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GMVS MAGAZINE • FALL 2013
EDITOR Martha Kikut Contributors Justin Beckwith Chris Crowell Kerry Jackson Sam Jackson Kim Reynolds Alice Rodgers Photographers Dennis Curran Justin Beckwith Todd Carroll Gioia Kuss Cindy Mumford Special thanks to Louisa Moore and Jeanne Hullett
Printed by: L. Brown & Sons Printing Barre, VT
IN THIS ISSUE GREETINGS FROM DAVE GAVETT
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CURRICULUM INITIATIVES
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SHREK, THE MUSICAL
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FALL SOCCER
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
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NORDIC UPDATE
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THE MAKING OF A GMVS ALPINE RACER GMVS 40TH REUNION CLASS NOTES
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ALUMNI FACES
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GREETINGS FROM HEADMASTER DAVE GAVETT
Dear GMVS Families & Friends, We have so much to be grateful for this year, it is hard to express. Last year was phenomenal for GMVS on many levels. After a wildly successful Capital Campaign, we received the tremendous news that we have additional donations specifically allocated for the construction of a new sports center and that process is already underway with permits in place. We sent seven athletes to national teams, in the US and abroad. And, we had the great good fortune to see forty years worth of alumni back on campus for our 40th Reunion weekend. And this fall, the joys continue to accumulate: Our girls’ soccer team played a successful season well into playoff season and the boys’ team made it all the way to the State Division II championship game. That same week, we opened our annual fall musical, with a fantastic and well-received performance of Shrek, the Musical. Soon after, we took an afternoon to walk the whole school down to the Big Picture movie theater for a private screening of the documentary Chasing Ice, sponsored by our very own Green Team. It was a thoughtprovoking way to kick off our ski season. By now all of our athletes have traveled west for some early season on-snowing training, bringing with them the advantages of incredible pre-season preparation: fall conditioning under the care of an expanded and accomplished coaching staff, as well as the professional support of iSport consultants who have been helping guide our dryland conditioning efforts; fantastic fall camps in Chile and Italy; and the most state-of-the-art technical support to be found anywhere in the world. Our whole alpine contingent was at Copper Mountain to see recent alumni Danny ’12 and Drew Duffy ’13, AJ Ginnis ’11, Brian McLaughlin ’12, and Sandy Vietze ’11 all named to the US Ski Team. What a way to kick off winter! And just as these athletes have done, GMVS is still pushing to be the best it can be. We’re doing that because of our lasting and meaningful commitment to all of our GMVS alumni, family and friends, and the young people with whom we currently have the good fortune to work. After seeing so many of you at the reunion in June, I couldn’t be more proud of the ski academy we’ve become and the incredible people we’ve helped to produce. I hope you feel that GMVS pride too! Wishing you all the best,
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GMVS MAGAZINE • FALL 2013
CURRICULUM INITIATIVES by Alice Rodgers
GMVS has recently engaged in an initiative to revise curricular objectives to better prepare our students for the demands of the 21st century. While the development of core academic subject knowledge remains a focus of the GMVS curriculum, students must also learn the essential skills for success in today’s world, such as problem solving, innovation, communication and collaboration. In 2007, the National Leadership Council for Liberal Education and America’s Promise noted, “The societal need for autonomous learners who adapt quickly to new situations, who are engaged in lifelong learning, and who are flexible and innovative in their approach to problem solving is well documented.”
Last year, a Learning Outcomes Team worked to expand and articulate new learning objectives beyond the traditional ones of critical thinking skills and core knowledge. We now include crucial dispositions such as “persistence”, “initiative”, “curiosity”, and “collaboration” as being central to the educational mission of GMVS. As part of the GMVS Mission Statement, we have always understood that these dispositions are central to the GMVS program. However, by including them formally in our Learning Outcomes, they become a required focus for our instructional and assessment practices within the classroom. Teachers are working collaboratively to re-evaluate their instructional units to insure alignment with the newly stated learning outcomes and to develop new assessments that measure student progress and achievement of these outcomes.
