Commencement 2025
Event Information
Commencement 2025
Friday, May 30, 2025
9:30 a.m.
Mosack Athletic Center, Providence Day School
5800 Sardis Road
Click here to watch the 2025 Commencement
Senior Convocation
Thursday, May 29, 2025
7:00 p.m.
McMahon Fine Arts Theatre
2025 Commencement Video
Speakers and Honorees
![Jim Ratchford]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747159901/provday/etkp9yu8zrfebbeozk5q/BoT_Jim-Ratchford_square.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747159901/provday/etkp9yu8zrfebbeozk5q/BoT_Jim-Ratchford_square.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747159901/provday/etkp9yu8zrfebbeozk5q/BoT_Jim-Ratchford_square.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747159901/provday/etkp9yu8zrfebbeozk5q/BoT_Jim-Ratchford_square.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747159901/provday/etkp9yu8zrfebbeozk5q/BoT_Jim-Ratchford_square.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747159901/provday/etkp9yu8zrfebbeozk5q/BoT_Jim-Ratchford_square.png","width":2000}])
Jim Ratchford
Commencement Speaker
![Glyn Cowlishaw]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747159999/provday/vgudbfx864jizxi5y3zp/Cowlishaw-Glyn.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747159999/provday/vgudbfx864jizxi5y3zp/Cowlishaw-Glyn.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747159999/provday/vgudbfx864jizxi5y3zp/Cowlishaw-Glyn.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747159999/provday/vgudbfx864jizxi5y3zp/Cowlishaw-Glyn.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747159999/provday/vgudbfx864jizxi5y3zp/Cowlishaw-Glyn.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747159999/provday/vgudbfx864jizxi5y3zp/Cowlishaw-Glyn.png","width":2000}])
Glyn Cowlishaw
Head of School
![Michael Magno]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747224834/provday/xykiu0okzpvxbac19upk/SpeakerHeadshots_MichaelMagno.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747224834/provday/xykiu0okzpvxbac19upk/SpeakerHeadshots_MichaelMagno.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747224834/provday/xykiu0okzpvxbac19upk/SpeakerHeadshots_MichaelMagno.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747224834/provday/xykiu0okzpvxbac19upk/SpeakerHeadshots_MichaelMagno.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747224834/provday/xykiu0okzpvxbac19upk/SpeakerHeadshots_MichaelMagno.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747224834/provday/xykiu0okzpvxbac19upk/SpeakerHeadshots_MichaelMagno.png","width":2000}])
Michael Magno
Associate Head of School
![Tosha Arriola]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747159892/provday/jnc23ltegpwekymktihv/US_Tosha-Arriola.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747159892/provday/jnc23ltegpwekymktihv/US_Tosha-Arriola.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747159892/provday/jnc23ltegpwekymktihv/US_Tosha-Arriola.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747159892/provday/jnc23ltegpwekymktihv/US_Tosha-Arriola.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747159892/provday/jnc23ltegpwekymktihv/US_Tosha-Arriola.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747159892/provday/jnc23ltegpwekymktihv/US_Tosha-Arriola.png","width":2000}])
Tosha Arriola
Head of Upper School
![Gordon Bynum]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747159884/provday/fz1a21x3nutw1shnjyvl/CC_US_Gordon-Bynum.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747159884/provday/fz1a21x3nutw1shnjyvl/CC_US_Gordon-Bynum.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747159884/provday/fz1a21x3nutw1shnjyvl/CC_US_Gordon-Bynum.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747159884/provday/fz1a21x3nutw1shnjyvl/CC_US_Gordon-Bynum.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747159884/provday/fz1a21x3nutw1shnjyvl/CC_US_Gordon-Bynum.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747159884/provday/fz1a21x3nutw1shnjyvl/CC_US_Gordon-Bynum.png","width":2000}])
Gordon Bynum
Assistant Head of Upper School
![A headshot of Liza Grimes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748620980/provday/iq3zeknh8vwh7ck2kumm/SpeakerHeadshots_LizaGrimes.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748620980/provday/iq3zeknh8vwh7ck2kumm/SpeakerHeadshots_LizaGrimes.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748620980/provday/iq3zeknh8vwh7ck2kumm/SpeakerHeadshots_LizaGrimes.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748620980/provday/iq3zeknh8vwh7ck2kumm/SpeakerHeadshots_LizaGrimes.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748620980/provday/iq3zeknh8vwh7ck2kumm/SpeakerHeadshots_LizaGrimes.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748620980/provday/iq3zeknh8vwh7ck2kumm/SpeakerHeadshots_LizaGrimes.png","width":2000}])
