The Lion's Roar Senior Section 2021

VOL. 37

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the LION’S

CONGRATULATIONS

2021!

Newton South HIGH School

· Newton, MA ·

Est. 1984

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Photo By Emily Zhang

June 10, 2021

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Dear Readers, Unprecedented. Challenging. Up in the air. Subject to change. Until further notice. For the foreseeable future. These words and phrases have defined our senior year, a year suspended in the unknown and mired with uncertainty. We’ve had to adapt to an unprecedented pandemic, ever-changing, often-contradictory regulations from state and federal government and a new Wednesday schedule practically every week.

To our fellow seniors, this wasn’t the final year we imagined. From the big things like a canceled Junior Semi to the little things like missed opportunities for off-campus lunches with friends, it would have been all too easy to shrink away from school, our community and each other. Instead, thanks to Class Office, the Senior Outdoor Cooperative and all of us, our grade has found ways to be together and even started some new traditions of our own, like hikes and decorating our graduation caps. We’ve persisted, we’ve resisted and we’ve fought for the, albeit modified, senior year we all want and deserve.

Our loyal readers, at each step of the journalistic process — generating ideas, reporting, writing, editing and designing — it’s you we have in mind. We are better because we have the most incredible readership and support, and we know and appreciate that you will accept nothing short of the best. Thank you for holding us to the highest journalistic and ethical standards and guiding everything we do. And thank you for sticking with us, for flip-flopping between online and print issues and helping us navigate — and cover — an ever-changing world.

Volume 37 Staff, wow. It’s hard to believe that that first day of section meetings in March 2020 would be the last chance to be together in person for many months. It is truly remarkable that what was for most of you your first issue on staff turned out to be Roar’s monumental first-ever online issue. You handled every curveball, every one of our incessant messages for miniscule changes, with such grace, and this year was possible because of each and every one of you. Everything about this year and volume was constantly in flux, everything except our respect and admiration for all of you.

After 24 issues on Roar, it’s bittersweet to be saying goodbye, but we could not be more confident in and excited about the incredible Volume 38 Staff to whom we are passing the torch. Together we accomplished so much amid a pandemic — we can’t even imagine how far you’ll go without a pandemic (and us :)) holding you back.

Thank you to all and a HUGE congratulations to all of the graduates!

Best, Volume XXXVII Senior Staff Julian Fefer, Andy He, Sophie Lewis, Carrie Ryter, Jackson Slater

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Thank you to our amazing class officers for always looking for new ways to maintain class spirit and energy throughout the year!

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Congratulations

to Andy and his friends!

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Congratulations to Erin and the Class of 2021!

Thank you, Newton South teachers!

The McElduff Family

Congratulations, Daniel! We are so proud of you!

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Michael, what an incredible journey the last four years have been! We know your next chapter is going to be even more amazing! In your own words: Dreams are meant to come true and the more you strive for them, the closer they

Love, Mom, Dad, Rachel, Nana, Papa, Granny, Grampy + Milo

get! Michael, we have no doubt you will

realize you dreams and change the world around you!

Congratulations and Shine Bright!

Love,

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Mamma, Papa, Tomas and Nicole

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A Y MA

Congratulations, Walter!

You have made us all proud. We are looking forward to your next adventure.

Love, Mom, Dad, Rory, Levon & Cassie

To our wonderful granddaughter,

Kendall

,

We’re so proud of you!

Love, Grammy & Grandpa DD

We are so proud of you! What an amazing and wonderful young lady you have become! Enjoy all your adventures that lie ahead... Believe in yourself!

Love, Mom, Dad, Ilana, Dina, Raya and Grandpa

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CJ!

CONGRATS,

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Congratulations Madeline!

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!

Live the life you've imagined."

Henry David Thoreau

So proud of you!!!!

Love you, Mom

We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Alex and Maizie

Congratulations, Carrie!

We love you and are so proud of you, Mom, Dad, Mike, Mimi and P. We are so excited to watch you write the next chapter of your story!

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CONGRATULATIONS RUTHIE!!

Congratulations! We are so proud of you!!

Wishing you all the best today and always.

Much Love, Mom, Dad, Murray and Rachel

Masie Abbiati

Abby Matthews

To My Favorite F-Block 2019:

Abigail Arndt

Anais Mobarak

You wished me well when I left South, and now I have the privilege of doing the same for you. On your graduation, I celebrate your hard work, share in your joy, and wish you good books to strengthen you for the journeys ahead.

I'll always be cheering you on!

Malissa Beckles

Noa Nadler

With love and congratulations, Shauna Pellauer

Grace Cowhig Anne Dupiton Julian Fu Nick Hu

Akshay Ramana Alexander Rawlins Melissa Shang Rachel Shepard Stephanie Tian

Sam Jones

Donny Tou

Finn Kennedy

Maggie Xu

Stephanie Little

Hagen Zheng

Cindy Liu Benson Lu

Congratulations Akim! We wish you all the best in your new journey.

We love and miss you!

Your Mom Luce Emmanuel, your StepDad Johnny, your sister Suraiya and brothers Karim & Kristian Dautruche

Congratulations, Eva! We are SO proud of you, of the kind, intelligent, compassionate person you have become.

Love, Mom, Dad & Constantinos

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Congratulations Gabriella!

You have been fabulous every step of the way. We are so proud of you and can't wait to see what you accomplish next!

