The Hill Alumnae Society

IS UPON US! Two alumnae board members are coming together to donate $10 per alumna donor up to 50 donors, giving an extra $500 to the Hill Fund if the challenge is met. Click the link below to participate, and don't forget to tag us in your photos showing your ! Congratulations Class of 2021!
https://www.givecampus.com/schools/TheHillSchool/blue-gray-day-2021/?a=4624614

The National Audubon Society has a new Education Coordinator position at the John James Audubon Center in Audubon, PA. Special thanks to Ashley Hans '02 for sharing this opportunity with our alumnae!

Coordinator, Conservation Education in Audubon, Pennsylvania | Careers at National Audubon Society Now in its second century, Audubon is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them. Audubon’s mission is engaging people in bird conservation on a hemispheric scale through science, policy, education and on-the-ground conservation action. By mobilizing and al...

If you missed Hanna Smith-Ide's chapel talk tonight, you're in luck! It's up on our YouTube now!

Hill Alumnae Chapel Talk - Hanna Smith-Ide '09 Hanna (pronounced Hawn-nah) is a Hill faculty child, class of Hill '09 and class of '13 Suffolk University with a degree in English and Creative Writing. She...

Congratulations to Nicole Headlee Juday '03 for receiving the Administrative Officer of the year with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD)!

Congrats, Jane!

Women’s golf claims all major SAA awards - Centre College Athletics ATLANTA – After dominating the field in the SAA Championships this past weekend, Centre women's golf was honored with a bevy of year-end awards from the conference.

ICYMI - Last night's chapel talk from Molly Hopkins '13!

Hill Alumnae Chapel Talk - Molly Hopkins '13 Molly attended The Hill School as a 4-year boarder following her father, John Hopkins Jr. '78, and sister, Anna Carouge '08, graduating in 2013. During her t...

Join discussion leader, Sydney Kaiserman ’08, and the Hill Alumnae Society on Wednesday, April 28 as we discuss Shrill by Lindy West at 8PM via zoom. Feel free to attend if you've read the book or watched the show on Hulu featuring Aidy Bryant! RSVP below!




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I hope you can join us for the next Hill Alumnae Chapel Talk with Molly Hopkins '13 on Wednesday April 14th at 8PM via Zoom.

Molly attended The Hill School as a 4-year boarder following her father, John Hopkins Jr. '78, and sister, Anna Carouge '08, graduating in 2013. During her time on campus, she was an active member of the varsity field hockey and softball teams as well as a member of Hill Trebles, Chamber Choir, and an admissions tour guide, where she was able to convey her love and passion for the school and it's curriculum. Molly holds a special place in her heart for The Hill School, given her family background (fun fact, her parents met on the Hill campus!) and the sense of community it instilled in her. After graduation, Molly attended Bucknell University then later moved to Philadelphia, where what started as a career in software sales soon turned into a journey to find her true professional passion: brand marketing. Through a few bumps and twists, Molly navigated her way to her current position as a Senior Account Executive for the marketing firm Archetype all because of one thing: her strong community. During our next chapel talk, Molly is excited to share her experience growing up in small communities from the start - from rural Pennsylvania to The Hill School and beyond - and how that has shifted her approach to the term "community" and networking in general.

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Congrats and thanks to Molly Clarke '08, the new Vice President of the Hill Squash Association!

Get to know this month's book club discussion leader, Ariel Ackermann '08!

Ariel lives in a small town outside of Boston with her husband and son. After many years of moving around and living abroad and in cities, she's looking forward to her first growing season to garden and cultivate a cozy living space. As a career advisor at MIT, Ariel coaches students on discerning their path and achieving their career goals.

Favorite author: Barbara Kingsolver

Favorite quote:
Know the ways of the ones who take care of you, so that you may take care of them.
Introduce yourself. Be accountable as the one who comes asking for life. Ask permission before taking. Abide by the answer.
Never take the first. Never take the last. Take only what you need.
Take only that which is given.
Never take more than half. Leave some for others. Harvest in a way that minimizes harm.
Use it respectfully. Never waste what you have taken. Share.
Give thanks for what you have been given.
Give a gift, in reciprocity for what you have taken.
Sustain the ones who sustain you and the earth will last forever.
- From Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Did you know The Hill School Alumni Association now supports an affiliate group for Squash?! Check out their page and give it a follow. Welcome to the club, Hill Squash Association!

In case you missed our first newsletter, here is a message from HSA president, Alf Kennedy '82.

Welcome to the newly formed Hill Squash Association (HSA)! Whether you played hardball, softball, or number one through nine, at some point in the past you were part of a unique opportunity, and fostering this opportunity for young men and women at The Hill is what the HSA is all about.

The game of squash has undergone a metamorphosis in the days since playing on the frozen tundra of Sweeney Gym; however, the chance for leadership, teamwork, competition both individually and within a team and a sense of esprit du corps in a game we can keep forever has not. Learning to accept inevitable failure as well as fleeting success in a gracious manner continues to be an important lesson learned by a Hill student athlete.

Like many of our parents, mine sent me to The Hill for scholastic purposes. They wanted me to be a competitive applicant with a different future than theirs. What I have since realized is the level of competition between students, whether on or off the court, made the difference. Our hope for the HSA is to help shape a difference for the young men and women who continue to play the game we have loved, while representing the School and team we remember so fondly. Together, we hope to create a network for past, current, and future players. We will strive to host gatherings, support the teams at tournaments, assist with recruiting future players for The Hill.

Whatsoever things are true; join us to make a difference.

Sincerely,
Alfred P Kennedy, Jr. '82

Pictured here are the 2019-2020 boys' and girls' varsity teams.

If you missed us last night, we highly recommend taking some time to watch Caroline Ouwerkerk ‘05's Chapel Talk!

After graduating from Hill, Caroline received her BA from the University of Chicago and her master’s from Penn. She ran a center for urban research at the University of Chicago and student civic engagement programs at Johns Hopkins before leaving higher ed to start her own business. Caroline is now a career and confidence coach working with clients worldwide, specializing in social impact careers and overcoming imposter syndrome. Caroline will talk about the mindset shift that changed her life, how traditional career advice is out of touch with reality, and why she’s still thinking about the chapel talk she gave as a sixth former back in the fall of 2004.

Hill Alumnae Chapel Talk - Caroline Ouwerkerk '05 Caroline Ouwerkerk ‘05After graduating from Hill, Caroline received her BA from the University of Chicago and her master’s from Penn. She ran a center for ur...