2015 Excellence Newsletter

October 2015

Recognizing Excellence

Members of Rye Country Day School’s Class of 2015 will be attending the following colleges and universities: American University Amherst College (2) Boston University Bowdoin College Brown University (5) Bucknell University (2) Colgate University (6) College of William and Mary Cornell University (5) Dartmouth College (3) Dickinson College Duke University (3) Emory University Franklin and Marshall College George Washington University Georgetown University (3) Hamilton College

Harvard College (3) Hofstra University Indiana University at Bloomington Lafayette College Lasell College Muhlenberg College New York University (4) Northwestern University Pomfret School (PG) Princeton University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Stanford University (4) SUNY at Albany Swarthmore College Tufts University (3)

Tulane University University of Illinois University of Michigan (3) University of Notre Dame (2) University of Pennsylvania (5) University of Richmond University of Southern California (2) University of St. Andrews (3) University of Wisconsin, Madison (2) Vanderbilt University (2) Wake Forest University (2) Washington University in St. Louis (2) Wellesley College Wesleyan University (3) Williams College (3) Yale University 1

Alumni Prize Recipients

Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gómez, and Zoe Verni

The Alumni Prize, the School’s highest honor, is awarded at graduation to “that senior who has made an outstanding contribution to the life of the School.”

Casey Berkowitz

Casey entered Rye Country Day School in Kindergarten and graduated in June with an Alumni Prize, the School’s highest honor. She excelled across the board academically, including an enviable score of 2360 out of a possible 2400 in the SATs, while serving as a student leader from the seventh grade through her senior year.

She has gone on to Brown University, where she no doubt will continue her good works and outstanding academic performance. While she has not chosen a major field of study at Brown, Casey thinks it may be in pre-med and/or psychology to fulfill her long-term objective of “working with kids in some form of healthcare. The brain interests me the most,” she says, noting that biology and psychology were high on her list of favorite subjects at RCDS. Then again, it’s hard to find any subject not on her list of favorites. Casey’s Upper School transcript boasts 7 AP courses and 8 honors classes. In addition to the Alumni Prize, she also has won The University of Pennsylvania Book Award, the RCDS Spanish Award and several high awards in the National Spanish Exam competition.

Student government occupied a large portion of her time. She was president of the Junior Class and president of the Student Body in her senior year. She’ll long be remembered for her administrative abilities and the special events and projects that were aimed at helping fellow students and further unifying the 2

various groups on campus: A Brother and Sister seminar was held to develop a stronger connection between incoming freshmen and those in the Upper School; Morning Meetings took place once every study cycle to enhance bonding through fun projects; and a bake-athon competition was held with prizes for those who baked and contributed their goods to a sale benefitting Blythedale Children’s Hospital.

Casey loves to sing and hopes to continue at Brown. She was a member of the Upper School Choir for three years, plus a member of the Madrigals choir in the ninth grade and a member of the Bel Canto girls’ choir in the tenth grade.

She also played three years as a center midfielder on the RCDS varsity soccer team, was active in girls mentoring, was a peer tutor of other students, was a campus tour guide, assisted at a science mini-camp for Lower School students, and twice represented RCDS at a service leadership conference at Adelphi University.

Casey served as a student teacher in the Saturday Enrichment Tutorial (SET) program and also in the Student Centered Outreach Partnership and Enrichment program (SCOPE), both of which provide homework assistance and enrichment studies for Port Chester grade-school students.

In the summer following her freshman year, Casey traveled to England to take courses in medical science and literature at Oxford University. The following summer she interned with a surgeon, “shadowing him” through surgeries and patient consults at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. “It reinforced my interest in medicine,” she says.

She also was a member of J-Teen, a student service group in the Westchester Jewish community that helped clean up and repair damage from Hurricane Sandy in Brooklyn, and later helped clean up tornado damage in Oklahoma City. During the school year and in the summers, Casey visited Blythedale Children’s Hospital on a regular basis, assisting the doctors and nurses in caring for patients. For her Senior Term project of community service, Casey chaired a group from RCDS that assisted at Blythedale.

Alumni Prize Recipients

Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gómez, and Zoe Verni

Leonardo Gómez

In presenting the Alumni Award, Michael Lazar ’87, president of the RCDS Alumni Executive Board, praised Leo as “a standout leader of his class his entire four years in high school. His positive approach, his energetic participation, and his willingness to help others succeed show all of us how he leads by example and by the power of a positive personality.”

Leo is now at Yale University, undeclared for a major, but “excited to explore a number of possibilities.” As usual, he’s carefully planning his approach —this time as a member of Inroads, a national organization that prepares and places talented young people in corporate positions.

Academically, Leo, who joined RCDS in the sixth grade, was strong across the board, with a heavy emphasis on math. He scored high on the SATs, completed eight AP courses, was named a National Hispanic Recognition Scholar and was presented with four other major awards during his four years in the Upper School: He won the Class of 2008 Award as a freshman, the Christine Nelson Award as a sophomore, the Dartmouth College Book Award as a junior, and the Mathematics Prize as a senior.

His strong interest in music led to performances in two spring musicals and membership in the choir, the Madrigals honors choir, and WildScats, an a cappella group. A tenor, Leo also sang in the annual Festival Chorus, with a solo in his senior year when he

also was co-president of the choir. “I love all types of music,” he says, but listens to electronic music, rap and hip hop in his “spare” time.

Sports also are high on Leo’s list of favorites.

He played left wingback on the soccer team for four years and was a member of the team that won the Fairchester AA championship in his junior year. He’s also a rabid fan of F.C Barcelona, a leading team in the Spanish League.

He ran three years on the track team in the spring, first as a sprinter, and later as a middle-distance runner, both individually and as a member of relay teams. “I was solid, but un-spectacular as a runner,” he says.

Leo has been recognized for his involvement with a number of community service projects stemming from Midnight Runs with his parents and three younger brothers, which started when he entered elementary school in New Rochelle. The family has continued this twice a year, collecting and distributing food and clothing on “runs” to the needy and homeless in New York City.

Leo was a peer leader; a campus tour guide; co-president of Students of Color, a mentoring program pairing Upper School and Middle School students; and co-president of the Student Centered Outreach Partnership and Enrichment program (SCOPE), which provides reading comprehension and writing assistance to Port Chester grade-school students.

This past summer, Leo worked five days a week in the ACTION program at RCDS, teaching a variety of courses to academically driven students from the Westchester area. Off campus, he continues to contribute time to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mamaroneck, where he teaches in the Sunday school.

For his senior term community project, Leo was on the RCDS team that helped build homes in Nicaragua. His fluency in Spanish and interest in working with youngsters led to the local kids following him around the site, calling him “Papa Leo.” He grew up with the language since his father, Nelson, is a native of Colombia, a country often visited by his family.

