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Alumni Weekend 2021 Goes Virtual More than 600 alumni from across the globe enjoyed Alumni Weekend 2021. The annual event featured four days of virtual gatherings and activities that brought together George School alumni in a new and creative way, while maintaining the traditions that we all hold dear. The weekend kicked off on Thursday, April 29 with a Career Networking Event and ended on Sunday, May 2 when the George School community gathered to share silent worship and reflection during Meeting for Worship. On Friday, April 30 George School held the inaugural Hall of Athletic Honor Induction Ceremony to honor those who have had an enduring impact on George School, its athletics, and the community. This year’s inductees are Anne LeDuc, Paul Machemer ’65, Robert Geissinger, Elaine Maddox ’83, and Stanley Sutton. (see page 30) Retiring Faculty Saturday morning, May 1, we honored retiring faculty members Debbie DiMicco ’72 and Marion Wells during Coffee with Faculty and visited with favorite faculty members from the past and present. Afterwards, Head of School Sam Houser delivered the State of the School Address. Debbie DiMicco ’72 Throughout her George School tenure, Debbie has taught multiple levels of French, Language Arts, ELL English, and various levels of literature and composition in the English Department. Debbie regularly attended IB conferences and workshops, foreign language pedagogy seminars, workshops on the use of technology
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in the classroom, and coaching clinics. In addition to her time in the classroom, Debbie has coached field hockey, track and field, and basketball. For a long stretch, Debbie was both the head coach of the varsity girls’ track team and head coach of the junior varsity girls’ field hockey team. Debbie cares deeply about the athletic experience at George School. If she wasn’t coaching, you could often find her cheering from the sidelines. Marion Wells With her Master of Library Science degree from Rutgers University, and her undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University, Marion joined the George School faculty in 2014 as a librarian with valuable experience, having worked as a librarian at Princeton University’s Firestone Library, in addition to numerous other university and public libraries. During her time at George School, Marion has worked tirelessly to ensure the Mollie Dodd Anderson Library (MDA) is a welcoming, peaceful, and academically focused space for students and
