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Excerpts from Upper School Commencement
2 Above // 1 Lifers Caroline Whitmore, David Deuble, Aliyea Rizai, Riley Mostrom, Cameron Talty and Morgan Peters. 2 Jennifer Chandler and Alex Appelbaum Opposite // 1 Webbe Colley, Harry Metz, Suvarna
Senior Class Message Adam Griffin Class of 2011
Besanko, Max Fink and Quinnita Bellows 2 Yvette and Yvonne Baffour 3 Nick McCarthy who introduced commencement speaker and Dean of Students Adam Mangana.
“So to my class, thank you—and thank you specifically for the opportunity to give this speech. A group gesture such as this is even more powerful than an individual act. It is really an honor.
“Next year, we will all be in the situation that I was in three years ago. So if I may address my class once more, please, do for “When I came to North Shore, I knew others what you already did for me. Zack no one. The first time I met most of my Young may not remember the time he classmates was over the summer at a made sure that I was not sitting alone at sophomore class ‘cupcake social.’ That lunch, but I do. If you would do something cupcake social was also the first of many for the friends you have, do it for the friends times my peers really extended themselves you don’t yet have. There have been plenty to me, the new kid, and brought me into the of stalwart displays of character and merit community. I quickly came to learn that I over the past few years, so many that I had joined an extremely talented class. cannot mention them all in this speech, however deserving they may be. Everyone “Since then, we have used our talents to keeps telling me that no one remembers accomplish many more incredible things graduation speeches anyway. But one thing in every area of high school life, from still sets this class apart, marking it in the multiple record sports seasons to unannals of North Shore’s history. Even if prompted service and artistic endeavors . . . no one remembers what I said today, it is All of us attending North Shore together undeniable that after the class of ‘Trailer and influencing each other’s lives in so Heaven 2011,’ the Upper School itself will many ways is what made the high school literally never be the same again.” experience special.
“All of us attending North Shore together and influencing each other’s lives in so many ways is what made the high school experience special.” Adam Griffin ’11
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