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Middle School Awards l The Isabelle W. Lawrence Award Ben Cohen 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. l The Gordon Lang Trophy Rohan Pavuluri 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. Deb Sampey congratulates Alex Mendoza. l The Kimberly Joy Michaels Award l Departmental Awards for Excellence Alex Mendoza 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. English Hedy Gutfreund French Annie McDonough Spanish Tyler Hagedorn Latin Victoria Bianco Chinese Camden Olson History Rohan Pavuluri Mathematics Nicky Azar Instrumental Music Yaodi Hu Vocal Music Victoria Bianco, Catherine Hanlon Drama Erik Brandel-Tanis Physical Education Leah Mellett, Alex Mendoza Science Yinga Xia Visual Arts Daisy Fornengo l The Susan Strasburger Memorial Award Rohan Pavuluri, Yinga Xia 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. Yinga Xia with her award. Latin School of Chicago 9