Times of Brunswick, Winter 2013

MICHAEL LINDSAY ’00: NEW TECH FOR TEACHERS

SAILING INTO THE SOUND OF SCIENCE

FAMILY’S WISH HONORS FOUNDER’S MESSAGE

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014–2015

Sanjeev K. Mehra, P ’10, ’12, ’13, ’20 Chairman W. Preston Baldwin III, P ’11 James F. Bell, P ’14, ’16, ’17, ’21 W. Robert Berkley, Jr. ’91, P ’21, ’23 Nancy M. Better, P ’11, ’13 Michael J. Bingle, P ’20, ’25 Todd L. Boehly, P ’20, ’22, ’24 Mark H. Camel, P ’12, ’18, ’18 Robert F. Carangelo, P ’17, ’21 B. Cort Delany ’73 Mark F. Dzialga, P ’19 Scott V. Haig, P ’09, ’14 Gregory B. Hartch ’88, P ’19 John R. Harvey ’84 Carlos M. Hernandez, P ’18 Andrew H. Jacobson, P ’17, ’18, ’22 Christina C. Kazazes, P ’13, ’19, ’23 David B. MacFarlane, P ’11, ’12, ’16 D. Ian McKinnon, P ’18 Michael J. Odrich, P ’13, ’15 Thomas D. O’Malley, Jr. ’85, P ’12, ’15, ’21 Suzanne P. Peisch, P ’12, ’14, ’16, ’18 Philip F. P. Pierce, P ’10, ’13, ’18 Stephen R. Pierce, P ’15, ’19 Jean W. Rose, P ’16 David R. Salomon, P ’16 William A. Schneider ’72, P ’12, ’16 Scott M. Stuart, P ’12, ’16 Michael A. Troy, P ’12, ’14 Tyler J. Wolfram, P ’18, ’22

Ex Officio Thomas W. Philip, P ’08, ’10 Headmaster Kathleen Harrington CFO/ Business Manager Thomas G. Murray, P ’25, ’27 Executive Director of Development Kimberlie Fett, P ’13, ’19 President, BPA

on the cover (left to right), Lower Schoolers

Alexander Hazlett ’22, Kyle Karas ’22, and Jackson Wolfram ’22 explore a supersized National Geographic map of the world. The mega-map visited the Lower School in the fall — just one of many initiatives underscoring the importance of globally oriented education. Brunswick partners with Global Online Academy and schools all around the globe to offer ‘Wick boys the kind of rigorous academics they are accustomed to, while allowing for experiential education and worldwide exploration of the highest caliber.

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Influences from all over the world were in abundance at Brunswick this year. ‘Wick Students went on adventures in the Amazon, gained global perspective in the lower school, and were transplanted in dozens of foreign programs. Read more about Brunswick’s travels on page 34.

MESSAGE FROM THE

HEADMASTER Affluence and the Second Generation The Influence of ‘The Butterfly Effect’

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HE “BUTTERFLY EFFECT” REFERS TO A simple and often-repeated fable: A boy walking in the woods sees a latestage cocoon, inside of which he can see a young butterfly struggling to break free.

The butterfly-to-be is barely able to move his wings and is squirming and pressing against the sides of the cocoon to get out. Thinking he’s helping, the boy stops his walk and reaches down, ever-so-gently breaking open the cocoon to allow the butterfly to get out.

The boy naturally assumes that, in easing the butterfly’s struggle, he’s helping it survive. But the conclusion of the story isn’t so upbeat: It’s in the very struggle that the butterfly grows strong enough so as to fly. In releasing him early, the boy has prevented the butterfly’s opportunity to grow strong enough to survive.

The moral of the story is too obvious to emphasize further.

So often, our boys hear how “the rest of the world is not like Greenwich” and “how lucky they should feel about growing up where they do.”

Greenwich and towns similar to it are, in many ways, “the promised land” in our society.

The streets are clean, safe, and well-kept, and the children — whether they attend independent or public schools — are often enrolled at some of the finest schools of their kind in the nation, and therefore, in the world.

In so many ways, it might seem that Greenwich is the perfect place to live and to grow up.

The reality, of course, can be quite different.

It’s not an overstatement to say that, in some ways, growing up in Greenwich can be more challenging for our youth than growing up in a somewhat less successful and perhaps more moderated community.

and of responsibility in the very children for whom they are working so hard to provide.

Whether it be the ease with which the wants of the second generation might be sated — as compared to the wonderful lessons of struggle and perseverance that so often promoted the success of the first generation — or the difficulty of raising a child true to commonly accepted mores, growing up to be a self-reliant, focused, empathic, and fulfilled individual can often be, in settings such as ours, a notable challenge.

As we walk through our own woods, tempting as it may be to reach down and take an active and early hand in removing the cocoons of struggle surrounding the children we love so much, the best way to ensure survival and strength is actually to let nature take its course.

We, in all we do at Brunswick, try to keep our thinking clear in this regard. Although our buildings might be beautiful and our offerings wide-ranging, our goal in so much of what we do is to help our charges learn that the most valuable accomplishments are those they achieve on their own.

“...THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE SURVIVAL AND STRENGTH IS ACTUALLY TO LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE.”

Taken a step further, it’s ironic to note that the very success that so many of us have earned in large part to provide for our children may, in fact, serve as a detriment to those very same children.

Most parents strive, in all they do, to provide experiences for their children that are at least the same, and ideally, much better than the circumstances they knew themselves while growing up.

Yet, often surprisingly to these parents — who, through a delicate mix of hard work and great talent, have achieved great things — living among such a successful and driven population and enjoying on a daily basis such bounty can often unrealistically skew the perception both of reality

Thomas W. Philip

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Headmaster Thomas W. philip Executive Director of Development Thomas g. murray

Contents FEATURES 05 Resonant Echoes of ‘Courage, Honor, Truth’

By Katherine Ogden

Associate Director of Development meghan mcCarthy

07 Expression, Honor, growth, Celebration

By Katherine Ogden

Director of Institutional Communications Daniel J. griffin dgriffin@brunswickschool.org

12 Sail into Exploration & Discovery

By Katherine Ogden

Assistant Editor Courtney Kennedy ckennedy@brunswickschool.org Class Notes Editor libby Edwards ledwards@brunswickschool.org Contributing Writers Charlie Cassoli ’15 Dan griffin Courtney Kennedy michael Kennedy ’99 Katherine ogden michael (Ty) pastore ’20 Tom philip David Robbins ’14 Contributing Photographers Dan Burns Tim Coffey Jamie Fessenden michael graae Jim Harrison Jeffry Konczal minush Krasniqi Wayne lin nick onken Jay premack Design Taylor Design, taylordesign.com Printing Flagship press, flagshippress.com

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18 Triumph, Sunny Skies, Big Smiles and so much more

By Michael Kennedy ’99 and Katherine Ogden

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34 ’Wick goes global!

By Katherine Ogden 43 Fall Sports Wrapup: Determination.

Brotherhood. Triumph over Adversity.

By Michael Kennedy ’99

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CONTENTS

DEPARTMENTS 01 Message from the Headmaster 49 Beyond the Books

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– Steps Ahead: Teacher Institute, English Department Get New Leaders – On the Set with Football Greats – When the Choice Shouldn’t Be ‘Nice’ – Nonprofit Entrepreneur: ‘Find Your Revolution’ – Two Drifters, Off to Find Their Worlds – Arabic Nations: Relief Effort Raises Awareness – The Civil Rights Journey: Historic Voices, Compelling Stories – Robot Prevailed Over ‘Nature’s Fury’ – ‘Better Down Where’s Wetter, Under the Sea’ 58 Class Notes 60 In Memoriam 62 Alumni Notes 64 Alumni Events 68 Last Look

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FLEX TIME 04 Excellence in Athletics 16 ’Wick Students on Stage 33 The Louise Lehrman Visiting Senior Fellowship 42 The Life of An Artist 48 ’Wick at the Head of the Charles 57 Upper School Veterans Day Assembly

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On the Squash Court: Among the Nation’s Best b Y m i C h a el KenneDY ’9 9

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AYeS MUrPHY ’14 IS

“I’ve never heard Hayes talk

as humble as they come

about himself or his achievements,”

in the Brunswick sports

Stephens said. “He carries himself

world. He’s also as accom-

with such great humility and class.

plished as they come — especially

I’m happy to be the spokesman for

on the squash courts.

such a tremendous athlete — and

After finishing the 2013 season as the #1 ranked player among

an even better role model.”

You cannot doubt that assess-

American 11th graders, Hayes rep-

ment after having the chance to

resented his country last summer

speak to the UPenn-bound senior,

at the world Junior Squash tour-

who also plays varsity soccer and

nament in wroclaw, Poland.

lacrosse.

“It was always my goal to be

“Squash has taught me a lot

selected, so when I got the news, I

about losing — how to act in that

was very excited — and honored to represent the United States on the international stage,” Murphy said.

“It was a great experience and should help me in future matches.

It was a reality check, too. There are so many world-class players out there who are simply at another

moment and how to use it as tool

level than I am right now.”

to get better,” Murphy said. “I’ve

In addition, Murphy was named

learned to give credit to my oppo-

the most improved squash player

nent, but have also been motivated

in America for 2013 and was also

to work harder after experiencing

recognized as a scholar athlete by

defeat.”

the United States Squash racquets Association.

Murphy wouldn’t be the first to

what will he miss most about his time on ’wick’s squash team?

“The bus rides, probably,” Murphy

tell you about his list of accom-

responded. “And the time with my

plishments, though. You’d have to

teammates and Mr. Stephens and

ask his coach, Jim Stephens, who

Mr. Boynton.”

raves about the character of his team captain.

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Murphy was named the most improved squash player in America for 2013 and was also recognized as a scholar athlete by the United States Squash Racquets Association.

A Family’s Wish

Resonant Echoes of

‘ COURAGE

HONOR

’ TRUTH Honoring a Dynamic Granddaughter and Her Remarkable Grandfather

By Katherine Ogden

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Brunswick’s founding president, William J. Hoggson, charged the School’s first Headmaster with teaching boys the lifelong importance of adhering to the principles of “Courage, Honor, Truth.”

During a 1906 Commencement

HIRLEY WRIGHT

in Shirley’s memory be made to

if Hoggson was a mainstay in

was just 13 when

her beloved grandfather’s school,

young Shirley’s life, so, too, has

speech, Hoggson formally turned

she lost one of the

Brunswick.

he been a pillar in the 111-year

over the new Brunswick School

life of Brunswick School.

building to Headmaster George

mainstays of her life, her larger-

Such tribute is a testament

than-life grandfather, W. J.

to the character of the men

Hoggson, the founding President

who founded Brunswick — for

of Brunswick School.

An engineer, designer and builder who served on the Board of Trustees in the early days,

Carmichael, offering this timeless advice: “Take our boys, Mr. Headmas-

It was not very much time to

when Brunswick was still casting

ter, and teach them, if you will,

spend with a cherished grandpar-

about for permanent home, Hogg-

Latin, Greek, Mathematics; but

ent. Still, Hoggson made such an

son offered more than mere bricks

above all else, teach them, I beg

impression on the girl that when

and mortar to the nascent school.

you, Courage, Honor, Truth.”

Wright died last October, her

He offered words.

children thought to remember

And while the original school

not just the grandfather but also the school he helped to found.

They asked that donations

Shirley Wright (left) poses with cousin Barbara Hoggson Sutphen in front of her grandfather’s portrait.

building Hoggson helped to erect was destroyed by fire, his words endure and resonate.

Brunswick boys immediately recognized the words for their strength.

At an all-school assembly the following fall, they chose Hoggson’s

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A Family’s Wish

words for the School motto — and

were joined on the trip by cousin

those words have remained at the

Barbara Hoggson Sutphen,

center of a Brunswick education

formerly of Greenwich and now

ever since.

of Vero Beach, Fla.

Hoggson’s speech was tapped

In addition to Brunswick,

again more recently: During the

the trio visited Christ Church

last 18 months, it has headlined the

Greenwich, built by Hoggson

School’s transformative “Above All

Brothers Builders in 1910, and

Else” Capital Campaign.

another Hoggson enterprise,

Long aware that Hoggson helped to found Brunswick, his

the Putnam Trust. “(Mom) was very, very, very

descendants have been surprised

proud of her grandfather,” Wheat

recently by the depth and enduring

said. “She loved him dearly. Any-

“Take our boys, Mr. Headmaster, and teach them, if you will, Latin, Greek, Mathematics; but above all else, teach them, I beg you, Courage, Honor, Truth.” quality of his contributions.

As far as anyone knows, the family visited Brunswick only once

thing he was involved in was magic to her.”

Another Brunswick connection

— a brief, 30-minute meeting in

came unexpectedly a few years ago,

2000. The visit was initiated by

after a chance encounter between

Wright’s daughter, Sherry Wheat,

Brunswick theater teacher Seth

Brunswick’s colorful characters,

who planned a trip to Greenwich in

Potter and Shirley Wright.

influential teachers, dedicat-

order to see firsthand some of her great-grandfather’s handiwork.

Wheat and her mother

The two became acquainted when they both were visiting the Adirondack League Club in Old Forge, N.Y. Potter describes Shirley as a “loving and gracious force.”

ed coaches, and visionary administrators.

“This lovely and simple meeting made me think that Brunswick’s core of courage, honor, truth

“When I told her I was a teacher

resonates through time,”

at Brunswick, she laughed and took

Potter wrote, “embodied

my arm,” he wrote in an e-mail.

in all of us who have

“I told her of the new look of the

been, and who are

school and all of the wonderful new

now, a part of this

facilities (Baker Theater had just

great school.”

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had its first show). Although she was pleased with the physical improvements to the school, Shirley was focused more on the souls that inhabited the space.”

The pair traded stories of

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Shirley Wright walking hand in hand with her grandfather, W. J. Hoggson, in Paris where she lived with him during the Depression.

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Three Ring App Captures and Preserves Student Work in All Dimensions

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rUNSwICk, YAle, THe

after all these years — a portfolio

University of oxford.

of work he did in elementary

Michael lindsay ’04 has passed through some

school, a series of “orange books” that document his growth from a

of the most prestigious educational

small boy in kindergarten to a na-

institutions in the world, earning

scent Middle School scholar-to-be.

degrees along the way in the fields

writing, pictures, you name

of political science and the history

it — the books offer insight into

of war.

lindsay’s early education in ways

eXpression, honor, growth, Celebration Though honored to see his

that a simple report card can’t.

name on those diplomas,

lindsay has one book for each

lindsay counts another set of

year that he spent as young

objects among his most prized

student at greenwich Country

possessions.

Day School, from kindergarten

It’s something his mom has safely tucked away for him even

through grade eight.

“That was very powerful,” he

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Ten years out of Brunswick, Michael Lindsay ’04 is the CEO of an education technology startup whose goal is to honor teachers and celebrate student work.

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said, explaining: “That’s a record of

classroom moments in a few swift

your work. It’s extremely important

finger swipes.

to the learning process.

“Those books are still my most cherished possessions,” he said.

Now, lindsay and a team of

It’s a digital filing cabinet of sorts, a way to organize student work so that it can be easily accessed for student learning, for

entrepreneurs have found a way to

parent-teacher conferences, for

capture crucial learning moments

assessments, and more.

from today’s classrooms, preserving

“Three ring really is the union

important evidence formerly lost to

of students, teachers, and parents

the pressing demands of the day.

