from the EDITOR

Sid Clark '65. Jorge Consuegra '51, P'77, '80, GP'11, '14. Bill Kron H'07, P'89. Frank Leavitt '52, P'76, GP'15. Seth Mendell '52. Since joining the Avon Old Farms School staff in August 2016, I have learned about many of the iconic figures in Avon’s history. Their names surface time and again through current faculty, alumni, and other school leaders. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know one of those figures myself, as he is still a fixture on the Avon campus: Kevin Driscoll ’72, P’08.

Teacher. Mentor. Coach. Driscoll is not only a quintessential Avonian and the faithful parent of an alumnus, Blaise ’08, but also a triple threat when it comes to boarding school staff. While transitioning to a role in the Alumni & Development Office, Driscoll maintained his mentorship role as a student advisor. This fall, the Avon community was gifted with the opportunity to welcome him back to a role he was born for: coaching football.

In this edition of the Avonian, I’ve compiled a variety of perspectives on Coach’s return to the gridiron: first, a profile of varsity football captain, Marco Scarano; next, a visit with two men familiar with Driscoll both as coach and colleague: Patrick Miller ’07, dean of enrollment, and Mickoy Nichol ’14, assistant director of admission. Alumnus Tony Minella ’94 reminisces about his relationship with Driscoll as a high school coach and shares the ways that relationship endured through the years. I also visited the archives to look at a record year for Old Farms football: the “Elephant Remembers” focuses on the 1990 football championship.

To say that it’s been a special fall here at Avon is an understatement. Of course, the school community is still navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, but fall provided plenty of excitement, both on and off the fields. Now, who’s ready for some hockey?

Aspirando et perseverando,

JACQUELINE KELLER, EDITOR

kellerj@avonoldfarms.com (860) 404-4381