Oliver Scholars 2015 Annual Report-final
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Class of 2019<br />
Eugene Brye, III<br />
Northfield Mount<br />
Hermon School ’19<br />
“During my freshman year<br />
at Northfield Mount<br />
Hermon, I have participated<br />
in the soccer team, the<br />
basketball team, and the science club, and I was<br />
just elected Vice Chair of my class. <strong>Oliver</strong> has<br />
prepared me for the challenges that I have faced<br />
at independent school, which has helped me to<br />
have a great experience.”<br />
Jada Howard<br />
Deerfield Academy ’19<br />
“My first year at Deerfield<br />
has been phenomenal.<br />
I enrolled in Geometry,<br />
Physics, Photography,<br />
Contemporary Literature<br />
and Arabic as my foreign language. I challenged<br />
myself and played field hockey for the first time.<br />
I am also taking Dance, am a member of the<br />
Deerfield Black Student<br />
Alliance, and I am a<br />
tour guide for the<br />
Admissions Office.<br />
I recently traveled to<br />
Jordan, where I met<br />
King Abdullah II.”<br />
“This year, <strong>Oliver</strong> asked each of you to make some very difficult decisions. We pushed you<br />
to reflect on your passions and your goals, and to consider that you have a say in the<br />
direction your life will take. Even when it was difficult and the stakes were high, we asked<br />
you to trust us, to trust your parents and guardians, and to trust yourselves in a time of<br />
uncertainty. And you rose to the task. You have all demonstrated time and again why you<br />
were chosen to be part of a legacy as extraordinary as that of <strong>Oliver</strong> <strong>Scholars</strong>.”<br />
~ Melissa Providence, Director of Placement, Recognition Ceremony Address<br />
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