2021-22 School Awards and Recognition
Commencement Awards & Recognitions
AP Scholars
Scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams
Emma Bell
KC Caprise
Daniel Cong
Ryan Crawford
Kingsley Fannon
Steven Liu
Ryan Locker
Charlotte Niblett
Walker Rose
Andrew Smith
Arghya Thallapragada
Average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams
Johnny Cella
Lillian Lewis
Ricky Li
Georgia Mugisha
Colin Walsh
Average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams
Samantha Dodson
Kate Doherty
Virginia Haga
Jenny Liu
Jasmine Richards
Chloe Xiang
Rachel Xu
Howard Ying
Maggie Zhang
Leadership Awards
Spencer and Reed Honor Committee Chair Award
Lilly Lewis
Members of the 2021-22 Honor Committee
David Basnight
Harrison Irby
Elijah Noble
Quique Peniche Ruiz
Danny Staggers
Arghya Thallapragada
2021-22 Head Counselor Quique Peniche Ruiz
Members of the 2021-22 Counselor Body
David Basnight
Delaney Bright
Johnny Cella
Kate Doherty
Mac Gates
Virginia Haga
Charlotte King
Lilly Lewis
Ryan Locker
Georgia Mugisha
Minh Nguyen
Elijah Noble
Will Orchowski
Jasmine Richards
Walker Rose
Louise Sprunt
Danny Staggers
Arghya Thallapragada
Jerry Xu
Rachel Xu
Student Council President
Virginia Haga
Senior Student Council Members
Samantha Dodson
Harrison Irby
Minh Nguyen
Special Awards
Red Cross: High School
Scholarship Program
Eleanor Fortsch
John H. Bell Memorial Community Service Award
Harrison Irby
Bank of the James: Ronald V. Dolan Citizenship Award
Danny Staggers
Lynchburg Rotary Club Youth Ethics Award
Arghya Thallapragada
Harrison Irby
James Ira Pritchett III ’30 Big Brother Award
David Basnight
James Ira Pritchett III ’30 Big Sister Award
Georgia Mugisha
George Alfred Hotelling ’53 Memorial Award
Jasmine Richards
Chaplain’s Prize
Danny Staggers
Head of School Award
David Basnight
Harold I. Donnelly Valedictory Award
Haozhang (Daniel) Cong
School Award
Virginia Haga
Fine & Performing Arts Awards
School Art Award
Maggie Zhang
School Drama Award
Jasmine Richards
School Music Award
Rachel Xu
Academic Awards
Henry W. Mattfield, Jr. School English Award
Arghya Thallapragada
James W. Hopkins School Writing Award
Lauren Cook
John M. Ladd School History Award
Samantha Dodson
John W. Gannaway School Mathematics Award
Stan Chen
William H.M. deRossett ’62 Memorial Science Award
Kate Doherty
World Language Award
Georgia Mugisha
Athletic Awards
Student-Athlete Signing Recognition
Augie Brody - Basketball at Guilford College | Greensboro, NC
Lilly Lewis – Lacrosse at Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA
Elijah Noble – Lacrosse at Haverford College | Philadelphia, PA
Luke Meadows – Lacrosse at University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA
Kohl Perkins – Tennis at Washington College | Chestertown, MD
Colin Walsh – Cross Country, Indoor Track & Outdoor Track at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute | Troy, NY
Piercen Young – Basketball at University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA
William Swan Formwalt ’32 Athletic Award
Louise Sprunt,
Lieutenant Colonel Hal Pope Costolo Memorial Athletic Award
Colin Walsh
Thomas Moore Carruthers ’20 Memorial Athletic Awards
Lilly Lewis
Frederick William Carrington ’41 Memorial Athletic Awards
Charlotte King
Elijah Noble
All-School Awards and Recognitions
Fine Arts Awards
Ceramics Award
Mykala Smith
Chamber Ensemble Award
Jerry Xu
Jazz Ensemble Award
Maggie Zhang
Vocal Ensemble Award
Jasmine Richards
Studio Art
Emmie Walker
AP Music Theory
Harley Huang
AP Studio Art
Phoebe Hanning
Rose Peak Scholarship Award
Jasmine Richards
Math Awards
Algebra Award
David Tolle
Geometry Award
Frances Fenton
Analysis Award
Kevin Wang
AP Statistics Award
Rachel Xu
AP Calculus AB Award
Weston Richards
AP Calculus BC Award
Bo Browder
Multivariable Calculus Award
Brian Kwon
Science Awards
Computer Science Award
Colin Walsh
Freshman Science Award
Nicholas Beverly
Sophomore Science Award
Shawn Wang
Junior Science Award
Fisher Zhang
William H.M. deRossett ’62 Memorial Science Award
Paden Garrard
World Languages Award
French Award
Josh Park
Spanish Award
Ryan Crawford
Religion Awards
New Testament Award
Walter Marr
World Religions I Award
Case Irby
World Religions II Award
Olivia Tompkins
History Awards
11th Grade History Award
Jed Howard
10th Grade History Award
Weston Richards
9th Grade History Awards
Mary Rose Coladonato
Bo Browder
Junior Book Awards
William & Mary Leadership Award
Olivia Tompkins
Jefferson Book Award
Ryan Crawford
Stoughton Book Award
Caroline Carrington
Faculty/Staff Awards
Zimmer Award
Esther Johnson
The Zimmer Award is given by the Senior class to a member of the faculty/administration.
Established in 1997, the Zimmer Award is presented by the senior class to that faculty member or administrator who demonstrates the deepest love and concern for the School.
Paul Fulton Jr. Master Teacher Award
Christopher Bright
The Paul Fulton Jr. Master Teacher Award is named for Paul Fulton, Jr., a member of the Class of 1953, and it honors those master teachers who have demonstrated:
- Mastery of his or her academic discipline;
- Superior classroom instructional and motivational skills;
- Evidence of stimulating further interest in the academic field beyond the classroom;
- An active interest in students outside the classroom; and
- Not received the award in the past five years
Smith Family Awards
Amy Koudelka
Jason Knebel
This award is given annually in recognition of excellence in teaching, and the making of meaningful connections with young men and women. Acknowledging the many ways in which teaching can occur, the award is not restricted to those who demonstrate their excellence in the area of academics, but includes those demonstrating excellence in athletic, aesthetic, or spiritual areas as well.
Elinor Bass Hopkins Award
Liz Parthemore
The Elinor Bass Hopkins Memorial Award has been established through funds donated to VES by the Ellison Family Foundation in memory of Elinor Bass Hopkins, wife of Senior English Master Jim Hopkins. Elinor devoted her life to the betterment of her community. The recipient of the Award will be selected from the nominations of VES faculty and staff according to the following criteria:
- The Award is intended to recognize a faculty or staff member, or the spouse of a faculty/staff member who has made outstanding contributions to the School community through dedication to the School and its students.
- Any faculty, staff, or spouse of a faculty/staff member may be nominated regardless of the length of service, prior receipt of the award, or receipt in consecutive years.