Good luck to our students, whose Illumination Fair projects have been selected for the Joseph Henry Science Fair this Friday, March 18. Representing Doane Stuart this year are fifth graders Kate Hassett ’23 and Josh Hunter ’23 and seventh graders Philip Austin ’21, Nicholas Boulos ’21, Kira Nakushian ’21 and Nicholas Van Plew ’21. …
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Jack Ross-Pilkington ’17 has had a very busy two weeks. The junior from Stuyvesant Falls is preparing for a solo cabaret performance at the end of the month. He also is one of the lead members of the defense for our mock trial team, which just won its second consecutive Rensselaer County Championship. On top …
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Congratulations to the Doane Stuart Mock Trialites, who fought their way to the Rensselaer County Championships for a second year in a row. The Mock Trial season, though shorter this year, saw DS earn victories over Columbia High School and Emma Willard. By winning their first two trials of the year, DS qualified for the …
“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.”– Roger Bannister, first man to break the 4 minute mile Congratulations to Shea Weilbaker ‘19 of Saratoga Springs, who will compete against some of the best runners in the country in the freshman mile at the New …
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Back and forth. Back and forth. Neither was willing to give in. Jack Ross Pilkington ’17, of Stuyvesant Falls, and Shan Leng ’17 of China were the final contestants left standing at Saturday’s “Brain Bee” hosted by The Center for Neurosciences and Neuropharmacology at Albany Medical Center. The Brain Bee, contested by over forty students …
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Thursday, February 4, was not just any Thursday at Doane Stuart. It was College Sweatshirt Day! In its 11th year, College Sweatshirt Day is a Doane Stuart tradition marking the last day on which seniors submit their college applications. Over 300 Students, Faculty and Staff come to school donning college sweatshirts of their choice.
On Monday, February 8, 2016 Doane Stuart Upper School students and faculty gathered to celebrate the arrival of the Chinese New Year. The celebration commenced with a procession of students and faculty to traditional Chinese piano music into the Golub Interfaith Chapel. Then, many of our students from China shared aspects of their culture and …
“Magnet Land” and “Roller Coaster Challenge” Following the great success of their first STEM collaboration, “Shelter Challenge” (see the “Shelter Challenge” news story and photo gallery HERE!) Doane Stuart’s third and fourth grade students recently completed two additional STEM projects with the help of Mrs. Tami Schillinger (Olana Schillinger ’23) and Ms. Jennifer Hess (Ana …
There will be a memorial service scheduled for Tom Febrey on Sunday, January 24 at 11:00am for his home communities of Doane Stuart and Chatham and for his family. The service will be held in the Golub Interfaith Chapel. All are welcome to attend. More details will follow. Doane Stuart Mourns Loss of Good Friend …
“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson On Wednesday, December 9, the Doane Stuart community experienced a sudden and tragic loss. Tom Febrey, Upper School Spanish teacher and modified basketball coach, suffered a heart attack in the early morning on Tuesday. Despite careful …
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