Bancroft Bulletin - Fall/Winter 2018 by Bancroft School

BULLETIN | FALL/WINTER 2018

Creativity & Confidence in Production

117th Commencement June 8th | Class of 2018

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Bancroft Bulletin Fall/Winter 2018

110 Shore Drive Worcester, MA 01605 508-853-2640 www.bancroftschool.org

KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS Whether walking by the kindness tree, overhearing the slogan “2T runs on Kindness,” or stepping past the garden rocks painted with words of kindness, it is evident by entering Bancroft’s Lower School that they have embraced a kindness initiative. Recently, the teachers, parents, and students joined together to further put on display their thoughts on the kindness message. Families worked together to decorate colorful flags with pictures and words expressing their ideas and hopes for their school. “It was fun to see the progression of ideas and drawings along the continuum from Pre-kindergarten to Grade 5,” says Beth Beckmann, Head of Middle and Lower Schools. The flags, once strung together, send a powerful reminder to everyone who enters the Lower School—Kindness Lives Here!

Bancroft Bulletin is published twice a year and mailed to alumni, parents, and friends of Bancroft School. It is also viewable online at bancroftschool.org/bulletin Head of School James P. “Trey” Cassidy III Advancement Team Tobey Fossey Chief Advancement Officer Lynn St. Germain Editor, Director of Alumni Relations Elisabeth Borg Capital Campaign Director Karla Cinquanta Marketing & Creative Content Manager Christa Papula Advancement Associate Contributing Writers Connie Moore Jordan Papula ’16 Steve White Design Greg Gilman Photography Karla Cinquanta Erika Sidor

On The Cover: Fourth graders sing with confidence. Photo by Karla Cinquanta

Creativity and Confidence in Production ...................... 10 When you think about the value of “arts” in education, the words ‘creativity’ or ‘collaboration’ readily spring to mind. At Bancroft, ‘confidence’ and ‘courage’ pop right up, too.

Alumni Spotlight .................................................................................... 14 Read how three alumni took bold steps to follow their passion in art.

Departments Head of School’s Message.........................................................................6 Bancroft News ...............................................................................................7 Alumni Class Notes .................................................................................... 18 “Wyeth,” by Steve White ........................................................................30 Annual Report for 2017-18 ...................................................................... 33 Out in Front Campaign............................................................................ 55 4

Class of 2025 Moves on to Middle School Eighth Grade Graduation for Class of 2022

A Message From The Head of School

Dear Bancroft Friends, When I was a young Humanities teacher working with ninth graders I was fond of teaching through a book called The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin. The book explored the importance of storytelling through music and movement across cultures and throughout human history, with particular focus on the Australian aboriginal experience. It proved to be a complex cultural exploration for ninth graders but when we tied it back to their own experiences, they began to see the ways that shared stories connected them with others. Throughout my tenure as Head of School at Bancroft I have discovered many shared stories among alumni, faculty, and parents that connect each to another and to this wonderful community. While the details are unique and interesting, one common theme resonates—Bancroft provided an environment for personal growth and self-expression that built confidence for future success. We help build confidence every day all across campus, from the youngest grades through the Upper School, by balancing challenge and support in dynamic learning environments. Our students certainly learn by consuming content in books, lectures, and presentations, but the deep learning emerges when they become producers of content and then share it with a broader audience. This important practice as producers and presenters is critical to their experience at Bancroft and serves as a hallmark of our educational program. The pages of the Bulletin provide a glimpse into some of the many ways our current and former students have served their communities by producing something of meaning and value. They inspire all of us here on Shore Drive each day. I hope you will see a familiar experience reflected in these pages. Sincerely,

Trey Cassidy Head of School

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As part of a contemporary study of Worcester, students tour Green Street with Allen Fletcher ’65.

ONE CITY: MULTIPLE LENSES New to the Upper School English curriculum is One City: Multiple Lenses, a contemporary exploration of the City of Worcester that blends in-class instruction, field study, and independent inquiry for a number of themes and topics. This fall, students began the course with a look at community development. With a particular focus on the Canal District the students had a chance to meet with experts in the field and community leaders, including some well-known to Bancroft. After attending a luncheon at The College of the Holy Cross that featured a panel of business and political leaders touting the City’s development, the class was visited the following day by Holy Cross Economics Chair Rob Baumann for a discussion of ballpark economics. The professor’s lesson placed the topic in a larger context of decades of research and data and provided a new perspective on the issue. Bancroft Trustee and parent, JoAnn Mills, then visited the class to share the historical background she has gathered as a developer of a self-guided walking tour of the district. Her presentation also focused on the neighborhood as an area of significant transformation not just in the construction of the canal but also in the growth of industry and manufacturing even after the closure of the canal as a working waterway. Students next met with developer and Canal District Alliance leader Allen Fletcher ’65 for a firsthand look at the neighborhood. Mr. Fletcher hosted them in his historic Ash Street building and led them up to the top of its cupola, where the students viewed many of the renovation projects that will reshape the identity of the Canal District for years to come. He then led them around the neighborhood to point out the specific elements of the philosophy of mixed-use development in those buildings, including his new Harding Green project.

City Councilor Sean Rose engages students in discussion on pros and cons of a baseball stadium development Worcester.

Mark Taylor, Director of Community Engagement and teacher of the course, emphasized the importance of the students taking an active role in their learning. “The ability to see for themselves the locations and people instrumental in shaping the district reinforces the value of place-based education and provides an opportunity to use a critical eye supported by both knowledge and experience when analyzing a topic.” Mr. Taylor hopes that in doing so, each student can “develop a deeper understanding of the complexity of the issues in the city.” That vantage point allowed the students to synthesize their ideas into opinions on Polar Park, the recently announced home field to the Worcester Red Sox in 2021. District 1 Councilor Sean Rose visited campus and hosted a mock city council deliberation about whether the City should fund the construction of the ballpark. This culminating assignment not only afforded the students to express their informed opinions on the topic, but it also became an opportunity for Worcester’s leaders to see what an active role our students are taking in Worcester. This class is part of a larger set of new offerings in the English department for 11th and 12th grade students. Faculty design a range of courses and students are able to select the topics they are most interested in.

JoAnn Mills outlines the history of the Canal District for the class.

FACULTY AWARDS A NOVEL APPROACH TO TEACHING:

Martha Fortier Receives the 2018 Carpe Diem Award “There is an undeniable pride that I hear in students’ voices when they say ‘Mrs. Fortier is a really hard grader.’ They never say this as a complaint; instead, they wear it like a badge of honor.” Surrounded by her students, colleagues, and family, English Department Chair, Martha Fortier, was surprised with the announcement of her selection as the recipient of the 2018 Carpe Diem Award. Each year, this award is given to a faculty member who “seizes the day” through his/her exceptional teaching and peer leadership. The standing ovation Martha received spoke to the respect and love this passionate Martha Fortier with husband Paul and daughters Emma ’14 and Meg ’12 educator inspires in others, as did the remarks from her colleagues who nominated her: “Martha sets high standards and then provides her students with the concrete tools they need to meet them, empowering them to take risks, stretch their skills, and grow as readers and writers.” “So many of us are better at what we do because she teaches at this school. I watch her, learn from her, and am grateful to have her as a friend and mentor in our community.”

Mason Hendershott Recognized as the Stephen T. White Chair in Teaching Excellence Mason is someone who is always on the move and the first to step in and ask “what can I do to help?” Lower School science teacher, Mason Hendershott, was awarded the Stephen T. White Chair in Teaching Excellence for his commitment to stewarding young people. Says Trey Cassidy, “Mason has helped turn our campus into a laboratory for learning science.” He always inspires his students to explore the world—on campus, across New England, and last summer in Iceland, where he accompanied students on a global travel experience. He has been a leader in the Worcester Partnership Program since its inception and is deeply committed to being a mentor to children. We salute Mason for his ongoing dedication to helping children learn about, appreciate, and experience the natural world around them.

Family celebrated with Mason Hendershott as he was awarded the Steven T. White Chair during an all-school assembly in May.

The Stephen T. White Chair recognizes a faculty member who embodies lifelong learning, teaching, and global citizenship; values shared by former English teacher Steve White, whose Bancroft career spanned 47 years. Mason will hold the Chair through the 2020-21 school year.

Mary Bagley Awarded the 2018 Isa Bayon Bowl “Mary plants her garden of novels, periodicals, and volumes of literature in our minds and forever in our hearts.”

Mary Bagley may have a quiet presence, but her impact is felt across the school. As Bancroft’s Librarian, she has served as motivator, connector and confidante—and now also as recipient of the 2018 Isa Bayon Bowl. Mary’s supportive and nurturing nature opened up new worlds for our students as she kept them supplied with interesting resources in the library and beyond. Her gentle nature created an element of trust and admiration among the students, and a sense of calm and peace among her colleagues. Since 2000, the Isa Bayon Bowl has been awarded annually to a member of the faculty/ staff who has worked throughout the Bancroft community as a peer leader and role-model to students. Mary retired at the end of the school year and will remain a valued member of the Bancroft community.

Mary Bagley congratulated by Isa Bayon

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Being a native New Englander and living in a bucolic town, I rarely felt the need to live in other parts of the country. Here, I enjoy the four seasons, the beauty of nature, and great culture and art from our cities. Teaching Middle and Upper School art at Bancroft allows me to stretch my creativity with my talented and motivated students. So, when family circumstances brought me to Los Angeles this past year, I admit to being quite out of my comfort zone. At first, my move from rural North Brookfield to the second largest U.S. city was a little intimidating and I felt like an outsider. The sweetest part was spending time with my young grandchildren, and of course I enjoyed the art scene and amazing museums, but I needed to do more. Realizing I had to embrace this new, temporary home and try to understand the disparity of lifestyles in this mostly sunny and dynamic place, I began taking photographs and doing sketches— each providing opportunities to be an observer. Soon, I decided that I needed to be a participant as well.

of encouragement through the arts offers a strong support system for children everywhere. Participating in any kind of creative process allows humans to embrace what is best about ourselves. I continue to learn that we all honestly do exist in a beautiful world, and when we make choices to view it as such, we are enriched and blessed. By conversing, painting, sculpting, dancing, singing, playing music and acknowledging the importance of all people, our lives become more meaningful — I know mine has.

Stepping much outside my comfort zone, I got involved with Hillsong church to help homeless people on Skid Row—never imagining I would become comfortable interacting with people who might be addicts, aggressive, or dangerous and sharing food and artwork ideas with people I came to know as neighbors and friends. I also began volunteering at Inner-City Arts, an amazing arts school in the heart of Skid Row. Many of the students were from stressful and poor neighborhoods in Los Angeles who sometimes go to school hungry, tired, and upset. While assisting the teachers and students I needed to be positive, patient, kind, and careful—but the student’s anticipation and optimism were evident by their smiles when they walked through the door. Art became a powerful tool for these kids— it connects our modes of thinking intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, and physiologically. The year flew by and now I am happy to be back to work with my Bancroft students and know that my time working and living in Los Angeles and Skid Row will influence my life and my teaching. Building relationships with students and embracing the importance

Creativity explored at Inner-City Arts

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When you think of “arts” in education, the words ‘creativity’ and ‘imagination’ might spring to mind. At Bancroft, ‘confidence’ and ‘courage’ pop right up, too, in both the visual and performing arts programs. Key to the teaching—the understanding that children are born with an innate ability to create, to try something new, to see something in a way that is uniquely their own—and then to encourage them to share their creation with others.

ancroft’s outstanding visual and performing arts faculty, who are also practicing artists, technicians, directors, and performers themselves, are dedicated to helping students develop the confidence needed to express themselves across all arts disciplines. They have collaborated to develop a multi-faceted program, centered in the learning lab method, where students can test and develop their interests, have significant opportunity for self-expression, find meaningful ways to be a part of group accomplishments, take advanced course work, and share their work with all kinds of audiences. This program crosses grades, departments and mediums to bring students to a unique intersection where knowledge, creativity, innovation and initiative all converge.

Students are so positive about the arts at Bancroft that they recently asked for more choices in the Middle School. This year, 7th grade students will take part in an elective program that previously began in 8th grade. This is an exciting process, to design the program to meet the students where they are. When they ask for electives and feel heard, the content has a better chance of continuing with them because they helped shape it.

“Creative expression is built into the entire Bancroft experience,” says Head of School Trey Cassidy. “The level of appreciation for the arts here is profound. Every student is connecting in some way to an artist. It bubbles up as shared experiences in concerts, art shows, stage perfomances, the cultural events series—it’s everywhere.” As students move through the grades, they are also mastering soft skills—communicating with one another, working as part of a team, reflecting on their work, questioning their own assumptions, being flexible, giving up initial ideas to make someone else’s idea even better. These universal skills are put into practice time and again, providing students with a skillset that will take them far beyond Bancroft. Ultimately, what starts small is carefully cultivated throughout the grades until these soft skills become that of a leader.

Building confidence by taking risks

Bringing the inner artist out

To take risks, yet still feel safe, is an integral part of Bancroft’s approach to teaching and is especially evident in the arts where students put their talents—and their uncertanities— center stage and on exhibit. Paul Belanger, Performing Arts Department Chair, knows a lot of kids would like to be anywhere but up on stage. That’s where they all end up, however, when it comes to the 5th and 8th Grade plays where every student has a role. “There’s value for them in pushing through the discomfort,” explains Belanger. “We tell them we need you to be OK with it not going perfectly.” “We talk a lot about taking risks… how feeling nervous means you just want it to go well, which means you care, and that's a good place to start,” says music teacher, Neal Melley. “Providing informal performance opportunities in front of a supportive audience, such as the Tuesday morning assembly, helps build confidence,” continues Melley. “And the nice thing is that it really is a supportive audience. They cheer on their friends, partly because they know it takes courage to get up there in the first place.”

“We tell them we need you to be OK with it not going perfectly.”

Through the arts, students test themselves and then reflect and revise their assumptions, performances, and goals. Rachel Wagner, Lower and Middle School drama teacher, explains, “Because we design experiences moving toward a project or a performance, the students have to go through the experience of not knowing how the audience will react. We have a lot of conversations about stage fright and recognizing what you’re feeling is totally natural. You might not be able to control your stage fright, but you’re still going to be able to have fun and perform. It’s about honoring the journey and viewing an audience as a collaborator,” says Wagner.

Taking risks and putting yourself out in front are essential in the visual arts as well. Chair of Visual Arts, William Chambers, sees the creativity of students blossom as their confidence grows. Empowering students to try something new begins early and continues throughout their time at Bancroft. Remembering the adage you’re never too old to learn something new applies to our children as well as adults. As children get older, it becomes harder to try something new and face potential criticism. “Drawing, painting, sculpting can all be very intimidating if you don’t consider yourself an artist, but our job is to help bring that inner artist out,” says Chambers. He recalls one recent graduate who had never taken a photography class until high school, but developed the confidence and skills to enroll in film school. For Chambers, offering the widest array of choices for students has been an important focus. In collaboration with colleagues Mary Edwards and Connie Moore, the team has worked to incorporate student ideas, and evaluate how traditional skills integrate with technology. The result is a revamped arts curriculum, with added electives designed to inspire students to explore something new or delve more deeply into a medium they know. The Digital Media Lab has equipped students with the advanced technology to use in both the production and the viewing of art. “Our teaching is similar to what we think of as an artist’s studio,” says Chambers. “For students, that means you come in and don’t know what you’re going to come out with. That’s what creativity is.” The result is students excited to display their art, and not just at the art shows. Whether a 12 foot high whale mural spanning the art building, student photography exhibits, graffiti paintings, tape-art on buildings or contemplative sculptures, the campus is filled with examples of students stepping forward to communicate in ways that might not otherwise be possible.

“For students, that means you come in and don’t know what you’re going to come out with. That’s what creativity is.”

Being a part of something larger than yourself As with all facets of the Bancroft experience, the goal is to empower students to engage with one another, to solve problems together, and to think about how their actions affect their audience. For Belanger there might be no better example of this than in mounting a main stage show. “For me, owning your learning is about asking the kids to put so much of themselves in their work–to invest, to bring themselves to class, to really be present,” says Belanger. “We don’t ask students to do things in isolation...they have to do a lot of compromising. We’re helping students find the confidence to express themselves and share their ideas with other people, and then problem solve to make things work.”

From the tech theater students who build, light, paint, and design the stage, to the costumers who fit and create, to musicians who play their instruments while following a cue, to the stage managers who keep everything on track, and finally to the actors and singers who perform on stage, the result is impressive when all the pieces come together for the audience to enjoy. Presenting in front of an audience and welcoming feedback are essential to the learning process at Bancroft. According to Chambers, “…students have to think about the audience—art is not just for ourselves. It’s more about what happens when it’s finished, who sees it, what kind of conversations happens. Our students are taking issues that they care about in the world and making art that engages with that.” That is the power of art.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT:

CREATIVE CONFIDENCE

SPOTLIGHT ON

CHRIS CONTI ’94

IN ACTION C Art brings people together, it allows us to communicate in ways that would not otherwise be possible, it says something about the world we live in and the people who are creating it. In the following stories, we feature three Bancroft graduates who each had the confidence to take bold steps to pursue their art. By Jordan Papula ’16

hris Conti ’94 admits that his career in theater production got off to a bit of a “nefarious start;” he remembers back to the 6th or 7th grade, when he was given detention for allegedly supergluing another student’s locker shut. It just so happened that on that particular day, theater teacher Lea Hench was looking for some help hanging lights for an upcoming production, and so Chris was put to work. As it turned out, that afternoon he spent hanging lights became more important than anyone might have thought. Fast forward over 20 years; Chris is still working on lighting, albeit on a much larger scale. He has toured with Coldplay, done lighting for multiple Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, designed lighting systems for Beyoncé, been on the crew for four Emmy-winning productions, and worked on lighting for several Super Bowls including Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance at Super Bowl LII. Oh, and did I mention he just recently won an Emmy Award? When you ask young students what they want to be when they grow up, you are far more likely to hear cries of astronaut, scientist, or author, rather than lighting professional. But as Chris describes, Bancroft gave him the preparation and the exposure he needed to succeed and took the interest he developed through our Middle and Upper School drama programs, and extended it through college, straight into a full professional career. Intending to study history at Wittenberg University, his mind was changed when he was given the opportunity to work on the crew for a Hootie & the Blowfish concert. Chris says that after the concert was over, “it was like a lightning bolt hit me… Not only can I make money doing this, it’s something I absolutely love!” He was hooked; he changed his major to theater and never looked back. As is often the case, Chris had to put in the hard grunt work before he could work the big shows. Coming out of Wittenberg, he got a job as a shop technician building and repairing equipment. This gave him the chance to really understand the ins-and-outs of the technical side of the lighting business. He worked his way up to eventually work on concert and theater tours, sometimes spending three to four consecutive months on the road. Chris reflects fondly on his time touring the country, but admits that it can be a stressful and exhausting job. “Basically, you drive 200 miles, sleep on the tour bus, wake up in a brand-new city, step off the bus at 7am, work for 18 hours to get all of the lighting set up and tested, do the show, tear it all down, pack it up, get back on the bus and then repeat that every day for week after week. It can get very monotonous.”

