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![Community Town Hall Recap]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594146422/walnuthill/rl40nzzqlieopvaumoey/ScreenShot2020-07-07at11800PM_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594146422/walnuthill/rl40nzzqlieopvaumoey/ScreenShot2020-07-07at11800PM_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594146422/walnuthill/rl40nzzqlieopvaumoey/ScreenShot2020-07-07at11800PM_1.png","width":751}])
Walnut Hill held a Community Town Hall on Tuesday, June 30 to answer questions bout our 2020–21 Reopening Announcement, hosted by Director of Academic Studies Ben Gregg, Director of Artistic Studies Nicola Conraths, Dean of Students Melissa Cassel, and Head of School Antonio Viva. Watch a recording of the Town Hall and download the slide presentation.
![Reopening Plan 2020–2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593095114/walnuthill/lhnjuiemlyknkm2iwu24/Dance_Barn.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593095114/walnuthill/lhnjuiemlyknkm2iwu24/Dance_Barn.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1593095114/walnuthill/lhnjuiemlyknkm2iwu24/Dance_Barn.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593095114/walnuthill/lhnjuiemlyknkm2iwu24/Dance_Barn.png","width":1080}])
Information about the plan for reopening Walnut Hill in the 2020–2021 school year.
![International students, grounded by coronavirus outbreak, spending summer at Walnut Hill School in Natick]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1592923089/walnuthill/hzvrt2dyqdide0se32kj/104976721_10157751854214191_5396754005945135573_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1592923089/walnuthill/hzvrt2dyqdide0se32kj/104976721_10157751854214191_5396754005945135573_o.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1592923089/walnuthill/hzvrt2dyqdide0se32kj/104976721_10157751854214191_5396754005945135573_o.jpg","width":637}])
Spring break was on the horizon, and like millions of students across the land, “My plan was to go home,” said Quinyu Yuki Huang, a sophomore at the Walnut Hill School for The Arts in Natick.
![Matt Risch '00 in Modern Family]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1586808752/walnuthill/f5vojvpqduiofpgwxwch/mattrischmodernfam.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1586808752/walnuthill/f5vojvpqduiofpgwxwch/mattrischmodernfam.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1586808752/walnuthill/f5vojvpqduiofpgwxwch/mattrischmodernfam.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1586808752/walnuthill/f5vojvpqduiofpgwxwch/mattrischmodernfam.jpg","width":1000}])
Matt appeared in the series finale of Modern Family as his recurring character, Jotham.
![Kelly McWilliams '06 to publish debut novel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1592420548/walnuthill/luatdbmssyx1fum5q2rw/ScreenShot2020-06-17at30055PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1592420548/walnuthill/luatdbmssyx1fum5q2rw/ScreenShot2020-06-17at30055PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1592420548/walnuthill/luatdbmssyx1fum5q2rw/ScreenShot2020-06-17at30055PM.png","width":596}])
Kelly's debut novel, AGNES AT THE END OF THE WORLD, is set to be published in June by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
![Briga Heelan '05 to star in Once Upon a One More Time]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583350856/walnuthill/itgsitu3yvl6jbu0vwev/ScreenShot2020-03-04at24045PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1583350856/walnuthill/itgsitu3yvl6jbu0vwev/ScreenShot2020-03-04at24045PM.png","width":321}])
Briga has been cast as Cinderella in the upcoming world premiere of Once Upon a One More Time, a Britney Spears jukebox musical.
![WFMA Scholastic Art Award Winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582747043/walnuthill/wtwz7p1gjn4etgtwimes/B55A5477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582747043/walnuthill/wtwz7p1gjn4etgtwimes/B55A5477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582747043/walnuthill/wtwz7p1gjn4etgtwimes/B55A5477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582747043/walnuthill/wtwz7p1gjn4etgtwimes/B55A5477.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582747043/walnuthill/wtwz7p1gjn4etgtwimes/B55A5477.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582747043/walnuthill/wtwz7p1gjn4etgtwimes/B55A5477.jpg","width":2200}])
Walnut Hill School for the Arts students from multiple majors were recognized for both visual arts and writing in the 2020 Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The students received a total of 47 awards, including 17 Gold Keys, 12 Silver Keys, and 18 Honorable Mentions.
![Catching Up with Julia Choi '03]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579286073/walnuthill/fiv2b2hmbj4imhwuzr5a/2003-choi.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579286073/walnuthill/fiv2b2hmbj4imhwuzr5a/2003-choi.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1579286073/walnuthill/fiv2b2hmbj4imhwuzr5a/2003-choi.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579286073/walnuthill/fiv2b2hmbj4imhwuzr5a/2003-choi.jpg","width":960}])
This month, we had the opportunity to chat with Julia Choi, a graduate of our Music Department, who recently opened a new chocolate shop in Montclair, New Jersey. Julia caught us up on her years since graduating and her journey to a culinary career.
![Makeeba McCreary '90 Inducted into YW Boston's Academy of Women Achievers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581708238/walnuthill/jb17izdsntplurzhz00f/1990-mccreary.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581708238/walnuthill/jb17izdsntplurzhz00f/1990-mccreary.jpg","width":300}])
This spring, Makeeba will be inducted into the Academy of Women Achievers, awarded each year by YW Boston.
![Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580479931/walnuthill/omproqxlsdbvkyrwkclu/84098152_10157322930798999_3128695362294906880_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580479931/walnuthill/omproqxlsdbvkyrwkclu/84098152_10157322930798999_3128695362294906880_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580479931/walnuthill/omproqxlsdbvkyrwkclu/84098152_10157322930798999_3128695362294906880_n.jpg","width":596}])
Actor and ordained Deacon in the African Methodist Episcopal Church Sekou Laidlow was Walnut Hill's guest speaker for the Martin Luther King, Jr. assembly. Deacon Laidlow has previously portrayed Dr. King in the theatrical production of The Mountaintop and offered excerpts from the play and select speeches from Dr. King.
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All students commit to a full-time, college-preparatory curriculum in addition to studies in their elected arts concentration.
95% of our senior class matriculates to a four-year degree program directly after graduation.
Among our alumni working in the arts, we are pleased to count television and Broadway actors, multiple Princess Grace Award winners, published novelists, Grammy Award–winning musicians, fashion designers, and other notables.
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