(the three rings, perhaps),” lindsay

lindsay is co-founder and chief

said. “It’s got a bit of three-ring

executive officer of Three ring,

binder to it, which is traditionally

an educational app that enables

how classwork is stored and ref-

teachers to capture and share

erenced. It’s got a bit of three-ring

HONOR C R U C I AL LE AR NI NG MO ME NT S

circus to it, a playful association

a next-door neighbor from

we’re happy with.

lindsay’s days at oxford, provided

“overall, it’s a name we thought of as educational and

Silvius is a former teacher who

abstract without being foreign

“breathes education” and studied

or convoluted,” he said.

education research at oxford. In

lindsay and co-founder

2011, he was frustrated with his

Stephen Silvius hatched the idea

experience in the classroom and

for Three ring in 2011.

looking to make a professional

with an entrepreneurial spirit “in his blood,” lindsay was

Teachers can quickly tag student work and share it instantly on the Three Ring website.

Parents can then easily and privately access information about their child’s day—solving those dinnertime conversations with a child who claims “nothing” happened at school today.

the solution.

change.

The two hashed ideas for a new

determined to wade into the world

venture, but came up empty until

of startups, but less certain about

months later, when they settled on

what direction that would take.

two core beliefs about education in

Some alchemy with Silvius,

America today.

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“ I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT HELPS OPEN DIALOGUE AMONG ALL THREE GROUPS—PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS.”

Both beliefs are rooted in a

as the saving grace for American

“we should cherish teachers,”

respect for the work that happens

education. Now the Ceo of an edu-

lindsay added. “Nothing will get

in classrooms everywhere.

cation technology startup, lindsay

done unless at the core you trust

said that’s intentional.

teachers.”

The first belief is that teachers are working hard to meet the needs of students. “we should respect

“I’m a pretty big skeptic of technology in the classroom.”

teachers,” lindsay said, “because

Nevertheless, by late 2011,

using Three ring instead of report cards,” lindsay said. overall, a digital filing cabinet such as Three ring might seem a

Captured and organized

rather mundane tool. But longtime

like never before, a portfolio of

science and math educator Mary

classroom moments serves as an

Ann Brady, of South glastonbury,

they are the people who stand at

lindsay and Silvius each found

unmatched opportunity to under-

Conn., calls the potential behind

the center of a student’s everyday

themselves at a professional

line student growth, communicate

it “huge.”

classroom experience.

crossroads of sorts. Silvius had left

it, and identify opportunities for

teaching, and lindsay had ended a

improvement.

“Teachers need to be helped, not replaced,” he said.

The second belief is that stu-

two-year program as a consultant for Mckinsey & Company.

dents are also working hard every

It proved to be a pivotal mo-

Public secondary school teachers are routinely juggling as many

Such portfolios are being

as 125 students, Brady pointed out.

used more and more to evaluate

Not only do these teachers lead

students and teachers alike — these

class after class of itchy adolescents

day, creating and refining all sorts

ment — the pair took the plunge

collections can make learning plain

all day, they are under increasing

of wonderful projects. over time,

and founded Three ring on

by showing not just a polished fin-

pressure to communicate in spare

that work is enormously valuable,

November 1, 2011.

ished project, but also the critical

moments with 125 sets of parents.

not only to students, but also to their teachers and parents alike.

It’s worth pointing out that neither “belief” touts technology

“we wanted to emphasize good

first drafts and discarded ideas that

teaching and learning,” lindsay

lead up to it. rome, indeed, was

said. “one way to do that is to cre-

not built in a day.

ate a record of student work.

It’s a worthy goal, but wholly unrealistic.

Brady puts it another way: “It’s

“Some schools are already

not humanly possible.”

Capture and Organize Like Never Before A portfolio of classroom moments

1 Start by

2 Add tags

3 Photograph,

serves as an unmatched opportunity

selecting the

to quickly

record or shoot a

to underline student growth,

class and

categorize

video to capture

communicate it, and identify

student.

work.

student work.

opportunities for improvement.

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HONOR C R U C I AL LE AR NI NG MO ME NT S

would an app that organizes student work into portfolios help?

“That’s huge,” said Brady, who

who uses the app in his classroom

John Hanson French Immersion

just a few of the influential teach-

in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

School in Temple Hills, Md. “I’m

ers in his Upper School life.

“(Parents) love seeing what

sure that parent-teacher confer-

left teaching last spring. “Anything

their kids are doing in school,” add-

ence time will be much different

that makes that communication

ed Brad waid, a 3rd-grade teacher

this year, thanks to Three ring!”

easier would be an advantage.”

at the same school, who called the

Simple and easy to use, the Three ring app uses omnipres-

app “transformative.”

Maryland middle school teacher

Just out of the gate, Three ring is thriving.

“The list is long,” lindsay said.

A ’wick mathlete, lindsay was captain of a championship Math Team, captain and founder of the Fencing Team, and president of

Free to download, the app is

the Classics Club who took “all

ent phone and tablet cameras to

Sarah Thomas echoed those

already being used by more than

the latin classes that Brunswick

capture artifacts of classroom work

sentiments, and more. “Students,”

35,000 teachers who hail from ev-

offered.”

and activities. Artifacts might

she said, “also love the app because

ery state in the nation and dozens

include a videotaped presentation,

they can upload pictures and vid-

of countries worldwide. Thousands

an audio clip of a discussion, or a

eos from their very own accounts,”

more are signing up every month.

photograph of written work.

empowering them in their own

Teachers can quickly tag the work and instantly share it on

learning. “we use (Three ring) in the

In Maryland, a large-scale pilot districts.

classroom to create online student

parents easy and private access to

portfolios,” Thomas wrote. “Usu-

said, offering that the company has

information about their child’s day.

ally, I take snapshots of students’

already raised seven figures in an

“Things are going well,” lindsay

work and post it online. But we

early seed round.

able talking points for parents, who

have also used it to upload videos

might struggle with dinnertime

of class presentations. I made

lindsay said a recently hired chief

conversation with a child who

sure to install it on our class set of

customer officer is tapping into the

claims “nothing” happened during

i-Pads, so that students can stay

marketplace for district-wide

a six-hour school day.

up-to-date on their progress.

networks of student work,

“It kind of gives parents a win-

“I love it because it helps open

dow into the classroom,” said Drew

dialogue among all three groups

Minock, a 4th-grade teacher

(parents, teachers, and students),” said Thomas, who teaches at the

“I loved my Brunswick experience,” he said.

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program is underway in multiple

the Three ring website, allowing

Such access can provide valu-

At graduation, he was unanimously elected Ivy Speaker.

So what’s the business plan?

For more information, visit ThreeRing.com

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brunswiCK math team shows some priDe Why should sports

something that will provide a

teams get all the glory?

“community experience.”

It was a question

“we are selling the ability

michael lindsay asked

to use Three ring across systems,” lindsay said. “It

in 2004, the year the

has the capability to network

Brunswick math Team

users together to share and

took home the gold at the

celebrate student work, as a com-

statewide math competitions

munity.”

organized by the Connecticut

If lindsay has helped create a tool that honors teachers, there is

State Association of mathematics leagues.

If Brunswick golf and Bruns-

good reason.

For this budding entrepreneur,

wick Football got to wear nifty

it was teachers who lit the way

jackets displaying their team

at every stage, who cultivated in

pride, lindsay said, then most

lindsay a certain “respect for the

certainly so should the winning

fact that difficult things can be

Brunswick math.

“After some debate, we had

worthwhile.”

At Brunswick, Father

them made and wore them,”

richard Cipolla, Michael

lindsay recalled. “ours said

Allwood, Anne Allwood, richard Beattie, and

‘Brunswick math.’ They were a big hit.”

Brian Freeman were

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The three-masted schooner SoundWaters served as a floating classroom for Brunswick’s Marine Biology class, giving the students a morning of hands-on science.

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E XPLO R AT I O N & DI SC O VE R Y

SAIL INTO

eXploration & DisCoVerY JOURNEY OPENS EYES TO NATURE’S WONDERS & CHALLENGES

BY KATHERINE OGDEN

Brunswick science students set sail for a day, boarding a three-masted schooner to take scientific inquiry to the waters of Long Island Sound.

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OR ONE ’WICK BRUIN, A

SoundWaters out of Stamford for a

late September sail was a

morning of hands-on science with

chance to hold a living starfish

staff from SoundWaters.org.

in the palm of his hand.

And, it was a wake-up call to the

Also onboard this “floating classroom” were the students’ teacher,

presence of billions and billions of

Dana Montanez, chair of the Bruns-

The most common marine

plankton and other microorganisms in

wick science department.

fish in the Sound includes,

a single glass of ocean water.

Montanez said SoundWaters

fluke, menhaden, Atlantic

another ocean creature, the mantis

Brunswick boys, offering opportuni-

silversides, black seabass,

shrimp, which lives in the mud at the

ties to survey everything from micro

blackfish (tautog), bluefish,

bottom of this estuary and somehow

and macro marine life to aquatic

and smooth dogfish.

found its way into one of the trawling

chemistry.

nets Brunswick boys hauled up from

For example, the boys took water

Using a hydrometer, students

the depths. For a shrimp, this little

samples at 10 and 30 feet, testing

recorded figures like salinity,

creature is huge. More on that later.

for things like salinity, temperature,

temperature, dissolved oxygen,

And yet it was disappointment.

dissolved oxygen, and pH.

and pH from the samples they

You don’t have to sail far to learn

gathered.

that all these creatures are still living

data from different depths and cur-

alongside an awful lot of trash in the

rents, discovering that ocean water is

Long Island Sound. Garbage, in fact, is

complex, particularly in summer.

Major environmental problems currently affecting the Sound include hypoxia, toxic substance and pathogen contamination, debris, and other man-made pollution.

Calculating density, they compared

among the first thing students notice

It’s distinctly layered, with denser,

as the net is hauled up to the deck of

colder water at the bottom and warm-

the 80-foot schooner, built to mirror a

er, lighter water at the top. That’s not

17th-century sailing vessel.

a good thing — the density gradient

“There was a lot trash – bottles,

prevents oxygen-rich surface water

plastic bags, six-ring bottle holders,”

from reaching the critters at

said Stephan Seeger ’14. “It was

the bottom.

pretty bad.

Between that and an overabun-

“It definitely opened eyes to

dance of nutrients such as nitrogen,

the pollution in the ocean,”

conditions at the bottom become ripe

Seeger said. “To how

for hypoxia, a deficiency which starves

marine animals can be affected by pollution and oil spills.”

Seeger and his Marine Biology classmates took to the water on a chilly day in September, boarding the schooner

living things of essential oxygen.

Overall, the voyage made for some pretty rigorous science education for the boys, especially considering their environment.

“The whole time we were sailing, whipping around Long Island Sound,” noted Montanez. “It was 40°F. It

Horseshoe crabs are not true

was freezing!”

crabs at all. They are in fact

Even so, the expedition offered up

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butterfish, winter flounder,

crafted an individual program for

As well, it was a new respect for

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more closely related to arach-

unique lessons about the incredible

nids (a group that includes

biodiversity right here in our own

spiders and scorpions) than

aquatic front yard.

crustaceans.

TRU TH

E XPLO R AT I O N & DI SC O VE R Y

The Sound is home to numerous crustacean species including the Jonah crab, the Atlantic rock crab, spider crab, fiddle crab, hermit crab and mole crab. The Japanese shore crab was introduced in the 1980s and is now the most commonly found crab in the Sound.

Starfish are not actually fish. They belong to the phylum Echinodermata, which makes them related to sand dollars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.

“my favorite part of the trip was

was, the horseshoe crab has been

probably when we were able to handle

around since the dinosaurs,

the marine organisms,” Seeger said.

Seeger noted.

“Holding the different types of fish

Another crustacean provided some

“We weren’t allowed to touch it,” he noted.

Though the shrimp was clearly off-limits, students were encouraged

was very cool. It amazed me that we

of the drama of the day. The mantis

to handle many of the other creatures

found so many different types of

shrimp, commonly known as a toe

hauled up in the nets that day, includ-

animals in such a small area of

splitter, can grow to about 10 inches

ing the enchanting Asterias forbesi.

the Sound.”

and is endowed with truly exceptional

Students took special note of the

A hockey player who eschews the

force and speed in its front claws.

rows of tiny suckers the starfish uses

beach for colder pursuits, Seeger was

Some claim its punch is as fast as

to move about.

thrilled to have the opportunity to

a bullet.

hold a creature that has stood the test of time.

As homely a creature as there ever

“It’s this huge shrimp, it’s really, really fast,” Seeger said. “It can cut into bone on your finger.”

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What can we say about holding such a creature in your hand?

Said Seeger: “The starfish, it’s amazing.”

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Billions of primitive, unicellular organisms, known as plankton, can be found in a single sample of sea water.

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S U N N Y S K I E S, B I G S M I L E S

BY MICHAEL KENNEDY ’99 AND KATHERINE OGDEN

As autumn foliage neared its peak in Greenwich, a glorious Homecoming 2013 brought together hundreds of alumni, parents, and friends for a tradition-filled weekend of games, good cheer, camaraderie, reunion revelry, victory on the field, honor and celebration, and a spectacular nighttime blaze of fireworks in the sky over the Edwards Campus on King Street.

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“Never say never”

Back at Brunswick for his

Rain has soaked plans for bon-

20-year reunion was legendary

fires in recent years. But this year,

Bruin Janne Kouri ’93, who

the flames quickly warmed the

appeared stunned and over-

huge crowd who gathered ’round

whelmed as he was awarded

to soak in some spirit on a cold

the 2013 Distinguished Alumni

October evening.

Award for his

And there was more — after the

accomplishments in bringing

bonfire, Greenwich firefighters shot

fitness and wellness within reach

fireworks high over Edwards Cam-

of millions of Americans living

pus, sending spirits soaring on the

with paralysis.

eve of the Middle School dance and

Surrounded by friends and as they say. Still, it’s hard to imag-

feated rival, Avon Old Farms, by a

ine another Homecoming to top

score of 52–37, for a top spot in the

this one.

league.

Perfect autumn air swept into

In Philadelphia, ’Wick rowers

Greenwich just in time for Home-

took home bronze at the Head of

coming 2013, setting the stage for

the Schuylkill Regatta.

a triumphant weekend of thrilling

But that was not all.

athletic contests, joyful celebra-

It was a reunion year for both

tions, and happy reunions.

In sports, the weekend featured

the “3s” and the “8s,” and throughout the weekend, dozens of ’Wick

decisive shutout victories by soccer,

alums fanned out at watering holes

water polo, and cross country,

and private homes across the area

while football beat out their unde-

for some cheerful camaraderie.

Saturday’s time-honored football

classmates, Kouri accepted the

match with rival Avon Old Farms.

award at the 4th Annual Alumni

And what a game it was.

Association Party, held at the Up-

Before a huge crowd at Cosby

per School atrium Friday evening.

Field, Avon’s Winged Beavers took

Elsewhere, another Brunswick tradition returned with a roar.

an early lead but were soon subdued, trailing the remainder of the

On the heels of the Bruins’

game as the Bruins controlled the

victory over Hopkins soccer

field and took home the win.

Friday night, King Street Director

If you missed the fun, we’re

of Maintenance Chuck Redahan

happy to provide this recap along

helped to kick off the weekend

with the gentle reminder that there

with a roaring bonfire just off

is always next year.

Cosby Field.

We hope to see you then!

VICTORY & CAMARADERIE, OVER EASY Team Breakfasts Saturday morning dawned sunny

“I think it’s brilliant,” said Tom

The team was joined by

and crisp as ’Wick boys were up

Demas ’88, who was joined at

legendary alums from the Class

bright and early to break their fast

Homecoming by his son. “Bruns-

of ’88, who fielded one of the

with Brunswick Bruins who have

wick is family.

strongest soccer teams the School

come before.

“There will never be a moment

Football moms were the first

where they can be operating in

has ever seen.

Bruins making their way along

to serve up some grub, dishing out

the kind of community that’s this

the buffet were: Ian Mackinnon

breakfast at Durkin Dining Hall,

strong,” he said. “The reality is the

’88, Jason Gilbride ’88, Dennis

at Brunswick’s Lower School, for

relationships you form here are

Germaske ’88, and Benji Ward ’88,

Bruins headed for the gridiron

so tight. You really are a band

along with Geoffrey Nichols ’89.

later in the day.

of brothers out there. That’s Joining the team

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powerful.”

were alums who

Next up to a breakfast bar was

know well the

Varsity Soccer, which gathered at

value of the

the Middle School Dining Hall on

Bruin

the morning after its victory over

experience.

