CLASS OF 2026 GRADUATION CEREMONY

Pictured left to right: Elizabeth, Jordyn, Alyssa, Jeremy, Juliana, Rori | Not pictured: Taylor and Corey

Welcome, Special Recognitions, & Senior Speech

Director Jane Curran welcomes the Class of 2026 and ceremony attendees.

Congratulations to the recipients of the following Special Recognition Awards:

Jeremy: Award of Excellence for Outstanding Attendance (presented by Director of Admissions Travis Thompson)
Corey: Positive Impact Award (presented by Director of Admissions Travis Thompson)
Jordyn: Fearless Creator Award (presented by art teacher Joy Baker)
Elizabeth: Award of Excellence in Art (presented by art teacher Joy Baker)
Juliana: Community Service Award (presented by Director of Counseling Hollyn Smith)
Alyssa: Resilience Award (presented by Director of Counseling Hollyn Smith)
Rori: President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence (presented by Principal Annie Swartz).

ELA teacher David Spitz reads
the poem “Dream Big”

Commencement Address

Principal Annie Swartz introduced the evening’s special Commencement Speaker: Brian Olson. Brian is a strategist, entrepreneur and executive coach with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations and leaders navigate complexity and drive growth. He spent more than 20 years scaling his own marketing firm before becoming Chief Strategy Officer at one of the largest independent marketing agencies in the region.