2025 Upper School Academic Awards Honor Outstanding Achievement 

The Gill St. Bernard’s community gathered on Monday, April 28, 2025, for the annual Upper School Academic Awards ceremony, a cherished tradition recognizing high school students who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, intellect, and passion in the classroom. 

Please join us in applauding this year’s award recipients, listed below: 

 

Fine Arts Department Awards: 

The Excellence in 2D Art Award: Caitlin Vollrath 

The Excellence in Ceramics Award: Priya Schmidt  

The Excellence in Digital Media Award: Elsa Coates  

The Excellence in Woodworking Award: Noah Most 

Gerry Cirillo Prize in the Fine Arts: Addy Angell 

 

Performing Arts Department Awards: 

Excellence in Choral Leadership: Nathan Costa 

The Lisa Schmidt Music Award: Harry Pambianchi 

Performing Arts Departmental Award: Mary Young  

 

Computer Science Department Awards: 

Senior Computer Science Award: Akshara Datla  

 

English Department Awards: 

The Edie Clark Prize for Creative Writing: Caroline Collins 

Walter P. Henshaw Award: Bobby Niesmertelny 

The Patricia Lee Gauch Award for Creative Writing: Addison Rodriguez  & Alexa Gnapp 

The Peapack Gladstone Bank English Award: Madeline Craig 

 

Mathematics Department Awards: 

American Mathematics Competition 12: Clarence Wu 

American Mathematics Competition 10: Abhishek Desai 

Sophomore Math Award: Anthony Zhuang  

Junior Math Award: Clarence Wu  

The Francis B. Rohn Memorial in Mathematics Award: Harry Pambianchi 

 

Science Department Awards: 

Sophomore Science Award: Emma Hyland 

Junior Science Award: Cameron Coates 

The Carol J. Heaney Memorial Science Award: Jacqueline Herrera-Perez  

 

Social Science & History Department Awards: 

Sophomore History Award: Daphne Kibler 

Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award: Lucian Corrado 

Junior History Award: Braelyn Brandl 

History Department Senior Award: Gandy Malou-Mamel 

 

World Language Department Award: 

Junior French Award: Anna Bockelman 

Senior French Award: Juliana Holmes 

Junior Latin Award: Oliver Litchfield 

Senior Latin Award: Kate Horton 

Junior Spanish Award: Maurice Boyd 

Senior Spanish Award: Daniel Scali 

 

College Book Awards: 

Brandeis Book Award: Stephanie Perez 

Harvard Book Prize: Erin Crickenberger 

Johns Hopkins Book Award: Rohan Norden 

Princeton Book Award: Siena McGill 

Smith College Book: Gurnoor Pakka 

University of Chicago Book Award: Robinson Argobright 

Tulane Book Award: Oyin Opawuyi 

 

General Awards: 

Mark Mathabane Humanitarian Award: Dorsett Mulcahy 

John Atthowe Memorial Prize: Maurice Boyd 

C. Elliot Knoke Prize: Annabelle Beekman 

Margaret D. Jefferson Cup: Annabelle Racine 

Thomas A. Conover Cup: Anthony Zhuang