Sydney Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Harris of Tappahannock, won the William and Mary Leadership Award for the junior who best exemplifies inspirational leadership, outstanding scholarship and unwavering loyalty to her school. Harris also was recognized with the Jefferson Book Award. The Richmond chapter of the University of Virginia Alumni Association presents this award to a well-rounded junior who best represents the Jeffersonian ideal, including scholarship, leadership and citizenship. Five current SMS faculty are William and Mary graduates, and three, including Head of School Margaret R. Broad, are graduates of the University of Virginia.

Sophomore Ligon Brooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Brooks of Miller’s Tavern, won the Randolph-Macon Woman's College Book Award. The Richmond chapter of the RMWC Alumnae Association presents this award to a student who possesses both leadership and academic potential. Two SMS faculty members are graduates of the Lynchburg college, including Ligon’s mother, chemistry teacher Sara Acree Brooks ’79. Senior Palmer Ware, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Ware of Dunnsville, was the first recipient of the Beth Faber Award, a $1000 college scholarship presented by the local orthodontist to encourage outstanding leadership and academic achievement by the area’s youth. Additionally, Ashley Leake of Marietta, GA, and Brooke Shafer of Fredericksburg received the Presbyterian College Fellows Award. Eileen Tsai of Taiwan received the Smith College Book Prize and Emily Reynolds of Owingsville, KY, received the Converse College Award. One of the evening’s highlights was the induction of new members into the St. Margaret’s School Chapter of the National Honor Society. These students, the school’s most academically distinguished, are Ligon Brooks, Michelle Burch of Burgess, Sydney Harris, Chelsea Jacobs of Dunnsville, Da Hae Lee of Korea, Jennie Lynne Leonard of Richmond, Allison Ryan of Tappahannock, Aubrey Sozer of Fairfax and Nozomi Yamaguchi of Japan.

The ceremonies also included recognition of graduating students who have earned Presidential Educational Awards. Gold seal winners achieved a grade point average of 90 or above and scored at or above the 85th percentile on a standardized academic test. They are: Annie Arnest of Kinsale; Neillee Katona of Dunnsville; Palmer Ware, and boarding student Rachel Chang of Korea. Silver seal winners achieved a grade point average of 90 or above or scored at or above the 85th percentile on a standardized academic test. They are boarding students Hailey O’Brien of Dallas, TX; Jennifer Clark of West River, MD; Ali Place of Pinehurst, NC; and Nozomi Yamaguchi.

The English Department inducted five students into the Quill and Scroll journalism honor society for their contributions to the yearbook: Ashley Leake, Sydney Harris, Katy Saunders of Tappahannock, Brooke Shafer and Annie Arnest. Neillee Katona, Erin Martin of Callao and Abbey Potter were given special recognition for their work on the school’s publications. Finally, each academic department presented awards for outstanding achievement or academic recognition to as many as two students in each of the school's courses.

Local winners included: Annie Arnest of Kinsale, academic recognition in Physics; Christina Beckham of Montross, most outstanding in English 8, History 8 and Science 8, academic recognition in Health/PE 8; Ligon Brooks of Miller’s Tavern, academic recognition in American Literature and Composition and in Current Events; Michelle Burch of Burgess, most outstanding in Government and Latin III, academic recognition in American Literature and Composition; Megan Burton of Montross, most outstanding in Latin II, academic recognition in Reading and Writing for College; Allyson Childress of King George, academic recognition in Chemistry in the Community; Catherine Chilton of Lancaster, academic recognition in US History; Laura Gorham of Tappahannock, academic recognition in World History I and in Chemistry; Victoria Grant of Tappahannock, most outstanding in Mixed Media; Stephanie Hanson of Gloucester, most outstanding in Biology; and Kelsey Harris of Tappahannock, academic recognition in English 8 and History 8.

Also: Sydney Harris of Tappahannock, most outstanding in Latin IV and Spanish II, academic recognition in Advanced Art and in Advanced Placement English II; and Elizabeth Headley of Kinsale, most outstanding in Painting; Hannah Hunt of Colonial Beach, academic recognition in Health/PE 8; Alicia Ingram of Kinsale, academic recognition in Algebra I; Alexandra Newman of Lancaster, most outstanding in Anatomy and Physiology; Sarah Reilly of Bruington, most outstanding in Math Analysis; Julie Sader of St. Stephen’s Church, academic recognition in Reading and Writing for College, World History II and Geometry; Katy Saunders of Tappahannock, most outstanding in British Literature and Composition and in Treble Choir, academic recognition in World Religions; Hope Scott of West Point, academic recognition in Old Testament and in Treble Choir; Keri Straughan of Hague, academic recognition in Algebra II; Palmer Ware of Dunnsville, most outstanding in Advanced Placement Calculus, academic recognition in Advanced Placement English II, Advanced Placement US History and Physics.