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Students Honored at Underclassman Awards Assembly

This morning eight Newman juniors received prestigious University Book Awards for academic excellence at the annual Upper School Awards Assembly. They were joined by students from the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes who were honored for their outstanding performance in an array of academic and artistic disciplines this school year. (Senior academic awards are presented at Awards Night in late May.)

Congratulations to the following students…
 
Ninth and Tenth Grade Awards

Ninth Grade Faculty Award for Scholarship
Jeff Truly Amoss
Lia Pascale Bu

Ninth Grade Faculty Award for Character
Javon Ruffin
Lucy Belle Lynch

Tenth Grade Faculty Award for Scholarship
Marley Elaine Aamodt
Max Gustave Moses

Tenth Grade Faculty Award for Character
Niyati Duggal
Jackson Gregory Haber

Sam Blum Prize
Awarded annually to the student who attains the highest scholastic average during his or her first two years of high school
Charlotte Conway Williams
 
English Award
 
Winafrid S. Jenkins Award
Awarded annually for excellence in English during the first two years of high school
Madelyn Ruth Goff
 
World Language Awards
 
L’Union Francaise Prix d’Excellence
L’Union Française presents an award to a student in an advanced French course who demonstrates excellence in oral communication and enthusiasm for the culture of France.
Laine Reed Nowak
 
Abraham Goldberg Memorial Prize
Awarded annually to a student in the third year of high school French
Audrey Gold Singer
 
Edwina Riley Frederick Prize
Awarded annually to the student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the study of French language and literature
Manon Iliamna Scialfa
 
Elizabeth Menuet Mann Award
Given annually for excellence in the study of Spanish
Emma Winn Freeman
 
Jose Luis Banos Award for Excellence in Spanish
Recognizes exceptional achievement in the study of the Spanish language by students in the greater New Orleans area
Matthew Richard Opotowsky
 
Mary C. Stevens Latin Award
Given to a student in the junior or senior class who has demonstrated excellence in translating and interpreting Latin literature and in understanding Roman history and culture
Nathaniel Ward Kramer
 
Taipei Award
Presented to a student in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade at Newman who has exhibited outstanding performance in the study of the Chinese language
Kimori Rashea Ambeau
 
Science Awards
 
Frances T. Dyer Biology Award
Given annually to the student whose achievements in biology have been outstanding
Camille Marie Patton
Emma Winn Freeman
 
Julian G. Hirsch, Jr. Memorial Prize
Awarded annually for excellence in chemistry
Audrey Gold Singer
 
History Award
 
Moise S. Steeg, Jr. History Award
Presented to the student who has developed to an outstanding degree the qualities of the historian: a keen interest in the events of the past, a sophisticated perception of historical causation, and a genuine sense of historical perspective
Nathaniel Ward Kramer
 
Arts Awards
 
Arts Keys of Excellence are presented to students in the 9th through 11th grades who have exhibited exceptional skill in and enthusiasm for the study of visual arts, ceramics, film, photography and the digital arts, instrumental music, voice, dance, and acting.
 
Fine Arts Key of Excellence
Alexandra Trapp
 
Ceramics Key of Excellence
France Claudine Comes
 
Film Key of Excellence 
Thomas Eastman Darragh
 
Photography and Digital Arts Key of Excellence
Lenox Angelle Hill
 
Instrumental Music Key of Excellence
Jacob Walker Pettiford
 
Voice Key of Excellence              
Robert Edward David Freeman
 
Dance Key of Excellence
Manon Iliamna Scialfa
 
Players Key of Excellence
James Harold Milvid
 
Speech and Debate Awards
 
Most Outstanding Novice in Speech and Debate Award
Given, by vote of team members, to a first-year student who has excelled in speech and debate competition
Lia Pascale Bu
 
Most Improved Performer in Speech and Debate
Given, by vote of team members, to the student who has demonstrated significant growth in forensic skills
Griffin Descant
 
Clarence C. Henson, Jr. Memorial Award
Presented annually to the varsity letter-person in the junior class who has the highest academic average
Emma Winn Freeman
 
Junior Book Awards
 
Columbia University Book Award
Emma Winn Freeman
 
Dartmouth College Book Award
Audrey Gold Singer
 
Harvard University Book Prize
Kevin Hantang Qi
 
Jefferson Book Award
Camille Marie Patton
 
Princeton University Book Award
Mason Ann Mentz
 
Sewanee Award for Excellence in Writing (The University of the South)
Laine Reed Nowak
 
Tulane University Book Award
Kerrie Elizabeth Finegan
 
Yale University Book Award
Mary Esther Pilant
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