Nobles News
Amor Towles '83 Talks Passion, Competence, Honesty
ASSEMBLY Oct 3, 2012
English teacher and former Headmaster Dick Baker took to the stage on Wed., Oct. 3, to introduce best-selling author Amor Towles, Class of ’83. He briefly described Towles’ time at Nobles, his successful career in finance, and the road to his highly-acclaimed, first published novel, Rules of Civility.
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Scholarship Semifinalists
ACADEMIC Sep 26, 2012
Eight Nobles students have been selected semifinalists in national scholarship programs. Caleb Kirshner, Jett Oristaglio, Hannah Peterson, Kevin Raposo, Daniel Toubman, all ’13 are semifinalists in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Capsule Hotel
ARTS Sep 14, 2012
The Foster Gallery kicked off its 2012–13 season with a unique installation by Boston-based artist and repurposing architect Joe Joe Orangias. Using recycled furniture and other found objects, Orangias created a portable, mobile hotel.
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Seth Goldman ’83 Accepts Distinguished Grad Award
ALUMNI Sep 13, 2012
At Assembly on September 13, Seth Goldman ’83, co-founder, president and TeaEO of Honest Tea, accepted the Distinguished Graduate Award from Head of School Robert P. Henderson Jr. ’76.
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Nobles Magazine
ALUMNI Sep 12, 2012
Nobles—the official magazine for Noble and Greenough School—has a new look. The latest issue is now available in print and online. Visit www.nobles.edu/noblesmagazine for the Fall 2012 issue, or to access the archive of past issues.
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What's Your Castle Story?
STUDENT LIFE Sep 12, 2012
The Castle has come to symbolize the strength of community and the storied history of our great school. In celebration of the completed Castle Project, we invite you to tell us your Castle story. Please contribute your anecdote to the "Our Castle Story" blog—noblescastlestory.wordpress.com—by emailing castlestory@nobles.edu.
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Class VI Comes Together
MIDDLE SCHOOL Sep 7, 2012
All Class VI students are new to Nobles, and Nobles is very new to each of them. In addition to getting to know the campus and daily schedule, the 58 classmates spent time together during the first week, quite literally, learning the ropes. Check out the video below for a glimpse into the Class of 2018's first days on campus.
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A Word (Or Two) of Advice for the New School Year
STUDENT LIFE Sep 4, 2012
"Take a trip or study away." "Say 'hi' to people in the halls." "Try new things." Before they graduated, the Class of 2012 had helpful, parting words of wisdom for Nobles students. The start of a new school year is a great time to revisit their advice.
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Meet the New Faculty and Staff
COMMUNITY Aug 24, 2012
Nobles veterans—Head of School Bob Henderson ’76, Dean of Students Erika Guy, Dean of Faculty Maura Sullivan and Head of Upper School Ben Snyder—welcomed the incoming “class” of new faculty and staff members to campus on Friday, August 24.
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The Writer's Circle
ACADEMIC Aug 14, 2012
Kudos to Nobles Class II student Maria Maier, whose passion and talent for writing is earning her some impressive accolades. This year, Maier was awarded two gold medals in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her poetry collections.
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NDC's Counselor-In-Training Program
SUMMER PROGRAMS Aug 13, 2012
Each summer, the Nobles Day Camp operates a succesful Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program, which introduces young counselors to working with campers. To learn more, watch this video, produced by Communication Intern Maya Getter '13.
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Nobles Hosts KenSAP Students
COMMUNITY OUTREACH Aug 10, 2012
On August 9-12, Nobles was happy to host students from the Kenya Student-Athlete Program (KenSAP). The students were on campus for their pre-college orientation.
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Class II Student Leads Fight Against Childhood Obesity
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & SERVICE Aug 10, 2012
Chloe Rosen '14, along with 20 students from across the country, has been selected to serve on the 2012-2013 Youth Advisory Board for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, an organization founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation.
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Unbreakable Bond at UB
Aug 3, 2012
Upward Bound (UB) writing teacher Mariel Novas ’06 compares writing to ballet or Latin dancing. “Like dancing, your stories should flow nicely,” she tells her students.
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Governor Patrick Visits Achieve
ACADEMIC Jul 30, 2012
On Friday, July 28, Achieve students welcomed special guest Governor Deval Patrick—and his dog, Toby—to the Nobles campus. Patrick was invited to share his story with the Achieve community as part of the Achieve Speaker Series.
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What's the POD?
Jul 26, 2012
Last spring, Noble and Greenough School launched a popular photoblog—Nobles Photo of the Day (POD). Visit http://noblespod.wordpress.com to check out out scenes from the day to day. You may be surprised at how busy campus has been!
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Soaring to Achieve
SUMMER PROGRAMS Jul 20, 2012
Achieve’s rigorous summer program fills in the gap for summer learning loss and fosters a love for lifelong learning. About 70 dedicated students are bussed to Nobles from Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Mattapan and Roslindale five days a week for six weeks over the summer.
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Class I Student Headed to Boys Nation in Washington, D.C.
Jul 2, 2012
After an extensive application process, Ryan FitzPatrick '13 was selected to attend Boys State, a leadership and government program sponsored by the American Legion. Four hundred boys from across Massachusetts were selected to attend the week long program at Stonehill College in June.
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Recent Grad Named All-American
ATHLETICS Jun 14, 2012
This spring, Hope Hanley '12 helped lead the Nobles girls varsity lacrosse team to an impressive record, 10-5. Hanley, co-captain of the 2012 team, earned both First Team All-ISL and NEPSWLA All-Star for the third year in a row, and was named U.S. Lacrosse All-American for the second time.
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Class V Steps Up
MIDDLE SCHOOL Jun 7, 2012
Just minutes after finishing their last final exam, Class V students gathered on the Vinik Theatre stage to celebrate an important milestone: the end of their Middle School years. More than 250 family members, faculty, staff and friends turned out for the 2012 Step Up Ceremony, which celebrated both individual and class accomplishments.
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