Holderness School’s community gathered on Livermore Common on Friday, May 26 to celebrate Prize Day and honor the personal growth, community contribution, and intellectual grit shown by our students.

 

While there simply is not enough time to honor all of our students deserving of recognition for their achievements, we are proud of the work and effort displayed by each and every student this year. It is just as much of an honor to have been part of the many quieter, less heralded intellectual and community contributions that are daily earned in our classrooms and dormitories and along our paths. 

Congratulations to our award winners! 

 

 

The Kendall Book Prize Award  – Sarah Angevine 

The Kendall Book Prize is awarded to a student in eleventh grade who engages in academic life with lively intelligence and shows a creative commitment to community.

 

The Harvard Book Prize - Shengchen Evan Guan 

The Harvard Book Prize is given to a student who displays excellence in scholarship and high character. 

 

The MJ LaFoley Award – Natalie Low 

The M.J. LaFoley Award is given in memory of Martin John LaFoley, a former student, to a student in the ninth of tenth grades who, in the opinion of the Head of School and faculty, exemplifies outstanding character and integrity, and who puts forth exceptional effort and spirit in all aspects of Holderness life.

 

Coach’s Awards – Declan Rhatigan, Andrea Turner 

The Ford B. Hinman Coach’s Award is awarded to the student or students who in the opinion of the Director of Athletics and the Head of School has contributed the most to the spirit of Holderness on and off the field.

 

The Faculty Award – Tommy Raymond, Caroline Simmonds

The Faculty Award is awarded, by special vote of the faculty, to the graduating senior who has made a significant contribution to the life of the school.

 

Bob Brooks Award – Ariana Anastos 

The Bob Brooks Award is named for Bob Brooks, a.k.a. "Brooksie," who worked at Holderness School from 1980 – 1997, and served as equipment manager from 1985 – 1997.  This award is chosen by the ninth grade class for the senior(s) who played the biggest role in making Holderness School a home.

 

Webster Cup – Ella Cedrone, Hans Huber

The Webster Cup Award is the gift of a former Rector, the Rev. Lorin Webster, to be awarded for excellence in athletics.

 

Ned Gillette Spirit Award – Bryce Patterson

The Ned Gillette Spirit Award is awarded annually to the graduating senior whose career at Holderness best reflects Ned Gillette's genuine leadership, competitive attitude, and spirit of adventure. The Headmaster, in consultation with members of the faculty, selects the recipient.

 

Richard C. Gallop Award for Creative and Community Leadership – Maya Clemente 

The Richard C. Gallop Award for Creative and Community Leadership is awarded to a senior student chosen by the Headmaster and the faculty. This award is given in memory of Richard Gallop, a parent and trustee, to a senior who demonstrates both creative and community leadership as one willing and able to assert those qualities which further the unique sense of community at Holderness.

 

Dana H. Rowe Memorial Award – Luyao Jessica Shi

The Dana H. Rowe Memorial Award is given to that girl in the senior class who has made an outstanding contribution to the life of the School through her academic achievement, her participation in sports and extracurricular activities, and her love of life.

 

Haslam Award – Hannah Donahue

The Haslam Award is given by the School yearly in memory of the Rev. George Haslam, a former master, for excellence in Athletics, Sportsmanship, and Scholarship.

 

Dallas Award – Evan Plunkett

The Dallas Award is given in memory of John Thompson Dallas, a former Bishop of New Hampshire, to the senior who clearly exemplified loyalty and dedication to the Judeo-Christian ideals of the School.

 

Clarkson Award – Lian Aviles

The Clarkson Award is given to the student in the junior or senior year who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has used their abilities to the fullest in the total context of the life of the School, and who has shown that they can persevere.

 

Marshall Award – Yanyi Terry Zhu

The Marshall Award is given in memory of the Rev. Robert Eliot Marshall, a former Rector of the School, for outstanding contribution to the life of the School.

 

Don and Pat Henderson Award – Nina Grappone 

The Don and Pat Henderson Award is given to the senior who, in the opinion of the Faculty and Head of School, has given of themselves most freely and generously to the welfare of the community and has exhibited leadership.

 

Walter Alvin Frost Award – Jackson Ehwa 

The Walter Alvin Frost Award is given in memory of a former student to the student who, in the judgment of the Head of School and faculty, reached the highest standards of the School.

 

 

 

Caroline Simmonds

The Academic Award is given to the senior with the highest GPA. 

 

The Elementary Math Prize – Georgia Fisher-Smith

The Advanced Math Prize – Caroline Simmonds

The Rensselaer Medal – Alexander Doyle

This prestigious award has been awarded since 1916 to one student in any given high school and is designed to recognize that student’s strength and success in the fields of mathematics and science.

 

The Science Prize – Bryce Patterson 

The Spargo Award For Science – Caroline Simmonds

The Anderson Scholarship -Maxwell Tong

The Harry G. Anderson Jr. Memorial Scholarship is to a member of the junior class who, in the opinion of the Headmaster, in consultation with the math and science faculty, demonstrates outstanding initiative, curiosity and competence in the fields of astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics and related disciplines.

 

The David Lockwood Music Award – Maximillian Riccio Perez

The William Bradford Whiting Prize For Art – Tingan Diane Fu

The Ceramics Prize – Eliza Erlacher, Ava Hosmer, Cece Robinson, Bella Romero

The Photography Prize – Maximillian Riccio Perez, Stella Regan

The Fiore Cup For Theater – John Blandford, Lian Aviles

 

The Elementary French Prize – Yilin Samantha Zhang

The Advanced French Prize – Anna Metzner 

The Elementary Spanish Prize – Lillian Holland, Maeve Rhatigan

The Advanced Spanish Prize – Sophie Miller

The Elementary Chinese Prize – Leo Nagasaki

The Advanced Chinese Prize – Lindsay Sidore

 

The Connor History Medal – Phatahdol Due Rojrachsombat

The Ashworth Award For Excellence In European History – Lindsay Sidore

The Ashworth Award For Excellence In United States History – Alexander Doyle

The Sean Glew History Prize – Maeve Rhatigan

 

The Theology & Religious Studies Prize – Henry Hood

 

The Joseph M. Massik English Prize – Phatadhol Due Rojrachsombat

The Writing Prize – Caroline Simmonds

The Robert Creeley Poetry Prize – George Fortin 

 

 

 

In always working towards the highest academic standards, the students recognized below have brought honor to the learning community and to the very principles of developed thought.  And it is through this work, in truth and honor, that they will bring justice to the world.

 

*Inducted as juniors in 2022