Bulletin Board | Fall/Winter 2005/2006

bulletin board Fall/Winter 2005-2006

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efs faculty profile

Our Team of Scientists learning along

The Butterfly Conservatory efs alumni

Adam Lippes ’87

For Alumni, Families, and Friends of Elmwood Franklin School

www.elmwoodfranklin.org

bulletin board

Fall/Winter 2005-2006

The Bulletin Board is published twice a year by the Development Office for alumni, families, and friends of Elmwood Franklin School.

Editor: Sally Jarzab, Communications Coordinator Design and Layout: Rebecca Murak, Development Associate Elmwood Franklin School is Western New York’s oldest pre-primary through eighth grade independent school, emphasizing high academic achievement, good study skills, and positive character development.

Elmwood Franklin accepts qualified students without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.

Corrections: The names of Michael Price ’97 and Robert Price ’01 were listed incorrectly under Alumni News.

Annual Report: Bruce and Susan Baird’s grandchild is Jack Stephen.

Front cover: watercolor by eighth grader Carol Sullivan

board of trustees

2005-2006 Michael Joseph, President

Alice Jacobs, President-Elect Arthur Glick, Vice President James Gately, Treasurer Scott Friedman, Secretary George Bellows Steven Biltekoff Annette Fitch Arthur Glick ’71 Alison Keane George Kermis Seymour Knox IV ’69 Andrea Kuettel Madeline Ambrus Lillie ’64 Eric Lipke Elizabeth Duryea Maloney ’70 Teresa Miller Gail Mitchell Grace Walsh Munschauer ’70 Philipp L. Rimmler Cynthia Baird Stark

Contents Features alumni profile Adam Lippes ’87

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faculty profile Meet our team of scientists

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thinking beyond 7 How EFS students become scientific thinkers student perspective 9 David D’Agostino: a voice for children on Capitol Hill learning along 13 Learn with the EFS second graders at the Butterfly Conservatory

day to day 17 See what the students have been up to in the classroom and around town modern history 21 Honoring our dedicated faculty and staff who have worked here at EFS 15 or more years news of note Dr. Michael G. Thompson, author of The Pressured Child, visits EFS 4 EFS honors its history 15 names in the news 16 From students to faculty to parents, learn what's been going on in the EFS community sports review See our students in action

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Departments from the headmaster 1 Learn about the history of our great school from development 20 Welcoming Julie Raynsford as our new Director of Development alumni news Catch up with fellow alums

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upcoming events

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crossword puzzle

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fromtheheadmaster

The Franklin School moved to 146 Park Street in 1894 where it would remain until its merger with the Elmwood School in 1941.

Dear Elmwood Franklin Community:

We wish to extend special thanks to the family of Elizabeth Young, Franklin School Class of 1924, for use of her personal journals providing all historical photographs in this publication.

The other day, Ziggy and I drove to 235 West Utica Street to try to find the house where Jessica Beers and Emma Gibbons developed the first kindergarten in Buffalo that they called the Elmwood School. To our delight the house and its neighbor, 237 West Utica, which housed the school in its second year, still stand today, looking much like they did in the photographs of the school 116 years ago. Though they are now single family homes, we caught a tug of history staring at them. We both realized that we were players in a long tradition of early childhood education in Buffalo, and we felt a kinship with Miss Beers and Miss Gibbons. In these plain houses, long ago, they were engaged in many of the same activities that we do today at EFS; they were also caught by the same challenges and hopes and worries.

Elmwood Franklin, as an institution, has always been a restless soul. It began with the new vision of how to best educate young children, this “way” imported from Germany, called kindergarten. Invented by Friedrich Froebel to provide structured education to children before the age of seven, the aims of kindergarten were summarized by Froebel’s protégé, Bertha von MarenholtzBulow: The kindergarten method satisfies 1. The need for physical movement, through gymnastic games that develop the limbs; 2. A child’s need to occupy oneself in a

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plastic fashion, through exercises that produce manual dexterity and develop the senses; 3. A child’s need to create through small tasks that develop one’s artistic faculties; 4. A child’s need to know, or natural curiosity, engaging in observing, examining, comparing (which is how intellectual development is brought about); 5. A child’s tendencies to cultivate and care for, through gardening and carrying out small tasks, which result in the development of the heart and conscience; 6. The need to sing, through games and songs, which produce the development of feelings and esthetic taste; 7. The need to live in society, through life in the kindergarten community: this mode of existence produces social virtues; 8. The deepest need of the soul: to find the reason behind things, to find God.1 Minus the religious overtones of the final clause, Marenholtz-Bulow’s formulation could serve today as the manifest for Prep I and Prep II. When Miss Gibbons and Miss Beers moved to Buffalo from the Ethical Culture School in New York City they built a school in that small house on West Utica Street to enact this approach for the first time ever in Western New York. After two years, the two women wanted to return to Manhattan. The Executive Committee, consisting of Mrs. Adelbert Moot, Mrs. Austin Preston, Mrs. Louis Bull, Mrs. Charles Sweet, and Mrs. Alexander Curtis stepped in and convinced Miss Beers to stay, marking the first among many times the board of trustees has intervened to save the school and make it serve a grander vision.

Together they built a new school building, for 30,000 dollars, on Bryant Street near the site of the present day Children’s Hospital.

The new school was well equipped to expand the grades and to provide such curricular innovations as athletics for girls, Swedish woodworking, science classes, field trips, and sewing. Elmwood’s radical and progressive approach to education began to attract national notice. In 1893, for instance, The Sunday Morning Eagle of Grand Rapids, Michigan ran a story with the headline “The New Education,” about the Elmwood School. In the article the writer exclaimed: “The precious human flock which flourishes in this fertile soil has been rescued . . . Progress in educational affairs has been proportionate with our material progress and the Elmwood School is abreast of the age.”

The Franklin School’s rise was no less progressive and historic. Beginning in January 1891 in a bedroom at 432 Franklin Street, Jessica Beers instructed six pupils in this approach called kindergarten. With increased enrollment, Miss Beers moved the school down to the living room and then to a new home at 499 Delaware Avenue. In 1894, a beautiful school was constructed at 146 Park Street. The first Board of Trustees included Charles Stockton,

235 West Utica as it stands today. This home is the former site of the Elmwood School which housed the very first kindergarten in Buffalo,

In the Spring of 1918, students of the Franklin School march in the Red Cross Parade.

