Newmarket High School names top 10 students in the Class of 2024

NEWMARKET — Newmarket High School has announced the top 10 students in its Class of 2024.

Matilde Sala

Matilde Sala (valedictorian) will attend the University of New Hampshire in the fall to major in biochemistry.

Sports, clubs and awards: Teen Tutors (11th and 12th); Teen Tutors President (12th); National Honors Society (12th); Seacoast Science Center Marine Fellowship (11th ); Independent Latin Study (9th through 12th); Manchester Community College Western Civilization 1500-present (11th); UNH CATS First-Year Writing (10th); Harvard Book Award (11th); Academic Excellence in Biology (10th); Academic Excellence in Pre-Calculus (11th); Academic Excellence in Algebra II (10th); Academic Excellence for English 3 (11th); Academic Excellence for Economics (11th); Academic Excellence for Spanish Grade II (11th); Academic Excellence in Western Civilization & Geography (10th); Academic Excellence in Business & Technology (10th); and AP Scholar Award (11th)

Community service and employment: Volunteer and community service experiences consisted of weekly tutoring and the National Honors Society volunteer opportunities, such as the Breast Cancer Walk, leaf raking, Trick or Canning, and helping out at the cross country meet (11th and 12th), 12). Also, worked as a summer camp counselor aide for the Newmarket Recreation Department (10th).

Favorite high school memory: My Rhizopus (black bread mold) Independent Study in 10th grade biology.

Soumyan Dillip

Soumyan Dillip (salutatorian) will attend the University of Central Florida in the fall to major in aerospace engineering with a minor in computer science.

Sports, clubs and awards: Varsity track and field (9th through 12th); boys varsity soccer (10th through 12th); Project SEARCH (11th and 12th); Newmarket Teen Tutors (11thand 12th); National Honor Society (12th); Student Athletic Leadership Team (12th); Academic Excellence in Chemistry Award (11th); and Rensselaer Medal Recipient (11th).

Community service and employment: Volunteer soccer coach for the Newmarket Recreation Center (since 2021); volunteer for the local Indian Community (since 2017); National Honor Society (30 volunteer hours per year); and Teen Tutors (15 hours per year).

Favorite high school memory: Going on the Boda Borg field trip and playing my last home soccer game in the playoffs.

Allison Burke

Allison Burke will attend Fordham University in the fall to major in psychology.

Sports, clubs and awards: National Honor Society (10th through 12th), secretary; Interact Club (9th through 12th), vice president, president; Student Athletic Leadership Team (11th and 12th), secretary, president; Student Government (10th through 12th), class secretary and class vice president; Newmarket Environmental Team (9ththrough 12th) secretary, president; Prom Committee (11thand 12th), committee chair; varsity girls soccer (10ththrough 12th) JV Most Improved Player (2021); NHIAA Division IV State Champions (2021, 2022) and runner-up team (2023); varsity cross country (12th); varsity indoor track & field (10th through 12th); Coach’s Award (2023), Granite State Conference (2024), several school relay records;  varsity outdoor track & field (10th through 12th), several school relay records; NHIAA and NHADA Scholar Athlete Award; Frederick Douglas & Susan B. Anthony Award (2023); and Presidential Scholars Candidate (2024).

Community service and employment: UNH Therapeutic Riding Program volunteer (8ththrough 10th); Newmarket Youth Softball U6 & U8 volunteer coach (8th through 10th) New Hampshire SPCA Volunteer (12th), NET Zero Roadside Cleanups (9th through 12th); Newmarket Cares Day (6-year event volunteer); Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk; LOCO Marathons Race volunteer; Trick or Canning; Making Bracelets for the Red Cross (2022) and Ukraine (2023); Send A Smile cards; Planting trees at NJSHS campus; adding granite benches to NJSHS campus; NHS Leaf Raking; Izzy’s Frozen Yogurt & Ice Cream (seasonal, 2021-present); and Me & Ollie’s Cafe (2023-present)

Favorite high school memory: My favorite high school memory was getting two golden batons by winning both the 4x400 and 4x800 relays at the Division III State Championship track meet in 2022. We also set a Division III state record in the 4x800 and continued onto the Meet of Champions, the New England Championships, and New Balance Nationals.

Satbani Dhariwal

Satbani Dhariwal will attend the University of Connecticut in the fall with a major in biomedical engineering, pre-med with a second major in computer science engineering.

Sports, clubs and awards: AP Scholar (11th); Honor Roll (9ththrough 12th); Band (9th); Chorus (9th); Robotics (11th and 12th), Project Search (11thand 12th); Prom Decor Committee (12th); Yearbook Club (12th); National Honors Society (12th); National Technical Honors Society (12th); National Youth; and Leadership Forum (NYLF) Medicine Program (11th).

Community service and employment: Portsmouth Regional Hospital unpaid internship (Sterile/Surgical Services: 80+ hours, Cardiology 75+ hours, ongoing); LNA license; Great Bay Marathon; Newmarket Elementary School Multicultural Potluck Event; Trick or Canning; Schoolhouse SAT Tutoring (2023); Newmarket Recreation Center - Annual Halloween Haunt (2022); and Newmarket Freshman/6th Grade Orientation.

