The TASIS Class of 2026 Commencement Ceremony celebrated outstanding graduates across arts, athletics, and academics. In the arts, Jaya Bruera and Melokuhle Faku received Excellence in Art Awards for their powerful portfolios and dedication. The Horst Dürrschmidt Award for Excellence in Photography went to Adriano Beltran Prado and Anastassia Smyslova for their exceptional visual storytelling. Rodrigo Chavez Lizarraga earned the Mark Aeschliman Award for Excellence in Architecture and Design for his passion and self-driven exploration. In performing arts, Fedor Glubokovskii received the Kay Hamblin Award for Excellence in Theater, Alessia Primo the Bertha Seifert Award for Excellence in Music, and Minami Murata the inaugural Excellence in Dance Award for her artistry and leadership.
Athletic honors went to Anthony Nikoloff (Male Athlete of the Year) and Katerina Rodostianos (Female Athlete of the Year), both recognized for their multi-sport excellence and team leadership. Academic awards highlighted linguistic and scholarly achievement: Sonia Krikunchik earned Excellence in English as an Additional Language and the Shah Akbar Khan Award for Mathematics; Diana Xiao won Excellence in Modern Languages, History, and was named Valedictorian; Gaia Giuliani received the Cynthia Whisenant Award for English Literature; and Yifei Xu earned Excellence in Science. Katerina Rodostianos was also named Salutatorian. The Headmaster’s Award went to Katerina Rodostianos for her lasting community impact. The ECIS Award for Intercultural Understanding was presented to Maria Julia Tomas Cardoso, the Jan Opsahl Service Award to Cassie Kerns, the Michael Ulku-Steiner Leadership Award to Alessia Primo, and the highest honor, the H. Miller Crist Award, to Serafina Ballerini for embodying the school’s ideals.
