Charlotte Latin School
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Honors Awards
2015-2016
Honors & Awards 2014-2015 Published by Charlotte Latin School July 2015
Cover Artwork by Rachel Hargrave ’15
The Honors & Awards publication reflects achievements that were submitted to the Charlotte Latin School Office of Marketing and Communications.
We regret any omissions.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Members of the Class of 2014 have reported nearly $7.7 million in merit scholarships, including the following provided by the institutions where they intend to enroll: Thea Boatwright William Bowen Caroline Cary Sparling Davis Alex Demas Amanda Fine Catherine Gill Steven Glaser Rachel Hargrave David Herrmann Avery Horvath Jay Kane Alec Lambert Austin Lancaster Anna Linsz Alexander Massardo Sebastian Nabatoff John Oates Eleanor Pinckney William Plumides Reid Surles Marcus Tayloe Kelly Thomsen Collin Tidwell Katherine Tomlin Sarah Traxler Julia Wiles
Presidential Scholarship, Wheaton College Sims Scholarship, University of South Carolina Mary Carr Scholarship, Denison University Classic Scholars, University of Georgia President’s Scholarship, University of Maryland Classic Scholars Scholarship, University of Georgia Excel Carolina-Study Abroad Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Scholars Program, Northeastern University Calhoun Liberal Arts Scholarship, Study Abroad Scholarship, Virginia Polytechnic and State Institute ROTC Scholarship, Wake Forest University School Scholarship, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Presidential Scholarship, University of Southern California Academic Scholarship, Belmont University Furman University Scholarship Elon University Scholarship Classic Scholars Scholarship, University of Georgia Morehead-Cain Scholarship, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cornerstone Award, Birmingham-Southern College Sims Scholarship, University of South Carolina Loyola Scholarship, Fordham University Woodrow Scholarship, University of South Carolina Excellence Scholarship, Western Carolina University Belk Award, Fairbanks Award, Sewanee: The University of the South Next Generation Scholarship, Premier Scholarship, Trustee Award, Ohio University Classic Scholars Scholarship, University of Georgia Honors College Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Wilmington Sims Scholarship, University of South Carolina
They also have reported the following merit awards sponsored by other agencies: Thea Boatwright Caroline Cary Tucker Haas
School-sponsored National Merit Scholarship School-sponsored National Merit Scholarship Google Scholarship, Nordstrom Ten 4 U Scholarship
Rachel Hargrave Jay Kane Virginia Koonce Toby Okwara Trey Powell Matthew Sparks
GoEnnounce Scholarship School-sponsored National Merit Scholarship Corporation-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship National Achievement Scholarship National Achievement Scholarship School-sponsored National Merit Scholarship
The following seniors will participate in collegiate athletics: Owen Armstrong Anthony Bilas Catherine Crigler Hope Dragelin Leila Evans Ashley Fox Tucker Haas Alec Hanff Daniel Jones Clifton Mathis Abbe McCarter Rozhina McClanahan Billy McClelland Megan McClelland Tay McMaster Jackson Monnin John Oates Toby Okwara Caroline Peters Carson Song Kelly Thomsen Kanyon Tuttle Nick Wilson Perry Zollicoffer
Lacrosse, Denison University Basketball, Wake Forest University Lacrosse, Sewanee: The University of the South Swimming, Boston College Field Hockey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Softball, Sewanee: The University of the South Gymnastics, Stanford University Football, Furman University Football, Duke University Lacrosse, College of the Holy Cross Soccer, Emory University Swimming, N.C. State University Wrestling, Davidson College Gymnastics, University of Maryland Football, Berry College Lacrosse, Lehigh University Lacrosse, Birmingham-Southern College Football, Brown University Soccer, Washington & Lee University Football, Brown University Lacrosse, Sewanee: The University of the South Football, South Carolina State University Lacrosse, Franklin & Marshall College Soccer, Davidson College
COMMENCEMENT AWARDS Valedictorian: Ken Koch Faculty Achievement Award: Jay Kane Headmaster’s Award: Timothy Vorhoff Leadership and Service Award: Sebastian Nabatoff Senior English Award: Jack Wrigley Senior Foreign Language Award: Amaka Okonneh Senior History Award: Nick Verderame
Senior Mathematics Award: Ken Koch Senior Science Award: Ken Koch Student Achievement Award: Matthew Sparks Wickham Award: Nova Quaoser Junior Marshals Austin Acks, Noah Berens (chief marshal), Richard Cai, Audrey Davis, Kiera Dowell, Brendan Downing, Alex Gusmer, James Layton, Jack Ratterree, Azeem Uraizee, Raymon Wang, Taylor Woollen Headmaster’s Quest for Character Awards Commitment to Excellence: Ryan Gardner Honor Above All: Leila Evans Thies Leadership: Sebastian Nabatoff Moral Courage: Hope Dragelin Personal Responsibility: Tucker Haas Respect for Oneself and Others: Anna Jones
UPPER SCHOOL HONORS AND AWARDS ASSEMBLY HONOREES 2015 Charlotte Latin Distinguished Alumnus: Jim Rash ’89 Bob Patten Scholarship Award: Kendall Phillips Book Awards Hampden-Sydney College: Brendan Downing Harvard University: Noah Berens Mount Holyoke College: Genna Holtz Randolph College: Clayton Parnell Sewanee: The University of the South: Emily Hinshaw St. Lawrence University: Taylor Woollen Washington and Lee University: Coleman Evans Wellesley College: Kiera Dowell Williams College: Austin Acks Yale University: Audrey Davis Calhoun Award: Leila Evans Class of ’75 Award: Hope Dragelin Class of ’82 Award: Andrew Fish Classes of ’85 and ’94 Marjorie Nicholls Friendship Award: Anna Jones
