2015
The lions roar’s senior edition
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To our loyal readers, We have a lot to be grateful for. It’s been four long years of consistent work on this newspaper, but it would all be for nothing if it weren’t for you. You have picked up our paper in the hallways, carefully read our articles, critiqued our content, commented on our design, questioned our opinions and laughed (or scoffed) at our jokes. You’ve been a receptive and enthusiastic audience, and for that we are thankful. We have made it our priority this volume to provide content that is relevant to you — not just interesting to us. We have taken issues as they come, addressing race, gender identity, plagiarism and curriculum changes, to name a few. We do our best to be accurate, honest and straightforward, because we know we owe you that much. Producing this newspaper, issue after issue, has truly been a labor of love. There have been countless publishing miscommunications, last-minute edits and even a few blizzards to disrupt our newspaper agenda, but somehow we managed to get the paper to your hands in time for first period. But not a single one of us could have done it alone. On a newspaper staff, every member plays an integral role in the process, including first-time reporters and their fresh ideas, artists and photographers with exceptional talent, and dozens of editors committed to detecting every last error. We have gotten through the past four years together, and have learned how vital it is to be a part of a solid community. To The Roar’s staff, thank you for teaching us this lifelong lesson and for being our community. From pick-me-up bowling games to snow day movie marathons to highly dangerous treks to Portsmouth, The Roar has been our home within the school, and that is invaluable. While we are sad to be leaving these traditions behind, we are comforted to know that this wonderful community will continue to be a home for many future South students. Sincerely, Volume 31 Senior Staff Hyunnew Choi Parisa Siddiqui Sasha Kuznetsov Carly Meisel
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You know you’re in the
Class of 2015
when...
01 02 You possibly appeared on Fox News protesting rights to Powderpuff 03 You secretly wait for No Trace to post their next video 04 You made plagiarism jokes throughout your entire senior year 05 You’ve lost track of how many senior class officers there are 06 You survived the Semi fire alarm madness 07 MIT rejected your entire class’s applications 08 You have a new appreciation for your teachers wearing bright yellow t-shirts 09 10 You’re still uncomfortable with Eleanor & Park’s palm strokes 11 Your class president campaigned with math 12 Equinox is a safe zone for Assassins 13 You fondly remember Dudley Road parties 14 Every Friday is #faithfriday 15 You still don’t understand what the House Cup is You don’t remember what it was like going to school on Mondays of February 2015
You learned how to turn off Facebook notifications after the class page was created
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To Rachel Samuels and your friends: “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so ... get on your way!” - Dr. Seuss Love, Mom, Dad, Julie and Brian
Congratulations to
Nicky Gloria and the graduating class of 2015! Nick, we’re so proud of you and everything you’ve accomplished at South! Our sincere thanks to the teachers, counselors, coaches and administrators at NSHS. You do an amazing job, and we are most grateful. The Roman/Gloria Family
Dear Sachin, Congratulations from Mom and Dad, Nani and Nana, Dadi and Didda and entire extended family! We all are so proud of you and wish you the best!
Congratulations, Claire and Jack! We are so proud of you.
BY YOONCHAN CHOI
Love, Mom, Dad, Colleen, Erin, & all your family
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Congratulations to the cast and crew of Macbeth! #teambeth or #teamduff, you’re all made of the stuff of kings! Special shout-out to South Stage Seniors: Hannah Blakely Jonah Cochin Hannah King Brianna McIsaac Joslin Pettingell Cameron Walsh Ashley Wasilewski Sierra Weintraub Miles Welbourn Yasmin Yacoby
Daniel Congratulations on reaching this wonderful milestone! We know you worked so hard to get here. We are so proud of you, and we know the best is yet to come. All our love, Mom, Dad and Manny
Congratulations, Rose and Jeremy!
You were great kids who have grown into wonderful young adults. You have changed in so many ways (and in some ways not at all.) Continue to defy gravity and soar with confidence — your wings will take you where you need to go! Love always, Mom, Dad and Jake
Congratulations, Andrew! You have made us incredibly proud and accomplished so much! We can’t wait to see all the wonderful things that come next! Lots of Love. Mom, Dad & Emmy Go Orange!!
Congratulations, Franny!!! We love you and are so proud of you!!! Love, Mommy, Daddy, Maisie and Dalia
Senior Superlatives
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BEST DRESSED
Lily Oxenaar & Along Jamir
Best Musicians
Nathan Reider & Hyunnew Choi
MOST spirited
Tara Lanahan & Ben Weingart
most likely to be late to graduation Connor Kee & Sophie Menashi
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Best Eyes
Michael Garfinkle & Sammi Goodstein
Most intimdating
Wesley Fabrizio & Miriam Rosenberg
Best athletes
Sonja Klumpp & Ben Cooper
Biggest party animals Adam Frank & Faith Bergman
biggest hipsters
Will Hayworth & Maggie DiMarco
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Congratulations, Class of 2015!
Thank you to all you have contributed to the Newton Public Schools during your years here as a student. Best wishes from the staff of...
Newton South High School Brown Middle School Oak Hill Middle School Angier Elementary School Countryside Elementary School Bowen Elementary School Mason Rice Elementary School Memorial Spaulding Elementary School Williams Elementary School Zervas Elementary School
Newton Teacher’s Association 46 Austin Street Newtonville, MA 02460 (617) 244-9562 NTAPresident@gmail.com
Strive For Excellence!
