Outdoor Club commences 2019-2020 season The Outdoor Club commenced its 2019-2020 season with a 7-mile round trip hike of Buck Mountain. Located on the northeast shore of Lake George, the trek featured commanding views of the lake and Bolton Landing below and the Adirondack high peak to the north. Outoor Club advisor Seamus Hodgkinson said …
Isabel Barats ’20 starts newspaper titled ‘Spotlight on Religion’ Isabel Barats ’20 has started a newspaper focused on the spiritual life of Doane Stuart, which reflects the interfaith component at the heart of the student experience and school mission. Entitled “Spotlight on Religion,” the paper is advised by Art teacher Jason Martinez and is produced …
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2019 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur service Continuing its long-tradition as an interfaith community, which recognizes and celebrates numerous world religions, Doane Stuart on Tuesday held its annual Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur service in the school Chapel. Beginning with a guitar processional by Music teacher Joe Hetko, the event included readings, stories, prayers, and …
St. Peter’s Church Organist visits Doane Stuart Neil Keen, organist and choirmaster at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, visited Doane Stuart on Monday for a presentation to Grade 2-5 music students on the school’s Ruffatti organ, which is a central feature of the school Chapel. Mr. Keen played several pieces from Bach, including the Toccata and …
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Doane Stuart proudly support Cancer Awareness On October 4, the Girls Varsity Soccer team went pink for cancer awareness. The Girls took on Germantown in our seventh annual Pink Game at 4:00 p.m. Students and faculty wore pink and paid $1 or $2 and came out of uniform. All money raised will be donated to …
Doane Stuart Students Meet Albany Medical Center Prize winners Four Doane Stuart students received the rare opportunity to meet the two recipients of one of the nation’s most prestigious science awards, the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research. As part of the event, our students were part of a select group chosen …
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Lower School Students Visit Bowman’s Orchard The entire lower school visited Bowman’s Orchard on Friday, September 27. Lower School students and parents learned all about how apples grow, and how they get from the farm to the store. Students and parents enjoyed a tour of the orchard and had the opportunity to pick a small …
Doane Stuart Past Parent Opens First Accredited Urgent Care in Guilderland’s Hamilton Square Doane Stuart’s Past Parent, Dr. Jonathan Halpert (parent of Benjamin Halpert ’17) opened the region’s first accredited urgent care center in Guilderland’s Hamilton Square. Dr. Jonathan Halpert of Delmar, is a board-certified emergency medicine specialist who most recently served as urgent care …
Corn Roast On Friday, September 20, Doane Stuart’s Upper School celebrated one of its favorite traditions: Corn Roast. Festivities begin with students and faculty cheering our Boys soccer team in a home game vs Bishop Maginn. During the game, faculty roasted corn and made smores, which was followed by dinner and cake. After dinner, new …
Club Fair Student club leaders used Thursday’s Upper School Meeting as a Club Fair to inform fellow students to join or form groups, ranging from The Coop newspaper and Environmental Club to the Dance Committee and award-winning Mock Trial team. Senior Class President Michaela LaBombard also stressed to classmates the important role that student government …
