1American UniversityAmherst College (2)Boston UniversityBowdoin CollegeBrown University (5)Bucknell University (2)Colgate University (6)College of William and MaryCornell University (5)Dartmouth College (3)Dickinson CollegeDuke University (3)Emory UniversityFranklin and Marshall CollegeGeorge Washington University Georgetown University (3)Hamilton College

Harvard College (3)Hofstra UniversityIndiana University at BloomingtonLafayette CollegeLasell CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeNew York University (4)Northwestern UniversityPomfret School (PG)Princeton UniversityReed CollegeRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRochester Institute of TechnologyStanford University (4)SUNY at AlbanySwarthmore CollegeTufts University (3)

Members of Rye Country Day Schools Class of 2015 will be attending the following colleges and universities:

Tulane University University of Illinois University of Michigan (3)University of Notre Dame (2)University of Pennsylvania (5)University of RichmondUniversity of Southern California (2)University of St. Andrews (3)University of Wisconsin, Madison (2)Vanderbilt University (2)Wake Forest University (2)Washington University in St. Louis (2)Wellesley College Wesleyan University (3)Williams College (3)Yale University

October 2015

Recognizing Excellence

2Alumni Prize Recipients Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gmez, and Zoe Verni

Casey entered Rye Country Day School in Kindergarten and graduated in June with an Alumni Prize, the Schools highest honor. She excelled across the board academically, including an enviable score of 2360 out of a possible 2400 in the SATs, while serving as a student leader from the seventh grade through her senior year. She has gone on to Brown University, where she no doubt will continue her good works and out-standing academic performance. While she has not chosen a major field of study at Brown, Casey thinks it may be in pre-med and/or psychology to fulfill her long-term objective of working with kids in some form of healthcare. The brain interests me the most, she says, noting that biology and psychology were high on her list of favorite subjects at RCDS. Then again, its hard to find any subject not on her list of favorites. Caseys Upper School transcript boasts 7 AP courses and 8 honors classes. In addition to the Alumni Prize, she also has won The University of Pennsylvania Book Award, the RCDS Spanish Award and several high awards in the National Spanish Exam competition. Student government occupied a large portion of her time. She was president of the Junior Class and president of the Student Body in her senior year. Shell long be remembered for her administrative abilities and the special events and projects that were aimed at helping fellow students and further unifying the

The Alumni Prize, the Schools highest honor, is awarded at graduation to that senior who has made an outstanding contribution to the life of the School.

various groups on campus: A Brother and Sister semi-nar was held to develop a stronger connection between incoming freshmen and those in the Upper School; Morning Meetings took place once every study cycle to enhance bonding through fun projects; and a bake-a-thon competition was held with prizes for those who baked and contributed their goods to a sale benefitting Blythedale Childrens Hospital. Casey loves to sing and hopes to continue at Brown. She was a member of the Upper School Choir for three years, plus a member of the Madrigals choir in the ninth grade and a member of the Bel Canto girls choir in the tenth grade. She also played three years as a center mid-fielder on the RCDS varsity soccer team, was active in girls mentoring, was a peer tutor of other students, was a campus tour guide, assisted at a science mini-camp for Lower School students, and twice represented RCDS at a service leadership conference at Adelphi University. Casey served as a student teacher in the Saturday Enrichment Tutorial (SET) program and also in the Student Centered Outreach Partnership and Enrichment program (SCOPE), both of which provide homework assistance and enrichment studies for Port Chester grade-school students. In the summer following her freshman year, Casey traveled to England to take courses in medical science and literature at Oxford University. The follow-ing summer she interned with a surgeon, shadowing him through surgeries and patient consults at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. It rein-forced my interest in medicine, she says. She also was a member of J-Teen, a student service group in the Westchester Jewish community that helped clean up and repair damage from Hurricane Sandy in Brooklyn, and later helped clean up tornado damage in Oklahoma City. During the school year and in the summers, Casey visited Blythedale Childrens Hospital on a regular basis, assisting the doctors and nurses in caring for patients. For her Senior Term proj-ect of community service, Casey chaired a group from RCDS that assisted at Blythedale.

Casey Berkowitz

3Alumni Prize Recipients Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gmez, and Zoe Verni

In presenting the Alumni Award, Michael Lazar 87, president of the RCDS Alumni Executive Board, praised Leo as a standout leader of his class his entire four years in high school. His positive approach, his ener-getic participation, and his willingness to help others succeed show all of us how he leads by example and by the power of a positive personality. Leo is now at Yale University, undeclared for a major, but excited to explore a number of possibili-ties. As usual, hes carefully planning his approach this time as a member of Inroads, a national organi-zation that prepares and places talented young people in corporate positions. Academically, Leo, who joined RCDS in the sixth grade, was strong across the board, with a heavy emphasis on math. He scored high on the SATs, completed eight AP courses, was named a National Hispanic Recognition Scholar and was presented with four other major awards during his four years in the Upper School: He won the Class of 2008 Award as a freshman, the Christine Nelson Award as a sopho-more, the Dartmouth College Book Award as a junior, and the Mathematics Prize as a senior. His strong interest in music led to perfor-mances in two spring musicals and membership in the choir, the Madrigals honors choir, and WildScats, an a cappella group. A tenor, Leo also sang in the annual Festival Chorus, with a solo in his senior year when he

also was co-president of the choir. I love all types of music, he says, but listens to electronic music, rap and hip hop in his spare time. Sports also are high on Leos list of favorites. He played left wingback on the soccer team for four years and was a member of the team that won the Fairchester AA championship in his junior year. Hes also a rabid fan of F.C Barcelona, a leading team in the Spanish League. He ran three years on the track team in the spring, first as a sprinter, and later as a middle-dis-tance runner, both individually and as a member of relay teams. I was solid, but un-spectacular as a run-ner, he says. Leo has been recognized for his involvement with a number of community service projects stemming from Midnight Runs with his parents and three younger brothers, which started when he entered elementary school in New Rochelle. The family has continued this twice a year, collecting and distributing food and cloth-ing on runs to the needy and homeless in New York City. Leo was a peer leader; a campus tour guide; co-president of Students of Color, a mentoring program pairing Upper School and Middle School students; and co-president of the Student Centered Outreach Partnership and Enrichment program (SCOPE), which provides reading comprehension and writing assis-tance to Port Chester grade-school students. This past summer, Leo worked five days a week in the ACTION program at RCDS, teaching a vari-ety of courses to academically driven students from the Westchester area. Off campus, he continues to contrib-ute time to St. Johns Lutheran Church in Mamaroneck, where he teaches in the Sunday school. For his senior term community project, Leo was on the RCDS team that helped build homes in Nicaragua. His fluency in Spanish and interest in work-ing with youngsters led to the local kids following him around the site, calling him Papa Leo. He grew up with the language since his father, Nelson, is a native of Colombia, a country often visited by his family.

