by Caroline Babbin ’15 After finishing their final exams at Western Reserve Academy, the seniors look fervently upon graduation and the festivities which follow. As simple as it may seem, the weekend of gradua-tion is full of various gatherings for the senior class of 2014, including Senior Celebration. Each year, a student is chosen to give a speech at this event, and this year, the senior class chose Michael Nichols ’14. Nichols will be attending Florida State University in the fall, and, on the topic of his col-lege journey, he explains, “I’m really excited to be studying religion, as it

is a subject that has always fascinated me, but I’ve yet to take a formal course in its study.” Senior Celebration, May 24th, took place on the day before graduation, and Nichols “hope[s] that every senior [found] a little of their lives reflected in [his] speech.” Re-garding his speech, Nichols added, “I need[ed] to capture the spirit of Re-serve, our sense of community and all of our struggles. I’m honored that my peers trust[ed] me enough to say a few final words on their behalf.” Although he will not be speaking at Commence-ment, he views it as “a combination of goodbyes, open doors, hopes, dreams

and turning points in our lives.” Mitch Pollock ’14 was chosen by his peers to be the Commencement speak-er. He will be attending Vanderbilt University in the fall and plans to ma-jor in engineering. Pollock is most ex-cited “to be on [his] own” and is “look-ing forward to proving [he] can handle a little more freedom and indepen-dence!” However, regarding the end of his time at WRA, Pollock admits, “I am looking at graduation with a mix of excitement and fear. I am very honored to be selected to give the speech, and, although it slightly terrifies me, I am looking forward to saying goodbye in a meaningful way.” At past WRA gradua-tions, student speakers have analogized their WRA careers to current songs, re-called freshman experiences and hon-ored particularly influential teachers. While preparing his speech, Pollock mentioned, “My speech is not set in stone, but the main idea that I want to talk about is how Western Reserve Academy has changed each of us se-niors and how we must all make a con-scious choice to accept that change and finally become the people we’ve been building over the past four years.” Pol-lock lastly promised that he would put his heart and soul into writing and per-forming his Commencement speech.

by Jaret Skonieczny ’17 and Trevor Levin ’15 Jim Fraser, known by most as Señor, has taught Spanish at Western Reserve Academy for forty-seven years, longer than any teacher in the history of the school. During that time, he has also coached long-distance track, hockey, football and, since 1971, boys cross country. Fraser has achieved a nearly mythological status through his lon-gevity, dedication and catchphrases. “He can motivate you to do some-thing you thought impossible in just one word or a short phrase, like ‘Holy

Christmas’, his trademark ‘Geez’, or ‘Catch up to him—he’s not that much better than you!’” laughs cross country runner Danny Mylott ’17. Looking back on countless memories, Fraser identifies a few that stand out: “Spring break track trips to Florida with Stretch (Frank Longstreth) were always full of laughter and hard prac-tices. On several of these adventures, prior to the completion of Interstate 75, we’d stop in towns such as Berea, Kentucky, where my beautiful wife Molly would stand on the back of our Chevy station wagon, doling out sand-wiches and advice to anyone within earshot,” he recalls. He adds, “Raising a family with my lovely wife Molly at my side and watching our two children grow up on campus and ultimately graduate from WRA was wonderful.”Regarding his plans for next year, Fraser says, “It is my intention to re-turn to WRA for a couple of months to coach the 2014 boys cross country team. This will also allow me time to clean out my house, where I have resided for more than twenty years, before heading off to South Carolina for some golf and spending the win-ter months in the warmer climes of

the spectacular city of Lima, Peru on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.” Michael Curtin ’14, in his “This I Believe” speech, satirically claimed to have found the Fountain of Youth in Fraser’s office, but Fraser insists that the life lessons he has learned at WRA apply to everyone. “This is not some-thing that I invented, but rather has been around for many, many centuries and, in fact, was used as a motto by the ancient Greek Philosophers, includ-ing Socrates and Aristotle: ‘Healthy Mind, Healthy Body’. Nowadays, most people are mainly concerned with improving their intellect and for-get about their bodies until they have deteriorated beyond recognition. As many people on campus are probably aware, I walk everywhere; I work and play hard; I try to live a balanced life-style; I usually get a proper amount of sleep each night. To maintain a healthy mind, one should also exercise the body, difficult as that may be, on a reg-ular basis. Most important is to have a positive and optimistic outlook on life and enjoy the many benefits and friends that WRA has to offer. I have al-ways cherished the friendships among students, staff and colleagues alike.”