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Alumni Prize Recipients

Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gómez, and Zoe Verni

Zoe Verni

“ESPN is my favorite TV channel,” says Zoe, a sports maven and student athlete who received the coveted Alumni Award. It’s the highest honor bestowed by RCDS and a tribute to Zoe’s amazing success.

Sports have been a key part of her life as long as she can remember, but she also posted a great academic record before moving on to Brown University, where she will play Division I lacrosse.

Zoe was honored as a first-team High School All-American in lacrosse for the past two years, and also was named to the 2015 All-American Academic Squad.

Zoe won 12 varsity letters as a result of playing three sports - lacrosse, field hockey and basketball - over the four years she attended Rye Country Day School. She played on ten championship teams; received six Fairchester Athletic Association all-league commendations and numerous school coaches’ awards; was named a Con Edison Athlete of the Week; and at Prize Day was honored with the Mary Borton Trophy as “the senior girl who has contributed most to the School’s athletic program.”

Academically, Zoe completed eight AP courses, received the Humanities Award, three silver medals in the National Spanish Awards competition, and 4

the Art Department’s 2-D Studio Art Award. For the last three years, she has been a member of the Art Club and has taken ceramics and sculpture classes. Her work has been displayed in school, and some pieces have been purchased by admirers. She plans to pursue ceramics and sculpture at Brown.

Off the playing field, Zoe also found time to participate in peer leadership; Backyard Sports, a Westchester organization that counsels underprivileged and special needs children; the annual Breast Cancer Walk; and Team Up, a campus group she cofounded to encourage and organize athletes in performing community service.

In summers and during breaks in her RCDS schedule, Zoe, a midfielder, was a member of the Revolution, a girls’ lacrosse club that engages in development tournaments in the area. She also has been a member of a field hockey development program in Brewster, NY. “To utilize my Spanish, I went on trips to Costa Rica in my freshman and sophomore years where we surfed, hiked and went white-water rafting while also performing community service,” she says. The past two summers, she also worked as a counselor at a beach camp in her hometown of Mamaroneck.

Zoe notes that her family, including brother Nick, a sophomore at RCDS, is rather active, particularly in water sports and hiking and in following professional basketball, with a focus on the New York Knicks. “My first lacrosse coach was my mother, Kate Verni, who was captain of the women’s lacrosse team as an undergraduate at Georgetown University,” she says.

Zoe has not decided on a field of study at Brown, but long-term wants to stay involved with athletics, perhaps even as a coach. “I like being busy,” she says.

Headmaster’s Prize Recipients

Emily Duarte, Jourdan Layne,

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Matthew Webster

The Headmaster’s Prize is presented at Prize Day to “that student who models leadership, courage, or academic excellence.”

Headmaster Scott Nelson with the winners of this year’s Headmaster’s Prize, from left, Emily Duarte, Matt Webster and Jourdan Layne.

Emily Duarte Emily, a National Merit Scholarship finalist and twosport star athlete, capped her career at RCDS by winning the Headmaster’s Prize. She is now a freshman at Harvard University, one of the many top-ranked schools that recruited her to play field hockey.

Emily is the third member of her family to graduate from RCDS. Her twin brother, Eric, winner of the Auxiliary Prize and also a member of the Class of 2015, is studying engineering at Notre Dame, and her brother, Matthew, Class of 2007, graduated from Amherst College.

Emily entered RCDS in the sixth grade and maintained a high grade-point average throughout her career. She completed nine AP courses, five of them in her senior year. As a senior, she was recognized with a scholar-athlete award by the Fairchester Athletic Association. She also was honored with the School’s Christine Nelson Award in her sophomore year, the Harvard Book Award in her junior year, and silver medals in the National Spanish Awards competition in her sophomore and junior years.

Emily was a member of several clubs, news editor of Crop, the school newspaper; a campus tour guide, an activity she headed in her senior year; a member of girls’ peer mentoring; and, an oral proficiency intern (OPI). As an OPI she helped teach Spanish to sixth graders as a junior and to tenth graders as a senior.

Field hockey attracted Emily in the sixth grade, and she went on to play four years on the varsity team as both a forward and midfielder. “Wherever I was needed,” she says. She was co-captain and also winner of the Wildcat Award as the most valuable player in both her junior and senior years. She was named “Athlete of the Week” and a scholarship winner in the Con Edison awards program during the past season.

The RCDS team won the New York State Independent School Athletic Association (NYSISAA) championship all four years of Emily’s career.

She also was named by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association to its all-region team this past season, and has been a member of USA Field Hockey’s futures elite program, which has involved her in national and Junior Olympics competition.

Her other sport, lacrosse, has been part of her life since the eighth grade. Emily was a forward on the varsity team for five years, was a three-time honoree of all-league recognition by the Fairchester Athletic Association, and starred on the RCDS team that went undefeated in 2015 and won back-to-back NYSISAA championships in 2014 and 2015.

Emily and her family “love basketball,” and she also enjoys travel, tennis, and reading, particularly historical fiction.

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Headmaster’s Prize Recipients Jourdan Layne

Emily Duarte, Jourdan Layne,

Jourdan was a “lifer” at Rye Country Day School, starting in Pre-Kindergarten and continuing through the Upper School, where she was awarded a Headmaster’s Prize this past spring. She now is a freshman at Muhlenberg College, where she aims to become certified in education while majoring in psychology.

Jourdan’s goal is to become a teacher, “perhaps at RCDS,” she says, noting that she has strong ties to the School. In her senior year, she served as an ex officio member of the Alumni Board, and prior to graduation was elected as a Class Agent. She also worked as a receptionist in the main building during the summer of 2014, and was a counselor in the School’s 2015 summer ACTION program, where she helped teach students from Westchester public high schools.

Jourdan lives in the Bronx with her mother and sister, Brittani Nivens, a member of the RCDS Class of 2004, who is studying for a doctorate in English Literature at the University of Capetown, South Africa.

Brittani graduated from Trinity College and then received a masters in English Lit at Capetown.

Muhlenberg attracted Jourdan because of its “amazing” education and dance programs. She had strong academics at RCDS, with a concentration on the arts, particularly ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance.

She was selected as a member of the School’s Cedar Street Dance Company, a performance troupe, and also taught dance at the Carver Center as part of her community service activities.

Jourdan played Rusty, a lead role, in Footloose, the 2015 spring musical, and previously had been a featured dancer in Guys and Dolls. She sang as an alto in the Upper School Choir, which performed in Italy and Croatia in 2013.

She also participated on the track and field team — as a sprinter in her freshman year, and as manager of the team in her senior year.

