Congratulations to the Class of 2025

On May 25, The Lawrenceville School Class of 2025 gathered in the Bowl one last time – not for a spikeball game or frisbee toss as they might have as Second Formers – but for Commencement. There were hugs, handshakes, and more than a few long glances back as the newest Lawrenceville alumni said goodbye to the place they called home as high school students. 

Before receiving their diplomas, the Class of 2025 cheered two of its own, who received some of the School's highest honors. The Edward Sutliff Brainard Prize, given annually by the faculty to the Fifth Form student whom the faculty holds in the highest esteem was awarded to Nathan Muchai. Kathlynn Yao received the The Trustees' Cup, awarded each year to the student who has most influenced the School for good. 

The Commencement crowd also enjoyed an address from Valedictorian Sophia Liu ‘25 (selected by Fifth Form Head of House and advisors from among the members of the graduating class with the highest academic standing). 

Watch a replay of Commencement here and view photos here.

Commencement was the capstone event in a joyous two week celebration. Students travelled to Philadelphia for a Phillies game, to Abbott for a Fifth Form brunch, to the Ropes Course for a night climb, and to the junior varsity baseball field to watch the sunrise over campus. They tried their luck at Casino Night and at the second annual Larrie Cup. Students enjoyed their last senior Smeeting and Check-In, the Aurelian speakers they’d selected, and a heartwarming Senior Tribute by our Religious Life leaders. And of course, there was food, from House banquets to food trucks.

While every Fifth Former will hold different moments especially close to their hearts, five Lawrenceville events are always memory-makers:

May 21 Pinning Ceremony: The Class of 2025 was officially inducted into the School’s Alumni Association at the Lawrenceville Pinning Ceremony last week. Here, Fifth Formers were pinned with a black and red rosette by either an alum or a member of the faculty or staff who was formative in their Lawrenceville experience.

May 22 Pre-Prom & Prom: The Pre-Prom kicked off a truly magical evening for Fifth Formers who stepped out in stunning fashion before dancing the night away on a spectacular Prom cruise around the bright lights of Manhattan. 

May 24 Fifth Form Prize Ceremony: Lawrentians filled the Kirby Arts Center to celebrate their classmates’ outstanding academic, athletic, artistic, service, and leadership successes. They also enjoyed remarks by the faculty member they chose to speak at this event, language teacher Julio Alcantara Martin. 

May 24 Baccalaureate: The Class of 2025 gathered in the Edith Memorial Chapel for a service of reflection, complete with a welcome, invocation, and benediction by Lawrenceville Religious Life leaders as well as a performance by The Lawrentians, the School’s select choir. Head of School Steve Murray delivered the Baccalaureate address, “On Leading,” to the Fifth Form.

Watch a replay of Baccalaureate here.  

The Lawrenceville School Class of 2025

*indicates cum laude

Campbell Scott Abbott,* Peapack, New Jersey

Kainat Abdali, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Remy Grace Abromavage, New York, New York

Lucas Agbejemisin , Woodbridge, New Jersey

Suvas Aggarwal,* Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Amari Ayomide Akakpo, Maplewood, New Jersey

Ameer Jabari Allison, Sicklerville, New Jersey

Thaddeus Berko Appiah-Dankwa, Swedesboro, New Jersey

Rashida Marjan Azizi., Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Elyott Azuelos, Rabat, Morocco

Oluwabusola Ayomikun Babatunde, Uniondale, New York

Christopher Jason Bai,* Newtown, Pennsylvania

Jack Bartlett, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Brooks Hunter Beall, Palm Beach, Florida

Anson Hill Beard, Jr., New York, New York

Osahon Belo-Osagie, Elmont, New York

Jesslyn Bentum, Wenonah, New Jersey

Naiya Bharvad, Secaucus, New Jersey

Juncheng Bian,* Beijing, China

Jolin Björinder, Bålsta, Sweden 

Bryan William Boanoh, Robbinsville, New Jersey

Michael William Bradley, Boston, Massachusetts

Francis Ayodele Britto, Grafton, Wisconsin

Frances Woodworth Brooks,* Brooklyn, New York

Matthew Sullivan Brooks, Brooklyn, New York

Henry Bunn Brown, Bedford, New York

Eleanor Tucker Bunn, Brooklyn, New York

Evan Templer Calkins, Naples, Florida

Charles James Callen, Arlington, Virginia

Hayes Ford Card, Pennington, New Jersey

Walker Claiborne Carrington, Park City, Utah

Georges Casassovici, San Francisco, California

Audrey An-Yi Cheng,* San Francisco, California

Sophie J. Cheng, Bridgewater, New Jersey

Kevin Chung, Tenafly, New Jersey

Oliver Henry Peter Clarke, Studio City, California

Reed William Cloninger,* Shenandoah, Texas

Henrique Visnevski Coelho, São Paulo, Brazil

Antonia Comaniciu,*Princeton, New Jersey

Samantha Elise Costikyan, Summit, New Jersey

Reagan Joy Daly, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Gwyneth Shimin Deng,* Beijing, China

