MATRICULATION CEREMONY
Thursday the fourteenth of May two thousand twenty-six 6:00 p.m.
Ba Win Hall, East Wing
Bard College: Massena Campus
Barrytown, New York
2026 BARD ACADEMY MATRICULANTS
Ethan Aryeh
Jesse Asante
Niko Baack
Finley Crout
Ronan Dawson
Brooke Eisner
Lucia Fraboni
Cassie Hendershot
Marcos Maciel
Jalen Moore
Amelia Santos Arias
Ethan Wang
Logan Wenner
Jane Wood
Michael Xue
WELCOMING REMARKS
Kate Glavin, Associate Dean of the Academy
FACULTY ADDRESS
Francisca Oyogoa, Faculty in Social Studies and African American Studies
CLASS PERFORMER
Jane Wood
“Can’t Help Falling in Love”
CLASS SPEAKER
Lucia Fraboni
REMARKS TO THE MATRICULANTS
John Weinstein, Provost and Vice President
PRESENTATION OF THE MATRICULANTS
Brendan Mathews, Dean of Faculty and Curricular Development
CLOSING REMARKS
Mark Hopkins, Associate Dean of the Early College
OUR MISSION
At Bard Academy and Simon’s Rock at Bard College, age doesn’t define intellect: our mission is to inspire the curiosity and creativity of motivated younger scholars with a challenging, empowering, and inclusive education in the liberal arts and sciences.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to express our gratitude to the families and friends who join us as we celebrate our students’ achievements. We also recognize all of the members of the Simon’s Rock community whose work supports the learning and growth of young people. Finally, we would like to thank our students for choosing Simon’s Rock as a place to think and grow and for inspiring and guiding our work.