At this year’s Semester One Middle and Upper School Honors Celebrations, students received accolades for earning a spot on either the Head of School list (GPA of 4.0+) or Honor Roll (GPA of 3.5 – 3.99). A tradition during the Upper School assembly is to announce the School’s senior STAR student.
HONOR ROLL/Grade 9:
Arden Magnolia Adams
William Lee Brown
Grant Anthony Bulak
Samantha Belle Carman
Bryce Rocco Cumming
Erik Gregory Dodder
Jackson Riley Duerr
Madeline Signe Estenson
Mary Margaret Flanagan
Thomas Council Followill
Riley Grace Hansen
Emery Peyton Hoffman
Parker James Hollosi
Kanna Elizabeth House
William Douglas Hull
Robert Long
Joshua Stevens Mills
Caroline Emily Morrison
Charles Dillon Procter
Ryan Rapaport
Sarah Grace Schab
Ryan Dorland Seeber
Anjali Nicole Singh
Jess Taylor
Brock Lassiter Torres
Rachel Grace Turner
Nicole Ann Walker
Maia Williams
John Abbott Wright
HONOR ROLL/Grade 10:
Shuchun Zhang
Nathaniel Lancelot Anderson
Olivia Marie Barnes
Charles Baynton
Brandon Wesley Benn
Jack Jetton Calhoun
Melinda Lee Carden
Aidan Raymond Casey
Michael Patrick Casey
James Zachary Crandall
Karley Anne Crim
John Dawson
Jackson Michael Denney
Esten Townsend Dunkerley
Sarah Katelyn Eaves
Kathleen Marie Goodwyn
Jonathan Hammond
Jason Harvey
Charles Alexander Holliday
Elizabeth Grace Hudgins
Thomas Dunn Hutchens
Katharine Wescott Jones
Benjamin Rogers Koch
Eleanor Irving Kurlander
Olivia Danielle McBurnett
John Patrick McGuire
Harriet Hall Middleton
William Kenneth Moorman
Kenneth Alexander Morge
Stephen John Moseley
Mishelle Claire Mulko
Bijan Nikain
Jackson Westbrook Palmer
Clayton Derrick Patnode
Townshend M Phelps
Nicholas Roman Pierce
Ruth Eleanor Roberts
Nicholas Rosseter Schab
Weston Anderson Schwartz
Malena Rene Singh
Kylie Irene Smith-Wolfe
Skylar Stephen Stefaniak-Earley
Oliver Henry Vanjaria
Alexander VanLandingham
Lauren Grayson Waters
Carson Kennedy Watson
HONOR ROLL/Grade 11:
John Rembert Armstrong
William Carson Bargeron
Jacob Paul Bloodworth
Robert Michael Blumencranz
Melina Castellon
Caroline Ruth Cuthbertson
Nolan Shane Dalton
Kelly Nicole Dickson
Maverick Farrah
Katherine Davis Hale
Ashley Victoria Hall
Eric Isaiah Harris
Katherine Eliza Hayes
Jordan Ballard Helton
Lauren Elizabeth Hill
Grant Alexander Hollosi
Connor Davis Hubbard
Bryce Thomas Jones
Ashley Anne Koch
Andrew Theodore Lee
Jacqueline MacHado Mecke
William Bradbury Mitcham
Charlotte Ashley Morrison
Jackson Richard Mullen
Morgan Anthony Mulrain
Anna Kathryn Pickering
Andrew Joseph Romaniello
Luke Fortner Sherrill
Porter Raymond Slayden
Mary Catherine Springer
Sarah Elisabeth Stovall
Zoe Elayne Stupek
Carter Jackson Thompson
Nina MacKenzie Toller
Benjamin Lee Tyrrel
Brady Matthew Vincent
Courtney Marie Walsh
Amberly Marie Wilkes
Emmaus Yonas
HONOR ROLL/Grade 12:
James Benjamin Blair
Reginald Van Burnette
Deanna Mary Dautrich
John Evan Fears
Sydney Marie Garde
Cassidy Kai Garrison
Megan Michelle Goodman
Andrew Barham Henning
Charles Joseph Henning
John Joseph Inhouse
Claire Elise Jarrell
Randi Michael Lawings
Nicolas Santos Gonzalvez Lew
Yaru Li
Bailey Noelle Lusk
Mitchell Glen Lutes
