Hello, Middle School Students and Families! Here is a recap of the last Middle School Meeting of the 2025-2026 school year!
L’mar Hibbert ’30 and Elizabeth Zimman ’30 ran today’s meeting. You can check out the slides from this week’s meeting here.
Announcements
🌟 L’mar Hibbert ’30, Daniel Orloff ’30, Caroline Coe-Rohl ’30, and Alice Gametchu-Walker ’30, this year’s Head Admission Ambassadors, announced next year’s Head Admission Ambassadors.
Congratulations to Cat Townsend ’31, Wesley Wu ’31, Isis Jones ’31, and Julia Roetter ’31 on being selected for this leadership role!
🦫 We are thrilled to announce that Landon Allen ’30 won the school-wide competition to design the Beaver Games logo! His amazing design (pictured above) will be on all of our t-shirts in the fall.
🫙 Brooklyn Nieves Farrell ’32, Student Council 6th Grade Representative, announced the winner of the candy jar: Leila Faris ’32.
📖 Six Middle School students are published in the Beaver’s student-produced literary and art magazine, the Heliconian!
Congratulations to Brooklyn Nieves Farrell ’32, Esteli Valenzuela ’31, Sophie Herbstman ’30, Ninah Mahihdar ‘30, Esmeralda Wright ’30, and Beau Rives ’31 for submitting work to the Heliconian and being selected for publication.
Students recapped this spring’s afternoon activities, sharing a highlight of the season and something they learned.
💡 Innovation Lab | Blaise Bergmark ’30
Highlights: Being able to use all of the tools in the D-Level. We learned how to use the new resin printer, create silicone molds, and 3D print with features like multiple colors.
✨ Dance | Ruby Parker-Geller ’31
A highlight of the season was learning choreography from Chicago and seeing it in the show. We improved as a group/team by improving our techniques and growing closer as a dance house.
🎨 Visual Arts Workshop | Brooklyn Nieves Farrell ’32
Highlights: Special projects every week and sketchbook prompts every day. How to care for our space and practice good studio culture.
⚾️ Baseball| Jack Ledley ’31
A highlight of our season was becoming closer as a team. We all improved our skills, like fielding skills.
🥍 Boys Lacrosse | Owen Littlefield ’31
A highlight of the season was stopping #24 from Belmont from crease cranking. As a team, we got better at communication and talking to each other, which is especially helpful with defense.
🥍 Girls Lacrosse | Lucy Parsons ’32 and Finley Rice ’32
A highlight of the season was winning our last game. We really gave a lot of effort and improved our catching skills.
👟 BVR Fitness | Wesley Wu ’31
A highlight was doing the circuits. We rotate which exercises we’re doing with small breaks in between. We all improved over the season by getting stronger.
🎾 Tennis A and B | Elliot Fayne ‘30 and Caroline Mitchell ’30
A highlight from Tennis A was playing a match at BBN because it was nice to see the facility and play more advanced players. As a team, we all worked extremely hard and got a lot better over the season.
This spring, sometimes we’d lose matches, but we never gave up. In practices, we learned a lot and got better with the help from our coaches.
💻 Ms. Garayúa reminded all students participating in the Hiatt Summer Fellowship of the required Zoom meeting happening on Thursday, June 4 from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m.
🗓️ Schedule for this Friday, June 5
- Friday is a dress-up day for 8th Grade Promotion! School starts at 9:30 a.m.
- 8th graders will head to the VPAC Lobby by 9:30 a.m.
- 6th and 7th graders have advisory in their advisory spaces at 9:30 a.m.
- 8th Grade Promotion officially begins at 10:00 am in Bradley Hall.
- After the ceremony ends, the Middle School will gather in the Front Circle for a reception, and students will pick up their yearbooks.
- Dismissal is at noon.
🎉 Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 3, Middle School teachers have planned an afternoon of fun! Starting at recess, there will be games on Upper Field and the Cohn Terrace. Then, at 1:30 p.m., we will all head to Gym B for the 8th grade versus faculty basketball game.
🎵 Rose Scott ’30 and Kieran Morrissey-Dhenke ’30 performed Wildflowers by Tom Petty. Rose sang, and Kieran played violin.
A note shared by L’mar Hubbert ’30
“As we get ready for 8th Grade Promotion on Friday and the end of our Middle School years, it’s hard not to look back and feel how quickly it all went by. Needless to say, what once felt like such a long journey has suddenly brought us here, to a moment that marks both an ending but also an exciting new beginning.
“The Parent Association wanted to celebrate the Class of 2030 with a special gift. We hope this gift reminds us of all the memories, friendships, and experiences that made Middle School such a special part of our time at Beaver. To commemorate the class of 2030, 8th graders will leave the meeting first and receive our gifts as we exit Bradley Hall. Afterward, we’ll gather out on the front steps of the school for one final class photo as 8th graders.”
🚌 Changes to the afternoon bus schedule for this week:
Tuesday, June 2 and Wednesday, June 3
Dismissal at 2:30 p.m.
All buses depart at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 4: Conferences
Friday, June 5: Promotion
Buses will arrive at BVR at 9:00 a.m.
Dismissal and buses depart at @ 12:00 p.m.
Happening This Week
📋 Advisory agenda: Final preparations for Student Led Conferences
Have a great week and a wonderful summer!