Congratulations to the Class of 2017
Posted on June 1st, 2017 by klapa
We are delighted to share that the 32 members of the Class of 2017 will attend colleges and universities in 10 different states, the District of Columbia, Scotland, and England! Our seniors’ academic and artistic achievements were recognized with over $2.4 million in merit-based scholarships and invitations into honors and special programs. Click here to see a list of their plans for next year.
Please join us in congratulating the Class of 2017 and wishing them well in their future endeavors!
Posted in: Alumni News, College Advising News, Highlights, Kid Kudos, Twelfth Grade, Upper School
Reflecting on a Year of Music Making at AC
Posted on May 19th, 2017 by klapaAllendale Columbia’s music students have been active throughout the school year in many different county events. The students who participated in these events rehearsed on their own time to prepare their music, had extra lessons with music faculty, and gave up their weekend time to participate in an ensemble. Their participation shows a high level of commitment to their musical learning, and they all did a great job representing AC!
We began the year with the All State Festival. Catherine Kennedy was chosen to participate in the Jazz Chorus, a select group of 24 students from across the state. They performed in December in Eastman Theater to a packed house. Catherine was featured with a scat-solo in one of the pieces. Catherine was later selected to participate in the All-Eastern Music Festival, which features the best singers from the East Coast. This is the first time an AC student has been selected for this ensemble. She traveled to Atlantic City in April to join a choir of 350 singers for four days of music making.
The month of March was full of Monroe County Festivals. Rebecca McQuilken was selected based on her high Solo Festival score to be in the Monroe County School Music Association (MCSMA) All County Jazz Chorus, an honor she also received last year. Though the festival was cancelled because of the wind storm, Becky is hoping to teach one of the pieces to AC’s Select Chorus next year.
The Middle School MCSMA All County Festival was full of AC students; six students represented AC in the choir and one AC flutist was in the band. The chorus students (Cynara Nelson, Michelina Nicodemous, Brynn Peters, Jonathan Ragan, Gunnar Rorapaugh, and Grace Rundberg) joined 113 other students to fill out the choir. Grace was also chosen to sing a solo in the beginning of the piece, “Coming Home.” Middy Vella participated in the Junior High All County Band’s flute section, an honor she earned through her performance of a challenging level-V solo at the January MCSMA solo festival.
Elementary All County followed shortly after Middle School. Lilah Costanzo was selected as the first-chair French Horn player in the band, making this her second year to earn this position. Nathan Roof and Andy Clinton were selected to participate in the chorus and spent two days with over 150 other students in the chorus.
The year concluded with the PEAK (Parents, Educators, and Kids) General Music Festival at Spencerport High School. Adrianna Williams and Ethan Truong both participated in the festival along with 124 other fourth-grade students from across the county. They enjoyed a full day of music making and performed a short concert at the end of the day.
This year was was full of music making both on and off campus. Congratulations to our talented students on all they’ve accomplished!
Posted in: Eighth Grade, Eleventh Grade, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Highlights, Kid Kudos, Kindergarten, Lower School, Middle School, Ninth Grade, Second Grade, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Tenth Grade, Third Grade, Twelfth Grade, Upper School
Check Out the Spring 2017 Beyond the Birches
Posted on May 8th, 2017 by klapa
We are delighted to share the Spring 2017 edition of Beyond the Birches with you! As our Allendale Columbia School magazine, we hope you will enjoy the variety of stories included, featuring what’s happening right now at the school, what some of our alumni are up to, plans for the future, and more! Click here to access the full edition, or click on the links below to access individual articles!
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
It’s A Long Story: Featuring AC Faculty Member Randy Northrup
Creating Opportunity for Determined Students
Why Accessibility Matters: Reflections from Phelan Conheady ’17
Innovative Ways to Teach. Innovative Ways to Learn.
