Scholarships worth more than $1 million were presented to Davis High School’s graduating seniors Tuesday evening as their parents, teachers and peers celebrated their achievements at the annual Senior Awards Night ceremony. More than 200 members of the Class of 2013 were honored.

“It is a time to celebrate excellence — excellence in service, athletics, education and personal parenting,” Principal Jacqui Moore said in her opening remarks at the Brunelle Performance Hall on campus.

And celebrating excellence was exactly what DHS did. Presenters of awards all spoke very highly of the students receiving awards, and  in one case, a student complimented another student.

Adam King, when he received his Associated Student Body Special Award for leadership as ASB president, asked if he could say a few words. They were not for himself, but for “my right hand man, and my best friend, Jacob Moore.” Moore is the ASB vice president and a fellow senior.

King’s act of kindness was typical of the class’ attitude of humility and respect. When John Barovetto Memorial Award winner Rudy Buhlman received his award, he gave his presenter, Pat Barovetto, a bouquet of flowers.

But it was the Gordon H. True Service Cup recipients, Daniel Dutulescu and Grace Navarrot, who genuinely displayed kindness and a humble spirit — Navarrot is president of the Friendship Club on campus and Dutulescu is vice president. The True Cup is the highest honor bestowed upon two graduating seniors by their teachers and fellow students, awarded to a senior boy and girl who possess to the greatest degree the qualities of loyalty, service and citizenship.

Both received an immediate standing ovation as they received their cups.

“I wish I could be like Cady in “Mean Girls”; everyone deserves a piece of this,” Navarrot said. “I really appreciate everyone who helped but didn’t get recognized.”

With a 4.75 weighted grade-point average, it was a no-brainier that Daniel Zhu won the Rotary Scholarship Cup, which is awarded to the DHS student at the top of the class.

Zhu’s interests include computer sciences, electrical engineering, chemistry and physics, all of which he hopes to incorporate into a great career one day. He plans to major in chemistry at Pomona College.

“I challenged myself with classes along with staying motivated and organized,” Zhu said of the secret to his success.

The Rotary Teacher Service Award went to science teacher Eric Bastin. Students wrote of him, “He isn’t afraid to talk about things, like preparing for his child’s birthday,” “It’s easy to learn from him because he uses a lot of hands-on activities in class” and “He’s awesome.”

As Moore read the descriptions, students on the stage behind her were nodding their heads in fervent agreement.

“The kids love him, and it’s not just because they can eat in class,” Moore said, explaining Bastin’s theory that students will remember something if they eat it. Hence, the calamari served after students dissected squid.

Students gave Bastin a standing ovation as he accepted his award, waving his thanks as he beat a hasty retreat back to his seat.

The complete list of honors presented Tuesday:

Local, state and national scholarships

Association of California School Administrators Future Educator Award: Destiny Smith

Cabrillo Civic Club of California Scholarships: Lucy Brazil, Samantha Ramos

Cache Creek Conservancy Scholarship: Lindsay Brandt

California Retired Teachers Association Scholarship: Hibatallah Eltahir

California School Employees Association Scholarships: Abigail Furlow, Aidan Prien, Casey Schnathorst

Davis Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Sara Medel

Davis Chinese Association Scholarships
Davis Chinese Association Scholarship: Benjamin Jin
Annie Tsao Van Memorial Scholarship: Daniel Zhu
Lee-Jing Chen Memorial Scholarship: Michael Chen
Leslie Chin Memorial Scholarship: Ted Xiao
Shang Fa Yang Memorial Scholarship: Isabelle Chen
Wen-Tze Hwang Memorial Scholarship: Issac Zhang
Ying Yung Tsao Memorial Scholarship: Kenneth Chow

Davis Host Lions Club Scholarship: Brendi Patino

Davis Odd Fellows Scholarships: Harrison Allen-Sutter, Hannah Cole-Leathers

Davis High School PTA Graduating Senior Awards: Nancy Jaime, Sydney Rosenblum, Raquel Valdes

Davis Teachers Association Scholarship: Hibatallah Eltahir

Davis Waste Removal Scholarships: Dalaigh Murphy, Jannett Rosales-Flores

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship: Destiny Smith

Elk Grove Education Association Scholarship: Holly Cooper

India Association of Davis Scholarships: Manraj Gill, Aditya Jagadish, Sanchita Raychaudhuri, Pranav Trewn

