Photography credits: Celina Estrada and Emily Wilson
Junior year is one of the most rigorous years for students, and striving for excellence academically and in the community embodies the Profile of the Graduate. For their excellence, they receive various awards and scholarships. On Thursday, May 19, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas held its annual Junior Convocation.
Academic/Extracurricular Awards
Andrew Abraham
Men’s Chorus
Jonathan Adee
Latin 2
Hampton Aldridge
Photography
Excellence in Service Leadership
Jose Alvarado
Junior Classical League
Joseph Amador
Ceramics Hand-Building
Daniel Aranzazu
Excellence in Service Leadership
Nick Archer
Ceramics Throwing
Excellence in Service Leadership
Kevin Babu
AP Chemistry
AP Literature and Composition
Honors Precalculus
The Roundup
UIL District 3rd Place: Computer Science
UIL District 3rd Place TEAM: Computer Science
Bennett Barron
Introduction to Jazz History and Improvisation
Open Mic
Griffen Bass
Mandarin 3
Ryan Beaudoin
AP Literature and Composition
AP United States History
Connor Berling
Algebra 2 / Trigonometry
Jack Betz
Spanish 4
Jesuit Car Club
Dominic Chacko
AP French Language and Culture
Jackson Chesney
Jesuit BBQ Club – Smokies
Jarrod Choate
AP Environmental Science
Cooper Coleman
Latin 1
Leo Cruz
Ceramics Throwing
Jesuit Key Club
Campus Ministry
Emmanuel Daniel
Latin 3
U.S. History
John Dryden
The Entrepreneurship Club
Burkley Duncan
Latin 2
Aldo Escobedo
AMC: Top Scoring Student
Benjamin Fernandez
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Nicolas Ferraez
Algebra 2 / Trigonometry
Honors French 3
Sacraments, Morality, and Justice
Cole Frutos
Chess Club
Grayson Gaither
Excellence in Service Leadership
John Garza
Band
Excellence in Service Leadership
Tres Gordon
Honors Latin 4
Eduardo Guerrero
Spanish National Honor Society
Sai Gujjarlapudi
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics C Mechanics
TXML: Top Scoring Student
FIRST Robotics Competition Team
UIL District 3rd Place TEAM: Computer Science
Luke Gurley
2D Design: Digital Media
Payne Harvey
U.S. History
Raul Hernandez
Admissions Ambassadors
Freshman Retreat Core Team
Jayson Hess
Broadcast Journalism
Lorenzo Hidalgo
Sacraments, Morality, and Justice
FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team
Cruz Hoitsma
Jesuit Musicians Union
Roark Holman
Spanish 3
Elliott Huang
Jesuit Key Club
Math Club / Mu Alpha Theta
UIL District 1st Place: Spelling and Vocabulary
UIL District 3rd Place TEAM: Computer Science
National Spanish Exam Gold Award: 96th Percentile
Charlie Humbert
Game Development
Christian Jackson
English 3
Lawrence Jin
AP Environmental Science
Bo Jouette
Music Appreciation
Stage and Film Theater
Andrew Jubin
English 3
Carson Kidd
Filmmaking
Mercer Lee
English 3
Joshua Lim
Honors Mandarin 4
UIL District 1st Place: Ready Writing
UIL Regional 3rd Place: Ready Writing
Anthony Lucido
Excellence in Service Leadership
Anthony Manzanero
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Cameron Martin
Game Development
Honors Latin 3
Physics
Sacraments, Morality, and Justice
Michael Mathie
AP United States History
Honors Java
Ben McKinney
Drawing
Damon Menchaca
Honors Spanish 3
Excellence in Service Leadership
Emerson Metzger
Band
Blake Miller
Stagecraft
A.J. Miralrio
Jesuit Ranger Sports Network
Tejas Murugesh
Debate Team
Theo Nguyen
Chamber Orchestra
English 3
Medical Society
J.P. Ortega
Campus Ministry
Jacob Ovenshire
AP Biology
Stagecraft
Coleton Power
Campus Ambassadors
Jesuit Political Society
Excellence in Service Leadership
Van Alex Ramey
Honors Precalculus
Varun Ratnasabapathy
Spanish 3
Grant Reeder
Honors Mandarin 3
Josh Roppolo
Precalculus
Sebastian Rubio
Game Development
William Sahadevan
Music Appreciation
Precalculus
Reggie Sandoval
Excellence in Service Leadership
Quinn Shorey
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
Callen Singhania
Photography
Ian Smith
French 3
Physics
Ben Songy
Model United Nations
Reagan Spickard
UIL District 3rd Place TEAM: Computer Science
Brendan Thoele
Stage and Film Writing
Excellence in Service Leadership
Frasier Till
Physics
Jonah Timmons
Honors Spanish 4
Web Development
UIL District 3rd Place: Ready Writing
Alex Tinker
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
Honors Spanish 3
Music Appreciation
United States History
Patrick Villella
Algebra 2 / Trigonometry
The Last Roundup – Yearbook
Ryan Virkar
AP Computer Science A
Sacraments, Morality, and Justice
Matty Wagner
Drawing
Carson Whitworth
Honors Algebra 2 / Trigonometry
Ethan Wolf
Drawing
Johnny Yaeger
Jazz History and Improvisation 2
Scholarships/Plaques
St. Stanislaus Kostka Award
