The Lion's Roar Senior Section 2019

VOL. 35 SENIOR SECTION

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the LION’S

Congratulations

2019 ·

Newton South High School Newton, MA

Photo Illustration

By Netta Dror

· Est. 1984 ·JUNE 6, 2019

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Dear Readers, Congratulations to the graduates!

We did it! Each of us, sitting in these bleachers, has passed through four years of twists and turns, through moments both mundane and unforgettable, through hardship and happiness. We’ve learned and we’ve grown. Class of 2019, be proud!

The words “four years” will never encapsulate the journey. Throughout our time here, we’ve struggled — we poured our blood, sweat and tears into our secondary education. Years worth of attending classes and writing papers felt like an eternity. Yet here we are, left with the hard hitting realization that our first day of high school — September 8, 2015 — felt only yesterday. Today, our time expires.

But even though we’ll never again walk back into this building as students, each of you has left a mark here, imprinting a unique ripple in the hearts and minds of your peers.

We would like to thank all of our readers for following us on this journey. Thank you for trusting us to inform the community and capture the spirit of the school, and thank you for engaging in the critical dialogue that our community must share. Our readers make our publication journey worthwhile, and we hope that our content has done justice to this community. We’ve covered an array of topics throughout this volume, from juuling to gymnastics, from school jobs to schedules, from curriculums to keypads and everything in between.

Volume 35 staff worked tirelessly throughout this year to fulfill the mission of The Roar and provide our readers with top-notch content. To everyone who worked on Volume 35 staff, thank you for making this a community. We filled this year with little moments that brought us together, turning us into a unforgettable, tight-knit group. Thank you for everything — for answering our 1 a.m. phone calls, for relentlessly wrestling with InDesign, for jumping at the first mention of boba, for tearing up the streets of Chicago, for listening to one another during bonding, for caring, for working hard, for loving our paper. We hope your time on The Roar has been memorable.

Producing The Roar had difficult moments and we thank the staff much for pushing through. Redesigning pages, deleting paragraphs, rewriting and redrawing can seem tedious at times, but we are so proud of Volume 35.

We hope our staff has found a passion within Roar. To the Class of 2019, we hope we have all found passions during our time at South, and that going forward, we will continue to create communities and find fulfillment within them.

Saying goodbye to The Roar isn’t easy. It has been an integral part of high school for us, but we have the assurance that we are leaving the paper in capable hands.

Volume 36, you have shown us incredible work so far. We hope the paper continues to bring you joy and pride.

Best Wishes, Catherine Granfield and Ilan Rotberg Volume 35 Editors-in-Chief

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You know you’re in the

class of 2019

1.

when ...

A different classmate steals your parking spot each day

2.

You hoped every day would be a snowday, and got only one day off

3.

You mourned Netflix and HBO when the school network blocked them

4.

You smiled at a NSHS Compliment thrown your way

5.

You were forbidden from decorating your graduation cap

6.

You saw the legendary campus turkey

7.

You participated in not just one, but two, lip dubs

8.

You ran like hell when the police showed up at Powderpuff

9.

You didn’t know what the senior prank would be until it happened

10.

11.

You passed junior year without thinking of the L Bench

You’ve participated in more fire drills than class discussions

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#roarproblems Read about some of the arduous struggles the members of the Roar staff face each day

@CatherineGranfield: I’ve been on Roar for four years and Ash still doesn’t know my name #FoodMother #CarolineProblems @IlanRotberg: Never learned InDesign, but I can doctor a PDF like a pro #GetTheDateRight #SnackFather #IlanProblems @DinaZeldin: Was never able to convince my mom to let me stay for send-up #ChildOnSS #DinaProblems @PeriBarest: I only got through pasteup by scrolling through chemistry memes with Dina #PeriProblems @JulianFefer: Paste-up goal? Play “Flight of the Bumblebee” on full volume #JulianProblems @AndyHe: Currently hiding from Ilan and Catherine behind a library bookshelf #ChunyuProblems @CalebLazar: I come in every day more tired than SS does after send-up #CalebProblems @SophieGoodman: Waited a full year to be the only Sophie on staff… didn’t work out #SophieGProblems @DorraGuermazi: Where’s tennis practice? #DorraProblems

@SophieLewis: Missed a singular pasteup all year to go to rehearsal and felt really bad about it #SophieLProblems @CarrieRyter: My pages were done before the other sections assigned articles #RyterTheWriter #CarrieProblems @AronKorsunsky: Reporters? What are those? #AronProblems @JacksonSlater: Poured hours of work into designing a page only to have SS redo it #JacksonProblems @JenniferWang: Still not really sure what my position was all year #JenniferProblems @AliceZilberberg: Drove SS around all year but still didn’t get promoted to Managing Editor #HoneyBunchesOfOats #AliceProblems @NettaDror: Sent in all the “Overheards” #FunPageConnoisseur #NettaProblems @JavidKasraie: Sold a couple ads early and now I just mooch off of advisory food #MAFBLAProblems @AshleyChapman: Still not sure what Caroline’s real name is — too afraid to ask #AshProblems

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

42

12

8

8

UMASS AMHERST

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

BOSTON COLLEGE

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

8

8

7

7

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

7

7

6

6

SIMMONS UNIVERSITY

UMASS BOSTON

UMASS LOWELL

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

*The following colleges also have six matriculated sudents: American University, Berklee College of Music, George Washington University and University of New Hampshire.

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Congratulations NSHS Class of 2019!

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

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Maddy

Jessica,

Live life, be yourself, go far.

We are so proud of you.

Congratulations!

Mom, Dad, Ethan and Pip

Follow your dreams into the medical field!

Congratulations to the Class of 2019!

Good Luck at Tufts!

Love, Mom, Dad, Nick and Chloe

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Congratulations Carly!

You have worked hard & your dreams are coming true.

Roll Wave!

Tulane Class of 2023!

All our love, Grandma, Puppa, Mom & Dad, Sammy, Talia & Mickey

Congratulations, Joseph Sangiolo!

