![September 11 Remembrance Assembly, girl listening intently with face propped on hands]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726058805/provday/fxfeas5ifymyk87fstau/911-Assembly_student_thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726058805/provday/fxfeas5ifymyk87fstau/911-Assembly_student_thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726058805/provday/fxfeas5ifymyk87fstau/911-Assembly_student_thumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726058805/provday/fxfeas5ifymyk87fstau/911-Assembly_student_thumbnail.png","width":860}])
Annual assembly gives a formal space for students to learn, remember, and process emotions.
News & Media
Below are stories and news items about Providence Day School and/or the PDS community that originated from the school or have appeared in various media outlets.
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![Students Learn Science's Practical Application in Forensics Class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725556696/provday/ikbmzid6ddv5rvuwgsok/ForensicsFingerprintingClass-1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725556696/provday/ikbmzid6ddv5rvuwgsok/ForensicsFingerprintingClass-1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725556696/provday/ikbmzid6ddv5rvuwgsok/ForensicsFingerprintingClass-1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725556696/provday/ikbmzid6ddv5rvuwgsok/ForensicsFingerprintingClass-1.png","width":860}])
New class offers students a look into the world of forensic science.
![headshot of Kelsey Knutson, Director of Global Studies Diploma program, posing in front of the Round Square sign]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725884171/provday/cdl4o6n0c3kmh5oaytzz/Kelsey-Knutson_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725884171/provday/cdl4o6n0c3kmh5oaytzz/Kelsey-Knutson_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725884171/provday/cdl4o6n0c3kmh5oaytzz/Kelsey-Knutson_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725884171/provday/cdl4o6n0c3kmh5oaytzz/Kelsey-Knutson_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":860}])
She is committed to making students’ Global Studies Diploma experience as impactful as possible.
![Wes Fryer teaching Oral History class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725477294/provday/png34zazpyhdf3wrnv9k/Oral-History_Wes-Fryer-class_thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725477294/provday/png34zazpyhdf3wrnv9k/Oral-History_Wes-Fryer-class_thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725477294/provday/png34zazpyhdf3wrnv9k/Oral-History_Wes-Fryer-class_thumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725477294/provday/png34zazpyhdf3wrnv9k/Oral-History_Wes-Fryer-class_thumbnail.png","width":860}])
Exploring and preserving family histories for future generations.
![Kristie Oglesby, Jala Wright, Sondra Robbins, and Ashli Summerville]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725381592/provday/qujy7dkbikvkcgx3oufp/Jala-Wright_thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725381592/provday/qujy7dkbikvkcgx3oufp/Jala-Wright_thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725381592/provday/qujy7dkbikvkcgx3oufp/Jala-Wright_thumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725381592/provday/qujy7dkbikvkcgx3oufp/Jala-Wright_thumbnail.png","width":860}])
Jala Wright '20 credits coach Kristie Oglesby and PD for keeping her grounded while achieving big goals.
![memorial in Poland to those who died in concentration camps]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724951019/provday/c4goyo3pezmkgtkqvw8r/Poland_Thamar-Lebron_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724951019/provday/c4goyo3pezmkgtkqvw8r/Poland_Thamar-Lebron_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724951019/provday/c4goyo3pezmkgtkqvw8r/Poland_Thamar-Lebron_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724951019/provday/c4goyo3pezmkgtkqvw8r/Poland_Thamar-Lebron_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":860}])
Faculty members engage with history during a summer visit to Poland.
![PD's Blane McElroy playing soccer against Charlotte Latin opponent]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724268688/provday/wi6fdlf14kwby3eblomz/Blane-McElroy_thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724268688/provday/wi6fdlf14kwby3eblomz/Blane-McElroy_thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724268688/provday/wi6fdlf14kwby3eblomz/Blane-McElroy_thumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724268688/provday/wi6fdlf14kwby3eblomz/Blane-McElroy_thumbnail.png","width":860}])
Blane McElroy '25 donates her grant to help provide soccer for local underserved communities.
![Carter Wilson between two of Caroline Dudley's boys]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724242686/provday/vl66l0wnxhuhtjdw1m2y/HPS_Carter-Wilson.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724242686/provday/vl66l0wnxhuhtjdw1m2y/HPS_Carter-Wilson.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724242686/provday/vl66l0wnxhuhtjdw1m2y/HPS_Carter-Wilson.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724242686/provday/vl66l0wnxhuhtjdw1m2y/HPS_Carter-Wilson.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724242686/provday/vl66l0wnxhuhtjdw1m2y/HPS_Carter-Wilson.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724242686/provday/vl66l0wnxhuhtjdw1m2y/HPS_Carter-Wilson.png","width":1920}])
Carter Wilson receives lifesaving kidney from PD mother Caroline Dudley.
![Amma Yankson posing in front of the Cessna 172 she co-piloted.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723564896/provday/z1bdri5re5e80sgkinnq/Amma-outside-the-plane_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723564896/provday/z1bdri5re5e80sgkinnq/Amma-outside-the-plane_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723564896/provday/z1bdri5re5e80sgkinnq/Amma-outside-the-plane_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723564896/provday/z1bdri5re5e80sgkinnq/Amma-outside-the-plane_thumbnail_860x360.png","width":860}])
Curiosity becomes reality as Amma co-pilots a Cessna 172.
![Jordan Benoit (center) with NBC Studios tour guides]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722815612/provday/uh9sjz65ti1vrikydocd/Jordan-Benoit_thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722815612/provday/uh9sjz65ti1vrikydocd/Jordan-Benoit_thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722815612/provday/uh9sjz65ti1vrikydocd/Jordan-Benoit_thumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722815612/provday/uh9sjz65ti1vrikydocd/Jordan-Benoit_thumbnail.png","width":860}])
New Media Storytelling will be a course option for juniors and seniors this fall.
Contact Information
Executive Director of
Strategic Communications: pds.communications@providenceday.org
Media Policy
All media inquiries should be directed to the Executive Director of Strategic Communications at pds.communications@providenceday.org. Any photographer or videographer who wishes to film on campus must receive prior permission.
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