![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.
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![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.
![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.
![Catching Up with Megan Krauszer '02]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579286805/walnuthill/jfjjeteq092p8l9udp4p/Megan__Krauszer-headshot-web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579286805/walnuthill/jfjjeteq092p8l9udp4p/Megan__Krauszer-headshot-web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1579286805/walnuthill/jfjjeteq092p8l9udp4p/Megan__Krauszer-headshot-web.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579286805/walnuthill/jfjjeteq092p8l9udp4p/Megan__Krauszer-headshot-web.jpg","width":892}])
This month we had the chance to connect with Megan Krauszer, a graduate of our Dance Department who frequently performs at the Metropolitan Opera, among other venues. Megan was kind enough to reflect on her Walnut Hill experience and catch us up on the past eighteen years.
![January Project Considering Matthew Shepard]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581002561/walnuthill/brhddufav6obkeglkytd/January_Project_2020-4307.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581002561/walnuthill/brhddufav6obkeglkytd/January_Project_2020-4307.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581002561/walnuthill/brhddufav6obkeglkytd/January_Project_2020-4307.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1581002561/walnuthill/brhddufav6obkeglkytd/January_Project_2020-4307.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1581002561/walnuthill/brhddufav6obkeglkytd/January_Project_2020-4307.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1581002561/walnuthill/brhddufav6obkeglkytd/January_Project_2020-4307.jpg","width":2200}])
Upon the return from Winter Break, each arts department launches its own special “January Project”, as an opportunity for our young artists to delve deeper into a specific topic, work, or medium. Each department took the time to share what their students worked on during these monthlong endeavors.
Julia and her husband Roger Rodriguez opened a new chocolate shop, Vesta Chocolate, earlier this month in Montclair, NJ. Julia is a pastry chef and Roger is a chocolatier.
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Jacob was recently interviewed in Noblesse, a Korean magazine.
Kelly's new novel, Agnes at the End of the World, has just been named one of the best books of the summer by People Magazine.
Edward appears in a dance scene in the movie Lovebirds starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae.
Konrad recently married longtime boyfriend Alfred Brewer. The couple, along with their Maltese named Riga, will move to North Carolina this summer, where Konrad is starting a position as a French teacher and dorm parent at Asheville School.