Nick Moran '81 returned to the Abbey for the third year in a row to work with our jazz band. After working directly with jazz band students, breaking down rhythmic beats and discussing the importance of listening to great jazz musicians, the Nick Moran Trio put on a performance for the entire community in the evening.

A native of New York City, Nick Moran began playing trumpet at age ten, switching over to the guitar at thirteen. His early musical influences were the British rock guitarists Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Peter Frampton. Moran played in several rock groups throughout high school and college, and also studied classical guitar. He first discovered the music of George Benson at age fifteen. Other musical influences include Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

Nick's study of jazz began informally in 1991 with arranging and ear training classes at the Fachbereich Musik in Mainz, Germany, where he also played guitar and trumpet in the university big band. He returned to New York in 1998 and began formal jazz studies in early 1999, receiving his B.F.A. in Jazz Performance from the City College of New York in 2001. His teachers at City included Ray Santos, Scott Reeves and guitarist Rick Stone. He did rhythm section studies for two years with bassist Ron Carter and studied composition with pianist/arranger Mike Holober.

Nick leads two bands and is also active as a solo performer on seven-string guitar. He performs throughout the New York City area and has played in venues such as the Brooklyn Museum, the New York Bahá'í Center, Louis 649 and the Garage. Musicians he has played with include the Ray Santos Orchestra, organist Akiko Tsuruga, trumpeter Shunzo Ohno, bassists Tom Hubbard and Marco Panascia, guitarists Adam Rafferty, Rick Stone, Nick Russo and Russ Spiegel, pianists Cliff Korman and Burt Eckoff.

Nick is also a recording engineer and producer. Notable projects include Coba's "Cancion Mandala," the second cd by multi-instrumentalist and composer Sebastian Cruz on Chonta Records. Nick lives with his family in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Nick's upcoming tours, bio, and a sample of his music can be found on his website.

On Monday, December 11, attorney Deirdre M. Enright visited campus to deliver the Portsmouth Abbey School Seton lecture. The Seton Lecture is an annual presentation on a topic related to American history, politics or culture and is supported by the Saint Elizabeth Seton Lecture Fund established with Portsmouth's endowment by Seton J. Shanley '57 in 1976.

Ms. Enright is the director of investigation for University of Virginia Law School's Innocence Project Clinic. She previously worked at the Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center, where she represented clients and consulted on cases in all stages of capital litigation, with primary focus on federal and state post-conviction proceedings and Supreme Court certiorari review. After graduating from the University of Virginia Law School in 1992, Enright worked as a staff attorney at the Mississippi Capital Defense Resource Center.

Perhaps most well-known for her participation in the podcast Serial, Enright takes on cases that are fraught with confusion, unreliable witnesses, shoddy investigative work, and are often decades old. "Wrongful convictions are really easy to make," she told the School community, "but overturning those convictions is extremely difficult."

Enright's background bears many similarities to current students at Portsmouth Abbey: she was educated in a cloistered convent school that was very service focused. As a student, Enright served at homeless shelters, homes for battered women, and more, but never felt quite comfortable. "They felt a little like empty gestures," she said. She knew she wanted work to consume her and to truly change people's lives. Her work with the Innocence Project Clinic fills those requirements and then some.

One of the clinic's current clients is Rojai Fentress. The case, as all of them are, is a convoluted one, populated with a list of key characters who are unreliable, deceased, or, in some cases, have admitted to wrongful actions. Rojai's case has inspired several journalists to write articles describing the many miscarriages of justice that took place since his 1996 arrest, when he was sixteen years old, at his high school.

After explaining the particulars of the case, Enright was able to patch Rojai in on a phone call from Augusta Correctional Center in Craigsville, VA. This particular institution is a Level 3 Facility, the lowest level allowed for the nature of the alleged crime. Because of his first-degree murder conviction, no matter how well-behaved he is during his sentence, he will never be able to transfer to a facility with less violent inmates. During his 21 years of incarceration, Rojai has been to 15 different institutions, and transferred to two of those twice.

On speakerphone, Rojai candidly answered questions about his feelings during the arrest, trial, and subsequent sentence. He explained how angry he was at first, knowing he was innocent and being thrown into prison as a child with awful predators. He was scared, angry, and confused, and didn't see a way out. For a time, Rojai struggled with suicidal thoughts. But today, Rojai is serene and puts his faith in God. He doesn't blame the system or society as much as he blames a lack of education. "It's not necessarily society's fault...my mother was not educated, I was not educated. If we had the proper education, the system would not be able to manipulate our ignorance." Rojai remains steadfast in this thought, refusing to label anyone involved in his case as someone out to get him: "With good there's evil, with evil there's good. The system isn't broken, it's just not right. It is our duty to correct it."