The Office of Campus Ministry fosters religious growth in light of Catholic tradition and the vision of St. Ignatius of Loyola by supporting all members of the Jesuit Dallas Community in their call to proclaim the faith, promote justice, and grow in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ. St. Stanislaus Kostka was a great model of growth and faithfulness to Christ as he was determined to become a Jesuit against all odds. The St. Stanislaus Kostka Award is presented to:
Leo Cruz
J.P. Ortega
Haggerty Math & Science Scholarship
Haggerty Math and Science Academic Award is a one-year $2,785 tuition scholarship awarded to selected students entering the sophomore, junior, and senior grade levels. Funding for the scholarships has been provided by the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Foundation.
These scholarships are awarded to individuals pursuing involvement and excellence in Math and Science while exhibiting leadership and service.
To be considered for the Haggerty Math and Science Academic Scholarships, a junior student must have at least a 90% cumulative GPA and a 92 average in honors math and science courses or a minimum 95 average in regular math and science courses in the Fall semester. Each candidate is then reviewed by the faculty of both of the academic departments and the administration to determine his achievements in mathematics and science. Also considered are his activities at Jesuit Dallas, leadership roles, and community service involvement.
Joseph Amador
Kevin Babu
Ryan Beaudoin
Sai Gujjarlapudi
Joshua Lim
Alex Lizardi
Alex Tinker
Ryan Virkar
Bausch & Lomb Science Award
The Bausch & Lomb Science Award recognizes outstanding academic achievement and superior intellectual promise in the field of science. This year’s recipient is:
Nick Morris
Xerox Award for Information and Technology
The Xerox award for information and technology recognizes an outstanding junior who demonstrates achievement in the pursuit of innovative approaches and an appreciation for the possibilities of technology. This year’s recipient is:
Alex Tinker
Kodak Young Leaders Award
The Eastman Kodak Company recognizes juniors across the nation for their outstanding achievement in leadership and academics. The 2022 Kodak Young Leaders Award is presented to:
Emerson Metzger
Rensselaer Medal Book Award
The Rensselaer Medal book award is presented to a rising Senior who has excelled in math and science and may consider a career in science, information technology, or web science. This year’s recipient is:
Van Alex Ramey
Dartmouth College Book Award
The Dartmouth College Book Award is awarded each year to a rising senior who has distinguished himself as a strong student, been active in extracurricular activities, and is recognized as a leader among his peers. This year the Dartmouth College Book award is merited by:
John Dryden
Harvard Book Award
Harvard University recognizes a junior who has demonstrated academic excellence along with a commitment to serving the community and participation in extracurricular activities. This year the Harvard Book Award goes to:
Kevin Babu
Frederick Douglass Award in Humanities and Social Science
The Frederick Douglass award in Humanities and Social Science is awarded to a junior who demonstrates commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues, is actively involved in community service and has a desire to improve himself academically. The Frederick Douglass award is merited by:
Emmanuel Daniel
Saint Lawrence Award
The Saint Lawrence award recognizes a junior who displays a significant commitment to community service. This year’s recipient is:
Mercer Lee
Clarkson University Leadership & Achievement Award
The Clarkson University Leadership & Achievement Award is merited by a member of the junior class who demonstrates outstanding leadership qualities, and is a positive contributor to the school and community. The Clarkson award is presented to:
Matthew Chu
University of Virginia Book Award
The University of Virginia book award is presented to a well-rounded junior whom Jesuit considers to best represent the Jeffersonian ideals of scholarship, leadership, and citizenship. The Virginia book award recipient is:
Jacob Ovenshire
Yale Book Award
The Yale book award is presented to a high school junior with exemplary academic achievements who has also displayed intellectual promise and outstanding personal character. This year’s Yale book award recipient is:
Joshua Lim
Man for Others Award
Jesuit’s Man for Others award is given each year to students who exemplify, in their words and actions, what it means to be a Jesuit student. They have demonstrated in their dealings with others the ability to give of themselves selflessly. The award carries with it a $1,000 scholarship furnished by the Jesuit Women’s Auxiliary.
