Graduation 2010
An excerpt from the speech of
jennifer tollefson, faculty speaker “...when I started as a teacher in New York City, I taught at a big high school and I noticed that the same cliques seemed to be in place, with a few additions like Goth and Emo. I thought that those divisions must be the nature of things, the nature of being in high school.... So, when I first started teaching at St. Andrew’s, I felt uncomfortable and I wasn’t sure why. The students were different. Their faces were open and relaxed, smiling. They said odd things in class and everyone laughed good-naturedly. I had some recognition of this feeling. When I was growing up, my family had a strange sense of humor... And when someone in my family did something funny and strange, we would say, ‘You are so weird!’ And it was the best compliment you could get because it meant not that you were actually strange or odd, but that you were being yourself in a wonderful way. It was a way of saying, ‘I love how unique and funny and interesting you are.’ And I have to say that your kids are some of the weirdest I’ve met.”
$4,995,268
The total merit scholarship monies offered to members of St. Andrew’s Class of 2010, not including the value of an education at the United States Military Academy and the Air Force Academy.
An excerpt from the speech of
alex wolford, senior speaker “Know that you have a community to fall back on. At St. Andrew’s we hear the word ‘community’ so much. In fact there is an infamous film dedicated to ‘community.’ I really do think we take for granted this wonderful and amazingly close-knit community. There is always Read Penn to quote The Notebook, Michael Fitzpatrick and Charlie Baker to grill at lunch, Blair Campion to serenade the green, or Gus Prickett to dance with. Yes, we are all going to be separated by thousands of miles and Brett and Lindsey’s freestyle raps won’t be the same over the phone. But know when we come back to Austin, there will always be people who love us and know exactly how we feel.” 8 • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School • www.sasaustin.org