• Brunswick School and Greenwich Academy proudly presented Les Misérables, Brunswick’s first major musical production in the new Baker Theater at the Upper School on Maher Avenue. More than 70 Brunswick and Greenwich Academy students worked on the school version of the musical, which was performed entirely by them. The show played to sold-out audiences for three performances. • Jonathan Drosos, along with winning the Youth of the Year award from the Boys & Girls Club, had received the 2009 Donald J. Lomme Student Athlete Scholarship.
A Year of Spirited Accomplishments The Class of 2009 is, indeed, one of merit. Some of the standouts this year include:
• On the intermediate level of the National Greek exam, Sam Haig, Tim O’Leary, Turner Smith, and Kyle Radler received High Honors. Another two students—Preston Han and Robbie Cortes—received Highest Honors, placing them among only 25 other test-takers in the country.
• Eleven members graduated with Cum Laude Society prestige. Preston Han, Nishant Gurnani, Sam Haig, and Turner Smith were inducted as juniors, followed this year by James Baker, Robbie Cortes, and Kyle Radler as Seniors. To cap off the 2008– 2009 school year, four more Seniors were inducted on Senior Awards Day (May 18, 2009): Cole Stangler, Gates Torrey, Will Seaton, and Tim O’Leary.
• The Oracle, Brunswick’s literary and arts magazine, was honored with the “Superior” distinction from the National Council of the Teachers of English (NCTE) program to recognize excellence in student literary magazines.
• Sam Haig, Preston Han, and Owen Scannell were named finalists in the 2009 competition for National Merit scholarships.
• After being inspired by a Brunswick assembly speaker, Robert Swan, OBE (polar explorer, environmental leader), Connor Fitzpatrick and Paul Withstandley (Upper School Spanish teacher and Senior Class Dean) went on an Antarctic expedition with Swan’s organization, 2041. The mission of 2041 is to inform, engage, and inspire the next generation of leaders to take responsibility, to be sustainable, and to know that now is the time for action in policy development, business generation, and future technologies.
• Jonathan Drosos, along with winning the Youth of the Year award from the Boys & Girls Club, had received the 2009 Donald J. Lomme Student Athlete Scholarship. • Cole Stangler and James Baker were recipients of the Gold Circle awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
• Kevin Royal, a standout athlete and celebrated Bruins wide receiver, was recruited for Division I Football at University of Virginia.
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