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THE 81ST ANNUAL SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS, one of Taft’s most beloved seasonal celebrations, took place in Woodward Chapel December 13.
Celebrating the Life of the Mind CUM LAUDE INDUCTIONS “THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
we do here in a given week,” Headmaster Willy MacMullen ’78 recently told the Taft community. “We play sports, put on plays and concerts, serve in the local community, and take part in clubs. But obviously we are first and foremost a school. And at the center of student life, and where we devote the majority of our hours and energy, is our academic classes and the life of the mind. Today is the day we celebrate that.” Cum Laude Society induction honors the “highest levels of scholarship on campus,” noted MacMullen. “It is reflective of Taft’s robust and vibrant academic life.” Taft’s newest Cum Laude Society members, all seniors, are: Seung Hwan (Sonny)
An, Karalyn Rose Baird, Riley Kathleen Bragg, Lauren Grace Fadiman, Eugenie Reid Greeff, Gabriela Nicole Gura, Joseph Han, Zemima Hossain, Zygimantas
Jievaltas, Sophie Valentine Kamhi, Marisa Nicole Mission, Juste Marija Simanauskaite, Luke Austin Sommer, Sydney Trevenen, and Cristofer Zillo j Taft Bulletin / WINTER 2017
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