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It was great to meet so many of you at Reunion this year. Our campus was filled with Alumni rekindling old friendships, reminiscing about their time on campus, and enjoying all of the improvements we’ve made. The stories, the laughter, the reengagement with WMA – those are the things we love the most about Reunion Weekend. Even if you weren’t able to join us, you can view the photos and a quick video.

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Bill Beamish ’41W writes "This time last year, while visiting Omaha Beach Cemetery as a WW II vet, I was asked to take down the two flags while taps was being played. It was a memorable moment. Two of our ’41 classmates were lost in the European fighting; Al Spencer, my roommate and Dick Gavitt, Al Bath's roommate. Neither man is buried at Omaha. It may be that the families of both brought the remains home or they are at another cemetery. A visit to Omaha shows clearly the cost of freedom."

John Campbell ’49W is a recipient of the 2015 Lillian Carter Award. The award was established in 1986 in honor of former President Carter's mother, who served as a health volunteer in India in 1966 at age 68. This award recognizes exceptional Peace Corps volunteers who served at age 50 or over and have continued to advance Peace Corps' third goal: to promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.

Dr. Andrew J. Dadagian ’51W writes “Oldest grandson just graduated from Stanford. Next oldest completed his junior year at Harvard with a 4.0 average and will be going to Medical School. Next is my granddaughter who just graduated from Tabor Academy and will be attending Bowdoin. Eight more to go.”

Four members of the Wilbraham Class of 1952 (Ted Schwerdtle, Phil Erlenback, Dick Brigham, Dave Olsen) and their significant others got together for a few days this summer at the Auburn Colony in Harpswell, Maine. A good time was had by all!

L-R: Martha and Ted Schwerdtle, Dave Olsen, Dick and Jan Brigham, Phil Erlenback and Barbara Martin.

Richard P. von Hoorn ’52W writes “Ann and I are enjoying our new home in North Carolina where we escaped the cold winter weather in Connecticut. We miss our old friends but have met many more here in the south. Hope to do more fishing and oil painting soon.”

Bill ’56W and Phil Danforth ’60W with Bob Whyte ’55W at the Danforth camp in Wales, Mass. where they had a mini Wilbraham Academy reunion this summer.

Bill Cowdrey ’61W of Arlington, Virginia and Brad Hawley ’61W of Dayton, Ohio vacationed with their wives on Seabrook Island, South Carolina in March. They enjoyed watching pelicans flying over the beach more than snow falling at home!

Monty Euston ’62W writes that his daughter Erika received her Masters in Education from Pacific Lutheran University in May. In celebration of the 125th Commencement His Majesty King Harald V of Norway addressed the graduates, dignitaries, families and relatives in the Tacoma Dome. The King was in the U.S. on a diplomatic mission, and has toured Washington State several times. He and his wife Queen Sonja last visited the Pacific Lutheran campus in 1995. He was conferred with an Honorary Degree at the ceremonies.

Some of David Brown ’64M's prized daylily's were featured in the Connecticut Daylily Society June newsletter.  This one is Pink Embers.

Ned Symes ’64W and Craig Meadows ’64W enjoyed their 27th consecutive Father's Day fishing trip with their sons Teddy and Gordon. This year they fished on Nantucket. Craig said "We occasionally catch fish and always have a good time, especially since the sons have turned into great chefs." Tom Kenny, Ned's college roommate from Dartmouth started joining them about 15 years ago. Looks like they had a successful trip!

Andrew Petkun ’64W and his daughter Kirina visited Cape Town, South Africa in March. Here is Kirina wearing her father's 50-year-old Wilbraham Academy wrestling sweatshirt!

Jim Downey ’73 is an Executive Director with Cushman & Wakefield where he and his team were the recipients of the Real Estate Board of NY's highest honor: Most Ingenious Retail Deal of the Year for 740 Madison Avenue - The "Art" of a Deal: From Art to Fashion. This award recognized their role in securing a 24,000 square-foot North American flagship for Italian luxury brand Botegga Veneta. The deal, six years in the making, required creativity and tenacity from a multi-disciplinary team whose dedication to their clients in the face of numerous obstacles resulted in this exceptional achievement. 

