The Gazette - Spring 2015

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With a nod to its innovators, designers, entrepreneurs, artists and scientists, Gould opens a new age of learning with the Marlon Family IDEAS Center

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JOSH& DOUG Josh McCartney ’15 was elated to learn that he had been accepted to Gould Academy. An accomplished vocalist, Josh already knew that he’d love Gould’s location, working with the Manhattan School of Music, and being able to take advantage of the Ski Patrol Program. By the first day of school, Josh had already spent hours poring over Gould's brochures and website. What Josh didn’t expect, however, was the bond that he would make with his advisor, faculty member Doug Alford P ’18 — a fellow vocalist, musician, and ski patroller. It was a welcomed surprise that not only shaped Josh’s Gould experience, but set the foundation for a relationship that will continue to grow for years to come.

Gould Academy remains a haven for students and faculty who are thinkers, explorers, and doers. Your support for the Gould Fund will ensure that our great traditions of inquiry and self discovery will live on, and that lifelong friendships like Josh and Doug's will continue to flourish. Every dollar you donate to our annual giving program ensures that student scholarships and faculty professional development are adequately funded year in and year out.

Relationships matter. Your gift matters.

Please make your gift to the Gould Fund today and learn more of Gould’s wonderful faculty-student stories at gouldacademy.org/giving.

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Director of Advancement Jeff Candura

Think Big

Editor Darcy Lambert

What was once an aging basement with dim hallways has been reborn as a collaborative workspace and bright, modern student center.

Photography M. Dirk MacKnight Design Greg Gilman Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving Martha Leffel Yules ’75 Board of Trustees Wendy E. Penley, President Charles A. Jacobs ’66 P’03, Vice President Christine S. Teague ’66, Secretary Christopher L. Brooks ’99 Holly Bancroft Brown ’82 Donald M. Christie, Jr. ’60 Janet T. Conroy P ’15 Mary D. Gale P ’01, ’03 Phyllis Gardiner P ’09 Frank D. Lee P’10 Stephanie W. Montgomery P ’00 Richard H. Packard ’66 GP ’10, ’11, ’13 Marsha G. Planting P ’03 Richard H. Ramage ’61 Hope Schroy P’04, ’07 Jan L. Skelton ’84 P ’16 Sarah S. Taymore P ’09, ’11 The GAzette is published twice a year by the Communications Office at Gould Academy.

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TO CONTACT THE EDITOR: Darcy Lambert | Director of Communications 39 Church Street | P.O. Box 860 | Bethel, ME 04217 lambertd@gouldacademy.org | (207) 824-7778 ON THE COVER: Chris Jones ’15 works on his hexacopter in the newly renovated Marlon Family IDEAS Center. © 2015 Gould Academy | gouldacademy.org

The new Marlon Family IDEAS Center ushers in what Matt Ruby, Head of School, describes as, “A new age of learning at Gould.”

INNOVATION: Elizabeth McLellan ’69 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 DESIGN: J. Huston Dodge ’37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ENTREPRENEUR: Ben Fitzpatrick ’06 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ARTS & SCIENCES: Demetri Maxim ’16 . . . . . . . . . . .

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Departments Around Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Going Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Guiding Gouldies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-28 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Planning for this year’s Alumni Weekend has begun!

If your class is celebrating a reunion (graduation years ending in 0 and 5), please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: gouldacademy.org/reunionsurvey It will help us better understand what is important to you about your Gould experience.

Around Campus Warm + Fuzzy Bethel, Maine native Skye Fournier ’15 recently earned a seat on Warm Winters’ Youth Advisory Board as the manager of their lost and found donation program at Sunday River Resort. Skye is also helping to manage Warm Winters’ social media.

Formed in 2011 by two students from the San Francisco area, Warm Winters is a national program that has donated over 5,000 items of clothing and helped over 2,500 homeless people.

In an announcement made by Warm Winters to their Facebook Page this past December, Skye says, “I think it is important for young adults to become active members of social change within their communities. Bringing Warm Winters to my local ski resort will have a direct impact on many people’s lives this winter in Maine.”

A snowboarder for the past eight years, including four as a Gould Rugrats instructor, Skye enjoys time in the backcountry, as well as hitting jumps and rails in the park. In the summertime, she can be found taking advantage of the region's hiking, camping, or traveling.

In addition to Rugrats, Skye is also a member of REACHOUT, Gould Academy’s Community Service Club, and Gould Goes Green.

Skye Fournier ’15

#GivetoGould on #GivingTuesday by the numbers #GivingTuesday was founded in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation. Together, with a team of influencers and founding partners, they launched a global movement that has engaged over 10,000 organizations worldwide.

On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Gould Academy trustees, faculty, alumni, friends, and family came together for #GivingTuesday with one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give back to the Gould Fund. The results were amazing:

#GivetoGould on #GivingTuesday

Two (hashtags) are better than one: was Gould Academy’s 24-hour-long campaign designed to inspire support to the Gould Fund.

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Generous donors helped beat the school’s 50-donation goal in less than 24 hours.

Average number of gifts Gould receives each year.

Raised from online donations, checks, and cash received during #GivetoGould on #GivingTuesday

The largest gift made to Gould on #GivingTuesday.

Photos used, or one photo each day starting two weeks out, to promote #GivingTuesday.

Keep up to date on all things Gould at gouldacademy.org/news

Red Bull Gives You Wings + Lets You Sing On Friday, January 9, 2015, Paige Conroy ’15 kicked off neighboring mountain Sunday River Resort’s largest event — Red Bull Frozen Rush — singing the National Anthem to thousands of spectators. This is the second Frozen Rush to take place at Sunday River and Paige’s second time singing for Red Bull on behalf of Gould Academy.

Spirit Cup Challenge

Paige Conroy ’15

New Legacy Award In December, Gould Academy announced a new 2015-16 Legacy Award scholarship available in the amounts of $10,000 for boarding students and $5,000 for day students, designed to benefit the children and grandchildren of Gould Academy alumni.

The Legacy Award will be awarded to a select number of applicants applying for grades nine through postgraduate who are also Gould Academy legacies. Students must qualify for admission to Gould Academy and have demonstrated academic and social leadership skills. Families who are eligible may also apply for need-based financial aid in addition to this award. There is no separate application required.

If you are interested in learning more about Gould Academy or the Legacy Award, please contact Chris Sparks, Director of Admissions, at (207) 824-7782 or sparksc@gouldacademy.org.

Who’s got spirit?! Gould’s got spirit! On Friday, March 6, Maine’s CBS13/FOX23-TV and the Good Shepherd Food-Bank announced during a live televised event that Gould Academy was the winner of the 2015 School Spirit Challenge. Having raised over 108,600 pounds of food — a new record for the School Spirit Challenge — Gould Academy students received a trophy from the Good Shepherd Food Bank and a check for $1,000 from the Maine Credit Union League. The biggest winner of the 2015 School Spirit Challenge, however, remains the local Bethel Food Pantry. As a result of Gould’s hard work and win, the food pantry will receive $5,000, which is almost as much as the organization’s operating budget for a year.

Students gather outside to cheer on their peers, Riley McDonough ’15 (freeskier) and Bo Warren ’15 (snowboarder), during Gould Academy’s first ever School Spirit Challenge pep rally with Maine television news anchor, Jeff Peterson.

Fall Sports in Review Gould Academy Huskies had plenty of reasons to howl this past fall thanks to numerous podium placements and championship wins. Henry Smithers ’15 won the Boys' Cross Country NEPSAC Championship race, in course record time, beating the record he set on the very same course just one year prior. The Boys' Varsity Soccer Team finished in fourth place overall, the Mountain Bike Team went undefeated as defending New England Prep School Champions, and the Girls' Varsity Soccer Team won the MAISAD Championship for the third year in a row. Go, Huskies, go!

Henry Smithers ’15

Max Southam ’15

Ali Parker ’16, Mia Harvey ’15, Carleigh Leyman ’17 (back to)

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by Darcy Lambert & Jeff Candura

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hen you first walk into the newly renovated lower floor of Hanscom Hall you’re instantly struck by the light. Day or night it’s there, filtered in from the outside through the giant windows that line the building’s outer walls or cast overhead by sleek, modern fixtures that could double as pieces of hanging art. What was once an aging basement with dim hallways has been reborn as a collaborative workspace and bright, modern student center. With the floor above renovated in 2012, it feels like this lower level has reached its potential.

On January 31, 2015, when Gould Academy welcomed trustees, emeriti, alumni, faculty, students, friends, and family back to the campus for the dedication and official opening ceremony of this new light-filled space, one passerby was quick to note that, “The space looks as though it was meant to be all along.”

Victor Zhong ’17 works on a robotics project in the Marlon Family IDEAS Center Design Studio. ›

Hear more about the Marlon Family IDEAS Center and Design Thinking at:

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solutions, and rationality in analyzing and fitting various solutions to the problem context.

Tim Brown, author of, “Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation,” writes: “Design is about delivering a satisfying experience. Design thinking is about creating a multipolar experience in which everyone has the opportunity to participate in the conversation.”

For Ruby, bringing design thinking to Gould Academy meant first bringing more people into the conversation.

It also meant identifying someone who could, as Tim Brown writes, “…harvest the power of design thinking, individuals, teams, and whole organizations…” This person turned out to be alumna Sara (Whalen) Shifrin ’88, a former English teacher and librarian who Ruby later promoted to IDEAS Center Director. “[Design thinking] is right for Gould’s ecosystem — it hits it on the mark,” Shifrin says. “That’s who we have walk through the doors here — very talented students and a team of faculty who are doers and who value ingenuity. It’s who we attract and retain — it fits.”

Melissa Seib ’15 uses the new laser engraver to complete trail signs for her senior Four Point project.

President of the Board of Trustees Wendy Penley touched upon Gould’s journey up to this point, how the room was meant to inspire collaboration and creativity, and move — both literally and metaphorically — with the changing times ahead.

“We’d been looking at this building for a long time knowing that it needed work, but not knowing how to quite create the space that would be flexible enough for whatever is going to come in education in the next 10 years,” Penley says.

That was, of course, her feeling up until Matt Ruby, Gould Academy’s Head of School, first arrived to campus nearly three years ago. As Ruby will tell you himself, “Hanscom Hall was an opportunity.”

Prior to Gould, Ruby was working on a design thinking project at his previous school, Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Fairbault, Minnesota, and had seen the benefits firsthand.

“I had arrived at a school that was agile,” Ruby says of Gould. “Look at what our students were already accomplishing in the classroom, on the mountain, and within sports and activities. We were already using design thinking to solve problems and accomplish great things, we just hadn’t formally introduced it as a concept.”

Design thinking employs a process for creative problem solving. It combines empathy for the context of a problem, creativity in the generation of insights and

In 2013 Ruby asked Shifrin to build a small lab where students could experiment with design thinking. Shifrin and Ruby brought in Maker-in-Residence William Ayotte to help, and together, the team outfitted a room in the Sanborn Family Library with two 3D printers, scanners, a CNC router, and a complement of design software suites. It soon became known as the IDEAS Center for the disciplines practiced there: Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, Art, and Science. It also became apparent quickly that they were running out of space.

“If you look at the top five drivers pulling students and families into Gould Academy open house events and scheduled tours, the IDEAS Center is number two,” says Ruby.