He knows that most people probably don’t go to a show to see the lighting, but maintains that it is an important part of the overall experience. He recounted one special moment, from a Coldplay show at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater; the entire show had been shrouded in a light rain, and just as the band launched into “Clocks,” the lighting team unveiled their 50-watt green laser that flattened out over the heads of the nearly 10,000 concert goers. The laser combined with the rain made it look like millions of green stars sparkled over the concert, and the crowd let out a collective gasp. It is moments like these that allow Chris to step back from the panic, the hours of long prep work and occasional panic of the show, and truly appreciate his work. He had a similar moment at the Athens Olympics, where he was able to take a second, look around, and revel in the fact that his love of tech theater had led him from a small theater in Worcester, Massachusetts to the birthplace of the Olympics. Of course, it’s good to know that others appreciate your work as well, and how better to know you are making an impact than with an Emmy Award? Way back In 2009, while working on a U2 concert in Barcelona, Chris had an idea; the spotlight was a technology which had not been improved upon in over 30 years, there must be a way to eliminate the danger of literally having spotlight operators climb into the ceiling to operate spotlights. Well, it took a few years, but eventually, Chris led his engineering team to create the GroundControl Followspot™ System, which is essentially a remote-controlled spotlight. Immediately, the industry took notice. His team had barely produced a prototype when they got a call from a producer of a Neil Patrick Harris show in New York City asking to try it out. Not long after that, it was used for a Madonna tour. Soon enough, Chris was demonstrating his lighting system for The Boss, Bruce Springsteen himself. It is fair to say that Chris’ work has revolutionized the lighting game. Not only does it mean keeping lighting operators out of the rafters, it also allows producers to control beam size, intensity, color, and shape all from one control panel. For his efforts, Chris was honored with a 2018 Engineering Emmy Award, putting him among other past winners including the creators of color television, surround sound, and Netflix. No small feat! For once, the roles were reversed. Chris, who quotes the old adage “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” when describing his work after working backstage on numerous award shows, was now standing on stage himself. He delivered an acceptance speech on behalf of his entire engineering team, with his lead engineers and his wife looking on from the crowd.

It is fair to say that Chris’ work has revolutionized the lighting game.

posing with his As his Emmy proves, Chris’ work is some of the best inChris the country, and he is sure to point out that he wouldn’t have made itEmmy to theafter pointthe ... he is at today without the time he spent at Bancroft. We’re proud to call him one of our own. Keep on shining, Chris! ■

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Composing Christina Whitten Thomas ’97

ommunication is one of the defining characteristics of music. This is probably not a revelatory statement, but it can often go overlooked when we jump in the car, turn on whatever radio station we left the radio on last time, and mindlessly hum along to the music. For Christina Whitten Thomas ’97, musical composition is all about “communicating with your audience, sharing an emotion, telling a story, and commenting on life.” Though she generally composes choral music, not exactly what you’re hearing on pop radio, there is some universal truth to be found in her comment. We create and consume music because it allows us to connect and communicate with other people in ways that words alone do not. Christina has always been drawn to music; she began taking piano lessons early on in life when she then discovered her love for the flute. During her years at Bancroft, she played in the Jazz Combo, performed at her 8th Grade Graduation, and took part in the musical all four years, landing the starring role in “Annie Get Your Gun” during her junior year. She credits a great deal of her confidence in performing to her experiences at Bancroft. Whether it was the “trial by fire” of the jazz combo, being forced to think on her feet and improvise in front of an audience, or the hours of focused rehearsal under the direction of Lea Hench, Paul Belanger, and Ida Pappas, Christina fostered her musical talent and began to see how powerful music can be in bringing people together. A career in music was not always Christina’s plan, however. During her sophomore year at Middlebury College, despite extensive involvement in musical extracurriculars, she declared a biochemistry major. It was not meant to be, however, as the summer before her junior year she had the infamous “lightbulb moment” while on a family vacation to Italy. Surrounded by the incredible art, architecture, and scenery, it dawned on her that music would always dominate any interest in the sciences. She returned to Middlebury re-energized and ready to make up for lost time, declaring a music major and diving headfirst into the necessary classes. She remembers her most beloved memories in college are connected to music; ”the communities that form around music have always been especially tight-knit and impactful.” Christina fondly recounts one example of this power. “The Christmas 16

concert from my senior year, during our performance of Moreten Lauridsen’s ‘O Magnum Mysterium,’ I caught a glimpse of my director who had tears in her eyes.” Though they had obviously rehearsed the piece tirelessly, there was something about the performance that night, something about the communication with the audience, the sharing of emotions, the connections formed through their performance that brought even a seasoned musical professional to tears. Most people, when they hear about a career in music, immediately assume that it will be focused around performance. For Christina, this was no different. When she declared her music major, she assumed she would go into flute performance, but she shifted away from performance and towards composition when she saw her senior thesis performed. Christina recounts that the experience of hearing her own music performed was greater than any musical experience she had been a part of. She knew then that she wanted to pursue composition. The time she has put into improving her performance has not been wasted, however. She contends that her experiences in performance allow her to better understand the instruments she writes for. Once she has the text to compose around, Christina’s creative process for composition is largely based on improvisation; she will sit at a piano and play and sing, sketching out the ideas that come to her. She allows the text to inform the music; she describes most of her work as a choral composer to be “writing for the voice,” which may seem obvious at first glance, but reveals something deeper about her work and creative process. She is drawn to the voice because she calls it “the only organic instrument” which has “a unique ability to connect with human emotions.” Working around a text keeps Christina focused on making sure that the message of the story makes sense, that it can be truly heard by the audience. She keeps the idea of communication as a defining characteristic of her music close at all times. As a composer, Christina has been extremely successful, with her work having been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, and the Disney Concert Hall, among others. She says that seeing her work performed at such storied venues by such incredibly talented performers is always surreal; she is always a bundle of nerves leading up

Christina with the USC Thornton Symphony.

to performances, and during the performances her heart races and she finds herself holding her breath. Still, some of the most impactful moments occur off-stage rather than on. She finds joy and forms friendships working with contemporary poets whose work she bases her compositions around, and she is often welcomed into the warm communities of singers who perform her compositions. She recounts one particularly powerful moment of connection with a women’s choir in Colorado who was performing one of her pieces. Christina is often invited to rehearsal to work with the performing choir, but for this particular performance she was invited to attend the choir’s pre-performance “pep-talk” session. Here, the women

of the choir shared struggles or concerns which were weighing on their minds; some discussed their struggles with mental health, others talked about difficulties they faced finding a place in the world where they felt accepted because of their gender or sexual identity, but all agreed that the choir was a place of refuge. More than being welcomed into a performance, Christina was welcomed into their community, into their lives for a weekend. Through her composition, Christina continues to create music that brings people together, that enables them to communicate, and to share their common sense of humanity. Listen to Christina’s music at: www.christinawhitten.com ■ 17

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Storyteller Ivana Lamptey ’15

or Ivana Lamptey ’15, majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience with a double-minor in Linguistics and Africana Studies, and a record-setting varsity Track and Field athlete, art is more than just an activity; it is an expression of being. She says that “to paint is to show a little bit of your soul,” and looking at Ivana’s artwork, you can see plenty of soul poured onto the canvas.

Although Ivana had taken art classes during her seven years as a Bancroft student, it wasn’t until she took African literature in Mrs. Lellios’ English IV class in the same year as Mrs. Moore’s Global Art History class that she recognized a desire to delve deeper into her heritage and to use art as a tool to tell her story. For Ivana, art is both the inspiration for and the outcome of her journey of self-discovery. She started painting because growing up, she didn’t see a lot of representation, and she became extremely curious. In the last few years, she has used her paint brush as a means to both express and explore her identity—what it means to be a woman, and what it means to be a Ghanaian woman are the main swatches on her palette. Describing her essential characteristic as “Sankofa,” a word from the Twi language of Ghana meaning “go back and get it;” she is committed to understanding her roots and in the process, learn more about herself.

Says Ivana, “Art is a universal language of mankind, or at least I think it is. So naturally I believe that it can bring communities together, especially with artworks that promote healthy dialogues and insight into other cultures.” The mantra she returns to is: “where words fail, colors and strokes convey.” Art has a certain power to provide meaning where language may fall short. Although you would not know it looking at her work, Ivana is largely self-taught, and her artwork is only one of a myriad of involvements at the moment. She is majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience at Connecticut College, along with a double-minor in Linguistics and Africana Studies. She is a member of Connecticut College’s honor society for Psychology, Psi Chi, and a member of their chapter for neuroscience, Nu Rho Psi. If that’s not enough, Ivana also competes on the Varsity Track and Field Team; she has broken a school record in the 1 x 400m relay, been named to the NESCAC All-Academic team, and received the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award in 2017!

“the way in which we express ourselves integrates the mind and the body.”

Her artistic expression serves as a reprise from the stress of academic, athletic, and extracurricular commitments, of course, but she also is a firm believer that “the way in which we express ourselves integrates the mind and the body.” Her academic, athletic, and artistic interests are intrinsically linked. She sees her artwork as a foundation for and an extension of the critical thinking she develops in the classroom.

She sees herself more of a storyteller than artist, “I just hope that my stories grow stronger, I have a lot of poetry that I write. I hope to couple them with my paintings, but I do like leaving my art for people to interpret themselves.” Her work has been honored at the Black Women’s Conference at Connecticut College, and in the local Worcester community at Nu Kitchen on Chandler Street. Her website: IveyArts.com and Instagram @art.ivey are ways to tell her story.

Class Notes 1947

Joy Anderson Nicholson PO Box 128, Grafton, MA 01519

1949 70th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Alison Alton Robb nature@meganet.net

1954 65th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Brad Gooch bradgooch1@gmail.com

Notes from Brad:

Brad and Mary Gooch (center), tour Bancroft’s art studio with Trey Cassidy (left) and William Chambers (right).

Living a Creative Life, and Paying it Forward BRADFORD C. GOOCH ’54

rad’s life has been and continues to be an extraordinary example of engagement, inspiring creativity, and of bringing people together through the arts. “I am happy to help keep Bancroft at the forefront of Media and Visual Arts Studies. My teaching of Art History for 36 years has made me well aware of the value in such programs,” writes Brad.

On October 27, Bancroft welcomed Brad Gooch and his wife Mary back to campus. Brad grew up on Massachusetts Avenue in Worcester, and attended Bancroft until completing eighth grade. Recently, he made an exceptional gift to the Out in Front campaign to name the Digital Media Lab and a Scholarship Fund for Visual Arts. Head of School Trey Cassidy, and Visual Arts Department Chair William Chambers gathered with Brad, Mary, faculty, staff, students and board members for a special dedication of the lab. Later, in the evening, Brad and Mary were honored guests at Bancroft’s campaign launch celebration, with Brad as a featured speaker. He says he can’t wait to see what is created by our students using the lab, even though, he jokes, he doesn’t understand much of the technology, he knows it will be impressive.

Brad exemplifies the impact that a life of engagement with the arts can leave on the world. For him, it was especially music. After singing his way through Deerfield Academy as a member of the Glee Club, he went on to Washington & Lee University, where he rebuilt the University’s Glee Club, and studied violin. After graduating, Brad taught music at Lexington High School, and spent a 36-year career at Suffield Academy, inspiring the love of visual art, art history and of course, music in countless students. To Brad’s way of thinking visual and performing arts are not something that is reserved for a select few who are lucky enough to have a gift from birth. Beyond his innate musical talents is an unflagging commitment to sharing the gift of music with others. Although esophageal cancer claimed his voice in 2008, Brad’s love for music has not waned. He continues to write and conduct choral pieces. Most recently, he released a CD of 10 of his songs he both wrote and conducted, and had the opportunity to conduct the Berry College’s performance of his personal arrangement of O Come, O Come Emmanuel.

It is my sad duty to report that our class is diminished by two with the recent passing of David Hicks and Jim Hunt. Both made their marks in their respective worlds. David as a Civic Leader, businessman and philanthropist, Jim as a Naval Serviceman, highly skilled craftsman and deeply devoted family man. In other news: Jan Hardy Bjork notes that she and Karl ’52 “are extremely happy to be living in Briarwood, a CCRC. We have been here for two years now. If any of you are in the vicinity, it's a big house, come visit.” Janet Newton Weinberg has moved to

Burlingham, CA [we are so scattered now!] where she is near one of her sons and his wife and her “two darling grandsons.” She too, extends an invitation to any who are nearby or passing through: “It would be nice to be in touch.”

Len Sessions Higgins tells that “Reid and

I are still plodding along [more like galloping, I suspect] spending 8 months in Stuart, FL and 4 months on the Cape near “two sons and 5 grandchildren.” They “just returned from a terrific Tauck Tour of New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, Alburquerque, Santa Fe and Taos, a fantastic tour with 8 beautiful days in the 80's, cooler at night but very dry.” She noted that four of her grandchildren have graduated from college and are gainfully employed! [Many congrats there, Len.]

Reid and Len Higgins

Classmates from 1949 Alison Alton Robb and Nina Heald Webber were among the guests at Bancroft’s Cape gathering in August at the Nicolson home. Ruth Harold Zollinger and her husband, Robert, were in Maine for the summer but return to their Tuscon home for the rest of the year. Ruth [ever active] serves on the university of Arizona Board of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, an internationally diverse group with members from many occupations and backgrounds.

Your secretary visited Bancroft in late October for their Kickoff Campaign, which you will read about elsewhere. Meantime I have written a short Kyrie response which will be used in a local church service in November. My eldest daughter, Lisa, just made the cut (and noted in the London Times) to a final six (of 150) screenwriters in Ireland to have her screenplay produced. We live with crossed fingers over that one! Mary is off over Thanksgiving to watch her granddaughter, Hannah, play field hockey in a major tournament in Florida. As a junior at Pingry, several colleges already have their eyes on her. Many thanks to you responders; may there be many more for the next edition of the Bulletin; do remember “That time of year” and that tempus does fugit, so do send your news! Your Humble Secretary, Brad

1956 Betsy Campbell Heide sends this note about

the passing of her dear friend and classmate, Pat Fletcher earlier this year: “Our class is sadly dwindling. Pat Fletcher passed away in early May. I will miss her. We’ve been friends since 1950, when I transferred into Bancroft’s 7th grade. I didn’t know a soul but Pat and Judy Hunter McCann immediately welcomed me and made me feel at home. Ellen Whittall was also another friend, and the four of us shared many hours of chit chat, gossip and general girly silliness! It was fun. When we moved to the Upper School, we were dismissed at 1pm on Fridays, and usually walked downtown to go to the movies. Mrs. Farnum, our History teacher, would always advise us to respect our uniforms and behave like ladies. And usually we did! After Sophomore year, Pat went off to boarding school, and many years

In November, 1960 classmates, Peter Morgan, Edith Heier, Christina Laurie, Rebecca Hedgecock and Barbara Roberts, met for lunch and a Bancroft tour of the Worcester Art Museum

later, admitted that she should have stayed at Bancroft. Pat was an avid reader, museum attendee, note writer and home town boosters. In the last note that she sent me, in late April, she wrote that she was ‘watching a swan nesting near my apartment.’ The best description of Pat that I’ve ever heard was given by Tom Michie [’74], another Bancroft alum, now Curator of European Decorative Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He said of Pat, ‘Oh, isn’t she just the essence of Worcester?’ She was indeed. And a faithful friend.”

1959 60th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Judith Phillips Jarmer jejarmer@yahoo.com Philip Kinnicutt leafishing@aol.com

1960

Christina Gummere Laurie's picture book The Lobster's Night Before Christmas is at the publisher with creative watercolor pictures. Publishing release date is October 2019. “Seems like forever,” she says.

1962

Pamela Kinnicutt Motley pamelamotley@msn.com

Notes from Pam: Dick Pierpont writes that his retirement

provides ample time for golf, as well as rowing his new scull (Hurricane Irma destroyed his old one). He does some consulting in the nonprofit area. Leslie has just completed a 2-year term as President of her garden club. Their 3 grandsons are growing and thriving, and they spend lots of time with them when in Florida. Dick traveled to England in February to visit his mother, now 99 and living with Dick’s sister Val ’60 in Carlisle, England.

Ted Bent reports that Insha Afsar, the

News from Christina:

Pakistani girl whose US education he and his wife have been sponsoring, is now a freshman at Bates College, having graduated from the Berkshire School.

Vivian Endicott Barnett an expert on

Nils Bjork writes: “On August 10, 2018

Rev. Christina Gummere Laurie preacherpoet@comcast.net

German and Russian early expressionist art, is curating art exhibits in New York and Europe. She obtains loans, writes the catalogues and directs the exhibits. She expects to continue working through 2023!

Michael Terry and his wife moved to Arizona

in August. He has been battling back and knee problems but hopes to conquer them to get back to golf, skiing and walking with his wife.

Edith “Deedie” Miller Heier: “My summer was saddened by the sudden death of my son, Paul (41) in July, but I have been greatly comforted by my daughter's family, friends, my canine companion Frieda and generally keeping busy. In September, I visited the Baltic Sea islands Usedom, Rügen and Hiddensee, enjoying the chalk cliffs, white sands and charming villages.” Our condolences Deedie.

German Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, founding director of the famous Potsdam Institute for climate Impact Research, wrote ‘climate change is now reaching the endgame, where very soon humanity must choose between taking unprecedented action, or accepting that it has been left too late and bear the consequences.’ The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report limiting 1.5° Celsius would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society. Rapid action is key. To assure people’s safety, we have less than a decade to curb CO2 emissions from coal and oil. Here in the States we have an organization with a program to help us to go through this terrible crisis. They are online with the name Association for the Tree of Life.”

Class Notes There was a memorial celebration for our classmate Lisa Johnson at Rural Cemetery in Worcester last July 31st. Lisa died very unexpectedly in Boulder, Colorado in April. I saw both Hilary Prouty and Geoff Booth at the service. Hilary said she and Lisa had kept in touch at least once a year since their happy days at Bancroft. I [Pam] had also been back in touch with Lisa over the past ten years or so, after seeing her at a Camp Onaway reunion and our 50th at Bancroft. Every few months we would get on the phone for a couple of hours and share memories of Worcester, Bancroft and our families. It was very interesting as adults to look back on our growing up years, with a different perspective.

spend more time with her son Jared and grandchildren Ella and Emile. She was the most fun Bubbles (her Grammy name) any child could want. She was my best friend. We traveled together and had plans to see the world until this disease shortened her life. I will miss her forever.”

1972

Josephine Herron Truesdell joherrontruesdell.bancroftalum@gmail.com

David Nicholson davidnicholson@endeavorproducts.com

1965 Judith Vanderkay: “I'm sad to report that my younger brother Rob (‘Robin’) Vanderkay died on December 6, 2017. He would have been Class of 1968 had he not transferred out to Shepherd Knapp. Most recently he had lived with my mother, Barbara, in Delray Beach, Florida, where she is still, at 95.” Our condolences Judith.

Lynn Hutchins: “I recently visited the MFA

50th MAY 3 & 4, 2019

in Boston to see their exhibit about Winnie The Pooh. Really well put together exhibit, all ages were enjoying it and it gives a really great timeline/storyline of how A.A. Milne and E. H. Shepard worked together to bring the “silly old bear”and his friends to life. I'm going down to North Carolina to spend Thanksgiving with my sister and brother in-law Ken and Judi Hutchins Bastion.”

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Hester Kinnicutt Jacobs djacobs@midrivers.com

1974

1967

Sue White McChesney sent me a copy of an article highlighting her work titled The Flowering of Exquisite Landscapes, that appeared in the publication The Laurel of Asheville. I actually purchased a print of this piece and gave it to my daughter. It is beautiful. You can see her artwork online: mcchesneyart.com. As I write these notes, I am getting ready for a winter vacation “Down Under” in Australia and New Zealand. Recently, I had lunch with Betsy Hall Nordell in Helena, MT. We now drive pass through Helena on our way to my daughter’s new house. Wonderful visit with a discussion about the 50th reunion. Travel may get in the way of either of us attending. I also have a 50th at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY 2 weeks later.

1964

Be sure to send your news and updates to Valentine Callahan at 247 Beacon Street, Apt 1, Boston, MA 02116.

1968 Kathy Amorello Rose: “Bancroft lost one of our shining stars. Linda Taylor Robertson ’69 lost her battle with leukemia September 27th. She graduated Bancroft in 1969. She went on to be a terrific and compassionate nurse in hospitals in Boston and then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she was an emergency room nurse for over 20 years. She was a wonderful singer preforming for her church at events. She retired 2 years ago to

As I said earlier, we head out the beginning of November for over 2 weeks in Australia (Perth, Adelaide, Tasmania, Kangaroo IS, Melbourne, Sydney) and then will visit our son in Dunedin, New Zealand until mid-February. A short stop in CA to visit Pamela '62 and Phil '59 for a sibling reunion at Valerie’s '66 house then home before the end of February. You don't have to wait until I ask for news. You can post it up on our Bancroft School Class of 1969 page, send them to me or post to bancroftschool.org/classnote. Open invitation to anyone to visit Montana!

