green and white awards DISEMBARKATION

“As a freshman, I was in a class with eight seniors and three juniors, without Abbey at my side. To be honest, I was intimidated. I felt incredibly out of place, and for that reason, I dreaded the class. But I also had a reason to look forward to it; I got to listen to what the seniors were saying. [...] what I learned from those conversations was that seniors weren’t these young adults with their futures all planned out, like I previously had thought. They were still kids like me, trying to figure out their lives. [...] As much as I’d like to say now that I know what the future has in store for me, I don’t. Nobody does. And that is what all of you graduating tomorrow should keep in mind. As much as it may seem that someone has it all together, you don’t know their whole story. Our mom always tells us, ‘Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.’ It’s easy to see the truth of the matter once it’s over, but you have to stay focused on what is in front of you. That is why I look forward to seeing where life takes all of you in the next four years, and congratulations once again to the class of 2022.”

– MAGGIE MILLER, VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS

(Studying chemical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.)

“Our hope was that coming to Gunston would allow us to grow into who we are today. That we could make friends and be part of the community, no matter what sport we played or classes we took. Gunston makes the promise that it is a welcoming environment, and they deliver. In high school, there are so many opportunities for kids to be mean, but here, kids choose to be kind.”

– ABBEY MILLER, VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS

(Studying mechanical engineering at the University of Rochester.)

The following students were recognized with awards:

SENIORS:

Samuel A. Middleton Award (Valedictorian):

Abigail Miller & Magdalena Miller

The Gunston Award: Lucy Bamford

Leadership Award: Sofia Angarita

Diversity Leader Award: Ashley Escobar

Community Service (Marguerite Thomas

Service Award): Anastasia Clair

Moore Award for Improvement: Morgan Garner

The Faculty Award: Danielle Simmons & Isabella De Leon

Environmental Stewardship Award: Evelyn Hagan

The Anita Gruss Athletics Award: Jude Smith & Lucy Bamford

Fine Art Award: Nora FauntLeRoy

Music Award: Alec Sanderson

Theater Award: Kallena Kemp

Math Award: Abigail Miller & Magdalena Miller

Engineering Award: Robert Crow & Ju Lee

Science Award: Sofia Angarita & Samantha LeCrone

History (Capt. John P. W. Vest Award): Colin Lang

Spanish Award: Sofia Angarita & Ashley Escobar

English (Sandra Slacum Spears Award): Tessa Schut

English Language Acquisition Award: Rui (Spencer) Liu

Literature (Hila C. Ferguson Award): Adam Papadopoulos

Senior Paradigm Project Award:

Sofia Angarita & Kallena Kemp

Green Team Captains: Lucy Bamford & Colin Lang

White Team Captains: Paige Holmes & Jude Smith

JUNIORS:

Junior Symposium: Zacharia Mozher

Immersion Award: Jan Serraviñals

Megan V. Batdorf Award: Aaron Sanderson

Clare Poussard Award: Thomas “Cy” Johnston

Paul M. Long Award: Zacharia Mozher

The Marie Whittico Award: Damian René