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THE MAGAZINE OF CHESHIRE ACADEMY
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ON THE COVER Top national recruit Tarik Black ‘17 has received offers from some of the biggest and strongest college football programs in the country. In this issue of 1794, we look at how Cheshire Academy has created a complex studentathlete strategy that is driving exposure and increasing the number of college-bound athletes.
EDITOR
Stacy Jagodowski DESIGNER
Alyssa Dillon ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Cody Barbierri Caitlin Garzi
Board of Trustees CHAIRMAN Richard Cerrone ’67
VICE CHAIR Howard Greenstone P’12
TREASURER Michael Mauro P’11
SECRETARY Richard A. Katz, Esq. ’64
Ronald Feinstein ’64
Andy Moss P ’14 P’15
Suzanne Fields P ’12
Donald Rosenberg ’67
David G. Jepson ’59
Armando Simosa P’08
Graeme M. Keith, Jr. P’11
Lendward Simpson, Jr. ’68
Patrick K. McCaskey ’68
Mark F. Testa, Ph.D. ’68
OVERSEERS Michael A. Belfonti ’76 Hamden, Connecticut
Frank Motter ’61 P’97
Stamford, Connecticut
Monterey, Massachusetts
Weston, Massachusetts Westport, Connecticut
Glastonbury, Connecticut Charlotte, North Carolina Lake Forest, Illinois
Dan Gabel, Jr. ’56 New York, New York EX-OFFICIO John D. Nozell, Head of School Cheshire, Connecticut
San Rafael, California
EDITORIAL BOARD
John D. Nozell Barbara Davis P’17 P’18 P’20 Christian Malerba ’04 CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
Leslie Hutchison Barb Vestergaard P’96 P’18 P’20
Harrison, New York
Westport, Connecticut
Snowmass Village, Colorado Miami, Florida
Wilmington, North Carolina Carrboro, North Carolina
Stowe, Vermont
Brett Stuart ’68 P’09 P’09 P’10 East Hampton, Connecticut
COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? SUGGESTIONS? NEWS? If you have feedback on 1794, contact Stacy Jagodowski at 1794@cheshireacademy.org. If you have alumni news or updates for 1794, send them to Christian Malerba '04 at christian.malerba@cheshireacademy.org. Photos should be submitted in high resolution (300 dpi) for publication. Admission inquiries may be directed to the Admission Office at admission@cheshireacademy.org or 203-439-7250. © 2016 Cheshire Academy
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IN THIS ISSUE ACADEMY ARCHIVES 8 Timeline 1865 - 2002 10 Health and WELLESness 14 Mysterious Mascot 16 Athletic Greatness
ON CAMPUS 22 For the Love of Fitness 28 The Perfect Play 34 222nd Commencement Excercises 36 A Champion Spring Season 40 The Arts Blossom in Spring Learn more about our new facilities for both competitive varsity athletes and the everyday exerciser on page 22.
ALUMNI
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Athletic Greatness
The legacy of former Math Teacher and Coach Kevin Slaughter lives on in a Memorial Hall of Fame at the Academy.
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For the Love of Fitness
A former student’s love of fitness inspired the creation of a brand new athletic facility at the Academy.
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44 An Olympic Focus 46 Crossing the Lines 48 Sound Mind. Sound Body. 52 Reunion 56 Events 58 Class Notes 66 Annual Report of Giving 78 Cat Scratch Mind Game 80 Last Look
Lindsay Thornton ’01 works with some of the most elite athletes in the country, helping them prepare for the ultimate competition.
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STRAIGHT from Bowden Hall a message from head of school john d . nozell
The fall at Cheshire Academy is an exciting time. A new school year has
begun and opportunity abounds for our students. Now in my third year as
Head of School at this historic institution, I find myself reflecting on the past
year. As of August, we proudly boasted a student body of 437 students; before we even opened our school for the year, our classrooms and dorms were full, and a waiting list for enrollment existed.
It is exciting to note that our postgraduate program is seeing incredible
success, with more than 35 students enrolled. Traditionally, PG programs
target male athletes, and while we have indeed enrolled a number of talented
male student athletes, we are proud to boast a PG cohort unlike most others. This year’s group includes six female students and a number of non-athletes here to improve their academics and better prepare for college.
FILMING FOR VOICES IN AMERICA, WHICH TOOK PL ACE IN APRIL
In addition to those students featured in this issue for their athletic endeavors, I want to recognize several other students with incredible achievements. Here are a few highlights from the year:
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A painting done by Jeong Hoon Lee ’16 was selected to be a part of the Bruce Museum’s 2016 iCreate exhibit.
A group of students competed in the 2016 Science Olympiad. Anderson Xu ’16 and Parker Gagnon ’17 won second place in the air trajectory
event, while Richard Yang ’18 and Jameson Hardy ’19 earned third place in the “Wright” stuff event. Other teams took home seventh and eighth
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place finishes in other events.
At the April 2016 Model UN Conference, Patrick Brown ’17 earned an Honorable Mention in the Security Council and Nadya
Ponthempilly ’18 won Best Delegate in the United Nations High
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Commission on Refugees.
The Cheshire Academy chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 21 new members from the Classes of 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Desiree Parker ’18 was honored with a Prudential Spirit of Community award for her service project.
Part of ensuring that we continue to provide the most optimal experience
for students is assessing the strength of our programs and where our efforts are best concentrated. After much reflection and internal discussion, our
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Management Team, with full concurrence from our Board of Trustees,
decided that the Academy will best serve its students if we focus our attention on grades 9-12 and PG. This decision comes on the heels of conversations
that began several years ago to slowly phase out the entire middle school. The time has come for us to complete this transition, and this year’s eighth grade class will be the last to matriculate through the ranks.
Continuing our efforts to best support our students, we work to improve our
programs and facilities. Within the pages of this magazine, you’ll read stories about the ways in which we have supported our athletes by building new
facilities and helping them reach their goals of playing sports at elite colleges and universities. But our support goes beyond just athletics. We have also
improved our arts facilities in the past few years, adding digital photography studios and implementing a Maker Space within our arts building. We have
many miles to go, so stay tuned for more exciting advancements in this area in the next few years to come.
As we look further into the future, it’s important for Cheshire Academy
to find ways to improve our campus. One of the immediate improvements we have made is to our school store, located in the bottom floor of the
Charles Harwood ’40 Student Center. Over the past year, the school store
has flourished, with new offerings being added to the store regularly, and an addition of an online school store for folks who aren’t able to visit our brick
and mortar location. The newly renovated space has created a more inviting
shopping experience for our students and families, and we are excited to see its continued success.
Looking to our next construction endeavor, I am excited to announce that we
will break ground in spring 2017 to build a much-needed maintenance facility, which will replace the barn that was taken by fire in August 2015. This project, which takes place in a portion of our campus that was previously not usable, opens the door for us to take advantage of more underutilized space on our
campus. In the next phase of construction to follow the maintenance building we hope to add new faculty housing, providing opportunities for us to bring more faculty families on campus.
Last year, more members of the Cheshire Academy community supported the Annual Fund than we have seen in many years. THANK YOU! It is critically important that we continue this trend. Having raised a record $736,000
for the Annual Fund, and with participation of 10% of our Alumni (a 30%
increase over the prior year!), we are making good strides. I soon hope to see
us boasting numbers like our peer schools, where 20%+ participation is much more the norm.
Finally, I’m excited to announce Cheshire Academy’s selection for Voices in America. This national video segment, which is hosted by James Earl Jones, will feature three boarding schools and our video will hit the airwaves in October. Stay tuned!
There is much to be excited about, and proud of, as we head into the 223rd
year at Cheshire Academy, and I look forward to sharing even more updates with you in the next issue of the magazine.
“Before we
even opened our school for the year, our classrooms and dorms were full, and a waiting list for enrollment existed. ”
Sincerely,
John D. Nozell, Head of School
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LETTER from the editor
Since we debuted our newly redesigned and reimagined magazine last year, we have had an incredible response from our readers. This new publication was inspired by you, and when we started the process of overhauling the magazine, we embraced your feedback. You told us loud and clear that while yes, you love hearing about what happens at the Academy, you want more than just that. You want us to embrace our vast history and tell the stories of the people who make the Academy special, especially the amazing things our alumni are doing in the world today. We listened. What you hold in your hands today isn’t just another private school magazine that chronicles everything that has happened since the previous issue. While we still give you updates about what is happening on campus, the heart of the magazine is the collection of stories about our history that spans more than 200 years. Last year, we published the first two issues of this new magazine, now called 1794. We changed the name to pay tribute to the date of our founding, as not many boarding schools can boast being one of the oldest in the country. We celebrated the educational values of Cheshire Academy in our premiere issue, and drew inspiration from the milestone celebration of the birth of alumnus John Frederick Kensett for the next issue on the creativity of our community. Moving into our second volume of 1794 and coming off of an exciting summer of Olympic achievements, we pay tribute to our own athletes. We dug into the archives and uncovered mascot mysteries; explored the former life of Gideon Welles, a gymnasium turned into a dining hall; and paid tribute to the namesake of our Kevin Slaughter Memorial Hall of Fame. We celebrated some of our most elite student athletes and their journeys to play college athletics, as well as new facilities that make it possible for our athletes to stay competition-ready. We honored alumni who have broken down barriers to pursue their passions, honed in on the connection between mind and body, and worked with some of the world’s most elite Olympic athletes. This issue of 1794 tells the story of our past and present student-athletes, the people who support them, and the amazing contributions being made that pave the way for our future student-athletes. In the pages of this magazine, we tell stories of tragedy and triumph, celebrate the members of this community who support our programs, and reflect on the impact of athletics and the role those experiences have had in life beyond the Academy. We truly hope you enjoy the stories that are contained within these pages, and we encourage you to reflect on the contents of this issue and share your own thoughts and memories with us.
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1938 – The Academy kept the Yale freshmen football team scoreless in a 6-0 victory despite halfback Ed Mark ’38 getting his nose broken during the away game.
1865-2002
1938 1865 1947 1865 – Students from the Episcopal
Academy of Connecticut traveled about
10 miles south to play a “match game” of baseball at Hamden Park in June.
1927 – The Roxbury School football
19 47 to 19 49 – The New York Yankees held pre-season training for 50 players at the Academy
Universities’ freshmen squads.
attended the camp.
team played Columbia, Yale, and Brown
in July and August. Former Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry was one of the pro players who
1950 – Fred Linehan, a three-sport star athlete for Yale, joins the Academy as assistant football coach under Head Coach George James.
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1959 – The Academy adopts a new athletic policy which barrs postgraduates from playing on varsity teams. Prior to the new policy, postgraduates played college freshmen teams and undergrad athletes competed against high school squads.
196 4 – The varsity swim team wins the state title against such competitors as the U.S. Coast Guard JV team.
2 0 0 2 – Howie Dickenman ’65
(pictured below) was inducted into
the Kevin Slaughter Memorial Hall of Fame. He went on to a 40-year
career as a basketball coach. His fellow inductees were Toby Slocum ’91 and Frank Wisinski ’52.
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2002 1966
1966 – Construction is underway for the new gym, to
1972 – The softball team’s schedule expands to include
1971 – The Junior School athletes were not called the
199 4 – The Academy revives its football team which
be called the “Arthur Sheriff Field House.”
“Cats.” Rather, they were the “Kittens.”
the Foote, Forman, and Taft Schools.
had not played for 17 seasons.
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HEALTH AND A HISTORIC GYMNASIUM TURNED DINING COMMONS REMAINS THE HEART OF CAMPUS.
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The Gideon Welles Dining Commons had a less commanding name when
said. “They would bring the mats out to the basketball court for big meets,”
hosted basketball games, wrestling matches, and served as the site for
work in the gym, he added, until the weather warmed.
it was built in 1926. It was simply called the “Gymnasium.” The building the annual father-son dinners held in the fall. The structure also offered
he remembered. In the early spring, the lacrosse team would practice stick
surprising additions: a barbershop and the students’ mailboxes. Considered
Blending learning and athletics in a truly physical sense, the gym had
as the “Jigger Shop.” The location was near today’s student laundry room.
walls of the old gym. “I had Mr. [Stephen] Kuk here,” said Dupre pointing
the campus post office, the mail room was located inside a snack bar known
Both the interior and exterior of the building look quite different today
than they did 80 years ago. Gone is the second-floor observation deck, a
platform that stretched around three-quarters of the interior walls, which
several classrooms tucked under the platform along the north and south
to the southwest corner. “He was the head football coach and taught me
medieval history.” The classrooms were framed with plywood and were large enough for about 12 students.
some fondly remember as a three-sided running track. A decorative
An amenity rarely found in a gym was also offered to students. Nick’s
between the east and west entrances.