DAR Good Citizen Award: Sebastian Nabatoff Drama/Musical Theater Awards Excellence in Musical Theater: Alec Lambert Outstanding Contribution to Drama Award: Ryan Gardner Eyry Awards – Excellence in Leadership: Anna Jones, Eleanor Pinckney Foreign Language Awards Cervantes Award for Excellence in Spanish: Catherine Carlson Homer Award for Excellence in Greek: Noah Berens Petrarch Award for Excellence in Latin: Inessa Chandra Victor Hugo Award for Excellence in French: Tucker Haas Forensics Team Coach’s Award: Nick Verderame Outstanding Competition in Debate: Raymon Wang Outstanding Competition in Speech: Joe Gitlin Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences: Kaelin Bush George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Emma Haseley Music Awards John Philip Sousa Award: Harrison Bell National School Choral Awards: Haley Hedrick, Marcus Tayloe National School Orchestra Award: Shireen Iyer Rotary Youth Merit Award: Tucker Haas Science Awards Bausch & Lomb Award: Austin Acks Rensselaer Medal: Brendan Downing Senior Service Awards: Emma Culver, Madeline Jones Student Council Award: Hope Dragelin, Sebastian Nabatoff, Timothy Vorhoff The Charlotte Observer All-Star Scholar: Ken Koch The Hawk Eye Award: Caroline Cary, Joth Gass, Alex Massardo Visual Arts Award Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts: Annie Simpson
SERVICE AWARDS Upper School Service Society Class of 2015 Inductees Grayce Anderson, Audrey Beaussart, Sam Black, Amelia Brackett, Lauren Brackett, Catherine Carlson, Jonathan Chen, Catherine Crigler, Emma Culver, Moira Dohan, Hope Dragelin, Ashley Fox, Ryan Gardner, Catherine Gill, Chip Griffin, Tucker Haas, Rachel Hargrave, Haley Hedrick, Avery Horvath, Anna Jones, Madeline Jones, Virginia Koonce, Austin Lancaster, Anna Linsz, Mary Katherine Lupo, Anna McAlister, Carrie Mittl, Jackson Monnin, Bridget Mulrooney, Caroline Okel, Toby Okwara, Cydne Pennington, Eleanor Pinckney, Tabia Smith, Sarah Stephens, Matthew Swimmer, Caroline Targgart, Katherine Tomlin, Adam Watts, Anna Williams President’s Volunteer Service Awards Gold Awards (250+ hours) Tucker Haas, Haley Hedrick Silver Awards (175+ hours) Audrey Beaussart, Amanda Fine, Olivia Fox, Michael Julliard, Anna Linsz Bronze Awards (150+ hours) Noah Berens, Jonathan Chen, Austin Fitzgerald, Emma Haseley, Madeline Jones, Reilly Jones, James McLelland, Carrie Mittl, Neil Patel, Addie Robards, Gabrielle Smith, Olivia Sprow, Matthew Swimmer, Katherine Tomlin, Adam Watts, Taylor Woolen
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS (Please note: Additional Middle School awards are included in other sections.) Alma Award: Jane Harrell CLS National Geographic Bee Winner: Gabrielle Johnson CLS Spelling Bee Winner: Alex Lapuente; runner-up Daniel Zhang represented Charlotte Latin at the Independent School Spelling Bee Mary Sue Patten Award: Avery Davis Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) Grand Recognition: Alex Lapuente, Paige Nurkin and Hadley Sparks State Recognition Qualifiers: Dilan Amin, Beau Briggs, Dominick DePaola, Brooks Finby, August Haldeman, Elizabeth Helweg, Ana Kenefick, Sara Kenefick, Alex Lapuente, Andrew Lewis, Paige Nurkin, Mary Catherine Pope, Matt Schwarz, Hadley Sparks, Laura Zielinski
ACADEMIC AWARDS ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR AWARDS
(Results were reported in the fall of 2014.) Perfect Score on AP Spanish Exam Griffin Walsh
AP Scholar with Distinction (students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams) Inessa Chandra, Scott Chappell, Tucker Haas, Ken Koch, Carson Song AP Scholar with Honor (average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams) Haley Hedrick, Clyde Nelson, Nova Quaoser, Matthew Sparks, Adam Watts AP Scholar (score of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams) Catherine Gill, Steven Glaser, James Hardy, Dan Jessell, Trey Powell
NATIONAL SCHOLAR RECOGNITIONS National Achievement Scholarship Recipients Toby Okwara, Trey Powell National Achievement Outstanding Participant Amaka Okonneh National Merit Scholarship Recipients Thea Boatwright, Caroline Cary, Jay Kane, Virginia Koonce, Matthew Sparks National Merit Finalists Grace Beuley, Thea Boatwright, Caroline Cary, Haley Hedrick, Jay Kane, Ken Koch, Clyde Nelson, Nova Quaoser, Carson Song, Matthew Sparks, Jack Wrigley National Merit Semifinalists Grace Beuley, Thea Boatwright, Caroline Cary, Haley Hedrick, Jay Kane, Jamie Kaplan, Ken Koch, Clyde Nelson, Nova Quaoser, Carson Song, Matthew Sparks, Jack Wrigley National Merit Commended Scholars Harrison Bell, Inessa Chandra, Scott Chappell, Catherine Gill, Tucker Haas, Morgan Levy, Sebastian Nabatoff, Collin Tidwell
CUM LAUDE SOCIETY INDUCTEES Seniors Thea Boatwright, Caroline Cary, Inessa Chandra, Scott Chappell, Dan Jessell, Sebastian Nabatoff, Clyde Nelson, Caroline Okel, Caroline Peters, Nova Quaoser, Gray Smith, Matthew Sparks, Jack Wrigley Juniors Austin Acks, Noah Berens, Richard Cai, Audrey Davis, Kiera Dowell, Brendan Downing, Alex Gusmer, James Layton, Jack Ratterree, Azeem Uraizee, Raymon Wang, Taylor Woollen Current Members Grace Beuley, Catherine Carlson, Catherine Gill, Tucker Haas, Haley Hedrick, Emily Herron, Lily Kelly, Ken Koch, Virginia Koonce, Carrie Mittl, Megan McClelland, Carson Song, Adam Watts
FOREIGN LANGUAGE AWARDS National Foreign Language Honor Society Inductees French Honor Society – La Societe Honoraire de Francais Inductees: Adam Bear, Nick Bolger, Reilly Jones, Claire Kelly, Sophie Majarova, Hena Nair, Sarah Neely, Caroline Targgart Current Members: Austin Acks, Audrey Beaussart, Lily Beck, Audrey Davis, Alex Gusmer, Tucker Haas, Emma Haseley, Emily Hinshaw, Caroline Klein, Tatiana Krzesicki, Alex Massardo, Bridget Mulrooney, Hakim Oden, Gray Smith, Hayden Smith, Raymon Wang, Julia Wiles National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society Inductees: Addison DeBord, Robert Fuller, Genna Holtz, Reilly Jones, Adithya Suresh, Nolan Wheeler Current Members: Inessa Chandra, Catherine Gill, Emily Herron, Madeline Jones, Emma Lee, Morgan Levy, Clayton Parnell, Tabia Smith, Matthew Sparks, Adam Watts, Jack Wrigley Spanish Honor Society Inductees: Jake Ahearn, Ann Bernhardt, Sabrina Brewer, Molly Brice, Michelle Charles, Ansley Cowan, Paige Davis, Ikenna Eruchalu, Jackson Farr, Olivia Fox, Robert Fuller, Gauri Goswamy, Hayden Hunley, Jasmine Leahy, Katherine Lim, Kate Mace, Andrew Maxwell, John Newman, Kassie Nielsen, Kendall Phillips, Ben Scott, Hayden Smith, Conrad Song, Isabella Swic, Caroline Swimmer Current Members: Noah Berens, Grace Beuley, Richard Cai, Julia Cantalupo, Catherine Carlson, Caroline Cary, Scott Chappell, Eric Davis, Nicole DeGeorge, Moira Dohan, Hope Dragelin, Michael Egues, Caroline Ficca, Amanda Fine, Andrew Fish, Eric Gaines, Catherine Gill, Brad Beckert, Chip Griffin, Zach Hall, Haley Hedrick, Abby Hinrichs, Avery Horvath, Dan Jessell, Anna Jones, Madeline Jones, Lily Kelly, Ken Koch, Virginia Koonce, James Layton, Megan McClelland, Carrie Mittl, E.C. Myers,
