SAS Students Honored for Academics, Athletics, Creativity and Service

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School recognized students at its Honors Day ceremony on May 17 at the Outdoor Altar.

The Rev. John Thomas, head of school, announced the top senior awards (from left, in photo): Lucy Howick of Sewanee, Day Student Award; Eliza McNair of Monteagle, Head of School’s Award; Andrew White of Tracy City, the Betty Guyear Condra Perseverance Award; Thomas; Sophia Starks of Signal Mountain and Memphis, the Boarding Student Award; Katie Mobley of Lexington, Tenn., the Lulu Hampton Owen Service Award; and Denton Marchesoni of Manchester, The SMA Memorial Merit Award. 

Emily Blount of Sewanee was named Valedictorian of the Class of 2014, and Kelly Pierce of Manchester was named Salutatorian. Full information about area SAS graduates begins on page 8.

In addition to the senior honors, the following St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School area day students received recognition at the Honors Day ceremonies: 

Highest 11th-grade academic average—Fields Ford (Sewanee); Highest 10th-grade academic average—Sophie Swallow (Sewanee); Highest 9th-grade academic average—Cooper Nickels (Manchester).

Cum Laude Society new members—Jackson Berkhouse (Sewanee), Fields Ford (Sewanee), Levi Higgins (Winchester), Rebecca Lundberg (Decherd); and Cum Laude Society president—Fields Ford (Sewanee).

SMA Class of 1946 Junior Leadership Award—Allison Bruce (Monteagle).

Academic awards for outstanding students in individual courses were presented to the following students:

9th-grade English—Ashton Milford (Sewanee) and Cooper Nickels (Manchester); 10th-grade English—Vanessa Moss (Sewanee); the Frank Phillips White 11th-grade English Award—Rebecca Lundberg (Decherd);

Pre-Algebra— Rachel Alvarez (Sewanee); Algebra I—Carolyn Bruce (Monteagle); Geometry—Cooper Nickels (Manchester);

World History I—Nathan Olson (Sewanee); the Margaret Duncan Binnicker World History II Award—Sophie Swallow (Sewanee); U.S. History—Rebecca Lundberg (Decherd);

The John David Owsley Conceptual Physics Award—Cooper Nickels (Manchester); the Lisa Keith-Lucas Chemistry Award—Ethan Evans (Sewanee); Advanced Biology—Ethan Evans (Sewanee);

Chinese I—Lauren Arnold (Winchester); Chinese II—Aubrey Black (Sewanee) and Blake Drinen (Sewanee); Chinese III—Daniel McNair (Monteagle); Latin I—Sophia Patterson (Sewanee); Latin II—Carolyn Bruce (Monteagle); Latin IV—Spencer Fugate (Tracy City); Spanish I—Cooper Nickels (Manchester); Spanish III—Sadie Graves (Sewanee); Spanish IV—Fields Ford (Sewanee);

Outstanding Chorus—Lauren Arnold (Winchester); Outstanding Achievement in Technical Theater—Madison Gilliam (Sewanee); Outstanding Contribution in Theater—Vanessa Moss (Sewanee); and Health and Fitness Award—Sam Smith (Sewanee). 

 Activities and Community Service Awards were given to the following students:

Acolyte Award—Aaron Willis (Sewanee);

S.H.O.W. Supervisor Award—Maggie White (Tracy City);

Radio Station Certificates of Participation—Emalae Howland (Tullahoma) and Shalon Mooney (Monteagle);

Honor Council recognition—Allison Bruce (Monteagle) and Ethan Evans (Sewanee);

2014–15 Honor Council—Matthew Baranco (Sewanee), Abby Mainzer (Monteagle), Vanessa Moss (Sewanee), Namkha Norbu (Monteagle) and Sophie Swallow (Sewanee);

2014–15 Proctors—Jackson Berkhouse (Sewanee), Charlie Boyd (Manchester), Allison Bruce (Monteagle), Ethan Evans (Sewanee), Fields Ford (Sewanee), Levi Higgins (Winchester), Edwin Keeble (Sewanee), Rebecca Lundberg (Decherd), Riley Rhoton (Winchester) and Aaron Willis (Sewanee).

House Program Leadership: 

Christabel: 10th-grade representative—Camila Hwang-Carlos (Sewanee); middle school representative— Sophia Patterson (Sewanee);

Gorgas: Service coordinator—Sadie Graves (Sewanee); event planner—Cooper Nickels (Manchester); 10th-grade representative—Hannah Scoggins (Tullahoma); middle school representative—Sarah Beth Hobby (South Pittsburg); 

Turkington: Vice president—Shalon Mooney (Monteagle); 11th-grade representative—Tommy Oliver (Sewanee); 9th-grade representative—Aubrey Black (Sewanee); middle school representative—Cate Bachman (Sewanee).