buckingham browne & Nichols school
BB&N class of 2025 graduation
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Thursday, March 13: Senior Student/Faculty Dinner, 5:45 – 7:45 p.m.
*Friday, March 14: Last Day of Classes for Seniors; Senior Parent Association sponsored Beach Party, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
*Friday, April 4: First Spring Senior Class Meeting, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Meets weekly from then on.
*April 17: SSP Paper #1 Due, 12:00 p.m.
*May 22: SSP Paper #2 Due, 12:00 p.m.
*Friday, May 23: Last Day of Senior Spring Project
Tuesday, May 27 – 30: Senior Tile Making
Senior Tiles began in 1958 by B&N (Browne & Nichols School) art teacher Constance Holden. At the end of the school year, every senior designs a digital image that represents their time on campus for a ceramic tile that will be displayed on the Upper School campus.
*Tuesday, May 27: Senior SSP Presentations
Monday, June 2: Back-to-Bivouac Day, 1:00 – 10:00 p.m.
*Tuesday, June 3: Final Senior Class Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
Wednesday, June 4: Senior Prom, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Commander Hotel, Cambridge
Click here for more info on prom.
*Thursday, June 5: Graduation Rehearsal, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Senior Parent Association sponsored treat after rehearsal.
Tuesday, April 29: Senior Parent and Student Social, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. at American Flatbread Brighton Bowl in Brighton
We’ll have pizza, drinks, and bowling.
Tuesday, May 27: Lifer Party, 5:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m., Lower School (Invitation Only)
Wednesday, May 28: Senior Farewell Dinner, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, June 6: Graduation, 10:00 a.m.
The graduation ceremony typically lasts 1½ to 1¾ hours.
Guests & Seating: We ask you to limit your guest list to no more than 10 people, although there will be room for some larger groups. This number does not include your graduating senior! There are no tickets nor do we take names of your guests. Graduation is open seating, which will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Dress: The senior class will wear caps and gowns for this year’s graduation ceremony. Navy blue caps and gowns will be provided by the school for the ceremony. Caps and gowns will be distributed to seniors during the scheduled Graduation Rehearsal on Thursday, June 5. We ask that students arrive on campus on Friday wearing thoughtful formal attire and appropriate footwear under their gowns.
Seniors: Arrive at the NAC indoor tennis courts with their caps and gowns no later than 9:00 AM for the class photograph and to line up for the procession. We will not hold the picture for latecomers. Please arrange to be dropped off that morning as parking will be extremely limited.
Parking: Parking has become more and more difficult in the spaces that surround our campus. We recommend that you find alternative transportation such as Uber, Lyft, public transportation, or walking. If driving is your only alternative, we ask that you bring as few cars to campus as possible on Graduation Day.
If you drive, parking will be available in two satellite lots, DCR Lot 4 on Soldiers Field Road and at the Grove Street Field parking lot. School shuttles will be making continuous round trips between the satellite lots and the Nicholas Athletic Center, beginning at 7:45 a.m. After the ceremony, the return trips will begin. Because the school does not have exclusive rights to Lot 4, we cannot guarantee available spaces there. If Lot 4 is full, please look to BB&N Staff for alternative parking arrangements.
Parking is also available along the Cambridge Cemetery side of Coolidge Avenue from which guests can walk over to the Nicholas Athletic Center. For directions, please see this interactive map.
Please note that no parking is allowed along Greenough Boulevard.
Livestream Recording: The ceremony will be livestreamed by the school videographer. Please share this link (https://vimeo.com/event/5069659) with any guests who will be unable to attend the ceremony in person.
Photography: The school photographer will take a picture of each senior as they receive the diploma from Dr. Price. In addition, a class picture will be taken before the class lines up for the graduation procession. The school will send a complimentary copy of each graduate’s photograph plus a copy of the group photograph to each family in the weeks following the ceremony.
The class picture will be taken promptly in the Tennis Court level of the NAC at 9:05 AM. We will not be able to wait for latecomers. During the graduation exercises, the area in front of the stage is reserved for official school photographers. Parents are welcome to take pictures from the sides, but we ask that you do not position yourselves in front of the stage as it obstructs the paths of the seniors and slows the proceedings.
Grades and Comments
Final grades and comments for continuing courses will be a part of the June grade report, which will also include an update from your student’s Senior Spring Project mentor.
Absences
If a student is going to be absent from an on-campus commitment (class, senior seminar, class meeting, etc.), a parent/guardian must call or email Ms. Shea in the Dean’s Office. Students must attend all on-campus activities to participate in afternoon athletics, and students must attend 80% of their classes and other commitments in order to pass Senior Spring Project.
Supporting Your Senior
We ask that you support them in achieving and maintaining a healthy balance of giving back, looking forward, and living now. It is our belief that being a senior comes with a degree of inherent leadership and responsibility to the school community; therefore, we hope to inspire and empower the students to genuinely seek opportunities to give back to those who are now where the seniors once were. We also acknowledge and appreciate the vital need that seniors have to look forward as they solidify next steps in their future beyond BB&N; however, we do not want them to lose sight of the fact that life is not just something they are preparing for, it is what is happening to them right now. Accordingly, we will emphasize the importance of authentically living now as much as possible, successfully tending to the day-to-day concerns that they have while taking meaningful time for friends, family, and fun. Anything that you can do at home to model and support them in these goals would not only be a tremendous help to us, but more importantly, a service to your child. Ultimately, this is a time of both excitement and uncertainty for your senior, and we know just how incredibly important your compassion, kindness, and love are to them in this transformative time.