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January-February 2015
January-February 2015
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Inside 2 A Celebration of Freedom
2 GSB Players to Present
Once Upon a Mattress
3 Gingerbread House
Contest Captures Creativity
3 GSB Fifth Grader Looks
to Inspire Others through New York Times Blog
4 First Semester
Honor Roll
6 Student Life Recap: Teachers Team Up to Present Interactive Lesson Class of 2019 Events Showcase School Spirit
6 Faculty News: Birth Announcements
7 College Spotlight: Sam Weisman ’14
8 Athletics: Varsity Sports Round-Up
12 Dates to Remember
From the Headmaster Winter has arrived in Gladstone and as of now, shows little sign of departing any time soon. The past two weeks of snow, sleet, ice and bitter cold serve as a stark reminder of the nature of the season. I want to thank everyone in the GSB community for their patience and flexibility as we deal with the many disruptions. I have grown as weary of using our Honeywell Service as all are of receiving my many phone calls. Snow days, however, do not necessarily mean a lost day at Gill St. Bernard’s. We ask our faculty to be prepared for weather related closings and have academic assignments posted on KnightSite to assure that teaching continues even on days when the campus is closed. While far from ideal, it is a helpful approach that we are continuing to refine. I foresee a time when entire lessons will be taught online at each grade level as soon as next year. This issue of the GSB News contains the 2014-15 first semester Headmaster’s and Honors Lists. Earning a place on either list requires tremendous diligence and hard work. I am pleased to see that so many of our students are able to achieve this high standard. Of course, I encourage all of them to keep up the good work and hope that even more of our students will make the list in June. Recently, I announced some changes to the senior leadership team. Honor Taft will be joining our school community as the new director of the Lower School, and David Pasquale will be taking on the new role of dean of student life in the Upper School. A search has begun for our next
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Headmaster Sid Rowell.
athletic director and I plan to complete that process by April. Changes in school leadership, whether involving new faces or existing ones taking on a different position, are normal and healthy in schools. It allows for “fresh eyes” and the opportunity for further growth as we continue to become a stronger educational community. With the cold temperatures, it may seem that spring is far off. However, March will soon be here and with it, the opportunity for everyone to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. Until then, between athletic tournaments and postseason athletic competition, the spring musical (March 5-8) and other school events; we have much to enjoy to help us reach that day in good spirits. Warm regards,
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A Celebration of Freedom The Lower School recognized the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as other prominent civil rights activists, on January 14. During the assembly in Evans Hall, students gathered to share both their dreams and interpretations of the word “freedom” with fellow classmates. In addition, they recited lyrics about freedom as expressed by popular poets and musicians including Louis Armstrong.
GSB Players to Present Once Upon a Mattress
Third graders (from left) Patrick “Cooper” Stetz and Bradley Matthews ring the freedom bells they made.
Don’t miss the GSB Players’ spring 2015 musical, Once Upon a Mattress, this March in the Theater! Directed by Performing Arts Chair Paul H. Canada, Once Upon a Mattress will open on Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m., and include five evening and matinee performances until March 8. Once Upon a Mattress is presented through a special arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatricals, which represents the stage performance rights to over 100 musicals by more than 200 writers. Based on the well-known fairy tale, The Princess and The Pea, by Hans Christian Andersen, Gill St. Bernard’s rendition of Once Upon a Mattress will include music and lyrics by Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer. A spin on Andersen’s familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance, Once Upon a Mattress’s wave of wonderful songs and side-splitting shenanigans will change audience members’ views of fairy tales forever. Tickets, $24.50 for adults and $20.00 per student, are now on sale and can be purchased online via seatyourself.biz/gsbschool. Purchase tickets today to catch the following group of performers on stage: Cast Lady Lucille: Jessica Abowitz ’18 Sir Daniel: Matthew “Max” Alexy ’19 Queen Aggravain: Alexandra Baker ’15 Prince Dauntless the Drab: William Conlan ’16 Lady Larken: Katherine Coscia ’15 Lady Rowena: Shannah Finkel ’16 Minstrel: Edward Fischer ’15 The Nightingale of Samarkand/Lady Mary/Mabelle: Jamie Goetchius ’15 Lady Dora: Kelsey Guo ’15 Sir Luce: Jack Herrlin ’18 Sir Harry: Aniello “Neil” Ianniello ’16 Sir Studley: Peter “Alec” Johnson ’15 Lady Beatrice: Amity Matthews ’18 Princess #12/Lady Anne: Catarina “Caty” Matthews ’16 Sir Steven: Jonathan Moore ’18 Jester: Kelly Schiesswohl ’17 Lady Dorothy: Kaitlyn Sleyster ’17
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Lady Merrille: Brooke Stephenson ’18 Sir Harold: Casey Rojek ’18 Princess Winnifred the Woebegone: Erin Wetzel ’15 Wizard: Mycroft Zimmerman ’16 King Sextimus the Silent: Xauen Zirpolo ’15 Crew Assistant Stage Managers: Lynnsey Kwaak ’18 & Sunny Liu ’15 Stage Manager: Jonathan Sonnenberg ’15
Upcoming Performances Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m.
