Admission Magazine Fall 2012

The Admission Magazine of Hathaway Brown School

Fall 2012

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We learn not for school, but for life.

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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 the motto above.

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.

The results of this philosophical approach are both astounding and humbling.

Through the years, we’ve amassed more than our fair share of awards and accolades in every discipline you can imagine. Students continually perform with notable distinction on high-level tests and in the rate at which they’re accepted to their first-choice, top-tier colleges and universities. In fact, from 2009 through 2011, HB produced more National Merit Finalists than any other girls’ school in the country.

But no matter how well they fare by these measures, 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.

contents Continuing Education

Rising Boldly

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HB girls fare remarkably well in the college process pg. 10

HB students stand tall in the face of challenges

Never Give Up pg. 14 Emily Weinberg, Class of 2012: a profile in resilience News from North Park HB Highlights

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Storybook Voyage pg. 26 How a book transported fourth graders from

Shaker Heights to Sweden

HB in DC pg. 30 American Government & Constitutional Law

class heads to our nation’s capital

Admission HB At a Glance pg. 16

Important Dates pg. 34 Contact Us pg. 5

Scripta pg. 18 & 29 Poems by Blazer bards FSC/RECYCLE LOGO

HB is home to the state-of-the-art Carol and John Butler Aquatic Center, which is used by students in all divisions.

Photo Credit: Martha Strong, Class of 2012

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Founded in 1876, Hathaway Brown is committed to a fusion of academic and experiential learning.

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 from 77 communities across Northeast Ohio to its beautiful 16-acre Shaker Heights campus, which houses an aquatics center, invention lab, visual and performing arts spaces, and working television studio. Immersive academic, service, and cultural opportunities abound, and graduates attend many of the country’s top universities. HB offers a one-to-one computing program and financial aid and extensive transportation options are available.

Learn more at www.hb.edu or call 216 320 8767 to schedule a personal tour.

contact us Sarah Johnston

Director of Admission & Financial Aid 216.320.8104 sjohnston@hb.edu

Tina Cirincione

Admission Coordinator 216.320.8767 tcirincione@hb.edu

Shelley Johns

Admission Database Manager 216.320.8098 sjohns@hb.edu

early childhood/primary school Kristin Kuhn

Director of Early Childhood & Primary School Admission 216.320.8093 kkuhn@hb.edu

middle school Frannie Foltz

Director of Middle School Admission 216.320.8091 ffoltz@hb.edu

upper school Colleen Sommerfeld 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, and is a founding member of the World Education Alliance.

Director of Upper School Admission 216.320.8103 csommerfeld@hb.edu

WhAT teacher inspires you and why?

I love Mr. Hatcher because he is a very cool and understanding teacher and he’s really funny.

Sayble Bradley, Class of 2015

Ms. Homany is really nice and encouraging and really knows what she’s talking about. Whenever we walk into class, she says, “Hello smart girls!” While we all already know we are intelligent people, a little reinforcement never hurts.

Jordan Doak, Class of 2015

Mr. Vogel, because he is so energetic and passionate about what he teaches that he makes us feel the same.

Zoe Harvan, Class of 2013

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All parents hope to find the academic environment that enables their children to thrive. We have definitely found that special place at HB. – Denise Shade, mother of Madeline, Class of 2016

Hathaway Brown is proud to offer a one-to-one technology program, with students using iPads and other personal devices throughout the school.

start young Hathaway Brown’s Early Childhood and Primary Schools are among the most respected in the independent school community.

In every preschool through fourth-grade classroom, our students are writing their own educational narratives through an innovative approach called Storyline. That’s something you won’t find anyplace else. The majority of our faculty members hold advanced degrees, but that doesn’t stop them from getting on the floor and working right along with the children. Our signature Discovery Learning model calls for lots of field trips and hands-on experiences for even our youngest scientists, artists, authors, and mathematicians.

You may not be able to choose your child’s ultimate destination, but you certainly can choose the best starting point.

Even our youngest learners are empowered to test hypotheses and explore the scientific world.

Hathaway Brown girls are impressive. We’re biased, we know.

But year after year, the best colleges and universities in the world tell us we’re not the only ones who think so. In 2012, 80 percent of HB grads were accepted to their first-choice schools, three-quarters of which are ranked among the top 30 international institutions by US News & World Report.

HB is consistently honored by well-regarded educational institutions, social service organizations, businesses, professional societies, and journalistic publications. The number of HB students who have been named finalists or semifinalists in the prestigious Intel and Siemens science competitions far surpasses all other schools in Ohio and all independent girls’ day schools in the United States. In 2012, more HB students were honored as National Merit Semifinalists than students at any other member of the

Cleveland Council of Independent Schools. During that same time frame, HB had more National Merit Semifinalists than any other independent girls' day school in the United States.

Sixty-four percent of the class of 2012 is attending the top 30 National Universities and top 30 National Liberal Arts Colleges, as designated by US News; this elite group of schools admits an average of 25 percent of their applicants.

