S10E4 When Christina Dahabreh arrived on the riverbank as a sixth grader, she had to adjust: harder classes, new expectations, and new classmates who were not yet friends. But then, just seven years later, Christina received the Eva Edwards Lovett Founder's Medal, our highest honor for a senior. She also left behind a legacy of clubs that hadn't existed before, a class that felt like family, and a clearer path for the girls coming behind her.

This season of the Living Lovett podcast is celebrating Lovett's Centennial. Christina Dahabreh, a member of the Class of 2026, joins Jessica Sant, Associate Head at The Lovett School, to talk about what life was like at Lovett, and what it means to graduate in Lovett's Centennial year. Christina has firsthand experience in the power of a whole child education, and shares her insights on resiliency, success, and creating opportunity. Today, Christina is a first-year student at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Listen to Christina's graduation speech here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZp7kPni1it/

Learn more about Lovett's Centennial celebration here: https://www.lovett100.org/

Living Lovett is the award nominated podcast hosted by Jessica Sant. Find Living Lovett on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Visit The Lovett School website Lovett.org for more information. Lovett is on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Questions? Comments? Episode suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email host Jessica Sant.

S10E3 A new building is taking shape in the heart of Lovett's campus, named for one of our own. Rita Anne Rollins, the eldest child of Randall and Peggy Rollins, was a member of the Class of 1972, whose years at Lovett were cut short. Her brother and sisters, Pam, Tim, and Amy, all went on to graduate from Lovett, and through their generosity, Rita Anne's name will rest at the center of our campus in the place where generations of students will gather, learn, and grow.

Lovett's Chief Advancement Officer Matt Gould joins Jessica Sant, Associate Head of School and host of Living Lovett, to discuss how a transformational gift makes Rita Anne Rollins Hall possible. Matt and Jessica also talk about what philanthropy does for a school like Lovett, and how families can get involved.

• Reach out to Matt Gould: matt.gould@lovett.org
• Learn more about Lovett's Centennial celebration here: https://www.lovett100.org/
• Make a gift to Lovett here: https://www.lovett.org/support

Living Lovett is the award nominated podcast hosted by Jessica Sant. Find Living Lovett on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Visit The Lovett School website Lovett.org for more information. Lovett is on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Questions? Comments? Episode suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email host Jessica Sant.

S10E2 Some friendships start on a playground. The Little Lovett friendship of Fontaine Draper and Alan Elsas began on a first-grade stage, with one classmate in rabbit ears and the other playing the rabbit's mother. Now, just over 70 years later, Fontaine and Alan join Associate Head of School Jessica Sant on the Living Lovett podcast to offer a tour of what Lovett was like when it was under the leadership of Eva Edwards Lovett.

As Lovett celebrates 100 years, this conversation will revisit the days of the long, low white schoolhouse on West Westley; flower walks and birdwatching; strict student government meetings; and a picture of Eva Edwards Lovett from the perspective of young students.

With a lifelong friendship full of warmth and affection, Fontaine and Alan are fantastic tour guides of Lovett's early days.

Learn more about Lovett's Centennial celebration here: https://www.lovett100.org/

Living Lovett is the award nominated podcast hosted by Jessica Sant. Find Living Lovett on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Visit The Lovett School website Lovett.org for more information. Lovett is on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Questions? Comments? Episode suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email host Jessica Sant.