Best friends Linda Taylor Robertson ’69 and Kathy Amorello Rose ’68

1969

Note from Hester:

Class of 1969 as freshmen - Be sure to get back together for your 50th REUNION.

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45th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Louisa Gebelein Jones ljones@pomfretschool.org Richard Johnson: “I gave a talk at the Boylston public library and my best friend from junior high school Art Tonna showed up. I hadn’t seen Art in something like 20 years and we instantly recalled many days of laughter, playing all varieties of sports and finding various and sundry ways to ease the rocky passage of adolescence… I remembered how much we loved baseball and what a great player Art was. He was once a young Luis Aparacio except stationed at second for our school and later for his youth league teams in Holden. In fact the first five words I said to him after not having seen him for 20+ years

Class of 1974: 45 year REUNION is a great excuse to get together in May!

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Molly Herron ’83 opened her home to Chicago area alumni. The group posed for a photo in front of a portrait of Molly’s grandmother, who also happened to be the first woman President of Bancroft’s Board of Trustees. L to R: Jennifer Bayon ’85, Andrew Hitzhusen ’11, Sheel Stueber ’15, Sarik Goyal ’17, Rachel Whaley ’11, Baird Bream ’07, Caroline Gully-Brown ‘11, Jo Herron Truesdell ’72, Molly, Rett Nelson ’77, Trey Cassidy and Abby Markle Staryt ’93.

were: ‘Did you bring your glove?’ for I’d always coveted his beautiful prized buttery leather Rawlings Brooks Robinson model, a gamer not sold in stores that his dad somehow obtained through a pal in the sporting goods business. His reply was that his dad had bought two and that this nearly half century old treasure, still in its original box, was mine if I wanted it. Only if we get to play catch.”

Christina Wellington Traister ’90 and Kerri Aleksiewicz Melley ’90 were among the guests at the Bancroft 2018 Maine alumni gathering at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland. Christina is the Campaign and Donor Relations Manager at GMRI.

Elizabeth Kirkendall Hotz: “Greetings from Florida. My first grandchild Waylon was born in May and being a grandparent is the best! Have both of my daughters living close by. Started working for VyStar Credit Union in December! Love it! Best to all my classmates.”

1976

Rodney Ferris rodneyjferris@gmail.com John Howe Jfhowe1@netzero.net Liza Bullock Chandler lives in North

Richard Johnson ’74 and Art Tonna ’74 meet after 20 years.

1975 David Stone: “So hard to believe it’s 33 years since we all graduated. Lots of updates: Became grandpa in July with the birth of my granddaughter Audi Stone; My oldest daughter was married in September; and we had lots of great TV coverage on my company.”

Yarmouth, Maine with husband Peter and various pets. “We are lucky to spend time in Small Point, ME and Jamestown, RI with our families in the summer. This June, we celebrated our daughter Emily's wedding to Taylor Washburn, in Small Point. It was a glorious day with many family and friends. Daughter Crary was the best maid of honor ever. After a suitable time of recovery, we sailed our 34' Vineyard VIxen to the south and east coasts of Nova Scotia for 4 weeks at the end of summer. I wear many volunteer hats between the Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport where the girls attended, church and town. I can't believe graduation was 42 years ago! Bancroft friends, reach out when you are in Maine.”

1986

Becca Condon Zieminski rmzieminski@gmail.com Rob Gray gray@graymediagroup.com Khurston Ellia-Epple Kellia-epple@unum.com Phil Robinson: “I've been traveling around a bit, playing oud and violin with the Cornell Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, and still loving life in Ithaca. I'm an IT assistant director in Cornell's Student and Campus Life division; our team implements and supports over 200 applications and we're helping Cornell move into Cloud computing. I've also been elected Vice President of the Cornell Club of Ithaca, an alumni outreach organization. I'd love to connect with any Bancroftians (including prospective or past Cornell students) when they visit the amazing Finger Lakes of NY!”

1979 40th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Join us for your 40th REUNION in May.

1984 35th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Don’t miss your 35th REUNION in May.

1985 Our condolences to Jessie Boardman Glockner and her son Liam on the death of David Stone ’75 dancing with his daughter at her wedding.

their husband and father, Peter Glockner, who died suddenly on March 31, 2018.

Phil Robinson ’86 with his wife in Venice.

Class Notes Rachel Josephson Friedman ’97 and family

1989 30th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Elizabeth O’Hearn Galvin lizohearngalvin@gmail.com Michael Stillman: “Stevie and I have now lived in Philadelphia for nearly two years. This city is gritty and dirty and rude and diverse and provocative and stimulating. And host to the reigning Super Bowl champions. It feels honest and organic. We're delighted to be here. I could bore classmates and Bancroft-mates with details of our careers...but shan't. Know this: We've involved ourselves with the Matthew Shepard Foundation and find great relief in supporting its mission of accurately reporting and reducing hate crimes; We were in D.C. in October for Matthew's interment at the National Cathedral, and have never been so moved as we were by Rev. Gene Robinson's homily (available on YouTube); We're cooking up a storm, and trying to eat more plants; We're both developing paunches. And, I have virtually no black hairs left...anywhere; I've started a book club, and recruited three middle-aged women who intellectually ‘curb’ me; We watch many more streaming shows than we ought.” “I'm looking forward to reconnecting with members of the Class of '89 next Spring in Worcester. I feel like I'm well up to date, however. Stevie is Facebook friends with nearly all of them.” Marc Frieden: “My oldest daughter, Sophie ’18, graduated from Bancroft last year and is loving college at DePaul in Chicago. My youngest daughter, Hannah ’19, is graduating this year from Bancroft! She is graduating 30 years after us so she will be at our reunions! I love my wife Becky and we live in West Boylston with our girls (until they go away to college) and 2 dogs, Charlie and Okie. Becky is an administrator and Professor at Clark University. I am active in town government and have been elected to the West Boylston Planning Board for 2 terms so far. I was honored to be nominated and elected temporary moderator at the last town meeting when the full-time moderator couldn't do it. I am working at my uncle’s packaging company in Webster.”

1990 Jennifer Summers: “I started a new job as

the Chief Advancement Officer at St. Ignatius Loyola Academy in Baltimore last Fall. I love being back in the school setting. The Academy has an incredible mission of providing an independent school education to low-income students for free. I was excited to meet a colleague from a similar school in Worcester of which a number of grads have gone on

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CLASS OF ’89: Do not miss this chance to get together for our 30th REUNION in May.

to Bancroft! This summer, my family and I enjoyed a 2-week camping adventure in New England. Fall has brought college tours and applications!”

1992

1991

the back-to-school and holiday seasons find you all swell! Emilio, Amalia, Nico and I are still in NYC, doing our thing and delighting in frequent Bancroft alum sightings. My big news is that I have a new book coming out on December 11th when Clarkson Potter publishes Lucky in Love: Traditions, Customs and Rituals to Personalize Your Wedding. I went back to my roots as a student of Folklore and

Jessica Macomber jessmacomber@hotmail.com

Congratulations to Jessica Macomber who was awarded the 2018 Laurence S. Garland, Jr. Award from Sweetser, Maine Mental Health Services. Jessica was surprised with the award at a recent event for her “selfless commitment to others” in her role of Senior Residential Clinician.

Eleni Gage eleni_gage@yahoo.com Eleni Gage: “I hope

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Mythology (my college major) to write this cross-cultural collection of customs meant to bring luck to couples getting married. It has lovely illustrations (which I can say because I had nothing to do with drawing them!) and is a great resource for couples blending cultures or anyone else who loves a good ritual. My last two books coincided with the birth of each of our kids; this time, it's my sister Marina ('95) who is doing the heavy lifting! Her daughter is due a week after the book comes out. Fingers crossed she grows up to marry Catherine Mailloux Deane's handsome baby boy, Oliver.” Rachel Bickford: “Hello from lovely Addis

Ababa, Ethiopia! The girls and I were sad to depart Madrid but are excited to get to know the African Horn. I am the Agricultural Counselor to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan and USDA Liaison to the African Union. Please let me know if you are in the region and we can get together for some injera and tej!”

1996 Our condolences to Michael Allen on the death of his father Bill who passed away on August 30, 2018.

1997

Anthony Selvitella aselvitella@gmail.com

From Anthony: Congrats are in order to our own Padgett Berthiaume as he joins the Bancroft Board of Trustees. He certainly gets credit as our most involved member of 1997! We’ve already put him to work on our 25th Reunion (2022!).

In May, Liz Radin and her mother Jenique LeBlond hosted a book talk and signing at Bancroft for author, and Liz’s husband, Sebastian Abbot’s new book The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer’s Next Superstars. Held at the field house with the backdrop of the turf field and soccer net, Sebastian talked about the book, and took questions from the large group. They donated proceeds from the books sold at this event to benefit the Worcester Refugee Assistance Project Club at Bancroft School, which is a student-led club offering soccer and other activities to children in Worcester’s refugee community.

1993 Jennifer Backus Trowbridge:

“Experienced a surprise reunion with Erica Puccio O'Brien ’91 this summer as we were both dropping our daughters off at Camp Takodah in New Hampshire! Got to visit with her mom, Madame Puccio, as well! So nice running into Bancroft family in unexpected places!”

Sebastian Abbot, Jenique LeBlond and Liz Radin ’97 at Bancroft in May.

Courtney Blute Perna’s son Tommy. Courtney Blute Perna sends in a photo of

her little guy, Tommy. She writes that she and her husband Tom are “doing well and enjoying D.C. Tommy turns 2 in November!” (We know that this will be printed after his birthday, so Happy Belated, Tommy!)

Rachel Josephson Friedman writes (also

from D.C.): “All is good here. Jacob is 7 and Zach is 5. We went to Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia this past summer and did a little hiking—had a great time!”

Surprise reunion at camp, Nicky Puccio, Jen Backus Trowbridge ’93 and daughter, and (top) Erica Puccio O’Brien ’91 and her daughter.

1994 25th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Be sure to celebrate your 25th REUNION in May!

Sarah Wolfman-Robichaud, her husband Steve, and two children Dorian (6) and Naomi (2), recently relocated from British Columbia to Berkeley, CA. She writes, “Lots of great memories were made in the 12+ years we lived in Canada but it felt like the right time to return stateside.” She also writes that she recently took the position of Director of Public Programs at the JCC East Bay where she’s putting to work her years of arts and education non-profit experience. “I’m happily digging into my Jewish Community roots!” She can be reached at sarah.lwr@gmail.com; “If you’re ever in the area, please be in touch!”

Remember, keep in touch through the Bulletin by e-mailing me or the alumni office directly. Best wishes to ’97 for a (warm) and Happy New Year. ~Anthony

Congratulations to Ben Dobson who was named Vice President of News for NBC 10, Telemundo Boston and NECN, the largest 24hour news network in the U.S. that serves six New England states, including Massachusetts. In this role, Dobson will be responsible for leading the on-air operations for NECN, and the NBC and Telemundo owned TV stations that serve English and Spanish-speaking viewers in the Greater Boston area.

1999 20th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Ketan Vakil ketan@ketanvakil.com Hope you’ll all return to Bancroft in May to celebrate your 20th REUNION! Mia Williams is a scientist, wife and mother

of two. Ever on-the-go, Mia recognised a lack of easy-to-consume, healthful products in Hong Kong and set about creating her own wonder shot – Tizzy Shots. With a stint as a researcher at MIT under her belt, Mia understands the science behind the miracle root, ginger. Protecting the nutritional integrity of the ingredients is first and foremost at Tizzy Shots. Whether sipped on the go, mixed into tea or added to a cocktail, Tizzy Shots are a convenient and healthy addition to any lifestyle. Good luck Mia.

Class Notes 2001

Matt Rosales matt.rosales@gmail.com Liza Michie Laurent eliza.m.laurent@gmail.com

Notes from Matt: Kelly McKallagat Rogers: “Last winter I decided to become a stay at home mom leaving my work with the Department of Navy's Office of General Counsel. I love staying at home and am now teaching Stroller Strides classes with the Fit4Mom Arlington-Alexandria franchise. If any Bancroft Mamas are in the D.C. Area come check out a class! I dragged Caitlin McDonough [Mackenzie ’02] to one when she visited last winter and I think she enjoyed it. Hope everyone is doing well!”

David Yood (center) and his wife Sarah met Alexandre Lebel and son Leon on a recent trip to France. Sawyer (Post Doc baby) and Mara (PhD baby) MacKenzie.

David Yood: “My wife and I were traveling in

France in September, and got to have dinner with Alexandre Lebel and his two-year old son Leon. Alex is living just outside of Paris, working in real estate. It was so much fun to catch up with someone I had gotten so close with while he lived with us. Alex and his partner (she was traveling for work, I didn't get to meet her) are bringing Leon up to speak both French and English; maybe when he's older he can participate in the exchange program like his father did!”

David Wright: “My wife Gabby and I catapulted into adulthood this summer when we bought a house in D.C. and found out we are expecting a kiddo in February 2019! Other than that, I’m working with a local nonprofit building solar arrays for underserved communities in the area. Still playing soccer and singing with The Washington Chorus—Brahms Requiem is on the docket at the moment. Hope everyone is well.”

2002

Rebecca Holden McCullough rebeccahmccullough@gmail.com Alexis Tumolo alexis.tumolo@gmail.com Becky Holden McCullough: “We had a great summer with our two boys, Hudson (4) and Carter (10 months), which included lots of time at the playground and the beach. We've had some dog and baby playdates with Greta Scheibel, who works at an ad agency in town; caught up with Alyssa DiPasquale, who hosted a sake tasting for my team at work; and visited Benno Weisberger at the restaurant he's running in Cambridge. We're also seeing a growing Bancroft community in Concord, where we live, including Scott Nicholson and Chris Finn. Hope everyone is well!” Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie: “Sawyer Zelda Jean MacKenzie was born on September 14, 2018 — 7 lbs 9 ozs, 20.5 inches, and just

in time for her big sister's third birthday on the 15th. I'm still a postdoc in conservation biology at the University of Maine, still climbing mountains for a living, and still have not seen a moose in the Maine woods during my research!”

2004 15th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Jennifer Deprez jennifer.l.deprez@gmail.com David Slatkin dslatkin@gmail.com

2006

Mally Anderson mallyanderson@gmail.com Curtis Reid curtis27@gmail.com Vanessa Theoharis vtheoharis@gmail.com Brett Hershman: “Kelsey McDonough and

I are engaged! Knew she was the one since the first day of kindergarten. Come say Hi if ever in Denver!”

2007

Dave Slatkin: “It was great to get some

classmates together, and create some buzz for our 15 year reunion! I’d say more than a third of our class responded to our email, and many sound excited to get together for our 15 year even if they weren’t able to attend in September.” Congratulations to Justine Popik ’07 who was the first woman to cross the finish line at our first annual Shore Park 5K at Bancroft’s Homecoming!

2008 Alex Owen: “I married Molly Lunn in

Portsmouth, NH on October 14, 2017 and had many Bancroft friends attending.” Congratulations to Alexis Kelleher who has expanded her Main Street Crust Artisan Bakeshop with the addition of North Main Provisions. Lexi has successfully operated the bakery for close to two years, and with Nathan Rossi decided to expand the business to include wines and cheeses. Stop by for a bite when you’re in Worcester, you won’t be disappointed.

2009 10th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Molly Jackel molly.e.jackel@gmail.com Alex Heinricher aheinricher@gmail.com Hope you’ll all return to Bancroft in May to celebrate your 10th REUNION!

Here is a pic from Class of 2004's gathering! Starting bottom right going counter-clockwise: Jake Cutler, Kristian Becker, Edward Perrin, Ryan Gise, Erin Finicane, Sam Kenary, Eric (Erin’s husband), Zach Bamberg, Jenny Deprez, (Kristian’s fiancée), Dave Slatkin, Amy (Jake’s wife).

2010

Russell Oliver rboliver44@yahoo.com Ali Luthman amluthman20@gmail.com

Homecoming is a great time for Bancroft alumni to come back campus to run a 5K, enjoy a family day of fun, and, of course, cheer on our Bancroft Bulldogs. Friends from Class of 2010 did just that supporting Nicole Manning who is assistant coach of the girls varsity soccer team. Also, Ali Luthman worked tirelessly to help launch our 1st Annual Shore Park 5K.

Bancroft friends at Alex Owen’s ’08 wedding. (L to R) Adam Shepro ’08, Alex Becker ’08, groom Alex and bride Molly, Tori Sbrogna ’10, Kara Brownell ’08, Xhorxhi Gjoka ’08 and April Gammal ’08.

Ali Luthman ’10 at the first annual Shore Park 5K.

2009 Classmates: A few of the several Bancroft friends who ran the 2nd Annual Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation 5K in June. Sam Broadhurst, Christi O’Connor, Caroline Tocci, Rachel Gerhardt and Trudy Crowley.

Class Notes

2012 Guillermo Creamer: “Great success for Pay

Our Interns— the House of Representatives agreed to a $8.8 Million Dollar Internship Fund on top of the Senates $5 Million! I’m really happy with all this progress. Still work to do!”

Congratulations to Molly Shea who worked as part of the production team for the Tony Awards for the second straight year.

2014 5th MAY 3 & 4, 2019 Looking for Class Secretary Email Lynn at alumni@bancroftschool.org Bancroft friends from 2010 at Russell Oliver’s wedding. Top to bottom: Meg Anderson, Nicole Manning, Matt Caron, Adam Rosenberg, Olivia Angood-Hardy, Alex Buslov, groom Russell and bride Judith. Russell Oliver: “I got married! After meeting at

college in Syracuse back in 2011, my wife Judith Berg and I tied the knot at Old Sturbridge Village this October. It was an incredible weekend, one I won't forget for the rest of my life. Of course, Bancroft was well represented! Adam Rosenberg was my best man— even theming his brilliant toast around my benediction speech from Commencement! Alex Buslov and Matt Caron served as groomsmen. My sister Katie Oliver ’12 was a bridesmaid and gave a beautiful toast that made me cry. Bettina Salfeld traveled the farthest of all our guests to be there (from Oregon!) and we had a handful of other great Bancroft friends ranging from years ’08 to ’12. Everything couldn't have gone better, and we're so excited to being this new chapter of our lives together.”

for these things, and working 400 feet from Tower of Terror was a perk as well! Looking forward to continuing my studies and snagging one more internship before graduation.” Jordan Papula: “After leaving Davidson College and spending a semester working part-time back at Bancroft, I transferred to Boston College and am absolutely loving it! I'm studying sociology and economics, and still plan on graduating in the spring of 2020.”

2018

Penh Alicandro penh.alicandro@gmail.com Philip Onffroy pronffroy@gmail.com Megha Shashidhar meghashashidhar1@gmail.com

2016

Chelsea Sheldon wrote “I joined Vassar’s

Jordan Papula jpapula33@gmail.com

Circus Org (called The Barefoot Monkeys) and was in a fire spinning show with them.”

Maxwell Shepherd: “School is going well! I

Philip Onffroy: “I have begun laboratory

have entered my Junior year as an Industrial Engineering major at Purdue University, and I just came back from a fun summer as an Industrial Engineering intern with the Walt Disney Company at Disney World! It was so much fun learning how to optimize and analyze the theme park industry at the industry leader

research into better understanding a novel polymer processing machine called a Solid State Shear Pulverizer (SSSP) that embeds nanoparticles into everyday polymer plastics. Also, I'm rowing on Bucknell’s Men’s Varsity Crew and we competed at the Head of Charles in October.”

K Philip Onffroy rows in Head of the Charles for Bucknell.

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2010 Classmates Nina Shapiro, Emilee St. Germain, Josie Cordery and Helena Zakon got together in London. Nina, Emilee and Helena stopped in London after traveling in Ireland to visit with Josie who is living in England.

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Class of 2014: Get back together for your 5th REUNION on May 3 & 4, 2019!

BIRTHS Ken Davenport ’90 and Tracy Weiler McKenna Kay Davenport March 29, 2018 Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie ’02 and Mike MacKenzie Sawyer Zelda Jean MacKenzie September 14, 2018 Scott Nicholson ’04 and Kelsey Stone Theodore Stone Nicholson July 4, 2018

Russell Oliver ’10 and Judith Berg

MARRIAGES Sarah Allen ’05 to Kyle Neidhardt July 28, 2018 Alex Owen ’08 to Molly Lunn October 14, 2017 Russell Oliver ’10 to Judith Berg Oct 21, 2108

Sarah Allen ’05 and Kyle Neidhardt married in the Berkshires in July and were joined by many Bancroft friends and family including mom Halley Allen and sister Liz Allen ’08.