Hopkins.

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“It’s just good,” Ward said. “It’s good to see everyone. It’s good to see tradition being carried out.”

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a DaY with no umbrellas

01 Matt Gendell ’15, Jimmy Knight ’14,

and Tommy Hull ’14 enjoy a laugh with Headmaster Philip at the football team’s breakfast.

02 Kieran Dowley ’16, Michael Marzonie ’16,

Alumni Golf Outing

and Jourdon Delerme-Brown ’16 load up their plates prior to the big game.

As golfers arrived

tainly set the tone for another great

occasional refreshment. All seemed

for the Alumni

Homecoming weekend.”

to be most appreciative of the sun

golf outing

Sixty-four alumni, spanning

— and especially the dry grips.

at the griffith

the class years of 1957 to 2007,

e. Harris golf

and a handful of faculty and staff

hole — imagine a long par-five —

Course, they reached into their

members took to the course for the

where scramble and raffle winners

trunks for clubs, shoes, gloves, and

18-hole scramble format.

were announced, prizes awarded,

balls — all the necessities for a day on the links.

The day concluded at the 19th

They were all treated to some

and toasts made. More important,

picturesque fall foliage — not to

though, alumni enjoyed each oth-

For the first time in recent

mention some great golf. loud

er’s company and reminisced about

years, though, they left umbrellas

cheers echoed across the course

their Brunswick experiences.

and rain gear behind as they

throughout the day — no doubt in

headed to the practice range to

celebration of birdies and even an

that is Brunswick has remained

warm up for the event. The forecast

eagle or two. Bogeys were a rarity,

consistent over the years,” Chris

called for a beautiful fall day —

and double bogeys were forbidden

Day ’81 said. “Coming back to cam-

albeit a chilly one — with not a

on this day.

pus and to this event only adds to

drop of rain expected.

“After many years of feeling

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As groups made their way

03 Demetri Day ’78, Chris Ford ’81, Rick

Pagnani ’81, and Chris Day ’81 do some team-bonding before heading out onto the course.

04 Brett Stephens ’94 and Winston Bragg ’92

pause for a photo on their drive down the fairway. They proved to be the day’s big winners in the raffle.

05 Henk Hartong and Morgon Gregory

’92 pose with the tournament trophy.

Winning doesn’t appear to be getting old for these two outing veterans.

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“The camaraderie and kinship

the pile of memories I’ve gathered

around the course, they partici-

since becoming a Bruin. That’s why

Mother Nature’s wrath, we had

pated in putting contests, took a

the place is so special.”

a spectacular day for golf,” Brett

swing at a hole-in-one for a car

Stephens ’94 said. “The outing cer-

(no winners), and enjoyed the

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4th Annual Alumni Association Party

‘ the sChool Changes, but the people Don’t’

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eADMASTer ToM

Alumni mingled with class-

many memories of when these

Philip welcomed the men

mates and former teachers as they

boys were in my class, how the

of Brunswick and their

reminisced about high school

school has grown and changed,

families as they toasted the

pranks and the milestones of their

and the amazing facilities that are

past, shared hopes for the future,

lives — the Upper School atrium

here now.

and remarked on the timelessness

was bright with their stories.

of a Brunswick education.

“It’s always wonderful to

“I loved being at the party as

“I always love hearing about what they’re doing and about their

many of my former students were

families,” Meloni said, adding:

come back,” said Peter grant ’88,

there,” said 2nd-grade teacher Pat

“It is amazing how quickly time

celebrating his 25th. “The school

Meloni, a Brunswick mainstay

passes by.”

changes, but the people don’t.”

for the last 38 years. “we shared

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Generations of alumni gather for the weekend’s opening party.

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2013 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

‘Everything I Learned, I Learned at Brunswick’

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AnnE KouRI ’93 WAS surprised.

Back at Brunswick for his 20-year reunion, Kouri

was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award.

“I had no idea this was coming,”

Here’s why: A legendary football

Kouri has been featured on many national news programs, including

wick for inspiring his passion, and

ing career at georgetown, Kouri broke

a segment on ABC’s good morning

for being a “caring community” that

his neck in a diving accident in 2006.

America, where he stood up and

continues to nourish his everyday life.

Wheelchair-bound ever since his accident, Kouri has since pioneered

danced with his wife for the first time ever.

nextStep Fitness, a nonprofit dedi-

Despite the achievement, Kouri

he said. “I am truly honored and

cated to providing community-based

found himself overwhelmed to

shocked.”

fitness facilities to individuals living

be singled out for honor.

Kouri accepted the award from his friend and classmate Kareem

with paralysis.

The first in the u.S.

Raymond ’93, who told the gathering

to offer locomotor and

at the Fourth Annual Alumni Associ-

activity-based training at

ation party that his friend embodies

a state-of-the-art facility

everything that Brunswick stands for:

in los Angeles, nextStep is

Courage, Honor, Truth.

planning facilities at loca-

“Janne exemplifies that in every-

Ever gracious, he credited Bruns-

Bruin who went on to a record-break-

“I’m overwhelmed,” he said. “It’s mainly the people I met here who have been an unbelievable inspiration to my entire life. In all I do with nextStep, everything I learned, I learned at Brunswick.”

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tions all over the country.

thing he does,” Raymond said.

01 Former faculty member Ted Stolar, along

with Bill Aron ’81 and his wife, Katherine, relive some memories.

02 Stolar poses with a few more of his

protégés.

03 Faculty members Pat Meloni and Leslie

Harris are all smiles with Doug Kelly ’88.

04 Randy Bryan ’68 catches up with a fellow

alumnus.

05 A look into the Upper School Atrium.

06 Michael Grace ’93 and Athletic Director,

Jeff Harris.

Kareem Raymond ’93, Jon Ryckman ’88, Headmaster Tom Philip, and Jarrett Shine ’92 surround Janne Kouri ’93, the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner.

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a homeComing weeKenD oF Firsts

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oMeCoMINg 2013 was a first-ever event in two new ways.

Fireworks soared over

edwards Campus for the first time ever, just after a live audio broadcast of the action on the fields made its debut.

This year, a new Upper School Broadcasting Club founded by

Kirk Meyer ’15 (left) and Chris Lucey ’15 with the play-by-play for ‘Wick’s radio feed.

Christopher lucey ’15 provided a live audio feed of Homecoming

The broadcasts were coupled with a live Twitter feed from

sports.

It all started with a live feed from the Friday night soccer

@wicksports.

More information and audio

shutout of Hopkins, followed by

of archived games and future play

another live feed of Saturday’s

can be found at:

football victory over Avon old

www.brunswickschool.org/

Farms.

athletics/gamefeed/

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A Blazing Tradition Returns the sky was dark, and minutes after

firefighters sparked the streamers just

varsity soccer subdued Hopkins, 5–0,

as the bonfire was doused and middle

the bonfire returned with a roar.

School students scattered for their

With the flames, Brunswick football was ready — to the delight of the crowd the boys surrounded the fire

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All in all, it made for a perfect start to a spectacular Homecoming

old Farms into the towering flames.

weekend.

“It’s perfect for a bonfire,” said

sters — Brunswick seniors have gone

Hotchkiss rag doll that greenwich

first-grader Jack o’Connor, wearing

almost all the way through high school

Academy field hockey had prepared,

his Brunswick jersey, and a few layers

students have been asking

without the chance to experience this

as well one of Trinity pawling pre-

besides, as he watched the game and

after rain soaked plans for

quintessential rite-of-passage.

pared by ’Wick harriers.

got ready for the bonfire with his

It was a question ’Wick

this Brunswick Homecoming tradition for three years running.

And it wasn’t just the young-

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and stare.

and pitched a scarecrow of rival Avon Awaiting a similar fate was a HAT BonFIRE?

dance, prompting many to stop, turn

This year, thankfully, things were different.

Skies were clear, the air was cool,

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But that was not all.

For the first time ever, fireworks were added to the fun. greenwich

family.

“It’s fun,” he added. “my favorite team is playing.”

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’63 Not much was familiar for the Class of ’63, who gathered at Durkin Dining Hall to mark

‘Time Melted Away’ Class oF 1963 50th reunion Here are some highlights from Toby Solberg: About a Brunswick education: “Some might say I’ve simply

entertainment. I kind of miss those

01 Ken Salomon ’63 catches up with classmates.

bulletin boards that read, ‘Please

02 Members of the class of ’63, left to right,

see me — A.e.e.’ I wish I could see him again. He might not be im-

grown more myopic, but I’ve

pressed with how I’ve turned out,

never been able to reproduce in

but I know he’d be glad to see me.”

any other setting the protected,

In an email after reunion, ken

intimate environment in which

Salomon ’63 generously shared

we were schooled.

some highlights of the evening

“I know that not everyone at

the milestone of their 50th

Brunswick felt that way…. (But) I

reunion with pizza and take-

do remember that I knew every-

out Chinese food.

one’s name, and everyone knew

edwards Campus did not exist

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why did you come back for reunion?

“Fifty years is such a milestone. I just felt I needed to come back and

when these men passed through

families, and acted in some ways

see my old friends again.”

Brunswick, but the group found

as family adjuncts (not always wel-

plenty of ’wick spirit there, anyway.

come); and that the school’s forces

There were 21 in the Class of

always seemed to be lined up with

back for reunion, including one who had been almost permanently lost to the passing of time.

Fifty-two years after

my best interests at heart.”

About a moment with former Headmaster Alfred e. everett: “Some years ago, my brother

what did you all talk about? “old times, memories of teachers and each other, high school

us are retired and how many are working, how physically different Brunswick is today than when we

leaving Brunswick, eric Steinmetz

band were playing in Provincetown,

were there, a bit of politics, given

returned to the School for reunion

Mass. on impulse Dick telephoned

the fact that I work as a lobbyist

amid much excitement and

Mr. everett, then over 90 and

in D.C. and the government shut-

curiosity.

living in retirement on Cape Cod,

down had recently ended, how the

and invited him.

football team scored more points

John way, he and other members of the Class wrote and collected

“Mr. everett showed up, in his

time has passed?

“ it was absolutelY wonDerFul, espeCiallY onCe we got oVer the shoCK that it’s been 50 Years sinCe we graDuateD!”

escapades, what we’ve done since graduation, our kids, how many of

Dick ’66, a country fiddler, and his

At the urging of classmate

with classmates after so much

with Times of Brunswick.

mine; that the teachers knew our

’63; 17 are living and 11 made it

and still looking spritely: David Tufts, Eric Feldmann, Mel Stuart (kneeling), John Crawford, Steve Corrigall, John Way, Fred Finn, Carl Solberg, John Bates, Ken Salomon, and Eric Steinmetz.

on october 26 than our 1963

tweed jacket and tie, and sat smil-

team scored all season, and how

their biographies, and copies were

ing and tapping his foot through

soon we can get together again!”

exchanged.

the evening’s somewhat rowdy

what was it like reuniting

“It was surprising how some people look just like they did when we graduated (John way and Fred Finn, in particular) and others of us looked 50 years older. But memories kept coming back. I enjoyed the day, and particularly the evening, more than I expected. It was terrific and amazing how the time melted away.”

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ring pops, pirate YoYos & winD-up trinKets Bear Fair

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Here were PrIZeS aplenty at Bear Fair 2013 as

you could just aim straight.

Hundreds of families showed up

high-fives from the tiniest of tots.

Second-grader Michael Yaeger

throngs of ’wick young-

for the fun, a near-record turnout

came for the Bear Fair for the third

sters took over Burke Field

for an annual event geared to the

year running — it’s just that kind of

House, lining up in droves for a

youngest ’wick students and the

can’t-miss event!

chance to tip-a-troll, whack-a-mole

children of alumni and faculty.

or flip-a-chicken.

Many thanks go out to chairs

The prize for such achievement?

Megan officer and Janine Braun,

Bingo, Michael was heading off to try his luck at wheel of Fortune.

ring pops were a popular

who were helped by an army of

choice and supplies were quickly

parent volunteers and about 75

exhausted. But there were plenty

Middle School student volunteers.

of other treasures to go around.

Among the Middle Schoolers

Pirate yoyos, wind-up trinkets,

taking a shift was ’wick 5th–

plastic Dracula fangs, Hello kitty

grader Jack Moore, who dutifully

tattoos, and even a jumbo clown

donned a bear suit to serve as the

nose — all there for the taking if

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Grilling & Friendship

m.e.a.t., men eating animals together the Brunswick maintenance and cooking staff: 28 pounds of pork, 16 pounds of beef brisket, 12 racks of ribs, and five whole chickens cooked over the course of 15 hours.

“It seemed like a good way to connect alumni, especially now that our class is fully entrenched in the working world,” Mallory said. “The alumni network at Brunswick is really remarkable, and so many guys are ready to help us younger boys 01

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starting out, whether it be through an interview or an introduction.”

T CoUlD Be THe lYrICS for a Homecoming holiday

tailgate was no exception It all started in 2007, when

carol: Twelve racks of ribs, four

classmates gray Huffard ’08 and

beef briskets, five pork shoul-

Dixon Mallory ’08 decided that it

ders, and five golden chickens.

All of the meat was smoked to perfection in a homemade rub, just in time for Homecoming 2013. “oh, wow,” was all any-

was time to smoke the competition in the tailgating crowd.

The two combined their passion for grilling with their penchant for parties to form M.e.A.T.,

one could say,

short for Men eating

including Food

Animals Together.

Services Director

“we didn’t necessar-

Herberth Melgar, who

ily have ‘members’ per

was among those drop-

se, but we had plenty of

ping by the Saturday tailgate for a taste.

The buffet was a labor-of-

But the connections keep coming.

sionate about the School and about the meat. M.e.A.T. events have and will continue to be the simple prod-

Happy to provide the pork and

uct of grilling and friendship.”

brisket was Mike’s organic Delivery — the origin is important because the service is owned by a ’wick alum from an altogether different era, Mike geller ’98.

All of the meat was enjoyed in concert by alumni, students, teachers, parents, and members of

01 Members of the class of ’08, left to right,

enjoy a few refreshments at the Alumni Tent: Chris Ghaffari, Zach Prager, Tommy Hoyos, Jonathan Bubar, Corey Dobbs, Karl Hantho, Chris Antonacci, and Tucker Daugherty.

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with us,” Mallory said. “our mot-

Class of ’08, who reached out across

meat: You bring it we grill it.”

the years to cook for appreciative

Though the founders quickly

alums celebrating an even bigger

moved on to college, the barbe-

milestone.

cue tongs were passed to younger members, and a tradition was born.

“Beyond that, we didn’t do

25th reunion, as well as anyone else

anything to keep it going,” Mallory

lucky enough to happen by.

said. “It has just kept getting passed

The result?

down from class to class, which is

A joint reunion of the 5th

Smoking-Good Times

great to see both for us as found-

To prepare all that tasty food, m.E.A.T. uses a borrowed “smoker

and the 25th, along with some

ers, but also as a way to support

cooker” towed in specially by an F350 truck.

crazy-good tailgate food and happy

the wealth of athletic tradition

camaraderie to boot.

that exists at Brunswick. Beating

fuel, because, when it comes to “smoking,” the rule of thumb is this: If a

a powerhouse like Avon is a perfect

tree produces something you would eat, it’s good for smoking!

“They love to grill and we love to eat,” said an appreciative Jon ryckman ’88.

Such grub doesn’t spring forth from nowhere, and this particular

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friends who would come

to was B.Y.o.M., bring your own

Feasting on the food were

in the Class of ’88.

