Hopkins celebrated the Class of 2020 at the Senior Awards & Closing Ceremony on Friday, May 29, 2020. The virtual event began with opening remarks by Head of School Kai Bynum, and Grade 12 Head Adviser Scott Wich. The awards portion featured the announcement of senior award recipients in academics, arts and athletics, followed by the 12th Grade prizes. Following the awards portion, the Senior Class Video was premiered. Watch the entire ceremony in the attached video, and read the full list of award winners below. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
Class of 2020 Awards Ceremony
Grade 12 Prizes
Mary Brewster Thompson Scholar – Evan Gerritz Norman L. Stone Award – Katherine Takoudes Donald Ferguson Award – Anne Marie Dooher Donald Ferguson Award – Rayane Taroua Michael J. Theobald Prize – Peter Graham John A. Wilkinson Award – Griffin Congdon F. Allen Sherk Award – Graley Turner Gerald F. Stevens Memorial Scholarship – Robert Tullonge
The Arts
Paul W. Schueler Prize for the Visual Arts – Juliette Glass Drama Award – Leah Miller The Charles Ives Music Prize – Kyle Shin Choral Music Award – Meggie Czepiel
Classics
Clare McNamee Latin Prize – Alex Schuster
English
Elsie Church Award for English and Dramatics – Elizabeth "ElRoy" Roy Elizabeth Lewis Day Prize for Excellence in Imaginative Writing – Yue Yin The Susan E. Feinberg Prize for Excellence in Critical Thinking Through the Written Word – Casey Goldberg George Gillespie Prize for Excellence in Literary Scholarship – Olivia Wen Helen Hope Barton Prize for Excellence in English in Grade 12 – Jason Guo
History
Gerald F. Stevens Award – Emma Regan
Mathematics
Clayton Hall Mathematics Prize – Henry Fisher John M. Heath Mathematics Prize – Lauren Gillespie
Modern Language
Denise M. Katz French Prize – Juliette Glass The Spanish Literature Prize – Yasmin Bergemann The Hispanic Letters Prize – Casey Dies The Chinese Letters Prize – Liz Bamgboye The Italian Letters Prize – Chloe Sokol
Science Josiah Willard Gibbs Prize Saira Munshani
Athletics
Dorrance Award Athletic Banquet – Phil DeLise The Hopkins Award – Casey Dies Robert Wyant Memorial Award – Collin Gernhardt Robert Wyant Memorial Award – Ian Dailis Jerri Trulock DPH Sportsmanship Award – Lauren Gillespie William DeGennaro Outstanding Male Athlete Award – Nicolas Burtson Outstanding Female Athlete Award – Courtney Banks Jordan William Sebastian Award – Brandon Smith Jordan William Sebastian Award – Katherine Takoudes Jordan William Sebastian Award – Casey Goldberg
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.