In true design thinking spirit, this lack of space worked its way into the conversation about how to best optimize Hanscom Hall, and, as Shifrin says, “The renovation to the lower floor of Hanscom kicked off the process of what the IDEAS Center could look like.”

When the doors to the lower floor of Hanscom Hall closed for the summer on June 7, 2014, it was decided that Peter Warren Construction, LLC, from Freeport, Maine and Scott Simons Architects from Portland, Maine would move in and bring to life what Ruby, Shifrin, Ayotte, and the rest of the design committee (made up of several faculty and staff ), had set out to create — an entirely new ground level floor that would boast a reinvigorated campus store, a bustling social center for students, and the cherry on top — a new IDEAS Center. When these same doors reopened eight months later, it was to a space that did not disappoint. The new Marlon Family IDEAS Center quickly ushered in curi-

ous minds and what Ruby describes as, “A new age of learning at Gould.”

In his address to guests during the Hanscom Hall dedication ceremony, Ruby stated, “The new workplace values people who can work in ambiguity, who can be comfortable with failure, with prototyping as part of the problem solving process.”

“Entrepreneurs are rarely right the first time and despite what many people think, they rarely work alone. They work long hours perfecting their ideas, their product, or their design, and they do so with collaborators. This is true not only of entrepreneurship, it’s true of the arts, and it’s true of people who are doing important work to improve the lives of people in Maine and around the world. This space gives our students a chance to do that kind of work.”

to build a podcast, music recording, or video. As Ayotte says, “It’s a space that teaches our students to become producers.”

Together, the lower floor of Hanscom Hall visually identifies itself as forward-thinking thanks to its vibrant decor, yet remains firmly rooted in Gould Academy’s history thanks to a focus on green building products and materials salvaged from the renovation — a move based on equal parts stewardship and respect for tradition.

“Maine is made up of people who are makers, and doers, and problem solvers,” Ruby says. “This school is firmly in that tradition and we want to move that forward in a tradition where innovation, design, entrepreneurship, arts and science work hand-in-hand.”

We were already using design thinking to solve problems and accomplish great things, we just hadn’t formally introduced it as a concept.

It’s a vision that is easy to see even with it being a completely new space. The Campus Store is sleek and inviting, as is the adjacent Dan and Kathy Kunkle Student Center with its ample seating. The Marlon Family IDEAS Center, named for the leadership gift from the Tony and Renee Marlon Family Foundation, plays host to a series of movable whiteboard “walls” that lends to plenty of open space — perfect for collaborating. It also includes three separate studios: a physical fabrication studio with tools ranging from simple rubber mallets to more sophisticated table saws and a drill press; a digital fabrication studio, complete with three 3D printers, a laser engraver, vinyl cutter, and large format printer; and a soundproof media room that houses all of the equipment necessary

When asked how the new space will work, Shifrin is quick to say, “The energy and enthusiasm for design thinking is already there.” And Ruby echoes this: “The other day we had one student sewing a backpack, another making face masks that she sells to skiers as her small business, another student practicing piano in our media room, two other students using the whiteboards for math work, and Billy, our Makerin-Residence, working in the physical studio doing his traditionally mysterious and amazing work.”

“The space,” Ruby says, “gives students wide-open permission to think big, and create in ways that make the world a better place. There's nothing more practical.”

One student passes through the Marlon Family IDEAS Center Design Thinking Studio, while another student works. The hub of all activity, this open space directly connects to three additional work spaces: a Digital Studio, Physical Studio, and Media Room.

INNOVATION

Alumna Elizabeth McLellan ’69 stands with unused discarded medical supplies that she and her team of nearly 1,000 volunteers have collected for foreign countries in need.

Elizabeth McLellan ’69

by Kim Siebert MacPhail ’73

It has not gone without notice that the graduates of Gould tend to be innovative, determined individuals.

Elizabeth McLellan ’69, founder of Partners for World Health, is a formidable example.

McLellan started Partners for World Health — an NGO that distributes medical supplies and conducts surgical and educational missions — following 10 years of healthcare work in Saudi Arabia. That job required extensive travel to recruit and train nurses, experiences that opened her eyes to the struggles of the world’s poorest citizens.

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Upon returning to the United States from Saudi Arabia, McLellan worked for another decade as a nurse administrator at Maine Medical Center. During this time, she continued to travel to places like Bangladesh and Pakistan, taking along suitcases full of basic medical supplies. These trips advanced her knowledge of different cultures and living conditions. Just as importantly, they provided the opportunity to forge relationships with many on-site healthcare providers.

In 2007, while still working at “Maine Med” McLellan reached a turning point. She could no longer stand by as tons of still-packaged medical supplies from patient rooms and operating theaters headed to the landfill, knowing these same items were desperately needed elsewhere. So, packet by packet and phial by phial, McLellan began to take these supplies home. And she kept taking them until, two years later, her house was completely full.

“I filled my cellar, my laundry room, my dining room — everywhere. To the point where I couldn’t move,” McLellan said.

“When I moved all of these medical supplies out in 2009, we had 11,000 pounds of discarded medical supplies. Nationally, statistically, it’s estimated we’re collecting only about six percent of what is actually heading to the dump. It’s not necessary. We can take ownership of all that.”

Partners for World Health now reclaims supplies from 40 medical facilities in Maine, four in New Hampshire, three in Massachusetts, and hopes soon to work with the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Soft-spoken yet direct, McLellan said, “It’s really growing. We need a lot of help, but we’ll get there. Because, remember, this was all in my house. Look where we are now.”

Where Partners for World Health is now is indeed impressive.

The organization has connections in 13 countries; conducts four two-week long medical missions annually; trains staff and gathers medical data; and sends multiple 40-foot containers of supplies overseas, each weighing about 40,000 pounds and worth about $250,000. The goal is to ship a dozen such containers in 2015.

“It’s exciting, challenging work,” McLellan said. The medical missions, she said, “Have the power to change people dramatically.”

McLellan sees three big, interrelated challenges ahead: funding, warehouse space, and staffing. The headquarters — a 10,000-square-foot South Portland warehouse — was donated by an out-of-state businessman who happened to read an article about Partners for World Health. But a second space belonging to Maine Medical Center, now storing large equipment such as operating tables and hospitals beds, must be vacated in the coming months. To compensate, another 25,000-30,000 square feet is needed.

On the staffing front, everyone now working with Partners for World Health — McLellan included — is a volunteer, but the time has come to hire three key personnel: a development officer, a warehouse manager, and a volunteer coordinator.

“We can scale up really fast,” McLellan said. “We’ve got many requests for more supplies. We just need space and the money to hire these important positions.”

Asked whether she feels daunted leading such a monumental undertaking, McLellan related this story: shortly after arriving at Gould she called her parents, homesick and in tears.

McLellan’s mother told her she couldn’t come home because the tuition bill had already been paid.

“That was a life-changing moment. My mother said, ‘You wanted to go. You made a commitment.’ So, I realized you can’t just try something out for a day. If you’re going to commit to something, you really need to commit to it. The whole thing that happened in high school really directed me over the years to live up to my commitments.”

About her personal resilience, McLellan said, “I never have a problem. I have a situation that has a solution. There are no insurmountable obstacles. Break it down into smaller pieces; decide which piece to tackle first. Figure. It. Out.” McLellan works directly with Partners for World Health’s 800-900 volunteers — medical professionals, retirees, community service organizations, the disabled, camp and student groups — and offers them insight from her own experiences: “If you have an idea, do it. Don’t look back. This is my philosophy. You’re going to come into a lot of bumps and a lot of mountains along the way. Just walk straight down the road. If you believe in what you want to do, do it. Keep going forward.

People will come and help you because they want to be a part of what you’re doing. Eventually, it will all unfold.”

Year started: 2007 Pounds of medical supplies shipped: 1,000,000 Goal for 2015: 12 containers [ 480,000 lbs.]

Container metrics: • 40 feet long • 40,000 pounds each • $250,000 worth of supplies in each • Shipping costs per container: up to $20,000 Temporary supply drop-off sites in Maine: 5 Medical facility partners: 40 in ME, 3 in MA, 4 in NH, 1 in VT Medical missions annually: 4 Length of mission: 10 days-2 weeks Partner countries: 14 Bangladesh, Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Libya, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, and soon Burma.

Volunteers: 800-900 medical professionals

J. Huston Dodge ’37

by Kim Siebert MacPhail ’73 Although the wrapper is barely off of the new Marlon Family IDEAS Center in Hanscom Hall, the concepts for which it was named — Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, Arts, and Sciences — have long been part of Gould’s DNA. Ask one of the Academy’s longest living graduates, Joel Huston Dodge ’37: master carpenter, shipbuilder, craftsman, and antique furniture and house restorer. Dodge came to Gould from Maine’s mid-coast in 1935 because Gould offered wood shop classes and his local high school did not.

“Shop class was half a year of woodworking and half a year of machine drawing,” says the 97-year-old.

“Coach Anderson was the teacher for both. The classroom was in the basement of the main building. They had me do all the scenery and stage sets for the class plays and the musicals. You had to build and set up the flats and make sure they worked alright. Sometimes you had to put doors and windows in them. I also used to do some work for the headmaster, Dr. Hanscom, too — build shelves or do carpentry work. I could use the shop to make it all, but they didn’t want me working on a Sunday. ” Alumnus Huston Dodge ’37 sits beside a table of woodworking tools that he's collected and built.

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Modeled after a house near where he grew up, Huston built this model home during his free time while attending Gould. It took nearly all four years of high school to finish.

Dodge says he became interested in building well before he was a teenager and began collecting and making his own tools when he was 10 years old. He still owns many of those tools, as well as some of the building models constructed while attending Gould. He’s kept a journal since 1956 where he writes, plans, sketches, and commits ideas to paper, filing at least one page a day, every day.

It was at Gould — while reading George Eliot for a class assignment — that Dodge first decided to try his hand at building models, starting with detailed replicas of Silas Marner’s house and loom. According to a Lewiston Sun Journal article written at the time, “Mr. Dodge has developed a unique hobby. From weathered wood that actually has been part of ancient back-country Maine farm buildings, he fashions miniatures of those buildings and their contents.”

What the article called a “hobby,” however, became a lifelong pursuit. After Gould, Dodge attended Wentworth Institute in Boston where he took two years of “building instruction” and one year of blacksmithing and welding.

He later worked in Wallace Nutting’s furniture-making shop in Framingham, Massachusetts, and is reputed to be that artist and craftsman’s last living employee.

Later, serving in the Army, Dodge was told he was “an unusual man to have” because he “knew about carving and iron work and could fix so many things.”

and muscle tone; take a glass of wine — but only one — with the evening meal. He added that he never smoked because of an early bout with tuberculosis and that swimming regularly in the Damariscotta River has kept him healthy.

Along with this diet and exercise regimen, Dodge explains some of his personal philosophies in a documentary called “Marathon,” made by Ashish Dawar on the occasion of Dodge’s ninety-second year. He says he is grateful for what he has and believes the concepts of reincarnation and karma make sense. “Action-reaction. What you do today determines what happens tomorrow,” he explains.

With affection and admiration, Nobleboro-based American Realist Artist John Whalley describes Huston Dodge as “the embodiment of such knowledge of the way things were done close to 100 years ago — when people took the time to make things of quality, with beautiful design, using old hand tools. When many kids his age were out socializing, Huston spent a lot of his time making models of buildings. His creativity has been there from the time when he was young. He definitely walks the world on his own path. He’s always looking at the world with a sense of wonder. He’s always observing.”

