Severn Celebrates Achievement in the Arts at Annual Awards Assembly

4/24/2025

Severn Upper School celebrated achievement in the Arts during a special awards assembly on April 22.

Rob Redei, Chair of the Upper School Arts, welcomed the Upper School students, faculty, and staff before sharing a recap of the numerous plays, concerts, and exhibits students undertook during the 2024-25 school year. Highlights include productions of Clue and Urinetown, the annual Revels concert in December, the memory project, the first-ever student-produced Spring Showcase, and the annual Art Show. Severn welcomed Zachary Lank'08, a New York-based fine artist, as the judge of this year's show. Students earned awards in ceramics, digital art, sculpture, painting, drawing, and photography.

The Best in Show honorees for the Art Show are:

1^st Place – Stephen Brown ’26, Grayscale
2^nd Place – Katie Mentesanna ’26, Giraffe
3^rd Place – Elizabeth Maltz ’27, Snow

The Yearbook staff was also highlighted for their hard work and dedication in putting together the 24-25 book. This year's staff includes students from each grade, led by senior editors Sadie Elion and Becca Hill.

During the assembly, representatives of several honor societies also announced the induction of new students while also recognizing current members. These included the Tri-M Music Honor Society, the National Arts Honor Society, and the International Thespian Society. This school year marks Severn's first year of membership with the International Thespian Society, the honor society for Theatre Arts.

The highlight of the assembly is the announcement of the Arts Achievement and Senior Art Awards. This year’s award winners are:

Three-Dimensional Visual Arts Achievement Award – Clara Anderson ’26
The Daniel Maurice Rothman Memorial Three-Dimensional Art Award – Em Fritz ’25
The Two-Dimensional Art Awards – Stephen Brown ’26, Lizzie Veiel ’26
The Jane Schwartz Memorial 2-Dimensional Art Award – Finn Fries ’25, Nate Hallock ’25
Digital Arts Achievement Award – Nate Eakins ’26
The Digital Arts Award – Sadie Elion ’25
Arts Achievement Award in Theatre – Ethan Cooke ’26, Sofia Moss ’26
The Performing Arts Award – Megan Calabrese ’25
Arts Achievement Award in Vocal Music – Annie Campion’26, Caden Schnabel’26
Arts Achievement Award in Instrumental Music – James Cravens ’26, Fletcher Warner ’26
The V Award in Music – Ainsley Grow '25, Paisley Pentecost '25
The V Award in Instrumental Music – Timmy Wright ’25
Renaissance Award (given in honor of long-time Severn teacher Doug Sassi) – Nina Ambro ’25

This culminating assembly is part of Fine Arts Week at Severn School, which also includes the Upper School Spring Concert on April 24 and 7 p.m. in Price. The concert is the final performance of the 2024-25 school year for all of Severn’s performance groups.

Severn congratulates all the award winners and artists who have contributed to our thriving arts community. To learn more about the Arts at Severn, click here.

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