CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2017 The Lion’s Roar’s Senior Section
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Dear readers, One year ago, the three of us attended graduation as worn-out juniors to distribute copies of the paper and watch our friends walk across the stage. Surrounded by smiling faces, proud families and bittersweet celebrations, we were overwhelmed by the prospect of our own senior year. Where would the coming months lead us? How would we change over the course of a year? A lot has happened since then — in the world of Roar, in the world of South and in the world in general. Still, we’ve made it this far: our smiles are wide, our families are proud and our celebration is well-deserved. We want to thank you for reading The Roar this past volume and reflect on our past four years. First, thank you for continuing to engage with us over the course of this volume — it truly makes our day when people approach us in the hallways or in our classes to talk about a piece we published or to ask when our next issue is coming out. Most of you know that The Roar is far from perfect, but it’s for you guys (and ourselves, too) that we continue to strive for quality content. Thank you for accepting our mistakes, appreciating our efforts and driving us to succeed. Like we said earlier, it has been a whirlwind of a year in many respects. We’ve tried through every issue to capture what has made these past 12 months unique, and doing so has made us all the more grateful that we’ve had the incomparable experience of working on a high school newspaper. Our goal is, and has always been, to share South’s diverse voices by featuring subjects and issues students may not otherwise encounter. It is our sincere hope that future volumes maintain this purpose. We truly believe that what we do is, and will continue to be, extremely relevant to the South community. We’d also like to express our gratitude for the amazing staff that has helped us get to this final thank you letter. Volume 33, you’ve been a special one — that’s for sure. Thank you for your commitment to building our community, for always responding to our frantic 1 a.m. messages, for showing up to our dinners no matter how last-minute they were planned, for eating our bagels, for laughing at our lame jokes and for always, always pushing us to bring our paper to the next level. It’s a testament to everything we’ve accomplished this volume that we’ve tried to stuff so many pictures into this collage; we didn’t want to leave any memory out. Working on Roar has given our high school careers a purpose that we could not have found in any other place. This past volume has been full of ups and downs, but we couldn’t seem to stay away from this paper. Here’s to the future, Volume XXXIII Senior Staff (minus Carina … we love you, Carlos <3) Mona Baloch Andrea Lirio Noah Shelton
front and back page photo illustrations by Bailey Kroner and Kiana Lee
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You know you’re in the
CLASS OF 2017
when ...
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The parking lot closes right before passes go on sale
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There’s a Chipotle fundraiser every week
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You remember life before Schoology
4
Skip day happens on the rainiest day of the year
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You still call the deans housemasters
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Corey Davison accepts your friend request
7
The wall of shame is bare
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You’re still bitter that you didn’t get to read The Fault In Our Stars for 1S1B
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You can’t decide if a burger is a sandwich
10 You remember Goldrick Springs #RIP
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Congratulations Abby Lass! Daenerys Targaryen has nothing on you! Congrats on all your many accomplishments and may you win the Iron Throne at Vassar! Love, Moomla, Daddy, Hannah, G & G, Grandad & Marmee, Grandma Carolyn, Uncle Mitch, Uncle Phil, Uncle Todd & Aunt Ingrid, Nicky and Kellan
“You’re off to great places! Today is your day Your mountain is waiting, so… Get on your way!” -Dr. Seuss
Ariel, we are so proud of you! Love, Mommy, Daddy, Keren, and Mama Ming
Congratulations dear Aylin, we love you; Ekin, dad, mom
Julia, Your beauty shines inside and out! We re so proud of you! Congratulations! We Love you Mommy, Daddy, Joey and Percy
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Jenny Pushner, show us your true feelings about high school graduation. As always, your family is very proud of you!
Congratulations to you Oskar and all of your classmates on your graduation. We are very proud of you. Enjoy your day! Mom, Dad, Karolina, Kaeper and all your grandparents.
Congratulations, Will! We’re so proud of you! Good luck on your next adventure! With love from Mom, Dad, Thomas, James and, of course, Buddy!
