The 2024–25 Certificates of Distinction cohort were recognized for their passion and initiative across data science, humanities, and fine arts.
“Yes to striving every day to live the values of honesty, curiosity, dignity, and purpose. Yes to finding the strength to dig deeper, reach further, learn more. Yes to the relationships fostered here that help create young men who contribute meaningfully to this world.”
— DR. JOHN BOTTI, HEAD OF SCHOOL
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Academic Awards
LOWER SCHOOL
Lyman B. Tobin Public Speaking Program
Grade 3
Henry Dean
Grade 4
Kyan Malhotra
Lyman B. Tobin, a Browning teacher for 34 years, became the head of The Browning School in 1948. Under his leadership, public speaking was established as an important part of student life. This tradition is continued today largely through this annual program in our third and fourth grade classes. Each student selects and memorizes a poem, speech, or other text to present. Judges choose the winners by evaluating finalists in five categories:
• Familiarity with Material
• Volume
• Pacing
• Posture
• Eye Contact
Kindergarten
Winner: Rohan Garg
Runner-Up: Samay Jha
Grade 1
Winner: Micah Cherkasky
Runners-Up: Patrick Chen
Ayaan Kulkarni
Neil Maria
Grade 2
Winner: Owen Munfa
Runners-Up:
Auguste Dupreelle-Perruzzi
Grey Dupreelle-Perruzzi
Grade 3
Winner: Ezra Epstein
Runners-Up:
Caleb Goldman
Gabriel Lin
Miles Munfa
Grade 4
Winner:
Kyan Malhotra
Betty Jean Johnson Poetry Prize
During National Poetry Month in April, Lower School students participated in a poetry writing contest. Winners were selected on the basis of their creativity, word choice, and poetic use of language.
Kyan Malhotra ’33 performs at the Lyman B. Tobin Public Speaking Program.
Kindergarten and Grade 4 buddies hold hands as they enter the Lower School ceremony.
Avery Vericain ’33 and Martino Andrus ’33 share their reflections at the Lower School Closing.
yes to achievements!celebrating
Academic Awards
Grade 8 Scholar Award
Awarded to boys with the highest GPA in Grade 8.
Noah Assef
Grade 8 English Prize
Ian Rubenstein
Nicholas Yee
William R. Root Jr. Memorial Award
Named for a former faculty member and history scholar, this award is presented for outstanding achievement in American History in Grade 8.
Andrew Berti
Society of Colonial Wars Award
Awarded to a Middle School boy who has demonstrated outstanding knowledge of and interest in the pre-1775 colonial period.
Arjun Giridhar
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award
Recognizes honor, service, courage, leadership, and patriotism.
Frank Fumai
Grade 8 Language Prizes
Evan Ross, Spanish
Sebastian Broadbent,
Benjamin Nicholls, Classics
Benjamin Nicholls, French
Grade 8 Science Prize
Noah Assef
Grade 8 Mathematics Prize
Awarded to a Grade 8 boy who has best demonstrated sustained excellence in mathematics during his time in the Middle School.
Aarav Mohan
The Environmental Stewardship Award
For extraordinary contributions to environmental sustainability in the Browning community.
Murphy Lukianoff
Jack Schenk
Grade 8 Computer Science and Engineering Prize
Awarded to the Grade 8 boy who displays innovation, creativity, and passion for design, engineering, and computer science.
Benjamin Nicholls
Eli Patterson
Grade 8 Art Prize
Awarded each year to the Grade 8 boy who has consistently excelled in creative ability, effort, and conduct in art class at Browning.
Oliver Harris
Grade 5 Art Award
Awarded to the Grade 5 boy who displays passion, creativity, and responsibility in the art room all year long.
Truman Bryant
The Middle School Award for Excellence in Music
Awarded to a Middle School boy who has shared unselfishly his love for music with the Browning community.
James Guo
Grade 8 Athletic Achievement Award
Awarded to the boy who participates in two out of three athletic seasons, showing sportsmanship, skill improvement, and passion for the game, as well as courage and character.
Ryan Steinberg
Shakespeare Award
Ethan Sener
William N. Moseley Award
Awarded to a Grade 7 boy whose kindness, sportsmanship, and hard work best reflect the mission of the School.
