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Spotlight on Academics<br />
Highland School Sends Off Class of 2014 (continued from page 9)<br />
Mr. Berg then introduced Mimi Robinson ‘14, Highland’s<br />
Salutatorian, who is attending the University of Virginia<br />
in Charlottesville this Fall.<br />
“Trying to define the Class of 2014 is impossible, but<br />
I believe we will be remembered for our fortitude and<br />
compassion,” Ms. Robinson reflected in her remarks.<br />
“This class has weathered more together than many people<br />
do in their entire lives. We have suffered unfathomable<br />
loss… loss of relatives, loss of parents, and most recently,<br />
the loss of Finley.” (more on the legacy of Finley Broaddus<br />
can be found on page 28)<br />
“In spite of and throughout the tumult of this year, we<br />
are making it through because, like Finley taught us, our<br />
time should be spent advocating for what we’re passionate<br />
about, while deeply caring for the lives we encounter.”<br />
Ms. Robinson then introduced Highland’s Valedictorian,<br />
Colby Newson ‘14, who is attending Duke University in<br />
Durham, North Carolina.<br />
After taking the obligatory “selfie” with her cell phone in<br />
front of the assembled students, families, faculty, and staff,<br />
Ms. Newson presented her own assessment of the Class<br />
of 2014 and her experiences at Highland School. “One<br />
of my favorite authors, John Green, reflected, the hero’s<br />
journey is not the voyage from weakness to strength,” said<br />
Ms. Newson. “The true hero’s journey is the voyage from<br />
strength to weakness, and I don’t think this could be truer<br />
for us, the Class of 2014.”<br />
“Our journey through high school has been christened by<br />
adversity and heartbreak,” Ms. Newson concluded. “Now,<br />
we are delivered onto a future that only we hold the reins for.”<br />
Highland’s Middle School<br />
Graduates Recognized<br />
Highland School would like to recognize those eighth<br />
grade students who earned Academic Honors for<br />
each semester of all four years they were in Highland’s<br />
Middle School. We are pleased to announce that Honor<br />
Certificates were awarded to the following students:<br />
Logan Ancona<br />
Dean Bailey<br />
Blake Bogin<br />
Joseph Dyer<br />
Lizzie Ellis<br />
Chiara Hampton<br />
Alexander Iasso<br />
Lucas Johnson<br />
Reed Morris<br />
Buckley Norman<br />
Logan Van de Water<br />
Additionally, we would like to recognize those eighth<br />
grade students who earned High Academic Honors for<br />
each semester of all four years they were in Highland’s<br />
Middle School:<br />
Cameron Smith<br />
Abbey Wills<br />
Thank You to Highland<br />
“Lifers” and Their Families!<br />
Highland School would like to thank all the families of<br />
our “lifers” or students who have attended Highland since<br />
Kindergarten or Pre-Kindergarten as of Spring 2014:<br />
8th Grade Lifers<br />
Kendall Al-Bashir<br />
Grace Barratt<br />
Blake Bogin<br />
Brandon Conlin<br />
Jenna Devanney<br />
Joseph Dyer<br />
Lizzie Ellis<br />
Caroline Flikeid<br />
Shayne Herrera<br />
Lucas Johnson<br />
Mitchell Kannon<br />
Justin Mayer<br />
Reed Morris<br />
Haley Partlow<br />
Dillon Rose<br />
Georgia Scarborough<br />
Jacey Simpson<br />
Adam Smedley<br />
Logan Van de Water<br />
Abbey Wills<br />
12th Grade Lifers<br />
Evan Finley<br />
Nicholas Kulick<br />
Donnie Mayer<br />
Gus Moshos<br />
Olivia Orme<br />
Brett Schmieder<br />
Check out more recent Highland<br />
School stories and news at<br />
www.facebook.com/highlandschool<br />
10 Highland Magazine highlandschool.org
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