DANVERS — The North Shore Chamber of Commerce will recognize 340 high school students for their top academic achievements during the 50th annual Honor Scholars Recognition Dinner on Tuesday.
The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, at 50 Ferncroft Road. The night’s keynote speaker is Tim Collins, founder and CEO of EBSCO Information Services in Ipswich.
High school scholars who will be recognized include those from Lynn, Lynnfield, Peabody, Saugus and Swampscott. The North Shore Chamber honors students from 34 public and private high schools throughout the region.
Each honor scholar ranks in the top 5 percent of his or her graduating class and will be individually recognized before an anticipated audience of 1,000 parents, educators, scholars and community leaders.
According to the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, the recognition dinner is among the most prestigious occasions for celebration of scholastic excellence in the area.
“The North Shore Chamber of Commerce believes that the foundation of good business is good education, and that recognizing those who excel provides incentive for young people to work to their highest potential,” said a Chamber press release.
Fifty years ago, Thomas Tanous, president of the Beverly Teachers Association, met with Chamber of Commerce education chair Jack Good about an idea to honor high academic achievers from Beverly High School.
The Chamber endorsed the concept and the first Honors Scholars Recognition Dinner was held at Beverly High School in 1968. Within three years, students representing high schools in Hamilton-Wenham, Manchester and Masconomet were invited to participate. The dinner has since expanded greatly.
To date, more than 15,000 top scholars, many of whom make up the North Shore’s business community, have been honored at the recognition dinner. The dinner’s lead sponsors include Eastern Bank and EBSCO Information Services.
Local Scholars include:
Lynn Classical High School:
Dianjenis Abreu
Victoria Adams
Rhode Alcindor
Kelly Biv
Josue Blas
Elliot Boodhan
Jessica Cahill
Celina Chau
Sareyvathana Chek
Timothy Geary
Jennifer Guerra Martinez
Jessica Hernandez
Alvin Lam
Tien Le
Kathy Nguyen
Alytah Noum
Katheryne Rubio Lazo
Travis Ryan
Sarah Sirois
Lynn English High School:
Denelis Acosta
James Claffey
Sydney Denham
Christopher Em
Grace Gately
Olga Hernandez
Abrar Jalal
Jannat Khusbo
Leslie Mercedes Sanchez
Kayla Messina
Gabrielle Patterson
Evyan Recinos
Alex Rodriguez
Britney Somaiy
Samantha Thai
Meghan Turner
Tora Ueland
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
Anthony Benavides
Noelani Garcia
Lucia Gonzalez- Solis
Jennifer Guevara
Franciny Lichtenberg
Sara Melara
Natalie Melendez
Amanda Melo-Nieves
Meagan Molea
Shaneil Nelson
Lynnfield High School
Sarah Bartolotta
Analeigha Colarusso Christina Crampe
Mia Ford
Grace Huebschmann
Alex Ichimura
Olivia Johnian
Elana Kotler
Jennifer Pagliuca
Alexandra Ross
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
Sarah Abdulghani
Nuno Bazarian
Chrisly Biqiku
Sarah Buckley
Demetri Cassidy
Jason Celona
Vanessa Charles
Ryan Cormier
Ryan D’Alleva
Al Ferreras
Olivia Kilbride
Mallory LeBlanc
Ann Manning
Ava Marotta
Marc Montalto
Gabrielle Morton
Emily Nelson
Anxhelo Ripa
Deanna Ruggiero
Andeemae Sims
Nicole Thomas
Nicholas Tourtillott
Saugus High School
Angelo Andrade
Julia Dreyer
Julia Harrison
Autumn Lopez
Amanda Napoli
Rachel Nazzaro
Nicole Orent
Kayla Riera
Hannah Spilman
Rachel Virgin
St. Mary’s High School
Rose Callahan
John Carroll
Mark Collins
Grace Couillard
Thatiana Davidson
Landis Hongyi Lin
Bryanna Mahoney
Ryan Ramsay
Samantha Saunders
Swampscott High School
Margaret Bigler
Oliver Daniels-Koch
Mia Hopkins
Rita LaPlante
Colin McRae
Benjamin Ringler
Tenley Seidel
Brian Strothman
