On Monday, June 11, the Upper School community gathered in Centennial Hall for Class Day to recognize and celebrate student achievements for the 2017-2018 school year.

Kindergarten Teacher Carol Martin, who is retiring after 38 years at Bryn Mawr, addressed the class of 2018, and reflected on the foundation that Bryn Mawr has provided each of them. Martin gave each senior a yellow ribbon to “tie them together,” and remind them of the importance of the connections and friendships they have made at Bryn Mawr. “Through the ribbons across the rows on this stage, you are one…carry Bryn Mawr in your heart, for you are now woven into her tapestry,” said Martin.

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 2018!

Class Day Awards

All awardees are members of the Class of 2018 unless otherwise noted.

Julia McHenry Howard Award 
Shreya Gandhi '22

Frances Virginia Wentz Turner Prize
Natalie Maranto

Community Service Prize
Environmental Coalition Seniors: Alice Carnell, Maeve Secor, Caroline Troy, Helen Mackay, and Josephine Finney

Class of 1953 Prize 
Maggie McGregor

Parents’ Association Award 
Alice Ball

The Wurtzburger Cup 
Jordyn Jones

Caryatid Award 
Georgia Dettmann

The Agnes Whiting Memorial Award 
Julia Philippe-Auguste

Public Speaking Award
Alice Carnell
Alumnae Awards 
Jessica Cahn
Jordan Brice
Serena Thaw-Poon
Grace O’Connor

State of Maryland Merit Scholastic Awards 
Clare Booth
Helen Harrington
Margaret King
Margaret Smith
Serena Thaw-Poon
 
The Bryn Mawr College Prize 
Kate Dowling '19

Edith Hamilton Award
Lindsay Wang '19

Class of 1943 Cups
     Arts Council – Maggie McGregor
     Athletic Association – Natalie Maranto
     Community Alliance for Everyone – Fudi Fickenscher '19
     Community Service Learning – Rachel Lee '20
     Environmental Coalition – Caroline Troy
     Student Government Association – Alice Ball

The Bryn Mawr Scholarship (Awarded at Graduation)
Clare Booth (University of Chicago)

Departmental Awards

Given at the awards assembly in late April

Creative Writing Award
Megan Hopkins

Ruth Bridgman Pagon Memorial Award
Ana Earle

Lawrason Perkins deMuth Prize in History
Cadence Quaranta

Rosemary Elliott Keyser Harder Art Award
Bozehena Kulchyckyj

Frances Wyatt Chisolm Photography Prize
Sage Okolo

Music Prize
Grace Heffernan

Class of 1974 Prize for Performing Arts
Lucy Kaufman

Evelyn Estey Sanders Classics Prize
Clare Booth

Yvonne Green Goodhue Modern Language Prize
Mina Park

Clare Coriell Hardy Award in the Sciences
Serena Thaw-Poon

Britten Moore Math Award
Myra Dada

Computer Science Award
Myra Dada

Anne Pugh Award
Olivia Rubin

Gymnasium Cup
Class of 2018

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. 

2018 Cum Laude Society Members
Clare Booth, Jessica Cahn, Sarah Cahn, Alice Carnell, Eleanor Citron, Myra Dada, Sophia DeVito, Maryum Hyder, Lucy Kaufman, Ye Rin Kim, Margaret King, Olivia Rubin, Margaret Smith, Serena Thaw-Poon, Caroline Troy, and Emily Zhang
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.