HBPA GRANT AWARDS Thanks to generous contributions to the Hathaway Brown Parent Association made through donations and sales at the HBPA-run campus bookstore, The Brown Bag, The Association was able to award more than $90,000 in grants to fund various initiatives during the 2015-2016 school year. We are grateful to the HBPA for gifts made in the following categories, awarded through a grants-making process overseen by the Association’s executive leadership. More specific information about the grants themselves is available through the HBPA.
PROGRAMMING PROWESS The Fighting Unicorns, Hathaway Brown’s Upper School FIRST Robotics team, emerged victorious from the 2016 Mahoning Valley Robotics Competition. The tournament, which was held in Youngstown on September 25, brought two dozen teams together for friendly and spirited competition. HB ranked second in the qualifying rounds, then the Fighting Unicorns joined forces with Teams 2252 and 4269, earning the championship crown for the entire event. Additionally, HB brought home the tournament’s Team Imagery Award. We’re so proud of these Blazers, who devote so much time and ingenuity to this amazing program.
Turf Field: $20,000 Orchestra Chairs: $6,733 Athletic Department Water Fountain Installation: $3,917 Brian Matters Foundation Donation: $2,500 GROW Foundation Grant: $507 Center for Business & Finance Support: $500 Atrium Tables and Chairs: $10,000 Out of the Blue Workshop and Concert for Students: $500 Faculty and Staff Wellness Programs: $1,100 Bird Sanctuary Construction: $5,000 Primary School LEGO WeDo Packs: $4,757
GREAT SHOWING
Young Writers & Artists Festival Workshops: $5,000 Speech & Debate Tournament Travel Expenses: $2,196
Fourteen Hathaway Brown seniors have been chosen as 62nd 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 $33 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. To learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Program, visit nationalmerit.org.
Equipment for Large Muscle Room: $1,389
Congratulations to HB’s 2017 National Merit Semifinalists: Regan Brady, Margaret Broihier, Maddelana Chesler, Debolina Ghosh, Lauren Gillinov, Madeline Howarth, Prathna Kumar, Leah Marks, Grace Protasiewicz, Leia Rich, Zoe Solt, Lydia Spencer, Rachel Wang, and Alexandra Wiebe.
All school parents are members of the Hathaway Brown Parent Association. To learn more, visit hb.edu/hbpa.
Kudos also are in order for the seven members of the Class of 2017 who recently have received Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise, based on their PSAT scores. These students scored in the top 50,000 of all those who took the test. This year’s HB National Merit Commended Students are: Alanna Brown, Ananya Kalahasti, Rosalie Phillips, Julia Sabik, Anna Hollweg, Carly Wellener, and Claire Zajaczkowski.
Upper School Computer Science Competition: $500 Great Lakes Theatre Festival Visiting Artists: $1,350 Primary School Water Fountain Installation: $3,122 Professional Development Author Visit: $2,250 Speaker Fees and other expenses related to community-wide Head of School Retirement Celebration: $22,743