Former faculty member Joe Mazeika ’73 has exciting news to share about his son. Patrick Mazeika was selected by the New York Mets in the eighth round of the 2015 MLB amateur draft, 239th overall. Patrick has called the selection "a lifelong dream coming true right before my eyes, I'm real excited and looking forward to getting my career started." He is currently playing for the rookie league Kingsport (Tenn.) Mets. As a catcher, Patrick hit .307/.439/.485 with seven home runs and 53 RBIs in 58 games for Stetson University this year. He has a career .348 batting average with 12 home runs, 42 doubles, 216 hits, 123 runs and 113 RBIs. Patrick received his second All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection this year, having also earned the honor as freshman first baseman, when he was a first team All-American.

WMA teacher and Riflery Coach John Lombard spent the day training with alumnus David Lyman ’74 at Blue Trail Range in Wallingford, Conn. Dave owns and operates the range and has been a supporter of the WMA riflery program for many years.

John Davis ’75 visited with teacher Jim Irzyk's CEGS class. John is an attorney in Springfield specializing in commercial lending and bankruptcy. He spoke with students about corporate lending in today's market as well as the pros and cons of the various types of bankruptcy. More importantly, he shared some life advice with the students:

1. Never stop learning to read and write. Take as many English classes as you can in College.
2. Take as many introductory classes as you can in College - Broaden your scope, don't narrow it.
3. Never delay taking care of your health.
4. Take risks in life - They make you a better person.

Sonja Anderson Meader ’75 stopped by campus with her sister Carolyn Riley. Sonja planned to show Carolyn her senior stone and where she lived while at WMA. Their next stop was the Brimfield Antique Show.

A bunch of WMA Alumni came out to La Cuchina de Hampden House to surprise Chip Filiault ’83 on a Saturday in July! 

All Class of 1983, except Dean ’84.

Back L-R: Jeffrey Grandchamp, Doug Turley, Eric Anderson, Sean Morgan, Marie Christo Morgan, and Bill Lane Front L-R: Chris Cebula, Dean Rohan, Chip, and Mike Balise. 

David Luczek ’86 married LeAnn Kaufman while vacationing in Las Vegas in March. 

For their decades of service to and promotion of golf, Fenway Golf owners - the Fisk Family - were the guests of honor at the 69th Rollie Jacobs Western Mass. Tee Party on April 30 with a golf tournament and evening awards banquet at Ludlow Country Club. The Tee Party serves as the unofficial kickoff to the local golf season and its list of past honorees represents a "Who's Who'' of the game's most influential people in the The 37-acre property at the corner of Allen and Porter in the northeast corner of East Longmeadow is a landmark, "people use it to give directions...'take a left at Fenway,''' Andy Fisk ’87 President of Fenway Golf said. "We're at the corner of Hampden, Springfield, Wilbraham and East Longmeadow.'' Congratulations to Andy and the Fisk family!

Joel Ackerman ’89 finished up a run playing the role of Doc Robinson in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer at the Northport - E. Northport Community Theater in Northport, NY. Although he was killed in the third scene, he was able to come back as a regular town folk to keep with the ensemble. Joel has been bitten by the theater bug - this is his fourth show after roles in Carnival, Les Miserables and Fiddler on the Roof.

Jonathan Lundy ’89 is now the Executive Chef at Coba offering a modern take on traditional Mexican and Latin dishes. The 400-seat restaurant is located in Lexington, KY. Jonathan was recently featured in the May/June issue of "Sophisticated Living Lexington" magazine.

Mike Haller ’90 and Andy Harbert ’90 had a mini WMA reunion at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in June.

Stephen Colgate ’95, Assistant Chair of the English department at Loomis Chaffee, was part of a team conducting a curricular review of WMA's English department. While on campus he was sure to say "Hi" to his former teacher Gary Cook. 

Jeffrey Twining ’95 and his wife Megan welcomed a new addition to their family in July. Max joins big sister Karina in bringing joy to the Twining's life.

Dade McDermott ’99, Class A Master Teaching Professional and author, has signed a new contract with Lely Resort Golf & Country Club in Naples, FL. Lely Resort Flamingo Island and Mustang courses have been rated 4.5 out of 5 stars and 4 out of 5 stars in the highly acclaimed world remnowned "Golf Digest" magazine. Lely has also been recognized as one of top 50 resort courses in the world by "Golf Magazine," and has been rated as Naples best resort for many years in a row (among many other worldwide accolades). The three courses at Lely are designed by three golf legends: Lee Trevino, Gary Player and Robert Trent Jones. Please join Dade for lessons at Lely Resort from late October to early May in Naples, FL. He will be teaching at the Mustang and Flamingo Island Golf courses (google Flamingo Island course to see amazing island holes). Read about these world class facilities where he is now teaching. You can also visit Dade's website for more information about him and his profession.

