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This yearbook is dedicated in loving memory of

Griffin Metto "Griffin, please know how wonderful you are. You were undeniably a good person, one of those special, loving individuals that are so rare in life" -Shannon Kenney "Griffin left an indelible mark on those who knew him and loved him. Although he didn't mince words, he was considerate and /

compassionate" -Brett Ewer

"I saw - as his classmates

knew so well - that he was a great young man

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Peter Cronkite "We are better for having known him, and we're worse for having lost him." -Steven Buxbaum "[Do not] sit back and let this monster, and its kin, that took Pete from us have its day. We cannot fight and slay the beast that took Pete, but we can fight our own monsters and help our friends fight theirs." -Griffen Allen

"His life and the way it tied us together...will be present with us always. We lost a member of our family, but it is all that we gained from Peter that guides us forward." -President David Greene


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Christopher Abbott

Caroline Abushakra

Christina Adler

Lunenburg, MA

Dundas, MN Anthropology

Kensington, MD - Government

Wellesley, MA

Biology, Environmental Science

Darcy Ahern

Bilal Ahmad

Shadiyat Ajao

Katie Allan

Acton, MA

Portland, ME

Riverdale, GA

East Lansing, Ml

Chemistry: Biochemistry

Computer Science

Environmental Science, STS

Global Studies, Anthropology

Global Studies

Elizabeth Allen

Jane Allen

Abigail Arndt

Alexis Atkinson

Dover, MA

Miami, F L

Fort Collins, CO

Government, Economics

Music, American Studies

Spanish

Jamaica, NY Theater & Dance, American Studies

Matthew Ayers

Ryan Bachur

Harrison, NY

Bronx, NY

Lewisburg, PA

North Reading, MA

Environmental Science, STS

American Studies

Government, Global Studies

Economics, History

Olivia Avidan


I Jeanne Barthold

Joseph Barnes

Sophie Barnett

Brooklyn, NY

New York, NY

Lyme, NH

East Asian Studies

Government

Physics, STS

Jasmine Bazinet-Phillips

Ariunjargol Bot-Erdene

Ariel Botollon Burrowes

Uloonbootor, Mongolia

Woodbridge, VA

Baltimore, M D

Physics, Mathematical Sciences

Psychology: Neuroscience

Government, Education

Samuel (Jonah) Belk V

Morie Bebeor

Sarah Bees

New York, NY

Glastonbury, CT

Hanover, NH

Latin American Studies, Spanish

Spanish, Human Development

Art, Biology: Neuroscience

Katrina Belle

John Bengtson

Carolyn Bennett

Walpole, ME

Amston, CT

Scarborough, ME

Global Studies

Government, Global Studies

Global Studies, Environmental Policy


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Maxwell Berg

Emily Berner

Christina Besheer

Wayzata, MN

Erin Bewley

Upton, MA

Bronxville, NY

Belvedere, CA

Economics: Financial Markets

Biology: Neuroscience

Art History

Biology

Livia Biedermann

Divya Bisht

Alice Black

Maria Bowe

Shelburne, VT

Carman, MB, Canada

Geelong, Australia

Chevy Chase, MD

Global Studies

Global Studies

English

Art History

Margaret Bower

Meredith Braun

Leah Breen

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Cumberland, ME

Nashville, TN

Gloucester, MA

Elizabeth Brehman Wayne, PA

English, American Studies

Environmental Policy

Global Studies, Government

Biology: Neuroscience

Emily Brook

Jason Buco

Christopher Burnham

Duxbury, MA

Methuen, MA

Carlisle, MA

Theodore Burt Bethany, CT

Biology: Neuroscience

Economics

Mathematics, Physics

Economics, Mathematics


Natalie Cecere

Brooke Chandor

Lexington, MA

Barrington, I L

Environmental Science

Mathematics, STS

Karen Chen

Keith Chemin

Michael Chiu

Flushing, NY

Brookline, MA

Westborough, MA

Biology, East Asian Studies

Global Studies

Biology: Neuroscience

Andrew Clevenger

Charlie Coffman

Julia Cohen

LaGrangeville, NY

Cohasset, MA

Newton, MA

Chemistry

Economics: Financial Markets

American Studies

Russell (Jack) Cohen

Ryan Cole

Eric Collimore

Liam Connell

Lexington, MA

Denver, C O

Fairfield, CT

Lake Forest, IL

Global Studies

Physics, Mathematical Sciences

East Asian Studies, Economics

Mathematics, Music


Timothy Corey

Molly Cox

Framingham, MA

John (Jack) Crampton

Los Angeles, CA

Lily Crane

Biology: Neuroscience

Madison, CT

Windsor, MA

Global Studies

Economics: Financial Markets

Anthropology

Peter Cronkite

Carly Cronon

Angela Cross

Megan Cullinane

New York, NY

Winchester, MA

Woodstock, NY

New Canaan, CT

Classical Civilization

English: Creative Writing

Environmental Policy

Global Studies

Amy Cunningham

Roderic Curtis

Sean Cusack

Exeter, RI

Tokyo, Japan

Chicago, IL

Nicholas D'Agostino Boston, MA

Biology

Economics, East Asian Studies

Geology

English

Kelsey Davis

Joseph DeAngelo

Justin Deckert

Marblehead, MA

West Roxbury, MA

Mansfield, MA

Andrew Dengler Briarcliff, NY

Economics

Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences

Government

Economics


Claire Dickson

Sarah DiCroce

David DiNicola

Morristown, NJ

Darien, CT

Fremont, NH

East Walpole, MA

Global Studies, Anthropology

English: Creative Writing

Biology: Neuroscience

English: Creative Writing

Marshall Donner

Brendon Donoghue

Karlyn Donovan

Scarsdale, NY

Concord, MA

Hamden, CT

