Darlington School concluded the 2003-04 academic year recognizing high honors and notable accomplishments of students and faculty at the Upper and Middle schools. The following awards were bestowed during graduation, Saturday, May 15:
Faculty Bracelet:
Alexandria Cheryl Wysocki
Faculty Medal:
William Benjamin White
J. Daniel Hanks Award:
William Andrew Parker
Valedictorian:
Laura Elise Bennett
Salutatorian:
William Andrew Parker
Headmaster’s Medal:
Laura Elise Bennett
Joseph Grant Muller
Oscar Betts ’19 Master Teacher Award:
Gordon Neville ’55
Awards presented during the Upper School’s annual Honors Day ceremony, held Friday, May 14, include the following:
Headmaster’s Medals:
Laura Bennett and Joseph Grant Muller, Rome, Ga.
Dartmouth College Book Award:
Payton McCurry Bradford, Rome, Ga.
Harvard Club Award:
Judith Kristin Kountz, Rome, Ga.
Sewanee Club Award for Excellence in Writing:
Abigail Elizabeth Saylor Polk, Marietta, Ga.
Wellesley College Book Award:
Leslie Alexis Goldberg, Rome, Ga.
Yale Book Award:
Nasir Husain Fakhri, Rome, Ga.
Air Force Academy Appointment:
Maximilian Edward Hinton, Ballground, Ga.
Class Scholarship Awards:
Ninth Grade: Brett Russell Henson, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Tenth Grade: Wilson Candler Tucker, Rome, Ga.
Eleventh grade: Payton McCurry Bradford, Rome, Ga.
University of Rochester Award:
Payton McCurry Bradford, Rome, Ga.
E.L. Wright Awards:
Fine Arts:
Art I: Xaivier Virginia Ringer, Rome, Ga.
Art II: Mary Baldwin Harris, Rome, Ga.
Art III: Brittany LeFils Pittman, Cave Spring, Ga.
AP Humanities: Margaret Lydie White, Cartersville, Ga.
Cinema: Katharine Grace Tumlin, Cartersville, Ga.
Drama/Musical Theatre: Brandon Kyle Goodman, Flushing, N.Y.
Creative Writing: Ryan Rane Randles, Centre, Ala.
Steel Drum Band: Tyler Barton Wilkinson, Franklin, Tenn.
Wind Ensemble: William Beau Griffith, Rome, Ga.
Ladies’ Chorale: Ryan Rane Randles, Centre, Ala.
Concert Choir: Paul Ryan Maxwell, Taylorsville, Ga.
Men’s Chorale: Quincy Dion Price
Science:
AP Biology: William Benji White, Rome, Ga.
AP Chemistry: Thansuda Mekaroonvidhaya, Samutpraham, Thailand
AP Physics: William Andrew Parker, Cedartown, Ga.
Environmental Science: Zachary James Daniel, Birmingham, Ala.
Georgia Natural History: Maximilian Edward Hinton, Ballground, Ga.
Anatomy and Physiology: Benjamin Thomas Bevill, Cartersville, Ga.
Languages:
Latin II: Abigail Elizabeth Saylor Polk, Marietta, Ga.
Latin III: Sarah Elizabeth Fox, Cartersville, Ga.
Latin IV: Laura Elizabeth Roberts, Rome, Ga.
German II: Carrington Alyssa Astin, Kingston, Ga.
German III: Jonathan Douglas Lane, Silver Creek, Ga.
German IV: Denis Daniel Kim, Los Angeles, Calif.
Spanish I: Brett Russell Henson, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Spanish II: Jacob Bradley Malone, Lindale, Ga.
Spanish III: Anna Virginia Krueger, Orion, Ga.
Spanish IV: David Cothran Hoyt, Rome, Ga.
AP Spanish Language: Maritza Noemi Mendoza, Houston, Texas
AP Spanish Literature: Laura Elise Bennett, Rome, Ga.
French I: Anna Kathryn Safigan, Rome, Ga.
French II: Clark Coleman McGehee, Rome, Ga.
French III: Jessica Barry Sloan, Cedartown, Ga.
French IV: Joseph Grant Muller
AP French: Johanna Griesshammer, Kaufbeuren, Germany
ESL 2: Ken Sasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
ESL 3: Thansuda Mekaroonvidhaya, Samutpraham, Thailand
History:
AP European History: Abigail Elizabeth Saylor Polk, Marietta, Ga.
AP U.S. History: William Andrew Parker, Cedartown, Ga.
Ancient World History: Brett Russell Henson, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
AP Government: Laura Elise Bennett, Rome, Ga.
