Winter Term Awards Announced

At the winter term awards ceremony March 26, Headmaster Graham Cole welcomed students and faculty back to the Hill from the spring break saying, “What I have always appreciated about these award ceremonies has been the fact that we recognize achievement in all its manifestations; we honor all our varieties of excellence — scholastic, athletic and extracurricular, and we applaud those who have done well as leaders and citizens.” He then gave highlights of the winter term and closed by saying, “For all our pride and celebration, for all the prizes, the wins, and the honors, let us always remember that what ultimately nourishes our souls, what ultimately remains most important is that we can make a difference in every meeting with other people.”

Academic Awards
Director of Studies Greg Marco and the deans presented the following academic awards:

Third Form:
Summus
Judner Attys, Ellen Barnes Baker, Caroline Hendrie Brady, Sarah Kerr Dimmitt, Christopher George Echevarria, Isha Aakriti Garg, Kathleen Kerrigan Gudas, Michael Arthur LeBlanc, Marissa Wickman Mason, Jacob William Medina, Meaghan Ann O’Herron and Caroline Anne Pluta

Fourth Form:
Summus
Leigh Anne Baldwin, Margaret Welles Berry, Mitchell Milburn Bessey, Amanda Leigh Boulier, Karlyn Joan Calamita-Crowley,
Jae Hee Cho, Caroline Sparkman Clark, Andrea Claire Cross, Nora Patricia Edmonds, Bridget Alyce Eklund, Nahira El-Yabroudi, Caitlin Campbell Fabbri, Kathryn Wilkins Griffith, McCall Helen Hawkins, Kathryn Judith Hill, Claire Patricia Hodson, Thomas Kenaston Hovey, Kaleigh McKenzie Kelley, Sooyoung Kim, Grant William Benz Kugler, Vanessa Heart Larracuente, Matthew Charles Leach, Hannah Meeker Leathers, Jacob J. Lee, Nicholas Michael Mahany, Andrew Richard Marco, Louise Ahern Marenakos, Sarah Caroline Ogden, Joonho Park, Stephanie Rae Piperno, Kathryn Elizabeth Polio, Marguerite Glass Prescod, Brittany Lauren Sutton, Nicholas Charles Thompson, Taylor Katherine Virtue, Harry Scott Wise, Bradley D’Orsi Woodruff and Shishan Zhang

Fifth Form:
Summus
Kwaku Obeng Akoi, Patricia Yasmin Argueta, Vladimír Bok,
Kathryn Clarke Brady, Anne Elizabeth Cervas, Gerard Paul Denoyer, Anthony J. Dépatie, Xavier Antoine Fowler, Cristobal Gomez, Isabelle Patterson Hill, Sean Paul Kelley, Jeanne Suhn Ju Kim, Madeleine Heather Ann King, Solt Kovács, Riana Margaret MacKenzie, Suchita Mandavilli, James Alfred Mangum, Tammie Victoria Moopenn, Francheska Munoz, Sara Melissa Nolan, Charlotte Louise O’Herron, Colby Carpenter O’Neil, Megan Winn Pooley, Miller Slingluff Robinson, Kingsley Manning Schroeder, Bronwyn Stewart Shortly, William Haig Smith, Emily Marie Paradis Snoddon, Adam Paul Susaneck, Clare Everett Ulrich,
Corinne Nicole Werner, Margaret Benton Wyatt, Karin Yoshida and Martha Alicia Zamora

Sixth Form:
Summus
Joseph Patrick Ascioti, Sarun Atiganyanun, Mikaela Bengtsson, Anna Doherty Boborodea, Tsz Yan Chan, Philip Jae Ho Cho, Kelsey Elizabeth Clarke, Elizabeth Anne Cole, Robin Rebecca Cotter, Hannah Monroe Dimmitt, Juliette Ferrari-McComb, Whitney Gilmore FitzPatrick, Amanda Elizabeth Humphrey, Charles Kimball Keegan, Laird Lindsay Stafford, Torrey Alvord Leroy, Margot Clare Lieblich, Eliza Rose Mandzik, Elizabeth Fairchild Melhado, Chanler Murphy, Catherine Alice Outerbridge, Natalie Anne Perkins, Zachariah A. Reitano, Christopher Yuji Shimamoto,  Ann Farrington Ulrich, Isabella Valentina Wragg, Joshua Bestor Zalinger, Kirby Frank Zdrill and Kyle Jacob Zinn
 
Athletic Awards
Director of Athletics Dennis Daly presented the winter athletic awards beginning with the Berry Awards, named in honor of faculty member Richard P. Scott Berry. These awards recognize the player from each lower team who gave the best effort and demonstrated the best attitude throughout the season.