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by Alex Fellows ’14, Student Body Vice President Each year, an impressive pool of ris-ing seniors applies to be chosen as a Burton D. Morgan Leader. The previ-ous group of Morgan Leaders selects the next, attempting to form a collec-tion of leaders that represents all as-pects of life at Western Reserve Acad-emy, including publications, arts and athletics, to name a few. Throughout each year, the Morgan Leaders meet weekly to discuss leadership in high school and beyond as well as different ways the group can have an impact on the school. The Morgan Leaders also travel to a different city each year to meet with Reserve alumni to consider forms of leadership in varying types of work. This year, we traveled to Boston to meet with graduates ranging from current college undergraduates to ar-chitects and novelists and learned the meaning of leadership to them. As per every year, the selection pro-cess for the following year’s Morgan Leaders proved incredibly challenging. The current Morgan Leaders sat in the Chapel on a stormy afternoon for two hours, slowly and painfully narrowing down the large list of applicants, all highly qualified. Eventually, the skies cleared and the list narrowed down to the final ten: Student Body Presi-dent Trevor Levin, Student Body Vice President MJ Lee, Catherine Berry, Trevor Lin, Hannah McKenzie, Anna McMurchy, Joey Mylott, Simon Ong, Ryan Stifler and Nina Tekelenburg. We are confident that this group of students fully encompasses everything WRA has to offer and are excited to see what positive changes they will bring to the next school year.

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May 25, 20142 Reserve Record News

Departing Faculty Members Share Memories, AdviceMr. Justin ZimmermanDEAN OF STUDENTS - 8 YEARS

Mr. Michael MorrisENgliSh - 3 YEARS

Mr. Edward WilesMUSic - 10 YEARS

Mr. Michael BollerADMiSSiONS - 2 YEARS

Mr. Andy ShulANgUAgE - 1 YEAR

by Trevor Lin ’15

What have you learned at WRA?

I have learned about many in-structional technologies from Dr. Borrmann and other col-leagues. I also have learned that the relationships between mem-bers of a school can be as good as those in a small family.

What is your favorite memory at WRA?

My favorite memories are of this February’s Chinese New Year Party and celebrating the Mid-Fall Festival.

What is your funniest memory at WRA?

The hilarious costumes at the Halloween parade in Ellsworth.

Favorite activities?

Running Chinese Sentence Dic-tation Contests and Character Contests during class.

Plans for next year?

Bringing what I learned at West-ern Reserve Academy to another school and proudly telling ev-eryone that I learned it at WRA!

Thoughts or advice for re-maining faculty and stu-dents?Take care of yourself. Set aside enough time to sleep—no mat-ter what test or project comes in the next week.

by Max Forsyth ’15

What are your plans for next year?

I am looking to do the same things I did here, but closer to where I grew up outside of New York City. I might also give the NFL a shot...

Favorite activity at WRA?

Getting to know the students outside of their academic and extracurricular lives, taking tour guides’ Chipotle orders after open houses and sending thousands of emails to students about being a class host.

Funniest memory?

Being treated like a current stu-dent by visiting families on a number of occasions. Spending time with Grant MacPherson ’14 and Alex Shin ’13 in North Hall. Having to ask Joey and Patrick Mylott ’15, “Which one are you?” when I saw them in person every time.

Thoughts or advice for remain-ing faculty and students?

Don’t take the little things for granted. They are what make your time at WRA so special. After graduating, you will find yourself looking back and miss-ing the things that most annoyed you during your time here.

by Jimmy Donaghy ’14

What have you learned at WRA?

The more students stretch and reach, the more they can do. Each activity and discipline en-hances the others. When you teach a concept or a skill and it is well learned at WRA it can come back to you in really in-sightful and perceptive ways.

Plans for next year?

After trekking the Himalayas with Ms. Karam next month, I plan to split my time between my home in Hudson and learn-ing to play the organ at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Colum-bus. I also plan to spend more quality time with my mother, who is an octogenarian and lives there.

Favorite memory?

My favorite memories of Reserve are watching the student body trying their hand at swing danc-ing to the Reserve Jazz Project at Dinner & Dancing and the Jazz Festivals/Jazz Nights.

Thoughts or advice for remain-ing faculty and students?

To steal from an exceptional “This I Believe” speech this year, my advice to students and fac-ulty is: “Don’t worry about what others are capable of doing. Be the best ‘Yu’ that you can be.”

by Morrisa Clayman ’16

What are your plans for next year?

We are headed to Dallas, and to St. Mark’s School—a 1st through 12th grade all-boys in-dependent day school—where I’ll be the Chair of the English Department and a teacher of English 10 and AP Language.

