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Benchmarks of Tradition Photo by Jeffry Konczal
T
he school year concludes with a variety of ceremonial traditions, from the
blazers was begging to be captured, but I was waiting
last and most meaningful of all gatherings, Commencement, to
Lower School closing assembly, Pre School closing assembly, to commendations in every division. On such occasions, it’s a rite of passage for the younger boys to offer support to the older boys, while preparing themselves to “move
for one of the boys to turn around so that I
“His face reads anticipation and nervousness, maybe for the eventual transition to ‘bigger boyness’”
up” in the future. At the Lower School closing assembly, held in the
could capture the emotion as well,” Konczal said. “This boy (Alex Sriubas ’23) looked back at the scene, the mood, surveying the day. “His face reads anticipation and nervousness, maybe for the eventual transition to ‘bigger boyness,’” Jeff suggested. And then, as the assembly began,
Alex quietly turned around to face and join in the
Lower School gym on King Street, photographer Jeffry
proceedings, perhaps imagining two years hence, when
Konczal found himself squatting behind an anxious
he would be “moving up” and onto the next bench.
and fidgety bench of 2nd graders.
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“The natural composition of the bench and their navy
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