good evening and welcome to our underclassman student award ceremony my name is just giorgio and we along with brandon hill our class president who is currently playing and my tournaments baseball game on the campus will be here shortly will be leaving today's awards assembly please rise for the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all award ceremonies usually drag on so i'm going to make my part of it very short and say students we are incredibly proud of all of you here in this room today now it's just me and the presenters but all the teachers of the school the faculty and staff the fact that you have worked so hard and made it to this validates your hard work so congratulations to all the students in the room with the u c one ward a certificate of multiple it does not in addition there are teachers here and directors also have worked equally hard to make this evening possible and have stood behind the students make sure this excess they've never given up they have always taken students under their wing to make sure that they succeed no matter what it takes and i want to give the faculty staff that here today a round of applause for their dedication and unwavering commitment to all of our students  i'd like to bring just back to the podium and to kick off this evening's awards just mr richards welcome students parents and guests we are honored to help celebrate your many cheeseman high school you and your classmates will we be receiving awards and or recognition this evening as we announce your name please come to the podium to receive your award on stage there will be a colorful visual depicting the various awards at the end of the program you are welcome to come back to the front of the stage that your friends or family can take a picture of you with a visual and the title of the award in the background for example if the st was the horse man scholarship and sri who is not here tonight were to receive the award then he and his family may ask us at the conclusion of the assembly to reload the visual so that they could take a picture it might then look something like are welcome to take advantage of this new feature in our program without further ado please welcome miss sherri turner to present the st few award benjamin carr gary und good evening i'm honored to present these awards on behalf of the foreign language program each year the foreign language department gives the arthur marta luci book award to a student who has demonstrated a love of the spanish language and culture arthur marta luci was a former spanish teacher at belmont high school and this award is given in his name this year the foreign language department is pleased to present the arthur maher luci book award to jonah lehman each year the massachusetts foreign language association award is given to a student who has demonstrated the highest academic achievement in the most advanced course for each language that we offer this year two of these awards are being given to under classmen we're pleased to present the following two awards for a p chinese madeline kitsch and for a p french  this year students in miss browne's latin one latin three and latin three honors classes along with students in history and latin for honors classes participated in the national latin exam the national latin exam which is sponsored by the american classical league and the national junior classical league is offered to students on seven levels of the sixty six belmont high school students who participated in this exam thirty one received awards i these students to please come to the stage to receive their awards and in some cases medals as i call their names please hold your applause until i have read all of the names st like to invite up and congratulate those gold medalist julia kelso ethan jin david lee emmitt smith victoria shaw and the last group of students i would like to recognize this evening are the students who are being recognized for the p t o individual achievement foreign language awards which seven students are recognizing and i'd like to invite the seven students to please come down for their certificate patrick burns and kelly mor thank you miss foley we would like to invite mr senator allard of the mathematics department to the podium to confer the mathematics award each year students from across massachusetts participate in the massachusetts association of math league's mathematics olympia the following students competed and were named semifinalist two students finished in the top one hundred dollars on the olympiad and were named finalists they also participated in the level two a limpy at exam they are leon fan and jason tan each year students from across the nation take part in the american math competitions or amc there are two amc exams one for th and th graders and one for th and th graders this year over one hundred and fifty students from belmont high school took part in the amc students who scored in the top five percent nationally on the amc exams are invited to participate in the american invitational mathematics examination or in the following students qualified for and participated the following students qualified for the american regions math league and will travel to penn state university in early june to represent eastern massachusetts at the national level jason tang leon fan jason yang walter shannon alec westover lastly the following students please come to the podium for the p t o recognition of individual achievement and mathematics in grade nine national con and jason tang in congratulations to you all the next awards will be that p t o awards for recognition of individual achievement in science for academic achievement in physics we would like to congratulate kalen com for academic achievement in chemistry we would like to ward chloe p and for academic achievement in biology we would like to recognize alex par we've been house the next two words will be the p t o wards for community contribution and science for physics we would like to recognize our man m for chemistry we would like to recognize molly and it thank you miss baker miss emily taylor will now present the wellness and physical education award debit oversee the p t o awards her recognition of and individual achievement and positive decision making we would also like to recognize to lace and her being named a new balance indoor track all american we would also like to recognize denny artemia for being named a member of the boston herald also plastic boys basketball team and jessica giorgio will receive the award for recognition individual achievement in physical education good evening the english department is pleased to announce the p t o recognition for individual achievement in english in the th grade erica carneiro in the th grade cate debit and in the th grade congratulations the next awards will be the p t o awards for community contribution english for community contribution in the th grade camden johnson for community contribution in the th grade grace patrol on and for community contribution in the th grade victor cruz glove congratulations thank you miss blow we would like to invite mr mcdevitt the social studies director to the podium to confer the social studies department thank you and on behalf of the entire social studies department i want to congratulate you on all your hard work and convey convey these awards the p t o awards for recognition of individual ichiban in social studies go to the following the p t o wards for recognition of their contribution to school and community in the social studies department in grade nine natalie roberts in grade ten sachar he gives in grade eleven grace christiansen because sandra wing and stephen miller eight belmont high school students were selected to participate in the harvard economics challenge based on a placement test in their year long multiple choice a short answer averages we would now like to recognize the seven juniors who qualified this year  thank you i'm happy to be here to present awards to you guys tonight it's been