2008-2009 Awards and Recognition

Congratulations to Mr. Mike Kotkin, Seminole County Schools Assistant

Principal of the Year 2008!

Congratulations Bri Hill!

Bri Hill recently passed all phases of Tech Prep testing required to earn three credits for

the Basics of Interior Design course at SCC. She has been a student in Hagerty's Interior

Design program for four years. Bri was required to pass a written test and submit two design boards as stipulated by the Interior Design Staff at SCC. Bri is shown with her

design boards and her certificate of credit award. Bri will attend SCC in the fall, where

she plans to major in Interior Design.

Congratulations to Andrea Walsh!

Ms. Walsh was selected SCPS High School Rookie Teacher of the Year. Ms. Walsh joins Mr. Pluth, making it two years in a row for Hagerty High School.

Hagerty High School Announces Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Nominee

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer S. Laster has been named as Hagerty High

School’s Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Nominee. Each high school principal is

allowed to nominate one applicant to compete for a potential monetary award. Each

school’s nominee is the student who has the highest product of unweighted 7th semester GPA multiplied by best one-sitting test score. Jennifer is now entered into the competition

along with other outstanding students throughout the state. Congratulations Jennifer.

Congratulations to Lauren Snyder, Hagerty High School’s Disney Dreamer and Doer for 2008-09!

Lauren was selected by Walt Disney World as the Seminole County High School “Shining

Star”! Lauren is the only SCPS High School student to be recognized with this prestigious award. Lauren has been active in our school beginning her freshman year and has

continued to be involved in many activities. What makes Lauren a “Shining Star” is her

tremendous work in the community with special needs children. She has been involved in many, many community activities, programs, and fundraisers that serve special needs

kids! Disney cast members, including Mickey Mouse, came out today to surprise Lauren with this award during her fourth hour class. With her family present, Mickey presented

Lauren with her trophy, balloons and cake. We are proud of Lauren as a student, but more importantly, we are more proud of all she does for our community! Congratulations

Lauren. You are our “Shining Star”!

Hagerty Juniors Honored

Sixteen members of the junior class have met requirements to enter the 2010 National

Merit Scholarship Program. With a selection index of 201 or above, each of these students is among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants of some 1.5 million

entrants. Because these high performers have shown outstanding academic potential they are invited to be referred to two colleges or universities in the United States in

which they are especially interested. Each of these students has earned the right to

continue in the competition; the next goal is to be named a Semi-Finalist. We congratulate these students and wish them continued success in the competition.

Our honored students are:

Scott AmRhein

Leigh Nash

Casey Barker Hayley Parcell

Heather Burke Alexa Roth

Kimberly Carolus Cassandra Schuchart

Sarah Howell Ansley Schulte

Deirdre Manning Spencer Tanase

Joseph Manning Annaliesa Watters

Brandee Miller Geoffrey Withers

Art Department News:

Tyler Ackom and Chelsy Richardson won "Best of Show" awards at the Seminole County

Spring Student Art Show at Seminole Town Center! Tyler won the sculpture category for his "Guitar" and Chelsy won the Ceramic category for her "Toaster Teapot". Kelsey

Bressler won a merit award for her self portrait. The show will be up until the mall closes

Sunday so hurry to see the fabulous art!

HHS Math Team Scores!

Hagerty High School had an incredible showing this weekend at the annual mathematics

contest sponsored by SCC. Hagerty placed second as a school, with Algebra 1 and Statistics teams getting the 1st place, and Algebra 2 and Calculus getting 2nd place

overall.

Congratulations to the students that placed in the top 10 from each division, Justin Pomeroy, Polina Le, Andrew Gisel, Xiajoun Xu, Anthony Weishampel, Casey Barker, Lauren

Elias, Stephen Davis and Tyler Kirk. Outstanding performances were given by Josh

Stromberg who placed 3rd, Logan Deyo in 2nd place and Adam Jensen getting 1st place in Algebra 1. Dean Edun earned a 3rd place standing in Geometry, while Jenny Laster got

the 3rd place spot in Calculus. In Statistics, congratulations to Greg Braciak who placed 3rd and Jacob Croft who earned 1st place.

Congratulations to all Hagerty High math students that participated in the weekend event.

Congratulations to the Unleashed Dance Team

for their 5 National Titles they received at the American Championship's Sunsational National Competition in Pensacola this past weekend. The ladies won 1st place for their

jazz routine and 2nd for their hip hop and kick routines. Senior Trissi Sisk also won the solo division with Junior Nikki Risko coming in 2nd and Sophmore Jessie Hilbert coming in

3rd for a clean Hagerty sweep. The duet of Madison Daniel and Nikki Risko took the duet title as well of the small lyrical ensemble and the small hip hop ensemble winning their

catagories. Hagerty High School was also given the Dance Program Award for display of high technical skill, choreography, performance and showmanship.

