Please join us in supporting Girls with Sole, an organization that holds free fitness and wellness programs for girls who are at-risk or have experienced abuse.
The Nordstrom BP. Fashion Board will be modeling upcoming trends for this spring fashion show event. Tickets are $5 at the door (the 2nd level South entrance) and all ticket proceeds will go to Girls with Sole.
To attend, please RSVP to Nordstrom Customer Service at (216) 378-2121 no later than April 18th. Please direct any questions to Courtney Black at cblack13@hb.edu.
*This fashion show is being organized by HB senior Courtney Black through the Strnad Fellowship in Creativity program at Hathaway Brown School.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.The members of Hathaway Brown's Upper School Robotics Team 2399, The Fighting Unicorns, made quite a name for themselves at the Pittsburgh FIRSTand Buckeye Regional FIRST Robotics Tournaments over Spring Break.
In addition to winning the coveted Team Spirit award in Pittsburgh on March 15, Team 2399 led all of the team mascots in a a competition-wide Harlem Shake. Amanda Merritt'16 was HB's featured dancer. Click here to watch the video.
At the Buckeye Regional Tournament at Cleveland State University March 28-30, Gracie Phillips'14 was one of just two students to be named a FIRST Dean's List Finalist. This prestigious designation netted Gracie a certificate and qualifies her to compete for the national title.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Gracie didn't know she had been nominated for the award and she was excited and honored to hear the program organizers reading aloud the essay written by her mentor Arkady Polinkovsky. In Arkady's words: "In addition to her work within the team, Grace has been an ambassador for the team to the rest of her school. She is always willing to talk to other students about the team and welcomes new members. Thanks in part to Grace, our team has experienced a 30% membership increase over the past two years. Grace also took the initiative to apply for a Google grant to obtain funds for a robotics camp for middle school girls that she will run this summer at school. Between her technical skills, team spirit, and leadership, she exemplifies the best of FIRST." (Read the full nomination essay here.)
Congratulations to the members of the HB FIRST Robotics Team 2399:
Nicole Trombetta Advisor Jessie Adkins '13 Rebecca M Geisinger '13 Devon Kilroy '13 Head of Business Team Lauren Dierker '14 Head of Programming Team Sarah Dierker '14 Head of Mechanical Team Allie Dumas '14 Gracie Phillips '14 Team Captain Josie Strang '14 Chloe Biskind '15 Mackenzie B. Hridel '15 Jordan Purpura '15 Madi Ference '16 Francesca Ferri '16 Elise Leneghan '16 Amanda Merritt '16 Laura Starkman '16 Raina Washington '16
Special thanks to Technical Mentors Arkady Polinkovsky from Gearing Solutions, Inc., Christopher Dickey from Case Western Reserve University, and Tom Glem and Andrea Clark from Rockwell Automation, as well as HB faculty members James Allen and Lori Harris for their assistance throughout the season.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Join us at Hathaway Brown School on Saturday, May 11th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for the inaugural Inked Writing Competition, open to all Northeast Ohio ninth- through twelfth-graders!
High school students are invited to participate in one of three writing categories: creative stories, poetry, or persuasive essays. Participants can also choose to do one round of each category.
Inked has three 30-minute rounds of writing. Students' work will be evaluated by a talented pool of Northeast Ohio writers. The top five students in each cateogory will receive awards. The $15 entry fee includes a t-shirt, a day of writing, helpful and thorough feedback, a pizza lunch, doughnuts, and chances for prizes.
Check out our webpage at www.hb.edu/inked for registration and more information.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Hathaway Brown's Center for Multicultural Affairs is proud to host the school's first Holi Celebration on campus April 9-12.
Holi is a Hindu-based festival of colors which is celebrated in some parts of India as well as other countries around the world. Among other things, the festival celebrates the arrival of Spring as an opportunity for renewal and coming together. The festival is typically celebrated in March and was observed by many while HB students were away for Spring Break.
Throughout the week, a number of activities will allow the school community to mark the occasion.
Special student presentations
Holi treats
Bollywood music during lunch
Colorful streamers in the Atrium to represent the throwing of gulal
Participatory Rangoli art
Holi songs
Mini Holi festivals throughout the school
Colors of Spring dress-down day
To learn more about Holi, watch this YouTube video.