Jourdan was a co-executive member of Peer Leadership, which provided services for the needy; a member of the middle school Diversity Club; and a member of the Students of Color Mentoring Program.

For her senior term project, she joined the RCDS group that helped build two houses in Nicaragua, “an amazing trip,” she says.

Off campus, Jourdan’s major interest remains dance. She dances with a group at her church, the New Testament Temple Church of God, where she also leads the children’s dance team. Her performances include those at the church on Sundays and also in competitions at home and away as part of Teen Talent. In May, she placed second in individual contemporary dance in the New York State championships and qualified for the national championships in Cleveland, Tenn., in August.

Otherwise, Jourdan enjoys traveling, reading fiction, trying different restaurants with her family, and pro basketball.

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Matthew Webster

Matthew Webster

Matt had a short, but productive career at RCDS, highlighted by winning the Headmaster’s Prize and leading the School’s baseball team to the championship of the New York State Independent School Athletic Association (NYSISAA).

Matt joined RCDS in the ninth grade, posted an impressive four-year academic record, made strong contributions to community service projects, and starred in baseball. He’s now a freshman at Tufts University, which recruited him for baseball. His interests are economics and international relations — and in playing baseball, of course.

He particularly enjoyed math, science and history at RCDS, taking several honors courses in his first two years and seven AP courses in his junior and senior years. As a junior, Matt won the Yale University Book Award. His interest in international relations was stirred by his four-year participation on the Model United Nations Team, which convened with students from a number of other countries in an annual Ivy League Model U.N. Conference at the University of Pennsylvania.

Matt was co-head of finances for Peer Leadership, working on providing food, clothing and other basics for the homeless and needy, as well as helping teach a freshman lifestyles class. He also was a campus tour guide and a speaker at Open House, an event for prospective students and their families.

Matt’s senior term project as a member of Bridges to Community was a highlight of his career.

He was one of 14 students who worked with local citizens to build houses and help renovate a school in Nicaragua.

Off campus, he volunteered to mentor youngsters with special needs at Pleasantville Cottages.

Through it all, baseball has remained Matt’s special love. He played varsity baseball all four years: second base as a freshman and shortstop for the last three. As a sophomore, he hit an eye-opening .511 and received the Coaches Award. And the Fairchester Athletic Association honored him with two all-league awards and one honorable mention. He was co-captain of the team this past season when it finished with an overall 16-5 record and was undefeated in its sevengame climb to the state championship. Matt batted .397 for the season and had three hits in the championship game, an extra-inning 3-2 win over Hackley School.

During the summer, Matt plays club baseball.

For the past two years, he has played the infield for the New York Grays, a travel team based in New York City.

He has hit well over .300 in games in the New York area and from Maryland to Indiana and Ohio.

It’s no surprise that Matt is “a die-hard Yankees fan,” something he’ll have to deal with at Tufts, which is located in the heart of Red Sox country.

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The Laura S. Van Steen Award

Given to that student who has done the most to help others learn.

Daphne Mandell ’15

The Mary Ann Reichhardt Memorial Scholarship

In memory of the School’s Director of College Counseling.

Given to a senior for a combination of outstanding academics and contributions to the School.

Jeremiah Washington ’15

The Gretchen Pulvermann Scholarship Award The Art Deptartment Awards were presented to, from left, Zoe Verni, Nereida Mendez, Isabelle Brown, and Salim Green.

School Awards

The Will McCurdy Award (Courage, Character & Commitment) Nathalie Chan ’15

The Alumni Prize

The Senior Dean’s Award

The School’s highest honor. Awarded to that senior who has made the most outstanding contribution to the life of the School.

Casey Berkowitz ’15 Leonardo Gómez ’15 Zoe Verni ’15

Awarded to the senior who has made an outstanding contribution to the senior class and to the school during the senior year.

Brooke Castagna ’15 Paige Codrington ’15 Malcolm Nash ’15

The Headmaster’s Prize

The Class of 2008 Award

The Parents Association Prize

The Superintendent’s Award

Given to that student who models leadership, courage, or academic excellence.

Emily Duarte ’15 Jourdan Layne ’15 Matthew Webster ’15 In recognition of exemplary personal growth and service to others.

Sophie Beshar ’15 Eric Duarte ’15 Julia Wiener ’15

The James P. Godfrey Award

Presented to that underclassman who has performed significant service on behalf of others.

Amanda Cutler ’16 Matthew Farber ’16 Michael Karr ’16

The Christine Nelson Award

Presented to tenth graders in recognition of outstanding citizenship.

Hanna Kopits ’17 Ryan Zeplin ’17 7

Given to an accomplished senior who will study fine arts in college.

Arielle Guillod ’15

Given annually to that freshman who has had the most positive influence in and outside of the classroom, noting his or her enthusiasm and dedication to school work and extracurricular activities.

Hannah Coleman ’18 Neerav Kumar ’18

Given by the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents to two seniors for high academic achievement.

Caroline Kimmel ’15 Max van Paasschen ’15

The Glen Robertson Award (for faculty) Mary Krasovec

Upper School Awards / Department Awards

Freshmen Neerav Kumar and Hannah Coleman shared the Class of 2008 Award.

Aminata Diane and Felipe Gómez, winners of the Creative Writing Award.

Department Awards

Art

Photography Award Isabelle Brown ’15 Salim Green ’15

Lelia Carter Birrell ’68 Awards 2-D Studio Art Zoe Verni ’15

3-D Studio Art

Nereida Mendez ’15

Classics Latin Award

The Computer Achievement Award went to, from left, Chase Goddard, Thomas Ragucci, and Nathan Spring.

English

English Award

Christine Campisi ’15 Caroline Kimmel ’15 Daphne Mandell ’15 Austin Weber ’15

The Oberlin College Award

Presented to that sophomore who has excelled in the study of English.

Kasey Luo ’17

Creative Writing Award Aminata Diane ’17 Felipe Gómez ’17

Caroline Kimmel ’15 Hannah van der Vord ’15

Humanities

Computer Science

Henry Carroll ’15 Austin Hearst ’15 Zoe Verni ’15

Computer Science Award Christian Caliboso ’16 David Hauben ’16

Computer Achievement Award Chase Goddard ’15 Thomas Ragucci ’15 Nathan Spring ’15

Drama & Dance

V. Janet Lott Spirit of the Theatre Award

Given to that student who has contributed most onstage to the School’s drama program.

Anne Canning ’15 Nathalie Chan ’15

Glen Robertson Memorial Award

Presented to that student who has contributed most backstage to the School’s drama program.

Christine Campisi ’15 Henry Carroll ’15

Dance Award

Presented to that student who has contributed most to the School’s dance program.