Whether she chooses a college that’s down the hill or one that’s halfway across the globe, each Hathaway Brown graduate is set on the path to find the campus that’s right for her. Our girls are equally at home at historic Ivy League schools, top public and private universities, specialized conservatories, and small liberal arts colleges in the United States and abroad. We hate to see them leave, but we know it wouldn’t be fair to keep them all to ourselves.

Each year, it's a rite of passage for members of the senior class to create postcards declaring their college destinations and reminding their younger HB sisters to stay in touch.

Class of 2012 Matriculation Boston University

Davidson

Kenyon

Princeton (2)

University of Pennsylvania

Bucknell

Denison

Lehigh

Saint Louis University

University of Vermont

Carnegie Mellon

DePauw (2)

Middlebury (2)

Case Western Reserve University

Elon

New York University

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Wake Forest

Emory (2)

Northwestern (2)

Southern Methodist

Washington and Lee

Cleveland Institute of Music

The George Washington University (2)

Notre Dame (2)

Spelman Trinity College

Colby

Oberlin College

Washington University in St. Louis

Georgetown (5)

Whittier

Grinnell (2)

Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music

Tufts

College of Charleston

Tulane

William and Mary

Colorado College

Harvard

Columbia Cornell (3) Dartmouth (2)

Villanova

Union College

Wittenberg

High Point University (2)

The Ohio State University (3)

University of Chicago (3)

Johns Hopkins (2)

Pennsylvania State University

University of Michigan (3)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale

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- Bill Christ, Head of Hathaway Brown School

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he print edition of The New York Times Magazine featuring Paul Tough’s story hadn’t even hit newsstands before it caused a stir. As soon as it was published on The Times’ website, people were posting the link on their Facebook pages, adding it to their blogs, and exchanging impassioned digital opinions about the implications of his assertions.

Last September, in a piece called “What if the Secret to Success Is Failure?”, Tough described how two prominent educators – one the headmaster of a tiny independent school in the wealthiest section of the Bronx, the other a founder of a charter-school network that serves inner-city students – are teaching children how to be people with character.

For generations, parents have been wringing their hands over the fact that their progeny don’t seem to have the same iron constitutions that they themselves quite proudly possess. So it has become a rite of adulthood to commiserate with each other about how kids these days don’t know how to roll with the punches, and to regale your offspring with apocryphal accounts of walking to school barefoot in the snow, uphill and backwards both ways.

Through a series of narrative firsthand accounts, along with expert interviews and analyses of scholarly publications, Tough’s story underscored the notion that today’s young people indeed need help in dealing with stressors and obstacles, both of the everyday and the extraordinary type. And the reason they’re not that good at doing it on their own, he implied, is because the adults in their lives don’t let them try.

by Kathleen Osborne Painting by Jamie Morse, Chair of HB Visual Arts

“Being resilient is absolutely critical. It’s an invaluable skill to have. But we don’t really know yet how to teach it,” Tough says.

“It is clear, however, that one way to learn how to deal with failure is to practice.”

He explores the idea in much greater depth in his new book, “How Children Succeed,” which he will discuss as a special keynote presenter during HB’s third annual Education Innovation Summit in October 2012. His writings have piqued the interest of parents and educators by disseminating the theory that grit, perseverance, and tenacity are traits that actually can be taught.

At Hathaway Brown, teachers and administrators were nothing short of giddy about the Tough article. They brought in their dog-eared clippings, posted the computer printouts on bulletin boards throughout the school, highlighted their copies, and scribbled notes in the margins. They huddled together in the faculty rooms to share their impressions of the magazine feature, and called formal meetings to analyze it. Some of the division directors even forwarded the link to the parents of their students.

The people at HB saw this essay as another black-and-white affirmation that their unique and deliberate whole-child educational approach is right on target.

HB always has been the exception to the rule. Every girl on campus can tell you that she attends a school that was founded by its own students. In fact, it has become a Legacy Day tradition for Upper Schoolers to reenact the classic tale of the five intrepid young women who marched up the steps

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When we wrote our school mission statement, we included these lines: “At this moment in history there is a great need for women of vision and courage who are empowered for leadership in a multicultural and globalized society. We seek to answer that need by inspiring our students to achieve their utmost potential, and rise boldly to the challenges of their times.” While we were talking about the big-picture challenges that the world faces – global warming, poverty, war, and the like – we also meant that we hoped our students would have what it takes to stand up tall in the face of challenges they might encounter in their own personal lives as well.

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of Brooks Military Academy in 1876 to demand an education on par with the one the boys there were receiving. Even the school motto is patently anti-establishment: Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus. We Learn Not For School, But For Life.

On the whole, HB girls are incredibly poised, skillful, articulate, and intelligent. But it’s a fact of life that difficulty and adversity often are unavoidable – no matter who you are or how well prepared you come.

Sometimes, setbacks are downright inevitable.

“There’s a thrill you get from having the right kind of fuel to sustain excellence over time,” says Catherine Steiner-Adair, a highly regarded clinical psychologist, regular consultant to HB, and another Education Innovation Summit presenter. “Life is a marathon, not a sprint.”

