NEWS FROM THE HILL
First Kristin Ridinger Taurchini Prize Awarded At Prize Day on Thursday, June 9, 2016, the inaugural Kristin Ridinger Taurchini Award was given to Eva Brander Blackhawk, Class of 2020. The award honors the memory of Kristin Ridinger: a teacher, a coach, a head adviser, a trusted colleague, and a fiercely devoted friend. Known and beloved by her students as Madame Taurchini, Kristin tirelessly served Hopkins School—and in particular its Junior Schoolers—from 1980 to 2015. Her joie de vivre, her
tender smile, and the care she showed toward others inspired her students to become their best selves. The Kristin Ridinger Taurchini Prize is given to the eighth grader who best demonstrates those qualities so admired and cherished in her—optimism, resilience, energy and generosity of heart. Eighth Grade Head Adviser Jocelyn Garrity presented Eva with the award with the following remarks: “[Eva’s] convictions are strong and her hopes for the community are
high. Each day, she tries to make the J School a better place by being a positive teammate, a joyful scholar and a loyal friend. For her unwavering belief in the potential of individuals to make a difference, and the encouragement she offers to help them discover it, we are pleased to award the Kristin Ridinger Taurchini Prize to Eva Brander Blackhawk.”
Head Advisers gather with the prize recipient: (L–R) Errol Saunders, Marie Doval, Dr. Joel D’Angelo, Eva Brander Blackhawk ’20, Jocelyn Garrity, Lars Jorgensen and Kristine Waters.
Picnic on the Hill Celebration Under a clear blue summer sky, nearly 1,000 members of the Hopkins community gathered on June 4, 2016, to celebrate Barbara M. Riley and her remarkable tenure as 108th Head of School. Pictured is Barbara with her children, Nathaniel ’99, Noah ’96 and Gerun Riley ’94, and granddaughter Hadley Wilborn.
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