Handmade mortise and tenon joints on each door illustrate Huston's attention to detail.

Of his many projects, the one he is most proud of involved being a member of a six-person team that traveled to the Falkland Islands in 1983 to retrieve remnants of the Snow Squall, the last extant American Maine-built clipper ship, now housed at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. A life-long interest in architecture also led him to dismantle, move, and reconstruct several antique houses throughout the state of Maine. Dodge continues to live in his own antique house, the 1795 hip-roofed home where he was born, built originally by his great-great grandfather, also a carpenter and shipbuilder.

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Because people ask him the secret to his longevity, Dodge gladly provides a list of practices he says keeps him going.

Eat a clove of raw garlic at every meal to remove heavy metals like lead and mercury from the system; don’t eat a lot of meat; don’t drink coffee or soda. Do exercises that include kicking and twisting to maintain balance

ENTREPRENEUR GA: For those who don’t know anything about being a farrier or what it entails…

“I do mostly horse therapeutic work now, and some vet work, meaning I maintain a horse’s foot through shaping and blacksmithing work, and sometimes acrylics and orthopedics. It was something that I went to Kentucky to apprentice for and since returning to Maine (eight years ago), business has exploded. Now I am constantly on my phone and in my office moving from one client’s horse to the next.”

GA: Eight years later, here you are...

“The business aspect of what I do is immense and entrepreneurship has really been the path of my family. I worked many jobs before becoming a farrier — including as an electrician — but I knew that I wanted to work for myself.

It wasn’t long before I said ‘nope!’ and jumped out of being an electrician and into becoming a full-time farrier. I haven’t looked back.”

GA: When did you first become involved with horses:

Ben Fitzpatrick ’06 Interview by Darcy Lambert

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Farriers specialize in equine hoof care — caring for animals such as horses and donkeys. The word “farrier” also explains something about the profession.

“Ferrarius” is a Latin word meaning “of iron” or “blacksmith” and is pronounced similarly to “ferry” and “fairy” which brings to mind things that move. It may come as little surprise then that when the GAzette caught up with Ben Fitzpatrick ’06, he was behind the wheel of a truck that he fondly refers to as “his office” while he was traveling from one client to another.

“I became involved with horses while at Gould through Ms. Wilkerson. She even helped me with my senior project, which was working with draft horses. I was also into blacksmithing then and can remember Lauren Head saying to me that I would make for a great farrier.”

GA: You also have family members who have come to Gould or are at Gould now…

“My cousin Desiree Plata ’99 came to Gould Academy and I went to her commencement. After that there was no convincing needed — I wanted to come here and snowboard every day. My cousin Henry (McCarthy ’18) is at Gould now and loves it.”

GA: What advice do you have for students or alumni interested in entrepreneurship?

“Look for where there’s a need and [towards] what your passions are — and be ready to work hard. In the beginning I was working weekends, too, because the farm I was working at didn’t pay.”

(Above) Ben custom fits a shoe using portable equipment. (Below) Up close and personal, Ben wastes little time filing in preparation for this horse's fitting.

GA: Has it paid off?

“I enjoy going to work every day. The first time I was paid was so exciting! I also remember seeing one of my client’s horses outside of work for the first time — it was while I was riding on a four-wheeler. I was like, ‘Hey, I worked on your horse.’ Everyone was happy.”

GA: Where does most of your business come from?

“I’ve had to do zero advertising. All of my business has been through word of mouth. Now, people just call me and say, ‘I have a horse...’. It happens all the time.”

GA: Are there any hazards of the job?

“I’ve had some good wounds and a couple of concussions; it’s the good horse that will always get you. The moment you let your guard down is when something happens. I tell people that ‘I work at a sprint’ meaning I’m there in my vest and flannels wasting no time. It keeps me safe.”

GA: Do you get back to Bethel often?

“I try to. I had a custom snowboard rack put on my truck and go when I can. I even competed in and qualified in an ‘old guy’ boardercross competition last year. Now I’m working on hiking all of the 4,000-footers. I fantasize about one day moving back to Bethel, but the business down here is just too good.”

“No! And people try and give me theirs all the time.”

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GA: Do you have your own horse?

To the beat of his own drum: Student Spotlight

Demetri Maxim ’16 Interview by Darcy Lambert Demetri Maxim’s passions for science and skiing are apparent at first glance. Often seen sporting either ski or lab goggles, Demetri races between his two passions with a level of drive and determination that is remarkable and likely hereditary. After all, Demetri’s great-great-grandfather is Sir Hiram Maxim, a well known Mainer with a number of patents and inventions including the first automatic machine gun.

On-mountain, Demetri trains for FIS-level races in hopes of one day qualifying for the Olympics. On-campus, Demetri makes heads turn with his aptitude for scientific research.

As this issue is being published, Demetri is coming off of his second consecutive win at the Maine State Science Fair and preparing for the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair (again). He’s also gearing up for a summer internship with The Jackson Laboratory –– a tough decision given his choice between there or another summer at Harvard Medical School. Until then, Demetri plans to fill his time with more skiing, more science, and some music courses. So does Demetri actually sleep? It’s a question that keeps his mother and father up at night. The GAzette sits down with lover of arts and science (and skiing) to learn more.

class skiing, academics, and research. There were so many opportunities here that I could never have elsewhere.

GA: Including some of the interests you’ve developed since arriving to Gould: [Yeah], I play soccer, cycle, help out with the Preble Street Soup Kitchen the first Sunday of every month, and when I can, I like to travel.

GA: You also drum. Have you always had an artistic side?

I started drumming in middle school using percussion instruments and progressed to a drum set [while] here at Gould.

I’ve been working with the band and chamber this year and hope to study with the Manhattan School of Music program this spring.

GA: In your spare time –– any plans for summer?

For after Gould?

This summer I hope to keep working in the kidney regeneration lab at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor and want to ski race in Chile. After Gould I want to continue my education and develop a patent for my kidney regeneration project. And I want to keep skiing –– maybe one day for the Cyprus Olympic Ski Team (where Demetri has dual citizenship).

GA: Tell us a little bit about when you first realized that you had an interest in science?

It started in middle school with my teacher, Mr. Snee. He helped me submit a winter survival project in a local science fair. I came in second and began looking for that next step.

By then, science and research had become personal. My mother had gone through a kidney transplant and I wanted to help. Once I came to Gould, my research continued to develop and I continued to do well, winning last year’s Maine State Science Fair.

ARTS & SCIENCES GA: Was it science that first attracted you to Gould?

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I became attracted to Gould Academy through my youth ski coach (alumnus Brendan M. Forbes ’04). He saw my interests in academics and [noticed] that I was having a breakout year in ski racing, and recommended Gould. This led me to their eighth grade program, which led me to realize that there was such a place where I could have access to world-

Hear more about Demetri's first science fair win and trip to the INTEL International Science & Engineering Fair: bit.ly/Demetri16

Left to right: Alodyne CEO Jeffrey Packard stands with Matt Ruby, Wendy Penley, and father, Richard Packard ’66, GP ’10, ’11, and ’13, in front of Ordway Hall’s new condensed boiler system.

Going Green:

New Boiler System Added to Ordway Hall When Mr. Packard reached out to Gould on behalf of Alodyne, the timing was perfect. Gould had been considering the use of an Energy Service Agreement (ESA) as a pay-for-performance model for renovating its heating systems and Mr. Packard’s proposal consisted of a single-building ESA “proof of concept.” Ordway Hall became the obvious choice for this single-building project since the building’s more recent construction took place off of the school’s central heating grid.

Enter, Mr. Jeffrey Packard, son of current Board of Trustee member Mr. Richard H. Packard ’66, GP ’10, ’11, and ’13, and owner and operator of the Portland, Maine-based Alodyne — a company that provides businesses with access to newer, safer, and more costeffective heating equipment. Having just finished two major boiler installation projects at nearby Sunday River Resort, Mr. Packard knew that Gould Academy could benefit from a better system and presented the school with a solution.

In August, Alodyne went into Ordway Hall and installed a condensed boiler fueled by propane; the building’s two original oil burners were left in place as a potential backup system. Just two months later, on October 6, Alodyne and Gould Academy celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Today, Ordway Hall’s new boiler system provides heat to the entire building and serves its domestic hot water. Best of all, this new, energy efficient equipment, which is monitored by Alodyne 24 hours a day, is expected to save the school over $11,400 each year — energy savings that Gould can really sink its teeth into.

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Built in 1998, Ordway Hall was named after Mr. Alan Ordway ’58, the Chairman of Trustees for Gould Academy for many years. The 27,000-square-foot building, located just behind Gehring Hall, was designed with a campus cafeteria in mind. However, despite the building’s youthful appearance — and its ability to feed over 240 hungry students breakfast, lunch, and dinner, on a daily basis — the building’s energy use continually took a major bite out of the school’s annual budget.

Guiding Gouldies

A look back at the influencers who visited our campus and challenged us to think.

Ms. Karen Chace, a professional storyteller from Massachusetts, worked with students in English II as a part of their study of Greek Mythology and the oral tradition this fall. After reading a collection of the Greek myths, students selected one to research further and adapt to a modern context. Chace worked with students on the skills needed to tell their stories effectively to their peers without the use of notes. To explore the use of body language and gestures, Chace had the students take a simple phrase and deliver it in a variety of ways to show how different emotional states can be conveyed through tone of voice and body language. Through the session with Chace, students further developed their ideas for their stories and learned how to better bring their stories to life. All students told their adaptations to their English class. There was a second opportunity to tell their stories again one evening in front of the fireplace in Ordway Living Room. Mediterranean desserts made for a festive event. Kiernan Huggins ’17 did a particularly memorable job telling his story that evening. (–Ms. Holly Tornrose, Chair of English Department and Associate Dean of Academics)

Mr. Andrew Stancioff worked with A.P. Government students back in December, and returned to campus in January (pictured here) to speak about poverty on a global level during the school’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program.

have shaped conflict there. Students learned about the complexity of African society and culture, and were able to look at Mali artifacts.

Skye Fournier ’15 and Elle Burbank ’15 were especially interested in Mr. Stancioff ’s presentation having both written research papers on this very topic. (–Dr. Brad Clarke P ’12, ’15,’16,’19, Chair of History Department) Noted historian and new State of Maine Commissioner of Education Mr. Tom Desjardin spoke to U.S. History students and community guests about Maine’s contribution to the Civil War and its effects on our state. Following his talk, faculty reported hearing several students discussing Mr. Desjardin's Civil War stories, and, during class discussion the next day, continued their conversations and debates. (–Dr. Brad Clarke P ’12, ’15,’16,’19, Chair of History Department)

Academy Award-winning director Mr. Ross Kauffman (pictured here) speaks to English students during his second visit to Gould Academy this past November.

