good morning ladies and gentlemen on behalf of the students faculty and administration of belmont high school i would like to welcome you to annual under class honors somebody i would like to thank assistant superintendent janice doris and soon a writing our superintendent is split between two meetings this morning superintendent veiling for attending today's presentation students i want you to know that your teachers and i understand that you work incredibly hard at belmont high school and that their work you do here is very important your intellectual social emotional development has and always will be a priority for us that is why we are committed to fostering strong relationships with each of you and to ensure that you are prepared for your next steps in life congratulations to everyone here today on their individual accomplishments this year meadows school community award goes to students who are involved in community activities both here in belmont and boston and they are stephanie delver hannah joseph love faith mass thank last award is for students who have made a significant difference in their academic achievement as well as their community service involvement rashid abdul good morning i'm here to present the awards this morning on behalf of the foreign language department each year the foreign language department gives the arthur more to do cheap book award to a student who has demonstrated a love of the spanish language and culture arthur martin luci was a former teacher at belmont high school and the award is given in his name this year the foreign language department is presented this award each year the latin book award is given to a student in the most advanced course of latin who has achieved academic excellence and who demonstrates an interest in the language and culture this year the foreign language department would like to i would like to invite mr brown latin teacher to help me present the following awards this year students in miss browne's latin one latin three and latin three 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 several different levels of study of the sixty seven belmont high school students who participated in the exam thirty one received awards i asked that these students come to the stage to accept their awards and their medals as i call their names please hold your applause and till all of the students names have eliana roberts cat kevin g matthew miller abigail moore joshua won a set com  justin daniel horowitz alexander will molly hamilton armin mccallion nathan miller and finally the foreign language department would like to acknowledge the following students for honorable mention in foreign language please stand in your spot to be recognized and you can see a foreign language teacher for your award certificate again please grade ten students receiving honorable mention again please stand in your spot zoe armstrong drew base mackenzie brown congratulations to you all for your hard work this year each year students from across mathematics massachusetts participate in the massachusetts association of math leagues mathematics olympiad the following students competed and were named semifinalists austin dang leon cabin she finished in the top one hundred on the olympiad and was named a finalist kevin also for tate participated in the level two olympiad exam kevin each year students rec ross the nation take part in the american math competition or amc there are two amc exams one for ninth and tenth graders and one for eleventh and twelfth graders this year over seventy students from baum high school took part in the amc students who scored in the top five percent nationally on amc exams are invited to participate and the american invitational mathematics examination for the main the the following students qualified for the american regions math lee and will travel to penn state university in early june to represent eastern massachusetts at the national level leon fan kevin g alec westover martin the following students receive certificates of distinction for ranking in the top twenty five percent of all contestants and the euclid contest which is a canadian contest open to international students rachel la the following students will please come to the podium for the p t o recognition of individual achievement and mathematics in grade nine alex westover and cynthia l i'd like to acknowledge students for an honorable mention in mathematics with the following students please stand to be recognize and please hold your applause until all our colleagues in grade nine santi andrew elizabeth can see your math teacher for your certificate and just know that the math teachers appreciate all of your hard for this year thank you you and good morning i'm pleased to be here today to announce the science awards the first awards that we'll be announcing are the p t o awards for recognition of individual achievement in science for academic achievement in physics cynthia lo the next awards will be the p t o awards for community contributions and science for community contribution in physics meredith chassis for community contribution in chemistry jenny creech voice the next awards are for honorable mention in science and we've broken them down into physics chemistry biology and electives and i've noticed that people don't like to stand for the whole time and wait for the applause so i thought we'd start with the electives since there's just a few of them and the upper classman can show us how it's done and we'll work our way down to the freshman do you think you guys can stand and be recognized all right let's see if we can do that all right not bad let's move on to biology very good ok chemistry honorable mention goes to frankie gate fernandez sierra lolly brandon kim morning and i too like mr losed and i'm going to require standing for the entire time to you are applauded please we would like to recognize the following students