Needham Seniors Honored at Baccalaureate

seniors were honored Sunday night during the Class of 2011 Baccalaureate, formerly known as Class Day, at the high school. Grads-to-be received academics and athletics awards and also were recognized with dozens of local scholarships.

Below is a list of award and scholarship recipients.

ACADEMICS/ATHLETICS AWARDS

Certificate for Academic Achievement—Kyra Schapiro

Daniel H. Kelleher Speech and Debate Award—Cady Gallagher

Don Brock Award—Valentina Barboy, Robert Hazzard and Julia Kennedy

Douglas Pinta Memorial/Class of 1984 Award—Rebecca Noble

Dr. Lee E. Allen Award—Andrea Schindler

Dr. Thomas F. Rooney Award—Sophie Kohn and Steven Meng

Dustin A. Pirone Baseball Award—Brian McKittrick

Frances Fleming Book Award—Tess Jonas

Friends of Music Award—Cayla Johnson and Katrina Margolis

George A. Rodakis Award—Katie Paulson

Gerard Condon Memorial Art Award—Devon Plaster

Global Competency Award—Andrew Cullen, Robert Hazzard, John Hu, Katherine Koziel, Sophie London, Kendra O’Connor, Devon Oberle, Moriah Okun, Hannah Schiff, Lara Sisselman, Ben Tillotson and Ben Wildman

John E. Griffin Award—Brenda Baptiste and Nick Wilson

John Goodwin Schirmer Award—Rebecca Lassman

John W. Ferrett Memorial English Prize—Hannah Schiff

Mass. Secondary School Administrator’s Assocaition Award—Tema Katz

Meredith J. McCulloch Award—Alexander Sherry

Mock Trial Award—Alexander Sherry

Most Improved English Student Book Award—Sarah Margolis

National Merit Scholarship—Hannah Alpert

NHS Art Association Award—Harriet Sussman

NHS Art Department Book Award—Moriah Okun

NHS Athletics Excellence Award—Hannah Alpert, Kevin Brennan, James Carroll, Peter Farlow, Danielle Salans and Will Stenberg

NHS Graphic Communications Award—Scott Clemens and Colin Bernardo

Oliver Wendall Holmes Award—Laura Furman, Pamela Levy, Nathan Lindz, Remy Marin, Amanda McCleary and Ethan Samet-Marram

Peter J. Eloranta Chemistry Award—Jeremy Dentico

Presidential Scholars—Hannah Alpert, Valentina Barboy and Ariel Sherry

Reuben A. and Lizzie Grossman Award—Colin Bernardo and Alyssa Bezreh

Rhode Island School of Design Award—Kathryn Coté

Sigma Award—Valentina Barboy

Superintendent’s Award—Rebecca Noble and Ethan Samet-Marram

NEEDHAM SCHOLARSHIPS

A. Peter Leary Memorial Scholarship—Peter Farlow

Adam S. Cole Memorial Scholarship—Gwendolyn Briscoe

Anita M. Reinke Memorial Scholarship—Linda Lund

Anna Burnham Kalmia Garden Scholarship—Aiden Quinn

Arthur M. Bailey and Cecelia R. Bailey Scholarship for Music (NHS Class of 1942)—David Keener

Charles and Bernice Siegel Scholarship—Ian Redpath  

Chestnut Dental Associates Scholarship—Evan Field

Dana F. Burke Memorial Scholarship—Laura Sisk

David Turner Memorial Scholarship—Matthew Baker

DeFazio Family Memorial Scholarship—Lindsey Barrett  

Diane Panich Music Scholarship—Jon Csaplar  

Donna Katherine Dick Memorial Scholarship—Devon Oberle

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship—Jayme Holiday, Lindsay Walcott and Corita Miles

Dr. Robert M. Ayoub Memorial Scholarship—Sophie London

Earl Handy Scholarship—Steven Meng

Eddie Keady Memorial Scholarship—Sam Davies

Edward J. Stewart Memorial 13 Club Scholarship—Brittany Sanford

Frederick A. Harris Jr. Music Scholarship—David Keener and Emily Verschoor-Kirss

Frederick Barstow Scholarship—Margaret Bleakney, Ariana Chae, Lisa Yee, Alexandra Hayes, Nimita Iyer, Zach Matson, Andrea Thompson, Adam Winograd and Charles Yi

