Solomon Joffe will attend Bennington College next year where he intends to study art and architecture. Last year he interned at the Barrington Coffee Roasting Company. This year he worked with furniture maker Peter Murkett.
Mac Litishin will study computer science at Berkshire Community College next year. He interned with Tom Stier of Promote Globally web development this year, working on a website for Off the Beat-n-Track Recording Studio in Sheffield, MA. Last year, Mac worked for Greenagers and Mike Leavit of the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Nicholas D. Sagarin will attend the University of Montana, Missoula, next fall, where he plans to study business administration. He apprenticed to a goldsmith in Munich this year, and worked for the Great Barrington Library last year.
Arthur Frederick Zachary Seltzer will attend St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM, to study a “great books” curriculum. This year he volunteered in Leyte province in the Philippines, with a reconstruction project. Last year he learned Native American brain tanning with the guidance of Kevin Fuerst.
Henry William Ward-Hanke will drive the PanAmerican Highway to Argentina after graduation, where he will sail for Antarctica during a gap year. After that, he plans to study art at Pratt Institute. This year he interned with Beryl Jolly at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington. Last year, he worked for Hummingbird Films on the set of a film at the Option Institute in Sheffield, MA.
Esther Donna Young will attend School of the Visual Arts (SVA) next year in the BFA in photography program. This year she interned with photographer William Waldron, New York, NY, and last year she also interned in New York with clothing designer Tanya Taylor.
Other Colleges and Universities Admitting Our students this year: Bard College, Connecticut College, Hampshire College, Johnson & Wales University, Lewis & Clark College, Lawrence University, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Pratt Institute, Seton Hill University, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Vermont, Wheaton College.