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Gabriella Florence Blagdon Sinclair,
We love you and want all of your wishes to come true. We are so proud of you — our funny, smart, talented, shiny, awesome daughter Love from Ken and Betsy
Congratulations, Julia & Hyunnew!
CONGRATULATIONS, HANNAH KING! We are so proud of everything you’ve accomplished at NSHS... You’re amazing! With love from your biggest fans, Mom, Dad, Matty, Mark, Ceclie, Matthew, and Max
-The Mount & Choi Families
Many thanks to all the families who donate their time and money to the Newton South High School PTSO.
With your help:
- We appreciated our staff with 3 coffees, 1 breakfast and 1 lunch - We raised funds to help outfit the DaVinci STEAM lab - We hosted 12 grade level parent information sessions - We made sure your PTSO dues were directly used by South to benefit your student - We built community by organizing the annual Community Dinner - We created an awesomely fun and safe SouthFest for after Prom -The Newton South Parent-Teacher-Student Organization
NSHS PTSO
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2015 over the years
2013
2013
2014 2012
2014
2014
2013
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The Roar takes a look back at the senior class’s four years at South through photos from Freshman Cruise, Sophomore Fest, Semi, pep rallies, musicals and more
2014 2014
2011
2015
2012
2013
photo courtesy of Denebola & Hyunnew Choi
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#roarproblems Read about some of the arduous struggles the members of the Roar staff face daily @hyunnewchoi: Can’t be at NSPA, my orchestra concert is in Australia #plealproblems
@helenhaskin: Social media editor still isn’t a position on the Roar #helenproblems
@parisasiddiqui: Can’t be anonymous on Facebook for 60 more days #georgeproblems
@davidkim: What is a profile picture?!! #davidkimproblems
@sashakuznetsov: Send up was yesterday and edit is still not done #sasaproblems
@jackmcelduff: These Mac users just don’t understand me #jpuffproblems
@carlymeisel: I still don’t know how to use InDesign #carlproblems
@sophiafisher: No, my last name is not horses #sophiahorsesproblems
@faithbergman: Since when am I responsible for mailing? #faithproblems
@veronicapodolny: Got my license but can’t reach the gas pedal #VPproblems
@juliamount: I promise I’m not a dumb blonde #jmountproblems
@arielneumann: Ugh senior staff still hasn’t found me a coeditor #arielproblems
@darrentrementozzi: Why can’t I just be the fourth sports editor? #darrenproblems
@benrabin: People forget I’m on staff because I finish pasting by the third day #benproblems
@nathanielbolter: Ugh only one of my articles was on front page this issue #nattyproblems
@sophiegalowitz: Natty thought I was Sophia Fisher for Secret Santa #sophieproblems
@bellaehrlich: Have a two-week debate tournament, won’t be at paste up #bellaproblems
@katieasch: Ash is N’ing me out of advisory, so I can’t graduate #katieproblems
@davidli: I still don’t know how many seats there are on school buses #davidliproblems
@maxbaker: I thought Monday Roar meetings were in the Denebola room #maxproblems
@maiafefer: How do I photoshop this banana peel? #maiaproblems
@alexarhynd: Took too many headshots, camera exploded #alexaproblems
@shelleyfriedland: Have to leave paste up for Passover Seder brb #shelzfriedzproblems
@ashleyelpern: Had to take my no-questionsasked personal day for prom #ashproblems
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Carly, Mazel tov on your graduation! We are so so proud of who you are! We love you forever and always. -Mommy, Daddy, Ali, Jake and Sox
Congratulations to Genevieve. Today is a testament to your intelligence, compassion and a zeal for excellence. You can accomplish anything!
We love you, Mom, Dad, Evan and Zeus
Congratulations Jack!
We are all so proud of you. May your future be filled with Happiness and Success. We love you, Dad, Brett, Max, Olivia
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Emma: You light up our lives with your love and laughter. Congratulations on your many accomplishments at South!
You made it! Congratulations on your graduation, Jee.
Love, Mom and Dad
Sam, Congratulations! We are so proud of you! Look out world, here you come! Love, Mom, Dad and Julia
Love, Mom and Dad
Congratulations, Adam!
We are so proud of you and all of the amazing things that you’ve done! Love, Mom, Dad, Livy and Sherl
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COMMON APPLICATIONS The most common colleges for the class of 2015
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11
11
UMASS AMHERST
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON COLLEGE
9
8
8
UNIV. OF CONNECTICUT
UMASS BOSTON
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
8
7
7
7
UNIV. OF RHODE ISLAND
UNIV. OF MARYLAND
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
New york pratt institute
Clarkson University Alexander Dills Luke Mallory
Hamilton College
Jackie Bussgang Jonathan Kirshenbaum Sophie Menashi
senior plans 2015
Washington digipen institute of tech.