Operated by Nick Giordano, the unusual practice of having a barber on
second-floor metal balcony was located on the front exterior of the building
“The sideline of the basketball court was right against the west wall,” said
former Senior Master Bevan Dupre ’69. The east wall had just enough room for the team to sit on benches. “It would get pretty wild up there on the
deck. It was jam packed,” said Dupre. A large majority of the student body, all boys, would ascend to the platform, he added, to cheer on the Cats. In 1963, the boys varsity basketball team had a winning 11-7 record.
David Steinberg ’66 was the sports editor in his senior year who wrote a column called “Sideline Slants” for the Academy Review newspaper.
During his 50th reunion in May, he shared memories about the old gym.
“The sidelines were so narrow there was no place for spectators, so we went upstairs to overlook the court.” Steinberg, a Cheshire native, attended the Academy for five years. As the sports editor, he was able to travel with
teams to write about their games. “I went with the track team to the Penn Relays and a lot of away games.”
Greg O’Connell ’66, the 2016 recipient of the John Bowden Distinguished Achievement Award for his support of the O’Connell Cross Country
Invitational event, remembers running on the deck. “It took 12 laps to make a mile,” he said. The basketball team also used the deck to stay in shape as did other athletes in the winter. “It was nice to have a place to run off-
Barber Shop was located where the dining hall’s dish room is now.
campus could be linked to a strict haircut policy. Jeffrey Barker ’71 explained what could happen if a boy’s hair grew too long. It seems Headmaster
Arthur M. Griffin (1966 -1970) had a specific way to let a student know it
was time for a trim. “He would flick your ear. You would then have 24 hours
to get it cut at Nick’s,” Barker said. Giordano also ran the Jigger Shop where a toasted roll cost 15 cents and a hamburger was 35 cents, Dupre said.
As Arthur N. Sheriff entered his fourth decade as headmaster, he began to look toward future construction on campus. He proposed a plan to repurpose the 40-year-old gymnasium building at a projected cost of $50,000, according to a letter Sheriff wrote to the staff. The original
renovation plan called for an auditorium to be built in the old gym. In
1967, it instead became the Gideon Welles Dining Commons, named for
the famous alumnus who served as secretary of the Navy from 1861-1869 under President Abraham Lincoln.
“The Sheriff Field House opened during my senior year,” said Steinberg.
In an article from December 1965, he referred to a JV basketball game as
having been held in the “old gymnasium.” The first game in the new Field House was held on January 15, 1966 by the JV basketball team. Steinberg reported that the Cats won 68-34 to beat Cromwell Academy.
season,” O’Connell added.
The victory was a fitting beginning for the Academy’s move to a bigger and
Wrestling was the only other sport that competed in the gym. The wrestling
now reached its 60-year-mark, becoming older than the building it replaced.
room was located where the kitchen and food service area is now, Dupre
better building, now known as the Arthur Sheriff Field House which has
See more photos of Gideon Welles online at magazine.cheshireacademy.org
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“ IT WOULD GET PRETTY WILD UP THERE ON THE DECK. IT WAS JAM PACKED. ”
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MASCOT
YSTERIOUS
Curious cats may be wondering about the origins of the Academy’s beloved mascot. How did the cat come to be? We’re here to investigate.
The Academy’s athletic teams seem to have first been called the Cats in 1950. The earliest available published reference of the nearly 70-year-old mascot’s name was printed in the New York Times in November of that year. The sports story reported on a homecoming
game against Brown University. It notes, “[Coach] Harry Stolz led the Cats in their twelfth straight undefeated game.”
From this clue, it’s possible the use of Cats originated with coaches who used the term
during interviews with sports reporters. Nonetheless, within a few years, Academy teams
were consistently referred to as the Cats. In 1954, Academy yearbook editors began to call teams the “Cats,” using quotation marks to denote the unusual use of the word. By 1959, the name had become so well known, the quotation marks were dropped. Photos from
the Junior School soccer team in the 1979 yearbook use a diminutive of Cats, calling the younger players “Kittens.”
No references have been located which detail why the Cats’ name was chosen as the
mascot other than the obvious connection to the Cheshire Cat from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” which was published in 1865 and would have been well-known at the time.
However, sports banners and pennants from the early 1960s display a cat which has a close resemblance to Tom Cat from the Tom and Jerry cartoons. While the show first aired in
the 1940s, it didn’t gain popularity until the early sixties, right around the time Cheshire Academy’s mascot is depicted in similar form. The mascot received a brief makeover in
the 1970s or 1980s; the pink panther-esque design survives on a dated letterman jacket available for viewing in the School Store.
Today, Cheshire Academy athletic teams are still referred to as the “Cats” and use an image of a paw. A proud student each year wears the Cat mascot costume at home games, spirit rallies, and other special events.
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FACT OR FICTION? The origins of the Cheshire cat may have more of an influence on the
Cheshire Academy cat than we think. We explored the legends behind the infamous cat, and while the mysterious figure was made famous by Lewis Carroll’s novel in 1865, references predate that. The first documented
reference to Cheshire cats and grinning dates back to the 1790s in the
work of John Wolcot, who wrote under the pen name Peter Pindar. His
Pair of Lyric Epistles included the line, “... Like a Cheshire cat our court will grin.” While the exact date of publish varies, some say that it was
CAT CARVINGS Another theory focuses on Carroll’s use of the happy cat. There is a church in the village of Grappenhall, Cheshire County, that dates back to the
12th century. Carroll’s father reportedly used to preach at the church, the entrance to which is said to boast a carving of a grinning cat. That means as a young boy, Carroll likely saw the carving regularly. A REGAL DEPICTION
printed in 1794, the same year of the Academy’s founding.
An influential family in Cheshire County had a lion within its crest that
But where exactly did the Cheshire cat come from? We found the legends.
having never seen a lion before, ended up painting a figure that looked
You be the judge.
HAPPY CATS OF CHESHIRE COUNTY “Grinning like a Cheshire Cat,” may be a reference to the felines in
Cheshire, a county in England. The British Shorthair cat comes from
Cheshire, England, and many say they are the happiest cats in England due to their naturally smiling faces. But why are they happy? The free-
flowing milk and cream from the county’s abundance of dairy farms and
was depicted on the signboards at many of the local inns. The painter,
like a grinning cat. The Academy’s own crest (which, according to former Senior Master Bob Gardiner, was inspired by the Coat of Arms of the
Tudor Princes of Wales) depicts figures that could be considered lions. The
images within Academy’s crest also resemble those from several other coats of arms from throughout England and Wales that contain images of lions and other feline-like figures, some of which feature what looks like the famous grin.
the many mice and rats that came over on nearby ships awaiting their
A CAT FOR A COURT JESTER
ashore, lured by the scent of the cheese.
People wanted to be as happy as the court jester from Cheshire, known as
cargo of Cheshire cheese. The rodents from the docked ships would come CATS MADE OF CHESHIRE CHEESE The inspiration for the cat whose body disappears, leaving behind only its smile, may actually have come from cheese. According to Brewer’s
Dictionary, local cheeses in Cheshire County were shaped into animals,
including a cat. The cheese was eaten starting at the tail, leaving the mouth
Legend attributes the famous grin not to a feline, but to a court jester.
Cat Kaitlin, which may have provided the inspiration for a smile as wide as the Cheshire Cat.
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for last. Carroll, who grew up in Cheshire county, may have drawn his
inspiration for the disappearing feline, whose smile is the last feature seen in the story, from this cheesy tradition.
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ATHLETIC GREATNESS In 1981, a young math teacher and coach by the name of Kevin Slaughter joined the Academy. During his short time here, he made a considerable contribution when he led the charge to establish a new Hall of Fame. The effort was designed to honor alumni who represent the ideal combination of student and athlete.
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Hall in their apartment.” It was this love of
Since 1987, 85 alumni, one coach, and two teams
Slaughter to form a Hall of Fame that would
Memorial Hall of Fame. The original inductees
athletics and respect for the game that inspired recognize truly outstanding players.
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“He scoured the yearbooks and found all sorts of o get the ball rolling, Slaughter
served as chairman of the committee and helped design the criteria used to choose the inductees. “Kevin
was always interested in athletics,” said Barbara
great athletes,” noted Vestergaard. “It was basically a one- or two-person alumni and development
office back then; the school was just starting to
come back after a good 15 years of hard times, so the budgets were very tight.”
Vestergaard P’96 P’02, the office manager for
Kevin didn’t let that deter the development of the
Academy and friend of Kevin Slaughter. “He was
to go through yearbooks, create rosters, and look
Development and Alumni Relations at Cheshire a lifeguard in high school and college. He was
a fantastic soccer player and later coach, and he
really believed you could reach a student through sports.”
Vestergaard said that Slaughter was considered
Hall of Fame that he envisioned. “He volunteered for athletes who would fit the criteria that he
Hall of Fame’s founding, the first female athlete
was honored, Maria Onofrio Amendola ’82. Since then, five other women have been recognized:
Amy Solomon Dupre ’80, Lynn Alfonsi Flynn
’89, Gail Murphy Otis ’90, Bridget Thornton ’05,
and Maria Farreras ’06. Farreras is the most recent alumna to be honored, having been inducted
during the 2016 Reunion in May. She is the first professional female athlete to be included in the
Hall of Fame, having played soccer for the Futbol Club Barcelona in Spain.
Consideration for the Hall of Fame
now former Senior Master Bevan Dupre ’69 by his
have earned two varsity letters in either the same
Slaughter wasn’t alone in his efforts, though, with
To be considered for nomination, alumni must
side.
sport, or for one-year students, two different
However, disaster struck before he could see his
loved him,” she said. “He and his wife Jeannie
a scuba diving accident in 1986. His unexpected
often hosted teams and boys from Von der Porten
were all male, but on the 10-year anniversary of the
helped set for the fledgling society,” she said.
strict, and held his players to a high level of
sportsmanship and responsibility. “But, his players
have been inducted into the Kevin Slaughter
idea put into place. Slaughter tragically died in
passing left a void at the Academy. “Kevin was a high-energy, driven, dedicated, loyal, and fun individual and
he really made his mark here at the Academy in a short
time,” Vestergaard said, and the school didn’t let his hard work go unrecognized. The school
community continued to bring Slaughter’s vision for a Hall of
Fame to life, and Dupre took the
sports. In addition, nominees should have received outstanding recognition in their sport either at
Cheshire Academy, in college, or professionally.
Candidates must also have been active in one or
more non-athletic endeavors and be a graduate of the Academy or hold a postgraduate certificate. Inductees are now chosen by the Hall of Fame committee. Two of the original committee
members, Dupre and Vestergaard, are still active.
Other volunteers have included representatives of
the athletic department, Development and Alumni Relations Office, and former coach and Hall of
Fame inductee, Stewart Lindsay Jr., who founded the lacrosse program at the Academy in 1962.
lead.
Hall of Fame Notables
It was only fitting that those
are: John Zilly ’41 of the Los Angeles Rams and
involved decided to name the
new society after the man who
made it possible. Former Athletic Director Bill Casson said,
“Bevan became the the strongest
Some notable inductees who played pro football
Philadelphia Eagles, John Panelli ’45 of the Detroit Lions, and Peter Perrault ’58, who spent nine years
in the pros playing for various teams, including the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings.
advocate [for the project] and
Board of Trustees overseer Frank Motter ’61
Kevin was his idea.”
Quebec Riflers, Frank Quayle ’65 went pro with
naming the Hall of Fame after
P’97 played with the Montreal Alouettes and the the Denver Broncos, Tom Silvanic ’66 played for the Jets and the Cleveland Browns,
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He really believed you could reach a student through sports. and Pat McCaskey ’68 made a career with the front office of the Chicago Bears.
Tennis greats who were inducted include board of trustees member Lenny Simpson ’68, the
youngest man to play in the U.S. Open (see our profile of Simpson on page 46); Frank Shields ’30, grandfather of Brooke Shields, played
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Seel ’50, whose long career included both state
Fame in 1976. Award-winning sports reporter
well as being inducted into the Southeastern
played for Lindsay.
championships in high school and college as Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame and
Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame, and
Overcoming hardship, learning new skills, and, yes,
level wrestling for decades.
overarching lessons that are shared by each and
Tommy Scheer ’61, who has supported NCAA
at Wimbledon and in the 1934 Davis Cup
Cary Palulis ’64 is an inductee whose team won
President.
was inducted into the Worcester Polytechnic
Challenge; and David Markin ’48, a former USTA
Some baseball and basketball standouts are Dan Zailskas ’65, who played for the Philadelphia
Phillies and is in the Boston College Hall of Fame, and round ball greats such as longtime college
coach Howie Dickenman ’65; Lee Green ’90, a
McDonald’s and Street and Smith All-American,
the Penn Relay Mile Championship in 1964 and
Hall of Fame.
member of the Venezuelan Olympic team, and
of Fame this year at Reunion 2017,
been honored are Teo Risquez ’68, who was a
the Kevin Slaughter Memorial Hall
Toby Slocum ’91, who was born with spina bifida,
held on May 12-13.
