Times of Brunswick Online, Summer 2013 by Brunswick School

Father Cipolla: Honoring A ‘Pillar of the Faculty’

Community Service Day: Reaching Out, Helping Others, Doing More

David Darst ’00: Clearing Paths Toward Saving Lives

times of

Summer 2013

‘the Rest of

Brunswick Men

Our Lives’ Ali Coopersmith ’13 Cheers Classmates Commencement: Class of 2013 Looks Toward New Challenges

iii

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Board of Trustees 2013–2014

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 Chief Financial Officer/Business Officer Thomas G. Murray, P ’25, ’27 Executive Director of Development Kimberlie Fett, P ’13, ’19 President, Brunswick Parents’ Association

OO nn Sc Sc hh ee dd uu ll ee :

Giant Excavation Making Way for New Pool

Construction of the new natatorium on the Edwards Campus on King Street, scheduled for completion in August 2014, has begun. On the day following the close of school, construction workers started to prepare and secure the site, located just behind the Middle School. When work on the below-ground complex is finished, a new ground-level playing field will be the only visible change to the landscape.

For time-lapse updates on construction progress, visit AboveAllElse.BrunswickSchool.org

M essage f rom t h e

HEADMASTER ‘It’s Not Their Job to Be Grateful… It’s Our Job to Be Good Parents’

n so many ways, I love that phrase — primarily, I suppose, because it reminds me that parenting truly is a job. In fact, it has long been argued that, of

all the jobs that one could have, being a parent is one of, if not the most, difficult of all. Unlike most jobs, there’s rarely, if ever, the chance for a performance review, a pat on the back, or a promotion. Nevertheless, as with all jobs, our success at parenting will be measured by our commitment to the task. That task can either be taken seriously — or not. Performed well — or not. Be about the job at hand — or be about “us” instead. If our hope and aspiration in parenting is to receive accolades and gratefulness from our children, we are likely to do an ineffective job with (and for) those very children. If we

Children, whether in Kindergarten, hoping

recognizing, let alone truly appreciating, all that

go into parenting expecting to be appreciated

for a piece of candy at the supermarket check-

and thanked, we risk being disappointed again

out, or a Senior in the Upper School, pushing

their parents do for them.

and again — and again. More often than not,

hard to have no curfew, aren’t usually capable

had children of our own that we finally began

doing the right thing by and for our children

of understanding the long-term messages that

to appreciate fully all that our parents did for

Actually, for most of us, it wasn’t until we

is more likely to be met with

are the stock-and-trade of good

us. Perhaps, in lieu of of gratitude, we can be

disappointment and anger

parenting. What they want,

comfortable in the swift and certain knowledge

they want NOW! And anyone

that when our children, in turn, are parents of

or anything that presents

their own, it will be “payback” time.

on our children’s part than by gratefulness and glee. The reason for this is that

Our success at parenting will be measured by our commitment to the task.

children tend to live in the present, while good parenting deals, almost exclusively, with the future. Good parents know

an obstacle to that instant gratification is more likely to be

met with scorn than with gratitude. Don’t look for a “thank-you” in those

(or should know) that their job is to teach the

moments. Grit your teeth and be comfortable

invaluable lessons of honesty, responsibility,

in knowing that you’re doing the right thing for

accountability, resourcefulness, and selflessness

your child — just as your parents did the right

that are several of the key traits found in many/

thing for you. As was no doubt true of us when

most successful and fulfilled people.

we were young, children are rarely capable of

Thomas W. Philip

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

s u m m e r

Brunswick times of

Brunswick School 100 Maher Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 Tel: 203.625.5800 BrunswickSchool.org

Headmaster Thomas W. Philip Executive Director of Development Thomas G. Murray Associate Director of Development Meghan McCarthy Director of Institutional Communications Daniel J. Griffin dgriffin@brunswickschool.org Assistant Editor Courtney Kennedy ckennedy@brunswickschool.org Class Notes Editor Libby Edwards ledwards@brunswickschool.org Contributing Writers Charlie Cassoli ’15 Libby Edwards Daniel J. Griffin Courtney Kennedy Michael Kennedy ’99 Katherine Ogden Corey Okinaka ’13 Michael (Ty) Pastore ’20 Thomas W. Philip Jennifer Stahlkrantz Samuel Zuckert ’13 Contributing Photographers Caroline Barnett Dan Burns Tim Coffey Jamie Fessenden Jeffry Konczal Minush Krasniqi Heather Liebensohn Wayne Lin Micah Mackenzie Robert Norman Design Taylor Design, taylordesign.com Printing Flagship Press, flagshippress.com

2 0 1 3

CONTENTS Features 05 T he Power to Reach Out, Help Others, Do More By Katherine Ogden 12 F rom Research to Business to Markets Beyond By Katherine Ogden and Jennifer Moore Stahlkrantz 18 ‘ We Will Miss You More Than You Know’ By Katherine Ogden 31 S pring Sports Wrapup: Perseverance. Dominance. A Season of Success. By Michael Kennedy ’99

CONTENTS

DEPARTMENTS 01 Message from the Headmaster 41 Beyond the Books

– Jammin’ in Germany – Taking Steps Toward Saving Lives – Odyssey Teams ‘Rewarded for Taking Risks’ – Adventure in South Africa: Diving Deep into Debate – Fives Go on Vacay! – ‘What So Proudly We Hailed’ – A Musical Track Switches for Appreciation – ‘Checkmate!’ for Lower Schoolers – Honors for a Retiring ‘Pillar of the Faculty’ – Extra Strength ‘Above All Else’ – Arabic Poetry, By Heart – Full of Sound & Fury

50 Class Notes

Flex Time

55 In Memoriam 56 Alumni Events

04 Uno, Dos, Tres, Olé! Icon indicates more content can be viewed by visiting bwick.org/tob_summer2013

09 The Royal Palms 11 Wick Spirit Shines Through 16 Down the Runway for a Great Cause 30 Raising a Toast to a Vintage Year 39 Adventures in the Tetherless World 40 All Hugs, Pride and Warm Fuzzies 49 BPA ‘Tees It Up’ for STEM

30 www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

FLEX TIME Lower S c h oo l : C i nco de ma y o

Uno, Dos, Tres, OlÉ!

hroughout the United States, Cinco de Mayo, the 5th of May, is the date observed in the United States

as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. At Brunswick’s Lower School, it was the culmination of the

2nd grade’s study of Mexican history, music and culture under the tutelage of Pre/Lower School Spanish teacher Hector Marban. In conjunction with Greenwich Academy, the boys don sombreros and bandanas to perform a traditional Mexican dance with 2nd grade girls dressed in tiered skirts and shawls. This year, the event, which rotates between Brunswick and GA every other year, took place in Greenwich Academy’s gym.

01 Riley Gilsanen ’23 02 Left to RIght: Eric Lonnegren, William

Klein, Campbell Officer, Aiden Reals, Adriel Resendiz, William Monahan, Aiden Kazazes (all ’23) 03 2nd-graders doned somberos for Cinco

de Mayo Day at Greenwich Academy. 04 Brunswick 2nd graders performed

a traditional Mexican dance. 05 Liam Butler ’23

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013 04

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

H o nor C o mmu ni t y se r vi ce day

’Wick boys and Upper School faculty members did some of the heavy lifting for groups around the region on Community Service Day in the spring, while also offering companionship and more to some of the people who need it most.

The Power to

Reach Out

Help Others

Do MORE B y Ka t h e r i n e O g d e n

Upper Schoolers Find Joy and Satisfaction in Serving Those in Need When you have 686

Library, to prepping and painting

about 65 in all — as well as a

divided into eight work parties and

acres of habitat to

classrooms at the Greenwich Boys

smattering of administrators.

asked to remove invasive species,

watch over, it’s nice

and Girls Club, and fighting back

to have a little extra

invasive plants such as porcelain

1,500 hours of free labor offered

remove debris from a washed-out

elbow grease to help keep

berry, multiflora rose and privet at

to nonprofit neighbors-in-need

bridge, and trek through the woods

things tidy.

Greenwich Audubon.

throughout the area.

to replace signposts along seven

Do the math: That’s more than

transplant high-bush blueberries,

Likewise, when 187 little people

In all, 364 Upper School boys

get dropped on your doorstop each

fanned out across the community

in the community is appreciated,

“They were great,” Land Steward

morning, some projects continually

for a four-hour stretch on a late

though the day brings distinctive

Andy Chapin said. “They did a lot of

get pushed aside as the pressing

April morning. The boys visited

lessons for the legions of boys who

jobs all over the place.

needs of all those babies and

23 locations around the region,

set aside their own lives for a day in

toddlers fill the day.

tackling projects large and small,

favor of service to others.

Happily, Brunswick boys lined up in droves to offer their muscle to projects throughout the area, from reorganizing shelves at Greenwich

heavy and light, during Brunswick’s annual Community Service Day. The boys were joined by the entire Upper School faculty —

Across the board, such help

One of the largest Brunswick

miles of trail.

“They did real work, and were game to take on any task,” he said. “I enjoyed working with them. It

groups visited the Audubon

was a nice thing for the school to

sanctuary on Riversville Road —

do for the community.”

65 students and 10 faculty were

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

Brunswick boys ready a room for a fresh

Brunswick Boys & Faculty were Busy.

364 65 23

Brunswick Boys Upper School Faculty Area Locations Visited

1,500 Volunteer Hours

coat of paint at St. Roch Place YMCA daycare in Greenwich

lsewhere, some

moments lost as children wait to

projects required a

see their doctor.

much lighter touch, and Brunswick boys

from Brunswick, recapture

were equally ready to help

those moments by reading to the

with those.

children as they wait.

From visiting with elderly

Another contingent of ’Wick

a stack of newspapers and asked to lead a 45-minute discussion of the week’s events. “It’s not as easy as it sounds,” said Volunteer Coordinator Sally Van Leeuwen, noting that she

to playing with puppies at one

boys visited with residents at The

did offer some tips on how best to

of the region’s only no-kill

Nathaniel Witheral Short-Term

approach the discussion.

shelters, Brunswick boys offered

Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center,

companionship and more to some

leading a weekly Current Events

of the people and animals who

session while giving the usual

need it most.

volunteers a day off.

One group, led by Brunswick

A total of six Upper School

“Just reading to the residents doesn’t work,” she said. Two other boys helped escort physical therapy patients to and from the rehab gym.

mathematics teacher Dwight

boys visited the Center, owned

Van Leeuwen said this is the

Jackson, included five ’Wick boys

by the Town of Greenwich and

third or fourth year Upper School

who visited the waiting room at the

home to 202 elderly and recovering

boys have visited the Center for

Open Door Family Medical Center

residents.

Community Service Day, and the

in Port Chester, N.Y. The Center partners with Reach Out and Read, a national literacy program that tries to save the

Kieran Dowley ’16 spends time

with a young reader at Head Start.

Volunteers, including those

Four ’Wick students were given

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

(continued on page 08)

H o n or C o mmu ni t y se r vi ce day

A Lesson in Courage

‘I want to try to make a difference’

t wasn’t a book or even a science project that provided the most important lesson for Alessandro Montinaro ’15, now a rising Upper School junior. It was his 4th-grade teacher and former tutor, longtime Lower School educator Jennifer Spaulding, who also taught his younger brother, Jack ’18. Spaulding was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2008. A double mastectomy later that month knocked her off her feet, but she returned to a classroom full of 9- and 10-year-old boys by the end of March break. Spaulding taught 18 boys through the spring, despite chemotherapy treatments and hair loss. “All the kids that year were great,” she recalled. “They were inspiring. They were my boys. They took care of me. “They asked good questions — were curious without being intrusive,” she said. “We talked about how it’s okay to be sick — it’s how we face the disease.”

The teacher’s ordeal left a lasting impression on at least one of her students, even if he wasn’t in her classroom that year. “She had breast cancer,” Alex said. “She survived. I want to try to make a difference,” he said. This past year, Montinaro figured out a way to provide some comfort to women facing similar difficulties today. Rallying his friends to volunteer at Waterside School in Stamford, he earned enough community service hours to qualify for one of the most powerful fundraising opportunities available to Brunswick Upper School students — selling lunches from the

popular Corbo’s Corner Deli and Chicken Joe’s. Montinaro negotiated to buy the lunches and sold them to hungry classmates at a profit, raising more than $3,000. He used the money to buy Breast BFFL Bags, a breast surgery recovery kit that provides comfort items such as a specially designed pillow and wound- and drain-care supplies. Montinaro personally delivered the bags to Stamford Hospital, which will distribute them to patients. Spaulding, who is in her eighteenth year at Brunswick, says she’s more humbled than honored by the work she has inspired. And she’s not at all surprised to see her student Alex in the lead. “He’ll be an everlasting mark in my life,” she said, describing Montinaro this way: “Alex was always a laugh riot,” she remember. “Teachers get as much from the kids as the kids get from the teachers.”

What’s in a BFFL Bag? Every BFFL Bag includes comfort items specifically designed for breast surgery recovery. Each bag contains: • A Drain Care Pack • Toiletries Kit • Collapsible water bottles • SkinCeuticals® Sample Pack • An AxillaPilla® comfort pillow • Expandable folder for important papers and cards • Numerous items for both in-hospital surgical recovery and any postsurgical chemotherapy or radiation. The BFFL Bag™ is made of lightweight, stain resistant pack cloth, has metal feet to keep the bag off the hospital floor, inside and outside pockets, and is roomy enough for clothing and other essential personal items.

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

Rising junior Alessandro Montinaro ’15 and his classmate Ben Rogers ’15, center, holding BFFL Bags, pause for a picture with Stamford Hospital staff.

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

H o no r Communi ty servi c e d a y

one-day visit complements the help offered throughout the year by a group of Brunswick 8th-graders. ’Wick Middle School students visit regularly for 90 minutes on Friday afternoons, she said. The boys help with whatever needs doing — from folding napkins for parties to bowling events. “It’s whatever we throw at them on a Friday afternoon,” Van Leeuwen said. “We love having

James Pollack ’15 engages in a little soccer with a young boy at Family Centers on Arch Street. In addition to all the hard work, Community Service Day brings a bit of play.

them. One-time-only or the regular visits. It’s a win-win.” For the Greenwich-based Children’s Day School, whose all-female staff provides quality,

delightful bedlam, as only puppies

just makes them stronger as boys

affordable care to working families,

can be,” said Margot Beattie,

of character.”

the visit from Brunswick boys is

Brunswick director of records

always a bonus.

and scheduling and an advisor

powerful enough that they will

to the group of ’Wick boys who

want to do more,” he said.

The boys tackle the heavy lifting, Director Sara Champion

visited the shelter.

“We hope their experience is

The experience lit a spark in

said, cleaning out areas and

Such visits demonstrate an

rising junior Thomas Dunleavy,

performing other work that

important truth: If area providers

who is filling out an application

regular staffers can’t.

see a benefit from a little bit of

to become a regular volunteer at

found time and muscle, the day is

the Blythedale Children’s Hospital

we ask them to do,” Champion

equally enriching for Brunswick

in Valhalla, N.Y., after visiting

said. “I was impressed with these

students who offer to help.

the facility with advisor John

“They’re ready to do anything

young men — their presence, their manners, their work ethics.” “It’s not like we have a big

For good reason, community service has been a mainstay of

Pendergast on Community Service Day.

a Brunswick education at every

Jabeen Dinzey, director of

budget to do this kind of stuff,” she

level, from the Pre School all the

volunteer services at Blythedale,

said. “It’s a true gift.”

way up to the Upper School,

said about seven ’Wick boys visited

for years.

in April, working in classrooms

It was a similar story at Greenwich-based Adopt-A-Dog.

Service, the School believes, is

with three- and four-year-old

President Allyson Halm said the

as much a lesson for ’Wick boys as

patients facing some of the most

boys brought needed items —

a day in the classroom — it opens

difficult challenges life can bring.

from office supplies to dog treats —

youthful eyes to the everyday

Dunleavy can’t wait to go back.

tackled some landscaping projects,

world around them at a moment

“I’ll try to find as much time

such as raking and weeding, and

when they are searching for their

as I can in my schedule to go,”

were also able to help move some

own place in it.

Dunleavy said. “It was a really

heavy fencing for the shelter. As a reward, the boys got to

Amidst demanding schedules,

good experience. You get to work

community service is required for

with younger kids who are not

visit with a litter of 10-week-old

every Upper School student in 9th

as privileged. Sharing time with

puppies that had been rescued

through 11th grade.

those kids, building even small

from North Carolina, though the

“We want to give students

play was not without purpose.

real-life experiences,” said Johnny

Young puppies benefit from such

Montanez, Brunswick’s Director

socializing just as much as young

of Community Service. “They are

children do.

trying to discover who they are

“It was bedlam. But it was

going to be. This kind of exposure

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

“I was impressed with these young men — their presence, their manners, their work ethics.”

relationships, it’s really inspiring to be around. “It’s about the way you feel when you are done,” he says.

