Winter Co-Curricular Awards: Honouring Dedication and Leadership
As the Winter 2026 season comes to a close, Lakefield College School is proud to celebrate the commitment, resilience, and leadership shown across our co-curricular programs. From athletic arenas to creative stages and student-led initiatives, our students have embraced challenges, strengthened skills, and contributed meaningfully to our vibrant LCS community.
Musical Theatre
Outstanding Performance: Indigo Chesser ’28 and Zach Coates ’27
Spirit of Musical Theatre: Lora Ross ’26 and Maddie Arbo ’26
Rookie of the Year: Yahiro Teraoka ’27 - Senior and AJ Kim ’29 - Junior
Outstanding Contribution to the Program: Catherine Whan Tong ’26 and Nina Zhou ’26
Stage Manager Award: Ainsley Nguyenho ’27
Crew Leadership Award: Lily Wilkinson ’26 and Sydney Ferreira ’27
LCS Dance Company
Most Valuable Senior Dancer: Kate McKean ’27
Senior Spirit of Dance: Zach Coates ’27
Most Valuable Junior Dancer: Yolanda Piao ’28
Junior Spirit of Dance: Jesse Propas ’28
Rookie of the Year: Gwen Darby ’27 - Senior / Maeve Darby ’29 - Junior
Overall Choreographic Contribution: Shakira Pio ’26 and Catherine Kim ’21
SLASH
Spirit of Slash: Cody Ngai ’29
Most Improved Player: Marika Kleber ’28
2nd Boys Basketball
The Winder Smith Memorial Award for Most Valuable Player: Kevin Lam ’26
Most Dedicated Player: Ethan Chen ’26
1st Boys Basketball
The Wilcox Award (not given out every season): Myers Mbonda ’26
Most Valuable Player: Ted Wang ’26
Most Improved Player: Feras Hammoud ’27
Jr Boys Basketball
J. Paige R. Wadsworth Trophy for Most Valuable Player: Justus Kokew ’28
Most Improved Player: Roland Xu ’28 and Yuki Taniguchi ’29
1st Nordic Team Racing
Harper Walker Cup for Most Valuable Skier: Joshua Kent ’26
Most Improved Skier, Racing Team: Dale Liu ’26
Most Valued Skier, Development Team: Olivia Cochrane ’29
Most Improved Skier, Development Team: Machid Nasiri ’28
Spirit of the Sport: Colson Tully ’26
Robotics
The Innovation Award: Jimmy Fan ’28
Martial Arts
Most Dedicated Player: Nate Roett ’27
Most Improved Player: Neil Shah ’26
1st Boys Hockey
The Colonel Lefevre Trophy for Top Offensive Player: Dallin Bennett ’26
The Bob Armstrong Award for Best Defenceman: Griffin Rutherford ’26
Rookie of the Year: Lincoln Weisberg ’28 and Hayden Wong ’27
2nd Boys Hockey
The Winder Smith Memorial Award for Most Valuable Player: Fisher Kernohan ’29
Most Dedicated Player: Max Peach ’26
Rookie of the Year: Will Lundholm’28
1st Snowboard Racing
Most Valuable Rider: Nora Reise-Ward ’26
Spirit of the Mountain: Thomas Noone ’26
Most Improved Rider: Mason Taylor ’26
1st Alpine Racing
The Hicks-Lyne Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Skier: Axel Zeitlinger-Fontana ’26
The James Trophy for Spirit of the Game: Hugh Crane ’26
Most Dedicated Skier: Jakob Theopold ’26 and Kenzie McIntyre ’26
Most Improved Skier: Nao Sugimoto ’29 and Raquel Dichy ’28
Open Weight Training
The Golden Dumbbell For Most Improved: Nico Guman
The Golden Barbell for Most Dedicated: James McCall ’26
Female Weight Training
The Golden Dumbbell for Most Improved: Valerie Lo ’26
The Golden Barbell for Most Dedicated: Skye Harris-Stoertz ’26
Rock Climbing
Most Improved Climber: Liam Griffiths ’29
Leadership in Rock Climbing: Alex Holoborodko ’26
1st Girls Volleyball
The Susan Hadden Trophy for Most Valuable Player: Elise Devitt ’26
Heart of the Game: Cari van der Merwe ’26
2nd Girls Volleyball
Most Valuable Player: Somers Stevenson ’26
Most improved Player: Lara Weidlich ’27
Jr Girls Volleyball
Heart of the Game: Portia Beaudoin ’29
Most Valuable Player: Paige Beaudoin ’28 and Theresa Consiglio ’28
Drawing & Painting
Most Dedicated Artist: Dawn Liu ’26
Most Improved Artist: Emma Barocio Gonzalez ’27
Culinary Arts
Cast Iron Chef Award (please make one medal and print one extra sticker): Eric Wu ’28
1st Swimming
Most Valuable Swimmer: Chris Niehaus ’27
Most Improved Swimmer: Venessa Huang ’27
Filmmaking
Most Dedicated Director: Willa Scace ’29
Congratulations to all Winter 2026 Co-Curricular award recipients. Your dedication, teamwork, and willingness to step forward continue to shape the spirit of LCS. As our Spring co-curriculars get underway, we look forward to seeing that same energy and enthusiasm carry into a new season of growth and opportunity.
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Lakefield College School is a private, coeducational boarding and day school for students in grades 9 through 12, located in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada.
We respectfully acknowledge that Lakefield College School is located on the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, which include: Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Rama, Beausoleil, and Georgina Island First Nations. Lakefield College School respectfully acknowledges that the Williams Treaties First Nations are the stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity and that they continue to maintain this responsibility to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.