Connor McCarthy
Grace Jolis McCarthy
Riley Erin McDonald
John Taylor McLeod
Hannah M. Menkus
Seth Warren Morrill
Chayton Randall Mowrey
Patricia Kathleen Pahl
Madeline Coplein Rapaport
Jordan Ricketts
Joshua T. Schwartz
William Patrick Sharkey
Katherine Alyssa Sherman
David Henry Smith
Shailan Starr Stefaniak-Earley
Lily Stowell
Gabriella Hall Thompson
William Lance Tillett
Sarah Jayne Traurig
Juliana Rose Tyrrel
Sarah Elizabeth Waters
Braden Allen Westmoreland
Connor James White
Evan Lee Wilkins
Julia Ann Willingham
Gabrielle Paige Wilson
Madeleine Ryan Zacks
HEAD OF SCHOOL/Grade 9:
Thomas Nicolaj Andersen
Caroline Elizabeth Betz
Justin Mitchell Blumencranz
Alyssa Ann Dautrich
Christopher Sanders Hardie
Nicole Ann Hedrick
William Taylor Hudson
Emily Grace Kanderis
Katherine Madigan Khajavi
Christopher Blake Kytle
Joseph Charles Lortz
Eleanor Marie Madderra
Alma Merchant
Anusha Merchant
Aqil Merchant
Holly Nicole Mitchell
Tabitha Grace Nagy
Audrey O’Toole
Katie Eileen Peddle
Emily Katherine Raeside
Ethan Vaughn Ray
Jackson Graham Sims
Meghan McKenzie Stewart
James Tiffin
Christine Ray Turnbull
Zachary Michael Van Putten
HEAD OF SCHOOL/Grade 10:
Eliza Jayne Bruno
Lu Chen
McLaren Robert Christensen
Emery Delancey Dikeman
Dhailijha Ahmari Dubique
August Matthew Durlacher
Madelaine Grier Jakes
Grace Leigh Keller
Josephine Sullivan Meade
Graham Davis Meldrum
Charlotte Catherine Nickell
Katieanne Elizabeth Peterson
Caroline Grace Qatsha
Oliver Tousignant Schouest
Catherine Elizabeth Shanks
Max Stevens
Alexander DeWitt Thomas
Skyler Tiffin
Anna Elizabeth Weber
HEAD OF SCHOOL/Grade 11:
Eduardo Alberto Gonzalez
Mark Thomas Grove
Hannah Rose Hagenau
Sidney Alexander Hall
Madeleine Hudgins
Madeleine Nicole Long
Spencer Thomas Lucas
Shannon McCarthy
Ivan William Mo
Hayden Everett Murray Moore
Aria Grace Morrill
Caroline Jill Parker
Audrey Elizabeth Seeber
Katherine Ann Thompson
HEAD OF SCHOOL/Grade 12:
Lauren Faith Barton
Cameron Joel Bennett
Abigail Li Ford Emerson
Wing Tung Lam
Megan Connally Lienau
Colton Perry Matovina
Camryn Sirada McLelland
Sherri Rettig
Robert Thomas Stinnett
Arial I. Strode
Erin Eleanor Todd
Sarah Jayne Traurig
Maqueline Alessandra Weiss
STAR Student & Teacher Award:
The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program honors Georgia’s highest achieving high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development. To obtain the STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest score on any single test date of the SAT taken through the November test date of their senior year and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their class based on grade point average. Each high school STAR Student is asked to name a faculty member who inspired their learning as his/her STAR Teacher.
Known for her service through Interact and the National Honors Society as well as her love for all things literature and writing– students and peers agree that this student is unmatched in her love for learning. Arial Strode is this year’s STAR Student for the Class of 2018. She selected Mr. Sam Baroody as her STAR teacher.
NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED SCHOLARS:
Megan Lienau & Arial Strode
MOUNT VERNON MIND AWARD:
Grade 9: Emily Kanderis & Christine Turnbull
Grade 10: Emery Dikeman & Katieanne Peterson
Grade 11: Ashley Hall & Brady Vincent
Grade 12: Cameron Bennett & Ben Blair
DESIGN A BETTER WORLD AWARD:
Arden Adams
Thomas Anderson
Alyssa Dautrich
Riley Hansen
Emery Hoffman
Emily Kanderis
Blake Kytle
Emma Markland
Madison New
Katie Peddle
Dillon Procter
Ryan Rapaport
Trey Tiffin
Abbott Wright
MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS
Honor Roll/Grade 5
Abby Bell
Emerson Campbell
Elle Crawford
Christina Dahabreh
Beau Garrison
Laurin Griffith
Reese Hickey
Luke Kendall
Ben Matthews
Scarlett McCarthy
Davis Moore
Caralee Newsome
Dennis Norman
Daniela O’Leary
Steven Patrick
Jake Pierce
Ford Pridgen
Liam Whalen
Honor Roll/Grade 6
Patrick Albar
Noah Arnold
Peyton Brady
Alanis Casas
Emma Scott Chandler
Leah Collins
Matthew Collins
Cadyn Dawson
Jedson Dunkerley
Harrison Estenson
Charlotte Goerdel
Taylor Gravely
Jake Hodges
Lauren Lactaoen
Cole Palmer
Gibbs Pope
Katie Robinson
Nick Schweninger
McKenzie Seefeldt
Gretchen Springer
Sofia Tur
Tyler Van Name
Grayson van Rossum
Nathan Webb
Honor Roll/Grade 7
Isabella Akhlaghi
Natalia Akhlaghi
Anna Kate Anderson
Ben Barber
Josh Cagwin
Emma Dickie
Ben Edwards
Aubrey Ellis
Grant Erickson
Thomas Fennelly
Mary Fuentes
Kenzie Gartland
Grace Gilmour
Addison Haylett
Sam Hodges
Anna Clare Hull
Kiefer Hurtado
Will Jackson
Virginia King
Rylan Kruep
Macy Leask
Sophia Mercer
Jack Morrow
William Nix
Sean Pierce
Aidan Ray
Benjamin Spitz
Eli Tillman
Luke Van Putten
Conlan Weeks
Miller Woodall
Honor Roll/Grade 8
Cole Allison
Amelia Anderson
Luke Barnes
Meredith Baynton
Natalie Bernstein
William Biggar
Emily Bloodworth
Ashley Burke
Clio Cardwell
Lily Chandler
Reed Collins
Tucker Daniels
Kaitlyn Dodder
Giahni Dubique
Cole Feroleto
Ethan Gravely
Allison Jones
Nate Lambert
Jackson Langley
William Lavender
Sara McLeod
Cooper Patnode
George Pope
Aleni Poulos
Olivia Ramsey
Tucker Ramsey
Tyler Robinson
Ty Ross
Livi Sweeterman
Head of School List/Grade 5
Jackson Adams
Sage Allen
Anna Barber
Kiera Campbell
Mia Chadwick
Caleigh Clark
Caroline Davis
Haley Duckett
Herris Fentress
Ryley Fuller
Jake Green
Reiner Guttery
Connor Holloway
Riley Jane Houseman
Landron Hoyal
Bennett Kelly
Owen Kempa
Sam Koontz
Anna Kathryn Lucas
Maggie McKenzie
Frannie McNerney
Harris Meriwether
Colin Minogue
Kennedy Mosley
Mia Neumann
Tatum Overstreet
Aidan Pastush
Matthew Pierce
Caroline Putnam
Mary Ellen Reagin
Jack Rego
Thomas Rizk
Grayson Rogers
Connor Roush
Noah Sanders
Kate Schmidly
Anna-Charlotte Toole
Wes Vail
Cooper Williams
Maya Williams
Head of School List/Grade 6
Sarah Beard
Jane Brooks Blair
Jack Blitch
Charlotte Bradford
Nina Brooks
Julie Anne Bush
Kaki Bush
Cole Carroll
Jackson Cloud
Avery Daum
Claire Davis
Kate Dawson
Locke Dimmock
Devin Dwyer
Abby Ethridge
Drew Flowers
Jonathan Gallinaro
Annabelle Goodson
Hannah Gosch
Piper Hendryx
Reagan Hickey
Cate Jacobsen
Curran Jolly
Eli Kenyon
AJ Kurtz
Wesley Laborde
Jack Landers
Emily Levitan
Elisabeth Levy
Mary Hannah Martin
Elliott McGoldrick
Max Moore
Afton Mosley
Sam Nazarian
Lauren Parker
Chase Perry
Kiran Procter
Junie Shin
Sydney Tiffin