“For an institution to try to build a culture that says it’s OK to try something new even if you’re not immediately good at it, that’s a very different approach,” he says. “There’s a certain amount of risk involved in trying something you’ve never tried before.”

Plenty of children in this country receive the message from their parents and teachers that they are good only at certain things, so those are the things that they should stick to, Tough explains. But those people who are able to demonstrate that they’ve gotten through some type of adversity, the ones who have proven to themselves that they can solve their own problems – those are the people who will be able to persevere in spite of any obstacles they face.

They will have what it takes to rise boldly to the challenges of their times.

A major component of an HB education is giving girls the tools they need to grow their self-confidence, self-esteem, independence, and motivation.

“We show students how to use roadblocks as opportunities to learn more about themselves and what they’re capable of,” says outgoing Upper School Counseling Director Dr. Sheila Santoro. “We teach them how to become resilient.”

Ambitious people have a tendency to map out their futures in their minds. Some even write downs their goals and keep them tucked away in their pockets. Psychologists and career coaches will attest that’s a healthy thing to do. Having a plan will help keep you on track and traveling down the road in the direction of your dreams.

But what about the times when circumstances intervene that are beyond your control?

“When something bad happens, you can feel like there’s no end in sight,” says Steiner-Adair. “But you have to keep going.

Frustration, delayed gratification, and even failure can be good for you. Going through hard times teaches you how to adapt, refine your focus, and advocate for yourself.”

Plans are good, but people of all ages should be willing to accept the fact that plans can – and should – occasionally change, advises Steiner-Adair.

“Flexibility is remarkably valuable in life,” she says.

Tough is encouraged that schools like Hathaway Brown are making concerted efforts to allow students to move outside their academic and personal comfort zones.

Even the school motto is

patently anti-establishment:

Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus.

We Learn Not For School, But For Life.

Read one girl's Profile of Resilience: Emily Weinberg, Class of 2012, featured on page 16.

In all of my medical school interviews, I had the opportunity to talk about my beginnings in research, and HB and the SREP featured prominently every time I spoke about what sparked my interest in science and medicine.

For that I am most appreciative.

I want to attend Hathaway Brown School because it has an excellent learning atmosphere and the teachers try to push the girls to do their best. They are also laid back enough that they make the class fun.

- Maya Wolpert, Class of 2006

- Hannah Schmidt, new member of the Class of 2019

I have a passion for science, math, and writing. I want to be able to go into a greater depth in these particular subjects. My visit was wonderful; the girls were so welcoming and friendly. Being part of the Hathaway Brown legacy is something I yearn for. I want to be challenged; I want to be a Blazer.

- Caitlin Coyne, new member of the Class of 2017

HB allowed me to become a strong, confident, passionate scholar-athlete while teaching me to appreciate the lasting friendships and laughter found between those walls.

- Alison Nahra, Class of 2008

HB has taught me strength and assertiveness. I do not shy away from challenges nor do I fear being the only girl in the room.

- Erikka Bettis Williams Class of 1993

HB gave me and other socioeconomically disadvantaged students an incredible education and amazing opportunities. I truly discovered myself at HB, and for that I’m forever grateful.

- Alyssa Rassi, Class of 2008

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Photo by: Fallon Gallagher, Class of 2014

The HB Difference

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never give up

“The first time Emily Weinberg tried zip lining was the last time.�

So began the story about the recent HB graduate that was splashed across

a full page of The Plain Dealer last field hockey season. Sportswriter Bob

Fortuna spent time with Weinberg, her mother, her coach, and her teammates to try and figure out what drove this standout athlete to overcome a devastating injury and return to the sport she loves.

t 18 years old, Emily Weinberg already has learned some life lessons that many people twice her age don’t yet understand.

“I’ve figured out that you don’t always have to take the big risks; you don’t always need to be first,” she says.

That knowledge, unfortunately, was painfully acquired two years ago when Weinberg broke her back in three places and her wrist in seven.

June 27, 2010 was supposed to be a great day. Weinberg had just gotten back from Virginia Beach, where she tried out for a spot on a national junior field hockey team. She was planning to kick back with her friends and have a little fun.

The sun was shining as she climbed up and grabbed the handle on the zip line that ran through the woods. She wasn’t wearing a harness because she planned to let go of the line at the appropriate time so she could drop into the cool pond that was beckoning below. She had never ridden a zip line before, but Weinberg wasn’t scared.

Then something went wrong.

“I don’t know if the rope snagged or my arm got stuck or what,” Weinberg says. “All I know is that I fell really hard right on my back. The pond was still 10 feet ahead. I hit the ground so hard that it made me pass out. And when I came to, the first thing I thought of was that I needed to make sure I wasn’t paralyzed.”

Although her injury was severe, Weinberg says the life jacket she was wearing minimized the force of impact and may even have saved her life. Her panic-stricken friends dialed 9-1-1 and got in touch with her mother, who met them at the hospital. Weinberg spent the next three days as an inpatient, undergoing a series of tests. The first doctor who saw her said that she would have to refrain from any physical activity for at least six months.