Marathons a number of times.
Know someone who would be a
but has finished both the New York and Boston
American who is currently a Special Operations
for Fairleigh Dickinson University, and former
Wrestling has had standouts such as Werner
every member of the Kevin Slaughter Memorial
Find out who will be inducted into
Lacrosse inductees include Joe Della-Corte ’63,
Strategic Planner for the US Army.
training until near exhaustion, are just some of the
Institute Hall of Fame. Other runners who have
and a pro player in Switzerland; and JoJo Outlaw ’91, a Nike Prep and Street and Smith All
Rick McGowan ’64, who was inducted in 2014,
who was the national scoring champion in 1966
great addition to the Hall of Fame? Nominate them today by visiting www.cheshireacademy.org/HOF
Lacrosse Coach Stewart Lindsay, who was named as a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of
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IN LOVING MEMORY The Armando Simosa ’08 Athletics Performance Complex is
a combination of a newly renovated Strength & Conditioning
Room and a brand new Fitness Center dedicated in honor of the
former student, who tragically died in a 2009 car accident shortly
after completing his PG year at the Academy. The new complex is made possible by a leadership gift from one of the Academy’s
well-known trustees and the student’s father, for whom he was named, Armando Simosa P’08.
When asked how it felt to see the complex named after his son,
Simosa stated that he feels very proud and that it was as if his son had asked him to fix the facilities. “Honestly, he said something about it to me one time and when the opportunity arose, I
remembered that and raised my hand,” said Simosa. “Fitness was one of the most important interests of my son, Armando. He
always went to train in Cheshire Academy’s facilities, as he also ARMANDO SIMOSA ’08
did in our house in Venezuela.”
“The leadership gift from Mr. Simosa is an amazing testament to his generosity and desire to make Cheshire
Academy an even better place,” said Director of Development and Alumni Relations Barb Davis P’17 P’18 P’20. “The entire Cheshire Academy community is very grateful and extremely appreciative.”
THE IDEA The idea to renovate the previous fitness area was first mentioned by another Trustee, Mike Mauro P’11. After looking at the space and speaking with Head of School John D. Nozell, Mauro noted, “We really wanted to
create a space for all students whether they were an athlete or just a student looking to exercise.” Mauro went on to recommend that the new Fitness Center, a space which previously was a locker room and storage, be
combined into a more open room with glass on all sides to emphasize that it was a welcoming place for all of the Cheshire Academy community. What was once the main exercise area for the entire school, would now
be a Strength and Conditioning Center for varsity athletes who need more advanced equipment for training purposes as well as direction from coaches and athletic trainers.
Having a dedicated fitness space for all students, and even the Cheshire Academy community as a whole, is
something that’s been long overdue. The previous fitness facilities were original to the time that the building
was built in the sixties, as was much of the equipment. Creating two dedicated spaces for specific students and athletes is also part of a larger strategy to set the Academy apart from its competition.
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A WELCOMING SPACE The new Simosa Fitness Center offers community members on campus the ability
to exercise and work out in a dedicated and spacious area made up of two individual rooms with top-of-the-line equipment. The first room, a multi-purpose space for classes such as yoga, fits 20 students comfortably. The space includes a cork floor, physioballs for core exercises, mats to stretch, and a wall mount with three TRX suspension trainers. The other part of the Fitness Center, dedicated to strength
training equipment, includes more than 10 Cybex machines, ranging from treadmills and arch trainers to a rower and virtual-reality spin bikes. Many of the machines
also include televisions with cable. In addition, a trainer, rebounder, punching bag, and bench press are combined to make one motion cage. The Center was designed with large energy efficient windows as well as LED lighting. “The purpose of the new Fitness Center is to offer a dedicated and safe space for students that allows for multiple levels of physical activity,” said Head
Athletic Trainer & Science Teacher Jennifer Tirillo. “Not every student exercises or works out the same way and this space offers that versatility.”
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"The ability to give our varsity athletes a dedicated space sets
Just down the hall, the newly renovated Simosa
us apart from other
the Academy’s varsity student-athletes to work
boarding schools."
Strength & Conditioning Center is a place for
specifically with their supervising coaches and the
athletic training staff. Teams will now be able to use
the space during their seasons, as well as off-seasons,
to train together without worrying about alienating or intimidating other students who want to exercise.
“The ability to give our varsity athletes a dedicated space sets us apart from other
boarding schools,” said Associate Head of School for Community Life and Athletics as well as Head Varsity Football Coach David Dykeman. “These students can now train in a way that’s going to allow them to achieve the next level in their athletic careers.”
Four custom power racks from Legend Fitness allow a number of groups to work
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simultaneously in the room, while a turf-covered area gives athletes
With the new school year in full swing, the new Armando Simosa
of free weights meant for specific exercises, such as bench presses,
athletes to the casual walker, the new facilities now have something
room to warm-up, stretch, and conduct drills. The racks include a variety squats, shoulder presses, and even pull-ups. Two barbell free weight
sets are also available for athletes as well as adjustable utility benches.
The turf area is ideal for replicating drills and stretching that normally would take place outside on Simosa Field, especially convenient when there’s bad weather or multiple teams that need the surface. Finally,
’08 Athletics Performance Complex is a hub of activity. From varsity to offer all students, faculty, and staff at Cheshire Academy. Armando concluded by saying, “Cheshire Academy has done a great job
developing the minds of students through academics. Now I hope we can improve their health in a positive way too.”
additional agility equipment has been added, such as various plyometric boxes for jumping, conditioning ropes, and weighed core balls.
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est Point, Hofstra University, University of Pennsylvania, University of San Diego, Columbia University, and Dartmouth College are just a few of the schools that have Cheshire
Academy graduates playing for them this year. Of the Class of 2016, more than a third are playing collegiate athletics and that percentage is looking like it will only keep growing for future years. COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES FOR ATHLETICS Alongside a strong academic curriculum, the
Academy’s athletic program has accelerated over
the last few years creating more and more collegebound athletes. The 2015-2016 year alone saw
41 student-athletes across eight different sports
commit, including basketball, football, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, and field hockey. In
addition, eight students will go on to play junior
hockey for amateur programs around the country. Why the increase in college-bound student-
athletes? According to Associate Head of School for Community Life and Athletics David
Dykeman, it’s because, “Cheshire Academy has
implemented a student-athlete strategy that helps to benefit all its athletic hopefuls from day one
and makes sure they have realistic expectations
and goals. At the end of the day, we go to work
Football players like Tarik Black ’17 and CJ
Academy is also extending student-athletes’
and Sam Vretman ’17 (from Sweden) are prime
who recently signed with the Junior “A” Nepean
Holmes ’17 (both from Hamden, Connecticut), examples. As rising seniors, they have collectively earned more than 75 verbal offers from top
schools like Notre Dame, Alabama, University of Michigan, and more. Vretman has already
playing careers, including Remi Selerier ’16,
Raiders of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL).
CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION
committed to play for Rutgers University and
The Academy also focuses on ensuring that there
top NCAA Division I programs. In addition,
College Counseling, Athletics, and Academics.
whopping 7’3”, already has interest from top
and the athletic department to ensure that
North Carolina. Dykeman elaborates, “This past
working in concert to help students achieve both
campus who were interested in our student-
of School Julie Anderson. “Academic importance
Holmes for University of Notre Dame, both
is continuous communication between coaches,
basketball player Chol Marial ’20, who is a
“The academic office partners with the coaches
programs in the country like the University of
grades and school come first and that we are all
year alone, more than 250 coaches visited the
academically and athletically,” said Associate Head
athletes.”
is reflected strongly in all of our student-athletes,
The strategy is paying off. In the 2015-2016 year,
as student leaders, participate in the arts program,
who are also very well-rounded and take on roles
a number of seniors and postgraduates went from
and more.”
athletes, including varsity baseball pitchers Austen
In addition to the Academic office, College
College, and David Stiehl ’16, who will be playing
preparation and fit is our first goal in College
Academy’s basketball and football programs have
same page and working towards the same outcome
The first part of that strategy focuses on selectively
full scholarship to the University of Richmond
at a school that is right for them,” said Director of
These stand out players help open doors for other
a starting point guard for Hofstra University’s
athletes receive the support they need through our
newly founded Elite Hockey Program at Cheshire
Academic Support Program.”
to fulfill their dreams of playing collegiate
sports. It’s one of the unique characteristics of Cheshire Academy.” The strategy Dykeman is
top high school prospects to top college-bound Michel ’16, who will be playing for Dartmouth
Counseling is also heavily involved. “Academic
for Northeastern University in the fall. The
Counseling. We ensure that everyone is on the
similar results. Seyoum Settepani ’16 received a
in terms of positioning a student to play in college
bringing in top prospects across major sports.
for football, and Elijah Pemberton ’16 will be
College Counseling Dan Monahan. “Our student
athletes to gain exposure from college coaches.
NCAA Division I men’s basketball program. The
small class sizes, daily extra help, and the Roxbury
referencing is made up of several key parts, which when combined, gives the Academy a unique differentiator from other schools.
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Making sure the families of student-athletes
try to play as many top-tier New England teams
At many private schools, postgraduates simply
departments is also key. While a student may
coaches and recruiters visiting our school,” said
experience. However, Cheshire Academy has
understand the communication between internal know they want to play collegiate athletics, there’s more to succeeding than just having the desire. Families must understand the importance of
excelling academically, and they need to have
realistic goals. “At Cheshire Academy, it’s not
Director of Athletic Operations Ed Banach. “They know we’re playing the best of the best, and they
want to see how our student-athletes compete and perform.”
just about athletics, the academic piece is more
The Academy has performed well in the top
their parents know that from the beginning,” said
Council (NEPSAC). Just in the past year, boys
important, and we make sure our students and
Dykeman. “Also, students, and their parents, need to be realistic about what can be achieved in an
athletic career. Not every student can play Division I athletics, and sometimes we have to sit down
with families and explain why. But, we don’t leave them without options; we work with students to
find a way to make a Division II or III experience possible.”
There a number of reasons student-athletes may not be able to play Division I sports, like Elina Hoivala ’16, a transfer student from Finland. While Hoivala is a top prospect in women’s
classes of New England Prep School Athletic
varsity basketball made it to the final four in the NEPSAC Class A Division, varsity volleyball revisited the finals of the NEPSAC Class B
repeat senior classes, which offers less than a stellar created a unique academic offering, to accompany the postgraduates’ athletic season that offers up classes around entrepreneurship, business, and
leadership. “We don’t want postgraduates to just
show up at Cheshire Academy to play their season and hope for the best,” said Director of Summer Program and Football Coach Rich Ferraro ’71.
“Our goal is to work with them both athletically and academically to place them in a win-win situation at the collegiate level.”
Division for the third year in a row, and varsity
A great example of this can be seen with
Class C Division for the fourth year in a row. The
to attend the United States Military Academy
softball made it to the finals in the NEPSAC
Academy also added a couple new championships in 2015-2016. Varsity baseball won the Western
New England Prep Baseball League (WNEPBL) for the first time in school history, and boys track and field won the New England Prep School
Track Association (NEPSTA) Division III title.
volleyball, she needed additional NCAA core
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM
to compete at the Division 1 level. Hoivala worked
a staple of private and boarding school athletics
postgraduate Ben Vasta ’16, whose dream was
at West Point. While Vasta ultimately thought
football, in combination with stellar academics,
would help him get in, it was through the rugby program that he secured his attendance at the
prestigious academy. “It’s a prime example of how we try to figure out a way to make these studentathletes’ dreams come true. Ben is an amazingly
smart and talented student-athlete and everyone at
course credits to reach the initial eligibility mark
Lastly, postgraduate (PG) programs have been
with the Academy’s College Counseling and
for years. The opportunity for students who have
While not all students have collegiate athletics
for one more year can be a key differentiator,
Academic, College Counseling, and Athletic
Athletic Departments to come up with a plan
to continue her education at a NJCAA Division 1 junior college, gain the credits she needs, and
then go on to play volleyball at a four-year school. She graduated after spending two years at the
Academy and will enroll in junior college in the
fall. Hoivala already has interest from top Division I programs such as Bryant University. A COMPETITIVE SCHEDULE The strength of a team’s schedule in a season is
also a part of the school’s strategy. Often times a school might play a weaker schedule in order to have a better record. “At Cheshire Academy, we
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both academically and athletically, at the college level. At the Academy, the PG program saw 19 student-athletes go on to play collegiate sports
at schools like Bentley University, College of the
Holy Cross, University of Delaware, Sacred Heart University, Northeastern University, Columbia
University, Dartmouth College, and West Point. The success of the program stems from not just
Cheshire Academy really worked together.”
as a dream, the work by Cheshire Academy’s
Departments to make it happen for those who do is nothing short of noteworthy. As the late
sports great Vince Lombardi once said, “Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a society work, a civilization work.” View more photos of these athletes online at magazine.cheshireacademy.org
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(L-R) HEAD OF SCHOOL JOHN D. NOZELL, CHARLOT TE LESER ’16, AND COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER PJ YESAWICH, JR. ’01
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HONORING OUR NEWEST ALUMNI On a beautiful Saturday morning in the heart of Connecticut, the Cheshire Academy Class of 2016 gathered one last time as a group to officially
celebrate what they had achieved both academically and personally. More than 100 students walked across the Commencement Ceremony stage to
receive their high school diplomas and take their first steps into a new future. Senior Class President Ben Buchmeier addressed the audience early in
the ceremony and focused on motivating his classmates to, “take what you have learned from Cheshire Academy and put it to good use. But more
importantly, embrace every opportunity before you, even the difficult ones.” After much anticipation, it was then time for this year’s 222nd
Commencement Speaker PJ Yesawich, Jr. ’01 to address the students. An
accomplished Creative Director for some of the biggest agencies and brands in the world, Yesawich is the mastermind behind numerous advertisements
and videos that can be seen on television and the internet today. His speech took the angle of highlighting several lessons he’s learned along his journey
in life, but also to make sure to take time to enjoy it. Yesawich added, “make sure to travel (a lot), family is so important, and tell those around you
that you love them and say thank them.” His final words to students were powerful, “Just show up for life.”