We love you and are so very proud of you!

Go ahead and take a big bite out of life and all that the world has to offer.

Just remember to take time to enjoy it!

With all of our love, Mom, Dad, Midori and George

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SYDNEY LIPOF We are so incredibly proud of you and all your academic accomplishments!

You are bright, capable, sensitive and have the most amazing gift when it comes to your art and creating beautiful pieces for all to enjoy!

We can’t wait to see what the future holds for you but we know it will be amazing!

Always remember how much we love you…

Mom, Dad, Jenny and Cody

Congratulations Rachel!

Congratulations, Zoe! We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see what you do next.

Go Wildcats!

Love, Mom, Dad and Avery

We are so proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad, Daniel, Nana, Papa, Granny, Grampy, and Milo

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page 10 June 6, 2019 And no matter how much time goes by And no matter how much we grow up For worse or for better, from now ‘til forever I’ll always remember you young -Thomas Rhett

Congratulations, Katherine!

Congratulations Annie!

Love, Mom & Dad

Felicidades, Ilan!

Can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.

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

We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments, inspired by your passions, and awed by the person you have become! We wish you a long life filled with joy and meaning.

Love always, Mom, Dad, and Daniel

Congratulations Lexi!

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

Love, Mom, Dad, Cooper, and Calista

Congratulations Shaw!

We are proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad, and Olivia

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Congratulations Sebastian!!!

We have watched with great pride and joy as you have grown into the incredible person that you are today. You are a sweet, talented, charming, brilliant and hilarious son and we look forward to seeing what great adventures are in store for you. No doubt with your determination and creativity, the sky is the limit!

We are so very proud of you...

Love you so much!!

Mom, Dad and Hunter

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Newton Schools Foundation congratulates the class of 2019 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. www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org

Congratulations to the Bowen Class of 2012 & NSHS Class of 2019! with love from The Bowen Community of Families

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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 wonderful staff with 3 coffees, 1 breakfast and 1 lunch. This year, we also provided the faculty with snacks before the evening parent-teacher conferences - We raised funds to make the library more functional and comfortable - We hosted 5 information sessions for incoming parents and 10 parent coffees - We put your PTSO dollars to work directly in the classroom through grants to departments and teachers - We organized an awesomely fun and safe SouthFest - We surprised the students with treats several times during the year to give them a boost

-The Newton South Parent-Teacher-Student Organization

NSHS PTSO

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Isabelle, We are so proud of you, and can’t wait to see what you do next!

Love, Mom, Dad, Nick and Patrick

Michael “Charlie” Shaw

2019

Thanks to all the teachers, counselors and administrators for making Newton South a wonderful place.

-The Gloria/Roman Family

Let’s Party (x2) As we Celebrate you!

Con”GRAD”ulations and HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY ADAM!!

So proud of you!

Go get ‘em and can’t wait to see the great things that you will do!

Mom, Dad and Kayla

Congratulations!

We love you Carli,

Congratulations! We can’t believe our little girl is going off to college. Graduation is here and now you’re ready to soar to new heights. Enjoy Elon!

Dream big and reach for the moon!

Love, Mom, Dad, Rena, Nick, and Tess

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Congratulations on your hard work!

We are so proud of you. We pray that God continues to bless and guide you as you take this new step towards your future!

We love very much.

Mom, Dad, Malissa

Congratulations Eliot!

We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Oliver

GREAT JOB HANNAH! We are all so proud of the confident, fun, and beautiful young woman that you are.

Always be yourself and never stop pursuing your passions.

We love you, all the Fitzpatricks and Flemings

Off They Go senior plans 2019

Washington Univ of Washington Zohar Kolodner Timothy Lee

Oregon Univ of Oregon

minnesota

Emma Bassett

Univ of Minnesota

California UC Berkeley

UC Irvine

Anna Li

Ashli Black

Pitzer College

UC MeRCED

Laura Wiederspahn

SCRIPPS College

Colorado

David Gantman

Colorado College

Cal State univ Channel

Isabel MacGinnitie

CLaremont McKenna Col Eu Ro Wang

Michael Flynn Daphne Frantzis Willa Frantzis

Cal Poly State Univ

Harvey Mudd College

CU Boulder

Izabella Vasquez-Solis

Daniel Beckett Olivia Hackel Sarah Levin Sophie Syzmanski

UCla

SD State Univ

Luke Ito Hannah Wei

Andrea Mizrahi

Univ Of SOuthern Cal

Skidmore college

Syracuse university

University of the arts

Alisa Resnick

BRadley University Ella Sharasheff

missouri

Muhlenberg College

Swarthmore College

Drexel University

COrnell University

Bennett Knight

Elva Gao Ross Halpern Chris Jang Javid Kasraie Sarah Kern Jack Li Sebastian Tsao Willen Zhou

Carter Benoit-Myer Alex Heywood Alan Qiu

Scranton University Haverford College

MIchigan

Emma Martignoni

Marquette University

university of michigan

Andrew Gershon Maxim Elmaleh Ethan Weiss

St. Lawrence Univ Charlotte Cadrain

rochester it Annie Medina Ramirez Leah Ward

Maryland

LaFayette College

University of Maryland Adam Gordon Joel Metcalf Nicole Shammay

Northwestern Univ.

WESTERN MICHIGAN univ.