Love, Daddy, Mami, and Michael

Congrats, LILY AND ABBY! Double the pride. Double the fun.

Double the joy.

Wishing our double dose of happiness Abby and Lily many multiples of success and happiness in a bright future filled with love and laughter.

We Love you, Mom, Dad, Jess & Bugsy

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Mazel Tov Brad! We love you and could not be more proud of you and all of your accomplishments thus far! We KNOW you are destined for greatness!

You can achieve ANYTHING you put your mind to!

ALWAYS remember...

KEEP MOVING FORWARD!!!

Congratulations to NSHS Class of 2021!

With ALL our love ALWAYS!!!

Mom and Dad

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Congratulations, Dan!

Congratulations, Vladimiro!

We are so proud of you and how you charted your own course through high school.

May you and the entire Class of 2021 go forth and do great things!

We are so proud of you!

Love, Dad, Mom and Katie We love you, Mom, Dad and Sandrine

Felicidades Mikael!

We are so proud of the man you have become.

Can’t wait to see where your next adventure takes you!

With much love, Mom, Dad, Ilan, Adam -and Lexi

You did it, Maddie!

Thanks for making us so proud for 18 years, for making our family adventures so fun, and for being the best big sister and daughter. The future is bright for you at Elon School of Nursing and beyond!!

Love, Mom, Dad, Charlotte, Luke and Ginger (We miss you already

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Congratulations Carlie on your incredible high school experience.

We are very proud of you and wish you the greatest success in your next chapters in college and beyond.

Love, Mom, Dad, Lisa, Allie and Drew

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Siobhan-Rose, Congrats on successfully achieving a significant milestone with a cooky finish line!

We are so proud to call you our daughter from the first time we saw you and feel truly privileged to

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

Maya Angelou

have watched you grow into a remarkable young woman graduating high school. Wow! Please always remember you are a hardworking, strong, intelligent, creative, and empathic young woman and so much more. You are truly beautiful on the inside and out!

We see a spectacular future ahead of you to explore and build...

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

Nelson Mandela

Congratulations, Grace!

We are so proud of you and the person you have become.

We cannot wait to see what you do next! Roll wave!

Love, Mom, Dad and Charlie

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Congrats Jonah! Keep Jumping, Running, Playing! And remember - your family is always cheering you on!! Love, Mama, Daddy, and Misha

Congratulations to the resilient Class of ‘21!

It has been a joy to watch you grow since kindergarten.

Sophie — your determination, kindness, and creativity inspire us every day. We are so proud and excited for all the new adventures awaiting you. We will always be cheering you on.

All our love, Mom, Dad, Theo & Jules

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2021

Thank you!

To our teachers, counselors, administrators and faculty, thank you for pouring your all into our education and making South a truly special place — especially in a year as crazy as this one.

— Class of 2021

Off The

senior plan

Oregon University of oregon Carly Eswara

Reed College Matthew Honig

California Stanford University Ellen Yang

Pierce College

USC School of cinematic arts Charles Weinstein

UC San Diego

Jonathan Solouki

Allison Wong

Loyola Marymount College

UC Santa Cruz

Bretton Manley

UC DAVIS

Rojina Imani-Nejad

Colorado University of colorado Carly Goldberg Charles Grandi Collin Joy Madeline Loughlin Julian Mark

Matthew Yao

UC Los Angeles

Isabella Valente

Colorado College

San Diego State University

Ethan Levin

Annaliese Poley

University of Denver Ethan Freudenheim

Texas Southern methodist university Mick Fitzgerald

University of texas Emily Ball

International Harel Aloni Phillip Amitan Noa Bar-Or Marina Brooks Mikah Cassidy Deon Chan Shahar Ezrach Yoshino Futai Shona Goodkin Zachary Hayden

Amy Huang Ian Huang Ruth Levy Zoe Lister Benson Lu Itamar Nadler Noa Nadler Sheen Patel Azzurra Perugini Jayla Reilly

Baylor University

Gap Year / Working Ashley Bromberg Noga Bros Dani Chalamish Yuval Freilich Zaidian Fyfield Ari Gerard Nadav Granot

Matan Kruskal Dan Levonai Naama Levonai Miles Sondergaard Jensen Mia Sheyner Amelia Stephan

Sara Canter

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ns 2021 Laurel Chang

Illinois Northwestern University Julian Fefer Jackson Slater Donny Tou

missouri washington univ. in st. louis Zachary Dietrich Clara Dutton Goldstein, Danya

University of chicago Dana Silvian

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Eliezer Zimring

Indiana University

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Pace University

Columbia University

Univ. of pennsylvania

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Univ. of Pittsburgh Daniel Li

Nicholas Mahoney

Villanova UNIVERSITY

Sonakshi Das Elva Zou

Lehigh University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Zhe Yu Deng

Mia Cohen

Grace Denninger

Drexel University

Alexandros Jumes

Shulin Rudra

St. Joseph's University

New Jersey

Maryland University of Maryland

Temple College

Rutgers university Elyse Curtis Dina Kats Princeton University Anais Mobarak

OHIO

Saint Peters University Amaris Mills

Ari Heff Read Runge

Nyiri Hajian Miller Kodish

Butler University

Kent State University

Louisa Barnes Mel Dansinger

Virginia University of virginia

Washington d.c.