Mathematics:
Algebra I: Katherine McRae Knight, Rome, Ga.
Geometry: Brett Russell Henson, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Algebra II: Clark Coleman McGehee, Rome, Ga.
Pre-Calculus: Michael Robert Stankiewicz, Rome, Ga.
AP Math (AB Level): Laura Elise Bennett, Rome, Ga.
AP Math (BC Level): William Andrew Parker, Cedartown, Ga.
AP Statistics: William Andrew Parker, Cedartown, Ga.
English:
English I: Anna Virginia Krueger, Trion, Ga.
English II: Schell Marie Hufstetler, Rome, Ga.
English III: Abigail Elizabeth Saylor Polk, Marietta, Ga.
English IV: Laura Elise Bennett, Rome, Ga.
ITC:
AP Computer: Michael Robert Stankiewicz, Rome, Ga.
Computers and Robotics: Bambang Prawiro Kwek, Jakarta, Indonesia
Graphic Design: Jonathan Brett Murray, Rome, Ga.
Video 1: Chantz Levar McClinic, Rome, Ga.
Video 2: Nathanael Page Sumner, Cave Spring, Ga.
Publications Practicum: Alexandra Juliana Palmour, Cloudland, Ga.
E.V. Regester Award:
Laura Elise Bennett, Rome, Ga.
Worth Moser Award:
Alexandria Cheryl Wysocki, Hilton Head, S.C.
George A. Dorsey Memorial Award:
Brightman Samuel Thomas, Rome, Ga.
Charles Joseph Orr Jr. Outdoor Leadership Award:
Brittany LeFils Pittman, Cave Spring, Ga.
American Choral Directors Association National Student Award:
Whitney Maeve Smith, Rome, Ga.
Andrew Joseph Gay, Ridgeland, Miss.
Darlington Chorus Award:
William Benjamin White, Rome, Ga.
John Philip Sousa Award:
Paul Ryan Maxwell, Taylorsville, Ga.
Geoffrey M. Horsfield Scroll:
Margaret Lydie White, Cartersville, Ga.
Dar Medal:
Payton McCurry Bradford, Rome, Ga.
Community Service Award:
Tedra Dorothy Lucile Watts, Macon, Ga.
Good Citizenship Medal
Laura Elise Bennett, Rome, Ga.
Ray A. Kroc Youth Achievement Award:
Brightman Samuel Thomas, Rome, Ga.
Paul J. King – R.M. Yankee Award:
William Andrew Parker, Cedartown, Ga.
American Mathematics Competitions Award:
Paul Ryan Maxwell, Taylorsville, Ga.
John Rood Cunningham Jr. Award:
Dung Quoc Tran, Ho Chi Minh, Vietman
Everett E. Porter Award:
Brittni Lynne Dulaney, Rome, Ga.
A.J. Huffman Memorial Award:
Thansuda Mekaroonvidhaya, Samutpraham, Thailand
Bausch and Lomb Science Medal:
Jamal Abdul-Sattar Ibrahim, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Sydenham Howell Award:
William Benjamin White, Rome, Ga.
Charles Scott Award:
Jennifer Ruth Chalikian, Savannah, Ga.
Robert Henry Cobb Award:
Ryan Michael Clark, Rome, Ga.
Randa F. Mixon Award:
Charles Hyde Weissinger III, Rolling Fork, Miss.
Angelyn Hollingsworth Johnson Memorial Awards:
Whitney Maeve Smith, Rome, Ga.
Andrew Joseph Gay, Ridgeland, Miss.
Alice Cooper Griffin Memorial School Service Awards:
Stephanie Diane Hom, Rome, Ga.
Benjamin Thomas Bevill, Cartersville, Ga.
R.M. Yankee Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching:
Dan Bishop, Fine Arts Department chair
Excellence in Teaching Award:
Skip Saunders, English instructor
Significant Contributions to the Darlington Community Award
Pat Waddell, Math instructor
Barbara Ware Book Award:
Xaivier Virginia Ringer, Rome, Ga.
Inkslinger Creative Prize:
Mary Nevin Hobgood, Rome, Ga.
Inkslinger Adviser’s Award:
Jennifer Ruth Chalikian, Savannah, Ga.
Jabberwokk Cup:
Lambeth Gray Allen, Albemarle, N.C.
Darlingtonian Cup:
Katherine Renate Binns, Cedartown, Ga.
Student Publications Tray:
Robert Ernest Noble III, Rome, Ga.
Scholar Bowl Awards:
William Andrew Parker, Cedartown, Ga.
