Words from the Alumni Chair A Brotherhood for Life

Every year at Crescent, hundreds of friendships are ignited in classrooms, in the Dining Hall and in after-school teams and clubs. These friendships often flourish beyond our school’s doors and well into adulthood. Crescent brothers are there through thick and thin, supporting each other through challenges, becoming roommates in university, and standing as best men at one another’s weddings.

In this issue of Past & Present, our feature article, “The Bonds of Brotherhood,” explores some of these connections. You will find stories of boys who grew up together and stayed friends for years, in some cases decades. Some had the benefit of email and social media to keep in touch, while others had to use more antiquated technology like a home phone line or visiting someone in person.

I know you’ll also enjoy reading about Hanson Mak ’07 and his incredible cutting-edge work in architecture. He is an Associate and leading specialist in Building Information Modelling at Adamson and AAI, having worked on some of their most complex and prestigious projects in Canada, the United States, and England. Brett Bergman ’00 is profiled for his life-changing work providing solar energy to people in rural Kenya as the Chief Operating Officer of Solar Panda.

We’ve often heard from alumni that they want to know more about how their brothers are doing, and we hope we’ve answered that call with this special feature in our Winter 2023 edition of Past & Present As usual, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Andrew Norris ’03 Chair, Crescent Alumni Executive

Cover Photographer: Nathan Legiehn

Editor: Kristin Foster Editorial Committee: Jill Cannon, Kristin Foster, Claire van Nostrand, Leslie Pringle, Lynda Torneck Editorial Board: Spencer Belyea ’13, David Bruser ’95, Bert Fielding ’13, Philip Lloyd ’09, Myles Slocombe ’92

Design Agency: Aegis Design Inc.

Senior Designer: Sabrina Xiang Writers: Ali Amad, Rob Csernyik, Kristin Foster, Pat Morden Photographers: Karenna Boychuk, Nathan Legiehn, Sandy Nicholson, Sarah Waiswa Illustrators: Ally Reeves

Comments and suggestions about Past & Present are always welcome. Reach us at: Alumni Relations Office, Crescent School 2365 Bayview Avenue, Toronto ON M2L 1A2 e: alumni@crescentschool.org t: 416.449.2556 ext. 204