Parents Weekend Concert and Awards Ceremony

Student academic and performing arts achievements were recognized at a concert and awards ceremony Oct. 20 during Parents Weekend. Headmaster Bill Philip welcomed parents to the event in the Werner Centennial Center, telling them that Parents’ Weekend is always an exciting part of the school year. “I hope you cherish the opportunity to spend the weekend on campus with your children,” he said. He then explained that achievements from last spring are recognized in the fall so that parents can be present. He also talked about the “extraordinary” start of the school’s 125th anniversary year, including the new Hovey Field, Community Service Day and the recent Culture Draw.
 

The Dance Ensemble, Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Choir, Chorale and the Rising Sons gave performances between announcements of the following academic achievements.
 

Olivia Bey, Alaina Bisson, Lauren Boures, Jewel Brown, Eliza Christman, Alexander Connal, Mary Connelly, George Crawford, Thomas Dudzik, Nadrina Ebrahimi, Margot Frank, Mary French, Brian Kelleher, Anne Mayer, Philippe Morin, Madeleine Percival, Nicholas Rocco, Aaron Rubin, Unique Shakoor, David Swenson, Bryson Tomcik
 

Mary Anderson, Kelly Andrien, Mario Benicky, Riley Bitterli, Anish Chadalavada, Rachel Chan, Timothy Chartier, Carlo Comia, Camilla di Galoma, Leila Dodd, John Dowling, Mike Gao, Jennifer Girard, Margot Hahn, Zacharie Hamilton, Seong Youn Han, Alvin Heumann, Benjamin Kleinschmidt, Laura Moore, Mae Mullen, Soon Park, Mark Pfister, Taite Puhala, Abigail Reed, Amanda Savino, Brittany Swanson, Rosalie Wetzel
 

Charles Beck, Julia Benson, Curtis Brackett, Alexandra Colon, Iris Dayton, Alexander Dunn, Margaret Garrison, Vincenzo Gisonti, Bridget Gorham, Charlotte Gould, David Hallisey, Sarah Holmes, Gregory Jarvis, Julie LeBlanc, Jane Lee, Hansong Li, Haley Lowenstein, William Mayer, Charles Morin, Molly Mullen, Dana Niland, Dong Ho Park, Caitlin Pittorie, Caitlin Pooley, Madeline Purdy, Alexandra Regan, Morgan Rubin, Alastair Smith, Doychin Stavrev, Alemante Tedla, Alexander Tomashoff, Eliza Worcester, Gary Yang, Ronald Yeung, Noah Zempsky
 

The Advanced Placement Program has recognized the following students for their outstanding performance on Advanced Placement Exams.
 

Students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams: Danielle Amiot, Judner Attys, Charlie Beck, Caroline Brady, Jacob Cahill, Lauren Darnis, Christiann Desimone, Sarah Dimmitt, Margaret Garrison, Bridget Gorham, James Green, Dumitru Kaigorodov, Joshua Kolulis, Marielle Lafaire, Quan-Anh Luu, Curtis Mackenzie, Mae Mullen, Meaghan Oherron, Gregory Pietroforte, Caitlin Pittorie, Caitlin Pooley, Taite Puhala, Maria Ryan, William Schmidt, Seong Hoon Seo, Scott Shay, Thomas Steinle, Emily Teschner, Aaron Ugalde, Rosemary Williams, Abilgail Woodhouse, Gary Yang, Ronald Yeung
 

Students who received an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams: Amory Beldock, Julia Benson, Samantha Boures, Alex Chaffee, Kathlen Gudas, John Holowesko, Elena Kim, Cory Latour, Dana Niland, Tyler O’Neil, Dong Ho Park, Chaolert Unjaidee
 

Students who received an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams: Ellen Baker, Alana Carpenter, Hadley Desmeules, Randall Doyle, Isha Garg, Sarah Holmes, Gregory Jarvis, Julie LeBlanc, Michael LeBlanc, Jane Lee, Hansong Li, Jiaxuan Lu, Marissa Mason, Jacob Medina, Charles Morin, Molly Mullen, Samuel Pope, Morgan Rubin, Stanley Sandoval, David Shipway, Logan Spalding, Pasquale Spano, Will Stevens, Shilong Tang, Dillon Tiner, Noah Zempsky
 

Students who received an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams: Ellen Baker, Michael LeBlanc
 

This year, NHRP recognized about 5,000 Hispanic/Latino students selected from a pool of more than 253,000 who took the 2011 PSAT/NMSQT/PAA: Stanley Sandoval ’13
 

Two Westminster Sixth Formers were named Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. They placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 competition by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test: Stanley Sandoval ’13 and Noah Zemsky ’13
 

Sixth Former Molly Mullen is one of 16,000 academically talented high school students who have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth $32 million that will be offered next spring. Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition.
 

At the end of each academic year, academic departments award Book Prizes to students who distinguish themselves in various areas of study.
 

Noah Zempsky ’13
 

Abby Reed ’14
 

Jack Rubino ’13
 

Tom Dudzik ’15
 

Taite Puhala ’14
 

The three students in each Form who earned the highest year average for the 2011-2012 academic year included:
 

Third in the class

Philippe Morin ’15
 

Second in the class,

Eliza Christman ’15
 

First in the class

Tom Dudzik ’15
 

Third in the class,

Taite Puhala ’14
 

Second in the class

Mae Mullen ’14
 

First in the class

Rosalie Wetzel ’14
 

Third in the class

Bridget Gorham ’13
 

Second in the class

Hansong Li ’13
 

First in the class

Molly Mullen ’13
 

At the end of the 2011-2012 academic year, the faculty as a whole voted Book Prizes to the following Fifth Formers for distinguished academic achievement.
 

Presented to a member of the Fifth Form who consistently performs at the highest academic level, whose dedication, impressive work ethic and seriousness of purpose sets a positive example in and outside of the classroom.  
Alastair Smith ’13
 

Given to a member of the Fifth Form who has achieved at the highest level in the most challenging courses and who demonstrates intellectual curiosity, diligence and love of learning in all subjects across the curriculum.

Ronald Yeung ’13
 

Presented to a member of the Fifth Form who approaches her studies with an impressive enthusiasm for learning, whose outstanding achievement is equaled only by her focus, determination and positive contributions in the classroom.

Molly Mullen ’13
 

Awarded to a member of the Fifth Form who consistently performs at the highest academic level, whose dedication, impressive work ethic and seriousness of purpose sets a positive example in the academic life of the school.

Noah Zempsky ’13
 

Awarded to a member of the Fifth Form who displays superb academic achievement, enthusiastic commitment to the life of the mind and particular passion for the disciplines of math and science.