What are your favorite memo-ries at WRA?

The WRA campus in the early morning, when Dawn’s rose-colored finger-tips stretch over Seymour Hall and across Brick Row and the sweeping lawn. Donato’s pizza, Coca-Cola and chocolate-chip cookies with my advisory.

What will you miss most about WRA?

I will most miss the many dili-gent, dedicated students—smartly dressed in white and green!

What have you learned from WRA?

The ultimate importance of ex-cellence, integrity and compas-sion.

Thoughts or advice for the re-maining faculty and students?

Look and listen for lifelong echoes of the words of the Alma Mater!

by Cat Berry ’15

What have you learned at WRA?

I have a greater understanding about independent schools, how they work, what doesn’t work and how to connect with students and parents. I look forward to sharing what I have learned in new ways at The Linsly School.

Favorite activities?

Freshman orientation. Sit-down lunch. Morning meet-ing. Walking out our front porch and watching WRA teams compete.

Favorite memories?

Teaching biology and envi-ronmental science; coaching hockey and lacrosse; working with prefects; watching stu-dents have fun while learning; traveling with Morgan Lead-ers; watching students become excited about helping planet Earth; traveling to the Czech Republic with Mr. and Mrs. Closen and the WRA hockey team; and visiting the Salem School in Germany.

Thoughts or advice for the remaining faculty and stu-dents?

Enjoy every day and keep life in perspective! As Stephen Covey said, “Be proactive, be-gin with the end in mind, and put first things first.”

Outgoing Editors-in-Chief: Abby Her-mosilla, Mitch PollockIncoming Editors-In-Chief: Max For-syth, Trevor LevinOutgoing Managing Editor: Nate LundOutgoing Associate Editor: Alex WheatonIncoming Associate Editor: Kevin YangCrossword: Alex WheatonPhotographers: Max Borrmann, Jenny Xu, Ida ZhangWriters: Caroline Babbin, Cat Berry, Morrisa Clayman, Jimmy Donaghy, Max Forsyth, Trevor Levin, Trevor Lin, Jaret SkoniecznyFaculty Advisor: Russell Morrison

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My freshman year, a Wood House prefect commissioned me to write a filler article about WRA mixers. I’ll discourage any readers from looking up that article; my writing was dull, my style lengthy and pompous. Even so, I continued to write for a while. Sophomore year, I began to seek the company of my senior idol, Dane Engelhart, in the Record room in the evenings. Something changed then, and the newspaper began to move to the top of my priorities. Junior year, my best friends and now Editor-in-Chiefs became very involved in the paper, and I followed their lead. I began to write more eloquent articles, and assumed Dane’s role as crossword editor. Late nights in the Record room sipping coffee, devising crossword clues and maintaining our editors’ sanity be-came the norm for the three of us. The paper was slowly becoming ours. And though Dane did not hesitate to point out how terrible my crosswords were, they became a point of pride for me. By the time the 2013 graduation is-sue was published, I had welcomed the quaint newspaper into my life as the dominating force of my Reserve expe-rience. Since then, the relationship has been one of both love and hate. I became Associate Editor, which I’ll admit in-volved little additional responsibil-ity. To Dane’s relief, my crosswords improved dramatically, but also grew more time consuming than I could have ever imagined. I can (barely) re-call once working until 4:00 a.m. for the sake of publishing on time. I have shed some tears over this paper. I have screamed over articles I did not want to

write and have become adept at writ-ing them in less than an hour. I have had a lot of coffee. That is not to say, however, that it has not been rewarding. Mitch and Abby are my best friends, and the friendship forged over this publication is strong as ever. I’m a better person for the late nights, the arguments and the com-promises. Working on the Record has awoken in me a passion for crosswords, for journalism and for writing fiction. My work on the Record has shaped my friendships, my studies and my college major. And so it pains me to leave be-hind something that has so profoundly shaped the past four years of my life, but I take solace that we leave it in good hands. Good luck to next year’s editors. I hope you will find it as fulfill-ing as I have.