“I was really upset and angry,” she recalls. “I kept wondering why this happened to me. I didn’t know if I would ever be back to normal or if I would ever play field hockey again.”

Although it was extremely difficult to do, Weinberg surrendered herself to the fact that if she hoped to recover, she would have to follow medical advice to be completely dependent on other people. She had surgery on her wrist and she was fitted for a back brace. When she was discharged from the hospital, after much of the initial swelling had subsided, she had an appointment with a specialist who concluded that the original prognosis was too grave. In a matter of days, she was cleared to perform routine physical activities, but she was still in so much pain that she had to rely on her mother and her friends to help her do even the smallest things.

“It was awful,” she says. “I couldn’t even put my own hair in a ponytail.”

Because she was injured during the summer and not while school was in session, there was plenty of time for Weinberg to devote to physical therapy. And in just a few weeks, the pain had subsided enough for her to make some real progress. But an important goal kept urging her on.

“I love field hockey, and it was killing me that I couldn’t play,” she says.

By September – three and a half months ahead of schedule – Weinberg defied the odds and was allowed to practice with her team. On October 15, 2010, she played in her first game.

Weinberg estimates that it took her six months to get back into the shape she was in before the zip line accident. But with hard work and perseverance, she was an outstanding midfielder in her senior year, and she even was named field hockey Player of the Year by sportswriters at The Plain Dealer.

A vital part of the Blazer offense, she was one of the district’s leading scorers. She’s brought her hard work, determination, skill and love of the game along with her to Georgetown, where she’s now playing with the Hoyas.

“I’m very lucky,” Weinberg observes. “Even though there can be bad times, there’s always something good somewhere on the horizon. If you don’t power through, you’ll have nothing to look forward to. And if you don’t have that, life would be pretty sad.”

Weinberg has always been athletic and adventurous. An HB student from the time she was a preschooler, she began playing field hockey when she was in the seventh grade. While she was in the hospital, she received word that she had been accepted as a member of a Junior Olympic team.

For more stories of resilience from Hathaway Brown women, please visit www.hb.edu/magazine.

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Hathaway Brown is an independent day school that enrolls girls in preschool through 12th grade and boys and girls in Early Childhood. It is the oldest college-preparatory girls’ school in Ohio, originally established as the Brooks School for Ladies, an adjunct to the prestigious Brooks Military Academy in downtown Cleveland. It was founded by five intrepid young women who implored the headmaster at Brooks to allow them to take afternoon classes. The school’s name was changed to Hathaway Brown 10 years later and it moved to its permanent Shaker Heights location in 1927.

Established:

1876

33% 100%

students of color

of graduates attend four-year colleges

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

$41M Endowment (market value 6.30.12)

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16-Acre Campus with aquatics center, invention lab, visual/performing arts spaces, and working television studio

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Four Divisions: Early Childhood (Boys and Girls ages 2 ½ to 5); Primary School (Girls K-4); Middle School (Girls 5-8); Upper School (Girls 9-12)

Motto: Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus: We Learn Not For School, But For Life Head of School: Bill Christ (1987-present) Tuition ranges from $4,000-$27,000 per year DIVERSE STUDENT BODY from 77 Northeast Ohio communities Extensive Transportation options One-to-One technology program Home of the innovative Institute for 21st Century Education Partnerships with nearly 100 Greater Cleveland organizations Colors: Brown & Gold OHSAA Division II

64% HB Rate of Acceptance

25% National Rate of Acceptance

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Faculty Members

830 Students

30% HB students are awarded Financial Aid

Class of 2012 Accepted to the

US News Top 30

National Colleges & Universities

Photo illustration by: Cecily Carr, Class of 2012

why i love HB middle school from a note written to Head of School Bill Christ by Deb Southard, Middle School Performing Arts Department Chair, music teacher, and advisor for the school’s Guitar Ensemble and Recorder Consort

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onday night we have a concert of exquisite beauty as our students recreate musical masterpieces with superb skill and beauty – the orchestra in sonorous agreement, the Chorus singing in a crescendo of harmonies, the Recorder Consort breathing new life into music of ages past, eight members of Bella Voce singing with confidence, and concluding with a sublime rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus with our own orchestra accompanying us. Arts education at its best!

Wednesday we are treated to the hilarious Lip Sync by the 6th grade to a theme of Women Who Rock, as they “whip their hair” and tell us that “rumor has it” and a very “punny” script for the Student Council to introduce each act. The untouchable finale of the PE Department rocking the house to “I Love Rock and Roll” was the perfect ending to a riotous assembly. There is nothing more “middle school” than the annual lip sync. It was entertainment at its best during the last week of school before break when absolutely nothing else can possibly be accomplished. Brilliant!

