Learn for Life Magazine: Fall/Winter 2016

The Admission Magazine of Hathaway Brown School

Fall/ Winter 2016

It’s a school for scientists and writers and artists and budding entrepreneurs. It’s a training ground for athletes and dancers and musicians and actresses. It’s a place where young people are empowered to ask questions, challenge conventions, and explore opportunities.

Wherever they go from here, HB graduates bring strong character, unparalleled intelligence, unbridled enthusiasm, and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge along with them.

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Since 1876, HB has given students the tools they need to confidently embrace all the possibilities that exist for them beyond our Shaker Heights campus. The faculty’s dedication to hands-on experiential learning at all levels can be observed every day in the classrooms, libraries, science labs, theatres, dance studios, and art rooms, as well as on the athletic fields.

All of our students are able to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to their lives. They know how to test theories, hold authority accountable, find beauty in overlooked places, implement creative solutions, and lend a hand where it’s needed.

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And everything we do is guided by the motto above.

In addition to the superior academic preparation they receive, at every turn HB students are inspired to become the best people they can be. We encourage girls of all ages and boys in our Early Childhood program to take chances, stretch their minds, work together, and pick themselves up and start over when they need to.

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Hathaway Brown School is a school for girls, and it’s so much more.

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we learn not for school, but for life

PHOTO ABOVE BY SHANNON AHLSTRAND

non scholae sed vitae discimus:

contents Admission

Contact Us pg. 5 HB at a Glance pg. 32 Important Dates pg. 34

News from North Park pg. 6 Blazing Their Own Trails pg. 8

HB’s approach to college counseling ensures that each girl is set on the path to find the school that’s right for her

Meet Our Head of School pg. 14

HB welcomes Dr. Mary Frances “Fran” Bisselle to the helm

Ask a Blazer pg. 16 Q&A with HB students

Locker Room pg. 18 HB Athletics

Lasting Legacy pg. 20

As Hathaway Brown marked its 140th anniversary, we looked back in gratitude and celebration

Hathaway Brown is a dynamic and compassionate community dedicated to excellence in the

education of girls.

Minding Their Business pg. 28

Students gain real-world finance, operations, and work experience at the Hath Caff Upper School café

Hath Chat pg. 30 Meet Jamie Morse

In her Words pg. 35

rising boldly

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he Hathaway Brown story began 140 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio, with a school based on the premise that women deserved equal opportunity in education and that learning was a lifelong journey.

Nearly a century and a half later, we still hold those values strong in our hearts and use them to guide all that we do. This year we embark on a new journey with Dr. Fran Bisselle, HB’s 14th Head of School. It’s a journey that will no doubt be rich with excitement and optimism. Dr. Bisselle has enthusiastically taken the torch and she is poised and ready to continue the commitment to excellence that has made HB the amazing institution that it is: a joyous place where girls make exciting new discoveries, expand their minds, and use their voices every day.

Our school theme for the 2016-2017 school year is Rising Boldly: Embracing Challenges, Seizing Opportunities. From our daily operations to the achievements of our alumnae, HB has been living this theme for decades.

Our school is at a height of creative thinking, innovative curriculum design, and character development. As I watch our students grow from young inquisitive learners to scholars and leaders, I am struck by the impact of the HB cultural infusion that happens along the way. We do ask our students to rise boldly to challenges and opportunities, but we also ask them to do so in ways that work for them; to find their own passions and forge their own paths. After all, it’s the HB way, as it is so beautifully articulated in our beloved motto, to “learn not for school, but for life.”

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HB students rise to meet every new opportunity, and we in the faculty and administration do the same. I invite you to join us as we Rise Boldly into a new chapter of HB history. Come visit our school, meet the members of our community, and feel the energy in the building. The HB admission team is ready to help you and your family become part of the HB story.

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Learn more at HB.edu or call 216.320.8767 to schedule a personal tour.

contact us Sarah Liotta Johnston

Associate Head for Enrollment Management 216.320.8104 sjohnston@hb.edu

Mary Toth

Admission Coordinator 216.320.8767 mtoth@hb.edu

Shelley Johns

Admission Database Manager 216.320.8098 sjohns@hb.edu

infant & toddler center/ early childhood/primary school

Kristin Kuhn

Director of Infant & Toddler Center, Early Childhood, and Primary School Admission 216.320.8093 kkuhn@hb.edu

middle school

Katherine Jenne Chapman ’04 Director of Middle School Admission 216.320.8091 kchapman@hb.edu

upper school

Colleen Sommerfeld

Associate Director of Upper School Admission 216.320.8103 csommerfeld@hb.edu

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Hathaway Brown School seeks and accepts for admission students of any race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship/loans/fee waivers, rights, privileges, programs, and activities.

NEWS f rom

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PARK CARNIVAL CAUSE The HB Class of 2016 donated funds from this year’s Carnival and 5K to the non-profit organization Youth Challenge, which provides adaptive sports activities and enrichment through relationship building for children with disabilities. Several members of the graduating class had meaningful and transformative volunteer experiences working with Youth Challenge clients throughout their high school years, and the charity was selected to be the recipient of all proceeds raised through fundraising efforts leading up to and including the annual Carnival. It was especially gratifying that Youth Challenge clients came to Carnival this year, and joined in many of the games, raffles, and dancing that the senior class organized to mark the occasion. In June, Youth Challenge representatives were presented with a check for $22,000, a gift from the HB Class of 2016 that will help the agency continue to expand and enhance its important mission. Learn more at youthchallengesports.com.

SUMMER FUN FOR EVERYONE More than 1,250 campers and students were on campus this June through August, enjoying a wide variety of summer programs at Hathaway Brown.

Broad Horizons day camp provided another busy season of friendship and fun for girls in pre-school through fifth grade, and the new Broader Horizons program for sixth- through eighth-graders took campers on exciting adventures. HB’s Specialty Camps included several new co-ed and all-girls programs, with unique art courses, Snapology Lego camps, and a special weeklong Election 2016 camp. Summer Studies featured educational enrichment and course-credit opportunities for students in various grade levels. For the first time, we were pleased to welcome GameOn! Sports Camps for Girls, and the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute hosted classes in acting, singing, and dance. Participants lit up the stage with impressive performances of Fiddler on the Roof and Into the Woods. Beginning in January 2017, be sure to visit hb.edu/summer to plan your child’s next summer adventures!

