Committed to our motto, “Become What Thou Art.”
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Features
The Bike Boom
Transportation benefits on two wheels by Paul Barrows ’80 and Eric LaClair ’06
Driver, Writer, Activist, Explainer
John Voelcker ’77 gets paid to drive and write about green cars!
Sustainability by Design
Michael Zaretsky ’86 dicusses architecture’s unique role.
Working Together for a Sustainable Future
Our Upper School Sustainability Club collaborates with the University of Rochester to further evaluate and improve our energy usage.
Social Sustainability is Essential, Especially Now
Chris Hartman ’93, Harley parent and former faculty member, explains how social sustainability is interwoven into programming in The Commons and Headwater Food Hub.
Food Justice Warrior, Locally Grown
Leslie Knox ’97: Public Health, social well-being, and green environments improve lives.
Words of Change
Lily Meiring reviews Civilization in Crisis, a new book of activism poetry co-edited by Lower School faculty member, Bart White P ’21
In Every Issue
Supporter
Shout-Out
Head of School
Larry Frye P ’12, ’15, ’15
Editor and Publisher
Beth Bailey P ’23, ’26
Art Director and Designer
Lisa Osborne Lange ’74, P ’09
Director of Development
Whitney Brice
Associate Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Karen Saludo P ’27
Copy Consultant
Rob Williams ’98
Contributing Photographers
Amy Brand P ’25, Arthur Rothfuss III, and submissions from our community
Cover Art
Customchalk.com
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Students may create independent studies with supervising teachers throughout their Upper School experience or, during Grade 12, they can design Capstone projects—intensive collaborations with Harley faculty and off-campus mentors—involving rigorous academic study and culminating in public presentations. 