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Honors & Awards 2oio - 2oii
Honors & Awards 2010-2011 Produced by Charlotte Latin School July 2011
The Honors & Awards publication reflects achievements that were submitted to the Charlotte Latin School Office of Communications.
We regret any omissions.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Members of the Class of 2011 have reported approximately $3.7 million in merit scholarships, including the following provided by the institutions where they intend to enroll: John Bowman Morgan Carnes Eric Ciminelli Andrew Cooney Ally Finical Maggie Gardner Leslie Hamilton Grant Hurd Alex Kern Siân Lewis-Bevan Maddie Metz Jalen Ross Alex Sanz Preston Turk Genny Ward
Robertson Scholarship, Duke University Dean’s Scholarship, Occidental College Continental Scholarship, Rollins College Merit Scholarship, Hampden-Sydney College Dickens Scholarship, University of Miami College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis Colonel Scholarship, Centre College Woodrow Scholarship, University of South Carolina Merit Scholarship, Wofford College College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Woodruff Scholarship, Oxford College of Emory University Jefferson Scholarship, University of Virginia College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship, Northwestern University Dean’s Award, Northeastern University Founders Scholarship, Tulane University
They also have reported the following merit awards sponsored by other agencies: Elizabeth Carlson Brian Lax Maddie Metz Jalen Ross
Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship Odyssey of the Mind Scholarship Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship Corporate-Sponsored National Achievement Scholarship
The following students will participate in collegiate athletics: Kyle Arbuckle Thomas Armstrong Trey Burdick Andrew Cooney Delaney Dalton Haylee Dawe Ally Finical Jonathan Grad Leslie Hamilton Collin Higgins Conor Keeley Reid LeDonne Charlotte Magee Gillian Mahoney Max Robb Eric Sipperly Kameron Spence Katie Summa Colton Walls Harper Williams
Baseball, Indiana University Lacrosse, Hampden-Sydney College Lacrosse, The University of the South (Sewanee) Football, Hampden-Sydney College Cheerleading, Texas Christian University Cross Country, Elon University Cross Country and Track, University of Miami Soccer, Bucknell University Swimming, Centre College Swimming, Virginia Tech Soccer, Bucknell University Lacrosse, Susquehanna University Volleyball, Washington and Lee University Crew, Wesleyan University Cycling, N.C. State University Lacrosse, McGill University Cross Country, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Softball, Hillsdale College Football, Clemson University Soccer, Middlebury College
COMMENCEMENT AWARDS Faculty Appreciation Award: Dylan Lawroski Headmaster’s Award: Alec Dragelin Leadership and Service Award: Alec Dragelin Senior English Award: John Bowman Senior Foreign Language Award: Harper Williams Senior History Award: Katie Summa Senior Mathematics Award: Michael Grace Senior Science Award: Jalen Ross Student Achievement Award: Branner Getz Valedictorian Award: Jalen Ross Wickham Award: Daniel Hoilett Junior Marshals Will Almquist, Roman Berens (chief marshal), Caroline Chiaroni, Aashna Desai, Brandon Ho, Chris Jones, Ashley Medeiros, Brian Mittl, Tai Shaw, Molly Teague, Hadley Wilson Headmaster’s Quest for Character Awards Commitment to Excellence: Jalen Ross Honor Above All: John Bowman Leadership: Alec Dragelin Moral Courage: Maggie Gardner Personal Responsibility: Sophie Hilliard-Arce Respect for Oneself and Others: Noland Griffith
UPPER SCHOOL HONORS AND AWARDS ASSEMBLY HONOREES Bob Patten Scholarship Award: Sarah Bailey Wilson Book Awards Harvard University: Will Almquist Mount Holyoke College: Meron Fessehaye Randolph College: Win Holt Sewanee - The University of the South: Peter Bowman St. Lawrence University: Luke Hedrick Washington and Lee University: Caroline Chiaroni Wellesley College: Kathryn Watts Williams College: Chris Jones Yale University: Roman Berens Calhoun Award: Haylee Dawe Class of ’75 Award: Brian Lax Class of ’82 Award: Will Branner Classes of ’85 and ’94 Marjorie Nicholls Friendship Award: Noland Griffith DAR Good Citizen Award: Noland Griffith
Drama/Musical Theater Awards Excellence in Musical Theater: Kevin Reames Outstanding Contribution to Drama Award: Daniel Hoilett Eyry Awards – Excellence in Leadership: Elizabeth Carlson, Delaney Dalton Foreign Language Awards Cervantes Award for Excellence in Spanish: Jalen Ross Goethe Award for Excellence in German: Gillian Mahoney Homer Award for Excellence in Greek: Win Holt Petrarch Award for Excellence in Latin: John Bowman Victor Hugo Award for Excellence in French: KJ Bredder Forensics Team Award Coach’s Award: Dylan Lawroski Outstanding Competitor in Debate: David Farrow Outstanding Competitor in Individual Events: Aashna Desai Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences: Aashna Desai George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Garland Austin Music Awards John Philip Sousa Award: Simon Menaker National School Choral Awards: Brian Lax, Siân Lewis-Bevan National School Orchestra Award: Michael Grace Rotary Youth Merit Award: Mary Padgett Hawkins Science Awards Bausch & Lomb Award: Will Almquist Peter Hunt Fincher Scholarship: Ashley Medeiros Rensselaer Medal: Roman Berens Senior Service Awards: John Bowman, Ellen Gray Gregory, Daniel Hoilett, Genny Ward Student Council Award: Elizabeth Carlson The Charlotte Observer All-Star Scholar: Jalen Ross The Charlotte Post Top Senior Award: Daniel Hoilett The Hawk Eye Award: Will Almquist Visual Arts Awards Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts: Joseph Cato, Maggie Gardner SERVICE AWARDS Upper School (Class of 2011) Service Society Inductees Jordan Barnhill, Christopher Bellitto, Chris Borin, John Bowman, Trey Burdick, Elizabeth Carlson, Morgan Carnes, Joseph Cato, Katie Clapp, Mary Alice Creasy, Delaney Dalton, Nick DeCarlo, Amanda Domitrovich, Alec Dragelin, Jackson Evans, Mary Claire Evans, Ally Finical, Mattie Gainer, Maggie Gardner,