START-UP SAVVY SCHOLARLY SERVICE At the close of the 2015-2016 school year, we bid farewell to Head of School Bill Christ, who retired from the position after 29 years of inspirational, innovative, and transformational service. Bill enthusiastically and confidently passed the torch to Dr. Mary Frances Bisselle, who has become Hathaway Brown’s 14th Head of School.

We celebrated several other milestone anniversaries for our colleagues as well.

5 Years of Service: Liliana Butcher, Carrie Cofer, Emily Foote-Huth ’08, Jenna Gordon, Ron Hovan, Gerri Jeffrey, Barbara Kamen, Rebecca Kline, Adam Kollin, Kate LaMantia Sherwin ’00, Julie Lozon Wojtkowski ’07, Rosie Maes, Michele Matras, Torrey McMillan ’90, Scott Parsons, Shelby Reesing, Erin Reid, Erin Roberts, Libby Seidel Stineman ’03, Mary Sloan, Megan Sloan, Chris Staats, Nichole Lazor, Janine Yearms; 10 Years of Service: Shelley Johns, Shannon Liber ’88, Jamie Mueller, Sarah Schwab, Kathy Zopatti; 15 Years of Service: Ron Ackroyd, Berniece Boyle, Siva Grossman, Kevin Purpura; 20 Years of Service: Stephanie Hiedemann; 25 Years of Service: Karin Roberts-Redmond; 30 Years of Service: John Castle, Susan Sadler.

Rosalie Phillips ’17 was the winner of the 2016 Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum Business Plan Competition. She pitched a business plan for her devised mobile app, CalendHER, a female reproductive cycle tracker, and the judges were unanimously impressed.

The annual competition, which brings together hundreds of high schoolers through a network of regional independent schools, helps student entrepreneurs recognize business opportunities and develop their ideas, analyzing them for business results. First, second, and third place winners receive cash prizes, and all of the participants gain selfconfidence and a greater understanding of an entrepreneurial mindset.

Rosalie, who is enrolled in Hathaway Brown’s Center for Business & Finance, was awarded the grand prize of $1,500, which may be used to continue to develop her app.

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DISTINGUISHED DESIGNATIONS

FAVORABLE RULINGS For the first time in school history, Hathaway Brown emerged victorious from the City Club of Cleveland’s High School Debate Championship. In March, Gigi Protasiewicz ’1 7 negated the topic “Resolved: The United States ought to promote democracy in the Middle East” and won on a 3-0 decision, besting her opponent from University School. In 2011, Gurbani Kaur ’13 also made it to the City Club’s championship, where she finished as runner-up. The 2015-2016 HB Speech & Debate team season was a great success overall, with 23 students­—a record number—qualifying for States in Cincinnati, and five girls competing in Nationals in Salt Lake City. When all was said and done, Ananya Kalahasti ’17, who was part of the North Coast District World Schools Debate Team, was ranked an international runner-up.

HIGH HONORS Regan Brady ’17 is one of three inaugural recipients of the four-year, full-support Coolidge Scholarship for academic merit. The Coolidge Scholarship is among the most generous scholarships in America. This non-partisan merit award covers a student’s tuition, and room and board for four years of undergraduate study. Unlike many other full scholarships, the Coolidge Scholarship may be used by recipients at any accredited college or university in the United States. Regan is the only girl to be named a 2016 Coolidge Scholar. More than 2,350 students from 48 states applied for the award.

Four HB teachers have newly been granted Endowed Faculty Chairs, recognizing their outstanding contributions inside and outside the classroom. This May, the new H. William Christ Chair for Vision and Innovation was presented to Pre-Kindergarten teacher Julie Harris, who has been an important part of HB life since 2003. The chair was named in honor of Bill Christ, who served as HB’s Head of School from 1987 through 2016. Additionally, The Anne Cutter Coburn Chair for Excellence in Teaching was given to Upper School history teacher Ali Day; Primary School visual arts teacher Julie Breckenridge received the Hathaway Brown School Award Fund for Promise in Education; and Upper School World Languages department chair Sarah Schwab was presented with the Marting Chair in Foreign Language for the 2016-2017 school year. For a complete list of HB Endowed Faculty Chairs and to learn more, please visit hb.edu/endowedchairs.

ONE FOR THE BOOKS The United Way of Greater Cleveland’s third annual “Stuff the Bus with Books” campaign collected 12,500 books for the organization to distribute to area students, and more than 2,500 of those books were donated by one student: HB’s own Julia Foos ’19.

With the help of her parents, Julia organized her own “Books Offer Opportunities for Kids” (BOOK) project, collecting books from area teachers and through wordof-mouth efforts. “I read a statistic that said only one in 300 kids in Cleveland have books to read,” Julia told the United Way. “I don’t think I could have grown up without books and books are an important part of childhood, so I thought some kids in Cleveland really need books and I should probably help them out.” This was the second book drive Julia’s family has personally organized. They also collected books to donate to others during the 2015 holiday season.

All of the books gathered in the United Way “Stuff the Bus” drive were distributed in June to a dozen schools in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District that serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grades, and used in efforts to help curtail “summer slide” through the schools’ summer learning programs.

BLAZING their own trails HB’s approach to college counseling ensures that each girl is set on the path to find the school that’s right for her

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he college search offers Hathaway Brown students a different and exciting opportunity for personal growth and learning. Thinking about their next steps away from HB represents a profound moment in students’ lives, and marks a major rite of passage into adulthood and adult decision-making.

The school’s College Counseling Office is committed to supporting that journey.

A dedicated college counselor works closely with each individual HB student and her parents. The ultimate goal is for the girls to make this process their own: engaging in self-reflection, identifying needs and goals, and taking the steps necessary to fulfill those goals. With an extremely knowledgeable team of professionals in their corner, the girls are given all the tools they need to forge their own paths, leading them to a wide variety of institutions across the country and around the world.

In the Hathaway Brown College Office, we let our students know that if they partake in an honest self-inventory of their strengths, dreams, and desires, they’ll be successful in the college process. We convey to the girls that while colleges make the admissions decisions, the girls themselves have a great deal of control over the process and that the choices they make will impact the ultimate “success” of their search. This approach shares a philosophical core with the rest of their HB education; our girls are taught to be active agents in their lives, and difference-makers in the world. We want them to be as empowered in the college process as they are in fully claiming their education as students at HB.

