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A Joyful Celebration for '10 Graduates
The Class of 2010 could not have asked for a nicer graduation, as everything from the weather to the speeches to the special moments that peppered the ceremony made for a near perfect day.
Dan McGuire, who retired from the math department this year, was the baccalaureate speaker. He told the students of times when he found inspiration in unexpected places and urged them to join him in embracing those moments in the next stage of their lives. As he said, “We’re graduating together, Class of 2010.”
The ceremony began intimately in the chapel. There, the girls received their bouquets, the boys fumbled with their boutonnières, and the emotions of the day began to show. “I’ve been here since kindergarten,” said Shelby Kemp through tears.
Senior advisors Mara Daniel and Jersey Frederick sent seniors on their way from the chapel, typically with hugs and warm wishes.
The students processed down to Childs Memorial through a chute of applauding, hugging, handshaking, and high-fiving faculty, led by classmate Adam Green on the bagpipes. He wore the traditional Scottish Highland dress and made a quick change into graduation attire.
After John Grega’s invocation, Headmaster Charlie Britton turned attention to the audience. He acknowledged grandparents, a great grand-parent, and a mother and father who have sent six children through McDonogh since 1979. He then recognized high-achieving students with awards for academics, citizenship, character, arts, and athletics.
A record 47 seniors received Golden Eagle awards for participating in athletics all twelve seasons of their Upper School careers.
Kyle Rice was the senior speaker. Just back from his Senior Project in Ghana, he spoke of a little seven-year-old Ghanaian boy who was unable to participate in a game of hacky sack because he was missing a leg. He urged his classmates to remember that boy and to be thankful for the privilege of attending McDonogh, an experience he called “great, genuine and fulfilling.” He closed by telling his classmates that he hoped they would all look back at Commencement as the day “we made a commitment to start something as special as what we just finished.”
Headmaster Britton’s remarks resonated with Kyle’s. He urged the kids to develop a commitment to something bigger than them, something that, like McDonogh, “gives them a sense of place, a sense of belonging, and a strong desire to put their own needs aside for the good of something greater.”
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The Class of 2010 could not have asked for a nicer graduation, as everything from the weather to the speeches to the special moments that peppered the ceremony made for a near perfect day.
Dan McGuire, who retired from the math department this year, was the baccalaureate speaker. He told the students of times when he found inspiration in unexpected places and urged them to join him in embracing those moments in the next stage of their lives. As he said, “We’re graduating together, Class of 2010.”
The ceremony began intimately in the chapel. There, the girls received their bouquets, the boys fumbled with their boutonnières, and the emotions of the day began to show. “I’ve been here since kindergarten,” said Shelby Kemp through tears.
Senior advisors Mara Daniel and Jersey Frederick sent seniors on their way from the chapel, typically with hugs and warm wishes.
The students processed down to Childs Memorial through a chute of applauding, hugging, handshaking, and high-fiving faculty, led by classmate Adam Green on the bagpipes. He wore the traditional Scottish Highland dress and made a quick change into graduation attire.
After John Grega’s invocation, Headmaster Charlie Britton turned attention to the audience. He acknowledged grandparents, a great grand-parent, and a mother and father who have sent six children through McDonogh since 1979. He then recognized high-achieving students with awards for academics, citizenship, character, arts, and athletics.
A record 47 seniors received Golden Eagle awards for participating in athletics all twelve seasons of their Upper School careers.
Kyle Rice was the senior speaker. Just back from his Senior Project in Ghana, he spoke of a little seven-year-old Ghanaian boy who was unable to participate in a game of hacky sack because he was missing a leg. He urged his classmates to remember that boy and to be thankful for the privilege of attending McDonogh, an experience he called “great, genuine and fulfilling.” He closed by telling his classmates that he hoped they would all look back at Commencement as the day “we made a commitment to start something as special as what we just finished.”
Headmaster Britton’s remarks resonated with Kyle’s. He urged the kids to develop a commitment to something bigger than them, something that, like McDonogh, “gives them a sense of place, a sense of belonging, and a strong desire to put their own needs aside for the good of something greater.”