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STUDENT NEWS Gingerbread House Contest Captures Creativity
(L. to r.) Jolie Loeber ’15, Landon Braemer ’17 and Sadie Loeber ’17 help complete GSB’s gingerbread house.
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Flik Independent School Dining services challenged client schools nationwide to a gingerbread house-making competition this past December. Through a collaboration with Chef Anthony Abate and his staff, Sarah Isusi’s Upper School art students successfully recreated Princess Elsa’s ice palace from the Disney movie Frozen. The group held nothing back and truly “let it go” to produce an award-winning masterpiece that was selected from the student assisted category for its creativity and innovation, quality of detail, superior photographs and overall structure. GSB’s Flik team was awarded $500 as first prize, and proudly donated its winnings to the Fine Arts Department at Gill.
GSB Fifth Grader Looks to Inspire Others through New York Times Blog In late December, The New York Times’ “Motherlode” blog featured personal stories from children, teenagers and families committed to helping charities. The words of Karyne Brown ’22, a member of the Gill St. Bernard’s Half the Sky club, appeared on the site on December 30. She discussed the ways in which Middle School teacher Joanna Hayes has inspired her to work with the nonprofit organization BlinkNow. Brown shared:
“My social studies teacher, Mrs. Joanna Hayes, is one of my biggest role models. She told us about Maggie Doyne, who started an organization called BlinkNow. BlinkNow works to provide an education and a loving, caring home for orphaned, impoverished and at-risk children in Nepal. I joined a club Mrs. Hayes started, Half the Sky, to fight for equality and women’s rights. Every year we have a bake sale to raise money for BlinkNow. Our club went to hear Ms. Doyne speak. She had two girls from Nepal with her. They said that it was because of Ms. Doyne and BlinkNow that they could get an education. If it wasn’t for Mrs. Hayes, I wouldn’t even begin to think to do this. I think one of the problems with society today is that people spend more money on Christmas presents than they donate to charities.”
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First Semester Honor Roll Recipients Announced The following Upper and Middle School students achieved Honor Roll status* for the first semester. Making the Headmaster’s List requires earning an A in all classes. The Honors List requires that all grades be B- or better. Grade 12: Headmaster’s List- Jolie Loeber and Lauren Small; Honors List- Patrik Andersen, Alexandra Baker, Connor Beasty, Luke Beveridge, Hope Braue, Eliza Brookman, Ethan Brooks, Shane Burchard, Max Burrows, Corinne Chowansky, Mary Cors, Katherine Coscia, Ian Demarest, Isabelle Demontigny, Nita Diverio, Margaret “Meg” Donlin, Joseph “Julien” Esposito, Soraya Falcao, Kaitlyn Feringa, Edward Fischer, Jamie Goetchius, Ivor Guest, Jinghan “Jill” Guo, Minghan “Kelsey” Guo, Yingdan “Marisa” Guo, Disha Gupta, Brianne Hanafin, Alessandra “Allie” Haversat, Peter “Alec” Johnson, Devon Kaiser, Paige Knichel, Jacob Kruger, Stefan Lambert, John “Jack” Lowe, Jade Macaylo, John Michael Mea, Zeel Patel, Tyler Pisack, Madeline Quinn, Theodore Rosenthal, Garrett Rowe, William Saks, Olivia Salama, Jordan Schreer, Samuel Solondz, Jonathan Sonnenberg, Daniel Spear, Jenna Steele, Tyler Stil, Michael Tafaro, Elizabeth Todd, Ricardo Torres, Emily Western, Erin Wetzel and Xauen Zirpolo. Grade 11: Headmaster’s List- Sarah Abowitz, Colette Bilynsky, William Conlan, Emma Corbett, Sahara Ensley, Amanda Leonhard, McKenna Lieblich, Kara Saladino, Carter Silvey, Alexandra “Allie” Udoff, Ludi Zhu and Mycroft Zimmerman; Honors List- Trevor Bali, Dylan Blackman, Camila Castano, Xiaoxuan “Camille” Chen, Ryan Chestnutt, William Clayton, Jada Davis, Michael Del Priore, Lucille Dunn, Shannah Finkel, Luke Fischer, Hope Fluet, Jacqueline Fuentes, Madeleine Gallic, James Grant, Kathryn Harback, Aaron Hinton, Benjamin Hiramoto, Huize “Katherine” Huang, Michael Iannaconi, Aniello “Neil” Ianniello, Patrick Janas, Lihong “Hedy” Jin, Malika Jones, Charles Kasman, Samantha Kramer, Tyler Kwaak, Joshua Layden, Bruce Li, Songhua “Vina” Liu, Jacqueline Luberto, Ravi Malik, Veronica Maoli, Morgan Margolis, William Metzler, Elisabeth Middleton, Adam Mitola, Andrew Noll, Marc Orazietti, Naina Pai, Sebastian Pampalone, Krishna Patel, Zoe Quan-Shau, Brian Quispe, James Raia, Gill St. Bernard’s School • St. Bernard’s Road • Gladstone, NJ 07934
