Chronicle (Spring, 1990) by Cardigan Mountain School

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Cardigan players on the ice in Finland.

After running roughshod over nearly every junior high team m New England, the Cardigan varsity hockey squad headed east during spring break for some tougher competition. Very far east, as a matter of fact. The Cougars enjoyed a fast-paced, fun-f'illed international vacation m Fm.land and Germany; they also played a little hockey along the way. The fun began right off the bat with a games m Frankfurt and Bad Neuheim during the first two days after the players arrived in Europe. Despite .:¢t lag, the team was able to pull off a 1-1 record m Germany. The highlight of the trip, however, was the stay m Fm.land. Cardigan has ti.es with the Vehkoja School m Hyvmkaa that go back more than 20 years. Every other year, CMS has sent its varsity hockey _ team to Fm.land. In addition the School has enjoyed having an exchange student from Vehkoja School almost every year. During the _

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1989 spring break, the Finnish team, with many members of the:ir fam:ilies, came to Cardigan from Vehkoja to compete; they hope to arrange a return visit m the near future. Coach Burnett was very pleased with the team members' efforts both as players and as ambassadors from the United States. "The lasting impres.si.on I had was of how hard the kids tried on both sides and how well they got along," Mr. Burnett said. "They were really on the:ir toes and were aware they were representing both the School and the:ir country."

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As for the actual hockey games, the Cougars lost to two tough 16-year old teams at the start of the:ir stay m Fm.land, but rebounded to win the Vehkoja toumamertt with one win and one tie. The Finns, as usual, were very gr-acious hosts. In charge of the hosting arrangements m Hyvmkaa was past CMS parent Jouko Jokmen. Each Cardigan student stayed with the family of one of the Vehkoja players, and several developed strong friendships. Throughout the tr.ip, team members had the chance to do some first-class sightseeing, mcluding excursions to Heidelberg and the medieval town of R othenburg in Germany, and visits to the Finnish cities of Mikkeli and Helsinki. Brett Kurtz met next year's exchange student while he stayed with that family m Hyvmkaa. During his stay, Brett discovered a few peculiarities about life ·m Europe. For example, he found that in Germany one has to be 18 to enter video game arcades.

From the bus: Sightseeing in Heidelberg, Germany.

British Teacher Visits Cardigan Cardigan had the unique experience of hosting an exchange teacher from the land of four o'clock tea and cricket for two weeks in April. Catherine Page, a science teacher from London, was one of 36 European teachers who v:isi.ted American schools on a program sponsored by the New Hampshire Council for Social Studies. Ms. Page was highly enthusiastic about the reception she was given on campus. "The teaching staff and the students went out of their way to be welcoming and to make sure that my v:isi.t was an enj)yable and worthwhile experience," she said. Her schedule included v:isi.ting classes at Cardigan as well as teaching a few lessons of her own. Ms. Page also took a tour of some nearby attractions such as Dartmouth College, the Montshlre Science Museum and Mascoma Valley Regional High School. Upon observing the Cardigan and Mascoma students in action, Ms. Page observed that they were more well-behaved than her own students. "I was impressed with the behavior of all the students. They were very civlli.zed and charming." Ms. Page noticed there were sever'al differences between the British and American styles of education. For example, course topics in England are not restricted to one year or one term of study. That is, while American students may take algebra and geometry separately in two consecutive years, their British counterparts would study a mixture of all math topics each year. Ms. Page teaches in an allboys state school in London, which is the equivalent of our public schools. She · commented that her students would like not

Cardigan Grads Seek · a Variety of Schools Parents often ask "What prep schools do most boys attend after leaving Cardigan?" The answer to this is, "A great variety of schools." Cardigan's placement office, headed by Tom Schenck, spends a lot of time working with Seniors to find the school which best matches their interests and abilities. As each boy is different, so also each prep school has different characteristics. The j)b is to make the boy and the school fit each other. To illustrate this, the Placement Office prepared a tabulation of 20 New England schools showing the number of Cardigan graduates that entered each of them in the past three years. In addition to these, boys also attend public and private schools in other parts of the country - and the world.