for i will mention we like to stand for the entire time and i will mention for the positive decision making class we have alex park philips galley alex rose coast luisa november zoe we are very pleased to graduate all students on their efforts and achievement in english this year three students have been recognized by their teachers for particularly outstanding academic achievement will the following students please come to the podium to receive the p t o recognition for individual achievement in english cynthia lu lara saying and eva hill our next awards equally important are the p t o words for community contribution in english awarded to the students who have contributed most of the community of learners in their classrooms with the following students please come to the podium to today we also recognize three students for their outstanding achievement in english language learning this year will the following students come to the podium to receive their awards william hannah myself lopez this year we are very proud to recognize six students who achieved a perfect six on the two thousand and sixteen and cast long composition receiving that v h s excellence in writing award and please come to the of these outstanding writers to were nominated by belmont high school to compete in the two thousand and seventeen national council of teachers of english achievement in writing awards i would like to congratulate cate lester and and i am so pleased to share that just very recently we were informed that sophia schlozman received the highest honors in this competition and is one of one hundred sixteen years nationwide receiving an achievement award for superior and we would like to acknowledge students who are receiving an honorable mentions for their work in their english classes this year with the following students please stand and remain standing to be recognized  thank you good morning and to have all of your social studies teachers i want to congratulate you on all the hard work you've done this year and thank you for all the hard work you've done in our classes this year the first words you'd like to give are the p t o awards for the recognition of individual achievement in social studies these awards go to a line that drew bates kate lester we would now like to recognize students for receiving an honorable mention in social studies with the following students please stand to be recognized and please hold your applause until all names are called we would like to recognize peter battle thankful students may pick up their certificates from their teachers the next group is students are that are getting awards are in celebration of the economics challenge contests as i read the students names please come to the podium to receive your certificate would also like to recognize the students who participated in the lead economic showdown high school took home first place in the overall challenge which consisted of an economic proposal regarding a macro economic problem an exam a trivia question and a critical thinking question and  the president's volunteer service awards are given nationally to high school students who completed at least one hundred hours of service in the twelve month period this year a hundred thirty two students have qualified one hundred nine of them are  underclassman we are proud to announce the names of the following juniors who have earned this award i do ask that you please stand in place as i call your name and please hold your thoughts into the and to each category juniors who have earned the bronze wider production delay and will be delivered next week we will announce its arrival so stay tuned finally i want to congratulate everyone in the entire school who's done services here together who have turned in forms total nearly thirty six thousand five hundred hours that  thank you guys all for your service morning everybody i want to first thank you all for you the work that you put into your performances and your artwork this year all your teachers are really proud of the work that you produced and what happened on the stage in the auditorium over the course of the year we hope that you're really proud of your work as well you certainly deserve to be today we're going to start by introducing by awarding some recognition to students in visual art the p t o recognition award for individual achievement in art for grade nine in the student should come down here when their names are called the freshman choral award goes to we also have p t o recognition for individual achievement in music and for grade nine that goes to nate jo the following students have received recognition for their outstanding performances and being accepted to the two thousand and seventeen massachusetts music educators association northeast senior district festival for band chorus work  to read a long list of names that i've been waiting a long time to read and i hope that you will stand when i say your name and stay standing until the end so that we can give you a funder us round of applause the students are one young jang calvin perkins amy the following ninth graders are perceived recognition for their performances being accepted to the two thousand and seventeen massachusetts music educators association northeast jr district festival for band of course orchestra or jazz ensemble please stand when your name is  and these students are laurel carpenter david lee mindy ly walter shen jackie chang ethan jin charlatan ilson leon fan zen gronk chan and ren following six students receive recognition and more accepted to be mme a all state music festival earning recognition as some of the most outstanding student musicians in the entire state the please stand when your name is called allies a jones you taking it even one step further these two students were accepted to the national association for music education all eastern division honors choir which took place in