If the Innocence Project succeeds, and Rojai is freed, both he and Enright promised to return to Portsmouth Abbey, where he can receive his standing ovation in person. "I wouldn't miss it for the world," Rojai said over the phone. "You guys are our future." As of today, Rojai's release date is set for November 30, 2043, when he will be 63 years old.

There is one guiding principle to Enright's work – one that she learned as a student in Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. She was worried about a math test, so she decided to pray about it. She knelt down and began her prayer when her mother walked in and demanded that she stop immediately. "But why?" Enright asked. "I was always taught to pray about challenges." Her mother looked at her and replied: "You pray after you've done everything humanly possible to succeed – then you hand it over."

On days when the prospect of setting innocent people free seems daunting, during long hours poring over paperwork and fact-checking, when she feels ready to hand it over, she remembers that line from her mother. There is always something else she can do, something possible that she can try, to make sure she's made every humanly effort. It is this attitude that makes it possible to investigate and litigate over 15 wrongful criminal convictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and perhaps will see Rojai Fentress to freedom.

Portsmouth Abbey School nominated five athletes for Providence Journal's 2017 All-State Fall Independent Team, and all five were named. The Abbey dominated the list of athletes, which included representation from St. George's and St. Andrew's.

Isabelle Fournier '19, Field Hockey

A three-sport star, Fournier played a major role in the Ravens capturing runner-up honors in the Eastern Independent League with an 11-2 record. An All-EIL selection, she scored 15 goals and had 13 assists. She led Portsmouth Abbey to its first berth in the New England Prep Class C tournament and earned All-New England Class C honors.

Margot Appleton '21,Cross Country

Appleton made an immediate impact in her first year running cross country as she captured the individual title at the Eastern Independent League Championships. She followed her EIL title with a third place finish at the New England Class C Championships. She broke the School 5K course record by 41 seconds.

Daniel Rodden '18, Cross Country

The Eastern Independent League individual champion, Rodden led the Ravens to a 10-0 regular season record and a third place team finish in the EIL Championships. He also was the fourth place finisher at the New England Division 3 Championships.

Ryan Donovan '18, Football

A three-year starter at cornerback, Donovan finished his career with his best season as he made 42 solo tackles and assisted on 26 others. He helped the Ravens earn a share of the Evergreen League regular season title and the school's first Bowl berth in nine years. He also earned both All-League and Class C All-New England honors.

Logan Kreinz '18, Football

The three-sport standout led the Ravens to their first Bowl bid in nine years as he rushed for 1,009 yards and scored 19 total touchdowns. His performance led the Ravens to a 7-1 regular season record and a share of the Evergreen League championship. He was named the Evergreen Conference Player of the Year.

Portsmouth Abbey School is proud to present the musical, Disney's The Little Mermaid. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World."

Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab, to restore order under the sea.

The orchestra will be composed of 13 professional musicians who will play almost non-stop, as many scenes have underscoring included. In addition, over a dozen faculty children, ranging in ages from three to ten, will make cameo appearances throughout the play.

Disney's The Little Mermaid will be presented in the Portsmouth Abbey School auditorium this Saturday, February 17^th at 7:00pm and Sunday, February 18^th at 2:00pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and kids under 12, and can be purchased at the door. There will be a bake sale during intermission with homemade desserts, popcorn and drinks.

Be sure to catch the live-stream of the Friday night production on our YouTube channel!

Portsmouth Abbey School is located at 285 Cory's Lane in Portsmouth, RI. For additional information, please contact Head of Performing Arts Jay Bragan at 401-643-1218.

Congratulations to Portsmouth Abbey School student-athletes (above, from left) Lucia Billings '18 of Portsmouth, RI; Faith Cournoyer '19 of Barrington, RI; Jane Jannotta '18 of Newport, RI; and Emma Stowe '18 of Portsmouth, RI, all of whom have been named by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) to the 2017 Keith Waldman – Optimal Performance Associates / NFHCA High School National Academic Squad.

The High School National Academic Squad program recognizes those high school seniors and juniors who have achieved a minimum cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.50 out of 4.0 or the equivalent through the first quarter of the 2017-18 school year.

In addition to maintaining high academic averages throughout the fall term, Jane Jannotta was named All-New England and All-League for field hockey; Emma Stowe received Honorable Mention All-New England and All-League; and Faith Cournoyer received Honorable Mention in the EIL.

Overall, the team finished their fall 2017 season in second place in the Eastern Independent League (EIL) with an 11-2 record. They qualified for the first ever EIL Post Season Tournament, and were also the first Abbey field hockey team to qualify for the NEPSAC Class C Tournament. The team was one of 24 Prep schools selected in three classes to participate.

The Portsmouth Abbey Jazz Band and Enharmonix, the vocal jazz ensemble, headed up to Boston on Saturday, February 10, 2018, to compete in Berklee College of Music's 50th annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival.

