We are very proud of our graduating class this year. They’ve faced the challenges with grace, humor, intelligence, and camaraderie. We wish them all the best and great success in their many future endeavors. Here’s where they’re planning to go next year:
Two Winners in Young Writers Contest
Congratulations to Mattie Vandiver, Class of 2021, and Jin Fernbacher, Class of 2023, prize winners in the 2021 Spencertown Academy Young Writers Contest. Mattie won Third Place in Fiction for a story called “The Science of Friendship.” Judges’ comments included, “Nice characterizations. The author experiments with 2 points of view, to poignant effect. Empathic rendering […]
Senior project in photography
Here are examples of some work from Linda Ripley’s Senior Project in photography. Next year, Linda will attend Parsons School of Design.
Painting in watercolors
Some members of the great Class of 2021 at Bartholomew’s Cobble this afternoon, painting in watercolors in art teacher Elizabeth Orenstein’s class.
Students protest for BLM
BWHS Students in Action organized Black Lives Matter protest in Great Barrington in front of Town Hall May 7, 2021.
Ornithopter by Oskar Hurst
Ornithopter, based on a Leonardo da Vinci design, built and flown by Oskar Hurst, Class of 2022, for Dr. Sagarin’s Medieval and Renaissance History course. (In case you can’t see, there’s no propellor–it flies by flapping its wings!)
Virtual Open House
You have questions about high school. We have answers. Join us for a virtual Open House Monday, April 12, 2021 7:00-8:00 p.m. Students, parents, and teachers from our school will introduce themselves and answer your questions. Interested? Email Sarah Blexrud, Admissions Director, admissions@berkshirewaldorf.com to obtain a secure link. Become yourself.
Morning verse in a new version
New times call for new traditions… Students, teachers, parents, board members joined a Zoom call to say the morning verse together. We’ll do this each morning until the end of the school year. So strange, but so lovely.
Alumni News: Laura Coe dances virtually with Harvard Ballet Company
BHWS Alum Laura Coe, class of 2018, performed with the Harvard Ballet Company for a “virtual presentation of formations.” Laura is currently a sophomore at Harvard University. Photo and poster design credit: @queenanamaria
Science teacher Lee Magadini publishes research paper
The Earth Institute at Columbia University has recently published a paper in the Journal of the International Society for Respiratory Protection that looks into whether disposable masks can be disinfected by heating them without compromising their effectiveness. The authors, who include life and earth science teacher Lee Magadini, also compared the effectiveness of medical-grade masks […]