lovely atlantic city new jersey please stand mar this next group of students are being awarded the performing arts company award for their achievements in theater please come to the podium when we when i call your name for grade nine naomi barky oh and you live barnes  next i'd like to recognize some musical ensembles for their achievements and present them with school committee plaques i'll read the names of the group representatives who can come down to the podium and receive the award on behalf of their ensemble and then the last that they bring it to be vi all right good good work the next group of students received key awards for honorable mention at the two thousand and seventeen state level boston globe scholastic art competition please stand when your name is called and hold your applause until the last recipients name is read the following students receive gold the following students receive honorable mention awards for painting mark gray bow calista reagan and the daniel taylor and for drawing walter thank name one two gold key award for mixed media and book shake one want to gold he award for digital are a gold key award for painting and the silver key award for  to all of our musicians artists and and artists and i will look forward to working with you again in the fall school this year became champions of their league but today i'm proud to and i announce that we now have for the following recognition is given from outstanding team performance in athletics excitement for being on it as middlesex league champions this year the girls field hockey team the girls basketball team the boys golf team and this just in the boys baseball t thank you with the members of the girls championship basketball team  olympics with the members of the boys championship golf team please stand dedication team effort and good sportsmanship congratulations to the belmont high school more audience thank you we are delighted to have so many fine call it is in universities acknowledge us students accomplishments by participating in our annual book awards there are many worthy candidates from the junior class the first award is the holy cross book award which is given to a student who is in the top ten percent of their class demonstrates concern for others and shows a responsible attitude i'm happy to give this award to jenny call the stonehill college book award which is presented to someone who has excelled in the classroom and made a positive contribution to not only the school but the community this year's recipient is emil the wheeling jesuit university book award which is presented to a belmont student who has demonstrated commitment and service to others this year award winner is george fitzgerald you he's probably doing community service the fairfield book award which is recognized as a student who ranks in the top ten percent of their class who has been enrolled in on as an a p classes who is an active participant in school and community activity and who possesses leadership qualities coupled with a sense of concern for others this year's fairfield book award goes to the swath more book award which is presented to a student in the top ten percent of their class who has a deep sense of ethical and social concern outstanding community involvement genuine respect and appreciation good morning marilla's zoom is the recipient of the columbia university club of new england book award which is presented to an outstanding junior who displeased intellectual curiosity achievement  demonstrates a commitment to improving their community myriam cub stead is the winner of the oberlin college book award which is presented to a high achieving and dedicated student albert chan 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 and timothy bailey are the winners of the st michaels book award which is given to two students for a national honor society members and demonstrate a social conscience with a commitment to community service and issues of justice and stephanie delve a as 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 t quintin is the winner of the regis book award which is given to the owner a member of the class of two thousand and seventeen who has demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills displayed an outstanding academic good morning everybody me and is the recipient of the wellfleet book award which recognizes a female student whose academic record and character are exceptional and who has made significant contributions to her school and wor is the winner of the cornell university rachel lange is the winner of the williams college book award which is given to a student who's demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life  james kitchen 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 interested in a wide variety of subject areas he also demonstrat the following guidance department awards for determination and perseverance are warded to the following students christin i would like to thank all i would like to thank you for joining us in today's celebration emma like you once more congratulate all the students at belmont high school on earth accomplishments this year please give a round of applause for everyone that's in the room any student who were asked to stand to be recognized today should pick up their certificate in the main office after all eleven thirty today before we adjourn i have a few people i'd like to thank for making this morning's program had success first i would like to thank susan bush's cos representing the school committee all of our present just for giving up their time to honor our young people thank you for your junior and seize carry  ion want for doing a wonderful job and all of this could not happen without sorrow just story ends in our maintenance crew in our secretarial crew who are behind the scenes working hard earl frazier might carter or not oh papa for setting up and i'd like to thank tom