Portrait of a Graduate

We Take Pride in Our Graduates

  • Music Weaves Us Together: Dylan Mattingly (BPC ’05)

    Dylan’s passion for music ignited at the age of five when he began learning the cello. Intent on becoming a composer at this very early age, he has dedicated his musical journey, through high school, music college, and beyond, to that end. At 22, he committed to bringing to life extraordinarily large-scale musical experiences and…

  • BPC’s Senior Send-Off 2025

    The Senior Send-Off, a much-loved and anticipated annual event took place on May 19 on the upper school campus. This event is a bit mysterious to the uninitiated. It is when we invite the BPC class from four years prior, to gather as a group for one final time before they head off to college…

  • A special shout-out to four BPC Alums (‘20), now seniors at Bishop O’Dowd High School!

    Congratulations to Eli McCoy Beiser for being named a National Honor Society Scholarship Semifinalist and the recipient of the CSF Seymour Memorial Award. Congratulations also to National Merit Scholarship Finalists, August and Andrew Kerley and Jake Song Schnitzler! We’re so proud of you!

  • BPC Alumni Team Up to Create Musical Comedy About Love, Dating & Reality

    Gaby Altar & Itamar Moses Moses, a Tony-award-winning playwright, and Alter, a composer with a forte for rock musicals, have known each other since they were kids in Berkeley. Both spent part of their middle school years at Black Pine Circle School.  Their new collaboration, “Nobody Loves You” was recently highlighted in The Jewish News…

  • Senior Send-Off 2023

    The much loved and anticipated Senior Send-Off took place on Monday, May 22 on the Upper School Campus. Over 50 BPC alums from the class of 2019 attended along with many of their parents and several faculty members. While the soon-to-be high school grads reconnected over cookies and chips, their parents gathered nearby to reminisce…

  • From Halloween Musicals to Law School: BPC Alum Simone Bradley (’06) shares exciting updates

    Taking time out of her busy schedule, BPC alum Simone Bradley (‘06), recently sat with Head of School, John Carlstroem and Director of Communications, Lesley Jones. She spoke about her current work as an Associate at the Haynes Boone law firm and reflected on her time at Black Pine Circle. Mr. Carlstroem led the conversation:…