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Massanutten Military Academy held its Graduation Ceremony Saturday, May 28th
It was a beautiful morning as the cadets, faculty and staff, and family and friends gathered on the Harrison Courtyard Lawn. The cadets were first congratulated by Mr. William Magruder, President of the Board of Trustees and Class of 1967 Alumnus. Valedictorian Junzhou Lin then stood to inspire the Class of 2016 to step outside their comfort zones.
Salutatorian Lance Phillips then introduced the commencement speaker Mr. Derek Thompson, a Story Artist for Pixar Animation Studios. For over 20 years, Mr. Thomas worked in comics, illustrations, videogames, and feature films. He used his life experience to pass along these important pieces of advice to the graduates: You never know where life will take you and don’t be afraid to try.
Head of School, Dr. David Skipper presented diplomas and delivered the graduate challenge to the twenty-five young men and women crossing the stage that morning and beginning the next stage of their journey. All of us here at Massanutten want to wish the Class of 2016 the best of luck in their future endeavors. Even though you’re no longer here, you’ll always be a Colonel.
Class of 2016
Sara AlArouj
Olivia Bloom
Beryl Bushayija
Paul Cook
Evan Eastham
Omnia El Bahrawy
Radwan El Bahnasawy
Burrell Folk
Jacobb Francisco
Jovan Holmes
Tristin Huffman
Jennifer Judd
Kimaya Kelly
Devon Lefever
Junzhou Lin
Jakob Long
Kimmy Martinez
Lance Phillips
Curtis Simpson
Kayla Snaggs
Sophia Stokes
Barbara Stovall
Thanh Vu
Eric Wissemann
Shijie Zhang
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Massanutten Military Academy is a co-educational, non-profit military boarding and day school in Virginia for students in 8th-12th grades with postgraduate studies. We welcome all faiths and live by our motto: Non Nobis Solum (Not For Ourselves Alone).
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