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PDF - Rye Country Day School
October 2015
Recognizing Excellence
Members of Rye Country Day School’s Class of 2015
will be attending the following colleges and universities:
American University
Amherst College (2)
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brown University (5)
Bucknell University (2)
Colgate University (6)
College of William and Mary
Cornell University (5)
Dartmouth College (3)
Dickinson College
Duke University (3)
Emory University
Franklin and Marshall College
George Washington University
Georgetown University (3)
Hamilton College
Harvard College (3)
Hofstra University
Indiana University at Bloomington
Lafayette College
Lasell College
Muhlenberg College
New York University (4)
Northwestern University
Pomfret School (PG)
Princeton University
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Stanford University (4)
SUNY at Albany
Swarthmore College
Tufts University (3)
Tulane University
University of Illinois
University of Michigan (3)
University of Notre Dame (2)
University of Pennsylvania (5)
University of Richmond
University of Southern California (2)
University of St. Andrews (3)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (2)
Vanderbilt University (2)
Wake Forest University (2)
Washington University in St. Louis (2)
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University (3)
Williams College (3)
Yale University
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Alumni Prize Recipients
Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gómez, and Zoe Verni
The Alumni Prize, the School’s highest honor, is awarded
at graduation to “that senior who has made an outstanding
contribution to the life of the School.”
Casey Berkowitz
Casey entered Rye Country Day School in Kindergarten
and graduated in June with an Alumni Prize, the
School’s highest honor. She excelled across the board
academically, including an enviable score of 2360
out of a possible 2400 in the SATs, while serving as
a student leader from the seventh grade through her
senior year.
She has gone on to Brown University, where
she no doubt will continue her good works and outstanding academic performance. While she has not
chosen a major field of study at Brown, Casey thinks
it may be in pre-med and/or psychology to fulfill her
long-term objective of “working with kids in some form
of healthcare. The brain interests me the most,” she
says, noting that biology and psychology were high on
her list of favorite subjects at RCDS.
Then again, it’s hard to find any subject not
on her list of favorites. Casey’s Upper School transcript
boasts 7 AP courses and 8 honors classes. In addition
to the Alumni Prize, she also has won The University
of Pennsylvania Book Award, the RCDS Spanish Award
and several high awards in the National Spanish Exam
competition.
Student government occupied a large portion
of her time. She was president of the Junior Class and
president of the Student Body in her senior year. She’ll
long be remembered for her administrative abilities
and the special events and projects that were aimed
at helping fellow students and further unifying the
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various groups on campus: A Brother and Sister seminar was held to develop a stronger connection between
incoming freshmen and those in the Upper School;
Morning Meetings took place once every study cycle to
enhance bonding through fun projects; and a bake-athon competition was held with prizes for those who
baked and contributed their goods to a sale benefitting
Blythedale Children’s Hospital.
Casey loves to sing and hopes to continue at
Brown. She was a member of the Upper School Choir
for three years, plus a member of the Madrigals choir
in the ninth grade and a member of the Bel Canto girls’
choir in the tenth grade.
She also played three years as a center midfielder on the RCDS varsity soccer team, was active in
girls mentoring, was a peer tutor of other students, was
a campus tour guide, assisted at a science mini-camp
for Lower School students, and twice represented
RCDS at a service leadership conference at Adelphi
University.
Casey served as a student teacher in the
Saturday Enrichment Tutorial (SET) program and also
in the Student Centered Outreach Partnership and
Enrichment program (SCOPE), both of which provide
homework assistance and enrichment studies for Port
Chester grade-school students.
In the summer following her freshman year,
Casey traveled to England to take courses in medical
science and literature at Oxford University. The following summer she interned with a surgeon, “shadowing
him” through surgeries and patient consults at Mount
Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. “It reinforced my interest in medicine,” she says.
She also was a member of J-Teen, a student
service group in the Westchester Jewish community
that helped clean up and repair damage from Hurricane
Sandy in Brooklyn, and later helped clean up tornado
damage in Oklahoma City. During the school year and
in the summers, Casey visited Blythedale Children’s
Hospital on a regular basis, assisting the doctors and
nurses in caring for patients. For her Senior Term project of community service, Casey chaired a group from
RCDS that assisted at Blythedale.
Alumni Prize Recipients
Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gómez, and Zoe Verni
Leonardo Gómez
In presenting the Alumni Award, Michael Lazar ’87,
president of the RCDS Alumni Executive Board, praised
Leo as “a standout leader of his class his entire four
years in high school. His positive approach, his energetic participation, and his willingness to help others
succeed show all of us how he leads by example and
by the power of a positive personality.”
Leo is now at Yale University, undeclared for
a major, but “excited to explore a number of possibilities.” As usual, he’s carefully planning his approach
—this time as a member of Inroads, a national organization that prepares and places talented young people
in corporate positions.
Academically, Leo, who joined RCDS in the
sixth grade, was strong across the board, with a
heavy emphasis on math. He scored high on the SATs,
completed eight AP courses, was named a National
Hispanic Recognition Scholar and was presented with
four other major awards during his four years in the
Upper School: He won the Class of 2008 Award as
a freshman, the Christine Nelson Award as a sophomore, the Dartmouth College Book Award as a junior,
and the Mathematics Prize as a senior.
His strong interest in music led to performances in two spring musicals and membership in the
choir, the Madrigals honors choir, and WildScats, an
a cappella group. A tenor, Leo also sang in the annual
Festival Chorus, with a solo in his senior year when he
also was co-president of the choir. “I love all types of
music,” he says, but listens to electronic music, rap
and hip hop in his “spare” time.
Sports also are high on Leo’s list of favorites.
He played left wingback on the soccer team for four
years and was a member of the team that won the
Fairchester AA championship in his junior year. He’s
also a rabid fan of F.C Barcelona, a leading team in the
Spanish League.
He ran three years on the track team in the
spring, first as a sprinter, and later as a middle-distance runner, both individually and as a member of
relay teams. “I was solid, but un-spectacular as a runner,” he says.
Leo has been recognized for his involvement
with a number of community service projects stemming
from Midnight Runs with his parents and three younger
brothers, which started when he entered elementary
school in New Rochelle. The family has continued this
twice a year, collecting and distributing food and clothing on “runs” to the needy and homeless in New York
City.
Leo was a peer leader; a campus tour guide;
co-president of Students of Color, a mentoring program
pairing Upper School and Middle School students;
and co-president of the Student Centered Outreach
Partnership and Enrichment program (SCOPE), which
provides reading comprehension and writing assistance to Port Chester grade-school students.
This past summer, Leo worked five days a
week in the ACTION program at RCDS, teaching a variety of courses to academically driven students from the
Westchester area. Off campus, he continues to contribute time to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mamaroneck,
where he teaches in the Sunday school.
For his senior term community project, Leo
was on the RCDS team that helped build homes in
Nicaragua. His fluency in Spanish and interest in working with youngsters led to the local kids following him
around the site, calling him “Papa Leo.” He grew up
with the language since his father, Nelson, is a native
of Colombia, a country often visited by his family.
