Honors Convocation Celebrates Grades 9–11 Excellence

The Academy of the Holy Names honored students in Grades 9 through 11 at its annual Honors Convocation, celebrating exceptional achievements in academics, the arts, leadership, and service. This event serves as a reminder of the dedication, character, and talents of our students. See a recap of awards below.

🏛️ Student Council Officers

• President: Rowan Alexander → Ali Ibanez
• Vice-President: Siena Ramirez → Gabi Cossi
• Recording Secretary: Luciana Ospina → Camille King
• Corresponding Secretary: Ali Ibanez → Macarena Mejia
• Treasurer: Gaby Cossi → Julia Goodman

📰 Publications

Echoes Yearbook:

• Editor-in-Chief: Anna Jacobsen
• Editors: Mariana Guzman, Katherine Pearson, and Lena Graham
• Tier II Staff: Evelyn Nessler
• Tier I Staff: Emelia Scicchitano, Caroline McGucken, Hope Nellis, Anna Skubis, and JudyAnne Jackson

Achona Online Newspaper:

• Editor-in-Chief: Nicole Bianchi and Brooke Fechtel
• Social Media Editor: Cassidy Forte
• Managing Editor: Ava Radovic
• Year-Long Staff Members: Grace Callahan, Haley Ricca, and Adriana Trapuzzano
• Semester Staff Members: Ali Ibanez and Kiley Lester

Excursions Literary and Art Magazine:

• Editors: Gianna Joseph, Sophia Hogarth, and Nora Kelly
• Year-Long Staff Members: Carly White
• Semester-Long Staff Members: Eileen Doyle, Kiley Lester, Haynes Melchior, Isabella Oates, Cate Peña, and Peyton Pickett
• Underclassmen Staff Members: Emma Brown, Josie Cooper, Emma Hensler, Maggie McHugh, Lorena Paloma, and Ana Sophia Wang

⛪ Eucharistic Ministers

🐾 Ambassadors

🎓 National Honor Society

The National Latin Exam is an annual test administered to Latin students in the United States and around the world. The NLE is an opportunity for students to receive reinforcement and recognition for their accomplishments in the classroom.

Beginning Latin I:

• Cum Laude: Bridget Swenson
• Magna Cum Laude: Klaire Ohlson, Brielle Slenn, Brianna Pineda, Jillian Walters, Simone Slenn, and Virginia Risch
• Silver Maxmia Cum Laude: Graesyn Thatcher and Mallory Terrana

Intermediate Latin:

• Cum Laude: Sofia Anthony and Laurel Grey Yelverton
• Magna Cum Laude: Duaa Khan

Intermediate Reading Comprehension:

• Cum Laude: Genevieve Carrere, Adelaid Carrere, and Hope Nellis
• Magna Cum Laude: Virginia Dreisbach and Madeline Morgan
• Silver Maxmia Laude: Marta Haile
• Gold Summa Cum Laude: Margarita Valdez Puente and Claudia Ruiz-Carus

Advanced Reading Comprehension:

• Cum Laude: Elizabeth Williamson 
• Magna Cum Laude: Khloe Clay

Students excelling in visual and performing arts were recognized for their accomplishments:

Visual Arts:

• Drawing: Jackie Fouche

• Painting: Josie Cooper
• Two-Dimensional Design: Zia Florschutz and Savannah Aschenbrenner
• Photography (Digital/Darkroom): Shannon Moore
• Yearbook Design: Hope Nellis
• Three-Dimensional Design: Ingrid Ruffalo

Performing Arts:

• Acting: Imani Bell
• Dance performance: Valeria Fernandez
• Technical Excellence in Dance: Sarah Kate Mathews
• Orchestra: Zayley Hinds
• Technical Theatre: Amelia Lontchar
• Vocal Music: Isla Paone

❤️ Service

• Freshmen: Valeria Fernandez and Alexandra Lyons (over 100 service hours)
• Sophomores: Virginia Dreisbach, Mia Hatoum, Asada McLaughlin, Avery Maxwell, Naomi Tumulski, Camille King, Catalina Bunch, Adrianna Tarr, Ellen Landsbaum (over 200 service hours)
• Juniors: Mia Debourg, Alyssa Lyons, Adriana Lyons, Ainsley Kurrack, Abigail Smith, Elizabeth Vericker, Khloe Clay (over 300 service hours)
• Seniors: Emery Little, Sarah Younes, Chloe Cohen, Presley Keener, Kenzie Cappy, Grace Grammig (over 400 service hours); Alexis Newman and Jasia Solak (over 500 service hours)

✨ Esse Quam Videri

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Quarter Winners: Grace Holland, Ellen Landsbaum, Amelia Lontchar, Ansley Maynard, Asada McLaughlin, Isla Paone, Margaret Provenzano, Sierra Schaefer, Eden Smith, Elizabeth Tirado, Laurel Grey Yelverton, and Mariana Zuluaga
• 4th Quarter Winners: Valeria Taguja-Catano, Bridget Swenson, Brielle Slenn, and Hunter Allen

🎖️ Special Awards and Honors

• Athena Young Women of Promise Award: Ava Radovic
• Chatham University-Rachel Carson Award: Mikayla Valdes
• Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation Leadership Award: Emma Hensler, Avery Maxwell, Taylor Williams
• Mayor's Youth Corps of Tampa: Hunter Allen, Khloe Clay, Presley Frye, Duaa Khan; Leadership Board Members: Camille King and Avery Wehling
• Presbyterian College Fellows Scholarship Award: Ainsley Kurrack, Emma Hodgdon, JudyAnne Jackson
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award: Anna Hahn
• American Legion 2025 Girls State Program: Ali Ibanez and Ava Radovic
• American Legion School Award for Good Citizenship: Catherine Cathey
• University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award: Alexandra Leto
• Anne Frank Humanitarian Award 2025: Genevieve Carrere
• Dartmouth College Book Award: Alyssa Lyons
• University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Kate Wilary
• University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award Program in the Humanities & Social Sciences: Elizabeth Vericker
• University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Program: Rafaella Rodriguez
• University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology: Khloe Clay
• Princeton University Book Award: Adriana Lyons
• St. Lawrence University Book Award: Paige Wilson
• St. Michael's College Book Award: Claire Salazar and Anna Skubis
• Tulane University Book Award: Adelaide Carrere
• University of Vermont Citizen Scholar Book Award: Fiona Kaley
• High Point University Junior Scholars Program: Avery Wehling
• Centre Fellows Program: Mady Chung

🎓 Scholarships for the 2025–26 Academic Year

• Robert Kevin Walsh Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing: Josephine Cooper
• Robert Kevin Walsh Memorial Scholarship for Visual Arts: Anastazia Florschutz
• Sister Irene Marie Brunelle Memorial Alumni Scholarship: Claire Salazar
• Sister Mary Patricia Plumb Endowed Scholarship: Ava Radovic

🌹 Blessed Marie Rose Teacher of the Year

📚 Retiring Faculty and Staff