Friends Academy presents academic awards at annual Fourth Day Honors

LOCUST VALLEY – At the Fourth Day Honors ceremony held at Friends Academy on Wednesday, June 9th, the Upper School departments announced this year’s academic and special recognition awards. At the same time, the Friends Cum Laude Society inducted new members from the senior class. Senior Samantha Flores of Glen Cove (Fairfield University) opened the ceremony with a Scripture Reading and a moment of silence. Seniors Alexandra Cadet of East Islip (New York University), Julie Fine of Upper Brookville (Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University), Kyleigh Mitchell of Huntington (The New School), and Ava Morey of Glen Cove (Amherst College) performed “Make Them Hear You” from the Broadway musical, Ragtime.

The James E. Gardner Headmaster’s Commendation Award is presented to students in the graduating class who have demonstrated the qualities of kindness, integrity, cooperation, effort, cheerfulness, participation in school activities, and unselfishness, all irrespective of athletic or scholastic aptitude and achievement. This year’s recipients are Ella Barry (Princeton University) of Oyster Bay Cove and Spencer Kriegstein (Georgetown University) of Huntington.

The Martin Jacobson Scholarship Award is presented in honor of Marty Jacobson, a devoted teacher, coach, mentor, and Athletic Director for 38 years. This scholarship goes to the student who exemplifies those leadership qualities that Marty sought to instill: integrity, commitment, inner strength, resiliency, vision, intensity, empathy, and caring service. This year’s recipient is junior Malachai Russell ’22 of Westbury.

The Brian James Hom Scholarship Award is presented in honor of Brian Hom ’11, who passed away in 2011 and left a lasting impact on all who knew him through his passion for social equity and justice, innate generosity and personal warmth, wonderful sense of humor and smile, and unparalleled commitment to excellence as a runner and scholar. He genuinely respected all people and sought to restore dignity and hope to the world. The scholarship honors a student who embodies Brian’s qualities and lives according to his motto, “I am the me I choose to be.” This year’s recipient is junior Nyah Thomas ’22 of Roosevelt.

The Elizabeth Young Durante Community Service Award is presented in honor of Elizabeth Durante ’06, who passed away in 2009. This Community Service Award is given to a senior who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to serving those in need. This year’s recipients are seniors Adrienne Coleman of Locust Valley (Dartmouth College), Alexandra Kramer of Old Brookville (Wake Forest University), and Carleigh Zelman of Brookville (University of Southern California).

Roger Erickson English Award

• Vimala Alagappan – Harvard University
• Alexandra Cadet – New York University
• Adrienne Coleman – Dartmouth College
• Riya Subbaiah – Georgetown University

French Award

•  Sarah Wang – Tufts University
• Ella Barry – Princeton University

Spanish Award

• William Hunter – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Mariana Posada – Skidmore College

Latin Award

• Ludovico Monti – Boston College

Chinese Award

• Ian Kim – Boston College
• Kelly Chee – Rice University

Elizabeth Roosevelt History Award

• John Donohue – Hamilton College
• Lauren Pasquale – University of Virginia

Mathematics Award

• Vimala Alagappan – Harvard University

Recognition for Outstanding Dedication and Leadership in the Performing Arts

Music

• • Alexandra Cadet – New York University
  • Jasmine Carnevale – University of Chicago
  • John Donohue – Hamilton College
  • Julie Fine – Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University
  • Caroline Green – Williams College
  • Kyleigh Mitchell – The New School
  • Ava Morey – Amherst College
  • Ezekiel Popoola – Wesleyan University
  • Riley Schultz – Manhattan School of Music
  • Jack Towse – The Juilliard School
  • Carleigh Zelman – University of Southern California

Theater and Dance

• • Alexandra Cadet – New York University
  • Chelcie Crutch – Washington University in St. Louis
  • Julie Fine – Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University
  • Emma Herold – University of California-Santa Barbara
  • Tina Huang – Barnard College
  • Luke Jennings – Carnegie Mellon University
  • Kyleigh Mitchell – The New School
  • Ava Morey – Amherst College
  • Lauren Pasquale – University of Virginia
  • Mariana Posada – Skidmore College
  • Sarah Wang  – Tufts University
  • Dominick Williams – Morehouse College

AP Visual Arts

• • Marisa Benjamin – Washington University in St. Louis
  • Avery Bystrom – University of Southern California
  • Charlie Cooper – Lehigh University
  • Chelcie Crutch – Washington University in St. Louis
  • Isabella DiMeo – Duke University
  • Tina Huang – Barnard College
  • Billy Lawrence – The University of Texas at Austin
  • Zach Mazur – Washington University in St. Louis
  • Elizabeth Schwab – Boston College

Honors Arts Seminar

• • Marisa Benjamin – Washington University in St. Louis
  • Julie Fine – Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University
  • Luke Jennings – Carnegie Mellon University
  • Ava Morey – Amherst College

Chemistry Award

• Ethan Labelson '22
• Charlotte Chen '22

Biological Science Award

• Vimala Alagappan – Harvard University
• Ella Barry – Princeton University
• Sadie Brett-Chin – Washington University in St. Louis
• Riya Subbaiah – Georgetown University

Physics Award

• Cullen Steel – Cornell University

Outstanding Female Athlete

• Adrienne Coleman – Dartmouth College
• Caroline Green – Williams College

Outstanding Male Athlete

• Billy Daal – The Taft School
• Skyler Mott – Lehigh University

Members of the class of 2021 inducted into the Cum Laude Society as seniors in their fall semester are:

Vimala Alagappan (Harvard University), Ella Barry (Princeton University), Emily Brown (Dartmouth College), Jordyn Cagner (Cornell University), Jasmine Carnevale (Xxx), Adrienne Coleman (Dartmouth College), Andrew J. Hoyt (Washington University in St. Louis), Spencer Kriegstein (Georgetown University), Lauren Pasquale (University of Virginia), Cullen Steel (Cornell University), Riya Subbaiah (Georgetown University)

Members of the class of 2021 inducted into the Cum Laude Society as seniors in their spring semester are:

Sadie Brett-Chin (Washington University in St. Louis), Avery Bystrom (University of Southern California), Kelly Chee (Rice University), Teddy Grace (Boston College), Ian Kim (Boston College), Mariana Posada (Skidmore College), Elizabeth Schwab (Boston College), Sarah Wang (Tufts University), Carleigh Zelman (University of Southern California)

2021 National Merit Scholarship Competition Finalist:

Vimala Alagappan (Harvard University)

2021 National Merit Scholarship Commended Students:

Sajid Aziz (Wesleyan University), Ella Barry (Princeton University), Avery Bystrom (University of Southern California), Spencer Kriegstein (Georgetown University), Gavin Park (Boston University), Cullen Steel (Cornell University)

2021 College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar:

Jasmine Carnevale (University of Chicago), Zach Mazur (Washington University in St. Louis)

Class of 2021 College Matriculations

American University
Amherst College
Barnard College
Bentley University
Boston College
Boston University
Bucknell University
Carnegie Mellon University 
Clemson University
Colgate University
College of Charleston
College of the Holy Cross
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Fairfield University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
The Julliard School
Lafayette College 
Lehigh University
Long Island University 
Manhattan School of Music 
Morehouse College 
The New School 
New York University
Northeastern University
Penn State University 
Princeton University
Providence College 
Rice University
Roosevelt University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Skidmore College
Southern Methodist University
Syracuse University 
The Taft School
Trinity College
Tufts University
Tulane University
Union College
University of California – Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Miami
University of Richmond
University of Southern California
University of St. Andrews
University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wesleyan University
Williams College