POMFRET — May 23 members of the Class of 2021 celebrated the 127th Commencement of Pomfret School.
Blake Zahansky of Pomfret Center addressed the assembly on behalf of his class. “As we depart this beautiful campus for our final time today as the Class of 2021, we will always remain better together. We will take the lessons of resilience, empathy, inclusiveness, and support to where we go next — and we will make that place better. That is the power we will take forward to the next stop on our journey.”
Head of School Tim Richards announced the top scholars in the class. Anya Button earned the distinction of second in class, and Shawn Zhu was honored as the sixth form’s top scholar. The Wendell D. Mansfield Cup, awarded each year to a sixth form student who, by vote of the faculty, best exemplifies in school life the qualities of desire, drive, and determination, was awarded to Lance Martineau.
The School’s highest honor, the Founder’s Medal, was awarded to Class President Michaela Nsubuga of Danielson for her deep engagement with the School and her outstanding qualities of scholarship, leadership, and determination.
Members of the Class of 2021 from Connecticut and Massachusetts:
Cameron Adams | Guilford CT; Matthew Botta | Madison CT; Nicholas Campagnone | Columbia CT; Catori Colebut | Mashantucket CT; Andrew DeChellis | Rowayton CT; Isaac DiIorio | Pomfret CT; Andrew Edwardson | Ridgefield CT; Samuel Eglin | Darien CT; Hans Forselius | Guilford CT; Emmy Gengras | Bloomfield CT; Brennan Holmes | Killingly CT; Alexandra Lee | Madison CT; Cooper Lee | Fairfield CT; Christina Mark | Woodstock CT; Nicolo Mazzocca | West Hartford CT; Melissa Montesi | North Haven CT; Rose-Michaela Nsubuga | Danielson CT; Natalie Paul | Woodstock CT; Matthew Rehm | Darien CT; Katarina Renner | Tolland CT; Olivia Riley | Brooklyn CT; Grace Rosow | Fairfield CT; Keegan Rybacki | Tolland CT; Eliza Sammis Old | Greenwich CT; Kayla Shah | Westport CT; Bailey Sheehan | Pomfret CT; Cameran Steiger | Pomfret Center CT; Molly Sullivan | Willington CT; Bo Yaworski | Brooklyn CT; Blake Zahansky | Pomfret Center CT; Quron Zene | Windsor CT.
Also Jonathan Bouvier | Hopkinton MA; Anya Button | Belmont MA; Kayla Doan | Shrewsbury MA; Phoebe Hager | Groton MA; Benjamin Kelsey | Brewster MA; Robert Leslie | Newton Centre MA; Cameron Lowe | Lancaster MA; Jackson Medeiros | Douglas MA; Jack Muse | East Dennis MA; Keegan Palmer | West Newbury MA; Amaya Smith | Williamstown MA; Laila Travers | Sandwich MA; Yubing Yang | Wellesley MA.

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