Academy Award-winning documentary director Mr. Ross Kauffman returned to Gould in November to work with English students and show his most recent film, “E-Team.” “E-Team” follows four members of the Human Rights Watch Emergencies Team and has won several awards including a 2014 Sundance Film Festival Cinematography Award and an award at the 2014 New Hampshire Film Festival. Mr. Kauffman, who works with high school students all over the world, said during his visit to Gould, “All I hope that people take away from any film that I do, or any film that anyone does, is the sense that sort of discovers something else about themselves.” (–Mr. Dave Bean P ’17, ’19, English Teacher) Mr. Andrew Stancioff, a geologist, natural resource planner, analyst, and manager with 45 years of experience in geology, hydrology, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, climatology, and oceanography, visited Gould in December to work with A.P. Government students and present, “Mali — Why it Happened and What Mali is Like.” Mr. Stancioff spoke about Mali’s history, culture, and politics, focusing on ethnic and religious differences, and how geography and history

Inaugural poet, Mr. Richard Blanco, returned to Gould Academy in December to kick off a second year of the Visiting Writers and Retreat Program — a collaboration between Mr. Blanco and Gould that connects students and community members with living writers.

Mr. Blanco read from his newest book and memoir, “The Prince of Los Cocuyos,” and ended his performance with an updated version of his 2013 inaugural poem, “For All of Us, One Today.” The program’s next scheduled guest is Ms. Rachel McKibbens, a well known slam poet who will take to Gould’s stage on Thursday, April 23.

(–Ms. Holly Tornrose, Chair of English Department and Associate Dean of Academics) Inaugural poet Richard Blanco returned to Gould in December to kick off a second year of the Visiting Writers and Retreat Program, and read from his newest book and memoir.

Alumni Weekend 2014

Visit bit.ly/alumniweekend2014 to see more Alumni Weekend photos!

SAVE THE DATE! Alumni Weekend | September 25-27, 2015

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Alumni Board

Front L-R: Anthony Liberti ’03, Leo Menard ’03, Ken Remsen ’67, H. Gwynn Zakov ’99, Allison Goddard ’02, Christina (Chrissy) Liscombe ’02 Middle: Robert Casella ’75, Mark Balcar ’99, Anthony Hanson ’82, James Bennett ’61, Holly Bancroft Brown ’82 Back: Christopher Brooks ’99, Zeke Davisson ’03, Sam Adams ’77, Erika Hoddinott ’02, Meredith Gadd ’04

The mission of the Gould Academy Alumni Board is to foster a lifelong connection between Gould Academy and its alumni. During the year, we hold campus events with each class to introduce students to the alumni network, and are currently working on mentoring initiatives that will help students learn more about fields of study that are of interest to them. We also want to help students connect with alumni after graduation. Our big annual event is the planning and hosting of Alumni Weekend. If you are interested in being on the board and giving back to Gould with your time, please contact Anthony Hanson at tonybaloneyman@gmail.com or via phone at (772) 249-1542.

Fired Up “I’m fired up,” said U.S. Men’s Head Alpine Coach and Gould Academy alumnus Sasha Rearick ’95. He was addressing a crowd including 60 graduating seniors at the school’s 178th commencement last June. “I’m fired up to be back in Maine, I’m fired up to be back at Gould––this is an amazing place.” With sound life advice that included finding heart, courage, passion, and working hard, Rearick’s speech went on to say: “Do seek your passions––go for it. I want every single one of you to go out there and go for it. Take on risks, take on challenges.

But you’ve got to work hard. I look in your eyes right now and I’m inspired. You fire me up, you fire your parents up, you fire your teachers up. Go for it.”

Now accepting nominations for the

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME Contact Martha Yules ’75 for more info. yulesml@gouldacademy.org | 207-842-7762

Why I am a Class Correspondent I am honored and proud to be the 2002 Class Correspondent. Many of my best relationships were formed during my four impactful years at Gould Academy. I am lucky enough to still call many of my classmates close friends 10+ years after commencement.

Being a Class Correspondent has afforded me the opportunity to stay in touch with alumni that are now living all over the world. I have been able to experience joy with those that have received promotions, expanded their families, started businesses, and gotten married — and then share the news with everyone else through the Class Notes section of the GAzette.

It has been an easy and enjoyable position especially with the help of social media and a great network of classmates.

After years of inquiring about updates every fall and spring, classmates have started directly sharing news with me, which

makes my day and keeps me connected with a school that I love.

The position also entails that I spread the word about the many exciting events that the Advancement Office coordinates, such as Alumni Weekend, regional events, and our annual Alumni Ski Weekend. These gatherings have allowed me to reconnect with my peers and meet other Gould alumni.

The last piece of being a Class Correspondent is spreading the word about giving back. Each year, I make my donation to the Gould Fund and encourage others to do so, as well. It is a rewarding feeling to be able to give my philanthropic dollars to an institution that gave me so much.

I hope that others will join me in keeping our alumni connected to one another and to Gould by becoming a Class Correspondent.

Ally Goddard ’02

Class Notes Carol (Robertson) LeClair, Class Correspondent, writes: “Our 70th class reunion was great. There were eight of us who attended. Visiting and reminiscing was so much fun. Those who attended were Marilyn (Abbott) Gilbert, Arlene (Davis) Lowell, Beatrice (Forbes) Lowell, Deborah “Debbie” (Farwell) Eldredge, Alice (Pierce) Keddy, Francis Gilman, Gilbert ‘Gil’ LeClair, and me. Most of us attended the functions presented by Gould. Two of the highlights were selections from the Academy Archives, “Gould Through the Years,” at the Bethel Historical Society, and the musical performances by students at the Trustees Auditorium in the McLaughlin Science Center. The musical talent was outstanding!”

1946

Class Correspondent: Ruth E. Ault Gordon Morrison called to inform The GAzette of his mother, Barbro “Barb” (Freese) Morrison’s recent passing. To send condolences, please email Gordon at gordonm110@att.net.

1947

The Hon. Roberta “Bobbi” (Gibson) Pevear, Class Correspondent, writes that she is looking for a film producer for a documentary to be called “HEARTACHE – A Woman and the Civil War,” a followup of the book she has co-authored, “Write Quick: War and A Woman's Life in Letters 1835-1867.” The basis of the book is the transcription of 150-year-old letters between her great grandfather and great grandmother during the Civil War. These family letters and artifacts are now part of the permanent collection at the Bethel Historical Society. This past December, Bobbi received the Inspirational Woman of the Year Award from iHeartRadio; in February 2014 she was recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Writing and Genealogy; and in 2013 she was recognized as a VIP Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women. Before this, Bobbi spent over three decades in business administration and law, serving as a New Hampshire legislator.

1948

Evelyn “Lyn” (Vinton) Beliveau, Class Correspondent, writes: “Margaret ‘Teddy’ (Mayer) Milne shares that she is well and living in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1986 she launched Pittenbruach Press, publishing 16 books for other writers and 29 of her own. After graduating from Boston University in 1951, Teddy traveled around the U.S. and the world taking on a total of 97 different jobs in her lifetime, including cleaning fish in Monterey, California, peeling potatoes in Oslo, as a French teacher and publicity director at a private school, and co-director of a Quaker conference center. Teddy was married twice and had three sons along the way. Teddy says, ‘Life has sure been fun.’”

1949

Class Correspondent: Shirlie “Sandie” (Flanders) Ireland-English Donald “Don” F. Emmett writes: “After graduating from Gould Academy and Keene State College, I entered the United States Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. During spring

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vacation of 1954, Bette and I married. I was then assigned to the Deep Sea Diving and Salvage School in Bayonne, New Jersey, Bette taught school in East Orange.

Upon completion of training I was assigned to USS HOIST (ARS-40) ported in Norfolk, Virginia where I served as an Operations Officer. My next assignment was aboard destroyers involved in tracking Russian submarines from the North Atlantic to Cuba. During this tour our ship was involved in escorting the Queen of England on her royal yacht, while also participating in a joint operation with the Canadians in opening the Saint Lawrence Seaway. We participated in another significant event during that time – the first American Naval vessel to enter Lake Superior since the War of 1812.

To conclude my time at sea, I participated in an operation in the deep South Atlantic involving high-altitude nuclear tests. My next assignment was at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Upon completion I returned to Norfolk, where I taught at the Nuclear Warfare School. I resigned my commission in 1962 to teach math, physics, and photography at a local private high school until 1996. I developed lasting bonds with many students during discussions by the fireplace, and while on photography and sailing trips. During this time I also completed my graduate education in statistics and oceanography at Old Dominion University and attended Cornell University as a Shell Merit Scholar. After retiring from teaching, Bette and I traveled many times to Western Canada and North Dakota to visit our two children and their families.

The oldest, Ross, is a professor of History of Economics at Michigan State University, and Donna is a CPA with a master's degree in business administration and serves as a leading accountant for a major local children's hospital. Not a golfer or fisherman, I accepted a position as a math and statistics teacher in a local college from 1997 to 2012. After hanging up my ‘slide rule,’ Bette and I have moved in with our daughter in Chesapeake, Virginia.”

1951

Davene (Marble) Erickson wrote in to say that she and her husband Bob hosted his family of 14 on a four-day sailing cruise from Long Beach, California, to Escondido, Mexico, with a stop at Catalina Island. “[The] weather was good and the food was excellent. Bob and I are now enemies with the bathroom scale! Bob continues to write daily emails to a list of nearly 150 readers. Anyone interested in being added to Bob’s email list can contact: davenemitchell@yahoo.com. His subjects vary, but he often talks about what motivates him in life.”

“I hosted a luncheon in July for Davene (Marble) Erickson with some of our local classmates. Those who attended included Mary Alice Hastings ’54 and Christine Willard Bennett. We all enjoyed sitting around talking and catching up on what others are doing, and rode with Davene over to Grace (Taylor) Douglass’ to visit with her for a bit. Later, we stopped by the home of Ginny (Hastings) Gamble ’46 for a walk through her beautiful flower gardens.”

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Gary Smith ’56 and his friend, Dot Cushman, hosted a luncheon at the Boca Royale Country Club in Venice for John Foster ’60 and his wife, Agnes, and John's sisters, Josephine Foster and Clara (Foster) Hamlin ’53. Robert “Bob” Blake ’59 and wife, Cindy, and Rod and Alberta also attended. “We all enjoyed a delicious lunch and reminiscing about our days at Gould.”

Dr. Rodney “Rod” Harrington, Class Correspondent, writes, “Our 65th reunion is this fall! I will be writing to all of you this spring to find out who will be returning.”

M. Alberta Merrill, Class Correspondent, writes: “Alumni Weekend is always a popular time of year for people to come and visit the area. This year, Roger Adams, Jr. ’52 and Nancy were house guests for the weekend. Lawrence “Larry” Bennett ’49 and Christine “Chris” (Willard) Bennett also stayed with us as it was Larry's 65th reunion! Lawrence “John” Winslow ’49 and his wife, Edleen, hosted Saturday evening at their home and served a delicious lobster stew.”

Rod and Alberta also attended the wedding of Abbey Gardner ’09 in Lincolnville, Maine. The wedding took place on top of a hill overlooking the ocean on a beautiful day in late May. Several members of the Gould family attended the wedding. While in the Rockland area, Rod and Alberta visited Anne (Waterman) Cousens ’50 and her husband, Nate.

“Becky (former Alumni Director for Gould Academy) and Wayne Cummings P’04, ’05, ’09, came to visit us for the afternoon, we had a delightful lunch in the Tiki Bar at Flounders (a restaurant on Manasota Key owned by former Bethel residents).”

