Celebrating the
Class of 2013
The Senior Class – Board of Trustee Dinner, now an annual event, is a special night that brings members of the school’s Board of Trustees together with our seniors to celebrate their accomplishments. Attendees enjoyed a lovely home-style dinner and dessert prepared by our dining hall chefs and served by our middle school students. Our seniors earned their official Solebury School pin, which was given to them by our trustees during a pinning ceremony. Student speakers included seniors Nikki Gale ’13 and Julian Dahl ’13. Solebury School’s Vice Chairman of the Board, Scott Bolenbaugh, addressed the class as did Annsi Stephano ’58, who shared her
journey and relationship with Solebury first as a student, then alumna, parent and board member, and noted how important it is to continue to support the school after graduation. Annsi then led the special toast to the Class of 2013, and our seniors had the opportunity to toast their class, their friends, or their favorite teacher. It is a special dinner, a night that paves the path toward graduation. “This senior class has upheld the traditions of generations of Solebury School students that have preceded them,” said Tom Wilschutz, Head of School. “They have challenged themselves in the classroom, performing in ways that have amazed
us all. They have provided tremendous leadership on athletic teams and excelled in the school productions. They have, over the years, found their special places on campus, carving out various preferred spaces such as the Quiet Lounge, the Rec Room, the Crib, the Performing Arts Center, the Library, and other places neither you nor I really wish to know about. If they are anything like the eighty-five Senior classes who have preceded them, they have crafted lifelong friendships and created lifelong memories while making their educational journey here on the corner of Phillips Mill and School Lane.” ❖
The school’s Founders Awards were presented during the dinner: Arthur H. Washburn Academic Award for Math Chuyi Tang ’13 (Hangzhou, China) Arthur H. Washburn Academic Award for Science Wyatt Bonner ’13 (New Hope, PA) Julian L. Lathrop Academic Award for Social Science Keziah Groth-Tuft ’13 (Lambertville, NJ) Rebecca Brady ’13 (New Hope, PA) Laurie Erskine Academic Award for Literature McKenna Todd ’13 (Flemington, NJ)
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Robert W. Shaw Academic Award for Languages Meredith Agran ’13 (Newtown, PA) Nicole Gale ’13 (New Hope, PA) The Karline Holmquist Academic Award in Performing Arts Brynleah Wiedorn ’13 (Yardley, PA) The Karline Holmquist Academic Award in Visual Arts Nicole Gale ’13 (New Hope, PA)