THESE ARE THE ADJECTIVES THAT WE WANT TO USE WHEN DESCRIBING CHARACTERISTICS A GMVS GRADUATE. CENTRAL TO THE GMVS EDUCATIONAL MISSION Self-Determination Self-Determination Persistence Resilience Persistence Courage Resilience Adaptability Courage Independence Adaptability Initiative Independence Initiative Passion Passion Responsibility Responsibility
Ethics & Social Responsibility Ethics & Social Responsibility Empathy & Compassion Respect for /others Empathy Compassion Respect for differences Respect for others Civility Respect for differences Ethical reason & action Civility Leadership Ethical reason & action Leadership Civic engagement Civic engagement Collaboration
Continuous ContinuousLearning Learning Curiosity Wonderment Curiosity & Awe Perspective Wonderment & Awe Inquiry Perspective Reflection Inquiry Reflection
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GMVS MISSION STATEMENT Through the unique sport of ski racing, and through education in the liberal arts tradition, it is our mission to develop the whole person with a life-long love of learning, sport and adventure. Our goal is to create an environment in which our students can become wellrounded scholars, athletes and citizens who value:
Discipline Responsibility Respect Independent Initiative Total Commitment and Effort
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GMVS MAGAZINE • FALL 2013
GMVS PRESENTS “SHREK, THE MUSICAL”
Every year, Dave Gavett, Piero Bonamico and Cindy Mumford, along with many staff members, work endlessly to orchestrate the best musical theater show in town. This year’s performance of “Shrek, the Musical” was no exception. Shrek, based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and Book by William Steig, was the 35th fall musical performed by GMVS. This laugh out loud comedy is a fairy-tale love story about friendship, insecurities and acceptance. Former Broadway carpenter, BB Baker designed an incredible backdrop of complicated moving parts painted by artist, Pam Swing and her art students. Huge energy, big expressions, and really good comedic timing, on top of wonderful dancing made for a spectacular show.
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“I was overwhelmed by the quality and NUMBER of incredible voices in the cast. From the dragon crew, to the head popping off the bird, to the well-timed flatulence, the tech crew matched the quality of the singing as well!� ~ Jere Brophy
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GMVS MAGAZINE • FALL 2013
FALL SOCCER Congratulations to the boys soccer team for ending the season as the Vermont State Semi-Finalists. 2013 Vermont All State Soccer Team GMVS Athletes Theo Morton ’14 Eva Shaw ’15 Max Stamler ’14 Rebecca Ryan ’15 Brendan Todd ’14 Congratulations to Patrick Meynard ’14 and Emmy Mumford ’14 who were selected to play in the Vermont Senior Classic in November, 2013.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE by Sam Jackson
Service work continues as ever at GMVS, with students fanning out into the local community throughout the fall to volunteer on projects large and small. Work this fall ranged from harvesting and cleaning carrots at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corp’s farm in Richmond (Alexa Dlouhy, ’14 and Clara Lopez Costa, ’14) to dinner service and dishwashing at a fundraiser for the People’s Health and Wellness Clinic in Moretown (Clara Lopez Costa, ’14, Theo Morton, ’14, and Logan Slattery, ’15). Students also helped out in the Spanish classroom at Harwood Union High School (Clara Lopez Costa, ’14), at the Mad River Path Association’s annual Mad Dash (Pate Campbell, ’15, Clara Lopez Costa, ’14, Ian
Moore, ’14, Theo Morton, ’14 and Sam Pratico, ’15) and on the local trails with the Mad River Riders, an organization that continues to develop new opportunities for mountain bikers of all skill levels here in the valley. Seniors Theo Morton, Gabe Rosen, Max Stamler, junior Seb Gonin and sophomore Eli Swing all pitched in to help on the Blueberry Lake loop in late October. The spring will see the school conduct its annual all school service day, but until then individual students will continue to help out as needed in the community.
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GMVS MAGAZINE • FALL 2013
nordic Update by Justin Beckwith With a few training sessions in the snow already this fall, the nordic team is excited for another season. Our team consists of several new skiers, including Walker Bean ’17 from Vermont, Sam Pratico ’15 from Maine and Gabrielle Hawkins ’17 from Australia. Senior, Ian Moore leads the team as captain and he is joined by returning freshman Elliot Ketchel, and GMVS XC club skier, Annavitte Rand. This summer, GMVS was a founding club in the growing Central Vermont Co-Op Race Series, which brings together programs throughout Central Vermont and beyond. GMVS skiers participated in events including rollerskiing up Appalachian Gap, a sprint race at Sugarbush, and hill climbs in Woodstock and Bolton Valley. The events are intended to create low-key, yet high level competition and bring the region’s developing athletes together. 8
Our partnership with the Sportoberschule in Mals, Italy continues to flourish. We spent two weeks in the Sud Tirol this September, skiing on the Stelvio glacier and exploring the nearby mountain valleys. This summer we will host a regional team of cross-country skiers and biathletes, and coaches from Italy during our summer camp here on the GMVS campus. The training exchange will also include daily language immersion in German and English. Look for exciting events this winter, including use of a new fleet of ten pairs of Rossignol skis, intended to expose alpine skiers and other members of our community to cross-country skiing. You can stay tuned to our training here in Vermont and on the road via the team blog: www.gmvsxc.blogspot.com
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The Making of a GMVS Alpine Racer With an eye on enhancing the success of each racer, GMVS moves into the future with confidence By Kimberley Reynolds Since the early ’70s, when small alpine ski programs sprouted up in the northeast corner of the United States, in remote areas with just access to a ski hill and a farm house, these iconic programs have been at the forefront of developing a ski racing philosophy that is followed and emulated by programs across the country. These theories incorporate fall training and preparation, nutrition and sleep, ski tuning and maintenance, as well as on-the-hill training. And the equation is always evolving, with coaches and participants aligned in a quest to effectively and efficiently prepare and refine the whole athlete. At GMVS, getting the best possible athlete on the ski hill is a year-round process. The conditioning gears up in April, after the students typically end their race season, and continues through the summer and into the fall, when the students embark on an all-school trip to Valle Nevado, Chile. There they ski side-by-side with US Ski team members, getting the full benefit of skiing next to some of the world’s best. Once the students return to school, and move into further intense conditioning, attention shifts to the preparation, maintenance, and continued care of their skis by the GMVS tech team, whose stateof-the-art, touch screen technology has revolutionized the ski service that athletes receive.
