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1909

The school was founded in 1909 by Mary Hillard as a finishing school.

1946

In 1946 the Faculty-Student Council was initiated, based on the traditional Honor System, and giving both students and teachers a broader hand in determining School policies.

1950

Red Hall Rule Review-The Wick, June 1950 Everyone has a chance to criticize and question school rules in the annual Red Hall meetings.

1970

Joseph and Elizabeth Molder came to Westover in September 1970 when Joe was appointed Assistant Headmaster to John W. Alexander.

1972

Ann S. Pollina came to Westover in 1972 as a Mathematics teacher.

1987

The Jordan Exchange Program was established in 1987 with the Ahliyyah School for Girls in Amman, Jordan, after Zein Al Hussein '86, the daughter of Jordan's late King Hussein I, attended Westover.

1989

The Mandeville Daughters of Teachers Scholarship Program was established in 1989 through a gift from Hubert T. Mandeville (P' 69) to help daughters of teachers attend Westover.

1990

The Manhattan School of Music/Westover Scholarship Program was established in 1990 to allow Westover students with a serious interest in music to attend a collaborative program with the Manhattan School of Music.

1992

Working with then Headmaster Joseph Molder, Ann was instrumental in the creation of the Women in Science and Engineering program at Westover in 1992, serving as the program's first director.

The Women in Science and Engineering (W.I.S.E.) is a collaborative program established in 1992 with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) that encourages Westover students to pursue careers in science and engineering.

1997

"Ann, all of us have spent much time doing our homework and planning. It was clear from the outset that you were the perfect person to to lead Westover into the millennium and beyond." - Anita Packard Montgomery, President of Westover's Board of Trustees, during Ann Pollina's Installation as the Sixth Head of Westover in October 1997.

The South African Exchange Program was established in 1997 with St Cyprian's School in Cape Town, South Africa, initiated by Sonja Osborn, Westover's Art History teacher and a native of South Africa who is alumna of St Cyprian's.

1999

Working with Westover's Board of Trustees and its Strategic Plan developed in 1999, Ann has helped guide Westover as it has embarked on an ambitious effort to upgrade its facilities for athletics and the performing arts.

School of Dance Connecticut and Westover established a collaborative program in 1999, allowing Westover students with a serious interest in dance to be selected to attend Saturday morning pre-professional dance classes in Hartford.

2002

The England Exchange Program was established in 2002 with the Truro High School for Girls in Cornwall, England, to allow four students from each school to participate in a one-month exchange.

2015

Julie Faulstich joined the Westover community as its Head of School in 2015, having previously served as the Assistant Head of School at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts.

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