UP P E R SCHOOL GRADUATIO N
Summer 2016
Medals and Honors The Bishop John E. Hines Medal is named after the Rt. Rev. John Hines, founder of St. Stephen's Episcopal School, who was a man of extraordinary vision and bold action. The Bishop Hines Medal is awarded to the member of the senior class who maintained the highest academic standing throughout his or her junior and senior years. The 2016 Bishop Hines Medal was presented to Ryan Przybocki. Named for the school’s first headmaster, The William Brewster Medal was established in 1960 by the St. Stephen’s faculty to recognize a member of the senior class who has made the greatest total contribution to the life of the school. The recipient is an engaged and talented student — strong across all disciplines and genuinely interested in “the life of the mind.” Nayib Asis Elizalde was named the 2016 Brewster Medal recipient. The Dobbie Leverton Fenton Medal is awarded annually to a member of the senior class who promotes the values of social justice. This year’s Dobbie Leverton Fenton Medal was awarded to Sachi Paul. The Velberta Asher Towner Award in the Performing Arts is named for “Bert” Towner, a member of the St. Stephen’s faculty from 1958 to 1984 and a longtime chair of the Fine Arts Department. This award is presented to a student who has excelled in the performing arts — music, drama and dance. This year’s Towner Award was presented to Makaa Copeland. The Rev. Charles Abram and Virginia Sumners Music Award is presented annually to a member of the senior class who has made the greatest overall contribution to music at the school. The 2016 Sumners Award recipient was Pablo Thiel. The Anne Dewey Guerin Award is awarded each year to the member of the senior class who has made the greatest contribution to the theatre program. This year’s Anne Dewey Guerin award was presented to Emily Hentschel. The Catherine Elliott Montgomery Prize is awarded by a committee of teachers to a member of the senior class whose creativity, character and scholarship give promise of a contribution in history or the social sciences. The 2016 Montgomery Prize was awarded to Lia Mouton-Johnston.
Diplomas with High Honors
Ryan Przybocki
Diplomas with Honors
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Ryan Przybocki with Bishop Dena A. Harrison; Makaa Copeland with Fine Arts Department Chair Elizabeth Hansing Moon
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St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
Annabella Archacki Shivani Arimilli Nayib Asis Elizalde Jordan Askew Caroline Aung Jackson Bell Ginny Brooks Rory Bruemmer Makaa Copeland Sarah Elnozahy Daniel Feldman Garrett Gill Nick Goldreyer Luka Green Saba Hajiebrahimi Ryan Hanks Helen Harman Hannah Heydinger Jayna Horton Derek Hsu Monika Husodo Minsoo Kang Jordan Katz Katie Leiferman
Caroline Aung Jackson Bell Makaa Copeland Sarah Elnozahy Daniel Feldman Nick Goldreyer Luka Green Derek Hsu Monika Husodo Jordan Katz Katie Leiferman Allison McHorse Erin Mikeska Adam Moss Missy Mouritsen Lia Mouton-Johnston Sarah Okayli Masaryk Ryan Przybocki Shilpa Saxena Tamara Shamir Elizabeth Sturley Pablo Thiel
Jan Hines Senior Leadership Award Nayib Asis Elizalde Itzel Diaz Nick Goldreyer Sachi Paul Luke Yates
Allison McHorse Ali Michel Erin Mikeska Adam Moss Missy Mouritsen Lia Mouton-Johnston Jake Mussett Sarah Okayli Masaryk Sachi Paul Annalise Plater Malika Rao Shilpa Saxena Tamara Shamir Nessi Sheriff Sarah Silberman Jordan Smith Elizabeth Sturley Gray Sutton Pablo Thiel
Spiritual Leadership Award
Highest Standing in the Senior Class
Shivani Arimilli Fernando Qin Ryan Przybocki Nick Goldreyer Adam Moss
Ryan Przybocki
Cum Laude Society Annabella Archacki Shivani Arimilli Nayib Asis Elizalde
Nick Goldreyer
Diversity Leadership and Service Award Wilson Nichols Antonio Zurita
International Student of the Year Minsoo Kang
National Chinese Honor Society Adam Moss Pablo Thiel
Classics Award Gabby Tolentino
Mathematics Awards
Environmental Leadership Award Missy Mouritsen Annalise Plater