Nicolas Ricciardi, Jacqueline Roettger, Destiny Salter, Julius Stoma, Matthew Taylor, Jessica Torgovnik, Renee Turner, Michael Urowsky, Kennedy Whitehead, Katherine Williams, Haoxi “Linda” Xu and Samuel Zimmer. Grade 10: Headmaster’s List- Pia Bhatia, Allison Coffey, Yuchen “Leo” He, Yuxin “Cindy” He, Louise Horn, Hannah Lazar, Armeen Mozaffari, Lauren Renna, Jack Riccardo, Kelly Schiesswohl, Evan Storch, Charlotte Walsh, Lachlan Wright and Yucheng “Ken” Zhang; Honors List- Alexia Allesch, Felix Andersen, Steven Bednarsky, Madeline Bedrock, Nathaniel Bess, Nina Bhatia, Samantha Bittman, Landon Braemer, Carolyn Brand, Gabrielle Breuer, Nicholas Cooper, Nathan Crystal, Emma Cullen, John “Will” Dadouris, Emma Dean, Martine DiDomenico, Alyssa DiFazio, Evan Druskin, Larisa “Lara” Drzik, Katherine Duggan, Genevieve Fischer, Andres Gonzalez, Devin Hohman, Mary Frances Howard, Juliette Jacobson, Lake Jacobson, Melissa Jean, Sharon Jin, Tristan Kaminski, Ruben Kivits, Edwin Laubach, Junsheng “Isaac” Ling, Sadie Loeber, Jennifer Lowe, Sabrina Marques, Carleigh Matthews, Nichole Morley, Michael Morreale, Margaret “Maggie” Munz, Amechi Nwandu, Parth Patel, Erica Phiansunthon, Patrick Reilly, Rachel Richardson, Lauren Seng, Luke Solondz, Christian St. Germaine, Tyler Starr, Emily Supron, Rongtian “Rotine” Tan and Olivia Wilson. Grade 9: Headmaster’s List- Jacquelyn Benoit, Bojia “Cynthia” Hu, Alex Imegwu, Sabrina Sukhin and Daniel Wang; Honors List- Jessica Abowitz, Andrew Amaro, Achilles Aslidis, Danae Aslidis, Yashraj Bajaj, Scott Begane, Nicholas Bhimani, Emily Cavanaugh, Harsabreen Chadha, Jordan Davidson, Alexandria Delehanty, Ava Diggins, Helena Digney, Olivia Ellman, Bailey Gano, Giselle Garcia, John “Andy” Gordon, Dallas Hoffman, Nicole Johnson, Ronald “Joe” Johnson, Lauren Kingsly, Amelia “Mia” Kirby, Connor Kirk, Lynnsey Kwaak, Amanda Lazar, 4.
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Christopher “CJ” Licata, Amity Matthews, Ivana Mejia, Sebastian Meza, Jonathan Moore, Ryan Morash, Will Orazietti, Sophie Parker, Catherine Quan-Shau, Alexander Roch, Dorian Salter, Alexander Schachne, Brooke Stephenson, Ryan Turse, Clinton Wolfe and Sabrina Yekta. Grade 8: Headmaster’s List- Andree Aloise, Jake Betlow, Genevieve Caron, Olivia Escousse, Lucy Friedland, Carolyn Herrlin, Alyssa Jurewicz, Brian Mueller, Alicia Nwandu, Vallika Saraswat, Peyton Sloan, Sarah Smith, Surbhi Srinivas, Sophia Stil and Catelyn Woelfle; Honors List- Matthew “Max” Alexy, Alicia Amoroso, Lilly Cannon, Sarah Crystal, Alex DeRing, Ilana “Loni” Druskin, Lily Fischer, Gillian Fritzlo, William Goldmark, Courtney Hanks, William Henderlong, Ansley Hopton, Lucas Horn, John Jean, Allison Keeler, Leonore Kivits, Anja Kroon, Christopher Kruger, Mark Lewis, Luca Magee, Emma Malian, Ryleigh Marcus, Kajal Mehta, Andrew Moglianesi, Jake Panza, Olivia Showell, Iyanah Vemuri, Eric Wang and Nicholas Wu. Grade 7: Headmaster’s List- Morgan Champey, Kerry Colford, Bridget Coscia, Parker DeMaira, Erin Devine, Theodore Lazar, Luke Mariak, Alexis “Alie” Maus, Edward McCarthy, Adrian Meyers-Massuet, Rebecca Michaels, Cindy Padilla, Zachary Rieger, Matthew Steinbaum, Lloyd Wright, Teresa Zimmer and Lucas Zuanic; Honors List- Kierstyn Brown, Thomas Carlucci, Harkanwar Chadha, Pierson Chan, Tamia Chaney, Nina Fracalossi, Julia Gateman, Eleanor Gustafson, Grace Hamerschlag, Jiahn “Daniel” Heo, James Hersh, Christopher Johnson, Zachary Layden, Andrew “AJ” Lutz, Skylar Macak, Andrew Margolis, Caitlyn Matthews, Evan Matthews, Lila McNamara, Jack Petraitis, Emily Raia, Michael Taylor, Anoushka Thakur and Evan Varma.