Said Huffard: “we’re still pas-

out to the games and cook

love of sorts for members of the

members of the Class of ’88, at their

return to the grill for their brothers

example of that!”

Homecoming 2013 is the first time Mallory and Huffard have

Wild cherry hardwood from around greenwich provided the

The smoker is made by lang BBQ Smokers of nahunta, ga. It’s got about 38 feet of smoke space between the top and bottom shelves, with a complete, separate grill on the front.

been back, and they were glad to

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great game, no sCoreKeeper Alumni Soccer

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HIS IS SoCCer For THe pure fun of it.

The annual Alumni Soccer contest has become

a strong ’wick tradition, and again this year more than 30 players showed up at Cosby Field to test out their cleats on the pitch.

“I’ve watched it grow from a

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few hardy players to more than 30 in recent years,” said ross ogden ’62. “watching my sons (ross ’91 and Ted ’95) play again brings back many memories, and it’s great to see so many former Brunswick stars back on the field.

“For me, it just wouldn’t be Homecoming without rain, snow, or the alumni soccer game!” he said.

Sunny skies prevailed this year as players came from every corner of the Brunswick community to reconnect with one another while playing a sport they love.

If anyone was keeping score, it wasn’t Power Fraser ’74, a 35-year Brunswick mainstay who took the opportunity to mingle with former players along the sidelines.

“It’s just one of the great games of Homecoming,” he mused.

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01 Karl Hantho ’08 protects the ball from

George Jamgochian ’01 and Dennis Germaske ’88.

02 Simon Barnes ’07 and Andrew Ferrer ’04

fight for a loose ball.

03 Participants gather for a group photo.

Top row, left to right, Zac John ’05, Jay Crosby, Brett Martell, Ross Ogden ’91, Ian Mackinnon ’88, Geoff Nichols ’89, Cam Smith ’03, George Jamgochian ’01, Colin Doody ’01, and David Bruce. Bottom row, left to right, Dennis Germaske ’88, Brian Shepard ’97, Keith Hammonds ’77, Morgan Gregory ’92, Tim Ostrye, Benji Ward ’88, Neil Minsky, Jaime Gonzalez-Ocana, and Ted Ogden ’95.

04 Faculty member Brett Martell surveys his

passing options.

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05 Faculty member Brian Shepard ’97 looks for

the take-away from George Jamgochian ’01.

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He AlUMNI TeNT

“They scored at will and we

Party provided the perfect

couldn’t get off a shot,” said randy

venue for a team of ’wick

Bryan ’68, laughing.

alums who were there at

the beginning.

And yet, the experience created lasting bonds for the Class of ’68.

of Brunswick lacrosse, that is.

“we all came back,” remarked

gathered next to the gridiron,

Bryan. “we had a close relationship

the boys of ’68 reminisced about fielding Brunswick’s first-ever lacrosse team decades ago.

A popular sport today, back then lacrosse was not.

at the time and still do.” “we have a strong group,” classmate reg Pierce ’68 chimed

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our Bruins struggled to find an opponent, and hopes were high as they headed off to rye Neck, N.Y., for their first game.

They lost 25–0.

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Game-Day Wrap-Up rUNSwICk VArSITY

Berczuk ’15, who came across the

teams gave alums,

finish line together in a time of

parents, students, and

17:32 on the 3.1-mile course.

faculty reason to cheer

The football team was the

throughout Homecoming week-

last to take the field in a heavily

end — making it a clean sweep of

anticipated matchup against Avon

all athletic events for the second

old Farms. The winged Beavers

consecutive year.

arrived to king Street sitting atop

In a game played under the

the Housatonic league standings

lights on robert l. Cosby Field, the

— with Brunswick right behind in

soccer team got the action started

second place.

on Friday night against longtime

In the game’s opening minutes,

foe Hopkins. large crowds packed

Avon capitalized on a ’wick fumble

the sidelines and witnessed a dom-

to take an early 6–0 lead. The

inant 5–0 victory by the Bruins,

Bruins answered on the ensuing

who were led by the senior trio of

drive with an 18-yard rushing TD

Harry Heffernan, Hayes Murphy,

by J. D. Donahey ’15, and after a

and Teddy Maynard.

successful extra-point, they held

Saturday’s contests began off-campus at the greenwich YMCA, where the water polo team

never relinquish.

QB Billy o’Malley ’15 rushed for three TDs and threw for three

goals from Pat Stefanou ’16.

more, as the high-flying ‘wick ofSenior standout receiver Henry

compete in the new natatorium

Taylor caught two TD receptions.

king Street.

Bruin cross country runners

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fense put up 52 points on the day.

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a 7–6 advantage — a lead they’d

routed Canterbury 15–0 behind five More fans should be on hand

Seniors kevin Downs, Dylan wadsworth, and Jimmy knight anchored the defensive unit, which

took the top five spots in the field

held Avon’s highly athletic QB in

on their way to a 15–50 win over

check throughout the game. The

Trinity-Pawling. Setting the pace

end result — a 52–37 win.

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were Parker Stitzer ’15 and will

01 Malik Wilder ’15 eludes a tackle while

Henry Taylor ’14 follows up the play.

02 Trevor Hanson ’14 goes up for a header.

07 Parker Stitzer ’15 and Will Berczuk ’15

finish the race 1–2.

08 Sal Lopez ’16 lines up a strike.

03 Kyle Chen ’14 and Keshav Raghavan ’17

09 Sandro Mariani ‘16

04 Alex Prout ’15 on the attack.

10 Phil Coons ’14 and Tommy Hull ’14

05 Malik Wilder ’15 06 Harry Heffernan ’14 displays his

dribbling ability.

prepare for the opening kickoff.

11 The post-game celebration.

12 Grant Quakenbush ’16

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ROOT ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM

Brunswick made a clean sweep of all athletic events this Homecoming, a feat accomplished two years in a row.

FOOTBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

WATER POLO

SOCCER

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omEComIng 2013 SAW JAnnE KouRI ’93 BRIng HIS

“ this is a guY i haVe so muCh respeCt For.”

never-quit message to the ’Wick football team moments before their big win over rival Avon old Farms.

Introducing Kouri was Head Coach Jarrett Shine ’92.

“This is a guy I have so much respect for,” Shine told the boys,

not without emotion.

“You want to talk about a guy who has been through a lot and he’s fought and fought and fought and still has a smile on his face?” Shine queried. “nobody can tell you more about life’s challenges than he can.”

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Janne Kouri ’93 is introduced to the football team by Head Coach, Jarrett Shine ’92.

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the Classes of ’78 and ’03 joined forces

provided the perfect send-off

at the ginger man.

for alumni as they scattered to after-dark celebrations all

over town.

After getting a head start at the

won’t want to miss it as Brunswick

gathered at the upper School for

Water polo competes for the first

cocktails and a tour by Admissions

Homecoming ever at the new King

Director Steve garnett.

Street pool complex.

Then they warmed up the scene Classes met up with companions elsewhere.

The Class of ’93 gathered at the home of Tom lewis ’93. While the Class of ’83 met up at macDuff’s, ’98 gathered at Butterfield 8 in Stamford, and

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01 Alex Kaskel ’08 and Kevin Quillinan ’08

catch up at their 5-year reunion.

02 Michael Grace ’93, Kareem Raymond

’93, and Fabian Pichler ’93 shoot some pool and relive some old photos.

03 The class of ’78 gathers at The Ginger

04 Class of ’68 alums, Randy Bryan and

John Brewster, at the Sundown Saloon.

05 John Geller ’83 chats up faculty member

Stephen Dunnebier at MacDuff’s. right: Travis Judson ’07 and Casey Archer ’07 enjoy the night on the town.

Man for cocktails and dinner.

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Though it will be hard to top ’13, more fun is in the works and you

Alumni Tent party, the Class of ’68

at the Sundown Saloon, while other

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Stay tuned for plans for homecoming 2014!

Here’s to the hope we’ll see you there!

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THE LOUISE LEHRMAN VISITING SENIOR FELLOWSHIP

Next to Courage, ‘Great Heartedness’

BY KATHERINE OGDEN

Brunswick welcomed American educator Lt. Gen. Josiah Bunting III to Baker Theater in December, launching the newly-endowed Louise Lehrman Visiting Senior Fellowship with a call to service and a lesson in how great leaders are made.

A

gift from The Lehrman

The study of history in particular

Institute, the new fellowship

continues to offer exceptional lessons

seeks to instill a greater

in character, Bunting told the boys.

understanding of the rights,

Bunting said next to courage, one

privileges, and duties of American

of the greatest human virtues is what

citizenship.

Winston Churchill called “magnanim-

In the inaugural lecture at the

ity.” It’s a kind of “great heartedness,”

Upper School, Bunting had high praise

and it can take root when young

for Brunswick.

minds immerse themselves in the

He told students gathered for an all-school assembly that many great

great people and moments of history.

“Those are the kind of virtues

leaders in American history were

inculcated in young people who

educated in the Brunswick tradition.

study history and study it deeply,”

These were men who shepherded the country through World War II,

Bunting said.

A Rhodes Scholar who served in

Bunting said, and they were “benefi-

Vietnam and later went on to serve as

ciaries of the kind of education many

superintendent of the Virginia Military

of you are receiving at Brunswick.”

Institute, Bunting asked the boys to

An “astonishing” number of military generals of that era spent their

consider service to their country in their future plans.

early childhood on farms, he said, and

“To whom the most has been

then went on to study at great Ameri-

given, the most must be expected,”

can military academies like West Point

he said, echoing what he called the

“You immersed yourself in history,

“biblical injunction.”

in particular you studied heroic lives,”

“Think seriously about giving

he said. “Studying that way gives you

the U.S. a couple years of your lives,”

something to build on for the rest of

he said.

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Science Department Chair and trip chaperone Dana Montanez shows off her catch in Peru’s Pacaya Samaria National Reserve.

vermont, semester school brunswick school Sivan Sud ’14 and Alex Montinaro ’15 smile for the camera while on a skiff in the Amazon.

maine, semester school washington dc, study abroad

colorado, study abroad

bahamas, study abroad

puerto rico, semester school

Iquitos, Peru (Start)

costa rica, semester school Amazon River

paCaYa samaria national reserVe, peru

pacaya samiria national reserve, peru

Marañón River

Samaria River

Brunswick students flew into Iquitos, peru, and boarded a research vessel at the head of the Amazon River. Then, they traveled up the marañón River and turned south onto the Samaria River to spend about 10 days counting and measuring all sorts of wildlife by day and by night.

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UST How A HANDFUl

ing that challenge in many more

of ’wick boys landed in

ways than one.

that skiff on that river in that remote part of earth

From a newly endowed sum-

Vikram Bodas ’14 holds a baby crocodile

students to the new Upper School

out there,” he said. “we are only

membership in the global online

interested in the ones with an aca-

Academy, Brunswick is tapping

demic rigor that reflects our own.”

mertime language immersion pro-

into the worldwide classroom as

in the middle of Amazon night is a

gram to a myriad of study abroad

never before.

tale in itself.

opportunities far beyond green-

The idea is to offer ’wick boys

wich, from a lower School theme

opportunities as wide and varied as

have long provided unparalleled

a school that has only deepened

this year that encourages global

the individual talents and affinities

opportunities for learning — the

its commitment to educating the

thinking among ’wick’s youngest

of the students themselves.

kind of learning that comes only

It’s a story that has its roots in

“whole boy” in the new global village, only intensified its dedication to preparing boys for a lifetime of learning in the new, global neighborhood.

Indeed, it has never been more important for ’wick boys to venture beyond the cloistered classroom, and Brunswick is meet-

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“ there are transFormatiVe opportunities out there For our KiDs.”

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By any measure, study abroad is not a new concept in education.

Travel and study in other lands

“There are transformative

when a student leaves the comfort

opportunities out there for our

of his native culture and immerses

kids,” said Tucker Hastings, chair-

himself in another.

man of the Brunswick Department

Today, these kinds of expe-

of off-Campus Study. “More and

riences have only become more

more we are trying to take advan-

meaningful, and Brunswick has

tage of them, while being receptive

partnered with schools all over

to the varied interests of our boys.

the world to offer ’wick boys the

“There are millions of programs

kind of rigorous academics they

left to right, Alex Montinaro ’15, Reed McMurchy ’15, Jamie MacFarlane ’16, Mahesh Raman ’15, Cooper Robinson ’15, and Sivan Sud ’14

Currently studying at Brunswick from odintsovo, Russia, is Junior Brunswick boy and avid hockey player maxim masilius ’15.

germany, study abroad

spain, study abroad

italy, study abroad jordan, study abroad

china, study abroad

Henry Baker ’13 founded the Blue Blazer Fund to help educate 12 disadvantaged teens living in Israel, and brought them to the u.S. for a 10-day visit.

’WICK WORLD TRAVELER

anson mersereau ’14 mersereau visited 23 countries on four continents by the time he was in high school and spent his entire junior year studying in China.

’WICK AROUND THE WORLD

Operation Wallacea (OpWall staff member) measures the beak of a Peruvian big eye

Brunswick has partnered with schools all over the globe to offer ’Wick boys the kind of rigorous academics they are accustomed to while allowing for experiential education of the highest caliber. map legenD

Brunswick School, Greenwich, Conn.

’Wick Programs Off Campus

Anson Mersereau’s Travels

Pacaya Samaria National Reserve

The commitment extends far

D. Ian and Sonnet McKinnon with son William ’18 and daughter Ashley (GA ’21).

are accustomed to while allowing for experiential education of the

International Influence

ment will enhance the Upper

that prides itself on educating

beyond the academic year. Started

School Modern language curricu-

the “whole boy.”

in 2011, the Foreign language

lum — which includes instruction

“we have found that through

Immersion Program (FlIP), a key

in Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian,

travel, overseas stays, and hands-

goal of the Above All else cam-

and Spanish — by offering summer

on academic exploration, students

paign, is set to launch this summer.

study abroad opportunities to every

can make great strides not just in

The program is now fully endowed

Upper School student regardless of

their fluency, but in their overall

thanks to the extraordinary gener-

financial need.

academic and social confidence,”

osity of ’wick parents D. Ian and Sonnet Mckinnon (P ’18).

The Mckinnon Family Foreign

Jaime gonzález-ocaña, chair of

gonzález-ocaña said. “Moreover,

the Modern language Department,

the personal growth that comes

said FlIP will give students incred-

out from these experiences is often invaluable.”

language Immersion Program

ible opportunities to “live” a second

will ensure that every Brunswick

language, although these kinds of

students have studied in Spain,

boy has access to the kinds of

immersion experiences offer ’wick

Mckinnons are thrilled to help

China, Italy, Colorado, and the

powerful experiences that can help

boys much more than just a lesson

bring language immersion to

Bahamas. This year, boys are

foster fluency in a foreign language,

in linguistics.

Brunswick.

studying in Jordan, germany, Italy,

and more.

highest caliber.

In the last four years, Brunswick

washington, D.C., and the Bahamas.

To that end, the FlIP endow-

Indeed, the program holds incredible promise for a school

Parents of an 8th-grader, the

“we believe there’s no substitute for such programs to really learn a

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language,” said Ian Mckinnon, a

Honors Biology course that focuses

found themselves in the middle

Jamaica, Turkey, russia, China

Brunswick trustee.

on the Peruvian Amazon, the boys

of the Amazon jungle one night,

(including Hong kong), Spain,

Both Mckinnon and his wife

spent part of their summer vaca-

searching for a certain type of alli-

Italy, France, Denmark,

were raised in Albuquerque, N.M.,

tion doing hands-on conservation

gator. Instead of a close-encounter

The Netherlands, estonia,

a city rich in both Hispanic and

research in the reserve.

with a caiman, however, the boys

germany, greece, Sweden,

and their teacher found themselves

Finland, and Switzerland.

