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The John H. “Jock” Burbank ’56
Scholarship
In celebration of our friend and colleague, we are pleased to announce the formation of the John H. “Jock” Burbank ’56 Scholarship established by John ’82, Michael ’58, and Stephen ’60 Burbank in honor of Jock as a lauded scholar, passionate linguist, and beloved educator.
The Scholarship will be awarded annually and support the financial needs of an incoming ninth grader for the student’s full four years at Harvey. Recipients will be selected based on their academic standing, passion for learning, and commitment to school life.
Jock began his career as an educator at Harvey in 1964, after serving in the Army and while attending Columbia University. He left in 1968 to pursue his master’s degree at Yale. In 1975, Jock returned to Harvey where he stayed for 11 years serving as a teacher, department chair, admissions director, mentor, assistant headmaster, and member of the school’s Board of Trustees. Jock spent 23 years as part of the Harvey community, inspiring and shaping minds young and old. The Burbank family invites you to make a contribution to the Scholarship Fund and will match all gifts made in Jock’s honor up to $500,000. If you are interested in learning more about the scholarship, contact Susie Danziger at sdanziger@harveyschool.org or (914) 232-3161 x111.
If you are interested in applying for the John H. “Jock” Burbank ’56 scholarship, contact the Harvey admissions office at admissions@harveyschool.org.
Fall Open House
How exciting to open up our campus once again to prospective students and families at our Fall Open House October 16. There is nothing like stepping foot onto our beautiful rolling campus and meeting our warm and diverse community of students, faculty, staff, and parents to discover just how unique a place Harvey is. With more than 100 prospective families in attendance, we are so proud of our student and parent ambassadors, as well as our faculty and staff, for providing such an incredible and welcoming introduction to Harvey.
For more information about our future admissions events, visit harveyschool.org/admissions/upcoming-events.
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Upper School
Unlimited Passion
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1. Michael Sorio ’25, Jesse Jamil ’23, Juli Rocco ’23, and Talia Spector ’23 take their learning outdoors. // 2. Sophomores Helena Kasarda and Sienna Bates explore their artistic side. // 3. Ian Bryant ’24, Mitchell Winters ’23, and Drew Rosen ’22 demonstrate friendship across the grades. // 4. Ninth graders Arianna Curro, William Bland, Shae-Anne Falconer, and Ladidi Abdul-Wahab enjoy a laugh on the Quad. // 5. These ninth graders and teachers get into the excitement at the annual FirstYearFest scavenger hunt in September. // 6. Boarding student Katie McCulloch decorates her pumpkin in October. // 7. Gracie Hansen ’25, Samuel Kiamie ’24, Eliza Morris ’24, Zachary Class ’24, and Grace Lanier ’24 are all smiles on the Quad. // 8. Students are focused on learning, happy to be back in class full time. // 9. Seniors Sam Alexander and Mitchell Yurko diagram Caesar’s classical prose. // 10. Ninth grader Helen Katis gets comfy in Harvey spirit wear during Spirit Week. // 11. Ninth grader Ryan Byrne works on a self-portrait in art. // 12. Juniors Mitchell Winters, Jacob Weisberger, Emma Galgano, Lucinda Durkin, and Juliet Jaques are proud Harvey student-athletes.
Years of Service Honored
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• Bruce Osborne, science teacher, senior faculty member, director of Evarts Skating Rink
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• Jay Hill, science teacher, boys varsity lacrosse head coach • Alex Morse, history teacher, varsity hockey and boys varsity soccer head coach • Denise Smith, assistant to the director of athletics, athletic center rentals coordinator and site supervisor
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• John DePalma ’01, logistics coordinator, associate director of Harvey Cavalier
Summer Camp, O'Malley Dorm staff
2021 Impact Awards
Board of Trustees Chair Eileen Walker announced the second annual Impact Award recipients at this year’s State of the School. This award recognizes and honors members of the Harvey community who have given back in an unprecedented way, having a meaningful impact on the community. The 2021 recipients are Harvey alum Jim Wood ’41, former parents Kathy Treat (trustee) and Jeremy Treat, and Harvey English teacher Virginia Holmes. We thank them for all they do for Harvey!