Grace Westmoreland
Elizabeth Weymouth
Zachary White
Laney Whiting
Mia Williams
Head of School List/Grade 7
Phillip Adams
Campbell Bruening
Christopher Collins
Jac Crouch
Ansley Fenech
Zandy Geiger
Michael Hardie
Michelle Hedrick
Hope Holloway
Annabeth Hoyal
Taylor Keller
James Knight
Adam Nagy
Liam Otoole
Benjamin Reagin
Zach Rizzo
Maggie Sims
Kate Tudor
Ruby Turner
Sam Worth
Head of School List/Grade 8
Will Allison
Jackson Aull
Sydney Carroll
Ella Dawson
Isabel Dempsey
Peyton DeWeese
Kate East
Lexi Elias
Reed Garzon
Quin Goodson
Hannah Green
Sutter Guttery
Fiona Hendryx
Jane Holliday
Regan Kelly
Landry Kruep
Russell Lucas
Henry Matthews
Samantha McCarthy
Avery Grace Messner
Savanna Messner
Jack Mette
Meghan Nagia
Will Palmer
Ella Grace Pickering
Sara Reavely
Lauren Roush
Diego Ruiz
James Shanks
Kendall Slayden
Jack Srinivasan
Austin Taylor
Carson Thomas
Angelina Tuggle
Jaden Ward
Ryan Weber
Ashley White
Rediet Yonas
Mount Vernon Mind Award/Grade 5
Communicator Mindset, Grayson Rogers: She gives her best in everything she does. She is a great listener and is able to articulate her ideas clearly and effectively.
Ethical Decision Maker Mindset, Jack Rego: He is a rock. No matter what is going on, we can always count on him to be doing the right thing. He is an example to us all.
Collaborator Mindset, Wes Vail: He approaches each group task with an organized approach, and he leads teammates toward a solution. He accepts and includes others both in and out of the classroom.
Innovator Mindset, Reiner Guttery: He is self-motivated to solve any problem, be it for himself or others. His favorite words are, “What if….”
Creative Thinker Mindset, Dennis Norman: He will persist in thinking further about problems and issues, delving into another way to solve or look at it. You can see the wheels turning in his head as he generates responses and synthesizes information.
Mount Vernon Mind Award/Grade 6
Solution Seeker Mindset, Jack Blitch: He is open minded and willing to consider multiple perspectives before making a decision on his own. He works well with others and asks questions to further understand a concept. He is respectful, intelligent and seeks out solutions individually and as a group member.
Communicator and Collaborator Mindsets, Charlotte Bradford: She is a strong communicator and eloquently shares her ideas. She is creative in her writing and has a strong voice. She can just as easily lead or be a contributing member while others lead. She sets a high standard, but encourages teammates to contribute and do their best as well.
Ethical Decision Maker and Creative Thinker Mindsets, Noah Arnold: He is kind and compassionate towards everyone. He knows how to seek solutions creatively and has fun while doing so. We’re impressed by his willingness to step outside the box. Noah is positive no matter his partner. He doesn’t always follow the crowd but exhibits confidence and maturity.
Communicator Mindset, Elisabeth Levy: She writes clearly and elaborately, always demonstrating her understanding. She impressed all adults involved in her student-led conference. She is incredibly diligent in whatever she does, seeking to carry out all her work effectively and thoughtfully. She embodies empathy beyond her years.
