Admissionmagspring2018

winter / spring 2018

The Admission Magazine of Hathaway Brown School

PHOTO BY SCOT T PEASE

non scholae sed vitae discimus:

we learn not for school, Hathaway Brown is a school for girls, and it’s so much more.

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.

And everything we do is guided by our motto: We Learn Not for School, But for Life.

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.

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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contents Admission

Contact Us pg. 5 HB at a Glance pg. 36 Admission Calendar pg. 38

News from North Park pg. 6 Celebrating 40 years of Broad Horizons Day Camp pg. 10 Blazing Trails pg. 12

Since its inception, Hathaway Brown has been a leader in girls’ education and athletics. We take a look back to see how far we’ve come.

Locker Room pg. 28 Blazer Athletics highlights

A Natural Connection pg. 30 What was once only in our imaginations is now reality: HB’s Bird Sanctuary.

“Our School” Storyline pg. 32

The Storyline method, which integrates learning across all subject areas in the curriculum, employs narrative as a framework for extending theme-based learning.

Ask a Blazer pg. 34

but for life 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.

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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am so proud to be part of the HB family, and I am inspired by what happens on this campus every single day. Recently, I had the opportunity to do a little exploring, visiting classrooms, connecting with teachers and students, and soaking up the electric energy of curiosity and joy filling every corridor.

In my visit to the fourth grade, I discovered all kinds of ways that space design can enhance learning. The girls’ Storyline project had them offering all sorts of imaginative solutions and delivering their ideas with an infectious enthusiasm that had me longing to enroll in their school of the future. (Read more about this creative initiative on page 32.) On my way to the Dining Hall, I saw the sun pouring in from above, lighting the faces of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade musicians as the Middle School orchestra filled the Atrium with beautiful music on a gorgeous fall day. And as I headed back to my office, I overheard Upper School students talking about the amazing things they were learning that day and the plans they had for sports practice and play practice, and shifts at research labs in downtown Cleveland.

I couldn’t help but marvel at the way this school shapes and supports their goals and ambitions for the future.

An HB education is truly transformative and just walking through the halls energizes me in my goal to enroll as many promising girls as I can. Students with high academic potential and a diversity of experiences enrich the learning environment for everyone in our community. That’s why we are committed to making the cost of a Hathaway Brown education manageable for all, regardless of a family’s financial resources. HB offers tuition assistance in the form of financial aid and merit awards. We also offer extensive transportation options, bringing students from nearly 90 Northeast Ohio communities to our campus in Shaker Heights.

L A R G E P H OTO BY G E N E V I E V E N I S LY P H OTO G R A P H Y

The best way to get to know HB is to experience it for yourself. We’d love to welcome you to campus so you can feel firsthand the love of learning and sisterhood that define this community. In closing, I’d like to say that it’s true that HB has a lot to offer, but there is something very special that each new student brings to the equation as well. Every year, girls of all ages and boys and girls in Early Childhood, with all of their unique ideas and knowledge and dreams and abilities, make the school an even more inspiring, joyful, and amazing place than it already is.

I hope to see you on campus soon.

Elizabeth Pinkerton

Director of Enrollment Management

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

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contact us Elizabeth Pinkerton

Director of Enrollment Management 216.320.8104 epinkerton@hb.edu

Shelley Johns

Assistant Director of Financial Aid & Database Management 216.320.8098 sjohns@hb.edu

Jill Rembrandt Calo ’85

Director of Upper School Admission 216.320.8103 jcalo@hb.edu

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

Kristin Kuhn

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

Mary Toth

Admission Coordinator 216.320.8767 mtoth@hb.edu

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.

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Ryan Brady ’20, Scholastic Gold Key

Cristina Rackley ’18, Scholastic Gold Key

Greta Cywinska ’19, Scholastic Gold Key

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HB students in grades 9-12 received 43 Scholastic Art Awards in eight categories for 2018, earning multiple regional commendations in this longstanding, highly competitive local and national visual arts program. The faculty advisors for these award-winning students are members of the HB Upper School Visual Arts Department: Jamie Morse, Shelly Ahern, and Tyler Zeleny.

Hathaway Brown Upper School students had another remarkable showing in the Scholastic Writing Awards. For 2018, 95 awards were earned by 49 HB girls in grades 9-12 in eight different writing categories. This includes 22 Gold Keys, the highest number ever to be awarded to HB students in a given year. Students credit Director of the Osborne Writing Center Scott Parsons and Upper School English teachers Beth Armstrong, Marty Frazier, and Toni Thayer for their assistance in advising them on their work.

HB students earned seven Gold Keys, 14 Silver Keys, and 22 Honorable Mention designations in Ceramics & Glass, Comic Art, Digital Art, Drawing & Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Mixed Media.

In addition to the 22 Gold Keys, HB students earned 20 Silver Keys and 53 Honorable Mentions in Critical Essay, Flash Fiction, Journalism, Personal Essay/Memoir, Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Short Story, and Writing Portfolio for 2018. Each Gold Key work is now eligible for the Scholastic national competition and will be sent to New York City for additional award consideration.

An Award Ceremony for Gold Key recipients took place in the Peter B. Lewis Auditorium at CIA on January 13, and all of the winning work was on view in the Cleveland Institute of Art Reinberger Gallery January 16 through February 2. Each Gold Key-designated piece is eligible for the Scholastic national competition and was sent to New York City for judging at the close of the exhibition.

DOUBLE HONORS in Speech & Debate

Jason Habig, HB’s Middle School history department chair and director of summer programs, will be inducted into the Ohio High School Speech & Debate Hall of Fame. Jason coaches HB’s Upper School Speech & Debate team, which he established at HB in 2005 and now includes more than 60 students in grades 9-12. Prior to joining HB, he coached the team at Saint Ignatius High School. In his two decades of active participation in this honor society, Jason has coached 290 state qualifiers, 35 national qualifiers, 20 state finalists, and two state champions.

And HB’s Speech & Debate team has once again been designated a member of the prestigious 200 Club of the National Speech & Debate Association. In his announcement letter, the association’s executive director J. Scott Wunn noted that “this milestone is remarkable because it demonstrates outstanding commitment to teaching students essential life skills—including communication, research, listening, writing, and organization.”

An NCTE Honor The National Council of Teachers of English has recommended HB’s Retrospect for its top honor in the 2017 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines. Only two Ohio schools were recommended to receive the Highest Award, which Retrospect also earned in 2015.

Retrospect is produced each year by a team of 12th grade editors, and the book includes the work of Upper School students from all grade levels. Girls submit visual art, poetry, prose, essays, and short stories for consideration. The resulting publication is a beautiful compilation of many voices and perspectives.

