![Ryan Boccuzzi, in suit and tie, smiles against the backdrop of Red Square's brick]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782249854/lakeside/ycaorjcperwp53bgyjy2/25-26__BoccuzziR__byReese_803.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782249854/lakeside/ycaorjcperwp53bgyjy2/25-26__BoccuzziR__byReese_803.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1782249854/lakeside/ycaorjcperwp53bgyjy2/25-26__BoccuzziR__byReese_803.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1782249854/lakeside/ycaorjcperwp53bgyjy2/25-26__BoccuzziR__byReese_803.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1782249854/lakeside/ycaorjcperwp53bgyjy2/25-26__BoccuzziR__byReese_803.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1782249854/lakeside/ycaorjcperwp53bgyjy2/25-26__BoccuzziR__byReese_803.jpg","width":2200}])
News and Announcements
Check here for campus news, updates, blogs, and other information about what is happening at Lakeside School.
Inside Lakeside
![A side-angle view of McKay Chapel.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743103695/lakeside/edfp9jzqez0cshlhtoea/24-25__byOrlowski__first_day__US_3711_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743103695/lakeside/edfp9jzqez0cshlhtoea/24-25__byOrlowski__first_day__US_3711_web.jpg","width":480}])
![Graduated student holding banner that says "Class of 2026"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781122789/lakeside/nkd2bww2c5hkqob5zh2n/25-26_byRidgeway_US_events_commencement_12th-52.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781122789/lakeside/nkd2bww2c5hkqob5zh2n/25-26_byRidgeway_US_events_commencement_12th-52.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1781122789/lakeside/nkd2bww2c5hkqob5zh2n/25-26_byRidgeway_US_events_commencement_12th-52.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1781122789/lakeside/nkd2bww2c5hkqob5zh2n/25-26_byRidgeway_US_events_commencement_12th-52.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1781122789/lakeside/nkd2bww2c5hkqob5zh2n/25-26_byRidgeway_US_events_commencement_12th-52.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1781122789/lakeside/nkd2bww2c5hkqob5zh2n/25-26_byRidgeway_US_events_commencement_12th-52.jpg","width":2200}])
![Middle School graduation: Congratulations to the Class of 2030!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781031399/lakeside/wsg7s4aeaytypqry8c5q/25-26_MS_byCurry_events_8th_graduation_6309.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781031399/lakeside/wsg7s4aeaytypqry8c5q/25-26_MS_byCurry_events_8th_graduation_6309.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1781031399/lakeside/wsg7s4aeaytypqry8c5q/25-26_MS_byCurry_events_8th_graduation_6309.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1781031399/lakeside/wsg7s4aeaytypqry8c5q/25-26_MS_byCurry_events_8th_graduation_6309.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1781031399/lakeside/wsg7s4aeaytypqry8c5q/25-26_MS_byCurry_events_8th_graduation_6309.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1781031399/lakeside/wsg7s4aeaytypqry8c5q/25-26_MS_byCurry_events_8th_graduation_6309.jpg","width":2200}])
![BIG CATS, May 2026: Alex A. '27 and girls track relay team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780600281/lakeside/sg3yrer1cnavgkyapbis/07_MAY.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780600281/lakeside/sg3yrer1cnavgkyapbis/07_MAY.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780600281/lakeside/sg3yrer1cnavgkyapbis/07_MAY.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780600281/lakeside/sg3yrer1cnavgkyapbis/07_MAY.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780600281/lakeside/sg3yrer1cnavgkyapbis/07_MAY.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780600281/lakeside/sg3yrer1cnavgkyapbis/07_MAY.jpg","width":2000}])
![A split-screen of a beautiful artwork featuring three Black girls on the left; on the right, the artist smiles with pride]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780593069/lakeside/qyevl6whbpcdffuraccx/Screenshot2026-06-04100833.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780593069/lakeside/qyevl6whbpcdffuraccx/Screenshot2026-06-04100833.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780593069/lakeside/qyevl6whbpcdffuraccx/Screenshot2026-06-04100833.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780593069/lakeside/qyevl6whbpcdffuraccx/Screenshot2026-06-04100833.png","width":1045}])
![A student wearing a sweater leans forward as he explains his poster to other watching students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780526608/lakeside/e3f9raul2dddsnwzqcrr/6326_SciencSymposium.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780526608/lakeside/e3f9raul2dddsnwzqcrr/6326_SciencSymposium.jpg","width":500}])
![A smiling alum leans over a table, gesturing and speaking directly to two students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780511387/lakeside/zwc2avst92g3triumvfw/25-26_byRidgeway_US_alum_life-after-lakeside_events-sm-12.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780511387/lakeside/zwc2avst92g3triumvfw/25-26_byRidgeway_US_alum_life-after-lakeside_events-sm-12.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780511387/lakeside/zwc2avst92g3triumvfw/25-26_byRidgeway_US_alum_life-after-lakeside_events-sm-12.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780511387/lakeside/zwc2avst92g3triumvfw/25-26_byRidgeway_US_alum_life-after-lakeside_events-sm-12.jpg","width":1200}])
![Digital Exhibit: T.J. Vassar ’68, In His Own Words]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778103605/lakeside/xtwlx0dnpfuog4uyntkv/25-26__all-school__byOrlowski__event__Vassar_Center_opening_0585.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778103605/lakeside/xtwlx0dnpfuog4uyntkv/25-26__all-school__byOrlowski__event__Vassar_Center_opening_0585.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778103605/lakeside/xtwlx0dnpfuog4uyntkv/25-26__all-school__byOrlowski__event__Vassar_Center_opening_0585.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1778103605/lakeside/xtwlx0dnpfuog4uyntkv/25-26__all-school__byOrlowski__event__Vassar_Center_opening_0585.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1778103605/lakeside/xtwlx0dnpfuog4uyntkv/25-26__all-school__byOrlowski__event__Vassar_Center_opening_0585.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1778103605/lakeside/xtwlx0dnpfuog4uyntkv/25-26__all-school__byOrlowski__event__Vassar_Center_opening_0585.jpg","width":2200}])
