DE Charter School Students Win Scholarships
Nov 19th, 2009 by David Anderson
51 DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDENTS RECEIVE 2009 MICHAEL C. FERGUSON ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The 2009 Michael Ferguson Achievement Award Winners were recently announced by the Delaware Department of Education and 51 students from Delaware charter schools were among those recognized. Hanna Kempton of Charter School of Wilmington and Elliot Hale and Erin Simmons, of Newark Charter School were among the five students in the state to be awarded for their academic accomplishments in math, reading and writing. Ten charter school students were among the 31 students who were recognized for academic accomplishments in two areas.
The Michael C. Ferguson Achievement Awards Scholarship Program, recognizes students who demonstrate superior performance on the Grade 8 and 10 reading, writing and mathematics assessments administered as the Delaware Student Testing Program. The highest scoring students receive the scholarships. A $1,000 scholarship is awarded for achievement in each assessment area.
Winner from charter schools include:
Charter School of Wilmington
Samuel Amer, 10th Grade Math $1,000
Justin Beatty, 10th Grade Math $1,000
Elise Braun, 10th Grade Reading $1,000
Alicia Carrion, 10th Grade Reading $1,000
Bryn Cross, 10th Grade Reading $1,000
Colleen D’Amico, 10th Grade Math $1,000
Kimberly Fabian, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing $2,000
Kristi Jackson, 10th Grade Reading $1,000
Megan Johnson, 10th Grade Reading $1,000
Hannah Kempton, 10th Grade Math, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing $3,000
Pavitra Krishnamani, 10th Grade Math $1,000
Susan Lu, 10th Grade Math, 10th Grade Reading $2,000
Anna Lukasiewicz, 10th Grade Math, 10th Grade Reading $2,000
Andrew Maniscalco,10th Grade Math $1,000
Seth Olson,10th Grade Reading $1,000
Jennifer Ramos,10th Grade Reading $1,000
Brianna Tong,10th Grade Math, 10th Grade Reading $2,000
Keyi Xu,10th Grade Reading $1,000
Victor Ye,10th Grade Math, 10th Grade Reading $2,000
Kathleen Young, 10th Grade Math $1,000
Delaware Military Academy
Amanda Karnai, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing $2,000
Thomas Edison Charter School
Laura Engel,8th Grade Math $1,000
MOT Charter School
Alleeah Reed,8th Grade Writing $1,000
Newark Charter School
Caroline Beston, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Writing $2,000
Megan Cain,8th Grade Writing $1,000
Hyun-Kyoung Cho,8th Grade Reading $1,000
Lindsay Crawford,8th Grade Reading $1,000
Michelle Darko,8th Grade Reading $1,000
Karan Dewnani, 8th Grade Math $1,000
Nicole Dirienzo,8th Grade Math, 8th Grade Writing $2,000
Lea Fang,8th Grade Math, 8th Grade Writing $2,000
Elliott Hale,8th Grade Math, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Writing $3,000
Matthew Higgins,8th Grade Writing $1,000
Erin Simmons,8th Grade Math, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Writing $3,000
Anya Williams,8th Grade Reading $1,000
Pencader Business and Finance Charter School
Joey Genfi,10th Grade Math $1,000
Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences
Michael Dopler, 8th Grade Math $1,000
Melaney Heald,8th Grade Reading $1,000
Miriam Lopez-Perez, 8th Grade Reading $1,000
Kelsey Magill,8th Grade Math $1,000
Rachel Mayhorn,8th Grade Writing $1,000
Samuel Mitchell, 8th Grade Reading $1,000
Priyen Patel, 8th Grade Math, 8th Grade Reading $2,000
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Susan Harris, Executive Director
Michael Fergusen was probably the most competent public servant the State of Delaware ever saw. His untimely death from cancer was a true loss for all of our citizens.