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Alumni Prize Recipients
Casey Berkowitz, Leonardo Gómez, and Zoe Verni
Zoe Verni
“ESPN is my favorite TV channel,” says Zoe, a sports
maven and student athlete who received the coveted
Alumni Award. It’s the highest honor bestowed by
RCDS and a tribute to Zoe’s amazing success.
Sports have been a key part of her life as long
as she can remember, but she also posted a great academic record before moving on to Brown University,
where she will play Division I lacrosse.
Zoe was honored as a first-team High School
All-American in lacrosse for the past two years, and
also was named to the 2015 All-American Academic
Squad.
Zoe won 12 varsity letters as a result of playing three sports - lacrosse, field hockey and basketball - over the four years she attended Rye Country
Day School. She played on ten championship teams;
received six Fairchester Athletic Association all-league
commendations and numerous school coaches’
awards; was named a Con Edison Athlete of the Week;
and at Prize Day was honored with the Mary Borton
Trophy as “the senior girl who has contributed most to
the School’s athletic program.”
Academically, Zoe completed eight AP courses, received the Humanities Award, three silver medals in the National Spanish Awards competition, and
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the Art Department’s 2-D Studio Art Award. For the last
three years, she has been a member of the Art Club
and has taken ceramics and sculpture classes. Her
work has been displayed in school, and some pieces
have been purchased by admirers. She plans to pursue
ceramics and sculpture at Brown.
Off the playing field, Zoe also found time to
participate in peer leadership; Backyard Sports, a
Westchester organization that counsels underprivileged and special needs children; the annual Breast
Cancer Walk; and Team Up, a campus group she cofounded to encourage and organize athletes in performing community service.
In summers and during breaks in her RCDS
schedule, Zoe, a midfielder, was a member of the
Revolution, a girls’ lacrosse club that engages in development tournaments in the area. She also has been
a member of a field hockey development program in
Brewster, NY.
“To utilize my Spanish, I went on trips to Costa
Rica in my freshman and sophomore years where we
surfed, hiked and went white-water rafting while also
performing community service,” she says. The past two
summers, she also worked as a counselor at a beach
camp in her hometown of Mamaroneck.
Zoe notes that her family, including brother
Nick, a sophomore at RCDS, is rather active, particularly in water sports and hiking and in following
professional basketball, with a focus on the New York
Knicks. “My first lacrosse coach was my mother, Kate
Verni, who was captain of the women’s lacrosse team
as an undergraduate at Georgetown University,” she
says.
Zoe has not decided on a field of study at
Brown, but long-term wants to stay involved with athletics, perhaps even as a coach. “I like being busy,”
she says.
Headmaster’s Prize Recipients
Emily Duarte, Jourdan Layne,
and
Matthew Webster
The Headmaster’s Prize is presented at Prize Day to “that student
who models leadership, courage, or academic excellence.”
Headmaster Scott Nelson with the winners of this year’s Headmaster’s Prize, from left, Emily Duarte,
Matt Webster and Jourdan Layne.
Emily Duarte
Emily, a National Merit Scholarship finalist and twosport star athlete, capped her career at RCDS by winning the Headmaster’s Prize. She is now a freshman
at Harvard University, one of the many top-ranked
schools that recruited her to play field hockey.
Emily is the third member of her family to
graduate from RCDS. Her twin brother, Eric, winner
of the Auxiliary Prize and also a member of the Class
of 2015, is studying engineering at Notre Dame, and
her brother, Matthew, Class of 2007, graduated from
Amherst College.
Emily entered RCDS in the sixth grade and
maintained a high grade-point average throughout her
career. She completed nine AP courses, five of them
in her senior year. As a senior, she was recognized
with a scholar-athlete award by the Fairchester Athletic
Association. She also was honored with the School’s
Christine Nelson Award in her sophomore year, the
Harvard Book Award in her junior year, and silver medals in the National Spanish Awards competition in her
sophomore and junior years.
Emily was a member of several clubs, news
editor of Crop, the school newspaper; a campus tour
guide, an activity she headed in her senior year; a
member of girls’ peer mentoring; and, an oral proficiency intern (OPI). As an OPI she helped teach
Spanish to sixth graders as a junior and to tenth graders as a senior.
Field hockey attracted Emily in the sixth grade,
and she went on to play four years on the varsity team
as both a forward and midfielder. “Wherever I was
needed,” she says. She was co-captain and also winner of the Wildcat Award as the most valuable player
in both her junior and senior years. She was named
“Athlete of the Week” and a scholarship winner in the
Con Edison awards program during the past season.
The RCDS team won the New York State Independent
School Athletic Association (NYSISAA) championship
all four years of Emily’s career.
She also was named by the National Field
Hockey Coaches Association to its all-region team this
past season, and has been a member of USA Field
Hockey’s futures elite program, which has involved her
in national and Junior Olympics competition.
Her other sport, lacrosse, has been part of her
life since the eighth grade. Emily was a forward on the
varsity team for five years, was a three-time honoree
of all-league recognition by the Fairchester Athletic
Association, and starred on the RCDS team that went
undefeated in 2015 and won back-to-back NYSISAA
championships in 2014 and 2015.
Emily and her family “love basketball,” and
she also enjoys travel, tennis, and reading, particularly
historical fiction.
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Headmaster’s Prize Recipients
Jourdan Layne
Emily Duarte, Jourdan Layne,
Jourdan was a “lifer” at Rye Country Day School, starting in Pre-Kindergarten and continuing through the
Upper School, where she was awarded a Headmaster’s
Prize this past spring. She now is a freshman at
Muhlenberg College, where she aims to become certified in education while majoring in psychology.
Jourdan’s goal is to become a teacher, “perhaps at RCDS,” she says, noting that she has strong
ties to the School. In her senior year, she served as
an ex officio member of the Alumni Board, and prior
to graduation was elected as a Class Agent. She also
worked as a receptionist in the main building during the summer of 2014, and was a counselor in the
School’s 2015 summer ACTION program, where she
helped teach students from Westchester public high
schools.
Jourdan lives in the Bronx with her mother and
sister, Brittani Nivens, a member of the RCDS Class
of 2004, who is studying for a doctorate in English
Literature at the University of Capetown, South Africa.
Brittani graduated from Trinity College and then
received a masters in English Lit at Capetown.
Muhlenberg attracted Jourdan because of its
“amazing” education and dance programs. She had
strong academics at RCDS, with a concentration on the
arts, particularly ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance.
She was selected as a member of the School’s Cedar
Street Dance Company, a performance troupe, and also
taught dance at the Carver Center as part of her community service activities.
Jourdan played Rusty, a lead role, in Footloose,
the 2015 spring musical, and previously had been a
featured dancer in Guys and Dolls. She sang as an alto
in the Upper School Choir, which performed in Italy and
Croatia in 2013.
