Winter Term Awards Announced

Winter Term Awards

After returning from the spring break, the Westminster community assembled March 28 for presentation of the winter term awards. Headmaster Graham Cole began the ceremony by welcoming everyone back to the Hill and sharing his thoughts on the topic of achievement. Click here to read remarks.

Academic Awards

Director of Studies Greg Marco and the deans then presented the following academic awards:

Third Form:
Summus
Margaret Welles Berry, Casey Ellen Breese, Jae Hee Cho, Jason Hathaway Connor, Bridget Alyce Eklund, Nahira El-Yabroudi, Caitlin Campbell Fabbri, Hannah Phillips Ford, Kathryn Wilkins Griffith, Kathryn Judith Hill, Kevin Douglas Hope, Kaleigh McKenzie Kelley, Matthew Charles Leach, Hannah Meeker Leathers, Jacob J. Lee, Andrew Richard Marco, Louise Ahern Marenakos, Joonho Park, Stephanie Rae Piperno, Marguerite Glass Prescod

Superus
Leigh Anne Baldwin, William Case Bitterli, Justin Michael Bogardus, Amanda Leigh Boulier, Alexandra Jiovanna Kiana Cateriano, Katherine H. Cheng, Gabrielle Squire Christman, Halley Hopkins Cruice, John Michael Eder, Briana Foley, Olivia Paula Frank, Charles Murphy Geitz, McCall Helen Hawkins, Claire Patricia Hodson, Thomas Kenaston Hovey, Sooyoung Kim, Grant William Benz Kugler, Vanessa Heart Larracuente, Nicholas Michael Mahany, Mallory Whitney Mason, Sarah Caroline Ogden, James Christopher Pappas, Emma Jane Pinney, Kathryn Elizabeth Polio, Brittany Lauren Sutton, Margaret Mooney Thibadeau, Stephanie Jeanne Werner

Fourth Form:
Summus
Kathryn Clarke Brady, Anne Elizabeth Cervas, Alex James Gioia, Sean Paul Kelley, Jeanne Suhn Ju Kim, Riana Margaret MacKenzie, Suchita Mandavilli, Hilary Curtis Marshall, Tammie Victoria Moopenn, Charlotte Louise O’Herron, Emily Marie Snoddon, Lucas Brewster Stevens, Clare Everett Ulrich, William Guy White, Karin Yoshida,

Superus
Ashley C Andrien, Margaret Fischer Barnes, Matthew Robert Betten, Gerard Paul Denoyer, Xavier Antoine Fowler, Cristobal Gomez, Isabelle Patterson Hill, Madeleine Heather Ann King, John Millard Kreitler, Tiffany Shermain Liu, Matthew Byrne Mahany, Benjamin Leppo Mandell, Kristen Marie Maxwell, Colin Harrington McLaughlin, Matthew Joseph Mercede, Gregory Tobin Miller, Margaret Wallace Miller, Sumner Mead Miller, Francheska Munoz, Patrick Michael Niedermeyer, Colby Carpenter O’Neil, Jae Bum Park, Megan Winn Pooley, Samuel Tahawus Reynolds, Miller Slingluff Robinson, Stephen Faxon Seymour, Benjamin McKeever Sharaf,
William Haig Smith, Ryan Michael Viola

Fifth Form:
Summus
Jae Kyung Ahn, Joseph Patrick Ascioti, Tsz Yan Natalie Chan, Philip Jae Ho Cho, Robin Rebecca Cotter, James Douglas Curtiss, Hannah Monroe Dimmitt, Whitney Gilmore FitzPatrick, Charles Kimball Keegan, Lindsay Stafford Laird, Torrey Alvord Leroy, Eliza Rose Mandzik, Jaime McComb, Elizabeth Fairchild Melhado, Catherine Alice Outerbridge, Natalie Anne Perkins, Zachariah A. Reitano, Christopher Yuji Shimamoto, Annie Farrington Ulrich, Isabella Valentina Wragg, Joshua Bestor Zalinger, Kirby Frank Zdrill

Superus
Foster Powell Baker, Anna Doherty Boborodea, Alison Hillary Bragg, Kelsey Elizabeth Clarke, Elizabeth Anne Cole, Charles Albert Corsi, Randi Lynn Crawford, Michael Jude Curran, Kendall Hanna Deflin, John Anthony DePasquale, Bree Auld Evans, Alfonso Gustavo Fernandez, David Huntington Hovey, Amanda Elizabeth Humphrey, Kierra Amber Jones, Adam Michael Lederer, Jeannie Haijin Lee, Margot Clare Lieblich, Juliette McComb, Kieran Moore McDonald, Emily Francesca Minella, Chanler Murphy, Kelsey Bridget Murphy, Mary Catherine O’Connor, Miguel Geronimo Osio, Joong Hyun Park, Roger Alexander Peikin, Rosalie Davis Philip, Abigail Lauren Pribble, Elena Marie Ridenour, Evan Burns Schlosser, Caroline Flagg Scott, Abigail MacCrimmon Stevens, Danielle Courtney Williams, Jeremy Aaron Zelinger, Kyle Jacob Zinn

Sixth Form:
Summus
Ellanor Shelby Brown, Jason Bradley Hesketh, Samuel Powers Jackson, Courtney Anne Kirsch, Amy Haimi Lee, Victoria Kate Manganiello, Sarah Anne Marco, Joseph Henry Putko, Sarah Murr Shanfield, Marianne F Specker, Zachary Loreto Visco

