How Not To Lose Your Mind (Or Morals) Over College Admissions
Just a few days after the FBI arrested fifty people in the college admissions bribery scandal, Harvard University’s Making...
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Liz Perry
Assistant Head of School for Academics
Knowledge is the Prize
Several years ago, a colleague asked St. Luke’s faculty to assist in the creation of a document calledthe meaning of grades. I...
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Sonia Bell
Director of College Counseling
Launching Young Children into a Lifetime Love of Learning
I am always asking myself, our faculty, and families the same question: How can we best support our children as they grow and...
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Amber Berry
Former Head of Middle School
Student Leadership: I Am Black
“That was really courageous,” said one of my advisees as we gathered after Raven Sead’s Meditation. Raven, an 11th-grade...
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Kate Parker-Burgard
Director of Community Connections
Student Leadership: What's Holding You Back?
David Pakman's Lunch & Lead
We’ve had many fascinating Lunch & Lead speakers but never one who had us lay face down on the...
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Kate Parker-Burgard
Director of Community Connections
The Heroic Leadership of MLK
As an American History teacher, I’ve always been deeply interested in stories of human liberty. And it is in the quest for...
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Dr. Jason Haynes
History Chair
The Best Private School Essays
How does a student write the perfect essay? You don’t! The goal is not perfection. Being in the admissions field for more than...
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Jason Giffen
Director of Enrollment Management
Private School: Five Interview Tips
What is it like to interview at a private school? Good news: There is nothing to fear! Though the idea of being interviewed can...
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Jason Giffen
Director of Enrollment Management
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