Athens Academy Press Releases

Recent Athens Academy graduates Della Cummings and Everett Young were chosen as the recipients of the Faculty Award for Excellence at the Honors Day ceremony in May. This award is presented to two members of the senior class who have “demonstrated academic strength, commitment to learning, and overall excellence during their years at Athens Academy.” The Faculty Award for Excellence is the highest honor awarded by the faculty to a student for academic excellence.

Della Cummings was named valedictorian for the Class of 2009 and will attend Middlebury College in the fall. Everett Young was named salutatorian and will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Carolina Scholar.

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Fifth grade: Adeline Archibald, Alex Billmayer, Kayla Cherry, Rob Clements, Will Corry, Ellie Crymes, Kimberlyn Daniel, Nick Grubb, Davis Haeusser, Isabelle Hale, Mara Hancock, Megan Hodgson, Kevin Kim, Foster Loftis, Elizabeth Malcom, Nicholas Manfredi, Matthew McArdle, Christina Minor, Colin Murphy, Sean Murphy, Tesh Parris, Alisha Patel, Anshul Patel, Drew Richardson, Hayden Rymer, Riya Shah, Sarah Slocum, Gabriela Tejeda, Grace Trimpe, RaRa Williams

Sixth grade: Saad Bashir, Savannah Brock, Anna Buchanan, Aurora Bunten, Rhea Chatterjee, Haidee Chen, Helen Chen, Caroline Colley, Mary Glenn Dillard, Will Divers, Caroline Doherty, Reagan Dyson, Caroline Fenno, Morgan Ferguson, Richard Ferguson, Anna Kate Foshee, Morgan Grace, Adam Hearn, Hayden Hudson, Steven Jackson, Kathryn Johnson, Mason T. Jones, William Leverett, Hunter McWilliams, Caroline Robinson, Evan Shirreffs, Fleming Smith, Alex Waugh, Logan Williams

Seventh grade: Natalie Busener, Alois Cerbu, Moiranyah Daniels-Melear, Ian Dawkins, Claudia Evaristo, Connor Guess, Shannon Hodgson, Joy Kim, Charles Lankau, Zander Mason, Madeleine Mullen, Darshan G. Parikh, Rooshi Patel, Abbey Pylant, Nick Rorabaugh, Rebecca Schofield, Matilda Segal, Nilu Vyas, Holly Williams, Oliver Woodruff

Eighth grade: Chloe Alexander, Ward Archibald, Carter Ball, Lucy Barsness, Sam Clements, MacKinsey Cole, Aaron Conley, Melissa Corry, Frank DuBose, Jason Fern, Houston Gaines, Jessica Gross, Emily Anne Hansford, Jordan Johnson, Caroline LaBoon, Mark Leonard, Forrest Liedberg, Bobby Marshburn, Katie McCormack, Joshua Netter, Aashni Patel, Emily Pee, Jimmy Robinson, Caroline Sanders, Sarah Whatley

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Recent Athens Academy graduate Blake Sinyard was chosen by her peers as the recipient of the Students’ Award for Excellence at the Honors Day ceremony in May. This award is presented by the Upper School student body to the senior who “exemplifies the qualities of scholarship, leadership, character, and school spirit.” Blake contributed significantly to the life of the school and set an example for others. She will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall.

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This summer, students from Athens Academy are taking advantage of opportunities all over the country in the dramatic arts. From acting and voice lessons to film-making and dance camps, these students are finding ways to explore their interests and perfect their skills. Drama Department Director Lorraine Thompson encourages her students to seek out new ways to grow in their creative expression: “Summer enrichment is important no matter what your interest area. In the arts, you’re introduced to new people and different ways of thinking, which is vital to growing as an artist.” Throughout the year, Ms. Thompson helps students find and apply to camps, workshops, and schools, and then coaches them through the audition/application process. “I’m very proud of my students and their desire to push themselves in the areas film and the theatre arts. Not only does the individual student benefit from summer study, but the school benefits as well. Students bring home what they learn and share it with the others and with me. It’s a win/win situation.”

After auditioning, rising senior Cate Jackson was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts’ Summer Acting Intensive in New York City from June 29 through August 7. Founded in 1884, the Academy is considered the foremost acting school in the country. Cate's coursework will include Acting, Voice and Speech, Vocal Production, and Movement.

Rising junior Ned McGregor was accepted into the highly competitive Interlochen Summer Arts Camp in Michigan. Each summer more than 2,500 of the world's most talented and motivated young people go to Interlochen to live, learn, and perform. Ned will be participating in the Motion Picture Arts program. This program provides students with a progressive and interdisciplinary experience in film-making.

