The Bulletin - Summer 2011 - Miss Porter's School

19porter’s|featuresANNIE HILLTurtle Encounter: Charlotte Grove ’12, Andrea Consuegra ’12,Sarah Walker ’12 and Gracieia Arango ’12.Students receive a geology lesson on the island of Isabela.MELISSA COURTEMANCHELAUREN ROEMKEVisiting Volcan Sierra Negra: CharlotteGrove ’12, Annie Hill ’12, Lauren Roemke ’11,Natascha Lamprecht ’12, Em Suprenant ’11and Rebecca Akilu ’11.have made the Galapagos Islandsa sanctuary for exotic animals andplants, and the perfect spot for Porter’sstudents to gain a greater understandingof biology, botany, geology andenvironmental science.On hand to welcome the group wasAmy Mallozzi ’08. Amy, who wasparticipating in a University of Miamimarine biology program, served as theperfect island guide as her course ofstudy included classes such as politicaland marine ecology, terrestrial biology,and geology. She joined the group fordinner one evening before spending aday with Sarah Goldman ’12, who accompaniedAmy to her classes. “It wasgreat to see the girls from Porter’s,” saysAmy. “Giving the MPS group a briefintroduction made me realize how wellClare DeSantis ’12 and Lauren Roemke ’11 (upper right corner) with the Committee onHemisphere Security.I had gotten to know the islands, and itmade me happy to share some of my experiencewith them, especially Sarah.”The group’s Galapagos Islands visit alsoincluded incredible excursions. Studentshiked the Sierra Negra Volcano, visitedTortuga Bay to see marine iguanas,snorkeled in the Concha Perla to examinemarine turtles and a variety of fish,explored the Charles Darwin ResearchStation, climbed the Frigate Bird Hill,traveled to Isla de Lobos to swim withyoung sea lions, and examined theremains of an underground volcano atKicker Rock.Our spring break scholars enjoyed theirexperiences in diplomacy and scientificdiscovery, and they eagerly await theirnext adventures.Sarah Goldman ’12 andNatascha Lamprecht ’11pose by the statueof Charles Darwin.LAUREN ROEMKESARAH GODLMAN