Spring Break Snapshots

Students enjoyed time outside the classroom in a variety of ways, with some dedicating their break to academic pursuits, athletics and the arts both at home and abroad.

By Ryan E. Smith
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There are many ways to spend spring break, and Kenyon students had a memorable time pursuing them together.

A number of students used the pause in the academic calendar as a chance for intellectual growth and exploration. For some, that meant leaving the classroom to learn with faculty abroad as part of a travel-embedded course. Others competed with Kenyon’s inaugural international law moot court team. 

Athletes involved in spring varsity and club sports — from softball to tennis to Ultimate Frisbee — hit the road to compete in warmer climates, while groups like the Chamber Singers lifted their voices during regional tours.

No matter how the time was spent, it promised to be unforgettable. Here are a few highlights.

Students in Ghent

Learning in the Low Countries

Students taking a travel-embedded course with Katherine Calvin, assistant professor of art history, visited Belgium and the Netherlands to learn about art, museums and money.
Read more about the trip.
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Artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, left, discusses her work, “Scene 58,” with students in the Kunstmuseum Den Haag in the Netherlands.

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Charlie Menzel ’28 gets a close look at a sculpture of the Buddha during a visit to Axel Vervoordt Gallery in Belgium.

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Students participate in a behind-the-scenes tour of the metals storage compartment at the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the world's first publicly accessible art storage facility, in Rotterdam.

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From left: Madge Burt ’29, Lucia Plata ’29 and Altan Li ’29 examine an exhibition on art and migration at the Fenix Museum in Rotterdam.

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Student were treated to a private city tour of Antwerp with renowned local historian Tanguy Ottomer that included a visit to Antwerp's Exchange, a hub for buying and selling art in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Ava Drakeford ’29 presents on Jacob van Campen's double portrait of Constintijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle (c. 1635) in the Mauritshuis.

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From right: Altan Li ’29, Madge Burt ’29, Lucia Plata ’29 and Jaqori Baker ’29 during a visit to the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. (Photo courtesy of Anna Sugg ’28)

Students at court event

Court is in Session

Members of Kenyon’s inaugural international law moot court team traveled with Jacqueline McAllister, associate professor of political science (middle of front row), to Indiana University at Bloomington to take part in a three-day competition hosted by the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.
Chamber Singers

Perfect Harmony

The Chamber Singers’ spring tour took members across Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania for concerts enjoyed by alumni, friends and community members. (Screenshot courtesy of Tristan Lewis-Schurter ’26)
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From left: Patrick Corcoran ’26, Bridget Eastman ’29, and Beija Waltmunson on the bus to Reynoldsburg, Ohio, where the Chamber Singers kicked off their tour. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Kuo ’26)

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From left: Anusha Rao ’28, Megan Dellenbaugh ’26, Ally Zimmerman ’28 and Natalie Murphy ’29 in Mount Vernon. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Kuo ’26)

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From left: Zaeda Stiles ’29, Professor of Music Benjamin “Doc” Locke and Lillie Waltz ’29 during a stop in Cleveland. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Kuo ’26)

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From left: Madeleine Oehlers ’27 and Julia Elliott ’26 in Toledo, Ohio, where they performed at Epworth United Methodist Church. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Kuo ’26)

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From left: Beatrix Flynn ’28, Kate Faxon ’26, Isa Braun ’26 and Cooper Bertschi ’26 in Marion, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Kuo ’26)

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From left: Soren Roeser ’26, Kate Faxon ’26 and Beatrix Flynn ’28 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for a pair of performances. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Kuo ’26)

Going, Going, Aloha!

Jillian Messinger ’26 (pictured) and the softball team played games over spring break in Hawaii and North Carolina. Other teams traveled for competition, too, including baseball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s lacrosse.
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Theo Canning ’26 pitches during a baseball game in Florida.

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Tyler Nee ’27 and the baseball team played 13 games in Florida during spring break.

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Brooke Avila ’27 and the softball team played six games in Hawaii during spring break, going 3-3.

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The softball team took part in the Ulili Softball Invitational in Honolulu during spring break.

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Eleni Lazaridou ’26 competed with the women's tennis team in Florida, where the team went 4-1.

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Bridgette Kelly ’29 and the women's tennis team played in Florida over spring break.

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Alejandro Gonzalez ’27 and the men's tennis team competed in Florida and Indiana over spring break, with the team going 5-1.

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The men's golf team competed in Georgia and North Carolina over spring break. (Screenshot courtesy of Robbie Lifson ’27)

Frisbee team

First in Frisbee

The men’s ultimate club team, which goes by the name Serf, competed in Virginia over break, winning the Oak Creek Challenge. (Photo courtesy of Max Fishman ’26)

Out and About

Students like Brooke Heis ’26 (pictured on a ski trip to Canada) popped up all over the country — and the globe — as they enjoyed a little rest and relaxation with family and friends.
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Charles Bratton ’27 outside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Charles Bratton ’27)

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Dalia Fishman ’27 with a statue of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza while visiting her brother in Amsterdam. (Photo courtesy of Dalia Fishman ’27)

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Ian Switzer ’28 hiked to the top of a mountain in Stowe, Vermont. (Photo courtesy of Ian Switzer ’28)

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Ethan Manske ’26, left, went to Easton Town Center in Columbus with friends while spending spring break in Gambier with the men's swimming and diving team. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Manske ’26)