May 2012 - Western Reserve Academy
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May 2012 - Western Reserve Academy
SPECIAL GRADUATION EDITION Congratulations to the newly graduated Western Reserve Academy Class of 2012! WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY | MAY 2012 | VOL. XCVIII : NO. 6 Departing Faculty Interviews Musings, memories and more from favorite faculty members College Matriculation Where seniors will continue their studies next year Senior Superlatives Most likely to win an Oscar? Most likely to be wanted by the FBI? S P E C I A L INSERT | NEWS PAGE S 4 – 5 | C E N T E R FO L D PAG E 6 | AWA R DS The longest-running newspaper in historic Hudson, Ohio Pair of WRA legends retire after four decades of service to the Academy Lee Blankenship concludes 41 years at WRA by Marc Rauckhorst ’12 Portraits of Lee Blankenship (left) and Marie Fiedler (right) by Diane Farr. WRA celebrates Marie Fiedler’s 40 years with the Academy by Peter Suwondo ’12 With the conclusion of the 20112012 academic year, chemistry teacher and field hockey coach Marie Fiedler brought a storied fortyyear career at Western Reserve Academy to a close. WRA commemorated her influential tenure at the school during the Academic Awards Ceremony on May 16. Head of School Christopher Burner ’80 presented a slideshow of photos documenting Fiedler’s teaching and coaching careers, and faculty member and Assistant Director of College Counseling Patrick Smith shared experiences from his twenty-eight years spent teaching alongside Fiedler in WRA’s Science Department. Photos by Doe “Marie has taught many generations many valuable lessons,” Smith said. His comments paid particular attention to Fiedler’s fierce support of young women throughout the passage of Title IX legislation and WRA’s transition to a co-educational teaching environment in 1973. Smith called Fiedler a pioneer and “a standard bearer when few are brave enough to carry the flag.” Students from both ends of Fiedler’s teaching career offered their thanks to the retiring faculty member and shared anecdotes illuminating her influence in the classroom and on the athletic field. Sarah Burnham-Malinowski ’74, one of Fiedler’s first students at WRA and one of the school’s first young women to be admitted, recalled, “[Fiedler] pulled the best performances out of me. She expected me to lead by example... never doubting that I could do it.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Commencement and Senior Celebration speakers reflect on past four years by Max Rosenwasser ’13 and Megan Barsella ’13 After four memorable years at Western Reserve Academy, the Class of 2012 has graduated and is embarking on its journey to college. Culminating this adventure at WRA and sending them on their way, three speakers delivered words of wisdom this weekend at Senior Celebration and Commencement: Daniel Crowder ’12 at Senior Celebration, and Eric Rauckhorst ’12 and John Hewko ’75 at Commencement. Hewko currently acts as Chief Ex- ecutive Officer and General Secretary of Rotary International, a foundation that strives to promote service and charity worldwide. A graduate of Hamilton College, he went on to earn degrees from Oxford University and Harvard Law School before becoming involved in the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie and, later, the U.S. government agency known as Millennium Challenge Corporation. His fluency in six different languages has allowed him to work in Argentina, Brazil, Russia and Ukraine, doing everything from drafting national Some names seem almost synonymous with Western Reserve Academy. When one meets an alumnus on the street, there is a small number of faculty they are almost certain to ask about. Lee “Blanky” Blankenship is among that number. The 20112012 school year brings an end to his storied career as a teacher, coach and mentor. Blankenship was honored at the Academic Awards Ceremony on May 16 both with words from current Head of School Christopher Burner ‘80 and with the unveiling of a new faculty portrait commemorating his time at WRA. The ceremony included a slideshow of pictures from throughout Blankenship’s career at WRA, starting with his arrival at the school with his wife and son David in 1971, a full year before the school admitted female students. He arrived with only a single year of teaching experience at Berkshire High School in Burton, Ohio. Blankenship originally taught a “Manual Arts” class that combined woodworking, drafting and metal working. Blankenship says that his classes have “evolved constantly” and that over the years he has focused on giving students “just a taste” of the field he constitutions to negotiating foreign aid. Crowder has attended WRA since his freshman year and believes that “these last four years have lent more to [his] life than the previous fifteen.” In his speech, however, he chose to emphasize that despite all