Faces of Excellence - Berwick Academy

Faces of Excellence 2010

Core Values
Balance:
Berwick Academy constituents participate in a quest for balance that fundamentally defines our sense of community. We exist in a
spiraling cycle of discovery, self-refl ection, and growth. While each community member’s individualized journey towards this value is a
personal work in progress, we share a common appreciation of the tensions that exist within our defi nition of this ideal:
Challenging ourselves with ambitious goals while nurturing each other with kindness, joy, and humor
Excelling through risk taking while honoring safety and wellness
Valuing and exploring academics, arts, athletics, and service
Appreciating tradition and innovation with both pride and humility
Embracing service and stewardship not only on our campus but in the communities in which we live
Stretching through Engagement:
Berwick assumes that we all benefit from personal exploration, taking considered risks and genuinely diving into new endeavors.
Community members are expected to stretch themselves in the following ways:
Leaving one’s zone of comfort
Embracing occasional healthy failures that lead to a deepening sense of resiliency
Rejecting apathy and/or passivity
Grappling with intellectual knowledge, demonstrating an ethic of sportsmanship, and exhibiting artistic expression
Embracing a lifelong commitment to learning and growing
A Community of Excellence:
“Community” and “Excellence” are two of the most cherished principles at Berwick Academy. Academic excellence is central to the
Berwick experience, but our community of high standards expects all constituents to be in a process of striving for their personal best in
these additional areas:
Supporting achievement in all aspects of the Berwick experience
Building and sustaining meaningful relationships with an emphasis on collaboration
Promoting independence, self-advocacy, and emotional growth
Seeking avenues for improvement towards achieving one’s personal potential
(e.g., extra help, professional development, mentoring, etc.)
Aspiring towards and rewarding creativity, imagination, and innovation
Commitment to Integrity:
Being a member of the Berwick community requires a deeply held commitment to being a person of character and continually refining
one’s ethical understanding of the world. Our commitment to integrity functions as the rudder that guides us through all personal
explorations and risks by honoring:
Character and responsibility
Honesty and personal accountability
Caring and respect
Kindness and selfl essness
Acceptance and tolerance
Wholeness and wellness
Self-awareness and refl ection
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Valedictorian
Class of 2010 Valedictorian and Head of School Award Recipient Sam Winters was
an incredible asset throughout his three years at Berwick Academy. Recognized as
a scholar-athlete and a community volunteer, Sam could typically be found in the
pool, studying for an AP course, attending a math meet, or working with special
education students. These, among many other accomplishments, help defi ne Sam as
an outstanding young man both on and off the Hilltop.
Sam is the son of Tim and Marie Winters of Dover, NH, and came to BA his sophomore
year. By the end of his first year, Sam had proven himself academically by receiving
the Cogswell Medal for achieving the highest GPA in his class as well as departmental
recognition awards in history and math. Sam excelled in the classroom by taking AP
courses in calculus, chemistry, physics, and English as well as several honors classes.
During junior year, he was inducted into the Cum Laude Society, the National Latin
Honor Society, and received the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal, as well as the Cogswell Medal for highest GPA.
During his senior year, Sam was recognized as a National Merit Commended Scholar and was one of three young men to be
named as a Presidential Scholar Semi Finalist from New Hampshire.
Throughout his impressive three years at BA, Sam was a member of the Math Team, attending the Maine State Math meet
each year, and the New England Math meet last spring. His junior year, he participated in the National Chemistry Olympiad
and was awarded the Chemistry Prize as the top chemistry student. Sam contributed to the Berwick community in several
ways including serving as a class representative and Student Body President, the Recycling Committee, and the Lassiter
Buddy program. For his senior project, Sam worked with elementary school students in a special education program in Wells,
Maine. He also volunteered his time in a first grade classroom at Woodman Park School in Dover, NH with his former
fi rst grade teacher. Sam is a year-round competitive swimmer. He swam for both BA and Seacoast Swimming Association.
At Berwick Academy, he received the Coach’s Award his first year. During his senior year, he was captain and also received
the Most Valuable Swimmer award. In the spring, Sam also played JV lacrosse. Sam is now majoring in engineering at
Dartmouth College and swims for the Division 1 “Big Green.”
Class of 2010 Salutatorian and Head of School Award Recipient, Mollie Stolzer, is a
dancer, a writer, and an overall scholar, excelling in many areas during her time at Berwick
Academy. As a BA student, her dedication to her academics was as strong as her passion for
dance and excitement for writing.
The daughter of Brad and Martha Stolzer of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Mollie came to
BA in the sixth grade. During her time at the School, she achieved honors or high honors
every semester. Once in the Upper School, Mollie truly succeeded. She was inducted into
the National French Honor Society as a sophomore and received departmental recognition
awards in French, math, and science. By her junior year, she was inducted into the Cum
Laude Society and received the Smith College Book Award.
