in every kid since 1968.
Imagine a school wholeheartedly dedicated to creating a learning experience around the unique needs and passions of each student. That’s Greenhills. In intensely smart classes, our teachers push students to know the depth of what they’re truly capable of — from Jazz and 2D Design to Conceptual Physics.
The Greenhills field hockey team earned a big 1 – 0 win against Academy of the Sacred Heart (ASH) on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Not only was it the Catholic High School League (CHSL) semifinals, but it came just five days after the Gryphons battled ASH to a 0 – 0 draw in regular season league play.
The weather was ominous on Monday, September 11 when the Greenhills girls golf team took on Regina High School at its home course, the Washtenaw County Golf Club. However, dark clouds and a few sprinkles weren’t enough to slow down the Gryphons, who earned a decisive 177-228 win in this important conference matchup.
Every year, college admission officers across the country devote countless hours to answering questions from applicants. These are often questions about their specific college and its admission process, but just as many transcend their school and elicit answers that are relevant to college applicants everywhere. So we asked eight deans of admission for some of the latter so we could pass that knowledge on to you.
Sheri Horiszny ’85 is the director of the Melbourne Zoo in the state of Victoria, Australia. Prior to that appointment at the end of last year, Horiszny held leadership positions at the Santa Barbara Zoo, Oregon Zoo in Portland, Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, and founded the Giraffe Conservation Alliance. Her personal mission is to “Inspire positive action for the planet by developing strong, collaborative teams with a culture of inclusivity, respect, gratitude, and fun.”
By Leo Applegate, Sports Editor for The Alcove student newspaper. Following a tough stretch that consisted of more than 10 matches in two weeks, the girls tennis team was not fatigued, but rather the opposite—they were focused and motivated as ever. It was business as usual for the Gryphons, as they emerged victorious for the second straight year in the regional tournament, winning almost every flight.
And we do our very best to draw it out daily. On average, any two people have 99.9% identical DNA. That means what makes you you is what comes from that remaining 0.1%. At Greenhills, we've crafted our entire 6th- through 12th-grade experience (and our approach to teaching) to unleash the full power of that 0.1%. So you can go out into the world — uniquely and confidently you. A one-of-a-kind work of art with the ability to do anything you set your very distinctive brain to.