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Hannah Hepner
Managing Editor of News
English Department:
Moyer award: Isabel Deveney (presented by Deborah Bernhard)
Moyer award: Mowmita Arefin (presented by Jasmine Lellock)
Moyer award: Connor Wong (presented by Jasmine Lellock)
Best Freshman Essays: Jackson Slater (presented by Natalia Taube); Abby Matthews (presented by Sam Lee)
Moyer award: Shai Shimoni (presented by Marc Banks)
Moyer award: Benjamin Zou (presented by Deborah Bernhard)
Best Sophomore Essay: Lucy Chae (presented by Kelly Henderson)
Moyer award: Christopher Aucoin (presented by Meaghan Martin)
Moyer award: Gabriel Stephan (presented by Matt Wilson)
Best Junior Essay: Alana Axelrod-Freed (presented by Joe Golding)
Moyer award: Andy Song (presented by Kelly Henderson)
Moyer award: Gerrianne Cuszenza (presented by Kelly Henderson)
Best Personal Essay: Jonathan Kronheimer (presented by Rachel Becker)
Best Synthesis Essays: Sam Timbers (presented by Alan Reinstein); Sophia Swidey (presented by Brian Baron)
Gonson Prize: Ben Timbers (presented by Joe Golding)
Ashley Anderton Memorial Scholarship (introduced by Dana Arnaboldi)
Analise Castillo (presented by Shauna Pellauer)
Chloe Jonas (presented by Jenny Robertson)
History Department:
The C. Wayne Altree Award for Excellence in United States History
Awarded to juniors who demonstrate strong ability and interest in U.S. History.
The 2018 recipients are:
Raven Fernandes – presented by Rebecca Ledig
Nayleth Lopez-Lopez – presented by Ashley Chapman
Benjamin Powdermaker – presented by Lily Eng Shine
Eu Ro Wang – presented by Michael Kozuch
The Dr. Marshall Cohen Award for Social Justice Activism
Awarded to seniors who have demonstrated excellence in history, social studies and social activism in their years at Newton South. The 2018 recipients are:
Analise Castillo- presented by Robert Parlin
Joshua Finkel – presented by Michael Kozuch
Hannah Gonzalez – presented by Andrew Thompson
Khyla Turner – presented by Jessica Engel
The Margaret Marshall Award for Intellectual Growth
Awarded to seniors who, through strength of character and hard work, have manifested significant academic improvement and intellectual growth in history and social sciences during the four years of high school. The 2018 recipients are:
Matthew Eng – presented by Deborah Linder
Anna Bantikyan – -presented by Jennifer Morrill
The Paul H. Gottlieb Memorial Award for Excellence in History
Awarded to seniors who have demonstrated a devotion to the study of history of all sorts: academic excellence in the study of history; interest in the subject matter; and manifestation of joy in the historical endeavor, especially at the highest and most demanding level. The 2018 recipients are:
Benjamin Anderson-Krim – presented by Faye Cassell
Adam Baker – presented by J. Corey Davison
Jacob Denninger – presented by Ashley Chapman and Deborah Linder
Chloe Frantzis – presented by Andrew Thompson
Hannah Phan – presented by Jamie Rinaldi
World Language Department:
Personalized Letters of Recommendation:
Catherine O’Brien: ASL
Daniel Abdulah: Chinese
Gannon Barnett: Chinese
Thomas Blum: Chinese
Isabel Bulman: Chinese
Jason Crowley: Chinese
Andrew D’Annolfo: Chinese
Claire Deng: Chinese
Anna Dietrich: Chinese
Caleb Fried: Chinese
Lin Hanbo: Chinese
Robert Ling: Chinese
Joseph Mackler: Chinese
Varun Mann: Chinese
Sabrina Wen: Chinese
Abigail Spingarn: Chinese
Ellan Suder: Chinese
Jada Wong: Chinese
Celine Yung: Chinese
Aidan Fitzmaurice: French
Chloe Frantzis: French
Zoe Heywood: French
Ellis Komack: French
Kristina Nedeljkovic: French
Gretchen Zhang: French
Ben Timbers: French
Anna Dietrich: Latin
Ben Kurland: Latin
Robert Ling: Latin
Noy Alon: Spanish
Alex Dobin: Spanish
Joshua L. Finkel: Spanish
