2019 Awards Night Winners
Providence Cristo Rey High School celebrated it's annual Awards Night dinner on Thursday, May 2. This yearly celebration honors students who have achieved excellence in academics, corporate work study, and character.
Congratulations to all of our award winners and thank you to everyone who attended to support our students!
Scroll to the bottom of this page to see photos from the event.
Academic Awards
SCIENCE
Most Outstanding, Upperclass: Samuel Gladney
Most Outstanding, Underclass: Jackie Hughey
Most Improved, Upperclass: Calvin Miller
Most Improved, Underclass: Zakariah Reeves-Woods
MATH
Most Outstanding, Upperclass: Lydvine Adjahouisso Most Outstanding, Underclass: Jah-Lai Minter Most Improved, Upperclass: Luis Campos Most Improved, Underclass: John Juan
TECHNOLOGY
Most Outstanding, Upperclass (tie): Brian Adame, Luis Campos, and Jason Hernandez
Most Outstanding, Underclass: DaJanae Foreman
Most Improved, Underclass: Joel Tengue
ENGLISH
Most Outstanding, Upperclass: Charles Collins
Most Outstanding, Underclass: Ayre'Ana Easler
Most Improved, Upperclass: Kavon Miller
Most Improved, Underclass: Irving Arreola-Rangel
SOCIAL STUDIES
Most Outstanding, Upperclass: Maritza Rafael
Most Outstanding, Underclass: Alexcia Thorpe
Most Improved, Upperclass: Anna Fallas
Most Improved, Underclass: Jharroe Murrell
THEOLOGY
Most Outstanding, Upperclass: Leairra Carter
Most Outstanding, Underclass: Alexcia Thorpe
Most Improved, Upperclass: Jordan Boston
Most Improved, Underclass: Kevianna Vinson
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Most Outstanding, Upperclass: Albert Downey
Most Outstanding, Underclass: Wendy Aguilar
Most Improved, Upperclass: Danayt Ghebreiesus
Most Improved, Underclass: MaCoyion Brown
FINE ARTS
Most Outstanding, Upperclass: Brittanie Hoskins
Most Improved, Upperclass: Anthony Yates
Most Improved, Underclass: Kimberly Mata
2019 VALEDICTORIAN
Maritza Rafael
2019 SALUTATORIAN
Lakia Harris
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD TEAM
The Chemistry Olympiad Exam is a difficult 2-hour test administered by the American Chemical Society every spring. Providence Cristo Rey students were nominated to our team based on their classroom performance, test scores, and laboratory grades, or enrollment in Advanced Placement Chemistry. They represent the elite students junior level science at PCRHS. After being nominated, students studied material beyond the topics presented in the classroom and on their own time.
Charles Collins
Jason O. Hernandez
Kayna Jefferson
Leairra Carter
Lydvine Adjahouisso
Tamia Coe
Toriahn Armour
HIGHEST SCORE (TIE): Leairra Carter & Toriahn Armour
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES
Dajshauna Crisler
Monica Hernandez
Jackie Hughey
Kayna Jefferson
Alberta Najera
Alexis Stratton
Alexia Thorpe
Ashley Vazquez-Rodriguez
Corporate Work Study Awards
Most Outstanding, Upperclass: Leairra Carter
Corporate Work Study Partner: Eli Lilly & Company
Most Outstanding, Underclass: Liberty Shaffer
Corporate Work Study Partner: St. Vincent
Most Improved, Upperclass: Jaren Freeman
Corporate Work Study Partner: Taft
Most Improved, Underclass: Kaitlynn McHugh
Corporate Work Study Partner: Eli Lilly & Company
Rookie of the Year: Emanuel Najera
Corporate Work Study Parnter: Emmis Communications
Scholarship Awards
L. DAVID LYONS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Dave Lyons Memorial scholarship awards are intended to help students cover some of the gap between the cost of their college education and what they have been awarded thus far in financial aid and other scholarships. Named in honor of a former PCR employee who passed in 2016, Dave Lyons, this scholarship is awarded to students who have exhibited positive attributes in the academic, extracurricular, and corporate work study arenas and have shown themselves to be positive role models both at school and in the community.
Lesley Adame
Iyonna Brooks
Diyer Armando Castaneda
Tommonica Hill
Brittanie Hoskins
Jay’lon Jones
Aaliyah Martin
Dyrashay Phelps Maritza Rafael
Taylor Scott
Je’Kylah Smith
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.
2019 Recipient: Je'Kylah Smith
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.
2019 Recipient: Iyonna Brooks
Citizenship Awards & Providence Award
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, the Providence Award.
All the students listed below were nominated for the Providence Award. They have upheld the pledge of Providence Cristo Rey High School by “striving to do the right thing, upholding the values, standards and ethics of Providence Cristo Rey High School, carrying yourselves with pride and professionalism, and remaining dependable, truthful, trustworthy, polite, honest, respectful and positive”.
Lesley Adame
Lydvine Adjahouisso
Luis Campos
Leairra Carter
Jamil Chandler
Tamia Coe
Charles Collins
Daisy Cortez
Tristan Gray
Monica Hernandez
Jackie Hughey
Olivia Major
Fernando Munoz
Dyrashay Phelps
Amber Robinson
Jocelynn Sanders
Taylor Scott
Amari Smith
Je'Kylah Smith
Anthony Yates
2019 Providence Award Winner: Daisy Cortez