She also participated on the track and field
team — as a sprinter in her freshman year, and as manager of the team in her senior year.
Jourdan was a co-executive member of Peer
Leadership, which provided services for the needy;
a member of the middle school Diversity Club; and a
member of the Students of Color Mentoring Program.
For her senior term project, she joined the RCDS group
that helped build two houses in Nicaragua, “an amazing trip,” she says.
Off campus, Jourdan’s major interest remains
dance. She dances with a group at her church, the New
Testament Temple Church of God, where she also leads
the children’s dance team. Her performances include
those at the church on Sundays and also in competitions at home and away as part of Teen Talent. In May,
she placed second in individual contemporary dance
in the New York State championships and qualified
for the national championships in Cleveland, Tenn., in
August.
Otherwise, Jourdan enjoys traveling, reading
fiction, trying different restaurants with her family, and
pro basketball.
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Matthew Webster
Matthew Webster
Matt had a short, but productive career at RCDS, highlighted by winning the Headmaster’s Prize and leading the School’s baseball team to the championship
of the New York State Independent School Athletic
Association (NYSISAA).
Matt joined RCDS in the ninth grade, posted
an impressive four-year academic record, made
strong contributions to community service projects,
and starred in baseball. He’s now a freshman at Tufts
University, which recruited him for baseball. His interests are economics and international relations — and
in playing baseball, of course.
He particularly enjoyed math, science and
history at RCDS, taking several honors courses in his
first two years and seven AP courses in his junior and
senior years. As a junior, Matt won the Yale University
Book Award. His interest in international relations
was stirred by his four-year participation on the Model
United Nations Team, which convened with students
from a number of other countries in an annual Ivy
League Model U.N. Conference at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Matt was co-head of finances for Peer
Leadership, working on providing food, clothing and
other basics for the homeless and needy, as well as
helping teach a freshman lifestyles class. He also was
a campus tour guide and a speaker at Open House, an
event for prospective students and their families.
Matt’s senior term project as a member of
Bridges to Community was a highlight of his career.
He was one of 14 students who worked with local citizens to build houses and help renovate a school in
Nicaragua.
Off campus, he volunteered to mentor youngsters with special needs at Pleasantville Cottages.
Through it all, baseball has remained Matt’s
special love. He played varsity baseball all four years:
second base as a freshman and shortstop for the last
three. As a sophomore, he hit an eye-opening .511
and received the Coaches Award. And the Fairchester
Athletic Association honored him with two all-league
awards and one honorable mention. He was co-captain
of the team this past season when it finished with an
overall 16-5 record and was undefeated in its sevengame climb to the state championship. Matt batted
.397 for the season and had three hits in the championship game, an extra-inning 3-2 win over Hackley
School.
During the summer, Matt plays club baseball.
For the past two years, he has played the infield for the
New York Grays, a travel team based in New York City.
He has hit well over .300 in games in the New York
area and from Maryland to Indiana and Ohio.
It’s no surprise that Matt is “a die-hard
Yankees fan,” something he’ll have to deal with at
Tufts, which is located in the heart of Red Sox country.
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The Laura S. Van Steen Award
Given to that student who has done the most to help
others learn.
Daphne Mandell ’15
The Mary Ann Reichhardt
Memorial Scholarship
In memory of the School’s Director of College Counseling.
Given to a senior for a combination of outstanding
academics and contributions to the School.
Jeremiah Washington ’15
The Gretchen Pulvermann
Scholarship Award
The Art Deptartment Awards were presented to, from left, Zoe Verni,
Nereida Mendez, Isabelle Brown, and Salim Green.
School Awards
The Will McCurdy Award
(Courage, Character & Commitment)
Nathalie Chan ’15
The Alumni Prize
The Senior Dean’s Award
The School’s highest honor. Awarded to that senior who
has made the most outstanding contribution to the life of
the School.
Casey Berkowitz ’15
Leonardo Gómez ’15
Zoe Verni ’15
Awarded to the senior who has made an outstanding
contribution to the senior class and to the school during
the senior year.
Brooke Castagna ’15
Paige Codrington ’15
Malcolm Nash ’15
The Headmaster’s Prize
The Class of 2008 Award
The Parents Association Prize
The Superintendent’s Award
Given to that student who models leadership, courage,
or academic excellence.
Emily Duarte ’15
Jourdan Layne ’15
Matthew Webster ’15
In recognition of exemplary personal growth and service
to others.
Sophie Beshar ’15
Eric Duarte ’15
Julia Wiener ’15
The James P. Godfrey Award
Presented to that underclassman who has performed
significant service on behalf of others.
Amanda Cutler ’16
Matthew Farber ’16
Michael Karr ’16
The Christine Nelson Award
Presented to tenth graders in recognition of outstanding
citizenship.
Hanna Kopits ’17
Ryan Zeplin ’17
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Given to an accomplished senior who will study fine arts
in college.
Arielle Guillod ’15
Given annually to that freshman who has had the most
positive influence in and outside of the classroom, noting
his or her enthusiasm and dedication to school work and
extracurricular activities.
Hannah Coleman ’18
Neerav Kumar ’18
Given by the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents to two seniors for high academic achievement.
Caroline Kimmel ’15
Max van Paasschen ’15
The Glen Robertson Award
(for faculty)
Mary Krasovec
Upper School Awards / Department Awards
Freshmen Neerav Kumar and Hannah
Coleman shared the Class of 2008 Award.
Aminata Diane and Felipe Gómez,
winners of the Creative Writing Award.
Department Awards
Art
Photography Award
Isabelle Brown ’15
Salim Green ’15
Lelia Carter Birrell ’68 Awards
2-D Studio Art
Zoe Verni ’15
3-D Studio Art
Nereida Mendez ’15
Classics
Latin Award
The Computer Achievement Award went to, from
left, Chase Goddard, Thomas Ragucci, and Nathan
Spring.
English
English Award
Christine Campisi ’15
Caroline Kimmel ’15
Daphne Mandell ’15
Austin Weber ’15
The Oberlin College Award
Presented to that sophomore who has excelled in the
study of English.
Kasey Luo ’17
Creative Writing Award
Aminata Diane ’17
Felipe Gómez ’17
Caroline Kimmel ’15
Hannah van der Vord ’15
Humanities
Computer Science
Henry Carroll ’15
Austin Hearst ’15
Zoe Verni ’15
Computer Science Award
Christian Caliboso ’16
David Hauben ’16
Computer Achievement Award
Chase Goddard ’15
Thomas Ragucci ’15
Nathan Spring ’15
Drama & Dance
V. Janet Lott Spirit of the Theatre Award
Given to that student who has contributed most onstage
to the School’s drama program.
Anne Canning ’15
Nathalie Chan ’15
Glen Robertson Memorial Award
Presented to that student who has contributed most
backstage to the School’s drama program.
Christine Campisi ’15
Henry Carroll ’15
Dance Award
Presented to that student who has contributed most to
the School’s dance program.
