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A Look Inside: Kristen Jones
Kristen Jones is a current senior at Berwick Academy. As a captain of the Varsity field hockey team, recorded guitarist and songwriter, co-founder of the Astronomy Club, motivated student, and recent admit of Brown University, she embodies the type of balance we seek to promote here at Berwick. Kristen states, “Berwick has really allowed me to look into subjects that interest me fully, even if I’m not able to take classes on them”. While Berwick offers a class on Astronomy, Kristen and her fellow classmate, Will Duffy, put together an Astronomy Club in order to provide their peers with an opportunity to extend their knowledge on the subject. They have organized trips to the UNH Astronomy Festival, put together stargazing sessions, and created a newsletter with updates on space technology and travel. Both Kristen and Will recognize that students don’t always have time to meet after school, so they made the club “meeting free” in order for students to be able to join. The club currently has 91 members in its first year.
Kristen is also participating in an Innovation Pursuit along side her classmate Parker Johnson. They are both members of a band, Dibs on the Drummer. For the project, they are working on writing, recording, and performing original songs. So far, they’ve performed at different coffeehouses and open mics, performing both covers and original songs. They plan on contacting local musicians and producers to find out more about the process of being a recording artist.
Berwick Academy
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 520 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Postgraduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.
