Organic Roots - Winter 2018/19

Winter 2018–2019

A PUBLICATION OF NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOL AND CAMP TREETOPS

REFLECTING ON HOCK’S AS HEAD OF SCHOOL AND CAMP

ANNUAL REPORT 2017–2018

EDITOR Emilie Allen

LAYOUT & DESIGN Kelly Hofschneider

MASTHEAD Gail Brill Designs

COVER Aaron Hobson

CONTRIBUTORS Emilie Allen, Christie Borden, John Culpepper, Karen Culpepper, Matt Donahue, Jodi Domenico, Emily Eisman, Joshua Faller, David Hochschartner, Naomi Peduzzi, Angela Price, Pamela Rosenthal, Fritz Sabbow, Frances Starn, Barkley Stuart

PHOTOGRAPHERS Emilie Allen, Nancie Battaglia, John Eldridge, Benjamin Fanjoy, Noah Harlan, Aaron Hobson, Griffin Kelly/Lake Placid News, Lisa Miller-Samber

ILLUSTRATIONS Gavriela Mallory

EDITING Lisa Bramen Niki Kourofsky

PRINTING Print Management Pittsburgh, PA

contact: eallen@ncstreetops.org www.northcountryschool.org www.camptreetops.org www.roundlakecampus.org

Moose sculpture by NCS teacher Larry Robjent

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FEATURES

LEADING THOUGHTS 3 5

From David Hochschartner Executive Director

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From Karen Culpepper Camp Treetops Director

Me: Reflecting on Hock’s 20 Years as Head of School and Camp Angela Price

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2018 Groundbreaking Teaching and Learning Kitchen

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Gone South to the North Country Joshua Faller, Farm Manager

24 Friends’ Weekend 2018 29 In Memoriam/News and

10 Our Forest Garden Frances Starn CTT staff 12–present

12 Executive Director Search Update 13 New Faculty and Staff 14 Trustee Transitions 15 Celebrating John and Libby Doan Naomi Peduzzi NCS 12, CTT 06–11, staff 14, 18

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By David Hochschartner Executive Director WHILE YOU ARE IN THE THICK OF THE ACTION, as I will be for another six months, it is hard to summarize an experience that has occupied two-thirds of your adult life. It is easy to tick off milestones: March 1982— interview; September 1984—married Selden on the Lake Hill; June 1987—Jon born when we lived in Woods House; October 1999—Lucy’s second birthday in the back of Glass House; and August 2018—my last Friends’ Weekend as the Executive Director.

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But these highlights do not really speak to the essence of the experience. At a big-picture level that experience was about being a transitional figure. The torch passed to me was to keep the values and mission of the institution alive in a changing world—but with little or no guidance from our founders. Yes, I corresponded a bit with Leo, I once met Helen, and I knew Harry and Betty.

I also strived to be a dedicated student of the written legacy our founders left behind. But my understanding of the core principles and institutional ethos was mostly mediated by key figures who had “learned at the feet of the masters”: Susie and Bill Localio, Roger Loud, Jean and Jerry Marchildon, Don Rand, Dick Wilde, Colin Tait,

Tsu Hansen, Tom Clark, and Bonnie and John Morgan. I hope it can be said that I was a good steward of those guiding principles. As all institutions find out, when the founding generation fades from view, the job of stewardship becomes ever more important—and harder. Soon it will be incumbent upon all of us, from the Board, to the search committee, to graduates and parents of graduates, right down to this summer’s counselors, to help my successor keep the flame alive in our core values and mission. Thankfully, I believe our recently completed strategic and marketing plans will help immeasurably in this effort.

At ground level, my 35-plus-year connection with North Country School and Treetops can be summed up in three dimensions: personal, professional, and relational.

Most of our family stories and memories are connected to this place: It seems like just yesterday I was borrowing a pair of shoes from a student to wear to our wedding on the Lake Hill. Selden found the land for our retirement farm down the road while exploring during afternoons off from out-time. We recall decades of Thanksgiving celebrations in the packed dining room, Christmases with Charlie Brown trees cut and hauled from the woods with our house students, five-year-old Jon searching for buried treasure on Trouble, and Lucy at four cuddling lambs in the barn. Both children made lanyards for their jackknives and hiked their first mountains at Treetops.

This was also a place of personal growth for me.

