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THOMPSON — Marianapolis Prep celebrated its 85th commencement on June 3, 2012, by graduating 85 students.
The Class of 2012 was represented by students from across the northeast, Puerto Rico, and the countries of Taiwan, China, Korea, Mexico and Japan.
Salutatorian Yilin “Bill” Wei, of Shaghai, China, spoke to his classmates about the importance of not giving up, comparing life to tennis, because “nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.”
Delivering the commencement address was retiring chairman of the Trinity Foundation, Kenneth Ebbitt ’60. The Trinity Foundation was formed in 2001 and officially purchased the school in 2010.
Ebbitt encouraged the graduates to take advantage of the “unprecedented opportunity for change” that college brings.”
Valedictorian Taylor Downs, of Brooklyn, said, “We may come from all over the world, from all walks of life, but we all care about our classmates.” Head of School Joseph Hanrahan, who just completed his first year in the position, told the graduates to take what they have learned at Marianapolis and help “to make the world a better place to live.”
Marianapolis Class of 2012:
Matthew Baronowski, Thompson, CT; Amanda Betley, North Grosvenordale, CT; Dillon Boisvert, Thompson, CT; Jocelyn Cacciapuoti, Dayville, CT; Thomas Cahill, North Grosvenordale, CT; Ya-Wen Chan, Taiwan; Hongzhou Chen, China; Seung Yeon Chu, Korea; Keeva Cleary, Thompson, CT; Evan Cosentino, Thompson, CT; Elizabeth Cournoyer, Southbridge, MA; Margaret Dalton-Hoffman, Worcester, MA; Patrick Daoust, Auburn, MA; Catherine Dee, Pomfret, CT; Taylor Downs, Brooklyn, CT.; Rose Durand, North Grosvenordale, CT; Carolyn Egan, Shrewsbury, MA; Siqi Feng, Framingham, MA; Nicholas Fontaine, Webster, MA; Chelsea Freischlag, Millbury, MA; David Garza Rico, Mexico; Benjamin Gaudet, Sutton, MA; Scott Gaudion, Quinebaug, CT; Timothy Gaudion, Quinebaug, CT; Kyle Higginbottom, Millbury, MA; Zhuozhen Hou, China; Justin Howland, Putnam, CT; Yingyan Huang, China; Marissa Iamartino, Thompson, CT; Isabelina Ilbarra Rivas*, Mexico; Keisuke Ito, Japan; Bogeng Ji, China; Longjiao Kang, China; Jessica Kibbe, Douglas, MA; Haeng Sa Kong, Japan; Rafal Lachcik, Dudley, MA; Lunan Li, China; Peilun Li, China; Jennifer Lutz, Charlton, MA; Jacqueline Marchesseault, Plainfield, CT; Andrea Mares Falamir, Mexico; Megan McDermott, New York, N.Y.; Shawn McMaugh, Foster, R.I.; Kristian Medina, Puerto Rico; Melanie Mills, Woodstock, CT; Shannon Mitchell, Cranston, R.I.; Sara Morrow, Woodstock, CT; Dong Hyung Nam, Korea; Onyekachi Nzerem*, Hyde Park, MA; Fiona Oweke, Norwalk, CT; Ghawon Paik, Korea; Chang Sik Park, Korea; Sung Beom Park, Korea; Joseph Petrides, Plainfield, CT; David Rawls, Southbridge, MA; Michael Rawls, Southbridge, MA; Max Reisdorf, Auburn, MA; Marianella Rivera, Dorchester, MA; Jose Rodriguez, Puerto Rico; Renata Rodriguez Gallardo, Mexico; Caroline Russell, Worcester, MA; Rebecca Shea, Whitinsville, MA; Zhangtao Shen, China; Jin Woo Song, Korea; Seung Soo Song, Korea; Audra Sturniolo, Uxbridge, MA; Eric Teixeira, Grafton, MA; I-Jung Tseng, Taiwan; Chaoran Tu, China; Robert Van Nort, Webster, MA; Vanessa Wallace, Woodstock Valley, CT; Jianglong Wang, China; Shulei Wang, China; Yilin Wei,
China; Ryan Whittenburg, Eastford, CT; Jonathan Williams, Putnam, CT; Zhenli Xu, China; Fan Yang, China; Hayden Yaworski, Plainfield, CT; Baohua Zhong, China; Yifan Zhu, China.