Amari Smith
Hofstra University
Jessica Landon
Jacob Silverman
Dickinson College
Wisconsin Lawrence university Charlotte Willett
California UC DAvis
Illinois
Nebraska
UC San Diego
Northwestern Univ. Eliza Beth Samuel Detjen Sachin Srivastava
univ. of nebraska-lincoln
Victoria Rust Virgil Wong
Colorado Univ. of colorado boulder
UC Berkeley
Anya Graubard Chloe Miller
University of chicago
Hanin Abu Amara Paul Budge Owen Kreindel Jordan Magier
Ahaana Singh Zephy Chang
UC Santa Barbara Kailah Korsh
missouri
William Haworth
Valerie Gomez Eli Levine Daniel Mizrahi
Colorado College
MIchigan university of michigan
Ana Geltman
Arizona
Claremont mckenna college Joseph Esbenshade
university of arizona
Jonah Cochin
DePaul university Oliver Kahveci
Genevieve Kyn
William Gerard
Jeremy Glickman Tomer Keren
Univ. of notre dame Camila Hernandez
Taylor Bovarnick
Margaret Beebe-Center Tamar Bulka Madison Crosby Alexis Kieran Nicholas Kieran Rachel McVittie Julia Mount
Jesse Nacht Saejung Park Johann Rindisbacher Parisa Siddiqui Mark Slavsky Haggay Vardi (IDF)
Kenyon College
Capital university Andrew Salend
Denison University Serena Allegro John Rosata
Tennessee
ALABAMA
UNIV. of Texas at austin
International
Syracuse university Hannah Clary Andrew Goldstein Gabriela Tiraspolski
goucher college Chloe Johnson
MD institute college of art Hannah Karten
University of Maryland Faith Bergman Corey Friedman Joshua Halpryn Julia Hurwit Sonja Klumpp Tara Lanahan Zachary Stein
Gap Year
Kevin Lo Raquel Neiman Christopher Olsson Ian Paul Joslin Pettingell Amara Regehr Luke Shapiro Sierra Weintraub Miles Welbourn Dezso Wyner
Southern Methodist Univ.
LOUISIANA
Ashley Heesch
Tulane university Alexa Balmuth Amelia Coleman Joshua Kaster Jillian Marks Genevieve Ogden Shiri Pagliuso
loyola univ. new orleans Jared Chin
Johns hopkins univ.
Andrew Shaughnessy Gabriella Sinclair
Loyola univ. maryland Patrick Mahoney Claire McElduff
new jersey Princeton University Hyunnew Choi
Delaware University of delaware Jacob Lenson
West virgina Virginia University of virginia Hannah Lass
Virginia military institute Adam Josephson
hampton university
west virginia Univ.
Miriam Rosenberg
Washington d.c. American University Natalie Shammay Jan Watson
George washington Univ.
Leonardo Orlando
Katharine Asch Frances Cooke Adam Frank Carly Meisel Sonya Nair
Ohio wesleyan Univ.
Georgetown University
Miami university
Benjamin Weingart
Brittany Scott-Martin
Ohio State university
Leah Nathanson
Texas
Alan Arduino Jr. David Berman Abraham Brownell Patrick Carberry Olivia Chebac Nadan Cho Anna Costopoulos Rose Freudberg Nadav Furgang Joseph Genco
Nathan Reider Emma Churchill
Kent state university
Tatiana Lopes
Andrew Shields
Oberlin College
Indiana University
alabama a&m university
Ana Lopez Canales
OHIO
Case WEstern Reserve Univ. Isabel Tenreiro
Tawan Jamdee
Wesley Fabrizio Samuel Hooker Alice Yi
Jack Groper
working
Michael Garfinkle Galya Kolodner
Purdue University
Arizona State Univ.
Conor Boyce
Jack Hooker Molly Pushner Shiv Roychowdhury
Ithaca college
Franny Bernstein Lindsey Caliga Samantha Goodstein Isabel Schulman
Maryland
Temple University
Adam DeAngelo Caroline Dellheim Ariel Neumann
Indiana
Vanderbilt university
Sarah Hayden
San diego state univ.
Michigan state univ.
loyola univ. chicago
Noah Shuster
Pitzer College
CCPA
washington univ. in st. louis Haley Eagle Arjun Sridhar Rebecca Williams
University of denver
Univ. of Southern Cali.
Colin MacGinnitie
Paige Herer Yufan Yang
Hannah Rabinowitz Emma Spector
Suzanne Kaufman Adam Qian
Patrick Reilly
RIT
Margaret DiMarco Arturo Kuang Ariel Zerner
Carnegie Mellon Univ. Pennsylvania state univ.
Jacob Schwartz
Tiffany Balram
Michelle Bushoy Matthew Shems
Daniel Brack Zachary Nislick Nathan Oasis
Univ. of pennsylvania
Carleton college
University of rochester
Naomi Bergelson Brendan Duggan Alexandra Kuznetsov Eric Lin Sarah Moskowitz Ellie Yorke
Union College
Pennsylvania
university of Oregon
New York university
Cornell university
Thomas Davidge Julia Churchill
minnesota
Samuel Blumenstiel
Ethan Kestenberg Daniel Nissenbaum
Eastman school of music
Oregon
Jack McElduff
Columbia University
St. John’s University
Stav Hinenzon
Skidmore college
Marist College
Qingnan Zhang
Georgia Emory university Zoe Beutel Andrew Chow Rachel Goldstein Emily Silverman Joy Yang
Nicholas Gloria
north carolina High point university Samantha Berg
Duke university
Michael Horenstein
georgia institute of tech.