Jourdan Layne ’15
Twyntia Thompson ’15
Joshua Bennett ’06 Humanities Award
Cornelius Tacitus Prize
Presented to that junior who has excelled in the study
of humanities.
Charlotte Boehning ’16
David Townley ’16
Mathematics
Mathematics Award
Leonardo Gómez ’15
George Washington University Medal
Presented to a junior with the highest average in mathematics.
David Townley ’16
Robert Reeser Memorial Award
Awarded to that senior who has displayed a growing interest
and talent in math over the years.
Justin Chun ’15
Abigail Katz ’15
Modern Languages
Modern Languages Award
Daphne Mandell ’15
Julia Wiener ’15
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The Parents Association Prize went to, from left, Eric Duarte,
Julia Wiener, and Sophie Beshar.
Winners of the Senior Dean’s Award, from left, Malcolm Nash,
Paige Codrington, and Brooke Castagna.
Chinese Award
The Richard Le Maire Award
Chase Goddard ’15
Max van Paasschen ’15
French Award
Melody Hsu ’15
Spanish Award
Casey Berkowitz ’15
Music
Book Awards
The Brown University Book Award
Charlotte Cooper ’16
Alexandra Zuber ’16
Music Award
The Cornell University Book Award
Amanda Cutler ’16
Choral Award
The Dartmouth College Book Award
David Townley ’16
Band Award
Chase Goddard ’15
The Harvard University Book Award
Jack Alpert ’16
Carl William Shuck ’16
Natural Sciences
The Johns Hopkins Alumni Prize
Jared Yanis ’16
Chase Goddard ’15
Hailey Nicholson ’15
The University of Pennsylvania Book Award
Michael Karr ’16
Arielle Guillod ’15
Austin Weber ’15
Nathalie Chan ’15
John Ellis ’15
Science Award
Bausch & Lomb Award
Presented to that junior who has demonstrated academic
excellence in science.
Talia Mandell ’16
Rensselaer Medal
Awarded to that junior who has demonstrated a potential
for success in the sciences and excels in both math and
science.
David Townley ’16
Physical Education
The Mary Borton Trophy
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Presented to the senior boy who has contributed most
to the School’s athletic program.
Kyle Halloran ’15
Presented to the senior girl who has contributed most
to the School’s athletic program.
Zoe Verni ’15
The Princeton University Book Award
Eric Biddulph-West ’16
The Wellesley College Book Award
Kate Kassin ’16
The Yale University Book Award
Christian Caliboso ’16
Advanced Placement Scholars 2015
One hundred twenty-seven Rye Country Day students were recognized by the
College Board’s 2015 Advanced Placement Program for their outstanding
achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Exams.
14 AP National Scholars (having received
grades of “4” or higher on eight or more AP Exams): Casey
Berkowitz ’15, Sophie Beshar ’15, Emily Duarte ’15, Chase
Goddard ’15, Leonardo Gómez ’15, Erik Hanson ’15, Melody
Hsu ’15, Caroline Kimmel ’15, Mariana Lee ’15, Hailey
Nicholson ’15, David Townley ’16, Max van Paasschen ’15,
Austin Weber ’15, Nicolas Wilmer ’15.
70 AP Scholars with Distinction (having
received grades of “3” or higher on 5 or more AP Exams):
Jackson Adler ’16, Sophia Aklog ’15, Jack Alpert ’16, Blake
Beber ’15, Casey Berkowitz ’15, Sophie Beshar ’15, Nikhil
Bhatia ’15, Eric Biddulph-West ’16, Sarah Brodwolf ’15,
Isabelle Brown ’15, Christian Caliboso ’16, Christine Campisi
’15, Luke Cappellano ’15, Henry Carroll ’15, Nathalie Chan ’15,
Sean Chan ’16, Emma Chu ’15, Justin Chun ’15, Bo Curry ’15,
Emily Duarte ’15, Eric Duarte ’15, John Ellis ’15, Katherine Ellis
’15, Matthew Farber ’16, Matthew Fensterstock ’16, Chase
Goddard ’15, Leonardo Gómez ’15, Salim Green ’15, Arielle
Guillod ’15, Kyle Halloran ’15, Erik Hanson ’15, David Hauben
’16, Michelle Haut ’15, Sam Hearst ’15, Jennifer Howland
’15, Melody Hsu ’15, John Hughes ’15, Courtney Hughson
’15, Michael Karr ’16, Abigail Katz ’15, Caroline Kimmel ’15,
Harrison Lee ’15, Mariana Lee ’15, Daphne Mandell ’15, Julia
Massaro ’15, Maria McEnroe ’15, AmberRose Nelson ’15,
Caroline Nicholson ’16, Hailey Nicholson ’15, Elliot Pickens
’16, Siena Pope ’15, Thomas Ragucci ’15, Eli Rattner ’15,
Sergio Sabogal ’15, Sadhana Shah ’15, Jonathan Singer ’15,
Ryan Sobel ’15, Nathan Spring ’15, Teddy Tananbaum ’15,
David Townley ’16, Riley van den Broek ’15, Hannah van
der Vord ’15, Max van Paasschen ’15, Zoe Verni ’15, Derick
Wallace ’15, Austin Weber ’15, Matthew Webster ’15, Kate
Weiss ’15, Nicolas Wilmer ’15, Alexandra Zuber ’16.
19 AP Scholars with Honor (having received
grades of “3” or higher on four or more AP Exams): Ben
Arquit ’16, Jonathan Arroyo ’15, Sophie Brown ’15, Anne
Canning ’15, Lexi Curnin ’15, Amanda Cutler ’16, Kate Kassin
’16, Daniel Kozek ’16, Talia Mandell ’16, Malcolm Nash ’15,
Triston Ortiz ’15, Murray Panzer ’15, Raul Quintero Ochoa ’16,
Zachary Silverman Guffey ’16, Catherine Walker ’16, Hannah
Weisman ’16, Julia Wiener ’15, Ryan Wilk ’15, Jared Yanis ’16.
38 AP Scholars (having received grades of “3” or
higher on three or more AP Exams): Tara Berger ’15, Paige
Codrington ’15, Reed Connor ’16, Charlotte Cooper ’16,
Madeleine Cooper ’16, Jessica Cordiano ’15, Liam Dalton ’15,
Suzanna Ellard ’16, Riley Faulk ’16, Nikki Gendelman ’16,
Emily Gorin ’15, Sophie Grayer ’15, Will Halloran ’15, Karri Hay
’15, Victoria Katz ’16, Edward Kim ’16, Cameron Kinder ’16,
Samantha Kost ’16, Casey Linehan ’16, Sarah Loewentheil
’16, Kasey Luo ’17, Melanie Mandell ’16, Elizabeth Mastoloni
’16, Dylan Misisco ’16, Emily Montay ’16, Madeleine Pierpont
’16, Kyle Price ’16, Peter Sanchez ’16, Jimmy Sandling ’16,
Emma Santucci ’15, Ariana Saperstein ’15, Nicole Schumaker
’16, Ruiy Shah ’16, Jackson Shapiro ’16, Carl Shuck ’16,
Rohini Sinha ’16, Kimi Spilo ’16, Jane Weiss ’15.