Ramon Garcia ’00 and his wife Kim welcomed Ramon Alexander into their family on May 15.

Christabeth Ingold ’01 has an Etsy shop where she sells her beautiful handmade Malas, www.etsy.com/shop/soulmalas. She's busy as a life coach and recently co-facilitated a five-day retreat in Hawaii. Christabeth's personal website is www.soulfullynourishing.com. 

Demetri Tsolakis ’01 can now be found leading another George Aboujaoude restaurant in Boston. Committee is now open at Fan Pier and focuses on Mediterranean meze. We'll be having our Boston area Alumni gathering there on September 17. Visit www.committeeboston.com.

Joe Salvador ’02 and his wife Ashlee welcomed a little girl into their family. Their son Weston is now a big brother to Avery Mae. 

Angel Ortiz ’03 has been coaching football all over. He was at Ottawa University where he coached for the conference championship, Butler Community College where he coached for a national title, then at Scottsdale where he coached for two Valley of the Sun Bowls and now he has a new beginning at Tima Community College in Arizona where he'll be pushing them toward a championship.

Eugene Miculet ’06 is starting Columbia's Executive MBA program, part of Columbia Business School. He will be doing this part-time while continuing his work at Bloomberg where Eugene is a sell-side relationship manager.

Terrence O'Brien ’06 recently returned from a 27-month Peace Corps assignment in Indonesia. In the small town of Kasiman, Indonesia, on the main island of Java, Terrence taught English to high school students. After college, Terrence spent a year in his native El Salvador, the country his parents adopted him from as a young child. The experience gave him a chance to learn more about who he was, and where he'd come from. It also opened his eyes about the need to help others, which led to his recent Peace Corps assignment. "You learn your limits, how to set goals and how to achieve things in different ways," Terrence said. "The most important thing is finding out what people need, instead of doing or giving them what you think they need. They might need a bridge. Once they have a bridge, kids can get to school. And people should be allowed to take part in making a project happen. It might not get done as quickly. But they'll feel like they're more a part of it. I learned a lot about patience."

Brian Race ’06 was featured in a photo from Boston Pedicab. Brain said Boston Pedicab drivers are still the coolest thing at Fenway Park and maybe even coolest thing in all of Boston. Brian is in the middle!

Sean Simpson ’06 and his girlfriend Colby are the proud new parents of little Madeline born on May 12. 

Guy Pistone ’07 started Fitivity, the largest series of sports and fitness mobile workout apps that get 10,000 downloads each day. They are currently in the second round of the Mass Challenge entrepreneurship contest. 

Brittany Batterton ’08 is working for Cedar Creek Productions, a documentary film company. As the assistant to the Director, Brittany runs all of Cedar Creek’s social media and website, handles marketing and is also the photographer and production assistant while on film shoots. Their most recent film, "Unbranded" has won audience awards at both the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto and at its U.S. premiere at the Telluride Mountain Film Festival in Colorado. They have been accepted into the Rhode Island International Film Festival in Providence, August 4-9 (screening times not announced yet), where Brittany will be hosting the screening and doing Q and As after. 

Christian DeJesus ’08 was featured in 10 NYC-Based Latino Artist to Know on TheCultureTrip.com. "Musician, indie filmmaker and all around advocate for the Republic of Brooklyn, Civil JustUs represents a voice for the underrepresented youth in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. A Bushwick native, Civil leads by example, becoming an activist in his community against issues like racism and gender inequality. He describes his music as 'reminiscent of 90s hip-hop with a progressive sound', and though it tackles complex social narratives, it is also wrought with a sense of optimism for a return to the days of doo-wop, stoop storytelling, and corner store bodegas. You can find him this summer performing at Afropunk's Battle of the Bands."

Nicole Grenier-Ribadeneyra ’09 sent us a photo from Germany where she and her cousin Clarissa visited Caroline Cohnen ’09. She love mini WMA reunions! 

L-R: Caroline, Nicole and Carissa.

Eddie Jewel ’09 stopped by campus in early May to visit with Coach Vartabedian and his family.

L-R: Back - Savannah, Laurel, Coach V and Eddie, Front - AJ and Sully

Ariel Landers ’09 has earned her Masters of Science in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.  

