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Here Are the Post-Graduation Plans for Members of Darien High’s Class of 2017

By David Gurliacci | June 18, 2017

Here’s where each member of Darien High School’s Class of 2017 is heading, now that they have their diplomas:

Buck Allen — Sewanee: The University of the South

Alexandra Alpeter — University of Miami

Susan Alptekin — University of Michigan

Matthew Andriunas — Sacred Heart University

Samantha Aparicio — Amherst College

Lucy Armstrong — Washington University

Catherine Arrix — Washington and Lee University

Christina Arstorp — Santa Clara University
See also:

Darien High School’s Class of 2017 Graduates, Spirits Undampened (June 16)
DHS Principal Ellen Dunn to Class of 2017: Overcoming Your Struggles Will Shape You (June 17)
Superintendent Dan Brenner’s 2017 Graduation Speech: Be Passionate and Curious  (June 17)

Trevor Bailey — San Diego State University

Kyra Balenzano — Carnegie Mellon University

Colin Banks — Johns Hopkins University

Sophia Barbour — Pennsylvania State University

John Paul Barce — Pennsylvania State University

Amanda Barlow — Gettysburg College

Alexandra Barnard — Santa Clara University

John Beatty — Franklin & Marshall College

Thea Belak — Emerson College

Michael Belloli — Vanderbilt University

Andrew Benz — Yale College

Brendan Berrigan — California Institute of Technology

Benjamin Bidell — Providence College

James Bieler — United States Military Preparatory School

Theadora Bolton — Norwalk Community College

Logan Book — United States Naval Academy

Claire Borecki — Colby College

Elizabeth Borecki — Wellesley College

Michael Borecki — Bowdoin College

Elizabeth Bothwell — Syracuse University

Sarah Bowditch — Santa Clara University

William Brandon — Dartmouth College

Mary Beth Broadhurst — gap year

Avery Brook — Colgate University

Casey Brown — Fordham University

Brendan Bumgardner — Santa Clara University

Elizabeth Burke — Loyola University, Maryland

John Butcher — Purdue University

John Byrne — Northeastern University
See also:

Guidance Director Discusses Trends in Darien High School College Applications (June 7)
Darien High School Valedictorian, Salutatorian Named; Full List of Students Honored at Awards Ceremony (May 24)
90 Darien High School Students Inducted into National Honor Society (April 5)

Alberto Calderon — Concordia University

Escher Campanella — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jack Campbell — Norwalk Community College

Shea Canaday — University of Denver

Julia Canora —  California Institute of the Arts

Jessica Carlo —  Franklin Pierce University

Peter Case — Hamilton College

Lesly Chamorro — Pace University

Charles Christensen — College of the Holy Cross

Jillian Clements — Bucknell University

Alexander Cohen — Clemson University

Arden Cohen — University of Notre Dame

Finlay Collins — University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Cone — Northeastern University

Henry Congdon — University of Miami

Aidan Connolly — James Madison University

James Conroy — Drexel University

Ryan Corcoran — Southern Methodist University

Madison Corman — Fairfield University

Julia Cornacchia — Stanford University

Ryan Cornell — University of Vermont

Isadora Coughlin — Worchester Polytechnic Institute

Kallianne Coughlin — Bucknell University

Kitty Crosby — University of Michigan

Katherine Cunningham — Tufts University
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Darien High School’s Class of 2017 Graduates, Spirits Undampened

By David Gurliacci | June 16, 2017

The phrase “the sky’s the limit” took on a whole new meaning for Darien High School’s Class of 2017 as the graduation ceremony got a little wet under a gray sky that threatened rain on Friday. But for the most part, the precipitation was so light that it evaporated about as soon as you could feel it. Umbrellas came out, briefly, a couple times when rain fell in drops.  

Superintendent Dan Brenner had sent out an email to students and parents shortly after noon to explain that officials had decided not to move graduation indoors because they didn’t think rain would ruin the event, based on a meteorologist’s forecast for Darien, and the forecast proved true. Brenner did suggest that people dress appropriately for the weather and mentioned that some might be bringing umbrellas.

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Darien High’s Graduation Ceremony: OUTSIDE at 5:15 PM: What You Need to Know

By David Gurliacci | June 16, 2017

Darien High School’s graduation ceremony will be held outside at 5:15 p.m. Friday, in spite of the looming clouds, school officials have announced. UPDATE: Brenner’s Explanation
Here’s Schools Superintendent Dan Brenner’s announcement emailed to parents and students about the decision to hold graduation outside:
Dear Graduation Attendees,
We are faced with the most difficult of choices given the nature of the weather pattern we are confronted with.  We must choose between going into the auditorium with limited seating and using the gymnasium for overflow seating, which is less than optimal, or risking the rain and the somewhat unpredictability of the current forecast. After much consultation with our meteorologist, who focuses directly on Darien, we know that:

Radar strongly suggests the rain should fully exit the area by 4 p.m.
Rain totals will be minimal with a fine mist likely to be the type of precipitation

As a result we have decided that in an attempt to be as inclusive to the families as possible we will be holding the ceremony outside on the Stadium field. The current weather is forcing a bit of a delay in setting up technically but we would anticipate no more than a 15-minute delay in the start time. We would ask you to dress appropriately given the conditions and if you choose to bring an umbrella to be sensitive to others sight lines where possible.