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of the Class of 2016 received 22 Ivy League offers, and HB students were accepted to all eight Ivies

on the horizon College counselors at Hathaway Brown and around the country are helping students and parents navigate a number of changes that have been introduced to the college process in the last year. These include: •

Introduction of the Coalition Application, an application platform offered by more than 80 of the top colleges in the country

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A completely revised SAT that was launched this year, accompanied by a revised PSAT and newly introduced PSAT 8/9 and PSAT 10

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New ACT scoring protocols

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New financial aid procedures, including a major change in how the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is administered

team effort HB’s College Counseling Office is made up of a team of professionals dedicated to helping each girl maximize ­— and even enjoy — the college process. Pictured here are: front row (l-r): Associate Director of College Counseling Jen Tramer; Associate Head and Director of College Counseling Dr. Terry McCue; Associate Director of College Counseling Margaret Appenheimer. Back row: Associate Director of College Counseling Koyen Shah; College Counseling Office Manager Gail Fisher.

McKENNA

Aurora > HB > The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ISABELLA

Cleveland Heights > HB > Columbia University

Both McKenna (left) and Isabella (right) are studying creative writing in college. McKenna, who came to HB in the ninth grade, was awarded the prestigious Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, presented annually to one incoming UNC freshman who demonstrates promise in creative writing. The award supports four full years of undergraduate study, and provides stipends for travel and writing projects as well. Isabella, who has been an HB student since she was a sixth-grader, was named a 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. She was nominated for the designation by the YoungArts Foundation after excelling in the organization’s curriculum during National YoungArts Week earlier this year. These two young women also have won several Scholastic Writing Awards during high school, and they have formed strong relationships with renowned authors who oversee the hands-on creative writing workshops that are part of HB’s annual Young Writers and Artists Festival. They credit the support of caring and invested teachers and classmates with setting them on the path they’re traveling today. “Something about this place and the people in it helped me to reach the point in my life where I can say that I am the happiest and the fullest that I have ever been,” McKenna says. “Hathaway Brown School is filled to the brim with educators who have absolutely transformed my life. I would not be who I am without them.” Isabella, who now attends Columbia University, concurs. “I am so glad for the tight-knit community of friends I’ve made here, as well as the accessibility and friendliness of the teachers. They truly are invested and interested in us and our lives.”

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KAVYA

Westlake > HB > Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Kavya’s senior year was marked by racking up more awards and accolades than most people earn in a lifetime, but this well-rounded student couldn’t be more humble. She was the only student in Ohio to have been a semifinalist in the Siemens Foundation Competition and to be recognized by the Intel Science Talent Search for her work. In the latter program, she earned the Third Place Medal of Distinction for Innovation for her research in Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, which helped to develop a targeted therapy for heart attack, stroke, and other vascular diseases. She also was a 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholar and one of 150 Coca-Cola Scholars in the country, among other honors. Kavya joined the HB community as a freshman and she has spent the last four years exploring a wide array of curricular and real-world experiences. She now has brought what she’s learned here with her to MIT, where she is studying computer science. “The diverse opportunities in so many different fields have been vital to my growth as a student and as a person. I have been able to learn so many things in so many different fields, some of which I didn’t even know existed before, and all of which has given me a fuller idea of what I can do in the future,” she says. “But the people are what make HB what it is—the people who ingeniously design novel curricula and new opportunities for us, the people who enact these brilliant ideas and make them a reality, and the people who surround you and help you grow while also providing a support system like no other.”

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54%

of the Class of 2016 was admitted to a U.S. News & World Report Top 30 College or Top 30 University

MORGAN

Twinsburg > HB > Williams College

HB’s 2015–2016 Student Senate President, Morgan is one of those people who lights up every room she enters. She’s smart, friendly, outgoing, and enthusiastic about her education. She pursued an array of opportunities at HB, including studying abroad in India through HB’s Barry Fellowship program, an experience that will stay with her for the rest of her life. “HB provides endless resources to find happiness and passion,” she notes. “There isn’t anything you can’t do here.” Morgan became an HB student in the ninth grade and she is concentrating on Arabic studies and biology at Williams College. She appreciated HB’s approach to finding the school that was right for her. “The HB college process really focuses on selfdiscovery,” she says. “I learned what schools would fit for me and what characteristics I prioritized in an environment. And the College Office is always there with a guiding hand in case you get lost or overwhelmed.”

senior snapshots KATIE

Chagrin Falls > HB > University of

Southern California ENROLLED AT HB: GRADE 5 PLANNING TO STUDY: BUSINESS/CINEMATIC ARTS

Thoughts on the process My college search was specific, as I was looking for a school that would allow me to study both business and film. With the help of the College Counseling office, I was able to quickly determine where I wanted to apply.

Through the Institute for 21st Century Education, I was able to dive head-first into my interests through the Global Scholars, Business & Finance, and Service Learning Centers—often combining the three to shape outcomes that I never thought possible.

GABBY

Cleveland Heights > HB > Middlebury

College ENROLLED AT HB: GRADE 9 PLANNING TO STUDY: FILM & MEDIA CULTURE

Special HB memories Theater classes and productions.

HB provides opportunities that really make the high school experience unique and everyone here is truly dedicated to each individual student.

AARATHI

Beachwood > HB > University of Pennsylvania ENROLLED AT HB: EARLY CHILDHOOD PLANNING TO STUDY: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

What people should know about HB This is a place that constantly pushes you to reach your potential and explore outside of your comfort zone.

Debate was a really important part of high school for me, as it introduced me to international relations and helped me learn to speak confidently and extemporaneously.

CARTIER

Cleveland > HB > The Ohio State University ENROLLED AT HB: GRADE 5 PLANNING TO STUDY: BUSINESS/ARTS MANAGEMENT & DANCE/MUSIC ENTERPRISE

Creative outlets at HB Dance Ensemble, Orchestra, Writing Community.

If there is something you want to do, you can do it at HB. There is always a teacher ready to help and girls ready to take part in your idea. You just have to be brave enough to reach out.

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JASMINE

Cleveland > HB > Youngstown State

University ENROLLED AT HB: GRADE 9 PLANNING TO STUDY: ART HISTORY

Most powerful HB experience Traveling to Namibia with the Center for Global Citizenship.

HB was founded on sisterhood and that sisterhood has held its integrity throughout the years.

Solon > HB > Northwestern University ENROLLED AT HB: KINDERGARTEN PLANNING TO STUDY: ENGINEERING

How she feels about her HB career The things I’ve learned here have helped shape me into the person I am today and I couldn’t be happier.

There is always something happening at HB! Dance concerts, musicals, sporting events, and plays keep students busy. Even if you don’t consider yourself to be especially skilled in one area, HB is a great place to try everything.

