Coronado's High Schools – 2011-12 Awards

Coronado's students are an accomplished lot, as you can see by the long list of honors and scholarships they have earned. This list includes awards given at Coronado High School, Coronado School of the Arts and Palm Academy. For links to honors for students at most other district schools, please see Kudos for Coronado's Kids.

Islander Achievement Awards:

Academic achievement (certificate winners) –

• Seniors: Olivia Lillegraven, Alyssa Pybus, Courtney West, Michael Byrne, Luke Hoffmann, Nicholas Andrews, Lindsey Cook, Michael Stark, Kyana Van Houten, Natalie Grazian, Elisa Reilly, Madeleine Maio, Sarah Sbicca, Blair Crossman, Christopher Song, David Cuban, Eitan Peled, Garrett Eyer, William Funk, Joseph Kusters, Lauren Fish, Chad Mata and Stephanie Merrill.
• Juniors: Andrew Morris, Sophie Arbaugh, Brooke Gensler, Elise Umansky, Maude Hoffmann, Emily Kob, Gustavo Montalvo, Lindsay Garner, Michael Cox, Riley Peterson, Wright Smith, Andrew Orozco, Mary Grace Braun, Mason Copp, Sophia Freije, Kara Keyes, Colin Sweeney, Jordan Oval, Samantha Rubio, Camille Wilson, Madison McBride, John Hill, Ryan Halvorson, Matthew Ovrom, Jackson Shepherd, Sydney Swanson and Andrea Margolis.
• Sophomores: Zheng Xin Wang, Hannah Cooper, Matthew Halvorson, Michael Chaconas, Shana Douglass, Tyler Frances, James West, Martha Byrne, Nicole Cerdinio, Nina Desai, Gabrielle Gimber, Kendal Reeder, Kaitlin Seay, Marie Balfour, Christopher Leary, Aria Rodli, Taylor Ramos, Courtney Haas, Tyler Roost, Sam Wisotzki, Karla Sanchez, Kylie Billings, Kristina Kunes, Robert Kwiatkowski, Oliver Urbanowicz, Bridget Winn, Kelsey Mansueto and Abbey Workman.

Subject disciplines (plaque and medallion winners) –

• Digital Arts: Alexis Morabito, Connor Morse, Guillermo Areizaga and Zavier Verbick.
• English: Christopher Song, Natalie Grazian, Andrew Morris, Gregory Cotten and Emily Kob.
• Fine Arts: Emily Weiss, Rosemary Puente, Ryan McKay, Julian Navarrete, Nathaniel Hoffmann and Nicollette Abrantes.
• Foreign Language: Elisa Reilly, Sam Wisotzki, Andrea Margolis, Sarah Sbicca, Jocelyn Melendez and Jasmine Espindola.
• Practical Arts: Darlene Cazares, Chad Mata, Nathan Hernandez and Sam Wisotzki.
• Mathematics: William Funk, Nicholas Andrews, Olivia Lillegraven, Ryan Halvorson, Elisa Reilly, Maude Hoffmann and Kyana Van Houten.
• Naval Science: Gregory Cotten, Peri Curtis and John Landers.
• Performing Arts: Miki Holmes, Blair Crossman, Caroline Courtney, Stephanie Merrill, Siri Collins and Christopher Fleming.
• Physical Education & Health Science: Meganne Weissenfels, John Reyes, Lauren McBride and Austin Taylor.
• School Service: Megan Galloway, William Funk and Lauren Bower.
• Science: William Funk, Kyana Van Houten, Courtney West, Elisa Reilly, Luke Hoffmann, Christopher Song and Lauren Fish.
• Social Science: William Funk, Elisa Reilly, Kyana Van Houten, Nicholas Andrews, Wright Smith and Christopher Song.

