The Class of 2020

2020 Class of

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With the last in-person class happening well before graduation, parent volunteers, staffand faculty were determined in making sure this resilient group of young men and women did not leave Kinkaid without a show. Social distancing practices created an obstacle, but the evening of June 12, turned out to be more beautiful and intimate than ever before. Although graduation looked different this year, Segal Field still was adorned with magnolia wreaths and ivy arches keeping the small Kinkaid traditions alive. Each graduate had a “family box” for their guests to view graduation in the comfort of their own personal space. Matching face coverings and welcome baskets with all things graduation greeted the guests as they arrived. With a welcome from Interim Head of School Ed Trusty and an eloquent invocation delivered by Senior Class President Molly Ribbeck, the temperature and sun set over the ceremony and smiles under the graduates’ masks came shining through. Dr. Trusty delivered a powerful and memorable address, and Governing Council President Sally Buck touched on the high points of her class over the past 14 years. Each graduate in attendance was able to walk across the stage to receive his/her diploma, and Head of Upper School Peter Behr closed out the evening. Lots of family and friends tuned in for the celebration virtually with over 900 unique views online.

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In addition to the awards given during the Virtual Honor Day, the following awards were announced at graduation.

Valedictorian Noah Rubinson

The Cooper Award

Jonathan Frumovitz

The Mrs. W.J. Kinkaid Award

Lydia Patterson

The W.W. Kinkaid Award

Nicholas Dillon

Congratulations to all the 2020 graduates! Best of luck in your adventures ahead.

Front Row (L to R)

Sofia Bajwa Sahar Punjwani Nikia Munsif Ayush Krishnamoorti Lydia Patterson Tanmay Srinivasan Julia Burpeau Megha Neelapu

Class of 2020 CumLaude

Second Row (L to R):

Daisy Gracia Sapphire Thompson Noah Rubinson Karm Ghei Alexandra Blake Elizabeth Markovich Evelyn Mineo Third Row (L to R):

Duryn Dunbar Brian Shortt Shreya Mehta Sarah Stephens Molly Ribbeck Michael Bell Carson Keller Sophia Ghauri

Back Row (L to R):

Jonathan Frumovitz Megan Frankel Alexander Skidmore Brian Xu Andrew Linhart Meredith Huston Spencer Powers

CollegeMatriculations

Austin Community College Bates College Belmont University Boston College Boston University Brown University Bucknell University California State University-Fresno Chapman University Colorado College Cornell University Dallas Community College Davidson College Duke University Elon University Emerson College Georgetown University Houston Baptist University Houston Community College Lehigh University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Middlebury College

Northeastern University Pomona College Prairie View A & M University Reed College Rhodes College Rice University Sewanee: Th University of the South Southern Methodist University Stanford University Syracuse University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University

Texas State University Texas Tech University Th Hotchkiss School Th University of Alabama Th University of Texas at Dallas Trinity University Tuft University Tulane University of Louisiana United States Air Force Academy University of California-Davis University of Chicago

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University of Colorado Boulder University of Houston University of Michigan-Ann Arbor University of Michigan-Dearborn University of Mississippi University of Mount Olive University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester University of Southern California University of St Andrews

University of Texas at Austin University of Virginia Utah State University Vanderbilt University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St Louis William and Mary