Graduation 2015
Finishing the requirements for graduation at North Bennet Street School takes hard work, commitment and dedication. At the May 29, 2015 ceremony at Old North Church in Boston, family, friends and the extended school community celebrated the extraordinary achievements of the class of 2015.
The class of 2015 is the second to complete their requirements in the school’s new facility on North Street. On graduation day, after a morning Open House for friends and family, graduating students organized into an informal procession to Old North Church.
The ceremony highlight was guest speaker Nick Offerman, the actor, writer, humorist and woodworker best known for his role as Ron on the hit TV show “Parks and Recreation”. Offerman delivered a talk that included praise, encouragement and, not surprisingly, humor. Click here for Boston Globe coverage of Offerman’s speech.
The event also included remarks by Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99, NBSS President, Charles Kline, Chair of the Board of Directors, the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award to Kevin Kelly VM ’92, by Colleen Matthews JM ’12 and the awarding of diplomas and remarks by Claire Fruitman CF ’96, Provost. Piano technology student John Totter PT ’15 played the organ.
The crowd erupted into applause at the end of the ceremony and then spilled out of the church into a gorgeous, warm sunny day to continue the celebration with friends and family.
Program speakers
Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99
President
Charles Kline
Chair of the Board of Directors
Kevin Kelly VM ’92
Distinguished Alumni Award
Award Presented by Colleen Matthews JM ’12
President, Alumni Association
Claire Fruitman CF ’96
Provost
Guest Speaker
Nick Offerman
Actor, writer, humorist and woodworker
Class of 2015
Preservation Carpentry
Eli Cook
Michael Francis Fazio
Lucas H. Ferreira
Douglas R. Goulding
Nathaniel Denison Groppe
Jacob John Imlay
Evan Stanford Kistler
Sean Regan
Scott Reichenbach
Torey Rubrecht
Heather Kathleen Tauck
William Wheeler
Carpentry
Simon Amin
William Besse
Griffin W. Buell
Wily Divil
Patrick Earls
John Grant
Kevin Keegan
Bradford Manchester
Claudio Pinto
Luke Patrick Shannon
Elise Helene Sutherland
Dorr (Woody) Woodward
Bookbinding
Kaitlin Ashleigh Barber
Lauren Calcote
Joshua Crotty
Megan Rita Gibes
Shannon Mary Kerner
Lindsay Nakashima
Jacqueline Ambrose Scott
Cabinet & Furniture Making
Joshua Brucker
Gregory Parker Child
Joseph John Corigliano
Nicholas Kilgalen English
Donna Fisher
Harrison Hiza
James J. Jovenich
Samuel Kott
Adrian Lowell Land
Woraphong Lertkangwanklai
Christopher Littlefield
Caroline Lowe
Dennis Mulherin
Wray Paynter
Mark E. Pouliot
Kamala Harrington Questel
Matthew Woodhouse Shuster
Yelena Synkova
Joanna Renae Tully
Dane Robert Visnick
Jonathan Wachs
Violin Making & Repair
Gabriel Iman Denton
Julia Lauren Felix
Francesco Rowe
Ryan Stulb
Jewelry Making & Repair
Kaleigh Streeter Dingman
Christine Doyle
Alexandra C. Rahmann
Christopher Roi
Nicholas Trahan
Krisztina Vagenas
Locksmithing & Security Technology
Aramarie Colon
Brian D. Coolidge
Shaun T. Desmond
Jake B. Kelley
Nicholas Lang
Layne Jordan Lovett
Ian C. McEntee
Basic Piano Technology
Peter B. Critchley
S. Patrick Dover
Robert Murray Ferris V
Adam Gliniecki
William Harrington
Phillip Itingen
Jonathan Kotulski
Nathaniel Lane
Spencer Page Maienza
Luke Ouellette
Johanna Florence Schaufeld
Yun Swanson
Michael John Thompson
John Austin Totter
Ian Jacob Wolford
Zheming Zhang
Advanced Piano Technology
Rachel Aganski
Sophia Krishnaswami
Joe Rush
Lauren Sturm
Micah Sundholm
Benjamin Webster
