POMFRET — Dec. 9 Rectory hosted the Fall Term Awards for Middle School students. Students received academic honors, effort honors, academic and effort honors, and Distinguished Academic Awards in which teachers nominated students from their classes. 

2016 Fall Academic Awards

Academic Honors

To earn Academic Honors a student must achieve an end-of-term numerical average of 95 – 100.

Carson Ames. ’21- Pomfret Center, CT, Cindy Bao. ’18- Beijing, China, Maya Bullied. ’20- Pomfret Center, CT, Olivia Chima-Anyanka. ’19- Irvington, NJ, Sunny Chen. ’18- Shanghai, China, Lauren Egan. ’19- Scituate, RI, Cristian Fahey.’ 17- Pomfret Center, CT, Jeffrey Gibbs. ’17- Pomfret Center, CT, Abby Gurevitch. ’18- Naples, FL, Angela Han. ’17- Seoul, Korea, Nicholas Harpe. ’18- New York, NY, Kale Hart. ’19- Pomfret Center, CT, Maxtin Hart. ’21- Pomfret Center, CT, Jessy Ji. ’17- Wenzhou, China,  Irene Jung.’17- Seongnam, Korea, Tyler Kim. ’17- Seoungnam, Korea, Zachary King. ’19- Plainfield, Insel Lee. ’19- Yong-Si, Korea, Olivia Lee. ’17- Seoul, Korea, Daphne Li. ’19- Pomfret, Hayden McGuinness. ’17- Little Compton, RI, Asen Ou. ’18- Seoul, Korea, Angelina Qian. ’18- Hangzhou City, China, Christine Qian. ’19- Shanghai, China, Colin Smith. ’18- Brooklyn, Megan Smith. ’21- Brooklyn, Cami Steiger. ’18- Griswold, Evelyn Stewart. ’17- Irvington, NJ, Adam Tillinghast. ’20- Danielson, Tina Wang. ’19- Shanghai, China, Max Yang. ’17- Shanghai, China, Tony Zhang. ’17- Shanghai, China, 

Academic and Effort Honors

To earn Academic and Effort Honors a student must achieve an end-of-term numerical average of 95 - 100 AND an end-of-term numerical effort grade average of 1.000 - 1.400.

Tess Barrett. ’18- Tewksbury, MA, Aleena Jafar-DeCesare. ’20- Woodstock, Paula Jiang. ’18- Brooklyn, Bart Lojanarungsiri. ’20- Bangkok, Thailand, Emily McCarthy. ’17- Quincy, MA, Jackson Medeiros. ’18- Douglas, MA, Kenny Mills. ’17- North Reading, MA, Stella Park. ’17- Pomfret Center, Nathaniel Rice. ’17- Hampton, Susan Shin. ’17- Incheon, Korea, Jin Tanaka. ’17- Tokyo, Japan, Eileen Wang. ’17- Beijing, China, Yitong Wu. ’17- Qinhuangdao, China, David Yang. ’18- Seoul, Korea, Blake Zahansky. ’17- Pomfret Center.

Distinguished Academic Awards

To earn a Distinguished Academic Award a student must be nominated by a faculty member.

Mrs. Deanna Hart Rodman to Jack Quirion. ’18- Amston and Tony Wang. ’20 Nanjing, China

For collaborating together during enrichment time to help one another develop their reading skills expanding vocabulary knowledge and understanding literary elements, such as alliteration and onomatopoeia. Although in different grades and from different backgrounds, they worked extremely well and always encouraged each other to do their best. Because of these award to Jack and Tony.

Mr. Braden Long to Kenny Mills. ’17- North Reading, MA

For his hard work and dedication to Physics. Kenny has a unique ability to solve a problem using his knowledge of the world around him.

Mrs. Michelle Hayes to Susan Shin. ’17- Incheon, Korea

In Pre-Calculus, Susan is able to effectively solve problems by self-reflecting. She is able to very effectively solve problems by self-reflecting, determining her particular level of understanding, seeking help when she needs it, and persisting through difficult problems and confusing concepts. Her perseverance and dedication to her classwork, homework, and tests is outstanding and the reason Susan is receiving this award.

Mr. Matt Winker to Mauro Loyo Marono. ’18- Veracruz, Mexico

For his grit, hard work ethic, and determination to never give up in English and Language Skills class, I give this award to Mauro.

Mrs. Felicia Rodman to Yusuke Hirota. ’17- Tokyo, Japan

He is always an active participant in his Ancient History class and his work reflected that he put a lot of time and effort into each assignment. He has made great growth since he first came here as a 7th grader and it is wonderful to see him flourish this year as a 9th grader. I am happy to award this recognition to Yusuke.

Mrs. Ginger Kellaway to Tony Chen.’20- Tai Cang Jiang, China

For his excitement to learn more English language skills was evident every day that we worked together. He was eager to discover new vocabulary words, to create original stories from his weekly spelling lists, and most especially, to practice his English reading skills. For his hard work and willingness find academic support from teachers when needed, Tony is receiving this award.

Mr. Brad Seaward to Rachel Ha. ’17- Seoul, Korea

When I first met her during two years ago at Summer@Rectory, she never smiled. Now with her in my Geometry, she puts a smile on my face every day. She is always willing to help others and she makes me a better teacher.

Mrs. Ruth Healy to David Yang. ’18- Seoul, Korea

I would like to recognize a student whose thirst for understanding is evident in each English class – in a writing session, literary discussion, or lesson on figurative language. He wants to learn, to gain knowledge, but he wants to learn so that he can then understand. When he makes a mistake, he doesn’t want me to “tell him the answer,” he wants me to help him to understand. There is nothing more delightful than to help this young man on his quest to understanding.

Mrs. Patty Shattuck to Catherine Xie. ’18- Beijing, China

Ms. Emily Slocum to Kaitlyn Matthews. ’18- Jamaica Estates, NY

For always coming to class ready to work and bringing a positive attitude with her to my English Class. This student a strong, lovely writer, a conscientious worker, and an insightful thinker. She is polite, helpful, and well-behaved. As a teacher, a student I can count on every day is something I don’t take for granted and really appreciate. Because of this, I want to recognize Kaitlyn for being an excellent student and a wonderful young lady.

Mrs. Fran Morano to Peter Hale. ’21- Pomfret Center, CT

For always coming to Science class ready to engage with the material and prepared to learn. He is always the first person to raise his hand and almost always gets the answer. I am proud to recognize Peter for this award.

Mr. Mike Healy to Ji Hee Liu. ’18- Tokyo, Japan

For always going the extra mile in my Geometry class on a daily basis. He has received hundred percent on every homework assignment and is always attentive in class. He does this all with a huge smile on his face and I am proud to recognize Ji Hee for all his efforts.

Mrs. Anne Grudzinski to Carson Ames. ’21- Pomfret Center, CT

For always coming to class prepared and ready to work a big smile on his face. His classwork and homework is always handed in on a time and is extremely neat and organized. It is my pleasure to teach and give this award to Carson.

 

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