2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition
Winners
Finalists
Commended Students
Caroline Kimmel ’15
Sophie Beshar ’15
(March & McLennan
Companies Scholarship)
Emily Duarte ’15
Erik Hanson ’15
Mariana Lee ’15
Austin Weber ’15
Sofia Aklog ’15
Casey Berkowitz ‘’15
Justin Chun ’15
Bo Curry ’15
John Ellis ’15
Chase Goddard ’15
Leo Gómez ’15
Kyle Halloran ’15
Semi-Finalists
Nathalie Chan ’15
Alexandra Curnin ’15
Hailey Nicholson ’15
Riley van den Broek ’15
2015 National Hispanic
Recognition Program
2015 National Achievement
Scholarship Competition
Melody Hsu ’15
Daphne Mandell ’15
Malcolm Nash ’15
Thomas Ragucci ’15
Ryan Sobel ’15
Max van Paasschen ’15
Nicolas Wilmer ’15
Presidential
Scholar
Scholars
Finalist
Nominee
Leo Gómez ’15
Nicolas Wilmer ’15
Sofia Aklog ’15
Caroline Kimmel ’15
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French Awards 2015
Middle and Upper School students participated in Le Grand Concours, the National
French Contest 2015. All students scoring among the top ten in Westchester receive
medals and certificates.
Gold Medal (scoring at or above the 95th percentile)
Level 3A
Level 1A
Samantha Bobman ’19
Charles Jolly ’19
Warren Kennedy-Nolle ’19
Nishan Shehadeh ’19
3rd in Westchester and 4th in the nation
4th in Westchester and 5th in the nation
4th in Westchester and 5th in the nation
4th in Westchester and 5th in the nation
4th in Westchester and 7th in the nation
4th in Westchester and 7th in the nation
Level 2B
Sabrina Kwenda ’18
1st in Westchester and 3rd in the nation
3rd in Westchester and 6th in the nation
6th in Westchester and 9th in the nation
Level 3C
Paul Hadchiti ’18
2nd in Westchester and 5th in the nation
Level 4A
Kate Kassin ’16
6th in Westchester and 11th in the nation
Silver Medal (85th to 94th percentiles)
Amanda Bortner-Hirszman ’20 5th in Westchester and 11th in the nation
Kevin Garcia ’20
5th in Westchester and 11th in the nation
Valeria Morales ’20
4th in Westchester and 10th in the nation
Sabrina Reznik ’20
3rd in Westchester and 9th in the nation
Ariane Voulgaris ’20
2nd in Westchester and 8th in the nation
Level 1A
Catherine Appleyard ’19 6th in Westchester and 7th in the nation
William Roddy ’19
8th in Westchester and 9th in the nation
Isaac Sacks ’19
6th in Westchester and 7th in the nation
Gabriel Smilovic ’19
9th in Westchester and 10th in the nation
Jialin Yang ’19
5th in Westchester and 6th in the nation
Level 2A
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Level 5A
5th in Westchester and 8th in the nation
6th in Westchester and 9th in the nation
7th in Westchester and 10th in the nation
9th in Westchester and 13th in the nation
8th in Westchester and 12th in the nation
Top ten in Westchester chapter
Level 01A
Carter Moyer ’20
Charlotte Price ’20
9th in Westchester and 15th in the nation
7th in Westchester and 13th in the nation
Top ten in Westchester chapter
Level 1A
Liam Pope ’19
Level 01A
Celeste Kelly ’18
Maxwell Smith ’18
Lucie Rochat ’18
Jasmine Kitahara ’16 10th in Westchester and 16th in the nation
Nicola Leake ’16
10th in Westchester and 16th in the nation
Emily Montay ’16
8th in Westchester and 14th in the nation
Melody Hsu ’15
Siena Pope ’15
Level 3A
Elena Kim ’17
Kasey Luo ’17
8th in Westchester and 11th in the nation
7th in Westchester and 10th in the nation
10th in Westchester and 13th in the nation
9th in Westchester and 12th in the nation
Level 4A
Level 2A
Hanna Kopits ’17
Anika Narain ’18
Nidis Aguilar ’17
Amanda Cutler ’16
Angela Dogani ’17
Juliet FitzPatrick ’16
10th in Westchester and 11th in the nation
Spanish Awards 2015
The National Spanish Exam was administered to RCDS students in the Middle and
Upper School in the spring.
Gold Medal (scoring at or above the 95th percentile)
LEVEL 01 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience category
Christopher Brown ’20 2nd in NYC Metro chapter
Tess Asness ’20
Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter
LEVEL 01 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual category
Wendy Corona ’20
2nd in NYC Metro chapter
LEVEL 1 - GOLD MEDAL - regular category
William Cousin ’19
Niamh Kernan ’18
Sabrina Vumbacco ’19
LEVEL 1 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience category
Sarah Colin ’19
Connor Marrs ’19
Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter
Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter
LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - regular category
Isabelle Koh ’18
Thérèse Mooney ’18
Zachary Spilo ’18
Madeline Zuber ’18
Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter
2nd in NYC Metro chapter
LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual category
Sofia Wilmer ’18
1st in NYC Metro chapter
LEVEL 3 - GOLD MEDAL - regular category
Daniel Leva ’17
LEVEL 4 - GOLD MEDAL - regular category
Jack Alpert ’16
Kate Kassin ’16
Samantha Kost ’16
Kayla Daum ’20
Peggy Helman ’20
LEVEL 1 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category
Owen Coady ’19
LEVEL 1 - SILVER MEDAL - outside experience category
Alex Asness ’19
Mitchell Babiarz ’19
Samantha Buchbinder ’19
Daisy Grossman ’19
Raymond Konopka ’19
William McPhail ’19
Talia Schulhof ’19
Charlotte Townley ’19
Jessica Yaffa ’19
LEVEL 2 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category
Sofia Girvin ’18
Elena Kim ’17
Varun Wadhwa ’18
Sarah Walker ’18
LEVEL 2 - SILVER MEDAL - bilingual category
LEVEL 2 - GOLD MEDAL - outside experience category
Diogo Schaffa ’18
LEVEL 01 - SILVER MEDAL - outside experience category
Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter
Amber Michaca ’19
Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter
LEVEL 3 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category
William Boehning ’17
Maggie Shanus ’17
Anna Waldman ’17
LEVEL 3 - SILVER MEDAL - bilingual category
Jack Briano ’17
Honorable Mention in NYC Metro chapter
LEVEL 4 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category
Matthew Fensterstock ’16
David Hauben ’16
Michael Karr ’16
Hannah Weisman ’16
David Townley ’16
LEVEL 5 - GOLD MEDAL - bilingual category
Nicolas Wilmer ’15
1st in NYC Metro chapter
Silver Medal (from 85th to 94th percentile)
LEVEL 01 - SILVER MEDAL - regular category
Emily Marrinan ’20
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National Latin Exam Scholars
The 2015 National Latin Exam was administered by the American Classical League
to over 153,000 students from all 50 states and 20 foreign countries. Ninety-two Rye
Country Day students in grades 7-12 were named award winners across several levels
of achievement.
