Fall/Winter Sanford Magazine 2024 by Sanford School

Growing Together

HEAD OF SCHOOL

Mark J. Anderson

2023-2024 SANFORD SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

R. Jason Russell President

Lisa Lloyd-Washington Vice President

Katherine G. Rosenthal Secretary

Susan Keiser Treasurer

Desmond A. Baker

Barry Davis

Mark Denlinger

Theodore H. Dwyer III

Paris Dupree ’07

Todd Flubacher

Chai Gadde

Laura Giardina

Christopher T. Grundner

Lewis Macleod

James V. McKeon

Kenny Mitchell ’93

Linda Risk

Ryan Struthers ’06

Stanley R. Sykora

EX-OFFICIO

Mark J. Anderson Head of School

Rebecca Wasniewski Home & School Association President

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Thomas J. Allingham II

John A. Corrozi, Sr. L. Sandra Hammonds

William M. Laﬀerty

Sharon M. Struthers

SPECIAL COUNSEL TO THE BOARD

Thomas J. Allingham II STAFF

Lucy Benson ’13

Director of Marketing & Communications

Jaime Morgan ’02

Associate Head of School for Advancement

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Middle School students return to Wilson Hall after classes in Geipel.

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dear Sanford Community,

As we welcomed the changing of the leaves last fall, Sanford proudly introduced our most recent strategic vision, “Branching out. Growing Together.” This comprehensive plan set the stage for a year of remarkable achievements across several key areas:

Cultivating Educational Excellence

Fostering Financial Health

Nurturing an Inclusive Culture

Enriching our Future

The dedication of our community in the 2023-24 academic year has resulted in significant successes in each of these areas. This edition of the Sanford magazine is brimming with inspiring stories that highlight some of these accomplishments, reflecting our school’s collective effort and spirit.

At the core of Sanford, the student experience remains our top priority. We take pride in the fact that our programs continue to thrive, adapt, and evolve to meet the changing needs of our students.

One of the highlights of this year was the establishment of the Mitchell Family Scholars program, a testament to the generosity and commitment of Heather and Kenny Mitchell ’93. Their historic donation, the largest in Sanford’s history, not only underscores their dedication to our school but also signiﬁcantly contributes to the enhancement of our endowment, which protects the longevity of Sanford’s commitment to education. The Mitchell Family Scholars program aims to enrich our student body by attracting talented individuals who bring diverse perspectives and excellence to our community.

Sanford has made significant progress since its humble beginnings almost a century ago. Our community has always been defined by resilience, unity, and a shared goal of achieving excellence for our students’ benefit. While donated and accrued resources support Sanford’s educational aims and opportunities, the generous, ongoing efforts of the Sanford community set us apart and enable us to achieve remarkable things. We are deeply grateful for the continuous support of the entire Sanford community. Your belief in our mission and contributions to our school make a real difference. Let’s continue to work together to build on ourtradition of excellence and ensure that Sanford remains a place where students can thrive and prepare for a bright future.

With gratitude,

Mark J. Anderson Head of School nd son

Editor’s Note:

This edition of Sanford Magazine was prepared before the passing of beloved teacher and coach Jacquelin Pitts ’55. As one of her former students, I deeply value her impact on our community. My colleagues and I are committed to honoring her legacy. In our upcoming issue, we celebrate her invaluable contributions to Sanford School. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Kind regards,

Lucy Benson ’13

From Classroom to C-Suite: Paying Forward the Sanford Experience for Future Generations

When Kenny Mitchell ’93 took the stage at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, just three weeks into his tenure as the global chief marketing oﬃcer for Levi Strauss & Co., he thought back to his Sanford Upper School English teacher. With only 48 hours to prepare after his CEO requested he speak in his place, Mitchell was thrust into the spotlight before a thousand industry trendsetters in the marketing world. There, he found himself back in a Sanford classroom, presenting before longtime Sanford English teacher Susan Dagenais and his Upper School classmates.

“She gave me the confidence that I had a voice,” Kenny recalled about a specific presentation he gave in Mrs. Dagenais’ class. It was a personal reflection in which he had to prepare to speak about his own life’s journey and how it related to the course content.

“I remember standing up, sharing and being super nervous,” he said, but after his presentation Mrs. Dagenais commended the excellent job he did and told him she didn’t notice his nerves a bit; he also received praised from his classmates. As a result, public speaking “turned into something that I no longer feared,” Kenny said.

After a sprawling career that took him through executive marketing positions at Gatorade, McDonald’s, Snap Inc. (owner of Snapchat), and now to the world’s most iconic jean brand, Mitchell said it’s not uncommon for him to lead meetings, hold townhall-style presentations and give keynote lectures.

“The comfort I have doing those things started very much in my classroom at Sanford with Mrs. Dagenais,” he said.

Some 30 years after graduating from Sanford, Kenny, and his wife Heather, a graduate of St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, both described how “transformational” their experiences were at independent schools.

“We talked early in our marriage that if one day we could give back in a meaningful way, we would do that,” Heather said. Both serve on the boards of their respective alma maters, but “we really felt like we wanted to have an impact that was far beyond us personally, that could have a lasting legacy,” she noted.

As recipients of ﬁnancial aid, Heather emphasized that she and Kenny were able to belong to a community that they would have otherwise never known and which remains strongly intact deep into their adult lives.

That’s what drove them to work with Sanford’s

administration in developing the Mitchell Family Scholars Program — a scholarship that will fund up to 95% of a student’s tuition in each Sanford graduating class.

In 2023, the Mitchells made the largest individual donation in Sanford’s 93-year history, $1.5 million, to establish the scholarship fund and strengthen Sanford’s endowment. And their generosity is already making an impact.

The ﬁrst Mitchell Family Scholar was admitted to Sanford’s class of 2027, and a new scholar will join the Upper School each of the next three years to ensure that Sanford will perpetually host four Mitchell Scholars.

Students who receive the scholarship must be strong academically, show strong character, demonstrate involvement in extracurricular activities (such as the arts or athletics), and be unable to attend Sanford without signiﬁcant ﬁnancial assistance.

The Mitchells made their gift to Sanford’s endowment, a collection of invested funds that continuously generate income for the school, to ensure that their gift will beneﬁt generations of Sanford students.

“Sanford’s endowment is critical for the financial health and security of the school,” explained Jaime Morgan, Associate Head of School for Advancement. “The larger the school’s endowment, the more funds are available to support families who need tuition assistance. We offer our incredible faculty and staff competitive salary and benefits packages.”

Building upon Sanford’s diversity was another priority for the Mitchells, who wanted to remove the ﬁnancial barrier for a passionate, bright student to join the Sanford community.

Jamy Haughey, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Upper School physics instructor, said, “The generosity of this program would enable students from historically underserved and underrepresented communities to leave an indelible mark on our school.”

Each Mitchell Family Scholar “would contribute to the diversity of our community,” she said. “One student’s voice carries, and with our motto of No Talent Lies Latent, the perspective and voice of one student could have signiﬁcant, positive, and lasting impacts on our community.”

Though they now live in southern California, Kenny and Heather reﬂected on their trip to Delaware in February for Kenny’s induction into the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame, during which they were able to meet the ﬁrst scholarship recipient.

Kenny was a point guard at Sanford, winning two state championships before continuing to play basketball at Dartmouth and later professionally for a brief time. But “more gratifying than that the Hall of Fame induction was seeing that young person, knowing that they are contributing to the school as a student and part of the community,” Kenny shared. “The student had exactly the type of proﬁle we were thinking about when we came up with the program.”

Heather said that just as the scholarship program bearing her family’s name “becomes a legacy for us, it also becomes a legacy for Sanford.”

“It goes beyond Sanford,” she said. It builds a community of “incredible people who will go out in the world and do incredible things.”

New faces, same student-centered approach in Sanford’s College Counseling Department

In its more than 90 years of operation, 100% of Sanford students have been accepted to college.

This success is largely driven by Sanford’s personalized educational philosophy, embodied in its motto, No Talent Lies Latent, which permeates all aspects of student life and translates into Sanford’s college guidance.

That’s why when the two-person College Counseling Department was left vacant in the summer of 2023, Sanford faced the challenge of maintaining its rigorous, comprehensive college counseling program while preserving its student-centered approach to college guidance.

The solution came in the duo of a college admissions veteran, Director of College Counseling Heather Graber Stinson, and a Sanford specialist, longtime Sanford English instructor Pete Williams.

With 23 years of experience in college admissions at St. Lawrence University, Colgate University, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and the Haverford School in Pennsylvania, Graber Stinson brings a wealth of knowledge to Sanford. As a longtime Sanford English faculty member, Williams draws on his decade-long experience of

teaching and mentoring Sanford students to guide them to the next step in their educational path.

Graber Stinson said Sanford has always followed best practices in college counseling, such as touring schools, hosting admissions oﬃcers on campus to speak with students, and beginning work on applications early. However, she stressed that it is the overall structure and culture of Sanford that enables its success in college counseling.

“Sanford is a place that encourages a lot of independence among students, which is really helpful for any post-secondary experience,” she said, adding that due to the size of Sanford’s community—the average class size is 13 students—” you have to show up, and you’re held to a high standard socially and academically.”

Sanford’s holistic college preparation begins early, with a challenging curriculum and strong faculty relationships starting even in Lower School. From the time students enter Upper School, weekly advisor meetings, wide-ranging extracurricular oﬀerings and personalized academic support help students develop independence, self-reﬂection, and

Sanford has always followed best practices in college counseling, such as touring schools, hosting admissions officers on campus to speak with students, and beginning work on applications early. However, it is the overall structure and culture of Sanford that enables its success in college counseling.

interpersonal skills, ensuring they are well-prepared and responsible decision-makers by the time they begin applying to college.

In their junior year, students meet regularly with college counselors in a classroom setting to learn how to navigate the college admissions landscape, including walking through the application process, discussing the implications of applying to schools in- vs. out-of-state, explaining ﬁnancial aid, and preparing resumes, essays and recommendations.

When Sanford’s college counselors begin meeting with students individually in their junior and senior years, they draw on their knowledge of schools themselves, course oﬀerings, and the alignment between a student’s strengths and a school’s proﬁle.

One way Sanford’s college counseling team encourages student well-being in the sometimesstressful college search is by focusing more on a student’s ﬁt with a school rather than its ranking. This means taking into consideration each student’s compatibility with a school’s academic rigor, social environment, and ﬁnancial feasibility for families.

When meeting individually with a student, Williams emphasizes his focus on the whole student rather than solely looking at numbers. “It’s not just about your SAT score,” he said. “It’s about what you’re passionate about and how you pursue that passion.”

Although Williams draws on his background as an English teacher to write letters of recommendation

and support students in preparing essays for their college applications, he said, “it goes way beyond that.”

“The priority for me was always my connection with the students,” Williams said. Over his 10 years of teaching English at Sanford, “I really developed the skill of connecting with young people, meeting them where they are, and trying to help them achieve their goals and meet their potential,” he said.

Graber Stinson said she has sought to connect with students in her ﬁrst year at Sanford by integrating herself into the community beyond the College Counseling oﬃces in Quigley Hall.

“You’re doing college counseling every day: building a rapport with the younger students by showing up to the musical, to the basketball game, an art show,” she said. “It’s nice to get to know students in their context before they even step foot in our space.”

By getting to know students as well as their aspirations and ambitions, the College Counseling team draws from their knowledge of the collegiate landscape to guide students to the next step, eﬀectively acting as a bridge between their home at Sanford and the one they will ﬁnd after graduation.

“They love this place,” Graber Stinson said. “If they had a really good Sanford experience, I want them to feel just as fond of a college or university as they do about this place.”

Sanford Beekeeping: A Hive of Activity

There’s a buzz on Sanford’s campus. It’s not just students trickling between academic buildings or running across athletic fields—it’s the hum of over 10,000 bees housed in hives downhill from Kidder Hall.

The club’s efforts are, quite literally, bearing fruit. Honey produced by the bees over the summer will be collected in the fall, and, once cleaned and jarred by club members, it will be sold to raise funds for more beekeeping suits and supplies.

Throughout the 2023–2024 school year, some 15 students in Sanford’s Beekeeping Club have gathered weekly to suit up in beekeeping attire, load their tools into a wheelbarrow, and, equipped with a smoker, march by the Cab Calloway Pond to inspect the three campus beehives each containing thousands of bees.

Victor Lowell ’24, one of the club’s founders, has been beekeeping with his grandfather since he was ﬁve years old. When he heard his classmates express interest in a beekeeping club at the end of the 2022–2023 school year, he realized he had the knowledge and skills to share his love for beekeeping with his peers.

Aware of the signiﬁcant undertaking involved in starting an apiary, Victor began forming a proposal for the club in the early summer of 2023, listing needed supplies, outlining safety precautions, and setting educational goals for the club members.

“Our main goal was for students to get as much experience with handling the bees themselves because it’s kind of a hard hobby to get into,” Victor said. “The main goal was having a whole lot of suits and enough hives so that a bunch of students can go through hives and really see what the system is like.”

After students were prepared with extensive instruction on how to handle bees, they began their hands-on experience, regularly inspecting the hives donated to Sanford by Victor and his grandfather. They checked on the bees’ health, monitored the queen’s egg-laying activity, and looked out for pests.

Upper School Physics instructor Mickey Maley, the club’s faculty sponsor, emphasized the importance of the heavy student involvement in the club’s organization. “This club is meant to be student-run,” he said. “It’s incredible to see how much they have learned and grown in such a short time.”

The club’s eﬀorts are, quite literally, bearing fruit. Honey produced by the bees over the summer will be collected in the fall, and, once cleaned and jarred by club members, it will be sold to raise funds for more beekeeping suits and supplies.

Mr. Maley praised the “entrepreneurial mindset” that the club develops in students by aiming to be self-sustaining, but he also identiﬁed the value of the ecological conversation prompted by beekeeping as a unique feature of the club.

The Beekeeping Club “gives us a chance to really talk about the place that biodiversity holds,” he noted, pointing out that students must learn to ask questions like, “Why did we plant these wildﬂowers versus other types? If we have more bees, does that change the way our ecosystem looks as we’re pollinating more?”

“It’s a bit larger than just the bees themselves,” Maley said. “The students have experiences that they can tell stories about later on in life.”

One such story involved unintentionally releasing bees inside a classroom when a hive, thought to be empty, was opened indoors. Yet “the club was trained on exactly what we should do,” Victor said.

Although an initial wave of alarm came over the students, they exited the room, shut the door, put on their beekeeping suits, and remedied the situation by closing the open hive and catching any loose bees. No one was stung.

Despite that close call, students have taken up beekeeping with a passion. With the knowledge they gained in the club, one student set up a beehive on their family farm. Others have explored creating hives in their towns or at their homes.

Though he graduated from Sanford in June and is now continuing his education at Thomas Jeﬀerson University, Victor was able to bring his grandfather to campus to speak to the club during his senior year.

“It was heartwarming to see a group of people that cared so much about beekeeping and wanted to keep it going,” he recalled from watching his grandfather—the source of his own beekeeping knowledge—teach his attentive classmates how to inspect a hive. “At the time, I was the only beekeeper there, but it was really wonderful to see a group of people that I trust so much carry on the club, which I love.”

Encouraging Middle School Growth with Signature Programs

The Middle School experience at Sanford is marked by grade-level traditions that create formative memories that students carry with them for the rest of their lives. With new faculty entering the Middle School and the disruption in traditional programming caused by the pandemic, teachers were spurred to “create events shaped by their unique passions, talents, and professional experiences as educators,” Head of Middle School Emily Amendum shared.

She noted that such grade-wide events “develop risktaking, creativity, critical thinking, and problemsolving abilities that enable students to apply knowledge and abstract thinking skills to real-world situations.” Additionally, they provide students to work collaboratively among each other and emerge as leaders.

She noted that each event is a “touch point for a student’s time in the Middle School” that spans all grade levels and “where each student’s growth is truly visible for all community members who are lucky enough to attend.”

Fifth-Grade Film Festival and Author’s Tea

In the ﬁfth grade, the newly-introduced Film Festival and Author’s Tea celebrated students’ creativity in ﬁlmmaking and writing. Students wrote mystery story series in groups of three, “publishing” them using Book Creator, an online tool that allows

students to create and share digital books. They then created movie trailers to entice audiences to read their stories which were presented in the Geipel Center for Performing Arts, where an award ceremony was held. Parents attending the presentation were then invited to collect autographs from students and ask them about their stories.

Middle School instructor Beth Whipple, one of the organizers of the event, said that engaging in the writing process and developing tech skills were central to the project’s learning outcomes.

“From brainstorming to writing drafts to peer editing, the project was very student-centered,” she said. “Students developed collaborative skills when connecting their story series and ﬁlming their trailers. They developed their tech skills while using iMovie on iPads.”

Parents, she added, were an integral part of the festival, acting as the audience during the awards ceremony and prompting conversation on the stories created by students.

Lena Mucchetti, parent of Matteo Muchetti ’31, said her family “loved the opportunity to see students dressed in their finest, walking the ‘red carpet,’ and each getting their moment in the spotlight. Gathering after the films to collect author autographs and enjoy community was a lovely way to cap off the project.”

Sixth-Grade Poetry Coﬀeehouse

In a cherished tradition, sixth graders chose and performed selected poems in the quad. The event follows a trend, woven throughout Middle School programming, of “incrementally growing students’ speaking and presentation in developmentally attainable ways,” said Amendum.

Families were invited to participate by listening and engaging with the students about their work, fostering a supportive community atmosphere in which students feel encouraged to share their work.

Laura Jezyk, parent of Ronan Jezyk ’30, said the Poetry Coﬀeehouse was “a beautiful event that helps the students gain self-conﬁdence through poem selection, analysis, memorization, and the courage to speak in front of a crowd of peers and parents.”

“My child was so proud of the work he did and I am amazed at how much eﬀort and interest he poured into the project,” she said.

Seventh-Grade GEMS Project

A new interdisciplinary unit introduced in seventh grade, the GEMS Project (combining global studies, English, math and science), enabled students to research and propose solutions to global issues outlined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which address global inequality, climate change, and threats to peace.

Students analyzed and discussed global problems in each of their core classes. The project then culminated with student presentations on their proposed solutions, acknowledging the global, local and individual impacts they can have as agents of change.

After the project’s ﬁrst edition, seventh grade instructor Anthony Bushek, an organizer of the initiative, described the project as “a great success.” Students “met and even exceeded our expectations,” he said. “We raised the bar high for them because we knew that they were able to achieve our lofty aspirations.”

Bushek explained the interdisciplinary approach to the project, detailing how research on issues began in students’ global studies class. Gathered data was then analyzed in Math classes and used to create graphs in Science classes. Finally, students wrote speeches for their presentations in their English classes, creating TED Talk-style presentations for parents.

The GEMS project will become “a badge of honor for our middle schoolers to have accomplished,” Bushek said, noting his excitement to see “how our students who have already completed the GEMS project will continue to advocate and strive for the changes that they presented in their projects.”

“I have no doubt that our ﬁrst batch of students, and the many more to come, will aﬀect positive change at Sanford School and beyond,” he said.

Eighth-Grade Science Fair & Quiz Bowl

Eighth graders cap oﬀ their time in the Middle School with two memorable events: the Science Fair and a new initiative that draws parents into playful competition with their children through a quiz bowl-style event, titled, “Are You Smarter Than Your Eighth Grader?”

For the science fair, students worked for four months researching, designing and performing their own scientiﬁc experiments. Professional scientists and engineers from the area served as the judging panel

Each event is a “touch point for a student’s time in the Middle School” that spans all grade levels and “where each student’s growth is truly visible for all community members who are lucky enough to attend.”

and were “blown away by the level of science our students were able to achieve,” said eighth-grade science instructor Jillian Wharton.

Wharton said that a main goal of the fair is “to have students understand that the purpose of a scientiﬁc experiment is to learn from mistakes” and to develop “a strong appreciation for what it takes to run a welldesigned experiment.”

She noted the incredible creativity of students expressed through the selection of their experiments. One project studied the eﬀect of diﬀerent phrases and tones of voice on the growth of mold. The winning project, created by Nico Muchetti ’28, focused on rocket projectiles.

Are You Smarter Than Your Eighth Grader?

After showing oﬀ their skills before science professionals, eighth-graders prove their knowledge to their parents at the “Are You Smarter Than Your Eighth Grader” event.

The one-night event required parents to sign up, form a team and compete in a trivia challenge consisting mainly of topics covered during the school year.

Wharton said the faculty “wanted to have something special and speciﬁc to our eighth-graders that would involve their families in a low-stakes, lots-of-fun kind of way.”

