COMMENCEMENT
Thursday,June6,2024
Processionalfaculty
Brandenburg Gate (1990)
Graduates
ORDEROFEXERCISES
PaulJennings(1948-2022)
SymphonyOrchestra
Pomp and Circumstance EdwardElgar(1857-1934)
ThemefromMarchNo 1 arr ClareGrundman (1913-1986)
Welcome
Commencementspeech
Monarch Migration (2023)
Commencementspeech
Homeward Bound
Commencementspeech
Acknowledgements
Presentationoftheclassof2024
AwardingofDiplomas
Dr.AnneE.Stavney Head of School
SamuelGregoryHardyʼ24
SymphonyOrchestra arr NubiaJamieDonjuan(b 1984)
AvoryYeonLeeʼ24
ACappellaChoir MartaKeen(b 1953) arr JayAlthouse(b.1951)
KarnKauraʼ24
Dr AnneE Graybeal Associate Head of School
Dr JosephJ Ruggiero Director of Upper School
CJJones-Eckhardt Grade Dean, Class of 2024
Dr.AnneE.Stavney Head of School
Dr JosephJ Ruggiero Director of Upper School ChrisSmith Chair of the Board of Trustees
The Blake School Alma Mater
SymphonyOrchestra Lyricsonbackpage composed by HS Thompson(c 1814-1889)
Closing Dr AnneE Stavney Head of School
SymphonyOrchestra and ACappellaChoir feature members of the class of 2024
Mr.BrianLukkasson, Instrumental Ensemble Director
Ms.NataliaRomeroArbeláez, Choral Director
A reception will take place in the Dining Commons following the ceremony
SidneyJayneAlbright
ClaraJuneAlexander
ImaanShaukatAli
WilliamPierceBachman
HaarisLatifBaig
MarinaBattig
OwenBednar
JoshuaMichaelBerger
UmaLilyBhardwaj
KevinMatthewDoyleBizily
TessAlexandraBlake
DaneAndrewBorene
CalvinThomasBredesen
AmeliaAlexandraBush
AvelineGrayCarroll
RileyMaeCarroll
SanaaLianaCarter
KaiYi-AnChen
EllaMaySchafferChester
DominicJamesCornforth
ColindeJongeCraig
PiperMichelleCrow
AhanDevgun
AarathiAnnapurnaDhavileswarapu
LandonRyderDillon
AlexanderWilliamDopp
DaphneAnnaDresner
OliverThomasDuininck
WillSimmonsEckes
ElizabethKristineEkman
PetraViktoriaEkstrom
SarahRoseHasdayErbsen
JacksonDanielEvans
JuliaParrishEverett
GraceClaireFlikke
SethBrentFlikke
BenjaminMorrisFox
AudreyLeahFriedell
JacksonLuckFriedell
JacksonRyanGammack
GenevieveGellerman
AvaSophiaGilbert
MatthewSpencerGill
PriceAllenGlover
ZoeAnnGoodwin
MacyIreneGregor
AlexE Alley-Grommesh
GraceAnneliseGullickson
StephanDanielGustafson
MichaelGrahamHackett
SamuelGregoryHardy
AdelineLouisaHecker
SophiaReevesHerron
MackenzieLouiseHiggins
HakutoHiguchi
MarthaColemanHughes
ErikVincentJung
KarnKaura
DavinMoorthyKhan
CleoBeatriceKilpatrick
GouravPremKumar
ZofiaLazarewicz
AvoryYeonLee
ColinJacksonLee
LukeJosephLentini
SoniaMollyLerner
SamuelBryanLeslie
CaydenY.Liao
EleanorAbigailLoew
CynthiaDeanLyman
UsmanMallick
OliverMagnusMann
JosiahSaundersMarch
AnnabelleEliseMcCarthy
PaulBerenNathanson
WilliamPatrickNelson
MadelineRoseNewhouse
MargueriteMarieNicol
MaraNoel
ErikNorberg
FrançoisWilliamEllisBeaudin
Nutsford
GraysonNnamdiOkoronkwo
MayaNinaOmar
LolaElizabethPalestrini
JulianMichaelPalladino
WilliamTylerPalmby
SofiaCatherinePerlman
WilliamPatrickPerry
LeightonRichardPittman
KianaSharminPoul
AllisonDanielleRandolph
GradyThomasRannow
LindseyGirgisReese
FelixSelvinRiedel
JasonEvanRotenberg
DonovanPatrickSchall
ElianaRoseSchifman
AidanJamesSchmidt
MirandaSeed
CharlesBenjaminSeeger
MaryCarlinSeidel
OliverJamesShoemaker
PaytonGraceSmith
AbbottJaySpiller
LukasRichardStockton
JosephThomasSugalski
MatthewBryanSun
MatthewAS TarrJr
MaeveFifiTierney
ZoeyPageUeland
WinifredElizabethDavisUlland
ShagunDaanishUppal
ClaraIsabelUrsu
TylerBruceVandersall
NanaVang
BennettGilroyFosterVavrichek
LuciaVeronicaVera
TaaraCodatyVerma
EvanHastinVezmar
FrancesLouiseVorbrich
EloiseKennedyWalsh
CarverWambold
EllaGraceWerner
NicholasPalmerWitzke
AlexanderWilliamWon
AlexYuxuanWu
CurtisYuchengYing
JonahAronYousha
MaxEliYousha
ChristopherYangZhao
Verse 1
TheBlakeSchool,oncemorewegreetthee, Standingfirmandsure. Lookingbravelytothefuture, Maythyfameendure.
SingtoHighcroft,BlakeandNorthrop, Keeptheirhonorbright. Passthetorchtothosewhofollow Withanundimmedlight.
Verse 2
Throughtheyearswe’llhearyourvoices, Firmandstrongandclear Doyourbestandservewithhonor, Forwardwithoutfear
Menandwomenwithavision FoundedBlakewithpride. Excellenceinallwestrivefor, Letthisbeourguide.
Verse 3
Strivingtoembracethefuture
Asitbrightlyglows, Wewillstandbyoneanother Whilewelearnandgrow
Nowwefocusonoursterling Schoolcommunity, Withrespectforoneanother Nowinunity.
TheBlakeSchoolAlmaMater Verse 3 written by ZachGartner’25 and YoniZacks’25