Awards and Recognitions

List of 9 items.

• Norm Smith Leadership Award

  2024 - Bode Yelland
  2023 -  Sameer Nasir 
  2022 - Elizabeth Chagalis
  2021 - Graham Vaeth
  2020 – Christopher J. Kovalsky

  2019 – Grace Vaeth

  2018 – Adam Lovellette

  2017 – Blake Bissen

  2016 – Julia Nagle

  2015 – Jacob Betz

  2014 – Madeleine Gardner

  2013 – Michael Hernandez

  2012 – Connor Eline
  
  
  
  This award is named in honor of Mr. Norm Smith, a greatly admired and respected teacher, coach, colleague, mentor and leader who served our community from June 2007 until August 2009.  Mr. Smith died unexpectedly, but his presence and his contributions to Gerstell Academy are memorialized with this award.  The Norm Smith Leadership Award is the most coveted Upper School award at Gerstell Academy and is given to the 12^th grade student who best represents and exemplifies our Gerstell Academy leadership model.  To be eligible for this award is a tremendous honor in itself.  To compete for this award, eligible students must consistently demonstrate Gerstell Academy leadership qualities in and out of the classroom, on and off the playing field, and on and off campus over the course of their Upper School careers.  This award, therefore, is more than a simple recognition of positive behavior and compliance, but recognizes the intentional use of leadership values and skills for improvement of themselves, their classmates, Gerstell Academy and the larger community.

• Gary E. Slyman Award

  2024 - Bode Yelland
  2023 - Zavian Valedon 
  2022 - Elizabeth Chagalis
  2021 - Hunter Linton
  2020 – Haley Gochnauer

  2019 – Grace Vaeth

  2018 – Grant Vaeth

  2017 – Polina Yashnyk

  2016 – Julia Nagle
  2015 - Jacob Betz
  
  
  
  Presented by the Gerstell Academy Board of Trustees to the senior who has achieved the highest GPA in Leadership Class and Advisory over his/her four years at Gerstell Academy

• Christopher Poklemba Award

  2024 - Alexis Larson
  2023 - Sameer Nasir 
  2022 - Andrew Plunkert-Mercier
  2021 - Graham Vaeth
  2020 – CJ Kovalsky

  2019 – Max Friedman

  2018 – Maddie Bauhof

  2017 – Taylor Hodges
  
  
  
  Scholarship Award presented by the Gerstell Academy Board of Trustees to the senior who throughout his/her career at Gerstell Academy has demonstrated leadership on and off the athletic field, has been a positive influence on the student body, exhibited a passion for school spirit and displayed a sincere interest in humanity.

• Senior Class Valedictorian

  2024 - Matthew Finkel 
  2023 - Zavian Valedon 
  2022 - Lillian Norbeck
  2021 - Hunter Linton
  2020 – Dylan Berman

  2019 – Grace Vaeth

  2018 – Matthew Szedlock

  2017 – Traynor Willey

  2016 – Julia Nagle

  2015 – Jenna Marcus

  2014 – Madeleine Gardner

  2013 – Madison Harman

  2012 – Sam Goldstein
  
  
  
  Academic Excellence Award presented at the Senior Awards Ceremony to the graduating senior with the overall highest average in all academic courses throughout their high school career

• Gerstell Student Government Association President

  2024-2025 - Skyler Ellison
  2023-2024 - Remi Logue 
  2022-2023 - Zavian Valedon
  2021-2022 - Delaney Maul
  2020-2021 – Chris Day

  2019-2020 – Maddie Sprinkle

  2018-2019 – Antonio Holland

  2017-2018 – Brandon Tan

  2016-2017 – Blake Bissen

  2015-2016 – Luke Gardner

  2014-2015 – Jacob Betz

  2013-2014 – Casey Gruber

  2012-2013 – Madison Harman

  2008-2012 – Connor Eline
  
  
  

