Congratulations to the Class of 2012!
The Montclair Kimberley Academy graduated 101 seniors during its Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 10, at 3:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Montclair.
Faculty and Trustees led the procession of the Class of 2012 graduates, and Upper School Campus Head Dr. David Flocco gave the welcome address, noting their “special gifts and unique talents” that have blessed the MKA community.
Seniors Lauren Martin and Edward Rosini, both Montclair residents, then addressed their class. In her reflections on the individuality of the Class of 2012, Martin noted, “In my opinion, our class’ vigoris its most valuable quality. We exude an energy that has branded us with an undeniable bond. … Our class is like a hyperactive child, bursting at the seams with pent-up energy, constantly searching for something to do and always sure that we are right. I believe this eagerness, this tenacity, lives within each of us. It is something we will always share."
While Rosini spoke of the home that MKA has become for them all, "I can say in full certainty that I will miss every member of this class and all the warmth they have brought to my life. I will miss this class and this school with all of my heart. But I know that when I come back from college, I will not be returning to one home: I will be returning to two. MKA is and shall always be my home, and this motley crew of talented, brilliant, funny, endlessly wonderful people will always be my family.”
Headmaster Thomas W. Nammack, was the last speaker to address the Class, saying, “We believe in your potential to fulfill the school’s mission by going out into the world to create opportunity for others, to care for others, to provide leadership and to be the creative forces who transform other people’s lives and experiences.” He then joined Board of Trustees President Michael V. Johnson in awarding the diplomas, together with some faculty and Trustees who as parents of seniors, participated in the tradition of awarding their own children their diplomas.
Student Council President Dean Paolucci and Senior Class President Casey Musicant delivered the closing remarks, and officially concluded the ceremony by ringing the Montclair Academy bell, that dates back almost a century.
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