Ainsley Grieb

University of Richmond

American University

Miami Univesity

Tove Goldstone

Alina Cherkasskiy

Virginia Tech

Ohio wesleyan

Hunter Mullins Milan Patel

Destiny Concepcion

Yorktown College of Arts Maksim Shchegolev

Georgia

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George washington Univ.

Andrew Meyer Jackson Nesin-Perna

Georgetown University Grace Tourtelotte

Emory university

Jonathan Orelowitz

georgia institute of tech.

Vyja Bernard Yehonatan Mileguir

Savannah College of Art and Design Aidan Tager

LOUISIANA

north carolina Wake Forest university University of North Carolina Benjamin Barnes

eLON University

Aidan Delaney Madeline Xerras Haley Lewis Gabriella Welch

south carolina

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Johns hopkins university

Mika Sade

Laila Polk

University of Tennessee

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Kaitlyn Shaughnessy

Case WEstern Reserve Univ.

Ava Gode-von Aesch Stephanie Little Simon Schwartz

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rochester it

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Tennessee

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Eliana Kimmelmann

Madalin Small

Jordan Avinoam Michael Di Leo Dorothea Dolan Valerie Goldstein William Knight

Briana Mustafa

Dickinson College

university of michigan

Purdue University

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St. Lawrence University

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Katerina Boschetti

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Kevin Cheng Finn Kennedy David Kim Skyler Shapiro Ori Wachman Michelle Yu Dean Zhang

MIchigan Anna Kovarzin Elianna Kruskal Abigail Matthews Emma Wang

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Maya Hernandez

Abigail Altman William La Camera

Hamilton College

Pennsylvania

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University of Wisconsin

Alexander Merkowitz

Skidmore college

Carrie Ryter

Wisconsin

Potter Flynn

Andi Dong Tayo Van Beever

Sophie Blumberg Walter Boyce Ella Copelotti

Swarthmore College

University of minnesota

SChool of Visual Arts

Kaila Hanna

Siobhan-Rose Murphy

Ari Fields

University of rochester

Parsons School of Design

Jefferson University

Macalester college

New york

Zoe Lemelman

Sophie Gu

minnesota

Bard College Abigail Arndt

clemson university

Florida

Erin McElduff Aileen Smit

Ringling College of arts and sciences

College of charleston

Jason Kim

University of miami

Matthew Klosek Samantha Shepherd Nathan Lacoste Damian Mathews

Louis Gershon

Kaelyn Francois Toma Kobozeva Hagen Zheng

Davidson College Anna Jacobs

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Off They Go

senior plans 2021, continued Julia Roth William Lavey

Bowdoin

Lucille Dutton

University of vermont Benjamin Baines Austin Chen Gavin Cotter Jackson Del Porto Saylor Flannery Clara Frothingham William Garrison Chloe Greene Jason Lobell Devin MacBain Isabelle Sander Rachel Shepard Amanda Youngsman

New Hampshire Dartmouth College Ahrav Jain Sophie Lewis

University of new hampshire Rana Amini Brian Powtak Joshua Shepard

Connecticut College Andrew Feldman Todd Shriber

Yale university

Univ. of Connecticut

Tess Sullivan

Nick Hu Emily Zhang

Rachel Carney

Trinity College

Christopher Fitzpatrick

Wesleyan university Daniel Glickman Collin Holson Ethan King

Mit

Aidan Leonard Kiran Mak Maya Makarovsky

Boston college Eero Helenius Marie Lee Michael Mi

suffolk university

JazzlynAlvarez Feliz Emily Chen Aleksandra Syssoev

Bentley university Jocelyn Wong Akshay Ramana

Wentworth INST. OF TECH.

Rose Baker Solomiya Kotyk Henry Blanchette Dale LaVelle Sam Bui Alexandra Layer Jian Chen Jennifer Lee Ezekiel Cochin Zhitong Liu Kriti Dhiman Michael Nurnburger Huarui Du Avigail Rosen Kristina Engelbrecht Mikael Rotberg Sarah Erani Daniela Sandler Lauren Fromme Tomer Seagal Julian Fu Ido Shoshani Isabella Greenbaum Andrea Tchesnovsky Briana Hanna Stephanie Tian Aidan Higgins Adam Wolf Sabrina Ishanyan Amanda Yee Lior Kopolovic Derek Yee

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Worcester State Unversity

emerson college

regis college

Oliver Ciric Paige Kaiser Kayla Leon Isabella Moller

Veronica Williams

Valerie Amicangioli

Amherst College Hedi Skali Lami

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Emmanuel College Nicole Weng Grace White

Max Aicardi

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tufts university

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Malissa Beckles Anat Katz Felix Song Tomer Wenderow Alex Williams-Ferreira Iris Yang

umass lowell

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Bridgewater State University Lucas Maregni

brandeis university

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Gordon college

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Mass College of art

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University of rhode island

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University of massachusetts amherst

Brown University

Aikaterini Papaporfiriou

Quinnipiac University

massachusetts

Rhode Island Cynthia Liu Benjamin Moshes Aseel Rafat

Connecticut Sacred Heart universitY

Colby College

Alexa Firkusny Viveca Winston-Khan Coleman Stanton

Vermont Middlebury college

maine

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babson college

Camron Dioun Kireyev, Anthony

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Bunker Hill Comm. College Tia Newton

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simmons college Amit Amiri Noa Asher Elisabete Veiga