Leonardo Gmez

Alumni Prize Recipients Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gmez, and Zoe Verni

ESPN is my favorite TV channel, says Zoe, a sports maven and student athlete who received the coveted Alumni Award. Its the highest honor bestowed by RCDS and a tribute to Zoes amazing success. Sports have been a key part of her life as long as she can remember, but she also posted a great aca-demic record before moving on to Brown University, where she will play Division I lacrosse. Zoe was honored as a first-team High School All-American in lacrosse for the past two years, and also was named to the 2015 All-American Academic Squad. Zoe won 12 varsity letters as a result of play-ing three sports - lacrosse, field hockey and basket-ball - over the four years she attended Rye Country Day School. She played on ten championship teams; received six Fairchester Athletic Association all-league commendations and numerous school coaches awards; was named a Con Edison Athlete of the Week; and at Prize Day was honored with the Mary Borton Trophy as the senior girl who has contributed most to the Schools athletic program. Academically, Zoe completed eight AP cours-es, received the Humanities Award, three silver med-als in the National Spanish Awards competition, and

the Art Departments 2-D Studio Art Award. For the last three years, she has been a member of the Art Club and has taken ceramics and sculpture classes. Her work has been displayed in school, and some pieces have been purchased by admirers. She plans to pursue ceramics and sculpture at Brown. Off the playing field, Zoe also found time to participate in peer leadership; Backyard Sports, a Westchester organization that counsels underprivi-leged and special needs children; the annual Breast Cancer Walk; and Team Up, a campus group she co-founded to encourage and organize athletes in per-forming community service. In summers and during breaks in her RCDS schedule, Zoe, a midfielder, was a member of the Revolution, a girls lacrosse club that engages in devel-opment tournaments in the area. She also has been a member of a field hockey development program in Brewster, NY. To utilize my Spanish, I went on trips to Costa Rica in my freshman and sophomore years where we surfed, hiked and went white-water rafting while also performing community service, she says. The past two summers, she also worked as a counselor at a beach camp in her hometown of Mamaroneck. Zoe notes that her family, including brother Nick, a sophomore at RCDS, is rather active, par-ticularly in water sports and hiking and in following professional basketball, with a focus on the New York Knicks. My first lacrosse coach was my mother, Kate Verni, who was captain of the womens lacrosse team as an undergraduate at Georgetown University, she says. Zoe has not decided on a field of study at Brown, but long-term wants to stay involved with ath-letics, perhaps even as a coach. I like being busy, she says.

Zoe Verni

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5Headmasters Prize Recipients Emily Duarte, Jourdan Layne, and Matthew Webster

The Headmasters Prize is presented at Prize Day to that student who models leadership, courage, or academic excellence.

Emily, a National Merit Scholarship finalist and two-sport star athlete, capped her career at RCDS by win-ning the Headmasters Prize. She is now a freshman at Harvard University, one of the many top-ranked schools that recruited her to play field hockey.

Emily is the third member of her family to graduate from RCDS. Her twin brother, Eric, winner of the Auxiliary Prize and also a member of the Class of 2015, is studying engineering at Notre Dame, and her brother, Matthew, Class of 2007, graduated from Amherst College.

Emily entered RCDS in the sixth grade and maintained a high grade-point average throughout her career. She completed nine AP courses, five of them in her senior year. As a senior, she was recognized with a scholar-athlete award by the Fairchester Athletic Association. She also was honored with the Schools Christine Nelson Award in her sophomore year, the Harvard Book Award in her junior year, and silver med-als in the National Spanish Awards competition in her sophomore and junior years.

Emily was a member of several clubs, news editor of Crop, the school newspaper; a campus tour guide, an activity she headed in her senior year; a member of girls peer mentoring; and, an oral pro-ficiency intern (OPI). As an OPI she helped teach Spanish to sixth graders as a junior and to tenth grad-ers as a senior.

Emily Duarte Field hockey attracted Emily in the sixth grade, and she went on to play four years on the varsity team as both a forward and midfielder. Wherever I was needed, she says. She was co-captain and also win-ner of the Wildcat Award as the most valuable player in both her junior and senior years. She was named Athlete of the Week and a scholarship winner in the Con Edison awards program during the past season. The RCDS team won the New York State Independent School Athletic Association (NYSISAA) championship all four years of Emilys career. She also was named by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association to its all-region team this past season, and has been a member of USA Field Hockeys futures elite program, which has involved her in national and Junior Olympics competition. Her other sport, lacrosse, has been part of her life since the eighth grade. Emily was a forward on the varsity team for five years, was a three-time honoree of all-league recognition by the Fairchester Athletic Association, and starred on the RCDS team that went undefeated in 2015 and won back-to-back NYSISAA championships in 2014 and 2015. Emily and her family love basketball, and she also enjoys travel, tennis, and reading, particularly historical fiction.

Headmaster Scott Nelson with the winners of this years Headmasters Prize, from left, Emily Duarte, Matt Webster and Jourdan Layne.

6Jourdan LayneJourdan was a lifer at Rye Country Day School, start-ing in Pre-Kindergarten and continuing through the Upper School, where she was awarded a Headmasters Prize this past spring. She now is a freshman at Muhlenberg College, where she aims to become certi-fied in education while majoring in psychology.

Jourdans goal is to become a teacher, per-haps at RCDS, she says, noting that she has strong ties to the School. In her senior year, she served as an ex officio member of the Alumni Board, and prior to graduation was elected as a Class Agent. She also worked as a receptionist in the main building dur-ing the summer of 2014, and was a counselor in the Schools 2015 summer ACTION program, where she helped teach students from Westchester public high schools.