NITYA

Cleveland > HB > Dartmouth ENROLLED AT HB: GRADE 6 PLANNING TO STUDY: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & GLOBAL HEALTH

Thoughts on HB teachers They are all so supportive and really motivate you to accomplish as much as you can.

HB offers a whole host of opportunities for its students; to truly take advantage of everything that this school has to offer, independence and a spirit of proactivity are key. Hathaway Brown really fosters autonomous and driven students.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HB CLASS OF 2016, all of whom are now off making their marks at some of the finest colleges and universities in the world.

Babson College Barnard College Boston College Bowdoin College Brown University (2) Butler University Carleton College Case Western Reserve University (4) Colgate University

SOPHIA

Bath > HB > Pomona College ENROLLED AT HB: GRADE 7 PLANNING TO STUDY: ENGINEERING

Favorite class AP Language and Composition.

HB is special because it is a place where everyone holds each other accountable and pushes each other to do their best work in all aspects, yet it is simultaneously a supportive environment.

College of William and Mary Columbia University (2) Cornell University (3) Dartmouth College (4) Duke University (2) Elon University Emory University (2)

Miami University, Oxford (5)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Middlebury College

The University of Tampa

Mount Holyoke College

Tulane University

New York University

University of Dayton

Northeast Ohio Medical University

University of Miami

Northeastern University (2) Northwestern University (2) Pitzer College Pomona College Scripps College

Syracuse University (2) Texas Christian University

Hamilton College

The George Washington University (2)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vanderbilt University Villanova University (2)

Washington University in St. Louis

The College of Wooster

Marquette University

University of St. Andrews

Stanford University

Gettysburg College

Loyola University Chicago

University of Southern California

Wake Forest University (2)

Furman University

Indiana University at Bloomington

University of Pennsylvania

Sewanee: The University of the South

The American University of Paris*

Harvard University

University of Michigan

The Ohio State University (4)

Williams College (3) Yale University (2) Youngstown State University * Dual-enrollment program with The George Washington University

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Dr. Mary Frances Bisselle Named Hathaway Brown’s 14th Head of School

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athaway Brown’s Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Mary Frances “Fran” Bisselle to succeed Bill Christ as HB’s 14th Head of School. She officially assumed this role for the 2016-2017 school year.

Mr. Christ retired in June 2016, after leading the school since 1987.

“Fran Bisselle embodies the ideals of visionary leadership, commitment to excellence, and joyful engagement that define the HB experience,” Paul Matsen, HB board president, said in his announcement.

Bisselle holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Boston College; an M.A. in Liberal Studies with a concentration in History from Wesleyan University; and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with a concentration in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from the University of Vermont. She served for nine years as Head of School at Maple Street School, a K-8 independent school in Manchester Center, Vermont. Maple Street was established by best-selling novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Irving and his wife, Janet. Bisselle took the reins at Maple Street from the school’s founding director and she ushered the school through an economic downturn and saw enrollment increase by 20 percent during her tenure.

Her career has included positions as a classroom teacher, dean of students, coach, dorm parent, educational consultant, and teaching fellow.

She has been a member of the faculty and administration at The Taft School in Connecticut, and she developed and redesigned the curriculum for the Master of Arts in Teaching degree at the University of Vermont. She also spearheaded the

project to establish the all-girls Camp Dudley at Kiniya, an overnight camp in the Adirondacks affiliated with the 130-yearold all-boys YMCA Camp Dudley.

In a letter to the HB community, Bisselle said, “It is a tremendous honor to become Hathaway Brown’s 14th Head of School. HB’s 140-year commitment to high academic achievement and to educating young women to become independent thinkers who value character and public service, and who are confident to be creative and socially conscious is closely connected to my core beliefs.”

A graduate of the esteemed Klingenstein Head Fellowship program at Columbia Teacher’s College, Bisselle has served on several highprofile boards of trustees, including as a New England Association of Schools and Colleges commissioned board member for the last five years, and as a trustee for the National Association of Independent Schools—which provides services and oversight for more than 1,800 schools in the United States.

One of 15 siblings with 11 sisters and with two teenaged daughters of her own, Bisselle “knows and understands girls,” Matsen says. She herself was a lifer at Merion Mercy Academy, a K-12 school for girls located outside of Philadelphia.

She’s also an avid athlete who played Division I college field hockey, and she runs marathons and plays ice hockey, tennis, and golf.

Bisselle came to HB after a 10-month national search. Learn more at hb.edu/headsearch.

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getting back to nature

by Kristen Wise, Pre-Kindergarten teacher

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or one full week this May, the Pre-K students at Hathaway Brown School became nature rangers. They geared up with rain boots, magnifying glasses, and bug jars every day to do some hands-on research at Case Western Reserve University’s Squire Valleevue Farm in Hunting Valley.

Thanks to the school’s partnership with CWRU, our young students were able to be immersed in the natural world … rain or shine.

During their time at the farm, HB students used child-created field guides to look for plants, trees, and creatures found on the grounds. We explored the many different ecosystems, from the

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woods to the pond to the creek to the meadow. In each area we investigated, our children were actively engaged in studying the landscape and the creatures that live there.

There were many salamander sightings and toad crossings!

Fallen trees and branches became a “nature’s playground” where the children used their creativity to make fishing poles, forts and rocket ships.

The joy of the week could easily be found on the students’ faces as they unearthed the endless gifts of nature.

what WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE RANGER STORYLINE?

Catching a salamander during our creek walk.

- Violet

- Giuliana

Making our ranger bags filled with binoculars, magnifying glass, bug catcher and our field guides. - Biagio

When the toad jumped I found a salamander into my hand! and a centipede!

- Jack

- Eddie

Researching and making our field guides. - Alexandra

Touching WORMS!

Throwing rocks in the deep end of the pond.

It was naturtastic! - Sonny

- Ivy

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Finding the water snake!

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GOALS: To build a foundation of best practices for all

HB athletes, and to place an emphasis on athletic excellence through dedicated efforts, relationship-building, goal-setting, and intentional practices.

FORMAT: Each presenter (members of HB faculty and staff and outside professionals) shared his or her perspective and insights related to the topics listed below. Topics will be presented in 5- to 20-minute seminar-type sessions.

Approximately 150 athletes rotated through the sessions in small groups.

WHO: All HB Upper School athletes WHEN: New for this fall!

WHERE: Hathaway Brown School

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ROOM TOPICS:

Mindfulness: Why is it important to focus on mental awareness, and how can we zone in to achieve better results?

Nutrition: How do we fuel our bodies for good health and improved performance?

