From Rocky Hill Schools:Rocky Hill School held its Commencement Exercises on Friday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. for the 30 graduating members of the Class of 2018. The Honorable Ronald K. Machtley, President of Bryant University, addressed the Class of 2018.
“It is a great honor to deliver the 2018 commencement address to the graduating class of Rocky Hill School,” said President Machtley. “Rocky Hill School is a great institution that very intentionally prepares its students for high levels of academic achievement in all their future endeavors.”
Hannah Wahl-Dunnigan of West Kingston addressed the school community as valedictorian.
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“It is a common mistake to think that succeeding in life does not involve failure. We might spend our lives trying to avoid mistakes, but it is from mistakes that we take the greatest lessons,” said Hannah. “I found that the classes or subjects that I struggled most with at Rocky Hill ended up being the most valuable. Both in and beyond the classroom, overcoming obstacles and setbacks leads to growth and progress.”
Hannah earned the distinction by having a cumulative grade average greater than 93% over four years in the Upper School. At the annual Academic Awards ceremony on June 7, she was awarded the Lillian Boynton Hale Art Award and the Chinese Scholar Award, and was inducted into the National Spanish Honor Society and the National Chinese Honor Society. Hannah will begin a dual-degree program at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design in the fall of 2018.
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Listed below are the members of the Class of 2018 and their hometowns.
Student Name Hometown
Jace Cardona Johnston
Yiwen (Avery) Chen Providence and China
Yuxuan (Catherine) Chen Providence and China
Katlyn Conforti Warwick
Abigail Costantino Warwick
Olivia DePasquale North Kingstown
Alexandra Dubs Hope Valley
Madelyn Dutilly East Greenwich
Madelyn Fine Warwick
Kyle Finn Lincoln
Brandon Gregory Hope Valley
Shan (Holly) Huang West Kingston and China
Austin Jandrucko South Kingstown
Reese Jennings West Kingston
Hannah Lawson Warwick
Sizhe (Lester) Li Providence and China
Xin (Amy) Liu Providence and China
Nicholas Mangiameli North Kingstown
Katia Mendez West Warwick
Alec O’del Coventry
Ding Pang Providence and China
Thomas Ricci East Greenwich
Tina Richards Newport
Charlotte Roch North Kingstown
Michael Santos Saunderstown
Brianna Segerson Newport
Ruochen (Scarlett) Shen Providence and China
Nathaniel Talbutt Providence
Hannah Wahl-Dunnigan West Kingston
Andrea White West Warwick
Commencement Awards
Award Student Name Hometown
Senior Class Scholar Hannah Wahl-Dunnigan West Kingston
Junior Class Scholar Lingnan Zheng Providence and China
Sophomore Class Scholar Sam Weiler West Greenwich
Freshman Class Scholar Lucia Caito East Greenwich
Lifer Award Katlyn Conforti Warwick
Lifer Award Michael Santos Saunderstown
Alumni Athletic Achievement Award Andrea White West Warwick
Classics Book Prize Reese Jennings West Kingston
Hugh D. Campbell French Prize Ruochen Shen Providence and China
Spanish Language Award Jace Cardona Johnston
Foreman Award in Fine Arts Jace Cardona Johnston
Penny & Henry Sharpe English Award Abigail Costantino Warwick
Gregor Award in Mathematics Ding Pang Providence and China
Dr. Richard R. MacMahon Science Award Ding Pang Providence and China
Roberta Wintersteen Knight ’61 Book Award Hannah Wahl-Dunnigan West Kingston
William W. Mauran Bowl Olivia DePasquale North Kingstown
Faculty & Community Awards
Kirkland Gibson Faculty Summer Enrichment Fund
Traci Fairchild (Director of Counseling & Wellness) and Pamela Matson (Science Dept. Chair)
SanAntonio Family Faculty Achievement Award
Meg Getsinger (Visual Arts Department Chair)
Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award
Kristin Urbach ’87
Richard S. Barker, Sr. ’54 Award for Community Service Edwin Santos
Attached Courtesy Photo Credit: Ruth Clegg