Claire Gibson, Michael Grace, Andrea Gray, Ellen Gray Gregory, Emily Griffin, Noland Griffith, Mary Padgett Hawkins, Sophie Hilliard-Arce, Daniel Hoilett, Grant Hurd, Megan Kennelly, Siân Lewis-Bevan, Scott McGinnis, Jeff McIntosh, Simon Menaker, Ann Louise Seaton, Andrew Taylor, Anda Totoreanu, Shelby Veri, Genny Ward President’s Volunteer Service Awards Gold Awards (250+ hours) Luke Hedrick, Libby Lamb Bronze Awards (150+ hours) David Belk, Davidson Brooks, Ryan Carter, Caroline Chiaroni, Katie Clapp, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Nick DeCarlo, Elizabeth Floyd, Laura Gill, Michael Grace, Ellen Gray Gregory, Hannah Haas, Mary Padgett Hawkins, Win Holt, Emily Johnson, Megan Kennelly, Siân Lewis-Bevan, Scott McGinnis, William Medearis, Simon Menaker, John O’Keefe, Claire Pace, Mary Lauren Shea, Ellie Sheild, Liza Stedman, Louis Stephens, Rachel Tatge, Andrew Taylor, Barbara Anne Thomas, Matt Tome, Connor Vorhoff, Genny Ward, Sarah Whitmore, Adam Windham MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS (Please note: Additional Middle School awards are included in other sections.) Alma Award: Jordan Al-Hassan CLS National Geographic Bee Winner: Matthew Sparks CLS Spelling Bee Winner: Jack Wrigley Independent Schools Regional Spelling Bee Participant: Jack Wrigley N.C. National Geographic Bee Participant: Matthew Sparks Mary Sue Patten Award: Anna Jones Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) Grand Recognition Qualifier: Brendan Downing, Raymon Wang State Recognition Qualifiers: Austin Acks, Noah Berens, Richard Cai, Alex Chen, Addison DeBord, Zach Dexter, Kiera Dowell, Brendan Downing, Michael Egues, Andrew Fish, Eric Gaines, Harrison Garrett, Somaya Gupta, Frank Kenny, Andrew Maxwell, E.C. Myers, Foard Naumann, Jay Pakala, Marshall Rich, Wilson Salisbury, Olivia Sprow, Azeem Uraizee, Griffin Walsh, Raymon Wang Academy for Summer Studies: Tyler Henry, Addie Robards, Gabrielle Smith, Taylor Woollen ACADEMIC AWARDS ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLAR AWARDS (Results were reported in the fall of 2010.)
AP Scholar with Distinction Michael Grace AP Scholar John Bowman, James Butler, Emily Griffin, Andrei Nesmelov, Jalen Ross, Alex Sanz, Brendan Shi
NATIONAL SCHOLAR RECOGNITIONS National Merit Scholarship Recipients Elizabeth Carlson, Maggie Gardner, Siân Lewis-Bevan, Maddie Metz, Jalen Ross, Alex Sanz National Merit Finalists John Bowman, KJ Bredder, Elizabeth Carlson, Maggie Gardner, Michael Grace, Emily Griffin, Brian Lax, Siân Lewis-Bevan, Maddie Metz, Jalen Ross, Alex Sanz, Johnny Shea, Brendan Shi National Merit Commended Scholars Allison Ditmore, Matt Feld, Ryan Fogg, Katherine Peters, Connor Stefan, Andrew Taylor, Baynes Welch National Achievement Scholar Jalen Ross National Achievement Finalists Jalen Ross, Alex Taylor National Achievement Outstanding Participant Andrea Gray National Hispanic Recognition Program KJ Bredder CUM LAUDE SOCIETY INDUCTEES Seniors James Butler, Morgan Carnes, Mary Claire Evans, Claire Gibson, Eliza Karp, Megan Kennelly, Siân Lewis-Bevan, Maddie Metz, Katherine Peters, Mary Peyton Roche, Connor Stefan, Baynes Welch Juniors Will Almquist, Roman Berens, Caroline Chiaroni, Aashna Desai, Brandon Ho, Chris Jones, Ashley Medeiros, Brian Mittl, Tai Shaw, Molly Teague, Hadley Wilson Current Members John Bowman, KJ Bredder, Elizabeth Carlson, Ryan Fogg, Maggie Gardner, Michael Grace, Brian Lax, Simon Menaker, Annie Powers, Jalen Ross, Alex Sanz, Brendan Shi COMPUTER SCIENCE HONORS National Center for Women and Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing: Ann Lyndon Griffin FOREIGN LANGUAGE AWARDS National Foreign Language Honor Society Inductees French Honor Society – La Société Honoraire de Français Inductees: Hannah Haas, Erin Haseley, Tai Shaw, Molly Teague, Jane Wester, Connie Zhou Current Members: John Bowman, KJ Bredder, Caroline Chiaroni, Allison Ditmore, Ryan Fogg, Sophie Hilliard-Arce, Siân Lewis-Bevan, Michael
Massardo, Simon Menaker, John O’Keefe, Dominique Pearson, Kathryn Watts, Harper Williams German Honor Society – Delta Epsilon Phi Current Members: Gillian Mahoney, Katharina Miles, Preston Turk, Harper Williams National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society Inductees: Brandon Ho, Alex Kirby, Michael Popielec, Marco Ricci, Richmond Sheedy Current Members: Roman Berens, Cameron Berkowitz, John Bowman, Peter Bowman, Allison Ditmore, Win Holt, Charlotte Magee, Baynes Welch Spanish Honor Society – La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica Inductees: Alex Almquist, Will Almquist, Caroline Beuley, Tori Bilas, Peter Bowman, Matt Bredder, Lauren Burton, Allison Ditmore, Katie Domitrovich, Kavitha Eechambadi, Chuma Eruchalu, Chief Etheridge, David Farrow, Ashley Finke, Robert Jessell, Emily Johnson, Rebecca Jones, Rory Keeley, Mary Lewis, Grace