Alumni Success Stories

Graduation Year: 1995
High School Name: Choate
High School Graduation Year: 2001
College/University Name: St. John’s College, Sante Fe New Mexico
College Graduation Year: 2006

After graduating from St. John’s College with a double major in Philosophy and the History of Mathematics in 2006, Darya continues to live in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  She started a small business as a personal chef and caterer.  She currently teaches cooking and environmental science at an all girls middle school in addition to working for a nonprofit called IMPACT Personal Safety.  IMPACT is an organization that empowers children and adults by teaching them to prevent and defend themselves from violence.  Darya is an instructor and the program coordinator.

Graduation Year: 2003
High School Name: Ethel Walker School
High School Graduation Year: 2009
College/University Name: College of the Holy Cross

Rebecca attended Cobb School from age 3 through sixth grade.  Rebecca began ballroom dancing when she was 14 although she had been a ballet, jazz, tap and hip hop dancer since she was much younger.  She and her professional partner began competing together just six months later and  won many first prize awards for all styles of ballroom dance in competitions across the country.  Rebecca is now a freshman at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA majoring in Biology.  She recently joined the Holy Cross ballroom dance team.