Around the Rock

Seniors Amaia Aldazabal, Malcolm Meyerson, and Griffin Rademacher were named 2016 National Merit Finalists. They are among the 15,000 students who earned the honor out of the more than 1.5 million PSAT test takers.

Mary McKenney and Malcolm Meyerson were named candidates in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, and Malcolm is now 1 out of 689 semi-finalists.

Thomas Fitzgerald ‘22 landed the role of Peter Cratchett in the 2015 production of A Christmas Carol at Trinity Rep.

Brady Dill ‘15 was honored with the Maureen O’Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary Award for his outstanding performances on the National Latin Exam over the past four years.

Sadie Reimer ‘17 attended South Carolina Summer Dance Conservatory at the University of South Carolina last summer.

Anessa Petteruti ’17 was awarded the 2015 Gershwin Award at the URI Piano Extravaganza, was chosen as 1 of 12 to perform at the RI Music Education Association Honors Concert, and studied at the International Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria.

Jasmine Aldazabal ‘20 was awarded a $500 ARTS Scholarship by the Providence Performing Arts Center.

Five musicians participated in the 2015 Rhode Island Music Educators Association All-State Ensembles: Neha Basu ’20 (Junior Division Treble Choir), Rafael Boccuni-Godfrey ’19 (Senior Division Orchestra, violin), Max Lehouiller ’20 (Junior Division Orchestra, bass and Junior Division Guitar Ensemble), Jeremiah Malone ’21 (Junior Division Band, tuba), and Lauren Silva ’16 (Senior Division Band, clarinet).

Jenna O’del ‘16 attended the National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine where she visited a medical school, gained exposure to medical professionals through seminars, and participated in the Medical Ethics Caucus. She also wrote and published her first novel, Hidden Presences, in October of 2015.

Annie Coaty ‘17 and Kaylynn Polley ‘17 attended the 2015 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar.

Alexis Weiler ‘20 attended the Envision National Young Leaders Conference, where she developed essential leadership, communication, decision making, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills.

In 2015 the RHS Interact Club made water purification indicators for people in Cambodia. This year the students are making 3D printed hands for refugee children affected by war.

Alyssa Grayson ‘19 was recognized as a 2015 Rhode Island top youth volunteer at The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

Jade Ma ‘23 won first place for 3-hand Figure Dance Competition under age 11 in the 2015 Cape Cod Feis.

Lauren Silva ‘16 earned a Young Leader Award from the Office of R.I. General Treasurer Seth Magaziner.

Megan Caruso ‘17 and Heather Lind ‘17 represented Rocky Hill School at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference. Allison DeGerlia ‘16 served as a student leader with other high school and college students.

Allison DeGerlia ‘16 was honored for exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award.

In the 2015 Rhode Island Music Education Association’s Solo & Ensemble Festival, Anessa Petteruti ‘17 (piano) won three gold medals; Amanda Siegel ‘15 (flute) and Lauren Silva ‘16 (clarinet) each won two gold medals; and Elsa Block ‘20 (clarinet) and Jeremiah Malone ‘21 (tuba) each won one gold medal.

Darshell Silva, Librarian & Technology Integrator, has been accepted as a Media Smart Libraries Fellow at the University of Rhode Island.

Amanda Siegel ‘15 performed on flute with the RI Philharmonic Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Skye Skultety ‘22 won first place in the first class of the first horse show she’s ever been in. She also won third place, fourth place, and reserve champion in her division.

The Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey team received the 2015 Rhode Island Field Hockey Officials Association’s Gladys Brightman Sportsmanship Award.

Alec O’del ‘18 was recognized as an “Inspiring Young Leader” in the Rhode Island Small Business Journal 2015 Young Entrepreneurs and participated in “Chez Innovations.”

Genevieve Bradley ‘23 won Best in Show at the Washington County Fair with her ceramics exhibit.

Sean Tinsley, Upper School English teacher, completed a fellowship as part of the 2015 Klingenstein Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Art teacher Rachel Armentano was selected as the Rhode Island Art Education Association‘s Middle School-Level Art Educator of the Year for 2015. Meg Getsinger, art teacher and Chair of the Visual Arts Department, was nominated for the Upper School Art Educator Award.

The following students earned winning keys at the 2016 Scholastic Art Competition: Dihao Feng ’16 (Silver Key, Painting), Hideyoshi Kamiya ’16 (Silver Key, Painting), Xin Liu ’18 (Gold Key, Printmaking), Ruihan Xia ’16 (Gold Key, Digital Art), Mengyu Guo ’16 (Gold Key, Photography), Meiye Song ’18 (Gold Key, Ceramics), Daniel Samudio ’16 (Gold Key, Ceramics), and Yiyun Qiu ’16 (Gold Key, Ceramics).

Allison DeGerlia ’16 was reappointed to serve as a member of the RI Interscholastic League Student Advisory Board.

The following students earned winning keys and an honorable mention at the 2016 Scholastic Writing Competition: Hunter Corbett ’17 (Gold and Silver Keys, Poetry and Flash Fiction), Jenna O’del ’16 (Silver Key, Poetry), Anessa Petteruti ’17 (Silver Key, Poetry), Griffin Rademacher ’16 (Honorable Mention, Poetry), and Nate Talbutt ’18 (Silver Key, Humor). Hunter Corbett also earned a Silver Medal in the 2016 National Writing Competition.