Rising senior Mary Katherine Malone will be attending a US Performing Arts Camp on the campus of UCLA. US Performing Arts acting programs hone the actor’s craft through improvisation, movement, voice and speech, physical humor, and character interpretation.

Chase Brantley, a rising junior, will be attending a six-week ballet camp sponsored by the Atlanta Ballet. Chase has studied and danced with the Atlanta Ballet on many occasions in the past.

Rising junior Sofia Wasserman-Smith was awarded a scholarship for attendance to Appel Farm Summer Arts Camp. Founded in 1960, the camp combines a dynamic program of arts classes with an active schedule of outdoor activities and community projects on a beautiful 176-acre setting in rural southern New Jersey. Sofie will be focusing on the theatre arts while there.

Anne Lanier Gilbert, also a rising junior, will be attending a US Performing Arts Camp on the campus of Florida State University. Anne Lanier will be focusing on Acting for the Camera. This camp was designed specifically for the on-camera experience in television and film. Anne Lanier was also awarded a $600 scholarship to attend Georgia Shakespeare’s Summer Acting Session. This scholarship was awarded based on her performance in the Georgia Shakespeare High School Acting Competition last February.

Rising senior Christine Shaw was accepted into the competitive Georgia Governor’s Honors Program for summer study in Valdosta. She will be majoring in Social Studies and minoring in Theatre.

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HONOR ROLL
Students with no grade below 80 or B- and whose grades represent a total of 14 or more ranking points per semester for both semesters earn a place on the Yearly Honor Roll.
Ninth Grade – Wrenica Archibald, Mary Banister, Jamella Banks, Nick Bradfield, Nick Brown, Tim DeWitt, Tavish Gantz, Emmeline Hale, Hannah Kim, Jonghwan Lee, Robert Leverett, Laney Mallet, Chloe McWilliams, Kurt Mueller, Torie Owers, Aneet Patel, Will Seagraves, Christina Shin

Tenth Grade – Chase Brantley, Caleb Dasher, Priya Desai, Emily Dong, Anne Lanier Gilbert, Ben Glauser, Ben Heery, Hoe Bin Jeong, Andy Kim, Lauren Marbut, Meagan Marshburn, Mary Matthews, Christopher McGahee, Ned McGregor, Jane Robbins Mize, J. J. Netter, Samantha Nickerson, Sarah Pylant, Mark Sanders, Adam Sapp, Simone Smith, Ayman Tartir, Henry Terrell, Tony Xu, Sarah Yoder

Eleventh Grade – Lena Adams, Brian Banister, Brant Batzer, Margaret Boyette, Annie Cartwright, Katie Crump, Colt Crymes, McGee Hopper, Madi Linck, Julie Liu, Kajene Murugathasan, Billy Pate, Anar Patel, John Rock, Lisa Sheppard, Aaron Varnado, Taylor Williams

Twelfth Grade – John Beach, Andrew Borda Cabal, Dani Buchner, Kyle Crymes, Ella Douglas, Bridgette Duffield, Katie Hilimire, Waker Houser, Amanda Kittle, Anna Kochut, Gracie Liedberg, Matt LoParco, Jess Marrano, Tom McArthur, Michael Moldovenau, Eric Perkerson, Collier Perno, Emily Rea, Abbi Ross, Wright Shamp, Ethan Trice, Brian Wetzstein

DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL
Students with no grade below 88 or B+ and whose grades represent a total of 17 or more ranking points per semester for both semesters earn a place on the Year-end Distinguished Honor Roll.
Ninth Grade – Sara Beisswenger, John Braucher, Deeva Desai, Jenna Dorfman, Anna Justice, Joshua Kundert-Gibbs, Braden Lapp, Elizabeth Sinyard, Karishma Sriram

Tenth Grade – Nick Adams, Sarah Fenno, Meredith Ross, Carey Stewart, James Waugh,
Patrick Wellborn, Sara Wetzstein, Dylan Whitlow, Elliott Woodruff

Eleventh Grade – Rose Dasher, David Himelick, Katie Kalivoda, Maggie Kellett, Michael Lai, Christian Lapp, Mary Katherine Malone, David Millard, Elizabeth Newcomer, Sam Preston, Christine Shaw, Ben Terry, Kena Vyas

Twelfth Grade – Della Cummings, Maddie Dahl, Margaret DuBose, Katharine Follin, Margaret Gaby, Alec Greer, Will Harris, Lauren Keane, Sloane Kukanza, McKay Matthews, Joey Miller, Malik Obeidin, Blake Sinyard, Everett Young

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