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Waynflete Upper School Theater Department is pleased to announce auditions for the April 7-9 show The Little Prince. Auditions will be held after Break on February 23 and 24 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Franklin Theater. We are looking for a cohort of...
Some background on The Rimers of Eldritch, Upper School winter production The cast and crew of THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH have been hard at work since November creating a community, building relationships, and developing the characters that inhabit the fictional...
On February 6, the Upper School Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo participated in the 48th Annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston—the largest of it's kind in the world. One group came all the way from Copenhagen, Denmark! Both...
Margo Walsh grew up in Cumberland, Maine, and graduated from Waynflete in 1982. After earning a BA in Psychology from Wheaton College, Margo moved to New York City and began a career in college and MBA recruiting. Recruiting for the...
All Upper School parents are invited to Speak About It, A Performance-Based Presentation About Consent, Boundaries, and Healthy Relationships on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00–8:30 p.m. in Franklin Theater. Students in Grades 11 and 12 saw the Speak About It performance...
Over 3500 high school students from 36 different countries and 28 states, representing over 200 schools in all, attended the Harvard Model United Nations Conference for four days last week. Eight of them were from Waynflete. Hibo Abdi, Sarah Avery,...
The Upper School Play, The Rimers of Eldritch, by Lanford Wilson, opens this week for the following performances: Open dress rehearsal: Wednesday, February 3 at 3:00 p.m. Performances: February 4-6 at 7:00 p.m in Franklin Theater The audience will be seated...
Every year, the Upper School suspends classes for one day to focus on topics relevant to the grade. This year, Grade Advising Day for Upper School will focus on building community and strengthening student health and well-being. In the morning,...
Island Dinner: Come feast before the Upper School Musical Date: Friday, February 5 Time: 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Location: Emery Student Center and Atrium Benefit for Coral Reef Ecology Field Program (April 2016) Tickets: $10 Student, $15 for Adult Tickets available...
Fifteen Upper School students competed in the MIT Invitational Science Olympiad Tournament in Cambridge on Saturday, January 23rd. Many nationally ranked and regional teams competed in 23 science, engineering, lab, and technology events throughout the day. Waynflete came in 29th...
Acadia Weinberg '16 Last Thursday, the Waynflete Upper School had the honor of welcoming Mary Bonauto to speak at assembly. Mary has dedicated her life to fighting prejudicial discrimination against LGBTQ Americans through the legal system, arguing cases that set...
On Thursday, January 14, 2016, Waynflete's racial awareness group, RAaW, sponsored the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Upper School Assembly. The assembly featured three speakers: Arlie Schardt, a former journalist for Time Magazine and the grandfather of Josh ('17) and...
Peter Hamblin (aka Doc to generations of Waynflete students) recently sat down with USNOW staff vidoegrapher Christian Brooks for an interview. Joining the Waynflete community in 1980, Doc's 35 years at the school make him the second longest serving faculty member....
The Poetry Out Loud competition is an annual national event in which Wayflete Upper School takes great pride in participating. Every year, ninth graders spend months practicing their poems. In January, classroom champs recite their poems at an assembly from which...
The Rimers of Eldritch By Lanford Wilson Open dress rehearsal: Wednesday, February 3 at 4:00 p.m. Performances: February 4-6 at 7:00 p.m in Franklin Theater The audience will be seated on the stage for the performance. The play contains difficult subject...
Helen Gray-Bauer '15 came by for a visit to discover that she is a local celebrity.
As the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD’s) Civil Rights Project Director since 1990, Mary has litigated on discrimination issues, free speech and religious liberty, and relationship and parental rights. In 2015 she successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme...
