Congratulations to the Graduates of the Class of 2025!

Wooster School held its Commencement Exercises on Friday, June 13 to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2025. These seniors join more than 3,000 alumni who have graduated since Wooster's founding in 1926.

President of the Wooster School Board of Trustees, Allen Purkiss, offered remarks to Wooster's soon-to-be graduates. “Today is a day full of hope. This graduation is a ritual to mark the day. It is a day that we look back and at the same time it is a day that we look forward.” Purkiss added, “Life is full of opportunity, if you are looking for it. The next four or five years, no matter where you go and what you do, will be a time of abundant opportunity. Take advantage of it!”

Class orator Ryan Vincent ‘25 delivered some heartfelt remarks. “Looking out at all of you today, I’m reminded that this class is more than a group of students, we are a community of fighters, dreamers, and overcomers.” Vincent added, “So go out there, Class of 2025, and change the world - or at least make it a little funnier and a little bit better then when you got there.”

Before the seniors received their diplomas, Head of School Matt Byrnes spoke to the graduating class. “As you set off, most of you to a college campus, the best thing that you can do is to start by meeting your fears every day – see them, recognize them, embrace them, even – all while refusing to let them interfere with the process of you living your good life.” Byrnes concluded, “If you are living right, you’ll have all kinds of challenges, fears, trepidations, nervousness in your life. Fear will be a frequent companion, but you can be in control. The alternative – succumbing to fear, being controlled by it, hiding from it, always saying no, second guessing yourself, never taking chances – is simply not tenable. It isn’t a life. So start saying yes and keep saying it!”

Congratulations to the Great Class of 2025 for all of their accomplishments!

Photo Credit: Jacob Bergmeier

Wooster School Class of 2025

Ava Aspen
Gus Aspillaga
Jake Beazley
Lucca Carlevarini
Brady Carpenter
Christos Chiotis
Lulu Cho
Ava Cilento
Ja'Miyah Claxton
Reese Coogan
Jacob Cotton
Marley Dixon
Toni Erian
Elliot Esposito
Austin Etzbach
Kayla Falconer
Mackenzie Falconer
Vega Farro
Jack Foster
Dylan Goldberg
Michael Guillcatanda
Dillon Haims
Charlie Herbig
Ben Horn
Anya Ionis
Anselm Juan
Abbe Kanfer
Alexandra Kriegel
Rebecca Lax
Grace Littman
Owen Michalowski
Eddie Molloy
Todd Muralles
Talia Olefson
Andrew Oliver
Jeremy Ortega
Benjy Pastor
Davin Pickerill
Teddy Porter
Will Praissman
Malaiya Prosper
Charlotte Purkiss
Melissa Rainville
Thomas Renken
Elliot Rosen
Jordan Seng
Sabir Sikri
Miles Stephens
Brianna Straiton
London Stromwall
Molly Sullivan
Brayan Tenesaca
Teddy Trippe
Ryan Vincent
Jack Weinberg
Kaete Weinseiss
Alexander Xanthos
Henry Yao
Eden Zhang