Worcester polytechnic

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harvard university

clark university

boston university

John Corcoran Imani Fonfield Samuel Jones Andrew Li Jada Pierre Melissa Shang

Ma college of pharmacy Mowmita Arefin Lilliana Gonzalez

Nichols University Jace Peeples

Isabel Deveney Libbie Lachman Nicholas Mount Conor Sheehy Serena Ting Emma Turney Joshua Wong Adam Rotem

College of the holy cross Olivia Dubin Caroline Merrigan Quentin Miquel

ISSUU.COM/THELIONSROAR Masie Abbiati University of Maryland

Marina Brooks University of Navarra

Sonakshi Das Rochester Institute of Technology

Max Aicardi Providence College

Noga Bros Gap year

Ravi Davae

Zuha Ali University of Maryland

Hannah Bruce Boston University

Bagrat Allahverdi-Amatuni

Sam Bui UMass Amherst

Harel Aloni Technion

Gail Bulis Northeastern

Sarah David UMass Boston Jackson Del Porto University of Vermont Aidan Delaney Elon University

Abigail Altman University of Wisconsin

Alexander Burns

Zhe Yu Deng Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Lily Altman Tulane University

John Cable UMass Boston

Jazzlyn Alvarez Feliz Suffolk University

Grace Denninger Villanova University

Sara Canter Baylor University

Valerie Amicangioli Regis College

David Carmel American University

Rana Amini University of New Hampshire

Rachel Carney University of Connecticut

Amit Amiri Simmons University

Mikah Cassidy University of Westminster

Phillip Amitan University of Toronto

Dani Chalamish Gap year

Martin Androssenko Northeastern University

Alexander Chan Union College

Mowmita Arefin MA College of Pharmacy

Deon Chan University of Toronto

Abigail Arndt Bard College Noa Asher Simmons University Jordan Avinoam Syracuse University Benjamin Baines Univesrsity of Vermont Kiran Bajaj Northeastern University Philip Baker Boston University

Laurel Chang University of Minnesota

Anthony DePalma MassBay Community College Isabel Deveney Clark University Kriti Dhiman UMass Amherst Michael Di Leo Syracuse University Zachary Dietrich Washington University in St. Louis Dylan Dincer Camron Dioun Babson College* Timothy Dobies Indiana University

Bradford Chavin Boston University

Dorothea Dolan Syracuse University

Austin Chen University of Vermont

David Dombrovsky Union College

Emily Chen Suffolk University

Andi Dong School of Visual Arts

Jian Chen UMass Amherst

Daniel Doran MassBay Community College

Liana Chen Paul Chen

Gabriela Dozortsev Brandeis University Alyssa Du

Hannah Balcanoff University of Maryland

Tyler Chen Austin Cheng

Emily Ball University of Texas

Kelly Cheng UMass Lowell

Huarui Du UMass Amherst

Noa Bar-Or Israeli Defense Forces

Kevin Cheng Cornell

Kelly Barbosa UMass Boston

Alina Cherkasskiy Miami University

Clara Dutton Washington University in St. Louis

Louisa Barnes University of Tennessee

Oliver Ciric Emerson College

Lucille Dutton Bowdoin College

Owen Beaver Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ezekiel Cochin UMass Amherst

Jonathan Efrem Wentworth Institute of Technology

Noah Beck

Mia Cohen Sarah Lawrence College

Tal Eizenberg Indiana University

Destiny Concepcion Ohio Wesleyan University

Seyed Emami University of Rhode Island

Rose Baker UMass Amherst

Malissa Beckles Tufts University Evan Benisch Tulane University Tal Berdichevsky Northeastern University Vyja Bernard Georgia Tech Henry Blanchette UMass Amherst Sophie Blumberg Skidmore College Katerina Boschetti St. Joseph’s University Walter Boyce Skidmore College Lucas Boyd Ithaca College Samantha Brody Westfield State Ashley Bromberg Gap year

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Olivia Dubin College of the Holy Cross Anne-Aika Dupiton

Isabella Greenbaum UMass Amherst

Ari Fields Macalester College

Zachary Greenberg Colgate College

Isabella Figuereo

Anna Jacobs Davidson College

Chloe Greene University of Vermont

Ahrav Jain Dartmouth College

Ainsley Grieb Kent State University

Gili Jerushalmi

Anna Grosser

Haiyi Jiang Northeastern University

Alexa Firkusny Colby College Michael Fitzgerald Southern Methodist University Christopher Fitzpatrick Trinity College

Sophie Gu University of Pennsylvania

Saylor Flannery University of Vermont

Axel Guadalupe Matos

Nora Flint American University Potter Flynn University of Rochester Imani Fonfield Harvard College Liam Foristall Kaelyn Francois University of North Carolina Leah Freeman Pennsylvania State University Ethan Freudenheim University of Denver Jaden Friedman Hofstra University Parker Friedman Ithaca College

Saylor Flannery Shamelly Guerrero Mordan UMass Boston Nyiri Haijan Pudue University Alexander Hallion Qunnipiac College Michal Hamer Quinnipiac College* Briana Hanna UMass Amherst Kaila Hanna Parsons School of Design Reghan Harrild Tulane University Deanne Harris Brandeis University Kaliyah Harrison