This winter, Rod and Alberta are spending the winter months in Englewood, Florida. “We are enjoying lots of nice sunny warm days. We spend a bit of time watching the water birds and large alligators in back of our home.”

Class Correspondent Needed Lloyd E. York published his first book in 2012 – a collection of stories entitled, “Folks From Away: Also Known as Flatlanders.” This native “Mainer” also published “Bosox 2013…As I Saw It.” In keeping it within the family, Lloyd’s books are illustrated by his wife, Marion.

After graduating from Gould, Lloyd served three years in the Marines and 33 years as a full-time employee in the National Guard. Along the way, he graduated from the University of Maine.

In his spare time Lloyd is a woodworker and makes a variety of games, toys, and other items. His books are available on Amazon (paperback and e-book), Barnes and Noble, and in an array of bookstores.

1953

Charlotte “Schmuts” (Bidwell) Bacon, Class Correspondent, writes: “I spoke with Marcia Theriault who reminisced about some of our escapades at Gould. ‘Do the dorm girls remember running over to the boys dorm at night in our pajamas to serenade the boys? We figured that the administration would find it impossible to discipline so many of us, but we were wrong. Dances on Friday night were cancelled and various other punishments were meted out. Another time, girls put shoes in a sheet, hung it outside the dorm window, and rapped on the dorm mother’s window down below. Water bombs made out of folded newspapers were another source of amusement.’ Marcia, who lives in Quebec, worked for 27 years for the Quebec government. Among other duties, she assisted with the English version of the Quebec Revenue Budget and has done some teaching and editing.”

An international misunderstanding was settled amicably between the U.S. and Canada when the Canadian ambassador to the U.S. apologized to Dale Bosworth for the seizure of Dale's fishing vessel.

Dale was mistakenly accused of fishing in Canadian waters. This international incident is the subject of two chapters in a book to be published in March, which recounts – in Dale's words – this dispute.

Dale is a commercial long-line fisherman in Petersburg, Alaska and has been designated as one of the outstanding fishermen of the Pacific Coast by Pacific Fishing magazine.

and participate in. Fran Russell Sprouse visited us last May, just as we were putting our home of 52 years on the market.

Our house sold and we downsized before moving in mid August. Now we are making new memories. Our Lamson/ Blackmer family is having our reunion at Sunday River Resort next summer and I look forward to touring Gould.”

Shirley M. (Bartlett) Eby winters in Arizona in an RV resort and summers in California. She and her husband are in good health.

Thomas “Tom” Butler lives in Denver.

He writes that he has been on 10 mountain hikes this year, and has covered over 1,500 miles on his almost daily walks.

Elizabeth “Betsi” (Mumford) Baker lives in Marblehead Harbor, Massachusetts and winters in Stuart, Florida. She plays lots of bridge and swims nearly every day.

Virginia “Jini” A. Lewis resides in Pemaquid, Maine. Although she was at Gould for just her senior year, she refers to it as “the best year academically.”

Beverly “Bev” A. (Lurvey) Melville is involved in the music program at the UCC Greenwood, Maine, church where she and her husband, Dick, are very active members.

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Carol E. (Cummings) Nesius lives in Montrose, Colorado and continues to volunteer at the local hospital in sameday surgery.

Dr. Dean Bennett lives in Mount Vernon, Maine. He and his wife, Sheila, play in a steel drum band.

Frances “Frankie” (Russell) Sprouse lives in Portland, Oregon, and has been married for over 57 years. Every few years she comes east and visits Judith “Judy” (Lamson) Blackmer.

(George) Earle Fletcher has been retired for over 22 years and spends the winter months in Spring Hill, Florida.

Hope B. (Guild) Lumis lives in Punta Gorda, Florida, and is delighted to have three great-grandchildren and four longhaired dachshunds. She became a widow in 2012 and runs the family business.

Judith “Judy” (Lamson) Blackmer writes: “Our ‘cruise’ is moving to Wake Robin in Shelburne, Vermont. This is a Continuing Care Retirement Community on Lake Champlain, just south of Burlington, with many new adventures to find

Class Correspondent Needed Lee F. Carroll wrote to The GAzette to say that he received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in March 2014. NCEES is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional licensure for engineers and surveyors. Lee continues to be involved by helping to draft questions for the Electrical Engineering examinations provided by NCEES to the various member licensing boards.

1958

Michael S. Stowell, Sr., Class Correspondent, writes: “In May we took a sevenday cruise in the Caribbean to attend a 'toes in the sand' wedding in Barbados.

We made a flying trip to Weymouth, Massachusetts, in early June for our grandson Zachariah's graduation from Weymouth High School. He is presently attending Suffolk College in Boston. Our usual summer in Maine was precluded because of Jean's daily treatments after her operation to cure her breast cancer.

Because of our limited summer travel, we were happily inundated with visitors from the north (i.e., children, grandchildren, dear friends, and numerous relatives). We had a great summer, which culminated in September with a clean bill [of health]

for Jean. She will take pills for the next five years as a precaution. In October, we flew to Glasgow to spent a week with friends there before flying down to Southampton, England, where we toured Stonehenge, Bath, Salisbury, etc.

We boarded the Oasis of the Seas there for a transatlantic crossing back home to Florida. Interspersed throughout the year were week-long trips to Virginia, Michigan, etc.”

From Colleen Tibbetts: “I am still very happy living here at the Ashley in Mechanic Falls, Maine. My apartment is on the second floor with lots of light from outdoors. We closed Dwinal Chapter #26, Order of the Eastern Star, this year.

It was a sad time for us all. I am now a member of the Oxford Chapter #168 in nearby Norway. I will take the station of Ruth in March 2015. I am also a member of Mountain View Chapter #197 in Buckfield. I do enjoy Eastern Star, my apartment, friends, and doing my various handiwork projects.

Kaye (Blake) Blossey writes: “We spent the summer in Maine attending the 1957-58 mini-reunion at Blaine Mills’ ’57 again this year.” During her trip, Kaye also visited with classmate Rev. Constance “Konni” (Chase) Wells in Damariscotta and attended her mother's 76th high school reunion in Woodstock. “It was good to refresh old memories,” Kaye said. Of her time spent with her mother at her mother’s reunion, “She was the oldest class in attendance and the oldest person in attendance; she is 94.”

Mary (Luxton) Stowell writes: “George and I celebrated 55 years of marriage on Sept. 19, 2014. Some people said it wouldn't last and gave us only one year.

We still live in Falmouth, Maine, and keep very busy. We are very proud of all three of our grandchildren and wish them well.

Our German family moved back to Germany July 1, 2014, and we sure do miss them, though we keep in touch through Skype, Facebook, and email. Maybe someday they will return and hopefully we’ll take a trip to visit them. George and I both keep busy with our home and feel very blessed to have our health without too many aches, pains, and problems. We enjoy our family and friends and always look forward to seeing those who return to Gould each year.”

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Cleo (Stinchfield) Shannon is involved in Conventions and Tourism for the city of Hampton, Virginia.

Patricia “Pat” (Brewster) Jordan writes: “Things are pretty much the same in my corner of the world. Ballroom dancing with the local United States Ballroom Association is still my favorite social outing. I'm missing Bobby, my dance partner of almost 20 years. Weekly card games of Hand and Foot are becoming more and more fun. My daughter Cathy (in Maryland) still holds her own with melanoma.

This year they stopped a tumor in her lungs and are currently working on one attached to her heart. I spent a month there with her before this latest round of chemo started. A new vacation spot has opened up with my oldest granddaughter and her husband's move to Arizona this fall.

They quickly found jobs and he is signed with an actor's agent. He had been acting, writing short movies, etc. for several years in upstate New York. He has an entry in the Doritos Super Bowl contest again this year. Two other granddaughters will be graduating this spring and heading into teaching. They grow up so fast, and are so interesting and fun to be with now.”

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Donnajeanne “D.J.” (Bigos) Lavoie, Class Correspondent, writes: “Bob and I have settled well into the Southern California life! Don’t miss the snow one bit. A new and very exciting activity presented itself when I joined the Navy Nurse Corps Association of Southern California – I had the opportunity to interview Navy nurse veterans who were on active duty during World War II and the Korean Conflict.

What incredible women and stories! Since the committee was just getting started when I first joined, I also had the opportunity to meet and work with three retired Navy nurses to develop our oral history project. The interviews have been made into DVDs, kept in our archives, and copies were given to veterans and shared with the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress. When not out and about in the sun and surf, I continue with my favorite relaxation and quilt.”

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John Cole writes: “A few things have changed since our last time together.

Most significantly, we sold our condo in Chicago and now live full time in Rancho Mirage, California. It's too hot in the summer, but great weather for nine months out of the year. We are happy here and travel a bit to escape the heat.

Last year we went to Russia for two weeks. A strange, unhappy country – and

worse now! We also visit our grandkids in Chicago and New Jersey. Three in college and more to go. We visited D.J. and Bob Lavoie in San Diego and they have been here at our home as well. I still have fond memories of our days at Gould - wasn't it a wonderful experience? You bet. Bryant Pond was a wonderful place to grow up, particularly Lake Christopher.”

Janice “Jan” (Hague) Schnarr reports: “[We’ve] lived in Florida for five years already and are very happy that we made the decision to move here full-time. We can do outside activities all year round, which is great. We have two grandsons in college, a granddaughter who is a high school senior, and [another granddaughter] who is a junior. Our youngest [grandchild] is a freshman in high school.

We have been going north to attend high school graduations and see family, and hope to visit each of the kids at their colleges – so fun!”

Nancy (Buckminster) Lane writes, “I am still weaving and doing my docent work at the Folk Art Museum. I really enjoy both of those things.”

Rev. Gary Aluisy is still a missionary pastor living in the Philippines on the small island of Siquijor. Gary and his wife, Genevieve, have a 2-year-old daughter who, Gary says, “is the apple of my eye.”

1961

Class Correspondent Needed In April Dave Lombard ’61 visited with David Bennett ’96 who is currently the lobby membership manager at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

“I roomed with his dad, Robert ‘Bob’ Bennett ’60, P ’96, in 1959 at Gould; Bob was from Vinalhaven, Maine, graduated from Gould in 1960, and continues to teach in Texas.”

David Lombard ’61 with David Bennett ’96

Carol “Billi” R. (Bilderback) Gray writes: “I had the honor and fun of meeting senior LPGA Pat Sheehan at an LPGA event in Arizona. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Elwood Ireland, a former headmaster. Pat Sheehan is a 36-time tour winner – three of which were majors.”

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Class Correspondent: Margaret “Peggy” (Davis) Crosbie-Burnett Charles “Charlie” Newell writes: “Fifty is my magic number! Not age either. [In] 2012 [I] celebrated a 50th reunion with my Gould class of 1962, and in 2014 [I went to] Orono to celebrate the 50th reunion of my University of Maine Baseball Team’s runner up finish in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

Seventeen of the 19 living members of the team showed up to celebrate the true team effort from a group of young men who remain very close today. Life is good with the whole family, as well.”

1963

Class Correspondent Needed From Norma “Norma Jean” (Kimball) Salway: “Writing continues to be a passion and several new projects are under my fingertips! I’ve continued to sell my books down in the Old Port, particularly during Portland’s cruise ship season and often run into Gould and Bethel-ites!

