Special Commencement Issue • May 23, 2025
Congratulations, Class of 2025!
Berkshire bids a fond farewell to its 118th graduating class.
Dr. Sian Beilock, Dartmouth President, delivers commencement address.
The Graduation Prizes
Trevor J. Sullivan Weinstein of New York, New York: The Berkshire Cup, the highest distinction Berkshire confers on one of its graduating seniors. It is given each year to the student who is considered by the faculty to have made the greatest contribution to the success of the school year.
Mairead L. Campbell of Concord, Massachusetts: The Head of School Prize, awarded to the student whose particular contribution to Berkshire has distinguished the school year in a special way and whose leadership led others and influenced many.
Yiming (Maggie) Ding of Shanghai, China: The Peter Lance Anderson Award, decided by the membership of the Cum Laude Society and given to the student who best exemplifies the qualities of personal excellence, integrity, and academic scholarship.
Gabriel D. Dahari of Sheffield, Massachusetts: The Robert A. Powers Award, which recognizes a sixth former who has demonstrated personal growth, loyalty to the school, and dependability of performance which has distinguished their career at Berkshire.
Gabriel C. Raphael of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: The Morris Trophy, awarded to the sixth-form male student who has best exemplified proficiency and sportsmanship in interscholastic athletics.
Madeleine E. Jenks of Columbus, Ohio: The Herger Trophy, awarded to the sixth-form female student who has best exemplified proficiency and sportsmanship in interscholastic athletics.
Sofiia Patkanovtsiy of Uzhhorod, Ukraine: The Anna S. Barrasch Prize, awarded for unselfish interest in people and loyalty to Berkshire.
Michkael J. McKenzie of Hartford, Connecticut: The Calvin Fentress Citizenship Award, given for exemplary personal performance, loyalty to Berkshire, and outstanding citizenship in the school community.
Ellie J. Grimmett of Lenox, Massachusetts: The Princeton Cup, the top sixth-form academic prize awarded for diligence in studies and success in co-curricular activities.
Peter F. Quilty: The Aliis Non Sibi Award. Selected by members of the graduating class, the recipient of this award follows the motto “for others, not themselves.” It recognizes a member of the faculty who, through a love of teaching and abiding commitment to enriching the lives of students, embodies the ideals and spirit of an engaged and treasured member of both the faculty and, equally important, the Berkshire community.
Prize Night Awards and Prizes
Lissa McGovern wins top teaching award; Sophia Busa and Will Reynolds named head prefects; Nathalie Fenton wins Dean Trophy
ACADEMIC PRIZES
ENGLISH
The Thomas L. Chaffee Award for Excellence in Third-Form English: Gabriella S. Watkins
The Lance Turner Third-Form Essay Prize: Xavier M. Rivera
The Joan Williams Award for Excellence in Fourth-Form English: Congran (Emily) Yang
The Brown University Book Award: Annabelle C. Marcinek
The Tertius Van Dyke Prize for Excellence in Sixth-Form English: Gabriel D. Dahari
The Gerald B. O’Connor ’46 Prize in Journalism: Trevor J. Sullivan Weinstein
The Prize for Excellence in Fiction or Nonfiction: Jadyn N. Kornegay-Murphy
The Arthur C. Chase Poetry Prize: Michkael J. McKenzie
The William P. Matthews ’61 Prize for Creative Writing: Molly Caesar-Kim
LANGUAGES
The Richard P. Unsworth Prize for Excellence in Chinese: Khuê Anh (Angela) Pham
The Award for Excellence in Fourth-Form Modern Language: Victoria J. Nisi