Couple Leaves $6.6 Million Gift to Benefit University School and Hathaway Brown
Estate of Victor and Georgia Cannon splits large bequest between Northeast Ohio institutions
Both University School and Hathaway Brown have become the beneficiaries of a $6.6 million bequest from the estate of Victor M. Cannon and his wife, Georgia. The monies will be evenly split between the two institutions and added to the schools’ respective endowments.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Hathaway Brown Head of School Bill Christ and University School Headmaster Steve Murray both expressed enormous gratitude for this relatively unusual joint gift. “The histories and missions of Hathaway Brown and University School are very closely intertwined,” said HB’s Christ. “And we are so pleased that the Cannons decided to honor both schools with this substantial bequest.”
“We are extremely grateful for this extraordinary gift to our school,” said US Headmaster Murray. ”We are planning to devote the $3.3 million bequest to unrestricted endowments for faculty enhancement and professional development. Honoring our faculty by giving them the teaching tools to do their best work was the primary goal behind our new academic wing in Hunting Valley. These endowments will ensure that our faculty continue to be supported in their work and receive ongoing professional development.”
During the September dedication of the academic wing, University School launched a $100 million campaign, which included a $12 million lead gift from the T.L.L. Temple Foundation. The school has already raised $70.5 million towards the $100 million goal. In addition to building a new academic wing, the campaign will enable the school to renovate much of the Hunting Valley Campus and create a new entrance to the school. The school will also add a significant sum to its endowment in order to help attract the city’s most accomplished young men and provide support to enhance faculty salaries.
At Hathaway Brown, the $3.3 million bequest is the third largest gift in school history. In 2001, a $7.2 million gift from alumna Jean Sharer Brown (class of 1936) fueled the construction of the school’s 50,000-square-foot, four-story atrium and middle school academic center. In 2005, HB unveiled an onsite aquatic center with a principal $4 million gift from Carol Humphrey Butler of the class of 1940. “We’re especially excited to have received news of this generous donation from the estate of Georgia Cannon at this time,” said Christ. “Hathaway Brown and its board of directors are now engaged in an in-depth strategic planning process for mapping out our academic and experiential programming, facilities, faculty and student recruitment, and research and community engagement initiatives well into the future. At the same time, gifts like this allow us to maintain, refine, and expand the outstanding education we provide for girls across Northeast Ohio.”
At the time of his death in 1970, Victor M. Cannon, a 1919 graduate of University School, was an executive at The Reynolds Co. Inc., and a longtime volunteer and adviser at the Seaman's Service Center where he served as president and was a member of the board of trustees. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he was an executive at Premier Vacuum Cleaner Co. before it was sold to General Electric Co. Mr. Cannon was associated with the Brown Fence & Wire Co. prior to joining the Reynolds Co. He was the son of well-known Cleveland lawyer and businessman Austin Victor Cannon, who served as the chairman of the Cuyahoga County Relief Commission during the Great Depression.
Victor M. Cannon married Georgia Gary, a 1924 graduate of Hathaway Brown and 1928 graduate of Rollins College. The couple had two children, Victor M. Jr. and Patsy, both of whom are now deceased. Victor Jr. was an alumnus of University School, graduating in 1949. Georgia served as Vice President and Treasurer for her senior class at HB. She spent many years as a volunteer at the Cleveland Society for the Blind, where she read to sight-impaired law students. She also was a member of several community organizations, including the Cleveland Skating Club, The Country Club, and Colony Garden Club. She died in 1995 at the age of 88.
Representatives of both University School and Hathaway Brown are available for comment. Those interested in speaking with administrators at US should contact Fiona Reilly, Director of Public Relations, at 216.780.1348 or freilly@us.edu. Please direct HB interview requests to Director of Communication & Outreach Kathleen Osborne at 216.320.8785 or kosborne@hb.edu.
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About Hathaway Brown: Located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Hathaway Brown is an independent school serving girls K-12 and boys and girls in Early Childhood. Founded in 1876, HB is committed to a fusion of academic and experiential learning. The school serves families from 77 Northeast Ohio communities. Visit www.hb.edu to learn more.
About University School: Founded in 1890, University School is an independent day school, educating boys in kindergarten through grade 12. The school’s mission is to develop promising and motivated boys into accomplished and independent young men who aspire to make a difference in the world. University School has two suburban campuses in Cleveland, Ohio: the Shaker Heights Campus for boys in kindergarten through grade 8, and the Hunting Valley Campus, which is home students in grades 9-12. Visit www.us.edu for more information.
