Parker School held its annual Senior Ohana Night and awards ceremony on Thursday, May 24, to honor students’ outstanding achievement in academics, arts and athletics.
The following students received awards: Parker School Trustees’ Award, Kai Inaba; Personal Achievement Award, Thomas Baldwin, Emily Boehm; Richard Smart Award for Academic Excellence, Jesse Tarnas; Longevity Award, Hayden Cross, Erika Hannon, Kira Harada-Stone, Kai Inaba, Shotaro Kume, Darcy Mulligan, Kieran Najita, Tyler Saito, Jesse Tarnas; Headmaster’s Award, Marit Winborne; Scholar Athlete Award, Shotaro Kume, Marit Winborne; Athlete of the Year Award, Jesse Tarnas, Marit Winborne; Career Achievement in the Performing Arts, Jesse Tarnas; Career Achievement in the Visual Arts, Emily Boehm; salutatorian, Kieran Najita, and valedictorian, Jesse Tarnas.
At a ceremony on May 10, these middle and upper school students received the following awards: Book Awards: Brown University Book Award, Paul Gregg; Wellesley Book Award, Olivia Armandroff; Mt. Holyoke Book Award, Sarah Willey; University of Pennsylvania Book Award, Tyler McCullough; Yale Book Award, Aidan Wharton. Scholarship Awards: Mie Kim Najita Award, Brianna Dodds; The Richard Smart Junior Award for Excellence, Paul Gregg; Irma Packard/Norman Scholarship, Wyatt Mangel. Community Service Awards: 100 Hours Service Award (Presidential National Service Award), Anastasiya Polishchuk; Above and Beyond Student Tutor Award, Cody Brown, Lysha Matsunobu.
In English: Academic Excellence in English, Paul Gregg, Jesse Tarnas, Darcy Mulligan, Lauren Sweere, Anastasiya Polishchuk, Lucy Callender, Kyra Matsuda, Lysha Matsunobu, Madyson Harper, Kevin Grace, Shelby Alligood, Julia Lee, Megan Yost; Outstanding Improvement in English, Sumika Helffrich, Zoe Mercer, Keoni Beaton, Mia Davis, Briana Dodds, Rin Zhou; Outstanding Engagement in English, Emly Whitfield; Most Insightful Exposition in English, Thomas Long.
In history: Academic Excellence in History, Kira Harada-Stone, Anastasiya Polishchuk, Kyley Nishimura, Jesse Burns, Lysha Matsunobu, Kyley Nishimura, Jaren Ashcraft, Nohili Thompson, Maia Tarnas, Mia Scibelli, Carrie Hiller, Kirk Hubbard, Kyra Matsuda, Madyson Harper, Maia Tarnas, Kosuke Kume; Most Persuasive Historical Argumentation, Kieran Najita; Most Improved in History, Sumika Helffrich, Rin Zhou, Caity Mendes; Academic Excellence in Sociology, Darcy Mulligan, Shotaro Kume, Kieran Najita, Kira Harada-Stone.
In mathematics: Academic Excellence in Math, Lucy Callender, Kieran Wiese-Gibson, Alissa Mullin, Fanny Arnouts, Kirk Hubbard, Erika Kasberg, Mia Scibelli, Tawny Bright, Maia Tarnas, Lysha Matsunobu, Anastasiya Polishchuk, Larissa Bolstad-Urquhart, Rachel Dunn, Grant Nair, Paul Gregg, Ryan Touchet. Outstanding Effort in Math, Bethany Trussel.
In science: Academic Excellence in Chemistry, Grant Nair, Jesse Burns; Outstanding Performance in Biology, Josh Yost; Outstanding Effort in Science, Jaipal Brar, Kawena Ching. Academic Excellence in Marine Science, Sarah Willey; Outstanding Performance in Honors Biology, Jaren Ashcraft; Enthusiasm in Health Science, Jesse Tarnas; Excellence in Physics, Kai Inaba, Aidan Wharton.
In Spanish: Academic Excellence in Spanish, Lucy Callender, Owen Matsuda, Aolani Peiper, Kevin Grace, Erika Kasberg; Distinguished Effort and Attitude Towards Language Learning in Spanish, Mitchell Hijirida, Wyatt Mangel, Maia Tarnas, Kyley Nishimura, Lauren Sweere, Jesse Tarnas.
In athletics: Outstanding Performance and Excellent Sportsmanship in PE, Luke Potter, Victoria Andrade-McKeehan, Jaipal Brar, Riley Decker, Taylor Doherty, Ben Miller, Skyler Pleuss, Finn Simmersbach, Kosuke Kume.
In fine arts: Visual Arts Achievement, Fanny Arnouts, Zach Kauffman, Julia Lee, Nate Biondi, Kevin Grace, Kyra Vidosh, Sam Keliihoomalu, Shotaro Kume, Emily Boehm, Jaren Ashcraft, Kyley Nishimura, Nondi Lampkin, Gian DeAntonio; Outstanding Creativity and Academic Achievement in Performing Arts, Madyson Harper, Sophia Kauffman, Bethany Trusel, Julie Gregg. MVP and Positive Attitude in Rock Band, Alex Guske; Most Improved Player in Rock Band, Nya Rose Phillips, Kyley Nishimura; Songwriting, Rachel Dunn; Journalism/Podcast Achievement, Kieran Najita, Anna Moritz.
In electives: Leadership Award in Debate, Tyler Saito, Victoria Andrade-McKeehan; Most Valuable Debater, Jesse Tarnas, Emilie Skladzien, Elliot Jacobson Top Debater-Middle School, Kevin Grace; Outstanding Commitment in Student Council, Tyler Saito, Kai Inaba; Outstanding Commitment in Yearbook, Darcy Mulligan; Yoga, Victoria Andrade-McKeehan, Marit Winborne.
