Ellis In the News

Amanda SWANK Sauer '94, Ellis alumna, trustee and parent, is the first woman to officiate a Mid-American Conference game.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | December 7, 2015

Ellis to meet District 5-6 champion Forbes Road

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 8, 2015

Ellis gets sweet revenge with victory over Shady Side Academy

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 8, 2015

Field Hockey: WPIAL AA Championship - Ellis School vs. Shady Side Academy

Post-Gazette Photo Journal | November 5, 2015

Ellis School Upsets Shady Side to Repeat in WPIAL AA Field Hockey

MSA Sports Network | November 4, 2015

Ellis School vs. Shady Side Academy video

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 4, 2015

Shady Side Academy, Ellis School meet again for Class AA title

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 1, 2015

Israel up close and personal with the Diller Teen Fellows Summer Seminar

Co-written by Zoe Papernick '17
The Jewish Chronicle | October 14, 2015

Field Hockey: Ellis, Winchester Thurston among five teams battling for four playoff berths

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 4, 2015

Pittsburgh native Dillard recipient of National Humanities Medal

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | September 4, 2015

ML locals join Teach for America’s 25th anniversary corps

The Almanac | September 2, 2015

North Allegheny, Ellis School hope to defend field hockey titles

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | September 1, 2015

Field Hockey: 2015 Five Things to Watch

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 23, 2015

Former Gateway, Pitt standout steps in at Ellis School

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 14, 2015

Scott settling in as new Ellis School AD

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | August 5, 2015

Philanthropist and one-time GOP powerhouse Elsie Hillman dies at 89

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | August 5, 2015

Obituary: Elsie Hillman, philanthropist and GOP pillar, dies at 89

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 5, 2015

Ellis School's Muse honored by U.S. Lacrosse

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | June 30, 2015

Ellis student to play for Riverhounds U15 team

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | July 29, 2015

Local Ellis School student Taylor Robinson dreams big, wins big

New Pittsburgh Courier | June 28, 2015

iBirding: Birding with Apps

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Blog | June 26, 2015
Alumna creates digital field guide for birdwatchers

'Talk' takes new approach to sex education

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 10, 2015

Stylebook snapshot: Pittsburgh-based Simple Sugars beauty brand marks a decade in business

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 7, 2015

Ellis and PROGRESS Negotiation Workshop for Girls

Saturday Light Brigade 88.3 FM | June 6, 2015

Reading Between The Lines: What A College List Doesn’t Tell You

National Coalition of Girls' Schools | May 29, 2015

The Ellis School and PROGRESS join forces to teach girls valuable negotiation skills

KIDSBURGH | March 24, 2015

The Next Page: Teacher Amy Yam says aim high, aim real to the class of 2015

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 3, 2015

Pitt Junior Awarded 2015 Udall Scholarship

University of Pittsburgh News Services | April 20, 2015

Obituary: Kathryn “Kay” Stolarevsky / Music instructor, camp founder taught thousands to love the arts

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 1, 2015

Students compete, collaborate in Collegiate music fest

Erie Times News | March 18, 2015

Video Game Design Competition Hopes to Drum Up STEM Interest

WESA | February 19, 2015

Teaching the History of Race Through 100 Objects

WESA | February 16, 2015

Future City teaches Pittsburgh students to build cities and STEM Skills

NEXT Pittsburgh | February 2, 2015

Ellis Future City team talks to Saturday Light Brigade Radio

88.3 WRCT-FM | January 31, 2015

Ellis basketball on the verge of breaking playoff drought

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 29, 2015

Ellis students at 89th annual Cinderella Ball

Post-Gazette | January 26, 2015

Students model cities of the future

Tribune Review | January 17, 2015
Middle School students win first place in Future Cities competition

North Allegheny, Ellis School capture WPIAL field hockey titles

Tribune-Review | October 28, 2014
Ellis Tigers win WPIAL AA championship, 1-0

'Unconference' Promotes Unconventional Approaches to Learning

90.5 WESA | October 15, 2014

Following An Online Dust-Up, Science Center And Others See A Conversation Starter

90.5 WESA | October 10, 2014
Lisa Abel-Palmieri, director of learning innovation and technology, was interviewed about science education for girls.

Ellis School hosts “unConference” to rethink learning

Kidsburgh/NEXT Pittsburgh | October 6, 2014

The Ellis School is counting on their reputation for being one of the top Design Thinking Schools in the country to inspire educators from across the county to rethink how they approach learning.