Jourdan Layne ’15 Twyntia Thompson ’15

Joshua Bennett ’06 Humanities Award

Cornelius Tacitus Prize

Presented to that junior who has excelled in the study of humanities.

Charlotte Boehning ’16 David Townley ’16

Mathematics Mathematics Award Leonardo Gómez ’15

George Washington University Medal

Presented to a junior with the highest average in mathematics.

David Townley ’16

Robert Reeser Memorial Award

Awarded to that senior who has displayed a growing interest and talent in math over the years.

Justin Chun ’15 Abigail Katz ’15

Modern Languages Modern Languages Award Daphne Mandell ’15 Julia Wiener ’15

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The Parents Association Prize went to, from left, Eric Duarte, Julia Wiener, and Sophie Beshar.

Winners of the Senior Dean’s Award, from left, Malcolm Nash, Paige Codrington, and Brooke Castagna.

Chinese Award

The Richard Le Maire Award

Chase Goddard ’15 Max van Paasschen ’15

French Award

Melody Hsu ’15

Spanish Award

Casey Berkowitz ’15

Music

Book Awards The Brown University Book Award Charlotte Cooper ’16 Alexandra Zuber ’16

Music Award

The Cornell University Book Award Amanda Cutler ’16

Choral Award

The Dartmouth College Book Award David Townley ’16

Band Award

Chase Goddard ’15

The Harvard University Book Award Jack Alpert ’16 Carl William Shuck ’16

Natural Sciences

The Johns Hopkins Alumni Prize Jared Yanis ’16

Chase Goddard ’15 Hailey Nicholson ’15

The University of Pennsylvania Book Award Michael Karr ’16

Arielle Guillod ’15 Austin Weber ’15 Nathalie Chan ’15 John Ellis ’15

Science Award

Bausch & Lomb Award

Presented to that junior who has demonstrated academic excellence in science.

Talia Mandell ’16

Rensselaer Medal

Awarded to that junior who has demonstrated a potential for success in the sciences and excels in both math and science.

David Townley ’16

Physical Education The Mary Borton Trophy 9

Presented to the senior boy who has contributed most to the School’s athletic program.

Kyle Halloran ’15

Presented to the senior girl who has contributed most to the School’s athletic program.

Zoe Verni ’15

The Princeton University Book Award Eric Biddulph-West ’16 The Wellesley College Book Award Kate Kassin ’16 The Yale University Book Award Christian Caliboso ’16

Advanced Placement Scholars 2015 One hundred twenty-seven Rye Country Day students were recognized by the College Board’s 2015 Advanced Placement Program for their outstanding achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Exams.

14 AP National Scholars (having received

grades of “4” or higher on eight or more AP Exams): Casey Berkowitz ’15, Sophie Beshar ’15, Emily Duarte ’15, Chase Goddard ’15, Leonardo Gómez ’15, Erik Hanson ’15, Melody Hsu ’15, Caroline Kimmel ’15, Mariana Lee ’15, Hailey Nicholson ’15, David Townley ’16, Max van Paasschen ’15, Austin Weber ’15, Nicolas Wilmer ’15.

70 AP Scholars with Distinction (having received grades of “3” or higher on 5 or more AP Exams): Jackson Adler ’16, Sophia Aklog ’15, Jack Alpert ’16, Blake Beber ’15, Casey Berkowitz ’15, Sophie Beshar ’15, Nikhil Bhatia ’15, Eric Biddulph-West ’16, Sarah Brodwolf ’15, Isabelle Brown ’15, Christian Caliboso ’16, Christine Campisi ’15, Luke Cappellano ’15, Henry Carroll ’15, Nathalie Chan ’15, Sean Chan ’16, Emma Chu ’15, Justin Chun ’15, Bo Curry ’15, Emily Duarte ’15, Eric Duarte ’15, John Ellis ’15, Katherine Ellis ’15, Matthew Farber ’16, Matthew Fensterstock ’16, Chase Goddard ’15, Leonardo Gómez ’15, Salim Green ’15, Arielle Guillod ’15, Kyle Halloran ’15, Erik Hanson ’15, David Hauben ’16, Michelle Haut ’15, Sam Hearst ’15, Jennifer Howland ’15, Melody Hsu ’15, John Hughes ’15, Courtney Hughson ’15, Michael Karr ’16, Abigail Katz ’15, Caroline Kimmel ’15, Harrison Lee ’15, Mariana Lee ’15, Daphne Mandell ’15, Julia Massaro ’15, Maria McEnroe ’15, AmberRose Nelson ’15, Caroline Nicholson ’16, Hailey Nicholson ’15, Elliot Pickens ’16, Siena Pope ’15, Thomas Ragucci ’15, Eli Rattner ’15, Sergio Sabogal ’15, Sadhana Shah ’15, Jonathan Singer ’15,

Ryan Sobel ’15, Nathan Spring ’15, Teddy Tananbaum ’15, David Townley ’16, Riley van den Broek ’15, Hannah van der Vord ’15, Max van Paasschen ’15, Zoe Verni ’15, Derick Wallace ’15, Austin Weber ’15, Matthew Webster ’15, Kate Weiss ’15, Nicolas Wilmer ’15, Alexandra Zuber ’16.

19 AP Scholars with Honor (having received grades of “3” or higher on four or more AP Exams): Ben Arquit ’16, Jonathan Arroyo ’15, Sophie Brown ’15, Anne Canning ’15, Lexi Curnin ’15, Amanda Cutler ’16, Kate Kassin ’16, Daniel Kozek ’16, Talia Mandell ’16, Malcolm Nash ’15, Triston Ortiz ’15, Murray Panzer ’15, Raul Quintero Ochoa ’16, Zachary Silverman Guffey ’16, Catherine Walker ’16, Hannah Weisman ’16, Julia Wiener ’15, Ryan Wilk ’15, Jared Yanis ’16.

38 AP Scholars (having received grades of “3” or higher on three or more AP Exams): Tara Berger ’15, Paige Codrington ’15, Reed Connor ’16, Charlotte Cooper ’16, Madeleine Cooper ’16, Jessica Cordiano ’15, Liam Dalton ’15, Suzanna Ellard ’16, Riley Faulk ’16, Nikki Gendelman ’16, Emily Gorin ’15, Sophie Grayer ’15, Will Halloran ’15, Karri Hay ’15, Victoria Katz ’16, Edward Kim ’16, Cameron Kinder ’16, Samantha Kost ’16, Casey Linehan ’16, Sarah Loewentheil ’16, Kasey Luo ’17, Melanie Mandell ’16, Elizabeth Mastoloni ’16, Dylan Misisco ’16, Emily Montay ’16, Madeleine Pierpont ’16, Kyle Price ’16, Peter Sanchez ’16, Jimmy Sandling ’16, Emma Santucci ’15, Ariana Saperstein ’15, Nicole Schumaker ’16, Ruiy Shah ’16, Jackson Shapiro ’16, Carl Shuck ’16, Rohini Sinha ’16, Kimi Spilo ’16, Jane Weiss ’15.

