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2026 Final Assembly Awards
Congratulations to the following students who received awards at Final Assembly!
Charles W. Bush, Class of 1900, Award | Honors juniors who most clearly demonstrate the School’s ideals of character, scholarship, and service: Decker Reitemeyer ’27 and Abigail Terrell ’27
Howard W. Starkweather, Jr., Class of 1944, Award | Recognizing students who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to community service: Emma Lavelle ’26 and Guillermo Romero-Feito ’26
John Marshall Mendinhall II, Class of 1939, Memorial Award | Recognizing the graduating senior considered to have done the most for Friends School: Molly Dolan ’26
Amanda Spackman Gehret, Class of 1951, Memorial Mathematics Award: Cora Lohkamp ’26
Eden Wales ’99 English Award: Landis Hershey ’26
Jordan Wales ’97 History Award: Sara Clothier ’26, Molly Dolan ’26, and Mason Montejo ’26
Robert P. Hukill, Class of 1949, Science Award: Sylvia Green ’27 and Sky Hopkins ’27
Upper School World Language Award: Decker Reitemeyer ’27
Wyeth Brothers Performing Arts Award: Arlo Nekoukar ’26 and Piper Roskovensky ’26
Wyeth Brothers Visual Arts Award: Noa Fletcher ’26 and Ani Seidl ’26
Please Note: Our news items are grouped by calendar year.
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Palmer Jenney ’30 Wins Athlete of the Week
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Lower School Fall Parade!
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