Leadership and Team Roles: What are the different roles on each team? Why are they each important? What style of leadership does each athlete bring?

Blazer Pride and Culture: How do we define HB Athletics?

What are our values? How do we demonstrate personal and school pride at practice and in games?

Goal-Setting: What are smart goals? How do we plan for today and tomorrow? What would we like to achieve as individuals and as a team?

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spring sports in review LACROSSE:

SOFTBALL:

the JV lacrosse team had a successful season with a lot of young talent, finishing with a record of 111-1. Varsity Lacrosse also had great success this year, entering the State Tournament with a record of 8-5-1 and plenty of momentum. The Blazers took three rounds in the playoffs and made it to the State Semifinals, eventually losing to St. Francis DeSales High School.

It was a transitional season for HB Softball under first-year head coach Tiger Alexander. The girls and their coaches worked together to lay the groundwork for continuing to develop the athletes in this program. A few highlights of their season were big wins over Orange, Garfield Heights, and Western Reserve Academy.

TRACK & FIELD: This was HB’s first season competing as a Division I school in Track and Field. The team broke a number of records in several different events.

to another exciting season of fall sports. Pre-season training began in August for Cross Country, Golf, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, and Volleyball scholar-athletes.

Sophie Richards ’16 qualified for the Division I State Meet in the 100M hurdles and 300M hurdles, placing 6th and 7th respectively.

FALL 2016: The HB Athletics Office is looking forward

Compiled by Amanda Seifert

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As Hathaway Brown marked its

140 ANNIVERSARY th

we looked back in gratitude & celebration It all began in a highly unlikely place: the all-boys Brooks Military School in downtown

Cleveland, 140 years ago. At the time, quality education for girls was practically nonexistent. After what likely took some serious convincing, the principal of Brooks agreed to allow Dolly Glasser, Grace Fay Hooker, Clara M. Lyon, Carrie M. Smith, and Carrie A. Tisdale to take classes there in the afternoons, once the boys had gone home for the day. This seemingly small gesture led to the establishment of a separate all-girls school the following year.

How proud they would be, those early students, teachers, and supporters of the institution that would become Hathaway Brown, if they could see us today. We are abundantly grateful for the incredible legacy of education, empowerment, and progress for young women that they first established in 1876.

DID YOU KNOW? In 1894, a school sophomore became the first HB student to receive an alumnae scholarship to complete her studies

DID YOU KNOW? The first edition of Hathaway Brown’s yearbook, Specularia, was printed in 1893 The Hathaway Brown Alumnae Association was established in 1900 The first HB Magazine, then known as The Hathaway-Brown Magazine and published by the Alumnae Association, was printed in 1906 and was sold for 50 cents per copy

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Just 11 years after the end of the Civil War, a school dedicated solely to the education of girls is established in Cleveland, Ohio. The Brooks School for Young Ladies and Misses serves students in three divisions: ages 7-11 (Preparatory), 11-15 (Intermediate), and 16-20 (Collegiate).

As the school continues to grow, so do the extracurricular activities available to students. Numerous clubs and interest groups become increasingly popular, including basketball, mandolin, theatre, and dance.

Over the next decade or so, the school will be sold, move locations, and change names a number of times, due in large part to the fact that headmistresses left work after being married, as was customary during the era. One such headmistress, the much beloved Anne Hathaway Brown, led the school from 1886 to 1890 and gave it its name. She adopted the motto that continues to direct HB’s work: Non scholae sed vitae discimus, or “We learn not for school, but for life.” She also chooses HB’s school colors of brown and gold—meant to signify that the school is rooted in the earth, but reaching for the sun.

When Anne Hathaway Brown married, she sold the school to Mary Spencer, who decided not to change the name, which was hyphenated at the time (and remained that way until 1945).

Miss Spencer never marries, and as the school’s impressive leader for 12 years, she increases HB’s stature in the community and provides much needed continuity.

Early 1900s College acceptances increase under the nine-year leadership of Cora Canfield, who was hired in 1889 by Anne Hathaway Brown to teach Latin.

In 1907, the school moves from a small building on the increasingly congested and crime-ridden Euclid Avenue in Cleveland to a new, state-of-the-art building constructed a bit farther away from the bustle of downtown, on East 97th Street.

Mary E. Raymond, a highly respected Hathaway Brown English teacher since 1898, begins a lengthy, celebrated tenure as headmistress after the sudden death of Cora Canfield in 1911.

During World War I, students find many ways to volunteer and support worthy causes, including knitting for the Red Cross, which allows them to raise enough funds to support 10 orphaned French children.

1920s After several years of discussion and controversy, the East 97th Street campus closes in 1927, and Hathaway Brown relocates to its current site at 19600 North Park Boulevard in Shaker Heights. The names of previous influential heads of school Mary E. Spencer and Cora E. Canfield are engraved above the doorways that flank the main school entrance. At Miss Raymond’s insistence, the school motto also is engraved on the building’s façade, as it had been at HB’s former location.

At the time of the move, Shaker Heights is considered to be “out in the country”—a great distance from downtown Cleveland. Although it is a somewhat risky move, Shaker Heights developers Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen convince school officials to bring HB to this new, more rural setting by donating the land as a gift. Nearly 70 families and friends of the school donate funds in a capital campaign that helps to make the move a reality. Mary Raymond now has a brand new facility where she can expand upon her progressive ideas for educating girls.

1930s DID YOU KNOW? HB’s oldest living alumna is a member of the Class of 1931

Mary Raymond shepherds the school through the Great Depression, aided by faculty who agree to salary cuts. The school perseveres, and students are encouraged to involve themselves in the international peace movement. May Day, already a long-standing HB tradition, is celebrated in 1933 with the theme, “How to Down the Depression.”

After 40 years at HB—27 of them spent as headmistress—Mary Raymond retires in 1938. A young highly educated teacher named Anne Cutter Coburn is hired to replace her, embarking on three decades at the school’s helm.

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College acceptance is becoming more competitive, and Miss Coburn raises academic standards and prioritizes college preparation. She also implements stricter disciplinary guidelines and emphasizes character building. Since she has only a very small administrative team, Miss Coburn essentially acts not only as Head of School, but also oversees admission, college counseling, finance, alumnae relations, and fund raising initiatives.

With the Cold War raging, HB students are continually encouraged to think on a broad, international scale and to be educated about world issues. They study such topics as Communism, even though doing so was considered taboo at the time. This is due in part to Miss Coburn’s passion for international law and foreign policy. She emphasizes for students how fortunate they are to have the freedom of speech that is denied to their European counterparts.