Next up was this year’s Valedictorian Chelsea Espinosa, who spoke excitedly about her future at Princeton University and thanked all parents and
guardians for allowing their kids to, “know they will always be there for
them and enable them to step out of their comfort zones even if they fail.” Espinosa wasn’t the only one who reminisced fondly about her time at the Academy. Salutatorian Paola Fortes addressed her classmates saying, “My
mother used to tell me, everyone you meet in life is a teacher. It wasn’t until I came to Cheshire Academy that I realized what she meant. Every single person in your life has something important to teach you, and the people here taught me so many things, inside and outside of the classroom.”
Finally, the last comments made to the Class of 2016 came from Head
of School John D. Nozell. After acknowledging and thanking the faculty,
trustees, and families, Nozell spoke to the students saying, “To our newest
Cheshire Academy alumni, congratulations. As alumni, you’ve just entered a club, joining all the Cheshire Academy alumni who have passed through
these halls over the past 222 years. You’ll be members of this club for the rest of your lives; use it, enjoy it, benefit from it, and don’t ever forget this club, your alma mater, as we will never forget you.” Watch the ceremony online at magazine.cheshireacademy.org
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A CHAMPION SPRING SEASON VARSITY BASEBALL WINS WNEPBL CHAMPIONSHIP The varsity baseball team faced off against Berkshire School in the Western New England Prep Baseball League
Championship on Sunday, May 22. The Cats found themselves trailing 0-1 entering the bottom of the sixth inning against a strong pitcher, but managed to rally to score three runs to take the lead off of big bats from Mike Dunn ’16 and Tommy
Costello ’16. Behind a strong pitching performance from David Stiehl ’16, the Academy defeated Berkshire 3-1 to become the WNEPBL champions for the first time in league history.
The seniors and postgraduates going on to play collegiate baseball include: PJ McDonald (University of Maine), Rich
Gilbride (Sienna College), Austen Michel (Dartmouth University), David Stiehl (Northeastern University), Cody Pasic
(University of Maine), Ryan Berardino (Bentley University), and Ted Leathersich (University of Massachusetts/Lowell).
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VARSITY SOFTBALL The varsity softball team advanced to the NEPSAC Class C Championship on
Sunday, May 22 against St. Luke’s School, who beat out the Cats in last year’s final
game. Though the team fell in an early hole, Allison Doheny ’18 pitched well on the mound with 14 total strikeouts and led the Cats to tie the game by the fifth inning,
3-3. It was Sydney Everett-O'Neill ’17 who drove in a run to tie the game. However,
St. Luke's defense held it down, continuously making tough plays to hold the Cats and eventually break the tie in extra innings with a final 3-7 win.
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chosen to compete on one of three Connecticut Regional Teams in
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The girls were evaluated by high school coaches from Connecticut against 200 other athletes from the area, and the top 60 were
chosen to represent the region in the tournament. In all, there were
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three teams from Connecticut that played a total of four games against opponents from across the country.
Wiley played in the Mohawk Division against teams from
Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
Savino played in the Iroquois Division, coached by Keogh, against players from South Carolina, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Florida. In
addition, Wiley was named All-Academic for the year by the U.S. Lacrosse organization for 2016.
The tournament was held at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania from Saturday, May 28 to Sunday, May 29.
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STRONG TURNOUT FOR CHAMPIONS FOOTBALL CAMP Cheshire Academy hosted its first ever Champions Football Camp. on June 4. More than 300 athletes came to campus to get in front
of 68 coaches from 23 colleges and universities, including legendary
Defensive Coordinator Don Brown, who’s now with the University of Michigan.
The camp originated from a conversation between Head Varsity
Football Coach David Dykeman and the University of Michigan’s coaching staff, who was interested in holding a camp in New
England for the first time. From there, the camp quickly expanded
its list of coaches to include University of Connecticut and Boston
College. If that wasn’t enough, the Academy soon added University of Massachusetts, Central Connecticut State University, Southern
Connecticut State University, University at Albany - SUNY, University of Maine, Princeton University, University of New Haven, College VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS The varsity girls tennis team traveled to play in the
NEPSAC Class C Quarterfinal on Saturday, May 21
losing to a talented St. Luke’s School, 0-5. This was the Cats’ first trip to the playoffs in recent years and ended with an overall great season.
of the Holy Cross, Stonehill College, Wesleyan University, Trinity College, Pace University, University of Rhode Island, Springfield College, Endicott College, University of Delaware, Sacred Heart
University, Fordham University, Tufts University, and Yale University. Several attendees of the camp were the Academy’s own rising seniors, including Tarik Black and CJ Holmes. Both athletes have combined for over 65 verbal offers from the top universities in the country,
including Michigan State University, University of Alabama, Stanford University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
University of California, Los Angeles, Duke University, and more.
Black was also recently selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, one of the most elite high school player bowls in the country.
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BOYS TRACK & FIELD WINS NEPSAC CHAMPIONSHIP The boys track & field team visited Hyde School on Saturday, May 21
Black, McKeighan, and Chase Douglas ’17 won with a time of
other 19 scoring teams at the meet. The boys’ 4x100 meter relay team
of 6-00.00, and Rudy Fleischmann won the pole vault with a height
and came home with the New England Championship, beating the
made up of CJ Holmes ’17, Tarik Black ’17, Ben McKeighan ’16, and
Brandon Sebastian ’17 beat their previous New England meet record, winning with a time of 42.78. Black also won the 200 meter with a time of 22.43, and Holmes came in second in the boys’ 100 meter
with a time of 11.17. The 4x400 meter relay team made up of Holmes,
3:31.08. CJ Lewis ’17 came in second in the high jump with a height of 12-00.00. The vault set a new school record, as Fleischmann beat his previous height of 11-06. Finally, Sebastian won the long jump
with a jump of 22-08, Ka-Ron Jones ’16 came in third in the shot put with a throw of 44-00.50, and Sam Vretman ’17 came in third in the discus with a throw of 120-05.
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THE ARTS BLOSSOM IN SPRING SPRING CONCERT BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY Cheshire Academy’s Spring Concert was held on Thursday, May
19 in Richardson Lecture Hall. Students in chorus, jazz band, rock band, and orchestra performed a wide range of music, including
La Musica, Danny Boy, Rumpus in Richmond, Star Wars (Main Theme), Hungarian Dance, Somebody to Love, and Hotel
California. The event also gave thanks to this year’s Class of 2016 graduates Dora Dujmic, Hans Dyckerhoff, Ben Buchmeier, Jia Gao, Mitch Saunders, Jishen Chen, Keng Hei Leong, Handan Zhang, and Charlotte Leser for their contributions to music.
UPCOMING KOHN-JOSELOFF GALLERY EVENTS September 8, 2016 – Erin Gleason
Cheshire Academy’s own Fine & Performing Arts Teacher Erin Gleason will be showing her photographic work. October 6, 2016 – Rashmi Talpade
Rashmi Talpade works with photography and cuts it apart to create assemblages. Talpade recently did a community-wide composition with the town of Wallingford. December 1, 2016 – Andy Buick ’06
Andy Buick is a Cheshire Academy alumnus and illustrator from ART MAJOR GALLERY
San Francisco, California whose work involves childrens book illustrations as well as others.
Art Major students had the opportunity to put their
projects on display on Thursday, May 19 in the KohnJoseloff Gallery for the annual Art Major Show. The
students in the creative class spent their third and fourth marking periods creating works to go in the gallery,
which typically include a series of pieces that expand on a certain theme.
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COMEDY TAKES THE STAGE AT THE SPRING PLAY Last year’s spring play was all about the laughs. The production, dubbed "Comedy Tonight," was a collection of
original skits, songs, dance, and overall wackiness. The Fine & Performing Arts Department teamed up with The
Center for Writing to stage the winning comedy skits written by students and faculty in a recent writing contest. The show was quirky and fun, completely directed by students and geared toward students in terms of its content
and humor. Show dates were Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21 and involved seven total skits, eight songs, three
dances, and a few short dialogues between acts. Every actor played multiple parts with two student directors for each skit. At the end of the day, more than 30 students were involved in the production.
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AN OLYMPIC FOCUS
L INDSAY T HORN T ON ’01
W
hat does it take to help an
bit of anxiety can help focus your attention and
performance? For Senior Sport
get your words out and your mind feels clouded.”
elite athlete achieve optimal
Psychophysiologist for the United
States Olympic Committee Lindsay
Thornton ’01, it takes a team of dedicated support staff and a doctorate in counseling psychology from Boston University.
“My job is to figure out how to make athletes
who are already the best in the country use their minds as tools to become to best in the world,”
says Thornton. Combining a deep understanding of neuroscience, psychology, and physiology, she
uses advanced tools to assess and train the mind-body connection for athletes who have qualified or hope to qualify to represent the United States of America in the Olympic Games. “It’s a really exciting and stressful time for these athletes. I
appreciate being able to be a service provider for them as they go through this process.”
At the Summer Olympic Training Center located just outside of San Diego, California, Thornton
assesses an athlete’s breathing, blood flow, heart rate, muscle tension, and brain wave patterns
during rest and task periods to understand how each individual’s system might respond to the
stress of competition. “Every athlete responds to
stress differently,” says Thornton, and, “sometimes the response can hinder performance; it’s like
giving a speech in front of people. While a little
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prepare, too much activation doesn’t allow you to
Thornton analyzes stress responses to find the best way for each athlete to manage and use
fight or flight reactions to their advantage during competitions. Another aspect of helping athletes
achieve optimal performance is sleep monitoring, “to help them get efficient and high quality sleep at night.” Thornton asks athletes to wear sleep
monitors to track their nighttime rest. She looks
for anomalies in sleep patterns, such as how long it takes them to fall asleep, how many minutes
they wake up throughout the night, or how much movement occurs. “Sleep is an athlete’s number one recovery opportunity, and it’s essential that they can get adequate recovery.”
When asked about her path to discovering
sport psychology, Thornton recalls her time in independent study with former Head of
School Dr. Jerry Larson, whose degree and
alma mater matches Thornton’s exactly. “We
shared the same mentor at Boston University,
Dr. Len Zaichkowsky,” says Thornton, “and my independent study with Dr. Larson was about
sport psychology.” Larson remembers Thornton as “an athlete and a curious student. Since Lindsay
studied with my doctoral advisor, it has been fun to watch her career develop.”
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My job is to figure out how to make athletes who are already the best in the country use their minds as tools to become to best in the world.
Before enrolling in Cheshire Academy, Thornton
“Lindsay is another great example of the student-
her dream to go to a Division I school. “When
“which encourages the development of abilities
was a competitive gymnast intent on pursuing I applied to Cheshire Academy, we made sure
there would be an arrangement that would let me pursue this dream. I went every day after school
to C.A.T.S. Gymnastics from 3:00 to 8:00pm, and someone would save dinner for me so I could eat during study hall.”
“Especially with all the physical and mental
demands of gymnastics, it seemed natural that
Lindsay followed her passion for the mind-body
connection, high performance, and helping others achieve their potential,” says Larson.
Thornton recalls the effect that Cheshire
Academy had on her academic career. “I would say that overall the small class sizes really gave
me confidence in my abilities as a student. Prior to going to Cheshire Academy, my identity was
wrapped around being an athlete and that’s really
how I saw my future. The Academy taught me that I have an academic ability, too, and I think that
really came out during the small class settings. I
was challenged, and I really had a fun time in the classroom. Cheshire Academy made me realize
that I was smart, and I could go to an Ivy League school.”
centered nature of the Academy,” says Larson,
and skills that will make a difference not only in student’s lives, but the greater community, like Lindsay’s influence with Olympic athletes.”
