Page 8 - Priorities #27 2004-July

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Eighth Graders’ Commencement Maintains Traditions
Woodside Priory School graduated thirty-six eighth graders in a ceremony held on June 3 in the school’s chapel and followed by an outdoor reception. In keeping with tradition, girls carried a flower and boys sported a boutonniere pinned in place by faculty members. Also in keeping with tradition, each student received a plaque covered with personal greetings and well-wishes from their teachers.
Class Valedictorian Peter Hurtubise reminisced about the experiences that created lasting friendships. The seeds were planted during a scary and daunting— but successful— ropes course early in sixth grade. They were reinforced with three years of Spirit Days, capture the flag, middle school dances, field trips, kayaking and camping trips, swim parties—even praying together in Chapel following September 11 and studying for finals together, he said.
“Ihopeandpraythatwewillnevertakeforgrantedallthegiftsandalltheopportunities. Somanyother students in the world would make great sacrifices for these gifts, “ he added.
Class of 2007
Daniel Sandberg Aboud Lindsey Robertson Barnett Alyssa Cheung
Patrick Michael Daly
Andrew Wayne Davison Alexander Worthington Dehnert Molly Rose Dellheim
Philip Rockwell DiBoise Edward Carl Fischer
Allison Christine Frisbie Amy Elizabeth Furstman Katherine Elizabeth Gorman Whitney Ann Greswold Christopher Jay Hammond Abigail Rose Havern
John Francis Helfrich
Peter Hurtubise
Lauren Nicole Jones Benjamin Thomas Kellerman
Shelley Rebecca Lowe
Erik William Lyon
Maxwell Thomas Magnuson Russell Henry McIntosh Ashley Rebecca Neckowitz Kaori Ogawa
Peter Andras Pellionisz Gregory Dalton Pfau
Connor Waters Pierson Alexandra Marie Plain Nathaniel Meredith Rothrock Tristan Alexander Sansbury Alexandra Kin May Schilling Robert Campbell Sherman Justin Michael Vertongen Samantha Gabrielle Villella Ariel Lidamarie Zommer