05/10/2026
In 2015, a group of young boys walked through the doors of Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys as members of our first Vanguard Class, also called the Class of 2026. Many boys were just 12 or 13 years old, and from every neighborhood in the city. This month, many of those same young men are graduating from college. Others have stepped boldly into careers in the military, business, trades, athletics, and public service.
Over the years, more than 1,000 boys walked through the doors of BCSB. While it is deeply sad to see the school’s doors close, I remain profoundly proud of the Vanguard Class of 2026. You led the way. You were courageous enough to imagine a larger world for yourselves and determined enough to pursue it.
You traveled across the country and around the globe. To Montreal, Toronto, London, and Sydney Australia. You did so because I knew you all needed to know what's possible beyond Baltimore.
You attended outstanding colleges and universities. You enlisted to serve our nation. You started businesses. Some of you played your sport at the professional level. Others stayed in Baltimore and became productive, responsible leaders in your own communities.
What matters most to me is this: you became the fine young men we believed you could become.
In those early days, many people doubted what was possible for boys growing up in Baltimore. They doubted whether lives could truly be transformed through love, structure, opportunity, high expectations, excellence in academics, brotherhood, and belief. But you defied the odds.
You proved that greatness was already within you.
To the Vanguard Class of 2026 and to every young man who ever walked through our doors: thank you. Stay in touch. Celebrate your milestones and your families and your victories on these pages as “Old Boys.” I will continue to hold this space for you because your stories matter, and where you are going matters even more.
No one can ever take away what you accomplished together as BCSB Gents.
"Arduus Ad Solem"