HHS Culinary Operations Team Takes 2nd Place!

Ms. Janice Palmer's Culinary Operations team took 2nd place out of 10 teams at the Annual Shrimp Cookoff held in Altamonte Springs on Sunday, April 19th. This was the

first time Hagerty participated in the cook-off, while other teams have been competing for four years. The team created their special dish, "Shrimp Ezekiel" for the event.

Hagerty artists and Mr. Momary at the opening of the AP Student Art Show at the AAA building!

From Left with Mr. Momary are Josh Janousky, Brad Petit-Frere, Cierra Gaines, Monica Alvarez, and Mike Reboyro.

More pictures on the Fine Arts page.

Hagerty’s Top Ten Announced

Hagerty High School is proud to announce the inaugural group of Top Ten Students. These

students earned this distinction because theirs were the highest grade point averages in the entire senior class. The celebration took place in the College/Career Room and the

parents of these outstanding students were invited participate in the event; much to the surprise of the honorees.

In addition to naming the Top Ten, Mr. Momary also recognized the Class of 2009

Valedictorian and Salutatorian.

Jennifer Laster is the class Valedictorian

Taylor Chapman is the class Salutatorian

The remaining Top Ten Students, in alphabetical order, are:

Kyle Burton

Thomas Calhoon Lauren Elias

Emily Gottfried Robert Gottfried

Lidia Luciano Chad Selph

Selina Sutchu

Congratulations to Maria Garcia!

Seminole County's Art Education Association Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations Kristen Woodman!

Kristen Woodman has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award recognizes Americans who have volunteered

significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country. It was presented by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of the

President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation.

HHS National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Each of Hagerty High School’s Semifinalists has advanced to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit

Scholarships to be offered in 2009. Congratulations to these outstanding scholars! We are extremely proud of you.

The names of the students, from left to right, are: Taylor Chapman, Selina Sutchu, Christopher Britt, Yesenia Ezell, Robert Gottfried, Lauren Elias.

HHS Winterguard and Band Score!

In Winterguard action this past weekend, the Hagerty HS Altitude Silver Winterguard,

our JV Guard, earned an score of a 54.9 which gave them a 2nd place finish in Class B competition at the Fleming Island Winterguard Competition. This is the first year that

we have had a 2nd Winterguard here and we are so proud of their accomplishment. In

addition, the Altitude Blue Winterguard, our advanced ensemble, earned a score of a 57.5 which gave them a 1st place finish in Class Double A Competition. Congratulations

to both Winterguards on their outstanding performances!

This past weekend, the members of the Husky Band competed at the Florida Bandmasters Association District Solo and Ensemble Festival. As a result of their hard

work and dedication, the members of the band program earned a total of 75 superior medals. Of the 75 medals earned, 29 of these medals were earned by soloists while the

remaining 46 medals were earned by students working in small ensembles. Congratulations to all band members on this outstanding accomplishment!

Congratulations to the members that placed in the BPA regional competition of Seminole County!

Rachel Martin placed 4th in Basic Office Systems & Production Julie Tran placed 1st in Advance Word Processing

Vicky Vasquez placed 3rd in Interview Skills, and 4th place in Management/Marketing/Human Resource Concepts

Elizabeth Cole placed 4th in Keyboarding Production Keriann Giambruno placed 1st in Management/Marketing/Human Resource

Concepts Austin Sanchez placed 2nd in Fundamentals of XHTML

James Kozachuk placed 4TH in Medical Office Procedures Andres Simonetti placed 3rd in Management/Marketing/Human Resource

Concepts, 5th place in Information Technology Concepts, 5th place in Parliamentary Procedure Concepts, and 5th place in Computer Network Technology Concepts

William Larney placed 5th in Banking and Finance

Amanda Rodwell placed 4th in Advance Word Processing, and 2nd place in Parliamentary Procedure Concepts

Keriann Giambruno, Austin Sanchez, and Julie Tran will compete at state level where they will compete with students from all over the State of Florida.

Congratulations to Greg Braciack

for being selected as the 2008 Outstanding High School Chemistry Student by the

Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society. In addition to being an AP Scholar of Distinction, Greg won a second place Excellence Award in the International Society for

Technical Communication competition this year with his paper, Tetra-Amino Macrocyclic Ligand Activators' Affect on Pollution. He will be recognized at the annual ACS banquet

on December 9th. Greg was nominated for this highly competitive award by his science

teachers, Dr. Jannotti and Ms. Zietlow.

HHS Men's Swim Team Brings Home First State Title!

A huge congratulations goes out to the

Hagerty High School men's swim team who represented Hagerty well in yesterday's

meet.

