The Choate News commencement
Vol. CXVI · No. 7
2022
Choate Rosemary Hall 333 Christian Street Wallingford, CT
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Form & Department Prizes Sixth Form Prizes David T. L ayman, Jr. Prize to a sixth form student who, through perseverance, resilience, and growth, has taken full advantage of the opportunities at Choate Rosemary Hall. Winners: Juliet Faith Phillips Ainsley Michael Robert Gutierrez Mercedes Victoria Shangreaux Honorable Mentions: Celeste Padme Chhibber Shivani Lumbini Sharma Flora Macdonald Bonney and Owen Morgan Prize to a sixth form student who has displayed great empathy and unselfish dedication to helping others within the school community. Winners: Elsie Cherop Ng'eno Lara Denia Stone Honorable Mention: Thomas Jenner Moore Barton R assweiler and Choate Award to a sixth form scholar who, in achieving academic excellence, has demonstrated a true love of learning. Winners: Seyun Bang Gonzalo Castillo Núñez Henrik Andres Torres Honorable Mentions: Emma Jean Hermacinski Sophie Elizabeth Vulpe School Seal Prize to a sixth form student for outstanding contribution to the school community over the course of their Choate Rosemary Hall career. Winners: Wylie Nicolson Stowell Doak Abby Yuexi Lu Kenadi Grace Waymire Class of 1976 Leadership Award to that sixth form student who has demonstrated strong leadership qualities at the school. Winner: Gavin Spencer Doak
Mark Pitman and Caroline Ruutz-Rees Prize to a fifth form student who exemplifies the values of the School, including sound character and academic excellence, and has demonstrated constructive leadership in the community. Winners: Tallulah Farida Pax Baird Ava M Maha Honorable Mentions: Grace Marie Furtado Neill Saggi Choate Rosemary Hall Fifth Form Award to a student who has taken unselfish constructive action for the benefit of others in the school community. Winners: Ixchel Hernandez Simone Alexandra Johnson Ryan Kim Honorable Mention: Cory Tafari Williams
Fourth Form Prizes R ay Brown and Marjorie Brampton Harvey Prize to a fourth form student distinguished by
enthusiastic engagement in the life of the school. Winners: Carter Douglas Foster Beverly Churchill Saunders Renshaw Honorable Mentions: Ximena Castillo Núñez Jada Marie Dixon Selam Lanalee Adane Olson Mary Elizabeth Lowndes Prize to a fourth form student who exemplifies the values of the School, including sound character and academic engagement, and has made significant contributions to multiple areas of the School. Winner: Adia Madeline Decker Honorable Mentions: Amanda Ameah Benneh Andrew John Kim Ava Clingan McClatchie
Honorable Mentions: Allyson Sandy Alavez Rachel Renee Pittman
Fifth Form Prizes K atherine Carlebach and James Eliot Oakes Prize to a fifth form student distinguished by dedication to and positive influence on the life of the school. Winners: Sydney Florestine Alleyne Joy Chang An Payton Ross Garcia Honorable Mention: Zora Patterson deRham
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Choate Rosemary Hall Fourth Form Award to a student who has displayed generosity of spirit and dedication to others in the school community. Winner: Brecken Stephanie Cullinan Honorable Mentions: Chloe Mae Benson Tariq Rai El Mammann Tristin Daniel Hurst
Third Form Prizes Julie M. Case Prize to a third form student who has exhibited significant perseverance, resilience, and growth. Winner: Rodrigo Alejandro Chon Him Honorable Mentions: Candace Helen Beverly Tianrui He Jingyuan Zhang Frances Burton Chaffee and Alfred A. Cook Prize to a third form student who has demonstrated sound character, academic dedication, and enthusiastic engagement in multiple areas of school life. Winner: Analy Vega Honorable Mentions: Fiona Shinran Fu Kiran Gabriel Makam Amelia Sipkin Choate Rosemary Hall Third Form Award to a student who, through thoughtful engagement with others, has demonstrated compassion, kindness, and inclusivity. Winner: Virginia Elizabeth Nelson Honorable Mentions: Jeremiah Olubowale Sophie Shuying Park Shaoming Qin
Department Prizes
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Arts Department Burnham Prize for excellence in filmmaking. Winner: Kaleigh Brookfield O'Leary Martin Birnbaum Art Award for excellence in drawing and painting. Winner: Audrey Elizabeth Kaye Honorable Mentions: Paola Diaz Del Castillo Rosique Yujin Kim Van Ostrand Perkins High Honors for excellence in painting, sculpture, and art history. Winner: Janet Dolores Rosendo Honorable Mentions: Alexander Parks Reitman Mary Claiborne Simmons Choate Rosemary Hall Music Department Prize for excellence in performing ensembles.
