Winter Term Awards Ceremony

At the winter term awards ceremony held March 27, Headmaster Bill Philip welcomed members of the Westminster community to the start of the spring term. He began by asking Duane Stagg, Robert Locke, Jeff Brignano and Bill Babbitt and their teams members to come on stage and thanked them for “working so tirelessly through the winter season” on snow removal.
 

He then highlighted student, faculty and staff achievements and initiatives across a broad spectrum of community programs including those related to WCLP, academics, athletics, community service, the performing and visual arts, student council, chapel, Model United Nations, student organizations and the Work Program.
 

“Stories about the intersection between the different elements of our school’s program abound,” he said. “In fact, these moments of intersection highlight the magical quality of our school community. What happens in the classroom connects with what happens in the chapel, in athletics, in community service and in the arts. Experiences in one venue shape experiences in other venues and enrich what it means to be a student at Westminster and explains why it is so gratifying to teach here.”
 

He ended by congratulating everyone on a “terrific winter term.”
 

Director of Studies Bill Sistare and the deans then presented the following academic awards:
 

Gabrielle Brown, McKenna Burelle, Alec Costanza, Joel Groves, Anne Hicks, Hyeon Jo Jeong, Ji Hyung Lee, Nathali Madrid, Sarah Minella, Brenna Monroe, Max Powers, John Sargent, Jee Hoon Seo, Jacob Szykowny, Jianuo Xu, Yilun Zheng
 

Nadira Abdilahi, Emma Alfeld, Jordan Barnes, Katherine Berry, Grace Brentano, Julia Carter, Joyce Cheng, Taina Cotto, Catherine Crawley, Mariah Davis, Margaret DeDomenico, Katherine Deveaux, Carl Doucette, Hallie Feibel, Jack Horrigan, Wonjune Kang, Collin Lech, Emma Merlin, Minh Nguyen, Alexa Organ, Jacqueline Richard, Timothy Sanford, Emma Stevens
 

Fifth Form Summus

Olivia Bey, Lauren Boures, Andrew Brazer, Chun Heng Chou, Eliza Christman, George Crawford, Hieu Do, Thomas Dudzik, Nadrina Ebrahimi, Emma Filler, Gustavs Gerkens, Emily Kandarian, Alexandra Kavle, Brian Kelleher, Anne Mayer, Philippe Morin, Jolene Patrina, Austin Pope, Aaron Poston, Autumn Prete, Aaron Rubin, Katherine Savage, Olivia Tawney, Aliza White
 

Sixth Form Summus

Mary Anderson, Kelly Andrien, Riley Bitterli, Victoria Carrillo, Thomas Casper, Anish Chadalavada, Rachel Chan, Emily Clippinger, Carlo Comia, Eleanor Deveaux, John Dowling, Mike Gao, Seong Youn Han, Elizabeth Hark, Katharine Hovey, Katherine Kelter, Jacqueline Mendia, Mae Mullen, Chandler Nemetz, Soon Kwan Park, Yvonne Pruitt, Taite Puhala, Abigail Reed, Maxine Smith, Brittany Swanson, Rosalie Wetzel
 

Director of Athletics Tim Joncas and coaches presented the following winter athletic awards:
 

The Berry Awards, which are named in honor of faculty member Richard P. “Scott” Berry and recognize the player from each lower team who gave the best effort and demonstrated the best attitude throughout the season, were given to:

Second Boys’ Basketball: KJ Maturine, Leo Aber

Third Boys’ Basketball: Timothy Callahan

Second Girls’ Basketball: Nadira Abdilahi

Second Boys’ Hockey: Ben Bauchiero, Mark Pfister

Third Boys’ Hockey: Spencer Rellinger

Second Girls’ Hockey: Katie Hovey, Megan Walsh

Second Boys’ Squash: John Dowling

Third Boys’ Squash: Minh Nguyen

Fourth Coed Squash: Elena Lie-A-Cheong

Second Girls’ Squash: Mary French, Sophie Skinner

Third Girls’ Squash: Claire Egan
 

First Boys’ Basketball

   Most Improved Player: Mike McNally

   Keyes Foul Shooting: Chris Jones

   The Donald H. Werner Most Valuable Player: Marquet Newsome

First Girls’ Basketball

   Most Improved Player: Emma Merlin

   Keyes Foul Shooting: Rachel Monroe

   Most Valuable Player: Rachel Monroe

First Boys’ Hockey

   Most Improved Player: Brian Smyth

   Most Valuable Player: Zac Hamilton

First Girls’ Hockey

   Most Improved Player: Laura Moore

   Most Valuable Player: Tori DeAngelis, Kate Pate

First Boys’ Squash

   The Talbot/Edwards Most Improved Player: Thomas Cragg

   The Fritz Zeller Most Valuable Player: Alvin Heumann

First Girls’ Squash

   The Talbot/Edwards Most Improved Player: Margo Frank

   The Fritz Zeller Most Valuable Player: Laila Samy

Boys’ Swimming and Diving

   Most Improved Swimmer/Diver: Tom Dudzik

   Most Valuable Swimmer/Diver: Henry Chou

Girls’ Swimming and Diving

   Most Improved Swimmer/Diver: Phebe Huth

   Most Valuable Swimmer/Diver: Leta Giordano
 

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: Evan Doodian

First Girls’ Basketball: Annie Lacey

First Boys’ Hockey: Zac Hamilton

First Girls’ Hockey: Brooke Wolejko

First Boys’ Squash: Alvin Heumann

First Girls’ Squash: Ginny Durfee

Boys’ Swimming and Diving: Toby Casper

Girls’ Swimming and Diving: Emily Kunsman
 

The Hopley-Jackson Award, which is given to the Westminster lower team with the best season, was presented to:

Second Girls’ Basketball

Coach: Lee Zalinger

Captains: Yamilex Munoz, Jackie Media
 

The Frederick D. Houghton Award, which is given to the Westminster team with the best season, was presented to:

First Girls’ Hockey

Coaches: Dave Pope, Jess Keough

Captains: Tori DeAngeles, Kate Pate, Brooke Wolejko
 

The winter team captains then introduced the first team captains-elect for next winter as:

Boys’ Basketball: Dalton Prendergast, Christopher Jones

Girls’ Basketball: Meg Richard, Jacqui Richard, Emma Merlin

Boys’ Hockey: Will Brophy, Jack Fitzgerald

Girls’ Hockey: Erin Ozturk, Katie Savage

Boys’ Swimming and Diving: Henry Chou, Tom Dudzik

Girls’ Swimming and Diving: Emily Kunsman, Phebe Huth

Boys’ Squash: Caldwell Perkins

Girls’ Squash: Ginny Durfee
 

In the performing arts, Director of Theater A-men Rasheed presented the Frances Laurel Hopkins Award, which is given to a student for outstanding contributions to the Westminster Dramat Association, to Sarah Alibrahimi.
 

The newest members of Dramat, the student dramatic organization contributing at least 100 hours to a Dramat production: Mary Anderson, Alaina Bisson, Rachel Chan, Maeve DeFronzo, Olivia Durham, Nicole Fox, Alexa Green, Cindy Jeong, Marius Klounis, Eunice Lee, Kiley Loureiro, Emily Mell, Abby Newman, Madeleine Percival, David Swenson, Yifeng Zhang