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

FLEX TIME 2 0 1 3 C reat i v e W r i t i ng P r i z e

The winner of the 2013 Brunswick School Creative Writing Prize is Samuel Zuckert ’13, for his short story “The Royal Palms,” published in The Oracle, the school’s literary journal, in the spring. To read additional stories and poems in this year’s issue of The Oracle, visit BrunswickSchool.org/oracle13/

The Royal Palms B y Sa m u e l Z u c k e r t ’ 1 3

he royal palms hung over the pool deck, like a giant canopy,

Bordeaux. But after dinner he would have to go up to bed — he was never

as guests began to trickle out of the cast-iron doors that led

allowed under the palms after dark. His parents would drink and dance

from the foyer. Men in linen suits passed crystal glasses to their

with their friends late into the night. Occasionally his father would send

wives, who wore long sundresses. Young Wilcott watched the

Henry, their driver, to Port St. Lucie to hire a quartet of talented black jazz

scene play out from his nursery window. Through the palm leaves he

musicians to entertain them. The festivities would stretch late into Palm

could see his father excitedly greet guests, pretending he hadn’t just seen

Beach’s warm winter evenings, long after Wilcott was tucked in under his

the gentlemen earlier that day at morning tennis and afternoon golf. His

blanket up in the nursery.

mother, splayed out on a deck chair, smoked a long cigarette, surrounded by other ladies. The ocean water lapped against the limestone sea wall, as it always did during the winter tides. The pool deck was lit with torches placed in the soil beds of the palm trees that surrounded the pool. The family’s houseman, who wore a white Bermudian officer’s coat, passed out martinis on a silver tray. “Come on, Willy. It’s time to go to bed,” his nurse,

Wilcott learned to swim in the pool under the palms. George,

Willy and his friends would climb up the trees on all four corners of the pool and jump in at once.

Mrs. May, called. “One second,” Wilcott replied. He loved observing his parents’ parties. At Christmastime he was allowed to go

the lifeguard from the Bath and Tennis Club, would come over and instruct him. As Wilcott grew older, he would have friends from the Palm Beach Country Day School over to swim after school. His friend Teddy recommended that they climb up one of the palm trees and jump from there into the pool. It was great fun. Sometimes, Willy and his friends would climb up the trees on all four corners of the pool and jump in at once. Mrs. May would bring out lemonades and tell them to “be safe.” Under those royal palms, Wilcott threw his first party of his own. It was a small gathering with 20 of his friends who

downstairs in his slacks and school tie and be treated as an equal among

had graduated into the upper school. All the boys came over in their

his parents, elder cousins, grandparents, and family friends. They

graduation ties and the girls in their white dresses. That night, the boys

would make him a place at the table with a small glass of watered-down

eventually shed their ties and navy sport coats, and the girls did the same

www. br uwww nsw i .cksc b r u nsw h ool i cksc . orgh oo l . org 09

Flex TIME

with their high heels. Under the palms, Willy and his friends played

put up for sale — the portion that allowed the ocean to be viewed from

spin-the-bottle with one of Mrs. May’s empty glass milk bottles from the

the pool deck. “Oceanfront is king,” the broker informed Wilcott. He just

kitchen. By the end of the night, the bottle had broken.

hoped some vulgar man from Cleveland wouldn’t buy the thing.

Under the royal palm trees that covered the pool deck, Willy had his

Willy was in the pool reading the paper off of the limestone ledge when

first real drink of alcohol. Teddy convinced him that their newfound

he saw his father in the foyer with a set of luggage. Henry was packing it

standing in the upper school made it imperative to obtain some alcohol,

into his father’s Rolls-Royce rather hastily. Wilcott heaved himself out of

so they could properly entertain girls. But Willy would not dare steal his

the pool and dripped water over his newspaper, rendering it unreadable.

father’s gin and the basement cellar was locked, so they set out

He walked into the foyer, still dripping water onto the cool marble floor.

to Green’s.

“Where are you going, father?”

Green’s was the only store on Palm Beach Island where residents

“Off to New York for a little while, Willy. I need to look for some

could buy essentials like toothpaste, a carton of eggs,

more opportunities to make back the money we’ve lost.”

or a smoothie. They also sold beer. Alfred, the man

Willy’s father never sat under the palms again.

who ran the counter at Green’s, knew Teddy and

Willy’s mother filed for divorce while he was in New

Willy and their families. The two friends walked

York and his belongings were shipped north in crates.

into the store and nervously eyed the stack of beer

The palms didn’t sway in the wind the same way

cases. Teddy grabbed one and walked to the front of

they used to. The new house that sat on the northwest

the store. Alfred eyed them suspiciously, knowing

corner of the property blocked most of the wind.

their true age, but sold it to them anyway. He would

Under the still palms, Wilcott received much of Palm

charge Wilcott’s father double.

Beach’s old-guard society. His mother had passed

One summer while at Yale, Wilcott returned with

rather suddenly.

a girlfriend from the Newport area. Her name was

One late night, Wilcott smoked a cigar in a lounge

Elaine Eldritch. Willy’s mother had dinner set up

chair out by the pool with his first child on his knee,

for the four of them out on the pool deck, under the

a boy. The meditative view he had enjoyed his whole

palms, which each held a beautiful Chinese lantern that set a humble glow over the pale blue water. Willy’s father had brought the lanterns back from a trip to the Orient with a new business partner. Willy was surprised his father was doing business again; he hadn’t worked in Willy’s whole life.

The palms didn’t sway in the wind the same way they used to.

Wilcott shook hands with his father’s business partner under the same palms where they dined, not many months later. He was joining

childhood was now replaced by an enormous stucco structure, with columns in the front, like a new version of the White House. These things seemed to be popping up everywhere on the Island. Everyone wanted new houses on small lots that were just as big as places that used to be built on a property at least 10 times the size.

After tucking his son into the nursery for the night, Wilcott returned

the firm. “You’re going to be a great asset to this firm, Wilcott. We’re glad

to the palms. He at once found himself doing something that would have

to have a Yale man in our midst,” his father’s partner proclaimed. He

seemed rather foolish during the day, but now felt completely normal in

shared the news with his wife, Elaine, at dinner later the night. Mrs. May

the company of his own solitude.

prepared dinner for just the two of them on the grass just beyond the pool, right on the ocean. Through the French doors in the library, Wilcott saw his father out

His loafers gripped the meaty trunk of the Palm nearest to the ocean as he shimmied upwards, just as he had 15 years before. Climbing, he perspired; the humid evening caused his button-down to stick to the skin

on the deck, talking with the family’s lawyer. The tone of their voices

on his back. Eventually, he could see over the stucco wall, through a newly

indicated that something was wrong. Wilcott’s mother came into the room

planted garden, replete with a rather garish fountain, all the way to the

and stood with him. She squeezed his hand.

ocean waves. Wilcott’s watch read 10 o’clock just as the new neighbors’

There was a cool wind coming off the ocean that afternoon. The now enormous, 40-foot palms swayed over the pool, and a few of the shells that

flood lights dimmed off. Left alone with the sea, Wilcott surveyed the scene and was surprised

cased the palm leaves before they blossomed fell into the pool. “Henry will

to find it largely unchanged from the swims, parties, dinners, and

have to get those,” his mother muttered, quietly.

disappointments of his past. The Island’s gentle winter currents lapped the

Willy paced under the palms, arms on his hips, as he escorted the

ocean water against his old limestone wall, just as they always had. Wilcott

surveyors from McCale & Sons Real Estate around the property. They were

decided to stay perched in the palm tree for a while, gazing out at the

measuring the parcel along the poolside. A portion of it would need to be

endless, beautiful darkness, amid the lush silence of the night.

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

FLEX TIME ’ w i ck wa l k r u n

’wick spirit shines through

ager athletes literally outran the rain on May 11, when 165 Brunswick School family, friends and faculty (20 more than

last year’s sunny-day attendance, some

as young as five years old) gathered for the annual ’Wick Walk Run, a 1.6 mile cross-country loop that wends its way through the beautiful trails encircling the Edwards Campus on King Street.

The event was coordinated by

Brunswick parents Amy McGrath and Catherine Farello, with help from Nan Pozio, Kristin Price, and Paige Montinaro. “It was a joy to see the Brunswick community and friends, young and old, side by side, racing and cheering each other on,” McGrath said. “The Brunswick spirit really shone through the clouds!”

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

F r o m

Research Business Markets T o

T o

B e y o n d

Vanguard Entrepreneur Applies Experience and Acumen to Clearing Paths Toward Saving Lives

rilliant as they may be, artists and academics are not necessarily known for their business sense. It’s a fact not lost on the likes of some

exceptionally powerful people. Entertainment mogul David Geffen, for example, got his start bridging the gap between the business world and the musical one — it was a bridge that built careers of a generation of singer-songwriters of the 1970s. In a similar way comes one of Brunswick’s own,

B y Ka t h e r i n e O g d e n and Jennifer Moore Stahlkrantz

David Darst ’00. A Harvard AB and MBA who launched his first company while still a teenager, Darst today has his sights set on solving one of the biggest problems in medicine: Halting metastatic progression in cancer patients. His strategy? End the bottleneck that keeps brilliant university science from seeing the light of day — be the bridge from scientific research in academia to the business world and the markets beyond, getting important

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Tr uth Pat hs T0 war d Savi ng Li ve s

01 R genix was founded on break-

through science developed in the laboratory of Sohail Tavazoie, M.D., Ph.D., a clinical oncologist and leading cancer researcher at Rockefeller University.

02 R genix has generated first-in-class

lead drug candidates for three cancer types, including breast cancer, melanoma and colon cancer. Human clinical trials are expected by 2015. 03 S cientisits have developed a plat-

form that utilizes microRNAs as molecular probes to reveal biological signaling pathways that drive cancer progression.

David Darst ’00 at the Rgenix laboratory in Brooklyn, N.Y. 03

David Darst ’00 lost his mother to cancer. Now, he’s betting he has the right blend of scientific know-how, financial expertise, and pure inspiration to help find a cure. scientific advances out to the people who need

and Vascepa, have been approved by the FDA, and

them most.

their developers obtained billion dollar market

“I decided to become an expert in how to do that,” said Darst, 31. “I prefer to partner with the academics, as a collaboration.” With a resume chock-full of venture capital and healthcare experience, Darst seems to have some expertise in this area that’s hard to deny. A former venture capitalist with OrbiMed Advisors,

capitalizations. “In both cases, we invested with limited Phase II clinical data, put in a lot of money that helped get the drugs through the FDA approval process and now there are patients reaping the benefits,” Darst said. Previously, at the age of 19, Darst co-founded Potentia Pharmaceuticals, co-writing an award-

the world’s largest private healthcare investment

winning business plan and built a team to launch the

firm, Darst has made investments in biotechnology

business. Later, the company licensed its lead drug

companies that treat cardiovascular disease, blindness,

for age-related macular degeneration to Alcon in a

migraine pain, and obesity, and was the founding

structured transaction with upfront payments as well as

investor in Good Start Genetics.

future milestones and sales-based royalties.

Two of the drugs in which he invested, Qsymia

“Over 500,000 Americans die each year of cancer. But novel treatments discovered at top universities often have a tough time getting funding because the scientists don’t have significant experience in key financial, regulatory and legal matters. That’s something I know I can contribute.”

Most recently, Darst was recruited as the CEO of

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

The majority of current cancer therapies target primary tumor growth, however the cancer could spread during treatment.

Rgenix, a preclinical-stage pharmaceutical company

focused on blocking the spread of cancer from one

with a mission to develop the world’s first cancer

organ to another.

therapies designed to target cancer metastasis, the

Darst reflects on his current work this way:

main cause of mortality in cancer patients.

“So, we’re now faced with a huge opportunity to

“Over 500,000 Americans die each year of cancer. But novel treatments discovered at top universities often have a tough time getting funding because the

patients.” The seeds of Darst’s current work can also be seen in

scientists don’t have significant experience in key

his earliest days at Brunswick, where he combined his

financial, regulatory and legal matters,” Darst says.

interest in finance with his passion for science.

“That’s something I know I can contribute.” For Darst, the mission has a deeply personal undertone.

Founder of the Brunswick Investment Club, Darst would go on to win the Class of 2000 Biology Prize and serve as co-captain of both the cross country and

Out of nowhere, his mom, Diane, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006.

sailing teams. But his unique blend of altruism, science and

An accomplished member of the Greenwich

business sense is more clearly seen in a pivotal

community, Diane earned her PhD from Columbia and

moment in his senior year. It was that moment when

danced professionally with the Zurich Opera

Darst realized that making a difference and being a

Ballet Company before settling down with her family

businessman were not mutually exclusive.

in Connecticut.

Rgenix is focused on blocking the spread of cancer from one organ to another, thus increasing the chance that there will not be future complications.

make a difference, especially for mid- to late-stage

In the fall of 1999 it was time to decide on a senior

A nonsmoker, she died in June 2010.

community service project. With the encouragement

“She had metastasis to the lungs and then to the

of Upper School Head Thomas W. Philip, Darst

brain and spinal cord,” Darst said. “It’s that progression

partnered with classmates Cameron Winklevoss ’00,

that takes the lives of cancer patients, 90 percent of

Tyler Winklevoss ’00, Chris Librandi ’00 and Brendan

the time.”

Wallace ’00 to create ALKAproject.com.

Unlike companies that produce the majority of

The project was an entrepreneurial as well as

current cancer therapies (those that target primary

altruistic venture that provided information on new

tumor growth, like chemo and radiation) Rgenix is

clinical research to patients who were out of hope,

The Making of David Darst Transitioning from building a start-up to working at a venture capital firm and back again was a challenge at first for Darst, who freely admits he was probably too enthusiastic about finding opportunities from which he might earn ten times his initial investment. At 25, he had to accept that it was good enough to have a 15 percent to 20 percent annual rate of return. “I may have had too high expectations at first,” he acknowledges, “and I also had to shift my investing style.” His previous experience at a start-up required him to spend more hours operationally and strategically evaluating fewer opportunities than he was considering at his new employer.

“Joining OrbiMed, where they have hedge funds, mutual funds and multiple venture capital funds, was a significant change,” he said. “It’s like drinking water from a fire hose, because you’re evaluating hundreds of companies per year. So, with OrbiMed, I had to be more focused on later-stage opportunities in which there was less risk and more clinical data.” While not all investments were 10X returns, Darst learned some valuable lessons, like the importance of having strong co-investors who maintain enough capital reserves for tough economic times, and keeping overhead and manufacturing costs low until the technology or drug is proven to work. B

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

“It’s like drinking water from a fire hose, because you’re evaluating hundreds of companies per year.”

Tr uth Pat hs T0 war d Savi ng Li ve s

The mission of Rgenix is to generate safe, effective and commercially viable therapies that will transform the lives of cancer patients by treating metastasis.

those who had exhausted all that mainstream medicine could offer. “ALKA is an acronym for the names of people I knew struggling with health conditions,” said Darst. Eventually, the project wound down and two of its

frequent tennis matches and long runs together. (Ever driven, Darst’s idea of relaxing involves some pretty grueling activities — he just completed the NYC Aquaphor Olympic distance triathlon in 2 hours and 38 minutes.) When they aren’t exercising, the

namesakes died. Even so, the

couple frequently makes time to

experience of co-founding and

get back to Greenwich. Here, they

developing ALKA opened up

spend time with Darst’s father,

the young Darst’s eyes to the

David Sr., and sister, Elizabeth (GA

possibility that he could be

’96) who has settled in town with

entrepreneurial and altruistic

her young family.

at the same time. These days, Darst is newly wed. He married

Pointing to former Brunswick AP biology teacher Norman Forbes as a pivotal

Elizabeth Proctor on September 15, 2012, at the

figure in his high school education, Darst has

First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach.

generously gifted Rgenix shares to Brunswick’s

The couple met in 2008 in the elevator of their apartment building, where both lived after

“Above All Else” Capital Campaign. “I am focusing the gift on some of the current

moving to New York City. Darst did his best to

science programs, to bring in new technologies

leave an impression, but didn’t see his future

that will help enable students to evaluate what

bride again for three years, when he noticed her

genes are important in driving disease,” he said.

at the gym.

“Assuming the shares are worth something

A few weeks later, Darst invited Proctor,

Not-for-Profits and Other Ventures

someday, the funds they provide might be very

a Division I athlete in college and marathon

helpful, not just for people of a traditional

runner, to play tennis. They were inseparable

science background, but also for people like me,

shortly thereafter. Today, they still enjoy

who follow another path to science.”

