Eye Full of Tassel
A Woodstock Academy graduate experiences the high winds during commencement June 18. More photos on page 4. Linda Lemmon photo.




By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
WOODSTOCK — Much like the wind was setting the tassels on the mortarboards free to the “graduated” side early, the mood at the 132nd Woodstock Academy Commencement felt the same way. Graduates exuberant, looking at their futures stretching before them. June 18, 2022, The Woodstock Academy celebrated the graduation of more than 250 students.
Harkening back to days gone by, each graduate presented Head of School Christopher Sandford with a penny. It will go toward the Academy Building renovation project. Years ago, the seniors had a tradition of giving the headmaster a small token in exchange for their diploma. Everything from fishing bobbers to tiny toys were secretly clutched in each graduate’s hand. The tradition returned June 18.
Senior class president Hailey McDonald of Pomfret welcomed classmates and guests.
Conor Stewart and Adeline Smith were honored as the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the Class of 2022.
TheYale Honor Cup and the Donald and Hope Williams Scholarships, The Woodstock Academy’s most prestigious awards, were presented. Adeline Smith and John Pokorny received the Yale Honor Cup and the Donald and Hope Williams Scholarship. Liam Hagan and Conor Stewart received the Donald and Hope Williams Scholarship.
Adeline Smith addressed her fellow graduates with an adaptation of her first-place essay, “Love All,” from the Kathryn Robertson Essay Contest. The award is one of the highest academic honors a writer can achieve at The Woodstock Academy and was established in memory of Kathryn Robertson, English Department chair at The Woodstock Academy from 1948 to 1963.
Emma Heimgartner ’22, The Woodstock Academy’s first Poet Laureate, and Aleena Jafar-DeCesare ’23, the 2022-23 Poet Laureate, presented their original poem “The Next Chapter” together.
Graduates include:
Jai Taylor Abrams 3, 12, 14;  Amber Elizabeth Ahearn 3, 7, 12, 16;  Jingwei Ai;  Anna A. Loreta Alvarez Gomez;  Bernardo Alves Fernandes;  Caleb Alexander Anderson;  Claire Elizabeth Anderson 3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16;  Parker Ryan Anderson;  Vaughn Andrews;  Emily Dawn Antkowiak;  Linsey May Arends 3, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15;  John Guy Armstrong Jr. 8, 18;  Hashim Ashour;  Annarose Elizabeth Avery 4, 7, 10, 13, 15;  Jenna Jasmine Bankowski;  Hamilton Charles Barnes;  Hannah Elizabeth Bell;  Samantha Janice Bellantone;  Peter Francis Bennett;  Alison Benoit;  Morgan Elizabeth Bentley 3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16;  Alison Bessette 3, 12, 14;  Alexander Joseph Bissonnette;  Brennon Bo Blow;  Aurissa Jennifer Boardman 5, 10, 13;  Jana Bogosavljevic;  Carleigh Wren Boisvert 3, 7, 12, 14, 15;  Lyra Angel Boose;  Payton Marie Booth;  Elaina Grace Borski 10;  Zoe Hanna Botta 3, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17;  Gabrielle Brianna Boucher;  Jacob M. Boynton 16;  Angela Marion Bradley;  Kyle Henry Brennan;  Elizabeth Lynn Brierley;  Stella Rosemary Brin 5, 7, 13, 15;  Nico Antonio Burgio;  Neil William Camara;  Ethan Jude Campbell 8;  Paige Alexandra Campbell;  Madison Elise Carney;  Tiago Casatanheira Assis Jr.;  Leah Nicole Castle 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15;  Murphy Michael Chace;  Dylan J. Chamberlin 4, 12, 16;  William Andrew Chambers.