In its ﬁrst edition, almost every student team beat out every parent team, she noted, but not without some friendly competition.

Wendy Ottenbacher, parent of Ryan Gipe ’28, said the kids “attempted to fool us by saying a wrong answer loudly,” though “it only worked part of the time,” adding that the event was a “fun night for all ages.”

Michelle Berkley-Ayres, parent of Alyss Ayres ’28, said while her team did not beat all the other parent teams, “our kids beat everybody!”

“It was rigged from the beginning!” she claimed.

Sanford Class of 2024

On June 7th, 2024, Sanford School celebrated its 88th Commencement Ceremony in the newly renovated Class of 1955 Amphitheater. This ceremonial landmark was especially signiﬁcant as it honored the largest graduating class in Sanford’s history, with eighty seniors receiving their diplomas from school leaders: Head of School Mark Anderson, Head of Upper School Abbi Smith, and President of the Board of Trustees R. Jason Russell.

In his faculty address, Jeﬀ Molush, a performing arts faculty member, urged the graduates to value their time and grasp every opportunity that comes their way. Students Morgan Wilson and Amanrai Kahlon delivered compelling student addresses. A highlight of the ceremony was a duet by Sanford ‘Lifers’ Sean Keiser and Lily Tomeo, complemented by musical performances from the senior choir members.

THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2024

1ST ROW: Samuel Bainter, Cailin Conway, Joel Winner, Layne Powell, Mae Draper, Molly Handloﬀ, Finley Anderson, Megan Athey, Annabelle Bagdon, Isabella Binnersley, Sophie Desai, Rahul D’Souza, J. Trask, Victor Lowell

2ND ROW: Catherine Shapiro, Scarlett Helmecki, Angelina Aubain, Abigail Cuthbertson, Lily Tomeo, Carly Cantagallo, Ashley Groomes, Ava Galasso, Quinn Kelly, Emelie Cummins, Caroline Moore, Amelia Kopp, Arthur Finney, Amelia Xu, Chloe Steiner, Emory Goetz, Tyler Goetz

3RD ROW: Derek Fernau, AJ Lawson, Adam Brownell, Andrew Taylor, Cameron Sherr, Alexandra Butler, Angelica Martin, Bridget Caldwell, Henry Stenta, Caroline Boyle, Sean Keiser, Lucas DeVinney, Morgan Kropiewnicki, Louis McKay, Brady Fox, Phoenyx Hendrix, Regan Metz, Morgan Wilson, Ian Trask, Olivia Opher, Tyler Edwards, Amanrai Kahlon, Varun Pappu, Alejandro Vargas, Owen Barlow

4TH ROW: Brady Bollman, Colton Brooks, Yiheng “Henry” Yao, Yixiang “Jack” Haung, Jiahuan “John” He, Christian Grant, Jacob Belair, Henry Shriver, Ryan Gagne, Brady Colarik, Antonio Ameer, Bailey Evans, Ryan Tisdel, Patrick Young, Beckham Kashner

5TH ROW: Corey Smallwood, Braden Powell, MJ Hoban, Edward Jeﬀerson, Jordan Spencer, Kyle Ruby, Henry Hetrick, Luke Filliben, John Giordano

“Sanford

faculty trust the students they lead and have helped usher us into adulthood. They have taught us that tests and assessments are important ways to identify gaps in knowledge, but they are not the end goal; learning is.”

–Amanrai Kahlon ’24

Commencement Awards

Andrew Taylor and Amanrai Kahlon received the Scholastic Award, given in honor of the Class of 1939, to outstanding students who have excelled academically each year in Upper School while pursuing a challenging and well-rounded program of study.

Megan Athey received the Alumni Award, which is presented to the student whose participation in extra-curricular activities has been most dedicated.

Andrew Taylor received the Thomas Mccarthy Award For Citizenship, awarded to a student who has always been a responsible and contributing citizen in every aspect of campus life.

Angelica Martin and Emory Goetz received the Nancy C. Sawin Final Award, while Victor Lowell received the Kenneth D. Jones Memorial Award. Both awards recognize seniors who exhibit outstanding leadership, loyalty, and citizenship and are gracious and considerate in their daily lives.

Amelia Xu and J. Trask received the Headmaster’s Award, which is presented on an occasional basis as deemed appropriate by the faculty and the Head of School to honor members of the graduating class whose achievement or presence has been so exemplary that special recognition is in order.

SENIOR AWARDS

Emile Cummins and Rowan Doyle received the Chrysalis Award, which is presented to the yearbook staﬀ members who took the greatest responsibility for the publication of the Sanford yearbook.

Bridget Caldwell and Andrew Taylor received the Dale Seymour Award, which is presented to seniors who received the greatest number of athletic letters in their Sanford careers.

Tyler Edwards and Brady Fox received the Sanford W. Sawin, Jr. Memorial Award, given in memory of Sanford W. Sawin, Jr., after whom the school is named, for outstanding achievement in athletics.

Emile Cummins received the Frank H. Simmons Memorial Literary Award, which is given to a senior who has shown outstanding achievement in the literary ﬁeld.

Carly Cantagallo received the Helen Vermeychuk Scholarship Award, which recognizes a student whose potential inspires a teacher to make the best eﬀort to challenge and support her.

Amanrai Kahlon received the Sanford W. Sawin, Sr. Award For Mathematics, given in memory of Sanford W. Sawin, Sr., cofounder and husband of the school’s ﬁrst head, Ellen Q. Sawin. This award recognizes superior work in mathematics.

Ian Trask received the Marcelle Orsini Award For Foreign Language for outstanding work in the study of foreign languages.

Class Day Awards

Henry Stenta received the Damon Brown Memorial Award In Science, presented in memory of Damon Brown ’50, for outstanding work in science.

Phoenyx Hendrix received the W. Michael Akers Memorial Award For History, which is given in memory of W. Michael Akers ’54 for outstanding work in history.

Lucas DeVinney received the S.T.E.M Award, which is given to the senior class student who has demonstrated outstanding performance and engagement in technology, engineering, and/or computer science courses.

J. Trask received the Bruce O. Jones Art Award for outstanding achievement in art.

Annabelle Bagdon received the May V. Hays Memorial Plaque for outstanding achievement in choral music study.

Sean Keiser received the C. Edgar Fry, Jr. Memorial Award for outstanding ability in the ﬁeld of dramatics.

Megan Athey received the Clarence A. Hays Memorial Plaque for outstanding achievement in the study of band and instrumental music.

Yiheng “Henry” Yao received the A. B. Banghart Individual Award, which is presented to the student who has produced outstanding individual work.

UNDERCLASSMEN AWARDS

Ninth-Grade Academic Engagement Award:Kate McCrea

Ninth-Grade Spirit Of Sanford Award: Charlotte McLeod

Tenth-Grade Academic Engagement Award:Brenna Bowers

Tenth-Grade Spirit Of Sanford Award: Liam Jezyk

Eleventh-Grade Leadership Award: This award is presented to an eleventh-grade student who exhibits positive and exemplary leadership and collaboration skills inside and outside the classroom: Elijah Smith

Eleventh-Grade Academic Award: This award is presented to an eleventh-grade student whose contributions to and achievements in the academic program are most impactful: Julian Nesbit

Sanford Pine Award: This award is presented to an eleventh-grade student who has demonstrated exceptional perseverance and a commitment to seeking challenges to pursue meaningful growth: Zoe Symons

Gift To The School: Jessica Meng

AFS Student Recognition: Pedro Blazquez Koifman

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

The Departmental Awards are presented to underclass students who have distinguished themselves within a department. These awards recognize outstanding achievement and noteworthy, positive classroom engagement.

Stanley C. Nott Challenge Trophy: Siobhan Lucey

Mark Shields Award For History: Olivia Garcia-Chope

Sigma Diploma Mathematics Award: Daniel Brake

Science Department Award: Sarah Casarino

Visual Arts Department Award: Carys Griﬃths

Performing Arts Department Award: Aidan McDermott

The Foreign Language Department Awards:

French: Ida Finney

Spanish: Tegan Kovacs

Latin:Grace DeGarbolewski

Lower & Middle School Closing Exercises

“As you move on to set a new chapter in ﬁfth grade, remember that “Try Everything” serves as a powerful mantra to continue to discover your passions, develop your talents, and grow as individuals… stay curious, stay determined, and please don’t be afraid to ask questions or seek help.”

- Cheveé Taylor, Head of Lower School

“What makes a school special isn’t the luxurious amenities or the food in the cafeteria but us. Our community makes us who we are… there’s not a single person in this community who is alone.”

- Enzo Encarnacion-Bognar

MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS:

ARTS: Alyss Ayres

BAND: Nathan Bernard

DRAMA: Nico Mucchetti

SPANISH: Aslyn Merrell

FRENCH: Annabelle Wei

LATIN: Tessa Nolan

MATHEMATICS: Nico Mucchetti

SCIENCE: Rafaella Memphis

SOCIAL STUDIES: Mason Winner

ENGLISH: Enzo Encarnacion-Bognar

GIRLS’ ATHLETIC AWARD: Aslyn Merrell

BOYS’ ATHLETIC AWARD: Matthew Gannon

SERVICE AWARD: Yibo “Tony” Wang

EVERGREEN AWARD: Benjamin Fryling

CITIZENSHIP AWARD: Matthew Gannon

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT:

Courtney Scarborough and Alyss Ayres

SANFORD AWARD: Dillon Conway

Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees is composed of strategic visionaries who generously dedicate their time and expertise. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Jim McKeon for his outstanding leadership on our board. Additionally, we are excited to welcome three new trustees and a new Home and School Association President, all of whom will play a signiﬁcant role in further advancing Sanford’s mission.

Helene Lee, M.D. Sanford Trustee

Dr. Helene Lee is a Board-Certiﬁed Family Medicine Physician providing comprehensive care to patients in western Delaware and eastern Maryland. She co-founded Meridian Primary Care & Aesthetic Medicine in Elkton, MD, specializing in preventative care, women’s health, and advanced skin care treatments.

Helene is committed to patient education and empowerment, ensuring they actively participate in their healthcare journeys. She prides herself on oﬀering cutting-edge face and body skin care treatments.

Passionate about education, community engagement, and fostering diversity, Helene contributes to the Sanford Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) Committee, promoting inclusivity within the school community.

She earned her Medical Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, followed by a residency in Family Medicine at Allegheny Health Network’s Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, PA.

Outside of work, Helene enjoys learning tennis and pickleball, as well as playing the violin and piano. She relaxes with her husband, Dr. Carlo Gopez, and their children, Henry ’30 and Lillian ’35. Together, they share a love for music and world travel, often visiting relatives in Asia.

Peter Danby ’04 Sanford Trustee

Peter graduated from the Sanford School in 2004, having attended from 10th to 12th grade after finishing Upland Country Day School in 2001. He then went to the University of Delaware and, at 19, earned a B.S. summa cum laude in finance in just four semesters. He later received an M.A. in political science and international relations and an M.S. in finance.

Starting in the fall of 2008, he began teaching courses in the Department of Finance while still a student. From the fall of 2015, he also taught in the Department of Business Administration. Over more than ﬁfteen years, he has taught numerous sections of Introductory Finance, Corporate Finance, Investment Theory and Portfolio Management, Entrepreneurial Finance, Markets, Financial Institutions, and other ﬁnance seminars at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Outside academia, he owns and runs several businesses in logistics (IronLinx Fulﬁllment and IronLinx Transportation), agricultural packaging materials (SRILX Products), information technology (Qnectus), and eCommerce (Greenville Ventures and GV Partners). These businesses collectively employ over 100 people locally.

His wife, Dr. Xiaoxia Lou (Professor, Department of Finance, University of Delaware), and he have two daughters attending Sanford, Valerie ’31 and Victoria ’33. Though he seems hobby-free at this point in life, he and his wife stay busy with their daughters’ budding golf careers and maintain memberships at Fieldstone Golf Club and Vicmead Hunt Club/Bidermann.

Rebecca Wasniewski Sanford Trustee

Rebecca Wasniewski is an Associate Director at Chatham Financial in the Global Real Estate sector. She is a trusted debt management partner to high-proﬁle institutional clients across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Rebecca manages commercial debt portfolios and consults on complex debt and derivative terms, covenants, ﬁnancial reporting, and debt valuations. She currently oversees over 2,200 active loans with a ~$156 billion notional value and growing.

Before Chatham, Rebecca spent nine years with the Delaware Department of Justice, Oﬃce of the Attorney General, as an Oﬃce Manager in the Fraud and Consumer Protection Division and as a Paralegal in the Criminal Division.

Rebecca earned her B.S. from Wilmington University, a Paralegal Certiﬁcate from Widener University, Delaware Law School, and a Corporate Certiﬁcate in Real Estate Financial Analysis from NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate. Rebecca and her husband, John, have two boys, John ’29 and Andrew ’34, who have been Sanford Warriors since Pre-K and Preschool. Rebecca is a dedicated advocate for the Sanford community, serving as a Home & School Grade Representative and recently as an advisor to the Advancement Committee for the Board of Trustees.

Christine Ramsey Home & School Association President

Christine Ramsey is a University of Delaware alumni and has worked in Fraud Strategy and Prevention since 2006. She is currently the Director of Fraud Strategy for Sallie Mae, where she leads the private student loan fraud strategy team. Christine, her wife, Lauren, and their two children, Nolan ’36, and Scarlett ’32 joined the Sanford community in 2021.

Christine eagerly jumped into volunteering with the Home & School Association as an auction volunteer and committee leader (2023 and 2024). She is also actively involved in the Teacher Appreciation Committee. Christine brings enthusiasm, strong management, and a love of Sanford to the position of Home & School President.

We are thrilled to have new talents on board!

Left to right: Coelina Edwards, Emily Fareed, Maya Turner Singh, Alessandra Vadala, Regan Bullis, Shannon Strosser, Kathryn Reese, Mallory Polk

RETIREMENTS

Dear Sanford Community,

This spring we celebrated the remarkable careers of two educators, Nina Silverman-Weeks and Candyce Hublein-Pizzala. I am personally ﬁlled with a deep sense of gratitude for their service, dedication, and the impact they have made on our school and its students. Their inﬂuence has been felt by all of us in the Sanford community.

Nina Silverman-Weeks has graced our art department for over 32 years. Her unique ability to inspire and adapt has enriched Sanford’s programs, making art an integral part of our students’ lives. As Fabienne Daniels stated, “Nina’s love for our students and her ability to gently push them to their full potential made her class a unique place to learn and grow. Her dedication to the arts and excellence in education best practices has enriched our programs and left a lasting mark on our community.”

Candyce Hublein-Pizzala, having dedicated 38 years to nurturing the minds of our Lower School students, embodies the essence of a Sanford teacher. Her genuine passion, dedication, and caring approach have touched the lives of many. Brittany Elia shares, “To teach with Candyce and witness the impact she had on so many students’ lives has been such a privilege. Candyce’s focus on students, thoughtfulness, and creativity have helped countless Sanford students thrive, leaving a legacy of love, learning, and achievement.”

Both Nina and Candyce have been pillars of our community, not only as educators but as mentors, colleagues, and friends. Their commitment to Sanford and its families is unparalleled, and their departures mark the end of an era, leaving a void that will be hard to ﬁll. As Betty O’Regan aptly puts it, “You’ve worked so hard and given so much of yourselves to others; now it’s time to enjoy doing whatever you want EVERY DAY!”

As we bid farewell to these two outstanding educators, let us remember the lessons they have taught us, the joy they have brought into our lives, and the countless ways they have made Sanford a better place. Their legacy will continue to inspire future generations of Sanford Warriors.

Congratulations, Nina and Candyce, on your well-deserved retirement. Thank you for your positivity, passion, and profound impact on our community. You will be dearly missed.

With gratitude,

Mark Anderson Head of School

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

Dear Sanford Community,

I am thrilled to celebrate the success of the 2023-2024 Sanford Fund! With your support, our community came together and raised over $640,000. These funds are not optional—they are vital in shaping the unique educational environment that sets our school apart.

Sanford’s theme of the 2023-2024 school year was “well-being.” Students, faculty, staﬀ and families were challenged to think about what we each need for our own well-being—and for that of our community. The well-being of the Sanford experience relies on the generosity of all of us. Each year 100% of our faculty and staﬀ give a gift to the Sanford Fund showing our deep commitment and belief in what we do on campus each day. Our Board of Trustees leads the way by making Sanford a philanthropic priority for their families. Current families are asked to give a meaningful contribution to show their support and appreciation for all Sanford does for their children. Alumni give in memory of beloved teachers and their own experiences on our campus. Each gift is critical to Sanford’s ongoing success.

A few highlights from the 2023-2024 Sanford Fund:

For the 25th consecutive year 100% of Sanford faculty and staﬀ gave a gift to the Sanford Fund. This unique level of commitment truly sets us apart. Parent participation increased by an incredible 20% over the prior year. Through our Parent Participation Challenge, over half of our current families gave a gift.

The Classes of 1962, 1974, 1980, and 2005 collectively donated the largest amounts to the Sanford Fund.

The Classes of 1989 and 2008 had the greatest number of donations.

The Classes of 1955 and 1957 had the highest alumni participation rates. In addition to the Sanford Fund, $930,000 was raised in new commitments to restricted projects, facility improvements and endowed funds. These gifts are critical to ensuring Sanford is able to continue providing the very best educational experience to our students and exceptional work environment for our faculty and staﬀ.

Your generosity is more than just a gift—it’s the key that unlocks the full potential of our students. In a community where we ﬁrmly believe that ‘No Talent Lies Latent,’ your contributions are essential to Sanford’s well-being.

On behalf of all our students, faculty and staﬀ, thank you to all those who have supported Sanford. It is truly a team eﬀort that we all give back to a school that has given us each so much.

As we begin the 2024-2025 school year, I am excited about what lies ahead and look forward to sharing with you as the year progresses.

With gratitude,

Jaime Morgan ‘02 Associate Head of School for Advancement

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

Dear Sanford Community,

It is with great pleasure that I write to you on behalf of my fellow Sanford trustees. As you will read in this issue of our 2024 Annual Report, Sanford continues to perform extremely well. Our Board of Trustees is proud to partner with our Head of School, Mark Anderson, as we lead our school to grow stronger and better each year.

We thank you for contributing to Sanford’s success. Our Sanford Fund exceeded our goal and raised $640,000 in essential funds. These dollars allow Sanford to meet the school’s annual operational needs; more importantly, the Sanford Fund supports the teachers and programs our students and families value and adore.

In addition to the importance of our current ﬁnancial health, the Sanford Board is focused on the long-term health of our school; this includes fostering our community’s future growth and success.

We are proud of our school and the success Sanford has accomplished this year and the past several years. As Sanford continues to grow its endowment, which is $12.1M as of June 2024, and improve its campus and facilities, we look forward to including you and all members of our Sanford School community in these eﬀorts.

As we all know, Sanford is a very special school community. My fellow Sanford Trustees and I are grateful for your support of our school.

President Board of Trustees

Sanford Home & School Association

The Home & School Association enhances Sanford School by fostering strong connections between parents and the school through various initiatives and events. Its goals include engaging parents in the school community via open communication, organizing educational and social events, and supporting fundraising eﬀorts with special events. We are deeply thankful to the Home & School Leadership Team for their dedicated service: Rebecca Wasniewski as President, Paige Russell as Vice President, Veronica Chavez as Secretary, and David Farone as Treasurer. This team was crucial in revitalizing the Sanford School parent community after the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, reshaping our engagement within the school.

They’ve set a strong foundation for the 2024-2025 leadership: Treasurer David Farone is joined by Christine Ramsey as President, Lisa Reed ’99 as Vice President, Amanda Denlinger as Secretary, and Meghan Carney and Toni Durbano as Auction Co-Chairs.

PADDLE RAISE DONATIONS

During the Live Auction portion of the event, members of the Sanford community contributed monetary donations to support the Home & School Association’s mission and professional development opportunities for faculty and staff

$2,000+

Diane and David Kedash

Bhavana and Santosh Viswanathan

Rebecca and John Wasniewski

$1,500+

Aimee and Todd Flubacher

Laura and Matthew Giardina

Marisa and Robert Maddox

Christine and Lauren Ramsey

Paige and Jason Russell

$1,000+

Nicol and Mark Anderson

Vicki Goodman

Christina and Brian Harnos

Jenn and Zach Haupt

Mona Singh and Deep Kahlon

Deborah and John Lee

Andrea and Tom Winner

$500+

Home & School Auction

Anne and Matthew Clark

Laura and Brenden Connor

Min and Jonathan Day

Maliha and Michael Iqbal

Emma and Lewis Macleod

Abbey and Paul McNulty

Ashley and Sean Monaghan

Jillian Eves and Richella Pandiscio

Shannon and Matthew Peterson

$250+

Lyuboslava Kolarova-Allen and Sean Allen

Kaela ’05 and Patrick Baird

The 2024 Home & School Auction was a huge success! This year’s auction occurred at the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science. With the combined support of volunteers, sponsors, donors, and the Sanford community, we raised an astounding $135,000! These dollars will fully fund the Home & School Association’s 2024-2025 budget, ﬁnancially support summer professional development for faculty and staﬀ, and provide campus-wide and programmatic updates.