Along with a professor and four Harvard classmates, Darst co-founded Medicine in Need while still an undergraduate. A nonprofit that develops inhaled tuberculosis therapies, Medicine in Need was selected as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and has raised more than $10 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After graduation, Darst partnered with fellow Harvard alumni Eduardo Saverin, Ben Williams and A.J. Solimine to launch Firefly Health, a social networking site for people with rare diseases and other chronic health problems. Saverin, a co-founder of Facebook, eventually took over the venture, which later evolved into CarePlace.com. Another nonprofit, AttackAIDS, was dedicated to improving the delivery of lowcost HIV therapies in the developing world. Upon enrolling in Harvard Business School in the fall of 2005, Darst and his partners channeled the AttackAIDS funds they had raised to an HIV organization to India. B

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

FLEX TIME 7 0 t h A nn i v ersar y : S pr i ng Fas h i on S h ow & L u nc h eon

Down the Runway for a Great Cause

decked-out crowd of nearly 500 convened at Brunswick School’s Burke Field House on April 18 to cheer and celebrate the 70th anniversary of the bi-annual Spring Fashion

Show & Luncheon. Sponsored by the Brunswick Parents’ Association, this year’s event involved the work of a record 134 volunteers. Featuring more than 40 models from the Brunswick community, the show centered on a “Black & White” theme, with fashions by Vineyard Vines® and

Angela’s of Rye. The event raised more than $160,000 to help establish the BPA Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fund, created to support a key goal of the “Above All Else” Capital Campaign. A broad-based resource, the BPA STEM Fund will enable Brunswick to unite and build on its current initiatives, adding integrated mathematics, science and engineering programs to the curriculum at all levels.

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Stepping away a little bit and connecting to the elements is what I do to recharge.

Flex TIME

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

commencement

‘miss WE WILL

you MORE THAN YOU KNOW B y Ka t h e r i n e O g d e n

’Wick’s Class of 2013 Heads for New Challenges

’

Fathers, mothers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends — a whole community — gathered at Brunswick’s Dann Gymnasium to mark the School’s 111th Commencement exercises. The capstone ceremony

was the centerpiece of several celebrations that brought the 2012–2013 school year to a close, as graduating seniors were welcomed into the ranks of ’Wick alumni and Middle and Upper School students were honored for outstanding contributions and achievements.

t Brunswick Commencement,

“It’s breathtaking,” she beamed. “The spirit is

the spirit is catching.

just catching.”

The School graduated 85 boys in

Hailing from Germany, where high school

May in a commencement ceremony

graduation is seldom celebrated, Haub found

attended by hundreds of friends and

herself overwhelmed as she watched Headmaster

family, many coming from all over

Philip award diplomas to the newly minted

the world to mark the major life milestone of

graduates in Dann Gymnasium at Sampson

a new class of ’Wick alums.

Field House, including grandson Constantin

For many families and even for Headmaster

For the Haub family, 2013 marked the second ’Wick Commencement in

happiness in celebrating the high achievement of the Class of 2013, and

recent years — Constantin Haub graduated in 2010 — making the day

some sadness, too, as many noted with some regret that time can pass

even more stirring.

far too quickly. This year’s well-wishers included ’Wick grandmother Helga Haub. Wearing a huge smile and cheerful yellow suit, the proud grandmother

Haub, who heads to Boston College in the fall.

Thomas W. Philip, it was a day of mixed emotions — including plenty of

Mom Liliane Haub, also taking a pause on the King Street lawn, echoed her mother-in-law’s joy, while also allowing for the mix of emotions graduation day can bring to most any family.

reflected the happiness of the day as she flopped down for a rest at a

“I’m sad and happy. It’s quite an emotional event. I’ve had wonderful

King Street picnic table just minutes after the 90-minute ceremony

years here at Brunswick. I can’t be more thankful for what (Brunswick)

concluded.

has done for my sons.” k

Joy and sadness both — among the graduates celebrating the moment were newly minted Brunswick alums Jacob Fields, Matthew Mayfield, James Lucey and James Harvey. times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

“

“I’m really excited to have made it through the last 13 years. I am happy to graduate, but sad to be leaving all the faculty here.”

“

M i c h a e l Maa s - H u l l ’ 1 3

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

commencement

“It’s just a dream. I came to the country with nothing. To see my child graduated from Brunswick School… it just overwhelms me. It’s a miracle.”

lack of resources in her first

for someone like me coming all

Commencement 2013

to college, but I don’t want him

family meant more than just

the way from Haiti. My son has

was mom Roselaine

to leave Brunswick,” Aspilaire

scarcity of food — hunger is not

had the privilege to have gone to

Aspilaire, who arrived

said as she waited for the

even mentioned when asked

a great school like Brunswick.

in the United States

exercises to begin.

about her childhood.

lso grateful at

23 years ago from

“It’s a dream,” she said. “It’s

Instead, Aspilaire describes

“I never imagined such a thing,” she said. “I feel like

Haiti and has dreamed of the

just a dream. I came to the

“not being able to go to school

water was going to my eyes.

best education for son Lawrence

country with nothing. To see my

with good shoes…we cannot buy

It is a dream.”

since the day he was born, 18

child graduated from Brunswick

the books.”

years ago.

School…it just overwhelms me.

On a hot May afternoon this spring, that day arrived.

It’s a miracle.” Raised by a single mother

Raising two boys on her own in a new country, Aspilaire worked two jobs and never

Lawrence Aspilaire, a

in one of the poorest countries

gave up on that early dream of

Stamford resident who has

in the world, Aspilaire said her

education.

attended Brunswick since the

own childhood was a happy one

sixth grade, earned a Brunswick

“except for poverty.”

diploma. He will study

But if poverty breeds cravings

Many years later, seated at Brunswick graduation alongside her own mother, who speaks

Mechanical Engineering at

for the most basic comforts of

only Creole, Aspilaire tried to

the University of Connecticut

life, it wasn’t just food this little

explain her thoughts.

in the fall.

girl yearned for.

Just as it did for the Haub family, Commencement brought a mix of emotions to Lawrence’s mom.

“I want him to graduate, to go

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

“My son is

It was books.

graduating,” she

Overlooking the more obvious

remarked. “It

deficits of poverty, Aspilaire said

is a blessing

Crossing into a New World A Change in Perspective By Corey Okinaka’13

Despite the constant stream

greatest test of all.

of reminders about graduation

That thought made me sud-

for months leading up to the

denly long for the consistency

day, I cannot say I truly

of those innumerable hours

thought about it until we stood

of poring over notes for a test

in the hallway outside Dann

or trying in vain to write an

Gymnasium.

essay due the next day. I finally

With the band playing and

01 A ssistant Director of Athletics and

head Wrestling Coach Timothy Ostrye congratulates graduate Lawrence Aspilaire. 02 A soon-to-be graduate, William

Ponce enjoys a moment before Commencement. 03 G raduate Alex Durkin recives his

diploma. BELOW: Graduates Gabriel Paternina,

Corey Okinaka and Current Iyer show the joy of the day que molorep

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

in position can alter one’s

understood that the solemnity I

the fans slowly turning above, it

perspective entirely. For three

had witnessed in ceremonies of

finally hit me that this would be

years, I sat fidgeting in the

the past reflected a sudden re-

my last activity as a Brunswick

audience, staring up at the

alization of what it truly means

student. The countless hours

faces of the seniors. Amidst

to graduate, to set foot outside

spent sitting in the classroom,

the boredom and desperate

the school.

writing essays and staring at

efforts to use the program as a

math problems surged in my

fan, I often wondered how the

remains an intimate ceremony

mind and I wondered how time

boys romping the halls only a

because the Upper School is a

could have passed so quickly.

week ago now sat calmly on

small community. The private

the stage, straight-faced and

faculty farewell cements this

that I put on the yellow Upper

serious, poised on the verge of

idea in my mind; its informal

School tie to attend my first

manhood and utterly foreign to

nature, with faculty and seniors

graduation and stare in awe

me. I recognized their faces, but

gathering in the hockey rink

as the then-seniors (in my

their expressions rendered them

minutes before the ceremony,

mind they will always be the

completely different people.

to congratulate and bid farewell

It seemed only yesterday

Commencement, at its heart,

“seniors”) climbed the platform

I never understood that

to one another individually, left

to accept diplomas. I had never

sudden change until I took

a larger impression on me than

expected to follow them, but

their place. Staring out over

the pomp and circumstance of

all of a sudden I stood in the

the sea of faces, mind awash in

the formal ceremony.

doorway of the gym waiting to

memories, heart heavy with the

step out amidst the roaring crowd of people all turned to see the

Sharing a hug or handshake

thought of leaving and light at

with some of the greatest influ-

the prospect of reaching a mile-

ences in my young life imparted

stone discussed with awe since

a mixture of pride and regret;

line of seniors walk-

my first day of Kindergarten,

that solemn few minutes set the

ing slowly, two by

I finally identified the cause of

tone for the whole commence-

two, down the aisle

the change in demeanor in my

ment experience.

toward the stage.

predecessors.

Funny, how a simple change

Stepping into that hall

Despite the many speeches and atmosphere of congratula-

meant crossing into a new

tion, I could not escape the feel-

world, a world my classmates

ing of sadness. I certainly felt

and I had spent our lives

the joy of reaching the end. But

preparing for. After years of reading, writing and

the edges of my elation bore the mark of a profound melancholy,

frantically cramming for

because as I mounted the stage

exams, we were about

to accept my diploma and then

to be released to make our own way, the

descended from it, I could not but feel I had left home.

www. br u nsw i cksc h ool . org

A new chapter set to begin Looking Ahead

Brunswick’s Class of 2013 will head to the nation’s best colleges this fall Connor John Arturi...............................................Furman University

Christopher Weber Hart............................ Wesleyan University

Pablo Eric Pollish.................................................... Lafayette College

Lawrence Aspilaire............................ University of Connecticut

James Douglas Harvey......................... Washington University

William Alexander Ponce.................................... Duke University

Henry Crane Baker................................................ Cornell University

Constantin Wilhelm Erich Haub....................... Boston College

Alexander Dana Profaci.... George Washington University

Alexander Adams Baldock............................... Brown University

Alexander Ryan Hugo Hickey.............................. Yale University

Bryan Charles Quackenbush............ Wake Forest University

Christopher Richard Barnett............Wake Forest University

Stephen Winkler Holmes Jr...................... University of North Carolina

Jordan Oneil Alistair Reid...................................... Trinity College

Charles Edward Better.............................................Yale University Peter Louis Briggs............................................ University of Miami Christopher John Brown................................ Dartmouth College James Travis Buck..................................................... Duke University Frank P. Cammisa III............................................ Tulane University Joseph Richard Caruso........................................... Kenyon College Giorgio Caternini............................. College of William & Mary Justin Benjamin Cedeno......................................... Elon University Harrison Mark Clifford..........................Georgetown University Nicholas Banning Cooney.............................. Colgate University Alexander Victor Coopersmith................. University of North Carolina John Andrew Davis.................................Georgetown University Jack W. Defrino.................................................. Middlebury College Henry Vincente Dornier.................................. Harvard University Paul Augustine Dornier.............................. Princeton University Stephen James Duplessie............................... Tulane University Alec Jacobsen Durkin......................... St. Lawrence University Johnny Henry Erdman III.................................... Amherst College William Oestreich Fein................................. Stanford University Philip Holden Fett III.................................................. Elon University Jacob Wagner Fields....................................New York University William I. Floersheimer......................... University of Southern California Sean Christopher Forester........ University of Pennsylvania Samuel James Fraser................................. University of Virginia Zachary Christopher Hall................................. The Cooper Union

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Curren Anand Iyer............................................... Harvard University

Gryphon Thomas Richardson......................... Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Peter Corbett Kazazes.........................University of California, Los Angeles

James E. Robinson Jr................................Quinnipiac University

Peter Nicolas Khoury.............................. University of Michigan

Eric William Ronda............................................ Harvard University

James Graham Knox............................... Georgetown University Thibault Baptiste Knupfer......................... Columbia University Nicholas Francis Kono............................................... Trinity College

Peter Brian Rogan........................................University of Vermont Ian Michael Ronda................................................ Boston University William Kimball Rosato.................................... Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Connor Eagan Kupersmith........................... Bucknell University

Thomas Philip Rosenkranz.................................... Yale University

John P. LaBossiere................................... Georgetown University

Tobin Mayhew Saer.................................... University of Virginia

Kyler William Lake............... Loyola University New Orleans

Andrew Joseph Sama............................................... Boston College

James Alexander Lucey.......................................... Boston College

John William Sherwood...................... University of Michigan

Michael Remington Maas-Hull............... University of Notre Dame

Richard Todd Stafford.................................................... University of Massachusetts

André Masse....................................................................... HEC Montréal

Benton August Turner................... University of Pennsylvania

Richard John Mayberry.................................. Dartmouth College

Nicholas Harris Ulanoff........... Philips Exeter Academy (PG)

Matthew Lawrence Mayfield.......... Washington University

Rodrigo Ventosa-Lázaro.......................................... Boston College

Sameer Nils Mehra........................................... Harvard University

Nicholas Joseph Viceconte................ University of Southern California

Jonathan Ellis Mills...................... College of William & Mary Charles James Murphy................................... Dartmouth College Bengt-Erik Nergaard II................................. New York University Michael Parker Odrich....................................Stanford University Corey Arthur Okinaka.................................University of Chicago Gabriel Paternina........................ University of Navarra, Spain George Ashton Addison Pierce.............. Middlebury College Matthew George Podlesak.......................... Harvard University

Logan Devaughn Vorwerk..............................Washington & Lee University Jack Shepherd Weinberg............................. Dartmouth College Daniel Elliott Weld................... Washington & Lee University James Frederick Whittemore.................... Dartmouth College Carsen Stratton Winn.................................... Middlebury College William Montague Yort........................ Georgetown University Samuel Joseph Zuckert......................... University of Southern California

commencement

“I’m very proud to see the person he has grown into. He’s changed from a

boy into a man.”

or the Arturi family,

the ceremony. “We enjoyed this

victory last fall. On May 22, his

the day served as a proud

graduation more than any other.”

19th birthday, he graduated from

milestone as well. An army of Arturi

A large extended family also feted graduate Carsen Winn —

Brunswick. “It’s hard to believe this day

boys have passed through

two aunts, an uncle, a grandfather,

has come,” said grandfather James

Brunswick, and Green-

and step-grandmother, as well as

Winn, 71, of Stamford. “Time went

wich grandparents Dr. Peter Arturi

his parents and sister, were all in

by fast.”

and his wife, Marilyn, beamed

attendance to mark the milestone.

as grandson Connor joined three

Carsen heads off to Middlebury

uncles, a brother and his father

College in the fall.

among the ranks of ’Wick alumni. Connor joins uncles from the classes of 1971, ’75 and ’83. His father, Perrin, is member of the class of 1978, while brother Morgan graduated in 2010.

01 P ausing for a picture after

Commencement were graduates (left to right) Carsen Winn, Kyler Lake, John Davis, Justin Cedeno and Pablo Pollish. 02 P arents also celebrate the milestone. 03 G raduate Jordan Reid gets a hug from

Headmaster Tom Philip.

“I’m very proud to see the person he has grown into,” said aunt Tracy Winn, of Norwalk. “He’s changed from a boy into a man.” At Brunswick, Winn was a Bruins’ linebacker who helped lead

“We have enjoyed it all this

a defense against Avon Old

time,” Dr. Arturi said as he took in

Farms’ Winged Beavers in

the scene at the reception following

the ’Wick Homecoming

Many graduates were all smiles, including (left to right) Peter Kazazes, Peter Rogan and John Davis.

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

’Wick Lifers Brunswick Men for the Rest of Our Lives

raduate Alexander

and even a standing ovation at

Coopersmith is one

Commencement as he recounted

of only 14 members

his personal experience as a

of the Class of 2013

Brunswick “lifer.”

who can testify to a Brunswick education

Everett Field at the tender age of four, I did not know that I would

Pre Kindergarten through 12th

be serving a 14-year sentence,” he

grade — and he did just that as he

said. “What had I done to receive

served as Ivy Speaker at this year’s

this seemingly cruel and unusual

Commencement exercises.

punishment? A school without

“Lifers” were recognized this

But with a community of teachers and staff who “genuinely

Commendation and special letter

care,” it turns out that life sentence

of appreciation from Headmaster

is a good thing.

A ’Wick thespian who starred

“My classmates and I will be Brunswick men for the rest of our

in this spring’s epic Sweeney

lives,” he said. “And we wouldn’t

Todd, Coopersmith drew laughter

want it any other way.”

girls, I mean, come on!”

spring with a Certificate of

Thomas W. Philip.

“When I first stepped onto

from beginning to end — from

Coopersmith and his fellow

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

commencement

ixed emotion could be found

a bit of advice.” Philip told the boys to think

Valedictorian and varsity athlete

for The New York Times, gave the

Paul V. Dornier did just that,

keynote address.

not just in the

long term, and be confident as

and more.

gathered crowd,

they tackle the next challenges

but also on the

of their lives — “don’t avoid

coaches and also friends, who

experiences, as he did years ago

podium, where

on one his first trips to Egypt.

Dornier thanked his teachers,

inevitable problems,” he said.

would often remind him that

speakers meted out advice and

Instead, walk toward them.

he is “not special” because he

School leaders reflected on the

Borrowing from the Old

moment. “Personally, I can never decide

Kristof told the boys to challenge themselves with new

Practicing his Arabic, Kristof

has a twin brother. Dornier

found himself backpedaling

Testament and remembering

offered special thanks to both

when he inadvertently used the

advice his own father had offered,

his “younger” brothers, Cary and

Arabic equivalent of the F word

whether to be happy or sad,”

Philip also told the young men to

Henry, making specific mention

in conversation.

