BB&N Bulletin Summer 2016 by BB&N

Summer 2016

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Departing Faculty Tributes

Graduation 2016

Strawberry Weekend Highlights

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Events Calendar Se pte mb er Saturday, September 24 Golden Alumni/ae Luncheon Upper School, Gerry’s Landing Campus BB&N Homecoming Upper School, Gerry’s Landing Campus

Oc tober Wednesday, October 5 1974 Leadership Society Reception Beat Brasserie, Cambridge Sunday, October 23 Head of the Charles Regatta BB&N Boathouse

Nove mb er Wednesday, November 23 Young Alumni/ae Coffee Upper School, Gerry’s Landing Campus Friday, November 25 Young Alumni/ae Pub Night Clerys, 131 Dartmouth Street, Boston For a complete listing of School events including athletic games, exhibitions, and performances on campus, please visit the events calendar at: www.bbns.org/ calendar. NOTE TO PARENTS OF ALUMNI/AE: If this Bulletin was sent to your daughter or son and they have updated contact information, please send us their new address and email. Thank you! Please send updates to: alumni_programs@bbns.org or Alumni/ae Programs Buckingham Browne & Nichols School 80 Gerry’s Landing Road Cambridge, MA 02138

Letter From the Head

Head of School Rebecca T. Upham’s graduation remarks to the Class of 2016

Community News

Spring Sports Wrap-Up, Closing Ceremonies, Al-Noor Academy Pen Pals, BB&N Circus, Student Honors, and more

Features Four Esteemed BB&N Faculty 16 Members Bid Farewell Tributes to Carter Donovan, John Norton, Maria Lindberg, and Karen Wyon

Faculty 23 Departing and Milestones Graduation 2016 24 The Class of 2016 moves on, prizes awarded, and more

Senior Spring Project 34 Proﬁles of nine seniors who went the extra mile with their Senior Spring Projects: Mike Bibbey, Elizabeth Foot, Homa Gharagozlou, Amy Gu, Damon Levin, Ben Mallinger, Katie Massie, Ben Shapiro, and Jackson Truesdale

Advancing Our Mission

BB&N Fund Record-Breaking Highlights, Senior Class and Senior Class Parents’ Gifts, and Sixth Grade Parents’ Gift

Alumni/ae News & Notes

47 Alumni/ae News and Notes Night/Reunion 64 Strawberry Weekend Highlights 77 BB&N in New York 82 Milestones

Director of Communications Joe Clifford, Editor Associate Director of Communications Andrew Fletcher, Senior Editor Communications and Website Coordinator Hadley Kyle, Editor Contributing Writers Joe Clifford Cecily Craighill Peter DeMarco Lynda Dugas Andrew Fletcher Sharon Krauss Mark Lindberg Jennifer Long Janet Rosen Beth Thiemann Rebecca T. Upham Audrey Wallace Contributing Editors Cecily Craighill Sherwood C. Haskins Jr. Janet Rosen Tracy Rosette Katie Small Alumni/ae News & Notes Cecily Craighill Tracy Rosette Design & Production Nanci Booth www.nancibooth.com 781-301-1733 Photography/Artwork/Design Pierre Chiha Peter DeMarco Andrew Fletcher Amie Margolis Eric Nordberg ’88 Shawn Read Joshua Touster Vaughn Winchell

Board of Trustees, 2016-2017 Officers Bracebridge Young, Jr., Chair Charles A. Brizius, Vice Chair Shelly Nemirovsky, Vice Chair/Secretary Erica Gervais Pappendick, Vice Chair D. Randolph Peeler, Vice Chair/Treasurer Members Leslie Ahlstrand ’08 Jeff Barber James T. Berylson ’00 Gregory Clark Tim Cohen Diala Ezzeddine Mary Beth Gordon Jason P. Haﬂer ’00 Bob Higgins Jim Honan Karen J. Kalina ’81 Kay Kane Kenneth W. Lang Peter K. Levitt ’84 Bridget Terry Long Stevie Olson Leslie Riedel Agnes Bundy Scanlan Clay V. Stites Janet M. Storella ’74 David J. Thompson ’85 Frederica C. Turner ’91 Charlotte Wagner Fan Wu ’98 Head of School Rebecca T. Upham Front Cover:

Elizabeth Foot ’16 and Katie Massie ’16 among the solar panels atop the Nicholas Athletic Center (Photography by Joshua Touster— www.joshuatousterphotography.com.) Correspondence may be sent to: Office of Alumni/ae Programs (alumni_programs@bbns.org or 617-800-2721) or the Office of Communications (communications@bbns.org or 617-800-2403), 80 Gerry’s Landing Road Cambridge, MA 02138-5512

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2016 Commencement Remarks by Head of School Rebecca T. Upham the field and observed that not a single one of these millennials was focused on a cell phone.) The moment I’d like to point out, though, is the surprisingly late time of day that these seniors insisted on leaving for the two-hour journey to New Hampshire: 1:00 pm. This was a group decision among the class so that they could support the Relay For Life efforts initiated by the underclassmen earlier that morning. It’s that sort of wonderful, generous spirit that defined the Class of 2016—they brought a seriousness of purpose to endeavors in and out of the classroom, yet also a sense of levity and a bit of whimsy amid these halls. Perhaps that’s why this year has so quickly flown by. ***

Today is an important day for the Class of 2016. This graduation and the diplomas these students will soon receive mark the end of one journey and the beginning of another. It is a meaningful moment for all the faculty, family, and friends assembled here. This is a moment when students are suspended between the terra ﬁrma of BB&N and the world of new adventures. In the past few weeks, there have been many opportunities to talk about this class. We certainly applaud our soon-to-be graduates for their many accomplishments in classrooms and studios, for their work in the local and global community, and for their spirited competitions, be it with an ISL rival or each other in their color wars. The other evening, Senior Class Dean Ms. Makrauer remarked on how this was a very “connected” class—how they moved beyond personal concerns and leaned toward supporting others around them. We saw that virtue in full ﬂower just this past Monday. The seniors had worked with the school to stage a “Back to Bivouac” day at Camp Marienfeld. It turned out to be an amazing gathering, and a perfect bookend to frame their four years as a tightly knit Upper School community. (In fact, one faculty member noted the almost-impossible-to-believe moment when he looked out at the 120 seniors assembled on 2

Every moment of transition, and this is surely one of those, brings a few butterflies to your stomach. You’re leaving BB&N for something that is not yet fully formed. But you’re leaving equipped to make a difference in the communities in which you tread and the world in which you live. My message today is that you are leaving here with lessons, habits, and values that are not just important for getting you into college. What you have learned here is important to your School and your family, and yes, even our culture and our democracy. Certainly, your habits of analytic and creative thought will serve you well in whatever path you take. I know your minds are both well trained and well exercised. But think for a moment about some of the other lessons you’ve learned about what goes into a high-functioning community, into the creation of an environment that allows for and encourages growth. In my travels around the country, alumni/ae time and again refer to the different perspectives they experienced at BB&N; they cite the diversity of their classmates and friends as a major influence, an influence that broadened their own perspective and understanding. “Making” a community is something you’ve done at BB&N. Some of it happened naturally but some of it took work, work that isn’t always comfortable. Think back to Community Building Assemblies we’ve had or the Community Day students put together earlier this year. These events change us, sometimes in big ways, sometimes in subtle ways. You were compelled, indeed required, to hear perspectives not your own. And all of this happened in an environment of respect. At BB&N you have learned the value of listening to—of hearing— not just some other voices but all other voices. You’ve also

seen the power of a community where everyone has a “place at the table.”

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

Here’s what The Vanguard wrote in March about the climate on campus during a presidential election year: “An open mind is the greatest hallmark of intelligence. To become truly educated—and to feel safe and at home at school—an important step is hearing out a variety of political ideologies.”

In this statement we ﬁnd what it is that makes BB&N so powerful. The “sympathy,” the support, of this community has made this a good place for you to be these past several years. And as the senior leaders of the School, it has been your care of that “sympathy” that has made BB&N a better school for all.

That’s well said. Let me be clear: you do not need to agree with everything you hear but you must treat it respectfully. What I am talking about here is really civility, a word which comes from the Latin meaning “citizen.” Conversely, “incivility,”— something we are seeing far too much of in the rhetoric of this election season—has a similar origin. It means “not of a citizen.” Civility is not the same as politeness or political correctness: it implies neither a lack of passion nor a lack of conviction. It does, however, absolutely insist on fundamental respect.

*** As you get ready to leave, I ask that you live by the habits of mind you learned here. And in these contentious times, I ask something more of you: that you take the civility cultivated within this School and spread it. Spread it to your communities. Spread it to your college campuses. Spread it among friends, and practice it with those you think of as adversaries. Class of 2016, it is with a great deal of pride that I join the faculty, your families, and friends in sending our heartfelt congratulations, best wishes, and affection. Godspeed.

Without civility, communities—large and small—fragment. That is why your teachers, advisors, and coaches have been so adamant on this point. With civility, communities—large and small—are more welcoming, more fulﬁlling places to be. This is why you have been so adamant on this point. Respect for this shared belief can even be found in our School’s mission statement, whose most indispensable words I have long considered to be “principled engagement.” *** Just a few weeks ago, faculty posted some of their favorite quotes around the school. Perhaps it is because I have recently thought a lot about civility and its impact on our society that I was particularly taken by these lines from philosopher William James: 3

Kindergartners Design “Dream” Playgrounds Kindergarten-North students wowed Head of School Rebecca T. Upham this spring with a presentation on their creative playground models built as part of a playground exploration project. The impetus for the project came from the BB&N-sponsored Family Cooperative daycare’s need for an outdoor playground. “We were conducting a playground study when we learned that the daycare has an outdoor space, but not a playground,” says Kindergarten Teacher Ben Goldhaber. “Therefore, we decided to create proposals (two playground models, built to scale) with the hope that they would be built for the daycare.” With the help of Goldhaber and K-North teacher Maria Barton, students visited playgrounds to conduct research (take notes, sketches, and photos), studied playgrounds from around the world, interviewed experts (architects, playground designers, engineers), and visited the daycare to measure the space, take photos, and interview the daycare kids. After much research and thinking about the importance of play in learning, it was time for the students to create their dream playgrounds. Through their study of important concepts such as friction, inertia, and correct measurements, the kindergartners worked in teams to create intricate models. Some highlights of the models included a decorative tree sculpture, ball pit, and suspension swings. When the models were complete, Upham stopped by to assess the results and was thrilled with what she saw.

Ruby Hoffman ’28 shows Head of School Rebecca T. Upham a playground design.

“It was our job to show Ms. Upham all of the different parts of each playground model,” says Ruby Hoffman ’28. “She was a good listener and asked us interesting questions. I think she really liked it. I hope we get to build it!”

Girls Crew Shell Dedication The BB&N Girls Crew team will have one more boat in their ﬂeet next year thanks to a thoughtful gift by Joe and Lucy Chung P’09, ’11, ’14, ’15, ’18, ’19, ’22. A brand new racing shell, named “Highest Standard,” was dedicated at Reunion Weekend this spring. “It has always been clear to us what wonderful people crew attracts: I think the sport brings out the best in people and attracts the best people to it,” said Lucy in her speech at the dedication. “Crew Coach Adam Holland brought the phrase ‘hold yourself to a higher standard’ into our home during our son Miles’ freshman year and it really became a calling card for him throughout his high school career and dovetailed nicely with our own parenting philosophy.” Here’s to watching the Lady Knights on the river next year with their new, cutting-edge shell! 4

Joe Chung (with dog Nutmeg), Cecily Chung ’22, Nathan Grimshaw ’14, Anya Chung ’19, Lucy Chung, and Eve Grimshaw ’18 at the dedication of BB&N’s new racing shell.

Community News 65th Annual BB&N Circus Students, parents, and teachers gathered on the Lower School campus on May 7th for one of the School’s favorite traditions, the BB&N Circus. The daylong festival celebrated its 65th anniversary this year and featured rides, bouncy houses, a dunk tank, food, arts and crafts, performances, pony rides, and more. Hundreds of attendees from across BB&N’s three campuses joined the festivities, which raised money for the School’s ﬁnancial aid program.

