Announcing the Worcester Preparatory School Class of 2022 and Top Three Award Recipients

6/2/2022

Berlin, MD – Congratulations to the Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) graduating Class of 2022! The 46 graduates received over $7 million in merit scholarship offers and will attend 31 different colleges and universities in 13 states and D.C. this fall.

During the ceremony, Head of School Dr. John McDonald announced the Top Senior Award recipients including: Valedictorian Ayush Batra (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Salutatorian Marshall Mumford (Bethany Beach, DE), and Best All-Round Student Anderssen Taylor (Ocean City, MD).

Distinguished WPS alum, Peter Buas ‘09, associate attorney with Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison, LLP and Town of Ocean City council member, delivered the Commencement Address to the Class of 2022.

Below are highlights “By the Numbers” from the Class of 2022:

46 seniors: 26 girls and 20 boys.

17 students (37% of the class) entered the class in either Pre-K or Kindergarten, making them WPS “lifers.”

91 colleges and universities offered admission to one or more WPS seniors.

17 private and 14 public colleges and universities are represented in the enrollments.

Celebrating 50 years, Worcester Preparatory School is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located minutes from the beach in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information or to apply, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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2022 WPS Graduates: In the front row from left to right, Hannah Brasure (Frankford, DE), Brooke Emeigh (Seaford, DE), Brooke Phillips (Ocean City, MD), Aria Islam (Ocean City, MD), Lily Baeurle (Berlin, MD), Grace Baeurle (Berlin, MD), Hanna Zajdel (Ocean City, MD), Anna Williams (Pittsville, MD), Sumira Sehgal (Lewes, DE), Sophia Haines (Berlin, MD), Anna Carpenter (Berlin, MD), Ashlyn Roselle (Rehoboth Beach, DE) and Kate Abbott (Berlin, MD). Second row from the left, Josie Miller Gonzalez (O
Ayush Batra of Rehoboth Beach, DE is names Valedictorian by Head of School Dr. John McDonald.
Marshall Mumford of Bethany Beach, DE is names Salutatorian by Head of School Dr. John McDonald.
Anderssen Taylor of Ocean City, MD receives the award for Best All-Round Student from Head of School Dr. John McDonald.
WPS Class President Lily Baeurle (Berlin, MD) addresses classmates, friends and family during the graduation ceremony.
Commencement speaker and WPS alum, Peter Buas ‘09, is the oldest of six children who all attended WPS. On this day, he watched his youngest sibling, AnnaMarie, graduate. Growing up he learned the value of hard work balancing schoolwork at WPS while taking reservations at the family business, the Buckingham Hotel, starting at the young age of 12. Peter attended the University of Maryland, College Park, and after graduation earned his law degree from the University of Baltimore in 2016. After cle

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.