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Contact: Jenni Brockman Phone: 804-443-3357 Fax: 804-443-6781 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tappahannock (June 9, 2003) - St. Margaret's School students from the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula were among those recognized for their educational accomplishments during the 2002-2003 year at the school's year-end academic awards banquet. Honorees included two underclasswomen who won college prizes that make them eligible for special scholarship consideration if they apply to and are accepted by the sponsoring institutions. 
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Students who won arts honors at St. Margaret's School gather around Fine Arts Chair Catherine Neuhardt-Minor to receive their certificates
Allison Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hervey Smith of Warsaw, was nominated for the Wofford College Scholars Program. Wofford Scholars must be in the top 10 percent of their class, have scored at least 1100 on the SAT, and possess commendable character, scholarship, leadership and service to others. Neillee Katona, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scot Katona of Dunnsville, won the Randolph-Macon Woman's College Book Award. The Richmond chapter of the RMWC Alumnae Association presents this award to a student who possesses both leadership and academic potential. Three current SMS faculty/staff are graduates of the institution. Lindsay Neist, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Neist of Howertons, was recognized with a silver Presidential Educational Award for high academic achievement. Silver seal winners achieve a grade point average of 90 or above, or score at or above the 85th percentile on standardized academic tests. Literary magazine co-editor Alli Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of Aylett, and yearbook photo editor Maggie Ransone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Ransone of Kilmarnock, were tapped for membership in the Quill and Scroll journalism honor society. In addition, each academic department presented awards for outstanding achievement or academic recognition to as many as two students in each of the school's courses. Local winners included: Annie Arnest of Kinsale, academic recognition in Spanish II; Michelle Burch of Burgess, most outstanding in Civics, Latin I, and General Music, and academic recognition in Health/PE 8; Catherine Chilton of Lancaster, most outstanding in Spanish II; Lauren Crockett of Irvington, academic recognition in British Literature and Composition; Claire Hopkins of Oak Grove, academic recognition in U.S. History and most outstanding in Introduction to Old Testament; and Blair Fisher of Lottsburg, academic recognition in Advanced Placement U.S. History. Other day students earning recognition were: Alli Johnson of Aylett, most outstanding in Latin II and Ecology; Neillee Katona of Dunnsville, most outstanding in Geometry, French III, Spanish I, and Introduction to New Testament, and academic recognition in American Literature and Composition, Chemistry, and Studio Art I; Margaret Moncure of Tappahannock, academic recognition in Advanced Placement U.S. History, Latin I, French V, and Introduction to New Testament; Lindsay Neist of Howertons, academic recognition in Spanish IV; Allison Ryan of Tappahannock, most outstanding in World History I and academic recognition in World Literature and Composition; Allison Smith of Warsaw, most outstanding in Latin IV and academic recognition in Math Analysis; Keri Straughan of Hague, academic recognition in Science 8; and Palmer Ware of Dunnsville, most outstanding in Art History and Current Events, and academic recognition in French III and Chemistry. |
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