Pulling oﬀ an event of this magnitude requires a group of committed and skilled parent volunteers. A heartfelt thank you goes out to the Home & School Auction Committee and all our auction volunteers for making this event yet another success.

Kate and Jay Brower

Paris ’07 and Vernon Dupree

Jade and Peter Fairbrass

Beth and Owen Lefkon

Kinsey and David Lenehan

Pamela and William Millard

Lisa ’99 and Hunter Reed

Christine ’06 and Jeffrey ’06 Townsend

2024 Auction Committee Chairs

$100+

Amber and Greg Becht

Auction Committee: Meghan Carney, Toni Durbano

Melissa Manrique and Jordan Bellomo

Meghan and Doug Carney

Acquisitions: Aimee Flubacher, Jess Jones, Marisa Maddox

Randi and Frany Cruz

Class Art: Christina Harnos

Pooja and Rohan D’Souza

Christine and Domenic ’94 DiUbaldo

Data Entry: Adrienne Miller

Breana and Kevin Ganc

Lauren ’03 and John Gillespie

Decor: Ashley Procope, Renee Richardson, Melissa Scarborough

Entertainment Chair: Bianca Rodriguez

Meredith McFadden and Michael Giuliani

Grade Baskets: Christine Ramsey, Paige Russell

Jacqueline DeLaFuente and Gregory Hughes

Logistics: Lisa Reed ’99

Margaret and Anthony Ingram

Sponsorships: Leah Ferragamo ’97

Blanca Lebron

Mayra and Wilkins Ortiz

Elizabeth and Mike Perry

Ashley and Mario Procope

John Rodriguez

Catherine Stenta

Anna and Andrew Straus

Neha Kumar and Brian Toussaint

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

Thank You

to all members of the Sanford community who supported the 2023-2024 Sanford Fund, made a campaign pledge payment, or gave a gift to the Sanford Endowment or a restricted operating fund this past school year. Each method of support is necessary for the school’s overall well-being. Your generosity makes it possible to provide an exceptional experience for Sanford’s students. The following list* recognizes those who have expressed their dedication to the school, its faculty, and our students by giving a gift(s) at either a leadership level of giving ($2,000+) or a giving club level ($1-$1,999) during the recently completed ﬁscal year.

*We make every eﬀort to list donors correctly. If an error has been made with your listing, or if you feel you should have been included and were not, please contact us by email at development@sanfordschool.org and accept our sincere apologies for the oversight.

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE LEVELS OF GIVING

WARRIOR CIRCLE ($25,000+)

Anonymous

Stacey Bacchieri

Davenport Family Foundation

Diane and Scott Davenport

Sandy and Bruce Hammonds

Diane and David Kedash

Longwood Foundation

Heather and Kenny Mitchell ’93

Kate and Ted Rosenthal

Sharon and Ric Struthers

Struthers Family Foundation

Sykora Family Foundation

Carol and Ed Warner ’62 Welfare Foundation, Inc.

HEAD’S CIRCLE ($10,000+)

Anonymous (2)

Sandra Smith Boucher ’74

Xiaoxia and Pete Danby ’04

ECMC Foundation

Melissa and Bill Laﬀerty

Nancy and Jim McKeon

Kathy and Ken Nachbar

Leslie and David Neuberger

Paige and Jason Russell

Nicole and Edrees Siddiqi

Lynette and Jeﬀ Townes

1930 CIRCLE ($5,000+)

Nancy and Chris Adamopoulos

Nicol and Mark Anderson

Anonymous

Kevin Barrett

Megan and Chris Cascio

Donna and Bill Dickhart

Toni and Jim Durbano

Heather and Ted Dwyer

Aimee and Todd Flubacher

JPMorgan Chase

Brigid and Jack McVaugh ’67

Stephanie and Eric Moran

Eriko and Dan Nardo

David Robertson ’63AA

The Donna Dickhart-Sadonjaree Family Fund

Corrie Struthers ’12

Liz and Brice Struthers ’08

Ryan Struthers ’06

Rebecca and John Wasniewski

Kerry Wheatley

Rachel Wolf ’94

ELLEN Q. SAWIN CIRCLE ($2,500+)

Aimee and Rob Bowers

Delaware Community Foundation

Amanda and Mark Denlinger

Laura and Jon Fernau

Maliha and Michael Iqbal

Ellen ’89 and Chris Kinney

Helen and Ernie Lareau

Kim and David Lawson

Jenny and Qi Li

Lisa Lloyd-Washington and Shun Washington

Emma and Lewis Macleod

Tina and Guy Marcozzi

Northrop Grumman

Maureen and Peter Paoli

Payal and Samir Patel

Lee Paynter ’75

Carolyn Polis

Inci and Scott ’89 Porter

Linda and Scott Price

Frances and Tom Roosevelt

Danny Seymour ’67

Jennifer Wasson and Chad Stover

Barbara Supplee

Charlene and Randy Stone

Marilyn and Michael Uﬀner

Tricia and Andrew Vella

Neilli and Pete Walsh

Andrea and Tom Winner

Roza and Rouslan Zenetl

SUNNY HILLS CIRCLE ($2,000+)

Anonymous

Glenda Smith and Desmond Baker

Craig Boyd ’65

Pam and Bob DiFilippo

Maria and John Fernau

Blair and Charlie Fleischmann

Neelu and Chai Gadde

Bob Gelman

Susan and Chris Grundner

Claudia Rodriguez and Andres Gutierrez de Cos

Heather and Andy Jeﬀerson

Susan and Tom Keiser

Lantana Veterinary Center

Kelly and Greg Mitchell

Karen and Kevin Needham

Linda and Dennis Risk

Lon Schlussel

Lucie and John Wilkens

Susie and Greg Williams

GIVING CLUB LEVELS OF GIVING

SANFORD CLUB ($650+)

Abbott Laboratories

Anonymous (2)

Shannon and Clay Athey

Jen and Nate Atwood

Bank of America

Ann and Rob Balback

Jennifer and Michael Barlow

Kristin and Karl Bennett

Bryan and Paul Bente

Diane and John Bernard

Boeing Company

Bri and James Brant

Michele Bruxelles

Sally Coleman

Condylia and Dan Courtney

Jody and Matthew Cross

Michele Darnell

Ann and Jack Davis

Elisa and Jon Davis

Do More 24

Cindy Duan ’11

Encore Capital

Juan Espadas ’88

Meredith and David Farone

Susan ’64 and Douglas Fischer

Gene Ford ’70

Melanie and Troy Foster ’94

Beth and Chuck Freeman

Paula Freiburger ’62

Ann Marie ’03 and Brandon Galasso

Joanna and Josh Gates

Laura and Matt Giardina

Lindsay and Chris Goetz

Google

Helene Lee and Carlo Gopez

Gail Hoﬀman ’66

Ruth and Lowell Hoﬀman

Incyte Corporation

Gina and Matt Israel

Holly and Eric Kalish

Jenn Keating ’91 and Doug Davis

Nicole and Sandor Kovacs

Marlo and David Kropiewnicki

Imelyn and David Lahey

Connie Lotz

Maraleta and Jack Malloy

Sue and John Malloy

David May

Tara and Patrick McConn

Becky and Michael McCudden

Jaime ’02 and Adam Morgan

Beth and George Morris

Kay and John Mullen

Melinda and Richard Norwood

Osceola Foundation Inc

Shannon and Matthew Peterson

Jennifer and John Powell

Craig Raphaelson ’87

Christina and Raoul Rayos

Mary and Paul Serdiuk

Shaheena and Shahid Shaikh

Lydia Cox and Gregg Somerville

Simi Sonecha ’04

Christine ’06 and Jeﬀ ’06 Townsend

Andrea and John Valentine

Martha Aguilar and Jaime Vargas

Frances Leidy Weymouth ’93 and Mac Weymouth

Vicki Goodman and Todd White

Kim and Scott Wilkinson ’94

Ann and Bill Wolfe ’70

Tingting and Jun Xu

Sunny and Frank Xu

Betsy and John Yung

FOUNDER’S CLUB ($350+)

Angelika and Mark Albright ’95

Melanie and John Allen

Anonymous (4)

Archbold Hufty Leidy Foundation

Steve Ashby

Sue and Dan Bachtle

Caroline V. Beard

Melissa Manrique and Jordan Bellomo

Rick Bente ’00

Patti and Steve Bescript

Kate and Dave Black

Linda and Jim Brant

Barbara and Gerard Bricks

Frances and Peter Buttenheim

Rory Callahan

Meghan and Doug Carney

Chemours

Beth and Chris Colgan

Jen and Rory Conway

Amy and Steve Corron

CSL Behring

Josie Cuello and Cristian Cuello-Mambi

Sue and André Dagenais

Mark Donovan ’82

Paris ’07 and Vernon Dupree

Kristina and Chris Flathers

Jane Fouracre

Mary Ellen and Romeo Galasso

Bre and Kevin Ganc

Karina Aguilar and Eduardo Gatica

Lauren and Derek Getz

Meredith McFadden and Michael Giuliani

Jen and Chad Gottesman

Carol and William Graﬀ

Josiah Hannon ’11

Jenn and Zachary Haupt

Lisa Gannon and Lou Hering

Hewlett Packard

Wendy and Jim Honaker

Sandra and Tim Hopkins

Thomas Hughes

Academic Awards

2024 AP Scholars Congratulations to the 56 Sanford students who earned this distinction. The average student in this group took ﬁve exams, with 14 students taking seven exams or more.

AP Scholars with Distinction, granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on ﬁve or more of these exams.

Finley Anderson, Megan Athey, Daniel Brake, Adam Brownell, Alexandra Butler, Emelie Cummins, Sophie Desai, Lucas DeVinney, Derek Fernau, Emory Goetz, Jiahuan “John” He, Edward Jeﬀerson, Amanrai Kahlon, Morgan Kropiewnicki, Reagan Metz, Varun Pappu, Catherine Shapiro, Henry Stenta, Andrew Taylor, Ian Trask, J. Trask, Morgan Wilson, Amelia Xu

AP Scholars with Honor, granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

Victoria Aubain, Annabelle Bagdon, Sarah Casarino, Siobhan Cox, Abigail Cuthbertson, Mae Draper, Donald Finney, Gabrielle Furline, Olivia Garcia-Chope, Dylan Hendrix, Carson Kalish, Andrew Kaser, Nikil Patel, Claire Suto, Reeve Sysko AP Scholars, granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.

Katherine Adamopoulos, Liam Beckenstein, Cailin Conway, Rahul D’Souza, Yixiang “Jack” Huang, Henry Jenks, Siobhan Lucey, Aidan McDermott, Jennifer Munis, Julian Nesbit, Olivia Opher, August Pompon, Juliet Procope, Owen Ripple, Cameron Sherr, Chloe Steiner, Christopher Walters, Clifton Wise

2024 Cum Laude Inductions:

Class of 2024: Emelie Cummins, Rahul D’Souza, Derek Fernau, Emory Goetz, Regan Metz, Henry Stenta, Ian Trask, and Morgan Wilson.

Class of 2025: Victoria Aubain, Daniel Brake, Sarah Casarino, Gabrielle Furline, Carson Kalish, Siobhan Lucey, and Claire Suto.

World Language Honor Societies:

Latin: Caden Butcher, Grace deGarbolewski, Alice Goodall, Grace Porter, Ada Henry, and Delaney Patterson

French: Isabella Atwood, Rowan Avatara, Donovan Hendrix, Gianna Meloro, Camille Opher, and Abigail Smith

Spanish: Siobhan Lucey, Caroline Moore, Kyle Ruby, August Pompon, Vicky Velasquez, Ben Gottesman, Ellie Carter-Soriano and Gabrielle Furline

Scholastic Writing Awards: National Gold Medal: Emelie Cummins

Gold Key: Emelie Cummins, Sadie Jordan

Silver Key: Emelie Cummins, Ada Henry, Rowan Doyle, Siobhan Lucey, Nicholas Rayos

Honorable Mention: Ada Henry, Teagan Kovacs

FOUNDER’S CLUB ($350+)

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Susannah and Anthony Jenks

JK Group, Inc

Jim Karr

Tom Keating ’89

Michelle and Roger Kerzner

Kate and Jake Ketcham ’95

Elaine Chen and Hon Ko

Monica and Helmut Kornberg

Beth and Owen Lefkon

Jackie and Ed Leo

Andrew Levin ’02

Susan Lin ’96

Jane and Wendell Lloyd

Justine Lynch ’54

Carmelita and Napoleon Manubay

Brian Matthews ’96

Jackie and Frank Mayer ’97

Pia King McCann ’03

Aidan McDermott ’25

Patricia McLellan

Dennis Meloro

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Pam and Bill Millard

Carol J. Moore

Alexis and Rob Moore ’97

Anita and Graham Motion

Jane Motion ’15

Chappy Motion ’21

Beth and Mark Novkovic

Janis and Pat Nutini

Annette ’79 and Charles Orella

Mayra and Wilkins Ortiz

Petroleum Marketing Group

Candyce Hublein-Pizzala and Rob Pizzala

Ronnie and Larry Poli

Rebecca and Ray Pompon

Beverley and Ira Powell

Bonnie and Michael Principe

Quaker Houghton

Kate Ruby

Megan and Craig Rushmore

Joan and Marc Samonisky

Lori and Harry Schiavi

Lisbeth and James Selsor

Leslie and Aaron Shapiro

Bambi and Jay Siegfried

Larry Silver ’68

JoAnn Simmens

Joy and Chad Stauring

Dione and Joe Suto

Irene and Alex Swift

The Happy Diﬀerence Foundation

Shukree Tilghman ’97

Lynn McKernan and Gary Tomeo

Alex Vermeychuk ’95

Jenn and Jeﬀ Walters

Carla Wasniewski

Carole and Gordon Wilkie

Alli and Pete Williams

Beverly and Allen Wolfe ’63

Lori and Ross Wolhar

Anne Marie Trzaska and Richard Zolper

SANFORD PINES CLUB ($150+)

Acme

Emily and Steve Amendum

Dana Anderson

Caron Anderson-Kotschessa

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

Anonymous (11)

Reema and Tom Antonelli

Michelle Berkeley-Ayres and Mark Ayres

Johanna and Greg Baker

Marietta Bala ’54

Karen Banta-Burnett

Ceil and Andy Baum

Lucy Benson ’13

Laurence and Geoﬀ Birkett

Rosa Negron Albino and Juan Bonilla-Torres

Tiﬀany and Jeﬀ Brake

Josh Bricks ’93

Gini and Newt Brosius

Paula Fernandez and Kevin Brown

Betsy and Tom Burke

Karen Carney

Christine and Dave Carswell

Kate Chope and Jose Chope

Liz and R.T. Christopher

Amy ’02 and Jamie Clark

Anne and Matthew Clark

Susan and David Connor

Molly and Matt Cooney

Debbie and Chris Coviello

Martina ’74 and Al Crompton

Theresa Crossan

Fabienne and Kenneth Daniels

Nick Darling ’96

Harriette Darnell

Panakkal David

Barry Davis

John de Ris ’57

Jackie DeLaFuente and Greg Hughes

Christine and Dom DiUbaldo ’94

Marguerite Donovan

Paige and Ford Draper

Pooja and Rohan D’Souza

Christina and James Everhart

John Farnandez ’51

Ali and Andrew Fehnel

Sarah McDonald and Heidi Fenstermacher

Leah ’97 and John Ferragamo

Jo and Johnny Finch

Kim Fisher ’03

Anne and Christopher Fleming

Nina Fogwell

Donna Frentzel

Melissa Watson and Steve Friedemann

Jill and Mitch Fryling

Natalie and Jeﬀ Ganc

Stacy and Joe Gandia

Melissa and Ryan Gannon

Christine and Steve Gardiner

Laura and Ken Gaylor

Wendy Ottenbacher-Gipe and Andrew Gipe

Tara ’89 and Brian Gipe

Celia and John Goodall

Vanessa Greaves Kurbatskiy

Laura and David Greene

Sally and Allen Greenwood

Rebecca Handloﬀ ’93

Alexandra Heliotis

Kathy and Ben Herzog

Hillary King Hinkson ’05

Lyn Hublein

Cindy and Thomas Hughes

Patricia and Anthony Ingram

Dede and John Johnston

Daphne and Peter Jonas

Elizabeth and Pat Jones

Arlene and Nick Joyner

Amanda ’05 and Steve Jumps

Elaine and Fred Kahler

Diane and Bob Keighley

Kristi Kerins

Phyllis and William Kilby

Kathy and Mike Kinnard

Katharine Knarreborg ’03

Beth and Jeﬀ Kosinski

Staci and Dan Krape

Jessie and Mike Kubek

Laura and Jim Kurtz

Ailan Lee and Chao Lee

Kinsey and John Lenehan

Janet and Edward Leo

Sophia and Marc Lewycky

Pat and Glenn Lieske

Wendy and Frank Lindsey

Colleen and Steve Loughlin

Danielle Logan and Brendan Lucey

Jen and Frank Luckangelo

Seema Malkani ’91

Taniya and Sudhin Mandal

Meg and Joe Marcozzi

Andi Martin ’71

Gretchen Mayne

Pam and Jim McDermott

Karen and Phil McLaurin

Bryan McLellan ’14

Andrea and Quadii McMillan

Pattie ’82 and Jake Miller

Ashley and Sean Monaghan

Jodi and Jason Moore

Susan and Reza Moqtaderi

Chris and Jamie Mosberg

Sharon and David Mullen

Marguerite Cranmer-Murphy and Ed Murphy

Maureen and Mike Murphy

Amy Nakamoto-Brown & Anthony Brown

Richella Pandiscio

Esa Street and Shahid Perkins

Cari and Marcus Phillips

Cynthia and John Pollich

Sophia and Francis Pollinger

Lauren and Christine Ramsey

Karla and Chris Raymond

Lisa ’99 and Hunter Reed

Liz Farley-Ripple and Mike Ripple

Christina and Donovan Robinson

Isabel and Steve Rose ’69

Katie and Tom Salvatore

Joyce and Gil Scarborough III

Michelle and Max Schneider

Jackie Sham ’70

Russell Shearer ’84

Nina Silverman-Weeks

Kristen and Mitch Slijepcevic

Abbi and Billy Smith

Katherine and Frank Staﬀord

Debbie Starr ’68

Tiﬀany and Kirsten Stewart

Winnie and Tim Straightiﬀ

Cheveé Taylor

Lois and Steve Taylor

Pete Thurman ’87

Deb and Don Towe

Andrea and Zach Trabelsi

Janet and Mike Upton

Karen and Tony Vietri

Bhavana and Santosh Viswanathan

Wachovia / Wells Fargo

Bill Waggener

Allison and Jeﬀ Walker

Edwin Way

Sandra Wu and Ta-Chen Wei

Noël and Clint Williams

Deb Williquette

Becky and Josh Wilson

Julie and Matthew Wilson

Pauline and Thomas Winner

Tracy and Cliﬀ Wise ’84

Megan Chiplock and Adam Wohlman ’93

Brandon Wollaston ’09

Ed Woodring

Loren and Rich Yates ’78AA

Jie Lin and Yong Zheng

David Zinder ’77

CHAPEL VALLEY CLUB ($50+)

Peter Aastad

Raina Allen

Lyuboslava Kolarova-Allen and Sean Allen

Lily Allingham ’18

Francine Amelio & Michael Klein

American Express Philanthropy

John Anderson

Anonymous (11)

Susan and Paul Arruda

AstraZeneca

Krista Bacchieri ’08

Kaela ’05 and Patrick Baird

Ruth and Brooks Banta

Jo and Hughes Barber

Bill Beckenstein

Rosie and Delroy Beckford

Cosmia and John Bell

Hannah Bescript ’19

Darren Blakemore ’99

Daniela Koifman Neilson and Rodrigo Blazquez Quevedo

Missy and Dan Bloom

Carol Bogard ’74

Kim ’96 and Brian Boots

Jen and Chris Bowen

Kate and Jay Brower

Liz and Mark Brown

Angela and Michael Brown

Ann and Winston Brundige

Alec Bryant

Elise Burke Parcha and Travis Parcha

Lisa Burroughs

Rosemary Carr

Barbara Casarino

Joyce Chance

Betsy Chapin ’75

Charles Schwab

Annie and Larry Chen

Barbara and Thomas Clewell

Megan and Doug Coleman

Shawn and Matthew Collins

Erin and Todd Coomes

Stacey and Ben Cordivano

Kristen Cornatzer

Julie and Miles Cowart

John Crescenzi ’63

Visual Arts Awards

Scholastic Art Awards:

Gold Key: Finley Anderson, Dylan Grace, Yiheng “Henry” Yao

Silver Key: Dylan Grace, Yiheng “Henry” Yao, Emory Goetz, Jennifer Munis, Katie Taube, Madeline Wilson

Honorable Mention: Dylan Grace, Yiheng “Henry” Yao, Madeline Wilson, Alyss Ayres, Emily Everhart, Liam Handloﬀ, August Pompon

Gift to the School

The artworks created by these students have been chosen for Sanford’s permanent art collection.