Kiwanis Club of Davis Scholarship: Thamineh Tabatabaeifar

Mansfield-Hulbert Dedicated Service Scholarship: Elena Teaford

Marilyn and R.L. “Dick” Mansfield Scholarship: Brigitte Glass

Monsanto/Calgene Biotechnology Scholarships: Aristos Athens, Amelia Crary, Ines Guinard, Benjamin Jin

National Merit Scholarships: Sanchita Raychaudhuri, Ted Xiao

National Achievement Scholarship: Fatuma-Ayaan Rinderknecht

Noor Cultural Center Scholarship: Farsheed Fani

Novozymes Inc. Scientific Achievement Scholarship: Debra Ouyang

SAME Engineering & Construction Camp Scholarship: Cecilia Cajandig

U.S. Air Force Academy Appointment: John Testerman

U.S. Military Academy at West Point Appointment: John “Jack” Scranton

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6949 Scholarship: Rose Stephens

Why Education Matters Essay Contest: Isabelle Chen, Emma Knoesen

Yolo Masonic Lodge Scholarships: Emma Knoesen, Stephanie Tauzer

Memorial Scholarships

Aaron Aronson Memorial Scholarship: Raquel Valdes

Aaron King Spirit of Davis High Scholarship: Adam King

Armstrong Family Education Scholarship: Hana McHale

Beeghly-Merritt Memorial Scholarships: Anny Huang, Sean Maroney

Charles “Doc” Wood Memorial Scholarship: Daniel Bonetti

David Murphy Scholarship: Mary Sanchez

Duke University Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholarship: Thasos Athens

Hanna Bauer Memorial Scholarship: Destiny Smith

John Barovetto Memorial Award: Rudolf “Rudy” Buhlman

Katie Sallee Memorial Award: Rose Driscoll

Lily Nisen Memorial Scholarships: Naji Dmeiri, Kalani Ratnasiri, Nicolas Seban, Margaret Starbuck

Soroptimist International of Davis Archie Moore Memorial Scholarship: Emily Talbot

Soroptimist International of Davis Madeline Gillis Memorial Scholarship: Jannett Rosales-Flores

Teo Villanueva Memorial Scholarship: Jose Arzaluz

Warren Hardaker Memorial Scholarship: Jessica Bodine

Yolo County Mexican American Concilio Scholarships
Mexican American Concilio Scholarships: Alicia Demaree, Manny Guerrero, Brendi Patino, Jose Velazquez

Mary Lou Hernandez Memorial Scholarship: Raquel Valdes
Mel Trujillo Memorial Scholarship: Viviana Palomares

Recognition by faculty for outstanding participation in departments, clubs, activities

Art Department
AP Art History: Eleanor Eaton
Ceramics: Samuel Andrews, Samantha Fung, Francisco Gonzales, Tara Halsted, Kathryn Krupa, Grace Navarrot, Dimitri Schreiber
Drawing and Painting: Michelle Higuera, Alanna Ho, Erin Kim, Neal Rock, Siyu “Mandy” Zheng
Photography: Natalie Chalfant

Avid (Advancement Via Individual Determination): Brendi Patino (academic achievement), Alondra Aldaz Uresti (dedication), Sahira Waheed (citizenship)

Band: Andrew Block, Mackenzie Busch, William Ebeler, Francesca Hovagimian, Ross Kelly, Elizabeth Lee, Conor Lee- Smith, Kristen Ronning, William Avi Steele, Scott Yamamoto

Drama Department
Board Members: Sibel Alpdemir, Kora Feder, Jasreet Gill, Catherine Grindall, Will Kingscott, Kashmir Kravitz, Laura Lavernia, Megan Orr, Madi Starr, Sydney Rosenblum
Drama Department Award for Artistic Excellence and Esprit de Corps: Margaret Starbuck
Excellence in Leadership Award: Laura Lavernia
Scotland Participation: Sibel Alpdemir, Kora Feder, Catherine Grindall, William Kingscott, Laura Lavernia, Megan Orr, Madi Starr, Shannon Turner
Thespians: Sibel Alpdemir, Jose Arzaluz, Antonio de Loera-Brust, Eseosa Edebiri, Kora Feder, Deanna Gee, Jasreet Gill, Nilesh Haile, William Kingscott, Kashmir Kravitz, Laura Lavernia, Megan Orr, Molly Parsons, Brian Reed, Neal Rock, Madi Starr, Margaret Starbuck, Shannon Turner, Elizabeth Winder
Engineering and Architecture Club: Aimee Davis, Nathan Ginn

