Headmaster Rick Hilton is joined by Commencement speaker Dr. Daniel Stahler as they lead the procession.
Salutatorian Noah Manning celebrates with Lyndon Institute math teacher Tim Ulrich.
Class of 2013 graduate Anthony Maillet receives his diploma from Headmaster Hilton.
Class of 2013 members Jessica Colby and Simeon Graden share in the excitement of the day.
Headmaster Rick Hilton
“In life you can prepare and train but you never know what the luck of the draw will give you. Stay calm, think it through, and make the best of what you have been dealt.” Valedictorian Ashlynn Doyon
Lyndon Institute President Richard Ashton
Commencement speaker Dr. Daniel Stahler, Class of 1992
Valedictorian Ashlynn Doyon
to becoming a wildlife biologist. His very first high school paper was on wolves and his walks with teachers and classmates in Victory Bog provided additional inspiration. He was pleased to hear about the future outdoor education center planned on the 300-acre Binney Woods campus at Burke Mountain. Stahler is Yellowstone’s Threatened & Endangered Species Coordinator working with species such as lynx, wolverine, and grizzly bears. He is also establishing a cougar study at Yellowstone to complement his other work on large carnivores. He has served as a member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Team representing Yellowstone, and is recognized as a leading scientist in carnivore ecology and conservation. He also described that his “roots are right here at LI.”
Born and raised in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, he spent the first six years of his education at one of Vermont’s last operating one-room schoolhouses, Squabble Hollow, near his home in Lyndon. He joins many members of the Stahler family, over three generations, who have attended Lyndon Institute. He asked the Class of 2013 to spend time outdoors and continue to help others. “Become good stewards of the planet, because it’s the only one we have.”
After diplomas were received, the graduating students celebrated with a toss of their caps and proceeded to celebrate with friends and families.
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