On Monday, June 10, we celebrated our graduating seniors and all Sem students as they officially “moved up." After remarks by Head of School Jody Douglass, 2012-2013 SGA President Bridget Haley ‘13 gave her final speech to the school community. She then led the Rose Ceremony, which marked the transition of responsibility from this year's elected student-leaders to next year's leaders, including heads of boards, clubs and class officers.
The Class of 2013
(L-R) 2013-2014 SGA President Molly Armstrong '14, 2012-2013 SGA President Bridget Haley '13,
2013-2014 SGA Vice President Jane Gold '15, 2012-2013 SGA Vice President Natalie Voos '14
Class Deans then announced the names of those students who achieved High Honors, Honor Roll and Merit Roll for the final academic term. Numerous other awards for scholastic and extracurricular achievements were also presented. Semachords, our a cappella singing group performed Jerusalem. We also heard remarks from Dr. Ben Joplin, following a formal presentation of the 2013 yearbook dedication by Seminaria Co-editors Curreen Luongo ’13 and Liza Marlette ‘13.
2012-2013 Senior Class President Alexandra LaMonte ’13 announced the Senior Class Gift: the Class of 2013 Fund. Hanna Ito ’13 and Arianna Hughes ’13 presented the senior slideshow before all 44 classmates joined together to sing the senior song, I’ll Be There For You.
Senior Class President Alexandra LaMonte '13
Click here for more photos. Watch video of the entire program here. For the list of award winners, see below.
2013 Class Day Awards at Buffalo Seminary
2013 National Merit Scholarship Award Winner
Eliza Hopkins ‘13
June 2013 Cum Laude Society Inductees
Jane Bertelsen ‘13
Olivia Bianco ‘13
Ji Eun Choi ‘13
Curreen Luongo ‘13
Xiaotong (Chrissy) Xu ‘13
November 2012 Cum Laude Society Inductees
Eliza Hopkins '13
Arianna Hughes '13
Alexandra LaMonte '13
Kathryn Sands '13
Jordan Serotte '13
National Honor Society Membership Pins
Jane Bertelsen ‘13
Olivia Bianco ‘13
Ji Eun Choi ‘13
Emily Glick ‘13
Alexandra Goodnough ‘13
Bridget Haley ‘13
Eliza Hopkins ‘13
Arianna Hughes ‘13
Alexandra LaMonte ‘13
Curreen Luongo ‘13
Erica Pellerite ‘13
Sara Sanderson ‘13
Kathryn Sands ‘13
Jordan Serotte ‘13
Grace Von Simson ‘13
Xiaotong (Chrissy) Xu ‘13
2013 Class Day Awards (recipients chosen by Sem faculty)
Annette Wells Stevens '24 Freshman Friendship Award – Andrea DeMarco ‘16
Suzanne Young Smith '63 Award, presented by Ann Augspurger Crane '63 – Amber Chinn ‘14
Callie Montesano '74 Award, presented by Elizabeth Montesano Roach – Bridget Haley ‘13
Jean Wende McCarthy '31 Theatre Award – Jane Bertelsen ‘13
Vocal Music Awards – Giselle Binette ’13 and Madison Gacioch ‘13
Ensemble Award – Madelyn Lisker ‘13
Margaret Storck Hart '40 Art Award – Alida Tabaro ‘13
History Department Award – Alexandra LaMonte ’13 and Curreen Luongo ‘13
Math Department Award in Honor of Jane Turner – Kathryn Sands ‘13
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award – Ke Yu ‘14
Science Department Award – Ji Eun Choi ’13 and Kathryn Sands ’13
Linda Rashman Levine '59 Award – Anna Magavern ‘15
Madeleine Breinig Reid '33 English Award – Eliza Hopkins ’13 and Alexandra LaMonte ‘13
Margaret B. Herron '73 Award – Olivia Bianco ’13 and Molly Mathias ‘13
Outstanding Athlete Award – Liza Marlette ‘13
Spanish Language Award – Curreen Luongo ’13 and Maeve Melber ’14
French Language Award – Katie Herer ’14 and Arianna Hughes ‘13
St. Lawrence University Book Award – Marissa Egloff ‘14
Mt. Holyoke Book Award – Molly Armstrong ‘14
Wellesley Book Award – Natalie Voos ‘14
Harvard Book Award – Ke Yu ‘14
Alumnae Association Award – Ji Eun Choi ‘13
Faculty Award in Honor of Robert A. Foster – Angelina Buscaglia ‘13
Miriam Berger Rashman '29 Award – Xiatong (Chrissy) Xu ‘13
Gary R. Sutton Award – Erica Pellerite ‘13
Semper Fidelis Awards:
Class of 2016 – Anabel Cornacchio ‘16
Class of 2015 – Jane Gold ‘15
Class of 2014 – Marla Beyer ’14 and Yidi (Brenda) Zhang ‘14
Class of 2013 – Kathryn Sands ‘13
Founded in 1851, Buffalo Seminary, or Sem, is an independent day and boarding school for college-bound girls. Located at 205 Bidwell Parkway in the historic Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo, N.Y., Sem offers more opportunities for girls through an independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory curriculum. Sem is a member of The New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), The National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS) and The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), as well as an affiliate charter member of the Online School for Girls (OSG). To learn more, visit www.BuffaloSeminary.org.