Max Moultrie, Emmy Day, Grace Strauring, Evie Lee, Harper Gillespie, Jack Raﬀo, Matteo Mucchetti, Ceci Clark, Dexter Farrar, and J. Trask

CHAPEL VALLEY CLUB ($50+)

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Danielle and David Cummins

Kathy and Dave Dabkowski

Sarah Noonan-Davis and Brian Davis

Jo Ellen de Cos

Terri and Mark deGarbolewski

Stephanie and Scott Deputy

Debbie Deveney ’69

Patsy Donahue ’19

Amit Dua ’00

Sue and Todd Duerr

David DuHadaway

Bernadette and Jeremy Edwards

Fran and Micah Edwards

Marina and Hassan El-Bietar

Brittany Elia

Kim ’02 and Victor Elia

Ginger and Dave Emerson

Wynne Esbitt

Carlos Espadas ’92

Melissa and Ted Evans

Lauren and Brent Evans

Sallie and Lloyd Evans

Jade and Peter Fairbrass

Bridget and Matt Filipowski

Kelley and Tom Ford

Sally and Francis Forrest

Dale and Bennett Foster

Kristen and Jon Frentzel

Terry and Frank Fresconi

Bernice and Richard Friedemann

Carol and Barry Fry

Claire and Steve Furness

Nicole Gandolfo

Dianne Gay

Kyle and Olin Gay

JD Gaylor ’21

Reese Gaylor ’12

Genentech

Gavin Gibson ’15

Kayla Martell and Kevin Gillis

Arlene and Alan Goodman

Elaine Greaves

Barbara and Steve Gregg

Roshni and Joel Guerry

Kelly Guidry

Kanta and Vijay Gupta

Janay Freebery-Hannah and Bruce Hannah

Shai and Rob Harris

Amanda and Khallid Hart ’12

Jamy and Kevin Haughey

Barbara and Buzz Helmecki

Shannon and Todd Helmecki

Liz Phung and John Helveston

Stacey and Josh Hendrix

Nedda Moqtaderi and Ian Henry

Helen Yates Heron ’57

Anita and Bill Hildebrandt ’57

Valerie Hill

Colleen and Jim Hoban

Sue and Niall Hood

Andy and Amanda Houghton

Barbara and Carter Hubbard ’67

Mike Huﬀman ’64

Rick Huddelson ’55

Karen and Chuck Hunt

Lea Hutchins

Renee and Steve Ickes ’91

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

Tina and Dimitris Iliadis

Margaret and Tony Ingram

Laura and Jon Jezyk

Sharon and Rick Johnson

Leigh ’06 and Shawn Jones

Helen and Floyd Joyner

Catherine and Patrick Kaser

Gila Katz

Silvia and Axel Kaufmann

Bette Keiser

Christopher Keiser ’19

Marly and Miles Kessinger

Sharon and Edward Killhefer

Sandy and Fletcher King

Jessica and Kenn Koubek

Jenn and Eddie Kowalski

Megan and Zachary Kresge

Jacob Laﬀerty ’19

Kassandra and Alfred Lance

Lizzy ’02 and Rob Lancellotti

Annie ’77 and Larry Lester

Courtney and Alex Lewandowski

Tamson and Constantin Livanov

Lauren Lundberg ’13

Jennifer and Tom Madden

Marisa and Bob Maddox

Emily Malafronti ’14

Alyssa and Mickey Maley

Vivian and Rinaldo Marcozzi

Barbara and Tom Marshall

Marion and Les Matier

Mark Matthews

Joanne and Frank Mayer

Lexer and Christopher Mayers

Carol and Chip Mayo

Emily and Kevin McDermott ’07

Peggy and Michael McGowan

Helen and Sam McMonagle

Steven Medoﬀ

Bonnie and Craig Meszaros

Bonnie and Lee Metz

Suzanne and Scott Meyer

Summer Millard ’27

Susanne and Mike Miller

Adrienne and Paul Miller

Cathy and Randy Mineo

Madeline Barry and Jeﬀ Molush

Leslee Moore

Andi and Bill Moses

Olivia Murphy-Rogers ’08 and Phillip Rogers

Lisa and Shawn Murray

Monique and Kyle Myers

Bonnie and Conrad Olie

Linda Parris-Paget ’89

Purvi and Alakh Patel

Thomas Patterson and Matthew Wyrebek

Danielle Blount and Marion Pearson

Bruce Pease ’63

Karen and Gary Perkins

Elizabeth and Michael Perry

Asheena and Rob Perryman

Fran and Chris Petersen

Julie and Bob Pierce

Barbara Ann Pietruczenia

Mary Pizzala ’05

Ashley and Tom Polis

Chanel and Joseph Purnell

Esther and Joseph Purnell

Katie Pustolski ’11

Abby and Christopher Pyle

Michelle and Martin Raﬀo

Niveda and Robert Rajan

Raj Ramachandran ’96

Graeme Ramshaw ’98

Skye and Jake Rashkind

Mo Reardon ’68

Carol Reid

Jill and Don Reynolds

Patti ’76 and Martin Reynolds

Michael Roberto

Peggy Long Roca ’76AA

Greg Rude

Helen ’68 and George Ruﬀ

Lauri Sakata ’94

Katie and Adam Salamon

Sahar Salehi & Behnam Abasht

Wendy and Ken Saubier

Laura Owens and Ash Scache

Carol and Jim Scarborough

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Firouz Sepahi ’79

Kelley and Andrew Seravalli

Robyn and Brian Sheehan

Sue Shelley

Anne and Harry Shelton ’82

Theresa Litherland and Tim Sluder

Carolyn and Eric Smith

Kate Smith ’05

Rodmond Smith ’76

Judith and Timothy Snyder

Meri Ann and Dean Spears

Carlene and Javon Spencer

Savita and Param Sreekanth

Ginny and Dave Steele

Veronica Stevens

Cathy Sullivan and Henry Stevenson ’72

Annette and James Stewart

Maria and Bill Tate

Diane and Brian Taylor

Janet and Chuck Taylor

Heather and Greg Taylor

Mary Ellen Taylor

Lorraine Thomas

Lois Tigani

Aimee and Scott Timmons

Caitlin Towe ’10

August Townes ’27

Pleasant Townes ’27

Soﬁa Vietri ’20

Amber Higgins and Alex Waggener

Robyn and Stan Waterman

Regina and Nai-te Watson ’89

Nai-te Watson ’23

Katie and Josh Weaver

Max Weiner ’97

Jillian Wharton

Beth and Tom Whipple

Christine Whitcraft ’95

Theresa and Thomas White

Stephanie and Josh Wilson

Baolu Yuan and Wei Yang

Christine and John Yasik

Bridget and Don Young

Valerie Young

Christine ’01 and Erik Zwick

FRIENDS OF SANFORD CLUB ($1+)

Marci and Mark Agnew

Ginny and Jim Amendum

Christian Anderson

Anonymous (7)

Jeﬀ Beard ’76

Amber and Greg Becht

Grace and Will Bell

Ben Blinebury & Jenny Armour

Traci Boddy ’97

Lauren Bond ’08

Chrissy Bonner

Melissa and Jeﬀ Brooks

Aaron J. Brown

Ana and Sean Brown

Whitney and Michael Buck

Alycia and Anthony Bushek

Heather and Kieran Carlisle

Ashley and Mike Carunchio

Jasmine Caulﬁeld ’11

Stacey Chirnside ’73

Jessica Chronister ’00

Cecilie Zwick Coker and David Lee Coker, Jr.

Brian and Michelle Conkey

Sarah Cushing and Jake Buckalew

Laura Davies ’16

Caitlyn Derrick

Lenora and Emedio DiGiacomo

Taylor DiGiovine

Venetia and Junior Dover

Heather Powell and Kevin Dunn

Megan Broomall-Filliben and Joel Filliben

Greg Fleming ’20

Lisa and Brian Friedkin

Jessica and Jim Gandolfo

Jen ’05 and Michael Gentile

Angela and Scott Gilbert

Ann Gillespie ’79

Rachel Glickman

Sarah Greenwood ’08

Karin Griswold

Karen and Ken Hackett

Amber Hickman-Taylor

Natalie Simons and Sam Hughes

Lisa Hutchinson

Ailene and Robert Ickes

Pete Jennings ’68

Ryan John ’08

Nicole and Mark Jolly

Emily Jones

Whitney King ’08

John and Cecilia Kongsvik

Marianne and Jim Lazarski

Danielle and Jamie Letts

Laura-Lavinia and Alexander Levine

Nicole Liss

Janet Lowrey ’55AA

Jessica Macdonald

Stacy Mallery and Benjamin LoPresto

Melissa and Rob Mangrelli

Nancy and Patrick Martin

Wendy Maury and Michael Bergman

Brianna and Curtis McCoy

Sara and Sean McCue

Justin McLellan ’16

Brooke and C.R. McLeod

Lena and Tom Mucchetti

Linda and Enzo Natali

Performing Arts Awards

Senior All-State Chorus: Charli Harris, Charlotte McLeod, Liam Jezyk, Amelia Xu, Annabelle Bagdon, Aidan McDermott, and Juliet Procope

Delaware ACDA Children’s Honor Choir: Leah Beattie, Nora Henry, Zoey Morris, Alexis Polis, Mayble Wample, and Veronica Williams

Junior All-State Band: Alex Musiychuk

7/8 Chorus Award: Parker Price

US Concert Band Award: Tyler Edwards

US Jazz Band Award: Lucas DeVinney

US Concert Choir Award: Amelia Xu

Vocal Ensemble Award: Catherine Shapiro

Most Improved MS: Instrumentalist Thai Holden

Most Improved MS Vocalist: Zoe Haupt

Most Improved US Vocalist: Nasir Kellman

Most Improved US Instrumentalist: Abigail Smith

Outstanding Theater Performer: Finley Anderson

Outstanding Stage Crew Member: Molly Handloﬀ

No Talent Lies Latent Award: Lily Tomeo

New Castle County Honors Band: Katie Adamopoulos and Camille Opher

Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra: Alice Goodall

The Middle School Rock Band was one of two middle school groups that performed at the Delaware Music Educators Association’s “Let’s Make Music Festival” for Emerging Ensembles.

5/6 Band Award: Logan Gardiner

5/6 Chorus Award: Sam Goodall

7/8 Band Award: Dexter Farrar

MS Rock Band: Award Nico Mucchetti

FRIENDS OF SANFORD CLUB ($1+)

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Jenna Newborn

Carol and Michael Owens

Taylor and Dan Parrott

Peg Parsons

J.T. Pembroke ’09

Corey Perkins ’20

Laura and Scott Persichetti

William Petterson

Caitlin Powderly

Ellen Rende ’63

Phyllis and John Roland

Anna Roosevelt ’07

Melissa and Michael Ryan ’72

Nadia Saleh

Sarah Satinsky and Michael Honeychuck

Martha Scache

Caelum Scannell ’29

Alaina Schumann

Sue Shelley ’63

Johnna and Darren Scott

Nan Semmelman ’03

Kate and Bart Shanahan ’01

Amanda and Harry Shenton ’06

Renie and Mark Shields

Ryan Spears ’02

Tiﬀany Stanchek

Dezde Stella

Heather Graber Stinson and Paul Stinson

Christi and Mike Symons

Kendall Towe ’10

Katie ’06 and David Trachtenberg

Kendal Trickey ’18

Katie and Bill Wallauer

Nicole and Justin Wample

Sophie Weber

Marjory Williams

Amy and Mark Wise

Danielle and Mark Wolanski

Hunter Zavawski

HONOR ROLL

Thank you to all the members of the Sanford community who support the school year after year. The following list recognizes those who made a donation in the 2023-2024 school year and have also given in nine or more previous years.

35 OR MORE YEARS

OF GIVING

Ann and Winston Brundige

Sue and André Dagenais

Marguerite Donovan

John Farnandez ’51

Ann Gillespie ’79

Elaine and Fred Kahler

Andi Martin ’71

Carol and Chip Mayo

Bonnie and Craig Meszaros

Carol J. Moore

Karen and Gary Perkins

Fran and Chris Petersen

Joan and Marc Samonisky

Anne and Harry Shelton ’82

Katherine and Frank Staﬀord

Janet and Mike Upton

David Zinder ’77

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

30 OR MORE YEARS OF GIVING

Dana Anderson

Ruth and Brooks Banta

Karen Banta-Burnett

Betsy Chapin ’75

Martina ’74 and Al Crompton

Kathy and Dave Dabkowski

Juan Espadas ’88

Sandy and Bruce Hammonds

Helen Yates Heron ’57

Kathy and Ben Herzog

Anita and Bill Hildebrandt ’57

Candyce Hublein-Pizzala and Rob Pizzala

Diane and Bob Keighley

Kristi Kerins

Sandy and Fletcher King

Helen and Ernie Lareau

Brigid and Jack McVaugh ’67

Chris and Jamie Mosberg

Kathy and Ken Nachbar

Jen Nightengale ’82 and Skip Cook

Joyce and Gil Scarborough III

Renie and Mark Shields

Larry Silver ’68

Nina Silverman-Weeks

Meri Ann and Dean Spears

Cathy Sullivan and Henry Stevenson ’72

Sharon and Ric Struthers

Beth and Tom Whipple

Lucie and John Wilkens

Loren and Rich Yates ’78AA

25 OR MORE YEARS OF GIVING

Stacey Bacchieri

Ceil and Andy Baum

Rosie and Delroy Beckford

Bryan and Paul Bente

Missy and Dan Bloom

Barbara and Gerard Bricks

Frances and Peter Buttenheim

Sally Coleman

Christine and Dom DiUbaldo ’94

Gene Ford ’70

Dale and Bennett Foster

Lisa and Brian Friedkin

Tara ’89 and Brian Gipe

Kanta and Vijay Gupta

Shannon and Todd Helmecki

Gail Hoﬀman ’66

Lisa Hutchinson

Dede and John Johnston

Jenn Keating ’91 and Doug Davis

Tom Keating ’89

Ellen ’89 and Chris Kinney

Jennifer and Tom Madden

Tina and Guy Marcozzi

Mark Matthews

Joanne and Frank Mayer

Pam and Jim McDermott

Susanne and Mike Miller

Marguerite Cranmer-Murphy and Ed Murphy

Jen Nightengale ’82 and Skip Cook

Annette ’79 and Charles Orella

Julie and Bob Pierce

Carol Reid

Patti ’76 and Martin Reynolds

Sharon ’80 and Edward Rubin

Helen ’68 and George Ruﬀ

Lauri Sakata ’94

Carol and Jim Scarborough

Russell Shearer ’84

Bambi and Jay Siegfried

Lydia Cox and Gregg Somerville

Carol and Ed Warner ’62

Robyn and Stan Waterman

Christine Whitcraft ’95

Carole and Gordon Wilkie

Rachel Wolf ’94

Christine and John Yasik

20 OR MORE YEARS OF GIVING

Susan and Paul Arruda

Kristin and Karl Bennett

Chrissy Bonner

Craig Boyd ’65

Gini and Newt Brosius

Beth and Chris Colgan

Nick Darling ’96

Diane and Scott Davenport

Ann and Jack Davis

Blair and Charlie Fleischmann

Nina Fogwell

Laura and David Greene

Barbara and Steve Gregg

Lisa Gannon and Lou Hering

Lyn Hublein

Rick Huddelson ’55

Sharon and Rick Johnson

Beth and Jeﬀ Kosinski

Staci and Dan Krape

Wendy and Frank Lindsey

Justine Lynch ’54

Nancy and Patrick Martin

Peggy and Michael McGowan

Patricia McLellan

Steven Medoﬀ

Pattie ’82 and Jake Miller

Jaime ’02 and Adam Morgan

Raj Ramachandran ’96

Mo Reardon ’68

Frances and Tom Roosevelt

Isabel and Steve Rose ’69

Katie and Tom Salvatore

Rodmond Smith ’76

Mary Ellen Taylor

Neilli and Pete Walsh

Tracy and Cliﬀ Wise ’84

Ann and Bill Wolfe ’70

Ed Woodring

Betsy and John Yung

15 OR MORE YEARS OF GIVING

Angelika and Mark Albright ’95

Caron Anderson-Kotschessa

Sue and Dan Bachtle

Marietta Bala ’54

Rick Bente ’00

Patti and Steve Bescript

Michele Bruxelles

Christine and Dave Carswell

John Crescenzi ’63

Debbie Deveney ’69

Pam and Bob DiFilippo

Mark Donovan ’82

Heather and Ted Dwyer

Ginger and Dave Emerson

Carlos Espadas ’92

Paula Freiburger ’62

Neelu and Chai Gadde

Karina Aguilar and Eduardo Gatica

Laura and Ken Gaylor

Sally and Allen Greenwood

Ruth and Lowell Hoﬀman

Mike Huﬀman ’64

Ryan John ’08

Amanda ’05 and Steve Jumps

Holly and Eric Kalish

Catherine and Patrick Kaser

Diane and David Kedash

Susan and Tom Keiser

Whitney King ’08

Katharine Knarreborg ’03

Melissa and Bill Laﬀerty

Susan Lin ’96

David May

Becky and Michael McCudden

Brooke and C.R. McLeod

Andi and Bill Moses

Olivia Murphy-Rogers ’08

Janis and Pat Nutini

Bruce Pease ’63

Michelle and Martin Raﬀo

Kate and Ted Rosenthal

Melissa and Michael Ryan ’72

Nan Semmelman ’03

Danny Seymour ’67

Ryan Spears ’02

Debbie Starr ’68

Winnie and Tim Straightiﬀ

Ryan Struthers ’06

Karen and Tony Vietri

Noël and Clint Williams

Megan Chiplock and Adam Wohlman ’93

10 OR MORE YEARS OF GIVING

Ginny and Jim Amendum

Emily and Steve Amendum

Nicol and Mark Anderson

Jen and Nate Atwood

Glenda Smith and Desmond Baker

Cosmia and John Bell

Carol Bogard ’74

Sandra Smith Boucher ’74

Josh Bricks ’93

Angela and Michael Brown

Rory Callahan

Megan and Chris Cascio

Stacey Chirnside ’73

Liz and R.T. Christopher

Jessica Chronister ’00

Amy ’02 and Jamie Clark

Cecilie Zwick Coker and David Lee Coker, Jr.

