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Sherborn Student Among 2012 Graduates of Montrose School

Kelsey Flynn, of Sherborn, will attend Sacred Heart University in the fall.

Editor's Note: The following was submitted by Wendy A. Miklus, Spokesperson for the .

Dressed in white and carrying red roses, the 23 members of the class of 2012 bid farewell to Montrose School on Saturday, June 2. Among them was Kelsey Flynn of Sherborn, who will attend Sacred Heart University in the fall.

Family, friends and faculty filled the Montrose M&M Building to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduates on a day when intermittent rain could not dim the joyful mood.

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Head of School Dr. Karen Bohlin spoke personally about each graduate before presenting her with her diploma.  Dr. Bohlin shared numerous anecdotes about the girls and spoke of their many and varied accomplishments in the realms of academics, athletics, the arts and community service.  

Student speaker Valedictorian Olivia Ghiz ’12 of Medway recalled her study of the metaphysical concepts of potency and act during her junior year.

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“Potency refers to the capacity every thing has to flourish and reach its end, or come into the fullness of its nature," Ghiz said. "To continue using our class as the focus, we might say that each of us has the potential to become college graduates having achieved the fullness of our intellectual and personal capacity.”

The members of the Class of 2012 will matriculate at the following colleges and universities:

  • Sarah Barry (of Medway): Belmont Abbey College
  • Molly Brennan (of Franklin): University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Gabrielle Colvert (of Sterling): University of Southern California
  • Abigail Coughlin (of Medway): University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Shannon Cunnane (of Medway): Saint Michael’s College
  • Melissa Davis (of Natick): University of San Diego
  • Rachel Davis (of Franklin): Stony Brook University
  • Kelsey Flynn (of Sherborn): Sacred Heart University
  • Olivia Ghiz (of Medway): College of Charleston
  • Anne Green (of Westwood): Bay State College
  • Jaimie Hartwell (of Ashland): Providence College
  • Erin Hepinstall (of Upton): University of New Hampshire
  • Ghee Lee (of Millis): Carnegie Mellon University
  • Sarah Lowney (of Walpole): Catholic University
  • Alexandra Marian (of Framingham): University of Richmond
  • Kathleen Miklus (of Wellesley): Bowdoin College
  • Christine Naguib (of Hopedale): Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Breanna Reardon (of Medway): University of South Carolina
  • Meghan Reilly (of Medway): Clark University
  • Elizabeth Sampson (of Dedham): University of New Hampshire
  • Katherine Slayton (of Millis): University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Bahkita Thordarson (of Lexington): Columbia University
  • Olivia Walker (of Wellesley): Babson College


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