Upper School Honors Students at Awards Day

As the 2013-2014 year came to a close, the Upper School took time to celebrate the hard work and dedication of its students.

Awards Day began with Chris Tatsuoka being awarded admission to West Point Military Academy. A representative from the academy was on campus to present the award.

The event culminated with the Rebekah Russell receiving the prestigious Charles B. Bolton Award. The Bolton Award, 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. In so doing, the recipient has truly lived up to the Hawken motto: "That each generation introduce its successor to a higher plane of life." Presenting the award was Matthew Salerno '92, President of the Alumni Association.
 
Below is a complete list of students who were honored during the Awards Day ceremony.
 
Special Award
United States Military Academy West Point Admission - Chris Tatsuoka
 
Arts Awards
Hawken Players' Society Tech Crew - Sarah Speroff, Maeve Kolk, Ella Kulma,
Adam Stovsky, Sarah Neides, Brandon Soloman
Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Technician - John Walker Moosbrugger, Daijah Reese
Hawken Players’ Society Senior Theater Awards (Acting and Tech) - Grant Farmer, Quinn McHale, Chase Goldston, Kevin Harkey, Jonas Albert, Daniel Waxman-Lenz, Benson Anderson, Krysten Strowder, Grant Gilchrist, Elise Larochelle, Lena Goren, Bryce Lewis, Rose Musto, Sarah Stark
Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Player - Matt Thompson
Fosse Award for Excellence in Dance - Arianna Marino
Spirit of Dance Award - Karen Yao      
Concert Band Award - Sarah Stark
John Philip Sousa Award - Eleanor Rimmerman
Jazz Band Awards – Benson Anderson, Aric Floyd
Strings Stradivari Award - Matt Thompson
Strings Award - Francesca Cominelli
Chorale Callas Award - Benson Anderson
Choral Award - Marshall Rankin
Painting Award - Emma Link
Sculpture Award - Jackson Goldberg
Ceramic Award - Mary Horsburgh
The George Roby Art Award - Nora Eagan
 
English Awards
English Award - Cat Yoke, Sophie Kerman
McCreary Prize
    Poetry Award - Emma Link
    Prose Award - Sarah Stark

Extracurricular Awards
Susan Minks O’Brien Award for Excellence in Speech & Debate - Alison Jin
The Larry H. Banks Award for Excellence in Debate Events - Tim Perevozchikov, Will Mascaro
Robert B. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Work by an Editor - Claudia Willen
Marjorie Johnson Award - Erica Fearon
Award for Outstanding Work by a Writer - Max Schachere
Reader of the Year - Megan Cerbin
Academic Challenge Team Award - Shang-Shang Chen

History Awards     
Outstanding Awards - Alison Jin, Alyssa Hunt, Alex Ashley
 
Integrity Council Awards
Alix Prybyla, Sindhura Vallabhaneni, Noah Geller, Graham Duff, Matt Pitera, Victoria Chardiet, Robby Gray, Jacob Cohen, Josh Roselli, Michael Gerace
 
Mathematics Awards
American Mathematics Competition - 12th Grade: Shang-Shang Chen; 11th Grade: Kush Khosla; 10th Grade: James Swingos; 9th Grade: Alex Shumyatcher
Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Competition - 12th Grade: Aric Floyd;
11th Grade: Kush Khosla 
Rensselaer Medal for Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science - Kush Khosla
                 
Modern & Classical Languages Awards
Chinese Award - Daijah Reese
French Award - Elizabeth Teeter
Latin Award - Matt Thompson
Spanish Award - Erica Fearon
Combined Language Award - Kush Khosla
                 
Peer Leadership Awards
Jonas Albert‎, Ian Bell, Aric Floyd, Noah Geller, Eric Giesler, Grant Gilchrist‎, Kevin Harkey‎, Sophie Kerman, Alix Prybyla, Elanna Rosner, Raquel Rosenberg‎, Rebekah Russell‎, Sarah Speroff, Elizabeth Teeter, Joshuah Walters‎, Claudia Willen‎, Brandon Yonel, Katherine Zalar
 
Physical Education & Health Awards
9th Grade Athlete Award - Dana Kulma, Max Boise
9th Grade Spirit Award - Danielle Drockton, Koron Davis  
10th Grade Athlete Award - Katie Zuccaro, Cam Mazzone
10th Grade Spirit Award - Isabella Joseph, Jacob Cohen
Health I Award -Daijah Thompson, Devlin Chambers                                                
Health II Award - Jasmine Walker, Tommy Dell
 
Science Awards
AAPT Physics Bowl Contest - Noah Geller, Kevin Griesser, Kush Khosla, Tim Perevozchikov, Aric Floyd, Dima Estrin, Robby Gray, Jack Weisman, Emily Hedlund, Maureen Rakovec
Outstanding First Year Physics Students - Robby Gray
Outstanding Second Year Physics Student - Noah Geller
Outstanding Junior in Science - Jonathan Vexler
Outstanding Senior in Science - Alex Stotter
CWRU Michelson-Morley Award for Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science - Matt Thompson
 
Service Awards 
The Grant Roth ’85 Community Service Award - Catherine Yoke
The Geller Family (Dan Geller ’81) Education Fund Award
- on behalf of Emerald Commons/Frontline Service – Jonas Albert, Sarah Anderson
- on behalf of Chagrin Falls Park Community Center – Isabella Kusner, Eileen Chen
 
