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Each year, scholastic prizes are awarded in recognition of academic achievement in various subjects as evidenced by highest grades. These awards were announced on Prize Day, Saturday, May 30, 2026. Congratulations!

LOWER SCHOOL PRIZES

The Nelson Prize for English
Natalie Giffi, Middletown, Maryland
    
Excellence in Foreign Language
Aletta Fan, Liuzhou, China

Excellence in History
Natalie Giffi, Middletown, Maryland

Excellence in Mathematics
Theodora Skladany, Middletown, Maryland

Excellence in Religion and Philosophy
Kayvan Fearnow, Frederick, Maryland

The Reichard Prize for Science
Peyton Gullickson, Boonsboro, Maryland

The Mary Anne Hatcher Prize
Kate White, Hagerstown, Maryland

The Waller Wynne Prize for Non-Western History
Henry Barber, Middletown, Maryland

*The “Tim” Shryock Memorial Award
Conor Buckley, Falling Waters, West Virginia

*The Clarence W. Wheelwright Prize
Zoia Pimenova, Kyiv, Ukraine

The Prize for All-Round Athletic Ability
Margaret “Mackie” Zierfuss, Chestertown, Maryland AND Trent Sechler, Frederick, Maryland

The Lower School Headmaster’s Prize
Aletta Fan, Liuzhou, China

The Rich Memorial Prize for Highest GPA
Theodora Skladany, Middletown, Maryland

UPPER SCHOOL PRIZES

The Jamieson Prize for Excellence in United States History
Naomi Kandrick, Hagerstown, Maryland

The MacLeod Prize for Excellence in Art
Saralisa Ayibotele, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Excellence in Biology
Sophia Aliveto, Boonsboro, Maryland

The Veazey Prize for Excellence in Chemistry
Daniella Alli, Richmond, Texas

The Nelson Prize for Excellence in English 
Murray Brauner, Hagerstown, Maryland

The Henry Kyd Douglas Prize for English Composition
Sabrina Gladchuk, São Paulo, Brazil

Excellence in Latin
Murray Brauner, Hagerstown, Maryland

Excellence in Mathematics
Logan Cohn, Ontario, Canada

Excellence in European History
Daniella Alli, Richmond, Texas

The Grab Prize for Excellence in Music 
Fatoumata Camara, New York, New York

The George C. Belden Prize for Excellence in Spanish
Trésor-Frédéric Mbayo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Farah Science Prize
Logan Cohn, Ontario, Canada

The Bowman-Byron Fine Arts Prize
Willa Pentony, Shepherdstown, West Virginia 

The John C. Campbell Prize for Oral Communication: Forms V and VI
Gabrielle Christian (Form V), Kinston, Jamaica AND Trésor-Frédéric Mbayo (VI), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

State of Maryland Certificates 
Logan Cohn, Ontario, Canada AND Daniella Alli, Richmond, Texas