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SENIOR PLACEMENT LIST Berkshire School Cushing Academy Avon Old Farms Gould Academy Holderness School Tabor Academy Governor Dummer Academy Phillips Andover Proctor Academy Westminster School Kent School Kimball Union Academy St. Paul's School Trinity-Pawling Williston Northampton Brewster Academy Choate Rosemary Hall Phillips Exeter Salisbury School Suffield Academy having to wear a nniform. (They must wear a coat and tie every day.) When informed that Caroigan does have a dress code and that students gripe about it often, she admitted that she didn't even realize there was a dress code because student dress is so casual compared to the required British uniform. In addition to her stay in Canaan, Ms. Page v:isi.ted New York and Boston. The brief tour of New York included a v:isi.t to a public school in the Bronx.

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Student Cited by Governor

Parents Winter Weekend The mention of winterin New Hampshire calls to mmd visions of snow, ice, cold weather and hazardous driving - and also Parents' Weekend at Cardigan. The last week of January brought snow, cold and sparkling winter sunsets, but on Friday. February 2nd - as parents from all over the country were headed for Canaan - the weather turned nasty with snow mixing with freezing ram. Parents driving from Boston spent twice as long on the road as usual. The informal reception at the Sheraton in West Lebanon arranged by the Parents Association provided an opportunity to relax after a tir.i.ng journey and visit with other parents. It was a great way to begin the weekend. Sarurday's schedule of teacher conferences was no less hectic than usual. Friday's ram took the freshness from student snow sculptures, · but didn't interrupt the variety of athletic contests in the afternoon.

Cardigan's first AUCTION created a new excitement for the weekend. The auction committee started setting up the Humann Theatre early Saturoay morning, raffle tickets were on sale all day. and the Silent Auction opened in the afternoon. Instead of rushing off to dinner in nearby restaurants, boys and parents focused their attention on the campus. The dining room was crowded and hectic - but friendly - and there wasn't an empty seat in the theatre when volunteer auctioneers Bill Torgerson and George Thouron opened the bidding. Students, parents and staff all participated enthusiastically by waving bidding cards up and down for sailboats, Boston Bruins tickets, pizza parties and weekends at a variety of condominiums. Many items were reserved far only students to bid on ( who else would want four dozen cookies delivered each month or a case of Goo-Goo candybars?).

Congratulations to eighth grader Errol Laumann for his award-winning essay entitled 11 What I Like A bout New Hampshire. 11 Errol received a citation from Governor Judd Gregg for his work. In the essay. Errol described the beauty of the State throughout the four seasons of the year. He also mentj.oned some of the envnunmental problems which face the Granite State. "My beautiful New Hampshire is being threatened and ruined by such things as nuclear power plants, 11 Errol said, realizing that he cannot take these beautiful surroundings for granted.

Bob Whitcomb won the raffle prize of $2500 tuition - hardly expecting that his good luck would last for the next two weeks when his team drove to victory at the Daytona 500. The final count totaled almost $14,000 raised for the Annual Fund. More important, however, was that this was a happy evening, a great time for having fun together with the whole Can:ligan community and innaugurated an event that is sure to be repeated at subsequent Parents' Weekends.

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Old saziboat fleet on the auction block.

8th.grade parents meeting in Kirk Library.

Students Recognized For Artistic Achievement This year for the first time, encouraged by art instructor Mrs. Denise Morse, Can::ligan students entered the Boston Globe Scholastic Art A wards competition. This event is open to · · all New Hampshire ::;tudents in grades 7-12 and is administered by the Cultural Education Collaborative and · sponsored nationally by Scholastics, Inc. It is designed to recognize and reward young artists and encourage them in the pursuit of excellence in the visual arts. More than 1,000 individual pieces of work were submitted and four by Cardigan students were selected for display in exhibition at The Nashua Center for the Arts from February 6 through March 9.

Award-winning silkscreen print by Eduardo Gonzalez.

