Underclass Recognition Award Recipients 2026

6/10/2026

Congratulations to the upper school students who received awards during the Underclass Recognition Award Ceremony on Thursday, May 29.

Gold Key Award
Waverly Beckwith '29
Rose Yuan '28

Executive Committee Award
Emily Kasoff '27

Barnard Book Award
Ceriah Clarke '27

Louise Riker Edmonds '46 Book Award
Lena Paull '27

Harvard/Radcliffe Book Award
Kenneth Kweku '27

Nancy Maginnes Kissinger ’51 Book Award
Talia Hird '27

Barbara Van Dusen ’45 Book Award
Johanna LeBuhn '27

Shirley Lightner Paxton ’50 Book Award
Elaina Barreto '27

Yale University Book Award
Christopher Woglom '27

Tulane Book Award
Wei Hu '27

Kodak Young Leaders Award
David Morris '27

Emerging Studio Artist Award
Sienna Murray '29
Mya Recinos '29

Excellence in Studio Art
Clara Chu '27
Anya Peri '29

Emerging Photographer Award
Khair Parris '27
Emilia Teodorczuk '27

Excellence in Photography
Sam Haas '27

Emerging Ceramicist Award
Ollie Mui '27

Excellence in Ceramics
Caitlyn Berry '28

Emerging Media Artist Award
Sam Friedman '27

Excellence in Media Art
Abe Cohn '28

Dance

Emerging Excellence in Dance
Tess Koski '28
Emerging Excellence in Dance
Gigi Horton '27
Emerging Choreographer
Alyssa Kim '28
Emerging Choreographer
Marcella DeSpirito '27
Emerging Dance Leadership
Kate Anderson '27

Music

Emerging Vocal Musician
Julia Panos '27
Emerging Instrumental Musician
Dallas Banks '28
Derin Barkan '28
Phin Savage '27
Emerging All-Around Musician
Amara Kaur '27

Theater

Emerging Theater Technician
Sabrina Serota '27
Emily Tarter '27
Selwyn Rose Award: Emerging Excellence in Drama
Raven Jarvis '27
Vincent Von Jan '27
Emerging Stage Manager/Theater Leader
Leila Gross '27
Rex Wallach '28

Interdisciplinary

Emerging Excellence in Performing Arts
Stella Ervi '27

Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
Emily Kasoff '27

Rensselaer Medal
Kate Anderson '27

Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology
April Wang '27

Edward Isaac Nathan Award
Kate Anderson '27

University of Rochester Award
Noah Adler '27

Excellence in Latin
Kenneth Kweku '27
Phin Savage '27

Excellence in French
Nini Mukiibi '27
Valentina Valdivia '27

Excellence in Spanish
Alex Cho '27
Sebastian Guzman '27

Excellence in Mandarin
Zoe Stein '27
Chris Woglom '27

Kumar Award
Ceriah Clarke '27
Helen Gao '27
Julia Panos '27
Phin Savage '27
Valentina Valdivia '27

Dianne Potter Corbet Poetry Award
Laura Peralta '27
Gigi Wheeler '27

The Junior Award for Pursuit of Mastery
Thomas Duke '27
Sarah Sylvan '27

Golovin Bowl for Outstanding Service
Emily Kasoff '27
Julia Panos '27

Excellence in Mathematics
Esther Ni '27
April Wang '27

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Award for Excellence in Applied Sciences
Thomas Duke '27
Ryan Mah '27

Peter Allis Schellhorn Award for Intellectual Curiosity
Ella Liu '27
Luka Pugatch '28
Maria Viniegra Ocampo '28

9th Grade Male Athlete of the Year
Hunter Smith '29

9th Grade Female Athlete of the Year
Avery Gosnell '29

10th Grade Male Athlete of the Year
Noah Ferguson '28

10th Grade Female Athlete of the Year
Frankie Navin '28

11th Grade Male Athlete of the Year
Khair Parris '27

11th Grade Female Athlete of the Year
Penelope Schab '27