Peter Wilton Hjort III, Rome, Ga.
Chorus-Darlington Players Achievement Awards:
Katharine Grace Tumlin, Cartersville, Ga.
Andrew Joseph Gay, Ridgeland, Miss.
Darlington Players Awards (Acting):
Brandon Kyle Goodman, Flushing, N.Y.
Brittany LeFils Pittman, Cave Spring, Ga.
Darlington Players Award (Production):
Caroline Elizabeth Holbrook, Rome, Ga.
George W. Awsumb Award:
Brandon Kyle Goodman, Flushing, N.Y.
Rena Patton Award:
Benjamin Charles Burch, Rockmart, Ga.
C.J. Wyatt Sr. Award:
Chantz Levar McClinic, Rome, Ga.
Joe Mull Memorial Trophy:
Jacob Shelby Cook, Cedartown, Ga.
D.M. McNaull Awards:
Lauren Elise Wetherington, Rome, Ga.
Maximilian Edward Hinton, Ballground, Ga.
Outstanding Girl Athlete Award:
Tedra Dorothy Lucile Watts, Rome, Ga.
Most Versatile Girl Athlete Award:
Megan Ray Betts, Rome, Ga.
John Glenn Awards:
Katherine Conner Brindell, Memphis, Tenn.
William Morris Sharp Jr., Tampa, Fla.
Bo Satterfield Spirit of Life Award:
Brandon Kyle Goodman, Flushing, N.Y.
Walker-Smith Awards for Unselfish Service:
Katelyn Elyse Dellinger, Rome, Ga.
Maximilian Edward Hinton, Ballground, Ga.
Godfrey Smith Family Award:
William Lee Graddy III, Versailles, Ken.
Coxwell-Kerr Award:
Maury Bert Bray IV, Albertville, Ala.
Morgan Sisley Love of Life Award:
Tinallah Cedricah Green, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Wesley N. Coleman Jr. Memorial Award:
Brittany LeFils Pittman, Cave Spring, Ga.
Leon “Red” Wade Memorial Scholarship:
Laura Kay McGuire, Rome, Ga.
Edward Nixon McKay Memorial Scholarships:
Margaret Lydie White, Cartersville, Ga.
Mika Blanca Wells, Cartersville, Ga.
Xaivier Virginia Ringer, Rome, Ga.
Williamson Prize Fund:
William Andrew Parker, Cedartown, Ga.
Darlington Parents Association Student Awards:
Ninth Day:
Christine Elizabeth Doss, Kennesaw, Ga.
Norman Alexander Bonnyman, Rome, Ga.
Ninth Resident:
Ashley C. Udell, Duluth, Ga.
Thomas Ross Langley, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Tenth Day:
Brooke Suzanne Wetherington, Rome, Ga.
Paul Bennett Brock Jr., Rome, Ga.
Tenth Resident:
Emily Claire Hendrickson, Maysville, Ken.
Daniel Flynn Orthwein, St. Louis, Mo.
Eleventh Day:
Mary Rebecca Watson, Rome, Ga.
Edward Hood Bonnyman, Rome, Ga.
Eleventh Resident:
Amanda Cassidy McCoy, Pensacola, Fla.
Bradley Christopher Large, Baltimore, Md.
Twelfth Day:
Erin Elizabeth Euler, Rome, Ga.
Chandler Ray Harris III, Rome, Ga.
Twelfth Resident:
Amanda Kay McElroy, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Tobias Nikolaus Von Bergen, Cologne, Germany
“Y” Cabinet Awards:
Alexandria Cheryl Wysocki, Hilton Head, S.C.
Whitney Maeve Smith, Rome, Ga.
Honor Council Award:
Andrew Joseph Gay, Ridgeland, Miss.
House Senate Award:
Joseph Grant Muller, Rome, Ga.
The following awards were presented at the Middle School Honors Day, held Monday, May 17:
James Ross McCain Award:
Claire Davis and Ben Cantrell
M. Hugh Merson Memorial Award:
Katherine Knight and Ben Jackson
Robert Walther Jr. Memorial Award:
Patrick Collier and Mary Beth Montgomery
Mary Alice Babcock Memorial Award:
Kendall Brooks
Raymond Nora Memorial Award:
Patrick Wilson
Parents Association Student Awards:
Eighth Grade:
Robert Wilson
Summer Jones
Seventh Grade:
Megan Ware
Taylor Richardson
Sixth Grade:
Hannah Montgomery
Jack Yancey
John W. Maddox Athletic Achievement Award:
Tyson Betts and Lauren Mauer
Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award:
Elizabeth Buice