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PRE-SEASON CONDITIONING According to Dani Koch, Head Alpine Women’s Coach and Director of Physical Conditioning, pre-training ratcheted up a few notches with the introduction of iSport Training this past spring. Bill Knowles, Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC) and Certified Strength and Condition Specialist (CSCS), and former director of iSport, along with Tyler White (ATC) from iSport and Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic, met extensively with the coaching staff. “In the discussion with Tyler and Bill, we looked at the existing program, and we agreed that this would work well,” Koch said. “The big improvement was that we were including a common language that had a lot of similar words as we use in ski racing, so the kids could make better connections. Overall, the students got stronger and more fit. A big part was also to get them more athletically based and make sure movement patterns are correct. The same patterns are to be used on the hill and kids can connect easier and correct or improve their skiing,” Koch said. White said that the emphasis is on making the ski racers better athletes. Plyometrics, also known as “jump training,” is important in the iSport program. “Plyometrics is very active, very athletic, like skiing. It’s on then off, on then off,” he said. “The athleticism and agility of Plyometrics can give you leaps and bounds on the hill.” “We came into GMVS as a coach of the coaches … using ski racing technique and teaching and coaching cues, and teaching those in the gym, so that the coaches can teach with those same cues on the hill,” White said. Koch said that the GMVS coaches made huge improvements in helping the athletes develop the correct movement patterns and techniques. iSport will continue working in tandem with the GMVS coaching staff, refining their program, and building ski racers into better athletes. In addition to iSport, Koch said that highlights of the pre-season included conference-style workshops geared toward education with a special emphasis on nutrition and sleep, “as these are the two key factors to recovery in athletic training,” he said. There were also mental preparation workshops with Heinz Graf, a sports psychologist from Switzerland.
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GMVS MAGAZINE • FALL 2013
“We are giving students the opportunity to pursue their dreams.” ~ Todd Carroll, Tech Services manager of alpine equipment at GMVS
SKI PREPARATION In pursuit of forming and working for the total athlete, GMVS Tech Services has weighed into the equation in a major way. With the purchase of a Mercury automated edger and stone grinder machine, a Race NC finish machine from Wintersteiger, and the Montana Wax Future combined with a move topside to the ground floor of the Doug Parker building, the future is looking bright. The facility has a nice bonhomie and has become a gathering place on campus. According to Todd Carroll, Technical Services manager of alpine equipment, with the new space and the new machinery, “We can do our job more efficiently. We can better serve the students and provide a more high quality product that is more consistent than we were able to before,” he said. The Mercury is an automated edger and stone grinder that uses a touchscreen interface that allows the technicians to program in what they’d like the machine to do. It can tune up to 30 pairs of skis per hour. The Race NC is a race stone grinding machine for both alpine and Nordic skis. It has a preview function and touchscreen interface that enables the technicians to build or re-create a grind. Its laser sensor automatically adjusts the grinding stone in line with wear, guaranteeing a constant grinding height and even precise structures over the whole ski length. The Montana Wax Future delivers wax saturation akin to a heat-sleeve or hot-box in a fraction of the time and with far less wear on the ski than previous methods. “Ski racing success is a large equation,” Carroll said. “Equipment is a part of that equation. If we can eliminate that variable, we’ve helped usher things in the direction of success.” Carroll is also proud that the machinery extends the service to every athlete, “so that every athlete is truly getting the same level of service, regardless whether they are knocking on the US Ski Team’s door or if they’re just trying to qualify for States at the youngest level,” he said. “We are giving students the opportunity to pursue their dreams.”
