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As you may have read in the April/May Hoot!, The Hoot! Newsletter will now be hosted on The Athenian School Blog. You can check the blog whenever you’d like or subscribe through a blog reader or email subscription. We will also be sending occasional blog digests by email to keep you in the loop about alumni news. If you’d like to contribute to or be featured on the blog, please send an email to alumni@athenian.org.
Alumni Blog Roll
Alumni Wisdom: Life After Athenian
Today is Alumni Day at Athenian. Many of our young alums are still home on college winter break and are able to share with our students about their life after Athenian. Here is a collection of quotes from today’s Symposia on how Athenian prepares students for college. “In terms of writing, Athenian does a great […]
Athenians Connected Around the World
By Chris Beeson, Director of Admission and Financial Aid Many boarding schools travel each year internationally to connect with current parents and alumni as well as encourage prospective students to apply. I have done so for Athenian for many years, building our relationship with these important members of the Athenian community who cannot get to […]
The Original AWE: Borrowed Boots, a Lost Sleeping Bag, and Lifelong Friends
In honor of Athenian’s 50th Anniversary, alumni Michael Connelly ’71 and Judy Goldberg ’71 wrote about their 1969 experience on what we now know as the Athenian Wilderness Experience. By Michael Connelly and Judy Goldberg Michael (pictured above on right, eating): What we now refer to as the Athenian Wilderness Experience, or AWE, was […]
Athenian Alum Creates Open Dialogue Platform at Westpoint
Originally published in The Pillar, Athenian’s student newspaper by Priya Canzius ’16 This past fall, Athenian alum Cadet David Weinmann ’14 helped to develop a social media platform called Let’s Talk Jihad with 15 other classmates at The United States Military Academy at West Point. “The idea was essentially to provide an unbiased forum where people could […]
Inaugural Run Through AWE Ceremonial Gate from the Class of 2013
The Class of 2013 wanted to honor their Athenian Wilderness Experience with a lasting class gift of a decorative gate for Athenian’s traditional Run-In. To complete their 26 day backpacking adventure, students run the last eight miles back to campus, where the entire community welcomes them back on the field. Previously, students ran through a […]