The top-ranked high school seniors on the North Shore will be honored for their academic achievements tonight when the North Shore Chamber of Commerce hosts its 41st annual Honor Scholars Recognition Dinner. The dinner recognizes nearly 300 students from 28 pub- lic and private high schools on the North Shore, all of them ranked in the top 5 percent of their graduating class. Following dinner and a talk by keynote speaker Charles Desmond, chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, each scholar will be individually honored and recognized in the presence of their parents, educators and Chamber members. According to Chamber President Robert Bradford, “The North Shore Chamber of Commerce believes recognizing those who excel helps provide incentive for young people to work to their highest potential and strive to be our leaders of tomorrow. Without achieving excellence in our schools, we cannot expect excellence in our work force. The Chamber welcomes the opportunity to exhibit support for excellence in education on the North Shore.” The tradition began in 1968 when the honorees were Beverly High School students, as the chamber served only Beverly. With the growth of the chamber, the dinner now accommodates an audience of 1,000 people and recognizes the top scholars from across the region. The sold-out recognition dinner will take place at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel and Resort in Danvers. CLASS ACTS THE NORTH SHORE’S TOP SCHOLARS ABIGAIL POESKE BISHOP FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Major: Education ALISSA TOTMAN LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Major: Brain and Cognitive Sciences BASANT BADR LYNN CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL College: Boston College Major: Biology BRIAN LEBLANC NORTH SHORE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL College: Wentworth Institute of Technology Major: Technology/Computer Networking and Information Systems CAROLYN SHASHA SWAMPSCOTT HIGH SCHOOL College: Undecided Major: Undecided CATHERINE BEKEL DANVERS HIGH SCHOOL College: Undecided Major: Undecided COLLEEN JOSEPHSON IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering COURTLAND KELLY GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL College: Harvard University Major: Biology GEORGE SIMOUDIS LANDMARK SCHOOL College: University of Denver Major: Business JOHN CORBETT ST. JOHN’S PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL College: Harvard University Major: Undecided JULIAN WALLER ROCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL College: George Washington University Major: International Relations KRISTEN BRAO HAMILTON-WENHAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL College: Undecided Major: Biochemistry RACHEL MODA NORTH READING HIGH SCHOOL College: Harvard University Major: Undecided KRISTEN MOULTON NORTH READING HIGH SCHOOL College: Amherst College Major: Biology LAUREN HOLZ ESSEX AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL College: University of Massachusetts Amherst Major: Pre-Veterinary MATTHEW KENNEDY BEVERLY HIGH SCHOOL College: Undecided Major: Biochemistry MEREDITH O’HARE PINGREE SCHOOL College: Undecided Major: Undecided MICHAEL AHEARN PEABODY VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Major: Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences NISA IM LYNN VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE College: Wentworth Institute of Technology Major: Computer Engineering PAIGE PALERMO SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL College: Undecided Major: Fashion Merchandising STEPHANIE SMITH MANCHESTER ESSEX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL College: Undecided Major: Creative Writing MICHAEL MANOUGIAN NORTH ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL College: West Point Major: Political Science MICHELLE GOLDEN ST. MARY’S JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL College: Boston College Major: Nursing ASHLEY TURNER LYNN ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL College: Harvard University Major: Undecided RYAN HEFFRIN MARBLEHEAD HIGH SCHOOL College: Undecided Major: Engineering and Design MADELINE CORONA WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL College: Trinity University Major: Chemistry MAUREEN REGAN SALEM HIGH SCHOOL College: Boston College Major: Biology BRENDAN DE WOLF WARING SCHOOL College: Brown University Major: Social Sciences and Theater THE REST OF THE BEST: THE TOP 5 PERCENT BEVERLY HIGH SCHOOL Caitlin Amatucci Jacqueline Belliveau Haley Bowen Erin Bushey Jane Cooper Christina Dube Adam Eordogh Liana Eramo Matthew Lanza Janelle Louis Erin McAuliffe Jenna Panunzio Jessica Robinson Anna Roy Joseph Santamaria Dylan Zierk BISHOP FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL Lauran DiCarlo Meghan Farmer Alexandra Hayoz Christine Law Arianna Medina Brian McConnell