Held annually at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, Berklee's festival is the largest of its kind in the United States, free, and open the public. Big bands, combos, and vocal jazz ensembles perform and compete throughout the day. All ensembles are adjudicated by a panel of Berklee's top faculty and receive a written critique of their performance. Top-ranked ensembles are awarded partial scholarships to Berklee's five-week Summer Performance Program, and individual students are invited to audition for tuition scholarships towards the full-time program or the Summer Performance Program.

This year's festival featured approximately 225 ensembles, 59 adjudicators, several clinicians, and more than 3,000 student musicians, making it, once again, the country's largest high school jazz festival. The day's events also included performances by Berklee faculty, tours of Berklee's campus, and open jam sessions.

The Portsmouth Abbey School jazz band received excellent feedback from the panel of Berklee College of Music's adjudicators, who awarded Third-form student Jamie Shipman the ensemble solo award.

The Portsmouth Abbey School jazz ensemble Enharmonix, who have placed in four of the previous five years, took home the second-place spot for the second consecutive year! The vocal group's set consisted of: "My Favorite Things" (bop chart version); "The Luckiest" (Ben Folds), featuring solos by Rory O'Neill '19 and Lauryn Harper '18; and "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" (Stevie Wonder/John Legend/Tori Kelly), with soloist Jessica Yang '18.

At the end of the night at the awards ceremony, Sixth-form student Jessica Yang was awarded the Superior Musicianship award, given by the judges to a musician whom they feel is at the top of all of the ensembles. In years past, two Portsmouth Abbey student musicians have been fortunate to win Outstanding Musicianship awards -- Sophia Diodati '15 and Rosie Randolph '16 -- but this is the first Superior Musicianship award for an Abbey student.

PORTSMOUTH ABBEY SCHOOL DIRECTOR OF MUSIC JEFF KERR AND JESSICA YANG '18 WITH BERKLEE AWARDS

"We are all so proud of our student musicians as they are competing against schools from around the country, many of whom either have jazz classes built into their curriculum or are performing arts high schools," concluded Director of Music Jeff Kerr. "In addition to the second place recognition, two of our students were awarded partial scholarships to the summer programs at the Berklee College of Music."

Well done, Portsmouth Abbey student musicians, and many thanks to faculty advisors Director of Music Jeff Kerr and music teacher Joe Bentley for their inspiration and guidance!

Check out the Portsmouth Abbey Enharmonix performance on Vimeo

The Newport Daily News visited campus last week to interview the girls' varsity basketball team, led by coach Lizzie Benestad.

Abbey Luth '18, Captain of the girls' varsity ice hockey team

In a 4-1 victory over LaSalle in early February, Sixth-former Abbey Luth broke a School record by tallying 179 career points. In the games to follow, Luth continued to notch goals and assists, pushing her point total to over 200.

"It means a lot to me to break the record and break the 200 point barrier," Luth says. "To break the record after Bryan Kriner '07 was crazy. I've heard about what a great hockey player he was and how he has taken on coaching and is doing a fantastic job at it now. It is an honor for me."

Coach Kurt Carter knows Luth brings something special to the team on the ice, but is quick to describe her as more than just a skilled player: "Her passion and commitment to the sport of hockey, to her teammates and to Portsmouth Abbey is extraordinary," Cater says. "It is contagious throughout the locker room. Becoming the leading scorer in Portsmouth Abbey hockey history is a huge accomplishment but I have a feeling her legacy will be much more than that."

Through all the victories, Luth remains focused on one thing: teamwork. "For me, there's not a lot of glory for having my name on some banner. It all about the team and how they, in a way, also have 200 points even though their names may not be called out," she says. "They have all worked so hard the past four years that I've been here...I couldn't have gotten all my goals and assists if I didn't have my family around me helping the team to win games."

As Luth prepares for college next year, she says she will always remember her time on the Abbey ice: "It saddens me that I won't be around my family next year, but I know they will keep doing great things and allow this program to grow and get better with the help of a great coaching staff who have also helped me get here. Without their guidance, it wouldn't be possible."

The team notched another victory yesterday over Pingree School, making their current record 13-7. EIL Tournament play continues this weekend.

Congratulations to Abbey Luth and the entire girls' varsity ice hockey program!

From February 15-18, Washington, D.C. played host to more than 3,500 students from across the world at the North American Invitational Model United Nations. NAIMUN is one of the largest and oldest UN simulations for high school students in North America and the world. Hosted by Georgetown University, the conference has been a forum in which a dynamic range of young students come from around the world to seek, through discussion, negotiation and debate, solutions to the various problems of the world.

Fourth-form student Mauricio Garcia Gojon was selected to the All-American Model UN travel team – a very competitive team which has won awards at NAIMUN since 2016. The team is comprised of some of the best students from across the US, with high school juniors and seniors from Ohio, Michigan, California, Washington State and New England. Mauricio was the only sophomore on this team.