KEEP IN TOUCH Submit Class Notes: Class Notes and photos may be sent to your Class Secretary or directly to Bancroft at: bancroftschool.org/classnote We will request Class Notes by email for the Classes of 1950 to present. Please be sure we have your updated email address! Update your contact info: bancroftschool.org/contact

BORROW THE BANCROFT BANNER for your event. Email: alumni@bancroftschool.org

In Memoriam Ruth McIver Sisson ’43 September 27, 2018 at 92, Hanover NH

Mr. White was inspired to share this story after a visit to Olson’s Farmhouse in Cushing, Maine.

WYETH By Steve White

Which painting is America’s favorite? Is it Grant Wood’s “American Gothic,” or is it Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World”? I think it is the latter which, according to Wyeth, was painted in a rage as he felt the tragedy of Christina Olson who was paralyzed and who moved about by crawling, or, when working in her kitchen, by hitching her chair across a broken floor. She may have had Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a type of muscular atrophy. Wyeth spent the entire summer of 1948 painting “Christina’s World” after he had seen her from a third floor window of the Olson home, dragging herself and looking up at the large house she shared with her brother Alvaro. In the background of the painting are the graves of their parents. Alvaro had wanted to be a fisherman, but he gave up the sea to be a farmer and a caregiver for his sister. His dory remains stored in the hayloft at the Olson farm. Betsy and Andrew Wyeth bought Christina a wheel chair, but she did not use it. She cooked and sewed and cleaned, but the Olson house was as broken as her body. Wyeth had also been a sickly child, so perhaps this influenced his empathy with Christina. It was Betsy James, later to marry Andrew Wyeth, who introduced Andrew to the Olsons. The body of Christina is modeled on both Christina and Betsy, and the pink color of her dress in the painting is meant to suggest the weathered color of a lobster shell. The Olson farm is on Hathorn Road. The road was named by an ancestor of Nathaniel

Hawthorne, a sea captain, who built a log cabin on this road after retiring from the sea. Alvaro died Christmas Eve, 1967, after suffering from leukemia; cancer ate away at his left arm. He still lifted his sister in and out of chairs. Christina was to later say, “As he said nothing, I didn’t.” She died a month after Alvaro. On January 16, 2009, Andrew Wyeth died in his sleep at Chadds Ford, PA, and is buried in the Olson graveyard that Christina had tended, crawling across the wide meadows to do so. Her “world” is limited to a field and a large house. But as Alvaro personified sacrifice for her, she exemplified the best of human nature in stoically enduring great hardships without giving in to them. In the best tragedies, as Aristotle points out, we see man or woman emotionally exalted even in the worst of human conditions. Wyeth saw Christina as a queen. He believed, “She is everybody’s conscience,” not for her physical situation but for her character, which transcended her suffering. The strong emotions that Wyeth experienced when painting “Christina’s World” are also felt by viewers, making this painting part of America’s collective consciousness. We encourage readers to view Wyeth’s Christina’s World at the MOMA in NYC. Steve White was an English teacher at Bancroft for 47 years until he retired in 2008. He is often inspired to share his writings about what he observes during his travels.

Ruth attended Bancroft and graduated in 1943. She received her B.A. in music from Mount Holyoke College and married Donald Sisson who she had met as a child on a piano bench taking joint lessons and performing duets. They raised a family in New Jersey and Connecticut before retiring in New Hampshire. Throughout her life, Ruth participated in her community, volunteering, fundraising and sharing her love of music and musical talents. She was a faithful supporter of Bancroft and served for many years on Mount Holyoke’s Alumnae Association. She was predeceased by her husband, and is survived by her two sons and a grandson.

Ian Taylor ’46 October 2, 2018 at 90, Cotuit, MA Ian attended Bancroft in 1940, when he, his brother, and 10 other children were evacuated to Worcester from England to escape WWII. In Worcester, Ian stayed with local Bancroft families while attending the Sever Street campus. This was arranged by the Norton Company (who had a subsidiary in England). He went on to graduate from Philips Andover Academy in 1946. With his visa expiring, he returned to England, joined the Royal Signal Corps. and spent 2 years in the Middle East and East Africa. He returned to England in 1948 and enrolled in college to study business. He married and returned with his bride, June, to make their home in Spencer, MA, then Paxton. He was a manager of various Friendly Restaurants for over 20 years and was transferred to Cape Cod in 1979 where his dream of living on the Cape was fulfilled. He was predeceased by his wife June and a brother Neil, and leaves his brother Alan, his longtime partner Aimee Silberman, and three daughters, Charlotte Clemence ’76, F. Elizabeth Ballotte ’85, and Rebecca Carter, their families including 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Sarah “Sally” Whitin Brownell ’51 January 29, 2018 at 87, Philadelphia, PA Sally attended Bancroft and graduated from Mary Wheeler School, then Vassar College and Katie Gibbs Secretarial School. She married and raised a family. Sally volunteered and worked at many community organizations in New Bedford, MA and Philadelphia, PA and went on to own and operate the Salt Marsh Farm Bed and Breakfast in South Dartmouth, MA. “She will be remembered by all who met her for her commitment to justice and community service, her keen intellect and generous heart, and a deep appreciation for the natural world.” She is survived by her husband Larry, four children, and nine grandchildren.

Donald J. Hicks ’55 October 14, 2016 at 79, Coral Gables, FL Donald attended Bancroft leaving after 8th grade to attend Governor Dummer Academy where he was ranked top five nationally in tennis. In 1959, he graduated from Amherst College, where he continued to excel in athletics as captain of the basketball, tennis, soccer and squash teams. After graduation, he started his career with General Electric, married Marilyn and raised their family in Miami, FL. Don left General Electric in 1965 to work in advertising and in 1972 founded Hicks and Associates Advertising, which he ran and grew into a prosperous regional ad agency until his retirement in 1998. “Mr. Hicks' greatest joys came from time with his family. He guided his life and career to be home for family dinners, available to coach grandchildren's soccer teams and be truly present in the lives of those he loved most.” He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marilyn, two children and 7 grandchildren, and brothers, James ’51, Robert ’57, and Peter ’66. Brother David ’54 died in 2018.

Lois Kinnicutt Lockwood ’51 October 17, 2018 at 84, Lamy, NM Lois attended Bancroft and graduated from Milton Academy. She continued her education, graduating from Vassar College and later earning a Master’s in Education from Boston University. Lois worked as the librarian at Shore Country Day School in Beverly, MA until her retirement when she moved to Lamy to pursue her passion for archeology, and the art of weaving and knitting. She volunteered for the Laboratory of Anthropology and many other archeological projects during her 24 years in New Mexico. Lois is survived by her three children, their

families including 3 grandchildren and several Kinnicutt nieces and nephew.

Cornelia Duffy Ostheimer ’51 August 30, 2018 at 84, Rockport, ME Cornelia attended Bancroft and graduated from Dana Hall. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Smith College in 1955. She was married for 63 years to Jim Ostheimer and together they raised their family. She is survived by her husband Jim, four children and their families including 8 grandchildren.

David Hicks ’54 August 2018 at 82, Vail, CO David graduated from 8th grade at Bancroft then went to Governor Dummer Academy, Amherst College and Harvard Business School. He married Ann in 1959 and moved to Jacksonville, FL where they raised their family, and became civic and philanthropic leaders. A tremendous athlete in school, it was written that, “he has three personal grand slams”: first, Computer Power, a mortgage software services giant that he built, second serving as chairman of the Jacksonville Housing Authority and helping turn around its public housing; and third, Chairing the local Habitat for Humanity that set home building records. Throughout his life he established scholarships, led fundraising campaigns, and was a patron of the arts. David is predeceased by his brother Donald, and survived by his wife and 3 children and their families, and brothers, James ’51, Robert ’57, and Peter ’66.

James Hunt ’54 September 22, 2018 at 82, Southport, ME Jim finished Bancroft in grade 8 and went on to graduate from Deerfield Academy, Cornell University and Babson College. With a love of the sea that continued throughout his life, he joined the US Navy. In 1963 he joined Norton Company, where he retired in 1990 as Director of Manufacturing for North America. Jim and his wife Ann raised their family in Holden and Harvard, MA, and spent summers in Southport, ME. Jim believed in volunteering in his community, which included serving as a Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, during which time he was instrumental in establishing Amtrak's Boston-Worcester-Chicago passenger

rail service, and a long-time member of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, focusing his efforts on the junior program and the waterfront including building of the new Sailing Center. He was predeceased by his brother Robert ’60, and is survived by his wife and their 3 children, 6 grandchildren and their families.

Lisa Johnson ’62 April 12, 2018 at 73, Boulder, CO Lisa attended Bancroft until grade 8 and then graduated from Miss Porter’s School. Inspired by the mountains, Lisa moved West to Boulder in 1964. She studied at The University of Colorado and made Boulder her home. Lisa began a long teaching career and became highly regarded for her skill and hard work as an instructor of Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade classes. Over the years, several new teachers embraced Lisa as a mentor. Her favorite place, by far, was her Wyoming summer camp by the Wind River Mountain Range. In 1976, she married at a ceremony in Boulder and gave birth to her son, Alden F. Clarke, in Denver. She was a fan of cycling and finished Ride the Rockies several times as well as traveled extensively, including Alaska and New Zealand. Lisa was predeceased by her parents Alden and Mary Bullock Johnson ’35, is survived by her son, and siblings Judy Lampe ’57 and Peter ’63 and their families.

Linda Taylor Robertson ’69 September 27, 2018 at 67, Milwaukee, WI Linda attended Bancroft from grades 9 until she graduated in 1969. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northeastern University and worked as a nurse in hospitals in Boston and then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she was an emergency room nurse for over 20 years. She was a wonderful singer and performed in her church choir. Always a caregiver, helping others was the center point of her life. In 2016, she retired to be a full time grandmother. Linda is survived by her mother Ruth Taylor, her brothers, and one son and two grandchildren.

NEW FACULTY & STAFF

BRIAN ABEND

KATY HWANG

US Math Department Chair Brian holds an B.A. in Mathematics, and a minor in Psychology and Education from Middlebury College.

MS Science Teacher Katy holds a B.A. from Vassar College in Biology, and a B.E. from Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth with a concentration in biotechnology.

PHYLLIS BARRA

WILLIAM MEYERS

Assistant College Counselor Phyllis holds a B.A. in Art Education from Adelphi University.

Assistant Director of Admission Will holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and History from the University of Rhode Island.

ACHELLES BELLOS

CYNTHIA MORRISSEY

Academic Support Teacher Archie holds a B.A. in English from College of the Holy Cross.

Business Office Accountant Cindy holds a B.S. in Finance from Merrimack College.

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PATRICK PETERSEN

MS Math Teacher Adrienne holds a B.A. in Mathematics and an M.Ed. in Secondary Education from Lehigh University.

US Math Teacher Patrick holds a B.S. in Interactive Media and Game Development from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

JENNIFER DALTON

RICHARD ROGAN

US Math Teacher Jennifer holds a B.S. in Mathematics from St. Lawrence University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College.

Controller Rich holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, and a MS-CIS, from Bentley University.

COLLEEN HUNTER

TIMOTHY TOWNLEY

English Language Review & Tutor Colleen holds a B.S., and an M.A.Ed. in Special Education from the University of Connecticut.

Director of College Counseling Tim holds a B.A. from The George Washington University, and an M.Ed. in Policy, Planning and Administration from Boston University.

LUIS LOPEZ

DURRELL PRICE

Campus Enhancement Luis grew up in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico and has lived in Worcester for 26 years, working and raising his family.

Campus Enhancement Durrell lives in Worcester and is a student at Quinsigamond Community College studying business.

ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018

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Bancroft Board of Trustees 2018-19

Executive Committee President Catherine M. Colinvaux First Vice-President Sheena Sharma ’89 Vice-President Katy K. Sullivan Treasurer John J. Duggan ’77 Secretary David A. Duval At Large James P. Condon ’83 Micah S. Chase Michael Palermo

Front Row (L-R): Khurston Ellia-Epple ’86, JoAnn Mills, David Duval, Catherine Colinvaux, Sheena Sharma ’89; Back Row (L-R): Andrew Freedman, Beckley Alley Gaudette, Katy Sullivan, David Fahlstrom, Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72, John Duggan ‘77, Martin Richman, Padgett Berthiaume ’97, Susan Onffroy, and Michael Palermo

New Trustees Trustees Padgett D. Berthiaume ’97 David Cyganski Khurston S. Ellia-Epple ’86 David Fahlstrom Terence R. Flotte Andrew Freedman Beckley Alley Gaudette Peter A. Janhunen Jr. ’85 JoAnn Mills Susan Onffroy Martin S. Richman Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72 Ex Officio James P. “Trey” Cassidy Honorary Trustees Warner S. Fletcher ’63 Neil D. McDonough

Padgett D. Berthiaume ’97 Padgett graduated from Bancroft in 1997 and went on to earn a B.S. from Wheaton College and his J.D. from Western New England College. He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar Association in 2006 and joined his father and brother in the family practice, Berthiaume & Berthiaume in North Brookfield, MA. Padgett and his wife Paige Spence-Berthiaume enrolled their two children, Reese ’27 and Colby ’29, into Bancroft’s Lower School. Always an active alumnus for his Class, Padgett has brought that same energy and dedication to the School through his work as a Bancroft Fund Class Captain and to the Parent Faculty Association (PFA).

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Khurston S. Ellia-Epple ’86 Khurston graduated from Bancroft in 1986 and then earned a B. A. in political science from Skidmore College and her J.D. from Western New England College. She has worked for 20 years at Unum in Worcester with her most recent role as Scrum Master, coaching software development teams to constantly improve the quality and value of their deliveries. Since her graduation, Khurston has been the 1986 Class Agent and a dedicated alumni volunteer. In 2010, she and her husband, Chris Epple, enrolled daughter Abigail into Kindergarten at Bancroft. Since that time, Khurston has been a tireless leader of our Parent Faculty Association (PFA), and has recently taken on the role of President.

Peter A. Janhunen Jr. ’85 Pete graduated from Bancroft in 1985 and was accepted into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he earned a B.S. in French and then served on active duty in the U. S. Army for eight years. He earned an M.A. in Public Communication from Syracuse University and has become an experienced communicator who has held senior roles at The Pew Charitable Trusts, Service Employees International Union, and unions representing professional firefighters and airline pilots. Pete recently relocated to New England from Washington, D. C. to run his own public relations practice in Providence, RI. Martin S. Richman Martin’s relationship with Bancroft began in 1990 as the Director of Alumni Relations & Campus Communications, ultimately serving as the Director of Alumni and Development until 2000, when he left to work in development at St. Mark’s School and the Worcester Art Museum. He is now the first-ever Executive Director of Advancement for UMass Memorial Medical Center. Prior to UMass, Martin served as Vice President of Philanthropy for Milford Regional Medical Center, providing leadership for their historic $25 million Excellence Campaign. Living in Worcester with his wife Joanne DeMoura, Martin serves as immediate past-president of the New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy and as a board member of the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce.

A Note from the CAO Dear Bancroft Friends, Reflecting on the 2017 – 2018 academic year, I am struck by the depth and breadth of what Bancroft School accomplished. As you will see, this annual report summarizes many of these successes, while highlighting our shared commitment to a process of continuous school improvement. As an administrator of the School, I feel both a deep sense of pride in the work done here and a sense of responsibility to help Bancroft continue to be a relevant, forwardthinking school. So, let me share with you some of the 2017-2018 school year highlights: Our faculty worked tirelessly to put together a reflective and comprehensive report to NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges), while moving classrooms and offices to optimize space. We created a sample classroom to try out new furniture and arrangements. We created a new digital media lab to support ever growing arts electives. With an eye to the future, we began work on our next strategic plan, with the foresight to make it a dynamic, adaptive document. We invested in a marketing and brand management company to improve our messaging materials. This multi-year comprehensive marketing project is already paying dividends with enrollment and retention. We assembled a capital campaign advisory committee and raised over $2 million in philanthropic gifts. Current family participation reached a ten-year high, hitting 64%. We invited grandparents back to campus, held a student thank-a-thon, and brought together our parents with multi-grade parent potlucks. Our alumni continue to let us know the amazing things they are doing in the world. They gathered together on the Cape, in Maine, Boston, and New York. Our students edited a book written by an alumnus. We hosted a book launch for another alumni family. We added a ‘grands brunch’ to our reunion program for our oldest reunion classes. Our alumni also contributed nearly half of the dollars in our annual Bancroft Fund.

Contents OUT IN FRONT Campaign Early Gifts & Pledges .......................5

Honor Roll of Donors to All Funds ................................. 6

Bancroft Fund Giving Current Parents ........................... 10 Alumni ..............................................12 Parents of Alumni ....................... 14 Grandparents ............................... 14 Faculty & Staff ............................. 15 Headmaster’s Circle ................... 16 Corporations & Foundations.............................. 16

I am grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of 2017 – 2018 at Bancroft, including most of all the students for their dedication and commitment. Not only are they proud Bulldogs, but they are also keen to meet our expectations and make us proud of them. Thank you to everyone who invested in their future.

Honorary Gifts .................................. 18

With gratitude,

Gifts to Special Funds .................. 20

Memorial Gifts .................................. 19

George Bancroft Legacy Society .................................21 Donor Spotlight ................................21

Tobey Fossey Chief Advancement Officer

– Tobey Fossey, Chief Advancement Officer

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I feel both a deep sense of pride in the work done here and a sense of responsibility to help Bancroft continue to be a relevant, forward-thinking school.”

Bancroft School makes every effort to list each donor accurately without omissions or errors. Email giving@bancroftschool.org if you have any questions.

Operating Activities REVENUE

EXPENSES Auxiliary Programs

Auxiliary Programs Charitable Gifts

Administrative & Institutional

5% Instructional

11%

Physical Plant Operation

Endowment Draw

83%

56%

22%

Tuition & Fees

Salaries & Benefits

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Ten-Year Endowment History

FY FY 08-09 09-10 $17,466,082

$19,511,972

FY 10-11

FY 11-12

FY 12-13

FY 13-14

FY 14-15

FY 15-16

FY 16-17

FY 17-18

$22,942,674

$22,220,363

$24,378,848

$27,600,760

$27,591,958

$25,898,506

$27,996,787

$28,147,442

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OUT IN FRONT Campaign Early Gifts & Pledges Bancroft School is grateful to the following generous donors who have made early gifts and pledges to the Out In Front campaign as of June 30, 2018. Funds raised through the campaign will provide support for capital improvements, endowment, and programs. Read more on the back cover of the Bulletin.