Like so many campers and students, this was where I was constantly asked to just dive in. Like many of our young charges, I first sampled kale, rutabagas, and carob brownies right here. Likewise, it was just three weeks into my first school term when Roger turned to me and asked, “Hey, bub, how is your knowledge of chicken anatomy? Because you’re running the eviscerating table at chicken harvest.” At the barn, Bonnie amazed a little student by pointing to this young teacher and saying, “Tania, teach Hock how to hoof-pick a horse.” Our institution has always expected adults, as well as children, to try things outside their comfort zone.

Professionally, it was here that I spread my wings.

It was a gift to be a young teacher where you were trusted, encouraged to share your passions, and surrounded by so many talented and very different models of exemplary teaching, both inside the classroom and out. Leading an Idiot Trip with Jim Pugh in the Santanoni Range, listening to Susie Localio tell Bongo stories, sugaring with John Morgan, or watching Don Rand’s self-composed musicals, brilliantly customized for each year’s cast of students—how could you not

grow as a teacher? On top of all that, it was a place that looked kindly on the desire for professional development. NCT encouraged me, as it has half a dozen others from School and Camp, to head to the prestigious Klingenstein Center at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College for a master’s degree. I know of no similarsized camp or school that has such a record.

Finally, this is a place where deep and lasting relationships are formed. At Friends’ Weekend I am always flabbergasted by how many people come back for their 25th, or 50th, or even 70th reunion. This is not so unusual at a university, but remarkable at a summer camp and a middle school. Why does this happen? I believe it is because it is understood here that all good teaching (whether the subject is sailing or algebra) is built on trust

PROFESSIONALLY, IT WAS HERE THAT I SPREAD MY WINGS. IT WAS A GIFT TO BE A YOUNG TEACHER WHERE YOU WERE TRUSTED, ENCOURAGED TO SHARE YOUR PASSIONS, AND SURROUNDED BY SO MANY TALENTED AND VERY DIFFERENT MODELS OF EXEMPLARY TEACHING, BOTH INSIDE THE CLASSROOM AND OUT.

and authentic connection between adults and children.

As I travel around the country and globe, this is the one constant I hear from all School and Camp alumni. The quality of the relationships is our real secret sauce. It is my hope that this rich tradition of connectedness among our alumni will only continue to grow as the years progress. In the meantime, please do return to campus often, knowing that you are equally welcome at the Hochschartner/ West family home.

I have lots to do in the next six months; however, please know that Camp and School have given me and my family more than we ever dreamed. We are glad to say we will be just down the road.

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SOWING THE SEEDS OF COMMUNITY

By Karen Culpepper

AT SUMMER’S END, SENIOR CAMPERS gathered by dusk around a campfire on the banks of Round Lake. Seven weeks had swiftly come and gone. For some children, this time together signified the end of their days as Treetops campers. The air was tinged with mixed emotions as counselors passed a “sharing stick” around the circle. Children who felt moved to speak were encouraged to. By firelight, sitting quietly together, campers expressed how much a Treetops summer meant to them. Each child’s words were unique, and yet, a common theme emerged. Camp Treetops, the children explained, was a place where they simply felt accepted, where they could be their truest selves, explore their identities, and find belonging. As campers give voice to similar emotions year after year at summer’s end, a certain truth is revealed about the values woven into every Treetops day.

At Camp, a sense of community suffuses all we do. The gift of a Treetops summer is time, and indeed, with time, campers and counselors have the opportunity to sow the seeds of community. Racing barefoot down the lake hill, singing ”Adirondack Blue“ together at council, making a giant leap over Balanced Rocks—these moments of shared experience carry a deeper meaning. Over seven weeks, children become at home, with themselves and each other, in the Treetops community.

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Like the expanding rings of a tree, campers learn how a community can be strengthened over time and how this strength can lend support not only to the integrity of a single group, but to an entire ecosystem. Children discover that they are bigger than themselves, and they learn how different levels of community can be built by working together. For example, veteran counselor Jeff Sutton spearheaded this summer’s community project. Campers and counselors worked together to build a “forest phone,” a giant wooden megaphone that sits in the forest garden.

Inside the structure, sounds of nature are amplified; birdsong, crickets, the wind whispering through the leaves are enhanced in the listener’s ear.

Projects like the forest phone give children a sense of pride in working together to give back to our own community, as well as to our alumni and generations of new campers and students to come.

At the same time, campers have discovered the power and impact that this community can have on the broader world. Once a week throughout the summer, everyone shares a simple meal of bread and soup made of kitchen leftovers and fresh garden vegetables. The money saved during Fund Lunches is given to a nonprofit organization researched and chosen by campers. This year, campers donated these funds to Heifer International, Treetops scholarships, and the Sole Providers Project, a nonprofit run by counselor Jennifer Crisp, which raises money to help provide school children in the remote village of Mityana, Uganda, in Africa with the basic necessities to learn. The cumulative effect of this small

weekly act of generosity impresses upon the community just how much change we can make when we work together.