Eduardo Gonzalez received a Gold Key Blue Ribbon award for his brightly-colored silkscreen print entitled "Heaven, Hell and Earth." He was one of 111 entrants to receive this honor. Matt Clark's three-panel engraving entitled "The Dart" earned him Honorable Mention in the contest. 65 entrants overall received this honor. David Cook and Mike Whitcomb also submitted pr.ints, both of which were among 27 additional works included in the exhibition. David's linoleum cut block pr.int was named "China," while Mike chose a more athletic theme with his silkscreen print "Sailboarder. 11

site by the U.S. Government. Our hero's task? Prove that this town is necessary, thereby saving it before the annual Sadie Hawkins' Day Dance. "It has been,fun for all of us," said Eli of the two months of hard work. Scene from "Li'/ Abner". Cast from left: Jamie Geoghegan, has been the Janna Bent, Eli Guiterman, Lisa Robbins, Andy Kelley, Joe "It highlight of my two years Burnett, Karl Hutter. at Cardigan." · The large cast and crew tolled under the excellent direction of Mrs. Small and Mr. A stunning production of the Werden. Mr. Finkbeiner was the musical Ll.'l Abner filled the musical director and also Cardigan stage on March 1-3. provided piano accompaniment Starring eighth grader Elifor the show. Guiterrnan as the dashing Abner The conniving General and Stacie Marshall as his wouldBullmoose was played by be mate Daisy Mae, the Phil Jolles, who adopted a very production played to packed convincing Southern drawl for the houses three days in a row. performance. His partner in Thursday afternoon's percrime, the sinister Earthquake formance was for students at the McGoon, was well played by Canaan Elementary School; FriNick Loeb. Never has a Cardigan day night's show was open to the stage villain had such a malicious sneer. community; and closing night on Karl Hutter stole the show Saturo.ay was r eserved for as the henpecked Pappy Yokum, Cardigan students and their tiny father of the oversized guests for the 8th grade dance Abner. Special mention goes to that followed. Randy Oostdyk for his verThe town of Dogpatch, USA, satility. The sixth grader played has been chosen as the most no less than three roles in· the unnecessary place in the country. play, ranging from the devious For this reas:m, it has been Evil Eye Fleagle to the farmhand selected as a nuclear bomb test Speedy McRabbit.

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.¥ Clark-Morgan students working on lobster snow sculpture for Parents' Weekend.

Best N.E. Junior Wrestler by Coach William X. Barron

Three Cariligan wrestlers made it to the finals all three tournaments this season. Captain Cabell Wilkes earned three second places tough weight classes to finish with a 174 season mark. Eighth grader Joey Gonzalez placed second at the Cariligan tournament, .but that was the last match he lost all season, as he put together a 12 match win streak to finish 18-4. His season m.cluded two firsts and 16 out of 18 victories by pin. By winning the Fessenden tournament, Joey and George Lewis became New England junior prep school champions their weight divisi.O IB. George compiled the best season record Cardigan wreslling history. It was only the second time a CMS wrestler has finished the season unbeaten. (Hank Jones '87, now captain at St. Paul's, was 22-0 his ninth grade season.) George's 23-0 mark m.cluded 22 pm.s, 3 tournament firsts, the award for the most pm.s the least amount of time at the Cardigan Tournament, and the Outstanding Wrestler trophy at the Fessenden Tournament. This last award is equivalent to being named the best junior prep school wrestler New England, as this was the championship tournament for the New England Jr. Prep School Wrestling Association. George finishes his Cardigan career having won 36 matches a row and 6 straight tournaments. Other individual standouts of the season m.cluded 6th grader Mike Kramer, who led the team come-from-behind pm.s with 4. Mike had two third places tough varsity tournaments, and finished with 10 victories. Nm.th grader Chip Matthews also had two tournament thirds; m.cluded his 12-9 season record were 11 pins. Matt Clark became Cardigan's first four-

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year wrestler, earning his second varsity letter with a third place finish at Fessenden. Cam MC Kinney. Fred Barney. Dan Bettis and Matt Crane each had fourth-plac~finishes a tournament this year. Additional individual highlights included Aaron Pena's 19 reversals (a school record); Cabell Wilkes' 10 escapes; Joey Gonzalez' team-leading 10 twopoint nearfalls and 13 threepoint nearfalls; and George Lewis' 46 takedowns, an average of two per match. Two hundred dollars in wrestling camp scholars~p funds, made available by the Rodd D. Brickell Foundation, will be awarded later this month to members of this year's team. (Editor's note: Coach Schenck and the members of the team awarded Coach Barron a special plaque at the Winter Sports A wards Ceremony, commemorating his ten years of dedication to the sport.)