$2 million or more The Stoddard Charitable Trust

$1 million - $1,999,999 $500,000 - $999,999 George I. Alden Trust The Fletcher Foundation

$125,000-$499,999 Catherine Colinvaux and Phillip Zamore The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation Estate of Ronald S. Davis ’38 Bradford Gooch ’54 The Ruth H. and Warren A. Ellsworth Foundation Estate of Robert D. Harrington, Jr. ’50

$50,000 - $124,999 George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation The Wyatt Garfield Family

Estate of Carolyn Heald ’60 Stephen Loring and Valerie Stoddard Loring ’55 Lorna Erickson Wayland ’62 Estate of Anny MacLaurin Winch ’41 Estate of Ann Prouty

$25,000-$49,999 Craig ’77 and Suzanne Knutson Huiming Li and Haiyan Zhang Robert ’82 and Annette Loring George ’78 and Lynne Tonna

$10,000 - $24,999 Trey and Bonnie Cassidy Jane A. Difley ’67 David and Leslie Duval Terence and Kye Flotte Elizabeth Heald Shawn McGuinness JoAnn and David Mills Joseph Persky ’98 Protective Services, Inc. Andrew and Julie Salmon

Estate of Virginia Wade Sampson ’38 Robert and Dawn Seiple Karyn and Mark Wagner ’84

$9,999 and under Charles and Mary Aleksiewicz Beckley Alley Gaudette John Anderson Nancy Berley and Scott Dworman Dwight and Susan Blake ’68 Jonathan Blake ’65 and Susan Hunter Michael and Amy Chang ’96 Micah and Iris Chase R. Conrad and Christine Clemson James ’83 and Isabel Condon David and Janet Cyganski Benjamin Dobson ’97 John ’77 and Mary Beth Duggan William Ebert ’99 David and Paula Fahlstrom Andrew Freedman and Paula Bellin Kevan Gibson and Linda Tilton Gibson ’83 Robert and Maureen Gray

John and Lea Hench James Holdstein and Emily Gould Holdstein ’72 Brad C. Knapp S. Robert Levine ’76 Brian and Dana McAllister David ’72 and Susan Nicholson Susan and Joshua Onffroy Michael and Martha Palermo Nicolina Puccio Betty Russell Roderick and Karen Shaffert Sheena Sharma ’89 and Joseph Cotten Katy and Peter Sullivan Frederic Taylor ’54 Josephine Herron ’72 Truesdell and Philip Truesdell John and Nancy Tumolo Keith and Holly Turley Todd Wetzel ’86 David Woodbury and Susan Brownell Woodbury ’61 Lisa Heald Zuar ’74

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Bancroft School is grateful to its many donors. Cumulative gifts to the Bancroft Fund, matching gifts, and other non-campaign gifts during the 2017-18 fiscal year are listed here. These gifts celebrate Bancroft’s past, strengthen its present, and lay foundations for the future. We are proud to recognize the cumulative giving of all those who made a gift to Bancroft School between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Early gifts and pledges to Bancroft School’s Out In Front capital campaign are listed on page 5.

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★★ 10+ year consecutive giving

★ 5+ year consecutive giving

$25,000 and above

Michael and Amy Chang ’96 ★ Jane Difley ’67 ★★ David and Leslie Duval ★ William Ebert ’99 David and Paula Fahlstrom ★★ Kevan Gibson and Linda Tilton Gibson ’83 Mary Ireland ’68 Richard and Martha Karwowski Robert and Nancy Kenney C. Jean McDonough ★★ Dwight ’82 and Kirsten Poler ★★ R. Dale and Laurie Rains Reliant Medical Group Foundation, Inc. The Remillard Family: ★★ Arthur Remillard III Arthur Remillard ’04 Michelle Remillard ’08 Monique Remillard ’06 Carl and Carolyn Selavka Clay Smook ★ Karsten Stueber and Manisha Sinha ★★

Catherine Colinvaux and Phillip Zamore ★★ James Dinan ’77 ★★ Jeppson Memorial Fund

$10,000 to $24,999 Bancroft School PFA Patricia Fletcher ’56 † George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation ★★ Greater Worcester Community Foundation ★★ Richard and Ann J. Prouty Foundation

$5,000 to $9,999 DCU for Kids Laura Dully ★ Warner ’63 and Mary Fletcher ★★ Goldman Sachs Gives Craig ’77 and Suzanne Knutson ★★ Stephen Loring and Valerie Stoddard Loring ’55 ★★ Neil and Lisa McDonough ★★ Michael and Martha Palermo ★★ Joseph Persky ’98 ★★ Joseph Persky Foundation ★★ Polar Beverages Robert Sulik and Kathleen Wood ★★ Michael and Andrea Urban Karyn and Mark ’84 Wagner ★★ Lorna Erickson Wayland ’62 ★★ Todd Wetzel ’86 ★★

$3,000-$4,999

Trey and Bonnie Cassidy ★ Micah and Iris Chase ★★ Barbara Fargo ★★ Andrew Freedman and Paula Bellin ★★ Katharine Garfield ★★ James N. Heald ’45 ★★ Peter and Donna Mann ★ Brian and Dana McAllister ★★ JoAnn and David Mills ★★ Daniel and Mayo Morgan Barrett Morgan ’57 ★★ Igor Samartsev and Natalia Pavlova The Wetzel Group at Morgan Stanley

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Central Mass Auto Auction LLC Joe Smalley Joaquim and Hannah Aniceto Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation ★★ Frederick and Isabel Bayon ★★ Michael and Tammy Brossi ★ James † and Mary Jo Cassidy Hsiao-Lung Chang and Chin Huei Yeh ★★

$1,500 - $1,899

Anonymous ★★ Mark Azar Matthew Berger and Deirdre Coughlan Michael Conboy ’84 Daniel Conroy and Isabelita Bella-Conroy ★ David and Janet Cyganski ★★ Roger Davis and Hayla Sluss John ’77 and Mary Beth Duggan ★ Scott Dworman and Nancy Berley Christian Epple and Khurston Ellia-Epple ’86 ★★ Joan Wandrei Gong ’69 ★★ Charlotte Millard Harrington ’63 ★★ Ian and Kelly Hurd ★ Margaret Laneri and Elizabeth Phalen Joshua and Susan Onffroy Ronald Price and Rosa Carrasquillo Stephen and Maureen Quill ★★ Scott and Anne Reisinger ★★ Jonathan Roberts and Monica Van Campen Sheena Sharma ’89 and Joseph Cotten ★ Betsy Ribakoff Sheerr ’68 Harry Keates and Robin Silverman ★★ Katy and Peter Sullivan ★ Frederic Taylor ’54 ★

$500 to $1,499 Anonymous (3) AbbVie Foundation Employee Engagement Fund

Ali Akalin and Ceyhan Karabas-Akalin Charles and Mary Aleksiewicz ★★ Beckley Alley Gaudette ★ Paul Anderson and Ann Cichon David and Jill Asher Patrick and Bridgette Assad Patricia Ramsdell Austen ’55 Lisa Baker and Kristi Fielder Beth Beckmann Padgett Berthiaume ’97 and Paige Spence-Berthiaume Amy Glick Blecher ’63 ★★ Matthew Bovenzi Wendy White Bowen ’78 David Butler ’81 ★★ Andrew and Megan Byron Mary Halpin Carter ’83 ★★ John and Betsy Carver James and Beth Conners Amy Corbett ’67 Nicholas Cotsidas ’58 ★★ Henry Coz The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation, Inc. Peter and Maura Dawson George Dewey ’58 ★ Eric and Catherine Dickson Benjamin Dobson ’97 ★★ Enchanted Fireside Jonathan Epstein ’85 James Holdstein and Emily Gould Holdstein ’72 ★★ Allen Fletcher ’65 ★★ Andrew ’95 and Katie Fletcher ★★ Justin ’89 and Laine Fletcher ★★ Matthew ’91 and Julie Fletcher ★★ Terence and Kye Flotte ★★ Phoebe Ann Davis Freeman ’46 Joseph and Antonine Gal John Gallagher and Carolyn Cuff Sean and Matthew Ganas Lisa Giarrusso ’83 Heidi Ginter ★ Bradford Gooch ’54 ★★ Ellen Gould ’63 ★★ Timothy Gray ’87 and Cynthia Hipona Gray Adam Haddad ’95 Richard and Sarah Hardy ★ John Harris ’51 Thomas Hedstrom Betsy Campbell Heide ’56 ★★ Michael Heinecken Arthur and Elisa Heinricher ★ Mark Hennigar ’78 Simon and Lisa Hennin Milton Higgins ’56 ★★ Mary Louise Persons Hoss ’68 ★★ Harry Johnson ’53 ★★ Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 ★★

Contributors July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

Eric and Melissa Kapitulik Thomas and Susan Knight ★★ Richard and Diane Knutson David Kurlan and Deborah Penta Andrew and Colene Kuzmission Ronald and Lynn Lancaster ★ Robert ’82 and Annette Loring ★★ Peter Lukes and Andrea Chiaramonte Michael Lyons and Jannette McMenamy Brian Maher and Lauren Hamm Sanjay Mathew and Mareen George Peter and Patricia McKone ★★ Neal Melley and Kerri Aleksiewicz Melley ’90 ★★ Douglas and Diane Meystre ★★ Henry ’72 and Katherine Michie ★★ Thomas Michie ’74 Rebecca Mitchell ’66 ★★ James Morel ’88 Edmund Murrah ’62 ★★ Thomas and Kristen Murray David Nicholson ’02 David ’72 and Susan Nicholson ★★ Joyce Anderson Nicholson ’47 ★★ Joseph Parse and Kamlyn Haynes James Paugh ’96 Lauren Persky ’95 Protective Services, Inc. Hale and Sarah Pulsifer Quinsigamond Rowing Association Hugh Riley ’58 Samuel Riley ’55 Jon and Patricia Rosenfeld ★ Elizabeth Tonna Sarantos ’75 ★★ Kirk and Madeline Saville Suzanne Schwaiger ’68 Robert and Dawn Seiple ★ Anthony Selvitella ’97 and Patrick Murphy Roger and Carol Sheldon ★ William Shipman ’63 ★★ Joan Moynagh Sholley ’77 ★ Mitchell and Gwen Sokoloff Todd and Lynn St. Germain ★★ Marc Starzyk ’88 ★★ David Sweet ’92 and Meredith Morse Sweet ’92 George ’78 and Lynne Tonna ★★ Philip Truesdell and Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72 ★★ John and Nancy Tumolo ★★ Val’s Restaurant & Pizza, Inc. Stephen and Sadalit Van Buren Laura Poler Ward ’81 ★★ Nina Heald Webber ’49 ★★ Stephen White and Clare Hayden White ’52 W. Holt Whiting ’61 and Patricia Jones Whiting ’64 ★

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$250 to $499

Up to $249 Anonymous (7) Jay and Myra Aframe ★ Ting Li Ahmari ’99 Jo Anne Pierson Albright ’57 ★★ Kathleen Aleksiewicz ’92 Bernie Alicandro and Hannah Hall-Alicandro ★★ John and Halley Allen ★★ William † and Sandra Allen ★★

Sarah Allen ’05 Iouri Alsov and Lynn Kremer Alena Amano ’07 Reginald and Jean Anderson Forbes ’77 and Candace Anderson ★★ Megan Anderson ’10 Ursula Arello William Armstrong Shannon Arsenault James Athy ’03 Lawrence Atupem ’02 John Laracy & Bagel Inn Nolan Baglio ’26 Bruce Baird ’04 ★ Emily Baird ’05 ★ Lucy Baird ’08 ★ Jordan Ball ’09 Joseph and Geraldine Barba John and Anna Barker Daron and Katharine Barnard Alan Barthelman ’63 ★ Janet Bath ’49 Milo Beach John and Anne Beauregard ★ Alexander Becker ’08 David Beecher Paul and Shari Belanger ★★ Barbara Dill Bell ’63 Steven Bennett and Victoria Triolo Barbara Bernardin Robert Bernstein ’79 ★★ Christopher and Jennifer Berthiaume Roger and Arline Bibeault Robert Bicknell ’60 Gene and Barbara Bisol Karl Bjork ’52 and Janice Hardy Bjork ’54 ★★ Kim Boin Andrew and Anne Bond Laurie Bowater ★★ Peter and Kelly Boyd Bruce Boyson and Elizabeth Darling Kimmis Brady Mark Braley and MaryEllen McArdle Richard and Susan Bream ★★ Kevin Briggs Curtis Brockelman ’57 Rhonda Brodeur ★ Edmund Brose ’13 Caroline Brown ’11 Brown Football Association Alfred and Beverly Broz ★ Mark and Gail Buckley ★ Steven and Lisa Budish Martha Palmer Bullard ’55 ★ † Brian and Wendy Burroughs Mark Mancevice and Marilyn Butler ★ Miriam Wade Butts ’44 ★ Sarah Burke Cahalan ’01 Andrea Salloom Cali ’72 Mary Valentine Callahan ’67 Deborah Root Carley ’70 Robert and Joan Carlson Calvin Carr ’55 ★ Adrienne Otto Carr Pfluger ’51 Karen Sigel Carswell ’93 Bridgette Cassidy ’23 Richard Cassidy ★ Page Cassidy ’20 Shelby Catino ’03 Kathleen O’Brien Cavanaugh ’52

Odhise and Valentina Cepele Jennifer McPherson Cervini ’78 CGI Interactive Communications, Inc. David Kelleher Elizabeth Bullock Chandler ’76 ★★ Hunter Chaney and Anne Casavant Chaney Richard and Avery Chase ★ Jonathan Chason and Traci Portnoff Keith and Barbara Chenot ★★ Jonathan and Susanne Choate Abigail Church Morgan Cichon ’06 ★★ Karla Cinquanta ★ Tucker Massey Clark ’61 ★★ Kieran Cloonan ’91 Dennis and Cynthia Cohen ★★ Stephanie Cohen ’02 Teena Betten Cohen ’64 Abby Cohen ’93 Michael Cohen ’98 Thomas and Alisha Coleman Janet Ayres Coles ’51 ★★ James ’83 and Isabel Condon ★★ David Conner Anne West Cowenhoven ’68 Joy Meystre Cowles ’91 Patricia Cox James and Carol Cranford ★ Christopher and Elizabeth Crawford Norman and Judy Crawford ★★ William Cronin and Cynthia Pendleton Paul and Kathleen Cummings Janis Hampshire Cummins ’70 Susanne Gosnell Currie ’64 ★★ D. Gray Dalton Ilir and Brizida Danga ★ Petraq and Eugjenja Danga June Davenport ★ William and Shelagh Davenport Dix and Sarah Davis Gregory Davis and Nancy Brown Aniceto Blaise and Cynthia De Souza ★★ Christopher DeAngelis and Suzanne Owen John Dearborn ’72 Louis and Dona DeSantis Louis DeSantis ’96 Kenneth and Janet Deshais David Dewey ’76 ★★ Henry ’42 and Jane Dewey ★ Sarah Dewey ’78 ★★ Ramon Diaz and Karen Walton-Bowen ★ James Dickison Mabel Gorton DiFranza ’52 ★ Charles and Laurie Dings ★★ Thomas Dings ’84 Dominic Dipersia John and Marcelle Doherty Eric and Susan Domski ★ Peter and Mary Donaty Barbara Douglas Marcia Dowgielewicz Downs ’73 Paul Duane ’74 Caitlin Duggan Joyce Schneider Duncan ’49 ★★ Mary Edwards ★ Stephen and Alina Eisenhauer Joshua and Karen Eisenthal †Deceased

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Anonymous (3) Gilbert and Gloria Anderson ★ Dan and Lisa Anderson Andreoli Insurance Agency, Inc. Patricia Higgins Arnold ’62 William and Mary Bagley Bruce and Amy Baird ★ Zachary Bamberg ’04 ★ Thomas Barthel and Marci Jones ★ Cornelia Alden Bates ’55 ★★ Richard and Richelle Beaudette Anthony Bebbington and Denise Humphreys Bebbington ★ Theodore and Maryellen Beriau K. Andrew Bjork ’78 ★★ Jonathan Blake ’65 and Susan Hunter ★★ Jennifer A. Borislow Insurance Agency, Inc. Colby Brown ’98 Butler-Dearden Paper Service ★ Christopher and Claire Campbell Vilson Castelo-Blanco and Romela Sousa Central Mass. Orthodontic Association Christopher Chand ’02 and Uyen Le Chand ’02 Eric Coghlin ’98 and Victoria Radin Coghlin ’99 James and Nancy Coghlin ★★ Flavien Collet Gerald and Patricia Condon ★ Kaitlyn Conor Ediz and Elifce Cosar David and Susan Cranford ★★ Melvin S. Cutler Charitable Foundation ★ Thomas Davis ’88 Douglas DeFonzo ’88 ★ Jon and Laura Deneen Patricia Doon Martha Duggan ’74 Peter ’88 and Alison Durant ★★ Rachel Kenary Egan ’77 Betsy Glass Engvall ’57 ★★ Eddie Fernandez ’94 Kevin and Robyn Floyd Bruce and Joanne Fortin ★★ Taro and Maureen Fujimori ★★ Sophia Gallo ’21 Jose Garcia-Lopez and Katherine Chope ★ Angus L. Garfield ’78 Emily Athy Garrett ’00 ★★ George and Suzanne Gebelein Joseph and Jean Gennaco Robert and Maureen Gray ★ Ivan and Noreen Green Corey Griffin Donald and Barbara Groves Charles ’67 and Wendy Harris ★★ Bradford Hastings ’68

Rebecca Morgan Hedgecock ’60 ★ Paul M. Heffernan Jr. ’74 Susan Heide Edith Miller Heier ’60 ★★ Mark Hollinger and Cheryl Cowley Hollinger ’77 ★ David and Chris Huffman Kate Hutchinson ’98 Jonathan and Sara Jacobson ★★ Susan Seder Joseph ’61 Stephen and Janice Kapaon John and Rayna Keenan ★★ Sandra Kirchner ’58 Louis Swan and Elizabeth Kunhardt ★★ Frank Lamelas and Sudha Swaminathan Ashwyn and Judes Look-Why ★ Maria Machargo Infansone Daniel and Melissa Mahr William Marble and Anelise Horah Daniel and Susan McCormack Shawn McGuinness ★ Sally Poor McHenry ’56 Ruthann Melancon Ann Koreywo Mele ’53 Petrika and Ornela Melo Samuel Millette ’11 Molly Beals Millman ’66 ★★ Renee Michelson Minsky ’49 ★★ Kerry Sullivan O’Keefe ’92 ★★ Vincent and Bonny O’Rourke Jeffrey Oakes ’73 ★★ John and Shay Parretti ★ James Pease and Janice Hitzhusen Adrian ’72 and Ruth Perschak ★ Henry ’74 and Katharina Perschak David and Marlene Persky ★★ Martin Richman and Joanne DeMoura ★ David and Kathleen Sampson Judith Sbrogna ★★ Ralph Sbrogna ’94 ★★ Nathaniel Schultz ’00 Jeffrey and Elaine Shack ★★ Philip and Judith Shwachman Joseph and Wendy Somerset Duncan and Melissa-Lee Sorli John Stowe and Valerie Gustafson Stowe ’64 Thomas and Kathleen Sullivan ★ Dianne Sullivan Jennifer Summers ’90 ★★ Andrea Sussman ’78 ★ Diane Tonna ’78 Adrian and Kimberley VanderSpek ★★ Peter and Donna Wallace ★★ Jeffrey Ward ’85 ★★ Richard Watson William and Susan Zujewski

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Diane Ellis-Edwards ★ Richard Ellison and Gretchen Schultz-Ellison Judith Coghlin El-Shakhs ’53 ★★ Stephen Erban and Catherine Phillips ★ Christopher Erskine ’44 ★★ Linwood Erskine ’41 ★ Matthew ’78 and Carolyn Erskine Terri Sundin Evans ’73 Rebecca Fahlstrom ’07 ★★ Rachel Fahlstrom ’11 ★★ Robbie Fair-Barone Louis Farina and Jane Warner Farina Robert Ferguson Graham Fernald ’51 ★★ Rodney Ferris Rodney Ferris ’76 Elizabeth Fitzpatrick ’72 Edith Plimpton Fleeman ’70 Shaan Razvi Foltz ’88 Paul and Martha Fortier Tobey Fossey Richard and Joan Freedman Drew Freilich ’98 Marc ’89 and Becky Frieden ★ Sharon Kleiv Fromm ’63 ★ Rufus ’58 and Mary Frost Mary Fuller ’01 F. Edward Gallagher, Lahair & Gallagher Seth Garfield ’75 ★★ Jeremy and Stephanie Gelbwachs Stuart and Jane Gerhardt ★★ Rachel Gerhardt ’09 John Germain Phyllis Gibson ★ Martha Wright Giguere ’63 Cara Veneziano Gilbert ’95 Giving Assistant, Inc. Richard and Dorothea Glew Jill Goldstein ’04 ★★ Michael and Elisabeth Gondek Willis Gould ★★ Martha Grace Richard Graham ’67★ John Greenman ’58 David and Jo-Ellen Grossi Lynn Grunza Christine Carr Hague ’64 ★★ Helen Frost Hale ’53 Howard and Patricia Hall Judith Jacobs Hall ’58 ★★ Patricia Halpin ’85 Laura Hamel ★ Wajdi and Thara Hamza Gregory Hanley and Rachel Thompson Eric and Catherine Hanssen ★ John Hanssen ’23 Julia Hanssen ’21 Paul and Kathleen Harrington ★★ Michael Harrington ’08 Cynthia Howard Harvell ’66 ★★ Elizabeth Heald Patrick Healy and Rebecca Dono Healy ’86 Michael and MaryLou Heath Neil and Jillian Heenan Mason Hendershott Penelope Herideen Watts Herideen-Woodruff ’19

