Upper School Awards & Honors Ceremony

Dragons celebrated for their 2024-25 achievements!
On Monday, April 21, during the Upper School Awards and Honors Ceremony, outstanding students were recognized for their achievements throughout the school year. Among the honorees, Laura Henriquez was officially named Valedictorian of the Class of 2025.

Congratulations to these Cooper Dragons: 

ENGLISH AWARDS
English 9th Grade English Award – Marcus Hansen
English 10th Grade English Award – Aizah Zaidi
English 11th Grade English Award – Jerry Dai
English 12th Grade English Award – Aaron Bates
The Shannon Wiley Outstanding Achievement in English – Laura Henriquez

HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCE AWARDS
History & Social Science Award 9th Grade – Divya Venugopal
History & Social Science Award 10th Grade – Isaac Ortega
History & Social Science Award 11th Grade – Jacob Bailey
History & Social Science Award 12th Grade – Ian Incledon
The Peter Perretti Outstanding Achievement in History & Social Science – Ana Lee
Frederick Douglass Susan B. Anthony Award – Zuri Bryson

WORLD LANGUAGE AWARDS
World Language 9th Grade French Award – Chris Wang
World Language 10th Grade French Award – Harker Wood
World Language 11th Grade French Award – Hailey Dupuis
World Language 9th Grade Spanish Award – Rafael Angulo
World Language 10th Grade Spanish Award – Emilio Fuentes
World Language 11th Grade Spanish Award – Elios Estrada
The Lilia Gallivan Overall Excellence in World Languages – Darcy Wright
The Senior Spanish Award – Natalya Boufarah
The David Timms French Award – Ana Lee

SCIENCE AWARDS
Science 9th Grade Award – Aetna Lin
Science 10th Grade Award – Isa Attwood
Science 11th Grade Award – Sean Mallik
Science 12th Grade Award – Sydney Kelly
The Tina Davies Outstanding Achievement in Science – Beril Ozturk
Rensselaer Award (Jr. Math & Science) – Ella Cho

MATH AWARDS
Math 9th Grade Award – Andy Wang
Math 10th Grade Award – Athan Chee
Math 11th Grade Award – Hailey Mayo
Math 12th Grade Award – Ploy Phasuk
The Kim Larance Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics – Maddie Burchfiel

DRAGON AWARDS
Dragon Award in Academics 9th Grade – Sofia Espitia
Dragon Award in Academics 10th Grade – Alexa Barrenechea
Dragon Award in Academics 11th Grade – Emma Katz
Dragon Award in Academics 12th Grade – Jeremiah Parquet

CITIZENSHIP AWARDS
Citizenship Award 9th Grade – Ceren Dagtekin
Citizenship Award 9th Grade – Andrew Burk
Citizenship Award 10th Grade – Beatriz Kamps
Citizenship Award 10th Grade – Raj Davis
Citizenship Award 10th Grade – Zachariah Jefferson
Citizenship Award 11th Grade – Riya Ray
Citizenship Award 11th Grade – Graham Dunlop

TOP SCHOLARS
Top Scholar 9th Grade – Miranda Gomez-Anzures
Top Scholar 10th Grade – Isa Attwood
Top Scholar 11th Grade – Jacob Bailey
Top Scholar 11th Grade – Ethan Brown
Top Scholar 11th Grade – Boning Dai
Valedictorian – Laura Henriquez

ADDITIONAL AWARDS
Cum Laude – Juniors – Ella Cho
Cum Laude – Juniors – Graham Dunlop
Woodridge Scholar Award – Hailey Mayo
Woodridge Scholar Award – Jacob Bailey

PARAGON & INKBLOTS
Paragon Editor Award – Isabella Melin
Inkblots Editor-in-Chief Award – Hailey Mayo
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