June 5, 2025 — Ms. Noel Carmichael, Northwood School’s Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs, today announced the Honor Rolls for the second semester of the 2024-25 school year, which concluded on May 15, 2025.

Ed. Note: Originally published 5 June 2025; corrected on 9 June 2025

DEAN’S LIST
Upperclassmen (Gr. 11 & 12): Minimum weighted GPA of 4.00 with no grade below B+
Underclassmen (Gr. 9 & 10): Minimum weighted GPA of 3.70 with no grade below B+

Maïka Beaudoin ’27	Jack Kroll ’25	Lily Pratt ’26
Grant Chan ’28	Gavin Kruger ’26	Eliza Quackenbush ’25
Casey Clausen ’25	Sydney Kuder ’25	Alex Randall ’25
Meghan Crowley ’25	Charles Leduc ’25	Dominica Sarandeva ’26
Sophie Cunniff ’28	Daven Linck ’25	Kalina Sarandeva ’28
Landon D’Arco ’28	Sasha Luhur ’27	William Schneid ’25
Drew Donatello ’25	Ella Malloy ’25	Devin Smith ’26
Leo Doyle ’25	James Martin ’26	Taylor Stoll ’25
Kate Elbrecht ’26	Luke Monaco ’27	Marley Tracy-Deuss ’27
Lola Ferrillo ’27	Noah Moodey ’25	Jenny Tran ’25
Gus Garvey ’25	Pete Moore ’25	Abigail Van Dorn ’25
William German ’26	Maxwell Notley ’27	Jackson Weyl ’25
Kenna Gillis ’27	Louisa Parsons ’27	Trey Zeren ’25
Diego Green ’25	Michael Peluso ’25
Jett Jewett ’27	Jack Pitts ’27

 

 

HIGH HONOR ROLL
Upperclassmen (Gr. 11 & 12): Minimum weighted GPA of 3.70 with no grade below B
Underclassmen (Gr. 9 & 10): Minimum weighted GPA of 3.30 with no grade below B

Mohamed Ahmed ’26	Trey Frantz ’25	Nathaniel Poole ’25
Cody Betsch ’26	Rylie Griffiths ’25	Florence Richard ’25
Kevin Betsch ’26	Arielle Haccoun Choquette ’25	Andrew Sherland ’26
Clara Boutelle ’26	Gracie Hurlbut ’25	Jake Shingles ’25
Ollie Boutelle ’28	Owen MacLean ‘26	Ty Simonet ’25
Diogo Charraz ’25	Sara Martin ’26	Jacob Slagel ’26
Colton Cushman ’25	Sadie Martin ’25	Shane Tronoski ’25
Ryan Farr ’25	Zachary Matopodzi ’27	Add Truscott ’25
Aston Ferrillo ’26	Liam McGahay ’27	Matthew White ’25
Max Fey ’28	Anna Monette ’26	Hilary Wilkin ’25
Charlie Fox ’28	Vincent Montreuil ’28
Emmett Fox ’28	Charles Pigeon ’26

 

 

HONOR ROLL
Upperclassmen (Gr. 11 & 12): Minimum GPA of 3.30 with no grade below B-
Underclassmen (Gr. 9 & 10): Minimum GPA of 3.00 with no grade below B-

Léanne Aubut-Laurin ’26	Jonathan Fischer ’27	Maxim St. Pierre ’25
Nathaniel Benjamin ’26	Autumn Kelly ’26	Penelope St-Pierre ’27
Parker Borden ’26	Dowon Kim ’26	Harry Vant ’26
Jacob Brunton ’25	Edouard Laberge ’26	Riley Ward ’27
Gavin Carr ’25	Loélie Lachapelle ’26	Zach Wargo ’25
Thiago Cesar ’26	Georgie Larkin ’28	JT Wint ’25
Aslan Chong ’25	Jackson Magnus ’26	Maya Wissler ’25
Isabella Cummings ’27	Elleanore Pelletier ’25	Nathaniel Wright ’25
Alexander Darby ’26	Danna Pérez ’26	Tony Yu ’26
Kimani Davis ’26	Hamish Riddell ’26	Willow Zhao ’27
Ryan Demers ’27	Sophia Sherman ’25
Jace Donawa ’25	Aona Shida ’28

 

 

EFFORT HONOR ROLL
Attained at least three “excellent” grades, with no effort grades below “good.”

