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H EARTB EAT OF HB: THE STUDENT ISSUE ... from our head of school our best representatives by Regina Egan ’ 18 The Hathaway Brown School that I elements of this alumnae magazine. The have experienced in this, my first year, idea of a student issue embodies what embraces innovation, inspires excellence, we believe girls’ education should be: an and cultivates talents. We are proud authentic and courageous representation that our curriculum complements our of richly diverse interests and voices. signature Institute for 21st Century Please enjoy this issue, and thank you Education, creating authentic experiences for continuing to support us as we lean for students to do many things that into opportunities for creating a future pique their interests, including running of unbounded possibilities for all of our businesses, developing research, students. engaging as citizens, traveling globally, and publishing their work. I am thrilled Fondly, that the new Center for Creative Arts has converted my office into a curated gallery of sorts, displaying our students’ finest pieces. It only seems fitting—and it is a distinct privilege—to have our students take the lead in producing the Dr. Mary Frances Bisselle Portrait by Andreanna Hardy ’ 17 Head of School “As a part of the Hathaway Brown Visual Arts Fellow designation, I decided to create a series that incorporates classical art with modern,” Mackenna says. “With the help of Mr. Morse, my Art History and Advanced Studio Art teacher, I have been selecting famous and iconic works of art and replacing the subjects of the paintings with my classmates, in my own personal style.” on the cover: A modern interpretation of the Mona Lisa by Mackenna O’Hara ’17, featuring the likeness of Delani Hughes ’17. Acrylic on canvas. Portrait of Kathryn Doherty ’19 by Jamie Doak ’19 H EARTB EAT OF HB by Julia Robinson ’30 mu•sic /myoozik/ noun The space between water and rock that makes the brook babble; changed based on the weather, the rocks, the river, who’s listening. 2. The sound of the tide eroding shore, a disappearing and reappearing rhythm, steady and dependable, but quiet at times: The melody of rock beaten to sand/ The thump of a baseline/ My heartbeat/ The guitar he plays in the basement/ The percussive door slams/ The crescendos like angry whispers that blossom into shouts/ The walls of a home aren’t thick enough/ The absence of a sound Awareness creates a beat/ The absence of love is not a hateful space/ The end of my favorite novel is torn out/ The bruise from Let me burrow in the breast of the earth, that fall won’t fade/ The shade of blue around a full moon at midnight/ The replacement of that screened door/ The huddle in the shadows of the mountains, cry, chill of a November morning on just-showered hair/ The car tires/ The radio/ The drawing in the upper right hand corner/ An and remember a time when expiration date/ These strangers serenade me/ The comfort of a heartstring strung/ That guitar/ Wrists can break like toothpicks/ I didn’t know I could control the world. Wavy skies/ Navy skies/ Sunrise/ Stretching arms/ Sore muscles/ The wrinkles in my sheets look so small/ Ripples not waves/ Setting ki ’18 Vala Schriefer ’19 bolews So sail/ Leaving home/ Slam. na n A y b Grace Homany ’17 by Riley Mixon ’22 by Sara Cody ’25 Show, don’t tell. It’s a popular refrain in magazine journalism and it’s the best way for you to vicariously experience the amazing arts and writing preparation that Hathaway Brown students are receiving in every division of the school, every day of the year. I have the extraordinary good luck not only to work in the We’ve packed this book from cover to cover with terrific pieces by communications office for HB, but also to have two HB girls of my students for you to enjoy. A few faculty members wanted to get in on own. Now Upper School students, my daughters have been reaping the action as well, and we’re proud to showcase some of their work the benefits of an HB education for nearly a decade. I would often too. You can find a complete list of those who helped us bring this find myself bragging about their teachers and the outstanding issue to life in the Contributors section on page 4. programming that is implemented in incredibly engaging and innovative ways throughout campus, but I never could quite do it That’s enough talking from me. Turn the page to experience HB’s justice. So then I started unabashedly showing my relatives and vibrant curriculum in action for yourself. anyone who expressed even the slightest interest a small sampling of the girls’ own work. Instantly, people “got” it. This special Student Issue of HB includes material produced by students in all school divisions, from the Infant & Toddler Center through Grade 12. Everywhere