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Reigning in Robotics

Hathaway Brown’s Upper School Robotics team, the Fighting Unicorns, is the Mahoning Valley Robotics Challenge Champion for the second year in a row. The competition was held September 23, 2017, at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio. The team of Alia Baig ’20, Josie Carlson ’19, Neha Devireddy ’20, Kshama Girish ’18, Zuha Jaffar ’21, Catherine Liu ’19, Aurora Mussey ’18, Vedhasya Muvva ’20, Layla Najeeullah ’20, Rebecca Oet ’20, Abby Sobolewski ’20, and Anna Sobolewski ’18, was led by captain Kate Snow ’18.

Nearly 5,200 students across the globe sat for the Avogadro Exam in May, and a record-setting 12 HB students — Alison Xin ’19, Michelle Yin ’18, Greta Cywinska ’19, Angela Zhu ’19, Stephanie Zhou ’18, Sophie Sacks ’18, Katherine Wang ’19, Tae-Hee Kim ’18, Kate Aris ’18, Anna Wen ’18, Molly Gleydura ’18, and Katie Halloran ’18 — scored in the top five percent of all test-takers.

Prior to this year’s results, the greatest number of HB students to reach this milestone in a given year was seven. Only one other U.S. school had students score in the top five percent this year.

#1 Again!

The Avogadro Exam, created and overseen by the University of Waterloo, asks students to demonstrate their knowledge of various chemistry principles and vie for prizes, which are awarded to those who score in the top five percent. The test is given to students who have completed no more than 100 hours of instruction in chemistry.

(National) Merit Roll

We’re thrilled to announce that for the second year in a row, Hathaway Brown has received top billing from Niche, an online platform that tracks educational institutions and provides research findings for public and private schools across the country.

In its 2018 ratings, Niche lists HB as #1 in the category of Best Private K-12 Schools in Ohio and #1 in Best All-Girls High Schools in Ohio. We also earned statewide designations as the #2 Best Private High School overall and #3 Best Private High School for STEM. Visit Niche.com to check out all of the rankings and add your review of HB today!

Ten Hathaway Brown seniors have been chosen as 63rd annual National Merit Semifinalists for their high scores on the preliminary SAT. Only one percent of high school seniors across the country are part of this prestigious list. The 16,000 Semifinalists may advance as Finalists and compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $32 million, that will be offered next spring. Roughly 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and half of those will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.

Congratulations go out as well to the 15 HB seniors who have received Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise, based on their Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test scores. These students scored in the top 50,000 of PSAT test-takers. This is the largest number of Commended Students at HB in a given year. The 25 students to earn National Merit Scholar designations this year represent about a quarter of the HB senior class.

2018 National Merit Semifinalists: Archer Frodyma, Addie Klimek, Anne Lewandowski, Coralin Li, Lekha Medarametla, Danica Murthy, Ela Passarelli, Anika Rede, Sophie Sacks, and Crystal Zhao.

National Merit Commended Students: Brice Bai, Sara Currier, Regina Egan, Molly Gleydura, Katie Halloran, Tae-Hee Kim, Julia Sofia Moreno, Amaya Razmi, Divya Sasidhar, Kate Snow, Anna Wen, Erin Xu, Ying Ying Yang, Michelle Yin, and Stephanie Zhou.

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Kathy Wang ’19 took first place for her outstanding solo performance in the senior high brass and woodwinds division at the 2017 Ohio Music Teachers Association State Buckeye Competition this fall. This is the first time for an HB student to earn this distinction. Now an HB junior, Kathy has been a member of the HB Orchestra program since Middle School. She also plays in the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra and she recently earned a spot as a clarinetist with The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra.

broad horizons camp is turning 40!

by Siva Grossman

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ince 1978, students across Northeast Ohio have been spending their summers learning and growing together at Hathaway Brown Broad Horizons camp. And while I haven’t been part of the program quite that long, I’m happy to be celebrating my 15th anniversary as HBBH director this year too. I feel so lucky to spend June and July working (and having fun!) with such great families, children, and staff. It truly is a joy to come to work every day.

And speaking of every day, we’re pleased to announce that for the first time ever, HBBH will have programming on Fridays so that campers can enjoy our offerings the whole week through.

Our traditional HBBH day camp welcomes boys and girls ages 3-4 for halfday programming. Girls in kindergarten through grade 5 attend HBBH from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Broader Horizons day camp provides girls entering grades 6 through 8 fun all-day activities designed for their age group, including trying out our onsite adventure learning course, off-campus field trips to explore the city, and much more.

Campers of all ages also have a chance to use HB’s aquatics center and tennis courts, with swimming and tennis lessons that can be added to their days.

We like to think of HBBH as an extension of the Hathaway Brown experience, but with a healthy dose of good old-fashioned summer fun thrown in for good measure. The school theme of Courage, Character, and Kindness will be part of all that we do this year, with special programs and activities that encourage children to stretch their boundaries, discover who they are, and remember to always think about what it means to be part of a community. Campers learn fun camp songs and dances, and the highlight of the summer is the big Lip Sync. We end every day with a huge group gathering and we have special dress-up days on Tuesdays and camp field events on Thursdays. In between, there are educational games, engineering and arts and crafts projects, storytelling, laughs and fun in the courtyard and on the playground, and much, much more.

HBBH will take place June 11-July 20 this year and I just can’t wait.

I know it seems funny to be talking about the summer when we haven’t even been through winter yet, but HBBH registration is now open. And I’m so excited about this coming year and our big 40th birthday celebration that I can’t help thinking about all of the people who have come into my life because of HBBH. Visit HB.edu/summer to sign up today!

Every year, I witness campers meeting friends from so many different communities as well as different countries. We have had girls from France, Denmark, Mexico, and Hong Kong take part in HBBH during my time. One of my favorite stories is the one about the girls from two different school districts who met at HBBH as kindergartners and today are still best friends. In fact, they are seniors in college, and believe it or not, they even attended the same college! These lifelong friends might not otherwise have met if not for camp.

We also had a camper who attended HBBH herself for years, then she became a volunteer who assisted with the youngest campers, and then went on to be a Shepherd (the name we give our camp counselors) for a camp group of her own. When she graduated from college with a degree in education, she returned to HBBH as a teacher of our pre-kindergarten campers. Which reminds me of another important point I want to emphasize about HBBH as an extension of the school experience: Our program is designed not only for campers, but also for older students. Ninth graders volunteer with us each year, working with the children and earning service hours. Students in grades 10 and above work as Shepherds, guiding camp groups through the sea of activities we have planned for them each day. This aspect of HBBH allows students to actively embrace HB’s motto: Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus—We Learn Not for School, But for Life.

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HB offers a wide array of summer programming for boys and girls ages 3–21, with dozens of offerings to choose from.

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I know that families have a lot of demands and plans during the summer months, and I believe it is important to accommodate individual scheduling needs. I love working with parents and campers to customize the HBBH experience. We’re happy to prorate our costs based on the length of time campers take part in our six weeks of programming. We’re thrilled to offer a five-day camp option in 2018, but we still will make the four-day option available to families as well.

Camp starts as early as 8 a.m. with Before Camp for those who need it. Half-day programming for 3- and 4-year-olds is scheduled from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Full-day programming for girls in grades K-8 takes place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. After camp, students are welcome to sign up for tennis or swimming lessons, and the Extended Day programming for those who need to stay longer runs from 3-6 p.m.

