Andranik Markaryan ’16
RECEIVES INAUGURAL PAMELA (HOPPER) LEFFERTS CULTURAL EXCHANGE AWARD Andranik Markaryan ’16, of Moscow, Russia, has received the inaugural Pamela Lefferts Cultural Exchange Award. The award honors Pam Lefferts, former director of Global Alumni Relations for Worcester Academy, and is to be given annually to a junior international student for whom English is a second language. Qualifications require that student will have embraced the campus community, demonstrating
a passion for cultural exchange by sharing his or her culture, while also learning and experiencing other world cultures from members of the Worcester Academy community. The award was established following Mrs. Lefferts’ retirement from Worcester Academy last year and funded with gifts from international alumni and domestic families. Efforts are underway to endow this award.
WA’S LANCE LITERARY MAGAZINE STAFF
wins prize, recognition Congratulations to the contributors, editors, and staff of WA’s literary magazine, Lance, which was awarded First Prize for Junior/Senior High Schools (enrollments 500–1,000) by the American
Scholastic Press Association (ASPA). According to ASPA, Lance shows “the superior efforts of talented and creative editors, writers, artists, photographers, layout/graphic designers, staff
members, and advisor.” Lance also received a rank of Excellent from the National Council of Teachers of English Programs to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.
DAVID BAILLIE BOOK, “WHAT WE SALVAGE,”
goes to print
Congratulations to Worcester Academy English teacher David Baillie on the publication of his first book, “What We Salvage,” a coming-of-age postmodern punk novel. The book, which is now at the printer, has been described as “gritty” and as having a “stark poetic vision that is uniquely his (Baillie’s) own.” Those wishing to pre-order the book can do so on Amazon!
Receiving recognition were, from left (seated), Sidharth Sadhujan ’15, Emma Yanco ’17, Anna Kessler ’17, Rowen Price ’15 (co-editor-in-chief), Emily Goodell ’15, and Aaron Liew ’15; and (standing) Divinity Sebag ’15, Lance faculty advisor Christine Thorn, Kevin Bock ’14, and Jack Chase ’15 (co-editor-in-chief). 24 the HILLTOPPER : summer 2015