Liza Grimes
Invocation Speaker
![A headshot of Lisa Lui]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748621086/provday/g89x6vz8x5gvdbhv7qd9/SpeakerHeadshots_LisaLiu.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748621086/provday/g89x6vz8x5gvdbhv7qd9/SpeakerHeadshots_LisaLiu.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748621086/provday/g89x6vz8x5gvdbhv7qd9/SpeakerHeadshots_LisaLiu.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748621086/provday/g89x6vz8x5gvdbhv7qd9/SpeakerHeadshots_LisaLiu.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748621086/provday/g89x6vz8x5gvdbhv7qd9/SpeakerHeadshots_LisaLiu.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748621086/provday/g89x6vz8x5gvdbhv7qd9/SpeakerHeadshots_LisaLiu.png","width":2000}])
Lisa Lui
Valedictorian
![A headshot of Anish Vedantham]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748620951/provday/ank4vpsd7f1lhuo1knk7/SpeakerHeadshots_AnishVedantham.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748620951/provday/ank4vpsd7f1lhuo1knk7/SpeakerHeadshots_AnishVedantham.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748620951/provday/ank4vpsd7f1lhuo1knk7/SpeakerHeadshots_AnishVedantham.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748620951/provday/ank4vpsd7f1lhuo1knk7/SpeakerHeadshots_AnishVedantham.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748620951/provday/ank4vpsd7f1lhuo1knk7/SpeakerHeadshots_AnishVedantham.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748620951/provday/ank4vpsd7f1lhuo1knk7/SpeakerHeadshots_AnishVedantham.png","width":2000}])
Anish Vedantham
Salutatorian and Head of School Award Recipient
![A headshot of Sanaya Lee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748621032/provday/b217v87yffjttsqgpptq/SpeakerHeadshots_SanayaLee.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748621032/provday/b217v87yffjttsqgpptq/SpeakerHeadshots_SanayaLee.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748621032/provday/b217v87yffjttsqgpptq/SpeakerHeadshots_SanayaLee.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748621032/provday/b217v87yffjttsqgpptq/SpeakerHeadshots_SanayaLee.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748621032/provday/b217v87yffjttsqgpptq/SpeakerHeadshots_SanayaLee.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748621032/provday/b217v87yffjttsqgpptq/SpeakerHeadshots_SanayaLee.png","width":2000}])
Sanaya Lee
King Constantine Medal Recipient
![A headshot of Joe Grabbenstetter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748621058/provday/stpuqjtkanxf5yhxechx/SpeakerHeadshots_JoeGrabbenstetter.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748621058/provday/stpuqjtkanxf5yhxechx/SpeakerHeadshots_JoeGrabbenstetter.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748621058/provday/stpuqjtkanxf5yhxechx/SpeakerHeadshots_JoeGrabbenstetter.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748621058/provday/stpuqjtkanxf5yhxechx/SpeakerHeadshots_JoeGrabbenstetter.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748621058/provday/stpuqjtkanxf5yhxechx/SpeakerHeadshots_JoeGrabbenstetter.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748621058/provday/stpuqjtkanxf5yhxechx/SpeakerHeadshots_JoeGrabbenstetter.png","width":2000}])
Joe Grabbenstetter
Downing/Williams Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence Recipient
![A headshot of Todd Johnson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748620918/provday/gpzpjqvuyeqg04islq2f/SpeakerHeadshots_ToddJohnson.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748620918/provday/gpzpjqvuyeqg04islq2f/SpeakerHeadshots_ToddJohnson.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748620918/provday/gpzpjqvuyeqg04islq2f/SpeakerHeadshots_ToddJohnson.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748620918/provday/gpzpjqvuyeqg04islq2f/SpeakerHeadshots_ToddJohnson.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748620918/provday/gpzpjqvuyeqg04islq2f/SpeakerHeadshots_ToddJohnson.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748620918/provday/gpzpjqvuyeqg04islq2f/SpeakerHeadshots_ToddJohnson.png","width":2000}])
Todd Johnson
Grigg Family Endowed Chair for Innovation Recipient
Senior Class Officers
Ashlyn Adams
Liza Grimes
Rebecca James
Grant Kinghorn
2025 Commencement Junior Marshalls
