With the 2019-2020 school year ending virtually, many of the CDS traditions were put on hold. CDS was excited this week to honor the outstanding Class of 2021 students who are being recognized for their exemplary accomplishments in the classroom and for their contributions within our school community and beyond.

This week our now seniors, Class of 2021, were awarded their Spring 2020 Book Awards, Inducted into the prestigious Cum Laude Society, given their DP pins to signify their participation in the IB Diploma Programme, and our two National Merit Scholarship Commended students were recognized. 

Book Awards
CDS is honored to partner with leading colleges and universities from across the United States to recognize high school juniors who demonstrate great academic achievement, leadership, service, and character. 

Brown University Book Award:	Isabel M.
The Brown Book Award honors the junior who best combines academic excellence with clarity in written and spoken expression: Language is the highest expression of our humanity; it defines what we are and what we aspire to be.
Princeton University Book Award:	Simran S.
The criterion for the selection of this student includes intellectual promise and academic excellence, exemplary service or extracurricular activities, and outstanding personal character.
George Washington University Book Award:	Isabel M.
This award recipient demonstrates a significant achievement in Civic Engagement, Service, and Independent and Creative Thought.
Harvard Book Prize:	Katherine F.
This award is presented to a junior who demonstrates excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievement in other nonacademic areas.
Jefferson Book Award – University of Virginia:	Elizabeth M.
This award is presented to the junior who best represents the Jeffersonian ideals of scholarship, leadership, and citizenship. The well-rounded student, rather than the person with the highest GPA, should be chosen.
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award – University of Rochester	Naresh P.
The recipient has demonstrated high achievement and rigor in science and math classes and has made positive contributions to their school and within the larger community.
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award –  University of Rochester	Anjali P.
Criteria for this award include demonstrated commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues, leadership and dedication to community action, and strong grades and rigorous courses taken in the humanities and social sciences.
George Eastman Young Leaders Award –  University of Rochester	Chloe M.
The recipient of this award must have strong leadership experience at school and in the community, high grades and challenging courses, and extensive involvement in extracurricular activities.
Xerox Award for Innovation and IT – University of Rochester	Dhruv K.
This award is presented to a student who has demonstrated a strong interest in innovation and/or information technology and a high level of achievement in this area, who has had exposure to new technologies outside of school, such as pursuing serious work opportunities in local laboratories or industry and leads other students to new approaches to old problems.
Assumption College	Reagan M.
This award is presented to an outstanding junior who exemplifies academic success, leadership qualities, and concern for others.
Rensselaer Math and Science Medal:	Sydney D.
This award is presented to a student who has distinguished him/herself in science and mathematics
University of Pennsylvania:	Ellen J.
The recipient is a junior who best exemplifies the qualities and characteristics of Benjamin Franklin- a scholar, innovator, and community servant.
Wake Forest University Book Award:	Katherine M.
The recipient will embody these values:  a commitment to liberal learning, openness to new ideas and the pursuit of truth, and a recognition of his or her responsibility to serve and guide society.
Brandeis Book Award:	Simon H.
The Brandeis Book Award recognizes an outstanding high school junior committed to social action or civic engagement.
Anne Frank  Humanitarian Award	Ava G.
This award goes to a current junior who has made a conscious decision to better the lives of others either within or outside the school through specific actions and activities.

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Cum Laude Society
The Cum Laude Society began in 1904 as the secondary equivalent to Phi Beta Kappa for colleges and universities; namely, Cum Laude Society schools are among the very best in the United States.

Carrollwood Day School earned their induction into the Cum Laude Society in December of 2019. As a Cum Laude Society secondary school, we have the unique opportunity to name individual students as members, based on superior academic achievement.  

To earn individual Cum Laude Society membership, juniors must rank in the top 10% of their class, seniors in the top 20% of their class.  This is the highest earned academic award a secondary school student can achieve and can very much influence and factor into the college admissions process.  

Along with several members of the CDS Class of 2020, nine Class of 2021 students that were inducted into the inaugural Cum Laude Society class.

Congratulations to: Sydney D., Katie F., Simon H., Ellen J., Isabel M., Katie M., Libby M., Anjali P., Simran S.

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National Merit Scholarship - Commended
A National Merit Scholarship Commended student has to rank in the top 3.5% of all PSAT test-takers in the United States. We would like to congratulate Katie F. and Simran S.

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A recording of the Awards Ceremony and Inductions can be viewed here.

Thank you to the CDS College Counseling Department for honoring the CDS Class of 2021.