Rene and Ana Herrera Madelyn Hicks Robert Hicks ’57 and Susan Sperry Hicks ’58 ★ Helen Sessions Higgins ’54 ★★ Lee Higgins ’62 ★ Prentiss Higgins ’57 and Mary Cushman Higgins ’61 Andrew Hitzhusen ’11 Matthew Hitzhusen ’97 Michael Hochman ’97 Joseph and Norma Hogan Jewell Holden ★★ William and Jane Holloway ★★ Martha Hosey Laura Apostolou Hovey ’98 David Howe ’70 John Howe ’76 ★★ Deborah Tyler Hunt ’53 Steve and Tara Husson Lynn Hutchins ’72 ★★ Jeanette McIntosh Ingersoll ’55 ★★ Sarah Ireland ’72 David and Donna Irving ★★ Brynn Jackel ’13 ★ Donald and Megan Jackel ★★ Molly Jackel ’09 ★ David and Mary Jaffee Mary Lee O’Connell Jamieson ’54 Mary Eddy Janigian ’64 ★★ Judith Phillips Jarmer ’59 ★ Ann Jasperson Stephen Jerome ’79 Elaine Johnson Elizabeth Johnson Lisa Johnson ’62 † Mark and Barbara Johnson Richard Johnson ’74 ★ Rebecca Johnstone ’83 Sheldon and Priscilla Jones Tracy Jones Benjamin Josephson ’93 S. Michael Kaczynski Josh and Jessica Kane David Kanter and Peggy Wu Pamela Kates ★ John Kates ’16 Seth Kaufman ’97 Anna Gebelein Keegan ’76 Andrew Kelleher Caroline Keller ’93 James Kelley ’09 ★ Sarah Kelley ’10 Stephen and Katherine Kelley ★★ John and Cynthia Kennison Emily Kent Aria Killough-Miller ’13 Tony and Judy King Foundation Stephen and Ellen Kinnealey Philip Kinnicutt ’59 ★ Donna Eteson Kishibay ’67 Henry and Jennifer Knight Nicholas Knight ’72 Barry and Eloise Knowlton Lindsay Knowlton ’60 ★ Joy Knowlton ’75 Brian and Carol Kondek ★★ Fanfei Kong★ Laurie Jasperson Kovalik ’90 Barrie Kramer

Mark Kraus and Phoebe Moore Benjamin Krefetz ’96 Jaime L’Heureux Katherine Burgess Lail ’75 Susan Barnard Lamdin ’72 Debra Lamir Judith Johnson Lampe ’57 Kim Landers Staci Elkins Landress ’83 Christina Gummere Laurie ’60 Patrick and Lisa Leach Corey LeBlanc and Sarah Oikemus Gail LeBlanc ★ Lana LeBlanc Charles Lenis and Sarah Callahan Lenis ’71 ★ Ariane Lenis Salmon ’03 Mark and Carol Leslie Michelle Lessard Lauren Levenson ’72 Susan Garrison Liming ’71 ★★ K. Martin Linder and Carol Botty ★★ Philip Lindquist ★ Nancy Lippincott Hannah Lippincott ’13 Shaina Lo ’11 Deborah Locke ’65 ★★ Michael Louca ’92 Kathleen Sessions Low ’61 Maryann Horton Luongo ’93 Alisheya Luthman ’10 Russell and Linda Luthman Daniel MacConnell and Gina Moretti-MacConnell Gregory and Margaret MacGilpin ★★ Lindsey Madison ’06 Craig and Ellen Madonia Hemant Magoo and Shilpa Monga Kenneth Maloney Andrew Manby and Fiona Johnston Bettejane Bockoven Manoog ’53 Douglas and JoEllen Marden Cecily Marshall Jane Martell Kevin and Rosalind Martin Ralph Martin and Deborah Scott Russell and Julie Mason Gary Mathieu ★★ Kristina Nassikas Matsch ’76 John Mayher ’57 Janet McClure Beverley Baldwin McCoid ’52 ★★ Scott and Kendra McCuine Janet Emery McCutcheon ’52 ★★ Moira McGrain ’82 Timothy McKone ’06 Matthew McKone ’11 David and Kimberly McLaren Meghan McLaughlin ’01 Heather McLeod Clementine McNamara Kathryn Crowley McNeal ’98 ★★ Rebecca Meigs ’74 ★ Jane Merritt ★ Richard and Diane Merritt ★★ Marcy Peterson Merzigian ’73 Barbara Ward Meyer ’83 Erwin ’58 and Margery Miller ★★ Ruthanne Greenberg Miller ’73 David Millette ’13

Contributors July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

Margaret Palmer Mix ’53 Mark Moore ’65 John and Janice Morello ★★ John and Ann Morgan Pamela Kinnicutt Motley ’62 ★★ Morgan Mowbray Michelle Farina Murphy ’01 ★★ Donald Naber and Maura McCarthy ★ Carol Holmstrom Narbeshuber ’51 ★★ Roy and Maura Nascimento Andrew Nash ’93 W. Paul Needham T. Leverett Nelson ’77 Bradley Nicholson ’06 ★ Scott Nicholson ’04 ★★ William ’76 and Mary Nicholson ★ Anne Bagley Nielsen ’68 ★★ David and Kathryn Niose Erica Puccio O’Brien ’91 ★★ Mark and Kristen O’Brien ★ Catherine and Jody Ochs Susan Hogeman O’Connor ’73 Trevor O’Driscoll ★ Kathryn Oliver ’12 ★ Russell Oliver ’10 Russell and Lynn Oliver Julie O’Malley ★ Judith Opert Sandler ’62 Courtney Ordway ’11 ★ Burton and Carole Orland James and Hannah O’Rourke ★★ Burton and Na-Young Osterweis Elizabeth Osterweis Christian and Brita Outzen Gene and Christa Papula Jordan Papula ’16 Robert and Judith Paradine Matthew and Taryn Patrick Sally Gooch Paynter ’51 ★★ Paypal Charitable Giving Fund Kenneth Payson ’63 ★★ Alfred and Amy Pearson ★ Suzanne Merritt Pearson ’63 Wayne and Leigh Penniman ★ Ruben Peralta and Wynne Morgan ’98 Edward Perrin ’04 Sarah French Perry ’52 ★★ R. Norman Peters John and Patricia Peterson Frank Pfeiffer ’61 Christopher Phillips and Melissa Shufro ★★ E. Warren Pierce Bart and Sandy Polhemus Cheryl Pope Vickie and Paul Powers ★★ Justin Puccio ’89 Barbara Petter Putnam ’72 Kevin Ramos-Glew ’93 Barbara Davies Ramsdell ’53 ★★ Justin and Amber Redden ★ Hannah Reisinger ’12 ★ Jose and Celeste Reyes Erica Driscoll Ribeiro ’93 ★★ Connor Richmond ’11 Susan Dunlop Roberts ’58 Elizabeth Rocha ★★ Kimberly Rogers Kathleen Amorello Rose ’68 ★ Margaret Ross

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David Slatkin ’04 James Small ’73 Cynthia Foster Smith ’71 Samuel and Patricia Smith ★★ Emily Chenot Smith ’93 Brook Spaulding ’80 Robin Spaulding ★ Dana Spencer ’12 James and Susan Spencer ★★ Emilee St. Germain ’10 ★ Greg and Lisa Stahovec Kevin and Amy Staunton William Stebbins ’72 Tomi and Edlira Stefani Aaron and Jody Stephenson Michael and Alice Stephenson ★ Lyssa Steponaitis Marguerite Stinson ’65 ★★ Eve Meiklejohn Stone ’53 Sullivan, Garrity and Donnelly Insurance Agency Ian Taylor ’46 ★★ † Peter Taylor ’60 Linda Taylor Robertson ’69 † Nadine Telenson ★★ Stephen and Gina Thamel John Thayer and Martha Coes Thayer ’58 Xin Tian and Tingting Li Frances Kumin Ticktin ’69 ★★ Edwin Tiffany ’60 Henry Tiffany ’58 ★★ Larri Tonelli Parker ’78 Stefani Torode Nicholas Tretter and Susan Hardy Tretter ’82 ★

Jennifer Backus Trowbridge ’93 Nicole Troy Samuel Truesdell ’02 Kristin Tupper Thomas Vander Salm and Adelaide Sherer Vander Salm ’64 Pamela Lee Veith ’76 Casey Wagner ’13 Benjamin Wagner ’16 Raendi and Rachel Wagner Jennifer Wallace ’12 ★ Joanne Wallmuth Allen Ward and Ann Tilton Ward ’58 ★★ David and Carol Weinstock Roger and Elise Wellington John and Carolyn Wells Margaret Davis Werner ’95 Nancy Smith Whelan ’64 David and Carrie Whitney ★ Donna Joy Williams Mitchell and Amy Wolf Virginia Woodbury ★ David Woodbury and Susan Brownell Woodbury ’61 ★★ Benjamin Yood ’03 Robyn York Ellen Zamore ★★ Samantha Welch Zappia ’00 Ruth Zearfoss Jane Zimmermann Lisa Heald Zuar ’74 ★★

The Bulldog Circle $50 or more from young alumni in the Classes of 2008-2017 Lucy Baird ’08 ★ Jordan Ball ’09 Alexander Becker ’08 Edmund Brose ’13 Rachel Fahlstrom ’11 ★★ Michael Harrington ’08 Andrew Hitzhusen ’11 James Kelley ’09 Sarah Kelley ’10 Alisheya Luthman ’10 Matthew McKone ’11 David Millette ’13 Samuel Millette ’11 Courtney Ordway ’11 ★ Hannah Reisinger ’12 ★ Michelle Remillard ’08 Connor Richmond ’11 Hannah Sinrich ’15 Dana Spencer ’12 Emilee St. Germain ’10 ★ Casey Wagner ’13 Benjamin Wagner ’16 Jennifer Wallace ’12 ★

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Current Parent Giving

It is with great appreciation that we acknowledge below our current Bancroft parents for their generous commitments to support our annual Bancroft Fund. Led by trustee and parent Katy Sullivan and parent Nancy Berley, an enthusiastic team of parent volunteers worked to raise our parent participation rate to 64%. Your contributions are a tangible sign of your belief in the mission of Bancroft School. Thank you for making a difference.

Class of 2018 Meg Gallo, Captain 60% Participation Anonymous (2) Bernie Alicandro and Hannah Hall-Alicandro John and Anna Barker Anthony Bebbington and Denise Humphreys Bebbington Christopher and Jennifer Berthiaume Michael and Tammy Brossi Hunter Chaney and Anne Cassavant Chaney Daniel Conroy and Isabelita Bella-Conroy Ediz and Elifce Cosar Ilir and Brizida Danga Gregory Davis and Nancy Brown Peter and Mary Donaty Diane Ellis-Edwards Marc ’89 and Becky Frieden Frank Lamelas and Sudha Swaminathan Ronald and Lynn Lancaster K. Martin Linder and Carol Botty Margaret Laneri and Elizabeth Phalen Michael Lyons and Jannette McMenamy Brian and Dana McAllister John and Ann Morgan William ’76 and Mary Nicholson David and Kathryn Niose Joshua and Susan Onffroy Christopher Phillips and Melissa Shufro Bart and Sandy Polhemus Jon and Patricia Rosenfeld Christopher and Pamela Sheldon Mitchell and Gwen Sokoloff Michael and Alice Stephenson John and Kristen Wixted Ruth Zearfoss William and Susan Zujewski

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Suzanne Choate Chris Huffman Donna Mann, Captains 64% Participation Anonymous (4) Daniel and Lisa Anderson Joaquim and Hannah Aniceto Lisa Baker and Kristi Fielder Andrew and Anne Bond Peter and Kelly Boyd Bruce Boyson and Elizabeth Darling Hsiao-Lung Chang and Chin Huei Yeh Micah and Iris Chase Jonathan and Susanne Choate James ’83 and Isabel Condon Peter and Maura Dawson David and Leslie Duval

Marc ’89 and Becky Frieden Penelope Herideen David and Chris Huffman Henry and Jennifer Knight Barry and Eloise Knowlton Lynn Kremer and Iouri Alsov Andrew and Colene Kuzmission Patrick and Lisa Leach Brian Maher and Lauren Hamm Peter and Donna Mann Jane Merritt David and JoAnn Mills Gene and Christa Papula Jonathan Roberts and Monica Van Campen Robert Sulik and Kathleen Wood Peter and Katy Sullivan Phillip Zamore and Catherine Colinvaux

Class of 2020 Henry Coz, Captain 53% Participation Bernie Alicandro and Hannah Hall-Alicandro Mark and Gail Buckley Christopher and Claire Campbell Trey and Bonnie Cassidy Henry Coz David and Susan Cranford William Cronin and Cynthia Pendleton Petraq and Eugjenja Danga William and Shelagh Davenport Christopher DeAngelis and Suzanne Owen Eric and Catherine Dickson Laura Dully Stephen and Alina Eisenhauer Elizabeth Fitzpatrick ’72 Andrew Freedman and Paula Bellin Mark Hollinger and Cheryl Cowley Hollinger ’77 Steve and Tara Husson David Kurlan and Deborah Penta Andrew Manby and Fiona Johnston Joshua and Susan Onffroy Carl and Carolyn Selavka Clay Smook Greg and Lisa Stahovec Diane Tonna ’78 George ’78 and Lynne Tonna Stephen and Sadalit Van Buren

Class of 2021 Suzanne Choate Chris Huffman, Captains 78% Participation Anonymous (2) Daniel and Lisa Anderson David and Jill Asher Lisa Baker and Kristi Fielder

Daron and Katharine Barnard Theodore and Maryellen Beriau Matthew Bovenzi Steven and Lisa Budish Christopher and Claire Campbell Jonathan and Susanne Choate Roger Davis and Hayla Sluss Kenneth and Janet Deshais Eric and Susan Domski John Gallagher and Carolyn Cuff Jose Garcia-Lopez and Katherine Chope David and Jo-Ellen Grossi Lynn Grunza Gregory Hanley and Rachel Thompson Eric and Catherine Hanssen David and Chris Huffman Jonathan and Sara Jacobson Russell and Julie Mason Sanjay Mathew and Mareen George Donald Naber and Maura McCarthy Burton and Na-Young Osterweis Bart and Sandy Polhemus Jose and Celeste Reyes Jon and Patricia Rosenfeld Peter and Katy Sullivan George ’78 and Lynne Tonna Nicole Troy William and Susan Zujewski

Class of 2022 Dana McAllister, Captain 81% Participation Anonymous (4) Mark Azar Paul and Shari Belanger Matthew Berger and Deirdre Coughlan Peter and Kelly Boyd Jonathan Chason and Traci Portnoff James and Beth Conners Christopher DeAngelis and Suzanne Owen Joshua and Karen Eisenthal Patrick Healy and Rebecca Dono Healy ’86 Madelyn Hicks Harry Keates and Robin Silverman Craig and Ellen Madonia Brian Maher and Lauren Hamm Daniel and Melissa Mahr William Marble and Anelise Horah Kevin and Rosalind Martin Brian and Dana McAllister Neal Melley and Kerri Aleksiewicz Melley ’90 Petrika and Ornela Melo Christian and Brita Outzen Bradford and Lisa Sippy Duncan and Melissa-Lee Sorli Tomi and Edlira Stefani David and Carol Weinstock David and Carrie Whitney

Contributors July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

Class of 2023 Khurston Ellia-Epple ’86, Captain 71% Participation Anonymous (2) Joaquim and Hannah Aniceto Andrew and Megan Byron Trey and Bonnie Cassidy Vilson Castelo-Branco and Romulo Sousa Roger Davis and Hayla Sluss Jon and Laura Deneen Scott Dworman and Nancy Berley Christian Epple and Khurston Ellia-Epple ’86 Michael and Elisabeth Gondek Adam Haddad ’95 Wajdi and Thara Hamza Eric and Catherine Hanssen Simon and Lisa Hennin Ian and Kelly Hurd Jonathan and Sara Jacobson Ashwyn and Judes Look-Why Andrew Manby and Fiona Johnston Joshua and Susan Onffroy Joseph Parse and Kamlyn Haynes Kirk and Madeline Saville Robert and Dawn Seiple Aaron and Jody Stephenson George ’78 and Lynne Tonna Michael and Andrea Urban Stephen and Sadalit Van Buren John and Kristen Wixted Erin Wynne

Class of 2024 Kristen Murray, Captain 66% Participation Lisa Baker and Kristi Fielder Daron and Katharine Barnard John and Anne Beauregard Paul and Shari Belanger James ’83 and Isabel Condon Ediz and Elifce Cosar Joseph Cotten and Sheena Sharma ’89 Kevin and Robyn Floyd John Gallagher and Carolyn Cuff Jeremy and Stephanie Gelbwachs Timothy Gray ’87 and Cynthia Hipona Gray Hemant Magoo and Shilpa Monga Thomas and Kristen Murray John and Shay Parretti Scott and Kathleen Siemen Clay Smook Joseph and Wendy Somerset Tomi and Edlira Stefani Karsten Stueber and Manisha Sinha David and Carrie Whitney Erin Wynne

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Class of 2025 Kelly Hurd, Captain 74% Participation Patrick and Bridgette Assad Richard and Richelle Beaudette Andrew and Anne Bond Andrew and Megan Byron Jose Garcia-Lopez and Katherine Chope Ramon Diaz and Karen Walton-Bowen Heidi Ginter Ian and Kelly Hurd David and Mary Jaffee Mark Kraus and Phoebe Moore Corey LeBlanc and Sarah Oikemus Michael Lyons and Jannette McMenamy Igor Samartsev and Natalia Pavlova Aaron and Jody Stephenson

Class of 2026 Erin Wynne, Captain 77% Participation Anonymous Thomas Barthel and Marci Jones Brian and Wendy Burroughs

Joseph Cotten and Sheena Sharma ’89 John and Marcelle Doherty Scott Dworman and Nancy Berley Adam Haddad ’95 David Kanter and Peggy Wu Neal Melley and Kerri Aleksiewicz Melley ’90 Thomas and Kristen Murray John and Shay Parretti Wayne and Leigh Penniman Ronald Price and Rosa Carrasquillo Scott and Deborah Sinrich Michael and Andrea Urban Mitchell and Amy Wolf Erin Wynne

Class of 2027 Andrew Salmon, Captain 85% Participation Paul and Shari Belanger Padgett Berthiaume ’97 and Paige Spence-Berthiaume Thomas and Alisha Coleman Kevin and Robyn Floyd Heidi Ginter Richard and Martha Karwowski Mark and Kristen O’Brien Justin and Amber Redden

Kevin and Amy Staunton Aaron and Jody Stephenson Raendi and Rachel Wagner

Justin and Amber Redden Stephen and Gina Thamel Stefani Torode

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Peter Lukes, Captain 50% Participation Mark Kraus and Phoebe Moore Peter Lukes and Andrea Chiaramonte Scott and Kendra McCuine Matthew and Taryn Patrick Hale and Sarah Pulsifer Joseph and Wendy Somerset

Cynthia Gray, Captain 66% Participation Anonymous Mark Braley and MaryEllen McArdle Scott Dworman and Nancy Berley Sean and Matthew Ganas Timothy Gray ’87 and Cynthia Hipona Gray Josh and Jessica Kane Eric and Melissa Kapitulik Scott and Kendra McCuine David and Kimberly McLaren Roy and Maura Nascimento Ruben Peralta and Wynne Morgan ’98

Class of 2029 Padgett Berthiaume ’97, Captain 91% Participation Ali Akalin and Ceyhan Karabas-Akalin Padgett Berthiaume ’97 and Paige Spence-Berthiaume Thomas and Alisha Coleman Joseph Cotten and Sheena Sharma ’89 Thomas and Kristen Murray Mark and Kristen O’Brien Hale and Sarah Pulsifer

Class of 2031 Cynthia Hipona Gray, Captain 57% Participation Kim Landers Igor Samartsev and Natalia Pavlova Xin Tian and Tingting Li Raendi and Rachel Wagner

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Alumni Giving 1941

Linwood M. Erskine Jr.