Headmaster Philip told the crowd

“listen for the roar.

of his twin, Henry, who is younger

as he began the ceremonies on a humid May afternoon. “I usually settle on a little of both.” Philip praised the graduates, saying Commencement sometimes brings relief for school leaders as they say farewell to a difficult bunch. But such was not the case

“That sense of being over your head — that’s where you

build new muscles,” he said. Kristof complimented Brunswick for its wide range of modern language

build new muscles.”

for this particular mix of boys. “The Class of 2013 is

classes, stating that not a lot of schools in the world offer both Arabic and Chinese. He also admired

Brunswick for its emphasis on “The roar is that moment

by one minute.

where fun is on the cusp of

said. “We will miss you more

getting dangerous,” Philip said.

the fall, while Henry is headed

selfish pleasure in altruism,” he

than you know.”

“Have fun, enjoy yourself. (But)

to Harvard.

said. “Find a way to give back.

Philip hoped the Brunswick experience provided the graduates with “just the right amount” of

when you hear the roar, it’s time to go home.” Philip reminded the boys to

Paul heads to Princeton in

service.

one of those classes,” Philip

Aside from being valedictorian, the elder Dornier

thank the people who have helped

having a senior year GPA of 101.3,

amount” of constructive criticism.

them get to this point.

the highest in his class.

Teachers who were hard on you, he said, were only trying to

questions, he’ll get 12 right,” joked

have had more success than

keep you at your best.

Richard Beattie, dean of academic

he said, adding: “I can’t let you leave without giving you

01 E njoying their last moments as

Brunswick students were Logan Vorveck, John LaBossiere and Michael Maas-Hull. 02 S panish teacher Hector Marban

congratulaes graduate Pablo Pollish.

“Thank your parents,” he said. “Thank the faculty.” With an overall GPA of 99.9,

comfort zone.”

“If you give him a test with 10

blows than is fair, and some you can reasonably expect,”

Find a way to get out of your

earned the Kulukundis Cup for

praise balanced by “just the right “A few of you have had more

“There really is an incredibly

affairs, as he awarded the Cup. Nicholas Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist

05 V aledictorian Paul Dornier takes the

podium to address his classmates. 06 T homas Rosenkranz, winner of the

2013 Robert L. Crosby Award. 07 T obin Saer, a soon-to-be Brunswick

alum.

03 R eady for some sunshine is graduate

John Erdman. 04 M embers of the Class of 2013 gather

for Commencement ceremonies.

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

s the ceremony

men honored at Commencement

progressed, 11 gradu-

— earlier in May, more than a

ates earned special

dozen soon-to-be graduates were

recognition from the

recognized at Senior Awards Day

School, including:

for excellence in everything from

Paul Dornier, who

won the Kulukundis Cup for

Brunswick, Awards Day this year

of the year.

honored 15 graduating seniors,

Travis Buck, with the BrunsJohn Davis, receiving the BPA Prize for improvement in

while also pausing to recognize the family and staff members who have helped along the way. Faculty Speaker John Martin,

scholarship and development of

selected by an overwhelming ma-

fine character.

jority of students, told the Class

Samuel Fraser, given The

to “do a bit of thinking” about the

Jenkins Athletic Award, for the

people who have helped shaped

senior who, true to the ideals

their lives so far.

of the school, has been judged by the coaches to have made an outstanding contribution to the

Twilight Cruise on the Hudson

An annual rite of spring at

the highest academic standing

wick Community Service Award.

Prom 2013

math to history to athletics.

“Boys,” he said, “have some perspective. “If you remember anything

school in athletics as demon-

from this speech, it should be,

strated by his ability, enthusiasm,

‘Hug your mother,’” Martin said.

determination and leadership.

“Your moms have done so much

Alexander Coopersmith, who won the Thomas A. Altman Prize

for you.” On a similar theme, Bruns-

The Manhattan skyline served as the backdrop for Prom 2013 as Brunswick boys set sail on a beautiful evening in May. Seniors in all their finery enjoyed a four-hour dinner cruise on the Hudson River, spending most of the time on deck watching the city lights and chatting, but also finding time for dancing. Class Dean Paul Withstandley said sightseeing highlights included the Freedom Tower and a close-up of the

for maintaining positive personal

wick’s 2013 yearbook editors

Statue of Liberty, where many paused

relationships in school, sports

took the opportunity to thank

for pictures.

and community service.

the dozens of people who make

“It’s a wonderful party, and the

Thomas Rosenkranz, won the

kids really see it as a relaxed way to

Robert L. Cosby Award for doing

dedicating the 2013 yearbook

connect with each other before the fast pace of graduation

the most to uplift the spirits of

to the School’s hard-working

the following day,” Withstandley said.

those around him.

maintenance staff.

John LaBossiere, Corey

of the Class of 2013 presented

Charles Better merited Faculty

a senior gift to recognize senior

Citations.

class mothers for all they did to make the 2012–2013 academic

the Headmaster’s Trophy for

year a success. The gift will

outstanding contribution to his

help to complete landscaping

Class and School.

improvements to the quadrangle

Brunswick achievement extends far beyond these 11 young

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Likewise, officers and prefects

Okinaka, William Fein and

Matthew Podlesak won

“Brunswick our second home,”

bounded by the Upper School atrium and dining hall.

commencement

Advice to new Alums Remember Brunswick, Give Back they move into the next phase of

from their desk jobs by selling

wick alums Ian ’93 and Shep

Successful brothers and Bruns-

life, and of giving back in any way

ties out of the back of a Jeep

Murray ’89 brought their “giving

they can.

on Martha’s Vineyard.

back” mantra to the Class of 2013,

The event showed just how

Wildly successful for their

appearing again at what has

valuable staying connected to

brand of whimsical ties and more,

become a regular speaking gig for

Brunswick can be. Just a few

the company now sets an example

the two — the annual Brunswick

weeks after the get-together, the

not just for its success, but also for

School Senior Breakfast.

Murray brothers were featured

its spirit of giving back.

This year, Adam Johnson ’84,

on Johnson’s news show, sharing

In 2010, the company

Class of 2013 senior class agents: Matt Podlesak, Charlie Better and Nick Kono.

“It’s a lot about community,”

anchor of the show “Street Smart”

a success story that shows “the

launched its Tied to a Cause

Ian Murray told Johnson on the

on Bloomberg Television, was

American Dream is still alive

Collection, where each month

show. “We wouldn’t be where we

added to the roster.

and well.”

Vineyard Vines partners with a

are, doing what we are doing if it

different charity to create custom

wasn’t for people supporting us.”

All three speakers under-

The Murray brothers launched

scored the importance of staying

Vineyard Vines on July 4, 1998,

ties, donating 100 percent of the

connected to their alma mater as

declaring their independence

proceeds back to the charity.

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

commencement

Closing Exercises 2013 Moving Toward New Challenges

Headmaster Thomas W.

T Closing Exercises

marking the end of the

Philip said he was honored

school year and the

to help present awards on

beginning of summer

this special occasion, but in

vacation, Brunswick

some ways the day was no

recognized more than

different from any other.

40 Middle and Upper School

u pp e r Sc h o o l • Ryan N. Hardin ’14, Evan M. Jonokuchi ’14, Austin J. Milunovich ’14 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society.

“It is honestly an honor to

students for high achievement in

be among you every day,” he told

scholarship, character, athletics

the boys.

and community service.

•

Two faculty awards were

The day also served as a

also presented.

reminder of the big seats left by

The John F. Otto Faculty

the departing Class of 2013. An

Award was given to Richard

impressive five members of this

Cipolla, chair of the Brunswick

class will attend Harvard in the

Classics Department who is

fall, and many other graduates

retiring after 15 years.

will attend the finest colleges and universities in the country.

The Sheila Pultz Service to Brunswick Award was presented

A whole new class of ’Wick

•

to Martha Campel, administrative

boys is moving up. Rising seniors

assistant at the Pre School and

moved up to fill the seats of

Pre and Lower School admissions

Class of 2013 graduates, shaking

assistant.

the hand of Class Dean Paul Withstandley as they took

•

Those receiving awards at Closing Exercises included:

their place.

M i d d l e Sc h o o l • •

•

K yle G. Raker ’20 won the Eleanor G. Lindberg Award. Given annually to a fifth grader of great promise, proven character and good nature who has demonstrated courage when tested, who has brought honor to family and school, and who has always spoken and cherished the truth.

•

I an P. Murray ’19 won Virginia I. Peterson Award. Given annually to a sixth grader for outstanding scholarship, citizenship and sportsmanship. esley L. Peisch ’18 won the Seventh W Grade Prize. Awarded annually to a seventh grader for exemplifying the highest qualities of leadership, scholarship and service to community.

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

•

K eshav A. Raghavan ’17 won the Kulukundis Cup. Awarded annually to the student who has achieved the highest academic standing in the eighth grade. C hristian J. LeSueur ’17 won the Geis Cup. Awarded annually to that member of the eighth grade who is judged by his coaches and teammates to have made an outstanding contribution to the school in athletics based on his ability, enthusiasm, determination and leadership. T aylor J. Huffman ’17 won the Williamson Trophy. Awarded annually to that student who comes nearest in athletics, scholarship and character to achieving the ideals expressed in the Brunswick motto “Courage, Honor, Truth.”

•

S alvador Lopez ’16 won the William A. Durkin III ’72 Alumni Award. Given to the freshman who best represents the Brunswick tradition in sportsmanship and character. Y ousef Hindy ’15 won the Princeton Alumni Award. Given to the sophomore of recognized character who has combined outstanding academic ability with achievement in other fields during the past year. Keith H. Radler ’15 won the Columbia Book Award. Given to an outstanding member of the sophomore class who has demonstrated excellence in the humanities. atthew R. Marvin ’15 won the M Oaklawn Award. Awarded to the sophomore who, in the opinion of his teachers and classmates, has contributed significantly to the life and spirit of the school through scholarship, athletics and service to others. K evin J. Bradicich ’14 won the Williams Book Award. Given to a junior in the top five percent of his class who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of the school. J uwan Royal ’14 won the Yale Alumni Award. Given to a junior who, in the opinion of his school, has been most aware of the rights and feelings of others and has demonstrated his concern for those around him.

•

J ackson Reynolds ’14 won the Harvard Book Prize. Awarded to the junior who displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievement in other fields.

•

E mmett E. McElwreath ’14 won the Brown Book Award. Given to the junior who best combines academic excellence with clarity in written and spoken expression.

•

S pencer H. McDonough ’14, Arabic Award

•

Kevin J. Bradicich ’14, Chinese Award

•

Thomas Hull ’14, French Award

•

Matt Pendo ’14, Spanish Award

•

Scott DeAngelo ’14, Italian Award

•

K yle Chen ’14, William B. Dick Latin Prize

•

icholas B. VanBelle ’16, Kenneth N Merritt Mathematics Award

•

ustin J. Milunovich ’14, Fairfield A Biology Prize

•

J ackson Reynolds ’14, Rensselaer Award

•

enry Hobbs ’14, Greenwich Arts H Council Award

•

R yan Hanrahan ’16, Alessandro Montinaro ’15, Kevin J. Bradicich ’14, Service Awards

•

T yler J. McMillan ’16, John P. Jones ’15, Matthew R. Marvin ’15, William F. O’Malley ’15, Cooper Robinson ’15, Alexander B. Russell ’15, Matt Gendell ’14, Thomas Hull ’14, Michael Keating ’14, Jimmy Knight ’14, Alexander Skolds ’14, Henry E. Taylor ’14 and Dylan A. Wadsworth ’14 earned Brunswick Varsity Athletic Plaques

•

R ichard G. Cipolla, John F. Otto Faculty Award. Dedicated to those faculty members with the courage to pursue their individual vision with honesty and integrity so as to earn the appreciation of their critics and the loyalty of their peers.

•

artha F. Campel, Sheila Pultz Service M to Brunswick Award. Dedicated to the class of ’54 in honor of those members of the administration or staff who, over the years, have given loyally and unselfishly of their time and talents toward the betterment of Brunswick and the welfare of its boys.

Far Left: Eight-grade Dean Anthony Fischetti congratulates Taylor Huffman ’17, winner of the Willamson Trophy. Left: Cum Laude Society inducts (left to right) Austin Milunouich ’14, Evan Jonokuchi ’14 and Ryan Hardin ’14 with Cum Laude advisor Ane Allwood.

Here’s a summary of this year’s award winners: • John P. LaBossiere and André Masse, who joined earlier inductees Henry Dornier, Paul Dornier, William Fein, Curren Iyer, Corey Okinaka, James Whittemore, Christopher Brown, Matthew Podlesak and Thomas Rosenkranz in the Cum Laude Society. • Zachary C. Hall, Theater Award. • John P. LaBossiere, Simpson Choral Award. • Alexander V. Coopersmith, Randolph Band Award. • G. A. Addison Pierce, Visual Art Award. • Matthew G. Podlesak, Everett Prize for English. • Christopher J. Brown, R. Scott Tucker Senior Essay Prize. • Corey A. Okinaka, Bouffier Foreign Language Prize. • James F. Whittemore, Senior Classics Award. • Henry V. Dornier, Greenwich Historical Society Book Award. • William O. Fein, Social Sciences Award. • Curren A. Iyer, Thomas A. Shields Mathematics Award. • Paul A. Dornier, AAPT Science Award. • Samuel J. Fraser, Christopher W. Hart, Curren A.

Headmaster Tom Philip and the winner of the Sheila Pulz Service Award, Martha Campel.

Iyer, Peter N. Khoury, James E. Robinson, William K. Rosato, Nicholas H. Ulanoff, Gus Conrades’86 Varsity Athletic Plaques. • Peter N. Khoury, Robert G. Sampson Prize. • Maintenance Staff, Yearbook Dedication. • Susan Arturi, Jenny Baldock, Nancy Better, Martha Durkin, Phoebe Erdman, Maureen Fields, Tara Kupersmith, Betsy Murphy, Deb Rogan, Lauren Rosencranz, Shelby Saer and Kathy Whittemore, Presentation of Senior Gift Thank You to Senior Moms.

“May they become

men for others.” In one of his last official duties before retiring as Chair of the Classics Department, Father Richard G. Cipolla provided the invocation for this impressive group of graduates — Brunswick will be well represented at the nation’s top colleges in the

Teddy Murphy ’13 recieves congratulations from Senior Class Dean Paul Withstandley.

fall, with five members of the Class of 2013 each attending Harvard, Dartmouth and Georgetown. Three graduates head to Yale. Cipolla blessed the group and emphasized a life of service to others over self. His hope: “May they become men for others.”

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

FLEX TIME A N N U A L FU N D T H A N K - Y O U P A R T Y

Raising A Toast To A Vintage Year

he 2012–2013 ’Wick Annual Fund drew to a close in late June after raising a record $3.67 million — with

an outstanding 99 percent parent participation and 100 percent faculty/staff participation. On

May 30, the Brunswick community gathered to celebrate the Fund’ success with a party at the Maher Avenue Campus. Under a tent on the

senior lawn, attendees enjoyed an evening of wine and cheese tasting, with music provided by faculty member and saxophonist Shane Kirsch and his jazz ensemble.

’WICK ANNUAL FUND

3.67

MILLION RAISED THIS YEAR

99% 100% PARENT PARTICIPATION

STAFF/FACULTY PARTICIPATION

01 Brunswick’s Shane Kirsh’s saxophone

stylings provided soul to the evening. 02 Tom Philip and Steve Hickey (P ’13) 03 Tim Zuckert (P ’13) (left) and Michael

Errichetti (P ’11, ’14, ’16) 04 Iris and Jose Santiago (P ’01) 05 Bill Durkin ’72 shows off his festive

jacket at the annual fund party. 06 Sharon Pierce (P ’18) and Debbie

Kolman (P ’18)

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Perseverance.

Dominance. A Season of

Success. Spring Sports

Wrapup

Cameron Stafford ’14

Matt Gendell ’14

John LaBossiere ’13 and Conrad Graf ’16

The 2013 spring sports season at Brunswick

Brunswick golfers tested their games on a number of area courses and

was filled with excitement, intensity and

shot some truly impressive scores. The track team took on the mentality of

success.

the “road warrior” and set a host of personal bests throughout the season.

The lacrosse, baseball and tennis teams enlivened the Edwards Campus on

By the time all was said and done, ’Wick athletes had donned the Brown

King Street each afternoon and weekend with their determined, spirited play.

and Gold uniform in seven different varsity sports. They won. They lost. They

On the water, the sailing and crew teams used a combination of tenacity and

competed. They sweated. They battled the elements. Most important, though,

form to race fast, competitive boats.

they represented their school in their individual and collective Courage,

Grant MacFaddin ’15

Honor, Truth.

