Hathaway Brown School is conducting its 26th Annual 5K Carnival Race on Sunday, April 13, 2014.  The Fun Run will begin at 10 a.m. and the 5K begins at 9 a.m. All proceeds from this year's events will benefit New Hope for Cambodian Children.

Registration can be completed online or you may also download a form at www.hb.edu/5K. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged as it helps the registration process move quickly on race day. All pre-registrations must be received by April 10, 2014. If you plan on registering on Race Day, arrive at least 45 minutes before race time so all racers make it to the start line on time.

There will be bagels and coffee available for all runners. For more information on the 5K, please click here or contact Denise Keary at 216.320.8789.

Parking is available at Hathaway Brown School and at the Warrensville-Shaker Rapid at the intersection of Shaker Boulevard and Warrensville Center Road, which is a short walk to the campus.

Bring a friend and join us for a day of fun and festivities with games for the children starting at 10 a.m. and raffles for everyone and of course the Fun Run and 5K!

Hathaway Brown's International Public Policy Forum team of Nitya Thakore '16, Aarathi Sahadevan '16 and Lina Ghosh '17, has made it to the Elite 8 in international competition after a 2-1 decision over Lamar High School from Houston, Texas. These students will now travel to New York City from April 11-13 to compete live against the other quarterfinalists in front of an incredibly distinguished panel of judges. If the HB makes it to the semifinals, their debate will be broadcast live at www.ippfdeabte.com beginning at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 12.

They will be matched up against Taipai American School from Taiwan. HB will continue to debate both sides of the resolution: "Resolved: As a last resort, unilateral military force is justified to minimize nuclear weapons proliferation." 

IPPF is an international competition of “written debate” sponsored by the Bickel and Brewer law firm and New York University. Teams from 34 states and 29 countries wrote preliminary round essays to qualify. HB is one of three schools in the world and one of only two in the US to make the top 8 in this international competition in back to back years. Congratulations to these girls on this prestigious accomplishment.

To learn more about the IPPF competition, visit www.ippfdebate.com.

Pictured from left to right: Nitya Thakore '16, Aarathi Sahadevan '16 and Lina Ghosh '17

The Hathaway Brown School choirs will perform a free concert at Church of the Western Reserve on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The internationally touring HB Singers perform classical masterworks and pieces from various world traditions. The concert will also include performances by the HB Bravuras, an elite small and featured soloists, who have performed at Cleveland’s award-winning jazz venue Nighttown.

HB's music students, bring an : senior Joey Gwinell is a member of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, senior Dhiksha Balahji has performed original songs in a masterclass with Jim Brickman, sophomore Kacey Gill was a finalist in the National Singing Star Cleveland Competition, and junior Tessa Murthy was the Grand Prize winner in the Great Lakes Theater 2013 Shakespeare Songwriting Contest.

Hathaway Brown School choirs are directed by Laura Webster. Initiating a program for solo voice students in 2012, Mrs. Webster has brought renewed energy and direction to the vocal performing arts at HB, with the help of staff accompanist Matt Skitzki.

Located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Hathaway Brown School provides an inclusive environment that challenges girls in grades K through 12 and boys and girls in the Early Childhood Program. Founded in 1876, Hathaway Brown is committed to a fusion of academic and experiential learning.

This concert is open to the public. No tickets required. For information call the Church of the Western Reserve at 440-442-2220.

Hathaway Brown is pleased to announce that our school will be part of a "town hall" live Skype conversation with Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 17. HB is one of only four schools around the country to have been selected for this opportunity.

Taking place at the Lower Eastside Girls Club in New York City, the conversation will join girls from the Girls Club, the Girl Scouts of the USA, Girls Inc., Girl Up, the Young Women’s Leadership Network and four schools from across the country through Skype: The Seattle Girls School in Seattle, Washington; the Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio; The York County School District in York, Virginia; and the KIPP Delta High School in Helena, Arkansas.

The conversation, powered by Microsoft, will be broadcast around the world in real time by way of a live stream. All are invited to watch at www.clintonfoundation.org/conversation. The program also may be viewed at HB in The Ahuja Auditorium.