1942

Henry B. Dewey

1943

Jeppson Memorial Fund Betty Jeppson Green † Ruth MacIver Sisson †

1944

Miriam Wade Butts Christopher F. Erskine

1945

James N. Heald II

1946

Phoebe Ann Davis Freeman Margery Asher Russem Ian G. Taylor †

1947

Joyce Anderson Nicholson

1949

Janet A. Bath Joyce Schneider Duncan Renee Michelson Minsky Nina Heald Webber

1951

Janet Ayres Coles Graham H. Fernald John L. Harris Carol Holmstrom Narbeshuber Sally Gooch Paynter Adrienne Otto Carr Pfluger

1952

Karl N. Bjork Kathleen O’Brien Cavanaugh Mabel Gorton DiFranza Judith Stoddard King Beverley Baldwin McCoid Janet Emery McCutcheon Sarah French Perry

1953

Judith Coghlin El-Shakhs Helen Frost Hale Deborah Tyler Hunt Harry M. Johnson Bettejane Bockoven Manoog Ann Koreywo Mele Margaret Palmer Mix Barbara Davies Ramsdell Eve Meiklejohn Stone

1954

Janice Hardy Bjork Bradford C. Gooch Elizabeth Heald, honorary Helen Sessions Higgins Mary Lee O’Connell Jamieson Frederic F. Taylor ANNUAL REPORT | 12

1955

Patricia Ramsdell Austen Cornelia Alden Bates Martha Palmer Bullard † Calvin Carr Jeanette McIntosh Ingersoll Valerie Stoddard Loring Samuel Riley

Bancroft School is so very grateful to the following alumni who made gifts to the Bancroft Fund. Our thanks, as well, to the many alumni who volunteered their time and energies in support of the School.

1956

Patricia A. Fletcher † Elizabeth Campbell Heide Milton P. Higgins III Sally Poor McHenry Sara Sears Sinclair

1957

Jo Anne Pierson Albright Curtis F. Brockelman Betsy Glass Engvall Robert F. Hicks Prentiss C. Higgins Judith Johnson Lampe John S. Mayher Barrett Morgan Zelda Jacobson Schwartz

1958

Nicholas A. Cotsidas George T. Dewey III Rufus S. Frost III John S. Greenman Judith Jacobs Hall Susan Sperry Hicks Sandra Gustafson Kirchner Erwin H. Miller Hugh A. Riley Susan Dunlop Roberts Fay Blakeslee Rossley Martha Coes Thayer Henry D. Tiffany III Ann Tilton Ward

1959

Judith Phillips Jarmer Philip H. Kinnicutt Frank E. Sessions, Jr.

1960

Robert B. Bicknell Rebecca Morgan Hedgecock Edith Miller Heier Lindsay Knowlton Christina Gummere Laurie Peter B. Taylor Edwin P. Tiffany

1961

Tucker Massey Clark Mary Cushman Higgins Susan Seder Joseph Kathleen Sessions Low Frank K. Pfeiffer Jr. W. Holt Whiting Susan Brownell Woodbury

1962

Patricia Higgins Arnold Lee C. Higgins Lisa W. Johnson † Pamela Kinnicutt Motley Edmund J. Murrah Judith Opert Sandler Lorna Erickson Wayland

1963

Alan F. Barthelman Barbara Dill Bell Amy Glick Blecher Warner S. Fletcher Sharon Kleiv Fromm Martha Wright Giguere Ellen Gould Charlotte Millard Harrington Kenneth Payson

Suzanne Merritt Pearson William G. Shipman

1964

Teena Betten Cohen Susanne Gosnell Currie Christine Carr Hague Mary Eddy Janigian Natalie West Sellin Valerie Gustafson Stowe Adelaide Sherer Vander Salm Nancy Smith Whelan Patricia Jones Whiting

1965

Jonathan D. Blake Allen W. Fletcher Deborah Locke Mark Moore Marguerite M. Stinson

1966

Cynthia Howard Harvell Molly Beals Millman Rebecca M. Mitchell

1967

Mary Valentine Callahan Amy Corbett Jane A. Difley Richard T. Graham Charles F. Harris Jr. Donna Eteson Kishibay Barbara Smith Young

1968

Anne West Cowenhoven Bradford Hastings Mary Louise Persons Hoss Mary E. Ireland Anne Bagley Nielsen Kathleen Amorello Rose Suzanne Daniels Schwaiger Betsy Ribakoff Sheerr

1969

Joan Wandrei Gong Linda R. Taylor Robertson Frances Kumin Ticktin

1970

Deborah Root Carley Janis Hampshire Cummins Edith Plimpton Fleeman David V. Howe

1971

Sarah Callahan Lenis Susan Garrison Liming Cynthia Foster Smith

1972

Andrea Salloom Cali John T. G. Dearborn Elizabeth D. Fitzpatrick Emily Gould Holdstein Lynn F. Hutchins Sarah D. Ireland Nicholas M. Knight Susan Barnard Lamdin Lauren H. Levenson Henry T. Michie David A. Nicholson Adrian Perschak Barbara Petter Putnam William C. Stebbins Josephine Herron Truesdell

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1973

Marcia Dowgielewicz Downs Terri Sundin Evans Marcy Peterson Merzigian Ruthanne Greenberg Miller Susan Hogeman O’Connor Jeffrey Oakes James S. Small

1974

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Paul Duane Martha Duggan Paul M. Heffernan Jr. Richard A. Johnson Louisa Gebelein Jones Rebecca W. Meigs Thomas S. Michie Heinrich K. Perschak George R. Sherrill Lisa Heald Zuar

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1975

Joy K. Knowlton Katherine Burgess Lail Elizabeth Tonna Sarantos

1976

Elizabeth Bullock Chandler David B. Dewey Rodney J. Ferris Jr. John F. Howe Anna Gebelein Keegan Kristina Nassikas Matsch William H. Nicholson II Pamela Lee Veith

1977

Forbes L. Anderson James Dinan John J. Duggan Cheryl Cowley Hollinger Craig L. Knutson T. Leverett Nelson Joan Moynagh Sholley

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K. Andrew Bjork Wendy White Bowen Jennifer McPherson Cervini Sarah P. Dewey Matthew F. Erskine Angus L. Garfield Mark R. Hennigar Larri Tonelli Parker Andrea L. Sussman Diane L. Tonna George K. Tonna

1979

Robert A. Bernstein Stephen Jerome

1980

Brook Spaulding

1981

David S. Butler Laura Poler Ward

1982

Robert S. Loring Moira A. McGrain Dwight M. Poler Susan Hardy Tretter

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Mary Halpin Carter James P. Condon Lisa M. Giarrusso Linda Tilton Gibson Rebecca L. Johnstone Staci Elkins Landress Barbara Ward Meyer

1984

Anonymous Michael J. Conboy Thomas L. Dings Mark W. Wagner

1985

Jonathan H. Epstein Patricia A. Halpin Jeffrey T. Ward

1986

Khurston Ellia-Epple Rebecca Dono Healy Todd H. Wetzel

1987

Timothy E. Gray

1988

Thomas F. Davis Douglas R. DeFonzo Shaan Razvi Foltz James F. Morel Marc R. Starzyk

1989

Justin L. Fletcher Marc S. Frieden Sheena Sharma

1990

Laurie Jasperson Kovalik Kerri Aleksiewicz Melley Jennifer A. Summers

1991

Kieran J. Cloonan Joy Meystre Cowles Matthew V. Fletcher Erica Puccio O’Brien

1992

Kathleen E. Aleksiewicz Michael B. Louca Kerry Sullivan O’Keefe David M. Sweet Meredith Morse Sweet

1993

Karen Sigel Carswell Abby Cohen Benjamin S. Josephson Caroline L. Keller Maryann Horton Luongo Andrew N. C. Nash Kevin M. Ramos-Glew Erica Driscoll Ribeiro Emily Chenot Smith Jennifer Backus Trowbridge

1994

Eddie A. Fernandez Ralph F. Sbrogna Jr.

1995

Andrew W. Fletcher Cara Veneziano Gilbert Adam Haddad Lauren D. Persky Kristen A. Sbrogna Margaret Davis Werner

1996

Michael D. Chang Louis F. DeSantis III Benjamin Krefetz James Paugh C. Carter Ruml

1997

Anonymous Padgett D. Berthiaume Benjamin I. Dobson Matthew P. Hitzhusen Michael E. Hochman Seth R. Kaufman Anthony J. Selvitella

1998

Colby Brown Eric Coghlin Michael D. Cohen Drew A. Freilich Laura Apostolou Hovey Kate E. Hutchinson Kathryn Crowley McNeal Wynne S. Morgan Joseph A. Persky

1999

Victoria Radin Coghlin Ting Li Ahmari William H. Ebert

2000

Michael P. Harrington Michelle Y. Remillard

Emily Athy Garrett Derek A. Sbrogna Nathaniel F. Schultz Stefani Orland Silverstein Samantha Welch Zappia

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2010

Sarah Burke Cahalan Mary Fuller Meghan J. McLaughlin Michelle Farina Murphy

2002

Lawrence Atupem Jr. Stephanie Cohen Christopher Chand Uyen Le Chand David Nicholson Jr. Samuel B. Truesdell

2003

James T. Athy Shelby Catino Ariane Lenis Salmon Benjamin J. Yood

2004

Bruce C. Baird Jr. Jill Goldstein Scott Nicholson Edward Perrin Arthur Remillard IV Matthew B. Sbrogna David Slatkin

2005

Sarah E. Allen Emily W. Baird

2006

Jordan M. Ball Rachel E. Gerhardt Molly E. Jackel James P. Kelley Megan Anderson Sarah Kelley Alisheya Luthman Russell B. Oliver Emilee M. St. Germain

2011

Caroline G. Brown Rachel A. Fahlstrom Andrew P. Hitzhusen Shaina N. Lo Matthew C. McKone Samuel J. Millette Courtney V. Ordway Connor A. Richmond

2012

Kathryn N. Oliver Hannah E. Reisinger Dana W. Spencer Jennifer C. Wallace

2013

Edmund H. Brose Brynn M. Jackel Aria Killough-Miller Hannah M. Lippincott David J. Millette Casey A. Wagner

2015

Hannah E. Sinrich

Morgan J. Cichon Lindsey R. Madison Timothy W. McKone Bradley C. Nicholson Monique Remillard Meredith Crawford Scaplen

2016

2007

Nolan Baglio ’26 Bridgette Cassidy ’23 Page Cassidy ’20 John Hanssen ’23 Julia Hanssen ’21 Watts Herideen-Woodruff ’19

Alena T. Amano Rebecca Fahlstrom

2008

Lucy G. Baird Alexander M. Becker

John W. Kates Jordan C. Papula Alyssa M. Shear Benjamin W. Wagner

Future Alumni

A place to believe in…

Bancroft honored Tony, who passed away in May 2017, at the 2018 REUNION celebration with an exhibit of his artwork from his 2017 book Closer to Home.

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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, renowned photographer Bruce A. “Tony” King ’52, then the parent of four Bancroft students, became somewhat of a roving campus photographer. The result was a collection of candid scenes capturing students and faculty of the era in action. At the time, the School featured several of the photographs in a series of postcards and in a book titled, A place to believe in....

Parents of Alumni

We are grateful to the parents of our alumni who maintain strong ties to Bancroft through their participation in the life of the campus and their generous support of the Bancroft Fund.

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Anonymous Jay and Myra Aframe Charles and Mary Aleksiewicz John and Halley Allen William † and Sandra Allen Beckley Alley Gaudette Forbes ’77 and Candace Anderson Gilbert and Gloria Anderson Paul Anderson and Ann Cichon Bruce and Amy Baird Frederick and Isabel Bayon David Beecher Steven Bennett and Victoria Triolo Barbara Bernardin Karl Bjork ’52 and Janice Hardy Bjork ’54 Jonathan Blake ’65 and Susan Hunter Richard and Susan Bream Alfred and Beverly Broz Robert and Joan Carlson Odhise and Valentina Cepele Jennifer McPherson Cervini ’78 Richard and Avery Chase Keith and Barbara Chenot Abigail Church James and Nancy Coghlin Dennis and Cynthia Cohen Gerald and Patricia Condon Christopher and Elizabeth Crawford David and Janet Cyganski June Davenport Dix and Sarah Davis Louis and Dona DeSantis Aniceto and Cynthia De Souza Henry ’42 and Jane Dewey Charles and Laurie Dings Richard Ellison and Gretchen Schultz-Ellison Linwood Erskine ’41

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Matthew ’78 and Carolyn Erskine David and Paula Fahlstrom Robbie Fair-Barone Barbara Fargo Louis J. Farina and Jane Warner Farina Rodney Ferris Allen Fletcher ’65 Warner ’63 and Mary Fletcher Terence and Kye Flotte Paul and Martha Fortier Rufus ’58 and Mary Frost Taro and Maureen Fujimori Katharine Garfield Stuart and Jane Gerhardt Kevan Gibson and Linda Tilton Gibson ’83 Richard and Dorothea Glew Robert and Maureen Gray Donald and Barbara Groves Richard and Sarah Hardy Paul and Kathleen Harrington James Heald ’45 Arthur and Elisa Heinricher James Holdstein and Emily Gould Holdstein ’72 Donald and Megan Jackel Ann Jasperson Elizabeth Johnson Mark and Barbara Johnson Stephen and Janice Kapaon Pamela Kates John and Rayna Keenan Stephen and Katherine Kelley John and Cynthia Kennison Judith Stoddard King ’52 Thomas and Susan Knight Richard and Diane Knutson Brian and Carol Kondek Charles Lenis and Sarah Callahan Lenis ’71

Mark and Carol Leslie Philip Lindquist Nancy Lippincott Stephen Loring and Valerie Stoddard Loring ’55 Robert ’82 and Annette Loring Russell and Linda Luthman Daniel MacConnell and Gina Moretti-MacConnell Gregory and Margaret MacGilpin Mark Mancevice and Marilyn Butler Douglas and JoEllen Marden Cecily Marshall C. Jean McDonough Neil and Lisa McDonough Peter and Patricia McKone Henry ’72 and Katherine Michie Erwin ’58 and Margery Miller John and Janice Morello Daniel and Mayo Morgan Joyce Anderson Nicholson ’47 David ’72 and Susan Nicholson William ’76 and Mary Nicholson James and Hannah O’Rourke Russell and Lynn Oliver Burton and Carole Orland Alfred and Amy Pearson James Pease and Janice Hitzhusen Michael and Martha Palermo David and Marlene Persky R. Norman Peters John and Patricia Peterson Cheryl Pope Stephen and Maureen Quill Barbara Davies Ramsdell ’53 Scott and Anne Reisinger Arthur and Debra Remillard Reid Roberts and Susan Dunlop Roberts ’58 Elizabeth Rocha

Judith Sbrogna Ralph Sbrogna Robert Scheier Richard and Maria Sebastian Dennis and Paul Selvitella Georgianna Sgariglia Jeffrey and Elaine Shack Mark and Debra Shear Philip and Judith Shwachman Wayne and Elizabeth Siladi Robin Spaulding James and Susan Spencer Todd and Lynn St. Germain Lewis Stone and Eve Meiklejohn Stone ’53 John and Valerie Gustafson Stowe ’64 Thomas and Kathleen Sullivan Louis Swan and Elizabeth Kunhardt John Thayer and Martha Coes Thayer ’58 Nicholas Tretter and Susan Hardy Tretter ’82 Philip Truesdell and Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72 John and Nancy Tumolo Thomas Vander Salm and Adelaide Sherer Vander Salm ’64 Karyn and Mark Wagner ’84 Peter and Donna Wallace Allen Ward and Ann Tilton Ward ’58 Roger and Elise Wellington John and Carolyn Wells Todd Wetzel ’86 Virginia Woodbury David Woodbury and Susan Brownell Woodbury ’61

Grandparents of Students & Alumni Grandparents truly are a special part of the Bancroft School community. Led by Grandparent Chair Pat Condon (former Bancroft teacher, parent ’83, ’86 and grandparent ’19, ’24) grandparents showed great support of the School and their grandchildren – both current students and alumni.

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Charles and Mary Aleksiewicz Gilbert and Gloria Anderson William Armstrong Roger and Arline Bibeault Gene and Barbara Bisol John and Betsy Carver James† and Mary Jo Cassidy Gerald and Patricia Condon James and Carol Cranford Norman and Judy Crawford

Linwood Erskine ’41 Richard and Joan Freedman Joseph and Antonine Gal Phyllis Gibson Robert and Maureen Gray Howard and Patricia Hall Richard and Sarah Hardy William and Jane Holloway David and Donna Irving Judith Stoddard King ’52

Stephen Loring and Valerie Stoddard Loring ’55 Maria Machargo Infansone Bettejane Bockoven Manoog ’53 C. Jean McDonough Richard and Diane Merritt Erwin ’58 and Margery Miller Daniel and Mayo Morgan Joyce Anderson Nicholson ’47 Elizabeth Osterweis

John and Patricia Peterson Stephen and Maureen Quill Roger and Carol Sheldon Susan Silverman Samuel and Patricia Smith Lewis S. and Eve Meiklejohn Stone ’53 Dianne Sullivan John and Carolyn Wells Ellen Zamore

Contributors July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 †Deceased

Faculty & Staff: Current and Former In addition to the many contributions in the classroom and across the campus, our faculty and staff have for many years shown tremendous support of the Bancroft Fund. We are proud and grateful to recognize generous participation from 80% of our current colleagues, as well as many of our former colleagues. Anonymous (7) Charles Aleksiewicz Halley Allen Sandy Allen Candace Anderson Shannon Arsenault Mary Bagley Lisa Baker Isa Bayon John Beauregard Beth Beckmann Paul Belanger Shari Belanger Steven Bennett Kim Boin Carol Botty Susan Bream Kevin Briggs Rhonda Brodeur Gail Buckley Marilyn Butler M. Valentine Callahan ’67 Joan Carlson Richard Cassidy Trey Cassidy Barbara Chenot Abigail Church Karla Cinquanta Alisha Coleman Flavien Collet Patricia Condon David Conner Kaitlyn Conor Patricia Cox Susan Cranford

Janet Cyganski Sarah Davis Aniceto De Souza David Dewey James Dickison Laurie Dings Dominic Dipersia Patricia Doon Mary Edwards Betsy Glass Engvall ’57 Barbara Fargo Martha Fortier Tobey Fossey Mary Frost Maureen Fujimori Sean Ganas Katharine Garfield Jane Gerhardt Elisabeth Gondek Michael Gondek Willis Gould Maureen Gray Barbara Groves Hannah Hall-Alicandro Laura Hamel Thara Hamza Catherine Hanssen Neal Heenan Elisa Heinricher Mason Hendershott Jewell Holden Martha Hosey Megan Jackel Ann Jasperson Elizabeth Johnson

Tracy Jones Rayna Keenan Stephen Kelley Cynthia Kennison Emily Kent Diane Knutson Brian Kondek Fanfei Kong Elizabeth Kunhardt Kim Landers Lisa Leach Lana LeBlanc Gail LeBlanc Jamie L’Heureux Michelle Lessard Margaret MacGilpin Jane Martell Janet McClure Janet McCutcheon ’52 Peter McKone Heather McLeod Kendra McCuine Janet McClure Clementine McNamara Neal Melley Jane Merritt Marcy Merzigian ’73 Margery Miller Janice Morello Mark O’Brien Trevor O’Driscoll Julie O’Malley Bonny O’Rourke James O’Rourke Christa Papula