Francis LeMoyne Page Prize for outstanding contribution to more than one field in the creative arts.
Zachary Goodyear Prize for excellence in the study of political science.
Winners: Cristian Carlos Castro Yuko Tanaka
Honorable Mentions: Robert Blyth Goergen Charlotte Louise Myers-Elkins
Winner: Varun Zachary Ramamurthi Honorable Mentions: Rebecca Catherine Alston Sejin Kim John Clough Memorial Prize for instrumental music. Winner: Max Tian-Yang Xu Honorable Mentions: Henry Martin Kops Samuel Hua Qin The Duncan Phyfe Prize for excellence in piano. Winner: Ke Xu Honorable Mention: Yuko Tanaka Hicks Lawrence Prize for overall excellence in music. Winner: Jarett Renaldo Jean Jacques Honorable Mention: Rongyue Sun Christopher L. Rives ’76 Prize for excellence in technical theater. Winner: Lara Denia Stone Honorable Mentions: Oluwatobi Omolewami Oyinloye Andrew Archer Davie Robertson Robert Carter Bryan Prize in dramatics. Winner: Wylie Nicolson Stowell Doak Honorable Mention: Jordan Sophia Azzinaro Honegger Prize for special achievement in dramatics. Winner: Skye Lynn Figueroa Honorable Mention: Mia Elizabeth Millares
Winner: Tyler Coulter McLemore
English Burger Prize for poetry and fiction. Winners: Adrienne Noelle Chacón Emma Jean Hermacinski John Dos Passos Award for excellence in creative writing. Winners: Rachel Renee Pittman Santiago Pedro Ponce de León Thomas B. Curtis ’81 Memorial Prize for enthusiasm in the study of English. Winners: Celeste Padme Chhibber Katherine McCauley Donovan Honorable Mentions: Reagan Louise Bajus Ying Ren Lu Fayetta McKown Award for excellence in English. Winner: Rachel Renee Pittman Honorable Mentions: Hugo Pingoud Mingda Chung Kenadi Grace Waymire
History, Philosophy, Religion, and Social Sciences Michael J. Packevicz Jr. ’82 Prize for excellence in the study of philosophy and religion, given by the Class of ’82. Winner: Katherine McCauley Donovan Honorable Mentions: James Braydon Ellis Rachel Renee Pittman Oliver McCrae Zemans
Douglass C. North ’38 Award for excellence in the study of economics. Winner: Oliver McCrae Zemans Honorable Mentions: Madeleine Isabel Dubrinsky Arjun Dev Singh Benjamin F. Sylvester, Jr. Prize for excellence in the study of history. Winner: Emma Jean Hermacinski Honorable Mentions: Elsie Cherop Ng'eno Lewis Pearson Schrock Clarence Hale Prize is awarded to a sixth former who has demonstrated enthusiasm and excellence in a variety of areas of study offered by the Department of History, Philosophy, Religion and Social Sciences. Winner: Emma Jean Hermacinski Honorable Mentions: Tyler Coulter McLemore Elsie Cherop Ng'eno
Language Department Choate Rosemary Hall Prize for excellence in Latin. Winner: Pranav Reddy Pendri Honorable Mention: Neill Saggi Choate Rosemary Hall Award for excellence in French. Winner: Ke Xu
Choate Rosemary Hall Prize for excellence in the study of psychology. Winners: Martha Kaye Chessen Eleanor Grace Pyper Honorable Mentions: Audrey Elizabeth Kaye Ying Ren Lu
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Honorable Mention: Dimitri-Alexander Tzaferis
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Department Prizes
Choate Rosemary Hall Award for excellence in Spanish. Winner: Emma Jean Hermacinski Honorable Mention: Adriana Maria Rivera Choate Rosemary Hall Award for excellence in Chinese. Winner: Hugo Pingoud Mingda Chung Honorable Mention: Ryan Kim Choate Rosemary Hall Award for excellence in the study of Arabic. Winner: David Walter Garsten Honorable Mentions: Maya Elizabeth Bashawaty David Christian Hallal
Science Department
Athletics Department
Choate Rosemary Hall Award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in physics.