Jourdan lives in the Bronx with her mother and sister, Brittani Nivens, a member of the RCDS Class of 2004, who is studying for a doctorate in English Literature at the University of Capetown, South Africa. Brittani graduated from Trinity College and then received a masters in English Lit at Capetown.

Muhlenberg attracted Jourdan because of its amazing education and dance programs. She had strong academics at RCDS, with a concentration on the arts, particularly ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance. She was selected as a member of the Schools Cedar Street Dance Company, a performance troupe, and also taught dance at the Carver Center as part of her com-munity service activities.

Jourdan played Rusty, a lead role, in Footloose, the 2015 spring musical, and previously had been a featured dancer in Guys and Dolls. She sang as an alto in the Upper School Choir, which performed in Italy and Croatia in 2013.

She also participated on the track and field team as a sprinter in her freshman year, and as man-ager of the team in her senior year.

Jourdan was a co-executive member of Peer Leadership, which provided services for the needy; a member of the middle school Diversity Club; and a member of the Students of Color Mentoring Program. For her senior term project, she joined the RCDS group that helped build two houses in Nicaragua, an amaz-ing trip, she says.

Off campus, Jourdans major interest remains dance. She dances with a group at her church, the New Testament Temple Church of God, where she also leads the childrens dance team. Her performances include those at the church on Sundays and also in competi-tions at home and away as part of Teen Talent. In May, she placed second in individual contemporary dance in the New York State championships and qualified for the national championships in Cleveland, Tenn., in August.

Otherwise, Jourdan enjoys traveling, reading fiction, trying different restaurants with her family, and pro basketball.

Matthew WebsterMatt had a short, but productive career at RCDS, high-lighted by winning the Headmasters Prize and lead-ing the Schools baseball team to the championship of the New York State Independent School Athletic Association (NYSISAA). Matt joined RCDS in the ninth grade, posted an impressive four-year academic record, made strong contributions to community service projects, and starred in baseball. Hes now a freshman at Tufts University, which recruited him for baseball. His inter-ests are economics and international relations and in playing baseball, of course. He particularly enjoyed math, science and history at RCDS, taking several honors courses in his first two years and seven AP courses in his junior and senior years. As a junior, Matt won the Yale University Book Award. His interest in international relations was stirred by his four-year participation on the Model United Nations Team, which convened with students from a number of other countries in an annual Ivy League Model U.N. Conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Matt was co-head of finances for Peer Leadership, working on providing food, clothing and other basics for the homeless and needy, as well as helping teach a freshman lifestyles class. He also was a campus tour guide and a speaker at Open House, an event for prospective students and their families. Matts senior term project as a member of Bridges to Community was a highlight of his career. He was one of 14 students who worked with local citi-zens to build houses and help renovate a school in Nicaragua. Off campus, he volunteered to mentor young-sters with special needs at Pleasantville Cottages. Through it all, baseball has remained Matts special love. He played varsity baseball all four years: second base as a freshman and shortstop for the last three. As a sophomore, he hit an eye-opening .511 and received the Coaches Award. And the Fairchester Athletic Association honored him with two all-league awards and one honorable mention. He was co-captain of the team this past season when it finished with an overall 16-5 record and was undefeated in its seven-game climb to the state championship. Matt batted .397 for the season and had three hits in the cham-pionship game, an extra-inning 3-2 win over Hackley School. During the summer, Matt plays club baseball. For the past two years, he has played the infield for the New York Grays, a travel team based in New York City. He has hit well over .300 in games in the New York area and from Maryland to Indiana and Ohio. Its no surprise that Matt is a die-hard Yankees fan, something hell have to deal with at Tufts, which is located in the heart of Red Sox country.

Headmasters Prize Recipients Emily Duarte, Jourdan Layne, and Matthew Webster

The Alumni PrizeThe Schools highest honor. Awarded to that senior who has made the most outstanding contribution to the life of the School.Casey Berkowitz 15Leonardo Gmez 15Zoe Verni 15

The Headmasters PrizeGiven to that student who models leadership, courage, or academic excellence.Emily Duarte 15Jourdan Layne 15Matthew Webster 15

The Parents Association PrizeIn recognition of exemplary personal growth and service to others.Sophie Beshar 15Eric Duarte 15Julia Wiener 15

The James P. Godfrey AwardPresented to that underclassman who has performed significant service on behalf of others.Amanda Cutler 16Matthew Farber 16Michael Karr 16

The Christine Nelson AwardPresented to tenth graders in recognition of outstanding citizenship.Hanna Kopits 17Ryan Zeplin 17

The Laura S. Van Steen AwardGiven to that student who has done the most to help others learn.Daphne Mandell 15

The Mary Ann Reichhardt Memorial ScholarshipIn memory of the Schools Director of College Counseling. Given to a senior for a combination of outstanding academics and contributions to the School.Jeremiah Washington 15

The Gretchen Pulvermann Scholarship AwardGiven to an accomplished senior who will study fine arts in college.Arielle Guillod 15

The Will McCurdy Award(Courage, Character & Commitment)Nathalie Chan 15

The Senior Deans AwardAwarded to the senior who has made an outstanding contribution to the senior class and to the school during the senior year.Brooke Castagna 15Paige Codrington 15Malcolm Nash 15

The Class of 2008 AwardGiven annually to that freshman who has had the most positive influence in and outside of the classroom, noting his or her enthusiasm and dedication to school work and extracurricular activities.Hannah Coleman 18Neerav Kumar 18

The Superintendents AwardGiven by the Lower Hudson Council of School Superinten-dents to two seniors for high academic achievement. Caroline Kimmel 15Max van Paasschen 15

The Glen Robertson Award (for faculty)Mary Krasovec

School Awards

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The Art Deptartment Awards were presented to, from left, Zoe Verni, Nereida Mendez, Isabelle Brown, and Salim Green.

Upper School Awards / Department Awards

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Freshmen Neerav Kumar and Hannah Coleman shared the Class of 2008 Award.

The Computer Achievement Award went to, from left, Chase Goddard, Thomas Ragucci, and Nathan Spring.

Aminata Diane and Felipe Gmez, winners of the Creative Writing Award.