The 2022 Junior ‘Man for Others’ Award is presented to:
Joshua Chacko
Counselors’ Scholarship
The Counselors’ Scholarship is funded by an anonymous benefactor who wanted to honor a student who is committed to being a Man for Others, who tries his best, but may not be recognized as a top academic student. They may be involved in their church, Jesuit or their community, but they are a strong example of what Jesuit represents.
The Counselors’ Scholarship, consisting of a $700 tuition grant, is awarded to:
Dillan Lohr
Frank Guida ’02 Memorial Scholarship
The Frank Guida ‘02 Memorial Scholarship was established by Karen and Joe Guida and the classmates of Frank Guida to recognize a junior student who strives for excellence and has exhibited substantial talent and promise in music, theater, or art. We are pleased today to recognize and celebrate a junior student who has demonstrated exceptional abilities in the fine arts. The 2022 Frank Guida Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $900 is presented to:
Theo Nguyen
Collins Award
The James M. Collins Citizenship Award, including a $1,500 scholarship, was founded to honor the memory of the late Congressman James Collins and is awarded to the juniors who best exemplify those values which the Honorable Mr. Collins represented: knowledge of history and government, participation in the community, and American citizenship. This year’s recipients of the James M. Collins Citizenship Awards are:
Cameron Martin
T.J. Martinez, S.J. Scholarship
The Father T.J. Martinez, S.J. Memorial Scholarship was established in 2016 in the memory of Father Martinez, S.J. and is awarded to a rising Senior who has distinguished himself by exemplifying the spirit of community service that Fr. Martinez championed as the Director of Community Service. The 2022 T.J. Martinez, S.J. Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $1,800 is presented to:
Andrew Jubin
Shakespeare Award
The Shakespeare Award is presented to a high school junior who demonstrates a deep interest and curiosity about literature and how great literature works. He exhibits a noticeable talent in his own writing, an interest to grow in his skill as a writer, and he inspires and motivates classmates to develop a greater appreciation for literature. This award comes with a $2,500 scholarship provided by Steven and Lisa Meyer. The scholarship is to be applied to their senior year tuition. The Shakespeare award is presented to:
Nick Morris
Dean Oliver Clarke Memorial Scholarship
A scholarship was established in 1995 in the name of Dean Oliver Clarke of the Class of ‘94. The Dean Oliver Clarke Memorial Scholarship is singular in its distinction as the only Jesuit scholarship that is without need, scholarly or extracurricular requirements. The purpose of the scholarship is to honor Dean, whose greatest gift to the community was himself. This scholarship, therefore, is based on the character of the student and his essential quality as a member of the school community — who, in the words from our mission statement, “responds with a generosity beyond the ordinary and commonplace” and who has, therefore, helped “create a school community in which each individual and group receives respect and support.” This award carries a $2,000 scholarship stipend to be applied to senior year tuition. This year’s Dean Oliver Clarke Memorial Scholarship is merited by:
Nick Archer
Louis Kramer Memorial Scholarship
The Louis Kramer Memorial fund was created by Kris and Matt Kramer to honor the memory of their first born son who died at the young age of two. Jesuit education has been a hallmark of the Kramer family since 1904 at St. Louis University High School in Missouri.
