Diversity Conference Keynote Speaker Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse As mayor, 24-year-old Alex B. Morse calls himself the chief marketing officer for the city of Holyoke. Kicking off the 11th annual Diversity Conference, he explained, “We needed people with a fresh perspective for the city and someone who was going to mix things up, and that is essentially why I ran.” In high school Mr. Morse countered homophobia by founding Holyoke High School’s first Gay Straight Alliance. The youngest and first openly
gay mayor of Holyoke, Mr. Morse announced he was running for office while a senior at Brown University. Rather than move to DC, Boston, or New York, Mr. Morse said he wanted to, “come home to the city that had given [him] so many opportunities.” Holyoke is in the midst of a renaissance with Mayor Morse at the helm. Now in his second year as mayor, Mr. Morse has some big projects in the works, including a high performance computing center and an industrial redesign of downtown.
Senior Charles Frank has been accepted to NYU, where he plans to continue his film career after an internship with independent filmmakers in Portland, Oregon.
History and Global Studies teacher Andrew Syfu and Associate Director of Admissions Christa Talbot ’98 also coach varsity boys lacrosse and varsity girls ice hockey, respectively.
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Former roommates Pierre Deliso ’13 (l) and Tony Kim ’13 (r) graduate this spring. Mr. Deliso will be attending American University and Mr. Kim was accepted early decision to Babson College.
Members of the football team pal around for the camera (l to r): Sebastian Rivera ’13, Marquis Francois ’14, Michael Walters ’14, Jordan Keliinui ’13, and DonQuale Williams ’13.
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Community Portraits by Student Photographers