Newark Academy Class of 2023 Commencement Program

CLASS OF 2023

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES June 11, 2023

CLASS OF 2023 Hilary Jane Adelman† Victoria Afolabi† Nicholas Achilles Aloupis Rahul Arora† * Alexander Jack Atlas† Gabriella Badalamenti Ian Christopher Bell Molly Breckman Juliet Bu* Evan Matthew Bulan† * Dylan M. Bulbulia Alyssa J. Cai† Lola-Maeve Cantillon† Leo Jacob Caplan† * Aakriti Caprihan† * Ella Chang Sydney Seo-Yeon Chang† Kaitlyn Chee† * Marina Irene Chernin† * William Davis Crall† * Carmen Dai† Pamela Liesl Davidson† Kayin B. Davis Jelani Malachi Dean Dina Sydney Drogin† Jonathan Eichler Silas Abraham Epstein† * Adin Fastov Nicholas Fastov Kyle Fink Max Flores Wesley Reya Freeman† * Harold Wingood Fullilove III Rohan Gadhvi Kyra Eleni Gallagher† Ethan Garcia† Ben Edward Glickman† Marshall Graves

Nitya Gupta† * Zoe Eva Hermans Andria Qiqi Huang† Anna Badridze Jack Navyaa Jain† * Joshua B. Jamurath Miranda Chen Jiang† Manraj Kahlon† Arjun Khanna† Elena Koestel Santamaria† * Jason Kogan Shivan Kundra† Marie Faith Leung Kung† Charles Xavier Kunzweiler* Angela Lagonigro Evan Lee† Jasper Lee Julia Ying Li† * Luka Jack Loncar† Ines Lopez-Silvero Alejandro Gabriel Lorenzo† Pranay Maddali† Matthew Pierce Malloy† Chiara Maselli† Isabela McNeilly-Anta† Deon Mingo Jr. Torata Mishima Elizabeth Jane Moose† Eleni Stourton Morin† Abigail Mae Neate Oluwatoni Oshuntolu† Willow Maxine Palmer Olivia Campbell Parsons† Zachary Clarence Pavlounis Simon Harris Pearl Ethan Andrew Polen† Mallika Pekati Reddy Sobia Sammah Reid

† International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate

* Cum Laude Society Member

Bryce Jaden Rhodeman David Louis Rodin III† Alyssa Rubin† Evan James Samaro† * Paige Elizabeth Schachtel† Arielle Lily Scheichet† Torin Wilhelm Gottschalk Schraven Daniel Joseph Schwarz-Ruso Julia Seebach† Ashna Shah† * Rebecca Shan Yasmeena Atia Sharif† Lauren Siegel† * Makenzie Elise Smith† Oluwaseyi Somorin Matthew Ethan Susilo† Gabrielle Nicole Tassé Matthew Teytel† Anusha Thapa Lauren Sun Thomases William Aris Tsai† Rachel Marissa Usatine† Abhishek Varadarajan† Jadyn R. Vichengrad Yavan Vyas† Jolene Wang* Claire Annalie Waskow† * Taylor Allen Weeks Jacques Louis Whitley† William P. Wong Ada Chandler Wright Cameron Bennett Wright* Andrea Yan† Ian Zhang† * Ashton Zhao† Jayden H. Zhou Olga Zhukova† *

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Gathering and Processional Welcome

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

Choral Selection

T.C. Abbey Oration

Toward The Light (new Alma Mater) Composed by Jack Bender, NA Faculty Premiere performance by Concert Choir Juliet Bu ’23

Introduction of Speaker

Alexandra Mahoney Dean of the Class of 2023

Commencement Address

Francis Lam ’94 Food Journalist

Presentation of the Class

Donald M. Austin Head of School

Awarding of Diplomas

Catherine Atwell, Ed.D. Upper School Principal Traci Osterhagen Brock Dean of Faculty Pegeen Galvin Director of Upper School Student Life

Closing Remarks

Tassel Turn & Cap Toss Recessional

Tim McCall Humanities Department Chair NA Yearbook Dedicatee Rahul Arora ’23 Senior Class President 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 2023 President, Upper School Council Senior Class President & Vice President, Upper School Council

Harold Fullilove Rahul Arora

Senior Class Vice President

Claire Waskow

Class Representative

Ethan Garcia

Class Representative

Paige Schachtel