From Ruby B.: I thought I’d let you know what my brother William and I are up to these days. I’m a junior at Duke now, majoring in linguistics, minoring in Arabic and getting a certificate in early childhood studies. I spent a part of my summer doing “Duke in Greece” and taking philosophy, and […]
October 20,2009
1) Laura S. graduated from University of Virginia in 2007 with high distinction in psychology. She then worked for two years at the University of Pennsylvania doing research on addiction treatment. This fall, she started a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia to study anxiety. 2) Lucy S. graduated in […]
October 6, 2009
Congratulations to Jared S. who was recently chosen as Rookie of the Year (best new poet) at the 2009 National Poetry Slam competition in West Palm Beach. About 68 teams of 5 to 6 members each competed. Jared’s team, Urbana Slam, was from New York City. He will head to Berkeley, California, this week to […]
June 2, 2009
1) Genevieve A. is graduating from Cave Spring High School and will be attending Suffolk University in Boston this fall. She was awarded a Dean’s Merit Scholarship and was admitted into the Griffin Honor Society, the flagship honors and scholarship program at the Sawyer School of Management. Genevieve plans to study at Suffolk’s campus in […]
May 26, 2009
1) An addition to the update on Rose H. from May 12: Rose will be attending Roanoke College on a choral scholarship this fall. 2) Stephen R. is attending the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and working on a joint research project involving brain tumors in infants. He has co-authored published research from two […]
May 19, 2009
1) Kate B. is graduating from Cave Spring High School and will attend her first choice school, The College of Charleston, on an academic scholarship this fall. She plans to major in political science with a minor, or possibly a second major, in Spanish. Kate attended CS for four years in elementary and middle school. […]
May 12, 2009
1) Jeff A. is graduating from Lord Botetourt High School and will attend Longwood University this fall. He was accepted early decision into the Cornier Honors College at Longwood with a substantial tuition scholarship. He plans to double major in math and computer science, though he is also considering a major in physics with a […]