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Class of 2012 Prize Winners

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Distinction Awards Social Studies Prize: Nicholas Chabanne-Salbaing Computer Programming Prize: Alessandro Defazio Computer Media Prize: Reid Hannaford Contemporary World Prize: Noah Wade, Edouard Charlebois Biology: Dan Ton-That D. W. Christie History Prize: Nicolas Vit Chemistry: Edouard Charlebois & Joshua Dannenbaum Physics: Joshua Cape McGill Science Award: Lesly Lam G. C. Ian Burgess Prize for Creative Writing:

Matthew Schwartzman McCall Prize for Art: Joshua Cape & Nicholas Millot Music Prize: Reid Hannaford Economics: Charles-Alexandre Lépine Calculus: Matthew Schwartzman French, Langue Maternelle: Joshua Cape, Edouard Charlebois French, Langue Enrichie:

Alessandro Defazio & Stephan Smirnov Consul General of Spain Prize for Spanish:

Bernard Andrés Béchard-Torres Byron Harker Prize for Distinction in Literature:

Nicholas Millot Edgar Moodey Prize for Mathematics: Tien Dat Nguyen Patricia Marsh Drama Prize: Lias Borshan & Reid Hannaford

Special Awards • The Governor General’s Bronze Medal for Academic Distinction to the student with the highest academic average for the year: Edouard Charlebois • The Thomas Henry Pentland Molson Prize for General Excellence to the student with the second-highest academic average for the year: Joshua Cape • The YMCA Community Service Award to a student who has consistently volunteered his services within the school or community: Louis Buckett • The Massi Prize for Effort for sustained effort and appreciation in academics: Alexander James Bassila • The Millennium Prize (donated by the Class of 1999) to the student who best exemplifies—in the judgment of his peers—tolerance, compassion, generosity of spirit, kindness and concern for others: Jean-Sebastien Dackiw • The Thomas Chalmers Brainerd Memorial Award to the senior who, in the opinion of the staff and of his classmates, has combined an exceptionally enthusiastic and purposeful approach to school activities with the consistently generous concern for the welfare of others: Joshua Cape • The Jeffrey Russel Prize, awarded to the senior who is considered by the staff and his classmates to have shown outstanding all-around ability and character: Nicolas Vit • The Lucas Memorial Medal, in memory of the founder of the school, awarded to the senior who is deemed by the staff and his classmates to have made the most outstanding contribution to the life of the school by way of academic achievement, leadership in games and activities, and by good example: Alexander Hadjis

2012 Prize Winners

From left:outgoing SHA Board Chairman Ted Claxton ’73 presents the Lucas Medal toAlex Hadjis,along withSenior School Head Mike Downey and Old Boys’ Association Board Member David Skinner ’82.

From left:Ted Claxton,Thomas Chalmers Brainerd Memorial Award winner Joshua Cape,Mike Downey and David Skinner.

From left:Ted Claxton,Jeffrey Russel Prize winner Nicolas Vit and Mike Downey.

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