Remake Learning: How robotics is transforming education in Pittsburgh

Kidsburgh/NEXT Pittsburgh | October 6, 2014

A profile of Ellis's innovative work in robotics and STEM

TEDxYouth@HotMetalBridge : A Fresh Perspective on Millennials

Listen to the NPR interview with organizer Sophia Sterling-Angus '15
WESA 90.5 | September 18, 2014

120 local seniors named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists

Congratulations to Brittany Ellis '15 and Sruthi Muluk '15
Pittsburgh Business Times | September 10, 2014

Ellis senior wins $25,000 grant to fund Black history series

New Pittsburgh Courier | September 12, 2014

Ellis School boosts STEM confidence with hands-on labs

NEXTpittsburgh | September 9, 2014

TED Talks event to appeal to Pittsburgh millennials

Sophia Sterling-Angus '15 brings TEDxYouth@HotMetalBridge to the Carnegie Museum of Art
TribLive | September 3, 2014

Physics class at Ellis shows active learning's potential

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 3, 2014

Google Glass and greenhouses: unique Pittsburgh classrooms

The Ellis School's Active Classroom and our use of Google Glass to teach science labs are featured
Kidsburgh | August 13, 2014

Ellis School’s Learning Innovation Institute redefines education

NEXTPittsburgh | June 8, 2014

Going Beyond the Girls' School: Ellis Innovation Institute to Pilot, Research, Share Best Practices

WESA | June 6, 2014

Ellis School launching innovation incubator

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 6, 2014

First Person / The power of girls

Here’s how an all-girls education can make a difference
By Jean Yang '04
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 31, 2014

Fashion clubs study style at Pittsburgh high schools

Tribune-Review | May 22, 2014

Interview: Harpist Sarah Stern

Clandestino Music Travel | May 16, 2014

Ellis School team wins Pittsburgh Data Jam

Tribune-Review | April 23, 2014

Newsmaker: Kristin Wilson

Tribune-Review | March 29, 2014
Upper School science teacher participated in a Marine Education Fellowship in Costa Rica

Teen violinist to tour with National Youth Orchestra

Tribune-Review | March 26, 2014

Exiled Writer Moniru Ravanipur Shares Insight on Free Speech in Iran

90.5 WESA | March 7, 2014
The Ellis School and City of Asylum host writer Moniru Ravanipur

Penn Hills violinist selected into National Youth Orchestra

Tribune-Review | March 4, 2014

Community Leader Lauren Byrne on Being a Millennial in Pittsburgh

90.5 WESA | February 27, 2014
Lauren Byrne '02 was interviewed by NPR about her "dream job" as executive director of Lawrenceville United

'Woman of Courage' to Speak in Pittsburgh

The Ellis School and City of Asylum host writer Moniru Ravanipur
90.5 WESA | February 10, 2014

Pittsburgh native's art inspires Love stamp

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | February 5, 2014
Elizabeth "Q" Cassetti '75

Pittsburgh native designs Love stamp for post office

TribLive | January 24, 2014
Elizabeth "Q" Cassetti '75

Ellis alum named PA Milken Educator

Burrell High School | January 14, 2014
Ninth-grade English teacher Meghan PASTRICK Nese '93 is named the 2013–14 Milken Educator for Pennsylvania.

Ellis student meets President in the White House Rose Garden

The White House Office of Science and Technology | October 22, 2013

Ellis School’s Allie Foster and Natalie Hassoun

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 17, 2013

Single-Sex Schools: The Persistence of an Idea

Intentionally and explicitly working to turn out strong, capable, assertive women, Ellis—its heritage, its excellent teachers, and its visionary leadership—is all about helping girls find and build on their strengths and passions.
Education Week blog | August 22, 2013

East Xtra: Ellis girl repeats as titlist

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 15, 2013

Barriers May Keep Kids from Summer Enrichment Programs

WESA | June 12, 2013

Pittsburgh woman records more than 650 books for kids

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 11, 2013

Rebecca Dana on Jujitsu Rabbi and the Godless Blonde and Telling a Great, Ordinary Story

Vanity Fair | May 24, 2013

Former chef/owner of Le Pommier now food manager at The Ellis School

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 9, 2013

McCandless Teen and 'Girl of Steel' Wins Honor at Robotics Championship

More than 10,000 students on 2,546 teams from 17 nations participated
North Allegheny Patch | May 4, 2013

Sweet success: Simple Sugars scrubs have wowed skin care market, TV's 'Shark Tank'

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 28, 2013

Biology Student Receives 2013 Carnegie Mellon Women’s Association Scholarship

Catherine Byrd '09
Mellon College of Science News | April 22, 2013

First Person / Guns and teachers

Jean Martin '73
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 22, 2013

Architect, Ellis School alumna had passion for girls’ education

Pittbsurgh Tribune-Review | April 20, 2013

Lani Lazzari of Fox Chapel to pitch Simple Sugars scrub on ABC's 'Shark Tank'

