Student Scholars

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Katie Knippler '22

Katie Knippler, 17³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate of 2022, is shown speaking at the Birthday Bishop reading. This was an event to read poetry at the Hope Cemetery in Worcester to honor poet Elizabeth Bishop's birthday. This is part of Beth Sweeney's Mapping Worcester in Poetry SIA project which is in collaboration with the Worcester County Poetry Association.

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Rhiannon Hurst '25

Rhiannon Hurst, a current sophomore at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, performs vocals at the Holiday Jazz Concert. She has also performed in the SIA Jazz Quartet along with Jesse Carson '23 on the guitar, Matt Irving '26 playing bass, and Koe Bolat '23 on the drums. They are involved with Shirish Korde's SIA project, "Composing Cultural Community," in which he aims to cultivate musical appreciation, music education, and pre-professional programs for students at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and in Worcester.