Helena Janulis: 2025 Founders Alumni Award
The Island School is thrilled to announce Helena Janulis S13 as the 2025 Founders Alumni Award recipient. Helena joined us as a Semester student during The Island School’s Spring 2013…
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Alumni Spotlight: Garrett Pilgrim
Island School Fall 2016 alum, Garrett Pilgrim, reflects on his experience as a student and how it set him on his path to researching the mindful properties of surfing.
Alumni Reflection: Emily Boring
July 14th, 2013 “I’m sitting on a tarp on a stretch of beach that no one else will enter for 24 hours. The horizon is gray and blurry; I can’t…
Alumni Spotlight: Mermaid Tonia
When a student attends The Island School, whether a Deep Creek Middle School Student, a young learner at the Elementary Learning Center, or a Semester student, they are beginning a…
Patrick Lamontagne Alumni Spotlight
Patrick Lamontagne F08 has held many different roles over the years as a member of The Island School community – student, alumni, educator, advisor, director, and friend. His Island School…
Alumni Spotlight: Supporting Cod populations
Reader about how Emilie Geissinger a S08 Semester alumna and 2015 research intern is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. These days she’s traded tropical waters for colder temperatures, and she has The Island School to thank for that!
Alumni Spotlight: A Pivotal Experience
By Rachel Fry, Former Island School Semester Faculty When I look back at my time working at The Island School Semester, I see it as a pivotal experience that directed…
A South Eleuthera Island School Journey
Shicardo Knowles was raised in Deep Creek, Eleuthera. This past summer, he completed a six-week Summer Apprenticeship with The Island School in the Communications department. Over the course of the…
Alumni Spotlight: Saving the Great Barrier Reef
What does an Island School Semester alumna, with degrees in Computer Science and Marine Biology go on to do? Save the Great Barrier Reef, of course! Megs Malpani, a S13…
Alumni Spotlight: Tia Peterson
There are many opportunities that set an Island School Semester apart from a traditional school, but one of the most remarkable things is the real-world research students conduct alongside our team of research scientists through the Cape Eleuthera Institute.
Alumni Spotlight: Jessie Gray S15
Island School Semester Alumna, Jessie Gray’s, love for the ocean runs deep. As a child, she grew up lobstering with her grandfather off the coast of Maine. Today she is…
Island School Alumni Work Together on UVM Rescue Team
Libby Schwab, F’14, and Kyle Titsworth, S’12, on duty together for UVM Rescue. Libby and Kyle, Island School Alumni and University of Vermont students, have ended up working on the same…
IS Alumna, Kyra Hall, Speaks at Conference About the Future of Education
Kyra Hall, F’16, and another keynote speaker at IgniteSTEM. Our own Kyra Hall, F’16, presented her Island School research as a keynote speaker at a conference at Princeton University called…
Ellie Corbett, SP’15, Interns with Dr. Edith Widder
Ellie Corbett’s last jump off High Rock during Spring 2015. Growing up on the coast, Ellie, SP ’15, knew she loved the ocean long before going to The Island School.…
This Holiday Season, Think Tiny
Santa Clara’s rEvolve House. George Giannos, Fall 2010 Alumnus, took what he learned at The Island School and built on it. This fall, with a team of engineering students at…
Alumni Spotlight: Carter Brown (Sp ’09)
Our bus came up a short hill, rounded the last corner and before us was a sign marking the entrance. The Island School! As we crunched and bounced down the…
Alumni Spotlight: Devin Gilmartin (F’14) and Tegan Maxey
If you have been following this blog for a while, you may remember back in May when we published a piece about Fall 2014 alum Devin Gilmartin and his 2020…
Alumni Spotlight: Maddie Hawk (SP ’10)
Maddie Hawk from the Spring 2010 Island School recently graduated from DePauw University with a double major in English (literature) and film studies. She was a member of Phi Beta…
Alumni Spotlight: Ginny Laurita (F’15)
As an alum from the most recently completed Island School semester, Fall 2015, Ginny Laurita has already begun to make her mark in the wider world through service. For Ginny…
Alumni Spotlight: Max Porter (F’14)
Max Porter of the Fall 2014 semester has been busy since returning home. He has joined a well-known and successful robotics team as the all-important operator of the robot and…
Congratulations Cristin McDermott!