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 20, 2013

Domestic Violence Link to HIV

Kezia Ellison '01
New Pittsburgh Courier | March 13, 2013

Ellis School athletic director to retire after 29 years with school

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | January 31, 2013

Fashion passion gets Ellis School student a Nordstrom blog

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | January 28, 2013

Pittsburgh harpist Sarah Solomon Stern thrives in Buenos Aires

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 20, 2013

Stormwater runoff is key at the Future City Competition

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | January 9, 2013

Having a Baby and A Startup: How FlexJobs Was Born

Sara Sutton Fell '92
Forbes Magazine | December 4, 2012

Person of interest: Lani Lazzari, teen entrepreneur

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | December 2, 2012

Elizabeth H. Genter '77 receives Sara Frazier Ellis Award

The Ellis School | November 19, 2012

Archaeologist Chiarulli and Students Participate in Archaeology Day at Ellis School

IUP News | October 6, 2012

Pittsburgh Girls Battle Age-Old Stereotype that Females aren't as Good at Math and Science as Boys

WESA | August 20, 2012

Hummingbird: An Educational Robotics Kit Designed To Get Girls Into Engineering

Fast Company | July 2012

Ellis senior raises nearly $7,000 in Samuel M. Goldston Teen Philanthropy Project

The Jewish Chronicle | July 12, 2012

Girls can do math just fine, thank you

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 30, 2012

Judith WOLINSKY Steinbergh '61 named first poet Laureate of Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline Commission for the Arts | April 17, 2012

Political writer Shira Toeplitz ’01 discusses upcoming Senate races

All Things Considered, NPR | March 7, 2012

Local Girls Break Rowing Record

CBS Pittsburgh | March 28, 2012

2 Do: 3/11/12

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 11, 2012

Judging the rankings: Results give just part of the college picture

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | February 16, 2012

Violinist Inori Sakai, 16, moves ahead in competition

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 28, 2012

Andrea Hairston '70 wins James Tiptree Jr. Award for Redwood and Wildfire

James Tiptree Jr. Award

Kezia Ellison '01 named a 40 Under 40

New Pittsburgh Courier | February 1, 2012

40 Years On, a New Edition of "Our Bodies, Ourselves"

Ellis alumna Kezia Ellison '01 contributes to update
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 7, 2011

Field Hockey Team has Sights Set on 2012

SportsTown | November 5, 2011

On Board

Whirl Magazine | October 19, 2011

In Defense of Single-Sex Schools

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 20, 2011

Ellis School's McAllister Rates with WPIAL Singles Favorites

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 22, 2011

Let's Talk About Art: Open Teen Studio

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 20, 2011

Local Teen Turns Hobby into Nationwide Business

KDKA Television News | September 1, 2011

Ten Years Later "The Guys" Will Return to Commemorate 9/11

Ellis alumna Carol Ostrow '73 and her theater, The Flea, bring back dramatic response to 9/11.
The New York Times | August 9, 2011

It Only Takes ONE Mom

Ellis alumna Cooper Schenck Monroe participates in Bono's ONE campaign to Kenya
ABC News | August 5, 2011

Tech This Out!

ABC News | August 2, 2011

Soccer Fans in Oakland Get Kick out of Viewing World-Class Event

Ellis soccer teammates share soccer excitement
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | July 18, 2011

Local Teenage Entrepreneur Urges you to Stay Smooth

Ellis junior featured in this Community Voices Blog
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 17, 2011

For the Girls of Steel, building robots is just the beginning

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 17, 2011

Books Open for Visually Impaired

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | May 2, 2011

Girl Powered: Girls of Steel

Next Generation Computing, Carnegie Mellon University | April 27, 2011

All-Girls Robotics Team Heads to Nationals

Ellis Students Represent ½ of the Team
THE Journal | April 1, 2011

Gorgeous Flowers and the Kids who Love Them

Ellis 8th Grader Passionate about Growing Orchids
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 26, 2011

"Haiti at the Warhol" Exhibits Works Done in Response to the Earthquake

Ellis Alumna Co-Curator of Haitian art at the Warhol
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 18, 2011

Single-gender academies supported by city schools

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 10, 2011

Ellis STAND Members to Participate in Rally for Peace

Pittsburgh Tribune Review | January 4, 2011

Pulitzer Prize-winning Alumna featured in Pittsburgh Magazine

Pittsburgh Magazine | January 2011

After Friday, More Restaurant will be no More

Sarah Curtis Hooper’s ‘95 restaurant, Legume, to move into space
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | December 30, 2010

