Category Archives: Boarding School Students
Banner End of the Year for Verde Valley School
Verde Valley School enjoyed a banner end to their school year. Check out this recap of the great work & athletic achievements produced by their students: Continue reading
Small Boarding Schools: It’s like living in giant extended family
I was reading a press release and looking at some pictures today that triggered a bunch of memories and got me thinking about the intensity and all encompassing nature of the small school boarding school experience. It’s like living in … Continue reading
Boarding School Senior Finalist in Classical Singer Competition
Sam Grandaw (Verde Valley School ’12) has advanced to the national finals of the Classical Singer 2012 Competition. Grandaw will travel to Chicago for the final rounds in May having secured his invitation to Chicago through an audition Arizona State. Take … Continue reading
Verde Valley Equestrians Win Endurance Race
Five Verde Valley School students and two instructors won the 35 mile Springdale Romp Pioneer Endurance Race in Safford, Arizona, on Saturday, February 4. Said one of the competitors, “it was an amazing feeling to cross that finish line together … Continue reading
A Boarding School Commits to STEM Competition
For the national eCyberMission competition, four Wasatch Academy students are preparing a project to increase bathroom energy efficiency. The four are working “to find a way to increase the efficiency of showers by using the hot water that runs down … Continue reading
Hawaii Preparatory’s Mariko Thorbecke Wins Computing Award
Mariko Thorbecke an Hawaii Preparatory Academy senior has received the 2012 National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing. She is one of 35 winners chosen nationwide. Of the competition and award, Thorbecke observed: “It’s amazing … Continue reading
Visiting Campus: The Boarding School Tour
The focus and purpose of a family’s campus visit have changed dramatically over the past decade. With internet based research, the campus tour has become less about seeing the physical plant and more about learning the school’s culture and ethos. Families … Continue reading
So You Want to be an Olympian?
Editor’s note: this original entry is posted on AdmissionsQuest’s Boarding School Blog. London 2012 is only a few months away. Astonishingly, Brentwood College School (a co-educational boarding school in in British Columbia, Canada) already has 4 athletes that have been … Continue reading
Verde Valley Senior Completes Television Internship
Verde Valley School senior Caridee Choi recently concluded a two week internship as production assistant on the “Food and Culture” program in Seoul South Korea. Of her time on the show, Choi observed: “while I could not learn everything in-depth … Continue reading
We Love Athenian School- in Indonesian
Athenian Indonesian students and one of their teachers take a few minutes to share in English and Indonesan- the Athenian experiences that they like best. Indonesian students make up just one part of Athenian’s commitment to teach and practice the art of … Continue reading