Salutatorian
Mollie contributed to the BA community in many ways throughout her six years at the
School. An avid dancer, she was a member and co-captain of the Berwick Academy dance team , Company Blue, and performed
in the spring dance show every year. Mollie also participated in dance programs off the Hilltop, dancing for the Portsmouth
School of Ballet throughout high school. She used her passion for writing through her involvement with The Vernacular, the
Upper School literary magazine as an editor and contributing writer. Mollie became involved with the Lassiter Buddy Program
while in the Upper School, sending care packages and letters to pen pals in Kentucky, and eventually traveling to Lassiter
Middle School in Louisville her senior year to participate in a camp for underprivileged children. For her senior project, Mollie
volunteered at Families First in Portsmouth. Mollie is now attending Tufts University
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Founded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools.
The presence of a Cum Laude chapter at a secondary school is an indication that superior scholastic achievement is
honored. The founders of the society modeled Cum Laude after Phi Beta Kappa and in the years since its founding,
Cum Laude has grown to 350 chapters, approximately two dozen of which are located in public schools and the rest
in Independent schools. In addition to 2010 Valedictorian Sam Winters and Salutatorian Mollie Stolzer, seven 2010
graduates were members of the Cum Laude Society:
Emerson Bilodeau was inducted into the Cum Laude society as a senior. He completed seven honors courses
and three advanced placement courses. Emerson was inducted into the Spanish National Honor Society as a
sophomore He received the Departmental Recognition award in science his junior year. He was a member
of the Varsity Basketball team, Varsity Soccer, and Varsity Baseball and also played JV Lacrosse. Emerson was
accepted to Cornell University early decision and intends to study engineering and play Varsity Polo.
Briana Bouchard was inducted into the Cum Laude Society as a senior. Briana received two
Departmental Recognition awards in English and science and was inducted into the French
National Honor Society as a sophomore. Briana was a three-season athlete, a member of the Math Team, the
Yearbook Committee, for which she served as co-editor her senior year. She was also a peer tutor in math in
her senior year. For her senior project, Briana coordinated Woofstock, Berwick Academy’s outdoor concert
and is now attending Tufts University’s School of Engineering.
Philip Hahn was inducted into the Cum Laude Society as a senior. He received the Departmental Recognition
Award for Excellence in science and history his freshman year and the Brown University Book Award for
writing his junior year. He was inducted to the National French Honor Society as a junior and was named a
National Merit Scholarship Finalist in 2010. He served as a member of student government and the Honor
Committee and played JV Soccer and Varsity Basketball. In addition, Phil actively participated in BA’s music
program playing saxophone in Jazz Band for three years. Phil is attending Northwestern University.
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Jim Maddock entered Berwick Academy in kindergarten. Throughout high school he took six AP courses
including calculus, chemistry, physics B, English, and computer science. He was awarded the Computer
Science Honor Medal his junior year, and was inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society. In addition to
his academics, Jim has been a musician since the end of first grade when he began playing classical guitar. Jim
ran varsity cross-country all four years at Berwick. He is attending the University of Washington in Seattle,
where he is majoring in computer science.
Dylan J. Martini was inducted into the Cum Laude Society in his senior year. During his fi rst
year at Berwick he was a member of the Varsity Hockey and Baseball teams while taking two advanced
placement courses in US history and calculus AB. During his time in the Upper School, Dylan was a member
of Student Government and S.W.A.T. Dylan won a Departmental Recognition Award in mathematics for his
outstanding contributions in AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics and achieved Headmaster’s List for both of his
years at Berwick Academy. Dylan received a Presidential Scholarship and Union Scholarship to attend Union
College in Schenectady, New York.
Skyler Evan Stern was inducted into the Cum Laude Society as a senior. He was inducted into the Spanish
Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society as a sophomore. Additionally, he earned Departmental
Recognition awards in English his freshman year, science in his junior year, and language in his senior year.
He was the recipient of the Bausch & Lomb Award for Excellence in science during his junior year. Since
grade nine, Skyler enrolled in seven honors and four advanced placement courses. He was a member of
the varsity soccer, varsity basketball, and varsity golf teams during his time in the Upper School. Skyler is
attending Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jamie Wilson was inducted into the Cum Laude Society as a senior. She received a departmental recognition
award in math and the Dartmouth Book Award in her junior year. Jamie also won the Timothy Kelliher
Writing Contest her junior year excellence
and was inducted into the National Spanish Honor Society her senior year.
