Academic Achievement 2025 Celebrated at Recognition Night

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, University High School held our 2025 Academic Recognition Night to celebrate students for various academic achievements.

Cum Laude Society – 2025 Inductees

Class of 2025
Conor Bergeson-Dana
Eleanor Dillman
Bea Machado Lacerda
Polina Nix
Aiden Patel
Dominic Poulter
Lily Rothwell
Laine Spears
Kelley Trowbridge

Class of 2026
Alexis Bow
Beckett Suh
Bella Miller Krigger
Cora Hill
Elizabeth Merisotis
Quin Litke
Rishi Paranjape
Ryan Castetter
Sam Commons
Samantha Purdie

National Honor Society

Class of 2027
Addison Wright
Aidan Reed
Ainsley Hensel
Alessandro Salerno
Alex Adkins
Annabelle Douglas
Ava Deng
Avery Steiner
Calvin Xu
Carson Kilgore
Catherine Walz
Chase Fankhauser
Elliot Glennan
Gavin Kim
Griffin Wright
Hunter Canning
John Coutant
Luke Turner
Maggie White
Renner Langellier
Sam Everitt
Shae Kary
Sophie Stratman
Stella Meehan

Class of 2026
Cora Hill
Finlay Reid
Kendall Ehnes
Laurel Buttrick
Lindsey Porter
Meg Rohloff
Riley Lawyer
Samantha Purdie

Class of 2025
Anisha Patel
Cooper Burnett
Dominic Poulter
Ela Repetto
Eleanor Dillman
Elgin Phillips
Eli Berger
Emerson Wilmore
Emily Ganter
Emma Louie
Grace Blake
Guerin Barnhart Whitcomb
Henry Wang
Katy Morcos
Kayla Rosetti
Kelley Trowbridge
Laine Spears
Lindsey Effland
Luke Pierce
Max McComb
Milla Betley
Noah Moshe
Padric Hatton
Peter Biglan
Phifer Whorley
Polina Nix
Stacy Xu
Xander Odle

National Spanish Examination Award Winners

Class of 2028
Lucas Kwon
Marina Dutra
Tess Eggeson

Class of 2027
Alessandro Salerno
Alex Adkins
Ava Deng
John Coutant
Sonali Guttikonda

Class of 2026
Bella Miller Krigger
Benjamin Alcantara
Sam Commons

Class of 2025
Bea Machado Lacerda
Ela Repetto
Emily Ganter
Marti Ramirez
Phifer Whorley

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica

Class of 2028
Lucas Kwon
Marina Dutra
Tess Eggeson

Class of 2027
Alessandro Salerno
Alex Adkins
Ava Deng
John Coutant
Samir Ghazaoui
Sonali Guttikonda

Class of 2026
Bella Miller Krigger
Gabriella Avila
Gillian Sutera
Jordan Storey
Juana Helou
Kendall Ehnes
Laurel Buttrick
Mack Feeney
Quin Litke
Rishi Paranjape
Vidhatri Iyer

Class of 2025
Bea Machado Lacerda
Ela Repetto
Emily Ganter
Marti Ramirez
Noah Moshe
Phifer Whorley
Polina Nix

AATSP Outstanding Student of Spanish Award

Emily Ganter
Bea Machado Lacerda
Phifer Whorley

Purdue Lilly Scholar

Padric Hatton

National Merit Scholars Recognition

Finalists Class of 2025
Bea Machado Lacerda
Emily Ganter
Henry Wang
Phifer Whorley
Stacy Xu
Triston English

Semi-Finalists Class of 2025
Sam Weaver

Commended Scholar Class of 2025
Alex Blanch
Lane Spears
Lukas Fuir

Indiana Academic All-Star Recognition

Henry Wang

Math Lab Award

Samantha Purdie
Stacy Xu
Triston English

Harvard Book Prize

Elizabeth Merisotis