A rainy Sunday afternoon certainly didn’t dampen the spirits of hundreds of family members, friends and alumni from celebrating the 127 newest Berkeley Preparatory School graduates of the Class of 2017 on June 4. This amazing group of young men and women were accepted to a combined total of 175 colleges and universities in 33 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands. The class earned over $9 million in scholarships and 87 percent of the class qualified for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The class includes an impressive 23 National Merit honorees.

Berkeley Preparatory School has announced the hiring of the Reverend Brandon Peete to assume the duties of the Berkeley Chaplain, beginning July 2017. Reverend Peete will be leaving St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, where he has served as Associate Rector since 2013, and also as Director of Spiritual Life at their parish day school since 2016. Prior to that appointment, he served as School Chaplain of All Saints Episcopal School in Tyler, Texas (2011-2013).

The Berkeley Preparatory School Board of Trustees announced this week that they are excited to name the school’s future home for early childhood education in honor of Headmaster Joseph W. Seivold and his wife, Joan. The surprise announcement was made at the Board’s end-of-year meeting to honor Mr. Seivold’s hard work, dedication and leadership in guiding Berkeley through one of the most transformative periods in the school’s history.