Nichols School is proud to welcome Hobart and William Smith President Mark Gearan as its 2026 Commencement speaker while also honoring Jeffrey L. Linsky ’59, Jim Kramer, and Mary Sykes for their extraordinary contributions to science, education, athletics, and the Nichols community.
Captain of the ice, leader in the Writing Center, and future Ivy Leaguer. Tommy Yang ’26 faced a difficult choice this spring: continue the hockey grind or pivot toward a world-class education at Brown University.
For Paige Pilote '26, the path to medicine wasn't just about labs and classrooms; it was about being exactly where she needed to be. Read how Paige’s journey through Nichols prepared her to skip the gap years and dive straight into her professional calling.
When the Nichols School girls hockey team went to watch the Minnesota Frost host the Ottawa Charge on Wednesday, the trip had a two-fold meaning.
One, the girls got to watch a game featuring six players who helped Team USA win Olympic gold last month. Second, players from the school in Buffalo, New York, also got to catch one of the school’s alums, Frost right wing Katy Knoll, in action.
The Buffalo community has a familiar face to cheer for at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Hayley Scamurra, a 2013 graduate of Nichols School, has officially hit the ice for her second Olympic appearance with the U.S. Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team.