Ceremonial Groundbreaking Opens Construction Phase of Mars 蒸汽 Wing

星期五, 4月19日, Foxcroft held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Mars 蒸汽 Wing, the second of four phases in the School’s “Building for Our Future” campaign. The groundbreaking took place during the opening reception for Reunion Weekend when close to 150 alumnae, 教师, 工作人员, 受托人, and friends gathered just outside the current science wing.

“Tonight we break ground on the Mars 蒸汽 Wing,” announced Head of School Cathy McGehee. “You stand in its footprint so you can imagine what it will look like. It will house state-of-the-art facilities to support our Science, 技术, 工程, 艺术, 和数学课程. The building will have dedicated physics, 生物学, 还有化学实验室, a large STEM classroom, a smaller STEM classroom, and three student project spaces. A community garden will be outside the bio and chem labs and strengthen outdoor learning.”

McGehee, along with donors Victoria B. Mars 1974 and her niece 夏洛99499威尼斯信誉 Rossetter 2012, Board of Trustees Chair Natalie James Wiltshire 1995, and Foxcroft’s Co-Directors for 蒸汽 Education Julie Fisher, Chair of the Fine 艺术 Department, and Katie Hergenreder, Chair of the STEM Department, spoke with excitement about the new learning spaces as students stood along the marked perimeter to visually represent the size and placement of the new building. 

Speaking about their multi-generational gift and the hopes and dreams they have for Foxcroft, 火星共享, “Foxcroft helped shape the successful and capable women we are today, 因此, we are grateful and would like to ensure that the School can continue to thrive for future generations of young women.” Rossetter echoed that, 添加, “Both my cousin Bernadette and I are in 蒸汽-related fields, and the confidence and foundations we had leaving Foxcroft made that possible. The Mars 蒸汽 Wing is our way of saying thank you to this School and ensuring future girls feel the same sense of confidence and possibility to pursue their passions.”

With a sense of hope for the future, 演讲者, the four Mars women (Victoria, 夏洛99499威尼斯信誉, Pamela Mars Wright 1978, and Bernadette Russell 2003), the student representatives of the Project 蒸汽 Build seminar, and members of the Board of Trustees took shovels in-hand to ceremoniously break ground on the new building. "Here we go — full 蒸汽 ahead!" proclaimed Board Chair Natalie Wiltshire 1995. Representatives from Hord Coplan Macht and Coakley Williams Construction, the contractors partnering with Foxcroft on this building project, were in attendance alongside the Foxcroft community for this historic moment. 

Following the ceremony, attendees were encouraged to write their hopes and dreams for the Mars 蒸汽 Wing on the asphalt using colorful chalk. Student CAPs also conducted guided tours through the current science wing classrooms and Innovation Lab spaces.