Story by Clementine Evans
Copy Editor
Photos by Kaitlyn Lee
Staff Photographer
The annual Senior Awards Night was held on Wednesday, May 29. SPHS seniors were recognized for a variety of activities, ranging from academic, athletic, to extracurricular. The SPHS Alumni Association awarded over $63,000 to the class of 2024. Below are the awards and recipients:
SPHS Alumni Association
Albert Adams Music Scholarship: Nicole Sawano, Yuuto Izumi
Mary Ida Phair Scholarship: Sydney Lee
James Fosselman Scholarship: Rebecca Rivera
Beatriz Solis Scholarship: Jamie Rain Kim
Michael Colliau ’74 Scholarships: Devin Robinson, Helena Foord
Andre Patzkowski “Run Forward” Scholarship: Elena Kubarycz and Lionelle Limqueco
Keith Gustafson Athletic Scholarship: Danica Stirling
Karen Kincel ’75 Writing Award: Lola Sekon
Tom Ashby Scholarship: Zoe Kim
Bobby Griffin Art Award: Claire Yee
Eugene Clark Scholarship: Zachary Maracine, Rowan Smith
Genevieve Marguia English /Latin Scholarship: Lola Sekon, Kai Munoz
Epstein/ Goto Scholarship: Camille Whetsel
Harold Hartsough Scholarship: Timothy Kim, Sydney Lee
Holly Whitworth Scholarship: Timothy Kim
Maggie Veir Art Scholarship: Heejoon Lee, Lorenzo Emiliano Guerra
Blake and Joseph Wu Scholarship: Mia Holden
Susan Kane Shaver Scholarship: Hanna Bae
Ray Solari Scholarship: Christopher Wong, Danica Stirling
Yong-Kyu and Robert Kim Scholarship: Alex Ninomiya, Katherine Tam
Karen Kincel Creative Writing Award: Lola Sekon
Danny Emery “Servant’s Heart” Scholarship: Sharon Cho
Granville Thurman Spirit of Education: Maya Young
Alumni Association General Scholarships: Vivian Yu, Hanna Bae, Shareen Bee, Miriam Dever, Sharon Cho, Timothy Kim, Mia Ramos, Jenna Garner, Simone Assaf, Ada Bild, Samantha Huntley
Kiwanis Club of South Pasadena Paul Ward Community Service Scholarship: Jamie Rain Kim
John Deniston Memorial Scholarship: Camille Whetsel
Kenneth Yamanaka Memorial Scholarship: Christopher Wong
The Oneonta Club Foundation Scholarship: Truman Lindenthaler, Mia Ramos, Danica Stirling
South Pasadena Chinese American Club Karl Hwang Scholarships: Christopher Wong, Yuuto Izumi, Sydney Lee
Woman’s Club of South Pasadena: Simone Assaf, Ella Chuang, Jamie Kim, Mia Ramos, Milla Sanchez-Regalado, Katherine Tam
Chapter AX of the PEO Sisterhood: Sadie Kan, Simone Assaf, Camille Whetsel, Romberger Guild, Ireja Lauderdale, and Evelyn Torres
South Pasadena Rotary Foundation Susan Foster Award for Community Involvement: Simone Assaf
Wagner Family Rotary Scholarship for the Fine Arts: Le Yuan (Abby) Chen
AYSO 214: Zoe Kim, Sadie Kan, Jenna Garner, Sawyer Fox, Alina Vega, Ingrid Zahn, Peyton Carlson
South Pasadena Police Officers’ Association: Samantha Huntley, Sharon Cho, Danica Stirling
South Pasadena PTA/PTSA CAPTA Volunteer Service Awards: Hanna Bae, Mia Chamorro, Wyatt Dostal, Samantha Huntley, Katherine Tam, Maya Young
Commendation for Resilience
Ireja Lauderdale
PTA Council Believe in Me Scholarship: Eli Godal, Rebecca Rivera, Andrey Rodriguez, Jemma Wernberg
Teachers Association of South Pasadena: Maya Young
South Pasadena Optometric Group Inspirational Scholarship: Iris Barrera
Ercek Scholarships
Barbara and Charles Ercek Resilience Scholarships: Audrey Dunville, Ellie Nakamura, Eloise Wilson, Sabina Yusuf
Barbara Ercek Renaissance Awards: Via Abelev, Colette Carbonara, Aidan Jackson
Bengal Tiger Outstanding Citizenship Awards: Rachel Bae, Ada Bild, Sawyer Fox, Michelle Shadmon
Dr. Elin Lieberman Scholarship: Hanna Bae
Sina Massoumi Memorial Scholarships: Le Yuan (Abby) Chen, Sydney Lee
The Molina Family Scholarship: Sadie Kan
Aydin Salek Leadership Scholarship: Charlotte Dekle