Sebastian Nabatoff, Caroline Okel, Amaka Okonneh, Toby Okwara, Cydne Pennington, Caroline Peters, Trey Powell, Jack Ratterree, Addie Robards, Tabia Smith, Carson Song, Katie Taylor, Katherine Tomlin, Ann Chandler Tune, Azeem Uraizee, Nicholas Verderame, Timothy Vorhoff, Griffin Walsh, Taylor Woollen
National Language Exams
Top Percentile Scores
Greek Highest Honors: Noah Berens Merit Award: Tucker Haas, Matthew Sparks French Students who placed in the Top 20 for their level Level 1A Dominique Martin Level 2A Olivia Jones, Kelly Mulrooney, India Persson, Tucker Tierney, Austin Fitzgerald, Bailey Nemirow, Tiffany Garuba, Madison Hembrick, Ansley Nurkin, Mary Griggs Level 3A Adam Bear, Sophie Madjarova, Claire Kelly, Caroline Targgart, Reilly Jones, Sarah Jordan Level 4A Audrey Davis, Caroline Klein, Emily Hinshaw, Tatiana Krzesicki, Hayden Smith, Austin Acks, Emma Haseley, Tyler Henry Level 5A Collin Tidwell, Gray Smith, Bridget Mulrooney, Lily Beck, Hakim Oden Latin Summa Cum Laude (gold medal) Leo Beck, Laura Scott Cary, Jonathan Chen, Andrew Egge, Robert Fuller, Catherine Gill, Alex Harrison, Rob Hutchins (perfect paper), Josh Manuel, Matthew Sparks (perfect paper, recipient of the Oxford Classical Dictionary for earning a fourth gold medal), Adithya Suresh, Jack Wrigley (perfect paper, recipient of the Oxford Classical Dictionary for earning a fourth gold medal), Michael Yang (perfect paper), Lily Zheng Maxima Cum Laude (silver medal) Inessa Chandra, Catherine Clover, Kirkland Cobb, Brendan Downing, Jack Fernandez, Genna Holtz, Reilly Jones, William Lloyd, Gracie Matthews, Matt Padgett, Clayton Parnell, Callahan Phillips, Matigan Simpson, Gauruv Singh, Justin Smith, Sarah Traxler, Jacob Warmath, Nolan Wheeler
Magna Cum Laude Caroline Balogh, Addison DeBord, Will Hull, Jamie Kaplan, Emma Lee, Morgan Levy, Matthew O’Brien, Brendan Reilly, Madison Sellers, Kailee Silver, Tabia Smith Cum Laude Alexander Donald, Emily Herron, James McLelland, Adam Watts CAMWS Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies Inessa Chandra, Catherine Gill, Jack Wrigley
North Carolina Junior Classical League Convention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Charlotte Latin placed 1st in the large high schools division Individual Awards Inessa Chandra: 1st place, Poetry, Grade 12; 1st place, Modern Myth, Grades 11-12 Addison DeBord: 1st place, Mosaics; 3rd place, Poetry, Grade 11; 4th place, Advanced Latin Grammar Test Andrew Egge: 3rd place, Modern Myth, Grades 9-10; 3rd place, Oratory, Grades 9-10; 5th place, Latin II Pentathlon Test; 5th place, Mosaics Jack Felkner: 3rd place, Charts; 5th place, Modern Myth, Grades 9-10 Jack Fernandez: 2nd place, Oratory, Grades 9-10; 3rd place, Latin I Sight Reading; 4th place, Latin I Vocabulary and Derivatives Test Harrison Fertitta: 3rd place, Mosaics Robert Fuller: 1st place, Advanced Latin Grammar Test; 2nd place, Advanced Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives Test; 2nd place, Advanced Boys Dramatic Interpretation; 3rd place, Advanced Mythology Test; 5th place, Advanced Roman History Test Catherine Gill: 4th place, Poetry, Grades 11-12 Alex Harrison: 4th place, Modern Myth, Grades 9-10 Jonathon Harriss: 4th place, Mosaics Will Hull: 4th place, Posters Robert Hutchins: 1st place, Latin II Boys Dramatic Interpretation; 2nd place, Latin II Sight Reading
Reilly Jones: 2nd place, Advanced Latin Grammar; 2nd place, Advanced Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives Test; 2nd place, Jewelry Morgan Levy: 1st place, Advanced Latin Pentathlon Test; 2nd place, Pencil; 3rd place, Advanced Latin Derivatives Test; 4th place, Advanced Roman History Test; 4th place, Advanced Boys Dramatic Interpretation Gracie Matthews: 1st place, Handmade Dolls; 2nd place, Grade 9 Essay James McLelland: 2nd place, Advanced Boys Dramatic Interpretation; 2nd place, Advanced Latin Sight Reading Jack Murphy: 2nd place, Mosaics Matt Padgett: 3rd place, Boys Costume; 4th place, Latin II Pentathlon Test Clayton Parnell: 4th place, Advanced Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives Test; 4th place, Advanced Roman History Test Brendan Reilly: 3rd place, Latin I Boys Dramatic Interpretation Marshall Rich: 3rd place, Creative Writing, Grades 11-12 Wilson Salisbury: 4th place, Advanced Mythology Test; 5th place, Ink Sierra Scott: 2nd place, Pottery; 3rd place, Jewelry Kailee Silver: 2nd place, Pencil; 3rd place, Latin II Girls Dramatic Interpretation; 4th place, Impromptu Art Matigan Simpson: 3rd place, Latin I Sight Reading; 4th place, Ink Matthew Sparks: 1st place, Grade 12 Essay; 1st place, Advanced Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives Test; 1st place, Advanced Roman History Test; 1st place, Advanced Mythology Test; 3rd place, Advanced Boys Dramatic Interpretation Adithya Suresh: Calliope Award (Top Delegate in Creative Arts); 1st place, Advanced Latin Grammar Test; 1st place, Advanced Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives Test; 1st place, Advanced Boys Dramatic Interpretation; 1st place, Advanced Latin Sight Reading Forrester Welch: 2nd place, Boys Costume Jack Wrigley: 1st place, Advanced Latin Grammar Test; 2nd place, Advanced Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives Test; 2nd place, Advanced Roman History Test; 2nd place, Grade 12 Essay; 2nd place, Creative Writing, Grades 11-12 Michael Yang: 1st place, Pencil; 1st place, Digital Art; 1st place, Latin II Sight Reading; 3rd place, Latin II Grammar Test; 3rd place, Latin II Vocabulary and Derivatives Test
