The Choate News - Commencement 2023 - Special Edition

The ChoaT e News

Form Prizes

Fourth Form Prizes

r ay browN aNd mar Jorie bramptoN harvey prize to a fourth form student distinguished by enthusiastic engagement in the life of the school.

WinnErs:Jordan dodd favour oluWabusola olagunJu aMElia siPkin

Honorable Mention: Virginia Elizabeth Nelson

mary elizabeth l owNdeS prize to a fourth form student who exemplifies the values of the School, including sound character and academic engagement, and has made significant contributions to multiple areas of the School.

WinnErs:JErEMiah oluboWalE PEisong li

Sixth Form Prizes

david t l ayma N, Jr p rize to a sixth form student who, through perseverance, resilience, and growth, has taken full advantage of the opportunities at Choate Rosemary Hall.

WinnEr: abdulqaadir abdulrahMan ahMEd

Honorable Mentions:

Tynan Calabrese Davidson

Sachi Andara Mehra

F lora m acdoNald boNNey a Nd o weN morGa N p rize to a sixth form student who has displayed great empathy and unselfish dedication to helping others within the school community.

WinnErs:Payton ross garCia

noah JosE Molina

Honorable Mentions:

Augusta Jimena Acosta Cullen

Heidi Shannon Small

Alexander William Shin Hearn

Raye Enina Osayimwese-Sisson

r a SSweiler award a Nd william GardNer & m ary atwater choate award to a sixth form scholar who, in achieving academic excellence, has demonstrated a true love of learning.

WinnErs:niCo EMManuEl MangiafiCo

nEill JaigoPal saggi

ryan yunrui yang

Honorable Mentions:

Chloe Su Yi Chan

Nathaniel Finn Rogers

School Seal p rize to a sixth form student for outstanding contribution to the school community over the course of their Choate Rosemary Hall career.

WinnErs:Joy Chang an ixChEl hErnandEz

ava MariE Maha

Honorable Mention:

David Christian Hallal

cla SS oF 1976 l eaderShip award to that sixth form student who has demonstrated strong leadership qualities at the school.

WinnEr: graCE MariE furtado

Honorable Mentions:

Zora Patterson deRham

Matthew Yeo

Fifth Form Prizes

K atheriNe carlebach aNd JameS eliot oaKeS prize to a fifth form student distinguished by dedication to and positive influence on the life of the school.

WinnErs:ChristoPhEr haMilton Childs

brECkEn stEPhaniE Cullinan

Honorable Mentions:

Aniekan Ekanem

Tariq Rai El Mammann

marK pitmaN aNd caroliNe ruutz-r eeS prize to a fifth form student who exemplifies the values of the School, including sound character and academic excellence, and has demonstrated constructive leadership in the community.

WinnErs:aManda aMEah bEnnEh

ava Clingan MCClatChiE

PradPrin PrakittiPhooM

Honorable Mentions:

Cassatt Yi Boatwright

Leyee Dai

choate roSemary hall FiF th Form award to a student who has taken unselfish constructive action for the benefit of others in the school community.

WinnErs:iviE oJior bEvErly ChurChill saundErs rEnshaW athEna JasMinE robinson

Honorable Mention: Chelsea Synclaire Branch

evaN J. r eed ’79 award to a student who has displayed generosity of spirit and dedication to others in the school community.

WinnEr: soPhiE shuying Park

Honorable Mentions: Arissa Chloe Lee Ella Louise Morris

Third Form Prizes

Julie m caSe prize to a third form student who has exhibited significant perseverance, resilience, and growth.

WinnEr: EbihonMi oMoghEnE oshE

Honorable Mention: Liam Matthew Etienne

FraNceS burtoN chaFFee aNd a lFred a . cooK prize to a third form student who has demonstrated sound character, academic dedication, and enthusiastic engagement in multiple areas of school life.

WinnErs:harPEr ElizabEth MarsdEn-urEn thandiWE graCiEla taylor

Honorable Mentions: Eben Asher Bauman Isabelle Yuzhu Jiao

choate roSemary hall third Form award to a student who, through thoughtful engagement with others, has demonstrated compassion, kindness, and inclusivity.

WinnErs:annabEl ClairE Cady doMiniquE anuli WElCoME

Honorable Mention: Frida Maria Acuna

Choate Rosemary Hall 333 Christian Street Wallingford, CT

Arts Department

K auFmaN prize for special achievement in photographic art.

WinnEr: ManuEla sEPulvEda Cortina

burNham prize for excellence in dance.