It’s been good,

Alex Wheaton ’14Associate Editor

I’m not sure I’ll ever have to write something as difficult as this article. I honestly never pictured the day, this day, in my high school career, where I’m sitting in my dorm room, far away from the Reserve Record room, praying that Trevor Levin ’15 and Max For-syth ’15 are not ripping each other’s heads off while crafting the issue you are reading at this very moment. No, I never thought it’d be quite like this. I wouldn’t deny that the Record de-fined my persona at WRA. I wouldn’t go around the streets parading it, ei-ther. Yet, I figured out this one aspect about myself through my time roasting in front of InDesign, piecing each is-sue together. I found out I really liked

making things. I liked making things for people to experience. I suppose it’s a different kind of ‘art’, one involving more reporting and ink than others, yet it’s funny to say that it really in-fluenced my college decision to attend the Newhouse School. To think, if it weren’t for Megan Barsella’s desperate cries for me to write one plushy article or take this one really awkward photo of a senior boy I never met before, I would have never striven to go into communications. But I guarantee you, the Record did not only serve as the guiding light to my possible career path. In fact, some people said I was obsessed with the Record. Others insisted I was addicted

to the power and authority that came along with my Co-Editor-in-Chief (EIC) title. Mitch Pollock ’14, my fel-low Co-EIC and one of my dearest friends, simply responded to all of this with a smug-faced laugh and a shrug of the shoulders. I could always count on Mitch to never dismiss my irratio-nal attachment to the publication. I think I can count the number of times he’s called me ‘crazy’ on my right hand only, which is impressive for any of my friends or peers. And without him and the ridiculous (yet, absolutely stun-ning) staff of editors, I don’t think I could have loved this newspaper with the same intensity, obsession, and in-tegrity. So, thank you, guys. I suppose this is how Sam Clark and Megan felt one year ago today. Mitch, Alex Wheaton and I were flailing over the messy skeleton that was the 2013 Graduation Issue. And now it’s our turn to watch the insanity of the ju-niors; we are grinning at the mishaps and perseverance of the rising seniors, but there’s a definite melancholy to it all. I know Wheaton will insist on creating next year’s crossword puzzles from his nest at Case Western Reserve University, and no doubt Mitch will want to write a guest article with all the knowledge he gathers from the South’s very own Vanderbilt University. I just hope I can stick around, too. It almost feels like a piece of my brain and a chunk of my heart are embedded along the corners of the Reserve Record room.

So when I said I never expected this as the outcome of my senior year as EIC, I do not say it with regret. I say it with utmost optimism for the future. Trevor, Max and Kevin Yang ’15 will lead the publication to sweet success. But first, I must thank the Reserve Re-cord, and WRA, for lending me the op-portunity to grow as a person and to surround myself with amazing people whom I will never forget.

Thank you and farewell,

Abby HermosillaEditor-in-Chief

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I still remember my first Reserve Re-cord meeting. It was near the beginning of my freshman year when I found myself walking into Seymour room 110 at the end of the day to see what this whole newspaper thing was about. The next thing I remember is stand-ing there, silent and terrified, as Emily Clark (then the Editor in Chief ) asked me, “So Mitch, what do you want to write about?” What do I want to write about? That’s not how it’s supposed to be! I’m supposed to get assigned some-thing, something no one but a fresh-man would want to do. But that’s not how the Record worked back then, or how it works now. That’s one of the many reasons why I love it. When I reflect on the past four years of working on the paper, I can’t help but wonder why I put in so many stressful nights formatting, editing and hunt-ing down writers. After all, I was not interested in journalism when I began, and I don’t see myself pursuing it in the future. There are at least a dozen clubs and organizations that I was a part of at some point in my career at Western Reserve Academy, but for some reason, the Record is one of the few that I have stuck with and committed to with pas-sion. I know the reason, of course: the staff. The Record gives me the unique chance to work with many of my clos-est friends each month to create some-thing together, entirely from scratch. I get to watch the team combine their ideas and creative thoughts and com-bine them into something beautiful. From the first marks on the dry erase board in the Record room to the last open mailbox filled with a paper, every issue is a thrill because of who I share

the achievement with. So to Emily Clark ’11, Peter Suwon-do ’12, Ai Miller ’12, Dane Englehart ’12, Megan Barsella ’13 and, of course, Sam “The Man” Clark ’13: thanks for inspiring me to live up to your ex-ample. To the current staff: thanks for making the 100th volume of the Re-cord something to be proud of. Can’t wait to read the 101st. And to Abby go my deepest thanks. You put up with all my laziness, crazy ideas and rants. You were continu-ally the reliable, hardworking Editor in Chief, and the paper’s success this year is a much larger part because of you than of me. I have no qualms about saying this, because the Record is spe-cial to you in a way that I’ve never seen from anyone else. Anyway, thanks, bud—I couldn’t have done it without you. I’ll miss you, and I’ll miss you, too, Reserve Record.