Lowe, Robby Lucas, Michael Metzger, Catie Morris, Garrett Robards, Sam Schell, Sarah Shea Current Members: Garland Austin, Ann Baynard, Roman Berens, KJ Bredder, James Butler, Elizabeth Carlson, Morgan Carnes, Haylee Dawe, Alec Dragelin, Kirsten Dyer, Jackson Evans, Mary Claire Evans, Maggie Gardner, Claire Gibson, Michael Grace, Emily Griffin, Luke Hedrick, Chris Jones, Eliza Karp, Caroline Kelly, Callie Kennedy, Megan Kennelly, Brian Lax, Charlotte Magee, Annie McAlister, Ashley Medeiros, Maddie Metz, Brian Mittl, Amma Okwara, Drew Papadopulos, Katherine Peters, Annie Powers, Kevin Reames, Jalen Ross, Alex Sanz, Rachel Schumacher, Brendan Shi, Liza Stedman, Connor Stefan, Matt Tome, Genny Ward, Hadley Wilson National Language Exams Top Percentile Scores French Level 1 Manuela Araque (6th place, state level; 9th place, national level) Level 2 Audrey Beaussart (3rd place, state level; 5th place, national level) Level 3 Connie Zhou (4th place, state level; 6th place, national level); Jane Webster (8th place, state level) Level 5 John Bowman (3rd place, state level; 7th place, national level); Caroline Chiaroni (4th place, state level; 8th place, national level); Allison Ditmore (4th place, state level; 8th place, national level); KJ Bredder (6th place, state level; 10th place, national level); Siân Lewis-Bevan (10th place, state level; 14th place, national level) Greek National Greek Exam Roman Berens (highest honors), Win Holt (highest honors)
Latin Summa Cum Laude (gold medal) Meredith Bain, Michaela Berens, Roman Berens, Cameron Berkowitz, Alison Bonner, John Bowman, Peter Bowman, Betsy Brooks, Jonathan Chen, Allison Ditmore, Hank Ellison, David Farrow, Madeleine Fish, Alexis Giger, Paul Griggs, Brandon Ho, Emily Ho (perfect paper), Win Holt, Dan McFalls, Ashley Medeiros, Clyde Nelson, Leora Sharma, Tabia Smith, Matthew Sparks, Mary Page Welch (perfect paper), Jack Wrigley Maxima Cum Laude (silver medal) Ryan Acks, Spencer Ball, Jack Friddle, Gracie Ghartey-Tagoe, Rick Hutchins, Won Kyung Jeong, Madeline Jones, Mandy Kennelly, Charlotte Magee, Jack McNelis, Laurie Ellen Moore, PJ Murphy, Rusty Reigel, Richmond Sheedy, Harvey Thomason, Adam Windham Magna Cum Laude Mitchell Brexler, Michael Chadwick, Robert Ditmore, Meron Fessehaye, Elizabeth Floyd, Andrea Gray, Nori Hill, Alex Kirby, Katharina Miles, Savannah Murphy, Tricia Murphy, Ali Ozmeral, Chris Paschal, Michael Popielec, Marco Ricci, Hannah Smith, Meredith Summers, Baynes Welch Cum Laude Jack Amory, Carson Clough, Haylee Dawe, Wesley Dudas, Elizabeth Feld, Aseda Ghartey-Tagoe, Frank Marshall, Francis Medearis, Tyler Mott, Katie Summa, Carter Tate CAMWS Latin Translation Contest Top 10: Roman Berens (cash prize) Top 30: John Bowman (book award), Baynes Welch (book award) Top 50: Win Holt (letter of commendation) Randolph-Macon Award for Excellence in Classics Allison Ditmore, Charlotte Magee, Baynes Welch North Carolina Junior Classical League Convention Wake Forest University Charlotte Latin placed 3 rd overall Team Awards: Novice Certamen Team 2nd place - Michaela Berens, Alison Bonner, Emily Ho, Mary Page Welch Intermediate Certamen Team 2nd place - David Farrow, Madeleine Fish, PJ Murphy, Leora Sharma Individual Awards: Art (Colored Ink): Emily Ho, 3rd place Art (Costume Couples): PJ Murphy, 5th place; Ali Ozmeral, 5th place Art (Dolls): Mary Lauren Shea, 1st place; Alex Kirby, 2nd place; Gracie GharteyTagoe, 4th place Art (Impromptu Art): Alexis Giger, 1st place; Katharina Miles, 2nd place Art (Mosaics): Alison Bonner, 5th place Art (Small Models): Lynn Lewis-Bevan, 2nd place Derivatives I: Mary Page Welch, 2nd place; Emily Ho, 3rd place; Michaela Berens, 4th place Derivatives II: David Farrow, 1st place; Madeleine Fish, 5th place Derivatives IV: Roman Berens, 4th place Derivatives V: John Bowman, 2nd place; Allison Ditmore, 4th place; Charlotte Magee, 4th place
Dramatic Interpretation Girls II: Ashley Medeiros, 2nd place; Leora Sharma, 4th place Essay, Grade 9: Madeleine Fish, 1st place; Dan McFalls, 4th place Essay, Grade 11: Roman Berens, 1st place Latin Grammar I: Alison Bonner, 1st place; Mary Page Welch, 3rd place; Michaela Berens, 4th place; Emily Ho, 5th place Latin Grammar II: David Farrow, 3rd place; Madeleine Fish, 3rd place; Ashley Medeiros, 3rd place Latin Grammar III: Tyler Mott, 2nd place Latin Grammar IV: Cameron Berkowitz, 4th place Latin Grammar V: John Bowman, 3rd place; Allison Ditmore, 2nd place Latin Sight Reading II: Alexis Giger, 4th place Latin Sight Reading III: Lynn Lewis-Bevan, 5th place Latin Sight Reading Advanced: Richmond Sheedy, 3rd place Modern Myth B (Grades 9-10): David Farrow, 5th place Modern Myth C (Grades 9-10): Gracie Ghartey-Tagoe, 1st place; Dan McFalls, 4th place Modern Myth A (Grades 11-12): Baynes Welch, 4th place Modern Myth C (Grades 11-12): Jack Amory, 2nd place; Evy Royther, 3rd place Oratory (Grades 9-10): David Farrow, 1st place; Dan McFalls, 2nd place; Michael Popielec, 2nd place Pentathlon I: Emily Ho, 3rd place Pentathlon II: Alexis Giger, 4th place Pentathlon IV: Roman Berens, 2nd place; Brandon Ho, 4th place Pentathlon V: John Bowman, 3rd place Poetry (Grade 11): Peter Bowman, 1st place Poetry (Grade 12): Cameron Berkowitz, 1st place; John Bowman, 2nd place Spanish (top percentile scores) Spanish I Gold: Ann Eubank, 5th place, state level Silver: Lizzie Chaconas, Eddie Goode, George Lucas, Liza Robinson, Sarah Waller Spanish II Gold: Maggie Voelker, 1st place, state level; Mary Page Welch, 1st