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Grade 6: Headmaster’s List- Hayley Armstrong, Ella Baker, Kasey Callanan, Sean Carlucci, Catherine D’Arcangelis, Ava Escousse, Anneliese Gattoni, Owen Hand, Laura Howard, Liam Jones, Sydney Lapper, Stella O’Connor, Zoe O’Connor, Isabel Orazietti, Leigh Reid, Teagen Smith, Natalie Sturman, Sam Walsh and Andrew Young; Honors List- John “Jack” Alexy, Hunter Babinec, Patrick Cullen, Lauren Fabio, Michael Fritzlo, George Han, Graeme Hollingshead, Avery Kirby, Sofia LaBoy, Christopher Lake, Joseph “Brenen” Lavoie, Mark Mazzatta, John Newman, Sophie Nourbakhsh, Ashley Peck, Melanie Peck, John “Matt” Raymonds, Matthew Rossiter, Caroline Sameth, Madison Sarrica, Maya Saunders, Jason Savas, Jakob Schmidt, Camille Shorten, Callie Silvey, Caroline Solondz, Sophia Spallucci, Cody Torgovnik, Connor Udoff, Zachary Yekta, Brian Young and Perry Zoumas. Grade 5: Headmaster’s List- Lucas Alland, Michael Andrews, Blake Bertolini, Hayden Chan, Meghan Cohen, Kelly Kim, Regan “Ray” Macak, Jamie Maus, Lily Micera, Eideen Mozaffari, Benjamin Novinski, Alexa Papandreou, Katie Scott, Madeleine Soultanian, Ben Strasser, Alex Tulenko, Emma Turse and Isha Vemuri; Honors List- Brooke Babinec, Karyne Brown, Annie Chowansky, Amy Coscia, Anthony Curialle, Caroline Davino, Karina Ernst, Madison Frantz Pendell, Mary Jane Granito, Joseph “JW” Gustafson, Aidan Isaacson, Lauren Kroese, Shane Moriarty, Rachel Rieger, Zac Saunders, Lennart-Fredrik Schmitz, Olivia Soultanian, Taylor Stetz, Benjamin Sturman, Emily Sumeray, Stephanie Vasquez, Zach Weiss and Morgan Zuanic. *We regret the omission of any names.
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STUDENT LIFE RECAP Teachers Team Up to Present Interactive Lesson A unique collaboration between Upper School teachers Candace Pryor Brown, Derek Martin and Margery Schiesswohl, the Class of 2017 dove head first into the Civil War period during an American History Humanities presentation in the Theater on December 18. “The purpose of this program was to give the students a chance to learn history from the perspective of the people who were living it every day,” explained Schiesswohl. During a special slideshow presentation, students explored art and music from the 1860s. Afterward, the six members of Gill’s acting I class read excerpts from famous poets including Walt Whitman and Stephen Crane, and performed a scene from the Tom Taylor play, Our American Cousin—the same scene during which John Wilkes Booth successfully assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
(F. to b.) Catarina “Caty” Matthews ’16 and Helena Digney ’18 perform a scene from playwright Tom Taylor’s Our American Cousin.
The sophomores then broke into two separate groups to attend a clothing demonstration led by Performing Arts Chair Paul H. Canada and an interactive lesson on social etiquette and the Virginia reel, a 17th century folk dance, with Schiesswohl. “Presenting history in this type of forum gives students a chance to make connections between historical events and quality of life during a given period,” Schiesswohl added. “In short, the students were able to explore the human side of history.”
Class of 2019 Events Showcase School Spirit As part of a new initiative to encourage school spirit within rising eighth graders, the GSB Admission Office hosted a special pizza party for the Class of 2019 in Founders Hall on December 19. The party took place in between Gill’s varsity basketball doubleheader and included the unveiling of a class t-shirt designed by Susanne Mundt ’19. Additional events, including a potential bonfire by the Scout Cabin, will be held throughout the school year to promote fun and class spirit in the eighth grade at Gill. (L. to r.) Middle School Director Kyle Armstrong and eighth grade student Susanne Mundt present the custom designed Class of 2019 t-shirt.
FACULTY NEWS Birth Announcements Director of Information Technology Ryan Roque and his wife, Marianne Mirasol Roque, welcomed their first child, Kaleb Ryan, on January 14 at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J. He was born weighing six lbs., 14 oz. and measuring 19.5 inches long. Former Middle School science teacher Stacy Schnurr and her husband, Brian, celebrated the birth of their baby girl, Gwenyth Rose, on January 26.
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COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT Sam Weisman ’14 Sam Weisman Class of 2014 College of Charleston Major: Business Administration with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship Investment Club Member, Entrepreneurship Club Member and Pledge for Class President of Kappa Sigma Fraternity Q. Entering college is all about new experiences. Can you tell us about one or two that have really stood out for you since entering school earlier this fall? A. One thing that has stood out to me: finding that perfect balance between school work and the social aspect of college. I believe that most people would agree with me on that. Also, what surprised me most about college was the lack of a structured schedule. Every day is different, which makes things very interesting. Q. What do you like the best about your college so far? A. College has been amazing so far. The amount of freedom has to be my favorite part. It makes you feel like a grown up. It is exactly what I expected my freshman year experience would be like and it has helped me to become more independent. Q. What’s your favorite class and why? A. I was actually surprised that my favorite class last semester was biology. Because the College of Charleston is a liberal arts school, we are required to take classes in all different studies. I decided to take biology as a science requirement. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did, but I found it super interesting and the professors clearly have an amazing understanding of the topic. Q. How have your education and experiences at GSB helped to prepare you for this first year of college? A. Gill exposed me to things outside of the classroom that have helped me easily adapt to college. After 15 years at GSB I didn’t know how my transition to a new place would go, but I really do feel that Gill has helped me make that transition easier.
