Edmond Resident Honored as Academic All-Stater

Charlotte D’Andriole-Smith (right), an Advanced Placement history teacher at Classen School of Advanced Studies, congratulates Semony Shaw, an Academic All-Stater from Edmond, during the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Banquet, held recently in Tulsa. Shaw, a 2023 graduate of the Classen School of Advanced Studies, was among 100 outstanding seniors from Oklahoma public schools who were honored by the foundation as Academic All-Staters. She received a $1,500 Academic All-State award sponsored by foundation trustee Polly Nichols and her husband Larry of Oklahoma City. D’Andriole-Smith was Shaw’s honored teacher guest at the awards banquet and presented her with her Academic All-State medallion. The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a statewide nonprofit organization that recognizes and encourages academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools.

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Classen School of Advanced Studies at Northeast

A Summa Cum Laude graduate and president of her senior class, Shah serves as president of her school’s Health Occupations Students of America chapter and is the two-time captain of the varsity golf team. She is an international Indian classical dance performer, teaching weekly classes at her studio for the past four years. An active volunteer, she has chaired her school’s blood drive bi-annually and volunteers weekly at the Oklahoma Humane Society. In her free time, Shah likes to paint and play with her dog, Lucky. She plans to pursue a career in international business.
All-State sponsor: Polly and Larry Nichols