Milestones and Recognitions
Our End-of-Year faculty and staff meetings follow fast on the heels of graduation: two days of group work, reports, setting up new agendas, and closing up older ones. This year we focused on the working groups’ efforts as we prepare for our evolution as a school in September 2019, with a new schedule and the exciting integration of our social justice, health, equity, and service work. We also enjoyed reviewing student success and understanding more about how they seek and develop it with the guidance of teachers and advisors, As always, we finished these meetings remembering why we chose education as a profession and looking forward to a change of pace during the summer months.
Our End-of-Year faculty and staff meetings follow fast on the heels of graduation: two days of group work, reports, setting up new agendas, and closing up older ones. This year we focused on the working groups’ efforts as we prepare for our evolution as a school in September 2019, with a new schedule and the exciting integration of our social justice, health, equity, and service work. We also enjoyed reviewing student success and understanding more about how they seek and develop it with the guidance of teachers and advisors, As always, we finished these meetings remembering why we chose education as a profession and looking forward to a change of pace during the summer months.
And then this past Wednesday we had our annual luncheon recognizing milestones and farewells. This is a wonderful occasion to acknowledge the efforts of all of our faculty and staff and recognize some of the luminaries of our school, including those with a benchmark length of service.
And then this past Wednesday we had our annual luncheon recognizing milestones and farewells. This is a wonderful occasion to acknowledge the efforts of all of our faculty and staff and recognize some of the luminaries of our school, including those with a benchmark length of service.
25 Years
Lisa Oslowski (deans’ office)
20 Years
Tad Lawrence (science teacher, stepping down as science department chair)
15 Years
Kathy Boyd (music), Jim Cook (facilities), and Geraldo DaCosta (facilities).
10 Years
Michael Kjellander (dorm parent), and Agnes Voligny (mathematics).
5 Years
Carol Berkes (health services), Yev Galper (dorm parent), Carmen Leahy (English), Denise Santa Maria (admissions), Samantha Simpson (English), and Barbara Whitney (theatre).
We also thanked Tom Evans (visual arts, stepping down as dean of faculty) and Diana Baruni (stepping down as languages department chair to become our academic dean).
Sadly, we bid a fond farewell with deep appreciation to: Anjali Tyagi (English), Laura Backley (music and theatre), David Mountcastle (admissions), Chris Ellsasser (academic dean), Denise Santa Maria (admissions), Mark Santa Maria (English and dorm associate), Ann Tomassini (development), Carl LaCombe (mathematics), Caleb Colpitts (visual arts and dorm parent), Leah Wang (dorm parent), Krista Sonia (technical theater fellow), Jeff Adams (PEL Fellow) and Eileen Juncewicz (library), who is retiring after 17 years at CSW.
In addition, I want to note the following people who left CSW earlier in the school year: Rebecca Schultzberg and Christina Kenny (development), Lucille Kooyoomjian (admissions), Dino Rowan (marketing & communications), and Gwenn Smaxwill (theatre). The majority of these positions have been filled and I look forward to having you join me in welcoming all our new colleagues in the coming months – stay tuned for those introductions in mid-August.
The life of a school is certainly about comings and goings – as each short 9-month school year ends we have occasion to celebrate not only our graduates but also our colleagues, departing and returning, all of whom I wish the brightest of futures. The life of a school is also very much about growth and change, new and renewed energy. As we all head into our summertime modes, know that I wish you all the very best.
The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive high school for day and boarding students in grades 9–12 and PG. CSW's mission is to provide a progressive education that emphasizes deep learning, meaningful relationships, and a dynamic program that inspires students to discover who they are and what their contribution is to their school, their community and the world.