2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition Winners

Finalists

Commended Students

Caroline Kimmel ’15 Sophie Beshar ’15 (March & McLennan Companies Scholarship)

Emily Duarte ’15 Erik Hanson ’15 Mariana Lee ’15 Austin Weber ’15

Sofia Aklog ’15 Casey Berkowitz ‘’15 Justin Chun ’15 Bo Curry ’15 John Ellis ’15 Chase Goddard ’15 Leo Gómez ’15 Kyle Halloran ’15

Semi-Finalists Nathalie Chan ’15 Alexandra Curnin ’15 Hailey Nicholson ’15 Riley van den Broek ’15

2015 National Hispanic Recognition Program

2015 National Achievement Scholarship Competition

Melody Hsu ’15 Daphne Mandell ’15 Malcolm Nash ’15 Thomas Ragucci ’15 Ryan Sobel ’15 Max van Paasschen ’15 Nicolas Wilmer ’15

Presidential Scholar

Scholars

Finalist

Nominee

Leo Gómez ’15 Nicolas Wilmer ’15

Sofia Aklog ’15

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French Awards 2015 Middle and Upper School students participated in Le Grand Concours, the National French Contest 2015. All students scoring among the top ten in Westchester receive medals and certificates.

Gold Medal (scoring at or above the 95th percentile) Level 3A

Level 1A Samantha Bobman ’19 Charles Jolly ’19 Warren Kennedy-Nolle ’19 Nishan Shehadeh ’19

3rd in Westchester and 4th in the nation 4th in Westchester and 5th in the nation 4th in Westchester and 5th in the nation 4th in Westchester and 5th in the nation

4th in Westchester and 7th in the nation 4th in Westchester and 7th in the nation

Level 2B Sabrina Kwenda ’18

1st in Westchester and 3rd in the nation

3rd in Westchester and 6th in the nation 6th in Westchester and 9th in the nation

Level 3C Paul Hadchiti ’18

2nd in Westchester and 5th in the nation

Level 4A Kate Kassin ’16

6th in Westchester and 11th in the nation

Silver Medal (85th to 94th percentiles) Amanda Bortner-Hirszman ’20 5th in Westchester and 11th in the nation Kevin Garcia ’20 5th in Westchester and 11th in the nation Valeria Morales ’20 4th in Westchester and 10th in the nation Sabrina Reznik ’20 3rd in Westchester and 9th in the nation Ariane Voulgaris ’20 2nd in Westchester and 8th in the nation

Level 1A Catherine Appleyard ’19 6th in Westchester and 7th in the nation William Roddy ’19 8th in Westchester and 9th in the nation Isaac Sacks ’19 6th in Westchester and 7th in the nation Gabriel Smilovic ’19 9th in Westchester and 10th in the nation Jialin Yang ’19 5th in Westchester and 6th in the nation

Level 2A

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Level 5A

5th in Westchester and 8th in the nation 6th in Westchester and 9th in the nation 7th in Westchester and 10th in the nation

9th in Westchester and 13th in the nation 8th in Westchester and 12th in the nation

Top ten in Westchester chapter Level 01A Carter Moyer ’20 Charlotte Price ’20

9th in Westchester and 15th in the nation 7th in Westchester and 13th in the nation

Top ten in Westchester chapter Level 1A Liam Pope ’19

Level 01A

Celeste Kelly ’18 Maxwell Smith ’18 Lucie Rochat ’18

Jasmine Kitahara ’16 10th in Westchester and 16th in the nation Nicola Leake ’16 10th in Westchester and 16th in the nation Emily Montay ’16 8th in Westchester and 14th in the nation

Melody Hsu ’15 Siena Pope ’15

Level 3A Elena Kim ’17 Kasey Luo ’17

8th in Westchester and 11th in the nation 7th in Westchester and 10th in the nation 10th in Westchester and 13th in the nation 9th in Westchester and 12th in the nation

Level 4A

Level 2A Hanna Kopits ’17 Anika Narain ’18

Nidis Aguilar ’17 Amanda Cutler ’16 Angela Dogani ’17 Juliet FitzPatrick ’16

10th in Westchester and 11th in the nation

Spanish Awards 2015 The National Spanish Exam was administered to RCDS students in the Middle and Upper School in the spring.

Gold Medal (scoring at or above the 95th percentile) LEVEL 01 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience category Christopher Brown ’20 2nd in NYC Metro chapter Tess Asness ’20 Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 01 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual category Wendy Corona ’20

2nd in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 1 - GOLD MEDAL - regular category William Cousin ’19 Niamh Kernan ’18 Sabrina Vumbacco ’19

LEVEL 1 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience category Sarah Colin ’19 Connor Marrs ’19

Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - regular category Isabelle Koh ’18 Thérèse Mooney ’18 Zachary Spilo ’18 Madeline Zuber ’18

Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

2nd in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual category Sofia Wilmer ’18

1st in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 3 - GOLD MEDAL - regular category Daniel Leva ’17

LEVEL 4 - GOLD MEDAL - regular category Jack Alpert ’16 Kate Kassin ’16 Samantha Kost ’16

Kayla Daum ’20 Peggy Helman ’20

LEVEL 1 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category Owen Coady ’19

LEVEL 1 - SILVER MEDAL - outside experience category Alex Asness ’19 Mitchell Babiarz ’19 Samantha Buchbinder ’19 Daisy Grossman ’19 Raymond Konopka ’19

William McPhail ’19 Talia Schulhof ’19 Charlotte Townley ’19 Jessica Yaffa ’19

LEVEL 2 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category Sofia Girvin ’18 Elena Kim ’17 Varun Wadhwa ’18 Sarah Walker ’18

LEVEL 2 - SILVER MEDAL - bilingual category

LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience category Diogo Schaffa ’18

LEVEL 01 - SILVER MEDAL - outside experience category

Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

Amber Michaca ’19

Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 3 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category William Boehning ’17 Maggie Shanus ’17 Anna Waldman ’17

LEVEL 3 - SILVER MEDAL - bilingual category Jack Briano ’17

Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 4 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category Matthew Fensterstock ’16 David Hauben ’16 Michael Karr ’16 Hannah Weisman ’16

David Townley ’16

LEVEL 5 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual category Nicolas Wilmer ’15

1st in NYC Metro chapter

Silver Medal (from 85th to 94th percentile) LEVEL 01 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category Emily Marrinan ’20

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National Latin Exam Scholars The 2015 National Latin Exam was administered by the American Classical League to over 153,000 students from all 50 states and 20 foreign countries. Ninety-two Rye Country Day students in grades 7-12 were named award winners across several levels of achievement.