Varsity Basketball With a core of three veteran players, Coach Ramos built a solid varsity basketball team this winter. Despite the low number of returning stars, the Cougars managed a respectable record of six wins and seven losses. The highlight of the season was a resounding victory over Kimball Union Academy during Parents' Weekend. Leading the team were Lawrence Rowland and Chas Marsh, co-recipients of the MVP award. In his double role as center and forward, Chas emerged as the team's leading scorer, whlle Lawrence orchestrated the offensive attack from his position as point guard. Also returning from last year was George Pirtle, who started for the team at forward. Chapman Dundas earned the Most Improved Player award for hls hard work as a power forward.

Alpine Team's Strong Season Under the direction of first-year coach Mr. Richmond, the alpine ski team put together one of its strongest seasons in the history of the school. Cariligan races primarily against J. V. high school teamsm. the Lakes Region, and this year the team never once finished below 4th place. Three times the Cougars walked away with first, and they had a convincing victory over Eaglebrook during Parents' Weekend. "I was very pleased with the senior leadership and dedication," Coach Richmond said. The team will lose eight seniors to graduation, yet thanks to the fine example set by these ninth graders, the team can hope for another good season. "We will. return a strong nucleus for next year," Richmond added. The team was led by cocaptains Erin Blair and Dan Harrigan. Erin earned the MVP award for leading top-ten finishes, whlle Dan won the coaches' award for his numerous first-place finishes. Mike Holden won a special "Performance of the Year" award for his dazzling first-place effort at Eaglebrook. Rich Gwinn earned the a ward for Most Improved Skier. The team sought out some tough competition late in ttie season at the Senior Lakes Championship Race, a meet which included 12 senior prep varsity teams. Dan, Erin and Mike earned 28th, 4 3rd, and 51st place, respectively, out of a field of more than 100.

The team consisted entirely of ninth graders, so Coach Ramos will have a completely new roster next year. He is not fazed by these odds, however, even though most Cariligan boys seem to prefer hockey and skiing. "We've always hovered around .500," he said, referring to · the .team's record recent years.

Alumni Hockey Players. From left, back row: David Gundaker, faculty; Rick Kahn, staff; Brett Pfeifle '89, Tim Smith '77, Tom Taliadoros '82, David Vantine '79, GeoffBlair '68. Front row: Belmore Browne '69, Alex Seabolt '89, Bruce Marshard, '64, Peter Weeks '62, Mike McLean '77, Mark Ruelle '76.

Wzll Willauer '80 and Peter Nash '76 with Athletic Director Jim Mam·on at the Boston Gathering in December i 989.

Alumni News

Alumni Winter Weekend A group of former Cardigan hockey stars relived their years of Cougar glory during the Alumni Winter Weekend February on 1011. The third annual alumni hockey game was a fiercelycontested but good-natured struggle for supremacy on the ice. After much consultation and poring over dusty volumes, experts are fairly sure that history was made during the game. For what was probably the first ti.me on record, a member of the female sex suited up for an organized Cardigan hockey game. Llz Lawrence, wn'e of Chuck ('79), proved that she could skate with Cardigan's finest. Participants purchased green and white alumni jerseys before

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taking to the ice. Proceeds from the sale went towards sending the varsity team to Finland during spring break. Other highlights of the weekend included a post-game reception in the Kenerson Center followed by a social gathering at the home of athletic director Jim Marrion.

Warren Cox paid a surprise visit to campus in March with his mother who still lives in Sunapee, N H. Warren is retired from the US Arr Force, lives in a small town in Oregon (Estacada) and spends some ti.me traveling. He remembers his years at CMS fondly including his first year when he roomed with F . Lee Bailey. Alan Herzig writes that he moved to the San Francisco bay area over 10 years ago. His only regret with the move is that distance and j:)b pressures compelled him to resign as a Caroigan Trustee. 1967

Mike Garrison drove up from South Harwich, MA in February to br.ing his son, Mike, for an admissions interview.

AlumniatJonathan Wakely 'swedding. From left: TadMacLeod'75, ScottPowe~; '75 Tim Smith '77, Jonathan and Pem·-Ann, Charles Wakely '70, Schuyler Peck '63, ' Bruce Marshard '64. ·

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1969 All best who was Church January

wishes to Steve August married at the Memorial in Harvard Yard on 27th to Anne Morton.

1972 Schultz called the other day to report that he has returned to Toronto after spending a year in Africa. We're hoping he will send us more details of his trip.

