The send-up for the Class of 2023 at the Lewis Family Auditorium also included a number of musical performances and opened with a welcome from Head of School Penny Townsend, who reminded that each student brought something special to the class, and each student had won the faculty's appreciation. "All of you," she emphasized, "have earned our respect, our affection and our gratitude."

Head of the Middle School Rachel Rodriguez offered reflections on the students' time at the RE Middle School and also acknowledged the work of several exceptional adults. She summoned Assistant Head of the Middle School Shelly Stamler to the stage, thanking her for her years of service as she heads into retirement. "I thank you for leaving your mark as the consummate professional that you are," Rodriguez said. "Mrs. Stamler is a role model for all of us."

Rodriguez also presented the Arthur Moses Faculty Award, an annual award determined by a vote of faculty, to history and social sciences teacher Alicia Fisher, and recognized math teachers John Lewis and Ginny Onorati for 35 and 45 years of service, respectively. All received standing ovations.

Townsend presented the highest student awards, the Ransom Cup and Swenson Cup to Rogelio Munoz-Franco '23 and Natasha Rodriguez '23, respectively. Rodriguez presented the Faculty Award to Liv Steinhardt '23 and Dean of Students Pete Dipace presented the Citizenship Award to Nicolas Maynulet '23. Stamler presented the Service Award to Antonia Awad '23 and Director of Athletics and Physical Education Corey Goff presented four awards: Outstanding Male and Female Athletes (Parker Alhadeff '23 and Grace Burke '23) and Male and Female Scholar Athletes (Victor Perez '23 and Lauren Howard '23).

Among the student performances throughout the event was a performance of "Our Journey" by string students; the song was written by Ian Barnett '23. 

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