5 Framingham Students Graduate From Worcester Academy

Worcester Academy held its 181st Commencement Exercises June 5 with 184 seniors graduating - including students representing 25 different nations. Among the graduates were five Framingham residents

• Matthew Beaudet
  
• Julia DiPersio
  
• Eric Gallitto
  
• Mitchell McAllister
  
• Anna Stearns
  

The commencement speaker was Marie Morse, principal of Union Hill School, a public elementary school in Worcester. Over the past several years, and under Morse’s leadership, Union Hill School has gone from being one of the worst performing elementary schools in the state to performing better than most of it counterparts. During that time, Worcester Academy educators and students have partnered vigorously with Union Hill School to support the turnaround.

Also speaking were Valedictorian Cameron Clause of Holliston and Salutatorian Rowen Price of Northborough.

Senior award winners included the following.

• Bucknell Scholarship: Sumedha Mitra of Shrewsbury.
• Class of 1935 Prize Trophy: Rowen Price of Northborough.
• Class of 1890 All-Around Athletic Prize: Brandon Casamassima of Berlin.
• The Rev. Edward Merrill Dart ‘27 Award: Philip Peterson of Shrewsbury.
• Sarah Duemmel ‘94 Memorial Award: Tatiya Udomritthiruj of Bangkok, Thailand.
• The Dr. David A. Echelman Memorial Science Award: Nicole LaGanke of Bellingham.
• The Allan Glazer Memorial Science Award: Alan Phung of Worcester.
• Marc D. Levine ‘84 Lifer Award: Sarah Padgett of Grafton.
• William W. McAlpine Award: Sarah Potter of Worcester.
• Neil W. Peters III Award: Megan Kralj of Marlborough.
• Cole Porter 1909 Visual & Performing Arts Award: Susan Shepardson of Princeton.
• H.G. Rader Grant: Zachary Fask of Worcester.
• Donald “Dee” Rowe ‘47 Award: Cameron Clouse of Holliston.
• George T. Sargisson Class of ‘27 Award: Margaret O’Brien of Northborough.
• Sigma Cup: Philip Peterson of Shrewsbury.
• Richard Winters Drama Award: Michael Papetti of Worcester.

Worcester Academy is an independent co-ed day and boarding school for grades 6 to 12 and postgraduates.