this change, “some things will always stay the same.” Crowder was originally shocked to be chosen and almost hesitant to accept his classmates’ nomination, but he hoped to “honor their request by giving a memorable and maybe humorous speech.” No doubt, his various roles in school plays, including his portrayal of Henry Drummond in last year’s “Inherit the Wind,” and duty as senior class co-president prepared him well. or she is working in. He says that he is always proud when one of his former students becomes an architect, engineer, carpenter or gets involved in any technical field. Blankenship has also had a large impact on the athletics program here at WRA. Not only has he served as varsity wrestling coach, football line coach and softball coach; he also served as Athletic Director from 1991-1997. His career as a wrestling coach began in 1970, during his year at Berkshire High School—the same year that wrestling began at WRA. He says that he “learned through the years,” picking up advice from fellow coaches, student athletes, books, films and any number of other sources. Over the last 41 years, he has sent numerous wrestlers to national tournaments and was recently recognized for his contributions to the WRA wrestling program at the dedication of the “Wortendyke Wrestling Room, In Honor of Blankie, Flash ‘80 & Mac.” He originally gained the position of Athletic Director through a casual conversation with Henry “Skip” Flanagan after his predecessor left to pursue an endeavor in summer football. During this time the woodshop fell silent, and the manual arts curriculum was cut from the academic program. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Rauckhorst, also a four-year senior, is known for his valuable contributions to the WRA community through his role as a Morgan Leader and co-chair of the Honor Council. Rauckhorst remarked that he was “grateful to have been chosen” but was nervous to fulfill the expectations of his peers. Rauckhorst said he had “totally forgotten” about the possibility of speaking at Commencement but was “pleasantly surprised” that his class nominated him. His speech reflected his belief that “Reserve was an experience that each one of us made our own.” He also hoped to convey, through his speech, the well known quotation “life’s an attitude, have a good one,” as is written on his senior page in the yearbook. 2 News Reserve Record From left: Alex Eliopoulos ’12, Marie Fiedler, Julia Ferguson ’12 and Allison Forhan ’12 pose in front of Fiedler’s portrait after the May 25 ceremony. Fiedler (continued from page 1) Alex Eliopoulos ’12, one of Fiedler’s recently graduated advisees and a captain of the 2011 field hockey team, cited a similarly impactful influence. “There were a few times throughout my four years with her as my advisor when I came to her in tears,” Eliopoulos said. “She always Observing this, Blankenship felt a “call to the classroom” and soon returned to his position in the arts department, overseeing the relocation of the shop from Wilson Hall to its current home behind the Metcalf Center. Though Blankenship is retiring as a full-time faculty member, he will stay around campus next year to truly capable of until you tell them.” Fiedler stated that her most successful students were always those who took ownership of their education. She advised future students, “Make your education your own. Look at it as an opportunity and don’t be afraid to fail.” Fiedler began her teaching career with the Los Angeles City School District in 1962. She first started teaching at WRA in 1972 after moving back to Ohio and spending eight years on the Kent State University Laboratory School faculty. When asked about what she will miss most about WRA, Fiedler cited the busy, active lifestyle of “a school with the kind of students who make teaching challenging and interesting.” She also pointed to the many memorable trips around the world she has taken with students, including two trips to Africa and the Galapagos Islands, and visits to Costa Rica, Spain, England and other destinations. Fiedler plans to spend much of her retirement continuing her travels and visiting places she has never before had the time to explore. Her likely destinations include Australia, parts of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia and the Inside Passage of Alaska. In between these excursions, Fiedler plans to spend time visiting family and volunteering. A portrait of Fielder painted by Diane Farr and unveiled at the Academic Awards ceremony will take up residence in Ellsworth Hall next year. MARIE FIEDLER by Ji Hoo Woo ’13 Photos by Doe Blankenship (continued from page 1) told me, ‘Suck it up—life is always going to be tough.’ It was always the reality check I needed to get back on track. Without a doubt, she made me a stronger person.” Fiedler identified this mentality as part of a larger teaching philosophy. She explained, “I don’t accept when people say, ‘I can’t do that.’ Yes, they can. Why not? Sometimes people don’t know what they’re May 27, 2012 teach several classes of Engineering Drawing and Woodworking, in addition to an ECHO Module on architecture. He plans to take up watercolors again, refurbish the 1959 Mercedes 190SL in his shed and attend plenty of his grandchildren’s ballgames. From left: Marc Rauckhorst ’12, Lee Blankenship, and Sam Pratt ’12 following the Wortendyke Wrestling Room dedication ceremony graduation crossword by dane engelhart 1 2 3 4 13 5 14 6 15 17 18 20 21 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 37 38 41 39 42 44 46 47 48 50 51 55 56 61 62 64 65 57 www.CrosswordWeaver.com ACROSS 1 __-a-sketch ACROSS 5 Rodeo horse (var.) 10 Star pilot 13 Wide 15 Work 1 __-a-sketch 5 Rodeo horse (var.) 58 8 ____ sequitur Explosion 9 See 14-Down 10 Architectural structures Mountain goats 16 found in 28 Across 11 Editing symbol Anakin's Jedi master 32 12 Student body co-president 19 33 ____ Kalis ____ sequitur 34 14 With 9-Down, Senior class 23 24 37 co-president and See 14-Down 38 celebration speaker Architectural structures 26 27 40 22 Building addition 41 24 Hello, slangily found in 28 Across 25 Rushed 42 26 Doubtful 11 Editing symbol 43 27 Approve 34 35 36 28 Fluid-filled sac Student body co-president 12 44 29 Golf ball destination 45 30 Related (to) 40 ____ Kalis 46 31 Departing chemistry 49 teacher Julie ____ With 9-Down, Senior class 14 43 34 Needy 50 35 Weed in a wheat field co-president and 51 36 Copied 45 celebration speaker 38 Papa’s partner 52 55 39 Senior Commencement 49 22 Building addition 56 speaker ____ Rauckhorst 59 40 Tizzy 24 Hello, slangily 42 Grow 52 53 54 61 43 Holy places 25 Rushed 62 44 Decay 59 60 63 45 That girl Doubtful 26 64 46 Dashes 63 65 47 Tear down 27 Approve 48 Overly talkative 66 49 Detecting device Fluid-filled sac 28 66 51 Gold Medal winner ____ DOWN 29 Golf ball destination Gulasey 1 Recedes 52 Winter precipitation 16 Pan spray 2 Accurate30 Related (to) 53 Sicilian mount 17 Myanmar, once 3 Center 54 Part of Little Miss Muffet’s 18 Certain acid 31 Departing chemistry meal 4 It’s not kosher What some people do in 43 19 __ Lanka 5 Explosion Employ teacher Julie ____ 57 20 Witness their sleep 6 Mountain goats 58 Tattle 21 Famous loch 7 Anakin’s Jedi master 60 Pilot’s est. 34 Needy 23 Car44 partSend money 35 Weed in a wheat field 45 Furred 7 8 9 10 11 12 25 26 28 31 Sedimentary soil Decency Part of graduation milieu With hokey, a famous dance Bumpkin Sound off, as a lion School group Skidded Like a hearty stew Cleaning product Number of lacrosse players to field a team Barroom projectile What some people do in their sleep Send money Furred Battery brand “The ____ is too damn high!” Lessen Brother of 39-Down Tailor Graduation headgear Shocking Grade that takes Modern World History A sixth sense Japanese city Do penitence Timid Co-Editor-in-Chief ____ Suwondo Out 5 6 7 8 9 10 May 27, 2012 Editorials Reserve Record 3 Senior editing staff members say goodbye Pushing deadlines by Peter Suwondo ’12 editor-in-chief It’s two in the morning, and it’s been another late night of work on the “Record.” I can hardly believe that four years have gone by since Ai Miller and I first started seeing our names on the masthead—back then as staff writers. On a night not unlike this during our freshman year, we sat on the floor of Ellsworth 3rd and worked on the class of 2009 graduation issue. Passing a laptop back and forth and allowing an industrial-sized bottle of cranberry juice to fuel our creative endeavors, we worked into the wee hours of the morning on a difficult assignment concerning graduation speakers. Frustration eventually got the better of us, and when our immediate superiors proved unreachable, we decided to forward our concerns all the way to the top. A tense phonecall From one family to another by Ai Miller ’12 editor-in-chief four years, friendships have been forged and forgotten. Lovers have been won and lost. Lives have been made and unmade. But boy, those four years went fast. Now, as we sing our sweet goodbyes to dear old Reserve, we stand four years older, taller and perhaps more foolish. Another four years lie ahead. And so we go—forward into the unknown, backward into our memories, bearing the past four years with us into the next, and yes, always pushing deadlines. on another essay I’ve been simultaneously procrastinating on, had a liter and a half of water, consumed a Frosty from Wendy’s, and clicked through various tabs on my browser multiple times. I spent a lot of time racking my brains for some piece of wisdom to pass on to you, but nothing stood out as particularly brilliant or shining. Then I went to eat lunch and looked around my regular lunch table—The Table, as we fondly call it—and met up with friends. In between talking excitedly about our current interests and the other minutia of our lives, I