Browning Academic & Athletic Awards 2023-24

Academic and Athletic Awards

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2023–2024

This year, a new commencement tradition involves graduates passing student body leadership to rising seniors. This symbolic act marks the end of their Browning journey, the transfer of leadership, and the start of their graduate

life.

“Yes to striving every dignity, and purpose. reach further, learn that help create young this world.”

every day to live the values of honesty, curiosity, purpose. Yes to finding the strength to dig deeper, learn more. Yes to the relationships fostered here young men who contribute meaningfully to

— DR. JOHN BOTTI, HEAD OF SCHOOL

Kindergarten and Grade 4 buddies hold hands as they enter the Lower School Closing.

yes movingtoforward!

Grade 4 boys share reflections of their time in the Lower School at the ceremony.

Grade 3 boy

Daniel Carrillo ’33 performs at the Lyman B. Tobin Public Speaking Program.

Academic Awards

LOWER SCHOOL

Margery Morse Award

Noah Cherkasky

Asher Garbadawala

Charlie Okasmaa

John Solum

The Margery Morse Award is presented annually to a select few Grade 4 boys who embody our Browning values of honesty, curiosity, dignity, and purpose as they move on to Middle School. The award is chosen with input from across the entire Lower School faculty. Recipients are boys who help others without being asked, who are able to handle disappointment, and who treat everyone with respect. Other characteristics that are considered include:

• Pursuit of Excellence

• Love of Learning

• Respect for Others

• Cooperation

• Perseverance

• Sportsmanship

• Integrity

Lyman B. Tobin Public Speaking Program

Grade 3

Daniel Carrillo

Alden Sato

Grade 4

Andrew Greitzer

Lyman B. Tobin, a Browning teacher for 34 years, became the head of The Browning School in 1948. Under his leadership, public speaking was established as an important part of student life. This tradition is continued today largely through this annual program in our third and fourth grade classes. Each student selects and memorizes a poem, speech, or other text to present. Judges choose the winners by evaluating finalists in five categories:

• Familiarity with Material

• Volume

• Pacing

• Posture

• Eye Contact

Betty Jean Johnson Poetry Prize

Winners:

Truman Bryant

James Harrison

Lawrence Lin

Christopher Liu

Rodvin Majidi

Runners-Up:

Michael Angelos Stergiou

Micah Cherkasky

Peter Newton

During National Poetry Month in April, Lower School students participated in a poetry writing contest. Winners were selected on the basis of their creativity, word choice, and poetic use of language.

Members of the Class of 2028 joyously celebrate their achievements at the Grade 8 Celebration.

yes to achievements!celebrating

Eric John Matejevich ’28 reflects on moving up.

Members of the Class of 2028 reflect on their journey and the strong brotherhood they formed at Browning.

Academic Awards

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Awards

Grade 8 Scholar Award

Awarded to boys with the highest GPA in Grade 8.

Nicholas Armstrong-Shakib

Grade 8 English Prize

Nicholas Armstrong-Shakib

Alexander Vogel

William R. Root Jr. Memorial Award

Named for a former faculty member and history scholar, this award is presented for outstanding achievement in American History in Grade 8.

Blake Slobodsky

Society of Colonial Wars Award

Awarded to a Middle School boy who has demonstrated outstanding knowledge of and interest in the pre-1775 colonial period.

Dev Iyer

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award

Recognizes honor, service, courage, leadership, and patriotism.

Nicholas Armstrong-Shakib

Grade 8 Language Prizes

Timothy Drbul, Spanish

Shaan Glazer, Classics

Artin Majidi, Alexander Vogel, French

Grade 8 Science Prize

Jonah Levenglick

Grade 8 Mathematics Prize

Awarded to a Grade 8 boy who has best demonstrated sustained excellence in mathematics during his time in the Middle School.

Nicholas Armstrong-Shakib

The Environmental Stewardship Award

For extraordinary contributions to environmental sustainability in the Browning community.

