Edmund Burke School

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For this year's World Languages trip, high school Spanish students headed to Lima and Calca, Peru 🇵🇪, culminating in a trip to the Urubamba River Valley and Machu Picchu. Be sure to ask for more details when you see them!

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Tuesday marked our concluding faculty & staff meeting for 2025-2026, and as is tradition, we honored those who had reached milestone years. Please give them raucous cheers & appreciation and leave memories to recognize this amazing group 🐅 Fun fact: all are parents of Burke alums, current students, or future Bengals.

Ginger P'21, '25 (History) - 30 years
Elizabeth S. (English), future Bengal parent x3 - 20 years
Maureen P'28, '31 (History) - 20 years
Chary P'01, '13 (Math) - 15 years
Judyth P'17, '19 (Math) - 15 years
Shala P'25 (Admissions) - 15 years

This past Wednesday, our 8th grade hosted the annual Moving Up Ceremony and officially crossed the bridge into high school 🌟

Cheers to the emcee extraordinares, singers, musicians, poets, speakers, program designers, and photo montage editors from the Class of 2030 who brought this evening together. You made the (very full) house smile knowingly, crack up, and even get a bit teary. We're excited to welcome you to 9th grade – now have an awesome summer! 🌻

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎓 From the wisdom & witticisms of our student speakers to the striking talent of our Advanced Band, this past weekend's Graduation ceremony encapsulated the creativity, camaraderie, and singular community spirit of Burke. We were excited to welcome Dr. Aneesah Blount '09 as this year's keynote speaker, who shared how her Burke experience catalyzed and shaped her leadership in education.

Be sure to wish this wonderful class well. Again, don't be strangers 💌

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With Graduation on the horizon, it's an excellent time to share cheers & well wishes with the Class of 2026 on their next adventures.

Our 57 graduating seniors will attend 49 different colleges and universities in 20 different US states (including DC) and Canada, including liberal arts colleges, colleges of engineering, business schools, and architecture programs.

Cheers to our amazing Visual Arts department on the opening of the yesterday! 🎨

Nearly every wall and surface at Burke has transformed into a gallery and exhibit space this week – take some time to walk through and relish painting, drawing, ceramics, photo, graphic design, and mixed media from artists in every grade.

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Painting 9/10 - Leah Z. '29, Izzy M. '28
Ceramics 9/10 - Abby P. '28, Merrick W. '28
Adv. Studio Art - Brooklyn M. '26
Digital Photo 11/12 - Santi S. R. '27
Adv. Ceramics - Sasha F. '27
Painting 9/10 - Reina G. '28
Ceramics 9/10 - Flynn G. '29
Painting 9/10 - Maya S. '28
Digital Art 7 - Maya A. '31, Talin R. '31
Ceramics 9/10 - Anya M. '28
Adv. Studio Art - Elsa H. '27
Digital Photo 11/12 - Nora O. C. '27
Studio Art 11/12 - Amber P. '27
Drawing 9/10 - Soren F. '28