“Sometimes you will never know Congratulations Kent! the value of a moment until it Love, becomes memory.” Erika, Mom and Dad - Dr. Seuss
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Congratulations Andrea and Noah! We’re so proud of both of your accomplishments! Love,
The Lirio and Shelton Families
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Dalia, We love you and are proud of your accomplishments. Congratulations! Mom, Dad, Shoshi and Maya
We cannot believe how quickly the years have passed. Congratulations Ben Oppen! Love Mom & Dad
To our leaf eater: We love you and are very proud of the strong young woman you’ve become. With all of our love, Mom, Dad, George and Joseph
Congratulations, Joe, We are so proud of you. Your greatest adventure has just begun! Enjoy! Love, Mom and Dad
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#roarproblems When they aren’t pasting, Roar-ers struggle with the manifold challenges of everyday life @monabaloch: Why won’t anyone answer my messages... or my calls... or my emails... or the doorbell #mahoneproblems
@catherinegranfield: I spent 10 hrs helping Noah build a basketball court but he still hasn’t updated his column #cathyproblems
@andrealirio: Someone took one of my pens while I was in the bathroom #dreaproblems
@cammiller: Noah beat me at Mario Kart again ... foul #capeproblems
@carinaramos: My nose is bleeding, my computer is broken and dance figured out I’m not actually ill #carlosproblems
@thomaspatti: Why does everyone talk so much at paste-up? No wonder our paper sux. #tpproblems
@noahcshelton: Drea tried to cut my hair while I was asleep #baseballproblems
@nikolaslazar: Every chat is an FBLA chat #nationaltreasurerproblems
@michellecheng: Noah wrote my proof in gibberish again #michelleproblems
@timmyleong: I’d sell another ad but that would be a tub #timmyproblems
@jakerong: Am I on Rasalas or Roar? #rong@thelionsroar.comproblems
@suziena: The volume is over and I have yet to pick up or mail any papers #suzieproblems
@kimitaba: Can’t make it to paste-up, gotta save the world and rock the viola #kimiaproblems
@baileykroner: Senior Staff wants me to do a photoshoot on Mars at 6 p.m. It is 5:49 pm. #baileyproblems
@cassandraluca: South doesn’t offer Swahili so I have to take a class online #cassablancaproblems
@kianalee: I sent 30 overheards in the chat but nobody responded to any of them #kianaproblems
@claremartin: I have 26 hours worth of stuff to do and only 24 hours to do it #superwomanproblems
@karinaaguilar I cant graduate because Ash is N’ing me out of advisory :( #karinaproblems
@emilybelt: I have so many quotes from this interview with Ed Sheeran, idk which to use #emsportproblems
@joshfinkel: The graphics spreadsheet has disappeared again #joshproblems @aidanbassett: I still don’t have a job so I’m leaving the staff chat #aidanproblems
@sophielu: I’m worried Harry Styles will decide to grow his hair out again #savproblems
@katiecollins: Why am I here #katieproblems
@avivagershman: Denebola thought I was an incoming freshman at the club fair again #rabyproblems
@ashleychampan: I need someone to roll me to the water fountain in my rolling chair #ashproblems
@celineyung: Help, I can’t stop laughing at my own joke #wronghouseproblems
@ryannormandin: SS thinks I’m just here for show #normproblems
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Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
Christopher, We are so proud of you. Love, Dad, Mom, Patrick, Kaitlyn and Matthew
From the NSHS Asian Student Organization
Congratulations South Class of
We love you, ESTELLE! Congratulations Simon! You crossed the finish line! Love, Mom, Dad and Caitlin
Mom, Dad, Char and Bryce
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UP, UP, AND AWAY!
We are so proud of you,
Grace!
Love, Mom, Dad, Anna, Will, Sam and Francine
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Congratulations Selena!
Congratulations on finishing high school, Karina! Wish I could be there with you to celebrate.
Love you so much! ~Lucrecia
Timothy Hwang Congrats Timmy, So proud of you! Dream big, follow your heart and just DO IT! Enjoy your journey and the lessons you will learn along the way, and always strive to make a positive difference in others. Love, Mom, Dad, Michael, Ginger, Chase and Oolong
Matthew! We are so proud of you and everything you have accomplished! Thank you for all the joy you bring!
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COMMON APPLICATIONS
This year’s most popular colleges, by number of students
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UMASS AMHERST
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
UMASS LOWELL
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
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7
6
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
UMASS BOSTON
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
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BOSTON COLLEGE
BENTLEY COLLEGE
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
6 PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Wherever You Go senior plans 2017
Washington Whitman College
Yuval Dinoor Zoe Gelch Nikita Samtani
Louis Plottel Evan Zeng
Drexel University
Wisconsin
Carleton college
Reed College
Grace Leuchtenberger
Brenham Hooper
Lehigh University
Beloit College University of Wisconsin
Chapman University
Iowa
Troy Manditch
Nebraska
Loyola Marymount UNIV.
Creighton University
Nathan Mark
Aylin Dedeoglu Zachary Houston-Read Dylan Meehan Max Osorio
grinnell college
Pitzer College Lily Borak Dalia Paris-Saper
Scripps College Sophia Franco
University of Chicago
Colorado School of Mines
Adam Rivkin
missouri
University of colorado
washington univ. in st. louis
Emily Aunins Alana Bojar Kayla Borer Anastasia Kadiyala Isaac Madigan Noah Weisskopf
Jordan Barr Joseph Beckett Sydney Greene Aidan O’Flaherty Lianora VillarrealHalprin
UC Berkeley Aidan Bassett Kayla Chang Jonathan Lee Sally Nelson
UC Los Angeles Emily Duggan Morgan Neuwirth
Arizona University of New Mexico
Univ. of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
Augustin Korsh
International
Cameron Martin Kara Medoff Mitsuharu Ohta Heloise Pellegrin Shoko Takeuchi Tabitha WarnerBavington Margaret Zhao
Ben Janosky
OTHER Rolyn Jno-Baptiste Letizia Baronio Noah Shelton
working Mikyrah Reynolds
Gap Year Burke Lanzillo
Youngjoo Lee Yuval Levy Miranda Milunsky Lee Ortenberg Leo Polk Omar Ridley, JR Amir Shacham Julian Sharasheff Rhea Soni Morgan Truncer Jeff Vardi
Military Jeremiah Miller
Syracuse College Chase Blessington Cole Bovarnick Caterina Capodilupo Kassandra Lewis
Vassar College Naomi Honig Abigail Lass
Binghamton Univ.
New Jersey Princeton Univ.
