All-School Banquet 2014

6/12/2014

Awards galore! A celebratory banquet and goodbyes.

With bags (mostly!) packed and summer vacation within reach, the community gathers together for one last banquet to say goodbye and distribute well-earned awards and prizes. Students, faculty and their families, and staff arranged by advisee group fill the Pergola to bookend the New Year's Banquet nine months earlier. It begins with Domine and ends with The Banquet Song with toasts by class presidents, the announcement of Academic Commendations and other School awards and prizes, the School Chair’s remarks, and the Head of School’s year-end message in between.

The following commendations, awards, and prizes were given at the All-School Banquet. If you’re wondering about the middle names, Thacher tradition holds that when a student receives an honor publicly, his or her full name is read. An asterisk indicates the top scholar or scholars in the discipline at that grade or level.

ENGLISH
9th
Jordan Cunningham Perry*
Jasmin Aboitiz Arculli
Fiona Siobahn Bean
Edel Dupre Galgon
Sara Bradstreet Jacobsen
Liam Reed Kirkpatrick
Isabel Ann Harding Ouweleen

10th
Casey Elizabeth Gaughan*
Charlotte Anne-Marie Carroll Driscoll
Talia Rose Isaacson
Jingxin "Jean" Li
Hayton Tsun Tang Oei
Brooke C. Porter
Katherine Mendley Rauner
Emma Lee Robertson

11th
Taylor Louise Bacon*
Inga Caoilin Conyngham
Sienna Lola Currie
Owen Driscoll
Anne Fraser Gregory
Kevin Michael Griffee
Laura Charlotte Kirkland
Marissa Cristina Lopez

12th
Lillian Claire Boyle
Caleb Coleman Couturie
Mateo Cohen Davis
Wallace Eve Kalkin
Cooper Keaton Penner

The Jack Boyd English Prize, established in 1906 in memory of John Franklin Boyd, Jr., who died at Thacher in 1902, goes, by vote of the Department, to the twelfth grader who has done the best work in English this year: Jillian Rae Elkin and Hsin-Yu "Felicia" Jiang

Nash Robbins Short Story Prize is given in the name of John Nash Robbins, CdeP ’81, for excellence in writing. It is presented to the author of the best short story. Last year, it was not awarded. This year, by vote of the Department, the winner of the Nash Robbins Short Story Prize is: Rachel H. Rex

The William Bishop Nixon Poetry Prize was first given in 1945 by William Nixon in memory of Jack Boyd. The prize is awarded for the best poem written at any time during the year. Last year it was not awarded. This year, by vote of the Department, the winner of the William Bishop Nixon Poetry Prize is: Liam Raoul Carpenter-Urquhart

MATHEMATICS
9th
Sara Bradstreet Jacobsen*
Yibing "Bessy" Liu*
Steven Malcolm Jump
Liam Reed Kirkpatrick
Jordan Cunningham Perry

10th
Grace Elizabeth Callander*
Douglas Dean Klink*
Charlotte Anne-Marie Carroll Driscoll
Casey Elizabeth Gaughan
Deyuan "Marc" Jiang

11th
Emma Lynn Best Rogowski*
Benjamin Gregory Lim Chadwick
Kevin Michael Griffee
Declan Vincent Kelly
Laura Charlotte Kirkland
Sarah Drewsen Van Son

12th
Pascal Cévaër-Corey
Mateo Cohen Davis
Hsin-Yu "Felicia" Jiang
Beatrice Emery Land
Caroline Sheldon Vohr
Aidan Lake Waugh

The Morgan Ward Prize, established in 1964 by Dr. Marshall Hall Jr, in honor of a former colleague and friend, Dr. Morgan Ward, goes, by vote of the Department, to the senior who has done the best work in mathematics: Erich Noa Herzig and Alexander Zaldastani

LANGUAGE
French
Level II: Emma Lee Robertson
Level III: Julia Marie Girardoni, Hayley Ann Kong, Morgana Sukhu Van Peebles
Level IV: Laura Charlotte Kirkland
AP Level: Hsin-Yu "Felicia" Jiang

Spanish
Level II: Deyuan "Marc" Jiang, Brooke C. Porter
Level III: Mackenzie Grace Boyden, Sara Bradstreet Jacobsen, Emma Lynn Best Rogowski
Level IV: Bailey Jean Cypheridge, Anasazi Vanessa Levy
AP Level: Marissa Cristina Lopez

Latin
Level I: Anthony Aristides Nikitopoulos
Level II: Brendan Thomas Glenn
Level III: Anne Fraser Gregory

Mandarin
Level I: Akirabha Chanuntranont
Level II: Erin Olivia Slichter
Level III: Jisoo "Ann" Han
Level IV: Reed Oliver Gulick-Stutz

By vote of the Department, the students who have done the best work in level I language this year are Amanda Itzel Ibañez and Isabel Ann Harding Ouweleen.

