Commencement 2013 energizing enthusiasm, I was inspired to involve myself in running the Athletic Board, to join clubs and to play the cello in the Instrumental Ensemble. Because of your love, I love life and eagerly await the surprises it will bring. ... Anyway, to express my gratitude for the past four years, I am going to embarrass myself again. In the musical Wicked, Glinda (a good witch!) sings:
Glinda isn’t sure if people come into our lives for a reason, but I am. I believe that everything happens for a reason. We were brought together not to be the cursed class or the guinea pig grade but to be the spell-casters, the star-gazers and the trailblazers. And no matter
“I’ve heard it said That people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led To those who help us most to grow If we let them And we help them in return Well, I don’t know if I believe that’s true But I know I’m who I am today Because I knew you…”
how much today’s graduation and tomorrow’s life scatter us like stars across a nighttime sky, we’ll always form a constellation that will guide even the farthest wanderer back to the light. Thank you.
Commencement 2013 Awards HISTORY PRIZE Georgia Fortunato ENGLISH PRIZE Meridith Pollie Anne Mentzinger
CLASSICS PRIZE Greek: Virginia Small Latin: Emily Offit
SCIENCE PRIZE Anne Mentzinger
MATH PRIZE Christina Styer
PHI BETA KAPPA Meridith Pollie
ARTS PRIZE Randi Bellamy
MODERN LANGUAGE PRIZE French: Alexandra Pew Elizabeth Scattergood Spanish: Georgia Fortunato Anne Mentzinger
Class Night Awards The 2012-2013 yearbook editors dedicated The Lamp to Margaret Stallard, Upper School math teacher, with appreciation to Donna Page, Upper School Administrative Assistant.
Dorothy Haviland Nelson Latin Prize: Meryem Cebeci and Amber Hall
1932 Prize: Bridget Chakey 1915 Prize: Georgia Fortunato
Eleanor Ross Cederstrom Latin and Greek Awards
1936 Prize: Anne Mentzinger
• Latin: Karen Brown
AATF Outstanding High School Senior in French Award: Saskia Hargrove
• Greek: Allison Freiwald
Edward Stephen Sacks Prize: Meridith Pollie and Devon Schindler
• F rench & Spanish: Justine Breuch and Catherine Wulff Margot LeBoutillier Aldrich Award: Anne Mentzinger
Society of Women Engineers, Philadelphia Section – Certificate of Merit Program •H igh Honor: Emily Speakman and Alexandra Frangiosa •H ighest Honor: Karen Brown
Martha Goppelt Award: Grace Alburger and Madeline Rosato
Sophy Dallas Irwin Prize: Anne Scattergood
Media Arts Award: Dedaa Ahima
Stephanie Christie Athletic Award: Georgia Fortunato
Mount Holyoke Book Award: Lindsay Ryan National Merit Recognition
University of Chicago Book Award: Justine Breuch
Head of School Award: Alexandra Pew
•N ational Merit Scholar: Anne Mentzinger
University of Pennsylvania Book Award: Prianka Bedi
Agnes Irwin School Choral Music Award: Meridith Pollie
Heather Thiermann Writing Prize: Meryem Cebeci and Mia Ciallella
•N ational Achievement Scholar: Sofia Rodriguez
Agnes Irwin School Theatre Prize: Virginia Small
Honor Kilt Award: Catherine Wulff and Lilly Wilson
•N ational Hispanic Scholar: Sofia Rodriguez
University of Rochester and Xerox Corporation Award for Innovation and Information Technology: Karen Brown
American Chemical Society – Philadelphia Section Award: Lauren Schafrank
Impulse Prizes
Photography Award: Ryshena Providence
Agnes Dixon Rowland Art Prize: Caroline Santilli
Bradford Fogarty Award: Madalyn McLennan
Harvard Club of Philadelphia Book Award: Elizabeth Miller
• For Best Writing: Paige Davis • For Best Photography: Molly Shields • For Best Art Work: Katina Dinh
Bryn Mawr President’s Book Award: Ryshena Providence
Jeanne Clery Award: Rebecca Kamens and Corinne Odom
Carolyn Stockton Brown Prize: Libby Scattergood
Jean Farley Award
Catherine Rieser Drama Award: Tillie Clower
• Spanish: Katherine Boris
Dana Goldsborough Award: Molly Shields Daphne Apostolidis Award: Phoebe Smukler
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Dorothy Sisson Smythe Award: Lisa Borodyanskay
• Spanish: Lindsay Ryan
• French: Meridith Pollie
Princeton University Book Award: Karen Brown Priscilla MacNeal Fine Arts Award: Carolyn Volpert R. Patricia Trickey Prize: Randi Bellamy (Senior Assemply topic: Street Art) Rensselaer Mathematics and Science Award: Grace Alburger
Jean Wike-Faust ’49 Opportunity Grant: Robotics Recognition Award: Emma Hurler Paige Davis and Candace Hightower Lucy M. Knauer Modern Language Prize Smith College Book Award: Caroline Greco • French: Prianka Bedi
The Agnes Irwin School Magazine :: Fall 2013
University of Virginia’s Jefferson Book Award: Jenna Roland Wellesley College Book Award: Sara Bastian Yale Book Award: Madeline Rosato
Athletic Awards Senior Athlete Award: Julie Bunten Blue Belt Award: Morgan Pergolini Carter Mannion Award: Sophomore - Marin Bloise and Junior Morgan Pergolini White Blazer Award: Lauren Fortunato