On Tuesday, May 18, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas held its annual Sophomore Convocation.

These are the 2021 Sophomore Convocation Awards. The sophomores came together to celebrate the wonderful achievements they made throughout the year.

Academic/Extracurricular Awards

Andrew Abraham

Men’s Chorus

 

AJ Adams

Chemistry

Spanish 3

 

Nick Archer

Community Service Leadership

 

Kevin Babu

AP World History

 

Nick Barber

Spanish 3

Ceramics Throwing

 

Bennett Barron

Stage and Film Writing

Drama Club

 

Griffen Bass

Mandarin 2

 

Ryan Beaudoin

Music Appreciation 2

Honors English 2

 

Sy Black

Junior Classical League

 

Dominic Chacko

Honors Chemistry

Ceramics Hand-Building

 

Matthew Chu

AMC 10 – Top Scoring Sophomore

 

Drake Clark

Music Appreciation 1

 

Jude Cobler

Filmmaking

 

Clark Connelly

Latin 2

 

Leo Cruz

Campus Ministry Award

 

Cade Devening

Honors Latin 2

 

Matt Dietsch

2D Design:  Digital Media

 

Burkley Duncan

Latin 1

 

Nicolas Ferraez

English 2

 

Cole Frutos

Jesuit Chess Club

 

Grayson Gaither

Community Service Leadership

 

John Garza

Mission and Church

Band

 

Dylan Gibbons

Ceramics Throwing

 

Benjie Gonzalez

Geometry

 

Tres Gordon

Honors Latin 3

 

Eduardo Guerrero

AP Spanish Language and Culture

 

Sai Gujjarlapudi

Honors French 3

AP Computer Science

Robotics

 

Raul Hernandez

Honors French 2

 

Cruz Hoitsma

World History

 

Elliott Huang

Honors Spanish 3

Chamber Orchestra

TXML – Top Scoring Sophomore

 

Charlie Humbert

Drawing

 

Oliver Ikard

Community Service Leadership

 

Christian Jackson

Chemistry

Geometry

World History

 

Lawrence Jin

Music Composition & Film Scoring

 

David Kostell

Geometry

Spanish 2

 

Joshua Lim

Mission and Church

Honors Chemistry

Honors Mandarin 3

Honors English 2

Band

 

Sebas Llanos-Rodrigues

Photography

 

Anthony Lucido

Stagecraft

Community Service Leadership

 

Mason Lumpkin

Community Service Leadership

 

Anthony Manzanero

Honors Spanish 4, Heritage Learner

 

Cameron Martin

Music Appreciation 1 – Fall

English 2

 

Jordan Mason

Geometry

 

Ben McKinney

Jesuit’s MAGIS Program

 

James McKinney

Honors English 2

 

Pierson Miller

Intro to Jazz History & Improvisation

 

Bo Miltenberger

Spanish 2

 

Nick Morris

Ambassadors

 

Oneal Murray

Stagecraft

 

Tejas Murugesh

Debate Team

 

Jon Noquil

Chamber Orchestra

 

Ryan Nguyen

Honors Geometry

 

Jacob Ovenshire

Spanish 3

Honors Prog. 2:  Advanced Java

 

Coleton Power

Community Service Leadership

 

Julian Protacio

Chemistry

Honors Mandarin 2

 

Reggie Sandoval

Theater Arts

 

Charlie Schmidt

Latin 3

 

Quinn Shorey

Prog. 2:  Game Development

 

Ian Smith

Honors Algebra 2

World History

Music Appreciation 2 – Fall

English 2

Intro to Computer Programming

 

Reagan Spickard

Spanish 2

Prog. 2:  Game Development

 

Brendan Thoele

Community Service Leadership

 

Jonah Timmons

Mission and Church

World History

 

Alex Tinker

Honors Geometry

Community Service Leadership

 

Ryan Virkar

Honors Chemistry

Honors Spanish 2

 

Johnny Yaeger

Intro to Jazz History & Improvisation

 

Drew Zang

French 2

Photography

 

Willis Zemanek

English 2

 

Scholarships/Plaques

The Haggerty Math / Science Scholarships

Each year, one-year $2,600 tuition scholarships are awarded to selected students entering the sophomore class level the following fall.  Funding for the scholarships has been provided by the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Foundation.

 

To be considered for the Haggerty Math/Science scholarships, a freshman must have either a 95 average in current math and science courses or an 85 average in current honors math and science courses.  Each candidate is then reviewed by the faculty of both academic departments and the administration of Jesuit to determine his achievements in mathematics and science.  Also considered are his activities, leadership roles and community-service involvement.

Kevin Babu

John Dryden

Tres Gordon

Joshua Lim

James McKinney

Colten Phillips

Grant Reeder

Ryan Virkar 

 

Principal’s Magis Awards

The Magis, Latin for the more, implies that an individual or pursuit is driven for quality rather than quantity. This award recognizes the freshmen who have impressed their teachers with an outward desire to grow and learn. Whether through their engagement in class or through their submitted work, these students express the Magis in their class.

 

In Theology:                                     Nick Archer

 

In English and Science:                     Jude O’Shea

 

In Language:                                   Grayson Gaither

 

In Fine Arts:                                      Joshua Chacko

 

In Social Studies:                              David Kostell

 

In Math:                                            Ryan Virkar

In Computer Science:                         Joseph Amador

 

The Brother Gerald Landry, S.J. Award

Brother Gerald Landry, S.J. joined the Jesuits in 1960 and served as a member of Jesuit’s staff for over 18 years until his passing in December 2014.  One of the many gifts he shared with our school was his love for photography.  This award, in his name, honors a yearbook staff member who has served actively and passionately and whose creativity, initiative, and enthusiasm through photojournalism resulted in significant contributions to the organization and served as a model for future staff members.

 

For his significant contribution to Jesuit’s yearbook, The Last Roundup, the Brother Gerald Landry, S.J. Award is presented to:

Aldo Avila

 

The Guy Delaney Class of 2020 Memorial Scholarship

In 2018, the Class of 2020, family and friends established a scholarship at Jesuit Dallas in memory of Guy Delaney, Jesuit class of 2020, to be awarded to a rising junior who most exemplifies a desire to put forth his best effort both academically and athletically, and who reflects the personality, character, and spirit of Guy.  The Guy Delaney award carries a scholarship amount of $4,300 to be applied to junior year tuition.  The 2021 recipient of the Guy Delaney Memorial Scholarship award is:

Nick Archer

 

Bachendorf Scholarship

The Bachendorf Scholarship was established by Mr. Bock to recognize a sophomore student who has shown the most improvement academically.  This year’s recipient of the Bachendorf $7,000 scholarship is:

 

                        Emmanuel Daniel

 

Counselors’ Scholarship

The Counselors’ Scholarship is funded by an anonymous benefactor.  It is presented to a student who has been active in the Jesuit community, is involved in scouting, church, or other activities, is cooperative, and is open to the Jesuit experience.  The Counselors’ scholarship, consisting of a $500 tuition grant, is awarded to:

Patrick Villella

 

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.  This award carries with it a $1,000 scholarship furnished by the Jesuit Women’s Auxiliary.

Raul Hernandez

 

The convocation allowed all sophomores to be recognized for their fantastic achievements throughout the year.

 

Stay tuned to The Roundup for updates on the convocations!