The Harvey Perspective Teachers Supporting Teachers
By Elisabeth Visintainer, assistant head of the Upper School, senior faculty member, English Dianne Mahony, Upper School academic dean, senior faculty member, English
Starting a new job as a teacher is very much like one of our students first arriving at Harvey. It can be a time of uncertainty, anxiety, and not knowing quite where you fit in. It’s widely known that we have many ways to welcome new students into our school community, such as FirstYearFest for incoming ninth graders and new student orientations for both middle schoolers and students in grades 10-12. We take time to greet our new families and introduce them to all things “Harvey.” Our advisory program is an ongoing way to help acclimate students with both their peers and teachers, provide a safe and trustworthy place where they can ask questions, and receive support in all areas of their school lives.
What you may not know is that we provide the same care and attention in welcoming our new teachers to the Harvey academic community. Our newest educators also need our support, our guidance, and especially the wisdom of our senior faculty members as they settle into their classrooms to find their voice and space. The Harvey School Mentor/Educator Program connects new teachers to senior faculty members who become their mentors during their first year. A better definition than mentor might be closer to “wise and trusted counselors and guides” because our senior faculty do so much more than mentor; they provide advice, support, and encouragement to ensure that our new colleagues quickly feel at home at Harvey.
Our goal is not only to assist new teachers in feeling comfortable and confident in the classroom but also to create informal relationships that easily lead to opportunities to collaborate, network, share classroom experiences and teaching tips, and grow into long-lasting professional relationships and friendships. Harvey truly is a family, and the bond that develops between faculty members is one of mutual respect, admiration, and genuine warmth.
What’s also vital is encouraging our junior faculty members to realize their own potential as educators and help them seize opportunities that allow them to grow professionally and personally. We have often said that teachers are also learning in the classroom, from our students and from each other. It is that passion for lifelong learning that drives Harvey faculty to create an environment where we are the very best teachers we can be for our students, and kind and compassionate colleagues to each other.
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1. Seventh graders (clockwise) Aidan Garcia, Lily Kutai, Sophia Kimmel, Sydney Boothe, Graham Casey, and Zack Schwartz pose on the Harvey Quad. // 2. Peikang Hu, Wyatt Bland, and Cameron LaMoreaux collaborate in class. // 3. Middle School science students study how light travels through different colored prisms and how it interacts with different colored papers. // 4. Middle School students wore pink in October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. // 5. Sixth graders Adam Hajem, Zakaria Boujid, Yamila Jackson, Amity Doyle, Ruth Doran, Benjamin Tobias, and Isabel Doran enjoy recess outside. // 6. Wearing your favorite team jersey is always a favorite during Harvey Spirit Week. // 7. Publications class seventh graders Sarah Fisher, Anna Bogenschutz, and Beatrix Mackil work on their next issue of The Rambler. // 8. Eighth graders Conrad Breede, Maeve Lazzaro, Sonja Espitia, Sophia Collum, and Christiana Greene are all smiles walking to class. // 9. Seventh grader Sarah Fisher plays the drums in the Middle School talent show.
In Their Own Words
From right: Edward (Pui Ka) Tam, Luis Felipe Breidenbach Klein, Peikang Hu, Ricardo Paris Aguirre, Joy (Jiayi) Chen, Tracy (Siyi) Wang, Angela (Yi) Lu, Regimantas Ciunys, Lucia Falque Moreno, Sofia Marcos Munoz, Mariana Kriuchkova, Stepan Romenskiy, Rubin Becker
Profiles from the International Student Program
Regimantas Ciunys
My name is Regimantas Ciunys from Vilnius, Lithuania. I am 18 years old and a senior at Harvey. I have a mom, a dad, and a brother. My mom is a music teacher. My dad works as a police officer, and my brother is 11 years old. My hometown Vilnius is a capital city in Lithuania and much bigger than Katonah.
My favorite subject is English because I’m learning it as a second language and I’m feeling good to know new stuff.
Basketball has been my dream since I was 7 years old, and I’m ready to take a hard path. I’m ready to work hard and reach everything I want. I played basketball in a fall league and am playing basketball in the winter term for Harvey. In the summer, I plan to play in the AAU tournament.
My host family are the Joneses. They have an 11-year-old son named Markus. We are like brothers now. I really love my host family, and I feel blessed to live there.
My favorite American food is Buffalo wings. I like most everything about Harvey: the dorms, the food, the teachers, the people around me, and the gym.
Edward (Pui Ka) Tam
My name is Edward Pui Ka Tam. I am new to the Harvey community, and so everyone can just call me Edward. I was born in Hong Kong, and I am 15 years old. I live in a house with three older sisters and my parents. My parents are mostly very busy, so they usually come home late after we are in bed. Now only one of my sisters lives in the house, which means for most of the time, the house is empty. All my sisters have studied abroad, which made me prepared to skip to the next chapter of my life as well. Through their experiences from studying overseas, I am more confident and ready to join the Harvey community.