Native American cultures. Daily

led by Science Department

life and annual festivals, such as

Chair Dana Montanez, students

frantically debugging the skiff and

the “Matanza,” which celebrates

flew into Iquitos, Peru, and

its occupants of fire ants.

the harvest each fall, provided

boarded a research vessel at the

Unlike bees, which quickly die

Predictably, such adventure does not come without some lessons.

natural opportunities for the

head of the Amazon river. Then,

after lashing out, fire ants use their

Mckinnons’ immersion in cultures

they traveled up the Marañón

considerable mandibles to fasten

adventurer as we never really

far beyond their own.

river and turned south onto the

themselves to flesh. Then, they

traveled in a first class way,” ex-

Samaria river to spend about

sting at will.

plained his mother, lauren Tyler.

“while my Spanish is rusty now, in high school I was able to read

10 days counting and measuring all

One Hundred Years of Solitude in

sorts of wildlife by day and

of a night,” admitted Jamie

navigating public bus and subway

Spanish,” Ian said, adding: “what’s

by night.

MacFarlane ’16. “It was cold. I

systems in a foreign language,

dropped my headlamp in the

reading maps, missing connecting

water. I was bitten by ants.”

flights on non-U.S. owned airlines,

special to me about immersion

’wick students on the trip were

“That was kind of a bummer

“Anson was already a world

“He was used to rugged adventures,

is not just learning the language,

Jamie MacFarlane ’16, Cooper

but learning about culture and

robinson ’15, Alessandro Montin-

“You never forget it,” he mused.

having valuables stolen, exchang-

customs.”

aro ’15, Mahesh raman ’15, robert

Memorable as they were, the

ing currency, dealing with security

“reed” Schultz ’14, Sivan Sud ’14,

“ there are things You get onlY From being there.”

Such was the case for a group

fire ants seem to whisper a truth

issues, meeting crazy people, bar-

reed McMurchy ’15, kevin Pendo

about travel — though reward-

gaining with street vendors, seeing

’15, and Vikram Bodas ’14.

ing beyond measure, sometimes

extreme poverty, asking for help,

trekking around the globe can offer

and eating non–American food.”

Students took part in five research projects with the goal of providing data for tropical conservation and the impacts of climate

quite an adventure.

It’s a fact Anson Mersereau ’14

with his passion for foreign

change and human disturbance in

from a yearlong sojourn in Beijing,

relations thanks to Brunswick’s

the Peruvian Amazon. Their proj-

China. Mersereau had already

partnership with School Year

ects included terrestrial transects

visited 23 countries on four conti-

Abroad (SYA). He lived in Beijing

for large mammals and game birds,

nents by the time he was in

for a year, going to school there,

macaw point counts, dolphin and

high school.

living with a Chinese family, and

of ’wick Upper School boys on a

turtle transects, fish population surveys, and caiman population

included stops in places like egypt,

Samaria National reserve in Peru.

surveys.

Canada, Mexico, Belize, guatemala,

which is how a handful of boys

Science Department Chair Dana Montanez and ’Wick global learners in a small Peruvian village: left to right, Jamie MacFarlane ’16, Dana Montanez, Reed McMurchy ’15, Sivan Sud ’14, Kevin Pendo ’15, Alex Montinaro ’15, Vikram Bodas ’14, Mahesh Raman ’15, Reed Schultz ’14, and Cooper Robinson ’15.

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to combine his travel experience

knows well having just returned

class trip last June to the Pacaya Members of an experiential

As a junior, Mersereau was able

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His travels with his family

Costa rica, Panama, Puerto rico,

traveling throughout China with classmates.

“It actually wasn’t that hard of a

Alex Heike ’22 and Jackson Wolfram ’22

Global Education: Pint-Sized Perspectives Even the lower School is

deepen their knowledge of geography

costume to push imagination around

thinking global.

as they engage in “mystery Skypes”

the world. Costumes included the

with other schools around the world.

ocean floor, another country, and an

Through technology, they will experi-

olympic athlete.

A global outlook has long been part of the everyday curriculum in classrooms across the School, but this year it’s

ence an ever-shrinking world.

This year, the boys decorated a “go

“We hope to develop global citizens who are open-minded and

also the theme that underscores just

global” giving tree that was placed in

excited to learn about cultures,” said

about everything that happens here.

the lower School atrium during the

lower School Head Katie Signer. “our

holidays. Students decorated an Earth-

goal is to promote an appreciation

term the week before winter break

In February, for example, a mini-

shaped paper disc with pictures and

for diverse beliefs and to capitalize

will offer ’Wick’s youngest students

thoughts about their family heritage

on the natural curiosity our boys have

a series of hands-on projects and

and traditions, and hung them on

to learn about others. It’s the idea

explorations with a “go global”

the tree.

of our students becoming aware of

inspired theme.

Additionally, the boys will

Halloween saw a “go global” theme, when teachers dressed in

different people, different cultures, different ways of thinking.”

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Designer Shades Color His Global View

Rome had the Forum.

Earth now has the Internet.

If there is anything that illuminates our new, global community, it’s technology and the power it has for even our youngest citizens.

Take for example ’Wick

“For some reason I always really liked sunglasses,” Kolman said. “They were always one of my favorite things to wear around.

“I really like cooperating with other companies,” he said, adding, “It’s mostly just sunglasses for me.”

eighth-grader Will Kolman. Fascinated

Streak Sunglasses, as they’re

by sunglasses and by business, Kolman

known, have now been picked up by

was 12 when he launched a company

Vineyard Vines.

from his family computer.

He spent months scouring the

They are doing well.

“In three weeks, they sold out on

Internet, searching for a certain manu-

all the sunglasses,” said Kolman, who

facturer in China who could do justice

still finds time to be a teenager even

to his sunglass designs.

with his early morning phone calls to China.

Anson Mersereau ‘14, pictured on his ID for the school he attended in China, the Beijing Normal University Middle School #2.

Times of Brunswick, in fact, caught up with Kolman on the day before Thanksgiving.

decision,” said Tyler. “I likened

He was playing Xbox.

SYA to an American boarding school in China, where most of the classes are taught in Chinese and you live with a Chinese family.”

Mersereau began to participate in Model UN (MUN) in ninth grade, and he was soon hooked on studying foreign relations.

In tenth grade, he won a State Department scholarship to study Chinese in Chengdu, China, for the summer, but for Mersereau a few months in-country wasn’t enough.

After meeting with a family friend who got his start through SYA and who at the time was the U.S. Ambassador to France, Anson convinced his family that he should go abroad for his entire junior year, too.

Anson has never looked back.

“My love of traveling started with her,” Mersereau said, tipping his hat to his mom. “She wanted me to see the beauty of China before it disappears.

“She knew going abroad and studying would make me a more learned person,” he said. “She was right.”

Brunswick’s study abroad initiatives have only added to Mersereau’s passion.

“So far, this has been the biggest turning point in my life,” he says.

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life-lasting bonds and friendships, and

“In my experience kids don’t

prepare themselves for the world that

do these programs and come

lies beyond the school.

back saying that they were okay,”

Heading-up the “off Campus Study program” is junior dean and French teacher Tucker Hastings.

mr. Hastings said. “They come back with transformative experiences.”

Just as Brunswick students

mr. Hastings stresses the importance

seek immersion and international

of an abroad program for the develop-

exposure abroad, international

Brunswick is a varied community,

ment and preparation of high school

students are welcomed to the

representing many cultures and back-

students.

Brunswick community for the

grounds. That’s why, here at school,

“The world is a lot bigger than

we embrace and embody the spirit

where you spend most of your life,”

of diversity.

mr. Hastings said.

Brunswick offers a range of

The programs offered by Bruns-

same reasons.

Within our own Brunswick family, there are members from all over the world. other than their bright

opportunities for students looking

wick present great “learning and

personalities and intelligence, these

to immerse themselves in other

growth opportunities” for students

students bring many great qualities to

cultures and to seek an alternate view

in aspects highlighted both in and

the table. Currently studying abroad

have been an incredible family

of the world they live in. Brunswick

outside the classroom.

from odintsovo, Russia, is maxim

to me,” he says.

is associated with many semester

Whether it’s for the purpose of

masilius ’15.

While acclimating to American

schools, in locations ranging from the

fluency in a language, or exploration

Bahamas and puerto Rico to Colorado

beyond the parameters of our culture,

studying abroad in the united States.

and maine.

study-abroad programs accessible to

Although it’s challenging, so far

By participating in immersion pro-

Maxim Masilius ’15

So far, max has had a great time

culture is certainly a challenge, he’s found it to be a very enjoyable and rewarding experience thus far.

students in the high school are truly

max said, “I like it. But it is hard. It

outside of the classroom max

grams, students are given the oppor-

valuable opportunities for growth and

is an entirely new culture for me.”

plays defense on the Brunswick

tunity to hone language skills, create

development.

max lives with a host family. “They

varsity hockey team.

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In Community Service, A Global State of Mind

h

EnRY BAKER ’13 IS onE

their plight through a family friend.

young Brunswick alum who

And so the Blue Blazer Fund was

knows well what it is to live in

born. Baker started by taking stock of

the global neighborhood.

the lost and found bin at Brunswick,

now a freshman

selling the stockpile back to

at Cornell university, as a

the community to raise mon-

13-year-old Baker reached out

ey to help educate a group of

across the world to offer help

The Blue Blazer Fund raised

to a group of disadvantaged teenagers he had never met. last summer, that effort reached a new milestone as the 12 boys from Israel traveled to the u.S. for the first time ever, staying with the

$160,000 to help educate 12 disadvantaged teenage boys

Baker family for a 10-day visit as they took in everything new York City has to offer.

It all started five years ago.

Working on his bar mitzvah, Baker

12 boys.

Demand quickly outgrew supply, and Baker was compelled to market new jackets to serve the cause. The effort has been successful — Baker and his classmates have raised about $160,000 for the boys.

All newly minted high school graduates themselves, the 12 boys stepped into the global neighborhood with a trip to greenwich in mid July.

launched a charity to aid a commu-

The highlight of their trip?

nity of Ethiopian Jews living in Israel.

The Lion King, a Broadway show.

Airlifted to Israel in 1991, the Ethiopian

“They loved it,” Baker said. “It was

community struggled with poverty

happy, upbeat, powerful. They had

and discrimination; Baker learned of

never seen anything like it.”

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FleX time THe lIFe oF AN ArTIST

‘You’re going to Feel lost at times’ bY miChae l Ke nne DY ’99 As a student at the University

the 2002 Pulitzer Prize — as well

of Arizona in the late 1960s,

as a handful of other critically

richard russo pretended he

acclaimed novels, short stories,

was someone else.

and screenplays.

He created a new identity for

russo visited Brunswick to

himself, even fantasizing that he

speak to Upper School students —

was part of the witness Protection

all of whom had studied his novel

Program.

The Risk Pool in english classes.

“I did all of this in an effort to

He offered students keen

conceal my past. If anyone asked, I said I was from upstate New York and hoped the conversation would end there,” russo recalled. “I was ashamed of growing up in the blue-collar mill town of gloversville — ashamed of where I was from.”

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small-town roots.

But his publisher quickly blew his cover.

“It’s not about being smart. It’s about being smart enough to recognize something when it’s good.”

“He recognized the only true thing in that novel — 30 to 40

insights into the workings of a

pages of back story about the main

novelist, focusing on the elements

character’s upbringing. of course,

of imagination, structure, and art.

it was what I had been trying to

you need to come to terms with the

breathed came directly from my ex-

fact that you’re going to feel lost at

perience growing up in gloversville.

times,” he told students. “You also

“As soon as I understood that

need to have faith that you’ll make

grungy, moribund mill town was something I knew, something I

“It’s not about being smart. It’s about being smart enough to rec-

self-realization that has sustained

ognize something when it’s good —

my career. You can find gloversville

revising and revising until it looks

and the people there in all of my

like you knew what you were doing

books — somewhere.”

the whole time.

“You end up looking smart, but

novels, published in 1986. During

you were just as lost as a human

the next 25 years, he has gone on to

being could be,” he said.

write Nobody’s Fool and Empire Falls — for which he won

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disguise. The section that lived and

“Try it out sometime.”

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winter sports

WRAPUP

DETERMINATION.

BROTHERHOOD. TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY. bY miChae l Ke nne DY ’99

rUNSwICk supporters — fac-

Housatonic league championship.

In the pool, the water polo team

challenged many of the league’s top finishers to tight contests.

ulty, students, par-

proved to be a formidable foe for all

By season’s end, ’wick athletes

ents, and alumni

competition because of its strength

and coaches all walked away with

alike — witnessed

and tenacity — attributes that led

many meaningful moments, many

many notable

to a second consecutive trip to the

wins and losses, and many miles

liquid Four.

logged in vans and buses. They’ll be

performances on the athletic fields this fall.

The football team’s dogged

Cross-country runners relied

able to relive the memories, wher-

upon their fixed determination and

ever they were created, for many

work ethic and up-tempo style of

resolve to help bolster ’wick’s fine

years to come.

play created havoc for opponents

tradition of success in the FAA.

throughout New england, and culminated in ’wick’s first-ever

The soccer team played a competitive brand of the sport and

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SOCCER Sticking Together, Bouncing Back

Anders Ashforth ’15

Brunswick fought the daily grind

handful of other players, as keys to

of the western New england Pre-

the team’s competitive nature and

paratory School Soccer Association

positive morale.

(wNePSSA) in 2013, as the Bruins

threatened the opposition with his

skill, and creativity each time they

speed at the lone striker position;

stepped onto the field.

owen Schubert ’14 demonstrated

Although the team ultimately

six of the eleven positions on the

it never failed to compete until the

field; and wil Solomon ’16 solid-

final whistle, forcing opponents to

ified the defensive corps with his

earn each victory.

stellar play in the goal.

led by senior co-captains

german exchange student

Harry Heffernan ’14 — the team’s

Jakob Schultehinrichs ’14 added

leading scorer — and Teddy

a foreign flair to the team — and

Maynard ’14, the Bruins ac-

some inspiring physical play in the

complished many notable feats

middle of the field.

throughout

“we had a nice balance

the season.

throughout the lineup this year,

wins over

with 11 seniors and a healthy core

Deerfield and

of sophomores and juniors mixed

champion Millbrook, along

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sults didn’t meet our expectations, the boys did a good job sticking

against Hopkins at Homecoming,

together and bouncing back after

topped the list of highlights.

disappointment. “recent alums will also be glad

squad also nearly defeated kent

to hear that the annual Brown and

and Choate — two of this season’s

white competition came down to

premier programs in New england

the final day of the season — a good

— but squandered second-half

way to end the campaign.”

leads in both contests.

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in,” Hastings said. “while the re-

with a dominating performance

Head Coach Power Fraser’s

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his valuable versatility by playing

compiled a season record of 5–12,

Class C tournament

Wil Solomon ’16

Sebbi Foster ’14 consistently

faced a stern test of athleticism,

Assistant Coach Tucker

wNePSSA all-star Sal lopez ’15 will lead the Bruins

Hastings recognized the contribu-

back onto the field when the

tions of the captains, as well as a

season opens next fall.

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wintersports sports Fall

WRAPUP Offensive Firepower, Defensive Stability In only its fourth year of competi-

nament, which features some of the

ronda, Alex Prout, and grant

tion, Brunswick’s water polo team

best teams on the east Coast.

Pierce — all of whom will be

continued to solidify itself as a real

They went 1–2 on the day,

contender in New england. Senior

but the losses came against stiff

as well as offensive firepower and

co-captains emmet Mcelwreath

competition and forced the team to

defensive stability.

and Tommy Tranfo led the Bruins

elevate its play to another level.

through an impressive 2013 cam-

Tillman is quite optimistic

expected to provide leadership,

Brunswick’s new natatorium — set to open in the fall — will only

paign — highlighted by an overall

about the team’s prospects in 2014:

add to the excitement of the 2014

record of 17–5 and a second con-

“we only graduate two seniors, so

water polo season. It could be just

secutive appearance in the liquid

the core of our group is returning.

what the Bruins need to inspire

Four Tournament.

we’ll be bigger and more experi-

them to achieve their ultimate

enced. our focus will be on learn-

goals.