The Oxfam Hunger Banquet is another Treetops tradition that shows children not only the gross disparity of resources in our world, but also the strength and resilience of the people who struggle as a result of that disparity. At the Banquet, campers draw tickets at random, assigning them to a high-, middle-, or lowincome tier—based on the latest statistic about the number of people living in poverty. Each level receives a corresponding meal, from an elaborate feast prepared for the lucky few to small portions of rice and water for the lowest-income participants. This disparity between meals helps children grasp the impact poverty has on an individual and family level. It opens campers’ minds to the tremendous resilience required of people across the world who are struggling for fair access to food and other resources.

This summer, after the Hunger Banquet, one camper was so moved by the experience that she wrote a powerful letter home to her mother. She had never fully realized just how many people in the world had to wonder where their next meal was going to come from, and she wanted to know how, as a family, they could make a difference.

Community is at the very heart of Camp Treetops.

For nearly a century, we have flourished because of the values that we impart to our campers year after year.

With the Treetops Centennial just around the bend, there has never been a better time to celebrate our community’s lasting impact on the lives of children.

Projects like the forest phone give children a sense of pride in working together to give back to our own community, as well as to our alumni and generations of new campers and students to come .

The Treetops Centennial Committee requests your memorabilia from your days at Camp for Centennial promotions and publications in the run-up to summer 2020. Please send high-resolution digital copies of the following (or originals—with the understanding that we cannot return them): old photos, letters home, great anecdotes or memories, or even your college essays about Treetops. Calls for more specific items will come via social media. You can send items digitally to jdomenico@ncstreetops.org—or by post to the attention of: Treetops Centennial Committee, Camp Treetops, 4382 Cascade Road, Lake Placid, NY 12946.

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2018 GROUNDBREAKING

Teaching and Learning Kitchen CAMP AND SCHOOL CELEBRATED the new Teaching and Learning Kitchen building on separate groundbreaking gatherings at Camp’s Farm Fest on August 16 and School’s Harvest Festival on September 18. Both festivities featured farm produce and foodstuffs that children made themselves.

Located next to the Children’s Garden across from Glass House, the Teaching and Learning Kitchen is one of the only buildings of its kind in the country. Campers and Students will be able to gather food from our farm and gardens and prepare it in this facility, learning at the same time about our food stream, sustainability, earth science, botany, and much more. We hope this building will be a presentation space for farmers, chefs, and locavores in our community, as well.

We are grateful for the community support and leadership gifts that made this new facility possible. Pivotal to this project was the generosity of The Feather Foundation, at the request of Edie and Jim Garrett (NCS faculty 70–74), Elizabeth (Lisette) Prince (NCS 60, trustee 84–97), Meimei Ma (NCS 70) and Jim Chao, and Jamie Chao (NCS 16). Construction will be completed in February 2019.

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Gone South to the North Country Joshua Faller Farm Manager

I ARRIVED ON CAMPUS ON the first day of 2018 to whipping winds, shaggy, Paleolithic horses, and temperatures dipping past 30-below. Though the cold was biting, it was outshined by the pristine beauty of the peaks beneath a thick blanket of unbroken snow. I had travelled 3,000 miles south to farm the land of North Country School and Camp Treetops and to return to my roots in upstate New York. I was leaving a historic farmstead in the Matanuska Valley, where we tilled the land between two glaciers, and where my neighboring farmers raised reindeer and musk ox for meat and fiber.

Alaskans are, in broad strokes, a population that prides itself on self-reliance. Many live off the land,

hunting, fishing, trapping, and stoking wood-fired stoves in cabins throughout the long winters. It is dissonant, therefore, that it is also a place that is almost totally dependent on imported food and goods. It is not uncommon for an increasingly frequent violent weather event to disrupt trade along the western coasts and icy roads, emptying shelves in grocery stores. Rapid change in the climate has also affected salmon runs and changed the migration patterns of game animals that many Alaskans rely on. Although increasing temperatures have demonstrated short-term gains in yields, they have also caused hitherto unknown pests and pathogens to creep northward. In a sense, the circumpolar North is the canary in the coal mine of climate transition, and regardless of political stripe, people there are sitting down to have earnest conversations about the future of their food system.

