PUBLIC SPEAKING PROGRAM NEVER FAILS TO IMPRESS Sixteen third and fourth grade boys participated in the Lower School Lyman B. Tobin Public Speaking
Program in May. The four finalists included Wyatt N. Glaymon ’25,
Alexander D. Trapani ’25, Jack R.
Garcia ’24 and Bram J. Kerwin ’24. Another 16 boys from Grade
Five through Form II participated in the Middle School program, with winners as follows: Alec
Candidato ’20 (overall), Alexander Kwok ’20, Jacob Lassner ’21, Ben
Sullivan ’22 and David Lilien ’23. Nine Upper School boys
participated in two categories of their division’s public speaking
program, with results as follows: Liam Kerwin ’16 (winner in oral
interpretation and original oratory),
Gianni Chiovetta ’17 (runner-up in oral interpretation); Patrick Yee ’18 (winner in original oratory).
The School’s public speaking program, named
after Browning’s third Headmaster, begins in the third
grade when all boys enter; two boys in each section are chosen to participate in public. The tradition continues through the Middle and Upper Schools, and in each division judges from other schools choose the most outstanding speakers.
(L to R): Middle School judges were Head of School David Egolf, Corlears School; Grade Four Teacher Elliott Smith, St. Bernard’s School; Co-director of High School Placement Megan Shotwell, Rodeph Sholom School.
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(L to R): Lower School judges were Head of Lower School Katie Bergin, The Marymount School; Head of School Wendy Levey, Epiphany Community Nursery School; Admissions Coordinator Margerie Morse, Park Avenue Synagogue.