Requirements to join the elite All-American Model UN travel team mandate that students must have at least two years of competitive Model United Nations experience and have participated in at least two conferences. In addition, requirements include exemplary understanding of parliamentary procedure, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to research thoroughly advanced matters of international affairs, and leadership experience.

"I was in a very special crisis committee: The Summit of the Maorī Iwi, 1860," Mauricio explains. "Unlike usual Model UN committees, this was a more dynamic committee. In over six committee sessions, I engaged in nearly 15 hours of intense debate and fast-paced decision making."

To prepare for the conference, Mauricio pored over obscure books in the library and sought out help from Portsmouth Abbey faculty. "You wouldn't imagine how many books we have on specific topics such as the Maori, and how knowledgeable and helpful faculty had been in this endeavor," Mauricio says. "Most importantly, all my friends and housemates were constantly dropping by my room to check on how I was doing, and they cheered me on for the conference."

At the end of the three-day conference, Mauricio walked away with the Best Delegate Award from his committee – the highest commemoration for an individual delegate. In addition, the All-American Model UN travel team earned Best Small Delegation for the third year in a row.

"This is my third award while at Portsmouth Abbey and 13th in my life. My team won the Best Small Delegation Award, the highest commemoration for a small team," reports Mauricio. In addition, Portsmouth Abbey was included in the Top 100 Schools for Model UN list in UNMOD Magazine, a Model UN magazine.

Congratulations to Mauricio and the entire All-American team for their success!

Portsmouth Abbey School has announced its Dean's List and Honor Roll for the 2018 Winter Term.

The Dean's List formally recognizes the scholastic achievement of students whose average is unusually distinguished. To qualify, a student must be taking at least six courses, have a GPA of 3.5 and no grade under B in regular courses or under B- in Honors/AP courses.

Honor Roll privileges are extended to students who have a GPA of 3.0 and no grade under C+.

DEAN'S LIST: WINTER TERM 2018

Third Form (Freshman Year)
Kylie Almeida, Bristol, RI
Steve Andonian, North Dartmouth, MA
Margot Appleton, Mattapoisett, MA
Kyu Yeon Cho, Seongnam-si, Korea
Yue Dong, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
Sarah Dugal, Tiverton, RI
Meghan Farnham, Portsmouth, RI
Ziyu Feng, Guangzhou, China
Laura Fink, Washington, D.C.
Jacob Gouveia, Newport, RI
John Healey, Brooklyn, NY
Ella Howlett, Newport, RI
Michael Hyder, Tiverton, RI
Xingyu Ji, Beijing, China
Axel Keller, Barrington, RI
Avery Korzeniowski, Tiverton, RI
Kaelyn McCarthy, Portsmouth, RI
Lucia McLaughlin, Anchorage, AK
Ava Park, Dartmouth, MA
Moussa Salibi, Fall River, MA
Laura Shipman, Newark, NJ
Thomas Smith, Portsmouth, RI
Lily Sones, Newport, RI
Ella Stookey, Middletown, RI
Victoria Travassos, Bristol, RI
Michelle Victorine, Portsmouth, RI
Ziyun Wang, Beijing, China
Tibiwa Zabasajja, Lawrenceville, NJ

Fourth Form (Sophomore Year)
David Appleton, Mattapoisett, MA
Zachary Bartley, Tiverton, RI
Paynton Black, Portsmouth, RI
Ashley Breyer, Portsmouth, RI
Lillian Carleu, Bristol, RI
Adrian Castellanos, Manchester, NJ
Joshua Chen, Portsmouth, RI
Patrick Conlan, County Kildare, Ireland
Harrison Connelly, Avon, CT
Steven Crabtree, Medfield, MA
Tessa Dennis, Portsmouth, RI
Theodore Falvey, Plaistow, NH
Jack Fisher, Middletown, RI
Emiliano Gonzalez, Merida, Yucatan Mexico
Gregory Guyon, Cumberland, RI
John Habib, Saunderstown, RI
Shane Hoey, Dedham, MA
Camille Holley, Nottingham, MD
Lily Hovasse, Burlington, MA
Ian Jackson, Portsmouth, RI
Jamarya Jackson, Newport, RI
Siwan Jang ,Seoul, Korea
Yeonkyeong Jung, Seoul, Korea
Madelynn Knudson, East Greenwich, RI
Ethan Leviss, Portsmouth, RI
Jade Liang, Foster City, CA
Alexandra Lippke, Canterbury, CT
Matthew Liuzza, Portsmouth, RI
Yisi Lyu, Shanghai, China
Mackenzie Macomber, Warren, RI
Elizabeth McBreen, East Greenwich, RI
Daniel McKenna, Middletown, RI
Namugenze Mpemba, Greenwich, CT
Luke O'Reilly, Woburn, MA
Nkem Ogbuefi, Lake Forest, IL
Jenna Palmer, New Bern, NC
Junghun Park, Daegu, Korea
Joshua Plumb, Portsmouth, RI
Ruoyan Shang, Tianjin, China
Meihui Shi, Shanghai, China
Sean Smith, Portsmouth, RI
Annie St. George, Randolph, MA
Anthony Vallone, Dartmouth, MA
Matthew Walter, Portsmouth, RI
Zihao Wei, Beijing, China
Christopher Zaiser, Glen Gardner, NJ
BaiCheng Zhao, Newton, MA
Jingkai Zheng, Guangzhou, China)

