Graduation 2011
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e all have challenges in front of us, and that makes life worth living,” declared school President Will Royal as he addressed the audience at the 82nd Graduation Exercises held on June 10. Sixty-nine students—twenty-nine ninth graders and forty
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Chorus performed. Headmaster Jerry Ward provided personal reflections of the graduates, capturing each
eighth graders—received diplomas, and prizes were awarded for excellence in character, service, academics, athletics, and citizenship. Additional awards and citations were presented at Prize Day on June 8 in Robb Hall. The Fenn Concert Band played a rousing rendition of the overture “Abington Ridge“ by Ed Huckeby, and the Treble
boy’s character and experiences at Fenn, and the outgoing school president and vicepresident spoke to their classmates, teachers, Fenn staff, families, and friends. The audience applauded retiring faculty members Joseph Hindle, who has taught science for thirty-two years and served in a variety of other roles, Kirsten Gould, who has directed drama productions and been a guiding hand behind the Arts program at Fenn for twenty-seven years, and Lorraine Ward, who has been an English teacher and department chair for eleven years. This special publication captures the highlights of Prize Day and Graduation and the eighth and ninth grade celebration dinners.