World War II greatly affects HB students and faculty members, all of whom cut costs and make sacrifices as necessary. Students volunteer where possible, including at local hospitals, helping in the midst of a nursing shortage.

DID YOU KNOW? Hathaway Brown’s Blazer athletes have earned dozens of district, regional, and state title crowns, including a record five consecutive state championships in basketball

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1960s

1970s

Against the backdrop of much political turmoil in the United States and abroad, Miss Coburn rules with a decidedly conservative viewpoint. Nevertheless, students are urged to be worldly thinkers. A student exchange program is created, and 1966 marks the first year an African-American student enrolls at Hathaway Brown.

Change and transition abound, with new heads of school installed every few years. Students demand strengthened curricular and extracurricular offerings, and as a result, they begin to have opportunities for discussing more controversial political topics, and they are able to focus on specific areas of academic interest, and be further challenged intellectually.

Environmentally charged events of the ’60s include the defeated Clark Freeway proposal, which would have created an eight-lane highway through Shaker Heights, close to the north end of HB’s campus. The infamous fire on the Cuyahoga River in 1969 moved students at HB, Laurel, Hawken, and University School to collect 13,000 signatures on a petition that was presented to the U.S. Congress Committee on Public Works in Washington, D.C. Anne Cutter Coburn’s tenure at HB ends upon her retirement in 1968. The following year, the Upper School demerit system is retired as well.

Title IX is passed in 1972, paving the way for the establishment of girls’ athletic conferences and further formalizing sports and physical education programs for young women at HB and in schools across the United States.

Some longstanding school traditions begin to be re-examined. As of the mid-1970s, May Day is no longer celebrated and May Queens are no longer chosen at HB.

DID YOU KNOW? HB’s current Primary School building ­­— then called Raymond Hall ­—­­ housed boarding students until 1971

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1980s The school focuses on developing girls’ self-confidence and giving them the intellectual tools to succeed in professional life.

Enrollment hovers around 400 students and the endowment reaches $5.1 million.

A new era in HB athletics is heralded with the completion of the new gym, and interscholastic competition is strong in field hockey, tennis, volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, and softball.

Bill Christ is hired in 1987 to lead the school, beginning a generative tenure that will span 29 years.

1990s Under Mr. Christ’s leadership, sweeping changes are implemented and the school continues to advance in its facilities, academic offerings, and finances. The Prime Link building is completed in 1991, ensuring that all four divisions of the school will remain on one campus. By 1998, an ambitious 10-year, $50 million capital campaign is launched, and the goal ultimately is reached, then surpassed by $12 million.

Service learning and multicultural programs are expanded, along with programs in foreign languages and the arts and sciences.

2000s The transformational construction of the Jewett-Brown Academic Center is completed in 2001, adding a new four-story atrium to the center of campus, and the Carol and John Butler Aquatic Center is opened shortly thereafter.

The groundbreaking signature Institute for 21st Century Education is created, ensuring experiential learning opportunities for students both within and well beyond HB’s Upper School classrooms. The Institute is a constellation of sophisticated real-world programs emanating from 11 distinct Centers: The Aspire Program, the Center for Business & Finance, the Center for Civic Engagement, the Center for the Creative Arts, the Center for Global Citizenship, the Center for Leadership & Well-Being, the Center for Multicultural Affairs, the Osborne Writing Center, the Science Research & Engineering Program, the Center for Sustainability, and the Center for Technology & Invention.

DID YOU KNOW? HB students have received 160 semifinalist and finalist designations in the prestigious Intel STS, Intel ISEF, and Siemens Competitions

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TODAY Approximately 6,230 students—generations of women—have been graduated from Hathaway Brown School since it was established in 1876. HB remains filled with an excitable energy brought about by constant innovation, and recent construction projects have included a state-of-the-art IDEA Lab, a collaborative work space dubbed the Learning Commons, a student-run café, and a new year-round turf playing field.

HB stands as a proud pioneer in many facets of education for girls, and the school’s ever-evolving programming prepares students to confidently navigate the world beyond our doors.

As we celebrated 140 years of Hathaway Brown, we also marked the close of Bill Christ’s remarkable tenure, and welcomed another exciting era with our 14th Head of School, Dr. Mary Frances Bisselle.

SOURCES: Learning for Life, The First 50 Years of Hathaway Brown School: 1876 to 1926, by Virginia P. Dawson; The First Hundred Years: Hathaway Brown School 1876-1976, by Ruth Crofut Needham ’31 and Ruth Strong Hudson ’27; Tradition and Transformation: A History of Educating Girls at Hathaway Brown School, 1876-2006, by Virginia P. Dawson and Mark D. Bowles

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Students gain real-world finance, operations, and work experience at the all-new Hath Caff Upper School café

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n late January, Izzy Catanzaro ’16, Julia Felderman ’16, Alexa Papanikolaou ’17, Imani Rucker ’19, Madi Brady ’16 and their barista team at Hathaway Brown, affectionately opened a brand new student café called the Hath Caff.

The café was first envisioned in 2012, and Athena Haloua ’14 developed the original business plan. That plan was finalized during the 2015-2016 school year with funding, and this student-run business is now a reality. Philanthropic donations from the HB Parent Association, The Veale Foundation, and several family donors assisted with start-up costs.

The Hath Caff is located in the newly renovated Martha Frohring Geisel Library and Learning Commons on the second floor of HB’s Classic Building. Students, teachers, administrators, and visitors to the school can drop by the counter at specified times before, during, and after school each Monday through Friday. There, they are greeted by baristas (HB students in grades 9-12) who specialize in making coffee, lattes, Chai tea, hot chocolate, and a wide range of both caffeinated and non-caffeinated beverages. All of the tea products for sale—including a wide array of classic and unique flavor options—come from Numi Organic Tea, a company that was co-founded by HB alumna Reem Rahim Hassani of the Class of 1984.

Customers are welcome to sink down into the comfortable chairs in the Learning Commons and sip their drinks and munch on bagels, pastries, and cookies, which also are available at the Hath Caff. All of the food items come from local vendors, including Bialy’s Bagels in University Heights and Stone Oven in Cleveland Heights. Gourmet cookies are baked fresh by HB’s own Libby Seidel Stineman ’03, an

Upper School history teacher who started her own bakery business called Milk and Cookies.

The overall goal for the Hath Caff is to be both a place to grab yummy snacks during the day and also a learning opportunity for all Upper School students, especially those who are part of the Center for Business & Finance. Center Director Kevin Purpura, who was the main advisor for the project launch says, “The Hath Caff is uniquely designed in that it is student-owned and operated. That is deliberate. This is immersion. Girls are learning by doing the process.”

