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Last night, the seniors attended chapel in Trinity Chapel, the second oldest Episcopal church in New Hampshire, the site of the opening of Holderness School in 1879, and the traditional location for this annual gathering of seniors and faculty. Dr. Lew Overaker, who is retiring after 32 wonderful years at Holderness, addressed the assembled faculty and students. He reflected on his time at Holderness, sharing anecdotes about the many students, faculty, and administrators he had come to know and love over his years here. He expressed his thanks for the chance he had been given, the warm friendships he had enjoyed, and his appreciation of the special community that is Holderness.
Dr. Overaker closed with words taken from the movie "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," a movie that he and Mr. Barton had discussed many times with students in the context of their Senior Colloquium class. As the character Mr. Chipping lies sick in bed reflecting on his long career in teaching, he says, "I thought you said it was a pity... pity I never had children. But you're wrong, I have. Thousands of them ... thousands of them ... and all boys." Dr. Overaker expressed a similar sentiment, thanking those in the congregation - and the wider Holderness community, spanning generations and several decades - "for being [his] family." Thank you, too, Dr. Overaker, for being such an important part of our family.
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