Rachel Geeta Deoki, Miami, Florida

Jack Devigne, New York, New York

Graham Andrew Butler Devine, Haverford, Pennsylvania

Alina Diaz Ferreira, Chesterfield, New Jersey

Henry Crean Dilatush, Chicago, Illinois

Ellie Dimatos, Princeton, New Jersey

Weichen Ding, Lambertville, New Jersey

Jevaughn Alexander Dubé, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Jalia Marie Dublin, Westampton, New Jersey

Elizabeth Grace Duda, Winnetka, Illinois

Stanley Maximilien Dufour, London, United Kingdom

Roderik Alfred Dugan, Glen Cove, New York

Tyler Brian Dzbenski, Mercerville, New Jersey

Mariam Dzidzikashvili, Tbilisi, Georgia

Sophia Winter Earl, McCall, Idaho

Oluwatoni Ebunlomo, Matawan, New Jersey

Owen Gregory Eldridge, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Harrison Revere Emery, Greenwich, Connecticut

Sawyer Joseph Cole English, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Ella Marie Fessler, Saint Louis, Missouri

Lilah Anne Marie Firestone, Fort Worth, Texas

Celine Fong, Hong Kong

Na’imah Ebony Ford, Okinawa, Japan

Declan Isaiah Forest, Marina Del Ray, California

Eloise Galante, Darien, Connecticut

Imani Gaskin, Barbados

Grace M. Gengenbach, London, United Kingdom

Brock Ivan Getson, Los Angeles, California

Cecile Christine Gibb, Princeton, New Jersey

Stamatis T. Golfinopoulos, Skillman, New Jersey

Isabelle Maya Gonzalez, New York, New York

John Alexander Gottschalch,*Haddonfield, New Jersey

Jalen M. Gravesande, Elizabeth, New Jersey

Taksh Gupta,* West Windsor, New Jersey

Lena Elizabeth Haefele,*Rüschlikon, Zürich, Switzerland

Magdalena Crowninshield Hammond,* Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Macyn E. Hattman, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Ignacio Eduardo Hernandez Borberg, Caracas, Venezuela

Taylor Christine Hill, Rock Hall, Maryland

Sasha Draper Hoerle, Osprey, Florida

Justin Nathaniel Hogue, Burlington, New Jersey

Nathan Ri Tao Hu, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Alba Celeste Hyland, Tampa, Florida

Gianfranco Michael Iasiello, Round Hill, Virginia

Sonia Anyuta Ivancic,* Princeton, New Jersey

Lincoln R. Janopaul, Walnut Creek, California

Zikang Jiang,* Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Rian Julka, Princeton, New Jersey

Nitza Kahlon,* Princeton, New Jersey

Henry Kastenberg, Haddonfield, New Jersey

Sofia Keith,* San Rafael De Escazu, San Jose, Costa Rica

Mia Johanna Kincade,*Princeton, New Jersey

Najja Amani King, Flossmoor, Illinois

Alice Carol Kizilbash, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Alexandra Marie Koch, Skillman, New Jersey

Aryan Kumar, Plainsboro, New Jersey

David D. Kwafo, Ewing, New Jersey

Eli Lawrence Lacey, Barrington Hills, Illinois

Sonia Pradhan Lackey,* Princeton, New Jersey

Benjamin A. Lahlou, Alexandria, Virginia

Kiara Grace Lam, Hong Kong

Samuel Olanrewaju Lateju, Lagos, Nigeria

Brady Chase Le, Hamilton, New Jersey

Jamie Anne Leas, Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Caroline Fera Lemert, New York, New York

Alexa Justine Lewis, Burlington, New Jersey

Aki Li, * Tokyo, Japan

Sophia Liu,* New York, New York

Nathan Luo, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

Blake Taylor Lynch, Long Branch, New Jersey

Graham Joseph Mahoney, Peoria, Illinois

Akhila Zannou Mantri, Pennington, New Jersey

Emma Jane Hamilton Marston, Kingston 8, Jamaica

Ava Rose Martoma,* Boca Raton, Florida

Mia Elizabeth Masserio, Rumson, New Jersey

Benson James Bedford Maughan, Silver Spring, Maryland

Maddison Jane McIntyre, New Hope, Pennsylvania

Riley Peete McKibben, New York, New York

Henry Melcon Melconian, Rumson, New Jersey

Marlow Jane Mellquist, Brooklyn, New York

Nicholas Ryan Miano, Poughkeepsie, New York

Elijah Daniel Miller, Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Sienna Kathryn Mora, New York, New York

