A Closer Look at the Class of 2026

6/24/2026

On June 12, we celebrated the remarkable achievements of the Class of 2026. Read on to meet a selection of our amazing grads and learn about the diverse paths they are forging next.

Abe '26

Day Student

Hometown: Lexington, MA

Next Stop: Cornell University

Drawn by CSW’s vibrant art program and customizable mod system, Abe quickly stepped up to take ownership over his academic path. A highlight of his time at CSW was serving on the Curriculum Committee, interviewing prospective teachers and collaborating with faculty and staff to review academic policy and transparency across departments. As head of the Zora Foundation, a youth-driven organization committed to empowering communities into civic engagement through activism and the arts, Abe organized off campus, student art exhibitions with students from area schools, and developed a passion for entrepreneurship. For his senior capstone project, Abe created a pop-up cafe on campus, combining his interest in the hospitality industry with a desire to foster community and joy. He is headed to Cornell University to study hospitality and entrepreneurship.

J'Nyla '26

Boarding Student

Hometown: Lawrence, MA

Next Stop: Tufts University

Time and time again, J’Nyla has utilized her warmth, strength, and humor to build spaces at CSW where peers feel seen, known, and supported. She held several key leadership roles on campus, serving as a peer mentor, dorm leader, varsity volleyball captain, and co-head of the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Action) Committee. In that role, she led the planning of the school’s annual Social Justice Day, a series of themed workshops facilitated by outside presenters. Her senior year, she successfully revived the Queer People of Color student affinity space. A passionate maker, she turned her love of crochet, passed on to her from her grandmother, into a thriving, commission-based small business for her capstone. She is headed to Tufts University to pursue child study and human development, translating the empathetic mentorship and leadership frameworks she honed at CSW into professional practice.

Rayne '26

Day Student

Hometown: Auburndale, MA

Next Stop: Dartmouth College

For Rayne, CSW provided the freedom to bloom as an independent thinker. A student with an exceptional scientific mind, Rayne thrived in classes like “Calculus-Based Physics,” “Computer Science 3: Intro to AI,” and “Analytic Geometry,” and achieved national recognition as a National Merit Scholar. With a love for engineering and design, Rayne found a home on the Robotics team, serving as the head of the fielding department, leading the team responsible for constructing and testing field elements for competition. They complement their STEM pursuits with a love for the theatre. CSW has been a place where Rayne has felt welcomed and encouraged to express their style and be who they are. Next year, they will bring their confident self-expression and analytical mind to Dartmouth College, where they will study biomedical engineering.

Zavier '26

Day Student

Hometown: Natick, MA

Next Stop: Northwestern University

For Zavier, CSW’s module system was the perfect laboratory for personal growth, teaching him how to adapt to constant change and explore new depths. His junior year, he stepped into the highly important, challenging, and visible role of Town Meeting Moderator, presiding over energetic all-school assemblies in which students and faculty alike discuss pertinent school issues. A passionate student of the humanities and the arts, Zavier has thrived on the collaborative energy of theater, discovering a love for both acting and directing. Armed with refined communication skills and a confident self-advocacy shaped by close teacher relationships, Zavier is headed to Northwestern University to study political science.

Ada '26

Day Student

Hometown: Newton, MA

Next Stop: Bowdoin College

Moving from California to CSW, Ada quickly transformed from a nervous 9th grader, into a confident, driven, and compassionate scholar. Embracing CSW’s culture of exploration, she consistently pushed past her comfort zone, engaging in pursuits like Ultimate Frisbee and Dance, despite having little to no experience with either. During her junior year, she launched a Health Occupations Club to nurture her own interest in the medical sciences and to share resources with likeminded peers. After taking upper level chemistry and “Environmental Chemistry” her junior year she had an epiphany: while she was heavily interested in science and medicine, she didn’t want to be a doctor. She wanted to be a researcher. She balances a “deep love” for chemistry with a passion for creative writing, which she has developed in courses like “Writing Short Stories,” and “Advanced Writing Portfolio." She plans to major in Chemistry and Creative Writing at Bowdoin College.

Coco '26

Boarding Student

Hometown: Beijing China

Next Stop: University of Southern California

Before coming to CSW, Coco had never set foot on US soil, but she was ready to trade her rigid, textbook-driven school system for the creative freedom and challenge of CSW. She quickly found a home for herself through close faculty mentorship and immersive community roles. She competed on the varsity field hockey and tennis teams, served as a dorm leader and peer mentor, led the Asian Heritage Affinity group, and choreographed original dance pieces for the annual Dance Concert. While she has always had a passion for photography and video production, her intellectual curiosity truly sparked in the History Department, where she discovered an affinity for human rights and anthropology. For her capstone, she synthesized these interests to publish a book of documentary photography complemented by collected oral histories from her hometown. She will attend the University of California and study anthropology and film.

Adam '26

Boarding Student

Hometown: Roslindale, MA

Next Stop: Boston University

Deeply involved in campus life, Adam has embraced every opportunity to develop and utilize the power of his voice at CSW. As a two-year head of “A Board” (Advisory Board — CSW’s form of student council), an admissions and development ambassador, and the boarding student representative on the Board of Trustees, Adam has played a major role in shaping school policy and supporting institutional goals. In his time at CSW, he helped to audit and revise the student attire policy, strategize messaging and outreach for school fundraising campaigns, and communicate student priorities at the board level. He cares deeply about youth empowerment and spent his senior capstone building an organization that provides need-based scholarships, free youth clinics, and community-based programs for emerging volleyball players. Inspired by his upbringing in a single-parent immigrant household and his work at immigration programs in Boston, he intends to study youth development and political science at Boston University, from which he received a full scholarship.

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