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Montgomery Crockett, Seward Simons, Robert Fryer, Frank Williams, William Rogers, Charlotte Glenny, Mary Rochester, Elizabeth Mann, and Harriet Green. The renowned educator Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University served as an advisor. Dr. Butler recruited Dr. Frank McMurry to serve as headmaster. Dr. McMurry was succeeded by several short-term headmasters. In 1899, Miss Bertha Keyes came to the Franklin School and stayed until 1938. During her long tenure, Franklin established itself as a premier academic institution known for its focus on the whole child and its intellectually curious faculty.

The two schools were essentially pursuing the same mission and in 1941 they merged and moved to our present campus in 1951. Since then, EFS has undergone even more change as it expanded its campus and facilities, made its upper school coeducational, and added more programs and athletic activities. In the past six years, 75% of the campus has been renovated.

Reading and contemplating the history of our great school, you realize that the Elmwood and Franklin schools have always been changing, building, experimenting, moving and adapting. There are several reasons for this. One, The Board of Trustees has always been a strategic board who realized that their primary obligation is to serve the future and to leave the operations of the school to the headmaster and the faculty.

The trustees have built and expanded when needed, but they have stewarded the finances of the school magnificently so that we, today, enjoy a solid fiscal foundation and a happy and supported faculty. Two, Elmwood Franklin has always been able to attract talented, committed faculty members. Feeling the support of the Board, the teachers here are free to grow and to explore and to teach the values of the school. And

last, the school has always attracted parents who have a sophisticated and nuanced view of education. Not content with simplistic approaches, the parents at Elmwood Franklin have always wanted their children to graduate with an appreciation for the fullness of life and with the skills and confidence to pursue their passions. Elmwood Franklin parents find joy in their children’s independence. An early Elmwood history put it this way: “If the child is helped to face each day’s problem squarely, if he is made to solve it in the light of the best he knows today, he may face the coming years with the certainty that he will have wisdom in meeting the problems of tomorrow.” Our community has always believed that an independent child is a happy and a strong child and will, thus, become a fulfilled and productive adult.

So we say thank you to the headmistresses and headmasters and teachers and parents and children and staff and trustees who have filled these halls for 116 years. We stand on your shoulders today with faith in the future.

Yours truly,

Keith W. Frome Headmaster 1. As quoted in Norman Brosterman, Inventing Kindergarten. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1997, pp. 30-32.

May 29, 1923. Girls pose on and around the Franklin School mascot, “the Blue Streak”, during the school picnic.

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newsofnote

“ The Pressured Child” comes to Elmwood Franklin

The EFS Parent Council Speaker Series welcomed noted psychologist and author Michael Thompson to the Johnston Theatre on October 11 for the benefit of our teachers, parents and Western New York educators. Mr. Thompson, whose latest book is The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life, spoke to an afternoon audience of teachers and administrators and an evening audience of EFS parents as well as the general public.

In order to write the book, Mr. Thompson went back to school and followed a number of children as they navigated their school schedules, teachers’ expectations, peer group pressures, and parents’ desires. His book reminds us that as adults we have forgotten what it is like to get through a school day: its many transitions, its numerous interactions with people of all kinds, the variety of tasks you have to master. In the adult world of work, we do not expect ourselves to be equally proficient at any and every professional role, and instead become “specialists,” choosing a specific capacity that is consistent with our own individual abilities and interests. In school, on the other hand, we tend to expect “excellence” from our students at all times, requiring consistent achievement throughout the entire curriculum, in math and science, language and literature, arts and drama, physical education and competitive sports.

Mr. Thompson points out that very few brains work at this level, and very few brains develop in the linear fashion outlined by the traditional school curriculum. He told the parents that in his estimation, only one third of all children are physiologically and psychologically well suited for school, another third are somewhat wired for school life, and the other third can never succeed in school in the way it is typically organized. This reflects not a lack of motivation in the child, a lack of ability in the teacher, or a lack of efficacy in the school, but simply the varying internal disposition of each child. He also argued, because of different brain structures and developmental sequences in children, a parent can never predict just how his or her child will navigate school and academic life. It is not only “bad science” but potentially destructive parenting to plot out a three-year-old’s course of life the way many of us tend to do, i.e. the most “academic” elementary school will lead to the “best” high school which will then yield an Ivy League diploma and then—success! As Mr. Thompson found out, few children perceive this shining path day-to-day nor do they try to follow one. Instead they are just trying to get through the day as best they can, and we need to respect their journey and who they are as human beings.

Mr. Thompson encourages schools to abandon bottom-line assessments of success, like test scores or admissions to the “right” colleges, and instead provide cultures where all children can feel respected by their teachers and at least some of their peers; feel connected to a teacher and at least some of their peers; and experience a sense of mastery in their social and academic expectations, that is, a feeling that they are growing and learning.

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facultyprofile

Clare Wagstaff, Upper School science teacher Years at EFS: 3 Place of birth: Derby, England Education: BSc in biology and American studies from Keele University, Post Graduate Certificate in Education from University of Reading, Master of Education from Plymouth State University (continuing) Favorite book: Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson Favorite movie: Steel Magnolias Why science? “I think it may be partially genetic!

My dad and my sister are also scientists, along with my fiancée Caine. I love the aspect of discovery and that it is an ever-evolving subject.

You can never get bored.”

Special area of interest: oceanography Scientific discovery she’d like to make: “Chocolate that’s like celery—it requires more calories to eat it than are actually in it. I’ll make millions!”

If Clare wasn’t a teacher, she’d probably be: a

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professional SCUBA diver Hobbies: SCUBA diving, playing rugby, scrapbooking, and hanging out with her dog, Buster Heroes: Clare credits her high school biology teacher, Magda Barness, with inspiring her to pursue science and with fostering her interest in teaching. She also cites Margaret Thatcher, the first female British prime minister, for taking on a male-dominated environment and running the country for eleven years, as well as her father. “He has always worked hard and had a positive outlook on life. He supported me in whatever choices I have made, even when I was a rebellious teenager with pink hair and a nose ring!”

