COMMENCEMENT
Blake Ice Arena
Thursday, June 4, 2026
6:00 pm
Faculty processional
Brandenburg Gate (1990)
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Paul Jennings (1948-2022)
Graduates Symphony Orchestra
Pomp and Circumstance (1901) Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Theme from March No. 1 arr. Clare Grundman (1913-1986)
The Blake School Alma Matter Symphony Orchestra
A Cappella Choir composed by H. S. Thompson (c. 1814-1889)
Welcome Dr. Anne E. Stavney Head of School
Commencement speech
Huapango del oso (2012)
Commencement speech
Big Yellow Taxi (1970)
Commencement speech
Acknowledgements
Presentation of the class of 2026
Awarding of diplomas
Maren Sarah Farazi ’26
Symphony Orchestra Gabriel Musella (b. 1963)
Hana Sameh Sowelam ’26
A Cappella Choir
Joni Mitchell (1943) arr. Matt Podd & Adam Podd (b. 1986)
Nicholas Lee Gajdusek ’26
Ms. Anne Rubin Associate Head of School
Ms. Maren Anderson Director of Upper School
Dr. Mike Canfield Grade Dean, Class of 2026
Dr. Anne E. Stavney Head of School
Ms. Maren Anderson Director of Upper School
Dr. Mosi Bennett Chair of the Board of Trustees
Closing Dr. Anne E. Stavney Head of School
Symphony Orchestra and A Cappella Choir feature members of the class of 2026
Mr. Brian Lukkasson, Instrumental Ensemble Director
Ms. Natalia Romero Arbeláez, Choral Director
Mirah Joy Lukis ’26 piano
Reception immediately following ceremony.
Phoebe Jane Abbs
Ayan Raja Akbar
Emily An-Mae Alexander
Sophia An-Jae Alexander
Jamal M Ali
Sisu Maya Lena Alter
Andrés Amador Fitzgerald
Svara Arimilli
Aidan Frederick McConnell Atmore
David Henry Bachman
Shruti Maya Balachander
Rhea Balachandran
Hannah Judith Stockert Barisonzi
Landon McKay Bell
Graham Kailen Bennett
Ani Rose Bhardwaj
Isabella Zoe Bisbee
Sean Stephen Doyle Bizily
Edward Thornton Bower
Charley Simone Vernón Bowles
Benjamin Keith Bredesen
Liam Christopher Brink
Claire Cao
Steven Cao
Zachary Joseph Carter
Layla Isabel Chakhvashvili
Raiden Chen
Je
ffrey Chen
Sophie Eliora Schaffer Chester
Malcolm Ahmad Hakeem Christian
Sinclair Eliana Christie
Chayce William Clausen
Samuel Charles Cockson
Eli Crosby
Jack Christopher Dillon
Isabel Lillie Duncan
Ella Elizabeth Duplessis
Cole Simmons Eckes
Erik Anders Ekstrom
Aaron Ellis
Daniel Hasday Erbsen
Joseph Thomas Erickson
Graham Bishop Everett
Maren Sarah Farazi
Jayla Elaine Ferguson
Otis Friesen
Piper Ann Fuhr
Nicholas Lee Gajdusek
Lydia Virginia Geelan
Alison Beth Girk
Eva Gleason
Bartlett Hill Glover
Remi Goetze
Tarun Gopalakrishnan
Noah Edwin Greenstein-Sheppard
Gabriela Kathleen Grimm
Zoe Lee Isis Gustafson
Charlotte Ione Hackett
Lauren Nicole Hall
Shucayb Harir
Abigail Kanter Hill
Madeleine Frances Hou
James Patrick Hughes
Nora Sofia Ibrani
Justin Brandon Jim
Jocelyn Alyssa Jim
Benjamin Casey Johnson
Caden Thomas Johnson
Charlee Jones
Hannah Jeanette Jones
Dillon Kaiser
Asha Eleanor Sowden Kelkar
Zachary Keller
Will Charles Lange
Kathryn Olivia Lattin
Ryan Commons Lee
James Adam Lewis
Chunxi Li
Chase William Liebo
Mirah Joy Lukis
Andrew Suda Mao
Mercy Lee March
Elise Anne Mariano
Jack Lindsay Mark
Bohdana Taisa Maria Matlashewski
Anne Jane McGawn
Carson McMichael
Joseph Nester Meek
Marcelo Emmanuel Mena
Cecilia Socorro Mendoza
Ava Priyanka Mittra
Charlie Hunter Moore
Rayan Nasir
Jack Thomas Newhouse
Logan O'Connell
Megan Reese O'Connell
Bristol Olivia Pann
Ryan Quang Pham
Loraine Virginia Pidot
Krisha Pillai
Jesse Aviv Posada
Madeleine Bean Raih
Soren David Reyes
Aryanna Francesca Rossi
Alexander James Rozumalski
Lucy Marie Ryan
Reagan Gough Schoen
Khanak Shukla
Cooper Simmons
Sosie McCoy Simon
Hunter Steven Simon
Aditi Sinha
Samson A. Skibell
Emma Loren Smith
Cameron Crosby Smith
Margaret Lynn Souvignier
Hana Sameh Sowelam
Clara Lynn Stamm
Jane Evelyn Stanchfield
Nova E Stay
George Calvin Stockwell
Sulayman Aaryan Syed
Shoumili Tarafder
Saul Templeton
Grace Trinacty
Jackson Ellsworth Andreas Ulland
Maxwell Paul Unglaub
Chloe Amelia Ursu
Max Kailash Vezmar
Maxwell Brandt Vinar
Kamiyah Chundra Jean Walton
Hayden Elizabeth Wert
Bennett Mitchell Wieland
Makenzie Koo Williams
Aiden James Wilson
Charles Sladen Wright
Christian Chufeng Xiong
Klarissa Pui Hei Yu
Kaining Zhang
Faith Joy Zhao
International Thespian Society
Honor Cord Recognitions
National Speech and Debate Association
& Scroll Journalism Honor Society
Society
Teal and White
Silver and Burgundy
Quill
Yellow and Blue
Tri-M Music Honor
Pink