Four Portsmouth Abbey students have been awarded Haney Fellowships for independent study this summer.  The coveted fellowships, created in 1998 by Bill Haney '80 in honor of his parents, Irene, and the late William Haney, Sr., long-time Abbey teacher, houseparent and coach, fund summer independent work for qualified Fifth Formers. The Fellowships are awarded on the basis of submitted proposals, which are reviewed by Irene and Bill, and provide a unique summer educational experience. 

The Fifth Form students selected for this year's Haney Fellowships are:  Marisa Edmonds, who will attend the Independent Schools Study Abroad Consortium "Peace in the Modern World" program at the International People's College in Elsinore, Denmark, in July;  Katie Hughes, who will participate in a hands-on program at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, in Atlanta, Georgia, to study with social and health scientists about water-related diseases among the world's poorest populations; Emily Pederson, who will travel to Cusco, Peru, for one month as part of the non-profit organization United Planet to live with a local family while assisting street children with English, school work and life skills; and Kevin Walsh, who will attend the Berklee School of Music to participate in three summer programs for music entrepreneurship, production and performance. 

Congratulations to these students; we wish them an informative and fun learning experience.  We will share reports from the students about their summer fellowships once School resumes.