Abby Ford ’19, Cora Wendlandt ’18, Maddie Ford ’19, Upper School Science Teacher Jennifer Long, Zoe Ting ’18, Upper School Science Teacher Lisa Conway, Anna Soloshenko ’19, Klara Kuemmerle ’19, and Talia Belz ’19 at the GAINS conference

GAINS Conference Provides Career Inspiration for Students With an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor-laden headband fixed firmly to her head, and a room of captive students watching her, Klara Kuemmerle ’19 knew she had to concentrate if she was going to fly a drone with her brain. “I thought it would be easy to fly a drone using only the power of concentration, but it’s really a tedious task,” says Kuemmerle. “There was a sort of metal headband sitting on my head with a small sensor touching my forehead. To begin, I counted backwards by twos from 1,000, and then I just kept reciting random numbers in order to keep it aloft.” Kuemmerle managed to keep the drone in flight for about 40 seconds, an impressive feat, and just one of many cool activities that she and six other BB&N students experienced at the GAINS (Girls Advancing in Stem) conference at Duke University and the University of North Carolina in early April. Under the supervision of Upper School science teachers Jennifer Long and Lisa Conway, the students joined 123 other young women from across the country at the conference, where they had the opportunity to hear from women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, including medicine, molecular biology, solar energy, biomedical engineering, astrophysics, chemistry, neuroscience, chemical engineering, robotics, and more.

“Lots of kids enjoy doing science, but they don’t know what the actual career options are beyond medicine,” says Long, who attended a similar conference at MIT last year with five BB&N students. “There is a huge difference between taking a science class in school, and seeing what that knowledge can lead you to as a career.” The GAINS Network, which sponsored the conference, was started by Greenwich Academy a few years ago and provides a platform through which young women are partnered with mentors from STEM fields throughout the school year. The Network maintains an interactive website where students can connect with professionals in the STEM fields, perhaps set up internships down the road, and learn about conferences and events. “The kids were amazing and the enthusiasm throughout the conference was fantastic,” says Long. “I think it was a very valuable trip for everyone involved.” Long believes that experiences like the GAINS conference and the multiple advanced STEM courses that BB&N has begun integrating into its curriculum are resonating with students. As an example, she cites two students, Alia Rizvi ’18 and Athena Chu ’18, who attended the conference last year, and this year decided to help start a science club.

PICTURED: [ 1 [ Students gather for face-painting. [ 2 [ Owen Dowden ’23 enjoys one of the many Circus attractions.

BB&N Senior Achieves Perfection on AP French Exam This year BB&N received a letter from the College Board unlike any the School had seen before. It stated, “Victor Mahdavi’s performance on the AP French Language and Culture Exam in May 2015 was so superior that it falls into a rather select category.” On a scale of one to ﬁve, Mahdavi ’16 received a ﬁve on his AP French exam, something only 16% of the students taking the exam achieved. However, Mahdavi was also one of only two students in the entire world to receive a perfect score on the exam, earning every single possible point. Congratulations to Mahdavi on this remarkable achievement! Victor Mahdavi ’16 is congratulated by Upper School French teacher Cécile Roucher-Greenberg at the Upper School Closing Ceremony.

Five Students Excel as National Merit Scholars The National Merit Scholarships are awarded annually to students demonstrating significant academic promise. More than 1.5 million students took the 2014 PSAT, and of those, approximately 16,000 were named semifinalists. Then, to compete for the National Merit Scholarships, these semifinalists had to advance to a finalist round through an application process. This year, five students were named as finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship competition. Congratulations to the following seniors: Amy Gu, June Hwan Kim, Paul Sand, Jackson Truesdale, and Ayame Whitfield.

June Hwan Kim ’16, Ayame Whitﬁeld ’16, Jackson Truesdale ’16, Upper School Assistant Director Katrina Fuller, Amy Gu ’16, and Paul Sand ’16 at the Upper School Closing Ceremony

Middle School Earns Gold at State Drama Festival Congratulations to Middle School drama students, whose spring production of To Kill a Mockingbird earned a gold medal at the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild Drama Festival, hosted by The Bromﬁeld School. BB&N’s poignant production rose to the top despite tough competition from several other area schools. The play wrestled with complicated issues of race relations in the South during the Great Depression era, and required carefully calibrated acting and staging. Under the direction of Middle School theater teacher and Marian W. Vaillant Future Leader Instructor Christa Crewdson, and through the wonderful work of the student actors, tech crew, and costume designers, Harper Lee’s beloved novel came to life on the stage. In addition to the collective gold medal, Geoffrey Goose ’20, Amy Khoshbin ’20, Liam McGourty ’20, Andy Monsalve ’20, and Will Pappendick ’20 earned individual acting awards, and Molly Griffin ’20 and Julia Noyes ’20 earned costume design awards.

Sharon Pongnon ’20, Amy Khoshbin ’20, and Geoffrey Goose ’20 perform a poignant scene from To Kill a Mockingbird.

Community News Banner Year for Upper School Mathletes BB&N math students strutted their stuff last year earning fantastic results across a variety of competitions. Read below for some of the impressive highlights. This spring, 12 members of the BB&N math team (two teams of six) participated in the international Purple Comet competition. Each team had 90 minutes to solve 30 problems. While searching the internet was not allowed, students were allowed to use technology (calculators, math software, writing their own computer programs) along with pencils and paper. One of the teams (named VAVAGE, an acronym of their names) correctly solved 29 of the 30 problems which placed them tied for first (with two other teams) out of more than 600 teams from schools around the world, and alone for first out of all 58 teams from Massachusetts. The other team ( JC RATS) solved 20 of the 30 problems which placed them 38th out of more than 600 teams from schools of fewer than 1,200 students from around the world and eighth out of 40 teams in Massachusetts. VAVAGE: Victor Chu ’18, Gabe DeSantis ’16, Amy Gu ’16, Aaron Kaufer ’17, Vishnu Murale ’17, Elisa Tabor ’18 JC RATS: Samiha Datta ’19, Ryan Guan ’17, Cassandra Kane ’17, Theo Lukin-Yelin ’18, Aurash Vatan ’19, Jeffrey Yao ’17 In other math team news, BB&N recorded its best-ever finish in the New England Math League competition last year, finishing eighth out of 150 teams. The NEML consists of six-question contests that 40-50 students take each month. The School also finished fourth in the Small Schools division at the state tournament, which earned BB&N a spot at the end-of-year New England tournament. In addition to these team achievements, two students stood out this year with their individual accomplishments: Victor Chu ’18 and Aaron Kaufer ’17. Chu qualified for the second round of the Massachusetts Math Olympiad. Of the 2,000 students who competed in the first round, only 100 were invited to the second round. When the top 20 finishers were announced, Chu was thrilled to have earned third place overall. In addition, only one student in New England placed better than Victor on NEML contests last year. Kaufer is one of three BB&N students who were accepted into the yearlong, prestigious MIT PRIMES program. “Kaufer delved into a very challenging problem for the last two months of school and was able to generate a pretty remarkable formula for solving it,” says Upper School Math Chair Chip Rollinson. “He is now starting to write up his solution for (hopeful) publication.”

Members of the JC RATS math team collaborate in the Purple Comet math competition.

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Community News Salaam! I’m Your Pen Pal [ by Peter DeMarco They swapped Snapchat handles, frolicked on playground equipment, and wrapped arms around each other’s shoulders as they marched down the Lower School’s halls. When pizza arrived for lunch, everyone cheered; when it came time to leave, there were pictures and hugs. “I don’t want to say goodbye,” said sixth-grader Kate Constan to her newest friend, a smiley, freckled girl named Yumnah Elshaar. “I wish you were at our school!” For eight weeks, Constan, her BB&N classmates, and 17 students from the Al-Noor Academy of Mansfield had been old-fashioned pen pals, writing letters to each other as part of a school project. Finally, in late May, they got to meet face to face. Al-Noor is a religious school for Muslim children, so in addition to standard courses such as math and English, students study Islamic history, pray, and girls, even sixth-graders, wear traditional Muslim hijabs—long, black cloaks from their heads to their ankles. One of the goals of the pen-pal project was to introduce BB&N students to the differences in their counterparts’ lives. Many of Al-Noor’s students, likewise, had never set foot inside a secular school. But what became clear, as the day went on, was just how much they all had in common. Boys from both schools chatted about their favorite sports, YouTube clips, and video games; girls exchanged social media contacts and fashion picks, complained about annoying brothers, and hung out on the playground’s “Super Nova” spinning wheel. Within an hour of meeting, Al-Noor student Rayan Tabidi was giving her BB&N pen pal, Zoey Liu, a French braid in her hair. “Everyone just does each other’s hair here,” piped in sixth-grader Lily Sidman, who shared Tabidi as a penpal. BB&N’s sixth graders are no strangers to pen-pal writing, having written to children in Rwanda for the past five years under the direction of teacher Berhane Zerom. But with Al-Noor, students knew they’d eventually be hosting their pen pals at the Lower School, and taking a field trip to Al-Noor Academy as well. That heightened interest from the start. “I would say in class that we’re going to read one of the letters as an example of something, and they were so excited they would say, ‘Can you read all of them!’” Zerom said. “They wanted me to read every child’s name and their pen pal every time.” Students even embraced the idea of writing their letters in longhand.

“It’s kinda cool how you can put in all your stuff without interruptions. It’s a lot different than texting or social media, where responses are almost instant,” said student Shane Hanaﬁn, whose pen pal was Al-Noor sixth-grader Mohid Nazir. “You put it down on paper, they take time to read it, it’s kind of more personal. You can hold onto it.” Students from both schools were a bit nervous when the pen pals arrived around 10 a.m. But sixth-grade teachers Zerom, Leila Huff, and Stevie Olson, who spearheaded the project with Al-Noor teacher Hamzah Henshaw, threw them into games to break the ice. Soon, BB&N students were traipsing around the school with their new best friends, showing off their lockers, the Thinker Lab’s neat 3D printer, art rooms and more. As part of their letter writing, students from both schools were told to exchange their personal ideas about what makes a healthy society. During the visit, they wrote poems together based on their thoughts, and painted large canvasses in the school’s Community Room with images of peace, acceptance, and unity—or salaam, tafaham, and tajamua in Arabic. BB&N student Lea Newport, with the help of others, wrote in large, symbol-style letters the word “COEXIST.” “Children seem to be more open than we are at times to embrace somebody who’s different,” said I’man Soloman, BB&N’s Lower School art teacher, who is Muslim, as students painted away. Indeed, as Tabidi twisted strands of Liu’s hair, they weren’t the least concerned about religion or politics. Liu said she’d barely thought about Tabidi’s black hijab. But their mutual love of pizza and donuts—that was worth discussing. “I messed up!” Tabidi, braid in hand, cried suddenly. “It’s OK,” Liu reassured her. “No, that looks really good,” a classmate, Michelle Barrocas, offered. Tabidi relaxed and smiled. “Thank you,” she said. D

PICTURED [ 1 [ Lea Newport ’22, Maya Almesaﬁr, and Katie Chen ’22 display their in-progress tiles during the Al-Noor School’s visit. [ 2 [ Tushar Aggarwal ’22, Mattie Hung ’22, Amira Mohamed, Ahd Hosny, Tristan Fitzgerald ’22, and Tia Angelakis ’22 work on their art project. [ 3 [ Maryam Shehadeh and Helen Cobert ’22 enjoy a light moment on the “Super Nova.”

Jen Lavenberg Named Recipient of the Edgar H. Nichols Future Leader Instructorship Lower School technology integration and MakerSpace mentor Jen Lavenberg has been named the second faculty member to receive the Edgar H. Nichols Future Leader Instructorship, beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. Kindergarten teacher Maria Barton was the ﬁrst recipient. The instructorship, named in honor of Edgar H. Nichols, the co-founder of Browne & Nichols, in 1883, recognizes the special contributions that promising early and mid-career faculty make to the School community. Lavenberg has imparted a remarkable impact on the Lower School campus since her arrival as an academic technology specialist four years ago. She has been the architect of a signiﬁcant evolution in the approach to how technology can best be integrated into the Lower School curriculum—a shift that has yielded compelling results for students and teachers alike. Before Lavenberg’s arrival, technology had been taught as an isolated “special” at the Lower School. She has led the charge to systematically transform the role of the tech teacher from one who teaches isolated skills in a 45-minute block, to one who integrates technology into project-based learning throughout the Lower School’s classrooms.

curriculum. Lavenberg supported second graders in creating a map of the Lower School, which is now used by the Admission Office for visitors to the campus. This project included the integration of social studies, art, technology, and math. Connections were forged with MIT students, who brought a drone to campus to ﬁlm an aerial view. Another example is Lavenberg’s support of the student-initiated garden and birdhouse project, which reinforces the children’s interest in improving a corner of the playground. Lavenberg worked with the students to design the birdhouse for production on the laser cutter in the Lower School’s brand-new Thinker Lab. Lavenberg has emerged as an energetic leader of the faculty cohort around the Thinker Lab. She has facilitated meetings with teachers to introduce them to the many opportunities provided by the technology and materials available in the lab, and she posts inspirational videos and links to resources and maker conferences on a regular basis. In addition to curriculum integration, Lavenberg also provides expertise in the area of curriculum support—whether it’s supplying teachers with resources for struggling readers, researching quality math apps for students, or conducting online assessments.

