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Elly also was invited to Forest Ridge in March to emcee the school’s inaugural Tedx Talk broadcast in honor of International Women’s Day. See full story on page 30. Xanda Schofield ’09 shares that last February she attended a programming competition in Abu Dhabi with themes around making mobile apps to help the Arab world. Xanda interned at Yelp last summer and will work for the company after she graduates in May. Sam Totton ’09 is graduating from the University of Oregon with a business administration major and communications minor. She spent last summer studying in Ireland. During this past school year, Sam has worked an on-campus job as a note taker for disabled students and served as the VP event planner for the UO chapter of the American Marketing Association.
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Jomeka Bland ’10 attends Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga. She recently shared, “Being back on an all-women’s campus reminds me of my Forest Ridge days. I told myself I didn’t want to be on an all-women’s campus again, but I just couldn’t stay away; I am a lot more productive. I think FR prepared me well, and I get better one-onone teacher interaction, which is great for building relationships.” Renee Marpert ’10 spent spring semester in Morocco, where she studied Arabic and migration.
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Nikita Jejurikar ’11 and her sister Neha Jejurikar ’09 spent their spring break leading a medical service trip to rural Panama through Georgetown Medical Brigades and the school’s Center for Social Justice. The group of approximately 50 Georgetown students, who raised funds for medications during the school year, spent a week in Panama with doctors providing medical services to two rural villages. Next year, Nikita will lead a new group of students to rural Honduras, and Neha will be enrolled in medical school.
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Nikita Jejurikar and her sister Neha Jejurikar led a medical service trip to rural Panama.
Hannah Brown ’11 is in her sophomore year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. In addition to her mechanical engineering major, Hannah has added a theater minor. She has performed in three theater productions as well as traveled to New York City with her choir to perform at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.
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Emma Murphy ’12 was one of three freshmen selected as a fellow in the Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows Program at Georgetown University. The program identifies talented students in the School of Foreign Service early in their college years and provides the opportunity to partner with professors as research assistants and co-authors on complex research projects throughout their undergraduate careers.
Marriages: Nicole McDermet ’98 married J.J. Grob on May 12, 2012. Nina Wallace ’04 married Landon Finter on Jan. 3, 2013.
Births: Kristen Orlowski Christensen ’03 welcomed Kalenn Nicole Christensen on Sept. 15, 2012. Deanna Lynch Finch ’98 welcomed Lisette Grace Finch on Jan. 12, 2013.