The Stanley Prize for Excellence in French: Priscilla L. Scullin
The W. Duncan MacMillan Prize for Excellence in Latin: Congran (Emily) Yang
The Jane Usher Dyer Prize for Excellence in Latin: Mairead L. Campbell
The Prize for Excellence in Spanish: Michael J. Spaulding
HISTORY
The W. Ross Hawkins Prize for Excellence in Modern World History: Christopher H. Scheibe
The C. Twiggs Myers Prize for Excellence in U.S. History: Annabelle C. Marcinek
The R. Bruce Morison ’61 Prize for Current Events and Political Science: Trevor J. Sullivan Weinstein
The William F. Gulotta Award for Excellence in Government: Alice R. Newmyer
The Bosley Memorial Prize for Excellence in History: Ellie J. Grimmett
INDEPENDENT STUDY
The John E. Rovensky Memorial Prize for Excellence in Independent Study: Ruichen (Richard) Zhu
MATHEMATICS
The Leslie W. Clifford Prize for Excellence in Third-Form Mathematics: Xuanruo (Zoe) Zhang
The Prize for Excellence in Fourth-Form Mathematics: Jin Xuan (Allan) Qi
The Berridge Prize for Excellence in Fifth-Form Mathematics: Runqi Zhang
The David Campbell Eipper Cup for Excellence in Sixth-Form Mathematics: Edward Y. Lee
The Rensselaer Medal for Distinction in Mathematics and Science: Claire Yura Kim
SCIENCE
The James A.D. Geier ’44C Prize for Excellence in Computer Science: Tyler H. Schoudel
The Award for Excellence in Fourth-Form Science: Emma H. Gally
The Dwight C. Baum ’32 Award for Excellence in Chemistry: Claire Yura Kim
The Richard T. Beebe Prize for Excellence in Physics: James L. Sachs
The Chester W. Rice Science Award: Yiming (Maggie) Ding
The William Stoddard, Jr. ’65 Memorial Prize: Russell A. Soja
The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award: Jacob J. Lee
ARTS
The Prize for Excellence in Stagecraft: Akari Ikeda
The Ray Weston Memorial Prize in Theater Arts: Diana M. Splawn
The Berkshire Dramatics Cup: Michkael J. McKenzie
The Ernest L. Wakefield Prize for Excellence in Music: Sophie C. Benjamin and Trevor J. Sullivan Weinstein
The Terry Pines Memorial Prize for Dance: Yu Ting (Yuki) Hu
The Allen Buck Prize for Excellence in Photography: Zarah A. Caso
The Robert Leo Theriault Prize for Creativity and Excellence in Ceramics: Zhiqin (Angel) Fu
The Segalla Memorial Art Award for Excellence in Studio Art: Alice R. Newmyer
The Margaret V. Beattie Memorial Prize for Excellence in Art: Kathryn C. Gappa Arts Department Purchase Prize: Talia R. Bukhman
PRIZES AND AWARDS
The Arthur C. and Alice Ann Chase Commendation Awards: Hadley M. Ford, third form; Congran (Emily) Yang, fourth form; Hugh J. Weidinger V, fifth form; Mia L. Zayas Echevarria, sixth form
The John F. Godman Award: Duncan J. Thompson
The Spirit of Berkshire Award: James T.H. Welsh
The Chaplain’s Cup: Kathryn C. Gappa
The Elaine Mansell Award: William P. Adkins
The Weil Family Prize for Public Speaking: Michkael J. McKenzie
The David Shumway Barrett ’59 Memorial Prize for Perseverance: Katie M. Hurley and Jonah W. Rainisch
The St. Lawrence University Book Award: Lena T. Smith
The Lawrence Thomas Piatelli Prize: Mia I. Vargas
FIFTH FORM PRIZES
The Marguerite L. Kreh Memorial Award: Charlotte J. Nisi
The James Stone Memorial Award: Maeve D. MacDermott
The Jeannette B. Cooper Prize: Madeleine T. McCready
The William Brooks Nolan Memorial Award: Julio C. Azuaje
The Robert Davis Allen Prize: Emmanuel C. Marmolejo
The Dartmouth College Book Award: Sophia T. Busa
The Harvard Club Prize Book: Claire Yura Kim
The Frederic S. Dean Trophy: Nathalie P. Fenton
For school. For life.