Colleagues hail Lavenberg as a collaborator extraordinaire. She brings to the Lower School community a rare skill for both partnering with her colleagues and inspiring them. She regularly participates in curriculum meetings with teachers, working as a part of their team to make student learning experiences expand to embrace new technologies.

Above all, though, what Lavenberg brings to the Lower School learning community every day is a tireless enthusiasm, a deep love of learning, and a collaborative energy that encourages everyone around her. Even those who may be more hesitant to embrace the new technologies ﬁnd that Lavenberg’s gentle guidance and good humor inspires them to try.

The 2nd Grade mapping project is an example of how Lavenberg has played a leading role in integrating technology into the

Above: Lavenberg with second grade students in the Thinker Lab

Community News Sixth Grade Musical: James and the Giant Peach BB&N Sixth Graders brought the Lower School gym to life this spring with their lively rendition of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach. With spirited acting, comedic vision, and great set design and singing, students gave the classic children’s book a contemporary remake worthy of the rousing cheers that the performance received.

The cast of James and the Giant Peach

Middle School Impresses with Young Frankenstein The annual Middle School musical dazzled audiences with a rousing performance of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. This performance featured wonderful music and intricate costume design as it recounted the tale of the Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson who is forced to return to Transylvania to settle his inherited estate.

Joe Murphy ’20, Chongyuan Hong ’20, and Zoe Kemper’20 perform a scene from Young Frankenstein.

Upper School Spring Play: 12 Angry Jurors With their rendition of 12 Angry Jurors (adapted by Sherman L. Sergel from the television movie by Reginald Rose), Upper School students invited spectators into a dramatic jury room to witness the wheels of justice in motion. The performance recounted the tense and manic process of a jury deliberation on a summer day in the late 1970s, and turned on thoughtful dialogue and interplay of twelve jurors whose deliberation takes unusual twists and places interesting emphasis on character development. Isaac Glotzer Martin ’18, Colin Lamphier ’18, Charlie Heveran ’17, Angela Duong ’17, Max Ambris ’19, Thomas Sulikowski ’19, and (on the ground) Thomas Mandile ’17

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PICTURED: [ 1 [ The BB&N baseball team celebrates their ISL Championship. [ 2 [ Harry Theodore ’17, Aaron Cronin ’16, Chris Bornhorst ’16, Andrew DiPetrillo ’18, and Alex Yun ’18 display their Kingman Tournament trophies. [ 3 [ Tristan Young ’17 on serve [ 4 [ Lily Santonelli ’16 connects on a pitch. [ 5 [ Kristina Cartwright ’16 beats a defender to the ball. [ 6 [ Alexandra Camargo Cortés ’16 unleashes a serve. [ 7 [ Desi O’Mahony ’18 locks in on defense. [ 8 [ Alex Evenchik ’17, Liam Jolley ’16, Matt Siff ’17, and Jackson Truesdale ’16 row hard on the river. [ 9 [ Sammy Wong ’17, Eve Grimshaw ’18, Ellie Clapp ’17, Lucia Winton ’17, Kat Capossela ’17, and head coach John Cotter are all smiles after a race.

Community News Spring Sports Wrap-Up Baseball (Record: 15-5)

Girls Lacrosse (Record: 8-6-2)

• BB&N baseball maintained its tradition of excellence by completing a 21st consecutive winning season this year. • This tight squad captured a second consecutive ISL championship (a three-way tie with Milton and Groton), giving BB&N its ﬁrst back-to-back championships since 2009-2010.

• This improving squad played well all year on their way to securing a spot in the ﬁrst-ever ISL girls lacrosse playoffs. • Season highlights included a thrilling 18-12 victory against rival Nobles, the eventual ISL champions, and big wins over Middlesex and Thayer.

Cup Winners: Zeke Berg ’16, Zack Horwitz ’16, Matt Trehub ’16 All League: James Allan ’16, Zeke Berg ’16, Jeffrey Costello ’17, Matt Trehub ’16, Nathaniel Wolf ’17 Honorable Mention: Chris Butler ’16, Zack Horwitz ’16

Cup Winner: Kristina Cartwright ’16 All League: Maia Noyes ’17 Honorable Mention: Kristina Cartwright ’16, Julianna Kennedy ’17, Alexandra Schmalz ’19

Golf (Record: 12-2-1)

Boys Lacrosse (Record: 1-16)

• This team continued the momentum of past seasons by capturing its third consecutive ISL title and winning the Kingman Tournament championship. • At the end-of-year Kingman Tournament, BB&N golfers placed top three, defeating the closest runner up by 19 strokes.

• Despite a rash of injuries during a challenging season, this team continued to work hard and show steady improvement. • In addition to some excellent individual play, the season highlight was a 10-4 blowout win over St. Paul’s.

Cup Winner: Chris Bornhorst ’16 All League: Chris Bornhorst ’16, Andrew DiPetrillo ’18, Alex Yun ’18

Cup Winners: Mark Addonizio ’16, Jackson Bramley ’16, Brian Gillis ’16 All League: Jackson Bramley ’16 Honorable Mention: Mark Addonizio ’16, Brian Gillis ’16, Kyle Peck ’18

Boys Tennis (Record: 17-2)

Sailing (Record: 9-3)

• Boys Varsity Tennis’ second consecutive stellar season saw the team reach the ﬁnals in the ISL championships before falling just short in a closely contested match against Belmont Hill. • With a roster that will see all of its players returning next season, this squad is poised for another title run next year.

• The sailing team completed another successful season, ending as the 13th-ranked team in New England and qualifying for the Terk Team Race Championship at MIT. • Other highlights included knocking off top-ranked Milton Academy in the ﬁrst meet of the season and the girls’ team ﬁnishing 8th at the Herreshoff Women’s Championship.

Cup Winners: Carter Liou ’17, Gary Rasin ’17, Tristan Young ’17 All League: Carter Liou ’17, Gary Rasin ’17, Tristan Young ’17

Cup Winners: Graham Goldberg ’16, Robert Hogan ’16

Girls Tennis (Record: 3-9)

Girls Crew

• Despite a small roster, this ﬁery squad boasted a terriﬁc team chemistry that led to an exhilarating season. • Highlights from the year included close wins over Brooks and Governor’s.

• This squad completed another strong season with all four boats qualifying for the New Englands. • Season highlights included the second boat medaling at the New Englands with a third-place ﬁnish in their heat.

Cup Winner: Alexandra Camargo Cortés ’16 Honorable Mention: Lauryn Jacobs ’17

Cup Winners: Sawyer Ames ’16, Elizabeth Foot ’16

Boys Crew Softball (Record: 13-8) • This team almost shocked the league in the end-of-year Big East Tournament. Despite entering as the sixth seed, this squad advanced to the ﬁnals before placing second to the number one seed, Phillips Academy. • Season highlights included big wins over St. Paul’s and Phillips Exeter.

• Demonstrating tremendous progress all season long, this team managed to qualify all four boats for the end–of-year New Englands. • In addition to highlight wins over Middlesex and Brooks in late-season regattas, a bronze ﬁnish in the New Englands for the second boat capped off the highlights for this squad. Cup Winners: Lachlan McGrath ’16, Ethan O’Reilly ’16

Cup Winners: Lily Santonelli ’16, Sara Lopez-Wheeler ’16 All League: Shannon Griffin ’17, Sara Lopez-Wheeler ’16, Rowan Park ’20 Honorable Mention: Lily Santonelli ’16 13

Lower School Closing Ceremony This spring BB&N Sixth Graders lined up in the Brick Building gymnasium for one last gathering, this one a bittersweet celebration of their time at the Lower School. Head of School Rebecca T. Upham opened the ceremony offering heartfelt congratulations to the students, and wishing them a well-deserved summer of rest before Lower School director Shera Selzer addressed the class. Noting their journey through a remarkable year, Selzer emphasized the students’ personal growth and complimented their poise in tackling complicated and controversial issues: “Through your discussion you were able to open your hearts and your minds to ideas different from your own…in this process you found your own unique voices and began to know what you stand for.”

Student musicians helped marked the occasion with an orchestra performance of Vivaldi’s Sonata in E minor, and the entire class closed the ceremony with a touching rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

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4 PICTURED: [ 1 [ Head of School Rebeca T. Upham addresses the class of 2022. [ 2 [ Arden Conine ’22, Luc Boesch Powers ’22, and Nico Berger ’22 belt it out. [ 3 [ Colin Michna ’22, Sammy Krem ’22, and Jack Haining ’22 perform a Vivaldi piece. [ 4 [ Grade Six teacher Berhane Zerom congratulates Charles Ward ’22. [ 5 [ Michelle Barrocas ’22, Annie Stockwell ’22, Hillary Galle ’22, and Kaia Eckton ’22 celebrate the start of summer.

Community News Middle School Closing BB&N’s Middle School Closing marked a special send-off to the 88 eighth graders embarking on their Upper School journey. As the ﬁrst class to graduate from the newly renovated Sparks Street campus, Middle School Director Mary Dolbear noted the resilience and character of this remarkable class: “These students have proven their strength—collectively and individually—and this remarkable group has always kept us on our toes.” Head of School Rebecca T. Upham also addressed the students, noting that this closing was in fact “a day of transitions and new beginnings.” Upham expressed conﬁdence that their time at the Middle School had equipped the students with keys to many doors, including those that unlock the tenets of the School motto: honesty, scholarship, kindness. In his humorous and heartfelt address, student-chosen faculty speaker, Math Teacher Jesse Sarzana ’93, spoke to the impressive nature of the departing eighth graders using terminology from his varsity soccer team. “A good teammate ‘insists’ and ‘assists’,” said Sarzana, pointing out the accountability and closeness that the class had demonstrated throughout their Middle School tenure. Student speakers Ranch Kimball ’20 and Rowan Park ’20 also addressed their classmates with words of wisdom. Kimball stressed the importance of new experiences as a road to success, and Park spoke poignantly about growing closer to her grandmother through the latter’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease, noting that “the most important moments in your life are sometimes the most challenging.” In addition to speakers, the Middle School Chorus performed a beautiful version of California Dreaming, Simru Sonmez-Erbil ’20 performed and sang an original composition on guitar, and four students were recognized as the 2016 Middle School Banner Recipients: Simru Sonmez-Erbil ’20, Ryan Loughran ’20, Andrew Monsalve ’20, and Charlotte Shapiro ’20. Dolbear’s closing remarks captured the proceedings most accurately: “It is often not until much later that we recognize the seeds planted at the Middle School—that’s the magic of this place.”

3 PICTURED: [ 1 [ Middle School Director Mary Dolbear congratulates Stanley Gao ’20. [ 2 [ Julie Klingenstein ’20, Rowan Park ’20, Grace Vincent ’20, and Olivia MarinouIatridou ’20 enjoy the closing. [ 3 [ Simru Sonmez-Erbil ’20 performs an original composition. [ 4 [ Faculty speaker and math teacher Jesse Sarzana ’93 addresses the class. [ 5 [ Philip Liu ’20, Ranch Kimball ’20, and Julian Li ’20 gather following the ceremony.

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D E PA RT I N G FAC U LT Y by Beth Thiemann, Lower School math teacher

In the fall of 1970, Carter Donovan began her teaching career, a career that would allow her to touch the lives of more than 1,000 students. During her 37 years of service to BB&N, Carter has worn many hats, teaching third and fourth grade, working in admissions, co-directing the teacher-training program, and, for the past 20-plus years, showcasing her abilities as math specialist extraordinaire. If you know Carter, you know that she would have preferred a quiet departure, but her students, colleagues, and friends wanted to give her their best wishes with comments and remembrances. Here are a few comments from current third graders.