Lauren Fromme UMass Amherst

Martina Harutunian Qunnipiac University

Clara Frothingham University of Vermont

Zachary Hayden McGill University

Baiwen Fu

Chunyu He Northeastern University

Julian Fu UMass Amherst

Miaorui He Wellesley College

Yoshino Futai University of British Columbia

Zhuoyi He

Zaidian Fyfield Working William Garrison University of Vermont Nathan Gelman Ithaca College

Ari Heff Oberlin College Eero Helenius Boston College Jonah Henderson Dickinson College Cruz Henriquez

Jaree Jones-Smith Samuel Jones Harvard University Collin Joy Colorado University Alexandros Jumes Lehigh University Paige Kaiser Emerson College Peter Kamberidis Thomas Kamberidis Austin Kaminski Tom Kaplan UMass Lowell Dina Kats Rutgers University Anat Katz Tufts University Jibek Kelgenbaeva Michael Kelley Finn Kennedy Cornell University Gilad Kestenberg Columbia University Chanwoo Kim David Kim Cornell University Jason Kim Ringling College of Art and Design Maya Kim Northeastern University Eliana Kimmelmann Temple University

Louis Gershon College of Charleston

Samuel Hepner Northeastern University

Anthony Kireyev Babson College

Daniel Glickman Wesleyan University

Maya Hernandez Bucknell University

Matthew Klosek University of Miami

Aidan Higgins UMass Amherst

William Knight Syracuse University

Brian Ho Brandeis University

Tamara Kobozeva University of North Carolina

Owen Holland Colgate College

Miller Kodish Purdue University

Collin Holson Wesleyan University

Lior Kopolovic UMass Amherst

Aidan Holt Indiana University

Nessma Korideck

Ava Gode-von Aesch Case Western Reserve University Benjamin Gold Hofstra University

Sean-David Enelamah Kristina Engelbrecht UMass Amherst

Jonah Goldfarb University of Maryland

Sarah Erani UMass Amherst

Danya Goldstein Washington University in St. Louis

Carly Eswara University of Oregon

Valerie Goldstein Syracuse University

Jeremiah Eugene

Tove Goldstone University of Richmond Adam Gomez

Matthew Honig Reed College Nicholas Hu Yale University Amy Huang McGill University

Solomiya Kotyk UMass Amherst Anna Kovarzin University of Michigan Maia Kramer Franklin and Marshall College

Barry Huang

Elianna Kruskal University of Michigan

Ian Huang University of Toronto

Matan Kruskal University of Maryland

Yuejia Huang

William La Camera University of Wisconsin

Lilliana Gonzalez MA College of Pharmacy

Julian Fefer Northwestern University

Shona Goodkin University of Toronto

Meghan Dalton

Adele Fegley American University

Charles Grandi Colorado University

Rojina Imani-Nejad University of California Davis

Mel Dansinger University of Tennessee

Andrew Feldman Connecticut College

Nadav Granot Gap year

Sabrina Ishanyan UMass Amherst

Alexandra Dakoyannis

Akim-Jeremiah Jocelyn Gordon College

Ethan King Wesleyan University

Gregory Farmer University of Vermont

Elyse Curtis Rutgers University

Samaria Jackson American University

Nico Henriquez

Ari Gerard Gap year

Carly Goldberg University of Colorado

Shahar Ezrach IDC Herzliya

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Daniel Feng

Shanna Lacey Nathan Lacoste University of Miami

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PAGE 20 SENIOR SECTION Trisha Lahiry Brandeis University

Kiran Mak Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jonas Navickas MassBay Community College

Read Runge Oberlin College

Aileen Smit Clemson University

Dale LaVelle UMass Amherst

Maya Makarovsky Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jackson Nesin-Perna George Washington University

Cara Ryter Swarthmore College

Rebecca Synder Tulane University

Sahra LaVelle American University

Bretton Manley Loyola Marymount University

Tia Newton Bunker Hill Community College

Mika Sade University of Virginia

Alexa Solcoff Pennsylvania State University

William Lavey Middlebury College

Maxim Manwelian Wentworth Institute of Technology

Ryan Nguyen

Sara Saloum Columbia University

Jonathan Solouki Pierce College

Alexandra Layer UMass Amherst

Anthony Maregni Merrimack College

Nicholas Salviati

Miles Sondergaard Jensen Gap year

Doan Le Joe Lee UMass Lowell Jennifer Lee UMass Amherst

Lucas Maregni Bridgewater State University Julian Mark Colorado University Aurora Martin

Marie Lee Boston College

Vladmiro Martinez UMass Boston

Nicholas Lee Northeastern University

Samantha Marval MA College of Art and Design

Michael Nurnberger UMass Amherst Amelia O’Brien Moises Ojeda Jovaughn Olivier Nikita Oratovsky Jonathan Orelowtiz Emory University Aikaterina Papaporfirious Bryant University Milan Patel Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Isabelle Sander Univeristy of Vermont Daniela Sandler UMass Amherst Liam Schofield Union College David Schulz Brandeis University

Tess Sullivan Sacred Heart University

Damian Mathews University of Miami

Federico Lenson Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Abby Matthews University of Michigan

Kayla Leon Emerson College

Aidan McCarthy University of Rhode Island

Aidan Leonard Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Erin McElduff Clemson University

Azzurra Perugini

Belle Sethachutkul Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Isaac Levey Union College

