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Alumna and Senior Speakers

Antonia McGrath

Antonia McGrath, ZIS Alumni Graduation Speaker 2023

Antonia is the Founder and Director of educate., an NGO working to empower children and young people in rural Honduras through supporting community-driven initiatives focused on education. She is also a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam’s Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA) where she researches the role of civil society organizations in tackling youth violence. She holds a BA in International Studies and Latin American Studies from the University of Leiden and a Masters in International Development Studies from the University of Amsterdam.

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Reed Lucke

Reed joined ZIS in 2018 in Grade 8 from the Freies Gymnasium Zürich. At ZIS, he has been involved as the president of the history club, as well as a co-leader of the debate and MUN clubs. Reed has also served as a student council executive, in addition to being the director and co-founder of the Lion’s Roar, the students’ weekly news show. Outside of the ZIS community, he is a dedicated athlete for the Ruderclub Thalwil. Reed is excited to be attending Brown University in the US next year, studying International and Public Affairs.

Corinne Pace

Corinne joined ZIS in August 2011 from California to start Grade 1. Throughout high school Corinne has been a debate team member, student council grade representative for two years in a row, and the president of the National Honor Society. She has also competed for ZIS on the cross country, volleyball, and basketball teams. Corinne is excited to embark on her new adventure at Wake Forest University, where she will continue to grow her interests in all subjects.

Class of 2023

ZIS Senior Award Recipients

Academic Scholarship Award
Jack Dady, Thom Hagedoorn, Harald Hjärre, Amelie Kaas

AP 2-D Art & Design Award
Elena Sofia Meyer

AP Drawing Award 
Kristina Andresen, Ada Ihamuotila

Athlete of the Year
Amelie Kaas

Barbi Mott Distinguished Writer Award
Katherine Shelton, Sophie White

Computer Science Award
Paul Lundberg

David Leck Memorial English Award
Reed Lucke, Sol Sena Gomes da Costa

Design Technology Award
Sebastian Daverio

IB Visual Art Award
Smilla Aguren

John Philip Sousa Band Award
Giorgio Diorio

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Olivia Gilfry

Mathematics Award
Alex Bierl, Harald Hjärre, Noelle Schmitt

Music Studio Award
Hugo Bogues

National School Choral Award
Shruti Chaganti

National School Orchestra Award
Max Schernikau

Next Generation Scientist Award
Loukas Joannou

Principal’s Award
Harald Hjärre, Reed Lucke, Giacomo Nunziata, Katherine Shelton, Ananya Yandrapati

Science Award (Biology)
Amelie Kaas

Science Award (Chemistry)
Aleksandr Zelenskii

Social Studies Award
Serafima Irovich, Reed Lucke, Aesha Mitra

World Language Award (French Language Acquisition)
Monica Meijer

World Language Award (Spanish Fluent Speaker)
Angelina Agosti