Awards

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Congratulations to the award winners in the senior class. We're so proud of your accomplishments.

Trustees’ Award

The Trustees’ Award recognizes the graduate with the highest cumulative grade point average over the past four years at LJCDS.

James Onaitis

Faculty Prize

The Faculty Prize is awarded to two members of the senior class, who through effort and character, scholarship, arts and athletics, have best demonstrated the ideals and spirit of LJCDS.

Luke Graham and Ariana Ludwig

Class of 2026 Department Awards

English: Julia Zhuang
Design & Innovation: Matthew DuBois
History: Ariana Ludwig
Mathematics: James Onaitis
Science: Erik Tang

Class of 2026 LJCDS Awards

Amy Marie Watkins Memorial Creative Writing Prize: Iain Halloran

Balmer Award for Citizenship: Matthew DuBois
Deora Bodley Alumni Association Award for Service: Ariana Ludwig
Grover Fang Jr. Award: Juliet Walton
Kenner Michael Spirit Award: Catherine Carmichael
Timothy M. Burns Award: Victoria Chen

National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

Luke Graham
Noah Levine
Erik Tang

Head of School Award

The Head of School Award recognizes the graduate with the second-highest cumulative grade point average over the past four years at LJCDS.

Rehaan Hassan

Class of 2026 Arts Awards

Amy Marie Watkins Memorial Performing Arts Award: Delilah Shulman
Band Award: Aaron Chaplin
Caleb Goh Dance Award: Ava Mendoza
Country Day Arts Alliance Award: Riley Johnson and Olivia Poch
Harry L. Drogin Memorial Award: Mak Horton
Keith Heldman Music Award: Cory Thompson
Orchestra Award: Julia Zhuang
Richard Wiles Memorial Award: Jordan Jones
Scholar-Artist Award: Kelsey Lewis and Sophia Liu
Theater Tech: Brady Chaplin
Visual Arts Award: Ariela Garma-Nieto and Rebecca Liu
William N. Goodell/Frank M. Bryant Creative Arts Award: Sean Kim

Class of 2026 Athletic Awards

Athlete of the Year Award: Ryan Salami and Safiyah Sugapong
Hagey Girls’ Sports Participation Award: Allegra Grzemkowsky
Iron Torrey Award: Aaron Guss and Ryan Salami
Jack Wigley Award: Kaza Nishiba
Scholar-Athlete Award: Ariana Ludwig and James Onaitis
Peter Ogle Award: Josh Rock and Juliet Walton