NEWS AT OLIVERIAN SCHOOL

September 2011

09.30.2011
Photography Class
Photo credit: Mel Lohrer '13 (Carlisle, MA)

09.27.2011
Picture of the Day
The "Pottery Barn" is now open!

09.23.2011
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Alex's outdoor classroom is being put to great use with all this warm weather we have been having!

09.21.2011
College Counseling
Peter Stevens gives an introduction to college counseling for the class of 2012!

09.20.2011
Mountain Valley Treatment Center
In the context of some important changes taking place at Oliverian as we enter into the new school year, I am both sad and excited to announce a significant staffing transition that took place over the course of the summer as Carl Lovejoy has moved into a new and exciting role.

Carl spent over two years as Director of External Affairs at The Oliverian School. During that time, he played a key role on the leadership team helping to strengthen the School on all fronts. I am personally and professionally indebted to Carl for heading the search that brought me to Oliverian a little over two years ago. I also had the good fortune of partnering with Carl on the administrative team as we ambitiously strived to improve the School on every front. With the knowledge that Carl was taking the lead, along with Headmaster Emeritus and Admission Director, Barclay Mackinnon, to manage our admission and development efforts, I was able to focus primarily on the program, working closely with faculty and students. I will be forever grateful to Carl for allowing me this luxury.

In addition to his successful leadership in our admission and development efforts, Carl played a crucial role in the formation and organization of our new Board of Trustees. Our impressive new Board may be Carl's most important Oliverian legacy. Moreover, even in the midst of a weak economy, Carl spearheaded two of the most successful fundraising years in Oliverian's history. He also helped to update our admission materials and initiate new marketing strategies. As a result of the extensive travel and advocacy in which Carl and Barclay have engaged over the last few years, Oliverian is no longer a "well kept secret;" word about our unique school is spreading.

With Carl's impressive record at Oliverian, it is not surprising that the leadership of our founding board has recently recruited him to help create and develop the Mountain Valley Treatment Center, an exciting new venture that will share our almost 2000-acre campus. The mission of the Center is to provide the highest quality mental health treatment of anxiety and related disorders within a structured environment, and through a comprehensive and collaborative therapeutic milieu. Assisting Carl in this effort is Dr. Daniel Villiers, a PhD psychologist specializing in adolescent anxiety and related disorders. While the current Oliverian leadership team continues to focus all of our efforts on building the best possible Oliverian, we are also doing what we can to support Dan and Carl in their complementary and much needed program. As a non-therapeutic but very support-oriented school, Oliverian has frequently experienced great success with anxious students who are ready to transition from a more therapeutic setting. Accordingly, we are looking forward to a successful collaboration with the Mountain Valley Treatment Center. We are very fortunate, moreover, that Carl will remain connected with Oliverian as a member of our Board of Trustees.

Warmly,


Randy Richardson
Headmaster

09.13.2011
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First Day of School for the 2011-2012 Academic Year.

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09.09.2011
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Opening Day 2011!

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09.07.2011
"There's a lot of love up there...different love, real love." Student Testimonial
"Thank you for the help in determining the direction I wanted to take with my life. I often wish I could relive my time at Oliverian, and although it saddens me that I am no longer a student, it makes me happy knowing that in September someone else will begin to realize their potential as I did. There's a lot of love up there... different love, real love."

Robbie Menegay '11

09.06.2011
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Faculty Orientation and Training today-getting ready for the arrival of our 2011-2012 students!