Third Boys Basketball:        Alex Gould
Second Boys Basketball:         Stephen Seymour
Second Girls Basketball:        Jacki Grant
Third Boys Hockey:         Miguel Osio
Second Boys Hockey:         Dave Hovey
Second Girls Hockey:         Laura Gineo and Claire Ulrich
Paddle Tennis:             Sarun Pinto Atiganyanum
Fourth Squash:              Jake Medina
Third Boys Squash:         Kevin Hope
Second Boys Squash:         Ben Mandell
Third Girls Squash:         Mikaela Bengtsson
Second Girls Squash:         Katie Polio

First Team Awards:
First Boys Basketball
    Most Improved Player: Will Manning
    Keyes Foul Shooting: Kieran McDonald
            The Donald H. Werner Most Valuable Player: Kieran McDonald

 First Girls Basketball
    Most Improved Player: Robin Cotter
    Keyes Foul Shooting: Jacki Savage
            Most Valuable Player: Corinne Werner

First Boys Hockey
    Most Improved Player: Joey Campanelli
    Most Valuable Player: Charles Corsi

First Girls Hockey
    Most Improved Player: Carmen McDonald
    Most Valuable Player: Emily Walsh    

First Boys Squash
    The Talbot/Edwards Most Improved Player: Eddie Gentle
    The Fritz Zeller Most Valuable Player: Roger Peikin

First Girls Squash
    The Talbot/Edwards Most Improved Player: Alie Philip
    The Fritz Zeller Most Valuable Player: Ali Bragg and Claire Corroon

Boys Swimming and Diving
    Most Improved Swimmer: Josh Kokulis
    Most Valuable Swimmer: Taylor Gould

Girls Swimming and Diving
    Most Improved Swimmer: Ana Eckerson
    Most Valuable Swimmer: Emily Schwartz    

The Stephen Harris Squibb Bowl awards, which honor the athlete from each first team who demonstrated the greatest sportsmanship, consistent effort and inspired performance throughout the season, were given to:
    First Boys Basketball: Kieran McDonald
    First Girls Basketball: Kingsley Schroeder
    First Boys Hockey: Harry Radovich
    First Girls Hockey:  Amanda Boulier
    First Boys Squash:     Cris Gomez
    First Girls Squash:     Annie Ulrich
    Boys Swimming and Diving: Taylor Gould
    Girls Swimming and Diving: Krissy Schultz

The Hopley-Jackson Award, which is given to the Westminster lower team with the best season, was presented to:
Third Boys Squash
    Coach: Michael Cervas
    Captain: Kip Denoyer

The Frederick D. Houghton Award, which is given to the Westminster team with the best season, was presented to:
First Girls Hockey
Coaches: David Pope and Jess Keeley
Captains: Emily Walsh and Sara Ugalde

The fall team captains then introduced the first team captains-elect for next winter as:
Boys Basketball: Rafi Rojas and Greg Miller
Girls Basketball: Corinne Werner
Boys Hockey: Ryan Tyson and Brian McQuillan
Girls Hockey: Sara Ulgalde and Paige Decker
Boys Swimming and Diving: Colin McLaughlin and Connor O’Brien  
Girls Swimming and Diving: Katie Adams and Maddie Garnett
Boys Squash: Eddie Gentle and Cris Gomez
Girls Squash    : TBD

Performing Arts
In the performing arts, Theater Director Rob Lazar presented the Frances Laurel Hopkins Award to Andrew Overbye.

He then introduced the newest members of Dramat, the student dramatic organization requiring 120 hours of service on at least two different Westminster productions, as Brooke Brazer, Hannah Ford, Kathryn Griffith, Jeanne Kim, Chris Sailor and Corey Smith.  

He also announced the newest members of the Williams Hill Players, requiring a total of 500 hours of work on Westminster Dramatic Association productions, as Jake Benedict, Eliza Mandzik, Andrew Marco, Molly O’Connor, Andrew Overbye and Dylan Spevacek.

Headmaster’s Awards
In the final segment of the ceremony, Headmaster Cole presented the Headmaster’s Awards, which recognize members of the Westminster community “who added to the school's success, tone and spirit, especially in the areas of service, leadership and citizenship.” The award comes in the form of a gold Westminster lapel pin.

The recipients were Jose Ruiz ’94, for his volunteer work with Second Boys Basketball; Siobhan Ulrich and Rhonda Smith, for representing the school “at a vital point in our relationships with the outside world, and their kindness and friendliness”; and Chris Eckerson and Taylor Gould for being “the pillars of our swimming and diving program” and for “their longtime contributions to that program in addition to their wonderful performances this season.”