place, state level; Michaela Berens, 2nd place, state level; Brooke Brown, 2nd place, state level; Cailee Hills, 3rd place, state level; Laura Gill, 4th place, state level; Ricky Gillis, 4th place, state level; Jordan Harris, 4th place, state level; Davis Heniford, 4th place, state level Silver: Caroline Atwell, Chapman Hughes, Kristyn Lucci, Waseem Nafisi, Elizabeth Salisbury Bronze: Rachel Calloway, Sophie Lovett, John McGinnis, John Robinson Honorable Mention: Tessa Chan Spanish III Gold: Peter Bowman, 1st place, state level; Matthew Bredder, 1st place, state level; Chuma Eruchalu, 1st place, state level; Ashley Finke, 1st place, state level; William Almquist, 2nd place, state level; Katie McDowell, 2nd place, state level; Catie Morris, 2nd place, state level; Caroline Beuley, 3rd place, state level; Tori Bilas, 4th place, state level; Mackenzie Jones, 5th place, state level Outside Experience: Arthur Lim, 1st place, state level Silver: Katie Domitrovich, Kavitha Eechambadi, Robert Jessell, Emily Johnson, Rebecca Jones, Ellie Sheild Bronze: Mary Lewis, Sarah Saba Honorable Mention: Garrett Robards
Spanish IV Gold: Roman Berens, 1st place, state level; Luke Hedrick, 2nd place, state level; Sarah Bailey Wilson, 2nd place, state level; Hadley Wilson, 3rd place, state level; Allison Ditmore, 5th place, state level Silver: Garland Austin, James Butler, Chris Jones, Callie Kennedy, Ashley Medeiros, Brian Mittl, Johnny Shea Bronze: Haylee Dawe, Alec Dragelin, Amma Okwara, Drew Papadopulos, Brendan Shi, Rebecca Voelker Honorable Mention: Kirsten Dyer, Annie McAlister, Rachel Schumacher, Liza Stedman Spanish V Gold: KJ Bredder, 1st place, state level; Brian Lax, 2nd place, state level; Jalen Ross, 2nd place, state level; Alex Sanz, 3rd place, state level; Elizabeth Carlson, 4th place, state level; Aashna Desai, 4th place, state level Silver: Morgan Carnes, Maggie Gardner, Emily Griffin, Maddie Metz, Annie Powers Bronze: Claire Gibson, Alex Taylor Award of Excellence: Charlotte Magee, Katherine Peters, Kevin Reames FORENSICS The following tournaments are listed according to the order in which they occurred: (TOC stands for Tournament of Champions) Wake Forest ‘Early Bird’ Invitational 8th place/Finalist/TOC Bid, Student Congress: David Farrow North Meck Viking Classic Awards 1st place, Radio Announcing: Zach Kern 3rd place, Extemporaneous Speaking: Aashna Desai 5th place, Varsity Student Congress: David Farrow 5th place, Radio Announcing: Lucy Brock 5th place, Novice Student Congress: Madeleine Fish 6th place, Humorous Interpretation: Maddie Metz 6th place, Radio Announcing: Shema’n Fullwood Marvin Ridge Maverick Invitational 3rd place, Radio Announcing: Lucy Brock 3rd place, Varsity Student Congress: David Farrow 4th place, Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Andrei Nesmelov 4th place, Novice Student Congress: Madeleine Fish 6th place, Varsity Student Congress: Dylan Lawroski Blue Key at the University of Florida Semifinalist/TOC Bid, Student Congress: David Farrow Quarterfinalist, International Extemporaneous Speaking: Aashna Desai Mauldin High School Tournament 3rd place, Student Congress: David Farrow Asheville Cougar Classic 1st place, Student Congress: Dylan Lawroski 1st place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Andrei Nesmelov 2nd place, Extemporaneous Speaking: Aashna Desai 5th place, Radio Announcing: Chief Etheridge 6th place, Student Congress: Johnny Shea
Laird Lewis Invitational 2nd place, Novice Student Congress: Madeleine Fish Finalist/TOC Bid, Varsity Student Congress: David Farrow Semifinalist, Oral Interpretation: Tyler Mott Semifinalist, Radio Announcing: Zach Kern Octafinalists, Novice Public Forum Debate: Zubin Iyer, Ashley Medeiros Octafinalists, Novice Public Forum Debate: Patton McClelland, Richmond Sheedy The Barkley Forum at Emory University Semifinalist/TOC Bid, Student Congress: David Farrow Harvard Invitational Semifinalist, Student Congress: David Farrow Double Octafinalists, Varsity Public Forum Debate: Aashna Desai, Jalen Ross Catholic Forensics League Qualifiers 3rd place/Qualified for NCFL Grand Nationals, Extemporaneous Speaking: David Farrow Carolina West Districts Tournament 2nd place/Qualified for Nationals, International Extemporaneous Speaking: David Farrow 3rd place/Qualified for Nationals, International Extemporaneous Speaking: Aashna Desai 3rd place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking: Aashna Desai Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky Competitor in Congress Debate: David Farrow National Forensics League Nationals in Dallas, Texas Competitors in International Extemporaneous Speaking: Aashna Desai, David Farrow MATHEMATICS HONORS Middle School – AMC 8 School Winner: Carson Song Middle School – MathCounts Competition Team placed 2 nd in regional competition Coach: Chrissy McConaughy Team: Alex Chen, Jonathan Chen, Jay Pakala, Ken Koch, Sebastian Nabatoff, Trey Powell, Nova Quaoser, Carson Song, Azeem Uraizee, Raymon Wang Upper School - American High School Math Exam Top 1% of students who took American High School Math Exam and American Invitational Math Exam qualifiers Michael Grace, Brandon Ho, Emily Ho, Brendan Shi, Connie Zhou Connie Zhou was named to the North Carolina math team that competed at the American Regional Math League competition in June 2011. NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL Brandon Ho (natural science)