In my hometown of Hong Kong, there are lots of different cultures in the city. Everyone is walking at a fast pace and is busy. There are varieties of cultures in Hong Kong, and so it is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. In Katonah, it is very quiet, not a lot of cars and people, but more of a small town. There are not many people, which makes the air quality better. Both places have their unique lifestyle, and I believe after I start getting used to the lifestyle here, everything will go smoothly.
My favorite subject at Harvey is Spanish. Learning a new language is always difficult and challenging but, at the same time, helpful. Learning Spanish is exciting, which I believe will help me improve my Spanish skills in no time.
Although some may think a Spanish class is boring, our teacher always has a way to energize the students. In Spanish class, we have a small class size which leads to more opportunities for each student. The most exciting part of class is being able to speak to Spanish speakers outside class.
My hosts are Jenny He and Zach Kuba. Zach is the basketball coach I met back in China. We already had a close relationship before they became my host family. During the weekends, they usually bring me to basketball games and events. Not
only am I able to work out with my coach, but also I can learn from watching these basketball games. Sometimes my coach brings me to events where I help the coaches, and I become the assistant coach. Aside from basketball, my host family takes me out and shows me around the city. Although they are not my parents, they showed me love and welcomed me into the family. Everything is going great at this point. I believe that after I become used to the Harvey community, the unique lifestyle, and also have a closer relationship with my host family, everything is just going to get better and better.
Mariana Kriuchkova
My name is Mariana, and I am a junior and 16 years old. I was born in the capital city of the Far East — Vladivostok in Russia. In my hometown, I live with my parents. I am the only child in my family. My dad is a CEO of a company in my city. My mom is the manager of my dad’s company. I have a small dog. Her name is Michele, and she is 6 years old.
My hometown is not a very big city, but it is very beautiful. It is situated near the sea, and we have a lot of places with incredibly beautiful views. The population of my city is 600,000 people. The main difference between my city and Katonah is that Vladivostok is built on hills, but Katonah is on a solid plain. My city is situated near the sea, but Katonah is situated in the forest zone. Also, if we talk about food, I will say that in my city, and in general in Russia, we have completely different food, and which is much healthier than in the United States.
My favorite subject is mathematics. I really love mathematics because it’s a pleasure for me to solve equations — I can do it all day long. I chose to join the Dance Club because dance for me is a part of my life. With dance, I can express my feelings and get rid of bad energy. My favorite sport is tennis, and I am planning to play it in the spring. My favorite extracurricular activity is traveling. Exploring new places is always very interesting and exciting for me.
My host family, Pascal and Jennifer Doran, have three daughters. Their daughter Eve is 16 years old and is also a junior. The two other girls are twins: Ruth and Izabel, 11 years old. On the first few weekends with my host family, we went to a swimming pool party, and then we went to the community day festival.
I am planning to become a fashion designer. I really love this industry. Fashion occupies a huge part of my life and brings me a lot of pleasure. My favorite American foods are burgers and Reese’s. The best things in my Harvey life are spending time with my friends and taking art classes. Friends that I found at Harvey school are incredible. I love them with all my heart.
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Peikang Hu
My name is Peikang Hu, and I am 12 years old and in the seventh grade. My hometown is in Beijing. It’s really a large city, the capital city of China. I live there with my father, mother, and my little brother, who is 7 years old. I have four cousins, too. Here, I live with my host family — my aunt and my grandma.
The difference between China and Katonah is that there are many more people and cars in the city but no lakes or rivers. There are not many trees in my city, either.
My favorite subjects are math and science because they are interesting, and I use my brain a lot. I chose Robotics for my elective because it is good for me to use my hands and build something, and it’s really interesting.
I chose soccer for the fall and was going to choose basketball for my afterschool activity in winter and spring.
I’d like to be a doctor because I can help sick people. I want to be a helpful person in the future.
My favorite American food is the hamburger. The teachers, classmates, and food are the things that I like about The Harvey School.
Rubin Becker
My name is Rubin Becker. I was born in Germany. I am 15 years old and a sophomore. I live in Brüggen, a small town in western Germany, but since no one knows where that is, I always say that it is near Cologne or Mönchengladbach, which the footballers should know because it has a well-known team.