Ultimately, ’wick fell to Andover — which would go on to

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ing how to win in the postseason.”

win the title — in the semifinal matchup, but the season still included many achievements for the team to look back on with pride.

September triumphs against perennial water polo powers Deerfield and exeter, as well as the aforementioned Andover, set the tone for the year and proved Brunswick would be a legitimate threat to win it all in November.

Head Coach eric Tillman also identified a mid-season game with

Grant Pierce ’15 and Charlie Pang ’17

loomis as a defining moment: “we erased a few major deficits in that contest, and after a handful of

Pat Stefanou ’16, a two-time All-

lead changes in the final minutes,

New england selection, will anchor

we scored the game-winner with

the Bruins when they return to

six seconds on the clock. It was a

the pool in September. The team’s

scrappy victory and instilled a lot of

MVP and hardest worker scored

belief within our team.”

69 goals this season — a staggering

In addition, the Bruins earned

accomplishment.

their first invitation to greenwich High School’s Cardinal Tour-

He will be joined by a host of seniors — Matt Marvin, Julian

Emmet McElwreath ’14

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Mental Toughness, Determination Chris Peisch ’16

kyle Chen ’14, and Spencer

said. “The talk before the race was

one of our captains. leadership by

McDonough ’14 led the team to

to go out and beat Masters and we

example — that’s what he gave us

a regular season record of 19–3,

did that. we needed everyone to

each time he wore the Brunswick

with two of those losses coming

contribute.”

uniform.”

at the hands of FAA upstart Masters School.

Most notable, perhaps, was the

Polikoff is excited about next

gritty performance of Cammisa,

year’s team with the return of

At the league championship

who took a hard fall as he sprinted

Berczuk (All-New england) and

Cross–country runners are defined

meet, however, Brunswick placed

desperately toward the finish line.

Stitzer, who both raced with the

by their determination — their

seven runners in the top 20 to help

with the help of other competitors,

front runners all season long and

willingness to keep going even

them avenge those two defeats and

he managed to complete the race in

will rely upon plenty of veteran

when their bodies tell them to stop.

secure a second consecutive title.

11th place. He had severely injured

experience.

This year’s group of Brunswick

Junior will Berczuk took

his hamstring, which required

If they can follow Cammisa’s ex-

runners relied upon a healthy dose

second place in the 3.1-mile race —

of that mental toughness on its way

losing out on the individual crown

to a highly successful season — one

in a photo finish. Parker Stitzer

not have been more proud of his

country team should be in capable

capped by an FAA tournament

’15 came across the line in the fifth

tri-captain: “every step from him is

hands in 2014.

championship and an eighth-place

position.

effort. That’s been his calling card

finish at the New england’s.

Captains Jack Cammisa ’14,

extensive surgery to repair.

Head coach Steve Polikoff could

“The guys at the back end ran

since he made the commitment

well. They really pushed it,” Stitzer

to cross country and it’s why he’s

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FOOTBALL

wintersports sports Fall

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A Season to Remember Brunswick football players ran onto robert l. Cosby Field last August

in the secondary.

Shine wishes to

with two words printed on the

deflect credit from the

backs of their shirts: “Team First.”

team’s individuals,

The Bruins latched onto that simple motto throughout the fall of

however. “we had a lot of

2013. And, when all was said and

talent on this team,

done, they had their finest season

but no one carried

on the gridiron in recent years.

himself like a star. They

’wick earned a share of the

all cared so much about

Housatonic league championship

each other that by season’s

with kent and Avon, and also

end, they were like a band of

played for the New england Prep

brothers,” the former ’wick

School Athletic Conference title in

running back said.

the Jack etter Bowl — ultimately falling to Andover 35–28.

Head Coach Jarrett Shine’s ’92

“I won’t remember the milestone wins against Taft, Salisbury, and Trinity-

team was extremely well condi-

Pawling as much as the

tioned and relied on a fast-paced,

quality of the camaraderie on

no-huddle offense to put oppo-

this team. They were special

Malik Wilder ’15

nents on their heels.

Junior quarterback Billy o’Malley was a threat to run and pass on every play, and he had a number of dangerous weapons through the air — led by seniors Henry Taylor and Dylan wadsworth (a tri-captain), and juniors Charlie Cobb and Malik wilder.

In addition, junior tailback J. D. Donahey developed into a worthy option in the running game

Dylan Wadsworth ’14

as the season progressed.

Brunswick’s vaunted offense averaged more than 43 points

because of how they came together

a game.

and played for one another.”

on the defensive side of the ball,

with many key players

senior tri-captain Jimmy knight

returning in 2014, the Bruins will

— along with senior kevin Downs

look to build upon the success of

— spearheaded a strong, energetic

a 7–2 team record and a first-ever

group of linebackers. Junior line-

Housatonic league title.

man and tri-captain Matt gendell

Henry Taylor ’14

“If we can keep that ‘blue-collar’

also found his way into the opposi-

mentality, we should be in good

tion’s backfield at least a handful of

shape,” Shine said. “The 2013 team

times per game. Senior Jack Varvel

certainly laid a foundation of excel-

gave the Bruins a take-away threat

lence for many years to come.”

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Flex TIME

FLEX TIME ’ Wic k at H e ad o f th e C ha r l e s

Among the World’s Best High School Rowers

O

ne of the highlights of

of strong performances by taking 12th

the rowing calendar is always

of the 85 crews in this year’s Youth

the Head of the Charles

Eights event, but just missed out on

Regatta — the sport’s Fall

another top-10 finish. The

Classic — held on the Charles River

Bruins have had five finishes in the

in Boston.

top 10 during the past 10 years, more

The Head of the Charles is the

than all other high school teams

world’s largest two-day rowing event.

in the world, except for Britain’s

Brunswick carried on its tradition

Eton College.

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BEYOND THE BOOKS

NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY EVENTS

Steps Ahead

TEACHER INSTITUTE, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GET NEW LEADERS Sue Das and Brendan Gilsenan

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FTER AN EXTENSIVE,

tional conferences worldwide.

five-month external and

As head of the Upper/Mid-

Search Committee came away from

That strength was confirmed by

the process overwhelmed by the

Philip’s subsequent announcement

internal search, Lower

dle School English Department,

interest, ideas, and attributes of a

that Upper School English teacher

School teacher Sue Das

Brendan has been an outstand-

host of other internal and external

Brian Freeman would replace

and Upper School teacher Brendan

ing teacher in his own right, an

candidates who participated in

Gilsenan as English Department

Gilsenan have been selected by a

effective and inspiring mentor to

various stages of the search,” he

Head.

Search Committee to serve as Joint

other teachers, and an inspirational

continued. “It’s a terrific affirma-

Directors of the new Brunswick

speaker, Search Committee mem-

tion of our school and our culture

Ph.D., Freeman joined Brunswick’s

Teacher Institute.

bers agreed.

that we’re able to draw on so much

faculty in 1997.

The Institute, established

Under the leadership of Doug

through a gift to Brunswick’s

Burdett, Assistant Headmaster

endowment made by parents of

for Faculty Support and

the Class of 2013, will hold its first

Enrichment, the committee

sessions immediately following this

included Upper School fac-

school year.

ulty members Stephen Du-

“Both are, as we all know, con-

ennebier and Rick Beattie,

summate, dedicated, and innova-

Middle School Head Sarah

tive educators with a collective un-

Burdett, Lower School Head

derstanding of teaching throughout

Katie Signer, Pre School

our Pre K through 12th-grade

Head Gina Hurd, and Leslie

spectrum,” Headmaster Tom

Andersen, Director of Parent

Philip said.

and Student Counseling Services.

A current 1st-grade teacher,

talent when new positions such as this are created.”

“Brian is one of our faculty’s most respected scholars, an inspiring teacher and supportive

“It’s a terrific affirmation of our school and our culture that we’re able to draw on so much talent when new positions such as this are created.”

colleague,” Philip said. “His talents and commitment make him a perfect successor to Brendan.”

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“We were truly lucky to have

Sue is a long-standing member

the wisdom and dedication of

of the Lower School faculty who

such a wonderful group of school

recently earned her Ph.D. in

leaders guiding us to this outcome,”

educational theory. She is a regular

Philip said.

contributor and speaker at educa-

Having earned a Harvard

“I and all the members of the

Brian Freeman

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on the set with Football greats In November, Brunswick Upper School freshmen visited the set of “NFl Today,” capturing an opportunity to meet and talk with CBS analysts and former NFl stars. From left to right: James Brown, Jack Powers ’17 and his dad Jeff Powers, Dan Marino, Thomas Napolitano ’17, Bill Cowher, James Simone ’17, will Powers ’17, Boomer esiason, and Shannon Sharpe.

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When the Choice Shouldn’t Be ‘Nice’

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REATIVE WRITIng

as “garbage” words that have no

consultant Donato D’Albis

power — words like “nice” or “good”

is waging a word war of

or “went.”

sorts: The battle came to

“He really knows how to pull

Brunswick last fall in a series of writ-

the best writing out of boys,” said

ing workshops for lower School boys.

3rd-grade teacher Susan Smith. “He

In this case, the firepower is in the

doesn’t settle for common, everyday

words themselves, whether they be

words.”

“gloomy,” “cheerful,” or even “droll.”

Smith first met D’Albis when he

Just so long as they aren’t “nice.”

visited Brunswick a few years ago, and

A Yale educated dramaturge,

she still uses the “word storm” word

D’Albis returned to Brunswick to serve as writer-in-residence during a week of workshops with 3rd- and 4th-grade boys. one goal was to get the boys to look beyond what D’Albis described

list he introduced her to then.

“It might include 30 different words for red,” she noted.

The week culminated with an assembly during which D’Albis talked about the writing process and students shared their work. “mr. D has come before, but it had been many years. So, we were thrilled to have him visit again,” said lower School Head Katie Signer. “He’s a dynamic personality who really inspires the boys.”

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BEYOND the BOOKS

Nonprofit Entrepreneur

‘Find Your Revolution’

By David Robbins ’14

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n September, Brunswick’s Upper School student body was honored to welcome Adam Braun ’02, founder and CEO of Pencils of

Promise, to Baker Theater.

Pencils of Promise is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to build schools in underdeveloped countries, giving children access to a quality education.

Braun began by describing his background — one quite similar to many Brunswick students. He attended Brunswick in ninth grade before transferring to Greenwich High School. Later, at Brown University, he played on the varsity basketball team and graduated magna cum laude.

Majoring in economics, Adam

thought his life path would lead him to the world of finance. He took a job at Bain & Company, and it seemed his career was heading in the direction he planned — until he took a trip to India.

Walking down the impoverished

Beginning in 2009 with just $20, Pencils of Promise Has already built more than 150 schools around the world.

streets, Braun encountered a young boy, begging. Curious, he decided to

Braun stressed to Brunswick boys

ask the boy what he wanted most in

that they don’t need to follow the path

the world. This child had nothing —

that they think is “normal.” He urged

and Braun was expecting the answer

each member of the student body to

to be clothes, money or maybe

“find your revolution.”

an i-Pad.

“There is a revolution waiting to be

The response: A pencil.

brought forth in each one of us,” he

This changed Braun’s life forever,

said. “With time and purpose, we can all

inspiring him to quit his job to found Pencils of Promise. Beginning in 2009 with just $20, Pencils of Promise has grown to be a globally recognized

truly change the world.”

Adam concluded by saying, “Our footprint awaits.”

This inspiring story and drive to cre-

organization, building more than 150

ate change left the entire student body

schools around the world and landing

thinking what each one of us could do

Braun on the Forbes “30 under 30” list.

to access our own footprint.

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two DriFters, oFF to FinD their worlDs

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reATIVITY, CoMPAS-

faculty advisor for Sweet readers.

sion, and the company of

“one parent emailed to see if her

Middle Schoolers could

son could visit his adult during an

be keys to helping those

off-week, because he was afraid she

battling Alzheimer’s.

That may be the case for a set of

have asked whether we can take pictures or write letters to send

teer with Sweet readers, an edu-

during the off-weeks, and say their

cation and assistance program that

boys are thinking/talking about

matches Middle School students

their adult partners ‘all week long.’”

with adults afflicted with Alzhei-

From the reaction of parents,

mer’s disease. The three-year-old

it’s evident that the program is hav-

program, which quickly grew from

ing a profound effect on members

just eight volunteers to more than

of the four 8th-grade advisories

600, uses an art-based curriculum

involved. For Zachary Mothner ’18,

to open discussion between the

the connection with senior linda

Sweet reader and the adult.

has been “wonderful.”

“I’ve created a very close bond

creative human engagement is the

with my partner, linda, whose Alz-

least expensive and currently most

heimer’s is already quite advanced,”

effective way to help people strug-

Zachary said. “Although she may be

gling with Alzheimer’s and related

forgetting some things, she is very

disorders.

opinionated and loves to laugh.”

Participating in the program,

“There’s a portrait of Audrey

Brunswick students are paired with

Hepburn in the meeting room,

residents of Atria Stamford, an

and linda would remind me each

assisted-living facility. Atria houses

time we spoke how much she loved

a large population of residents that

Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Zachary

match the Sweet readers profile.

said. “After the first session, I

The Sweet readers program is

researched the movie and learned

centered on engaged, shared learn-

the first verse of the famous song

ing with participants collaborating

Moon River. linda surprised me

to create original works, while

when she joined in as I hummed

sharing their own life stories.

the tune. She remembered quite a

It reaches beyond performance to inspire meaningful connections. poetry, music — and, most of all,

Brunswick boys learn compassion

each other.

through public service. lucky 8th-graders involved with Sweet

the kids and parents has been

readers have made a lasting con-

amazing,” said erin withstandly,

nection with someone who truly

Middle School Spanish teacher and

needs them.

01 Caleb Osemober ’18 smiles alongside his

03 It’s all smiles for Amit Ramachandran

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“I’ve created a very close bond with my partner, Linda, whose Alzheimer’s is already quite advanced.

Although she may be forgetting some things, she is very opinionated and loves to laugh.”

More than simply completing a community service requirement,

new friend.

02 Sweet Readers uses and art-based curriculum to open discussion between Sweet Reader Hayden Hoover ’18 and his partner, a resident of Atria in Stamford.

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few of the words.”

Participants learn to “read” art,

“So far, the reaction from

02

would forget him. other parents

Brunswick 8th-graders who volun-

research has shown that

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’18 and his partner Eunice.

04 Duncan Darrin ’18 and his partner

share both time and life stories while collaborating on an art-themed project.

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BEYOND the BOOKS

Anson Mersereau ’14, Michael Keating ’14, Mimi Melkonian, Spencer McDonough ’14, and Julien Noujaim ’15.

Arabic Nations

relieF eFFort

t

He worlD IS Now

raises awareness

awareness initiatives. last year,

home to more than 45

the group set up a food stand to

million refugees, a number

help expose students and faculty to

that grows every day. In the

Arabic culture — taking the stand

Syrian conflict alone, more

to the Middle School and adding

than 2 million have been internally

’14, Michael keating ’14, Anson

washington, D.C., where it was

a visual presentation “to awaken

displaced or forced to flee into

Mersereau ’14, Julien Noujaim ’15,

airlifted to Qatar with donations

the Middle Schoolers to Arabic

neighboring countries.

emma Nossier (gA ’14), and Ally

from other parts of the

culture as well as turn them on

To aid in the relief effort, Bruns-

Sterling (gA ’14).

United States.

to the idea of taking Arabic at the

wick’s Arabic Club joined hands

Clothing drop bins were

The Qatar Foundation

with Qatar Foundation Interna-

placed in three locations —

thanked Brunswick on its

tional to organize a clothing drive

Brunswick’s Upper School

Facebook page. Now, the

to help clothe Syrian refugees. The

and Middle School, and

Qatar Foundation, which has a

greenwich Academy.

