HONORS CONVOCATION
MAY 19, 2026
PROGRAM
Welcome
James Joseph, Head of Upper School
Department Awards
Class of 2026 and 2027
Fiona Halloran, Ph.D.
History & English Department
Pam Patterson
Math Department
Marianne Zupanc, Ph.D.
Science Department
Eva Power
World Language Department
Dan Lenzen
Design & Innovation
Design & Innovation Awards
Dan Lenzen, Director of Design & Innovation
Don Ings Award in Science and Engineering
Rostam Reifschneider Endowed Award for Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Robert Wagner, Director of the Arts
Arts Awards
Orchestra
Visual Arts
Theater Tech
Harry L. Drogin Memorial Award
Keith Heldman Music Award
Caleb Goh Dance Award
Richard Wiles Memorial Award
Amy Marie Watkins Memorial Performing Arts Award
William N. Goodell/Frank M. Bryant Creative Arts Award
Country Day Arts Alliance Award
Scholar-Artist Award
Athletic Awards
Jeff Hutzler, Director of Athletics and PE
Iron Torrey Award
Hagey Girls’ Sports Participation Award
Jack Wigley Boys’ Award
Peter Ogle Award
Scholar-Athlete Award
Athlete of the Year Award
School Awards
Rachel Clouser, Ed.D.
Assistant Head of Upper School
James Joseph
Head of Upper School
Aakash Kumar, Ph.D.
Upper School Dean of Students
Christina Zupanc
Director of Service Learning
Amy Marie Watkins Memorial Creative Writing Award
Amy Marie Watkins Poetry Contest
Darla G. Cox New Student Award
Deora Bodley Alumni Association Award for Service
Kenner Michael Spirit Award
Grover Fang Jr. Award
Timothy M. Burns Award
Balmer Award for Citizenship
Serenade by Grade 4
Kelley Hart, Lower School Music/Strings Educator
Senior Recognitions
Victoria Chen
Benjamin Chodorow
Matthew DuBois
Julian Frederick
Luke Graham
Iain Halloran
Andrea Javier
Noah Levine
Jiadai Liu
Jialan Liu
Ariana Ludwig
Sua Namkung
James Onaitis
Quinn Raineri
Ryan Salami
Ethan Shi
Max Sigal
Erik Tang
Juliet Walton
Julia Zhuang
Cum Laude Society
Aimee DesRosiers-Kutchuk
Ariela Garma-Nieto
French Honor Society
Victoria Chen
Quinn Raineri
Mandarin Honor Society
Rose Betancourt
Benjamin Chodorow
Luke Graham
Allegra Grezemkovsky
Iain Halloran
Justin Jacobs
Edwin Kwan
Sua Namkung
Juliet Walton
Spanish Honor Society
Cameron Camp
Andrea Javier
Jordan Jones
Edwin Kwan
Noah Levine
Ava Mendoza
Quinn Raineri
Ryan Salami
Delilah Shulman
Max Sigal
Steven Tao
Kai Vines
Julia Zhuang
Tri-M National Music Honor Society
Brady Chaplin
Noa Cohen
Mak Horton
Riley Johnson
Jordan Jones
Sofie Kozma
Kelsey Lewis
Ava Mendoza
Samantha McGowan
Alessia Sattler
Delilah Shulman
International Thespian Society
Heather Crean
Ava Hasani
Sean Kim
Samantha Laws
Jiadai Liu
Jialan Liu
Lily Michelson
Olivia Poch
Ethan Shi
National Art Honor Society
Noa Cohen
Aimee DesRosiers-Kutchuk
Ava Hasani
Rehaan Hassan
Ella Hong
Nobuki Ishizaka
Justin Jacobs
Andrea Javier
Ariana Ludwig
Lily Michelson
Sofia Montaño
Olivia Poch
Safiyah Sugapong
Juliet Walton