Newark Academy 2022 Commencement Program

CLASS OF 2022

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES June 12, 2022

CLASS OF 2022 Gabriel Eissa Abboud Alana Akiwumi Lucy Chinelo Alaeto Lucas Harry Alland* Max Alter Loren Chiewlian Ashfield† Trisha Bala† Ilan J. Brauns† Miller P. Burns† Nathan Campbell† Victoria L. Carlson Matthew Catrambone†* Siddharth Chalasani† Sophia Chen† Noah Benjamin Chirnomas Adrien Chouraqui† Chase Clarke Joshua Abram Cohen Ava Alzadon Cole* Brandon Christian Cortez Molly Elizabeth Culligan Konrad R. Czyzewski Jackson Sawyer Derman† Nathan Drogin Selah Dungey Ali Elmasry Max Harrison Falkin† Katherine Rachel Fishbone* Zoe Rose Fleysher Drew Ann France†* Lauren Amanda Freed†* Brynn Brooks Garrett Stella Ann Gilbert†* Maximilian Gorbaty†

Lauren Hardman† Joshua Horowitz Serin Hwang Charles Stark Hynes† Meredith Faith Janay Penelope Gladys McLean Jennings Amaani Aneja Jetley* Dhruv Kapur Meredith Kean† Christopher Robert Keating† erese Kesler†* Ryan Kim†* Sadie Cherin Kim† Maya Lily Knoller Nicolas Ian Kotzen Melanie Vera Kramarchuk† Nikhil Patel Kumra Mason Kung† Samuel Rafael Lederman†* Ethan Lee† Amanda Y. Lei Stephen Stanley Levitt† Skywalker Shiangtian Li†* Tyler Lorenz Emma Lu†* Jessie Luo† Leonardo Maselli† Sofia Lily Miller Aryan Keshav Mishra† Griffin Daniel Murphy† Andrew Nagpal† Spencer James Nowak Catherine Elizabeth Orr† Logan Pak

† International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate

* Cum Laude Society Member

Avi Parameshwar† Kaya Annika Patel†* Katherine Powers†* Saif Jeh Prabhu† Michael Minsung Pyo† Kaya Virmani Rajparia†* Brandon Recce† Milanis A. Rivas Andrew Michael Rovit† Emily Rose Sabando Arwen Jade Schnieders-Smith Meghan N. Shah†* Wyatt Shiff Emma Nicole Simon† Vittoria Liv Socolof Yihun Stith† Clifton Zachary Strain Emily Margaret Swope†* Dominik Daniel Tassé† Fiona Elizabeth Tillyer Asha Toolsidas†* Anika Verma† Joshua L. Virany† Clark William Wagner Cole Anthony Wagner Luke Nils Waskow Patrick Flynn Wecal Max Harry Weidhorn Jin Jie Whitehurst Samantha Nicole Witt†* Cassidy Farren Faith Wong Andrew W. Zhang† Albert Zhou†

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Gathering and Processional Welcome

Brass Choir Donald M. Austin Head of School Samuel W. Croll III ’68 Chair, Board of Trustees Rochelle Edwards Director of Equity and Inclusion

Choral Selection T.C. Abbey Oration A Poem to the Class of 2022

In My Life performed by Concert Choir Stella Gilbert ’22 We > Me written by Michael Pyo ’22

Introduction of Speaker

Milanis Rivas ’22

Commencement Address

Richard DiBianca, Ph.D. Upper School Principal

Presentation of the Class

Donald M. Austin Head of School

Awarding of Diplomas

Jim Coe Dean, Class of 2022 Traci Osterhagen Brock Dean of Faculty Pegeen Galvin Dean of Students

Closing Remarks Tassel Turn & Cap Toss Recessional

Anthony J. Ungaro, Ed.D. Math Faculty Luke Waskow ’22 Brass Choir

Following the ceremony, there will be a reception at the Concession Stand for graduates, faculty, families and friends.

T H E T. C. A B B E Y O R A T I O N Newark Academy established the T.C. Abbey Oration in 1982 to honor the memory of this beloved teacher, who died on October 22, 1981. Each year at Commencement a senior, chosen by the Cum Laude Society, delivers the oration.

T.C. “Charlie” Abbey devoted more than 50 years of his life to the education of young men and women. He was on the faculty at Newark Academy for 22 years, serving at various times as English Department Chair, Debate Coach, Director of Admission and Chairman of the Discipline Committee. Prior to coming to Newark Academy, Mr. Abbey taught for 31 years at the Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

OFFICERS OF

THE CLASS OF 2022 President, Upper School Council Vice-President, Upper School Council Senior Class President Senior Class Vice President

Stella Gilbert Albert Zhou Luke Waskow Maximilian Gorbaty

Class Representative

Kaya Rajparia

Class Representative

Albert Zhou