Career Day 2017, Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award
Source/Author: Kate Merritt, Director of Annual Fund & Alumni
March 03, 2017
On Friday, February 24th, Shorecrest Preparatory School sophomores, juniors and seniors gathered in the Janet Root Theatre to watch as alumna Mary Greene '83 received the Shorecrest Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award.
The award was presented by former Head of School Bruce Haskell, after which Mary delivered a passionate speech to kick off Career Day 2017. Her speech, titled "Don't Follow Your Dreams" gave advice to Shorecrest students not to blindly follow their passions, and not to be too concerned if they did not yet have a passion, but to find the place where their personal strengths and interests intersect. She advised students above all else, to find meaning in their work.
"The great and exciting challenge for you is to discover your own path. If your underlying goal is to act with altruism, to seek work that is meaningful for you – because you made choices that improved the lives of others, you have a really great shot at living a happy and fulfilling life."
Following Mary Green's address, Upper School students attended three different panels they selected on careers ranging from engineering to real estate to theatre. Over 30 members of the Shorecrest community spoke on these panels; of those 20 were Shorecrest alumni.
You can read a recap of her address on the Shorecrest blog here, or watch the video here.
The award was presented by former Head of School Bruce Haskell, after which Mary delivered a passionate speech to kick off Career Day 2017. Her speech, titled "Don't Follow Your Dreams" gave advice to Shorecrest students not to blindly follow their passions, and not to be too concerned if they did not yet have a passion, but to find the place where their personal strengths and interests intersect. She advised students above all else, to find meaning in their work.
"The great and exciting challenge for you is to discover your own path. If your underlying goal is to act with altruism, to seek work that is meaningful for you – because you made choices that improved the lives of others, you have a really great shot at living a happy and fulfilling life."
Following Mary Green's address, Upper School students attended three different panels they selected on careers ranging from engineering to real estate to theatre. Over 30 members of the Shorecrest community spoke on these panels; of those 20 were Shorecrest alumni.
You can read a recap of her address on the Shorecrest blog here, or watch the video here.