Now I am making/selling Portland-made items. I was recently asked to be on a panel of Maine Authors at a Publishing Forum at the Falmouth Public Library, and presented a Book Talk at the Maine Federation of Republican Women’s summer meeting in Lincolnville, Maine.

Before moving to Portland, I was a regular shopper at Habitat For Humanity’s Restore. Now, I am a regular volunteer there. This past fall, I was able to walk in the Dempsey Challenge in Lewiston, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Maine Walk in South Portland. Along with my sister, Dorothy “Dottie” (Kimball) Adams ’60, we continue to present our Vintage History Programs throughout the state and have more scheduled for the coming year. Class of 1963 Gould Academy classmates continue to keep in touch with one another, and this past year was no exception. Mary Ann (Chase) Vinton, Kathleen Jackson (wife of Clifton “Cliff ” Jackson), Carolyn Wilson-Dock (wife of Dr. Stephen “Steve” Dock), and I enjoyed

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Class Correspondent Needed Kenneth “Ken” Remsen, Harlan and Kathy (Kittredge) Bean, Robert “Bob” Remington and wife, Anita (Young) Remington ’69, and Eileen (Saunders) Chretien attended the induction of David “Dave” Carter into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame on Oct. 24, 2014.

Ken also travelled to Doha, Qatar, in November 2014, as the babysitter for his six-month-old granddaughter, Maelle, while his daughter-in-law attended a conference.

David Clough's ’76 Cover photo

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Class Correspondent Needed David “Dave” J. Clough writes: “I spent much of 2013 traveling the coast of Maine photographing historic homes for the Tilbury House Publisher’s book, ‘Homes Down East – Classic Maine Coastal Cottages and Town Houses.’ The book is

co-authored by Earle Shettleworth, Chris Glass, and Scott Hanson. This justreleased book revisits 52 homes in Maine that were featured in Scientific American Building Monthly over 100 years ago.

This was the nation's very first shelter magazine and the book presents the original articles, artwork, photography, and floor plans, along with my contemporary color photography of the homes.

For a look at the cover and a downloadable introduction, please visit my website: davecloughphotography.com.”

1980

Class Correspondent Needed Marilyn H. Barry writes to the GAzette that she and her son, Sean (now 8 years old), are still enjoying life in the Philadelphia “burbs.”

1982

Anthony Hanson, Class Correspondent, writes: “This year I will complete my first term on the Gould Academy Alumni Board, and recently became the board’s president. For the past 10 years, I have been working as a senior principal analyst for AIR Worldwide in Boston where I develop models for catastrophe analytics.

My spouse, Philip Tyo, and I are preparing to move into our new house in Rowley, Massachusetts. Whenever possible, we like to travel with our half-breed plott hound, Beauregard.”

Dr. M. Susan “Suzie” Stuart, her husband, Jan Hawkins, and their four children live in Indiana where they maintain a small farm consisting of a small herd of big rabbits, pugs, and donkeys.

For the past 22 years, Susan has worked for a small animal practice, primarily in emergency and critical care. She enjoys learning new skills and recently began learning techniques used in high volume spay and neuter programs. “To do this, she drives hideous numbers of hours, to work hideously long shifts. She dreams of one day having time to sleep and scrapbook.” Jan is an animal surgeon faculty member at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine - Large Animal Hospital where he was recently promoted to full professor. “He is all about exercise, triathlons, and tying flies.” Her son, John, is a junior at Purdue majoring in fine art.

“He is planning a semester in Australia in the Fall of 2015. He is a “health nut”

and movie buff, and he loves dragons and chickens.” Her daughter, Hannah, is a freshman at Purdue trying to decide between pharmacology and kinesiology.

“She is an avid dancer and a member of the Purdue Goldusters, an auxiliary to the Purdue University All American Marching Band. She is going to Mexico for spring break and to Columbia in August with the band.” Another daughter, Caroline, is in eighth grade and a very talented flutist. “She is in all bands one can be in, in middle school, and last summer she was invited to join the Wabash Valley Youth Symphony as one of only three flutists. She also plays the tenor saxophone and is in a youth fife and drum corps as a fifer. She rides horses, ‘breaks bones regularly,’ and is a baton twirler.”

One day, Caroline hopes to rank as a Purdue “Golden Girl.” Susan’s youngest daughter, Emma, is in the sixth grade.

Emma is a dancer and dog whisperer.

“She has a special pet rat named Rita that has the whole family well trained.” Susan would love to come back to Gould for the 35th reunion if she is “still kicking or ticking by then.”

Trustee Holly (Bancroft) Brown lives on Paris Hill in Paris, Maine, and sells real estate at The Maine Real Estate Network in Bethel, Maine (the same company as Thomas “Tom” R. Cole ’83). She will complete her last term on the Gould Academy Alumni Board in 2016, and recently joined the Gould Academy Board of Trustees as an alumni representative.

Her three grown children — Samantha, Jessie, and Ben “are all fabulous, living on their own, and supporting themselves!

Woot! Woot!”

Scott Hurd and his wife, Aylin, live in Fairfax, California. They have two children – a boy (age 7) and a girl (age 4). Scott owns a residential and commercial painting company. He also works in design and sales for Sun First Solar.

Timothy “Tim” Strout and his wife Deb live in Northport, New York. Tim has been a teacher at Jericho High School for the past 25 years, currently teaching advanced placement environmental science and chemistry. He is also an adjunct professor at SUNY College at Old Westbury teaching oceanography and environmental science. In his spare time, Tim also works under a research grant to develop programs in alternative energy.

In July, he likes to take time off to work

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a day cruising on the ferry from Portland to Bailey Island for lunch to celebrate Carolyn’s retirement. Nancy (Brown) Vargiu and husband, Quinto, spent a day touring Portland landmarks with me. Also, [I] had grand visits over the summer with Jackie Saunders and sister, Nancy Tapley, Carolyn “Cally” Chandler, and a surprise visit from Claudia (Demonte) Casey ’62, and spent a wonderful day in Kennebunk with our classmate, Jane (Allen) Smith.

Recently, I attended the funeral of Mary (Morrill) Brown ’66, sister of our classmate, Darlene (Morrill) Baker, and the memorial service for Barbara Douglass, the 97-year-old mother of our deceased classmate, Diana “DeeDee” (Douglass) Kellogg. Surrounded by loving family and friends, and my cat, Gusty – I feel blessed!”

at the center for gifted youths at Long Island University (LIU) Post Campus. Tim and Deb have three kids. TJ is working in the dayhab program at the Young Adult Institute (YAI), Nicole is in her first year of law school at St. John’s University, and Matthew is studying communications at the University of Bridgeport where he plays on the soccer team. Tim and Deb have two dogs – a lab mix and a beagle puppy. Tim would love to hear from all of his Gould friends.

Donna Cundy lives on Monhegan Island, Maine, with her dogs and array of cats and chickens. A few years ago, Anthony Hanson and Philip Tyo travelled to the island and visited with Donna. “We had a blast, and if you are ever near the island, I recommend you stop by and say hello to Donna. Just call ahead during the summer, which is Donna’s busy season, working six or seven jobs.” In her spare time, Donna also creates art in many different mediums. Look for her works on display and for sale in the island’s many art galleries.

Shirley (Palmer) Richardson and her husband, Doug, live in Eastport, Maine, where a large chunk of the breakwater fell into the Atlantic this winter. Other than that, not much happens in Eastport during what Shirley refers to as the “dark months” of the year. Shirley and Doug’s daughter, Haley, is employed at Mt. View High School in Thorndike, Maine, as a high school biological sciences teacher. Their younger daughter, Arielle, is employed in the human relations department at The Modern Motel in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Shirley continues to work as a surgical nurse in Calais, Maine. Doug is now three years retired from a career in education.

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Eleanor “Lea” (Heath) Carver and her husband, Dick, live in Owls Head, Maine. Their son Charlie will graduate from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, in May with a degree in anthropology. He intends to join the military (special forces) in the fall. Their daughter, Christina, is in her third year at Northeastern University. She is currently doing an internship in Barcelona as an international media specialist for the Catalan National Assembly. Lea and Dick love to travel, spend time on their little island during the warmer months, and enjoy life in general. “Philip and I visited them a few years ago and spent a couple nights on their island over the Fourth of July.

We spent our days digging clams on their beach, kayaking around the other islands, and from our vantage point, watching the firework displays over three towns across the water,” writes Anthony.

James “Jim” Cummins has been living in Bozeman, Montana since 1983. After graduating from Montana State University in 1987, he has worked a number of different seasonal jobs in forestry and wildlife biology, and “ski-bummed” most winters. Since 2002, he has been working for rural public water systems and spends his free time exploring caves and Montana's backcountry. “He looks forward to seeing everyone at our 35th reunion. Look at James' Facebook page to see his photos of caving and the backcountry – they are spectacular!”

1985

Class Correspondent: Theodore “Tedd” W. Brown II P’18 In the news: Martin J. Grohman is now a Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 12. He was first elected to the chamber in 2014. One of Martin’s passions remains his a bi-weekly podcast, “The Grow Maine Show,” where he talks to entrepreneurs from around the state.

1988

Class Correspondent: Lisa M. (Lothridge) Baranyay In 2014, Eric Magers was awarded the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. This award recognizes outstanding kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for learning for their students. Up to two teachers from each of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 10 regions, from different states, are selected to receive this award. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), in partnership with the U.S. EPA, administers this award to nationally honor, support, and encourage educators who incorporate environmental education in their classrooms and teaching methods. Eric teaches Spanish, health, Project Adventure, physical education, and directs the Green Scholars Program at Manchester Essex Regional School District in Manchester, Massachusetts.

Faculty member Ms. Denise Manning

P’14 shares, “Laura ‘Jill’ Simmons offers obedience and therapy dog training in Falmouth, Maine, at Poetic Gold Farm.

Her 21-month-old golden retriever will compete against animals twice his age at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Mystic is also training to become a certified therapy dog. Simmons says, win or lose at Westminster, she's proud of his accomplishments at such a young age.”

From Ruth “Ruthie” Giles: “I have been working at Mount Holyoke College for just over a year now as the Senior Researcher for Prospect Management in the Office of Advancement. Outside of work I am the president of the board for the AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, and the vice president of the board for Women in Philanthropy of Western Massachusetts.”

1989

Courtney (Burnell) Walsh, Class Correspondent, writes: “I would like to give a sincere thank you to Laura Ordway as she steps away from being our Class Correspondent. She has herded and cajoled us through newsletter updates and alumni weekends, and as [much as] I am looking [forward] to picking up those duties, I realize I have very big shoes to fill. I’m still living in Boston and slowly freezing solid due to the recent cold weather. So, when forced to go into work as a HR Partner at the Broad Institute (a job I actually love), you will find me hibernating under an electric blanket [while] indulging in my passion for homemade strawberry smoothies and young adult fantasy literature. But not ‘Twilight’ – just put that book down and slowly back away.”

“Michael Baker has been in Louisville, Colorado, for the past four years, spending his time chasing his three kids and coaching youth soccer. He's working in renewable energy with RES Americas, developing wind and solar projects. Michael is still skiing and has found a love of mountain biking.”

