NCS Students Honored for Arts, Science, and Service
Our students excel in many ways: here are some of their latest accomplishments.
SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
The Scholastic Art Awards program, held annually in January, recognizes excellence in the visual arts at the Middle and High school levels. Regional honors include Gold and Silver Key Awards and Honorable Mention Awards. National honors go to the winners of Gold Keys. Works in this category are included in an exhibition in New York City and students attend an awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall. The winners are chosen from thousands of entries submitted by public and private schools and represent the top 10 percent of entries. The following NCS students received awards in the art category. You can see a gallery of their works here.
Lily Gewirz ‘13, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Copper Metallic Teapot
Lily Gewirz ‘13, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Blue Tulip Vase
Claudia Harrison ‘13, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Four Muses
Allyson Jones ‘15, Silver Key Ceramics, Koi Tulip Vase
Karen Lee ‘13, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Stacking Pagoda Tulip Vase
Ashley Mehra ’14, Gold Key, Mosaic, The Lion and the Flower
Priya Millward ‘15, Silver Key Drawing, Mona Leona
Nicole Orme ‘13, Silver Key Ceramics, Carved Teapot
Kamelia Stavreva ‘14, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Blue Tulip Vase
TWO FIRST-PLACE WINNERS IN SINGING COMPETITION
SCIENCE BOWL AND BRAIN BEE PARTICIPANTS
On Feb. 9, Satowa Kinoshita ‘13, Elena Popova ‘13, Linda Krasniewski ‘15, Ellen Kim ‘16, and Diana Hla ‘16 came in second at the DC Science Bowl. Not only were they the only all-girl team, but they also competed against teams of seniors and juniors. We salute their science and math skills!
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The Scholastic Art Awards program, held annually in January, recognizes excellence in the visual arts at the Middle and High school levels. Regional honors include Gold and Silver Key Awards and Honorable Mention Awards. National honors go to the winners of Gold Keys. Works in this category are included in an exhibition in New York City and students attend an awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall. The winners are chosen from thousands of entries submitted by public and private schools and represent the top 10 percent of entries. The following NCS students received awards in the art category. You can see a gallery of their works here.
Lily Gewirz ‘13, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Copper Metallic Teapot
Lily Gewirz ‘13, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Blue Tulip Vase
Claudia Harrison ‘13, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Four Muses
Allyson Jones ‘15, Silver Key Ceramics, Koi Tulip Vase
Karen Lee ‘13, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Stacking Pagoda Tulip Vase
Ashley Mehra ’14, Gold Key, Mosaic, The Lion and the Flower
Priya Millward ‘15, Silver Key Drawing, Mona Leona
Nicole Orme ‘13, Silver Key Ceramics, Carved Teapot
Kamelia Stavreva ‘14, Honorable Mention Ceramics, Blue Tulip Vase
TWO FIRST-PLACE WINNERS IN SINGING COMPETITION
On Feb. 16, Shafali Jalota ’13 and Lucie Shelley ’15 placed first in their respective categories in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition for Maryland and DC, a highly competitive event for high school and college singers. Participants are placed in a category based on their favored style of singing (classical or musical theater), their grade level, and their experience. Shafali placed first in the category of High School Junior/Senior Advanced Classical Women. (This is her fourth first-place win in a row at NATS; she also placed first in the NATS Regional Mid-Atlantic competition in 2012.) Lucie won first-place in the category of High School Freshman/Sophomore Advanced Classical Women. This was Lucie’s first time in the competition.
SCIENCE BOWL AND BRAIN BEE PARTICIPANTS
On Feb. 9, Satowa Kinoshita ‘13, Elena Popova ‘13, Linda Krasniewski ‘15, Ellen Kim ‘16, and Diana Hla ‘16 came in second at the DC Science Bowl. Not only were they the only all-girl team, but they also competed against teams of seniors and juniors. We salute their science and math skills!
On Feb. 19, Rongzhi “Maria” Liu 14 and Skylar “Skye” Lovett ’14 competed in the 2013 DC Regional Brain Bee, which tests knowledge about the brain. Sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience, the match took place at the American Association for the Advancement of Science headquarters. The girls lasted till the third and fourth rounds (there were eight rounds total). We’re proud of these budding science scholars.
Seniors Kayla Mason and Lauren Mott have each earned the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, and advocacy. The Gold Award, the highest Girl Scout honor, is awarded to only some five percent of eligible Scouts nationwide.
For her Gold Award project, Kayla renovated a children’s reading room and a conference room at the Turning Point Center in Washington, DC. a residential program for homeless mothers and their children.. The reading room was renovated to include a chalkboard wall, large cork bulletin board, new bookcases and window treatments, work tables, and original artwork produced by the children. The conference room was painted and reorganized into a highly functional space. An original drawing by participants was framed and is now prominently displayed.
For her Gold Award project, Lauren helped the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) open to the public a new 50-acre section of its environmental campus on the Chesapeake Bay. “The project allowed me to combine my passion for science and the environment,” said Lauren. “I taught myself how to use a GPS unit, and, using computer mapping software, I overlaid the trails I mapped on Google Earth to create a virtual trail map. I also hid geocaches containing trinkets to lure kids to take part in a high-tech treasure hunt.” You can see one of her geocaches here.
Congratulations to Kayla and Lauren on these well-deserved honors!
KAYLA MASON '13 AND LAUREN MOTT '13 EACH EARN HIGHEST GIRL SCOUT HONOR
Seniors Kayla Mason and Lauren Mott have each earned the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, and advocacy. The Gold Award, the highest Girl Scout honor, is awarded to only some five percent of eligible Scouts nationwide.
For her Gold Award project, Kayla renovated a children’s reading room and a conference room at the Turning Point Center in Washington, DC. a residential program for homeless mothers and their children.. The reading room was renovated to include a chalkboard wall, large cork bulletin board, new bookcases and window treatments, work tables, and original artwork produced by the children. The conference room was painted and reorganized into a highly functional space. An original drawing by participants was framed and is now prominently displayed.
For her Gold Award project, Lauren helped the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) open to the public a new 50-acre section of its environmental campus on the Chesapeake Bay. “The project allowed me to combine my passion for science and the environment,” said Lauren. “I taught myself how to use a GPS unit, and, using computer mapping software, I overlaid the trails I mapped on Google Earth to create a virtual trail map. I also hid geocaches containing trinkets to lure kids to take part in a high-tech treasure hunt.” You can see one of her geocaches here.
Congratulations to Kayla and Lauren on these well-deserved honors!
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Ashley Mehra '13's "The Lion and the Flower."
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Nicole Orme '13's carved teapot.
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Priya Millward '15's "Mona Leona."
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Our Science Bowl team!
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Our 2013 Brain Bee participants.
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