The Northwest School Commencement June 8, 2021
The Northwest School
Class of 2021 Ella Armstrong
Ethan Jarvik
Teo Rank
Alpha Bah
Emily Jiang
Sophie Raymond
Faizaan Bhemat
Lily Kinerk
Jiayi Ren
Haylie Bleakley-Harris
Ava Langstraat
Joaquin Rodriguez
German Castro Leonardo
Zora M. Leck
Chris Sakellariadis
Griffin Cheng
Isaac Levin-Delson
Eli Saliman
Makeda Clements
Lynn Rosabelle Levy
Jasper Schwartz
Devon Colee
Quin Lewis
Faaris Shaik
Juniper Copeland
Audrey Liu-Sheirbon
Maleda Genet Sims
Pelham Anderson Curtis
Ziqian Liu
May Sorkin
Dale Dai
Lareina Lu
Logan Talia Spoonemore
Owen DeVore
Shea MacDonald
Maceo Suggs
Lillian Driver
Kai McAlpin Godsey
Aaron Teklu
Zheming Du
Isabel McGinty
Brian Tokheim
Eliza Dworkin
Samuel McGinty
Michael Tsiakalis-Brown
Marcel Feseha
Emily Mehalchin
Graycie Viscon
Cesar Fregoso Elena
Wuhib Mekonnen
Julian Voros
Caroline Friedman
Annika Daphne Meyers
Kien Warren
Claude Joseph Duren Gagnon
Oscar Morrison
Wyatt Allan Washburn
Minh Nhat Ngo
Ella Welcker
Ethan Thomas Gail
Jack Noble
Lewis White
Iliana Gonzalez
Lucas Oktay
Ian Wiltamuth
Rilke Laughlin Kushner Grimlund
Ceci Oshins
Luc Wu
George Packard
Yulin Xie
Preston Niles Palomino
Zoidberg (Cheng) Zeng
Avery Jane Patterson
Williams Zhang
Tri Pham
Coco Zhang
Anna Collins Gustafson Adnah Haid Amelia Hare Reese Heipt Charlotte Howell Hana Hurst
Hannah Pierce Talia Porter
Commencement Program Brian Tokheim, Emcee Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Bisgaard, Head of School “Hideaway,” Jacob Collier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucas Oktay Senior Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iliana Gonzalez “Allegro for Hydroponic Systems,” Christopher Tin arranged by Zoidberg (Cheng) Zeng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Northwest School Orchestra Jo Nardolillo, Director, Video Editor Including: Michael Tsiakalis-Brown, Amelia Hare, Hana Hurst, Emily (Xinyue) Jiang, Maleda Sims Senior Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amelia Hare “Time Adventures,” Rebecca Sugar . . . . . . . . . Juniper Copeland and Claude Gagnon (bass guitar) Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Berner-Hays, Upper School Director Senior Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Xie “Happy/Sad” from The Addams Family Musical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac Levin-Delson Faculty Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac Meyer Senior Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pelham Curtis Awarding of Diplomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Bisgaard, Head of School Cynthia Tee, President, Board of Trustees Amy Berner-Hays, Upper School Director
Acknowledgments The class of 2021 offers its thanks to Amy Berner-Hays, Rachel Fumia, Susan Kurlinski, Jack Lloyd, Erin Miller, Justin Peters, Barbara Pinti, Cecilia Tung, Kathryn Wallace, and all others who have helped with the process of graduation and moving on. Also sincere thanks to the parents of seniors who were instrumental in pulling off this year’s graduation ceremony, and to members of the The Production Network who facilitated the tech portion of the event. The seniors also wish to extend their heartfelt thanks to the faculty of The Northwest School who shared so much of themselves during our time here.