Risa Gelles-Watnick Clare Martin
Seton Hall UNiv.
Denison University
Sujata Sreenivasan
Juliana Brenner
Kenyon College
Anna Neumann Molly Walsh
University of Richmond
Ohio University
Ben Lukas Addie Masterson
Celia Snyder
Tennessee
Tahir Yousaf
Loyola University Mia Whittier
Maryland Institute Cindy Xia
Salisbury University Joseph Ingraham
Delaware University of delaware Julia Cohen Emma Fallon Rebecca Reinstein
Washington d.c. American University Bailey Kroner Ava Morollo
Ho Yin Elle Yeung
George washington Univ.
north carolina eLON University Sara Fazli Scott Goldstein Madison Targett
Davidson College Bimini Horstmann
LOUISIANA Tulane university Adam Ditullio Michael Dober Benjamin Fisher Esther Kaplun Marianne Yu
Maryland
Victoria Bergman Gal Fudim Suzie Na Alexa Wolin
Virginia
Texas Christian Univ. Alexia Montana
Kevin Kuang
University of Maryland
Savannah College
Texas Roy Avieli Michelle Bobilev Brian Conlon, JR Caitlin Connell Kaitlin Emmett David Flynn Zoe Foster Miriam Glasgow Arnon Goldberg Thomas Hardy Caroline Kern Jack Knight
Allison Arruda Cael Howell
Thomas O’Neill Sarina Regehr Rebecca Sarin
Samantha Armstrong Ethan Chow David Fang Nikolas Lazar
UC Santa Cruz
Paul Curry Daisy Davidson
Union College Charlotte Gordon
St. Lawrence University
Emory university
Christian Goeselt
Beatrice Bernstein Sergey Bezrukov
Rhea Dudani Nabeel Najam Julie Samuels Iñaki Uribe Yifan Xu
Kai Correia
Georgia
Robin Acosta
UC Santa Barbara
Kent Bara Gethin Binns Isaac Ehrlich Emma Flint Gali Golan Doina Iliescu Deana Korsunsky Brian Liu Jason Mareskes
St. John’s University
Nicholas Fabrizio
New Mexico
Brooke Baker Samantha Saada
Sophia Morgan
New York University
Malcolm Davis
Indiana Univ.
Laura Hernandez
Skidmore College Maisie Bernstein
Vanderbilt university
university of arizona
UC San Diego
Andrew Johnston
Carly Ashner Kyle Brooks Sarah Freeman Courtney Pappas Alex Rosata Zachary Ross
Indiana
University of Notre Dame
Jessie Shiner
Nazareth College
Pennsylvania StaTE
Case Western Reserve UNiv. Katherine Broderick Lior Eisenburg
Alex Grandi Noah Winer
Sarah Lawrence College
Ithaca College
OHIO
Colorado
Evan Cohen Marisa Cohen Michael Garb
Olivia Groper Sarah Levine
Bella Gribov Katherine Kaufman
Tema Siegel
Neil Hooker
Jacqueline Lee Thomas Materday Will Silverman Carol Zhang
university of michigan
Chicago College
Zachary Hill
Rochester Institute
Villanova University
MIchigan
Illinois
Lauren Miller
Dario Vivas Gil
Isabella Auerbach Annah Bierenbaum James Rao
Daniel Epstein Sabrina Oasis
Zachary Day
California
Hofstra University
Swarthmore College
Olivia Chin Ivan Yu
Samuel Burnham Ido Tamir
Hobart and William Smith Oskar Coulter Will Goldsmith
Henry Feldman Midori Sangiolo Salome Tkebuchava
Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Katherine McGrath
Columbia University
Bryn Mawr College
Justin Shuster
Fordham University
Madison Mixer
Andrea Lirio
minnesota
Michaela Maleson
Colgate University
Pennsylvania
Pace University
Culinary Institute
Cornell University
William Licho Peter Stephens
Oregon
New york
Barnard College
south carolina Florida Beacon College Samantha Diamond
University of Miami Katie Goldstein Allegra Turner
Furman University Robin Medoff
Samuil Agranovich Daniel Chafetz Alexander Chang Kiana Lee Allison Robbins
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Wherever You Go senior plans 2017, continued
maine Bowdoin College
Bates College
Vermont Ethan Koss-Smith Louisa Parker Avery Welbourn
Champlain College Andrew Bryan Simon Steele
Matthew Martignoni Jenny Pushner
Connecticut College
Maria Hastings
Hannah Zygadlo
Trinity College
Quinnipiac University
New Hampshire Dartmouth College Sarah Alpert Sophia Guan Ethan Weinstein
Plymouth State Univ. Framelcy Casado Ariella Rudman
Univ. of Connecticut
Becker College Tajea Beauchamp
Bentley Univ. Ming Chen Nicholas Komarovsky Victor Lau Tae Lee Vernon Qin Jessica Sherman
Berklee College of Music Hunter Gawande
Boston Architectural So Yeon Song
Boston College Jared Goodfriend Adin Henderson Max Lavey Jaehun Lee Alexander Pearce Victoria Stoia
Wesleyan University
Brandeis University Alexandra Cao Sophia Fulara Noah Gans Ilan Hascal Jake Rong Rebecca Shaar
Emmanuel College
North Bennett Street
Anna Kirsanov Christopher Reilly
Daniel Spatz
College of the Holy CrosS Estelle Cadrain Olivia Fredrick
Wheaton College
Brown University
Nina Miller Jadon Smith
Middlebridge SchooL Haley Friedman
Emily Fong Hans Wang Jordan Wang Lily Zhu
Ma College of Pharmacy Adelaida Bedoya Wing Yee Huang Giormanni Vargas
Rhode Island
Johnson and Wales Univ.
