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The Class of 2023 graduated on June 9, 2023 during the 139th Commencement Ceremony. 

A senior, Evans is President of the Notables, an Acapella group that travels internationally, and serves as a soloist, as well as a leader in connecting other school groups, scheduling rehearsals and performances and leading auditions. He was part of a Philadelphia Independence award-winning tap dance ensemble, was nominated best male vocalist for Something Rotten and was nominated for best featured actor in Les Miserables. Evans is a Gospel recording artist and writer, and released his first single, “Hooked,” in 2020. Evans recorded a seven-song album “Not 2 Young” on all streaming platforms. He was nominated for the national gospel award show “The Stellar Awards” for “Youth Artist” and was nominated for a local award ceremony highlighting gospel music in the tri-state area called the Kindred Awards for “Best New Artist Category.” He received the 2023 Kappa Alpha Psi Northeastern Province Leon Stewart Award, recognizing the most outstanding member of a Guide Right Program. Evans also received the 2023 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. “National High School Student of the Year” competition first-place award. He serves as Service Board Council Co-President at Haverford School, is a tour guide captain and a Peer Counseling Leader.

The versatile offensive lineman Richards was selected with the 169th overall pick in the draft.

A senior at the Haverford School, Colin Kelly is a Cum Laude Society inductee who is Captain of the Cross Country team and a three season varsity athlete. Active in the arts, he is the lead singer of the Haverford School Rock Band, and he played the role of Philo Farnsworth in the Haverford School’s fall play, Aaron Sorkin’s "The Farnsworth Invention." Kelly also leads the Haverford School Math Team. He qualified for the 2023 AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination) by scoring in the top 5 percent of those across the country who took the AMC 12 (American Mathematics Competition 12), and for the second year in a row earned the highest AMC 12 score among Haverford School students. He is Editor-in-Chief of Newton’s Notebook, Haverford’s Math and STEM journal, and is the leader of the Science Club at Haverford School. He is also a Tour Guide Captain. Kelly has received the Harvard Club of Philadelphia Book Award, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal, and the William G. Warden II Memorial Prize (recognizing strong character and values). He is a National Merit Finalist and a Presidential Scholar Candidate.

Haverford School faculty and staff are undergoing extensive professional development work this summer. Science department chair Dr. Daniel Goduti and Middle School art teacher Doah Lee both spent time at the Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers (KSI). The institute is part of the Klingenstein Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College.