Superus
Khadija Ahmed, Diane Baker, Emma Nye Beck, Sarah Elizabeth Bingham, Jordan Thomas Bohinc, Leah Grace Brewer, Dorothy Harrison Brown, Lisa Ann Cavazuti, Kelly H. Cheng, Renzie David Chipman, Andrew Carson Christman, Emily Austin Cranshaw, Thomas R. Cross., Bethany Ann Dymarczyk, Jesus Salvador Gutiérrez, Natalie Marie Francis Hatchette, Alexandra Callistheni Hayes, Caitlin Elizabeth Hodson, Anne Ford Hoyt, Cameron Girard Keady, Alison Aimee Kearney, Paulina Dean Ketcham, Conor Ward McGovern, Helena Jean Morris, Daley Elizabeth O’Herron, Jordan Leigh Ohanesian, Chinazo Ngozi Okpalanma, Eric Schaefer Phillips, Andrew James Polio, Sara Margo Reid, Joo-Kyung Rhee, Michele Lynn Ribaudo, Louisa Jane Sanford, Abigail Chandler Seymour, Hannah McKeever Sharaf, Michael Vincent Sorrenti, Bailey Ford Spalding,
Courtney Ellen Stafford, Corey Michael Starbuck, Kathleen Alice Sullivan, William Morrison Waggaman, Zachary Brown Wigmore, Hejae Michelle Yoon, Lyndsey Ann Zavisza

Athletic Awards
Director of Athletics Dennis Daly presented the fall athletic awards beginning with the Berry Awards, named in honor of faculty member Richard P. Scott Berry. These awards recognize the player from each lower team who gave the best effort and demonstrated the best attitude throughout the season.

Third Boys’ Basketball: James Curtiss
Second Boys’ Basketball: Luke Lamothe
Second Girls' Basketball:Karin Yoshida
Third Boys’ Hockey: Will Phifer
Second Boys’ Hockey: Oscar Ladd
Second Girls’ Hockey: Sarah Bingham
Martial Arts: Xavier Fowler
Paddle Tennis: Jordan Bohinc
Fourth Squash: Ryan Smythe and Katherine Brady
Third Boys’ Squash: Ben Mandell
Second Boys’ Squash: Matt Leach
Third Girls’ Squash: Margaret Miller and Olivia Frank
Second Girls’ Squash: Alie Philip

First Team Awards

First Boys’ Basketball:
    Most Improved Player: Dan Watson
    Keyes Foul Shooting: Harry Kutner
     Donald H. Werner Most Valuable Player: Harry Kutner

First Girls' Basketball:
    Most Improved Player: Corinne Werner
    Keyes Foul Shooting: Corinne Werner
     Most Valuable Player: Michele Ribaudo

First Boys’ Hockey:
Most Improved Player: James Einstein
    Most Valuable Player: Tommy Cross

First Girls’ Hockey:
Most Improved Player: Marianne Specker
    Most Valuable Players: Bethany Dymarczyk and Kayla Lessard   

First Boys' Squash:
Talbot/Edwards Most Improved Player: Miller Robinson
    Fritz Zeller Most Valuable Player: Chris King

First Girls' Squash:
    Talbot/Edwards Most Improved Player: Annie Ulrich
    Fritz Zeller Most Valuable Player: Ali Bragg

Boys’ Swimming and Diving:
    Most Improved Swimmer: Christopher Eckerson
    Most Valuable Swimmer: Ryan McLaughlin

Girls’ Swimming and Diving:
    Most Improved Swimmer: Jennie Gavrich
    Most Valuable Swimmer: Emily Cranshaw   


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: Joshua McWilliams
    First Girls' Basketball: Lyndsey Zavisza
    First Boys’ Hockey: Jordan Dewey
    First Girls’ Hockey: Nicole Palazzo and Emily Walsh
    First Boys' Squash: Roger Peikin
    First Girls' Squash:     Claire Corroon
    Boys’ Swimming and Diving: Taylor Gould
Girls’ Swimming and Diving: Krissy Schultz


The Hopley-Jackson Award, which is given to the Westminster lower team with the best season, was presented to:
   
Second Girls’ Basketball
    Coach: Mel Graham
    Captains: K.D. Ahmed and Karin Yoshida

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

    First and Second Girls’ Hockey
First Girls’ Coaches: David Pope and Laurie MacDougall
First Girls’ Captains: Nicole Palazzo and Sara Reid
Second Girls’ Coaches: Morgan Shipway, Shawn Desjardins, Sara Deveaux, and Nancy Urner-Berry
Second Girls’ Captains: Sarah Bingham, Caitlin Hodson and Abby Seymour

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

First Boys’ Basketball: Kieran McDonald
First Girls’ Basketball: Ashley Jeffress and Corinne Werner
First Boys’ Hockey: Harry Radovich
First Girls’ Hockey: Emily Walsh and Sara Ugalde
First Boys’ Squash: Roger Peikin
First Girls’ Squash: Ali Bragg
First Boys’ Swimming and Diving: Taylor Gould and Foster Baker
First Girls’ Swimming and Diving: Krissy Schultz and Abby Stevens

Performing Arts

In the performing arts, Theater Director Doug Lind presented the Frances Laurel Hopkins Award to Shelby Brown. The newest members of Dramat, the student dramatic organization requiring 120 hours of service, were announced as:

Jake Benedict
Andrew Lunenburg
Helena Morris
Patty Argueta   


Headmaster’s Awards

Headmaster Cole presented the Headmaster’s Awards in recognition of service, leadership and citizenship during the term to Cam Keady ’08 for his outstanding performances throughout his theatrical career at the school and in the winter Dramat production “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”; and to Dana Chapin, Peter Doucette, Tiffany Liu, Sam Jackson, Pam McDonald, Sheryl Pierson, Joe Putko and Tim Quinn for their work on the EcoTeam, which led the school in the Green Cup Challenge and has inspired and educated the school community on important environmental fronts. The award comes in the form of a gold school pin.