Commencement 2020
Ivy Collegiate Academy held it’s Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 24, 2020. In the morning at 11am the Academy’s Seniors presented their” Celebration Concert”. The hour long program was the last opportunity for seniors to perform. The program featured ICA’s Acapella Choir, Academy Singers, Senior Sextet, the Junior Song and individual performances.
The commencement ceremony commenced at 2pm. The senior speeches were delivered by Joshua Lin’20 and Ray Ho’20. Headmaster John Cheska presented the Senior Awards to the following:
| Highest Academy Average – Joshua Lin’20 | |
| Faculty Award – Connie Yeh’20 | |
| Headmaster’s Award – Jack Hsu’20 | |
| Trustee Award – Shirley Wang’20 | |
| Meritorious Service – Steven Huang’20 | |
| Contribution to the Common Good – Ray Ho’20 | |
| Exceptional Teaching Award – Mr. Kevin Sun | |
Departmental Awards were presented to:
| Mathematics – Joshua Lin’20 | |
| Science – Calvin Choi’20 | |
| Social Studies – Steven Huang’20 | |
| World Language-German – Ray Ho’20 | |
| Best Thesis Paper – Ray Ho’20 | |
| Best Thesis Presentation – Terry Chang’20, Shirley Wang’20, Chelsea Liao’20 | |
Following the Senior Awards and a musical interlude, ”An Irish blessing,” Mr. Christos Perez introduced the Class of 2020 to Headmaster-Cheska who conferred the High School diploma.
After the recessional the graduates proceeded to the fish and turtle ponds to plant the 2020 class tree. Parents and guests were then invited to the Headmaster’s reception.
Stage
Cindy Lee’20
STUGO President
Jack Hsu’20
The Offer of The Academy
Joshua Lin’20
Senior Address
Ray Ho’20
Senior Address
Sharon Hsu’20
Receiving her Diploma
Steven Huang’20
Meritorious Service Award
Shirley Wang’20
Trustee Award
Tree Planting
Class of 2020
