Seattle Academy Head of School Joe Puggelli is retiring after serving the school for 22 years. Next year, Joe is looking forward to “sleeping a little bit more,” reading material that has piled up over the last two decades, and “working out during daylight hours for a change.”

The new schedule adds an 8th period to be filled with new required classes, and makes blocks longer, to further develop Seattle Academy’s curriculum and advance the school in a new direction. Seniors Avidan Baral, Ben Gode, and Avi Shapiro sat down with Deans of Faculty Alison Ray and Fred Strong to get some answers.

Six years ago, Avidan Baral moved to the United States from France, where he had lived his entire life. This fall, Avidan will attend the University of Pennsylvania. As a student of the Huntsman Program of International Studies and Business, Avidan hopes to develop the business-oriented skills that will allow him to affect change abroad.

The following is a collection of short interviews of teachers at Seattle Academy. All were asked the same three questions “Where did you go to college?” “Why did you choose that school?” and “In hindsight, were you happy with your choice?”

Recently there has been quite the buzz in the Seattle Academy Upper School regarding #IHABC2018, a High Altitude Balloon Challenge that innovations teachers David Pynchon and Lysie Taylor created for their 12th grade Innovations course.

Hotchkiss has been working at Seattle Academy as a ceramics and fiber arts teacher for five years. She was born with a passion for art and felt out of place doing other activities.

When Seattle Academy students think of Rick Dupree, community service comes to mind.