The student body president at Brownsburg High School is among three Hendricks County high school seniors that have been named Indiana Academic All-Stars by the Indiana Association of School Principals.
Marlee Yancey represents Team 2021 at Brownsburg High School. Marlee is also student body president at BHS and plans to attend Case Western Reserve University with a major in History and Philosophy of Science and minor in Bioethics and Medical Humanities on the Pre-Med track. She is also a Baker-Nord Scholar in the Humanities through Case Western Reserve University.
Joining Yancey as Indiana Academic All-Stars are Sriya Koganti from Avon High School and Rashad Saleem from Plainfield High School. Emily Starnes from Tri-West High School received Regional Academic All-Star honors.
Now in its 35th year, forty high school seniors from throughout Indiana have been named 2021 Indiana Academic All-Stars, a program of the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). In addition, 50 other students were recognized as Academic All-Star Regional Honorees. The students were selected from a field of 270 outstanding nominees from the state’s private and public accredited schools.
Academic All-Star distinction recognizes seniors who excel in the classroom first and foremost, but who also are actively involved in their schools and communities, and take on leadership roles in those activities. The program is produced by the Indiana Association of School Principals, with support provided by DePauw University, Indiana University Bloomington, and Purdue University, along with corporate partner Herff Jones.
Student awards will be presented in May by university partners and the Indiana Association of School Principals. Herff Jones provides the plaques awarded to the 40 Indiana Academic All-Stars and their Influential Educators.
The IASP Indiana Academic All-Stars program salutes academic excellence in the same manner that student athletes traditionally are honored. By providing a showcase for academically talented seniors, the sponsoring organizations hope to accomplish the following objectives:
- Give academic achievement the prestige it deserves;
- Motivate students to recognize the value of academic excellence;
- Provide students with an incentive for academic achievement, and
- Promote a positive image of Indiana’s young people.
Each public and private high school accredited by the Indiana Department of Education may nominate one senior for consideration as an Indiana Academic All-Star. From these nominees, a selection committee chose the Regional winners (representing five regions in Indiana) and the 40 Indiana Academic All-Stars.
Selection of the school’s nominee is based upon the following considerations:
- Student transcript, with a focus on Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced College Placement classes taken/grades received.
- Academic achievements and honors, academic courses and academic extracurricular activities.
- Other extracurricular activities, community service and leadership qualities.
The following are recognized as 2021 Indiana Academic All-Stars:
Courtney Albertson, Benton Central Jr./Sr. High School, Oxford
Aubrey Campbell, New Palestine High School, New Palestine
Praveen Chirumamilla, New Albany High School, New Albany
Brooke Comer, North Harrison High School, Ramsey
Gloria Coolman, Leo Sr. High School, Leo
Michael Davis, Centerville Sr. High School, Centerville
Joy Davis, North Montgomery High School, Crawfordsville
Jacob Eyster, Mooresville High School, Mooresville
Mariah Fulton, Signature School, Inc., Evansville
Ray Gao, Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers
Morgan Guthrie, Hamilton Heights High School, Arcadia
Leah Hoeksema, Marion High School, Marion
Claire Kaneshiro, International School of Indiana, Indianapolis
Elenna Kim, Bloomington High School South, Bloomington
Sriya Koganti, Avon High School, Avon
Olivia Kroeger, Chesterton High School, Chesterton
Allen Kruer, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville
Lainie Lawrence, Eastern Hancock High School, Charlottesville
Dylan Lemon, West Vigo High School, West Terre Haute
Evan Li, Penn High School, Mishawaka
Joseph Maffetone, Saint Joseph High School, South Bend
Ajay Mahenthiran, North Central High School, Indianapolis