eLON University
Nicholas Tenreiro Darren Trementozzi
south carolina
Rachel Linsky
Coastal Carolina Univ. Mary Rufo Nicholas Bartley
clemson university Simon Osorio
College of charleston Angela O’Leary
howard University Sydni Cubia Tyler Ross
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senior plans 2015, continued Maine Bates college
Emma Gomez-Rivas Aleksandr Marceau
vermont
Colby college
MIddlebury College
Elizabeth Barry William Brandel
Matia Whiting
university of vermont Rachel Boisclair Amy Gilbert Laura Grosser Lisa Knocke Allison Lushan Zachary Pittel
Champlain College
Connecticut univ. of connecticut Leena Chacrone Yu-En Chang Caroline Gong Tawan Jamdee Joshua Lee Sabreena Mei Michelle Ng Joshua Vertes Trevor Yee
Quinnipiac University Julian Karian
wesleyan University
Audrey Hooker Rebecca Houston-Read Jacob Rogers
Cameron Walsh Peter Belsley
Landmark College Isabella Cataldo
NOrwich university Yifei Wang Morgan Woods
mcphs university Allison Mei Alexander Vu
Dean College
Connor Pierce Nora Stein
Lesley University
Tesneem El-Alami Yulan Li Ella Netburn
WPI
Nicolas Lucena Farias
Ryan Boey Nicholas DiNisco Kelsey Logan Kristin Spink
Dartmouth college Calypso Tausig
rivier university Elizabeth Rufo
Rhode Island Univ. of rhode island Nicole Brooks Matthew Donovan Connor Kee Marcello Lewis Daniel Likoff Sabrina Montana Samuel Noymer Edward Yun
Community college of RI
Mitchell Arruda
Jessica Stewart
Brown University
Charlotte Robbins Paul Swetz
Hannah Blakely Dong Hwan Kim Anton Malin Benjamin Shteinfeld
fairfield university
Johnson and wales univ.
Trinity college
Jelysa Durham
Christine D’Annolfo
university of massachusetts amherst
mass. college of art & design Ashley Wasilewski
Univ. of new hampshire
St. Michael’s college
massachusetts Dar Alon Liam Britt Nikki Caminetsky Isabella Epshtein Edward Friedman Isabella Gleckman Eve Gordon Zoe Israel Mark Karmiy Malia Keo Jeremy Knight Tom Lee Itamar Levy-Or Sun Li Rebecca McGarry Kathleen McGauley
New Hampshire
Nicholas Menz Ava Meyer Mandy Moy Michael Moy Jeanie Na Ashley Nhek Jack Rabinovitch Laura Song Asako Takeuchi Devon Thurston Ben Tuval Victoria Wan Angelina Weng Keith Woo Kathy Zhu
emerson college Jee DiCola Samuel Fidler Geoffrey Gray Anne Mashberg
Harvard University Jae Seung Lee Yu Mi Lee Michaela Nesson Yasmin Yacoby
Smith college
Margaret Allard Hannah Elbaum Najiye Honca Sally Stack
Tufts university
Sophia Autor Ben Cooper Max Cooper Zachary Grossack Louisa Kimmell Anna Mason Akari Miki James Patti Cameron Pennell Isabel Silverston Jeremy Su Karen Weinstock
Suffolk university Asad Ali Michelle Gurvits Salong Jamir Armin Sabouri Isabella Zhou
Brandeis University Benjamin Bavly Danielle Davidoff Katherine Dorfman Acia Gankin Julia Tartaglia Kevin Wang Olivia Zou
BFIT
Minhas Ali Waqas Ali
Nichols college Quran Maiben Maceo Warre
Middlesex Comm. college Naomi Siegal
boston university
Jeremy Freudberg Molly Granoff-Kuhn Bona Lee Christopher Lin Julie Milunsky Kaitlyn Moloney Isa Mustafayev Jasper Primack Calvin Rose Samuel Sharon Benjamin Sisson
Boston college
David Cao Nicole Cheng Charles Goodfriend Sumit Hariawala Donal Keane Peter Klapes Meaghan McDonald Benjamin Neuwirth Dennis Phan Andy Wang Elena West
wheelock college Brianna McIsaac Jade Tang Stephanie Wise
Hampshire college Emma Geller
Newbury college
Zachary Kaufman
Bay state college
Mount holyoke college
northeastern university
Merrimack College
Brian Poirier
Diego Bacigalupe Julianna Huang Paneed Jalili Eli Lerner Dana Michlin Andrew Miller Rachel Samuels Zhe Wu
Bentley university Jonathan Lee Evan Nahabedian
Wellesley College Yuriko Fukumura Mira Li
framingham state univ. Georgy Kutikov Milan Nedeljkovic Brenda Phat
Dohee Han
Mary Levine
umass boston
Sze Ki Chan Raimond Dare Ariel Ervin Ariel Fermin Vivian Li Kristen Magliozzi Megan Ragab Alecxandr Sugrue Janelle Watty
umass dartmouth
Sebastian Lucena Farias James Robison Victor Situ
umass lowell
Benjamin Dorfman Andy Li
bridgewater state univ. wentworth institute of tech. Sean Hart Rebecca Kalissa
Babson college
Katherine Cullen Catherine Doran Tracey Shi mass.bay community college Olivia La Monica Lacey Mitchell Lee
Nooriya Cheema Nima Faraji Daniel Horta-Sohmer Sanjay Panchu Matthew Stoia
Clark university Hannah King
Simmons college Ashley Chin Amanda Lew
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The SouthFest Food Committee would like to thank the following area restaurants and vendors for their donations to the event. Their generosity makes the event special and safe for all.
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2015 senior Plans
Hanin Abu Amara University of Colorado Boulder
Eliza Beth Northwestern University
Yu-En Chang University of Connecticut
Teneiya Davis Unknown
Adam Frank George Washington University
Asad Ali Suffolk University
Zoe Beutel Emory University
Zephy Chang University of California Berkeley
Adam DeAngelo Kenyon College
Jeremy Freudberg Boston University
Minhas Ali Benjamin Franklin Inst. of Tech.
