Congratulations to our 2021 Graduates!

Kate Jackson

Kate is graduating from Hopewell Valley Regional High School and will be attending Rutgers University Honors Program in the fall.  In High School she was a member of the National Honor Society, Leadership Corps, and lettered in Field Hockey and Track.  She has also serving her third year as the Commander of the US Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol Twin Pines Squadron located at Mercer County Airport.  She leads a squadron of forty members ranging in age from 12 to 18 and has earned numerous awards and commendations.

Christopher Rice

Christopher is graduating from Franklin High School in Somerset.  While there, he played the flute & piccolo in the Warriors Marching Band and Wind Ensemble, sang in the Madrigals and performed in numerous shows.  If forced to choose, his favorites would be West Side Story and Peter & the Starcatcher.  He enjoys playing guitar and hanging out with his friends and girlfriend Alannah.  He and Alannah started a business, which they hope to grow, making handpainted guitars.  He is looking forward to attending Centenary University in Hackettstown in the fall, majoring in Musical Theater & Education.  His ultimate dream is to perform on Broadway.  

Haley Yingling

Haley is graduating from Montgomery High School. She is a four year varsity swimmer and an Academic All American. Her favorite classes in high school have been chemistry and biology. Haley will be attending the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in the fall and will likely major in science. She is very excited to begin this new chapter and also to continue her swimming career on their club swim team!

Paige Yingling

Paige is graduating from Montgomery High School and will be attending The College of William & Mary in the fall as a James Monroe Scholar. Over the past four years, she has participated in varsity swimming, cross country, and track. Paige earned the honors of Academic All-American, NJSIAA Scholar Athlete, and National Merit Commended Scholar. She will miss her athletic teams and her role as a deacon at HPC, but is excited to get involved in many activities at her new home in Virginia!

John Emerson Oliver

Emerson is graduating from Princeton Day School. He is from Raleigh NC and has been living with grandmother, Lois Grieves for the past 2 non conventional school years. He's in New Jersey mainly to play ice hockey with the Mercer Chiefs and Princeton Day School. His Mom, Cindy was baptized in Hopewell Presbyterian Church in 1965 and married here 20 years later.  Emery will be attending NC State perusing a degree in engineering.  

Quinn Ardastra

Quinn graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Davidson College. She will continue her education at UNC Chapel Hill starting in June to get a Masters in the Art of Teaching, specializing in elementary education. Quinn is pursuing a career as an elementary teacher.

Emma McCleery

Emma graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 7, 2021.  Emma graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. Emma is continuing her graduate studies at Duquesne and is expected to earn her clinical doctorate in Occupational Therapy (DOT) in December 2022. 

Lucas Morreale

Lucas will be graduating from American University this May with a BA in political science and a minor in finance. After graduation he will be working for an investment firm in the DC area.

Tyler Krampf

Tyler received his MBA in Business from Ithaca College in May 2021. He is very excited to begin his career this summer in New York City working for Granite Telecommunications.

Drew Bennison

Drew graduated from the Pennsylvania State University on May 8th.  Drew graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Data Sciences with a minor in Political Science.  During his time at Penn State he served as an IST Diplomat for the College of Information Sciences and Technology to support student engagement. He was also a member of a Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) organization, Ayuda, which raises money for kids fighting childhood cancer. During his time with Ayuda he served three terms as Family Relations Chair, was selected as one of 706 dancers to stand for 46 hours in a no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon, and during his senior year helped Ayuda raise over $25,000 despite limited fundraising opportunities due to the pandemic. He is excited to be relocating to Indianapolis, Indiana in June to begin his career as an Advisory Associate with KPMG.