Sixty-seven young women were graduated from Kent Place School on Sunday, June 2. The Commencement ceremony was held on the campus lawn while faculty, trustees and administrators marched in their academic regalia, and the juniors led the traditional Daisy Chain processional carrying ivy and flowers for the graduating class. Seniors then walked one by one through the daisy chain and were seated as a class for the final time as students.
Senior Joanna Massa delivered remarks on behalf of the class while Elizabeth Klein, senior class president, together with Environmental Club co-presidents Julia Pressler and Alana Tartaro, announced the senior class gift: a water filtration system for the Upper School.
The Citizenship Cup, which is presented to a member of the senior class, who during her years at Kent Place, has shown herself to be the outstanding example of student citizenship, was awarded to Joanna Massa. Considered one of the school’s highest honors, the Citizenship Cup is voted on by all Upper School faculty and students. The Montgomery Award, established in honor of former Headmaster Archibald “Tad” Montgomery and his wife Anita, given annually to an effective school leader who personifies the spirit that the Montgomery’s brought to the school, was presented to Shayna Gleason.
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The Carol P. Dorian Prize for Fine Arts and Dance was presented to the school in memory of Carol, an alumna from the Class of 1975, who died of cancer in 1987. Art was one of her greatest loves while at Kent Place. The Carol P. Dorian Prize for Art was presented to Katelizabeth Chin. The Carol P. Dorian Prize for Dance was presented to Julia Toohey.
The award for an outstanding drama student in the senior class was presented to Jordan Cobb, Amanda Corey, Samantha Narciso and Katja Yacker. The music award, given to a student who has distinguished herself in the field, was presented to Juliette Norrmen-Smith.
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The White Blazer Award, given to a student who has been a three-sport athlete all four years of high school and has demonstrated leadership and citizenship both on and off the field, was given to Lauren Oberlander and Colleen Sheridan.
Faculty member of the Kent Place Cum Laude Society chapter, John Walz officiated over the installation of new members. Inducted into the Cum Laude Society were seniors Emily Bridges, Anna Doherty, Anna Fountain, Shayna Gleason, Erica Lee, Olivia Lima and Caroline Vaters. Seniors Mariana Do Carmo, Madeline Ketley, Elizabeth Klein, Juliette Norrmen-Smith, Margaret Robbins, Colleen Sheridan and Alana Tartaro were inducted into Cum Laude Society last year as juniors. This year’s inducted juniors included Allison Berger, Veronica Child, Ivana Kohut, Natalie Kwan, Amanda Moskowitz and Bela Parekh.
The 67 members of the Class of 2013 are:
Paige Altrui, Mahogany Aminzia, Lauren Appleby, Gabriela Arias, Alexa Baglione, Dylan Blanchard, Taylor Branch, Emily Bridges, Janeen Browne, Natalie Camponovo, Erika Charnley, Katelizabeth Chin, Martha Coacher, Jordan Cobb, Amanda Corey, Kristen Cotter, Ryan Cully, Lilli DeBode, Alana DiSabatino, Mariana Do Carmo, Anna Doherty, Kelsey Evenson, Julie Flanagan, Emma Forstenhausler, Alexandra Foster, Anna Fountain, Amy Garcia, Shayna Gleason, Paxton Higgins, Anne Hilton, Kelci Hobson, Kai Holder, Caroline Irvin, Jordan Johnson, Aleena Karim, Madeline Ketley, Elizabeth Klein, Elizabeth Kowalik, Cayla Kusnierz, Erica Lee, Olivia Lima, Joanna Massa, Caroline McDermott, Annie McMullan, Lauren Miller, Victoria Murphy, Jordyn Myers, Samantha Narciso, Juliette Norrmen-Smith, Lauren Oberlander, Edith Page, Madeline Pensiero, Julia Pressler, Margaret Robbins, Elizabeth Robillard, Israa Saber, Libby Sanna, Virginia Saylor, Colleen Sheridan, Anna Spellman, Alana Tartaro, Victoria Taylor, Julia Toohey, Caroline Vaters, Brianna Velez, Michele Wiesen, Katja Yacker
