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A panel discussion among CA alumnae/i with careers in the arts gave the Concord Academy community a chance to celebrate the creative work of its graduates during the 2018 reunion. Ben Stumpf ’88, who teaches computer science, film, and graphic design at CA, moderated the June 9 conversation with opera singer Colin Levin ’03, theater director Grady Gund ’08, architect Becky Seamans Egea ’93, and Meg Grasselli ’68, curator of old master drawings at the National Gallery in Washington.

It was a beautiful New England spring weekend ideal for reuniting old friends and mentors. This year’s reunion welcomed around 275 alumnae/i and former faculty back to Concord Academy’s campus for receptions, class dinners, panel discussions, and back-to-school sessions with current teachers. Alumnae/i had many opportunities to reconnect and explore the current campus and curriculum of CA — to look back to their formative time together and orient toward the future of this distinctive educational community of creative and critical thinkers and impassioned citizens.

At the end the spring 2018 season, a number of Concord Academy competitors received special distinction from the Eastern Independent League (EIL) and New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC). Congratulations to all of CA’s dedicated student-athletes.

Concord Academy’s 96th Commencement exercises on the Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel lawn marked a new beginning for seniors. The class of 2018 and their families had much to celebrate, and much to be inspired by. In her Commencement address, Dame Vivian Hunt, DBE, ’85 encouraged the graduates to be ambitious. “Empathy allows you to think big and to scale really good ideas outward to many thousands of people,” she said. “Empathy means aiming for something bigger than a single good outcome. Only then can you create change instead of just adapting to it.” Read more and watch her remarks in full.

On behalf of the entire CA community, we want to thank Kristan First P’18, ’20 for her dedication, leadership, and endless positivity as president of CA Parents for the past two years. As you may know, Kristan is concluding her term as president of CA Parents this month. Kristan has been a warm and welcoming face at every parent event, and has been an incredible ambassador and advocate for the parent community. CA Parents and the community at large are stronger than ever before because of Kristan’s tenacity and spirit. As we welcome Kerry Hoffman P’14, ’20 as the next president of CA Parents, we want to take this moment to thank Kristan for providing such a strong foundation for Kerry, and for all future parent leaders. Thank you, Kristan, for all you have done for CA!

The Exam Treats team would like to thank the parent community for your help and support in making exam treats a success this year! From dropping off candy or sending in treats via Amazon to helping us stuff and deliver the treat bags to the students’ mailboxes, we could not have done it without you! And thank you to Hilary Rouse for helping us coordinate so effortlessly behind the scenes! We hope you all have a wonderful summer! (The 2017–18 Exam Treats parent volunteer team: Missy Steiner-Griffiths P’20 and Kim Tesson P’19.)

Congratulations to all our graduates and their families! We wish you all the best as you move on to the next stage of your lives. Please remember that you are always part of the Concord Academy community. We look forward to seeing returning students back on campus in August. Thanks for making this another wonderful year at CA.

Concord Academy provides final reports for your children electronically on the school’s Student Information Portal. These spring semester reports will be available through the Portal starting on Friday, June 15.