On Friday morning, June 12th, under the tent on top of the Hill, the Class of 2015 graduated from Hopkins School!
On Friday morning, June 12th, under the tent on top of the Hill, the Class of 2015 graduated from Hopkins School!
Head of School, Barbara Riley, started the festivities, followed by an Invocation by Rev. Dr. Frederick J. Streets, former Chaplain of Yale University and Senior Pastor of the Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ in New Haven. Senior Class President, Walker Schneider, gave the Salutatory address, and later presented Mrs. Riley with the Senior Class Gift. This year, the seniors raised nearly $20,000 to begin an endowed scholarship fund for a New Haven student. Senior Sanjay Dureseti delivered a wonderful Valedictory Address.
Vince Calarco, President of the Hopkins Committee of Trustees, accompanied by Head Adviser Kristine Waters, delivered diplomas to each graduating senior.
Following the conclusion of the Commencement ceremony, the Faculty and Committee of Trustees formed a receiving line to congratulate every graduate. Handshakes, smiles, hugs, and tears continued for about half an hour as the students said goodbye to their Hopkins teachers and mentors and found their way to their proud families.
Please see video of the speeches and photos from Commencement in the attached galleries.
Hopkins Class of 2015
Kofi Amoateng Adjepong Alexander Michael Aron Antonia Rose Ayres-Brown * Isabel Luna Balcezak Garrett Ballard Andrew Chandler Barber Nicholas George Batista Andrew Zachary Benjamin Tova Benson-Tilsen Alexander Joshua Berman Lucy Williams Berman * Samuel Pinzka Berry * Lindsay Irene Blake Jennee Ana Blanco Justin Avery Bower Marcus Ray Brantley Alexander Gregory Burdo Evan Zoltán Carlson * Ryenne Patricia Carpenter Dana Simone Carroll Hayley Morgan Cashman Vikram Aditya Chaudhuri Akhil Satya Choudhary Maraya Olivia Clark Tyler Albert Clark Helene Renee Collins Cecilia McKenzie Crews Olivia Trevor Crow Alexander Gabriel Da Silva Valerie Nicole Daifotis Matthew Leon Dailis * Robert Little Davis II Natalie Grace Davis-Porada Meera Madhav Dhodapkar Raffaella Sweet Donatich * Bridget Nicole Donovan * Nathaniel Patrick Dowd Miriam Isabelle du Plessis Sanjay Dureseti * Matthew Peter Erodici Rose Etzel * Nathaniel Ryan Flicker Marcie Ann Gallagher Noah Brodie Gelles Stephanie Rose Gidicsin * Devon Keohane Gillespie Courtney Anne Gilroy Sydney Paige Girasole William Richard Leval Graham Danielle Elizabeth Greenawalt Jason Sam Hagani * Katherine Anne Halas Bethany Sarah Hecht Allison Anne Hellman Olivia Emily Hodel Zenon Moriah Reuel Holowaty Gwendolyn Zhang Howard Ann Madelyn Hughes John Allen Josephson Maxwell Josiah Kaplan Zachary Abraham Kaplan * Rachel Bernstein Kaufman * Balal Khan Joshua Mintae Kim Brian Kaoru Kitano Jackson Steele Kleeman Johanan Tau Knight Kieran Simon Knott Benjamin Nelson Koleske * Emily Sarah Koleske Karina Eileen Korsh * Allison Catherine Kubick Caroline Rose Lautenbach Michael Alexander Leone Deborah Ann Leszczynski Marjorie Frances Lewis Sophie Rose Liebergall Alexander Liu William Joseph Lowrie Curtis Edward Maher Drew Marina Elizabeth Marie Markow Nicholas Astrup Marmor Paula Ariel Martinez Karma Isabella Masselli Athena Elizabeth Mayor * Michael Cormac Jeremiah McCarthy Victoria Ann McCraven Emily Kristin McDonald Alexander Gabriel McMahon Zain Hasan Chung Mehal Courtney Margaret Mettler Christopher Anand Miller * Kamsiyochukwu C.A. Nwangwu * Mairead Maguire O'Brien Sayer Stuart Paige Neha Shailesh Patel Lucy Parker Peterson Alex Dolores Phelan Jacob Raymond Pierce * William Woodbridge Pitkin III Jake Mathias Lo Poliner Jarett Stephen Lo Poliner Daniel Elliot Pollak * Kyra Cecelia Post David William Proctor * Morgan Elizabeth Quental Noah Ford Rennert Noah Thomas Riley Elijah Moeller Rivera Leah Anne Salzano * Robert Farrington Schaefer Walker Schulte Schneider * Spencer Peter Copland Sherk Arnav Singh Abigail Joy Skalka Griffin McMahon Smith Benjamin Andrew Sokol Hannah Claire Springhorn Timothy James Matthew Squance Sarah Anne Srivichitranond * Paige Elizabeth Steinberg Bret Hansen Stepanek * Cordelia MacGillivray Stone Kurt Anders Strittmatter Matthijs Thaddeus van Mierlo Elizabeth Grace Ward Tiana Semaj Wilson Zoë Synclair Wilson Hannah Jiang Xu * Heather Li Xu Natalie Athena Yannopoulos
Hopkins is a private middle school and high school for grades 7-12. Located on a campus overlooking New Haven, CT, the School takes pride in its intellectually curious students as well as its dedicated faculty and staff.