By noon on Wednesday afternoon, the 6th grade team takes 62 girls to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where they experience a class on song writing and view the exhibit: Women Who Rock. The presenters/educators from the Rock Hall are immensely impressed with our 6th grade girls with their questions, interpretations, and responses during class. “These girls really demonstrated critical thinking and independent reasoning, they said. “You are really doing something special there at your school because we just don’t see that very often! ” By 2:30 I return to my classroom at HB where my 8th grade guitar class has conducted themselves. They got the guitars tuned, chose songs and projected the music onto the SmartBoard, and spent the entire 50 minutes playing guitar and singing – not collecting songs on their iPods or talking about music but actually “making music of their own.”

All of this in one week at HB Middle School.

This is why I love it here.

Hannah Yahraus, Class of 2015

sun cycle

Pale yellow stretching Rays erasing the blue nights Trees filtering sun Bright disk standing Clouds enveloping its lights Spots dancing in eyes Golden hues sinking Yellow splashing through the sky Darkness creeping on

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Hathaway Brown is among the most potent schools for young women in the country today. – Robert Hallett, Executive Director of the Edward E. Ford Foundation, which recently awarded HB a $250,000 leadership grant for its innovative educational designs.

The HB atrium, erected in 2001, is a physical reminder to students that the entire world is right outside, waiting to be explored.

Words of Wisdom

Middle School students share their advice about making the most of the HB experience.

Jump right in!

We are a very welcoming class!

You will need to work hard to do well, but the hard work all pays off, leaving you feeling good.

- Lauren Gillinov, Class of 2017

- Jen Blossom, Class of 2019

Be yourself 100% and don’t hold back on anything. Don’t be afraid to try new things, experiment with friend groups, and put yourself out there!

- Reilly Doak, Class of 2015

Always keep up with homework and projects and always make sure you study hard for a big test.

Try your best, be positive, and be willing to learn a lot!

Take risks and try out for all the different opportunities.

- Rebekah Agan, Class of 2019

- Claire McKenna, Class of 2019

- Savana Freeman, Class of 2019

Don’t worry about not making friends. There will always be someone who wants to be friends with you, so don’t feel like you have to be someone you’re not.

- Stephanie Kaiser, Class of 2019

No matter how much homework you get or how difficult the work is, you can always get help, and it’s never too much.

- Chloe Schwartz, Class of 2017

It is often said that one must walk through the door to not only open the door, but to burst through with intention and conviction. – Jannette Haloua, mother of Athena, Class of 2014

HB's signature science programs allow for hands-on experience in a variety of disciplines not normally explored in traditional K–12 settings.

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of opportunity. HB is the locksmith for young women

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Photo credit: Keith Berr

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Breakthrough

Through HB’s Science Research & Engineering Program, Adriana Zinn, Class of 2011, spent four years working with doctors at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine on a study demonstrating that a skin cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's disease in mice.

Zinn was co-author of a paper about these findings that was published this February in the journal Science. The implications of the research have steadily been gaining international attention among members of the medical community and the media. Zinn is now entering her sophomore year at Georgetown.

“My plan is just to go in and spin my arms as fast as I can.”

Quotable: Claire Pavlak, Class of 2008, in an April interview with Cleveland’s WJW - Fox8 News about her 50-meter freestyle swimming strategy at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. Pavlak is a recent

graduate of Emory University who earned 20 All-American honors and nine NCAA National Championships during her college career.

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HB App Is Launched

Photo credit: Impact Action Photography

It is now easier than ever for HB parents, students, faculty and alumnae to stay connected and find the information they want about the school and its community. HB’s new iPhone and iPad application gives you access to personal announcements, directories, athletics, calendars, news, media galleries, and more. Community members are able to stay logged in to view directories and private, personalized announcements (“bulletins”), and also to view web information offline. The app’s tabbed display of athletics information and school calendars makes it easy to navigate between the different sections. For more information, see our website: www.hb.edu/hbapp.

The app is available in the iTunes App Store for free and can be found by searching for “hathaway brown.”

All the World’s a Stage

Blazer Nation Since 2002, HB has won 19 State and Midwest Championships­—more than any other girls' athletic program in Ohio. The Blazers thrilled us this winter and spring, and we added two more state champion trophies to our collection. Some highlights:

Basketball

District Champion for the sixth

year in a row • State Champion for the fourth year in a row • Final record of 22-5.

Swimming

The program’s on the upswing •

Everyone swam faster than expected this season • Three individuals qualified for States, along with one relay team.

Lacrosse

Regional Champion for the third

year in a row • State Champion for the second

time in three years • The team really came together during the season and saved their best for last.

Softball

All we can say is, “Wow!” Isabella Nilsson, Class of 2016, missed the final days of the 2011-2012 school year, but with very good reason. On May 25, she was at the College of Wooster for the Power of the Pen State Championship. Then she traveled to Washington, D.C. for one week beginning May 27 to represent Cuyahoga County in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. And on June 2, she made her way to Carnegie

Finished the season with a 14-12

Hall in New York City to pick up the four Creative Writing Awards

The program gets better every year, and the players

of activity, Nilsson returned to HB on June 4 for her eighth grade

record • Continuous growth was seen all along • are gaining more and more valuable experience.

Track & Field

she won in this year’s Scholastic competition. After that whirlwind graduation, which happened also to fall on her 14th birthday.

