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Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

May 26th, 2018

The Prize Day ceremony began on Saturday, May 26th, 2018. On that momentous day, South Kent School graduated their senior and PG students for the 91th time in the school’s rich history. Head of School Andrew Vadnais recognized each graduate from the Class of 2018 by reading a personal narrative of each graduate's Hero's Journey and then giving them each a handshake and hug. The closeness of everyone on campus was palpable in these moments.

After the reading of the diplomas, the annual awards for the special day were handed out, with the Headmaster's Cup going to Prefects Faisal Naif Al-Mutawa and Shiqi Hu. See a full list of award winners from Prize Day below.

Prize Day Award Winners

Headmaster's Cup: Faisal Naif Al-Mutawa and Shiqi Hu

James S. Johnson Memorial Trophy: Samuel Larson Spagnolo

George and Maggie Bartlett Cup: Anthony Mastromonica, Jr.

S.S.B. Cup: Clay Bradford Hoadley and Jake Richard Veilleux

Mary Flemming Brown and Arthur Wood Brown Award: Bozhang Ma and Songyuan Shi

The Paul and Terese Abbott Cup: Jason Evan Fried

John C. Farr '58 Trophy: Clay Bradford Hoadley

William P. Gillette '29 Trophy: Kyle Wilson Haskins and Shane Christopher Pinto

The second half of the Prize Day program took place in St. Michael's Chapel. Each of the graduates received a diploma and a blessing from South Kent Chaplain Reverend Stephen Klots. The festivities concluded with a reception for the parents, friends and students outside in the courtyard.

The Sixth Form Banquet happened on the Friday before Prize Day. The graduating class, joined by their families, gathered for chapel and dinner one final time as South Kent School students. The night featured the presentation of academic awards as well as the annual student-peer toasts. This treasured South Kent tradition is one of the most anticipated parts of the weekend as it gives each graduating boy the chance to publicly honor and praise one of their brothers on the Hillside. The Senior and PG award winners for the night are listed below.

Senior & PG Award Winners

Bartlett English Prize: Samuel Larson Spagnolo
Humanities Prize: Samuel Larson Spagnolo
George D. Knopf Science Prize: Yipei Tang
Top Student in Intro to Finance Mohammed: Abdulla Al-Shatti
Top Student in SUPA Stats: Shiqi Hu
Mathematics Prize: Shiqi Hu
Art Prize Junhee: Han
Chapel Reading Prize: Shiqi Hu
Music Prize: Shuyang Liu
AMG Award Samuel: Larson Spagnolo
Scholastic Improvement Award: Mohammed Abdulla Al-Shatti
Academic Leader of the Sixth Form: Shiqi Hu
Call to Service All-Stars: Jason Fried, Shuyang Liu, Mark Tae Yung Lyon-Vadnais,  Jordan Daniel Skahill, and Hunter Ryan Toale
Call to Adventure Prize: Clay Bradford Hoadley
Call to Explore Prizes: Santiago Bonifasi Asturias, Jason Fried, and Anthony Mastromonica, Jr.
CFI Prize: Wentao Lu

Both events went off without a hitch and sent our talented graduates off on a high note. We will miss all those who are leaving the Hillside but hope the Hillside never leaves the boys. We look forward to seeing our graduating seniors come back as alumni soon!

Click HERE to see all our pictures from the Graduate Banquet

Click HERE to see our pictures from Prize Day