Lily Zheng: 1st place, Grade 9 Essay; 1st place, Latin II Girls Dramatic Interpretation; 1st place, Mixed Media; 5th place, Impromptu Art Spanish (top percentile scores) Spanish I Gold Medal: Erika Kim (96% nationally) Silver Medal: Kate Anderson (92% nationally), Sutton Jones (92% nationally) Bronze Medal: Charles Crews (81% nationally), Claudia Dickey (77% nationally) Spanish II Gold Medal: Veronica Leahy (99% nationally), Nick Quartapella (99% nationally), Richard Pope (97% nationally), Adam Darwich (96% nationally), Ian Bircak (95% nationally) Silver Medal: David Cowan (94% nationally), Cecilia Monnin (94% nationally), Gretchen Grams (93% nationally), Lauren Williams (93% nationally), Lindsay Robelen (92% nationally), Sydney Scott (89% nationally), Nell Downey (88% nationally), John Love (88% nationally), Julia Gass (86% nationally) 2nd Place, North Carolina: Veronica Leahy 3rd Place, North Carolina: Nick Quartapella Spanish III Gold Medal: Katrina Chandra (98% nationally), Michelle Charles (98% nationally), Jasmine Leahy (98% nationally), Jake Ahearn (95% nationally) Silver Medal: Ansley Cowan (94% nationally), Conrad Song (94% nationally), Paige Davis (93% nationally), Robert Fuller (93% nationally), Ann Bernhardt (91% nationally), Isabella Swic (86% nationally), Olivia Fox (85% nationally), Kate Mace (90% nationally) Bronze Medal: Ikenna Eruchalu (84% nationally), Hayden Smith (82% nationally), Gaury Goswamy (80% nationally), Jackson Farr (76% nationally) Honorable Mention: Colin Hayden (61% nationally) 4th Place, North Carolina: Katrina Chandra Spanish IV Gold Medal: Catherine Gill (96% nationally) Silver Medal: Eric Gaines (93% nationally), John Newman (87% nationally) Bronze Medal: Kassie Nielsen (84% nationally), Eric Davis (82% nationally), Jack Ratterree (79% nationally), Tim Vorhoff (79% nationally), Elly Anderson (75% nationally), Andrew Fish (75% nationally) Honorable Mention: Addie Robards (68% nationally), Hope Dragelin (65% nationally), Amanda Fine (63% nationally), Taylor Woollen (59% nationally)
FORENSICS Tournament Awards Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC September 12-14, 2014 Nick Verderame, 4th place, Congressional Debate Pinecrest High School, Southern Pines, N.C. September 27, 2014 Raymon Wang, 2nd place, Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate Jake Ahearn and Mac Craig, 3rd place, Junior Varsity Public Forum Debate Caleb Jordan and Parker Julian, 2nd place, Duo Interpretation Charlie Herrmann and Shaw Sullivan, 5th place, Duo Interpretation Joe Gitlin, 6th place, Varsity Impromptu Speaking Parker Julian, 6th place, Novice Impromptu Speaking North Mecklenburg High School, Huntersville, N.C. October 4, 2014 Jake Ahearn and Mac Craig, 5th place, Varsity Public Forum Debate Andrew Egge, 5th place, Novice Extemporaneous Speaking Bronx High School of Science, New York, N.Y. October 17-19, 2014 Nick Verderame, Semifinalist, Congressional Debate Nick Verderame, Invited Participant, Congressional Debate Round Robin Irmo High School, Irmo, S.C. October 25, 2014 Robert Fuller and Michael Smith, 2nd place, Public Forum Debate Caleb Jordan and Parker Julian, 3rd place, Duo Interpretation Michele Tian and Lily Zheng, 3rd place, Public Forum Debate Joe Gitlin, 3rd place, Original Oratory Joe Gitlin, 3rd place, Impromptu Speaking Glenbrook Schools, Glenview and Northbrook, Ill. November 22-24, 2014 Nick Verderame, Semifinalist, Congressional Debate Asheville High School, Asheville, N.C. November 22, 2014 Robert Fuller and Jackson Monnin, 2nd place, Varsity Public Forum Debate Bennett Jones, 4th place, Extemporaneous Speaking Charlotte Catholic High School, Charlotte, N.C. December 6, 2014 Emma Lee and Gabby Smith, 6th place, Varsity Public Forum Debate
Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro, N.C. December 13, 2014 Anthony Bilas and David Herrmann, 2nd place, Duo Interpretation The Blake School, Minneapolis, Minn. December 19-21, 2014 Nick Verderame, Invited Participant, Congressional Debate Round Robin Myers Park High School, Charlotte, N.C. January 9-10, 2015 Nick Verderame, 2nd place, Varsity Congressional Debate Riley Davis and Michele Tian, Octafinalists, Novice Public Forum Debate Charlotte Kohn, Finalist, Novice Congressional Debate Concordia School and Dipont ENREACH Center Exhibitions, Shanghai, China January 10-11, 2015 Overall Champion School, Concordia Public Forum Debate Exhibition Sabrina Brewer and Emma Lee, Champions, Concordia Public Forum Debate Exhibition Andrew Egge and Lily Zheng, 3rd place tie, Concordia Public Forum Debate Exhibition Marshall Rich, 3rd place tie, Concordia Public Forum Debate Exhibition Sabrina Brewer and Emma Lee, Undefeated, Dipont ENREACH Public Forum Debate Exhibition Jamie Kaplan and Nova Quaoser, Undefeated, Dipont ENREACH Public Forum Debate Exhibition Durham Academy, Durham, N.C. January 17-18, 2015 Richard Cai, Finalist, Congressional Debate Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. January 23-25, 2015 Nick Verderame, Finalist, Congressional Debate Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. February 13-16, 2015 Nick Verderame, Semifinalist, Congressional Debate Southwest Speech and Debate Institute Tournament, Mesquite High School, Gilbert, Ariz. March 5-6, 2015 Robert Fuller and Michael Smith, Quarterfinalists, Public Forum Debate TFL State Championship Tournament, Myers Park High School, Charlotte, N.C. March 6-7, 2015 Andrew Calton and Mac Craig, Champions, Novice Public Forum Debate Anthony Bilas and David Herrmann, 4th place, Duo Interpretation Caleb Jordan and Parker Julian, 6th place, Duo Interpretation David Herrmann, 6th place, Dramatic Interpretation Demarkes Stradford, 6th place, Expository Speaking
