Graduation

Class of 2022 spreads energy and hope in each moment

by Jessica Bliss For most of their young lives, our girls want everything to happen faster. They want to be taller, smarter, more independent, more grown up. They look forward to the day when they can make their own choices and be in charge of themselves. They dream of what is to come.

As they get older, navigating their way through the grades and the years, time does fly by — just as they had hoped — and the moments they have been living for go by in a flash. “As busy teenagers, and generally, as humans, we live in pursuit of happiness,” Lexie Fitzgerald ’22 said. “We rush to the weekend, and on Sunday night, we can’t wait for next Friday night to come around. My whole life I have lived pushing through weekdays, routine classes, sports practices, you name it, to get to the weekend or a big event.” But then, when senior year arrives, they realize something. It has all gone by so fast. Each next big event becomes the last. The last game. The last performance. The last exam. The last day of high school. In May, the Class of 2022 celebrated the final moments of their years at Harpeth Hall with a graduation ceremony on Souby Lawn. As Lexie stood at the podium on the steps of the Ann Scott Carell Library and addressed her classmates and all those there to take part in the special event, she didn’t wish for it to go faster. Instead, she invited everyone to fully experience the moment. “Something will always be there — until it isn’t,” said Lexie, who was chosen by her class as the senior graduation speaker. “You can sit in math class staring at the clock, until you can’t. You can hurry to Friday at 3:10, until you can’t. You can hug your parents, eat with your siblings, walk your dog, until you can’t. So my advice to you is don’t take that rain check and don’t push anything off. Take whatever chance you’ve been given, because soon independence will call, and what is familiar now will become your childhood.” This year, the Class of 2022 showed what it looks like to soak up and live in each passing moment. The vibrancy of the seniors could be seen in every intense hacky sack game and rockin’ dance party on the senior patio. There were brilliant displays of confidence and leadership on the athletic fields, where seniors led the way to five state championships, and in the classroom with 32 global scholars exploring everything from global literacy to hydropower. “I heard a rumor that many of you burst into tears when the last bell rang on your last day of classes,” Head of School Jess Hill said in her graduation address to the senior class. “Show me another high school where the students cry when the last bell rings.” “You had a large portion of your high school experience disrupted by a pandemic and instead of bitterness, you gained perspective. You learned how to appreciate the small things as we slowly returned to normalcy.” And, in doing so, Ms. Hill said, this year's senior class brought energy and hope to the year, holding on to every minute so that none of it slipped by too fast.

Senior Awards

Katie Wray Valedictory Award

Brooke Lytle

Second Honors

Eleanor Taylor

Third Honors

Alexa Sheldon

The CLASS OF 2O22 received offers of admission from 145 colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad. The graduates will attend 60 colleges and universities in 22 states plus Washington, D.C., England, Ireland, and Scotland.

Liz Allen University of Southern California Elizabeth Averbuch The University of Alabama Lindsey Beatty The Ohio State University Clare Blackburn The University of Alabama Anne Carlen Bone University of Mississippi Ramsey Bottorff Tulane University of Louisiana Ellie Bowles Tulane University of Louisiana Abby Brandau The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Ashley Browder Auburn University Elizabeth Brown University of Colorado Boulder Kendall Burch The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Emily Cashen Elon University Camryn Chung Southern Methodist University Kaley Chung Southern Methodist University Miller Clark The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Marion Cummings Auburn University Piper Dahir University of St Andrews Scout Dahir Vanderbilt University Evie Daniel University of Mississippi Lola Daniel The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Mary Charlotte Dugan Samford University Hannah Ericson Southern Methodist University Nina Fentriss University of Denver Lindsey Ferrell Tulane University Lexie Fitzgerald The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Sofia Folk Wake Forest University Rebecca Fox Southern Methodist University Rosemary Frederiksen University of Michigan Cate Frist University of California, Los Angeles Katalina Guma Duke University Lizzie Hadley Samford University Adeline Hall Oregon State University Michaela Hamman The University of Edinburgh Olivia Hande University of South Carolina Evelyn Hare Wake Forest University Hadley Harrington Texas Christian University Hannah Helfrich Texas Christian University Raven Hinchey Middle Tennessee State University Maddie Hogan Tulane University Brantley Holladay Pepperdine University Maggie Hooper Tulane University Camille Hu Tufts University Katherine Hu University of Virginia Audrey Hughes Baylor University Mary Husmann Belmont University Laura Marie Jeansonne Richmond The American International College in London Caroline Johnson Rhodes College Ella Kinman Elon University Jordan Knight University of Michigan Miller Kress Fordham University Zoe Krumwiede Lafayette College Sarah Lillard University of South Carolina Katherine Lindley Texas Christian University Libby Loftin Chapman University Brooke Lytle Vanderbilt University Cori Magsby Pace University Elizabeth Master University of Georgia Caroline McGuire The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Bella McKay Texas Christian University Caroline McKnight Texas Christian University Mackenzie Meyer Boston College Carlie Mitchell Centre College Emory Morgan Drexel University Madelyn Morgan Auburn University Autumn Nash University of Vermont Elisabeth Nelson Georgetown University Lilly Nichols College of Charleston Taylor Nisbet Wake Forest University Molly Niswender Chapman University Annabelle Nolan University of St Andrews Emma Pierce University of Vermont Crissa Portis University of Kentucky Holly Powell University of Puget Sound Anna Claire Pritchett College of the Holy Cross Amelia Reddy Tulane University Betsy Rogers Furman University Julia Rose Tulane University Rachel Rushing Smith College Sabrina Russell University of Georgia Sarah Savage The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Alexa Sheldon Cornell University Claire Slagle The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Larissa Smith Savannah College of Art and Design Kate Stewart Mississippi State University Lexi Stewart Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eleanor Taylor Duke University Anna Terry University of Missouri, Columbia Libby Thomas Texas Christian University Mallory Thomas Miami University of Ohio Olivia Thorngren University of Oregon Ashley Tirrill Carnegie Mellon University Evelyn Trost Clemson University Sarah Grace Vallejo Syracuse University Mary Holine Van Mol George Washington University Nadia Vick University of Denver Gabby Welhoelter Trinity College Dublin Jordan Whitehouse Birmingham-Southern College Cora Williams University of Colorado Boulder Kate Wojciechowski Northwestern University SUMMER 2022 | 45