OHIO

Zoe Golub

Ron Berdichevsky

New Jersey

University of chicago

Indiana

Oberlin College Lily Boschin Joseph Sangiolo

College of New Jersey

Anna Lee-Hassett Alyson Sonnenberg

University of Illinois Leanna Lee Vivek Uhlmann

washington univ. in st. louis School of Art iNstitute Carmen Boll Jaehun Jeong Gabriel Nissenbaum Anika Sridhar Loyola Univ chicago Allison Riklin

Purdue University Jennifer Utstein

Indiana University

Jacob Schwartz

Jordan Carey Portia Davidson Max Goldberg Steven Segel

the Ohio State university

Univ of Notre dame

Stephanie DeGnore

Sydney Brooks Abbey Malec-Kenyon

Virginia University of virginia India Blythe

University of Richmond

Kenyon College

Natalie Boll Alexandra Merrigan Nola Quinn

Vanderbilt university Hannah Hepner Ben Powdermaker

Kelsey Hart

Col. of William and Mary Langston Lee

Georgia Emory university Katie Du Plessis David Hu Luna Mello Talia Vyadro Michelle Pan

north carolina eLON University

Jacob Wang

Roei Asher Tomer Bonshtein Joshua Bornstein Sergio Barroilhet Maggie Caroco Dagmawi Dawit

Felix Flax Leo Friedes Linda Liu Eli Remis Jared Rishikof Liz Thompson

OTHER Michael Shaw

John Baker Ashley Lima Serrano

Beth-El Amen-Ra May Boucher Jamal Burton-Valentin Stav Haber Jesse King Amit Levonai

Yi Liu Ian Pearce Liam Pierce Shai Shimoni Aisha Yahia

Xavier University Jemini Jean-Louis

Military

Tyiere Jones-Smith

working

Sam Arber

Brett Goldstein Isabelle Less Carly Saada Genna Wagner

Tyler Szydlowski

Evan Delaney Carli Heras Jake Wolin

Highpoint University

Agnes scott College

Tulane university

Raven Fernandes

Washington d.c.

American University Dalia Bernstein Maya Hazarika Grace Honig Sydney Lipof Brendan Locke Amelia Pennell

George washington Univ.

georgia institute of tech.

LOUISIANA

Morgan state univ

Samuel Libenzon

College of Wooster

Tennessee

Gap Year

Lorenzo Demolli

Illinois

Andrea Gomez

International

WASHINGTON COLLEGE

Maddy Epstein Jack Tumpowsky Alex Yood

Jingyu Zhou

Columbia college chicago

Henry Gao Julian Moller

Julia Settle

Ithaca college

Gavi Azoff Isaac Chapin Max Gelbert Zachary Kaplan Theodore Landay Christopher Maratos Zoe McCreary Ilya Rudyak

New York university

Dickinson College

Isabelle Gloria Maxwell Plottel Alice Zilberberg

Rachel Gamburg Phoebe Blumberg

Sara Teitleman

Avi Fidler

Jessica Altman Justin Alpert Bella Ertel

Gabe Stephan

Katherine Armstrong

Theo Severud

Terrence Gabel

grinnell college

Hope Zhu

Lehigh University

University of Wisconsin

Iowa

John You Rebekah Edelstein Carolyn Thomas

Bucknell University

Wisconsin

ClarkSon university

Rensselear Polytechnic

Ilan Rotberg

Chapin Galowitz

Marist College

Ruichen Ye

Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon Univ.

Ruisi Li

Stony Brook university

Owen Gelfond

Gabriel Ganem Talia Feinberg George Jumes Benkamin Kramer

WASHINGTON STATE UNIV

New york

Jared Samuels

Zakiah Whittaker

CLark Atlanta Univ

south carolina

Evie Lundi

College of charleston

SPelman College

Caroline Sonier

Aaliyah Jennings

Florida The Univ of Tampa Hannah Aghassi

University of Miami Adam Freedman Alexandra Lieber Julie Schoen

Sabrina Clebnik Maria DiNisco Zane Foster Rachel Glickman Brandon Lee Caroline Whalen

Georgetown University Lexi Nelson

Off They Go senior plans 2019

Washington Univ of Washington Zohar Kolodner Timothy Lee

Oregon Univ of Oregon

minnesota

Emma Bassett

Univ of Minnesota

California UC Berkeley

UC Irvine

Anna Li

Ashli Black

Pitzer College

UC MeRCED

Laura Wiederspahn

SCRIPPS College

Colorado

David Gantman

Colorado College

Cal State univ Channel

Isabel MacGinnitie

CLaremont McKenna Col Eu Ro Wang

Michael Flynn Daphne Frantzis Willa Frantzis

Cal Poly State Univ

Harvey Mudd College

CU Boulder

Izabella Vasquez-Solis

Daniel Beckett Olivia Hackel Sarah Levin Sophie Syzmanski

UCla

SD State Univ

Luke Ito Hannah Wei

Andrea Mizrahi

Univ Of SOuthern Cal

Skidmore college

Syracuse university

University of the arts

Alisa Resnick

BRadley University Ella Sharasheff

missouri

Muhlenberg College

Swarthmore College

Drexel University

COrnell University

Bennett Knight

Elva Gao Ross Halpern Chris Jang Javid Kasraie Sarah Kern Jack Li Sebastian Tsao Willen Zhou

Carter Benoit-Myer Alex Heywood Alan Qiu

Scranton University Haverford College

MIchigan

Emma Martignoni

Marquette University

university of michigan

Andrew Gershon Maxim Elmaleh Ethan Weiss

St. Lawrence Univ Charlotte Cadrain

rochester it Annie Medina Ramirez Leah Ward

Maryland

LaFayette College

University of Maryland Adam Gordon Joel Metcalf Nicole Shammay

Northwestern Univ.

WESTERN MICHIGAN univ.

