SAS Students Honored for Achievements

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School honored students, faculty and staff during its Honors Day ceremony. The ceremony began with the presentation of the senior gift and banner. This year’s senior gift is a base for the baptismal font which will be installed in St. Andrew’s Chapel. The Chapel is currently being renovated but will be completed and rededicated in the fall.
SAS recognized the following students for outstanding academic achievements:
The Salutatorian Award was presented to  Grace Liu (Beijing, China). The Valedictorian Award was presented to Sophie Swallow (Sewanee);
Highest 9th grade academic average—Sophia Patterson (Sewanee); Highest 10th grade academic average—Cindy Chen (Qingdao, China) and Genevieve Rogers (Sewanee); Highest 11th grade academic average—Cooper Nickels (Manchester);
The National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students—Joshua Alvarez (Sewanee) and Sophie Swallow (Sewanee);
Cum Laude Society New Members—Dan McNair (Monteagle), president Cooper Nickels (Manchester) and Fritz Stine (Cowan).
Academic awards for outstanding students in individual courses were presented to the following area students:
Health and Fitness Award—
Mariel Rinck (Sewanee);
Chorus—Sophie Swallow (Sewanee);
Technical Theater—Cooper
Nickels (Manchester);
Theater—Vanessa Moss (Sewanee);
Clay—Wesley Smith (Tullahoma);
Chinese II—Noah Mendlewski (Sewanee); Chinese IV—Blake Drinen (Sewanee); Chinese V—Daniel McNair (Monteagle);
Latin I—Kia Whitman (Coalmont); Latin II—Katie Giltner (Manchester; Latin III—Sophia Patterson (Sewanee); Latin IV—Carolyn Bruce (Monteagle);
Spanish II—Wesley Smith (Tullahoma); Spanish III—Cooper Nickels (Manchester); The Bun Pickering Spanish V Award—Jack Haight (Sewanee);
Biology—Andrew Bachman (Sewanee); Advanced Biology—Dan McNair (Monteagle); Advanced Chemistry—Andrew Bachman (Sewanee); The Michael S. Dalton Award for Excellence in Physics—Cooper Nickels (Manchester);
World History I—Sophia Hartman (Sewanee); United States History—Charles Jenkins (Whitwell);
Pre-Algebra—Sarah Beth Hobby (South Pittsburgh); Algebra I—Aidan Smith (Sewanee); Geometry—Jack Simons (Sewanee); Advanced Statistics—Tommy Oliver (Sewanee); The Sarah McPherson Carlos Calculus Award—Fritz Stine (Cowan);
9th grade English—Sophia Patterson (Sewanee); 10th grade English—Genevieve Rogers (Sewanee); The Frank Phillips White 11th Grade English Award—Annemieke Buis (Christiana); The Danny Griffiths Award for Excellence—Sophie Swallow (Sewanee); The Andrew Nelson Lytle Writing Award—Sophie Swallow (Sewanee); The James Agee Award for Non Fiction—Dan McNair (Monteagle).
Special awards were presented to the following:
Sewanee Military Academy Class of 1946 Junior Leadership Award—Caroline Graham (Tullahoma); The Sewanee Military Academy Memorial Merit Award—Abby Mainzer (Monteagle); The Josephus Conn Guild Colmore, Jr Award—Jack Haight (Sewanee);
The Mountain Mirror Literary Magazine Writing Award—Dan McNair (Monteagle); The Mountain Mirror Literary Magazine Art Award—Kyra Wilson (Sewanee); The Phoenix  Yearbook Award—Katie Giltner (Manchester); The Bayard Walters Broadcasting Award—Vanessa Moss (Sewanee); Acolyte Award—Sarah Grace Burns (Sewanee).

Theater—Vanessa Moss (Sewanee);

Clay—Wesley Smith (Tullahoma);

Chinese II—Noah Mendlewski (Sewanee); Chinese IV—Blake Drinen (Sewanee); Chinese V—Daniel McNair (Monteagle);

Latin I—Kia Whitman (Coalmont); Latin II—Katie Giltner (Manchester; Latin III—Sophia Patterson (Sewanee); Latin IV—Carolyn Bruce (Monteagle);

Spanish II—Wesley Smith (Tullahoma); Spanish III—Cooper Nickels (Manchester); The Bun Pickering Spanish V Award—Jack Haight (Sewanee);

Biology—Andrew Bachman (Sewanee); Advanced Biology—Dan McNair (Monteagle); Advanced Chemistry—Andrew Bachman (Sewanee); The Michael S. Dalton Award for Excellence in Physics—Cooper Nickels (Manchester);

World History I—Sophia Hartman (Sewanee); United States History—Charles Jenkins (Whitwell);

Pre-Algebra—Sarah Beth Hobby (South Pittsburgh); Algebra I—Aidan Smith (Sewanee); Geometry—Jack Simons (Sewanee); Advanced Statistics—Tommy Oliver (Sewanee); The Sarah McPherson Carlos Calculus Award—Fritz Stine (Cowan);

9th grade English—Sophia Patterson (Sewanee); 10th grade English—Genevieve Rogers (Sewanee); The Frank Phillips White 11th Grade English Award—Annemieke Buis (Christiana); The Danny Griffiths Award for Excellence—Sophie Swallow (Sewanee); The Andrew Nelson Lytle Writing Award—Sophie Swallow (Sewanee); The James Agee Award for Non Fiction—Dan McNair (Monteagle).

Special awards were presented to the following:

Sewanee Military Academy Class of 1946 Junior Leadership Award—Caroline Graham (Tullahoma); The Sewanee Military Academy Memorial Merit Award—Abby Mainzer (Monteagle); The Josephus Conn Guild Colmore, Jr Award—Jack Haight (Sewanee);

The Mountain Mirror Literary Magazine Writing Award—Dan McNair (Monteagle); The Mountain Mirror Literary Magazine Art Award—Kyra Wilson (Sewanee); The Phoenix  Yearbook Award—Katie Giltner (Manchester); The Bayard Walters Broadcasting Award—Vanessa Moss (Sewanee); Acolyte Award—Sarah Grace Burns (Sewanee).