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Merle-Smith Senior Awards: 2023
On Thursday, June 1, 2023, Moravian Academy recognized excellence in academics, citizenship, creativity, and student leadership during its annual Special Awards Ceremony.
Moravian Academy faculty, parents, and the student body gathered in Dyer Auditorium to celebrate the 2023 awardees. This year, we are proud to recognize the following students:
| Student(s) | Award |
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Sierra Smith |
John Amos Comenius Award |
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Michael Alchaer, Aleena Anas, Okezue Bell, John Bollinger, Olivia Cunningham, Sofia Eckman, Benjamin Edelman, Oakes Fegley, Samuel Greenberg, Gia Gupta, Rosemary John, Patrick Johnson, Eleanor Kenyon, Kaitlyn Lee, Alexander Mayer, Rohan Mehta, Tayden Miller, Lauren Pulcini, Nabeel Rifai, Phoebe Shane, Anjali Shankar, Trey Sheeler, Sierra Smith, Wisdom Unfondu, Elijah Zemsky |
President's Education Award |
| Nora Kenyon | Helena and Emma Hoch Award (English) |
| Patrick Johnson (Chinese), Adrian Vanegas (French), Sofia Eckman (Spanish) | Dorothy Tyler Award (Global Languages) |
| Elena Capobianco, Sofia Eckman | Countess Benigna von Zinzendorf Award (History) |
| Rohan Mehta | Dr. Albert de Neufville Award (Mathematics) |
| Elijah Zemsky | Physical Sciences Award |
| Sierra Smith | Natural Sciences Award |
| Elena Capobianco, Charles Bingham | Mary Heller Cyphers Music Award |
| Charles Bingham | PMEA District and All-State Choir |
| Elena Capobianco, Yan Yu | PMEA District and All-State Orchestra |
| Nicholas Colitas, Michael Yampolsky | Ruth D. Loquasto Technical Theatre Award |
| Sofia Eckman | Departmental Award in Theatre Arts |
| Gianna Tout-Puissant, Tianna Tout-Puissant, Elena Tongg-Weiler | Departmental Awards in Studio Art: Ceramics |
| Sierra Smith, Jewel Kislin | Departmental Awards in Studio Art: Photography/Filmmaking |
| Nicholas Colitas, Benjamin Edelman | Departmental Awards in Studio Art: Woodworking |
| Elena Capobianco, Benjamin Edelman | Colonial League Academic All-Stars |
| Benjamin Edelman, Tayden Miller | Heart of the Lion |
| Gabriel Borsuk, Moriah Mitchell | Outstanding Male and Female Athletes |
| Rosemary John | Daughters of the American Revolution Award |
| Okezue Bell | Community Service Award |
| Devin Klotz | Arnav Krishna Relentless Positivity Award |
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Aleena Anas, Charles Bingham, Sarah Connors, Sam Greenberg, Claire Martin, Moriah Mitchell, Spencer Simmons, Elena Tongg-Weiler, Gianna Tout-Puissant, Tianna Tout-Puissant, Adrian Vanegas |
Service to the School |
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Ben Edelman, Rosemary John |
Frederic Butet Award |
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Rohan Mehta, Tayden Miller |
Frances H. Storrs Award |
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Nabeel Rifai, Elijah Zemsky |
Elizabeth K. Miller Award |
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Anjali Shankar |
Dr. Edwin A. Sawyer Award |
Note: Employees of Moravian Academy may not nominate members of their own family for awards or honors, nor do they participate in discussions pertaining to award candidacy of any student in a family member's grade.
