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Merle-Smith Underclass 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 |
|
Luke Pokojni '24 |
Rochester Institute of Technology Scholarship Recognition |
|
See table below. |
National French Contest 2023 |
| Ryan Paul '24, Hanning Yan '25 | American Mathematics Competition Award |
| Fisola Oyerokun '24 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Award |
| Rayna Malhotra '24, Hunter Zicherman '25, Caleb Greene '26 | Community Service Awards |
| Alicia Gordon '24 | W.E. Doster Award |
| Sunny Chen '24 | Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award |
| Charm Vega-Smith '24 | Junior Award in History |
| Joseph Oltman '24 | The Sophie Zumas Drama Award |
| India Debbage '24, Ginevra Toso '24, Zander Ritchey '24, Devon Berkove '24 | Joe-Patricia Stiles Carlock ('20) Awards in Art |
| Alicia Gordon '24, Emma Derby '24 | Joe-Patricia Stiles Carlock ('20) Award in Music |
| Valia Tsirukis '24, Emily Cho '24, Emma Derby '24 | Music Honors |
| Carleigh Andreas '24 | Rotary--Camp Neidig Award |
| Michael Alayon '25 |
The Hugh O'Brian Leadership Award |
| Sophie Wandall '26 |
The Paula Ward Leadership Award* |
| Autumn Nembhard '25 |
The Family Association Leadership Award* |
| Emma Derby '24, Ginevra Toso '24 |
The Bryn Mawr College Book Award* |
| Megan Dadio '24 |
The Alumni Association Leadership Award* |
| Caden Cohan '24, Alicia Gordon '24 |
The David and Miriam Devey Award* |
National French Contest 2023
Le Grand Concours, or the National French Contest, is sponsored each year by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students take an exam each spring to be ranked on regional and national levels. Moravian Academy French students once again met the challenge and achieved high distinction. While many more were ranked in the top 10 on the regional level, we are celebrating those who received national recognition today.
| Student(s) | Level | Award |
|
Sophie Wandall '26 |
2 | Gold |
|
Ginevra Toso '24 |
4 | Gold |
|
Perseus Fowler Perlaza '25, Charlene Liu '26 |
2 | Silver |
|
Sunny Chen '24 |
3 | Silver |
|
Grace Baittinger '24 |
4 | Silver |
|
Rebecca Farrell '25, Yasvika Nimalan '26 |
2 | Bronze |
|
Colin Moore '25 |
3 | Bronze |
|
Emma Derby '24, Rathusha Nimalan '24 |
4 | Bronze |
|
Nicholas Hidalgo-Schnaars '26, Elle Price '26, Zari Whyld-Thomas '26, Iosif Zavilevich '26 |
1 | Honorable Mention |
|
Celine Baki '26, Abigail Dubow '25, Ema Miele '25 |
2 | Honorable Mention |
| Grayson Bucher '25, Autumn Nembhard '25, Zander Ritchey '24 | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Noah Breithaupt '24, Kaitlyn Lee '23, Rohan Mehta '23, Adrian Vanegas '23 | 5 | Honorable Mention |
*Selected by the faculty
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.
