Forest Kobayashi “The highlight was the math department’s Zoom celebration for the seniors! And, we made pizza.” – Richard Monkman P20
Miles President “As Miles’ parents, we made an extra effort to ensure Commencement weekend was made particularly special for him. We decorated the inside of the house as well as the outside (to Miles’ mild embarrassment), and I made his favorite dinner and dessert. We had not played a board game in ages, so we played Monopoly on Saturday night. That was very much appreciated by Miles as he always enjoyed playing board games with us when he was younger. There was lots of laughter that night. A few family and friends joined us on Commencement day to celebrate while maintaining social distancing in our backyard. Our nextdoor neighbors also stopped by with balloons, a ’congratulations’ sign and sprayed silly string on Miles while playing Kool & the Gang’s ’Celebration.’ It was a happy and memorable weekend.” – Jitske De Groeve P20 and Kevin President P20
Jenna Kahn (and Isaac Zinda, Syndey Wallace, Prakarsh Pandey) “When HMC closed, our daughter, Jenna, returned home to Georgia—with three friends. The four Mudders completed their classes living in our basement. We held our own little graduation ceremony in the living room with ’diplomas’ we made ourselves. Danny officiated in his own graduation gown from his MBA ceremony. Even the dog, Honey B, participated. Each Mudder also received a cool cutting board adorned with a ’steampunk’ brain and inscribed with Harvey Mudd Class of 2020 (awesome Etsy find). We completed the celebration with a home-cooked feast and champagne in our dining room festooned with graduation decorations. Congratulations HMC Class of 2020!” – Diane Harris, Danny Kahn, Maya Kahn P20
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