Ashley McFarlane ’09 has been accepted into Southern New Hampshire University and will begin working toward her MAB in Marketing this fall.

Aimee Adamski ’10 married Mikko Nygren on the beach in Outer Banks North Carolina.

After 14 weeks of intensive and challenging training that included Basic Combat training and Engineer-specific military skills training PFC Colin Scott ’10 graduated from Army Engineer school. PFC Scott is a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard and is part of Alpha Company, 35th Engineer Battalion. During his time at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri PFC Scott was assigned to 3rd Platoon Titans. Once a Titan, always a Titan! 

Brothers Trevor Treibt ’10 and Travis Treibt ’10 are launching a Kickstarter campaign for their innovative "fix" to a popular party game. Slip Cup eliminates Dirty Beer Pong! Clemson University & George Washington University students tested ping-pong balls used in beer pong games over the course of a weekend and what they discovered was gross. GERMS - E. Coli, salmonella, listeria and staph were all discovered on the balls and in therefore in the beer they were being tossed into! This is where Slip Cup comes in. It's a thin sleeve that slips into your 16 or 18 ounce disposable cups, catches the ball and prevents it from landing in your beverage. Ultra-thin rims, a catch element and numbers at the bottom allow for 15 new games to be played with them.

Jason Duke and Jessica Duncan, members of the Class of 2011, were married on June 27, 2015 at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass. Jeremy Gilfor and Timothy Manghan, also members of the Class of 2011, were co-best men. Victoria Duke, WMA Class of 2006, was a bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs. Duke currently reside in Cambridge, Mass. and plan to pursue their Master's degrees in the fall. Jessica Duke will be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study High Performance Structural Design. Jason Duke will be attending Tufts University to study Economics while working as a teaching assistant. Mr. and Mrs. Duke are excited for their future together and are thankful for their friends and family who helped to make their wedding festivities so special!

Sara Lawrence ’11 graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University on May 10, 2015. She played both soccer and lacrosse all four years while double majoring in English and Zoology. Sara was chosen by the coaching staff to be the recipient of their Coaches Award at the spring soccer banquet. In April, Sara received the Sportsmanship Award at the Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner for the University. This award was presented to one male and one female student-athlete who best exemplifies the true meaning of sportsmanship and has made a positive contribution not only to their sport(s) but also to Ohio Wesleyan athletics. Sara is currently a feature specialist writing for "Drink Me" magazine.

A WMA mini reunion July 2 in Tokyo. Pictured are Vivian Lin ’11, Sam Seung Chan Yang ’11, Kanta Sugai ’11, and Megumi Aoki ’12.

Julia Bell ’12 has received an invitation from American International Sports Teams all three years she's played lacrosse at Mount Holyoke College and this year she finally said YES! Julia will travel with the AIST lacrosse program and represent U.S. lacrosse in Amsterdam in 2016. The team is made up of players who have earned national or conference honors as well as top players who hold records within their conferences. Julia will be an attacker under the head coach from West Virginia Wesleyan College. She'll play in a three-day tournament in Belgium and Amsterdam and then have some time to sightsee. What a way to end her collegiate career! Julia has started a GoFundMe page.

Stephanie Reeves ’12 is doing Neuroscience in Moscow! If you'd like to follow her adventures (rat decapitations, life as a Russian scientist) see her new blog, steph-in-moscow.blogspot.com. She updates it regularly.

Carly Cronin ’13 was named First Team All Northeast Conference as a sophomore on the Division 1 Bryant University Women's Lacrosse Team. She was one of only 12 lacrosse players in the NEC named to the First Team. The Bryant Bulldogs won the Northeast Conference championship for the second consecutive year and earned another trip to the NCAA tournament. 

Riley Marini '13, Tori Bernardo '15, Alexandra Baltazar '15, Nica Bernardo '15, Molly Socha '15 and Brielle Robinson '13 went to the USA-Germany World Cup semifinal Tuesday night in Montreal!! Nica said they were "repping the states." What a great game to be at ladies!!

Nick Martinelli ’13 was playing D1 soccer at UMASS this past fall but finally realized what he truly wanted to do and that was to work on the business side in the fashion industry. "So I quit soccer, applied to FIT and Parsons, and ended up getting into both, which made it a tough decision. I visited both schools, but ultimately I chose Parsons because of its reputability around the world as arguably the best design school there is, and because of the strong academics and ties Parsons has with the other schools (Eugene Lang, New School for Social Research, etc) of The New School. I'll be studying Strategic Design & Management at Parsons next fall, and I really would like to work at GQ, Mr. Porter, or a public relations agency in the city."

