Waverly Blog

Thank you, Waverly
As Jennifer Dakan, our Director of Admissions, prepares to leave her role at Waverly to return to teaching in the fall, she offers this letter of gratitude to a school and community that has provided her and her family with so much.

Resilient, resourceful, kind
The faculty and staff were asked to share three words to describe Tracey Fiss, Waverly’s business and facilities manager, as a tribute to her fifteen years at Waverly.

Captured in a Yearbook
Jason Gottlieb, assistant head of school at the ES, had been thinking about the elementary school yearbook, but put the idea aside because of so much time spent this year in remote learning. Being that this year was so different, how would we present the year in images if so much of it was children in front of a computer? But our wonderful community of children, teachers, and parents rose to the challenge to capture this unique year in the pages of a yearbook, and we are excited to hand out elementary school yearbooks to each child in the last weeks of school.

College Bound
Waverly’s director of college counseling shares what the college admission cycle was like this year and reveals which schools our 27 seniors plan to attend.

Connecting
We wish to give a big thank you to the Waverly Parent Organization for connecting us during these many months at home! The community of students, teachers, and parents are what make Waverly the wonderful, warm, and unique school it is. Read on to learn about some of the virtual events the WPO has made happen this year, and be sure to check the Waverly Weekly News and PSL for more to come!

Thank you, Heidi – Part two of a series
On November 18, 2020, Heidi announced that after 25 years at Waverly, she will be retiring as Head of School on June 30, 2021. Waverly faculty and staff reflect on working with and knowing Heidi over the years.

This I Believe – I Believe in Myself
“It’s weird to have the most story-worthy thing that has happened to you in your life be told to you by other people,” writes Waverly senior Lola M. ’21 in her This I Believe essay. Through the telling of her remarkable beginning, Lola shares how essential it is to believe in yourself.

Why Waverly?
A Waverly parent of two shares why Waverly is the right school for his family. After originally planning to enroll in our school for a short period, they decided to stay for the long haul, due mainly to our engaging and thoughtful teachers who have also served as role models to his kids.