Jamie played JV soccer and JV tennis her junior year and co-captained the JV field hockey
team and the
JV basketball team her senior year. Jamie was also a member of the yearbook staff and the
Lassiter Buddy
Program. She founded a Future Business Leaders of America chapter at Berwick her senior year. She is now in
the honors program at Miami University in Ohio.

Excellence in Facilities
The Berwick Academy campus has undergone many exciting changes and
enhancements over the past several years. The newest additions to campus
are our state-of-the-art turf fields. The main playing field measures a massive
360’ by 210’ and sits behind Jeppesen Science Center. This high tech fi eld
will be used by the Middle and Upper School soccer, fi eld hockey, and
lacrosse teams. A second “mini-turf” field was also installed this summer
outside of the Kendall Lower School, which will be used by the Lower
School students for outdoor recess and other activities. These projects result
from the extraordinary generosity of a small group of donors who wanted to
support this initiative specifi cally.
Thanks to the Berwick Academy Parents Association (BAPA) and their annual Community Benefi t, our campus has been greatly
enriched in the past three years. One campus improvement project has included a new roof for the Commons Dining Hall. BAPA
is also responsible for funding a beautiful new entryway, outdoor seating area, and landscaping in front of the Clement Middle
School. The newest renovation, completed this summer, is the walkway leading from the parking lot between the Lower School
and the Commons. The walkway welcomes all visitors through a granite stairway at the base on which lies a stunning engraving
of the Academy’s seal.
In addition to the campus improvements, Patricia McManus, Director of Facilities, has worked tirelessly over the last several years
to “go green” in every area possible. One initiative is the composting of all food waste which is recycled and reused for campus
landscaping and was implemented by a group of BA students last year. Another environmentally friendly choice was to power
all campus grounds equipment by bio-diesel fuel. Simply Green, the Seacoast company that provides the biofuels, was founded
by Berwick Academy alumnus Andrew Kellar ‘94. All athletic fields here on the campus (except the turf fi elds of course!) are
maintained with certifi ed organic formulations that create a greener and healthier landscape.
Middle School English teacher Mary Anker can often be found kneeling
by her students’ desks in deep conversation about what they are trying to convey.
This year’s Dorothy Green Teacher of the Year has a philosophy of learning that
refl ects Berwick’s core value of “Stretching Through Engagement.” She knows
her students by listening to their comments in class, their banter during breaks
and sports, their hopes, dreams, and fears. She emphasizes formal writing rather
than creative. In their analysis of literature, students reveal their ideas, forge their
opinions, and practice organization and development of thinking and writing. By
teaching grammar as the language of language, Mary’s students not only understand
the rules of writing and speaking, they are able to articulate their comprehension
and ask cogent questions. They are well-prepared for the acquisition of foreign
language. Through direct instruction and with the knowledge that Ms. Anker will
do anything to help them succeed, students willingly take the risks necessary to
Excellence in Teaching
Mary Anker (L) and Naomi Shihab Nye celebrate the culmination of
their work together at Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts.
Photo credit: David Brook Andrews.
hone skills and gain confidence and pride. In addition to her passion and energy, Mary provides ample class time to work with
students while they write.
Two years ago, Mary was challenged to take the same risks she asks of her students. After bringing BA students to read their poetry
at the Press Room and RiverRun Bookstore, they urged Ms. Anker to read her work, too. She has now read in several public venues.
Her professional development for the past two years has been studying with poet Kimberly Green. This summer she attended the
prestigious Haystack Mountain School of Crafts where her teacher, Naomi Shihab Nye, gave tough but inspiring assignments to
the group of twelve writers. One of Mary’s poems was used by the Precious Metal Clay Instructor, Donna Penoyer, for her class
the next day. Another poem written there about watching a sculptor is now featured on the website www.clyattsculpture.com.
Mary commented that going to Haystack made her remember what it is like to be scared, frustrated, exhilarated, and successful.
Taking classes and reading in public inform her own pedagogy. Mary describes her love for both teaching and writing as alchemy.
The magic of what she does can be overheard in those conversations she cherishes and seen in her students’ enthusiasm.
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The Berwick Innovation Center (BIC) was launched in 2009 to allow students in
grades 5-12 to pursue an adult-supported area of study for which they hold a strong
interest or curiosity. The projects are primarily conceptualized and directed by
the student and focus on a topic or subject matter that is beyond what is available
in the regular Berwick Academy curriculum. The Berwick Innovation Center is a
project-oriented, student-directed program where students pursue more deeply a
self-selected area of study. Students customize their experience, making the study
meaningful and tailored to their creative and intellectual interests.
The earthquake that devastated Haiti inspired millions across the world to send much needed
help to its people. Included in those millions are the students who attend Berwick Academy.