Economics: Financial Markets

Biology

Psychology, Education

Samantha Drivas

Kyle Duca

Nolan Dumont

South Portland, ME

Wayne, NJ

Lincoln, ME

French, International Business

Economics: Financial Markets

Biology

Claire Edelman

Luke Duncklee

Charlie Dupee

Nathaniel Eames

Farmingdale, ME

Lisbon, ME

West Newbury, MA

Lexington, MA

Economics

New Media Aesthetics

Philosophy

Studio Art, French


John Eder

Laurel Edington

West Hartford, CT

Jonathan Eichholz

Essex, MA

Elisabeth Ekman

Economics

Melville, NY

Biology

Andover, MA

Psychotogy: Neuroscience, History

English

Jade Enright

Kayla Erf

Zachary Esakof

Park City, UT

Weare, NH

North Reading, MA

Chemistry, Environmental Science

Mathematical Sciences

Economics, Mathematics

Margaret Fein

Zachariah Eslami

Anna Fan

Alicia Fawcett

Holden, MA

Needham, MA

Hyannis, MA

Carmel, IN

Music, Physics

Philosophy, Art

Anthropology

Anthropology

Mary Kate Fitzpatrick

Abigail Fontaine

Lucas Fortier

Lindsay Freier

Chatham, NJ

Wilbraham, MA

Skowhegan, ME

Scituate, MA

Mathematics: Statistics

Psychology, Classical Civilization

Government

Studio Art


Anne Friedrich

Mary Furth

East Bethel, M N

Pleasantville, NY

Anthropology, Religious Studies

Geology

Morgan Gallagher

Jonathan Garcia

Rose Garson

Plymouth, MA

Roslindale, MA

Halifax, NS, Canada

English

Global Studies

Sara George

Roxana Gheorghe

Sara Gibbons

Limington, ME

Bucharest, Romania

Devonshire, Bermuda

Geology

Computer Science

Theater & Dance, Education

Thalia Giraldo

Seth Gilbane

Salome Giorgadze

Providence, RI

Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Queens, NY

Mathematical Sciences

Economics: Financial Markets

Latin American Studies, Sociology


Scott Goldberg

John Grimaldi

Valley Stream, NY

Manchester, MA

Economics

Economics: Financial Markets

Economics

Milton Guillen

Caitlin Guiney

Dujia Guo

Managua, Nicaragua

Concord, MA

Quzhou, China

Jingyan Guo Kunming, China

Anthropology

Biology

History

Mathematics: Statistics, Economics

Leah Harakawa

Katri Gurney

Thomas (Michael) Haggerty Jr.

Jeffrey Hale

Center Harbor, NH

Medfield, MA

Waterville, ME

Brooklyn, NY

Government

English, Philosophy

Physics

Chemistry: Biochemistry

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Tacoma, WA English, WGSS

John (Zach) Hartnett

Meghan Harwood

Fairfield, VT

Weston, MA

Geology

Government, Global Studies


William (Whit) Harwood Jr.

Jumana Hashim

Megan Hassey

Abigail Hatch

Summit, NJ

Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Cincinnati, OH

Wilbraham, MA

History

Biology: Neuroscience, Education

Anthropology

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Ruth Hawley

William Hayes

Tionna Haynes

Poulsbo, WA

Glencoe, IL

Queens Village, NY

Environmental Policy, WGSS

Economics, English

History, African-American Studies

Margaret Hefferon

Timothy Henke

Hallie Hesslein

Annick Hirwa

Mclean, VA

Rhinebeck, NY

Newton, MA

Kigali, Rwanda

Psychology, Biology

Economics: Financial Markets

English, American Studies

Economics: Financial Markets

Molly Hodgkins

Lillian Holland

Erin Hoover

Alice Hotopp

Trenton, ME

Norwalk, CT

Menlo Park, CA

Bethel, ME

Psychology

English, Government

Classics, Mathematics

Biology


Benjamin Howard

Hillary Howe

Colin Hull

Wellesley, MA

Newton, MA

Wellesley, MA

Philosophy

Biology: Neuroscience

History

Daniel Hyszczak

Harold Irving Jr.

Hiya Islam

Deeksha Iyer

Andover, MA

Wareham, MA

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Gurgaon, India

Economics, English

American Studies

Physics, Philosophy

Economics: Financial Markets

Alexandra Jackson

Kushveer Jadeja Chevy Chase, MD

Taysir Jama

Maxwell Jennings

Westwood, MA

Lewiston, ME

Freeport, ME

Biology

Economics: Financial Markets

Psychology, Education

Physics

Emilie Jensen

Madeleine Johnson

Alexandra Jones

North Conway, NH

Old Greenwich, CT

Norfolk, CT

Buckfield, ME

Theater & Dance

Environmental Policy, Education

Anthropology

English, WGSS

Madeline Hunsicker Minneapolis, MN Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studie

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Samantha Jones


Savannah Judge

William Kolosky

Kalu Kalu

Medfield, MA

Manchester, NH

Randolph, MA

Environmental Science

Government

Biology

Catherine Kopples

Carolyn Kotsarakes

Caroline Keaveney

Drew Kelly

Wellesley, MA

Lexington, MA

Greenwich, CT

Fairfield, CT

English: Creative Writing

Biology: Neuroscience

Environmental Science

Government, Economics

Courtney Klein

Sarah Kietzer

Mino Kobayashi

Skillman, NJ

Santa Cruz, CA

New York, NY

Psychology: Neuroscience

Chemistry: Biochemistry

Anthropology, East Asian Studies

Noah Kopp

Blake Korn

Thabiso Kunene

Istanbul, Turkey

Comden, ME

Stow, MA

Mbabane Swaziland

Global Studies, Government

Government

Biology: Neuroscience

Chemistry: Biochemistry


Katherine Kyrios

Emmie Lai

Stephen (Christien) Laible

Wellesley, MA

Chatham, NJ

Rowayton, CT

Freeport, ME

English, Spanish

Biology: Neuroscience

-East Asian Studies

Physics, Economics

Alexander Lato

Evan LaMarre

Olivia Lang

Nicholas LaRovere

Megan Lasher

Cupertino, CA

Lynnfield, MA

Englewood, CO

Quincy, MA

Biology, Interdisciplinary Comp.

