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NEC Prep Orientation Offers a Day of Discovery

September 8, 2025

NEC Prep Orientation Offers a Day of Discovery

An NEC Prep student poses for a photograph

On Saturday, September 6, NEC’s Preparatory School hosted its annual Orientation Day, opening the upcoming semester, and the program’s 75th anniversary year, with an energizing day of music, connection, and discovery. Relive the day in photos, including the orientation program and welcome fair, live performances, a Musical Playground, and more.

  • Students and families gather in Jordan Hall at the start of the day.

    Students and families gather in Jordan Hall at the start of the day.

  • Juliano Aniceto, director of orchestras at NEC Prep and conductor of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, speaks to students and families.

    Juliano Aniceto, director of orchestras at NEC Prep and conductor of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, speaks to students and families.

  • Trumpeters Ryan Noe and Elizabeth Jewell, horn player Lauren Winter, trombonist Brian Diehl, and tubist Eric Goode perform in Jordan Hall.

    Trumpeters Ryan Noe and Elizabeth Jewell, horn player Lauren Winter, trombonist Brian Diehl, and tubist Eric Goode perform in Jordan Hall.

  • A family poses has fun posing for a photograph at the Welcome Fair.

    A family poses has fun posing for a photograph at the Welcome Fair.

  • Katherine Drago Luellen, NEC’s chief growth officer, joins a student in the Musical Playground, which was hosted by the Expanded Education Department's Director of Early Childhood Education Vanessa Trien.

    Katherine Drago Luellen, NEC’s chief growth officer, joins a student in the Musical Playground, which was hosted by the Expanded Education Department’s Director of Early Childhood Education Vanessa Trien.

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