Each year, Poly Prep’s academic departments recognize the students who have gone above and beyond—bringing curiosity, dedication, and excellence to their discipline. We are proud to celebrate the outstanding honorees of our 2025-26 Upper School Academic Awards.

Computer and Information Science

The Computer and Information Science Award is given to a student whose curiosity and learning often exceed that of our course offerings.

Devan Jiang ’26

Montauk Margolies ’26

English

Mitchell Prize

Awarded to a Grade 12 English student who has exhibited excellence in the study of literature and writing.

Isabella Carire ’26

Nina Sethi ‘26

The Brown Book Award

Awarded to a Grade 11 student who combines academic excellence and clarity in both written and spoken expression.

Nicolai Fahy ’27

History

New England Society Book Award

The New England Society Book Award is presented to a Grade 12 student who has shown excellence in the study of history.

Suri Sun ’26

The Mayflower Award

Presented to a Grade 11 student for excellence in the study of United States history.

Brandon Willabus ’27

Math

Senior Math Prize

Awarded to a student who has shown outstanding mathematical understanding.

Sylvie Dorsch ’26

Suri Sun ’27

Science

The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award

This award is offered by the University of Rochester and presented to an outstanding science student in Grade 11.

Adelaide Swartz ’27

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The Sandra Stone Award

Presented to a Grade 12 student for excellence and service in science throughout their time at Poly Prep.

Daisy Lu ’26

The Rensselaer Medal

This award from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is presented to the Grade 11 student who has demonstrated excellence in science and math.

Zahaan Batliboi ’27

Classics & World Languages

Senior French Award

Awarded to a Grade 12 student for outstanding accomplishment in French.

Anthony Jerome ’26

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Pitkow Spanish Award

Awarded to a Grade 12 student for outstanding accomplishment in Spanish, in memory of Alvin B. Pitkow.

Felipe Santiago ’26

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Mandarin Award

Awarded to a Grade 12 student for outstanding accomplishment in Mandarin.

Ben Rosano ’26

Junior French Award

Awarded to a Grade 11 student for outstanding accomplishment in French.

Harper Baillie ‘27

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Junior Spanish Award

Awarded to a Grade 11 student for outstanding accomplishment in Spanish.

Brandon Willabus ‘27

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Junior Mandarin Award

Awarded to a Grade 11 student for outstanding accomplishment in Mandarin.

Alessandra Di Pietra ‘27

The Gilbert Feldman Memorial Latin Award

Named for a former faculty member for excellence in Latin studies; awarded to students in Grades 11 and 12.

Rose Filippazzo ‘27

Ava Barbiere ‘26

Grade Level Awards

Grade 9: Russell Trauerts Memorial Award
First presented in 1955 by Poly Prep’s Class of 1957; rededicated in 2007 in memory of classmates overtaken by events bigger than we were; and awarded to the Grade 9 student who during the year, has grown most significantly in terms of character, intellect, and personality.

Cristine Goberdhan ’29

Max Rice ’29

Grade 10: Sharyn Dolan Memorial Award

Presented to a Grade 10 student who has exhibited excellence in mathematics and athletics and who represents the character and values manifested by Ms. Dolan.

Charlotte Merchant ’28

Grade 11: Dartmouth Book Award
Presented to a Grade 11 student who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and made a positive contribution to the life of the school.

Charles Jaffe ’27

Zahaan Batliboi ’27

Grade 11: Indovino Memorial Book Award
Given by the Class of 1987 to a Grade 11 student for leadership and dedication in Student Government.

Stevie Ziffer ’27

Grade 11: Hiram Austin Tuttle Cup
Presented to a Grade 11 student who has improved the most in the course of three years.

Othello Ghartey ’27

Grade 12: Emmett Gold Routt Cup
Presented to a Grade 12 student who has shown the greatest academic growth in their final high school year.

Emilio Gittens ’26