Spring achievements recognized at awards ceremony
Spring awards were given out Monday, May 14, for JV and varsity teams competing in the spring season, including baseball, boys golf, girls soccer, softball, boys tennis, and track, as well as from the arts for the Black Box performances.
Spring awards were given out Monday, May 14, for JV and varsity teams competing in the spring season, including baseball, boys golf, girls soccer, softball, boys tennis, and track, as well as from the arts for the Black Box performances.
Congratulations to the following Eagles:
Congratulations to the following Eagles:
Varsity Girls Soccer
Golden Boot: Payton Parks ‘18 (Mount Airy, GA)
Most Improved: Ramani Lewis-Emmanuel ’20 (Saint Lucia)
Coaches Award: Sarah Futral ’20 (Highlands, NC)
All-Conference: Payton Parks ’18 (Mount Airy, GA), Claudia Lopez ’21 (Spain)
Varsity Softball
MVP: Kyleigh Overholt ’20 (Clayton, GA)
Coaches Award: Diane Dallmann ’21 (Highlands, NC)
Most Improved: Emerald Van Arnam ’19 (Boone, NC)
JV Girls Soccer
Most Improved: Andrea Rodriguez ’19 (Mexico)
MVP: Sadie Kelly ’20 (LaGrange, GA)
Best Offensive Player: Gianna Sparks ’21 (Longboat Key, FL)
Varsity Boys Track
Most Valuable Field: Jordan Webber ’19 (Brooklyn, NY)
Most Valuable Runner: Oscar McMullen ’18 (Highlands, NC)
Most Valuable Rookie: Rafal Szymanski ’19 (Poland)
All-Conference: Lucas Helmlinger ’18 (Brazil), Rafal Szymanski ’19 (Poland)
Varsity Girls Track
Most Valuable Field: Alyssa Paynter ’19 (Bermuda)
Most Valuable Runner: Jasmine Williams ’18 (Mountain Rest, SC)
Coaches Award: Nyla Kelly ’21 (Long Creek, SC)
All-Conference: Jasmine Williams ’18 (Mountain Rest, SC)
Boys Golf
Player of the Year: Kacper Kuzimski ’19 (Sky Valley, GA)
Most Improved: Timurs Grigorjans ’21 (Latvia)
Career Achievement Award: Cal Shelton ’18 (Rabun Gap, GA)
All-Conference: Jaxson Koebel-Secky ’21 (New Paltz, NY)
Boys Tennis
Most Outstanding: Alex Zork0 ’18 (Germany)
Captain's Award: Julio Espinosa Cuetos ’18 (Mexico)
Most Improved: Mark Arbitter ’20 (Clayton, GA)
All-Conference: Alex Zorko ’18 (Germany)
Varsity Baseball
Coaches Award: Alex Kehoe ’19 (Saudi Arabia)
"Dirt Dobber Award:” Gai Kumamoto ’20 (Japan)
Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Knowles ’20 (Bahamas)
All-Conference: Jake Knowles ’20 (Bahamas), Gai Kumamoto ’20 (Japan), Harrison Shomaker ’18 (Highlands, NC)
The following students were recognized by the arts department for their work on Black Box performances during the spring season:
Julia Jones '18 of Highlands, NC
Remi Le '18 of Hanoi, Vietnam
Samantha Stewart '18 of Cashiers, NC
Christian Klunder '20 of Ludwigsburg, Germany
Jack Zhou '18 of Hangzhou, China
Zorro Hill '18 of Ocala, FL
Sophie Biaso '20 of Sapphire, NC
Dennis Jia '18 of Shanghai, China
Remi Le '18 of Hanoi, Vietnam
Samantha Stewart '18 of Cashiers, NC
Christian Klunder '20 of Ludwigsburg, Germany
Jack Zhou '18 of Hangzhou, China
Zorro Hill '18 of Ocala, FL
Sophie Biaso '20 of Sapphire, NC
Dennis Jia '18 of Shanghai, China
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