What is the most urgent response to climate change?
Hathaway Brown seniors Jenn Blumer, Aly Bryan, and Brenna Scully will join students from around the globe in New York City this weekend to debate the answer, as they compete for a $10,000 grand prize during the 12th Annual Bickel & Brewer/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) Finals. The HB team is coached by Upper School Speech and Debate Advisor Jason Habig.
The high schools represent seven U.S. states and Singapore. They are the final "Elite 8" teams to emerge from a field that started with hundreds of teams representing more than 1,000 debaters.
The final debate is open to the public and takes place at 3:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 13, at The Harold Pratt House in New York City, 58 E. 68th Street at Park Avenue in New York.
The IPPF semifinals and final debate will be broadcast live from New York City at www.bickelbrewer.com/ippf beginning at 10:15 a.m. ET on Saturday. During the final debate at 3:30 p.m. ET, online viewers can cast their vote for the winning school.
The final debate will be judged by a panel that includes Bickel & Brewer Partner William A. Brewer III, Scientific American Executive Editor Fred Guterl, New York University President John Sexton, Emory University Director of Debate Melissa Maxcy Wade, Open Society Foundation Youth Initiative Director Noel Selegzi, and Ocean Conservancy Senior Advisor Dr. Sandra Whitehouse. There will also be one “public vote,” as people from around the world watch the final debate live and cast their virtual ballots.
In the quarterfinal, HB will debate against the team from Arizona's Chandler High School. The winner of that round will advance to the semifinal, which will be simulcast live on the internet at 10:15 a.m. at www.bickelbrewer.com/ippf. The final round at 3:30 p.m. will be shown in real time as well.
Congratulations to Jenn, Aly, and Brenna for advancing so far in this prestigious competition. Best of luck in NYC! All of Blazer Nation is behind you.
Hathaway Brown's International Public Policy Forum team has reached the "Sweet 16" in the international competition. The team members — Jen Blumer '13, Aly Bryan '13, and Brenna Scully '13 — will now debate Greenhill School in Texas in order to reach the quarterfinals and live debate at New York University. HB was one of only five teams that advanced to the sweet 16 on a unanimous decision by the judges.
For this next round, the team will debate the same resolution, "Adaptation should be the primary response to climate change" but will debate the negative side this time.
Hathaway Brown School's Upper School Technology Department is proud to present:
she++: The Documentary Screening and Discussion A story by & for good girls gone geek.
Thursday, May 9, 2013 6:30 p.m.
Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room Hathaway Brown School * 19600 North Park Blvd. * Shaker Heights, OH 44122 Please use the main school entrance in the front circle on North Park Blvd.
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES - TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
Watch the short (15 minute) documentary, enjoy light refreshments, and participate in a Q&A with women working in the IT industry. Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.An interview with Tessa and the three other prize winners will air during the April 23 "Around Noon" program broadcast at 12:15 p.m. on Cleveland NPR station 90.3 WCPN - ideastream. The producers picked April 23 because that date marks the Bard's 449th birthday.
Among other prizes, Tessa had the opportunity to have her song professionally recorded in the ideastream studios last week. And she won passes to see the Great Lakes Theater production of the play that inspired her award-winning song.
For all these accolades, Tessa remains humble. In an email telling her teachers about the contest results, she expressed her gratitude: "Thanks for the valuable lessons, musical and otherwise, that you have taught me throughout the years, and I appreciate your help -- I couldn't have garnered this success without mentors as compassionate and caring as you."
On Tuesday, April 16, HB sent three students to the Tenth Annual Baldwin Wallace University ACM High School Programming Competition. In this contest, teams have three hours to solve a series of computer science problems quickly and correctly. There were only five girls among the 90 Northeast Ohio high school students participating.
HB's team of Jessie Adkins '13, Lauren Dierker '14, and Grace Phillips '14 took 11th place out of 26 teams. This is an especially remarkable achievement, considering that this is the first time HB has competed in this type of event.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Through the Osborne Writing Center at Hathaway Brown, a group of Upper School students recently collaborated to produce a poem that is being highlighted in the 2013 Traveling Stanzas initiative at Kent State University.