Andy Wang Award: Lillian Sherman
Montoya Family Scholarship: Ireja Lauderdale
Linda J. Omens Humanitarian Award: Sophie (Sophia) Mertzel
West Point Appointee: Sawyer Fox
SPARC Scholarships: Alfred (AJ) McQuarters for Excellence in Musical Arts, Rowan Smith for Excellence in Photographic Arts Claire Yee for Excellence in Visual Fine Arts
Lori MacDonald Spirit of Service Award: Yunah Chung, Cherry Wui
Coach Mac Award: Noble Jones, Ian Chang
Eddie Lee ASB MVP: Olivia Alfonso
National Charity League: Lauren Kim
Outstanding Achievement in Social Science: Ximena Contreras, Hanna Diop, Lena Kubarycz, Brianna Min, Jayden Pease, Ricardo Perea
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Art: Claire Yee, Hanniel Park, Joon Lee, Sophia Atencio, Brandon Park, Nicole Sawano, Quincy Sakai, and Sophia Amelie Gispert
Photography Awards:
Rowan Smith- Excellence in Photography Award
Maya Young- Excellence in Portraiture Award
Lorenzo Hawk- Excellence in Abstract Photography Award
Claire Yee- Best Mixed Media Photography Award
Elaine Zhang – Best Thematic Photography Award
Lorenzo Guerra- Dedication to Photography Award
William G. Ericson Scholarships: Maya Young, Rowan Smith
Lori MacDonald Book Awards for Outstanding Achievement in English: Hanna Bae, Colette Carbonara, Charlotte Dekle, Krish Patel, Lillian Sherman
International Thespian Society Honor Thespians: Via Abelev, Lucia Benning, Caitlyn Colmenares, Solon McDonald, Sophia Swallow
National Honor Thespians: Milla Sanchez-Regalado
Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics: Vivian Yu, Colin Campbell
Outstanding Achievement in Computer Science: Evi Shih, Ryan Estanislao, Keeran Murray, Victoria Lee
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish: Victoria Quiroz, Katherine Tam, Maya Lee, Elaine Zhang, Willa Mockler, Isha Zafra, Brianna Min, Abby Matsuda, Ximena Contreras, Sofía Enríquez, Lillian Sherman, Jasmine Cervantes
Helen Burr Spanish Scholarship: Briana Gadea
Chinese Book Awards for Outstanding Achievement: Vincent Selden,l Nigel Hauna Miao, Jadon Tse
David N. Dickson Athletic Heritage Scholarship: Mia Holden
David N. Dickson Showcase Athlete of the Year: Dylan Tse
Dickson Family Art Scholarship: Claire Yee
Ralph Punaro Spirit of Athletics: Luke Riffle
C. Merrill Greene Scholar Athlete: Ryan Estanislao, Jamie Rain Kim
C. Merrill Greene Athlete of the Year: Jason Hong, Kendall Taylor
Booster Club Flossie Clarich Scholarship: Danica Stirling
Booster Club Lew Clement Scholarship: Nolan Adams
Booster Club Rick Booth Memorial Scholarship: Yuzu Harada
Booster Club Tiger Seal Awards: Colin Wong, Wendi Zhang
Tim Howland Memorial Scholarship Award: Lyla Keller
Kathryn Larkin Crary Sportsmanship Award: Jenna Garner, Keeran Murray
Athletic Life Pass Awards: Simone Assaf, Le Yuan (Abby) Chen, Helena Foord, Jenna Garner, Yuzu Harada, Mia Holden, Sadie Kan, Lyla Keller, Zoe Kim, Jamie Rain Kim, Ellen Leung, Daphne Malatesta, Emily Monterroso, Elizabeth Petty, Iris Pollard, Danica Stirling, Kendall Taylor, Dylan Tse, Ingrid Zahn, Nolan Adams, Thomas Carter, Ryan Estanislao, Sawyer Fox, Kyler Ho, Jason Hong, Kai Munoz, Keeran Murray, Luke Riffle, Jadon Tse, Christopher Wong
National Merit Scholarship: Katherine Tam
National Merit Finalists: Truman Lindenthaler, Aidan Jackson, Linus Sun, Alexander Ninomiya, Ada Bild, Katherine Tam, Geeyou Lee
Karen Offenhauser Outstanding Senior Award: Olivia Alfonso
The Weldon Fair Play Awards: Olivia Alfonso, Charlotte Dekle, Krish Patel, Lillian Sherman, Rowan Smith, Danica Stirling
Not presented on Senior Awards Night
Jeanne Ward Foundation: Quincy Sakai and Sophia Gispert
Edison Scholarship: Victoria Lee