Department AwardsArtPhotography AwardIsabelle Brown 15Salim Green 15

Lelia Carter Birrell 68 Awards 2-D Studio ArtZoe Verni 153-D Studio ArtNereida Mendez 15

ClassicsLatin AwardCaroline Kimmel 15Hannah van der Vord 15

Computer ScienceComputer Science AwardChristian Caliboso 16David Hauben 16

Computer Achievement Award Chase Goddard 15Thomas Ragucci 15Nathan Spring 15

Drama & DanceV. Janet Lott Spirit of the Theatre AwardGiven to that student who has contributed most onstage to the Schools drama program.Anne Canning 15Nathalie Chan 15

Glen Robertson Memorial AwardPresented to that student who has contributed most backstage to the Schools drama program.Christine Campisi 15Henry Carroll 15

Dance AwardPresented to that student who has contributed most to the Schools dance program.Jourdan Layne 15Twyntia Thompson 15

EnglishEnglish AwardChristine Campisi 15Caroline Kimmel 15Daphne Mandell 15Austin Weber 15

The Oberlin College AwardPresented to that sophomore who has excelled in the study of English.Kasey Luo 17

Creative Writing AwardAminata Diane 17Felipe Gmez 17

HumanitiesJoshua Bennett 06 Humanities AwardHenry Carroll 15Austin Hearst 15Zoe Verni 15

Cornelius Tacitus PrizePresented to that junior who has excelled in the study of humanities.Charlotte Boehning 16David Townley 16

MathematicsMathematics AwardLeonardo Gmez 15

George Washington University MedalPresented to a junior with the highest average in mathemat-ics.David Townley 16

Robert Reeser Memorial AwardAwarded to that senior who has displayed a growing interest and talent in math over the years.Justin Chun 15Abigail Katz 15

Modern LanguagesModern Languages AwardDaphne Mandell 15Julia Wiener 15

9Chinese AwardChase Goddard 15Max van Paasschen 15

French AwardMelody Hsu 15

Spanish AwardCasey Berkowitz 15

MusicMusic AwardArielle Guillod 15Austin Weber 15

Choral AwardNathalie Chan 15John Ellis 15

Band AwardChase Goddard 15

Natural SciencesScience AwardChase Goddard 15Hailey Nicholson 15

Bausch & Lomb AwardPresented to that junior who has demonstrated academic excellence in science.Talia Mandell 16

Rensselaer MedalAwarded to that junior who has demonstrated a potential for success in the sciences and excels in both math and science.David Townley 16

Physical EducationThe Mary Borton TrophyPresented to the senior girl who has contributed most to the Schools athletic program.Zoe Verni 15

The Richard Le Maire AwardPresented to the senior boy who has contributed most to the Schools athletic program.Kyle Halloran 15

Book AwardsThe Brown University Book AwardCharlotte Cooper 16Alexandra Zuber 16

The Cornell University Book AwardAmanda Cutler 16

The Dartmouth College Book AwardDavid Townley 16

The Harvard University Book AwardJack Alpert 16Carl William Shuck 16

The Johns Hopkins Alumni PrizeJared Yanis 16

The University of Pennsylvania Book AwardMichael Karr 16

The Princeton University Book AwardEric Biddulph-West 16

The Wellesley College Book AwardKate Kassin 16

The Yale University Book AwardChristian Caliboso 16

Winners of the Senior Deans Award, from left, Malcolm Nash, Paige Codrington, and Brooke Castagna.

The Parents Association Prize went to, from left, Eric Duarte, Julia Wiener, and Sophie Beshar.

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2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition

WinnersCaroline Kimmel 15Sophie Beshar 15 (March & McLennan Companies Scholarship)

Semi-FinalistsNathalie Chan 15Alexandra Curnin 15Hailey Nicholson 15Riley van den Broek 15

FinalistsEmily Duarte 15Erik Hanson 15Mariana Lee 15Austin Weber 15

Commended StudentsSofia Aklog 15 Casey Berkowitz 15Justin Chun 15 Bo Curry 15John Ellis 15Chase Goddard 15 Leo Gmez 15 Kyle Halloran 15

One hundred twenty-seven Rye Country Day students were recognized by the College Boards 2015 Advanced Placement Program for their outstanding achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Exams.

14 AP National Scholars (having received grades of 4 or higher on eight or more AP Exams): Casey Berkowitz 15, Sophie Beshar 15, Emily Duarte 15, Chase Goddard 15, Leonardo Gmez 15, Erik Hanson 15, Melody Hsu 15, Caroline Kimmel 15, Mariana Lee 15, Hailey Nicholson 15, David Townley 16, Max van Paasschen 15, Austin Weber 15, Nicolas Wilmer 15.

70 AP Scholars with Distinction (having received grades of 3 or higher on 5 or more AP Exams): Jackson Adler 16, Sophia Aklog 15, Jack Alpert 16, Blake Beber 15, Casey Berkowitz 15, Sophie Beshar 15, Nikhil Bhatia 15, Eric Biddulph-West 16, Sarah Brodwolf 15, Isabelle Brown 15, Christian Caliboso 16, Christine Campisi 15, Luke Cappellano 15, Henry Carroll 15, Nathalie Chan 15, Sean Chan 16, Emma Chu 15, Justin Chun 15, Bo Curry 15, Emily Duarte 15, Eric Duarte 15, John Ellis 15, Katherine Ellis 15, Matthew Farber 16, Matthew Fensterstock 16, Chase Goddard 15, Leonardo Gmez 15, Salim Green 15, Arielle Guillod 15, Kyle Halloran 15, Erik Hanson 15, David Hauben 16, Michelle Haut 15, Sam Hearst 15, Jennifer Howland 15, Melody Hsu 15, John Hughes 15, Courtney Hughson 15, Michael Karr 16, Abigail Katz 15, Caroline Kimmel 15, Harrison Lee 15, Mariana Lee 15, Daphne Mandell 15, Julia Massaro 15, Maria McEnroe 15, AmberRose Nelson 15, Caroline Nicholson 16, Hailey Nicholson 15, Elliot Pickens 16, Siena Pope 15, Thomas Ragucci 15, Eli Rattner 15, Sergio Sabogal 15, Sadhana Shah 15, Jonathan Singer 15,

Ryan Sobel 15, Nathan Spring 15, Teddy Tananbaum 15, David Townley 16, Riley van den Broek 15, Hannah van der Vord 15, Max van Paasschen 15, Zoe Verni 15, Derick Wallace 15, Austin Weber 15, Matthew Webster 15, Kate Weiss 15, Nicolas Wilmer 15, Alexandra Zuber 16.