I’m already working on creating the summer activities schedules for each HBBH group and I can tell you that these campers will be busy, busy, busy. It is so rewarding to me to be able to offer children ages 3-13 the great opportunity to explore their world through friendship, education, and constructive play. With adult teachers guiding all of the thoughtfully designed activities that bring HBBH to life, campers actually look forward to disconnecting from their electronic devices and just being present with one another, because they know it is in those moments that they’ll make memories to last a lifetime.

Siva Grossman has been the director of HB’s Broad Horizons summer program since 2003.

Create your own SUMMER adventure.

Visit HB.edu/summer to browse through academic, athletics, adventure, theatre, and specialty camp options to create your own one-of-a-kind experience. We offer flexible scheduling.

Call 216.320.8085 for details.

March 19 – 29 & July 23–August 10

VACATION CAMPS Co-ed, Preschool – Grade 8 June 11– July 20

DAY CAMPS Now offered 5 DAYS A WEEK! BROAD HORIZONS BEGINNER Co-ed, ages 3 & 4 BROAD HORIZONS Girls, Grades K – 5 BROADER HORIZONS Girls, Grades 6 – 8 INSET PHOTO BY SHANNON AHLSTRAND

g n i z Bla Since its inception, Hathaway Brown School has been a leader in

GIRLS’ EDUCATION & ATHLETICS. We take a look back to see how far we’ve come.

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athaway Brown considers organized sports to be an extension of the classroom, and our scholar-athletes learn valuable lessons in character, sportsmanship, excellence, teamwork, and perseverance on the field, on the court, and in the pool. Before they graduate, roughly three-quarters of the student body will have participated in one or more developmental athletics program or interscholastic sport at HB. We’ve enjoyed our fair share of victories through the years, but that’s not the only measure of success. Blazer athletes strive to be outstanding ambassadors for the school, and to represent HB well in the community. They gain important ancillary physical, mental, social, and emotional benefits from athletics participation, and they develop leadership skills that will stay with them throughout their lives.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF HB ATHLETICS When Hathaway Brown was first established as the Brooks School for Young Ladies in 1876, the school was housed on the second floor above the Chandler and Rudd store on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. The third floor was the site of the gymnasium, where girls would do daily exercises. This physical activity was considered so important to a student’s education that the Commencement ceremony in 1887 was kicked off with a calisthenics demonstration.

In 1895, the school was moved a few blocks west on Euclid Avenue and Miss Morse, a physical education teacher who took her cues from the military training at West Point, taught the girls to march in unison and use dumbbell motions to build muscle mass. Those regimented workouts took place in a wallpapered gym that doubled as a kindergarten and geography classroom.

And for a full year, the outdoor field the girls used for physical activity was actually a cow pasture. Finally, in 1896, a vacant lot at the corner of Sterling and Euclid avenues was purchased for HB students to play battle ball, which is a lot like today’s game of dodge ball.

In the early 1900s, Margaret Pottinger came to HB from the New Haven School of Gymnastics. She was installed as the school’s Physical Director, and she introduced more opportunities for regular athletics competition. Basketball was the favorite sport of HB students at the time, and Miss Pottinger worked out an arrangement for the girls to use the facilities at the YWCA to perfect their games. An intramural basketball program was launched, pitting the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes against each other. No men were allowed to attend these games, because the girls played in their bloomers.

The school’s first tennis courts were opened in 1902, and students also played baseball in the spring. In 1911, ice hockey was introduced. A new gym with a ceiling high enough to accommodate overhead passes was unveiled in 1914, and the first interscholastic basketball tournament was played between HB and Laurel in 1916. Hathaway Brown’s team emerged victorious, cheered on by the student body and their bulldog mascot.

A house on East 97th Street in downtown Cleveland was purchased for boarding students in 1918, and a vacant lot behind it served as the playing ground for what quickly became the most popular HB sport: field hockey.

With this new expanse, track and field events were added to students’ repertoires as well.

Fearing that vigorous competition would compromise the development and upbringing of their charges, school leaders at HB and across the country abruptly halted interscholastic sports in the early 1920s. Girls instead got their exercise by way of walking contests and bowling

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excursions. When Hathaway Brown moved to its permanent location in Shaker Heights in 1927, the campus plan included space for athletics endeavors, with large outdoor fields onsite, as well as tennis courts and a new gymnasium. The gym accounted for $127,053 of the school’s $1 million construction price tag.

Matchups between schools were reintroduced in 1931 with the establishment of Play Day. This much more staid event brought 20 students from Laurel and Shaker Heights high schools to HB for some goodnatured games of soccer, field hockey, and baseball, during which no score was kept.

Formalized competition was brought back mainly in the form of tournament play under the direction of Jessica Nixon in 1938. This arrangement was expanded and enhanced for the next two decades, with new sports continually added and girls’ skills becoming more keenly developed.

A whole new era in women’s sports emerged in the 1960s and ’70s. Although Hathaway Brown wasn’t directly affected by the passage of Title IX in 1972, which legislated that no one in the U.S. could be excluded on the basis of sex from participation in any education program or activity by an organization receiving federal financial assistance, the act raised awareness around women in sport.

In 1975, Laurette Payette was hired to oversee HB athletics. She spent the next 32 years as athletics director, physical education department chair, teacher, and coach, and she is remembered fondly for the great strides she helped the school achieve in this area. Among her many accomplishments was instituting a comprehensive K-12 physical education program and formalizing interscholastic competition for HB girls in grades 7-12.

She also oversaw construction of a new gymnasium in 1979 and guided the school’s admission to formal athletic conferences including the Private School League and the Ohio High School Athletic Association in the 1980s.

HB’s athletics facilities were expanded with the construction of the Carol and John Butler Aquatics Center in 2003 and a new turf playing field on the south side of campus in 2016. Today, all 11 Blazer varsity teams are sanctioned by the OHSAA in Divisions I and II. Julie Kerrigan Ettorre, who has been a member of the HB faculty since 1981, now serves as director of athletics. She has been instrumental in creating a full slate of developmental programs for younger scholarathletes, and she is committed to fostering the sisterhood that is the foundation of all HB sports.

Hathaway Brown hosts 11 varsity sports, most of which include a junior varsity program. The school also has a strong interscholastic athletics calendar for students in grades 7 and 8, along with developmental intramural sports and skill-building programs for Primary School students.

FALL Cross Country Field Hockey Soccer Tennis Volleyball

WINTER Basketball Indoor Track Swimming & Diving

ATHLETICS ACCOLADES In the last two decades, Blazer sports teams have brought home enough hardware to fill the school’s trophy cases to overflowing. HB holds the record for the most consecutive state crowns for any basketball team—boys or girls—in Ohio history, with five championships to our credit. The school is also home to the three-time reigning state champion Division II tennis team, and HB girls have clinched back-to-back doubles titles and have earned the singles titles for five years running.