This special Skype conversation is an initiative of The Clinton Foundation's No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project, which was launched to assess the progress that women and girls around the world have made in the last 20 years in the wake of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, at which Secretary Clinton notably remarked that women’s rights are human rights. The event, Girls: A No Ceilings Conversation, is the first in a series of No Ceilings Conversation events designed to provide a forum to hear from girls and women around the world. Moderated by actress and advocate America Ferrera, Girls: A No Ceilings Conversation will bring together girls to talk about their lives, experiences, and hopes for the future.

No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project is an initiative of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation to help advance the full participation of women and girls around the world. Women’s and girls’ voices and stories are an essential part of understanding how far women and girls have come and what the most important challenges are moving forward. When we understand the gains and the gaps that have been made, we can all then work together to address them and help women and girls reach full participation in the future. More information about No Ceilings is available here.

At Hathaway Brown, the April 17 event will take place in the Worldwide Communications Center, and HB students will have a chance to ask questions and share stories on camera. Approximately 40 HB Upper School girls (grades 9-12) have been invited to take part in the Skype call, and others will be submitting questions online and through Twitter, using the hashtag #NoCeilings.

This first No Ceilings conversation will be focused on listening and learning. By hearing directly from women and girls around the world about the progress they are seeing in their own lives and also challenges and barriers they still face, The Clinton Foundation believes that we can best understand where we need to focus our efforts to truly make progress.

Special thanks to HB alumna Kate Klein '80, whose recommendation helped HB secure this opportunity.

Hathaway Brown senior Logan Paul is organizing a special event that highlights her love of softball and raises funds for a good cause. The HB for RBI Softball Invitational will be held on April 26 at Parkview Softball Complex, 425 North Commons Blvd., in Mayfield Village. Varsity softball players from HB, Beachwood, Bedford, and Painseville Harvey high schools will participate. Game times are 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit RBI: Reviving Baseball and Softball in Inner Cities.

The mission of RBI, as it relates to softball, is to increase participation and interest in softball among underserved youth, encourage academic participation and achievement, promote greater inclusion of minorities into the mainstream of the game, and to teach the value of teamwork.

Logan is at the helm of this softball benefit, which is being organized as a senior project through HB's Center for Business & Finance. She began raising money for the RBI program in the Spring of 2013 when she established an innovative fundraiser called “K’s for A Cause.” She wrote to family and friends and asked them to donate 50 cents for every strikeout she amassed during her high school junior season. After successfully striking out 216 batters (a school record), she raised more than $2,500.

All proceeds from the April 26th softball invitational will benefit RBI; specifically, monies will be donated to the national RBI for RBI scholarship program. Logan wanted to find a way to give back to a program that allowed to her to realize her dreams. In 2010, as a member of an 18U Cleveland RBI team, she represented her hometown at the RBI World Series in Jupiter, Fla. And earlier this year, she committed to play NCAA Division I college softball at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.

Tickets for the HB for RBI Softball Invitational may be purchased at the gate. For more information or to make a donation, please contact Logan Paul at lpaul14@hb.edu. 

Please join us on February 26 for the final presentation in the 
2013-2014 Learning for Life Speakers’ Series at HB

REGISTER NOW

Members of the general public are invited to hear tennis champion, ESPN and CBS analyst, and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Joe Fernandez at Hathaway Brown School on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, for the final Learning for Life Speakers' Series presentation for the 2013-2014 school year. The program is presented by the Hathaway Brown Parent Association. 

Fernandez will briefly discuss the value of competition, the benefits of sports participation, her career in sports and sports commentary, and what it's like to be a working parent before she opens the floor to questions. 

The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. on February 26 in The Ahuja Auditorium at Hathaway Brown School, 19600 North Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Street parking is available.

Click here to to sign up now and feel free to invite anyone who may be interested in attending. For additional information, email kosborne@hb.edu.

