As of May 8, 2015 All of the Burroughs students who performed at the State Solo and Ensemble Festival on May 2 received a rating of 1 (exemplary): • Solos: Dylan Lee ’16 (cello), Adam Martin ’16 (violin and piano), Julia Riew ’17 (violin) and Michelle Tang ’16 (violin) • Ensembles: Julia Riew and Selena Lee ’17 (violin); Adam Martin and Dylan Lee (violin and cello); Emily McDonnell ’16 (flute), Vickie Williams ’15 (flute), Claire Krupela ’15 (clarinet) and Ryan Thornton ’15 (bassoon); Madison Ungacta ’15, Amanda Cao ’15, Michelle Tang and Julia Riew (violin). Noah Sock ’17 took first place in the regular division of the American Chemical Society 2015 High School Chemistry Contest, and Ian Bradley, Jake Kovalic, Henry Arneson, Jon Ince and Caroline Creighton received honorable mentions. In the advanced division, Amanda Cao ’15 placed second place, and Olivia Long ’16 received an honorable mention. Talia Bennett ’15 and her dance partner, Dony’ae Bush, took second place in the 2015 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition at the Fox Theater in April. On May 11, Talia was inducted into the National Honor Society of Dance Arts. The SuperMileage Vehicle Club claimed the Engineering Award and took first place in the biodiesel category at the 10th Annual Missouri SuperMileage Challenge in April. The JBS vehicle registered 149 miles per gallon. Three JBS students placed in the top five in their events at the state Future Business Leaders of America competition. They are William Howlett ’18, who placed first in Introduction to Business; Jessie Li ’16, who placed third in Business Communication; and William Meng ’15, who placed fourth in Business Financial Plan. William Howlett and Jessie will compete in Chicago at the national competition in June. SuperMileage Vehicle Club Alex Keeley ’19 won a $1,500 seed grant for his business plan, CampSpot, in the final competition of YouthCITIES March-toMay Innovation Bootcamp. Josh Kazdan ’16 won third place in the 2015 Beverly Hopkins Memorial Poetry Contest for high schoolers. The St. Louis Chamber Chorus was named the Most Creative (Choral) Ensemble in the annual Go! Awards sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The group’s artistic director, Philip Barnes (Classics), was recognized for Best Program Notes. Alex Keeley ’19 Drew Battles and John Pierson (Theatre, Speech and Dance) appeared in the St. Louis Actors Studio production of Yasmina Reza’s Art. The show was directed by retired theater teacher Wayne Salomon. Paul Salomon (Math) will present his research, “Perfect Polyominoes,” at the MOVES (Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects) conference in New York City in August. Congratulations to students who turned in stellar performances on recent language competitions. AATF French Competition Results (St. Louis Chapter) Level 01A/B 1st place: Gabi Moore ’20 & Hugh McKelvy ’20 2nd place: Carrie Zhang ’20 & Court Hyken ’20 3rd place: Jared Mumphard ’20 Level 1A/B 1st place: Carly Galvin ’19 (1st place nationally; highest score & platinum winner!!) 2nd place: Katie Kuhlman ’19, Tyler Palan ’19 & Aidan Taylor ’19 (2nd nationally for level 1A) 2nd place: Stephanie Podgorny ’18 (5th nationally for level 1A) 3rd place: Madison Fuller ’19 (3rd nationally for level 1B) Level IIA/B 2nd place: Stella Erickson ’18, Morgan Lindsey ’17 & Kelly Schaschl ’18 3rd place: Michelle Fan ’17 Level III 2nd place: Paige Williams ’17 3rd place: Hope Sterkel ’17 & Tallie Williams ’17 Level IV 1st place: Nathan Hoagland ’17 2nd place: Dylan Lee ’16 3rd place: Camille Lo Bianco ’16 Level V 1st place: Colin Harkins ’15 2nd place: Haley Abramson ’15 3rd place: Damie Choe ’15 AATF French Essay Competition Awards cited & given to only 1st, 2nd & 3rd place for levels II-V (12 winners in all); Level IV 1st place: Nathan Hoagland ’17 3rd place: Jessie Li ’16 National Spanish Exam Results Spanish Level 01 (7th grade) Gold level winners (at or above 95th percentile) in St. Louis chapter Tina Chen ’20 (94); 1st place in St. Louis chapter Silver level winners (at or above 95th percentile) in St. Louis chapter Alexandria Latuda ’20 (86); 2nd place St. Louis chapter Amy Phillips ’20 (83); 3rd place St. Louis chapter Bronze level winners Isabella Koster ’20 (75); 1st place St. Louis chapter (outside experience) — More — Spanish Level I (8th grade OR SPANISH I) Elle Harris ’19 (99); 1st place in St. Louis chapter Matthew Fan ’19(99); 2nd place in St. Louis chapter Shaila Lundal ’19, Abby Meier ’19 (97) Bella Strawbridge ’19, Tai Griffin ’18 (96) Michael Kovalic ’19 (95) Spanish Level III (10th grade) Gold (at or above 95th percentile): Jessica Goldberg ’17 (99); 1st place in St. Louis chapter Noah Sock ’17 (98) Aidan Reid ’17 (97) Spanish Level IV (11th grade) Gold (at or above 95th percentile): Emily McDonnell ’16, Grayce Nieberle ’16 (98) Alexandra O’Neal ’16, Shoshana Williams ’16 (97) Sophie Hurwitz ’17 (96) Bronze Alex Robiolio ’16 (81); 1st place St. Louis chapter (outside experience) National German Exam Results St. Louis Chapter Winners placing in the top 10% in St. Louis Level II (9th grade) Audrey Jones ’18 - Gold medal - 99%ile - 2nd place Nick Kime ’18 - Gold medal - 99%ile - 4th place (won the AATG 3 weeks study trip to Germany this summer) Adam McAllister ’15 - Gold medal - 97%ile - 6th place Sammy Hermann ’18 - Gold medal - 91%ile - 16th place Level III (10th grade) Ian Bradley ’17 - Gold medal - 93%ile - 4th place Libby Forsen ’17 - Gold medal - 90%ile - 13th place Chad Wunderlich ’17 - Gold medal - 90%ile - 13th place Level IV (11th grade) Noelle Kinsell- Baer ’16 - Gold medal - 99%ile - 3d place Ruth Selipsy ’16 - Gold medal - 98%ile - 5th place Level V (12th grade) Caroline Adams ’15 - Gold medal - 96%ile - 11th place
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