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Students Set Record at Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

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Seventy Hathaway Brown students set a school record with their 2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Award wins. Combined in the art and writing competitions were 38 gold key, 65 silver key, and 107 honorable mention recognitions.

View a listing of all Scholastic Art and Writing Award winners and their work.

Students who receive Gold Key Awards for individual works and portfolios advance to the national competition. Those students are: 

  • Grace Amjad ‘19
  • Jane Berick ‘19
  • Rachel Broihier ‘21
  • Hayden Brooks ‘20
  • Yardena Carmi ‘19
  • Jessica Chang ‘21
  • Courtney Conrad ‘20
  • Greta Cywinska ‘19
  • Magda Ellis ‘19
  • Susie Glickman ‘20
  • Zuha Jaffar ‘21
  • Stephanie Kaiser ‘19
  • Anna Keresztesy ‘20
  • Nikhita Kumar ‘19
  • Galia Madfis ‘20
  • Tori Margulies ‘24
  • Harleigh Markowitz ‘20
  • Vedha Muvva ‘20
  • Rebecca Oet ‘20
  • Sophia Onyski ‘23
  • Tejal Pendekanti ‘20
  • Anya Razmi ‘20
  • Sejal Sangani ‘20
  • Vala Schriefer ‘19
  • Lila Williams ‘21

Held annually at the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Scholastic Art & Writing Competition recognizes creative achievement in area 7-12 grade students. The artists and writers compete for cash prizes, medals, and scholarship awards. A panel of local professional artists, art educators, writers, and writing educators jury the exhibit and select the awarded pieces from nearly 3,000 entries.



HB Celebrates Women's History Month

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As a girls school with a history of more than 140 years of educating and empowering young women, Hathaway Brown School is celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with content featuring the voices of women from the HB community and beyond. Follow us all March long on each of our social media platforms or follow the hashtag #HBCelebratesWomen.

SREP Advanced Judging Winners Announced

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Hathaway Brown School held its 21st annual Science Research and Engineering Program Poster Session and Reception. Nearly 130 students presented work on research ranging from independent background literature reviews to research that has been ongoing for almost four years in disciplines covering archaeology and medical projects to physics and polymer sciences.

Based on extensive judging from both internal faculty and external scientists from Case Western, Cleveland Clinic, and NASA Glenn, the top three projects from the Poster Session were selected as finalists to attend the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) May 12-17 in Phoenix, Arizona. This is largest pre-college science event in the nation and more than 1800 student finalists from local and regional fairs from roughly 75 countries and territories arrive to compete at ISEF for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, and scientific field trips and have an exciting week of networking and activities.

In addition to these high stakes awards, HB students won a number of special awards at the Poster Session in recognition for their research efforts. Each winner received a certificate and many awards were also accompanied by cash awards, gifts, or medals of recognition.

Intel ISEF Finalists:

  • Tejal Pendekanti '20: Thrombus-Directed Drug Delivery Systems For Targeted Fibrinolysis with Dr. Anirban Sen Gupta and Michael Sun at Case Western Reserve University
  • Shruthi Ravichandran '21: Site-Specific Delivery of Immune Adjuvants for Antitumoral Response of the Tumor Microenvironment with Dr. Efstathios Karathanasis and Peter Bielecki at Case Western Reserve University
  • Alison Xin '19: Computational Predictions in the Design of Affinity-Based Drug Delivery with Dr. Horst von Recum and Dr. Edgardo Riviera at Case Western Reserve University

Intel Computer Science Award Winner:
Sinead Li, '20: Building an Automatic Methodology for Meta-Analysis Using Web-Scraping on PubMed with Dr. Cheryl Thompson at Case Western Reserve University

US Air Force Awards: (top background and starting project boards):

  • Hiba Daud ‘21
  • Anjali Dhanekula ‘22
  • Avery Simon ‘22
  • Madeleine Williams ‘22

Office of Naval Research Awards:

  • Sahej Bindra ‘19
  • Ainsley Bradbury ‘19
  • Lina Zein ‘20

American Psychological Association Award: Carolyn Homolka ‘19

American Material Society (ASM) Award: Greta Cywinska ‘19

Mu Alpha Theta Award: Anya Razmi ‘20

NASA Earth System Science Award: Megan Qiang ‘19

Ricoh's Sustainable Development Award: Selby Vaughn ‘20

Society for In Vitro Biology Award: Hannah Basali ‘20

US Metric SI Award: Jennifer Wang ‘19

Yale Science and Engineering Award: Helen Sun ‘20

The Intel ISEF unites the top young scientific minds, showcasing their talents on an international stage, where doctoral-level scientists review and judge their work. Each year, approximately 1,800 high school students from more than 75 countries, regions, and territories are awarded the opportunity to showcase their independent research and compete for on average $5 million in prizes at Intel ISEF. The competition focuses on identifying, inspiring, and engaging the world's next STEM generation. The finalists of 420 regional and state events go on to participate in Intel ISEF. Intel ISEF alumni have gone on to receive some of the world's most esteemed academic honors, including one Nobel Prize, one Breakthrough Prize, three National Medals of Science, and six MacArthur Foundation Fellowships. They're involved in some of the most groundbreaking scientific research.

 

HB Debate Team Reaches Sweet 16 in International Debate Competition

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HB's Speech and Debate IPPF Team B— Sejal Sangani '20, Ryan Brady '20, and Sinead Li '20—has advanced to the Sweet 16 in the International Public Policy Forum debate competition. They will now debate a team from Georgia to reach the Elite 8 for a chance to earn an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City for a live debate. The IPPF is an international competition of “written debate” in partnership with New York University. It is the only contest that gives high school students around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy. In this year’s competition, students write detailed essays based on the following prompt: RESOLVED—U.S. abdication of international leadership creates dangerous global instability.

Kudos also go to HB IPPF Team A, Alison Xin '19, Jennifer Wang '19, and Megan Qiang '19, who wrote amazing essays as well. Team B will submit their next round of work during Spring Break. Please join us in wishing them luck!

HB Students Win a Stunning 10 National Scholastic Writing Medals; Stephanie Kaiser '19 One of 11 in Country Honored for Writing Portfolio

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Of the 340,000 works of art and writing submitted this year to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, only about 10 percent were awarded regional Gold Key status and moved on to national judging. Of those Gold Key works, only 10 percent received national awards, and this year an incredible nine HB students have been recognized with 10 national medals in writing.

Jessica Chang '21, Stephanie Kaiser '19, Anna Keresztesy '20, Rebecca Oet '20, Sejal Sangani '20, and Vala Schriefer '19 were awarded medals in Poetry; Yardena Carmi '19, Galia Madfis '20 and Harleigh Markowitz '20 in Personal Essay/Memoir; and senior Stephanie Kaiser is one of only 11 students in the country to receive the Silver Medal with Distinction award for a Writing Portfolio. Stephanie's portfolio, Boundary, consists of poetry, personal essays, and an introductory writer's statement. She is the first HB student to receive this prestigious award. In addition to being recognized at Carnegie Hall, Stephanie will receive a $1,000 scholarship for her achievement. Stephanie has also been awarded the American Voices medal, a special best-in-region award selected by the national judges.

From the classroom to the Osborne Writing Center to our annual Young Writers and Artists Festival and forums with visiting writers, Hathaway Brown students have an unparalleled number of opportunities to develop their voices and explore the world through writing, and they take advantage of it all to produce extraordinary pieces of writing. Congratulations to all of these students and to their teachers who support and guide them in their work. 

 

2019 HB Cum Laude Society members inducted

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On April 17, nineteen 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.

Greater Cleveland Partnership's Director, Business Growth & Development Elizabeth Falco '01, delivered the ceremony's keynote address. She described how Hathaway Brown prepared her to learn for life. She shared her journey and how experiences from college, collegiate athletics, studying abroad, and a career in business and finance all played a vital role in enriching her life. 

The 2019 Cum Laude Society inductees are: 

  • Ainsley Bradbury
  • Amaia Calhoun
  • Greta Cywinska
  • Caitlin Esteves
  • Carolyn Homolka
  • Stephanie Kaiser
  • Carrie Kaufman
  • Cassandra Lis 
  • Julia Lisboa
  • Claire McKenna
  • Farah Sayed
  • Kayla Schwartz
  • Natalie Thornton
  • Jennifer Wang
  • Kathy Wang
  • Alison Xin
  • Jessica Young
  • Yasmine Zein and 
  • Angela Zhu

Families of the inductees attended the assembly as well. After the ceremony, the newly inducted Cum Laude Society members gathered for a celebratory reception.