U.S. branch in D.C., is dedicated

The goal: To have every

to educating and supporting strug-

Upper School student give one arti-

the clothes collected during

The group teaches children Arabic

gling areas of the Middle east.

cle of winter clothing, enabling full

the drive.

and Hebrew to help foster coexis-

The club, headed by Spencer McDonough ’14 and advised by

outfitting of 100 refugees.

Brunswick and gA rose to meet

Mimi Melkonian, Upper School

the challenge: The drive collected

Arabic teacher, has seven active

402 articles of clothing and enough

members: Spencer, Jimmy Bell

funds to ship the collection to

club awaits an opportu-

Upper School.” later this year, the Arabic Club plans to join hands with Hand In Hand, an organization based in

nity to Skype with the

Israel that educates a young gener-

refugees who received

ation of Jewish and Arab Israelis.

“The opportunity to chat with

tence, with the goal of helping to

the refugees in Syria would be a

quell conflict that has been ongoing

dream,” Spencer said.

in the region.

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the CiVil right s journe Y

Historic Voices, Compelling Stories “Diversity in Action” has been unmistakable at Brunswick this year as ’Wick boys welcomed three special visitors, each with a unique story to tell in the history of American civil rights.

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school and attend classes every day

Terrence Roberts was the first

for a year.

to visit, alerting the boys to the fight for school desegregation

in the 1950s.

Roberts is one of the nine African

Daily violence ensued, Roberts told ’Wick middle School boys.

“We took a vow of nonviolence,” Roberts recalled. “They simply

American teenagers who challenged

regarded us as stationary targets.

segregation at little Rock Central High

So we got beaten up every day.”

School in 1957. The young students

Roberts also visited with upper

braved angry mobs and national guard

School boys before presenting an eve-

soldiers to walk into an all-white high

ning talk to parents at Baker Theater.

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Dr. Terrence Roberts, Blake Booker ’14, Marianne Barnum, Dr. Thomas Nins, Clayton Adams ’15

BEYOND the BOOKS

a

DECEmBER VISIT FRom one of Brunswick’s own en-

20th century civil rights movement.

The film, Justice Is a Black Woman:

lightened upper School boys

The Life and Work of Constance

about another modern hero of

Baker Motley, aired on pBS in 2012

civil rights, Constance Baker motley. gary Ford, ph.D., attended

and included interviews with Dr. maya Angelou, president Bill Clinton, u.S.

Brunswick in middle School before

Supreme Court Justice Stephen

his family relocated.

Breyer, and others.

now a teacher and filmmaker,

Ford came to campus in Decem-

Ford produced a documentary

ber, and late in the day met up with

about motley, an attorney who

the ’Wick Diversity in Action club to

helped argue Brown v. Board of

view the film and discuss it over a

Education and other key fights in the

pizza dinner.

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Clayton Adam ’15, Jordan Washington ’16, Jadon Washington ’16, Aidan Schubert ’16, Gary Ford, Jourdon Delerme-Brown ’16

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nD FInAllY, AnoTHER

Woods reenacted that speech,

voice from the past re-

detailing the hardships of slavery and

sounded, courtesy of actress

of being a mother with no control of

Kathryn Woods.

her children.

Woods portrayed the famous

Such words still resonate,

19th-century abolitionist Sojourner

especially as Brunswick explores its

Truth in a middle School performance.

current diversity initiative, “Building

An escaped slave, Truth is

an Equitable and Caring Community,”

celebrated today for the “Ain’t I a

in honor of the 60th anniversary of

Woman” speech she delivered to the

the Supreme Court’s historic 1954

1851 Women’s Rights Convention in

Oliver Brown, et al. v. Board of Educa-

Akron, ohio.

tion of Topeka, et al. decision.

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Robot Prevailed Over ‘Nature’s Fury’ By michael pastore ’20

‘ better Down where’s wetter, unDer the sea’ During the past 10 years, o’neill has visited with more than 10,000 children in 350 schools throughout the u.S. At Brunswick, he offered a slide show and 45-minute presentation

The Brunswick middle School Robotics Team,

focusing on ocean exploration, marine

the meow mixers, has had a great year. The

biology, photography, and the writing

team’s 10 members are Zane Bhatti ’21, Robert

process.

Sprung ’20, Charles Heath ’20, Jamie meindl

“michael patrick o’neill skillfully

’20, Eric meindl ’20, mike pastore ’20, Will

and seamlessly spoke to four separate

george ’19, Will Frauen ’19, Will maynard ’19,

grade levels in a manner that was

and Ian murray ’19 — all who took part in a statewide competition.

What and who exactly is lurking under

The theme of this year’s event was “na-

the waves? lower Schoolers received

ture’s Fury,” and the challenges were based on

an ultra-clear glimpse of life below the

natural-disaster scenes made out of legos.

sea’s surface when famed photog-

The robot had to fix broken tree branches,

rapher and writer michael patrick

lift houses to avoid flooding, and save people

o’neill spoke in Camuto Auditorium

who needed help. not only did the team’s

in early october.

robot have to solve challenges, but each team

o’neill, whose work is comprised

had to choose a natural disaster and create a

of a spectrum of underwater images

solution to the problem.

from around the globe, promotes a

We chose to try to stop wildfires.

greater appreciation for the natural

The robot our team made together was

world, especially the oceans and their

originally slightly unstable, but still got us a

thoughtful and engaging,” said Ally Roach (p ’22), the BpA Assembly Coordinator.

The boys had the opportunity to pre-purchase personalized copies from the author’s seven titles (and one poster). The beautiful books were well received and continue to be ordered. Due to overwhelming popularity at Brunswick, o’neill’s Let’s Explore Sharks was back ordered.

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inhabitants.

ticket to the state finals. We improved the design so it could do better and score more points.

The robot received points based on the number of challenges it could complete in 2 minutes 30 seconds. If everything goes perfectly, the robot can score up to 405 points — but on an average run it gets 350 points.

After weeks of research, we learned that millions of acres in the united States are burned each year, and millions of dollars are

To peruse an online gallery of O’Neil’s

spent. Eventually, we created something we called the “Fire Trap,” a long material covered in fire retardants, with borax (a strong flame retardant) as the main ingredient.

It would be rolled over itself over and over, and once unrolled surround areas in need of protection. It can be used around entire communities to keep people and their homes safe.

In the competition, Brunswick’s middle School team placed in the Top 15 statewide.

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FleX time UPPer SCHool VeTerANS DAY ASSeMBlY

lt. Col. edward gregory ’51 Col. robert lockwood ’52 lt. John Bartol ’56

‘i maDe a promise to eaCh oF mY guYs’

lt. Col. walter Brothers ’57 lt. wells Doty ’58 Capt. Henry Marx ’59 Col. David Dingee ’62 Col. william Johnson ’72 Maj. John rogers ’79 lt. Clyde Haig ’83 Maj. Allen Haight ’88 Maj. Clarke rogers ’88 Duncan Boothby ’89 Maj. John Cortes ’90 Maj. David Haight ’90 Timothy waterbury ’92 Thomas Maye ’93 Capt. Caleb weiss ’94

bY Co u r tneY KenneDY

F

a year later, in the spring of

undersell that to yourself

or MoST SolDIerS

2008, he was deployed to

during your time at Bruns-

deployed during the war in

Iraq as a platoon leader.

wick. You learn a lot from

Iraq, the injury would have been a “golden Ticket” —

but not for Scott weston ’03.

In Iraq, Scott completed nearly 150 combat missions and

each other.”

The assembly in Baker Theater

earned a Bronze Star for distin-

touched an emotional note when

guished service in combat — our

weston asked those assembled for

weston recalled, addressing Upper

nation’s 4th highest individual

a moment of silence, prefaced by

School students assembled in

military award.

a heartfelt thank you to everyone

“That’s not why I joined,”

Baker Theater on Veterans Day.

Following his combat injury,

who is serving or has served our

“I wanted to stay. I had made a

Scott received permission

country — fathers, sons, brothers,

promise to each of my guys that I

to remain in the field as a mentor

mothers, daughters, sisters.

would bring each and every one of

to an incoming group of soldiers.

them home.”

This allowed him to stay on, pro-

Brunswick honored living alumni

tect, and eventually accompany his

and faculty who have served in the

platoon home to the States.

U.S. Armed Forces, including:

For weston, the September 11, 2001, attacks on the world Trade Center towers were an unquestionable turning point — coming as his sophomore year at Brunswick began.

Capt. Samuel keis ’04 Matthew Blumenthal ’04 Carter Harris ’05 lt. Colin raymond ’07 Michael Blumenthal ’07 garrett long ’08 Christian Schott ’09 Michael Chronert ’12 For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_winter2014

It was an experience, he said, far he could be pushed.

Discussing the foundation on which he became a soldier, Scott

was active in the reserve officers' ’

referred to his being one of “the

Training Corps (roTC).

boys of Brunswick.”

He graduated as a 2nd lieu-

everett weston ’03

that taught him his limits and how

wake Forest University, where he

tenant in the U.S. Army. less than

Paul white ’03

Throughout his talk, Scott

he wouldn’t trade for the world.”

wick in 2003, Scott enrolled at

Shane Heller ’03

referred to his time serving our

casualties and the gross imposition

After graduating from Bruns-

Paul Steube ’02

most proud of in my life,” he said.

country in Iraq as “an experience

to make a difference.

Capt. edward Hubbard ’02

“That, to this day, is what I’m

enraged by the thousands of on American freedom, he resolved

with a short slideshow,

Maj. Nathan raymond ’99

“I think we’re all pretty extraordinary people,” he said. “Don’t

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Can you help us identify this jovial group of Bruin singers in bowler hats and bow ties? If you have information, please call or email Courtney Kennedy (ckennedy@brunswickschool.org; 203.625.5862).

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In early October, Father Brendan (Joseph) McAnerney, visiting Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts, spotted the Brunswick seal on a group of 4th-grade Bruins on their annual trip to Plymouth.

He enthusiastically posed for a photo with the group. Brendan is a priest and lives in Sacramento, Calif. See photo 01.

Oxford University Press plans to publish The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity, a book by Todd Hartch, in early 2014.

James Ritman served as president of the Greenwich September 11th Memorial located in the new Cos Cob Park, to open in the fall of 2014. More details about the memorial can be found at sept11memorialgreenwich.org.

1964 Bill Rands retired after 31 years as a Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he taught corporate tax, cooperative international tax, and corporate finance. His brother, Bob ’61, is doing well, living in Westwood, Mass.

1975 In April, John Wetenhall was appointed the Director of the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.

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1988 Clark M. Rogers has been deployed to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for a one-year tour (Nov. 2013– Nov. 2014). He writes that he’s looking forward to the new adventure and to gaining invaluable experience working in a joint environment with his Air Force, Navy, and Marine brethren. He was sad to have missed his 25th reunion and hopes some of his classmates will share their stories and photos while he is in Cuba. He can be reached at uncleclarke@aol.com.

1992 Ryan Galvin and his wife, Melanie, welcomed a daughter, Katherine Ann, on November 21. Baby Katherine joins sister, Lily (8), and brother, Chase (3). See photo 02.

1995 J. P. Scanlon married Ellen Lee in July at a small ceremony in San Francisco. The couple later threw a party, where friends helped them celebrate.

Brunswick friends in attendance were: Clay Freeman ’95, Ned Freeman ’99, Jimmy Seaborg ’95, Rob Santo Domingo ’96, Drew Lipner ’95, Wes Lipner ’96, Will McDonald ‘01, John McCormick ’95, Gavin Fleischman ’95, John Egan ’95. See photo 03.

1996 Gerald Pogue spent time with his nephew, Holden Tanner ’26, and cousin, Michael Schroeder ’05 at his niece’s college graduation in San Diego. See photo 04.

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1997 Peter Einersen reports that he and William Boysen ’04, who graduated from Brunswick seven years apart, graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons together last May 21. See photo 05.

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Will Mundy and his wife, Missy, welcomed a daughter, Molly, in July. She joins big sister, Madeline (3). The family lives in Wayne, Penn., where Will is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley.

See photo 06.

Ryan Myerberg and his wife, Gwin, welcomed a son, Thomas Cuscaden, on September 10.

See photo 07.

Rob Profusek reports that he started a new job at Condé Nast Entertainment in July, managing digital creative for Teen Vogue, Style.com, and WWD, as the company aims to transition into a diversified media enterprise. “In less than six months, we’re close to topping 500 million views and are growing like crazy,” he writes.

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Philip Geiger and his wife, Laura, welcomed a son, Evan Nathanial, on November 3. Evan joins big sister, Alexa Marie. See photo 08.

2001 Rana Kashyap married Sanjana Jacob on September 21 at the First Congregational Church in Manchester, Vt. The reception was held at Hildene.

The couple lives in Boston, where Rana started his own investment firm. See photo 09.

2002 Ted Hubbard and his wife, Allison, welcomed a son, Edward John, on November 2. See photo 10.

2003 John Woodruff married Mallory Hughes (GA ’04), on September 28, at St. Mary’s Church in Greenwich. The reception was held at the Winged Foot Golf Club. See photo 11.

2004 Samuel Duke married Chrissa Yee on November 23 at the W Loft in Brooklyn.

See photo 12.

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01 Brendan McAnerney ’62 with a group of 4th-grade Brunswick boys at Plimoth Plantation in early October.

02 Ryan Galvin ‘92 and his wife,

Melanie, welcomed a baby girl, Katherine Ann, on November 21.

03 J. P. Scanlon ’95 married Ellen Lee in July.

04 Gerald Pogue ’96 (left) and his

nephew, Holden Tanner ’26 (lower right) and Holden’s cousin Michael Shroeder ’05 (right) at Gerald’s niece’s graduation in San Diego.

05 Peter Einersen ’97 and William Boysen ’04 at their graduation from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons on May 21.

06 Will Mundy ’98 and his wife, Missy,

welcomed a daughter Molly in July. She

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joins big sister, Madeline (3).

07 Ryan Myerberg ’98 and his wife,

Gwin, welcomed a son, Thomas, on September 10.

08 Philip Geiger’s ’00 son, Evan Nathaniel, born November 3, with sister Alexa Marie.

09 Rana Kashyap ’01 married Sanjana Jacob on September 21. Five out of his six groomsmen were ’Wick alumni: Vir Kashyap ’99, Elliot Rauh ’01, Paul Gojkovich ’01, bride, groom, Will McGirr ’01, Michael Boensch ’01, and Vinay Kashyap.

10 Ted Hubbard ’02 welcomed a son, Edward John, born November 2.

11 John Woodruff ’03 married Mallory Hughes (GA ’04) on September 28 in Greenwich, Conn. The couple was

surrounded by friends from both Brunswick and Greenwich Academy.

Left to right: Chris Ward ’04, Chris Geronimos ’04, Lauren Sheppe (GA ’04), Christina Hoffman (GA ’04), Denia Craig (GA ’04), Andrew Small ’04, John Jamgochian ’04, Julianne Mifflin Austin (GA ’04), Julia Kiernan (GA ’04), Todd Johnson ’03, Sarah Parker (GA ’04), Zac John ’05, Cameron Smith ’03, Riley Stuebe ’02, Perrin Arturi ’78, Kate Woodruff (GA ’06), Chloe Wynne (GA ’04), James McAvity ’03.

12 Samuel Duke ’04 married Chrissa Yee on November 23. Several Brunswick alumni were in attendance. Left to right: Trevor Giuliani ’04, Carter Matschullat ’02, Garrett Ienner ’04, groom, Sammy Fayed ’04, D. L. Tashjian ’04, Anais Merle (GA ’04), Jared O’Connell ’04.

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shortly thereafter became active members of the First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich.