CJ (Claudia) Woloshchuk ’13 was named to the spring 2015 dean’s List at American University in Washington DC for the third semester in a row. CJ is majoring in psychology and minoring in biology in the pre med program and is spending the summer interning at The Lab School of Washington in DC where she is also assisting with research. CJ is also active with the PEERS group at AU. Peer Educators for the Elimination of Relationship and Sexual Violence (PEERS) is comprised of passionate student leaders at AU who are recruited, trained, and supervised by AU's Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator. PEERS provide workshops and facilitate discussions on dating abuse, stalking, and sexual violence to any university-affiliated group. This fall, in addition to looking at medical schools, CJ will be one of only two undergrads to work in the lab, assisting in research on animal models of drug use and abuse research program.

Greg Krippa ’14 was named Student of the Year through the Black Student Union of the University of Minnesota. He is currently their grants and fundraising chair.

Lauryn Picknelly ’14 sent us photos from a family vacation to Alaska. "This vacation was a mind blowing experience. I have had the privilege to go on a water plane tour and a helicopter ride onto a glacier. The dogs were located in the middle where several of the glaciers met together. We then got to walk on the edge of one of the glaciers, Mt Herbert. This was an unbelievable sight that left me speechless. We drank fresh glacier water and took pictures at the top. This was an amazing vacation!"

Valeria Surkovaite ’14 visited Blue Spark Capital Advisors in NYC and had a meeting with Founder, CEO & WMA Alumna Maura Griffin. Valeria says "It was extremely nice to meet a fellow alumna and although our graduation years are quite far apart, we were able to relate to each other by sharing similar experiences. Her story inspired and encouraged me to continue working hard and committing to my dreams." Valeria is working hard and receiving some special applause. An International Maritime Business major at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Valeria was one of more than 1000 students from Massachusetts public colleges and universities, and only the second MMA cadet, to present a paper at the UMASS Undergraduate Research Conference. "The Repeal of Crude Oil Ban: Its Necessity and Possible Outcomes" earned special praise from the Chair of the conference's oral presentation session.  

Dillinger Perez ’15 has been keeping up his rugby skills this summer by playing for the Springfield Rifles Rugby Club. His team won the 24th Annual Eric White Memorial Rugby Sevens Tournament on July 11. Dillinger is off to Saint Bonaventure University in the fall where he'll continue to play Rugby.

Ally Stoll ’15 placed first in the Baystate Games preliminaries for the 100-meter high hurdles. She'll be competing in the finals in July. Ally also placed second in the qualifying round for the Junior Olympics. Next up are Regional’s and then top five will go to Nationals. Best of luck Ally in the Baystate Games and the Junior Olympics!

John Tierney ’15 has been named to the US Lacrosse All-American team. The soon-to-be UMASS freshman has been invited to try out for the US U19 team this summer. John is a three-time Brine All-American and a four-time all-league player. 

Alan & Gayle Hsiao bumped into Wayne Wu ’15 while walking back to their hotel after dinner in Beijing. Wayne was out shopping with his Mother and the Hsiao's were having dinner with Andrew Faulstich '15. Mr. & Mrs. Hsiao and Andrew are in China for a two-week summer program at the JiaHui YangGuang school in Dalian. (photo – Wu, Ziyu Wayne)

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WMA signs Sister School Agreement with Jiahui Yangguang School

On March 30, a small delegation from two schools, WMA and the Jiahui Yangguang School, met in Dalian, China to sign a sister school agreement. What is a sister school agreement and what do both schools hope to gain from the relationship? First, it is simply a way to formalize the relationship between the two schools in the hope that both constituencies will learn and grow from the friendship. Second, it is the opportunity for the exchange of ideas, programs, and people, again in the hope that both constituencies will be better together than even the sum of their parts.

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2 WMA faculty members serve as AP readers

There are a few reasons why Wilbraham & Monson Academy students traditionally score above the national average on the Advanced Placement exams. 

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WMA aligns with Harvard in Spanish videoconference program

Students in Melody Rivera’s Honors Spanish III class won't be studying abroad, but twice a week it sure will feel that way.

Following the recent lead of Harvard University, Wilbraham & Monson Academy has added a professional videoconference conversation program to Ms. Rivera’s class.