Andrew Littlejohn

Ninis Twumasi

Grade 8 Computer Science and Engineering Prize

Awarded to the Grade 8 boy who displays innovation, creativity, and passion for design, engineering, and computer science.

Nathaniel Chao

Grade 8 Lyman B. Tobin Public Speaking Program

Jonah Levenglick

Grade 8 Art Prize

Awarded each year to the Grade 8 boy who has consistently excelled in creative ability, effort, and conduct in art class at Browning.

Brandon Chao

Nathaniel Chao

Grade 5 Art Award

Awarded to the Grade 5 boy who displays passion, creativity, and responsibility in the art room all year long.

Marcus Rizk

The Middle School Award for Excellence in Music

Awarded to a Middle School boy who has shared unselfishly his love for music with the Browning community.

Noah Lehr

Grade 8 Athletic Achievement Award

Awarded to the boy who participates in two out of three athletic seasons, showing sportsmanship, skill improvement, and passion for the game, as well as courage and character.

Dennis Riley

Shakespeare Award

Peter Parizhsky

William N. Moseley Award

Awarded to a Grade 7 boy whose kindness, sportsmanship, and hard work best reflect the mission of the School.

Daniel Yorke

Stephen M. Clement III Award Awarded to a Middle School boy for his commitment and contributions to The Browning School community.