English Department: Omar Abdel-Ghaffar, Henry Anker, Jenna Arciero, Benjamin Baek, Kian Bagheri, McKenzie Barlow, Mikaela Benson, Monica Berry, Andrew Block, Anne Bone, Lindsay Brandt, Lucy Brazil, Claudia Bucheli, Asha Byrd, Damicela Grace Calhoun, Megan Casey, Lani Chang, Isabelle Chen, Jeremy Chen, Hannah Cole-Leathers, Victoria Contreras, Amelia Crary, Laura Daggett, Laurel Darragh, Aimee Davis, Antonio de Loera-Brust, Derek DeNardo, Liliana DiCarlo, Madeleine Duyar, Eleanor Eaton, William Ebeler, Richard Farman, Rika Fields, Erin Fong, Sean Fraser, Abigail Furlow, Emily Gao, Linda Ge, Jasreet Gill, Anna Gong, Manuel Guerrero, Emmanuel Gygi, Tara Halsted, Katherine Harris, Francesca Hovagimian, Yin-Chen Hsieh, Anny Huang, Glenn Hull, Aditya Jagadish, Nancy Jaime, Benjamin Jin, Chloe Jones, Ross Kelly, William Kingscott, Aliana Knoepfler, Emma Knoesen, Laura Lavernia, Arthur Leck, Sean Lee, Conor Lee-Smith, Tessa Lewis, Samuel Manderfield, Ann Marie Pilon, Casey Marr, Hana McHale, Daisy McKim, Audrey McNamara, Jack Meyer, Victoria Mohtes-Chan, Jacob Muller, Grace Navarrot, Marea Newell, Holly Nuovo, Clarissa Paw U, Shane Pesis, Sharikiana Ratliff, Sanchita Raychaudhuri, Fatuma-Ayann Rinderknecht, Neal Rock, Grant Rose, Jacob Rutheiser, Ioana Seritan, Shauna Simon, Stephanie Siu, Brianne Slack, Rachel Smith, Margaret Starbuck, Anna Sturla, Maya Tarasenko, Katrina Tavenier, Elena Teaford, John Testerman, Daniel Tutt, Adele Woods, Don Wook Shin, Esther Wu, Travis Zane, Siyu “Mandy” Zheng

Environmental Club: Brigitte Glass, Audrey McNamara

Freedom from Hunger Club: McKenzie Barlow, Lindsay Brandt, Damicela Grace Calhoun, Laurel Darragh, Daisy McKim, Elena Teaford, Mo Xu

Freestyle Club: Jeremy Chen, Kunwoo Hong

Friendship Day Circle of Honor: Grace Navarrot, Daniel Dutulescu, Lucy Brazil, Adele Woods, Mikaela Benson, Adriana Defty, Madeline Purves, Hayden Russell, Michael Schlosser, Allyn Setran, Pranav Trewn

French Club: Adrianna Borys, Lindsay Brandt, Isabelle Chen, Clarissa Paw U

French Department: William Bellamy, Lindsay Brandt, Isabelle Chen, Manraj Gill, Emmanuel Gygi, Ines Guinard, Arthur Koehl, Yin-Chen Hsieh
French Department Academic Excellence: Adrianna Borys, Lindsay Brandt, Isabelle Chen, Daisy McKim, Anna Pilon

German American Partnership Program: Brigitte Glass, Thomas Haley, Kevin Klenzendorf, Aliana Knoepfler, Alexandra Little, Ripley McChesney, Olivia Peterson, Victoria Mohtes-Chan, Grace Navarrot, Angelea Ranzenbach, Nicolas Woo