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Sam Weisman ’14 (r.) with the College of Charleston mascot, Clyde the Cougar.
Q. What do you miss the most since starting at college? A. I’ll never forget the friends and teachers I met at GSB. It was my second home for so long that I miss everyone that contributed to my success at Gill. In addition to that, my mom’s cooking is much better than Kraft Easy Mac, so I miss that as well. Q. If you could offer the Class of 2015 any advice, what would you say? A. Appreciate every day you have left at Gill, as you’ll never find somewhere as special, with such a tight knit community. But, also get excited for the next chapter of your life.
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ATHLETICS Varsity Sports Round-Up *RESULTS AS OF 1/25/2015 Boys’ Basketball Meet the Knights: Varsity- Matthew Del Priore ’15, Harrison DeMaira ’15, Ian Demarest ’15, John Michael Mea ’15, William Saks ’15, Jonas Stakeliunas ’15, Tyus Battle ’16, Connor Klementowicz ’16, Adam Mitola ’16, Julius Stoma ’16, Michael Morreale ’17, Tyler Starr ’17, Evan Storch ’17, Dallas Hoffman ’18, Alex Imegwu ’18, Alexander Schachne ’18; Junior Varsity- Andrew Noll ’16, Scott Begane ’18, Timothy Chaney ’18, Jordan Davidson ’18, Ronald “Joe” Johnson ’18, Christopher “CJ” Licata ’18, Isaiah Lipkin ’18, Ryan Morash ’18, Daniel Wang ’18 Julius Stoma ’16 scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a season opening victory on December 19. Harrison DeMaira ’15 (14 points) also went 4-for-6 from three-point range in the 73-33 win over Immaculata. Adam Mitola ’16 scored a career-high 24 points, including six three-pointers, to help secure a 69-52 win over Teaneck at the Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic on December 20. Ian Demarest ’15, John Michael Mea ’15 (seven assists) and Jonas Stakeliunas ’15 combined for 30 points to help pace the Knights’ offense. The boys improved to 3-0 with a 70-33 rout of Franklin on December 23. Demarest (14 points), Stoma (12 points) and DeMaira (11 points) led the balanced offensive attack. Alexander Schachne ’18 (seven points/four assists) and Michael Morreale ’17 (six points/seven rebounds) chipped in as well to give the boys their third consecutive victory. VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL Michael Morreale ’17.
On January 2, after a national event in Delaware, Mea poured in a career-high
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29 points and dished out seven assists to lead GSB to a 72-47 win over Wheeling Central Catholic at the Cancer Research Classic in West Virginia. Upon their return to New Jersey, the boys fell 51-37 to Ridge High School on January 6, their only conference loss of the season. GSB swiftly recovered, capturing a 58-46 victory over Rutgers Prep on January 8. Mitola scored a game-high 18 points and knocked down five three-point shots, Mea had 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Stakeliunas combined with Morreale for 15 points and 10 rebounds. Despite 14 points and six rebounds from DeMaira, and 12 points from Stoma, the Knights fell 57-46 to national power Long Island Lutheran in the Big Apple Classic at Baruch College on January 19. Gill remained in the running for the Skyland Conference Delaware Division crown after a 70-53 win over Hillsborough on January 20. Mea scored 14 points and dished out nine assists, Stoma contributed 16 points and snagged five rebounds, and Schachne chipped in with nine points, five assists and four steals. This was followed by a 53-36 trouncing of North Hunterdon on January 22, as Stakeliunas and DeMaira combined for 29 points to pace the offense. The 2015 Newark National Invitational (NNI) took place on January 25 at the Prudential Center, where GSB fell 53-49 to Newark East Side. Mea (15 points/seven rebounds) earned Most Valuable Player for the Knights, while Stakeliunas (nine points), Mitola (eight points), Morreale (eight points) and DeMaira (seven points) added to the balanced offensive attack. The GSB cheerleaders also performed at the NNI, impressing the crowd with their spirit and athleticism. The JV boys are having an outstanding season as well, including wins over Immaculata, Franklin, Ridge and Rutgers Prep. Girls’ Basketball Meet the Knights: Varsity- Morgan Rooks ’15, Madeleine Gallic ’16, Samantha Kramer ’16, Lauren McBride ’16, Kennedy Whitehead ’16, Alexia Allesch ’17, Allison Coffey ’17, Emma Dean ’17, Katherine Howard ’17, Nyla Mulcahy ’17, Claire Chestnutt ’18, Nour Marzouk ’18, Josephine “JJ” Neville ’18
