Alumni: SENIOR STONES
By MOLLY McGILL Director of Alumni Relations
Every Stone has a Story
In 1947, Wilbraham Academy Headmaster Charles Stevens sought a way for graduates of the Academy to leave a piece of themselves for posterity. For many years, students had engraved symbols into the foundation of Fisk Hall. Mr. Stevens’ idea resulted in the creation of the Alumni Wall, which is now a series of walls in various parts of the campus on which graduating classes leave their Senior Stones.
• The Ton-Morrison’s shared Senior Stone.
The couple first met during their junior year at the Spa, From “The Hill” to the front of Rich Hall, along Main Street and Faculty Street, and now past the Athletic Center, Academy thanks to mutual friends Morah Palmer ’17 and Jeb Brown ’15. “Thy went down to the Spa with her roommate Morah to play alumni have designed and left their own, unique 10-inch-bysome card games,” Mr. Ton-Morrison said. “My friend Jeb 7.5-inch mark on our campus. All told, approximately 6,500 and I were on our way to the gym, but we went through the Senior Stones are permanent fixtures of both individual and Spa first. Jeb and Morah knew each other, so Morah called us Academy history. over to play (thanks Morah and Jeb!). We made lots of jokes, and in an absolutely cliché moment, our hands touched when Drew Ton-Morrison ’16 and playing cards (a pretty violent hand-slapping game, but still . . . ) Thy Ton-Morrison ’16 and we knew.” That first meeting led to more talking, and the two started Drew Morrison and Thy Ton Nu came to WMA from very dating on Sept. 29, a date they still celebrate today. As students, different places. Mr. Ton-Morrison came as a sophomore from the pair enjoyed hiking through the woods around campus. Keene, New Hampshire, and Mrs. Ton-Morrison joined the WMA community during her junior year as an international student from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. However, the mark they left on campus in the form of their senior stone represents Every stone has a story, and we want to hear the union of two cultures, two backgrounds and, ultimately, yours! Email us at alumni@wma.us to share two lives. The design of their stone “ . . . celebrates how our your Senior Stone story and maybe you’ll see cultures influence our relationship and make it stronger,” it in future issues of the magazine. Mr. Ton-Morrison said. “We wanted something simple and recognizable, and the flags are a good representation of that.”
