Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 July 1992 — Page 3

TURDAY, JULY 4,1992

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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IPS salutes our

• f . aledictorians

EMMERICH MANUAL

nr Immy Doss, who has a 7.6 GPA, plans to major ^ I in chemistry or biology at Purdue University. In addition to being National Honor Society vice president, a teen counselor and a peer tutor, Jimmy has been involved in four sports — football, cross country, wrestling and track. Honors include the Noah Ellis Scholarship, Holliday Scholarship, Indiana Hoosier Scholarship, Harold L. Harmeson Scholarship and Purdue University's Carl Schmid Scholarship.

ARLINGTON

TklW Ichelle Flanagan received the University of I wl Southern Indiana Presidential Scholarship and plans to major jn science. Active in sports, she is co-captain of the tennis team, a member of the basketball team, and is also*a cheerleader. Michelle,, who has a 7.9 GPA, received the Phi Beta Kappa Award, National Science Merit Award and the U S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award, among many others.

GEORGE WASHINGTON '

ony LeMasters, captain of the IPS GWHS • I swim team and yearbook editor, plans to attend A DePauw University this fall. He has an (J.O GPA as well as four years of perfect attendance. Qther honors include the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, Jandy Technology Scholar", Presidential Academic Fitness Award, Hoosier Scholar Award and U S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award.

THOMAS CARR HOWE

TT ayna Llford is already enlisted in the U.S. Air 0 I Force. She has received awards in science, math, English, social studies, Latin and drama. She also studied as an exchange student in Denmark. While at Howe, she was president of both Thespians and the National Honor Society, and vice president of the Student Council. Jayna, who has a 7.9 GPA, received the Army Reserve Medal and Presidential Academic Fitness Award.

ARSENAL TECHNICAL

V^ashlsh Patel received an academic scholarship 1*^10 Wabash College, where he will major in science this fall. In addition to having an 8.0' GPA, Pashish received the Hoosier Scholar Award, the Tech Alumni Association Scholarship and the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship. While a student at Tech, Pashish was active in the French Club, varsity tennis, National Honor Society, Explorers youth group and the Minority Engineering Program of Indianapolis..

NORTHWEST

Toy Rowland plans to major in international 0 I business and French at Ambassador College (Big Sandy, Texes). Joy was president of the French Club as well as a member of the NationalHonor Society, Brain Game team, varsity tennis team and golf team. She was awarded the Hoosier Scholar Award, Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship Award and was named a National Merit Semi-Finalist.

BROAD RIPPLE

arl Torke, president of the BRHS National Honor 1^ Society, will attend Indiana University as a Wells ■A.Scholar, an award that pays for all his expenses plus a stipend. He has an 8.0 GPA, was named an Academic All-Star, and is one of 2,000 seniors in the nation who received the National Merit Scholarship. Some of his other honors are the Phi Beta Kappa Excellence Award and Hoosier Scholar Award.

... and other high achievers.

This year, 238 IPS students were awarded $2,046,000 in scholarships to institutions such as Indiana, DePauw and Purdue universities IPS DanM Webster School 46 was recognized by President George Bush as the 747th Daily Point of Light for the Nation. This honor celebrates the positive activities taking place between the school and its Partner in Education, Kroger. The 35-member IPS Araenal Technical High School Constitution Team took third place in the National Bicentennial Competition on the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The Fine Arts Team of IPS Thomas Cerr Howe High School, comprised of students Scott Greene, JIH Lepper, Chris Retz and Ana Roof, won the statewide Class 1 Division of the Academic Super Bowl IPS Arsenal Technical High School senior Tysha Hardy was selected one of the 25 Most Promising High School Students in the Nation by Ebony magazine Her picture and biography are in the magazine s May issue. IPS Northwest High School seniors Conneeee Warren and Milton Bradberry were selected National Merit Achievement Winners For the second year in a row, sixth-grader Kevin Smith of IPS Wsehlngton Irving School 14 received a Presidential Award for Academic Fitness Kevin was eligible for the award because he held an overall B-plus average for each year of elementary school and scored at or above the 80th percentile on standardized achievement testing. Students at IPS Mary E. Nicholson School 70

