Seniors Honored At Awards Banquet

Senior academicians, athletes and artists were celebrated during the Senior Awards and Reception the evening of May 3 in Benjamin Hall. The celebratory evening commenced with a reception outside of Benjamin Hall, followed by the awards ceremony.

Head of School Bob Goldberg highlighted the many athletic, artistic and academic accomplishments of the senior class. Goldberg said it has been “a year of tremendous achievement” and lauded the senior college matriculation list which includes Ivy League universities, first tier colleges and impressive arts and technical schools.

Head of Upper School Fletcher Carr said deciding on the evening’s award recipients was a difficult task, with so many notable seniors excelling in various disciplines. Carr commenced the ceremony by presenting Jennifer Barre with the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award.

Seniors were recognized for a series of departmental awards including the Julian Reynolds Career Athlete Award, given to Alessandra Baldari, Will Nicklaus and Jordan Travis. Baldari’s swimsuit and Travis’s jersey will both be retired at the end of the year.

Dr. James Haley presented the second annual Engineering Certificate to five seniors who took four additional courses, contributed six semesters of work in an extracurricular club focused on science, engineering or robotics, and completed a capstone project in engineering or design. Roberta Lama, Colton Zeeca, Scott Burstein, Kent Waxman and Stephen Gardner all received the certificate for their tremendous work. Valedictorian Lama’s capstone project was the development of a 3D printed cover for a German prosthetic knee called the Rheo 3.

Students received academic recognition in English, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, World Languages, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies along with participation recognition in Honor Council, the National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society and Student Council.

The evening concluded with Salutatorian Ashley Sniffen receiving the Faculty Academic Achievement Award. The honor is awarded by the Upper School to a student in the senior class who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, a scholarly approach to learning, a strong sense of responsibility and who has made significant contributions to the academic community.

Jennifer Barre

Alessandra Baldari, Jennifer Barre, Scott Burstein, Olivia Gruner, Kendall Harrow, “Lisa” Huang, Roberto Lama, Abigale Mendelsohn, Emma O’Hare, Margaret Regnery, Acadia Rubin, Ashley Sniffen

Sophia DeRosa

Martin Weisz

Conor Greene, Kailey Graziotto

 

Athletics:

Pathfinder Nominee in Sports: Alessandra Baldari

Julian Reynolds Career Athlete Awards

Alessandra Baldari, Will Nicklaus, Jordan Travis

Kristofer Armstrong, Alessandra Baldari, Katy Blain, John Bowen, Sydney Burnett, Roderick Crawford, Ethan Denenberg, Sean Farahani, Sabrina Fonda, Robert “Wells” Fournie, Conor Greene, Nina Houri, Sarah Kahn, Matthew Kaneb, Kylie Kempe, Roberto Lama, Paul LaNoce, Lauren Lindahl, Matthew Lopes, Claire Lord, Joshua “Caine” Lukas, Jack McCluskey, Steven Nicklaus, Will Nicklaus, Da’Mya Preston, Margaret Regnery, Anthony Rooney, Carolyn Rose, Acadia Rubin, Jasua Samuel, Keiarra Slack, Sarah Stamp, Aaron Steinhart, Isaiah Thomas, Jordan Travis, Martin Weisz, Anise Williams, Will Ziff

English:  

AP Literature: Marine Wolff

Senior Selections:  Olivia Gruner

Senior Outstanding Scholar: Roberto Lama

Pathfinder Nominee in Literature: Kailey Graziotto

                

Visual Arts:  

Ceramics:  Conor Greene

AP Art History:  Samantha Fried

AP Studio Art:  Sarah Kahn

AP Drawing:  Jingyi “Clairey” Ling

AP Photography:  Olivia Gruner  

Senior Outstanding Scholar: Kendall Harrow

Pathfinder Nominee for Art:  Sophia DeRosa

Performing Arts:  

Drama: Alexa McAvoy

Dance:  Amanda Viola

Sousa Award in Instrumental Music: Nina Houri

National Choral Award:  Kristofer Armstrong

Broadcast Excellence Award:  Alexander Lappin

Vanessa Anderson Award:  Alexandra Katz

Pathfinder Nominee for Music/Instrumental:  Roya Shirzad

Pathfinder Nominee for Music/Vocal: Kristofer Armstrong

Pathfinder Nominee for Drama:  Alexa McAvoy

World Languages:  

Mandarin Chinese 4 Honors: Martin Weisz

Honors Survey of Mandarin Literature and Film: Isaac Wiggins

Mandarin Chinese AP: Seamus Coffey-Gallagher

Honors Survey of French Literature and Film: Anna Baker

AP French Language and Culture: Isabelle Michelon

Spanish Conversation and Culture:  Sophia DeRosa

Honors Survey of Spanish Literature and Film:  Alyssa Suarez

AP Spanish Language and Culture: Marine Wolff

By vote of the department, Senior Outstanding Scholar:  Marine Wolff

Pathfinder Nominee for Foreign Language: Marine Wolff

                                                    

Mathematics:

College Algebra/Trigonometry:  Kay Baker

Statistical Thinking:  Olivia Gruner

AP Statistics:  Ashley Sniffen

AP Calculus AB:  Colton Zecca

AP Calculus BC:  Roberto Lama

Pathfinder Nominee for Mathematics: Lisa Huang

Phyllis Wissner Outstanding Scholar Award

Recipient:  Lisa Huang

Mu Alpha Theta:

Acadia Rubin, Lisa Huang, Margaret Regnery, Olivia Gruner, Roberto Lama, Scott Burstein