| November 2011 |
| You Can’t Take It with You Delights Audiences |
The audience couldn't stop laughing at Moss Hart and George Kaufman’s zany comedy, You Can’t Take It with You. “This is the best performance I’ve ever seen on a George School stage—and I’ve seen many,” said one audience member. Read more. |
| The Ultimate Student-Faculty Game |
Students on George School’s Ultimate Frisbee club team vanquished the faculty team 16-14 on November 2. The student-faculty match at the end of first term is a long-standing George School tradition and this year, the student team was out to revenge their 2010 loss. Read more. |
| Randy Bolton’s Work on Display at Anderson Library |
Contemporary artist Randy Bolton’s work mimics the style of early children’s book and scientific illustration and has been characterized as “an exploration of images that seem familiar and comforting on first glance, but become strange and disturbing on further consideration.” A collection of his screen prints is on display at the Anderson Library through December 16, 2011. Read more. |
| Students Share Lessons Learned in Costa Rica |
Students shared their Costa Rica service learning experiences at a George School assembly in Walton Center on October 14, 2011. Six students had traveled in the summer with trip leaders and teachers Pacho Gutierrez ’77 and Richard Polgar. At the assembly, as is a school tradition, they presented photos and discussed their experiences with the entire school. Read more. |
| Susan Wilf Contributes Translations in Book by Nobel Laureate |
Susan Wilf, George School English and History teacher, translated poems and essays included in No Enemies, No Hatred: Selected Essays and Poems, by Chinese writer and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, despite being imprisoned for “inciting subversion of state power.” Read more. |
By George is edited by Christine Davidyock.
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