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Breaking new ground

At Opening Convocation on September 10, the NMH community gathered on Thorndike Field. The setting—a departure from past convocations in the Auditorium—was literally a breath of fresh air. Head of School Tom Sturtevant gave his convocation address and, with Dean of Faculty Lorrie Byrom, awarded faculty fellowships. Immediately following convocation, the crowd walked to the site of The Rhodes Center for the Arts for a groundbreaking ceremony. Bill Rhodes ’53, lead donor and chairman emeritus of the board of trustees, spoke briefly about the importance of NMH in his life.

Next, student representatives of visual and performing arts groups took their spades in hand and ceremoniously broke ground. Led by the NMH Singers, the community joined together in song to “sing up” the building—the largest construction project undertaken by the school—in the spirit of NMH’s founder, Dwight L. Moody. Afterward everyone attended a picnic lunch on Beveridge lawn, with a bluegrass band adding to the festivity. Hard hat ice-cream bowls served as souvenirs of the historic groundbreaking.

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