Stay classy,

Mitch Pollock ’14Editor-in-Chief

Final Words: Senior Editors Say Goodbye

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The Class of 2014 Bids Farewell to Dear Old Reserve

NAME: Alec RhodesGREATEST MEMORY AT WRA:

My favorite WRA memory has to be winning the Baron Cup with all of my fabu-lous teammates this year.

NAME: Charlie PearlmanGREATEST MEMORY AT WRA:

My favorite Reserve memo-ries are of late nights work-ing in the Record room.

NAME: Camry HarrisGREATEST MEMORY AT WRA:

One day, freshman year, it was raining, and we de-cided to go out and mud wrestle; it was a good idea.

NAME: Hyun MinGREATEST MEMORY AT WRA:

Combat Arms with quad-mates, Risk with room-mates.

NAME: Andrew RizkGREATEST MEMORY AT WRA:

My time spent on the soc-cer field with Coach Haller and the team.

Note: The matriculation list presented here represents information that was available at press time.

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NAME: Alex FellowsGREATEST MEMORY AT WRA:

The day of last year’s Spring Academic Award Ceremony, Selena Walsh ’14 and I walked into the Chapel early where Mr. Zimmerman greeted us by shaking our hands and simply saying, “President... Vice President.”

Alex CampanaGREATEST MEMORY AT WRA:

While there are so many great memories of Reserve, it is hard to beat our 2012-2013 undefeated soccer sea-son.

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NAME: Katie ShahGREATEST MEMORY AT WRA:

Performing on the WRA stage with people who have become some of my best friends.

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Additional HonorsGrade levels for these distinctions vary

Friendship AwardMichael Nichols ’14

John & Christine Breuker Prize Morgan B. Lightcap '14

Turnbull Endeavor AwardAlex J. Campana '14

David S. Dennison, Jr. '36 Award (His-tory)Yuelin Liu '14

Anne Chapman Prize in HistoryHarold Zhu '14

History Writing Prizes

American HistoryFirst Place: Lauren Kolar '14Second Place: Gabe Skora '15Third Place: Amy Squire '14

World HistoryFirst Place: Chung-Hwa Suh '16Second Place: Michael Nichols '14Third Place: Lynn Yang '16

Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete AwardJohn T. McKenzie '14Maggie A. Wise '14

Class of 1974 Advancement GrantPeter Thewissen '15

Rensselaer Medal AwardIrina Kopyeva '15

The University of Rochester Awards

Bausch & Lomb Science AwardKevin Yang '15

Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony AwardAnna McMurchy '15

George Eastman Young Leaders AwardTrevor Levin '15

Robert R. Stoll Mathmatics PrizeMin Young Park '14

Rollin W. Waite Award in MathematicsHarold Zhu '14

English-Speaking Union Fellowhsips (United Kingdom)Faith M. DeBolt ’14Philip C. Ellis ’14

Peter L. Eberly Prize (Language)Amy L. Squire '14

Navy AppointmentsWade-Watta C. Kamara '14Mackenzie A. Orr '14

National Merit ScholarshipHarold Zhu '14

ELISA Scholars (France)

Max Borrmann ’16Jacqueline Chorazy ’16Xingyu (Jake) Ha ’16Rachel Morris ’16Matt Waldeck ’16Yichen Wang ’16

The Bicknell PrizeAwarded to that senior who has exerted the greatest influence in promoting school spirit, good manners and morals, as well as honesty in the classroom and leadership on the campus and athletic field.

Recipient: Yuelin Liu

The Robinson PrizeAwarded to that senior who has shown the great-est progress in moral, mental and physical devel-opment during his or her career at WRA.

Recipient: Selena M. Walsh

John W. Hallowell AwardAwarded to that senior who has significantly con-tributed to the intellectual or cultural life of the school through creative ability in one or more fields of interest.

Recipient: Ann H. Yu

Harlan N. Wood AwardAwarded to that senior whose work and ac-complishments have been distinguished by ex-ceptional effort and whose example has been of great value to academic morale.

Recipient: Amy L. Squire

Keir V. Marticke AwardAwarded to that junior or senior who best embodies the Reserve experience and has earned the respect of his/her peers and teachers for exception and “spark and spunk.”

Recipient: Halle M. Sovich

Angus M. Frew AwardAwarded to a student for sportsmanship and ath-letic ability that most nearly reflect the ideals of WRA.

Recipient: Anne M. Carter

Head of School AwardAwarded to those seniors who display superb lead-ership, positive energy and selfless deportment.