As Thornton considers the path she took toward her current career, she reflects on the time she spent overseas, both during college and after. “I’ve lived in Spain, Germany, England, and
worked abroad. I don’t think I would have even
considered these options unless I had exposure to internationalism through Cheshire Academy.”
In fact, Thornton is looking forward to attending the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.
“For me I have the best job possible. There’s not another job I’d like to do,” she says. The mission
of the Olympics drives her passion for work each
day. Says Thornton, “One of the things that’s really exciting about the Olympic movement is that it
doesn’t matter what country you’re from, it doesn’t matter about the economic or political status
between two countries. Sport really rises above all that; it levels the playing field.”
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CROSSING THE LINES L ENWA RD SIMP S ON ’68 When Cheshire Academy Trustee Lenward “Lenny” Simpson ’68 was
The pattern of discrimination against black tennis players continued as
Tennessee so the team could play in the National Boys Championship.
attending the National Tennis Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan
in grade school, his tennis coach drove 17 hours from North Carolina to
When they arrived, Simpson said, they were not allowed to play because
they were black. “We got back in the car, and I’m crying. I’m nine years old,” he said. Simpson recalls what their coach told them. “Remember this day well. Use it to your advantage in the future.”
The memory of racist exclusion was told by Simpson at the Academy’s
MLK Day events in 2016. His childhood coach, Dr. R. Walter Johnson, who drove the team to the ill-fated Tennessee match, later founded the American Tennis Association Junior Development Program for black
tennis players. Johnson also coached tennis greats Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson, who were Simpson’s training partners.
Simpson entered his teens. He told the story of being 13 years old and
with Ashe, who was 18 at the time. After Ashe played a nearly four-hourlong match, officials said his next match would be in just 45 minutes.
Simpson was angry at the scheduling and asked Ashe what was going on. “He took me across the campus and I was hollering, ‘what are you going
to do?’” Simpson said Ashe sat him down and said, “Think about this and decide. You can sit here and be angry and bitter, or you can get up and be
with me and go through this with me.” Simpson said he agreed to watch the match, which Ashe lost, but he still made the cut to join the world’s largest international tennis competition as a member of the Davis Cup team.
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Simpson told the students at the MLK Day event that he followed his coach’s
Simpson’s presentation for MLK Day included a screening of a new
my shoulder,” he noted. Ashe went on to become the only black man to win
featured in the film by director Rex Miller, whose mother played tennis with
and Ashe’s advice and stayed positive. “I could have had the biggest chip on Wimbledon and the United States and Australian Opens. In 1985, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. “Through the tool of
tennis I had my intellectual ability developed,” Simpson said, noting that the opportunity to attend Cheshire Academy became possible due to his tennis prowess.
Simpson’s athletic career began when he was five and visited a neighbor’s
tennis court. It so happened that Althea Gibson was on the court practicing.
In 1957, Gibson won Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals to become the first black player to win either tournament. Simpson went on to be the youngest male to play in U.S. Open Championships at age 15.
documentary “ALTHEA” about the life of Althea Gibson. Simpson is
one of the sport’s most successful athletes. In an article from the online site
“Tennis Panorama,” Miller talked about his motivation for making the film.
“Everyone knows who Arthur Ashe is,” he told the media outlet. However, he said, very few know about Gibson’s success.
Senior Master Chip Boyd, the head boys varsity tennis coach, introduced Simpson at the MLK Day presentation. Boyd said Simpson’s athleticism while a student at the Academy was unparalleled. “He played at the U.S.
Open, then returned to campus. He was still a student here. Lenny came here
as a sophomore and played three sports: tennis, basketball, and soccer. He was a very good athlete.”
In North Carolina when Simpson was young, public schools were segregated.
Boyd has known Simpson for 25 years. “He has a charismatic personality. He
going to private school. He first went to The Hill School in Pennsylvania, and
said. Simpson’s ongoing support of tennis is now centered on his “One Love”
After meeting Gibson and excelling at tennis, Simpson was approached about the following three years he attended Cheshire Academy.
During his MLK Day presentation, Simpson asked about the difference in
attitudes about achievement at Cheshire Academy and some public schools.
is a great guy and it’s evident he is well-liked by alumni and students,” Boyd
program. Based in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, the youth
tennis foundation teaches elementary and middle school students how to play tennis as well as what Simpson calls “life lessons.”
Jemimah Frempong '18 responded and was asked to join Simpson in front of
Members of the boys varsity tennis team know about those life lessons. The
bring. “In a school with a huge black population, it’s not cool to make an “A,”
expect to have quite a good team in 2017,” Boyd said. “They will make Lenny
the audience. She talked about getting good grades and the stigma that can
he confirmed. “I’m so proud to stand here with Jemimah. I applaud her goal to stand up as a leader. She’s helping to keep the [MLK] dream alive at the
Academy. You don’t have to do it only on January [19]. Celebrate it everyday,” he urged.
team went 7-5-1 in the spring, their best record in a number of years. “We proud.”
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FOUR ALUMNI SHARE THEIR SECRETS TO A HEALTHY BALANCED LIFE.
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LEW HOLLANDER ’47
As the octogenarian of the group, Lew Hollander ’47 serves as a form of inspiration for the younger alums featured in this article. Hollander holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest person to complete the Ironman World Championship Triathlon.
He was 82 when he set the world record in the grueling triathlon which he’s entered 24 times. Now 86 years old, Hollander again entered the race and finished first in his age group for the 112-mile cycling event and the 2.4 mile swim.
“I started off doing long-distance horseback riding and endurance riding, and I also ran ultra-marathons (100 miles in a day). When I entered the
Ironman [for the first time] in 1985, I was hooked,” Hollander said. In December 2015, Hollander competed in a half-Ironman race in Bahrain and one month later was back in the middle east to compete in the 70.3-mile event in Bahrain. “I am the Middle East champion in my age group,” he added.
While at the Academy, Hollander played baseball and football, sports that he also pursued in college. “I gained a lot at Cheshire Academy; it made my life,” Hollander noted. “The school gave me tools necessary to cope with life—these tools are hard to come by, and I credit the Academy with my successes in life.”
Hollander offers a few tips on how he stayed in shape more than 60 years after graduating from the Academy. “I call them Lew’s Laws: go hard, live long; use it or lose it; go anaerobic every day; eat well; make plans in advance; and have achievable goals.” He also suggests working to have stressfree relationships and staying socially active. “The mind cannot function without a sound body—and what good is a sound body without a mind?” To get more healthy advice on the sport of life, visit Hollander’s website at www.lewhollander.com.
AL SIMMONS ’64
Five decades after graduating from the Academy, Al Simmons ’64 returned for his 50th reunion in better shape than when he was a teenager. He writes that his latest athletic benchmark came in November when he completed his first Ironman competition (perhaps following in Hollander’s footsteps?).
To prepare for the competition, Simmons participated in a half-Ironman which covers 70.3 miles. “I am actively competing in running events and
stand-up paddleboard (SUP) races.” Simmons also takes to the skies to compete in sailplane competitions. In the spring, he finished 12th out of 60 in the senior nationals held in Florida.
Simmons’ pursuit of athletic endurance surfaced about the time he reached middle age. At the reunion, his lifestyle change was notable after he
won first place in the Fun Run alumni race in 2014. That was a small victory compared to his other race that year: the Boston Marathon, which he finished in 4 hours and 10 minutes.
“I wanted to enter my golden years being able to enjoy them, and to be a person who actively participated rather than someone who sat on the
porch watching,” Simmons said. “Attaining a sound mind is definitely important,” he noted, “but without the sound body, you would not be around to enjoy a sound mind. I credit my success to being able to set goals and work toward them, because without a goal, it is too easy to get lazy.”
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Dana Peterson Niles ’82 said she started running when she was 12. As an Academy student, Niles said she, “had to ask my dorm mother, Miss Haigh, for permission to run on the track early in the morning.”
Niles didn’t find an abundance of athletic choices when she enrolled in the late 70s. In the first years after female students were
once again admitted to the Academy, there were few sports teams to choose from. “I was able to practice with the volleyball team and compete on the diving team, but my most memorable experiences took place on the softball team. I loved being active with other girls, building friendships, and being a part of a team.”
Niles, 52, is the research program manager at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “I’m still running up to 3.5 miles a couple times a week,” she said, “and I hike almost everyday with my dog. There are rugged park trails near me.”
Her degree in exercise physiology gives Niles a strong understanding of how to exercise in a healthy way. “Athletes are very ill-
informed about exercise. There is a way to do it without injury,” she said. “Having a mind-body connection allows you to have a fuller life experience, and be more in tune with your world,” Niles noted.
PETER SANDLER ’87
At the age of six, Peter Sandler ’87 was part of Boston’s Silver Mittens boxing program—a precursor to the Golden Gloves. When he was later diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Sandler said he and his family knew that staying active would be a vital for his wellbeing.
While at the Academy, Sandler turned to athletics to keep him centered and maintain his health. He played soccer and was on the wrestling team. At Wesley College, Sandler continued his involvement with wrestling and began running to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He said he runs in marathon races which offer to match funds for the foundation. Those include the New York Marathon and the Brooklyn Half-marathon.
Sandler is a managing partner of Gotham Equities in New York City, a busy job. Despite that, the 47-year-old executive keeps his health and family in mind. “I don’t take time out from seeing my daughters each day; I try to train while they are sleeping, leaving
the evenings free for them,” he said. He chooses to preserve his family time by arriving at work at 3:00 am. “Although this lifestyle is taxing, I don’t want to miss these precious years with my daughters,” Sandler said.
The practice of nourishing the body and caring for the mind are one and the same, Sandler added. “You have to be in the right state of mind to attain a strong body; I feel the two are most definitely linked; I credit Cheshire Academy for instilling this passion in me.”
For more information about the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or ways to help please go to www.JDRF.org.
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A R E U N I O N TO R E M E M B E R: M AY 13 -14 The rain on Friday evening could not dampen the spirits of the
over 150 guests who returned to Cheshire, Connecticut to celebrate Reunion. The festivities kicked off with the annual Remembering
the Waverly cocktail reception at the Waverly Inn on Friday evening. After enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres, alumni and friends of
the Academy made their way to Simosa Field for the 39th Annual
Alumni Lacrosse game in memory of Kevin Tyska ‘82 and Michael Sage ‘98.
Saturday morning revealed beautiful sunny weather for the 10:00am
“Fun Run,” which is always attended by a few passionate and athletic
runners. Throughout the morning events, which included a Marketing &
Branding Class, a 50th Reunion Brunch, Trolley Tours, Faculty Lectures, Student Tours, and the Alumni Basketball Game, guests reminisced about their time at the Academy.
While Bobby Dawson Jr. '73 recalled trying swimming, basketball, and lacrosse, as a football player he fondly remembers arguing with the
hockey team over which sports team to watch on TV. “There was just one TV in the student center,” he said.
"I was here for three years and on the wrestling team. I went to class,
passed my tests, and was lucky enough to get into Lehigh University,” said Bob Silverton '51. He remembers a large cohort of his classmates from the Academy also moving on to Lehigh. “I went into the Army
for a little bit and was a pilot, and then I was a pilot for an airline for 30 years while staying in the Army Reserves.”
Reunion Weekend, held in May each year, gives plenty of opportunities for current students and alumni to interact. From student-led tours
to faculty lectures and musical performances, current students are an integral part of the weekend. “I’m hearing a lot of fun stories,” said
Jemimah Frempong '18, explaining how one alumna told her about
sneaking out of the dorm in the evenings to go swimming. “That was
before they had security cards and cameras in the dorm.” Oh how times have changed!
Many alumni used their time at Reunion Weekend to pass on wisdom to
current students. “You never know what will happen when you walk away from Cheshire Academy. When you leave, don't let anyone tell you that you can't do anything. If you think you can do it, go for it. You can do anything," said Greg O'Connell '66.
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2 016 H A L L O F FA M E I N D U C T E E S Gratitude was the theme of the evening as the 2016 Kevin D. Slaughter
Memorial Hall of Fame Inductees recalled the impact Cheshire Academy
had on their lives and their careers. Maria Farreras ’06, former professional
soccer player and current sports marketer, said, “When I first arrived, I spoke
very little English and didn’t know how I would fit in.” She had never played soccer before coming to the Academy as a boarding school student. “Today I am thankful to Cheshire Academy for getting me out on the field.”
Joatham “Jojo” Outlaw ’91, Strategic Planner for the United States Special
Operations Command, started his acceptance speech with warm words for the Academy as well. "There's no place like home and Cheshire Academy is my home. Since I first stepped on campus this has been my home."