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND Problem 1: Extreme Mousemobiles, Division 1 Team placed 3 rd at regional tournament Team Members: Sarah Coston, Anna Kate Ennis, Chiara Evans, Trevor Gee, Madison Sellers, Connor Sweet, Emma Trollinger Problem 1: Extreme Mousemobiles, Division 1 Team placed 6 th at regional tournament Team Members: Andrew Bowen, Emily Langston, Lilly Omirly, Gauruv Sing, Sophie Smith, Mimi Ughetta, Jack Wingard Problem 2: As Good as Gold…berg, Division 1 (4 th grade students) Team placed 1 st at regional competition, 2 nd at state competition, and 7 th at World Finals (also placed 1 st in the spontaneous problem at World Finals with a perfect score) Team Members: Jimmie Anderson, Grace Armstrong, Ethan Cammer, McCall Canady, Claire McCall, Kemp Norris, Cameron Swiler Problem 2: As Good as Gold…berg, Division 1 Team placed 3 rd at regional competition Team Members: Mason Cacheris, Ashley Derrington, Mallory Evans, Kathryn Goodwin, Lauren Williams Problem 2: As Good as Gold…berg, Division 2 Team placed 1 st at regional competition and 5 th at state competition Team Members: Mikaela Anderson, Tyler D’Alliard, Ikenna Eruchalu, Will Gardner, Conrad Son, Mary Stenerson, Christopher Williams Problem 2: As Good as Gold…berg, Division 3 Team placed 1 st at regional competition, 1 st at state competition, and 26 th at World Finals Team Members: Jaclyn Burton, Chuma Eruchalu, Meron Fessehaye, Alexis Giger, Davis Heniford, Michael Metzger, Marco Ricci Problem 3: Le Tour Guide, Division 1 – Flur Team Team placed 5 th at regional competition Team Members: Arella Flur, Rachel Lebda, Clarkson Plumides, Breck Stenson, Campbell Stenson, Jacob Scheinson, Timothy Swimmer Problem 3: Le Tour Guide, Division 1 – Hayden/Foley Team Team placed 9 th at regional competition Team Members: David Cowan, Andrew Egge, Ashely Foley, Colin Hayden, Robbie Greenwald, Ansley Nurkin Problem 5: Full Circle, Division 3 (9 th grade students) Team placed 2 nd at regional competition and 3 rd at state competition Team Members: Carter Anderson, Rachel Calloway, Wesley Dudas, Mason LeDonne, George Lucas, John Robinson, Griffin Smith PUBLICATIONS N.C. Scholastic Media Association Awards Eyry Overall Award - Distinction 3rd Place: Theme
Individual Awards 3rd Place: Caroline Beuley, Feature Photograph Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Carlson and Delaney Dalton, Theme Spread Design The Hawk Eye Overall Award - Distinction 2nd Place: Sports Honorable Mention: Editorial, News Individual Awards 1st Place: Will Almquist, Sports Article; Ryan Shoffner, Reviews; Connie Zhou, Editorial 2nd Place: Sam Traxler, Sports Column 3rd Place: Connie Zhou, Cartoons Honorable Mention: Will Almquist, Editorial Column; Elizabeth Crenshaw, Feature Photograph; Claire Pace, Graphics SCIENCE AWARDS eCYBERMISSION North Carolina Competition Grade 7: AstroWorms, 1st place: Foard Naumann, Wilson Salisbury, Olivia Sprow Grade 8: Sew for Chemo, 2nd place: Harrison Bell, Laurie Ellen Moore, Nova Quaoser “You Be the Chemist” – State Competition Winners Richard Cai, 2nd place; Adithya Suresh, 3rd place; Matthew Sparks, 4th place UNC Charlotte Super Competition The Chemistry Team placed first among Mecklenburg County public and independent schools. Individual Winners: Laura Gill, 1st place; Emily Ho, 2nd place; Matthew Bredder, 3rd place Chemistry Team Members: Kavitha Eechambadi, Madeleine Fish, Laura Gill, Emily Ho, Mackenzie Jones, Rory Keeley, Grace Lowe, Katie McDowell, Sarah Saba, Mary Page Welch, Connie Zhou WORLDQUEST World Affairs Council of Charlotte Competition Charlotte Latin’s team placed 4 th among 22 area high school teams. Team Members: John Bowman, Aashna Desai, Michael Grace, Dylan Lawroski, Jack Medall, Annie Powers, Jalen Ross, Brendan Shi AWARDS IN THE ARTS CHORAL AWARDS Middle School Legacy Singers The choir was one of a select group of Middle School choirs chosen to perform at the North Carolina Music Educators Association Conference North Carolina Middle School Honors Chorus Haley Hedrick
Upper School Concert Choir Received “superior” rating in Grade IV music at the North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication North Carolina Honors Chorus Brian Lax STRING ENSEMBLE AWARDS 6th Grade String Ensemble Received “superior” rating at the North Carolina Music Educators Orchestra Music Performance Adjudication 7th/8th Grade String Ensemble Received “excellent” rating at the North Carolina Music Educators Orchestra Music Performance Adjudication Upper School String Ensemble Received an overall rating of “excellent,” as well as a “superior” rating in sight reading, at the North Carolina Music Educators Orchestra Music Performance Adjudication Junior Western Regional Honors Orchestra Shireen Iyer (viola) Junior Western Regional Repertory Orchestra Kara Chen (violin), Jackson Dickey (viola), Abby Hinrichs (violin), Emily Hinshaw (viola), Jack Ratterree (violin), Marshall Rich (bass), Addie Robards (violin), Alex Warmath (bass) North Carolina High School All-State Honors Orchestra Grace Lowe (violin) North Carolina Western Regional Honors Orchestra Grace Lowe (violin), Connie Zhou (cello) North Carolina Western Regional Repertory Orchestra John O’Keefe (bass) WIND ENSEMBLE AWARDS 6th Grade Wind Ensemble Received a rating of “superior” in Grade I music at the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Concert Band Music Performance Adjudication 7th/8th Grade Wind Ensemble Received an overall rating of “excellent” in Grade III music at the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Concert Band Music Performance Adjudication Upper School Wind Ensemble Received an overall rating of “excellent” as well as a “superior” rating for sight reading at the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Concert Band Music Performance Adjudication NCAIS All-State Honors Band Simon Menaker (alto sax), Kate Player (oboe), Alex Sanz (alternate, alto sax), Louis Tonon (horn), Andrew Zuehlke (trumpet)
