Sat, 30 May 2026 03:17:51 -0700WeeblyTue, 31 May 2022 03:20:18 GMThttps://www.willishallherald.org/seniors-class-of-2022/academic-awards6219376SENIORS:
TOM SLACK AWARD: FIND OUT AT GRADUATION!
CUM LAUDE SOCIETY: SAM BOWER, CONNOR ERWIN, PHOEBE ANDERSON, EDWARD MA, KATIE COLEMAN, AMARIA FORD, ISABEL BRADSHAW, MADDIE MONROE, ALICE YING
VALEDICTORIAN: SAM BOWER
SALUTATORIAN: CONNOR ERWIN
WILLIS HALL DIRECTOR’S AWARD: TUNER MCCOY
SCOTT ROBERTSON GOOD CITIZENSHIP AWARD: CAMPBELL NEEL
DEHART PROJECT AWARD: DAYANNA ANDERSON-PRYCE
GLOBAL STUDIES DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD: CONNOR ERWIN
GLOBAL STUDIES SCHOLARS: ISABEL BLACKSHAW, CONNOR ERWIN, BECK HANSEN, ALEXIS HASH, REAGAN KARLAN, REMY LUSK, REES WENK, MEREDITH WINN, ALICE YING
STEM DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR: EDWARD MA
STEM SCHOLARS: SAM BOWER, CONNOR ERWIN, EDWARD MA
FINE ARTS DISTINCTION DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR: SHAYLA KYLE
FAD SCHOLARS: PHOEBE ANDERSON, MEADE GREER, SHAYLA KYLE, REMY LUSK, ANNIE SLEMP
HISTORY AWARD: ALICE YING
SCIENCE AWARD: EDWARD MA
BIOLOGY AWARD: CONNOR ERWIN
MATHEMATICS AWARD: SAM BOWER
SPANISH AWARD: KATIE COLEMAN
FRENCH AWARD: PHOEBE ANDERSON
ENGLISH AWARD: KATIE COLEMAN
DRAMA AWARD: PHOEBE ANDERSON
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AWARD: CONNOR ERWIN
CHORAL MUSIC AWARD: AMARIA FORD
STUDIO ART AWARD: MEADE GREER
SPIRIT AWARD: REES WENK
B’NAI B’RITH ATHLETIC/ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: ADORIA SANDERS AND SPENCER BROWN


JUNIORS;
THE PROCTOR AWARD: COLIN CHANDEL
JEFFERSON AWARD: COLIN CHANDEL
WILLIAM AND MARY LEADERSHIP AWARD: SALLY TERRILL
RENNSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AWARD: COLIN CHANDEL
EXCELLENCE IN WRITING AWARD: KATIE LORENS
COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARD: COLIN CHANDEL
NEWSPAPER AWARD: GRACEAN RATLIFF
CHEMISTRY AWARD: COLIN CHANDEL
LATIN AWARD: GRAYSON BOONE
GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD: GRACEAN RATLIFF
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS: ALEXIS TETER AND CHASE DANIEL


SOPHOMORES:
YEARBOOK AWARD: ANSLEY AYERS
PHYSICS AWARD: ATTILIO CICCOZZI
]]>Tue, 31 May 2022 03:18:32 GMThttps://www.willishallherald.org/seniors-class-of-2022/academic-awards]]>Fri, 27 May 2022 15:28:13 GMThttps://www.willishallherald.org/seniors-class-of-2022/sam-bower-tops-the-class-of-22-with-graceSam:

• will become an engineer at VT;
• learned a coding language on her calculator;
• presented "Power Modification" for her DeHart Project;
• earned the STEM certificate;
• loves to bake chocolate cream pies;
• works out often, running in 5ks, swimming, cycling, and lifting;
• recovered from a knee injury;
• played lacrosse and field hockey;
• makes paintings of plants;
• involved in Russian Club, Robotics Club and Debate Club;
• received the William and Mary Leadership Award in 2021;
• won the Junior Scholar Athlete Award;
• awarded the Headmaster's Book Award in 2021, which goes to top students.

