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2018 Underclassmen Awards Ceremony
During the May 23rd Underclassmen Awards Ceremony, which took place in the Rooke Theater, numerous underclassmen were recognized and rewarded for what Headmaster Dr. Leonard Kupersmith referred to as their “consistent academic achievement and service to others. “Strong minds and sentient hearts produce problem solvers and service givers,” he remarked. “Congratulations to the honorees, their mentors who have inspired them, their classmates who sustain a culture that thinks academic accomplishment is desirable, and to their parents who have chosen wisely to invest their faith in our superb school.”
Kevin Connaughton ’19 composed an original prelude, performed by himself and Cindy Xu ‘20, as students, parents, and faculty assembled. Upper School Director Wes Clarke gave his introductory remarks saying, “At a school like CCES, growth, perseverance, intellectual curiosity, industry, and academic distinction are admired and honored.”
The following award winners were selected through the collective deliberation of the Upper School faculty:
CAVALIER SERVICE RECOGNITIONS
Bates Hinsdale
Blair Wood
Virginia Kate Kirby
Camp Williams
Emma Chacknes
Amy Zhang
Luke Anderson
Gracie Balogh
Brynn Lynagh
Cam Moser
Gracie Patat
Melanie Yerkes
Meredith Price
Daniel Verriest
Gerald Stathakis
Max Hilgenberg
CAVALIER SPIRIT AWARDS
Ninth Grade Recipients:
Jackson Davis Eastland
Twyla Prue Roberts
Tenth Grade Recipients:
Jules Kolar Blech
Jacob Chapman Mann
DANIELA DACCO AWARD
Megan Elizabeth Allen
KATY JAMES AWARD
Marissa Olivia Powe
CONNOR MCMANUS MEMORIAL AWARD
Alexander James Wess
MEGHAN MCMANUS MEMORIAL AWARD
Emily Miller Thomas
ANNA GIBBINS YOUNG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARD
Abigail Thomas Rogers
COLLEGIATE AWARDS:
Columbia University Book Award
Andrew Stuart Riordan
Dartmouth College Book Award
Amy Kathryn Williams
George Washington Book Award
Lilly Hope Maple
Hollins University Creative Writing Book Award
Caroline Mileah Meyer
Randolph College Classics Book Award
Max Julius Hilgenberg
Rhodes College Book Award
Victoria Brooke Hammond
St. Lawrence University Book Award
Caroline Elizabeth DeBloom
Salem College Book Award
Lane Marie Segura
The Sewanee Award for Excellence in Writing
Kevin James Connaughton
Vanderbilt University Book Award
Diana Wendland Geary
Jefferson Book Award
Luke Christopher Anderson
Wake Forest Book Award
Christa Elizabeth Bailey
Washington and Lee University Book Award
Anne Stuart Cox
Wellesley College Book Award
Taylor Paige Roberts
The University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
Alexandra Ilyn Fisher
University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology
John Samuel Pazdan
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Award
Yuxuan Sherrie Jiang
West Point Leadership Award
Hailey Marie Sanders
George Eastman Young Leaders Award
Adelaide Donne Vergnolle
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award
Natalie Rhett Adams
CUM LAUDE SOCIETY INDUCTION
Seniors:
Carolina Bellenhaus
Marion Caroline Crawford
Eva Fritsch
Amelia Goetze
Celine Guecker
Margaret Adelaide Kirby
Alston Ramage Lewis
Paula Frances Peiper
Nicole Camile Sanchez
Thomas Alexander Slade
Seth Gabriel Snyder
Nancie Ellington Wilson
Juniors:
Emma Rose Akerhielm
Emma Katherine Chacknes
Alexandra Ilyn Fisher
Diana Wendland Geary
Alexandra Brooksley Gibbons
Yuxuan Sherrie Jiang
Hailey Marie Sanders
Lane Marie Segura
Ritika Rao Surabhi
Amy Kathryn Williams
Faculty:
Mr. Matthew Jacobssen
STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Presented by Alston Lewis and Marion Geary, Class of 2018 on behalf of the CCES Student body, the 2018 Jones Endowment Faculty Award was awarded to “a most vibrant member of the Modern and Classical Languages Department,” Señor Bradford C. Greer.
Another delightful musical selection was performed by Kevin Connaughton ‘19, and Adelaide Vergnolle ‘19. Kevin composed the music and wrote the lyrics, as part of a larger musical he is currently creating. The tile is “I See Birds”, and is a love song between two of the characters. CCES Class of 2018 Student Council President, Alston Lewis then turned the office and gavel officially over to Hailey Sanders, the new 2019 Student Council President.
HEADMASTER’S PRESENTATIONS
Will Grist Scholarship Award
Eric Holcombe Philpot
Jackie Messer Rogers Scholarship Award
Diana Wendland Geary
Blair Babb Smoak Memorial Award
Hailey Marie Sanders
Roger, Kirk and Dena Stone Scholarship
Andrew Stewart Riordan and Amy Kathryn Williams
Congratulations to all of our award winners! Click here to see an album of pictures from the 2018 Underclassmen Awards Ceremony.
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Kevin Connaughton ‘19 and Adelaide Vergnolle ‘19 perform an original composition by Kevin
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The 2018 Jones Endowment Faculty Award was awarded to Señor Greer
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Alston Lewis turned the gavel officially over to Hailey Sanders
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Cum Laude Society Inductees
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