Middle School

Upper School cum laude

Latin 3

Caroline Antonacci ’20 William Delves ’20 James Leake ’20 Evalise Melgar ’20 Sean O’Neill ’20 Chidera Olewuenyi ’20 Chase Pomroy ’20 Nicholas Sullivan ’20 Jack Weiss ’20

Isabella D’Ambrosio ’18 Drew Kesselmark ’17 Sam Tanenbaum ’18

Latin 4

Purple Ribbons for Outstanding Achievement

Kimi Spilo ’16

Achievement Certificates (Introductory Exam)

(Introductory Exam)

Jeremy Abraham ’20 Araba Aidoo ’20 Miles Chun ’20 Maxwell Comora ’20 Jackson Gaynor ’20 Ellen Mollerus ‘20 Jake Oddi ’20 Aaron Serianni ’20 Hannah Tanenbaum ’20

cum laude Awards Latin 1 Lily Rosen ’19 Nicholas Tallis ’19

Latin 2

Harrison Roth ’19

magna cum laude Awards Latin 1 Madeline Mandell ’19 Alexandra Medow ’19 Aidan Rosen ’19 Nina van Vredenburch ’19

maxima cum laude-Silver Medal Awards Latin 1 Annie Cooper ’19 Margaret Dunn ’19 Samantha Hirschberg ’19 Sloan Martin ’19 Reilly McManus ’19 Jason Schnall ‘19 Clare Taylor-Winters ’19

Latin 2

Max Mindich ’19

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summa cum laude-Gold Medal Awards Latin 1 Matias Esquivel ’19

Awards Latin 2

Latin 3

Max Bacon ’18 Hunter Chun ’17 Cate Turner ’17

Latin 4

magna cum laude Awards Latin 2 Charlie Katz ’18 Genny Kortick ’18 Christopher Kyle ’18 Ricky Levy ’18 PJ Pujadas ’18

Latin 3

Thomas Chai ’17 Jeffrey Chen ’17 James Ishiguro ’17 Henry Shipman ’17

Daniel Aklog ’17 Cilicia Payne ’17 Ryan Stackpole ’17 Christian Caliboso ’16 Alex Zuber ’16

Latin 5

Ryan Sobel ’15

summa cum laudeGold Medal Awards

Latin 1

David Jensen ’18

Latin 2

Ethan Abraham ’18 Jane Burdick ’18 Tommy Carver ’18 Jenna Cohn ’18 Reva Singh ’18 Jack Sobel ’18 *Zak Spilo ’18 Ryoko Umemoto ’18 *denotes perfect paper

Latin 3

Sean Chan ’16 Charlotte Cooper ’16 Matthew Farber ’16 James Sandling ’16

Clayton Bass ’18 Jack Briano ’17 Charlie Curnin ’18 Suzanna Ellard ’16 Cate Mollerus ’17 David Velona ’17

Latin 5

Latin 4

Latin 4

Christine Campisi ’15 Hannah van der Vord ’15 Austin Weber ’15

maxima cum laudeSilver Medal Awards Latin 1 Will Asness ’17 Alexa Jablonski ’18 Troy Kesselmark ’18

Latin 2

Alethia Chan ’18 Will Dodge ’18 Max Mandell ’18 Kyle Moran ’17 Deeshani Patel ’18 Charlie Rothschild ’18 Jason Sheppard ’18 Nick Verni ’18

Kyle Eagan ’16 Melanie Mandell ’16

Latin 5

Caroline Kimmel ’15 Caroline won 5 gold medals in a row, and also received a special book award in recognition of her achievement.

Achievement in Music

Several Rye Country Day School students participated in the Area-All State ensembles this year. Each student prepared an advanced solo to perform

for a judge. They scored among the very top students in Westchester County, earning spots in the selective ensembles. After intensive rehearsals, they performed at SUNY Purchase under the direction of nationally recognized conductors.

Jeffrey Chen ’17, cello, orchestra Emma Chu ’15, alto, chorus John Ellis ’15, bass, chorus Katherine Ellis ’15, soprano, chorus Zachary Silverman Guffey ’16, trumpet, band M. James Sandling ’16, trombone, band

The WildScats brought home top honors throughout the spring. Horace Mann’s Acapellooza brings

together independent schools primarily from Manhattan.

The WildScats won Best Group for the second year in a row.

The Acappella Extravaganza sponsored by Gilda’s Club Westchester brings together both public and independent schools from across Westchester County. In this competition, the WildScats took first place. Right after graduation, the WildScats were also invited to share the stage with the Brearley B Naturals at their 25th annual Acappella Jamboree.

John Ellis

Katherine Ellis Jimmy Sandling

Emma Chu

The WildScats

Photo courtesy of an RCDS parent.

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American Math Contest Students competed in the American Math Contest in the spring. It is divided into two levels: One designated for students in grades up through 10 (AMC 10), and the other for students through Grade 12 (AMC 12).

AMC 10 1st Place 2nd Place

Jialin Yang ’19 Varun Wadhwa ’18

3rd Place

Elena Kim ’17

AMC12 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

David Townley ’16 Justin Chun ’15 Jackson Adler ’16, Christian Caliboso ’16, Caroline Kimmel ’15

Middle School Math Awards New York Math League Contest

From the American Math League Contest website: Over one million students from the United States and Canada participate in Math League Contests each year. Every contest has questions from different areas of mathematics. The goal is to encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems. Many students first develop an interest in mathematics through problem-solving activities such as these contests. Schools compete in statewide or multistate league competitions.

Top Scorers at RCDS: 8th Grade

1st – Connor Marrs, Aaron Serianni (7th) 2nd – Jialin Yang 3rd – Jack Miller 4th – Jaume Pujadas (7th)

7th Grade

1st – Henry Burdick 2nd – Max Hines (6th) 3rd – Elizabeth Fink (6th), Ethan Silverman Guffey, Aldo Stefanoni

6th Grade

1st – Will Schnall, Max Weinstein 2nd – Andrew Felton 3rd – Caroline Appleyard, Matthew Mandell, Josep Pujadas 4th – Kyra Riedel 5th – Cade Dalton, Troy Rigby

5th Grade

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1st – Kyle Block 2nd – Audrey Aslani-Far, Henry Featherston, Owen Guest 3rd – Alexander Nichols 4th – Christopher Casale 5th – Leah Colin 6th – Zachary Cornell, Jake Hirschberg, Samuel Kroin

Math Olympiad

From the Math Olympiad website: Last year nearly 150,000 students from 6,000 teams worldwide participated in the Olympiads. Forty-nine out of the 50 states and about 30 other countries were represented.

