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WHS Undergrad Awards Listed
Achievements in academics, the arts, physical fitness and community values recognized.
Awards were given to underclass students at Wellesley High School on June 9 to
recognize "the talents and commitment of students who have excelled in a special way."
The awards program cites studentsʼ achievements in academics, the arts, physical
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fitness and community values.
The following are underclass award recipients:
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Copell Junior Leadership Award presented in memory of Susan Copell to a member
of the Junior class who most exemplifies Ms. Copellʼs ability to lead through example:
Courtney Green
METCO Academic Achievement Award: Freshman Dara Johnson, Sophomore
Rebecca Silva, Junior Cameron McCormick
Hurricane Island Outward Bound Leadership Award: Cody Schwass
ABC Achievement Awards: Yina Cordero, Antonia George
Wellesley Junior Womenʼs Club Awards: Collin Hull, Brooke Nash
College Book Awards
Boston University School of Education Book Award: AnnaMary Harris
Harvard Book Award: Katerina Lin
Lehigh University Book Award: Eva Lauer
University of New Hampshire Book Award: Connor Hawkinson
Wellesley College Book Award: Michelle Silver
University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award: Alexander Robertson
Brown University Book Award: Danae Metaxa-Kakavouli
Bryn Mawr College Book Award: Eleanor Stoeckle
Bucknell University Book Award: Leah Fessler
Colgate University Book Award: Soojin Kim
Columbia University Book Award: Austin Sedaghatpour
Cornell University Book Award: Margaret Dore
Dartmouth College Book Award: Blake Dietrick
Holy Cross Book Award: Lauren Baer
Smith College Club West of Boston Book Award: Bo Julie Crowley
Wheelock College Book Award: Sarah Feiner
Yale University Book Award: Andrew Griswold
Mount Holyoke College Book Award: Victoria Gerald
Princeton University Book Award: Claire Bradach
St. Michaelʼs College Book Awards: Nathan Cheek, Lara Halamka
The George Washington University Book Award: Michael DʼOrtenzio
Williams College Book Award: Daniel Dylewsky
Art Department
National Scholastic Art Awardʼs Silver Medal in Photography: Paige Bashian
The Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards Recognition
Gold Key Photography: Paige Bashian, Katharie Lofblad
Silver Key Jewelry: Elizabeth McTighe
Painting: Leejoo Bae, Rohan Bhatt
Photography: Caroline Fahey
Honorable Mention Drawing: Tyler Lash
Photography: Leah Fessler, Alyssa Flores
Underclass Achievement Art Achievement Awards
Animation: Myra Wilson
Ceramics: Tiffany Chow, Kelsey Walsh
Creative Journal: Molly Hayden
Digital Arts: Michelle Abrams, Ali Harkavy
Drawing & Painting: Rohan Bhatt, Evelyn Garrity, Anna Seeler
Jewelry: Lillye Anderson
Photography: Leah Fessler
Classical & Modern Language Department
Chinese Awards
Chinese I: Conor Chinitz
Chinese II: Kelvin Chen
Chinese Book Award: Lauren Kennedy
French Awards
French I: Katherine Bell
French II: Bennett Capozzi
French III: Nathan Cheek, Rachel Wang
French IV: Kevin Bu, Eve Roth,
French V: Hani Azzam
French Book Award: Bo Julie Crowley
German Awards
German I: Carolyn Skelly
German II: Lee Wickham
German III: Peter Lu
German IV: Spencer Resnick
German V: Eleanor Stoeckle
German Book Award: Pauline Hickey
Latin Awards
Latin I: Abigail Henry
Latin II: Brian McMahon
Latin III: Garrett Lam
Latin IV: Katerina Lin
Latin Book Award: Gray Tanner
National Latin Exam: Katerina Lin, Gray Tanner
Spanish Awards
Spanish I: Hani Azzam, Jonathan Ceru
Spanish II: Zahra Pirani
Spanish III: Rachel Wang
Spanish IV: Phoebe Weatherall
Spanish V: Claire Bradach
Spanish Book Award: Michelle Silver
English Department
Elaine Dixon Freshman English Award for exceptional achievement in English:
Amanda Harkavy
Freshman New Century Book Award for extraordinary effort or exceptional
growth: Cecilia Acuna
Taffy Zimbler Book Award for exceptional achievement in Sophomore English:
Christopher McKenna
Sophomore New Century Book Award: Yina Cordero
Junior Book Award for Excellence in English: Kevin Bu
Junior New Century Book Award: Andrew Suttle
Family & Consumer Science Department
Junior Business Awards: Adam Farina, Matthew Farina, Ashley Slaboden
Junior Finance Excellence Award: Alexander Liem
Teaching Young Children Award: Jessica Hoffman
Fitness & Health Department
Marathon Sports Adventure Leadership Award: Monica Roberts
Marathon Sports Award: Matthew Norwood
Mathematics Department
Mathamatics Book Awards
Sophomore: Rebecca Goldberg
Junior: Allen Wirth
Wellesley Rotary Club Awards
Freshman: Jaclyn Lunger
Sophomore: Joshua Langowitz
Junior: Kevin Bu
Wellesley Education Foundation
Freshman Mathematics Award: Rebecca Taylor
Freshman Science Award: Bennett Capozzi
Performing Arts Department
Choral Award: Alysa Dillon
Theatre Award: Noam Waksman
Technical Theatre: Nora Rogers
Dance Award: Michelle Abrams
Band Award: Fay Khudairi
Orchestra Award: Erica Chen
Eastman School of Music Award: Jacqueline Zhou
Leslie Holmes Young Artists: Alysa Dillon, Eleanor Mears, Monica Roberts, Nora
Rogers
Science & Technology/Engineering Department
Edward H. Herlin Chemistry Book Award: Rachel Wang
Biology Award: Michelle Silver
Science Book Awards
Biology: Katherine Bell
Chemistry: Hayden Fowler
Earth Science: Cecilia Acuna
Bausch & Lomb Science Award: Katerina Lin
Technology/Engineering Award: Alexander Freedman
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University Award: Kevin Bu
Social Studies Department
Gardner Marchant Freshman Award: Anna Zannetos
Freshman Award: Emma Roache
Ernest F. Upham Sophomore Award: Riley Jacobs
Sophomore Award: Melissa Demeo
Eleanor Roosevelt Junior Award: Victoria Blalock
Philip Whitbeck Junior Award: Samuel Harris
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