As Google’s Legal Director, Adam Barea ’91, p ’21 has spearheaded efforts to fight addiction and the opioid epidemic by working with agencies such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
Celeste Huang ’22 and her brother Alexander Huang are raising awareness of the global refugee crisis. The siblings recently presented Global Refugee Crisis: It’s Now Our Generation’s Time for Action at TEDx Farmingdale on September 7, 2019 and Art and Advocacy: Putting a Face on the Global Refugee Crisis at TEDxNJIT on September 19, 2019.
Painting and Drawing Teacher Jō Adachi’s Life In Progress: Chapter 40: A Sabbatical will be on display in the Walton Lobby Gallery now through November 14, 2019. A gallery talk and reception will take place on Thursday, October 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Walton Lobby Gallery.
Nathan (Nate) Willever is proud to showcase his work, Mountain Time, in the Class of 1956 Gallery in the Mollie Dodd Anderson (MDA) Library at George School now through November 14, 2019. There will be a gallery talk and reception on Thursday, November 14 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the MDA Library. The gallery talk will begin at 3:10 p.m.
Sculpture students in Amedeo Salamoni’s class gained hands on experience setting up an art installation at the Lower Bucks campus of Bucks County Community College in Bristol on Thursday, September 19, 2019. Students had the opportunity to design the configuration of Amedeo’s Field Grass sculptures.
Parent Visiting Day is Saturday, October 19, 2019, and all George School parents are encouraged to attend this information-packed event. One of the program highlights is a glimpse into their child’s daily schedule as parents attend fifteen-minute classes in to morning to meet each of their child’s teachers and learn about their studies. The day begins at 7:30 a.m.
Works in Wood is an annual exhibit in Bucks County, which honors the rich cultural heritage of Bucks County woodworking while celebrating the new visions of the county’s contemporary artists. The exhibition runs from Saturday, October 5 to Sunday, November 10, with an opening reception and awards presentation on Saturday, October 5 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
More than one hundred George School community members joined the Global Climate Strike, focused on the climate crisis, on Friday, September 20, 2019. “It is important to show that the health of our earth is prioritized, and to unite people on the issue that threatens all of us, and hopefully call more action to it,” said Phoebe Johnson ’20.
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, student athletes from around the region will hit the ground running for the 67th Annual George School Cross Country Invitational. There will be more than 600 athletes running on George School’s wooded cross-country course for the competition.
Entertainment One has acquired Blackfin and founder and CEO, Geno McDermott ’04, will become president of US unscripted programming. “We are extremely impressed by the company and team Geno built so early into his career,” said Tara Long, president of global unscripted at Entertainment One, to The Hollywood Reporter.