B y Mi c h a el K e n nedy ’9 9 ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo

Baseball

A Team with a Target on Its Back

Connor Redahan ’16

Teddy Maynard ’14

second game, however, grinding

their games over the last four

out a 3–2 victory in a contest well

years — the highest percentage on

played by both teams.

recent record. Fraser, Kono, Justin

Brunswick matched up against

Cedeno, Chris Hart, Jonny Mills,

Hamden Hall in the FAA semi-

Ali Coopersmith and Travis Buck

final round. Unfortunately for the

will all be missed next season.

Bruins, the Hornets swung too hot

a bat on that day and coasted to

course, you want to hang the

As Coach Montanez said, “Of

Heading into the 2013 season,

against formidable foes Iona

victory. The Brown and Gold ended

banners up. But at the end of the

Head Coach Johnny Montanez

Prep, Salisbury and Germantown

the season with a respectable 11–9

season, you want to look back and

knew full well that the Brunswick

Academy (Penn.). The most

win-loss record.

see if it was successful in more

baseball team would have a target

promising news of the trip,

ways than one. It certainly

on its back each time it stepped

though, was the emergence of

the strength of the pitching staff,

has been.”

onto the diamond. The Bruins

four newcomers to the squad:

led by Will O’Brien ’14 and Bradley

would likely face every opponent’s

9th- graders Will Salomon, Connor

Wilpon ’14, as a key to the team’s

core of veterans in 2014, so that

ace and would have to compete day

Redahan, Ryan Popp and

competitiveness. From a statistical

success may, in fact, include

in and day out in order to ensure a

Michael Marzonie.

standpoint, senior captain Sam

another banner in the not-too-

successful season.

Fraser ’13 led the team in RBI

distant future. Montanez and

campus, they began an action-

and runs scored with 15 and 14,

the rest of the Bruins surely

understand, that’s the price that

packed stretch that would see

respectively. Senior Nick Kono’s

wouldn’t mind.

comes with winning an FAA

them play 20 games in only six

impressive .418 batting average

title — a feat that the brown and

weeks. One sure-fire highlight

and 23 total

gold accomplished a year ago.

was the 11–7 slugfest on the road

hits paced the

Ultimately, although the Bruins

against Hopkins, the eventual FAA

Bruin lineup

weren’t able to keep the FAA

champion. Brunswick belted a

card in those two

trophy on King Street, they did

season-high six home runs in the

categories.

enjoy a season of accomplishment

victory, including a string of back-

Brunswick’s

and development.

to-back-to-back dingers.

baseball program

As all defending champions

During the annual spring

When the Bruins returned to

The Brunswick coaches credited

In a double-header at home

owes much to

training trip to Florida,

against The Hill School, Brunswick

the Class of

Brunswick’s returning players

was trounced in the opener by a

2013 graduates

worked the kinks out of their

lopsided score of 8–1. The Bruins

having won

swings in some non-official tilts

showed some true grit in the

70 percent of

The Bruins will return a solid

Bradley Wilpon ’14

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Spring Sports

Wrapup Tommy Heidt ’14

of confidence within their younger teammates.

Other pivotal contributors were

next year’s captain-elects, Alex Kelly ’14 and Tommy Heidt ’14. Along with Defrino, Kelly was a dominant Peter Khorey ’ 13

force at the Faceoff X, providing the Bruins with key possessions and and future college stars, this didn’t

Salisbury School by a score

stifling opponents’ momentum at

of unproven starters, the Brunswick

appear to be the year for Brunswick

of 10–6. Other victories against

crucial times. Heidt’s outstanding

lacrosse team entered the 2013

to end the losing streak.

Choate, Avon Old Farms and

play in the cage secured a handful

season without the highest of expec-

Chatham (N.J.) earned Brunswick

of Brunswick “Ws” — the junior,

tations. Playing a rigorous schedule,

though, and in front of a standing-

a place within the nation’s “Top 25”

University of Michigan-bound goal-

including traditional lacrosse

room crowd on King Street,

for most of the season.

tender became the program’s fourth

powers Deerfield, Lawrenceville

Brunswick capitalized on a handful

All-American since 2008.

and Salisbury, the Bruins hoped

of late Deerfield penalties and rode

overtime loss at the hands of Trin-

Expectations will certainly run high

to compete, setting themselves up

a stingy defensive effort to the 9–7

ity-Pawling prevented Brunswick

when the Bruins travel to Florida

for future successes in 2014. That

triumph. The win fueled the young,

from earning a share of the Western

to prepare for the 2014 season. In

outlook quickly changed, however,

inexperienced Bruins with confi-

New England Division I title for the

fact, Coach Bruce admits that there

after some early-season magic on

dence. Believing they could beat any

first time ever. The Bruins joined

will be a “bull’s-eye” on the back of

Robert L. Cosby Field.

of their remaining 13 opponents,

the league in 2006. With an overall

his team, bigger than any in recent memory: “Teams may come after us

With only seven seniors and a host

That’s why the game is played,

A heartbreaking 14–13 double-

they nearly did.

record of 13–3, though, this year’s

the formidable Kent Denver School

In one of the season’s most

Bruins distinguished themselves as

a bit harder next season. We’ll have

gave Brunswick some momentum

exciting contests, Brunswick ral-

one of best teams in school history.

to be prepared and ready to face

before returning home to face Deer-

lied to defeat Taft 9–8 in overtime

Head Coach David Bruce cred-

every team’s stiffest test.”

field in the annual league-opener.

after trailing by two goals late in

ited his tri-captains — Charlie

Not since 1998 had the Bruins

the game. On Alumni Night, when

Better ’13, Jack Defrino ’13, and

returning, the Bruins should have

bested the Big Green on the lacrosse

Brunswick welcomed back its unde-

Peter Khoury ’13 — for much of

the pieces in place to overcome

field, and as Deerfield’s roster was

feated 1998 squad, the Brown and

the team’s success, as they each led

those challenges when they step

Gold dismantled the highly touted

by example and inspired a sense

onto Cosby Field next March.

A key victory in Florida against

lacrosse once again stacked with post-grads

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

With the majority of the roster

Jamie DeNaut ’14

Modest Expectations, Early-Season Magic

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Golf Carrying Themselves with Class

Bryan Quackenbush ’13

Individually, five players carded

Brunswick seeks to instill in its

duplicate the dominance of 2013

season stroke averages under 40,

student-athletes.”

with regard to match victories.

led by senior co-captain André

Fischetti also credited his group

Based on this year’s model, though,

Masse’s 38.4. The junior trio

of seven seniors, most especially co-

they’ll look to place more emphasis

of Chris Troy (38.5), Armando

captains Masse and Daniel Weld,

on building a healthy camaraderie

Olivieri (39.2) and Michael Savitt

who took a mature, responsible

throughout the lineup. That is,

Grant MacFaddin ’15

(39.2), along with freshman Eric

approach to their leadership roles

after all, why most play the great

Dominant would be the best

Ganshaw (39.7), rounded out that

at practice each day.

game of golf.

word used to describe the 2013

impressive list.

Brunswick golf team.

According to Head Coach

only with the betterment of the

Anthony Fischetti, though, this

team — not the individual — in

staggering 33–3 match record — a

year’s team should not be defined

mind. This recipe, undoubtedly,

mark that included the Hotchkiss

simply by its remarkable results:

led to improved scores and greater

and Fishers Island Invitational

“Beyond being highly talented and

consistency on match days.

tournaments, as well as the FAA

tournament-tested golfers, these 14

Championship. They avenged two

boys carried themselves with class

youth and experience on this

of their three losses by defeating

each day they arrived at the course.

team’s roster, the future seems

Taft and St. Luke’s late in the

to be in capable hands. Troy and

season, and they boasted wins over

their opponents with respect,

Olivieri, 2014 captain-elects, will

Loomis Chaffee, Bergen Catholic

and in doing so, they

guide the returning Bruins onto

(N.J.), Choate and New Canaan

represented the good

the links next spring.

High School.

character that

The Bruin golfers compiled a

“They treated the game and

Vikram Bodus ’14

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Competition was promoted, but

At Brunswick it appears to be

no different.

For more photos, visit

Grant MacFaddin ’15 bwick.org/tob_summer2013

With such a strong blend of

They will, of course, attempt to

Chris Troy ’14

Armando Olivier ’14

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Spring Sports

Wrapup

Under the tutelage of veteran coach

The season began at the John

Taft and Choate, along with a clean

senior co-captain Monty Yort and

George Boynton, the Brunswick

Newcombe Tennis Academy in San

sweep of the FAA schedule, helped

sophomore Christian Tanner won

tennis team earned commendable

Antonio, Texas, where the Bruins

Brunswick earn the #2 seed in the

the FAA doubles title — a feat that

results on the courts this spring.

prepared for the season ahead with

New England Tournament. The

earned both players a spot on the

While the Bruins ultimately fell

lengthy training sessions in the

Bruins cruised through the

All-FAA team. Jack Turchetta ’15

just shy of a New England Class B

grueling heat. It may not have been

bracket into the finals without

and Justin Lee ’17 joined them in

Tournament championship, they

entirely enjoyable for the Brown

losing a point.

that distinction.

won the FAA regular season team

and Gold, but upon returning to

In a fine match, filled with

In addition, senior co-captain

title by racking up an undefeated

King Street, the team was ready for

intensity and talented shot making,

Alex Baldock and Matty Mejia-

league record.

its action-packed match schedule.

Brunswick fell to its competitors

Johnston ’14 were awarded FAA-

from Roxbury Latin by a score of

Honorable Mention status.

4–2. Coach Boynton called the duel

“The boys worked hard toward im-

the highlight of the season.

provement throughout the spring,”

Coach Boynton said. “They should

Grant MacFaddin ’15

Wins against perennial powers

James Carter ’14

Grant MacFaddin ’15

Season accolades were aplenty

for the Bruins, who finished the

be proud of their efforts and their

year with an impressive 15–4

great record.”

overall match record. The duo of

Such praise from the distin-

guished, long-tenured coach speaks to the true success of the 2013 Brunswick tennis team.

Grant MacFaddin ’15

Alex Baldock ’13

Tennis An Undefeated League Record

Emmet Coyle ’15

Paul Domier ’13

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rowing

John Mayberry ’13, Will Bass ’16 and Freddie Polack ’15

A Growing Program’s Finest Season

England runner-up, to bring the

Brunswick-Tabor Cup back to

the semifinals at the prestigious

for the Grand Finals at the New

Greenwich, and followed that up

Stotesbury Cup Regatta in

England’s after showing tremendous

Brunswick rowers have consistently

by besting Salisbury to capture the

Philadelphia, the largest high school

commitment in the final month of

raced fast, competitive boats since

Richard Curtis Trophy.

regatta in the world, but just missed

the season. In addition, the Third,

the program’s inception in 1998.

the Grand Final by a mere half

Fourth, and Fifth Eights all had

This year, however, they arguably

exceptional performances came at

a second.

impressive, undefeated regular

raced faster and more competitively

the Founder’s Day Regatta, a storied

Finally, the Varsity Eight posted

seasons.

than ever, putting together what very

race held on Lake Waramaug and

its best-ever finish at the New

Looking ahead, rising seniors

well may be the team’s finest season

hosted by The Gunnery School since

England Championships, taking

Jackson Reynolds, Alexander Skolds

to date.

1959. Bruin rowers outraced all New

fourth place in the Grand Final in a

and Max Skolds will lead the Bruins

Led by co-captains Sean Forester

England competition — including

fast, close race.

as captains in 2014. With so many

’13 and Matt Podlesak ’13, as well as

Choate, Kent, Salisbury, St. Mark’s

Coaches Joe Falco, John Martin

returning athletes and such great

three-year veterans Tobin Saer ’13

and Taft — while only trailing the

and Genevievre Broche credited their

positive momentum, the team will

and Corey Okinaka ’13, the Varsity

Cincinnati Juniors on their way to

senior class for setting an example

hit the water next year hoping to

Eight won its first two races — both

the silver medal.

of positivity, focus and hard work

build on the recent success of the

duel meets.

throughout the rigorous season.

ever-growing program.

The Bruins

The environment they created at

It’ll be a difficult task, but one

defeated Tabor

the boathouse led to considerable

Brunswick rowers will likely do

Academy,

achievement and improvement at all

anything they can to accomplish.

2012’s New

levels of experience.

One of Brunswick’s most

The Brown and Gold also made

left to RIGHT: James Lucey ’13, Gamble Freydberg ’16, Jackson Reynolds ’14 and Scott DeAngelo ’14

Matt Podlesak ’13 and Sean Forester ’13

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

The Second Eight qualified

Spring Sports

Wrapup

Alex Hickey ’13

With more than 35 athletes,

senior Nick Ulanoff, juniors

Brunswick fielded its largest

Henry Taylor and Kyle Chen, and

track team ever in the spring

sophomore George Goodfriend, all

of 2013. Although significantly

of whom heavily contributed to team

inexperienced, as many freshmen

point totals.

and sophomores were new to the

In addition, senior Curren Iyer

sport, the Bruin tracksters worked

provided consistent and effective

hard; they supported each other;

leadership as captain.

and they improved their individual

results throughout the season.

not detract from the seriousness with

Leading the way were two

which they approached workouts

underclassmen — sophomores Will

and supported each other,” Coach

Berczuk and Parker Stitzer. Berczuk

Robert Taylor said. “Buoyed by new

“The youth of this year’s team did

sprint and strength coach, Shawn Harris, and by the wisdom and

Parker Stitzer ’15 and Will Berczuk ’15

Track Success and Improvement

Henry Taylor ’14

was undefeated in the 800- and

guidance of distance coach Dwight

1500-meter runs until he reached

Jackson, this year’s athletes were

the New England Championships,

able to achieve much success and

where he placed third in both events,

improvement.”

with personal bests of 2:03 and 4:16.

and Dylan Wadsworth will lead the

Stitzer was also undefeated in all

Captains Chen, Stitzer, Taylor

of his 3000 meter races heading into

Brown and Gold back onto the track

the New Englands, where he finished

in what looks to be a promising

6th with a season-best time of 9:42.

2014 season.

Other key performers included

Nacho Nwana ’16

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

John LaBossiere ’ 13

A Disciplined, All-Hands-on-Deck Approach

22-2

Overall Record

The Brunswick

success, as the team ultimately

sailing team

amassed an impressive 22–2

by sailing in the Fairfield Team

instituted a post-

overall record.

Racing Championships, where they

together. The more skilled guys had a

practice ritual

went undefeated. Additionally, in

chance to teach the less experienced

During their training trip to

The Bruins closed out the spring

information whenever they could. “It really brought the group

in 2013. Following a day on the

Miami, the Bruin sailors got a

one of the season’s final events —

members of the team what they

water, the Bruins would gather to

head start on their skills, and used

The Fairfield Cup — the Brown

knew, and the younger sailors began

do pushups — the number of which

the eight-hour practices to make

and Gold raced fast, but came in

to develop their own styles as the

increased by one with each session

significant gains in more advanced

just behind their competitors from

season went on,” LaBosssiere said.

—and by season’s end, they had

racing areas. The squad had a

Greenwich High School.

Although highly competitive, it

reached 46 in a row.

playbook bursting with complex

Beyond actual racing results,

is clear that team building and

mark-trap strategies and other team-

though, LaBossiere noted the

camaraderie were most important to

Brunswick alumnus of the Class

race maneuvers upon its return

contributions of three new members

the Brunswick sailors.

of ’95 — and Alec Weatherseed

to Connecticut.

of the team — 8th graders Peter

did more than institute rituals,

Led by senior captains James

Pillari and Rhett Ullman, along with

played a role in that mindset’s

however. They created a business-

Harvey and John LaBossiere,

freshman Conrad Graf — as keys

development.

like environment and worked the

Brunswick performed admirably

to the building of team chemistry:

team extremely hard, resulting in a

throughout its Fairfield County

“They were the real heroes of the

mentally and physically tough group

schedule, defeating the likes of

season, putting themselves out there

of young sailors.

Greenwich High School, Darien

in tough conditions, taking risks on

RIGHT: Michael Maas-Hull ’13 and

High School and Staples High

the water, and tapping the more

Conrad Graf ’16

School during the season.

experienced members of the team for

Coaches Andrew Scrivan — a

This disciplined, all-hands-on-

deck approach led to considerable

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Perhaps all of those pushups B

LEFT and Center: Jack Fullerton ’14

and Peter Schneider ’15

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FLEX TIME f oc u s on tec h no l og y

By Courtney Kennedy

e’s innately creative. He’s a go-getter. And he credits his time at Brunswick for preparing him for hard work.

Alexei Bulazel ’10, a rising senior at Rensselaer

Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y., has a passion for computer science. The techie received RPI’s 2012 Founder’s Award of Excellence, established to recognize students who embody creativity, discovery, leadership and the values of pride and responsibility. The honor addresses academic and extracurricular achievement at large and is awarded to a mere one percent of the student body.

s e r u t n Adve in the s s e l r e Teth ld Wor

Although Alexei boasts a near-perfect GPA, omnipresence on the Dean’s List, and membership in Upsilon Pi Epsilon and Gamma Nu Eta, international and national honor societies, respectively, it’s his passion for extracurricular work that stands out. Alexei is part of the Tetherless World Research lab on RPI’s campus. His work, overseen by the technology’s inventor, Jim Hendler, involves “semantic web” technology, a way of structuring During his months on the Hill, he advised Rep.

information online to make it — and the links between various pieces of information — recognizable and manageable by computers. Earlier this year, Alexei delivered a talk to the Tetherless World lab during a lecture series

“Mr. Gupta had an enormous influence on my interest in computer science. He always let me do cool stuff and was a true mentor.”