Cristin McDermott of the Spring 2002 Island School semester completed the Pittsburgh half marathon Sunday, May 1st alongside Ed, her father! Cristin credits The Island School for sparking her…
Alumni Spotlight: Nick Pibl & Caroline McClatchy (Su’14)
Neither Nick Pibl nor Caroline McClatchy were part of the Aquaponics research group during their Summer 2014 semester, but both had an interest in sustainable technology. When they returned home,…
Congratulations Nat Davenport! (Sp’15)
Nathaniel (Nat) Davenport from the Spring 2015 semester has been having a killer swimming season. Earlier this month Nat won two Division 2 state titles and was on a relay…
Alumni Spotlight: Noelle Anderson (Sp’13)
“When a piece of art has to be more than interesting, has to be more than beautiful, the challenge really increases. When art has to stand for something, aiming to…
Alumni Spotlight: Christopher Teufel (F’13)
What do aquaponics and type-2 diabetes research have in common? Curiously enough it turns out that The Island School is the common link! Christopher Teufel attended The Island School in…
Alumni Spotlight: Andrieka Burrows (F’15)
Andrieka Burrows is the very first Island School student to present at the annual Bahamas Natural History Conference (BNHC) CEI and The Island School were well-represented at the regional 2016…
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: EMILY JENKINS & MEREDITH HOWE (Su’14)
Meredith Howe and Emily Jenkins from the Summer 2014 semester returned home to their sending schools with a goal to reduce the daily amount of plastic that they consumed. This…
Alumni Spotlight: Catherine Argyrople (Sp’14)
Catherine Argyrople from the Spring 2014 semester has recently exceeded all of her expectations when it comes to creating a business from scratch. We caught up with her to learn…
Alumni Spotlight: Anna Carrol (Sp’09)
The Island School recently had a chance to catch up with Anna Carrol from the Spring 2009 semester. She has moved out west to join a Military Veterans rehabilitation program…
Alumni Spotlight: Greg Henkes (Sp’03)
From left to right: David Green, Greg Henkes and Chris Maxey at a Board meeting in the Hamill residence We recently had a chance to catch up with Greg Henkes,…
Alumni Spotlight: Francesca Forrestal (F’99)
Recently, Francesca Forrestal of the F’99 semester became part of a very select group of Island School Alumni because she graduated from the University of Miami with a Ph.D. from…
Alumni Spotlight: Nicole McCallum (F’12)
Nicole McCallum (back row, second from the right) is from the Fall 2012 semester at The Island School and she has recently returned from a service trip to Tamale, Ghana.…
IS BESS students talk ponds at conferences
Christian McIntosh, a BESS scholar and a Fall 15 Inland Ponds Research Class student, recently presented the group’s work at the Abaco Science Alliance Conference. This conference is a biannual event hosted by…
Alumni Spotlight: Spencer Elliot (Sp’09)
Spencer Elliot (pictured right) has been busy since he attended the Spring 2009 semester of The Island School. Spencer enrolled at Michigan State University and played football there through the…
Alumni Spotlight Gap Year Edition: Phoebe Colvin-Oehmig (F’15)
A first for the Alumni Spotlight column, Phoebe Colvin-Oehmig recently returned home after attending the Fall 2015 Gap Year program at The Island School. She graduated from Waynflete in Portland,…
Alumni Spotlight: Krissy Truesdale (F’13)
Island School Alumna Krissy Truesdale (pictured right) from the F’13 Island School semester has been working tirelessly to bring solar power to the East Coast since before her time on…
Alumni Spotlight Drew Ginsberg (Su’15)
Island School alum Drew Ginsberg (pictured left) of the recently graduated Summer 2015 semester has been working to make a difference in extraordinary ways in his community. Through his family’s…
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: MARGAUX BURNHAM (F’10)
Margaux Burnham, an alumna from the Fall 2010 semester is currently a junior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has recently completed a semester abroad with the SEA Semester…
Abby Gordon S’14 Returns as a Communications Intern
Looking back on my time as an Island School student, the question everyone asked was “will it be hard to leave this place and go back home?” Although I met…
IS Alumni Back on the Cape this Summer
We want to welcome back all of The Island School alumni who have returned to Cape Eleuthera and giving back this summer! This summer, Griffin Hunt (F’11) is working…
Alumni Spotlight: Katie Romanov (F’05) and Emma Payne (S’10)
Island School connections are everywhere! We recently heard from Fall 2005 IS alumna Katie Romanov and Spring 2010 alumna Emma Payne who are working together on an incredible project–to bring a…
Alumni Spotlight: Carter Brown (S’09)!
Congratulations to Spring 2009 alumnus Carter Brown on his impressive finish at The Seneca7 Relay Race this past weekend in Geneva, NY. He and his other 6 teammates, team “Fish…
Alumni Spotlight: Hunter Foote (F’10)!
Fall 2010 Island School alumna, Hunter Foote, is launching her own media company called Laurel and wanted the opportunity to share her endeavor with The Island School alumni community. Laurel was…
Alumni Spotlight: Margot Werner (Su’13)!
Earlier this week, Chicago Blackhawk players, staff and members of the greater Illinois hockey community gathered together at the 28th Annual High School Scholarship Awards Luncheon to honor the three high…
Alumnus James Murray (F’11) Returns to the Cape as an Intern
“Just over three years ago I was rumbling along in a van on my way from Rock Sound to The Island School, clutching my backpack tightly and wondering what I had…
Alumni Spotlight: Francis Joyce (F’07)
Francis Joyce attended The Island School in Fall 2007 and went on to continue his studies at Bowdoin College, graduating in May 2013. Since then, he has been working in…
Alumni Spotlight: Will Cembalest (S’14)!