A sampling of accomplishments across all Blazer sports since 1998:

0 District Championships 5 22 Regional Championships 43 State Semifinal Appearances 6 Team State Runner-up Finishes State Runner-Up 11 Individual Finishes HB Sports League Affiliations: Ohio High School Athletic Association Northeast Ohio Field Hockey League Northeast Ohio Tennis Coaches Association Northeast Ohio Independent School Girls Golf League

THE BLAZERS ALSO HOLD NINE INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALL IN THE SPORT OF TENNIS:

SPRING Lacrosse Softball Track

Julie Kerrigan Ettore PHOTO BY KEVIN REEVES

Singles: Kristen McPhillips ’06 (2005), Ariana Iranpour ’14 (2013), Lauren Gillinov ’17 (2014, 2015, 2016); and Nicole Gillinov ’20 (2017); Doubles: Morgan Dorsey ’08 & Cameron Dorsey ’10 (2007), Catherine Areklett ’17 & Ally Persky ’17 (2016); Megan Qiang ’18 & Isabella Godsick ’20 (2017).

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ll Hathaway Brown students make use of the school’s athletics facilities during physical education classes, swim lessons, free play, and sports practices and competitions. The campus features a new turf field opened in 2016, a gymnasium, the Carol and John Butler Aquatics Center, an adventure learning course, the Mixon Family Playground, a conditioning room with weights and other equipment, and a grass field and diamond for Middle School field hockey and softball. HB’s home fields for varsity soccer and softball are located at Ursuline College in nearby Pepper Pike.

Catching up with former Blazers Athletics has long been an important part of the HB experience. The book Tradition and Transformation: A History of Educating Girls at Hathaway Brown School, 1876-2006 devotes more than 40 of its 200 pages to the subject, and surely another chapter could be written to cover the years that have transpired since then.

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We recently caught up with several scholar-athletes who graduated in the last decade to discover what they’ve been up to since they last wore the Blazers jersey.

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LANI SMITH ’10 HB SPORTS: Soccer, Track COLLEGES: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; University of Akron, Ohio

NIA MARSHALL ’13 TOP PHOTO BY EVAN PRUNTY; BOT TOM PHOTO COURTESY OF LANI SMITH ’10

HB SPORTS: Basketball, Golf COLLEGE: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

HIGHLIGHTS: Played golf at HB for

two years, basketball for four; five-time state champion, with titles earned in both sports— golf in 2010 and basketball in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013; Cornell’s all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball, with 1,685 points; only player in Cornell history to amass at least 1,300 points, 500 rebounds, 100 assists, 100 steals, and 50 blocked shots in a career; firstever Big Red, male or female, to earn at least 10 Player of the Week honors; named Academic All-Ivy in 2017; earned First Team All-Ivy honors in 2015 and 2017; Second Team All-Ivy in 2016; noted as one of the “19 Most Incredibly Impressive Students at Cornell University” in 2015 by Business Insider.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: In addition to

having her name etched into the record books for her prowess on the court, Nia recently received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornell. She’s now busy studying for the dental admission test and she hopes to enroll in dental school soon.

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LAUREN GILLINOV ’17 HB SPORT: Tennis COLLEGE: Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

HIGHLIGHTS: Four-year Blazer tennis

player; team co-captain during her junior and senior years; three-time singles state champion in OHSAA Division II, 2014-2016; member of the Yale varsity women’s tennis team.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Lauren is a 2017

HB graduate, and she’s just begun her career as a collegiate scholar-athlete. She likely will major in biology at Yale and she’s excited to be part of Bulldogs tennis.

HIGHLIGHTS: Played varsity soccer for four years and ran track for two years at HB; named soccer Player of the Year by The Plain Dealer in 2008; made the All-Ohio First Team in 2008 and 2010; earned spots on the Division I rosters at two different colleges; selected for the All-MidAmerican Conference First Team at during her junior and senior years at the University of Akron; continued her career as a semi-pro in the third division in Sweden, and now plays professionally in the Swedish second division.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: After graduating from HB, Lani attended the University of South Carolina, where she played varsity soccer and studied public health. In 2013, she transferred to the University of Akron and switched majors to sports management as she continued her soccer career. She was the Zips’ team captain as a senior. She graduated from U of A in December 2015 and signed her first professional contract in January 2016.

“Being a scholar-athlete has benefitted me in many aspects. I’ve learned how to be a part of a team and also how to be a leader. I’ve learned how to be completely committed to something and how to make sacrifices for the greater good. It’s allowed to me continue my education at my schools of choice and has even S M ITH allowed me to travel the world. I believe it has played a major role in shaping who I am today.” — Lani Smith ’10

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the varsity basketball and varsity softball teams at HB; lettered in softball all four years, and in basketball during her freshman, sophomore, and senior years; part of the 2012 basketball state championship team; named MVP of the softball team all four years; earned the Blazer Award in softball, and the Dickey-Ford Award at HB in 2014; named to the New England College Athletic Conference Honor Roll in 2015, 2016, and 2017; National Fastpitch Coaches Association Academic All-American in 2015 and 2016.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Since 2014, Logan

has been living a life that she says “would not have been possible without my friends and teachers on the corner of North Park.” She is now a senior at Bryant University, where she is majoring in international business, concentrating in management, and minoring in Spanish. At Bryant she is a member of the Division I softball team as a starting pitcher. She is highly involved in athletics at Bryant, serving as the Student Athlete Advisory Committee president and as the Northeast Conference SAAC co-chair. She also had the opportunity to study abroad in Viña del Mar, Chile, in the fall of 2016.

HADLEY BELL ’1O HB SPORT: Field hockey COLLEGE: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. HIGHLIGHTS: Played field hockey at HB

varsity volleyball team; three-year member of HB’s varsity softball team; three-time winner of the Blazer Award, twice in volleyball and once in softball; All-Tournament Team award in softball; earned Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors twice in her four years as a member of John Carroll’s varsity volleyball team.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Kayla is currently

a senior at John Carroll University, where she studies early childhood education. After she graduated from HB, she continued to work in the school’s Infant & Toddler Center, and during her freshman year at JCU, she coached HB’s middle school softball team. She recently began student teaching in a first-grade classroom at Bryden Elementary School in Beachwood, Ohio. After college, she hopes to teach in the Cleveland area and continue to play or coach volleyball.

during her 9th and 12th grade years; played field hockey at Ravenswood School for Girls in Australia during her sophomore and junior years, and was part of a year-round women’s club team there; reached the state Final Four in Ohio in 2010; played in the NCAA field hockey tournament three of her four years at UVA; received the UVA Coaches Award for Excellence in 2013; earned Atlantic Coast Conference AllAcademic Team honors in 2010-2014; served as Olympic Club team captain in San Francisco since the program’s inception in 2015.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Hadley earned her

B.A. in English with a minor in art history from UVA, and she studied abroad in London during the spring semester of her fourth year. She moved to San Francisco to pursue a master’s in Interior Architecture and Design, which she received from the Academy of Art University this year. In San Francisco, she became a founding member of a women’s field hockey team at the Olympic Club. Hadley represents the Olympic Club as a runner as well. She ran the Boston Marathon in 2017 and is qualified to run again in 2018.

