Rabun Gap recognizes student acheivement in 2018-2019

Upper School students were recognized Saturday, May 18 for outstanding achievements during the 2018-2019 school year. 
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School honored students for their academic success on Saturday, May 18 at the Upper School Awards Ceremony. In addition to awards listed below, three-sport athletes were honored, and 16 members of the Class of 2019 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society. 

STAR Student — Gracen Wiggins ’19 of Franklin, NC
Wellesley Book Award — Tori Anderson ’20 of Hiawassee, GA
Harvard Club of Georgia Book Award — Jackson Bloom ’20 of Cashiers, NC

Departmental Awards
Fine Arts Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts — Leah Grace Craig ’19 of Highlands, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Vocal Music — Alex Kehoe ’19 of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Outstanding Achievement in Dance — Anja Racic ’19 of Nova Sad, Serbia
Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Arts — Katie Cox ’19 of Rabun Gap, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Technical Theater — Sam Poole ’19 of Clayton, GA and Liam Spoon ’19 of Otto, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Instrumental Music — Muya Kahiga ’19 of Buford, GA
The Orchestra Directors Award —  Kacper Kuzimski ’19 of Sky Valley, GA

Humanities Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Freshman Humanities — Will Parrish ’22 of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Outstanding Achievement in Sophomore English — Tsering Lama ’21 of Highlands, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Modern World History — Alex Mescher ’21 of Otto, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Junior English — Gai Kumamoto ’20 of Kamakura, Japan
Outstanding Achievement in AP English Language & Composition  — Ilana Nzizera ’20 of Kigali, Rwanda
Outstanding Achievement in United States History —  Emily Hyde ’19 of Chippenham, United Kingdom
Outstanding Achievement in AP United States History —  Tori Anderson ’20 of Hiawassee, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Senior English — Arturo Ligai ’19 of Lynbrook, NY
Outstanding Achievement in AP English Literature — Eduards Strautmanis ’19 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in American Government —  Andre Silva ’19 of São Paulo, Brazil
Outstanding Achievement in Economics — Daphne Lucana ’19 of Buford, GA

Math Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Algebra I — Will Parrish ’22 of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Outstanding Achievement in Geometry —  Bode Wang ‘22 of Shanghai, China
Outstanding Achievement in Algebra II — Tony Lin ’22 of Xiamen, China
Outstanding Achievement in Pre-calculus — Tsering Lama ’21 of Highlands, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Calculus — Daphne Lucana ‘19 of Buford, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Statistics — Eduards Strautmanis ’19 of Franklin, NC
All-Around Math Excellence —  Gracen Wiggins ’19 of Franklin, NC

Science Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Freshman Science — Alex Haiss ’22 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Sophomore Science — Maciej Danielewicz ’21 of Niepodleglosci, Poland
Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Science — Niamh Dempsey ’20 of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Outstanding Achievement in Biology — Alexis Davis ’20 of Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry — Maja Toth ’20 of Budapest, Hungary
Outstanding Achievement in Physics — Mantvydas Jasiunas ‘19 of Vilnius, Lithuania
Outstanding Achievement in Science Electives — Leah Grace Craig ’19 of Highlands, NC

World Language Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Introductory French — Anne Pham ’22 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Outstanding Achievement in French — Emily Hyde ’19 of Chippenham, United Kingdom  
Outstanding Achievement in Introductory Mandarin — Nathan Williams ’20 of Roseau, Dominica
Outstanding Achievement in Mandarin — Sarah Futral ’20 of Highlands, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Introductory Spanish — Sarah Katherine Brenner ’22 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish — Gracen Wiggins ’19 of Franklin, NC

The following seniors earned community and named scholarships:  

Lake Rabun Scholarship — Katie Cox ’19 of Rabun Gap, GA, and Kacper Kuzimski ’19 of Sky Valley, GA
Harry Norman Realtor Association Scholarship — Natalie Jump ’19 of Rabun Gap, GA
RBC AeroStructures Scholarship  — Hunter Rolader ’19 of Lakemont, GA
Georgia Mountain & Lake Realtors Association Scholarship — Saylor Krockum ’19 of Clarkesville, GA
North Georgia Arts Guild Scholarship — Olivia Tavolicci ‘19 of St. Simons Island, GA and Camille Manoogian ’19 of Rabun Gap, GA
Hammack Scholarship — Kacper Kuzimski ’19 of Sky Valley, GA
Tim Smoot Award — Bess Prim ’19 of Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Lib and Karl Anderson Award — Shaiq Walizada ’19 of Afghanistan
English Speaking Union Scholarship — Graham Jump’19 of Rabun Gap, GA

Scholarships and Named Awards
The following returning students earned named Rabun Gap scholarships and awards:  

Alumni Association Scholarship — Lawson “Petey” Webster ’20 of Franklin, NC
Robert H. Philip Christian Leadership & Service Award Scholarship —  Josephine Nyakundi ’20 and RayJon Grayson ’20 of Bronx, NY
Mrs. Gladys Waybright Christian Scholarship Award — Gai Kumamoto’20 of Kamakura, Japan, Rachel Wu ’21 of Franklin, NC, and Gerald Barker ’22 of Toccoa, GA
W.L. Monroe Christian Education and Personality Award in Honor of O.C. Skinner — Kainaat Trehan ’20 of Delhi, India and Nathan Williams ’20 of Roseau, Dominica
The Tim Smoot Memorial Award — Ilana Nzizera ’20 of Kigali, Rwanda and Clayton Hutchison ’20 of Otto, NC
The Julia Palmour Award — Alexis Davis ’20 of Sautee Nacoochee, GA
The Wylder Nichols Memorial Scholarship Award — Sophie Biaso ’20 of Sapphire, NC
The John Harvey Merit Award for Servant Leadership — Tatiana Derisse ’20 of Willingboro, NJ
The Morris Brown Academic Award Scholarship — Sarah Futral ‘20 of Highlands, NC, and John Bonney ’20 of Brooklyn, NY
The Sullivan Work Award — Bilan Aden ’21 of Hargeisa, Somalia and Landon Green ’21 of Sugarland, TX
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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is a private, coeducational day and boarding school for grades Pre-K through 12. Centrally located between Atlanta, GA, Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC, we prepare young people for college, career, and a lifetime of leadership and service.