SECONDARY SCHOOL FAIR

On Thursday, September 22, 2022, Far Hills hosted our Secondary School Fair, giving Grade 7 and 8 students and parents the opportunity to listen, ask questions, and speak directly with nearly 100 admission personnel from top boarding and day schools across the country.

p (Left to right) Kesi Mononia '24, Faith Adamo '24, and Evie Waters '24 listen to an admissions representative talk about the benefits of attending his school during the Secondary School Fair on September 22, 2022.

Before the doors opened to the public, Far Hills students and their parents listened as keynote speaker Rachel Stone, Head of School at Canterbury School in New Milford, CT spoke about the boarding school experience. Then, panelists Teddy Wenner, Dean of Admission at Blair Academy; Edwin Núñez, Director of Enrollment Management, at The Pingry School; Meg Ahern, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, Morristown Beard School; and Anna Birnbaum, Senior Associate Dean of Admission, Millbrook School gave Far Hills students and parents a balanced look at the many options they have for secondary school. They provided helpful insights into the application process, as well as how to figure out if a school is the right fit. Our students dressed the part, asked informed and intelligent questions, and started their secondary school journeys confidently and excitedly.

q Pictured here from left to right: Members of this year's graduating class, Makayla Dye, Mikayla Burns, Ellie Maeda, and Shivani Patel stop and pose for a photo.

We’ve got spirit. Yes, we do. We’ve got spirit, how about you?! The Far Hills community showed up to our All-School Pep Rally on Friday, September 30, 2022, decked out in green and white. From tutus to face paint, to some of our new gear in The Falcon’s Find, everywhere we looked, we could see Falcon Pride! We cheered for our fall athletics teams, we sang and danced, we enjoyed some delicious food thanks to the food trucks, and, most importantly, we connected with each other. A special thank you to our incredibly impressive alum who returned to campus to join in on the fun. It is always such a joy for you to return back to your forever home. Once a Falcon, always a Falcon.

p and Director of Upper School Emily Seelaus (right), posing with the Falcon at the September 30 Pep Rally. q Pictured from left to right: Brandon Walton '24, Oludara “Dara” Ogunye '24, Nathan Bilenker '24, and Patrick “Max” Calello '24 enjoying the DJ and dancing together. p Pictured here: Members of our community (students, parents, alum, and faculty and staff) line up in anticipation of celebrating our fall athletic teams during the All-School Pep Rally. q Ilyse Shainbrown P'24 and Lacey Elberg P'24, '28 at Grades 7 and 8 Coffee. q Lillian Tuffuor-Kodua and Eric Kodua P'25 at Grades 5 and 6 Coffee.