And here I am/all soft yawns/and red knees...
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"Rotting Hum," a poem by Bianca Jensen
Have you ever felt your soul begging to go home?
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Jazz Ensemble I included Grant Arntz ‘20, Christian Batingan ‘17, Zachary Cohen ‘20, PJ Colino ‘20, Axel Hejlsberg ‘19, Angel Hernandez ‘19, Benjamin Heymann ‘20, Nicholas Heymann ‘18, Matthew Le Roy ‘19, Sophia Leonidas ‘18, Adam Loeb ‘19, Arjun Piplani ‘20, Frank Tonina ‘20, William Vogel ‘17, and Alli Wicklund ’20. Its performance was conducted by Matthew Frost, and it featured guest artist Thomas Marriot. Photo by Megan Conklin.
Jazz Night: A Seattle Academy Instrumental Concert
On March 14, Matt Frost conducted “Jazz Night,” a concert that included the Middle School Jazz Combo, Jazz Ensemble II, and Jazz Ensemble I.
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Coding for a Weather Station
Robert Winton's software development class created a website that collects data from a weather station on Seattle Academy's roof.
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One of Rebekah's photos titled "Firesky"
Teacher Profile: Rebekah Rocha
When SAAS photography teacher, Rebekah Rocha first started at Seattle Academy, the photography program had only been around for a couple of years and consisted of just three classes with no more than seven students in each. Twelve years later, she has managed to add three new classes to the curriculum and make photography the elective in highest demand every trimester.
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Comforting Coincidences: Stories from El Salvador with Alison Ray
In 2003, a twenty-seven year old Alison Ray buckled into a plane flying her to a new life in a country known as the “Land of Volcanoes” for its frequent violent earthquakes.
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SAAS Students Raise Money to Educate Indian and Nepalese Women
The Girls Rising Club and Wings Club recently created a crowdfunding website (https://startsomegood.com/girls-taking-flight) that donates all proceeds to charity organizations (The Little Sisters Fund and The Kiran Anjeli Project) that protect Nepalese and Indian girls from sex trafficking, child labor, and youth marriage by giving them an education.
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Cheryll Hidalgo: Filmmaker, Engineer, Inspiration
Cheryll Hidalgo began her journey to create SAAS’s film department in one of the most unlikely places imaginable: a dark storage room in the basement of the Art Center.
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Vocal Ensemble featured Avi Magaram ’17, Nash Queary ’17, Madolyn Laurine ’17, Lauren Baty ’19, Clair Colee ’19, Makena Kerns ’19, Kellen O’Brien ’17, Ben Sievers ’18, Chas Rinne ’19, Sadie Chaplan ’18, Juniper Darrow ’17, Van Senseney ’19, Karl Johnson ’18, Clara Cimino ’17, Sarah Woo ’17, Elsa Aitchison ’19, Natalie Rezek ’19, Lila Sangster ’18, Stanley Whitfield ’17, Jaidyn Lam ’18, Erik Rinn ’17, Luca Rogoff ’18, Oscar Zorn ’19, Emily Rinn ’19, Ian Lock ’19, Cici Carter ’19, Sarah Gustafson ’17, Lily Staton ’18, Natalie White ’18, Emily Rubin ’17, Luna Hotchkiss-Blackledge ‘19. Photo by Megan Conklin.
A Review of the Vocal Ensemble Concert: Love Train
The 31 students, under the direction of Mark Hoover, sang almost three dozen songs, including two ensemble songs, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” and “Love Train.” They also sang an original, “Go Ahead,” co-written by Jaidyn Lam ‘18 and Clara Cimino ‘17.
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Emma and her team at the State Championships in 2015
Student Profile: Swimmer Emma Lam '17
What started out as a few parent-enforced swim lessons, quickly turned into a long-term passion for Emma Lam ’17. Now a highly competitive and decorated swimmer, Emma’s introduction to swimming was not much different from most children’s.
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