Ninis Twumasi

Academic Awards

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND UPPER SCHOOL

Honor Roll

GRADE 6

Sebastian Blumetti

Noa Bourget

Harlan Brown

Hunter Klein

Julian Martinez

Daniel Perez

Martin Vasilyev

GRADE 7

Evan Bazar

Sebastian Broadbent

Sayres Brodlieb

Lukas Drummond

Daniel Johnson

Murphy Lukianoff

Jack Schenk

Alex Takieddine

Nicholas Yee

GRADE 8

Caspian Farman-Farmaian

Christophe Kent

Peter Parizhsky

Jack Preston

Declan Ryan

Elliot Smith

GRADE 10

Bennett Choi

Christopher Drummond

Blake Haider

Ronghou Huang

Julian Kang

William Rance

Oscar Salerno

Luca Volpi-Benowitz

Jonathan Wee

Brian Wu

Finn Yorke

GRADE 11

John Dunn

Salaar Masood

Adam Wallace

GRADE 12

Alpha Camara

Clayton Hofmann

Benjamin Lefkowitz

Ander Pineda

Max Spitzer

GRADE 9

Jack Gelb

Jesse Small

Noah Taxilaga

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND UPPER SCHOOL

High Honor Roll

Given to those boys whose grade point average for the year is at least 3.75

GRADE 6

Chase Berman

James Boger

Joseph Cannariato

Arjun Giridhar

Atharva Gupta

William Hinrichs

Declan McCann

Jackson Morris

George Nalbandian

Daniel Novikov

Nikhil Parikh

Theodore Patel

Ethan Sener

Edward Song

Henry Spitzer

Benjamin Storch

Jackson Sullivan

GRADE 7

Noah Assef

Andrew Berti

Cole Ferreri

Frank Fumai

Dev Iyer

Cole Katz

Aarav Mohan

Benjamin Nicholls

Pierce Ravner

Julius Riccardi

Evan Ross

Ian Rubenstein

Daniel Yorke

GRADE 8

Nicholas Armstrong-Shakib

Andrew Brodsky

Benjamin Brown

Brandon Chao

Nathaniel Chao

Timothy Drbul

Noah Kelly

Maximiliano Kothari

Noah Lehr

Jonah Levenglick

Andrew Littlejohn

Artin Majidi

Eric John Matejevich

Jeremy Millin

Peter Shea

Blake Slobodsky

Ninis Twumasi

Alexander Vogel

GRADE 10

Lucas Ferreri

Alistair Gussman

Ali Hamdard

Benjamin Hatfield

Noah Levenglick

James Liftin

Veer Malhotra

Lucas McMaster

Alexander Moeder

Massimo Morabito

Pablo Ramirez-Salgado

William Regier

Jaden White

GRADE 11

Quinn Balber

Adam Berman

Matteo Bianchi

Julian Blomstrom

Kabir Dhingra

Austen Downey

Jonathan Guo

Marcos Infantino

Sam Kinsey

Chase Kumm

Colin Minnick

Lonnie Moon

Liam Oliver

Hennessy Tiankee

Pierce Wright

GRADE 12

Anastasia Berthou

Santiago Bustindui

Lorcan Cheng

Neil Dewan

Allan Elson

Jake Ferreri

Sebastian Franco-Romo

Alexander Kavour

Charles Keimweiss

Alexander Newman

Gabriel Paiva

David Perez

Thomas Prisco

Emilio Santamarina

Nicholas Shea

Benjamin Streck

Ahanaf Zaman

GRADE 9

Oliver Berthou

Baker Brodlieb

Austin Candidato

Brandon Fallis

Leonardo Gregori-del Rosario

Leon Hecker

Francisco Infantino

Yichen Jiao

Ryan Kumm

Luca LaMariana

Eli Mandarano

Matthew Sadowski

Brody Sandler

Dawood Syed

yes to an future!exciting

Nicholas Shea ’24 addresses the audience during graduation.

Sebastian Franco-Romo ’24 shakes Dr. Botti’s hand before receiving his diploma.

Alex Newman ’24 processes into the graduation ceremony.

Awards by Academic Discipline Academic Awards

UPPER SCHOOL

ENGLISH

Davis Prize for Excellence in English

Awarded to a Grade 12 student in memory of the three Davis brothers: John, Class of 1917; Basil, Class of 1921; and Neville, Class of 1923.

Jake Ferreri

HISTORY

Lawrence Lee Scott Award

Awarded to a Grade 11 student of the history of the United States who submits the best historical writing judged by its originality and research.

Julian Blomstrom

Adam Wallace

FOREIGN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES

Harry E. Ward ’44 Language Awards Established prizes for Classical and Modern Languages.

Grade 12 Classics

Anastasia Berthou

Charles Keimweiss

Grade 12 French

Eduardo Artacho

Alpha Camara

Grade 12 Spanish

Jake Ferreri

MATH

Grade 12 Mathematics Award

Awarded for sustained excellence in Upper School mathematics study.

Jake Ferreri

SCIENCE

The Class of 1960 Science Award (Grade 12)

David Perez

TECHNOLOGY

Grade 12 Computer Science and Engineering Prize

Awarded to students who display innovation, creativity, and a passion for design, engineering, and computer science.

Benjamin Streck

Ahanaf Zaman

ART

Joyce R. Miller Art Award

Awarded to an Upper School Studio Art Group student who displays technical ability and outstanding creativity.

Hennessy Tiankee

Class of 1970 Visual Arts Award

Awarded to a Grade 12 student distinguished by exhibiting outstanding artistic ability or by displaying tremendous growth in their artistic ability over their years at Browning.

Anastasia Berthou

Ceramics Award

Awarded to a Studio Art student exhibiting outstanding ability and creativity in Ceramics Class.

Allan Elson

MUSIC

The Frank E. Cirillo Memorial Music Award Awarded to a chorus student who is punctual, hardworking, and dedicated to their craft. Created by former Browning teacher Francesca Smith in honor of her father, director of a music school.

Jaden White

The Upper School Award for Excellence in Music Awarded to an Upper School student who has shared unselfishly their love for music with the Browning community.

Thomas Prisco

DRAMA

Kate Ordway Drama Prize Awarded to an Upper School student who has demonstrated a consistent commitment to performance in dramatic productions both at Browning and in the wider independent school community.

Austen Downey

Academic Awards

UPPER SCHOOL

Other Awards Individual and Grade 12 Awards Certificates of Distinction

YEARBOOK AWARD

Awarded to a member who has demonstrated exceptional creativity, dedication, and attention to detail in capturing the essence of our school year.

Pablo Ramirez-Salgado Ninis Twumasi (Grade 8)

THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD

Awarded for extraordinary contributions to environmental sustainability in the Browning community.

