Special to the Herald
(From the issue of 5/19/05)

Thirty women from the 26th graduating class of Oakcrest School will don white gowns and yellow tassels for their graduation on Saturday, June 4, at the McLean school at 10 a.m. For these students, the close of May marks the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their college education.

Marguerite Kelly, columnist and author on practical parenting, will speak at the commencement ceremony. Valedictorian Rachel Pino-Elliott and Salutatorian Marianne Brennan will also address fellow graduates and guests.

The members of Oakcrest’s class of 2005 include: Alison Ann Andrews, Allison Marie Asta, Alexandra Lee Bacaj, Amanda Mary Breed, Marianne Brennan, Lisa Campbell, Kyungwoon Choi, Grace Alexandra Cynkar, Kathleen Elizabeth Doyle, Michelle Elizabeth Dundon, Marina Falcone, Mary Katherine Flanagan, Maria Cristina Hervas, Jessica Monique Lagoy, Claire Therese Loria, Philippa Marion Maroney, Jacqueline Elizabeth McCleary, Lily Friend Nelson, Johannah Claire O’Keefe;

Laura Kathryn Patterson, Kathryn Marie Phillips, Rachel Marie Piescik, Rachel Maria Pino-Elliott, Elizabeth Faye Robinette, Allison Jane Ronayne, Maria Isabel Sacasa, Danuta Maria Syska, Chihiro Tochisako and Kate Christine Wilson.