From Idea to Reality: AC Students Make an Impact on School #25
From Allens Creek to Broadway: Alumna Profile of Victoria Paterson ’89
AC in the News
Recap of Alumni Events
The Grosso Family: Planning Together
The Legacy Leadership Circle
Explore Summer LEAP and AC’s Summer Program
AC Students Presenting at Science Writing and Research Symposium April 28th
Posted on April 28th, 2017 by jpalomaki- formulated their own research questions
- identified and recruited an expert advisor from AC or the community at large
- researched current understanding and background on their topics
- written a research proposal in which they designed their own experiments to test their hypotheses
- conducted their research
- performed their own statistical analyses to draw conclusions on their hypotheses.
- written up their findings in the style of a peer-reviewed scientific journal (still in progress!)
- created, revised, and refined the presentations
| Room | Time | Presenter | Title |
| Nursing 101 | 800-825 | Germaine Gu | The Mathematical Model Behind Storable Votes and Quadratic Votes |
| Nursing 101 | 830-855 | Nate Morse | Frequency Conversion Crystal Designs for Improved Ultraviolet Power Balance on the 60-Beam OMEGA Laser |
| Nursing 101 | 855-905 | Break | |
| Nursing 101 | 905-930 | Alivia Martin | Spinal Deformities of the Equine Population in Relation to Weight |
| Nursing 101 | 935-1000 | Nadia Linton | Observations of Skeletal Traumas Made from Medieval Bladed Weapons |
| Nursing 101 | 10-1010 | Break | |
| Nursing 101 | 1010-1035 | Luke Nicosia | The Effects of Food Cues on Students’ Overall Performance and Attentiveness on Exams |
| Nursing 101 | 1040-1105 | Dylan Dailor | Does the Mind In the Eyes Test Work as a Predictor for Autism Spectrum Disorders? |
| Nursing 101 | 1105-1115 | Break | |
| Nursing 101 | 1115-1140 | Leeore Intrator | Pilot Study to Understand Focus and Creativity in the Brain Using EEG |
| Nursing 101 | 1145-1205 | Cecilia Esterman | Mixed Solvent Studies of Squaraines for Use in Organic Photovoltaics |
| Nursing 101 | 1215-100 | Lunch | |
| 100-130 | Attend opening of SJFC Event | ||
| Nursing 105 | 130-155 | Mason Grimes | Using an Evolutionary Program to Model Organic Population Evolution |
| Nursing 105 | 200-225 | Jeremy Abbott | Injection-based Electromagnetic Railgun: Theoretical Versus Actual Results |
Posted in: Eleventh Grade, Highlights, Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, Twelfth Grade, Upper School
AC Students Excel at Model UN Conference!
Posted on March 16th, 2017 by klapaOn Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th, 13 Upper School students represented the delegations from Ukraine and Poland at the United Nations Association of Rochester’s Model United Nations Conference at St. John Fisher College.
AC students joined delegates from across western New York to debate current and pressing issues facing our world and collaborate on creating and passing resolutions.
Lila Campbell, Class of 2018, was selected to serve as Co-Chair of the United Nations Environmental Programme, and Cassidy Draper, Class of 2019, and Grant Turner, Class of 2018, were recognized with “Best New Delegate” awards in their committees. Check out the photos below and please join us in congratulating our students!
AC in the News – Winter 2017
Posted on February 2nd, 2017 by klapa
Check out AC’s recent media coverage below!
Please note that the clips below will display best on desktop or laptop computers as opposed to mobile devices.
LLE Research Lands Local Teens in Semifinals
for National Science Competition
January 23rd, 2017
Two local teens have earned recognition in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search (formerly the Intel Science Talent Search) for research projects they carried out last summer at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE). AC senior Nathan Morse is among the 300 semifinalists nationwide chosen from more than 1,700 who entered the competition. Click here to read more!
TEDx Rochester Returns to Illuminate
January 12th, 2017
TEDxAllendaleColumbiaSchool is mentioned as one of the TEDx events taking place in the Rochester area in this Democrat and Chronicle article about the return of TEDxRochester. Click here to read the full story!
