Palmetto’s 2022 Underclass Awards Night Winners
May 26, 2022
On May 20, Miami Palmetto Senior High live-streamed their 2021-2022 Underclassmen Awards night. The ceremony was broadcast through the Palmetto activities YouTube channel at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony began with the book awards presented by CAP counselor, Linda Dwyer. Recipients of the award include:
Book Awards
James Codd (Rensselaer Polytech Institute Book Award)
Lucas Hudson (Princeton Book Award)
Abbie Lambert (Brandeis Book Award)
Devica Shah (Wellesley Book Award)
Eli Underwood (Tulane Book Award)
Luke Yang (Harvard Book Award)
Ruby Tenbroek (Barnard Book Award)
After the book awards were presented, PTSA president, Gina Vinueza, presented the PTSA sponsored awards. The first award that was presented was the PTSA-sponsored leadership award which recognizes students who show a well-developed sense of purpose and direction and the ability to lead others. Following the PTSA-sponsored leadership award, the PTSA service award was announced, which recognizes students who maintain an excellent academic record and have volunteered in many activities both inside and outside of school.
PTSA Sponsored Leadership Awards
Paulina Handal
Scott Gould
Leila Alkanchidi
Ava Graziano
Jordis Markowitz
Ruben Behar
Lukas Goldenberg
Matthias Martinez
Valentina Nicolini
PTSA Sponsored Service Awards
Morgan Shapiro
Tatiana Rodriguez
Robert Panate
Cooper Menachem
Ethan Zabari
Carolina Medina
Jacqueline Banegas
Christina Perez
Brian Shirley
Matthew Lewis
Following the PTSA Awards, Assistant Principal Jesus Tellechea introduced the PAW award, given to highly-respected students for their outstanding character and sense of integrity.
PAW Awards
Alessandra Falcon
Zachary El-Assad
Luis Perez
Alexis Cohen
Natalie Rodriguez
Danny Fandino
Marly Young
Lexi Osman
Sydney Oren
Alexandria Browne
Catherine Green
Julius Talas
Samantha Elkins
Lorenzo Vinueza
Jordan Finkle
Cameryn Givens
Gianfranco Militello
Afterward, Assistant Principal, Daniel Barreras was introduced to present the Core Value Awards. The Core Value Award is given to students who uphold the core values of: honesty, cooperation, integrity, kindness, fairness, responsibility, respect, citizenship and pursuit of excellence.
Core Value Awards
Emma Sharp
Lilou Nicholas
Pamela Fuentes
Alexis James
Lorenzo Castillo-Rios
Kate Markus
Amy-Grace Shapiro
Alastair Page
Sara Kramer
Anna Levitt
Jasmine Judge
Paris Anderson
Michael Elkins
Ausar Meyers
Emily Olster
Activities Director and host of the awards show, Elizabeth Valero, then went on to introduce the departmental awards beginning with the achievement awards.
Achievement Awards
Joshua Greenridge
Leonardo Alarcon
Gerardo Valladares
Art Awards
Sophia Jarauta
Oliver Calero
Mia Rodriguez
Business Education Awards
Ava Reshefsky
Elizaveta Kozlova
Capstone Awards
Jean Blandon
Ella Pelz
Diego Espinosa
Dance Awards
Sloane Gelfman
Isabella Diaz
Halle Segarra
Drama and Technical Theater Awards
Sophia Arnau
Michael Alvarez
Olivia Greenwald
McKinley Gorman
Joseph Ciccone
Ally Arnold
Gabriela Abreu
Ella Karakdze
Sebastian Soto
Family Consumer Science Awards
Delaney Zub
Ashley Marquez
Bethany DeFerrari
Health Science Awards
Natalie Cabrera
Arianna Monteleg
Kylee Zipsee
Foreign Language Awards
Doung Khanh
Isabella Culler
Sergio Ramirez
Sarah Clarkaruv
Akifumi Inoue
Luciana Gomez
Investigative Academy Awards
Katerina Cepero
Cameron Gussin
Isabella Mcneil
iPrep Awards
Alexander Ridao
Marrissa Amador
Amber Garcia
Immersion Awards
Daniel Alvarez
Gabriela Baptista
Nicol Cortes
Language Arts Awards
Loik-Victo Lasango
Cassandra Pita
Gabriella Weiner
Mathematics Awards
Sabina Khizroev
Sunny You
Ting Jong
Music Awards
Alexandra Alfonso
Michael Acin
Isabella Fernadez
Newspaper Awards
Sara Paredes
Nicole Martin
Michael Angee
Physical Education Awards
Stanley Leger
Courtney Crosser
Charles Wellen
Science Awards
Sabina Khizroev
Alexa Fein
Isabel Duran
Alesandra Massi
Social Science Awards
Benjamin Harris
Anna Levitt
Lucas Hudson
Television Production Awards
Lucas Anson
Justin Corman
Sebastian Soto
Yearbook Award
Sydney Lambert
Isabella Diaz
Amaya Jones
To finish off the ceremony, the Panther On The Move, Panthers of Distinction and Students of the Year Awards were presented.
Panthers On The Move Award
Jean Blandon
Katerina Salazar
Mia Shields
Zachary Bales
Emma Behar
Ziyah McGriff
Sophia Graff
Estefania Cerna
Panthers Of Distinction Award
Ava Goldenberg
Jillian Sanchez
Alexandra Shapiro
Devica Shah
Of the Year Awards
Class of 2025: Brooke Wilensky
Class of 2024: Kylie Zimelman
Class of 2023: Caroline Green