From the Upper – June 9, 2021 Buzz

Upper School students were honored at the annual Awards Ceremony on June 3. Held in The Schiff Center, students of all grade levels were celebrated by their peers and the Upper School faculty.  The ceremony began with the announcement of the following students, who earned a Concentration in Seven Hills’ Experiential Learning program for studying a subject in-depth in the following fields:

Faith Haggarty – Community Engagement

Andy Yang – Medical Exploration

Maya Martinez Diers was presented the Miriam Titcomb Award, the highest honor awarded to a junior, for exhibiting excellence in “initiative in some area, originality in some area, love of fellow man, and courage of convictions.”

Savoy Lackey presented the Clement L. Buenger Award on behalf of the Fund for Independent Schools of Cincinnati.

Sebastian Rodriguez received the Neil Smith Scholarship, which is presented to a student in grade nine, 10, or 11 who best exemplifies the qualities for which Neil Smith is known. The selected student must “meet the world with optimism and good will; expect the best from themselves and others; and exhibit courage, compassion, integrity, and intelligence.”

The Personal Achievement Award was presented to the students whose contributions have made Seven Hills a better place. Honorees were freshman Timmy Jordan and Steven Elder, sophomores George Mentrup and Gigi Hawgood, junior Angel Liang and Rosalie Hoar, and senior Matt Weirich.

Erin Finn received the Sophomore Scholastic Achievement Award. This is awarded to the sophomore who exhibits a scholarly temperament and who has contributed the benefits of learning in a given discipline to the school and/or the wider community. This student exhibits a love of learning and intellectual curiosity and shares enthusiasm for the discipline with others.

Jenny Hu received the Citizenship Award. This is awarded to the student who takes an active role in school and/or community affairs, and who exhibits mature political and global consciousness and a sense of civic responsibility.

Elsa Lick was given the Creativity and Original Thinking Award. This is awarded to the student who is given to independent thinking, and who has displayed an inquisitive and creative habit of mind.

Lucy Schneider was awarded the Community Scholar Award, presented to the student “who has shown exceptional achievement in a given discipline and who has extended that knowledge to benefit the larger community.”

Department Awards

Annabel Kleinwaechter—Andress Art Award

Elyse Stieby—Theater Award

Matt Coulson—Music Award

Kurt Drath—Fine and Performing Arts Award

Grace Arya—English Award

Kaiya Park and Gabrielle Walker—Kathy Richardson Award

Dhruv Mahajan—History Award

Wes Gardner—Math Award

Manan Vij—Biology Award

Angel Liang—Chemistry Award

Kevin Xiao—Physics Award

Lucas Wall and Jonathan Gai—Computer Science Award

Jenny Hu—Latin Award

Owen Foster—Chinese Award

Meg Yuan—French Award

Emma Cohen—Spanish Award

Shriya Kilaru—Female Athlete of the Year

Griffin Callow—Male Athlete of the Year

Meg Yuan —Female Scholar Athlete

Owen Foster—Male Scholar Athlete

Caroline Routh—Female Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award

Eli Dauer—Male Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award

Ryan Meador—Elinor Scherr Mosher Award

2021 Senate Award—Ann Griep

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