Honors+and+Awards

=Honors and Awards= //Students enrolled in the pre-Engineering Academy at Riverside are eligible for consideration for a number of awards, scholarships, and honoraries. This page is designed to summarize some of these so that all students are aware of the opportunities available to them by being a part of this prestigious program.//

1) The National Technical Honor Society Eligibility requirements: Teacher recommendation; grade average in ALL Career and Technical Education courses greater than 93%; overall GPA of greater than 3.0; enrollment in third CTE course. Induction ceremony is held in spring of each year. Previous Officers: 2011-2012: Ai Wei Sun, President; Mark Wuebbens, Vice President 2010-2011: Austin Banker, President 2009-2010: Austin Banker, President 2008-2009: Andrew Jones, President; Jack Ratcliffe Vice President

2) The National Honor Society: Eligibility requirements: Per school guidelines - to be determined. Each fall and spring, induction ceremonies are held for students who are admitted.

3) North Carolina Governor’s School Eligibility requirements: While there is no engineering or technology category to be nominated to for participation in this month-long summer curriculum for which students are selected between their junior and senior years, the engineering department faculty will submit recommendations on behalf of engineering program students who demonstrate excellence in science and math. Nominations are filed in September.

4) Front Page Awards Eligibility requirements: N/A Award discontinued in 2009

5) Engineering Department Awards. Eligibility requirements: In May of each year, Riverside High School recognizes its best senior students from each of the school’s departments. Up to five students may be honored from Riverside’s drafting, computer and pre-engineering courses. To be considered, students must: be graduating seniors; receive the support of the majority of the engineering faculty (2 of 4 or 3 of 5); be enrolled in their sixth engineering class (may include Durham Tech courses); declare an intention to pursue a technological or technical career or field of study; distinguish themselves by participating in a high-profile and successful individual or group project; receive written recommendations from at least two peers. Previous Winners: 2011 Mauricio Garcia, John Davis MacMillan 2010 Adam McKenzie, Caitlin Brooks 2009 Andrew Jones, Ashley Kaminski 2008 Cedric Carter 2007 Brian McIndoo

6) Class Superlative Awards. Popular vote in several categories to be conducted annually from a survey of all enrolled engineering pathway students. Recognition ceremony hosted by REPAC (Riverside Engineering Parents Action Council) to be held in April, with Pirate’s Hook coverage and an article in final PTSA newsletter.

7) Durham Engineer’s Club Scholarship: Awarded annually to two Durham high school seniors who intend to pursue an engineering degree in college. Highly competitive, with all Durham high school graduating seniors eligible. Riverside will submit the names of two candidates per year using the following criteria: Engineering and Technology class grade average of 93 or higher;….???

Previous Winners: 2010 Adam McKenzie, Stephen Odom, (Caitlin Brooks - Honorable Mention) 2009 Andrew Jones, Sam Koballa 2008 none

8) Erdman Award (Duke - given to 4 best electronic portfolios from PLTW juniors from throughout the state of North Carolina) Previous Winners: 2011 Award discontinued 2010 Cameron Nelson, Ethan Norman 2009 No winners - first year of award (no entries)

9 ) Byron Cherry Memorial Scholarship (annual - includes sports participation)

Previous Winners: 2009 Christian Jones

10) Park Scholarship (from Park Foundation of Ithaca. Two Riverside students annually - September)

11) SUCCEED Apprenticeship from SHODOR (9th-11th graders interested in engineering and technology - National Science Foundation endowment. May lead to internships.)