One said, “I liked how when Carter helped us, she didn’t give away the answer. She just gave us clues.” A second one said, “I liked how when there were no more worksheets to do, she let us do logic puzzles.” A third said, “I like that Carter is fun to be around. She spent time with us other than just teaching us math.” And Dakota Walcott ’25 said, “It won’t be the same without her. I am glad she taught my brother, my mother, and me!” Rachel Hanselman ’89, a current BB&N parent and a student from Carter’s ﬁrst third grade homeroom said, “Carter was one of my very favorite teachers in all my years at BB&N. What I remember most about her was her kindness, her wonderful laugh, and her patience. The most amazing thing is that when I contacted her through Facebook 30-plus years later, she knew exactly who I was and that I played Glinda the Good Witch of the North in her production of The Wizard of Oz! Such a special lady.” Kate Hamilton ’93, wrote: “I have such warm memories of Carter. She was my ﬁrst teacher who let us call her what we were comfortable with: Carter, Ms. Coates, or Mrs. Donovan. She also let us feel her growing belly and I remember getting to feel the baby kick, which was really neat. But, most of all, what I remember about Carter is her wonderful laugh and that she always seemed to be smiling and that I felt safe in her room.” Allison Gould ’16 remembered that she “liked going to Carter’s room to play fun logic games. She encouraged me not to be afraid to be wrong...and said, ‘Go ahead and raise your hand and take the risk.’” Former BB&N Lower School art teacher Sharen Bowden said, “Carter sees the positive in the opportunity. She has energy in her interactions with students, and is generous with her attention and commitment to students. And she loves to laugh!”

Ca r t e r D o n ova n Lower School Math: 1979-2016

In fourth grade, her colleague Bill Hritz reported, “Carter always makes math learning engaging, but her activities and games are always based on solidifying skills and understanding concepts.” One unit in the third grade math program that the kids loved is the business unit. The students would design and create a product to sell and then were required to convince the “bankers” to approve and fund their proposals. In May, the bankers, Ms. Penny Pincher, Ms. Stella Steal-a-dolla’, and Ms. Moneybags—the last of whom bears a surprising resemblance to Carter—arrived on campus. They met with the third grade entrepreneurs and scoured the plans, offering sound advice. The future entrepreneurs enjoyed the ‘real world’ experience. These students and alumni/ae may know Carter as the teacher with the infectious laugh, but I know her as a professional, dedicated in every way to the education of each student. She had individual folders for each child, with work leveled to just their capabilities; not too easy, but pleasantly challenging. Every day, Carter would grade their papers and ﬁnd just exactly what they needed for the next day. In her instructional time, she clearly explained the foundational concepts and inspired the children to strive to higher understanding of the concepts—all the while making the math lots of fun! It was a regular occurrence for Carter to arrive at school and have the students in her room, secretly decorating her white board with ﬂowers, hearts, and sayings like “I y you,” “I love math,” and “You’re the best.” One wrote, “- + y = Carter x 10.” What I really want to say is that Carter is an experienced, solid educator! If you asked her favorite area of math to teach, she’d probably say that teaching logic is the most satisfying for her students; that’s when, with just the right logic puzzle, students have the “Ah-ha” moment and then ask for more. Besides teaching the academic subject of math, Carter herself says that her high-quality relationships with her students are her most treasured memory of her years of teaching. She truly is an unusual, dedicated teacher.

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“God from afar looks graciously upon a gentle master,” a gift book inscription in Rattigan’s play, The Browning Version, feels not so old-fashioned when considering the BB&N career of retiring Upper School art teacher John Norton. For 33 years John has been a vital part of a dynamic Visual Arts team. Though “enthusiasm” is often the ﬁrst descriptive word proffered by his colleagues, for three decades of students who have known him, “gentle master” has been the essence of John Norton.

He began his BB&N career in an award-winning building on the rise behind the old ice rink. Those of you with longish memories will know the award had been for the best dwelling built for under $9,000. To qualify it must have been deemed prudent to keep costs down by eliminating caulking from the windows, tarpaper from under the roof shingles, and insulation. There was a cramped, leaking, very cold or very hot atrium. The studios were 10 minutes away from classrooms and some art classes only 40 minutes in length. But an eager, enthusiastic John Norton boosted enrollment in Painting & Drawing from the low teens to thirty, then forty-five. He added Design and then Architecture, took charge of The Vanguard, advised, department chaired, and never let a week pass without cheering on a team from the sidelines before heading home. Every day was a great day to teach, a great day for art, a great day to be with kids. “Let’s play two” was his mantra, the Arts Department’s Ernie Banks. The building was razed to make way for the Nicholas Athletic Center. While we geared up a campaign for funding new studios, art classes found a temporary home in three doublewide trailers with fluorescent tubes and plastic walls. John, ever the “if you have a lemon, make lemonade guy,” hid the walls with student work and hung their art from the ceiling. The trailers were connected by a wooden expanse of deck and John’s classes spilled out of doors and established that deck as a vital center of energy and activity that at times rivaled the athletic center as a place kids loved to be. He’s carried that energy to the third floor, industrial-chic loft studio in Renaissance Hall, which many of you need to visit because it has been and will be still a very exciting place where kids engage with art. And what is amazing about John is that after 30-plus years, the intensity is still there. Intensity and caring and boyish enthusiasm. “Boyish” not in its recent political North Carolina-biological-at-birth meaning but in the Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer/barefoot boy with a cheek sense of innocent (mostly) adventure. Because that is what John has brought to every class five days a week for 33 years. Every class. If you’ve been in the studio with John you’ve watched him, daily, lift up (metaphorically) an old log in the woods or a rock in a tide pool. The kids are gathered around and while the eager ones are reaching for a worm or a jellyfish to draw or to draw on or to draw with, the more timid are being encouraged by John to feel the periwinkle crawling up the wrist, and then the hermit crab and then….

Jo h n No r t o n Upper School Art: 1983-2016

A great thing about school is the constant replenishment. Of kids, certainly, as a wave of seniors move out and a fresh wave of innocence and eagerness washes in. But faculty as well. New people come in, replacing those moving on and as the new faculty learn how things are done, they also challenge, they question, they proffer new approaches and new ideas. [As a sidebar, I think new faculty (by which I mean everyone at the School younger than 55) don’t challenge the institution as much as they should, but that’s a topic for another time….] The renewal is vital. It keeps schools healthy and evolving. But when a teacher of 30-years’ standing retires, it is incumbent on each of us who remain to take note of what particulars that person has brought to the lives of our kids. In John’s case, an open, giving heart, a passion for art and for education, optimism, enthusiasm, and generosity of spirit. He loved kids in the way you are supposed to love kids. If each of us took those qualities and ramped them up just 5 percent in each of our classes, John’s retirement would be felt not as loss, but as one more gift to kids. John gave me a gift I’ve not yet thanked him for. Years ago we were engaged in a conversation. I can’t remember the topic or how many people were involved. But the topic was an important one, and the gist was a little grousing about whether the School would actually change for the better. Feelings, with an edge of cynicism, were high. Suddenly, John stood up and silenced us all with “Listen, this School can do it. If it decides it wants to do something it can do it. When I started here it wanted the arts to be an equal partner. And then it wanted there to be more than one faculty member of color. We might not be totally satisﬁed with how far we’ve come with either of those things but we’re a lot closer to getting there than we were.” And John walked out. For me, personally, that was John’s ﬁnest hour. He was absolutely right. He was inspiring; passion, commitment, optimism, and recognizing change for the better when it happens. In a list of so many things, thank you, especially, John, for that.

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My friend and colleague, Maria Lindberg, began teaching at BB&N twenty-eight years ago. I ﬁrst met Maria in a parent/teacher conference when I was teaching her son Matt ’01 in fourth grade. Her daughter Kate ’02 was in my homeroom the following year. I knew that Maria taught in the building across the playground—the one with the “little kids” in it. Our paths rarely crossed, and it was not until years later, when I became the Morse Building Librarian, that Maria and I became true colleagues. My eyes were also opened to the wonder of early childhood education and the skill, hard work, and little bit of magic it takes to work with our very young ones.

I was so lucky to find time to learn from Maria as her student, discovering how to set up eye-catching displays and add more real art to the library walls. Maria was the first “Artist of the Month” highlighted in the Morse Library gallery in which a collection of her beautiful work, some titled Secret Garden, Tidepool, and Birches, was displayed last year. Even though Maria is retiring, Birches will have a permanent home in the library. This is a fitting remembrance of her legacy, since Maria and I worked together with our students to assemble and decorate the Community Tree display, connecting art and literature in the Morse Building. Maria worked in the Beginners and Kindergarten classrooms and with the After School program for a number of years. In 2005, she created and taught an art class for Beginners. Lower School Director Shera Selzer, herself a former Beginners teacher, described Maria’s “creation station” as a place of guided discovery, where the projects were as much about the process as the end result. Clad in her paint-splattered denim apron, Maria was “gentle and kind in her instruction,” remarked Shera. “She insisted on using materials that artists would use,” as well as letting the children discover the wonder of “shaving cream, salad spinners, and rocks in socks.” Frequently the experiences culminated with an “ah ha” or a literal gasp of surprise by the children as they completed their masterpieces. Maria Durant, BB&N parent of Ben ’18, Sydney, and Cole Blackburn ’26, describes how Maria “slowed the pace and taught our children to find peace through art—peace in both the process of creating art and in drawing connections with others through art. Maria’s students tapped their creativity and imagination and became proud, confident, happy, and successful artists. Her students understand that every human being has his or her own unique perspective and that two students observing the same object can focus on different elements and create very different works of art. Maria taught our children that all perspectives in art and in life are to be respected and valued.”

M a r i a L i n d b e rg Lower School Beginners and Art: 1990-2016

Maria gave her students the physical tools to draw, paint, print, cut, and glue. Through the concept of “Art Table Etiquette,” they also learned the appropriate language tools to appreciate the work of others and to engage cooperatively. Because of the communal nature of her lessons, children evolved from saying “don’t copy me” to “that gives me an inspiration.” Through a sensory-based approach, students sharpened their observation skills and learned to think outside of the box. Deductive reasoning skills developed as children tried to figure out why a certain art process had a particular outcome. What happens when paint is dropped into a tub of water and oil, swirled around with a toothpick and then captured on a piece of paper placed on the surface? My favorite message that Maria instilled in her students was the enchanting revelation that they had superpowers as artists. Maria told the Beginners, “When you create art, you create beauty. When people look at your art it makes them happy—your parents, teachers, friends, even people you don’t know who visit our school and see your work hanging in the hallway—they all smile when they see your art. When you create beauty through your work it brings happiness to all who see it, and making people happy is one of the most powerful things you can accomplish in life.” “It’s impossible to capture the impact that Maria Lindberg has had on our family and so many other families during her years at BB&N,” explains Maria Durant. “To be sure, we have a beautiful art collection in our home because of Maria. But, our children’s souls—and the souls of hundreds of other students—are more beautiful because Maria was part of their lives.” It is hard to imagine BB&N without Maria Lindberg, but I am confident that her influence will carry on through the colleagues she has worked with and the children who were lucky to be part of the magic. In Maria’s words, “Art is something that never retires.”

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Ka ren Wyo n Assistant to the Upper School Director: 1999-2016

For the past 17 years, Karen Wyon’s presence in the Upper School Office has been a beacon of light for faculty, administrators, and students alike. Karen followed a circuitous path to BB&N, beginning as a cook for a combine harvesting company that followed the wheat ripening across the Midwest, then as a librarian on a Native American Reservation in Montana, followed by a time as librarian and subsequently the Assistant to the Head of the Upper School at Beaver Country Day School. Karen knew of BB&N through her friendship with Teddy Pratt, whose father, Edwin H. Baker Pratt, was headmaster of Browne & Nichols School from 1955-1968, and was interested in seeing how another independent school worked. Since her arrival at BB&N in 1999, Karen has served as the assistant to four different Upper School directors in a job that is so multifaceted it is hard to keep all of her responsibilities straight, ranging from maintaining the Upper School calendar to organizing grades and comments to be sent to families to bringing treats for faculty meetings. When asked what she enjoys the most about her job, Karen explains, “I like the degree of intelligence of the faculty, I liked learning that there are two sides to every story and to hold off judgment until you know both of them. I like the variety of students that we have.” Beyond Karen’s official duties, she is beloved throughout our community for the myriad things she does that aren’t in her job description, as well as for her empathetic and

ever-positive nature. From bringing in treats to the faculty room, to arranging last-minute class coverage when a faculty child is sick, and even to opening up her house for the BB&N Women’s Potluck, Karen’s generous spirit has touched the entire Upper School faculty. As music teacher Joe Horning says, “Karen is one of the most perceptive people on the BB&N campus. She masters diplomacy and truth in the same moment, speaking with sensitivity and care about a pressing or wacky situation and ﬁring a knowing glance that reveals—in an instant—that she understands the full nature of the circumstances.” According to Amy Selinger, Director of College Counseling, “Karen, without fail, ﬁnds a way to check in with me, all of us. She asks about my children, my life, my interests. She always takes the time to remember that the hectic nature of life should not dictate all of our interactions.” As Karen moves into retirement, she will “miss most the faculty and their wit, wisdom, and wealth of Cambridge lore.” She will also miss our “vibrant students.” She looks forward to spending more time with her children and grandchildren, working in her incredible garden, and continuing to pursue her love of felting. Wherever she goes and whatever she does, Karen’s presence will be felt throughout the halls of BB&N’s Upper School as many of us will still walk by her office and spare a glance to see if she is at her desk for a warm smile and a word of encouragement.