OHIO

Zoe Golub

Ron Berdichevsky

New Jersey

University of chicago

Indiana

Oberlin College Lily Boschin Joseph Sangiolo

College of New Jersey

Anna Lee-Hassett Alyson Sonnenberg

University of Illinois Leanna Lee Vivek Uhlmann

washington univ. in st. louis School of Art iNstitute Carmen Boll Jaehun Jeong Gabriel Nissenbaum Anika Sridhar Loyola Univ chicago Allison Riklin

Purdue University Jennifer Utstein

Indiana University

Jacob Schwartz

Jordan Carey Portia Davidson Max Goldberg Steven Segel

the Ohio State university

Univ of Notre dame

Stephanie DeGnore

Sydney Brooks Abbey Malec-Kenyon

Virginia University of virginia India Blythe

University of Richmond

Kenyon College

Natalie Boll Alexandra Merrigan Nola Quinn

Vanderbilt university Hannah Hepner Ben Powdermaker

Kelsey Hart

Col. of William and Mary Langston Lee

Georgia Emory university Katie Du Plessis David Hu Luna Mello Talia Vyadro Michelle Pan

north carolina eLON University

Jacob Wang

Roei Asher Tomer Bonshtein Joshua Bornstein Sergio Barroilhet Maggie Caroco Dagmawi Dawit

Felix Flax Leo Friedes Linda Liu Eli Remis Jared Rishikof Liz Thompson

OTHER Michael Shaw

John Baker Ashley Lima Serrano

Beth-El Amen-Ra May Boucher Jamal Burton-Valentin Stav Haber Jesse King Amit Levonai

Yi Liu Ian Pearce Liam Pierce Shai Shimoni Aisha Yahia

Xavier University Jemini Jean-Louis

Military

Tyiere Jones-Smith

working

Sam Arber

Brett Goldstein Isabelle Less Carly Saada Genna Wagner

Tyler Szydlowski

Evan Delaney Carli Heras Jake Wolin

Highpoint University

Agnes scott College

Tulane university

Raven Fernandes

Washington d.c.

American University Dalia Bernstein Maya Hazarika Grace Honig Sydney Lipof Brendan Locke Amelia Pennell

George washington Univ.

georgia institute of tech.

LOUISIANA

Morgan state univ

Samuel Libenzon

College of Wooster

Tennessee

Gap Year

Lorenzo Demolli

Illinois

Andrea Gomez

International

WASHINGTON COLLEGE

Maddy Epstein Jack Tumpowsky Alex Yood

Jingyu Zhou

Columbia college chicago

Henry Gao Julian Moller

Julia Settle

Ithaca college

Gavi Azoff Isaac Chapin Max Gelbert Zachary Kaplan Theodore Landay Christopher Maratos Zoe McCreary Ilya Rudyak

New York university

Dickinson College

Isabelle Gloria Maxwell Plottel Alice Zilberberg

Rachel Gamburg Phoebe Blumberg

Sara Teitleman

Avi Fidler

Jessica Altman Justin Alpert Bella Ertel

Gabe Stephan

Katherine Armstrong

Theo Severud

Terrence Gabel

grinnell college

Hope Zhu

Lehigh University

University of Wisconsin

Iowa

John You Rebekah Edelstein Carolyn Thomas

Bucknell University

Wisconsin

ClarkSon university

Rensselear Polytechnic

Ilan Rotberg

Chapin Galowitz

Marist College

Ruichen Ye

Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon Univ.

Ruisi Li

Stony Brook university

Owen Gelfond

Gabriel Ganem Talia Feinberg George Jumes Benkamin Kramer

WASHINGTON STATE UNIV

New york

Jared Samuels

Zakiah Whittaker

CLark Atlanta Univ

south carolina

Evie Lundi

College of charleston

SPelman College

Caroline Sonier

Aaliyah Jennings

Florida The Univ of Tampa Hannah Aghassi

University of Miami Adam Freedman Alexandra Lieber Julie Schoen

Sabrina Clebnik Maria DiNisco Zane Foster Rachel Glickman Brandon Lee Caroline Whalen

Georgetown University Lexi Nelson

Off They Go

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maine Bowdoin college Ben Kiritsy

colby college Sandra Lewis Evan Shriber

University of Maine Jasper Basile-Maslowe Gun Satar Seffi Shestopal

Vermont University of vermont Ben Freier Ben Jackson Lachlan Lacoste Alex Razov Lucy Gilbert Eliot Friedenthal

New Hampshire

Champlain college

Karmani Bromberg

Dartmouth College

PLymouth State Univ Univ of New hampshire Brandon Elias Morgan Foster Amelia King Tucker Pappas Mia Santucci Alon Stein

Connecticut Bella Hamilton Nikta Mozhgani

Connecticut College

Fred Bavington

Maia Madison Tal Sternberg

Peter McCabe

Univ. of Connecticut

Maine Maritime Acad.

Fairfield University

Rhode Island Brown University Shaw Miller Ella Poley

Kate Stevenson Marc Navarro

Bryant University

Univ of Rhode Island

Misha Ocheretyanny William Wu

Laura Dammann William Li Darby Wilson

RISD

Nick Aicardi Holden Kodish Catherine Robinson Vanessa Yee

Providence college

Clara Boberg Lydia Pinkhassik

ROger williams univ Vineet Sreenivasan

Ben Gelfond

Trinity College Frankie Silva

Wesleyan Univ Audrey Lavey

massachusetts University of massachusetts amherst Laura Agarkov Faran Alizadehasil Hayley Beaver Pavit Bhalla Michael Brooks Rishi Caban Malachi Chase Salman Cheema Katie Chuang Claire Fong Lexi Frassica Gabby Fredrick Aviva Gershman Ronit Glasgow Will Groves Thomas Hainal Ravid Inbar Jose Javaloyes Maggie Kenslea Marcus Klevan Daniel Lacayo

Jennifer Lee Amanda Lee Alexander Lee Yarden Levy Kevin Lin Savannah Macero Rosie McLeod Toby Morollo Liri Mustafa Jayesh Ramana Jared Stotsky Claudia Tran Eric Truong Andy Uruci Rosa Vogel Megan Walsh Tiffany Wong Omri Yosfan Emilia Zaentz Bixin Zhang Jasmin Zheng

Berklee college of music Emmanuel college

Mit Ilani Axelrod-Freed Matthew Leonard

Boston college Kelly Ann Boey Sabrina Gee

Adrianne Goodfriend

Kevin Kim Dany LaCamera Erin McDonald Alan Sikarov Francine Ting

suffolk university Andrew Badaoui Ghena Bakir Michael Ganzha Zachary Hung Alex Hillas

Stonehill college Julianna Rizza

emerson college

Nicholas Adams Thomas Cable Mena Lemos Gibran Mobarak Sabrina Murray Ben Romanow

Bentley university John McGrath Jacob Nasisi Alon Yacovi

Naomi Liftman

Roxbury CC

Merrimack college

Dean College

Kareahna Randoph

Josephine Langan Mahajah Thermo

Michael Belanger

Tess Gordon John Stembridge Benjamin Zou

smith college

Jubi Lee

umass boston Diane Choe Salim Gomez Dao Le Rose Li Bobby Lovett Dana Pagliuso Adar Zorluoglu

umass dartmouth Xavier Deloney-Phillips Alex Gabriel Walter Lazare Kristine Yancey

umass lowell Fernanda Luz Eva Sours Lucas Swindell Gilbert Hoermann Vilhelms Veidis Joy Sethachutkul

Wentworth Inst.

