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!
Opening Day 2016!
Posted on September 23rd, 2016 by kvellaThe 2016-2017 school year is off to a great start! Students and faculty enthusiastically returned for the new school year, and were welcomed by the Class of 2017 who cheered for everyone coming to campus on the first day of school. Check out these photos from the first day of AC’s 126th year!
Global Perspectives – A Traveling Photo Exhibit
Posted on September 23rd, 2016 by kvellaAC students are traveling the world – and so are their photos! Last school year, AC Middle and Upper School students traveled to places like Madagascar and Senegal. The photos they took during those trips are now part of a traveling photo exhibit – check out the photos in this album to get an idea of the sights they saw during their travels!