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“ Being a former collegiate athlete is an immediate point of differentiation in any professional interview and provides proof of dedication and grit. Not many people are willing to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to stare at the bottom of a pool, but many employers want those kinds of people, strangely enough. I’ve also noticed a sense of community among former athletes—both within a sport and across sport lines—that helps provide an easy point of connection when meeting someone new. Overall, being a scholarathlete provides immediate proof of your ability to work hard, get the job done, and be a team player.” — Claire Pavlak ’08

CLAIRE PAVLAK ’08 HB SPORT: Swimming COLLEGE: Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

HIGHLIGHTS: Four-year member of HB’s varsity swim team and two-year co-captain; fourtime state finalist at HB; earned a state runnerup title senior year in the 50-yard freestyle, earning her All-American standing; Blazer Award winner during freshman year; two-time HB team MVP; received All-American honors at Emory 21 times; nine-time event national champion; member of three NCAA national championship teams; awarded the NCAA postgraduate scholarship; First-Team Academic All-American in college; competed in the 50-meter freestyle 2012 U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials in Omaha to cap her college career.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Claire graduated

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with a degree in anthropology from Emory University in 2012, then worked in brand, marketing, and innovation strategy consulting for five years. In that role, she helped improve the customer experience for a large consumer bank, developed new market positioning for a billiondollar food brand, and defined the employee value proposition for a pharmaceutical company post-acquisition, among other projects. She’s now back at Emory working on her MBA and coaching an adult swim team.

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“I love athletics not only because of the way they make me feel while participating and playing, but also because of how they prepare me for life off the field. They help put challenges at work, school, and other places into perspective, and give me a powerful sense of self that is hard to beat.”

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“Playing sports at HB taught me great time management, which was very helpful in the transition to becoming a collegiate athlete. HB taught me to never be satisfied with where you are today; that there is always room to grow and improve.” — Kayla Musso ’14

“Sports at HB taught me discipline, time management, teamwork and dedication. They also helped me find my place within the school. Being a Blazer is an incredible privilege.”

— Beth Brzozowski ’14

“All in all, people should know that being a Blazer is not something that is just given to you. I think a lot of the time we get caught up in the politics of sport, which leads us to neglect the true meaning of playing a game that we love. My biggest piece of advice to a current Blazer would be the following: Do the little things right and the big things will take care of themselves. In order to get out what you want, you have to be willing to put in hours of work when no one is watching.”

— Logan Paul ’14

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BETH BRZOZOWSKI ’14 HB SPORTS: Basketball, Soccer COLLEGES: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. HIGHLIGHTS: Four-year letter winner in

varsity basketball and three-year letter winner in soccer at HB; served as basketball team captain as a senior; won three basketball state championships (2011, 2012, 2013); two-time All-State honorable mention recipient; set the school record for career three-pointers for the Blazers; named team MVP as a senior, when she also earned HB’s Outstanding Athlete; selected for the 2013-2014 Academic All-State roster; 2016 and 2017 Ivy League Champion at Penn; 2014-2015 Big 5 Champion.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Beth attends the

University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, where she has a dual concentration in finance and in operations, information, and decisions. At Penn, she is a member of the women’s varsity basketball team and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and she is a student-athlete tutor for economics, Spanish, and business and economic public policy. Over her sophomore summer, she interned at a private equity company in Cleveland. This past year, she worked at Goldman Sachs as an investment banking summer intern in the real estate group, where she gained exposure to different mergers and acquisitions transactions. Recently, she accepted a full-time offer to join the real estate group at Goldman Sachs upon graduation. After she receives her degree, she hopes to travel to Europe before moving to New York City.

HB SPORT: Basketball COLLEGE: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ HIGHLIGHTS: Four-year member of the HB varsity basketball team; brought home the state championship crown all four years in high school; played four years at Princeton; starter on the 2015-2016 team that was the first team (men or women) in Ivy League history to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament; helped the Tigers go undefeated for the 2014-2015 regular season and win the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Vanessa traveled

abroad to Kiev, Ukraine, to participate in a sports-based ministry project through Athletes in Action. With this organization, she had the opportunity to compete against Ukrainian National and Junior National basketball teams. She began her undergraduate studies at Princeton in the fall of 2013 and quickly became acclimated to the fast-paced and exciting world of college courses and the collegiate athlete experience. In her time at Princeton, she played basketball in Australia, Mexico, and in front of the President of the United States. She also was able to take courses abroad in Spain and Chile to complete her certificate requirements for Latin American Studies. She is now working for a nonprofit organization in the Dominican Republic that focuses on the alleviation of generational poverty through the empowerment of girls and women in the community. She holds an undergraduate degree in anthropology, and she plans to go on to earn a Master’s and eventually a Ph.D. in the subject.

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“Being part of the HB basketball dynasty has been one of my proudest athletic accomplishments and accounts for some of my fondest memories.

My time as an HB athlete was unforgettable and my memories are colored by incredible accomplishments with lifelong friends. Being a part of that team for four years prepared me for collegiate basketball, as well as the rigors of the classroom at Princeton.”

— Vanessa Smith ’13

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Former Blazer teammates Vanessa Smith '13 (Princeton, left) and Beth Brzozowski '14 (Penn, right) met again on the court in March, during the 2017 Ivy League tournament.

— Nia Marshall ’13

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“I absolutely loved my time at HB. All of my teachers were extremely supportive, and I formed lasting friendships. Being a basketball player and golfer helped me be a successful student-athlete at Cornell and eventually a determined graduate. ”

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— Claire Pavlak ’08

“A team cannot be successful without the trust of one another and a work ethic that will better the team as a whole, not just an individual. To be an HB Blazer, you have to be disciplined, both academically and athletically, and take great pride in representing HB in whatever sport you do.”

— Caroline Millican ’17

“One of my favorite memories was playing my younger sister, Nicole (HB ’20), in the state singles final my senior year. It was an incredible way to end my high school tennis career. My biggest takeaway from high school tennis was the amazing feeling of working hard to be the best I could for my team. ” — Lauren Gillinov ’17

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SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Caroline graduated from HB last summer. She spent the majority of the next few months in training for her position on The Ohio State University’s cross country team. She moved to Columbus in August a week earlier than the rest of the student body to attend a four-day training camp, and has since then carried out a daily routine of practices and weight lifting.

She participates in cross country competitions every other weekend at sites across the country, including Indiana and Tennessee. She relies on the work ethic she earned at HB to help her balance all the demands of being part of a Division I program.

