Faces of Excellence - Berwick Academy

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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. Cum Laude Society 2 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. 3
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