Congratulations to the Class of 2013 USM congratulates 76 graduates The Alumni Association welcomed 76 graduates, including 10 children of alumni (see page 14), into its membership at Commencement 2013. Congratulations to the Class of 2013 on all of their accomplishments, and best of luck to them in college! Commencement 2013 featured an inspiring speech from Raj Chetty ’97, professor in the Department of Economics and director of the Lab for Economic Applications and Policy at Harvard University. Chetty was also valedictorian of his 1997 USM class. Chetty was named one of 23 MacArthur Foundation Fellows in 2012 for his work quantifying the value of a good teacher, and had his most recent research on the principles of upward economic mobility published in The New York Times. To read Commencement speeches from Head of School Laura Fuller, retired Head of Upper School Roseann Lyons, and valedictorian Kern Khanna, visit www.usmk12.org/news.
Guiding Students to Find the Best Fit
COMMENCEMENT 2013 AWARDS Valedictorian Kern Khanna Salutatorian Nishad Agrawal The Trustees’ Cup Michelle Bal Samuel Levatich Alumni Key Award Sarah Severson Nishad Agrawal Roseann Lyons Pearl Award Brittany Neihardt Toran Marks Peter Engelmann Freshman Academic Award David D’Ambrisi William B. Church Sophomore Academic Award Tyler Smith Doolitle Schroeder Junior Academic Award Benjamin Sampson Harvey J. Ramaker Freshman Citizenship Award Samuel Wells Margaret E. Stratton Memorial Sophomore Citizenship Award Philip Shuler Mary P. Hill Junior Citizenship Award Emily Waples
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USM TODAY | FALL 2013
Mary Basson English Award Tiwadeye Lawal
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award Derek Rott
Fine Arts Department Awards
Marion Chester Read Sportsmanship Trophy Meredith Jeffers
Band Maria Steinert Choral Music Kimberly Henrickson Civic Music Association Connor Scott Mary Nohl Outstanding Achievement In Art Chloe Konnor Orchestra Fatima Gomez Theatre Zachary Schultz World Language Department Awards Chinese John Geilfuss French Sophia Rouze Latin Emily Chrobak Spanish Emma Kulick Stephen Bruemmer History Award Andrea Roos
Henry H. Uihlein Sportsmanship Trophy Daniel Taylor Booster Club JV Sportsmanship Award Alanna McCauley Hayden Heun Rotary Club Of Milwaukee North Shore Service Award Maahum Mehdi Michael David Routier W. H. Brady Academic All-Stars Madeline Ecker Nishad Agrawal National Achievement Scholarship Finalist Tiwadeye Lawal National Merit Scholarship Finalists Nishad Agrawal Michelle Bal Elizabeth Bodalski Claudia Dantoin Emma Kulick Tiwadeye Lawal Samuel Levatich Madeline Lucey Brittany Neihardt Connor Scott Jacob Watton
Cum Laude Nishad Agrawal Fatima Gomez Kern Khanna Emma Kulick Samuel Levatich Brittany Neihardt John Roethle Connor Scott Madeline Ecker John Geilfuss Nathan Gitter Tiwadeye Lawal Andrea Roos Zachary Schultz Jacob Watton Global Scholars Michelle Bal Joseph Clark Madeline Ecker John Geilfuss Kimberly Henrickson Theodora Hermberg Steven Kaplan-Pistiner Kern Khanna Emma Kulick Tiwadeye Lawal Abigail Leitschuh Samuel Levatich Gregory Markman Cydni McMillian Raythan Pillai Caitlin Prewitt John Roethle Cameron Roman Andrea Roos Henry Schlenker Benjamin Walker William Wong
The college guidance process at USM is about more than just ensuring that applications are filled out and submitted on time. This four-year program, led by Director of College Guidance Susan Zarwell and Associate Director of College Guidance Robin Miller, is devoted to all aspects of the college search, preparation, and application process. The ultimate goal of the program is to help students find a school that is the best fit for them. USM’s counselors can effectively implement a comprehensive college guidance program and find that best-fit school due in part to a small
student-to-college counselor ratio. For the Class of 2013, the ratio is 48:1, which compares well with the most recent national ratio of over 450:1. Ninety-six percent of students in the Class of 2013 were accepted to their first- or second-choice school, with 92 percent attending a first- or second-choice. Zarwell said, “We attribute our high success rate to the fact that we begin the process with the student in mind and let his or her needs drive and shape the process throughout. Because we get to know our students so well, we can help them make informed decisions every step of the way.”
CLASS OF 2013 COLLEGE MATRICULATION American University Boston University Bryn Mawr College Carroll University–Wisconsin Chapman University Colorado College Dickinson College Duke University Emory University Furman University Georgetown University Grinnell College Hamilton College–New York Lawrence University Lewis & Clark College Macalester College
Marquette University Miami University–Ohio Middlebury College Milwaukee School of Engineering Northwestern University Oxford College of Emory University Saint Louis University Savannah College of Art and Design Southern Methodist University St. Norbert College Stanford University The College of Wooster The University of Alabama The University of Iowa Tufts University University of Chicago
University of Colorado at Boulder University of Denver University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University of Richmond University of St. Thomas University of Vermont University of Wisconsin–Madison Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Williams College Yale University
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