BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
VOL. 10, NO. 3 SUMMER 2014
Commencement for the Class of 2014 by Joan Martin
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embers of the Brooklyn Friends School Class of 2014 received their diplomas on June 10th in a lively ceremony marked by an abundance of family feeling, good humor, and gratitude for the unique characteristics of a BFS education.
Commencement was held at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, with Head of School Larry Weiss, Upper School Head Bob Bowman, and Board of Trustees Co-chairs Lara Holliday and Bradford Mulder ’83 presiding. In accordance with Upper School tradition, members of the graduating class chose the Faculty Speaker, Director of College Counseling Lindsey Berns, and the Class Speakers, Tyler Clarke ’14, Adam Ginsberg ’14 and Simon Jackson-Forsberg ’14. Continuing a recent custom, the Commencement Speaker was the recipient of the George Fox Distinguished Alumni Award. This year, the well-known actor and producer Fisher Stevens ’81, fulfilled that role admirably with candor, wisdom, and wit. The Upper School Choir, directed by Russell Marsh, and the Upper School Chamber Ensemble, directed by Elvira Sullivan, inspired and delighted a filled to capacity audience in the College’s beautiful Founders Hall.
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SEE MORE PHOTOS and read speeches at brooklynfriends.org/commencement2014
Photos from top, left to right: Graduates Sam Whang, Raphael Norman-Tenazas, Julia Greenwald, Anton Sack, Lucas Mirer; Tyler Clarke and Elinor Hills; Nicholas Ullman, Glyne Haper, and Evan Novick; Aria Cato receiving her diploma from Head of School Larry Weiss