MBS Honors Upper School Students for Dedication to Community Service Work

At a special awards ceremony on Friday, April 24, Morristown Beard School proudly honored more than 100 Upper School students for their extraordinary dedication to community service. These students have gone above and beyond in giving back—embodying the true spirit of leadership, empathy, and action.

 

At MBS, volunteerism isn’t just encouraged, t’s a core part of the student experience. With community service built into the curriculum for grades 9–12, students are not only meeting a requirement—they’re making a real impact.

 

Their efforts extend far beyond campus, enriching lives, strengthening communities, and shaping them into compassionate, responsible citizens.

 

This celebration was more than just an awards ceremony, it was a powerful reminder of what young people can achieve when they lead with heart and purpose.

 

As part of the awards ceremony, The Morristown School Class of 1958 Award for Humanitarian Action was presented to Sarah Marine '26. 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. Sarah earned 182 service hours by acting as a Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician with The Summit First Aid Squad for the past three years. She is a certified active EMT, calmly handling real emergencies after nearly 200 hours of training. Additionally, she serves on the Junior Board of The Overlook Foundation at Overlook Medical Center raising over $150,000.  Sarah also finds time to be an Academic Tutor at Central Presbyterian Church, has led food drives, served as captain of our blood drive, mentored on the soccer field, and worked with young campers. 

 

As Dr. Howells said at her Cum Laude induction, “Sarah embodies what it means to lead with both intellect and heart.”

 

This year’s Frederick Cross Remington Award was presented to Marilee Vartanian '26. The award is given by the Remington family to the student who shows genuine concern for others and diligently devotes time and effort to community service. Marilee earned 122 service hours by volunteering with The Special Olympics. This organization is near and dear to her heart because her brother is a participant.  

One of the events she volunteered at this year was Millburn's “Rocktober Fest,” where she was a spokesperson for the Special Olympics and spread awareness of local events.  In addition to being a spokesperson, Marilee helps coach the basketball and swim teams.  

 

Beyond the Special Olympics, Marilee also serves as the President of the Community Service Club, Vice-President of the SGA, is a leader of Bridges, and attended the Habitat for Humanity Spring Break trip twice in her high school career.

 

The following students were recognized for contributing more than 100 hours of community service: Alyssa Benbassat '26, Christopher Blancuzzi '26, Oliver Blum '26, Alexander Carr '27, Marcus Cassidy '28, Katherine Chandler '26, Haley Chestnut-Stein '28, Evan Daniels '26, John Degnan '27, Carly Derman '27, Brennan Dickson '28, Declan Drury '27, Sarah Eilenberg '29,  Dairelys Espinal '28, Lilly Espinal '29, Danny Ewing '28, Lucas Fingerman '27, Meadow Fleming '29, Riley Goldstein '28, Tehya Gonzalez '28, Elizabeth Gottlieb '28, Jake Greenwood '28, Bennett Gross '26, Oliver Herman '27, Morgan Horowitz '28, Andrew Ikhelson '28, Liam Johnson '27, Alex Kothari '28, Molly Mac Evoy '27, Eli Morse '28, David Ojo '27, Caroline Powers '28, Daniel Raimer '26, Zoe Rawitz '27, Aaditya Reddy '27, Emerson Reinhardt '26, Tyler Rosenbaum '27, William Ross '27, Mia Rubin '26, Ari Shiffman '27, Adam Siegel '27, Sophia Skolnick '29, Molly Sommer '26, Reid Snyder '26, David Thompson '28, Blake Tiger '28, Logan Turner '26, Russell Urbach '28, Jacob Wong '28, Andrew Zukowsky '27, Alexis Zweibel '28, and Zachary Zweibel '27.

 

Students who were honored for contributing more than 75 hours of community service: Madison Blount '28, Ellie Bonsignore '29, Nihal Brar '28, Evan Cadet '29, Genesis Casselle '27, Austin Chen '28, Nathan Chen '28, Brielle Cicchino '28, Charlie Cohen '27, Nicki Fiverson '28, Shreya Gandhi '27, Coralie Gangl '27, Ainsley Geoghan '28, Ryan Goldberg '28, Gianna Graziano '27, Theodore Greller '28, Tyler Haber '27, Kendall Hersch '27, Jake Kahm '26, Nick Kando '28, Sydney Kaplan '28, Elise Karosen '28, Roshan Kothari '29, JoAnn Li '27, Gwyneth Lischer '27, Alexa Myers '26,  Molly Neider '28, Harry Nesson '28, Rachel Perilstein '28, Aiden Randall '27, Ethan Resnick '27, Isabella Russo '29, Camryn Sanchez '27, Suri Shah '27, Connor Sullivan '28, Koen Vonderahe '29, Sydney Wagenheim '27, Maya Weinmann '28, and Caleb Wong '27. 

 

Congratulations to all!