Fifth Form (Junior Year)
Meghan Behnke, Chicago, IL
Brooke Booth, Maitland, FL
James Brower, Lawrenceville, GA
Madison Burt, Westport, MA
Riley Carter, Medway, MA
Amie Conlan, County Kildare, Ireland
Sarah Costa, Dartmouth, MA
Faith Cournoyer, Barrington, RI
Addison Cox, Tiverton, RI
Shannon Critz, Newport, RI
Sydney Cushing, Clifton, VA
Joshua Downey, Richmond, VA
Isabella Drake, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jane Dwares, Portsmouth, RI
Jonas Echeandia, North Kingstown, RI
Kaitlyn Farah, St. Clair, Trinidad And Tobago
Abigail Gibbons, Portsmouth, RI
Virginia Hagerty, New Vernon, NJ
Isabella Hannigan, Harwich, MA
William Harkins, Middletown, RI
Emily Hyder, Tiverton, RI
Sheila Joyce, Jamestown, RI
Thomas Kirker, Warren, RI
Julia Lamarre, Dartmouth, MA
Jaehyuk Lim, Incheon, Korea
Tianfang Liu, Maanshan City, China
Eve Loftus, Raynham, MA
Yuxin Long, Beijing, China
Madison Marcum, Swansea, MA
Diane McDonough, Portsmouth, RI
Thomas McSparren, Portsmouth, RI
Inés Minondo, Guatemala, Guatemala
Thomas Murphy, Darien, CT
Daniel Neill, Middleton, WI
Nicolas Pedrero Setzer, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Sarah Pelletier, Wakefield, RI
Jingqiao Qiu, Beijing, China
Kathleen Ritchie, New York, NY
India Roemlein, Tiverton, RI
George Skakel, Purchase, NY
David Sozanski, Bolton, MA
Minghao Sun, Shenzhen, China
Jonathan Susilo, Jakarta Indonesia
John-Joseph Twomey, Highland Park, IL
Antonia Velez, Medellin, Columbia
Lisa Vicini, Miami, FL
Zhiyan Wang, Beijing, China
Mia Wright, Dallas, TX

Sixth Form (Senior Year)
Theodore Anderson, Newport, RI
Lucia Billings, Portsmouth, RI
Sydell Bonin, Portsmouth, RI
Martin Bulanowski, Bow, NH
Yin Hong Chiu, Chengdu-Sichuan Province, China
Haoxuan Ding, Qingdao, China
Ryan Donovan, Portsmouth, RI
Michael Griffin, Decatur, IL
Jake Horoho, East Greenwich, RI
Shujie Hu, Guangzhou, China
Karl Jackson, Portsmouth, RI
Hong Jiang, Beijing, China
Sungwon Kim, Seoul, Korea
Betissa Kouassi-Brou, Potomac, MD
Abbey Luth, Dartmouth, MA
Megan Madden, Marion , MA
Maria Maldonado, Brownsville, TX
Shane McCarthy, Portsmouth, RI
Jillian McRoy, All River, MA
Jacqueline Morrison, Little Compton, RI
Elizabeth Mullaly, Newport, RI
Nkiru Ogbuefi, Lake Forest, IL
Alicia Ponte, Providence, RI
Daniel Rodden, Spofford, NH
Ga Yeon Shin, Seoul, Korea
Daniel Sliney, Warwick, RI
Gabriel Sotomayer, Newport, RI
Emma Stowe, Portsmouth, RI
Adam Suh, Seoul, Korea
Felicity Taylor, Charleston, SC
Nicholas Vallone, Dartmouth, MA
Benjamin Varieur, Portsmouth, RI
Emma Ventura, Dartmouth, MA
Gretchen Vietor, Dallas, TX
Henry Wilson, Adamsville, RI
Chuhang Xiang, Hangzhou, China
Jihye Yang, Tokyo, Japan
Jia Zhao, Shanghai, China