Economics

Mathematics, Film Studies

Biology, Philosophy

Abby Lebowitz

Eva Lauer

Sarah Leathe

Margaux LeBlanc

Wellesley, MA

Eliot, ME

Kennebunk, ME

Bangor, ME

Global Studies, Spanish

Creative Writing

Computer Science

Biology: Neuroscience

Albert (Ben) Lester I I

Danielle Levine

Matthew Levine

Meaghan Lewia

Byram, NJ

East Greenwich, RI

Wells, ME

Computer Science, Mathematics

Economics: Mathematics

Medfield, MA Mathematics, Spanish

Biology


Chen Li

Monica Li

Lillian Liang

Jennifer Liao

Wuhan, China

Shanghai, China

Queens, NY

Taichung, Taiwan

Economics: Mathematics

Psychology, English

Sociology, Economics

Biology

Stephen Louria

Joseph Long

Jordan Lorenz

Cape Elizabeth, ME

Hermon, ME

Brookside, NJ

Government, Global Studies

Theater & Dance

Physics, Mathematics

Jessica Lunde

Kelvin Lui

Jake Lukach

Toronto, O N, Canada

Easton, CT

Westport, CT

Physics, Mathematics

Environmental Policy, Anthropology

Economics, Architecture

Justin Ismael Lutian

Megan MacKenzie

Isabel MacKinnon

Paul Macklis

Manila, Philippines

Lafayette, CA

Waban, MA

Chagrin Falls, O H

English, Chemistry

Psychology

Global Studies

Biology


Julie Maclean

Charles Madden

Sean Madigan

Scarsdale, NY

Catherine Maguire

Dover, MA

Theater & Dance

Mars, PA

Economics: Financial Markets

English

Washington, DC English: Creative Writing

Erin Maguire

Craig Marshall

Allison Martin

Andrew Martinez

Wolfeboro, NH

Carrabassett Valley, ME

Duxbury, MA

Menlo Park, CA

Music

American Studies

Biology, Classical Civilization

Economics

Cameron Matticks

Peter McAuliffe

Kyle McBrierty

Minneapolis, MN

Cambridge, MA

Boxford, MA

Lindsay McCabe Weston, MA

Biology

Economics

Psychology

Biology

Will McCarthy

Elizabeth McCormack

Robert McCormick

Avery McDonald

Monroe, CT

Duxbury, MA

Laconia, NH

Manchester, MA

English: Creative Writing

Environmental Science, Biology

Economics

Global Studies, Art


Katherine McElhiney

Katherine McElrath

Caroline McGourthy

Gracey McGrory

New York, NY

Minneapolis, M N

Mequon, W I

Portland, Oregon

Art, Architecture

Government

Global Studies, Spanish

Biology: Neuroscience

Brendan McNeil!

