News
Departing Faculty and Staff
Published on June 14, 2012 by Izzy Kornblatt in News
Faculty and staff who are departing
Loomis Chaffee, 2001 to 2012
Published on June 14, 2012 by Liana Fernez in News
The day of my tour was not the first day I ever stepped onto the Loomis Chaffee campus.
By the students, for the students
Published on June 14, 2012 by Izzy Kornblatt in News
StuCo president Lindsay Gabow on what sets LC apart
The Island of Tradition
Published on June 14, 2012 by Alyssa Reamy in News
Loomis' Long-Observed customs
Not the same old songs and dances
Published on June 14, 2012 by Abby Lavalley in News
“It exceeded my expectations!” said Alexis Ditomassi ’12 about this year’s Musical Revue. Titled Two Men Falling and directed by Melanie Silverman ’12, Spencer Congero ’12, and Jessica Faust ’13, Musical Revue showcased the amazing talent at Loomis Chaffee with a range of classic songs and some contemporary pieces. Students, parents, and teachers all piled into the Hubbard auditorium to watch Loomis’s talented singers come together to produce a show that contained both drama and humor.
Fashion is all the rage in the RAC
Published on June 14, 2012 by Sarak Horowitz in News
The thrilling anticipation that began three weeks before the duel opening of the AP art show and the Sartorialist show hummed throughout the Loomis Chaffee campus. Students talked in the hallways about the bright colors of Ji Hee Yoon’s upcoming drawings, waltzed to the RAC to take photos for Audrey Newell’s Senior Project, and released high pitched giggles at the thought of being five inches away from a Ruthie Davis shoe.
Something wicked in the little red barn
Published on June 14, 2012 by Pim Senanarong in News
On the last night of One Acts, the NEO was packed with bargaining students, hassled parents, and disgruntled faculty members all trying to salvage a seat in the audience. Waves of students in sports shorts with sweat-slicked hair left the little red barn, disappointment plastered on their faces as their place in the waiting list was allocated to parents of performers.
(Insert name here) Will you got to prom with me?
Published on June 14, 2012 by Jamil Hashmi in News
The Class of 2012, the largest class to ever graduate from Loomis Chaffee, leaves behind an impressive legacy of prom proposals. With commendable creativity, this year’s seniors accepted with alacrity the challenge of asking their dates to prom. From A to Z, here are the highlights of this year’s proposals.
From the prefects, memoirs from a year in Kravis Hall
Published on June 14, 2012 by Paul K. Lee in News
Tales from the hallways of Kravis Hall: ping pong contests, “bear” spottings, and hairy freshmen
Behind the process of college sports recruiting
Published on June 14, 2012 by Rekha Kennedy in News
From the somewhat gloating online profiles on sports-clad websites to the anxious waiting of phone calls from coaches, many students turn to the intricate and complex world of college recruiting as a stepping stone to going pro but also to getting a scholarship to go to college. The world of athletic sports recruiting has rapidly changed in the last several years.
Continued renovations in the Katherine Brush library
Published on June 14, 2012 by Grace Denny in News
Loomis Chaffee students commonly spend countless hours in the Katherine Brush Library, due to the intense and demanding schedule the students take on. This fall the Kravis Center for Excellence in Teaching was built on the first floor of Brush. Soon, the first floor of the library will undergo another renovation, this time providing the community with extended study rooms and a Center for Global Studies.
The Loomis Chaffee class of 2016: a preview
Published on June 14, 2012 by Administrator in News
With a 28% admissions rating, the LC class of 2016 is one of the most selective in the school’s history.
Environmental proctors accepted to SC3
Published on June 14, 2012 by Mike Horowicz in News
Recently, fellow students and Environmental Proctors (E-Proctors), John Macdonald ‘13 and Ryan Shelby ‘13, were selected to attend the Student Climate and Conservation Congress (Sc3), taking place at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’ National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, this summer.
Sustainable Agriculture Plot becomes reality
Published on June 14, 2012 by Lizzy Schimenti in News
Since September the E-Proctors have been busy planning and preparing the Sustainable Agriculture Plot, located behind the Clark Center for Science and Mathematics. The plot consists of ten community gardens, a compost pile, hoop house, and a chicken coop, which houses eight Rhode Island Red hens. The community gardens are mainly for faculty use, however, two of the ten plots are currently being cultivated by Jeff Dyreson’s Sustainable Agriculture class.
MacClintic reflects on his career in the Kravis Center for Excellends in Teaching
Published on June 14, 2012 by Mike Horowicz in News
In a room enclosed by panels of glass on the first floor of the library, Scott MacClintic ‘82 sits at his desk, but few people know what goes on inside the Kravis Center of Excellence in Teaching.
StuCo elections held
Published on June 14, 2012 by Alex Lafrance in News
On May 15, 2012, Paul K. Lee ’13 was elected president of the Student Council after a night of orations and discussions concerning the candidates Lauren Chase ’13, Tucker Cheyne ’13, Rekha Kennedy ’13, Amanda McParlane ’13 and Paul K. Lee ’13. After giving their speeches, the presidential candidates left the room and character witnesses spoke on their behalf.