Mount Vernon Mind Award/Grade 7
Creative Thinker and Solution Seeker Mindsets, Sam Worth: He never just sits back in class. He is always accepting of any feedback, is willing to share and collaborate with others, and never settles for anything that isn’t his best.
Ethical Decision Maker and Communicator Mindsets, Maggie Sims: She exhibits integrity, honesty and empathy for others. She listens and communicates her ideas clearly. She leads others by example through her hard work and determination.
Mount Vernon Mind Award/Grade 8
Creative Thinker Mindset, Ella Grace Pickering: Whether applying her artistic skills digitally through film-editing, or manually by hand-drawing sketches from Romeo and Juliet or her near-perfect replica map of the early American colonies, she always goes above and beyond to submit work that she feels is worthy of her craft. Beyond the classroom, she even works as a web designer in her spare time, which also led to a stellar ePortfolio. Please congratulate for the Mindset Award!
Solution Seeker, Ryan Weber: Due to challenging circumstances, this young man was required to complete the majority of his schoolwork without being present for much of his class time. He took it upon himself to connect with his teachers and classmates to stay ahead of his studies, and his success is evidenced by his place on the Head of School List.
Collaborator Mindset, Avery Grace Messner: She has been praised for supporting her classmates — in addition to her teacher — by navigating through the Digication platform to create ePortfolios. Beyond Advisory, in each of her classes she is the first to volunteer as a partner-in-need, and she is ever-reliable as an assistant to her teachers when demonstrating routines and learning activities.
Fruit of the Spirit Award/Grade 5
Our first student exemplifies self-control and kindness. She has excellent self-awareness and mindfulness. Her maturity keeps her composed and ready to participate. Please congratulate Caroline Putnam for the Fruit of the Spirit Award.
Our next student exemplifies joy, kindness, and self-control. She is always smiling and radiating joy. She has a positive attitude toward everything she does. Please congratulate Caleigh Clark for the Fruit of the Spirit Award.
Lastly, this student exemplifies kindness, self-control, and faithfulness. We have never heard her speak an unkind word. She has such a calm and caring presence, supporting others and helping a group meet goals. Please congratulate Anna Katheryn Lucas for the Fruit of the Spirit Award.
Fruit of the Spirit Award/Grade 6
Our first student exhibits every dimension of the fruit of the spirit, in particular kindness to others, self-control in a dynamic setting and faithfulness in following God’s plan. He has a personal conviction towards living out the fruits of the spirit. He also embodies genuine curiosity and the heart of learning. He is always thankful, joyful, and engaged in class. Please congratulate Cole Carroll for the Fruit of the Spirit Award.
Our next recipient demonstrates many of the fruits of spirit. She is kind and joyful, as well as gentle. Often, we will see her encouraging her peers. She shares genuinely during Christian Education small groups and has begun to show leadership. In the beginning of the year, she created a lesson on loving beyond differences with a friend and followed up to present it to the MV Littles. Please congratulate Nina Brooks for the Fruit of the Spirit Award.
Fruit of the Spirit Award/Grade 7
This first student epitomizes the fruit of the spirit. She is incredibly kind, nice, and compassionate towards others. She brings so much joy to Mount Vernon every day. She is true to herself and stands strong in her faithfulness to God and her faithfulness in learning. Continue to embrace all the amazing qualities that make you you! Please congratulate Leighton Batchellor for the Fruit of the Spirit Award.
This next student is an excellent example of someone who embodies all the fruits of the spirit. He is always joyful and always, always has a smile on his face. He is incredibly generous and helpful and always willing to try. He continues to show so much maturity and growth in his self-control and mannerisms and, more importantly, isn’t afraid to be himself. Please congratulate Ben Edwards for the Fruit of the Spirit Award.
Fruit of the Spirit Award/Grade 8
This first student is well-known as a paragon of all four of the Fruit of the Spirit. He is kind, respectful, mature beyond his years, and he amazes us all with his positive approach to life. Always available to anyone needing a friend, and always accountable for doing what is right, his leadership is an inspiration to us all. Please congratulate Sutter Guttery!