Favorite high school memory: Anatomy & physiology dissections, chem labs, and biomed labs.

Alexander Foltz

Alexander Foltz will attend the University of Connecticut in the fall to major in electrical engineering.

Sports, clubs and awards: Academic Initiative in Mandarin (9th); Academic Excellence in Design and Creation (9th); Improv Club- Backstage cast member (10th); SST- created a museum exhibit for the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center (11th); National Technical Honors Society (12th), Commended Student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program (12th); and Highest Honors (9ththrough 12th)

Community service and employment: Employed at Target.

Favorite high school memory: My favorite memory from high school was seeing the museum exhibit me and my group had created in the actual museum, as it was something we had all worked really hard on, so seeing it out for an official display was really cool to see.

Olivia Grundy

Olivia Grundy will attend the University of Colorado Boulder in the fall to major in geology.

Sports, clubs and awards: National Technical Honors Society (SST, 12th); Club 94 in AP Biology (11th); Academic Excellence in Algebra 2 (11th); Academic Excellence in Business Technologies (10th); Prom Decorating Committee (12th); and took art classes at The Art Room (9th through 12th).

Community service and employment: New Hampshire DCYF foster care program; volunteer work and employment at The Art Room; and Harvard Museum of Natural History in the Invertebrate Paleontology Department (12th).

Favorite high school memory: My top two favorite memories from high school are 1.) having a three-person anatomy class during sophomore year after the seniors left, and 2) taking part in a pipetting competition during first year SST and having to stand on top of the lab benches.

Alanna Hagen

Alanna Hagen will attend Northeastern University in the fall to major in criminology and criminal justice.

Sports, clubs and awards: Varsity cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field (9th through 12th); treasurer/president of National Honor Society (10th through 12th); vice president Student-Athletic Leadership Team (11th and 12th); NET Zero and Interact Club (10th and 11th); EHS Scholar Athlete Award (9th); George Eastman Young Leaders Award (11th); All-Conference Granite State Athlete Award (all three seasons- 10th through 12th); Granite State Athlete of the Year (XC 12th); All-State Athlete Award (XC and outdoor track 10th, all three seasons 11th and 12th); and Coaches Award (XC 10th through 12th, indoor track 11th).

Community service and employment: National Honor Society (30+ hours per year); community leaf raking; Making Strides Walk; roadside clean-ups; Send a Smile card-making event; blood drives; numerous volunteer opportunities at the Pines; making bracelets to raise money for Ukraine and The Red Cross; Newmarket Cares Day; Freshman Orientation; Trick or Canning; collecting donations for NHMARF; and volunteered at elementary and middle school cross country meets.

Favorite high school memory: New Balance Nationals Outdoor 2022 trip.

Alexander Henry

Alexander Henry will attend Providence College in the fall to major in environmental biology.

Sports, clubs and awards: Varsity soccer (10th through 12th); varsity basketball (9th through 11th); Unified Basketball (12th); varsity baseball (10th), Student Government (10ththrough 12th); S.A.L.T (10th through 12th); National Honor Society (10th through 12th) Academic Excellence Award Chemistry (11th); Academic Excellence Award Biology (11th), and Student Government class treasurer.

Community service and employment: Lexie Joint; youth soccer and basketball coach; volunteered through National Honor Society (leaf raking, blood drives and Making Strides for Breast Cancer Walk).

Favorite high school memory: Senior soccer season.

Emma Walkowiak

Emma Walkowiak will attend Bucknell University in the fall to major in sociology on the pre-law track.

Sports, clubs and awards: National Honor Society (10th through 12th); Student Government/Class President (9th through 12th); Student Council Representative (11th and 12th), Student Council vice president (12th); All-State First Team Soccer (12th); NH State Scholar Athlete (12th); varsity soccer (10ththrough 12th  - State Champions 10th and 11th); varsity softball (11thand 12th - Captain – 12th), Student Athletic Leadership Team (11th and 12th), Internal Media Officer (12th); All Around Junior Award (11th); Endicott Book Award (11th); Girls State Representative (11th); HOBY Award (10th); Student Advisory Group (9th through 12th); Interact Club (9th through 12th) Highest Honors (9th through 12th) Seacoast United Soccer (9th and 10th)

Community service and employment: Volunteered with the Newmarket Food Pantry (10th and 11th); Trick or Canning Food Drive (9th through 12th); Newmarket Cares Day (9th through 12th), Rec Soccer Coach (9th and 10th)

Favorite high school memory: Getting to win the first Girls Soccer State Championship in our school’s history with my sister.

Carl Zheng

Carl Zheng will attend the University of New Hampshire in the fall to major in biomedical engineering.

Sports, clubs and awards: JV Basketball (10th); varsity basketball (11th and 12th); Band (9th and 10th); and Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award (2023).

Community service and employment: Tropical Smoothie Cafe (2022 - present); Rec Basketball Coach Assistant (11th); and Newmarket Cares Day (11th and 12th).

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Newmarket High School names top 10 students in the Class of 2024