34 • THE GRYPHON Fall/Winter 2018-19
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CSW has developed a partnership with the New England Conservatory (NEC) Preparatory School. This year, seven current CSW students, Patrick Bai ’21, Josh Bass ’20, Noah Berz ’22, Leo Deng ’20, Miranda Scripp ’21, Jake Todd ’20(1), and Leo Weisskoff ’19 have been accepted into some of the top orchestras and jazz ensembles offered as part of NEC’s Saturday programming.
Christine Cogswell ’19 and Lev Goldman ’20 (2) recently performed in Proclamation 6: Unite!, an original production through Harvard’s American Repertory Theater (ART). Lev and Christine are two of fourteen students selected through written application and interview to participate in the production. Students got the chance to work directly with ART artists and Harvard professors to write scenes, create characters, and bring the show to life at the Oberon theater November 3-4, 2018.
CSW seniors Sascha Deng (3) and Tommy Shenefield (4) have both been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) for their outstanding performances on the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Tommy was named a National Merit Semifinalist. Sascha was honored as a commended student. CSW’s Junior Statesmen of America club attended a conference at Prospect Hill
Academy this fall. Theo Dillon ’20, William Feng ’20, and Ruby Russell ’20 (5) all received “Best Speaker” awards for outstanding performances in their debates. The crew won five out of seven debates at the Fall State convention in December, with Julia Applebaum ’19, Orion Douglas ’21, and Ruby Russell ’20 taking home Best Speaker awards. Animator Julia Glassman ’09 (6) is part of a team of talented animators who worked on the popular show, “Rick and Morty.” The show recently won the 2018