A few things you may not know about Clare: Last year, Clare spent Thanksgiving in Bonaire with a dive research team identifying fish for the REEF project, a grass-roots, non-profit organization of recreational divers who voluntarily conduct fish biodiversity and abundance surveys during their dives. In the winter, Clare enjoys ice diving in Lake Erie.

Years at EFS: 4 Place of birth: Saginaw, Michigan Education: BS in biology from Kalamazoo College, Master’s in environmental education from the Audubon Expedition Institute of Lesley University Why science? “My dad is a doctor, and I planned on becoming one too. I was a pre-med major, but I realized that I wanted a different lifestyle, one that was more closely tied to nature and ecology.”

Favorite book: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Favorite movie: the Star Wars trilogy Special areas of interest: ecology, ornithology, sustainable development and alternative energy development Scientific discovery he’d like to make: “I’d like to discover a renewable, clean-burning fuel that’s cheap and abundant.”

Hobbies: mountain biking, playing and/or listening to music, running If Steve wasn’t a teacher, he’d probably be: an organic vegetable farmer

our team

Scientists of

Steven Rao,

Diane Evans,

Upper School science teacher Heroes: “My personal hero was my uncle B.K., the coolest guy, who taught me to always think with an open mind.” Steve also cites biologist David Orr, a professor at Oberlin College who has developed a green building on the campus there, as well as “all writers, artists, musicians, politicians, scientists, teachers, and students around the world who speak out against injustice and inequality and work toward a more peaceful and sustainable future.”

A few things you may not know about Steve: He holds honors in two very different enterprises: In fourth grade, he won his school’s break-dancing competition, and then in college, his tennis team won the national championship. In pursuit of his Master’s degree, he participated in an experiential, traveling learning program that focused on one bio-region of the country each semester. He lived on a converted school bus and camped outside every night, even in December in Colorado. If you want to hear something really interesting, ask him about his composting experiences.

Lower School science teacher Years at EFS: 20 Place of birth: Jamestown, New York Education: BA in elementary education from Mount Union College, MS in environmental education from Ohio State University Why science? “I’ve always been curious about the world around me, and I’ve always loved nature and the outdoors, so science was a natural for me.”

Favorite book: Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall Favorite movie: Whale Rider Special area of interest: environmental education and biology Scientific discovery she’d like to make: “Rather than make a discovery, I’d like to leave a legacy—of tree planting, or wildflower gardens, or a scholarship fund for environmental education, or a generation of students who care about the environment and make wise decisions about its use.”

Hobbies: canoeing, hiking, taking photographs of spring wildflowers, gardening, singing, playing

piano, reading, and traveling. “I love to travel and bring back my knowledge and experience to my students. Thanks to EFS, I have been to Peru, Belize and Mexico, where I learned firsthand about animal, plant, and human life in those places.”

If Diane wasn’t a teacher, she’d probably be: a park ranger (Actually, she was at one time!)

Heroes: Diane names Jane Goodall, the famous scientist, author and chimpanzee researcher, and Rachael Carson, the marine biologist credited with launching the modern environmental movement. She also mentions Stephen Bishop and her grandmother.

A few things you may not know about Diane: Diane guided people through Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave during her three summers as a park ranger. Now she enjoys annual trips to the North Woods of Algonquin Park, during which she and her friends take everything they need for one week in their canoes.

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thinkingbeyond

s t u d

Scientific Th When you think of the great scientific advancements of the modern age, you are probably not picturing a bunch of third graders peering into a pool of crayfish. Or fifth graders trying to determine the pulpiest orange juice. Or eighth graders selling timeshares on Mars.

But when you think of science from an educational perspective, you see how these really are great advancements—advancements in the scientific thinking of these students— and how, in this sense, Elmwood Franklin is a hotbed of scientific discovery. From the earliest of grades, kids are taught that science is more than a collection of facts to learn and memorize—science involves asking questions, observing, organizing, testing, solving problems, even changing the world.

“Children all love science when they’re little. They have so much eagerness and enthusiasm to learn about the world around them,” said Diane Evans, Lower School science teacher. “I love seeing the students’ faces light up when they discover something, make a connection, or realize some really neat fact.” Diane has been watching these light bulbs go off in the minds of young EFS students for twenty years. It’s what she calls her niche, teaching science to young children, and it’s a rather unusual opportunity to find in a school. A dedicated science class in the early grades sets the right tone to help Elmwood Franklin students become successful science students and scientific thinkers.

Classroom study is enhanced by hands-on field trips. Fourth graders recently went on an exciting field trip to the Penn Dixie Site in Hamburg. Third graders had a different experience, collecting living organisms from the cattail marsh at Tifft Nature Preserve.

The second grade visited the Butterfly Conservatory in Ontario, and the first grade visited the Botanical Gardens to investigate the plants of the rainforest and the desert.

By the time they reach Upper School, students are well-prepared for the more advanced scientific topics that await them. Steven Rao, who teaches science to grades five and seven, and Clare Wagstaff, who teaches grades six and eight, tackle complex subjects such as particle theory, cell structure, electricity, and environmental sustainability. The issues get more sophisticated, and the kids’ interest rises to the challenge.

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h o w e f s e n t s b e c o m e

hinkers A highlight of the Upper School experience is the annual Science Fair, which promotes the scientific endeavors of all the students in an evening of entertaining education. Fifth graders present the results of their extensive consumer product testing; sixth graders display their original inventions; seventh graders share the findings of environmental research; and eighth graders perform live chemistry, physics and earth science demonstrations.

There are other exciting projects and field trips throughout the year. “Our eighth grade winter project is to build a planet to scale and produce a PowerPoint presentation trying to sell it as a vacation location,” said Clare. “A sixth grade trip to the Power Vista follows from a course on energy and leads into electricity. It involves hands-on exhibits, a look at one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the country and a massive Van de Graaf generator to make the kids’ hair stand on end!” Students also go to the Niagara Falls Aquarium as part of the eighth grade’s oceanography study, where they look at how animals are adapted to the chemical and physical properties of living in salt water.