Matthew McGinnis

Jada Pierre Harvard University

Babar Shah

Matthew Pipko Boston University

Melissa Shang Harvard University

Annaliese Poley San Diego State University

Skyler Shapiro Cornell University

Laila Polk Vanderbilt University

Kaityln Shaughnnessy Johns Hopkins University

Danyelle Pope

Isabella Shaw

Brian Powtak University of New Hampshire

Maksim Shchegolev Yorktown School of Arts

Daniel Prudovsky Indiana University

Conor Sheehy Clark University

Samuel Prudovsky Indiana University

Joshua Shepard University of New Hampshire

Nathaniel Quisel Boston University

Rachel Shepard University of Vermont

Cody Milunsky

Aseel Rafat Brown University

Samantha Shepherd University of Miami

Quentin Miquel College of the Holy Cross

Talia Raffel Tulane University

Grace Mirabile Tulane University

Arjun Rajapur UMass Boston

Anais Mobarak Princeton University

Akshay Ramana Bentley University

Henry Moller

Dalani Ramos Pennsylvania State University

Ethan Levin Colorado College Mia Levine Merrimack College Dan Levonai Gap year Naama Levonai Gap year Ruth Levy McGill University Haley Lewis Elon University Sophie Lewis Dartmouth College Andrea Li Andrew Li Harvard University Daniel Li University of Pittsburgh Henry Li SiMing Lin Sum Lin Daniel Lis Zoe Lister McGill University

Lottie McLeod Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alexander Merkowitz Hamilton College Caroline Merrigan College of the Holy Cross Andrew Meyer George Washington University Michael Mi Boston College Yehonatan Mileguir Georgia Institute of Technology* Brett Miller University of Maryland Amaris Mills St. Peters University

Isabella Moller Emerson College

Stephanie Little Case Western Reserve University

Benjamin Moshes Brown University

Cynthia Liu Brown University

Nicholas Mount Clark University

Zhitong Liu UMass Amherst

Hunter Mullins Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Jason Lobell University of Vermont

Siobhan-Rose Murphy Jefferson University

Madeline Loughlin Colorado University

Briana Mustafa St. Lawrence College

Benson Lu University of Toronto

Itamar Nadler IDC Herzliya*

Devin MacBain University of Vermont

Noa Nadler University of St. Andrews*

David Maciejuk Nicholas Mahoney New York University

Grace Penna Union College

Alexander Rawlins MA College of Art and Design Jayla Reilly Fashion Institute of Technology Jillian Reingold Quinnipiac University Giovanni Rodriguez Tanya Roemesko Northeastern University

Samuel Strauss MassBay Community College

Zachary Schwartz

Zoe Lemelman Pace University

Jace Peeples Nichols College

Amelia Stephan Gap year

Katherine Studentsova

Hannah Masterman Beras

Eva Pearlman

Coleman Stanton Colby College

Simon Schwartz Case Western Resterve University

Anya Lefkowitz Brandeis University

Sheen Patel University of Toronto

Felix Song Tufts University

Lydia Scott MassBay Community College Tomer Seagal UMass Amherst Yunjin Seo MassBay Community College

Mia Sheyner Gap year Dylan Shine Dickinson College Yael Shiner Bennington College

Avigail Rosen UMass Amherst

Jahki Singleton

Mikael Rotberg UMass Amherst*

Hedi Skali Lami Amherst College

Adam Rotem Clark University

Jackson Slater Northwestern University

Nathan Nahar

Julia Roth Middlebury College

Madalin Small Butler University

Benjaminn Nasisi University of Maryland

Shulin Rudra Drexel University

Matthew Smelson University of Rhode Island

Grace White Emmanuel College Alex Williams-Ferreira Tufts University Veronica Williams Worcester State University Kendall Wilson Community Connections Viveca Winston-Khan Colby College Adam Wolf UMass Amherst Allison Wong University of California San Diego Ashley Wong

Joshua Wong Clark University

Edward Tarmey Northeastern University

Ryan Wong

Andrea Tchesnovsky UMass Amherst Favio-Antonio Terrero-Dupiton Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tyler Wong Worcester Polytechnic Institute Madeline Xerras Elon University Maggie Xu

Landon Thong Wentworth Institute of Technology

Ellen Yang Stanford University

Stephanie Tian UMass Amherst

Iris Yang Tufts University

Abebe Ticktin Community Connections

Matthew Yao University of California San Diego

Serena Ting Clark University

Amanda Yee UMass Amherst

Donny Tou Northwestern University

Derek Yee UMass Amherst

Grace Tourtelotte Georgetown University

Joshua Yood Community Connections

Joseph Tseng

Amanda Youngsman University of Vermont

Rebekkah Tunik UMass Boston

Michelle Yu Cornell University

Emma Turney Clark University*

Eva Zacharakis Brandeis University

Berk Unver University of Vermont

Maya Zeldin Northeastern University

Isabella Valente University of California Los Angeles

Alice Zeng

Antoine Valeur

Lucy Vasil

Joel Sinclair

Nicole Weng Emmanuel College

Aidan Tager Savannah College of Art and Design

Todd Shriber Connecticut College

Kyle Simpson

Tomer Wenderow Tufts University

Jocelyn Wong Bentley University

Tayo Van Beever School of Visual Arts

Dana Silvian University of Chicago

Gabriella Welch Elon University

Aleksandra Syssoev Suffolk University

Ido Shoshani UMass Amherst

Alexander Shulkin MassBay Community College

Leo Weisberger

Elisabete Veiga Simmons University

Asa Zeren Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dean Zhang Cornell University Emily Zhang Yale University Ellen Zhen