Hannah Blakely Brown University
Olivia Chebac Gap Year
Lysa DeBrito Unknown
Rose Freudberg *Brandeis University
Waqas Ali Benjamin Franklin Inst. of Tech.
Samuel Blumenstiel Skidmore College
Nooriya Cheema Wentworth Inst. of Technology
Miguel Dela Cruz Unknown
Corey Friedman University of Maryland
Margaret Allard Smith College
Ryan Boey University of New Hampshire
Nicole Cheng Boston College
Caroline Dellheim Kenyon College
Edward Friedman UMass Amherst
Serena Allegro Denison University
Rachel Boisclair University of Vermont
Ashley Chin Simmons College
Samuel Detjen Northwestern University
Yuriko Fukumura Wellesley College
Dar Alon UMass Amherst
Sarena Borer Unknown
Jared Chin Loyola University New Orleans
Jee DiCola Emerson College
Nadav Furgang *Middlebury College
Carli Andres Unknown
Taylor Bovarnick University of Texas at Austin
Nadan Cho Gap Year
Alexander Dills Clarkson University
Acia Gankin Brandeis University
Alan Arduino Jr. Gap Year
Conor Boyce San Diego State University
Hyunnew Choi Princeton University
Margaret DiMarco Rochester Inst. of Technology
Michael Garfinkle Temple University
Mitchell Arruda Saint Michael’s College
Daniel Brack Union College
Andrew Chow Oxford College at Emory Univ.
Nicholas DiNisco University of New Hampshire
Emma Geller Hampshire College
Essence Asamoah Unknown
William Brandel Colby College
Emma Churchill Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Matthew Donovan University of Rhode Island
Ana Geltman Pitzer College
Katharine Asch George Washington University
Liam Britt UMass Amherst
Julia Churchill Eastman School of Music
Catherine Doran Babson College
Joseph Genco Gap Year
Sophia Autor Tufts University
Nicole Brooks University of Rhode Island
Hannah Clary Syracuse University
Benjamin Dorfman UMass Lowell
William Gerard Michigan State University
Diego Bacigalupe Northeastern University
Abraham Brownell *Bates College
Chicago College of Performing Arts
Jonah Cochin
Katherine Dorfman Brandeis University
Amy Gilbert University of Vermont
Raghed Bakir Unknown
Paul Budge University of Colorado Boulder
Amelia Coleman Tulane University
Brendan Duggan New York University
Isabella Gleckman UMass Amherst
Alexa Balmuth Tulane University
Tamar Bulka McGill University
Griffin Connolly Unknown
Jelysa Durham Johnson and Wales University
Jeremy Glickman Indiana University
Tiffany Balram University of Oregon
Michelle Bushoy University of Rochester
Frances Cooke George Washington University
Martha Dwyer Unknown
Nicholas Gloria Georgetown University
Elizabeth Barry Colby College
Jacqueline Bussgang Hamilton College
Ben Cooper Tufts University
Haley Eagle Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Andrew Goldstein Syracuse University
Nicholas Bartley Coastal Carolina University
Lindsey Caliga Ithaca College
Maxwell Cooper Tufts University
Tesneem El-Alami Lesley University
Daniel Goldstein *Tulane University
Benjamin Bavly Brandeis University
Nikki Caminetsky UMass Amherst
Yan Correa Unknown
Hannah Elbaum Smith College
Rachel Goldstein Oxford College at Emory Univ.
Margaret Beebe-Center University of British Columbia
David Cao Boston College
Anna Costopoulos Gap Year
Isabella Epshtein UMass Amherst
Valerie Gomez University of Southern California
Aaron Bekker Unknown
Patrick Carberry Gap Year
Madison Crosby McGill University
Ariel Ervin UMass Boston
Emma Gomez-Rivas Bates College
Peter Belsley Champlain University
Franyelis Casado Unknown
Sydni Cubia Howard University
Joseph Esbenshade Claremont McKenna College
Caroline Gong University of Connecticut
Samantha Berg High Point University
John Casey Newton North Connections
Katherine Cullen Babson College
Wesley Fabrizio Vanderbilt University
Mickaela Gonzaga Unknown
Naomi Bergelson New York University
Isabella Cataldo Landmark College
Christine D’Annolfo Fairfield University
Nima Faraji Wentworth Inst. of Technology
Charles Goodfriend Boston College
Faith Bergman University of Maryland
Leena Chacrone University of Connecticut
Raimond Dare UMass Boston
Ariel Fermin UMass Boston
Samantha Goodstein Ithaca College
David Berman *George Washington University
Sze Ki Chan UMass Boston
Thomas Davidge Hofstra University
Gianna Fernandes Unknown
Eve Gordon UMass Amherst
Franny Bernstein Ithaca College
Yik Ting Chan Unknown
Danielle Davidoff Brandeis University
Samuel Fidler Emerson College
Molly Granoff-Kuhn Boston University
*Indicates student is taking a Gap Year before listed plans
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THE LION’S ROAR|THELIONSROAR.COM Anya Graubard University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Chloe Johnson Goucher College
Galya Kolodner Temple University
Sun Li UMass Amherst
Kathleen McGauley UMass Amherst
Geoffrey Gray Emerson College
Raymond Johnson Unknown
Kailah Korsh Univ. of California Santa Barbara
Vivian Li UMass Boston
Brianna McIsaac Wheelock College
Jack Groper Arizona State University
Adam Josephson Virginia Military Institute
Owen Kreindel University of Colorado Boulder
