spirit of Athletics: Andrew Villapadua
C Merill Greene Athletes of the Year: Anthony Felix, Lindsey Hirano
C Meril Green Scholar Athletes Award: Liam Markus, Carissa Park
Flossie Clarich Award: Amanda Kanaly
Lew Clement Award: Valentino Nguyen
Rick Booth Award: Jenna Okohira
Booster Club Tiger Seal Awards: Joey Duarte, Mollie Parker
The Tim Howland Track Award: Ferrel Mansano, Terrel Mansano
Kathryn Larkin Crary Sportsmanship Award: Caleb Lee, Juliana Maniquis Hernandez
Athletic Life Passes: Katherine Anthony, Lola Foord, Lindsey Hirano, Caleb Lee, Valentino Nguyen, Carissa Park, Colin Sheng, Justin Toshima
Seal of Biliteracy: Miles Bernath, Isaac Blekhman, Camellia Cartland, Meagan Chang, Sarah Chen, Siyun Chen, Andrew Cheung, Frances Chiu, Talulla Chow, Skylar Cornforth, Frida Cruz, Kevin Ebata, Valerie Gahman, Kimberly Hsueh, Lauren Jones, Amanda Kanaly, Haelee Kim, Nicole Kim, Markus Kramsch, Elizabeth Lee, Jolene Lee, Matteo Lee, Michael Lee, Arthur Li, Katherine Li, Zhengquan Luo, Christine Mao, Jackson McLane, Micah Mekhitarian, Mahal Montes, Jonathan Ng, Kayla Nielsen, Mollie Parker, Cameryn Pearson, Hye Won Ree, Ella Plum Rolin, Rachel Serwin, Bradley Tashiro, Justin Toshima, Alyssa Wong, Elyse Wong, Madeleine Yoo, Shane Yu, Andrea Zarazua, Alicia Zhang, Luyang Zhang
CSF: Sydney Abundo, Matthew Albert, Anneliese Alcade, Kiera Atkinson, Jack Barlett, Lauren Bea, Camellia Cartland, Meagan Chang, Siyan Chen, Andrew Cheung, Aaron Cho, Talulla Chow, Glenn Cunanan, Amar Ebrahim, Mina Fairall, Yi-Shiang Feng, Piper Fleming, Dusty Fox, Tonalli Garcia-Rodriguez, Isela Gonzalez, Ian Graham, Matthew Haines, Sophia Hao, Elise Hernandez, Lindsay Hirano, Dustin Huang, Kayden Hung, Amelia Jarolim, Ella Jayasekera, Sooah Jee, Timothy Johnson, Haelee Him, Jason Kim, Nicole Kim, Nicole Sul Kim, Marcus Kramsch, Emma Kucera, Adam Kwoh, Kimberly Kubo, Elizabeth Lee, Jolene Lee, Matteo Lee, Michael Anthony Lee, Michael Jayden Lee, Ella Lesson, Derek Leung, Arthur Li, Jun Hye Lim, Audrey Lin, Nathan Lin, Nicole Lu, Macie Lukavaky, Zhengquan Luo, Juliana Maniquis Herandez, Christine Mao, Matthew Alexander Marino, Chrystelle Martin, Jackson McLane, Micah Mekhitarian, Etelvina Montes, Chin Yun Mui, Kayla Nielsen, Jovelyn Nunez-Valenzuela, Jenna Okohira, Carissa Park, Maureen (Mollie) Parker, Cameryn Pearson, Sebastian Pollard, Oliva Reed, Hye Won Rhee, Matisse Rocca, Venessa Safawi, Lance Santana, Lexi Schroeder, Brandon Selden, Dylan Sevillia, Colin Sheng, Elsa Sheppard, Jounghyuk (David) Sohn, Matthew Tan, Maya Tanaka, Bradley Tashiro, Gillian Terhune, Justin Toshima, Nick Tu, Christina Vasquez, Emily Wei, Pieter Wielenga, Riley Williams, Alyssa Wong, Julianne Wong, Jinyoung Yang, Jonathan Yee, Madeleine Yoo, James Zimmerman, Brian Zou
National Merit Commended Scholars: Zoe Albornoz, Miles Bernath, Ava Carbonara, Meagan Chang, Sarah Chen, Siyan (Sienna) Chen, Andrew Cheung, Aaron Cho, Maxfield English, Yi-Shiang (Sean) Feng, Dusty Fox, Alex Ha, Isaiah Hall, Elisa Jeon, Dohyun Kim, Nicole Kim, Kimberly Kubo, Adam Kwoh, Elizabeth Lee, Jolene Lee, Matteo Lee, Arthur Li, Katherine L, Nathan Lin, Liam Markus, Jackson McLane, Mahal Montes, Kayla Nielsen, Jenna Okohira, Carissa Park, Andrew Parkinson, Olivia Reed, Lexi Schroeder, Rachel Serwin, Jounghyuk (David) Sohn, Matthew Tan, Russell Thomas, Matthew Tsai, Nick Tu, David Valenzuela-Peterson, Riley Williams, Kelly Wu, Madeleine Yoo, Andrea Zarazua, Alicia Zhang, Brian Zou
National Merit Finalists: Frances Chiu, Matthew Haines, Jessica Li, Luyang Zhang
Salutatorians: Andrew Cheung, Jessica Li, Jolene Lee, Julianne Wong
Valedictorians: Matthew Albert, Meagan Chang, Siyun Chen, Talulla Chow, Dusty Fox, Sophia Hao, Katherine Li, Nathan Lin, Kayla Nielsen, Lexi Schroeder, Russell Thomas, Matthew Tsai, Madeleine Yoo
Karen Offenhauser Outstanding Senior Award: Katie Hohman
Weldon Fair Play Awards: Michelle Jee, Valentino Nguyen, Katie Hohman, Khalil Murdock, Kayla Nielsen, Andrew Parkinson
