Honoring Outstanding Students

Congratulations to Idalis ’25 and Willa ’25, who have been named by the Lenox School Alumni Association as recipients of this year’s Mansfield Pickett Scholarships.

The awards are named in memory of Mansfield E. (Peter) Pickett, who was a longtime teacher at the former Lenox School and at Miss Hall's. The scholarships are presented annually to two MHS students who exhibit outstanding performance in academics and extracurricular activities. This is the twenty-first year the association has honored Miss Hall’s students.

Both Idalis and Willa are active members of the MHS community.

Idalis is an Admissions Ambassador, Big, and Proctor. She is an active member in the MHS dance program and served on last year’s Prom Committee. She has also performed with the MHS Theater Ensemble in the productions of Men in Boats and Mary Poppins.

Willa is Senior Class President, an Admission Ambassador and a Big, and co-Head of the Jewish Affinity Group and of Grace Notes, the School’s a cappella singing group. She is a captain of the varsity softball team, and she performed in the Theater Ensemble production of Matilda.

Mr. Pickett, who died in 1996, was beloved by students and faculty alike. The father of Tabitha Pickett Vahle, MHS Class of 1978, and grandfather of Wendy Panchy, MHS Class of 1985, Mr. Pickett taught Latin and English at Miss Hall’s from 1973 to 1992. He also served as MHS Director of Development from 1973 to 1975.

The Lenox School Alumni Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the spirit and camaraderie of Lenox School, which was an independent, all-boy secondary school founded in 1926. The school operated on the grounds of what is today the home of Shakespeare & Company.