Rising Tide Recognizes Juniors and Seniors during Upper School Awards

Rising Tide Charter Public School held a virtual Upper School Awards Night to recognize and honor deserving juniors and seniors. The event featured Junior Book Awards, Scholarship Awards, Department Awards, and Schoolwide Objective Awards. Additionally, the school announced it plans to hold a graduation ceremony on the field at Rising Tide for seniors and their immediate family members during the morning of Saturday, August 8. 

Junior Book Awards
Each spring select colleges partner with high schools to honor students in the junior class for their achievements. This year, Rising Tide is honored to have partnered with 17 colleges to recognize 24 students in the class of 2021. The receipt of a college award does not always denote where a student intends to apply nor does it guarantee admission to that college. Rather, the colleges set criteria that allows Rising Tide to award students for their academic prowess, service to their community, or commitment to a particular field of study. Rising Tide is pleased to announce this year’s Book Awards to the following juniors:

  • Assumption College – Abigail Grey
  • Harvard University – Madison Nordberg
  • University of Rochester – Riley MacNeill
  • Colby-Sawyer College – Jaedyn Rice
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Thomas Brodin
  • Stonehill College – Kylee Lynch
  • University of Rochester – Maria Pettigrew
  • Yale University – Brett McNally
  • Brandeis University – Ashton Lewis
  • Mount Holyoke College – Victoria Grasso
  • Suffolk University – Roarke Brunstrom
  • University of Rochester – Heather Brenton
  • Rochester Institute of Technology – Matt Cavicchi
  • The George Washington University – Violet Perkins
  • Wellesley College – Sky Nickerson
  • Wells College – Brenda DaSilva and Andrew Gilmore
  • Rochester Institute of Technology – Leah Maciel
  • Smith College – Kay Patrolia
  • University of Rochester – Brynna McNulty
  • St. Michael’s College – Shannon Whittaker and Teddy Zisserson
  • Elmira College – Sydney Cuttle and Hannah Kosciuszko

Maureen O’Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary Award (National Latin Exam)
Every year, tens of thousands of students sit for the National Latin Exam. Students who score in the top percentile are awarded a gold medal and an award of “Summa Cum Laude.” The Maureen O’Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary Award is given to students who have earned 4 gold medals on the National Latin Exam. This year we have one junior who has earned a gold medal every year since 8th grade. We are proud to award this honor to: Ashton Lewis. 

Military Service Recognition 
Three seniors from Rising Tide will go on to serve their country: 

  • Angelina Kelliher will be joining the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps at Norwich Academy
  • Alex King will be joining the U.S. Navy
  • Rory Sullivan will be joining the U.S. Marine Corps

Scholarships Given by Local Organizations
Several local organizations sponsor scholarships for Rising Tide seniors. This year, five such awards were presented: 

  • Rotary Club of Plymouth – Samantha Sawler
  • Sunrise Rotary Club – Jack Smerczynski
  • Plymouth Lions Club – Emily Hamilton
  • Arc of Greater Plymouth – Katie Ferrante
  • Claire Rose Zisserson Scholarship – Maddy Burek
  • “Pay it Forward” Memorial Program Trust – Stephen Whelan

Attending a state college or university in the fall, the following students will utilize their John & Abigail Adams Scholarships for excellence on the MCAS:

  • Colin Clancy
  • Jared Fredrickson
  • James Walker
  • Emma Walsh

Rising Tide Department Awards
The Department Awards are given for each of the school’s six curriculum departments and the Athletics Department. This year’s award winners are:

  • Dance Award – Jenna Boardman and Fiona Whitney
  • Music Award – Brian Freedman
  • Theater Award –  Victoria Rice
  • Arts Award – James Walker
  • English Department Award – Madison Luongo
  • Mathematics Department Award – Alexandra Phaneuf
  • Computer Science Department Award –  Joshua Krueger
  • Science Department Awards:
        Physical Science Award –  Brian Freedman
        Life Science Award –  Sara Sampson
        Applied Science Award –  John Schelleng
  • Social Studies Department Award – Ina Dombrowski
  • World Language Department Awards:
        Latin Award –  Justin Trimberger
        Spanish Award –  Brian Freedman
  • The Athletics Award – Justin Trimberger

Schoolwide Objectives Awards
Rising Tide’s Schoolwide Objectives help guide the curriculum. By the time each student graduates from Rising Tide, he or she should feel confident in his or her ability to be an effective Communicator, Investigator, Self-Directed Learner, and Community Steward both in and out of school. This year, Rising Tide recognized five students who have excelled at reaching these Objectives:

  • Communicator Award – Sara Sampson
  • Investigator Award – John Schelleng
  • Self-Directed Learner Award – Alexandra Phaneuf
  • Community Steward Award – Emily Hamilton
  • Exemplar Award – Brian Freedman

Congratulations to the award winners at Rising Tide.