The girls' poem, "On the Morning, 9/11," is now being circulated throughout the region by way of illustrated postcards and posters on display in the interiors of Northeast Ohio area buses and transit systems. Riders can enjoy the work on Cleveland RTA trains and buses and the Akron METRO and Portage County PARTA bus systems.
Traveling Stanzas was started in 2009 in an effort to promote awareness of poetry and graphic design within the community. Kent State's Wick Poetry Center conducts an outreach program for non-professional writers, with undergraduate and graduate English students guiding the sessions. Poems are selected by Wick Poetry Center Director David Hassler for use in each edition of the Stanzas. Designs are created in the student-staffed Glyphix design studio with guidance by Creative Director Valora Renicker.
Kent State University senior Anthony Jandrokovic illustrated the HB poem. "On the Morning, 9/11" was compiled by Osborne Writing Center Director Scott Parsons, with contributions from HB seniors Jessie Adkins, Michelle Chapman, Alden Cowap, Danielle Frankel, Caitlyn Frohring, Joyce Guo, Olivia Julian, Sylvia Krebs, and Claire Ashmead '12.
On the Morning, 9/11
On the morning the towers fell The chocolate milk didn't taste the same.
I was a child living two separate lives. I trusted too easily, then not not enough.
The cemetery became too familiar, Like a full moon illuminating a sky.
There's a third plane, I learned in math class, after X and Y.
I became the kind of person who laughs when she is sad. For a long time, I wasn't sure who I was.
In customs with my parents, The stamp on my passport left a permanent mark.
I realized I could write if I wanted to, and I did, The stopped being scared all the time.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Congratulations to Sarah Adler '14, who was nominated by Upper School English teacher Amanda Mann and has been selected as a winner in the 2013 National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards in Writing.
A total of 753 high school juniors were nominated by their schools to participate in the 2013 program, and 155 across the U.S., Canada, and American schools abroad were chosen as outstanding writers. Only eight of those students are Ohioans.
All compositions were evaluated by national judges on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development and style. Judges also looked for writing that demonstrated effective and imaginative use of language to inform and move an audience.
To learn more about the National Council of Teachers of English and for a full list of winners in this year's contest, please click here.
Every April, students from area high schools participating in the Junior Achievement Titan program gather to compete against one another in the Annual JA Titan Competition hosted by Parker Hannifin. On April 24, the Hathaway Brown team of sophomores Emily Amjad, Christine Espinosa and Emily Spencer took third place out of the 23 Northeast Ohio teams that competed this year.
In the Titan business simulation program, students act as CEOs and make decisions concerning price, production, research and development, capital investment, marketing and charitable giving for their companies. HB students have been using the technology through the Center for Business and Finance, which is overseen by Kevin Purpura.
The HB girls' regional finish qualifies them to advance to the national competition, which will begin on Monday, April 29.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Hearty congratulations to Alyssa Bryan '13, who recently was selected as a semifinalist in this year's U.S. Presidential Scholars competition.
From nearly 3.2 million graduating high school seniors, approximately 3,900 students were identified as candidates in the program, and approximately 550 semifinalists have been chosen from around the country. These semifinalists form the pool from which the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be chosen. The names of the winning students will be announced in May. Eighteen Ohio students have been named semifinalists. Of those, one girl and one boy will become Presidential Scholars.
Remarking on the outstanding achievement, Upper School Director Sue Sadler noted that Bryan deserved this recognition for her exceptional scholarship and commitment to a variety of in-school and extracurricular initiatives, including Science Research & Engineering, Speech & Debate, and Gold Key service. "She's as tenacious as they come," said Dean of Students Hallie Godshall.
According to a news release provided by the program, The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative, and performing arts. Each year, up to 141 students are named as U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the country's highest honors for high school students. The Scholars represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness in young people. In honoring the U.S. Presidential Scholars, the President of the United States symbolically honors all graduating high school seniors of high potential. Each U.S. Presidential Scholar is asked to identify the one teacher who has most influenced him or her, and the selected educators are invited to attend the recognition events that will take place in Washington, D.C. These distinguished professionals are honored for their efforts at a special reception, and presented with the Teacher Recognition Award.
Learn more about the U.S. Presidential Scholars program by visiting the official website. For a list of this year's semifinalists, click here.
