On June 20, 2024, The Parkside School held its Graduation and Achievement Ceremony for Classes 5-2 and 5-4 at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater on the Upper West Side. During the ceremony, we had the honor of hearing from Austin Lambert, a distinguished Parkside alumnus who graduated in 2017.

Our community of alumni continues to excel and make a difference across diverse fields. From dedicated educators and researchers to professionals in museums and healthcare, our graduates are thriving and achieving remarkable milestones.

Congratulations to Adriana Bass, former Parkside Social Work Intern, who has just accepted a position in the inaugural cohort of The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services Social Work Residency as one of six Behavioral Health Clinicians in the Early Childhood Mental Health track.

On Thursday, June 15 Parkside alumnus Rome Kadi ‘15 gave the the alumni address during the Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony. Here is the full transcript of his speech and photos from the ceremony!

Keeping in touch with our graduates and their families means so much to all of us at Parkside. To see how our alumni have grown and to celebrate all they have achieved is what helps motivate us to continue the work we do for our current students. The following are the Alumni News submissions we’ve received from alumni over the course of the past several months.

Hi, my name is Maude Lehmann, I was at Parkside from 2010 to 2015. I was then at Summit from 2015 to 2018. And now I’m at the High School of Art & Design in the major of cartooning, I’ll be graduating from there next week and then in August I’ll be starting at Vassar College. I’m so honored to be speaking to you all today on the day of your graduation, Parkside is a really special school.