Danbury residents graduate from Wooster School

Wooster School held its Commencement Exercises on Friday, June 13 to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2025. These seniors join more than 3,000 alumni who have graduated since Wooster's founding in 1926. Danbury resident graduates include: Ja'Miyah Claxton, Kayla Falconer, Mackenzie Falconer, Michael Guillcatanda, Anselm Juan, Jeremy Ortega, Jordan Seng, Miles Stephens, Brayan Tenesaca, Henry Yao, Eden Zhang.

President of the Wooster School Board of Trustees, Allen Purkiss, offered remarks to Wooster's soon-to-be graduates. “Today is a day full of hope. This graduation is a ritual to mark the day. It is a day that we look back and at the same time it is a day that we look forward.” Purkiss added, “Life is full of opportunity, if you are looking for it. The next four or five years, no matter where you go and what you do, will be a time of abundant opportunity. Take advantage of it!”

Class orator Ryan Vincent ‘25 delivered some heartfelt remarks. “Looking out at all of you today, I’m reminded that this class is more than a group of students, we are a community of fighters, dreamers, and overcomers.” Vincent added, “So go out there, Class of 2025, and change the world - or at least make it a little funnier and a little bit better then when you got there.”

Before the seniors received their diplomas, Head of School Matt Byrnes spoke to the graduating class. “As you set off, most of you to a college campus, the best thing that you can do is to start by meeting your fears every day – see them, recognize them, embrace them, even – all while refusing to let them interfere with the process of you living your good life.” Byrnes concluded, “If you are living right, you’ll have all kinds of challenges, fears, trepidations, nervousness in your life. Fear will be a frequent companion, but you can be in control. The alternative – succumbing to fear, being controlled by it, hiding from it, always saying no, second guessing yourself, never taking chances – is simply not tenable. It isn’t a life. So start saying yes and keep saying it!”

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Submitted by Lori Kriegel

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