Kenneth Ferriter ’81 and Irwin Novack ’66 were also inducted during the
ceremony. "It's hard to believe it's been 50 years and this is our 50th reunion. It seems like we were just here," said Novack, CEO of multi-million dollar organization Kane’s Furniture and an avid board member of several non-profit organizations. KIMBERLY ARMENO ’07 (CENTER) AND HUSBAND (LEFT ), AMANDA MACTAS ’06 (RIGHT )
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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME AND CHESHIRE ACADEMY IS MY HOME. SINCE I FIRST STEPPED ON CAMPUS THIS HAS BEEN MY HOME.
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Ferriter, Vice President for Corporate Partnerships at MetLife Stadium,
for the last 13 years. The invitational attracts as many as 700 runners from up
through the Hall of Fame. “Kevin was my math teacher and we were very
Cross Country Course. “Greg is an extremely generous and talented man, and
shared a special connection to Kevin D. Slaughter, who is memorialized
good friends outside of the classroom. We talked about sports all the time. When I heard his name was attached to this award it really made me feel
good about it. The togetherness and family atmosphere [of the Academy] led me to get my act together, and I had a great time here."
After the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, guests chatted during a reception in front of Bowden Hall, which included a sushi bar, a cheese tower, and
a specialty cocktail called “The Cheshire Blue Lagoon,” before an evening
of dinner and dancing in Gideon Welles Dining Commons. “I always love welcoming back alumni to campus, especially at the Reunion Dinner. We were thrilled to have so many people back on campus, and we hope they
continue to come back often. Our alumni are our ambassadors—our most loyal supporters—and we are grateful for all they have done for us,” said
to 30 schools that come to the Academy to compete on our 5k O'Connell
we are so very thankful to count him among our many outstanding alumni
who care deeply about the Academy,” said Head of School John D. Nozell. Following these opening remarks, alumni enjoyed a slideshow of yearbook
photos from the honored reunion years, and a chance to make new memories at the photobooth, all while enjoying a meal with friends and former
classmates. “I truly enjoy seeing so many alumni from all corners of the globe
return to campus for Reunion Weekend. Getting to know alumni and hearing stories from their time as students reminds me of the value of a Cheshire
Academy education. At this year’s event, we had such positive energy. Our
alumni have been hearing about all the good things happening at Cheshire Academy, and it was great that they could experience some of them first hand,” said Nozell.
Director of Development Barb Davis P’17 P’18 P’20.
“It was amazing to see so many engaged alumni back on campus for reunion,
At the dinner, Greg O’Connell ’66 P’02 was honored with the John Bowden
Alumni Relations Christian Malerba ’04. “This was an awesome event, and we
Distinguished Achievement Award for his tireless commitment to the
Academy through his funding of the O’Connell Cross Country Invitational
some of whom have not been back since their graduation day” said Director of can’t wait until next year.”
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EVENTS J O I N H E A D O F SC H O O L J O H N D. N OZ E L L A N D S PE C I A L C H E S H I R E AC A D E M Y G U E S T S AT O N E O F O U R U P CO M I N G R E C E P T I O N S H O M E CO M I N G Saturday, October 29, 2016 Cheshire Academy
G I V I N G T U E S DAY November 29, 2016 #cagivingtuesday
B OS TO N R E C E P T I O N Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Rosa Mexicano 155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210 6:00-8:00pm
WINTER RECEPTION Thursday, December 1, 2016 Cheshire Academy
N E W YO R K C I T Y - YO U N G A LU M N I R E C E P T I O N Thursday, December 8, 2016 Time and place TBD
R E U N I O N 2 017 May 12-13 Cheshire Academy
REUNION 2016
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J o h n C . L o n g and his wife Betty are lucky enough to still be able to travel even in their 90s. They enjoyed a cruise in the Caribbean this winter and plan on a family reunion in Ohio this fall.
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J o s e p h D e l l a - C o r t e is alive and well in his piece of paradise and enjoying retirement with his wife Susan. Joe recently won the 2016 Men’s Golf Senior Championship and was the runner up in the Men’s Club Shootout. He is also on the City’s Board of Zoning Appeals.
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Florida and is loving it.
assignments in South Sudan, Ethiopia and Nigeria for Medecins Sans Frontiers and, now returned to teaching. He currently ser ves as clinical faculty at the Univ. of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Says Hewitt, “It is doubtful that anyone, including myself, would have anticipated the path I have taken 51 years ago.”
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PE TE R H UBBA R D
Peter turned 78 in May and is still ver y ac tive as a trainer and strength coach and enjoys working with his local football team, the Exeter Blue Hawks. He says, “I also am still competing in powerlif ting meets once or twice a year and ac tually set another RPS world bench record for my age and weight in the last meet in April. My wife and I, instead of downsizing as folks our age tend to do, bought a great house on 5 acres in New Hampshire. I continue to drag race at NE dragway at least 4 times a month, as does my wife. We recently got our second rescue dog: a five-year-old Field Golden named Indy. As for travel, we tr y to go to Montreal at least two times a year and in Januar y we are of f to Belize for some fishing and diving. Things are good in the Hubbard household and I am living what I preach. We all have to age but we do not have to grow old! The pic ture above is right before our meet in April - these are some of the boys I train and in the front row is my wife, her friend Nicole, and myself.”
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J e f f r ey Ro s ow retired at the end of June af ter 36 years of state
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ser vice treating psychiatric and substance abuse dental patients at the Connec ticut Valley Hospital in Middletown. At his retirement celebration, Valley Hospital named the hospital dental clinic in his honor. This past May the Integrative Medicine corner of the hospital librar y was named the “Rosow Integrative Healing Center” by the CVH hospital integrative medicine committee, which Rosow helped found in 20 09. Rosow has lived in Cheshire since 1980 with his wife Karen, and his three sons, Todd, Michael, and Neal.
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J o s e p h C h u r c h retired from Guardian Industries in 2015 af ter 38 years and was involved in business and produc t development in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. During that tenure, he was direc tly involved in Guardian having been awarded twelve U.S. Patents for various produc ts, processes, and corresponding equipment design. Joe and his wife Nancy reside in the Memphis, Tennessee area and are avid travelers and also spend considerable leisure time in southwest Florida among family and friends.
DAV I D G . MU LLI NS with his wif e Fauziah Mar zuki
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M i c h a e l N a d e a u returns to Klamath Falls, Oregon to take the job of Produc tion Direc tor at Wynne Broadcasting.
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“The newest aspec t of my journey that adds substance in my life is doing volunteer work with an organization in Tucson called Reading Seed, which encourages young children to get excited about reading. I am tremendously grateful to have been given the oppor tunity and honor of working with elementar y age children to “Coach” them to read. This program is crucial to the future of the children of our community and consequently, has become one of the highlights of my life”
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O s w a l d o M a r ve z works as a general contrac tor in Venezuela and Broward County in Florida. He has been married for 27 years to Cristina and has one lovely daughter and one son.
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A d a m S m i t h got married on Februar y 22, 2014 to his wife, Mercedes. Says Adam, “My life since graduating in 1991 is sor t of a cautionar y tale, but I still have plans and will achieve my goals. I also didn’t graduate from CA. Af ter 4 years there I switched to Amity. I sor t of wish I’d stayed. I feel much closer to the CA community.”
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C h r i s t o p h e r M u l l i n s and his wife K a t hy ( T i m b r o) M u l l i n s have moved from West Har tford, CT to Jupiter, FL.
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D a v i d G . M u l l i n s was married on Januar y 9, 2016 to
Fauziah Marzuki in Kuala Lumpur at her parents’ home. They held an outdoor ceremony on April 30, 2016, in Washington, D.C. with Chris Mullins ‘96 ser ving as Best Man. David met Fauz in Dubai when they both worked there. They plan to settle soon in Singapore.
J OSH DAV I D GR A BO FF PE R LDE I N E R
has his first novel, “Haven”, scheduled released on Saturday, September 3. “Haven” will be published by Prepper Press and is available for pre-order on Amazon. According to “The Daily Nutmeg,” which recently profiled Perldeiner, the novel “wends a path through post-apocalyptic Connec ticut” in an epic-fantasy journey.
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J o n a t h a n M a r k s and his wife Alana welcomed their son, Jayden Parker Marks, on July 6, 2016.
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J e n ny D u p r e was married to Marcel Lachance on August
13, 2016 at her aunt’s proper ty in Vermont. Although Marcel didn’t attend Cheshire Academy, he has grown to love the campus over the last four years, and truly enjoys coming to the alumni func tions and hearing all the stories from Jenny’s time at the Academy.
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W h i t n ey (M i l t o n) C o t t o n graduated from Frontier
Nursing University with her master’s in nursing. In addition, she passed the Women’s Health Nurse Prac titioner boards shor tly af ter. Cotton recently accepted a position with Planned Parenthood Virginia Beach and says, “I will miss the CA Christmas par ties, but am loving the beach life!”
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A s h l ey ( B a r r y) S o l i w o d a has taken on the position as the Pastr y Chef at the New Haven Lawn Club af ter working with the company since 20 07. The New Haven Lawn Club is a private countr y club located across the street from the Peabody Museum. The New Haven Lawn Club also has a catering division that ser ves the public for both corporate and social events.
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currently works in the Boston Red Sox Front Of fice as the Coordinator of Client Ser vices and will be getting married just outside of Boston this fall to his fiancé, Kayla.
While there, she was cast in a world premiere at Triad Stage, one of the top regional theatres in the countr y. Julie is now back to auditioning and working in New York City.
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E r i c St e r n graduated from the Steinhardt School at New York University with a master’s degree in Music Technology, af ter completing a master’s thesis titled “Temporal Perception of Non-Verbal Sound Ef fec t Synchronization in Film & Video.” Stern is currently interning at Flavorlab, a music & audio postproduc tion studio in New York City, as he begins his career in audio for visual media.
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IN MEMORIAM
W E G I V E O U R D E E PE S T CO N D O L E N C E S TO T H E FA M I L I E S O F T H E FO L LOW I N G :
1930s
Mr. John Rollins Rumer y ‘36
1940s
Mr. Harris Parsons ‘46 Mr. James Deephouse ’48
1950s Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.
Sheldon Strauss ‘52 Joseph Banker ’53 David Perrotti ‘54 Ernest J. Bleau ’56 Douglas Mor ton ’58, Overseer
Look for a tribute to Mor ton in the next issue
1960s
Mr. Willis H. (Bill) Mitchell ’60
2000s
Ms. Catherine Rose Reed ’13
class notes
N E W S? U PDAT E S? M A R R I AG E? B I R T H? Whether your connec tion to Cheshire is as a graduate, facult y member, or parent, we want to hear about the exciting things happening in your lives. We can also help you get in touch with old friends.
Write to Christian Malerba ’04 at christian.malerba@cheshireacademy.org or visit us online at magazine.cheshireacademy.org
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recipe for
success
ingredients for a homecoming to remember 22 pairs of cleats 5,700 sq ft of turf 1 stadium flood light Turf maintenance 10 footballs
18 helmets
$1,320 $28,500 $2,500 $13,000 $650 $4,680
how it all came together Each October, Michael Van Haaften ’04 drives to campus, parks across from Simosa Field, and settles in to watch the annual Homecoming football game. Every field goal and touchdown, every mouthful of chili and hello-hug from his fellow graduates, makes his Homecoming one to remember. The ingredients for memorable events come right from you, the friends and family of the Academy. Gifts to the Annual Fund help us make Homecoming, and events just like it, special for our entire community. Make your gift online at cheshireacademy.org/MVH or in the attached envelope.