 

 

Two Hathaway Brown seniors are semifinalists in prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

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Two members of the Hathaway Brown School Class of 2019 are among the candidates under consideration for the 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars ProgramAlison Xin and Yasmine Zein are semifinalists for their outstanding academic achievement. Participation in this program is by invitation only. These HB students were identified for the program based on their high ACT and SAT scores. 

Approximately 600 students are semifinalists; Alison and Yasmine are two of only 18 semifinalists from Ohio. The seniors now have the opportunity to be among a prestigious group of American high school seniors who are named Presidential Scholars.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Commission will further review the semifinalists' qualifications and up to 161 will be named U.S. Presidential Scholars. All Scholars are honored for their accomplishments through the National Recognition Program, held in June in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Presidential Scholars are guests of the U.S. Department of Education, and they enjoy an all-expenses-paid trip to the nation's capital to meet with government officials and educators. To commemorate the achievement, the Scholars will be greeted by the President of the United States, and they will receive special Presidential Scholars Medallions at a ceremony sponsored by the White House. 

The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished students graduating from high school. The program is one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.

Hathaway Brown is proud to be the alma mater of ten U.S. Presidential Scholars: Regan Brady '17, Lina Ghosh '17, Kavya Ravichandran '16, Isabella Nilsson '16, Alyssa Bryan '13, Laney Kuenzel '08, Amy Hollinger ’05, Edith Hines Williams '00, Caroline Campbell '98, and Genevieve Mathieson Kilmer ’96.

 

HB's Eighth Grade Presents "Once on this Island JR."

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Hathaway Brown School’s eighth-grade musical, Once on This Island JR., is showing this week in the Ahuja Auditorium. The performances are free and open to the public, Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 5 at 2:30 p.m.

The eighth-grade musical is an HB tradition and culmination of the Middle School Performing Arts curriculum combining music, dance, and drama. Each eighth-grade student participates in the production as performers, choreographers, stage crew, student directors, and designers.

About the Show:

Adapted from the celebrated Broadway musical, this rousing Calypso-flavored tale follows one small girl who finds love in a world of prejudice. With its poignant story and catchy Caribbean-flavored score, Once on This Island JR. is a highly original theatrical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s popular fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, and the Tony-nominated Broadway musical by the legendary writing team, Ahrens and Flaherty.

Through almost non-stop song and dance, this full-hearted musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island. When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods who rule the island, guide Ti Moune on a quest that will test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and even death.

Poster art by Saija Shah, '23


Junior Anya Razmi wins Research ShowCase for science research

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Junior Anya Razmi is the first place high school winner of Case Western Reserve University’s Research ShowCASE exhibit. Anya will receive a $20,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship to CWRU. Her research and presentation was on the “Impact of Haltere Removal on Gravitational Perception.”

Twenty-five high schoolers, 13 of whom were HB Science Research and Engineering Program students, presented at Research ShowCASE. The event is an exhibition of real-world applications, critical insights, and creative and intellectual activity that highlighted the range of research at CWRU. Ph.D. judges evaluated the high school students who competed for the scholarship.

Jessica Chang ’21, Ella Kazazic ’20, Emily Qian ’21, and Kaisal Shah ’21 also competed at Research ShowCASE and earned Honorable Mentions for their research and presentations.


Yasmine Zein '19 Named U.S. Presidential Scholar

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Yasmine Zein '19 is a U.S. Presidential Scholar. She's one of 161 U.S. graduating seniors to receive the honor for outstanding academic achievement.

Meet Arianne Thomas, the next Director of the Aspire Program of Hathaway Brown School

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Authored by Camille Lipford Seals ’02, Director of the Aspire Program of Hathaway Brown and the Center for Multicultural Affairs. Camille is headed to Agnes Irwin School in Philadelphia where she will assume the role of Assistant Head for Academic Programs and Inclusive Excellence.

I am pleased to pass the torch of Aspire leadership to Arianne Thomas. She has the energy, knowledge, and passion necessary to envision the future of Aspire. As I prepare to say goodbye at the end of summer in my current role as director, it was very important to me that Hathaway Brown find a leader who understands and loves Aspire in truly authentic ways.