Rosangela Melendez

Jeffrey Meltzer

Needham, MA

Los Angeles, CA

Sudbury, MA

Global Studies

Art, WGSS

Environmental Policy

Megan Michie

Julia Middleton

Matthew Mignon

Rhinebeck, NY

Chebeague Island, ME

Montgomery, NJ

Biology, Classics

Biology, Chemistry

Economics: Financial Markets

Catherine Minahan

Julia Mitchell

Javier Monterroso Montenegro

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Sara Miller Andover, MA

Wakefield, MA

Silver Spring, M D

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Environmental Policy

Anthropology, WGSS

Psychology: Neuroscience

Government


Nathaniel Morgan

Sydney Morison

Juan Marotti

Hamilton, MA

Highland Park, IL

Nomawethu Moya

Economics: Financial Markets

Bronx, NY

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Environmental Science

Chemistry: Biochemistry

Environmental Policy

Gregory Naigles

John Munz Ill

Ernel Murati

Emma Murphy

San Francisco, CA

Rovigo, Italy

Philadelphia, PA

Tolland, CT

Economics

Mathematics

Economics, Global Studies

Government

Henry Nelson

Molly Nash

Jordan Nathan

Thabile Ncube

Marblehead, MA

Upper Saddle River, NJ

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Redding, CT

Education: Human Development

Behavioral Business

Economics: Financial Markets

American Studies

Andrew Newcomb

Alex Ng

Bach Nguyen

Andover, MA

Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Prague, Czech Republic

Environmental Science, Biology

Economics, Management

Global Studies, Government

Government


Robert (Bryden) Nugent

Elinor Oakford

Kaitlyn O'Connell

Meriden, NH

Darien, CT

Danvers, MA

Economics: Financial Markets

Government

Psychology

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Kamorudeen Olaogun

James O'Leary

Ridgewood, NJ

Dorchester, MA

North Reading, MA

Economics: Financial Markets

Science, Technology, & Society

Religious Studies

Gaurov Ohri

Bridget Olsen

Shelby O'Neill

Molly Ostrow

Eliot, ME

Corfu, NY

Pittsburgh, PA

Global Studies

Government

English

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Zachary adula

Sam Parker

Concord, MA

Pibroc, Fronce

Coventry, RI

Cambridge, MA

English: Creative Writing

Global Studies, Spanish

Economics

Government, Economics

Elise Ozarowski


Margaret Parrish

Kate Parsons

Falmouth, ME

Bianka Patsalos-Fox

Hampden, ME

Kaitlin (Rose) Patton

Biology: Ecology & Evolution

Bernardsville, NJ

Portsmouth, RI

Anthropology, WGSS

French

Philosophy

Emily Paulison Corpus Christi, TX

Kevin Philbrick

Mork Philipps

Dylan Ploskon

Scarborough, ME

New York, NY

Psychology: Neuroscience

Economics, Mathematics

Economics: Financial Markets

Bolton, MA Chemistry: Biochemistry

Arianna Porter Norwich, VT

Emily Post East Montpelier, VT

Cope Elizabeth, ME

Eleonor Powell Los Altos, CA

Biology: Ecology & Evolution

Theater & Dance

Anthropology

Global Studies

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Catherine Powell

Melissa Preziosi

Isabelle Prince

Eleonor Pryor

Erica Pulford

Wilmington, MA

Danville, CA

Freedom, NH

Glen Rock, NJ

Psychology: Neuroscience

Anthropology

Mathematical Sciences

Government


Elizabeth Quinby

Anna Rabasca

Sheila Rajan

Irvine, CA

Norfolk, MA

Orrington, ME

American Studies

Psychology, WGSS

Biology

Devki Rana

Noah Randall

Samuel Redstone

Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Medford, MA

South Portland, ME

Environmental Policy

Government

Chemistry: Biochemistry

Katherine Rizk

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Catherine Regan

Jillian Riendeau

Olivia Rivera

Larchmont, NY

South Berwick, ME

Bellmore, NY

Princeton, NJ

Biology

Psychology, Government

Biology, Environmental Science

Environmental Policy

Molly Robertson

Kyle Rogacion

Shane Rogers

Melissa Rooney

Boxford, MA

Monterey, CA

Danbury, CT

Pelham, NY

Psychology, Government

Theater & Dance, Psychology

Philosophy, Government

Human Development


Jessica Rosenberg

Laura Rosenthal

Brett Sahlberg

New York, NY

Newton, MA

Raymond, ME

Physics, Mathematics

English: Creative Writing

Biology

Carlvin Sanon

Jared Scharf

Jennifer Scharff

Madison Scheer

Hartford, CT

Hastings On Hudson, NY

North Hampton, NH

San Rafael, CA

Physics, Music

Psychology, Spanish

Biology: Neuroscience

Anthropology

Conor Schlossor

Elena Schreiner

Carmel, CA

Winston Salem, NC

Kevin Scott Croton On Hudson, NY

Marisa Serrano Needham, MA

History

History

History

English

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Nkosingiphile Shongwe

Joseph Shagoury

Catherine Sharp

Hallowell, ME

Mount Desert, ME

Chester Springs, PA

Mbabane, Swaziland

Government, Economics

Biology

Chemistry, Mathematics

Psychology: Neuroscience


Jennifer Sibert

Abigail Sill

Samantha Silvay

Ann Arbor, Ml

Deephaven, M N

New York, NY

Rye, NH

Global Studies, Anthropology

Global Studies

English, WGSS

Economics

Beatrice Smith

Cassandra Smith

Dylan Smith

Erik Salli

Brooklyn, NY

Silver Spring, MD

Hastings On Hudson, NY

Mill Valley, CA

Environmental Science, Art

Environmental Policy, Anthropology

Economics, Mathematics

Economics: Financial Markets

Sarah Solomon

Caitlin Sperzel

Johnna St Cyr

Kali Stevens

Scarsdale, NY

Lake Forest, IL

Rye, NH

New London, NH

Economics

Spanish

English: Creative Writing

Biology

Alex Sisto

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Lauren Stockless

Jonathan Stronach

Erica Talamo

Jacqueline Tavella

Framingham, MA

Concord, MA

Newton, MA

East Longmeadow, MA

English, Theater & Dance

American Studies

Government

Physics, Art


I Carly Toylor

Anno Thin

Songoy Thinley

Scituate, MA

Brooklyn, NY

Thimphu, Bhutan

Psychology: Neuroscience

English, Psychology

Ecorromics: Financial Markets

Natalie Thompson

Madeline Tight

Toro Tischio

Kotonoh, NY

Son Rafael, CA

Brick, NJ

Anthropology

Psychology: Neuroscience

Biology, Classics

Monica Valentin

John T ortorello

Barrie Tovor

Kayla Turner

Medway, MA

Scarsdale, NY

Waterford, ME

Bronx, NY

Physics

Studio Art, American Studies

Sociology

Psychology

