Students
The Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed six Butler County students into its ranks in March.
Students initiated into the society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the group’s ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.
The students and their colleges are:
Mars: Ethan David, Grove City College; Mars: Grace David, Grove City College; Ella Stewart, Davidson College
Butler: Emma West, Emory University
Cranberry Township: Michael Gomez, Grove City College
Seven Fields: Kenneth Hess, Washington and Lee University
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Alvernia University biology major MacKenzie Jackson of Grove City earned the Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Mathematics & Technology Award at the 2023 Honors Convocation Award Ceremony at the Reading, Pa., university.
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Kristen Jerich, of Saxonburg, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in forensic chemistry, was honored in the 2022-23 class of Who's Who Among Students at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
Jerich was in the company of 201 Ole Miss students who were recognized with the distinction during a ceremony April 14 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.
Who's Who Among Students is a respected honor program recognizing seniors who excel academically and demonstrate leadership and community service on and off campus.
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The Seneca Valley High School Math League team placed first in the region and 11th out of 95 participating high schools across the state.
Individually, senior Eric Combs and junior Alexander Kim tied with the ninth best cumulative scores in the entire state.
Students who had a perfect score on at least one of the six exams include Eric and Alexander along with seniors Nathan Craig, Benjamin Blucher and John Paris.
According to its website, the Math League contests give students an educationally enriching opportunity to participate in an academically oriented activity and to gain recognition for mathematical achievement. Each contest covers topics appropriate to the contest grade level and a variety of difficulty ranges and involves topics of interest to above-average students.