Our next Fruit of the Spirit Award goes to a young woman whose infectious smile radiates joy wherever she goes. Not only is she one of the hardest-working students in the 8th grade, she is also one of the kindest, bravest, and most gregarious individuals to each of her friends and teachers alike. An epitome of the four Fruits of the Spirit, please congratulate Giahni Dubique!
Duke TIP
Duke’s Talent Identification Program (TIP) helps gifted students discover their abilities, explore new academic challenges, and celebrate their accomplishments.
Addison Meriwether
Alexa Raines
Amelia Katz
Anna Lucas
Anna-Charlotte Toole
Ben Matthews
Bennett Kelly
Brady Holbrook
Caleigh Clark
Candler Crim
Caroline Putnam
Caroline Davis
Colin Minogue
Connor Holloway
Connor Roush
Laurin Griffith
Liam Whalen
Luke Kendall
Maggie McKenzie
Maggie Moore
Grayson Rogers
Abby Bell
Mary Ellen Reagin
Matthew Pierce
Maya Williams
Mia Chadwick
Noah Sanders
Owen Kempa
Ford Windham
Reese Hickey
Reiner Guttery
Riley Jane Houseman
Sage Allen
Sam Koontz
Scarlett McCarthy
Thomas Rizk
Wes Vail
Jack Landers
Jackson Cloud
Jake Hodges
Jane Brooks Blair
Jonathan Gallinaro
Julie Anne Bush
Junie Shin
Justin Early
Kaki Bush
Kate Dawson
Kiran Proctor
Laney Whiting
Lauren Dove
Lauren Parker
Locke Dimmock
Mary Hannah Martin
Matthew Collins
Max Moore
McKenzie Seefeldt
Michael Pozzobon
Nathan Webb
Nick Schweninger
Patrick Albar
Peyton Brady
Emma Dickie
Reagan Hickey
Sam Nazarian
Grant Erickson
Hope Holloway
Jac Crouch
Jack Isakson
Jackson Alewine
James Knight
Josh Cagwin
Kate Tudor
Keifer Hurtado
Kenzie Gartland
Liam OToole
Luke Van Putten
Macy Leask
Margaret Sims
Mary Fuentes
Michael Hardie
Michelle Hedrick
Miller Woodall
Phillip Adams
Davis Moore
Dennis Norman
Frannie McNerney
Grayson Rogers
Grayson Van Rossum
Haley Duckett
Henry Hoyal
Herris Fentress
Jackson Adams
Jake Pierce
Jake Green
Joshua Wagner
Kennedy Mosley
Cooper Williams
Kiera Campbell
Henry Hoyal
Abby Ethridge
Afton Moseley
Avery Daum
Cadyn Dawson
Cate Jacobsen
Cedric Franklin
Charlotte Bradford
Charlotte Goerdel
Chase Perry
Cole Carroll
Cole Palmer
Curran Jolly
Devin Dwyer
Drew Flowers
Eli Kenyon
Elisabeth Levy
Elizabeth Weymouth
Elliott McGoldrick
Emily Levitan
Grace Westmoreland
Hannah Gosch
Harrison Estenson
Jack Blitch
Piper Hendryx
Sarah Beard
Sydney Tiffin
Tyler Van Name
Wesley Laborde
Zack Betz
Zachary White
Adam Nagy
Aidan Ray
Andrew Dalba
Anna Kate Anderson
Annabeth Hoyal
Ansley Fenech
Ben Barber
Ben Spitz
Benjamin Reagin
Christopher Collins
Conlan Weeks
Davis Garrison
Eli Tillman
Ellayna Casey
Reese Peddle
Finn Whalen
Giselle Singh
Ruby Turner
Rylan Kruep
Sam Hodges
Sam Worth
Sean Pierce
Sophia Mercer
Taylor Keller
Luke Van Putten
Virginia King
Will Jackson
William Still
Zach Rizzo
Zandy Geiger