Jen and Rory Conway

Julie and Miles Cowart

Fabienne and Kenneth Daniels

Michele Darnell

John de Ris ’57

Paris ’07 and Vernon Dupree

Megan Broomall-Filliben and Joel Filliben

Kim Fisher ’03

Beth and Chuck Freeman

Terry and Frank Fresconi

JD Gaylor ’21

Reese Gaylor ’12

Jen ’05 and Michael Gentile

Laura and Matt Giardina

Celia and John Goodall

Sarah Greenwood ’08

Performing Arts

October 18, 2024

Homecoming Alumni Cabaret

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

November 1 & 2, 2024

Fall Play: A Christmas Carol

February 13-16, 2025

Musical: Les Misérables

10 OR MORE YEARS OF GIVING

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Susan and Chris Grundner

Rebecca Handloﬀ ’93

Josiah Hannon ’11

Shai and Rob Harris

Jamy and Kevin Haughey

Barbara and Buzz Helmecki

Nedda Moqtaderi and Ian Henry

Barbara and Carter Hubbard ’67

Heather and Andy Jeﬀerson

Pete Jennings ’68

Helen and Floyd Joyner

Arlene and Nick Joyner

Mrs. Bette Keiser

Michelle and Roger Kerzner

Marly and Miles Kessinger

Jackie and Ed Leo

Andrew Levin ’02

Jane and Wendell Lloyd

Lisa Lloyd-Washington and Shun Washington

Connie Lotz

Seema Malkani ’91

Barbara and Tom Marshall

Brian Matthews ’96

Jackie and Frank Mayer ’97

Brianna and Curtis McCoy

Emily and Kevin McDermott ’07

Helen and Sam McMonagle

Dennis Meloro

Suzanne and Scott Meyer

Jodi and Jason Moore

Alexis and Rob Moore ’97

Susan and Reza Moqtaderi

Anita and Graham Motion

Karen and Kevin Needham

Melinda and Richard Norwood

Bonnie and Conrad Olie

Linda Parris-Paget ’89

Esa Street and Shahid Perkins

Cari and Marcus Phillips

Barbara Ann Pietruczenia

Katie Pustolski ’11

Graeme Ramshaw ’98

Craig Raphaelson ’87

Karla and Chris Raymond

Lon Schlussel

Michelle and Max Schneider

Firouz Sepahi ’79

Kelley and Andrew Seravalli

Jackie Sham ’70

Kate Smith ’05

Dezde Stella

Liz and Brice Struthers ’08

Heather and Greg Taylor

Katie ’06 and David Trachtenberg

Martha Aguilar and Jaime Vargas

Regina and Nai-te Watson ’89

Max Weiner ’97

Kerry Wheatley

Kim and Scott Wilkinson ’94

Alli and Pete Williams

Julie and Matthew Wilson

Andrea and Tom Winner

Danielle and Mark Wolanski

Brandon Wollaston ’09

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATE SUPPORT

Thank you to those who supported the school by applying for corporate matching grants through their employers or facilitated grants from foundations. The following is a list of gifts from organizations during the 2023-2024 year.

Abbott Laboratories

Acme

American Express Philanthropy

Archbold Hufty Leidy Foundation

AstraZeneca

Bank of America

Boeing Company

Charles Schwab

Chemours

CSL Behring

Davenport Family Foundation

Delaware Community Foundation

Do More 24

ECMC Foundation

Encore Capital

Genentech

Google

Hewlett Packard

Incyte Corporation

JK Group, Inc

JPMorgan Chase

Lantana Veterinary Center

Longwood Foundation

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Northrop Grumman

Osceola Foundation Inc

Petroleum Marketing Group

Quaker Houghton

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Struthers Family Foundation

Sykora Family Foundation

The Donna Dickhart-Sadonjaree Family Fund

The Happy Diﬀerence Foundation

Wachovia / Wells Fargo

Welfare Foundation, Inc.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mark Anderson

Desmond Baker

Barry Davis

Mark Denlinger

Paris Waterman Dupree ’07

Ted Dwyer III

Todd Flubacher

Chai Gadde

Laura Giardina

Christopher Grundner

Susan Keiser

Lisa Lloyd-Washington

Lewis Macleod

James McKeon

Kenneth Mitchell, Jr. ’93

Linda Risk

Katherine Rosenthal

R. Jason Russell

Ryan Struthers ’06

Stanley Sykora

Rebecca Wasniewski

FACULTY & STAFF

Emily Amendum

Mark Anderson

Sue Bachtle

Hughes Barber

Ceil Baum

Grace Bell

John Bell

Lucy Benson ’13

Laurence Birkett

Missy Bloom

Chrissy Bonner

Jen Bowen

Kate Brower

Ana Brown

Liz Brown

Anthony Bushek

Heather Carlisle

Liz Christopher

Amy Pia Clark ’02

Jamie Clark

Cecilie Zwick Coker

Beth Colgan

Matthew Collins

Jen Conway

Skip Cook

Kristen Cornatzer

Jody Cross

Sarah Cushing

Kathy Dabkowski

Fabienne Daniels

Scott Davenport

Jackie DeLaFuente

Caitlyn Derrick

Taylor DiGiovine

Christine DiUbaldo

Brittany Elia

Lauren Evans

Andrew Fehnel

Anne Marie Fleming

Brian Friedkin

Ann Marie Galasso ’03

Jessica Gandolfo

Gavin Gibson ’15

Rachel Glickman

Khallid Hart ’12

Jamy Haughey

Shannon Helmecki

Stacey Hendrix

Niall Hood

Candyce Hublein-Pizzala

Lisa Hutchinson

Margaret Ingram

Laura Jezyk

Emily Jones

Leigh Ellis Jones ’06

Pat Jones

Amanda Jumps ’05

Christopher Keiser ’19

Beth Kosinski

Jenn Kowalski

Staci Krape

Lizzy Lancellotti ’02

Jacquelyne A. Leo

Alexander Levine

Courtney Lewandowski

Frank Lindsey

Nicole Liss

Lauren Lundberg ’13

Jessica Macdonald

Mickey Maley

Stacy Mallery

Patrick Martin

David May

Brianna McCoy

Becky McCudden

Emily McDermott

Kevin McDermott ’07

Brooke McLeod

Suzanne Meyer

Jeﬀ Molush

Jaime Morgan ’02

Maureen Murphy

Kevin Needham

Jenna Newborn

Jennifer Nightengale ’82

Elise Burke Parcha

Taylor Parrott

Purvi Patel

J.T. Pembroke ’09

Karen Perkins

Elizabeth “Biz” Perry

Scott Persichetti

William Petterson

Sophia Pollinger

Caitlin Powderly

Chanel Purnell

Christopher Pyle

Michelle Raﬀo

Skye Rashkind

Patti Reynolds ’76

Megan Rushmore

Nadia Saleh

Sahar Salehi

Sarah Satinsky

Max Schneider

Alaina Schumann

Nina Silverman-Weeks

Abbi Smith

Carlene Spencer

Katherine Staﬀord

Tiﬀany Stanchek

Heather Graber Stinson

Mike Symons

Maria Tate

Brian Taylor

Cheveé Taylor

Heather Taylor

Edwin Way

Katie Weaver

Sophie Weber

Mac Weymouth

Jillian Wharton

Beth Whipple

Tom Whipple

Clint Williams

Pete Williams

Matthew Wilson

Amy Wise

Danielle Wolanski

Loren Yates

Hunter Zavawski

CURRENT PARENTS

CLASS OF 2024 PARENTS

Nicol and Mark Anderson

Anonymous (4)

Shannon and Clay Athey

Jennifer and Michael Barlow

Jen and Rory Conway

Danielle and David Cummins

Paige and Ford

Draper

Athletic Awards

Dear Sanford Community,

As I reﬂect on the past year, I appreciate the opportunity to celebrate our successes and identify areas for growth. The summer is a great time to reﬂect on our success and create goals for the upcoming year. The dedication of our student-athletes, particularly the leadership shown by our graduating seniors and the active involvement of our underclassmen, has been instrumental in our success this year.

I want to thank our coaches for their commitment, expertise, and mentorship, as well as our students, parents, faculty, and staﬀ for their continued support. The success of the athletic program is a collective eﬀort, with vital contributions from our Buildings and Grounds crew, Ted Rosenthal for his exceptional photography, the Sanford Stream Team, Assistant Athletic Director Hughes Barber, and Athletic Trainer Taylor DiGiovine

This year, we celebrated signiﬁcant accomplishments:

106 all-conference selections and 19 all-state selections.

16 student-athletes have committed to continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

36 student-athletes were recognized for participating in a sport each season.

41 senior athletes received the Varsity Letter Awards, earning three or more varsity letters in a single sport.

Tyler Edwards and Brady Fox received the Sanford W. Sawin, Jr. Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in athletics.

Bridget Caldwell and Brady Bollman were named Sanford Athletes of the Year.

The MacKelcan Award was presented to Scarlett Helmecki and Henry Stenta, who have participated on a Sanford sports team in all 12 high school seasons.

The Cross Country team achieved third place at the D2 DIAA State Meet.

The Girls’ Basketball team won the conference title for the 23rd year in a row and made the state semi-ﬁnals at the “BOB.”

The Boys’ Basketball team secured the conference title and advanced to the state quarterﬁnals.

The Swim team produced two state champions, Carson Kalish and MJ Hoban, and another third-place ﬁnish for the boys’ team.

Sanford Baseball defended its DISC Championship, and Brady Fox was named DE Player of the Year.

The track team’s 4x800 relay won the all-division state championship.

Girls’ Soccer claimed its second DISC championship in three years, and Marisa Muller was named DE Coach of the Year.

Boys’ Lacrosse was honored as the DE Sportsmanship Team of the Year.

We are proud of our athletes and coaches for representing Warrior Nation with pride and excellence. I look forward to our night games later this fall.

GO, WARRIORS!

Patrick Jones Athletic Director

Pooja and Rohan D’Souza

Heather Powell and Kevin Dunn

Fran and Micah Edwards

Melissa and Ted Evans

Laura and Jon Fernau

Megan Broomall-Filliben and Joel Filliben

Ann Marie ’03 and Brandon Galasso

Lindsay and Chris Goetz

Karin Griswold

Rebecca Handloﬀ ’93

Shannon and Todd Helmecki

Stacey and Josh Hendrix

Colleen and Jim Hoban

Heather and Andy Jeﬀerson

Susan and Tom Keiser

Marlo and David Kropiewnicki

Kim and David Lawson

Bonnie and Lee Metz

Jodi and Jason Moore

Jennifer and John Powell

Kate Ruby

Leslie and Aaron Shapiro

Carlene and Javon Spencer

Cat and Robert Stenta

Heather and Greg Taylor

Lynn McKernan and Gary Tomeo

Martha Aguilar and Jaime Vargas

Andrea and Tom Winner

Sunny and Frank Xu

Bridget and Don Young

CLASS OF 2025 PARENTS

Nancy and Chris Adamopoulos

Anonymous

Bill Beckenstein

Daniela Koifman Neilson and Rodrigo Blazquez Quevedo

Tiﬀany and Jeﬀ Brake

Angela and Michael Brown

Barbara Casarino

Kate Chope and Jose Chope

Beth and Chris Colgan

Michele Darnell

Terri and Mark deGarbolewski

Neelu and Chai Gadde

Karina Aguilar and Eduardo Gatica

Jen and Chad Gottesman

Rebecca Handloﬀ ’93

Amber Hickman-Taylor

Renee and Steve Ickes ’91

Susannah and Anthony Jenks

Holly and Eric Kalish

Catherine and Patrick Kaser

Nicole and Sandor Kovacs

Colleen and Steve Loughlin

Danielle Logan and Brendan Lucey

Emma and Lewis Macleod

Sue and John Malloy

Dennis Meloro

Maureen and Mike Murphy

Beth and Mark Novkovic

Cari and Marcus Phillips

Rebecca and Ray Pompon

Christina and Raoul Rayos

Liz Farley-Ripple and Mike Ripple

Lori and Harry Schiavi

Lon Schlussel

Kristen and Mitch Slijepcevic

Abbi and Billy Smith

Tiﬀany and Kirsten Stewart

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

Dione and Joe Suto

Aimee and Scott Timmons

Bhavana and Santosh Viswanathan

Jenn and Jeﬀ Walters

Tracy and Cliﬀ Wise ’84

Loren and Rich Yates ’78AA

CLASS OF 2026 PARENTS

Raina Allen

Anonymous

Jen and Nate Atwood

Jennifer and Michael Barlow

Aimee and Rob Bowers

Megan and Doug Coleman

Jen and Rory Conway

Erin and Todd Coomes

Amy and Steve Corron

Christine and Dom DiUbaldo ’94

Toni and Jim Durbano

Bridget and Matt Filipowski

Melissa Watson and Steve Friedemann

Stacy and Joe Gandia

Melissa and Ryan Gannon

Celia and John Goodall

Shai and Rob Harris

Shannon and Todd Helmecki

Stacey and Josh Hendrix

Nedda Moqtaderi and Ian Henry

Sandra and Tim Hopkins

Laura and Jon Jezyk

Diane and David Kedash

Staci and Dan Krape

Lisa Lloyd-Washington and Shun

Washington

Tara and Patrick McConn

Dennis Meloro

Stephanie and Eric Moran

Lisa and Shawn Murray

Esa Street and Shahid Perkins

Bonnie and Michael Principe

Karla and Chris Raymond

Theresa Litherland and Tim Sluder

Carolyn and Eric Smith

Lynn McKernan and Gary Tomeo

Tricia and Andrew Vella

Bhavana and Santosh Viswanathan

Jenn and Jeﬀ Walters

Kim and Scott Wilkinson ’94

Julie and Matthew Wilson

Stephanie and Josh Wilson

Anne Marie Trzaska and Richard Zolper

CLASS OF 2027 PARENTS

Emily and Steve Amendum

Nicol and Mark Anderson

Anonymous (4)

Kate and Dave Black

Whitney and Michael Buck

Betsy and Tom Burke

Megan and Chris Cascio

Venetia and Junior Dover

Pooja and Rohan D’Souza

Bernadette and Jeremy Edwards

Lauren and Brent Evans

Sarah McDonald and Heidi Fenstermacher

Leah ’97 and John Ferragamo

Megan Broomall-Filliben and Joel Filliben

Kristina and Chris Flathers

Laura and Matt Giardina

Meredith McFadden and Michael Giuliani

Roshni and Joel Guerry

Jenn and Zachary Haupt

Tina and Dimitris Iliadis

Arlene and Nick Joyner

Holly and Eric Kalish

Monica and Helmut Kornberg

Kim and David Lawson

Beth and Owen Lefkon

Emma and Lewis Macleod

Melissa and Rob Mangrelli

Brooke and C.R. McLeod

Pam and Bill Millard

Stephanie and Eric Moran

Amy Nakamoto-Brown and Anthony Brown

Eriko and Dan Nardo

Leslie and David Neuberger

Richella Pandiscio

Payal and Samir Patel

Greg Rude

Abbi and Billy Smith

Dezde Stella

Tiﬀany and Kirsten Stewart

Lynette and Jeﬀ Townes

Katie and Bill Wallauer

Lori and Ross Wolhar

CLASS OF 2028 PARENTS

Melanie and John Allen

Anonymous (3)

Michelle Berkeley-Ayres and Mark Ayres

Kim ’96 and Brian Boots

James Brown

Lisa Burroughs

Jen and Rory Conway

Julie and Miles Cowart

Aimee and Todd Flubacher

Jill and Mitch Fryling

Natalie and Jeﬀ Ganc

Stacy and Joe Gandia

Melissa and Ryan Gannon

Joanna and Josh Gates

Wendy Ottenbacher-Gipe and Andrew Gipe

Wendy and Jim Honaker

Sandra and Tim Hopkins

Danielle and Jamie Letts

Lena and Tom Mucchetti

Cari and Marcus Phillips

Wendy and Ken Saubier

Johnna and Darren Scott

Sandra Wu and Ta-Chen Wei

Andrea and Tom Winner

Jie Lin and Yong Zheng

CLASS OF 2029 PARENTS

Anonymous

Aimee and Rob Bowers

Ashley and Mike Carunchio

Megan and Chris Cascio

Brian and Michelle Conkey

Susan and Chris Grundner

Elaine Chen and Hon Ko

Jackie and Frank Mayer ’97

Brooke and C.R. McLeod

Alexis and Rob Moore ’97

Purvi and Alakh Patel

Ashley and Tom Polis

Rebecca and Ray Pompon

Linda and Scott Price

Paige and Jason Russell

Dezde Stella

Charlene and Randy Stone

Heather and Greg Taylor

Jenn and Jeﬀ Walters

Rebecca and John Wasniewski

Sunny and Frank Xu

Roza and Rouslan Zenetl

CLASS OF 2030 PARENTS

Anonymous (4)

Reema and Tom Antonelli

Ann and Rob Balback

Bri and James Brant

Betsy and Tom Burke

Ashley and Mike Carunchio

Annie and Larry Chen

Anne and Matthew Clark

Amy ’02 and Jamie Clark

Jody and Matthew Cross

Meredith and David Farone

Jill and Mitch Fryling

Christine and Steve Gardiner

Celia and John Goodall

Helene Lee and Carlo Gopez

Claudia Rodriguez and Andres Gutierrez de Cos

Janay Freebery-Hannah and Bruce Hannah

Jenn and Zachary Haupt

Nedda Moqtaderi and Ian Henry

Wendy and Jim Honaker

Laura and Jon Jezyk

Kate and Jake Ketcham ’95

Emma and Lewis Macleod

Melissa and Rob Mangrelli

Adrienne and Paul Miller

Monique and Kyle Myers

Leslie and David Neuberger

Michael Roberto

Wendy and Ken Saubier

Johnna and Darren Scott

Robyn and Brian Sheehan

Tingting and Jun Xu

CLASS OF 2031 PARENTS

Nancy and Chris Adamopoulos

Anonymous (2)

Paula Fernandez and Kevin Brown

Molly and Matt Cooney

Josie Cuello and Cristian Cuello-Mambi

Xiaoxia and Pete Danby ’04

Kristen and Jon Frentzel

Melissa and Ryan Gannon

Lauren and Derek Getz

Maliha and Michael Iqbal

Sophia and Marc Lewycky

Jackie and Frank Mayer ’97

Stephanie and Eric Moran

Lena and Tom Mucchetti

Elizabeth and Michael Perry

Inci and Scott ’89 Porter

Linda and Dennis Risk

Katie and Adam Salamon

Jennifer Wasson and Chad Stover

Irene and Alex Swift

Andrea and Zach Trabelsi

Nicole and Justin Wample

Fall Athletic Awards

CROSS COUNTRY

D2 State Championships Podium Finishes

3rd Place: Sanford Boys’ Team

All-State

Second Team: Daniel Brake

Third Team: Henry Stenta

All-County

First Team: Daniel Brake

All-Conference

First Team: Daniel Brake

Second Team: Henry Stenta

FIELD HOCKEY

All-Conference

First Team: Bridget Caldwell, Corinne Nolan

Second Team: Grace DeGarbolewski, Allie Butler, Layne Powell

Honorable Mention: Angelina Aubain, Morgan Kropiewnicki

SOCCER

All-Conference

First Team: Tanner Murray

Second Team: John Malloy, Griﬃn Amendum

Honorable Mention: Tyler Goetz

VOLLEYBALL

All-Conference

First Team: Caroline Boyle, Caroline Moore

Second Team: Reagan Metz

Honorable Mention: Lily Cooper, Liliana Censurato

CLASS OF 2032 PARENTS

Anonymous (4)

Bri and James Brant

Meghan and Doug Carney

Amy ’02 and Jamie Clark

Debbie and Chris Coviello

Sarah Noonan-Davis and Brian Davis

Amanda and Mark Denlinger

Meredith and David Farone

Kristina and Chris Flathers

Nicole Gandolfo

Angela and Scott Gilbert

Daphne and Peter Jonas

Monica and Helmut Kornberg

Jenny and Qi Li

Marisa and Bob Maddox

Taniya and Sudhin Mandal

Meg and Joe Marcozzi

Brooke and C.R. McLeod

Alexis and Rob Moore ’97

Leslie and David Neuberger

Ashley and Tom Polis

Michelle and Martin Raﬀo

Lauren and Christine Ramsey

Lisa ’99 and Hunter Reed

Jill and Don Reynolds

Krista and Chris Rossetti

Tiﬀany and Kirsten Stewart

Irene and Alex Swift

Christi and Mike Symons

CLASS OF 2033 PARENTS

Anonymous (2)

Amber and Greg Becht

Betsy and Tom Burke

Xiaoxia and Pete Danby ’04

Heather Powell and Kevin Dunn

Lauren and Brent Evans

Ali and Andrew Fehnel

Kristen and Jon Frentzel

Vanessa Greaves Kurbatskiy

Claudia Rodriguez and Andres

Gutierrez de Cos

Nicole and Mark Jolly

Sophia and Marc Lewycky

Adrienne and Paul Miller

Danielle Blount and Marion Pearson

Elizabeth and Michael Perry

Linda and Dennis Risk

Christina and Donovan Robinson

Paige and Jason Russell

Robyn and Brian Sheehan

Cheveé Taylor

Amber Higgins and Alex Waggener

Noël and Clint Williams

CLASS OF 2034 PARENTS

Anonymous (3)

Cosmia and John Bell

Melissa Manrique and Jordan Bellomo

Jenny Armour and Ben Blinebury

Kate and Jay Brower

Ashley and Mike Carunchio

Molly and Matt Cooney

Condylia and Dan Courtney

Amanda and Mark Denlinger

Lauren and Derek Getz

Jamy and Kevin Haughey

John and Cecilia Kongsvik

Jessica and Kenn Koubek

Danielle and Jamie Letts

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

Brooke and C.R. McLeod

Ashley and Sean Monaghan

Jaime ’02 and Adam Morgan

Mayra and Wilkins Ortiz

Purvi and Alakh Patel

Shannon and Matthew Peterson

Linda and Scott Price

Chanel and Joseph Purnell

Nicole and Edrees Siddiqi

Rebecca and John Wasniewski

Vicki Goodman and Todd White

CLASS OF 2035 PARENTS

Lyuboslava Kolarova-Allen and Sean Allen

Anonymous (4)