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The varsity girls’ basketball team fell 54-50 to Immaculata at its home opener on December 19. Samantha Kramer ’16 paced the offense with 18 points and six assists in the narrow defeat. Alexia Allesch ’17 added 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds as well, and followed up with a career-high in points (28), rebounds (14) and blocked shots (eight) at Franklin High School on December 23. The efficient backcourt of Allison Coffey ’17 and Kramer also combined for 19 points and eight assists to help the Knights defeat the Skyland Conference preseason favorite, 50-43. At the Title IX Classic in Washington, D.C. on December 30, the girls defeated Nazareth High School of New York 70-57 behind Lauren McBride ’16 (16 points/10 rebounds), Allesch (13 points/10 rebounds), Morgan Rooks ’15 (11 points/nine rebounds/five assists) and Kramer (nine points/nine assists). Coffey (nine points), Madeleine Gallic ’16 (seven points) and Katherine Howard ’17 (five points) also contributed to the balanced offensive attack. Gill stormed out to a 21-4 first quarter and hung on to defeat Pope John, 42-32, on January 3. Allesch powered her way to 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Coffey tallied 11 points, including two three-pointers. The winning continued on January 6 with a 47-37 VARSITY GIRLS' BASKETBALL victory over Phillipsburg. Morgan Rooks ’15. McBride (14 points/seven rebounds) and Kramer (10 points/six assists) led the way, while Allesch combined with Rooks for 15 points and 10 rebounds. Despite points from McBride (14) and Kramer (12), GSB saw its three-game winning streak snapped in a 57-40 loss to Rutgers Prep on January 8. Moving on to the New Year’s Resolution Showcase in Paterson, N.J., on January 11, McBride (16 points/14 rebounds/six assists), Rooks (14 points/10 rebounds/seven assists) and Allesch each posted double-doubles. Kramer also contributed 19 points to handily defeat Bloomfield Tech. Kramer notched 19 points, six rebounds and four assists to earn Most Valuable Player honors at the Rose Classic Gill St. Bernard’s School • St. Bernard’s Road • Gladstone, NJ 07934
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in Brooklyn, N.Y. on January 18. Allesch (18 points/12 rebounds), McBride (seven points/10 rebounds), Rooks (seven rebounds) and Gallic (five points) each contributed to the 50-43 win over Moore Catholic. GSB remained tied for first place in the Delaware Division of the Skyland Conference, after a trouncing of Hillsborough (89-46) on January 20. Kramer filled the stat sheet with 19 points, 10 assists, eight steals and five rebounds. Allesch posted a double-double (13 points/16 rebounds), and McBride (20 points/nine rebounds), Rooks (nine points/seven rebounds), Emma Dean ’17 (eight points), Gallic (eight points) and Howard (eight points) also shined. The girls clinched their seventh victory (62-42) in eight games on January 22 against North Hunterdon. Kramer led the way with a game-high 19 points, McBride scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Allesch, Gallic and Rooks combined for 18 points and 26 rebounds. Fencing Meet the Knights: Varsity- Devon Kaiser ’15, Stefan Lambert ’15, Kenneth “Casey” Meyer ’15, Zeel Patel ’15, Samuel Solondz ’15, Colette Bilynsky ’16, Emma Corbett ’16, Jada Davis ’16, Samantha DeRing ’16, Luke Fischer ’16, Katherine Huang ’16, Jacqueline Luberto ’16, Ross Pollack ’16, Zoe Quan-Shau ’16, Alexandra “Allie” Udoff ’16, Samuel Zimmer ’16, Mycroft Zimmerman ’16, Landon Braemer ’17, Cindy He ’17, Mary Frances Howard ’17, Ruben Kivits ’17, Nichole Morley ’17, Justine Murray ’17, Patrick Reilly ’17, Luke Solondz ’17, Lachlan Wright ’17, Jessica Abowitz ’18, Danae Aslidis ’18, Nicholas Bhimani ’18, Chadha Harsabreen ’18, Cynthia Hu ’18, Jack Riccardo ’18, Andrew Silverschotz ’18 Devon Kaiser ’15 (3-0), Emma Corbett ’16 (3-0) and Jacqueline Luberto ’16 (1-2) combined to lead the girls’ sabre squad to a resounding 7-2 victory at North Hunterdon on December 19. Nichole Morley ’17 and Jada Davis ’16 scored points at epee, and Colette Bilynsky ’16 added one point at foil, as the girls lost the meet 17-10 overall. Epeeists Luke Fischer ’16 (3-0) and Lachlan Wright ’17 (2-1) led the boys’ squad to a 5-4 victory. In addition, brothers Samuel ’15 and Luke ’17 Solondz combined for three points at boys’ sabre, and Samuel Zimmer ’16 scored at foil against the Lions. 9.
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Morley (2-1), Davis (2-1) and Jessica Abowitz ’18 (1-2) led the girls’ epee squad to a 5-4 victory over Hunterdon Central on December 22. Bilynsky went 3-0 at foil, while Corbett and Luberto earned a 2-1 victory at sabre. Despite another point from Samantha DeRing ’16 at foil, the girls fell just short, 14-13, in the meet. Landon Braemer ’17 paced the boys’ effort with a 3-0 sweep at sabre. Fischer and Wright also went 2-1 at epee, and Kenneth “Casey” Meyer ’15 (sabre) and Zimmer (foil) each earned points, in the 18-9 loss to the Red Devils. On January 6, Fischer went 2-1 at epee and Zimmer did the same at foil to lead the boys against Watchung Hills. S. Solondz and Braemer also added sabre points, while Ross Pollack ’16 scored at foil. From the girls’ sabre squad, Kaiser, Corbett and Zeel Patel ’15 each earned points, as did Davis and DeRing at epee and foil. S. Solondz went 2-1 at sabre, and Fischer 2-1 at epee at West Windsor-Plainsboro North on January 15. Wright (epee), Zimmer (foil) and Braemer (sabre) also scored for the boys. Corbett (two points), Kaiser, Luberto and Patel each earned critical points to take the girls to a 5-4 victory at sabre. DeRing and Alexandra “Allie” Udoff ’16 scored at foil, and Davis added an epee point.