Top Scorers at RCDS: 8th Grade

1st – Jialin Yang 2nd – Mitchell Barbiaz 3rd – Jackson Gaynor, Laszlo Kopits, Reilly McManus, Jack Miller, Isaac Sacks

7th Grade

1st – Max Hines (6th), Noah Rosenthal 2nd – Matthew Harkness (6th), Evalise Melgar 3rd – Abhinav Kumar 4th – Jeremy Abraham, Christopher Brown, Justin Cheigh, Elizabeth Fink (6th), Jake Oddi 5th – Sabrina Reznik

5th and 6th Grade Team

1st – Andrew Felton – Trophy, Silver Pin, Patch, and Certificate 2nd – Josep Pujadas, Kyra Riedel, Troy Rigby – Silver Pin, Patch, and Certificate

5th and 6th Grade Patches and Certificates Caroline Appleyard Melanie Brody Insley Carpenter Christopher Casale (5th) Janet Christian Oliver Kies Samuel Kroin (5th)

Matthew Mandell Jordan Miller Lucas Oddi (5th) Benjamin Pearce Sydney Susswein David Thurston Max Weinstein

All-League Recipients 2014-2015

Fall Seas o n Boys’ Cross Country Malcolm Nash ’15, Honorable Mention Girls’ Cross Country Acacia Dougan ’15, Honorable Mention Field Hockey Charlotte Cooper ’16 Emily Duarte ’15 Mariana Lee ’15 Zoe Verni ’15 Sophie Beshar ’15, Honorable Mention Kathleen Curtin ’15, Honorable Mention Emma Santucci ’15, Honorable Mention Football Hannes Boehning ’17 Derick Wallace ’15 Ryan Wolitzer ’16 Jared Jones ’17, Honorable Mention Eli Rattner ’15, Honorable Mention Boys’ Soccer Blake Beber ’15 Luke Cappellano ’15 Jonathan Faxon ’15 Michael Karr ’16 Ryan Wilk ’15 Jared Yanis ’16, Honorable Mention Girls’ Soccer Julia Massaro ’15 Elizabeth Mastoloni ’16 Taylor Regan ’17 Sarah Brodwolf ’15, Honorable Mention Sophie Brown ’15, Honorable Mention Samantha Kost ’16, Honorable Mention

Winter Seas o n Boys’ Basketball Vincent Conn ’15 Salim Green ’15 Christopher Picard ’17, Honorable Mention Girls’ Basketball Tara Berger ’15 Nereida Mendez ’15 Taylor Regan ’17 Zoe Verni ’15 Emily Moran ’17, Honorable Mention Boys’ Ice Hockey Blake Beber ’15 Kyle Halloran ’15 Will Halloran ’15 Patrick Kissell ’16 Edward Massaro ’17, Honorable Mention

Boys’ Squash Kyle Eagan ’16 Carl Shuck ’16 Jared Yanis ’16 Jack Mattson ’17, Honorable Mention Girls’ Squash Caroline Kimmel ’15 Catherine Kimmel ’17 Madeleine Pierpont ’16 Mariana Lee ’15, Honorable Mention Wrestling Hannes Boehning ’17, Honorable Mention Sean Chan ’16, Honorable Mention

S p ri n g S eas o n Baseball Liam Dalton ’15 William Grossman ’16 Erik Hanson ’15 Enzo Stefanoni ’17 Luke Cappellano ’15, Honorable Mention Matthew Webster ’15, Honorable Mention Softball Kristen Brown ’17 Melanie Mandell ’16 Maria McEnroe ’15 Nereida Mendez ’15 Hailey Nicholson ’15 Jessica Cordiano ’15, Honorable Mention Boys’ Golf Kris Scarfone ’15 Girls’ Golf Kate Weiss ’15, Honorable Mention Boys’ Lacrosse Thomas Chai ’17 Matthew Farber ’16 William Halloran ’15 Riley van den Broek ’15 Justin Weissman ’16 Andrew Antonacci ’15, Honorable Mention Kyle Halloran ’15, Honorable Mention Girls’ Lacrosse Emily Duarte ’15 Julia Massaro ’15 Mariana Lee ’15 Taylor Regan ’17 Boys’ Tennis Lucas Biondi ’17 Bo Curry ’15 Trevor Faulk ’17 Sam Hearst ’15 Justin Mandell ’19

Zoe Verni ’15 Charlotte Fleischman ’16, Honorable Mention Samantha Kost ’16, Honorable Mention Zoe Kost ’16, Honorable Mention

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Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey

Team Champions 2014-2015

The 2014 Field Hockey Team NYSAIS Champions - Fourth Consecutive Year

Photo courtesy of an RCDS parent.

Girls’ Varsity Soccer

The 2014 Girls’ Soccer Team NYSAIS Champions

Girls’ Varsity Basketball

Photo courtesy of Robert Kost.

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The 2015 Girls’ Basketball Team FAA League Champions NYSAIS Class “C” Champions

Team Champions 2014-2015

Girls’ Varsity Fencing

Boys’ Varsity Squash

The 2015 Boys’ Squash Team NEPSAC Class “B” Co-Champions

Boys’ Varsity Ice Hockey

The 2015 Girls’ Fencing Team ISFL Foil Champions

The 2015 Boys’ Ice Hockey Team FAA League Champions

Boys’ Varsity Baseball

The 2015 Baseball Team NYSAIS Champions

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Team Champions 2014-2015

Girls’ Varsity Softball

The 2015 Softball Team FAA League Champions

Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse

The 2015 Boys’ Lacrosse Team FAA League Champions NYSAIS Champions WNESSAA “D-II” Champions

Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse

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The 2015 Girls’ Lacrosse Team Undefeated 18-0 FAA League Champions NYSAIS Champions, 2nd Consecutive Year WNEPSWLA “B” Champions

Athletic Achievement

Con Ed Award winner, 1000 points – 1000 rebounds - Tara Berger ’15 Tara, a 5-year starter for the girls’ varsity basketball team, earned All-FAA, and All-WNESPSA recognition. During the season, she received the prestigious Con Ed Westchester Athlete of the Week Award. With over 1000 career points and rebounds, Tara led the basketball team to two FAA titles and two NYSAIS championships during her tremendous career at RCDS, which included recognition as the 2015 Wildcat Award winner, the team’s most valuable player.

Tara is continuing her academic and basketball careers at Wesleyan University.

