Alumni Alumni Profiles
Alumni
Over the years we have featured articles about our alumni in our publications. Here we present those articles and others. If you are an alumni of Hilltop, we'd love to hear from you.
Allan James Olson Class of 1998
- Where did you grow up?
- Allan Olson: Brattleboro, Vermont
- What years did you attend Hilltop Montessori?
- AO: From second grade through eighth (1991-1998)
- What schools did you attend after HMS?
- AO: I went to Northfield Mount Hermon, and then to Johns Hopkins where I majored in Civil Engineering. I'm currently working on a Masters Degree in Structural Engineering at Cornell.
Sydney Estey-Dedell Class of 1997
An American in China. “If I lived in China, I would go crazy.” This is something I hear fairly frequently from visitors to Beijing. And when I look at it from their point of view, I can see why: China is dirty, noisy, smelly, and difficult. It's overwhelming and confusing. And let's face it Chinese people can sometimes be extremely irritating to deal with. If I lived in that China, I would go crazy, too.
Zander Billings Class of 1997
Alexander ("Zander") Billings enrolled at Hilltop as part of its inaugural middle school class in 1994. Returning to Brattleboro in late summer after having spent the last several years living and attending school in Zambia, Zander, his mom, Allyn, and dad, Jim, signed on to a program that was still very much a work-in-progress, from the curriculum to the basic need to acquire furniture and materials. But enough was in place for Zander to remember that it felt like the right choice for them. The concept of yearly Odysseys, the potential for hands-on learning, and even being located right on Main Street in downtown Brattleboro sounded like a good fit for all, however pioneering it may be.