VARSITY FENCING Alexandra “Allie” Udoff ’16.
Even with two victories apiece from S. Solondz (sabre), Pollack (foil) and Fischer (epee), the boys fell 18-9 to Bernards on January 22. L. Solondz and Braemer each captured sabre wins, as did Stefan Lambert ’15 at foil. Corbett went 2-1 at girls’ sabre in the dual meet loss (20-7) to Bernards. Kaiser also scored a sabre point, while Davis, Abowitz and Morley earned points at epee.
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Ross ’16, Nathaniel Bess ’17, Nathan Crystal ’17, Devin Hohman ’17, Lake Jacobson ’17, Isaac Ling ’17, Jennifer Lowe ’17, Christian St. Germaine ’17, Jacob Udoff ’17, Graham Valentine ’17, Grayson Valentine ’17, Bobby D’Angelo ’18, Tyler Schrecengost ’18, Ryan Turse ’18 Gill’s varsity ice hockey team fell 6-4 to High Point Regional on December 12, despite two goals from Ryan Turse ’18 and one apiece by Devin Hohman ’17 and Christian St. Germaine ’17. Turse also had two goals and one assist to lead the team to a 4-1 win over Morris Hills at Mennen Arena on December 15. Nathan Crystal ’17 and Tyler Schrecengost ’18 each added goals as well, while Nathaniel Bess ’17, Hohman and Jennifer Lowe ’17 chipped in with assists. Goaltender Gunnar Valentine ’15 made 21 saves for the Knights. The team rallied from a 3-0 third period deficit, as Hohman (one assist), Schrecengost and Turse (one assist) combined for three goals in the last six minutes VARSITY ICE HOCKEY of regulation, to earn a Ryan Turse ’18. 3-3 tie against Newton on December 20. Lake Jacobson ’17 and Jennifer Lowe ’17 also added assists, and Valentine made 42 saves in the cage. After sustaining back-to-back losses to division leading Jefferson on December 22 and High Point Regional on January 5, the Knights rebounded with a 2-1 victory over Morris Hills on January 8. Goalie Valentine eclipsed the 1,000-career save mark, posting 18 saves in the victory at Mennen Arena. Meanwhile, Hohman led the way with two goals on offense and Turse chipped in with an assist. The boys fell 10-2 to Mount Olive on January 19, despite one goal apiece from Hohman and Schrecengost, and an assist by Turse. Indoor Track & Field
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Bittman ’17, Will Dadouris ’17, Stephen Hassett ’17, Amechi Nwandu ’17, Mathieu Petit ’17, Erica Phiansunthon ’17, Olivia Wilson ’17, Ken Zhang ’17, Jackson Ensley ’18, Nicole Johnson ’18 Gill’s varsity indoor track and field team opened the 201415 season at the Spiked Shoe Invitational in New York City on December 22. Patrik Andersen ’15 paced the boys’ squad with a fourth place medal in the 800m (2:01). Armani Comick ’15 likewise medaled for fourth in the girls’ triple jump event (34’5”). While competing for the girls at the sub-varsity level, Sahara Ensley ’16 placed third in the novice 1600m (5:43) and Nicole Johnson ’18 rounded-out the scoring with seventh in the freshman 800-meter run (2:44). On December 29, GSB headed to Lehigh University for the Somerset County Indoor Track and Field Championships. Andersen captured the 800m gold (2:00), followed by Jacob Kruger ’15 in 12th, to help the boys to seventh place overall. Mathieu Petit ’17 (9th) and Michael Iannaconi ’16 (15th) also ran well in the boys’ 1600m, while Michael Tafaro ’15 (13th) and Gregory Niccolai ’16 (17th) shined in the shot put. Comick led the girls to a ninth place team finish after taking sixth in the high jump and seventh in the shot put. Both Ensley (1600m) and Ludi Zhu ’16 (55m) also placed seventh. GSB posted fine performances in the novice competition as well. While William Metzler ’16 (4th/shot put), Amechi Nwandu ’17 (5th/200m), Jackson Ensley ’18 (13th/800m) and Will Dadouris ’17 (15th/shot put) represented the boys’ squad, Johnson and Lillie Wilson ’16 took first and third in the 800m, and Erica Phiansunthon ’17 placed seventh in the shot put for the girls. Three proved a significant number for Gill at the East Stroudsburg Invitational on January 9, where Zhu earned a bronze medal both in VARSITY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD the long jump (16’2”) Amechi Nwandu ’17. and 55-meter dash (7.6 seconds). Meanwhile, Comick (girls’ triple jump/32’4”), Andersen (boys’ 1600m/4:33) and the girls’ 4x400 relay squad of Ensley, Wilson, Johnson and Samantha Bittman ’17 (4:45) finished third in their respective events. Gill St. Bernard’s School • St. Bernard’s Road • Gladstone, NJ 07934