Recipient: Abby L. Hermosilla

Head of School AwardAwarded to those seniors who display superb lead-ership, positive energy and selfless deportment.

Recipient: John T. McKenzie

Head of School AwardAwarded to those seniors who display superb lead-ership, positive energy and selfless deportment.

Recipient: Alena L. Nichols

Head of School AwardAwarded to those seniors who display superb lead-ership, positive energy and selfless deportment.

Recipient: Mitchell G. Pollock

Todd C. Weaver Award Awarded to senior male and female prefects who contribute to school life through model behavior and support of school rules both stated and implied.Recipient: Michael L. Nichols

Todd C. Weaver Award Awarded to senior male and female prefects who contribute to school life through model behavior and support of school rules both stated and implied.Recipient: Morgan B. Lightcap

Rachel C. Snider Spirit AwardAwarded to a student for selfless deportment, con-cern for others and general good.

Recipient: Alexander D. Fellows

Phi Beta Kappa Award Awarded to a senior in the top ten percent of the class who “...contributes to the ‘intellectual environment’ and participates in extracurricular activities with emphasis on science, mathemat-ics, [and] debate...”Recipient: Mitchell G. Pollock

FACULTY AWARDS

Mickel Jones Fellowship for Summer StudyThis award, named on behalf of Ray Mickel and Chandler Jones, past and storied members of the Academy’s faculty, was first presented in 1995. Honoring two prominent and longstanding mem-bers of the Reserve faculty, this fellowship provides for advanced study in the recipient’s academic discipline. This year’s recipient is Jeff Warner.

Class of 1950 Fellowship for Faculty AdvancementThis award recognizes those masters who, by their personal and professional integrity, their com-mitment to their students, their enthusiasm for their profession and their service to the Academy, have provided an example worthy of emulation. This year’s recipient is Christine Borrmann ’84.

Hallowell SabbaticalThis award, created by the WRA Board of Trustees in 1972 to honor former Headmaster John W. Hallowell, was designed to benefit and broaden a faculty master through such pursuits as study, research, writing, travel and related work outside one’s field and thereby to benefit the institution. This year’s recipient is Jim Fraser.

William Moos Jr. Travel FellowshipThis award, named for William Moos Jr., sponsors the travels of a faculty master in the interest of a more worldly, knowledgeable and culturally aware Western Reserve Academy. This year’s recipient is Jill Evans.

The Franklin ’30 and Mary Barlow Award recognizes Catherine Berry for her energetic perseverance, positive dedication and com-mitment to her studies and for maximizing the benefits afforded to her by Western Re-serve Academy.

The Kenyon College Book Award is pre-sented to Trevor Levin as a member of the junior class who embodies the highest level of intellectual engagement, creativity and commitment to community that are central to the liberal arts and sciences.

The University of St. Andrews, Scotland Book Award is awarded to Peter Thewissen, an out-standing junior who has shown a commitment to international engagement and understanding.

The Bryn Mawr Book Award honors Zoe Leciejewski as a young woman in the junior class who exhibits an intense intellectual com-mitment, a self-directed and purposeful vision of her life and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to the world.

The Middlebury College Book Award honors Max Forsyth as an exceptional ju-nior who has shown remarkable commit-ment to achievement in environmental studies.

The Wellesley College Book Award honors Anna Ballard as a junior girl who has contrib-uted most to the life of the school through lead-ership and good citizenship while maintaining high scholastic achievement.

The Dartmouth Book Award is presented to YiHan Shen and acknowledges her as a mem-ber of the junior class who ranks in the top 10 percent of her class, demonstrates strong character, has made a positive contribution to the school community, excels in at least one nonacademic area and is a candidate for en-trance to a competitive college or university.

The Princeton Book Award is awarded to Irina Kopyeva, the member of the junior class who has achieved the highest record of distinction with the five core academic dis-ciplines: English, history, language, math-ematics and science.

The Williams College Book Award honors Hannah McKenzie as a junior in the top five percent of the class who has demonstrated in-tellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of the school.

The Corinne Van Dame Davis Award is awarded to Simon Ong as a junior who has demonstrated a strong commitment and dedi-cation to the drama or public speaking pro-grams at Western Reserve Academy.

The St. Lawrence University Book Prize honors Ketty Nolan as a junior who has displayed a significant commitment to com-munity service.

The Yale College Book Award honors Patrick Mylott, who through his persistence and effort has set an example for his classmates in the total-ity of intellectual, athletic and extracurricular en-deavors; the recipient embodies those elements of determination and hard work that are so much a part of one’s educational and life-long experience.

