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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School recognizes students at Upper School awards ceremony

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School honored students for their academic success on Saturday, May 20 at the Upper School Awards Ceremony. 

The senior valedictory and Crystal Eagle awards were given at graduation this year (see related story). 


Departmental Awards
Fine Arts Department Awards 
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts — Angie Ortiz ’23 of Mexico City, Mexico
Outstanding Achievement in Vocal Music — Chidera Onyia ’23 of Loganville, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Dance — Elizabeth Brenner ’24 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Arts — Jennica Ullrich ’23 of Knoxville, TN
Outstanding Achievement in Technical Theater — Parker Stribling ’24 of Sautee-Nacoochee, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Instrumental Music — Jennifer Zong’23 of Braselton, GA

Humanities Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Freshman Humanities — Abigail Brenner ’26 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Sophomore Humanities  — Kite Stribling’24  of Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Junior Humanities  — Kornelia Ignerska ’25 of Poznan, Poland
Outstanding Achievement in AP English Language & Composition  — Guillermo Haro Garcia ’24 of Monterrey, Mexico
Outstanding Achievement in AP United States History —  Annalise Fon ’24 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Senior Humanities Seminar  — Aimee Pan ’23 of Nanjing, China
Outstanding Achievement in AP English Literature — Mila Sands ’23 of Nassau, Bahamas
Outstanding Achievement in AP Economics —  Tony Zhang ’23 of Nanjing, China
Outstanding Achievement in Biblical & Religious Studies  — Dillon Kirkland ’26 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Humanities 9B — Luis Fernandez Munoz ’26 of Zaragoza, Spain
Outstanding Achievement in Humanities 10B — Aleksandra “Ola” Noworol ’25 of Jasionka, Poland

Math Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Algebra I — James Moore ’26 of Highlands, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Geometry —  Gavin Schnese '25 of Long Creek, SC
Outstanding Achievement in Algebra II — Abigail Brenner ’26 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Pre-calculus — Motiejus Samsonas ’24 of Vilnius, Lithuania
Outstanding Achievement in Calculus — Vivian Guo ’24 of Shenzhen, China 
Outstanding Achievement in Statistics — William Cai ’23 of Nantong, China
All-Around Math Excellence —  Dayong Liu ’23 of Beijing, China


Science Department Awards 
Outstanding Achievement in Freshman Science — Sarah Childs ’26 of Toccoa, GA 
Outstanding Achievement in Sophomore Science — Ava Grace Bonomo ’25 of Waynesville, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Science — Tyson Cameron ’23 of Durham, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Biology — Rebekah Wu ’23 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry — Mandy He ’24 of Shaanxi, China
Outstanding Achievement in Physics — Jack Barta ’23 of Franklin, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Science Electives — Reid Wheeler ’23 of Sky Valley, GA
Rensselaer Award — Parker Stribling ’23 of Sautee Nacoochee, GA

STEAM Awards 
Outstanding Achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics — Nicolas Louis ’23 of Jamaica and Saga Tornqvist ’24 of Upplands Väsby, Sweden

World Language Department Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Introductory French — Eulalie McGrath ’26 of Tiger, GA
Outstanding Achievement in French — Ellie Weatherly’24 of Tallulah Falls, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Introductory Mandarin — Zoe Killian ’26 of Clayton, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Mandarin — Penelope Hilson’24 of Lakemont, GA
Outstanding Achievement in Introductory Spanish — Owen Madden ’25 of Cashiers, NC
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish — McKenna Green’24 of Alvin, TX

Athletic Awards 
Morris Brown Sportsmanship Award — Calea Jackson’23 of Bahamas and Yunus Altincinar’23 of Hamburg, Germany
Three-Sport Eagle Award —  Yunus Altincinar’23 of Hamburg, Germany; Felix Doege ’24 of Augsburg, Germany; Andrew Jones ’23 of Demorest, GA; Mike Lengi ’23 of Chateauguay, Canada; Nicolas Louis ’23 of Jamaica; and James Moore’26 of Highlands, NC.


The following seniors earned community and named scholarships:  
STAR Student — Aidan Min ’23 of Seongnam-si, South Korea
Lake Rabun Scholarship — Brooksie Tate Martin ’23 of Clayton, GA and Dominic Vogelbacher’23 of Rabun Gap, GA
Harry Norman Realtor Association Scholarship — Alliyah Hunnicut ’23 of Rabun Gap, GA
Lake Burton Scholarship — Alliyah Hunnicut ’23 and Dominic Vogelbacher ’23, both of Rabun Gap, GA
Georgia Mountain & Lake Realtors Association Scholarship — Alliyah Hunnicut ’23 of Rabun Gap, GA
North Georgia Arts Guild Scholarship — Zoe Townsend ’23 of Cullowhee, NC,  and Ella Loveland’23 of Otto, NC
Sky Valley Garden Club — Brooksie Tate Martin’23 of Clayton, GA
Scaly Mountain Women’s Club — Reid Wheeler ’23 of Sky Valley, GA
Classic Center Scholarship — Zoey Townsend ’23 of Cullowhee, NC  and Jennifer Zong ’23 of Braselton, GA
Hammack Scholarship — Luke Earnhardt ’23 of Rabun Gap, GA
Margaret H. Boyd Award — Theo Antinori ’23 of Asheville, NC
Lib and Karl Anderson Award — Claren Spivey ’23 of Rabun Gap, GA

Academic Recognition 
Harvard Club of Georgia Book Award — Parker Stribling’24 of Sautee Nacoochee, GA

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

Alumni Association Scholarship — Haven Bejnerowicz ’24 of Clarkesville, GA  and Tyler Price ’24 of Dillard, GA
Robert H. Philip Christian Leadership & Service Award Scholarship —  McKenna Green ’24 of Alvim, TX  and Uly Kunaiyi-Akpana ’24 of Abuja, Nigeria
Mrs. Gladys Waybright Christian Scholarship Award — Ivanna Zermeno’26 of Santiago, Mexico; Ava Grace Bonomo ’25 of Waynesville, NC; and Nolan Conrad ’24 of Rabun Gap, GA
W.L. Monroe Christian Education and Personality Award in Honor of O.C. Skinner — Cyrus Manoogian ’24 of  Rabun Gap, GA, and Clara Pedall ’25 of Munich, Germany
The Tim Smoot Memorial Award — Elizabeth Brenner ’24 of Franklin, NC and Edwin Wood ’24 of Dillard, GA
The Julia Palmour Award — Gracie Scott ’24 of Clayton, GA
The Wylder Nichols Memorial Scholarship Award — Evan Thurmond ’24 of Rabun Gap, GA  
The John Harvey Merit Award for Servant Leadership — Savanna Jones ’24 of Cashiers, NC 
The Morris Brown Academic Award Scholarship — Guillermo (Memo) Haro Garcia ’24 of Monterrey, Mexico  and Kite Stribling ’25 of Sautee Nacoochee, GA
The Sullivan Work Award — Felix Doege ’24 of Augsburg, Germany and and Juliette Teutsch ’24 of Demorest, GA
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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.