was suddenly struck by how much I enjoyed their presence, and for the brief moment I allowed it to happen, a flicker of I’m going to miss these people passed through my mind. Just now, I spent ten minutes looking back at the photographic evidence of my meeting with the Founding Fathers (it’s a long story) surrounded by the people I consider family—a day I consider to be among the best of my entire life. And then, sucked into a horrible nostalgia trip, I think of the many families I’ve made in my four years here at Western Reserve Academy. There’s The Table, yes, but there’s also my family dinner table, the mini versions of ‘families’ I create with my classmates in our shared classes, and, yes, my Record family. There have been ups and downs and we’ve fought and pulled long, long nights together (mostly that’s the Record) and said “I love you” (or, as Mr. Rogers would say, “143”). One of the things that my time here at Reserve has taught me is that I’m a pack-builder: I find people and make them into weird families. And it has been those weird families that have made my time at this school so amazing. Where would I be without sit-down dinners with Ms. Karam and Mr. Wiles; sit-down lunches with my advisory; late nights and entire Sundays up in the history wing, faculty members trickling in and out of the office. Where would I be without my siblings, comradesin-arms and kids I consider my children, laughing at every meal, watching movies with no sound in KFAC, and walking to school every day together. When we part ways every morning, no matter where we are or what direction we’re heading for our classes, I take in a deep breath and shout “BYE GUYS, I LOVE YOU, HAVE A GOOD DAY, MAKE GOOD CHOICES!” So those are my nuggets of wisdom for you, paternalistic pieces of my experience here: good-bye, Reserve, I love you, have a good day if you can, and make good choices. erable “Reserve Record,” the “oldest running newspaper in historic Hudson, Ohio,” is one of the greatest traditions at a school that has always prided itself on tradition. The ability to pull down one of the old hard- bound folios and page through the news of yesteryear, see the names of kids who haven’t walked these “fair halls” in what must seem like eons, is heartwarming—the ability to be the courier of that information for future generations is truly awe-inspiring. To know that one day some group of bored kids might page through our own folio, see the news and changes in our time that may one day become the traditions of their time, makes me think it was all worth it. That being said, that folio was the result of more writing, more emails, more interviews, than anyone outside the Record staff will ever know. We’ve spent late nights editing and skyping, opened dozens of docu- ments lacking the coveted WBK seal of approval, traveled to New York City (that part was fun). I’ve learned more from editing and writing for the Record, and especially from my fellow editors, than from any English teacher or book. Watching Peter adjust the width of a single line for twenty minutes, or listening to Ai reminding me about some piece of grammar that I’d otherwise ignore, or Dane and his ridiculous crosswords. And I could never forget Mr. Klyce and his Oxford Commas. I’ll treasure my time working on the Record like few other memories here at Reserve. So why did I join the Record? Well, let me ask you: why didn’t you? photo by Suwondo True to form, I will openly admit to composing this letter at the last second. This is true of most of the articles I have written in my four years as a staff member of the “Reserve Record.” In fact, I have a distinct memory of leaning over a notebook with Peter in the common room of Ellsworth Third, the night before our article on commencement speakers was due at the end of our freshman year. I looked up at Peter, squinted and said “What is a commencement speaker?” “I have no idea,” Peter said back. It might surprise people to know I’m a procrastinator. I don’t know why, but I can successfully avoid doing work just as well as the rest of them. While writing this, I successfully completed a Skype call, worked Flipping through the folio by Marc Rauckhorst ’12 managing editor I’ve been asked in the past why I decided to join the Record. The ven- photo by Barsella with the editors-in-chief ensued. “So what exactly is ‘commencement?’” we asked. I guess we’d really been pushing our deadline. Some things never change. Four years later, we’re signing off on the last issue of the paper to bear our mark. Our names are paired with different titles on the masthead, though over the past several years we’ve probably gone through them all. We still push deadlines. We still make enough eleventhhour phone calls to make any faculty advisor sweat. And we still ask some of the same questions we did four years ago. What is commencement? What’s next? Where did the past four years even go? Four