There was no question about whether our students would help, the only question was how
they would help. Both the Lower and Upper Schools have a relationship with Life and Hope
Haiti, an organization dedicated to aiding students at the Eben Ezer School in Milot, a town
in northern Haiti. Students in the Upper School chose Life and Hope Haiti as the focus of
their fundraising project two years ago and in one week they raised enough money to sponsor
six children at the school. Last spring, the Upper School Outreach Group held a fi lm festival
called One World Film Festival. Money raised through ticket sales went to Life and Hope
Haiti. Middle Schoolers raised enough money to provide the people of Haiti with over 7,000
lunches in just a few short days. Each Middle School student who gave earned a gold badge
with an “H” to show they had contributed to the cause. In addition, students in the Lower School raised money for Life and
Hope Haiti through the book fair last fall. The entire student body of Berwick Academy rallied together to support the people
of Haiti during the devastating time. The determination to aid people in need is not new to our students here at BA, however.
Students in every grade level work to help people in the local community and beyond on a daily basis. In total, nearly $7,000
has been raised for Haiti relief and Life and Hope Haiti by students at Berwick Academy.
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Berwick Innovation Center
This year, one Middle School student and fi ve Upper School students chose to
pursue projects through the Innovation Center. Among them were a year-long
scientifi c study of a bog ecosystem, a poetry-inspired jewelry-making project, a
documentary about Berwick Academy entitled Then and Now, a weather system study for community awareness, and the and the
use of fashion to educate society about teen depression. On Tuesday, May 11, the students presented their projects to the BA
Community, as well as to a panel of faculty and staff who evaluated their presentations.
Earth Day Water Bottle Pledge
The Upper School Berwick Academy Green Alliance worked with
the Middle School Green Committee on a community-wide water
bottle pledge that was put in place at the Earth Day celebration
on April 23, 2010. The pledge is an effort to reduce the use of
disposable plastic water bottles both campus-and communitywide
by having participants drink from reusable aluminum water
bottles. For every pledge, each participant received an aluminum
reusable water bottle with the Earth Day 2010 logo to help get
them started. Plastic water bottles are wasteful and damaging to the environment through the processes used to extract the
plastics, as well as the pollution it produces from improper recycling and disposal. This pledge kicked off April 23 and is open to
any willing participant who wants to make a difference and preserve the environment. BGA and members of the Middle School
Green Committee collected signatures from students and faculty during lunches the week of Tuesday, April 27, and it was a great
success. There was participation and interest in signing at all grade levels.
Sending Hope and Help to Haiti

In the 2009-2010 school year, eighty students completed AP courses at Berwick Academy. One hundred and thirty-one AP
tests were taken. Several students received AP Scholar Awards for their outstanding scores.
AP SCHOLAR
Granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
Emerson Bilodeau ‘10
Catherine Brodeur ‘10
Benjamin DelPrete ‘10
Becca Fetters ‘10
Philip Hahn ‘10
Derek Lavigne ‘10
Olivia Waterhouse ‘10
Jenna Maddock ‘11
Excellence in Language
NATIONAL FRENCH EXAM -
Students who placed in the top 5 scores in the State of Maine:
Level 4: Jenna Maddock ’10 – 1st Place and 9th in the Nation, Olivia Waterhouse ’10 – 4th Place; Level 3: Cristina Salvador ’11 – 2nd Place and 7th in the
Nation; Level 2A: Hannah Sattler ‘13 – 1st Place, Jane Merrow ‘13 – 2nd Place, Maddy Keefe ’13 – 3rd Place, Erin Trainor ’12 – 4th Place
Other Top Placements in Maine:
Level 5: Mollie Stolzer ’10 – 8th Place, Jo Fletcher ’10 – 10th Place,
engagement
Katie Robb ’10 – 11th Place, Steph Staples ’10 – 12th Place, Chris Atwood ’10 – 14th
Place. Level 4: Katie Robb ’10 – 8th Place, Elizabeth Hopkins ’11 – 9th Place, Sophie Merrow ’11 – 9th Place, Ian Wright ’11 – 11th Place, Phil Hahn ’10
– 12th Place, Annie McGuigan ’10 – 15th Place. Level 3: Jessica Murray ’12 – 10th Place. Level 2A: Conor Ablowich ’12 – 6th Place, Mitch Rodgers ’12 – 6th
Place, Lydia Waldo ’13 – 6th Place, Lyndsay Brattan ’12 – 8th Place, Laura Noerdlinger ’13 – 10th Place, Benn Clapp ’13 – 12th Place, Kerry Eaton ’13 – 12th
Place, Cat Connors ’13 – 13th Place, Ronak Padukone ’12 – 14th Place. Level 1A: Amy Rawn ’13 – 10th Place, Eliza Hazen ’13 – 14th Place. Level 1B: Sarah
Brodeur ’13 – 12th Place.
NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM -
Students who placed in the top 5 scores in the State of Maine:
Level 4: PLATA – Ari Andrews-Efstathiou ’10 – 1st Place; Level 3: ORO – Katy Davis ’12 – 2nd Place; PLATA – Jamie Meader ’13 – 4th Place, Danny Mac
Kinnon ’11 – 5th Place; Level 2: PLATA – Caroline Seekins ‘12 – 3rd Place, Averill Daly ’11 – 4th Place; Level 1: ORO – Elizabeth DuChene ‘12 – 2nd Place
Other Top Placements in Maine:
Level 5: PREMIO – Elena Tinios ’10 – 7th Place, Molly Towey ’10 – 11th Place, Kate Cavanaugh ’10 – 12th Place, Becca Fetters ’10 –
13th Place. Level 4: BRONCE – Mary DePascale ’12 – 7th Place, Win Hahn ’12 – 7th Place, Danny Bottino ’11 – 8th Place. PREMIO – Tyler Harley ’11 – 12th
Place, Jamie Wilson ’10 – 14th Place, Brian Rawn ’11 – 15th Place, Skyler Stern ’10 – 15th Place. Hannah DePaoli ’11, Keith Hope ’11, Jenny Scharff ’11. Level
3: PLATA – Devon Wood ’12 – 6th Place. BRONCE – Ben Siegel ’12 – 10th Place, Bill Leach ’11 – 13th Place, Stephen Garabedian ’12 – 14th Place. PREMIO
– Henry Young ’12, Brooke Moschetto ’11, Amy Stedman ’11, Joe Borg ’12, Eliza Jacobs ’11, Parker Woolley ’12, Nicole Kleinmann ’12, Kyle Mullaney ’11.
Level 2: BRONCE – Rachel Hawes ‘ 13 – 8th Place, Chris Richards – 9th Place. PREMIO – Isabel Werman ’13 – 14th Place, Dylan Martini ’10, Abby Scanlon
’12, Camden Carter ’13, Carly Gill ’13, Max Linemayr ’13, TJ Dolan ’12, Tristan Dardani ’13, Andrew Waterhouse ’13, Nate Winters ’12. Level 1: BRONCE
– Breandan Haley ’13 – 12th Place, Katie Marsh ’13 – 16th Place, Hayley Reddington ’12 – 16th Place, Connor Barrett ’13 – 17th Place. PREMIO – Jonah
Goldblatt ’13, Jonathan Malloy ’13, Ryan McGuigan ’12, Chase Rosa ’13, Kelsey Hayden ’13, Grahm McGlinchy ’12.
NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
Gold Summa Cum Laude – Prose III: Elizabeth DuChene ’12, Matthew Graichen ’12; Latin II: Lily Hahn ’13, Amelia Hazen ’11,
Sarah Putnam ’13.
Silver Maxima Cum Laude – Latin V: Olivia Zeff ’10; Prose III: Alexandra Zannos ’11; Latin II: Gabrielle Blackman ’13, James Davis ’13,
Blake Downey ’13, George Henkel ’13, Brooke Moschetto ’11, Elena Penati ’12, Nell Simon ’12.
Magna Cum Laude – Poetry IV - Benjamin DelPrete ’10; Prose III: Logan Bement ’12; Latin II: Justin Koppstein ’12, Adnan Malek ’10.
Cum Laude – Poetry IV: Samuel Winters ’10, Katharine MacFarlane ’11, Andrew Briggs ’11; Prose III: Alexzandra Lizama ’11; Latin II: Taryn
Decker ’11, Grahm McGlinchey ’12, Hayley Reddington ’12, Rob Roy ’10; Latin I: Brian O’Day ’12.
Cristina Salvador ‘11
Ian Wright ‘11
Alexandra Zannos ‘11
AP Exams and Scholars
AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION
Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP
exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on fi ve or more of these exams.
Christian Dicker ‘10
Oliver Hammond ‘10
Jim Maddock ‘10
Dylan Martini ‘10
Samuel Winters ‘10
AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR
Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least
3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on
four or more of these exams.
Briana Bouchard ‘10
Skyler Stern ‘10
Mollie Stolzer ‘10
Jamie Wilson ‘10
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Computer Science A
AP COURSES OFFERED AT BA
English Literature &
Composition
French Language
Physics B
Psychology (new 2010)
Spanish Language
Statistics
Studio Art 2-D
Studio Art 3-D
United States History
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SAT Results
SAT REASONING TEST MEAN SCORES
Critical Reading Mathematics Writing
Berwick Academy 615 615 619
Maine 468 467 454
New Hampshire 520 524 510
Nationwide 501 516 492
33% of juniors scored 700 or higher on at least one reasoning test.
