Great Accomplishments!
Upper School Christopher Kumaradjaja ’16 won first place in the 2014 DiscoverDesign.org National High School Architecture Competition sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF). Christopher “took first place out of 219 students from 12 states and 28 high schools who submitted design projects to redesign their high school athletic pavilions to promote healthy lifestyles,” explained the organization’s press release. “A jury of 35 architects, engineers, designers and university professors from across the country evaluated the entries.” The prestigious Cum Laude Society, which honors academic excellence, inducted eight seniors and four juniors into its ranks on May 19. The newest members are graduates Hsin-Ping Chao, Jonathan Eatroff, Acacia Hoisington, Hanna Mitamura, Susanna Plotkin, Lucy Price, Jay Bennett Saltzman, and Sabrina Stanich and juniors Hazel Kalderon, Francesa LaPasta, Jonah Ury, and Serena Wessely. They join three 2014 graduates who were inducted last year: Alex George, Sophie d'Orchimont, and Morgan Nakatani. Congratulations to Latin Seminars students Paulina Aue ’16 and Carla Vollmoeller ’16, who placed first and third, respectively, in Division 3 of this year’s New York Classical
Club’s High School Sight Translation Contest at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus. On May 2, freshman Phoebe Van Essche was awarded first place in an essay contest sponsored by the Ninth Judicial District Committee to Promote Gender Fairness in the Courts. The contest has been held for the past fifteen years to celebrate Women’s History Month. Upper School Peer Leaders for 2014-2015 are: Rory Maglich ’15, Serena Wessely ’15, Dante Moussapour ’15, Eric Passarelli ’15, Julian Januszka ’15, Asher BerksonGold ’15, Ali Ince ’16, Kwun Ip Patrick Lee ’15, Hailey Payea ’15, Gabby Torres ’16, Cesca LaPasta ’15, Evan Vietorisz ’16, Kadrea Dawkins ’15, Julia Brown ’15, Emily Barshay ’16, Alex Zuckerman ’16, and Margaret Dupree ’15.
Moussapour ’15 – Honorable Mention; Justin Schmerler ’15 – Outstanding Delegate; David Mancione ’15 – Best Delegate; Deniz Bengi ’14 – Honorable Mention; Catharine Sufiyarova ’14 – Honorable Mention; Peter Yergeau ’14 – Best Delegate; Will Turett ’15 – Outstanding Delegate; Hailey Payea ’15 – Best Delegate; Sabrina Stanich ’14 – Best Delegate; Bennett Saltzman ’14 – Outstanding Delegate.
Yale MUN award winner Paige Titus ’16
MISH (Masters Interested in Sharing and Helping) Senior Officers for 2014-2015 include Co-Chairs Olivia Gibson and Max Ishmael and Vice Chairs Rebecca Via and Jonathan Pang. Upper School students made the most of their experience at the Yale Model U.N. Conference, bringing home a number of awards. The award winners were: Al Daibes ’15 – Honorable Mention; Paige Titus ’16 – Best Delegate; Emily Kahn ’15 – Outstanding Delegate; Jonah Ury ’15 – Outstanding Delegate; Dante
Deniz Bengi ’14 and Catharine Sufiyarova ’14 at Yale MUN
WenXuan Ni (left) and journalism teacher Ellen Cowhey
The Dream, a poem by Paige Titus '16, was selected by Sarah Lawrence College to be read at the school's 11th annual Poetry Festival on April 25. A homework assignment prompted her to write this distinctive poem. Peter Yergeau ’14 with his award
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On March 19, junior WenXuan Ni and journalism teacher and Tower advisor Ellen Cowhey presented a session at the 90th Anniversary Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The session, “Growing Your Own Journalism Program,” was designed to help new advisors build a sustainable journalism program in their high schools. Cowhey shared her own experience of expanding the journalism program at Masters into three distinct levels of instruction, developing specific protocol for students, faculty and administrators, all while creating a cohesive and awardwinning staff. Ni shared her experience as a third-year journalism student in the program.