19 AP Scholars with Honor (having received grades of 3 or higher on four or more AP Exams): Ben Arquit 16, Jonathan Arroyo 15, Sophie Brown 15, Anne Canning 15, Lexi Curnin 15, Amanda Cutler 16, Kate Kassin 16, Daniel Kozek 16, Talia Mandell 16, Malcolm Nash 15, Triston Ortiz 15, Murray Panzer 15, Raul Quintero Ochoa 16, Zachary Silverman Guffey 16, Catherine Walker 16, Hannah Weisman 16, Julia Wiener 15, Ryan Wilk 15, Jared Yanis 16.

38 AP Scholars (having received grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams): Tara Berger 15, Paige Codrington 15, Reed Connor 16, Charlotte Cooper 16, Madeleine Cooper 16, Jessica Cordiano 15, Liam Dalton 15, Suzanna Ellard 16, Riley Faulk 16, Nikki Gendelman 16, Emily Gorin 15, Sophie Grayer 15, Will Halloran 15, Karri Hay 15, Victoria Katz 16, Edward Kim 16, Cameron Kinder 16, Samantha Kost 16, Casey Linehan 16, Sarah Loewentheil 16, Kasey Luo 17, Melanie Mandell 16, Elizabeth Mastoloni 16, Dylan Misisco 16, Emily Montay 16, Madeleine Pierpont 16, Kyle Price 16, Peter Sanchez 16, Jimmy Sandling 16, Emma Santucci 15, Ariana Saperstein 15, Nicole Schumaker 16, Ruiy Shah 16, Jackson Shapiro 16, Carl Shuck 16, Rohini Sinha 16, Kimi Spilo 16, Jane Weiss 15.

ScholarsLeo Gmez 15Nicolas Wilmer 15

2015 National Hispanic Recognition Program

FinalistSofia Aklog 15

NomineeCaroline Kimmel 15

Advanced Placement Scholars 2015

Melody Hsu 15 Daphne Mandell 15Malcolm Nash 15Thomas Ragucci 15Ryan Sobel 15Max van Paasschen 15 Nicolas Wilmer 15

2015 National Achievement Scholarship Competition

PresidentialScholar

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French Awards 2015

Middle and Upper School students participated in Le Grand Concours, the National French Contest 2015. All students scoring among the top ten in Westchester receive medals and certificates.

Gold Medal (scoring at or above the 95th percentile)Level 1ASamantha Bobman 19 3rd in Westchester and 4th in the nationCharles Jolly 19 4th in Westchester and 5th in the nation Warren Kennedy-Nolle 19 4th in Westchester and 5th in the nationNishan Shehadeh 19 4th in Westchester and 5th in the nation

Level 2AHanna Kopits 17 4th in Westchester and 7th in the nationAnika Narain 18 4th in Westchester and 7th in the nation

Level 2BSabrina Kwenda 18 1st in Westchester and 3rd in the nation

Level 3AElena Kim 17 3rd in Westchester and 6th in the nationKasey Luo 17 6th in Westchester and 9th in the nation

Level 3CPaul Hadchiti 18 2nd in Westchester and 5th in the nation

Level 4AKate Kassin 16 6th in Westchester and 11th in the nation

Silver Medal (85th to 94th percentiles)Level 01AAmanda Bortner-Hirszman 20 5th in Westchester and 11th in the nationKevin Garcia 20 5th in Westchester and 11th in the nationValeria Morales 20 4th in Westchester and 10th in the nationSabrina Reznik 20 3rd in Westchester and 9th in the nation Ariane Voulgaris 20 2nd in Westchester and 8th in the nation

Level 1ACatherine Appleyard 19 6th in Westchester and 7th in the nation William Roddy 19 8th in Westchester and 9th in the nationIsaac Sacks 19 6th in Westchester and 7th in the nationGabriel Smilovic 19 9th in Westchester and 10th in the nationJialin Yang 19 5th in Westchester and 6th in the nation

Level 2ACeleste Kelly 18 5th in Westchester and 8th in the nationMaxwell Smith 18 6th in Westchester and 9th in the nationLucie Rochat 18 7th in Westchester and 10th in the nation

Level 3ANidis Aguilar 17 8th in Westchester and 11th in the nationAmanda Cutler 16 7th in Westchester and 10th in the nationAngela Dogani 17 10th in Westchester and 13th in the nationJuliet FitzPatrick 16 9th in Westchester and 12th in the nation

Level 4AJasmine Kitahara 16 10th in Westchester and 16th in the nationNicola Leake 16 10th in Westchester and 16th in the nationEmily Montay 16 8th in Westchester and 14th in the nation

Level 5AMelody Hsu 15 9th in Westchester and 13th in the nationSiena Pope 15 8th in Westchester and 12th in the nation

Top ten in Westchester chapterLevel 01A Carter Moyer 20 9th in Westchester and 15th in the nationCharlotte Price 20 7th in Westchester and 13th in the nation

Top ten in Westchester chapter Level 1ALiam Pope 19 10th in Westchester and 11th in the nation

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Spanish Awards 2015

The National Spanish Exam was administered to RCDS students in the Middle and Upper School in the spring.