Former Ellis Student Directs HBO Documentary

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | December 17, 2010

Joan Morris DiMicco’s (’91) work in IBM’s Center for Social Software Highlighted

New York Times | December 20, 2010

13 of 26 Participants on All-Girls Robotics Team are Ellis Girls

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | November 29, 2010

Best Bets for the Weekend: Andrew Stockey's Blog

The Pittsburgh Channel (WTAE-TV) | November 12, 2010

Ellis Sophomore in the Sports Spotlight

Shae LaPlace '13
Tribune-Review | November 11, 2010

Ellis Senior is High School Athlete of the Week

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 4, 2010

Ellis Varsity Field Hockey WPIAL AA Champs

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 2, 2010

Ellis Alumna Leads Aggies at Hagan Stone

North Carolina A&T Athletics | September 30, 2010

Field hockey slowly gaining a foothold in WPIAL

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 17, 2010

Event raises funds for the Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 14, 2010

Ellis School names head of trustees

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 30, 2010

Single-gender Schools Work

Head of School, Randie Benedict, addresses the current public debate regarding single-gender schools.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | July 23, 2010

Teens head to White House for barbecue, talks on mentoring

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 21, 2010

Ellis Alumna earns All-American honors

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 10, 2010

Mini-Courses Keep Students Interested at Term's End

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 7, 2010

Technology Advances Teaching of D-day History

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | June 6, 2010

D-Day Arrives in Mail for Many High School Seniors

Ellis College Counselor, Joanna Schultz, interviewed
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 1, 2010

Ellis Alumna Honored as Marylander of the Year

Mary Tilghman ’36 honored by Maryland Historical Society
Easton Star Democrat | March 30, 2010

Barnes Earns Dean’s list Distinction at Duke

Ellis alum ranks in the top 10th of her college
New Pittsburgh Courier | March 24, 2010

My Generation: Girls go for government

Ellis Student Participates in Girl Gov Program
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 16, 2010

Ellis Student is P-G’s “Saturday Poet”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | February 13, 2010

Pittsburgh Students Respond Generously to Haiti Crisis

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 16, 2010

Lawrenceville United's New Director is Ellis Alum

Lauren Byrne '02 learned the ropes of community organization from her grandmother
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | December 28, 2009

Elizabeth Perry’s Scrapyard Challenge Jam Tone (from Mobile Art && Code)

Dr. Elizabeth Perry, Ellis Technology Coordinator, featured for her work with Ellis’ After School Invention Workshop
Locally Toned | November 30, 2009

Marsh and McLennan Honors Ellis Alum

Lucy Fato '84 was honored at the 36th Annual YWCA-NYC Academy of Women Leaders Salute Luncheon
Business Wire | November 11, 2009

Ellis Alumna Named to All-Centennial Conference Team

Paulette Cutruzzula '06, a senior co-captain, earned First Team All-Centennial Honors
Franklin & Marshall College | November 11, 2009

Ellis’ ‘Great Season’ Ends in Title Game

Field Hockey Season recap
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 6, 2009

All Hail the Heroines: New Biopic Revives Interest in Amelia Earhart

Ellis Academic Dean, Norma Greco, interviewed
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | October 21, 2009

Online Galleries Give Multitude of Writers a Nationwide Audience

Ellis students participate in first celebration of National Day on Writing
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 20, 2009

WPIAL Field Hockey: The Field's Wide Open

State of the sport with interview of Genny Kozusko, Ellis Athletic Director
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 25, 2009

Dancing With the Paws

The Backyardigans, created by Ellis Alum Janice Burgess, deemed “sublime”
The New York Times | August 13, 2009

Forest Hills woman helps Franklin & Marshall win NCAA lacrosse title

Ellis Alum Paulette Cutruzzula ’06 leads college team to lacrosse title
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 04, 2009

Simple Sugars’ Teenage CEO

15-year-old Ellis entrepreneur runs her business – with a little help from mom.
Forbes Magazine | May 4, 2009

SimCity? How about SimPittsburgh?

Ellis Alum Laura Staniland ’05 interviewed about her award winning game
WDUQ | April 30, 2009

Astronaut helps girls' dreams take flight

Commander Pam Melroy Visits Ellis
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | February 3, 2009

Whiffenpoofs bring a cappella voices to town

Elite Yale University group at Ellis School
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 11, 2009

Edgewood woman expresses tradition in quilting exhibition

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 03, 2008

Right Here: GLUE gets young people to stick to the Rust Belt

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 07, 2008

Care packages make difference, vet says

Valley News Dispatch | November 2, 2008

WPIAL Field Hockey Championships; Ellis School takes AA

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 28, 2008

Ellis School's budding archaeologists 'learning how history gets written'

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 29, 2008

Ivy league on the cheap

Students reap the benefits of steep tuition discounts at top schools
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 12, 2008

Ellis students raise money to build girls' school in Afghanistan

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 26, 2006

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