The Harvard University Book Award honors Anna McMurchy as an outstanding junior who combines excellence in scholarship with achievement in other fields.

The Smith College Book Award honors Alexandra Hubbel as a student who exem-plifies the academic achievement, leadership qualities and concern for others that char-acterize the thousands of women who have graduated from Smith College.

The Alumni Association Scholarship Award honors Gabe Skora as a junior in good academic standing who is a positive all-around contribu-tor to the junior class and by virtue of his pres-ence on campus makes WRA a better school.

The Joel B. Hayden Award honors Joey Mylott as the best all-around student in the junior class, considering scholarship, student activities and leadership.

The University of Pennsylvania Book Award honors Kevin Yang as a student who exemplifies the qualities and characteristics of Benjamin Franklin—a scholar, innovator and community servant—and is ranked in the top five percent of the class. Yang also receives the Kurdzeil Award for his out-standing commitment to and excellence in instrumental music.

The Alumni Association Scholarship Award honors Nina Tekelenburg as a junior in good academic standing who is a positive all-around contributor to the junior class and by virtue of her presence on campus makes WRA a better school.

Reserve Record 7May 25, 2014 Junior Awards & Senior Superlatives

MALE SENIOR SUPERLATIVES FEMALEStanis Jehu-Appiah Best Dressed Noor Alali

Rob Head Best Hair Miranda Fetterman, Annie Carter*Jack McKenzie Best Smile Selena Walsh

M.K. Kim, Hyun Min* Most Memorable Laugh Jelly Henkelmann

Ricky Mayer Best Eyes Halle SovichGrant MacPherson Talks Most Says Least Carly Kief

Mitch Pollock Talks Least Says Most Lily Liu

Jabril Smith Biggest Flirt Tricia CunninghamAlex Wheaton Biggest Drama King/Queen Emma Presley

Jimmy Donaghy Best Accent Noor AlaliMitch Pollock Most Likely to Return to WRA as a Speaker Katie Shah, Ann Yu*Alec Rhodes Most Likely to Return to WRA as a Teacher Amy Squire, Selena Walsh*

Phil Ellis Cutest Couple Camry HarrisGrant MacPherson Class Clown Chloe Cusimano

Nate Lund Most Visible Day Student Tricia Cunningham

Samir Kuri Least Visible Day Student Julia Franquesa

Alex Balli Has Them All Fooled Chei Yun SonMichael Nichols Most Likely to Win a Nobel Peace Prize Lily Liu

Robbie Markwell Most Likely to be a Professional Athlete Maggie WiseDavis Johnson Most Likely to Win a Grammy Miranda Fetterman, Ann Yu*

Michael Nichols Most Likely to Win an Oscar Miranda FettermanSpencer Chlebina Most Likely to be a Billionaire Tiffany Chung

Michael Nichols, Mitch Pollock Most Likely to be President Selena WalshAlex Wheaton Most Likely to be a Mad Scientist Lily Liu, Linda Adams*

Jabril Smith Next Reality TV Star Emma Presley

Mitch Pollock Working Hard Mary Moon, Lily Liu*

M.K. Kim Hardly Working Carly KiefAlex Campana Most Likely to be a Soccer Dad/Mom Maggie Wise

Miles Van Blarcum Tweetaholic Carly KiefM.K. “Panda” Kim Best Nickname Angelle “Jelly” Henkelmann

Mitch Pollock Most Likely to Write the Next Great American Novel Amy Squire, Abby Hermosilla*Griffin Trau Most Likely to Get Hitched in the Next Five Years Ashleigh Groves

Jonathan Depew Most Likely to be Head of the FBI Imani Brooks

Spencer Chlebina Most Likely to be Wanted by the FBI Emma Presley, Suzie Jiang

Alec Rhodes Most Changed Nishika RahejaSpencer Chlebina, Griffin Trau Least Changed Miranda Fetterman, Rylee Nelsen*

These results were collected via an online sur-vey distributed to the senior class. When the results were within one vote, the runner-up is indicated with an asterisk. A second name without an asterisk represents a tie.

