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Fall Term Achievements Recognized
At an awards ceremony Dec. 3, students, faculty and staff were recognized for their contributions to numerous areas of school life during the fall term.
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Headmaster Bill Philip welcomed everyone back from Thanksgiving vacation and cited achievements related to the summer technology program, WCLP, Community Service Day, SON, Church Street Eats, the John Hay Society, the Red Cross Blood Drive, charitable fundraising, evening coffee houses, Dramat, Dance Ensemble, the Chapel Gallery, student writers, Global Forum, student leadership and volunteer efforts, MSU, GSA, the Chapel Program, the Harvard-MIT Math Challenge and others.
“For all of us, students, faculty and staff, we are so fortunate to share this beautiful campus setting and each other’s company,” he said. “The opportunities that we enjoy every day would be the envy of so many in our troubled world. As we are reminded by our motto of Grit and Grace, our responsibility must be to seize these opportunities to improve ourselves and learn from each other, while also committing to make a difference for others who do not share the opportunities we enjoy, whether in our present or our future endeavors.”
Academic Awards
Director of Studies Bill Sistare and the deans presented the following academic awards:
Third Form Summus:
Annabel Bradley, Elaina Comia, Emmett de Kanter, Lukas Dudzik, Kaitlyn Eddy, Alexander Hu, Lilith Johnson, Hannah Kaye, Yuna Lee, Matthew Marciano, Sofia Morales Alvarado, Jillian Parsons, Caroline Percival, Natalie Rubin, Georgia Swank, Isabel von Bargen-Burke, Celenah Watson
Fourth Form Summus:
Dallis Alvarez, Hayden Cathcart, Fiona Fan, John Feingold, Michael Fiorini,
Sixiang Gao, Porter Girty, Katelyn Kosior, John Kuzminskas, Emma Lange,
Alexandra Marenco, Katherine Neilsen, Sean Ryan, Gabrielle Salgar, Jessica Schuhlen, Connor Seeley, Teagan Stedman, John Stevenson, Wenwei Su, Nicholas Wee
Fifth Form Summus:
Alexandra Aiello, Nicole Armour, Sydney Autorino, Emily Burstein, Jeremy Cutler, Leta Giordano, Cameron Gould, Joel Groves, Anne Hicks, Hyeonjo Jeong, Abigail LeBlanc, Elena Lie-A-Cheong, Alexandra Lynch,
Matthew Meltzer, Sarah Minella, Yuki Mitsuda, Ann Ogden, Huanshuo Rao, Gary Simons, Artur Szopa, Jacob Szykowny, Sophia Tawney, Lily von Stade
Sixth Form Summus:
Leo Aber, Emma Alfeld, Katherine Berry, Paige Brackett, Grace Brentano,
Joyce Cheng, Ashlyn Chin, Addison Cilmi, Christopher Connal, Catherine Crawley, Mariah Davis, Margaret DeDomenico, Katherine Deveaux, Carl Doucette, Hallie Feibel, Nicole Fox, David Gollenberg, Erin Gorham, Jack Horrigan, Christopher Jones, Wonjune Kang, Collin Lech, Charlotte Lennox,
Kaitlyn McCausland, Eliza Mell, Emma Merlin, Minh Nguyen, Alexa Organ,
Margaret Poler, Sarah Poling, Jacqueline Richard, Tyler Rome, Timothy Sanford, Emma Stevens, Luke Tressy, John Werner, Rylan Williams
Athletic Awards
Director of Athletics Tim Joncas and coaches presented the following fall athletic awards:
Berry Awards
Named in honor of faculty member Richard P. Scott Berry, the Berry Awards recognize the player from each lower team who gave the best effort and demonstrated the best attitude throughout the season.
Second Football: Jagger LeClair
Second Field Hockey: Abby Newman
Third Field Hockey: Layla Ennis
Second Boys’ Soccer: Tyler Rome
Third Boys’ Soccer: Jake Szykowny
Fourth Boys’ Soccer: Carson Roth
Second Girls’ Soccer: Kaitlyn McCausland
Third Girls’ Soccer: Amanda Liu
Second Boys’ Cross Country: Justin Schuster
First Team Awards
First Football:
Lynch Most Valuable Player: Isaiah Green
Hovey Most Improved Player: Delando Clarke and Jack Sargent
Chapman Cup Most Valuable Defense Player: Chaz Ruffin
First Field Hockey:
Pitcairn Most Valuable Player: Emma Stevens
Most Improved Player: Ashlee White
First Boys’ Soccer:
The 1956 Most Valuable Player: Griffin Price
Wilbraham Most Improved Player: Declan Horrigan
First Girls’ Soccer:
Most Valuable Player: Jacqui Richard
Most Improved Player: Katherine Eckerson and Emma Alpaugh
First Boys’ Cross Country:
Jones Most Valuable Runner: Emmett de Kanter
Most Improved Runner: Matthew Cosentino
First Girls Cross Country:
Wilbur Most Valuable Runner: Oumou Kanoute
Most Improved Player: Ashlyn Chin
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’ Cross Country: Benjamin Shaver
First Girls’ Cross Country: Sarah Minella
First Field Hockey: Catherine Crawley
First Football: Carl Doucette
First Boys’ Soccer: Jordan Barnes
First Girls’ Soccer: Katie Simeon
The Hopley-Jackson Award, which is given to the Westminster lower team with the best season, was presented to:
Second Football
Coach: Dave Pope
Captains: Manny Meltzer, Ray Rivers, Alex Londal, Joel Groves
The Frederick D. Houghton Award, which is given to the Westminster team with the best season, was presented to:
First Field Hockey
Coaches: Emily Neilson, Brady Cooper
Captains: Catherine Crawley, Ashley Carbone
The fall team captains then introduced the first team captains-elect for next fall as:
Boys’ Cross Country: Jordan Gabbidon
Girls’ Cross Country: Abigail Hovey, Oumou Kanoute
Field Hockey: Madison Paro, Kendall Brown
Football: Delando Clarke, Greg Livingston, Tim Callahan
Boys’ Soccer: Alec Costanza, Jack Griffith
Girls’ Soccer: Cynthia White, McKenna Burelle
Performing Arts
In the performing arts, Theater Director A-men Rasheed presented the Frances Laurel Hopkins Award, which is given to a student for outstanding contributions to the Westminster Dramat Association, to Rebecca Ryan.
The presidents of Dramat also introduced the newest members of Dramat, the student dramatic organization requiring 100 hours of service, as Jordan Clapprood and Gary Simons.
The newest members of the Williams Hill Players, requiring 400 hours of service, are Emma Alfeld, Hyeonjo Jeong and Eunice Lee.
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