Performing on May 16 at 5 p.m. is baritone John Buffett '02. Buffett, a Hudson native and 2002 graduate of WRA, completed his master's of music degree at Eastman School of Music last May. Buffett, the winner of the 2009 Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition, ...read more

Performing on May 16 at 5 p.m. is baritone John Buffett '02. Buffett, a Hudson native and 2002 graduate of WRA, completed his master's of music degree at Eastman School of Music last May. Buffett, the winner of the 2009 Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition, also won Eastman's concerto competition. Buffett has sung in master classes with Christian Gerhaher, Håkan Hagegård, Mira Zakai, Thomas Muraco, Ellen Hargis, Stephen Stubbs and Darren Woods. ...hide

Early on the morning of April 24, a group of WRA students, teachers, alumni and friends participated in the Centennial Hudson Relay celebration. They participated by recreating the historic running of the Hudson Relay from the campus of Western Reserve Academy ...read more

Early on the morning of April 24, a group of WRA students, teachers, alumni and friends participated in the Centennial Hudson Relay celebration. They participated by recreating the historic running of the Hudson Relay from the campus of Western Reserve Academy to Adelbert Hall at Case Western Reserve University. In 1910, students of Western Reserve College first celebrated Founders Day by running The Hudson Relay from the original campus in Hudson to the college's campus in Cleveland. ...hide

Western Reserve Academy students and faculty teamed up in January to Go MAD (Make a Difference) during the second of three community service days. The day had extra meaning as it coincided with Martin Luther King Day, linking the school's commitment to ...read more

Western Reserve Academy students and faculty teamed up in January to Go MAD (Make a Difference) during the second of three community service days. The day had extra meaning as it coincided with Martin Luther King Day, linking the school's commitment to social mission -- and this year's theme to "Act with Compassion" -- to the spirit of Dr. King's life work. Working with a broad definition of community allowed this massive project to be quite widespread. Some contributors served right on the WRA campus, while others traveled as far as downtown Cleveland in their efforts. In all, 36 service projects took place, some of which included working at a Salvation Army warehouse; preparing and delivering treats for patients at a local hospice; cleaning the Wilson Hall greenhouse and planting new seeds; producing mass recycling bins, in the wood shop, for high-traffic areas on campus; and continuing work on both pottery bowls and soup production for the Empty Bowls project, which, according to the group's website, "is a grassroots effort to raise money and awareness in an effort to end hunger and food insecurity." ...hide

On Feb. 23, Western Reserve Academy sent student teams to the 31st regional Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) TEAMS competition, held at the University of Akron. Although the University of Akron is the nation's largest test center with the keenest ...read more

On Feb. 23, Western Reserve Academy sent student teams to the 31st regional Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) TEAMS competition, held at the University of Akron. Although the University of Akron is the nation's largest test center with the keenest regional competition, WRA teams came away with a first-place finish along with two Top 3 finishes. ...hide