“I was surprised that a six-year-old was already experiencing the unmerited gender inequalities of the world.” – Melissa Woo Continue Reading →
Greenwich High School’s Melissa Woo on Making an Impact
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Melissa Woo
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GHS Senior Melissa Woo Receives Equitable Excellence Scholarship
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“As President of the Girls Who Code Club here at the school, Melissa has led innovative, adaptive and problem-solving solutions.” – Ralph Mayo Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Equitable Excellence Scholarship Program, GHS, Greenwich High School, Melissa Woo
GHS Model UN Club Surge at 67th Session of Harvard Model United Nations Conference
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Seventeen Greenwich High School students were recognized for their performance, representing the most successful showing the school’s club has had at this event. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Aarya Dhru, Ambika Grover, Archer Manning, Ashay Joglekar, Ben Shi, David Katz, Emilia Thornton
At GHS, Bramante’s Independent Science Researchers Have Another Outstanding Year
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At the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair in mid-March, 17 GHS students competed and an astounding 16 of these kids were selected among the top 15% of projects, as fair finalists, and went on to win more than $85,000 in scholarships and cash, and five of the six ISEF spots that are awarded to the best projects. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Alexander Kosyakov, Andy Bramante, Anne-Emilie Rouffiac, Autumn Kim, Bennett Hawley, Collin Marino, Cynthia Chen
GHS 2019 Junior Book Awards Celebrate the Love of Reading
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The 22 juniors were chosen out of a class of about 700. Criteria for the awards included demonstration of the qualities of scholarship and character, along with an outstanding interest in books and a great love of reading. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Alexander Bein, Alexandra Stevens, Amanda Friedman, Emma Olmsted, Grayson Avesato, Greenwich High School, Isabelle Abbasi
Greenwich High School Students Reflect on Their Success in the Federal Reserve Challenge
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“What’s the purpose of your education if you can’t apply it to real life scenarios?” – Kent Schneider, GHS senior who took AP Econ as a junior. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Catherine Yang, Federal Reserve Challenge, Ian Tiedemann, Kent Schneider, Matthew Meyers, Melissa Woo, Monique Nikolov
Ultra Motivated at GHS, Ian Tiedemann’s Euro Challenge Team Excels
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A group of 9th and 10th graders talk about their advisor GHS teacher Ian Tiedemann and their trip to the Fed in New York for the Euro Challenge. After not even qualifying to enter last year, this year’s team made it to the top five. Along the way they visited Harlem and Chinatown, and spent many nights and early mornings preparing. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Autumn Kim, Economics Club, Euro Challenge, Federal Reserve Challenge, Julia Blank, Matthew Meyers, Melissa Woo
Greenwich High School Model UN Team Takes Home 8 Awards at Princeton
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From November 16-19, 30 students from the Greenwich High School Model United National team competed at the Princeton University Model United Nations Conference – a conference of around 1,100 delegates from all over the US and the world. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Alexandra Braverman, Emilia Thornton, GHS, Greenwich High School, Melissa Woo, model un, Monique Nikolov
Skyliners Synchronized Skating Team Dominates 2017 Nationals
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The Skyliners Synchronized Skating Team won four national championship titles and earned bronze in the highly competitive senior division. Continue Reading →