Pictured above: Head of School Award winners Kenna Zhang, ‘26, Yul Choi, ‘26, Henry Lim, ‘26.
Last week, Cary Academy gathered for the annual Awards Ceremony to honor students who exemplified excellence throughout the 2024-2025 school year.
We honor these individual accomplishments and celebrate the collective spirit of this student body.
Congratulations to all the winners! Video of the Awards Ceremony and a complete list of award winners is available below.
Award Winners:
National Merit Scholarship semifinalist:
Guilherme Arnaut, ‘26
National Merit Scholarship finalists:
William Chen, ‘26
Yul Choi, ‘26
Fiona Fitzsimons, ‘26
Harper Gildener, ‘26
Jonah Hanson, ‘26
Gavin Koo, ‘26
Augustus Lavalette, ‘26
Clare Lee, ‘26
Allen Li, ‘26
Patrick Liu, ‘26
Akash Mani, ‘26
Anjali Narahari, ‘26
Sohum Patel, ‘26
Aviva Wang, ‘26
Brianna Xin, ’26
Joyce Xu, ‘26
Outstanding Discovery Awards:
William Chen, ‘26
Augustus Lavalette, ‘26
Kalyn Grice, ‘29
Lily Zhu, ‘26
Naomi Hammer, ‘26
Annika Taneja, ‘28
Jessica Bedford, ‘26
Outstanding Innovation Awards:
Cole Matthews, ‘29
Bella Corral, ‘26
Alister Devins, ‘26
Conrad Akulian, ‘26
Akshadha Chintu, ‘28
Isabella Grossi, ‘28
Sophie Holland, ‘27
Malyn Johnson, ‘27
Serena Patel, ‘26
Jasmine Phillips, ‘27
Elina Shah, ‘27
Kiran Singh, ‘27
Simran Vishnubhakta, ‘27
Tara Viswanath, ‘28
Rayan Almony, ‘27
Camille Monds, ‘27
Aidan Dunsmoor, ‘26
Etienne Van Tonder, ‘26
Outstanding Collaboration Awards:
Bella Corral, ‘26
Kiran Singh, ‘27
Joyce Xu, ‘26
Cydnee Bozeman-Palacio, ‘28
Charlotte Ro, ‘27
Luna Pulido, ‘26
Dani McCarron, ‘26
Naomi Hammer, ‘26
Tova Feldman, ‘26
Annika Liu, ‘29
Aarnavi Boppana, ‘29
Outstanding Community Awards:
Steven Leo, ‘28
Melissa Masere, ‘26
Hogan Wendt, ‘27
Outstanding Service Awards:
Sophie Livingston, ‘27
Skyler Jayasooriya, ‘27
Cate Gredvig, ‘26
Anisha Cattamanchi, ‘28
Founder Award:
Daphne DiFrancesco, ‘26
Head of School Award:
Yul Choi, ‘26
Henry Lim, ‘26
Kenna Zhang, ‘26
Brandeis University Book Award:
Sophia Curtis, ‘27
Brown University Book Award:
Riley Powell, ‘27
Dartmouth College Book Award:
Lingfei Tang, ‘27
RPI Medal:
Eric Zhu, ‘27
University of Chicago Book Award:
Anna Benjamin, ‘27
Johnnetta Camile Overton Scholarship:
Camille Monds, ‘27
Spector Family Fund Award:
Noelle Moorhead, ‘27