WinnErs:viCtoria grEChukhina

nina laurEn kulkarni

Honorable Mentions:

Sydney Florestine Alleyne

Riley Kathleen McMahon

martiN birNbaum a rt award for excellence in drawing and painting.

WinnEr: Paola diaz dEl Castillo rosiquE

vaN oStraNd perKiNS hiGh hoNorS for excellence in painting, sculpture, and art history.

WinnErs:yuJin kiM

JakE PatriCk nEff

choate roSemary hall muSic departmeNt prize for excellence in performing ensembles.

WinnErs:anna roCkWEll gargaMElli

nathan Jialin ChEn niCholas

Honorable Mentions:

Zachary Knox Halna du Fretay

Neill Jaigopal Saggi

JohN clouGh memorial prize for instrumental music.

WinnErs:JE-Won iM

Chin ChaM PaloMa so

Honorable Mentions:

Kexiang Huang

Athena Liu

the duNcaN phyFe prize for excellence in piano.

WinnEr: raMsEy Christian sCott

hicKS l awreNce prize for overall excellence in music.

WinnErs:Joy Chang an haixin yu

Honorable Mentions:

Seung Yeon Koh

Case Shunpaku Sakamoto

Department Prizes

History, Philosophy, Religion, & Social Sciences

michael J. pacKevicz Jr ’82 prize for excellence in the study of philosophy and religion, given by the Class of ’82.

WinnEr: JakE PatriCk nEff

Honorable Mentions: Sofia Munk Galarza

Sofia Lleal Parker

choate roSemary hall prize for excellence in the study of psychology.

WinnErs: violEtta vErity CElandinE laCEy isabElla turri

Honorable Mentions: Victoria Anne Ciardiello

Noah Jose Molina

chriStopher l . r iveS ’76 prize for excellence in technical theater.

WinnEr: Margarita JanE blaCkWood robert carter bryaN prize in dramatics.

WinnEr: oona MEi yaffE

Honorable Mention: Gregory Randall Stone

hoNeGGer prize for special achievement in dramatics.

WinnEr: audrEy graCE liM

FraNciS lemoy Ne paGe prize for outstanding contribution to more than one field in the creative arts.

WinnErs:noah JoE’l MCbridE-laWson kathlEEn rosE MCClatChiE

Honorable Mention: Joy Chang An

English burGer prize for poetry and fiction.

WinnErs:Joy Chang an Margarita JanE blaCkWood noah JoE’l MCbridE-laWson

JohN doS paSSoS award for excellence in creative writing.

WinnEr: david WaltEr garstEn

Honorable Mentions: Zoe Paige Fleischman Yujin Kim

Shauna Morgan Schiffman

thomaS b. curtiS ’81 memorial prize for enthusiasm in the study of English.

WinnErs:zoE PaigE flEisChMan darion aChillEs goMEz siMonE alExandra Johnson

Honorable Mention: Kewei Wang

Fayetta mcKowN award for excellence in English.

WinnEr: JEssiCa yang zhao

Honorable Mentions: Joy Chang An Johanna Diaz-Rosales

z achary Goodyear prize for excellence in the study of political science.

WinnEr: hElEna kathryn gErnhardt

Honorable Mention: Heidi Shannon Small

douGlaSS c. North ’38 award for excellence in the study of economics.

WinnEr: kylE bErnard Chitty

Honorable Mentions:

Brian Krishnan Harder

John MacKenzie Henderson

Heidi Cheng Li

beNJamiN F. SylveSter, Jr prize for excellence in the study of history.

WinnEr: CathErinE Mary Cronin

Honorable Mention:

Sofia Munk Galarza

clareNce hale prize is awarded to a sixth former who has demonstrated enthusiasm and excellence in a variety of areas of study offered by the Department of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Social Sciences.

WinnEr: hEidi ChEng li

Honorable Mentions:

Catherine Mary Cronin

Jocelyn Sungai Tucker

Language Department

choate roSemary hall prize for excellence in Latin.

WinnEr: nEill JaigoPal saggi

Honorable Mention:

Alexander William Shin Hearn

choate roSemary hall award for excellence in French.

WinnEr: augusta JiMEna aCosta CullEn

Honorable Mentions:

Amelia Hamilton Cronin

Simone Alexandra Johnson

Nicholas Poseidon Ng

choate roSemary hall award for excellence in Spanish.

WinnEr: brian krishnan hardEr

Honorable Mentions:

Joy Chang An

Nico Emmanuel Mangiafico

choate roSemary hall award for excellence in Chinese.