Departures Willnetta Ball Upper School Science Michael Bernstein Upper School Math Bob Burns Director of Facilities Terrence Butt ’91 Associate Director of Athletics/ Varsity Boys Hockey Coach Alan Catrina Lower School Learning Specialist

Jen Liu Upper School Math Ellie Loughlin Upper School Associate Director of Admission Rachel Loughran Associate Director of Stewardship Programs Manna Ohmoto-Whitﬁeld Upper School Science

Daisy Pellant Lower School Counselor

Alex Chaconas Upper School Science

RM Pellant Lower School Academic Technology Specialist

Marissa Clark Beginners Homeroom

Deanne Peterson Kindergarten Homeroom

Carolina Gomez-Kramer Lower School Spanish

Bill Rich Yearbook/Advanced Placement Testing Program

Megan Haddadi Upper School Academic Technology Specialist

Claudia Silva Middle School Nurse

Molly Jackel Associate Director of The BB&N Fund

Caity Sprague Assistant Director of Alumni/ae Programs

Aaron Kellner Grade Four Homeroom

Bethany Taylor Lower School Library Assistant

Julie Lindstrom Upper School Nurse

Hongchen Wang Upper School Chinese

[ 1 [ Terrence Butt ’91, Associate Director of Athletics/Varsity Boys Hockey Coach [ 2 [ Deanne Peterson, Kindergarten Homeroom [ 3 [ Megan Haddadi, Upper School Academic Technology Specialist

Milestones Joao “John” Santos All School Mail Carrier and Shuttle Driver

20 YEARS OF SERVICE

Carol Fine Lower School Science Bill Hritz Lower School Grade Four

Beth Thiemann Lower School Math

Cécile Roucher-Greenberg Upper School French

Heather Lee Lower School Librarian

25 YEARS OF SERVICE

Jane Segale Controller

30 YEARS OF SERVICE

Nina Revis-Barresi Lower School Reading Specialist

Gabe Mejail Middle School History

Pandelis Karayorgis Upper and Middle School Jazz

Candida Monteith Lower School Woodshop

2016 UPPER SCHOOL GRADUATION Processing out of the Nicholas Athletic Center to the traditional sound of bagpipes, the Class of 2016’s wide smiles spoke fittingly to the ceremony that had just marked the end of their journey at BB&N. Student speaker Zachary Horwitz ’16 addressed his classmates with signature humor, summing up their tenure at the School in a series of anecdotes. Although his words drew laughter, they were imbued with hard-gleaned lessons. After listing a multitude of activities and academics that had filled the graduates’ careers, Horwitz noted, “Our memories of BB&N will consist largely of the people here…and the experiences that we have enjoyed with them.” While Horwitz focused on time spent at BB&N, Keynote speaker Brian Kavoogian (founder of Charles River Realty Investors, and father of Sarah Kavoogian ’16) focused his remarks on the future, more specifically how he would approach college now given the chance to do it all over. Citing college as perhaps the easiest place in the world to encounter new people, Kavoogian encouraged the graduates to meet as many different people as possible: “There will never be a more comfortable environment to share and understand different viewpoints than on a college campus.” Kavoogian also stressed the importance of trying new things. “Have the confidence to move beyond your comfort zone to pursue subject matters in which you think you might be interested… and feel free to change your mind,” he told students. In her remarks, Head of School Rebecca T. Upham relished one last opportunity to address what she termed a very “connected” class. Referencing the graduates’ inclination to “move beyond personal concerns and lean toward supporting others around them,” Upham discussed what makes a community, and how essential “civility” is to making a community function.

Katherine Mayer ’16 and Marin Lang ’16 proudly display their diplomas.

“Civility insists on fundamental respect…. Without civility, communities—large and small—fragment,” said Upham. “That is why your teachers, advisors, and coaches have been so adamant on this point.” Upham encouraged students to carry their habits of mind and civility into the world with them: “In these contentious times, I ask…that you take the civility cultivated within this School and spread it. Spread it to your communities. Spread it to your college campuses. Spread it among friends, and practice it with those you think of as adversaries.” Following the awarding of diplomas, the ceremony closed with two outstanding musical performances by the Chorale and a studentcomposed jazz band. Congratulations, Class of 2016!

Adria Alexander ’16 receives her diploma from Head of School Rebecca T. Upham.

Jackson Bramley ’16, Chris Gray ’16, and Bianca Phillip ’16 process into the ceremony.

Student speaker Zachary Horwitz ’16 addresses his classmates.

Justin Ma ’16, Tajwar Ahad ’16, Samantha Levin ’16, Lucia Gayley ’16, and Sophia Attie ’16

Elizabeth Foot ’16, Talia Curhan ’16, Lily Himmelman ’16, and Chabelis Byamana ’16

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PRESENTING THE CL ASS OF 2016

GRADUATION 2016

Seniors Reminisce at Lifer Party BB&N’s annual “Lifer Party ” allowed twenty-three seniors a chance to brush the dust off of their Lower School past as they gathered on the Morse Building playground with their families and teachers from their earliest years at the School. Perhaps the slides, climbing structures, and chairs seemed smaller than they remembered, but the memories spurred by the event were larger than ever. Tajwar Ahad • Nicko Bernier • Chris Bornhorst • Michael Brunelli • Chabelis Byamana • Sasa Camargo Cortés • Lida Clapp • Sam Druker • Sasha Frank • Lucia Gayley • Allie Gould • Andrew Hayden • Zack Horwitz • Sammy Levin • Jessica Liong • Sara LópezWheeler • Max Lyons • Will Mann • Genevieve Nemirovsky • Sarah Nowiszewski • Ethan O’Reilly • Paul Sand • Milo Schindler

Presenting the Class of 2016 Mark John Addonizio Tajwar Ahad Adria Elizabeth Alexander James Stuart Allan* Sawyer Isabel Ames Jesse Dylan Aronson Nathan Oliver Attie Sophia Tavares Attie Annie Harper Barrett Rachel Adelaide Beir Ezekiel Abraham Berg Elijah Benjamin Berlin Nicholas Bowden Bernier* Michael William Bibbey, Jr. Lydia Bonakdarpour Christopher George Bornhorst Tatiana Marie Bouchard Jackson Charles Bramley David Leiben Brodsky Michael Paul Brunelli* Julia Rachael Burnett* Ezra Silver Burstein* Christopher David Butler María Chábel Byamana Alexandra Camargo Cortés* Kristina Kathleen Cartwright Rebecca Haynes Cerra Dahlha Gyatso Cheshatsang James Calvin Clancy Lida English Clapp Isabel Marston Coffman Erica Mary Connell Caroline Grace Costello Aaron Isaac Cronin

Talia Emily Curhan Athena Alyce Delgado* Anthony Alfredo Deras Gabriel Joseph DeSantis* Joseph Richard DeSimone Maxwell Garrison Dowden Samuel MacKinnon Druker Jennifer Kathryn Fanning George Laurence Ferridge* Elizabeth Victoria Foot Alexander Hermann Markus Frank* Pavel Olegovitch Frantsen Lucia Moliner Gayley Homa Gharagozlou Philippa Livia Ghillany-Lehar Brian Michael Gillis Graham Noah Goldberg Michael Reuvin Goldﬁne* Allison Rachel Gould* Christopher Atlee Gray Amy Hai Gu* Andrew Joseph Hayden Kylee Bernadette Hegarty Lily Catherine Himmelman* Robert Takeru Hogan Zachary Dylan Horwitz Julia Alexandra Jacobs Liam Samuel Jolley* Sarah Ani Kavoogian* Brian Liam Kelly* June Hwan Jonathan Kim Erica Rose King Michael Anthony LaCava Marin Elizabeth Lang

Nathaniel Allderdice Leabo Jacob William Leder Alexander Justin Lee Sihak Lee Madeleine Monique Lehner Damon Marcus Levin Joshua Samuel Levin* Samantha Ruhmann Levin Isaac William Levy Jessica Yi-Rong Liong William Jia Liu Sara Margarita López-Wheeler Maxwell Levi Lyons Justin Jiang Ma Victor Nirvan Mahdavi Benjamin Gatti Mallinger William Carter Mann Lillian Masie Mannion Katherine Suzanne Tate Massie Katherine Chelsea Mayer Molly Elaine McGourty Lachlan William Hardeman McGrath Stephanie Kay McLaughlin Soren Augustine McLeod Violet Nell Michel Alexander Tcherepnin Morris* Genevieve Maya Nemirovsky Sarah Chava Nissenbaum Sarah Elizabeth Nowiszewski Matthew Thomas O’Hanlon Evelyn Lee O’Neil James Robert O’Regan Ethan Andrew O’Reilly* Ahcene Ouldsaada

Melissa Suseth Padilla Mitchell Whittaker Papazian Thomas Wright Parker Cearah Shaelyn Peck Bianca Annette Phillip Samantha Elizabeth Randall* Flavia Elena Roscini Isabel Clara Ruehl* David Alexander Sabatini Brian Salazar Paul Hector Leonard Sand Lily Joy Santonelli Zachary Milo Schindler Benjamin Nathan Shapiro Ali Frances Sloan* Nathaniel William Loeken Smith Juliet Paige Solit* Tali Rebecca Sorets* Louis Miller Stein Nikhil Aidan Stiff Daniel Miles Strodel Sophia Antonia Taibl Andrew Robert Taliaferro Matthew Clarke Trehub Jackson Bradford Truesdale* Phoebe Tsao Demetra Kate Vernet Gilad Waldman Ryan Fitzpatrick Wasilewski Ayame Sumiko Whitﬁeld* Jack Martin Winkelman Amber Tiffany Wolf* Koﬁ Edinam Yankey • cum laude

GRADUATION 2016 Class of 2016 Matriculation List College Amherst College Babson College Bates College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brown University Bucknell University Carleton College Case Western Reserve University Claremont McKenna College Clark University Colby College Colgate University College of William and Mary Colorado College Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College Duke University Franklin and Marshall College

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Georgetown University Grinnell College Hamilton College - NY Harvard University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lafayette College Loyola Marymount University McGill University Middlebury College New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Salve Regina University Skidmore College Stanford University The George Washington University The New School

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Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of Chicago University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Sydney University of Virginia University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University Villanova University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Williams College Yale University

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Colleges that also offered admission to BB&N students American University Bard College Barnard College Beloit College Brandeis University California Institute of Technology California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Carnegie Mellon University Centre College City University of New York Clemson University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Connecticut College Dalhousie University Davidson College Denison University Dickinson College Drexel University Elon University Emerson College Emory University Fairﬁeld University Fordham University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Harvey Mudd College Haverford College Hawaii Paciﬁc University Howard University Ithaca College James Madison University Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College

Loyola University Maryland Macalester College Marquette University Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Merrimack College Morehouse College Mount Holyoke College Occidental College Pitzer College Pomona College Pratt Institute Providence College Quinnipiac University Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rutgers University Saint Anselm College Saint Michael’s College San Diego State University San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Museum of Fine Arts Simmons College Smith College St. Olaf College Stevens Institute of Technology

Swarthmore College Syracuse University Texas Christian University The College of Wooster The University of Georgia The University of North Carolina The University of Tampa The University of Texas Union College University of Bristol University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Colorado at Boulder University of Denver University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Richmond University of San Francisco University of Tokyo University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Washington Ursinus College Vassar College Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Wentworth Institute of Technology Worcester Polytechnic Institute