Jordan Papula ’16 Amy Pearson Wayne Penniman Vickie Powers Justin Redden Anne Reisinger Scott R. Reisinger Elizabeth Rocha Kimberly Rogers Carol Ryan Judith Sbrogna Helen Seale Elaine Shack Sharon Sharp Theodore Sharp Christopher Sheldon Pamela Sheldon Katherine Sheridan Brad Sicchitano Elizabeth Siladi Robin Silverman Albert Sjogren Lynn St. Germain Jody Stephenson Lyssa Steponaitis Eve Meiklejohn Stone ’53 Nadine Telenson Stefani Torode Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72 Kristin Tupper Michael Urban Rachel Wagner Joanne Wallmuth Carrie Whitney Robyn York

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The Headmaster’s Circle he Headmaster’s Circle was established in 2008 to honor and recognize the extraordinary generosity of individuals who support the Bancroft Fund with annual gifs of $1,500 or more not including matching gifts. Anonymous Joaquim and Hannah Aniceto Mark Azar Matthew Berger and Deirdre Coughlan Michael and Tammy Brossi James † and Mary Jo Cassidy Trey and Bonnie Cassidy Hsiao-Lung Chang and Chin Huei Yeh Michael ’96 and Amy Chang Micah and Iris Chase Catherine Colinvaux and Phillip Zamore Michael Conboy ’84 Daniel Conroy and Isabelita Bella-Conroy David and Janet Cyganski Roger Davis and Hayla Sluss Jane Difley ’67 James Dinan ’77 John ’77 and Mary Beth Duggan Laura Dully

David and Leslie Duval Scott Dworman and Nancy Berley William Ebert ’99 David and Paula Fahlstrom Barbara Fargo Patricia Fletcher ’56 † Warner ’63 and Mary Fletcher Andrew Freedman and Paula Bellin Kevan Gibson and Linda Tilton Gibson ’83 Joan Wandrei Gong ’69 Jeppson Memorial Fund Charlotte Millard Harrington ’63 James Heald ’45 Ian and Kelly Hurd Mary Ireland ’68 Richard and Martha Karwowski Harry Keates and Robin Silverman Craig ’77 and Suzanne Knutson Margaret Laneri and Elizabeth Phalen Stephen Loring and Valerie Stoddard Loring ’55

Peter and Donna Mann Brian and Dana McAllister C. Jean McDonough Neil and Lisa McDonough JoAnn and David Mills Daniel and Mayo Morgan Barrett Morgan ’57 Joshua and Susan Onffroy Michael and Martha Palermo Joseph Persky ’98 Dwight ’82 and Kirsten Poler Ronald Price and Rosa Carrasquillo Richard and Ann J. Prouty Foundation Stephen and Maureen Quill Scott and Anne Reisinger The Remillard Family: Arthur and Debra Remillard III Arthur Remillard IV ’04 Monique Remillard ’06 Michelle Remillard ’08 Jonathan Roberts and Monica Van Campen

Igor Samartsev and Natalia Pavlova Betsy Ribakoff Scheerr ’68 Carl and Carolyn Selavka Sheena Sharma ’89 and Joseph Cotten Clay Smook Karsten Stueber and Manisha Sinha Robert Sulik and Kathleen Wood Katy and Peter Sullivan Frederic Taylor ’54 Michael and Andrea Urban Karyn and Mark Wagner ’84 Lorna Erickson Wayland ’62 Todd Wetzel ’86

Corporations, Foundations & Organizations Bancroft School gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, and organizations for their gifts to the Bancroft Fund. AbbVie Foundation Employee Engagement Fund The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Benevity Community Impact Fund Chubb Charitable Foundation DCU for Kids Melvin S. Cutler Charitable Foundation Fred Harris Daniels Foundation, Inc. Fidelity Brokerage Services

Fidelity Foundation; Matching Gifts to Education GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program Giving Assistant, Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Company Greater Worcester Community Foundation Hyde/Dexter-Russell Charitable Foundation Network for Good Giving System PayPal Charitable Giving Fund

Quinsigamond Rowing Association Raytheon Rochester Area Community Foundation Truist UBS Financial Services, Inc. United Way of Tri-County, Inc. Unum Your Cause, LLC

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Honorary & Memorial Gifts Bancroft School extends appreciation to the following donors who chose to honor or remember some of Bancroft’s distinguished alumni, dear friends, and special community members in 2017-2018.

Charles Aleksiewicz Frederick and Isabel Bayon David Beecher Barrie Kramer Neal Melley and Kerri Aleksiewicz Melley ’90 Todd and Lynn St. Germain

Abigail Church Ediz and Elifce Cosar

Fanfei Kong Julia Hanssen ’21

Elaine Shack Sophia Gallo ’21

Robert Dec Sophia Gallo ’21

Lisa Kunhardt Sophia Gallo ’21

Chelsea Sheldon ’18 William and Jane Holloway

Peter Durant ’88 Jennifer Summers ’90

Ariana Laneri ’18 Margaret Laneri and Elizabeth Phalen

Kate Sheridan Ediz and Elifce Cosar

Sandy Allen Sophia Gallo ’21 Hale and Sarah Pulsifer

Martha Fortier Ediz and Elifce Cosar

Michelle Lessard John Hanssen ’23

Rebecka Sokoloff ’18 Mitchell and Gwen Sokoloff

Jacob Freedman ’17 Richard and Joan Freedman

Matthew Lindquist Philip Lindquist ’94

Meredith Gibson ’19 Phyllis Gibson

Sophia McLaren ’30 David and Kimberly McLaren

Angela Sigismondi John Gallagher and Carolyn Cuff Sophia Gallo ’21 Julia Hanssen ’21

Suzannah Griffin Ediz and Elifce Cosar

Moriah Mensah ’09 Georgianna Sgariglia

Jeffrey Groves ’81 Donald and Barbara Groves

Amy Pearson Eric and Catherine Dickson Watts Herideen-Woodruff ’19 Alisheya Luthman ’10 Erica Driscoll Ribeiro ’93 Lynn St. Germain Mark ’84 and Karyn Wagner

Mary Bagley Hannah Reisinger ’12 Scott and Anne Reisinger Paul Belanger Shari Belanger John and Betsy Carver Maeve Buckley ’17 Norman and Judy Crawford Rachel Busby ’18 David and Donna Irving Marilyn Butler Andrew Freedman and Paula Bellin Sophia Gallo ’21 Rebecca Groves Carr ’82 Donald and Barbara Groves Trey Cassidy Anonymous Class of 1973 Terri Sundin Evans ’73

Thomas L. Hedstrom Worcester Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry Staff Elisa Heinricher Watts Herideen-Woodruff ’19 Peter and Donna Wallace Amy Groves Heller ’85 Donald and Barbara Groves Martha Hosey Alisheya Luthman ’10 James Kamosky Sophia Gallo ’21 Steve Kelley James Kelley ’09 Sarah Kelley ’10

Nicolina Puccio Frederick and Isabel Bayon Richard and Dorothea Glew Ellen Rasnick Kieran Cloonan ’91 Kimberly Rogers John Gallagher and Carolyn Cuff Heather Sebastian ’08 Richard and Maria Sebastian

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Candace Anderson Louis Stone and Eve Meiklejohn Stone ’53

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Stefani Orland Silverstein ’00 Burton and Carole Orland Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72 Christian Epple and Khurston Ellia-Epple ’86 Andrew Freedman and Paula Bellin Hale and Sarah Pulsifer Nadine Telenson John and Nancy Tumolo Kimberley VanderSpek Edmund Brose ’13 Ediz and Elifce Cosar Mrs. Wilson Calvin Carr ’55 Bridget Wixted ’18 John and Kristen Wixted

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Frederick and Helen Foley Robert and Joan Carlson

Elizabeth Brennan ’01 Meghan McLaughlin ’01

Wyatt Garfield George Dewey ’58 Rebecca Meigs ’74

Mary (Sid) Callahan M. Valentine Callahan ’67 Louise Perkins Gebelein Crawford Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 Anne Summers Durant Jennifer Summers ’90 Nancy Steele Elwell ’60 Christina Gummere Laurie ’60 Eric K. Englested ’74 Richard Johnson ’74 Bronson Hart Fargo Jr. ’75 Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 Bronson Hart Fargo Sr. Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 Robert Elliot Fargo ’77 Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 Patricia A. Fletcher ’56 James and Nancy Coghlin D. Gray Dalton Warner ’63 and Mary Fletcher Richard and Dorothea Glew Ulf Heide and Betsy Campbell Heide ’56 Robin Spaulding Roger and Elise Wellington

Sarah, David, Michael and Paula Gould Ellen Gould ’63 Angus Graham Gilbert and Gloria Anderson Jean Anderson William Armstrong Milo Beach Kimmis Brady Kathleen O’Brien Cavanaugh ’52 Class of 1972: John Dearborn ’72 Emily Gould Holdstein ’72 and James Holdstein Lynn Hutchins ’72 Sarah Ireland ’72 Nicholas Knight ’72 Susan Barnard Lamdin ’72 Lauren Levenson ’72 David ’72 and Susan Nicholson Adrian ’72 and Ruth Perschak Barbara Petter Putnam ’72 William Stebbins ’72 Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72 and Philip Truesdell Barbara Douglas Judith Coghlin El-Shakhs ’53 and Salah El-Shakhs

Katharine Garfield George Gebelein Michael Heath Susan Heide Michael Heinecken Sheldon and Priscilla Jones Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 Anna Gebelein Keegan ’76 Stephen and Ellen Kinnealey Joy Knowlton ’75 Ralph Martin and Deborah Scott Morgan Mowbray W. Paul Needham Joyce Anderson Nicholson ’47 E. Warren Pierce Samuel Riley ’55 Hugh Riley ’58 Margaret Ross Donna Joy Williams Jane Zimmermann Hope Graham Wendy White Bowen ’78 Janis Olson Graham ’67 Richard Graham ’67 Patricia Guild Jewell Holden Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 John T. Heald Elizabeth Heald Phyllis Jernberg Jewell Holden Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74

Bruce A. “Tony” King ’52 John Harris ’51 Brook Spaulding ’80 Neil D. Kirsch ’93 Karen Carswell ’93 Javier Llorens Maria Machargo Infansone Bruce T. Marshall ’81 Cecily Marshall Peter B. Marshall Cecily Marshall Scott Resnick Rodney Ferris ’76 Dennis Trocchio Sarah Burke Cahalan ’01 Michael Cohen ’98 Kate Hutchinson ’98 Dana Spencer ’12 Benjamin Wagner ’16 Casey Wagner ’13 Joan Ashey Whiting ’38 Ursula Arello Brown Football Association, Brown University Kenneth Maloney David Woodbury and Susan Brownell Woodbury ’61 Mrs. Wilson Calvin Carr ’55

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Gifts to Special Funds | Gifts to Special Funds | Gifts to Special Funds | Gifts to Special Funds

Gifts to Named & Special Funds There are a number of ways to make meaningful contributions to Bancroft School. We are grateful to the following donors who have made gifts to named and special funds that support our endowment, special programs, new initiatives, faculty development, and student aid. If you are interested in learning more about these or other existing funds, contact Tobey Fossey in the Advancement Office at 508.854.9201 or at giving@bancroftschool.org. Isa Bayon Bowl Fund Frederick and Isabel Bayon

Scoreboards Polar Beverages

China Initiative Zachary Bamberg ’04

Speakers Series The Wetzel Group of Morgan Stanley

Dresser-Herron Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Arts Philip Truesdell and Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72

Worcester City Scholars Anonymous (1) Terence and Kye Flotte Adrian and Kimberley VanderSpek Karyn and Mark Wagner ’84

Ann S. Durant Memorial Scholarship Fund Jennifer Summers ’90 Peter ’88 and Alison Durant Fargo Gauthier Fund for Professional Development Alfred and Amy Pearson Wyatt Garfield Endowed Scholarship Fund Katharine Garfield Gifts in Kind Trey and Bonnie Cassidy Judy and Tony King Foundation Marion Howe Scholarship Fund Katharine Garfield Nicolina A. Puccio Fund Frederick and Isabel Bayon Richard and Dorothea Glew Robert and Maureen Gray JoAnn and David Mills Erica Puccio O’Brien ’91 Justin Puccio ’89

Worcester Partnership Charles and Mary Alesiewicz Bagel Inn Joseph and Geraldine Barba Frederick and Isabel Bayon Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation Jennifer Borrislow Laurie Bowater Butler-Dearden Paper Service Robert and Joan Carlson Central Mass Auto Auction, LLC Central Mass Orthodontic Association CGI Interactive Communications, Inc. James † and Mary Jo Cassidy Trey and Bonnie Cassidy Paul and Kathleen Cummings DCU for Kids Louis DeSantis ’96 Rocco DiVerdi Patricia Doon Caitlin Duggan John ’77 and Mary Beth Duggan David and Leslie Duval

Rachel Kenary Egan ’77 Enchanted Fireside Betsy Glass Engvall ’57 Stephen Erban and Catherine Phillips Barbara Fargo Robert Ferguson Warner ’63 and Mary Fletcher Bruce and Joanne Fortin George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation F. Edward Gallagher, DMD Lahair & Gallagher Seth Garfield ’75 Joseph and Jean Gennaco John and Geraldine Germain Lisa Giarrusso ’83 Martha Grace Greater Worcester Community Foundation Ivan and Norren Green Corey Griffin Thomas Hedstrom Rene and Ana Herrera Joseph and Norma Hogan Elaine Johnson Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 S. Michael Kaczynski Stephen and Janice Kapaon David Kelleher Andrew Kelleher Robert and Nancy Kenney Barrie Kramer Debra Lamir Gregory and Margaret MacGilpin

Gary Mathieu Daniel and Susan McCormack Ruthann Melancon Neal and Kerri Aleksiewicz Melley ’90 Douglas and Diane Meystre Catherine and Jody Ochs Michael and Martha Palermo Robert and Judith Paradine Joseph Persky Foundation Protective Services, Inc. R. Dale Rains and Laurie Rains Reliant Medical Group Foundation, Inc. Martin Richman and Joanne DeMoura Carol Ryan David Sampson Joe Smalley Todd and Lynn St. Germain George ’78 and Lynn Tonna Tonna Charitable Trust Philip Truesdell and Josephine Herron Truesdell ’72 Bill and Kristen Tupper Unibank Michael and Andrea Urban Val’s Restaurant & Pizza, Inc. Richard Watson Todd Wetzel ’86 Stephen White and Clare Hayden White ’52 Worcester Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry Staff

Thank you to all who support the Worcester Partnership by participating in the golf tournament. Save the Date May 20, 2019!

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Contributors July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

George Bancroft Legacy Society The George Bancroft Legacy Society is an honorary association of individuals whose planned gifts have already been received or will someday accrue to Bancroft School. The Society was established to honor the spirit of philanthropy that has nurtured and enhanced Bancroft School for more than 100 years. Anonymous Eleanora G. Baird Elizabeth Gummere Baker ’32 † Mary Daniels Blake ’39 † Barbara Gifford Brown ’25 † Donald Brutvan and Cynthia Hastings-Brutvan Elizabeth Brown Burguet ’39 † M. Valentine Callahan ’67 Deborah Root Carley ’70 Alice Skelton Carr † Edith Bullock Chute ’28 † Mary Thompson Colton ’21 † John W. Curtis ’28 † Dix and Sarah Davis Ronald S. Davis ’38 †

David Dean ’38 † Lyall Dean ’37 † Martha B. Deering ’21 † Jane A. Difley ’67 Marcia Dowgielewicz Downs ’73 Louise Trowbridge Erskine ’38 † Marion Stoddard Fletcher ’28 † Patricia A. Fletcher ’56 † PhoebeAnn Davis Freeman ’46 Wyatt Garfield † Edgar A. Gauthier † Lydia Gifford ’28 † Marjorie Hayden † Charlotte Millard Harrington ’63 James H. Harrington ’57 Robert D. Harrington ’50 †

Carolyn Heald ’60 † Gordon T. Heald ’54 † Pauline W. Heald † Mary Louise Persons Hoss ’68 Richard B. Hutchins ’36 † Jeanette McIntosh Ingersoll ’55 Anne Morgan Jefferson ’53 † John Jeppson II ’34 † Mary Piper Johnson † Louisa Gebelein Jones ’74 James and Linda Lingley Valerie Stoddard Loring ’55 Virginia Thayer Macauley ’44 † Robert and Deborah Macomber Sarah Lynn Mallard ’51 † Lemuel A. W. Manchester ’44 †

Gary J. Mathieu Erwin Miller ’58 Pamela W. Mitchell ’39 † Elinor Willard Pike † Thomas H. Pierpont ’76 Ann Prouty † Jane Prouty ’65 † Richard Prouty † Virginia Wade Sampson ’38 † Helen Estabrook Stoddard ’22 † Lorna Erickson Wayland ’62 Nathaniel Wheeler ’24 † Anny MacLaurin Winch ’41 † Susan Brownell Woodbury ’61

Making provisions for the School in your estate plans demonstrates the sincere value you put on this institution and can also help you meet your financial goals. Naming the School as a beneficiary in your will, insurance policy or retirement plan is a simple process. If you would like more information, or have already made such provisions, please contact Tobey Fossey in the Advancement Office at 508.854.9201 or giving@bancroftschool.org.

†Deceased

George Bancroft Legacy Society Donor Spotlight Richard and Ann Prouty Former Trustee 1955-1976 (Richard), PFA President 1953-1954 (Ann), parents of five Bancroft alumni - Hilary ’62, Jonathan ’62, Lewis ’64, Jane ’65, and Richard (Rip) ’68

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Richard and Ann Prouty were philanthropists throughout their lives, and it was once said that the two “were instrumental in the success of every major undertaking at Bancroft since 1955.” Although Richard passed away in 2012 and Ann in 2017, their legacy continues because of provisions they made in their estate planning to support the School even after their deaths. “They were lifelong supporters of education and of Bancroft,” says daughter Hilary, “I am not surprised that they would leave a generous bequest to the School.” The Proutys not only sent five children to Bancroft School, they also served in a long list of volunteer and school leadership positions and held key roles in three capital campaigns. The foresight and generosity they showed in making a bequest to Bancroft School has provided essential funds for key programs. We are grateful for the guidance they provided to Bancroft during their lifetimes, and for the support they continued even in their passing.

LAUNCHING OUT IN FRONT On the evening of October 27, Bancroft leaders— past and present— gathered with friends and family in the School’s newly renovated Field House to launch the $8 million OUT IN FRONT Capital Campaign. Attendees were able to talk with students and garner a glimpse of the wonderful work our students are creating. “The best way to understand and appreciate the impact of our unique education is to have a conversation with one our students,” says Head of School Trey Cassidy, “they are indeed out in front in every way.” The evening began with former trustee Dix F. Davis receiving the Milton P. Higgins (1918) Award for Distinguished Service in honor of his four decades of dedication to the School. Guests were dazzled by the music of piano virtuoso Mackenzie Melemed ’13 and Bancroft’s young singers and instrumentalists. The evening featured two-time Tony Award winner Ken Davenport ’90, Bradford C. Gooch ’54, and Seth Garfield ‘75, who regaled us with memories from their time at Bancroft and reflected on the School’s impact on their own lives. In Ken’s words, his Bancroft experience “was better preparation and a better education than what I received in college.” This campaign enables Bancroft to invest further in faculty, students, innovative programs, and learning environments. Specifically, the campaign looks to raise $5.3 million for capital improvements, $1.5 million for the Bancroft Fund, and $1.2 million for the endowment. Early gifts, including an unprecedented $2 million grant from the Stoddard Charitable Trust, have enabled Bancroft to accelerate renovation of the Field House and Music Wing. With $6.4 million now raised, the School recently created a new digital media lab, Upper School math classroom, and college counseling suite. Bancroft knows that space can drive learning. Reaching the final goal of $8 million will allow the School to create flexible learning spaces across campus in support of the collaborative, projectbased work that characterizes our approach to teaching and learning. “What truly excites me is to think about what we can provide students and faculty. Bancroft sets the pace and is not afraid to lead. When you think about technology and the rapid change that has occurred in the world Bancroft has been on the cutting edge, and shifting and changing based on the needs of the students.” says Upper School Head Lisa Baker. “I want everyone to know that Bancroft is the place you go if you want to make a difference in the world.”

To learn more about the campaign, or to step OUT IN FRONT and make a gift or pledge yourself, please use the attached pledge form and envelope OR visit: www.bancroftoutinfront.org.

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