Maïka Beaudoin ’27	Dominica Sarandeva ’26	Parker Borden ’26
Grant Chan ’28	Kalina Sarandeva ’28	Jacob Brunton ’25
Casey Clausen ’25	William Schneid ’25	Thiago Cesar ’26
Liam Connelly ‘27	Devin Smith ’26	Alexander Darby ’26
Meghan Crowley ’25	Marley Tracy-Deuss ’27	Autumn Kelly ’26
Sophie Cunniff ’28	Jenny Tran ’25	Loélie Lachapelle ’26
Landon D’Arco ’28	Abigail Van Dorn ’25	Elleanore Pelletier ’25
Drew Donatello ’25	Cody Betsch ’26	Danna Pérez ’26
Kate Elbrecht ’26	Kevin Betsch ’26	Sophia Sherman ’25
Lola Ferrillo ’27	Clara Boutelle ’26	Aona Shida ’28
Gus Garvey ’25	Diogo Charraz ’25	Maxim St. Pierre ’25
William German ’26	Colton Cushman ’25	JT Wint ’25
Kenna Gillis ’27	Aston Ferrillo ’26	Maya Wissler ’25
Diego Green ’25	Trey Frantz ’25	Julianne Brochu ’25
Jett Jewett ’27	Rylie Griffiths ’25	Lucas Campion ’25
Jack Kroll ’25	Arielle Haccoun Choquette ’25	Sophia DeAnzeris ’25
Gavin Kruger ’26	Gracie Hurlbut ’25	Laura Dyke ’25
Sydney Kuder ’25	Sara Martin ’26	Brynn Haran ’28
Charles Leduc ’25	Sadie Martin ’25	Alessandro Lacchi ’25
Daven Linck ’25	Anna Monette ’26	Cash Lawrence ’25
Sasha Luhur ’27	Charles Pigeon ’26	Hudson Marshall ’27
Owen MacLean ‘26	Florence Richard ’25	Lohkoah Paye ’25
Ella Malloy ’25	Andrew Sherland ’26	Anja Robertson ’26
James Martin ’26	Ty Simonet ’25	Oceanne Thiffault Michel ’26
Noah Moodey ’25	Jacob Slagel ’26	Orrin Tracy-Deuss ’27
Maxwell Notley ’27	Shane Tronoski ’25	Anthony Wan ’26
Louisa Parsons ’27	Add Truscott ’25	Teegan Wardlaw ’25
Michael Peluso ’25	Matthew White ’25	Ezra Wekin ’26
Lily Pratt ’26	Léanne Aubut-Laurin ’26	William Wong ’28
Eliza Quackenbush ’25	Nathaniel Benjamin ’26
Alex Randall ’25

 

In a ceremony in the auditorium on Monday, May 12, Ms. Jill Walker, the chairperson of Northwood’s Cum Laude Society recognized students inducted last year and announced new members. The Cum Laude Society is an honor society which recognizes Northwood’s top juniors and seniors.  “The Cum Laude society is the highest honor society available for students in private schools,” Walker said. “To be inducted, students not only have to be top of their class, but we also consider what courses students are taking and how their effort grades are. This year is one of the biggest classes we have had and as always, the kids inducted are incredible students and people,” Walker added.