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Valle Nevado, Chile Deploying nearly 100 skiers and 25 coaches to the southern continent in early September is a logistical feat, but one that has been refined over the four years that GMVS has decamped for early fall on-snow training. While the athletes move into a progression of ski drills and gate training, they get to ski sideby-side with members of the U.S. Ski Team. In some cases, they even ski on the same course. This allows for a few teaching moments with video, such as when World Cup Slalom Champion, Mikaela Shiffrin is put up simultaneously against a GMVS student. The experience is a lesson in line, technique, and concentration.
World Slalom Champion, Mikaela Shiffrin with GMVS athlete Ella Hubbard ’19
While in Chile, Mike Day, GMVS Head Alpine Men’s Coach, sat down with World SL Champion, Mikaela Shiffrin to get a perspective on her journey to the US Ski Team. Day is no stranger to World Cup athletes, having served as USST Head Men’s World Cup Technical Coach and spending three seasons working primarily with Ted Ligety. Mike asked Shiffrin about her first memory of training alongside or racing against world cup athletes, as our GMVS athletes are doing today. Shiffrin answered, “The first time I saw World Cup athletes training and skiing was when I was 15 years old, and training in Vail with my friends, and there was Bode Miller. I have always been totally gaga over Bode. ‘Oh my god, it’s Bode Miller!’ I literally stared at him for five minutes, and he stared right back at me for five minutes. The whole crew was there, Lindsay (Vonn), Julia (Mancuso), and Ted (Ligety). I saw them at the start and warm up. They were really ready to go and really ready to race, every single run, full intensity, and that really opened my eyes. ‘Well yeah, I need to focus, and I need to put my best effort into it,’ but I didn’t ever realize how the 10 seconds before you go out of the start really matters. And once I saw those guys really focus and prepare for that, it was pretty incredible.” Mikaela moves into the Olympic season with confidence since she won some races, “some pretty important races,” during her debut season. She says she put in some solid skiing, and with continued improvement, she has her eyes on being the best skier in the world.
Olympic Gold Medlalist, Lindsey Vonn with Ella Hubbard ’19 (L) and Nadine Levey ’18 (R)
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GMVS 40TH reunion June 14-16, 2013
“GMVS’s 40th reunion was a beautifully orchestrated box of memories filled with old faces, stories, names and staff members, both current and past.” ~TJ Kingsbury ’97
June 14-16, 2013 was a glorious Vermont weekend. Over 278 alumni, founders and former staff travelled back to GMVS from as far away as Alaska, California, Texas, and Wyoming to join in the 40th celebration festivities. All forty classes were represented! It was a fun and laughter-filled three days of reminiscing, partying and reliving. The weekend festivities kicked off Friday evening with an American Flatbread dinner and entertainment by singer and songwriter, Mark Radcliffe ’88. Saturday, after a morning stretch & run organized by Downhill World Championship Bronze Medalist, Doug Lewis ’82, groups hiked, biked and ran throughout the Mad River Valley. Next up was a soccer game which pitted the young at heart against the young. It was a tough match, but in the end it was the younger alumni who were victorious. As Travis Cloud ’02 put it, “The win that the 2000 and younger alumni soccer team captured was the pinnacle of the weekend.” Saturday evening the Doug Parker Memorial Gym was transformed to host an epic gala with dinner, dancing and lots of reminiscing. A memory wall of personal photos lined the gym. Doug Lewis showed his serious side, for at least a couple of minutes, as the emcee and Ashley Cadwell brought the room to tears with his speech and, of course, the traditional Ashley howl. The reunion ended on Sunday after a low-key morning of golf and/or relaxation.