Senior Awards                
Dobay Trophy for the House of the Year - Bolton House
Strong Award - Ian Bell
Carter Award - Sarah Speroff
Marsh Award - John Chester    
Phi Beta Kappa Award - Sophie Kerman
Charles B. Bolton Award - Rebekah Russell      
 

PREVIOUSLY COMMENDED STUDENTS
 
Finalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program
Sid Ahuja, Aric Floyd, Sophia Kerman, Zach Kirsch, Emma Link, Elijah Spiro, Sarah Stark, Ben Wu
Sophia Kerman - AMETEK Foundation Scholarship
Aric Floyd - National Acheivement Scholarship
                                                     
Chagrin Valley Conference Sportsmanship Award
Sarah Speroff, Christopher Tatsuoka     
 
Le Grand Concours, National French Exam Results 2014
Lauréat National (top 10%)
Elanna Rosner
Nate Sposit
Naomi Trotta
Caroline Washington
Micaella Donohoe
Katherine Pioro
Certificat d’Honneur (top 20%)
Aidan Bobrow
Alison Jin
Tyler Looney
Hannah Reavis
Ethan Scully
Sophie Washington
Hannah Amin
Jonas Jacobson
Abigail Forsythe
Hannah Krall
 
National Spanish Exam Results 2014
Gold Medals (top 5% in the country)
Sarah Allaben (2)
John Antolik (3)
Emeline Armitage (5)
Alex Blake (1)
Aryeh Carmi (2)
Devlin Chambers (1)
Tommy Dell (3)
Molly Emig (2)
Evan Faxon (2)*
Aric Floyd (6)
Isaac Hoffman (4)
Dana Kulma (2)
Tyler Looney (1)
Seysha Mehta (3)
Hannah Miao (2)
Alexander Shumyatcher (3)
Dalia Tabachnik (3)
Hilary Vogelbaum (4)
Silver Medals (top 15%)
Alex Ashley (4)
Megan Cerbin (5)
Erica Fearon (6)
Ruth Fiordalis (2)**
Lena Goren (2)
Alexandra Harris (2)
Tobili Hatcher (2)
Andrew Healy (2)*
Emily Hedlund (5)
Julia Hillenbrand (1)
Zachary Hoover (2)
Peter Kaiser (3)**
Helen Kovac (2)*
Lane Kuska (2)
Ava Levin (3)*
Arianna Marino (4)*
Emily McBride (3)
Santiago Mendoza Martinez (6)**
Devesh Modi (3)
Halla Reed (2)
Emily Staufer (3)
Joey Tate (3)*
Caroline Tatsuoka (3)
Nina Thompson (2)
Ana Vombergar (2)
Josh Weil (3)
Eidan Willis (1)
Catherine Zuccaro (2)
Bronze Medals (top 25%)
Ellen Adams (2)
Ozan Aktay (4)
Katie Baron (1)
David Bates (1)
Elisabeth Blossom (4)
Eileen Chen (4)
Michael Gerace (4)
Bailey Hagedorn (3)
Phillip Hedayatnia (2)
Nicole Kastelic (4)
Logan Lair (4)
Jimmy Li (4)
Derrick Liu (3)
Ammar Lone (2)
Andrew Muskara (3)
Morgan Parker (1)
Matt Pitera (5)
Sam Schneider (3)
Adam Schreibman (2)
Meera Sehgal (3)
Joanna Sherman (3)
Brandon Solomon (2)
Bethany Ungar (3)
Jonathan Vexler (3)
Natasha Yudushkin (2)*
Matt Zeldin (2)
 
Level of exam is in parenthesis
*=competed in the “Outside Experience” category
**=competed in the “Bilingual” category
 
National Latin Exam Results 2014 
Latin I
Summa Cum Laude (gold medal) - Adam Wisnieski
Maxima Cum Laude (silver medal) - Daijha Thompson, Nick Buchanan, Danielle Drockton, Matt Rakovec
Magna Cum Laude - Yonah Dori
Latin II
Summa Cum Laude (gold medal) - Pheby Liu
Maxima Cum Laude (silver medal) - Josef Horwath, Michael Christopher, Dhweeja Dasarathy, Nihaal Rahman
Magna Cum Laude - Crile Hart, Brady Pearlstein, Brendan Paul, Josh Walters, Grant Kates
Latin III
Perfect Score (and gold medal) - Sarah Parker, Sarah Senkfor
Summa Cum Laude (gold medal) - Erica Bucchieri, Izzy Cohen, Matt Zhu, Naomi Wu, Tim Holman, Hannah Freidman, Charlotte Doody, Joel Brenscheidt, Isaac Jacobson
Maxima Cum Laude (silver medal) - Ethan Carey, Sears Schulz, Amber Kovach, Emma Ritz
Magna Cum Laude - Sarah Neides, Caitlin Griffin, Hamada Shamma, Ryuta Fujita
Latin IV Prose
Summa Cum Laude (gold medal) - Maureen Rakovec, Aman Nair, Adam Stilson, Carlf Cao
Magna Cum Laude - Jackson Goldberg
Latin V
Maxima Cum Laude (silver medal) - Matt Thompson
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    • Rebekah Russell, center, is this year's recipient of the Charles B. Bolton Award.

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