"She is very determined and has always been a very open and kind person." - Flavia Daniels '23

"Sam started taking French when she came as a ninth grader. She said from the beginning that she didn't like French, and then she became one of the best students in French. She is a delight to teach, and I will miss her very much." - French Teacher Chris Brandon

"Sam Bower is a graduating senior that I hope both my daughter grow up to end up like her. Pretty sure she doesn't have a mean bone in her body. However, she balances it really well with this tenacity. That's really quite impressive, but she does it with a sense of grace as well. Academically she's an absolute powerhouse, and with that, she does it humbly as well." - Director of the Upper School Stephen Belderes]]>Fri, 27 May 2022 15:20:15 GMThttps://www.willishallherald.org/seniors-class-of-2022/isabel-blackshaw-authentic-bookwormIsabel:

• loves to read;
• joined the Book Club, run by Director of Global Studies Ryan DeMarco:
• earned the Global Studies Diploma;
• danced outside of school;
• danced most of her life;
• played tennis;
• helps out with child care at her church;
• will study at Elon University

"Isabel is a bookworm, and she really likes fantasy stories." - Alice Ying

"When I think of her, I think of the word authentic. She's so sweet and genuine all the time. In class she's very respectful and asks really good questions and has a very can-do attitude." - Director of Global Studies Ryan DeMarco

"I really love to read, I read about 100 books a year." - Isabel

"She's an incredibly avid reader. I really enjoy talking to her about books that we've both read and hearing about some things that she's read that I have not read. She is an outstanding student who really engages in learning for all the best possible reasons." - English Teacher Polly Jones]]>Fri, 27 May 2022 15:09:02 GMThttps://www.willishallherald.org/seniors-class-of-2022/dayanna-anderson-pryce-emerges-as-a-leaderDayanna:

• won the Jefferson Award in 2021, for leadership and scholarship;
• served on the Honor Council by being highly trustworthy and an avid pursuer of justice in the community;
• Editor-in-Chief of the Compass yearbook, leading her staff with careful instruction and patient guidance;
• presented Diversity: More Than Numbers for her DeHart Project;
• founding member of the DEI council;
• selected to serve a role on the board that interviewed candidates for the position of DEI counselor, that selected Debbie Taylor as their favored candidate
• started at NCS in fourth grade
• will study at VCU.

"I just see her as someone who will make a difference no matter where she is." - Director of DEI Debbie Taylor

"She's very strong willed. She's not a pushover. She knows what she wants, and she'll get it." - Yearbook Advisor Sarah Sledd

"People know I'm really honest. I'm very, very honest." - Dayanna

"I have rewatched America's Next Top Model countless times, like countless times. I just really enjoy the show because it's like reality TV shows, but before it got really badly scripted. Also, I really like the competition. I am a very competitive person, so I enjoy watching competition." - Dayanna]]>Fri, 27 May 2022 14:56:19 GMThttps://www.willishallherald.org/seniors-class-of-2022/phoebe-anderson-writes-her-ticket-to-davidsonPhoebe:

• earned the Fine Arts Distinction
• won the Excellence in Writing Award in 2021;
• helps produce Calliope literary magizine; 
• participated in plays and musicals;
• loves to draw digitally;
• knowledgeable about Shakespeare:
• President of the North Cross's International Thespian Society:
• speaks French, spoke a large excerpt of lines in the language during the Murder on the Orient Express in 2021;
• plans to study social sciences at Davidson College;
• spoke about Modern Female Characters and Female Representation in Young Adult Media for her DeHart Project.

"She has become the glue for a lot of other kids in a really important way. There is a depth of caring that she has for other people that's really cool to see. She's super creative, which is a lot of fun. Sometimes, especially in the advanced French class that she's in, she'll add little creative elements to the things that she does, which as a teacher is really fun to see. It's also really fun to read." - French Teacher Chris Brandon

"I have friends online from all over the world. I have friends from places like Estonia, the Philippines, and Australia!" - Phoebe 

"I used to collect owl figurines and I have a whole bunch of them in my bedroom. I've been collecting owls since elementary school. I even used to write puppet shows with them." - Phoebe]]>