Another up-and-coming

program • The 4x100 and 4x800 relay teams qualified for Regionals • Set two school records, in the 4x1600 relay and the long jump relay.

Isabella Nilsson, Class of 2016

Photo credit: Paul Rampe

year in a row • Regional Champion for the sixth

Jessie Pinnick, Class of 2012, took top honors at the 2012 Northeast Ohio Shakespeare Competition, held in February at Idea Center in downtown Cleveland, and she went on in April to represent the region at the National Shakespeare Competition in New York City, where she placed 10th overall.

Pinnick is the second HB student in a row to be victorious in the contest sponsored by the Cleveland branch of the English Speaking Union of the United States. Stephanie Wong, Class of 2011, brought home the trophy last year.

Across the Miles

By way of a unique collaboration with the members of the United States Peace Corps, boys and girls in HB’s Early Childhood class taught by Julie Harris and Mary-Scott Pietrafese struck up a friendship with students at a rural school in Lesotho in southern Africa. The children exchanged letters, pictures, and small gifts throughout the year.

“… the person I am is the person that all of you have created. Not one of us has done this alone. Every graduating senior here has been molded and shaped by dozens and dozens of others, many of whom, if not most, are sitting not ten feet away from you right now.”

Claire Ashmead, Class of 2012 136th Commencement Exercises, June 8, 2012

Ready for their close-up Maddie Stambler, Class of 2013, hosted HB’s inaugural iMagine Film Festival for area high school students this spring. The event was a smashing success, with nearly 100 people turning out to watch 13 spectacular short films created by 25 local high school students from HB, Laurel, Hawken, St. Joseph Academy, and Beachwood High School. Special guests in the audience included Marcie Goodman, executive director of the Cleveland International Film Festival, and Dan O’Shannon, writer and producer for the ABC sitcom “Modern Family.” Stambler created the festival as part of an Edna Dawley Strnad, Class of 1942, Fellowship in Creativity Project.

Mark your calendars! Next year’s event will take place in April.

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HB students are encouraged to take time to appreciate the beauty in everyday experiences.

Don’t be afraid to be who you are.

Do what you like to do, and you’ll find that so many other people love to do the same things!

– Brady Furlich, Class of 2015

Photo Credit: Martha Strong, Class of 2012

storybook

voyage

Photography by Mary Boutton, Fourth Grade Teacher

Throughout the 2010-2011 school year, students in Mary Boutton’s fourth

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grade class at Hathaway Brown worked together with youngsters in Michael

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and Maria Haglof’s classes at Alvboda Friskola in Skutskar, Sweden. The international partnership was centered on Storyline, a creative experiential curricular approach used throughout HB’s Primary School.

The two groups of students read Astrid Lindgren’s book Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter, a tale of a young man and young woman who inhabit either side of a castle that has been split in two. HB students played the female character, Ronia, while the Swedish students took on the role of Birk.

In addition to acting out many aspects of the book through keeping journals from the characters’ perspectives and completing service projects as the characters might, the students got to know each other as real people – and became friends – by using blogs and videoconferencing technology.

“Visiting Sweden and working with Michael and Maria Haglof has opened up a new world of learning for me and my students,” Boutton says.

The Haglofs made a reciprocal visit to HB last fall. They met with the students who participated in the Ronia Storyline project, and with a new group of students who were working on two cooperative projects: a literature-based Storyline, and a shared blog that investigated the native people of the United States and Sweden.

In August 2012, Boutton and her Swedish colleagues were invited to make a presentation on their joint Storyline project at the International Storyline Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. Their presentation focused on instructing teachers from around the world on how to design and implement similar programs that will allow young students to form international friendships and develop genuine appreciation for cultures different from their own.

In the summer of 2011, Boutton traveled to Sweden to personally deliver half of a mural created by HB students to be joined with the other half designed by the Swedish students.

As HB’s 2010–11 Barry Faculty Fellow, Boutton was able to participate in this inspiring trip through the generosity of Thomas C. Barry and Martha Barry Horsburgh ’65, the children of Harriet Mullin Barry ’32.

Fifth graders at Alvboda Friskola in Stutskar, Sweden.

Proud to be in Located in beautiful Shaker Heights, Ohio, Hathaway Brown School is an important part of the Greater Cleveland community. Because we’re just a few minutes outside of downtown, HB students have the opportunity to appreciate many of the city’s fantastic arts and cultural offerings on a regular basis.

Cleveland is an ever-evolving mecca of innovation. With world-class healthcare facilities, cutting-edge biomedical research labs, an amazing array of museums, galleries, and performing arts venues, the city has quite a bit to offer in the way of groundbreaking technology and creativity.

From University Circle to PlayhouseSquare to the Historic Warehouse District and everywhere in between, you’ll find plenty to see and do in the region.