Ethan Broderick Matthew Reilly Minjun Ma

Lasell college Katerina Fortes

Mass Maritime Academy Isabelle Stacks

tufts university Matthew Beckles Max Deresh Rebecca Friedman Bijan Harandi Gaby Lewis Amos Trinidad Gonzalez Jennifer Weng Jessica Whitman

brandeis university

boston university

Ma college of pharmacy

Arlette Caballero-Gonzalez

Anna Ventouris Ashley Gaffney Ilya Karpenko

Raphael Dinh Raquel Fisk Max Little Kiran Maypole Julia Peller Maxine Phillips Arielle Rubel Veer Sawhney Henry Wang Maya Zeldich Adam Zou

Worcester polytechnic Mago Sheehy Josh Palmer

Worcester State Univ Donya Williams

simmons University

Eden Bobilev Keren Bobilev Dan Grupin Jack Martin Chandra Penton Shai Shkolnik Kaleigh Yee

Cierra Brown Ellen Deng Jay Garg Nayleth Lopez-Lopez

Sheli Dubovsky Yuehan He Maijun Jamdee Sarah Meyer Sofia Perez Estrada

Mass College of art

NORTHEASTERN UNIV.

Colin Chen Jonathan Chen Lucy Hill Caroline Holloway

Julia Geller Catherine Granfield Mark Khrapko Brian Moy Tracy Qiu Stevie Sheldon Zhanna Sheyner

clark university

westfield state univ.

Chris Aucoin Brandon Bailey Michael Nichols

Middlesex Cc Rick Halloran Lucas Parnell Toby Proctor-Goddard

harvard university

Bridgewater state univ.

Veronica Chan

Alejandra Dilan Melendez

Zainab Cheema Jenny Chung Talia Harlow Jasmin Rotem

Gordon college Eleni Lazaridou

ENDICOTT COLLEGE

Daniel Doubenski Juliey Lacey

Michael Carpenito-Kronenfeld

Amherst College

western new england

Zachary Rivers

Christian Theara Aidan Lopci

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Class of 2019 senior Plans Nicholas Adams Berklee College of Music

Carter Benoit-Myer Drexel University

Charlotte Cadrain Saint Lawrence University

Laura Agarkov UMass Amherst

Ron Berdichevsky Western Michigan University

Baxter Cardamone Unknown

Hannah Aghassi University of Tampa

Dalia Bernstein American University

Jordan Carey Indiana University

Nick Aicardi Fairfield University

Pavit Bhalla UMass Amherst

Michael Carpenito-Kronenfeld Endicott College

Faran Alizadehasil UMass Amherst

Ashli Black UC Irvine

Veronica Chan Simmons University

Justin Alpert University of Wisconsin

Phoebe Blumberg Bucknell University

Isaac Chapin Syracuse University

Jessica Altman University of Wisconsin

India Blythe University of Virginia

Malachai Chase UMass Amherst

Beth-El Amen-Ra Gap Year (Year Up)

Clara Boberg Rhode Island School of Design

Salman Cheema UMass Amherst

Sam Arber Working

Eden Bobilev Brandeis University

Zainab Cheema Clark University

Katherine Armstrongi California Polytechnic State Univ.

Keren Bobilev Brandeis University

Colin Chen Mass. College of Art and Design

Roei Asher Israeli Military

Kelly Ann Boey Boston College

Jonathan Chen Mass. College of Art and Design

Chris Aucoin Westfield State University

Rebecca Bojar Barnard College

Diane Choe UMass Boston

Ilani Axelrod-Freed Massachusetts Inst. of Technology

Alex Bolduc Unknown

Katie Chuang UMass Amherst

Gavi Azoff Syracuse University

Carmen Boll Washington Univ. in St. Louis

Jenny Chung Clark University

Andrew Badaoui Suffolk University

Natalie Boll University of Notre Dame

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Matthew Cuyler Unknown

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Madison Branagan Unknown

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Ethan Broderick Wentworth Inst. of Technology

Stephanie DeGnore Kenyon College

Isabella Bartolozzi Unknown

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Evan Delaney Elon University

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Michael Brooks UMass Amherst

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Hayley Beaver UMass Amherst

Jamal Burton-Valentin Gap Year

Ellen Deng Harvard University

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Matthew Beckles Tufts University

Rishi Caban UMass Amherst

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Michael Belanger Merrimack College

Thomas Cable Berklee College of Music

Raphael Dinh Boston University

*Indicates student is taking a Gap Year before listed plans

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Willa Frantzis Colorado College

Ryan Dioun Unknown

Lexi Frassica UMass Amherst

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Gabby Fredrick UMass Amherst

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Sheli Dubovsky Simmons University

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Easter Egg Mount Ida College

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Alex Gabriel UMass Dartmouth

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Joshua Faustini Unknown

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Henry Gao New York University

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Jay Garg Harvard University

Felix Flax Bishop’s University

Sabrina Gee Boston College

Michael Flynn *Colorado College

Max Gelbert Syracuse University

Laurissa Foley Unknown

Ben Gelfond Connecticut College

Claire Fong UMass Amherst

Owen Gelfond Marist College

Katerina Fortes Lasell College

Julia Geller Northeastern University

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Aviva Gershman UMass Amherst