Nicole McNamara DANVERS HIGH SCHOOL Taryn Bevins Robert Chapruet Nicole Frisch Katharine Jordan Erin McLean Astrid O’Connor Brian Powers Rebecca Powers Jillian Sauer ESSEX AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Stephanie Muise Alicia Tarr Amy Titus GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL Katelyn Aptt Shannon Burke Marcus Busby Emily Castro Brett Davis Cristina Fonte Frank Freedman Sarah Johnson Dylan Maki Alex Rasmusseh Chloe Rideout Kyle Smith Alexander Trotsky HAMILTON-WENHAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Emily Bartlett Margaret Frederiksen Marlena Grasso Michael Klobucher Emily Lanois McKenzie Love Brendan Maione- Downing Alisa Parrett IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL Nathaniel Brown Josh Dickson Alison Hamlin Lauren Lynch Marissa Mastrocola Caitlin O’Keefe Ashley Paquin LANDMARK SCHOOL Caroline Cohen Eric Dornbush Paul Gunther Kieran Kesner Marissa Meads Michael Tancreti LYNN CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL Somwit Barua Cesar Castro Daveth Cheth Rachel Dunnigan Linda Duong Hongchau Huynh Kevin Mazige Sochitta Men Samantha Murray Michael Shea Athina Sutson Aleksandr Tokarev Maritza Torres Lejean Williams Sarai Zelada LYNN ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL Augustina Ativie Marina Biondi Mikhail Chaykler Sarah Jenness Amanda Karakoudas Jessica Ladderbush Christine Ma Linh Nguyen Ezequiel Ortiz Devon Robinson Jennifer Saillant Lauren Scully Melody Souvannakane Dani Tran Linna Tran Jigni Wei Katherine Valera LYNN VOCATIONAL TECH INSTITUTE Leanne Christian Cesar Echeverria Sadelis Feliz Javier Herasme Niurka Hernandez Jazmine Lluveres Robert MacOrquodale -Casey Tianny Marmolegos Ashley Patient Courtney Walters Eric Woodbury LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Matthew Dillon Brianna Greco Julie Kvedar Stephanie LaRosa Andrew Leader Ashley Martin Renee Rober Roger Samson Tara Soni MANCHESTER ESSEX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Luke Elder Hannah Parker Gurley Gabrielle Migdalski Anne Osborne MARBLEHEAD HIGH SCHOOL Elizabeth Akselrod Maria Bennett Gavin Frisch Madilyn Gamble Heather Giblin Chandler Morrison Alexandra Oberman Kelsey Pedersen Aleksandra Veksler Douglas Webster MASCONOMET REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Molly Byman Kevin Crotty Melanie DiGregorio Katherine Imboden Melanie Jessel Hannah Koenig Michael Konaires Danielle Matfess Heather Nelson Madeline Revill Brian Rohr James Rosenthal Catharine Savage Connor Smith Stephen Sylvia Stephanie Tin Bailey White Yanyun Xiao NORTH ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL Rosemary Boshar Raymond Chan Terezia Cicelova Lauren Conti Janelle DiMartino Rika Fuchino Carolyn Galvin Jaclyn Keshian Kevin Kinneman Karissa Mako Mary Mastrocola Sean McArdle Conor McGladrigan Katina Pangakis Andrew Ramos Bryan Wittstein NORTH READING HIGH SCHOOL Anya Demko Alison Friberg Darren Hartwell Amber Lombard Jennifer Mazzola Lauren Mazzone Patrick Wicker NORTH SHORE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Margaret Asaro Katherine LaChapelle Ryan Mahan Kenneth Williams PEABODY VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Kaitlin Anderson Michael Charbonneau Jesse Comak Gabriel Diamant Gregory Doonan Ryan English John Fallon Matthew Ferry Jeffrey Giardina Jennifer Gould Elizabeth King Jaclyn Lee Shauna McGrath Bryan Myers Shayna Richman Scott Rosa Anne Scotina Nathaniel Selvo Lindsay Sicotte Bruno Silva Shaina Vaczy Etsy Yanco PINGREE SCHOOL Ian Hatch Peter Kritikos Heather Lyon ROCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL Mayer Andersen Mariah Dunn Brianna Traynor SALEM HIGH SCHOOL Grace Bennett Nicole Bergeron Abigail Brengle Thanhthuy Bui Cody Dodge Margaret Duffy Danielle Eddows Ashley Felton Julia Gauthier Kristin Jinks Isabel Patrowicz Danielle Pegnato Kevin Roberts Jacob Spector SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL Janelle Bean Chelsey Cole Angela DiPesa Daniel Freehling Christina Langone Tyler Prendergast Elizabeth Shaw Amanda Sideri Meredith Swanson Kerry Tretola ST. JOHN’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL Michael Cappuccio Dylan Dittrich Paul Doherty Joseph Kelly George Gomes Colin Herd Andrew Hollis Anthony Mullen Joseph Pullano ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL Caroline Carrns Michael Maghsoudi Alyssa Trinidad Daniella Zirpolo SWAMPSCOTT HIGH SCHOOL Allison Beaulieu Patrick DeChillo Sara Golkari Christopher Kalpin Erica Mazman Tara Nimkar Austin Cody Nunno Kelly Walton Owen Welsh WARING SCHOOL Marcella Felde Elizabeth Ferzacca WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL Kathryn Carroll Alexandra Covelle Bryan Curran Samantha Feeley Carissa Fucillo Shannon Marie Hagan Suchita Patel Benjamin Sena SN_SN_20090512_1_11[#14] www.salemnews.com THE SALEM NEWS Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11