Melissa and Jeﬀ Brooks

Anne and Matthew Clark

Stephanie and Scott Deputy

Ali and Andrew Fehnel

Kayla Martell and Kevin Gillis

Helene Lee and Carlo Gopez

Daphne and Peter Jonas

Imelyn and David Lahey

Tamson and Constantin Livanov

Taniya and Sudhin Mandal

Lexer and Christopher Mayers

Danielle Blount and Marion Pearson

Michelle and Martin Raﬀo

Lauren and Christine Ramsey

Lisa ’99 and Hunter Reed

Katie and Adam Salamon

Joy and Chad Stauring

Jennifer Wasson and Chad Stover

Allison and Jeﬀ Walker

Katie and Josh Weaver

Roza and Rouslan Zenetl

CLASS OF 2036 PARENTS

Anonymous (2)

Melissa Manrique and Jordan Bellomo

Stacey and Ben Cordivano

Condylia and Dan Courtney

Debbie and Chris Coviello

Sarah Noonan-Davis and Brian Davis

Elisa and Jon Davis

Amanda and Mark Denlinger

Kelley and Tom Ford

Liz Phung and John Helveston

Andy and Amanda Houghton

Margaret and Tony Ingram

Maliha and Michael Iqbal

Brooke and C.R. McLeod

Ashley and Sean Monaghan

Mayra and Wilkins Ortiz

Sahar Salehi & Behnam Abasht

Amber Higgins and Alex Waggener

Becky and Josh Wilson

CLASS OF 2037 PARENTS

Anonymous (5)

Kaela ’05 and Patrick Baird

Johanna and Greg Baker

Meghan and Doug Carney

Jade and Peter Fairbrass

Bre and Kevin Ganc

Kyle and Olin Gay

Gina and Matt Israel

Daphne and Peter Jonas

Lizzy ’02 and Rob Lancellotti

Laura Owens and Ash Scache

Amanda and Harry Shenton ’06

Nicole and Edrees Siddiqi

Vicki Goodman and Todd White

Alli and Pete Williams

Baolu Yuan and Wei Yang

CLASS OF 2038 PARENTS

Marci and Mark Agnew

Anonymous

Kaela ’05 and Patrick Baird

Paris ’07 and Vernon Dupree

Kelley and Tom Ford

Claire and Steve Furness

Ann Marie ’03 and Brandon Galasso

Liz Phung and John Helveston

Natalie Simons and Sam Hughes

Megan and Zachary Kresge

Kinsey and John Lenehan

Lexer and Christopher Mayers

Asheena and Rob Perryman

Christine ’06 and Jeﬀ ’06 Townsend

Katie and Josh Weaver

ALUMNI & ASSOCIATE ALUMNI

1950s

John Farnandez ’51

Marietta Webb Bala ’54

Richard Huddelson ’55

Justine Lynch ’54

Janet Lowrey ’55AA

John de Ris ’57

Helen Yates Heron ’57

William Hildebrandt ’57

1960s

Paula Freiburger ’62

George “Ed” Warner ’62

John Crescenzi ’63

Bruce Pease ’63

Ellen Kent Rende ’63

David Robertson ’63AA

Sue Goldsmith Shelley ’63

Allen Wolfe ’63

Susan Fischer ’64

Mike Huﬀman ’64

Craig Boyd ’65

Gail Lasko Hoﬀman ’66

Carter Hubbard ’67

John McVaugh, Jr. ’67

Danny Seymour ’67

Pete Jennings ’68

Mo Reardon ’68

Helen Wright Ruﬀ ’68

Lawrence Silver ’68

Deborah Cundiﬀ Starr ’68

Caron Anderson-Kotschessa ’69

Rory Callahan ’69

Debbie Crowell Deveney ’69

Stephen Rose ’69

1970s

Eugene Ford, Jr. ’70

Jacqueline Crowell Sham ’70

Bill Wolfe ’70

Andrea Martin, Ph.D. ’71

Wendy Maury, Ph.D. ’72

Michael Ryan ’72

Henry Stevenson III ’72

Peter Aastad ’73

Anastasia McHugh Chirnside ’73

Carol Bogard ’74

Sandra Smith Boucher ’74

Martina Cajnar Crompton ’74

Leslee Moore ’74

Lisbeth Chapin ’75

Dianne Hearn Gay ’75

Sara Davis McCue ’75

Lee Paynter ’75

Jeﬀery Beard ’76

Patricia Davis Reynolds ’76

Peggy Long Roca ’76AA

S. Rodmond Smith III ’76

Annie Cajnar Lester ’77

David Zinder ’77

Lea Smith Hutchins ’78

Richard Yates, Jr. ’78AA

Patricia “Ann” Gillespie ’79

Annette Murray Orella ’79

Firouz Sepahi ’79

1980s

Anonymous (2)

Stephen Ashby ’80

J. Mark Donovan ’82

Pattie Clarke Miller ’82

Jen Nightengale ’82

Harry Shelton, CPA ’82

C. Russell Shearer, Esq. ’84

Cliﬀ Wise, Jr. ’84

Craig Raphaelson ’87

Pete Thurman ’87

Juan Espadas ’88

Tara Hamilton Gipe OTRL ’89

Thomas Keating, Ph.D. ’89

Ellen Chung Kinney ’89

Linda Parris-Paget ’89

Scott Porter ’89

Nai-te Watson ’89

1990s

Anonymous

Kelly Crowers Guidry ’90

Steve Ickes ’91

Jennifer Keating ’91

Seema Venkatachalam-Malkani ’91

Carlos Espadas ’92

Josh Bricks ’93

Rebecca Handloﬀ ’93

Kenneth Mitchell, Jr. ’93

Frances Leidy Weymouth ’93

Adam Wohlman ’93

Dom DiUbaldo ’94

Troy Foster ’94

Lauri Sakata ’94

Scott Wilkinson ’94

Rachel Wolf ’94

Mark Albright ’95

Jake Ketcham ’95

Alex Vermeychuk ’95

Christine Whitcraft ’95

Kim Boots ’96

Nicholas Darling ’96

Susan Lin ’96

Brian Matthews ’96

Raja Ramachandran ’96

Traci Boddy ’97

Leah Moses Ferragamo ’97

Frank Mayer ’97

Rob Moore ’97

Shukree Tilghman ’97

Max Weiner ’97

Graeme Ramshaw ’98

Winter Athletic Awards

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

D2 State Championships Podium Finishes

3rd Place: Henry Stenta, Quinn Murphy, Lazo Slijepcevic, Tegan Kovacs (4x800m Relay)

All-Conference

First Team: Quinn Murphy, Tegan Kovacs, Scarlett Helmecki, Lazo Slijepcevic

Second Team: Victor Lowell, Henry Stenta, Daniel Brake, Mason Helmecki

Honorable Mention: Lucas DeVinney, Ava Bynum

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

All-State

First Team: Tyler Edwards

Second Team: Jada Snow

All-Conference

First Team: Tyler Edwards, Jada Snow, Naomi Allen

Second Team: Ellie Carter-Soriano, Asia Adams, Adrianna Chambers

Honorable Mention: Aslyn Merrell, Gabriela Domenick

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

All-State

Second Team: Jayden Taylor

All-Conference

First Team: Jayden Taylor, Marquis Newson, Jordan Spencer

Second Team: Stephen Conway, Khareem Hart

Honorable Mention: Nicodemus McNeill, A’Zir Ellegood

WRESTLING

All-Conference

Second Team: Ian Drake, Orion Schlussel

Third Team: Glenn Lipton, Blake Bearley

SWIMMING

DIAA State Championships Podium Finishes

3rd Place: Sanford Boys’ Team

1st Place: Carson Kalish (200 IM, 100 Fly), MJ Hoban (50 Freestyle)

2nd Place: MJ Hoban (100 Breastroke), 200 Free Relay: Carson Kalish, MJ Hoban, Brady Bollman, Hudson Moran

3rd Place: 400 Free Relay: Carson Kalish, MJ Hoban, Brady Bollman, Hudson Moran

All-State

First Team: Carson Kalish, MJ Hoban

Honorable Mention: Jonathan Belair, Morgan Kalish

All-Conference

First Team: Carson Kalish, MJ Hoban, Morgan Kalish, Julia Caldwell

Second Team: Brady Bollman, Hudson Moran, Julian Nesbit, Bridget Caldwell

Honorable Mention: Molly Loughlin, Charlotte McLeod

1990S

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Darren Blakemore ’99

Lisa Pia Reed ’99

2000s

Anonymous (2)

Paul Bente IV ’00

Jessica Spears Chronister ’00

Amit Dua ’00

Bart Shanahan ’01

Christine Keighley Zwick ’01

Amy Pia Clark ’02

Kim Pasquale Elia ’02

Lizzy Denenberg Lancellotti ’02

Andrew Levin ’02

Jaime Lareau Morgan ’02

Ryan Spears ’02

Kimberly Brown Fisher ’03

Ann Marie Pizzala Galasso ’03

Katharine Bente Knarreborg ’03

Pia King McCann ’03

Nan Goﬀ Semmelman ’03

Peter Danby ’04

Simi Sonecha ’04

Kaela Shields Baird ’05

Jennifer Samonisky Gentile ’05

Hillary King Hinkson ’05

Amanda Rufo Jumps ’05

Zachary Kresge ’05AA

Mary Pizzala ’05

Kate Herzog Smith ’05

Amanda Vent Houghton ’06

Leigh Ellis Jones ’06

Harry Shenton ’06

Ryan Struthers ’06

Jeﬀ Townsend ’06

Christine Nutini Townsend ’06

Katie Keeports Trachtenberg ’06

Paris Waterman Dupree ’07

Kevin McDermott ’07

Anna Roosevelt ’07

Krista Bacchieri ’08

Lauren Bond ’08

Sarah Greenwood ’08

Ryan John ’08

Whitney King ’08

Olivia Murphy-Rogers ’08

Brice Struthers ’08

J.T. Pembroke ’09

Brandon Wollaston ’09

2010s

Anonymous

Caitlin Towe ’10

Kendall Towe ’10

Jasmine Caulﬁeld ’11

Cindy Duan ’11

Josiah Hannon ’11

Kathryn Pustolski ’11

Reese Gaylor ’12

Khallid Hart ’12

Corrie Struthers ’12

Lucy Benson ’13

Lauren Lundberg ’13

Emily Malafronti ’14

Bryan McLellan ’14

Alec Bryant ’15

Gavin Gibson ’15

Jane Motion ’15

Laura Davies ’16

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

Justin McLellan ’16

Lily Allingham ’18

Kendal Trickey ’18

Hannah Bescript ’19

Patsy Donahue ’19

Christopher Keiser ’19

Jacob Laﬀerty ’19

2020s

Anonymous

Greg Fleming ’20

Corey Perkins ’20

Soﬁa Vietri ’20

JD Gaylor ’21

Chappy Motion ’21

Nai-te Watson ’23

CURRENT STUDENTS

Aidan McDermott ’25

Summer Millard ’27

August Townes ’27

Pleasant Townes ’27

Caelum Scannell ’29

ALUMNI PARENTS

Emily and Steve Amendum

Nicol and Mark Anderson

Dana Anderson

Anonymous (5)

Susan and Paul Arruda

Stacey Bacchieri

Sue and Dan Bachtle

Glenda Smith and Desmond Baker

Karen Banta-Burnett

Ceil and Andy Baum

Caroline Beard

Rosie and Delroy Beckford

Kristin and Karl Bennett

Bryan and Paul Bente

Patti and Steve Bescript

Laurence and Geoﬀ Birkett

Missy and Dan Bloom

Chrissy Bonner

Barbara and Gerard Bricks

Gini and Newt Brosius

Ann and Winston Brundige

Michele Bruxelles

Christine and Dave Carswell

Liz and R.T. Christopher

Cecilie Zwick Coker and David Lee Coker, Jr.

Beth and Chris Colgan

Martina ’74 and Al Crompton

Kathy and Dave Dabkowski

Sue and André Dagenais

Diane and Scott Davenport

Ann and Jack Davis

Pam and Bob DiFilippo

Christine and Dom DiUbaldo ’94

Marguerite Donovan

Sue and Todd Duerr

Heather and Ted Dwyer

Ginger and Dave Emerson

Wynne Esbitt

Blair and Charlie Fleischmann

Aimee and Todd Flubacher

Sally and Francis Forrest

Dale and Bennett Foster

Beth and Chuck Freeman

Terry and Frank Fresconi

Lisa and Brian Friedkin

Neelu and Chai Gadde

Karina Aguilar and Eduardo Gatica

Laura and Ken Gaylor

Laura and David Greene

Sally and Allen Greenwood

Barbara and Steve Gregg

Kanta and Vijay Gupta

Sandy and Bruce Hammonds

Lisa Gannon and Lou Hering

Kathy and Ben Herzog

Lyn Hublein

Candyce Hublein-Pizzala and Rob Pizzala

Ailene and Robert Ickes

Renee and Steve Ickes ’91

Susannah and Anthony Jenks

Dede and John Johnston

Elaine and Fred Kahler

Diane and David Kedash

Diane and Bob Keighley

Susan and Tom Keiser

Michelle and Roger Kerzner

Sandy and Fletcher King

Kathy and Mike Kinnard

Beth and Jeﬀ Kosinski

Nicole and Sandor Kovacs

Staci and Dan Krape

Jessie and Mike Kubek

Melissa and Bill Laﬀerty

Helen and Ernie Lareau

Marianne and Jim Lazarski

Jackie and Ed Leo

Connie Lotz

Jen and Frank Luckangelo

Jennifer and Tom Madden

Sue and John Malloy

Tina and Guy Marcozzi

Barbara and Tom Marshall

Mark Matthews

Joanne and Frank Mayer

Carol and Chip Mayo

Pam and Jim McDermott

Peggy and Michael McGowan

Nancy and Jim McKeon

Karen and Phil McLaurin

Patricia McLellan

Andrea and Quadii McMillan

Steven Medoﬀ

Bonnie and Craig Meszaros

Susanne and Mike Miller

Kelly and Greg Mitchell

Carol J. Moore

Chris and Jamie Mosberg

Andi and Bill Moses

Anita and Graham Motion

Marguerite Cranmer-Murphy and Ed Murphy

Lisa and Shawn Murray

Kathy and Ken Nachbar

Karen and Kevin Needham

Jen Nightengale ’82 and Skip Cook

Melinda and Richard Norwood

Janis and Pat Nutini

Bonnie and Conrad Olie

Esa Street and Shahid Perkins

Karen and Gary Perkins

Fran and Chris Petersen

Julie and Bob Pierce

Barbara Ann Pietruczenia

Cynthia and John Pollich

Beverley and Ira Powell

Niveda and Robert Rajan

Carol Reid

Patti ’76 and Martin Reynolds

Frances and Tom Roosevelt

Kate and Ted Rosenthal

Katie and Tom Salvatore

Joan and Marc Samonisky

Joyce and Gil Scarborough III

Carol and Jim Scarborough

Renie and Mark Shields

Bambi and Jay Siegfried

Carolyn and Eric Smith

Lydia Cox and Gregg Somerville

Meri Ann and Dean Spears

Carlene and Javon Spencer

Savita and Param Sreekanth

Katherine and Frank Staﬀord

Veronica Stevens

Winnie and Tim Straightiﬀ

Sharon and Ric Struthers

Mary Ellen Taylor

Aimee and Scott Timmons

Deb and Don Towe

Janet and Mike Upton

Andrea and John Valentine

Karen and Tony Vietri

Bhavana and Santosh Viswanathan

Neilli and Pete Walsh

Robyn and Stan Waterman

Regina and Nai-te Watson ’89

Kerry Wheatley

Beth and Tom Whipple

Lucie and John Wilkens

Carole and Gordon Wilkie

Kim and Scott Wilkinson ’94

Andrea and Tom Winner

Tracy and Cliﬀ Wise ’84

Ed Woodring

Loren and Rich Yates ’78AA

Betsy and John Yung

Anne Marie Trzaska and Richard Zolper

GRANDPARENTS

Francine Amelio and Michael Klein

Ginny and Jim Amendum

John Anderson

Dana Anderson

Anonymous

Ruth and Brooks Banta

Caroline Beard

Diane and John Bernard

Rosa Negron Albino and Juan Bonilla-Torres

Linda and Jim Brant

Karen Carney

Rosemary Carr

Joyce Chance

Barbara and Thomas Clewell

Susan and David Connor

Theresa Crossan

Harriette Darnell

Panakkal David

Jo Ellen de Cos

Donna and Bill Dickhart

Lenora and Emedio DiGiacomo

David DuHadaway

Marina and Hassan El-Bietar

Sallie and Lloyd Evans

Christina and James Everhart

Maria and John Fernau

Spring Athletic Awards

BASEBALL

All-State

DE Co-Player of the Year: Brady Fox

First Team: Brady Fox

DISC Champions

All-Conference

First Team: Ryan Timmons (Catcher), Luke Filliben (1st Base), Owen Barlow (2nd Base), Cole Ruhland (Shortstop), Brady Fox (Pitcher, Outﬁeld), Tyler Goetz (Outﬁeld), Alex Gannon (Pitcher), Brady Bollman (Utility)

Second Team: Brady Bollman (3rd Base)

Honorable Mention: Derek Fernau (Outﬁeld), John Malloy (Pitcher)

BOYS’ LACROSSE

USA Lacrosse All-Academic Team: Andrew Taylor

All-State

Second Team: Brady Colarik

All-Conference

First Team: Brady Colarik, Blake Bearley

Second Team: Andrew Taylor, Teddy Jeﬀerson

Honorable Mention: Gavin Campbell, Kyle Ruby

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

All-State

Second Team: Corrine Nolan

Honorable Mention: Bridget Caldwell

All-Conference

First Team: Corinne Nolan, Bridget Caldwell

Second Team: Caroline Moore, Julia Caldwell, Abigail Hammond

Honorable Mention: Emelie Cummins, Quinn Moore

GOLF

All-Conference

Second Team: Colby Moran, Colin Burke

Honorable Mention: Henry Hetrick, Shaan Desai

All-State

First Team: Amelia Kopp, Tyler Edwards

DE High School Coach of the Year: Marisa Muller

DISC Champions

All-Conference

First Team: Amelia Kopp, Tyler Edwards, Lauren Kedash

Second Team: Emily Everheart, Morgan Moats, Gabrielle Dominick, Aslyn Merrell

Honorable Mention: Emory Goetz, Siobhan Cox

DISC Coach of the Year: Marisa Muller

TRACK AND FIELD

DIAA State Championships Podium Finishes

1st Place: Henry Stenta, Daniel Brake, Tegan Kovacs, Lazo Slijepcevic (4x800m Relay)

D2 State Championships Podium Finishes

2nd Place: Tegan Kovacs (800m), Tegan Kovacs, Daniel Brake, Henry Stenta, Lazo Slijepcevic (4x800m Relay)

3rd Place: Lazo Slijepcevic (800m)