Diana Viloria

Hagen Zheng University of North Carolina

Winston Wacha Brandeis University

Kevin Zhou Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ori Wachman Cornell University Mitchell Waksler Colgate College Kenji Walker Boston University Emma Wang University of Michigan Warren Wang Charles Weinstein University of Southern California

Ron Zimmerman Columbia University Eliezer Zimring School of the Art Institute of Chicago Elva Zou Rochster Institute of Technology Justin Zukowski Indiana University Natasa Zupanski *asterisk denotes gap year

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SENIOR CUP WINNERS

Each year, teachers and members of the graduating class nominate and vote for seniors who show excellence in service, leadership and scholarship for the Senior Cup

Phillip Amitan

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here are no cons to treating everybody with respect and love: love everybody, do what you can for everybody else, try to help, and don’t always put yourself first. ... That’s what makes a good community, when everyoby looks out for each other. That’s how I think South is good but also can improve.”

Imani Fonfield

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very academic challenge or endeavor that I’ve come across at South and in general has contributed to the perspective I’ve gained, the empowerment that I feel and the liberation that I’d like to bring to myself and to others in the future, especially in academic spaces. Because knowledge is power — not power in terms of power over other people but power to enact change."

Jamie Rinaldi, history teacher: “Wherever Phillip ends up, he just finds a way to make other people feel comfortable, to make other people feel like they can be themselves. He can tell a great story, and he can lead a discussion, but he also knows when to step back and let other people step in. Phillip is the kind of student you want in your classroom.”

Ahrav Jain, ‘21: “Whether it’s in the classroom creating a more inclusive or more academic environment to learn, or whether it’s emotionally bringing different people together, he’s really kind of like the gorilla glue of the friend group.”

Samantha Sheperd, ‘21: “I’ve always been so impressed by how selfless she is and how willing she is to help and include others. I‘ve had multiple group projects where we’ve been working together and she found out that someone else in our class was struggling and went out of her way to include them, which I’ve always found is super special and not that common.”

Aseel Rafat, ‘21: “She’s really open with what she knows and she wants everyone to continue in that journey of learning so it’s really nice to have someone who’s your age, but also encourages you to learn more because that’s something that teachers can’t always get across. Imani has that passion that really gets through on a student-to-student level.”

Benjamin Moshes

Richard Drurey, physics teacher: “He’s ambitious, … someone who’s a problem solver and wants to use their problem-solving skills in a positive way to help people, in this case to help his fellow seniors, to help his peers. That’s where he wants to be, and he’s really good at it. This ambition is going to take him far because he looks out for everybody.”

m really proud of our grade for being amazing this year. ... In a year when we could’ve separated, in a year when we could’ve said we’re all just individuals, in a year when we could’ve said we’re all online, so we’re not going to engage with each other, we didn’t do that. We came together, we rallied, and now we get to celebrate.”

Shona Goodkin, ‘21: ‘Benjamin is one of the most kind people I’ve ever met.

I think especially kindness is something that a lot of people think is kind of a throwaway trait that everyone has, but I don’t think so. I think that truly kind people are rare, and I think Benjamin is one of those people whose truly kind and really just wants the best."

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CONGRATULATIONS, VOLUME 38 SENIOR STAFF!!!

ELLYSSA JEONG

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THANK YOU TO OUR

ADVERTISERS!!

YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWS US TO PRINT YEAR-AROUND.

WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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COMMON APPLICATIONS This year's most popular colleges, by number of students attending

32 UMASS AMHERST Rose Baker, Henry Blanchette, Sam Bui, Jian Chen, Ezekiel Cochin, Kriti Dhiman, Huarui Du. Kristina Engelbrecht, Sarah Erani, Lauren Fromme, Julian Fu, Isabella Greenbaum, Briana Hanna, Aidan Higgins, Sabrina Ishanyan, Lior Kopolovic, Solomiya Kotyk, Dale LaVelle, Alexandra Layer, Jennifer Lee, Zhitong Liu, Michael Nurnburger, Avigail Rosen, Mikael Rotberg, Daniela Sandler, Tomer Seagal, Ido Shoshani, Andrea Tchesnovsky, Stephanie Tian, Adam Wolf, Amanda Yee, Derek Yee

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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY VERMONT Benjamin Baines Austin Chen Gavin Cotter Jackson Del Porto Saylor Flannery Clara Frothingham William Garrison Chloe Greene Jason Lobell Devin MacBain Isabelle Sander Rachel Shepard Amanda Youngsman

Martin Androssenko Kiran Bajaj Tal Berdichevsky Gail Bulis Chunyu He Samuel Hepner Haiyi Jiang Maya Kim Nicholas Lee Tanya Roemekso Edward Tarmey Maya Zeldin

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WORCESTER POLYTECH

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Isabel Deveney Libbie Lachman Nicholas Mount Conor Sheehy Serena Ting Emma Turney Joshua Wong Adam Rotem

Owen Beaver Federico Lenson Lottie McLeod Belle Sethachutkul Favio-Antonio Terrero-Dupiton Tyler Wong Asa Zeren Kevin Zhou

Kevin Cheng Finn Kennedy David Kim Skyler Shapiro Ori Wachman Michelle Yu Dean Zhang

8 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY Gabriela Dozortsev Deanne Harris Brian Ho Trisha Lahiry Anya Lefkowitz David Schulz Winston Wacha Eva Zacharakis

7 TULANE UNIVERSITY Lily Altman Evan Benisch Grace Cowhig Reghan Harrild Grace Mirabile Talia Raffel Rebecca Snyder

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CONGRATULATIONS

Kendall, we are all so incredibly proud of you! Never, ever stop being exactly who you are!