Students applied for executive positions at the Hath Caff last fall, filling the roles of CEO, Head of Marketing, Head of Customer Service, and Chief Financial Officer. The original Executive Advisory board— made up of Purpura, Upper School History Department Chair Molly Krist, Upper School Business Teacher Steve Marcus, Director of the Center for Sustainability Torrey McMillan ’90, and HB parent Dave Yohann—served as a guiding force, but all decision-making fell to the students. Senior CEO Izzy Catanzaro headed the project during the school year. She and her team handled all of the purchasing, hiring, and financial aspects of the café. The Hath Caff is designed to work like any other business, and profits are used to fund operations. Outside of leadership positions, the baristas at the café are all paid students. Clocking in and out at shifts gives girls both an opportunity to earn a little money and also to learn what it’s like to have a job.

The Center for Business & Finance offers a diploma designation for seniors, who may earn the distinction of being a Business & Finance Scholar. To complete this designation,

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students must take two years of a Business & Finance course during their sophomore and junior years, along with a senior honors capstone course, and complete an applied project. The options for the honors capstone course include American Government: Rights and Politics, International Relations, or Economics. In those classes seniors must also write a research thesis that’s at least 20 pages long on a chosen topic that focuses on a division of economics. The applied project can include creating a written business plan, certain internships, and now they may consider working at a student-run business like the Hath Caff.

@HathCaff Follow the Hath Caff’s progress on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Launching the Hath Caff was just the beginning. As 2016– 2017 advisor Mrs. Krist says, “There are going to be bumps— sometimes big bumps—but the girls have really weathered the storm so far and are extremely prepared to figure out the best means of action to solve any issue.”

HOURS & PRICES The Hath Caff is open Monday through Friday before, during, and after school:

7:15 – 7:55 a.m.

10:05 – 10:25 a.m.

12:20 – 1:25 p.m.

3:25 – 4:30 p.m.

Drink prices range from $1.50 – $3.75

Visit www.hb.edu/hathcaff to learn more.

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Bagels, cookies, and pastries are available for $1 –3.50 apiece

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This year, HB has launched a new blog series called #HathChat, featuring a Q&A with a different member of the Hathaway Brown faculty and staff. Not long ago, we caught up with Upper School’s Visual Arts Department Chair and Art, Art History and Photography Teacher Jamie Morse.

A native New Englander, Morse has called Cleveland home for most of his adult life. The father of two HB alums ( Julia ’99 and Betsy ’03), he has been part of the HB faculty since 1983. He loves teaching and takes great pride in the influence he has been able to have in girls’ lives during his years at HB. He is committed to continually encouraging individual artistic and academic growth. He also is an award-winning painter who exhibits his work locally and nationally. On the blog, we asked him about the path he took to HB and what he enjoys most about being here. Here’s an excerpt from that interview.

On the path that eventually led him to a career at Hathaway Brown …

I graduated from Philadelphia College of Art with a degree in painting, so the one constant my whole life has been my art­—it is my other career, so to speak, and it will be my full-time career once I retire from teaching. I spent my 20s in a seemingly countless variety of jobs, and my working life really lacked serious direction. … I decided to move to California, but first I looked to see if there were any art teaching jobs here in Cleveland. Out of the blue I found out Hathaway Brown had an opening. I applied and got the job. I had virtually no experience teaching, and had no idea if I had any talent as a teacher. From the beginning, I tried to be the opposite of the teachers I had growing

up. I rarely felt respected by teachers when I was a student, so I have made it my mission to respect students as people first and foremost. I’ve been at it ever since.

On a day in the life of an HB educator…

I wake at 5:30 a.m., make my wife breakfast, prepare coffee, feed the cat, play with the cat, then my wife and I often carpool to work (she teaches at Laurel). I arrive at HB usually around 6:30 and get a ton of work done before the first bell. After the school day, I head home and often paint in my studio for an hour or two before dinner.

After dinner, I play with the cat and go to bed.

On what he enjoys most about working at HB …

Easy question. Whenever I get down or overwhelmed, all it takes is for the bell to ring and students walk in and away I go. HB students make my day special, and they are what I enjoy most. They’re smart, funny, ambitious, and caring. It is a truly symbiotic relationship: I try to inspire them, and they energize me.

On the career advice he would give to his students …

Wake up every day and give it your best shot, do not set long-term goals, work hard, and be yourself.

Read the entire interview, a variety of essays, and more in the #HathChat series on the Hathaway Brown blog, HBlog, at hb.edu/blog.

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HB at a

GLANCE

Since its beginning as “afternoon classes for

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young ladies” at the all-boys private Brooks Military School in downtown Cleveland, Hathaway Brown School has been helping students find and pursue opportunities, maximize their own potential, and make a difference in the world. This co-ed Early Childhood and all-girls K-12 independent day

school

focuses

on

educational

innovation as it prepares students to rise boldly to the challenges of our times and live out the HB motto of learning “not for school, but for life.”

HB’s inclusive environment, outstanding faculty, and unique programs draw families PHOTO BY KEITH BERR

from 83 communities across Northeast Ohio to its beautiful 16-acre Shaker Heights campus, which houses an aquatics center, IDEA Lab, visual and performing arts spaces, turf playing field, Upper School learning commons, and working television studio. Immersive academic, service, and cultural opportunities abound, and graduates attend many of the world’s top universities.

The school is consistently honored by well-regarded

educational

institutions,

social service organizations, businesses, professional societies, and journalistic publications. HB is a 14-time NorthCoast 99 best workplaces for top talent winner, a five-time NEO Success Award winner, and has three times been ranked one of Northeast Ohio’s Top Workplaces by The

Plain Dealer.

Established: 1876 Motto: Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus: We Learn Not for School, But for Life Colors: Brown and Gold Head of School: Fran Bisselle OHSAA Division: II Enrollment: 848 students; girls in K-12, boys and girls in Early Childhood Student:Teacher Ratio: 8:1 learn more at www.hb.edu/ataglance Hathaway Brown is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, the Ohio Association of Independent Schools, the Cleveland Council of Independent Schools, the Global Education Benchmark Group, and is a founding member of the World Education Alliance.

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tuition & financial aid We look for talented students of strong character regardless of a family’s ability to pay tuition. For commonly asked questions and detailed information about HB’s financial aid program and eligibility guidelines, please visit www.hb.edu/admission.

