First In engineering
Morgan Hill resident and San Jose’s Harker Academy senior Brian Biskeborn and his teammates have been ranked number one in the country in their division in the 2003 Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TEAMS). Biskeborn was part of The Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) varsity team. This year the California teams took a rigorous one-day exam at Stanford University, where they solved college-level engineering problems. JETS is a non-profit national education organization that has served the pre-college engineering community for over 50 years with more than 30,000 students competing annually in their programs and competitions.
Brian Biskeborn presented perfect papers in the National Latin Exam taken by more than 127,000 students from the United States and nine foreign countries. Biskeborn was also awarded $1,000 California JCL scholarships that he will receive after completing a course in Latin or Greek in their freshman year in college.
The National Latin Exam, created in 1978, helps identify top students in Latin Studies by testing their knowledge of the language, including historical terms in the Roman Republic and Empire, ceremonial terms and customs, architecture, Greek and Roman authors and their works, and mottoes and quotations.
Awards
Brittany Bach, recipient at the Youth Empowerment Seminar – Youth Advocacy Award May 11. Members of Santa Clara County Youth Task Force and the San Jose Youth Commission joined together to create the first Y.E.S. seminar. It was attended by over 200 area youth leaders from all over Santa Clara County. The workshops were created by youth. Using various forms of media to advocate various changes for given out; youth advocacy, neighborhood involvement, peer helping, education, and most valuable youth agency award and was honored in her work in promoting youth issues in Morgan Hill. She serves on the board of the YAC and Morgan Hill Youth Empowerment for Success. Along with a certificate and an award, she received $50. She will donate it to her favorite youth cause. At the same event the MHYES was honored as MVP Youth Agency for its work in helping to build assets for youth within the community. “Going to this seminar was really educational to me. I’m really impressed by the level of commitment that you have for their communities collectively we are doing great things for our community.”
Erin Schwartz, a junior at Live Oak High School was recognized for her essay about testing household products on animals. The Human Education Network of Menlo Park announce seven winners of its thirteenth annual “A Voice for Animals” high school essay contest. Judges selected essays that promote the humane treatment of animals in the United States by describing why an abuse is of concern and what they and others can do to end it.
College graduates
Garry S. Bowlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Danile Bowlin of Morgan Hill has graduated from Clarkson University with a BS, Mathematics.
Clarkson University is an independent technological university with a reputation for developing innovative leaders in technology-based fields. Its academically rigorous, collaborative culture involves 2,700 undergraduates and 350 graduate students in hands-on team projects, multidisciplinary research, and real-world challenges. Many faculty members achieve international recognition for their scholarship and research.
Aaron M. Thompson, son of Michael S. Thompson and Janet Filice Thompson of San Martin, has graduated cum laude from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service on May 17, 2003. Aaron, who graduated from Bellarmine in 1999, plans to remain in the Washington D.C. area to work for a government agency until he returns to the classroom next fall to study law.
Jayme Marie DeStefani graduated in May from San Jose State University with a B.A. in Psychology. She is a graduate of St. Catherine’s School in 1993, Martin Murphy Middle School in 1996 and Live Oak High School in 1999. She is a lifetime member of the Psychological Honor Society, a PSI Officer of San Jose State University Chapter. Deans Scholar, 2001, 2002, 2003.
National merit program
Live Oak High School is proud to announce eight outstanding juniors who have been selected by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as candidates for entry into its prestigious scholarship program. Throughout the entire United States, only 50,000 students are eligible for this program. These eight became eligible by scoring exceptionally high on the PSAT test two colleges or universities in the United States in which they are especially interested. In September, notification will be sent to Live Oak High School of their standing, either as Semi-Finalists or Commended Students for the 2004 program. Live Oak High School wants to extend its congratulation to the following students and their families for the hard work and dedication needed to achieve academic excellence: Matthew M. Carson, Sarah A. Markham, Emile S. Pinarbasi, Jessica L. Rubenstein, Ryan J. Shepherd, Brent G. Weaver and Eric D. Wheelwright.
deans list
Kate Erica Haberland of Morgan Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dana F. Haberland was recently named to the Spring 2003 term Dean’s List at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn.
Choate Rosemary Hall is an independent secondary school enrolling approximately 830 boarding and day students from the United States and 32 countries. Jeff Allan Matulich of San Martin has been named to the deans list for scholastic achievement during fall term of 2002-2003 school year, according UO Dean’s list are compiled for fall, winter and spring terms during each school year. All undergraduates and postbaccalaureate students, including National Student Exchange to qualify for the lists, students must be in a good academic standing and must have completed 12 or more graded credits for the term.
Jon Porras of Morgan Hill, was honored as a Presidential Scholar. Presidential Scholarships are awarded by Upper Iowa University to freshman who have exceptionally high ACT scores and rank in the upper 10 percent of their high school classes, and to transfer and continuing students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher.
