PITTSFIELD, Mass — Forty-eight students graduated on Sunday, June 1, during Miss Hall's School's 127th Commencement.
The graduating class included 15 students from Berkshire County.
The ceremony took place under a large tent behind the Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Arts Center on the School's Holmes Road campus and was shared worldwide via Zoom.
Hosted by Miss Hall's Head of School Julia Heaton, the ceremony included remarks from Senior Class President Willa Dowling-Paul, of Hinsdale; School President Casey Grace Lai, of Singapore; School Vice President Haley Sacon, of West Stockbridge; and MHS Board of Trustees President Nancy Gustafson Ault, Class of 1973.
This year's Commencement Remarks were delivered by Kate Schrauth, Executive Director of iCouldBe, a leading virtual mentoring program working to support young people as they navigate high school and plan for future educational opportunities and careers. Schrauth was introduced by 2025 Miss Hall's graduate Ginamarie Bocchino, of Pittsfield.
Schrauth first served as Chair of the Board at iCouldBe from 2001 to 2005, then moved into the Executive Director role in 2006.
Local graduates in the class of 2025 are Bryanna Amankwah, of Pittsfield; Ginamarie Bocchino, of Pittsfield; Lila Boland, of Dalton; Genevieve Buker, of Lee; Willa Dowling-Paul, of Hinsdale; Kady Gentleman, of Lenox; Gabriella Hasperg, of
Cheshire; Emily Keiper, of Washington; Jayda Kimok, of Pittsfield; Alice Kwiatkowski, of West Stockbridge; Chloe Muellers, of Monterey; Mara Rosenthal, of Bennington, Vt.; Haley Sacon, of West Stockbridge; Olivia Whitney, of Cheshire; and Parker Wright, of Richmond.
The following awards were also bestowed on members of the Class of 2025:
Joseph F. Buerger Memorial School Spirit Cup: Willa Dowling-Paul, of Hinsdale
Faculty Commendation Award: Julia Tocchio, of Brasilia, Brazil
Christine Fuller Holland '33 Service Prize: Casey Grace Lai, of Singapore
Meus Honor Stat Keys Awarded for MHS Core Competencies:
Vision: Ginamarie Bocchino, of Pittsfield, and Valentina Romero, of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Voice: Bryanna Amankwah, of Pittsfield, and Willa Dowling-Paul, of Hinsdale
Interpersonal Efficacy: EA Peña, of Boston, and Ginger Warner, of Putney, Vt.
Gumption: Lila Boland, of Dalton, and Bibi Sahra Sidique, of Kabul, Afghanistan
Margaret Witherspoon Award: Ivy Kay, of Lawrence, Mass.
Engineering and Technology Innovation Award: Olivia Whitney, of Cheshire
Doris E. Pitman English Prize: Inyene Bell, of Bridgeport, Conn.
Virginia Breene Wickwire '67 Reading Prize: Valentina Romero, of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Studio Art Prize: Bibi Sahra Sidique, of Kabul, Afghanistan
Ceramics Award: Jayda Kimok, of Pittsfield
Angela Kalischer Theater Prize: EA Peña, of Boston
Susanna McCreath Music Prize: Kyana Chainani, of Singapore
Photography Award: Manizha Nabizada, of Kabul, Afghanistan
Paul C. Cabot, Jr. History Prize: Kady Gentleman, of Lenox
Horizons Award: Genevieve Buker, of Lee
Monique Jalbert French Prize: Ivy Kay, of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Spanish Award: Ginamarie Bocchino, of Pittsfield
Mansfield E. Pickett Latin Prize: Gabriella Hasperg, of Cheshire
English for Speakers of Other Languages Award: Stella Le, of Binh Duong, Vietnam
James K. Ervin Mathematics Prize: Chloe Muellers, of Monterey
Iive Rouse Science Award: Haley Sacon, of West Stockbridge
Sylvia "Rusty" Shethar Everdell '38 Prize: Anri Teraoka, of Tokyo, Japan
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