Karen Students Celebrate New Year
On Sunday, January 1st, nine violinists from Central Park and Edgerton performed a Karen nationalistic piece at their Karen New Year celebration. They were joined by Ovelander Maung, an elder in the Karen community who plays violin, and Alta Thoreson, Orchestra teacher at Central Park and Edgerton. "It was an amazing experience," Alta Thoreson comments. "When we started playing, the audience recognized the song as one with emotional attachment and started applauding. It made the kids feel like rock stars." The music was chosen by Mya Phyu, Karen cultural liason for the Roseville School District.
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RAHS Student Designated AP Scholar by the College Board
Students took AP Exams in May 2011 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high school. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of year-long courses and exams. Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the highest level of attainment.
Three students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a five point scale on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are: Benjamin Dion, Benjamin Prather, and Alan Sayler.
Thirty-eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are: Dain Alexander, Luke Austing, Anthony Barrett, Erin Birdsall, Daniel Castle, Thomas Chaffee, Francis Chang, Tamara Damjanac, Margaret DiGiorno, Benjamin Dion, Joseph Dodge, Benjamin Heins, Julia Jacobson, Adam Janacek, Brennan Kelly, Catherine Kohs, Jessica Lanzi, Nathaniel Lill, Allen Lin, Evan Linck, Maxwell Lykins, Andrew Meier, Neil Olson, Benjamin Prather, Elissa Rothman, Alan Sayler, Connor Schaeffer, Luc Schlosser, Rebecca Shuman, Gabriel Smith, Timothy Stenlund, Emma Stout, Rachel Vanallen, Daniel Wenzel, Elisabeth Wilson, Rebecca Wu, Albert You, and Xiaoxuan (Jenny) Yu.
Twenty four students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are:Jordyn Adeboye, Julian Anderson, Linnea Cederberg, Evan Eklund, Meredith Glass, David Gottfried, Maia Gumnit, Robert Haight, Keara Hannan, Mark Hatlestad, Thomas Hines, Luke Mielke, Clara Miliotis, Dale miller, Zoe Reker, Julia Roberts, Abigayle Roemer, Phillip Schadegg, Kelsey Schreck, Robert Siliciano, Pengxeu Thao, Amanda Van Nevel, Dave Xue, and David Zalk.
Forty three students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher. These students are: Sarah Anderson, Ashley Bauman, Christopher Borgerding, Ted Buerkle, Ryan Busch, Matthew Carlson, Brian Comiskey, Carol Daniels, David Donatucci, Jingyang Dong, Susan Drache, Jessica Drake, Rebecca Dyson, Kolbe Face, Emma Green, Drew Hagen, Luke Johnson, Kira Duus Jorgensen, Mary Krienke, Nicholas Ladas, Sarah Londo, Rose Lundy, Tiffany Mak, Rachel May, Micah Mueller, Hiroki Nakawa, Denise Nguyen, John Pham, Martha Pietruszweski, Kaitlyn Reasoner, Jonathan Reckinger, Elizabeth Ritzer, Kimberly Schneider, Olivia Shepeck, Leah Soule, Alia Stone-Jeraj, Anne Swanson, Jeremy Tan, Ian Tierney, Grant Tillery, Ryan Walter, Sheila Wu, Raymond Zhang.
Two RAHS Students Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists
Roseville, MN (September 19, 2011) Roseville Area High School Seniors, Alex Charland and Margaret DiGiorno have been named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation it was announced today by Roseville Area High School Principal, Jenny Loeck. Charland and DiGiorno are two of 16,000 students from an original applicant pool of approximately 1.5 million college-bound students from high schools across the country to be named National Merit Semifinalists. “We are so proud to have these two outstanding students represent Roseville Area High School as National Merit Semifinalists,” Loeck said.
Margaret DiGiorno has an impressive list of accomplishments. She’s been a two-time recipient of the National Honor Society. She’s been awarded an “Excellent” at the Destination Imagination Global Finals. She’s been named the “Coach of the Year” for MYSL and she’s also taken home a Blue Ribbon from the State Fair for 4H. In her time at RAHS Margaret has been an exceptional student. One teacher said she is “a natural leader. She thoughtfully evaluates diverse opinions. She is open-minded and is also an independent thinker.” More than being an exceptional student, Margaret is also highly involved at RAHS. She’s had three years of experience on the Nordic Skiing and Swimming teams and she also has been involved in Music Listening Competition and the Morning Show Orchestra.
Alex Charland has been described as “brilliant” by one of his teachers. He’s a winner of the Dartmouth Book Award and he has excelled in academics and especially music at RAHS. Recently he was the Principal Clarinetist in the All State Band. Alex received the “Solo Superior” rating at the Regional solo/ensemble music contest in 10th and 11th grade and was a member of the University of Minnesota Honor Band last year. Alex has also been involved as a volunteer in the Reading Program at Sharing and Caring Hands the past two years and has performed musically at fund-raising events for homelessness and food shelves. Alex has also been a four-year member of the RAHS Tennis Team and spent two years on the School Council and two years as part of the student newspaper staff.
National Merit Semifinalists represent less than 1 percent of the nation’s high school graduating seniors. They are the only participants who have an opportunity to advance in the competition for some 8,300 Merit Scholarship awards. There are 321 National Merit Semifinalists from Minnesota representing 104 schools.In February 2012, Semifinalists who meet academic and other requirements will be notified that they have advanced to Finalist standing. All Merit Scholarship winners will be chosen from this group of Finalists.
Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program
Principal Jenny Loeck of Roseville Area High School announced today seniors Erin Birdsall, Linnea Cederberg, Benjamin Dion, Brennan Kelly, Alia Jeraj and Sarah Tawfic have been named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2012 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2012 competition by taking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
Recycling video wins Regional Emmy® Award
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A video guide to school recycling initiated and funded by Saint Paul - Ramsey County Public Health, produced by the City of Roseville, filmed and edited by CTV North Suburbs, and starring students and staff at Roseville's Parkview Center School, has won a 2011 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy® Award. "Boxes, Bottles and Banana Peels: A Guide To School Recycling," recently won first place in the "Education/Schools - Program/Special/Series" category of the Regional Emmy® Award competition of The Upper Midwest Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. To view the video, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/RamseyCountyMN?feature=mhee |
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