School News

Investing in girls is what we do. We know the research confirms that one of the more effective methods to impact our world for the better is to invest in girls and women. Emma Willard School’s founder and namesake knew that empowering young women helps shape the world. 

Nicole B. ’22 and Jenna D. ’21 joined the Albany Symphony Orchestra’s new music “Dogs of Desire” ensemble chorus at the EMPAC Theatre at Rennsealer Polytechnic Institute on Friday, May 31 to perform composer/singer Clarice Assad’s, Ain’t I A Woman, inspired by Sojourner Truth’s 1851 “Ain’t I A Woman” speech.

The Emma Willard School community came together under a big tent looking out over Mount Ida to celebrate Baccalaureate for the Class of 2019 on Saturday, June 1.

Emma Willard School celebrated its 205^th Commencement on Sunday, June 2, honoring the Class of 2019 under Mount Ida’s wide-arched skies at a beautiful ceremony in the center of campus.

The BookCreator ebook app is featuring “ABC’s for the African Experience,” a book created by Mr. Hatala’s 9th grade African History class.

Two teams of Emma Willard School entrepreneurs competed against over twenty other teams from across the state at the NYS High School Business Model Competition at Siena College on Wednesday, May 22.

 

Emma Willard School sophomore Yuma M. has received an Honorable Mention in this year’s Congressional Art Competition for her piece, “Boston Museum in Boston, Ireland,” which will be displayed in the Albany District Office for the next year.

The Emma Willard School Cluett House residential community recently took a three-day excursion to a Washington, D.C., where they explored topics related to the house mission of “putting beliefs about positive world change into practice.” 

Head of School Jenny Rao hosted an on-campus carnival for Principal’s Play Day on May 1!

Emma Willard School’s history department recently hosted Dr. Eric Foner, one of the most prominent historians in the United States.

Emma Willard School honored academic excellence and exemplary citizenship in the Class of 2019 and extraordinary faculty service at Honors Convocation on Friday, April 26.

Emma Willard School is proud to have ten visual artists included in the 20th Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition at the Albany Center Gallery in Albany, New York!

Nine Emma Willard School student stock traders competed in the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge on Wednesday, April 17. 

On Monday, April 15, Kirsten Gerald ’81 and Alissa Russin ’08 hosted a Boston Marathon Watch Party to cheer on the Boston Marathon Runners.

Last Wednesday, April 17 our students attended our fourth and final event of the Speaker Series for the school year. Emma Willard School hosted Sarah McBride, an author, activist, and the National Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign.

Emma Willard School senior Anna B. has won first place in the Albany-Tula Alliance's 2019 Student Essay Contest!

Each year Emma Willard School’s academic departments honor outstanding students with Kudos during Morning Reports. Our Spanish, Chinese, and Latin instructors awarded the first Kudos of the year on Tuesday, April 16.

Emma Willard School is proud to announce senior Issac H. has earned the status of National Merit Finalist by the National Merit® Scholarship Program. Head of School Jenny Rao made the announcement at Morning Reports on Friday, March 1.

Our athletics department celebrated our basketball, indoor track and field, and ski racing teams at our winter sports desserts ceremony. This season, 12 students earned their varsity letter and pin for the first time; 24 earned a bar pin, signifying their second or more time playing at the varsity level, and 15 earned a pin marking their first time playing at the varsity level in one sport after getting their varsity letter in another. Coaches also handed out Most Improved and Coaches Awards for each team.

Last Thursday, February 14, Mr. Ball’s AP Economics class and Jenny Rao, head of school, visited MVP Health Care in Schenectady, New York.

The Cluett House program, which focuses on the practices of positive world change, hosts inspiring guest speakers during their weekly seminar series. Recently, Cluett House students were joined by a wonderful guest speaker who is very familiar with the Emma Willard School community: alumna Arica Crootof '03, who joined the group via video conference from her home state of Montana.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Emma Willard School held a two-part program to inspire students to reflect on their place in the world as they strive to become more conscious citizens.

Emma Willard School is proud of alumna Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ’84 as she takes bold steps to continue to serve and lead our country by running in the 2020 Presidential election.