On Saturday, a group of boarders from Kellas 2T traveled to Salem, NY, for a fun day of raspberry picking and rural roads. After picking 16-plus cups of raspberries, the group returned to the dorms, only after stopping at the Ice Cream Mann. Later that evening, a jam fest took place and some homemade raspberry [...]
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July 3, 2009
Quiet On the Heights…
For the July 4 holiday, the staff at Emma Willard were given the day off on the 3rd, making the campus even more quiet than it already is in its current summer state. However, not everyone is missing… Some of the greatest people you will ever meet are still on campus. Who are [...]
June 5, 2009
World Refugee Day
The Albany Field Office of the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants is holding a gala on June 20, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. on World Refugee Day. The gala is being hosted by Emma Willard School and will be held in Lyon-Remington Hall on the Emma Willard campus. The evening includes [...]
May 19, 2009
More gold!
In addition to the two CASE Circle of Excellence awards previously reported, EMMA magazine has garnered three more: a gold in Magazine Publishing Improvement, a gold in Independent School Magazines, and (drum roll, please) the Grand Gold for Independent School Periodicals.
April 15, 2009
Students chosen in national drawing competition
Congratulations to sophomore Yeon and junior Ann, whose drawings were selected for the New Hampshire Institute of Art national drawing exhibition in Manchester, NH. Ann was also given a merit scholarship. Read the full press release here.
March 1, 2009
Smile, the Musical
The performers of the Musical Smile gave their eagerly awaited performance on Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28. The performance left the audience with laughs and smiles. The cast of Smile worked hard to create a show that made the audience forget that they knew the actors as they were absorbed in their roles. [...]
February 16, 2009
Self-Defense
Wing Shan’10 (Stephenie) , an experienced black belt at tae-kwon do, started her own practicum for self-defense and taught about 20 interested students. The classes took place during the weekend and taught students the basic self-defense moves for protection and safety. It is a very useful and valuable skill to know for the future!
Submitted by: Natalia ‘11
February 7, 2009
Science Spirit!
The new Science Olympiad team of Emma Willard attended their first tournament at the College of St.Rose in Albany. This club was started for the first time at Emma this year to gather students who enjoy science. The students performed amazingly at their first Science Olympiad regional meet and placed in three different events and also [...]
January 21, 2009
Inauguration Day at Emma
The Emma Willard school community gathered throughout campus when Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of United States. The academic schedule was altered to accommodate the timing of this historic event. The event was projected on a big screen while students ate lunch.
Submitted by: Hannah and Natalia ‘11
October 9, 2008
EmmaNow Podcast Two
This week we talk to the Race for a Cause service team and feature a very long list of weekend activities. Listen here or subscribe via iTunes!
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