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Cum Laude Twenty-two seniors from the MKA Class of 2014 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society at a formal ceremony held at the Upper School on June 7. Physicist Dr. Asher Kaboth, MKA Class of 2002, was the keynote speaker. Asher, a Research Associate in the High Energy Physics Group at Imperial College London, received an A.B. in physics in 2006 from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D in physics from MIT. He now lives and works in London and regularly travels to Japan to work on an ongoing experiment related to measuring neutrinos. In his address to the students, Asher emphasized the importance of following your passion, whatever it is, on hard work and on finding the goodness in your goals and most of all in others, noting that being a good person and finding the good in others is the key to a happy and fulfilling life. The Cum Laude Society, established in l906, is modeled on the Phi Beta Kappa Collegiate National Honor Society and recognizes the scholastic achievement of secondary school students. It is the highest academic honor bestowed on members of the graduating class.
Lifers The class of 2014 graduated 25 “Lifers” who gathered for a group photo at Senior Breakfast.
Back row l-r: David Kauffman, Aaron Sterling, Maggie Dancy, Kelsey O’Connor, Kassie Fotiadis, Madeleine Colbert, Kendall Barrett, Paige Pacifico and Bridget Stanton. Middle row l-r: Ryan Kashtan, Charles Roseman, Jon Logan-Rung, Max Nelson, Briana Crilley, Sophia Williams, Jack Renshaw-Lewis, Marshall Sandoval, Ariana Puzzo and Michael Melitz. Front row l-r: Gregory Hulse, John Higgins, Francesca Cassola, Savannah Fusaro, Luke Polizzi and Ryan Fennelly
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