Love, Mama, Daddy, and Darby Congratulations, Hagen!

E M I L Y !

We are so proud of all you have achieved.

Chase your dreams.

We will always be cheering for you.

Love, Mom, Dad and Linden

We are so proud of you.

Best of luck at Yale!

Love, Mom, Dad & Emma

Knock knock!

Who’s there?

Elmo says.

Elmo says who?

Elmo doesn’t say, “Who?” Elmo says, “Congratulations, Kendall!”

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2021

Class of

c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s

m i l e Congratulations Nora! s CONGRATULATIONS, !

AMANDA! We are so proud of you!

We are so proud of you!

You are awesome!

Love, Mom, Dad, Emma & Teddy

Love, Mom, Dad & Ally

Congratulations, Imani Fonfield!

You did it! You have built a strong foundation of knowledge, strength, courage, and vision.

Keep your faith and know that it’s by God’s Grace. Look out Harvard!!!

Love, Mom, Family & all Well-Wishers

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Congratulations NSHS Class of 2021!

May the spirit and values you learned here in Newton be with you in all your endeavors!

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Maxim!

Today is a joyful and a bit sad day: you are closing your School Chapter and walking into adulthood!

We hope that your will find everything that you were taught at school useful in your life!

We are grateful to everyone who has been with you all these years: raised, taught, helped you and us, your family, and who rejoiced at your successes and achievements!

Your school lessons are over, but life lessons are ahead. And often these lessons will be harder and more serious than those in school. We wish you success! May your dreams and hopes come true!

Move forward easily and boldly! Live wisely! Learn to support your friends and loved ones! And let there always be kind and sympathetic people around you, ready to help you at all times!

We wish you, Maxim, a happy future, in which there is a place for the fulfillment of desires and successful work!

You are our Pride and Hope!!

Your happiness, successes, achievements are our rewards! Our love and support are always with you, our beloved young Man! Enjoy your journey and don’t let destinations take away from your experiences.

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JOIN THE R AR Come to our weekly meeting during Tuesday Flex block!

Writing Photos Graphics ISSUU.COM/THELIONSROAR Follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook group and email srstaff@thelionsroar.com to receive each week's Zoom link!

Thank you for everything, Ms. Chapman!!

Roar would fall apart without you, and we would fall apart without our weekly advisory chats.

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Congratulations, Claire Caldicott!

We are so proud of all your accomplishments academically and in the pool and look forward to your next chapter in life.

We know you will crush it!

Dad, Mom & Benjamin xox

Your accomplishments as a student, an artist, a wrestler, an explorer, a scientist (and so much more) are a reflection and result of the passion, effort and determination you have given to each endeavor. We believe in you and joyously celebrate your past, present and future.

Love, Mom & Dad

Congratulations, Juli!

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We love you and are so proud of the wonderful person you’ve become.

May the world be filled with your music!

Mom, Dad, Nahuel and Maia

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CONGRATULATIONS

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A R I !

Sarah,

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. LOVE, MOM, DAD, AND SYDNEY

We are so proud of you. We are in awe of your perseverance, persistence and ability to strive for excellence in the most difficult circumstances. You are truly a light in the world and a joy to your family.

Much love, the Erani crew

Congratulations, Kendall!

adam, Congratulations!

We love you so much and are so proud of you!

Love, Your (Not Upside Down!)

Papa ... and Murray, Murray, and Murray

We are all so proud of you.

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Love, Mom, Dad and Josh

Congratulations, Pumpkin!

Dear Skyler, Congratulations!

We're so proud of you. You're in the driver's seat now. Embrace the detours and enjoy the journey.

We love you very much, Mom, Dad and Mariel.

We are so proud of you!

Love, Mummy and Papa

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Congratulations,

abby

AMAZED, AWED and so PROUD! At 18, you’ve already made your mark in so many ways and with so many people.

Your life journey can only be spectacular with your loyalty, creativity, compassion and determination!

CONGRATULATIONS

A L E X A N D R A

We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments. We are looking forward to watching you conquer the world.

We love your forever, Mom, Dad and Peter CONGRATS CLASS OF 2021

CONGR ATULATIONS

Never stop reaching for the stars!

Love, Mom

M A L I S S A

Your hard work paid off!

We are so proud of you. We pray God's continuous blessings on your life and that he will guide you as you take this new step towards your future!!

We love you so very much.

Mom, Dad and Matt

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Congratulations Milan!

We are so proud of you x

Congrats, Tess!

From K-12, what a ride! We're so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Maggie, Levon & U.Pete

Clara & Lucy, Congratulations!

You’ve travelled far together, now go on your own paths and bring back stories to share.

We are all so proud!

Love, Mom, Dad & Sam

Let’s just hope the world is ready for us to unleash 16 months-worth of pent-up excitement and spirit...

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