years is a long time. An eternity, in fact. Four years represents a quarter of the lives most of us have lived so far—a quarter of the memories, experiences, and relationships we’ve ever known. Over the past 4 Centerfold Reserve Record NAME: Aylin Sarac NAME: G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : My favorite memory is my freshman year Algebra I class, with Mr. Campbell’s music in the background and all the other kids in the class. Anderson, Chevonne Anika Androulakakis, Maria Arena, Shane Anthony Bae, Sang-Young Bahn, Jeong Hyun Bettendorf, Genevieve Marie Brady, Eric Vincent Brown, Caleb Austin Buehler, Brian John Cain, Nathaniel Edward Croasdaile, David Robb Crowder, Daniel Clay Cutchin, Elizabeth Rose Deeter, Jonathan Evan Deighan, Elena Marie Dempsey, Shauna Nicole Denning, Kurt Patrick Depew, Caroline Gilmore Dierl, Aleksander Philip Dietrich, Andrew Phillip Ederer, Grant Alan Eliopoulos, Alexandra Leigh Englehart, Dane Matthew Fang, Zheng Farr, Jonathan Kasper Fausnight, Alex David Ferguson, Julia Burke Fetterman, Douglas Alexander Forhan, Allison Lee Foster, Andrew James Gibbons, Dallas Michael Graham, Kristina Ann Gulasey, Michael John Hill, David Joshua Hoover, Maxwell Christopher Horgan, Emma Loomis Hu, Yijue Hulsey, Nathan Edward Hulver, Ann Marie Hylant, Nicholas Ross Johnson, Lindsey Jung, KyuSan Kalis, Emily Hileman Keane, Ronan Laurence Koykka, Matias Mikael Kwon, Soo Bin Leonard, Emma Elizabeth NAME: May 27, 2012 G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : Taking music theory and music history classes with Mr. Wiles. NAME: G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : Mid-winter break ski trips at the Dietrichs’ with Eric, Nolan, Robb, Marc and Grant. University of Akron The Ohio State University United States Naval Academy New York University New York University Rhodes College Hobart and William Smith Colleges University of Akron Furman University Goucher College Hobart and William Smith Colleges University of Akron Colorado State University Connecticut College Walsh Univeristy The Catholic University of America University of Akron Bates College University of Pittsburgh Sewanee: The University of the South Pratt Institute Bates College Amherst College Brandeis University Carnegie Mellon University Walsh University Hamilton College Rhodes College Dickinson College Goucher College Wabash College Miami University Fairfield University Case Western Reserve University University of Vermont Sewanee: The University of the South Emory University Northeastern University Northeastern University Indiana University at Bloomington University of Michigan University of Illinois Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis Unknown Colgate University University of Richmond Soo Bin Kwon Mihir Shah NAME: Emily Kalis G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : One of my favorite Reserve memories has to be the freshman year field hockey dance. It was that point when I realized that my freshman year was going to be crazy and unpredictable. WHERE IN THE WORLD is the class of 2012? United States of America The United Kingdom Korean Peninsula Note: The matriculation list presented here represents information that was available at press time. Krista Sandercock G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : Carrot dorm feeds on Ellsworth Second. We loved eating healthy food! NAME: Centerfold May 27, 2012 Rachel Silver G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : When I first met Katherine, I literally jumped on her because I thought she was Kalis, whom I had gotten close with over preseason freshman year. I will never forget the look Kat gave me when she turned around! I am still best friends with them! NAME: Grant Ederer G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : My favorite memory of Reserve every year is powderpuff. Though it may not be quite fair that the seniors win every year, it’s always fun to go out to the turf and support your class. Mbanugo, Tochi Collin McBrier, Eleanor Grace McMurchy, Erik Michael Mehta, Monica Paresh Miller, Ai J. Min, Se Hee Murray, Alyssa Brooke Nelson, Rachel Antoinette Nolan, Michael Patrick Norton, Taylor Patrick O’Shea, Eamonn Cormac Odling, Joanna Pallotta, Michael Anthony Park, Jun Sung Park, Kwang Eun Pratt, Samuel Thomas Rabe, Amanda Emily Rauckhorst, Eric Wynn Rauckhorst, Marc Wynn Receveur, David Lucas Richardson, Richard Blanchard Rolen, James Alexander Saltzman, Alexa Lily Sandercock, Krista Michelle Sarac, Aylin Defne Shah, Mihir Bharat Shah, Ramya Rajat Shen, Tianjian Shramowiat-Davis, Evan Michael Silver, Rachel Alana Sooksomstarn, Natapat Spitzer, Alexander Jonathan Spring, Alexander Baker Suh, Ryan Suwondo, Peter Emanuel Tien, Hsin Usip, Kufre Etefia Verma, Moushami Wang, Albert Jening Wells, Inga Louise Widowski, Nash Matthew Wieser, John Patrick Winford, Katherine Elizabeth Wirtz, Nathan Philip Yu, Yue