German Club: Rudolf “Rudy” Buhlman, Thomas Haley,

German Department: Kayla Robinson, Philipp Vogel

Healthcare Careers Club: Nathan Ginn

Japanese Club: Hana McHale, Siyu “Mandy” Zheng

Japanese Department: Michael Dohn, Erin Fong, Grant Rose, Maya Salcido White

Latinos Unidos: Jose Arzaluz, Antonio de Loera-Brust, Mary Sanchez, Chenoa Vargas

Math Department
Math Team: Benjamin Jin, Sanchita Raychaudhuri, Ryan Wilson, Ted Xiao
Mu Alpha Theta: Benjamin Jin, Sanchita Raychaudhuri, Ryan Wilson, Ted Xiao, Daniel Zhu
Achievement in Math Courses: Wesley Brookman, Andrew Dumit, Emma Knoesen, Elizabeth Lee
Overall Excellence in Mathematics: Kunwoo Hong, Jacob Rutheiser, Ted Xiao

Model U.N. Club: Molly Parsons

National Honor Society (three-year active members): Henry Anker, Andrew Block, Asha Byrd, Isabelle Chen, Hannah Cole-Leathers, Naji Dmeiri, Manraj Gill, Gabriela Gutierrez, Eliana Jolkovsky, Molly Parsons, Clarissa Paw U, Kayla Robinson, Jacob Rutheiser, Thamineh Tabatabaeifer, Raquel Valdes

Physics Olympiad: Ted Xiao (semifinalist), Daniel Zhu (honorable mention in finals)

Science Department
Anatomy: Laurel Darragh, Adriana Defty, Madeleine Duyar, Sydney Rosenblum, Siyu (Mandy) Zheng
Chemistry: Jacob Rutheiser
Environmental Science: Luke Swickard
Zoology/Botany: Sara Albertson, Amelia Crary

Science Bowl DHS Team: Benjamin Jin

Science League National Chemistry Teams: Elizabeth Chen, Naji Dmeiri, Emily Gao, Ryan Hsu, Benjamin Jin, Emma Knoesen, Elizabeth Lee, Daniel Tutt, Daniel Zhu

Social Studies Department: Sarah Ainsworth, Monica Berry, Andrew Block, Lindsay Brandt, Asha Byrd, Adriana Defty, Naji Dmeiri, Derek DeNardo, Michael Dohn, Marta Drown, John (Jake) Ferrera, Rika Fields, Jasper Gilardi, Ines Guinard, Gabriela Gutierrez, Yin-Chen Hsieh, Gretchen Huston, Emma Knoesen, Christine Kubota, Arthur Leck, Elizabeth Lee, Michael McTygue, Megan Orr, Steven Orr, Sanchita Raychaudhuri, Sydney Rosenblum, Kevin Sorensen, Connor Stapleton, Margaret Starbuck, Daniel Tutt, Raquel Valdes, Katelin Van Deynze, Siyu (Mandy) Zheng
Spanish Department
Spanish 6 AP Literature: Kian Bagheri, Omar Abdel-Ghaffar, Samuel Manderfield
Spanish 5 AP: Hannah Cole-Leathers, Aimee Davis, Abigail Furlow, Aliana Knoepfler, Anny Huang, Samantha Ramos, Ioana Seritan, Don Wook Shin, Ana Sorensen, Jim Zheng

Special Davis High School awards and honors

Blue and White Editor’s Awards
Recipients: Kian Bagheri, Eleanor Eaton, Lucy Hass

California Scholarship Federation Awards
CSF Scholarship Recipients (DHS Local Chapter): McKenzie Barlow, Manraj Gill, Victoria Mohtes-Chan