South Central District Honors Band KJ Bredder (1st alternate, flute), Kate Player (1st alternate, oboe) THEATER AWARDS International Thespian Society Inductees Peter Bowman, Ryan Carter, Joseph Cato, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Mary-Elizabeth Dixon, Mary Claire Evans, Mary Cameron Faison, Meron Fessehaye, Shema’n Fullwood, Alex Herndon, Ashley Linsz, Annie McAlister, Christopher O’Brien, Johnny Rooney, Heather Rossi, Jalen Ross, Audrey Sullivan, Alex Wedding, Charlie Willis Current Members Christian Anthony, Mary Asimos, Jordan Barnhill, Christopher Bellitto, Cameron Berkowitz, Will Branner, KJ Bredder, Jaclyn Burton, Allison Ditmore, Samantha Foreman, Chrissy Garwood, Alexis Giger, Andrea Gray, Ellen Gray Gregory, Emily Griffin, Noland Griffith, Davis Heniford, Caroline Hicks, Daniel Hoilett, Marshall Jackson, Alex Kern, Brian Lax, Lynn Lewis-Bevan, Siân Lewis-Bevan, Katie Mayopoulos, Jeffrey McIntosh, Simon Menaker, Maddie Metz, Kevin Reames, Leora Sharma, Alex Taylor, Anda Totoreanu, Martha Truslow, Preston Turk, Kathryn Watts, Andrew Zuehlke VISUAL ARTS AWARDS Scholastic Art Awards 2011 National Awards: Silver Medal Morgan Carnes (portfolio), Kirsten Dyer (painting), Coleman Evans (photography) American Visions Medal Dominique Pearson 2011 Regional Awards: Portfolio Gold Key Morgan Carnes (art), Maggie Gardner (art), Martha Truslow (photography) Portfolio Silver Key Joseph Cato (art), Samantha Foreman (photography), Claire Gibson (art), Leslie Hamilton (art), Ellison Peters (art), Preston Turk (photography) Portfolio Honorable Mention Morgan Henry (art), Sara Thomas (art) Gold Key Caroline Atwell (digital art), Lily Beck (drawing), Grace Beuley (painting), Tori Bilas (drawing), Lauren Brackett (drawing), Betsy Brooks (digital art), Grace Bryant (mixed media), Morgan Carnes (design, three Gold Keys), Joseph Cato (painting), Kiera Dowell (digital art), Kirsten Dyer (painting), Coleman Evans (photography), Maggie Gardner (mixed media and painting), Claire Gibson (printmaking, two Gold Keys), Christina Glaser (photography), Avery Horvath (drawing), Libby Lamb (photography), Mackenzie Jones (mixed media), Ruthie Lovejoy (mixed media), Sarah Manns (mixed media), Mark McAlister (design),
Dominique Pearson (printmaking), Ellie Poteat (photography), Kristen Schumacher (drawing), Annie Simpson (drawing), Carson Song (sculpture), Sara Thomas (digital art), Harvey Thomason (drawing), Sidney Thomason (mixed media), Martha Truslow (photography, five Gold Keys), Preston Turk (photography), Sarah Bailey Wilson (painting) Silver Key Caroline Atwell (ceramics), Sarah Black (mixed media), Morgan Carnes (painting, four Silver Keys), Joseph Cato (painting), Chase Cisne (digital art), Sparling Davis (drawing), Chuma Eruchalu (painting), Maggie Gardner (digital art), Leslie Hamilton (painting), Morgan Henry (sculpture), Adam Herrmann (digital art), Won Kyung Jeong (painting), Patton McClelland (digital art), Myers McGarry (digital art), Katherine Peters (sculpture), Carson Song (drawing), Martha Truslow (photography), Sarah Bailey Wilson (painting) Honorable Mention Garland Austin (drawing), David Belk (drawing), Morgan Carnes (painting), Joseph Cato (painting), Allison Ditmore (mixed media), Kirsten Dyer (painting), Mary Claire Evans (digital art), Samantha Foreman (digital art, two Honorable Mentions), Kameron Spence (painting), Rachel Summa (mixed media), Caroline Targgart (painting), Sara Thomas (mixed media) WRITING AWARDS Scholastic Writing Awards 2011 National Awards: Gold Medal Katie McDowell (personal essay/memoir) 2011 Regional Awards: Gold Key Katie McDowell (personal essay/memoir), Elli Morrison (personal essay/memoir) Silver Key Caroline Beuley (two Silver Keys, personal essay/memoir), Samantha Foreman (poetry), Connie Zhou (science fiction/fantasy) Honorable Mention Samantha Foreman (short story), Ashley Medeiros (poetry collection), Sarah Whitmore (personal essay/memoir), Jane Wester (poetry collection) VARSITY ATHLETIC AWARDS The Charlotte Latin School Varsity Athletic Program won the Wachovia Cup for the SEVENTH consecutive year! BASEBALL CISAA: 4th / NCISAA: 5th All-Conference: Scott McGinnis All-State: Scott McGinnis Most Improved Player: Paul Barnhill Most Outstanding Player / Kemp Davis Award: Scott McGinnis