Middle School
Upper School cum laude
Latin 3
Caroline Antonacci ’20
William Delves ’20
James Leake ’20
Evalise Melgar ’20
Sean O’Neill ’20
Chidera Olewuenyi ’20
Chase Pomroy ’20
Nicholas Sullivan ’20
Jack Weiss ’20
Isabella D’Ambrosio ’18
Drew Kesselmark ’17
Sam Tanenbaum ’18
Latin 4
Purple Ribbons for Outstanding
Achievement
Kimi Spilo ’16
Achievement Certificates
(Introductory Exam)
(Introductory Exam)
Jeremy Abraham ’20
Araba Aidoo ’20
Miles Chun ’20
Maxwell Comora ’20
Jackson Gaynor ’20
Ellen Mollerus ‘20
Jake Oddi ’20
Aaron Serianni ’20
Hannah Tanenbaum ’20
cum laude Awards
Latin 1
Lily Rosen ’19
Nicholas Tallis ’19
Latin 2
Harrison Roth ’19
magna cum laude Awards
Latin 1
Madeline Mandell ’19
Alexandra Medow ’19
Aidan Rosen ’19
Nina van Vredenburch ’19
maxima cum laude-Silver Medal Awards
Latin 1
Annie Cooper ’19
Margaret Dunn ’19
Samantha Hirschberg ’19
Sloan Martin ’19
Reilly McManus ’19
Jason Schnall ‘19
Clare Taylor-Winters ’19
Latin 2
Max Mindich ’19
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summa cum laude-Gold Medal Awards
Latin 1
Matias Esquivel ’19
Awards
Latin 2
Latin 3
Max Bacon ’18
Hunter Chun ’17
Cate Turner ’17
Latin 4
magna cum laude Awards
Latin 2
Charlie Katz ’18
Genny Kortick ’18
Christopher Kyle ’18
Ricky Levy ’18
PJ Pujadas ’18
Latin 3
Thomas Chai ’17
Jeffrey Chen ’17
James Ishiguro ’17
Henry Shipman ’17
Daniel Aklog ’17
Cilicia Payne ’17
Ryan Stackpole ’17
Christian Caliboso ’16
Alex Zuber ’16
Latin 5
Ryan Sobel ’15
summa cum laudeGold Medal Awards
Latin 1
David Jensen ’18
Latin 2
Ethan Abraham ’18
Jane Burdick ’18
Tommy Carver ’18
Jenna Cohn ’18
Reva Singh ’18
Jack Sobel ’18
*Zak Spilo ’18
Ryoko Umemoto ’18
*denotes perfect paper
Latin 3
Sean Chan ’16
Charlotte Cooper ’16
Matthew Farber ’16
James Sandling ’16
Clayton Bass ’18
Jack Briano ’17
Charlie Curnin ’18
Suzanna Ellard ’16
Cate Mollerus ’17
David Velona ’17
Latin 5
Latin 4
Latin 4
Christine Campisi ’15
Hannah van der Vord ’15
Austin Weber ’15
maxima cum laudeSilver Medal Awards
Latin 1
Will Asness ’17
Alexa Jablonski ’18
Troy Kesselmark ’18
Latin 2
Alethia Chan ’18
Will Dodge ’18
Max Mandell ’18
Kyle Moran ’17
Deeshani Patel ’18
Charlie Rothschild ’18
Jason Sheppard ’18
Nick Verni ’18
Kyle Eagan ’16
Melanie Mandell ’16
Latin 5
Caroline Kimmel ’15
Caroline won 5 gold
medals in a row, and also
received a special book award in
recognition of her achievement.
Achievement in Music
Several Rye Country Day School students participated in the Area-All State ensembles this
year. Each student prepared an advanced solo to perform
for a judge. They scored among the very top students in
Westchester County, earning spots in the selective ensembles. After intensive rehearsals, they performed at SUNY
Purchase under the direction of nationally recognized
conductors.
Jeffrey Chen ’17, cello, orchestra
Emma Chu ’15, alto, chorus
John Ellis ’15, bass, chorus
Katherine Ellis ’15, soprano, chorus
Zachary Silverman Guffey ’16, trumpet, band
M. James Sandling ’16, trombone, band
The WildScats brought home top honors throughout the spring. Horace Mann’s Acapellooza brings
together independent schools primarily from Manhattan.
The WildScats won Best Group for the second year in a row.
The Acappella Extravaganza sponsored by Gilda’s Club
Westchester brings together both public and independent
schools from across Westchester County. In this competition, the WildScats took first place. Right after graduation,
the WildScats were also invited to share the stage with the
Brearley B Naturals at their 25th annual Acappella Jamboree.
John Ellis
Katherine Ellis
Jimmy Sandling
Emma Chu
The WildScats
Photo courtesy of an RCDS parent.
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American Math Contest
Students competed in the American Math Contest in the spring. It is divided into
two levels: One designated for students in grades up through 10 (AMC 10), and
the other for students through Grade 12 (AMC 12).
AMC 10
1st Place
2nd Place
Jialin Yang ’19
Varun Wadhwa ’18
3rd Place
Elena Kim ’17
AMC12
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
David Townley ’16
Justin Chun ’15
Jackson Adler ’16, Christian Caliboso ’16, Caroline Kimmel ’15
Middle School Math Awards
New York Math League Contest
From the American Math League Contest website: Over one
million students from the United States and Canada participate in Math League Contests each year. Every contest has
questions from different areas of mathematics. The goal is to
encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics
through solving worthwhile problems. Many students first
develop an interest in mathematics through problem-solving
activities such as these contests. Schools compete in statewide or multistate league competitions.
Top Scorers at RCDS:
8th Grade
1st – Connor Marrs, Aaron Serianni (7th)
2nd – Jialin Yang
3rd – Jack Miller
4th – Jaume Pujadas (7th)
7th Grade
1st – Henry Burdick
2nd – Max Hines (6th)
3rd – Elizabeth Fink (6th), Ethan Silverman Guffey, Aldo Stefanoni
6th Grade
1st – Will Schnall, Max Weinstein
2nd – Andrew Felton
3rd – Caroline Appleyard, Matthew Mandell, Josep Pujadas
4th – Kyra Riedel
5th – Cade Dalton, Troy Rigby
5th Grade
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1st – Kyle Block
2nd – Audrey Aslani-Far, Henry Featherston, Owen Guest
3rd – Alexander Nichols
4th – Christopher Casale
5th – Leah Colin
6th – Zachary Cornell, Jake Hirschberg, Samuel Kroin
Math Olympiad
From the Math Olympiad website: Last year nearly 150,000
students from 6,000 teams worldwide participated in the
Olympiads. Forty-nine out of the 50 states and about 30
other countries were represented.