Inducted in 2024:
Sydney Kuder ‘25	Christopher Diego Green ‘25
Diogo Charraz ‘25	William Schneid ‘25
Inducted in 2025:
Casey Clausen ‘25	Meghan Crowley ‘25
Drew Donatello ‘25	Augustine Garvey ‘25
Jack Kroll ‘25	Charles Leduc ‘25
Cedric Lemaire ‘25	Ella Malloy ‘25
Michael Peluso ‘25	Eliza Quackenbush ‘25
Alexander Randall ‘25	Trey Zeren ‘25
Clara Boutelle ‘26	Katherine Elbrecht ‘26
William German ‘26	James Martin ‘26
Dominica Sarandeva ‘26

 

ACADEMIC PRIZES 

At the same ceremony, Dean of Academic Affairs and Faculty Noel Carmichael announced the following department awards for academic excellence.

 

ENGLISH PRIZE

The English prize goes to a student for whom literature is a passport to all lands and ages for whom writing is an opportunity to convey worthy ideas with passion and grace. The winner this year is: DANNA PÉREZ ‘26

 

 

WORLD LANGUAGE PRIZE

The Language Prize is awarded to the student who passionately pursues skill in the speaking, reading, and writing of a foreign language. The winner this year is: THIAGO CESAR ‘26

 

 

MATHEMATICS PRIZE

The Mathematics Prize is given to a student who combines talent with hard work, and whose curiosity and creative thinking provide a lively model for maximizing learning in mathematics. The winner this year is: KATHERINE “KATE” ELBRECHT ‘26

 

SCIENCE PRIZE

The Science prize is given to a student who has demonstrated both interest and achievement in the field of science. This student has a strong desire to understand scientific concepts and has an inquisitive mind. In addition, this student thinks about topics beyond the scope of the classroom and completes every assignment with diligence and effort. The winner this year is: WILLIAM GERMAN ‘26

 

SOCIAL SCIENCE PRIZE

The Social Science prize is presented for excellence in the appreciation and understanding of issues in the Social Sciences. The winner is: CLARA BOUTELLE ‘26

 

PERFORMING ARTS PRIZE

Creativity, passion, energy, and a zest for artistic excellence are qualities that describe the recipients of these awards.

PERFORMING ARTS: MOHAMED AHMED ‘26

VISUAL ARTS: JACOB SLAGEL ‘26

 

ENGLISH LEARNER PRIZE

The English Learner Prize is given to a junior who has, through engagement in the Northwood Community, demonstrated an increased mastery of the English language.  The winner is: OCEANNE THIFFAULT MICHEL ‘26

 

 

INNOVATION, ENGINEERING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL PRIZE

The IEE Prize is given to a student for whose curiosity, creative problem solving, and teamwork helped advance the development and growth of the Innovation, Engineering and Entrepreneurial Studies program. The winner is: JINGXI “WILLOW” ZHAO ‘26

 

 

 COLLEGE BOOK AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP NOMINATIONS

At the same ceremony, Director of College Guidance Mr. David McCauley announced the following Book Awards and College Scholarship nominations.

 

DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD

The Dartmouth Alumni Book Award Program has two goals:  to recognize and reward high school juniors who have excelled both academically and in their extracurricular activities; and to encourage these talented students to consider attending Dartmouth.  The winner is: DEVIN SMITH ’26

 

WILLIAMS COLLEGE BOOK AWARD

The Williams College Book Award encourages intellectual excellence and recognizes student achievement.  A book is awarded to the student who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and made significant contribution to the extracurricular life of their school. The winner is: LILY PRATT ’26

 

BROWN BOOK AWARD

Brown University honors the junior who best combines academic excellence with clarity in written and spoken expression.  Language is the highest expression of our humanity; it defines what we are and what we aspire to be.  Those who use words effectively will be the leaders in the generation.  In them we invest our hope; to them we accord our respect.  With this award, we salute their potential.  The winner is:  JAMES MARTIN ’26

 

HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH BOOK AWARD

The Hobart and William Smith Book Award recognizes rising seniors who personifies qualities that align with HWS’s dedication to community service and Leadership.  The recipient of this award will receive a $6,000 scholarship, $1500 annually, over four years: FLORENCE RICHARD ’26

 

ST. LAWRENCE BOOK AWARD

St. Lawrence University honors the achievement of a high school junior who has displayed a significant commitment to community service.  The winner of this award will receive a $4,000 merit scholarship over four years: JACOB SLAGEL ’26

 

SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE BOOK AWARD

The Saint Michael’s Book Award recognizes a pair of juniors who exhibit the characteristics of an ideal Saint Michael’s student, including a sincere commitment to community service, issues of peace and justice, and concern for others.  Nominees should also demonstrate a degree of academic excellence and rigor.  This year’s nominees, who are eligible to receive a scholarship to Saint Michael’s College for full tuition, are: GAVIN KRUGER ’26 and ANNA MONETTE ’26

 

BOWDOIN COLLEGE BOOK AWARD

This award recognizes a high school junior who has demonstrated extraordinary service to the common good and an unusual passion for inquiry, discovery, and innovative thinking. The winner is: WILLIAM GERMAN ’26

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME BOOK AWARD

The Notre Dame Book Award recognizes a junior who is a creative, compassionate individual; who is curious, excels academically; and who seeks social justice and a way to make a difference.  The recipient is: NOAH MOODEY ’26

 

 

RENSSELAER MEDAL

This award is presented annually by the Alumni Association of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to a nominated student in the Junior Class who ranks highest in math & science and has the greatest interest in a science-related career.  This merit scholarship is for up to $160,000 over four years / $40,00 per year.  The recipient this year is: KATHERINE “KATE” ELBRECHT ’26

 

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER AWARDS

The University of Rochester’s High School Awards Program recognizes current juniors who demonstrate exceptional promise.  This year, Northwood School has nominated four outstanding students.

BAUSCH & LOMB HONORARY SCIENCE AWARD

The first award is a merit scholarship for a minimum of $5,000 per year to the University of Rochester given to one junior with outstanding academic achievement in the field of science and math.  This year’s nominee is: ANDREW SHERLAND ’26

 

 

FREDERICK DOUGLASS and SUSAN B. ANTHONY AWARD

The second award is a merit scholarship for a minimum of $5,000 per year to the University of Rochester given to one junior with a demonstrated commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues as well as leadership and dedication to community action. This year’s nominee for this award is: CLARA BOUTELLE ’26

 

GEORGE EASTMAN YOUNG LEADERS AWARD

The third award is a merit scholarship for a minimum of $5,000 per year to the University of Rochester given to one junior with strong leadership experience at school and in the community as well as extensive involvement in extra-curricular activities.  Northwood’s nominee this year is: OWEN MacLEAN ’26

 

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

By recognizing potential and fostering dreams, RIT is defining a future where innovation and creativity converge at the intersection of education and opportunity.  RIT’s High School Awards program recognizes outstanding students in their junior year for their leadership, service, and achievements.

THE WOMEN IN STEM AWARD, $96,000 over four years / $24,000 per year, recognizes juniors who have distinguished themselves academically, are active and involved members of their school and community, and demonstrate high achievement, ability, and interest in science, computing, robotics and/or math.  The winner this year is:   JINGXI “WILLOW” ZHAO ’26

 

THE SCIENCE AND MATH AWARD acknowledges high school juniors who have distinguished themselves academically, are active and involved members of their school and community and demonstrate interest and ability in science and math.  The Northwood winner for this $96,000 over four years / $24,000 per year award is: KEVIN BETSCH ’26

 

THE ART AND DESIGN AWARD, also $96,000 over four years / $24,000 per year, recognizes high school junior nominees who have distinguished themselves academically, are active and involved members of their school and community and demonstrate outstanding achievement in art and design.  This year’s winner is: DOMINICA SARANDEVA ’26

