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| Welcome to Cum Laude |
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| Cum Laude Society |
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| The Cum Laude Society Established in 1906 |
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| member schools |
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| mission statement |
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| The Cum Laude Society Certificate to Casper |
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| D-E Cum Laude Society Class of 2016 |
Mr. Delay 介紹 Casper 得到這榮譽的原因 :
2016年4月14日 星期四
Cum Laude Society Class of 2016 -- Casper
Mr. Delay 介紹 Casper 得到這榮譽的原因 :
Lum Laude Society Class of 2016 -- Nasrin
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| Welcome to Cum Laude |
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| Cum Laude Society |
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| The Cum Laude Society Established in 1906 |
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| member schools |
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| mission statement |
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| D-E Cum Laude Society Class of 2016 |
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| The Cum Laude Society Certificate to Nasrin Mr. Deal介紹 Nasrin得到這殊榮的原因及他所演講的全文: Dear Nasrin,
After three roof-shattering years' tenure
as the self-appointed belle of the Cum Laude Ball, I was going to sit this one
out. I had my own one foot out the door, you see--not unlike all the seniors
present here tonight. I figured I'd coast a little, indulge in my own forty-four-year-old version of
senioritis.
What pulled me back in was the opportunity
to speak for Estella and for you, I should warn everybody in advance that there
are no gimmicks and few jokes here. Just words from the heart, as the cliché
goes, before we turn out the lights and you and I head off on our separate
non-Dwight adventures.
But I've got some things to say, and Mr.
Armitage foolishly gave me the last slot. Fret not, though! I promise to have
you all out of here by eleven, midnight tops.
I think I saw Ms. DeVito's eye twitch.
Anyway, Nasrin: do you remember way back in
September when you and I were catching up, and you were telling me about your
summer, your hopes for the future, your uncertainty about where and how best to
apply your prodigious talents? You flattered me by saying I should go into
business giving teenagers advice on how to live--now it's Mr. Algrant's eye
that's twitching--and I demurred, saying that as a teacher of literature, I got
to introduce young people to the very best books ever written, and that all the
advice anyone could ever need was in those.
I still believe that, but I'm going to give
you some sage counsel anyway. As I said, before we turn out the lights.
Nasrin, first and last and always, I urge
you never to lose faith in your own capacities. You are a woman of
extraordinary academic promise, and young people with such gifts often receive
them at the cost of a certain insecurity, a certain sensitivity to life's
setbacks and criticisms. Do not let the odd college rejection or professorial
disparagement make you doubt your own kills and your own intellectual worth.
Your life--anybody's life--will be filled with doomsayers and shutting doors.
Hum a jaunty tune and look for the open window.
Speaking of things not to lose, don't ever
abandon the arts. Both as a one-woman audience for creative greatness and as a
writer, musician, and artist of tremendous expressiveness in your own right,
you will need the nourishment and self-ch
allenge that the artistic sphere has to
give your. And the world outside your own fertile mind desperately needs the
power of fearless creativity. I a Kosmos so often ugly in its callousness, you
must endure as a forceful voice for truth and beauty. Write. Play music. Draw.
These are the wellsprings that will sustain you and allow you to inspire
others.
Finally, on that note, please consider
teaching as a career. (Pause for Madame Tal to accuse me of le plagiat). I
don't say that to many students: it always sounds self-serving, for one thing,
and the pay is not great, and you have to go to so, so many meeting, really,
the meeting, I cannot begin to descri--just kidding! one foot out the door,
remember?--and it's hardly the world's easiest job. But for someone who perpetually
brims with for literature and history and the sciences and art and
music--someone, in short, like you-- it's a chance to make a profound
difference in the lives of future Nasrin Lin, potential life-changing seekers
who need a cynosure of their own by which to travel.
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2015年11月24日 星期二
The Honor of Cum Laude Society
Dear Casper,(Nasrin),
It is a great pleasure for me to
congratulate you on being selected for membership into our school's Cum Laude Society. Admission to the Cum
Laude Society is based on the academic excellence and
strong character that you have demonstrated during your years in
Dwight-Englewood's Upper School. It is
only awarded to 20% of any senior class. This is an honor that you have well
earned.
To quote from the society handbook, "Arete includes
the concept of excellence in the moral sense and is not limited to the ideal of
superiority in scholarship, nor does it involve the endeavor of competing
primarily for academic grades. Diki
includes the concept of what is suitable and
appropriate as well as just. Timi
includes the concept of dignity and true worth as well
as honor." Thus, those elected to the society have been selected not only
for demonstrated prowess in academics, but also for the upstanding personal
qualities they bring to our community.
You will be inducted with fellow selected
members of the class of 2016 on Thursday, April 14. Additional information
about that event will be sent to you and your family at later date. We look
forward to celebration your achievements then
Once again, congratulations on your
selection and continued success for remainder of your senior year.
Sincerely,
Joseph W. Algrant Peter Bograd Jack Armitage
Upper School Principal President Secretary
Cum Laude Society Cum Laude Society
Cc: Mrs. Pi Hui Wang
2015年5月15日 星期五
2015 Prom
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| DE Junior - Senior Prom |
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| 女兒的舞伴邀請時送的花束 |
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| 兒子準備要去邀請女伴的花束 |
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| 整裝完成 |
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| 女兒長大了 |
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| Casper & Anais |
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| Nasrin & Jonathan |
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| 女兒與好友 Estella |
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| 兒子與好友 Matan |
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| 打扮起來真的是不一樣 |
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| Corsages |
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| pre-prom與女兒合影 |
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| 年輕無敵 |
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| 女兒男伴很有禮貌的送我一束花 |
2015年3月11日 星期三
Winter Track & Field
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| Winter Track & Field Banquet |
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| Track & Field Team |
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| Girls Track 得獎者與 coaches |
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| Boys Track 得獎者與 coaches |
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| 兄妹倆與學校的教練 |
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| 兄妹倆好樂ㄡ |
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| Casper got Coaches' Award |
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| Nasrin got Coaches' Award |
2015年1月15日 星期四
Lunch at Carol's home
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| 好友 Carol Sunshine |
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| 白色的美式廚房 |
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| 正式的 dinning room |
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| 廚房旁的用餐區 |
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| Carol 結婚時媽媽送她的螃蟹蘭 已經超過40歲了 |
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| Lentil Salad with Roasted Vegetables |
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| 雞胸肉沙拉 |
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| 紅羅蔔濃湯 |
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| dinner role |
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| home made mixed nuts cake |
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| 濃湯上放一匙 sour yogurt |
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| 飯後的甜點配咖啡 |
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