Gold Medal (scoring at or above the 95th percentile)LEVEL 01 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience categoryChristopher Brown 20 2nd in NYC Metro chapterTess Asness 20 Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 01 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual category Wendy Corona 20 2nd in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 1 - GOLD MEDAL - regular categoryWilliam Cousin 19Niamh Kernan 18Sabrina Vumbacco 19

LEVEL 1 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience categorySarah Colin 19 Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapterConnor Marrs 19 Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - regular categoryIsabelle Koh 18Thrse Mooney 18Zachary Spilo 18Madeline Zuber 18 Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience categoryDiogo Schaffa 18 2nd in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual categorySofia Wilmer 18 1st in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 3 - GOLD MEDAL - regular categoryDaniel Leva 17

LEVEL 4 - GOLD MEDAL - regular categoryJack Alpert 16 Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapterKate Kassin 16Samantha Kost 16

David Townley 16

LEVEL 5 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual categoryNicolas Wilmer 15 1st in NYC Metro chapter

Silver Medal (from 85th to 94th percentile)LEVEL 01 - SILVER MEDAL - regular categoryEmily Marrinan 20

LEVEL 01 - SILVER MEDAL - outside experience categoryKayla Daum 20Peggy Helman 20

LEVEL 1 - SILVER MEDAL - regular categoryOwen Coady 19

LEVEL 1 - SILVER MEDAL - outside experience categoryAlex Asness 19Mitchell Babiarz 19Samantha Buchbinder 19Daisy Grossman 19Raymond Konopka 19

LEVEL 2 - SILVER MEDAL - regular categorySofia Girvin 18Elena Kim 17Varun Wadhwa 18Sarah Walker 18

LEVEL 2 - SILVER MEDAL - bilingual categoryAmber Michaca 19 Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 3 - SILVER MEDAL - regular categoryWilliam Boehning 17Maggie Shanus 17Anna Waldman 17

LEVEL 3 - SILVER MEDAL - bilingual categoryJack Briano 17 Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter

LEVEL 4 - SILVER MEDAL - regular categoryMatthew Fensterstock 16David Hauben 16Michael Karr 16Hannah Weisman 16

William McPhail 19Talia Schulhof 19Charlotte Townley 19Jessica Yaffa 19

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National Latin Exam Scholars

The 2015 National Latin Exam was administered by the American Classical League to over 153,000 students from all 50 states and 20 foreign countries. Ninety-two Rye Country Day students in grades 7-12 were named award winners across several levels of achievement.

Middle SchoolAchievement Certificates (Introductory Exam)Caroline Antonacci 20William Delves 20James Leake 20Evalise Melgar 20Sean ONeill 20Chidera Olewuenyi 20Chase Pomroy 20Nicholas Sullivan 20Jack Weiss 20

Purple Ribbons for Outstanding Achievement(Introductory Exam)Jeremy Abraham 20Araba Aidoo 20Miles Chun 20Maxwell Comora 20Jackson Gaynor 20Ellen Mollerus 20Jake Oddi 20Aaron Serianni 20Hannah Tanenbaum 20

cum laude Awards Latin 1Lily Rosen 19Nicholas Tallis 19

Latin 2Harrison Roth 19

magna cum laude Awards Latin 1Madeline Mandell 19Alexandra Medow 19Aidan Rosen 19Nina van Vredenburch 19

maxima cum laude-Silver Medal Awards Latin 1Annie Cooper 19Margaret Dunn 19Samantha Hirschberg 19Sloan Martin 19Reilly McManus 19Jason Schnall 19Clare Taylor-Winters 19

Latin 2Max Mindich 19

summa cum laude-Gold Medal AwardsLatin 1 Matias Esquivel 19

Upper School cum laude Awards Latin 2Isabella DAmbrosio 18Drew Kesselmark 17Sam Tanenbaum 18

Latin 3Max Bacon 18Hunter Chun 17Cate Turner 17

Latin 4Kimi Spilo 16

magna cum laude Awards Latin 2Charlie Katz 18Genny Kortick 18Christopher Kyle 18Ricky Levy 18PJ Pujadas 18

Latin 3Thomas Chai 17Jeffrey Chen 17James Ishiguro 17Henry Shipman 17

Latin 4Sean Chan 16Charlotte Cooper 16Matthew Farber 16James Sandling 16

Latin 5Christine Campisi 15Hannah van der Vord 15Austin Weber 15

maxima cum laude- Silver Medal Awards Latin 1Will Asness 17Alexa Jablonski 18Troy Kesselmark 18

Latin 2Alethia Chan 18Will Dodge 18Max Mandell 18Kyle Moran 17Deeshani Patel 18Charlie Rothschild 18Jason Sheppard 18Nick Verni 18

Latin 3Daniel Aklog 17Cilicia Payne 17Ryan Stackpole 17

Latin 4Christian Caliboso 16Alex Zuber 16

Latin 5Ryan Sobel 15

summa cum laude- Gold Medal Awards Latin 1David Jensen 18

Latin 2Ethan Abraham 18Jane Burdick 18Tommy Carver 18Jenna Cohn 18Reva Singh 18Jack Sobel 18*Zak Spilo 18Ryoko Umemoto 18*denotes perfect paper

Latin 3Clayton Bass 18Jack Briano 17Charlie Curnin 18Suzanna Ellard 16Cate Mollerus 17David Velona 17

Latin 4Kyle Eagan 16Melanie Mandell 16

Latin 5Caroline Kimmel 15 Caroline won 5 gold medals in a row, and also received a special book award in recognition of her achievement.

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Achievement in Music

Several Rye Country Day School students par-ticipated in the Area-All State ensembles this year. Each student prepared an advanced solo to perform for a judge. They scored among the very top students in Westchester County, earning spots in the selective ensem-bles. After intensive rehearsals, they performed at SUNY Purchase under the direction of nationally recognized conductors.

Jeffrey Chen 17, cello, orchestra Emma Chu 15, alto, chorus John Ellis 15, bass, chorus Katherine Ellis 15, soprano, chorus Zachary Silverman Guffey 16, trumpet, band M. James Sandling 16, trombone, band

The WildScats brought home top honors through-out the spring. Horace Manns Acapellooza brings together independent schools primarily from Manhattan. The WildScats won Best Group for the second year in a row. The Acappella Extravaganza sponsored by Gildas Club Westchester brings together both public and independent schools from across Westchester County. In this competi-tion, the WildScats took first place. Right after graduation, the WildScats were also invited to share the stage with the Brearley B Naturals at their 25th annual Acappella Jamboree.

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American Math Contest

Students competed in the American Math Contest in the spring. It is divided into two levels: One designated for students in grades up through 10 (AMC 10), and the other for students through Grade 12 (AMC 12).

