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Woodberry Holds 119th Graduation Exercises

Clear, sunny skies and pleasant temperatures greeted hundreds of family and friends who converged on Woodberry's lawn in front of the Residence on May 24 for commencement exercises.

Class of 2008 member Wonik Jang delivered a rousing valedictory address. "Woodberry has always been a life-prep school, not a college-prep school," he said. "College is a reward we earned. But it is...our endeavors in classrooms and sweat dropped on athletic fields, that are truly valuable and lasting. Those are the things that make us learn and grow and to be a man. I like excellence and golden trophies, but more importantly, I value improvement and the lessons I learn in the process."

The following awards were presented during commencement exercises:

A. Colquitt Shackelford, Jr. Senior Master's Award                 Allen Wayne Dunaway

Archer Christian Memorial Medal                                         John Robert Belk, Jr.

Class of 2006 Residential Life Award                                    Tracey Stakem

Distinguished Service Awards                                             Jim Ambler, Carey Amberger

Frank Hawkins Kenan Medal                                                John Frederick Nash, Jr.

Frank S. Walker Award                                                       Debra C. Lloyd

George R. O'Connor Prize for Excellence in Teaching                 Nathaniel Aaron Ebel

Headmaster's Award                                                          Tyler Scott Finney

Johnny Mercer Medal                                                         Paul Wesley Brockman

Mrs. J. Carter Walker Medal                                                 Jesse Thompson Ellington IV

Robin W.A. Bredin Memorial Award                                         Robert Christopher Crews Bauer

Service Memorial Medal                                                       John Alfred James III

Valedictory                                                                       Wonik Jang

Vivian Slaughter Memorial Medal                                           Samuel LeCraw Mikell

William B. Mason Memorial Medal                                           Alfred Williams V

William Campbell Arnold, Jr. Memorial Award                             Robert Alexander Board

William M. Hahn Memorial Award                                             Thomas Francis Flaherty V

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Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
Phone: 540-672-3900

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Woodberry Forest admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, and national or ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. The school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.