Riley Davis and Michele Tian, Octafinalists, Novice Public Forum Debate Raymon Wang, Octafinalist, Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate James McLelland, Finalist, Novice Congressional Debate James McLelland, Best Presiding Officer, Novice Congressional Debate NSDA District Championship Tournament, Riverside High School, Greenville, S.C. March 20-21, 2015 2nd Place Overall School 2nd Place Overall School in Congressional Debate 2nd Place Overall School in Debate James McLelland and Raymon Wang, Champions, Policy Debate Dillon Lee and Matthew McCall, 2nd place, Policy Debate Nick Verderame, 2nd place, Congressional Debate – Senate James McLelland, 3rd place, Congressional Debate – House 3 Nick Verderame, 3rd place, International Extemporaneous Speaking Anthony Bilas and David Herrmann, 2nd place, Duo Interpretation Jamie Kaplan and Nova Quaoser, 4th Place, Public Forum Debate Jamie Kaplan, 5th place, Congressional Debate House 1 Joe Gitlin, 6th place, Original Oratory Marshall Rich, 6th place, Congressional Debate House 1 NCASA Middle School Regional Tournament, Charlotte Latin School April 18, 2015 Arella Flur, Champion, Dramatic Interpretation William Lloyd, Champion, Extemporaneous Speaking Charles Harris, 3rd place, Extemporaneous Speaking Johnston Lloyd and Dean Omirly, 6th place, Public Forum Debate Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. April 25-27, 2015 Nick Verderame, Finalist, Congressional Debate NCASA Middle School State Championship Tournament, Rogers-Herr Middle School, Durham, N.C. May 2, 2015 Arella Flur, Champion, Dramatic Interpretation William Lloyd, 3rd place, Extemporaneous Speaking NCFL Grand National Tournament, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. May 23-24, 2015 James McLelland and Raymon Wang, Qualifiers, Policy Debate NSDA (formerly NFL) National Tournament, Dallas, Texas June 15-19, 2015 Anthony Bilas and David Herrmann, Qualifiers, Duo Interpretation Dillon Lee and Matthew McCall, Qualifiers, Policy Debate James McLelland and Raymon Wang, Qualifiers, Policy Debate Nick Verderame, Qualifier, 8th place overall, Congressional Debate – Senate
Emma Lee, Invited Participant, District World Schools Debate Team A Michael Smith, Invited Participant, District World Schools Debate Team A Team Awards Middle School Coach’s Award: Johnston Lloyd Team Spirit Awards: Robert Fuller, Michael Smith Outstanding Novice Competitor in Debate: Mac Craig Outstanding Novice Competitor in Speech: Bennett Jones 2014-2015 Upper School Team Captains: Anthony Bilas, David Herrmann, Emma Lee, Nick Verderame 2015-2016 Middle School Team Captain: Johnston Lloyd 2015-2016 Upper School Team Captains: Robert Fuller, Joe Gitlin, Emma Lee, Marshall Rich, Michael Smith, Raymon Wang National Forensic League (Speech and Debate Honor Society) Awards Degree of Premier Distinction (1,500+ points): Nick Verderame Degree of Superior Distinction (750-999 points): Marshall Rich, Nova Quaoser Degree of Special Distinction (500-749 points): Jamie Kaplan, Raymon Wang Degree of Distinction (250-499 points): Joe Gitlin, Emma Lee, Anthony Bilas, David Herrmann, Michael Smith, Robert Fuller, Jake Ahearn, Richard Cai, James McLelland, Gabby Smith, Andrew Egge, Lily Zheng Degree of Excellence (150-249 points): William Plumides, Sabrina Brewer, Mac Craig, Tatiana Krzesicki, Jackson Monnin, Nolan Wheeler, Jonathan Chen, Kara Chen Degree of Honor (75-149 points): Riley Davis, Charlotte Kohn, Mary Katherine Lupo, Dillon Lee, Andrew Calton, Forrester Welch, Bennett Jones, Michele Tian, Parker Julian, Harrison Fertitta, Eddie Crutchfield, Grant Balogh, Caleb Jordan, Matthew McCall Degree of Merit (25-74 points): Charlie Herrmann, Jack Sobel, Demarkes Stradford, Adam Bear, Alex Harrison, Shaw Sullivan, Cecelia Monnin, Adit Kumar, India Persson, Henry Omirly, Colin Geraghty, James Jemsek, Nick Quartapella, Divya Sharma, Mia Lyons
MATHEMATICS HONORS Middle School – AMC 8 School High Scorer: Riley Haynie
Upper School – American High School Math Exam Top 1% of students who took the American High School Math Exam a nd American Invitational Math Exam qualifiers Andrew Egge, Ken Liu, Raymon Wang, Alex Warmath, Lily Zheng
MODEL UNITED NATIONS Upper School College of William and Mary Model United Nations Conference Best Delegate, North Vietnam 1974 Crisis Committee: James McLelland Charlotte Latin Upper School Model United Nations (CHARMUN) Conference Honorable Mention, 21st Century World Committee: Rafie Sebastian, Kailee Silver Model UN Recognition Award Richard Cai, Chase Crews, Claire Friou, Steven Glaser, Jasmine Leahy, Emma Lee, Katherine Lim, James McLelland, Kelly Mulrooney, Clyde Nelson, John Reilly, Jack Sobel, Isabelle Sumichrast, Nolan Wheeler Model UN Merit Award Jonathan Chen, Kara Chen, Andrew Egge, Rafi Sebastian, Kailee Silver, Matthew Sparks, Collin Tidwell, Jazz Zheng, Lily Zheng Model UN Dedication Award Sabrina Brewer, Dan Jessell, Jamie Kaplan, Tatiana Krzesicki, William Plumides, Nova Quaoser, Alex Warmath (Assistant Vice Chair – Leadership Team) Model UN Exemplary Dedication Award Inessa Chandra, Marshall Rich (Assistant Vice Chair- Leadership Team) Model UN Senior Leadership Award Inessa Chandra (Vice Chair – Leadership Team), Dan Jessell (Vice Chair – Leadership Team), Jamie Kaplan (CLS MUN Executive Vice Chair), Clyde Nelson (Vice Chair – Leadership Team), William Plumides, Nova Quaoser (CLS MUN Chairman), Matthew Sparks (Vice Chair – Leadership Team)
Middle School Charlotte Model United Nations (CHARMUN) Conference Honorable Mention: Alex Lapuente Triangle Model United Nations (TRIMUN) Conference Best Delegate, Commission on the Status of Women: Arella Flur
Triangle Model United Nations (TRIMUN) Conference Best Position Paper, UNICEF Committee: Veronica Leahy
NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL Raymon Wang (mathematics)