we could, we asked students to provide the writing, photography, and art you’ll find in these pages. The idea came to us when Upper School American Literature teacher Marty Frazier approached us about a student project to connect 11th-graders with HB alumnae in order to learn how to write publication-ready profiles (Shared Bonds—pg. 20). We joined forces with Alumnae Relations Director Dana Lovelace Capers ’86 and put the wheels in motion for that initiative. Then we asked ourselves, “Why stop there?” Portrait Series by Annabel Meals ’ 17 We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts with HB. Letters to the editor may be sent to [email protected] or to the school’s mailing address. We welcome feedback through our social media channels as well. Find us on Facebook under Hathaway Brown School or send us a tweet at @HathawayBrown. H EARTB EAT OF HB Kathleen Osborne Editor Vanessa Butler Art Director Reena S. Goodwin Digital Editor Amanda Seifert Associate Editor administrative team: Fran Bisselle Head of School Sue Sadler Assoc. Head of School & Director of Upper School Sarah Johnston Assoc. Head for Enrollment Management Sharon Baker Director of Middle School HB Katherine Zopatti Director of Primary School 3 Jane Brown Director of Early Childhood Mary Rainsberger Director of Advancement alumnae relations team: Dana Lovelace Capers ’86 Director of Alumnae Relations Tina Reifsnyder Alumnae Relations Coordinator 19600 North Park Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122 216.320.8785 If you’d like to cancel delivery of HB magazine, please email [email protected]. Parents: If your daughter is not receiving this magazine at her permanent address, please notify [email protected] so that it may be mailed directly to her. by Millie Privitera ’17 index contributors PHOTOGRAPHY GENEVIEVE NISLY BY PHOTO alumnae featured in this issue If you’d like to become a contributor to HB magazine, please email [email protected] or call 216.320.8785. Cynthia Bassett ’57 – Alumnae Awards, pg. 47 Carla Boddy ’88 – Shared Bonds, pg. 26 Jane Brown All the Right Ingredients - page 16 Meredith Bowen ’99 – Shared Bonds, pg. 31 Frances Seiberling Buchholzer ’52 – Alumnae Awards, pg. 47 Jane Brown was drawn to the field of education in her early primary years, convinced that it would give her access to an unending trove of Dana Lovelace Capers ’86 – Shared Bonds, pg. 20 paint, art supplies, books, and hamsters. She has been at Hathaway Brown Suzanne Drake Carle ’81 – Celebrating Sisterhood, pg. 10 for more than 20 years and has never been disappointed. Her previous Shabdha Chigurupati ’08 – Shared Bonds, pg. 28 experience includes teaching children with learning disabilities, working in a residential treatment center, and owning and operating a Montessori Tara Afnan Gallagher ’85 – Shared Bonds, pg. 29 School. Jane holds an M.Ed, as well as AMS Montessori certification. Allison McCarley Jackson ’87 – Alumnae Awards, pg. 47 Leah Ridgeway Jackson ’99 – Ten Years of Unicorns, pg. 32 Molly Cornwell Monica Ramsey Jordan ’87 – Alumnae Awards, pg. 47 Singing a Different Tune - page 14 Susan Manuel ’67 – Alumnae Awards, pg. 47 Molly Cornwell began her HB career in 1994 starting with one theatre Margaret Reid Mueller ’47 – Shared Bonds, pg. 23 class. Over the years she has grown the program to include three Upper School acting classes, two mainstage productions a year, a Student Karen Neuger Nathan ’85 – Why I Give, pg. 79 Playwriting Festival, and theatre classes for fifth- and seventh-year Felice Mueller Pierce ’78 – Shared Bonds, pg. 23 students. Molly holds a B.A. in English from Bellarmine University, and Cassi Pittman ’01 – Shared Bonds, pg. 22 an M.F.A. in Acting from CWRU. She is a member of AEA, AFTRA, Julie Schenkelberg ’92 – Shared Bonds, pg. 24 and was recently named president of the board for Kulture Kids. She and her husband, Michael, are proud parents of two HB alumnae: Hope ’08 Laura Main Webster ’91 – Singing a Different Tune, pg. 14 and Aubrey ’15. Marty Frazier Shared Bonds - page 20 Marty Frazier fell in love with teaching while explaining long division problems on the blackboard of his fifth-grade classroom. Thankfully for his students, Marty has since switched to English and is now in his 10th year of teaching and his second year as an Upper School faculty member at HB. Marty feels it is an immense privilege to work alongside the engaged and talented young women of HB and he looks forward to spearheading future experiential learning opportunities on campus. Student Contributors Brice Bai ’18 Carly Glickman ’18 Annabel Meals ’17 Grace Beneke ’18 Isabella Godsick ’20 Riley Mixon ’22 Jayla Blackmon ’18 Caroline Gordon ’18 Mackenna O’Hara ’17 Emma Borrow ’18 Katie Halloran ’18 Raea Palmieri ’17 Rachel Broihier ’21 Andreanna Hardy ’17 Millie Privitera