Noah Levenglick Veer Malhotra

Grade 12 Scholar Award

Awarded to the student with the highest GPA in Grade 12.

Jake Ferreri

Edward G. Cornet ’72 Award

Awarded to the students whose cooperation, perseverance, and grit have contributed significantly to the successful completion of their work at Browning.

Emilio Santamarina Ahanaf Zaman

The Eleanor and Harold P. Kurzman P ’49, ’54, ’56 Award for Improvement Awarded to the students who have demonstrated great overall improvement over four years in the Upper School.

Young Jin Cho Benjamin Streck

Saleh M. Al-Madhahekah P ’00, ’03 Award

Awarded to a Grade 12 student who displays open-mindedness, dedication, and good citizenship.

David Perez

Charles W. Cook ’38 Headmaster’s Award

Awarded to an Upper School student for their commitment and contributions to The Browning School community.

Alpha Camara

D. Alan Dillenberg

Scholar Athlete Award

Awarded to the student who maintains a high level of scholarship and also regularly participates in the Browning sports program with proficiency and interest.

Nicholas Shea

Kenneth Komito ’54 Award for Excellence

Awarded by the faculty to a Grade 12 student for epitomizing good citizenship, demonstrating character and contributing unstintingly to their school and classmates throughout their Upper School years.

Sebastian Franco-Romo

Ari Lee Levinson ’96 Prize

Awarded to a Grade 10 student who exemplifies Ari’s legacy of good sportsmanship, leadership, and graceful use of natural athletic talent.

Finn Yorke

Browning’s signature Certificates of Distinction program gives our students the opportunity to pursue their academic passions, allowing them greater agency over their learning through independent inquiry. Centered on four disciplines engineering, data science, humanities, and fine arts this program allows students who are self-directed and consistently going above and beyond coursework requirements to be recognized for their outstanding achievements.

Data Science

Santiago Bustindui

Neil Dewan

Arman Karaahmet

Benjamin Streck

Engineering

Lorcan Cheng

Jake Ferreri

Ahanaf Zaman

Visual Arts

Santiago Bustindui

Allan Elson

UPPER SCHOOL

Group Awards

This section of prizes recognizes the achievements and contributions of boys in fields other than academics.

KEY SOCIETY

The Browning Key Society members are selected by the administration to represent Browning in welcoming and touring Admissions visitors and in hosting school events. Membership recognizes punctuality, neatness, cooperation, and integrity.

Newly named to Key Society

Grade 10

Alexander Moeder

Ali Hamdard

Alistair Gussman

Cameron Ruszkowski

Finn Yorke

Ikram Agbagni

Jaden White

James Liftin

Noah Levenglick

Oscar Salerno

Pablo Ramirez-Salgado

Sean Botti

Veer Malhotra

Wil Davis

Grade 11

Austen Downey

Daouda Cisse

David Guerrero

James Cartwright

Matthew Conde

Sam Kinsey

Santos Simpson

Returning Key Society members

Grade 11

Quinn Balber

Adam Berman

Julian Blomstrom

Jonathan Guo

Marcos Infantino

Chase Kumm

Colin Minnick

Hennessy Tiankee

Adam Wallace

In recognition of their service

Grade 12

Santiago Bustindui

Alpha Camara

Young Jin Cho

Neil Dewan

Sebastian Franco-Romo

Jack Garcia

Callan Gourlay

Clayton Hofmann

Charlie Keimweiss

Benjamin Lefkowitz

Alexander Newman

David Perez

Ander Pineda

Emilio Santamarina

Nicholas Shea

Benjamin Streck

Angel Quinonez

PEER TUTOR AWARDS

In recognition and appreciation of his commitment to the student community in the 2023–2024 academic year through his active participation as a Peer Tutor:

Grade 9

Declan Dunn

Brandon Fallis

Alistar Gussman

Francisco Infantino

Grade 10

Jaden White

Grade 11

Veer Malhotra

Grade 12

Anatasia Berthou

Eduardo Artacho

Sebastian Franco-Romo

Arman Karaahmet

MODEL UN COMMENDATIONS

StuyMUNC Awards

Best Delegate:

Matteo Bianchi

Crisis Committee on Hurricane Katrina

URBAN BARCODE PROJECT

Honors students for their dedication and innovation in urban ecology beyond the classroom.