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND Lower School Teams Tillman/Isaacs Team – Problem: Pandora’s Box Team placed 1st at regional tournament and 14th at state tournament Team Members: Tyler Hendley, Holston Isaacs, Nyela Rucker, Kayla Tillman, Hayden Willett McMahan Team – Problem: Pandora’s Box Team participated in regional tournament Team Members: Annabelle Brown, Elizabeth Greisser, Campbell Loeffler, Lily McMahan, Macie Simmons Boltz Team – Problem: Pandora’s Box Team placed 4th and received the Ranatra Fusca Award at Regional Tournament, and 7th at the state tournament Team Members: Walden Becker, Madelyn Boltz, Jackie Coston, Tyler Hill, Spencer Strickland Middle School Team Hollingsworth/Sobel Team – Problem: Pandora’s Box Team placed 4th at regional tournament Team Members: Chloe Floyd, Will Giannuzzi, Parker Hanley, Hannah Hollingsworth, Grace Scott, Brian Sobel, Demetra Stamatakos
MEDIA AWARDS N.C. Media Association Awards Eyry Overall Award – Distinction, Small Schools Division Layout – 3rd place Hawk Eye TV Overall Award – All North Carolina Feature News – 1st place, Sabrina Brewer Sports – 1st place, Lilly Omirly
SCIENCE AWARDS Appalachian State Sumo-Bot Competition 1st Place, Grades 7-8 Division: Vonny Fitzgerald, August Haldeman, Harrison Kaplan, Cole Lavelle, Ethan Li, Patrick Novoa Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Competition Demetra Stamatakos, first place, essay contest; Sarah Hargrave, 3rd place, poster contest eCybermission North Carolina Winner and Southeast Region Finalist Grade 6: Fruit Fly Guys – Will Gerber, Nate Lambert, Jack Mermans North Carolina 2nd place Winner Grade 8: Reining Helmets – Chloe Ciucevich, Sarah Coston, Gavin Gwaltney, Toluwa Olatunde UNC Charlotte Super Competition Charlotte Latin’s Upper School Chemistry Team placed first among all public and independent schools in the competition. Individual Winners: Jasmine Leahy, 1st place; Sophie Madjarova, 2nd place; Alex Warmath, 3rd place
COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARDS National Center for Women & Information Technology Affiliate Award Guari Goswamy U.S. Air Force CyberPatriot Competition 3rd place, North Carolina: Harrison Bell, Jackson Farr, Andrew Fish (co-team leader), Jack Fernandez, Ken Liu Michael Yang (co-team leader)
AWARDS IN THE ARTS PIANO AWARDS National Federation of Music Clubs Piano Festival – Superior Rating Rivers Smith, Adithya Suresh, Lauren Williams, Jazz Zheng CHORAL AWARDS Middle School Grade 6 Treble Choir Received a rating of “Excellent” at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication
Middle School Concert Choir Received a rating of “Superior” at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication Upper School Concert Choir Received a rating of “Superior” at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication; one of only two high school choirs (out of more than 1,800 independent and public high schools) invited to sing for the annual NCMEA convention in Winston-Salem in November. North Carolina Elementary Honors Chorus Morgan Hammer, Sharanya Ravi Kumar, Caroline Paschal North Carolina Middle School Honors Chorus Elizabeth Jetton, Nate Lambert, Daiven Sharma, Kendall Whitmore North Carolina Middle School All-State Chorus Adam Cyzner, Lana Farr, Will Giannuzzi, Parker Hanley, Henry Smith North Carolina High School Honors Chorus Michael Julliard, Nolan Wheeler STRING ENSEMBLE AWARDS Grade 6 String Ensemble Received a rating of “Superior” at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication Grades 7-8 String Ensemble Received a rating of “Superior” at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication Upper School String Ensemble Received a rating of “Superior” at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication Junior Western Regional Honors Orchestra April Shi (violin) North Carolina Western Regional Honors Orchestra Austin Fitzgerald (violin), Emily Hinshaw (viola), James McClelland (bass), Alex Warmath (bass) North Carolina High School All-State Honors Orchestra Tatiana Krzesicki (violin) WIND ENSEMBLE AWARDS Grades 7-8 Wind Ensemble Received a rating of “Excellent” at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication
Upper School Wind Ensemble Received a rating of “Superior” at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication NCAIS Middle School All-State Honors Band Collier Elliott (bass clarinet), Veronica Leahy (alto saxophone), Thomas Lockwood (tuba) South Central District Middle School All-District Band Veronica Leahy (alto saxophone) South Central District High School All-District Band Jasmine Leahy (alto saxophone) Middle School Western All-Region Jazz Band Veronica Leahy (alto saxophone) North Carolina Middle School All-State Jazz Band Veronica Leahy (alto saxophone) North Carolina Middle School All-State Honors Band Veronica Leahy (alto saxophone) North Carolina High School All-State Honors Band Jasmine Leahy (trumpet) THEATER AWARDS Blumey Awards for Regional Excellence in Musical Theater Nominations for Charlotte Latin’s production of The Secret Garden: Best Choreography Execution, Best Ensemble/Chorus, Best Direction, Best Musical, Best Supporting Actor (Ethan Holtzman), Best Actress Semifinalist (Ann Chandler Tune), Best Actor Finalist (Michael Julliard) VISUAL ARTS AWARDS Scholastic Art Awards 2015 National Awards Silver Medal Olivia Barron (photography), Olivia Fox (fashion design), Anna McAlister (printmaking, art portfolio), Lauren McDowell (two Silver Medals for photography) 2015 Regional Awards American Vision Medal Nomination Anna McAlister (printmaking), Emily Padgett (film and animation)