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Zane Foster George Washington University

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JaJa Foster Unknown

Ronit Glasgow *UMass Amherst

Braydon Frank Unknown

Rachel Glickman George Washington University

Daphne Frantzis Colorado College

Isabelle Gloria Carnegie Mellon University

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Max Goldberg Indiana University

Tiffany Ho Unknown

Mirea Klee Barnard College

Amit Levonai Gap Year in Israel

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Misha Goldenberg Unknown

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Marcus Klevan UMass Amherst

Yarden Levy UMass Amherst

Christopher Maratos Syracuse University

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David Hu Emory University

Ben Kramer Lehigh University

Jack Li Cornell University

Kiran Maypole Boston University

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Zachary Hung Suffolk University

Emily Kwan Unknown

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Jonathan Ikini Unknown

Dany LaCamera Boston College

William Li University of Rhode Island

Zoe McCreary Syracuse University

Tess Gordon Emerson College

Ravid Inbar UMass Amherst

Daniel Lacayo UMass Amherst

Rose Li UMass Boston

Erin McDonald Boston College

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John McGrath Bentley University

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Lachlan Lacoste University of Vermont

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Rosie McLeod UMass Amherst

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Theodore Landay Syracuse University

Naomi Liftman Smith College

Annie Medina Ramirez Rochester Institute of Technology

Donald Ha Unknown

Chris Jang Cornell University

Josephine Langan Emmanuel College

Ashley Lima Serrano Beauty School

Luna Mello Emory University

Stav Haber Gap Year

Jose Javaloyes UMass Amherst

Audrey Lavey Wesleyan University

Kevin Lin UMass Amherst

Alexandra Merrigan University of Notre Dame

Brooke Hackel CU Boulder

Jemini Jean-Louis Xavier University of Louisiana

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Thomas Hainal UMass Amherst

Aaliyah Jennings Spelman College

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Max Little Boston University

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Dao Le UMass Boston

John Liu Unknown

Jonah Meyer Unknown

Ross Halpern Cornell University

Tyiere Jones-Smith Air Force National Guard

Jubi Lee Dean College

Linda Liu University of British Columbia

Shaw Miller Brown University

Bella Hamilton University of Connecticut

George Jumes Lehigh University

Langston Lee College of William and Mary

Yi Liu *New York University

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Bijan Harandi Tufts University

Zachary Kaplan Syracuse University

Jennifer Lee UMass Amherst

Qianyu Liu Unknown

Gibran Mobarak Berklee College of Music

Talia Harlow Clark University

Illya Karpenko MCPHS

Amanda Lee UMass Amherst

Brendan Locke American University

Daniel Moiseev Unknown

Kelsey Hart University of Richmond

Javid Kasraie Cornell University

Alexander Lee UMass Amherst

Aidan Lopci Western New England University

Julian Moller New York University

Maya Hazarika American University

Maggie Kenslea UMass Amherst

Timothy Lee University of Washington

Nayleth Lopez-Lopez Harvard University

Toby Morollo UMass Amherst

Yuehan He Simmons University

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Nikta Mozhgani University of Connecticut

Carli Heras Elon University

Kevin Kim Boston College

Anna Lee-Hassett University of Chicago

Fernanda Luz UMass Lowell

Sabrina Murray Berklee College of Music

Alex Heywood Drexel University

Amelia King University of New Hampshire

Mena Lemos Berklee College of Music

Minjun Ma Wentworth University

Liri Mustafa UMass Amherst

Lucy Hill Mass. College of Art and Design

Jesse King Gap Year

Matthew Leonard Massachusetts Inst. of Technology

Savannah Macero UMass Amherst

Natsuda Naksuk Unknown

Alexandros Hillas Suffolk University

Ben Kiritsy Bowdoin College

Isabelle Less Tulane University

Isabel MacGinnitie Harvey Mudd College

Jacob Nasisi Bentley University

Sarah Levin CU Boulder

Maia Madison Dartmouth College

Marc Navarro Providence College

Aidan Hitchens Clarence Kitonga Unknown Unknown *Indicates student is taking a Gap Year before listed plans

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THE LION’S ROAR|issuu.com/THELIONSROAR Lexi Nelson Georgetown University

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Stevie Sheldon Northeastern University

Liz Thompson Eindhoven Univ. of Technology

Donya Williams Worcester State University

Michael Nichols Westfield State University

Alisa Resnick Columbia College Chicago

Seffi Shestopal University of Maine

Francine Ting Boston College

Darby Wilson University of Rhode Island

Gabriel Nissenbaum Washington University in St. Louis

Allison Riklin Loyola University Chicago

Zhanna Sheyner Northeastern University

Claudia Tran Unknown

Jake Wolin Elon University

Misha Ocheretyanny Bryant University

Andrew Riseberg Unknown

Shai Shimoni Gap Year in Israel

Amos Trindad Gonzalez Tufts University

Andrew Wong Unknown

Charlotte Osborn Unknown

Jared Rishikopf University of Toronto

Shai Shkolnik Brandeis University

Eric Truong UMass Amherst

Tiffany Wong UMass Amherst

Dana Pagliuso UMass Boston

Zachary Rivers Amherst College

Evan Shriber Colby College

Sebastian Tsao Cornell University

William Wu Bryant University

Josh Palmer Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Juliana Rizza Stonehill College

