students i want you to know that your teachers and i understand that you work incredibly hard and don't want high school and that the work you do here is important it is because of your incredible dedication that we take this time as a community to come and celebrate all of your accomplishments congratulations to all of you today i would also like to take this opportunity to recognize the work of our faculty in creating a school that molds the talents and abilities of our students and shapes them and educated individuals teachers thank you for all that you do for our community and worms student the morning this year there were fifty three belmont high school students who achieved a perfect score on one or more of their s a t s twenty one of those students were underclassmen please come to the next stage as i call your name and i'd ask that the audience hold their applause until the last name is called hassel mo eunice lee grace ramsey katherine tang daniel vera nic julie you andrew you're a doll in lucas jenkins  stage christopher looney claire lie johnstone and miller men's  morning they met go academic achievement award this year goes to lesley beth arias go school community award this year goes to two students who at the very last minute accepted a position to volunteer at the burbank after school program for a number of weeks starting during black history week they read literature to the children in the afterschool program that pertain to african american history but what the director described is how the students acted out each character and in turn had the children do the same as they read the literature the medical school community award this year goes to nari osili and ashley town the honorable mentions for the medical program this year and please come to the stage released wait til the end to applaud all right thank you know what johnston good morning it's my pleasure to present the award on behalf of the foreign language department the first of what i'm presenting today is the arthur martin book award mr arthur model she was a former spanish teacher at belmont high school in each year the award is given in his name to a student who has demonstrated a love of the spanish language and culture it's my pleasure this morning to present this award each year we identify two students from each grade and present them with a p t o recognition award of individual achievement for their hard work and dedication to their studies in their foreign language class please hold your applause till the end i ask that these students come to the stage to accept their awards for freshman daphne kick serious and leah grace winston the foreign language department would also like to recognize the work of the following students and give them honorable mentions for what they have done in class this year i ask the following students stand and rise and stay at their seats and at the end of the ceremony you can go to the main office to pick up your awards so again please hold your applause till the end i will name freshman sophomores juniors and then we can apply so freshman charlotte election l xander bailey edward stafford and marley william say reagan asked when this directors are reading off the honorable mentions of students please stand and remain standing ok we would like to recognize your efforts in the faster the quieter people can be in between awards the faster the ceremony will get through i thank  good morning each year students from across massachusetts participate in the massachusetts association of math league mathematics olympia the following students competed in were also competing in that same contest and being recognized as a finalist is joseph each year students from across the nation take part in the american math competition or the am see there are two am see examples one for ninth and tenth graders and one for eleventh and twelfth graders this year almost seventy five students from belmont high school took part in the amc contests we would like to recognize the following students for achieving honor roll distinction and that would be nikolai l r enough and joseph  and we'd like to recognize the school winner on the amc ten for the highest score and that would be l army which is the american regional math league is a very prestigious national exam where students from where we had two students represent us on the eastern massachusetts team they go down they travel down to penn state and compete against other teams from across the united states this year the team placed in eleventh place out of about one hundred sixteen teams and the two that participated from belmont who score in the top five percent nationally on the mc example are invited to participate in the american invitational mathematics examination or that amy the following students qualified for and participated in the me those are we also would like to recognize students from each section in the honorable mention category and i ask that when your name is called if you would stand so the people around you can recognize you and everybody can share in your recognition in grade nine melissa and in grade eleven graduations to all of you on a great year and your individual teachers have your certificate in with mike to give them to you personally so check in with your teacher please thank you right good morning the two thousand and fourteen usa biology olympiad honorable mention goes to we also recognize a student who has contributed the most in the science community as it relates to each of the core sciences the p t o award for physics goes to work chemistry and in biology we would like to acknowledge students for honorable mentions in science with the following students please stand to be recognized and hold your applause until all are called in grade nine we recognize peter warper recognition individual achievement wellness one recognizes two individual students who have demonstrated actually once in the fall areas of effort work ethic sportsmanship attitude wellness concepts cooperate skills finish health and wellness and overall sports skills these two students this year also positive leaders and well settings of the course in physical education and in the wildest classroom in addition they understand that promote the principles of health and wellness and are making strides towards lifetime fitness and a healthy lifestyle from the selves and others around them before announces year's winners i will ask the former students to please stand to be recognized actually stand up the entire time and please hold your appl nathan campbell mariel summers and edward stafford perform as it relates to the performance of a variety of sports and physical activities these two students have demonstrated excellence in their work ethic sportsmanship added to cooperate skills and also positive leaders among their peers in physical education they understand value promote  students your english teachers would like to recognize the hard work that all of you have done this year in english they are very proud of all of your achievements in particular we would like to recognize several students at each grade level who have not only excelled in english but contributed to the success of those around them in the classroom please come to the stage to receive this p t o recognition for individual achievement in english the ninth grade then  in addition we would like to recognize two students who have not only done well learning the regular high school curriculum  thank you we would like to recognize two students who have not only been doing an excellent job learning the regular high school curriculum but who have been mastering english as a second or third language as well those two students are marina ten and the national council of teachers of english each year invites high schools to nominate outstanding young writers for recognition by the national organization this year our school level winner is to read a sherif th we are pleased to announce this year one of our students won recognition for excellence in writing at the national level from the national council of teachers of english that student is maggie o'brien these the english teachers would also like to recognize the hard work of a number of students receiving honorable mentions today will you please stand at your seats to be recognized and hold your applause until i finished the names for each grade level the honorable mention honorable