a really wonderful year in our department in theatre music and visual arts we've got a whole host of talented students out there among you this is among the most skilled and hardest working group of underclassmen i can remember seeing in this department so i hope you all keep up the good work don't rest on your laurels and i certainly will be looking forward to what you have in store for us in the future the st group of awards are the p t o recognition awards for individual eleven hannah power war photography for grade eleven goes to benjamin ten the freshman choral award this year eddie edward lee and the gilmore band award which each year goes to a freshman alexander the louis armstrong award is awarded in high schools around the country each year to the most outstanding jazz musician in the school this year for grade eleven alex park in the p t o recognition awards for individual achievement in music for grade nine shontelle done for grade ten and eight jones grade eleven audrey quinn the next students will be awarded the performing arts a company award for their achievements in theater please come to the podium when your name is called grade nine performing arts company award goes to catherine bucket and jacob geiger grade ten thank you and going to evening the following recognition is given to outstanding team performance in student athletics would like to recognize the belmont high school girls soccer team for being middlesex would like to recognize the belmont high school boys golf team for being middlesex league champions with juniors david and phil scally please come to the podium on behalf of the playing in an ai and a basketball tournament right now getting ready for next year we'd also like to recognize the belmont high school girls alpine ski team for being massachusetts bay west alpha division we'd also like to recognize the belmont high school boys swimming and diving team for being militant middlesex league champions with junior harry truman please come to the podium on behalf of the team would also like to congratulate rush late the belmont high school baseball team for being little middlesex league champions right now they're on the field the score is tight three of three let's wish them l we'd also like to congratulate the belmont high school boys rugby team for an outstanding season they're undefeated and they're going into the tournament next week would you news samuel harris to gary in please come to  i would like to acknowledge not only the members of these championship middlesex league teams but also the student athletes who participated on all our interest elastic teams and our student musicians thank you mr brough we will now present the two thousand and eighteen book awards please welcome emily taylor guidance counselor who will present the college book award and coach sass mr brown might tag and at some point but he's coaching so here we are we are delighted to have so many fine colleges and universities acknowledge our student accomplishments by participating in our is the recipient of the columbia university club of new england book award which is presented to an outstanding junior who displays intellectual curiosity achievement and who demonstrates a commitment to improving their community are a winner of the cornell university book award is matthew miller cassandra way is the verse at the end of the dartmouth college book award which recognizes a student in the top ten percent of their class who has attained an outstanding combined average in math english and language the selective student has also demonstrated outstanding leadership in a school man is the recipient of the fairfield university book award which recognizes a student who range from the top ten percent of their class who has been in world in honors and a p courses who is an active participant in school and community activities and who possesses leadership qualities coupled with a sense of concern for others massaquoi was the winner of the george washington university book award for the harvard university book awards we have two winners lars thing and the silliest because sarah's which in their is presented to two outstanding students who display excellence in scholarship and high character combined with achievement in other fields the winners of these awards quinn is the recipient of the college of holy cross book award which is given to a student who is in the top ten percent of their class and demonstrates concern for others and shows a responsible attitude is the winner of the oberlin college book award which is presented to a high achieving and dedicated student kevin chen is the winner of the five beta kappa book award which is given to a student who has demonstrated excellence and academics laurel carpenter is the winner of the rensselaer polytechnic institute medal award for outstanding academic achievement in the study of mathematics and science came is the winner of the st lawrence university book award which is presented to a high achieving student who has shown considerable commitment to community service say on you and me or a thomas are the winners of the st michael's college book award which is given to two students who are national honor society members and demonstrate academic achievement with a social consciousness which is the winner of the smith college book award which recognizes the outstanding achievements of a female student who exemplifies the academic achievement leadership qualities and concern for others that characterized the thousands of women who have graduated from smith home is the recipient of the stonehill college book award which is presented to someone who has excelled in the classroom and made a positive contribution to the school and community jennifer amusin is the recipient of the swap more college book award which is presented to a student in the top ten per cent of the class who has a deep sense of ethical and social concern outstanding community involvement genuine respect and appreciation for diversity intellectual curiosity and the potential for contributions stemming from a global perspective chloe is the recipient of the university of chicago book award which goes to a student whose transcript reflects both the most challenging coursework offered by the high school and an interest in a wide variety of subject areas she also demonstrates intellectual engagement in and out of the classroom and is known for asking challenging questions and drawing connections across academic discipline is the recipient of the just away university book award which is presented to a student who has demonstrated a commitment and service to others is the recipient of the wellesley college book award which says a female student whose academic record and character are exceptional and who has made significant contributions to her school and our community alexandra park is the winner of the williams college book award which is given to a student who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution th yellow university book award is given for outstanding personal character and intellectual promise and goes to eleanor thank you mr taylor after a hard fought boys baseball game representing the belmont high school based championship baseball team right off the field cisco rodriguez and m thank you mr taylor and mr brough please welcome back for the final remarks our principal mr richard thank you for coming this evening i like to think all of you for joining us from this celebration and our presenters this evening i also like to thank two people behind the scenes over here to my left for their work in keeping the sly's running gabby and matthew thank you very much for keeping us on  everything else that goes along with a celebration not an easy task but thank you for keeping us all and thank  going for us so thank you to all of them for their hard work and to our presenters this evening thank you for your time and open the mr preston as always keeps the power on and keeps the mike going for us so thank you congratulations to everyone