Upper School Awards, Valedictorian Announced

Upper School students, faculty, families and honored guests gathered to recognize academic, athletic and service achievements and more in the Janet Root Theatre on May 15, 2026. Congratulations to all of our students for an amazing school year!

Congratulations Class of 2026 Valedictorian: Sally Keane ‘26
Congratulations Class of 2026 Salutatorian: Jasper Hallock-Wishner ‘26

Community Awards and Recognition
The Anne Frank Humanitarian Award - Lili Fort ‘27
The Kevin Kay Memorial Award - Christopher Every ‘27
The Kyle Bastas Memorial Award - Jimmy Schmidt ‘26
The Senior Service Awards - Bijoy Alam ‘26, Kaori Jackson ‘26 and Ryan Richards ‘26
Bruce Haskell Spirit Award - Claire James ‘27
Carleen Vinal Haskell Scholarship Spirit Award - Sofia Lee ‘27
Award for Exceptional Resilience - Margo Armstrong ‘27

Core Values Awards
Responsibility - Isabella Jank ‘27, who honored Social Studies Teacher Daniel Asad
Respect - Ryan Flugel ‘27, who honored Science Teacher Ms. Summer Slater
Integrity - Frances Humphreys ‘27, who honored Science Teacher Dr. Carlie Saval
Knowledge - Ana Verano ‘27, who honored Math Teacher Ms. Jessica Thorn
Compassion - Sofia Lee ‘27, who honored Social Studies Chair Mrs. Kayla Brazee

Chargers Athletics Triple Crown Awards:
Gia Bessolo '26
Reece Campbell '26
Simi Damani '26
Decedric Dillard '26
Tanyiah Ellison '28
Damarion Feaster '26
Billy Francis '29
Damir Hooker '29
Luke Lavoie '26
Jake Lewis '29
De'Shawyn Long '28
Leonardo Fernandez-Pallante '27
Emma Satterfield '28
Justin Sephus '27

Fran Risser Female Athlete of the Year Award: Hayden Zielinski ‘29
Phil Hayford Male Athlete of the Year Award: Asher Walton ‘26

- Department Awards -

Shorecrest Aspiring Visual Arts Award - Olivia Manfrey ‘28

Janet Root Award of Excellence in the Visual Arts - Caroline Bean ‘26

Mary B. Christian Award for Sustained Achievement - Kaelie Dieter ‘26

Chris Borges Award for Outstanding Participation in the Arts - Alex Jank ‘28

Janet Root Rising Star Award - Tyler Farkas ‘29

Outstanding Achievement in English Award - Noah Eichenbaum ‘28 and Harper Nelson-Wooley ‘27

Zora Neale Hurston Award - Decedric Dillard ‘26 and Polina Creadon ‘28

Excellence in Mathematics Award - Ana Verano ‘27

Excellence in Science Award - Scout Brummett ‘26 and Jasper Hallock-Wishner ‘26

Excellence in Computer Studies Award - Gaston Grehan-Savona ‘26

Bradford Moore Award of Excellence in Social Studies - Betty Li ‘26

Guillemette Laitier Prix d'Honneur (French) - Lili Fort ‘27

Maria Evora Premio Sobresaliente (Spanish) - Ryan Flugel ‘27

GSI Scholars: 
Caroline Bean '26, Cooper Bullard '26, Nicholas Canizares '26, Lily Davila '26, Luna Gillis '26, Ellen Hommeyer '26, Zhenxi (Betty) Li '26

STEAM Certificate Awardees: 
Isabel Brown '26, Reece Campbell '26, Simi Damani '26, Kaelie Dieter '26, Gaston Grehan-Savona '26, Angela Gu '26, Hayden Hawkins '26, Arden Katcha '26, Sally Keane '26, Zhenxi (Betty) Li '26, Leilani MacIntyre '26, Cole Oman '26, Isabella Paz '26, Logan Phares-Robinson '26, Luca Sandschafer '26, James Schmidt '26 and Ethan Swann '26

Cum Laude Society Inductees: 
Izzi Brown '26, Nicholas Canizares '26, Alex Cirino '26, Simi Damani '26, Gaston Grehan-Savona '26, Jasper Hallock-Wishner '26, Hayden Hawkins '26, Anton Ho '26, Sally Keane '26, Luke Lavoie '26, Leilani MacIntyre '26, Cole Oman '26, Sierra Orlick '26 and Braden Stone '26

In a student-driven initiative, the Class of 2026 celebrated the diverse achievements and contributions of their classmates with Senior Recognition Cords for the following categories:

• Civic Impact & Advocacy 
• Student Leadership & Institutional Impact 
• Mentorship & Peer Leadership 
• Athletic Distinction 
• Global Engagement & Cultural Leadership 
• Career Initiative & Professional Achievement 
• Independent Scholastic Achievement 

- Outstanding Citizens -

Ninth Grade - Paige Conroy ‘29 and Faylynn Messer ‘29
Tenth Grade - Polina Creadon ‘28 and Charlotte Hanson ‘28
Eleventh Grade - Donyae Hazley ‘27 and Frances Humphreys ‘27
Twelfth Grade - Charlie Cowan ‘26 and Damarion Feaster ‘26

- Top Scholars - 

Ninth Grade - Zoe Eichenbaum '29
Tenth Grade - Noah Eichenbaum '28
Eleventh Grade - Carter McCleish ‘27
Twelfth Grade - Sierra Orlick ‘26

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