Kylie VonBuren

Veronica Vesnover

Amanda Veth

David Von Euw

Solem, CT

Taos, NM

Westwood, MA

American Studies, Art

French

History

Rye, NY Government, WGSS


Alicia Wall

Jamie Wallace

Kellie Walsh

Greenville, NC

Piedmont, CA

Andover, MA

American Studies

Biology, Spanish

Environmental Policy

Christine Wamsley

Zili Wang

Alyssa Ward

Ridgewood, NJ

Chengdu, China

New York, NY

Chemistry, German

Economics: Financial Markets

Education: Human Development

Chykee-Jahbre Ward

David Watson

Marina Wells

David White

Bronx, NY

Darien, CT

Eastham, MA

Hampton Falls, NH

Global Studies, East Asian Studies

Government

Art History, English

Economics

Joseph Whitfield

Tyler Will

Peter Willauer

Alexa Williams

Helena, A K

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Duxbury, MA

Vienna, ME

English

Government

Science, Technology, & Society

Science, Technology, & Society


Matthew Wilson

Alex Wilsterman

Kara Witherill

Newbury, NH

Boston, MA

Readfield, ME

Biology

Economics, Environmental Policy

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Andrew Woonton

Molly Wylie

Jingying Xu

Boxford, MA

Santa Monica, CA

Suzhou, China

Aquib Yacoob Queens, NY

Global Studies

Psychology

Economics, Mathematics

Human Rights and Social Change

Robert (Ben) York

Derek Youngman

Jinghui Yu

Waylin Yu

Philadelphia, PA

Cohasset, MA

Hangzhou, China

Economics: Financial Markets

Government

Computer Science, Mathematics

San Francisco, CA Psychology: Neuroscience

Meredith Zakon

Raymond Zeek Ill

Maria Luisa Zeta Valladolid

Lexington, MA

Wallingford, CT

Piura, Peru

Sujie Zhu Suzhou, China

Psychology: Neuroscience

Economics: Financial Markets

Sociology, Economics

Theater & Dance


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Benjamin Zurkow

Waban, MA

Scarsdale, NY

Economics

Physics

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Alyssa Acebedo

Kevin Adair

Anthony Atkinson

San Diego, CA

Fayette, ME

Bethesda, MD

Baltimore, MD

Mathematics: Statistics

Government

Physics

Economics, Mathematics: Stats

Nils Carlson

John (Sam) Chase

Abigail Cooper

Alejandra Cuervo Covian

Worcester, MA

Baltimore, MD

Plymouth, VT

Queretaro, Mexico

Russian, Global Studies

Psychology

Chemistry, Physics

Katherine Daigle

Paco Defrancis

Lindsay DiBartholomeo

Matthew D'Orazio

Springvale, ME

Norwich, VT

Weston, CT

York, ME

English, American Studies

Economics, Geoscience

Theater & Dance

Mathematics

Samantha Dow

Connor Emmert

Brooke Fairbanks

Victoria Falcon

Portland, ME

Rochester, NY

Guilford, CT

San Francisco, CA

English: Creative Writing

English

History

American Studies

Amanda Findlay

Nathan Flanders

Andrew Fletcher

Samuel Fresher

Manchester, ME

Cromwell, CT.

Simsbury, CT.

Haddam, CT

Government

Chemistry, Russian

Computer Science, Math

History

Vincent Galea

Carrick Gambell

Lauren Guarente

Sonja Hagemeier

Hunter, NY

Camden, ME

Wellesley, MA

New York, NY

Sociology

Government

Human Development

Religious Studies

conomics: Financial Markets

Steven Buxbaum

Tyler Harley

Caleb Harris

Madeline Harris

Eva Hoffman

Rochester, NH

Canaan, NH

Durham, NH

Shaker Heights, OH

Computer Science

Environmental Science

Biology: Neuroscience

Anthropology, Global Stds.


George Iverson

Andrew Jones

Thomas Kader

Marblehead, MA

Andrew Kang

Washington, D.C.

North Reading, MA

Simsbury, CT

PhysicsClassics

Government

Philosophy

English

Gilbert Kiggundu

Andrew Kim

Alexander Kohn

Gregory Ladd

Mbarara, Uganda

Little Neck, NY

Winchester, MA

Danvers, MA

Economics, Mathematics

Chemistry

American Studies

Economics

Andrew Lau

Daniel Edward Leaman

Samantha LeBlanc

Jonathan (Jay) Lee

Moultonborough, NH

Lancaster, PA

Dayton, ME

San Francisco, CA

Anthropology

Geology

English

Biology

Brian Levinson

Papa Loum

James Lucas

Caitlin Lyons

Rye, NY

Dakar, Senegal

Las Vegas, NV

Morristown, NJ

Economics

Economics, French

Biology, Environmental Science

Russian, Global Studies

Nils Martin

Connor McGuckin

Emily Mininberg

Jozef Moffat

Potomac, MD

Ann Arbor, MI

Brookline, MA

Harare, Zimbabwe

Psychology

Global Studies

Geology

Mathematics, Economics

Caitlin Peavey

Astrid Moore

Connor O'Neil

John (Tyler) Papa

Manchester, England

Freeport, ME

Avon, CT

Benton, ME

Psychology: Neuroscience

Environmental Policy

Environmental Policy

Computer Science

Anya Peck

Grovenia Perryman

Randall Person Jr.

Oliver Ponce New York, NY

Boston, MA

Chattanooga, TN

Los Angeles, CA

Biology: Neuroscience

Theater & Dance

Sociology

Sociology

Leah Powley

Claire Regenstreif

James Rice II

Andrew Roan

Neenah, WI

Portland, OR

Canton, OH

Boise, ID

Environmental Policy

Government

East Asian Studies

Government

Sarah Rockford

Zachary Rodriguez

Denver, CO

Concord, MA

French, Global Studies

Philosophy

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Where we went... Seniors Abroad

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7 a.m. Dana

Lunch 11 a.m. Dana

Last Lecture Page Commons 4p.m.

Reception Pulver Pavilion

Robert's Parking Lot 6a.m.

Backcountry Trips Robert's Parking Lot Time from Ryan

Breakfast 8 a.m. Robert's

Acadia & Popham CANCELLED

5p.m.

Dinner 6 p.m. Dana

Waterville Pub Crawl Eustis Lot

9 p.m.

Paintballing Robert's Parking Lot 10:30 a.m.

Lunch 11 a.m. Robert's

Yoga, Cooking, Meditation

8:30 a.m. Robert's

Lunch

11 a.m.

8:30 a.m. Robert's

Casco Bay Cruise Robert's

Tall Heights Robert's Quad 12 p.m.

Sea Dogs & Portland Dinner Robert's Parking Lot 4p.m.

Final Portland Buses Robert's Parking Lot 6p.m.

Waterville Pub Crawl

Robert's Parking Lot 10:30 a.m.

11 a.m. Robert's

Class Dinner 5p.m. Dana

Last Pub Night

9 p.m.

Pub

Dance 11p.m. Dana Lawn

Portland Pub Crawl Novare Res

Endzone

Bull Feeny's

AC, Dana, Rose Chapel

Mainely Brews

Old Part Tavern

1p.m.

Silver Street Tavern

Gritty's

Brothers

President's House 10:30 a.m.

Lunch

Blue Light Pub

BBQ & Mallett

President

Bill's Pizza

Pub Hours

Monday 7-10 p.m.

Tuesday 9 p.m. - midnight

Thursday 7:30 p.m .- 1 a.m.