Ikram Agbagni

Bennett Choi

Blake Haider

Ali Hamdard

Ronghou Huang

Veer Malhotra

Jaden White

MOCK TRIAL ROSTER

Grade 8

Benjamin Brown

Earl Carter

Jonah Levenglick

E.J. Matejevich

Ninis Twumasi

Grade 9

Leon Hecker

Luca LaMariana

Matthew Sadowski

Dawood Syed

Grade 10

Ikram Agbagni

Noah Levenglick

Pablo Ramirez-Salgado

William Rance

Jaden White

Grade 11

Matteo Bianchi

Jonathan Guo

Artem Te

Hennessy Tiankee

Adam Wallace

Grade 12

Young Jin Cho

Kyle Dewan

Jack Garcia

Charlie Keimweiss

Benjamin Lefkowitz

Academic Awards

MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL

American Mathematics Competitions

This is awarded to students who excel in the American Mathematics Competitions.

AMC 8

(Middle School)

School Winner

1st place

James Guo

2nd place

Nolan Doherty

3rd place

Ian Rubenstein

AMC 10

(Grade 9 and Grade 10)

School Winner

1st place

Austin Candidato (AIME Qualifier)

2nd place

Martin Vasilyev (Grade 6)

3rd place

Pablo Ramirez-Salgado

AMC 12

(Grade 11 and Grade 12)

School Winner

1st place

Jonathan Guo

2nd place

Young Jin Cho

3rd place

Sebastian Franco-Romo

National Latin Exam

SUMMA CUM LAUDE (GOLD MEDAL)

Grade 7

Cole Katz

Grade 9

Francisco Infantino

Dawood Syed

Grade 11

Jack Dunn

Alex Trapani

MAXIMA CUM LAUDE (SILVER MEDAL)

Grade 7

Aarav Mohan

Grade 8

Nicholas Armstrong-Shakib

Andrew Brodsky

Maximiliano Kothari

Jonah Levenglick

Artin Majidi

Peter Shea

Blake Slobodsky

Alexander Vogel

Grade 9

Austin Candidato

John DePaolo

Leonardo Gregori-del Rosario

Luca LaMariana

Eli Mandarano

Grade 10

Lucas Ferreri

Pablo Ramirez-Salgado

William Regier

Grade 12

Anastasia Berthou

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (CERTIFICATE)

Grade 7

Noah Assef

Leo Bourget

Lukas Drummond

Oliver Harris

Nicholas Yee

Grade 8

Benjamin Brown

Seth Lieberman

Drew Littlejohn

Noah Kelly

Grade 9

Oliver Berthou

Leon Hecker

Arjan Seth

Grade 10

Massimo Morabito

William Rance

Grade 11

Jonathan Guo

Hennessy Tiankee

Pierce Wright

Grade 12

Charles Keimweiss

CUM LAUDE (CERTIFICATE)

Grade 7

Evan Ross

Daniel Yorke

Grade 8

Nathaniel Chao

Peter Parizhsky

Luca Rappa

Elliot Smith

Ninis Twumasi

Oliver von Mueffling

Grade 9

Ryan Kumm

Brody Sandler

Ryan Weiner

Grade 11

Julian Blomstrom

yes to academic success!

Members of the Class of 2028 stand together during the Grade 8 Celebration.

Alpha Camara ’24 and Matthew Conde ’25 engage in the new graduation ritual.

yes to supporting the team!

