Form Prizes
Fourth Form Prizes
r ay browN aNd mar Jorie bramptoN harvey prize to a fourth form student distinguished by enthusiastic engagement in the life of the school.
WinnErs:Jordan dodd favour oluWabusola olagunJu aMElia siPkin
Honorable Mention: Virginia Elizabeth Nelson
mary elizabeth l owNdeS 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.
WinnErs:JErEMiah oluboWalE PEisong li
Sixth Form Prizes
david t l ayma N, Jr p rize to a sixth form student who, through perseverance, resilience, and growth, has taken full advantage of the opportunities at Choate Rosemary Hall.
WinnEr: abdulqaadir abdulrahMan ahMEd
Honorable Mentions:
Tynan Calabrese Davidson
Sachi Andara Mehra
F lora m acdoNald boNNey a Nd o weN morGa N p rize to a sixth form student who has displayed great empathy and unselfish dedication to helping others within the school community.
WinnErs:Payton ross garCia
noah JosE Molina
Honorable Mentions:
Augusta Jimena Acosta Cullen
Heidi Shannon Small
Alexander William Shin Hearn
Raye Enina Osayimwese-Sisson
r a SSweiler award a Nd william GardNer & m ary atwater choate award to a sixth form scholar who, in achieving academic excellence, has demonstrated a true love of learning.
WinnErs:niCo EMManuEl MangiafiCo
nEill JaigoPal saggi
ryan yunrui yang
Honorable Mentions:
Chloe Su Yi Chan
Nathaniel Finn Rogers
School Seal p rize to a sixth form student for outstanding contribution to the school community over the course of their Choate Rosemary Hall career.
WinnErs:Joy Chang an ixChEl hErnandEz
ava MariE Maha
Honorable Mention:
David Christian Hallal
cla SS oF 1976 l eaderShip award to that sixth form student who has demonstrated strong leadership qualities at the school.
WinnEr: graCE MariE furtado
Honorable Mentions:
Zora Patterson deRham
Matthew Yeo
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:ChristoPhEr haMilton Childs
brECkEn stEPhaniE Cullinan
Honorable Mentions:
Aniekan Ekanem
Tariq Rai El Mammann
marK pitmaN aNd caroliNe ruutz-r eeS 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:aManda aMEah bEnnEh
ava Clingan MCClatChiE
PradPrin PrakittiPhooM
Honorable Mentions:
Cassatt Yi Boatwright
Leyee Dai
choate roSemary hall FiF th Form award to a student who has taken unselfish constructive action for the benefit of others in the school community.
WinnErs:iviE oJior bEvErly ChurChill saundErs rEnshaW athEna JasMinE robinson
Honorable Mention: Chelsea Synclaire Branch
evaN J. r eed ’79 award to a student who has displayed generosity of spirit and dedication to others in the school community.
WinnEr: soPhiE shuying Park
Honorable Mentions: Arissa Chloe Lee Ella Louise Morris
Third Form Prizes
Julie m caSe prize to a third form student who has exhibited significant perseverance, resilience, and growth.
WinnEr: EbihonMi oMoghEnE oshE
Honorable Mention: Liam Matthew Etienne
FraNceS burtoN chaFFee aNd a lFred a . cooK prize to a third form student who has demonstrated sound character, academic dedication, and enthusiastic engagement in multiple areas of school life.
WinnErs:harPEr ElizabEth MarsdEn-urEn thandiWE graCiEla taylor
Honorable Mentions: Eben Asher Bauman Isabelle Yuzhu Jiao
choate roSemary hall third Form award to a student who, through thoughtful engagement with others, has demonstrated compassion, kindness, and inclusivity.
WinnErs:annabEl ClairE Cady doMiniquE anuli WElCoME
Honorable Mention: Frida Maria Acuna
Arts Department
K auFmaN prize for special achievement in photographic art.
WinnEr: ManuEla sEPulvEda Cortina
burNham prize for excellence in dance.
WinnErs:viCtoria grEChukhina
nina laurEn kulkarni
Honorable Mentions:
Sydney Florestine Alleyne
Riley Kathleen McMahon
martiN birNbaum a rt award for excellence in drawing and painting.