PRIZES AWARDED Arts

History

THE ARTS DEPARTMENT PRIZE Recognizes the following seniors who have challenged themselves in the studio and who have shared their passion for their chosen art form with the school community. Tajwar Ahad ’16 Samuel MacKinnon Druker ’16 Pavel Olegovitch Frantsen ’16 Phoebe Tsao ’16

THE HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHERS’ PRIZE is awarded annually to the senior who has demonstrated exemplary achievement, commitment, and potential in the study of history and social science. This year the prize is awarded to: Elijah Benjamin Berlin ’16

THE JOHN B. PETROPOULOS ART EXHIBITION commemorates a great teacher and friend. The following students were chosen to exhibit in this year’s Petropoulos Show: Tajwar Ahad ’16 Christopher Atlee Gray ’16 Sawyer Isabel Ames ’16 Lukas Warren Kauth ’17 Nathan Oliver Attie ’16 Marin Elizabeth Lang ’16 Rachel Adelaide Beir ’16 Cearah Shaelyn Peck ’16 Isabel Marston Coffman ’16 Ethan Andrew O’Reilly ’16 Caroline Grace Costello ’16 Sophia Antonia Taibl ’16 Pavel Olegovitch Frantsen ’16 Ayame Sumiko Whitﬁeld ’16

THE HISTORY PRIZE is given by the Class of 1959 at Buckingham for a speciﬁc piece of distinguished work in the ﬁeld of history—in this case an outstanding American history research paper. Allison Rachel Gould ’16

THE DESIREE ROGERS KING FUND was created by Sherwood King in memory of his wife, a member of the Buckingham Class of 1936, who had a lifelong interest in the arts. The income from the fund is to be awarded annually to a promising student of the arts at BB&N. This award may be applied to scholarship assistance, or to after-school or summer study in the arts. Abigail Zonalia Cozier ’17 Olivia Grace Manganella ’17

Sciences

Athletics

THE JOHN H. WALTERS SCIENCE PRIZE is named in memory of John H. (Doc) Walters, who taught science from 1949 through 1989, and is given in recognition of sustained enthusiasm and effort in physical science. Joshua Samuel Levin ’16

THE PATRICIA H. BIGGAR PRIZE is awarded to students who have achieved a standard of excellence in performance, spirit, and leadership by example throughout their athletic careers. Kristina Kathleen Cartwright ’16 Andrew Robert Taliaferro ’16 THE CLASS OF 1933 ATHLETIC AWARD was established by the Class of 1933 and is awarded to the best all-around boy and girl athletes in the graduating class, faithful in practice, skillful in play and, winning or losing, true to the highest ideals of good sportsmanship. Sara Margarita López-Wheeler ’16 James Robert O’Regan ’16 Lily Joy Santonelli ’16 THE NICHOLS PRIZE is given in memory of former Headmaster Edgar Hamilton Nichols to the girl and boy athletes in the upper classes who, throughout the year, attain the highest distinction jointly in scholarship and athletics. James Stuart Allan ’16 Alexandra Camargo Cortés ’16

English THE GEORGE HENRY BROWNE ENGLISH PRIZE commemorates one of our School’s founders. A friend of Robert Frost, whom he several times invited to speak at the School, Mr. Browne was a highly esteemed English teacher, the writer of several books, and the headmaster of Browne & Nichols from 1883 until 1928. Isabel Clara Ruehl ’16 THE PAUL M. JACOBS PRIZE was established by Mrs. Emilie K. Jacobs to honor the memory of her late husband, a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Buckingham. The award is given to that member of Grade 10 who has shown outstanding skill in debating. Margaret Catherine Foot ’18 30

Mathematics THE HARRY DAVIS GAYLORD PRIZE is given in memory of the former mathematics teacher to a deserving senior for outstanding work in the ﬁeld of mathematics. This year the prize goes to two seniors: Gabriel Joseph DeSantis ’16 Amy Hai Gu ’16

THE JEAN GORDON CAIRNIE CASTLES SCIENCE PRIZE was established in 1982 through a bequest from Mrs. Gordon C. Cairnie in honor of her daughter, Jean Gordon Cairnie Castles ’54, and is given to a graduating student who has demonstrated exceptional scientiﬁc ability in biological science. Nicholas Bowden Bernier ’16 Amy Hai Gu ’16

World Languages THE ARABIC PRIZE is presented to a student who has proven to be mutahamis/mutahamisa (intensely enthusiastic) for Arabic language and cultures. Nikhil Aidan Stiff ’16 THE CHINESE PRIZE is given to the student who excels in the study of Chinese. Annie Harper Barrett ’16 THE HELENE HERZOG FRENCH PRIZE is funded by faculty and friends of the former French teacher, and is presented for excellence in French and for consistent commitment to the study of French and French civilization. Lachlan William Hardeman McGrath ’16 Gilad Waldman ’16 THE JAMES ARTHUR REEVES LATIN PRIZE is presented for excellence in translation and comprehension. Nathaniel Allderdice Leabo ’16 THE GEORGE DEPTULA RUSSIAN PRIZE is presented in honor of the founder of BB&N’s Russian program in 1956 and is given to a student who has distinguished him/herself by excellent academic performance in the Russian language and who has demonstrated a continuous passion for Russia and its people. Thomas Wright Parker ’16

GRADUATION 2016 THE SPANISH PRIZE is given to the student in the upper grades who excels in the Spanish language and who demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for Hispanic literature and culture. María Chábel Byamana ’16

**** THE MARINA KEEGAN ’08 SUMMER FELLOWSHIP was established in the spring of 2012 by family, alumni/ae, faculty and friends to honor the memory of Marina Keegan, BB&N Class of ’08. In multiple arenas, Marina stood out as a kind, intelligent, invested young woman known for her quick wit and irrepressible energy. This fellowship is awarded annually to one or more BB&N students pursuing projects focusing on either artistic pursuits or activist causes that reﬂect Marina’s spirit, talents, and ideals. Julie Geng Peng ’17 Sophie Adeline Smyke ’17

THE CRAIG B. STONESTREET ’49 PRIZE was established in 1991 by family, friends, alumni/ae, and parents to honor the memory of BB&N’s respected alumnus, teacher, administrator, and coach. The prize is awarded to a student of the junior class in recognition of high scholarship, excellence in athletics, constructive inﬂuence within the School, and is to be used for travel or other personal enrichment of an educational nature. Adam John Buchanan ’17

PICTURED [ 1 [ World Languages Department Chair Cécile Roucher-Greenberg with Arabic Prize winner Nikhil Stiff ’16 [ 2 [ English Department Chair Sharon Krauss with George Henry Browne English Prize winner Isabel Ruehl ’16 [ 3 [ Director of Athletics Carolyn Polley and Class of 1933 Athletic Award recipients Sara López-Wheeler ’16, James O’Regan ’16, and Lily Santonelli ’16

PRIZES AWARDED Citizenship THE PETER K. GUNNESS PRIZE, established by the Board of Trustees, honors the founding Head of the School. Peter K. Gunness came to Browne & Nichols as Headmaster in 1969. He worked with Elizabeth Stowe, Headmistress of the Buckingham School, to create BB&N in 1974. With this prize the Trustees honor him by honoring a student with high ethical standards, whose voice has made a significant difference in bringing important issues to the attention of our community. Thoughtful and kind, this prizewinner is a BB&N lifer who deeply cares for and believes in our community. Through a mosaic of experiences and leadership roles, both within and beyond BB&N, this student boldly seeks to understand issues from the inside out and works toward motivating positive reflection and change from others through his words, deeds, and artworks. Tajwar Ahad ’16 THE BARRETT HOYT AWARD was established in 1972 in memory of a student and is awarded to a senior who acts responsibly and represents his or her classmates and School with honor. During his short time at BB&N, this award recipient has been a positive and respectful student in the classroom, a spirited and dedicated leader for his teammates, and a true role model for his peers. He cares deeply for his family, his friends, the school community, and the world around him. Smart, funny, and compassionate, his quick wit and genuine kindness bring a smile to the faces of those around him. Joseph Richard DeSimone ’16 Deeply passionate and dedicated to all that she does, this award winner accepts full responsibility for herself, her classmates, and the school. She is a fearless leader, athlete, and musician and a confident, grounded, caring, and witty young woman. Her boundless enthusiasm, smiles, and laughter inspire those around her to try new things, see the world from new perspectives, and make our community a better place. Homa Gharagozlou ’16 THE ANNETTE JOHNSON PRIZE honors the memory of a student whose life exemplified courage and commitment to scholarship. The prize recognizes optimism, perseverance, and dedication to the community and its ideals. Behind her big, unrelenting smile, this year’s prizewinner has shown quiet determination, dignity, and fortitude while compiling an extraordinary academic record and contributing to academic clubs and publications on and off campus, all the while personifying the school’s ideals of honor, scholarship, and kindness. Julia Rachael Burnett ’16 Mature and compassionate, this prizewinner leads by deed and word in the classroom and in his many activities. As debate captain he has brought BB&N worldwide recognition; as Editor-in-Chief he has made the POV an anticipated and widely read publication; and as an unassuming star in the classroom, he has enriched our collective experience. He does so with humility and kindness. Michael Reuvin Goldfine ’16

THE MERIWETHER OTIS KIMBALL PRIZE, established in memory of a long-ago Browne & Nichols student, honors a senior who has used his or her talents to enrich the intellectual and extracurricular life of the School. This student has exhibited a rare and delightful combination of incisive intelligence, playful creativity, and an imaginative, satirical sense of humor. In the classroom, as a peer advisor, and in extracurricular pursuits, this student has been open, engaged, curious, and generous. Pavel Olegovitch Frantsen ’16 THE LUBETS PRIZE was established by Richard I. Lubets, Browne & Nichols Class of ’51, in memory of his parents, to honor a student who has made an outstanding contribution during her or his senior year. This award recipient reaches out to others as a leader in the Best Buddies program and as a consummate tour guide. Friendly, considerate of others, a true team player on and off the ﬁeld, he gives his best to all endeavors. An excellent student, full of integrity, curious about the world, he serves, without knowing it, as a role model for many and makes our days here more enjoyable and fulﬁlling. Gabriel Joseph DeSantis ’16 During the past year our winner has attended the prestigious Iowa Young Writers Studio, spent time in South Africa teaching young people to write and compiling a book of their work, interning at Mass General Hospital, co-captaining the Girls Cross-Country team, and leading the Vanguard, all while earning the highest praise from her teachers. A faithful friend, a supportive classmate, and a clear-headed, dependable leader. Isabel Clara Ruehl ’16 THE DAVID R. POKROSS PRIZE was established by the Pokross children and grandchildren to honor their father and grandfather, a former trustee at Buckingham Browne & Nichols. It is awarded to the student whose commitment to people in need best embodies the ideals expressed in the Community Service Program of the Upper School. Kind, caring, inspiring, and modest, this student has undertaken truly meaningful community service through initiatives like “Stand Up to Cancer Week,” which raises awareness about cancer while supporting survivors and their families. Her tireless compassion and commitment to others make her a superb ambassador for the power of empathy and initiative. Juliet Paige Solit ’16 THE APRIL TERUEL PRIZE, given in memory of a former student, is awarded this year to a senior who is kind and understanding to his or her peers and has been an active participant in the life of the School. Rower, tour guide, student ambassador, peer counselor, this humble and optimistic leader is instinctively kind, thoughtful, and empathetic. He reaches out to lend a helping hand, listens with an open mind, and uses his sense of humor and infectious smile to inspire cooperation and build a positive community. Liam Samuel Jolley ’16

GRADUATION 2016

THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRIZE was established by George Deptula, a former member of the faculty, to recognize strength of character, sensitivity to the needs of others, and willingness to use her or his education, talent, and time to assist those in need. With a seemingly endless reservoir of enthusiasm and spirit, this prizewinner has invested herself in all aspects of school life. As a trusted and compassionate peer counselor, a committed tour guide, and an engaged and thoughtful captain, she cares deeply for supporting others. She has been a shining example of what we hold dear in our school motto and an inspiration to us all. Ali Frances Sloan ’16

