Kimball Union Academy
1813
Meriden, New Hampshire
May 23, 2026
Head of School, Tyler Lewis
The Class of 2026
Blythe McFarland Adams
Annie R. Alexander
Scarlett Isabella Alexander
Junnosuke Baba
Hope Bachman
Wisdom Naomi Badgett ⌂
Alex Bandrauk
Noä Wilfred Barrett
Aiden Charles Bean
Jasper Blaisdell Blue ^
Xander Boutilier
Cole Pendley Carroll
Petewat Chaoha
Marco Chen * ⌂
Ella Chonheng Cheong * ^
Charles Gregson Clammer
Bridget Erin Clark
Caroline Miyoko Daft *
Jackson Dean Davies
Catcher Davis
Taylor Bridger Dickinson
Chloe Elizabeth Dixon ⌂
Tat Quang Anh Do ⌂
Mia Marie Dupré ^
Alexander Trippe Duryea
Henry Elliott
Isaac Antonio Figini
Kennedy Elizabeth Lord FitzSimons
Roscoe William Fortier
Payson Fowler-Thorsen
Shannon Elizabeth Freeman
Carter Nathan Freund
Ana Frances Fryar
Jordan Joseph Garfat
Nolan J. Gillis
Marek Elias Girard
Lucy Sydney Goldberg ^
Haoyuan Gong *
Cale Michael Goodnow
Emily Lynn Gosselin
Reid Tanner Gueldenzoph *
George Crowninshield Hammond
Lucas Eric Hannay
Abigail Grace Henry
Tomoki Hirayama
Henry Rolf Hochberg
Spencer Wyatt Hutchinson
Harrison Michael Hutton
Cameron Ingram
Zachary Kane Jaffe
Spencer Gerard Jones
Madeline Rose Kebalka * ^
Jackson Kimelman
Thelonius Kirk Korhonen
Piper Hazel Laflamme
Elliot Rothenberg Lee ◊
James Lee • * ⌂
Anthony Joseph Leech
Alec Martin Legendre *
Thomas Michael Leonard
Olivia Pearl Lewis ^
Yang Li * ⌂
Noah Limbago
Jacob T. Lowe
Christopher Thomas Lupone
Katinontie “Bear” Martin
Mia Angelina Mastrangelo
Avery Rowan Mateo
Hayden Mattiko
Sarah Tilden McConnell * ^
Rory McConnon
Kayden McIntosh
Natalia Mitura * ⌂
Elijah Modzeleski
Tougy Morrison ^
Philip C. Nemec
Kaida Anne Okamura
Daniel Mathieu Panait
Olivia Keniston Parker
Jack Harper Parsons
Lennart Payne
Ryder Bryan-Steven Perry
Joshua Alexander Phillips *
Mary McCune Pollock ^
Leila Portugal Roman
Eric Pyo
Dodji Ange-Laurens Randolph
Zachary Jordan Romich
John Joseph Ross III
Paul Andrew Schwaegler * ⌂
Hudson Charles Scroggins
Cameron Laurel Sell
Caixuan Stone Shao * ⌂
Yiyi She * ^
Austin Brian Sherry
Takumi Shigeie ^
Merrick Whitcomb Smith
Allison Smith ◊
Emmett Smyth * ◊
Ali Catrina Sprissler
Julia Lorraine Stapleton
Dash Sukhatme * ⌂
Taylor Marie Swett
Nantapat Thadchaitawee
Huy Tran ○ * ⌂
Marco Valentir
Thelonious Vassiliou
Xi Wang *
Yihao Jason Wang
Aidan Michael Whitfield ◊
Peter William Wilkoff
Thomas Dongjian Yang
Adi Lesbek Zhambululy
Khaknazar Sabituly Zhamish
Jiayi Zhou
• Valedictorian
Salutatorian * Cum Laude Honor Society
Arts Scholar ^ Global Scholar
Giles Family STEM Scholar
The Program
THE PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” –E. Elgar
INVOCATION
Rev. Amanda Swoyer P’99 PRAYER
WELCOME
VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
CLASS SPEAKER
Tyler Lewis P’28 Head of School
James Lee ’26
Noä Barrett ’26
INTRODUCTION OF THE Tyler Lewis P’28 SPEAKER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Lyn Lord P’09 Faculty
The Kimball Union Alma Mater The Graduation Chorus
Tyler Lewis P’28 OF AWARDS
Angela Yang-Handy P’27
Assistant Head of School
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS
Tyler Lewis P’28
Bryant Harris ’04
CHARGE TO THE CLASS
BENEDICTION
THE RECESSIONAL
Tyler Lewis P’28
Rev. Amanda Swoyer P’99
The Four Seasons: Spring Antonio Vivaldi
Musical Interlude
The Graduation Chorus
THE KIMBALL UNION ALMA MATER
Come you friends of Kimball Union, now our song we raise
For our school upon the hilltop, sing a song of praise.
Kimball Union, Alma Mater hear us as we sing
Words of love and fond devotion which to thee we bring.
Here we forge the bonds of friendship deep within our hearts
And those ties that we have formed here, may they ne’er depart.
Kimball Union, Alma Mater hear us as we sing
Words of love and fond devotion which to thee we bring.
May the name of Kimball Union where so e’re we be
Always bring us back in fancy, dearest School to thee.
Kimball Union, Alma Mater hear us as we sing
Words of love and fond devotion which to thee we bring. – Text by Floyd E. Jarvis, KUA Faculty 1932-1945
AWARDS
Henry Mann Silver Awards
Henry Mann Silver, graduate of the class of 1867 and donor of the Silver Gymnasium, established a prize to be awarded each year for the students who best exemplify the ideal of sound mind in a sound body. The faculty elects three seniors to receive the Henry Mann Silver Award each year.
The Class of 1895 Award
The Class of 1895 instituted this award to be given to a member of the senior class for the attainment of high scholastic merit together with high conduct of citizenship.
The Royal Burnham Townsend Award
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend gave this award in memory of their son, Royal Burnham Townsend, Class of 1911, who died while a student at the Academy. A memorial window in the former Pope Chapel with the inscription “Remember the Lilies of the Field” also commemorates this young man. The Townsend Award is given each year to a senior who is most deserving because of courtesy of conduct and cleanliness of life.
The Porter Award
The Porter Award is given to that member of the Senior Class who, after the fashion of Mr. and Mrs. Porter who were long-standing members of the faculty at the Academy, has unselfishly given of time and effort to the benefit of Kimball Union Academy.
The Mikula Award
The Mikula Award was established in 1987 by Allan Munro ’55, in honor of the efforts and legacy of Headmaster Emeritus Thomas Mikula H’89, who served the Academy from 1974-1989. As a past fellow of Dartmouth College’s Tucker Foundation and as program director of A Better Chance Program, Mr. Mikula brought diverse students to Kimball Union and brought guidance and support for students through college and beyond.
The Charles Alden Tracy Award
This is the Academy’s highest award and goes, by vote of the faculty, to the graduating senior whose character, scholarship, and citizenship best represent the ideals of the Academy.
Class of 1920 Award
The Class of 1920 Award is given to a senior who, in the opinion of the senior class, best represents them and the values of the Academy.