Berkshire Country Day School 2015 Graduation Ceremony

LENOX, MA (06/11/2015)(readMedia)-- Berkshire Country Day School, an independent school for students in preschool through ninth grade, celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2015 at an Awards & Graduation Ceremony held Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Graduates of the Class of 2015 are:

• Nicolas Adams, Canaan, NY

• Lukeus Gore, Lenox

• Rachel Kantor, Lenox

• Clement Keats, Ghent, NY

• Alexander Lederman, Pittsfield

• Julian Lindenmaier, Stockbridge

• Michelle Lipson, Great Barrington

• Mimi Lipson, Grade Barrington

• Ruby Merritt, Lenox

• Charles O'Neil, Stockbridge

• Ayva Schiff, Dalton

• Evan Sylbert, Monterey

Ms. Kantor received a Thomson Science Prize.

Mr. Lederman received a G. James Fawcett English Prize, a Ramsbotham History Prize, a Philip Potter Classics Prize, the Adeline Cowhig Mathematics Prize, the Madame Grad French Prize, and the Butler Academic Prize for achieving the highest ninth grade GPA.

Mr. Lindenmaier received a G. James Fawcett English Prize, a Ramsbotham History Prize, and the Excellence in Spanish Prize,

Mr. O'Neil received the Donald T. Oakes Citizenship Award.

Mr. Sylbert received a Philip Potter Classics Prize and a Thomson Science Prize.

Next year Mr. Adams and Mr. Gore will attend Darrow School; Ms. Kantor, Loomis Chaffee; Mr. Keats, Ichabod Crane; Mr. Lederman, Bard College at Simon's Rock; Mr. Lindenmaier, George School; Michelle and Mimi Lipson and Mr. Sylbert, Northfield Mount Hermon; Ms. Merritt and Mr. O'Neil, Berkshire School; and Ms. Schiff, Lenox.

Awards were also presented to seventh and eighth grade students:

Grade 8:

William Blomquist, Chatham, NY, the Gulick Citizenship Award.

Sam Ferrone, Spencertown, NY, the Steffi Fletcher Creative Writing Prize, the Ned Douglas Mathematics Prize, and the Anna Zaffanella French Prize.

Max Kittredge, Dalton, the Viv Murray Caputo Instrumental Music Prize.

Dorree Ndooki, Great Barrington, a Marcia V. Jones Latin Prize.

Jordan Orloff, Ghent, NY, the Excellence in History Prize.

Stella Piasecki, Great Barrington, the Marilyn Orner Cromwell Art Prize.

Taylor Slonaker, Great Barrington, a Theater Ensemble Prize, the Eighth Grade Spanish Prize, and the Eighth Grade Science Prize.

Hayley Syrett, Great Barrington, a Marcia V. Jones Latin Prize.

Toby Van Schaick, Pittsfield, a Theater Ensemble Prize.

Grade 7:

Emily Carmel, Pittsfield, the Nancy Cowhig Growth in Mathematics Prize, and the Seventh Grade Growth in French Prize.

Wilder Harwood, East Chatham, NY, the Seventh Grade Science Prize.

Jeri Hautzig, East Chatham, NY, a Seventh Grade English Prize.

Ria Kedia, Pittsfield, a Seventh Grade English Prize and Eugénie D. Fawcett Classics Prize.

Lanna Knoll, Great Barrington, the United States History Prize.

Nina Renkert, Norfolk, CT, the Virginia I. Peterson Citizenship Award.

Emmett Wotkiewich, Nassau, NY, the Seventh Grade Growth in Spanish Prize.

ABOUT BERKSHIRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Berkshire Country Day School, an independent school for students in preschool through ninth grade, exists to inspire the individual promise of every student so that each may become an exemplary citizen of the world. More information about BCD can be found at berkshirecountryday.org.