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cross country and track teams; placed 21st at the OHSAA Division II state championship in cross country in her junior year; received All-Ohio Honors in 2015; named Player of the Week by The Plain Dealer in October 2015; cross country team MVP her sophomore and junior years; set the school records in track in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m runs; as a senior, she placed 15th at the OHSAA Division II state championship in cross country, was the Team MVP, and received All-Ohio Honors; placed eighth in the Division I indoor track state championship and set HB’s indoor 1600m record.

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“Being a student-athlete has taught me many lessons that go far beyond the court. I have learned to work well with teammates, manage my time wisely, and how to be a strong leader.”

— Celia Barrett ’14

CELIA BARRETT ’14 HB SPORTS: Volleyball, Basketball COLLEGE: University of Mount Union, Alliance, Ohio HIGHLIGHTS: Four-year Blazer volleyball player; part of the HB basketball program her freshman year; four-year varsity letter winner in volleyball; served as volleyball captain and earned MVP honors during each of her high school seasons; three-year varsity letter winner at Mount Union; twice named captain of the Mount Union squad; Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in 2015 and 2016.

SINCE SHE LEFT HB: Celia is a student

at the University of Mount Union, studying exercise science. She hopes to one day become a physician assistant. At UMU, in addition to being co-captain of the volleyball team, Celia is vice president of the university’s student athletic advising committee, and she works as a tutor.

This is a small sampling of Blazer scholar-athletes who have continued their playing careers in college and beyond. Do you have your own sports story to tell? Email HB editor Kathleen Osborne at kosborne@hb.edu or call 216.320.8785.

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BLAZER ATHLETICS

COVENANT In order to participate in any organized athletics team competition, all Hathaway Brown scholar-athletes must sign the Blazer Covenant, indicating their intent to exemplify the Core Values outlined here and to abide by the school’s Code of Ethics.

CHARACTER I am committed to representing the best

of myself and Hathaway Brown, acting ethically, with integrity and kindness, knowing that character matters most, both on and off the field.

SPORTSMANSHIP

I am committed to an atmosphere of honorable competition and respectful communication. I will learn to handle success with grace and acknowledge failure with dignity, appreciating the challenge the opponent provides.

EXCELLENCE I am committed to achieving my utmost potential as a scholar-athlete or coach in my pursuit of learning not for school, but for life.

TEAMWORK I am committed to strengthening my individual skills through dedication and diligent preparation to contribute to the success of the team and the whole sisterhood.

PERSEVERANCE I am committed to having a positive attitude, knowing my best efforts for continuous improvement will build competence and confidence as I pursue my personal and team goals.

An overview of the protocols, policies, and procedures that govern the Hathaway Brown athletics program may be found in the 2017–2018 Athletics Handbook, posted at hb.edu/handbook.

This Blazer Covenant and an accompanying Code of Ethics were approved by HB’s Board of Trustees in July 2017.

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Payette has always cared deeply about sharing the valuable lessons women can learn through sports. At HB, she built a competitive athletic program on the foundation of teamwork, sportsmanship, ethics, and integrity, and the HB Athletics Hall of Fame is named in her honor.

Blazer Buzz Blazer Buzz is a community engagement app customized for the HB community. Faculty, staff, and parent groups can submit events to be uploaded into the app for wide-spread viewing. “Like” an event to receive updates on cancellation, time changes, and more. Check in once you are within the GPS radius of the event to earn fan points and compete on the leaderboard. Upload photos to the FanCam as well to share your HB spirit! Blazer Buzz is available for download from the App Store and Google Play.

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Laurette Payette has devoted her life to the ideals of sport, and this fall she received some much-deserved notoriety for all that she has brought to the game of lacrosse. In recognition of the years she has spent as a coach, athletic director, and official, and in honor of her dedication to advancing opportunities for women in sports, Payette — who spent 32 years at Hathaway Brown as athletics director, physical education department chair, teacher, and coach — was inducted into both the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Ohio Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

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CROSS COUNTRY After achieving many personal best times and team top finishes, the varsity cross country team finished their season at the OHSAA Division II District meet, which was very competitive. Jessica Young ’19 finished in the top 30 with a time of 19:55.06, earning her a spot in the Regional meet.

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GOLF The regular season was highlighted by a number of personal bests and team first place finishes, and the success continued into the postseason. The Blazers took first place in the OHSAA Division I Sectional tournament and third place in the OHSAA Division I District tournament, which earned the team a spot in the State tournament.

FIELD HOCKEY The Varsity team ended the regular season with a record of 7-9 and entered postseason play as the fourth seed. They won two qualifying rounds of the OHSAA State tournament, but were knocked out in the District semifinal game. Despite many injuries, the JV team was resilient and continued to work hard to stay competitive. A highlight of their season was the Homecoming win over Magnificat.

SOCCER The Varsity Soccer team had an extremely successful season in their first year at the Division I level. The team ended the regular season with a record of 9-5-1. The Blazers earned the number-one seed in their district and became District Champions. The season came to an end at the Regional Final game where they were defeated in overtime. The JV team improved tremendously over the course of the season and ended on a great note. A highlight was the win over Division I North Canton Hoover.

TENNIS The Varsity “A” tennis team has not lost a match since 2015. The team won the triple crown for the second year in a row, earning an OHSAA Division II Singles and Doubles State Championship as well as the OTCA Division II Team State Championship. The Varsity “B” team completed their season with a record of 11-4 in the new league division. Highlights included winning the Magnificat Doubles Tournament for the second year in a row, and winning the gold, silver, and bronze trophies at the WRA Doubles Tournament. The JV team had a great season filled with development and fun. They hosted the 1st Annual Blazer Doubles Tournament, where they took first place and finished their season with a record of 9-2.

VOLLEYBALL The Varsity Volleyball team finished the regular season with a record of 12-11. The Blazers had a huge win this year over Beaumont and defeated several Division I schools. The Volleyball team also competed at the Division I level in the postseason for the first time in school history. The Blazers earned the 5th seed in their district and ended their season in a toughly fought District Semifinal game. The JV team worked hard all season and battled with tough opponents, making it a successful fall.

a natural connection

by Torrey McMillan ’90 What was once only in our imaginations is now reality: HB’s Bird Sanctuary.

Located on the eastern edge of campus between the athletics buildings and Sherbrooke Road, the Bird Sanctuary is dedicated to helping our youngest learners cultivate their innate sense of wonder about the natural world, while supporting native birds and pollinators. Classes visit the Bird Sanctuary in all seasons to observe, explore, climb, dig, and collect.

We know that time spent in nature is good for us, and particularly so for children. Some of the many documented benefits of time spent in nature include reduced symptoms of ADD and ADHD, decreased stress, improved social relations, increased creativity and ability to problem-solve, and improved performance on standardized tests. Additionally, when children spend time connecting with nature, they are more likely to develop a stewardship mindset, caring for the earth in later life. HB is now a model for fostering these connections and supporting not just our human community, but also the natural community around us.

Torrey McMillan ’90 is HB’s Director of the Center for Sustainability.

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In a world dominated by screens, texts, blips and beeps, it is ever more important to build places and times for exploring the magic of the natural world.