Arianne is this leader; she is committed to our mission of cultivating academic excellence and leadership in promising middle school girls and to inspire young people to pursue careers in education. She has the background, skills, and knowledge to implement our new strategic plan which will guide Aspire through the next seven years of programming and most importantly, she has the heart for Aspire girls.

"At Aspire, I want to empower students and teachers by creating a community that embraces high expectations and helps enable students to develop critical thinking and adaptability skills that will be important in the future society," said Arianne.

I have known Arianne since her first summer at Aspire and it has been a tremendous pleasure to watch her grow as a leader and educator. She has remained connected to the program, serving in multiple roles as a teacher, program leader, year-round volunteer, and member of the admission committee. She has also maintained relationships with many of the students she served during her summers as a teacher.

“Her willingness to engage with 12-year-old me with unconditional empathy completely changed my thinking about teachers — compassion from educators should not be a novelty, but instead the standard,” said an Aspire alumna when asked about Arianne. “I was lucky to have been a student in Ms. Thomas' classroom. The woman I am today is significantly shaped by the energy and safety she brought to her classroom every day for six weeks."

I am excited to see what is in store for Aspire under Arianne's leadership. I am confident she, in partnership with Brittany Harrison, who will continue to serve as Aspire’s administrative assistant, will successfully take the program into this next chapter.

I hope you join me in congratulating Arianne on her appointment and that you will commit to partnering with her to continue the outstanding work of the Aspire Program of Hathaway Brown School.

More about Arianne

Arianne is a New Orleans native. She earned her elementary education from a Louisiana all-girls school before moving to Northeast Ohio and attending Orange City Schools. She completed her bachelor’s degree at The Ohio State University majoring in History with minors in Geography and Political Science. Arianne joined the Teach for America program as a middle school English, Language Arts, and Geography teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma at a school where more than half of students were English language learners and more than 88 percent of students in the district qualified for free or reduced lunch.

In Tulsa, Arianne was a team lead, responsible for supervising sixth-grade teachers, setting policies, developing schedules, and cultivating grade-level culture. She also was an instructional leader for Teach for America corps, facilitating professional development experiences focused on instructional excellence, and serving as a coach in Teach for America's Tulsa summer institute. Arianne has also worked with students and families as a transition team lead, helping students identify and transition to top magnet junior high schools.

Arianne served for three years as a teacher in Oklahoma before venturing to New York City to pursue a Master of Arts in Urban Educational Leadership at Columbia University Teachers College.

Arianne summarizes her education philosophy using the adage, "give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime." She seeks to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and experiences that allow them to rise above life's challenges to lead in their homes, on their campus, in their communities, and in their workplace. She is also passionate about the work of teacher training in which she seeks to cultivate culturally competent educators who understand how to build a curriculum relevant to students, develop positive relationships, set consistently high expectations, reflect on their practice, and help students develop and apply critical thinking and other competencies necessary to thrive in the 21st century.

Arianne's practice of educational leadership is rooted in the core values of community, excellence, reflection, compassion & empathy, social justice, and knowledge. She recognizes her own identity as a member of a diverse school community where she believes the intentional building of relationships with families, students and staff is a priority and listening to the stories of the community is paramount to her success as a leader.



Come see Oliver! at HB

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This Tony award-winning musical adaptation of the classic Dickens’ novel springs to life with some of the memorable characters and songs ever to hit the stage. The show runs June 28 - July 7. Get your tickets today.http://bit.ly/2XxZlvA

HB Students Named Melvin Scholars

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From the Ohio Academy of Science

Each year, The Ohio Academy of Science selects the 19 top pre-college students who presented at our Annual Meeting. These students are recognized as Melvin Scholars, and they have the opportunity to represent Ohio at the national American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) meeting. This meeting is held in conjunction with the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, and AJAS provides Ohio students an opportunity to interact with the best students from across the country as well as scientific professionals from around the world.

In addition to interacting with student scientists and professionals, there are activities for the students to participate in throughout the week. These activities include interactive laboratory experiences, field trips, plenary lectures, and small group meetings with world-renowned scientists and engineers.

