The Two Hundred Twenty-third
Graduation Exercises of
Lawrence Academy
Groton, Massachusetts
June 3, 2016
10:00 a.m.
LAWRENCE HERE’S TO THEE
On an elm tree shaded hillside, in an old New England town,
stands a school both old and famous, worthy of its great reknown.
From the many who have loved it and upheld it gloriously
echos down the years this watch-word
“Lawrence, Lawrence, Here’s to Thee!”
From Thy portals facing westward where the last faint sun beams glow,
catch we on the mountain’s summit visions dreams that still will go
with us where so ’ere life takes us and through all the years to be,
this shall be our promise loyal
“Lawrence, Lawrence, Here’s to Thee!”
Words by Harriet A. Clark
Music by George F. Hamer, Jr.
(1923)
Program
Introductory Remarks
Dan Scheibe, Head of School
Introduction
Joshua Garber, Senior Class President
Address
Jackie MacMullan
ESPN Television Analyst and
Senior Writer
Presentation of Prizes
Dan Scheibe
Remarks
Shae McDonald ’16
Ben Gainsboro ’16
Presentation of Diplomas
Bruce MacNeil ’70
President, LA Board of Trustees
Closing Remarks
Dan Scheibe
School Song: Lawrence Here’s to Thee
Senior Farewell
Lawrence Academy Class of 2016
William Frederick Adie II
Brian Patrick Flanagan
Marissa Leigh Anderson
Dariya Apsenbetova
Kyla Alexxii Leilani Milan
Dusaran Floresca
Paige Godfrey Beede*
William Talman Fortune
Alden Barrett Bishop
Timothy Evan Foster
Elise Kelley Bojanowski
Andrew Louis Fyffe*
Abigail Megan Bostick
Benjamin Andrew Gainsboro
Amalie Sawyer Brandvold*
Joshua Drew Garber
Alexander Maximilian Reiling
Breiter
Ian Harris Gelerman
Evan Matthew Bromander
Coby Martin Goodrich
Jake Anthony Cassidy
Emma Shaye Grant*
Erica Mary Christiansen
Thomas Phillip Gross
Emma Kathleen Collins
Andrew Paul Haan
Brittany Lynn Colton
Sophia Grace Hager
Maya Jane Cratsley*
Jonathan Kemp Harlan*
Margaret Stett Davey*
Emma Lucia Horn
Michaela Lindsey Dempsey
Carter Philip Hussey
Catherine Hanson DiCara
Kayla Hussey
Alexis Rose Dinkel
Demitri James Jackson
Alexander Michael DiPietro
Streett Jacobs
Caroline Cella Donovan
Anna Paley Jewell
Hannah Grace Donovan*
Margaret Clemence Kelly
Taylor Lauren Drago*
Derek Kevin Kolodziejski
Emily Duffy Denzer
JiMin Kong
James Clancy Duffy
Hailu Lai
Dylan Jude Escoll
Philippe Shultis Lessard*
Qiuchi Fan
Brittany Rose Levasseur
James Christopher Finneral
Jiasheng Li
Edward Anthony Fish III
Sihan Lisa Li*
Hannah Lynn Ghelfi
Jenny Lin
Gabriela Rueda Muñoz
Katherine Johnson Lotane
Mark E. Russell Jr.
Shae Jennifer McDonald
Nicole Danielle Rose Saber
Melissa Rose Menard*
Nattanan Sajjaboontawee
Ana Carolina Mendoza
Aidan Burke Schlotman
Emily Mary Messer*
Brendan John Seifert
Jordan Daisy Monbouquette
Naomi Leigh Sierra
David Edward Murphy
Ramatoulie Sisay
Sara Babcock Murphy*
Nicholas Michael Stone
Luke Joseph Maguire Newman
Kate Ema Surette
Jessica Swanson Niemann*
Tatianna Thorndike Suriel
Riley Keenan Noel*
Jack B. Templeton
Taryn Marie O’Neil
An Thi Hong Tran*
Liam M. O’Sullivan
Julian Harold Travis*
Madison Mary Olsen
Eric Drey Viera
Lucy Eleanor Opalka
Alex Steven Walter
Jeffrey Robert Page
Catherine Grayson Wildman
Lyndsey Margaret Parry
Asia J. Winslow
Renée Amerantle Perkins
Hsin-Hung Wu
Aiden Thor Perry
Yuxuan Wu
Emily Elizabeth Pisacreta*
Gavriel R. Zahavi
Wiriyanat Ployaram
Juchen Zhang
Emily Fay Pratt
Benjamin David Purtell
Jake Rainer
Katelyn Patricia Reichheld*
Gabrielle Noel Reuter
Douglas Paul Rodier
Kaitlyn Mae Rooney
*Cum Laude Society
The Cum Laude Society, founded
in 1906, is an honor society for
secondary school students
recognizing superior scholastic
achievement and character.
