Upper School Celebrates Excellence at Awards Day

Awards Day was held on Friday, June 1, 2012 to salute the exceptional accomplishments of Hawken Upper School students in math, science, English, the arts and more.

 

This year's prestigious Charles B. Bolton Award was shared by two outstanding seniors: Jenna Foti and Liam Green. The Bolton Award, which was first given in 1977, is among the most highly anticipated honors a senior can receive and 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." Presenting the awards was Peter Jacobson '81, President of the Alumni Association.
 

Below is a complete list of awardees for 2012.

 

Hawken Players' Society Stage Crew - Jonas Albert, Zac Bartel, Sarah Doody, Justin Epstein,

Stuart Farmer, Tim Foster, Lena Goren, Victoria Jones, Arianna Marino, Rose Musto,

Rebecca Rosen, Sarah Stark, John Walker Moosbrugger, Daijah Reese

Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Technician - Trent Taylor

Hawken Players’ Society Senior Theater Awards - Jamie Foti, Lexi Karas, Erika Pronty

Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Player - Aden Wexberg

Fosse Awards for Excellence in Dance - Madeline Bruner, Sigal Landau

Spirit of Dance Award - Cache McClay

Choral Award - Brandon Lambright

Instrumental Award - Gabe Napoli

Sculpture Award - Pia Beck

Ceramic Award - Claire Hobson

The George Roby Art Award - Katelyn Ursu

English Award - Sonia Feldman

McCreary Prize

Poetry Award - Sonia Feldman

Prose Award - Jamie Foti

Susan Minks O’Brien Award for Excellence in Speech & Debate - Sunjeev Devulapalli

The Larry H. Banks Award for Excellence in Debate Events - Anirudh Dasarathy

Amnesty International Award for Service to Human Rights - Colleen Schikowski, Hannah Meropol

Robert B. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Work by an Editor - Laura Young

Marjorie Johnson Award - Sonia Feldman

Award for Outstanding Work by a Writer - Alexandra Markovich

Reader of the Year - Adil Menon

Academic Challenge Team Awards - 12th Grade: Adam Charnas, Anirudh Dasarathy, Aaron Ekstein, Jonathan Meckler, Adil Menon, Eric Xiao; 10th Grade: Shang-Shang Chen; 9th Grade: Jack Weisman

Outstanding Awards

Senior History Award - Jonathan Meckler

Junior History Award - Jacob Dennis

Sophomore History Award - Erica Fearon

 

Seniors: Liam Green, Adam Mesterhazy, Sanjay Rao, Aden Wexberg

Juniors: Annie Artz, Rachel McKay, Andrew Wakefield

Sophomores: Eric Giesler, Noah Geller, Alix Prybyla

American Mathematics Competition - 12th Grade: Anirudh Dasarathy, Josh Petrack;

10th Grade: Shang-Shang Chen; 9th Grade: Kush Khosla

Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Competition - 12th Grade: Anirudh Dasarathy,

Anthony Hsieh, Josh Petrack; 11th Grade: Russell Cohen; 9th Grade: Kush Khosla

Rensselaer Medal

Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science - Hunter Moeller

French Award – Eric Xiao

Spanish Award - Madeline Pesec

Latin Award - Anirudh Dasarathy

Combined Language Award - Isabella Todaro

Chinese Award - Carolyn Mazanec

Gavin Buck, Sami Crane, Skyler Crownover, Jenna Foti, Josh Giesler, Liam Green, Wesley Herts, Lexi Karas, Surya Khadilkar, Molly Liebeskind, Ryan Looney, Hannah Meropol, Sanjay Rao, Baui Senkfor, Kerrin Sunshine, Zach Voigt, Mona Waruingi, Aden Wexberg

 

9th Grade Athlete Award - Emily Oliver, Charlie Hruby

9th Grade Spirit Award - Daniela Brkic, Matt Pitera

10th Grade Athlete Award – Wyatt Beck, Meredith Cohen

10th Grade Spirit Award - Beth Fitzgerald, Grant Gilchrist

11th Grade Athlete Award - Kate Anagnostos, Micah Simpson

11th Grade Spirit Award - Rusell Cohen, Courtney Yoke

Health I Award - Alison Jin, Tim Foster

Health II Award - Jenny Satterfield, Alex Stotter

United States Physics Team Semifinalist - Josh Petrack

AAPT Physics Bowl Contest - Jacob Broida, Russell Cohen, Anirudh Dasarathy, Jacob Dennis,Brian Drockton, Arthur Erlendsson, Mark Murgiano, Josh Petrack, Sanjay Rao, Baui Senkfor

Outstanding Physics Students - Russell Cohen, Sydney Costintini

Outstanding Junior in Science - Annie Artz

Outstanding Senior in Science - Anirudh Dasarathy

CWRU Michelson-Morley Award

Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science - Sydney Costantini

 

The Grant Roth ’85 Community Service Award - Nicole Berry

The Geller Family (Dan Geller ’81) Education Fund Award

The Hawken School Circle W Farm – Nathan Hunt

on behalf of The Doan Brook Watershed Partnership and Mather House – Kate Anagnostos

on behalf of The Glenville Development Corporation - Greg Foley

on behalf of The Newton D. Baker School of the Arts – Emma Link

Strong Award - Jeremy Simmons

Carter Award - Kerrin Sunshine

Marsh Award - Cat Yoke

Phi Beta Kappa Award - Anirudh Dasarathy

Jenna Foti and Liam Green

Mather House