Congratulations to HB’s 2019 Melvin Scholars: 

  • Jessica Chang ‘21

  • Michelle Dong ‘20

  • Ella Kazazic’20

  • Sophia Laye ‘21

  • Tejal Pendekanti ‘20

  • Shruthi Ravichandran ‘21

  • Anya Razmi ‘20 

  • Sejal Sangani ‘20

  • Lina Zein ‘20

Class of 2020 National Merit Semifinalists Announced

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Twelve Hathaway Brown seniors were selected as National Merit Semifinalists for their high scores on the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Less than one percent of high school seniors across the country are part of this prestigious list. 

Of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists, 7,600 Class of 2020 students will advance as Finalists and compete for more than $31 million in National Merit Scholarships. Roughly 90 percent of Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. To learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Program, visit www.nationalmerit.org.

 

Hannah Froimson '18 and Regina Egan '18 Win National Scholastic Silver Medals in Art

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Hathaway Brown is pleased to announce that seniors Hannah Froimson and Regina Egan have earned national recognition in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2018. Both won national Silver Medals for Printmaking; Hannah for her piece titled "Self Portrait," and Regina for "I Haven't Ridden a Bike Since You Left." Regina also won a national Silver Medal in Writing this year. 

Scholastic national medalists have been identified by panels of creative professionals as the most talented young artists and writers in the nation. This year, 350,000 works of art and writing were submitted by students in grades 7-12, and less than one percent of work was recognized at the national level. Since 1923, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the outstanding work of teenagers from across the country. By winning a Scholastic Art & Writing Award, these HB students join a legacy of celebrated authors and artists including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, John Currin, and Lena Dunham.

Congratulations to these gifted artists and many thanks to the HB faculty who continue to educate, inspire, encourage, and mentor them. For more information about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, please visit the program's official website.

 

  


2018 HB Cum Laude Society members inducted

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On April 12, twenty-one 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.

Amy Saltzman Porter '01, MD, PhD, a pediatric palliative care physician at the Cleveland Clinic, delivered the ceremony's keynote address. She described her path from Hathaway Brown to where she is today, highlighting the times she "pivoted" from the expected course, only to have her life experiences enriched. There is much to be learned from diverging from the path and allowing yourself to see things in a new way, she said. An HB "lifer," Dr. Porter also encouraged the 9th- through 12th-grade students gathered for the assembly to understand and appreciate that having the benefit of an HB education arms you with confidence, knowledge, and outstanding opportunities —she credits the school's Science Research & Engineering Program with making her the person she is today. But don't forget, she cautioned the girls, that luck factors heavily into the equation as well. She was lucky to grow up at a school such as HB, she said, and she reminded the students that they are lucky to have the benefits of this type of empowering all-girls education as well. 

The 2018 Cum Laude Society inductees are Katerina Aris, Brice Bai, Regina Egan, Archer Frodyma, Molly Gleydura, Katherine Halloran, Sukhmani Kaur, Anne Lewandowski, Coralin Li, Lekha Medarametla, Roxana Moazami, Danica Murthy, Cristina Rackley, Anika Rede, Sophie Sacks, Leonela Serrano, Alexandra von Zedlitz, Erin Xu, Ying Ying Yang, Evangeline Yeh, and Michelle Yin. 

Families of the inductees joined us for the assembly as well, and after the ceremony the newly inducted Cum Laude Society members gathered for a celebratory reception.

 

Adelyn Klimek '18 wins prestigious Jefferson Scholarship and Advances as Semifinalist in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

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Adelyn Klimek '18 has been awarded one of the most highly selective merit scholarships in the nation. The Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia has selected Klimek as one of 36 recipients of the Jefferson Scholarship. She will commence her studies in the fall at U.Va.

In order to be named a Jefferson Scholar, candidates must undergo a rigorous, highly competitive, multi-stage selection process. This year, nearly 2,000 students were nominated for the Scholarship, 116 finalists were invited to take part in a four-day competition at U.Va., which included seminar discussions, essay and mathematics examinations, as well as interviews conducted by U.Va. alumni and faculty. In addition to receiving the full cost of attending the University for four years, Jefferson Scholars benefit from a number of enrichment programs sponsored by the Foundation, including travel abroad, career networking activities, an outdoor challenge program, and a leadership speaker series. 

The 36 selected recipients of the 2018 Jefferson Scholarship boast a number of significant achievements and Klimek is no exception. Along with her excellent academic record at HB, she is also a 2018 National Merit Finalist and U.S. Presidential Scholars Semifinalist.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students. 

The 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be announced in May.  