Honors for Graduates:

• Valedictorian: Elisa Reilly
• Co-salutorians: Nick Andrews and Will Funk.
• National Merit Scholars: Nick Andrews, Blair Crossman, Will Funk and Glory Norman.
• Top Senior Athlete: George Bailey, Van Burgess, Michael Byrne, Katie Centeno, Hunter Corpus, Peri Curtis, Nicole Davies, Cory DeMarco, Tommy Grall, Ryan Keeney, Jake Meloche, Brian Turley and Meganne Weissenfels.
• Scholar Athletes: Michael Byrne, Nicole Davies and Meganne Weissenfels.
• Mortenson Volleyball Award: John Nettleton and Allyson Wilson.
• CHS Service Awards: Lauren Bower, Luke McCue, Caitlyn Newton and Kyana Van Houten.
• VFW Good Citizenship: Andrew Findley and Alyssa Pybus.
• Palm Academy Student of the Month: Exemplary attendance, Kayla Gour; punctuality, Tyree Johnson; academic performance, Madi Keenan, and demonstrating exceptional character, David Hodge.
• Palm Academy Pirate Award: Kayla Gour
• Coronado Art Association: Isa Medina and Emily Weiss.
• Coronado Lacrosse Foundation Awards: Nikolia Kruger and Reis Stanley
• Coronado Surfing Association Scholarship: Luke Hoffmann, Nate Hoffmann, and Jake Willis.
• Coronado Tennis Association Scholarship: Jackie Hites, Sean Lee, Brad Matheus and Mary Mulvey.
• Friends of the Coronado Library: Taylor King and Cody Kitchener.
• Navy or Army ROTC Scholarships: Michael Byrne, Greg Cotten, Luke Hoffmann, Joe Kusters, Christine Malong and Alyssa Pybus.
• CoSA Most Outstanding Awards: Simonne Borel, Blair Crossman, Enrique Guinea, Miki Holmes, Caroline Mack, Stephanie Merrill, Olivia Obrecht and You You Tan.
• Richard Vernetti Arts Awards: Amy Aldrich, Zachary Bunshaft, Jennifer Cox, Isabel Diaz-Brady, Jake Gomrick, Jennifer Herrera, Alexis Morabito and Natalie Smerdon.
• Richard Lee Vernetti Memorial Scholarship: Lindsey Cook, Caroline Courtney, Ryan McKay and Chad Mata.
• Lions Club of Coronado: Lauren Bower, Nicole Davies and Gabriele Pietkiewicz.
• Rotary Club of Coronado Scholarship: Natalie Grazian and Eitan Peled.
• Optimist Club of Coronado Scholarship: Nick Andrews, Patrick Erskine, Lauren Fish and Kyana Van Houten. 
• Coronado Association of Realtors: Luke McCue, Mary Mulvey.
• Coronado Youth Soccer League Scholarship: Luke Hoffmann and Gabriele Pietkiewicz.
• Garrett Scott Memorial Scholarship: Maya Barba and Joe Rodgers.
• Arrowmont Scholarship: Coco Abrantes and Natalie Smerdon.
• P.E.O. Awards: Lauren Bower and Alyssa Pybus.
• Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution: Greg Cotten, Blair Crossman and Peri Curtis. 
• Robbin Adair Award: Luke Gillingham and Joe Rodgers.
• McKay, Nierenhausen and Pittner Engineering Innovators Scholarship: David Cuban and Thomas Luppi.
• Mary Gunthorp Theatre Scholarship: Miki Holmes and Dakota Ringer.
• Garrett Scott Memorial Scholarship: Simonne Borel and Christian Dudley.
• Ruth Martin Mathematics Award: Nick Andrews and Will Funk.

Appointments/admissions:  

• U.S. Air Force Academy: Hunter Corpus and Ryan Keeney.
• U.S. Naval Academy: Peri Curtis, Luke Gillingham and Joe Rodgers

Assorted awards: 

• Globe Honors: Chad Mata and Chase Fischer
• California Arts Project Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Rosemary Puente, four gold keys, Luke McCue, silver key.
• Optimists' Club, Embodying Optimists' Creed: Aubrey Brewer and Jacob Dawley.
• Harvard Prize Book: Ryan Halvorson
• Yale Book Award: Wright Smith
• Wellesley College Book Award: Mary Grace Braun
• Rensselaer Medal: Andrew Morris
• Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Maude Hoffman
• George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Bianca Valle
• Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology: Gustavo Montalvo