This year, The Bridge Boston Bulletin has highlighted many of the individuals, programs, and teams whose work is instrumental in the pursuit of Bridge Boston’s re-imagined vision to shape curious, creative, and resilient 21st-century scholars who are equipped to make a bold difference in our world.

Together with our students, staff, families, friends, donors, volunteers, community partners, and supporters, we celebrate the successful completion of the 2022-23 school year and look forward to the exciting new projects that are still to come - next year and beyond! Below are just a few of the joyful moments that the Bridge Boston community has experienced over the final weeks and days of the school year. 

On Saturday, June 17th, teachers, staff, administrators, family, and friends gathered at 435 Warren Street to celebrate our Class of 2023. We wish our 8th Graders all the best as they move on to high school. We can't wait to see all the wonderful ways that our second class of graduates is able to grow as they move on in their academic careers!

KaLeya Barber

Yrvitha Belfort

Jiliany Cosme Rivera

Curtis Dawn

Juan Feliz Perez

Bethiaeda Firmin

Dylan Forrester

Justin Gonzalez

Emoni Jenkins

Danaejah Jones

Ed-Gerio Leger

Mya Lucas

Nacey Mitchell

Ethan Monteiro

Malachi Myrthil

Laury Raymond

Reyna Reed

Marvelous Rejouis

Desirae Sosa

Helen Torres

David Ugbe

Thellmiya White-Brown

Joel Winslow

On Wednesday, June 14th, BBCS faculty and staff gathered to celebrate and recognize their accomplishments during the 2022-23 School Year. Bridge Boston values and appreciates the hard work and dedication of its employees, this year and always. Our third annual Employee Recognition & Rewards Ceremony seeks to recognize individuals and teams for their outstanding contributions, years of service, leadership, innovation, and professional excellence. During the ceremony, Bridge Boston Charter School honored staff members for their dedication to our mission in the following areas:

The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes a member of the school’s teaching team who best exemplifies teacher excellence within Bridge Boston.

This year, the award was given to Karaline Smith, K2 Lead Teacher.

The Excellence in Operations Award recognizes a member of the school’s operations team who best exemplifies operational excellence within Bridge Boston.

This year, the award was given to Natasha Burakiewicz, Human Resources Manager.

The Excellence in Instructional Support Award recognizes an instructional support staff member that goes above and beyond to ensure students have the services they need to succeed academically and/or socially and reach their full potential.

This year, the award was given to two staff members: K2 Associate Teacher Lila Dolan and Upper Division Academic Tutor Matt Owens.

The Rookie of the Year Award recognizes staff members who started working at Bridge Boston during the current fiscal year and have shown a commitment and passion to working in education and within our school community.

This year, the award was given to Tess Constantine (5th Grade ELA Teacher), Lindsay St. Onge (3rd Grade Associate Teacher), Margaux Dickinson (3rd Grade Lead Teacher), and Casey Johnson (1st Grade Associate Teacher).

The Team Innovation Excellence Award recognizes a collaborative group of employees who introduced a new idea, process, service, or program that has resulted in positive change for Bridge Boston.

This year, the award was given to two teams:

• The 8th Grade Team: Megan Malaker, Abbey Schuessler, Jessica Goodman, Marisa Rainey, Katie Figgie, and Omolara Ojo



• The SEEDS Team: Alexander Hoover, Emmy Burkhard, Michelle Inglis, Wilma Herrera, and Jacky Aguilar

The Positive Force of Nature Award recognizes a member of the staff who best exemplifies the characteristics of a positive force of nature. These characteristics include commitment to Bridge Boston’s mission, commitment to colleagues, unwavering enthusiasm, relentless determination, and high expectations.

This year, the award was given to Adia Vellaccio, 2nd Grade Lead Teacher.