Kiki Vetoulis-Acevedo
Benjamin Chan Courtney Chang Ruslan Crosby Rachel Honigsberg Jason Kan Ellie Kissin Quinn Meurer Sasha Shapiro Nana Siharulidze Shixuan Tang Ayush Upneja Rebecca Yakubovich
Daniel Bradley Anthony Chen
Alexa Gilbert Tessa Houston Geena Levine Geoffrey Lo Evan Quinn
Doron Mizrahi
Boston University
Curry College
Univ. of New Hampshire
University of hartford
massachusetts American International Lane Ward
Daniele Pontes
Nathan Elbaum Madison Hofert Kitty Moy
Senait Efrem Ethan Zagorianakos
Justin Cheong Sasha Hoban Noah Kopf Krish Maypole
Maine College of Art
University of Vermont Phillip Anker-Nogee Torsten Bergersen Melanie Egan Lauren Genser Andrew Gundal Brianna Jasset Isabel Kaplan Matthew King George Knocke Matthew King
Fairfield Univ.
Yale University
Aleiyah Reynolds
Eleanor Harlan Allison Nislick Peter Wise
Connecticut
Malea Gorin
Central Maine ComM. College
Colby College
Middlebury College Bennington College
Marcus Williams
Noah Decter Sarah King Blaise Marceau
Northeastern Univ. Julia Estrin Mitchell Gamburg Enrique Rodriguez Anastasia Haidar Jeana Kim Fitchburg State Katelyn Li Adam Nahabedian Justin Lin Ryan Lu MassBay Comm. College Maya Michlin Mahatma Amen-Ra Allen Ng Devon Clarke Charlene Ng Alan Costa Yehiah Shear-Yashuv Giulia Santos Paola Stuparich Nouel Emerson College Rebecca Teslyar Teresa Coste Erik Uhlmann Aaron Foster Harrison Wong Henry Walsh
Fisher College
Suffolk University
MIT Katie Collins Maddy Michael Bhavik Nagda
Merrimack College Matthew Rhee
Midori Ishiguro William O’Leary
Newbury College
Harvard University
Ronney O’Connor
Kaelyn Brown Cassandra Luca
Simmons College Ariel Kohane
Michael Badaoui Nicole Chan Evan Friedman Anastasia Moawde
Tufts University Karina Aguilar Kaavya Chaparala Roa Kim Timothy Leong Aviva Rosenberg Evan Slack Jacob Stavis
UMass Amherst
UMass Lowell
Ben Alexander Yaniv Amiri Andrew Bereket Maya Dennis TJ Goldblatt Julia Gropman Emma Han Timothy Hwang Margaret Jiang Aaron Jung Kiana Moattari Lora Marks Michelle Rabkin Siena Small Lev Tsybin Lizzie Wojciechowska Harir Zeidi
Natalie Dorfman Oliver Dyakov Jordan Eng Austin Geary Alimen Imsong Nick Jamdee Isabella La Monica Lacey Emily Marget Matthew Nurnberger Jane Orlando William Stewart Josh Stuhldreher
UMass Boston Haotian Chen Valerie Herrera Ada Kwan Angelos Laliotis Yonatan Lis Sebastian Marval Ana Radonjic-Sabbagh Max Thermo
UMass Dartmouth
Regis College Diego Colindres Elena Sidiropoulos
Wellesley College Mona Baloch Rachel Navarrette
Westfield State Univ. Lydia Green Sophie Muradov
Boston Conservatory Ariel Bavly
Bridgewater State Aureanna Miller
Stephan Aparicio Patrick Gonzalez
Niko Ventouris
Worcester Polytechnic
Williams College
Remy Allegro
Amber Lee
Nichols College
RI School of Design Jasmine Chan Sakura Miki
Roger Williams Univ. Merrick Carroll Bryan Hysenaj
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Class of 2017 FUTURE Plans Robin Acosta University of New Mexico
Addie Bedoya Mass. College of Pharmacy
Merrick Carroll Roger Williams University
Oskar Coulter Hobart and William Smith College
David Fang Emory University
Samuil Agranovich George Washington University
Emily Benshimol Unknown
Framelcy Casado Plymouth State University
Ruslan Crosby Boston University
Sara Fazli Elon University
Karina Aguilar Tufts University
Andrew Bereket UMass Amherst
Daniel Chafetz George Washington University
Paul Curry Working
Henry Feldman ColumbiaUniversity
Benjamin Alexander UMass Amherst
Torsten Bergersen University of Vermont
Benjamin Chan Boston University
David Dannenberg Unknown
Benjamin Fisher Tulane University
Remy Allegro Worcester Polytechnic Institute
University of Maryland
Victoria Bergman
Jasmine Chan Rhode Island School of Design
Daisy Davidson Working
Emma Flint Concordia University
Sarah Alpert Dartmouth College
Beatrice Bernstein Travelling
Nicole Chan Suffolk University
Malcolm Davis Swarthmore College
David Flynn Gap year
Mahatma Amen-Ra MassBay Community College
Maisie Bernstein Skidmore College
Alexander Chang George Washington University
Zachary Day Beloit College
Emily Fong University of Connecticut
Yaniv Amiri UMass Amherst
Sergey Bezrukov Returning to Russia
Courtney Chang Boston University
Noah Decter Bates College
Aaron Foster Emerson College
Phillip Anker-Nogee University of Vermont
Annah Bierenbaum University of Pennsylvania
Kayla Chang University of California, Berkeley
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Aylin Dedeoglu
Zoe Foster *University of Vermont
Stephan Aparicio UMass Dartmouth
Gethin Binns University of Edinburgh
Kaavya Chaparala Tufts University
Maya Dennis UMass Amherst
Sophia Franco Scripps College
Selena Araujo Unknown
Chase Blessington Syracuse University
Anthony Chen Curry College
