visual arts and design department
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Architecture Award Charlotte Williams and Alex Zink The Architecture Award was presented to two seniors this year. Charlotte Williams’s unique portfolio became a rich visual memoir mapping a history of her creative process. She used the sketchbook as a vital tool, morphing ideas from page to page, back and forth between 3-D constructions sketches, collages and words. Alex Zink embraced every challenge in the studio, always demonstrating openness to new ideas and a remarkably clear understanding of every assignment without any compromises or excuses. Media Award Brit Bucklee and Andre Bonk The Media Award was presented to two seniors. Brit Bucklee displayed his director’s hand in everything he created in his six years, and produced some of the most memorable moments of film at PDS. In addition, he spearheaded the founding of Channel 12, the first student-run in-house television program. Andre Bonk displayed an extraordinary commitment to writing for film. He paid close attention to the craft of filmmaking and proved adept at developing a solid fluency in this complex language. Multi-Media Award Henry Hynes The Multi-Media Award recognizes an individual who bridges many disciplines in their desire to tell stories and communicate their perception and understanding of the world around them. Whether through writing, performance, music, film, photography or drawing and painting, Henry Hynes was comfortable working across mediums and bringing new meanings to the way a line, a sound, and a movement play on and with each other. Photography Award and The Mark Winstanley Art Purchase Award Caitlin Dwyer Caitlin Dwyer received this year’s Photography Award, as well as the Mark Winstanley Art Purchase Award. Her talent and commitment was well-documented as many of her outstanding photographs have been selected for juried exhibitions and earned her several awards and recognition. Andy Franz Woodworking Award Sara Stadulis This Award, named in honor of former PDS teacher, Andy Franz, was presented to Sara Stadulis this year. She exhibited the rare talent of being able to move freely between art, architecture and furniture design and create successful works in all three areas. Her work was thoughtful, conscientious and crafted with a skillful delicacy. Music Award Jenna Fritz and Gabi Phillips This year’s Music Award was presented to two students. Jenna Fritz has been a dedicated member of the PDS Music program throughout her Upper School career, including being a member of Chorus, Madrigals, and president of the choral program. An active learner and performer, she consistently demonstrated leadership in rehearsals, in class, and in performance. Gabi Phillips was a faithful and dedicated member
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of the PDS Band throughout her Upper School career. She exemplified how important it is to be a “team player” in a music ensemble and always made a positive contribution in each rehearsal and performance.
Theater Award Mikey Gray and Joe Duvall The Theater Award was presented to two seniors. Mikey Gray stood out at the PDS Performing Arts Festival as a freshman and continued to excel, serving as an anchor to a four-star production in Edinburgh, and culminating in moving performances in both The Laramie Project and The Secret Garden. As a co-head of the student performing arts organization, Joe Duvall kept morale high while also helping to organize one of the busiest and most popular programs on campus. He embraced one of the hardest roles to play in the theater, sound engineering, and developed the skills needed to set up a sound system for a music concert. Dance Award Jenn Martin This year’s Dance Award was presented to Jenn Martin. A dancer who was also a disciplined and giving student at PDS, she assisted with choreography for the Upper School musical, and focused her senior project on experimentation in choreography. The PDS Scholar-Athlete Award Jacob Eisenberg and Jane Smukler The Princeton Day School Scholar Athlete Award recognizes students who have balanced a rigorous class load by maintaining a high standard of academic excellence and remained actively involved in all aspects of student life while fully committing to their athletic endeavors. This year, the two PDS ScholarAthlete Award-winners were also Princeton Day School’s statewide scholar-athelete nominees to the NJISAA. Jacob Eisenberg, a National Merit Outstanding Participant and an AP Scholar with Honor, was accepted early decision to Princeton University and has been on the PDS honor roll every trimester of Upper School. In addition, he was the starting keeper for our soccer team the past two seasons and helped to lead the school to an MCT Championship in 2011 and a Prep State Runner-Up in 2012. Jane Smukler was accepted to Emory University early decision and has been on the PDS Honor Roll every trimester of her upper school career. In addition, she was on the soccer and basketball teams all four years, and ultimately team captain for both in her senior year. Gold P Athletic Awards Jane Smukler and Garret Jensen The Gold P award is presented to senior student-athletes who have contributed to the overall success of Princeton Day School’s interscholastic athletic program. The award celebrates athletic excellence, sportsmanship, leadership and participation on varsity teams. The Girls Gold P recipient, Jane Smukler, helped to elevate both the girls soccer and basketball teams tremendously in terms of performance during her tenure. Her accomplishments on the field earned her the Star Ledger Prep Player of the year for soccer in 2012 and All-State Prep