Verdian Day Middle School Awards The Verdian was dedicated to Middle School history teacher, Jim Cammarata. The 2010-2011 awardees are as follows: Western New York Spelling Bee: 1st Place – Diana Lynn Henry ’16 2nd Place – Saloni Kumar ’18 Red Jacket Poetry Contest: 1st Prize – Lorena Miller James ’18 1st Prize – Paige Fiona Spangenthal ’15 2nd Prize – Sumayyah Tasleem Haq ’17 Purdy Short Story and Personal Narrative Prize: 1st Prize Short Story – Erin Constance Nebbia ’15 2nd Prize Short Story – Leah Jane Kramer ’17 1st Prize Personal Narrative – Thomas Lynch Draper ’15 and Diana Lynn Henry ’16 Geography Bee: 1st Place – Samuel Maxwell Jones ’15 2nd Place – Bradley Edward Castiglia ’18 New York State Math League Contest: 6th Grade: 1st Place – Samantha Elaine Lazar ’17 2nd Place – John Michael Millar ’17 3rd Place – Alexandra Rose Jehle ’17 4th Place – Caroline Lewis Magavern ’17 5th Place - Leeanne Russell Jones ’17 7th Grade: 1st Place – Madeleine Julia Welchoff ’16 2nd Place – Evan Frederick Brason ’16 3rd Place – Maeanna Mary Merrill ’16 4th Place – Diana Lynn Henry ’16 5th Place – Leyton Walker Johnston ’16 8th Grade: 1st Place – David Christopher Fulton ’15 2nd Place – Anna Sophia Magavern ’15 3rd Place – Samuel Maxwell Jones ’15 4th Place – James Patrick Taggart II ’15 5th Place – Zachary Daniel Weinberg ’15 Music Awards Orchestra: Most Improved Musician – Saloni Kumar ’18
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Music Leadership Award – Paige Fiona Spangenthal ’15 Outstanding Musician – Diana Lynn Henry ’16 Chorus: Most Improved Musician – Rebecca Esther Regan ’15 Music Leadership Award – David Christopher Fulton ’15 Outstanding Musician Award – Dann Brady Stevens ’15 Choral Award – Samuel Maxwell Jones ’15 Band: Most Improved Musician – Mikyle Hassanali ’17 Music Leadership Award – Matthias Oshon Williams ’15 Outstanding Musician Award – Jessica Wei Zhou ’15 National French Exam Recognitions: 1st Place – Anna Sophia Magavern ’15 2nd Place – Dann Brady Stevens ’15 National Latin Exam Recognitions: Summa Cum Laude – David Christopher Fulton ’15 and Rebecca Esther Regan ’15 Maxima Cum Laude – Chloe Joy Keating ’15, Kathryn Heintz Riter ’15, Zachary Weinberg ’15 and Jessica Wei Zhou ’15 Cum Laude – Thomas Lynch Draper ’15 and Grace Margaret Tomczak ’15 National Spanish Exam Recognitions: Premio de Oro (Gold) – James Patrick Taggart II ’15 Premio de Plata (Silver) – Jacob Aaron Zarzecki ’15 Premio de Bronce (Bronze) – Rachel Shannon Larson ’15 Premio de Excelencia (Honor) – Emma Armstrong Elia ’15, John Arthur Ennis ’15, Kelly Caroline McNamara ’15, Benjamin Michael Muggia ’15 and Will Edward Yerkovich ’15
H.R. MacKinder General Information Test (G.I.T.): 5th Grade: 1st – Bradley Edward Castiglia ’18 6th Grade: 1st – Brian Compton Tank ’17 7th Grade: 1st – Madeleine Julia Welchoff ’16 8th Grade: 1st – James Patrick Taggart II ’15 Middle School Overall G.I.T. Winner: James Patrick Taggart II ’15 Cornelia Dopkins Awards: 5th Grade – Rockwell Peiyuan Tang ’18 6th Grade – Jayne Hansen Appelbaum ’17 7th Grade – Emma Geraldyne Hobika ’16 8th Grade – Jeremy D. Dabney ’15 Henry D. Waters Awards: 5th Grade – Michael Joseph Berdysiak ’18 6th Grade – Leeanne Russell Jones ’17 6th Grade – John Michael Millar ’17 Pliny H. Hayes III Award: 7th Grade – Maeanna Mary Merrill ’16 The Bruce Anderson Award : Samuel Maxwell Jones ’15 The Nichols Coaches Awards: Sydney Rae Bueme ’15 Chloe Joy Keating ’15 E. Webster Dann Faculty Awards: John Clarke Alford ’15 Jean Jennings Beecher ’15 David Christopher Fulton ’15 Dann Brady Stevens ’15 Grace Margaret Tomczak ’15 The Charles I. Kleiser Award: Rebecca Esther Regan ’15