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St. Luke's 2023 Scholars
About the Program
The Scholars Program is for St. Luke's seniors eager to forge their own paths. After identifying a field or topic that fascinates and inspires them, students apply to the relevant Scholars program. If selected, each student then begins a deep dive into their chosen area of study - very much the equivalent of college-level work - that includes extensive independent research, consultations with faculty mentors, and, ultimately, a formal presentation of findings during St. Luke's Annual Scholar's Symposium. Many Scholars continue their research after their presentation.
You may view students' presentations and read more about the Scholars program, "the highest form of independent scholarship here on the St. Luke’s Hilltop," further down this page and in these stories from 2023, 2022, and 2021.
You may view students' presentations and read more about the Scholars program, "the highest form of independent scholarship here on the St. Luke’s Hilltop," further down this page and in these stories from 2023, 2022, and 2021.
Classical Scholars
Participants in the Classical Scholars Program undertake an enriched study of Latin and Greek. A senior-year research project, including classical humanities, completes the curriculum.
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2023 Classical Scholars List
Lilly Krongard
How to Achieve Ultimate Happiness (According to Ancient Stoicism)
Global Scholars
Seniors selected as Global Scholars complete in-depth analysis of a global issue, extensive language study, and an interdisciplinary capstone project.
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2023 Global Scholars List
Harrison Bennett
Liquid Gold: The Role and Future of Oil in the United States, Saudi Arabia, & Russia
Peter Corcoran
A Study of Geopolitics: Outside Influences on the African Continent
Phillip Etergino
Powering our Future: The Effects of Nuclear Power Around the World
Laura Haley
Gunning Down the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Italian Mafia and Mexican Cartels
Alex Holtzapffel
Europe's Forgotten Frontier: War, Development, and Instability in the Balkans
Cessa Lewis
What is an Empowered Woman? Rethinking Women's Empowerment
Thomas Ross
Rotten Meat: The Environmental Implications of Beef Production
Literary Scholars
The Literary Scholars Program is a humanities-based intensive course of study that focuses on literary research, analysis, and interpretation.
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2023 Literary Scholar List
Toby Bloch
Always A Woman: Female Exclusion in French Existentialist Literature and New Wave Cinema
Peter Cioffi
The Angry American: Steinbeck’s Critique of American Society in Search of Justice for the Lower Class
Ale Lewis
Eve: Coiled With Seduction and Sin
Jane Mathews
"What a Shame She's Stuck in Her Head": Separating the Life and Art of Sylvia Plath
Macy Millones
"Should've Put a Ring on It?": How Marriage Entrapped Victorian Women & How the Brontë Sisters Fought Back
Flynn Partington
Of This Earth: The Romance of Nature and the Capitalist Creed in American Literature
Myles Sead
Visions of Themselves: Baldwin and Lamar Reframing the Black Masculine Image
Sofia Shklovsky
(Un)Caged Bird: How Maya Angelou Shatters the Tortured Artist Archetype
STEM Scholars
The STEM curriculum includes the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students complete a set of core courses and a year-long research project in an approved field of study.
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2023 STEM Scholars List
Josephine DeMarco
3D Modeling & Construction: Creating a Digital Model of SLS
Grant Douglas
Assessing the Reusability of 3D-Printed Nasal Swabs in Testing for COVID-19
George Foster & Andrew Kress
Zamboomba: An Ice-Resurfacing Machine for Home Use
Hannah Gunn
Genetic Interference: Using siRNA to Lessen the Symptoms of TRAPS
Maggie Laguzza & Natalie Owsley
Optimizing a Salt Water Battery: Examining the Effective Chemical Properties of Salt Water Energy
Mason Pratt
Solar Tracking: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Stationary and Moving Solar Panels
Matt Riccardi
Predicting Collegiate Sports Winning Percentages Through Statistical Analysis
Kaan Savasoglu
Migraine Alert: Predicting Weather-Related Migraines Using a Multi-Factor Model
Caleb Seiden
Projecting Injury in Professional Baseball via Statistical Inference
Thomas Skinner
Quantifying the Effect of Districts' Median Household Incomes on the Quality of Their Public High Schools
Cum Laude Society National Winners
St. Luke's Scholars have won three National Cum Laude awards for their work (three out of three entries) and each participant receives an honors distinction at St. Luke's graduation. This top honor is given to only one or two students nationwide.
Carolina Warneryd '19 was the winner for her STEM paper, "Engineering a Sanitation Solution for the Guatemala City Dump."
Amelia Wyckoff '18 was the winner for her Classical Scholars paper, "Villain or Victim: Sexuality, Gender, and Female Agency in Medea."
Sebastian Bates '14 won the award for his Classical Scholars essay, "A Wolf Among Many Hounds: Poetry, Politics, and Reform in Solon's Athens," which was published in the Concord Review.
Carolina Warneryd '19 was the winner for her STEM paper, "Engineering a Sanitation Solution for the Guatemala City Dump."Amelia Wyckoff '18 was the winner for her Classical Scholars paper, "Villain or Victim: Sexuality, Gender, and Female Agency in Medea."Sebastian Bates '14 won the award for his Classical Scholars essay, "A Wolf Among Many Hounds: Poetry, Politics, and Reform in Solon's Athens," which was published in the Concord Review.Presentations from 2023
2023 Scholars' Presentations
Presentations from 2022
2022 Scholars' Presentations
Online Presentations from 2020 & 2021
2021 Scholars' Presentations
2020 Scholars' Presentations
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