Commencement Weekend May 22-24, 2015





Class Marshall Megan Michie

Honorary Degree Recipients: Deborah Biol Andrew Davis '85 Roger Ferguson Jr. Robert Redford Jose Antonio Vargas



2015 Class Speaker Margaret M. BoYler Welcome, everybody, and thank you so much for letting me be up here today addressing you. I couldn't be more honored and touched. As I've aid many time over the e pa t few weeks, this is honestly the nicest thing that' ever happened to me, maybe second only t.o the time my ummer camp counselor told me I was­ and I quote---=-\!ery good at taking orders."Or that time my doctor told me that my ankle are '\mu ually loo e."So this i a wonderful, wonderful thing, and I couldn't be more worked up, excited, and totally panicked to be up here. I really want to tart with some thank-yous. Everyone in the enior clas owe everyone here many thank-you . Thank first, of course, to Mom and Dad for everything. I owe you both o much-and in fact everybody here owes their mom and dad o much. Can we give it up for parent ? My dad told me he wa n't sure he wa going to be able to come today because he was so nervous about thi glad he was able to conquer his fears and be here today. Thank for coming, family.

peech, o I'm

I al o really want to thank the faculty of thi College, who have dragged us, pu hed us, carved paths for us throughout our four years here, and for that we owe them the ability to write, think, draw, dance, read, make science potions, you name it. Thank you all so much. I also really want to thank the raff of thi college-PPD, Sodexo, the staff in the Eusti Mail Room, and everyone who help make this place run. We have been unbelievably lucky to live in a place where we don't have to think about the food in our dining halls, the rugs of gra s on our lovely lawns-er the vomit on our walls. We re so lucky! I also would really like to say a very pecial welcome to Mr. Robert Redford, who's here to address u , which i very excitmg. I'm glad the clas has chosen us to peak at the same event. It really feel like we're the perfect pairing, as many of our accomplishments align so clo ely. For example: Mr. Redford has starred in way over fifty feature-length films, and I, a you of course all know, played the title role in The Little Red Hen in the second grade. In addition, Mr. Redford founded the famou Sundance Film Fe tival and the Sundance Institute, two incredible institution for independent filmmakers, and here at Colby I'm a founding member of the cribbage club, which meet in the pub on Tue days and really doe amazing work for stretching the weekend from Tuesday all the way to Sunday. Mr. Redford is al o widely considered one of the mo t handsome men in the world, and one time someone told me I look better in a baseball cap. Also, the other day a fre hman called me 'hia'am"when I was working in the po t office, so I'm clearly aging gracefully. So, as I've said, we're clearly well matched to speak to you together today. We're the ab olute natural pairing, and we 're the best of friend . Which is a real perk. But, putting my bud Rob a ide for a minute, I ju t wanted to preface this all by saying that I think the concept of a senior cla s speaker is a little trange in some ways, becau e, let' be hone t, what on earth could I have to say that is in any way wise? I'm ure no one put me up here for my wisdom. So I can only conclude that I've been asked to peak because we want omeone to reflect on our collective experience. Of course that, too, is absurd because who am I to reflect on the entire experience of five hundred people? It' impos ible. So I'm left with, ba ically, reflecting on my own experience, which I have to ay ha been exhilarating, exhausting, informative, and really uch a gift. How lucky have I been to be able to walk this campus, live here, learn here, meet people that I've been ob es ed with for four year and will continue to be obses ed with for the rest of my life. Some of you don't know thi , but I have a group I made on my Facebook called ''Stalkable,"and I've put a pretty good number of you on that Ii t. Just FYI. Plea e feel free to approach me following thi speech to let me know if you would like to be added to the list. Unfo1tunately I cannot approve anyone's removal. I need you on there for my per onal u e. With that confes ion, I want to start by telling you all a story about my very fir t interaction with Colby. I wa maybe even of '80, had brought my brother, who' Cla of 2017, and me to a football game. We were

year old, and my dad, who' Cla


walking around the track during the game, and for ome rea on my brother had gotten some hard candy from omewhere. He wa notoriou ly bad with hard candy, and o he of course tarted choking on it. And as I remember it, my brother was uddenly warmed by all the e doctor . And I remember them ticking all these tubes and uction cup in hi throat and none of it was working, and I wa thinking: 'Thi i terrible! The doctor can't save him! 'Finally my Dad pulled all the tubes out of his throat and ju t stuck his finger in there and dug the candy out and it was all fine. But I was till shocked and in awe that the doctors couldn't ave him. And then it wa ju t thi year that I had the realization that tho e 'tloctors?"They were just-t!S. They were Colby student who took a cla s on EMT training and were ab olutely doing their be t, but ultimately they didn't really know anything. None of us doe ! And that really feels like what' happening here at graduation. I'm leaving ju t when I've figured out that I don't know anything. I' e actually never been more aware of how little I know, and that's kind of beautiful. A lot of adult have been aying to me lately, Millennial , they ju t go out in the world and they don't know anything. They're all texting and FaceTiming and taking creenshots of their bitcoins."And I was thinking about that, and I just want to say to all

tho e Generation Xer : 'Yeah, we don't know anything. And it' awesome."Oh my gosh, how exciting i it that we don t know anything. It

honestly the best po

ible outcome of thi whole graduation thing. We get to go forth knowing ab olutely nothing

and being totally okay with it, with that being totally the whole point. We re young and tupid and don't know anything about

the real world and it' going to be the be t. We're going to figure it out. And I know thi because, although tho e EMTs might not ha e known exactly what they were doing, they were brave enough to try. We'll figure it out, becau e I'm pretty ure no one. not even most adult , know exactly what they're doing. But with a little Colby-in tilled gut , we're going to try and make it work. I can't wait to learn to tr

to do m

truce , or learn how to talk about budgets and financial

future and family planning, and learn to cro

a bu y city treet without the afety net of

twenty-five speed bump . I'm o excited to go apply for work in the paper mill, or use the word tommute''with regularity. Don t get me wrong. Colby has given us a many tool as it can, but really it' given u the tool to figure out how to learn all the stuff they can t teach us here. Colby ha prepared u to be brave facing the e thing we don't know, whether it hard candy from my brother' throat or learning what a W-2 form i . And that

di lodging

pretty cool, and

I'm very grateful for that. The other thing that And not nece

o hard about graduation i that I ju t realized I really, really like chool.

