On January 22, 2016, the Upper School Key Club welcomed back the American Red Cross to host a blood drive in the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement. Always a coordinated and organized effort, many of the Upper School students volunteered and managed the day-long drive, scheduling and checking people in,...
Mark Kellogg, Principal Trombone of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and an Associate Professor at the Eastman School of Music spoke with Upper Schoolers about his career path and treated them to a brief performance. It was the inaugural presentation of a speaker series conceived by Student Council President, Seeley Taylor....
With the help of Rochester People’s Climate Coalition’s Abby McHugh-Grifa (Rochester Climate Action) and Sue Hughes-Smith (Mothers Out Front), The Harley School hosted a Youth Climate Leaders Summit as part of RPCC’s 12 Days of Climate events. The summit was designed to bring school leaders (students) together to connect and...
On Tuesday, December 1st, Evan Dawson (host of WXXI’s Connections talk show) was the featured presented on the Commons Speaker Series, speaking on confirmation bias and what it would take to change one’s mind. The BCCE was full with nearly 100 audience members, and as expected, the evening’s presentation and...
From Commons Educator, Ja’Daiza Johnson: The Food and Farm lab students took a trip to Headwater Food Hub and Lagoner Farm last week. At the Hub, they learned about how they source and distribute local organic food to families, restaurants, and schools in the Rochester area. They also learned about...
From Seth O’Bryan and Jocie Kopfman, Rights & Responsibilities class teachers: Jackie Campbell, director of The Children’s Agenda alliance and ROC the Future, spoke to the Rights and Responsibilities class on Monday, November 16th. Learning more from local leaders about efforts to improve Rochester and address areas of concern helps...
We were honored to have Dr. Susan Spencer engage with our students and faculty on Thursday, October 16th, and were inspired by the information she shared during her mini-residency at Harley. She concluded her stay with a presentation to the public in the evening on transitioning from fossil fuels to...
The Harley School was honored to host and co-sponsor Building an Economy for Climate Stability: Candidate Forum 2015, bringing in local candidates for a range of public offices to discuss matters of climate change and political action. The event was organized and spearheaded by Abigail McHugh-Grifa of the Rochester People’s...
As the final presenter in this year’s Commons Speaker Series, John Voelcker (class of 1977) is a prime example of a Harley graduate leading a life of great purpose, at the cutting edge of innovation and necessary change. In his role as editor at High Gear Media’s www.greencarreports.com, John researches,...
Part of Reunion Weekend this year was a touching memorial service to honor and remember long-time faculty member, Dr. Edna Deutsch. Joining her children, Dr. Erik Deutsch ’92 and Dr. Karin Deustch Karlekar ’89, were many past students, faculty and former faculty who shared their love and stories about Edna’s...
