PE Awards
Every year, upperclassmen PE guides choose two participants who have best epitomized
what it means to test one's own personal limitations, respect nature, and fulfill
the mission of the Project Exploration program. These noteworthy participants
receive either the Order of the Broken Paddle or the Wildest of the Wild award.
Order of the Broken Paddle
Listed below are the PE participants who have earned the honor of enshrinement into the Order of the Broken Paddle. This award is given to those students who take-on new opportunities to challenge themselves, and who, in doing so, best exemplify the spirit of Project Exploration. During PE, these recipients overcame some major obstacle by accepting personal challenge and by exhibiting extraordinary growth.
1991 - MG and JP
1992 - Bret Q
1993 - Kristen Walker
1994 - Guy Barber
1995 - Erika Burback & Caroline Mwendwa
1996 - Georgina Ardalan, Jen Reinert, Estevan Sanchez, & Angela Siegel
1997 - Annie Kramlinger
1998 - Sadi Ashgar & Lee Rendleman
1999 - Sara Ibrahim, Kristen Malia, & Cheryl Weiss
2000 - Nicole Harris, Thomas Jenne, & Miriam Metwaly
2001 - Matt McDonough
2002 - Erica Fishbein
2003 - Jimmy Mahon
2004 - David Romash
2005 - Morgan Fryer
2006 - Taylor Shuler
2007 -
2008 - Shawn Kelly
Wildest of the Wild
Listed below are the PE participants that have earned the title Wildest of the Wild. This award is presented to the participant(s) who:
- Challenge themselves to go outside of their comfort zone;
- Build good relationships with all other participants;
- Exhibit a positive attitude during the trip;
- Support the development and experience of others; and
- Demonstrate high ethics towards the outdoors;
2003 - Adrienne Kentner
2004 - Philip Schuster