William Hinrichs
Stephen M. Clement III Award Awarded to a Middle School boy for his commitment and contributions to The Browning School community.
Daniel Yorke
The Frank E. Cirillo Memorial Music Award Awarded to a chorus student who is punctual, hardworking, and dedicated to his craft. Created by former Browning teacher Francesca Smith in honor of her father, director of a music school.
Leonardo Colasuonno
MIDDLE SCHOOL Awards
Lukas Drummond ’29 reflects on moving up.
Academic Awards
MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL
Honor Roll
GRADE 6
Ivan Gosling
Ethan Hong
Aaron Meer
Dominic Norley
Theodore Yang
GRADE 7
Sebastian Blumetti
Joseph Cannariato
Patrick Gaffigan
Hunter Klein
Daniel Perez
Leonidas Savvas
Edward Song
Henry Spitzer
GRADE 10
Declan Dunn
David Etra
Tristan Home
Kalen McBrien
Arjan Seth
Jesse Small
Brandon Suarez
Noah Taxilaga
GRADE 11
Ikram Agbagni
Bennett Choi
Alessandro Colón
Christopher Drummond
George Howe
Ronghou Huang
William Selman
Finn Yorke
GRADE 8
William Berg
Ryan Steinberg
GRADE 12
James Cartwright
Matthew Conde
Jack Fabrizi
Gregory Granville-Smith
Simon Mandl-Ciolek
Salaar Masood
Colin Minnick
Lonnie Moon
Natanael Mota
Adam Wallace
GRADE 9
Caspian Farman-Farmaian
EJ Matejevich
Peter Parizhsky
Jack Preston
Blake Slobodsky
Ninis Twumasi
MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL
High Honor Roll
GRADE 6
Nicolas Betz
Tristan Capilouto
Matthew Castle
Leonardo Colasuonno
Hai-Wei Connolly
Nolan Doherty
James Guo
Andrew Im
Alexandros Kostopoulos
Siddh Mali
Taeha Park
Caleb Sharma
Maximilian Sharma
Oscar Yurgosky
GRADE 7
Chase Berman
Harlan Brown
Jacob Diaz
Arjun Giridhar
Atharva Gupta
William Hinrichs
Hanbai Jin
George Marchal
Julian Martinez
George Nalbandian
Daniel Novikov
Nikhil Parikh
Charles Reinhard
Ethan Sener
Benjamin Storch
Jackson Sullivan
Malachi Taxilaga
GRADE 8
Noah Assef
Evan Bazar
Andrew Berti
Sebastian Broadbent
Sayres Brodlieb
Lukas Drummond
Cole Ferreri
Frank Fumai
Dev Iyer
Daniel Johnson
Cole Katz
Murphy Lukianoff
Aarav Mohan
Benjamin Nicholls
Julius Riccardi
Evan Ross
Ian Rubenstein
Jack Schenk
Nicholas Yee
Daniel Yorke
GRADE 10
Oliver Berthou
Baker Brodlieb
Austin Candidato
John DePaolo
Brandon Fallis
Jack Gelb
Leonardo Gregori-del Rosario
Leon Hecker
Francisco Infantino
Lucas Jiao
Ryan Kumm
Luca LaMariana
Eli Mandarano
Declan Murphy
Matthew Sadowski
Brody Sandler
Zhengping Shi
Dawood Syed
Connor Yook
GRADE 11
George Cokinos
Wil Davis
Lucas Ferreri
Alistair Gussman
Ali Hamdard
Benjamin Hatfield
Julian Kang
Noah Levenglick
James Liftin
Veer Malhotra
Lucas McMaster
Alexander Moeder
Massimo Morabito
Pablo Ramirez-Salgado
William Rance
William Regier
Oscar Salerno
Luca Volpi-Benowitz
Jaden White
GRADE 12
Quinn Balber
Adam Berman
Matteo Bianchi
Julian Blomstrom
Kabir Dhingra
Austen Downey
John Dunn
Jonathan Guo
Marcos Infantino
Samuel Kinsey
Chase Kumm
Liam Oliver
Philip Strohfeldt
Hennessy Tiankee
Pierce Wright
GRADE 9
Nicholas Armstrong-Shakib
Andrew Brodsky
Brandon Chao
Nate Chao
Timothy Drbul
Alexander Graves
Ethan Isakir
Qianshi Jin
James Kaye
David Lozado
Artin Majidi
Colin Poirier
Maddox Prata
Devan Rao-Kathi
Alexander Vogel
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Academic Awards
UPPER SCHOOL
Awards
by
Academic Discipline
ENGLISH
Davis Prize for Excellence in English
Awarded to a Grade 12 student in memory of the three Davis brothers: John, Class of 1917; Basil, Class of 1921; and Neville, Class of 1923.
