Commencement Exercises 2021

Commencement Exercises 2021 June 10, 2021 5:00 pm Chapel of the Holy Spirit

Commencement Exercises 2021 Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music for Organ and Brass Dr. Eric Bigalke, Organist Stone Arch Brass Quintet Ringing of the Wilder Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Fullerton and Caroline Hedlund Class of 2021 Alumni Representatives The Wilder Bell One of the few surviving mementos of Breck’s original campus in Wilder, Minnesota, the bell was rung from the clock tower from 1890 until the campus was demolished in 1910.

It was stored in a hayloft, then installed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in nearby Heron Lake. To mark Breck’s Centennial in 1986, the church returned the bell to Breck. The ceremonial ringing of the Wilder Bell by seniors just before Commencement has been a cherished tradition ever since.

Processional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoenix Processional, by Dan Locklair The Class will line the sidewalk as members of the faculty pass through on their way to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

Procession will be in the following order: Master Teachers, faculty and staff in order from longest-serving to most recent, members of the Breck Board of Trustees, senior administrators, Head of School Dr. Natalia Rico Hernández, The Rt. Rev. Craig W. Loya, and the Class of 2021.

Please remain seated during the processional so all can see the graduates, in contrast with the church and military custom that dictates standing for processional crosses and the American flag.

We also ask you to refrain from flash photography during the service and turn off all electronic devices. Thank you.

Senior Processional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pomp and Circumstance, by Edward Elgar Invocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Oden, Elizabeth Powers, and Gretchen Scherer Breck Faculty Parents

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Natalia Rico Hernández Head of School Class Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Cardwell, Britt Helgaas, Maverick Pink, Will Sweeney Faculty Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Wanless Upper School Learning Coach Valedictory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Richards Presentation of Class Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Murphy and Sahana Mangipudi Student Body and Class Presidents Presentation of the Class of 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lenesa Leana Awarding of Diplomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rt. Rev. Craig W. Loya X Bishop of Minnesota and Chair, Breck Board of Trustees Dr. Natalia Rico Hernández Alumni Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Chien Breck Class of 2010 The Breck Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Charles Krenz Former Breck Faculty Hail to Breck, our Alma Mater To Her we’ll be true.

Honor, God, and Country Flag of gold and blue.

Our strong band will ne’er be broken Though we stray apart.

Friendships formed within these walls will live within each heart.

Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rt. Rev. Craig W. Loya Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fanfare in D Major, by Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens

Senior Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final from Symphonie No. 1, by Louis Vierne

Please join us for a reception on the Chapel Green immediately following the ceremony.

The Class of 2021 Payton Patria Aafedt Giselle Akua Asantewaa Adiyia Max Roger Ansari † Elinor Winifred Applebaum Robert Isaac Aronson Romer Henry Grey Asis † William Haejong Bae Douglas Jacob Bagley Faben Netsanet Bekele William Stephen Benson Cade Morris Berman Emma KyuYon Beveridge Sydney August Bispala † Emilie Linden Bourget † Mitchell Carson Brown Colin Theodore Bynum Cassandra Cristina Caballero † John Joseph Cardwell Akshaya Chandramouleeswaran Spencer LeBaron Chapman Aidan William Choate Riley Kathryn Clarke Beau Alexander Courneya Malia Louise Couser Theodosia Coval Rowan Elizabeth Curry Charles M. Delano † Nathan E. DeMichaelis Jackson Odell Dempsey † Benjamin Michael Drysdale Bristol Lynn Engelsma Siinian Tarfassa Ephrem Avery Joanne Ess Lauren Elizabeth Fishbein Isabella Lou Flanders Andrew Ayer Fullerton † Joshua Edward Furman Nikolai Dianov Ganev Nell Kathryn Ganley James Baraka-David Gordon † David Leo Gorman

Dominic Antonio Greco Sonan Tadele Gutema Clayton Frederick Haberman Dylan Kenneth Halliwill Jacob William Hanson † Sarah Elizabeth Hatfield Dayas Ariya Hawkins Alexandra Anastasia Hayes Annika Caroline Heaton-Brandt † Caroline Elizabeth Hedlund Britt Sueyun Helgaas Ruby Simone Hendrickson Amaryllis Stella Hennessy Hallee Rita Hopping Aiden Russell Huotari Ayla Lorraine Jones William Howard Kelley Walsh McCormick Kern Fiona Katharine Kinney Ava Mathews Knudson Cole Alexander Kopischke Alexandra Rose Kozikowski † Benjamin L. Kroul Elliott Michael Kruse Nasym Joshua Kushner Max Lee Langer Lucas LeWin-Mills †† Maeve O’Connell Lichtenberg Yuhan Lin Gabrielle Ariana Lindsay Sadie Jane Lindsay Gavin Michael Luebke Emanuel Chai Lulavy Norah Lynn Madson † Sahana Mangipudi John Gordon McKenna Coleman Anderson McNally Willow Faith Milchman Jaren Kenneth Morton † William James Murphy † Ishan Sumant Nadkarni

††† Valedictorian †† Salutatorian

Shaniya Adell Newton Melanie Amanna Oden Michael D. Oden, Jr. Carter Joseph Oftedahl Griffin Eric Olness Luke Summers Paster Kayla M. Pelino † Katelin Ann Phelps Maverick William Pink Hannah Elizabeth Pohlidal Owen Alexander Power Joseph D. Purvis III † Lindsey Ann Putnam McKenna Quam Robert John Radabaugh Blake William Rahr † Benjamin Philip Rex ††† George Konrad Richards Grayson Rhys Roberts Quinn Oliver Rosenberg † Lila Elizabeth Ryan Simren Adity Samba Abigail Samuel Peyton Tyler Schwiebert † Zachary Michael Sellman Samuel James Shideman † Jacob Tyler Silverman Zachery Richard Sinople Leomara Heather Swanson † William Joseph Sweeney Brooke Shara Madly Swiller Vincent Shin Tanaka Grace Marie Valley Calvin William Vasicek Riley Kline Walsh † Judy (Jiabao) Wang Andrew Grier Wheaton Alexander Soren Miller Wiese Sophie Wu Sophia Anne Ylinen Emily Mae Zumwinkle † Cum Laude