Replace lawn with prairie and wildflowers.

WHY?

Deep roots build healthy soil and improve water infiltration. Pollinators and birds find food and shelter here.

Eliminating synthetic chemical use improves soil health and reduces environmental toxins.

Leave autumn leaves on the ground.

Leave perennials standing for the winter.

Natural mulch builds healthy soil.

Place feeders close to shrubs.

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Care for the landscape without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides.

Birds like shelter near their food source.

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Remove invasive species. e.g. honeysuckle, buckthorn, privet, myrtle Native species need space to thrive.

Create a vertical habitat with understory plants, shrubs, and trees.

Different birds prefer different levels in the woods.

Leave standing snags.

Birds and small mammals find food and shelter here.

Woodpeckers and owls use snags for nesting and food.

Provide water.

Supply a variety of foods.

Animals and insects need to drink and bathe, too!

The Bird Sanctuary’s renovation and expansion is a collaboration between HB’s Center for Sustainability and Early Childhood programs, and has won supporting funds from the Ohio EPA’s Environmental Education Fund, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wild School Sites program, and the HB Parent Association, as well as generous gifts from HB alumnae.

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“Our School” S TOR Y L I N E

by Becki Anders, Mary Boutton, Julie Odachowski, and Erin Roberts

“We should make a spa for the teachers because they work really hard,” exclaimed one student.

“Then they can relax and rest!” This is how the Teacher Spa was born this school year at Hathaway Brown School. While constructing their teachers’ dream environments, Hathaway Brown’s Primary School students used their imaginations to bring their innovative designs to life for their peers, as well. Inspired by this school year’s theme: Courage, Character, and Kindness, girls were thoughtful in their features, making sure to be as inclusive as possible. Busy plotting and planning in their classrooms after touring the building, students identified ways to improve accessibility at the school, including elevators and escalators as resources to enhance mobility; and installing quiet personal learning areas, Braille signage, and better indicative lighting.

This fall throughout the HB Primary School, students were introduced to our new Social-Emotional Learning curriculum through an original Storyline entitled “Our School: Inside and Out.” The Storyline method, which integrates learning across all subject areas in the curriculum, employs narrative as a framework for extending theme-based learning.

This particular curriculum, written over the summer by a faculty committee consisting of teachers Becki, Julie, Mary, and Erin, was designed to provide an innovative and immersive experience for the girls to explore the meaning of kindness, respect, resilience, and responsibility, how those traits could be developed and expressed, and how that learning

could be applied in genuine and meaningful ways in their everyday school lives.

The first episode of the story focused on creating the characters­—the imaginary students at “Our School.” Each student adopted a new identity signified by masks, 3D portraits, hand-drawn “school pictures” or cone figures. They brought these characters to life by developing their unique personality traits, family members, friends, hobbies, and pets. By creating these new identities, the students were free to safely explore new ideas and situations and take on different dramatic roles without feeling exposed or constrained by their real selves. As one second grader reflected, “I felt creative when we were doing Storyline because I got to act out being my character.”

The next episode involved creating a setting in which the story, “Our School,” would unfold. Connecting the Storyline to current explorations and discussions about how to redesign HB for the future, Head of School Dr. Fran Bisselle kicked off the Storyline by challenging the Prime students to research and design learning spaces that would encourage all children to become the best versions of themselves, inside and out.

Girls were encouraged to think big and creatively, without the practical constraints of budget and available spaces. The girls eagerly accepted the challenge and promised to report back to Dr. Bisselle and Director of the Primary School Kathy Zopatti in eight weeks.

The girls began imagining their perfect learning spaces by researching the latest ideas in classroom and learning environment design and inviting experts such as architects, designers, scientists, and learning

“I felt so happy when we all worked together as a team to make the frieze.

I learned that in a group you have to work hard and no one gets to make all the rules!” one student said.

Once the setting was designed, the students focused on making the inside of their new school a welcoming community where everyone could feel safe, valued, and have a sense of belonging, as well become successful learners and good citizens. They decided to focus on the traits of kindness, respect, responsibility, and resilience to coincide with HB’s overarching theme for this year of “Courage, Character, and Kindness.”

Faculty and students worked together to develop a deeper understanding of the meaning of these traits and how they would look in everyday school life. Additional episodes of the Storyline explored how the traits could be put into action each day by utilizing process drama techniques such as conscience alley, hot seating, proxemics, and freeze frames, as well as problem solving exercises followed by group discussions and written reflections.

“The beauty of the Storyline curriculum is seeing students take ownership and invest in the learning process. The drama activities and thoughtful discussions provided students a safe platform to explore ‘what-if ’ scenarios related to kindness, responsibility, respect, and resilience,” said second grade teacher Erin Roberts. “Their deep investment in the story allowed my students to demonstrate their care and concern for the way all girls should feel at HB.” As the story unfolded, faculty for each grade level adapted the activities to be age appropriate for their students while still achieving the common goals. second graders wrote their own song to help them remember and practice the traits.

Kindergartners came up with ideas of how to respect HB. They wanted to share their ideas with everyone and decided to make posters encouraging students to close their lockers, pick up their boots, be quiet in the hallways, pick up paper towels in the bathroom, and help clean up even if it isn’t wasn’t their mess. Several days after hanging the posters, the girls wanted to check one of the Upper School bathrooms to see if the posters were making a difference. They walked in and where there had been paper towels everywhere in the past, now there was not a single paper towel out of place. The girls jumped up and down cheering, “It worked! It worked!”

In the third grade, students discussed how the sefour traits could be reflected through all the spaces: the use of bold color, spacious and modern, clean lines which allowed for movement, but also quiet, cozy nooks with comfortable seating. When identifying the characteristics that were important to how the school should feel and how they should treat one another, the girls identified a pattern of “Be Kind,” “Be Courageous,” “Be

Resilient.” This lead them to the theme of “Be . . .” In order to carry on the spirit of Storyline they created a Bee Council, a monthly leadership opportunity for all third graders dedicated to upholding the four traits.

Fourth grade helped Prime practice kindness beyond the walls of HB by organizing and conducting a fundraiser for people affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Jose, raising more than $2,000 by performing acts of kindness for others. They worked with Upper School students from HB’s Center for Business & Finance to research and evaluate the best charity to receive their donation, finally deciding upon the AARP Foundation which, together with the Miami Dolphins, matched their contribution dollar-for-dollar.

To help bridge their learning from the Storyline to real life in the Prime, each class worked with Julie Odachowski in art class to create large banners to serve as visual reminders of the traits to hang in the Primary School lobby. Each grade level discussed a variety of symbols that could represent a specific character trait and then chose one symbol to feature on their banner. First grade’s banner featured hearts representing kindness.

Second grade used rainbows to signify respecting each other’s differences.

Third grade created pencils and check marks to represent responsibility.

Finally, fourth grade decided upon a spring to represent resilience.