My hometown is really beautiful because it has a medieval old town with a castle. I live on the outskirts of the city near the forest and an old military area with my parents and little brother. It takes me only about 10 minutes to ride my bike over the border to the Netherlands, and because there is the Schengen Agreement, which allows me to cross the border without control, I do this very often.
As you can see, there are many differences between my hometown and Katonah, but that doesn’t mean
that this is something bad. In fact, I really like it here and especially at The Harvey School with its huge, beautiful campus. I also appreciate the big offering of different and special subjects.
My favorite subject so far is Robotics because it is totally different from any of the subjects I had in Germany. To design your own robot is fun. The other great thing about Harvey is the sports. I have been playing soccer since I was 6 years old and therefore decided on soccer in the fall. In the winter, I am planning to participate on the ski team. Because I am both interested in golf and tennis, I haven’t finally decided which sport I will do in the spring.
During the week I am living in the dorms, which is really great because I get the chance to wake up later since I don’t need to take any bus to come to school. It’s also a good opportunity to meet lots of new people. On the weekends, I stay with my host family, who are really nice. On the first weekend I stayed with my host family, Adam and Christina Cohen and their son Xan who is in the ninth grade at Harvey. They took me to New York City, which is completely different from everything I have seen so far because the city is so huge and filled with different people from all over the world. In one store there was even a skater track. When asked what my favorite food is in the U.S., I have to say it is the Mexican food that thrills me the most.
Lucia Falque Moreno
I’m Lucia Falque, and I am an international student. I’m in Grade 11, and I am 17 years old. I’m from Donostia, which is in the north of Spain.
My family is made up of my parents and my brother. My parents’ names are Elena and Vicen, and my brother’s name is Sergio. My parents separated about 10 years ago. My mother is now married to a man who has two other daughters, and my father is married to a woman without children. My brother is 21 years old, and the daughters of my mother’s husband are 20 and 19. We are all very close. I live with my mom and her husband, but every day I go to dinner at my father’s house.
I live in a small city. It has 188,240 inhabitants and is a bilingual city since
Class of 2022 international students it has two official languages, Basque and Spanish. The big difference between Katonah and Donostia is the language and that Katonah is a village. There is also a big difference in that Katonah has neither a beach nor mountains. In my city, the most characteristic features are the three beaches and the three mountains that are there.
My favorite subject is Chorus. When I hear all the voices as they form a perfect harmony I love it. Chorus is also my favorite because music and rehearsal have been very important in my family since I was little. I enjoyed playing soccer in the fall. I don’t know if I’ll take another sport or go to the gym in my free time.
I would like to study economics because I think I’m good at it and I like it a lot. My father and grandfather were good at economics as well.
My host family is the Halsey family. One activity we did in the fall seemed incredible to me because I had never gone to a medieval festival. I was very amazed because I had never been to one, and I really liked how people were disguised.
My favorite American food is the hot dog. In Spain, this food is never eaten, and when I tried it, I liked hot dogs a lot. What I like most about Harvey is the independence they give you and the confidence they transmit when dealing with you.
Joy (Jiayi) Chen
My name is Joy, and I am a student in Grade 8 at The Harvey School and 14 years old. In my hometown of Jiangsu, China, I live with my parents, my grandmother, and my sister, who is 23 years old now.
My hometown is a small city that has 7.7 million inhabitants. There are many things different between Katonah and my hometown. For example, there are shops that are houses one after another in Katonah, but in my hometown the shops are mostly in shopping malls. People in Katonah may know each other, but, in my hometown, we are all strangers to each other.
My favorite subjects are math and history. The way we learn is fun. For example, we drew a map to help us learn about the Civil War in history class. The teachers are humorous. Sometimes they will tell some
jokes in the class. I am a member of the middle school newspaper publication. I enjoy it because writing articles and taking pictures can give me a better understanding of life. I like art best for my after-school activity because it can improve my creativity and imagination, and I can learn different forms of art such as drawing, painting, and mosaic art. To go back on weekends is really good. In this way, I can spend time together with my family and go to different places in America to learn American culture. My favorite American food is the hamburger, and I enjoy the time when I am sitting outside and talking with my friends most.
Angela (Yi) Lu
I am Angela, a first-year student in Grade 10 this year and 16 years old. I came from Shanghai, which is a big, diversified city. To be a resident who lives in this diversified place, I enjoy many experiences.
