Commencement
193rd Commencement Exercises
Class of 2026
Thursday, May 21 & Friday, May 22
Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 21
Reception for Seniors & Parents
5:15-6:00 pm | Brewster Hall Terraces
Rain location: Landis Student Union
*Head of School Dinner for Seniors & Parents
6:00-7:30 | Koo Dining Room
*Baccalaureate Service
8:00 | Second Baptist Church
Faculty & Senior ‘Farewell’ Line
9:00 | Stiles Walk
Rain location: Tisch Field House
Class of 2026 Social
Friday, May 22
Brunch for the Suffield Academy Community
8:30-10:00 am | Koo Dining Room
Senior & Family Photos
8:30-9:15 | Fuller Hall
Photos will still be taken outside, unless it is pouring
*Class of 2026 Photo
9:25 | Fuller Hall steps
Rain location: Kinne Court
*193rd Commencement Ceremony
10:30 | Bell Hill
Rain location: Tisch Field House
Bell Ringing Ceremony
12:00 pm | Bell Hill rain or shine
Lunch for the Suffield Academy Community & Guests
12:00-1:30 | Brewster Hall Terraces
Rain location: Koo Dining Room
*Required for all seniors
![Guest Speaker]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771878117/hdotfiwdyeqfghjqq8hj/SethDechtman.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771878117/hdotfiwdyeqfghjqq8hj/SethDechtman.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1771878117/hdotfiwdyeqfghjqq8hj/SethDechtman.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771878117/hdotfiwdyeqfghjqq8hj/SethDechtman.png","width":1000}])
Suffield Academy is pleased to welcome Seth Dechtman as the guest speaker for its 2026 Commencement. Engaging and full of energy, he will help celebrate an important milestone for Suffield’s 193rd graduating class. [Read More About Seth]
Join Us Thursday, May 21
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is there a guest limit?
- Do I need to RSVP for Commencement Events?
- Livestream Access
- What time do the festivities begin on Friday?
- Photography on Graduation Day
- Are there accommodations for guests who need assistance?
- In Case of Rain...
- When should seniors move out of their dorms?
- Have more questions?
Is there a guest limit?
Do I need to RSVP for Commencement Events?
Livestream Access
What time do the festivities begin on Friday?
Photography on Graduation Day
Are there accommodations for guests who need assistance?
In Case of Rain...
When should seniors move out of their dorms?
Have more questions?
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A Suffield Academy Tradition
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Find a Place to Dine
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Find a Place to Stay
Class of 2026
Yasmine N. Abunasra
Michael Adu-Gyamfi
Kaden DesLauriers Agnes
Jooyoung Ahn
Sean Ryan Atkins Jr.
Gavin Karl Baer
Adrianna Jaylynn Bailey-Stewart
Joseph Carl Banks
Liangchen Bao
Nile Ari Llewellyn Bean
Kayden Michael Bennett
Orrie Love Berman
Finnian Badnin Bjork
Ryan Hamilton Bois
Santiago Bourgeois
Madison Paige Brodacki
Caitlin Judith Buron
Ava Allmon Butterfield
Elias Christopher Norman Carpol
Ava Goodwin Carroll
Raegan Prudence Carty
Nai Wai Allen Cheng
Minjune MJ Choi
Kathryn Kennedy Clark
Alana Marie Clarke
Seamus Lawrence Cleary
Amelia James Curtin
Ava Leigh Cwiertniewicz
Naos Dominic Dancanet
Sofia Alessandra De Simone
Annabel Matson deForest Keys
Ciara Alice Dellea
Charlotte Anne DeLong
Martin Theo Dengler
Kaitlyn Marie DeSiena
Sierra Parente DiMartino
Alanna Mary Dolan
Emma Elizabeth Dupere
Mackenzie Copeland Dutton
Elizabeth Adnareya Eaton
Hadley Cooley Edwards
Zhuowu (Jackson) Fan
Mette Victoria Feldman
Edmund Mao Flanagan
Constantine Peter Georgiopoulos
Varvara Globenko
Hadley Baye Gribbell
XuanCheng Guo
Kira Layne Haroche
Seth Kekoa Healy
Robert Nicholas Holcombe
Boyuan Hu
Oliver Thomas Janson
Anna Kirstine Pizzuti Jolly
Alexander Alexandrovich Kachanovskiy
Sophie Ann Kaplan
Sadie Abigail Kessler
Quinn Patrick Kiernan
Herrie Kim
N’Goh Marie Jocyline Emmanuella Koffi
William Levi Kotchen
Sarah Marie Kriebel
Er-jene Lee
Zeyi (James) Li
Jiayun Liu
Jakub Lomička
William Michael Ludwig
Declan James Lynam
Jack Brian MacDonell
Lily Ryan Malone
Dylan Andrew Manuilow
Daniel Robert Martin
Markus Nazir Maxwell-Grimes
Mariana Elizabeth McCarthy
Ezra Andres Mendes
William Heath Napier III
Soren Isaac Nelson
Emersyn Melley Nutini
Oluwatamilore Osisiemese Olayinka
Luke Plato Pappas
Natalia Diana Peña Paradies
Neeva Hershal Patel
Caiden Owen Peña
Connor Robert Pikula
Sophia Elizabeth Romaniw
Mackenzie Jordan Rosenberg Toro
Lilia Jean Rosenkranz
William Dunn Ruffa
Daniel Ruha
Aidan Michael Ryder
Augustus Victor Shapiro
Emma Reese Siegel
Graham Thomas Simpson
Migyong Song
Alexander John Spence
Ayden Raymond St. Martin
Ethan Isaiah Stack
Danielle Rose Stanley
Fischer Drew Stevens
Alex Suárez Vargas
Parris Tahvin Sueksagan Moses
Ronan Byrnes Sullivan
Seamus Long Sullivan
Bryce Jarvis Summers
Mathieu Yves Nathaneal Tivil
Phoebe Rae Tucker
Sadie Lara Tulley
Parker Shane Valero
Stone Patrick Visconti
Zhinan Wang
Recardo Nicholas Warren
Alexander Burgess Waterhouse
Xintong (Katherine) Wen
Ava Rose Willcutts
Kate Elizabeth Willcutts
Ashlyn Elizabeth Wills
Rhys Antonio Wilson
Emily Jane Yates
Andy Zhang
Caelyn Alexandra Zwirko