By vote of the Department, the student who has done the best work in level II language this year is Casey Elizabeth Gaughan.

By vote of the Department, the student who has done the best work in level III language this year is Hayden Barron Howard.

By vote of the Department, the student who has done the best work in level IV language this year is Douglas Dean Klink.

The Foreign Language Award, by vote of the Department, goes to the senior or seniors who have demonstrated excellence in and a passion for language acquisition: Jackson Ford Dolphin

SCIENCE
9th
Akirabha "Bynk" Chanuntranont*
Ronan Patrick Byrne
Sara Bradstreet Jacobsen
Steven Malcolm Jump
Liam Reed Kirkpatrick
Anthony Aristides Nikitopoulos
Jordan Cunningham Perry

10th
Casey Elizabeth Gaughan*
Grace Elizabeth Callander
Charlotte Anne-Marie Carroll Driscoll
Shirin Emma Herzig
Alessandro Taiga Lorenzoni
Brooke C. Porter
Fernando Zamora

11th
Taylor Louise Bacon—AP Biology
Christopher George Berven—AP Environmental Science
Liam Raoul Carpenter-Urquhart—AP Physics
Owen Cornelius Driscoll—AP Chemistry
Kevin Michael Griffee—AP Biology
Laura Charlotte Kirkland—AP Environmental Science
Skylar Emily Eastman Lewis—AP Environmental Science and AP Physics
Meagan Rose Rodriguez—Veterinary Medicine

12th
David Kakuei Chao—AP Biology
Anasazi Vanessa Levy—AP Environmental Science
Mahogany Alexus Monette—AP Environmental Science
Cooper Keaton Penner—AP Environmental Science
Caroline Sheldon Vohr—AP Biology
Sage Whipple—AP Psychology

The Biology Award: Emma Lynn Best Rogowski
The Chemistry Award: Benjamin Gregory Lim Chadwick
The Environmental Science Award: Sarah Drewsen Van Son
The Physics Award: Douglas Dean Klink
The Psychology Award: Wallace Eve Kalkin and Caroline Sheldon Vohr

HISTORY
9th
Edel Dupre Galgon*
Sophia Fung
Liam Reed Kirkpatrick
Isabel Ann Harding Ouweleen
Jordan Cunningham Perry
Clare Brigitte Best Rogowski
Maya Marina Wilcox

10th
Casey Elizabeth Gaughan*
Grace Elizabeth Callander
Alexandria "Lina" Fry
Douglas Dean Klink
Katherine Mendley Rauner
Reade Susan Rossman
Elliot James Schiff

11th
Laura Charlotte Kirkland*
Stuart Montgomery Brown
Marshall Harvard Fisher
Anne Fraser Gregory
Charles Morgenstein
Emma Lynn Best Rogowski
Sarah Drewsen Van Son

12th
David Kakuei Chao
Auden Rose Ehringer
Grant Kennedy Ellman
Anand Kiran Shah
Sage Whipple

The History Prize: Taylor Louise Bacon

FINE ARTS
9th
Jasmin Arboitiz Arculli (Visual Arts)
Natasha Brown (Music)
Taylor Holston Gaines (Music)
Serafina Maria Nieves (Music)
Rose Ellen O'Neal (Visual Arts)
Natalie Osuna (Visual Arts)
Isabel Ann Harding Ouweleen (Drama, Music)
Erin Olivia Slichter (Drama)

10th
Peter Bennallack Ammons (Visual Arts)
Grace Elizabeth Callander (Visual Arts)
Hillary Brooke Ellman (Music)
Douglas Dean Klink (Music)
Jingxin "Jean" Li (Visual Arts)
Collier Lavender Smith (Visual Arts)
Colin Phillip Troughton (Drama)
Elizabeth Meining Zhang (Drama)

11th
Sienna Lola Currie (Visual Arts)
Bailey Jean Cypheridge (Music)
Laura Charlotte Kirkland (Drama)
Sarah Drewsen Van Son (Music)

12th
Jonathan Yang Ming Chang (Music)
Hannah Sophie Celia Everett (Visual Arts)
Anasazi Vanessa Levy (Music)
Alexander Leben Morris (Music)
Madeline MacGregor Taylor (Art History)
Aidan Lake Waugh (Music)

The Harry Llewellyn Bixby Dramatic Cup, first given in 1919 and awarded to students in recognition of their contribution to the Thacher Drama Program: Anasazi Vanessa Levy

The Eric Bechtel Dachs Prize for Technical Theatre, awarded to the student who, in his or her career at Thacher, has shown the greatest dedication, imagination and expertise in technical theater: Auden Rose Ehringer and William Strong Newirth

The Darrah Corbet Jr Studio Prize, first given in 1941 in memory of Darrah Corbett Jr, CdeP 1936: Ann Elizabeth LeFevre

The Marcus Hele Dall Award, given to the student who has done the best work in photography: Shirin "Emma" Herzig and Morgana Sukhu Van Peebles