7/8 track members Daniel Yorke ’29 and Evan West ’29

Varsity basketball hoopster Gregory Granville-Smith ’25

7/8 baseball player Elliot Smith ’28

Athletic Awards

MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL

Fall Awards

VARSITY SOCCER

Most Valuable Players

Sam Kinsey

Eduardo Artacho

Rookie of the Year

Christophe Kent

Golden Boot

Eduardo Artacho

JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER

Most Valuable Player

Adam Wallace

Sportsmanship

Daouda Cisse

7/8 SOCCER

Most Valuable Players (Offense)

Elliot Smith

Max Kothari

Coach’s Awards

Nicholas Armstrong-Shakib

Evan West

5/6 SOCCER

Most Valuable Player (Offense)

Blake Figueroa

Most Valuable Player (Defense)

Cayman Candy

Most Improved Player

Finn Peabody

Sportsmanship

Dominic Norley

Coach’s Awards

George Nalbandian

Leo Slabin

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

Most Valuable Player Baker Brodlieb

Most Improved Players

Blake Haider

Henry Lamphier

Coach’s Award

Quinny Balber

7/8 CROSS COUNTRY

Most Valuable Players

Nate Chao

Brandon Chao

Most Improved Player

Blake Slobodsky

Coach’s Award

Tim Drbul

Athletic Awards

MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL

Winter Awards

VARSITY BASKETBALL

Most Valuable Player

Alpha Camara

Most Improved Player

James Cartwright

Most Valuable Player (Offense)

Matthew Belsky

Most Valuable Player (Defense)

Colin Minnick

Coach’s Award

Chase Kumm

Rookie of the Year

Jesse Small

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL

Most Valuable Player

Finn Yorke

Most Improved Players

Daouda Cisse

Xavier Coley

Coach’s Award

Declan Dunn

Sportsmanship

Quinny Balber

Alexander Moeder

7/8 RED BASKETBALL

Most Valuable Player (Offense)

Dennis Riley

Most Valuable Player (Defense)

Andrew Brodsky

Most Improved Player

E.J. Matejevich

Grytte Award

Artin Majidi

Coach’s Award

Blake Slobodsky

7/8 BLACK BASKETBALL

Most Valuable Player (Offense)

Evan Ross

Most Valuable Player (Defense)

Steven Ezequiel Cruz

Most Improved Player

Evan West

Coach’s Award

Peter Parizhsky

Sportsmanship

Daniel Yorke

GRADE 6 BASKETBALL

Most Valuable Players

Chase Berman

Blake Figueroa

Coach’s Award

James Boger

GRADE 5 BASKETBALL

Most Valuable Players

Tate Berkowitz

Julien Palmese

Coach’s Awards

Nico Betz

Nico Pichlmeier

VARSITY TABLE TENNIS

Most Valuable Player

Lonnie Moon

Most Improved Players

Young Jin Cho

David Perez

Connor Yook

Sportsmanship

Entire Team

VARSITY SQUASH

Most Valuable Player

Nicholas Shea

Most Improved Player

Neil Dewan

Coach’s Award

Kyle Dewan

VARSITY INDOOR TRACK

Most Improved Players

Baker Brodlieb

Hennessy Tiankee

Coach’s Award

Ikram Agbagni

MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL

Spring Awards

VARSITY BASEBALL

Most Valuable Players

Adam Berman

William Rance

Most Improved Player

Matt Belsky

Rookie of the Year

Ryan Weiner

7/8 BASEBALL

Pitching Award

Dennis Riley

Sportsmanship

Benjamin Brown

Ya Manz Award

Elliot Smith

Most Improved Player

Caspian Farman-Farmaian

Rookie of the Year

Frank Fumai

VARSITY TRACK

Most Valuable Player

Hennessy Tiankee

Most Improved Players

Baker Brodlieb

Adam Wallace

Coach’s Award

Ikram Agbagni

Most Valuable Player (Field Award)

John Dunn

7/8 TRACK

Most Valuable Players

Brandon Chao

Nate Chao

Most Improved Player

Shaan Glazer

Coach’s Award

Jason Lu

VARSITY TENNIS

Rookie of the Year

Noah Assef

Coach’s Award

Ben Lefkowitz

VARSITY GOLF

Most Valuable Players

Allan Elson

Nicholas Shea