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1973 Albert J. (Scooter) Mitchell sent us the announcement of the birth of his daughter, Olivia Ruth, on January 15th. 1976 From the Wakelys we learned of the marriage of John Llndsay, Jr. on November 11, 1989 in Stowe, VT to Amy Elizabeth Luepfert. Please send us your new address, John. 1978 Albert Schultz visited campus in Apr.il with his wife, Susan. Both are employed as actors - on stage and screen - and just completed f'ilm:ing a TV movie. In real life, they are expecting their first child to arrive on the scene in July.

Alumni at Boston Gathering in Dec. 1989. From left: Thurza Small, faculty; Bruce Marshard '64, Peter Albee '58, Matt Clark '90, Jim Mam·on , Athletic Director; Steve August '69, John Kelly '90, Headmaster Dewar, Belmore Browne '69, Mrs. Dewar, George Iverson '75, Michael McLean '77, Peter · Nash '76, Will Willauer '80.

Chad Smith is still Jiving and working in New York City as a travel agent. Says he spends many weekends in Dorset, VT when he is not traveling around the world looking for new vacation destinations. Sounds like a great life.

1979 Another alumnus in the entertainment business is Stewart Dixon who attended the Cardigan gathering in San Francisco in March. At that ti.me he was working on a TV show called "Live Wire" which will be aired on NBC soon. 1981 The Wakelys also attended the wedding of Eric Lake to Heidirnay York in Concord, NH on February 10th.

1982 Sam Miller gr>aduated last June from the University of Chicago and is now an intern at the · National Journal in Washington, DC. During his college years he continued working at Camp Alton in Wolfeboro, N H with Tad Sennott 1 83. Both began there as campers while they were at Cardigan and remained to become senior counselors as well as good friends.

1984 A.--a=-Halbrecht is in his third year at Rochester Institue of Technology. 1985 Curt Llnkletter is working for Trans Atlantic Company on Wall Street and is planning to enroll at Hofstra University in the fall. 1986 Guillermo (Billy) Roel is studying law at the University of Mexico. Billy was one of the first boys to attend Cardigan from Mexico City. 1987 In a recent issue of Hilltop News from the Salisbury School there was a picture of Santiago Casas who performed in the fall production of "The Salisbury

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Hank Jones was captain of the varsity football and wrestling teams at St. Paul's this year. The football team won the New England Championship, and in wrestling Hank had a 17-6 record at 275 pounds and captured 4th place at the New England tournament. He hopes to attend Georgetown or University of Pennsylvania. · Dan McCarthy was 14-9 at 145 pounds on the varsity wrestling team at Boston College High this winter, having placed in two varsity tournaments. Boston College is his first choice for college. Travis McLennan is attending Washington Ethical School in Washington, DC where is taking courses in British Literature, political science and race relations in the US. Sends his regards to all. Jeffrey Littlepage recently broke the Kent School record for one meter diving. His score of 210 points eclipsed the old recoro by almost 8 points.

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David Franklin loves it at Christchurch (Virginia), where he's making good grades and was 21-7 on the varsity wrestling team this winter, including a 5th place finish in the tough St. Alban's Tournament. Stett Trippe wpS also pictured in the Salisbury newsletter with other members of the Outing Club. Doug Wendt has been active at Hotchkiss in a group called FOCUS - Fellowship of Christians In Univermties and Schools. Doug recently organized and published a newsletter called "The Prep Focus" designed for New England boarding school students. Anyone wanting information can write Doug at Box 468, The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT 06039.

Jeff Aquilla is now a sound technician in Washington, D.C. for several bands. He stopped by campus to say hello during the month of March. Ron Bronzetti won 16 varsity wrestling matches (15 by pin) at Brewster this winter, placing 3rd at the N orthem New England Championships and 6th in the Class 'A' Prep League Tournament in the 160 pound c)ass. Glenn Cucinell made the varsity hockey team at Kent this year as a freshman. Rob Hunter looks forward to lacrosse this spring at Andover, where he likes the relaxed atmosphere and challenging coursework. This winter he wrestled at 171 pounds and placed 5th in the New England JV Tournament. Greg Myers is enj)ying Woodbury Forest and has become interested in track and cross country. Alex Robinson is playing squash this year at Choate.

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