ABOUT MARY JOE FERNANDEZ
A former professional tennis player, Mary Joe Fernandez serves as an analyst on tennis events for ESPN, ESPN2 and CBS. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Miami, she enjoyed a successful career on the WTA Tour, with seven career singles titles, 17 in doubles, and being ranked as high as #4 in the world.

Fernandez first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player, winning four straight Orange Bowl junior titles. In 1985, at age 14 years and 8 days, Fernandez became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the US Open. The following year, Fernandez turned professional. Before she retired in 2000, she compiled a 437-203 record. In doubles, she was 344-141.

She appeared in a Grand Slam final three times – Australian Open (1990 & 1992) and French Open (1993). She also enjoyed success in doubles, winning two Grand Slam events (1996 French Open with Lindsay Davenport and the 1991 Australian Open with Patty Fendick) and 19 WTA doubles titles. In addition, she and Gigi Fernandez (no relation) won the Gold Medal in Doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. She won the Bronze in singles in 1992 and was a member of the winning United States’ 1996 Fed Cup squad. In December 2007, she was named Coach of the U.S. Fed Cup team, and was elevated to Captain in 2009. Fernandez also coached the Women’s US Olympic team in 2012.

Click here to register for Mary Joe Fernandez' February 26 presentation at HB. For more information about the Hathaway Brown Learning for Life Speakers' Series, visit www.hb.edu/learningforlife.

We're looking for donors.

On Monday, April 28, Hatahway Brown will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive. The drive will take place from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room.

Appointments can be made at http://www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation. Just enter the sponsor code "Hathaway" and pick a time of your choosing. 

To ensure you're at your best before and after you give blood, follow these Red Cross tips. 

For more information, contact Anjali Barnick at anjalibarnick@aol.com or by phone at 440.781.4553.

On April 25, eighteen Hathaway Brown seniors were inducted into the Cum Laude Society, an organization established to recognize academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence, justice, and honor.

Laney Kuenzel '08, a software engineer at Facebook, delivered the ceremonial address. She encouraged students to be flexible, be confident, and be open to careers in fields traditionally dominated by men -- especially computer science.

The 2014 Cum Laude Society inductees are Sarah Adler, Dhikshitha Balaji, Megan Callanan, Nicole Chesnokov, Emily Fletcher, Fallon Gallagher, Ayah Hassan, Riya Jagetia, Amanda Keresztesy, Grace Li, Susie Min, Aparna Narendrula, Alison Nordell, Elizabeth Powers, Jessica Sher, Julia Weil, Haley Wellener, and Michele Zhou. 

After the ceremony, the newly inducted Cum Laude Society members gathered for a reception with their parents, HB faculty, and guests.

On Saturday, April 26, Hathaway Brown hosted the third iMagine Film Festival. The event, created by HB student Maddie Stambler '13, is designed to give high school students an opportunity to share their filmmaking talents and receive professional feedback from a panel of judges. This year's event was organized by HB students Amelia Visnauskas '14 and Brady Furlich '15, with assistance from HB faculty member Jamie Morse. 

The films were shown in the Ahuja Auditorium and submitted in one of three categories: Drama, Comedy, and Miscellaneous. Awards were given out for the third through first place winners in each category as well as an overall best film award. The films were judged by Miriam Bennett, Sydney Kalnay, and Robert Bank, who graciously volunteered their time and expertise for the event.

The results are listed below.

Best Film: Maria Alvarez, The Waiting Game, Beachwood High School

Drama: 

1. Maria Alvarez, The Waiting Game, Beachwood High School
2. Maria Alvarez, Carrie's Wish, Beachwood High School
3. Adam Jones, Adam Williams, Steele Wasik, Jose Miquel Poblete, This Is Not About Poker, St. Edward High School

Honorable Mention: Eric McGuinn, Mad World, Vermilion High School

Comedy:

1. Davis Klimek, The Hammer, University School
2. Eric McGuinn, Orange Juice, Vermilion High School
3. Sam Royer, Text Me, St. Ignatius

Honorable Mention: Andrew Flando, Billy Hippler, Jake Russo Schmitty, St. Edward HIgh School

Miscellaneous:

1. Maria Alvarez, Who Are You?, Beachwood High School
2. Jaron Nester-Blackman, Ashley Klump, Missing Pieces, Vermilion High School
3. Meghan Bremmer, Laura Chiracu, Paige Somerville, Maeve Kroger, Druagmus, St, Joseph Academy

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to our participants, attendees, and judges for making this event a success. We hope to see you next year. 