California Scholarship Federation Seymour Award Finalist: Manraj Gill

CSF Lifetime Members: Sarah Ainsworth, Jenna Arciero, McKenzie Barlow*, Monica Berry*, Andrew Block*, Lindsay Brandt*, Asha Byrd*, Cecilia Cajandig*, Megan Casey*, Rosy Chaudhary*, Michelle Chin, Kenneth Chow, Krista Chun*, Erin Cloughesy*, Holly Cooper*, Laurel Darragh*, Danielle Derby*, Naji Dmeiri*, William Ebeler, Ariana Enzerink*, Farsheed Fani*, Jenna Farboud, Rika Fields, Sean Fraser, Brigitte Glass*, Gina Ghiglieri*, Manraj Gill*, Nathan Ginn*, Anna Gong*, Gabriella Gutierrez, Tara Halsted*, Rebecca Hassid*, Alanna Ho*, Kunwoo Hong*, Anny Huang*, Valerie Hurst, Benjamin Jin*, Nicholas Juchau, Emma Knoesen*, Arthur Leck, Monica LeFlore*, Songhao Li, Michaela Ma*, Samuel Manderfield*, Hana McHale, Daisy McKim*, Gaia Mohr-Tonachini*, Victoria Mohtes-Chan*, Jacob Muller*, Grace Navarrot*, Megan Orr*, Steven Orr*, Debra Ouyang*, Molly Parsons*, Jayna Patel*, Janamaria Perroud, Adam Raabe*, Samantha Ramos*, Kalani Ratnasiri, Sanchita Raychaudhuri*, Kayla Robinson*, Jacob Rutheiser*, Maya Salcido White*, Natalie Serdahl*, Jordan Shickman, Destiny Smith*, Rachel Smith, Christina Son, Amelia Stanley*, Margaret Starbuck, Thamineh Tabatabaeifar*, Melody Tai*, Maya Tarasenko*, Stephanie Tauzer*, Elena Teaford*, Ashleigh Vandenbrink*, Chenoa Vargas*, Sarah Wagoner*, Margaret Yang*, Nolan Yoo*, Brendan Zhu*
(*Asterisk denotes active lifetime members)

HUB Editor’s Awards
Recipients: Emily Gao, Anna Sturla, Daniel Tutt

Recognition for senior HUB staff members: Henry Anker, Benjamin Baek, McKenzie Barlow, Genevieve Bennett, Damicela Grace Calhoun, Sofia Cardenas, Lani Chang, Isabelle Chen, Alicia Demaree, Emily Gao, Ines Guinard, Ethan Hall, Katherine Harris, Glenn Hull, Nicholas Juanitas, Erin Kim, Daisy McKim, Meem Mohsin, Neal Rock, Shauna Simon, Anna Sturla, Pranav Trewn, Daniel Tutt

National Honor Society Scholarships: McKenzie Barlow, Eliana Jolkovsky

National Council of Teachers of English Writing Award: Benjamin Jin

Regional Occupational Program of Yolo County Awards
Automotive Technology: Erick Castillo
Biotechnology: Laurel Skoog
Cisco Networking: Benjamin Smithers
Culinary Arts: Brianne Slack
Environmental Science: Lindsay Brandt
Journalism: Anna Sturla
Stagecraft: Deanna Gee

Tony D. Fields Memorial Scholarship: Megan Orr

Associated Student Body Special Award: Adam King

Student Government Excellence in Leadership Award: Kelly Chuck

Triple “D” Award: Kylie Drexel

Athletes of the Year: Connor Stapleton, Kylie Drexel

Rotary Teacher Service Award: Eric Bastin

Rotary Scholarship Cup: Daniel Zhu

Gordon H. True Service Cup: Daniel Dutulescu, Grace Navarrot

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Daniel Zhu approaches to accept the Rotary Scholarship Cup from Principal Jacqui Moore at Tuesday’s Senior Awards Night ceremony. Fred Gladdis/Enterprise photo

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Daniel Dutulescu accepts the Gordon H. True Service Cup from Principal Jacqui Moore at Tuesday’s Senior Awards Night ceremony. Fred Gladdis/Enterprise photo

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Grace Navarrot accepts the Gordon H. True Service Cup from Principal Jacqui Moore at Tuesday’s Senior Awards Night ceremony. Fred Gladdis/Enterprise photo

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Eric Bastin, who teaches biology, zoology and botany at Davis High School, accepts congratulations upon receiving the Rotary Teacher Service Award from Principal Jacqui Moore at Tuesday’s Senior Awards Night ceremony. Fred Gladdis/Enterprise photo

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Daniel Dutulescu, center, and Grace Navarrot share the Gordon H. True Service Cup and Daniel Zhu is the Rotary Scholarship Cup winner. Fred Gladdis/Enterprise photo

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