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Baldwin School Honors 126th Graduating Class
Fifty-two women graduated from The Baldwin School on Thursday. Twenty-three of them had attended the school since kindergarten or Pre-K.
On Thursday, June 5, 2014, 52 seniors graduated from The Baldwin School as the 126th graduating class. They will continue their education at colleges across America, as the seniors earned 271 acceptances to 121 colleges and universities in three countries (United States, Scotland, and Ireland). They will pursue higher levels of education at some of the most prestigious institutions in the country including Brown, Columbia, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Haley Weiss ’14 was the student speaker at the commencement ceremony, held at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. Ms. Weiss was elected by her peers for this honor. Janine Driver, CEO of the Body Language Institute, delivered the keynote address. Ms. Driver began her career as an industry operations investigator with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, where she developed the ability to interpret body language. Using such insights, Ms. Driver founded the Body Language Institute, which offers cutting-edge training in communications to help clients effectively strategize in the business world. Ms. Driver is also the author of the New York Times Bestseller You Say More Than You Think and has made many guest appearances in the popular media.
In recognition of their outstanding academic performances at Baldwin and beyond, graduates were awarded a total of $2.9 million in merit-based scholarships, which is a record for Baldwin. This year, 26 percent of the Class will attend Ivy League institutions. Baldwin also recognized the 23 members of the Class of 2014 who have attended Baldwin since Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten.
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Baldwin women will be attending the following colleges and universities in the fall:
Arcadia University
Barnard College
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Brown University
Bucknell University (2)
Case Western Reserve University
Claremont McKenna College
Colby College
Colgate University
Columbia University (2)
Connecticut College
Davidson College
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Elon University
Emerson College
Emory University
Franklin and Marshall College (2)
Gettysburg College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2)
Howard University
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Philadelphia University
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
Swarthmore College
Temple University (3)
The George Washington University (2)
Tulane University
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania (8)
University of Pittsburgh (2)
University of Virginia
Yale University (2)
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