The Upper School is navigating the upcoming (and highly contentious) 2020 election as a learning opportunity. We are pursuing three general goals:

• To give student groups the opportunity to reflect on what they are learning about the candidates and to present their learning to classmates.
• To give individual students the chance to reflect on their own political viewpoints in relation to their classmates and the country as a whole.
• To help our students be more savvy consumers of election news by tuning them in to what to watch for as the election and its aftermath unfolds. 

We have begun the process. 

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June 12 was a special day for the Class of 2020. In the midst of a global pandemic with all the associated and necessary restrictions, we held a beautiful, inspiring, thought-provoking live graduation for our seniors. They were able to sit side-by-side for the first time in three months. It was a day that our seniors and their families will never ever forget. The speeches were powerful, relevant, and moving statements for the current moment. Over a three-hour period, the community was stitched back together after being remote for so long.

The parade that followed was the perfect culmination to the day. Our faculty, trustees, and friends who were not able to attend commencement due to social distancing restrictions, lined the streets around Waynflete’s campus. A parade of seniors in their cars were greeted with cheers and expressions of love.

Photos

View/download Commencement photos

Note that photos can be downloaded from SmugMug in their original high-resolution format at no cost. You can also share images directly to social media from SmugMug or purchase photo keepsakes, including prints, wall art, magnets, mugs, etc.

Videos

Commencement ceremony (entire event—1h 40m)
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Post-ceremony parade
View video 1  •  View video 2

Note that the Commencement video can be downloaded from Vimeo if you would like to have your own digital copy. Simply click the “download” button below the video.

Video excerpts

Part I

Invocation (Lydia Maier ’90, Assistant Head)
Video

Welcome and introduction (Geoffrey Wagg, Head of School)
Video

Address (Blake Keogh, 6–12 Science)
Video

Musical presentation (Ruby Adams ’20 and Denise Calkins)
Video

Statement from the graduating class (Perla Ingabire ’20)
Video

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Part II

Introduction (Cathie Connors, Dean of Upper School Students)
Video

Address (Carol Titterton, 6–12 Science Chair)
Video

Poetry presentation (Anna Wildes ’20, Waynflete Poet Laureate)
Video

Musical presentation (Morgan Peppe ’20 and Eric Peppe)
Video

Statement from the graduating class (Ayub Nur ’20)
Video

Closing (Lowell Libby, Upper School Director)
Video

If you would like a text copy of any of the presentations, email communications@waynflete.org.

Additional videos

Avis Akers ’20 appointed to United States Coast Guard Academy
Video

Class of 2020 Padlet

View messages of hope and congratulations for seniors from members of the Waynflete community.

 

Waynflete’s Class of 2020 is a group of accomplished young adults with an impressive list of colleges and universities that they will be attending!