Wyoming Seminary Lower School eighth graders, along with two seventh graders, gather after receiving awards at recent graduation ceremonies. First row, from left: Connor M. (seventh grade); Richard H., Alex M., Alexander G., Stefan O., Jody K., Courtney S. and Kira Z. Second row, from left: Sujay M., Dominique D., Louise C., Megha S., Alexandra C., Gabrielle G., Emily P. and Grace L. (seventh grade). Third row, from left: Jake K., Garrett B., Jacob R., Elijah M., Jacqueline M., Isabelle C., Alexandra Z. and Leana P.
Wyoming Seminary presented awards to 24 outstanding Lower School students at the annual eighth-grade graduation ceremony held recently on the Lower School campus in Forty Fort.
Awards were presented by Dr. Kip P. Nygren, school president; William Davis, Interim Dean of Middle School; and Eddie Plaksa, Middle School Coordinator.
Those presented with awards included two seventh graders: Connor M., who received the Charlotte M. Sours Academic Achievement Award, and Grace L. who received the Charles Pfifferling, Sr. Memorial Prize for best all-around seventh grader.
Eighth-grade winners and their awards were: Garrett B., The Dartt Edwards Prize (sportsmanship); Isabella C., The Mary Mazzitelli Memorial Music Leadership Award; Louise C., The William M. Powell Prize (loyalty and school spirit); Alexandra C., The Mary Mazzitelli Memorial Music Leadership Award; Dominique D., The Jane Pfifferling Dimond Award (excellence in girls’ athletics); Alexander G., The Kenneth and Suzanne MacArthur Award (excellence in boys’ athletics); Gabrielle G., The Marjorie Harvey Smith Award (outstanding conduct, blue team), The Bessie G. Atwood English Award, The John D. Hughes Memorial Mathematics Award, The Margaret M. Stack Memorial Award (Latin) and The Wilkes-Barre Day School Trustees Prize (best scholastic performance of the year); Richard H., graduation speaker and The Marjorie Harvey Smith Award (outstanding conduct, blue team); Jody K., The Peter Drapiewski Memorial Prize (integrity and intellectual promise); Jake K., The Dean’s Award (all-around student and school loyalty); Alex M., The Irma Meyer Award (excellence in art); Jacqueline M., The Marjorie Harvey Smith Award (outstanding conduct, white team) and The Harold and Mollie Cruikshank Award (service and character); Elijah M., The Margaret M. Stack Memorial Award (Spanish); Sujay M., The Anna M. Olcott Award (scholarship and conduct); Stefan O., The Peter Drapiewski Memorial Prize (integrity and intellectual promise); Leana P., The Irma Meyer Award (excellence in art); Emily P., The Marjorie Harvey Smith Award (outstanding conduct, white team); Jacob R., The Dean’s Award (all-around student and school loyalty); Megha S., The Anna M. Olcott Award (scholarship and conduct); Courtney S., The Paul Kafrissen Memorial Computer Award and The John G. Ruggles, III Memorial Award (excellence in creative writing); Kira Z., The Margaret M. Stack Memorial Award (French); Alexandra Z., The Karen Smulowitz Memorial Poetry Prize and The Dr. Sheldon H. Kluger Memorial Science Award.