Steve oversees the seventh graders as they design and conduct an independent plant growth project, for which they test different growing conditions of a particular vegetable plant. “The seventh graders also conduct a dissection of an earthworm and participate in the ‘Fungal Olympics,’ which involves tasting, art projects, microscope study, and identification of different fungi,” said Steve. “The fifth graders get to do different microscope studies of cells, and they have to create a three-dimensional model of a plant or animal cell. They do a hands-on investigation of mammals (scat, fur, skulls, prints), and practice their observation skills by observing live animal adaptations in fish, reptiles, and amphibians.”

Evidence of a “gender divide” in science isn’t seen by any of the teachers at EFS, though according to Clare, parents are still often pleased to find that their children have a female science teacher at this stage, to serve as a role model and as confirmation that women and science do in fact mix. It is one science lesson the students seem to have already learned: girl or boy, young or old, science has something for everyone.

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studentperspective

a

voice for

children on capitol hill

Every politician and lobbyist knows well the power words have to change the world. EFS fourth grader David D’Agostino understands that power too, and used it to inform and persuade lawmakers in Washington about a nationwide school food allergy bill now before Congress.

David was one of 70 children from across the country selected to take part in a new program sponsored by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). Called the FAAN Kids’ Congress on Capitol Hill, it is designed to give kids the opportunity to tell their personal stories of living with food allergies and why research, education and legislation is vital to the 11 million Americans who have food allergies.

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“When I sent my essay in, I never thought that I would win. Then I did, and I got a little nervous. But now I’m really glad I did it.”

David was chosen to participate because of the winning essay he submitted, an essay which talked about what it was like to live with a food allergy.

(David also has a younger brother with multiple food allergies.) His agenda in Washington was quite formidable: he met personally with representatives from the offices of Congressman Thomas Reynolds, Congressman James Walsh, and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. During the meetings, David and others from the state described their experiences with food allergies and asked House Members to cosponsor the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2005. This bill would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish guidelines for schools to prevent exposure to food allergens and ensure a prompt response when a child suffers a potentially fatal anaphylactic reaction. The bill wouldn’t be a mandate for schools; rather it would simply establish a federal standard regarding school management plans for children who are at risk.

Senators were asked to sponsor a similar measure in the Senate.

Food allergy is a growing food safety concern in the U.S., with physicians reporting an increase in the number of food allergy patients in the country. Even trace amounts of the allergen, as little as one fivethousandth of a teaspoon, can cause a reaction, and some people may even react to just touching or inhaling the allergen. With no cure, strict avoidance of the allergy-causing food is the only way to prevent a potentially life-threatening reaction, which can be particularly difficult in a school setting. By providing schools across the country with uniform guidance on how to create appropriate management and emergency plans for children with this illness, exposures can be decreased and lives potentially saved.

David, who has an allergy to milk, doesn’t relish the special attention having a food allergy can bring. But he understands the importance of this particular piece of legislation and was eager to take the two-day trip to Washington, D.C. along with his mom. “When I sent my essay in, I never thought that I would win. Then I did, and I got a little nervous,” David said. “But now I’m really glad I did it.”

To learn more about the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network visit www.foodallergy.org.

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alumniprofile

adam+lippes ’ 87 In the EFS Class of 1987 eighth grade class poll, Adam Lippes was not voted “Most Likely to Launch an Outrageously Successful Line of Ultra-Posh Underwear.” But he should have been.

Of course, now that’s only half the story, since adam+eve, the company he founded in the spring of 2004, just evolved into a full collection of casual, though utterly luxurious, sportswear for women and men. To say the label is popular is an understatement—it has a large celebrity following and has been featured in every fashion magazine worth its ink: Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, W, GQ, Cargo, DNA and others.

Sold in more than 125 stores in six countries across the globe, adam+eve made its Buffalo debut in November, with a glitzy affair at Tony Walker & Co. in Williamsville. Friends, family, Elmwood Franklin faculty and just plain fans were among the huge crowd there to celebrate the homecoming of this Buffalo boy who has brought us, without question, the world’s most irresistible undershirt.

“The idea was to start a company based on basics,” Adam said in an interview with The Buffalo News about his clothing line. “A lot of companies start with fashion, and then they work back to basics as sort of an afterthought. Today, basics are such a key part of how everyone dresses—a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. So we decided to start with the perfect t-shirt … the best, finestfabric, most perfectly fit, softest t-shirt.” That perfect t-shirt was accompanied by a full line of boxed basics, all made from incredibly soft Peruvian pima cotton jersey, designed with subtle and unique details, and packaged in unique, high-gloss white boxes. Prices, beginning at $25, are decidedly lower than other high-end designer offerings.

A favorite of Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Courtney Cox, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Simpson, and David Bowie, the adam+eve line is divided into two collections: a+dam for men and a+eve for women. And now there is a complete seasonal collection of men's and women's fashion. Like the basic t-shirts and underwear, the fashion collection is casual and chic, consisting of a variety of designer clothes in the most inviting fabrics, including cashmere sweaters, velvet jackets, silk tops, Alpaca knit tops, merino wool cardigans, coyote fur vests, and wax wear trousers.

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“So we decided to start with the

perfect t-shirt…the best, finest-fabric, most perfectly fit, softest t-shirt.”

Adam Lippes, on starting adam+eve

Adam founded the company nearly two years ago and now serves as the chief executive officer and creative director. He previously worked as the creative director for Oscar de la Renta, where he was the youngest person to hold that position at a leading international design house. Working at Oscar de la Renta from 1996 to 2003, Adam was involved in various aspects of the business, including licensing, sourcing, marketing and business development. Before that, he worked for Ralph Lauren after graduating from Cornell University, where he majored in psychology.

Adam is remembered by those at Elmwood Franklin as a kind, smart and thoughtful boy, who was very well liked by his teachers and classmates. In an old yearbook he’s listed as vice president of the SCC and a member of the soccer team. Google his name now and you find an abundance of references from style magazines and fashion industry sources, touting his designs, his talent and his creative vision. You can also uncover a photograph of Adam playing chess with Oscar de la Renta, which makes you wonder two things about this rising star alum: Did he learn to play chess here at Elmwood Franklin? And what will his next move be?