WinnEr: roMPiCha tangkaravakoon

Honorable Mentions:

Dylan Sturdivant Holliday Clack

Cory St. Claver Tafari Ma Williams II

Sarah Merve Yildirim

choate roSemary hall award for excellence in the study of Arabic.

WinnEr: siMin yakta

Honorable Mentions:

Maya Elizabeth Bashawaty

David Christian Hallal

Brooks Kendall Roach

JoS hoppeNbrouwerS l aNGuaGe prize to that student who, through assiduous study of more than one foreign language, has demonstrated a deep interest in and respect for other cultures.

WinnEr: david WaltEr garstEn

Honorable Mention: Sarah Merve Yildirim

Mathematics & Computer Science

choate roSemary hall award for excellence in calculus.

WinnErs:PEisong li syna Mathod

Honorable Mentions:

Seokhyun Chin

Rompicha Tangkaravakoon

KiraN r eddy peNdri ’06 award for excellence in advanced study of mathematics.

WinnErs:Joy Chang an ryan yunrui yang

JEonghyun daniEl yoon

Honorable Mention: Nico Emmanuel Mangiafico

choate roSemary hall award for excellence in statistics.

WinnEr: isabElla Wu

choate roSemary hall award for excellence in programming.

WinnEr: tEniola allison obayoMi

Honorable Mentions:

Kyle Bernard Chitty

Nico Emmanuel Mangiafico

Maya Helen Robie

choate roSemary hall award for excellence in robotics.

WinnEr: sidharth ManoJ rao

Department Prizes

Science Department

choate roSemary hall award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in physics.

WinnEr: hEnry PEiqi ding

Honorable Mention:

Neill Jaigopal Saggi

choate roSemary hall award given for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in chemistry.

WinnEr: JE-Won iM

Honorable Mentions:

Carmen Arwen de Vries

Grace Shuying Liu

Ava Clingan McClatchie

choate roSemary hall award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in biology.

WinnErs:ryan Christina froEb nathaniEl finn rogErs

choate roSemary hall award for outstanding accomplishment and genuine interest in environmental science.

WinnErs: rEbECCa Jiayi dEnhart

Athena Liu

Honorable Mentions:

Sophia Jane Dubbelde

Johannes Alden Shattuck

Evan Sun Wu

paul JuliFF prize given to that member of the senior class who has made outstanding contributions to both the arts and sciences. The talents, warmth, and sincerity of Mr. Juliff are clearly reflected in the contributions of the recipient.

WinnEr: ryan hWang kiM

choate roSemary hall award to a sixth former for overall excellence in science.

WinnErs:Joy Chang an nEill JaigoPal saggi

Honorable Mentions:

Ryan Christina Froeb

Je-Won Im

Athena Liu

Athletics Department

t he edith walliS aNd beN SylveSter award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the third form.

WinnEr: MadElyn rosE MaCdonald

Honorable Mentions:

Anne Kathryn Forker

Kayden Hunter Soares

Katelyn Emily Tortorella

heSter c. macquire aNd william a . SwiacKi, Jr. award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the fourth form.

WinnErs:dylan lEE Clifton

Elsa JaMEs holMEs

Honorable Mentions:

Dylan Prakash Dallaghan

Carson Richard Hill

t he euGeNia ba Ker JeSSup aNd william a pudvah, Jr. award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the fifth form.

WinnErs:PEarson riChard hill

norah Joan Morris

Honorable Mentions:

Christopher Hamilton Childs

Brecken Stephanie Cullinan

Alison V Giebler

t he caroliNe ruutz-r eeS aNd Seymour St. JohN award for the greatest contribution to athletics in the sixth form.

WinnErs:John MCkEE Cady

saChi andara MEhra

Honorable Mentions:

Amelia Hamilton Cronin

Harrison Herbert Keith

Jonathan Mark Marvan

Sophia Zhang

t he charleS wicKliFFe K eNNerly memorial award to the student whose generous nature and good will represent the highest ideals of fair play and who, through uncommon sportsmanship, has positively influenced others and brought great credit to family and school.

WinnEr: harrison hErbErt kEith

Honorable Mentions:

John McKee Cady

Sachi Andara Mehra

Special Awards

JohN merrill doNNelly prize for significant and creative contribution to journalism and student publications.

WinnEr: ryan hWang kiM

t he Sally GreeN h art a Nd l arry h art citatioNS are awarded to those students who have given the school an unusual flavor, performed services in unique undertakings, and have won the affection as well as the respect of their peers.

WinnErs:augusta JiMEna aCosta CullEn

david Christian hallal

saChi andara MEhra

sEMilola annabEl obayoMi

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Joy Chang An

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