As the 2015-16 school year winds down, the Top 10 Academic Seniors at Bordentown Regional High School are looking ahead. Six girls and four boys are set to pursue a wide array of majors and career paths at a variety of colleges and universities all across the country. As of the end of the first semester, these students ranked in the Top 10 based on their GPAs, and ranking may change before the end of the school year. Each student filled out a questionnaire about their favorite Bordentown memories, clubs and activities they participated in and career goals. The seniors will attend colleges including Rutgers University, St. Joseph’s University, College of the Atlantic and the University of Virginia in the fall. They plan to study subjects like biology, physics, aerospace engineering, music performance and policy analysis. During their four years at Bordentown Regional, the students participated in activities like National Honor Society, Future Business Leader of America, Model Congress, marching band, Technology Student Association, a variety of athletics and more.The Class of 2016 is set to graduate on Thursday, June 16 at 6 p.m. in the Bordentown Regional High School Performing Arts Center.
Cynthia Reynolds
The College of New Jersey (physics)Scientist, professional performer, or physics teacherRank: 1 GPA: 106.56Activities: Theater Club president, ITS Troupe 6803 president, Core & Chorale president, Mock Trial lawyer, field hockey, lead Cappies critic, Class of 2016Favorite memory: Performing as Charity Hope Valentine in the 2016 BRHS spring musical Sweet Charity. Performing is my passion, and I love providing an audience with entertainment and helping them forget their troubles, if only for a few hours.Memorable quote: “We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” –William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Jason Woloff
University of Virginia (chemical engineering)Chemical engineerRank: 2 GPA: 106.28Activities: Student council, Class of 2016, National Honor Society, baseball, bowling, basketball, cross countryFavorite memory: Winning back-to-back volleyball tournamentsMemorable quote: “Money can’t buy happiness, but I’ve never seen someone unhappy on a jet-ski.”
Cassie Bolinger
Rutgers University (chemistry and political science)LawyerRank: 3 GPA: 105.32Activities: Field hockey, theater, Cappies critic, Interact Club, class treasurer, National Honor SocietyFavorite memory: Senior class trip to DisneyMemorable quote: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –Dr. Seuss
Emma Method
Temple University (music performance)
Chamber musicianRank: 4GPA: 104.8Activities: Mock trial, Model UN, Model Congress, National Honor SocietyFavorite memory: Winning the 2016 Burlington County Mock Trial competition
Memorable quote: “Music is a means capable of expressing dark dramatism and pure rapture, suffering and ecstasy…and the subtlest nuances and interplay of those feelings which words are powerless to express…” –Dmitri Shostakovich
Angela Ritter
College of the Atlantic (human ecology)
Field research in marine ecology/conservationRank: 5GPA: 104.44Activities: Biology club, Model UN, mock Trial, InternshipFavorite memory: Mr. Puhak’s last Physics 2H class coming together to surprise him at the end of the year with class T-shirtsMemorable quote: “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” –Walt Disney
Jack Stewart
Purdue University (aerospace engineering)
Aerospace engineerRank: 6GPA: 103.75Activities: Cross country, winter track, golf, Debate Team, Student Council, National Honor Society, Technology Student Association, Model UN, Math ClubFavorite memory: Mr. BordentownMemorable quote: “I don’t know where I’m heading, I just know I am going to arrive in style.”
Samuel Frey
Cornell University (policy analysis and management)
Rank: 7GPA: 103.37Activities: Marching band Drum Major, National Honor Society president, Eagle ScoutFavorite memory: Losing Mr. Bordentown to Scott PriceMemorable quote: “If I’m not back in five minutes, just wait longer.”
Rajkiran Baskaran
Rutgers University (biology)
Physician
Rank: 8GPA: 103.19Activities: Marching band Drum Major, Biology Club, Technology Student Association, National Honor SocietyFavorite memory: Taking first place over and over in our last marching band seasonMemorable quote: “Subscribe to
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Jenna Frey
Wake Forest University (biology)
Orthodontist
Rank: 9GPA: 103.15Activities: Varsity soccer (captain, senior year), varsity bowling (captain, senior year)Favorite memory: Freshman varsity soccer. From competing in dizzy bat races, to practicing in five inches of snow, to running to Town and Country Diner, to playing in the state finals, freshman year soccer will be something I never forget.Memorable quote: “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
Emily Lukach
St. Joseph’s University (finance)
Financial advisor
Rank: 10GPA: 102.9Activities: Varsity soccer captain, varsity basketball captain, varsity track and field captain, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor SocietyFavorite memory: The state tournament of soccer my freshman year was life-changing. Making it to the state finals is something I’ll never forget.Memorable quote: “If you’re reading this, it’s too late.”
This year’s top students will attend Rutgers,