All-State

First Team: Daniel Brake, Lazo Slijepcevic, Henry Stenta, Tegan Kovacs

All-Conference

First Team: Victor Lowell, Tegan Kovacs, Lazo Slijepcevic, Mason Helmecki

Second Team: Beckham Kashner, Julian Nesbit, Daniel Brake

Honorable Mention: Henry Stenta, Clifton Wise, Scarlett

Helmecki, Nevaeh Scotland

BOYS’ TENNIS

All-Conference

Honorable Mention: Colton Brooks, Bailey Evans

GIRLS’ SOCCER

GRANDPARENTS

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Jo and Johnny Finch

Jane Fouracre

Donna Frentzel

Bernice and Richard Friedemann

Carol and Barry Fry

Mary Ellen and Romeo Galasso

Bob Gelman

Arlene and Alan Goodman

Carol and William Graﬀ

Elaine Greaves

Karen and Ken Hackett

Alexandra Heliotis

Barbara and Buzz Helmecki

Valerie Hill

Ruth and Lowell Hoﬀman

Candyce and Rob Pizzala

Cindy and Thomas Hughes

Thomas Hughes

Karen and Chuck Hunt

Ailene and Robert Ickes

Patricia and Anthony Ingram

Helen and Floyd Joyner

Jim Karr

Gila Katz

Silvia and Axel Kaufmann

Bette Keiser

Marly and Miles Kessinger

Phyllis and William Kilby

Sharon and Edward Killhefer

Laura and Jim Kurtz

Kassandra and Alfred Lance

Helen and Ernie Lareau

Ailan Lee and Chao Lee

Janet and Edward Leo

Pat and Glenn Lieske

Jane and Wendell Lloyd

Maraleta and Jack Malloy

Carmelita and Napoleon Manubay

Vivian and Rinaldo Marcozzi

Marion and Les Matier

Joanne and Frank Mayer

Gretchen Mayne

Becky and Michael McCudden

Helen and Sam McMonagle

Cathy and Randy Mineo

Carol Moore

Susan and Reza Moqtaderi

Beth and George Morris

Sharon and David Mullen

Kay and John Mullen

Linda and Enzo Natali

Janis and Pat Nutini

Carol and Michael Owens

Maureen and Peter Paoli

Peg Parsons

Thomas Patterson and Matthew Wyrebek

Ronnie and Larry Poli

Carolyn Polis

Beverley and Ira Powell

Esther and Joseph Purnell

Carol Reid

Phyllis and John Roland

Martha Scache

Lisbeth and James Selsor

Mary and Paul Serdiuk

Shaheena and Shahid Shaikh

Renie and Mark Shields

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

JoAnn Simmens

Judith and Timothy Snyder

Ginny and Dave Steele

Annette and James Stewart

Barbara Supplee

Lorraine Thomas

Lois Tigani

Marilyn and Michael Uﬀner

Bill Waggener

Carla Wasniewski

Robyn and Stan Waterman

Kerry Wheatley

Theresa and Thomas White

Susie and Greg Williams

Marjory Williams

Deb Williquette

Pauline and Thomas Winner

Valerie Young

FORMER FACULTY & STAFF

Peter Aastad ’73

Dana Anderson

Delroy Beckford

Peter Buttenheim

Betsy Chapin ’75

Sally Coleman

André Dagenais

Sue Dagenais

Ann Davis

Paris Dupree ’07

Micah Edwards

Nina Fogwell

Laura Gaylor

Sandy Hammonds

Rick Johnson

Kristi Kerins

Sandy King

Chip Mayo

Carol Moore

Chris Mosberg

Linda Parris-Paget ’89

Fran Petersen

Joan Samonisky

Kelley Seravalli

Mark Shields

Steve Taylor

Katie Trachtenberg ’06

Janet Upton

Stan Waterman

Andrea Winner

Christine Yasik

Rich Yates ’78AA

TRUSTEE EMERITI & FORMER

TRUSTEE

Anonymous

Paul Bente III

Newton Brosius

Martina Crompton ’74

Charles Fleischmann

Sandra Hammonds

Kathryn Herzog

Andrew Jeﬀerson

S. Deirdre Johnston

Holly Kalish

Diane Kedash

Kristi Kerins

Alexandra King

William Laﬀerty

Jennifer Madden

Guy Marcozzi

Andrea Martin ’71

Bonnie Meszaros

Pattie Miller ’82

Kathryn Nachbar

Thomas Roosevelt

Thomas Salvatore

Harry Schiavi

Lawrence Silver ’68

Gregg Somerville

Sharon Struthers

Clifton Wise, Jr. ’84

Elizabeth Yung

FRIENDS OF SANFORD

Christian Anderson

Anonymous

Kevin Barrett

Janet and Chuck Taylor

IN HONOR OF…

In Honor of the Beard Legacy Jeﬀ Beard ’76

In Honor of the Class of 2024

Nina Silverman-Weeks

In Honor of Sanford 10th Grade Faculty

Kate Chope and Jose Chope

In Honor of all of the Teachers and Staﬀ

Maureen and Peter Paoli

In Honor of Auntie Dina

Phyllis and John Roland

In Honor of Mark Anderson

Christian Anderson

Anonymous

In Honor of Megan Athey ’24

Jo and Johnny Finch

In Honor of Zubair ’34 and Zainab ’37 Aziz

Shaheena and Shahid Shaikh

In Honor of Sue Bachtle

Anita and Graham Motion

In Honor of Missy Bloom

Anita and Graham Motion

In Honor of Lukas Bonilla-Martinez ’36

Rosa Negron Albino and Juan Bonilla-Torres

In Honor of Brooks ’07 and Chester ’15 Burnett

Ruth and Brooks Banta

Karen Banta-Burnett

In Honor of Jessica Spears Chronister ’00

Meri Ann and Dean Spears

In Honor of Kylie ’33, Claire ’36, and Christopher ’38 Connor

Susan and David Connor

In Honor of Benjamin ’31 and Madeline ’34 Cooney

Jane Fouracre

In Honor of John Crescenzi ’63

Janet and Chuck Taylor

In Honor of Sue Dagenais

Max Weiner ’97

In Honor of Scott Davenport

Anita and Graham Motion

In Honor of Jyáre Davis ’20

Kassandra and Alfred Lance

In Honor of Abigail ’35 and Margaret ’37 Davis

Sharon and David Mullen

In Honor of Alex Deputy ’35

Joyce Chance

In Honor of Elliott ’27 and Violet ’33 Evans

Cathy and Randy Mineo

In Honor of Andrew Fehnel

Anonymous

In Honor of Kathryn ’32 and Henry ’27 Flathers

Barbara Supplee

In Honor of Anders Gates ’28

Joanna and Josh Gates

In Honor of Ryan Gipe ’28

Cindy Ottenbacher

In Honor of Reid ’34 and Reagan ’37

Goodman-White

Theresa and Thomas White

In Honor of Liam Guerry ’27

Panakkal David

In Honor of Ben ’36 and Addie ’36 Houghton

Andy and Amanda Houghton

In Honor of Candyce Hublein-Pizzala

Caroline Beard

Melissa and Bill Laﬀerty

Chris and Jamie Mosberg

In Honor of Ryan Ickes ’25

Lenora and Emedio DiGiacomo

In Honor of Anthony Paytner Ingram ’37

Patricia and Anthony Ingram

In Honor of Michael ’31 and Samantha ’31 Kaufmann

Silvia and Axel Kaufmann

In Honor of Christopher ’19, Brian ’22 and Sean ’24 Keiser

Bette Keiser

In Honor of Harry Kline ’51

John Farnandez ’51

In Honor of Jennifer Kowalski

Michele Darnell

In Honor of Abby Krape ’26

Marly and Miles Kessinger

In Honor of Henry Kurbatskiy ’33

Elaine Greaves

Vanessa Greaves Kurbatskiy

In Honor of Andrew Levin ’02

The Happy Diﬀerence Foundation

In Honor of Briana McCoy

Patricia McLellan

In Honor of Katie Perkins McMullen ’03

Karen and Gary Perkins

In Honor of Summer Millard ’27

Pat and Glenn Lieske

In Honor of Caden ’30 and Sloan ’33 Miller

Francine Amelio and Michael Klein

Athletic Awards

STATE CHAMPIONS

For the ﬁrst time in program history, we proudly celebrate a boys state champion in swimming. Carson Kalish ’25 triumphed in both the 200 yard individual medley and the 100 yard butterﬂy while MJ Hoban ’24 secured the state title in the 50 yard freestyle. Together, these athletes have reshaped the Sanford record books, holding ten of the eleven swimming records. As a team, the Sanford boys’ placed third in the state for the second year in a row.

In just their second season with an outdoor track and ﬁeld program, the boys’ 4x800m relay team captured the state championship title. Congratulations to Henry Stenta ’24, Daniel Brake ’25, Tegan Kovacs ’25, and Lazo Slijepcevic ’25 who not only won the race also recorded the sixth fastest time in Delaware’s history, setting a new Meet of Champions record by clocking in at 7:51.75.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Brady Fox ’24, has committed to playing Division 1 Baseball at UMBC. This year, he earned the title of Delaware’s Baseball Player of the Year and led his team to another DISC Championship victory. Brady’s performance with Sanford is highlighted with a .455 batting average, 45 RBIs, a 1.21 ERA, and 190 strikeouts.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Our Head Girls’ Soccer Coach, Marisa Muller has been honored as the Delaware High School Coach of the Year and the Delaware Independent School Coach of the Year. At our end of year faculty meetings, Coach Muller was recognized with the Waterman Award for Excellence in Coaching. Under Coach Muller’s guidance the Girls’ Soccer team won their second DISC Championship in three years.

IN HONOR OF ...

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In Honor of Jeﬀ Molush

Shannon and Clay Athey

Michele Darnell

In Honor of Abby ’29 and Andrew ’32 Moore

Carol Moore

In Honor of Richard Dane Norwood ’05

Melinda and Richard Norwood

In Honor of Lisa Nowicki

Katie and Tom Salvatore

In Honor of Jackie Pitts

Andi Martin ’71

In Honor of Samantha Marie Pollich ’19

Cynthia and John Pollich

In Honor of Michelle Raﬀo

Barbara and Thomas Clewell

In Honor of Logan Reynolds ’32

JoAnn Simmens

In Honor of Joan Samonisky

Jen ’05 and Michael Gentile

Jaime ’02 and Adam Morgan

In Honor of William Scache ’37

Carol and Michael Owens

Martha Scache

In Honor of Mark Shields

Anita and Graham Motion

In Honor of Nina Silverman-Weeks

Melissa and Bill Laﬀerty

In Honor of Ryan Spears ’02

Meri Ann and Dean Spears

In Honor of Carlene Spencer

Melissa and Bill Laﬀerty

In Honor of Ellie Stone ’29

Judith and Timothy Snyder

In Honor of Paige Thomas ’33

Lorraine Thomas

In Honor of Stan Waterman

Paris ’07 and Vernon Dupree

In Honor of Beau Weaver ’35

Deb Williquette

In Honor of Marly Weaver ’38

Deb Williquette

In Honor of Annabelle Wei ’28

Sandra Wu and Ta-Chen Wei

In Honor of Mac Weymouth

Frances Leidy Weymouth ’93

In Honor of Tom Whipple

Renie and Mark Shields

In Honor of Clint Williams

Aidan McDermott ’25

In Honor of Elliott Williams ’33

Marjory Williams

In Honor of Lilliana ’30 and Liam Xu

Tingting and Jun Xu

In Honor of Libbie Zimmer

Nedda Moqtaderi and Ian Henry

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

IN MEMORY OF…

In Memory of Arthur Ayres, Sr.

Michelle Berkeley-Ayres and Mark Ayres

In Memory of Kevin P. Barrett

Kevin R. Barrett

In Memory of Peter Backus

Alexandra Heliotis

In Memory of Krista Berneike

Rebecca and John Wasniewski

In Memory of Joe Borkovich ’98

Graeme Ramshaw ’98

In Memory of Brian Carlson ’85AA

Russell Shearer ’84

In Memory of LaRon Cephas ’96

Traci Boddy ’97

In Memory of Arthur Crowell

Debbie Deveney ’69

In Memory of Bob and Judy Crowers

Kelly Guidry

In Memory of Beau Dagenais ’99

Frances and Peter Buttenheim

Sally Coleman

Sue and André Dagenais

Amit Dua ’00

Dede and John Johnston

In Memory of Joe Darnell

Michele Darnell

Aidan McDermott ’25

In Memory of Leah Davis

Sean and Sara McCue

Patti ’76 and Martin Reynolds

In Memory of Paul Donovan

Angelika and Mark Albright ’95

Marguerite Donovan

Katie ’06 and David Trachtenberg

In Memory of Sandra DuHadaway

David DuHadaway

In Memory of Ted W. Frentzel, Jr.

Donna Frentzel

In Memory of Rich Garvey ’55

Rick Huddelson ’55

In Memory of Justin Hollinger ’95 AA

Seema Malkani ’91

In Memory of Elena Karr, Grandmother of August and Theo Pompon

Jim Karr

In Memory of Chip MacKelcan

Jasmine Caulﬁeld ’11

In Memory of Walt McDermott

Aidan McDermott ’25

EVERGREEN SOCIETY Honor, Transform, Sustain

The following individuals have made a commitment to Sanford’s future by including the school in their estate plans. Legacy gifts range from small bequests to large gifts that are transformational. All are appreciated. By including Sanford in your estate plans, and letting us know, you become part of the Evergreen Society. This group is a community of esteemed alumni, former faculty, alumni parents, and dedicated board members who share in our commitment to sustain Sanford for generations to come.

*Richard Ayres ’50

*Frank Bailey ’57

Carol and Otie Brown ’58

*Frank Delle Donne

*Elisabeth “Bettie” Harrington Deveraux ’39

*Evelyn Dew

Linda Dulin ’68

Jean Jewett Fawcett ’47

Nina Fogwell

Jerry Gebhard ’65

Chris and Susan Grundner

*Susan Lynch Henry ’44

*Joan Homan ’54

Kristi Kerins

*Marian Sawin Langerak ’43

Sandi and *Ken Lee ’56

John and *Linda Poloncic McGuin

*Jennifer McKay

Pattie Clarke Miller ’82

John and *Claire Olsen

*Jackie Pitts ’55

Mo Reardon ’68

*Nancy Sawin

*Bill Sawin ’45

*William Shaw, Jr. ’50

*Janet and John Squires ’67

*Katherine “Wendy” Townsend Swift ’46

Christine and John Yasik

*Indicates that the member is deceased.

In Memory of Jennifer McKay

Lois Tigani

In Memory of Lynne Metz

Bonnie and Lee Metz

In Memory of Paula Middleton ’69

Jackie Sham ’70

In Memory of Matthew Miller ’99 AA

Susanne and Mike Miller

In Memory of Jonathan Newton ’82

Russell Shearer ’84

In Memory of Amanda Hubbard

Sedgwick ’65

Barbara and Carter Hubbard ’67

In Memory of Charles and Ida Smith

Sandra Smith Boucher ’74

In Memory of John Squires ’67

Barbara and Carter Hubbard ’67

In Memory of Helen Vermeychuk

Ryan John ’08

Kate Smith ’05

Simi Sonecha ’04

Alex Vermeychuk ’95

In Memory of Drew Wilkie ’99

Carole and Gordon Wilkie

In Memory of David Wilson ’57

Anita and Bill Hildebrandt ’57

LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANNED GIFTS!

For more information on becoming an Evergreen Society member, or to let us know that you have included Sanford School in your estate plans, please contact Jody Cross in the Development Oﬃce. +302.235.6526 crossj@sanfordschool.org

Sanford in the News

White House Historical Association Recognizes Middle School Student

Enzo Encarnacion-Bognar’s ’28 essay, The Cuban Missile Crisis, has been selected for the 2024 Paper Showcase by the White House Historical Association. This year’s theme, “Turning Points in History,” inspired many submissions, yet Enzo’s paper stood out. His analysis and compelling narrative secured him a spot among the 14 students invited to an exclusive writers’ workshop at the White House Visitor Center. This event culminated in a virtual showcase, presenting papers on topics surrounding the White House and the presidency.

Kahlon Named 2024 Presidential Scholar Amanrai Kahlon ’24 has been honored as a 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Among 3.7 million graduates nationwide, Rai is one of only 161 seniors awarded this prestigious accolade. He follows the esteemed path laid by Sanford alumni Christopher Copeland ’09 and John Daniel Coburn ’13, previous Presidential Scholars. Additionally, Dr. Elizabeth Brown, Co-Chair of the Science Department and Upper School chemistry teacher, has earned a spot on the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program’s Distinguished Teachers list. Dr. Brown’s recognition aligns her with respected Sanford faculty members Dr. Paul Donovan and Lloyd Johns, who were honored similarly in 2009 and 2013.

Pappu Named National Merit Finalist

Last year, Varun Pappu ’24 was recognized as a National Merit Semiﬁnalist because of his impressive PSAT scores. This year, he pursued and was successfully named a National Merit Finalist after passing through a competitive selection process that surpassed scores alone and included a signiﬁcant essay.

Middle School Students Compete In DE History Day

Sanford Middle School students

Allie Ganc ’28, Aslyn Merrell ’28, Rafaella Memphis ’28, Nico Mucchetti ’28, and Enzo Encarnacion-Bognar ’28 were selected to compete in Delaware’s History Day competition. At the competition, Rafaella won first place in the Individual Junior Exhibits category, Nico won first place in Individual Junior Documents, and Enzo won first place in Junior Papers.

Xu Wins Bronze Medal In MathCon Finals

Sanford Middle Schooler

Lilliana Xu ’30 traveled to Chicago to compete as a ﬁnalist in the MathCON competition. She worked hard and earned a bronze medal. While in Chicago, she visited museums and enjoyed the local cuisine and atmosphere. MathCON is a prestigious competition that unites only 600 of the most promising problem-solvers and budding mathematicians.

Yao’s Short Film Recognized In Film Festivals

During the summer of 2023, Yiheng “Henry” Yao ’24 directed, filmed, produced, and edited his short film Unpaused The short film was selected for a screening at the prestigious Seattle International Film Festival. Unpaused has won multiple awards and has caught the attention of other film festivals, including the 2024 Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (CBFF) and the 2024 MONZA Film Fest.

Murphy Represents

Delaware

At Boys Nation

Quinn Murphy ’25 was selected to represent Delaware at Boys Nation in Washington, DC, where young leaders from 49 states learn about the federal government. Boys Nation delegates act as senators, participate in caucuses and committees, and handle bills following U.S. Senate rules. The week includes political activities, lectures, and visits to federal institutions and historical sites, culminating in meetings with elected oﬃcials.

D’Souza Published In Scientiﬁc Journal

Rahul D’Souza ’25 was published in the Journal of Emerging Investigators this year. His research explored the idea of predicting factors that inﬂuence the length of a hospital stay for orthopedic patients. Additionally, his research on cancer markers at the Aneja Lab at Yale University was featured in a conference at Johns Hopkins University.

Kahlon Named Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar

Amanrai Kahlon ’24 was named a Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar for his project on enhancing wearable gaitmonitoring systems, becoming Delaware’s only honoree. He received $2000, with an equal amount awarded to Sanford for STEM support. Chosen from a pool of 2,162 candidates, Rai’s project distinguished itself in the country’s oldest and most distinguished science and math contest for high school seniors.

Sanford Receives Anthony Penna Charitable Fund Grant

Sanford received a generous $3,500 grant from the Anthony Penna Charitable Fund to support Middle and Lower School performing arts. The grant will implement the World Music Drumming Curriculum, beneﬁting our Middle School general music classes and expanding our Lower School music program.

Sanford Inscape Literary Magazine Honored By Realm Program

Sanford School’s Inscape Literary Magazine was honored with an ‘Excellent’ designation by the REALM Program, standing out among 375 nominations from schools across 46 states and ﬁve countries. Congratulations to Head Editor Finley Anderson ’24, the editorial team, and Faculty Advisor Elise Burke Parcha.

Sanford Named To The 2023 AP School Honor Roll

Sanford was named to the 2023 AP School Honor Roll as a gold member. Schools are eligible on a year-to-year basis depending on their college-going culture, number of credits oﬀered, and maximization of college readiness.

RESTRICTED, CAMPAIGN, & ENDOWED GIFTS

Gifts to campaigns, the endowment, and to restricted projects that were part of the 2023-2024 operating budget are an investment in Sanford. We are proud of Sanford’s past and look forward to providing exceptional educational opportunities to current and future generations of students.

Endowed funds are invested in order to generate income for the School. The endowment provides stable, perennial financial support for ongoing operations and also for specific, restricted uses, such as endowed scholarships or endowed faculty awards. Restricted gifts in the 2023-2024 school year included donations to buy additional AED devices on campus, make improvements to the baseball field, and other projects. Campaign gifts provided funds needed for renovation projects that are outside the scope of the annual operating budget.

The following list honors donors who gave a gift or made a pledge payment to a restricted project, a campaign, or to an endowed fund in the 2023-2024 school year, as well as the annual awardees of our endowed award funds.

GIFTS TO CAMPAIGNS

Nicol and Mark Anderson

Stacey Bacchieri

Diane and Scott Davenport

Davenport Family Foundation

Heather and Ted Dwyer

Sandy and Bruce Hammonds

Diane and David Kedash

Longwood Foundation

Nancy and Jim McKeon

Jaime ’02 and Adam Morgan

Kate and Ted Rosenthal

Paige and Jason Russell

Charlene and Randy Stone

Struthers Family Foundation

Sykora Family Foundation

Welfare Foundation, Inc.

GIFTS TO ENDOWED FUNDS

Frances and Peter Buttenheim

Dennis Meloro

Heather and Kenny Mitchell ’93

Danny Seymour ’67

Russell Shearer ’84

RESTRICTED OPERATING GIFTS

Anonymous

John Crescenzi ’63

Diane and Scott Davenport

Davenport Family Foundation

Delaware Community Foundation

Sue and Todd Duerr

Susan ’64 and Douglas Fischer

Beth and Chuck Freeman

Neelu and Chai Gadde

Lindsay and Chris Goetz

Mike Huﬀman ’64

Diane and David Kedash

Tara and Patrick McConn

SANFORD ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

2023-2024 SUMMARY OF GIVING*

Gifts to the 23-24 Sanford Fund $642,152 Gifts to Restricted Operating Projects

Gifts to Endowed Funds $3,410 New Commitments to the Exceptionally Sanford Campaign

*The Summary of Giving includes one-time cash gifts and new pledges made in the 2023-24 school year.