PICTURED

This year’s winner has never been afraid to put himself “out there,” whether performing on the saxophone, hamming it up as Rocky or Vittorio Vidal on stage, or guiding ninth graders in the New Hampshire woods. His comfort in his own skin and his generosity toward classmates have made him an accessible friend; his eagerness to learn and to contribute to his classes have made him a catalyst for inquiry and discussion in the classroom: Daniel Miles Strodel ’16 THE HEAD’S PRIZE is awarded to those students in the graduating class who, in addition to ﬁne scholarship, have contributed generously to friends, the school community, and whose lives exemplify the School’s motto: Honor, Scholarship, Kindness. Well-rounded with a passion for academics, theater, and athletics, this prizewinner has also been an inspiring leader as Junior Guide, head of the Student Council, and class and then school president. Truly kind to everyone, he will make time to support any student, and he has developed many relationships with peers, faculty, and staff. His enthusiasm for all that is BB&N is contagious, and he will leave a deep impression upon all areas of BB&N life for years to come. Zachary Dylan Horwitz ’16 This prizewinner radiates humor, energy, and enthusiasm wherever she goes and in whatever she does. We see and feel this inﬂuence on our stage and in the Vanguard; on the Charles River and in Model UN conferences. With a passion and dedication for positive change, she’s left a distinctive mark—a mark that extends far beyond BB&N. Whether working on climate change in Australia, petitioning the school to divest of fossil fuel stocks, or running an assembly, this young person has led by example and we are better for it. Katherine Suzanne Tate Massie ’16

[ 1 [ Upper School Director Geoff Theobald presents the Peter K. Gunness Prize to Tajwar Ahad ’16. [ 2 [ Grade 11 Dean and English Teacher Beth McNamara with Marina Keegan ’08 Memorial Fund recipients Sophie Smyke ’17 and Julie Peng ’17 [ 3 [ Dean of Students Rory Morton ’81 and University of Wisconsin Prize winners Ali Sloan ’16 and Daniel Strodel ’16 [ 4 [ Head of School Rebecca T. Upham and Head’s Prize winners Zachary Horwitz ’16 and Katherine Massie ’16

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Katie Massie and Elizabeth Foot turned eco-warriors in an attempt to foster sustainability at BB&N.

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Students Pursue their Passions with Senior Spring Project

Amy Gu, Damon Levin, and Homa Gharagozlou continued their journey into the world of classical music.

Jackson Truesdale traveled to Hawaii to study permaculture farming, and along the way, learned as well about the power of the island.

Every year following March break, BB&N seniors embark on Senior Spring Project, a trimester-long opportunity to take the classes they never had a chance to take, engage in an independent study, learn a new skill, or maybe even perform meaningful work in the community. This spring proved no different as seniors across the board tackled exciting and provocative projects. The following pages highlight a handful of recent graduates who spent their waning months at BB&N pursuing their passions.

Ben Mallinger, Ben Shapiro, and Mike Bibbey became regulars at the Home Depot in their quest to build affordable living options for the homeless.

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Elizabeth Foot ’16 and Katie Massie ’16 have brought environmental sustainability to the forefront 36

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Blazing a Path By Andrew Fletcher

When she was thirteen, Katie Massie ’16 asked her father if he thought her kids in the future would always have a white Christmas. Dr. Robert Massie, a renowned leader in global and national initiatives on environmental sustainability, didn’t pull any punches. “Probably not,” he told her.

immediately contacted Foot, asking how she could help out.

“As a New England girl, that made me so upset,” Massie recalls. “It wasn’t my fault, and as a kid I shouldn’t have to worry about these things or get involved.” Fast forward five years, and Massie has officially become “involved.”

Upon her return to Cambridge, Massie took drastic measures, delivering an impassioned speech on divestment during a morning assembly. A second petition followed on the heels of the speech. This time the reaction was dramatic; nearly 200 students signed.

This spring, as part of their Senior Project, Massie and fellow senior Elizabeth Foot saw the culmination of two years of hard work pay off when they helped spur the first-ever meeting of the BB&N Sustainability Advisory Council, a ten-person collection of trustees, administrators, parents, alums, and an environmental consultant, tasked with the goal of ensuring environmental sustainability at the School for decades to come. It was an unlikely scenario for two students who two years ago had minimal interest in activism beyond the general idea that saving the environment is a good idea. It all began with a simple petition and a letter. Foot was sitting in a history class her junior year when an offhand comment by her teacher Louise Makrauer struck her. “Ms. Makrauer mentioned something about a high-ranking member of the Environmental Protection Agency not believing in climate change,” says Foot. “I remember thinking, ‘What?! That doesn’t make sense.’” Foot’s mind was already on the topic of climate change due to a campus visit a few days prior by environmental activist Jamie Henn ’02. Emboldened by some seniors who were discussing divestment, Foot sent out a petition to the Upper School community asking if BB&N should divest from fossil fuels. Massie, who was away for a CITYterm semester in New York City, saw the email and

Initially the petition fell on mostly deaf ears. “We had to send it out twice because people didn’t understand why it was important…it just wasn’t a topic they were informed on,” says Massie.

Encouraged by the response, Massie and Foot sent the signatures to the Board of Trustees along with a letter stating the importance of student voices being heard on the issue. “Our mindset was, ‘Let’s take on the world,’ but I don’t think we were expecting a lot,” says Foot. So, imagine their surprise when a few weeks later, the two seniors found themselves sitting in Head of School Rebecca T. Upham’s office with Board Chair Brace Young, discussing sustainability topics. “I remember how amazing it was sitting in that office for the first time,” says Massie. “Two of the most important people in the BB&N community sat down with two students who had questions—just from writing a letter. That’s not something you’d normally think you can do. It was extremely empowering.” The meeting led to the topic being raised with the full board. As momentum built, Massie and Foot were encouraged by Upham and Young to spearhead the formation of a Sustainability Advisory Council. With help from BB&N Chief Financial and Operations Officer Brett Fuhrman and sustainability consultant Brian Palm, and through research, planning, and numerous meetings, the council slowly came together. “In the end, it was because of Katie and Elizabeth’s leadership that the Board of Trustees became focused on discussing divestment as well as what BB&N

could do to improve its environmental footprint,” says Fuhrman. “I wouldn’t be surprised if you told me in five or ten years that BB&N would source its progress and pursuit to being an institutional leader within environmental sustainability back to these two students who took the initiative to pursue their passion to make the world a better place.” The purpose of the advisory council is to provide the Board of Trustees with a list of focus areas which could propel BB&N to become a sustainability leader. For Massie and Foot this list contains some shorter-term goals, which include incorporating sustainability into curriculum, building a “green” alumni/ae network, and phasing in infrastructure changes such as more solar panels, double-paned windows, low-energy lights, and revised heating systems. The girls’ aspirations for their alma mater also include longer-term, more challenging goals such as divestment and carbon neutrality—off-setting carbon emissions so that net carbon emissions are zero. Massie and Foot acknowledge that these longer-term goals are complicated asks, but both intend to keep pushing. They have even agreed to serve on the advisory council as alumnae and help mentor current underclassmen. When asked what changes she would like to see ten years down the road when she returns for Strawberry Night, Massie is philosophical: “The biggest thing I’d like to see is that people view BB&N as a place where sustainability is ingrained into the mindset and into the culture—I want students to understand it’s a priority here.” And both believe that the School is ready for the challenge. “BB&N doesn’t really give itself credit for the stuff it does,” says Massie. “The School is geared up to make some changes. They’ve done a lot of sustainability work already—but they can always do more.” That’s where Massie and Foot come in. 37

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Ben Shapiro ’16, Ben Mallinger ’16, and Mike Bibbey ’16 display their mobile homeless shelter. 38

Gimme Shelter by Sharon Krauss

Ben Mallinger took it as a good sign in early May when he, Ben Shapiro, and Mike Bibbey started to be recognized at Home Depot. “We’re not getting weird looks anymore for parking in the professional zone,” he says, grinning. That measure of legitimacy was one small boost in the boys’ challenge-filled efforts to build and donate a mobile shelter for a homeless person awaiting transitional housing. They envisioned their small structure on wheels as serving “someone in the in-between stage of getting back on his feet,” says Bibbey. “Even though we can’t legally call it a house or a dwelling, we want it to be their home for however long they live in it.” “We hope they’ll feel some dignity having their own living space,” says Shapiro, “and that they feel comfortable and secure because it’s well constructed.” Evolving from the boys’ shared desire to build something during Senior Spring Project, their idea was shaped by a variety of sources: BB&N’s Architecture and Design course, which inspired in all three an interest in architecture; the Tiny House Movement; Mallinger’s previous volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity and with the homeless in Boston; a San Diego charity that provides mobile shelters for homeless veterans; and even their own surroundings. “Because BB&N is right near Harvard Square,” says Mallinger, “we originally pictured our shelter there and purposefully made it the perfect size to fit legally in a parking space.” Using their knowledge of computer-aided design 3D software and consulting the San Diego model as a starting point, the boys collaborated on a plan for the structure. “We needed to add a lot more to ours strictly because of the weather here: everything on the outside has to be exterior grade, and we had to include insulation,” explains Bibbey. Their design features a pitched roof so snow will slide off, two windows for cross-breeze cooling, and a translucent polycarbonate roof to add even more natural light. They researched materials that aren’t extremely flammable, made the door lockable, and chose heavy-duty wheels to accommodate the 800-pound, 4-by-8-foot shelter, which is surprisingly easy to push. While it contains no heat or electricity, the boys hope that blankets in the weather-tight structure and battery-powered lanterns will suffice. At eight feet high in the front, the thoughtful design allows a person “to open the door and actually walk into it,” says Bibbey. “We would like them to feel that they’re in a safe

house, not a box.” Even with the roof’s slope, it’s still six feet high in the back. “When we were planning the project, we thought, it’ll be easy—we can do that. And then we got down to it,” Shapiro says, pausing with a laugh, “and it was not nearly as easy as we thought.” They soon discovered that even best intentions do not always make for smooth progress, but with support from their project advisor, woodworking teacher Paul Ruhlmann, and their youthful determination, there was no stopping this trio. Months before their Spring Project started, the boys had to talk with three administrators, draw up a budget, and through CFO Brett Fuhrman, make sure the School could insure the project. They started a GoFundMe page, which raised $875 for materials. With their project approved, the true test of their resilience began. They dealt with their amateur mistakes in cutting materials, chasing down the right parts, a rainy early May that impeded their work, and Mallinger’s arm, broken in a lacrosse game. Particularly distressing, the special-order roof was lost in shipping for a month. And then, with two weeks to go, they learned that the organization that early on had agreed to accept the donated shelter was rescinding its offer. “It was a dark few minutes reading that email,” says Mallinger. “Then I got my spiel down and went on a 30-organization call-a-thon to find someone to donate it to.” Finally, he connected with Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore, which recently had a 90-bed unit burn down and was eager to expedite the donation. “They said it was a ‘godsend.’ I was ecstatic.” In addition to learning about perseverance and the power of teamwork, Shapiro says, “It was satisfying to apply a concept we learned in class—load-bearing calculations from Engineering, for example—to the practical design of the house. It was validating.” No doubt the boys will continue to build on that gratification next year—Shapiro at Colby, Mallinger at Lafayette, and Bibbey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—and beyond, as all three pursue careers in architecture. Looking back on what they accomplished, Mallinger feels “a great sense of pride” and acknowledges “that it’s been extremely valuable to deal with setbacks and succeed on our own,” he says. “It was trial by fire, but we navigated through everything without giving up. More than any class could give us, it was a dose of real life.”