Erin Matheny, Eastern High School, Greentown
William Messman, Rensselaer Central High School, Rensselaer
Josiah Miller, Michigan City High School, Michigan City
Shaan Mishra, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis
Sarah Mullins, Carroll High School, Fort Wayne
Mahlon Page, Union County High School, Liberty
Maitri Patel, Milan High School, Milan
Helaena Pfeiffer, Evansville North High School, Evansville
Bryce Rayner, Center Grove High School, Greenwood
Rashad Saleem, Plainfield High School, Plainfield
Safiya Sankari, Eman Schools, Fishers
Shelby Sliger, McCutcheon High School, Lafayette
Evan Steffy, South Putnam Middle & High School, Greencastle
Grace Timm, North Putnam High School, Roachdale
Jason Tung, Crown Point High School, Crown Point
Elah Unger-Levinson, Bloomington High School North, Bloomington
Megan Wilson, Rossville Middle/Sr. High School, Rossville
Marlee Yancey, Brownsburg High School, Brownsburg
The students listed below are recognized as 2021 Regional Academic All-Stars:
Rhea Acharya, Carmel High School, Carmel
Olivia Allen, North White Middle/High School, Monon
James Arnold, South Adams High School, Berne
Noelle Baer, Crawfordsville High School, Crawfordsville
Brynn Baker, St. Theodore Guerin High School, Noblesville
Aidan Bartnicki, Marquette Catholic High School, Michigan City
Carlee Biddle, Oak Hill High School, Converse
Savannah Bushhorn, South Decatur Jr./Sr. High School, Greensburg
Jiapei Chen, Jeffersonville High School, Jeffersonville
Olivia Close, Yorktown High School, Yorktown
Katie Collins, Terre Haute North Vigo High School, Terre Haute
Branson Dao, Warren Central High School, Indianapolis
Gianni DiTola, Lake Central High School, St. John
Jaiveer Dutta, Decatur Central High School, Indianapolis
Abigail Embry, Mitchell High School, Mitchell
Benjamin Goffette, Portage High School, Portage
Adeline Haacker, Shelbyville High School, Shelbyville
Henry Hall, Trinity Lutheran High School, Seymour
Jacob Hannon, New Prairie High School, New Carlisle
Haylee Henderson, Prairie Heights High School, LaGrange
Hannah Hunt, Perry Meridian High School, Indianapolis
Skylar Kellogg, Pike High School, Indianapolis
Joseph Klapkowski, Highland High School, Highland
Logan Koehne, North Decatur Jr./Sr. High School, Greensburg
Julia Lin, Park Tudor School, Indianapolis
Molly Lusk, Forest Park Jr./Sr. High School, Ferdinand
Keerti Mallur, Zionsville Community High School, Zionsville
Jacob Martin, Northwestern High School, Kokomo
Logan McClain, Gibson Southern High School, Fort Branch
Kathleen McCoy, Franklin Central High School, Indianapolis
Isaac Michael, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis
Meagan Miller, Barr-Reeve Middle/High School, Montgomery
Alexis Miller, Westview Jr./Sr. High School, Topeka
Aiden Minton, Salem High School, Salem
Marissa Munoz, Southport High School, Indianapolis
Liam Murphy, Bishop Chatard High School, Indianapolis
Daniel Paavola, University High School, Carmel
Malea Ramsey, Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School, Bloomfield
Carter Reynolds, Greenwood Community High School, Greenwood
Jasmine Roosa, Northeastern High School, Fountain City
Cole Scheiman, Kokomo High School, Kokomo
Bennett Schmitt, Jasper High School, Jasper
Emily Starnes, Tri-West Hendricks Sr. High School, Lizton
Natalie Suding, Brown County High School, Nashville
Lydia Trabel, East Central High School, St. Leon
Evan Voris, Bedford North Lawrence High School, Bedford
Aunaka Wasil, Hauser Jr./Sr. High School, Hope
Logan Weilbaker, Scottsburg High School, Scottsburg
Phoebe Worstell, North Knox Jr./Sr. High School, Bicknell
Grace Yang, Fishers High School, Fishers
The Indiana Association of School Principals leads in the advocacy and support of all principals in their commitment to every child. The Department of Student Programs hosts academic competitions for students in grades 4-12, as well as a Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest, a Student Day at the Legislature, the Academic All-Stars Program, and the Indiana Cheer Championship. Annually, over 40,000 students are involved in Department of Student Programs sponsored events. To learn more about the Indiana Association of School Principals and the Department of Student Programs, visit www.iasp.org