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GSB had a fantastic showing at the NJSIAA Non-Public B Relays in Toms River, N.J., on January 18. Andersen, Nwandu, Iannaconi and Petit paced the boys’ team with a second place finish (11:28) in the distance medley relay and third (3:55) in the 4x400, while the shot put relay duo of Tafaro and Niccolai medaled in fourth (70’0”). The girls’ distance medley relay squad of Wilson, Zhu, Johnson and Ensley placed second overall (14:00), followed by the girls’ shot put relay squad of Comick and Phiansunthon, who threw a combined distance of 53’8” for third. Swimming Meet the Knights: Varsity- Nita Diverio ’15, Joseph “Julien” Esposito ’15, Jenna Steele ’15, Sophie Connell ’16, Benjamin Hiramoto ’16, Elisabeth Middleton ’16, Jennifer Montejo ’16, Carter Silvey ’16, Michael Urowsky ’16, Carolyn Brand ’17, Gabrielle Breuer ’17, Leo He ’17, Emily Supron ’17, Alan Chen ’18, Giselle Garcia ’18, Sabrina Sukhin ’18 The GSB swimming program split a tri-meet in its season opener on December 8, defeating Glen Ridge yet falling to Newark Academy. Joseph “Julien” Esposito ’15 paced the boys’ effort with victories in the 200y (1:52) and 500y (5:02) freestyles. Meanwhile, Jennifer Montejo ’16 led the girls with first in the 200y individual medley (2:30). GSB’s relay teams also demonstrated impressive performances throughout the meet. Carolyn Brand ’17, Gabrielle Breuer ’17, Nita Diverio ’15, Giselle Garcia ’18, Benjamin Hiramoto ’16, Elisabeth Middleton ’16, Carter Silvey ’16, Jenna Steele ’15, Sabrina Sukhin ’18, Emily Supron ’17 and Michael Urowsky ’16 teamed with Esposito and Montejo in the 200y and 400y freestyle relays, as well as in the 200y medley relay, and shined in several individual events. Esposito won both the 200y freestyle event (1:51) and the 500y freestyle (4:57) in a dual meet with Golda Och Academy at Raritan Valley Community College on December 18. Silvey swam well in the 100y and 200y freestyles, while Garcia, Leo He ’17 and Hiramoto competed in the boys’ 50y freestyle. Middleton and Diverio excelled in the 100y breaststroke, and Brand did the same in the 100y backstroke. Breuer, Sophie Connell ’16, Supron and Urowsky led their teammates to strong performances in relay events as well.
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Esposito’s sweep of the 200y (1:55) and 500y (5:18) freestyles continued during a dual meet at Phillipsburg on January 9. On January 17, several GSB swimmers posted personal best times at the Skyland Conference Championships. Esposito led the boys’ effort with a third place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:55) and fourth in the 200y freestyle (1:47). Urowsky swam his bestever time in the 50y freestyle and Silvey did the same in the 100y VARSITY SWIMMING freestyle, taking Nita Diverio ’15. first place in his heat. For the girls, Breuer took first in her 100y backstroke heat, besting her previous time by over seven seconds. Supron, Connell and Steele all notched career best efforts in the 50y freestyle, and Diverio and Middleton placed second in their respective 100-yard breaststroke heats. Sukhin finished runner-up in her 100y freestyle heat as well, while the foursome of Brand, Breuer, Supron and Middleton shined in the 400y freestyle relay. The swim team defeated Jonathan Dayton 78-72 at the Warren Developmental Center on January 22. Esposito won the 200-yard freestyle, competing alongside Silvey and Brand. Esposito also placed first in the 100y breaststroke, followed closely by Middleton and Diverio. Montejo conquered the 100y butterfly, while Hiramoto, Urowsky, Supron, Alan Chen ’18 and Steele performed well in the 50y freestyle. Both Breuer and Garcia shined in the 100y backstroke, while Sukhin and He competed in the 200y freestyle relay.
January-February 2015
Dates to Remember Friday, February 13 Faculty Professional Development* No Classes Monday, February 16 Presidents’ Day* School Closed Tuesday, February 17 Fifth Grade Curriculum Coffee Tuesday, February 24 Winter Speaker Series: Dr. Leonard Sax Wednesday, February 25 Tenth Grade PLAN Testing Piano/Guitar Recital Sunday, March 1 Hi-Hills Day Camp Open House Thursday, March 5 – Sunday, March 8 Upper School Musical “Once Upon a Mattress” (Tickets on sale now at seatyourself.biz/gsbschool) Tuesday, March 10 Parents’ Association Coffee Chat Admission Lower School Tour Tell a friend Wednesday, March 11 Winter Speaker Series: Maggie DiPasquale Monday, March 16 – Friday, March 27 Spring Break No Classes * TBD as Snow Make-Up Day To view more school events, or for information on the above, please see GSB’s online calendar.
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