For more information, visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html

Congratulations Adelyn, and best of luck from the HB community!

 

Congratulations to the Hathaway Brown Class of 2018!

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HB girls are impressive. We're biased, we know. But year after year, the best colleges and universities in the world tell us we're not the only ones who think so.

The 105 students in the Class of 2018 will attend 66 different institutions in 23 states and three countries. HB students received offers of admission to all eight Ivy League colleges and 48 percent of students in the class were admitted to a U.S. News & World Report Top 30 College or Top 30 University. Eighty percent of these HB seniors were admitted to their top-choice college (or a top choice, if ranked by group), and nine students are committed to becoming DI and DIII collegiate athletes in seven different sports. More than $16 million in merit and other scholarships, including full tuition packages, was offered to HB students this year. Sixteen of these girls are “lifers,” have begun their HB careers in kindergarten or earlier.

CLICK HERE OR SEE BELOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2018 COLLEGE DESTINATIONS

Whether she chooses a college here in Ohio or one that's halfway across the globe, through a combination of immersive experiential learning and outstanding academic preparation delivered by the best teachers anywhere, each Hathaway Brown student is set on a path to find the campus that's right for her. Our girls are equally at home at historic Ivy League schools, top public and private universities, specialized conservatories, and small liberal arts colleges in the U.S. and abroad. We hate to see them leave, but we know it wouldn't be fair to keep them all to ourselves.

Hathaway Brown's 142nd Commencement Exercises will take place around the iconic fountain in the HB Courtyard in just a few short weeks, and we'll be "clapping out" the Class of 2018 for the final time. As we reach the end of another memorable school year, please join us in congratulating these amazing students and wishing them well as they get ready to make their own lasting marks on the world.

Four HB students winners in the 2018 Hope and Stanley Adelstein Free Speech Essay Contest

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We're excited to share the good news that of the top six spots in the annual Hope and Stanley Adelstein Free Speech Essay Contest administered by The City Club of Cleveland, four of the winning works were submitted by HB students. Big congratulations are in order for Alison Xin '19 (first place, grades 11/12), Shruthi Ravichandran '21 (first place, grades 9/10), Zuha Jaffar '21 (second place, grades 9/10), and Jasmine Hanna-Funk '19 (third place, grades 11/12). This is the fourth year in a row that HB students have earned placement among the contest's winners. Read more here.

All of these students have been invited to attend the May 23 City Club forum, where they will be honored and have the opportunity to read their work from behind the famed City Club podium. 

Three HB students earn grand and special awards at Intel ISEF

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Three Hathaway Brown students spent May 13-18 in Pittsburgh, PA where they competed in the Intel ISEF (International Science & Engineering Fair), the largest pre-college science fair in the world. Each year, approximately 1,800 high school students from more  than 75 countries, regions, and territories are awarded the opportunity to showcase their independent research and compete for an average of $5 million in prizes.

Three Hathaway Brown students won all expenses-paid trips to compete at ISEF as Finalists by advancing through the Hathaway Brown 20th Annual Poster Session judging in March:

Maya Razmi, '18: Heteromultivalent Approaches to Clot-Targeted Nanomedicine: Combination Targeting of Drug Delivery Systems to Activate Platelet and Fibrin with Dr. Anirban Sen Gupta, under the mentorship of Michael Sun at Case Western Reserve University

Michelle Yin, '18: Sucrose Addition Improves Targeted ECO/sibeta3 Nanoparticle Stability with Dr. Zheng Rong Lu under the mentorship of Nadia Ayat at Case Western Reserve University

Alison Xin, '19: Computational Prediction in the Design of Affinity-Based Drug Delivery with Dr. Horst von Recum and under the mentorship of Dr. Edgardo Rivera at Case Western Reserve University

Maya was awarded a Third Place Grand Award of $1,000 in her category of Materials Science and Alison won a Fourth Place Grand Award of $500 in Chemistry. They join the ranks of less than 20 SREP students in the past 20 years to win a Grand Award. In addition, Alison was also recognized with a Special Award from the Air Force Research Laboratory for her research as well as an Honorable Mention from the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Hathaway Brown has been honored to award spots to ISEF each year based on the quantity and excellence of the science and engineering research being performed in partnership with Cleveland institutions like Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, NASA Glenn Research Center, and the Natural History Museum.

 

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