Yulan Li Lesley University
Rachel McVittie McMaster University
Zachary Grossack Tufts University
Max Jrolf Unknown
Arturo Kuang Rochester Institute Technology
Daniel Likoff University of Rhode Island
Allison Mei MCPHS University
Laura Grosser University of Vermont
Oliver Kahveci DePaul University
Georgy Kutikov Framingham State University
Christopher Lin Boston University
Sabreena Mei University of Connecticut
Michelle Gurvits Suffolk University
Kaitlyn Moloney Boston University
Alexandra Kuznetsov New York University
Eric Lin New York University
Carly Meisel George Washington University
Joshua Halpryn University of Maryland
Rebecca Kalissa Bridgewater State University
Soohyun Kwak Unknown
Rachel Linsky Elon University
Sophie Menashi Hamilton College
Dohee Han Mount Holyoke College
Ana Carolina Kang Unknown
Genevieve Kyn Loyola University Chicago
Kevin Lo Gap Year
Nicholas Menz UMass Amherst
Sumit Hariawala Boston College
Julian Karian Quinnipiac University
Olivia La Monica Lacey MassBay Community College
Kelsey Logan University of New Hampshire
Ava Meyer UMass Amherst
Sean Hart Bridgewater State University
Mark Karmiy UMass Amherst
Tara Lanahan University of Maryland
Tatiana Lopes Alabama A&M University
Dana Michlin Northeastern University
William Haworth University of Denver
Hannah Karten Maryland Institute College of Art
Jessica Landon University of Pennsylvania
Ana Lopez Canales Work
Akari Miki Tufts University
Sarah Hayden University of Arizona
Joshua Kaster Tulane University
Hannah Lass University of Virginia
Nicolas Lucena Farias Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Andrew Miller Northeastern University
Royce Heard Unknown
Suzanne Kaufman University of Michigan
Bona Lee Boston University
Sebastian Lucena Farias UMass Dartmouth
Chloe Miller University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ashley Heesch Southern Methodist University
Zachary Kaufman Newbury College
Jae Seung Lee Harvard University
Allison Lushan University of Vermont
Julie Milunsky Boston University
Paige Herer Pennsylvania State University
Donal Keane Boston College
Jonathan Lee Bentley University
Colin MacGinnitie University of Chicago
Daniel Mizrahi University of Southern California
Camila Hernandez University of Notre Dame
Connor Kee University of Rhode Island
Joshua Lee University of Connecticut
Jordan Magier University of Colorado Boulder
Sabrina Montana University of Rhode Island
Stav Hinenzon DigiPen Institute of Technology
Malia Keo UMass Amherst
Mitchell Lee MassBay Community College
Kristen Magliozzi UMass Boston
Sarah Moskowitz New York University
Najiye Honca Smith College
Tomer Keren Indiana University
Tom Lee UMass Amherst
Patrick Mahoney Loyola University Maryland
Julia Mount McGill University
Audrey Hooker Wesleyan University
Ethan Kestenberg Columbia University
Yu Mi Lee Harvard University
Quran Maiben Nichols College
Mandy Moy UMass Amherst
Jack Hooker Cornell University
Alexis Kieran Queen’s University
Jacob Lenson University of Delaware
Anton Malin Brown University
Michael Moy UMass Amherst
Samuel Hooker Vanderbilt University
Nicholas Kieran McGill University
Eli Lerner Northeastern University
Luke Mallory Clarkson University
Isa Mustafayev Boston University
Michael Horenstein Duke University
Dong Hwan Kim Brown University
Eli Levine University of Southern California
Aleksandr Marceau Bates College
Jeanie Na UMass Amherst
Daniel Horta-Sohmer Wentworth Inst. of Technology
Louisa Kimmell Tufts University
Mary Levine Merrimack College
Jillian Marks Tulane University
Jesse Nacht University of Edinburgh
Rebecca Houston-Read Wesleyan University
Hannah King Clark University
Itamar Levy-Or UMass Amherst
Anne Mashberg Emerson College
Evan Nahabedian Bentley University
Julianna Huang Northeastern University
Jonathan Kirshenbaum Hamilton College
Amanda Lew Simmons College
Anna Mason Tufts University
Sonya Nair George Washington University
Julia Hurwit University of Maryland
Peter Klapes Boston College
Marcello Lewis University of Rhode Island
Samuel Mataev Unknown
Leah Nathanson Ohio Wesleyan University
Zoe Israel UMass Amherst
Sonja Klumpp University of Maryland
Sara Lewis Unknown
Meaghan McDonald Boston College
Milan Nedeljkovic Framingham State University
Paneed Jalili Northeastern University
Jeremy Knight UMass Amherst
Andy Li UMass Lowell
Claire McElduff Loyola University Maryland
Raquel Neiman Gap Year
Tawan Jamdee University of Connecticut
Lisa Knocke University of Vermont
Mira Li Wellesley College
Jack McElduff Marist College
Michaela Nesson Harvard University
Salong Jamir Suffolk University
Kostas Kokovidis Unknown
Qin Tong Li Unknown
Rebecca McGarry UMass Amherst
Ella Netburn Lesley University
*Indicates student is taking a Gap Year before listed plans
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Ariel Neumann Kenyon College
Adam Qian University of Michigan
Andrew Shaughnessy Johns Hopkins University
Jenny Strande Unknown
Karen Weinstock Tufts University
