Harwood Union High School Class of 2022
June 10, 2022 | By Waterbury Roundabout
The tent for Saturday’s graduation is set up on the front lawn at Harwood Union Middle/High School. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti
Harwood Union High School’s commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 11, starting at 10 a.m. under the tent on the school’s front lawn.
The event will be live-streamed on the school's YouTube channel online and available there afterward as a recording to watch.
On Thursday evening, the senior awards ceremony was held where students were honored with awards from Harwood departments and community organizations. A variety of scholarships also were awarded. A recording of the ceremony is posted on the school district’s YouTube channel.
Below is the program for Saturday’s graduation ceremony and individual senior portraits. Scroll down for the awards/scholarships list.
The Class of 2022
Not pictured: Liam Dillon, Julian Fowler, Winn Gillen, Ebbe Lillis, Emma Ruggiero, Zachary Williams
Harwood Class of 2022
Awards and Scholarships
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At a ceremony on June 9, members of the senior class were honored at an awards ceremony where a number of awards and scholarships were announced. Some are decided by Harwood faculty and staff. Others are awarded by community organizations. Here is the list of awards and recipients.
Harwood Awards & Scholarships
The following awards and scholarships are bestowed by Harwood faculty and staff to seniors for outstanding academics, athletic or extracurricular achievement, community service, or service to their school.
Robert F. Fielder Athletic Memorial Award: Addison Dietz, Ava Thurston
Harwood Scholar-Athlete Award: Ben White, Jordan Grimaldi, Tanum Nelson
Outstanding Sportsmanship Award: Isaiah Washington, Tyson Sylvia, Maggie Aiken
Harwood Union Coaches Unsung Hero Award: Jonah Busker, Britta Zetterstrom
Vermont Principals Association Award of Excellence: Cam Merchant, Rubi Murphy
National School Choral Award: Wanda Sullivan
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Silas Yonkman
John Phillip Sousa Band Award: Silas Yonkman
Richard Wein Art Award: Jamie Atchinson
Good Citizenship Award: Jordan Grimaldi, Alice Lindsay
Harwood Award: Rubi Murphy
Harwood Faculty Award: Tatiana Heintz
Kathy Mackay Award: Kate Haraldsen
Parker Creativity Award: Merry Smith
Allen Tinker Memorial Scholarship: Noah Schwartz
Ames Scholarship: Ava Thurston
Eunice B. Farr Scholarship from Waitsfield & Champlain Valley Telecom: Josie Rand
Community Scholarships & Awards
The following scholarships are awarded by local, regional and national organizations to graduating seniors who will be attending a 2-4 year college or trade school.
Alchemist Opportunity Fund Scholarship: River Collins, Winn Gillen, Elaine Pan
Concept 2 Scholarship: Isaiah Washington, Josie Rand
Dascomb P. Rowe Scholarship Waterbury High School Alumni Association: Winn Gillen, River Collins, Rubi Murphy, Elaine Pan
Gov. Phil Hoff Vermont Honors Scholarship VSAC: Elaine Pan
Green and Gold Scholarship University of Vermont: Maia George
Griffin & Rutledge Construction Memorial Scholarship: Ava Thurston
Harwood Boosters Club Scholarship: Rubi Murphy, Jaye Fuller
Mad River Valley Rotary Club Scholarships: Rubi Murphy, Noah Schwartz, Liam Dillon
Maida F. Townsend Scholarship Vermont NEA: Ava Thurston
Mountain Gardeners Scholarship from Valley Garden Club: Winn Gillen
Rebecca Peatman Scholarship Warren United Church: Rubi Murphy
Waterbury Grange #237 Scholarship: Rubi Murphy
Waterbury Rotary Club Tools of the Trade Scholarships: Tanner Woodard, plumbing & heating; Caleb Lamson, electrical
Waterbury Rotary Club Lise Bornstein-Malter Community Service Award: Tatiana Heintz
Waterbury Rotary Club MacBook Air Award: Ava Thurston, Elaine Pan, Winn Gillen
Winooski Masonic Lodge #49 Scholarship: Elaine Pan, Winn Gillen