The Class of 2018 Graduates!

On the morning of Friday, June 8, at a beautiful ceremony on the Hill, 133 members of the Class of 2018 graduated from Hopkins School, surrounded by family, friends, faculty and staff.

Head of School Kai Bynum started the festivities, followed by an Invocation by Rev. Thom Peters, a Deacon of the Episcopal Church of Connecticut, School Archivist and History faculty. Senior Class President Deepak Gupta gave a touching Salutatory address, and later presented Dr. Bynum with the Senior Class Gift. This year, the seniors presented the School with a donation to the Annual Fund for financial aid. Senior Dylan Sloan delivered a poignant and humorous Valedictory Address. Both Gupta and Sloan remarked upon embracing the journey, not just the final result.
 
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 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 from Friday's Commencement below. More video, including music performances and the diploma presentations, will be available soon.

Photos* by Judy Sirota Rosenthal.
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Getting Ready  Procession  Ceremony Diplomas  Recessional


Congratulations to the Class of 2018

Kimberly Claire AbateHelena Cecilie Lyng-Olsen *
Jason Joseph AlfandreNeil Manish Madhavani
Amy Zhong AnChantel Yael Malin
Kieran Lewis Anderson *Gyan Singh Maria
Mira Laurel Vlock ArboniesAndrew Jeremy Marks
Benedikt Jens ArnarssonEdward Donald Martin
John Robert AtkinsMichelle Victoria Medina
William Harry BadrigianKayleigh Ann Melillo
Tyler Martin BahamondeAbigail Akua Miller
Sanjna Chaitra BandaruDrew Adrien Mindell
Anna Kappler BanksAjay Suraj Mitra
Grace Erin BarketLucio Valerio Moscarini *
Karyn Elaina BartosicCollette Joy Mourier
Jeffrey Winston Basta *Conal McLaughlin Mueller
John William BatchelorMorgan Dorothy Noonan
Avinash Mahesh BhayaJonah Richard Norwitt
Alexandra Rachel Blitzer *Aislinn Grace O'Brien
John Harrison BlumenthalCharles Edward Paraiso
Michael Allen Briscoe, Jr.Unique Alicia Parker
Kyle Robert BurtonTatiana Elizabeth Perez
Zoë Elizabeth ButenhoffSamantha Florence Dixon Phelan
Emily Rachel CalderoneIsabelle Jane Potash
Abigail Gi-Fen Chow *Justin Raymond Pressman
Marion Rose ConklinSteven Richard Prinz, Jr.
Olivia Sadler ConwayEmily Ann Prister
Emilia Rosa CottignoliZachary Martin Putnam
Julia Fay CusickOwen Power Rahr
James Louis D'AmatoMaxwell Gehrig Reiferson *
Jessica Ann D'ErricoMadison Anneke Reynertson
David William Darrow *Jake Michael Rizzuti
Liam Joseph DayAndrew James Roberge
Jonathan DeLeonNaomi Claire Roberts
Mitchell John DelfiniWilliam Lancaster Rosenbluth
Samantha Paige Dies *Emily Xinyi Ruan
Georgia Alden DoolittleElijah Charles Bazelon Sabin *
Catherine Theresa duBoulayNeal Sarin
Luke MacLean El-FishawyMichael Daniel Satanovsky
Grace MacLean El-FishawyOlivia Rita Schaffer
Nikhil Reddy EtikelaPhillip Robert Schmitt *
Clara Lynn Everett *Quinn Schulte Schneider
Isabella Marlene FederEvan Thomas Schott
Sonoe Elizabeth Fitzsimonds *Christian Allan Copland Sherk *
Colin Kenneth FlaumenhaftJulia Isabel Silbert *
James Hunter FossatiNia Elese Waithe Simmons
Elizabeth Burbeck GardnerAbir Singh *
Caitlin Marie GilroyDylan Burnam Sloan *
Joshua Michael Goldstein *Galen McMahon Smith
Declan Patrick Joseph GouldingAlexandra Nicole Sokol
Donasia Ivy GrayAna Jimena Sotelo-Emery
Jeffrey GuGenevieve Marie Speer
Bryan Chen GuElisabeth Wynne Stanley
Deepak GuptaAlexandra Starovoitov
Rachel Samantha HaganiSkyler Mendel Sugar
Lucas Jean HendersonKatrina Ann Tiktinsky
Jennifer Lee HorkovichLillian Daly Tipton
Madison Howard *Andrew McGlennon Treat
Thor Ambach IllickHannah Elizabeth Volk
Joshua Kieran Ip *Sophia Anna Vranos *
Alexander Braude Kane *Clayton Wackerman
Olivier Pouliot KibbeyBenjamin David James Walker
Erin Frances KnoxRaymond Darui Wang
Kiarra Ann LavacheJacob L. Wolfe
Emily Kate Lawson *Mark Liu Xu *
Mike Elie LazarreKristina Yarovinsky *
Siddhartha Lewis-HayreEmily Chyi Yin *
Spencer John LockhartOliver Christopher Zane
Lionel Thomas Louis, Jr.

* Cum Laude


Commencement 2018 Video:


Welcome by Dr. Bynum

Invocation



Salutatory - Deepak Gupta ’18


Valedictory - Dylan Sloan ’18


Presentation of the Class Gift


Dr. Bynum’s Address


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