Kelly on technology issues and authored opening statements for him on the subjects of cyber-warfare, cyber-security, and federal IT policy. Alexei made such a positive impression that in December 2011,

given to members of the staff — the first time an

after returning to school, he prepared a briefing

undergraduate had ever addressed the group.

on a controversial technology-related bill at Rep.

Alexei became interested in computers in Middle School, spending two summers in high

collaboration with RPI’s Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC).

Kelly’s personal request. During the summer of 2012, Alexei once again focused his attention on government, interning

school in Brunwick’s IT lab as the right-hand man for

In his participation with WRPI, he had the

Sunil Gupta, Director of Technology and Computer

opportunity to work with RPI Professor Pauline

for Data.gov, a U.S. government website created

Science Department Chair in the Upper School.

Oliveros, a renowned composer and central figure

to facilitate the distribution of government

“Mr. Gupta had an enormous influence on my

in the development of electronic art music. Alexei

information to citizens. “At Data.gov I created an ‘instance hub’ site

interest in computer science,” Alexei said. “He

took her graduate-level arts course, focused on

always let me do cool stuff and was a true mentor.”

the intersection of telepresence technologies and

that presents information about U.S. federal

experimental composition and improvisation.

agencies reporting data to Data.gov in a computer-

Summers have provided Bulazel with an

understandable semantic format,” he explained.

It was at Brunswick that Alexei says he really learned to think outside the box. He credits Seth Potter, Upper School Theater

opportunity to stretch his imagination and worldly

“The instance hub allows web developers using data

and English teacher, for “influencing [me] to do

experience even more. This summer, he has worked

from Data.gov to more easily relate information

creative and artistic things.”

on a senior capstone research project on how

about the agencies that created the data.”

At RPI, Alexei has found a creative outlet through his involvement with WRPI, Rensselaer College’s radio station, for which he’s coordinated

malware can avoid detection by anti-virus software. In the summer of 2011, Alexei interned at the Capitol for U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly (R-Penn.).

Post-graduation, Alexei plans to pursue an MS in Computer Science at Rensselaer, followed by a PhD in the same subject.

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

FLEX TIME G randparents ’ V i s i t i ng D a y

All Hugs, Pride and Warm Fuzzies re and Lower School boys were the experts May 17, on Grandparents’ Visiting Day, when they played host to their grandparents and special friends. “We love the warmth and support we feel from the grandparents,” said Lower School Head Katie Signer. “It’s all hugs, pride and 01

warm fuzzies on that day!” Over the course of the day, Pre Schoolers shared art class with their grandparents and then led them to the gym, where they sang and enjoyed a snack of juice and cookies. Lower School grandparents experienced some classroom time and visits to a special-projects period. Some enjoyed the athletic antics of an energetic P.E. class. Others conducted experiments in the science lab, and some explored their family histories

in the library.

01 Teddy Bancroft ’26 reads a book

with his grandparents. 02 Bennett Masterson ’27 shares a

snuggle with his grandmother. 03 Pre K boys serenaded their grandpar-

ents and special friends with songs. 04 Shai Niv ’25 shares crayons with his

grandfather.

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

BEYOND T H E B OO K S

news and notewort h y e v ents

Jammin’ in Germany By Charlie Cassoli ’15

During summer vacation, the Brunswick Blue Notes, led by band conductor Paul Raaen, chaperones Beth Raaen, John Martin and Deb Hull, toured throughout Germany and Austria. Leaving for Germany on June 7, the group flew into Frankfurt International Airport and then on to Berlin to begin the tour. During their time in Europe, the Blue Notes visited cities and viewed

Organization) Barbecue for U.S.

“The album

military stationed overseas, as their

is made up of a

many historical destinations that

last performance. The USO is a

combination of

Germany and Austria have to offer.

nonprofit organization serving U.S.

pieces that the

troops and their families.

Blue Notes have

In Germany, the group visited Berlin, Munich, Leipzig (one of

Before the band “crossed the

traditionally played over

the favorite destinations) and

pond,” it recorded a professionally

the years,” Mr. Raaen said. “But

Wiesbaden. In Austria, members

arranged CD. Over the course of

it also has some new pieces that

stayed with local families of

a three-day period in April, the

we performed for the first time

students attending The Convent

Brunswick Blue Notes recorded

this year, such as ‘Topsy,’ ‘Four

of the Sacred Heart, a school in

10 tracks to be put on the new

Brothers’ and ‘Take Five.’”

Bregenz at which the Blue Notes

album, entitled “Blue Notes: Live

played a great concert.

in Baker Theater.”

While overseas, the band was

The album features a range of

Raaen communicated his particular enthusiasm for songs

Copies can be purchased at the Brunswick Bookstore for $10. For the Blue Notes, the trip was a major success. The band performed well and improved as the tour progressed. Next year, the group will have lost many seniors, but looks forward to getting back into the band room and honing its musical skills.

such as “Groovn’ Hard,” “Blues in

featured in multiple concerts

music, from rock songs to jazz tunes

the Night” and “Feels So Good.”

in venues ranging from packed

composed by some of the most

The album was sold and given

churches to a USO (United Service

famous artists in music history.

away during the tour.

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

BEYOND the BOOKS

Relay for Life drew 55 teams to the King Street campus for an all-night event in honor of cancer survivors and in memory of those lost.

Taking Steps Toward Saving Lives In June, Brunswick’s Cosby Field

participants and raising more than

became home to Relay for Life, an

$105,000. Two members of the

overnight, organized fundraising

Brunswick community, rising 8th

event in which communities around

grader Matthew Jacobson and

the world honor cancer survivors

rising 9th grader William Nash,

and remember loved ones lost to

raised a combined and remarkable

the disease.

$31,000 toward that total. Matt, who donated to the cause

Greenwich is just one of 5,200 communities in 20 countries that

the monetary gifts he received at his

unite to raise funds for cancer

Bar Mitzvah, was given the honor of

research and awareness. More

addressing the crowd. “My grandfather had brain

than 4 million people participate each year. Brunswick has been home to

cancer. The treatment he received allowed him to live much longer

Greenwich’s Relay For Life for five

than expected,” Matt recalled.

out of the last six years.

“Finding a cure for the disease is

Middle School math teacher

something I care deeply about. “I talked about how crucial

Kevin Landesman has been central to the event since 2008. “My

cancer treatments were to saving

brother passed away from cancer in

lives and how we should all strive

2008,” he said. “So, I’ve participated

to do more research to find a cure,”

every year since.”

he said. Although, you only turn 13 once,

He served as co-chair with his sister-in-law in 2011 and 2012 and

Matt is passionate about Relay For

as auction chair, with his wife,

Life and plans to participate

Dana, in 2013.

every year. “I know I can rally my friends to

This year’s event was a resounding success, drawing 550

participate, too,” he said.

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

As of press time, a total of 521 participants had raised more than $105,000 for cancer research.

BEYOND the BOOKS

Odyssey Teams ‘Rewarded for Taking Risks’ Two Middle School Odyssey of

School Academic Dean and

the Mind teams traveled to the

English teacher Neil Minsky.

World Finals in Lansing, Mich.,

in May, after earning top spots

statewide Connecticut Odyssey

at the state tournament earlier

of the Mind Tournament

in the spring.

in April; Schott’s 7th-grade

Invited to the show were

team took first place, while

a 7th-grade team coached by

Chadwell’s team placed second

science teacher Sonia Schott

in its division.

and a 5th-grade team coached

by parent Tracy Chadwell.

teams to be invited to the World

Finals in Michigan.

“It’s exciting for the kids, for

All four teams went to the

These placings allowed the

sure,” Schott said. “The skills

For Schott, it was the third

are different from anything they

year in a row her team has gone

learn in the classroom. They’re

to Finals.

rewarded for taking risks.

5th-grade team were Kevin

“They’re so proud of their

Members of Chadwell’s

accomplishments, because they

Tu, Nicholas Dow, Philip

thought of them and they did

Chadwell, Nicholas Wolanske

them,” she added.

and Robert Sprung.

Brunswick fielded a total of

four Middle School Odyssey of

grade team were David Sorbaro,

the Mind teams this year, the

Wesley Peisch, Zachary

most ever. Aside from Schott

Mothner, Matthew Jacobson,

and Chadwell, coaches included

Thatcher Scannell and

Middle School art teacher

Patrick Kulesh.

Members of Schott’s 7th-

Lorna La Riviere and Middle

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

BEYOND the BOOKS

Adventure in South Africa: Diving Deep into Debate

runswick’s debate team has gone global. This past January, Matthew

— the tassel on his presumptive graduation cap. “Brunswick has created a fantastic

Podlesak ’13 literally talked his way to

environment for fostering debate skills,” he

South Africa.

said. “During our many special assemblies,

Matt received the highest individual score

intriguing speakers who catalyze our engagement

tournament at Choate Rosemary Hall, qualifying

with current events and challenge us to develop

him to compete at the World Individual Debate

and defend our own views on preeminent global

and Public Speaking Championship (WIDPSC)

issues.”

South Africa. When Matt went to Choate last winter, the idea of venturing to Durban wasn’t even on his

Matt is naturally inquisitive and confident, an innate leader. He was student body president, cocaptain of the crew team during the 2012–2013 season, and a member of the Cum Laude Society.

radar. Before the New England tournament, Matt

His varied interests kept him well versed in

and his debate partner, Reed McMurchy ’15, and

topics on which he was judged — including social

eight other students attended the debate team’s

and political issues, domestic and current events,

weekly meetings.

and foreign policy topics, most of which call for

Under the guidance of Upper School English teacher Olivia Ciacci and Upper School science teacher Josh Turner, co-faculty advisors, they

debaters to incorporate morality and philosophy into their analyses. prepared-speaking event, Matt returned to the

an “in-house” setting.

States with a collection of international phone

competition so much as an opportunity that held

developed skills in thinking and speaking on their

potential well beyond a medal at the end of the

feet, as well as honing the ability to see both sides

week,” Olivia said.

English-language worldwide high school tournament.

Mr. Constantine was of great importance during our production. He helped us and (well, almost). We used so many props, it was

it didn’t matter that students were from different interest.

During the performance, we sang songs

coached us on how to dance and sing perfectly

From Hong Kong to Australia to Lithuania,

first-ever from Brunswick to attend the annual

and dances.

together.

were preparing to be unprepared.” Students

parts of the world, because they had a shared

lessly for months to learn the songs

The show opened with V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N/

numbers programmed into his phone. “He

students to compete for the U.S., and the

To make the show a hit, everyone worked tire-

Vacation — two different songs blended

approached his time in South Africa not as a

After Choate, Matt was one of a dozen

Vacay, a musical, which was a huge success.

Boardwalk” and “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah.”

parliamentary style. “Ironically,” she said, “we

of an issue.

On May 23, 5th graders performed Fives Go on

such as “On the Road Again,” “Under the

Aside from placing in the top 10 in the

practiced their debating skills in what Olivia calls The focus was on an extemporaneous

By Mike Pastore ’20

we’re blessed to listen to thought-provoking and

at the fourth annual New England debate

held this year at the Clifton School in Durban,

Fives Go on Vacay!

hard to keep track. Three cheers for Mr. Briccita for teaching us all how to use our instruments. (I played a trumpet.) We played the songs “BB Does Latin Rock”

“In the midst of intense competition and strenuous preparation, there were

and “Aura Lee.” Our band was made up of a

countless kids who were genuinely

huge range of instruments, from French horns

competitors from Australia,

kind and incredibly engaging,”

to saxophones to drums to Mr. Callahan’s bass

India, Canada, the United Arab

Matt said. “I feel very fortunate

clarinet. The songs were a big success, and we

Emirates, Germany, Pakistan,

to have been able to have had the

played both almost perfectly.

South Africa, Cyprus, Oman,

opportunity to befriend so many

He joined international

Our props used during dancing perfor-

Latvia, Lithuania, South Korea

of them.”

mance were great. There were camouflage hats

and Hong Kong.

Matt received the 2013

and sunglasses and (my favorite) the kazoo. In

For Matt, competing in South Africa was a culmination, representing the convergence of multiple realms of his Brunswick education

our grand finale, we used the kazoos to play

Headmaster’s Award. His next stop:

the tune of the song we were singing, which

Harvard. That both honors are exceptionally well deserved is a topic beyond any debate.

was “Strike Up the Band.” All in all, the show was great to be part of and was the most fun performance I’ve ever seen or been in.

times of Brunswick • summer 2013

BEYOND the BOOKS

‘What So Proudly We Hailed’ The Men of Brunswick sang the National Anthem before the Mets vs. Dodgers game on April 23, 2013, at Citi Field in New York.

To see the video, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

A Musical Track Switches for Appreciation Brunswick celebrated Teacher Appreciation

You’ve Been Working in the Building

men you rock, Maintenance men you rock

(Set to the tune of “I’ve Been Working

our school! Maintenance men you rock,

on the Railroad”)

maintenance men you rock. Good luck with that new pool!

You’ve been working in the building, all the

You’ve been cleaning up our classrooms,

livelong year. You’ve been working in the

every single day. You’ve been cleaning up our

building, and we’re so glad you’re here!

classrooms, collecting pencils gone astray.

third graders expressed gratitude in song.

Can’t you hear the toilets flushing? You rise up

Thanks for putting up so well, with all us

3rd-grade teacher Susan Smith wrote and

so early in the morn. Can’t you hear the faucets

messy boys. Sorry for the locker smell, and all

orchestrated this serenade for the King

rushing? Thanks for being born!

our crazy noise!

Street Maintenance Crew.

Maintenance men you rock, maintenance

Thank you, Maintenance Men!

Day on May 3. While the Kindergarten donned brown, Bruin-emblazoned T-shirts and posed for a whole-grade picture,

Members of Brunswick’s Kindergarten (the Class of ’25) and their teachers posed for a photo on Teacher Appreciation Day.

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

BEYOND the BOOKS

‘Checkmate!’ for Lower Schoolers Brunswick’s chess team competed in the Supernationals, a countrywide chess event for school-aged children in grades kindergarten through 12th. The School sent 10 boys to Nashville, Tenn., on April 5–7 to compete in three sections of competition. The boys took home a 25th place team trophy in the K–1 championship section and a 9th place trophy in the K–3 under-900 section. They were accompanied by their parents and Brunswick Chess Coaches Sunil Weeramantry, Executive Director of the National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) and FIDE master, and Chris Welcome. Members of the Supernational team were Glen Cahilly ’23, Lundeen Cahilly ’24, Philip Camuto ’22, Thomas Ewald ’24, William Ewald ’23, Luke Homan ’24, Max Konzerowsky ’22, Lucas Korn ’22, Ryan Miele ’23 and Jess West ’21.

Bottom row, left to right: Douglas Otton ’23, Kai Lee ’23, Johnny Riehl ’23, Christian Close ’23, Ryan Miele ’23, Lundeen Cahilly ’24, Patrick Duncan ’24, Robert Ulmer ’24, Nicholas Weis ’23. Middle row, left to right: Luke Homan ’24, Devin Price ’24, Nicholas Rinaldi ’22, Glen Cahilly ’23, Jack Rinaldi ’23, Zachary Murray ’22. Top row, left to right: Max Konzerowsky ’22, Peter Kapp ’22, Philip Camuto ’22, John Kulak ’21, Jess West ’21, Alex Penn ’21, Lucas Korn ’22, Keegan Gilsenan ’21, William Ewald ’23, Riley Gilsenan ’23, Thomas Ewald ’24.

Honors for a Retiring ‘Pillar of the Faculty’ After 15 years at the helm of the Upper

courage to pursue their individual vision with

School Classics Department, Father Richard

honesty and integrity, earning the appreciation

G. Cipolla retired in June. One of the very

of their critics and the loyalty of their peers.

few married Roman Catholic priests, Father

Cipolla’s role as a “pillar of the Faculty, a

reading, studying and visiting with family and

true Renaissance Man, supremely educated

friends — including the scores of Brunswick

and informed in the Sciences and the

students and parents who hold him in such

Classics, in the Arts and the

high esteem.

Languages.”

To recognize Father Cipolla’s fount of

In bestowing the award,

accomplishments, a group of more than 80

Headmaster Thomas W. Philip

former students, parents and friends gathered

further noted that Father

May 17 to raise a toast to “Pater” and announce

Cipolla “cares deeply about the

an initiative to endow the Father Richard G.

lives of his students and serves

Cipolla Chair in Classics in his honor — a very

as a role model beyond compare.

active effort spearheaded by past parents Paul

Compassionate and hard-working,

Ghaffari (Chris ’08 and Alex ’10) and graduate

accomplished and multi-

Laurence Whittemore (James ’13).

talented above all,

“Endowing the chair will permanently place

he appreciates those

Classics among the most esteemed disciplines

things for which this

in Brunswick’s Upper School program,”

School stands, those

Ghaffari told the gathering.

special traits for which

Shortly afterward, Cipolla was accorded

The award citation noted Father

Cipolla plans to spend more time traveling,

Brunswick has always

Brunswick’s John F. Otto Award, dedicated to

stood: Courage,

those outstanding faculty members with the

Honor, Truth.”

