Lowell, MA – Lowell High School announced six Carney Medalist recipients for 2014-2015 school year today.
The Carney Medal is an academic award, which businessman James Carney established in 1859, presented to students in their senior year for excelling in academic disciplines. It is one of the oldest co-educational awards bestowed on American high school students in the country. Since 1859 three men and three women have received the award each year from Lowell High School.
The 2015 recipients include Penhleakhena Ou, Jenny Phan, Alexandria Panagiotakos, Shaughn Pender, Danny Ouk and Steven Maglio.
The medals will be awarded at the Lowell High School Commencement ceremony on June 3, 2015.
The headline picture of James Carney is part of the Lowell Historical Society archive.