Samantha Diamond Beacon College
Olivia Fredrick College of the Holy Cross
Samantha Armstrong Emory University
Michelle Bobilev *Rochester Institute of Technology
Haotian Chen UMass Boston
Yuval Dinoor Barnard College
Sarah Freeman Pennsylvania State University
Allison Arruda St. Lawrence University
Alana Bojar Washington University in St. Louis
Ming Chen Bentley University
Adam Ditullio Tulane University
Evan Friedman Suffolk University
Carly Ashner Pennsylvania State University
Lily Borak Pitzer College
Justin Cheong Yale University
Michael Dober Tulane University
Haley Friedman Middlebridge School
Isabella Auerbach University of Pennsylvania
Benjamin Borenstein Unknown
Olivia Chin Drexel University
Natalie Dorfman UMass Lowell
Gal Fudim University of Maryland
Emily Aunins
Washington University in St. Louis
Kayla Borer
Washington University in St. Louis
Ethan Chow Emory University
Rhea Dudani New York University
Sophia Fulara Brandeis University
Roy Avieli Israeli Defense Forces
Cole Bovarnick Syracuse University
Peter Christakis Unknown
University of California, Los Angeles
Emily Duggan
Pharoah Funderburg Unknown
Michael Badaoui Suffolk University
Niamh Boyce Unknown
Devon Clarke MassBay Community College
Oliver Dyakov UMass Lowell
Mitchell Gamburg Northeastern University
Brooke Baker University of Arizona
Daniel Bradley Curry College
Evan Cohen Rochester Institite of Technology
Senait Efrem Quinnipiac University
Noah Gans Brandeis University
Mona Baloch Wellesley College
Juliana Brenner Denison University
Julia Cohen University of Delaware
Melanie Egan University of Vermont
Michael Garb Rochester Institute of Technology
Kent Bara Keio University
Katherine Broderick Case Western Reserve University
Marisa Cohen Rochester Institite of Technology
Isaac Ehrlich University of Toronto
Hunter Gawande Berklee College of Music
Ross Baron Unknown
Kyle Brooks Pennsylvania State University
Diego Colindres Regis College
Lior Eizenberg Case Western Reserve University
Austin Geary UMass Lowell
Letizia Baronio Returning to Italy
Kaelyn Brown Harvard University
Katie Collins Mass. Institute of Technology
Nathan Elbaum Brown University
Zoe Gelch Barnard College
Jordan Barr University of Colorado, Boulder
Andrew Bryan Champlain College
Brian Conlon, Jr. Gap year
Kaitlin Emmett Gap year
Risa Gelles-Watnick Princeton University
Aidan Bassett University of California, Berkeley
Samuel Burnham Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Caitlin Connell Gap year
Jordan Eng UMass Lowell
Lauren Genser University of Vermont
Ariel Bavly Boston Conservatory
Estelle Cadrain College of the Holy Cross
Elijah Cooley Unknown
Daniel Epstein Lehigh University
Alexa Gilbert University of New Hampshire
Tajea Beauchamp Becker College
Alexandra Cao Brandeis University
Kai Correia St. John’s University
Julia Estrin Northeastern University
Miriam Glasgow *Tufts University
Joseph Beckett University of Colorado, Boulder
Caterina Capodilupo Syracuse University
Alan Costa MassBay Comm. College
Nicholas Fabrizio Vanderbilt University
University of California, San Diego
Teresa Coste Emerson College
Emma Fallon University of Delaware
Gali Golan McGill University
*Indicates student is taking a Gap Year before listed plans
Christian Goeselt
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Arnon Goldberg *University of Colorado, Boulder
Zachary Hill Creighton University
Esther Kaplun Tulane University
Calene Lazare Unknown
Blaise Marceau Bates College
Max Goldberg Unknown
Chien Yu Ho Unknown
Andrew Karl Unknown
Gabriel Lazare Unknown
Jason Mareskes Queen’s University
TJ Goldblatt UMass Amherst
Sasha Hoban Yale University
Jacob Karl Unknown
Amber Lee Williams College
Emily Marget UMass Lowell
Will Goldsmith Hobart and William Smith College
Madison Hofert Brown University
Katherine Kaufman University Michigan, Ann Arbor
Jacqueline Lee Cornell University
Nathan Mark Loyola Marymount University
Katie Goldstein University of Miami
Naomi Honig Vassar College
Caroline Kern *University of California Santa Cruz
Jaehun Lee Boston College
Lora Marks UMass Amherst
Scott Goldstein Elon University
Rachel Honigsberg Boston University
Jeana Kim Northeastern University
Jonathan Lee University of California, Berkeley
Matthew Martignoni Middlebury College
Anddy Gonzales Unknown
Neil Hooker Colorado School of Mines
Roa Kim Tufts University
Kiana Lee George Washington University
Cameron Martin University of Toronto
Patrick Gonzalez UMass Dartmouth
Brenham Hooper Reed College
Matthew King University of Vermont
Tae Lee Bentley College
Clare Martin Princeton University
Jared Goodfriend Boston College
Bimini Horstmann Davidson College
Sarah King Bates College
Youngjoo Lee *Carnegie Mellon
Sebastian Marval UMass Boston
Charlotte Gordon Union College