HOMECOMING SAME PLACE. NEW MEMORIES. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016
$260
$65
$50 $60
cheshireacademy.org/mvh
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ANNUAL R EPOR T OF G I V ING 2015 -2016
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$732,033
PE R MA N E NTLY R E S TR I C TE D FUN DS
$128, 4 65
TE MPOR A R I LY R E S TR I C TE D FU NDS
$327,741
PHIL A N T H R O P I S T S PL ATIN U M C A B I N E T M E M BE R ($25,000 + )
1794 GOL D SOC IETY ME MBE R
1794 SILVER S OCIET Y ME MBE R
($5,000 + )
($2,500 + )
Acabay, Inc
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Berman
Bozzuto's Wholesale Food Distributor
Mr. Richard A. Katz, Esq. '64
Mr. Harry G. Carpenter, Jr. '46
Cheshire Academy Class of 2016
Mr. Michael Mauro P’11
Dr. & Mrs. Alexandre De Moura
Mr. Yong Deng & Mrs. Ping Xie
Mr. Douglas Morton '58 & Ms. Marilyn L. Brown
Mr. Dan Gabel, Jr. '56
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gailey
Mr. David M. Goodman, Jr. '67
Dr. & Mrs. Jorge Galante
Mr. Donald N. Rosenberg '67
Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community
Mr. Mark Goodman '64
The William Rosenberg Family Foundation
Mr. Ronald E. Gurtler '64
Mr. & Mrs. Armando Simosa
Mr. Hai Huang & Mrs. Li Liu
Mr. Frank J. Motter '61
PHIL A N T H R O P I S T S CA BIN E T M E M B E R
Mr. Michael P. Kahn '53 & Dr. Loretta Cornelius Kahn
Mr. David H. Johnson '62 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Khoudari Mr. & Mrs. David Kuhns Mr. Chun Jae Lee & Mrs. Mi Hwa Choi
The Loretta & Michael Kahn Foundation
Mr. John Milone & Ms. Sheila Fiordelisi
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick K. McCaskey '68
Dr. Kyu C. Noh & Dr. Jee H. Kim
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Nozell
Mr. Cary A. Palulis '64
Mr. H. William Oppenheimer '62
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Schlechter '66
Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Mr. Mel A. Shaftel '61
Mr. Richard K. Paradies '69
Mr. Yong Song & Ms. Jing Zhang
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Mr. Mark F. Testa '68
Mr. & Mrs. Martin A. Putnam
Mr. Frank C. Trotta III '05
Mr. John F. Dichello, Jr. '59
Mr. Anthony D. Raccio '79
Mr. Yong Wang & Mrs. Guoqin Ji
Mr. Hong Fan & Mrs. Jing Shen
Mr. Stephen P. Tagliatela '76
Mr. Ronald Feinstein '64
Louis F. & Mary A. Tagliatela Family Foundation
($10,000 + ) Anonymous Mr. Michael A. Bozzuto '75 Mr. Richard F. Cerrone '67 Mr. Thomas J. Crocker '72 Mr. Ronald Davidow & Ms. Bernadette Pleasant
Mr. Howard Greenstone Mr. & Mrs. David G. Jepson '59 Mr. Andrew Moss & Ms. Sharon De Fren-Moss Mr. Martin D. Shafiroff '56 Mr. Howard P. L. Yeung '76
Mr. Edgar Vinal ’86 & Mrs. Susan Vinal Joan B. Vinal Family Trust Mrs. Virginia Swick White Mr. Jae Shick Yang & Mrs. Yun Kyuong Lee
1794 SOCIET Y ME MBE R ($1,794 + ) Mr. Joel Rothman '52 Ms. Julie M. Anderson Mr. Neil H. Ellis '44 Mrs. Suzanne Fields & Mr. Bruce Fields Mr. D. Robert Gardiner Mr. Mitchell D. Herman '68 Colonel & Mrs. Paul M. Ingram '44 69
Mr. Richard C. Levy '64
Mr. Hugh H. Hoffman '50
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Schpero '73
Mr. Kai Lie Liu & Mrs. Yun Xian He
Dr. Margaret K. Ikeda
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Sheehan
Mr. & Mrs. P. Britt Newhouse
Mr. Wei Jiang & Dr. Jie You
Mr. David B. Sherman '91
Mr. Irwin M. Novack '66
Mr. Guy Hwan Jung & Mrs. Jeong Seon Choi
Mr. Lewis R. Shomer '55
Ms. Edith Rowland Mr. & Mrs. Michael Savino Mrs. Christine Krais Schott Ledes '82 Mr. Antonino Settepani & Mrs. Leah Abraham Mr. Lendward Simpson, Jr. '68
Mr. Martin M. Silver '55
Mr. Andrew M. Kevorkian '93 Mr. Hyung Do Kim & Mrs. Sung Hee Kong Mr. Peter C. Lanni & Dr. Cornelia L. Gallo Mr. Theodore J. Lee '68
($1,000 + )
Marsh & McLennan, Inc.
Mr. Richard D. Amerling '66
Mr. John J. Martin, Jr. '36
Mr. & Mrs. Antonio L. Argiz
Mr. & Mrs. John Mazzella
Mr. Dana A. Benson '75
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. McBreen
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bergamo
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McCoy
Mr. Scott Blackwell
Dr. & Mrs. Peter McDonald, Sr.
Dr. Edmund Braly '67
Mr. Craig McKeown
Mr. Shaobin Cai & Mrs. Yan Zhang
Mr. Willis H. Mitchell '60
Mr. James M. Calm '66
Mr. Ronald J. Nail '63
Mr. Michael J. Cohen '54
Mr. Mingen Pan & Mrs. Ying Li
Mr. Stuart F. Coven '44
Dr. Francisco J. Pimentel '59
Mr. Daniel Crespo & Mrs. Christina Zalduondo
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Proto
Mr. Dudley Day
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Mr. Alfredo L. Suarez Serralles '82
Mr. Robert E. Svensk '64
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Levin
A CA DE M Y C I R C L E BE N E FA C T O R
Mr. Robert A. Smalley, Jr. '67
Svensk & Company, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John Lepore
Mr. Edwin A. Levy '54
The Louis & Martha Silver Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Tacopina Mr. & Mrs. Jean Pierre Valente
Mr. Xutian Ma & Ms. Hong Han
Mr. Zhenyu Wu & Ms. Haimin Qian Mr. David V. P. Yale '51 Mr. Lei Yang & Mrs. Kun Liu
AC AD EMY CIRCLE BE NEFACT OR ($500 + ) Atty. Peter F. Ambrose '63 Anonymous Mr. James G. Ashwell '66 Mr. Visarut Asvaraksh '84 Mr. Walter E. Auch, Jr. '64 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bajohr
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Purdy
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Balitsos
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fischer
Mr. Gonzalo Rodriguez & Mrs. Daniela Bedoni
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Freedman
Mr. Joel Rothman '52
Mr. David Bechtel & Dr. Kirsten Bechtel
Mrs. & Mr. Sofya Gudkova
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Sacco, Jr.
Mr. & Ms. Alexander L. Bell '76
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Harte
Mr. & Mrs. Cary Sandler
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Blinder
Harte Nissan Group
Mr. Gil M. Schpero '07
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bonneau
Mr. Changjiang He & Mrs. Chun Zheng
Mr. Jake M. Schpero '12
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Cail
Mr. Antonio J. Bechara '97
Mr. Edward Cannatelli
Ms. Irene Luria
Mr. John J. Yudkin '75
Mr. Jian Chen & Ms. Bing Zheng
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Lynch
Mr. Ye Zong & Mrs. Ping Sheng
Cheshire Academy Class of 2017
Mr. Paul T. Malone '64
Cheshire Academy Parent's Association
Mr. John K. McCarty '53
Cheshire Coffee, LLC
Mr. Edward J. McMahon '65
AC AD EMY CIRCLE FRIE ND
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Clarkson
Mr. Vadim Mejerson & Ms. Maxine Paul
(<$500)
Mr. David L. Croop '62
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Miles
A-1 Auto Service, Inc. A-1 Toyota
Ms. Barbara Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Molnar
Mr. Niels P. Aaboe '75
Mr. Steven B. Duke
Mr. Howard W. Newkirk '60
Mrs. Ana M. Abbagnaro
Mr. & Mrs. David Dykeman
Occidental Fire and Casualty Company
Mrs. Shoko Abe-Recchia '98
Dr. Darius Dziuda & Mrs. Dorota Knyszewska-Dziud
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory O'Connell'66
Ms. Joanna Abraham
Mr. James F. Palumbo '69
Mr. Everett A. Adams '46
Atty. F. Joseph Paradiso, Esq. '52
Mrs. Regina M. Ali '86
Mr. Matthew Park '99
Mr. Ronald J. Aliciene '68
Mr. Daniel V. Parker '08
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Allen, Sr.
Mr. Michael Pasic & Ms. Jennifer Barth
All-Star Transportation, LLC
Mr. Aaron Pine & Dr. Mary Grey Maher
Mr. Gary R. Anderson '70
Mr. Jared Pinsker '97
Ms. Michelle L. Anderson '87
Mr. & Mrs. John Ponthempilly
Mr. Robert R. Anderson '72
Mr. Robert W. Post, Jr. '57
Mr. Michael E. Annatone III '15
Mr. Christian A. Rasmussen '90
Anonymous
Sage Dining Services, Inc.
Mr. & Dr. Robert Arciero Jr.
Mr. Todd J. Savage '98
Dr. John A. Arcuri '73
Mr. & Mrs. Andrey Sergeev
Mr. Daniel A. Arisco '07
Dr. Stephen Squinto
Ms. Kimberly M. Armeno '07
Stadium System, Inc
Mrs. Lindsay Armstrong
Dr. Sherman H. Telis '66
Ms. Ana Arocho
Mr. Thaddeus J. Tercyak '49
Mr. Marc Aronson & Mr. Matthew Socia
Ms. Stacy Jagodowski
Mr. Huu Cuong Trinh & Mrs. Hoang Mai Nguyen
Mr. & Mrs. D. John Ashcroft
Mr. James Jiang & Ms. Chaohui Liu
Mr. Scott A. Tripp '68
Ms. Erika Kamata '00
Mr. John C. Uhlar '63
Mr. Steven Kranish
United Technologies
Mr. Clayton M. Legeyt '70
Mr. William Valletta '66
Mr. Robert Lindsay
Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
Dr. William C. Eddy II '61 Mr. & Mrs. Eric Fekete Mr. Kenneth F. Ferriter '81 Follett Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Mark Freeman Mr. Edmund A. Gallucci '59 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick John Garvy Mr. & Mrs. Sean Genden Mr. Thomas Gilpin Mr. Edward T. Griffin '63 Mr. & Mrs. Scott M. Guglielmino Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hastie Mr. & Mrs. Allan Russell Heinke III Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hudd Mr. Donald E. Hughes '56 Mr. & Mrs. David Hutchinson J.S. McCarthy Printers
Mr. Gilbert R. Austin '49 Dr. Suzanne A. Austin, Ph.D. '70 Mr. Jose R. Bacardi Gonzalez '58 Mr. David Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Steve Baker
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Mr. Howard W. Baldwin '36
Mr. Andrew W. Black '03
Ms. Karen Caldwell
Mr. Eugene W. Balinski, Jr. '73
Mr. Hasani J. Blackwell '99
Mr. Michael S. Caldwell '14
Mrs. Anne Balogh
Mr. Stephen M. Blinder '18
Ms. Dawn Cannatelli
Mr Edward Banach
Mr. David R. Blokh '14
Mr. Michael Carabetta '06
Mr. Benjamin E. Banoff '14
Blossom on Orange
Mr. Brendan R. Carbone '12
Bank of America
Mr. Abram I. Bluestein '65
Mr. Brainard Carey & Mrs. Delia Bajo
Mr. Bruce M. Barber '54
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Bonadies
Ms. Mira Carey-Hatch
Mr. Cody Barbierri
Mrs. Debra C. Bond
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Caron
Mr. Jeffrey H. Barker '71
Ms. Maria R. Boscio '90
Mr. Anthony R. Carrano '67
Barker Specialty Co.
Mr. Jeffrey Bovarnick
Mr. Brian Carter
Ms. Ramona Barnett
Mr. Lucian Boyd '10
Ms. Christina Vestergaard Casavina '79
Mr. Andrew J. Barrett '14
Mr. Jonathan Bozzuto '08
Mr. Richard T. Cassello '65
Dr. & Mrs. Sean E. Barrett
Mr. Gabriel Bradley '14
Mr. William E. Casson
Ms. Jessica C. Barry '02
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Bradwell
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Catanzarita
Mrs. Leslie Barry
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Bradwell
The Hon. Jeffrey S. Cates '60
Dr. Jerome Barton, M.D. '50
Ms. Chaela G. Branciforte '14
Ms. Alexandra Cavaliere '09
Mr. Carl J. Barzilauskas '70
Mr. Paul J. Breau '65
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Cavaliere
Mr. Kenneth E. Batorski '65
Ms. Catherine Breen
Mr. Thomas J. Cavaliere, Jr. '15
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Bavaro
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Breen
Ms. Caitlin E. Charette '11
Ms. Ashley S. Baylor '14
Mr. William R. Brodie, Jr. '82
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Charette
Ms. Mahalia J. Bazile '14
Ms. Caroline Brown
Cheshire Sports Center, Inc.