Community service being a core component of the profile of a Jesuit graduate, the Louis Kramer Memorial was established to recognize and celebrate a junior student who has shown exemplary dedication to service during his junior year, accumulating the second most service hours of any in his class. The 2022 Louis Kramer Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $3,200, is presented to:
Coleton Power
Shannon Family Scholarship
In 2005, Pat and Andrew Shannon established the Shannon Family Scholarship, which recognizes excellence in community service and social justice. The recipient, a junior, is a student that has completed one year of work grant at Jesuit and who lives the example of our school’s motto of “Men for Others.” The 2022 Shannon Family Scholarship, in the amount of $3,500, is awarded to:
Damon Menchaca
Pedro Arrupe Award
Pedro Arrupe, Father General of the Society of Jesus, often spoke and wrote of the mission and direction of the Jesuit schools. Father Arrupe first used the phrase “Men for Others” and challenged Jesuit schools to form students into men who use their gifts in the service of others.
The Pedro Arrupe award is merited by a junior student judged by the faculty most representative of the values of a Jesuit education. He is a student committed to educational growth, the pursuit of justice, a willingness to serve, a compassion for all, and openness to the Spirit. The 2022 Pedro Arrupe award, including a $4,000 scholarship funded by anonymous faculty and staff donations, is presented to:
Raul Hernandez
Bachendorf Scholarship
The Bachendorf Scholarship was established by Mr. Bock to recognize a junior student who has shown the most improvement academically. This year’s recipient of the Bachendorf $7,500 scholarship is:
Harrison Scott
McWhorter Scholarship
In 1995 a scholarship fund was established at Jesuit Dallas in memory of Scott McWhorter, Jesuit class of 1993, to be given to the student who best exemplifies Scott’s desire to always put forth his best effort in academics and athletics and to demonstrate a genuine concern for all his fellow students and those less fortunate than he. The Scott McWhorter award honors a student noted for his concern for others and his commitment to Jesuit.
The McWhorter award carries a scholarship amount of $10,000 to be applied to senior year tuition. The 2022 recipient of the Scott McWhorter scholarship award is:
Jose Alvarado
Andrew W. Bark ’98 Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a rising Senior who best reflects the artistic talents, character, and spirit of Andrew Bark, Class of ‘98. This scholarship is unique in that it rewards a student’s passion for art above any other criteria. Andrew was a brilliant artist, and when he passed away in August 2002 from a courageous fight with cancer, his friends and family created this scholarship as a way to honor his legacy. It is my distinct privilege to award the 2022 Andrew W. Bark ‘98 Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $15,000 to:
Ben McKinney
Henrion Scholarship
The Henrion Award, established in 1987, is given by the Henrion family in memory of Tim, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident just days before he began his senior year at Jesuit in 1986. Tim had looked forward to participating in a wide variety of senior activities and extracurriculars. This award is a full tuition grant, plus a stipend for personal expenses, given to a student in the Jesuit work grant program, to free him from his work obligation and allow him to more fully participate in Jesuit activities and extracurriculars during his senior year. The Henrion Award recognizes a work grant student who has excelled in academics, in activities, and who has conscientiously and enthusiastically carried out his work grant responsibilities.
Dave Alcala-Frederick
Concluding Thoughts
Dave Alcala-Frederick ’23, the recipient of the Henrion Award, commented, “Receiving the award was a huge honor and blessing and I’m really thankful for everyone whose helped me out in order to receive it. Especially the congratulations I have received from my brothers and teachers has really meant a lot to me.”
Kevin Babu ’23, recipient of many academic and extracurricular awards and most notably the Harvard Book Award, commented, “I am excited to get this fantastic award that celebrates academic pursuit and hope to continue growing in all aspects during my time at Jesuit.”
Reagan Spickard ’23, recipient of the UIL District 3rd Place TEAM: Computer Science Award, commented, “I am very grateful to have received the UIL District 3rd Place Team: Computer Science Award as it was one of my main involvements this year (working with the Coding Club team, preparing for the competition). It is important that accomplishments are recognized as it motivates you to continue working hard.”
Congratulations to all the juniors for their hard work!