HONOR ROLL - WINTER TERM 2018

Third Form (Freshman Year)
Luis Alfaro, Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador
Kylie Almeida, Bristol, RI
Augusta Ambrose, Utica, NY
Steve Andonian, North Dartmouth, MA
Margot Appleton, Mattapoisett, MA
John Boyle, Newport, RI
Zhilin Chen, Nantong Jiangsu, China
Kyu Yeon Cho, Seongnam-si, Korea
Marco Cristiani, Miami, FL
Yue Dong, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
Sarah Dugal, Tiverton, RI
Meghan Farnham, Portsmouth, RI
Ziyu Feng, Guangzhou, China
Delia Filippone, Delray Beach, FL
Laura Fink, Washington, DC
Trevor Gittus, Portsmouth, RIJ
Jacob Gouveia, Newport, RI
John Healey, Brooklyn, NY
Ella Howlett, Newport, RI
Olivia Humphreys, Portsmouth, RI
Michael Hyder, Tiverton, RI
Xingyu Ji, Beijing, China
Axel Keller, Barrington, RI
Avery Korzeniowski, Tiverton, RI
Alexander Leef, Parkland, FL
Haoyuan Liu, Beijing, Beijing China
Madeleine Lunson, Newport, RI
Aidan McAvoy, Charlotte, NC
Kaelyn McCarthy, Portsmouth, RI
Lucia McLaughlin, Anchorage, AK
Casey Motta, Portsmouth, RI
Victor Nin, Providence, RI
Ava Park, Dartmouth, MA
Moussa Salibi , Fall River, MA
Laura Shipman, Newark, NJ
Julia Sisk, Middletown, RI
Thomas Smith, Portsmouth, RI
Lily Sones, Newport, RI
Ella Stookey, Middletown, RI
Victoria Travassos, Bristol, RI
Evan Ventura, Dartmouth, MA
Michelle Victorine, Portsmouth, RI
Ziyun Wang, Beijing, China
Mary Whelan, Bristol, RI
Tibiwa Zabasajja, Lawrenceville, NJ

Fourth Form (Sophomore Year)
Eloise Abbate, New York, NY
David Appleton, Mattapoisett, MA
Angus Auld, Old Saybrook, CT
Zachary Bartley, Tiverton, RI
Edward Bier, Munich, Germany
Teresa Billings, Portsmouth, RI
Paynton Black, Portsmouth, RI
Cecilia Bohan, Newport, RI
John Boudreau, Westhampton, MA
Nathaniel Bredin, Bay Head, NJ
Ashley Breyer, Portsmouth, RI
Aidan Brown, Middletown, RI
Lillian Carleu, Bristol, RI
Adrian Castellanos, Manchester, NJ
Joshua Chen, Portsmouth, RI
Alyssa Civiello, Hampton, NH
Patrick Conlan, County Kildare, Ireland
Harrison Connelly, Avon, CT
Steven Crabtree, Medfield, MA
Meagan Dennis, Portsmouth, RI
Tessa Dennis, Portsmouth, RI
Katherine Driscoll, Portsmouth, RI
Theodore Falvey, Plaistow, NH
Jack Fisher, Middletown, RI
Margaret Girard ,Houston, TX
Emiliano Gonzalez, Merida , Yucatan Mexico
Mary Greer, Winter Park, FL
Gregory Guyon, Cumberland, RI
John Habib, Saunderstown, RI
Shane Hoey, Dedham, MA
Camille Holley, Nottingham, MD
Lily Hovasse, Burlington, MA
Ian Jackson, Portsmouth, RI
Jamarya Jackson, Newport, RI
Siwan Jang ,Seoul, Korea
Yeonkyeong Jung, Seoul, Korea
Madelynn Knudson, East Greenwich, RI
Ethan Leviss, Portsmouth, RI
Jade Liang, Foster City, CA
Alexandra Lippke, Canterbury, CT
Matthew Liuzza, Portsmouth, RI
Mackenzie Macomber, Warren, RI
Elizabeth McBreen, East Greenwich, RI
Daniel McKenna, Middletown, RI
Namugenze Mpemba, Greenwich, CT
Luke O'Reilly, Woburn, MA
Nkem Ogbuefi, Lake Forest, IL
Minseo Oh, Seoul, Korea
Jenna Palmer, New Bern, NC
Junghun Park, Daegu, Korea
John Perik, Jamestown, RI
Joshua Plumb, Portsmouth, RI
Sofia Ponce, Merida, Mexico
Ivana Rasch, Guatemala
Delaney Rauch, Providence, RI
Diana Reno, Westport, MA
Ruoyan Shang, Tianjin, China
Meihui Shi, Shanghai, China
Sean Smith, Portsmouth, RI
Shayna Sousa, Warren, RI
Jacob Souvannavong, Highland Park, IL
Annie St. George, Randolph, MA
Anthony Vallone, Dartmouth, MA
Matthew Walter, Portsmouth, RI
Zihao Wei, Beijing, China
Christopher Zaiser, Glen Gardner, NJ
Isabella Zangari, Warren, RI
BaiCheng Zhao, Newton, MA
Jingkai Zheng, Guangzhou, China

