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Congratulations, Class of 2022!

Chatham Hall’s Class of 2022 graduated on May 21 with a ceremony on Pruden Lawn.
Earlier in the morning, the graduates, faculty and staff, and family and friends celebrated a Baccalaureate service in St. Mary’s Chapel. Mr. Dan Waters, mathematics and computer science teacher as well as Makerspace and robotics mentor, delivered the Baccalaureate Address while senior class president Allison Faulds ’22 delivered the Student Address.
 
During the Commencement ceremony, Rector Rachel A. Connell delivered remarks to the Class of 2022. 
 
“What a class! What a group of dedicated, community-minded young people,” she said of the graduates. “A group of individuals who use their voices to advocate for themselves and others. A group with a good sense of humor and a great heart for effecting change. Make no mistake that you have had an impact on Chatham Hall. You have challenged us, you have challenged me, you have asked Chatham Hall to continue to grow so that it can be better than when you arrived.”
 
Rector Connell went on to characterize the Class of 2022 as thoughtful and caring.
 
“Perhaps the greatest hallmark of your class is that you say ‘thank you.’ Yes, that is  unique and noteworthy, and in this world it is no small thing,” she told them. “You say ‘thank you’ and you care. You make sure others know that you care. What a remarkable legacy.” 
 
The graduation ceremony included inducting several new members of the Cum Laude Society for superior academic achievement in an independent secondary school, including graduates Madelyn Boltz, Whitney Byington, Ellie Larsen, Christine Leak, Carrie Midkiff, Catherine Niu, and Piper Vogel. Seniors Whitney Byington, Christine Leak, Catherine Malone, Carrie Midkiff, and Catherin Niu were also awarded Global Scholar certificates. Taylor Xu ‘23 was recognized with a Global Entrepreneurship certificate. 
 
Zion Andrews ‘22 was recognized as the Honor Council president with the Honor Council Award, while Christine Leak ‘22 was recognized with the Purple & Golden Rule Citation for being the graduate who best lived the precepts of the Purple & Golden Rule and educated others into an understanding of it. The Lillian Evans Lineberger New Girl Award, which recognizes a New Girl who is an excellent student, outstanding citizen, and superb influence in the School, was presented to Kate Denny ‘25.
 
Department Awards also recognized senior student achievements, including:
  • Art Department Award – Gloria Guo
  • The Adora Prevost Ragsdale Dance Award – Whitney Byington & Catherine Malone
  • The Sherwood Dramatic Award – Aryanna Satti
  • Music Department Award – Grace Brooks
  • Class of 2012 Athletic Award – Zion Andrews & Annabele Whitehead
  • The Anne Dickinson Beal English Department Award – Carrie Midkiff & Kellyn Norman
  • The Catherine Ingram Spurzem Award for Creating Writing – Grace Brooks
  • History Department Award – Carrie Midkiff
  • The Dixie Hargrave Whitehead Mathematics Department Award – Ellie Larsen
  • Religion Department Award – Alexa Keating & Ruby Spencer
  • Science Department Award – Catherine Malone
  • World Languages: Chinese Award – Grace Brooks & Ellie Larsen
  • World Languages: French Award – Christine Leak
  • World Languages: Latin Award – Kellyn Norman
  • World Languages: Spanish Award – Catherine Malone
 
Ellie Larsen was honored with the Trustees’ Scholarship Medal, awarded to the senior whose cumulative grade point average at Chatham Hall is the highest in the graduating class.
 
Alexa Keating was honored with the Rector’s Medal, awarded to the senior girl who, in the judgment of the rector and recognition of the faculty, best represents the ideals of Chatham Hall in the contribution she has made to the life of the School throughout her years at Chatham Hall.
 
To see videos and photos from Commencement and other end of year events, please visit www.chathamhall.org/graduation.
 
Congratulations, Class of 2022!

Raifah Alam
Dora Amezaga Mendoza
Zion Andrews
Velda Asare
Elizabeth O. Blackburn
Madelyn Boltz
Grace Brooks
Starr Brooks
Whitney Byington
Sarah Campola
Lily Chappell
Jordan Craven
Anna B. Davis
Allison Faulds
Tala Ghalayini
Leying “Gloria” Guo
Zoey Horn
Virginia Grace Jones
Alexa Keating
Emily Khouw
Grey Lamothe
Ellen Larsen
Christine Leak
Zoe Lutzker
Catherine Malone
Kennedy Martin
Caroline Midkiff
Kensington Nelson
Xiaomeng “Catherine” Niu
Kellyn Norman
Samantha Richey
Tomke Riese
Aryana Satti
Ruby Spencer
Mary Lucia Stoneman
Charlotte Thomason
Piper Vogel
Annabele Whitehead
Xuanxuan “Susie” Zhang

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Day and boarding school for girls grades 9-12 in the Episcopal tradition.

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