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“Friendships were rekindled, a variety of stories and anecdotes were exchanged, and the unmistakable sense of community and purpose I have always felt on Moulton Road was present.” ~ Kathy Weeks Plante ’05 15
GMVS 40TH reunion June 14-16, 2013 WHAT ALUMNI HAD TO SAY... “It was truly remarkable to see the impact the school has had on students over its 40 years and to realize that the experience of attending GMVS creates a bond across the generations of alumni.” Jennifer Santini ’99
“Most of the stories I heard from older alumni I could relate to very closely and laugh along like I had been there.” Charlie Powell ’05
“Hearing the stories and antidotes of the original class was amazing. We shared so many of the same experiences but hearing their renditions of those earlier years was absolutely fascinating.” Travis Cloud ’02
“The weekend was awesome. It was amazing seeing people I haven’t seen in years, some in over a decade, and we immediately fell right back in like no time had passed.” Ken Zemach ’87
“Ashley Cadwell’s speech was one of my favorite moments of the weekend. He not only painted a vivid picture of the challenges faced during the early years of the Academy but he also articulated his passion for what GMVS was and continues to be so well that I could not help feeling sheer pride for being able to call myself a GMVS alumn.” Travis Cloud ‘02
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“Though GMVS has changed greatly over the years, it has also changed very little. The spirit of the school remains unique, and the opportunity to spend time there is always a gift.” Ellen Hall Adams ’74
“I have always held my time at GMVS very close to me, as it marked the biggest positive change in my personal development. I came away from the weekend with a lot of pride in where I came from and where I continue to work.” Charlie Powell ’05
“GMVS is still changing lives by encouraging, helping and allowing its students to see how far they can push themselves.” Doug Lewis ’82
“It’s clear that GMVS gives you a lifelong addiction to making the most of life.” Mark Radcliffe ’87
“How lucky and how happy I am to be part of the fit and happy bunch of freaks that is the GMVS family.” JP Daigneult ’92
“There were many alumni and teachers whom I hadn’t seen in years, and the energy and joy surrounding the reconnection with them will stay with me for a long while.” Ellen Hall Adams ’74 17
GMVS 40TH reunion June 14-16, 2013 “It was so special to catch up with everyone, and find out how their lives developed, where life took them and to see them as adults contributing to the world and to know that GMVS had a part in that.” ~ Jane Hobart, Founder
Anouk Patty ’86, Jennifer Nicholas Hartmann ’87, Tracey Law, Lisa Irelan ’86, Gwynne Reynolds Berry ’87
Captions Al Hobart, Connor O’Brien ’78
Captions Doug Lewis ’82, EG Fisher ’85, ViVi Valentine ’83
Captions Clark Stevens ’99 & Alice Rodgers Elizabeth Cochran ’09, Lexi Kaplan
Captions Jeff Olson ’84, Vivi Valentine ’83 Captions Coach Rick Chaffee, Dave Gavett
Jennifer Nicholas Hartmann ’87, Christian Skalka ’87, Jeremy Transue ’01, Gwynne Reynolds Berry ’87
Captions Hartmann ’87, EG Jennifer Nicholas Fisher ’85, Kristen Spahr Cook ’86 Captions Deb Shea ’94, Wendy Scipione ’93
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Amanda Lanser ’06, Rusty Heise ’05, Francis Fortin-Houle ’05, Charlie Powell ’05, Andrea Ziga
Kim Gaylord ’88, Adam Julius ’81 Rusty Grimm ’84 , Kristen Spahr Cook ’86, Jennifer Nicholas Hartman ’87
Buddy Simis ’04, Kelly Brush Davisson ’04, Alissa Consenstein ’04, Drew Landis ’04
Sam Ruback ’02, Kelly Ruback, Peter Baker ’01, Tucker Severson ’01
Jeff Knight ’84, Genevieve Knight, Randy Will ’82, Eric Lande’83 Meghan Hildebrand,’99, Madaileine Krebs Kingsbury ’00, Duke Kingsbury
Kristen Spahr Cook ’86, Greg Fink ’86, Bjorn Danielson ’86 Steve Utter and Vivi Valentine ’83
Meghan Hidebrand ’99, Tyler and Maddox
Jennifer Nicholas Hartmann ’87, Darian Boyle ’86, Jeff Kirwood ’87, Kristen Spahr Cook ’86
Randy Graves, Alice Rodgers, Clark Stevens ’99, Christin Lathrop’99
“I could have stayed there for another week, catching up and playing with the best friends I’ve ever had.” ~Ken Zemach ’87 19
GMVS 40TH reunion June 14-16, 2013
“The thing that amazes me about GMVS alums is no matter how long ago they graduated, they’re still the living emblem of ‘young at heart.’ Still running, biking, skiing, rock-climbing, and doing something they’re passionate about for a living.” Mark Radcliffe ’88
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GMVS EVENTS IN YOUR AREA Alumni, Parents, Alumni Parents, Board Of Trustees and Friends of GMVS. Please Join Us! Beaver Creek CO - Birds of Prey - December 7 Meet to ski and watch the race. Then join us at the Coyote Café for a drink. NYC - Bomber Ski’s Pop-Up Gallery - January 29 Enjoy drinks & hors d’oeuvres at Bomber’s new Madison Avenue Gallery. Hosted by Robert Siegel ’79 Warren VT - Nordic Race at Ole’s - February 9 Race (or watch!) with the GMVS community and others. A hearty lunch will follow.
