Washington Academy held their 23rd Academic Awards Banquet on May 25, 2010. The guest speaker of the evening, Mr. William Prescott, Washington Academy Alumnus Class of 1958, was introduced by National Honor Society president Lacie Craven. After  sharing his memories of misspelling academy at an Academy spelling bee and his mother’s unfortunate fall from her chair upon hearing her son’s faux pas, Mr. Prescott recognized the achievements made by all, encouraging each and every student to pursue their goals, whether they have met bumps along the way or not. “They choice to succeed is yours,” he concluded.

Head of School Mr. Judson McBrine presented the awards, which are based on academic performance, following the remarks of WA Board President Richard Gardner ’58. Mrs. Jean Plummer, Advisor to the National Honor Society, explained how the achievements are awarded. Students who make the honor roll three times receive Honor Roll Pins. Students who have made the honor roll six times receive Lamp of Knowledge Pins. Academic Letters are given to students who make the honor roll ten times, the Pewter Apple letter opener is given to those students who make the honor roll 13 times, and the Headmaster’s Golden Apple Award is presented to those students who have made the honor roll 14 times, or every quarter through mid-year of their senior year.

The following students received academic honors.

Honor Roll Pins- Freshmen: Emmanuel Aretakis, Andrew Cox, Jessa Cushing, Jillian Day, Emily Eldridge, Andrew Farnsworth, Kara Graham, Katerina Graham, Emily Hawkins, Natalie Jones, Nakita Matthews, Frederic Merx, Devlin O’Shea, Chelsea Oakes, Nigel Pingree, Matthew Plaisted, Nicholas Raye, Breana Riquier, Ben Rose, Danae Shurn, Matthew Stanhope, Nathan Weaver. Sophomores: Taylor Ackley, Jordan Baskerville, Ashley Beam, Jennifer Gonce, Ashley Kumst, Kalah Mitchell. Juniors: Matthew Henry, Garrett Hopkins, Tavoy Johnson, Thomas Moody, Megan Paprocki, Timothy Sawyer, Elizabeth Stanley-Porter, Tai Thai, Lichi Wang, Yiting Zheng. Seniors: Shawn Leighton, Michael Lenfestey, Justin Morren.

Lamp of Knowledge Pins-Sophomores: Grace Barstow, Caleb Beal, Jessie Hardy, Nicole Harmon, Mary Clare Hayward, Brittney Jamieson, Jennifer Johnson, Rachael Mahar, Kristen Miller, Cameron Morrison, Lauren Quirk, Allison Richardson, Michael Riley, Kelly Sawyer, Sophia Schmauderer, Matthew Talbot, Shelby Whitman, Toby Woods. Juniors: Lea Bushman, Bryhanah Esposito, Elizabeth Hull, Mara Lookabaugh, Tatum McFadden, Graham Pingree, Amy Stevens, Ngan Thai, Yiming Ye. Seniors: Bryce Colbeth, Hong Yi Dong, Lily Evans, Hayley Foresman, Nicolas Forte, Klara Galiova, Channing Jessiman, Wei Li, Bin Lui, Katherine Mickelinc, Wanyi Tao, Qian Wu, Guangyu Zhao.

Academic Letters-Juniors: Molly Abrams, Katherine Ackley, Kira Arnold, Chloe Barnett, Taylor Davis, Kristina Pettegrow, Christopher Plaisted, James Prenier, Jordan Porter, Taylor Seeley, Jordan Spencer. Seniors: Kayla Anthony, Justina Barter, Zeheng Chen, Maj de Christopher, Andi Flannery, Patrick Gardner, Robert Harvey, Miranda Preston, Gretchen Swain, Benjamin Teer.

The Pewter Apple Award was given to seniors Chelsea Brady, Nicolas Hixson, Briana McFadden, Shannon Parker, Arielle Richardson, Janelle Tinker.

The Headmaster’s Golden Apple Awards were given to seniors: Jonah Baskerville, Lacie Craven, Chelsie Hawkins, Brett Lyons, Seth Maker, Laura Mills, Derrick Porter, and Allison Talbot.

Golden Apple Recipients, from Left to Right: Derrick Porter, Jonah Baskerville, Seth Maker, Laura Mills,
Brett Lyons, Judson McBrine, William Prescott, Lacie Craven, Allison Talbot