 

CLARKSON AWARDS

The Clarkson University High School Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leadership qualities and academic promise.  This award carries a $100,000 scholarship over four years.  The winner is: HENRY KRESS ’26

 

 

The Clarkson University High School Achievement Award carries a $80,000 scholarship over four years.  This year’s winner is: LÉANNE AUBUT-LAURIN ’26

 

 

ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIE SCHOLARSHIPS

At St. Bonaventure, Franciscan values of community and service are cornerstones of their identity, mission, and culture. The Bonnie Scholarships, $88,000 over 4 years of study, reward students based on qualities that reflect the core values of the university, including academic excellence, community, integrity, wisdom, leadership, social responsibility, compassion, and an appreciation for diversity.  This year’s recipients from Northwood are:

MOHAMED AHMED ‘26	NATHANIEL BENJAMIN ‘26
CODY BETSCH ’26	DOWON KIM ‘26

 

ELMIRA COLLEGE KEY

Sponsored by the Elmira College Alumni Association, the Elmira Key has been awarded since 1935.  This merit award is bestowed upon an outstanding student in their junior year of high school.  The Elmira Key holds a monetary scholarship of $88,000 over four years upon enrolling at Elmira.  This year’s winner is: AUTUMN KELLY ’26

 

ALFRED UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS AWARD

Alfred University offers a wide variety of scholarships to acknowledge the special abilities of new first year, transfer and international students.  One current junior from each high school will be eligible for this award. Based on the chosen major, the nominated recipient will receive up to $30,000 per year / $120,000 over four years until graduating from Alfred University.  This year’s nominee for this award goes to: JOACHIM NEVERDAL ’26

 

AUGSBURY/NORTH COUNTRY SCHOLARSHIP AT ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY

The Augsbury/North Country Scholarship was established in 1974 and serves to recognize academic and co-curricular leadership among designated North Country and Canadian high school students.  The four-year scholarship, worth up to $140,000, is awarded to three nominated students.  Northwood School’s nominees are:

LOELIE LACHAPPELLE ’26	MICHAEL MEZZETTI ‘26
SARA MARTIN ‘26	DANNA PÉREZ ‘26

 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRIZES

Finally, Mr. Thomas Broderick, Associate Head of School and Entrepreneurship teacher, presented the Brian Lilly Entrepreneurial Studies Prizes.

Brian Lilly, a Northwood graduate of the Class of 1985 and current member of the Northwood School Board of Trustees, is the CEO of Lilly Broadcasting, which boasts multiple television and radio stations, a cable network, and digital platforms in the U.S. and the Caribbean. His passion for entrepreneurship helped to bring the Innovation Hub at Northwood School to fruition, and he has sponsored a series of prizes for 10 years to encourage and inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs at his alma mater.

The Entrepreneurship Prize Committee is made up of several Northwood School faculty and Northwood School Alumni: including namesake Mr. Brian Lilly ’85, Mr. Gregg Heinemann CEO/Owner of Conway Importing Inc, Mr. George Kontogiannis ’83 Program Manager at United Launch Alliance, Mark Wright ’83 UPS Small Business Startup Strategy and Katie Brennan Lake Placid Trustee and Experienced Economist and Co-Founder of ThriveNinety.

 

The Startup Prize: This $2,500 prize, which is the top award of the competition, is given to help a student take their business idea from a theoretical model to an actual startup. The prize is awarded to Drew Donatello ’25 and his idea to create the Woof! A health tracker for dogs. Embedded in a harness, the Woof will be marketed through local veterinarians who can calibrate the device metrics to suit dogs that are miniatures to large breeds. This revolutionary idea has been researched to the Patent level and could be a viable product in the near future.