Top Scorers at RCDS:
8th Grade
1st – Jialin Yang
2nd – Mitchell Barbiaz
3rd – Jackson Gaynor, Laszlo Kopits, Reilly McManus,
Jack Miller, Isaac Sacks
7th Grade
1st – Max Hines (6th), Noah Rosenthal
2nd – Matthew Harkness (6th), Evalise Melgar
3rd – Abhinav Kumar
4th – Jeremy Abraham, Christopher Brown, Justin Cheigh,
Elizabeth Fink (6th), Jake Oddi
5th – Sabrina Reznik
5th and 6th Grade Team
1st – Andrew Felton – Trophy, Silver Pin, Patch, and Certificate
2nd – Josep Pujadas, Kyra Riedel, Troy Rigby – Silver Pin, Patch,
and Certificate
5th and 6th Grade Patches and Certificates
Caroline Appleyard
Melanie Brody
Insley Carpenter
Christopher Casale (5th)
Janet Christian
Oliver Kies
Samuel Kroin (5th)
Matthew Mandell
Jordan Miller
Lucas Oddi (5th)
Benjamin Pearce
Sydney Susswein
David Thurston
Max Weinstein
All-League Recipients 2014-2015
Fall Seas o n
Boys’ Cross Country
Malcolm Nash ’15, Honorable Mention
Girls’ Cross Country
Acacia Dougan ’15, Honorable Mention
Field Hockey
Charlotte Cooper ’16
Emily Duarte ’15
Mariana Lee ’15
Zoe Verni ’15
Sophie Beshar ’15, Honorable Mention
Kathleen Curtin ’15, Honorable Mention
Emma Santucci ’15, Honorable Mention
Football
Hannes Boehning ’17
Derick Wallace ’15
Ryan Wolitzer ’16
Jared Jones ’17, Honorable Mention
Eli Rattner ’15, Honorable Mention
Boys’ Soccer
Blake Beber ’15
Luke Cappellano ’15
Jonathan Faxon ’15
Michael Karr ’16
Ryan Wilk ’15
Jared Yanis ’16, Honorable Mention
Girls’ Soccer
Julia Massaro ’15
Elizabeth Mastoloni ’16
Taylor Regan ’17
Sarah Brodwolf ’15, Honorable Mention
Sophie Brown ’15, Honorable Mention
Samantha Kost ’16, Honorable Mention
Winter Seas o n
Boys’ Basketball
Vincent Conn ’15
Salim Green ’15
Christopher Picard ’17, Honorable Mention
Girls’ Basketball
Tara Berger ’15
Nereida Mendez ’15
Taylor Regan ’17
Zoe Verni ’15
Emily Moran ’17, Honorable Mention
Boys’ Ice Hockey
Blake Beber ’15
Kyle Halloran ’15
Will Halloran ’15
Patrick Kissell ’16
Edward Massaro ’17, Honorable Mention
Boys’ Squash
Kyle Eagan ’16
Carl Shuck ’16
Jared Yanis ’16
Jack Mattson ’17, Honorable Mention
Girls’ Squash
Caroline Kimmel ’15
Catherine Kimmel ’17
Madeleine Pierpont ’16
Mariana Lee ’15, Honorable Mention
Wrestling
Hannes Boehning ’17, Honorable Mention
Sean Chan ’16, Honorable Mention
S p ri n g S eas o n
Baseball
Liam Dalton ’15
William Grossman ’16
Erik Hanson ’15
Enzo Stefanoni ’17
Luke Cappellano ’15, Honorable Mention
Matthew Webster ’15, Honorable Mention
Softball
Kristen Brown ’17
Melanie Mandell ’16
Maria McEnroe ’15
Nereida Mendez ’15
Hailey Nicholson ’15
Jessica Cordiano ’15, Honorable Mention
Boys’ Golf
Kris Scarfone ’15
Girls’ Golf
Kate Weiss ’15, Honorable Mention
Boys’ Lacrosse
Thomas Chai ’17
Matthew Farber ’16
William Halloran ’15
Riley van den Broek ’15
Justin Weissman ’16
Andrew Antonacci ’15, Honorable Mention
Kyle Halloran ’15, Honorable Mention
Girls’ Lacrosse
Emily Duarte ’15
Julia Massaro ’15
Mariana Lee ’15
Taylor Regan ’17
Boys’ Tennis
Lucas Biondi ’17
Bo Curry ’15
Trevor Faulk ’17
Sam Hearst ’15
Justin Mandell ’19
Zoe Verni ’15
Charlotte Fleischman ’16, Honorable Mention
Samantha Kost ’16, Honorable Mention
Zoe Kost ’16, Honorable Mention
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Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey
Team Champions 2014-2015
The 2014 Field Hockey Team NYSAIS Champions - Fourth Consecutive Year
Photo courtesy of an RCDS parent.
Girls’ Varsity Soccer
The 2014 Girls’ Soccer Team NYSAIS Champions
Girls’ Varsity Basketball
Photo courtesy of Robert Kost.
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The 2015 Girls’ Basketball Team FAA League Champions
NYSAIS Class “C” Champions
Team Champions 2014-2015
Girls’ Varsity Fencing
Boys’ Varsity Squash
The 2015 Boys’ Squash Team NEPSAC Class “B” Co-Champions
Boys’ Varsity Ice Hockey
The 2015 Girls’ Fencing Team ISFL Foil Champions
The 2015 Boys’ Ice Hockey Team FAA League Champions
Boys’ Varsity Baseball
The 2015 Baseball Team NYSAIS Champions
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Team Champions 2014-2015
Girls’ Varsity Softball
The 2015 Softball Team FAA League Champions
Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse
The 2015 Boys’ Lacrosse Team FAA League Champions
NYSAIS Champions
WNESSAA “D-II” Champions
Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse
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The 2015 Girls’ Lacrosse Team Undefeated 18-0
FAA League Champions
NYSAIS Champions,
2nd Consecutive Year
WNEPSWLA “B” Champions
Athletic Achievement
Con Ed Award winner, 1000 points –
1000 rebounds - Tara Berger ’15
Tara, a 5-year starter for the girls’ varsity basketball team, earned
All-FAA, and All-WNESPSA recognition. During the season, she
received the prestigious Con Ed Westchester Athlete of the Week
Award. With over 1000 career points and rebounds, Tara led the
basketball team to two FAA titles and two NYSAIS championships
during her tremendous career at RCDS, which included recognition
as the 2015 Wildcat Award winner, the team’s most valuable player.
Tara is continuing her academic and basketball careers at Wesleyan
University.