North Carolina Governor’s Award Lily Beck (drawing and illustration) Portfolio Gold Key Lily Beck (drawing and illustration), Anna McAlister (printmaking, film and animation), Annie Simpson (drawing and mixed media) Portfolio Silver Key Olivia Barron (photography) Portfolio Honorable Mention Ken Koch (original origami) Gold Key Mary Oliver Anderson (mixed media), Olivia Barron (photography), Emily Barry (photography), Lily Beck (drawing and illustration, two Gold Keys), Anna Calloway (photography, two Gold Keys), Ethan Cammer (mixed media), Carlisle Cashion (digital art), Avery Davis (drawing and illustration), Kiera Dowell (photography), Mallory Evans (sculpture), Olivia Fox (fashion), Molly Green (drawing and illustration), Rachel Hargrave (mixed media, sculpture), Emma Haseley (drawing and illustration), Molly Kennelly (drawing and illustration), Ella Lavelle (drawing and illustration), Anna McAlister (film and animation; printmaking, three Gold Keys), Lauren McDowell (digital art, photography, three Gold Keys), Carrie Mittl (digital art), Emily Padgett (film and animation, two Gold Keys), Avery Riescher (printmaking), Katherine Schell (mixed media), Carly Shimota (sculpture), Mattison Shreero (drawing and illustration), Sidney Thomason (printmaking), Michael Yang (drawing and illustration) Silver Key Olivia Barron (photography, three Silver Keys), Lily Beck (drawing and illustration), Carlisle Cashion (digital art), Emma Culver (digital art), Ikenna Eruchalu (sculpture), Rachel Hargrave (digital art, two Silver Keys), Emma Haseley (drawing and illustration), Avery Horvath (drawing and illustration), Nancy Jones (painting), Lily Kelly (mixed media), Lauren Langley (sculpture), Morgan Mathews (sculpture), Lauren McDowell (painting), Dalila Mendygaziyeva (drawing and illustration), Kendall Phillips (digital art), Clarkson Plumides (photography), Sarika Sajja (mixed media), Annie Simpson (mixed media), Katherine Tomlin (digital art), Megan Tomlin (mixed media), Katie Weber (painting), Anna Williams (photography) Honorable Mention Lily Beck (drawing and illustration, two Honorable Mentions), Grace Beuley (mixed media), Amelia Brackett (photography, three Honorable Mentions), Lauren Brackett (painting), Carlisle Cashion (photography), Inessa Chandra (drawing and illustration), Emma Culver (digital art, two Honorable Mentions), Audrey Davis (drawing and illustration), Paige Davis (sculpture), Anna Kate Ennis (photography), Amanda Fine (sculpture), Anna Goodwin (painting), Rachel Hargrave (digital art, two Honorable Mentions), Genna Holtz (photography), Olivia Jones (mixed media), Jay Kane (painting), Anna McAlister (printmaking), Lauren McDowell (digital art, photography), Meredith Reese (mixed media), Avery Riescher (printmaking), Sarika Sajja (mixed media, two Honorable Mentions), Carly Shimota (sculpture), Annie Simpson (mixed media, two Honorable Mentions), Isabelle Sumichrast (drawing and illustration)
WRITING AWARDS Scholastic Writing Awards 2015 National Awards Gold Medal Jack Wrigley (humor, poetry) Silver Medal Paige Davis (personal essay) 2015 Regional Awards North Carolina Governor’s Award Jack Wrigley (poetry) Portfolio Silver Key Rachel Hargrave (poetry) Portfolio Honorable Mention Rachel Hargrave (poetry) Gold Key Ann Bernhardt (personal essay/memoir), Paige Davis (personal essay/memoir), Corbett Foster (short story), Tatiana Krzesicki (humor), Gracie Matthews (poetry), Jack Wrigley (poetry) Silver Key Inessa Chandra (science fiction/fantasy), Audrey Davis (personal essay/memoir), Corbett Foster (short story), Emma Haseley (poetry), Emily Hinshaw (flash fiction), Grace Morris (short story) Honorable Mention Inessa Chandra (dramatic script), Audrey Davis (science fiction/fantasy), Genna Holtz (critical essay), Grace Morris (flash fiction), Wilson Salisbury (flash fiction), Divya Sharma (poetry), Anna Williams (flash fiction), Jack Wrigley (poetry)
VARSITY ATHLETICS AWARDS BASEBALL CISAA: 6th/ NCISAA: Tied for 13th All-Conference: Ryan Ensor Kemp Davis Award: Khalil Harris Most Outstanding Player: Ed Ferguson, Hayden Smith Most Outstanding Offensive Player: Ryan Ensor
Most Outstanding Defensive Player: Sean Bonner Most Improved Award: Chris Elliott Diamond Award: Ed Ferguson BOYS’ BASKETBALL CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: Tied for 5th All-Conference: Daniel Jones, Parker Julian Best Defender: Daniel Jones Best Exemplifies Charlotte Latin Basketball: David Herrmann Most Improved Player: Bates Jones GIRLS’ BASKETBALL CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: Tied for 5th NCISAA All-Star Team: Cydne Pennington All-Conference: Cydne Pennington, Claudia Dickey All-State: Cydne Pennington MaxPreps Player of the Year: Kiera Dowell The Hawk Award: Kiera Dowell 84’ Strong Award: Emily Herron BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: 5th All-Conference: Jay Kane, Jack Ratterree All-State: Jack Ratterree Breakthrough in Running Award: Jay Kane Coaches’ Award: Morgan Levy Spirit of Running Award: Matt Padgett GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY CISAA: 4th / NCISAA: 13th All-Conference: Kiera Dowell Breakthrough in Running Award: Julia Wiles Coaches’ Award: Emily Hinshaw Spirit of Running Award: Virginia Koonce DANCE NCISAA: 2nd All-Conference: Grace Beuley, Hannah Brady, Catherine Carlson, Anna Jones, Caroline Okel FIELD HOCKEY CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 3rd All-Academic Team: Leila Evans, Katherine Schell All-Region: Leila Evans All-Conference: Hannah Burlingame, Leila Evans, Corbett Foster, Camille Kane, Katherine Schell, Isabelle Sumichrast All-Conference Honorable Mention: Carlisle Cashion All-State: Leila Evans, Camille Kane, Katherine Schell, Isabelle Sumichrast Most Improved Player: Christina Glaser