Of the juniors who took subject tests, 70% scored 700 or higher on at least one test.
37% of seniors scored 700 or higher on at least one reasoning test.
Of the seniors who took subject tests, 43% scored 700 or higher on at least one test.
Upper School Awards
WILLIAM LAMBERT COGSWELL PRIZE
Grade 9 Lily Hahn
Grade 10 Caroline Seekins
Grade 11 Danny Bottino
STALWART AWARDS
Briana Bouchard
Christian Dicker
Sojourner Fletcher
Hannah Katz-Barfi eld
Jim Maddock
James Sherbahn
Kristen van Dissel
Olivia Waterhouse
Olivia Zeff
PARSON THOMPSON AWARDS
John Tackeff & Olivia Zeff
MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY AWARD
Jim Maddock
HEAD OF SCHOOL AWARD
Sam Winters and Mollie Stolzer
JANE ANDRES POETRY PRIZE
Arianna Andrews-Efstathiou
THE HONOR AWARDS
Spanish Elena Tinios
English Mollie Stolzer
Biology Olivia Waterhouse
MARIE DONAHUE AWARD
Chris Atwood and Chelsea Vanderlinde
SENIOR BUDDY PROGRAM AWARD
Catie Wheeler
DOUGLAS DARRAH HOLLIS MEMORIAL AWARD
Tyler McFarland
Applied Music Skyler Stern
History John Tackeff
Dance Chelsea Johnson
French Sojourner Fletcher
HILLTOP AWARDS
Chris Atwood and Lee Tsairis
CLASS OF 1915 AWARD
Jamie Wilson
PERKINS PRIZE
Zachary Balomenos
Math Samuel Winters
Latin Olivia Zeff
Physics Samuel Winters
Art Olivia Waterhouse
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CLASS OF 2011
RENNSSELAER POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AWARD
Keith Hope
BROWN UNIVERSITY BOOK AWARD
Cristina Salvador
SMITH COLLEGE BOOK AWARD
Alexandra Zannos
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
BOOK AWARD
Alanna Wittet
CHEMISTRY PRIZE
Jenna Maddock
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER:
BAUSCH & LOMB AWARD
Daniel Bottino
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE BOOK AWARD
Katharine MacFarlane
HARVARD BOOK PRIZE
Elizabeth Hopkins
THE TIMOTHY KELLIHER
WRITING CONTEST
Brian Rawn
PRINCETON BOOK AWARD
Jenna Maddock
BLUE AND WHITE AWARD – MALE
Daniel MacKinnon
BLUE AND WHITE AWARD – FEMALE
Sophie Merrow
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES
Danny Bottino, Katie Gill, Connor Haley
Katie MacFarlane, Jenna Maddock
Ian Wright
THE CUM LAUDE SOCIETY
Daniel Bottino, Katharine MacFarlane,
Jenna Maddock, Alanna Wittet, Alexandra
Zannos

Class of 2010 College Acceptances & Matriculations
The Class of 2010 has earned 224 acceptances to 112 colleges, universities and postgraduate programs in 23 different states, the District of Columbia,
Scotland and Canada. The number in parenthesis indicates the number of students who gained acceptance to that particular college. An * indicates a
college to which a student will matriculate. The diversity of acceptances speaks to the success of Berwick’s philosophy of college counseling.
American (6)
Arizona State University
Assumption
Barnard *
Bates
Becker *
Boston College
Boston University (2)
Bowdoin
Bucknell (2)
Canisius
Carnegie Mellon
Catawba
Champlain *
Clarkson
Coastal Carolina *
Colby (2) *
College of Charleston (2)
College of the Holy Cross
College of William & Mary
College of Wooster (3)
Colorado State University
Connecticut College (4) **
Cornell *
Dartmouth *
Dickinson
Drexel (2) *
Elizabethtown
Elmira *
Elon (4) **
Emmanuel (3) *
Eugene Lang
Fairfi eld
Gannon
George Mason *
George Washington (3) **
Gettysburg (3) **
Gordon
Green Mountain
Hartwick
Hobart William Smith (3) *
Ithaca (4)
Johns Hopkins *
Johnson & Wales *
Kenyon
Lafayette (2)
Lasell *
Lehigh
Lewis & Clark (2) **
Macalester
Marist
Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy
McGill
Merrimack
Methodist
Miami University (OH) (3) *
Middlebury *
Mills
Montana State – Bozeman (2)
Moravian
Mount Holyoke (2) *
Muhlenberg
New York University *
North Carolina State *
Northeastern (2)
Northwestern *
Ohio Wesleyan
Pace University
Phillips Exeter Academy
Providence *
Quinnipiac (2) *
Randolph Macon
Rennselaer Polytechnic Inst. (4) *
Rhodes
Roanoke (3)
Rochester Inst. of Technology (2)
Roger Williams (4) *
Salve Regina (4)
