
New Centennial Center Opens at The Ethel Walker School
Walker's celebrated the opening of its Centennial Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, October 29, 2016. The Centennial Center, which includes athletic, dance, and health and wellness spaces, is the capstone project of the school's $50 million capital campaign which began in 2011, the year of the school's centennial.
Following remarks by board chair Katharine O'Brien Rohn '82, Centennial Center task force co-chairs Elizabeth R. Cesare and Lynn S. Manger '59, former head of school Elizabeth C. Speers P'16, athletic director John Monagan, 2014-2015 student body president Ella Ross '15 and Head of School Meera Viswanathan, a ceremonial ribbon was cut to signify the opening of the building. Students, parents, alumnae, trustees, and friends of the School were in attendance along with representatives of OMR Architects and C.E. Floyd, the project builder.
On Friday, October 28, members of the Walker's community observed the closing of the school's Centennial Campaign with a celebratory dinner capped by dessert and a fireworks display viewed from the Centennial Lawn behind the school's Beaver Brook building.