Parents and Family Weekend Awards Ceremony and Performing Arts Concert

Students were recognized for their spring 2016 academic achievements at an awards ceremony Oct. 22 that took place during Parents and Family Weekend. In between award presentations, the Concert Band, Jazz Band, Tower Room Quintet, Dance Ensemble, Chamber Choir and Chorale gave performances.

 

Headmaster Bill Philip welcomed parents, family members and friends to campus and explained that the spring awards were held until this weekend, so that students could be recognized with their family members present. “Parents and Family Weekend is one of the most exciting moments in the school year,” he said. “This fall’s schedule has been packed will all sorts of special events.” He then shared information about fall enrollment, enrichment activities on and off campus, the student art exhibit and Grandparents Day.

Director of Studies Bill Sistare recognized students who earned Summus for the spring term.

Alexandra Aiello, Nicole Armour, Sydney Autorino, Madeline Bologa, Elizabeth Brewer, Gabrielle Brown, McKenna Burelle, Emily Burstein, Alec Costanza, Leta Giordano, Cameron Gould, Anne Hicks, Hyeonjo Jeong, Abigail LeBlanc, Elena Lie-A-Cheong, Matthew Meltzer, Sarah Minella, Yuki Mitsuda, Ann Ogden, Morgan Peirce, Max Powers, Huanshuo Rao, John Sargent, Matthew Swenson, Artur Szopa, Jacob Szykowny, Lily von Stade

 

Hayden Cathcart, Fiona Fan, John Feingold, Michael Fiorini, Sixiang Gao, Sophia Gasser, Rebecca Gavel, Porter Girty, Abigail Hoglund, Katelyn Kosior, John Kuzminskas, Emma Lange, Dong Ju Lee, Alexandra Marenco, Katherine Neilsen, Michael Riberdy, Sean Ryan, Jessica Schuhlen, Connor Seeley, Teagan Stedman, Wenwei Su, Nicholas Wee

 

Andrew Brownback, Elaina Comia, Blake Cote, Emmett de Kanter, Lukas Dudzik, Kaitlyn Eddy, Hannah Kaye, Shannon Keefe, Caroline Kelter, Eugene Kim, Yuna Lee, William Livingston, Matthew Marciano, Sofia Morales Alvarado, Jillian Parsons, Caroline Percival, Natalie Rubin, Georgia Swank, Isabel von Bargen-Burke, Celenah Watson, Alexandra Wolf

 

The Advanced Placement Program recognizes students for outstanding performances on AP Exams. In addition to many members of the Class of 2016, who graduated last spring, many current students earned recognition.

 

Students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams:

Alexandra Aiello, Jackson Andrews, Madeline Bologa, Conor Brennan, Elizabeth Brewer, McKenna Burelle, Alec Costanza, Merlin Ennis, Fiona Fan, Leta Giordano, Jack Griffith, Maxwell Grout, Logan Hinton, Daniel Kong, Elena Lie-A-Cheong, Alexander Londal, Manny Meltzer, Morgan Peirce, Michael Riberdy, Ray Rivers, Yilun Zheng

Students who earned an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more AP exams: Michael Cornish, Albert Gao, Anne Hicks, Nathali Madrid, Sarah Minella, Ann Ogden, Gary Simons, Teagan Stedman

Students who earned an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams: Gabrielle Brown, Joel Groves, Peter Horsfall, Hyeonjo Jeong, Abby LeBlanc, Max Powers, John Rao, Jack Sargent, Artur Szopa, Jake Szykowny

 

Westminster Sixth Formers Alexandra Aiello, Michael Cornish and Jake Szykowny were named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students placed among the top five percent of the more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

 

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

 

Jake Szykowny ’17

Albert Gao ’18

Annie Ogden ’17

 

Hyeonjo Jeong ’17

 

Nikki Armour ’17

 

Jeevan Palaniyandy ’19

 

Third in the class: Kaitlyn Eddy
Second in the class: Emmett de Kanter
Tied for first in the class: Yuna Lee and Jillian Parson     

 

Third in the class: Albert Gao
Second in the class: Jessica Schuhlen
First in the class: Connor Seeley

 

Tied for third in the class: Leta Giordano and Hyeonjo Jeong
Second in the class: Emily Burstein
First in the class: Artur Szopa

 

At the end of the 2015-2016 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 has achieved at the highest level in our most challenging courses, and who demonstrates intellectual curiosity, diligence and a sincere love of learning in all subjects.

Artur Szopa

 

Awarded to a member of the Fifth Form who approaches her studies with an impressive combination of dedication, curiosity and intelligence, and whose work ethic and commitment to academics set a high standard for her classmates.

Leta Giordano

 

Awarded to a member of the Fifth Form who consistently performs at the highest academic level, whose dedication, impressive work ethic and ability to move with ease in the realm of ideas distinguish him in the classroom.

Jacob Szykowny

 

Given to a member of the Fifth Form who displays superb academic achievement in our most challenging courses across the curriculum and whose extraordinary enthusiasm for learning enriches both the academic and extracurricular life of the school.

Hyeonjo Jeong