I was studying in an international school, which is managed by the U.K. government. I went skiing in Milan and played hockey in Korea with my school. I studied music, art, and drama, which made me interested in art and musical theater. I performed in “The Addams Family,” and I was the docent in the art museum. I like to communicate and organize the activities, so I also joined the student council.
My favorite subject in Harvey is Photoshop because I was not good at art, but when I came to Harvey, teachers told me to try out everything. That gives me more confidence to work on these new challenges or the subject I was not so good at. This year I took volleyball in the fall for my after-school sport, and I am going to take some art and music for winter and spring. Being a first-year student at this new school, I am happy that I didn’t feel strange here or with communicating with other students. The biggest change that I find is the variety of the students. That makes me have more chances to meet new people in the small community.
My family is an art family. I have a brother, and he is in Grade 6 now. My host in America is the family of Lu Shi in Connecticut, and they are my mom’s friends. They have a large yard with two dogs and several chickens. The house is like a museum because they also work in an auction company. Also, they like to search for different artworks from different artists. Sometimes they will go shopping or fishing with me. They lived in Beijing, which means every week I come back to my host family, I can still have lots of Chinese food.
I am going to be a lawyer in the future. I hope I can protect myself and help others in need of the law. I’m also good at expressing my thoughts. I never have stage fright and always express my opinions. These factors make me feel more suitable to be a lawyer. To help my dream come true, I want to participate in many activities such as Model UN, world scholars, and more. NYU stimulated me to study law because this is my dream school. There is a restaurant next to NYU that will make delicious pho, but the main reason why I like NYU is that it has a large library.
Ricardo Paris Aguirre
My name is Ricardo Paris Aguirre. I will be 17 in January. I am a junior at Harvey, and my hometown is Valencia, Spain. My family is made up of a lovely mother and my grandma, who I am very close with.
My favorite subject is art. I love all the art classes with Mr. Price. He is a wonderful teacher. The art room and the materials are all I need, and I have a great time painting and learning about the arts. I enjoy skiing and playing tennis because I’m not a huge fan of team sports. I also love extracurricular art because I get to develop my personal projects.
My host family is the family of Ben Goldblatt ’23. They are the best. We always have lots of fun. In the fall we visited New York City one weekend and saw Times Square. It was amazing!
For a career path, I will probably pursue fashion design because it has been my passion since I was a child, and it’s something I truly believe I can do and succeed in.
Xan Cohen, Rubin Becker, and Emily Sorio
My favorite thing about Harvey is breakfast … the pancakes! I have to admit that they may not be the healthiest food, but every time we have pancakes for breakfast I go crazy. I love them all covered in butter. I’m obsessed with Harvey breakfast pancakes!
Sofia Marcos Munoz
I am Sofia Marcos Munoz from Spain. I am 18 years old and a senior at Harvey. I live in one of the cities of Madrid called Alcala de Henares. There I live with my parents and my sister. She is 3 years younger than me. She loves to ride horses and likes animals in general. We love to travel throughout Europe and see new cities, but they also want to come here to the United States. My sister and my mom are like my best friends. We usually spend a lot of time together.
One of the most different things that I found here in Katonah is that the houses are so big and all so far away from each other. In my city, everything is closer, and you don’t need the car at all.
I love to go to school here because Spain is so different. Two of my favorite classes are photography and dance because I never had any subjects similar to those two before. They are very interesting, but I also love economics, English, and chemistry because I really like how we learn in these classes.
My favorite things here at Harvey are the activities that we do and how everyone is so friendly. This fall I played soccer. The girls and the coaches were really nice, but I’m waiting for the
winter season because I want to play basketball, which is my favorite sport.
Here, on the weekends I live with my host family, Jessica Vicente (assistant director of Harvey admissions) and her two children, Lucas ’23 and Stella. They are very nice, and I like staying with them. One weekend we went to New York City, and there I saw my friends from the school and also met with all their families. They are very international, and it was very interesting to hear them speak.
My favorite American food is the hamburger because the restaurants make them taste so good. I also really like Mexican restaurants.
When this year finishes, I want to go to a university to play basketball and study criminal justice or international business. Also in the future, I want to study law in Spain.
Luis Felipe Breidenbach Klein
My name is Luis Felipe Breidenbach Klein, and I am 18 years old and a senior at Harvey. I was born and raised in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where I used to live with my parents and my 13-year-old sister. My hometown has a population of 1.5 million; therefore, it is much bigger than Katonah.