Graduation Prizes
THE MARGARET PRICE WHITE AWARD
THE THOMAS B. WARNER MEMORIAL AWARD
THE CARL A. P. LAWRENCE AWARD
THE HARVARD BOOK PRIZE
THE DAVID SOREN YEUTTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
THE JAMES E. BAKER PRIZE
THE MARY ELIZABETH CHICKERING PRIZE
THE HOWARD W. GLASER ’55 AWARD
THE MELVIN W. MANN AWARD
THE PROCTOR AWARD
THE RICHMOND BAKER PRIZE
THE RAYMOND A. ILG JR. AWARD
THE NORMAN AND CATHERINE GRANT AWARD
THE WHITEHURST PRIZE
THE DAVID THOMAS KINSLEY PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING
THE TOM PARK ’29 AWARD
THE ADRIAN CHEN ’92 AWARD
THE PILLSBURY PRIZE FOR CHARACTER AND CONDUCT
THE PILLSBURY PRIZE FOR GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN
SCHOLARSHIP AND SCHOOL DUTIES DURING THE COURSE
THE TREISMAN PRIZE FOR SUPERIOR SCHOLASTIC
ACHIEVEMENT
THE FERGUSON PRIZE FOR LEADERSHIP
THE BENJAMIN DAVIS WILLIAMS PRIZE
THE FACULTY AWARD
Cum Laude Prize Recipients 2016
THE FRESHMAN BOOK PRIZE IN ENGLISH
FOR READING
Wyatt Blackshaw
THE FRESHMAN BOOK PRIZE IN ENGLISH
FOR WRITING
Kerri Murphy
THE CLASS OF 1957 AWARD
Gavin Slattery
THE BROWN BOOK AWARD
Elizabeth Quinn
THE MANSFIELD BRANIGAN MEMORIAL PRIZE
THE HARRY AND ANN DAVIDSON PRIZE
THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE BOOK AWARD
Vivian Liu
Jorie Van Nest
Samuel Rosenstein
THE BAUSCH AND LOMB HONORARY
SCIENCE MEDAL
Edwin Ray
THE RENSSELAER MATHEMATICS AND
SCIENCE AWARD
Xinyan Xie
THE ELEANOR AND CAMERON SMITH POETRY PRIZE
THE HOLMES PRIZE
THE LANGUAGE PRIZE
An Tran
Philippe Lessard
Jack Harlan, Ethan Sorkin, Philippe Lessard
THE THOMPSON ENGLISH PRIZE
Jorie Van Nest
THE CLASS OF 1965 PRIZE FOR ART
THE CLASS OF 1965 PRIZE FOR MUSIC
Emily Duffy Denzer
Sophia Hager, Lucy Opalka
THE CLASS OF 1965 PRIZE FOR THEATRE
THE CLASS OF 1965 PRIZE FOR DANCE
Andrew Fyffe
Emily Pisacreta
THE PETER S. YOZELL ’41 HISTORY
AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AWARD
Sihan Li, Lucy Opalka
THE MAY SARTON POETRY PRIZE
Katelyn Reichheld
THE TOWER MATHEMATICS PRIZE
THE FRANCIS A. HEAD AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM
Talman Fortune
Shae McDonald
Emily Pisacreta
Renée Perkins, Ethan Sorkin
THE ANNE AND DAVID ROSENTHAL PRIZE
FOR LITERARY APPRECIATION
Hannah Donovan
Trustees of Lawrence Academy 2015-2016
Bruce MacNeil ’70, President (P ’04)
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Patrick Cunningham ’91, Vice President
London, England
Geoffrey P. Clear, Treasurer (P ’98, ’01) Charleston, South Carolina
Gordon W. Sewall ’67, Secretary
Milton, Massachusetts
Lucy Abisalih ’76
Merrimac, Massachusetts
Jay Ackerman ’85
Los Angeles, California
Kevin A. Anderson ’85
Washington, D.C.
Ronald M. Ansin (P ’80, ’83, ’85, ’87;
Harvard, Massachusetts
GP ’03, ’05)
Timothy M. Armstrong ’89
Riverside, Connecticut
Deborah Barnes (P ’13)
Dover, Massachusetts
Barbara Anderson Brammer ’75 (P ’06) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jennifer Shapiro Chisholm ’82
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Judi N. Cyr ’82
Avon, Connecticut
Christopher Davey (P ’10, ’16)
Groton, Massachusetts
Greg Foster
Pebble Beach, California
Catherine J. Frissora (P ’95, ’96)
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Bradford Hobbs ’82
South Orange, New Jersey
Nancy Lotane (P ’16)
Carlisle, Massachusetts
Peter C. Myette (P ’00, ’03)
Groton, Massachusetts
Michael Salm (P ’13, ’15)
Lincoln, Massachusetts
David Santeusanio
Cohasset, Massachusetts
David Stone ’76
Groton, Massachusetts
Rick Tyson
Lexington, Massachusetts
Honorary Trustees
Mr. George A. Chamberlain 3rd
Boston, Massachusetts
Mr. Albert B. Gordon, Jr. ’59
Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Mr. Henry S. Russell Jr. (P ’70, ’75)
Green Valley, Arizona
Mr. Albert Stone (P ’74, ’76, GP ’15)
Groton, Massachusetts
Mr. Benjamin D. Williams (P ’82, ’84)
Pomfret, Connecticut