COMMENCEMENT 2015 SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015
THE CLASS OF TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN
COMMENCEMENT 2015
SATURDAY, THE SIXTH OF JUNE, TWO-THOUSAND FIFTEEN
PROCESSION OF THE TRUSTEES, THE FACULTY, & THE CLASS OF 2015 CLASS MARSHALLS
INVOCATION DEVON J. KING ’15
HEADMASTER TED KOSKORES ’70 P ’10, ’13
SENIOR SPEAKER HANA K. FERRARI ’15
VALEDICTORIAN WILLIAM T. ALFORD-GETCHELL ’15
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER PAULA L. BECKER P ’12, ’14
CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AWARDING OF PRIZES & SCHOLARSHIPS
MR. KOSKORES, HEADMASTER & MR. THOMPSON, UPPER SCHOOL DIRECTOR
CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS
PAULA L. BECKER P ’12, ’14, CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ALMA MATER HYMN
THAYER ACADEMY CONCERT CHOIR
LAUREN BENNETT ’18
CATHERINE BONCALDO ’15
MICAELA BRAUN ’15
EMILY BRIGGS ’17
AMELIA BROWNE ’18
FELICE CABRAL ’17
FELISHA CABRAL ’18
COURTNEY CONYERS ’16
JACOB COMEAU ’18
JAZMIN DIAZ ’18
CREA DOW ’18
ERIN FITZGERALD ’18
EDWARD GASKIN ’16
CAPRIAL HARRIS ’15
TORIAN KIDD ’17
RACHEL LIT ’15
JOHN LUCAS ’17
COLETTE MAALOUF ’16
LARA MACINTRYE ’17
JOHN MANNING ’18
NATALIA MCGLOWAN ’18
DAVID MOSCOSO ’18
ABBY NELSON ’18
GRACE O’HARE ’18
EOIN O’SULLIVAN ’18
SOPHIA PANTANO ’18
SOFI PINOLA ’18
BENEDICTION
LILLY E. KING ’15
RECESSIONAL
MARCH FROM DRAMICO PER MUSICA (J.S. BACH)
MARCH FROM JULIUS CAESAR (G.F. HANDEL)
FACULTY RECEPTION
FOR GRADUATES AND GUESTS
HANNAH PORTER ’18
ELLIE RAYMOND ’18
LUCILLE RELAFORD ’18
JOHN REYNOLDS ’15
HANNA STERN ’18
JONATHAN STERN ’16
KELSEY SULLIVAN ’18
LOAN ANH TRAN ’18
NOAH TURNER ’15
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JACQUELINE K. PAINTEN
MARY SHIELDS GRIFFIN
JENNIFER LYNN PARENT
CARLY ANNE ALPERIN
CAPRIAL LOREN HARRIS
NICHOLAS J. PETERS
TRACY CHRISTINE ALPERIN
CONNOR DEREK HAYDEN
RYAN JOHN PFEFFER
IVY ELIZABETH ARLIA
HARRY VINCENT HOGAN
ALEC THOMAS PROVOST
CATIANA M. AUGMON
KATHERINE LEAH HORN
MICHAEL B. PULSIFER
ARIANNA FRASER BACON
JACK FRANCIS MIN JUDGE
DILLON JOSEPH RATTI
JUNGHEUM BAEK
PATRICK ANTHONY KANE
JAKE PAUL RATTI
JOHN EDWARD BAKER
CAROLINE MANEIKIS KEADY
JOHN WILLIAM REYNOLDS
DEVON J. KING
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM RIBAUDO
LILLY ELIZABETH KING
SAMUEL WORCESTER RICE
JORDAN CALEB ALLEN
ANDREW WILLIAM BAYLISS
THOMAS EVAN BERK
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HANA ROBIN-CAPLAN
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CATHERINE ELIZABETH BONCALDO
THOMAS RICHARD KOTOPOULOS
MICAELA BRAUN
KHANH TU LE
MATTHEW S. BRENNAN
CARTER WILLIAM LEE
BRADLEY PHILLIP ROTONDI
GABRIEL LEO BRESNAHAN
KYLE MARK LIMONT
SARAH NICOLE RUSSELL
RACHEL FLORENCE LIT
RAGHAV SANAN
REBECCA L. BROWN
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HANNAH RUTH BUTLER
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ALEXANDRA LAUREN LUTHER
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CIARAN FINN ROONEY-CESPEDES
TOBY SCOTT SANDBLOM
JARED SOLOMON SEGAL
MICHAEL A. CAGLIANONE
AOIFE MAEVE MACINTYRE
HUNTER DEAN CAMPBELL
CHRISTOPHER KERN MACKIN JR.
