Surrounded by family, friends, faculty and fellow “Griffins,” the 18 members of the Church Farm School Class of 2025 were honored on May 25 during Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies on the private boarding and day high school’s Exton campus. While the graduating class is smaller than in years’ past, their accomplishments are sizable. Three members – Hector Audelo Gutierrez of Paterson, NJ; 新泽西州纽瓦克的肯尼特·皮内达; and Achylles Farias from Vimao, Brazil – were named QuestBridge National College Match finalists in October. Hector与Amherst匹配,Kennent与Swarthmore匹配; 两人都获得了四年的全额奖学金。 As an international student whose uncle graduated from CFS in the 1990s, Achylles’ path was more arduous; despite outstanding grades and extracurriculars, he didn’t receive the financial aid necessary to continue his studies in America. 他将回到巴西继续他的大学教育。
Says Neiman Smith, who came to CFS from St. James School in Philadelphia and assumed leadership roles in many areas of school life, “What makes CFS special is that it helps you discover who you are outside of home—how you handle big responsibilities, independence and personal growth. The people and community here make the most of every moment, whether it’s playing basketball in the gym, grabbing food off campus or just spending time together. No matter what, you know you have a support system that always has your back.” 内曼在威德纳大学攻读运动医学和心理学。
Two students who came to CFS from Harlem Academy – Christian Agbor and Amadu Jalloh – will continue their education together at Union College, studying engineering and economics, respectively. 来自CFS合作学校纽约乔治杰克逊学院的双胞胎兄弟Dhondup和Phuntsok Aretsang将在葛底斯堡和石溪上学。 Three scholars from another longtime partner organization in New York – Oliver Scholars – found great success at Church Farm School: Jaime Contreras will study computer science at RIT, Zachary Kogan will join Hector at Amherst and Xavier Osorio will pursue degrees in psychology and applied ethics at Haverford College. Valedictorian and school co-president Alexis “AJ” Gunera from San Miguel Academy in Newburgh, NY, will be studying engineering at Princeton. Legacy student Anthony Espinoza – the voice of CFS athletics through commentating and photography – is heading to St. John’s University to study sports media and photography. 来自康涅狄格州的缪斯·卡比索-约翰逊获得了斯基德莫尔学院的全额奖学金。 来自新泽西的保罗·卡吉里就读于罗格斯大学。 新泽西州纽瓦克的布兰登·利纳雷斯(Brandon Linares)将在奥尔巴尼大学(University of Albany)追求他对刑事司法的热爱。 学校长期的吉祥物阿达什·拉纳将前往瓦萨学院; 学校联合校长、遗产学者加布·索里亚诺·法比安也将留在里海大学。
Despite being an unusually small class, the Class of 2025 received acceptances to more than 60 prestigious colleges and universities and helped to create many new opportunities for their peers through their work on curriculum committees and advocating with Interim Head of School Tiffany Scott for greater 体验式学习机会. On July 1, Dr. Troy Baker will become Church Farm School’s 第五任校长。 He will work closely with Tiffany – newly appointed as Associate Head of School – and the rest of the school’s administration to continue the school’s critical mission of providing deserving young men with the opportunity to pursue an all-boys, college preparatory education at an accessible cost; 学校每年为学生提供超过600万美元的经济援助。 Learn more at www.top10maiqiu.com.