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family, and faculty gathered to celebrate the many accomplishments of the Class of 2016. After opening remarks from Chairman of the Board Tim Morris, Head of School Molly King addressed the graduates and the audience. In remembering the class’s many acts of generosity and kindness, she spoke of the first day of school when our senior class decorated the high school and put candy out for all of the underclassmen. She commended the class on its impressive work ethic and strong character, and congratulated the class on truly living up to this year’s slogan, “All in.” After Mrs. King concluded her remarks, Caroline Dunn, the valedictorian of our class, introduced the commencement speaker, Paula Kerger, who is the president and CEO of PBS. She recognized our class’s unique interests and diverse talents. Among the 79 graduates, there are girls who started clubs and teams, award-winning writers and artists, and nationally ranked athletes. Ms. Kerger advised us to find what fascinates and inspires us, and to pursue these interests with the goal of making a difference in others’ lives. She told us to take time to appreciate our own journey, rather than simply focus on the destination. Kate Connors, the class-elected speaker, reflected on our class’s journey as Greenwich Academy students. Kate’s sense of humor, intelligence, and love for our class was extremely touching. After Kate’s speech, the flower girls processed into the tent with bouquets for the new graduates, while Groups VII and VIII sang the beloved flower songs. It’s hard to imagine not being a GA student next year. I will miss our Monday morning meetings, Mrs. Tarrant’s enthusiastic emails announcing upcoming civvies days, as well as the all-school assemblies like Mumming, Ingathering, and Charter Day. However, I am so excited to see what the future holds for the Class of 2016. Although graduation was bittersweet, I leave GA with much certainty that our class will accomplish amazing things, and I am so lucky to have been part of such a talented, passionate, and caring group of girls. ■ 1 Valedictorian Caroline Dunn 2 Head of School Molly King, Lizzie Sands, Tom Sullivan 3 Alex Elam 4 Isabelle Ezratty, Caroline Sorensen 5 Phoebe Bloom, Olivia Quinton, Olivia Winn, Annie Harris, Sarah Gold, Katie Morena, Ellie Garland, Meg Apostolides 6 Lena Mersereau, Phoebe Morris, Adele Whitmyer, Molly King, Annie Harris, Allegra Milani, Annie Klein, Lizzie Sands 7 Kyla Hodges, Julia Song 8 Charlotte Winkler, Alina Maki 9 Kate Connors 10 Kristy Keil 11 Emma Duty, Paige Harty, Megan Bugniazet 12 Head of Upper School Tom Sullivan, PBS CEO Paula Kerger, Chairman of the Board Tim Morris, Head of School Molly King
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