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Hawken Hosts Student Awards Ceremony

View a full list of awards given to Hawken students

Hawken Upper School hosted a ceremony on Friday to honor students with a bevy of awards to honor their achievements throughout the school year.

Isabella Todaro claimed one of the top honors in receiving the Bolton award. According to the school, the Bolton award "is bestowed upon a Hawken student who excels in all aspects of education and in so doing has truly lived up to the Hawken motto: "That each generation introduce its successor to a higher plane of life."

Here is the full list of student awards:

Arts Awards

  • Hawken Players' Society Tech Crew - Emeline Armitage, Victoria Chardiat, Justin Epstein, Ben Garnitz, Chase Goldston, Kevin Harkey, Alex Kaufman, Eli Lawas, Bryce Lewis, Liz Riley and Conrad Young
  • Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Technician - Caroline Maimbourg
  • Hawken Players’ Society Senior Theater Awards (Acting and Tech) - Claire DiVito, Justin Faulhaber, Caroline Hurwitz, Victoria Jones, Alex Kaufman, Katie Mandovi,Cache McClay, Spencer Olson and Rebecca Rosen
  • Hawken Players Society Most Valuable Player - Trent Taylor
  • Fosse Award for Excellence in Dance - Claire DiVito
  • Spirit of Dance Award - Sarah Stark
  • Concert Band Award - Russell CohenJazz Band Award - Sam Weil
  • Strings Stradivari Award - Ben Francisco
  • Strings Award - Arthur Erlendsson
  • Chorale Callas Award - Alex Kaufman
  • Choral Award - Cami Bell
  • Sculpture Award - Rebecca RosenCeramic Award - Emily Leizman
  • The George Roby Art Award - Charlie Benson
English Awards
  • English Award - Ally Markovich
  • McCreary Prize Poetry Award - Carolyn Vexler
  • McCreary Prize Prose Award -  Carolyn Mazanac
Extracurricular Awards
  • The Larry H. Banks Award for Excellence in Debate Events - Arthur Erlendsson
  • Amnesty International Award for Service to Human Rights - Sarah Doody, Alexandra Markovich and Rachel McKay
  • Robert B. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Work by an Editor - Sarah Doody
  • Marjorie Johnson Award - Russell Cohen
  • Award for Outstanding Work by a Writer - Matt Thompson
  • Reader of the Year - Naomi Wu
  • Academic Challenge Team Award - Alex Kaufman
History Awards
  • Senior History Award - Sydney Costantini
  • Junior History Award - Rebekah Russell
Integrity Council Awards
  • Seniors: Liam Oznowich, Hunter Moeller, Rachel Mackay and Andrew Wakefield
  • Juniors: Graham Duff, Noah Geller, Alix Prybyla
  • Sophomores: Victoria Chardiet, Robby Gray, Allison Jin
Mathematics Awards
  • American Mathematics Competition - 12th Grade: Russell Cohen; 11th Grade: Yuki Kuromaru; 10th Grade: Jack Weisman; 9th Grade: Nathaniel Calabrese
  • Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Competition - 12th Grade: Russell Cohen; 11th Grade: Shang-Shang Chen; 9th Grade: Kush Kohsla
  • Rensselaer Medal for Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science - Aric Floyd
Modern & Classical Languages Awards
  • Chinese Award - Chase Goldston and Kevin Harkey
  • French Award - Liam Oznowich
  • Latin Award - Russell Cohen
  • Spanish Award - Sydney Costantini
  • Combined Language Award - Anna LaPlaca
Peer Leadership Awards
Jared Berg, Adam Berry, Alex Hughes, Hunter Moeller, Gabe Napoli, Spencer Olson, Liam Oznowich, Ryan Stilson, Vanessa Bajko, Anna Ferrante, Grace Huang, Caroline Hurwitz, Sarah Kouchecki, Ally Markovich, Rachel McKay, Rebecca Rosen, Isabella Todaro

Physical Education & Health Awards
  • 9th Grade Athlete Award - Isabel Cohen, Joshua Roselli
  • 9th Grade Spirit Award - Elisabeth Blossom, Sami Fares
  • 10th Grade Athlete Award - Hannah O’Day, Adam Stilson
  • 10th Grade Spirit Award  - Elizabeth Horsburgh, Kush Khosla
  • 11th Grade Athlete Award  - Katherine  Zalar, Eli Lawas
  • 11th Grade Spirit Award - Raquel Rosenberg, Noah Geller
  • Health I Award - Charlotte Doody, Christopher Speroff
  • Health II Award -  Daneila Brkic, Max Davis
Science Awards
  • United States Physics Team Semifinalist - Aric Floyd
  • AAPT Physics Bowl Contest - Aric Floyd, Noah Geller, Kevin Griesser, Timothy Perevozchikov and Ben Wu
  • Outstanding First Year Physics Students - Noah Geller and Aric Floyd
  • Outstanding Second Year Physics Students - Russell Cohen and Sydney Costantini
  • Outstanding Junior in Science - Sarah Stark
  • Outstanding Senior in Science - Hunter Moeller
  • CWRU Michelson-Morley Award for Outstanding Junior in Mathematics & Science - Sophie Kerman 
Service Awards
  • The Grant Roth ’85 Community Service Award - Emily Leizman
  • The Geller Family (Dan Geller ’81) Education Fund Award - Rachel Kennedy
  • Rockefeller Park Projecton – Catherine Yoke, Rebekah Russell and Sid Ahuja
  • Young Scholars Program: Catch the Vision Tutors for Computers – Megan Cerbin
Senior Awards
  • Dobay Trophy for the House of the Year – Bolton House
  • Strong Award - Joey Marabito
  • Carter Award - Annie Artz
  • Marsh Award - Marla Esgar Robbins
  • Phi Beta Kappa Award - Sydney Costantini
  • Charles B. Bolton Award – Isabella Todaro


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