Greg Lawrence and Cole Prowitt-Smith came to Greens Farms Academy with one collective goal in mind: To use the sport of basketball to help further their education and get to college.
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A little early rain couldn't keep the sun or GFA's athletes from shining on a brisk October Homecoming!
While this week is Spirit Week — leading up to Homecoming on Saturday — Sustainability Coordinator Jackie Tran is asking us to also embrace our environmental spirit.
Greens Farms Academy girls lacrosse is headed in an exciting direction come spring with the addition of two new coaches who are coming on board to lead the program. Ciara Thurlow has been named as the head coach of the varsity girls team, and Halley Quillinan Griggs will serve as the associate head coach for the Dragons.
The 2018–19 school year kicked into gear with the installation of our eighth head of school, Bob Whelan 'P24, and some words of wisdom from our most experienced to our youngest minds. GFA's convocation on September 17 proved a perfect setting for celebrating GFA's motto, "Quisque Pro Omnibus, Each for All."
The final piece of the school's Lead With Excellence capital campaign was completed this week, as the Board of Trustees and Head of School Bob Whelan cut the ribbon on GFA's brand new Fitness Center.
Sean Hogan, Patrick Howard, Grace McGonagle, Ethan Parker, and Willem Shuddeboom have been selected as 2019 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. They all have the chance to compete for one of 7,500 scholarships awarded in the spring.
Last year's Student Council Chair and now distinguished alumnus Kate Flicker '18 was awarded one of two runner-up prizes in the 18th annual Statewide Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows Quintin Johnstone Essay Contest.