Advancing Our Mission
You Never Know Who “You’ll” See at Strawberry Night by Tanzila Ahad ’10 Dr. Joseph McKeigue ’64 was my principal at The Martin Luther King Jr. School in Cambridge, where I attended K-5th grade before I started BB&N in 6th grade. Dr. McKeigue raved about BB&N! He wrote me a letter of recommendation, and was a huge advocate for me in the application process. I hadn't seen him since elementary school and was so excited to reconnect with him at our Strawberry Night Reunion last year! 1998
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“I hadn’t seen him since elementary school and was so excited to reconnect...”
Save the Date for the Alumni/ae 1974 Leadership Society Reunion Weekend Reception All alumni/ae members of the 1974 Leadership Society are invited to a reception hosted by Head of School Rebecca T. Upham at her home on Friday, May 20, 2016. Invitations to the 1974 Leadership Society Reception will be mailed to members in early April. 1974 Leadership Society members are a critical component of maintaining BB&N’s mission to promote scholarship, integrity, and kindness in diverse, curious, and motivated students while preparing them for lives of principled engagement in their communities and the world. The Society recognizes the leadership support of our most generous and loyal donors who contribute $2,500 or more to BB&N in a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) for either annual or capital purposes. The Society also recognizes our Young Alumni/ae Leadership donors. Support by 1974 Leadership Society members is deeply appreciated.
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At the official dedication and ribbon-cutting on January 21, Middle School Director Mary Dolbear formally opened the building to a gathering of trustees, school administrators, representatives of the architectural team, and leadership donors, without whose commitment the building would not have been possible.
The 1974 Leadership Society Gift Levels Renaissance Associates: $100,000 and above Cantabrigian Associates: $50,000 - $99,999 Comitas Associates: $25,000 - $49,999 Litterae Associates: $10,000 - $24,999 Honestas Associates: $5,000 - $9,999 Founders: $2,500 - $4,999
Nearly $8.3 million in private philanthropic support was received over the past three years to support this initiative, including funding from Buckingham alumnae to name the Buckingham Terrace in recognition of their former campus (from 1949 – 1974); and from Class of 2020 and 2021 parents through their Sixth Grade Gift Program to name the new Athletic Shed (Class of 2020) and the Learning Commons Study Room (Class of 2021).
Young Alumni/ae Leadership Society 20th Reunion: $1,000 15th Reunion - 19th Year Out: $500 10th Reunion - 14th Year Out: $250 5th Reunion - 9th Year Out: $100 College Years: $50
If you have not yet made your leadership contribution this year, or for more information, please contact Kelly Greene, Director of The BB&N Fund, at 617-800-2723 or kgreene@bbns.org.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of many members of the BB&N community including parents, alumni/ae, and trustees, the transformation of the Middle School campus at 80 Sparks Street was completed on schedule and on budget after more than four years of planning, fundraising, relocations, and construction.
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[1] Middle School Director Mary Dolbear cuts the ribbon in the Student Foyer to officially open the renovated Middle School campus. From left: Head of School Rebecca T. Upham, Board Chair Brace Young P'14, '14, '17, Trustee Joe Chung P '09, '11, '14, '15, '18, '19, '22. Rear: Jonathan Austin and Sisia Daglian, Austin Architects [2] Athletic Shed given by Parents of the Class of 2020. [3] Buckingham Terrace, recognizing the legacy of the Buckingham School campus from 1949 – 1974. [4] Learning Commons Study Room given by Parents of the Class of 2021.
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Kate De Normandie McCarey ’81, P’13, ’15, ’18
Jacqueline Modica ’05, Mike Abrams ’05, and Ross Kukulinski ’05
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