2026 Upper School Academic Awards Honor Outstanding Achievement 

The Gill St. Bernard’s community gathered on Monday, April 27, 2026, 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 Digital Media Award: Andrew Slye

The Excellence in 2D Art Award: Marshari Perry

The Excellence in Ceramics Award: Ara Kelly  

Gerry Cirillo Prize in the Fine Arts: Erin Crickenberger

 

Performing Arts Department Awards: 

The Lisa Schmidt Music Award: John Besjak

Excellence in Choral Leadership: Julianne Witte 

Performing Arts Departmental Award: Aideen Manning  

 

Computer Science Department Awards: 

Junior Computer Science Award: Evan Harris

Senior Computer Science Award: Benjamin Keller 

 

English Department Awards: 

The Edie Clark Prize for Creative Writing: Daphne Kibler 

Walter P. Henshaw Award: Suri Marrero

The Patricia Lee Gauch Award for Creative Writing: Nathaniel Costa

The Peapack Gladstone Bank English Award: Caroline Collins

 

Mathematics Department Awards: 

American Mathematics Competition 12: Clarence Wu 

American Mathematics Competition 10: Arhan Penuballi

Sophomore Math Award: Anthony Albanese, Jr.  

Junior Math Award: Suzanne Horton  

The Francis B. Rohn Memorial in Mathematics Award: Clarence Wu

 

Science Department Awards: 

Sophomore Science Award: Anthony Albanese, Jr.

Junior Science Award: Anthony Zhuang

The Carol J. Heaney Memorial Science Award: Rohan Norden  

 

Social Science & History Department Awards: 

Sophomore History Award: Clyde Tripp

Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award: Daphne Kibler

Junior History Award: Alden Gaussoin 

Michael Chimes History Award: Maurice Boyd, Jr.

 

World Language Department Award: 

Junior French Award: Elsa Coates 

Senior French Award: Caitlin Vollrath 

Junior Latin Award: Suri Marrero

Senior Latin Award: Chase Cignarella 

Junior Spanish Award: Annabelle MacLean 

Senior Spanish Award: Rohan Norden

 

College Book Awards: 

Brandeis Book Award: Ben Fedon

Harvard Book Prize: Harry Finn

Johns Hopkins Book Award: Suzanne Horton

Princeton Book Award: Margot Huelsbergen 

Hobart William and Smith College Book: Shivani Patel 

University of Chicago Book Award: JC Sanchez and Mira Mayer-Kuckuk

Tulane Book Award: Elise Tansey

 

General Awards: 

Mark Mathabane Humanitarian Award: Jahmal Dixon

John Atthowe Memorial Prize: Anthony Zhuang

C. Elliot Knoke Prize: Aideen Manning 

Margaret D. Jefferson Cup: Annabelle Racine 

Thomas A. Conover Cup: Nilay Shah