Suffield Academy celebrated its 193rd Commencement on May 22, 2026, with a ceremony held outdoors on scenic Bell Hill at the heart of campus.
Head of School Charlie Cahn led the commencement ceremony and was joined by Board of Trustees Vice President Suzy Vogler P’11 in presenting awards and diplomas to the 122 graduating seniors. The Class of 2026 represents 12 states and 13 countries, including 22 students from Suffield: Sean Atkins Jr., Santiago Bourgeois, Ava Carroll, Raegan Carty, Amelia Curtin, Alanna Dolan, Mackenzie Dutton, Seth Healy, Will Ludwig, Declan Lynam, Soren Nelson, Emersyn Nutini, Connor Pikula, Sophia Romaniw, Dani Stanley, Fischer Stevens, Ronan Sullivan, Seamus Sullivan, Nicholas Warren, Ava Willcutts, Kate Willcutts, and Caelyn Zwirko. Graduates will continue their academic journeys at 83 different colleges and universities this fall.
The Commencement address was delivered by Seth Dechtman, president of The Keynote Curators, creator of The Keynote Speaker Lab, and host of The Keynote Curators Podcast. Four-year senior Sean Atkins of Suffield was selected by his classmates to deliver the student address. In his closing remarks, Charlie Cahn encouraged graduates to carry Suffield Academy’s core values — kindness, respect, leadership, and effort into their future schools and communities.
Photo by Hillary Rockwell Cahn
Members of Suffield Academy’s Class of 2026 who reside in town proudly wearing apparel representing the colleges and universities they will be attending this fall. Front: Connor Pikula, Santiago Bourgeois, Ronan Sullivan, Seth Healy, Kate Willcutts, Raegan Carty, Amelia Curtin, Emersyn Nutini, Ava Carroll, Dani Stanley, Alanna Dolan, Sean Atkins Jr. Back: Nicholas Warren, Fischer Stevens, Soren Nelson, Will Ludwig, Declan Lynam, Mackenzie Dutton, Sophia Romaniw, Seamus Sullivan Not pictured: Ava Willcutts, Caelyn Zwirko