Collegiate Middle School Students Move on to Upper School

6/1/2018

Collegiate 8th Grade students gathered in the Seal Athletic Center this morning for their final exercises as they bid farewell to Middle School.

Head of School Steve Hickman welcomed attendees and congratulated the 137 graduates as well as their parents, who he said merited praise.

“You deserve recognition for surviving Middle School,” he said, to chuckles from parents.

Mr. Hickman told the class that they had come a long way, but their journey of self-discovery was just beginning. He concluded with these words of advice:

“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday,” he said. “Congratulations to the Class of 2022. You are moving up to the Upper School.”

Charlie Blair, Head of the Middle School, also congratulated the future 9th Graders on being great leaders.

“You have excelled in the classroom, on the stage and on the athletic field,” he said. “You have set a positive tone for the rest of the Middle School students. Congratulations on a job well done.”

The two SCA co-chairs, Jay Seevers and Molly Woods, addressed their classmates.

Jay talked about how the class has had its ups and downs, but classmates were there for each other.

“Our grade has remained a team supporting each other,” he said.

Molly expressed how she believes class members will do well in Upper School and will take advantage of all the opportunities that await them.

“As we go through Upper School, we will use the skills we have learned,” she said. “I don’t know what the future holds, but the Class of 2022 has a bright one.”

Mr. Blair then introduced Middle School faculty members, who handed out multiple awards as part of the ceremony.

Isabella Lee received the Fry Cup.

Christian Mayr received the Hugh H. Addy Award.

Natalie Ford received the Sue H. Jett Award.

Harry Shaia received the Director’s Award.

Zehma Herring and Jay Seevers were recipients of the D.A.R. Citizenship Award presented annually by the Commonwealth Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

The following students earned these subject area honors:

Art Award: Anju Natarajan, Dylan Robinson
Drama Award: Alice Hallock, Hugh Williams
Dance Award: Lauren Handley
Adeline Cowles Cox Music Award: Isabella Lee (piano), D'Yan Robinson (strings) and
Amanda Tan (band)
Choral Music Award: Maria Bonwell
Science Award: Grant Armstrong, Olivia Fairlamb
Latin Award: Catherine Horner, Will Neuner
French Award: Will Neuner, Madie Vincent
Spanish Award: Maggie Bowling, Will Porter
Chinese Award: Jack Hill, Kate Riopelle
Ferneyhough English Award: Catherine Horner
John P. Coates English Award: Joshua Warner
Physical Education Award: Lauren Handley, Ian Quindoza
Technology Award: John Cheek, Ella McDaniel
History Award: Mason Chapman, Alice Hallock
Math Award: Isabella Lee, Joshua Warner
Highest Academic Average, 8th Grade: Isabella Lee, Will Neuner
Highest Academic Average, Four Years: Cassie Buxbaum, Isabella Lee, Joshua Warner

The following students were members of the Honor Roll:

Grant Armstrong

Lucy Barnes

Izzy Bartels

Katherine Becker

Maggie Bowling

Lena Bullard

William Bullock

CassieBuxbaum

Joshua Chilmaid

Reid Coleman

Tiberius Colina

Sebastian Condyles

Madelyn Curtis

Emily Deskevich

David Ding

Olivia Fairlamb

Owen Fallon

Sam Feder

Mackenzie Ferguson

Natalie Ford

Aiden Foster

Riley Gilbert

Trinity Greene Earley

Alice Hallock

Lauren Handley

Henry Haskell

Zehma Herring

Reynolds Hester

Jack Hill

Catherine Horner

Georgia Kulp

Isabella Lee

Diamond Lightfoot

Sophie Lou

Christian Mayr

Aaron Moore

Anju Natarajan

Will Neuner

Will Porter

Keaton Rahman

Kate Riopelle

Jay Seevers

Harry Shaia

Charlotte Smith

Ellie Smith

Lotti Stefanovich

Eliza Stone

Lucy Storey

Kathryn Sutherland

Amanda Tan

Joshua Warner

Robert Westermann

Hugh Williams

Molly Woods

Ryann Zaun

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