Adam Wallace
HISTORY
Mayflower Compact Award (Grade 11)
For proficiency in the study of the history of the United States and understanding of the Constitution.
Veer Malhotra
Lawrence Lee Scott Award
Awarded to a Grade 11 student of the history of the United States who submits the best historical writing judged by its originality and research.
Ali Hamdard
FOREIGN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES
Harry E. Ward ’44 Language Awards
Established prizes for Classical and Modern Languages.
Grade 12 Classics
Hennessy Tiankee
Grade 12 French Matteo Bianchi
Grade 12 Spanish
Quinn Balber
MATH
Grade 12 Mathematics Award
Awarded for sustained excellence in Upper School mathematics study.
Quinn Balber
SCIENCE
The Class of 1960 Science Award (Grade 12)
Jonathan Guo
TECHNOLOGY
Grade 12 Computer Science and Engineering Prize
Awarded to students who display innovation, creativity, and a passion for design, engineering, and computer science.
Jonathan Guo Pierce Wright
ART
Joyce R. Miller Art Award Awarded to an Upper School
Studio Art Group student who displays technical ability and outstanding creativity.
Ikram Agbagni
Pablo Ramirez-Salgado
Class of 1970 Visual Arts Award
Awarded to a Grade 12 student distinguished by exhibiting outstanding artistic ability or by displaying tremendous growth in his artistic ability over his years at Browning.
Jack Fabrizi
Ceramics Award
Awarded to a Studio Art student exhibiting outstanding ability and creativity in ceramics class.
Marcos Infantino
MUSIC
The Frank E. Cirillo Memorial Music Award Awarded to a chorus student who is punctual, hardworking, and dedicated to his craft. Created by former Browning teacher Francesca Smith in honor of her father, director of a music school.
Alexander Moeder
The Upper School Award for Excellence in Music Awarded to an Upper School student who has shared unselfishly his love for music with the Browning community.
Jaden White
DRAMA
Kate Ordway Drama Prize Awarded to an Upper School student who has demonstrated a consistent commitment to performance in dramatic productions both at Browning and in the wider independent school community.
Seth Lieberman
Colin Minnick ’25 addresses the audience during graduation. Troy Allen ’25
Quinny Balber ’25 processes into the graduation ceremony.
Academic Awards
Other Awards Individual and Grade 12 Awards Certificates of Distinction
YEARBOOK AWARD
Awarded to a member who has demonstrated exceptional creativity, dedication, and attention to detail in capturing the essence of our school year.
Cameron Ruszkowski (Grade 11)
Matthew Conde (Grade 12)
Anthony Rodriguez (Grade 8)
THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD
Awarded for extraordinary contributions to environmental sustainability in the Browning community.
Noah Levenglick
Veer Malhotra
Grade 12 Scholar Award
Awarded to the student with the highest GPA in Grade 12.
Quinn Balber
Edward G. Cornet ’72 Award
Awarded to the students whose cooperation, perseverance, and grit have contributed significantly to the successful completion of their work at Browning.
Troy Allen Lonnie Moon
The Eleanor and Harold P. Kurzman P’49, ’54, ’56 Award for Improvement
Awarded to the students who have demonstrated great overall improvement over four years in the Upper School.
Matthew Conde
Saleh M. Al-Madhahekah P’00, ’03 Award
Awarded to a Grade 12 student who displays open-mindedness, dedication, and good citizenship.
Chase Kumm
Charles W. Cook ’38 Headmaster’s Award
Awarded to an Upper School student for his commitment and contributions to The Browning School community.
