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Prep Community Mourns Loss of Two Students
A memorial service for Prep senior Alyssa Trouw will be held at Prep on Saturday, July 4th beginning at 10 am in the Upper School quad. The day would have been Alyssa’s 17th birthday, and friends and family members will be sharing stories and memories of Alyssa to mourn her loss and celebrate her life.
Immediately following the memorial, friends are invited to gather for an informal reception at the Trouw home, 1307 Bartlet Court. The family has asked that donations in Alyssa’s name be directed to Fine Arts for Children and Teens or the Alyssa Trouw Memorial fund that has been established at Los Alamos National Bank.
Alyssa and Prep classmate Kate Klein were killed in a car accident early in the morning of June 28th, along with two other Santa Fe-area teens. According to information from the Sheriff’s office, the driver of the other vehicle has been charged with four counts of vehicular homicide. Kate was laid to rest in services on July 1st. Her family has requested that donations be made in Kate’s name to the Natural Resource Defense Council (memorial gift) or Doctors Without Borders.
Members of the Prep community gathered Monday morning in the School’s auditorium to talk with Kate and Alyssa’s families, cry, share stories, write notes, and leave photos and flowers. A special table is set up in the foyer of the main school building for anyone still wishing to come by and leave a note or remembrance.
Posted on Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Permalink
Breakthrough Santa Fe Celebrates Year Six
Breakthrough Santa Fe got underway for its sixth summer at Santa Fe Prep yesterday as 56 rising 7th and 8th-grade students arrived on campus for a six-week intensive program designed to start them on a track to college.
The Breakthrough students, who are from public schools around Santa Fe, will spend their time studying literature, math, science and history in small learning communities taught by talented high school and college students. Academics are supplemented by electives and special events, including career day, a camping trip and an end-of-summer celebration. One of the special events, Visitors Day, is open to the public and is slated for Wednesday, July 1st.
Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | Permalink
Seniors Fare Well in “College Sweepstakes”
All of Prep’s 55 seniors are headed to four-year colleges or universities next year, and 77% of the class was accepted to one or more colleges ranked by Barron’s as “most selective” or “highly selective.” College choices range in size from Pitzer to Northern Arizona University, and in geography from McGill in Montreal to Trinity University in San Antonio. For a full list of college acceptances for the Class of 2009 check the College Counseling page on our website.
Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 | Permalink