Very proud of his family’s many generations of living in Greenwich, he was active in several community groups, a prolific stamp collector, a serious golfer, gardener, and small sailboat skipper with his daughter.

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13 Joey Pappalardo ’04 married Laura West on November 9.

14 & 15 Carter Harris ’05 married Jennifer Frye on September 21 in Greenwich, Conn. Many Brunswick friends and family attended. Left to right: Jeffrey Boyd ’04, Tim Edwards ’05, Jeff Harris (Director of Athletics; US History), Justin Burns ’04, groom, Bates Tillman ’05, bride, Terry Boyd

(Class Dean, Grade 6; English & Math), Eric Tillman (US English), Allison Boyd, Tom Philip (headmaster), Annie Tillman, Abby Tillman, Leslie Harris (US Spanish), Lela Philip, Duncan Edwards ’02. Photo Credit: Melani Lust Photography 16 Piper McClutchy, born August

2012, daughter of Todd ’98 and wife, Kristin, wore her Brunswick “cub” hat,

Michael Kristoff directed Live at the Foxes Den, currently in theaters, on-demand, and on iTunes.

Joey Pappalardo married Laura West on November 9 in Austin, Texas. Brunswick alumni in attendance were fellow classmates Sam Kies, Brett Lascalzo, and Andrew Gosden. See photo 13.

2005 Carter Harris married Jennifer Frye on September 21 at Christ Church in Greenwich. A reception followed at Belle Haven Yacht Club. The couple currently lives in Charlottesville, Va., where they are both working toward their MBAs at The University of Virginia. Carter is the son of Brunswick faculty members Leslie Harris, Upper School Spanish teacher, and Jeffry Harris, Athletic Director and History teacher. See photos 14 and 15.

FACULTY David and Krista Bruce welcomed a daughter, Eliza Reynolds, on November 14. Eliza joins big brother

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with a feminine touch, on Homecoming weekend.

17 Blake and Blair Harriss, son and daughter of Brett ’99 and Monica Harriss, show their Bruin pride as they sport Brunswick “cub” hats.

18 David and Krista Bruce welcomed their daughter, Eliza Reynolds, on November 14.

Braxton ’27 and sister, Taylor (2). David is Director of Middle School Admissions, Director of Financial Aid, and teaches math in the Middle School. Krista is Annual Fund Director. See photo 18.

IN MEMORIAM Warner Austin Finney ’37, 94, of Riverside, died December 16 at Greenwich Hospital. A retired banker at the former Greenwich Trust Company, he was the eldest son of Judge W. Stanley Finney and Margaret Boswell Finney.

Warner’s wife of 64 years, Elizabeth Ann Vance Finney, predeceased him in 2008, as did his only daughter, Judith Ann Finney Seweryn, in 1990.

After graduation from Brunswick School, he attended Dartmouth College, and graduated from Columbia University in 1941.

He served as a noncommissioned officer in the 104th Infantry Division in Europe during crucial battles of World War II. After the war, he and his bride established their home in Greenwich, and

He is survived by a loving granddaughter, Laura Seweryn Markovich, and two brothers: E. Dean Finney of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and Graham S. Finney of Philadelphia. A memorial service was held December 20 at the First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich.

Edward H. Bragg, Jr. ’49, 81, a former member of Brunswick’s Board of Trustees (1975–1981) and father of three Brunswick alumni — Philip ’84, James ’87, and Winston ’92 — died, October 21, at his home in Greenwich with his beloved wife and family at his side.

He had also served Brunswick as chair of his 60th Reunion Committee in 2009 and as Class Agent for the Class of 1949.

“Ed was a truly remarkable man and a deeply dedicated alumnus,” Headmaster Thomas W. Philip said. “It was a real honor and pleasure to get to know Ed during my first years here — and his steady good counsel will be missed by so many.

During the course of nearly 65 years, his and his family’s continuing interest in Brunswick has made a tremendous difference for our school.”

Born in White Plains, N.Y., he was a graduate of Brunswick, Princeton University, the Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and Harvard Business School.

He served for two years on the Coast Guard Search & Rescue duty in the Atlantic and one year as Commanding Officer of a shore station in the Pacific, French Frigate Shoals, the smallest inhabited island in the world.

He was a partner and managing director of the investment counsel firm Scudder, Stevens & Clark, with 35 years in the role of managing individual and institutional portfolios.

At Brunswick, three courts in the Stephens Squash Center were named in honor of members of the Bragg family in 2001.

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Edward is survived by Margaret, his wife of 49 years; three sons; a daughter-in-law, Jen; and two grandchildren, Lily Elisabeth and Chase Edward.

Malcolm Sheldon Pray, Jr. ’46, 84, of Greenwich, died August 25 from complications of a stroke.

Born in New York City, he was the son of Malcolm Sheldon Pray and Frances Parker Pray, and the brother of Sandra Pray Culbert.

The Pray family moved to Greenwich in 1939, where Malcolm lived for the remainder of his life.

He was a graduate of Brunswick and the University of Virginia.

Pray owned the largest complex of automobile dealerships in Greenwich, which he built from 1955 until 1999. He was devoted to his employees and customers, and his concentration on customer service earned the Pray Automobile Corp. a national reputation for excellence.

He sold the business so he could create the Pray Achievement Center, in Banksville, N.Y., where he inspired young people to establish goals and reach for them. He used his extensive collection of exotic vintage cars to motivate young people to be successful.

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Since the center opened, in 2001, more than 8,000 visitors have heard Malcolm’s message of encouragement and learned the steps necessary to be successful in today’s business world. He received many youth organization, civic, and charitable awards for his continued efforts with local charities.

The Greenwich Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, Greenwich Red Cross, USO of Metropolitan New York, and the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce are among the recipients of his energy and contributions.

He was a proud American and a true patriot. For more than 40 years, he worked enthusiastically with local and national Republican Party candidates and was awarded the Prescott Bush Award from the Connecticut Republicans in 1998.

He chaired two National Dealer Councils (Volkswagen and Porsche-Audi), in addition to an automobile-trade association of imported-car dealers in the United States, the Connecticut Volkswagen Dealers, and Connecticut Automotive Trades Association.

He is survived by his wife, Natalie, daughters Sabrina Forsythe and her daughters, Courtney and

Nicole Fischer; Melanie (Lilly) Pray and her daughter, Portia Pray, of Boulder, Colo.; Justina Pray and her daughter Natasha and son Parker Grayson; and his sister, Sandra Pray Culbert. He was predeceased by his son, Malcolm Sheldon Pray III, who died in 1986.

Malcolm’s wish was that his greatest legacy would be the Pray Achievement Center, which will continue his mission of inspiring young minds.

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HEn THE u.S. mEn’S olYmpIC Hockey Team hits the ice in Sochi, Russia, Kevin Shattenkirk ’07 will be one of 25 players skating for the red,

white, and blue — and the first-ever Brunswick alumnus to earn the honor in ice hockey.

Shattenkirk, who attended Brunswick in ’03–’04 and ’04–’05 before being named to the

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But please send them on glossy paper.

Matte prints and prints from digital photos do not scan well. We can’t reproduce photos from photocopies, magazines or newsprint.

united States national Development Team, starred at Boston university and is currently a member of the St. louis Blues.

“It’ll be an honor and a privilege to represent our country in Sochi,” Kevin said. “I’m thrilled.

I can’t wait to go over there and try to help our team bring home a gold medal.”

Mail prints to: Libby Edwards Brunswick School Development/Alumni Office 100 Maher Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830

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Alumni Notes

Those Were the Days Just shy of 45 years ago, Bruns-

registration fee of $10. The letter

wick’s Director of Admissions

heralded the beginning of the

posted this letter to the Durkin

family’s long and proud association

family, announcing that their

with Brunswick: Both William “Bill”

three sons had all been accepted

Durkin, Jr. and his son Bill III ’72

for the following academic year.

went on to serve as Chairmen of

Back then, places were held by a

Brunswick’s Board of Trustees.

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‘hooKeD’ at ’wiCK, Film trio goes pro

p

eer PeDerSeN ’05

“I found I also really

dance in 2010,

Lucky Them, with Pedersen

was a ’wick 5th-grader

like writing, directing,

although the seeds

and Joanne woodward serving as

when he made his stage

and producing.”

of this alchemy were

executive producers and gibbs as

planted much earlier,

producer, stars Toni Collette and

at Brunswick.

Thomas Hayden Church.

debut.

Teaming up with two

The play was The Emperor’s

other Brunswick alums,

New Clothes, and Pedersen was cast

Pedersen has already

as the lead. In character for this

produced two films with

Andy too, we were all

picked up by the Toronto Film

cautionary tale by Hans Christian

another in the works for

making films when we

Festival, and later acquired by

Andersen, Pedersen took the stage

spring 2014.

were in high school,”

IFC Films.

wearing nothing but boxer shorts.

It was silly stuff, but it hooked him.

“It started out as a love for act-

“Mike and I and

The trio, including

Pedersen said. “I met

Adam gibbs ’04 and

Mike at Brunswick.

Mike kristoff ’04, began working

Mike is the reason I started

together after meeting up at Sun-

doing film.”

ing,” said Pedersen.

Among the projects from gibbs and Pedersen is a comedy

In September, the film was

Another film from all three alums was released late in 2013.

Their first feature film, Live at the Foxes Den, was shot two years ago. It is a directorial debut for kristoff, while Pedersen

that earned quick

and gibbs served as

praise from reviewers.

producers.

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The film trio: left to right, Adam Gibbs ’04, Mike Kristoff ’04, and Peer Pedersen ’05 recently produced Lucky Them, which was picked up by the Toronto Film Festival.

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Career Fits him to a tee bY miChael KenneDY ’99

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T All BEgAn WHEn HE WAS just 10 years old. up through his early days in law school, peter “pete”

Bevacqua ‘89 spent summer after

summer at the golf course, starting

Bevacqua has since realized that

pages — on a whim, really,” he

dream, now filling one of the sport’s

remembered. “I came across the

most prestigious positions: Chief

name Romney Berson, who, at the

Executive officer of the pgA of

time, served as Chief legal officer

America.

for the uSgA.

In an early-September visit to

“A bell went off in my head. I

as a caddie and eventually serving as

campus, Bevacqua shared his story

realized that the golf industry needed

caddie master and golf shop manager.

with Brunswick varsity captains and

lawyers, too.”

“It was during those years that I became passionate about the game,”

head coaches.

“It wasn’t easy,” he recalled. “I had a

He wrote Berson a letter and attached his resume. A year later, he

Bevacqua said. “I realized I wanted

hard time figuring out what I wanted

received a response. Soon after that,

of the busiest years of my life.

golf to play a role in my future —

to do. You may well find yourself in

he became the in-house counsel

That’s a lesson I’ve carried into my

ideally, a significant one.”

this same position one day.

for the uSgA and has worked in a

professional career.

“In my mind, I kept coming back to golf. I knew I had to find a way to involve the game in my professional life,” he said.

At the time, Bevacqua had just finished his fourth year at the new

professional capacity in the game ever since.

Bevacqua credits his days on

“You’ll have a few crystal clear moments in your athletic career that you’ll always remember, and they’ll

maher Avenue for much of his

increase in importance as you grow

resiliency.

older,” he told the small gathering of

“my Brunswick days are some

Brunswick athletes. “Do your best to

York law firm Davis polk & Wardwell.

of my proudest,” he said. “I had to

be able to look back upon them

“I picked up the company’s Alumni

learn to strike a balance among all

proudly — especially when you faced

of my commitments during some

adversity or defeat.”

Directory and started flipping the

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pete Francis (Heimbold) ’94, member of the band Dispatch, and Ian murray ‘93 (inset) and the Ian murray Band were part of the evening’s entertainment at the 2013 greenwich Wine+Food Festival, which took place the weekend of october 4-5.

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Alumni Skate & Squash In Bruin tradition, alumni athletes put on their shoes, laced up their skates, donned their pads, and took to the ice and courts for post-Thanksgiving scrimmages the Saturday after the holiday.

The hockey roster included nearly 30 alumni from graduating years

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spanning more than three decades: 1976–2012. The odd class years played the even class years, and the evens won. It was a fun afternoon filled with good sportsmanship and camaraderie.

In the same arena, 14 alumni squash players were matched up against eight current ’Wick varsity players for a run around the court.

Alumni players from graduating years ranging from 2002–2013 were present.

Returning players represented several elite college programs, including Bates, George Washington, Hamilton,

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Harvard, Middlebury, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, Trinity, Williams, and Yale.

This annual alumni event always makes us thankful for the relationships ’Wick alumni make while they are students and, equally important, the ones they make after graduation.

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01 L ouis Arrone ’06 shoots the puck wide at

a well-guarded net.

02 Chris Jones ’02 03 Z ach Zannino ’05, Jason Rehlaender

’05, Dan Hubbard ’05 wait for their next shift on the bench.

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04 Hayes Murphy ’14 and Matt Mackin ’10 05 Drew Monroe ’16 06 Hayes Murphy ’14 07 C lay Blackiston ’08 and

Kevin Bradicich ’14

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NYC Holiday Party Nearly 160 Brunswick grads ranging from the classes of 1973 to 2009 attended the annual Alumni holiday party at the University Club in New York City on December 10. The party, held jointly with Greenwich Academy, was a huge success as many old friends, students, and mentors convened for the festive event. Alumni, faculty, and staff alike were in agreement that it was, by far, the best and most wellattended alumni event to date.

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pippin reunion Celebrating Their ‘Corner of the Sky’

’Wick alumni and faculty who took

to the nearby House of Brews to catch

part in the School’s February 2006

up and share memories. The troupe

staging of the musical Pippin reunited

included (left to right) ’Wick music

in new York City on August 24 at

teacher Alexander Constantine, matt

the music Box Theater to take in a

Sargent ’06, Catherine Dunnebier (gA

performance of the current Broadway

’06), theater teacher Seth potter, lucy

production — winner of the 2013 Tony

Van Atta (gA ’07), Jack Seaver ’07,

Award for Best musical Revival.

Frank Verhaegen ’06, James Thorman

After the show, the crew adjourned

’06, and Chris ghaffari ’08.

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Thanksgiving Alumni Row Ed Williams ’09 organized another successful Alumni Row. The guys definitely want to keep this Thanksgiving tradition alive and grow the event in the future, while maintaining its low-key quality.

Left to right, Jamie Fowler ’07, Spencer Moscati ’06, George Moran ’07, Turner Smith ’09, Bridges King ’09, Oivind Lorentzen ’09, Hank Schless ’10, Sean Forester ’13, Ed Williams ’09, Matt Podlesak ’13, Nick Williams ’06, Michael Chronert ’12, and Graham Miller ’12.

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LAST LOOK

by Courtney Kennedy

A Silent Composition Photo by Jeffry Konczal

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uiet focus isn’t a common theme

The boys are absorbed in their studies and, for the

among Middle School-aged boys. But while it’s

moment, the library is silent.

a rare sight, it’s certainly a beautiful one when you’re lucky enough to catch a glimpse of it.

While roaming the Middle School halls,

photographer Jeff Konczal just happened on this natural composition of quiet and concentration as he stood in the doorway of the library.

“Compositionally, the bookshelves on either side, the backpack on the ground, and the globe are perfect academic

“I’m not sure how many photos I took of those boys, but I don’t remember them looking up even once from their work.”

elements,” he observed.

The photo is contemplative. Unlike almost all others shot that day, it leaves little to the imagination:

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“I’m not sure how many photos I took of those boys,” he recalled. “But I don’t remember them looking up even once from their work.”

And, in a silent second, their academic dedication was documented, the camera was lowered, and Konczal continued down the hall toward a much more common scene — a classroom full of boisterous young boys.

Kudos to Henry Jonokuchi ’19 (left)

and Eli Korngiebel ’19 for keeping their eyes on the prize and focusing so intently on their studies.

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