Commencement Another beautiful day for a TASIS Commencement! The sun was shining on the Class of 2011 as they prepared to receive their diplomas. Seventy-one seniors and Post Graduates were honored on May 28th during the Commencement exercises. Lyle Rigg, Headmaster Emeritus of TASIS England and Switzerland gave the Commencement address. The Valedictory Address was given by Katharina Herrmann. Seniors Akito Goto, Claire Kalsbeek, and Patrick Landes each sang a solo during the ceremony. Faculty members Tom Bendel, Jen Bendel, Sarah Grove, Kerry Vogelgesang, and Jonathan Morris provided accompaniment and music for the both the processional and recessional. Each senior was given a copy of The Wit and Wisdom of Mary Crist Fleming as a gift from the School upon exiting the Palestra.
Commencement Awards
Excellence in Art - Mariangela Clendon The Bertha Seifert Award for Excellence in Music - Patrick Landes The Horst Dürrschmidt Award for Excellence in Photography - Ginevra Gentili Excellence in Drama - Elyse Guizzetti Excellence in English as an Additional Language - Selina Bächli Excellence in Modern Languages - Selina Bächli Excellence in English Literature - Mark Pate and Elyse Guizzetti Excellence in History - Mark Pate The Shah Akbar Khan Award for Excellence in Mathematics - Julia Herrmann Excellence in Science - Katharina Herrmann and Mark Pate The Scholarship Cup, Salutatorian - Mariangela Clendon The Scholarship Cup, Valedictorian - Katharina Herrmann The Headmaster’s Award - Marco Rosso ECIS Award for International Understanding - Naz Doğanci The Service Cup for Service to the Community - Selina Bächli The Leadership Award - Elyse Guizzetti The H. Miller Crist Memorial Award - Mark Pate
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