mentions in tenth grade go to ashley avalon are patrick bean lloyd allison sophia fenn andrew giorgio sophie climb a smith sorenson winter taylor i young when lucy sheer room beth young and thomas thank you and good morning on behalf of the social studies department i want to wish everyone congratulations on all your hard work this year we want to spend some time this morning recognizing some of the students who worked especially hard the social studies department would also like to recognize students for their contribution to the school and the community as it relates to social studies in grade ten would like to recognize both in grade eleven so be clean smith and  we would now like to recognize i would now like to recognize students receiving honorable mentions in social studies with the following students please stand to be recognized please hold your applause until all names are call sorenson and emma taylor also we want to recognize students for their participation in economics the national economics challenge fosters interest in economics among high school students by recognizing their achievements and offering a fun competitive wages showcase their knowledge this year forty t belmont students participated in the event with over two hundred student teams from multiple high schools across the state competing in the state round two of our teams tied for third place with the following students please come to the stage to be recognized  the presidents volunteer student sorry the present moment your service awards are given nationally to high school students who completed at least one hundred hours of service in a twelve month period this year one hundred twenty students have qualified we are proud to announce the names of the following juniors who have earned this award i ask that you each stand in places like call your name please hold your applause until the end of each category two years who have earned the bronze award for to all of you your certificates and letters bearing the signature of president barack obama may be picked up for me in the social studies office i also would like to congratulate everyone in the school has done service this year i've been calculating your hours that you've been turning them in and as of this morning nearly thirty three thousand hours have been completed this year teachers award give awards to students in each grade for each specific discipline in the visual arts so this year the awards for grades nine and ten in sculpture go to  in music the performing ensembles give awards to ninth graders who have made outstanding contributions to those to their groups this year the freshman orchestra award is given to paul and the gilmore band award is given to danny the p t o also recognizes students in each grade for their individual achievement in music the students should come to the stage when their name is called in grade nine the word goes to isabella wango grade ten then cobell and grade eleven jack each year soon from belmont high school travel to audition for the massachusetts music educators northeast senior district festival i'm proud to say that this year more students from belmont high school were accepted to participate in the district band horse orchestra than any other school in the state so i'm going to read the names of all of the students who are accepted to participate in the senior district band chorus or orchestra night after you please stand and stay standing until i read all the names they are lucas smok camp sophie elizabeth levy hannah messenger hannah read rafi wagner and you're saying you lay by eleanor carlisle sammy baghdadi sammy baghdad we're fortunate to have several students accepted to the massachusetts music educators association all state and course an orchestra they auditioned again students from across the state and performed in the festival in boston these students should stand when i say their names they are and we actually had two students who are different and more accepted to participate in the american association of string teachers association american string teachers association sorry national youth orchestra those two students were jack and for grade eleven and th we would like to recognize the following use a musical groups for their achievements the belmont high school chamber singers want to gold medal at the twenty fourteen massachusetts instrumental and for all conductors association concert festival on you mysterious please welcome this cathy lark into the stage to present the  good morning the next group of students have received gold and have received awards an honorable mention at the twenty fourteen state level boston globe scholastic art competition please stand when your name is called and please hold the applause until the last recipients name is read the following students received a gold key award for painting gavin dennison i knew i was to mess up receiving a gold key award for drawing our sierra saying and receiving a gold key award for photography our chris owens and student received a gold key award for mixed media  drawing anyway morning everyone we are delighted to have so many fine call edges and universities acknowledge us students accomplishments by participating in our annual book awards the first award is the holy cross book award is given to a student who demonstrates concern for others and shows a responsible attitude this year's recipient is james mcnamara toward recognizes a student in the top ten percent of their class this students attain an outstanding combined academic average and three college preparatory subjects a selected student has demonstrated outstanding leadership in a school sponsored activity or community service and this year the award goes to alexandria alexandra de the university of chicago book award goes to a student whose transcript reflects the most challenging coursework offered by the high school in an interest in a wide variety of subject areas demonstrates intellectual engagement in and out of the classroom and be known for asking challenging questions and drawing connections across academic disciplines this book award is presented to nicholas  the st lawrence book award is given to a student who is well rounded in excels in the classroom this year it is given to lucy fifield award recognizes a student who ranks in the top ten percent of their class who has been enrolled in on as an a p courses who is an active participant in school and community activities and who pose this is leadership qualities coupled with a sense of concern for others this year the award goes to al you want more book award is presented to a student in the top five percent of their class who has a deep sense of ethical and social concern outstanding community involvement genuine respect and appreciation of diversity intellectual curiosity in the potential for contributions stemming from global perspective this year we're happy to give this award to elsa bel the columbia university club of knowing one presents this annual award to an outstanding junior who displays intellectual curiosity achievement in who demonstrates a commitment to improving their community this year we are happy to give it mit college book award wishes to recognize the outstanding achievement of a female student who exemplifies the academic achievement leadership qualities and concern for others that characterized the thousands of women what graduated from smith college this award is is a war of recognizes a female student whose academic record and character are exceptional and who has made significant personal contributions through school and work community the wellesley college book award is presented to brenda harrington the williams college book award is given to a student who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of the school and is awarded to daniel outstanding students to display excellence in scholarship and high character combined that she has been in other fields the winners of these awards exemplify harvard's commitment to excellence and the winners are belmont high school is also honoring region years for the belmont high school book award the recipients of this award are elizabeth for eli workman and beth young mr again miss patty and miss rainier who are there hard work and organizing the ceremony no detail is too small to escape their attention and that was that's made all the difference in today's celebration thank you