MHS Class Day - 2022 Hall Of Excellence Award

MHS Class Day...Hall of Excellence Award

The Medfield High School Class Day program included the singing of the National Anthem by Samantha Reddy, Welcome by Principal Robert Parga, and the Hall of Excellence Presentation by Anne Lodge.

In addition, there were Departmental Awards, Humanitas Awards and an Inspiration Award. The Presentation of the Class Gift was given by Senior Class Officers, Deeya Yadapadithaya, Brendan Lawless, Alex Lusby, Lillie Cumming and Katherine Waters.

The Medfield High School 2022 Hall of Excellence Award was presented to Mark Sullivan, Class of 1976

As found in the Program:

Mark Sullivan, an avid adventurer and lover of new experiences, Mark has traveled to Africa with the Peace Corps, worked at Reuters as a financial correspondent, and spent time as an investigative reporter for The San Diego Tribune.

During his time as a reporter, Mark was nominated two times for the Pultizer Prize in investigative and explanatory writing about the lives of children raised by addicts. He continued to develop his writing and investigative talents as a backup congressional reporter for The Boston Globe and The New York Times.

It was his time living with extreme skiers in Utah and Wyoming in 1990 which yielded his first novel, The Fall Line. The acclaimed author of nineteen novels including the #1 New York Times bestselling Private series, co-written with James Patterson, Mark has received numerous awards for writing. His bestselling novels, including Beneath a Scarlet Sky, which has been called one of the finest World War II novels ever written, have been optioned for film and television and translated into dozens of languages.

A volunteer and philanthropist working on behalf of literacy, libraries, and ending child soldiering, Mark is also a popular public speaker on a wide variety of topics, including history, creativity and personal motivation.