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![Summa Cum Laude Graduates for the class of 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622813746/thornton/clvftijg0axokulllako/kevin_yao_valedictorian_2021.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622813746/thornton/clvftijg0axokulllako/kevin_yao_valedictorian_2021.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622813746/thornton/clvftijg0axokulllako/kevin_yao_valedictorian_2021.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1622813746/thornton/clvftijg0axokulllako/kevin_yao_valedictorian_2021.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1622813746/thornton/clvftijg0axokulllako/kevin_yao_valedictorian_2021.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1622813746/thornton/clvftijg0axokulllako/kevin_yao_valedictorian_2021.png","width":2200}])
- Academics
- Upper School
![Trojans Qualify for National Geography Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621015563/thornton/jbhllw14huhhkrm0k7xy/AcademicWorldQuest.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621015563/thornton/jbhllw14huhhkrm0k7xy/AcademicWorldQuest.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621015563/thornton/jbhllw14huhhkrm0k7xy/AcademicWorldQuest.jpg","width":800}])
- Academics
- Upper School
![United States Naval Academy Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618576127/thornton/hkkggotj9qmgujvh1rms/US-Naval-Academy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618576127/thornton/hkkggotj9qmgujvh1rms/US-Naval-Academy.jpg","width":400}])
- Upper School
![Emma Campbell Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618578667/thornton/zgzbg3dd12wlsgpvcyph/EmmaCampbellpic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618578667/thornton/zgzbg3dd12wlsgpvcyph/EmmaCampbellpic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1618578667/thornton/zgzbg3dd12wlsgpvcyph/EmmaCampbellpic.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618578667/thornton/zgzbg3dd12wlsgpvcyph/EmmaCampbellpic.jpg","width":1185}])
- Alumni
- Upper School
![Matt Amoroso Headshot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617965171/thornton/m7qvnowuviieyrngnxor/Imagesss.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617965171/thornton/m7qvnowuviieyrngnxor/Imagesss.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617965171/thornton/m7qvnowuviieyrngnxor/Imagesss.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1617965171/thornton/m7qvnowuviieyrngnxor/Imagesss.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1617965171/thornton/m7qvnowuviieyrngnxor/Imagesss.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1617965171/thornton/m7qvnowuviieyrngnxor/Imagesss.jpg","width":2200}])
- Upper School
![Josh Pulsifer is this week's Faculty Friday Feature]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617368118/thornton/jfckedcetelbkzhyluki/pulsifer_3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617368118/thornton/jfckedcetelbkzhyluki/pulsifer_3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617368118/thornton/jfckedcetelbkzhyluki/pulsifer_3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617368118/thornton/jfckedcetelbkzhyluki/pulsifer_3.jpg","width":960}])
- Alumni
- Upper School
![Payton Jones dribbles the ball up the court]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616160974/thornton/tla4tzlxdiyydvr64mpa/payton2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616160974/thornton/tla4tzlxdiyydvr64mpa/payton2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616160974/thornton/tla4tzlxdiyydvr64mpa/payton2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1616160974/thornton/tla4tzlxdiyydvr64mpa/payton2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1616160974/thornton/tla4tzlxdiyydvr64mpa/payton2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1616160974/thornton/tla4tzlxdiyydvr64mpa/payton2.jpg","width":2200}])
- Athletics
![Featured Faculty: Chia-Ju Phoebe Hsieh–Chinese Teacher & International Student Advisor]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615572422/thornton/uc8orpn5ndbz1nb5pfky/ScreenShot2021-03-12at10513PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615572422/thornton/uc8orpn5ndbz1nb5pfky/ScreenShot2021-03-12at10513PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1615572422/thornton/uc8orpn5ndbz1nb5pfky/ScreenShot2021-03-12at10513PM.png","width":561}])
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- Upper School