Ninth Grade at Bement

Many students choose the option of completing ninth grade at Bement. Parents and students alike appreciate the advantages of being the oldest students in school. Ninth graders take advantage of many opportunities for leadership, service, class functions, and experience the feeling of unique class unity their senior year.

An outdoor adventure trip highlights the fall term and focuses on helping the class to bond while developing communication problem solving skills. It also provides the opportunity for individuals to test their own skills. Spring term offers a class trip to Washington D.C. where we have met with congressmen, supreme court justices and secret service agents. Ninth graders may assist teachers and younger students with Lower School projects and classes. The class works together to raise funds for a class gift, sponsoring special events for Upper School students. Ninth graders also take leadership roles on athletic teams in all sports.

Many alumni returning to Bement comment on the importance of their ninth grade year for helping them to mature in a small setting, free from many of the pressures of larger secondary schools. Students appreciate the availability of teachers as mentors and friends in a smaller and more intimate class setting.