Fall Term Achievements Recognized

At the fall term awards ceremony Dec. 1, Headmaster Bill Philip welcomed students and faculty back from Thanksgiving break, saying, “Thanksgiving more than most holidays embraces the sentiment of gratitude, while in the company of family and friends. Especially in the context of these unsettled times and our many personal anxieties, pausing collectively in gratitude seems all the more important.”

 

He then recognized a number of individuals and programs for their contributions to school life during the summer and the fall term including members of the Sixth Form, who he asked to stand for grateful applause. He cited various community service initiatives, arts programs, academic initiatives and individual volunteer contributions. “This selfless ethos is so precious,” he said. “It defines our school community.”    

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

Annabelle Aber, Eve Cathcart, Eda Chen, Abby Davis, Brad Donegan, Alex Ellis, Justin Flaks, Geena Kim, Jaclyn Laplante, Scott Lee, Lynch Will, Angelesia Ma, Lizzy McCoy, Jacob Monroe, Wes Oltsch, Daniel Pinckney, Ryan Pineault, Cecilia Raymond, McKenzie Roller, Liam Seeley, Ellie Suit, Quoc Anh Truong, Bethany Winters, Aidan Wood, Vernita Zhai, Olivia Zhang

Adena Ajike, Boyan Alipiev, Maggie Chaves, Elaina Comia, Megan Cournoyer, Emmett de Kanter, Lukas Dudzik, Audrey Froelich, Alex Hu, Hannah Kaye, Shannon Keefe, Lucy Keenan, Eugene Kim, Julia Krys, Yuna Lee, Alexandra Lin, Caroline McCausland, Henry Mitrano, Sofia Morales Alvarado, Jill Parsons, Caroline Percival, Carson Roth, Natalie Rubin, Annie Sherbacow, Brandon Slawaska, Dinh Truong, Isabel von Bargen-Burke, Vincent Wang, Celenah Watson, Alexandra Wolf

 

Hayden Cathcart, Jack Feingold, Michael Fiorini, Albert Gao, Becca Gavel, Porter Girty, Peter Hall, Abby Hoglund, Katie Kosior, Nikola Kostic, Emma Lange, Ryan Lee, Amanda Liu, Kate Lovas, Ally Marenco, Katy Maxon, Elisabeth Morin, Katie Neilsen, Mike Riberdy, Sean Ryan, Jessie Schuhlen, Cam Scott, Connor Seeley, Teagan Stedman, Ryan Szykowny, Max Torrez, Nick Wee, Chris Whipple, Jimmy Zhang

 

Alexandra Aiello, Jackson Andrews, Nikki Armour, Madie Bologa, Elizabeth Brewer, Gabby Brown, McKenna Burelle, Emily Burstein, Brinley Cuddeback, Merlin Ennis, Jack Flanagan, Leif Fosse-Greiner, Leta Giordano, Cameron Gould, Annie Hicks, Hyeonjo Jeong, Oumou Kanoute, Jake Kirby, Leah Klassen, Daniel Kong, Abby LeBlanc, Bennie Lopez, Ally Lynch, Manny Meltzer, Sarah Minella, Dora Mitchel, Yuki Mitsuda, Brenna Monroe, Shanntal Morel, Annie Ogden, Morgan Peirce, Max Powers, John Rao, Ray Rivers, Fred Seo, Matthew Swenson, Artur Szopa, Jake Szykowny, Sophie Tawney, Lily von Stade, Cynnie White, Yilun Zheng

 

As part of the athletic portion of the awards ceremony, Director of Athletics Tim Joncas paid tribute to faculty member Scott Berry on his 46-year coaching career at Westminster, saying “For 46 years, Scott has pushed players to reach their potential,  not just as athletes, but more importantly as people by setting high expectations for sportsmanship, grit and grace.” He also presented Scott with a recognition plaque. Tim and coaches then presented the following fall athletic 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: Mason Horrigan

Second Field Hockey: Lucy Noel

Second Boys’ Soccer: Wick Carter

Third Boys’ Soccer: Edward Lie-A-Cheong

Fourth Boys’ Soccer: Brad Donegan 

Second Girls’ Soccer: Maddie Dwyer

Third Girls’ Soccer: Jane Ogden

Second Boys’ Cross Country: Andrew Doucette, Matt Swenson

First Football:

Lynch Most Valuable Player: Tim Callahan

Hovey Most Improved Player: Ray Rivers

Chapman Cup Most Valuable Defense Player: Delando Clarke

First Field Hockey:

Pitcairn Most Valuable Player: Kendall Brown

Most Improved Player: Megan Rittenhouse

First Boys’ Soccer:

The 1956 Most Valuable Player: Jack Griffith

Wilbraham Most Improved Player: Alec Costanza

First Girls’ Soccer:

Most Valuable Player: Katherine Eckerson, Cynnie White    

Most Improved Player: Mary Kille 

First Boys’ Cross Country:

Jones Most Valuable Runner: Emmett de Kanter

Most Improved Runner: John Kuzminskas

 

First Girls Cross Country:

Wilbur Most Valuable Runner: Oumou Kanoute

Most Improved Player: Caroline Percival     

 

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: Jordan Gabbidon

First Girls’ Cross Country: Abby Hovey

First Field Hockey: Maddie Bologa     

First Football: Connor Brennan

First Boys’ Soccer: Alex Semier

First Girls’ Soccer: McKenna Burelle

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

 

Second Girls’ Soccer

Coach: Peter Ulrich

Captains: Maddie Dwyer, Emily Burstein

 

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

First Boys’ and First Girls’ Cross Country

Coaches: Mark de Kanter, Ugo Nwachukwu, Betsy Heckman, Claudia Morgan

Captains: Jordan Gabbidon, Oumou Kanoute

 

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

Boys’ Cross Country: Emmett de Kanter, Teagan Stedman

Girls’ Cross Country: Abby Hovey, Elizabeth Casey

Field Hockey: Lilly Holmes, Emma Lange, Ashlee White

Football: TBD

Boys’ Soccer: Chanler Miller

Girls’ Soccer: Emma Alpaugh, Emily Samar

 

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 Leif Fosse-Greiner.

 

The presidents of Dramat also introduced the newest members of Dramat, the student dramatic organization requiring 100 hours of service, as Kaitlyn Eddy, Ally Lynch, Merlin Ennis, Nathali Madrid and Elena Lie-A-Cheong.

 

The newest members of the Williams Hill Players, requiring 400 hours of service, are Yifeng Zhang and Shanntal Morel.