Congratulations Seniors!
Our beloved Class of 2023 was honored for its outstanding academic, co-curricular, and extra-curricular accomplishments at the annual Upper Level Awards Ceremony. Next week at graduation, we will celebrate these 151 talented young women who are poised and ready to launch the next step of their educational journeys. One hundred percent of these students have been accepted to four-year colleges and universities and nearly 95% of the students were awarded more than 600 merit scholarships totaling nearly $36 million dollars! Here are the top honors from the Class of Orange and Pink.
- Teddy Boettcher, Catherine Bowen, Grace Brehm, Grace Bryant, Martha Diane Esteban, Samantha Farley, June Heslin, Sydney Luong, Kristina Melegari, Samantha Otazo, Sophia Saccone, Madison Villarba, and Isabella White were named National Merit Commended Scholars.
- Maryland State Scholastic Awards recognizing the top 5% of the graduating class, were given to: Catherine Bowen, Grace Brehm, Martha Diane Esteban, Samantha Farley, Kristina Melegari, Samantha Otazo, Sophia Saccone, Madison Villarba
- Grace Brehm, Samantha Farley, Madison Villarba were named Archdiocesan Distinctive Scholars.
- Madison Villarba received NDP’s General Excellence Medal for the highest academic average.
- Cate Bowen was named the 2023 White Blazer Girl.
- Osolu Ozo-Onyali received the first-ever Trust and Dare Award.
- Other top graduation awards recognized:
- NDP Medal: Anna Kate Hunter, Summer Nelson
- Bene Merenti Award: Kristina Melegari, Lily O'Reilly
- Service Medal: Isabella Askey, Kelly Bullock, Alannah Moore-Boyd, Sophie Staugaitis
- The Northeast Conference Award for Excellence in Language was given to Kaitlyn Wehberg & McKenna Monaghan (Chinese), Ashley Jenkins (Spanish), and Sophia Saccone (French).
- The following seniors were recognized in key areas:
- ART LEADERSHIP: Emily Ryder
- ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP: Isabella Askey
- ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SPIRIT AWARD: Paraskevi Kaminaris, Maya Mercadante, Emily Ryder
- C. MARKLAND KELLY: Isabella Askey
- CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAM (CCAP) LEADERSHIP AWARD: Lily O'Reilly
- CHINESE: Jaiden Dillard
- CHOIR: Katherine Barger, Madeleine Hutsell
- CITIZENSHIP: Talyon Lee, Summer Nelson, Sophia Saccone
- DANCE AWARD: Bridget Munter, Kaye Tubal
- BAND: Alexandra Rossbach, Madison Villarba, Morgan Watsic
- DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS AWARD: Charlotte Mattingly
- DIVERSITY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD: Summer Nelson, Alannah Moore-Boyd, Talyon Lee, Heaven Williams
- DRAMA: Jalyn Edrington, Rose Glennon, Chloe LaCanfora
- ECONOMICS: Samantha Otazo
- ENGLISH: Delaney DeVack, Lily O'Reilly
- FRENCH: Maya Reynolds
- GATEWAY UNSUNG HERO AWARD: Olivia Sobkowicz
- GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AWARD: Isabella D'Alessandro, Ashley Jenkins, Kristina Melegari
- HISTORY: Caroline Habiger
- JOURNALISM: Madison Villarba
- LEA MARIE FARAONE FOUNDATION WOMEN IN SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP: Catherine Bowen
- MARY JEAN SCHENUIT TRAVERS ’50 AWARD FOR ACADEMIC & ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE: Abby Kozlowski (inaugural recipient)
- MATHEMATICS: Kristina Melegari
- ORCHESTRA: Samantha Farley
- PERFORMING ARTS CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD: June Heslin
- SCIENCE: Martha Diane Esteban
- SPANISH: Talyon Lee, Gabriella Rzomp
- SPIRIT OF DANCE AWARD: Anna Handley
- STEAM AWARDS:
- COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARD: Abigail Kozlowski, Maya Mercadante
- ENGINEERING: Morgan Watsic
- STUDENT COUNCIL: Anna Kate Hunter
- STUDIO ART: Delaney DeVack, Maeve McCarron, Katie McKinney, Charlotte Stromberg
- MIA SUTPHIN SERVICE AWARD: June Heslin
- TECHNICAL THEATER AWARD: Martha Diane Esteban, Ella Rybczynski
- VAN HOLLEN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD: Talyon Lee
- YEARBOOK: Ava Ferro
- Seventy-four students earned General STEAM Certificates. In addition, of that number, 16 students received STEAM Pathway Certificates in Computer Science; 10 in Engineering and Manufacturing; nine in Architecture; and 26 in Medicine.
- Fifty-seven students received Certificates of Biliteracy.
- At the annual Capstone Evening, 56 Bette Ellis O’Conor Scholars were honored.
- The Class of 2023 received the Loyalty Banner.
Notre Dame Preparatory School
An Independent, Catholic Girls School, Grades 6-12, Sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame
