WESTON, MA—Six Sudbury residents were among 90 students to graduate from The Rivers School in Weston on Friday, June 13.
A high honor roll student, James E. Hotchkiss was elected to the Cum Laude Society on Prize Day. He was also honored with the Dudley H. Willis Trustee Prize and the Austin A. Chute Memorial Prize for Latin. In addition to his academic success, James has been an enthusiastic Conservatory Program student, playing the double bass as part of the award-winning Big Band, Select I Combo, and Rivers Youth Symphony. He also shared his musical talents with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, with whom he has performed at Carnegie Hall. The son of John and Ingrid Hotchkiss, he will attend Harvard University in the fall.
A high honor roll student who was named a scholar athlete at the annual varsity awards ceremony, Nathaniel D. Johnson was elected to the Cum Laude Society on Prize Day. He also received Rivers’ top student award, the Faculty Prize, for best exemplifying the school’s traditions of industry, responsibility, and loyalty. In the past, he was awarded the Harvard Club Prize, the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Prize, and the F. Ervin Prince Award. He was a member of Rivers Givers, served as a student advisor, and was a Red Key tour guide. Nate was a member of both the varsity basketball and soccer teams, serving as captain of the latter. He received the Coaches Award and was named All-ISL and NSCAA All-State in soccer, and played in the New England Senior All-Star Game. The son of Jeffrey and Kirsten Johnson, he will attend MIT in the fall.
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A high honor roll student who was elected to the Cum Laude Society on Prize Day, Sareena V. Kamath was an exceptionally talented and versatile member of the Rivers community. She was awarded the Two-Dimensional Arts Prize on Prize Day, after earning a Silver Key in the Boston Globe Scholastic Art competition in printmaking as well as a SISAL 2013 second prize and 2012 first prize in printmaking. She served as an editor for The Current, the school’s literary and art magazine, and participated in the Montana service trip last summer. The daughter of Vivek and Rama Kamath, she will attend the University of Michigan in the fall.
An honor roll student, Kaitlyn E. Lyons was a smart, mature, independent student with a great sense of humor. She took advantage of many opportunities to experience new things by traveling to Spain and Montana for language and service trips, playing in the Jazz Combo, and playing varsity softball for four years. Kaitlyn has a deep appreciation for history and will be spending this summer volunteering at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. The daughter of Bob and Kathy Lyons, she will attend the University of St. Andrews in the fall.
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An honor roll student, Rachel G. Silverman was a kind and determined student who gave her energy to many different pieces of the Rivers community. She was a member of Rivers Givers, the school’s youth philanthropy group, and the Alumni Council while also running cross country and track & field. Rachel was a very talented artist in many areas, but particularly enjoyed ceramics, earning 2014 and 2012 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Gold Keys as well as a 2012 National Scholastic Art Competition silver medal for her ceramic work. The daughter of Scott and Lisa Silverman, she will attend Lafayette College in the fall.
An honor roll student who was intensely curious, Benjamin J. Warwick was instrumental in the founding of the robotics team, The Arcitechs, as a freshman and has been a key member of the team throughout its development. Ben was also an exceptional cello player, participating in the orchestra throughout his high school career as a member of the Conservatory Program. His efforts were rewarded with both the Science Prize and Classical Music Prize, as well as the Henry Wilder Foote Prize. Ben spent the summer following his junior year as an intern at The Bruker Corporation learning how to use the groundbreaking mass spectrometry machines there to identify components of complex mixtures.The son of Colin Warwick and Helen Kim, he will attend Carnegie Mellon University in the fall.
