Senior Prizes Awarded for Outstanding Achievement and Contributions
Parents, faculty, and students gathered on Flagler Quad the night before graduation to celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions of our graduating seniors. With a warm welcome, Headmaster Drew Casertano proudly recognized the purpose of this special gathering:
Each Millbrook student faces a unique challenge: to find personal success in ways that enrich the whole. No small task, but exactly as it should be in a community whose motto is “not just for oneself, but for all”.
Prize Night 2010 awards:
As we define it, true excellence – Millbrook excellence – can be found only in those moments when an individual uses his or her abilities to succeed personally and enhance the experience of the larger group; when a student is engaged in “the simultaneous pursuit of the best self and the common good”.
We come together this evening to honor this excellence in the class of 2010. Tonight, we will recognize those seniors whose efforts, performances, and contributions to the greater good have distinguished themselves and their school.
Four-Year Varsity Letter Winners:
Summer Bottini
Nell Burdis
Erin Doerrsam
Xan Duhoski
Olivia Farrell
Adi Fracchia
Alex Harvey
Celia Manny
John McCulla
Tory Small
Kathryn Whalen
Frederick W. Knutson Trophies:
Olivia Farrell
John McCulla
McSweeney Tour Guide Award:
Nell Burdis
Chase Cochran
Class of 1978 Award:
Kelly Fallon
Jeylani Dublin
The Class of 1978 Award is given from time to time to that senior whose contributions in his or her own style reflect the energy and accomplishments of the class of 1978. Specifically, it is to be presented to a member of the class "whose spirit and enthusiasm have significantly enhanced the traditions of Millbrook School."
Headmaster's Merit Awards:
Arisa Fuji
Alex Harvey
Caroline McCarthy
The citation for the Headmaster's Merit Awards reads, to that senior "whose personal strengths and contributions merit special recognition." Each recipient goes well beyond all reasonable expectations to make a Millbrook a healthier, happier, and more caring and thoughtful place.
Departmental Prizes
Senior Arts Awards:
Laurel Greenfield - Studio Arts
Kiara Huertas - Vocal
Dillon Lawson-Johnston - Photography
Augie Lehrecke - Studio Arts
Lily Mangianello - Photography & Art History
James Matson - Instrumental
Will Pierrepont - Video
Izzy Schwinn - Art History
Won Gi You - Ceramics
Nathaniel B. Abbott Cup:
Augie Lehrecke
English Writing Prize:
Kiara Huertas
English Poetry Prize:
Kiara Huertas
Sykes Mathematics Prize:
Jay Livermore
Clark Language Prize:
Summer Bottini - Spanish
Jay Livermore - French
Frank W. Trevor Cup:
Mariah Lavitt
Beryl Roberts
Science Prize:
Beryl Roberts
Blaine History Essay Prize:
Summer Bottini - winner
Rachel DeSimone, Adi Fracchia, Laurel Greenfield, Augie Lehrecke - runners up
Cum Laude Induction:
Summer Bottini, Rachel DeSimone, Xan Duhoski, Adi Fracchia, Laurel Greenfield, Kiara Huertas, Nick Kraus, Mariah Lavitt, Jay Livermore, Maria Macaya, James Matson, Beryl Roberts, Rene Rodriguez
Founded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society stands today for scholastic achievement of the highest order. Nationwide, members of Cum Laude are recognized as individuals who have excelled in the classroom and who seek to live the Cum Laude Motto of ARETÉ (Excellence), DIKÉ (Justice), and TIMÉ (Honor).
In keeping with our motto and our mission, students elected to Cum Laude at Millbrook must achieve the highest levels of success while also enhancing the experience for their peers. Simply, they must live "Non Sibi Sed Cunctis" in the classroom.
Congratulations to this year's Prize Winners.
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