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

BEYOND the BOOKS

Extra Strength for ‘Above All Else’ As Brunswick’s “Above All Else: Courage Honor

really looking forward to renewing friendships and getting involved with this great community again.” Jon Cormier arrived in July to assume the role

Truth” Capital Campaign gains momentum, two

of Associate Director of Development for Major

staffers have joined the Development team to

Gifts. He’ll also be assisting with the Brunswick

help steer the initiative to success.

basketball program.

Kevin Decker ’07 has returned to campus to

Jon comes to Brunswick from his alma mater,

strengthen connections to alumni. Recruited to

Middlebury College, where he spent the last six

play football at the University of New Hampshire

years in alumni relations and development.

by Chip Kelly, now head coach of the Philadel-

Jon grew up in Trumbull, staying at Middle-

phia Eagles, Kevin graduated in 2012 with a

bury after graduation as a Graduate Assistant

major in communications.

coach and dorm director. He then did a brief

At UNH, he was named Colonial Athletic As-

stint reading scripts in Hollywood before coming

sociation (CAA) Player of the Year. At Brunswick,

back East to earn an MFA in Writing at the New

he’ll also serve as co-offensive coordinator for

School University in New York City.

Bruins football.

Kevin Decker ’07 (left) and Jon Cormier have joined Brunswick’s Development Office team. Kevin is working to strengthen connections to ’Wick alumni and also serving as co-offensive coordinator for Bruins football. Jon has assumed the role of Associate Director of Development for Major Gifts and is assisting with the basketball program.

“My family and I are very excited to be joining the Brunswick community,” he said. (The crew

that it stands for,” he said. “I’m looking forward

tion and marketing for Madison Square Garden

includes his wife, Katie, and two children: daugh-

to helping the School complete its current Cam-

Network in New York City.

ter Evie, 2, and son Asa, 9 months.)

paign, and I can’t wait ’til November, when hoops

He has previously worked in media produc-

“It’s just awesome to be back,” Kevin said. “I’m

“It’s a family-oriented place, and I love all

season starts.”

Classics scholar John LaBossiere ’13 engages Father Cipolla at a party in Cipolla’s honor.

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

BEYOND the BOOKS

Arabic Poetry, By Heart

The Award winners of the 2013 COLT Poetry Recitation Contest were: Ridgley Knapp ’16, Gold Medal,

Sophie Graf (GA), Gold Medal,

Arabic High School Level 1

Honors Arabic High School

2013 COLT Poetry Recitation Contest, held in

James Bell ’14, Gold Medal,

J.D. Donahey ’15, Silver Medal,

April at Choate Rosemary Hall.

Arabic High School Level 3

Arabic High School Level 2

In a Brunswick first, Upper School Arabic students took home the gold this spring at the

Brunswick students memorized and recited poems by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, earning three gold medals and a silver in the Arabic Language Division. It was Brunswick’s first-ever Arabic appearance at the contest, run by the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers. Contestants recite poems they have memorized, an important distinction from more common events at which poetry is read aloud. “Everything is by heart,” said Upper School Arabic teacher Mimi Melkonian. “There is no

Full of Sound & Fury Legendary movie director Cecil B. de Mille couldn’t have made a stronger statement: When Shakespeare takes the stage, punctuality is vehemently advised. Middle School Latin, English & Drama teacher James Canning made that point dramatically and humorously clear in an e-mail to his colleagues preceding a 6th grade Shakespeare performance in May.

reading. “This is a lost art in this part of the world,” she said. “Once you memorize a poem, you are free from any constraints. You interpret far better. You and the poem are one.” More than 600 competitors from 59 schools participated in the contest, reciting poetry for a panel of judges in 16 different languages. “I think it’s a big achievement for our students,” Melkonian said. “It’s a triumph for Brunswick and our boys.” Launched in 2006, Brunswick’s Arabic program continues to grow. It includes Arabic I through IV, beginning with an introduction to the Arabic alphabet, continuing with vocabulary and conversation skills, and moving at the higher levels towards mastery of the language and fluency.

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

eare

esp hak

> org ool. rg > h c s wick school.o hG runs t b hers 6 ick @ : g teac ce we ct in unsw e n e r j n d b b a a r g <jc er. Su , sin lty@ enth fashion f thund ning SFacu . v n e a s o ll ly A.M es C y <M at a ime flourish Jam SFacult 13, at 8:22 ts th s in a t a s 0 e h 2 M u t , ge wi req To: ay 9 char 1:35 y, M lub rsda re C iss their ance at a Thu e kesp y dism orm Sha e perf e h The sure th t t e star mak ing to y r t are nks. a ning h T Can e d il B. Cec

S rade

FLEX TIME W i nged Foot C o u ntr y C l u b G o l f O u t i ng

BPA ‘Tees it up’ for STEM

Every other year, the Brunswick Parents’ Association hosts the much-anticipated and savored Winged Foot Golf Outing. This year’s event was no different. Ninety-six golfers, 24 foursomes, took to the links of the legendary club on

April 29 for a day of drives, putts and camaraderie.

Following 18 holes of golf, players

took to the clubhouse for cocktails, dinner and wine tasting, followed by a silent auction.

More than $10,000 raised through

the event accrued to the BPA Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fund, an endowed fund created to fulfill a key goal of the “Above All Else” Campaign.

01 (left to Right) Tucker Keating, Tom O’Malley (P ’15, ’21), Ian McTaggert 02 Greg Rogers (P ’15, ’18) 03 Alice Ruf (P ’15), Jane Sprung (P ’20),

Nancy Axilrod (P ’14, ’19) 04 David Ruf (P ’15) 05 Bridgett Queally (P ’11) << Jarrett Shine ’92 and

Rocco Totino (P ’20)

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

CLASSNOTES C omp i l ed b y L i b b y E dwards

From the ARchives Tracy McFarlan ’41 points to his boyhood face in an all-school Brunswick photo at his home in Asheville, N.C.

1968

A Photographic Memory

Doug Abdelnour recently visited with ’Wick classmate Randy Bryan ’68. Randy has been inventing and marketing new technologies in the hybrid automotive world and combining them with emergency generators for the home and other arenas. After doing a show at an “electric car” rally in Westport, Conn., Randy met up with Doug in Somers, N.Y., while he was getting ready for another “electric car” show in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. See photo 01.

Three nostalgic alumni from the Class of ’70, Bill Starck, Royal Harper, and Tom Grunrow, helped to identify members of the pyramid in the archival photography published in the Spring 2013 issue. “I’m almost sure the blond boy (bottom center) is Stanley Van Vliet ’70. The boy on the left looks like Tom Grunrow ’70,” Starck wrote. “I don’t recognize the teacher. The photo must have been taken before I arrived at ’Wick in 1962 for 6th

grade.” Harper confirmed that the photo was taken

confirmed that the boy on the bottom row in

in 1960 or 1961 and that the boy on the bottom

the middle is Stanley Van Vliet. Have more

right is Barry Paterno ’70. “The boy in the middle

information? Please contact Courtney Kennedy;

row on the right is me,” said Harper. Grunrow

CKennedy@brunswickschool.org

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

1975 Doug Hodge writes that, after living for seven years in Tokyo, he has returned with his family to Southern California to assume the role of COO at PIMCO. Three years ago, he and his wife, Kylie,

CLASSNOTES

expanded their family to nine when they adopted two children from Morocco, bringing their brood to seven. He is also involved in several charitable organizations and serves on the board of two secondary schools in California.

1976 John Cole reports that life is both good and challenging. He and his wife, who live in Baltimore, recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary and visited Italy to commemorate the occasion. His youngest daughter, Brittany, was married last year on Bald Head Island, N.C. He continues to be very involved with U.S. Figure Skating. In this past year alone, he traveled to Europe three times for competitions. He has reached the level of World Judge in the sport, which means he is now eligible to be chosen by his association to judge at the World Championships and Olympics. He will not, however, be judging in the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.

1977 Richmond Fisher reports that his second daughter, Ashley (GA ’09) graduated magna cum laude from Bucknell, and oldest d aughter, Blake (GA ’07) is finishing her second year with Teach for America, teaching science in Providence, R.I.

1982 Peter Corroon reports that he and his brother, Chris, are still living in Utah. Peter and his wife, Amy, who grew up in the Salt Lake City area, are raising their three children, Sophie (12), Peter (11), and James (10), in a historic section of the city. Peter just finished eight years as Salt Lake County mayor, and is now working with the Ninegret Group, a small commercial real estate developer, overseeing development projects. He is also a consultant for Bennett Group, a business consulting firm started by former Senator Bob Bennett and FinFit, a financial fitness firm that works with employers and their employees. Peter serves on the boards of the local United Way, Catholic Community Services, and a homeless shelter. Chris Corroon also works in Salt Lake City and oversees the sales of condominiums at the City Creek Center, a mixed-use project built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He

also serves on the boards of local environmental groups. Peter Walmsley and his wife, Kristen, welcomed their second son, Conor, on June 6. He joins brother, Ryan (3). Peter is the Director of Interscholastic Athletics at Greenwich Country Day School. See photo 02.

1987

Stein-Erik Soelberg was featured in the April 8 issue of Time magazine in the article by Joel Stein entitled “Bracket Bluster.” He was last year’s winner of the Yahoo Sports Tourney Pick-em’s $10,000 prize in the NCAA basketball playoffs. He picked 13 of the Sweet 16, was perfect the rest of the way, and won on an eventual tie-breaker by having the closest total score — 1st place out of 3.6 million entries.

1988 Members of the Class of 1988 gathered over the Spring Alumni Weekend at Kate Thurlow Johnson’s (GA) home in Riverside. ‘Wick and GA alum present were Jon Ryckman, Michelle Steen Beck (GA), Katie, Peter Grant, Brad Orbin, Annabelle Whitby Zastrow (GA), Debra Phillips Leppla (GA), Katy Finch (GA), and Patrick Orr. See photo 03. Major Clark M. Rogers completed his master’s degree in Management & Leadership from Webster University in May and graduated with Honors. He’s awaiting the results from the Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) DA Selection Board.

1989 Richard Segerson married Lauriston Roach (GA ’00) last November 17. See photo 04.

1992

01 Randy Bryan ’68 poses with his invention, a 4kW inverter product for emergency power generation. 02 Peter Walmsley ’82 and his wife, Kristin, welcomed their second child, a son, Conor, on June 6. 03 Members of the Class of 1988 gathered over the Spring Alumni Weekend at Kate Thurlow Johnson’s (GA) home in Riverside. 04 Richard Segerson ’89 married Lauriston Roach (GA ’00) on November 17. 05 Winston Bragg ’92 and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their son, Chase Edward, on July 5.

Winston Bragg and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their son, Chase Edward, on July 5. He joins his sister, Lily. See photo 05.

1993 Patrick Andren reports he has been at Pomfret School for six years. He is the Dean of Teaching and Learning, placing him in charge of the faculty’s professional growth and curriculum development. He also coaches football and wrestling. He and his wife, Heather, have four boys: Wills (9), Henry (7), Peter (4), and Niels (2).

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

CLASSNOTES

Doug Herman married Jaime Mahoney on October 13, 2012 in Newport, R.I. The couple now lives in Stamford, Conn. They celebrated with ’Wick classmates and friends Chris Carty and Kevin Boughan. See photo 06. Classmates and Brunswick lifers Ian Murray and Patrick Andren, who, after attending Brunswick, also spent four years at Lafayette College together, have been friends most of their lives. In May, Patrick, who works at Pomfret School, asked Ian to be the school’s Commencement speaker at its graduation. He gladly accepted. See photo 07.

Kane O’Neill and his wife, Kate, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Caroline Keating, on Mother’s Day, May 12. See photo 08.

Peter Rand and his wife, Rachel, welcomed their son, Patrick Wilkins, weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces, on May 11. See photo 09. Kane O’Neill and Peter Rand, classmates and friends, welcomed their children, firsts for both of them, at the same hospital in rooms right next door to one another. See photo 10.

1994 Rory Callagy and his wife, Andrea, welcomed their son Earle Rigney on April 30. Rigney joins siblings, Bobby, Ella, and Bennett. Michael Clear and his wife, Melissa, welcomed a son, Matthew, on November 22, 2012. He joins siblings, Madison (6) and Michael (4). See photo 11. Eric Ferraris and his wife, Demi, welcomed their son Tanner James last November 25. Tanner joins big brother Cameron (2). See photo 12. Jimmy Ritman (left) and Eric Ferraris (right) pose with their sons, Finn (6 months) and Tanner (7 months). See photo 13.

1995 Gavin Fleischman married Molly Michel on September 22, 2012 in Napa Valley, Calif. The couple celebrated with several Brunswick and GA classmates: Lindsay Hayes Hurty (GA ’95), John Egan, J. P. Scanlon, John McCormick, Karina Bullock Bailey (GA ’95), Camilla Love McGraw (GA ’95), and Whit McGraw. See photo 14.

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

06 Doug Herman ’93 married Jamie Mahoney on October 13 in Newport, R.I. 07 Classmates and Brunswick lifers, left to right, Ian Murray ’93 and Patrick Andren ’93. 08 Kane O’Neill‘s ’93 wife, Kate, and his daughter, Caroline Keating, on May 12. 09 Peter Rand ’93 welcomed a son, Patrick Wilkins, on May 11. 10 Peter Rand ’93 and ’Wick classmate

Kane O’Neill ’93 serendipitously welcomed their babies in the same hospital in adjacent rooms.

14 Gavin Fleischman ’95 married Molly Michel on September 22 in Napa Valley, Calif.

11 Michael Clear’s ’94 newborn son, Matthew, and his older siblings Madison (6) and Michael (4).

15 Randy Gilbride ’95 married Amy Daignault on May 25 in Tabernash, CO.

12 Eric Ferraris ’94 and his wife,

Demi, welcomed their son Tanner James, on Novemeber 25. 13 Jimmy Ritman ’94 (left) and

Eric Ferraris ’94 (right) pose with their sons Finn and Tanner.

16 Tim O’Malley ’96 and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a son, Patrick James, on June 12 . 17 Mac Caputo ’98 married Aysha Sheikh at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on July 20.

CLASSNOTES

1999 Brett Harriss and his wife, Monica, welcomed twins, son Blake Clement and daughter Blair Lucianna, on April 30. See photo 19.

Tucker Martin and his wife, Meredith, welcomed their daughter, Beatrice Ann, on July 25. See photo 20. 22

18 Rob Profusek ’98 married Thomas Marron on June 22 in Rhinebeck, N.Y. 19 Brett Harriss ’99 and his wife, Monica, welcomed twins, son Blake Clement and daughter Blair Lucianna. 20 Tucker Martin ’99 and his wife, Meredith, welcomed their daughter, Beatrice Ann, on July 25. 21 Robert Rafter ’99 and his wife, Katie, welcomed their daughter, Jane, on January 30.

22 Members of the Class of 1999 celebrated the 1st birthday of Tim Riemer’s son, George, in May. 23 Michael Lindholm ’00 and

his wife, Yesenia, welcomed their daughter, Kylie Christina, on July 18. 24 George Turner ’00 married Jessica Freese on September 22 at the Bryant Park Grill in New York City.

Turner ’00 and Jessica Freese on September 22. Jim is a friend and George’s former Brunswick tennis coach. 26 John Carr ’01 married Elizabeth Hurley on June 15 at the Oyster Harbors Club in Osterville, MA.

25 Jim and Marilyn Stephens were guests at the wedding of George

Randy Gilbride married Amy Daignault on May 25 at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash, Co. The couple’s wedding party was full of ’Wick alumni, including Randy’s brother and best man, Jason Gilbride ’88; Paul McCormick; Andy Niner; Nicos Abstoss; and Will Flately. See photo 15.

1996 Tim O’Malley and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a son, Patrick James, on June 12, weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. See photo 16.

1997 Jason Ienner, who is a manager in the entertainment industry, is currently managing two artists: Hot Chelle Rae and HAERTS. Look for them touring across the U.S. and internationally in 2013.

1998 Mac Caputo married Aysha Sheikh at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on July 20. See photo 17. Vir Kashyap reports that he’s spent the last five years living in Bangalore, India, building the website Babajob.com. Rob Profusek married Thomas Marron on June 22 in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Rob is the founder and executive producer of Toy Closet Films, a film, television, and commercial production company in New York City, and the founder of Digital Harvest Capital, which produces series for the Web as well as mobile apps. He’s currently pursuing an MBA. at Columbia University. See photo 18.