“Brett (Bloomberg) Avelin (that's right, it's Avelin, not Bloomberg) is living in New Haven, Connecticut, as of June 2013. He spends his time between climbing on rooftops and using Sketchup to design solar arrays for Astrum Solar, and rolling on his living room floor playing the troll that eats small children (his two boys) who dare try and cross his path. It's

Paige Christie writes: “I am living in the very small town of Bryson City, North Carolina, on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After stints as a wedding photographer, inventory receiver, marketing assistant, and a web designer, I am currently self-employed. This happened when I made the insane decision to (in the middle of the recession) purchase a wine shop / eclectic-handmade market from a friend. I work nearly every day. So, if you find yourself in the area, stop by The Cottage Craftsman!”

1997

Matthew “Matt” Lemieux, Class Correspondent, writes: “Since graduating from Gould Academy in 1997, I have settled in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and I have two children Logan (age 7) and Larkyn (age 5). I own my own insurance agency in Portsmouth called Upper Province Insurance Planning Group, which I started in November 2014. I made the jump to start my own agency after working as an advisor with multiple other companies. My agency focuses on everything from complex estate planning and charitable giving, to helping families start their insurance planning. I also coach my son’s lacrosse team in the spring for the Oyster River Youth Association in Durham. When I am not working or coaching I spend my time either enjoying the seacoast or up in the mountains in Albany.”

1999 Paul Koubek's ’90 wedding ceremony

1990

Class Correspondent Needed Paul Koubek was married to Breezy Jackson in Yosemite Valley on September 6, 2014. Paul is an American Mountain Guide's Association certified Rock Guide who works for the Yosemite Mountaineering School. Paul rounds out his work schedule with work for the U.S. Antarctic Program (he just completed a mechanized traverse from McMurdo Station to the South Pole this November) and Alpine Ascents International (he just guided his 9th ascent of Denali as a lead guide in June). Breezy is a PhD candidate in Ecosystem Ecology with The Ohio State University who is completing her dissertation research in Yosemite National Park.

She and Paul met and were engaged in Antarctica while they were both working down “on the ice.” The two were married on the wedding lawn of the Ahwahnee Hotel in a ceremony presided over by the Universal Life Church reverend Mash Alexander. Their wedding was featured in the “Sunday Styles” section of the New York Times.

Allison (Booth) Stevens, Class Correspondent, writes, “I've taken up pickling and fellow classmate Trevor Fischer is helping me run The Thirsty Pig. [I’m] having a great winter!”

Joo Nam “Ryan” Park writes into The GAzette: “To briefly summarize my life after Gould, I graduated from NYU and completed mandatory military service in the Republic of Korea Air Force as a lieutenant. I then worked for JP Morgan / Deutsche Bank as an investment banker, graduated from Wharton Business School in 2012, and joined a Mergers & Acquisitions team at a Korean conglomerate. I am currently running my family business. My company designs, manufactures, and installs spectator seats and telescopic seating structure for outdoor sports stadium and indoor facilities. For example, we were awarded as a major provider of spectator seats for 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympic Games, 1998 Winter Olympic Games, 2002 World Cup, and 2014 Asian Games. We also provide indoor seating solutions to high schools, colleges and private/public companies in Korea, New Zealand, India, and Australia.”

2000

Class Correspondent Needed In the news: Jaclyn “Jackie” Paaso continues to make a name for herself in the

world of professional skiing. In addition to a recent nomination for a Powder Award, Jackie was also among a select group of professional skiers who teach SAFE AS (Skiers Advocating and Fostering Education and Avalanche Snow Safety), and recently became engaged to boyfriend Reine Barkered ( January 2015).

2002

Allison “Ally” Goddard, Class Correspondent, received a promotion in July 2014 and is now the Director of Engagement and Events at Tilton School: Abigail “Abby” Johnson moved to Los Angeles and started a new job as a quality assurance engineer at Flipagram.

Adora (Burke) Graves and husband, Eddie, welcomed a daughter, Burklynn Khoa Graves, on April 17, 2014. Burklyn came into this world at 6 pounds and 19 inches. Adora and Eddie were also married at Point Sebago on September 28 with a beach wedding. They were both ready for a fall wedding, but it turned out to be 85 degrees!

Caitlin Hathaway visited Mayuko Kitayama in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on her trip around Asia. Mayuko is working in a law firm there while studying to take the bar examination in Japan.

Caroline A. Coombs graduated from Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, Caitlin Hathaway was there to celebrate. Since graduation Caroline has started her own medical practice in Vancouver.

Caitlin Hathaway ’02 & Caroline A. Coombs ’02

Christina “Chrissy” Liscombe graduated with her MBA from Simmons College in May 2014. Ally Goddard was there to celebrate. While taking a class abroad Chrissy was able to visit with Chika

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a full and active life (gasp!), but an enjoyable and beautiful one.”

Hitomi Kimura in Tokyo, Japan. Chrissy also received a promotion and is now a project manager in the Health & Wellness Project Management Office at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

’02 Babies! From Left to Right: Burklynn Khoa Graves, Reilly Aurora Wood, and Lucy Mirlocca

Chrissy Liscombe ’02 & Ally Goddard ’02

Christopher “Chris” Gould and his wife, Paige, recently celebrated a #6 Best New Restaurant award given to their Portland, Maine-based restaurant, Central Provisions, by Bon Appetit magazine. Their restaurant has also been nominated for a James Beard Award - Best New Restaurant. Chris and Paige are also expecting their first child this year.

Cory Wood and wife, Niki Stone Wood, are proud parents to Reilly Aurora Wood born on Sept. 22, 2013. Reilly came in weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 21 inches long.

Dustin Holzweiss proposed to girlfriend Sarah Olsen – the two plan to marry in 2015. Dustin has been working during the winter with Gould Academy's OnSnow Program as a snowboard coach.

Dylan Hood lives in Portland, Oregon, and was recently featured in Teton Gravity Research’s latest ski film, “Ablaze.”

Emily Bearse moved to Worcester, Mass., and is currently teaching history and U.S. history at the Bancroft School.

Emmett Donovan and wife, Veronique A. Leger, welcomed son, Cedric Donovan, on June 1, 2014.

Erika Hoddinott and husband, Brian Sullivan, welcomed their second child,

Ethan Elliott-Williams married Ashley Elliott-Williams on April 27, 2013.

Ethan continues to work at PETA and lives in Norfolk, Virginia. The two are expecting a baby this year.

Geoff Gibbons married Melissa Gibbons on October 13, 2013 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Kate A. Warner completed her master's degree in ecology and environmental science at the University of Maine in August 2013. Since then, Kate has remained at the University of Maine pursuing two doctorates – one in ecology and environmental science and another in economics – and is a research fellow in a program about adaptation to abrupt climate change. Two summers ago she spent a month in Greenland, and this past summer traveled to Montana, Peru, and all around the state of Maine investigating the effects of climate change on drinking water resources.

Megan “Meg” A. Holtham is now the co-owner of Industry Framing in Kennebunk, Maine.

Rory S. Dwyer is living in the Boston area and working as a zookeeper at the New England Zoo.

Geoff Gibbons ’02

Gregory B. Perchik and his wife, Sarah Lentz Perchik, moved to Portland, Maine. Greg is now the Teen Service Coordinator at Preble Street. The couple are expecting their first child.

Sarah P. Felton lives in Jackson Hole with her brothers Corey Felton IV ’99 and Taylor Felton ’05. For a change of scenery, this past summer she went deep sea fishing off the coast of Chignik, Alaska, for nearly two months.

Jennie A. (Holbrook) Mirlocca and her husband, Glenn, welcomed daughter, Lucy, who was born on Feb. 19, 2012, at 3:34p.m., weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces.

Jesse Klein, an off-shore commercial fisherman, was recently promoted to Mate on the Glady Elaine

Thomson Riley ’02

John “Thomson” Riley and Ann Koehler Riley married on Oct. 12, 2014 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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Jack Sullivan, on Dec. 20, 2013. Ally Goddard and Chrissy Liscombe are his godmothers. Erika also started a new position as Upper School Librarian at The Fessenden School.

Matt P. McCawley proposed to girlfriend Kate. The two are marrying in Vermont later this year.

Erika Hoddinott ’02 with family

Matt McCawley's ’02 proposal

such as Ashley E. Oliver ’03, Meredith Gadd ’04, Jeffrey “Jeff ” R. Lathrop ’09, James “Jimmy” K. Catlin ’07, and Jordan T. Ramharter ’10.”

2003

Irma Cizauskaite graduated from high school in Lithuania, then went on to get a bachelor degree in real estate management in 2010, all while actively involved in Lithuanian folk dancing. She then got a master’s degree in publishing from Universidade de Aveiro. At the moment, Irma is the head of electronic publishing department at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Press and belongs to the Board of Directors of CrossRef. An alumna of ASSIST (American Secondary Schools for International Students and Teachers), Irma is planning to visit the U.S. soon (including Bethel). And, according to Irma, “Whoever drops by [the] European side – I am always in for some salsa, kizomba or tango, a fresh muffin, nice tea, awesome looking Tiramisu, or a friendly chats and drinks!”

Class Correspondent: Lauren E. Jacobs Anthony Liberti got engaged in December and will marry his fiancée, Sara Lindquist, in September at the Sunday River Golf Club.

Faculty member Mr. Dave Bean P’17 ’19 writes: “Lee D. Reeve finished her master’s of science at San Diego State over the summer 2013, and is now living in Denmark for the next year, researching the impacts of climate change on Greenland fisheries through a Fulbright grant.

2004

Katie Knapp , Class Correspondent reports: After being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes two years ago, Emilie E. Swett has been working on raising awareness about the disease and the use of a medical alert dog to help manage the disease. To follow Emilie and her alert dog, Judah's, journey, check out her blog pawslovediabetes.wordpress.com.

Erik J. Lightbody has been working at St. Michael's College in the information technology department for the last five years, and was recently promoted to assistant director of technology services.

Dr. Michael J. Forbes P’04, ’06, writes: “Brendan M. Forbes graduated cum laude in May 2013 from Georgetown Law School. He is currently living and working in Washington D.C., where he is employed by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Brendan recently announced his engagement to Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Jorgensen.”

2006

Per Co-Class Correspondents Daniel S. Faron and Jorie W. Ohlson: Jorie W. Ohlson graduated from Bates College in 2010 with a degree in psychology. After working and traveling for a bit she went back to school. In 2013 she graduated from the University of New England and began working at Gould as a nurse. “She loves being back in Bethel and working with some fellow alumni

Luba R. Lowery graduated from the University of Denver in 2010 with degrees in Russian and international studies. She competed in the 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver and came back east in 2011 for graduate school at Boston College from which she now has her masters in social work with a concentration in youth and families. Luba is currently working as a family therapist supporting youth and their families in the Boston area. On the weekends, Luba helps coach ski racing for the Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation program at Sunday River Resort.

Benjamin “Ben” Bishop just relocated back to California after a year hiatus away from the West Coast. Since graduating college, Ben has run his own film production company. Typically working within the snowboard industry, he has been fortunate to work directly and travel with individual pro riders from around the globe. In 2013 some of his clients included X Games and Roxy snowboards.

In 2014, Ben moved back to Boston where he worked on a couple documentary projects and “odd gigs” such as a substitute coach for Gould’s snowboard team. Ben has also recently filmed for a National Geographic documentary in the Alaskan Arctic about the upcoming Centennial of the National Park Service.

