No More Pencils: GMUHS graduates the Class of 2016
Cynthia Prairie | Jun 22, 2016 | Comments 0
This was also the end of supervisory union Superintendent Bruce Williams’ tenure.
Salutatorian Robert Haseltine and Valedictorian Sarah Baker spoke as did English teacher Dylan Bate, who urged his departing students to “get out into the woods whenever you can … When society is cloying or claustrophobic, nature is the antidote. … (and to) remember poetry. … a testament to our deepest feelings.” Below the clickable photos, you’ll find a list of the awards presented during graduation. Click here for those presented at Awards Night.
- Fritz Wendlandt conducts students during his final commencement performance. All photos by Shawn Cunningham. Click any to launch the gallery.
- The Class of 2016.
- Riley Karl, left, and Tuckerman Wunderle lead the procession as class marshals.
- Kyle Cyr, left, and Jared Jackson
- Emily Castillo
- Noah DiStefano, left, and Shane Verespy
- Robert Haseltine, left, and Matt Chambers
- Kaitlin Wells, left, and Isis Hastings-Vincent
- Maddie Woods, left, and Alisha Dykes
- Hannah Sheere, left, and Reilly Knipes
- Connor Rose, left, and Maddie Thomas
- Mary Thompson, left, and Anna Huckins
- Rachael Ravlin, left, and Sabrina Pisciotta
- Kaili Osier, left, and Thomas Foster
- Ryan Murray, left, and Liam Charlton
- Nolan Rufa, left, and Brian Kendall
- Lily Nader, left, and Rachel Spigel
- Megan Spinrad, left, and Brennan Adams
- Michele Picz, left, and Heather Morse
- Alexandria Steele, left, and Jasmin Ricketts
- Harlem Geto, left, and Hunter Peters
- Hunter Frappiea, left, and Sarah Schleimer
- Thomas Lopez, left, and Wilson Church
- Lucas Trask, left, and Cooper McCoy
- Jacob Dion, left, and Julie Hale
- Michael Baker, left, and Jamie Douglas
- Rylee Ewald, left, and Sarah Martel
- From left, Matt Tyler, Niki Dolloph and Matt Mosher
- Valedictorian Sarah Baker delivers her commencement speech
- Sarah Baker accepts her diploma.
- Mortar boards in the air!
- Richard Scott gets a head start on clearing the audience chairs.
Awards handed out during graduation are:
American Legion Post 67
$1,000 to both Robert Haseltine and Sarah Martel
Spencer Huntley Memorial Award
Spencer’s mother, Sharon, urged the crowd not to text and drive before awarding a $1,000 scholarship to Rachel Spigel
Alumni Award
Heather Morse
Babe Ruth Awards
Rylee Ewald
Cooper McCoy
Chester Academy Gold Pins
Heather Morse (received in her junior year)
Matthew Chambers
Sarah Baker
Robert Haseltine*
Rylee Ewald
Sarah Martel*
Kaitlin Wells
*Chester Academy Medal awardees as well
John Butler Scholarships (totaling $9,300 renewable)
Matthew Chambers
Robert Haseltine
Sarah Martel
Heather Morse
Kaili Osier
Filed Under: Education News • Featured
About the Author: Cynthia Prairie has been a newspaper editor more than 30 years. She has worked at such publications as the Raleigh Times, the Baltimore News American, the Buffalo Courier Express, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Patuxent Publishing chain of community newspapers in Maryland. She and her family moved to Chester, Vermont in 2004.