Jonathan Guo
D. Alan Dillenberg Scholar Athlete Award
Awarded to the student who maintains a high level of scholarship and also regularly participates in the Browning sports program with proficiency and interest.
Adam Berman
Colin Minnick
Kenneth Komito ’54 Award for Excellence
Awarded by the faculty to a Grade 12 student for epitomizing good citizenship, demonstrating character and contributing unstintingly to the School and his classmates throughout his Upper School years.
Quinn Balber
Ari Lee Levinson ’96 Prize
Awarded to a Grade 10 student who exemplifies Ari’s legacy of good sportsmanship, leadership, and graceful use of natural athletic talent.
Jesse Small
Community Service Award
Peter Shea
John A. Browning Service Award
Awarded in recognition of service to the School or to the broader community.
Chase Kumm
Browning’s signature Certificates of Distinction program gives our students the opportunity to pursue their academic passions, allowing them greater agency over their learning through independent inquiry. Centered on four disciplines engineering, data science, humanities, and fine arts this program allows students who are self-directed and consistently going above and beyond coursework requirements to be recognized for their outstanding achievements.
Data Science
Quinn Balber
Matteo Bianchi
Austen Downey
John Dunn
Jonathan Guo
Pierce Wright
Humanities
Julian Blomstrom
Chase Kumm
Colin Minnick
Fine Arts
Matthew Conde
Group Awards
This section of prizes recognizes the achievements and contributions of boys in fields outside of academics.
LAMP SOCIETY & KEY SOCIETY
Members of the Lamp Society and Key Society are selected by the administration to represent Browning in welcoming Admissions visitors for guided tours and in hosting school events. Membership recognizes punctuality, neatness, cooperation, and integrity.
Newly named to Lamp Society
Grade 8
Chase Berman
Julian Blitz
Harlan Brown
Joseph Cannariato
Atharva Gupta
George Marchal
Julian Martinez
Jake Matz
Declan McCann
Owen Pasquariello
Leonidas Savvas
Ethan Sener
Benjamin Storch
Newly named Lamp Society
Student Ambassadors
Grade 8
Sebastian Blumetti
Rhys Brazil
Hugh Hill
Brandon McMullen
Myles Wolfe
Newly named to Key Society
Grade 10
Oliver Berthou
Baker Brodlieb
Austin Candidato
Jack Gelb
Leon Hecker
Francisco Infantino
Ryan Kumm
Henry Lamphier
Eli Mandarano
Asher Obama
Anthony Rodriguez Brody Sandler
Jesse Small
Dawood Syed
Noah Taxilaga
Returning Key Society members
Grade 11
Ikram Agbagni
Sean Botti
Wil Davis
Alistair Gussman
Ali Hamdard
Noah Levenglick
James Liftin
Veer Malhotra
Alexander Moeder
Pablo Ramirez-Salgado
Cameron Ruszkowski
Oscar Salerno
Jaden White
Finn Yorke
In recognition of their Key Society service
Grade 12
Quinn Balber
Adam Berman
Julian Blomstrom
Jonathan Guo
Marcos Infantino
Chase Kumm
Colin Minnick
Hennessy Tiankee
Adam Wallace
MODEL UN COMMENDATIONS
Dalton Model United Nations Conference (DMUN)
Outstanding Delegate: Matteo Bianchi
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Honorable Mention: Julian Kang Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Honorable Mention: Hennessy Tiankee
Joint Crisis Committee on the Trojan War
Verbal Commendation: William Regier
Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)
Verbal Commendation: Noah Levenglick World Health Organization (WHO)
MOCK
Grade 9
Andrew Brodsky
Earl Carter
Naoki Izumi
EJ Matejevich
Declan Ryan
Ninis Twumasi
Grade 10
Leon Hecker
Luca LaMariana
Matthew Sadowski
Dawood Syed
Grade 11
Ikram Agbagni
Noah Levenglick
Pablo Ramirez-Salgado
William Rance
Jaden White
Grade 12
Matteo Bianchi
Jonathan Guo
Hennessy Tiankee
Adam Wallace
MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL
UPPER SCHOOL
Academic Awards
MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL
American Mathematics Competitions
This is awarded to students who excel in the American Mathematics Competitions.