40 percent of all regional awards given to HB students
Twenty-three HB Upper School students earned 45 commendations from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a longstanding, highly competitive local and national visual and literary arts competition. Forty-two writing awards and three arts awards were earned by HB ninth through 12th graders this year, including three Gold Keys, five Silver Keys, and 37 Honorable Mentions. This accounts for more than 40 percent of all 96 writing awards distributed in the region. The written work of the Gold Key winners will go on to New York for judging in the national exhibit in the spring.
Congratulations to HB’s awarded students:
Isabelle Arnson '13: Gold Key, personal essay; Silver Key, poetry Riya Jagetia '14: Gold Key, personal essay Isabella Nilsson '16: Gold Key, flash fiction; three Honorable Mentions, fiction
Michelle Chapman '13: Silver Key, poetry Michele Zhou '14: Silver Key, personal essay; Honorable Mention, poetry Dhiksha Balaji '14: Silver Key, personal essay Zoe Harvan '13: Silver Key persuasive essay, three Honorable Mentions personal essay, Honorable Mention portfolio
Honorable Mentions: Alden Cowap '13 (poetry), Danielle Frankel '13 (poetry and animated video), Caroline Jobson '16 (poetry, flash fiction, persuasive essay), Sylvia Krebs '13 (poetry), Hannah Margolis '13 (poetry, short story), Stephanie Poland '13 (poetry), Grace Yi '13 (poetry), Olivia Julian '13 (personal essay), Mary Alice Koon '13 (personal essay), Aparna Narendrula '14 (personal essay, persuasive writing), (personal essay), Katie Everett '13 (flash fiction), Joyce Guo '13 (three for short stories, one for portfolio), Brenna Scully '13 (two for persuasive essays, one for portfolio), Jessie Adkins '13 (comic), Charlotte Zale '13 (comic)
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12. This year, do something special for your mom and the other important women in your life and join the HB team to run in "The Race" at Legacy Village. All proceeds benefit the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center.
A one-mile run is scheduled at 9 a.m., following by a one-mile walk at 9:30. You can do your part for this important cause and still have time for Mother's Day brunch!
40 percent of all regional awards given to HB students
Twenty-three HB Upper School students earned 45 commendations from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a longstanding, highly competitive local and national visual and literary arts competition. Forty-two writing awards and three arts awards were earned by HB ninth through 12th graders this year, including three Gold Keys, five Silver Keys, and 37 Honorable Mentions. This accounts for more than 40 percent of all 96 writing awards distributed in the region. The written work of the Gold Key winners will go on to New York for judging in the national exhibit in the spring.
Congratulations to HB’s awarded students:
Isabelle Arnson '13: Gold Key, personal essay; Silver Key, poetry Riya Jagetia '14: Gold Key, personal essay Isabella Nilsson '16: Gold Key, flash fiction; three Honorable Mentions, fiction
Michelle Chapman '13: Silver Key, poetry Michele Zhou '14: Silver Key, personal essay; Honorable Mention, poetry Dhiksha Balaji '14: Silver Key, personal essay Zoe Harvan '13: Silver Key persuasive essay, three Honorable Mentions personal essay, Honorable Mention portfolio
Honorable Mentions: Alden Cowap '13 (poetry), Danielle Frankel '13 (poetry and animated video), Caroline Jobson '16 (poetry, flash fiction, persuasive essay), Sylvia Krebs '13 (poetry), Hannah Margolis '13 (poetry, short story), Stephanie Poland '13 (poetry), Grace Yi '13 (poetry), Olivia Julian '13 (personal essay), Mary Alice Koon '13 (personal essay), Aparna Narendrula '14 (personal essay, persuasive writing), (personal essay), Katie Everett '13 (flash fiction), Joyce Guo '13 (three for short stories, one for portfolio), Brenna Scully '13 (two for persuasive essays, one for portfolio), Jessie Adkins '13 (comic), Charlotte Zale '13 (comic)
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Congratulations to Dana Mietus '15 who took third place in the beginner level at the eighth annual Chinese Bridge U.S. High School Student Speech Contest. This competition, with a theme of "Chinese... Anytime, Anywhere!" took place on April 7 at the Confucius Institute of the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Students were required to deliver a speech with content based on their own language learning and life experiences. Contestants spoke for less than four minutes and then answered four or five questions based on the delivered content. Dana has been studying Chinese at Hathaway Brown with teacher Elaine Hu.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Alyssa Bryan has spent the last four years working in Case Western Reserve University’s Center for Global Health and Diseases, studying the effects of malaria on fetal and neonatal health. This important work generally is reserved for medical doctors and graduate fellows, but Aly began her research when she was just 14 years old. Now a senior at Hathaway Brown, Aly is an outstanding student who is described by teachers as hardworking and tenacious. And she has been named a 2013 United States Presidential Scholar, one of the most prestigious honors for American 12th graders.
