Awards Day 2009

More than 100 awards were bestowed upon Upper School students at The 2009 Awards Day ceremony held in Kennedy Auditorium on Friday, June 5. Students were recognized not only for stellar academic performance, but also for their artistic talent, athletic prowess, and commitment to service. While many students received awards, many more did not; however, Head of School Scott Looney acknowledged all students for their contributions, both academic and otherwise, claiming that awards are not the sole measure of excellence or accomplishment.

Although Hawken’s most esteemed award, the Bolton Award, was announced at Awards Day, it was actually presented one day earlier at the Senior Breakfast because the recipient, Terrence Embry, was competing at the state track meet and thus unable to attend the ceremony. The Bolton Award is bestowed upon a Hawken student who excels in all aspects of education and in so doing has truly lived up to the Hawken motto: “That each generation introduce its successor to a higher plane of life.” Terrence will be attending Oberlin College on a full scholarship through Questbridge.

Receiving the third annual Grant Roth ’85 Community Service award was Emily Brueck. As recipient of this award, Emily was given a $500 stipend to donate to the charity of her choice.

Below is a list of all awards and their recipients.

MATHEMATICS AWARDS

TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science)
Varsity
Omar Diab, Alexander Ferris, David Gerson, Aaron Hung, Alec Lai, Jacob Sachs, Quentin Smith, Noah Whitehead
Junior Varsity
Matthew Blanchard, Nathan Baker, Charles Hermann, Lauren Hughes, Amelia Mainardi Randi Michel, Peter Mintun, Maya Shumyatcher

American Mathematics Competitions
12th Grade
Brian Huser, Aaron Hung, Alec Lai
11th Grade
Omar Diab
9th Grade
Anirudh Dasarathy

Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Competition
12th Grade
Brian Huser, Alec Lai
11th Grade
Omar Diab, David Gerson, Peter Mintun
9th Grade
Anirudh Dasarathy

CWRU Michelson-Morley Award for the Outstanding Junior in Mathematics and Science
David Gerson

Rensselaer Medal
Randi Michel

SCIENCE AWARDS

United States Physics Team Semi-Finalists
Omar Diab, Michael Eby, David Gerson, Brian Huser, Quentin Smith

Outstanding First Year Physics Student
Peter Mintun

Outstanding Second Year Physics Student
Brian Huser

Outstanding Junior in Science
Nathan Baker

Outstanding Senior in Science
Alec Lai

AAPT Physics Bowl Contest
David Aronoff, Evan Berlin, Omar Diab, Charles Hermann, Brian Huser, David Gerson, Peter Mintun, Quentin Smith, John Weiss, Noah Whitehead

ENGLISH AWARDS

English Award
Brian Huser
Creative Writing Award
Lexi Wangler
McCreary Prize - Poetry
Aden Wexberg
McCreary Prize - Prose
Hannah Kerman

ARTS AWARDS

Theater

Senior Awards
Brian Huser, Janet Katzin, Catherine Vinci
Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Player
Ryan Smith
Hawken Players Society Senior Stage Crew
Christa Himmelein
Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Technician
Kathryn Goldston

Dance

Fosse Award for Excellence in Dance
Teressa Holcomb
Spirit of Dance Award
Amanda Mervine

Music

Choral Award
Adrienne Krol
Instrumental Award
Jana Jaffe

Visual Arts

Photography
Guy Baratz
Sculpture
Dana Lee
The George Roby Art Award
William Crownover

MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES AWARDS

French
Paige von Mehren
Spanish
David Falk
Latin
Samuel Milner
Chinese
Madeline Gabor
Combined Language Award
Alec Lai

HISTORY AWARD

Outstanding Seniors Award
Dylan Herts, Andrew Macklis

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH AWARDS

Physical Education Awards
9th Grade
Athlete
Allie Schwertner
Jeremy Simmons
Spirit
Alexis Floyd
Nick Ranallo

10th Grade
Athlete
Abigail Moeller
Blake Parker
Spirit
Kathryn Goldston
Ryan Sala

11th Grade
Athlete
Jonathan Borden
Meredith Mendosa
Spirit
Wesley Rupert
Dana Shaker

Health Awards
Health I
Nicole Berry Liam Green
Health II
Mitch Joseph Hannah Kerman

EXTRACURRICULAR AWARDS

Speech and Debate
Susan Minks O’Brien Award for Excellence in Speech and Debate
Randi Michel

The Larry H. Banks Award for Excellence in Debate Events
Dylan Herts, Andrew Macklis

AffirmativeNo Awards

Robert B. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Work by an Editor
Elizabeth Bruml
Omar Diab

Marjorie Johnson Award
Elizabeth Bruml
Dylan Herts

Award for Outstanding Work by a Writer
Elizabeth Bruml
Dylan Ford

Readers of the Year
Stephanie Cushey
Linus Falck-Ytter
Abby Kolk

INTEGRITY COUNCIL AWARDS

Seniors:
Brian Huser, Yang Li, Sam Lincoln, Noah Whitehead
Juniors:
Jacqueline Graham, Peter Mintun, Margo Uhrman
Sophomores: Jocelyn Adams, Margaret Erlendsdottir, Paul Macklis

SERVICE AWARDS

The Grant Roth '85 Community Service Award
Emily Brueck

SENIOR AWARDS

Strong Award
Michael Hruby

Carter Award
Cassandra Bucceri

Marsh Award
Al MacCracken

Bole Award
AP Environmental Science Classes

Charles B. Bolton Award
Terrance Embry