Dear USM Community, I am pleased to share this latest edition of “USM Today” with you. The title of our school’s magazine gives me a moment of pause. Where is USM today in the midst of a global pandemic? How do the additional challenges and difficulties around our country affect our school? These are questions that I am asking myself every day. My hope always … Continue reading A Message from Steve Hancock: Fall/Winter 2020-21
Respect. Trust. Honesty. Fairness. Kindness. When I first read these words on the USM website, I was immediately drawn to the school. These qualities have been the foundation of my personal belief surrounding education for decades. As I read more, I learned that the Common Trust ignites a passion for learning, leading, and serving throughout anextraordinary community. Six months after hearing about the head of … Continue reading A Message from Steve Hancock: Spring/Summer 2019-20
Dear USM community, It is with a complex set of emotions that I write my farewell to all that is USM. This finality is a bit surrealas the chaos of COVID-19 completely changed what would otherwise have been a spring filled with personal good-byes and the opportunity to thank each and every one of you. Instead, I will try to express in words how grateful … Continue reading A Final Farewell
Nearly 36 years ago, I started out as a science teacher in my home state of Wisconsin. Since then, I believe my career has been approximately one part strategy and three parts random luck! I spent 10 years literally living with my students and colleagues at a New England boarding school. Then, I became an administrator and had the chance to head the upper school … Continue reading A Message from Laura Fuller: Fall/Winter 2019-20
Over the course of the past 30 years, I have walked through the process of retirement with many colleagues. While I always tried to understand and empathize with the myriad emotions associated with this pivotal moment in one’s life journey, like most things, it is next to impossible to grasp until you have walked your own path. Following the announcement in January of my plans … Continue reading A Message from Laura Fuller: Spring/Summer 2018-19
The first half of this school year was highlighted by the opening of several additional new and renovated spaces that have been supported by the Our Common Bond campaign (click here to read more). These facilities were built out of a need and desire to provide the functional space required to support our growing student body, but they have already proven to be so much … Continue reading A Message from Laura Fuller: Fall/Winter 2018-19