All of this year’s scholars– along with the teachers they say have most influenced them – have been invited to Washington, D.C., for a gala celebration June 15-18. Aly selected William Adler, her math teacher for the last four years, to join her and receive a special Teacher Recognition Award.
“Not only has Mr. Adler taught me everything from trigonometry to advanced multivariable calculus, but he has also taught me to seek help in academic situations when needed and to always give 110 percent effort in all of my work,” Aly said. “My best memories from high school all have Mr. Adler in them.”
For his part, Adler said he’s humbled that Aly calls him her most influential teacher. “She’s always doing something amazing,” he remarked. “It has truly been a privilege watching Aly grow as a student of mathematics. It is clear that she really enjoys the challenge of a difficult math problem and the joy she gets when she figures it out.”
The daughter of Fawn and Edward Bryan of Bainbridge, Aly is one of only four Ohio students selected as a Presidential Scholar based on her excellent academic record and “promise of greatness.” From nearly 3.2 million graduating high school seniors, approximately 3,900 students were identified as candidates in the program, and from there 550 semifinalists were selected. The names of this year’s 141 Presidential Scholars were released by the U.S. Department of Education on May 6.
In addition to her work at CWRU through Hathaway Brown’s Science Research & Engineering Program, Aly also is the captain of HB’s Speech & Debate team, and lead mentor for the TRUST (Transforming Relations to Unite Students Together) program organized by the school’s Center for Multicultural Affairs. She works closely with the Admission office to welcome new students to the Upper School as Gold Key co-president, and she’s a Global Scholar who’s traveled to Germany and France during her time at HB and is now preparing a thesis addressing policy recommendations for Guantanamo Bay during President Obama’s second term. In 2012, she earned a perfect score on the ACT, she was a Siemens competition semifinalist, and she recently was inducted into the HB chapter of the Cum Laude Society.
Aly will attend Davidson College in North Carolina this fall, where she has been named a John Montgomery Belk Scholar in recognition of her intellectual curiosity and commitment to both the local and global communities. When it comes to career paths, she doesn’t want to limit her options. So she’s planning to major in Political Science, minor in French, and take classes on the school’s Pre-Med track.
There won’t be much time for Aly to bask in the glow of celebration in the nation’s capital next month. Immediately following the U.S. Presidential Scholars Awards ceremony, she’ll have to board and plane and head to Birmingham, Ala., where she and her teammates will take part in the National Forensic League High School National Speech & Debate Tournament.
Hathaway Brown is the alma mater of three previous U.S. Presidential Scholars as well: Laney Kuenzel of the class of 2008, and Edith Hines and Caroline Campbell, who graduated in 2000 and 1998, respectively.
Hathaway Brown Middle School orchestra students will experience a special opportunity this week when they play a piece composed expressly for them, with the composer himself. Masters Music Publications Composer Clarence Barber wrote a piece called Season of Wonderfor the Middle School Orchestra, who received the composition in March and has been practicing it ever since to prepare for their May 29th concert. Mr. Barber visited the school today to work with the 7th and 8th grade students on this music and will return tomorrow to work with the 5th and 6th graders.
It is an honor for these students to be able to play a piece composed by Mr. Barber, who has composed for many top-ranked musicians, including members of the Cleveland Orchestra and the United States Air Force and United States Army Bands. Mr. Barber studied composition with Walter Watson and Ralph Turek and percussion with Larry Snider, Michael Rosen, and James Adkins. Currently the managing editor of Ludwig Masters Publications, he also serves on the adjunct faculty at the Baldwin-Wallace University Conservatory of Music. He has performed with the Akron and Canton Symphony Orchestras, the Blossom Festival Band, Blossom Festival Orchestra, the Virginia Grand Military Band, and jazz artist Jamey Aebersold.
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