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West Hartford Art Barriers 2023
May 16, 2023
Nick G. '24 Selected Watkinson School is pleased to announce that junior Nick G. has been selected to be one of the painters of an art…Read more

Nik C. ’24 Published
April 19, 2023
Nik C. '24, a Creative Arts Program diploma student majoring in creative writing, has been included in the second edition of the international publication called "Letters…Read more

Watkinson Appoints New Director of College Counseling
March 31, 2023
Watkinson School is proud to announce Emily Parker as its next Director of College Counseling. Emily comes to Watkinson after 13 years in the college admissions…Read more

Book Signing with Author Dr. Doe Hentschel
March 23, 2023
Watkinson is pleased to host a book signing and intimate meet and greet with Dr. Doe Hentschel, a current Watkinson trustee, who recently published "Look Ma,…Read more

New England Champions
March 7, 2023
With a 41-36 victory over Dublin School, Watkinson's Girls Basketball team has won the 2023 New England Class D Championship! The Rams used smart, dynamic, poised,…Read more

1000 Points and an NCAA Division I Commitment
March 2, 2023
Watkinson School is proud to announce that Kayla H. ‘23 scored the 1000th point of her high school basketball career as a Watkinson Ram on February…Read more

Award-Winning Student Artists
February 2, 2023
Congratulations to the students below for winning awards in the Connecticut Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! The work of the Gold Key winners…Read more

Joe Calafiore ’80 Helped Bring Professional Soccer Back to Hartford
January 31, 2023
As a child, Joe spent many weekends with his father at Dillon Stadium in Hartford watching soccer. In recent years, the stadium had fallen into disrepair and was a…Read more

2023 Philanthropists of the Year
January 23, 2023
Watkinson School is proud to announce that Jan and David Klein will be honored with the 2023 Philanthropist of the Year Award at A Watkinson Affair on Saturday, February…Read more

Sophomore Succeeds on National Stage
January 19, 2023
In 2022, Isaiah R. ’25 was one of 30 athletes across the country selected for TEAM IC, an organization that represents Inside Cheerleading (and, previously, Woodward…Read more

Tony Award-Winner Visits Watkinson
December 13, 2022
Dr. Katie Kresek is the first American woman to win a Tony Award for orchestration. During her recent visit to Watkinson, she helped the Upper School…Read more

Acclaimed Architect Visits Watkinson
December 1, 2022
Just prior to Thanksgiving, Bruce Becker visited Watkinson to speak with our Global Studies students. President of Becker and Becker Associates, Inc. (Becker + Becker), he…Read more