SPRING RETROSPECTIVE

As the weather warms and the days lengthen on Upton Street, those small signals of spring start to crop up.

Lunch on the 4th floor terrace requires serious sunglasses. Crowds lessen in the halls as class trips and excursions pack the calendar. Concerts and events fill our evenings, from soon-to-be 9th graders gathering for “The Amazing Race” to the Middle School selling out a run of Legally Blonde Jr

In spring 2020, our senior class was midway through freshman year when a global pandemic put an indefinite pause on all traditions and routines. In spring 2021, they sat at desks spaced six feet apart and got reacquainted during mask breaks. And in spring 2022, an act of violence brought everything to a painful halt again.

This spring, reassuring routines and light-hearted traditions were finally back – from visiting colleges to taking AP exams, from embarking on the full Senior Project experience to playing tug-of-war with the juniors during their penultimate week of classes.

These seniors in particular have endured more than their share of history, yet the kindness and spirit of the Class of 2023 prevail. Even their senior prank, wherein they pitched tents and set up a campsite in the Atrium, spoke of cohesion, of solidarity.

Alumni, we know you will give this class the warmest welcome into your midst.

And we hope to see you all back on campus for more of the Burke revelry and irreverence that we have greatly missed.