Adam in 1987.

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Adam is offering a 15% discount to all alumni, parents and friends of EFS through February 1, 2006. Simply visit www.adampluseve.com to start shopping and type in promotional code EFS05 before checking out!

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learningalong

Come along and learn with the EFS second graders

on their trip to the Butterfly Conservatory

Two thousand live, free-flying butterflies surround the second grade.

The children move slowly, step gently, gaze all around as two thousand live, free-flying butterflies lift and land and lift off again.

The second graders are on their annual field trip to the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory in Ontario. The experience is a thrill for any young entomologist: an 111,000 square-foot enclosed tropical forest, the largest of its kind in North America, complete with a waterfall, pathways meandering 600 feet, and more than 45 different species of butterflies fluttering freely about the children’s faces.

Having studied the insects in science class, raising their very own from small painted lady caterpillars, the students already know plenty about these fluttering creatures, but it’s impossible not to learn something new here. What would you like to know?

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Grow your own butterfly garden!

Butterfly Basics Butterflies go through four stages of life: • An adult butterfly lays an egg.

• The egg hatches into a larva.

• The caterpillar forms the chrysalis or pupa.

• The chrysalis matures into a butterfly.

The adult lifespan of a butterfly varies from one species to the next.

On the short end of the scale, some butterfly species will live only a few days, while the migrating generations of Monarchs can live six to eight months. On average,

butterflies live between two and three weeks.

Butterflies have highly developed senses. They smell with their antennae, taste with their feet, and feel their food with hairy organs on the sides of their mouths called pulpi. Their compound eyes, made up of thousands of different lenses, are among the most intricate vision systems known by scientists.

Butterflies are even able to see something humans can’t: ultraviolet light, which helps them to distinguish females from males.

Did you know?

• The female Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is the largest butterfly – its wingspan can measure up to 11 inches.

• Some Hawkmoths can fly at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour.

• A migrating Monarch butterfly can fly 80 miles per day, at a height of 400 feet above ground.

• Vampire moths from Asia can puncture skin and suck blood.

A butterfly garden, large or small, can attract butterflies to your backyard. Here are some tips for creating your own garden: • A bountiful butterfly garden will have sunny spots for basking, shelter from wind and rain and sources of fresh water. Mud or sand puddles are used by adult male butterflies to obtain essential salts, needed for reproduction.

• You’ll want plants for nectar to provide food for a variety of adult butterflies, and also plants for hosting, which supply caterpillars with food. Caterpillars eat host

plants like milkweed, marigolds, Queen Anne’s lace, and violets.

Butterflies like nectar plants, such as the butterfly bush, the beauty bush, sunflowers, lilacs, snapdragons, and zinnias.

• Choose plants that will bloom at different times throughout the season. Try experimenting with a variety of plants that appeal to different butterfly species.

• Pesticides can harm butterflies, so avoid using them whenever possible.

That’ s a fact!

• The wing tips of the Giant Silkmoth look like snakes’ heads.

• Caterpillars of some Arctic butterfly species can take more than three years to mature.

• South American Water Tiger caterpillars live underwater.

• The caterpillars and chrysalides of the Birdwing species are eaten as delicacies in New Guinea.

Butterflies and moths make up the order of insects known as Lepidoptera. With about 165,000 known species, this order is second in numbers only to beetles.

Butterflies and moths have several observable differences: • Most butterflies fly by day, and most moths by night.

• Most butterflies hold their wings together above their bodies at rest, while moths tend to rest with their wings

flat.

• Butterfly antennae are long and slender; moth antennae are wide and feathery.

While these traits are all observable differences, there is not one single feature that separates all butterflies from all moths.

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newsofnote

Elmwood Franklin Honors Its History

Katherine Wheeler of the Class of 1937 chatted with Headmaster Keith Frome.

Elmwood Franklin School celebrated 110 years in November at a gathering at the Larkin Exchange Building in Buffalo that brought EFS parents, alumni, former parents, faculty and staff and trustees together to honor and remember our school’s long history, captured in a slideshow presentation.

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The EFS Jazz Band entertained, with special guest performers Derek Robins ’05 (above) and Javier Buscaglia-Pesquera ’04 (left).

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Faculty and Staff News

Student News

New faculty for the 2005-2006 school year are Marny Karassik in Prep I and Neil Connelly in the Upper School math department. Departing faculty were Prep II teacher Lisa Fitzpatrick, who relocated to North Carolina with her family after 22 years of teaching at EFS, and Upper School math teacher Leo Mosier, who has taken a break from teaching to travel the country.

Our EFS students responded with an outpouring of concern and generosity to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. The eighth grade organized a carwash in September, washing and rinsing their way to a sizeable donation of $1246 for the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts. Other fundraising efforts included a coin drive organized by the fourth graders, who collected change in jars placed throughout the school, totaling nearly $700. Sixth graders Grace Clauss and Sukie Cleary raised more than $150 with a lemonade stand.

Pushing Up the Sky awards winners for November 2005 are Kenny Lipke, Kyle

Math teacher Clare Barry welcomed son Jude Thomas Barry on August 19, 2005.

Prep teacher Joy Cianciosa welcomed son John Andrew Cianciosa on October 17, 2005.

Corporation Luncheon Life Members of the Elmwood Franklin School Corporation convened for lunch in the EFS library on October 20, 2005.

This year the Corporation welcomed new members Janie Urban Constantine ’62 and Pamela Righter.

Tiftickjian, boys Blue co-captain; and Jack Knox, boys Gray co-captain.

Parent News Members of the 2005-2006 Executive Committee of the Parent Council are Lori Bassett, President; Cathy Alsheimer, Vice

President; Kathleen Loree, Treasurer; Lisa Hotung, Secretary; and Joanne Brannen, Room Rep Coordinator.

Chairs of the 2006 EFS auction, themed Saturday Night Fever, are Kate Foley, Janet DiMichele and Sue Liptak.

The original watercolor artwork of EFS parent and corporation member Leslie Zemsky was on display in the Anderson Lobby of the Johnston Theatre throughout the fall of 2005.

