Miss Kerry Carroll’04, principal, welcomed the IHA community and led the students and faculty with an opening prayer. She was followed by Meghan Minogue’23, IHA’s National Honor Society vice president, who congratulated the student body on their hard work and encouraged them to continue to strive for academic success.
Accompanied by Mr. Jason Schlereth, president, and Mrs. Maureen Layng, assistant principal for academics, Mrs. Alice Rogers P’07, ’09, ’13, assistant principal of students, announced the sophomores, juniors, and seniors who earned Distinguished Honors and Honors for their work during the 2021-22 academic year. Distinguished Honors certificates were presented to 56 students who earned averages of 95% or better in both semesters, and Honors certificates were presented to 208 students who earned averages of 90% or better in both semesters.
Mrs. Layng then presented a number of collegiate book awards to seniors in addition to The Promising Young Scientist Award and Academic Distinction awards to juniors:
The University of Rochester’s Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award
Meghan Minogue’23
The University of Rochester’s Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
Kate Menake’23
The University of Rochester’s Xerox Award
Lauren Grae’23
University of Rochester’s George Eastman Young Leaders Award
Marie Baldwin’23
The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medalist Award
Emma Dillane’23
The Promising Young Scientist Award recognizes an outstanding junior who had the highest cumulative GPA in science and has expressed an interest in continuing her study of science at the university level. Congratulations to this year’s recipient, Adrianna Uykan’24.
In recognition of the extraordinary rigors of our curriculum, IHA believed it was essential to honor our Junior students with in-house awards for academic distinction. These awards recognize students who have excelled in the following subject matters through a combination of academic excellence, superior skill, and genuine interest in the subject area.
Social Studies: Kiera Stevenson’24
English: Rose Martin’24
Science: Hannah Hart’24
Communications: Lily Schwedhelm’24
Art: Bryana Saenz’24
Performing Arts: Maeve Murray’24
Physical Education: Meaghan Keating’24
Spanish: Sophie Morales’24
French: Elizabeth Ogden’24
Italian: Ella Crane’24
Mathematics: Ellie Kim’24
Theology: Casey McGrath’24
Finally, IHA is proud to have eight seniors who were named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit® Scholarship Program. Approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2023 competition by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). Congratulations to:
Katherine Deane’23
Emma Dillane’23
Lauren Grae’23
Noelle Haskell’23
Layla Libanan’23
Kate Menake’23
Meghan Minogue’23
Johanna Murphy’23
Click here for the full photo album, courtesy of Mike Hamlett Photography, Bella Haines'19, and Tara Hopfenspirger.
Click here to watch the 2022 Honors Convocation, courtesy of Ms. Jessi Shaheen.