Both relay teams composed on Matt Curby,

Kyle Geiger, Takashi Worrell, and Jordan Pollock placed in the finals.

The men's 200 yard medley relay placed

10th overall in the state and the men's 400 yard freestyle relay placed 8th overall in the

state - setting school records in both events.

Takashi Worrell also had a successful day

placing 16th overall in the 200 Freestyle and 16th overall in the 500 Freestyle.

Matt Curby started tearing through the state finals with a fourth place finish in the 200

yard individual medley setting an All American Automatic Time.

With confidence, determination, and grit, he earned the school's first state championship

with his impressive 49 and a half second burst of energy through the 100 yard backstroke.

Congratulations to Matt Curby - State Champion 100 Yard Backstroke!

Congratulations to Sarah Howell!

She earned a Merit Award at Lake Mary Heathrow Festival

of the Arts last weekend for her photo collage.

Congratulations to the 2008 HHS National Merit Students

Christopher Britt

Lauren Elias Taylor Chapman

Lidia Luciano

Robert Gottfried Selina Sutchu

Yesenia Ezell

Hagerty Arts

Congratulations to Tyler Ackom and Andrew Somers who received awards this weekend

at the Altamonte Chapel Fall Festival for their outstanding art pieces. Tyler received second place in the Sculpture category for his 500 piece spaceship construction while

Andrew cinched second place in Photography for his Digital triple self-portrait.

HHS Students' Artwork on Display at the Orlando Museum of Art

Congratulations to Cierra Gaines (grade 12) and Nicole Landi (grade 11) who had their

art chosen for exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art, Peggy Crosby Student Gallery . These pieces along with other artworks from SCPS students will be on display until

January 5, 2009

For directions and times:

Orlando Museum of Art Loch Haven Park

2416 North Mills Avenue Orlando, FL 32803

Ph. 407-896-4231

Hagerty Cross Country Invitational 2008

With 2008 Beijing Olympian and Oviedian Jennifer Barringer on site for the 2nd Annual

Hagerty Cross Country Invitational at SCC-Oviedo, the Huskies cross country teams finished 2nd and 3rd overall in the 18 team fields.

The girls were led by meet champion Shannon Compher's 19:55 clocking on the wet and muddy course to a 2nd place team finish.

Following Compher and completing the team score for the girls were Ashley Seymour

(7th - 21:02), Shannon Dunne (11th - 21:57), Amy Ankli (18th - 22:18), and Sarah Ankli (22:23).

The men were led by Sean Mendes's 7th place finish in a time of 17:29 for a 3rd place team finish. Following Mendes and completing the team score for the boys were Peter

Licari (12th - 17:41), Kyle Burton (13th - 17:43), Alex Ruedas (17th - 18:02), and Colin Tardrew (48th - 18:57).

Volley for the Cure Scores BIG for the Susan G. Komen Foundation!

The first ever "Volley For the Cure" event held on October 8, 2008 was an amazing success! Over 800 people were in attendance to help the HHS Women's Volleyball team

raise well over $10,000 for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation which supports breast cancer victims both locally and nationwide. The parents, players, and coaches of

the HHS Women's Volleyball program would like to thank all of those who supported this great cause as well as remind all of those dealing with this horrible disease that they are

not alone.

Hagerty Band Named Grand Champion Band!

Congratulations to the members of the Husky Band as they competed this weekend at the Durant High School Marching Band Competition and earned the award of Grand

Champion! In addition to being honored as the Grand Champion, the band put together an outstanding performance earning best in class in the category of Music, Marching,

General Effect, and Colorguard. Congratulations goes out to all band members on this incredible accomplishment!

HHS Art Students Receive Recognition at the Maitland Art Festival

This weekend our art students participated in the Maitland Arts Festival, which drew

crowds from all over Central Florida and artists from all over the country! Many of our talented young artists exhibited and the following students were awarded ribbons and

prizes for their fabulous art:

Tyler Ackom, 1st place, Sculpture Sabrina Ayala, Merit award, Sculpture

Tyler Ackom, 1st place, mixed media Alexis Chambers, Merit award, mixed media

Michael Brown, Merit award, mixed media

Click here to view photos from the event

Hagerty High School’s Inaugural Homecoming Was a Great Success!

Congratulations go to all of our students for their outstanding participation in all of the events.

Each day was designated a special ‘dress-up’ day and our students and staff

showed their school spirit with fantastic participation.

'Flick on the Fifty’ on Monday night was a relaxing and enjoyable time for our

students to socialize and enjoy each other’s company. ‘Leader of the Pack’ on Wednesday night was an action packed showcase for our

guys to strut their stuff and strut they did! ‘Powder Puff’ between the Junior and Senior girls was a hotly contested but

refreshingly sportsmanlike event in which our senior class came out ahead in the score.

