Congratulations to the students honored at Belmont Hill's year-end events. Prize Day, held on June 1, showcased the winners of extracurricular, athletic, merit, and academic awards. Faculty and staff were also recognized for their service milestones. Further accolades were given during Baccalaureate and Commencement. Below is the comprehensive list.
Commencement Form VI Prizes - Awarded on June 3, 2023
Milton L. Dodge Prize is awarded annually, by vote of the faculty, to a member of the graduating class who has merited recognition for his determination and perseverance in meeting the academic challenge of the School, whose efforts have never flagged and who, by his common sense, has made a valuable contribution to Belmont Hill.
- Marc Butler
- Davi Souza Ribeiro
Margaret V. Lawless Memorial Prize is given by the family of Miss Lawless, who for 23 years served the School as receptionist/secretary, to that boy selected by the faculty who has shown exceptional sensitivity to others and concern for the quality of the School.
- Daniel Drucker
- Jeremy Eaton
George Von L. Meyer III Memorial Prize is awarded by vote of the faculty to that member of the graduating class who has evidenced outstanding interest in learning and who, by his contribution to the life of the School, has shown qualities of unselfish conduct, leadership and integrity.
- Michael Bobo
Paul W. Wright Prize
The Wright Prize is only offered at Belmont Hill for truly unusual and specific circumstances and has been awarded to individuals in rare circumstances throughout the School’s history.
- Connor Smirl
Prize Day - Held June 1, 2023
EXTRACURRICULAR
Willey Sextant Prize for Creative Writing
- Jack Abbrecht
- Jake Kornmehl
Woodbury Public Speaking Prize
- Fall - Nathaniel Voss
- Spring - Ethan Sidman
Middle School Public Speaking Prize
- Winter - William Achtmeyer
- Spring - William Achtmeyer, Timothy Snail
Prospector Prize
- Samuel Flood
- Jaiden Lee
- Griffin Vail
The Hill Prize
- Benjamin Gong
- Jaiden Lee
Global Citizenship Award
- Henry Hagedorn
- James Keefe
Hampers Lyceum Award
- Sam Atalla, Cameron Connell, Turner Rayment, Max Wagner
Diversity Leadership Award
- Merhawi Ghebrelul, James Hurd, Alexander Lo, Jack Shah, Reuben Siegel
Community Service
Edward M. Burt Community Service Award
- Jack Abbrecht, Rylan Dean, Peter Fiumara, Connor Goodband, Quinn Healey, Giacomo Kaplan, Christopher Milmoe, Leonardo Montoya, Daniel Moran, Eli Norden, Carver Porter, Davi Souza Ribeiro, Davin Roy, Ethan Sidman, Adrian Tan, Chase Teeson, Cord Vallis
Max Warburg Community Service Award
- Daniel Drucker
ATHLETICS
Red and Blue Key Society
- Thomas Dolan, Peyton Fox, Anthony Galvagna, Benjamin Hack, Calogero "David" LoGrasso, Daniel Markham, Mark Price, Joseph Puglielli, Declan Reilly, Davi Souza Ribeiro, Miles Sandoski, Daniel Slatkavitz, Garrett Theberge, Charles Webb
Newell Howes Morton Award
- Cameron Kelley
Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award
- Anthony Pellagrini
Darren D. Gallup Three Sport Athlete Award
- Christian Brunner, Calogero "David" LoGrasso, Luca Mezzanotte, Christopher Milmoe, Davi Souza Ribeiro, Reuben Siegel
Charles F. Kenney ‘06 Prize
- Anthony Pellagrini
The Independent School League Award of Excellence
- Calogero "David" LoGrasso
- Turner Rayment
ACADEMICS
PERFORMING ARTS
Vocal Music Prize
- William Kelly
- Calogero "David" LoGrasso
B Flats Music Awards