Upper School Awards Day

BOOK AWARDS

Hollins University Book Award Hallie Graham Princeton University Book Award Priyanka Chiguluri Rhodes College Book Award Anna LeMarbre Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Chekayli Meyer Tulane University Book Award Caroline Ford University of Chicago Book Award Mary Meacham University of Pennsylvania Book Award Olivia Majors University of Rochester Science Award Kathleen Lowe University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award Mary Virginia Sullivan Washington & Lee University Book Award Vee Counter Wesleyan College Book Award Shreya Priyadarshi Yale University Book Award Annie Linley

ATHLETIC AWARDS

Emmons Woolwine Scholar–Athlete Award Cate Frist Outstanding Athlete Award Mallory Thomas Pat Moran Sportsmanship Award Miller Clark Susan Russ Competitors Award Sabrina Russell

DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Chen Jiann Min Award Scout Dahir Cindy Crist Art Purchase Award Caroline Johnson Cum Laude Award Piper Dahir English Award (academic award) Brooke Lytle Harvard University Book Award Lena Qian Helen Mullins Manning Mathematics Award Eleanor Taylor History Award Alexa Sheldon Lucie L. Fountain French Award Camille Hu Marnie Sheridan Art Award Katherine Hu Mary Varina Frazer Latin Award Kate Wojciechowski Math Award Alexa Sheldon Ottarson Latin Award Jordan Knight Outstanding Choral Student Cori Magsby Outstanding Instrumental Student Autumn Nash Outstanding Theatre Student Larissa Smith Pickens Science Award Alexi Stewart Souby Hall Award Nadia Vick Spanish Award Gabby Welhoelter Spirit of Science Award Mary Holine Van Mol Susan Souby Spirit of English Award Sabrina Russell

CLASS SPIRIT AWARDS

9th grade Charlotte Bartholomew 10th grade Lauren Wynn 11th Grade Vee Counter 12th Grade Emily Cashen

ELIZABETH POPE EVANS AWARD

9th grade Lily Bowen, Ariadne Vidalakis, Draper Witherspoon, Reagan Nisbet, Cailin Rork, Meg Winston, Sophia Baldwin, Lucy Farringer, Ava Rumsey, Goo Callen, Hallie Gibson, and Lily Wang 10th grade

Zina Vidalakis, Sarah Hinds, Madison Chung, Lilly Bartholomew,

and Macon Fowler 11th grade Lena Qian, Mary Roper, Caroline Seehorn, Bella Guillamondegui, Annie Linley, and Maddie Meyer 12th grade Brooke Lytle, Alexa Sheldon, Eleanor Taylor, Cate Frist, Elisabeth Nelson, and Scout Dahir SENIOR AWARDS

Director’s Award Brooke Lytle Head’s Award Sabrina Russell Idanelle McMurry Award Brantley Holladay Patsy White Bradshaw Citizenship Award Kendall Burch Susan McKeand Baughman Award Elisabeth Nelson LADY OF THE HALL AND HER COURT

Lady of the Hall Betsy Rogers 12th Grade Representative Cori Magsby 11th Grade Representative Grace Moore 10th Grade Representative Mason Hart 9th Grade Representative Tara Hagerty 8th grade Herald Maddie Camp 7th Grade Herald Ruby Mae Russell 6th Grade Crownbearer Georgia Wolter 5th Grade Crownbearer Ilsa Christopher