MBS Honors Upper School Students for Dedication to Community Service Work

At a special awards ceremony on Friday, May 3, Morristown Beard School recognized more than 80 Upper School students who have exhibited an exceptional dedication to community service. 

The spirit of volunteerism has become synonymous with Morristown Beard School and its mission. To assist students on their journey towards becoming productive and responsible citizens, the School requires community service of all students in grades 9-12. As a result of their volunteer efforts, students are doing more than gaining personal satisfaction and self-confidence; they are enriching their communities and transforming the lives of those around them.

The following 32 students were recognized for contributing more than 100 hours of community service: Jack Bailey ’24, Margaret Bailey ’25, Alyssa Benbassat ’26, Katherine Chandler ’26, Evan Daniels ’26, Christian Ewig ’24, Sloane Fiverson ’25, Sarah Freeman ’25, Reagan Gatz ’25, Trevor Gatz ’26, Nicholas Hanna ’25, Sophie Kotkin ’26, Lucas Krzanowski ’25, Micah Leibowitz ’24, Emily Mann ’25, Ilana Manne ’25, Sarah Marine ’26, Ashley Parker ’26, Daniel Raimer ’26, Emma Riber ’24, Isabel Rothschild ’26, Kayla Ruggiero ’24, Henry Scott ’25, Yash Shah ’24, Annabel Simon ’24, Reid Snyder ’26, Molly Sommer ’26, Rebecca Stulberger ’25, Charlotte Sussman ’25, Jawaad Travis ’25, Marilee Vartanaian ’26, Avesh Verma ’25.

Thirty-five students were honored for contributing more than 75 hours of community service: Gabriella Biamonte ’25, Bryce Cicchino ’26, Erica Adu ’24, Mackenzie Dougherty ’24, Finn Fleming ’24, Tyler Haber ’27, Vikrant Hajarnavis ’24, Kendall Hersch ’27, Lily Horowitz ’26, Ryan Horowitz ’25, Meera Iyer ’25, Jake Kahm ’26, Raidah Karriem ’25, Alexander Levy ’26, Benjamin Luther ’25, Nathan Luther ’26, Alice McNamara ’24, Alexa Myers ’26, Valerie Myronova ’27, Jaya Pally ’25, Kassy Patino ’25, Angie Ramos ’24, Emerson Reinhardt ’26, Ethan Resnick ’27, Tyler Rosenbaum ’27, Lily Rubinfeld ’25, Kate Simon ’24, Sara Tang ’27, Brooke Tannen ’25, Hailey Tannen ’25, Thomas Tucci ’27, Samantha Yagoda ’24, Owen Zakhary ’27, Andrew Zukowsky ’27, and Zachary Zweibel ’27.

Those who contributed between 50 and 75 hours of community service were: Andrea Bergman ’25, Samuel Bodack ’24, Thomas Byrne ’25, Declan Drury ’27, Noah Gehrmann ’24, Gwyneth Geoghan ’25, Joshua Greenwood ’25, Alexandra Hammond ’26, Oliver Herman ’27, Charles Holdsworth ’24, Ethan Levy ’24, JoAnn Li ’27, Meredith Manigan ’24, Ryland McDonald ’24, Caleb Ordower ’24, and Nicholas Troiano ’25.

As part of the awards ceremony, The Morristown School Class of 1958 Award for Humanitarian Actionwas presented to Avesh Verma ‘25. The award recognizes a student’s record of humanitarian deeds and awareness, as well as his/her recognition that with one’s privilege comes a responsibility to care about and contribute to the well-being of others.

This year’s Frederick Cross Remington Award was presented to Alice McNamara ‘24.  The award is given by the Remington family to that student who shows genuine concern for others and diligently devotes time and effort to community service.

Congratulations to all!