(l-r) Melissa Bleakney-Dalton, Head of the Upper School; Student Heads of School Isabel Leong ’23 and Sophia He ’23; Emme Handy.
Upper School students in the Multi-Racial Coalition present their photography collage heritage projects.
Upper School students enjoy learning about origami and calligraphy for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
8 Fall/Winter 2023
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Upper School met Emme Handy, Senior Advisor to the COO at the Broad Institute and former Chief of Administration and Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Collector-Treasurer for the City of Boston. In conversation with Student Heads of School, Sophia He ’23 and Isabel Leong ’23, Ms. Handy shared about her path to Courage and Confidence that included awkward teenage phases, college decisions, and dedicating one’s life to the things that matter to you most. An annual spring event to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month was presented by two Affinity Groups: Asian Students in America (ASIA) and the Multi-Racial Coalition (MRC). Students enjoyed learning origami and calligraphy, tasting homemade Taiwanese green tea and iced Chai, and writing haikus. The MRC presented their year-long heritage projects: personal photography collages focusing on family and self expression, conveying pride in their multiracial backgrounds. Other recognitions of cultural holidays during the school year included Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Diwali, International Day of Disabled Persons, International Human Rights Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Poverty in America Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lunar New Year, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Passover.