Rocky Hill School Awarded 31 Diplomas on June 10
Rocky Hill School held its Commencement Exercises on Friday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. for the 31 graduating members of the Class of 2016.
Neil Steinberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Rhode Island Foundation, addressed the Class of 2016 as Commencement Speaker.
Mary McKenney of East Greenwich, RI addressed the school community as valedictorian. Mary has been one of the top students at Rocky Hill since she entered the Upper School in the ninth grade. Since that time, she has taken eight AP courses. Last year, Mary earned the distinction of Class Scholar for the highest overall level of academic achievement. A U.S Presidential Scholar candidate, Mary will graduate Magna Cum Laude. A passionate intellectual, Mary's dedication to her academic studies are matched by equal passions for languages, literature, and science. After taking a gap year to travel throughout Africa and Asia, Mary will attend Vassar College in 2017.
Listed below are the members of the Class of 2016 and their hometowns.
| Student Name |
Hometown |
| Amaia Aldazabal |
Middletown |
| Amanda Barker |
Newport |
| Jared Barroso |
Central Falls |
| Tiffany Bentley |
Portsmouth |
| Douglas Cochran |
Warwick |
| Allison DeGerlia |
Westerly |
| Nathanael DeMoranville |
Warwick |
| Sabrina Dumas |
East Greenwich |
| Dihao Feng |
Saunderstown and China |
| Ei Yazh Foster |
North Kingstown |
| Tyler Gates |
Warwick |
| Mengyu Guo |
East Greenwich and China |
| Nathaniel Hallowell |
Middletown |
| Zachary Jennings |
West Kingston |
| Noah Jorgensen |
North Kingstown |
| Lily Kallas |
North Kingstown |
| Hideyoshi Kamiya |
East Greenwich and China |
| Benjamin Lanowy |
Newport |
| Yuxuan Luo |
West Warwick and China |
| Mary McKenney |
East Greenwich |
| Malcolm Meyerson |
Kingston |
| Jenna O’del |
Coventry |
| Giorgio Pecoraro |
Coventry and Italy |
| Yiyun Qiu |
Saunderstown and China |
| Griffin Rademacher |
North Kingstown |
| Donna Russo |
Wakefield |
| Daniel Samudio |
Pawtucket |
| Lauren Silva |
Warwick |
| Luke Urso |
Charlestown |
| Haochen Wang |
East Greenwich and China |
| Ruihan Xia |
East Greenwich and China |
About Rocky Hill School
Founded in 1934, Rocky Hill School is an independent, country day school for grades preschool through 12. Located on 84 acres overlooking Narragansett Bay, Rocky Hill School focuses on innovative teaching and an interactive educational experience that prepares students to become leaders and life-long learners.
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