WinnEr: Paola diaz dEl Castillo rosiquE
vaN oStraNd perKiNS hiGh hoNorS for excellence in painting, sculpture, and art history.
WinnErs:yuJin kiM
JakE PatriCk nEff
choate roSemary hall muSic departmeNt prize for excellence in performing ensembles.
WinnErs:anna roCkWEll gargaMElli
nathan Jialin ChEn niCholas
Honorable Mentions:
Zachary Knox Halna du Fretay
Neill Jaigopal Saggi
JohN clouGh memorial prize for instrumental music.
WinnErs:JE-Won iM
Chin ChaM PaloMa so
Honorable Mentions:
Kexiang Huang
Athena Liu
the duNcaN phyFe prize for excellence in piano.
WinnEr: raMsEy Christian sCott
hicKS l awreNce prize for overall excellence in music.
WinnErs:Joy Chang an haixin yu
Honorable Mentions:
Seung Yeon Koh
Case Shunpaku Sakamoto
Department Prizes
History, Philosophy, Religion, & Social Sciences
michael J. pacKevicz Jr ’82 prize for excellence in the study of philosophy and religion, given by the Class of ’82.
WinnEr: JakE PatriCk nEff
Honorable Mentions: Sofia Munk Galarza
Sofia Lleal Parker
choate roSemary hall prize for excellence in the study of psychology.
WinnErs: violEtta vErity CElandinE laCEy isabElla turri
Honorable Mentions: Victoria Anne Ciardiello
Noah Jose Molina
chriStopher l . r iveS ’76 prize for excellence in technical theater.
WinnEr: Margarita JanE blaCkWood robert carter bryaN prize in dramatics.
WinnEr: oona MEi yaffE
Honorable Mention: Gregory Randall Stone
hoNeGGer prize for special achievement in dramatics.
WinnEr: audrEy graCE liM
FraNciS lemoy Ne paGe prize for outstanding contribution to more than one field in the creative arts.
WinnErs:noah JoE’l MCbridE-laWson kathlEEn rosE MCClatChiE
Honorable Mention: Joy Chang An
English burGer prize for poetry and fiction.
WinnErs:Joy Chang an Margarita JanE blaCkWood noah JoE’l MCbridE-laWson
JohN doS paSSoS award for excellence in creative writing.
WinnEr: david WaltEr garstEn
Honorable Mentions: Zoe Paige Fleischman Yujin Kim
Shauna Morgan Schiffman
thomaS b. curtiS ’81 memorial prize for enthusiasm in the study of English.
WinnErs:zoE PaigE flEisChMan darion aChillEs goMEz siMonE alExandra Johnson
Honorable Mention: Kewei Wang
Fayetta mcKowN award for excellence in English.
WinnEr: JEssiCa yang zhao
Honorable Mentions: Joy Chang An Johanna Diaz-Rosales
z achary Goodyear prize for excellence in the study of political science.
WinnEr: hElEna kathryn gErnhardt
Honorable Mention: Heidi Shannon Small
douGlaSS c. North ’38 award for excellence in the study of economics.
WinnEr: kylE bErnard Chitty
Honorable Mentions:
Brian Krishnan Harder
John MacKenzie Henderson
Heidi Cheng Li
beNJamiN F. SylveSter, Jr prize for excellence in the study of history.
WinnEr: CathErinE Mary Cronin
Honorable Mention:
Sofia Munk Galarza
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: hEidi ChEng li
Honorable Mentions:
Catherine Mary Cronin
Jocelyn Sungai Tucker
Language Department
choate roSemary hall prize for excellence in Latin.
WinnEr: nEill JaigoPal saggi
Honorable Mention:
Alexander William Shin Hearn
choate roSemary hall award for excellence in French.
WinnEr: augusta JiMEna aCosta CullEn
Honorable Mentions:
Amelia Hamilton Cronin
Simone Alexandra Johnson
Nicholas Poseidon Ng
choate roSemary hall award for excellence in Spanish.
