TREVOR KLEIN ’03
Weston Gaylord, center, was chosen by his classmates to speak at the Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2011. To his left are Nick Busto and Lily Ghebrai, to his right, Camilla Gardiner and Manu Gandham.
Congrats, authentic Class of 2011 by ROBYNN POLANSKY
BY THE NUMBERS In the top 5% of students in state, according to National Merit Scholarship Corporation: 60%. In the top 1%: 28% Rank among classes in state for National Merit Scholars: 1 Percent given Honors Award by Superintendent of Public Instruction: 82% Place, in the country, of the Lakeside Chess Team led by members of this class: 6 Number invited to take American Invitation Math Exam (open to top 0.1% of U.S. high-school math students): 4 Read the full list at www.lakesideschool.org/magazine
VIEW MORE Go to www.lakesideschool.org/magazine to see: Than Healy’s entire speech; a multimedia gallery of Commencement; and Assistant Head of School Anne Stavney ’81’s speech from Middle School Closing Exercises.
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akeside’s Commencement exercises celebrated the Class of 2011 on June 9. Family, friends, and members of the school community gathered on the quad to honor the 127 graduating seniors. In his highly anticipated annual address, Upper School Director Than Healy designated this class as “authentic.” Calling them “a group that has been characterized by genuineness and integrity,” Healy commended the graduates on a bevy of accomplishments in academics, the arts, athletics, and more. Addressing their classmates were Tiffany Lieu ’11, outgoing president of Upper School Student Government, and Weston
Gaylord ’11, who noted how they “have transformed unbelievably from stressed-out, wide-eyed, still-adjusting freshmen to calm, comfortable, experienced seniors.” He encouraged them to “understand and try to remember” these transitions, and celebrate their Lakeside experience. Also speaking were Board of Trustees Chair Connie Ballmer; Megan Coughlin ’87, president of the Lakeside/St. Nicholas Alumni Association; and Anne Stavney ’81, assistant head of school and Middle School director. In his send-off, Head of School Bernie Noe encouraged the graduates to “choose a good life … a life of joy, a life of meaning.” ■ Sports, Commencement
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