8 Reserve Record May 25, 2014Sports

BaseballMIP: Liam Sullivan ’16

The E. Michael House Spirit Award:

Michael Curtin ’14MVP: Joey Mylott ’15 and

Patrick Mylott ’15

Boys LacrosseMIP: Kyle Zenkewicz ’17

Spirit: Spencer Chlebina ’14 and Griffin Trau ’14

Offensive MVP: Robbie Markwell ’14

Defensive MVP: Otto Bohan ’16

Girls LacrosseMIP: Julia Gasparre ’17

Spirit: McKenna Polak ’14MVP: Maggie Wise ’14

SoftballMIP: Sierra Gibbons ’16,

Darby Johnson ’15Spirit: Anna McMurchy ’15MVP: Kelsey Gordon ’14

Boys TennisMIP: Charlie Pearlman ’14

Spirit: Harold Zhu ’14MVP: Grant MacPherson ’14

Boys Track and FieldMIP: Ajay Dakappagari ’16

and Danny Mylott ’17Coach’s Award: Max Bor-rmann ’16 and Colt Roe ’16

MVP: Rob Head ’14 and Kendall Anderson ’16

Carl Basnett Award: Nate Lund ’14

Girls Track and FieldMIP: Irina Kopyeva ’15 and

Madison Clark-Bruno ’16Spirit: Wade-Watta Kamara ’14, Cat Berry ’15, Sophie

Arzberger ’15MVP: Annie Carter ’14

Carl Basnett Award: Tricia Cunningham ’14

Gold Medal WinnerJACK McKENZIE

MVP MAGGIE WISE MVP KELSEY GORDON MVP GRANT MacPHERSON

MVP ANNIE CARTER

Alex BalliAnnie Carter

Rob HeadLily Liu

Sophia NicholsAlec RhodesJabril SmithHalle SovichGriffin Trau

Senior Three-Sport Varsity Letter

Recipients

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1 Famous cookies 2 Jazz jargon 3 59 down, once 4 Like Senor Fraser 5 Pattern in Simon Ong's hair 6 Copyright concern 7 Green monster home 8 Weak or delicate 9 Site of WRA basketball games

10 Foil alternative 11 Sly signal 12 Appease, and a thirst

14 Legendary cross country coach 19 Grave marker 21 Crosswise, to a sailor 25 Left the premises 26 Like standardized tests 27 Apiary activity 28 Lines from the center 29 Malapropos 31 Prefix 33 Had an abode 34 Quick on one's feet 35 Island School visitor 37 Conflict ender 42 Oft contracted word 43 Hard to chew, perhaps 46 Part of the lunar cycle 50 Weak, as an excuse 51 Upholstery fabric 54 Elevator environment 56 Knitter's needs 57 Meat and potatoes dish 58 Optically offensive 59 Diploma holder 61 Detach from dependence 62 Shopper's aid 63 Bakery appliance 64 Bookworm 66 Member of the flock 67 Civil war general

ACROSS1 Admitting a draft, maybe5 Sleeve’s end9 Kitten noises13 Graduating Van Blarcum15 Substance addict16 Capital of Samoa

17 Seed in the making18 Making a comeback20 Shaping history22 Comedian’s asset23 Barely manage, with “out”24 Corn holder25 Professional parker

27 __ Lanka30 Maintain one’s credit score32 Purple flower36 Uncle Sam action38 Pendulum path39 Spanish friend40 6th mth. of Jewish calendar

41 Should have said44 Satan’s specialty45 Make into tatters47 Prime number’s homophone48 Corned beef purveyor49 Outgoing editor-in-chief and thespian50 Sonogram subject52 Place to hibernate53 Reduced, as a burden55 Infamous Fawkes57 Bear greeting?60 Gender-specific pronoun61 Troubled artist, outgoingcrossword editor65 Cooperative or pleasant68 Hit a golf ball69 Cabbage salad70 Canine’s curse71 Former “return” key72 Jekyll’s counterpart73 Prom attendee74 Put in the mail

DOWN1 Famous cookies2 Jazz jargon3 59 down, once4 Like Senor Fraser5 Pattern in Simon Ong’s hair6 Copyright concern7 Green monster home8 Weak or delicate9 Site of WRA basketball games10 Foil alternative11 Sly signal12 Appease, and a thirst14 Legendary cross country coach19 Grave marker21 Crosswise, to a sailor

25 Left the premises26 Like standardized tests27 Apiary activity28 Lines from the center29 Malapropos31 Prefix33 Had an abode34 Quick on one’s feet35 Island School visitor37 Conflict ender42 Oft contracted word43 Hard to chew, perhaps46 Part of the lunar cycle50 Weak, as an excuse51 Upholstery fabric54 Elevator environment56 Knitter’s needs57 Meat and potatoes dish58 Optically offensive59 Diploma holder61 Detach from dependence62 Shopper’s aid63 Bakery appliance64 Bookworm66 Member of the flock67 Civil war general

MVP ROBBIE MARKWELL

MVP ROB HEAD

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