On Monday, June 10, the Upper School community gathered in Centennial Hall for Class Day to recognize and celebrate student achievements for the 2018-2019 school year.

Third Grade Teacher Susan Mills, who started teaching at Bryn Mawr in 1975, addressed the class of 2019, and reflected on the joy in finding purpose and the importance of taking time for self discovery. Mills said, “Like the well-prepared traveler, you may think you already know what you wish to study. Many of you have chosen your schools and colleges knowing that they offer courses that match your current interests. I commend you for already having identified what interests you, but the well-prepared traveler who diligently follows the itinerary without ever deviating from it may miss the best discovery. As you step away from Bryn Mawr, seek out what calls your name and set out to find the joy of your purpose.”

Following the speeches, Class Day awards were announced and leaders from Student Government Association, Athletic Association, Environmental Coalition, Community Service Learning, Arts Council and Community Alliance for Everyone (CAFE) passed the gavels to the incoming president of each organization.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the seniors were officially welcomed into the Alumnae Association. Congratulations to all of the award winners and to the Class of 2019!

Class Day Awards

All awardees are members of the Class of 2019 unless otherwise noted.


Julia McHenry Howard Award
Arreyelle Wilson ’23

Frances Virginia Wentz Turner Prize
Fudi Fickenscher

Community Service Prize
Emma Cotter

Class of 1953 Prize
Reilly Kate Fitzmaurice

Parents’ Association Award
Oluchi Ogbonna

The Wurtzburger Cup
Camille West

Caryatid Award
Arielle Wiggins

The Agnes Whiting Memorial Award
Maddie Weinfeld

Public Speaking Award

Isabelle Zollinger


Alumnae Awards 
Serenity Bennett
Natalie Bunce
Anne Noon
Sophie Wachs
 
State of Maryland Merit Scholastic Awards
Kate Dowling
Isabel Pantle
Emily Sakai
Xiaoqiao Wang

The Bryn Mawr College Prize
Astri Doub '20

Edith Hamilton Award 
Ava Scharfstein '20
 
Class of 1943 Cups
Arts Council - Jenna Resnik ’20
Athletic Association - Helen Dawson 
Community Alliance for Everyone (CAFÉ) - Fudi Fickenscher
Community Service Learning - Rory Powell ’22
Environmental Coalition - Cynthia Somers ’21
Student Government Association - Kieran Suntha

The Bryn Mawr Scholarship (Awarded at Graduation)
Kate Dowling (Brown University)

Departmental Awards

Creative Writing Award
Zoe Leonard
 
Ruth Bridgman Pagon Memorial Award
Leah Bartlett

Lawrason Perkins deMuth Prize in History
Katrina Salmon

Rosemary Elliott Keyser Harder Art Award
Katie Lundberg
Grace Ostendorf
 
Frances Wyatt Chisolm Photography Prize
Zoe Leonard
 
Music Prize
Liza Plant
 
Class of 1974 Prize for Performing Arts
Keri McClelland
 
Evelyn Estey Sanders Classics Prize
Kate Dowling
 
Yvonne Green Goodhue Modern Language Prize
Audra Lane
 
Clare Coriell Hardy Award in the Sciences
Catherine Chen
 
Britten Moore Math Award
Isabel Pantle
 
Lynn Sears Byank Computer Science Award
Sam Silverman
 
Anne Pugh Award
Virginia Oursler
 
Gymnasium Cup
Class of 2019
 
 

Cum Laude Society

The Cum Laude Society is a national scholarship fraternity, founded in 1906. The objective of the society is to recognize superior scholarship at the secondary level. Total student membership in a chapter many not exceed 20 percent of the senior class. Seniors must have an honor record up to the time of election. 


2019 Cum Laude Society Members

Hrithika Bhambhani, Claire Blaudeau, Catherine Chen, Emma Cotter, Katherine Dowling, Nina Kolodgie, Audra Lane, Zoe Leonard, Isabel Pantle, Emily Sakai, Katrina Salmon, Charlotte Seymour, Samantha Silverman, Xiaoqiao Wang, Edwina You and Isabelle Zollinger
Located in Baltimore, Maryland, The Bryn Mawr School is a private all-girls pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school with a coed preschool for ages 2 months through 5 years. Bryn Mawr provides students with exceptional educational opportunities on a beautiful 26-acre campus within the city limits. Inquisitive girls, excellent teaching, strong student-teacher relationships and a clear mission sustain our vibrant school community where girls always come first.