Graduation 2012 o the pealing of the Meeting Hall bell, fifty eighth and ninth graders processed across the green and into their futures at the 83rd Graduation Exercises held on June 8. Diplomas were presented, prizes awarded, and graduates celebrated in remarks made by Headmaster Jerry Ward in the New Gym. The Fenn Band played a stirring rendition of “Air Force One” and the Treble Chorus performed. The outgoing school president and vice-president addressed their classmates and teachers, staff members, families and friends, with President Max Gomez comparing his experience at Fenn to being given a coloring book, “a good set of crayons,” and the opportunity to fill in the outlines with “an infinite amount of colors.” Mr. Ward provided personal reflections of each graduate, capturing his character and his life at Fenn. Of soon-to-be Lawrence Academy student Tim Joumas, for example, Mr. Ward said, “It has been said there is nothing as strong as gentleness and nothing as gentle as strength…you’ve proven this truth to all of us.” And Jack Lyne, who is headed to Middlesex, has been a “high scorer” in school life, Mr. Ward said, “beloved by classmates not for his shots on goal but for his readiness to help in any situation.” This special publication captures the highlights of Prize Day and Graduation, and the eighth and ninth grade celebration dinners.
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