Zhang, Yifan Zockoll, Zachary James NAME: Michael Pallotta G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : Saturday night LAN parties with Rinker and Belfance. Reserve Record NAME: 5 Julia Ferguson G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : Sitting on the roof of the baseball dugouts with Gen, Grant and Ellie one night with only one blanket for all of us, and enjoying late check-in for the first time. Epitome of seniority, sitting above, looking down on campus, while reminiscing about our long years here. University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder The Ohio State University Northwestern University Knox College University of Pennsylvania Wesleyan University The Ohio State University Colgate University College of Wooster Franklin and Marshall College University of Nottingham Case Western Reserve University New York University Korea Adv. Inst. of Science and Tech. Bucknell University Smith College Boston College Texas A&M University Butler University Marist College College of Wooster University of Texas, Austin Cornell University Northeast Ohio Medical University New York University Miami University Washington University in St. Louis UC Santa Barbara American University Norwich University University of Vermont Bucknell University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yale University University of Richmond Lehigh University Purdue University Harvard University Washington and Lee University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Washington University in St. Louis Tulane University Allegheny College University of California, Los Angeles University of Rochester Miami University NAME: Daniel Crowder G R E AT E ST M E M O RY AT W R A : Living in Wood House. Whether terrorizing the prefects, fighting with Brian Buehler over control of the fan in our room or listening to Mr. Doe instruct us on proper ettiqute for fire drills, I enjoyed every second in that dormitory. 6 Reserve Record Ad d i t i o n a l Ho n o r s Grade levels for these distinctions vary John & Christine Breuker Prize Chevonne A. Anderson ’12 Friendship Award Emma E. Leonard ’12 Senior Prizes May 29, 2011 The Bicknell Prize The Robinson Prize Awarded to that senior who has exerted the greatest influence in promoting school spirit, good manners and morals, as well as honesty in the classroom and leadership on the campus and athletic field. Awarded to that senior who has shown the greatest progress in moral, mental and physical development during his/her career at WRA. Recipient: Genevieve M. Bettendorf Recipient: Eric W. Rauckhorst John W. Hallowell Award Harlan N. Wood Award Turnbull Endeavor Award Caroline G. Depew ’12 Awarded to that senior who has significantly contributed to the intellectual or cultural life of the school through creative ability in one or more fields of interest. David S. Dennison, Jr. ’36 Award Monica P. Mehta ’12 Recipient: Albert J. Wang Recipient: Peter E. Suwondo Keir V. Marticke Award Angus M. Frew Award Anne Chapman Prize in History Ai J. Miller ’12 Anonymous Donor History Writing Prizes American History First Place: Ai J. Miller ’12 Second Place: Monica P. Mehta ’12 Third Place: Marc W. Rauckhorst ’12 World History First Place: Amy L. Squire ’14 Second Place: Amelia H. Medicus ’14 Third Place: Philip C. Ellis ’14 and Lauren M. Kolar ’14 Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete Award Jonathan E. Deeter ’12 Alexandra L. Eliopoulos ’12 Awarded to that junior or senior who best embodies the Reserve experience and has earned the respect of his/her peers and teachers for exception and “spark and spunk.” Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Recipient: Jonathan E. Deeter Recipient: Grant A. Ederer Head of School Award Head of School Award Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Recipient: Dane M. Engelhart Recipient: Julia B. Ferguson Recipient: Emily H. Kalis Military Appointment Shane A. Arena ’12 (Navy) Head of School Award Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Best of the Class News Channel 5 Award Monica P. Mehta ’12 Albert J. Wang ’12 Eastman Award John R. McKinzie ’13 Recipient: Allison L. Forhan Head of School Award Head of School Award Class of 1974 Advancement Grant Abby L. Hermosilla-Rivera ’14 MinJae Kwon ’13 Awarded to a student for sportsmanship and athletic ability that most nearly reflect the ideals of WRA. Recipient: Inga L. Wells Bausch & Lomb Award Nicholas Sovich ‘13 Burton D. Morgan Leadership Scholars 2012-2013 Harmehar S. Bains ’13 Audrey E. Brown ’13 Margaret G. Graves ’13 Matthew T. Hard ’13 Mitesh P. Mehta ’13 Tatiana E. Pavloff ’13 Max Rosenwasser ’13 Robert J. Stephens ’13 Nicole A. F. Waldeck ’13 Margot M. Warner ’13 Lindsey M. Wirtz ’13 Awarded to that senior whose work and accomplishments have been distinguished by exceptional effort and whose example has been of great value to academic morale. Head of School