Jennifer Shuman Unknown

Jack Tumpowsky University of Michigan

Alon Yacovi Bentley University

Michelle Pan Emory University

Catherine Robinson Fairfield University

Alan Sikarov Boston College

Christopher Turney Unknown

Aisha Yahia Gap Year

Tucker Pappas University of New Hampshire

Benjamin Romanow Berklee College of Music

Frankie Silva Trinity College

Vivek Uhlmann UIUC

Kristine Yancey UMass Dartmouth

Lucas Parnell Middlesex Community College

Ilan Rotberg *Swarthmore College

Andy Song Unknown

Andy Uruci UMass Amherst

Ruichen Ye Stony Brook University

Ian Pearce Gap Year

Jasmin Rotem Clark University

Caroline Sonier College of Charleston

Jennifer Utstein Purdue University

Kaleigh Yee Brandeis University

Julia Peller Boston University

Arielle Rubel Boston University

Alyson Sonnenberg University of Chicago

Izabella Vasquez-Solis Cal. State Univ. Channel Islands

Vanessa Yee Fairfield University

Amelia Pennell American University

Ilya Rudyak Syracuse University

Eva Sours UMass Lowell

Vilhems Veidis UMass Lowell

Alex Yood University of Michigan

Chandra Penton Brandeis University

Carly Saada Tulane University

Vineet Sreenivasan Roger Williams University

Anna Ventouris MCPHS

Omri Yosfan UMass Amherst

Sofia Perez Estrada Simmons University

Jared Samuels Highpoint University

Anika Sridhar Washington University in St. Louis

Raizi Vogel UMass Amherst

John You Clarkson University

Darius Perryman Unknown

Joseph Sangiolo Oberlin College

Isabelle Stacks Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Talia Vyadro Emory University

Emilia Zaentz UMass Amherst

Maxine Phillips Boston University

Mia Santucci University of New Hampshire

Alon Stein University of New Hampshire

Genna Wagner Tulane University

Maya Zeldich Boston University

Liam Pierce Gap Year

Gun Satar University of Maine

John Stembridge Emerson College

Megan Walsh UMass Amherst

Samuel Zerner Unknown

Lydia Pinkhassik Rhode Island School of Design

Veer Sawhney Boston University

Gabe Stephan Grinnell College

Eu Ro Wang *Claremont McKenna College

Bixin Zhang UMass Amherst

Maxwell Plottel Carnegie Mellon University

Julie Schoen University of Miami

Tal Sternberg Dartmouth College

Henry Wang Boston University

Jasmin Zheng UMass Amherst

Ella Poley Brown University

Jacob Schwartz College of Wooster

Kate Stevenson Providence College

Jacob Wang Georgia Institute of Technology

Willen Zhou Cornell University

Benjamin Powdermaker Vanderbilt University

Andrew Schwartz Unknown

Jared Stotsky UMass Amherst

Leah Ward Rochester Institute of Technology

Jingyu Zhou Marquette University

Toby Proctor-Goddard Middlesex Community College

Steven Segel Indiana University

Amani Swain Unknown

Frederic Warner-Bavington Maine Maritime Academy

Hope Zhu Scripps College

Tracy Qiu Northeastern University

Joy Sethachutkul Unknown

Lucas Swindell UMass Lowell

Hannah Wei UCLA

Alice Zilberberg Carnegie Mellon University

Alan Qiu Drexel University

Julia Settle Dickinson College

Tyler Szydlowski EMT

Ethan Weiss Lafayette College

Adar Zorluoglu UMass Boston

Nola Quinn University of Notre Dame

Theo Severud Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Sophie Szymanski CU Boulder

Jennifer Weng Tufts University

Adam Zou Boston University

Jayesh Ramana UMass Amherst

Nicole Shammay University of Maryland

Sara Teitleman Skidmore College

Caroline Whalen George Washington University

Benjamin Zou Emerson College

Kareahna Randolph Roxbury Community College

Ella Sharasheff Bradley University

Christian Theara Endicott College

Jessica Whitman Tufts University

Alex Razov University of Vermont

Michael Shaw Post-grad program at NNHS

Mahajah Thermo Emmanuel College

Zakiah Whittaker Agnes Scott College

Carolyn Thomas Ithaca College

Laura Widerspahn Pitzer College

Matthew Reilly Mago Sheehy Wentworth Institute of Technology Worcester Polytechnic Institute *Indicates student is taking a Gap Year before listed plans

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senior cup finalists Every year, members of the graduating class nominate classmates who show excellence in service, leadership and scholarship for the senior cup. Faculty will announce two winners during the graduation ceremony.

Maddy Epstein “Whether it be in school or outside, Maddy is always an upstanding person. She cares about doing the right thing and both her peers and teachers respect her for that.

She will always reach a helping hand and not just to her friends, but to strangers as well.”

-Jack Tumpowsky, ‘19 “Whether it be by helping people or just bringing a smile to their face with her sense of humor, she is constantly making people feel good and happy. Maddy adds a vibrant and different perspective to the South community. She is a part of more clubs than I can name and has had a leadership role in most of them. Her varying interests make her able to connect with a wide range of members in the South community and give her a unique perspective on how to build a community and better any kind of club or group.”

-Hannah Hepner, ‘19

Isabelle Gloria

Jay Garg “Jay has personally been responsible for a lot of my growth throughout high school. Some of my best qualities I’ve learned from Jay. He’s taught me how to cheer people up, how to treat strangers and how to spontaneously think of nice things to do for other people. Jay is amazing at brightening his classmates’ days with a joke and a goofy laugh or just a smile and a hug.”

-Joel Metcalf, ‘19 “I often see him participate in little acts of kindness like dropping coins in the meters of other people’s cars because they’re about to run out of time, or go out of his way to comfort and talk to a random person he sees looking sad on a bench in the middle of Cambridge.

He always goes out of his way to try to make other people’s days better. He does very well in school and extracurricular activities, yet he still remains humble.”

-Gaby Lewis, ‘19

Yarden Levy

“Izzy is kind, hardworking, caring, friendly, and an all around amazing friend. I’ve watched her work hard in tech, in school and in her friendships since freshman year. She’s so kind and caring - she’s driven me home countless times and been my shoulder to cry on. I love her so much and she deserves the world.”

-Darby Wilson, ‘19

“Yarden is always trying to help other people, and work together with them. He likes working in team as opposed to working by himself and bringing that team to success. He’ll never be selfish or mean because he genuinely likes to be with other people. Yarden is a very smart guy who tries to bring the community together and simply get everyone to have a good time. He always is trying brighten anyone and everyone’s day with a joke.”