Also, Jamine Chase Charles;  Annabella G. Chaves; Victoria Rose Checko; Haomin Chen; Junsong Chen; Grace Caroline Chouinard; Hannah Elizabeth Clark 5, 9, 13, 15; Emma L. Clinton; Emily Ann Coman; Olivia Renee Condon; William Joseph Contreras; Hunter Adam Cordier; Ava Grace Coutu 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; Nathaniel James Cutler; Nicholas Richard Dahl 4, 8, 17; Kaitlyn Rosemary Dalbec 3, 9, 14; Walker Cole Dalton; Mia Dang; Jayden Elizabeth Danila; Nicole Katherine Davidson; Ella Rose Davis 4, 10, 14, 15; Ethan Paul Davis; Mario de la Cruz de la Fuente; Paula de la Hoz Mendez; Alivia Merritt Dean; Joshua Pasco DelFarno; Marcella Ropiak DiPierdomenico 3; Milo Matthew Benjamin Dlugosz; Henry Bushnell Driscoll 3, 8, 11, 12, 14; Riley Marie Driscoll; Nathan Parker Drouin; Emmaline-Hope Ebbeling 3, 7, 10; Margaret Hailey Ebbeling; Natalie Elizabeth Eichner; Sage Eno; Julia Colette Ezzell; Siera Bri Fahey; River Ashton Favreau 3, 11, 13, 14, 16; Scout Camden Favreau 3, 13, 14, 16; Alexa Maria Fernandez; Cody Vincent Ferrara; Atticus Cole Finch 3, 10; Edward Phillip Fisher; Sean T. Fitzpatrick.
Also, Tomson Huckleberry Flanagan 5, 13, 14; Samuel Thomas Forrest; Ian J. Frankhouser 18; Arimae Grace Gagne; Shannon Niland Gagnon; Nathan Andrew Gaug; Lindsey Mae Gillies; Zachary Michael Girard; Cecile Catherine Glaude; Jackson Ryder Goetz; Marrin Ava Gorgone; Bryson R. Gould; Olivia LC Grant 3, 7, 12, 15, 16; Tyler Ryan Green; Matthew R. Griffin; Madelyn Grace Eileen Groves 3, 9, 14; Liam David Hagan 3, 14, 16, 17; Samuel H. Hagan 3, 14, 16, 17; Ryan Hanlon 3, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16; Morgan Grace Hardacker 5, 7, 15; Justin Jahien Harper-Zulli; Kyara A. Harper-Zulli; Evan R. Haskins; Sydney Haskins 3, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15; Emma Leigh Hayden 5; Emma Madison Heimgartner 3, 7, 9, 14, 15; Gwenith Ann Hendrickson; Grace Addison Herindeen; Sergio Herrera Moreno de Acevedo 10; Brendan Daniel Hill; Gabriel Lucas Hill-Boucher; Ian Michael Hoffman 3, 12; Isabel Taylor Hull; Olivia Therese Hull; Joseph Martin Jimenez; Lauren  Johnston Medeiros; Corey Daniel Jones; Adela Karlsen; Ashley Nicole Kasacek 3; Daniel Ernest Katkaveck; Anna Faith Kellermann 3, 12, 14, 15, 17; Hannah Kim 3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16; Taewoo Andy Kim 5; Cassandra Marie Klingensmith 5, 16, 17; Summer K. Ko-Szych 5, 7, 15; Caleb Arno Koleszar; Mia Krži?; Benjamin Joseph Laisi; Keenan William LaMontagne 3, 11, 12, 13, 14; Ashton David-Bryant Lanning; Thai Van Sang Le; Lauren Alexes LeDonne; Jonah M. Libby; Kan Xu Lin 6; Xinhui Lin; Seamus Henry Lippy 4, 11, 13, 14.