EFS welcomes submissions of artwork by

Cramer, Sukie Cleary, Grace Clauss, Ryan Tick, Kilby Bronstein, Carol Sullivan, Kevin Acker, Michael DiMichele, and the Seventh Grade Outdoor Ed Campers.

SCC officers for the year are Kilby Bronstein and Ed Spangenthal, Co-Presidents; Allison Joseph, Vice President; Dillon Joseph, Treasurer; and Hannah Sorgi, Secretary.

Blue-Gray captains for the year are Grace Niswander, girls Blue captain; Carol Sullivan, girls Gray captain; Jake Cappuccino, boys Blue captain; Ramsey Gayles, boys Gray captain.

Bue-Gray co-captains for the first semester are Sarah Collins, girls Blue co-captain; Alexandra Mathews, girls Gray co-captain; Will

parents, alumni, faculty and staff for future display.

CEPA Gallery of Buffalo invited 100 of Western New York’s VIP’s (Very Interesting People, that is) to submit photographs for a special exhibition and auction called “Visions of Greater Buffalo.” Included in the project was Keith Frome, Headmaster and parent; Michael Joseph, Board Chair and parent; Howard Zemsky, parent; Gerald Lippes, Corporation Member and former parent; Lana Benatovich, former parent; and Linda Gellman, former parent.

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daytoday Halloween the healthy way: Prep Taking the plunge: These daring souls are the eighth grade "Grand Peres" of the Polar Bear club from this year's Pathfinder trip. To be a grand pere, one must be brave and hardy enough to take a dip in the lake every morning before breakfast.

students and their parents celebrated Halloween in the classroom with all of the fun but none of the junk. Kids fearlessly munched on healthy snacks—and weren’t haunted by stomachaches afterward.

An apple a day: Second graders enjoyed fall’s bounty on their apple picking excursion to Becker Farms in October. Besides perfecting the proper picking technique (there actually is one), the kids learned the history of the farm and of apples in general.

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How’s the weather in France? Third grade French students promoted National French Week in November with a television appearance on Channel 7’s Weather Outside segment.

That’s the spirit: Beautiful weather welcomed Upper School students and faculty to the Blue-Gray picnic at Beaver Island Park on Sept. 30. Started in 1946, the Blue-Gray competition promotes good sportsmanship, teamwork and school spirit.

Bon appetit: The eighth grade French students went to Martin’s in Amherst on November 7 for a lesson in preparing international cuisine. They learned how to make an African chicken dish, Caribbean couscous and crème caramel from France.

Living history: Sixth and seventh graders celebrated French Heritage Day in November with a visit to Old Fort Niagara.

The French first established a post at the fort back in 1679.

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Around the world through books: The Book Fair brought out everyone’s love of literature, as students and their parents browsed the titles for their favorites.

Proceeds from the sale support the Parent Council, which in turn supports the school.

The Joy of Reading: Fourth graders love reading books so much that they want everyone in Buffalo to join them.

In an effort to support tutoring services to children and adults who need help learning to read, the students sold Magnetic Poetry Kits, donating their profits to the Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County.

Barnyard buddies: Prep II had a taste of the simple life on their trip to Kelkenberg Farm in October, where they took a bumpy Grandparents go back to school: Grandparents joined their beloved Prepsters for a morning of stories, crafts and snacks on Grandparents’ Day in November.

Boys’ club: The men of Elmwood Franklin (minus three—can you guess who?) get chummy at the Blue-Gray picnic. From left to right is Neil Connelly, Tom Ryan, Ziggy Piadlo, Bob Foster, Steve Rao, Jon Carlson, and Pete Johnson. (The missing males are Keith Frome, Tom Jordan and Patrick Kilian.)

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hayride, picked pumpkins, petted sheep and rabbits, and even milked a goat.

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“It occurs to me that this ‘day to day’ business is what builds Elmwood Franklin history, and I’m proud and excited to be a part of it.”

Upcoming Events Prep/Lower School Ice Cream Social Thursday, January 12 @ 6:00 p.m.

Open House Tuesday, January 24 @ 8:45 a.m.

Upper School Science Fair Thursday, February 2 @6:00 p.m.

2006 Auction, Saturday Night Fever Dear Readers,

administration and staff to our dedicated

Saturday, February 25 @ 6:00 p.m.

faculty (you can check out page 21 to see just A definite history theme has emerged

how dedicated they are!). By all measures, I am

throughout this issue of the Bulletin Board,

amazed by the support and dedication of our

sparked by the Elmwood Franklin 110th

parents, volunteers, and Board Members. I am

anniversary celebration we held in November.

most grateful for your generosity

Organizing a party in honor of that much

Right now my staff and I are busily focused on

history is a challenging task for a newcomer like

annual giving for all members of the EFS

Upper School Band/Choral Concert

myself. But as my staff and I began to gather

community and coordinating a profitable

Friday, May 12 @ 6:30 p.m.

mementos from the past, I found the endeavor

auction program, in addition to producing this

to be similar to a crash course in this school’s

Bulletin Board you’re reading. We’re also

constitution—EFS 101. I learned about

looking to revamp our website this coming year,

Prep and Lower School Closing Program

Elmwood Franklin’s beginnings, what has

sponsor more alumni events, and explore new

Friday, June 2 @ 9:00 a.m.

changed through the years, what things have

capital projects.

Grades 5 and 6 Play Thursday, March 23 @ 3:30 p.m.

Friday, March 24 @ 6:30 p.m.

remained constant. It helps to know this larger picture as I work so closely each day with the

It occurs to me that this “day to day” business

finer details of annual fund contributions,

is what builds Elmwood Franklin history, and I’m

auction acquisitions, grant opportunities and

proud and excited to be a part of it. Thank you

the like.

for your role in making it happen.

I came to EFS in July from the Syracuse area,

Sincerely,

Class Day Tuesday, June 6 @ 11:00 a.m.

Commencement where I previously worked as a Major Gifts

Wednesday, June 7 @ 3:00 p.m.

Officer and Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Hamilton College. Since then, I’ve been out

Annual Fund Comes to a Close

in the community as much as possible, meeting

Julie A. Raynsford

our Board, parents and alumni, while also

Director of Development

Friday, June 30

getting to know a host of new colleagues, from

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As Elmwood Franklin celebrated its 110th anniversary in November, we learned that history isn’t always relegated to the past. When you look at the number of faculty, administrators and staff that have worked in this school for 15 years or more, you see there’s a large part of our history right here before our eyes! The following people account for 583 collective years of Elmwood Franklin history. How far do your memories go back?