Head Prefects: Sophia T. Busa and William D. Reynolds
Seaver Buck Faculty Award: Elizabeth A. McGovern
Where You’ll Find Them This Fall
Caroline Abbott Sewanee: The University of the South
Charlotte Adamo Trinity College
Billy Adkins University of Vermont
Yaya Barak Lehigh University
Kyle Bolduc University of Miami
Talia Bukhman Tufts University
Miller Burr Southern Methodist University
Leo Caan University of Richmond
Mairead Campbell Wesleyan University
Zarah Caso University of Toronto
Jeremiah Chaves Bucknell University
Tripp Clark University of Colorado Boulder
Gabe Dahari Wesleyan University
Hudson Demmert Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Stella Demmert Tulane University of Louisiana
Abhushan Dhakal Wesleyan University
Elle Dillmeier Providence College
Maggie Ding Duke University
Adriana Echavarria Endicott College
Julia Echavarria Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Daniel Echeverri Dickinson College
Slade Engstrom Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Amelie Epstein Endicott College
Sofia Esposito Boston College
Henry Faison Bucknell University
Diarra Fall Occidental College
Fatou Fall Bucknell University
Olivia Feeley Tulane University of Louisiana
Logan Fink College of Charleston
Charlotte Flanagan Boston College
Alex Flynn Connecticut College
Sam Forouzan University of California Berkeley
Olesya Frolenko Fordham University
Angel Fu University of California Berkeley
Katy Gappa St. Francis Xavier University
Charlie Glazier Southern Methodist University
Ellie Grimmett Vanderbilt University
Eleanor Hall Southern Methodist University
Devon Hanavan Wartburg College
Eli Haskel Dartmouth College
Natalie Heldfond Boston College
Teddy Herrington Montana State University
Evi Higgins Framingham State University
Deven Hikspoors Northeastern University
Elliott Hinkle Pitzer College
Jack Holbrough Gettysburg College
Hannah Hwang Carnegie Mellon University
Akari Ikeda Wesleyan University
Riki Ishiyama Tufts University
Maddie Jenks Colorado College
Aidan Karson Bucknell University
Hemin Khalid Northeastern University
Jadyn Kornegay-Murphy American University
Sebastian Laguna Southern Methodist University
Hannah LaPier University of Vermont
Emma Leahy Connecticut College
Edward Lee University of Michigan
Jenny Lee University of Michigan
Summer Lichtenfeld University of Colorado Boulder
Oscar Loehnis Franklin and Marshall College
Bailey Luts University of Colorado Boulder
Ian Mack Clarkson University
Sebastien Madan College of the Holy Cross
Arinze Maijeh Georgetown University
Luke Matthews Junior Hockey
John McCoy Loyola Marymount University
Eloise McDonough University of Virginia-Main Campus
Michkael McKenzie Howard University
Queenster Mensah Alabama State University
Caspar Meredith-Jones Lehigh University
Mirabelle Meredith-Jones Chapman University
Wilson Miller Colgate University
Troy Monte Bucknell University
Mason Moorehead Indiana University-Bloomington
Mohamed Morsi Clark University
Damon Mos Southern Methodist University
Maya Nazer University of Miami
Rangeley Newmyer Tulane University of Louisiana
Alden Nisi University of Virginia-Main Campus
Chase Orser The American University of Paris
Layla Pallone University of Richmond
Sofiia Patkanovtsiy Princeton University
Eliza Patty Middlebury College
Arturo Peña Fulcar Union College (NY)
Wellbi Pérez Valera Undecided
Angela Pham University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Luke Plamondon Wake Forest University
Micaela Quintero New York University
Owyn Rabley Occidental College
Gabe Raphael College of the Holy Cross
Evan Regan Junior Hockey
Junichi Ro New York University
Rufus Robertson Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Chris Rosales Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Charlotte Ruhe Wake Forest University
Cooper Russell Southern Methodist University
Charlie Ruvinsky UT Austin (Gateway Program)
Jamie Sachs University of Virginia-Main Campus
Stella Schafer Colgate University
Hans Scheibe Williams College
Priscilla Scullin Florida International University
Olive Simpson University of Richmond
Serena Singh University of Miami
Serena Smallhorn Bucknell University
Ashley Sparkman John Carroll University
Diana Splawn Undecided
Andrew Starczewski Providence College
Johnny Stephens Dartmouth College
Harry Stone Northeastern University
Trevor Sullivan Weinstein Northwestern University
Jack Sullivan Bucknell University
Duncan Thompson Junior Hockey/Sacred Heart University
Noboru Tsuru Davara University of Chicago
Mia Vargas Northeastern University
James Welsh University of Colorado Boulder
Nora Wendell University of Virginia-Main Campus
Royce West Dickinson College
Maxine Wexler University of Virginia-Main Campus
Josh Williams Junior Hockey
Gus Wilmore SUNY Cortland
Yaps Yapi Alabama State University
Hattie Young Skidmore College
Sawyer Yuranich Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Zach Zaurov Tulane University of Louisiana
Mia Luna Zayas Echevarria Wentworth Institute of Technology
Richard Zhu Carnegie Mellon University
Ryan Zouaoui Hamilton College