Please join us for a Spaghetti Dinner TO WELCOME OUR NEW FAMILIES Friday, October 9, 2009 American Legion Post Hall, Rt. 7, Sheffield, MA (near the cannon)
Welcome Peter Podol, New Spanish Teacher
We are pleased to announce that Peter Podol will teach Spanish in our High School this year. Dr. Podol has a PhD in Romance Languages and a BA in Spanish from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Spanish from Columbia University.
Orientation at Camp Hi-Rock
We conducted our sixth annual High School Orientation at Camp Hi-Rock from Sept. 9 to Sept. 11. The rain held off until the last day (when we completed the high ropes course, regardless). The students were incredibly well-behaved, responsible, and helpful to each other, to staff and to their teachers.
Postgraduate Year
Would you benefit from a structured semester or more between high school and college, one that includes time to mature, to add to your high school transcript, to complete a portfolio of your work, and to find the best college for you?
Graduation 2009
The Great Barrington Waldorf High School announces the graduation of its third class of seniors, the Class of 2009. Graduation ceremonies took place June 7 at the Kellogg Music Center, Simon’s Rock College of Bard.
Terror Close to Home
by Mistral Louw, Class of 2009 – 26 Jan 2009 On Tuesday afternoon we cut short our English class for a forum on the Mumbai attacks and our own country’s response to […]
Around the Globe with Twenty Kids
by Elizabeth Orenstein, Class of 2010 – 26 Jan 2009 As a student body we have been to almost as many countries as our school holds pupils. We are a school of […]
How the Gnomes Might Help Us Get into College
by Eliot Stier, Class of 2009 – 26 Jan 2009 The end of the first trimester is a hectic time for high school seniors. For those of us who are applying to […]
Inky Fingers and Greeting Cards
As Dr. Sagarin opened a big cardboard box, pulled out stacks of beautifully printed greeting cards, and placed them onto the table, I remembered the complex process we students went through to make them.
Hello and Aufwiedersehen
Caren Kuster and Florian Mathias, two spunky German visiting students, came to our high school last fall. Both students had no idea what they were in for, but they came with open minds and creative spirits, wanting to make the best of it.