Garrett J. Cullen III Memorial Scholarship—Ethan Samet-Marram

George F. Skinner Memorial Scholarship—Colin Bernardo

George H. Morse Memorial World Language Scholarship—Amanda McCleary

Greg Sees Basketball Scholarship—Rebecca Weiss

Helen R. Caine Educational Scholarship—Emily Waife

Igor Guralnik and Keith MacLean Memorial Scholarship—Nikol Shpilfogel

James A. Willox Memorial Scholarship—Andrew Cullen

Joan W. Swartz Memorial Scholarship—Remy Marin

John F. Akers Scholarship—Tyler Chan

Joseph “Joey” Paulini Memorial Scholarship—Alexander Mayo

“Kids Are Great” Scholarship in Memory of Leo F. Richards—Ryan McGloin

Kyle W. Shapiro Memorial Scholarship—Sophie London and Ryan McGloin

Laurie Ann Gerber Memorial Scholarship—Joe Coffey

League of Women Voters Scholarship—Rachel Maremont

Linda J. Barnes Memorial Scholarship—Brian Baker

Mark Robert Beane Memorial Scholarship—Alyssa Bezreh

Middlesex Savings Bank Scholarship—Maeve Pages

Mitchell School Natalene J. Tavalone Scholarships—Lene Porell and Brianna Thompson

Needham Booster Club Scholarships—Hannah Alpert, Emma Cotton, Davis Cutter, Katie Frascotti, Brian McKittrick, Katie Paulson, John Regan, Will Stenberg and Cameron Van Allen

Needham Centennial Football—Shannon Menchin

Needham Community Theatre Scholarship—Sara Curtin and Gregory Wolf

Needham Domestic Violence Action Committee—Ariana Chae

Needham Education Association Scholarship—Will Healy

Needham Exchange Club Scholarship—Leah Hayden

Needham Garden Club Scholarship—Henry Moche

Needham Golf Club, Dolly Hinden—Rebecca Noble

Needham Golf Club Charities Scholarship—Abby Burns and Emily Daly

Needham Golf Club Charities Scholarship, NHS Varsity Golf Team—Laura Sisk

Needham High School Class of 1979 Scholarship—Sean O’Connor

Needham High School Parent Teacher Council Scholarships—Devon Albert-Stone, Lauren Anzalone, Evan Brown, Molly Cameron, David Coffman, Kelly Dunn, Zachary Fried, Paulina Gerstner, Seth Goldman, Andrew Goldstein, Marissa Jensen, Rachel Levitt, Xintong Man, Alyssa Marcus, Julia Schnieder, Chris Smith and Katherine Timmerman

Needham Lions Club Scholarship—Sarah MacFadden

Needham Police Union Scholarship—James Carroll and Scott Clemens

Needham Psychotherapy Associates Scholarship—Samantha Rubin

Needham Rotary Club Scholarships—Hannah Schiff and Douglas Spink

Needham Scouters’ Club Scholarship—Ben Wildman

Needham Women’s Club Scholarship—Jessica Dunning

Needham Women’s Club Scholarship in Memory of Peggy Keith—Kathryn Coté

Nehoiden Lodge AF & AM Scholarships—Valentina Barboy, James Kelly and Maddi Waife

New Century Club Scholarship—Savanna Simpson

Nina Alexa Pansuk Memorial Scholarship—Andrea Bresnahan

Patricia Cruickshank Softball Scholarship—Devon Oberle

Patrick C. Forde Memorial Scholarship—Brendan Copley and Pamela Levy

Rebecca H. Perry Memorial Scholarship—Alli Anastas, Ben Anderson-Nelson, Brendan Boyd, Sarah Chi, Lindsay Ewing, Andrea Schindler, Ariel Sherry and Ben Tillotson

Richard Patton Melick Foundation Scholarship—Lauren Glenn

Richard T. Foley Sr. Memorial Scholarship—Stephanie Shapiro

Robert Ellsworth Gardner and Elizabeth Lois Leland Gardner Memorial Scholarship—Devyn Collins and Terry Mullen

Robert L. Rimmele Memorial Scholarships—Colin Alcorn, Molly Burgess, Lindsay Curtin, Elisa Dunn, Lily Dwyer, Anna Fan, Jesse Kinel, Kendra O’Connor, Alexandra Papakyrikos, Emily Ringel and Michaela Shea

Ronald R. DesRoches Memorial Scholarship—Sarah Clifford

Roy T. Johan Touchdown Club Scholarship—Alexander Sherry and Robert Timmerman

Ruthanne B. Simmons, MD, Memorial Scholarship—Emma Albert-Stone

Sean Joseph Caffrey Memorial Scholarship—Daniel McDavitt

Stacy Lyn Nielsen Memorial Scholarship—Brendan Baptiste

Steph Kenney Creative Arts Scholarship—Taylor Thomas

Susanna V. Adams Memorial Scholarship—Noah Masur

Timothy Patrick Flanagan emorial Scholarship—Ryan DiNatale

Todd Greenleaf Memorial Scholarship—Jacob Mayo

William Moseley Scholarship—Elaine Chan

William T. Burke Memorial Scholarship—Tyler Reilly