Excellence Celebrated at Upper School Awards Day

Hawken saluted the exceptional accomplishments of Upper School students on Friday, May 31. Awards were presented in math, science, English, the arts and more. This year's prestigious Charles B. Bolton Award was awarded to Isabella Todaro.
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 Matthew Salerno '92, President of the Alumni Association.
 
Below is a complete list of awardees from Friday's celebration.

Arts Awards
Hawken Players' Society Tech Crew - Emeline Armitage, Victoria Chardiat, Justin Epstein, Ben Garnitz, Chase Goldston, Kevin Harkey, Alex Kaufman, Eli Lawas, Bryce Lewis, Liz Riley and Conrad Young
Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Technician - Caroline Maimbourg
Hawken Players’ Society Senior Theater Awards (Acting and Tech) - Claire DiVito, Justin Faulhaber, Caroline Hurwitz, Victoria Jones, Alex Kaufman, Katie Mandovi,Cache McClay, Spencer Olson and Rebecca Rosen
Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Player - Trent Taylor
Fosse Award for Excellence in Dance - Claire DiVito
Spirit of Dance Award - Sarah Stark
Concert Band Award - Russell Cohen
Jazz Band Award - Sam Weil
Strings Stradivari Award - Ben Francisco          
Strings Award - Arthur Erlendsson
Chorale Callas Award - Alex Kaufman
Choral Award - Cami Bell
Sculpture Award - Rebecca Rosen
Ceramic Award - Emily Leizman
The George Roby Art Award - Charlie Benson
 
English Awards    
English Award - Ally Markovich    
McCreary Prize
     Poetry Award - Carolyn Vexler
     Prose Award -  Carolyn Mazanac

Extracurricular Awards
The Larry H. Banks Award for Excellence in Debate Events - Arthur Erlendsson
Amnesty International Award for Service to Human Rights - Sarah Doody, Alexandra Markovich and Rachel McKay
Robert B. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Work by an Editor - Sarah Doody
Marjorie Johnson Award - Russell Cohen
Award for Outstanding Work by a Writer - Matt Thompson
Reader of the Year - Naomi Wu   
Academic Challenge Team Award - Alex Kaufman
 
History Awards
Outstanding Awards 
     Senior History Award - Sydney Costantini
     Junior History Award - Rebekah Russell
 
Integrity Council Awards
     Seniors: Liam Oznowich, Hunter Moeller, Rachel Mackay and Andrew Wakefield
     Juniors: Graham Duff, Noah Geller, Alix Prybyla
     Sophomores: Victoria Chardiet, Robby Gray, Allison Jin
 
Mathematics Awards
American Mathematics Competition - 12th Grade: Russell Cohen; 11th Grade: Yuki Kuromaru; 10th Grade: Jack Weisman; 9th Grade: Nathaniel Calabrese
Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Competition - 12th Grade: Russell Cohen; 11th Grade: Shang-Shang Chen; 9th Grade: Kush Kohsla
Rensselaer Medal for Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science - Aric Floyd
 
Modern & Classical Languages Awards
Chinese Award - Chase Goldston and Kevin Harkey
French Award - Liam Oznowich
Latin Award - Russell Cohen
Spanish Award - Sydney Costantini
Combined Language Award - Anna LaPlaca
 
Peer Leadership Awards
Jared Berg, Adam Berry, Alex Hughes, Hunter Moeller, Gabe Napoli, Spencer Olson, Liam Oznowich, Ryan Stilson, Vanessa Bajko, Anna Ferrante, Grace Huang, Caroline Hurwitz, Sarah Kouchecki, Ally Markovich, Rachel McKay, Rebecca Rosen, Isabella Todaro
 
Physical Education & Health Awards
9th Grade Athlete Award - Isabel Cohen, Joshua Roselli
9th Grade Spirit Award - Elisabeth Blossom, Sami Fares
10th Grade Athlete Award - Hannah O’Day, Adam Stilson
10th Grade Spirit Award  - Elizabeth Horsburgh, Kush Khosla
11th Grade Athlete Award  - Katherine  Zalar, Eli Lawas
11th Grade Spirit Award - Raquel Rosenberg, Noah Geller
Health I Award - Charlotte Doody, Christopher Speroff
Health II Award -  Daneila Brkic, Max Davis
 
Science Awards
United States Physics Team Semifinalist - Aric Floyd
AAPT Physics Bowl Contest - Aric Floyd, Noah Geller, Kevin Griesser, Timothy Perevozchikov and Ben Wu
Outstanding First Year Physics Students - Noah Geller and Aric Floyd
Outstanding Second Year Physics Students - Russell Cohen and Sydney Costantini
Outstanding Junior in Science - Sarah Stark
Outstanding Senior in Science - Hunter Moeller
CWRU Michelson-Morley Award for Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science - Sophie Kerman
 
Service Awards
The Grant Roth ’85 Community Service Award - Emily Leizman
The Geller Family (Dan Geller ’81) Education Fund Award - Rachel Kennedy
Rockefeller Park Projecton – Catherine Yoke, Rebekah Russell and Sid Ahuja
Young ScholarsProgram: Catch the Vision Tutors for Computers – Megan Cerbin

Senior Awards
Dobay Trophy for the House of the Year – Bolton House
Strong Award - Joey Marabito
Carter Award - Annie Artz
Marsh Award - Marla Esgar Robbins '75
Phi Beta Kappa Award - Sydney Costantini
Charles B. Bolton Award – Isabella Todaro
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    • Bolton Award recipient Isabella Todaro and her parents.

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