The class room door decorations were especially creative. The Homecoming Parade was spectacular with students from Carillon Elementary,

people from the community, and Hagerty students lining the street to see the floats and entries!

Of course the game and halftime ceremonies crowning the King and Queen were spectacular.

The week culminated with the Homecoming Dance with a huge crowd that enjoyed the music and fun.

Many thanks go to Ms. Miller, our SGA sponsor, and the SGA students who worked tirelessly to make the week a great success, the class officers and sponsors who pitched

in and helped, our staff who modeled school spirit, our many parents who volunteered, the city commissioners and other dignitaries who participated in the parade and, most of

all, our outstanding student body for their awesome participation!

Hagerty Student Honored in National Writing Contest

Congratulations to senior Emily Gottfried. Emily is Hagerty’s first recipient of the top

honors in the National Council of Teachers of English Essay Contest. Over 1700 essays were submitted nationwide. Emily was one of only 20 students in the state of Florida to

receive the NCTE Achievement Award.

Journalism Program Shines

Congratulations to junior Sarah Landers. Sarah was selected to be the district’s student representative for journalism. She will work with other students from around the state

to assist with planning and organization of the state-wide journalism convention in the spring. This honor reflects Sarah’s outstanding work on Hagerty’s student newspaper,

The Blue Print.

Congratulations to Hagerty English teacher and The Blue Print adviser, Ms. Helen Reed. Ms. Reed has been selected as a Morty Schaap Florida Journalism Teacher of the

year nominee. This award was established by the Florida Scholastic Press Association to

honor the state’s outstanding journalism adviser. Ms. Reed will represent District 3, which encompasses nine school districts in the greater central Florida region. Hagerty

High School is proud of Ms. Reed’s accomplishments and the contribution she makes to our school.

More Hagerty Students Earn National Recognition

Seven Hagerty High School students have been named as Commended Students in the

2009 National Merit Program. This designation places them in the top five percent of the 1.5 million students who took the 2007 PSAT/NMSQT. Additionally one student has

been named as a National Hispanic Scholar. Only 2,000 students earned this distinction nationwide.

Hagerty High School is tremendously proud of these students. We extend our heartfelt

congratulations to the students and their parents. Our Commended Students are:

Emily Burris

Joseph Chihos Emily Gottfried

Jennifer Laster Lidia Luciano

Kayla Mensah Andrew Somers

Our National Hispanic Scholar is

Lidia Luciano.

HHS Recognized as a Five Star School at a recent SCPS board meeting

Congratulations to our National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists!

Christopher Britt

Taylor Chapman Lauren Elias

Yesenia Ezell Robert Gottfried

Selina Sutchu

Congratulations to our National Achievement Semifinalists!

Yesenia Ezell

Kayla Mensah

HHS Recognized for FCAT Success

At a recent School Board Meeting, Hagerty High School was recognized for its FCAT

success last year.

Hagerty led all district schools with the highest ninth grade FCAT reading score, highest

ninth grade math score, and highest eleventh grade Science score.

These three highest scores were more than any other high school in the district.

All elementary, middle, and high schools with highest scores or highest learning gains

were recognized at the meeting.

We are very proud of the outstanding work and high achievement of our students!

Congratulations to the Following Students for Achieving

a Perfect Score on the 2008 FCAT!

Megan Amend Jacquelyn Mason

Alexandria Amos Brooke Mccabe

Scott Amrhein

Austen Mellers Leanna Arroyo

Hunter Menning Alexa Aubin

Emma Mickler Katherine Baker

Brent Minnis

Kaily Benedict

Brent Minnis Margaret Brocke

Alexis Moore Kelsey Carpenter

Justin Moser Elexis Ceballos

Matthew Neveras Jazz Click

Alison Pagan Aidan Coffey

Hayley Parcell Grace Denoya

Hayley Parcell Bradley Dickinson

Justin Pasciak

Nicole Englert David Posso

Joshua Enot Mehak Rahman

Logan Fillmon Alisha Rhodes

Casey Furman Benjamin Ross

Catherine Galletti Kristopher Ryan

Christopher Galletti Sammantha Salinas

Andrew Gisel Lynn Santiago

Erick Hamann

David Sawyer Lydia Hancik

Ansley Schulte William Henken

Taylor Schwarz Victor Herrera

Tara Scott Sarah Howell

Andrew Shoopman Erika Huffman

Olivia Sims Erin Hughes

Jessica Smith Emily Hunter

Robyn Smith

Alyssa Latrobe Amy Tunno

Paulina Le

Audrey Watson

Jason Leblanc Annaliesa Watters

Vivienne Letalon Sydney White

Peter Licari Anella Yaroma

Cody Lynch Hunter Yoches