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Gift from the Class of 2009 arrives on campus

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

IMG_1742The senior class gift from CWA’s class of 2009 arrived on campus this week.  Five beautiful new benches have been installed along the outside wall of the Upper School.  The benches are under the overhang, so they’ll be a perfect place for students to gather on rainy days.  Behind them glass windows face onto the commons.  The names of all 81 members of the class are engraved on plaques installed along the edges of four of the benches.  The bench in the center has a plaque dedicating the gift in honor of Sam Brown, the school’s founder, who passed away earlier this year.  Frank Roberts ‘09 organized the project to earn his Eagle Scout award. Read the rest of this entry »

1971 visit by astronaut made a lasting impression at CWA

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

roosaForty years ago this week, the astronauts aboard Apollo 11 stepped onto the moon and into the history books.  Just two years later, CWA got its own little piece of space race glory – a visit from Stuart Roosa, command ship pilot for Apollo 14, shortly after he returned from the moon in 1971.  Apollo 14 was NASA’s third mission to the moon.

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New Language and Performing Arts Center gets finishing touches

Monday, July 20th, 2009

IMG_1736The new Language and Performing Arts Center at CWA is within weeks of completion.  Inside, painting and polishing are about all that’s left to finish.  Outside, the landscaping and installation of railings is well under way.

With so many students, parents, teachers and alumni off campus this summer, the blog seems like a good place for a virtual tour.  Remember to save Saturday, September 12, 2009, for the big opening show!  Here’s a sneak peak at what you’ll see…

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Rob Scotlan reviews The Reader and The Known World

Monday, July 20th, 2009

ScotlanLike many of his colleagues, Rob Scotlan, CWA’s eighth grade English teacher and a volleyball and basketball coach,  is spending a lot of his summer vacation reading.  He’s written two new blogs reviewing the novels The Reader and The Known World.  Click here to find out what he thinks:

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

The Known World by Edward P. Jones