Middle School students from The Webb School came together for a special ceremony on May 20 that included the presentation of traditional and special awards, the announcement of a declamation contest winner and the graduation of the eighth-grade class. Eighth grade graduates received certificates and pins to add to their senior blazers in four years.
This year’s graduation included the following students.
Ella Allen
Gavyn Anderson
Grayson Anderson
Sophia Bain
Iakov Bardin
Austin Bilbro
Gunnar Boles
Christopher Brown
Katelyn Chance
Tayler Church
Logan Dipietro
Bertram Edmonston
Ryan Edwards
Aiden Ellis
Steven Ennis
James Farrar
Owen Fogle
Amelia Fournier
Jayden Frazier
Catherine French
Aarron Ghosh
Peter Ha
Justis Haggard
Makenzi Haile
Preston Hall
Wenxuan Jia
Kora Johnson
Connor Kilgore
Carter Lampley
Armon Leavy
Samuel Ledbetter
Benjamin Lesher
Christyn Logan
Lukas McGuff
Alianna McKinnis
Jacob Milmeister
Mary Mosier
Alora Pearce
Wyatt Petroka
Lien Phan
Joseph Pitner
Chere' Potts
Joshua Powers
Maddox Rose
John Simmons
Amelie Taucare
Sydney Taylor-Hill
Malaithong Thephavong
Amorri Wilkins
Mawgojzeta Williams
Joel Wyatt
Declamation Contest Finalists
These students declaimed during the ceremony.
Juan Daniel Arellano-4th Place
Reagan Bawcum-3rd Place
Anna Kate Gregory-2nd Place
Abriella Hershman-1st Place
Book Awards
Mary Myers
06 Geography
Kat Mosier
08 English
08 History
Algebra I
Ashley Bobo
07 US History
07 Pre-Algebra
French IA
Abriella Hershman
06 Focus- Digital Citizenship
06 Music
Jayden Frazier
Spanish I
Gabby Dooley
06 Passport Art
Anna Kate Gregory
06 Science
06 English
06 Math
06 Passport Art
06 Focus - Study Skills
06 Focus - Hatchet book study
Jackson Elfersey
Strings I
Leo Ha
Spanish IA
Amelia Fournier
08 Science
French I
Alora Pearce
08 English
08 Science
08 History
Algebra I
Intermediate Strings
Reagan Bawcum
07 US History
07 Pre-Algebra
French IA
Eli Brown
Spanish I
Sam Bradley
07 Science
Grayson Anderson
Spanish I
Algebra I
Carter Lampley
08 Art
Jack Hunton
07 Art
Sarai Clarke
Spanish IA
07 Art
07 English
Austin Rogers
07 English
Maggie Williams
French IB
Alianna McKinnis
Algebra I
Paxton McCallon
06 Hatchet book study
Peter Ha
08 Science
08 History
Algebra I
Latin I
Gunnar Melson
06 Geography
06 Language Passport
Nate Simmons
06 Music
Excellence in Guitar
Amelie Taucare
08 English
Jayda Frazier
06 English
06 Math
06 Focus- Digital Citizenship
06 Focus- Prisoner book study
06 Language Passport
Henry Hulan
07 Science
Camden Collins
06 Language Passport
Excellence in Guitar
Audie Nicoll
06 Science
06 English
06 Geography
06 Math
Makenzi Haile
08 Art
Grayson Harrell
Spanish IA
07 English
Stella Burns
07 Art
Ryan Edwards
Spanish I
Benjamin Lesher
08 Pre-Algebra
Harrold Thomas
07 Science
07 US History
07 Pre-Algebra
Chloe Mears
06 Language Passport
Lukas McGuff
Algebra I
Anne Marie Beard
06 Passport Art
Aarron Ghosh
Spanish I
Special awards
Spelling Bee winners
Lukas McGuff - 1st, Gunnar Boles - 2nd, Jackson Elfersy - 3rd
Geography Bee winners
Carson Sutton – 1st, Joe Pitner – 2nd, Ethan Clark – 3rd
The Larry Nichols Geography Award
Selected by the Assistant Head of School: This $100 award goes to the student, who demonstrated a love for Geography, and a standard of excellence in character and leadership in this middle school year.
Recipient: Jackson Elfersey
Grit Award
This award goes to the student, who by persistence and grit, has accomplished the most academic growth, independence, and improvement in their middle school year.
Recipients: Kora Johnson and Joel Wyatt
Students Earning the Most Merits
for thinking of others and spreading kindness
Benjamin Lesher, Jayden Frazier, Aaron Ghosh, William Sisson, Ray Davis, Nova Northcutt, Lily Anne Harris and Ashley Bobo
Middle School Honor Council Members
Recipients: Austin Bilbro and Grayson Harrell
Middle School Student Council Members
Kat Mosier, Lukas McGuff, Gunnar Boles, Iakov Bardin, Gunnar Melson, Juan Arellano, Reagan Bawcum, Ashley Bobo
Rubix Cube Awards
Jayda Frazier, Chloe Mears, Anna Kate Gregory, Audie Nicoll, Gabby Dooley, Tate Parker
Hinkle Award
The Erin A. Hinkle Award is voted on by the middle school faculty and is given to the 8th grade students who, by achievement and example, have done the most for The Webb School. This year we honor a Webb lady and a Webb Gentleman.
The 2021 Hinkle award goes to:
Mackenzi Haile
Austin Bilbro
Thespians Awards
for excellence in The Webb School Theatre Program
Ashley Bobo
Gabby Dooley
Jackson Elfersy
Lily Anne Harris
Haley Helton
Emery Potts
Joanne Powers
Juan Daniel Arellano
Abriella Hershman
Henry Hulan
Paxton McCallon
Saphira Yasui
Avery Pay
JR National Honor Society Members
8th grade
Carter Lampley
Gavyn Anderson
Grayson Anderson
Lukas McGuff
Mary Mosier
Mawgojzeta Williams
Sydney Taylor-Hill
Wyatt Petroka
7th grade
Ashley Bobo
Austin Rogers
Grayson Harrell
Harrold Thomas
Henry Hulan
Landon O'Neal
Reagan Bawcum
Sarai Clarke
Returners
Aiden Ellis
Alora Pearce
Amelie Taucare
Lien Phan
Makenzi Ha