Simmons (2)
Skidmore (2) *
Smith (2) *
St. Anselm’s
St. Lawrence (9) **
St. Michael’s (2) *
Stonehill
Suffi eld Academy *
Suffolk (3) *
Syracuse
Tufts (4) ***
Tulane
Union (2) *
Univ. of Colorado – Boulder (4) *
Univ. of Colorado – Denver
Univ. of Connecticut
Univ. of Denver (2)
Univ. of Edinburgh *
Univ. of Maine - Farmington
Univ. of Maine – Orono (11) **
Univ. of Massachusetts (3) *
Univ. of New England *
Univ. of New Hampshire (15) ***
Univ. of Rhode Island (3)
Univ. of Richmond (3)
Univ. of Rochester (2)
Univ. of Southern California
Univ. of Vermont (12) *****
Univ. of Washington *
Vassar
Washington University – St. Louis
Western New England
Wheaton (2)
William Woods
Worcester Polytechnic Inst. *
Middle School Awards
CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH
Cora Ordway, High Honors in Math and Reading
WILLIAM LAMBERT COGSWELL PRIZE
Grade 5 Samuel H. Noyes Murphy
Grade 6 Ellen Lynch
Grade 7 Clayton Jacques
Grade 8 Cora Ordway
HILLTOP AWARDS
Susannah Gray and Stephen Sherbahn
MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVICE AWARDS
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Peter Scharer and Emma Sattler
Eric Rawn and Page Waldo
Benjamin Thut and Madison Cassidy
Seth Wyskiel and Suzanna Borg
LANGUAGE AWARDS
NATIONAL FRENCH EXAM TOP 10 IN MAINE
French Exam, Grade 8: Sophia Urquhart, Cora Ordway (1st place State of
Maine), Persephone Bennett, Aria Satish, Cameron Farrell, Devon Stockmayer,
Chloe Schmir, Aimee Lachance-Klandrud. National French Poster contest
Winners: Chloe Schmir (2nd Place), Sophia Urquhart, Cora Ordway
NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
Introduction to Latin Exam - Grade 7
Clayton Jacques - Outstanding Achievement
Jake Greenspan - Achievement
Anna Seigel - Achievement
Latin I - Grade 8
Noah Landis - Summa Cum Laude
Charles Stine - Maxima Cum Laude
Ian MacFarlane - Maxima Cum Laude
NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM - * Number in parenthesis indicates placement in the State of Maine
Grade 7 - Medal of Honor: Jacob Ball (1st), Brooks Jalbert (2nd), Emily Borkowski
(3rd), Emily DuChene (4th), Maggie Duchene (5th), Ben Thut (7th), Abigail
Donoghue (8th).
Grade 8 - Silver Medal: Andrew Hawkins (3rd), MacKenzie Levy (6th), Phebe
Miner (9th); Bronze medal: Amy DiLorenzo (11th); Medal of Honor: Samantha
Sullivan, Reed Vanderlinde, Josh Dupont, Stephen Sherbahn, Suzanna Borg
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VISUAL ARTS
Excellence in the Arts
Olivia Waterhouse of South Berwick, ME received the Baccalaureate Award for Art for reaching
the highest level of academic achievement in the fi eld of Visual Art for the Class of 2010. Olivia
challenged herself by taking two courses in AP Studio Art where she successfully completed
portfolios in both 2D and 3D Design. This year, her work was recognized at the Regional Level
at the Scholastic Art Awards where she received both a Silver Key Award and an Honorable
Mention. Beyond these academic achievements, Olivia embodies outstanding qualities of being
an artist and making art. Her art work stretches the boundaries of expectation, is thoughtprovoking,
personal, and beautifully crafted. Olivia is now attending Barnard College.
DANCE
Chelsea Johnson of York, ME received the Baccalaureate Award for Dance for the Class
of 2010. Chelsea was an asset to the Berwick Academy dance program since her arrival on
the Hilltop in ninth grade. As a senior, she became a captain of the Company Blue dance
ensemble. She demonstrated her ability to create cunning choreography early in her Upper
School experience and expressed herself with evident artistic flair. Her senior year culminated
with an innovative and sophisticated modern dance work based on the Jungian principles
of Self and Shadow. Chelsea modeled the Berwick experience with her excellent balance of
artistry, professionalism, drive and leadership. Chelsea is attending New York University and
taking dance classes in Manhattan.
