Prize Day 2011


On Thursday, June 9th, the entire Hopkins community assembled under a tent on top of the Hill to award students who excelled in their academic pursuits throughout the 2010-2011 school year. Read on to see the list of awards given, watch video of the presentations and see a photo gallery of recipients.

On Thursday, June 9th, the entire Hopkins community assembled under a tent on top of the Hill to award students who excelled in their academic pursuits throughout the 2010-2011 school year. See the list of awards given below, watch video of the presentations and see a photo gallery of recipients here.

June 9, 2011 - Prize Day Awards

THE ARTS
Paul W. Schueler Prize for the Visual Arts – Laura Paik, Grade 12
Drama Award – Natalie Daifotis Grade 12
Charles Ives Music Prize – Gabriel Shoglow-Rubenstein, Grade 12
Choral Music Award – Alexandra MacMullen, Grade 12

THE CLASSICS
Clare McNamee Latin Prize – Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, Grade 12
Junior School Latin Prize – Raffaella Donatich, Grade 8
Jeremiah Peck Greek Prize – Gregory Schaefer, Grade 11

ENGLISH
Major James Dudley Dewell Letter Writing Prize – Samuel Berry, Grade 8
Baldwin Prize Essay, Middle School – Griffin Shoglow-Rubenstein, Grade 9
Baldwin Prize Essay, Senior School – Caroline Ferguson, Grade 12
John B. Smith Prize for Excellence in English in Grade 8 – Bridget Donovan
Brown University Book Award – Emma Campbell-Mohn, Grade 11
Elizabeth Tate Prize for Excellence in English in Grade 11 – Robert Emmet
Elsie Church Award for English and Dramatics – Natalie Daifotis, Grade 12
Elizabeth Lewis Day Prize for Excellence in Imaginative Writing – Sara Henry, Grade 12
George Gillespie Prize for Excellence in Literary Scholarship – Caroline Ferguson, Grade 12
Helen Hope Barton Prize for Excellence in English in Grade 12 – Laura Paik

MODERN LANGUAGES
Edward R. DeNoyon French Prize – Amanda Dobbyn, Grade 12
Denise M. Katz French Prize – Lauryn Isford, Grade 12
The Spanish Literature Prize – Clara Wilson-Hawken, Grade 12
The Hispanic Letters Prize – Emma Gleeman, Grade 12
The Chinese Letters Prize – Claire Stepanek, Grade 12
The Italian Letters Prize – Louise Newman, Grade 12
Alliance Francaise of New Haven Book Award – Constantin Geanakoplos, Grade 12

HISTORY
Kenneth Hopkins Rood History Prize – Matthew Dailis, Grade 8
Julia B. Thomas History Prize – Molly Bodurtha, Grade 10
DeLaney Kiphuth Prize in History – Sarah Carlow, Grade 11
Gerald F. Stevens Award – Paul Bucala, Grade 12
Jerrod Dobkin, Grade 12

MATHEMATICS
Edgar M. Babbitt Junior School Mathematics Prize – Matthew Dailis, Grade 8
Edgar M. Babbitt Middle School Mathematics Prize – Max Ying, Grade 10
Edgar M. Babbitt Senior School Mathematics Prize – Tsvi Benson-Tilsen, Grade 12
Alexander Siegenfeld, Grade 12
John M. Heath Mathematics Prize – Amanda Dobbyn, Grade 12

SCIENCE
Aracy Belcher Biology Prize – Nicole Pettas, Grade 9
Harold Shelton Kirby Science Prize – Ashley Meng, Grade 10
Rensselaer Medal – Lucian Wang, Grade 11
Josiah Willard Gibbs Prize – Alexander Siegenfeld, Grade 12

ATHLETICS
Dorrance Award – David Barna, Grade 12
The Hopkins Award – Shelby Galvin, Grade 12
Robert Wyant Memorial Award – Matthew Amatruda, Grade 12
Jerri Trulock DPH Sportsmanship Award – Caroline Ferguson, Grade 12
William DeGennaro Outstanding Male Athlete Award – Matthew Luciani, Grade 12
Outstanding Female Athlete Award – Alexis Parr, Grade 12
John A. Doughan Award – Louise Newman, Grade 12
Walter Camp Award (Junior School) – Samuel Glazer, Grade 8
DPH Sportsmanship Award (Junior School) – Ann Hughes, Grade 8

GRADE 12
Mary Brewster Thompson Scholar – Justin Manley
Norman L. Stone Award – Samuel Greco
Donald Ferguson Award – Phoebe Bodurtha
Matthew Pun
F. Allen Sherk Award – Earl Lin
John A. Wilkinson Award – Devyn Curley
Michael J. Theobald Prize – Roy Segal
Youth of the Year (The New Haven Register) – Lauryn Isford
The Ted DeLauro Scholarship – Louise Newman
The Rosalie Chamberlain Boshell Scholarship – Lainee Burnette
The Gerald F. Stevens Memorial Scholarship – Michael Ying
The Maria Baez Perez Scholarship – Maria Shevelkina
Comcast Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship – Susanna Lustbader

GRADE 11
Mary Brewster Thompson Scholar – Allison Siegenfeld
George Blakeman Lovell Award – Brendan Healey
Andrew Rossetti Prize – Tikim Coombs
Harvard Book Prize – Benjamin Paltiel
Kenyon Book Award – Sarah Carlow
Smith Book Award – Leslie Brunker
Yale Book Award – Russell Einbinder
Mount Holyoke Book Award – Sanam Rastegar
Wellesley Book Award – Molly Wartenberg
Emory Book Award – Nicole Gorton
Ellen Patterson Brown ‘62 Award – Margaux Sica

GRADE 10
Mary Brewster Thompson Scholar – Robert Chu
Stanley Daggett Award – Sarah Wagner

GRADE 9
Mary Brewster Thompson Scholar – Griffin Shoglow-Rubenstein
Stanley Daggett Award – Precious Musa

GRADE 8
Lydia von Wettberg Award – William Prum
Simeon E. Baldwin Leadership Award – Rose Etzel

GRADE 7
Lydia von Wettberg Award – Spencer Lovejoy
Simeon E. Baldwin Leadership Award – Emily Malison
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