Awards Day 2010

The upper school student body gathered in the Kennedy Auditorium on Friday, June 4 to recognize fellow students for their stellar academic performance, artistic talent, athletic prowess, and commitment to community service. Awards Day 2010 also marked the first annual Dobay Trophy for House of the Year, which this year was proudly claimed by Mather House. Hawken`s most esteemed award, the Bolton Award, is bestowed upon a Hawken student who excels in all areas and has truly lived up to the Hawken motto: \"That each generation introduce its successor to a higher plane of life.\" This year the Bolton Award went to Charles Hermann, who was chosen not only for his academic prowess but for his calm and steady leadership, personal integrity, and outstanding participation in multiple aspects of school life. The fourth annual Grant Roth `85 Community Service award went to Seth Shill `11. As recipient of this award, Seth was given a $500 stipend to donate to the charity of his choice. Below is a list of all awards and their recipients. Science Awards MIT Inspirational Teacher Award: Bob Shurtz United States Physics Team Semifinalists: Anirudh Dasarthy, Omar Diab, David Gerson, John Weiss, Alexander Zempolich Outstanding First Year Physics Students: Taylor Pearl, Kyle Hoffman Outstanding Second Year Physics Student: Zachary McMains Outstanding Junior in Science: Hannah Kerman Outstanding Senior in Science: David Gerson AAPT Physics Bowl Contest: Anirudh Dasarthy, Omar Diab, Michael Eby,Peter Mintun, John Weiss Mathematics Awards American Mathematics Competition: Omar Diab, Michael Eby, Anirudh Dasarthy, Anthony Hsieh Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Competition: Omar Diab, Peter Mintun, Anirudh Dasarthy, Russell Cohen CWRU Michelson-Morley Award (Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science: Taylor Pearl Rensselaer Medal (Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science): Yoni Kirsch English Awards English Award: Dana Shaker McCreary Prize Poetry Award: Jocelyn Adams Prose Award: Erin Sheplavy Arts Awards Senior Theater Awards: Alisa Foti, John Kachurek, Adrienne Krol, Ana Muschler, Wesley Rupert, Evan Schreiber, Erin Sheplavy, Myles Simmons, Ryan Smith Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Player: Andrew Johnson Hawken Players Society Senior Stage Crew: TJ Callahan, Zach Dininny Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Technician: Trent Taylor Fosse Award for Excellence in Dance: Julia Kaesberg Spirit of Dance Award: Maya Sirmons Choral Award: Alisa Foti Instrumental Award: Sanjay Rao Jazz Band Award: David Nelson Sculpture Award: Matthew Blanchard The George Roby Art Award: Ana Muschler, Natalie Rorick Modern & Classical Languages Awards French Award: Samantha Stilson Spanish Award: Alisa Foti Latin Award: Spencer Hobson Chinese Award: Sun-Jung Yoon Combined Award: Charles Hermann History Awards Outstanding Senior Award: Alisa Foti Physical Education & Health Awards 9th Grade Athlete Award: Sydney Hanzlik, Mark Dzomba 9th Grade Spirit Award: Sydney Costantini, Sawyer Opalich 10th Grade Athlete Award: Surya Khadilkar, Gavin Buck 10th Grade Spirit Award: Colleen Schikowski, Aden Wexberg 11th Grade Athlete Award: Liz Naylor, Xiaoran Jia 11th Grade Spirit Award: Michelle May-Curry, Paul Macklis Health I Award: Marissa Cominelli, Cory Roth Health II Award: Kathleen Crownover, Mitchell Krall Extracurricular Awards Susan Minks O`Brien Award for Excellence in Speech & Debate: Maya Shumyatcher The Larry H. Banks Award for Excellence in Debate Events: Michael Gwin, Ozan Cubukcu Robert B. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Work by an Editor: Omar Diab Marjorie Johnson Award: Elizabeth Bruml Award for Outstanding Work by a Writer: Russell Cohen Readers of the Year: Linus Falck-Ytter, Abiga