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Class of 2018 Scholars

Super Scholars

Each year, OCPS celebrates its "Super Scholars," those graduating seniors who were accepted into the nation's top 20 colleges and universities (as ranked by U.S. News and World Report) and U.S. service academies. 

2018 Rankings

Top 20 National Universities

Princeton University, Harvard University, University of Chicago, Yale University, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, California Institute of Technology, Dartmouth College, Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, Brown University, Cornell University, Rice University, Vanderbilt University, University of Notre Dame, Washington University in St. Louis, and Georgetown University. 

Top 20 Liberal Arts Colleges

Williams College, Amherst College, Bowdoin College, Swarthmore College, Wellesley College, Middlebury College, Pomona College, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna College, Davidson College, Washington and Lee College, Colby College, Colgate University, Harvey Mudd College, Smith College, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Vassar College, Grinnell College, Hamilton College, and Haverford College. 

U.S. Service Academies

U.S. Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy,  U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Naval Academy.

Recognition Event

This year's Super Scholars were recognized May 15 , 2018 by the Orange County School Board.

2018 Super Scholars

The class of 2018 included 91 Super Scholars.

Amherst College
  • TingYi (Tina) Lu, Winter Park HS
Bowdoin College
  • Edna Ulysse, Evans HS
Brown University
  • Kyla Andrews, University HS 
  • Joe Cavanagh, Timber Creek HS
  • Jae Crawford, Boone HS
  • Joseph Gulla, Dr. Phillips HS
  • Aicha F. Enouiti, Freedom HS
  • Michael Russo, Olympia HS
  • Jackson Webster, Winter Park HS
Cornell University
  • Brittany Beckwith, Apopka HS
  • Bianca Beckwith, Apopka HS
  • David Bruno, Boone HS
  • David Calvo, Freedom HS
  • Anthony Das, Edgewater HS
  • Gabriella Estrada, Timber Creek HS
  • Blake Hollis, West Orange HS
  • Mark Leongomez, Olympia HS
  • Luke MacDonald, Lake Nona HS
  • Neal Mohit, Cypress Creek HS
  • Maria Psarakis, Winter Park HS
  • Samela Pynas, Oak Ridge HS 
  • Javier Ramirez, Cypress Creek HS
  • Reina Rivera, Timber Creek HS
  • Michael Russo, Olympia HS
  • Marylin Shandor, Lake Nona HS
California Institute of Technology
  • David Bruno, Boone HS
  • David Calvo, Freedom HS
  • Gianluca Delgado, Cypress Creek HS
Colgate College
  • Abigail Hillis, Timber Creek HS 
  • Michael McKillop, Boone HS
Columbia University
  • Maria Psarakis, Winter Park HS
  • Mitchell Thomas, Winter Park HS
Dartmouth College
  • David Bruno, Boone HS 
  • Joe Cavanagh, Timber Creek HS
  • Jayden Smith, Oak Ridge HS
Duke University
  • Kyla Andrews, University HS 
  • Sarah Chair, Freedom HS 
  • Maya Choudhury, Winter Park HS
  • Hayley Cuevas, University HS
  • Michelle Huang, Cypress Creek HS 
  • Savion Jean-Pierre, Boone HS
  • Mark Leongomez, Olympia HS
  • Dominique Ovalle, Boone HS
  • Megan Richards, Timber Creek HS
  • Michael Russo, Olympia HS
  • Amanda Sanchez, Winter Park HS
  • Pataraporn Smitasin, Winter Park HS
  • Sarah Tatum, West Orange HS
  • Maria Urdaneta, Cypress Creek HS
  • Alyssa Wilson, Jones HS
  • Daniel Wu, Timber Creek HS
Georgetown University
  • Melanie Halem, Apopka HS 
  • Maria Psarakis, Winter Park HS
Grinnell College
  • Lily Aydt, Winter Park HS
  • Giselle Fiestan, University HS
  • Emily Sannella, West Orange HS
  • Jayden Smith, Oak Ridge HS
Harvard University
  • Kyla Andrews, University HS 
  • David Bruno, Boone HS
  • David Calvo, Freedom HS
  • Camila Jimenez Isla, Cypress Creek HS
  • Alex Koller, Dr. Phillips HS
  • Katharina Wolf, Timber Creek HS