The Rhode Island School of Design Art Award, to that student who has demonstrated uncommon dedication, commitment and achievement in the Visual Arts: Isobel Gail Hayne

The Agnes M. Lord Music Award, first given in 1922 to honor Mrs. Walter St. Clair Lord, who taught music at Thacher from 1898 to 1925: Grant Kennedy Ellman

The Class of 2000 Dance Award, established in recognition of the dedication, leadership and accomplishments of the dancers of the Class of 2000, goes to the senior who most embodies those qualities: Hannah Sophie Celia Everett

The Palmer Prize for Debating, first awarded in 1937 and given by the father of Lowell M. Palmer II CdeP 1938: Jackson Ford Dolphin

The Art History Prize: the senior who has done the best work in AP Art History this year is: Isaac Harris Hayman

The Wood Design Prize: the senior who has done exemplary work in Wood Design this year is: Grant Kennedy Ellman

The William Bennett Munro Prize, first awarded in 1934 by Mr. Munro, who for many years was head of the Humanities Department at the California Institute of Technology, goes to that student who, in the opinion of the Faculty Judges, has delivered the most eloquent, thoughtful and carefully prepared speech in the School-wide competition: Elizabeth Meining Zhang

The Moffitt Saddle, given by Liz Moffitt Herr in memory of the long-term relationship between Thacher and her father, Herbert C. Moffitt MD CdeP 1933, awarded each year to that junior whose energy, enthusiasm, and dedication to the Horse Program reflects that of Doctor Moffitt: Michael "Briggs" Boss

The Top Wrangler Buckle, given by the Class of 1979 in memory of their friend and classmate Richard A. Wilson Jr CdeP 1979 to recognize that senior who throughout his or her Thacher career has shown great endeavor and success in all aspects of the Horse Program—riding, camping, and leadership: Lachlan Ogden Nutting

The George Beckwith Gymkhana Trophy, presented to the captains of the winning gymkhana team:

Mateo Cohen Davis
Lachlan Ogden Nutting
Owen McPeak Yager

The Bissell Gymkhana Trophy, presented each year to the high-point man or woman: Jamie Thomas Rush

The Herbert Sisters’ English Riding Trophy, first awarded in 2006, is given in honor of Alexandra MacLean Herbert CdeP 2002 and Deirdre Healy Herbert CdeP 2006, to that rider who has shown exceptional dedication, commitment, and talent in the English Riding Program: Minah Mi Young Choi and Jillian Rea Elkin

The Charles Pratt Trapshoot Plate, awarded to that student with the highest score: James Michael Finch, with 44/50

The Vaquero Cup, awarded to the best all-around student in riding, shooting, and gymkhana: Jamie Thomas Rush

The Hollister Wheaton Trapshoot Award goes to the parent and student with the highest score: Robert W. Johnson CdeP 1967 and his son, Nicholas Chapman Johnson (22/25)

The Best Camper Award goes to the student who, in the opinion of the Camping Committee, has done the most camping and helped significantly with the running of the camping program: Jackson Ford Dolphin, Grant Kennedy Ellman, Quincy Jefferson Hunter-Daniel, Cooper Keaton Penner

The Edward R. Spaulding Tennis Cup, presented to The Thacher School by E.R. Spaulding of Santa Barbara and first awarded in 1903, this award goes each year to the School Tennis Champion: Mark Mitchell Weil

The Condor Trophy is awarded to that girls' and/or boys' varsity athletic team or teams who, in the opinion of the Athletic Council, have through their work rate, dedication, attitude, and record of achievement in league and post-season competition, truly distinguished themselves. Awarded to the Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country Team

The Marvin Shagam Award goes annually to that student who has made a difference in The Thacher Community through force of character, goodness, courage, vision, and love for all God’s creation, rather than for leadership in academics and athletics. Although established in Mr. Shagam’s name, he has no part in the selection of the recipient. This year’s recipient: Kevin Michael Griffee

The Cum Laude Society

Founded in 1906, Cum Laude is modeled on Phi Beta Kappa, the 232-year old honor society. Election to Cum Laude commends those students who have met the highest criteria of academic achievement and integrity throughout every semester of their time at Thacher. No more than 20% of the senior class may be elected; half that may be voted in as juniors. Additionally, to be chosen, a student must also hold dear the qualities of “Excellence, Justice and Honor” named in the Society’s motto: Areté, Diké, Timé.

Members of the Class of 2014, elected in their junior year:

Auden Rose Ehringer

Grant Kennedy Ellman

Reed Oliver Gulick-Stutz

Quincy Jefferson Hunter-Daniel

Hsin-Yu Felicia Jiang

Caroline Sheldon Vohr

Members of the Class of 2014, elected in their senior year:

David Kakuei Chao

Jonathan Yang Ming Chang

Jackson Ford Dolphin

Anasazi Vanessa Levy