arily in term of home

ork and paper , which I can ometime trick my elf into

liking too-I-ju t like the ae thetic of chool. I like the weird new wood mell on the third floor of Miller Library and the way that hundred of u are u ing three floor of a library and no one' doing anything crazy. Hone tly, that fact ha alway blown my mind. When we are all working in the library, there i no adult for mile . There' nobody in charge of u . Wh wall

eating noi ily,

are we not creaming, panicking throwing thing , making out, punching

Jeeping in tudy arre1 ? Why? Why not? We re ju t itting there diligently learning. No one told u to,

and that al o i pretty beautiful.

I al o love the way the gra

i laid out like a beautiful carpet for u to u e and enjoy-someone bought gra

look like thi today. The snow literally ju t melted le

carpets to make it

than a month ago, and we have green grass at Colby. It' incredible. I

love it! I al o love the mell of the Eu ti ba ement and e pecially the way the apartment hallway

mell like cru hed pla ter and

good time . And I'm al o fru trated by graduation, becau e I feel like I ju t figured out how to do thing here. For example, I just figured out where the athletics center i . I till ha en't been, but. I ju t figured out that you're uppo ed to return

our item to the Outing

Club, I ju t learned how to make a PowerPoint pre entation, I just learned how to talk my way out of a parking ticket, how to get on the roof of Runnal . I just learned how to write a entence, ba ically. And I'm ju t tanding up here, looking out at all of you, realizing I ju t feel confident enough, right now, to approach each of you and ay, Hey, classmate. Let' be friend . I think you're pretty cool. ' But I gue s that' the thing. A

oon a you re too comfortable, they make you leave. And that' the way it hould be and that'

what' happening here. We've learned a whole lot and we don't know anything. And that Thank you Class of 2015. Thi ha been a true honor, and I love you. Thank you!

good. And I'm excited.


2015 Commencement Speaker Robert Redford Honorary Degree Recipient

Thank you, pre ident, faculty, staff, board. So I guess, some of you are probably aying, 'Why is he here?" Well, I'll tell you. I'm here because of my respect for this school and for what it's accomplished, what it represents, and also because it has such a diversity about its makeup. So I'm here to celebrate the school and also, you know, full disclosure, I have a grandson who's graduating with you all.

So basically, as well as being here because I've been honored, I want to celebrate the value of education and the value of teachers. I learned that in kind of a hard way when I was growing up as a kid in Los Angele . I didn't know it then, but the school system was pretty poor, becau e we had sub titute teachers. It was the end of the Second World War, and so I didn't know that the teachers were ub titute teachers. It left me uninspired, it left me more interested in what was out the window and sketching underneath the table, things like that, because I didn't realize that the real teachers weren't coming back yet. So I wa not a good student, but I learned a valuable lesson about what a really good teacher can do. It only takes maybe two or three in your academic lifetime to make a difference, and I had one in the third grade. I'll share that story with you. I was not paying attention. I was doing something that I felt was more intere ting to me. I loved to draw, and I loved to draw stories for myself and entertain myself. It was kind of like having a companion. So I was caught, by the teacher in the third grade, underneath the table. She said, 'What's so important there? What's more impo1tant than our lesson here today to you? Do you want to come up and show the class what's more important than what we're trying to talk about here?" And I thought, 'Oh, God. I'm toast. She's going to bum me, and it's going to work, and the kids are going to laugh, and I'm going to feel like hell, and I will shrink."Instead, when I came up, I held up the drawing. She said, 'Do you want to talk about it?"I said, 'Well, yeah. What this i ? Thi is some cowboys cha ing some Indians over a cliff. Cowboys are shooting bullets at the Indians, and the Indians are shooting arrows back at the cowboys. And B-51 bombers are bombing the cowboys." So what happened was, the class re ponded to it. They liked it, and the teacher saw that. And at that moment, rather than burning me she aid, '1 tell you what. What we're going to do is we're going to put an easel up here every Wednesday and give you fifteen minutes and some newsprint paper and let you come up and draw a story for us. But then you have to promise to pay attention the rest of the time."Had she not made that move, my life could have gone in a different direction. But that's just an example of how a teacher can maybe affect your life, and it certainly changed mine and certainly for the better. So obviously I'm here to celebrate the value of teachers, but I'm also not going to tell you what to do. I mean, I'm not qualified for that, but what I can do i maybe put the focus on the word hope. Hope: they ay it prings eternal in every human breast, but does it? When we look around, and we think about what you're going to be tepping into, using that word hope, after you leave the chool where you've had the security and the comfort of the chool itself, of friends-when you step out of that, you're stepping into a world that' , well, pretty rough. It' pretty


chaotic, pretty divisive. You 've got c l im ate change, you ve got debt, you 've got wars , you ve got pol itical paralysi . But that tory--it s kind of a grim story-but the tory I think can be retold and I really be lie e that you 're the one to do it. You 're the ones to rete l l the story. God knows it i

a tory that need to be retold. If we 're going to

have any k ind of future at a l l , it ha to be retold. So here we are at a j unction, and I see it for you all in a very po itive way, because you have the tool . Thi the history. The hi tory of thi s

school ha provided you w ith the too l s , and i t 's provided you w ith

chool and the tool s it

provided you with certainly enable you to go out in the

world and make a difference. What we 're needing a l so is another word that 's mi sing, and that's collaboration. Col l aboration that connects you not onl y to each other but al so to the p l anet. So it'