Victor Resident Joins Allendale Columbia School
January 12th, 2017
This article announces John Palomaki’s appointment as Allendale Columbia School’s development and communications associate. In this role, John is responsible for managing the donor database, gift processing, research, reports, and the development and implementation of a social media plan to extend AC’s reach and engagement online. Click here to read more!
Allendale Columbia Robotics Team Competes in Tournament
December 27th, 2016
AC’s Robotics Team, the Chrononauts, competed in the Finger Lakes FIRST Tech Challenge Tournament at St. John Fisher College. The team placed 15th overall and was awarded the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award, advancing them to the Excelsior NY Regional Championship in February. The Rockwell Collins Innovate Award is given to one team per tournament that thinks outside the box and has the most innovative and creative robot design. Click here to see the full article!
No Bologna: Lunch Ladies and a Meal Man
Share their Favorite Holiday Recipes
Winter 2017
This article is a reprint of the feature story that appeared in 585 Magazine and highlights Laura Reynolds-Gorsuch, AC’s Food Service Director. In the article, Laura shares her recipe for AC Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, a favorite among AC faculty, staff, and students. Click here to see!
High School Athlete of the Week – Addy Flood
December 1st, 2016
This High School Athlete of the Week article and video feature AC junior Adelaide “Addy” Flood. She states that, “This year as a captain, I hope to encourage my team like the seniors last year and the year before encouraged me.” Click here to see!
Local Teen Performs in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 24th, 2016
Several news outlets featured AC tenth grader John Phillips as he performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Click the following links to see the coverage from 13WHAM, Time Warner Cable News, and CNYCentral.com.
Allendale Columbia School’s Production of “Cinderella”
November 15th, 2016
AC students Phelan Conheady and Catherine Kennedy, and ASL Interpreter Steph Regan, appeared on Good Day Rochester to talk about AC’s production of “Cinderella” and the use of sign language during the show. Click here to see the interview!
Allendale Columbia School to Host Book Event Series
November 11th, 2016
This Brighton-Pittsford Post article highlights AC’s Book Event Series. Throughout the year, AC will host events so that members of the community can discuss the best-selling book about transforming education, Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era, by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith. Click here to learn more!
New Hires
November 11th, 2016
This Rochester Business Journal article announces three individuals who joined the AC team this year: Margarita Chaves as a World Language Teacher, John Curatalo as a Physical Education Teacher, and Angie Burch as an Accounting Specialist. Click here to see!
Author Charles Benoit Visits Allendale Columbia School
November 2nd, 2016
The Brighton-Pittsford Post highlighted AC’s recent author visit by publishing a photo of AC ninth grader Roxana “Roxy” Reisch introducing Greece author Charles Benoit before he presented a talk called “Stuck in High School: Why I Write Young Adult Fiction (and Why You Should Read It)”. Click here to see!
Allendale Columbia School to Host Open House
November 2nd, 2016
The Brighton-Pittsford Post highlighted AC’s fall open house, at which attendees had the opportunity to meet teachers, students, and administrators and tour the campus. Click here to see!
Local High Schooler to Perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
October 30th, 2016
This television news story highlights AC tenth grader John Phillips as he prepared to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. As part of this experience, his trumpet skills were seen by an estimated 53 million people. Click here to see the story!
What You Need to Know About the Current State of Rochester’s Kids, Teaching Election 2016 and More
October 27th, 2016
AC’s Summer LEAP Program is mentioned at the 10:43 mark of this television show, which discusses the ongoing effort to improve outcomes for Rochester-area children. Click here to see!
We’re doing so many exciting and interesting things here at AC and look forward to sharing more media coverage with you in the future!
Posted in: AC in the News, Alumni News, Highlights, Kid Kudos, Lower School, Middle School, Pre-Primary School, Upper School