It is a difficult decision to choose to stray from the typical high school path and attend The Island School for a semester. It is especially difficult when you are a top-performing…
Alumni Spotlight: Krissy Taft (S’09)!
Krissy Taft, a Spring 2009 Island School alumna, is in her final semester at Middlebury College and has been very focused on senior thesis, which concerns the efficient use of…
Alumni Spotlight: Danny Goldman (S’13)
About a year ago, The Lawrenceville Island School Club set out to fundraise enough money to purchase a solar suitcase from We Care Solar. We Care Solar is a nonprofit…
Alumni Spotlight: Scott Voigt (S’14)
Alumnus Scott Voigt was so inspired by the active lifestyle he led during his Spring 2014 semester at The Island School that he signed up to participate in a Half…
Alumni Spotlight: Krissy Truesdale (F’13)!
Fall 2013 alumna Krissy Truesdale had an impressive resume even before she attended The Island School this year, having started her own charity, Solar for Our Superheroes. Since returning home…
Follow Up on Alumni Spotlight: Jenny Sherman (F’08)!
A few weeks ago, we shared with you the story of a Fall 2008 alumna, Jenny Sherman, who was chosen from countless entries to speak at Duke University’s Commencement Ceremony.…
Faculty Alumni Spotlight: Nathan Weathington!
Many of our Island School alumni had the privilege of being taught by former faculty member Nathan Weathington (Fall 2001-Spring 2005). Nathan taught math class, but I’m sure many of…
Alumni Spotlight: Jenny Sherman (F’08)
Fall 2008 alumna, Jenny Sherman, has been selected to deliver the student speech at Duke University’s commencement ceremony next month. She was chosen from 30 graduate and undergraduate students who…
Alumni Spotlight: Hanna Koch (F’06)
Fall 2006 alumna, Hanna Koch recently launched a new business venture called Philanshopit, an online storefront committed to selling products from partners who “have a clear social impact statement in their…
IS Alumnus Releases Debut Album
Fall 2010 alumnus, Will Overman, recently released his debut album, “Son”, available on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/son/id725616876?ign-mpt=uo%3D4) and cdbaby. Will has an impressive resume both within the music world, having opened for the…
The Maxey Cacique Alumni Award Nominations
Smith Marks (F’06) Visits IS While Working in the Exumas
Last week, Fall 2006 alumnus, Smith Marks, graced The Island School campus with his presence. Smith, who graduated from University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, is now studying architectural technology…
Alumni Spotlight: Marcus Spallek (S’99)
Marcus Spallek met Chris Maxey as a student at The Lawrenceville School when Marcus joined the wrestling team as a sophomore in 1997. Marcus was one of the 21 pioneer…
Alumni Spotlight: Tessa Tracy (F’11)!
Fall 2011 alumna, Tessa Tracy, returned to her high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, after her semester and needed a way to channel her Island School energy before she…
Get on the Bus!
On Friday April 5th, Fall 2012 alumna Cate Ellison participated in “Get on the Bus”, an event organized by Amnesty International. She travelled from Boston to New York City to…
Alumni Spotlight: Justin Drazin (F’05)!
Island School alumnus of Fall 2005, Justin Drazin, recently published his first children’s book called “Albert and the Amazing Pillow Monsters”. On why he wanted to begin writing children’s books,…
Alumni Spotlight: Mina Bartovics (S’01)!
Island School alumna, Mina Bartovics (S’01) recently began a 6-month adventure in India! As she travels around, she will be teaching science to women and children, as well as working…
Alumni Spotlight: Will Overman (F’10)!
Fall 2010 alum Will Overman recently conquered a huge feat. He hiked the entire, 2,200-mile Appalachian Trial, which runs from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. Will…
Alumni Spotlight: Dominique Keefe (S’07)!
We love hearing from our alumni, especially when they fill us in on all the interesting things they are doing in their lives post-Island School! Dominique Keefe, alumna of Spring…
Alumni Spotlight: Katie Romanov F05!
After leading Middlebury’s Solar Decathalon team to an impressive fourth place finish in 2011, Katie Romanov (F05) is now in the running to be America’s Next Eco-Star, a contest sponsored…
Alumni Spotlight: Ami Adams S11!
Congratulations to Spring 2011 alumna, Ami Adams who was named Agriscience Student of the Year Runner Up at the 84th National FFA Convention! She was awarded this honor based on…
Alumni Spotlight–Matt (S08) and Will (S06) McCalpin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p32wsTK1vm8&feature=player_embedded Check out alumni brothers Matt and Will McCalpin, members of Princeton’s elite all-male a cappella group the Tigertones, singing the national anthem at the San Diego Chargers home game…
Alumni Spotlight!–Jephta Sullivan
Check out this story about New York Harbor School’s oyster project on NY1 news, featuring IS Alum Jephta Sullivan (F07)!