CAMILLE A. SERY-BLE
RACHEL LYNNE CLARKSON
GRIFFIN GEORGE MANSI
SEAN R. SETIAN
MICHAELA W. CURTIN
JAKE MARCEL MARCELINO
KATHLEEN CLAIRE SHAFTER
ALEXANDRA K. C. D’AMICO
MICHAELA ROSAYN MAVROMATES
AINE CLAIRE BROSNAN SHIEL
OLIVIA JOSEPHINE MAVROMATES
CAMERON ROBERT SILVA
MADELINE C. DICKSON
HEATHER LEE MCCLUSKEY
CAMERON DAILY STEELE
JOSEPH MARK DIVICO
PETER JOHN MCDONALD JR.
EMMA TETLEY STEELE
EMILY N. DOLPHIN
MATTHEW PARKER MCKEON
MADYSON ELIZABETH DWAN
TUCKER CHRISTIAN MEEHAN
AINSLIE SHARON ECK
JENNA VICTORIA MENARD
MATTHEW JOHN EGAN
SAMANTHA K .MORAN
HALEY ANN DEVENEY
LILY R. FEINBERG
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SETENAY ANI MUFTI
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ALEXANDRA D. STORCH
HANYAO SUN
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ANN COREY SWETT
SEAN M. TORNEY
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ARIANNA CHRISTINA TOSI
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BRENDAN P. MULDOON
TINA TRAN
JAMES JOSEPH FERRERA JR.
SAMUEL D. MURPHY
NOAH ISREAL TURNER
SARA M. FINNEGAN
TESS AZITA MURPHY
RYAN P. FINNERAN
LOUISE MICHELLE NESSRALLA
ALYSON MARIE FIORENTINO
GRANTLAND TAGGART NICHOLS
VINCENT HUGO WERKLE
GILLIAN RAE FRETER
CARLYN KIMBALL NOLEN
MARGARET STURTEVANT WHITE
HANA KURTZ FERRARI
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DENNIS CAMERON VALLES
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ANDREW DECOURCY WARD
MARGARET MCGAW NOLEN
NICHOLAS SAMUEL WINDWER
EMMETT MICHAEL GERAGHTY
SEAN EDWARD O’CONNOR
YUTING WU
WILLIAM REVELL GERLIN
COLIN NATHANIEL OLIPHANT
IMANI A. GEORGE
RACHEL BETH GOFFIN
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SYDNEY ROSE PACKARD
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THAYER ACADEMY CLASS OF 2015
J. LINCOLN GRIFFIN
WILLIAM T. ALFORD-GETCHELL
ALMA MATER HYMN
BY LILLIAN SLEEPER LANE
WE RISE, ALMA MATER, IN HOMAGE TO THEE,
ONCE AGAIN OUR LOVE TO PROCLAIM;
FOR E’ER IN OUR HEARTS IN INDELIBLE LINES
GRAVEN DEEP STANDS THY HONORED NAME.
WE PLEDGE OUR DEVOTION; WE’LL MEASURE OUR LIVES,
ALMA MATER, BY THY STANDARDS SURE.
THAT HONOR MAY BLESS BOTH THY CHILDREN AND THEE,
AND THY NAME THROUGH THE YEARS ENDURE.
THOU HAS LIGHTED THE TORCH, AND THY STANDARD GIV’N
O MAY WE HENCEFORTH EVER BE
AS STEADFAST AS THOU ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUTH!
DEAR THAYER, HERE’S OUR PLEDGE TO THEE.
THY TOWER RISES HIGH WITH ITS CLEAR-TONED BELL;
IN MEM’RY ’TWILL EVER BE
A BEACON THAT POINTED THE WAY FOR OUR YOUTH.
DEAR THAYER, HERE’S OUR LOVE TO THEE!
AWARDS
THE ERIC M. SWAIN CHAIR FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
NANCY DINATALE TAYLOR AWARD
THAYER ACADEMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AWARD
MAUREEN E. BUCKEN GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AWARD
THOMAS J. BERRY III AWARD
GILBERT A. BOOTH AWARDS
WARD S. DONNER AWARDS
PHOEBE LEE HOSMER FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRIZES
LEIGHTON S. TOWER HISTORY PRIZE
LOUISE E. SAUL AWARD FOR ENGLISH
MAURICE R. SEYMOUR PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS
CHARLES R. MANGAT-RAI PRIZE FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
HELEN ALDEN BREEN DRAMATICS AWARD
E. IONE LOCKWOOD MUSIC AWARD
JOHN M. RODOCANACHI ART PRIZES
NATHANIEL AUGUSTINE THAYER SCHOLARSHIP
JOTHAM B. SEWALL PRIZE
WALTER AND PRUDENCE ABELL DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
HEADMASTER’S AWARD
THAYER ACADEMY
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