- William Kelly, Calogero "David" LoGrasso, Leonardo Montoya, Davi Souza Ribeiro
Ensemble Award
- Daniel Cho, David Cho, Cameron Connell, William Kelly, William Lloyd, Davi Souza Ribeiro
Instrumental Music Prize
- Cameron Connell
Middle School Drama Award
- William Achtmeyer, Andrew Agular
The Hayden G. Coon Drama Prize
- William Austen
- Thomas Cannistraro
- Jeremy Eaton
VISUAL ARTS
Angelo Togneri Art Prize
- Rafael Rodriguez Montgomery
Thomas Photography Prize
- Benjamin Kuechle
CLASSICS
Jared Waterbury Scudder Latin Prize
- Mark Price
- Aaron Stanger
Maureen O’Donnell Book Award (Five Consecutive Summa Cum Laude Exams)
- William Austen, Michael Bobo, Jason Cannistraro, David Cho, Jeremy Eaton, Turner Rayment
Maureen O’Donnell Book Award (Four Consecutive Summa Cum Laude Exams)
- Alexander Behn, Andrew Bittner, Luke Guleserian, Angus Harrison, Duncan Kilbride, Aidan Lee, Brian Lee, William Nolan, Frederick Pimental, Mark Price, Aaron Stanger, Kevin Weldon
ENGLISH
Henry S. Robinson English Prize
- David Cho
- Luke LoPresti
Brown Book Award
- Brian Lee
- Mark Price
HISTORY
Downes History Prize
- Jason Cannistraro
- Cooper Nelson
Form IV History Prize
- Henry Hagedorn, Alejandro Laidlaw
MATHEMATICS
Maxwell Mathematics Prize
- Dane Carter
Thomas G. Walters Mathematics Achievement Prize
- Alexander Lo
- Max Wagner
MODERN LANGUAGES
Spanish Prize
- Davin Roy
French Prize
- Nathaniel Voss
Raymund A. Kathe Prize (Asian Studies)
- Benjamin Hack
- Mark Price
SCIENCE
C. Clifford Goodband Biology Prize
- Connor Emmert
- Chad Sidel
Frederick C. Richardson Chemistry Prize
- Aaron Stanger
Henry S. Robinson Physics Prize
- Jeremy Eaton
- Max Wagner
The Paul J. Zofnass ‘65 Environmental Award
- Trey Penna
Rensselaer Mathematics & Science Meda
- Alexander Behn
MERIT AWARDS
Middle School
Middle School Award of Merit - Form I
- Paisley “Field” Boney, Savion Cineus, Jack Creedon, Tristan Dolan, Hank Greene, Brody Sayers, Norbert Unger
Middle School Award of Merit - Form II
- Chase Kaufman, Hunter Lee, Isaac Novod, Leo Nuernberg, William Raymond, Hunter Steeves
Middle School Award of Merit - Form III
- William Achtmeyer, Rylan Dean, Boston Ezedi, William Hennigar, Mason Iandiorio, Nicholas Jones, Timothy Snail
Gregg Citizenship Award
- Brady Yoo
Helena Weiser Funk Award
- Samuel Flood
- Babikir Saeed
FORM IV
General Mark A. Milley ‘76 Prize
- Juan-Pablo Fernández del Castillo
- Christopher McEvoy
- Michael Sullivan
FORM V
Harvard Club of Boston Book Prize
- Mark Price
- Aaron Stanger
Williams College Book Prize
- Luke Travaglini
- Luke Trevisan
Yale Book Award
- Jake McManus
- James Mullowney
FORM VI
Panel Prize, Awarded at Baccalaureate, June 2, 2023
- Jeremy Eaton
Cum Laude Society, Class of 2023
Jack Abbrecht
William (Jerry) Austen
Michael Bobo
Jason Cannistraro
Daniel Cho
David Cho
Jeremy Eaton
Malcom Grant
Quinn Healey
Alexander Lo
Cooper Nelson
William Nolan
Frederick Pimental
Turner Rayment
Jack Shah
Kevin Simmons
Max Wagner
FACULTY/STAFF MILESTONES
Thirty-Five Years
Jeffrey A. Fast
Thirty Years
Jorge Montoya
Paul Sullivan
Twenty Years
Cassandra K. Bolte
Daniel S. Fiori
Amy E. Hirsch
Stewart H. Steffey
Fifteen Years
Luke Dillon
Charles Gorman
David L. Leonardis
Timothy J. Sullivan
Ten Years
Celine Brabo
Charles Doar
Aylin M. Flanagan
Melissa Larocque
Five Years
Marjorie Albin
Matthew Conway
Glenn Harvey
Pam Parris
Brian Phinney
Hope Rupley
Chris Zellner