Tessa Houston University of New Hampshire
Anna Kirsanov Emmanuel College
Timothy Leong Tufts University
Addie Masterson University of Richmond
Malea Gorin Trinity College
Zachary Houston-Read University of Wisconsin—Madison
Ellie Kissin Boston University
Grace Leuchtenberger Carleton College
Thomas Matterday Cornell University
Alex Grandi Indiana University at Bloomington
Cael Howell St. Lawrence University
Epa Kitonga Unknown
Geena Levine University of New Hampshire
Sky Maturine Unknown
Lydia Green Westfield State University
Wing Yee Huang Mass. College of Pharmacy
Jack Knight *University of Colorado, Boulder
Sarah Levine Ithaca College
Krish Maypole Yale University
Sydney Greene University of Colorado, Boulder
Louis Hwang Unknown
George Knocke University of Vermont
Yuval Levy *University of Illinois
Katherine McGrath Fordham University
Bella Gribov University of Michigan
Timothy Hwang UMass Amherst
Ariel Kohane Simmons College
Kassandra Lewis Syravuse University
Kara Medoff Trinity College, Dublin
Olivia Groper Ithaca College
Bryan Hysenaj Roger Williams University
Nicholas Komarovsky Bentley University
Katelyn Li Northeastern University
Robin Medoff Furman University
Julia Gropman UMass Amherst
Doina Iliescu Leiden University College
Noah Kopf Yale University
William Licho Whitman College
Dylan Meehan University of Wisconsin—Madison
Sophia Guan Dartmouth University
Alimen Imsong UMass Lowell
Augustin Korsh University of California Santa Cruz
Justin Lin Northeastern University
Estuardo Mendez Arvizu Unknown
Andrew Gundal University of Vermont
Joseph Ingraham Salisbury University
Deana Korsunsky McGill University
Andrea Lirio *Bryn Mawr College
Quinn Meurer Boston University
Anastasia Haidar Northeastern University
Midori Ishiguro Wheaton College
Ethan Koss-Smith Bennington College
Yonatan Lis UMass Boston
Madeleine Michael Mass. Institute of Technology
Emma Han UMass Amherst
Nick Jamdee UMass Lowell
Bailey Kroner American University
Brian Liu McGill University
Maya Michin Northeastern University
Zhiyuan Han Unknown
Benjamin Janosky Villanova University
Kevin Kuang Binghamton University
Zherui Liu Unknown
Sakura Miki Rhode Island School of Design
Thomas Hardy Gap year
Brianna Jasset University of Vermont
Ada Kwan UMass Boston
Geoffrey Lo University of New Hampshire
Aureanna Miller Bridgewater State University
Eleanor Harlan Colby College
Maggie Jiang UMass Amherst
Isabella La Monica Lacey UMass Lowell
Ryan Lu Northeastern University
Jeremiah Miller United States Marines
Douglas Hartman Unknown
Rolyn Jno-Baptiste Unknown
Angelos Laliotis UMass Boston
Cassandra Luca Harvard University
Lauren Miller Grinell College
Ilan Hascal Brandeis University
Andrew Johnston Nazareth College
Burke Lanzillo Gap year
Ben Lukas University of Richmond
Nina Miller Johnson & Wales University
Maria Hastings Fairfield University
Aaron Jung UMass Amherst
Abby Lass Vassar College
Kiana Moattari UMass Amherst
Miranda Milunsky Gap year
Adin Henderson Boston College
Anastasia Kadiyala Washington University in St. Louis
Victor Lau Bentley University
Isaac Madigan Washington University in St. Louis
Madison Mixer Colgate University
Laura Hernandez University of Notre Dame
Jason Kan *Boston University
Max Lavey Boston College
Michaela Maleson Culinary Institute of America
Doron Mizrahi University of Hartford
Valerie Herrera UMass Boston
Isabel Kaplan University of Vermont
Nikolas Lazar Emory University
Troy Manditch Chapman University
Anastasia Moawde Suffolk University
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THE LION’S ROAR|THELIONSROAR.COM Alexia Montana Texas Christian University
Pennsylvania State University
Courtney Pappas
Zachary Ross Pennsylvania State University
Jacob Stavis Tufts University
Jordan Wang University of Connecticut
Sophia Morgan University of California San Diego
Dalia Paris-Saper Pitzer College
Ariella Rudman Plymouth State University
Simon Steele Champlain College
Lane Ward American International College
Ava Morollo American University
Louisa Parker Bennington University
University of Arizona
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Peter Stephens Whitman College
Tabitha Warner-Bavington Dalhousie University
Kitty Moy Brown University
Alexander Pearce Boston College
Nikita Samtani Barnard College
William Stewart UMass Lowell
Alexander Webb Unknown
Sophie Muradov Westfield State University
Concordia University
Heloise Pellegrin
Julie Samuels New York University
Victoria Stoia Boston College
Ethan Weinstein Dartmouth College
Maliek Murray Unknown
Edi Peri Unknown
Columbia University
Midori Sangiolo
Josh Stuhldreher UMass Lowell
Noah Weisskopf Washington University in St. Louis
Suzie Na University of Maryland
Kyle Pinto Unknown
MassBay Community College
