9/3/2010
Acting Chops
Max McGillivray ’12 is ready for his close-up. He spent four weeks this summer in New York City, enrolled in the Tisch High School Drama Program at the University of New York. He focused his studies on screen acting at Stonestreet Studios with 15 other kids from around the country, working intensely during four jam-packed days a week.
9/1/2010
Glacial Melt
On rising fourth-former Isabel Hancock’s recent trip to Iceland, she saw dozens of waterfalls, glaciers and glacial lakes, geothermal vents and lagoons, desert wastelands, volcanoes, craters and black sand beaches. But the trip, however, was far from just another sightseeing vacation.
8/25/2010
Packing Priorities
Packing is never fun, especially when it’s for a whole academic school year. But a few returning students pulled together a short list of must-have items to make the process smoother for new students.
8/19/2010
Super Summer for Science
For James Williams ’12, observing the scientific and engineering techniques used at Satcon Technology Corporation, which creates new power conversion solutions and designs for solar energy plants, is the most intriguing aspect of his six-week summer internship at the Boston-based company. The environmentally-friendly results, like the cherry atop a sundae, are the positive byproducts.
8/17/2010
Better City, Better Life
Simon Liang ’12 described volunteering at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China, as “one of the most exhilarating experiences” of his life.
8/10/2010
Wrestling with the Seals
While they haven’t even attended their first class yet, incoming third-formers Nate Gibeley ’14 and Andrew Konovalchik ’14 are already in training for the winter wrestling season. The pair attended the nine-day Navy Seal Intensive Wrestling Camp at the US Naval Academy last month, which greatly pushed their physical and mental limits.
