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Hopkins Holds the 2026 Awards Assembly & Yearbook Dedication
On May 22, 2026, the annual Awards Assembly & Yearbook Dedication recognized students of all grades for their academic achievements. The 2026 Hopkins Yearbook was also unveiled to the community, with a special dedication to Spanish teacher Marie Doval, who has served the community for 37 years.
Throughout the all school assembly, faculty spoke about each recipient’s work and dedication to their craft before announcing their names.
Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook Molly P. ’26 revealed the 2026 yearbook with a special student-made video highlighting the yearbook club and its advisers, Amelia Audette, Kristen Abraham, and Megan Maxwell. On behalf of the entire club, Powers thanked departing faculty and staff Leah Fry, Jennifer Geel, Shanti Madison, Angelina Massoia, and Angela Wardlaw ’84, and presented the yearbook dedication to Spanish teacher Marie Doval, who is retiring this year after 37 years of serving the Hopkins community.
To close the assembly, Art Department Chair and Director of Creative Programming Bobby Smith introduced Nia McKeithen ’26 and the Hopkins Jazz Band, who performed “Feeling Good” by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, arranged by Roger Holmes.
See below for the full program of the special assembly.
Awards given by English Department Chair Joe Addison:
Major James Dudley Dewell Letter Writing Prize – Catherine Pennington
Baldwin Prize Essay, Middle School – Rohin Turaga
Baldwin Prize Essay, Senior School – Angela "Rain" Zeng
Brown University Book Award – John "Jack" Beauclair
Elsie Church Award for English and Dramatics – Miriam "Miri" Levin
Elizabeth Lewis Day Prize for Excellence in Imaginative Writing – Angela "Rain" Zeng
Awards given by Director of Athletics Rocco DeMaio:
Junior School Walter Camp Award – Walter Lundberg
Junior School DPH Sportsmanship Award – Riley Belcher, Riya Vikram
Dorrance Award – Brennen Catino
Hopkins Award – Nicole Tooker
William DeGennaro Outstanding Male Athlete – Jake Fejos, Thomas "Tommy" O'Connell
Outstanding Female Athlete Award – A'nai Alvarez
Awards given by Faculty Representatives:
(Anna Khoury) Ellen Patterson Brown ’62 Book Prize – Ava Morello
(Anna Khoury) Smith Book Award – Leilani Edusa
(Anna Khoury) The University of Chicago Book Award – Lukas Roberts
(Anna Khoury) William and Mary Leadership Award – Jacob Richards
(Anna Khoury) University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award - Daven Kaphar
(Megan Williams) St. Lawrence University Book Award – Tessa "Tess" van den Pol
Awards given by Matt Glendinning, Head of School:
The Gerald F. Stevens Memorial Scholarship – Chloe Wang
National Merit Scholarship Recognition
Presidential Scholars Recognition
Award given by Geoff Nelson, Dean of Faculty and Ripley Chance, the 2025-26 Student Council President:
The Student Council Teaching Excellence Award – Lynn Connelly
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Hopkins is a private middle school and high school for grades 7-12. Located on a campus overlooking New Haven, CT, the School takes pride in its intellectually curious students as well as its dedicated faculty and staff.
Hopkins School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.