• Senior Class Community Service Award

  2024 - Kate Roberts 
  2023 - Rylie Bruffey; Ajaya Hobart 
  2022 - Chelsea Toussaint
  2021 - Hannah Welker
  2020 – Aaron Rubalsky

  2019 – Grace Vaeth

  2018 – Parker Lyons

  2017 – Dipesh Nayyar

  2016 – Katherine Sylva

  2015 – Nicole Merry

  2014 – Alaina Merry

  2013 – Jimmy Page

  2012 – Connor Eline
  
  
  Presented to the graduating senior who has accumulated and documented the largest number of community service hours throughout their four years in high school

• Golden Falcon Award

  2024 - Travis Smith 
  2023 - Sameer Nasir; Keeley Ballard; Jamison Gochnauer 
  2022 - Kylie Redman; Mason Burdyck
  2021 - Haley Polk
  2020 – Emily Fenwick; Haley Gochnauer; Christopher J. Kovalsky

  2019 – Malachi Darden

  2018 - Jillian Wilson; Laz Friedberg

  2016 – Maureen Mosmiller

  2015 – Sydnie Abrecht; Sarah Eline; Hailey Fein; Nicholas Wilson

  2014 – Casey Gruber; Brett McLaughlin; Alaina Merry; Josh Tabak; Casey Webbert; 

  2013 – Steven Snyder; Nicole Scherr

  2012 – Lindsey Parker; Dylan Woods
  
  
  
  Presented to the graduating seniors who have played three seasons of athletics over all four years of their high school career

• Leadership Growth Award

  2024 - Tyson Galloway; Braden Hammond
  2023 - Adrienne Martin; Jayden Williams 
  2022 - Logan Ader
  2021 - Rory Smist
  2020 – Maddie Sprinkle

  2019 – Gabby Manning

  2018 – Kimberly Lapidario

  2017 – Dipesh Nayyar

  2016 – Erin Brockmeyer

  2015 – Nicole Merry
  
  
  
  Presented by the Gerstell Academy Board of Trustees to a senior for demonstrating extraordinary growth in the area of Leadership over his/her career in the Upper School

• Falcon Perseverance Award

  2024 - Lucy Blake; Matthew Finkel; Jasmine Fynnwilliams; Jacob Gustavsson; Drake Hankins; Meghan Mosmiller; Connor Sumers; Bode Yelland; Gavin Zemencik
  
  2023 - Keeley Ballard, George Chagalis II,  Braedan Dillon, Jamison Gochnauer, Ben Keiser, Nicholas Marquess, Sameer Nasir, Alex Pristoop, Christian Scholz, Zavian Valedon 
  
  2022 - Faith Bissen, Elizabeth Chagalis, Isabella Farrow, Francis Fynnwilliams, Jackson Graham, Eesha Gupta, Josephine Henderson, Stephanie Koval, Emma Leonard, Carrick Makoutz, Eugene Podzin, Hanna Spicknall
  
  2021 - Allie Brendler; Graham Vaeth; Katie Mosmiller; Yasmeen Nasir
  
  2020 - Jonathon Hood; Jason Koval; Zoe Dackermann; Haley Gochnauer; CJ Kovalsky; Nicole Radams; Brendan Dillon; Aryana Valedon
  
  2019 - Michaela Chapman; Reece Early; Sid Gupta; Deven Hankins; Antonio Holland; Khadija Shah; Grace Vaeth
  
  2018 - Maddie Bauhof; Georgia Blake; Zach Brendler; Colt Hanlin; Adam Lovellette; Jessica Lyons; Parker Lyons; Matthew Nevin; John Page; Grant Vaeth; Brian Warehime
  
  2017 - Blake Bissen; Russell Chapman; Connor Elseroad; Taylor Hodges; Joey Tabak
  
  2016 - Laney Ballard; Conger Wrasse; Jake Gardner; Luke Gardner; Maureen Mosmiller; Molly Blake
  
  2015 - Billy Bauhof; Nick Wilson
  Presented to those graduating seniors who have successfully completed 12 or more years at Gerstell Academy