WinnEr: brian krishnan hardEr
Honorable Mentions:
Joy Chang An
Nico Emmanuel Mangiafico
choate roSemary hall award for excellence in Chinese.
WinnEr: roMPiCha tangkaravakoon
Honorable Mentions:
Dylan Sturdivant Holliday Clack
Cory St. Claver Tafari Ma Williams II
Sarah Merve Yildirim
choate roSemary hall award for excellence in the study of Arabic.
WinnEr: siMin yakta
Honorable Mentions:
Maya Elizabeth Bashawaty
David Christian Hallal
Brooks Kendall Roach
JoS hoppeNbrouwerS l aNGuaGe 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.
WinnEr: david WaltEr garstEn
Honorable Mention: Sarah Merve Yildirim
Mathematics & Computer Science
choate roSemary hall award for excellence in calculus.
WinnErs:PEisong li syna Mathod
Honorable Mentions:
Seokhyun Chin
Rompicha Tangkaravakoon
KiraN r eddy peNdri ’06 award for excellence in advanced study of mathematics.
WinnErs:Joy Chang an ryan yunrui yang
JEonghyun daniEl yoon
Honorable Mention: Nico Emmanuel Mangiafico
choate roSemary hall award for excellence in statistics.
WinnEr: isabElla Wu
choate roSemary hall award for excellence in programming.
WinnEr: tEniola allison obayoMi
Honorable Mentions:
Kyle Bernard Chitty
Nico Emmanuel Mangiafico
Maya Helen Robie
choate roSemary hall award for excellence in robotics.
WinnEr: sidharth ManoJ rao
Department Prizes
Science Department
choate roSemary hall award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in physics.
WinnEr: hEnry PEiqi ding
Honorable Mention:
Neill Jaigopal Saggi
choate roSemary hall award given for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in chemistry.
WinnEr: JE-Won iM
Honorable Mentions:
Carmen Arwen de Vries
Grace Shuying Liu
Ava Clingan McClatchie
choate roSemary hall award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in biology.
WinnErs:ryan Christina froEb nathaniEl finn rogErs
choate roSemary hall award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in environmental science.
WinnErs: rEbECCa Jiayi dEnhart
Athena Liu
Honorable Mentions:
Sophia Jane Dubbelde
Johannes Alden Shattuck
Evan Sun Wu
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: ryan hWang kiM
choate roSemary hall award to a sixth former for overall excellence in science.
WinnErs:Joy Chang an nEill JaigoPal saggi
Honorable Mentions:
Ryan Christina Froeb
Je-Won Im
Athena Liu
Athletics Department
t he edith walliS aNd beN SylveSter award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the third form.
WinnEr: MadElyn rosE MaCdonald
Honorable Mentions:
Anne Kathryn Forker
Kayden Hunter Soares
Katelyn Emily Tortorella
heSter c. macquire aNd william a . SwiacKi, Jr. award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the fourth form.
WinnErs:dylan lEE Clifton
Elsa JaMEs holMEs
Honorable Mentions:
Dylan Prakash Dallaghan
Carson Richard Hill
t he euGeNia ba Ker JeSSup aNd william a pudvah, Jr. award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the fifth form.
WinnErs:PEarson riChard hill
norah Joan Morris
Honorable Mentions:
Christopher Hamilton Childs
Brecken Stephanie Cullinan
Alison V Giebler
t he caroliNe ruutz-r eeS aNd Seymour St. JohN award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the sixth form.
WinnErs:John MCkEE Cady
saChi andara MEhra
Honorable Mentions:
Amelia Hamilton Cronin
Harrison Herbert Keith
Jonathan Mark Marvan
Sophia Zhang
t he charleS wicKliFFe K eNNerly 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: harrison hErbErt kEith
Honorable Mentions:
John McKee Cady
Sachi Andara Mehra
Special Awards
JohN merrill doNNelly prize for significant and creative contribution to journalism and student publications.
WinnEr: ryan hWang kiM
t he Sally GreeN h art a Nd l arry h art 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.
WinnErs:augusta JiMEna aCosta CullEn
david Christian hallal
saChi andara MEhra
sEMilola annabEl obayoMi
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