The Putney Student Travel Barn welcomed the staff members from our Pre-College Enrichment Program to Vermont last night when they arrived for an annual barbecue thrown in their honor. It is always wonderful to meet the accomplished instructors and talented staff members who work to make our high school summer academic programs such a success. We’re excited to hear about their work inside and out of the classroom. Their team completes their on-site staff orientation this week and gets ready to welcome their high school students to Amherst College for this summer Pre-College program.
To read bios for the entire Pre-College Excel at Amherst staff, click here. We know you’ll be as impressed with this group as we were.
Thanks for stopping by the Barn, everyone!
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- The Excel at Amherst College staff takes a dip in the Putney Student Travel pond during our annual barbecue at the Barn.
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- Tavia Lee-Goldstein (Acting & Directing, Public Speaking & Debate, Journalism), Patrick Noyes (Putney Barn), Eli Evans (Scriptwriting, Fiction & Poetry), and Karen Phillips (Putney Barn) catch up as they wait for dinner to be served.
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- Sean Mannion (Philosophy, Structured Writing) was a good sport even after he got thrown in the pond by Matt Weingast (Program Assistant).
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- Jim Olivier (Putney Barn) reveals that he was the mastermind behind the name "Excel" long before Microsoft released their Office Suite.
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- The Barn Staff and Amherst Staff enjoy each others' company.
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- The crew enjoys kebabs on the lawn.
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- Excel Amherst Director, Joel Sugerman, catches a quiet moment by the pond.
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- Putney Student Travel Co-Director, Jeff Shumlin, offers a welcome and big thanks to the crowd.
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- The staff poses for a group shot outside of MASS MoCA earlier this week.
