mr. manning

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TOP ROW : Mr. Manning shook hands with Lyric ’27 after her speech. • Charles ’29 and Beau ’29 delivered the wagon bearing the polka dot Bulldog, a gift that the entire student body helped to speckle. • The Lower School sang “From Now On,” from The Greatest Showman

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BOTTOM ROW : Senior Class President Lucas Knapp ’23 was an energetic emcee. • Heartfelt and sometimes humorous thanks from students drew appreciative smiles and laughter, including from Mrs. Manning and trustees. • The Barbershop Quartet, featured in The Music Man, made a surprise appearance to offer a song with lyrics written specifically for Mr. Manning. • A group of Lower School students, including Ellington ’30, delivered rhyming advice to Mr. Manning for his retirement.