Santa Fe Prep
Graduates of 2017: Thank you for all you have done — for Prep and for the community of Santa Fe — across your years. Do good work and stay in touch!” — Jim Leonard, head of school
Valedictorian: Emma Koolpe Class speaker: Oliver Hillenkamp
Class officers: Lucas Smith and Sophie Guthrie; senior student council members: Taylor Ellis, Brogan Andersson, Emma Sheppard, Olivia Lenfestey
Accomplishments in sports
District champions: Boys soccer, boys track, girls track
State champions: Boys soccer, girls lacrosse, boys swimming and diving, girls sprint medley relay team (track), girls 800m (track), girls 100 hurdles (track), boys 100m (track), boys 200m (track)
Taylor Ellis: First team All-State (soccer), first team All-District (soccer)
Thomas Naylor: First team All-State (soccer), first team All-District (soccer)
Patrick Boyd: State Player of the Year (soccer), first team All-State (soccer), first team All-District (soccer), district high point honor (track), state high point honor (track), state champion: 100m (track), state champion: 200m (track)
Sage Crosby: First team All-District (basketball) Elizabeth Whiting: State champion 800m (track)
Senior Scholar Athletes: Sage Crosby, Ben Ciener, Patrick Boyd, Taylor Ellis, Olivia Lenfestey, Thomas Naylor, Tristan Olrik, Julian Rosales, Lucas Smith, Ashley Thomas, Elizabeth Whiting
Individual accomplishments and scholarships
National Merit Finalists: Ian Canfield and Sage Crosby National Hispanic Scholar: Elizabeth Whiting
Cum Laude Society Members: Sadie Wiese, Sophie Guthrie, Taylor Ellis, Elizabeth Whiting, Jordan Mazur, Madison Winston, Sage Crosby, Oliver Hillenkamp, Emma Koolpe
Davis New Mexico Scholar: Jose Martinez LANL Foundation Silver Scholar: Madison Winston LANL Foundation Bronze Scholar: Ian Canfield
LANL Foundation Sen. Pete Domenici Scholar: Sage Crosby
LANL Foundation Climate Change Leadership Institute Scholar: Taylor Ellis
Santa Fe Institute High School Prize for Scientific Excellence: Oliver Hillenkamp
Spirit of Santa Fe Prep Award: Emma Sheppard Elrington Award: Taylor Ellis Blue Griffin Award: Jordan Mazur Robert W. Kurth Humanities Award: Oliver Hillenkamp Dougharty Book & Travel Award: Jasmine Alvarado Anita Ginocchio Award: Tamar Terell
SFNM | Century Bank Super Scholars: Madison Winston, Emma Koolpe, Sadie Wiese
English Award: Liza Doyle, Cameron Gonzales, Sadie Wiese, Emma Sheppard
Science Award: Sage Crosby, Sophie Guthrie, Emma Koolpe, Annie Schulz
Visual Arts Award: Tristan Olrik, Brogan Andersson
Performing Arts Award: Jasmine Alvarado, Emma Koolpe, Beckett Maestas, Jesse Glass
Athletics Award: Elizabeth Whiting and Patrick Boyd
Class accomplishments and recognition:
Advanced Placement exam average score is 4 out of 5
Average ACT score is 28, placing the class average in the 90th percentile nationally
Class of 2017 College Matriculation: Berklee College of Music, Brown University, Claremont McKenna College, College of Charleston, Colorado State University, Cornell College, Dartmouth College, Dickinson College, Fort Lewis College, Hampshire College, Kenyon College, New Mexico State University, New York University, Northeastern University, Oberlin College, Parsons – The New School, Pitzer College, Reed College, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Clara University, Smith College (2), St. Edward’s University, St. Olaf College, Stanford University, Texas Tech University, The Evergreen State College, University of Texas at Austin, University of Denver (3), University of Mississippi, University of New Mexico (4), University of Puget Sound (2), University of Redlands, University of Southern California, University of Vermont, Vassar College
Over 60 percent of the class was awarded merit or need-based scholarships for college; $31,921 is the average grant awarded per student per year at the school each chose to attend.