Middle School Students Honored at Recognition Assembly

On May 16, fifth through eighth grades gathered in Mary Eliot Chapel for the annual Middle School Recognition Assembly, a special event to recognize outstanding student achievements in this academic year. In her remarks, Head of Middle School Jen Schuckman said, “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. There is no doubt that each and every one of you has had to dig deep and push yourself in ways that you did not anticipate back in the fall. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed and you should be feeling a strong sense of pride for a job well done.”

Congratulations to all honorees for their hard work and commitment, and to every Middle School student, for contributing to our community in meaningful ways. View the list of award recipients below!

Department Awards

  • English Award: Riley Crawford ’26, Cade Miller ’26, Isabelle Cox-Garleanu ’26, Aiyla Ahmad ’26, and Rose Sabalvaro ’26
  • History Award: Carrie Clennan ’26, Nihaal Satwani ’26, Meredith Mack ’26, Shil Penilla ’26, and Katherine Ellenhorn ’26
  • Math Award: Joy Chen ’26, Kiren Greuloch ’26, Rio Sato ’26, Nihaal Satwani ’26, and Hannah Wang ’26
  • Science Award: Sophia Fischer ’26, Chloe Coughlin ’26, Gabriel Weaver ’26, Bella Anadkat ’26, and Ian Zar ’26

World Languages Awards

  • French: Georgia Lochhead ’26 and Lilia Oulamine ’26
  • Mandarin: Hannah Wang ’26 and Kiren Greuloch ’26
  • Latin: Narya Phatak ’26 and Abhi Madala ’26
  • Spanish: Shil Penilla ’26 and Carrie Clennan ’26

Donald Alfred Oonk Award

  • Football: Mikey Gutchewsky ’26
  • Basketball: Henry Rohan ’26
  • Squash: Zach Withington ’26
  • Tennis: Kiren Greuloch ’26
  • Baseball: Cole Levison ’26
  • Soccer: Steele Crissman ’26
  • Track & Field: Henry Rohan ’26
  • Cross Country: Will Fendler ’26
  • Lacrosse: Steele Crissman ’26
  • Wrestling: Jaxon Abernathy ’26
  • Swimming: Rhys Rainwater ’26

Enid Oonk Altvater Award

  • Field Hockey: Georgia Lochhead ’26
  • Basketball: Addilyn Farmer ’26
  • Soccer: Elsie Trilling ’26
  • Volleyball: Audrey Marino ’26
  • Tennis: Alexa Davis ’26
  • Track & Field: Lillian Joe ’26
  • Squash: Aiyla Ahmad ’26
  • Cross Country: Addilyn Farmer ’26
  • Lacrosse: Amelia Mackin ’26
  • Swimming: Layla Gilbert ’26

Yale Book Award

  • Grade 5: Shayaan Merchant ’29 and Noha Bouchellih ’29
  • Grade 6: Trip Scanlon ’28 and Johanna Orwick ’28
  • Grade 7: Sydney Willbrand ’27 and Jackson Hunter ’27

Rutledge Award

  • Grade 5: Sky Dastgah-Bradford ’29 and Bruce Ghobadi ’29
  • Grade 6: Kendall Lay ’28 and Logan Niemeier ’28
  • Grade 7: Nikhil Maniar ’27 and Elinore Verdine ’27
  • Grade 8: Harper Clark ’26 and LJ Triplett ’26

Other Awards & Recognition

  • Community Service Award: Shritha Devisetty ’26
  • MICDS Spelling Bee: Abhi Madala ’26
  • Stanford Award: Georgia Lochhead ’26
  • Amherst Award: Gabe Weaver ’26
  • Jan deGreef Jacobi Award: Cam Cozad ’27 and Lucy Pickett ’27
  • James Schenler Wood Award: Sean Hogan ’26 and Robyn Davies ’26

The Eliot Award

  • Grade 5: Natasha Schultz ’29 and Peter Tschudy ‘29
  • Grade 6: JP Senneff ’28 and Elise Tourais ’28
  • Grade 7: Max Padratzik ’27 and Lilah Pronger ’27
  • Grade 8: Cade Miller ’26 and Robyn Davies ’26

Congratulations, Rams!