alumnae accomplishments in the arts
Charlotte Strick ’91
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Art Editor for The Paris Review
Since Fall 2010, whenever readers of The Paris Review pick up their copies of the prestigious quarterly literary magazine, they are looking at Charlotte’s elegant handiwork on every page. Charlotte was asked to redesign the look of the magazine from cover-tocover and remain on staff as its Designer and Art Editor. The new design garnered a lot of praise, with The New York Times calling it “a thing of beauty.”
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Balancing her work on The Paris Review with her duties as Art Director of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Charlotte designs every cover and was the “guest curator” for the Winter 2012 issue creating a 14-page section devoted to “Women on Women.” Charlotte credited her years at Westover as having “had a lasting effect on the way I see myself and the women I interact with all these years later.”
Alexandria Williams ’11
Young Alumna on the College Stage Alex is studying at Manhattan School of Music (MSM). During her years at Westover, she was a voice student in Westover’s collaborative program with the MSM Pre-College Division. “I have been focusing on art songs in my performance classes in English, Italian, French, and German as well as musical theater,” Alex said. For her sophomore spring recital last April, she sang the role of Meg in ‘Things Change, Jo,’ from Little Women, Mark Adamo’s opera based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel. During the past year, Alex has also had featured roles in “viral” YouTube music videos created by fellow students. Currently Alex is trying her hand at writing her own musical with a composer, hoping to produce it in a workshop. For additional alumnae accomplishments, visit westoverschool.org/alumnae
a sampling of clubs, extracurricul ars, & coed events Amnesty International
A Capella Singing Groups & Gospel Choir
Activities with our Brother Schools
Environmental Action
Coagess (Westover’s yearbook)
(Avon Old Farms, Salisbury, South Kent,
French & Spanish Clubs
Community Service
& Trinity-Pawling):
Jewish Student Association
The Lantern (Westover’s art & literary magazine)
Prom
Football Games
Peer Support
The Wick (Westover’s school newspaper)
Dances
Movie Nights
WALSA (Westover’s African-American & Latina Student Association)
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Joint Community Service Project
cogitare, agere, esse—to think, to do, to be L ook for the third in our series: “To Be: Character Development and Leadership at Westover School.”
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from the westover motto series: to think. to do. to be.
Westover offers a breadth of programs in the athletics and the arts and a range of extracurricular activities for all girls to discover and explore their passions. Our size allows us the flexibility to accommodate all interests and talents. Students have the time to participate in arts, athletics, and activities, and as a result, try everything, from squash and canoeing to social activism and singing. Novices and experienced athletes can achieve their personal best, competing in interscholastic sports or participating in personal fitness classes. Girls benefit from Westover’s close proximity to New York City, Boston, and New Haven, increasing opportunities for learning and playing outside of the classroom, while fun, weekly co-ed events provide an answer to the common “What about boys?” question. arts & extracurricul ars signature programs MSM (Manhattan School of Music): As participants in this joint program between Westover and Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division, talented musicians and vocalists have the opportunity to study at one of the country’s top music schools. SOMSI (Sonja Osborn Museum Studies Internship): A trimester-long student internship at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT. For signature programs in other areas of study, visit westoverschool.org/ signatureprograms.
alumnae athletes in college Ama Achiaw ’11 Soccer, Urinus College Rose Bradley ’12 Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Endicott College Allie Dinielli ’10 Lacrosse, Occidental College Anna Eggert ’12 Crew, Lehigh University Addis Fouché-Channer ’13 Cross Country, Middlebury College Cristina Pretto ’12 Crew, College of the Holy Cross
other special offerings
Myriam Kelly ’11 Squash, Captain, Bates College
Students can choose a performance arts emphasis in dance, drama, visual arts, or voice.
Melissa Hall ’12 Rugby, Stonehill College
Advanced Placement arts offerings include: AP Art History, AP Music Theory, AP Studio Art: Drawing, and AP Studio Art: Two-Dimensional Design/Photography.
recent trips New York Stock Exchange in New York City Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Museum of Modern Art Pippy O’Connor Golf Classic Hispanic Society of America Museum Yale Center for British Art Yale Squash Matches Mystic Seaport
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Lilly Eden ’12 Swimming, Goucher College Maddie Moore ’11 Golf, St. Lawrence University Katherine Hedburg ’12 Swimming, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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arts & athletics highlights In the swim team’s fourth season, five swimmers qualified for the New England Division III Championship Finals in three events.
Three photography students won Gold Key Awards at the Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards for their photography portfolios. Nine of our students took awards at the event.
“Since 1909, Westover has remained true to its motto: Cogitare, Agere, Esse. ‘To think, to do, to be’ is more than a catchphrase. Westover develops young women who will be prepared to think their way through problems, to take action, and to make a difference with their lives.”
— ann pollina, head of school