BOYS’ BASKETBALL CISAA: 5th All-Conference: Adam Herrmann Best Defender: James Mingoes Best Exemplifies Charlotte Latin Basketball: Tyler Miess Hustle Award: Rusty Reigel Most Improved Player: John Lamm GIRLS’ BASKETBALL CISAA: 5th Hustlin’ Hawk: Garland Austin Most Improved Player: Sarah Waller Unwavering Hawk: Sydney Sebastian BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY CISAA: 3rd / NCISAA: 10th All-Conference: Mark McAlister Breakthrough in Running Award: Eddie Lee Coaches’ Award: Robert Miller Spirit of Running Award: Mark McAlister GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 1st All-Conference: Haylee Dawe, Ally Finical, Laura Gill, Katie McDowell, Tricia Murphy, Hannah Smith, Kameron Spence All-State: Haylee Dawe, Ally Finical, Laura Gill, Tricia Murphy, Kameron Spence All-Observer First Team: Haylee Dawe, Ally Finical All-Observer Second Team: Kameron Spence Breakthrough in Running Award: Sarah Bailey Wilson Coaches’ Award: Hannah Smith Spirit of Running Award: Maggie Gardner DANCE All-Conference: Morgan Carnes, Elizabeth Carlson, Annie Powers, Kathryn Watts FIELD HOCKEY CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 1st All-Conference: Ann Baynard, Stephanie Coma, Mia Kane, Caroline Kelly, Callie Kennedy, Myers McGarry, Evy Royther All-Conference Honorable Mention: Rebecca Jones, Isabel Steen All-Region: Mia Kane All-State: Mia Kane, Caroline Kelly, Callie Kennedy, Myers McGarry, Evy Royther Hustle Award: Claire Pace Most Improved Player: Sarah Barry Unsung Hero: Isabel Steen FOOTBALL CISAA: Tied for 1st / NCISAA: 2nd All-Conference: Thomas Armstrong, Marshall Burlingame, Andrew Cooney, Paul Griggs, Scott McGinnis, Tyler Miess, Colton Walls All-State: Thomas Armstrong, Andrew Cooney, Paul Griggs, Scott McGinnis, Tyler Miess, Colton Walls Oasis All-Star Shrine Classic: Andrew Cooney, Sam Spence, Colton Walls Coaches’ Award: Charlie Fellers MVP Defense Award: Scott McGinnis MVP Offense Award: Thomas Armstrong Pitt Rutter Award: Andrew Cooney
BOYS’ GOLF CISAA: 3rd / NCISAA: 8th Coaches’ Awards: Stephen DeVore, Alex Wedding MVP Award: Jake McGlone GIRLS’ GOLF CISAA: 3rd Coaches’ Award: Meredith Douglas MVP: Tanvi Kumar BOYS’ LACROSSE CISAA: 3rd / NCISAA: 3rd U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American: Ryan Fogg All-American: Thomas Armstrong All-Conference: Thomas Armstrong, Carson Clough, Eric Sipperly All-State: Thomas Armstrong, Carson Clough Coaches’ Award: Tommy Litaker Defensive Stalwart: Wes Roach Most Improved Player: David Belk MVP Award: Thomas Armstrong GIRLS’ LACROSSE CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: 5th All-Conference: Sarah Black, Mary Alice Creasy, Alex Taylor, Nikki Sanz, Ann Louise Seaton All-State: Sarah Black, Mary Alice Creasy, Alex Taylor Leading Scorer: Mary Alice Creasy Most Improved Player: Nikki Sanz MVP Award: Ann Louise Seaton Top Defensive Player: Alex Taylor BOYS’ SOCCER CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: Tied for 3rd High School Scholar All-American: Michael Grace All-Conference: Ryan Fine, Michael Grace, Jonathan Grad, Brandon Jordi, Conor Keeley, Harper Williams NCISAA 3A All-State: Michael Grace, Jonathan Grad, Harper Williams NCSCA All-Region II: Jonathan Grad (1st team), Michael Grace (1st team), Brandon Jordi (2nd team), Harper Williams (2nd team) NCSCA All-State: Michael Grace, Jonathan Grad All-Observer Second Team: Michael Grace, Jonathan Grad Ravenscroft Invitational All-Tournament: Jonathan Grad Coaches’ Award: Zach Kern Players’ Award: Michael Grace MVP Award: Jonathan Grad GIRLS’ SOCCER CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: 1st All-Conference: Cannon Clough, Ashley Finke, Sophie Hilliard-Arce, Amma Okwara, Katherine Peters NCISAA 3A All-State: Ashley Finke, Katherine Peters NCSCA All-Region: Ashley Finke, Sophie Hilliard-Arce, Amma Okwara, Katherine Peters NCSCA All-State: Ashley Finke Coaches’ Award: Ashley Finke Players’ Award: Katherine Peters MVP Award: Sophie Hilliard-Arce
SOFTBALL CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: 3rd All-Conference: Garland Austin, Morgan Henry, Katie Summa All-State: Garland Austin, Morgan Henry Coach’s Award: Katie Summa MVP: Garland Austin, Morgan Henry BOYS’ SWIMMING CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: 2nd Individual State Champion: Collin Higgins (100 Yard Backstroke, 200 Yard IM) Relay Team State Champions: 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Michael Chadwick, William Gardner, Collin Higgins, Hayes McCullagh All-Conference: William Gardner, Noland Griffith, Collin Higgins, Hayes McCullagh, William McKinney All-State: Michael Chadwick, William Gardner, Collin Higgins, Hayes McCullagh Heart of the Lion Award: Michael Chadwick Performance of the Year: Collin Higgins Sportsmanship Award: Noland Griffith GIRLS’ SWIMMING CISAA: 3rd / NCISAA: 6th Heart of the Lion Award: Maggie Gardner Performance of the Year: Chapman Hughes Sportsmanship Award: Katie Summa BOYS’ TENNIS CISAA: 3rd All-Conference: Patton McClelland, Louis Tonon GIRLS’ TENNIS CISAA: Tied for 2nd / NCISAA: Tied for 3rd All-Conference: Amanda Domitrovich, Katie Domitrovich All-State: Amanda Domitrovich All-Observer First Team: Amanda Domitrovich Most Committed to Team: Caroline Hicks Most Outstanding Player: Amanda Domitrovich Team Unifier: Ashley Hall BOYS’ TRACK AND FIELD CISAA: 2nd / NCISAA: 1st Individual State Champions: Michael Grace (800m Run), Alex Julian (Pole Vault) All-Conference: Michael Grace, Alex Julian, Simon Menaker All-State: Michael Grace, Alex Julian Coaches’ Award: Chase Cisne MVP-Field Events: Noland Griffith, Simon Menaker MVP-Runner: Michael Grace GIRLS’ TRACK AND FIELD CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 1st Individual State Champion: Sarah Whitmore (100m Hurdles) Relay Team State Champions: 4x100 Relay – Stephanie Coma, Andrea Gray, Shema’n Fullwood, Amanda Onwukwe; 4x800 Relay – Haylee Dawe, Ally Finical, Tricia Murphy, Kameron Spence All-Conference: Haylee Dawe, Stephanie Coma, Ally Finical, Shema’n Fullwood, Laura Gill, Andrea Gray, Leah Kokenes, Tricia Murphy, Amanda Onwukwe, Kameron Spence, Sarah Tomlin, Sarah Whitmore