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Alice Catanzaro, Class of 2013

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napkin thoughts who needs paper a sorry excuse for the confining aspects of society I believe in coloring outside

Primary School Jewelry Making Fused Glass Pendant by Anya Razmi, Class of 2020

t h e l i n e s Photo Credit: Martha Strong, Class of 2012

(i don’t cross the line, i burn it. An arsonist who defends uninhibited self expression.) i carve my words on trees and shining trophies given for superficial feats because i love shouting yes at those who tell me no.

by Molly Krist

with help from the members of her 2011-2012 American Government and Constitutional Law class

Adventures at home and in our nation’s capital

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On the set of Hardball with Chris Matthews

hirteen adventurous HB Upper School students began an odyssey of discovery last summer in the study of american Government and Constitutional Law. Their summer assignment was to read not only the U.S. Constitution, but also to read Hardball, a book by political analyst and MSNBC host Chris Matthews. In reading the book, the students came to understand the Matthews Maxims, which include such nuggets of wisdom as “dance with the one that brung ya” and “all politics is local,” through a written paper as well as class discussions.

Here’s what it was like from the girls’ perspective:

speak to the students. King, a segment producer for Hardball

This was no ordinary field trip. As we got off the train from Baltimore, finding ourselves in the impressive Union Station, we encountered what would prove to be the biggest challenge throughout our stay: the DC Metro. Riding the Metro was a bit frustrating at times, but in the end it really made the trip less like a tourist stop and more like a true D.C. cityliving experience. We spent our first few days looking at the beautiful monuments and museums around the National Mall, seeing Sheer Madness at the Kennedy Center, and eating at local food joints. We explored everything from Chinatown (our home base for the week), to the outskirts of the city, to the Smithsonian Zoo. We even spent an afternoon in Georgetown.

HB alumna Colleen King ’00 came to Shaker Heights to with Chris Matthews, recounted her professional journey to

this point, sharing anecdotes about her time at HB, through college, and into her career. Not surprisingly, she was inspiring and energetic, and the girls loved her.

All of the readings, discussions, visits, and videos prompted the class to take a trip to Washington, D.C., May 20-25. The

experience was one they couldn’t have had on their own. Many

people, including King and HB board member Chris Coburn

(father of Caroline ’06 and Bridget ’12) helped to coordinate visits to The White House, The World Bank, coffee with

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and tours of the Pentagon, the Smithsonian Museums, and historic Georgetown.

While she was at HB in October, Colleen King, Class of 2000, delivered the students a very special gift: a personal video address created for them on the set of Hardball by Chris Matthews himself.

Watch it at www.hb.edu/magazine.

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To tie the summer reading book to the class and to real life,

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On May 22, we headed out for our much-anticipated tour of The White House. After moving through three security checkpoints, we made it inside. Although we were only permitted to see a few select rooms, we got to chat with Secret Service agents who were very knowledgeable about the history of the spaces, and we heard some wonderful stories about former Presidents and their First Ladies. We didn’t have a chance to meet President Obama, but we did see his family dog, Bo, who was being taken out by his own Secret Service agent. That evening, we joined Colleen King for dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill, a famous restaurant located just a stone’s throw from The White House.

After a stop at the United States Supreme Court that included a tour of the courtroom itself, we were lucky enough to meet with Tommy Ross, the intelligence and defense adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). He shared with us a brief overview of what his job encompasses, and then let us ask him questions about his office, what it’s like to work in Washington, and the state of U.S. foreign policy.

Our last day started out a bit earlier so that we could be on time for our coffee with Senator Sherrod Brown at the Capitol Building. Once we arrived, we had the chance to ask him a few questions, too, and he even posed for a picture with us.

Our final stop before heading back to the airport was at NBC Studios, where we watched the filming of Hardball. Not only did we get to meet host Chris Matthews, but his guest that day was former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. What an incredible whirlwind tour of our nation’s capital!

We’re so grateful that we learned so much from each other and from so many others over the course of an amazing and memorable year in the Upper School.

Global Education is an integral part of HB's mission. Students are continually reminded that learning is never confined only to the classroom.

what the research shows G

irls flourish in single-sex environments. Free from many of society’s pressures, girls can focus on their

interests — on what is truly important to them. HB teachers take a special interest in developing female leaders. Just as importantly, HB students develop strong, lifelong friendships and support networks that last.

In an all-girls’ school, the top math and science students, the best artists and athletes, and the class leaders are always and profoundly girls. Research consistently shows that “girls can achieve great things in math, science and technology when opportunities exist, when teaching methods are geared to their strengths and when everyone’s expectations are set high,” according to the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools.

Educators and parents have long worried that many girls shy away from competitive behavior and risk taking in a mixed educational environment.

In 2009, researchers in the UK confirmed this suspicion, finding that girls from single-sex schools were just as likely as boys and more likely

than girls from co-ed schools to explore subjects and activities outside their comfort zones.

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The most precious gift HB gave me was inspiring me to always want to learn more. No day is complete without learning something new.

– Cassi Conlin Bauman, Class of 1971

In March 2012, 14 Upper Schoolers had the opportunity of a lifetime to tour Cambodia through HB's Center for Global Citizenship.

admission calendar october

november

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:30-11:00 a.m.- Reception Room Upper School Parent Preview

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 8:30-11:00 a.m.- Reception Room Upper School Parent Preview

Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:30-10:30 a.m.- Reception Room Middle School Parent Preview

Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:15am-12:45 p.m.