The Edith Wallis and Ben Sylvester Award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the third form.
Winner: Yunrui Ryan Yang Honorable Mentions: Deven Huang Songhe Shen Choate Rosemary Hall Award given for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in chemistry. Winners: Nico Emmanuel Mangiafico Pranav Reddy Pendri Honorable Mention: Zeynep Isil Örücü Choate Rosemary Hall Award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in biology. Winner: Henrik Andres Torres
Jos Hoppenbrouwers Language Prize to that student who, through assiduous study of more than one foreign language, has demonstrated a deep interest in and respect for other cultures. Winners: Emma Lee Detoc Michael Robert Gutierrez
Mathematics & Computer Science Choate Rosemary Hall Award for excellence in calculus. Winner: David Zheming Wang Honorable Mentions: Yi Wen Li Neill Saggi Kiran Reddy Pendri ’06 Award for excellence in advanced study of mathematics. Winners: Ian Callaway Haile Yunrui Ryan Yang Honorable Mention: William Lee Murray Choate Rosemary Hall Award for excellence in statistics.
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Honorable Mentions: Chenyu Ji Nathan Bing Lang Choate Rosemary Hall Award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in environmental science. Winners: Gavin Spencer Doak Claire Lingshan Fu Paul Juliff Prize given to that member of the senior class who has made outstanding contributions to both the arts and sciences. The talents, warmth, and sincerity of Mr. Juliff are clearly reflected in the contributions of the recipient. Winner: Linda Hong Phan Choate Rosemary Hall Award to a sixth former for overall excellence in science. Winner: Seyun Bang Honorable Mentions: Gavin Spencer Doak Henrik Andres Torres
Winners: Rodrigo Alejandro Chon Him Mariana Kim Keyes Honorable Mentions: William Alexander Henderson Sophie Shuying Park Hester C. Macquire and William A. Swiacki, Jr. Award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the fourth form. Winners: John Joseph Wable Jordan Macee Wallace Honorable Mentions: Caroline Frances Holm Norah Joan Morris The Eugenia Baker Jessup and William A. Pudvah, Jr. Award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the fifth form. Winners: Harrison Herbert Keith Sachi Mehra Honorable Mentions: Adam Josef Carroll Sophia Rodham Sophia Zhang The Caroline Ruutz-Rees and Seymour St. John Award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the sixth form. Winners: Mark Alexander Chapman Miya Sachiko Imaeda Morgann Aimée Francesca Skoda Honorable Mentions: Priam Evan Alataris Hadley Quinn Rogers The Charles Wickliffe Kennerly Memorial Award to the student whose generous nature and good will represent the highest ideals of fair play and who, through uncommon sportsmanship, has positively influenced others and brought great credit to family and school. Winner: Dylan Sydney Allen
Winner: Andrew Archer Davie Robertson
Honorable Mentions: Kevin Winston Chang Mark Alexander Chapman Miya Sachiko Imaeda Morgann Aimée Francesca Skoda
Choate Rosemary Hall Award for excellence in programming. Winners: Ethan Michael Chapman Celeste Sequoia van Dokkum
Special Awards
Honorable Mention: Nico Emmanuel Mangiafico
John Merrill Donnelly Prize for significant and
creative contribution to journalism and student publications.
Choate Rosemary Hall Award for excellence in robotics.
Winner: Rachel Renee Pittman
Winners: Sebastian Alexander Plunkett Ella Josephine Shafman
The Sally Green Hart and L arry Hart Citations are awarded to those students who have given the school an unusual flavor, performed services in unique undertakings, and have won the affection as well as the respect of their peers.
Honorable Mention: Xinzhi Li
Winners: Rebecca Catherine Alston Saijel Elan Burkett James Braydon Ellis Skye Lynn Figueroa
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* Matriculations reflect decision information as of May 20, 2022.
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