Celebrating the Class of 2023
Celebrating the Class of 2023
Senior Night
Students gathered for Senior Night in Evans Hall at Connecticut College to mark their passage from students to alumni on the eve of their commencement.
Accolades were awarded to students who demonstrated excellence in various subjects and co-curricular activities or tremendous growth or spirit.
Senior Night Awards
Athletic Leadership Award
Phoebe Taylor, Sam Kaplan
Catherine Oakes Memorial Prize for Excellence in English Literature
Daniel Meseha
Charlotte Rea Science Award
Abeni Townsend
Colin S. Buell Memorial Prize
Amand Sarwar
Cum Laude
Jackie Leake, Fiona Morrison, Calvin Neff, Pearse Rothman,
Amand Sarwar, Jack Surprenant, Ryan Tedeschi, Chenxin Yan
Edward T. Wheeler Prize for Poetry
Chenxin Yan
Eugene Atwood
Anika Garg
Evelyn Page Memorial Prize for Excellence in History
Dan Genovese, Abeni Townsend
Head's Award
Lucy Fader
Jean M. Watson Memorial Prize for Excellence in Mathematics
Chenxin Yan
Joan D. Newbury Memorial Prize for Excellence in Theater
Abeni Townsend
John K. Knudsen Award for Passion in Learning
Jack Surprenant
Leonard J. Bodenlos Memorial Prize for Excellence in Physical Science
Mark Wang
Marion H. Hamilton Bowl
Sam Kaplan
Math Dedication Award
Paige Iacobellis
Noel B. Gerson Prize for Creativity
Fiona Lorenzen, Chenxin Yan
Philip G. Van Brunt Memorial Prize for Excellence in Art
Fiona Lorenzen, Sam Kaplan
Prize for Distinction in Dance
Amaya Butler, Lucy Fader
Prize for Excellence in Expository Writing
Amand Sarwar
Raymond V. Payer Memorial Scholarship
Chenxin Yan
Richard P. Dauer Memorial Prize for History (Writing)
Fiona Lorenzen, Fiona Morrison
Richard P. Dauer Scholar-Athlete Award
Amaya Butler, Calvin Neff
Senior Class Award
Sam Kaplan
Spanish Dedication Prize
Dan Genovese
The Prize for Excellence in Spanish
Jack Surprenant
The Prize for Excellence in the Natural Sciences
Fiona Morrison
Upper School Athletes of the Year
Lucy Fader, Ben Xenelis, Cody DeLaurentis
Williams School Ann Dickson '49 Memorial Prize for Improvement
Lucy Fader
Celebrating the Class of 2023
Commencement
“So, aside from your physical growth, and many inches have been added over these seven years, I have seen growth in every facet of your lives: you have become more intellectually curious, you are strong leaders, and you have matured and proven your ability to adapt to difficult circumstances. But….how did you get here? Well, it was hard. There were probably tears, lots of late nights, moments of high stress (for you and your parents), some failures, and a global pandemic thrown in for good measure. And you know what? You did it, you all sit before me on this stage as graduates with exciting futures ahead of you!”
-Sarah Marvel, History Faculty, Commencement Speaker
College Matriculation
Guided by Director of College Counseling Dana Clark all of the members of the Class of 2023 enrolled in a College or University to attend beginning for the Fall 2023 semester. Students will travel as far as the United Kingdom, and to the West Coast to attend schools. This year, a large group will go to schools in the Boston area, including Northeastern (7), Boston College (2), Harvard University, Wellesley College, and Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Haowei Bian
Beijing, China
University of California Irvine
Morgan Browning
Pawcatuck
University of St. Andrews
Amaya Butler
North Stonington
Harvard University
Junhao Chen
Ruian, China
University of Illinois
Cody DeLaurentis
Haddam
University of Utah
Haley Dowling
Noank
St. Joseph's College of Main
Lucy Fader
Old Lyme
Pennsylvania State University
Michael Galla
Madison
High Point University
Anika Garg
Waterford
Wellesley College
Daniel Genovese
Westbrook
Boston College
Campbell Gray
Stonington
Skidmore College
Paige Iacobellis
Killingworth
Bucknell University
Samuel Kaplan
Clinton
University of Virginia
Jaqueline Leake
Westbrook
Boston College
Sophie Levine-Press
Guilford
Trinity College
Fiona Lorenzen
Colchester
Ithaca College
Anthony Luxton
Stonington
Colgate University
Brendon Marku
North Stonington
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Olive Martinez-Good
New London
Sarah Lawrence College
Callum McKillop
Stonington
University of Vermont
Daniel Meseha
East Lyme
Northeastern University
Fiona Morrison
North Stonington
Quinnipiac University
Calvin Neff
Mystic
Northeastern University
Elaina Noble
Essex
College of the Holy Cross
Jackson Raisbeck
Madison
Northeastern University
Pearse Rothman
Madison
Colgate University
Amand Sarwar
Essex
Northeastern University
John Surprenant
Norwich
St. Bonaventure University
Phoebe Taylor
East Lyme
University of Rhode Island
Ryan Tedeschi
Westbrook
Northeastern University
Abeni Townsend
New London
Clark University
Ruoyu Wang
Beijing, China
University of California San Diego
Benjamin Xenelis
Westbrook
Elon University
Chenxin Yan
Tianjin, China
New York University
Tongkai Zhang
Jiangsu, China
New York University
Mingye Zhong
Ningbo, China
University of Illinois
John Zona
North Branford
Rutgers University