Sitting L to R: Rose Gardon, 34 years; Cricket Gordon, 16 years; Maria DiMarco, 15 years; Deborah Clark, 28 years; Clare BuchheitEdson, 25 years; Molly Clauss, 19 years; Patricia Scaffidi, 22 years; Susan Green, 34 years; Eileen McCarthy, 23 years; Kathryn Murray, 18 years; Sue Bensman, 18 years; Mary Jane Waltz, 27 years.

Standing L to R: Patricia Petersen, 18 years; Marigrace Papagni, 27 years; Dee Drew, 21 years; Judy Jurnack, 27 years; Laurie Mourgas, 21 years; Tom Jordan, 26 years; Judy Gerich, 18 years; Cheri Truax, 17 years; Ziggy Piadlo, 24 years; Sybil McGennis, 33 years; Diane Evans, 20 years.

Not pictured: Rosemarie Beres, 28 years, and Tom Ryan, 22 years.

Special mention is given to former Prep teacher Lisa Fitzpatrick who relocated last year after 22 years at EFS.

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1975 was the year when disco really took off.

February 25, 2006 is the night when it comes back.

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three over We asked our three 30+ year veterans about what things have changed and what things have stayed the same over the course of their careers. Here’s what they have observed: Susan Green, Head of Lower School what has changed: “So many positive changes—more programs have been added, much more diversity in every way, and an updated physical plant that retains the feel of the old.” what hasn’t: “Our wonderful teachers and caring parents; our strong leadership; our connectedness between the past and present through the Corporation; our mission of educating the whole child; and our strong academics with support.”

Rose Gardon, First Grade teacher what has changed: “Many of the facilities—library, computers, theatre, special classes—wow! They’re first rate!”

what hasn’t: “It’s remained a place for children to learn and thrive by experiencing a well-rounded education that includes academics, athletics and the arts.”

Sybil McGennis, Third Grade teacher what has changed: “Thirty years ago, we were an institution that rested on the reputation and traditions established many years before. Presently, we are an institution that continues to value the roots of our school, but we are always striving to meet the needs of a changing environment and to grow and to bloom into the best school that we can provide for our community.” what hasn’t: “We continue to stress the importance of developing the whole child. We provide an excellent academic program and offer outstanding personal development guidelines that nurture the intellectual, moral, and emotional growth of each child.”

February 25, 2006 6:00 P.M. If you would like to support the auction by donating an item or placing an ad in the auction catalog, please call the Development Office at 716-877-5035.

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Sports, fitness, and fun are three things our

This fall season our soccer and field hockey

education department. “We started this team

sports department take very seriously. Every

teams played in 32 games, ending with 20

to increase student involvement, skill

fall and winter, the Upper School students

wins, 9 losses and 3 tied games.

development, and team play in a fun

participate on a variety of interscholastic

environment. These young athletes have so

teams, including boys and girls soccer, girls

This winter, in addition to our Upper School

much dedication and so much enthusiasm for

field hockey, and boys and girls basketball. Our

basketball teams, we will be adding a new team

the sport,� said phys. ed. teacher Pete Johnson.

student athletes put in a great amount of

to our line-up. Parent John Zachau is coaching

effort, commitment and enthusiasm, making

a group of third and fourth grade basketball

each season a great success.

players under the direction of our physical

New this year to the EFS sport’s line-up is a boys’ basketball team for third and fourth graders coached by parent John Zachau. This new team prepares our younger athletes for interscholastic play by fostering team work and skill development.

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3. At this year’s auction, one lucky person will win a three-year lease on this model car.

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4. Not surprisingly, the Franklin School had its start on this street.

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6. Functional Headmistress of the Franklin School from 1900 to 1925.

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7. This alum of the class of 1987 started his own clothing line called adam+eve.

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8. This butterfly species can live up to eight months.

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9. EFS held its 110th Celebration in this building.

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10. Eighth graders held a car wash to raise funds for victims of this hurricane.

1. One of the founders of EFS, she also taught at the Franklin School.

7. “Around the ______ through Books” was this year’s Book Fair theme.

enough to endure a dip in Source Lake every morning during the Pathfinder Trip.

2. This science teacher’s favorite book is The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.

8. German who invented kindergarten.

13. “Pushing up the ______” award is given to Upper School students whose character and actions exemplify the mission and spirit of EFS.

3. The Elmwood School was the first in Buffalo to have an organized council of these.

4. Abbrev. for Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network.

5. The number of faculty/ administrators who have been at EFS for 30 or more years.

6. First location of Elmwood School, 235 West _________ St.

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9. This science teacher has spent time with a dive research team.

10. Number of pupils Jessica Beers instructed in the first Franklin School kindergarten.

11. This parent’s art was on display in the Anderson Lobby of the Johnston Theatre throughout the fall.

12. The “Grand ________” of the Polar Bear club are brave

14. The ___________ luncheon was held at EFS in October to bring together Life Members of Elmwood Franklin School.

15. This author of The Pressured Child came to EFS in October.

11. The second graders traveled to the ________ Conservatory in Niagara Falls.

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Across: 1. Beers, 2. Rao, 3. Mothers, 4.

FAAN, 5. Three, 6. Utica, 7. World, 8.

Froebel, 9. Wagstaff, 10. Six, 11. Zemsky, 12. Peres, 13. Sky, 14. Corporation, 15.

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alumninews 1946 Lousie Gale Runnels enjoys time with her grandchildren, ages 4 and 6. She spends her winters in Texas and Florida, taking advantage of the warm weather for golf and tennis.

1981 Brigit Baird is teaching part-time at Rhode Island College. Her son, Theo, is two and loves fall in New England. “We are thoroughly enjoying the toddler years!”

Heidi Narins Suffoletto is an emergency room physician and fellow in sports medicine in Buffalo.

1989 Monique Chantelle Leigh earned a BA in English from Tulane University and an MA in integrated marketing from Emerson College.