View the Olympic Races with GMVS
Waterbury, Vermont - Cork Wine Bar & Market Hosted by Danielle Nichols ’95 - February 16 Montreal, QC - Sharx Hosted by Carelle Raymond ’08 & Cindy Morton AP ’08 - February 19 Darien, Connecticut - Wee Burn Country Club Hosted by The Leblanc Family - February 19
Park City UT - NCAA - Friday, March 7 Meet to ski, watch the races and join us for a drink. Stowe VT - Nordic JO’s - Friday, March 7 Group ski and then meet at Trapp’s Brewery Squaw CA - US Nationals - Saturday, March 22 Watch the race, group ski and get together Details on GMVS’s Alumni Page: www.gmvs.org/alumni/alumni Interested in hosting a GMVS function? We will make it easy. Contact Jennifer White at jwhite@gmvs.org
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Class Notes
70s Steve Tremmel ’75 Small world or attraction of mutual interests? Greetings, from Austin, Texas. Last week I had the great pleasure of meeting Jon Marcus ’88 while at the Austin Tennis Academy, where our 6 & 7 year old daughters play. It is certainly no random event when two people with backgrounds of similar interests and disciplines meet far from our “incubator” in the Mad River Valley. The wonderful encounter gives time to reflect on the positive influence afforded us at Mad Acad (ok...GMVS for most of you). I was EXTREMELY lucky to have been a “Space Cadet” on the team lead by our “Space Captain” Al Hobart, John Schultz (who forever changed my appetite for math and science), Ashley Cadwell, Bill Moore and Dr. George Hall. For those of you enrolled right now, use this opportunity to understand who you are, what you stand for, what the world has to offer and what you have to offer to the world. Best to all of my classmates. Dave Goodwin ’79 (5) I just became a father 14 days after running the Chicago Marathon and qualifying for Boston again! Andrew was born on 10/27/13 at 6:04 pm, 12 days early. He is gaining weight fast and will probably be tall like his mom and I. Jennifer Kennedy Zanca ’79 It was great to see many familiar faces from my era at the 40th reunion! Many others were greatly missed. What is new? I changed jobs and moved from the Orthopedic center where I was in the O.R., and PACU to a home health agency where I work with very young disabled children which brings me back to Kindergarten again. I giggle every day! This is a great team of educators and people who truly stretch themselves to assist with a variety of disabilities. My daughter, Mariah (19), is in college at 22
Alumni photos are labeled after names and #’s are in collages following Class Notes Plymouth State, getting prepared for the ski season. My son, James (16), attends school at Stanstead College in Canada where he plays hockey on the varsity team. My stepson, Maxx Bell, just finished a fantastic football season and is excited about attending the 8th grade program at Gould Academy this winter. Looks like David Bell and I are “empty nesters” this winter! I’m thinking this might be pretty nice.
80s Jamie Ellman ’88 Jamie continues her photography career but is now also teaching social studies in 8th grade. Her son is a freshman and daughter is in 6th grade. Ali Fenn ’88 Ali is still happy in SF working in tech, having just bought a new pad and living with the love of her life. Chuck List ’88 Chuck spends his days flying all over the country as a pilot SkyWest airlines and cycling the mountains of Hawaii when on break with his girlfriend, Corinne. Jonathan Marcus ’88 My wife, Lisa, and our three children, Jack (10), Olivia (7), and Lucinda (5), moved to Austin, Texas one year ago. Mark Radcliffe ’88 (1) Had a great time at the 40th GMVS reunion where I got to hang out with fellow ’88’ers Jason Webster, Mike Walsh, Kim Vandeweghe Gaylord and Chuck List. Half of us opted for a 3 hour app gap run, and the other half opted for a 3 hour app gap bike. Still masochists after all these years! I had a very big year as the sole writer for the ad campaign that launched CitiBike, the big bike share program in NYC. I even got to hang out with Brooke Shields one night, who was dressed up as a CitiBike for
Halloween. Jason Webster ’88 Jason Webster and wife, Tish, are loving life down in Greensboro, NC, where they’ve welcomed a second son to the mix!