Award Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Recipient: Soo Bin Kwon Head of School Award Head of School Award Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Recipient: Monica P. Mehta Recipient: Ai J. Miller Head of School Award Rachel C. Snider Spirit Award Recipient: Marc W. Rauckhorst Recipient: Hsin Tien Todd C. Weaver Award Todd C. Weaver Award Recipient: Brian J. Buehler Recipient: Krista M. Sandercock Awarded to those seniors who display superb leadership, positive energy and selfless deportment. Awarded to a student for selfless deportment, concern for others and general good. Awarded to senior male and female prefects who contribute to school life through model behavior and support of school rules both stated and implied. Awarded to senior male and female prefects who contribute to school life through model behavior and support of school rules both stated and implied. FACULTY AWARDS Robert R. Stoll Mathmatics Prize Yue Yu ’12 Rollin W. Waite Award in Mathmatics Jonathan K. Farr ’12 J. Ward and Marian Keener Prize Bob Weiss Award Awarded to faculty who have served at least one year, but no more than three years, and who have mastered, in the view of the Head of School, excellence in teaching and committment to school life and overall learning. This year’s recipients are Joel C. Preston and Jennifer M. Rinehart. Presented to a faculty master at Western Reserve Academy whose dedication, academic integrity and support of student interest in the arts, athletics and what might be termed “real life” carries on the tradition established by Bob Weiss. This year’s recipient is Julie A. Pratt. Junior Awards and Senior Superlatives May 27, 2012 Reserve Record The Franklin ’30 and Mary Barlow Award recognizes Megan Barsella for her energetic perseverance, positive dedication and commitment to her studies and for maximizing the benefits afforded to her by Reserve. The Kurdziel Award for Excellence in Music is awarded to Nicole Waldeck for her outstanding commitment to and excellence in instrumental music. The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Book Award is awarded to Jacob Hutner, an outstanding junior who has shown a commitment to international engagement and understanding. The Bryn Mawr Book Award honors Irene Li as a young woman in the junior class who exhibits an intense intellectual commitment, a self-directed and purposeful vision of her life, and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to the world. The Middlebury College Book Award honors Andrea DiBiase as an exceptional junior who has shown remarkable commitment to achievement in environmental studies. The Wellesley College Book Award honors Audrey Brown as a junior girl who has contributed most to the life of the school through leadership and good citizenship while maintaining high scholastic achievement. The Dartmouth Book Award is presented to Kathryn Babbin and acknowledges her as a member of the junior class who ranks in the top 10 percent of her class, demonstrates strong character, has made a positive contribution to the school community, excels in at least one nonacademic area and is a candidate for entrance to a competitive college or university. The Princeton Book Award is awarded to Nicholas Sovich, the member of the junior class who has achieved the highest record of distinction with the five core academic disciplines: English, history, language, mathematics and science. The Williams College Book Award honors Max Rosenwasser as a junior in the top five percent of the class who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of the school. The Corinne Van Dame Davis Award is awarded to John Waldon as a junior who has demonstrated a strong commitment and dedication to the drama or public speaking programs at Western Reserve Academy The St. Lawrence University Book Prize honors Marguerite Fall as a junior who has displayed a significant commitment to community service. The Yale College Book Award honors Bob Wen, who through his persistence and effort has set an example for his classmates in the totality of intellectual, athletic and extracurricular endeavors; the recipient embodies those elements of determination and hard work that are so much a part of one’s educational and life-long experience. The Harvard University Book Award honors Ji Hoo Woo as an outstanding junior who combines excellence in scholarship with achievement in other fields. The Smith College Book Award honors Rebecca Cartellone as a student who exemplifies the academic achievement, leadership qualities and concern for others that characterize the thousands of women who have graduated from Smith College. The Alumni Association Scholarship Award honors Matthew Hard as a junior in good academic standing, who is a positive allaround contributor to the junior class, and by virtue of his presence on campus makes WRA a better school. The Joel B. Hayden Award honors Max