Nichols School Presents 2020 Middle School Awards

Nichols School celebrated the end of the school year with the annual Middle School Awards and Eighth Grade Recognition Ceremony on Friday, June 5.

 

Head of Nichols Middle School Paul Errickson presented the opening remarks for the ceremony. Errickson thanked Latin teacher Franny Antoniadis, physical education teacher Beth Stone and English teacher George Kloepfer, who are all departing the Middle School after this year, for their more than 110 combined years of teaching at Nichols School.

 

Errickson also announced the renaming of two awards for Kloepfer and Stone. The Elizabeth R. Stone Award will be presented annually to 8^th grade girls for their athletic excellence, sportsmanship, strength of character and leadership. The George J. Kloepfer II ’68 Faculty Award will be presented annually to 8^th grade students who exhibit positive leadership, sound character, true concern for others and a helping nature.

 

Congratulations to all of our Middle School students who were honored this morning!

 

The full list of award winners is as follows:

 

5^th Grade: Olive D. ‘27, Third Place; Aram F. ‘27, Second Place; Augustus S. ‘27, First Place

6^th Grade: Antony S. ’26, Third Place; Arohan K. ’26, Second Place; Matthew T. ’26, First Place

7^th Grade: Mary C. ’25, Third Place; Abby Z. ’25, Second Place; Lillian W. ’25, First Place

8^th Grade: Finn B. ’24, Third Place; Amelia J. ’24, Second Place; Ciara D. ’24, First Place

Overall Winner: Ciara D. ‘24

 

Finalists: Xeni A. ‘27, Lucas S. ‘26, Austin B. ‘26, Jude M-S. ’24, Roman M-S. ‘24

Second Place: Martin E. ‘24

First Place: Zazie A. ‘24

 

Finalists: Olive D. ’27, Oscar F. ’25, Emma G. ‘25, Ted H. ’24, Amelia J. ’24, Roman M-S. ‘24

Second Place: Jude M-S. ‘24

First Place: Zazie A. ‘24

 

John R. Munro House Cup: Erie House

Prefects: James H. ’24 and Kate S. ‘24

 

Cornelia L. Dopkins Award: Ana Z. ’27, Megha P. ’26, Madison W. ’25 and Sayward M. ‘24

Henry D. Waters ’48 Award: Giana A. ‘27, Roan M. ‘27, Phoebe E. ‘26 and Ryan K. ‘26

Pliny H. Hayes III ’35 Award: Ellery J. ‘25

Bruce Anderson Award: Donovan H. ‘24

Elizabeth R. Stone Award: Linda U. ’24 and Callista P. ‘24

George J. Kloepfer ’68 II Faculty Award: Chase C. ’24, Reed E. ’24, Roman M-S. ’24, Avery O. ’24, Ryann O. ’24 and Reshub P. ‘24

Robert A. Gillespie – Vincent E. Walsh Academic Award: Sayward M. ‘24

Charles I. Kleiser Award: James H. ’24 and Giacinta M. ‘24

 

After the presentation of awards, faculty and friends were proud to share this video message with their best wishes for the Class of 2024 as they move on to high school next year.

 

 

Amelia J. ’24 and Roman M-S. ’24 offered remarks on behalf of the 8^th grade class as they reflected on their years at Nichols Middle School, sharing fond memories with their classmates and thanking the teachers that have helped them grow as individuals and as a class.

 

Kloepfer delivered the keynote speech reflecting on his many decades at Nichols School, eight as a student and 47 as a teacher. He remarked on how the school has changed since he first entered a Nichols classroom in 1960, as well as how much the school has adapted over the past three months in light of current events.

 

Thank you to everyone who has made the 2019-20 year at Nichols Middle School special, and congratulations again to all our award winners!