90s Katie Monahan ’90 I’m living in Easthampton, MA, in the Berkshires. I graduated with a Masters in Nursing Anesthesia in 2011 from University of New England in Portland, ME. I’m working in Springfield, MA at a large trauma hospital, Baystate Medical Center. I love my job and stay active outside by bike racing and skiing a little! I’m addicted to Crossfit and staying fit. I had a great time catching up with folks at the GMVS 40th Reunion. If you’re passing through or live near by, look me up. Daron Rahlves ’91 (13) Our kids are in 1st grade now attending school this fall in Encinitas, CA and back to Truckee, CA for the winter. We’re soaking up the SoCal life before we head back to the mountains for the winter. My wife, Michelle, has a successful business in the fitness category called “The Bar Effect” in Truckee, keeping the ladies strong, toned and tight. I’m active in the ski business with my sponsors (Atomic, Red Bull, Giro, CEP Compression, Sugar Bowl Resort, COAL headware) and staying on top of event organizing for the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour (RBT). The RBT is a ski and snowboard event at four resorts in Tahoe that combines ski/boardercross racing over natural terrain. This is just as ski racing was back in the day, but in the style we did it as kids, racing each other down the mountain. It’s the most exciting race on snow. Take a look at www. rahlvesbanzai.com Oh, and I’ll be filming with TGR this season and
back forerunning the Hahnenkamm like last season, but this time with some other Kitz Champions. Bryan Borgia’ 94 After a nice long summer in CT Vibeke and I are readying the kids for race season #2 at Bromley – both Henriette (7) and Tor (6) will be racing U8, and Pernilla (4) will be bombing around as I babysit Freyja (1) in the lodge. If you find yourself at Bromley on the weekend, come visit me in the upper lodge. Stephane Perillat ’94 All is well in the land of fries and beer. Linda and I have decided to prolong our Belgian experience for another three years. We moved out of Brussels to the ’burbs, to a town you may know called Waterloo (cue Abba). Both of our girls, Olivia-Rose (5), and Emma (3), are eager to spend Christmas back in the Valley. It’s refreshing to know that our offspring, even though living in a flat country, are eager to get some skiing in. We’re looking forward to seeing any alums that are still around the Valley/ Burlington area over the holidays.
Phil Sheridan ’96 (17) There is not much new on the Sheridan front. We are still living in suburban Chicago and missing the colors of Vermont in the fall. We got our first snow very early this year, which has pumped up Ethan for some skiing this winter. It was awesome to see GMVS make the state finals in soccer this year. Congrats! Scott Kennison ’97 (6) What a great summer it was. Lindsay and I welcomed Syzer Miles Kennison to the world on August 3, 2013. There’s no better feeling. Christina (Gush) ’98 & Andrew ’93, Brodie Andrew and I just celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary this October and are looking forward to a relaxing winter after a very busy summer/ fall season on the water in Lake George. This December we will start our daughter, Cosette, skiing at Gore Mountain, and we are preparing for a new baby coming this spring, 2014. Kate Leonard Hood ’99 (12) Baby Rex was born on July 1st. We hope to see people at Birds of Prey this year!
Amy (Ring) ’96 & David Bennett ’93 (11) David and I moved back to the states in July. The girls, Sage (9), Anna (7), and Kate (4) are loving being back in the USA! David is now the Development Manager for the Winchester Country Club (www. winchestercountryclub.com). After three years in the hotel business, he is very happy to be back in the golf industry. I am continuing with my Cabo Wedding photography business and hoping to start shooting more in Northern California. I am happy to have finally finished my new website and re-brand. If you are interested, you can check it out at www.amybennettphoto.com.
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We live in Meadow Vista, CA. We are only about 45 minutes from Northstar at Tahoe, which is pretty exciting. I am happy to report that the girls are adjusting really well to life in California. We are so sorry that we missed the 40th. Looking forward to the 50th?
Abbi Lathrop Martz ’02 (22) It was a big summer in the Lathrop household! Jenny (Lathrop) Buchar ’02 married John Backmann Buchar in his native country of Sweden on a beautiful summer day, June 28, 2013, and Abbi (Lathrop) Martz ’02 married John Martz on a farm in Jackson, NH on July 27, 2013. Both girls reside
Taylor Swift Dolan ’99 (8) Peter and I welcomed our little girl, Madison Chamberlain Dolan, into the world on Oct. 15th. I’m glad to report that she is a healthy baby and we are an extremely happy new family! Clark Stevens ’99 Clark recently promoted to United States Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security.