The Hathaway Brown School choirs including the HB Singers and HB Bravuras, will perform a free concert at Church of the Western Reserve in Pepper Pike, on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The HB Singers perform classical masterworks and pieces from various world traditions and have toured internationally. The concert will also include performances by the HB Bravuras, an elite group of featured soloists, who have performed at Cleveland’s award-winning jazz venue Nighttown.

Hathaway Brown School choirs are directed by Laura Webster, with the help of staff accompanist Matt Skitzki.

This concert is open to the public. No tickets required. For information, call the Church of the Western Reserve at 440-442-2220.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare will be performed May 23 and May 24, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in Ahuja Auditorium.

Join us for a trip back in time to a midsummer night in 1967 as we romp on the beaches and through the bushes of California. The Athenians are a Mod group of sophisticates, the Mechanicals are hippie artists and the Fairies are magical.

The cast is comprised of:

Juniors Morgan Austin (Bottom), Aubrey Cornwell (Puck), Becca Lambright (Titania), Laura Mueller (P. T. Quince), Kat Phifer (Peaseblossom), Lizzie Poulos (Helena), Emily Spencer (Hippolyta) 

Sophomores Arielle DeVito (Mustardseed), Kavya Menon (Hermia), Gabby Valdivieso (Egeus)

Freshmen Emma Picht (Francis Flute), Sam Scott (Philostrate), Alex Wiebe (Fairy/Moth), Chloe Schwartz (Tommie Snout) Ellen Young (Cobweb). HB students also will be joined by John Springer, Jeremy Levinson, Nathan Krebs, Christopher Vince, and Jeff Holland from University School.

Tickets are $10.00 General Admission and $6.00 Students/Seniors. 

To reserve tickets, visit www.hb.edu/midsummer or call the box office at 216.320.8796 ext. 7186.

Please contact Molly Cornwell with questions at mcornwell@hb.edu or 216.320.8796 ext. 7125

Join us for the 12th Annual Student Playwriting Festival!

Friday, February 21 &

Saturday, February 22, 2014

7:30 p.m.

Black Box Theatre

This event features short plays written, directed, and produced by HB students. Admission is free.

This year's festival includes the following plays:

Baggage Claim by Caroline Jobson '16

Phobias by Isabella Nilsson '16

Death by Fortune Cookie  by Tessa Murthy '15

When Two Worlds Collide by Lauren Battle '15 & Jamie Spain '15

Lessons to Be Learned by Grace Li '14

For more information, contact Molly Cornwell

On Tuesday, May 20, two Hathaway Brown Service Learning Fellows, Christina Pineda '14 and Loryn Smith '14, presented their capstone projects to the Board of Directors at the Rainey Institute.

As part of the Center for Civic Engagement's Service Learning program, each student does volunteer work at a Cleveland area organization and creates a capstone project that documents her experience. Christina and Loryn volunteered at Rainey, a Cleveland-area arts organization that offers after-school activities, and developed strong bonds with the students there.

The opportunity to present at Rainey arose after Rainey's Executive Director Lee Lazar attended the the Service Learning Capstone Reception, in April and was moved by the projects that honored the Institute.

Loryn created a photo book and Christina developed a photo exhibit. Both students read the remarks that they wrote for the April reception at HB and subsequently donated their final projects to Rainey. It was a terrific moment for these girls, HB, and the Rainey Institute.

For more information about the Service Learning capstone projects please click here.

