2018 Awards Night Winners
Providence Cristo Rey High School's Annual Awards Night honors students for excellence in academics, Corporate Work Study, and character. We also award several college scholarships and the highest award that can be given to a PCRHS student, the Providence Award.
Congratulations to the students who earned awards in these areas!
Corporate Work Study Awards
Most Improved, Underclassman: Iesha Collins
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Je'Kylah Smith
Rookie of the Year: Alexcia Thorpe
Most Outstanding, Underclassman: Jackie Hughey
Most Outstanding: Upperclassman: Katsumy Contreras
Student of the Year: Brandon Washington
Academic Awards
Science
Most Improved, Underclassman: Nevaeh Wilson
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Je'Kylah Smith
Most Outstanding, Underclassman: Nairde Verde
Most Outstanding, Upperclassman: Yoselin Martinez
Math
Most Improved, Underclassman: Blade Drake
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Kayla Massy-Charles
Most Outstanding, Underclassman: Denise Mares
Most Outstanding, Upperclassman: Peniel Adjahouisso
Technology
Most Improved, Underclassman: Isaiah Kimp
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Jalen Mosely
Most Outstanding, Underclassman: Alexcia Thorpe
Most Outstanding, Upperclassman: Anita Brown
Social Studies
Most Improved, Underclassman: Blade Drake
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Katsumy Contreras
Most Outstanding, Underclassman: Leairra Carter
Most Outstanding, Upperclassman: Monica Hernandez
Spanish
Most Improved, Underclassman: Jharroe Murrel
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Brittanie Hoskins
Most Outstanding, Underclassman: Leairra Carter
Most Outstanding, Upperclassman: Maritza Rafael
English-Language Arts
Most Improved, Underclassman: Anthony Shaffer
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Brittanie Hoskins
Most Outstanding, Underclassman: Emanuel Castaneda
Most Outstanding, Upperclassman: Adama Stewart
Theology
Most Improved, Underclassman: Dasheara Collins
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Calvin Miller
Most Outstanding, Underclassman: Alexcia Thorpe
Most Outstanding, Upperclassman: Taren Armour
Music
Most Improved, Underclassman: Ashley Vasquez-Rodriguez
Most Improved, Upperclassman: Calvin Miller
Most Outstanding, Upperclassman: Dy'Talzha Stark
Chemistry Olympiad Team
PCR students were nominated to this team based on their classroom performance, test scores, laboratory grades, or enrollment in Advanced Placement Chemistry. They represent an elite group of junior level science students at our school. About 200 students from Indiana participate in the 1st year regional exam, and about 50 sit the 2nd year exam. Students who advance from the Chemistry Olympiad screening exams go on to train over the summer at the US Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and then represent the United States at international competition.
Highest Score, Chemistry Olympiad 1st Year: Albert Downey
Highest Score, Chemistry Olympiad 2nd Year (tie): Keith Harvey and Ahmed Afolabi
2017-18 Team Members: Ahmed Afolabi, Albert Downey, Alexzander Johnson, Aria McPherson, Daisy Cortez, Danayt Ghebreisus, Jason Hernandez, Jaylon Jones, Je'Kylah Smith, Keith Harvey, Maritza Rafael, Monica Hernandez, Nairda Verde, Nolan Anderson, Philip Matthews, Samuel Gladney, Taren Armour
Scholarship Recipients
Love Mercy Justice Scholarship
The Love Mercy Justice Scholarship is a $500 scholarship given to the Providence Cristo Rey High School senior who has best displayed love, mercy, and justice toward his or her peers and community.
2018 Love Mercy Justice Scholarship Recipient: Zaya Lumumba
Sylvester Family Scholarship
The Sylvester Family Scholarship is a $500 scholarship given to a senior who is an active Student Ambassador and who displays excellence in academics and Corporate Work Study.
2018 Sylvester Family Scholarship Recipient: Brianna Carver
Dave Lyons Memorial Scholarship Dave Lyons was a dedicated member of the Institutional Advancement team at Providence Cristo Rey for many years. He worked tirelessly to support the students and the mission of the school and did so with joy and enthusiasm. Dave passed away in 2016 and is deeply missed.
This scholarship, created in his honor and funded by an anonymous donor, is awarded to students who have exhibited positive attributes in the academic, extracurricular, and corporate work study and have shown themselves to be positive role models both at school and in the community. Recipients must also have modeled and promoted the 7 Providence P’s: Prompt, Prepared, Participative, Positive, Productive, Polite, Prayerful, Providence.
2018 Dave Lyons Memorial Scholarship Recipients: Brianna Carver, Jordan Criner, Adriana Kimp, Cesar Mares, Arieion Ward, Brandon Washington
Providence Award and Citizenship Awards
The highest award that can be given to a Providence Cristo Rey High School student is the Providence Award. This award is accompanied by a $500 scholarship as well as a commemorative plaque. Faculty and staff are asked to reflect on the Providence Cristo Rey pledge, and then nominate the student they believe best exemplifies the values put forth in that pledge. Only one student wins this highest award each year.
All of the students who were nominated earned the Citizenship Award.
Citizenship Award (nominees for Providence Award): A'Jewelle Johnson, Aaron Strickling, Alexzander Johnson, Brandon Washington, Carmela Leon, Cesar Mares, Charles Collins, Daisy Cortez, David Kadja, Dy'Talzha Stark, Isabel Lopez, Isaiah Kimp, Jasmin Hernandez, Jordan Criner, Katsumy Contreras, Leairra Carter, Naziah Stamps, Skylar Banks, Tamia Coe, Taylor Scott, Yoselin Martinez, Zaya Lumumba
Providence Award Recipient: Brandon Washington