Mr. Stephen J. Beardsley '64
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Brown
Cheshire Wines & Spirits
Mr. Jose A. Bechara III '87
Mr. Herbert L. Brown '52
Mr. Samuel H. Chorches '60
Mr. Alexander G. Bell '14
Ms. Susan M. Brown
Mr. Joseph T. Church II '71
Dr. Morris Bell & Dr. Raina Sotsky
Mrs. Ronda Buchmeier
Ms. Samantha Cieri
Mr. Russell C. Benedict '48
Mr. Dennis F. Buckley '62
Mr. Arthur A. Cirkus '62
Ms. Elizabeth A. Benham '81
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Burlenski
Mr. Ray Cirmo
Ms. Michele Benoit-Koski
Mrs. Nicole Burnett
Mr. Gavin G. Citron '86
Mr. Jonathan T. Bergamo '13
Mr. James B. Butcher '66
Mr. David G. Clark '63
Mr. Andrew P. Bernstein '92
T.M. Byxbee Company
Mr. Donald G. Clark '80
Mr. Roberto E. Berrios '88
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cady
Mr. Timothy T. Claypoole '86
Ms. Eva Norinne Betjemann
Mr. Michael J. Cady '04
Mr. Edward W. Clucas III '68
Ms. Alyssa J. Bichunsky '12
Mr. Joseph R. Calabro, Jr. '71
Mr. & Ms. James Coen Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey Biestek '13
Calcagni Real Estate
Mr. Lee M. Cohen '78
Ms. Marla S. Cohen '86
Mr. Kristopher S. Daoud '11
Mr. Bevan L. Dupre '69
Mr. Andrew Colabella '07
Dattco Transportation
Ms. Jennifer E. Dupre '02
Mr. Anthony Colabella '07
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dattilo
Ms. Kristin Dupre Flores' 96
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Colantuoni
Mr. George H. Davidson III '81
Mr. Kurt O. Ebner '89
Ms. Emma Colbert
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Davidsson
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ecke
Mr. Charlie Collins & Mrs. Molly English Collins '86
Mr. Charles J. Davis '20
Mr. Arnold Menchel & Mrs. Shereen Edelson
Dr. & Mrs. Francesco Comune Mr. Thomas J. Connerton '72 Mrs. Michael A. Connor, Jr. Mr. James J. Connors III '55 Dr. Michael M. Conroy '51 Ms. Diane K. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Cook Mr. Tanner M. Cook '12 Mr. Alfred W. Cooke '69 Mr. J. David Copeland '70 Mr. James Corbett Mrs. Jennifer Corbett Mr. Joseph V. Costanzo '96 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Costello Mr. William & Mrs. Kathryn L. Cotter Mrs. Kimberly Cotton Hoyt '85 Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Cox Mr. & Mrs. Karl T. Cressotti Mr. & Mrs. Michael Crossen Mr. Harold B. Crossley, Jr. '67 Ms. Tracy A. Crowley '79 Ms. Colleen Cruise Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Cusano Ms. Julia D'Agostino Mr. Robert '74 & Mrs. Cheryl Dahman Davis '74
Mr. Griffin Davis Mr. Jackson R. Davis '17 Ms. Katherine E. Davis '18 Mr. Robert E. Dawson, Jr. '73 Mr. Michael Day '94 Mr. Luca De Benedetti '06 Ms. Linda Decormier Mr. Stephen M. Defrancesco '78 Dr. Alex Demac Mr. James Demartino Ms. Janet E. Dember '77 Ms. Laura Dempsey Mr. & Mrs. John Digiacomo Ms. Alyssa Dillon Mr. Alan D. Dineff '70 Mr. Charles Dipasquale '14 Ms. Jenny Doak '91 Mr. William Doheny III Mr. Dariusz Z. Domanski '98 Mr. Alexander S. Dombroff '04 Mr. William W. Donahue, Jr. '86 Mr. Andrew A. Donarumo, Sr. Mr. Zachary Doty Mr. Stephen M. Downey '56 Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Draughn
Mr. Peter M. Eden '65 Mrs. Susan Eident Mr. & Mrs. James F. Elliman Lt. Col. James E. Elsner '37 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Elsner '39 Epson America Inc Mr. Anthony W. Ermelino '90 Miss Chelsea P. Espinosa '16 Mr. & Mrs. Luis Espinosa Ms. Kathryn M. Ewen '99 Mr. & Mrs. William L. Ewen Mr. Andrew R. Fabrikant '12 Ms. Maria Farreras '06 Mr. Gene A. Faubel '60 Mr. Michael Feinstein '08 Ms. Samantha Feinstein '08 Mr. Frederic D. Felder '83 Mr. Miles J. Felton '63 Ms. Francisca Fenton Mr. Arthur J. Ferguson, Jr. '49 Mr. Adam Ferraro Mr. Christopher D. Ferraro Mr. Rich Ferraro '71 Mrs. Rosanne Balogh Ferraro '74
Mr. Mark Dudley
Mr. Howard Fielding & Ms. Barbara Hampton
Mr. Patrick C. Daly '13
Mr. Donald C. Dunbar '44
Ms. Julie Fields '11
Mr. Alfred E. D'Ancona III '60
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dunn
Dr. Al Filippone
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Ms. Natalia Godaeva
Mr. Benjamin S. Herbsman '11
Mr. Michael Fiske '10
Mr. Alan J. Goldberger '44
Mrs. Jodee Heritage
Mr. William A. Flint, Jr. '42
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Golden
Mr. Jesus Amador Hernandez-Cobo
Mr. Justin P. Foran '93
Mr. Harry E. Gordon, Jr. '48
Mr. Alfred S. Herold '51
Mr. Daniel Ford '14
Mr. Lester A. Gore '58
Mr. Leonardo Hiertz
Mr. & Mrs. Russell R. Ford
Mr. Frank T. Gorton '69
Mr. Shepard Forest '50
Mr. & Mrs. Al Grande
Mr. Laurence Hootnick & Mrs. Evelyn Hilton Hootni
Mrs. Gail M. Forman Snyder '72
Mr. & Mrs. Ned C. Grayeb
Mr. Cesar Fortes & Ms. Ana Mari Fernandez
Mr. Michael Greene
Mrs. Christina Annunziata Foster '86 Mr. Paul A. Fournier '77 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Fox Mr. Steven D. Fraade & Ms. Ellen D. Cohen
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Mrs. Amy Clark Frederick '82
Mrs. Jennifer Guarino & Mr. Nathan Trier
Mr. Paul G. Freedman '49
Mr. George C. Gutheim '58
Mr. John K. French '62
Mr. H. Hamilton Hackney, Jr. '49
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Friedman
Mr. Nishan R. Halim '97
Mr. Russell B. Fritz, Jr. '67
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Hamilton
Mr. Clayton M. Fuller '00
Ms. Ella Hampson '18
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Fuller
Mr. Mark Hampson & Ms. Stacey Marcin
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Gagnon
Mrs. Dana Hanrahan Molloy '06
Mr. Kevin Gahwyler & Mrs. Laura Williams-Gahwy
Mr. Ronald C. Hanson '64
Lisa Tomasetti Holmes & Will Holmes Mr. John W. Holt, Jr. '66 Mr. Hideo Hosoya '61 Mrs. Claudette M. Hovasse Mr. Gregory T. Howley '14 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Howley Mr. Dejun Huang & Mrs. Yanyun Guo Ms. Stephanni L. Hummel '77 Mr. Travis A. Hurd '10 Mr. Peter Huston Ms. Leslie Hutchison Ms. Ashley Iadarola '16 Mrs. Sharyn Iadarola IBM Matching Gifts Mr. Brian P. Ibsen Chief & Mrs. Robert Irving Mr. Joseph J. Jackler '47 Mr. H. Lincoln K. Jepson '59
Marysue Gailey
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Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Gans
Mr. Joseph Harmon
Mr. Nicholas Joaquin
Mr. Karl D. Garvy '13
Mr. Philip C. Harper '03
Mr. William L. Johnson III '71
Ms. Caitlin V. Garzi
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Ms. Cara Jordan
Mrs. Daron Gawronski
Mrs. Diane F. Hassell
Mr. Henry K. Jordan '59
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Mr. James J. Hastie '18
Mr. Robert Joyce
The GE Foundation
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Mrs. Valerie H. Joyce
Mr. Michael J. Geier '62
Ms. Donna Hayden
Mr. Frederick F. Judd, Jr. '55
Mr. Peter H. Gelpke '74
Mr. Robert S. Hebert III '72
Mr. David Kania
Ms. Erin Gleason
Ms. Kimberly Height
Mrs. Meagan A. Kastner Eruzione '05
Jewish Community Endowment Fund
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Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Le Sann
Mr. Anthony Mango
Mr. Satoshi Kawanobe '91
Mr. David H. Leach '63
Mr. Ralph G. Mann '48
Mr. Peter L. Keady '52
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Lebowitz
Mr. & Mrs. William Manning
Mr. Dell E. Keehn '63
Dr. Elliot Ledner & Dr. Janet Zaiff
Mr. Michael J. Marcinek '66
Mr. Kevin Kehoe
Ms. Margaret Leeming
Mrs. Kristen Mariotti
Major George H. Kelley USA Ret '50
Mr. & Mrs. Igor Leko
Mr. Samuel Markle
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kells
Mr. Noah Leonowich '08
Mr. Morton Markowitz '64
Ms. Lauren Kelly
Mr. & Ms. Geoffrey Lepselter
Mr. Jonathan D. Marks '00
Mr. Robert R. Kenyon '47
Ms. Joanne Letendre
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Mrs. Katherine Keogh
Dr. & Mrs. Lewis Levin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Marr
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Mr. Mark I. Levine '66
Mr. Dennis J. Marron '65
Mr. Miles J. Kirschner '86
Mrs. Joan Levy
Dr. Bruce R. Marshall '43
Mr. Christopher W. Kita '68
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lewis
Mr. Thomas Marshall
Ms. Suhi L. Koizumi '96
Mr. John A. Liberti '59
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Kornacki
Mr. Jakob Licht & Ms. Gisella Weissbach-Licht
Mr. Jaroslaw Kotarski Mr. Samuel I. Kranish '11 Ms. Shoshana Kranish '13 Mr. Kendall Krans, Esq. '88 Mr. Kenneth S. Krans '87 Mr. Andrew P. Kreshik '82 Dr. & Mrs. Howard Krieger Mr. Charles M. Krokus '16 Mrs. Karleen L. Kubat Mr. John D. Kurtz '40 Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lamar Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lamberti Mr. Paul Lamontagne Mr. George E. Lane, Jr. '58 Mr. Richard D. Lane '51 Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Langford Mr. & Mrs. Jean-Pierre Langlois Mr. Michael A. Laspina Mr. John F. Lavendier '65
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Licki Mr. & Mrs. Boon Lim Mr. Stewart Lindsay, Jr. Mr. Richard M. Lofton '53 Mr. John C. Long '42 Mrs. Laura Longacre Mr. John A. Loricco '77 Mr. Martin J. Loughlin '57 Mrs. Kate K. Luurtsema Mr. Robert J. Macchio '81 Ms. Amanda B. Mactas '06 Ms. Maureen Madden-Tardy Dr. Mary Mahan Mr. Geral Maignan Mr. Robert J. Maki '07 Mr. & Mrs. Aniello D. Malerba, Jr. Mr. Christian Malerba '04 Ms. Stephanie Malin Sherman '85 Ms. Alyssa B. Mancinelli '05
Dr. Nicholas M. Mascoli, Jr. '54 Ms. Reyne L. Maturo '78 Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Matyszewski Ms. Gail Mauthe Mr. & Mrs. James M. McArdle Mr. Michael B. McCarthy '65 Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGahan Mr. Richard D. McGowan, Jr. '64 Mr. Matthew J. McGuire '83 Mr. & Mrs. Keith McLaurin Sr. Mr. Frederick McManus Mr. Sean P. McNamara '89 Mr. Justin A. McWhirter '01 Mr. Charles J. Meshako '55 Mr. Gerald R. Messuri '59 Mr. & Mrs. Norman Mfuko Ms. Nathalie Michiels Mrs. Kristen Irving Mielert '00 Mr. Joseph Miko & Ms. Jennifer Foley Mr. Walter R. Miller, Jr. '51
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Ms. Doris Miranda-Pemberton
Mr. David A. Nielsen '65
Ms. Colette Pervais
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Mitchell
Mr. David Niezgorski
Ms. Patricia Pervais
Mr. James W. Mitchell, Jr. '54
Ms. Veneta S. Nikolova '01
Mr. Jon W. Peterson, Esq. '64
Mr. Ronald A. Mitchell, Jr. '50
Mrs. Jessica M. Nocerino Troianello '92
Mr. Frank H. Phipps, Jr. '67
MobilCause Inc.
Mr. John D. Northcutt '59
Mr. Louis D. Pietig II '04
Mrs. Christine Monahan
Mr. Robert P. Nuell '05
Mr. Jacob S. Pohn II '59
Mr. Daniel Monahan
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Mr. Francois Poisson
Mrs. Patricia H. Monahan
Mr. David H. O'Connell '02
Mr. Otis B. Poisson '07
Mrs. Stacy Monico
Atty. & Mrs. Michael O'Connor
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The Harwood Society for Planned Giving
Todd Zeidenberg ’79 views the Academy as a place where every student is given a chance to excel in every aspect of life. After becoming a member of the Harwood Society, Todd used his financial planning acumen to provide Cheshire Academy with financial support through his life insurance policy.
Learn more about how you can join this coveted Society. Contact Director of Development & Alumni Relations Barb Davis P’17 P’18 P’20, at barbara.davis@cheshireacademy.org or 203-439-7228.
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Mac Arnot ‘17 took this amazing photo of a bicycle as part of his final project for Photography last fall. Each student selected their own “theme” for their final project which consisted of ten photographs and a class presentation. Students worked on their final project over the second half of the semester, in addition to regular projects.
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