Students in fifth through eighth grades gathered in Mary Eliot Chapel for our annual Middle School Recognition Day, an opportunity for students to be honored for their extraordinary work and commitment this school year.
In her remarks, Head of Middle School Jen Schuckman said, “Each year this assembly offers us the chance to gather one last time as a full community. Every middle school student should take this moment to celebrate their greatest accomplishments, to acknowledge the challenges they have overcome, and to feel a deep sense of pride as they head into the final days of the year. Today, we get to celebrate several middle school students who have fully embraced the charge of our mission with thoughtful engagement and kind hearts.”
Congratulations to all honorees for their hard work and commitment, and to every Middle School student for contributing their best selves to our community in thoughtful and meaningful ways. View the list of award recipients below!
Department Awards
English: Ruby Morris ’29, Piper Davis ’29, Mila Gomez ’29, Zion Perry ’29
History: Mila Gomez ’29, Zion Perry ’29, Ashini Craig ’29, Mia Matisziw ’29
Math: Timo Finnegan ’29, Evan Gao ’29, Inaya Majeed ’29, Mila Gomez ’29
Science: Susannah Klimek ’29, Stella Scanlon ’29, Leela Anadkat ’29, Ava Sock ’29
World Languages Awards
French: Harry Lang ’29 and Isabelle George ’29
Mandarin: Ayaan Khan ’29 and Crystal Su ’29
Latin: Sloane Schwendinger ’29 and Inaya Majeed ’29
Spanish: Nika Landrum ’29 and Zara Mahmud ’29
Arts Awards
Choir: Emma Oesch ’29 and Soham Gadi ’29
Band: Alp Bozkurt ’29 and Parker Cabbabe ’29
Drama: Alexa Sikorski ’29 and Maddie Morris ’29
Studio Art: David Mba ’29 and Crystal Su ’29
Orchestra: McCormack Amini ’29 and Tarik Yagci ’29
Donald Alfred Oonk Award
Football: Jeremiah Phillips ’29
Soccer: Sawyer Mandell ’29
Cross Country: Reid Haffenreffer ’29
Swimming: Jason Gilbert ’29
Basketball: Rylan Gardner ’29
Wrestling: Ashton Constantine ’29
Squash: Hayden Dembiec ’29
Tennis: Jason Gilbert ’29
Baseball: Trey Wyckoff ’29
Track & Field: Shep Bryan ’29
Water Polo: Alp Bozkurt ’29
Lacrosse: Peter Tchudy ’29
Hockey: Wilson Froehlich ’29
Enid Oonk Altvater Award
Field Hockey: Avery Johnson ’29
Volleyball: Natasha Schultz ’29
Cross Country: Caroline Westre ’29
Tennis: Emma Oesch ’29
Basketball: Katherine Speckhals ’29
Swimming: Alexa Sikorski ’29
Squash: Annie Amos ’29
Soccer: Anna Lottes ’29
Track & Field: Journey Crossland ’29
Lacrosse: Skyler Dastgah-Bradford ’29
Cheer: Marjesta Ford ’29
Yale Book Award
Grade 5: Adiya Zei ’32 and Braxton Lurk ’32
Grade 6: Addie Rowland ’31 and Bajro Cirkic ’31
Grade 7: Johanna Sanchez ’30 and Jules Xavier-Poucel ’30
Rutledge Award
Grade 5: Allie Masiel ’32 and Sam McGinness ’32
Grade 6: Jasmine Bell ’31 and Noah Bennett ’31
Grade 7: Clara Beal ’30 and Abigail Bierman ’30
Grade 8: Nika Landrum ’29 and David Mba ’29
Other Awards & Recognition
Community Service Award: Caroline Hentschell ’29
National Geographic Society Geography Bee: Spencer Kriegel ’30
MICDS Spelling Bee: Brenda Huang ’32
Stanford Award: Heidi Haberstroh ’29
Amherst Award: Amari Roberts ’30
Jan deGreef Jacobi Award: Emma Fouke ’30 and Lincoln Branca ’30
James Schenler Wood Award: Katherine Speckhals ’29 and Nico Cox-Garleanu ’29
The Eliot Award
Grade 5: Evelyn Schwarzen ’32 and Kai Dastgah-Bradford ’32
Grade 6: Elle Gast ’31 and Caleb Meyers ’31
Grade 7: Harper Naughton ’30 and Bruce Clennan ’30
Grade 8: Cecilia Mileusnic ’29 and Tarik Yagci ’29
Special recognition, too, goes to the recipients of the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
- Max Fehniger ’29, Gold
- Caroline Hentschell ’29, Gold
- Meadow Hil ’29, Gold
- William Kreikemeier ’29, Gold
- Abby Masiel ’29, Silver
- Skyler Dastgah-Bradford ’29, Bronze
- Cate Wagner ’29, Bronze
- Caroline Westre ’29, Bronze
- Audri Willeman ’29, Bronze
- Wyatt Eggers ’30, Gold
Congratulations to all of our award recipients and every Middle School student for their hard work and help in making our MICDS community the best it can be. As Schuckman reminded the audience, If you think back to August and then consider where you are today, I hope you can identify a multitude of successes and moments of growth of which you can be very proud.”