CLASS OF 2021
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES June 13, 2021
CLASS OF 2021 Oliver Francis Adelson* Tiffany Audrey Olivia Agkpo Ian Agkpo Micaela Alpert† Tess Hannah Berkowitz† Kylie Jane Bill† Cordelia Piper Burn†* Molly-Sarita Oriana Cantillon†* Darren Cao Benjamin O. Chaddha Pravan Venkatesh Chakravarthy† Daniel Chan Henry Chandonnet†* William Jeffery Charvala Haniya Bilquees Cheema† Ryan Zeus Cheung Elaine Jiayue Choy†* omas Clancy Jack Henry Cleeve† Kayla Isadora Cohen†* Benjamin Alzadon Cole Riaan Singh Dhankhar Erica Edman* Alexander Harris Fishbone Lucas Ryan Fishbone Rashad Freeman Jason Henry Garrod Justin Gawron Ayush Ghose Samuel Robert Goidel Ruthie Gu Alexa Quinn Guastello Anant Kumar Gupta Teagan Alexandra Hales William Anthony Hales
Lori Hashasian†* Roshan Idnani Taran Idnani† Annika Inampudi†* Keira January† Jeffery Keys† Elizabeth Hope Kogan Elan Joseph Lakes† Molly Raegan Lindstrom† Spencer S. Loh Jeremy Luo Aidan Mach Olivia Madreperla Michael Marcus†* Lauren Krista Martindale† Jules Max† Jordan Maya McCray-Robinson James McCullough Leila Mullally Christopher Mulligan Nikita Narayanan† Jemma Nazarali Kavya Nivarthy† Réal Nix Boluwatife Oshuntolu† Claire Ou Samantha Rose Parelli†* Rakhi Parikh† Nicole Luisa Pesquin†* Giulia Pinelli Karina Pinto† Kiara Quigley Anjali Rajkumar†* Jacqueline Jolie Rodriguez Mia Rubman*
† International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate
* Cum Laude Society Member
John Martin Ryan Parth Sarkar†* Ashley Scheichet† Elizabeth Grace Schwartz Julia Catherine Brennan Schwed†* Kris Sethi† Joia Simmons omas Skorka Kennedy Smith Alexandra Giovannina Speck†* Leela Sridhar Carl H. Steffens Abdul-Saboor Syed Aimee Jing-Jia Sze† Emily YiTing Tang†* Caroline Tarnow Benjamin Tolpa† Kristin Tsay† Michael Benjamin Usatine omas Wachtel Michaela Vivianna Wang† Kaitlin Elizabeth Weiss Eric Weng* Chloé Hélène Whitley† Madeline Wolf Michelle Wong† eodore Wright Ivy Yang Xie† Kaleb Youngren Andrew Zabelo†* Monica Zhang†* Jinhui (Silvy) Zhou† Mateo E. Zoubek
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Gathering Processional Welcome
Selected Recordings from Chameleon, Concert Choir & LumeNAtion Top Brass Donald M. Austin Head of School Samuel W. Croll III ’68 Chairman, Board of Trustees Gardy Guiteau Director of Equity and Inclusion
T.C. Abbey Oration A Poem to the Class of 2021 Introduction Address Presentation of the Class Awarding of Diplomas
Molly Cantillon ’21 To The Future of Us written by Kaitlin Weiss ’21 Traci Osterhagen Brock Dean of Faculty Robert Mallalieu Director of Library Services Donald M. Austin Head of School Richard DiBianca, Ph.D. Upper School Principal Pegeen Galvin Dean of Students Traci Osterhagen Brock Dean of Faculty
Closing Remarks
Amy Schottland Humanities Faculty
Moving of the Tassels
Cordelia Burn ’21
Recessional
Top Brass
Following the ceremony, there will be a reception on the lawn for graduates, faculty, families, and friends.
T H E T. C. A B B E Y O R A T I O N Newark Academy established the T.C. Abbey Oration in 1982 to honor the memory of this beloved teacher, who died on October 22, 1981. Each year at Commencement a senior, chosen by the Cum Laude Society, delivers the oration. T.C. “Charlie” Abbey devoted more than 50 years of his life to the education of young men and women. He was on the faculty at Newark Academy for 22 years, serving at various times as English Department Chair, Debate Coach, Director of Admission and Chair of the Discipline Committee. Prior to coming to Newark Academy, Mr. Abbey taught for 31 years at the Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
OFFICERS OF
THE CLASS OF 2021 President, Upper School Council President Vice-President Class Representatives
Michael Marcus Cordelia Piper Burn Mateo E. Zoubek Jeffery Keys Spencer S. Loh