Rosenwasser as the best all-around student in the junior class, considering scholarship, student activities and leadership. The Trinity College Award honors Robert Stephens as a student who represents the ideals of integrity, honesty and selfless deportment. The Alumni Association Scholarship Award honors Lindsey Wirtz as a junior in good academic standing, who is a positive allaround contributor to the junior class, and by virtue of her presence on campus makes WRA a better school. The Kenyon College Award is presented to Margaret Graves as a member of the junior class who embodies the highest level of intellectual engagement, creativity and commitment to community that are central to the liberal arts and sciences. The University of Pennsylvania Book Award honors Mitesh Mehta as a student who exemplifies the qualities and characteristics of Benjamin Franklin—a scholar, innovator and community servant—and is ranked in the top five percent of the class. The Rensselaer Medal is an academic award presented to Ji Hoo Woo by selection of the Math Department. MALE AJ Spitzer and Jun Sung Park* SENIOR SUPERLATIVES Best Dressed FEMALE Aylin Sarac and Jeong Bahn* Nick Hylant Best Hair Alex Eliopoulos Eric Brady Best Smile Caroline Depew Alex Fausnight Marc Rauckhorst Most Memorable Laugh Best Eyes Allison Forhan and Katherine Winford Allison Forhan Dan Crowder, Kurt Denning, Alex Fausnight*, Nathan Hulsey* Talks Most Says Least Emi Rabe AJ Spitzer Talks Least Says Most Inga Wells Aleks Dierl Dan Crowder Julia Ferguson and Ellie Cutchin* Aylin Sarac Best Accent Joanna Odling Eric Rauckhorst Most Likely to Return to WRA as a Speaker Monica Mehta Brian Buehler Most Likely to Return to WRA as a Teacher Gen Bettendorf Cutest Couple Alex Eliopoulos Matias Koykka Eric Rauckhorst Alex Fausnight Class Clown Eric Rauckhorst Most Visible Day Student Allison Forhan David Hill Least Visible Day Student Alyssa Murray and Elena Deighan* Rachel Silver Has Them All Fooled Inga Wells Peter Suwondo Most Likely to Win a Nobel Peace Prize Inga Wells Alex Spring Most Likely to be a Professional Athlete Allison Forhan and Caroline Depew* Albert Wang Most Likely to Win a Grammy Dane Engelhart and AJ Spitzer Marc Rauckhorst Albert Wang Eric Rauckhorst Alex Fausnight and Aleks Dierl* Most Likely to Win an Oscar Most Likely to be a Billionaire Emma Leonard and Alyssa Murray Inga Wells Monica Mehta Most Likely to be President Inga Wells Next Reality TV Star Aylin Sarac Working Hard Monica Mehta Aleks Dierl Hardly Working Elena Deighan Marc Rauckhorst Caffeine Addict Aylin Sarac Tweetaholic Aylin Sarac Peter Suwondo Alex Fausnight Jonathan “JFarr” Farr Dane Engelhart and Mihir Shah* *These superlatives were the result of an online survey distributed to the senior class. When the results were within one vote, the runner-up has been indicated with an asterisk. Biggest Flirt Biggest Drama King/Queen Best Nickname Most Likely to Write the Next Great American Novel Tracy “T2” Tien Ai Miller Michael Nolan Most Likely to Get Hitched in the Next Five Years Dan Crowder Most Likely to be Head of the FBI Lindsey Johnson Caleb Brown Most Likely to be Wanted by the FBI Lindsey Johnson Katherine Winford Andrew Foster Most Changed Ellie Cutchin Mikey Gulasey Least Changed Alex Eliopoulos Alex Fausnight President of Deans Club Elena Deighan 7 Reserve Record Sports May 27, 2012 Sp r i n g At h l e t i c Awa r d s Baseball MIP: Azziz Qadri ’13 The E. Michael House Spirit Award: Scott Schultz ’13 MVP: Tyler Hoegsberg ’14 Boys Lacrosse MVP and Gold Medal Recipient MI C H A E L G U L AS E Y Boys Lacrosse MIP: Max Fausnight ’13 Spirit: Andrew Foster ’12 MVP: Michael Gulasey ’12, Alex Spring ’12 Gold Medal Award: Michael Gulasey ’12 Softball MVP ALEX ELIOPOULOS Girls Lacrosse MIP: Hannah McKenzie ’15 Spirit: Julia Ferguson ’12, Allison Forhan ’12 MVP: Nicole Waldeck ’13 Softball MIP: Morgan Lightcap ’14 Spirit: Monica Mehta ’12 MVP: Alex Eliopoulos ’12 Girls Track & Field Carl Basnett Award Winner CHE VO N N E A N D E R S O N Boys Tennis MIP: Brandon Sutton ’13 Spirit: Mitesh Mehta ’13 MVP: Jonathan Deeter ’12 Gold Medal Award: Jonathan Deeter ’12 Girls Track & Field MVP Ceara O’Sullivan ’10 Girls Lacross MVP Persy Sample ’10 Boys Track & Field Carl Basnett Award Winner BoysGIBBONS Tennis DALLAS Senior Albert Antweiler ’09 photos by Doe 8 Boys Track & Field MIP: Paul Kollat ’14 Spirit: Shane Arena ’12, Johnathan Saucier ’13 MVP: Joseph Blanda ’14, Erick Bryant ’13 Carl Basnett Award: Dallas Gibbons ’12 Girls Track & Field MIP: Tatiana Pavloff ’13 Spirit: Lucy Cummins ’13 MVP: Daisy Ogede ’13, Margot Warner ’13 Carl Basnett Award: Chevonne Anderson ’12 Boys Tennis MVP and Gold Medal Recipient JO N AT H A N D E E T E R Reserve Record Western Reserve Academy 115 College Street Hudson, OH 44236 Girls Lacrosse Spirit Award Winner JULIA FERGUSON Non-profit org. 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