Faces of Excellence - Berwick Academy

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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