Also, Aiden Joseph Lisee; Stephanie Elizabeth Lizotte; Benjamin David Christopher Lord; Isabel Joy Lotter; Elizabeth Rose Lovrien 4, 8, 12, 14; Jade M. Lowe; Sarah Taegan Lucas 5, 7, 12, 15, 17; Megan Raili Lucier 15, 16; Adalyn C. Lukachie; Haitong Gil Lyu; Madison Paige Malboeuf; Layla Rose Manis; Peyton Donnelly Manis 18; Drake Matthew Mann; Collin Dennis Manuilow; Jillian Marie Marcotte 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15; Ksenija Martinovic; Coen Phillip McDonald; Hailey Samantha Marie McDonald 5, 9, 12, 15; Brigid Anita McNerney; Everett Adelard Michalski; Isabella Marie Miller 17; Emma M. Millix; Ricardo Mora Jiménez; Ty Lee Morgan; Mary Cecile Morin; Christina Elizabeth Mozzi; Sofia R. Murray 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; Thomas Gary Musumeci 5, 12, 15, 16, 17; Daniel L. Nagy; Emily L . Nazer; Phu Cong Nguyen; Jiale Ni; Gianna Lillian Nichols 5, 12, 16, 17; Madison Grace Nichols; Joshua Paul Niemann 18; Bethany Noe; Euijong Jake Noh 5, 6; Marissa J. O’Sullivan 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15; Ryan Charles Odorski 4, 16; Jason A. Ofcarcik; Savannah A. Olson 3, 10, 14, 17; Elsey Lee Palmer; Ian Francis Couture Palmerino 13; Shangyou Pan; Chaneek Park; Dhruvi V. Patel 3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15; Shane K. Patterson; Ognjen Ogi Pavlovic 4; Michael Thomas Pelletier; Oliver D. Pendleton; Tegan Ada Perry 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; Donela Perzichino; Khoa Tan Phan; Hunter Ryan Phillips; Lily Pierce; Evan Latham Pimental; John Louis Pokorny 3, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18; Julia Powell 5, 7, 14, 15, 16; David Ethan Ramos 3, 14, 16; Lucas Henri Reardon; Logan Leigh Reynolds 15; Hans G. Rhynhart 3, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15.
Also, Christian Michael Rilling; Zachary Roethlein 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; Sara M. Rogerson; Blin Nugent Rollins; Camila Román González; Kaleigh Rosemary Roy; Mia Grace Ruggeri 3, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16; Aidan C. Russell; Andrea A. Sanders 5, 16; Tavian Omar Santos; Robert Stephan Saraidarian 18; Julia Norine Scandalito 4, 12, 14, 16; Sydney Tatum Schafmayer 4, 12, 14, 15; Sydney Isla Schuler 4, 12, 14, 15; Graham Henry Scribner; Faith M. Shaw; Kadin Michael Shepherd 3, 11, 18; Jordan O. Sienna 3, 10, 14, 16; Eliza Laurel Simpson 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15; Adeline Rose Smith 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16; Jonathan David Smith 13; Jungmin Son; McKenna Lyn Starr; Conor William Stewart 1, 3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16; John Stone; Silas Carl Strandson 8; Jonathan Felicjan Surowaniec 3, 8.
Also, Alex Joseph Szarkowicz; Amanda Kato Tamaki; Leticia Kato Tamaki; Yueying Serena Tao 3; Yves Kershlandy Tercius; Christopher Jeffrey Thibault; Jacob C.H. Thomas 5; Thao Phuong To 3, 11, 14; Vincent A. Tocci 3, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17; Daniel J. Torres 4; Jayden Elizabeth Tosetti 18; Jacqueline Lauré Trudeau 10; Ainslie Tschamler 5; Sven Vale; Pablo Vazquez Lopez; Ainsley I. Viano 3; Sandra Vujovi? 3; Kylie Hannah Wallace; Shawn J. Wallace 13; Norman Alexander Warcholik; Tyler Christopher Warren 3, 11; Grayson James Webber 3, 7, 14, 15; Zachary C. White 3, 12, 14, 15, 16; Emily Elizabeth Wyrostek 5, 8; Kamila Wysocki 8; Haojun Xu; Junchen Xu; Chase Timothy Young; Damian O. Young Jr.; Zhixuan Agnes Zhang 4, 12, 15; Han Zheng 5; Wenhao Zheng; Zhi Zhou; Talia Maria Zuidema 10; Logan Jordan Zulli.
Honor Codes
1. Valedictorian; 2. Salutatorian; 3. Summa cum laude; 4. Magna cum laude; 5. Cum laude; 6. Chinese National Honor Society; 7. English National Honor Society; 8. German National Honor Society; 9. Italian National Honor Society; 10. Latin National Honor Society; 11. Math National Honor Society; 12. National Honor Society; 13. Scholar-Athlete Honor Society; 14. Science National Honor Society; 15. Social Studies National Honor Society; 16. Spanish National Honor Society; 17. Tri-M Music Honor Society; 18. Military

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