FAA Scholar-Athlete, New England Champion Caroline Kimmel ’15
The Fairchester Athletic Association named Caroline Kimmel as
one of just twelve senior Scholar-Athletes, who have reached
the highest academic standards while playing two or more
varsity sports and earning Fairchester Athletic Association
All-League honors. Caroline took the most challenging of courses
exceling in nine honors and ten AP courses. She captained the
girls’ varsity squash team and ran outdoor track, contributing to a
New England Championship Division II in the 4 X 400 meter relay.
Caroline now attends Stanford University.
Field Hockey National Academic Squad, US
Lacrosse All-Academic Team, FAA and ConEd
Scholar-Athlete - Emily Duarte ’15
Emily was a four-year starter, most valuable player, and recordholder for the most career goals in field hockey, while leading the
field hockey team to four consecutive NYSAIS Championships.
Following her outstanding senior season and after completing
eight AP and eight honors courses, she was named to the 2014
Harrow Sports/National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s High
School New York State All-Region Field Hockey Team, as well as the
National Academic Squad.
Emily was also a major contributor to the girls’ lacrosse team’s
back-to-back NYSAIS Championships and 2015 undefeated season.
Her strong performances on the field and in the classroom while
taking seven honors and nine AP courses earned her a place on
the US Lacrosse All-Academic Team, as well as recognition as a
Fairchester Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete.
This fall, Emily is continuing her academic and field hockey careers
at Harvard University.
Photo courtesy of Nick D’Agostino.
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Athletic Achievement
US Lacrosse All-American & All-Academic Team Julia Massaro ’15
After starting on the girls’ varsity lacrosse team for five years,
senior Julia Massaro is continuing her academic and lacrosse
careers at Stanford University. As a major contributor to the success
of the girls’ lacrosse program, she established a new record for most
career goals (260) while leading the team to two consecutive NYSAIS
state championships, as well as an undefeated season and first FAA
and WNEPSA championships in 2015. Julia was voted most valuable
lacrosse player in 2015, and thanks to her strong performance in the
classroom completing five AP’s and 6 honors courses, Julia was selected by US Lacrosse to both the 2015 High School All-American and
All-Academic teams.
Photo courtesy of Nick D’Agostino.
Field Hockey National Academic Squad,
US Lacrosse All-Academic Team Mariana Lee ’15
As a four-year starter on the girls’ varsity soccer team, Julia was
the defensive force behind the Wildcats’ first NYSAIS Girls’ Soccer
Championship in 2014.
Mariana was a three-sport varsity athlete playing field hockey, squash, and lacrosse. Earning awards in all three, Mariana
excelled on the field hockey field, where she helped lead the
team to four consecutive NYSAIS Championships. She also was a
major contributor to the varsity lacrosse team’s two consecutive
NYSAIS championships and 2015 undefeated season. Mariana’s
outstanding performances in the classroom with seven honors
and eight AP courses and her championship play on the field
resulted in her being named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s High School National Academic Squad and the
US Lacrosse High School All Academic Team. Mariana will attend
Harvard University in the fall.
US Lacrosse All-American - Taylor Regan ’17
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Three seasons, three sports, three NYSAIS state championships!
Sophomore Taylor Regan started on the girls’ varsity soccer,
basketball, and lacrosse teams and contributed significantly to
each team’s championship season during 2014-15. She scored the
winning goal in double overtime in the 2014 NYSAIS Girls’ Lacrosse
Championship game and came back in 2015 to lead a repeat win
over Hackley. Taylor was a major factor in the lacrosse team’s
2015 undefeated season and first FAA championship. US Lacrosse
recognized Taylor’s stellar sophomore season by naming her to the
2015 High School All-American Team.
Athletic Achievement
US Lacrosse All-American & All-Academic
Team, FAA Scholar-Athlete - Zoe Verni ’15
A recipient of an amazing twelve varsity letters during her
Upper School career, Zoe was a major contributor to eight NYSAIS
championships - four consecutive in field hockey, two in basketball, and two consecutive in lacrosse. US Lacrosse recognized
her as an All-American after her junior and senior seasons, and
this spring she also was named to the All Academic team. An
outstanding student with eight AP and four honors courses,
Zoe was also named to the National Field Hockey Coaches
Association’s High School National Academic Squad in the
fall. This spring, Zoe received county-wide recognition as a
Con Ed Westchester Athlete of the Week, and she was named a
Fairchester Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete. At Upper School
Prize Day, Zoe received the Mary Borton Award for contributing
the most to female athletics during her Upper School career. This
fall she is continuing her lacrosse career at Brown University.
US Lacrosse All-Academic Team Riley van den Broek ’15
Riley’s leadership and offensive talent contributed to the
boys’ varsity lacrosse team’s 2015 FAA, WNESSLA, and NYSAIS
championships. Riley is continuing his academic and lacrosse
careers at Williams College.
Photo courtesy of John Calandros.
Golden Dozen Scholar-Athlete Recognition Derick Wallace ’15 and Eli Rattner ’15.
The Golden Dozen Award is presented by the Westchester Chapter
of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame and honors the
top football scholar-athletes in Westchester and Putnam County.
Derick Wallace was selected as a 2014 Golden Dozen scholarathlete, while Eli Rattner received Honorable Mention recognition.
Photo courtesy of Nick D’Agostino.
Field Hockey Scholar - Athletes Honored Zoe Verni ‘15, Michelle Haut ‘15, Emily Duarte ‘15, Sophie Beshar
‘15, Mariana Lee ‘15, Haley Nicholson ‘15, and Nathalie Chan ‘15
These seven senior field hockey players were named to the 2014 Keith
Waldman - Optimal Performance Associates/NFHCA High School
National Academic Squad. In addition, Sophie Beshar, Nathalie
Chan and Emily Duarte were recognized as Scholars of Distinction.
Photo courtesy of Georgette Summers.
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Athletic Achievement
Other Outstanding Athletic Performances This Year:
Division II (small school)
New York State Champion
in the 400-meter dash in
Albany, NY - Jinjer Pearce ’16
Photo courtesy of Madge Anderson.
New England Champions Division II in the 4 X 400
meter relay - Jinjer Pearce ’16, Caroline Kimmel ’15,
Charlotte Boehning ’16, and, Catherine Walker ’16.
New England Champion
Division II in the 100
and 300-meter hurdles Catherine Walker ’16.
Enzo Stefanoni ’17, a starter
on the Baseball team since
eighth grade, finished his
sophomore season in 2015
with 24 career wins, breaking
the previous record of 20.
2015 NYSAISAA Champion in the
discus throw with a toss of 113’ 7” Jack McPhail ’15
Salim Green ’15 scored
his 1000th point in the
2015
varsity
basketball
game against King School
and finished with a career
total of 1,511 points. Salim
will continue his academic
and basketball careers at
Wesleyan University.
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Photo courtesy of Madge Anderson.
The girls’ 800-medley relay team: Sabrina Kwenda ’18,
Jinjer Pearce ’16, Charlotte Boehning ’16, and Catherine Walker
’16. The team traveled to North Carolina for the 2015 High School
National Track Meet and qualified as All-Americans with a time
of 1:48.06.
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