Giulia Santos
Paola Stuparich Nouel Northeastern University
Avery Welbourn Bennington College
Bhavik Nagda Mass. Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Louis Plottel
Rebecca Sarin University of Rochester
Shoko Takeuchi University of Toronto
Mia Whittier Loyola University
Adam Nahabedian Fitchburgh State University
Leo Polk *University of Puget Sound
Gray Severud Unknown
Ido Tamir Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Marcus Williams Bowdoin College
Nabeel Najam New York University
Maine College of Art
Daniele Pontes
Rebecca Shaar Brandeis University
Shixuan Tang Boston University
Noah Winer Indiana University in Bloomington
Rachel Navarrette Wellesley College
Avari Price Unknown
Amir Sacham Israel Defense Forces
Madison Targett Elon University
Peter Wise Colby College
University of California, Berkeley
Sally Nelson
Jenny Pushner Middlebury College
Boston University
Sasha Shapiro
Rebecca Teslyar Northeastern University
Elizabeth Wojciechowska UMass Amherst
Anna Neumann Kenyon College
Bentley University
Vernon Qin
Julian Sharasheff Gap year
Max Thermo UMass Boston
Alexa Wolin University of Maryland
Morgan Neuwirth
Evan Quinn University of New Hampshire
Yehiah Shear-Yashuv Northeastern University
Salome Tkebuchava Columbia University
Harrison Wong Norheastern University
Allen Ng Northeastern University
Michelle Rabkin UMass Amherst
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Noah Shelton
Morgan Truncer Gap year
Eric Wood Unknown
Charlene Ng Northeastern University
Ana Radonjic-Sabbagh UMass Boston
Bentley University
Jessica Sherman
Lev Tsybin UMass Amherst
Emma Wu Unknown
Allison Nislick Colby College
James Rao University of Pennsylvania
Jessie Shiner Sarah Lawrence College
Allegra Turner University of Miami
Cindy Xia Maryland Institute College of Art
Matthew Nurnberger UMass Lowell
Sarina Regehr University of Rochester
Justin Shuster
Erik Uhlmann Northeastern University
Yifan Xu New York University
Ronney O’Connor
Christopher Reilly Emmanuel College
Elena Sidiropoulos Regis College
Ayush Upneja Boston University
Rebecca Yakubovich Boston University
University of Colorado, Boulder
Aidan O’Flaherty
Rebecca Reinstein University of Delaware
Tema Siegel Chicago College of Performing Arts
Iñaki Uribe New York University
Savannah College of Art and Design
William O’Leary Wheaton College
Aleiyah Reynolds Central Maine Community College
Nana Siharulidze Boston University
Jeff Vardi Gap year
Tahir Yousa United States Army Reserves
Thomas O’Neill University of Rochester
Mikyrah Reynolds Working
Will Silverman Cornell University
Giormanni Vargas Mass. College of Pharmacy
Ivan Yu Drexel University
Sabrina Oasis Lehigh University
Matthew Rhee Merrimack College
Tufts University
Evan Slack
Niko Ventouris Nichols College
Marianne Yu Tulane University
Mitsuharu Ohta McGill University
Omar Ridley, Jr. *University of Hartford
Siena Small UMass Amherst
Kiki Vetoulis-Acevedo Wesleyan University
Ethan Zagorianakos Quinnipiac University
Matthew Olesker Unknown
University of Chicago
Jadon Smith
Reagan Vetree Automechanical trade school
Harir Zeidi UMass Amherst
Celia Snyder
Lianora Villarreal-Halprin University of Colorado, Boulder
Evan Zeng Carnegie Mellon University
So Yeon Song
Dario Vivas Gil Hofstra University
Carol Zhang Cornell University
Rhea Soni
Henry Walsh Emerson College
Margaret Zhao University of Edinburgh
University of California, Los Angeles
Newbury College
Benjamin Oppen
Adam Rivkin
Allison Robbins
Pace University
Johnson & Wales University
Unknown
George Washington University
Ohio University
Jane Orlando UMass Lowell
Enrique Rodriguez Fisher College
Boston Architectural College
Lee Ortenberg Gap year
Jake Rong Brandeis University
*American University
Ho Yin Elle Yeung
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Pennsylvania State University
North Bennett Street School
Daniel Spatz
Molly Walsh Kenyon College
Lily Zhu University of Connecticut
Rajiv Panchu Unknown
Aviva Rosenberg
Sujata Sreenivasan Seton Hall University
Hans Wang University of Connecticut
Hannah Zygadlo Connecticut College
Max Osorio
Alex Rosata
Tufts University
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Congratulations
Sophia Franco
Congratulations Bailey! We are all so very proud of you today and always. Your countless hours of studying, hard work and constant quest for knowledge is an inspiration for us all. Now spread your wings and soar to new heights as you enter a new and exciting chapter of your life. We will always be with you... Much love, Mum, Dad, Mary and Zoe
for all you have done and all you are. Merrily, merrily shall you live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Emily Aunins
With love, pride and joy from Milo and all of your family.
