Embrace the beautiful moments that find access to
your heart and spirit, and take deep breaths to push
out the hard pit of negativity when it tries to creep
into the center of your chest.
— Frank Tempone, Upper School Commencement faculty speaker
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My advice to all of the
future upper schoolers
here today: choose kind.
— Hugh McKee '23
Each year, Latin's culminating events serve
as a way to recognize and honor the many
shared achievements.
Graduation ceremonies, award presentations and inductions into our
academic societies of Cum Laude and Erasmus represent some of the
longest-standing traditions at Latin and speak to the core of what we
stand for as a school — a devotion to excellent teaching and learning,
a faithfulness to our school community, and a shared desire to live
and work with integrity. For students marking a major transition —
whether to a new division or to college — these events are exciting and
future-focused. For teachers, staff and trustees, they are opportunities
to acknowledge outstanding teaching, tenure and volunteer leadership
over the course of many years.
e description of the August K. Maxwell, Jr. Award, states that it be
bestowed upon the person
"…who has demonstrated extraordinary support,
loyalty and devotion to the Latin School community;
and rendered such outstanding service as to make a
lasting impact on the school."
is statement holds true for every student, teacher, parent and trustee
included here.
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