Gordonians in the headlines

Yes, that was Natasha Connolly ’20 named Rhode Island’s 2023 Youth Poetry Ambassador by Tina Cane, Rhode Island Poet Laureate, and the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The honor includes the opportunity to have her poetry featured on RIPTA busses state-wide and a celebration at the Rhode Island State House Library on January 27th at 5:30pm.

 

Yes, that is Charlie Enright ’98 at the helm of the Mālama, the boat that just took second place in the first leg of the Ocean Race 2022-23. The Mālama is representing the US in the annual round-the-world sailing race; the next leg, from Cabo Verde to Cape Town, begins Wednesday.
 

Yes, that was Middle School parent and Brown University professor Amanda Jamieson on NPR’s Morning Edition last Wednesday. She was talking about one of her areas of expertise, the experience of having more than one respiratory infections, for a segment on COVID and the flu.
 

Yes, that was Selma activist and longtime friend of Gordon Joanne Bland on NPR’s Weekend Edition, talking about the city’s recovery from the storms earlier this month. Gordon's eighth grade will meet Ms. Bland in April when they travel to Georgia and Alabama on the annual Civil Rights Trip.
 

Yes, that was alumni parent and former Board chair George Matouk named to the Providence School Board earlier this month. The appointments were among the first things new Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced at the beginning of his term.
 

Yes, that was Ted Widmer ’76 and his book Lincoln on the Verge figuring in the story of the January 6th Committee, as told in the New York Times Magazine in December. Congresswoman Liz Cheney had found parallels between Widmer’s book and the events of January 2021.
 

Yes, that was Nikki Grimes, Gordon’s 2017 Karla Harry Visiting Author, profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered in December. The interview celebrated her long career (one hundred and three books!) and her newest poetry collection, Garvey in the Dark.
 

Yes, that was Meredith Langmuir ’12 named one of three captains of next year’s Harvard Women’s Lacrosse team. Langmuir made her mark early in her career at Gordon, and participated in a legendary set of Gordon teams that won the field hockey, basketball and lacrosse championships in a single year.
 

Yes, that was Andrew Song ’20 among Wheeler’s top scorers on the Mathematical Association of America’s AMC 10 and 12 exams. Their performance qualifies them to take the prestigious American Invitational Mathematics Examination next month. 
 

Yes, that was Myles Craddock ’20 named Most Outstanding Running Back at the National Combine in San Antonio, Texas earlier this month. The invite-only event brings together the top six hundred high school football players from across the US.

And yes, that is alumni parent, former trustee and mother of Myles Craddock ’20 Eileen Sweeney named Director of Community Outreach and Engagement for incoming RI Secretary of State Amore, a key position in the office responsible for executing a fair and inclusive voting process. She previously served as an advisory member of Governor Daniel J. McKee’s equity and justice transition team and his budget transition team.
 

Yes, that was a Gordon seventh grader named the Rhode Island middle school winner of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s annual Stock Market Game. The game is aimed at boosting students’ math, economics, and personal finance knowledge by having them manage a simulated $100,000 portfolio.

Yes, that was Govern for America, co-founded by Tavie Abell ‘06, named one of the top five fellowships of 2022 by ProFellow.com. Govern for America offer two-year paid opportunities for recent college graduates to work in government agencies, part of the organization’s mission of increasing youth engagement in government.

 

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