Small Dining Room Middle School Lunch & Learn

For parents of prospective students grades 9-12

For parents of prospective students grades 5-8

Sunday, October 21, 2012 1:30-3:30pm Middle and Upper School Open House Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:30-10:30 a.m.- Reception Room Middle School Parent Preview For parents of prospective students grades 5-8

For parents of prospective students grades 9-12

For parents of prospective students grades 5-8

Saturday, November 10, 2012 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Courtland Boulevard Entrance Infant & Toddler, Early Childhood & Kindergarten Open House For prospective Infant and Toddler – Kindergarten families

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:30 a.m.- Reception Room Choosing a Kindergarten

For parents of prospective Kindergarten students

Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:30-10:00 a.m.- Reception Room Middle School Parent Preview For parents of prospective students grades 5-8

Saturday, November 17, 2012 8:00am-12:00 p.m. - Reception Room ISEE Testing Grades 5-12

Thursday, November 29, 2012 8:30 a.m.- Reception Room Primary Visitation Day For parents of prospective students grades 1-4

december Tuesday, December 4, 2012 8:30-11:00 a.m.- Reception Room Upper School Parent Preview For parents of prospective students grades 9-12

Friday, December 7, 2012 Application Deadline for Early Decision Round Grades 4-12 Saturday, December 8, 2012 8:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.

Reception Room ISEE Testing Grades 5-12

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january Tuesday, January 8, 2013 8:30 a.m.- Reception Room Primary Visitation Day

For parents of prospective students grades 1-4

Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Healthy Bodies at Hathaway Brown For current and prospective students grades 4-8 and their families

Sunday, January 13, 2013 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Middle School Sunday Funday For prospective students grades 5-8

Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:15am-12:45 p.m.

Small Dining Room Middle School Lunch & Learn

For parents of prospective students grades 5-8

Friday, January 18, 2013 CCIS Admission & Financial Aid Early Decision Date For prospective students with completed admission files grades 4-12

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:30-10:00 a.m.- Reception Room Kindergarten Visitation Day For prospective Kindergarten families

Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:30-10:30 a.m.- Reception Room Middle School Parent Preview For parents of prospective students grades 5-8

Saturday, January 26, 2013 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Courtland Boulevard Entrance Infant & Toddler, Early Childhood & Kindergarten Open House For prospective Infant & Toddler – Kindergarten families

february Friday, February 1, 2013 9:00am-2:00 p.m.

Kindergarten classrooms Kindergarten Screenings

For prospective Kindergarten students

Friday, February 1, 2013 CCIS Grades 4-12 Early Decision Round Reply Date

Saturday, February 2, 2013 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Reception Room ISEE Testing Grades 5-12

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Atrium & Dining Hall Middle School Reverse Egg Drop For accepted students grades 5-8

Saturday, February 9, 2013 9:00 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. - EC Classrooms Early Childhood Screenings For prospective Early Childhood students

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 7:00 p.m. - Kindergarten Classrooms Kindergarten Curriculum Night For current and prospective parents of rising Kindergarten students

Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:00am-1:00 p.m. - EC Classrooms Early Childhood Screenings For Early Childhood sibs and Infant & Toddler Center students

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Early Childhood - Grade 8 Application Deadline

For prospective students Infant & Toddler-grade 4

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:30 a.m.- Reception Room Kindergarten Visitation Day For prospective Kindergarten families

march Friday, March 1, 2013 CCIS Early Childhood - Grade 8 Admission and FA Decision Date Rolling Admission grades 9-12 Tuesday, March 5, 2013 9:30 a.m.- Reception Room Primary Acceptance Day For accepted Primary School families grades 1-4

Thursday, March 7, 2013 8:30 a.m.- Reception Room Kindergarten Acceptance Day

For rising & accepted Kindergarten families

Friday, March 8, 2013 9:30 a.m.- Reception Room Early Childhood Acceptance Day For accepted Early Childhood parents

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 CCIS Early Childhood - Grade 8 Admission Reply Date

april Sunday, April 21, 2013 8:00-9:00 a.m.- Upper School Dance Studio Middle School Carnival Yoga Session

may Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:15am-12:00 p.m. - Reception Room, WCC, Auditorium, Dining Hall Middle School New Family Orientation For new families grades 5-8

Sunday, May 5, 2013 2:00-2:30 p.m. - Reception Room Eighth Grade Musical Reception For new families grades 5-8

june Tuesday, June 4, 2013 7:00 p.m. - Prime Music Room Parent Kindergarten Orientation Night For all rising Kindergarten parents

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Playground Patio Primary New Family Ice Cream Social For all Kindergarten families, new families grades 1-4 & host families

Monday, June 10, 2013 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Squire Valleevue Farm Middle School New Family Picnic For new families grades 5-8 & host families

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:00-7:00 p.m. - Reception Room Upper School New Family Picnic For new families grades 9-12 & host families

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