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Middle School Awards ıThe Isabelle W. Lawrence Award ıThe Robert Peck Bates Memorial Award Julianna Jarik This award is presented by the Alumni Association to the middle school student who has displayed outstanding competence and dedication in the fields of history, English and the arts. Isabelle W. Lawrence was a teacher in the middle school at Latin from 1936 until 1969 and a writer of wide repute. Patrick White The Robert Peck Bates Memorial Award is presented to the middle school student whose academic performance has improved most significantly over the three years of middle school. ıThe Gordon Lang Trophy Michael Begel The Alumni Association presents this award to the middle school student who best displays qualities of leadership. The recipient may or may not be an outstanding student or athlete, but within him or her there must be the essence of leadership – a sense of responsibility toward his or her fellow students. ıThe Kimberly Joy Michaels Award Gavin Hilder and Marjorie Muller Kimberly Joy Michaels attended Latin School from 1978 until 1986. Kimberly's parents established this award to celebrate her memory and to commemorate her courage, determination and vitality in the face of the disease that ultimately claimed her life. It is presented to the student who best exemplifies Kimberly's cheerfulness, enthusiasm, humor and indomitable spirit. ıThe Susan Strasburger Memorial Award Naomi Frankel and Ian Spear Susan Strasburger attended Latin School from junior kindergarten through sixth grade. During the fall term of sixth grade, she died after a brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Strasburger established this award in memory of their daughter, who was an exceptionally bright student and was well liked by her teachers and classmates. This award is presented to the middle school student or students who have achieved the highest scholastic average during three years in the middle school. ıDepartmental Awards for Excellence English Esmé Naumes-Givens French Alexis Bonner Spanish Marissa Weiss Latin Julianna Jarik Chinese Ian Spear History Tom Kloehn Mathematics Brian Dhingra Instrumental Music Jacob Brody Vocal Music Sydney Perkins Drama Marjorie Muller Physical Education Naomi Frankel and Ben Natinsky Science Morgan Bryant Visual Arts Lexie Ziegler Latin School of Chicago 9