Here they were 4 years ago, graduating from Rainbow Mountain!
News Flash: There are 7 high school seniors graduating who previously attended Rainbow Mountain: 6 of them attended RMCS through 8th grade and one through 7th grade. Five of them were at Asheville High School High or SILSA (the all-honors alternative school at Asheville High), and two are out of state. Of the Asheville Seniors:
Paris Sigler: National Merit and top 10 seniors. Paris was accepted to every college she applied to, and decided to attend American in DC. Paris was accepted into American University’s Honor program and received a Frederick Douglass scholarship. Frederick Douglass scholars are selected on the basis of high academic achievement, leadership potential, demonstrated community service, and impressive cocurricular involvement.
Shannon Waldman: Discrete Math Honors, Current Affairs Honors, National Honors Society, top ten seniors of SILSA….and the SILSA Principal’s Award. The Principal’s Award is THE award, given to the student who most embodies the traits that define intellectual inquiry. Shannon is going to attend Warren Wilson College, where she won their service scholarship!
Devin Hanaway: National Honors Society, top ten seniors of Asheville High. We are waiting to hear what Devin’s college plans are.
Melissa Hahn is Valedictorian of ASheville High and National Honors Society. Melissa has been accepted into the music program at U of M, which is very competitive.
Kaya Greenfield graduated early and is already attending Appalachian State.
There are two more seniors who are out of state:
Dylan Glasgow is in Florida. All we know so far is that he will be attending Appalachian State.
Cathy Clarke is graduating from Mercersberg Academy in Pennsylvania. Here are her senior awards:
Cum Laude society, President’s Education Award, Class Orator at Commencement [mom’s note: Next person to use the podium that day was Madeline Albright!], English Composition award, European History award, Yale Aurellian Award, Theater award, 3rd Place-Declamation (annual speaking contest), 3-D Merit Award (Mid-Atlantic Prep League Art exhibition). Plus, she was the first junior editor of Mercersberg’s national award-winning literary magazine! Cathy will be attending Macalester College in Minnesota.
We are so very proud of our alumni, and know that our current 8th graduates will fill their footsteps!