Fifth Form (Junior Year)
Alyssa Alves, Westport, MA
Meghan Behnke, Chicago, IL
Brooke Booth, Maitland, FL
James Brower, Lawrenceville, GA
Madison Burt, Westport, MA
Riley Carter, Medway, MA
Lucas Cobery, Bristol, RI
Amie Conlan, County Kildare, Ireland
Sarah Costa, Dartmouth, MA
Faith Cournoyer, Barrington, RI
Addison Cox, Tiverton, RI
Shannon Critz, Newport, RI
Sydney Cushing, Clifton, VA
Juistine DelMastro, Wakefield, RI
Joshua Downey, Richmond, VA
Isabella Drake, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jane Dwares, Portsmouth, RI
Jonas Echeandia, North Kingstown, RI
Kaitlyn Farah, St. Clair, Trinidad And Tobago
Isabelle Fournier, West Kingston, RI
Abigail Gibbons, Portsmouth, RI
Alfredo Gonzalez, Yucatan, Mexico
Virginia Hagerty, New Vernon, NJ
Isabella Hannigan, Harwich, MA
William Harkins, Middletown, RI
Molly Hoefel, South Dartmouth, MA
Emily Hyder, Tiverton, RI
Sheila Joyce, Jamestown, RI
Alexa Kelleher, Somerset, MA
Brendan Kelly, Charlotte, NC
Thomas Kirker, Warren, RI
Julia Lamarre, Dartmouth, MA
Jaehyuk Lim, Incheon, Korea
Tianfang Liu, Maanshan City, China
Eve Loftus, Raynham, MA
Yuxin Long, Beijing, China
Zoe Lowney, Tiverton, RI
Jiah Lym, Seoul, Korea
Lilias Madden, Newport, RI
Madison Marcum, Swansea, MA
Giuseppe Mavuli, Milford, CT
Diane McDonough, Portsmouth, RI
Thomas McSparren, Portsmouth, RI
Ines Minondo, Guatemala, Guatemala
Francesca Mullaly, Newport, RI
Thomas Murphy, Darien, CT
Daniel Neill, Middleton, WI
Angelina Nueva, Montgomery, TX
Allison Patys, Dartmouth, MA
Nicolas Pedrero Setzer, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Sarah Pelletier, Wakefield, RI
Jingqiao Qiu, Beijing, China
Kathleen Ritchie, New York, NY
India Roemlein, Tiverton, RI
George Skakel, Purchase, NY
David Sozanski, Bolton, MA
Minghao Sun, Shenzhen, China
Jonathan Susilo, Jakarta, Jakarta Indonesia
Daniel Teravainen, East Sandwich, MA
Jacob Tivey, Coventry, RI
John-Joseph Twomey, Highland Park, IL
Antonia Velez, Medellin, Columbia
Lisa Vicini, Miami, FL
Zhiyan Wang, Beijing, China
Mia Wright, Dallas, TX

Sixth Form (Senior Year)
Theodore Anderson, Newport, RI
Andrew Aubee, West Barnstable, MA
Lucia Billings, Portsmouth, RI
Sydell Bonin, Portsmouth, RI
Thomas Brant, Marblehead, MA
Noelle Brown, Middletown, RI
Martin Bulanowski, Bow, NH
Emily Byrne, Portsmouth, RI
Carlos Castillo, New York, NY
Yin Hong Chiu, Chengdu-Sichuan Province, China
Grace Costa, Trinidad and Tobago
Haoxuan Ding, Qingdao, China
Ryan Donovan, Portsmouth, RI
Mary Falvey, Plaistow, NH
Michael Griffin, Decatur, IL
Parker Harkness, Winnetka, IL
Lauryn Harper, Plainfield, NJ
Johanna Hausladen, South Dartmouth, MA
Jake Horoho, East Greenwich, RI
Shujie Hu, Guangzhou, China
Karl Jackson, Portsmouth, RI
Jane Jannotta, Newport, RI
Hong Jiang, Beijing, China
Preston Kelleher, Somerset, MA
Sungwon Kim, Seoul, Korea
Betissa Kouassi-Brou, Potomac, MD
Logan Kreinz, Delafield, WI
Gabriela Lopez, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Abbey Luth , Dartmouth, MA
Megan Madden, Marion , MA
Maria Maldonado, Brownsville, TX
Shane McCarthy, Portsmouth, RI
Jillian McRoy , Fall River, MA
Michael Meads, Kennebunk, ME
Jacqueline Morrison, Little Compton, RI
Elizabeth Mullaly, Newport, RI
Nkiru Ogbuefi, Lake Forest, IL
Alicia Ponte, Providence, RI
Ian Ritchie, New York, NY
Daniel Rodden, Spofford, NH
Ga Yeon Shin, Seoul, Korea
Arthur Shipman, Newark, NJ
Daniel Sliney, Warwick, RI
Gabriel Sotomayor, Newport, RI
Ella Souvannavong, Highland Park, IL
John Stookey, Middletown, RI
Emma Stowe, Portsmouth, RI
Adam Suh, Seoul, Korea
Felicity Taylor, Charleston, SC
Thomas Teravainen, East Sandwich, MA
Nicholas Vallone, Dartmouth, MA
Benjamin Varieur, Portsmouth, RI
Emma Ventura, Dartmouth, MA
Gretchen Vietor, Dallas, TX
John Walter, Portsmouth, RI
Tyler White, West Orange, NJ
Henry Wilson, Adamsville, RI
Chuhang Xiang, Hangzhou, China
Jihye Yang, Tokyo, Japan

Highlights

Girls' basketball improved to 9-4 in the EIL and placed fourth in the league, qualifying for the EIL Tournament. Maddie Burt '19 was selected All-New England.