MUSIC
THEATER TECH
Skyler Stern of Stratham, NH received the Baccalaureate Award in Applied Music
for the Class of 2010. Skyler has been playing the violin for thirteen years. During
his time at BA, Skyler performed ceremonial music for Senior Baccalaureate nights,
assumed the role of the fiddler in the BA production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” and
performed in the Winterfest recital several times. Off campus, he has played his
violin at nursing homes and at the Ronald MacDonald House, has participated
in the highest level of the NH Stringfest, and won awards two years in a row at
a NH fi ddling contest. Skyler has successfully auditioned for the Maine District
I Honors Music Festival Orchestra each year in the Upper school. This year he
earned the highest score on his audition, which gave him the honor of sitting in the
Concertmaster’s seat. Skyler is attending Johns Hopkins University.
Jim Maddock of South Berwick, ME was a driving force in the technical theater
department at Berwick. His first experience on the theater technology crew was as
a Middle School student running the light board for the musical You’re a Good Man
Charlie Brown. Since that time, his lighting and sound engineering supported countless
events in Berwick’s Patricia Baldwin Whipple Arts Center Theater. His junior year he
helped front a completely student-run crew, during which he designed lights for all
of the major productions. Jim’s efforts with theater technology expedited the growth
of the program and the seriousness of its purpose. He consistently demonstrated
extraordinary motivation and dedication as a designer and theater technician. Jim is
attending the University of Washington.
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Athletic Excellence
HILLTOP AWARD
Chris Atwood of Rochester, NH received the Hilltop Award for Outstanding
Male Athlete for the Class of 2010. Chris was a two-year team MVP and
captain of the golf team, leading them to the EIL championship this past
fall. He also captained the Varsity Hockey and Lacrosse teams and earned
MVP & EIL MVP in lacrosse his senior year. Chris’ coaches have all called
him a true leader who demonstrated sportsmanship and character both
on and off the field. He is considered a role model and a mentor to his
teammates and peers. Chris is attending Middlebury College where he
plans to play golf.
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2009-2010 ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE
Nick Michaud ‘10 - University of New England
Men’s Hockey
Chris Atwood ‘10 - Middlebury College Golf
Julia Guimond ‘09 - Brown University Diving
Aaron Harris ‘09 - Western New England College
Men’s Lacrosse
Allana Sanborn ‘09 - Colby College Women’s Softball
Ian Davis ‘08 Colby - Sawyer Men’s Basketball
Keegan Mehlhorn ‘08 - Bowdoin College Men’s Lacrosse
Lee Tsairis of York, ME received the Hilltop Award for Outstanding
Female Athlete for the Class of 2010. Lee was a standout Varsity Soccer
player for three years, and a stellar four year Varsity Lacrosse player.
The sport for which Lee will most be remembered is hockey. Lee
played seven years of Varsity Hockey for BA, starting in goal in the
sixth grade. She was an EIL all-star as a sophomore, earned the League
MVP during her junior season and came in a close second in the MVP
voting in her senior year. In addition, she was Berwick Academy’s MVP
both junior and senior years as well as captain. Lee was instrumental
in leading the girls to the EIL Championship this past winter. Turning
away shot after shot, Lee willed the team to victory with her amazing
play between the pipes and her leadership presence. Lee is attending
Connecticut College, where she plans to play hockey.
2009-2010 was a tremendous school year for Berwick Academy Athletics. With three championship-winning teams and four
Coaches of the Year, the Bulldogs stepped up to the plate as one of the most competitive schools in the EIL last year. The year
started off with exciting seasons for the inaugural Field Hockey team, returning to the Hilltop after a 57-year absence, and the
Golf team, who won the EIL Championship. Last winter saw two top ranked teams in the league - the Girls Varsity Hockey
team took home the first place in the EIL and for the fi rst time in Berwick Academy history, the Boys Varsity Basketball team
won the NEPSAC Championship. This spring, our Boys Varsity Baseball team had a no-hitter by pitcher Alex Tobey and made
it into the semi-finals of the NEPSAC Championship. To top off these exciting wins, four BA coaches earned the titles of Coach
of the Year for the Eastern Independent League. Recognized for their outstanding achievements as coaches last year were John
Downey, Golf; Pat Quinn, Boys Varsity Basketball; Stacey Sevelowitz, Girls Varsity Softball; and Mike Hannon, Boys Varsity
Baseball. Without the commitment and dedication of these and all of the Berwick Academy coaches, our programs could not be
what they are today.
RECENT ALUMNI ATHLETES
integrity
Maddy Packard ‘08 - University of Vermont,
Alpine Skiing
Kyle Riffe ‘08 - Connecticut College
Men’s Hockey
Cam Clark ‘07 - Connecticut College Men’s Hockey
Russ Franey ‘07 - University of New England
Men’s Hockey
Pat Keenan ‘06 - Assumption College
Men’s Hockey

Faces of
Excellence
www.berwickacademy.org
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, ME 03908