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Symphony Hall, We’ll Be Seeing You by Peter DeMarco

For most high school musicians, the chance to perform on stage at Boston’s Symphony Hall would be the highlight of a lifetime. But ask Class of 2016 graduates Amy Gu, Homa Gharagozlou, and Damon Levin to describe what it was like to step onto that hallowed stage, and they have to concentrate to remember. Gu, after all, was all of nine when she first performed at Symphony Hall; Levin was six; Gharagozlou, the ripe old age of five. “It just made me feel so small,” says Levin, who plays double bass. “I was very, very nervous before the concert. But I remember the moment that I stepped on stage, I was like, ‘I got this.’” Veterans of classical music since kindergarten, BB&N’s symphonic trio—Gu and Gharagozlou are violinists— performed this year with the acclaimed Boston Youth Symphony, an independent nonprofit affiliated with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston University. Alongside more than 100 other students on stage, they perform the same pieces by Brahms, Mozart, Stravinsky, and Puccini that a major orchestra would play, nearly rivaling adults in their skill. This January, they accompanied a professional opera company by providing the score to Verdi’s Otello. “Our best moment actually hasn’t happened yet,” said Gharagozlou, a few days before the BYS’ season-ending concert at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre in late June. “It will be the last concert for all three of us with this group, which is sad. It’s hard to say goodbye, especially since I’m not majoring in music (in college.) This will probably be one of the greatest groups I’ll ever be part of.” Technically, Gu, Gharagozlou, and Levin’s experience counted as their Senior Spring Projects. In reality, their performances were, for each student, the culmination of hundreds of hours of practice and a decade or more’s worth of weekend rehearsals; the final notes, if you will, on their careers as symphony members. Students who join what is officially known as the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras advance their way through several tiers of youth orchestras (there are introductory and intermediate groups) based on their skill. Only the very best students ever make it to the top youth orchestra, the BYS, which Gu, Levin, and Gharagozlou performed with this spring. For Levin, his final year with the symphony was all about taking that next step as a musician: adding more vibrato—the

fluctuations a musician can give a single note of music—to his playing. “With cellos or basses or violins or any of those types of instruments, we usually do this wrist motion that kind of bends the sound. It just adds a different dimension,” he says. “Vibrating from the higher range is tough; I even sometimes have trouble doing it. But once you can master all the different spots on your bass, you’re really a musician. You can do anything.” For Gu, this past year was about striving for greater ease in her play. “It’s that feeling of my arm and fingers loosening up, and the bow gliding more smoothly over the strings, that tells me there’s a niche for this piece now in my mind. The muscle memory can take over,” she says. Gharagozlou, who graduated to the BYS’ top tier this season, made the transition from knowing how to play notes, to understanding their role in telling a story, which is what compositions actually are. “I learned the stuff below the notes,” she says. “We’re performing Ein Heldenleben by Strauss. So, each section of the piece is about something else: the first section is about his wife; the second section is about critics who didn’t like him. It was sort of always him overcoming all odds. Learning that gave us a better understanding of what each section needed from us.” The trio, who were also members of BB&N’s school orchestra, said their BYS experience was as exhausting as it was rewarding. Now that it’s over, they are ready for a break. Gu plans on studying math or science at Harvard University in the fall. Gharagozlou will be at Bucknell University, possibly studying engineering. Levin is headed to Colby College, where he’s been recruited to play not double bass, but inside linebacker for the football team. But nothing, clearly, has shaped their lives more than their love of music. “I would say my favorite thing from my whole BYSO career is the opera Tosca,” Gu says. “It’s a really epic story. It was the first opera we played, and it’s so beautiful. And it’s just very cool to play with a section. I’m a sucker for all those triumphant, symphonic, everyone-blasting-the-same-melody parts.”

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Life Epiphanies, While Tilling a Squash Field by Peter DeMarco

Jack Truesdale ’16 spent his Senior Spring Project in Hawaii, but paradise, at least for him, was turning out to be a pretty miserable place. Signing onto a small farm for two months to learn all he could about sustainable agriculture, Truesdale found himself picking mostly weeds and digging holes all day. When it was time for dinner, instead of joining his host farmer’s family, or gathering for a community dinner as bigger farms did, he ate alone in his room, a converted shipping container dropped on a hillside. One week, he got food poisoning from eating too much coconut oil. His car’s battery died while on a mountain, so he had to wait hours for a ranger to come to his rescue. While amiable enough, his co-workers were much older, with scars from addictions Truesdale just couldn’t relate to. They weren’t much fun to hang out with, either.

Truesdale’s cousin, Jake, lived on the island, and every time he called to go surfing, Truesdale would zip to the beach, even when he was tired, or didn’t feel like it. One day, not long after the hike, Truesdale got a voice mail from Jake that the waves were up. Instead of calling him back, Truesdale climbed a stack of fallen eucalyptus trees, pulled down his hat, and let his eyelids drop, leaving them open just enough to see a beautiful sunset. Tired from a long day of planting kale, squash, collards and shards, he clicked off his phone, crawled into his storage container, and fell happily asleep. “I think a little bit of me believes in the power of the island,” Truesdale says. “I call the time after my hike my ‘Golden Days.’ I think the volcano was trying to purify me.”

So Truesdale set out, alone, to hike Haleakala, the House of the Sun, an ancient volcanic crater on Maui. Some 12 miles in, he set up his tent, but it sheltered him little from torrential rains that night. He awoke with his bare feet submerged in puddles, and as he started to climb out of the crater, his skin blistered horribly.

In the midst of his self discovery, Truesdale, who is headed to Colorado College to study computer science or engineering, actually learned plenty about farming, too. From basics like keeping squash vines straight in their rows, to proper planting, to maintaining a wild compost pile (the more gnarly looking, the better, he says.)

The landscape was stunning, rising 10,000 feet into the clouds, but all Truesdale could think of was how much every step ached, and how much he wanted to be home.

The farm he worked at produced honey, and Truesdale, an insect lover, spent hours learning the craft, scraping out gooey hive frames and watching bees for so long that he could recognize the choreography of their dances in flight.

But that hike, more than anything else, was also what saved him. The Hawaiians had preached to Truesdale about “mana,” their idea that everything is related, that all living things are connected. After finishing the hike, Truesdale realized that he’d been fighting mana since the day he arrived on the island. Determined to learn as much as he could about permaculture farming—hands-on, organic, self-sufficient agriculture—he’d ignored his host farmer’s advice to slow down, to clear his head, to enjoy the routine nature of the work and take pride in simple accomplishments. So, Truesdale stopped worrying about what he wasn’t doing, what he wasn’t achieving, and soon enough, he began to enjoy tilling the fields. Instead of judging the people he was working with, he began accepting their differences, even respecting them, and enjoying some of their quirks.

Now, when he walks down a supermarket aisle, he questions how much energy, in fuel and refrigeration, was exhausted to bring New Zealand passion fruit to Cambridge. Or why a carton of almond milk, which he learned to make raw on the farm, has at least a half-dozen extra additives. “Some of the healthiest people in the world are the Okinawans, the Sardinians,” Truesdale says. “They eat all natural from their gardens. They’re not going to eat a pineapple. Here in America, we eat what we like to, rather that what we’re designed to.” If people could just follow nature’s lead, Truesdale’s learned, we’d all be better off. “I used to hate papayas because we’d get them from a store,” he says. “In Hawaii, my cousin invited me over one day after they had just picked some. ‘Just eat it!’ he said. So I did, and I was like, ‘Oh My God! It’s so good!”

He began following his instincts, too.

Advancing Our Mission

Seniors Continue 20-Year Legacy with Class Gift Carrying on a 20-year BB&N tradition, The Senior Class Ambassador Committee and The Class of 2016 achieved 98 percent student participation and raised $2,119.34. Their generous gift was designated to support ﬁnancial aid. Throughout the year, the Senior Ambassadors could be found educating their peers about The BB&N Fund and the impact of their Senior Class Gift. The Class learned about the importance of participation; the impact The BB&N Fund has on the daily life of BB&N students; and the appreciation, camaraderie, and solidarity that the Senior Class Gift symbolizes. At the Senior Farewell Dinner in May, Aaron Cronin, Liam Jolley, Sarah Kavoogian, and Sarah Nowiszewski addressed the Class of 2016, parents, faculty, and friends. They emphasized their hope that the members of the Class of 2016 will remember the connections they created at BB&N, and they encouraged their class to continue to give back to BB&N in the years to come so the next generation of Knights can experience the same great opportunities and supportive community that they had found so valuable. A highlight of the evening came when The Senior Class Ambassador Committee presented Head of School Rebecca T. Upham with the $2,119.34 check, designated to ﬁnancial aid, supporting our next generation of Knights.

PICTURED [ 1 [ Class of 2016 Senior Ambassadors: Louis Stein, Elizabeth Foot, Sarah Nowiszewski, Sarah Kavoogian, Liam Jolley, Aaron Cronin, Tajwar Ahad, Homa Gharagozlou, Lily Himmelman, Samantha Randall, Joseph DeSimone, Talia Curhan; not pictured: Sihak Lee [ 2 [ Members of the 2016 Senior Parents’ Gift Committee gathered at the Senior Dinner to present their record-breaking class gift to the School. [ 3 [ Members of the Sixth Grade Gift Committee gather at the Sixth Grade Lunch to present their class gift to the School. From left: Nathalie Wallace, Beth Waisburd, Kate Enroth, Diala Ezzeddine, Manisha Eckton, Gina Foote, Jessie Chen, Lori Sidman, Beth McDonnell, Erica Pappendick, Elizabeth White. 44

Class of 2016 Parents’ Gift Raises Record-Breaking $1.1 Million At the Senior Farewell Dinner in May, Senior Parents’ Gift Co-Chairs David and Jocelyn Sand P’16 and Ken and Vicky Lang P’16, ’18, ’20, ’22, took to the stage to announce the results of senior parents’ generosity over the past year. The check presented to Head of School Rebecca T. Upham represented the cumulative gifts of 99 percent of parents in the class, and set a new record for a Senior Parents’ Gift with a total of $1,135,112 raised by the close of the fiscal year on June 30. Senior parents responded generously and enthusiastically to the outreach of a dedicated group of parent volunteers in support of this year’s class project: the establishment of the Class of 2016 Supplemental Financial Aid Fund. This Fund will support the non-tuition portion of the School’s financial aid budget by covering such expenses as books, transportation to and from school, tutoring and academic support, computers, field trips, travel grants, summer opportunities, and other miscellaneous expenses. Of the total class gift, $692,854 was allocated to the 2016 Supplemental Financial Aid Fund, with an additional $257,500 received from senior parents for other endowment funds and capital projects, and $174,758 for The BB&N Fund. Continuing a tradition set by previous senior parent classes, this year’s Senior Parents’ Gift Program also honored 60 different faculty, coaches, and staff for the special role they played during the senior’s time at BB&N.

2015-2016 BB&N Fund Highlights: The BB&N Fund raised a record-breaking

$3,531,348 far surpassing our goal of

$3.2M to make BB&N’s continued excellence in the 21st century possible.

More than

1,780 alumni/ae, current and past parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends supported the 2015-2016 BB&N Fund.

In May, Young Alumni/ae Leadership and Leadership Donors to The BB&N Fund successfully met the

$100,000 May Challenge with nearly

$150,000 in Leadership gifts.

3 Senior Parents’ Gift Committee Members: Co-Chairs: Ken and Vicky Lang P’16, ’18, ’20, ’22 David and Jocelyn Sand P’16 Committee Members: Jim Allan and Sue Sunbury P’14, ’16 Jeffrey and Sarah Beir P’11. ’13, ’16 Kris Bowden P’16, ’18 Liz and Mark Burnett P’10, ’16 Carlos and Ania Camargo P’16, ’18 Jack and Cheryl Cronin P’11, ’16 Joe and Amy DeSantis P’16 Neil Druker and Jodi MacKinnon P’16, ’18, ’19, ’22 Beatrice Firempong P’16 Amy Grossman P’16 John and Janice Gould P’16, ’21 Drew and Shannon Hayden P’13, ’15, ’ 16 Michael Horwitz and Kasey Kaufman P’12, ’16 Janet Jiang P’13, ’16 Brian and Susan Kavoogian P’16 Michael and Monica Lehner P’12, ’14, ’16 Joshua Levy and Rachel Rock P’14, ’16 Mary Loeken P’16 Ofer and Shelly Nemirovsky P’16, ’17 Lucy Wei Qiu P’16, ’18 David and Joan Strodel P’14, ’16

The Class of 1976 successfully met a

Sixth Grade Parents Raise $62,000 for Faculty Professional Development Thanks to the wonderful generosity of Class of 2022 parents, $61,957 was raised through this year’s Sixth Grade Gift, the second highest total since this program was launched ten years ago. A dedicated committee of sixth grade parents reached out to other families in the class to seek their support, with 98 percent of parents participating in this special fund-raising initiative. This year’s Sixth Grade Gift will establish the Class of 2022 Lower School Faculty Opportunity Fund which will be used to expand the opportunities that Lower School faculty have for collaborative learning with their BB&N colleagues and peers at other schools, helping to energize their teaching while bringing best practices and innovative techniques back to their BB&N students, classrooms, and other colleagues.

$10,000 class challenge for their 40th reunion.

Classes in 1s and 6s, celebrating their reunions this year, raised more than

$100,000 in support of The BB&N Fund.

More than engaged parent and alumni/ae volunteers worked on behalf of The BB&N Fund to help us reach our goal in 2015-2016!