The stars were in alignment on Sunday for the Graduation of the Class of 2010. In the time between the processional and the recessional, the graduates, staff and the audience:
- Found out the full meaning of the word “Jmawesome”
- Heard Emma and Jesse list the ‘best’ first lines of every graduation speech made since the dawn of time
- Pulled out a collective kleenex listening to the words of JBug
- Learned from David the botanical genus and species of every grad
- Were showered with “Graditude” from Adam J., John McD, and Peter V
And we all still had time to find out the meaning of life and the future of the universe, courtesy of the excellent and perspicuous keynote speech by Kip Johnson.
And all of it was made possible by a huge and very hard working group of 11th Grade Parents, led by the
A cast of 1000's behind the scenes
super organized and continually unflappable Julianne Mueller, and including: Marli Pasternak (caterers), Anne Leland (veggies), Annie Mahon (food), Peter Whitmore (fruit), Mike Pafford (ice, drinks, serve, cleaning), Stacy Canon (satay), Alison Gray (cookies, set up), Diane DeFries (hummus), Raul and Lisa Jauregui (sushi), Pietra Rivoli (pies, savory AND sweet), Rachel Gold (food trays, served, clean up), Kali Pafford (food trays, serve, clean up, Debi Boggs (set up), Susan Reicken (paper goods, green products), Debra Straus (location, set up, serve), Denise Brudevold (drinks, serve), Laurie Lipper (drinks, serve), Anne Reynolds (balloons!), Cassandra Behler (decorations), Nelly Valdes (food trays), Eliza Button (this & that), Tanjan Jacobson (clean up), Jennifer Green-Lewis (clean up), Amy (drinks and cleaning), Eileen Sobeck (serve & clean), Karen Judson (set up), Jude Landis (clean up), and Natalie Johnson (’11) (you name it!!). Also, special thanks go to Eddie, Gary, Matt, Thew, John and Sam for all their help! Not to mention everyone else (who I forgot to mention).
In the eloquent and emotionally packed “words” of James Angarola – “whhhooooooooooo!!”
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And… I have just one more word for you…. Plastics.
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