Dan Sliney '18 was selected the Holt Conference Player of the Year for his work with the boys' ice hockey team.

Girls' ice hockey won the EIL Championship for the second year in a row, defeating Berwick 5-4 with a goal from Abbey Luth '18 in the last four seconds of the game. Abbey was selected EIL Player of the Year, All-New England, and hold the Portsmouth Abbey School record for All Time Point Scorer with 211 points.

Boys' squash finished third in the Class C Tournament, where Evan Boyd '19 and Marcello Oh '19 placed second in their flights.

Sheila Joyce '19 placed first in the 100 free at the Providence Cup Invitational, setting a new Portsmouth Abbey School record and a new Providence Cup record. At the EIL Championship, she won the 50 free and broke the School record. Sheila now holds five individual event School records and is a member of two relay teams that hold School records.

Wrestling won their second consecutive EIL Championship. Davey Appleton '20 placed third and was named EIL Wrestler of the Year. Owen Brine '20 and Richard Ryu '18 placed fourth. Davey and Richard also placed 13th Nationally at the Prep School National Tournament at Lehigh University.

Portsmouth Abbey School Varsity Athletics Awards

Boys' Basketball
Coaches Award: Ben Varieur '18

MIP: Nick Solomon '19

Overall record: 5-16
EIL 4-7, 5th Place

Girls' Basketball
The Pfeffer Cup: Maya Eid '18

MIP: Julia Sisk '21

Captain: Maddie Burt '19

Overall record: 10-7
EIL: 9-4, 4th Place

Boys' Ice Hockey
The Andrew M. Hunt and Carol Meehan Hunt Boys and Girls Hockey Award : Dan Sliney '18 and Jake Horoho '18

MIP: Josh Plumb '20

Overall record: 3-16-1
Holt :2-10

Girls' Ice Hockey
The Andrew M. Hunt and Carol Meehan Hunt Boys and Girls Hockey Award: Abbey Luth '18

MIP: Isabella Hannigan '19

Captains: Alessandra Alves '19, Riley Carter '19, Isabelle Fournier '19, Molly Hoefel '19

Overall record: 14-7
EIL: 7-1, *EIL Champions

Boys' Squash
Carlos Xavier Araujo '96 Memorial Squash Award: Carl Miller '18

MIP: Jason Lim '19

Captains: Jason Lim '19, Marcello Oh '19

Overall record: 9-6,
3^rd Place NEISA Class C

Girls' Squash
Coaches Award: Gretchen Vietor '18

MIP: Ashley Breyer '20

Captains: Ashley Breyer '20, Faith Cournoyer '19

Overall record: 7-9
EIL: 2-5

Swimming
Coaches Award (Boys): Adam Suh '18

MIP: Patrick Feng '21

Boys' Overall record:4-6
EIL: 3^rd out of four teams

Coaches Award (Girls): Sheila Joyce '19

MIP: Eve Loftus '19

Overall Record: 3-10
EIL:5^th out of seven teams

Captains: Rafael Borromeo '20, Eve Loftus '19, Sarah Pelletier '19

Wrestling
Coaches Award: Henry Wilson '18

MIP: Ted Anderson '18

Captains: Chris Franco '19, Antony Ramirez '19

Overall Record:13-6
EIL: 5-0, *EIL Champions, 2^nd EIL Invitational, 11^th in NE

JV Awards

The Portsmouth Abbey Junior Varsity Award is given to the athlete who best demonstrates the spirit of Abbey Athletics. The award recognizes hard work, individual improvement, sportsmanship and a willingness to do what is best for the team.

Boys' JV A Basketball: Matt Walter '20

Boys' JV B Basketball: Chris Zaiser '20

Girls' JV Basketball: Casey Motta '21

Girls' JV Squash: Jane Dwares '19

Boys' JV Squash: David Sozanski '19

Coed JVB Squash (Boys): Ken Zheng '20

Coed JVB Squash (Girls): Sofia Ponce '20

Boys' JV Ice Hockey: Patrick Conlan '20

Girls' JV Ice Hockey: Ines Minundo '19

Boys' JV Swimming: Nathaniel Landers '20

Girls' JV Swimming: Delia Filippone '21