Students are admitted to Hathaway Brown and awarded financial aid on the basis of personal and academic performance and promise, and are included in all school activities and programs, without discrimination on grounds of race, color, religion, or national or ethnic origin.

Each year, HB commits $4 million to the need-based financial aid program. Students in grades K-12 are eligible to apply for these funds and approximately 32 percent receive financial assistance. Financial aid funds are delivered in the form of grants, ranging from $500 up to 98 percent of tuition. The Financial Aid Committee reviews each case individually, awarding grants on the basis of demonstrated need as determined by School and Student Services, a subsidiary of the National Association of Independent Schools. Hathaway Brown School does not offer athletic scholarships.

TUITION & FEES FOR 2016-2017 Infant & Toddler Center (6 weeks - 36 months) ranges from $3,000 to $15,000 Early Childhood (ages 2 1/2 – 5) ranges from $4,550 to $10,600 Primary School (grades K – 4) ranges from $19,000 to $21,300 Middle School (grades 5 – 8) ranges from $22,800 to $24,600 Upper School (grades 9 – 12) ranges from $26,750 to $28,100

admission calendar october

december

Upper School Parent Preview

ISEE Testing

for parents of prospective students in grades 9–12 Friday, October 14, 2016 8:45 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Middle School Parent Preview

for parents of prospective students in grades 5–8 Thursday, October 20, 2016 8:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Middle & Upper School Open House for prospective grades 5–12 families Thursday, October 27, 2016 5–7 p.m.

november Infant & Toddler, Early Childhood, and Primary School Open House for prospective Infant & Toddler Center, Early Childhood, and Kindergarten–Grade 4 families Saturday, November 5, 2016 10–11:30 a.m.

Courtland Boulevard Entrance

Middle School Parent Preview

for parents of prospective students in grades 5–8 Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Upper School Parent Preview

for parents of prospective students in grades 9–12 Friday, November 11, 2016 8:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

ISEE Testing

grades 5–12 Saturday, November 12, 2016 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Primary Visitation Day

for parents of prospective students in grades 1–4 Thursday, November 18, 2016 8:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

grades 5–12 Saturday, December 3 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Current Eighth Grade Parent Preview

for parents of students currently enrolled in HB grade 8 Tuesday, December 6, 2016 8:15–9:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Application Deadline for Early Decision Round grades 4–12 Friday, December 9, 2016

ISEE Testing

grades 5–12 Saturday, December 10, 2016 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Imagine High School

for current HB grade 8 and prospective grade 9 students Tuesday, December 13, 2016 9:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room, The Ahuja Auditorium, HB Atrium

january CCIS Admission and Financial Aid Early Decision Date

for prospective students in grades 4–12 with completed admission files Friday, January 13, 2017

Accepted Middle School Parent Coffee for accepted families in grades 5–8 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:30–10 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Accepted Upper School Student Dinner

for accepted families in grades 9–12 Thursday, January 19, 2017 5:30–7:30 p.m.

HB Atrium, Margery Stouffer Biggar ’47 and Family Dining Hall

Infant & Toddler, Early Childhood, and Primary School Open House for prospective Infant & Toddler Center, Early Childhood, and Kindergarten–Grade 4 families Saturday, January 21, 2017 10–11:30 a.m.

Courtland Boulevard Entrance

Kindergarten Visitation Day

for prospective Kindergarten families Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:30–10 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Middle School Parent Preview

for parents of prospective students in grades 5–8 Thursday, January 26, 2017 8:30–10 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Kindergarten Screenings

for prospective Kindergarten and currently enrolled HB Pre–Kindergarten students Friday, January 27, 2017 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Kindergarten Classrooms

CCIS Grades 4–12 Early Decision Round Reply Date Friday, January 27, 2017

Kindergarten Screenings

for prospective Kindergarten and currently enrolled HB Pre–Kindergarten students Friday, January 27, 2017 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Kindergarten Classrooms

february Current Eighth Grade Parent Preview

for parents of currently enrolled HB students in grade 8 Wednesday, February 1, 2017 5:30 p.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

Kindergarten Screenings

for prospective Kindergarten and currently enrolled HB Pre–Kindergarten students Friday, February 3, 2017 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Kindergarten Classrooms

Early Childhood Screenings

for prospective Early Childhood students Saturday, February 4, 2017 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Early Childhood Classrooms

Middle School Reverse Egg Drop

for accepted students in grades 5–8 Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:30–5 p.m.

HB Atrium, Margery Stouffer Biggar ’47 and Family Dining Hall

CCIS Infant & Toddler – Grade 3 Admission and Financial Aid Decision Date rolling admission grades 4–12 Friday, February 24, 2017

Primary School Acceptance Day

for accepted families in Kindergarten–grade 4 Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

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Maybe it’s this utopia we are living in that tells me we are all going to encounter success—whatever that means for you. Maybe it is that sense of teenage invincibility that tells me that we will all be wildly successful. Maybe I really believe that all of our dreams will come true. Maybe it’s all of these, or maybe it’s just those banners on the telephone poles around the school. Maybe it just doesn’t matter why you think something—it’s just important that you have that thought. Regardless of reason, hold onto that belief that whatever you want your life to be, that is what it will become.

- Olivia Leslie ’16, 140th Commencement Exercises, June 10, 2016

march

may

june

Infant & Toddler Center and Early Childhood Acceptance Event

Middle School New Family Orientation

Upper School New Family Picnic

Rising Upper School Mentor Lunch & New Upper School Student Placement Testing

Middle School New Family Picnic

for prospective Infant & Toddler Center, Early Childhood, and Kindergarten–Grade 4 families Friday, March 3, 2017 8:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

april Carnival New Student Warm–Up and Stretch

for accepted students in grades K–12 Sunday, April 23, 2017 8–9:30 a.m.

Upper School Dance Studio

Eighth Grade Musical Reception for accepted families in grades 5–8 Sunday, April 30, 2017 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

for new families in grades 5–8 Thursday, May 4, 2017 8:15–11 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room, Worldwide Communications Center, The Ahuja Auditorium

for new students in grades 9–12 and currently enrolled HB students in grade 8 Monday, May 8, 2017 8:30–11:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room, The Ahuja Auditorium, HB Atrium

for new families in grades 9–12 Thursday, June 7, 2017 5–7p.m.

Margery Stouffer Biggar ’47 and Family Dining Hall Patio

for new families in grades 5–8 and host families Wednesday, June 8, 2017 5–7 p.m.

Margery Stouffer Biggar ’47 and Family Dining Hall Patio

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