AMC 101st Place Jialin Yang 19 2nd Place Varun Wadhwa 18

3rd Place Elena Kim 17

AMC121st Place David Townley 162nd Place Justin Chun 153rd Place Jackson Adler 16, Christian Caliboso 16, Caroline Kimmel 15

Middle School Math Awards

New York Math League ContestFrom the American Math League Contest website: Over one million students from the United States and Canada partici-pate in Math League Contests each year. Every contest has questions from different areas of mathematics. The goal is to encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems. Many students first develop an interest in mathematics through problem-solving activities such as these contests. Schools compete in state-wide or multistate league competitions.

Top Scorers at RCDS:8th Grade1st Connor Marrs, Aaron Serianni (7th)2nd Jialin Yang 3rd Jack Miller 4th Jaume Pujadas (7th)

7th Grade1st Henry Burdick 2nd Max Hines (6th)3rd Elizabeth Fink (6th), Ethan Silverman Guffey, Aldo Stefanoni

6th Grade1st Will Schnall, Max Weinstein 2nd Andrew Felton 3rd Caroline Appleyard, Matthew Mandell, Josep Pujadas4th Kyra Riedel5th Cade Dalton, Troy Rigby

5th Grade1st Kyle Block2nd Audrey Aslani-Far, Henry Featherston, Owen Guest3rd Alexander Nichols4th Christopher Casale5th Leah Colin6th Zachary Cornell, Jake Hirschberg, Samuel Kroin

Math OlympiadFrom the Math Olympiad website: Last year nearly 150,000 students from 6,000 teams worldwide participated in the Olympiads. Forty-nine out of the 50 states and about 30 other countries were represented.

Top Scorers at RCDS:8th Grade1st Jialin Yang2nd Mitchell Barbiaz3rd Jackson Gaynor, Laszlo Kopits, Reilly McManus, Jack Miller, Isaac Sacks

7th Grade1st Max Hines (6th), Noah Rosenthal2nd Matthew Harkness (6th), Evalise Melgar3rd Abhinav Kumar4th Jeremy Abraham, Christopher Brown, Justin Cheigh, Elizabeth Fink (6th), Jake Oddi5th Sabrina Reznik

5th and 6th Grade Team1st Andrew Felton Trophy, Silver Pin, Patch, and Certificate2nd Josep Pujadas, Kyra Riedel, Troy Rigby Silver Pin, Patch, and Certificate

5th and 6th Grade Patches and CertificatesCaroline AppleyardMelanie BrodyInsley CarpenterChristopher Casale (5th)Janet ChristianOliver KiesSamuel Kroin (5th)

Matthew MandellJordan Miller Lucas Oddi (5th)Benjamin PearceSydney SussweinDavid ThurstonMax Weinstein

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All-League Recipients 2014-2015

Fall SeasonBoys Cross CountryMalcolm Nash 15, Honorable Mention

Girls Cross CountryAcacia Dougan 15, Honorable Mention

Field HockeyCharlotte Cooper 16Emily Duarte 15Mariana Lee 15Zoe Verni 15Sophie Beshar 15, Honorable MentionKathleen Curtin 15, Honorable MentionEmma Santucci 15, Honorable Mention

FootballHannes Boehning 17Derick Wallace 15Ryan Wolitzer 16Jared Jones 17, Honorable MentionEli Rattner 15, Honorable Mention

Boys SoccerBlake Beber 15Luke Cappellano 15Jonathan Faxon 15Michael Karr 16Ryan Wilk 15Jared Yanis 16, Honorable Mention

Girls SoccerJulia Massaro 15Elizabeth Mastoloni 16Taylor Regan 17Sarah Brodwolf 15, Honorable MentionSophie Brown 15, Honorable MentionSamantha Kost 16, Honorable Mention

Winter SeasonBoys BasketballVincent Conn 15Salim Green 15Christopher Picard 17, Honorable Mention

Girls BasketballTara Berger 15Nereida Mendez 15Taylor Regan 17Zoe Verni 15Emily Moran 17, Honorable Mention

Boys Ice HockeyBlake Beber 15Kyle Halloran 15Will Halloran 15Patrick Kissell 16Edward Massaro 17, Honorable Mention

Boys SquashKyle Eagan 16Carl Shuck 16Jared Yanis 16Jack Mattson 17, Honorable Mention

Girls SquashCaroline Kimmel 15Catherine Kimmel 17Madeleine Pierpont 16Mariana Lee 15, Honorable Mention

WrestlingHannes Boehning 17, Honorable MentionSean Chan 16, Honorable Mention

Spring SeasonBaseballLiam Dalton 15William Grossman 16Erik Hanson 15Enzo Stefanoni 17Luke Cappellano 15, Honorable MentionMatthew Webster 15, Honorable Mention

SoftballKristen Brown 17Melanie Mandell 16Maria McEnroe 15Nereida Mendez 15Hailey Nicholson 15Jessica Cordiano 15, Honorable Mention

Boys GolfKris Scarfone 15

Girls GolfKate Weiss 15, Honorable Mention

Boys LacrosseThomas Chai 17Matthew Farber 16William Halloran 15Riley van den Broek 15Justin Weissman 16Andrew Antonacci 15, Honorable MentionKyle Halloran 15, Honorable Mention

Girls LacrosseEmily Duarte 15Julia Massaro 15Mariana Lee 15Taylor Regan 17

Boys TennisLucas Biondi 17Bo Curry 15Trevor Faulk 17Sam Hearst 15Justin Mandell 19

Zoe Verni 15Charlotte Fleischman 16, Honorable MentionSamantha Kost 16, Honorable MentionZoe Kost 16, Honorable Mention

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Athletic Achievement

Con Ed Award winner, 1000 points 1000 rebounds - Tara Berger 15Tara, a 5-year starter for the girls varsity basketball team, earned All-FAA, and All-WNESPSA recognition. During the season, she received the prestigious Con Ed Westchester Athlete of the Week Award. With over 1000 career points and rebounds, Tara led the basketball team to two FAA titles and two NYSAIS championships during her tremendous career at RCDS, which included recognition as the 2015 Wildcat Award winner, the teams most valuable player. Tara is continuing her academic and basketball careers at Wesleyan University.

FAA Scholar-Athlete, New England Champion - Caroline Kimmel 15The Fairchester Athletic Association named Caroline Kimmel as one of just twelve senior Scholar-Athletes, who have reached the highest academic standards while playing two or more varsity sports and earning Fairchester Athletic Association All-League honors. Caroline took the most challenging of courses exceling in nine honors and ten AP courses. She captained the girls varsity squash team and ran outdoor track, contributing to a New England Championship Division II in the 4 X 400 meter relay. Caroline now attends Stanford University.