Robert Rafter and his wife, Katie, welcomed their daughter, Jane, on January 30. He and his family live in Wayne, PA. He works at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners. See photo 21. Members of the Class of 1999 celebrated the 1st birthday of Tim Riemer’s son, George, in May. Left to right: Greg Shenkman, Sal Taliercio, Brett Harriss (holding his twin daughters, Blair and Blake, 10 weeks), Kip Graham, Tim Riemer (holding George, 1 year) and Andy Riemer ’96 (holding Joe, 14 months). See photo 22.

2000 Michael Lindholm and his wife, Yesenia, welcomed a daughter, Kylie Christina, on July 18. See photo 23. George Turner married Jessica Freese on September 22, 2012 at the Bryant Park Grill in New York City. The couple was married by three federal judges for whom George and Jessica collectively served as law clerks. George and Jessica are both litigation associates at the Manhattan law firm Davis, Polk & Wardwell. See photos 24 and 25.

2001 John Carr married Elizabeth Hurley on June 15 at the Oyster Harbors Club in Osterville, Mass. Members of the Class of 2001 in attendance included Thomas Justin (Judd) Altman, David Maloney, groomsman John Bishop, Jeff Long,

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

CLASSNOTES

27 Trevor Rees ’02 married Avril Terry on March 23 at the Yale Club in New York City. 28 Mikhail Gasiorowski ’04 and his

wife, Chloe, welcomed their son, James Christian, on June 3. 29 Chris Ward and his wife, Chrissy

Mara, welcomed their son, Hunter Mara Ward, on March 6.

30 John Dupont ’05 married Carolyn Mansfield on May 25 in Lenox, MA.

33 John Hayden ’13 was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks.

31 The band Straight Face, comprised largely of members of the Class of 2010.

34 Amy White and husband, Brian, welcomed their son, Colin Timothy, on December 24.

32 Left to right: David Better ’11, Jimmy Craft ’10 and Conrad Oberbeck ’11.

35 Marc and Andrea Strilekis welcomed their daughter, Anna Jeanne, on April 30.

Charlie Taney, Per Barre, George Jamgochian, Scott Caputo, and Colin Doody. Trevor Martin ’98 was also among the guests. See photo 26.

northern Africa. He married Sarah Quick, a 2004 graduate of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, on December 15.

2002

2004

Trevor Rees married Avril Terry on March 23 at the Yale Club in New York City. The couple met when Trevor was pursuing his MBA at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Trevor currently works at Sard Verbinnen & Co. See photo 27.

Mikhail Gasiorowski and his wife, Chloe, welcomed a son, James Christian, on June 3. See photo 28.

Matt Slaine is engaged and living in New York City. He and his fiancée, Michele Zatzkis, plan to be married in March 2014 in New Orleans. Matt has joined the board of Tradelegs LLC, a financial technology start-up company based in Manhattan. Riley Stuebe writes that he was commissioned as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps in December 2010 and is currently deployed with the Marines in support of operations in

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Will Durkin reports that he co-founded a music start-up last fall. The company offers independent artists and record labels a better business model for distributing digital music. Its beta website is: http://busker.fm Chris Ward and his wife, Chrissy Mara, welcomed their son, Hunter Mara Ward, born March 6 at 12:13 a.m. at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. At 4 pounds 9 ounces and 17 inches, Hunter arrived two months early, “but healthy and happy as can be!” Chris reports. See photo 29.

2005 John Dupont married Carolyn Mansfield on May 25 in Lenox, Mass., at the Codman Estate, near the bride’s home. Several ’Wick alums were in attendance: John Watkins, Chris Wimbush, Rick Berger, and Mike Puleo. The couple is currently living in San Francisco, but plans to move back East. See photo 30. Jason Laird married Meredith Ledes on June 29 at Waccabuc Country Club in Waccabuc, N.Y. Chris Wimbush graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in May 2012 and spent the last year clerking for U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson of the Eastern District of Virginia. Chris, a member of the Virginia State Bar, will join the D.C. office of Patton Boggs, LLP as an associate this October.

2010 The band Straight Face, comprised largely of members of the Class of 2010 — Nick Fowler, Gray Stangler, James Cimina, Matt Wales, William Biondi, and Nick Kourides — played at the Greenwich Town Party on May 25. See photo 31. Jimmy Craft was named captain of the 2014 Yale Men’s Lacrosse Team after leading the Bulldogs to their second consecutive Ivy League championship and an NCAA tournament

CLASSNOTES

berth. The Bulldogs sport two other ’Wick alumni: David Better ’11 and Conrad Oberbeck ’11. See photo 32.

2013 John Hayden was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 3rd round of the NHL draft on June 30. Hayden will be attending Yale in the fall. See photo 33.

FACULTY NOTES Second grade teacher, Amy White and husband, Brian, welcomed their son, Colin Timothy, on December 24. Colin named for his grandfather, Tim Ostrye, Assistant Director of Athletics. See photo 34. Marc and Andrea Strilekis welcomed their daughter, Anna Jeanne, on April 30. Marc is the assistant athletics director and head athletics trainer and Andrea teaches 5th grade. See photo 35.

IN MEMORIAM William A. Durkin Jr., 85, who served as Chairman of Brunswick’s Board of Trustees for 19791980, died July 6, at Greenwich Hospital with his family by his side. Born January 29, 1928, to William A. and Margaret Durkin, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1949 with a degree in civil engineering and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Following his discharge, he joined the Walsh Construction Company, where he became its executive vice president and spent his entire career working on major industrial and commercial projects throughout the U.S. and abroad, including the United Nations and renovation of Yankee Stadium, among others in New York. He was particularly proud of his family’s long association with Walsh Construction, which his father joined in 1914. Bill volunteered his engineering expertise to many nonprofit organizations, guiding projects for Greenwich Hospital, Brunswick School, the YMCA, and Stepping Stones Museum, to name a few. He served on several boards and chaired the Brunswick School Board of Trustees in the 1980s. In recent years, he enjoyed his service to residents at the St. Camillus Nursing Home in

Stamford. Although he traveled extensively for work, volunteerism and service at home played a large role in his life, concepts which he impressed on each of his sons. An athlete, Bill’s interest in team sports, whether as a participant or observer, was exceeded only by his love of golf, fly-fishing, and skiing, at each of which he excelled and spent countless hours teaching his sons and grandchildren. He could shoot his age, coax a trout to a dry fly and, as recently as February, was skiing in Vermont. He was a member of the Greenwich Country Club, Ekwanok Country Club, and the Beaverkill Trout Club. A true gentleman, mentor, and friend to many, Bill leaves his wife of nearly 60 years, Ginny, sons Bill, Patrick, Tim, Tom, and Dan; daughters-in-law Martha, Kristen, and Liz, Sue, and Susan; and 15 grandchildren. Elizabeth ‘Bess’ Hickey Hubbard, 58, who served as Assistant to the Headmaster from 2001 to 2010, died peacefully at her home in Greenwich on June 11, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. “Bess was a true force of nature — a force for so much good,” Headmaster Thomas W. Philip recalled. “She was a woman of foresight, purpose, and determination who could command any room simply by opening the door and walking in. For her guidance and support, I owe Bess so much.” Born in Grosse Pointe, Mich., on May 4, 1955, she graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School and Denison University. After living in Chicago and Winnetka, Ill., she made her home in Rye, N.Y., and later in Greenwich and Delray Beach, Fla. Bess raised three children and worked at The Stanwich School and Brunswick School. She spent many hours volunteering, notably as co-chair of volunteers at the Buick Classic golf tournament and on the board of the local chapter of the American Red Cross. Over the years, she also volunteered with the Rye Nature Center, the Rye Free Reading Room, and the Rye chapters of the TWIG and Garden Club of America. In her honor, her family and friends have established the Bess Hubbard Memorial Scholarship Fund, to benefit deserving Brunswick students. “As I look back and reflect in quiet sadness, wonder, and admiration,” Philip wrote, “it seems especially appropriate to me to think that Bess and her family looked ahead and resolved to take this, such a sorrowful moment in all of our lives, and put it to work to start something so wonderful.” Bess is survived by her loving family: husband of 34 years George; three children, George, Jr. ’99, Ted ’02, and Libby;

a granddaughter, Thea; three siblings; and a large community of loving family and friends.

DIGITAL PHOTOS We love pictures, and we like you to look good. Here are tips for providing digital photos that will look fantastic in print: • Set the photo size to 4x6 inches or larger, in 300 dpi. • If photos have been taken by a professional photographer, submit hi-resolution files obtained from the photographer. Low-res files from photographers’ websites don’t reproduce well. • Set your digital camera to the best photo setting. • Save files as JPG. • Identify everyone, left to right, and provide a caption. • E-mail photos as attachments to Libby Edwards at ledwards@BrunswickSchool.org.

If you’d rather send a traditional print (made from a negative), we love that, too. 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. Mail prints to: Libby Edwards Brunswick School Development/Alumni Office 100 Maher Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

ALUMNI EVENTS a l u mn i padd l e part y

Alumni Paddle Party The 3rd Annual Alumni Association Paddle Party, held at Greenwich Country Club on April 5, drew alumni from classes 1978 to 2008. Participants competed throughout the night and played until the lights went out. Even those new to the game realized how exciting it could be. The evening proved to be a great event

and one that we hope to continue to grow over the years.

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

01 T hose in attendance included (top, left to

right) Jerry Carnegie ’99, Corey Dobbs ’08, Chris Wirth ’97, James Feuer ’90, Zac John ’05, Geoff Knapp ’87, Demetri Day ’78, Mike Devito ’89; (bottom, left to right) Graham Gyesky ’00, Jarrett Shine ’92, Tom Lewis ’92, Jon Ryckman ’88, and John Bausman ’89. 02 J ohn Bausman ’89 03 G eoff Knapp ’87 04 A lumni under the lights at Greenwich

Country Club. 05 Geoff Knapp ’87 and Jon Ryckman ’88 06 J arrett Shine ’92, Chris Wirth ’97 and

Corey Dobbs ’08

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Alumni Events

CLASSNOTES

Alumni Tent Party Alumni, friends, and family gathered under a big white tent on Cosby Field on May 10 to watch Brunswick Varsity Lacrosse defeat Salisbury, 10–6. The crowd was big and the cheers were loud as the game saw the sun set and the lights take over to illuminate the field. More than 60 alumni were in

attendance, including members of the 1998 Brunswick lacrosse team, who were honored at halftime for their undefeated season. Each member received his original jersey from the ’98 season, and the team was presented with a plaque that will be on display in Sampson Field House.

01 C oaches and members of the team who

were present for the commemoration were (top, left to right) Coaches Jeff Harris and Eric Tillman, Tom Toepke ’99, Chris Larson ’98, Brad Schwalm ’98, Tim Riemer ’99, Jarrett McGovern ’99, Trevor Martin ’98, Chase Marsh ’00, and (bottom, left to right) Matt Wheeler ’01, Greg Vasey ’98, Win Smith ’98, John Kelly ’99.

02 Tom Toepke ’99 and Chris Larson ’98 03 Phil McDonough ’81 04 Alumnus Chase Marsh ’00 and friend 05 Chris Day ’81 and Peter Carlson ’72 06 J arrett Shine ’92 and

Dugan Schwalm ’93 07 G reg Vassey ’98, Tom Toepke ’99,

Win Smith ’98, Brad Schwalm ’98 and Tim Riemer ’99

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

CLASSNOTES

Alumni Profile

Courage & Character Building

A Young Life Changed By A ‘BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE IN LEARNING’

s a first-string guard for the tiny football team Brunswick fielded at the end of the Great

Depression, Tracy McFarlan ’41 wore his courage on his sleeve. Embroidered onto the hand-medown uniforms the team used for both practice and games, the word

teacher, Miss Newhall, that his

was barely noticed by the young

academics suffered.

player and rarely talked about.

“She was six feet tall. Her beauty overwhelmed me. Her legs had curves that you wouldn’t believe, and her soft voice captured my attention,” he said, also admitting: “It is possible that I was so taken by this gorgeous lady that I

But it was there, stitched into the fabric of his youth, and it would

‘Dutch’ King, for preparing him for

we were able to

didn’t learn

the tests that World War II would put

handle our part

very much, so

before him and his classmates.

in the struggle

prove useful — McFarlan and his

they decided

In English, McFarlan read Time

with under-

I should repeat

class graduated from Brunswick in

magazine every week and closely fol-

standing and

third grade.”

the spring of 1941, on the eve of a

lowed worldwide developments. The

courage,” McFarlan said.

worldwide conflagration that would

war came as no surprise.

“Finally, the word ‘courage’ had a

fortuitous, the extra year allowed

very positive meaning.”

McFarlan to form some of the deep-

call for courage in measures not seen in a generation.

“Yes, we were mentally prepared for the war. And when it happened,

As it happened, it was a childhood

However

est friendships of his life.

“When we got into World War

crush that changed McFarlan’s life

II,” McFarlan says, “we found out

and set in motion the relationships

I learned, but I can tell that being in

what that word meant real quick.”

that would underpin his education,

that class with Bob Edwards, Paul

on the playing field and in the class-

Stark, Lester Lott, Joe Wold, Jim Tom-

room, in the years to come.

ney and Dean Finney was the begin-

Now 90 and living in Asheville, N.C., McFarlan credits Brunswick, and especially English teacher David Thompson and Coach Edwin

times of Brunswick • summer 2013

At the tender age of 8, McFarlan was so smitten with his third-grade

“I can’t tell you much about what

ning of my adventure in learning, and of course, character building.”

Alumni Events

CLASSNOTES

Alumni vs. Varsity Tennis The Hartch name is synonymous with Brunswick Tennis. Fittingly, four Hartch family members spanning three generations were present at this year’s Alumni vs. Varsity Tennis match on April 14, at which they presented the Hartch Family Tennis Award. The award was initiated by the Hartch family to celebrate, annually, an outstanding tennis player who has supported his teammates and has been a true sportsman on and off the

court. The 2013 award was given to this year’s Varsity Tennis Co-Captains, Alex Baldock ’13 and Monty Yort ’13. After the event a spirited group of tennis alum challenged the 2013 varsity tennis squad. Alumni players included Andrew Boer ’89, Winston Bragg ’92, Greg Hartch ’88, Tim Hartch ’88, Tom Hartch ’59, Brad Orben ’88 and Paul Steed ’84. Three “honorary alumni” or special guests were also in attendence: Cross Country Coach Steve Polikoff, Christian Hartch ’19 and Ben Powis ’19, two budding tennis players themselves.

01 C ross Country Coach Steve Polikoff 02 Tom Hartch ’59 03 Greg Hartch ’88 04 Alex Baldock ’13 03

05 T ennis Coach George Boynton

talks with Tom Hartch ’59 06 Brad Orben ’88

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_summer2013

www. br u nsw i cksc h oo l . org

LAST LOOK b y C o u rtne y K enned y

Benchmarks of Tradition Photo by Jeffry Konczal

he school year concludes with a variety of ceremonial traditions, from the

blazers was begging to be captured, but I was waiting

last and most meaningful of all gatherings, Commencement, to

Lower School closing assembly, Pre School closing assembly, to commendations in every division. On such occasions, it’s a rite of passage for the younger boys to offer support to the older boys, while preparing themselves to “move

for one of the boys to turn around so that I

“His face reads anticipation and nervousness, maybe for the eventual transition to ‘bigger boyness’”

up” in the future. At the Lower School closing assembly, held in the

could capture the emotion as well,” Konczal said. “This boy (Alex Sriubas ’23) looked back at the scene, the mood, surveying the day. “His face reads anticipation and nervousness, maybe for the eventual transition to ‘bigger boyness,’” Jeff suggested. And then, as the assembly began,

Alex quietly turned around to face and join in the

Lower School gym on King Street, photographer Jeffry

proceedings, perhaps imagining two years hence, when

Konczal found himself squatting behind an anxious

he would be “moving up” and onto the next bench.

and fidgety bench of 2nd graders.

“The natural composition of the bench and their navy

times of Brunswick • Summer 2013

Excellence. .

Our Greatest Investment. m ake a gift or p l edge to the 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 ’ W ick A nn u a l F u nd

Your support is essential! Without your support, Brunswick couldn’t be Brunswick! Your gift or pledge to the 2013–2014 Annual Fund will make a big difference. No question: The excellence of our programs grows stronger with the contribution of every member of our School community.

Give or make a pledge. Online: BrunswickSchool.org/give Mail: Return the enclosed Annual Fund giving envelope. Pledge: Contact Krista Bruce, Annual Fund Director, . kbruce@BrunswickSchool.org, 203.625.5864 Alumni – Contact Jarrett Shine ’92, Director of Alumni Relations, jshine@BrunswickSchool.org, 203.625.5844

In advance, we thank you! We’re always grateful for your support.

100 Maher Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 Address Change Requested

Mark Your Calendars Homecoming 2013. .............. Saturday, October 26 Alumni Golf Outing.................... Friday, October 25 Fourth Annual Alumni Association Party..................... Friday, October 25 For more events and updates, please visit BrunswickSchool.Org.

Attention Alumni Parents Please notify us of your sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current address at 800.546.9425 or Alumni@BrunswickSchool.org.

nonprofit org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 3931 Stamford, CT