Rich Caruso and Stavros Ioakimides
Terry Regan and Otto Rademacher
Minuteman High School has selected four outstanding students as for term three of the current school year, and two are from Arlington.
The students chosen are freshman Otto Rademacher of Arlington, sophomore Sophia Li of Acton, junior Trisha Mitchell of Acton and senior Stavros Ioakimidis of Arlington.
This honor is awarded every term to one student from each grade level based on nominations from teachers. The criteria include exceptional academic achievement and good citizenship, according to Assistant Principal Brian Tildsley.
All four were given certificates in recognition of this award, had a photo taken with the teachers who nominated them and were treated to lunch at Minuteman’s student-run restaurant, The Fife & Drum.
Rademacher has been described by his environmental science instructor, Terry Regan, as a “model student” with “a strong, outgoing personality” and “positive attitude.”
Regan praised Rademacher’s eagerness to learn, industriousness and willingness to assist his classmates. His favorite academic subject is science. He hopes to attend college to become a marine biologist. Rademacher is a Student Ambassador, whose extracurricular activities include varsity soccer and varsity and junior varsity baseball. He also likes biking and running.
Li typically goes “above and beyond” what is required, according to her honors geometry instructor, Nicole Devereaux, who also coaches Li in basketball. According to Devereaux, she brings “hard work and determination” to the basketball court just as she does in the classroom.
She is majoring in engineering/robotics at Minuteman, and her favorite academic subject is mathematics. Li plans to go to college to earn a bachelor’s degree in engineering, then she intends to become an electrical engineer. She is involved in several extracurriculars, such as the Math Team, the Book Club, soccer, basketball, Girls in STEM and the National Honor Society.
Mitchell is “one of the hardest-working students” in the general chemistry class taught by Nina Griffin. Mitchell earned a grade of A+ in that subject for each term all year. “Her perseverance and dedication to success are admirable and deserve recognition,” Griffin also noted.
Mitchell’s favorite academic subject is English, and she is majoring in design and visual communications. In her spare time, she likes creating art. Mitchell wants to pursue a career as a photographer.
Ioakimides has done exceptionally well in his co-op job, said his telecommunications instructor, Rich Caruso. “His employers are so impressed with his work ethic, perfect attendance (he is also never late, usually arrives one hour early and works weekends when asked), skill level and job knowledge,” Caruso said.
Ioakimides’ average in the telecommunications program is 98, “near perfect,” in Caruso’s words. Ioakimides’ favorite academic subject is biology, and he hopes to attend the Wentworth Institute of Technology. His extracurricular activities include the Swim Team, the Student Council, the Advisory Committee and Student Ambassador.
This news announcement was published Sunday, May 21, 2017.