She is the assistant manager of product development, specializing in crystal and silver, for Tiffany & Co. She lives in New York City.

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1982 Amy Habib Rittling was recognized for her professional success and community involvement by Business First’s 40 Under Forty awards luncheon in November. She is an attorney with the Law Offices of Thomas H. Burton.

Newell Nussbaumer was profiled in a Buffalo News article in November about the magazine Buffalo Rising, which he helped to create and serves as publisher and project director.

1985 Eric Saldanha has moved back to Buffalo from San Francisco after 16 years away. “I’m looking forward to reconnecting with my classmates and fellow alums in the areas.”

1986 Brigid Hughes, the former executive editor of The Paris Review, has founded a new independent quarterly magazine of literature and culture called A Public Space. For information, visit www.apublicspace.org.

Elizabeth Sadler married Kevin Cryer in September. She is a municipal reporter for The Journal News in Harrison, NY and lives in New York City. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and received a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

1991 Stacie Greenfield graduated with honors from the MBA program at the University of Michigan in 2004. She is currently living in London, England where she is the director of Internet market research and product development for Harris Interactive (HI Europe).

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1996 Emily Santilli graduated magna cum laude in May 2005 with a degree in architecture. She is currently a graduate student in architecture at Burt Hill in Butler, PA. Sarah Santilli is the new choral director and assistant band director at Liberty-Benton Schools in Findlay, Oh. She also performed alongside her sisters in Amherst Central High School’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration this past July.

1997 Mathew Greenfield has graduated magna cum laude from Brown University. He won the Weston Fine Arts Award, which is given to the student with the most outstanding body of artwork, and he was inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon, an international honor society for students who attain outstanding achievements in economics. In addition to these accolades, he was selected as a Fulbright scholar to South Korea, funded by the U.S. Congress.

Nicky Raghavan lives in Pasadena and attends the University of Southern California.

Tricia Barrett was promoted to senior account executive at Crowley Webb and Associates, a marketing communications agency. Tricia joined the company in 2003 as account executive.

Matt Mariconda is working his fourth season as the director of basketball operations for the University of Detroit.

1993 Anaxet Jones spent the last two years teaching at Shandong University in Jinan, China and has traveled extensively throughout China. She now attends the Georgetown University Law Center, focusing on international law.

1994 Katherine Moore teaches ninth grade English at Amherst Central High School.

son Andy lds ) ho assmate athias. t h g ri M cl rew rom mer Raquel Denise Rodriguez VonHandorf nd f ith for in And o c e m w is (s a visit , Benja l l graduated with an EdM in science education i c e son ring nD Bria olas du and his from Harvard University in 2003. She wed Nich ias ’87 Kevin VonHandorf, a civil engineer with the h Mat Brian Decillis and his wife

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Gretchen welcomed their first child, Nicholas Zurn Decillis, on April 27, 2005. The family lives in Long Valley, NJ and remain closely tied to Buffalo.

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FIGG engineering group in July of 2004. After teaching in Tallahassee for two years, Raquel recently moved to West Chester, PA, where she now teaches high school physics.

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Can Celik visits EFS in September.

Jon Celik, who now goes by the name Can, returned from his schooling in Turkey to attend Cornell University, where he is now a junior majoring in economics. Can, who speaks English, Turkish and French, is now studying Japanese. He made the drive all the way from Ithaca to Buffalo to visit his alma mater in September.

2001 Adam Goldfarb spent an exciting summer waterskiing as Austin Powers and Inspector

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EFS alumnae members of the Buffalo Seminary field hockey team posed for a picture during an October play day. L to R: Victoria Dann '05, Katie Dryden '03, Eliza Friedman '03, Michele Kujawa '04, Lauren Moloney '04, Zoe Friedlander '04, and Emma Papagni '04.

Gadget. This fall he started his first semester at Colby College in the “Colby in Dijon, France” program, and he looks forward to playing squash for school and snowboarding.

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Lewin was named an outstanding young Western New Yorker by The Buffalo News in September. She is in her freshman year at Fordham College at Lincoln Center in Manhattan.

Brendan Swift is attending Bucknell University, majoring in civic engineering. He loves his new school, has made great friends, and is currently throwing himself into a new sport — rugby.

2002 Hanna Gisel was a featured contributor to Traffic East magazine’s tenth issue. Her piece, entitled Pura Vida, documents her trip to Costa Rica.

2003 Meryl Victoria Gellman performed at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra holiday concert with Marvin Hamlisch at Kleinhan’s Music Hall. Meryl performed two solo pieces,

In

Memorium

Mary Ann Anderson ’66, daughter of

Ave Maria and Memory.

former EFS headmaster Russell (Jean)

Eliza Friedman is a junior at Buffalo Seminary, where she plays field hockey and squash. Over the summer she traveled to Costa Rica.

Daniel Swift is currently a junior at Nichols.

He enjoyed an incredible summer at Camp Pathfinder as a CIT and will return next year as a staff member.

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Anderson, passed away in August of 2005.

She is survived by siblings Thomas Anderson ’63, Michael Anderson ’65, Sarah Anderson Mancini ’68, and Cathy Anderson Estes ’72.

John Friedlander, an Elmwood Franklin parent and former trustee, passed away

Julia Friedman is dancing with the dance company at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, CT, where she made honor roll.

She rows with the varsity crew team.

unexpectedly on October 21, 2005. An active community leader, Mr. Friedlander is survived by his five children, Zoe ’04, Devin ’06, Alec ’09, Jaime, and Jennifer Sargent.

Shahirah Gilllespie made the honor roll at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, CT. She recently studied at the Instituto San Fernando de la Lengua Espanola in Cadiz, Spain.

Martha Mitchell, mother of Margaret Mitchell ’65, John “Jock” (Betsy ’65)

in other news...

Mitchell, and Samuel Mitchell, passed away

Abigail Slone is in the eighth grade at Kent Denver School in Colorado, where she is a Student Council representative and plays alto sax in the middle school R&B band.

on October 5, 2005. Mrs. Mitchell was the

Your news is our news.

grandmother of Sarah Mitchell ’90, John Mitchell ’92, and Anne Mitchell ’95.

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