Class of 2021

CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2021

Bement’s Commencement celebration honored the strength and resilience of the ninth graders, who are all truly soaring on their own wings. Congratulations!

CLASS OF 2021 SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT

Jake Brook | Suffield Academy Yosola Dawodu | Stoneleigh-Burnham School Channing Doran | Williston Northampton School Manuel Gavito de la Vega | Portsmouth Abbey Charlotte Gilmore | Stoneleigh-Burnham School Tice Gilmore | Fulton Science Academy Grace Guo | Concord Academy Margarette Howland | Emma Willard School Casey Kittredge | Deerfield Academy Evelyn Lee | Choate Rosemary Hall Caledonia McKeon | Williston Northampton School Toler Poole | Deerfield Academy Cori Scagel | Deerfield Academy Jonny Scagel | Deerfield Academy Durgin Shields | Williston Northampton School Greg Stone | Smith Academy Angela Wang | Blair Academy Jeffrey Warner | Williston Northampton School Mike Wu | Pomfret School

NINTH-GRADE Musical

This year, the ninth graders, with support from drama teacher Casey Ahern P’31 and Upper School Chorus Director Katryna Nields, created an original musical titled Welcome Back, Class of 2021, June 2026, which takes place five years from now. Due to pandemic guidelines, the students prerecorded all the singing, but they performed the dialogue live under a tent on the Bement campus.

Farewell Celebration

Bement upheld one of its most beloved traditions, Farewell Evening— only this year, it was Farewell Morning. Held under a tent in person and on Zoom, the morning event accommodated our international remote students.

In typical fashion, upper school teachers honored the ninth-grade class through speeches and toasts, bringing tears, laughs, and rounds of applause from students and families.

This year, Commencement and Baccalaureate were combined in a grand celebration under a tent on Bement’s campus during a beautiful, sunny June day.

Commencement

Ninth graders received their diplomas from proud faculty members and Head of School Mike Schloat.

The recordings/videos of the musical, Farewell Morning, and Commencement are all public on Bement’s Vimeo channel.

“Today, all of Bement is proud of you for what you have accomplished in your time here, whether it lasted 10 years or two, but that pride is fleeting, replaced instead by the hope and optimism that all teachers feel when their students fly the nest.”

the arts!

Fifth graders performed a radio play, complete with sound effects, that was broadcast to the school during an all-school meeting.

Family members and visitors typically marvel at the student art that adorns Bement’s walls, and at the sounds and sights of students singing, dancing, and performing. COVID-19 restrictions kept visitors from campus last year, so here’s a sampling of what folks would have seen and heard. Enjoy!

Anabel ‘27, Blaine ‘27, and Jack ‘27 Elena ‘22

Melanie ‘25

Tyson ‘29 and Charley ‘29 recording Frog and Toad in front of a green screen. Abby ‘30

Christian ‘26, Ryan ‘26, Mac ‘26, Isaac ‘26 filming Turtles on the Bus.

7,233 Miles, Grace Guo ‘21

Sam ‘24 and Amitav ‘24 Cleo ‘23 Ella ‘24

Anna ‘28 Ms. Robertson leading creative movement with first graders.