in Park City, UT with their husbands. You can find the four of them recreating year-round in the Wasatch Mountains, whether on skis, mountain bikes, or on foot. They also compete and have been very successful as “Team John Lathrop” in the Park City Town Ski Race Series, a fun yet competitive beer league! (Photo: Lathrop Family at Abbi & John’s wedding in NH.) Travis Cloud ’02 (20) I’m still living and working in the amazing NYC area. I’m excited to report that I’m engaged to Monica Parys; we’ll be getting married on November 7th, 2014 in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. We’re extremely excited!! Shelby Forsthuber ’02 (3) Shelby finished the NYC marathon in 2hr 57min. His first marathon ever! Sophie Elgort ’04 (15) I got engaged to Eric Von Stroh on October 4th! Chris Kinner ’06 (18) I decided that the world of finance wasn’t for me after all (it was more of an experiment anyway) so I left my job at Bridgewater in June and have spent the last couple months trying to decide what my next step will be. Medical school is a possibility, so to test the waters in healthcare, I worked through the certification for an EMT-B license and have been volunteering in the Emergency Department of the local hospital, as well as working as a research assistant at an orthopedic surgeon’s research foundation. My next step is to start taking pre-med classes and studying for the MCATs. Meanwhile, I’ve been traveling a bit, and have managed to cross a few things off my adventures-to-do list. This year, I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and chased lions in Tanzanian national parks; learned how to ride a motorcycle; went skydiving (with a buddy who was an Air Force Pararescueman!); went to a country music festival in Nashville and bought myself some cowboy boots; learned how to surf and explored the jungles of Costa Rica. Up next: my adventure buddies and I are considering a river rafting trip somewhere out west, and 23
Class Notes possibly an attempt at climbing Mount produces visual music performances McKinley. Until then, my daydreams and original operas. I still call Vermont will be about the upcoming ski season! home, but since graduating college I’ve been living - and intend to return Allie Rood ’06 to - New York City, where the hustle I have been living in Jackson, WY for and bustle makes you hustle with the past three winters working for muscle to simply have a chance at all. video production companies: Teton Gravity Research; KGB Productions; Noah Brautigam ’08 (14) and Unicorn Picnic Productions. In Hi, All! I recently moved from Truckee, the next year I am filming, producing CA to Salt Lake City. I’m coaching and editing for Lynsey Dyer’s Unicorn junior Nordic skiing at the Utah Picnic Productions film, “Pretty Olympic Legacy Program, working at Faces”. The documentary’s objective Backcountry.com, and serving as the is to showcase women in one of the western consultant for Morton Trails, most rapidly growing industries of LLC. action sports, skiing. We plan to cover the stories of five women, ranging from Carelle Raymond ’08 (2) ages 3 to 85, focusing on stories and I ran my first half-marathon in Montreal experiences within their skiing life. We on September 22nd. Thanks to Sarah will showcase footage of ski racing, Despres for pushing me during our skiercross, freestyle, and big mountain running training six years ago, I can skiing. We are releasing a short film now say that I enjoy running!! on Kickstarter to shed light on why we need help. We aim to release the film Elizabeth Cochrane ’09 next October/ November, 2014. The I am currently a first year student at goal for this film is to empower women UVM College of Medicine! of all backgrounds to make full use of their potential in skiing, sports, and life, Emily Hammel ’09 (21) and give women a clear picture of how I am finishing my last semester at others have succeeded. For more Middlebury College before graduating information, contact me, allie.rood@ in February. I’m looking forward to gmail.com Visit the website: http:// moving out to Telluride, CO with my unicornpicnic.com/ boyfriend for a few months of work and play. I plan to come back east for Alexandra Moore ’07 (9) (16) (19) the summer to lead some more bike Linton Judycki, (PG ’08) and I are touring trips before heading west for engaged. I am a first/second grade another winter! teacher in Red River, NM and Linton is director of operations at Red Michelle Seares ’09 River Ski Area. A March wedding is I am currently pursuing my J.D. at The planned in Telluride. An engagement George Washington University Law party was held in Beverly, MA in School in Washington, D.C. October and many GMVS friends were in attendance: Bry and Gitta Nicholas Thimm ’09 Park, Petra and John Park, Kerry and I have a new job working for Creative Sam Jackson, Pam MacBrayne and Artists Agency in New York City. As a Denis Moonan,and Susie and Peter result, I am currently living in New York Forsthuber. City full-time. Go Yankees! Max Robillard ’07 (10) I have jumped the continent this fall to work in performance art and theater. I’m currently in Copenhagen, Denmark as a sound designer and scenographer at Hotel Pro Forma. No, it is not a hotel, it is a production company that 24
10s Samantha Davis ’10 I am currently attending the University of British Columbia and completing my first work term in a co-operative program at Syncrude Canada Limited, as an environmental research assistant. Working in the oil sands and seeing the type of reclamation work that is being done to bring mines back to functioning ecosystems has been an amazing experience. I hope to finish my degree in Natural Resource Conservation by the winter of 2016. Katherine Scalia ’10 (4) Haleigh Carbone ’11 and I were lucky to end up studying together at Florence University of The Arts during this fall semester. Although we didn’t end up as roommates again, our apartments sit right next to each other on the edge of The Arno River. As an aspiring event planner, Haleigh is continuing her studies in hospitality. As an Art History major, I am enjoying all the benefits of being in The Renaissance City. Dan Bell ’11 is also in Florence, just a short bike ride away. Flooded by the unfamiliarity of a new place and a new culture, we couldn’t be happier to have each other abroad. Jon Gonin ’11, studying abroad in China, joined us for a weekend in Florence. Ali Spencer ’10 I am finishing up my first semester of my senior year, double majoring in athletic training and health sciences. I’m excited for the ski season to start, as I am captain of the women’s ski team here at Castleton.
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