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Middle School Awards The Isabelle W. Lawrence Award Miya Coleman 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. The Gordon Lang Trophy Lewis Burik and Zarrin Karimi 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. The Kimberly Joy Michaels Award Brennan Besser 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. The Susan Strasburger Memorial Award Catherine Rose Pate 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. The Robert Peck Bates Memorial Award Dylan Burke 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. Claudia Johns Zarrin Karimi accepts the Gordon Lang Trophy from history teacher Rob Wellen. Departmental Awards for Excellence English Will Nuelle French Claudia Johns Spanish Ella Huzenis Latin Julius Reiner Chinese Christopher Quazzo History MJ Porzenheim Mathematics Catherine Rose Pate Instrumental Music Jack Landsberg Vocal Music Kate Guynn Drama Caroline Chu Physical Education Zach Barker and Kendall Sievewright Science Brian Lorenz Visual Arts Zarrin Karimi Brennan Besser Latin School of Chicago 9