Myah is an outstanding student and person. She is exceptional in her commitment to her schoolwork, never missing an assignment and always giving her best effort in English 9 Honors. Myah is a strong student who is always actively engaged during class. She has worked hard this year to take constructive criticism and grow from each assignment, and her writing has improved as a result. In fact, I often use Myah’s essays as a model in our class, and her hard work is apparent in every assignment. Myah’s dedication and determination is to be commended, and her strong work ethic makes her a role model for her peers. Great job to Myah - I’m very proud of her efforts in English this year!

- Mrs. Colleen Dobbs

Zoe has always been an incredible writer. She has a grasp of syntax that allows her to build her thoughts in interesting and cohesive ways. An avid reader, Zoe has read a variety of books this year and pushed herself to participate in Poetry Out Loud. Zoe also reveals her deep thinking about literature when she participates in seminars, asking questions and thinking through different perspectives. Zoe is an all-around fantastic student who still continues to strive for more even with her natural talent in English. - Ms. Katherine Littell

Austin, your integrity is superior to your peers. When you are absent from class, you arrive the following day with all of your work completed. Who does that? An academic machine does just that! A leader and a role model – these two traits directly describe your character. Austin, we observe in class how you thoughtfully participate and how your peers celebrate your words of wisdom and guidance. We value how much you dedicate to your learning and your success. Thank you for your excellence and character. Look out world, Austin’s grit will move mountains! - Mrs. Melanie Buckley

Amelie is an exceptional student, and she stood out this year as the strongest student because she clearly rose above challenges to make it to the top of the class and demonstrated flexibility and resilience. She became a classroom leader through her example of effectively sharing her knowledge, information she learned, and her thoughtful opinions in class. She set an example for the others through her volunteering to lead the way with presenting our final projects, and she demonstrated being an exemplary member of a book club in discussing literature and ideas with students from different backgrounds. Thank you, Amelie! Also, your research on aliens opened my mind to consider new possibilities. =) - Mrs. Maureen Landes

Eric Nuon is engaging. He can’t be assigned something that doesn’t interest him greatly. And he takes everyone around him along on his intellectual journey. Many people in our class were more engaged with our material because of his enthusiasm and his contributions to group and class projects. Students around him were also more engaged in their individual work because of the intellectual hubbub frequently emanating from Eric’s desk. Eric routinely turned in work that was two or three times longer than what was assigned, but his work product was weighty also in the more important sense of the word: it was routinely a strong, galvanizing contribution to our class’s writing or to its discussions. Eric’s work was certainly always first rate in both form and content. I wish I were a fly on the lecture room, conference room, and lab walls where Eric will be engaging his pen, his classmates, and his professors over the next few years. - Mr. Peter Stephens

Sarah is an outstanding student. She has a strong work ethic and is always open to new challenges. Her writing skills were strong at the beginning of the year, and she made significant improvements as she continued to learn more about strong argumentation throughout the year. When she felt that she needed extra support, she would sign up for a conference to discuss her writing progress in detail. She always came to these meetings prepared and grew significantly as she applied the skills in subsequent assignments. In addition to her strong writing skills, in Socratic seminars Sarah’s participation always contributed to pushing the group’s thinking forward and providing clarity. Sarah has been an asset to all of her classmates, and her contributions have helped us all learn to be better readers, writers, and analytic thinkers. - Mrs. Valerie Yi

Ayat, you are the quintessential junior English teacher! When tasked with renovating and restocking the English bookroom with 1,000 new titles, Ayat accepted this task with energy and skill. Each B6, Ayat arrived ready to catalog, organize, and refine the new titles. Despite garnering a heavily loaded AP course load, Ayat never stopped asking for more tasks. Ayat honors her responsibilities and roles. Ayat focused on the assignments with efficiency and grace. Ayat, your sound character and exceptional work ethic will impress your future professors and managers. Thank you for your excellence and fortitude. - Mrs. Melanie Buckley

Cameron is filled with such a positive zest for life, and that energy translates wonderfully into the classroom. I am always impressed with Cameron's stories and adventures as well as his ability to add profoundly to any classroom discussion. He excels in English and is always up for a good debate. He loves helping others and is very much a leader in the classroom. We are better for knowing Cameron. His former teachers echo this same sentiment. He adds a positive energy to any conversation. Plus, he wows the class with his weekend adventures: raking leaves to change car spark plugs -- no task is too large for Cameron! -Ms. Jessica Richardson