Thomas Robert Morris, Yardley, Pennsylvania

Yaseen Mousa, Millstone Township, New Jersey

Nathan Mathare Muchai, Nairobi, Kenya

Quinn Stetson Mulhern, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Chloe Celeste Elizabeth Needham-Potts, London, United Kingdom

Thomas Scott Nevin, Charleston, South Carolina

Diego Manuel Nuñez, Cresskill, New Jersey

Arisa Okamura,* Osaka, Japan

Kosiso Okonkwo, Randolph, New Jersey

Toluwalope Richard Olatunji, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sabrina Haller Ottaway, Zephyr Cove, Nevada

Caio Cavamura Paiva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Aarav Selene Parekh, Princeton, New Jersey

Andrew Park, Princeton, New Jersey

Xavier Christopher Penn, East Windsor, New Jersey

Lyla Rose Petito, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Preston Craig Phillips, Laurelton, New York

Pasika (Mimie) Pinpakornkul, Bangkok, Thailand

Kelsey Katherine Pisano, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Theodore Shaffer Plimpton,* Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Luke F. Pometti, West Windsor, New Jersey

Anika Juhi Ponnambalam, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

Charles Bergeron Potter,*Easton, Pennsylvania

Holden Reed Prymas, New Canaan, Connecticut

Luke Thomas Puricelli, Atlanta, Georgia

Arman Darius Rao, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Ted Geoffrey Robert Rawson, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Alexandra Simone Asantewaa Raymond, New York, New York

Aaron Jason Rodricks, New York, New York

Sarah Angelina Rodrigues,* Fair Haven, New Jersey

Anthony Christopher Russell, Milton, Ontario, Canada

George Edward Ryan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Aileen Daeun Ryu,* Seoul, South Korea

Nathan Gary Robert Sage, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Grayson Hayes Salatto, Redding, Connecticut

Annabella Grace Saltarelli, Princeton, New Jersey

Amadou Samb, Tuxedo Park, New York

Anthony Sapp Guadarrama, San Diego, California

Cira Grace Sar,*New York, New York

Rhianna Alexandria Scott, Newark, New Jersey

Roshan Amol Shah,*Cocoa Beach, Florida

Prabhdeep Singh, Point, Texas

Tenjiwe Tanaka Shira Sithole, New York, New York

Ari Jonathan Hollander Smith,*Moorestown, New Jersey

Kiah Atira Smith, Berkeley, California

Tanakorn Sookhanonsawat, Muang Surat Thani, Surat Thani, Thailand

Shane Edward Sullivan, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Emma Sophia Sung, Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Clementine Josephine Sutter, Princeton, New Jersey

Sofia Swindell, Princeton, New Jersey

Alexander Swinnie IV, Rensselaer, New York

Raymond Wesley Taft, Vero Beach, Florida

Jack Robertson Trowbridge, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Christopher Jack Trucano, New York, New York

Mary Elizabeth Lim Turchetta,* Skillman, New Jersey

Max Valeriev Valtchev, Sofia, Bulgaria

Matei V. Vasiliu, Sunnyside, New York

Luka Paul Vecchione,*Belle Mead, New Jersey

Harini Manya Venkatesh, Lawrence, New Jersey

Joelle Alexandra Vermut, Princeton, New Jersey

Jacob West Violich Mecklenburg, Kentfield, California

Arya Vishwakarma,* Belle Mead, New Jersey

Nicholas Viktor Voultos, Washington, Michigan

Youti Franklin Wan, Pennington, New Jersey

Sydney Xinyi Wang, New York, New York

Emily Addison Werts, Ewing, New Jersey

Spencer Kees Williams, Ewing, New Jersey

Hayley Muriel Williard, Ringoes, New Jersey

Christine Wu,*Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Claire Wu, Plainsboro, New Jersey

Dingyi Wu, Shanghai, China

Churan Xu, Shanghai, China

Raymond Ruohong Xu,*Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Rehanna Rakhia Yakubu, Mooresville, North Carolina

Angela Faye Yang,*Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Jonathan Yang,*Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Kathlynn Xizi Yao,* Shanghai, China

Gavin Yoon, Princeton, New Jersey

Jongwon Yun, Seongnam-Si, South Korea

Grace Yu Zhang, Weston, Massachusetts

Michelle Ying Zhang,*Shanghai, China

Jingyi (Jenny) Zhao, North Potomac, Maryland

Shailen Nicholas Zimmerman, Lexington, Kentucky

For more information, contact Lisa M. Gillard H'17, director of public relations, at lgillard@lawrenceville.org.