 

Best Pitch Prize: This $2,000 prize is given to the student who produced the best entrepreneurial pitch during the academic year, showcasing their writing, editing, and technological aptitude. This year’s winner, who also won the Student Choice Award, is presented to Florence Richard ‘25 and her company, Virtual Vision – a real estate staging company that cuts the cost of expensive in-home staging for real estate marketing to a virtual online staging that uses Photoshop to make pictures more appealing to potential buyers.

 

The Expansive Thinking Prize: This $2,000 prize is given to a student who best exhibited expansive thinking, that is, thinking that moves one beyond their immediate personal context to allow them to look at a problem from different perspectives and explore different possibilities. This year’s prize is presented to Riley Griffiths ‘25 and her company Tent Technologies. Riley’s company will help deter costly car maintenance and car theft by developing a plug-in device that goes beyond the current insurance models and monitors driving by adding diagnostic tools to monitor the car’s efficiency, health, and location. Riley came up with the idea after there were two attempts to steal family cars at her home in Toronto, Canada.

 

The Brian Lilly ‘85 Venture Accelerator Prize:  The $1,500 award is given to accelerate the venture of the student whose Business needs critical funding to move forward. This year’s prize is presented to Jorja Gillis ’25 for developing her CALM – the Communication And Learning Method App that helps non-verbal students on the Autism Spectrum communicate by using this simple tool.

 

The Angel Investing Prize: The $1,000 prize  is intended to be seed money to help the student take their idea to the next level. This year’s prize is presented to Said El Eyssami Montilla ‘26 and his idea to bring Venezuelan culture and history to the more than 2 million Venezuelan diaspora located in the United States by bringing historical and cultural artifacts to mobile expositions in those cities, like Miami, that house the largest populations of displaced Venezuelans.

 

The Social Entrepreneurship Prize: The $1000 prize is given to the student whose project will help to social engineer a solution to a problem that impacts communities, societies, and the world. This year’s prize goes to Nicolas Palmer ‘25 and his nonprofit company Tides for Tomorrow. Tides of Tomorrow will create a citizen science day to clean up local rivers around the world. This united effort, much like Earth Day, will address the problem of plastic sea pollution by creating awareness at the source of the pollution – the local rivers and estuaries that feed into the ocean where plastic first enters.

The Mirror celebrates the Northwood School class of 2025!

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Julianne Brochu	Jacob Brunton
Lucas Campion	Gavin Carr
Marie-Jeanne Cazes	Diogo Charraz
Aslan Chong	Casey Clausen
Meghan Crowley	Colton Cushman
Machai Davis	Sophia DeAnzeris
Cara Dempsey	Drew Donatello
Jace Donawa	Leo Doyle
Laura Dyke	Ryan Farr
Li Feng	Trey Frantz
Clayton Fuller	Natalie Gaeckle
Gus Garvey	Jorja Gillis
Diego Green	Rylie Griffiths
Arielle Haccoun Choquette	Gracie Hurlbut
Cecilia Keller	Taeyeon Kim
Jack Kroll	Sydney Kuder
Alessandro Lacchi	Cash Lawrence
Charles Leduc	Daven Linck
Wolfgang Lux	Ella Malloy
Nico Malouin	Anton Malyshev
Paulo de Tarso Marcilio	Sadie Martin
Pete Moore	Peter Morris
Nick Palmer	Lohkoah Paye
Elleanore Pelletier	Michael Peluso
Mitchell Penning	Camilo Pereda Lopéz
Nathaniel Poole	Eliza Quackenbush
Ryan Racine	Alex Randall
Vittorio Renda	Florence Richard
Luke Salibello	William Schneid
Jesse Schoch	Sophia Sherman
Jake Shingles	Ty Simonet
Maxim St Pierre	Taylor Stoll
Jenny Tran	Shane Tronoski
Add Truscott	Abigail Van Dorn
Cole Van Etten	Teegan Wardlaw
Zach Wargo	Jackson Weyl
Matthew White	Hilary Wilkin
JT Wint	Maya Wissler
Nathaniel Wright	Trey Zeren