held its annual awards ceremony on Tuesday, recognizing dozens of students in a variety of fields.
Special Awards
HS Class of 2012 Valedictorian and Salutatorians Award: Stephan Kienzle, Victoria Copans, Chetan Khanna
Briarcliff High School Principal’s Award: Brianna Collins, Michael Fisher
Norma P. Fey Scholarship Award: Monique Goldstein
Richard Pasternak Excellence in Character Award: Paul Henshaw, Nicholas Poulton
Andrea Kanovsky/Dr. Gary Schwartz/Ann Zimmerman Briarcliff Community Endowed Scholarship Award: Samantha Sternschein
John Paul Mezzatesta Memorial Scholarship: Lars Hunt
Scholarship: Elizabeth Johnson
Sandy Racioppo Memorial Scholarship: Brianna Collins
American Association of University Women Outstanding Student Award: Caroline Brickell
Russell Sage College Scholarship: Allison Epstein, Tyler Friedman
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition/Nita M. Lowey: Michael Fisher
New York State Attorney General’s Triple “C” Award: Justin Cho, Jack Fischer
Univ. of Rochester Frederick Douglass/Susan B. Anthony Award: Sam Cohen
Univ. of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Allison Tilles
Denise Natter Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Jones, Robert Jones, Alex Omartian
American Association of University Women Excellence in Writing Award: Alexandria Gasperini
Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award:
Certificate of Merit from the Office of Senator Oppenheimer: Amanda Marks
NYBEST Agency: Elizabeth Johnson
The Mock Trial Award: Michael Fisher
MSG Varsity Student Scholarship: Natalie Paulmeno, Brandon Resta
Stephen Lelewer Award: Stephan Kienzle
Briarcliff Manor Rotary Community Service Award: Elizabeth Johnson
Briarcliff Manor Rotary Leonard Young Community Service Award: Caroline Brickell
Briarcliff Manor Education Foundation Scholarship: Caroline Brickell, Elissa Feist
Briarcliff Manor Garden Club Scholarship: Steven Kalayam
Briarcliff/Scarborough Historical Society/Eileen Weber Scholarship: Elizabeth Johnson
Book Awards
Principal’s Book Award: Jacob Cooper, Nicholas Poulton
Hartwick College Book Award: Ross Beroff
St. Michael’s College Book Award: Rishab Mittal, Melanie Quigley
University of Pennsylvania Book Award: Daniel Jablansky
Vassar College Book Award:
Yale University Book Award: Jesse Goodman
Harvard University Book Award: David Gold, Elizabeth Kanovsky
Columbia University Book Award: Tamar Honig
Mount Holyoke College Book Award: Diana Wexler
Smith College Book Award: Rachel Smedley
Wellesley College Book Award: Sarah Ruthen
Brown University Book Award:
World Language Department Awards
Award for Excellence in Latin: Caroline Brickell
Award for Excellence in French: Victoria Copans, Rebecca Weiss
Award for Excellence in Italian: Grace Shaw
Award for Excellence in Spanish: Victoria Copans
Award for Excellence in Chinese: Samuel Kim
World Language Department Award: Jesse Goodman
NYS TESOL Award: Warren Dillon, Mana Takeyama
English Department Awards
The Bulletin Award: Alexandria Gasperini
Briars & Ivy Editorial Award: Victoria Copans, Talia Marcus
Young Film Makers Award: , Lukas Arbogast
Oberlin College Alumni Book Award for Highest Academic Achievement in Junior English: Tamar Honig
English Department Book Award for Excellence in English Grade: Madeline Zimmerman
English Department Book Award for Excellence in English Grade 12: Rebecca Weiss
Math Department
George Washington Medal for Excellence in Math & Science: Elizabeth Kanovsky
Rensselaer Medal for Excellence in Math & Science: David Gold