2023-2024 SANFORD FUND SUMMARY OF GIVING

Foundations and Corporations & Corporate Matches

Bruce Pease ’63

Rebecca and Ray Pompon

Ellen Kent Rende ’63

David Robertson ’63AA

Sue Goldsmith Shelley ’63

Kristen and Mitch Slijepcevic

Janet and Chuck Taylor

Andrea and John Valentine

Jenn and Jeﬀ Walters

Beverly and Allen Wolfe ’63

2023-2024 ENDOWED FUND AWARDEES

HELEN VERMEYCHUK SCHOLARSHIP

This annual award recognizes a student at graduation whose potential inspires a teacher’s best eﬀorts. The endowed fund was established in 2008 to honor former Sanford faculty member Helen Vermeychuk, who died in 2008.

The 2024 recipient was Carly Cantagallo ’24.

PAUL DONOVAN FUND

This annual award recognizes a faculty member who has been distinguished in his or her work in the area of professional development. The fund was established in 2009 to honor former Sanford faculty member and World Language Chair Paul Donovan. The 2024 recipient was Sarah Satinsky.

CHIP AND DEBBIE MACKELCAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

This annual monetary award, the MacKelcan Scholar, is given to a student who demonstrates academic achievement, positive school citizenship, and ﬁnancial need. The endowed fund was established in 2011 to honor former Sanford Head of School, Chip MacKelcan and his wife Debbie.

The MacKelcan Scholar is anonymous.

DAGENAIS AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN TEACHING

This annual award recognizes a faculty member who is a mentor, going above and beyond for their students and colleagues. The endowed fund was established in 2013 to honor former Sanford faculty members Sue and André Dagenais.

The 2024 recipient was Sarah Cushing.

JOHNS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

This annual award recognizes a faculty member who challenges students to believe in themselves, work hard, dream, and achieve. The endowed fund was established in 2013 to honor former Sanford faculty member Lloyd Johns. The 2024 recipient was Liz Christopher.

STAN WATERMAN FUND

This endowed fund was established in 2016 by the school to recognize an exceptional Sanford coach who embodies Stan Waterman’s high moral character, dedication to the development of the whole athlete, and outstanding sportsmanship. The 2024 recipient was Marisa Muller.

MITCHELL FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

This endowed fund was established in 2021 by Heather and Kenny Mitchell ’93. The first Mitchell Family Scholarship was awarded to a member of the Class of 2027. It is granted to a student who demonstrates great potential to add to the life of the school through leadership, academic and co-curricular participation, and demonstrates significant financial need. Mitchell Family Scholars are anonymous.

*The Summary of Giving includes one-time cash gifts and new pledges made in the 2023-24 school year. The amounts shown above do not include pledge payments for pledges that were made in a prior school year. However, those who made pledge payments are recognized in the donor lists in the previous pages.

Sanford Homecoming 2023

Sanford Homecoming 2023 was an incredible event that really brought our community together, celebrating our school spirit and alumni achievements. The weekend was packed with highlights, like the Alumni Awards where Sandy Boucher ’74, Logan Herring ’00, and Karen Perkins were recognized for their contributions to our school. The 1991 and 1992 Boys’ Basketball teams and Field Hockey star Carter Ayars ’16 were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. The weekend was full of activities, from an alumni breakfast and exploring archives to a fun tailgate, oﬀering plenty of chances for people to catch up and share memories. We’re so thankful to everyone who made it, making Homecoming 2023 a memorable celebration. With such a great response, we’re already excited to see everyone again for our 2024 Homecoming in October!

If you would like to learn more about our Homecoming celebrations please visit our website: https://www.sanfordschool.org/alumni/homecoming

After a life encompassing several careers, from 21 years teaching high school English, theater, and creative writing to working for the Walt Disney Company’s website to producing content for the Television Academy’s website, Melissa Byers ’71 has ﬁnally retired from full-time work. She is looking forward to the next chapter!

Sara Davis McCue ’75 was cochair of Battle of the Brokers, which raised $24,000 for the Child Life program at Nemours Hospital. Sara is a loan oﬃcer at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

Jude McLaughlin ’85 & Drue Wallace ’85 celebrated 40 years of friendship--since junior year at Sanford!

Based in Newark, DE, Audra (Armstrong) Houston ’88 proudly leads Big Wave Party Rentals as its founder and president. Established in 2018, Big Wave Party Rentals has quickly become a premier inﬂatable rental service catering to large and small events across Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

SANFORD ALUMNI

Jaymi Cook ’90 experienced a year ﬁlled with personal and professional milestones in 2023.

In June, Jaymi married her best friend, JW, and in August, she took a signiﬁcant step by launching Leadout Communications as a full-time venture. Additionally, Jaymi joined the board of CASA of Cecil County last summer, an organization dedicated to advocating for children in foster care and mentoring youth in the community.

In May, Neeraj Batta ’95, Senior Vice President of BATTA Environmental Associates, delivered a presentation on sustainable strategies for improving indoor air quality and reducing energy consumption at the SaudiFood Manufacturing 2024: Food Forward Summit in Saudi Arabia.

Rachel Andaloro ’02 sends her greetings from Boston! Currently in her 11th year as a clinical neuropsychologist, she loves her profession deeply. She has been a part of Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge for several years, focusing on dementia assessment, managing a small private practice, and working at a local high school. Rachel also serves as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School, supervising and teaching doctoral fellows. This role is particularly meaningful to her, as it’s where she completed her internship and fellowship many years ago. Although she loves Boston, Rachel and her family enjoy driving back to Hockessin each summer. There, they make a special trip to Sanford, where she proudly shows her two children as her home away from home for 12 very formative years of her life.

London Murray ’03 recently graduated from Wilmington University with a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership, Learning, and Innovation. She looks forward to working in the diversity and inclusion space to inﬂuence the design of inclusive programming by amplifying the voices of marginalized communities.

Much of her work ethic and determination were cultivated and nourished at Sanford, and she is grateful to her Sanford Warrior roots.

In June, former Middle School Assistant Dottie Andrews visited the campus, accompanied by Por Sutthavas ’03 and her husband, Martin Olyschlaeger. Originally hailing from Thailand, Por spent her junior year during the 20012002 school year at Sanford, living with Kristen Andrews ‘04 and her family. Por has recently completed her PhD in regenerative medicine from Maastricht University. Currently, Martin and Por live in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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Janis Bond reports that her daughter, Jeanette Bond ’10, recently became engaged to Sean Greer, with a wedding planned for June 2025 in Stowe, Vermont. Jeanette resides in Brooklyn, NY, and is employed as an Occupational Therapist at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital in Manhattan. Janis and her daughter, Lauren Bond ‘08, recently visited the campus to observe the solar eclipse. Lauren resides in Claymont, DE, and is a registered nurse at the Nemours Children’s Hospital Cardiac Center. Janis is an active member of the Sanford community and works in our Extended Day program.

Whitney King ’08 married Gary Diegert on July 15, 2023, in Philadelphia, PA. It was wonderful to see Whitney perform in the alumni cabaret at Homecoming!

In February 2024, Trevor Cooney ’11 and Kenny Mitchell ’93 were inducted into the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame. Cooney, a standout at Syracuse, delivered impressive performances, including two Final Four appearances. Mitchell, known for his exceptional skills at Dartmouth, set records and played professionally overseas. Both athletes have made signiﬁcant contributions to basketball at Sanford and beyond.

Cindy Duan ’11, celebrated her marriage this June. She visited Sanford this summer to capture the moments of her special day. Professionally, Cindy serves as an Esprit Commercial Pharmaceutical Associate at GSK.

After graduating from Harvard Divinity School, Ocean Gibson ’12 married Brianna Blanchard in 2021. Ocean is currently deployed in Europe as a Maintenance Control Oﬃcer and 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army. He looks forward to reuniting with his family in Spring 2025.

Owen Davis ’12 and his wife are proud parents to a 16-month-old daughter. Owen currently serves as an Approval Oﬃcer II at Bank of America Practice Solutions, where he specializes in lending single or multifaceted loans of up to $10 million to doctors, veterinarians, and dentists.

Jay Chung ’12 is a Law Clerk at the Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board, the United States Department of Labor in Arlington, Virginia. Jay became a United States citizen in 2022.

Fabian Christen ’12 Associate Alum - visited Sanford this summer! It was the ﬁrst time he had returned to campus since his year-long stay as an AFS student in 2010.

Mathilde Terrasse ’13 has a conscious multidisciplinary creative studio, oﬀering consultancy and services in conscious design thinking, creative direction, communication, branding, image and video making to fashion brands, cultural institutions, NGOs, collectives, designers, artists, and other creatives. The studio also creates meaningful and mindful products that question today’s production and consumption status quo, designing products with minimal waste, modularity, and size-adaptiveness as guiding principles.

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Shayne Sanders ’13 is employed by the Department of State’s Oﬃce of Children’s Issues in Washington, D.C., where they contribute to combating International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA). On March 23, 2024, Shayne became engaged to Amelia Murdock from North Augusta, SC, with plans to marry later in the year.

Over a decade has passed since Robert Abishek ’13 portrayed Rolf in “The Sound of Music.” During his recent Homecoming visit, he was unexpectedly reunited with his co-star, Charli Harris ’26 (who played Gretl), his tour guide! Rob was very proud and pleased to know that Charli is still involved in the arts at Sanford, as she was cast in The Addams Family Rob is a medical student at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia.

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Breanna Mendell ’15 graduated from Johnson and Wales University in May 2024, earning her doctorate in occupational therapy. She plans to work in pediatrics and is now oﬃcially Dr. Mendell!

Bari White Jr., ’15 is thrilled to announce that he has fulﬁlled his lifelong dream of becoming an electrical engineer. He encourages anyone with a dream to diligently work towards it, maintain faith, and, most importantly, believe in their abilities. Bari shared: “Everyone’s journey is diﬀerent, so don’t get discouraged if your path takes longer. Enjoy the ride!!”

Trevor Long ’15, a PhD candidate at MIT AeroAstro, specializes in low-speed aerodynamics, aircraft dynamics and control, and hydrodynamics, utilizing wind tunnels and computational

tools. He operates the Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel, aiding various groups with experiments. Trevor’s fascination with aerodynamics was ignited by his hobby of sailboat racing in high school and college, leading him to play a pivotal role in establishing the Sanford sailing team. When not in the lab, he’s likely applying his research hands-on, sailing in the Greater Boston Area.

Sarah Filak ’18 has begun a new role as an Education Coordinator at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jeﬀerson University. In this position, she primarily acts as a student advisor and administrative coordinator for the fellowship and medical school programs oﬀered through the Marcus Institute.

Matthew Vendrick ’15, Chester Burnett ’15, Adam Cauﬁeld ’15, Gavin Gibson ’15, Jesse Green ’15, & Trevor Schlack ’15, friends since middle school, reunited at Matt’s wedding this summer. Matt is a Campaign Consultant at Upland Software. Chester works in pharmaceuticals, still enjoys competitive skimboarding, and looks forward to his own wedding later this year.

Adam is working on his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Gavin is a varsity running coach and teacher at Sanford. Jesse was married early last year and is a Quality Engineer at Clarios. After an intense vetting process, Trevor has accepted a job in Washington, D.C., working for the government.

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Since graduating from Mount Holyoke College, where Gladys Mbugua ’18 studied Architecture and Urban Planning, Gladys continues to be an aspiring writer and urbanist dedicated to pushing the boundaries of planning through community planning and creative placemaking. She is the founder of Places & Spaces (@places_spaces), a newly launched page dedicated to innovations in the ﬁeld of urban design & creative placemaking. Gladys enjoys blending writing and creative photography to give communities a stronger voice and sense of agency within their city. Gladys is also currently a graduate student in urban studies at Fordham University.

James Steinberger ’19 is spending his ﬁnal summer before graduation as an intern at the Biden-Harris Campaign. He works on the Organizing Team within the Battleground States umbrella, assisting the oﬃces in Georgia, Nevada, and other battleground states with fundraising, coordinating and advertising events, and voter outreach. As someone who plans to attend law school after graduation with aspirations to work in politics, James believes that this internship presents an incredible opportunity for him to engage in a highly consequential election and support the “hometown” candidate!

Olivia Brinn ’19 married Andrew Dolan on August 10, 2024, at Baywood Greens in Millsboro, DE.

LP Ashley Park ’19 was honored with the prestigious John J. Brady Award as the Delaware Athlete of the Year for 2023 by the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association. Recently, Park has achieved a remarkable milestone, joining an elite group of only seven players in NCAA history to accumulate over 2,000 career points and 800 assists.

increases understanding of coaching success competencies, connects female players with coaches and administrators, and promotes the coaching talent pool of female basketball players. In May, she earned her Master’s Degree in Strategic Communications and Public Relations. She is now aiming for an assistant coaching position in women’s basketball.

Olivia Tucker ’19 had an incredible spring. In March, she helped the Sacred Heart University Women’s Basketball team win their second consecutive NEC Championship and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. April featured her selection by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for the “So You Want To Be A Coach” program at the NCAA Final 4 in Cleveland. This program boosts skills for securing college coaching roles,

This summer, Riley Whipple ’19 is completing her art project, Cyanotype, with the University of Delaware. She is also an integral part of the Sanford Marketing and Communications team; as part of her job requirements, she has to ﬁll out this class note.

Ryan Johnston ’20 has accepted a job with CNBC’s Digital Rotational Program and will begin his career in the fall.

Sophia DiUbaldo ’20 graduated from the University of Delaware in May 2024 with a dual bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Media Communications. She has accepted a Marketing Coordinator position at the Corrado Construction Company. Her father, Dom DiUbaldo ‘94, had the opportunity to congratulate his former teacher, Nina Silverman, on her retirement at the recent Home & School auction!

Natalie Bianchi ’20 graduated in January 2024 from the University of Lynchburg with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences and a double minor in Chemistry and Biology. After presenting her 25-page research thesis on the Bioinformatic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis G-12-005, she was told she would be graduating with high honors and Magna Cum Laude. She is now a Physician Assistant student at Slippery Rock University and recently started her didactic year. She is excited to see where this new journey takes her.

Bella Warner ’20 earned two NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference cuts! She swims mid-distance free and butterﬂy at Bloomsburg University. An ASL major, Bella was recently named to the PSAC ScholarAthlete honor roll and CSC Academic All-District Team.

Hassan Perkins ’20 is set to advance his educational journey and basketball career at the University of

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Maryland Eastern Shore. Similarly, Jyáre Davis ’20 is transferring from the University of Delaware to compete at Syracuse University.

Noah Curland ’21 spent the Spring semester of his Junior year interning for the U.S. State Department at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. He was assigned to the Public

Aﬀairs section and worked on various projects with the press, programs, and social media teams. During his time living abroad, he had the opportunity to visit NATO Headquarters and the U.S. Embassy in Belgium. It was a wonderful and insightful experience, and he recommends it to anyone who enjoys traveling and adventure.

We’re eager to hear your stories.

Please share your updates with Lauren Evans, our Alumni and Parent Engagement Coordinator, by emailing alumni@sanfordschool.org.

If you are looking for ways to engage with Sanford, please visit our alumni page: www.sanfordschool.org/alumni

IN MEMORIAM

Robert Hemphill, Sr. ’53

Robert, a dear friend to us in Sanford Hall, led a multifaceted life ﬁlled with diverse achievements. He excelled as a businessman, soared as a pilot, pioneered the Delaware Retail Liquor Dealers Association, climbed to vice president at Gondon Woodard Cosmetics in California, and ultimately distinguished himself as an International Arts Dealer. His commitment to Sanford School, where he spent 12 years as a boarder, was profound. He contributed to various committees and boards throughout his senior years, leaving a lasting legacy. Recently, Robert was honored with induction into Sanford’s Athletic Hall of Fame for his involvement in football and track.

Jesse “Jay” Morie ’55

Jay, a Sanford graduate who pursued further studies at Rutgers University, spent his early years immersed in the family venture, Jesse S. Morie & Son, Inc., a Sand and Gravel Plant. In 1974, alongside his wife, Peggy, Jay embarked on a new journey by starting his own electrical contracting business. The couple found great satisfaction in jointly managing their Electrical Construction venture. At his core, Jay was a cowboy and a farmer, cherishing every moment spent on his beloved “Morie Ponderosa,” where he devotedly looked after his land. An adventurer at heart, Jay was always up for horseback or motorcycle riding, embracing the thrill with open arms. He was also a dedicated, long-standing member of the First United Methodist Church of Vineland, contributing actively to his community.

Scott Powell ’55

Scott W. Powell Jr., born in Baltimore, MD, passed away, leaving a legacy in the automotive repair industry with a career spanning 45 years. He owned service stations, represented Snap On Tools, managed a leading U-Haul dealership in the 1970s, and founded New Castle Transmissions. Beyond his professional life, Scotty was passionate about aviation, earning his pilot’s license and restoring airplanes, and enjoyed gardening. He was a dedicated member of the Old Union Church Society and shared his knowledge through teaching Automotive 101 at night school.

Richard Garvey ’55

Rich, a Conrad High School and Sanford School graduate, retired from a fulfilling career at Hercules Research Center and served as a Staff Sergeant in the Air National Guard. He spent his retirement in Lewes, DE, with his wife, Dorothy, enjoying hobbies like fishing, walking, and restoring items. Rich was known for his kind heart and love for his family, particularly his granddaughter Bryanna. Rich was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend. His green thumb and love for landscaping were evident in his well-kept lawn. Rich’s passing leaves a void in the hearts of those he touched.

Sharin Hatﬁeld Hagen ’66

Sharin cherished her time at Sanford, speaking positively and aﬀectionately about her experiences there.

Daniel Londoner ’81

Daniel Londoner, 61, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on April 10, 2024. Born to Anne and Seymour Londoner, he grew up in Hockessin, DE. He leaves behind his sisters, Alice Bakanowsky and Lucy Londoner, and brother-in-law, James Bakanowsky.

Beau Dagenais ’99

Beau Andre Dagenais unexpectedly passed away in December. Son of long-time Sanford educators Andre and Sue Dagenais, Beau was raised in Hockessin, DE, and took great pride in being a Sanford Warrior. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from The College of the Holy Cross in 2003 and a master’s degree in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD, in 2010. Beau’s upbringing was marked by a love for learning and family, with cherished visits to relatives across the East Coast. Known for his introspection, he saw his father as “the smartest man I know.” A touching childhood memory includes giving his mother a baseball glove on Mother’s Day to play catch. A fan of the Eagles and Phillies, Beau enjoyed games with his family and friends, many of whom he met at Sanford and Holy Cross.

Beau’s capacity for love was immense, with his greatest joy being the family he built with his wife Ashley of fourteen years. Their children, Owen (10) and Penelope “Penny” (7), were his and their light. Beau dived into their interests, from My Little Pony to the B&O Railroad, while sharing his love for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He was proud of his career teaching English Literature at the Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, and his life was rich with books, theater, and music. Making him laugh was a joy to remember. Beau’s spirit lives on through his parents, wife, children, and a wide circle of loving family and friends from New England to the midAtlantic and beyond.

Beau will be honored posthumously with an alumni award and memorial tree during Homecoming on October 19, 2024. For more details, please contact Lauren Evans at alumni@sanfordschool.org.

Emi Burleigh ’09

Emi J. Burleigh-Rodriguez peacefully passed away in the comfort of her home, surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Even through her long battle with the rare medical condition of Niemann-Pick disease Type C, she maintained a positive attitude. Emi was best known for her kind nature and loving personality. Her friends and family could not recall her arguing or speaking poorly of anyone. She spent her early years at the Independence School in Newark, DE. After Independence, she attended Sanford School in Hockessin, DE, where she played on various school teams, including volleyball and tennis, and ultimately became one of the managers of the boys’ basketball team. After high school, she attended Millersville University and Delaware Technical Community College.

Walter Davis ‘73

A standout athlete from an early age, Davis was ﬁrst-team all-state in 1973, the same year the Sanford Varsity Basketball team won the DE Independent School Conference. After graduation, Davis displayed exceptional skill at the University of North Carolina with the Tar Heels. His court prowess led to a 15-year NBA career, where he excelled as an all-star guard for the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, and Portland Trail Blazers. His accolades include a gold medal from the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Davis was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.