Jake Freudberg: Spanish
Emily Goetzler: Spanish
Victoria Huang: Spanish
Thomas Patti: Spanish
Carina Ramos: Spanish
Daniel Silverston: Spanish
Sophia Swidey: Spanish
Elizabeth Szanton: Spanish
Andrea Targatalia: Spanish
James D. Blum Memorial Award (for students who show enthusiasm for, interest in, and appreciation of world affairs, world languages, world cultures, and international travel): Analise Castillo
Superior Achievement Award in World Languages (for the senior who has demonstrated the most outstanding development, commitment, and achievement in the World Language department): Effi-Anna Holston
Arts Department:
Art- Media Lab: John Barbone
Art- Media Lab: Ellan Suder
Art- Sheila Trunk Memorial Art Award: Gabriela Monge
Art- Photography: Vicky Huang
Art: Amanda Rodriguez
Art- Drawing and Painting: Josh Finkel
Art- 3D: Emma Dolan
Art- Ceramics: Abby Bernstein
Art- Ceramics: Jackson Fyfe
Art- Ceramics: Hyo Kyoung (Lucy) Kim
Music- Jazz: Abby Miller
Music- Jazz: Daniel Silverston
Music- John Philip Sousa Band Award: Jason Crowley
Music- John Philip Sousa Band Award: Caleb Fried
Music- Madrigals (vocals): Elizabeth Szanton
Music- Orchestra: Claire Deng
Music- Orchestra: Joanna Marcus
Science Department:
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Daniel Abdulah
Trajectory Award: Carter Benoit-Myer
Trajectory Award: Isabel Bertrand
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Tomer Bonshtein
Brough-Hood-McLaren Award: Mia Calderone
Science Department Book Award: Hannah Cole
Sol Verdun Memorial Chemistry Award: Jason Crowley
Trajectory Award: Evan Delaney
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Isabel Deveny
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Raphael Dinh
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Marcus Elbert
University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Ellen Deng
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Daniel Feng
Science Department Book Award: Caleb Fried
Brough-Hood-McLaren Award: Hannah Gonzalez
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Luca Hensch
University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology: Jay Garg
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal: Amos Trinidad Gonzalez
Rochester Institute of Technology Innovation and Creativity Award: Anna Lee-Hassett
Citizen Scientist: Sabrina Murray
Trajectory Award: Endry Nunez
Citizen Scientist: Benjamin Powdermaker
Citizen Scientist: Daniel Silverston
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Minghan Sun
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Elizabeth Sypak
Trajectory Award: Yulia Temnarod
Citizen Scientist: Grace Yao
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Dina Zeldin
Mathematics and Computer Science Department:
Computer Science Awards:
Parallel Processing Award: Gannon Barnett
Entrepreneurial Award: Karin Aslop
Entrepreneurial Award: Isabel Bulman
Mathematics Awards:
A. James Short Award: Varun Mann
Jane West Young Memorial Award: Jessalyn Kaur
Warren B. Manhard Mathematics Award: Brian Park
Infinity and Beyond Award: Daniela Rizza
Infinity and Beyond Award: Sara Modiano
Infinity and Beyond Award: Destiny Conception
Infinity and Beyond Award: Isabel Deveny
Rise to the Challenge Award: Ashadieeyah Gaffney
Rise to the Challenge Award: David Falls
Rise to the Challenge Award: Samuel Duffy
Deductive Reasoning Award: Chloe Frantzis
Deductive Reasoning Award: Skye Tausig
Helping Neighbors Award: Gabriela Smith
Helping Neighbors Award: Juliet Lacey
Helping Neighbors Award: Ross Halpern
Helping Neighbors Award: Coco Lheritier
Helping Neighbors Award: Jada Pierre
Investigative Curiosity Award: Jay Garg
Investigative Curiosity Award: Seanna McGraw
*not all seniors awards have been announced yet
