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Class of 2012 Senior Profiles
Benjamin Nes Buissink will return to take post-graduate courses at the Great Barrington Waldorf High School next year while he prepares to apply to programs in theater. He interned this year for Shakespeare & Co. Ben is a pianist and an actor; he played newspaperman Charles Webb in “Our Town” this spring.
William Littlefield Danz will attend Bard College next year. He interned this year for the Barrington Stage Company. Will is an actor, a hockey player, a baseball player, and a skilled outdoorsman. He played George Gibbs in “Our Town” this spring and accompanied the school’s trip to Munich last year.
Alice Jane Hixon Kirk will attend Smith College next fall. She interned for Dan Bellow Pottery for the past two years. Alice is an accomplished potter, cellist, artist, and writer. She played Joan of Arc in “St. Joan” two years ago, and the Stage Manager in “Our Town” this spring.
Kahlia Pelligra will defer entry to Iona College while she works and attends Hudson Valley Community College next year. Kahlia interned with alumni parent Laura Summer at Free Columbia, a year-long anthroposophical art course, this spring.
Phoebe Eilis Rohn will attend Connecticut College next year. Phoebe interned this spring with Journey Home, which works to end homelessness in the Hartford, CT, area. Phoebe is a polo player, and she studied international law at a conference at Cambridge University, UK, last year, before meeting our group in Munich. She played Emily Webb in “Our Town” this spring.
Saphire Eagle Rose Senger O’Leary will attend the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, next year. Saphire is a skilled writer, and she interned with the Berkshire Record this spring. Last year, she travelled to Munich with our school, and this spring she played Myrtle Webb in “Our Town.”
Avia Rose Stanton will attend Stonehill College next fall, where she plans to pursue pre-med and psychology studies. She interned this year at the Columbia County Mental Health Center. Avia is a school leader, organizing students at Hermit Island and fundraising and other details for the Senior trip to Montreal.