Haverford College
  • Luis A. Febres, Jr., Colonial HS
Johns Hopkins University
  • Hannah Breed, Lake Nona HS 
  • David Bruno, Boone HS
  • David Calvo, Freedom HS
  • Mark Daniel Leongomez, Olympia HS
  • Anthony Das, Edgewater HS
  • Adam DeLoach, Winter Park HS
  • Gabriella Estrada, Timber Creek HS
  • Abigail Flores, Cypress Creek HS
  • Jodalys Herrera. Timber Creek HS
  • Nordia Simmonds, Evans HS 
  • James Spittler, West Orange HS
  • Paola Torres, East River HS
  • Daniel Wu, Timber Creek HS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Fernando Alvarez, Olympia HS 
  • David Bruno, Boone HS
  • David Calvo, Freedom HS
  • Daniel Wu, Timber Creek HS
Middlebury College
  • Uzochi Oparaji, Cypress Creek HS
Northwestern University
  • Bianca Beckwith, Apopka HS
  • Brittany Beckwith, Apopka HS 
  • David Bruno, Boone HS
  • Haley Cuevas, University HS
  • Gabriella Estrada, Timber Creek HS 
  • Melanie Halem, Apopka HS
  • Jodalys Herrera. Timber Creek HS
  • Camila Jimenez Isla, Cypress Creek HS
  • Savion Jean-Pierre, Boone HS
  • Mark Daniel Leongomez, Olympia HS
  • Xiao Xiao "Sam" Liu, Boone HS
  • Luis Mata, Colonial HS
  • Taelor Morris, East River HS
  • Mark Whittingham, Winter Park HS
Princeton University
  • Camila Jimenez Isla, Cypress Creek HS
Rice University
  • Michael Thomas Russo, Olympia HS
  • Juan Seerrano, Wekiva HS
  • Daniel Wu, Timber Creek HS
Smith College
  • Phoebe Shea Perez, Apopka HS
Stanford University
  • Kyla Andrews, University HS
  • David Bruno, Boone HS
  • Camila Jimenez Isla, Cypress Creek HS
  • Daniel Wu, Timber Creek HS
Swarthmore College
  • Cassidy Johnson, Apopka HS
  • Drew McMahan, Winter Park HS
University of Chicago
  • Mark Daniel Leongomez, Olympia HS
  • Anezi Bueno, Boone HS
University of Notre Dame
  • Adam DeLoach, Winter Park HS
  • Gabriella Estrada, Timber Creek HS
  • Taelor Morris, East River HS 
  • Megan Richards, Timber Creek HS 
  • Marylin Shandor, Lake Nona HS
  • Sharon Yehnert, Edgewater HS
University of Pennsylvania
  • Diego Caceres, Oak Ridge HS
  • Katelin Collier, Olympia HS
  • Maya Cords, Freedom HS 
  • Camila Jimenez Isla, Cypress Creek HS 
  • Maria Psarakis, Winter Park HS 
  • Michael Thomas Russo, Olympia HS
  • Mark Daniel Leongomez, Olympia HS
U.S. Air Force Academy
  • McKensey Cope, Edgewater HS 
  • Thomas "Bert" Fletcher, Boone HS
  • Matthew Kuczajda, Winter Park HS
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
  • Thomas "Bert" Fletcher, Boone HS
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
  • JonAnthony Bartley, Lake Nona HS 
  • Thomas "Bert" Fletcher, Boone HS
  • Dwight Lawrence, Wekiva HS
U.S. Naval Academy
  • Thomas "Bert" Fletcher, Boone HS
  • Ryan Le, Ocoee HS
  • Corey Street, Wekiva HS
  • Joshua Uyeda, Colonial HS
Vanderbilt University
  • Carlos Ahrens, Apopka HS 
  • Mark Daniel Leongomez, Olympia HS
  • Adam DeLoach, Winter Park HS 
  • Melanie Halem, Apopka HS
  • Savion Jean-Pierre, Boone HS
  • Cassidy Johnson, Apopka HS
  • Amir McElroy, Winter Park HS
  • Taelor Morris, East River HS
  • Saahil Naik, Olympia HS
  • Jose Rodriguez, Boone HS
  • Julia Schmitt, Winter Park HS
  • Megan Richards, Timber Creek HS
  • Daniel Wu, Timber Creek HS
Vassar College
  • Gabriella Estrada, Timber Creek HS 
  • Nordia Simmonds, Evans HS
  • Adkins Word, Dr. Phillips HS
Washington University in St. Louis
  • Reina Bermudez Rivera, Timber Creek HS
  • Sabrina Frot, Winter Park HS
  • Jodalys Herrera, Timber Creek HS
  • Savion Jean-Pierre, Boone HS
  • Sophie Libow, Winter Park HS
Wellesley College
  • Phoebe Shea Perez, Apopka HS 
  • Jayden Smith, Oak Ridge HS
Williams College
  • David Bruno, Boone HS 
  • Maya Cords, Freedom HS
  • Anna Leedy, Winter Park HS
Yale University
  • David Bruno, Boone HS 
  • Julia Burgiel, Dr. Phillips HS