FAA Scholar-Athlete, New England Champion Caroline Kimmel ’15 The Fairchester Athletic Association named Caroline Kimmel as one of just twelve senior Scholar-Athletes, who have reached the highest academic standards while playing two or more varsity sports and earning Fairchester Athletic Association All-League honors. Caroline took the most challenging of courses exceling in nine honors and ten AP courses. She captained the girls’ varsity squash team and ran outdoor track, contributing to a New England Championship Division II in the 4 X 400 meter relay.

Caroline now attends Stanford University.

Field Hockey National Academic Squad, US Lacrosse All-Academic Team, FAA and ConEd Scholar-Athlete - Emily Duarte ’15 Emily was a four-year starter, most valuable player, and recordholder for the most career goals in field hockey, while leading the field hockey team to four consecutive NYSAIS Championships.

Following her outstanding senior season and after completing eight AP and eight honors courses, she was named to the 2014 Harrow Sports/National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s High School New York State All-Region Field Hockey Team, as well as the National Academic Squad.

Emily was also a major contributor to the girls’ lacrosse team’s back-to-back NYSAIS Championships and 2015 undefeated season.

Her strong performances on the field and in the classroom while taking seven honors and nine AP courses earned her a place on the US Lacrosse All-Academic Team, as well as recognition as a Fairchester Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete.

This fall, Emily is continuing her academic and field hockey careers at Harvard University.

Photo courtesy of Nick D’Agostino.

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Athletic Achievement

US Lacrosse All-American & All-Academic Team Julia Massaro ’15 After starting on the girls’ varsity lacrosse team for five years, senior Julia Massaro is continuing her academic and lacrosse careers at Stanford University. As a major contributor to the success of the girls’ lacrosse program, she established a new record for most career goals (260) while leading the team to two consecutive NYSAIS state championships, as well as an undefeated season and first FAA and WNEPSA championships in 2015. Julia was voted most valuable lacrosse player in 2015, and thanks to her strong performance in the classroom completing five AP’s and 6 honors courses, Julia was selected by US Lacrosse to both the 2015 High School All-American and All-Academic teams.

Photo courtesy of Nick D’Agostino.

Field Hockey National Academic Squad, US Lacrosse All-Academic Team Mariana Lee ’15

As a four-year starter on the girls’ varsity soccer team, Julia was the defensive force behind the Wildcats’ first NYSAIS Girls’ Soccer Championship in 2014.

Mariana was a three-sport varsity athlete playing field hockey, squash, and lacrosse. Earning awards in all three, Mariana excelled on the field hockey field, where she helped lead the team to four consecutive NYSAIS Championships. She also was a major contributor to the varsity lacrosse team’s two consecutive NYSAIS championships and 2015 undefeated season. Mariana’s outstanding performances in the classroom with seven honors and eight AP courses and her championship play on the field resulted in her being named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s High School National Academic Squad and the US Lacrosse High School All Academic Team. Mariana will attend Harvard University in the fall.

US Lacrosse All-American - Taylor Regan ’17

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Three seasons, three sports, three NYSAIS state championships!

Sophomore Taylor Regan started on the girls’ varsity soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams and contributed significantly to each team’s championship season during 2014-15. She scored the winning goal in double overtime in the 2014 NYSAIS Girls’ Lacrosse Championship game and came back in 2015 to lead a repeat win over Hackley. Taylor was a major factor in the lacrosse team’s 2015 undefeated season and first FAA championship. US Lacrosse recognized Taylor’s stellar sophomore season by naming her to the 2015 High School All-American Team.

Athletic Achievement

US Lacrosse All-American & All-Academic Team, FAA Scholar-Athlete - Zoe Verni ’15 A recipient of an amazing twelve varsity letters during her Upper School career, Zoe was a major contributor to eight NYSAIS championships - four consecutive in field hockey, two in basketball, and two consecutive in lacrosse. US Lacrosse recognized her as an All-American after her junior and senior seasons, and this spring she also was named to the All Academic team. An outstanding student with eight AP and four honors courses, Zoe was also named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s High School National Academic Squad in the fall. This spring, Zoe received county-wide recognition as a Con Ed Westchester Athlete of the Week, and she was named a Fairchester Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete. At Upper School Prize Day, Zoe received the Mary Borton Award for contributing the most to female athletics during her Upper School career. This fall she is continuing her lacrosse career at Brown University.

US Lacrosse All-Academic Team Riley van den Broek ’15 Riley’s leadership and offensive talent contributed to the boys’ varsity lacrosse team’s 2015 FAA, WNESSLA, and NYSAIS championships. Riley is continuing his academic and lacrosse careers at Williams College.

Photo courtesy of John Calandros.

Golden Dozen Scholar-Athlete Recognition Derick Wallace ’15 and Eli Rattner ’15.

The Golden Dozen Award is presented by the Westchester Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame and honors the top football scholar-athletes in Westchester and Putnam County.

Derick Wallace was selected as a 2014 Golden Dozen scholarathlete, while Eli Rattner received Honorable Mention recognition.

Photo courtesy of Nick D’Agostino.

Field Hockey Scholar - Athletes Honored Zoe Verni ‘15, Michelle Haut ‘15, Emily Duarte ‘15, Sophie Beshar ‘15, Mariana Lee ‘15, Haley Nicholson ‘15, and Nathalie Chan ‘15 These seven senior field hockey players were named to the 2014 Keith Waldman - Optimal Performance Associates/NFHCA High School National Academic Squad. In addition, Sophie Beshar, Nathalie Chan and Emily Duarte were recognized as Scholars of Distinction.

Photo courtesy of Georgette Summers.

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Athletic Achievement

Other Outstanding Athletic Performances This Year: Division II (small school) New York State Champion in the 400-meter dash in Albany, NY - Jinjer Pearce ’16

Photo courtesy of Madge Anderson.

New England Champions Division II in the 4 X 400 meter relay - Jinjer Pearce ’16, Caroline Kimmel ’15, Charlotte Boehning ’16, and, Catherine Walker ’16.

New England Champion Division II in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles Catherine Walker ’16.

Enzo Stefanoni ’17, a starter on the Baseball team since eighth grade, finished his sophomore season in 2015 with 24 career wins, breaking the previous record of 20.

2015 NYSAISAA Champion in the discus throw with a toss of 113’ 7” Jack McPhail ’15

Salim Green ’15 scored his 1000th point in the 2015 varsity basketball game against King School and finished with a career total of 1,511 points. Salim will continue his academic and basketball careers at Wesleyan University.

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Photo courtesy of Madge Anderson.

The girls’ 800-medley relay team: Sabrina Kwenda ’18, Jinjer Pearce ’16, Charlotte Boehning ’16, and Catherine Walker ’16. The team traveled to North Carolina for the 2015 High School National Track Meet and qualified as All-Americans with a time of 1:48.06.

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