“Seeing my students work collaboratively on a permanent installation piece that has so much meaning in their everyday lives as people, not just students, made the experience richer for them and also for me as the facilitator,” said Odachowski. “I love seeing their pride when they enter the lobby of the Prime building. It’s a great way to start the day.”

The banners were presented to the Prime community at a special culminating event at the end of October. The fourth grade students diligently worked to plan and lead the event where each grade presented an important part of their work to Dr. Bisselle, Mrs. Zopatti, and the rest of the Prime students. This showcase provided a fun way of celebrating our learning, sharing our work, and building our community of social emotional learners. Dr. Bisselle also toured the displays of the imagined learning spaces, and later followed up with a special visit to the fourth grade to show them preliminary drawings of the future ideas for development of the HB campus currently being discussed by the Board of Trustees and other community groups. Together they discussed ways in which some of the students’ dreams could be incorporated into the master plan for the future.

Students will now review the new Social-Emotional Learning rubrics developed by the Prime faculty with their teachers and parents, discuss and reflect upon where their own behavior lies on the rubric, and set goals for their future learning and development in this area. Parent/ teacher conferences will continue to include discussion of each child’s growth and development in demonstrating the traits of kindness, respect, responsibility, and resilience in the school setting. Finally, the end-of-year reflections will include information on each student’s progress toward development of these traits as a foundation for their lifelong social and emotional learning.

Prime students continuously demonstrate their desire to take part in an inclusive, character-driven learning environment. The richness of the Storyline experience helps cement in students that they are empowered to grow and create their best selves, with the support and guidance of the whole community.

“Our School” was a community-wide Storyline initiative that was embraced by all faculty and students in HB’s Prime: grades K–4. This overview was written in collaboration by Kindergarten teacher Becki Anders, Fourth Grade teacher Mary Boutton, Prime Art teacher Julie Odachowski, and Second Grade teacher Erin Roberts.

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specialists to help answer their questions. Each grade level then designed the components of its fantasy classroom. For example, the fourth grade created a 3-D representation that included comfortable upholstered modular seating, open gathering areas with conversation pits and places for groups to gather and work on projects together, and access to nature through doors leading to outdoor classrooms, treehouses, gardens, and aviaries. Kitchens to make their own healthy snacks, comfortable and updated bathrooms, and LED lighting with colors that would change depending on the activity and mood of the class also were highlighted.

Students thoughtfully included features to promote inclusiveness, such as elevators and moving escalators and walkways to enhance mobility, Braille signage, flashing emergency lights, and quiet personal learning areas, so that all children could attend, feel safe and accepted, and learn at “Our School.”

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into your true self. - Kalie S. ’18

- Coco L. ’18

Students at HB are fortunate enough to be exposed to many masters of their crafts, both local and global. I strongly urge taking advantage of these opportunities because they broaden your outlook on the world around you.

- Alise A. ’19

HB teachers really care about your education and will help you any way they can.

-Sydney R. ’18

HB is a community.

I love being surrounded by such intelligent, powerful women every day, and I learn almost as much from them as I do from my classes.

-Claire Y. ’18

HB truly does embrace its motto in every way, learning for life. We learn how to apply knowledge from classes and extracurricular activities to the real world, in many different ways, to make change happen. -Kaisal S. ’21

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HB is truly a special place: you are challenged, you form lifelong relationships, find your voice, and grow

The connections I’ve made truly matter.

I know now that wherever I go, I will always have a strong support system.

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Since its beginning as “afternoon classes for 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

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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 from 89 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 four times been ranked one of Northeast Ohio’s Top Workplaces by The

Plain Dealer.

P H OTO BY G E N E V I E V E N I S LY P H OTO G R A P H Y

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 Divisions: I and II Enrollment: 857 students; girls in K–12, boys and girls in Early Childhood Student:Teacher Ratio: 8:1 learn more at 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 & HB at a financial aid GLANCE

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 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. HB does not offer athletics scholarships.

HB does not consider families’ financial profiles when offers of acceptance are extended, but we recognize that tuition costs factor heavily into the decision to attend HB. Students with high academic potential and diversity of experiences enrich the learning environment for everyone in our community, and we are committed to making the cost of an HB education manageable for all. We offer tuition assistance in the form of financial aid and merit awards. Each year we are proud to allocate $5.5 million in tuition assistance. Financial aid grants range in size and may cover a significant portion of tuition costs. All incoming ninth-grade students also are automatically considered for merit awards based on academic promise.

TUITION & FEES FOR 2018–19 Infant & Toddler Center (6 weeks - 36 months) ranges from $3,100 to $15,800 Early Childhood (ages 2 1/2 – 5) ranges from $5,000 to $11,300 Primary School (grades K – 4) ranges from $21,900 to $24,700 Middle School (grades 5 – 8) ranges from $26,300 to $28,200 Upper School (grades 9 – 12) ranges from $30,100 to $31,900

admission calendar february

may

june

Middle School Reverse Egg Drop

Middle School New Family Orientation

Early Childhood Summer Social

CCIS Infant & Toddler-Grade 3 Admission and FA Decision Date

Eighth Grade Musical Reception

Primary School New Family Ice Cream Social

for accepted students in grades 5-8 Thursday, February 8, 2018 3:30-5 p.m.

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

Friday, February 23, 2018

Primary School Acceptance Day for accepted kindergarten-grade 4 parents Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

march Infant & Toddler Center and Early Childhood Acceptance Day for accepted ITC and EC families Friday, March 2, 2018 8:30 a.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

for new families in grades 5-8 Thursday, May 3, 2018 8:15-11 a.m.

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

for new families in grades 5-8 Sunday, May 6, 2018 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room

9th Grade Orientation

for all rising 9th graders, current and new Monday, May 7, 2018 8:30-11:30 a.m.

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

for current and new EC families Monday, June 4, 2018 4 p.m.

Mixon Family Playground Patio

for all kindergarten families, new families in grades 1-4, and host families Tuesday, June 5, 2018 6:30 p.m.

Mixon Family Playground Patio

Upper School New Family Picnic for new families in grades 9-12 Wednesday, June 6, 2018 5-7 p.m.

Margery Stouffer Biggar ’47 and Family Dining Hall Patio

Middle School New Family Picnic for new families in grades 5-8 and host families Thursday, June 7, 2018 5-7 p.m.

Margery Stouffer Biggar ’47 and Family Dining Hall Patio

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HB students of all ages brought to life the wild, whimsical, and wonderful world of Dr. Seuss in November, with two sold-out performances of Seussical, The Musical.

PHOTOS BY MELANIE HETZEL

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learn more Visit HB.edu for additional information.

The best way to get to know Hathaway Brown is to come see us. Call 216.320.8767 today to schedule a personal tour. We’d love to show you around.

Extensive details about HB, including overviews of all of our signature customized academic programs, may be found at HB.edu.

Navigate to the Admission tab for information about interviews, student visits, applications, screenings, and financial aid.

Be sure to “like” Hathaway Brown School on Facebook, follow us on Twitter: @HathawayBrown, and on Instagram: @HathawayBrownSchool.

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