Off To College – Class of 2018
Please join us in our proud send-off to the Class of 2017. We congratulate these wonderful students and wish them the best as they start their exciting adventures around the country!
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Lizzy Speath, Stanford University; Caroline Salzman, Duke University; Jack Ramza, Syracuse University; Tate Benson, The University of Kansas; Will Powell, Carnegie Mellon University; Tommy Wolfe, University of Nebraska; and Matthew Clauss, University of Southern California |
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Henry Hogan, The University of Kansas; Tate Benson, The University of Kansas; Graham Boswell, Wofford College; Jack Ramza, Syracuse University; and Will Powell, Carnegie Mellon University |
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Dr. Steve Bellis and Mike Hill, The Pembroke Hill School; and Julie Jones, Dartmouth College |
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Yakini Kasimu, Washburn University |
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(Front row) Sal Scott, University of South Carolina; Maeve Madden, University of Dayton; Molly Madden, Xavier University; Morgan Richards, The University of Kansas; and Mary Kate Armstrong, University of Arizona (back row) Sally Dugan, The University of Kansas; Natalie Kistler, University of Southern California; Hannah Berghoff, University of South Carolina; Claire Wilmot, Iowa State University; Grace Laird, Saint Louis University; and Zoe Butler, Saint Louis University |
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(Front row) Anna Louise Sih, University of Dayton; Layne Stowers, Texas Christian University; and Caroline Salzman, Duke University (back row) Oliver Carnes, The University of Kansas; Emma Lantz, Barnard College; Caroline Rooney, Washington and Lee University; Will Powell, Carnegie Mellon University; and Jonah Watt, University of Central Arkansas |
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