The Dance Company at Emma Willard School, in partnership with Albany Tango Society, will present world-renowned tango artist Jorge Torres in afternoon tango workshops and an evening social. On Saturday, November 7, Jorge Torres will teach three afternoon workshops—Achieving Balance in Tango, Vals, and Milonga. The day culminates with a tango social and a performance by [...]
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October 1, 2009
The Divine Tea: Divinitea
During dinner last night, students curiously gathered around Linda Smith, the founder of Divinitea, the first organic tea company in the United States, as she enthusiastically introduced to eager tea lovers her favorite tea blends from her 25 years of experience with tea blending. Her focus on being socially and environmentally responsible helps promote her message of “Creating peace one cup [...]
September 16, 2009
Activities Fair
Today’s activities fair in Kellas Commons gave students the opportunity to meet with members of the various campus clubs, organizations, and committees ranging from Race for a Cause to Mock Trial to the Foreign and American Student Organization.
June 12, 2009
SOARing success
Natalie ’11 and Sophia ’11, next year’s co-heads of the Student Organization for Animal Respect, present a check for $1,323 to Deidre Bruce, volunteer coordinator for The Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. These are the funds raised at the spaghetti dinner on May 22.
June 11, 2009
Crew in the News
Libby and Celeste made the news again this week as the prepared for this weekend’s Youth Nationals crew competition in Ohio. Check out the video clip from News Channel 13 on our video page.
June 7, 2009
The 100th Commencement on Mount Ida
Emma Willard School held its commencement exercises today. This was the 100th commencement on the Mount Ida campus. The first class to graduate on the Mount Ida campus processed across the inner campus on June 8, 1910. The school’s graduation exercises were held in conjunction with the dedication of Sage Hall, Slocum Hall, and the [...]
May 29, 2009
Massry gate dedication
Our all-school community service celebration on May 27 included a tribute to the Massry Family for their service and generosity on behalf of Emma Willard and many organizations in the Capital District. Trudy Hall announced that our main entrance on Pawling Avenue will now be known as the Massry Gate in honor of Norman and [...]
May 25, 2009
National champs!
Congratulations to Celeste ’12 and Libby ’10, who are the national Scholastic Rowing Association champions in the girls lightweight double. After winning the New York State title on Mother’s Day, the girls went on to compete at the national level at Mercer Lake in Mercer, NJ, this weekend. Read more here.
Photo by Lindsey Stapleton.
April 30, 2009
Honors Convocation
The annual celebration of the outstanding seniors took place last night on April 29 in the chapel. This ceremony awarded tweleve exceptional Cum Laude candidates and ten EW Award candidates. Ceren, Rebecca, Yoon (Anna), Cordelia, Lei, Amelia (Mimi), Lucille, Anne, Laura, Sun Jung, Kayla, and Anna were inducted into the prestigious Cum Laude Society for [...]
April 13, 2009
A Morning with Greg Mortenson
Emma Willard students, faculty, alumnae, and friends filled RPI’s EMPAC for a morning with Greg Mortenson, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea and founder of the Central Asia Institute, which builds new schools, primarily for girls, in mountain villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan. As of 2008, over 78 schools have [...]