![Words reading "Hope in Action" in sunset colors: fading through gold, maroon, and dark blue]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733526991/lakeside/vkhwqqyzl4j0b3985i0s/HopeinActionlogo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733526991/lakeside/vkhwqqyzl4j0b3985i0s/HopeinActionlogo.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733526991/lakeside/vkhwqqyzl4j0b3985i0s/HopeinActionlogo.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733526991/lakeside/vkhwqqyzl4j0b3985i0s/HopeinActionlogo.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733526991/lakeside/vkhwqqyzl4j0b3985i0s/HopeinActionlogo.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1733526991/lakeside/vkhwqqyzl4j0b3985i0s/HopeinActionlogo.png","width":2200}])
![A depiction of the new light rail station.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779822734/lakeside/v03y8bvwaiu618uvjpb4/25-26_byRidgeway_MS_curriculum_5th_field-trip_transportation_sm-6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779822734/lakeside/v03y8bvwaiu618uvjpb4/25-26_byRidgeway_MS_curriculum_5th_field-trip_transportation_sm-6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779822734/lakeside/v03y8bvwaiu618uvjpb4/25-26_byRidgeway_MS_curriculum_5th_field-trip_transportation_sm-6.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779822734/lakeside/v03y8bvwaiu618uvjpb4/25-26_byRidgeway_MS_curriculum_5th_field-trip_transportation_sm-6.jpg","width":1200}])
![At left, two students form a heart with their hands at the seaside; at right, a student, at campfire, overlooks sunset on a dramatic canyon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779146633/lakeside/cqpkl66gntdxqkveinto/outdoor-IL-thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779146633/lakeside/cqpkl66gntdxqkveinto/outdoor-IL-thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779146633/lakeside/cqpkl66gntdxqkveinto/outdoor-IL-thumbnail.jpg","width":720}])
![2025-2026 Athletics Assembly Recap]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779396680/lakeside/jxbrlqa2r9dwp7cuvept/1O0A5699.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779396680/lakeside/jxbrlqa2r9dwp7cuvept/1O0A5699.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779396680/lakeside/jxbrlqa2r9dwp7cuvept/1O0A5699.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779396680/lakeside/jxbrlqa2r9dwp7cuvept/1O0A5699.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779396680/lakeside/jxbrlqa2r9dwp7cuvept/1O0A5699.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779396680/lakeside/jxbrlqa2r9dwp7cuvept/1O0A5699.jpg","width":2200}])
![Students give a drama performance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779390194/lakeside/epxhc94xtcxloexyemt2/25-26__all-school__arts__Arts_Fest__byOrlowski__events_2624.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779390194/lakeside/epxhc94xtcxloexyemt2/25-26__all-school__arts__Arts_Fest__byOrlowski__events_2624.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779390194/lakeside/epxhc94xtcxloexyemt2/25-26__all-school__arts__Arts_Fest__byOrlowski__events_2624.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779390194/lakeside/epxhc94xtcxloexyemt2/25-26__all-school__arts__Arts_Fest__byOrlowski__events_2624.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779390194/lakeside/epxhc94xtcxloexyemt2/25-26__all-school__arts__Arts_Fest__byOrlowski__events_2624.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779390194/lakeside/epxhc94xtcxloexyemt2/25-26__all-school__arts__Arts_Fest__byOrlowski__events_2624.jpg","width":2200}])
![A photograph of a building on the waterfront]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779221357/kuhwmprvf7lf9xl5beig/Cailyn-CSmall.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779221357/kuhwmprvf7lf9xl5beig/Cailyn-CSmall.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779221357/kuhwmprvf7lf9xl5beig/Cailyn-CSmall.jpg","width":544}])
Blogs and Reflections
![An adult leans over a sedated leopard on a blanket, tenderly evaluating it]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781734782/lakeside/n89wptsqudfuzbt95wel/InsideLakesideScientist_high-res_small.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781734782/lakeside/n89wptsqudfuzbt95wel/InsideLakesideScientist_high-res_small.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781734782/lakeside/n89wptsqudfuzbt95wel/InsideLakesideScientist_high-res_small.jpg","width":537}])
![A white man with blond hair wearing academic robes stands at a podium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781047426/lakeside/qkthvb1orloehj05rz22/6926_CommencementRyan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781047426/lakeside/qkthvb1orloehj05rz22/6926_CommencementRyan.jpg","width":500}])
by Ryan Boccuzzi, interim head of school/Upper School director
![A young man with brown hair wearing graduation regalia speaks at a podium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781047341/lakeside/mny7lcl4nz7shizh6ewh/6926_CommencementMatt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781047341/lakeside/mny7lcl4nz7shizh6ewh/6926_CommencementMatt.jpg","width":500}])
by Matt Keller, member of the Class of 2026
![A young woman with long brown hair wearing graduation regalia speaks at a podium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781047215/lakeside/ml22fdhc9dyszpojgwjp/6926_Sophia.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781047215/lakeside/ml22fdhc9dyszpojgwjp/6926_Sophia.jpg","width":500}])
by Sonia Patten, member of the Class of 2026
![Whitney Suttell]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781042626/lakeside/ned8ujmzket1xwmupesu/IMG_6546.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781042626/lakeside/ned8ujmzket1xwmupesu/IMG_6546.jpg","width":500}])
by Whitney Suttell, Upper School assistant director
