The Island School also visited The Hill School this week to present to prospective students. A number of interested students gathered together with Teacher’s Conference alum, Patrick Hagarman, IS alumni Nate Smith-Ide (F’10), Ellen Eberhardt (F’11), and Director of Admissions, Sharon Jarboe to hear about the school. Always great to see some familiar faces!
Director of Admissions, Sharon Jarboe visited Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City this week to present to prospective Island School applicants and also had the opportunity to meet up with some of our beloved alumnae: Caroline Schoen (S’11), Dana Colihan (S’12), and Sasha Whittle (F’10)! Great to see you girls!
We had yet another successful admissions reception last night, this time in New York City at the home of Tommy Robertshaw (Su’12) and his family. It was an incredibly impressive turn out with over 60 prospective students, families, and alumni in attendance! Thank you to everyone who came to the reception! An even bigger thank you to the Robertshaw family for hosting such a wonderful event–and for finding the space in their home for all the guests!
Last night, a number of prospective students, as well as Island School alumni and alumni parents gathered at the home of Carolyn, Gary, and Rachel Cohen (S’12) in Westport, Connecticut. A huge thank you to the Cohens for opening their home and hosting such a successful admissions event! We appreciate everyone who came out for the event–it was great to see you!
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We are nearing the end of our tour of fall admissions receptions! Our next reception is tonight in San Francisco at the Hunt household (Griffin Hunt, F’11). On Wednesday evening, the Robertshaws (Tommy Robertshaw, SU’12) in New York City will be hosting a reception, and finally on December 5th, we are hosting a reception in the Baltimore, Maryland area at the Obrecht Home (Annie Obrect, S’12). For more information on these receptions, visit our website!
This past weekend, Island School alumni in the New York City area Kate Gibson (F’04) and Molly Lawson (F’00) gathered a group of their friends to volunteer with the Sandy relief efforts. They were put straight to work and spent the day delivering food and supplies to victims displaced by Sandy in Brookyln and the Rockaways. Kate admitted that seeing the devastation first hand was “a huge reality check but it feels great to be on the ground and helping out in the community.” Way to go, guys! You are doing The Island School proud!
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This week, Island School alumni 21 and older gathered in various cities across the US and Bahamas to “Have One On Us”! These events were hosted by the members of the Alumni Advisory Board in an effort to establish stronger regional alumni groups by reconnecting with old friends and getting to know one another, as well as promote CONCHtribution. The first one was in Boston on Wednesday night. Despite the snow and cold weather, 17 alumni, ranging from Fall 1999 to Spring 2006, weathered the storm, in true Island School fashion, to meet up and establish some cross-semester relationships in the region.
On Thursday evening, members of the Alumni Advisory Board hosted events in Denver, San Francisco, and Nassau! These are relatively uncharted territories for Island School alumni events so it was very exciting to have such successful events in each of those locations. Continue reading
We need 45 alumni to donate before November 10 in order to relieve the Fall 2012 students from dish crew for the day!! Look Back, Give Back today!
Alumni Jake Koetsier (F’08) and Liz Marinaro (F’06) both attend Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL. Last Saturday, they ran a booth for Eckerd’s natural science collegium at the St. Petersburg FL science festival. The natural sciences collegium is composed of the marine science, biology, physics, and chemistry department at Eckerd College. Their collegium got to help kids learn how to use microscopes, as well as teach them some marine biology and geology by showing them ocean core samples and having a horseshoe crab touch tank. Eckerd prides itself on being green and raising awareness about our oceans and environment. The annual St. Petersburg science festival at the University of South Florida gathers local scientists and students to teach families about a variety science subjects and to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning. Way to keep The Island School spirit alive!
The leaves are changing, fall is in the air, and The Island School is on the road! The admissions and alumni relations teams, made up of Sharon Jarboe, Hannah Mauck, and Cam Powel, are road tripping through New England this week visiting some of our students’ sending schools, as well as our Island School alumni enrolled in universities along the East Coast. We will be writing blogs at the end of each day, complete with pictures, videos, and tweets of our travels!
When we visit the secondary schools, we will make a presentation to the student body and meet with some staff members so they get a better idea of The Island School program. This week, we will be visiting the following schools: Rocky Hill School (East Greenwich, RI), the Wheeler School (Providence, RI), Middlebury Union High School (Middlebury, VT), Hanover High School (Hanover, NH), Yarmouth High School (Yarmouth, ME), Freeport High School (Freeport, ME) and North Yarmouth Academy (Yarmouth, ME).
At the various universities we visit along the way, we are getting together with our Island School alumni Continue reading