Colleen Slattery graduated with her

bachelor of science in nursing in 2010, and is now a traveling nurse in California. She bounces around every 13 weeks working in different emergency rooms and hopes to get her credentials to start working as a flight nurse. When Colleen’s not working she likes to get out and explore Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks as often as possible.

After Gould Academy, Brian P. Gudolawicz went to Colby-Sawyer and ski raced for four years before graduating with a business degree. Following college, he worked at Sunday River Resort for two years within Competitions and Events, and earned his USSA Level 1 timing license. Brian is now in his second season in Crested Butte, Colorado and loves it.

During the summer he works at the golf course and is working towards his PGA teaching card to become a pro.

Since graduating from Montana State with a degree in international relations, Richard “Boston” Gauron has been ski patrolling in southwest Montana for the last few years. During the summer he works in McCarthy, Alaska, as an alpine guide taking people mountaineering, backpacking, and ice climbing on glaciers.

He also volunteers with search and rescue as a medic, where he uses his specialties of swift water rescue and rescue diving.

Clare W. Adams made it through law school and is now in-house at Intel Security (formerly McAfee). In the past two years she has done lots of cybersecurity policy and appropriations work, but hopes to be somewhere new in the next couple of months. She also volunteers as a program manager for Women In International Trade (WIIT).

Bailey B. Golden graduated from Boston College in 2012 with a degree in psychology. After graduation she worked with a special education company and spent most of her time working in an elementary therapeutic classroom. She is now in her last semester at Boston College working towards a master’s in social work with a concentration on children, youth, and families. Additionally, Bailey’s interning as a clinician at a residential/day school that provides intensive services for kids ages 5-13 dealing with complex emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges.

This May, she will graduate as a Double Eagle and have a certificate in school social work.

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William Larkin Bulger and his father, Bruce Bulger P ’02, taught woodworking skills to tenth grade students during Gould Four Point.

Morgan A. Wildermuth graduated from St. John's College in 2010 with a degree in liberal arts. She received her master’s in global affairs and management from Thunderbird School of International Management in 2012. She worked in social media management, which got her into coding, and, with the help of “Dev Bootcamp,” pivoted her way into web development. Morgan currently works at Eko Devices, a startup in San Francisco, as their lead web developer.

Shelly A. Bowen currently works at Sunday River Resort as their digital marketing manager and oversees the resort’s social media, graphic design, and photography. And, when she’s not working at her desk, she’s on the hill skiing as the resort’s model. Shelley is also starting her own photography business and will have a show at the Mill Hill Inn this spring. She and Aaron Hughes ’03 built a house in Bethel almost two years ago and now own a small homestead with over 50 fruit and nut trees (so far).

Connor Mahoney graduated from Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tennessee) in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a minor in networking. In 2014 he returned to start work towards a master’s degree in computer game development at DePaul University. He is currently working for a mobile development company named Metova and lives in Clarksville.

Julia H. Rhinelander graduated from University of Southern Maine in 2014 with degrees in French and English. She is now living in Portland teaching French at Coastal Studies for Girls in Freeport, Maine, and works as a program assistant/ French translator at the Boys and Girls Club. She lives with Nicole M. Gaidis ’07 and two geriatric cats. She was also recently certified to teach yoga and now holds classes out of her home and a small studio in town.

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Since graduating Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a degree in Asian languages and culture in 2010, Molly A. Fitzgerald has lived and worked in Boston, Portland, and, most recently, Bangor. While in Portland she worked in marketing at Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Since then, she moved to Bangor and is working in advertising at the Bangor Daily News and coaching lacrosse part-time at Husson

University. Molly and her fiancé, Justin Climo, plan to move back to Portland in the coming months and will continue preparations for their wedding in Northeast Harbor, Maine in September.

Erin F. Forbes graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College of the University of Prince Edward Island in May 2014.

She works at the Mountain View Veterinary Clinic in Burlington, Vermont. At graduation Erin was awarded Outstanding Veterinary Student in Feline Medicine from the American Association of Feline Practitioners.

According to a press release, George Soctomah Neptune, a Passamaquoddy citizen from Motahkmikuk (Indian Township), traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, as part of a youth delegation from the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) (who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947), to attend the “Global Youth Indaba: Leading by Example,” a special conference created after the postponement of the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. George is one of 23 young people nominated by AFSC to attend the World Summit to meet with other youth delegations sponsored by Nobel Peace Laureate organizations from around the world. This is the second group of youth delegates sponsored by AFSC to participate the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. Neptune is the first North American Indigenous youth ever nominated to attend the Summit event.

2009

Class Correspondent Needed Caitlin Forbes graduated summa cum laude from Saint Anselm College with her Bachelor of Science in English in May 2013. She ranked third in her graduating class and received the English Department Award for Excellence.

Caitlin was captain of the Women’s Ski Team, leading them to a fourth-place team finish at U.S. Nationals. Caitlin finished third in slalom and eighth in giant slalom, for a combined fifth place overall in the individual competition. She was a first team athletic and academic All-American for the second year in a row. Caitlin is currently enrolled at the University of Connecticut where she is working toward her doctorate in English.

She is also serving as the assistant coach for the Brown University Ski Team.

2010

Class Correspondent Needed According to Mr. Matt Murphy P’10: “Troy Murphy joined the U.S. Ski Team in 2012-13 and is now a member of their B Team, skiing moguls in the FIS World Cup circuit. In 2013-14 Troy was FIS Rookie of the Year. Based out of Park City, Utah, Troy trains year-round. When back home in Maine, Troy continues to visit the Gould campus and skis with aspiring young mogul skiers at Sunday River Resort.”

2008

Class Correspondent Needed Faculty member Mr. Dave Bean P’17 ’19 informed the GAzette that Gould alumna and pro skateboarder Amelia Brodka competed in Exposure 2014 and placed third and fourth in the pro category.

Proceeds from this all-female skateboard event went to Carol House – a domestic violence shelter. An estimated 5,000 people showed up to this nine-hour marathon that included yoga, learn-to-skate clinics, and competitions for girls, women, ams and pros. It is the largest event ever held at the Encinitas Skate Plaza and carried $20,000 in prize money.

Troy Murphy ’10

In Memoriam Mrs. Edna Bean York ’27

Mrs. Marjorie Thurston Burnham ’30

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Mrs. Elizabeth Soule Peterson ’35

8/26/2014

Mrs. Verna Grover Thayer ’36

1/23/2013

Mrs. Sally King Huston ’36

Mr. Cecile Rodney Wentzell ’39

5/22/2013 4/6/2013

Mrs. Virginia Smith Hutchins ’39

3/27/2014

Mrs. Mary O’Leary Cioffi ’40

2/20/2014

Mrs. Alida Verrill Blood ’40

Ms. Catherine L. McMillin ’40 Mr. Clayton H. Crockett ’41 Mr. Lee H. Hutchins ’41

Mrs. Joyce Abbott Bennett ’41 Dr. Elwood F. Ireland, Jr. ’42 Mr. Earle G. Barlow ’42

Mr. Glendon H. McAlister ’43 Mr. Peter A. Rosenberg ’43

Mr. Robert L. Greenleaf ’43

Mrs. Elizabeth Wight Calvin ’43 Dr. Harley Dennett ’44

Mr. Kenneth C. McInnis ’44

4/24/2013 3/16/2013

12/10/2013 4/28/2013 1/2/2014 2/9/2014

1/25/2013 3/23/2014

10/22/2013 5/27/2014 6/24/2014 7/13/2013

3/9/2013

Mr. Roger F. Furbish ’44

3/16/2013

Mr. Thomas M. Jacobs ’44

4/10/2014

Mr. Hollie A. Bucklin ’45

3/18/2013

Mr. Ruel E. Swain ’44

Ms. Margaret A. Chaffee ’44 Mr. Richard W. Sprague ’46

Mrs. Clare Tyler Piawlock ’46 Mrs. Mary Ward Lurvey ’46

Mrs. Nellie Lapham Swan ’46

4/3/2014

5/11/2014 7/5/2014 5/8/2013

5/11/2013 4/5/2013

Rev. Carroll L. Fitzgerald ’46

10/12/2013

Mr. H. Fenton Robertson ’47

2013

Mr. Richard W. Day ’47

3/12/2014

Mr. Jack L. Libby ’47

5/15/2014

Mrs. Virginia Potter Walker Hatt ’47

11/6/2014

Mr. John W. Blackadar ’47

Col. LeRoy W. Dyment, Jr. ’48 Dr. William M. O’Brien ’48

2013

3/18/2013 3/5/2014

Mr. Marvin E. Kendall ’48

12/7/2013

Mrs. Carol Woodcock Record ’48

6/26/2013

Mrs. Barbara Crockett MacDougall ’48 Mrs. Jessie Jones Woodsome ’48 Mr. Irving L. Carver ’49

Mr. Sterling E. Haskell ’49

4/24/2013 10/26/2013 6/1/2012 7/5/2013

Mrs. Edith White Mason ’50

1/20/2013

Mr. Raymond E. Chase ’51

7/16/2014

Mrs. Barbara Lawson Durgin ’51

6/21/2013

Mrs. Marion Masse Doyle ’50 Mr. Richard A. Douglass ’51

Mr. Warner S. Chandler, Jr. ’52

Mrs. Geraldine Galvin Shimamura ’53 Mr. Peter St. Lawrence ’54

1/2014

6/28/2014 4/25/2013 5/3/2014 2/1/2014

Mr. Lawrence J. Spinney ’55

2/28/2014

Mr. Harry M. Reid ’56

2/21/2014

Mrs. Jennie Richardson Bartlett ’55 Mrs. Ann Hastings Morton ’56 Dr. Russell J. Patterson ’57 Mr. John C. Reid ’57

Mrs. Nancy Hibbard Shroyer ’57 Mr. Alan B. Ordway ’58

Mr. Richard C. Saunders ’58 Mr. William T. Black ’58

8/29/2014 9/25/2013 4/10/2013 5/15/2014 1/18/2014 4/24/2013 5/14/2014 5/6/2013

Mrs. Nancy Decoster Corriveau ’58

3/11/2013

Mr. David P. Stowell ’60

8/13/2013

Mrs. Gloria Sweatt Snyder ’59

Mrs. Judith Harrington Smith ’60 Mr. Paul H. Calef ’61

Mr. Roy B. Newton ’62

Mr. Maynard A. Morgan ’64

Mrs. Mary Morrill Brown ’66 Ms. Mary Lowell Ennis ’66 Mr. David J. Carter ’67

2/17/2013 3/15/2014 8/1/2013 9/9/2013

12/27/2013 11/25/2014 10/8/2013 3/2/2014

Mr. John A. Buck ’67

9/12/2014

Mrs. Josephine Spalding-Masgarha ’71

8/20/2014

Mrs. Candace Smith Howard ’69 Mr. Richard A. Ross ’72

Mr. Matthew G. Stevens ’73 Ms. Sabine Loeckle ’77

6/30/2013 7/19/2013 8/27/2014 2013

Mr. Patrick S. Flynn ’81

7/19/2013

Mr. Tasker A. Divine ’99

12/4/2014

Mr. William Beckwith ’93 Mr. Jeremy L. Cowin ’00 Former Faculty

Mr. Paul Hennessey

Mrs. Janet Richardson

12/2/2013 5/19/2014

11/26/2013 9/5/2013

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