and IPS Arsenal Technical High School won the following categories at the state media fair The students are: Emily Todd and Blakley Rardon, Grade 3 - 5 Sound/Slide; Jeff Jacquez and Kerry Schneider, Grade 6 - 8 Video; Dennis Baltimore, Coley Wlnbush and Jonathan Bangert, Grade 9 • 12 Interactive Video. As part of the National Red Ribbon Campaign, students at IPS Robert Lee Frost School 106 held a 'Just Say No' to Drugs* rally Their efforts won them the State Red Ribbon Award for Best Rally from the Indiana Federation of Communities for Drug-Free Youth “IPS Student Magazine,” a television program written, produced and directed by students, took first place in the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters' annual Statewide Radio and Television Competition. IPS Arsenal Technical High School students Paahlsh Patel and Nathan Wilkins were selected to the Indiana Academic Team, which competes rgainst a team from Kentucky in the IndianaKentucky Academic Competition IPS Broad Ripple and Emmerich Manual high schools exceNed at the Indiana State School Music Association Contest, where the Broad Ripple Jazz Band and Manual's Concert Choir and String Orchestra all received Division 1 (Superior) ratings IPS James E. Roberta Key School 97 was named one of the top 10 schools in the nation last May by Child magazine IPS George Washington High School junior David Lambert and IPS Emmerich Manuel High School freshman Dewayne Mosley were Gold

Key Finalists at the statewide Scholastic Art Contest Their work qualified for the National Scholastic Art Contest The IPS Araenal Technical High School Math Team placed first in the Class 1 Division of the Regional Academic Super Bowl LaTashla Tyson of IPS Arsenal Technical High . School placed second in the statewide Vocational Industrial Club of America competition IPS Broad Ripple High School students Sun Yun, Erinn Frechette and Carrie' Calloway won gold medals in the musical instrument division of the Indiana Science Olympiad Regional Tournament IPS Northwest High School senior Juliana Mosley is the first IPS student to earn a diploma from the Indiana Academy of Science. Math and Humanities at Ball State Univers'ity She attended • the Academy through the Ball State Honors Program for Gifted High School Students for the State of Indiana IPS Broad Ripple High School seniors Jennifer Treux and PMIlpo Robleto each won a $2,000 scholarship at this year's Prelude Awards competition, which recognizes student achievement in arts Mario Serna of IPS Arlington High School placed second in the state on the National • Spanish Examination, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese IPS Thomas Carr Howe High School senior Lewie Curry was accepted into the U S M'ktary

Academy at West Point, N Y Michelle Lomond of IPS George Washington High School was the lOtti-grade Grand Award Winner at the 500 Festival of the Arts, e countywide arts competition Richard McClard of IPS Arlington Woods School 99 was the sixth-grade winner Five third-graders from IPS Albert Walaman School 111 fared well in a poster contest sponsored by the American Automobile Assgciation Anthony Johnson won an honorable mention award, while C.J. Brown and Lydia Ladue were merit award winners Jennifer Scott and George Brinley each received commendation awards e Jennifer Roach, a senior at IPS Northwest High School, is one of the country's 2.000 National Merit Finalists Four sixth grade students at IPS Riverside School 44 were awarded, scholarships to attend the Honor Science Academy at Park Tudor ScfHtel Ryan Cobb, Caasle Watson, Melissa Lawson and Porkpe Topka wilf take part in a three-week program where they will-visit research labs and spend time with scientists* ■ e Three students have been selected to study abroad this summer April Spradlin of IPS Arlington High School and Andrew Goodwin ofIPS Northwest High School will study Spanish in San Luis Potosi. Mexico Heather Hobbs of IPS BroadHIpple High Schoo’l will r’udy French in St Bneux, France. The IPS Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Junior High School Chees Team placed two teams in the top 10 of the Indiana State Scholastic

Championships The *A* Team took sixth place; the *B* team was 10th Nine sixth-grade students at IPS Lew WaNaoa School 11)7 won two categories at the Indtena State History Day competition The winners are: Sean Malone, Tracy Feurbach, Steven Hamlett, Melissa Knapp and Bryan Pruett for their Group Media entry entitled ‘Marco Polo;* and Sarah Key, Vanessa Sweet, Prosha James and Jeaynda Lacy (or their Group Project entitled ‘Elizabeti Blackwell* e .Fifth graders Angle Thomas and Tiffany Johnson of IPS btls E. Browft School 20 were selected lo • the Indiana All-State Children s Honor Choir. For one performance, the choir traveled to New Orleans to sing dunng the opening ceremonies of the Music Educators National Conference They were able to • attend the conference thanks to a contribution provided to the IPS Education Foundation from tie Indianapolis Jaycees • • Sixth-grader Jermaine Speed of IPS Ralph WaMo Emersqp School 58 was one of only two students whose artwork was selected to appeal in the 1992 calendar of the Very Special Arts Education Office.

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INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS • 120 E. Walnut Street • Indianapolis, IN 46204-1312 •'(317)226-4000 • Dr. Shirl E. Gilbert II, Superintendent • Dr. Mary E. Busch, President of the Board of School Commissioners This ad was designed by thd IPS Office Of School and Community Relations and paid for by the Indianapolis Public Schools and the IPS Education Foundation.