Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2020
The long-awaited Commencement weekend for the Class of 2020 took place in June 2021 with Prize Day on Saturday, June 12 and graduation on Sunday, June 13, along with a full roster of traditional Sixth-Form celebratory events. The Class of 2020 began the morning with a concelebrated Mass under the tent on the Holy Lawn, followed by Commencement exercises. Chancellor and Prior-Administrator Very Reverend Michael Brunner, O.S.B. delivered the invocation and then addressed the graduates: “On behalf of the monastic community of Portsmouth Abbey I welcome you to this Commencement ceremony of the Class of 2020. I thank this class for persevering through their most unusual senior year and surviving what was surely an unusual freshman year in college. We really missed your being on campus for your last trimester here, so thanks for bringing us all together to celebrate you today.” Father Michael paraphrased the inaugural words of President John F. Kennedy: “The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who
Top: The Class of 2020 Middle: David Appleton ’20 and John Owen Habib ’20 and Alex Wei ’20 congratulate Mauricio Garcia Gojon ’20 on his graduation. Bottom: Graduates enjoy John Perik’s ’20 commencement address.
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