Form Plaque Gallery 2014
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The design template for the 2013 plaque.
The completed carving of the 2013 plaque.
An animated GIF of photos taken at different stages of the carving process – watch hours and hours of carving elapse in just 15 seconds!
A sample of the painted finish on the 2013 plaque – the central element representing the Hugh Camp Cup.
The completed 2013 plaque.
The degin template for the 2004 plague.
The completed carving of the 2004 plaque.
The outline of the State of Massachusetts divided into (what will be) rainbow colored stripes to represent the passage of marriage equality on May 17th, 2004 – the first state to do so.
The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup which sits on top of a shield featuring an emblem from the Henley-on-Thames coat of arms – representing the win at Henley for the boys’ crew team.
The Henley shield.
The Democratic donkey symbol with “1962” – representing Secretary of State John Kerry’s run for president.
A boar presenting a platter of food – representing the revitalization of the Boar’s Head dinner tradition in 2002 by Form of 2004 members.
A detail of the painted finish on the 2004 plaque.
The completed 2004 plaque.
The design template for the 1994 plaque.
The completed carving for the 1994 plaque.
A closer shot of the completed carving.
The center vertical section features the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup atop the Henley shield, shown in the picture below it. The left edge of this picture has a section of a compass, representing the Thompson Island Outward Bound trip.
The Henley shield.
The upper right corner of the plaque features the flag of South Africa – adopted as part of the April 1994 General Election, marking the end of Apartheid. Below the flag is the right side of Kehaya House.
The bottom left and right sections contain a banner with the words “Education is the most powerful weapon” excerpted from the full quote by Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
A detail of the stained finish of the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup.
The completed 1994 plaque.
The design template for the 1999 plaque.
The completed carving of the 1999 plaque.
The upper left corner features a volleyball and arrow combined into a women’s symbol – representing the New England division title wins for both the girls’ volleyball and girls’ cross country.
The upper right corner features the letter “G” on a computer keyboard key – representing the launch of the Google search engine on 9/4/1998.
The central design element is of three books supported between bookends – one book representing each change of School leadership during the four years of the Form of 1999.
The bookends supporting the books feature inkwells with quills – commemorating the beginning of the Schlesinger Writer-in-Residence program at SPS.
The bottom left corner represents the fire that occurred in the Drury dorm.
The bottom right corner features a rainbow flag with the letters “GSA” celebrating the founding of the Gay Straight Alliance.
Detail of the 1999 plaque – the Drury dorm fire.
The completed 1999 plaque.