All-State: Haylee Dawe, Stephanie Coma, Ally Finical, Shema’n Fullwood, Andrea Gray, Tricia Murphy, Amanda Onwukwe, Kameron Spence, Sarah Whitmore Coaches’ Awards: Stephanie Coma, Sarah Whitmore MVP: Haylee Dawe, Kameron Spence VOLLEYBALL CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 1st All-Conference: Delaney Dalton, Eve Davis, Morgan Henry All-State: Delaney Dalton, Eve Davis All-Observer First Team: Delaney Dalton All-Observer Second Team: Eve Davis All-South Charlotte News: Delaney Dalton, Eve Davis, Morgan Henry N.C. MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week: Eve Davis Oasis All-Star Volleyball Tournament: Morgan Henry, Charlotte Magee, Delaney Dalton Super Six All-Tournament: Delaney Dalton Coaches’ Award: Dominique Pearson WRESTLING CISAA: 1st / NCISAA: 4th All-Conference: Matt Borin, Alec Dragelin, Alex Julian, Alex Sanz, Sam Wilson Coaches’ Award: Alex Sanz Most Outstanding Wrestler: Alec Dragelin Team Dedication Award: Peter McClelland HAWKSPY AWARDS Multi-Sport Athlete: Morgan Henry, Tyler Miess Quiet Leader: Kameron Spence, Scott McGinnis Scholar Athlete: Maggie Gardner, Jalen Ross Sportsmanship: Ally Finical, Michael Grace Supporting Athlete: Charlotte Magee, Robert Miller Miss Latin Hawk: Haylee Dawe Mr. Latin Hawk: Thomas Armstrong Middle School/JV Coach of the Year: Chuck Edwards Middle School U.S. Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year: Phil Song Newcomer Coach of the Year: Deb Savino Hawkspy Coach of the Year: Larry McNulty FACULTY/STAFF AWARDS Class of ’95 Administrative Support Staff Award Carolyn Hipkins, Margaret Wilson Class of ’95 Plant Operations Support Staff Award Ephraim Akihola Inlustrate Orbem Awards Lower School: Lilla Austin Middle School: Jenny Urbain Upper School: Jean Skidmore Paulyne A. Flemm Award Kelli Buxton
Jane Bratton Spratt Awards Lower School: Alicia Long Middle School: Kari Wimbish Upper School: Julie Strassel John Branch Stedman Teacher Recognition Award Jackie Parks Rutherford Humanitarian Award Bill Zuehlke Steve Howard Excellence in Coaching Award Bob Currie
The following colleges and universities accepted members of the Class of 2011: American University Appalachian State University* Auburn University* Barnard College* Baylor University* Belmont University* Bentley University Boston College* Boston University Brown University Bucknell University* California Polytechnic State University Carnegie Mellon University* Centre College* Clemson University* College of Charleston* College of William and Mary Columbia University Cornell University* Dartmouth College Davidson College* Denison University Drew University Drexel University Duke University* East Carolina University* East Tennessee State University Eckerd College Elon University* Emory University Fairfield University Fashion Institute of Technology Furman University* Georgetown University* Georgia Institute of Technology* Georgia Southern University Guilford College Hampden-Sydney College* Hampton University Harvard University* Hendrix College* High Point University* Hillsdale College* Indiana University* James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Lafayette College* Lees-McRae College Lehigh University* Louisiana State University* Lynchburg College Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University* McDaniel College Miami University, Oxford Middlebury College* Mount Holyoke College New York University North Carolina State University* Northeastern University* Northwestern University* Occidental College* Ohio University* Ohio Wesleyan University Oxford College of Emory University* Parsons The New School for Design Pepperdine University Pratt Institute Presbyterian College Princeton University* Radford University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design*
*Denotes matriculations
Rollins College* Samford University Savannah College of Art and Design* School of Visual Arts Scripps College Sewanee: The University of the South* Southern Methodist University Spelman College St. John’s College St. John’s University, Queens St. Olaf College Stanford University SUNY College at Geneseo Susquehanna University* Swarthmore College* Sweet Briar College Texas Christian University* The Catholic University of America The Citadel* The College of New Jersey The College of Wooster The King’s College Tufts University Tulane University* University at Buffalo (SUNY) University of Alabama* University of Arizona University of California at Los Angeles University of California at San Diego University of Central Florida University of Colorado at Boulder University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Georgia* University of Illinois University of Kentucky University of Mary Washington University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami* University of Michigan University of Minnesota* University of Mississippi* University of Missouri University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro* University of North Carolina at Wilmington* University of Notre Dame* University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond* University of South Carolina* University of South Florida University of Southern California* University of Texas University of Virginia* University of Washington Vanderbilt University* Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University* Wake Forest University* Washington and Lee University* Washington University in St. Louis* Wesleyan University* Western Carolina University* Wingate University Winthrop University Wittenberg University Wofford College* Yale University*
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