Benjamin Neuwirth Boston College
Jack Rabinovitch UMass Amherst
Matthew Shems University of Rochester
Jeremy Su Tufts University
Sierra Weintraub *Vassar College
Michelle Ng University of Connecticut
Hannah Rabinowitz Dickinson College
Tracey Shi Babson College
Alecxandr Sugrue UMass Boston
Miles Welbourn Gap Year
Ashley Nhek UMass Amherst
Megan Ragab UMass Boston
Andrew Shields Work
Paul Swetz Trinity College
Angelina Weng UMass Amherst
Zachary Nislick Union College
Amara Regehr Gap Year
Benjamin Shteinfeld Brown University
Jordan Tacey Unknown
Elena West Boston College
Daniel Nissenbaum Columbia University
Nathan Reider Oberlin College
Noah Shuster Colorado College
Asako Takeuchi UMass Amherst
Matia Whiting Middlebury College
Samuel Noymer University of Rhode Island
Patrick Reilly University of California Davis
Parisa Siddiqui McGill University
Roni Tamir Unknown
Charlotte Willett Lawrence University
Angela O’Leary College of Charleston
Johann Rindisbacher Queen’s University
Naomi Siegel Middlesex Community College
Jade Tang Wheelock College
Rebecca Williams Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Nathan Oasis Union College
Charlotte Robbins Trinity College
Emily Silverman Emory University
Julia Tartaglia Brandeis University
Stephanie Wise Wheelock College
Joseph Odvarka Unknown
James Robison UMass Dartmouth
Jacob Silverman Carnegie Mellon University
Calypso Tausig Dartmouth College
Virgil Wong University of California San Diego
Genevieve Ogden Tulane University
Jacob Rogers Wesleyan University
Isabel Silverston Tufts University
Isabel Tenreiro Case Western Reserve University
Keith Woo UMass Amherst
Christopher Olsson Gap Year
John Rosata Kent State University
Myles Silvia Unknown
Nicholas Tenreiro Georgia Institute of Technology
Christopher Wood Unknown
Leonardo Orlando Ohio State University
Calvin Rose Boston University
Gabriella Sinclair Johns Hopkins University
Devon Thurston UMass Amherst
Morgan Woods Norwich University
Simon Osorio Clemson University
Miriam Rosenberg West Virginia University
Ahaana Singh University of California Berkeley
Levon Tiekka Unknown
Zhe Wu Northeastern University
Emily Oxenaar Unknown
Tyler Ross Howard University
Benjamin Sisson Boston University
Gabriela Tiraspolski Syracuse University
Dezso Wyner *St. John’s College
Shiri Pagliuso Tulane University
Siddharth Roychowdhury Cornell University
Victor Situ UMass Dartmouth
Darren Trementozzi Georgia Institute of Technology
Yasmin Yacoby Harvard University
Sanjay Panchu Wentworth Inst. of Technology
Elizabeth Rufo Rivier University
Mark Slavsky McGill University
Ben Tuval UMass Amherst
Joy Yang Emory University
Saejung Park McGill University
Mary Rufo Coastal Carolina University
Amari Smith St. John’s University
Haggay Vardi Israeli Defence Forces
Yufan Yang Pennsylvania State University
James Patti Tufts University
Victoria Rust University of California San Diego
Laura Song UMass Amherst
Alexia Vernet Unknown
Trevor Yee University of Connecticut
Ian Paul *Olin College of Engineering
Armin Sabouri Suffolk University
Joshua Soto Unknown
Joshua Vertes University of Connecticut
Alice Yi Vanderbilt University
Maxwell Peacock Unknown
Andrew Salend Capital University
Emma Spector Dickinson College
Alexander Vu MCPHS University
Ellie Yorke New York University
Cameron Pennell Tufts University
Rachel Samuels Northeastern University
Kristin Spink University of New Hampshire
Cameron Walsh Champlain College
Jingcheng Yu Unknown
Joslin Pettingell *Alfred University
Hampus Samuelsson Unknown
Arjun Sridhar Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Victoria Wan UMass Amherst
Edward Yun University of Rhode Island
Dennis Phan Boston College
Bruno Scherre de Lacerda Neta Unknown
Sachin Srivastava Northwestern University
Andy Wang Boston College
Ariel Zerner Rochester Institute of Technology
Brenda Phat Framingham State University
Isabel Schulman Ithaca College
Sally Stack Smith College
Kevin Wang Brandeis University
Qingnan Zhang Pratt Institute
Connor Pierce Dean College
Jacob Schwartz Carleton College
Nora Stein Dean College
Yifei Wang Norwich University
Isabella Zhou Suffolk University
Zachary Pittel University of Vermont
Brittany Scott-Martin Hampton University
Zachary Stein University of Maryland
Ashley Wasilewski Mass. College of Art and Design
Kathy Zhu UMass Amherst
Brian Poirier Bay State College
Natalie Shammay American University
Bailey Steinberg Unknown
Jan Watson American University
Olivia Zou Brandeis University
Jasper Primack Boston University
Luke Shapiro Gap Year
Jessica Stewart Comm. College of Rhode Island
Janelle Watty UMass Boston
Molly Pushner Cornell University
Samuel Sharon Boston University
Matthew Stoia Wentworth Inst. of Technology
Benjamin Weingart Miami University
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Congratulations to Hannah Lass! Congratulations to our beautiful logician. XO - M, D, A & G
We are so proud of you — best wishes at the University of Virginia!