Hathaway Brown's signature publication wins prestigious awards from
The Press Club of Cleveland, Lake Communicators

In the 2014 All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards sponsored by The Press Club of Cleveland, HB Magazine was named the Best Trade Publication in Ohio. The award was presented in a special ceremony at the House of Blues on Friday, June 6, 2014. In a program introduction from Press Club President Michael Bennett, it was noted that more than 800 entries were submitted to this year's competition, and nominations came from Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati and several other cities and towns throughout the state. Judged by professionals who hold memberships in press clubs in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Omaha, Tulsa, Syracuse, San Francisco, and San Diego, the contest was open to journalists in print, radio, television, and digital media. 

And in April, HB Magazine also was recognized with four APEX awards from Lake Communicators, a Lake County-based organization for public relations and marketing professionals. The Summer-Fall 2013 issue of HB took home a Gold in the Print Marketing/Magazines category. In Individual Specialties, the Winter-Spring 2013 issue netted a Gold award, while the Summer-Fall 2013 issue was awarded a Silver for Graphic Design by Director of Marketing/Creative Director Vanessa Butler. In the Copywriting category, "Neighbors & Friends," the cover story of the Winter-Spring 2013 issue written by Director of Communication & Outreach/Editor Kathleen Osborne, won a Silver.

In that same contest, Hathaway Brown School won three additional APEX awards. Osborne received the Gold in Copywriting for Lighting the Way, HB's new faculty-staff directory, and the publication as a whole was awarded the Gold in the category of Print Marketing/Catalogs. Finally, the HB Communications Staff was honored with a Silver APEX for Business-to-Consumer Website redesign for the new HB.edu, which was unveiled in August 2013. 

Lighting the Way additionally was given an Award of Excellence by Communications Concepts in its 2014 national competition in the category of One-of-a-Kind Print Publications. The program selected 12 winners from 96 entries in that field. 

• More information about the All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism awards, including a 2014 winners list
• 2014 Lake Communicators APEX Awards
• Communications Concepts 2014 awards
• HB Magazine online
• Lighting the Way: The People of Hathaway Brown School

Please join us on February 26 for the final presentation in the 
2013-2014 Learning for Life Speakers’ Series at HB

REGISTER NOW

Members of the general public are invited to hear tennis champion, ESPN and CBS analyst, and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Joe Fernandez at Hathaway Brown School on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, for the final Learning for Life Speakers' Series presentation for the 2013-2014 school year. The program is presented by the Hathaway Brown Parent Association. 

Fernandez will briefly discuss the value of competition, the benefits of sports participation, her career in sports and sports commentary, and what it's like to be a working parent before she opens the floor to questions. 

The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. on February 26 in The Ahuja Auditorium at Hathaway Brown School, 19600 North Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Street parking is available.

Click here to to sign up now and feel free to invite anyone who may be interested in attending. For additional information, email kosborne@hb.edu.

ABOUT MARY JOE FERNANDEZ
A former professional tennis player, Mary Joe Fernandez serves as an analyst on tennis events for ESPN, ESPN2 and CBS. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Miami, she enjoyed a successful career on the WTA Tour, with seven career singles titles, 17 in doubles, and being ranked as high as #4 in the world.

Fernandez first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player, winning four straight Orange Bowl junior titles. In 1985, at age 14 years and 8 days, Fernandez became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the US Open. The following year, Fernandez turned professional. Before she retired in 2000, she compiled a 437-203 record. In doubles, she was 344-141.

She appeared in a Grand Slam final three times – Australian Open (1990 & 1992) and French Open (1993). She also enjoyed success in doubles, winning two Grand Slam events (1996 French Open with Lindsay Davenport and the 1991 Australian Open with Patty Fendick) and 19 WTA doubles titles. In addition, she and Gigi Fernandez (no relation) won the Gold Medal in Doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. She won the Bronze in singles in 1992 and was a member of the winning United States’ 1996 Fed Cup squad. In December 2007, she was named Coach of the U.S. Fed Cup team, and was elevated to Captain in 2009. Fernandez also coached the Women’s US Olympic team in 2012.

Click here to register for Mary Joe Fernandez' February 26 presentation at HB. For more information about the Hathaway Brown Learning for Life Speakers' Series, visit www.hb.edu/learningforlife.