I like being at Harvey, and what I like the most in the school are the friendly people and the campus. My favorite subject is Bioethics because it mixes philosophical debates with biological questions. My favorite extracurricular activity is definitely soccer, which is the reason I chose to do it after school during the fall term. My host family is Mrs. Menacho, who is a Spanish teacher at Harvey. During the weekends I live with her, her son Giovanni, along with Hayden ’24, William ’22, and Stepan ’24, who are three other boys from the dorms. In her house, located in Stamford, Connecticut, I share my room with William, who is a great roommate.
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Tracy (Siyi) Wang
My name is Tracy Wang. I am 15 years old, and I am in Grade 10. My hometown is Tianjin, China. I live with my parents and grandparents. I have no brothers and sisters. My hometown Tianjin is a beautiful modern city, the brightest pearl in the Bohai Bay. The Haihe River is the symbol of Tianjin. The scenery around the Haihe is like a long landscape picture, which makes Tianjin look beautiful. Her most beautiful thing is the Haihe flowing under the night light. The bright and dark lights on both sides reflect off the river, just like gorgeous rosy clouds.
I still remember when I first came to Harvey this school year on Sept. 1. It was the first time I set foot on the land of the United States to study alone. I brought three suitcases of luggage. After more than 24 hours of traveling, I was so tired I could barely carry my suitcases up the stairs to the dorm. Then, two teachers came to help me. They carried the heavy suitcases and helped me find my room. Their kind action undoubtedly helped me and made me really fall in love with Harvey.
I chose Harvey for many reasons, not only because of its good geographical location but also because I like Harvey’s art discipline and there are many sports here. I enjoy the learning environment here. We discuss problems and do physics experiments together in class. It’s really a wonderful experience. On the weekends, I stay with my host, Harvey Spanish teacher Rosana Lindoro.
I like the choir best because I like music very much. I joined the volleyball team in the fall term because I like volleyball very much, and my friends were there. I’m not going to play a sport in winter and spring because I want to participate in some artistic activities.
Stepan Romenskiy
My name is Stepan. I am 16 years old, and I am in 10th grade. I am from the middle part of Russia, a cold city called Tomsk. I do not remember my hometown because I moved to another city when I was 3 years old. I was born on the 14th of February — St. Valentine’s Day. I have a great family. We like to spend time together traveling and doing activities. I enjoy spending time with them. We live in Stavropol, an industrial city in the south of Russia. There are a lot of goods that are popular in Russia. I have a sister, and we go to school together.
There are many differences between schools in the U.S. and schools in Russia. I like studying. My favorite subjects are English and physics. These subjects are very interesting. By the way. I like sports, too. I like basketball and working on a team. In the fall, I decided to play soccer, and it was a good experience.
In addition to playing sports and attending school, we need to socialize. From Monday to Friday, I live in the dorms, and on the weekends I live at Mrs. Menacho’s house. Mrs. Menacho (Harvey Spanish teacher) is a very kind, very interesting person. She does everything for us to make us feel at home. Her cooking is excellent. My favorite dish is pumpkin pie. I decided to go to the U.S. to get a good education because the U.S. is the country of opportunities.
In conclusion, I would like to say that I like The Harvey School.
What Will Your Legacy Be? Leaving a Legacy
To make a gift to The Harvey School is an act of generosity that will have a significant impact on the lives of future students, making it possible for young people from all backgrounds to find their passion and discover themselves through a Harvey education.
Leaving a legacy gift to Harvey through your will or trust is the most profound way to touch the lives of young people and help them grow into insightful, open-minded, future leaders, like Jacob Weisberger ’23.
Jacob joined Harvey as a quiet sixth grade student in 2017. As he navigated his middle school years, it became clear to Jacob that Harvey was offering him a tremendous opportunity to step outside his comfort zone and, encouraged by his teachers, try things he otherwise might not.
“The teachers want you to be the best version of yourself. They want to form relationships that continue outside the classroom and last long after graduation. I am very grateful for my teachers who spent countless hours with me helping me to find my voice,” said Jacob.
Today, as a junior, Jacob has the lead in the school musical, plays two varsity sports — hockey and lacrosse — and serves as both a student ambassador for the Admissions Office and as an intern in the Development Office. These seemingly disparate roles are providing Jacob opportunities to explore his talents, both inside and outside the classroom.
// For further information on how to leave Harvey in your will and provide a legacy, contact Susie Danziger at sdanziger@harveyschool.org
— Jacob ’23
