Each year, Newton South selects certain students of the graduating class to recognize in the form of senior awards.
In order to narrow the list of high achievers down to a select few, Vice Principal Mr. Williams states that “staff considers extracurricular participation, academic performance, athletic involvement, general student qualities in line with our school values, and many other considerations to determine who gets an award.” The faculty evaluates students in the broad scope of their personalities and achievements, and many factors determine who is the best fit for an award.
So who decides who gets an award? According to Mr. Williams, “staff participate in a collaborative process and weigh in to decide who gets an award.” This committee is composed of admin and teachers who discuss the qualities of the students. Then, they decide who has the qualities that best represent the award in question.
See below for the list of students the school awarded for their “myriad [of] accomplishments and contributions.”
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Here are the Senior Awards for the Class of ‘23:
Marshalls
These recipients have been honored to lead their class during graduation.
Goodwin:
Jacob Freed
Jessica Lee
Itai Rotem (HM)
Julie Wang
Griffin Wylie
Fanjun Zhou
Goldrick:
Yael Bar-Or (HM)
Mingjia Fan
Paris Figuereo
Zavian Irfan
Zachary Matzkin
Brandy Silva
Wheeler:
Luke Beckett (HM)
Saul Daughtery
Ayla Flores
Valeriya Kamynina
Marcelo Kuperwasser
Lily Paltrowitz
Cutler:
Michael Amicangioli
Gianna Burgess (HM)
Oona Helenius
Tatum Murray
Samuel Nadai
Victoria Stephen
Miscellaneous Awards
These students have received significant accolades for their achievements during their High School years.
J. Bibbo Scholarships: Gianna Burgess, Gabriela Dos Anjos
Principal Award: Soleil McAneny, Shay Weissman
Superintendent’s Academic Excellence Award: Andrew Hsu, Wasan Rafat
House Awards
The school chooses these students for the house awards based on their embodiment of one of Newton South’s core values. The staff gives each award to four students, with one recipient from each house.
Dean’s Awards: Mina Okinawa, Carina Bagdasarian, Basmala Haddad, Janani Ganesh
Choose Kindness Award: Sarah Wei, Cinciere Israel, Sofia Hazarika, Melinda Yung
Listen First Award: Shay Weissman, Aris Li, Abigail Hepner, Caroline Cole
Show Respect Award: Mary Lareau, Claudia Morin, Fahran Bajaj, Mica Berman
Take Responsibility: Sarah Scarr, Sasha Fine, Daniel Diamond, Margot Madison
School-Wide Awards
The school has given major acknowledgments to the recipients of these awards based on their representation of the values of former South students and teachers.
Irene Bickelman Award: Maya Niehaus
Philip Leibovich Memorial Award: Ezz El Deen Beshir
Margy Segal-Rozzett Memorial Award: Luci AlpertKatherine E. Torrent Award: Anju Ikeda, Anastasia Rybnikova