-Alon Stein, ‘19

“Izzy is genuinely eager to help everyone, from her closest friends to complete strangers. She will always place other’s need above her own. She has not only helped design and create amazing sets for a whole bunch of shows, but also a kind community that has been a safe space for many students.”

-Alice Zilberberg, ‘19

The best way I can demonstrate Yarden’s virtuous character is through a story. I remember when my cat died due to health complications, and Yarden would come to my house every day after school and pretend to be my cat, curling up and purring in my lap.

Although this wasn’t a permanent solution, it temporarily filled the cat shaped hole in my heart and showed how truly selfless and noble a friend could be. From that moment on, I’ve looked up to Yarden as a moral compass.

-Ben Romanow, ‘19

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Maia Madison

“South would be extremely different without Nayleth Lopez. Other than her many talents and academic achievements, Nayleth’s unique contributions are her forte for public speaking, ability to emphasize with many people, her interpersonal skills and ability to convey her experience as a minority student. She is constantly smiling and is always willing to help out people, even strangers. It is very uncomfortable and nerve racking to have to represent your background and ethnicity, especially in a predominantly white environment. She is still fearless and has a superb ability to know when she needs to contribute to provide an uncommon perspective.”

-Ross Halpern, ‘19

“Hardworking and dedicated are just a few words I would use to describe Maia. She is as close to the perfect student as I can imagine. Whenever I look over at Maia in class, she is always diligently doing her classwork or taking notes. In Yearbook, she takes on a huge responsibility without complaint. She shoulders much of the weight and sacrifices so much of her free time to pick up the slack from others. On the field, she transforms from a reserved student into a fierce competitor, leading her team by example. Maia always puts her full effort into everything she does and exemplifies virtuous character.”

-Langston Lee, ‘19

“Nayleth is the kindest person I have ever met. She is always going out of her way to help out or greet others, and she always takes the time to give everyone attention. Nayleth is a ray of sunshine in the South community. She is friends with literally everyone, and she serves as one of the strongest leaders in the South community.”

-Zoe McCreary, ‘19

“Maia cares a lot about her work and learning. Her standards are high for everything she does. Even though she’s quiet, she appreciates her friends. She does not make rash decisions.”

-Annie Lee-Hassett, ‘19

Allie Riklin “Allie has always been someone who goes above and beyond for her friends and family, and she always puts other’s needs before her own. She is one of the most caring, kind, responsible and intelligent people I know, and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without her.

When I got a flat tire at school, she used her free block to change it by herself while I was in class. She has gone out of her way countless times, and I think that goes to show how selfless she is.”

-Zhanna Sheyner, ‘19 “She leads through her organization, thoughtfulness and people want to follow her because of her passion and enthusiasm for everything she does. Allie is also one of the most driven people that I’ve ever known. She wants to achieve big things, and she wants others around her to as well. Allie puts her whole heart into everything she does and it’s truly inspiring, even when things don’t go well, she has a strong resilience and perseveres through everything thrown at her. Allie adds so much to the South community. Her eagerness to take on leadership roles is so important to her character as a whole. She wants to help others succeed while also not forgetting about her own success, which is a hard thing to balance.

She genuinely cares about everyone around her and everything that she puts her mind to.”

-Sarah Meyer, ‘19

Veer Sawnhey “Veer is always looking out for those around him. After SASA’s annual Holi celebration, Veer stayed for 40 minutes to make sure that all the freshman who attended were accounted for and had rides home. On a normal day, Veer does this same thing for his peers, driving home an average of three people most days. I admire his contributions to the Newton South community as a member of Class Office. I’ll never forget when Veer announced that he was running for Vice President instead of President, as most class officers do; the name Veep still follows him around school. Finally, as a president of SASA, and debate team leader, Veer makes a difference in the school community, leading discussions to help his peers better understand the world around them.”

-Kiran Maypole, ‘19 “Veer exemplifies virtuous character because of how he treats other people. Veer is always friendly, making sure everyone is doing alright and making people laugh. He really cares about his friends.

Veer makes South feel a little smaller. Every time he’s in the library, he walks around to every person he knows and daps them up or chats with them for a little. His voice is a fun and friendly presence around the halls. Veer makes people around him feel welcomed.”

-Tomer Bonshtein, ‘19

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Congratulations to the Class of 2019!

From the NSHS Asian Student Organization

Congratulations Matt!

We saved the best for last!

We are so proud of you!

LOve, Dad, mom, Katie, Patrick and Chris

Dear Laura,

Congratulations!!!

We are very prouD of your accomplishments.

May all your dreams come true .

Love, Mom, Dad, Daniel, Grandparents, Simba, and Cleo

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Congratulations Max and friends!!!

With love and all best wishes, The Plottel Family

Congratulations Anik(um)a!

The High School journey has not always been easy, but you stayed strong, broke barriers and inspired young women in debate. We are very proud, not only for your accomplishments but for the person you have become and the joy you bring to life. Wishing you the very best in college and hope to see you continue to grow and gain purpose in things you do and leave your mark.

Love, Appa, Amma and Arjun

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Congratulations, Malachi!

We are so proud of you!

Lots of Love, Mom, Levi and Jojo “summer grass... those mighty warriors’ dream-tracks” -Matsuo Bashō Japanese Haiku Master

Congratulations, Zach!

Thanks for the joy and smiles. We’re looking forward to more!

Love always, Mom, Dad, Justin, Colin, A, and S.C.

We are so proud of you Dan!

Travel far, do good, make a difference — have a blast!

With love, Mum, Dad, Joe, Luke & Alfie

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Congrats Alice!

Thank you for making this year a truly special one. You’ve brought us a whirlwind of joy, smiles and good memories. Best of luck at CMU! We love you more than you know, Ilan, Dina and Catherine

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Thank You to our Teachers, Counselors, Administrators And Faculty, for Pouring your all into our education and making south a truly special place.

- CLASS OF 2019

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