Congratulations, Patrick! Love, Mom, Dad, Katie, Chris and Matthew
Mom, Dad, Abby, G & G, Grandma Carolyn, Grandad & Marmee Mitch, Phil & Anja, Todd, Ingrid & Nicky
Congrats, Darren!! Very proud to see you accomplish this critical milestone. Your determination, positive attitude and yet ability to find ways to enjoy life are important to your success. We will do our best to support your dream. GO TECH!!! Love, Mom, Dad and Andrea
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Congratulations to Jack! We love you so very much and are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Dad, Tom, and Rory!
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Congratulations
to my two treasures,
Emma & Julia
-Mark Churchill Newton Schools Foundation congratulates the class of 2015 and wishes all graduates the best of luck in the years to come! It’s taken 13 years to reach this day. Show your appreciation to the Newton educators who helped you along the way by giving in their name to Honor Thy Teacher. Your donation will help future generations of Newton students reach this milestone. Go to www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org
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Senior cup finalists
AHAANA SINGH
Jae lee
ben weingart
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Each year, one male and one female from the graduating class are awarded the Senior Cup. These nominees, selected by their classmates, exhibit excellence in service, leadership, and scholarship. The two winners will be announced during graduation.
galya kolodner
hyunnew choi
y r u h d w o h c y o r v shi
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Jacob Noah Lenson The Children’s Co-op • Bowen • Oak Hill • Newton South • University of Delaware
Your big heart and endless curiosity will bring you to amazing places; don’t let anything block your ideas or ideals. Travel forward and leave your mark on the world! Love, Mom & Dad, Jillian, Michael, Casey, and Tucker & Phineas Dear Brittany, Mommy and Daddy remember your first day of school like it was yesterday, our little girl just starting out. Now our young lady is going off to college beginning yet another exciting chapter in her life. Words cannot explain how proud we are of you and we’re so excited for you to take that next step in your life. Work hard and enjoy everything life has to offer.
Congratulations, Ian! Always remember: You’re a Lumberjack, and you’re OK. Love, Mom, Dad, and the cats Congratulations, Molly Pushner, we are so proud of you!
Love, Mommy, Daddy, Tailah and Cameran
Love, Mom, Dad, Jenny, and all your friends and family
Congratulations Brittany! We are so proud of you. Continue moving forward. Always remember: there is no limit to what you can do if you believe in yourself. Love, Keesha, Rebecca, Sean, Scarlett, Autumn, Rebecca, Lisa, Ernie, Kendra, Ericka, Auntie Belinda, Cedric, Sonya, Tiquella, Tineisha, Aunt June, Uncle Mike, Makia, Godmother Murtonda, Auntie Angella, Sade, and Christine Rose
The Roar congratulates the senior class and wishes everyone the best of luck!
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Congratulations to the Class of 2015! Special thanks to the ASO senior class officers: Brenda, Seba, Szeki and Dennis!
From the Asian Student Organization
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To Frances: writer, editor, singer, actor, cook, daughter, grand-daughter, friend, human, environmentalist and tree-hugger.
Congratulations to you and the class of 2015! Love, Mom, Dad, Kiki and Boo.
Congratulations, Kaitlyn! We are so proud of all you have accomplished. Follow your dreams! Find your passions! Go Terriers!
We are proud of you and hope you set your goals high and won’t stop till you get there. Best wishes for wonderful college years.
With much love and admiration, Mom, Dad, Chris and Nan
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Nadav, Anyone who has taught you at South these past years Has seen you excel with good humour and cheer You’re the master of zen, not much stress for our son You told us - “I got this, I’ll get the work done” And what’s more, it would seem, that you actually liked school Thanks to teachers who challenged, were funny, and cool You sang in the chorus and acted in shows You looked great in a tux and were light on your toes You headed the club to protect the Enviro At Model UN, t’was Djibouti not Cairo We were a tad worried this year ‘bout your diet But again, you surprised us, “oat milk? Not bad, try it!” As a senior you tackled electives - what splendor! Film Studies and Physics and Race, Class and Gender You chose something hard to produce and reflect On the thoughts of some strangers for your WISE project We will miss you - dear boy - now that High School is done Please remember to text - even syllables of one You make us so proud and you make us so happy, We love you precious child, our sweet boy, our Nadavi
Congratulations Nadav!
Go build a house! But come home, often. Love, Mom, Dad, Hannah (and sushi)
Congratulations Andy!
Congratulations Brendan! Good luck at Capital. Love, Mom, Dad and Dana
Rebecca, We are so proud of you.
Enjoy NYU!
Love, Mom, Dad, Michael and Emily Isabel, You kept your head up and you finished strong! Congratulations! We are so proud of you!
Congratulations to you and the Class of 2015! We Love You, Mom, Dad, Sam and Zach
Mom, Dad, Danny & Pluto
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Congratulations to Zach and the Class of 2015!
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Congratulations, Margaret! We are very proud of you. Love, Mom, Dad and Henry Grammy and Aunt Loie Aunt Margaret, Uncle George and Aunt Jamie, Uncle Lowell and Aunt Dana, Uncle Horton and Aunt DeeDee Alison, Maddie, Grace, Lucy, Georgia, Bill, Anna, Nic, John and Roxie and all the rest of your family and friends.
We love you. Congratulations Akari!
We’re very proud of all of you. Love, Mom, Dad, Jen and Craig
Dive into the new world taking good memories with you!
Good Luck Newton South Cross Country and Track & Field Grads!
Congratulations Ben! We are so proud of all you have accomplished and excited for what lies ahead! With love, Mom, Dad, and Jonah
From The Weingart Family