SPOTLIGHT
Graduation 2011
The Ninth Grade Class of 2011
With pride, joy, excitement, and anticipation, the 21 ninth graders processed into the Hosley Gymnasium to the traditional strains of The Theme from Pomp and Circumstance. Teacher Edie Flagg opened the ceremonies with a reflection, and Class President Britney Dumas welcomed faculty, classmates, families and guests, noting that, “ … the lessons, memories and friendships we have gathered here will travel and grow with us whatever we end up doing in life.”
AJ Brown Ortiz presented an honorary diploma in honor of Hannah Lee, a member of the class of 2008 who died suddenly in 2004, to long-time teacher Pat Mahnensmith, noting that Mrs. Mahnensmith “wasn’t only a great teacher, she was a sincere and loving person.”
Gabriel Zanuttini-Frank announced the class gift, which will be used to purchase a score board for the new field and to support financial aid.
On behalf of the school’s alumnae/i, Foote kindergarten teacher Katy Clark-Spohn Botta ’98, welcomed the new graduates to the alumnae/i body
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Representing the ninth grade parents, Kim Bohen announced their farewell gift would be directed to special faculty-staff luncheons and trees planted near the new building.
and announced that Nate Barton and Britney Dumas would be the correspondents for the Class of 2011. The Ninth Grade Academic Prize was awarded to Rachel Jones. The Jean B. Shepler Fine Arts Prize winner was Rob Williamson, and Athletic Achievement Awards were presented to Erin Gallagher, Anna Camilleri, and Gabriel Zanuttini-Frank. The Margaret B. Hitchcock Prize, awarded to a student who has overcome academic challenges through diligence and effort, and who emerged a strong and promising scholar, went to Aidan Cobb.
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