the collaboration between you and the pl anet-it connect you to

the planet rather than plans to lowly destroy the pl anet through unwanted development, out-of-control development, short-term think ing hands. So in tead of divisivene

hort-term narrow-minded pol itical thinking. A l l this can change. It

in your

, in tead of chao and so forth, instead of the ideology that ome people are stuck

with-there ' no abi l ity right now i t eems for opposing tubbom ideology about what ' right , and it

ide to come together-they're

the only right, the only right i

ticking to their own

the right that they proc laim. Rather

than opening up and l i stening to the other s i de and saying · Let 's see what they have to ay, let' talk about thi s , let 's kind of come together. You know, there i compromise and that' pol itics. It'

a word cal led

upposed to be the definition of

s upposed to be the definition of our pol itical

leaders, the art of compromi se. Wel l we don 't ee it. So obviou ly omething ha to change, and I think that

ou 're

the ones to do it. And I thi nk , when you ha e that kind of talemate, there i

an inherent l o

of opportunity­

opportunity to take soc ial issue and take the oc ial fabric of this country and move it forward and ha e it be forward­ thinking rather than s low thinking, rather than narrow thinking. So you have that abi l ity-th i

chool has, I think,

garnered that ab i l ity for you. B ut talking about coming together, let me j u t hare with you quickly a tory about coming together and how aluable it can be and the fact that we don 't appear to have it right now, thi coming together. Year ago I had made this film, back in year later and

1 974 or 5, about the Watergate ituation. Year later a televi ion channel came to me, about thirty

aid we 'd l ike to look back and have you maybe do a revi it of Watergate. I

things you leave alone. You don t changed so much since. That wa

aid, no. No, some

it on them, you mo e on. That wa then. Time have changed. Time have a time when I was feel ing l ike I wa making a contribution to the celebration of

the val ue of joumal i m, but it seemed that with all the changes that have occurred with the Internet and o forth and sound bites . . . people talking their brain out and you re not hearing anything, that what was the point? And then I thought, wait a m i nute maybe it c an be looked at l ike a museum piece l ike a moment in time that

gone. Maybe

we can l ook back on it and reflect on it and think about it. Wel l whi le I was looking at the footage to edit the f i l m , there w a s a moment that kind of tunned m e . In the archival footage w e have John Dean te tifying before the Watergate hearing committee, and the committee wa made up of both s i des of the ai le, Republ ican and Democrats. What really stunned me wa how this panel wa working together to get to the truth. I thought 'Wow, there was a time. So it's t i l l possible. It can be revived. Again, I think I m putting i t i n your hands-sorry about that, �ut I think I 'm putting it in your hands. So having said that, I think finally I would only hare the fol lowing things with you. As you go forward think about some word to carry with you. One i the road, but for me it

'Be bold.' Don't fear fail ure, because a lot of peop le think fail ure ' the end of

not. It s a tep along the road. Don t be afraid to take ri k , becau e that 's what move you

forward. You may have some heartaches , thing may not go right but

ou have to be u s ing method to keep moving

you forward. I think taking a ri k i s one. I think not taking a risk in fact i s a ri k. So don 't be afraid to take a ri k. Don t be afraid of failure. Be bold. . . .I wi h you all the best. Thank you.








Matt Ayers, Keith Chernin, Cody Funkhouser, Jake Lukach, Jon Stronach, Andrew Woonton

To the fine young men in the Winnebago "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." -Dr. Seuss Four years of wonderful Colby memories, and a lifetime of fabulous memories to come! From your loving parents


Con gratulations Gaurav! Take pride in ho"\V far you have come . Have faith in ho"\V far you can go . We are very proud of you ! ! Lots of love , Mom , D ad & Simran


Congratulations to our star

Anya Elizabeth Peck Colby Clas s of 20 1 5

For her stellar achievements , wonderfully lovable good nature and exciting future ! With much love , Aiti , D addy, Mark, and S eij a-mummi 1 70


Congratulations to the 2014- 2 0 1 5 Women' s and Men' s Squash Teams on a great season! A true team on and off the court.

John, Ben, Tara, Liz and Maddie . . . It's been so much

fun watching you play

these past four years . Wishing you much success and happiness as you pursue life after Colby.

All our best, Your proud p arents


To Matt Mullen,

Thank you for everything you do for Colby College , each and every day (ye s , rain or shine) .

With kind regard s , The S atloffs ; Jim, Emily , Du stin ' 1 5 , and Theo ' 1 9

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Meredith Braun Congratulations on a j ob well done - we are so proud of you and all that you h ave accomplished over the last four years ! We love you Mom, Dad and Evan


Emily Noble Paulison 'The p u rpose o f l ife i s n ot to be h appy. I t i s t o be u sefu l , to b e h o n o ra b l e , to b e com pas s i o n ate , to h ave it m a ke some d iffe re nce that. yo u h ave l ived a n d l ived we l l . " Ral p h Wa ldo E m e rson "We do n ot n eed magic to c h a n g e the wo rl d . We carry al l the powe r we n eed i n s i d e o u rse lves a l ready . We h ave the powe r to i m ag i n e bette r. "

J . K . Row l i n g Live . Love . Be h ap py . M a ke a d iffe re n ce . We l ove yo u , we a re p ro u d of yo u , a n d we a lways w i s h yo u the best , M o m and Dad

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Congratulatio ns Erin!


Thanlis for the memories! -OC Every memory of looking out the back door I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor It' s hard to say it, time to say it Goodbye , goodbye . Every memory of walking out the front door I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for It's hard to say it, time to say it Goodbye , goodbye . - Nickelback



Congratulations, Chykee¡Jahbre on your graduation and your future success! We are so proud of youl Love, Mommy, Shakia, Cordel, and ChampJeff



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