 Catherine Gallagher '12 (aka) Cat, lives 30 minutes from Seattle (and loves to hear the 'wow' from Washingtonians) and decided to be adventurous and come to Colby all the way across the country. She is so thankful she decided to audition for the Colbyettes without having really sung for 3 years and can't imagine Colby without being part of this amazing group! Coming from a science family, she is debating between a
chemistry or biology major. But outside of studying, you can find her playing soccer and basketball, and going to horse jumping shows. She is happy to say that she has sparked many a movie quotes during rehearsal. Although she may be shy at first, she really likes to meet new people!
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 Chessy Breene '12 Chessy grew up in London and moved
to Weston, Mass. when she was 14. Chessy is still a British citizen
though and she is trying desperately to retain her accent! Although she
is sadly banned from the internships with the state department due to her uncivilized British terrorist tendencies, Chessy plans on being a
government and International studies double major. She loves to travel
and has been through three passports since she first visited Australia
as a 5 month-old baby. (Those poor, poor passengers!) Chessy has two
sisters, the younger of which is often confused as her twin, and who
consequently refuses to join her at Colby. Bad choice, duh. Chessy has
unhealthy obsessions with many things, some of which include banana's
with peanut butter, "Godzilla" sized bags as her friends put it,
Beaches in Kenya, Ralph Lauren buttoned downs, and all things pink. Her
friends often say if Chessy were brought into this world as anything
else, she would be a purse puppy. She thinks that very aptly describes her personality. Oh yes, Chessy also loves to sing! |
 Caroline Riina '12 is from Baltimore, Maryland but has always thought of Maine as her second home, which is part of the reason why she loves Colby so much! Becoming a part of the Colbyettes has made her experience here even better, and she is so excited for all of the singing yet to come! Caroline is double majoring in Biology and French with the hopes of becoming a bilingual scientist or teacher one day...but let’s not talk too much about the future right now (growing up is kind of scary). A child at heart, Caroline loves playing with small children, coloring, picking flowers, watching Disney movies…you get the picture. If you’ve ever wanted to meet a rainbows-and-butterflies type of girl, look no further. As for activities, Caroline loves to wake up at 5 am to row…wait, scratch that, Caroline loves to row so much that she wakes up at 5 am for crew practice. When she is not in her Colby crew world or in Olin doing homework, Caroline enjoys hanging out with friends, laughing, listening to music, drinking tea, and watching Gilmore Girls. And of course, Caroline LOVES to sing, which is why she is so thrilled to be a Colbyette!!! Singing a cappella with such a great group of girls is a dream come true.
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 Melanie Brown ’13 hails from Denver, Colorado, and is the Colbyette most likely to get uppity if you try to call anything in Maine a “mountain”. She picked up the trumpet in sixth grade because it was the loudest thing there and has been addicted to music-making ever since. She thought for a while that being drum major for her high school marching band was the most incredible music experience she would ever have, but then she met the Colbyettes! While not doing musical things, Melanie loves to write, read, crochet, make people laugh, and be the butt of other peoples’ jokes. She also might take a class or two here at Colby, and will someday maybe end up with a double major in English and Psychology. Her favorite artists include Ben Folds, The Dandy Warhols, The Eagles, Dispatch, and that kid who sang “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”. She has really crooked fingers, two really cool brothers, and no shame. And don’t take her seriously-- no one does. |
 Lindsay Garrard '13 has always lived just north of Boston but has come to love Maine just as much (or maybe more), possibly due to her love of the outdoors. She could not be happier with her choice to come to Colby, and more importantly, to join the Colbyettes! Lindsay was involved in acapella all through high school and it is without question one of her many passions. In fact, performing and music in general have always been a part of her life; she has also been playing the violin for 10 years and enjoys performing in musicals. Any given second of the day, she's almost guaranteed to be singing or humming a tune. She's definitely an old-fashioned gal who loves absolutely anything vintage and has a not-so-secret obsession with old-time jazz music. She laughs really loudly (not to mention frequently) and dances without a care in the world. Lindsay considers herself so lucky to be singing with such a brilliant and gifted group of ladies and can't wait to see what this year has in store for her!
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 Sarah Fensore '13 grew up in the middle of nowhere in Maine and is now going to college... in the middle of nowhere in Maine! It's ok though because she loves Maine and of course Colby. Sarah refuses to ever sing the melody line of a song (I mean come on- that's just boring!) and loves to make up harmonies instead. So obviously singing with the Colbyettes is wicked awesome. She loves to draw on any piece of paper within her reach and when paper gets too boring she does digital art and paints canvas shoes. She has a slight obsession with musicals and anything French, and gets way too excited about word origins and constellations. She's not nearly as scary as she seems, and don't worry, she only uses her cat woman skills for good, not evil... |
Julia Crouter ’13 is from Portland, the largest city in
Maine, but sometimes her classmates confuse it with a suburb. She is a
government major with a theater minor and tends to ramble about things that
aren’t really interesting to other non-government majors, like political
systems in Europe. Julia plays the violin and started singing in High School.
She is also involved in Powder and Wig, the student run theater organization,
Broadway Musical Review and Chorale. Her favorite color is pink and on any
given day she has at least one article of pink clothing on to match her cell –
phone case and wallet. She likes crosswords, running, theatre, pink and J.
Crew. When she isn’t filling in the New York Times Crossword puzzle, she is
looking up her favorite sports team, the Boston Bruins. Her other love, besides
the Bruins, are the Colbyettes! Julia thinks that joining the Colbyettes was
the smartest thing that she has done so far in life and is so happy that she
found a place in such an amazing, talented group of girls!
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 Cecelia Conroy '14 is from Windham, Maine and loves sequins and is the girliest girl you will ever meet. Even though she has lived in Maine her entire life, she still hates wearing practical footwear in the winter (ask Sus). Having sung for years throughout middle school and high school, she is so happy to be able to continue singing at Colby. She considers the Colbyettes her second family- albeit a bit more crazy than her actual family (in a good way, of course). She plans on studying English and Sociology, but would much rather study the relevance of Ke$ha lyrics to her everyday life. Boots and boys<3
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 Kim Johnson '14 is from just north of Chicago, Illinois. Although everyone claims she has a Chicago accent, she refuses to believe them because she knows she is an East Coast girl at heart! Her favorite food is lobster, she loves anything pink, and she idolizes Lilly Pulitzer- if she had it her way, she would wear a Lilly shift any day, even during Maine's chilly winters. Kim has a passion for sailing, and she enjoys skiing, swimming, camping, and photography as well. And singing too, of course! Joining the lovely Colbyettes was perhaps the best decision she has ever made. Kim is planning on double majoring in psychology with a neuroscience concentration and English with a concentration in creative writing. Her lifelong goal is to write a book, so look for it in the future! |
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