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Wenyen Gabriel '16 offered hoop scholarship to Texas, Notre Dame

Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Wenyen Gabriel ’16 is a hard worker inside the classroom and on the basketball court, and all that hard work is about to pay off. Wenyen stole the show at the adidas Uprising Gauntlet in Georgia last week, so much so that he was the talk of the showcase. 

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5 WMA athletes medal at Bay State Games

Even though the Summer Olympics weren't held in 2015, there were still opportunities for athletes to earn gold medals. In mid-July, the Bay State Games hosted its annual sports tournament, calling upon athletes to represent the six different regions of Massachusetts in various competitions. Four Wilbraham & Monson Academy athletes went home with medals.

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Baseball enjoys another banner season 

The Wilbraham & Monson Academy Baseball team came within three outs of accomplishing all of its goals for the season. The Titans didn’t reach their final goal, but the program has reached new heights.

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Evan Roy '15 named Shaw Award winner

No doubt, Evan Roy ’15 is a soccer player from top to bottom. However, two experiences in the spring, one on the field and one off, gave Evan the two biggest highlights of his athletic career at Wilbraham & Monson Academy.

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Molly Socha '15 wins Shaw Award

Athletically, Molly Socha ’15 was rightfully regarded as a talented and successful soccer player at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Molly, though, was much more athletically, so much that she was honored May 22 with the Academy’s Shaw Award, given to the female who demonstrates outstanding performance and a great desire to improve in athletics

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Emma Kindblom '17 enjoys historic season for Softball

Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Emma Kindblom ’17 enjoyed one of the best seasons in the Softball program’s history this spring, and she was rewarded for her performance with a spot on the prestigious 2015 Preps All-Scholastics Boston Globe Team.

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Wenyen Gabriel ranked #84 by ESPN

Much like his smile, the future is bright for Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Boys’ Basketball player Wenyen Gabriel ’16. In the latest ESPN poll, Wenyen cracked the top 100 among the Class of 2016, landing in the #84 spot and #1 in his home state of New Hampshire.

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Peter Caine '16 attends U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar

The motto for the United States Naval Academy is "From Knowledge, Sea Power."

Wilbraham & Monson Academy's Peter Caine '16 lived that motto and then some when he attended the Naval Academy's 2015 Summer Seminar in late May, a challenging weeklong training camp designed to prepare those who attended for their futures as potential students at the Naval Academy.

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22 WMA students earn honors in National French Contest

Trés bien, Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Trés bien. Twenty-two students from the Academy were recognized for their scores on the 2015 National French Contest, also known as the Le Grand Concours.

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Ally Stoll '15 wins New England track title

Wilbraham & Monson Academy's Alexandra Stoll '15 wanted to make the most of the final track meet of her high school career. She did. At the New England Division III Championships May 16 at the Hyde School in Woodstock, Conn., Ally won an event and placed second in two others. 

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Coach MacDonald put into lead role for Boys' Lax

One week after earning the highest award possible for an assistant boys' lacrosse coach in the region, Wilbraham & Monson Academy's Mike MacDonald received more good news.

Coach MacDonald was put into the lead role for the WMA Boys' Lacrosse program after Coach Phil Roland retired following the Titans' final game of the 2015 season.

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Alex Baltazar '15, Andrew Faulstich '15 named McScholar Athletes

Wilbraham & Monson Academy's Andrew Faulstich '15 and Alex Baltazar '15 were honored by McDonald's at the McScholar Athlete Awards Banquet May 6 at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Andrew and Alex were among the 89 high school student-athletes from Western Massachusetts who were recognized for their performance in the classroom, community and on the athletic field. 

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Kiana Smith '17 selected for intensive NYC dance program

Since she was 7 years old, Wilbraham & Monson Academy's Kiana Smith '17 has loved to dance. This summer, Kiana will dance among the best ballerinas in New York City.

Kiana was selected to attend the Dance Theater of Harlem, where she learned from famous dancers and choreographers for three weeks in late June.

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Winner Le '15 named to all-state riflery team

Nguyen "Winner" Le '15 took his steady hand and sharp eyesight from photography and applied it to becoming a marksman, and those traits were so strong he received an impressive honor for the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Riflery team.

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2 WMA students land international scholarships

Wilbraham & Monson Academy's Danielle Bellefeuille '16 and Ashley Bradway '18 have been named a Swaniker Scholar for Global Citizenship. Only 20 students in the country were selected for scholarship awards, which are in its inaugural year.

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