May good fortune, good health, much happiness, and good character always be yours, Emily. I love you very much and am glad you are my granddaughter. Congratulations on your graduation. I wish I could be there with you. Many blessings, Bat Nana
We are so proud of you
Henry!
Much love, Mom, Dad, Andy + Allie
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We can fly with our spirit.
Kiki, you are ready to fly on your own. We are so proud of you!!! Con todo nuestro amor/Με όλη την αγάπη μας Mariana, Dolores and Georgios
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To Julie Samuels and your friends: “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... Get on your way!” - Dr. Seuss
Zachary, We are so proud of you. Congratulations to you and the Class of 2017! We Love You Mom, Dad, Sam and Rebecca
Love, Mom, Dad, Rachel, and Brian
Brenham Hooper Now you’re wearing cap and gown! We’re so proud of you!
Love, Mom, Dad, Claire, & Lucy
CONGRATULATIONS LOUIS AND NEWTON SOUTH GRADUATES!! WISHING YOU HAPPINESS IN ALL YOUR ADVENTURES! BEST WISHES FROM THE PLOTTEL FAMILY
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Congratulations Clare and the Class of 2017! Have confidence in your training as you tackle the next barrier!
The Martin-Beckmann Family
CONGRATULATIONS ALLEGRA! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! Enjoy this special moment. Go share with the world all the treasures of your mind and spirit. Know our love is always with you. Jared, Candice, Weslie, Mom, Dad and the entire Guscott, Whitmore and Turner family.
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Congratulations Olivia
Sometimes I start a sentence without knowing where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way! Congratulations Burke. Love Mom, Dad, Nate and Isabella
We are all so proud of you. May All your dreams come true. Love Always, Dad, Laura, Brett, Max, Jack
Congratulations, Volume 34 Senior Staff!!!
Carina Ramos
Michelle Cheng
Thomas Patti
Celine Yung
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Congratulations Stephan!
With love, Mom, Norberto, and the Misrahi and Juarez-Espinoza family
Congratulations Class of 2017! Proud of all you have accomplished and wishing you the best in all your future endeavors! Always remember to be kind. Amy Mah Sangiolo Ward 4 Councilor-at-Large Candidate for Mayor
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Many thanks to all the families who donate their time and money to the Newton South High School PTSO.
With your help: - We appreciated our wonderful staff with 3 coffees, 1 breakfast and 1 lunch. And this year we also provided dinner for the faculty before the evening parent-teacher conferences - We raised funds to make the library more functional and comfortable - We hosted 5 information sessions for incoming parents and 10 parent coffees - We put your PTSO dollars to work directly in the classroom through grants to departments and teachers - We organized an awesomely fun and safe SouthFest - We surprised the students with treats several times during the year to give them a boost
-The Newton South Parent-Teacher-Student Organization
NSHS PTSO
Emily, We are so proud of you!! We wish you success and happiness in the coming years. Continue to be compassionate for what you believe in and always believe in yourself!!
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THE LION’S ROAR|THELIONSROAR.COM “Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” - Winnie the Pooh
Congratulations
Samantha! Love, Mom, Dad, Katherine + Lacey
Congratulations,
Amber!
We are so proud of you. Wishing you a future full of happiness and success! Love, Mommy, Daddy, and Kasey.
Newton Schools Foundation congratulates the class of 2017 and wishes all graduates the best of luck in the years to come! It’s taken 13 years to reach this day. Show your appreciation to the Newton educators who helped you along the way by giving in their name to Honor Thy Teacher. Your donation will help future generations of Newton students reach this milestone. www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org
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Congratulations
CAEL We are very proud of you — Your Family and Friends Henry Walsh, We are so proud of you! From the 1st day of Mr. Harris’ kindergarten class at the Bowen School, you were a superhero. You leapt over tall textbooks like Superman. You raced through 13 years of school faster than the Flash. You smashed impossible math & science problems like the Hulk. And you shared with us your passion for all things aquatic like Aqua-man. We know you will write yourself a bright a future! Congratulations on your graduation from high school! Have a fabulous time at Emerson College! Mom, Dad, Cameron & Liam and the whole family
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” - Henry David Thoreau
Congratulations, Ethan! Love, Mom, Dad and Charlie
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Go far, aim high. Your future is bright. We are so proud of you, Joe. Love from Mum, Dad, Dan, Luke & Alfie x
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Dan Epstein Congratulations Dan on your High School graduation! We love you and we’re so proud of you. All our love — Mom, Dad, Jake, Kira and Penny Lane
Kiana, we are so proud of you. Wishing you all the best on your next journey. Congratulations! With Love, Mom, Dad, Brandon, Brent and Karma.