Page 8 - Priorities #31 2005-July

Thirty-Four
Eighth Graders
Head for
High School
Eighth grade graduates received diplomas and personalized plaques on which teachers had written their congratulations, as well as long-stemmed flowers or boutonnieres for their ceremony, held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 2. Following the ceremony, families shared food (including a celebratory giant chocolate cake) and drink on the plaza.
The class invited Nancy Newman, retiring Dean of the Faculty and a popular seventh grade science teacher, to be their guest speaker. The Valedictory address was delivered by classmate Matthew Kramer.
In her remarks, Mrs. Newman told the class, “I know you will take the next four years by storm.” She advised the students to take advantage of all the opportunities freshman year will have to offer; they are well prepared academically to succeed. As the inevitable bumps with parents occur along the high school road, “Don’t forget how much love there is in your family, and don’t hesitate to say it out loud,” she told them.
It’s a bittersweet moment for Dean of the Middle School Shawna Trujillo, leading the procession into the Chapel. Her family is relocating to Wyoming, and she will be leaving the Priory in mid-summer.
Servando Barriga
Kyle O’Neal Berka
Daniel Morris Berman
Laura Ann Bevilacqua Margaret Drummond Bussman David Madison Calbert Eduardo Maximiliano Chavez Zoe Alexandra Ciupitu
Kayley Anne Colville
Teagan Cosmo Corkery Nathan Tully Feldman
Jordan Alessandra Foland Jodey Michael Glaser
Emily Grace Goldberg
Ryan William Haines Christopher Patrick Harlem Ryan James Harryman
Michelle Marie Hess
James Winston Hickman
Constance VanWinkle Hiller
Adrian Fae Holland
Matthew McNichols Kramer
Darcey Selma Lachtman
Noel Alexander Laport
Christian Conrad Montalvo
Christian James Alexander Opperman Kayla Jean Patterson
Alyse Lynn Romano
Caelum Pye Shove
Tyler Reed Starling
Lara Allene Donahoe Tenenbaum Alyssa Ching-Young Thunen
Kelsey Ariana Whitehouse
Claire Olivia Zbinovich
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