Performing Arts Department Awards
Excellence in Music Award: Maxwell Alley (Chorus), Emily Altabef (Chorus), Lukas Arbogast (Band), Matthew Bombassei (Int Orch/Band), Andrew Card (Orchestra), Jacob Chatzky (Chorus), Tyler Cottrell (Orchestra), Ezra Gans (Int Band/Orch), Rebecca Handsman (Int Band/Orch), Rachel He (Band), Zarah Kavarana (Chorus), Chetan Khanna (Chorus), Samuel Kim (Orchestra), Jessica Lynch (Chorus), Olivia Norstein (Chorus), Sophia Rooks (Orchestra), Jordan Ross (Chorus), Natalie Schulz (Band), Ian Wax (Intermediate Band), Rebecca Simpson-Wallack (Chorus), Katelyn Wilson (Chorus), Kenneth Wolfson (Orchestra), Edwin Zhou (Int Band/Orch)
Outstanding Musicianship Award: Jamie Brandel (NY All-State Chorus), Rachel He (NYS Band Dir Assoc), Natalie Schulz (NYS Band Dir Assoc), Hiroko Sunamura (NY All-State String Orch), Edwin Zhou (NYS Band Dir Assoc)
Exceptional Musicianship Award: John Alecci (ACDA East Reg Conf H Chorus)
Outstanding Newcomer in Dance Award: Samantha Martocci
Outstanding Senior in Dance Award: Mana Takeyama
Significant Creativity, Character & Leadership in the Dance Program: Sarah Bianco, Brianna Collins, Allison Colarusso, Claudia Price, Kynan Welsh, Brooke Wilson
Mary Ann Scialdo Performing Arts’ Award: Jacob Chatzky, Natalie Schulz
Barbara Pawlak Memorial Drama Award: James Crowley, Chetan Khanna
New York State Theatre Arts Award: Devereux Elmes, Emma Flihan
Physical Education/Athletic Awards
Physical Education Department Award: Benjamin Adler, Rebecca Bianco, James Crowley, Dana Donati, Aaron Egol, Alessandro Giusti, Dean Holowach, Bryan Jackson, Tyriek Johnson, Zehra Khalid, Brendan O’Connor, Aaron Rosen, Andrew Rubich, Yaron Rubin, Natalie Schulz, Deja Sutherland, Tyler VanGilder, Evan Winston, Jenny Yang
Mathew Robert Daw Award: Joseph Pennacchio
Ingeborg Boger Quinby Award: Jack Fischer
Carl E. Hansen Award: Yaron Rubin
Ed Hoffman Award: Jonathan Marrero
Matthew E. Murray Memorial Scholarship:
Cara Polini Memorial Award:
American Legion Post 1054 of Briarcliff Manor Award: Logan Fine, Brendan O’Connor, Kristiana Roth
Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award: Matthew Brucculeri, Talia Marcus
Unsung Hero Award: Alexandria Gasperini, Louis Greco
Athletic Director’s Award: Gabriela De Frutos, Sarah Elkes, Paul Henshaw, Ryan Hooper, Colin Orr
Science Department Awards
Award for Excellence in Science: Chetan Khanna
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Rachel Smedley
Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology: Nicholas Poulton
Briarcliff Manor Research Award:
Social Studies Department Awards
American Legion Post 1054 of Briarcliff Manor Award: Graham Goldwyn, Wendy Willner
The Power of One Award: Michael Fisher, Stephan Kienzle, Tong Li, Alan Neider
Alexander Hamilton Award: William Simons, Rebecca Weiss
Future Historian Award: Aaron Rosen, Jenny Yang
Good Citizenship Award: Michael Prendergast, Yaron Rubin
Chief Justice John Marshall Award: Michael Fisher, Brooke Wilson
Future Geographer Award: Talia Marcus
Visual Arts Department Awards
Golden Lens Award for Excellence in Photography: Serena Tausz
BHS Graduate Art Collection Award for Excellence in Visual Arts: Sophie Phillips
The Bryce Marden Award for Excellence in Painting: Arielle Pearl, Rebecca Weiss
National Art Honor Society Creativity Award: Lukas Arbogast
The Andy Warhol Design Award for Outstanding Achievement: Samuel Kim
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