Field Hockey National Academic Squad, US Lacrosse All-Academic Team, FAA and ConEd Scholar-Athlete - Emily Duarte 15Emily was a four-year starter, most valuable player, and record-holder for the most career goals in field hockey, while leading the field hockey team to four consecutive NYSAIS Championships. Following her outstanding senior season and after completing eight AP and eight honors courses, she was named to the 2014 Harrow Sports/National Field Hockey Coaches Associations High School New York State All-Region Field Hockey Team, as well as the National Academic Squad.

Emily was also a major contributor to the girls lacrosse teams back-to-back NYSAIS Championships and 2015 undefeated season. Her strong performances on the field and in the classroom while taking seven honors and nine AP courses earned her a place on the US Lacrosse All-Academic Team, as well as recognition as a Fairchester Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete.

This fall, Emily is continuing her academic and field hockey careers at Harvard University.

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Field Hockey National Academic Squad, US Lacrosse All-Academic Team - Mariana Lee 15Mariana was a three-sport varsity athlete playing field hock-ey, squash, and lacrosse. Earning awards in all three, Mariana excelled on the field hockey field, where she helped lead the team to four consecutive NYSAIS Championships. She also was a major contributor to the varsity lacrosse teams two consecutive NYSAIS championships and 2015 undefeated season. Marianas outstanding performances in the classroom with seven honors and eight AP courses and her championship play on the field resulted in her being named to the National Field Hockey Coach-es Associations High School National Academic Squad and the US Lacrosse High School All Academic Team. Mariana will attend Harvard University in the fall.

US Lacrosse All-American & All-Academic Team - Julia Massaro 15After starting on the girls varsity lacrosse team for five years, senior Julia Massaro is continuing her academic and lacrosse careers at Stanford University. As a major contributor to the success of the girls lacrosse program, she established a new record for most career goals (260) while leading the team to two consecutive NYSAIS state championships, as well as an undefeated season and first FAA and WNEPSA championships in 2015. Julia was voted most valuable lacrosse player in 2015, and thanks to her strong performance in the classroom completing five APs and 6 honors courses, Julia was se-lected by US Lacrosse to both the 2015 High School All-American and All-Academic teams.

As a four-year starter on the girls varsity soccer team, Julia was the defensive force behind the Wildcats first NYSAIS Girls Soccer Championship in 2014.

US Lacrosse All-American - Taylor Regan 17Three seasons, three sports, three NYSAIS state championships! Sophomore Taylor Regan started on the girls varsity soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams and contributed significantly to each teams championship season during 2014-15. She scored the winning goal in double overtime in the 2014 NYSAIS Girls Lacrosse Championship game and came back in 2015 to lead a repeat win over Hackley. Taylor was a major factor in the lacrosse teams 2015 undefeated season and first FAA championship. US Lacrosse recognized Taylors stellar sophomore season by naming her to the 2015 High School All-American Team.

Athletic Achievement

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US Lacrosse All-Academic Team - Riley van den Broek 15Rileys leadership and offensive talent contributed to the boys varsity lacrosse teams 2015 FAA, WNESSLA, and NYSAIS championships. Riley is continuing his academic and lacrosse careers at Williams College.

US Lacrosse All-American & All-Academic Team, FAA Scholar-Athlete - Zoe Verni 15A recipient of an amazing twelve varsity letters during her Upper School career, Zoe was a major contributor to eight NYSAIS championships - four consecutive in field hockey, two in basket-ball, and two consecutive in lacrosse. US Lacrosse recognized her as an All-American after her junior and senior seasons, and this spring she also was named to the All Academic team. An outstanding student with eight AP and four honors courses, Zoe was also named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Associations High School National Academic Squad in the fall. This spring, Zoe received county-wide recognition as a Con Ed Westchester Athlete of the Week, and she was named a Fairchester Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete. At Upper School Prize Day, Zoe received the Mary Borton Award for contributing the most to female athletics during her Upper School career. This fall she is continuing her lacrosse career at Brown University.

Athletic Achievement

Golden Dozen Scholar-Athlete Recognition - Derick Wallace 15 and Eli Rattner 15.The Golden Dozen Award is presented by the Westchester Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame and honors the top football scholar-athletes in Westchester and Putnam County. Derick Wallace was selected as a 2014 Golden Dozen scholar- athlete, while Eli Rattner received Honorable Mention recognition.

Field Hockey Scholar - Athletes Honored - Zoe Verni 15, Michelle Haut 15, Emily Duarte 15, Sophie Beshar 15, Mariana Lee 15, Haley Nicholson 15, and Nathalie Chan 15

These seven senior field hockey players were named to the 2014 Keith Waldman - Optimal Performance Associates/NFHCA High School National Academic Squad. In addition, Sophie Beshar, Nathalie Chan and Emily Duarte were recognized as Scholars of Distinction.

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Athletic Achievement

The girls 800-medley relay team: Sabrina Kwenda 18, Jinjer Pearce 16, Charlotte Boehning 16, and Catherine Walker 16. The team traveled to North Carolina for the 2015 High School National Track Meet and qualified as All-Americans with a time of 1:48.06.

New England Champions Division II in the 4 X 400 meter relay - Jinjer Pearce 16, Caroline Kimmel 15, Charlotte Boehning 16, and, Catherine Walker 16.

2015 NYSAISAA Champion in the discus throw with a toss of 113 7 - Jack McPhail 15

Division II (small school) New York State Champion in the 400-meter dash in Albany, NY - Jinjer Pearce 16

Salim Green 15 scored his 1000th point in the 2015 varsity basketball game against King School and finished with a career total of 1,511 points. Salim will continue his academic and basketball careers at Wesleyan University.

Enzo Stefanoni 17, a starter on the Baseball team since eighth grade, finished his sophomore season in 2015 with 24 career wins, breaking the previous record of 20.

New England Champion Division II in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles - Catherine Walker 16.

Other Outstanding Athletic Performances This Year:

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All photographs by Michael Pressman Photography unless otherwise noted.