Spirit of Field Hockey Award: Olivia Sprow Twelfth Player Award: Cecelia Monin FOOTBALL CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: 2nd All-Conference: Addison DeBord, Alec Hanff, Daniel Jones, Tay McMaster, Jackson Monnin, Toby Okwara, Melvin Rouse, Carson Song, Kanyon Tuttle All-State: Addison DeBord, Alec Hanff, Daniel Jones, Tay McMaster, Jackson Monnin, Toby Okwara, Melvin Rouse, Carson Song, Kanyon Tuttle Coaches’ Award: Kanyon Tuttle MVP Defense Award: Carson Song MVP Offense Award: Daniel Jones Pitt Rutter Award: Toby Okwara BOYS’ GOLF CISAA: 5th / NCISAA: 4th All-Conference: Austin Lancaster, Louis Lambert GIRLS’ GOLF CISAA: 3rd / NCISAA: 4th All-Conference: Moon Cheong, Emily Herron All-State: Moon Cheong, Emily Herron Best Exemplified Hawk: Emily Herron Coaches’ Award: Lena Brewer MVP: Moon Cheong BOYS’ LACROSSE CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 1st All-American: Owen Armstrong, Jackson Monnin, Carson Song NCISAA Player of the Year: Carson Song NC Great 38 All-Stars: Owen Armstrong, Clifton Mathis, Jackson Monnin, Joan Oates, Carson Song All-Conference: Owen Armstrong, Alex Massardo, Clifton Mathis, Jackson Monnin, John Oates, Carson Song All-Conference Honorable Mention: Hunter Sheridan All-State: Owen Armstrong, Clifton Mathis, Jackson Monnin, Carson Song Coaches’ Award: Trent Martensen, Timothy Vorhoff Captains’ Award: Ben Olmstead GIRLS’ LACROSSE CISAA: 4th / NCISAA: Tied for 3rd All-Conference: Grayce Anderson, Catherine Crigler, Kelly Thomsen All-State: Kelly Thomsen Offensive Player of the Year: Kelly Thomsen Defensive Player of the Year: Anna McAlister All-Around Team Player: Catherine Crigler
BOYS’ SOCCER CISAA: 3rd / NCISAA: Tied for 5th All-Conference: Hill Dowdy, Matthew Swimmer, Ben Olmstead All-State: Ben Olmstead Captains’ Award: Ben Olmstead Coaches’ Award: Scott Chappell Players’ Award: Ben Olmstead MVP: Matthew Swimmer GIRLS’ SOCCER CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 1st NCSCA All-Region Player of the Year: Perry Zollicoffer NCSCA All-Region: Claudia Dickey, Mary Elliott McCabe, Abbe McCarter, Caroline Peters, Emily Wise, Perry Zollicoffer NCSCA All-Region Second Team: Carrie Mittl All-Conference: Claudia Dickey, Mary Elliott McCabe, Abbe McCarter, Caroline Peters, Emily Wise, Perry Zollicoffer All-State: Abbe McCarter, Caroline Peters, Perry Zollicoffer Players’ Award: Abbe McCarter, Caroline Peters Coaches’ Award: Emily Wise MVP: Perry Zollicoffer SOFTBALL CISAA: 4th / NCISAA: Tied for 9th All-Conference: Leila Evans MVP: Leila Evans Most Improved: Lena Brewer BOYS’ SWIMMING CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: Tied for 1st All-Conference: Tyler D’Allaird, Jackson Dickey, Ikenna Eruchalu, James Hardy, Sam Mahoney All-State: Tylder D’Allaird, Jackson Dickey, Ikenna Eruchalu, James Hardy State Champions: 100 Backstroke—Ikenna Eruchalu; 100 Butterfly—Ikenna Eruchalu; 200 Medley Relay—Tyler D’Allaird, Jackson Dickey, Ikenna Eruchalu, James Hardy Heart of the Hawk Award: Tyler D’Allaird Hawks’ Best Performance: Ikenna Eruchalu Most Valuable Hawk Swimmer: James Hardy GIRLS’ SWIMMING CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 3rd All-Conference: Hope Dragelin, Leila Evans, GG Grams, Elizabeth Lancaster, Rozhina McClanahan All-State: Hope Dragelin, Leila Evans, Elizabeth Lancaster, Rozhina McClanahan State Champions: 200 Freestyle—Elizabeth Lancaster; 200 Medley Relay—Hope Dragelin, Leila Evans, Elizabeth Lancaster, Rozhina McClanahan Heart of the Hawk Award: Hope Dragelin Most Valuable Hawk Swimmer: Leila Evans
Hawks’ Best Performance: Elizabeth Lancaster BOYS’ TENNIS CISAA: 4th / NCISAA: Tied for 9th All-Conference: Nick Bolger Coaches’ Awards: Joth Gass, Chip Griffin Captains’ Award: Tommy Halkyard GIRLS’ TENNIS CISAA: Tied for 1st / NCISAA: Tied for 3rd All-Conference: Fleming Landau, Margaret Redic, Divya Sharma All-State: Fleming Landau Coaches’ Award: Margaret Robelen, Katherine Tomlin Most Outstanding Player: Fleming Landau BOYS’ TRACK AND FIELD CISAA: 3rd / NCISAA: 2nd All-Conference: Adam Bear, Walker Cisne, Robert Fuller, Parker McDowell, DeMarkes Stradford All-State: Adam Bear, Walker Cisne, Parker McDowell, DeMarkes Stradford, Kanyon Tuttle State Champions: Adam Bear, Parker McDowell, DeMarkes Stradford, Kanyon Tuttle MVP Field Events: Toby Okwara MVP Track: Kanyon Tuttle Coaches’ Award: Jay Kane GIRLS’ TRACK AND FIELD CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: 5th All-Conference: Kendall Phillips All-State: Lily Beck, Kate Mace, Sierra Scott, Sydney Scott School Record in Triple Jump: Sydney Scott State Champions: 4x100 Meter Relay—Lily Beck, Kate Mace, Sierra Scott, Sydney Scott MVP-Field Events: Kendall Phillips MVP-Track: Kierra Dowell MVP: Lily Beck VOLLEYBALL CISAA: 4th / NCISAA: Tied for 9th AVCA Team Academic Award (12th consecutive year) All-Conference: Carrie Mittl Best Exemplified Hawk: Carrie Mittl Coaches’ Award: Lily Beck Spirit of Volleyball Award: Francis Medearis Hustlin’ Hawk Award: Rachel Mackey WRESTLING CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 1st All-American: Toby Okwara All-Conference: Bentley Dalton, Ken Koch, Billy McClelland, Michael McClelland, Foard Naumann, Toby Okwara, Clayton Parnell, Ryan Schellpfeffer
All-State: Billy McClelland, Michael McClelland, Toby Okwara State Champions: Billy McClelland, Michael McClelland, Toby Okwara Most Outstanding Wrestler: Toby Okwara Coach’s Award: Billy McClelland Order of the Arrow: Foard Naumann HAWKSPY AWARDS Miss and Mr. Latin Hawk: Leila Evans; Toby Okwara Scholar Athlete: Caroline Peters; Carson Song Multi-Sport Performer of the Year: Carrie Mittl; Daniel Jones Performer of the Year: Cydne Pennington; Kanyon Tuttle Quiet Leadership: Kelly Thomsen; Jay Kane Supporting Athlete: Catherine Gill; Jackson Monnin, John Oates Sportsmanship Athlete: Lily Beck and Emily Herron; Sebastian Nabatoff Varsity Coach of the Year: Dick Sipperly JV/Middle School Coach of the Year: Donay Fullwood Newcomer Coach of the Year: Melvin Leak
FACULTY/STAFF AWARDS Class of ’95 Administrative Support Staff Award: Jillian Paxton Class of ’95 Plant Operations Support Staff Award: Melvin Leak Inlustrate Orbem Awards Lower School: Kelly Willis Middle School: Clark Hawgood Upper School: Larry McNulty Paulyn A. Flemm Award: Mindy Vergakis Jane Bratton Spratt Award Lower School: Liz Dannemann Middle School: Matt Morrow Upper School: Gretchan Frederick John Brand Stedman Teacher Recognition Award: Karen McQuaid Rutherford Humanitarian Award: Libby Cathcart Steve Howard Excellence in Coaching Award: Dick Sipperly World Affairs Council of Charlotte – Council Scholar: Gretchan Frederick
The following colleges and universities accepted members of the Class of 2015: *denotes matriculation
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