But what does that have to do with our Alpine cloister, you may ask. The Arctic and the Alpine share many conditions and challenges to developing

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The farm may produce eggs, tomatoes, sausage, and maple syrup, but most important of all is the cultivation of the whole child. food-system resilience. While both can often rely on rich glacial silt, they also need to contend with short seasons, cold soil temperatures, and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Likewise, as a remote community, settlements in the Adirondack Park are also dependent on importation and can incur increased petroleum costs on goods, further contributing to the degradation of the natural environment. Moreover, both regions are ideal classrooms in which to kick off the training wheels and discuss the stakes of environmental stewardship.

Our children, and their own children, will be faced with our legacy of climate disruption. It is crucial that they develop the toolbox to address the issues they will face in their time. I believe that sustain-

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ability is a pedagogical pillar and that the Adirondack Park and the farm are ideal classrooms to nurture a reverence for the natural world, develop self-confidence and emotional resilience, and learn to take care of others in need. Environmental reverence and sustainability are core competencies that we work to cultivate in every child. We work to meet students and campers where they are, and the farm can provide measures for success for diligent children who may be struggling academically. The farm may produce eggs, tomatoes, sausage, and maple syrup, but most important of all is the cultivation of the whole child.

Since my arrival on campus, I have been joined by my wife and attended the birth of my firstborn, Jasper. He was named after my wife’s great-greatgrandfather who crossed the Great Plains in a covered wagon to farm the land. He is my stake in this; we each have our own. Our world will be in their hands soon, and for my part, I commit to doing all I can to help them care for it.

Our Forest Garden

By Frances Starn CTT staff 12–present ON A SUNNY MORNING, CHILDREN SPILLED across a network of paths, past dense plots brimming with rhubarb, seaberry bushes, strawberries, and apple trees. As part of weekly Community Morning, one group mulched paths. Another weeded around the swales that catch and spread runoff. Another used wood chipped from the surrounding forest and horse manure gathered from the horseback-riding rings to amend the hügelkultur, a raised bed of gradually decaying organic material that holds moisture and builds soil fertility. The hügelkultur is sprouting with potatoes and sunchokes. It has created a new underground habitat of tunnels that teems with animals; children boast of the garter snakes and ermines they now spot sneaking through the undergrowth.

In the Forest Garden at Camp Treetops, everything that children touch and reach for is edible.

Forest gardening is a low-maintenance agroforestry technique that mimics a woodland ecosystem. Through a curated polyculture of ground cover, rooting vegetables, herbs, vines, shrubs, and fruit trees, a food forest creates a symbiotic relationship of productive plants that does not need human intervention to thrive. It is an ancient agriculture technique that was used widely by native people in Africa, Asia, and the Americas before it was destroyed by colonizers who did not recognize the intentionality behind the managed forest. Forest gardening is the antithesis to the uniform rows of a single crop that dominate the modern American agricultural model.

Planning for the Forest Garden began in the winter of 2015. Once a location was chosen, a south-facing slope in the Pine Forest that borders the Upper Field, preparation of the land began. A team felled trees over an acre, leaving a single red pine, planted by students in 1940, as a memorial to their hard work. Next, animals were brought through to help clear, till, and fertilize the area. Pigs are natural foragers, mixing minerals from different layers of the soil as they dig, in addition to creating rich compost with their manure. The pigs ate food scraps from the Dining Halls just steps away, and howls of “Feed the pigs!” could be heard from children during mealtimes as leftovers were cleared off the table. After the pigs were harvested, a brood of chickens spread and added to the fertile pig

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When children interact with the Forest Garden, the intentions behind it are not explicitly explained. Instead, they are woven into everyday life. manure. By the end of 2016, the Forest Garden was ready for planting. Â The largest plants, tall fruit trees like apricots, apples, and plums, sit at the highest point in the amphitheater shape of the Forest Garden. Beds are dispersed throughout the garden, each with layers of ground cover, herbs, shrubs, and trees that imitate a woodland ecological community. Plants were selected for their ability to survive the winters and what benefits they would provide not only to people, but also to other plants. For example, chives attract pollinators, suppress weeds, and accumulate potassium and calcium. When chopped and spread, the chives provide a nutrient-rich green mulch for the strawberries that surround them, as well as deter pests from the sweet berries with their strong scent. The majority

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of the plants in the Forest Garden were planted in 2017 and after just one year, the space exploded with abundance and the focus has shifted to making it engaging and accessible.

Paths built by children this summer now link the heart of the Forest Garden to campus and stretch from the central firepit to the rest of the property in every direction. Identification signs on small circles of birch heartwood name the different perennial species. A giant megaphone made from local wood, the Forest Phone, found a home in the garden this year. The nonagonal structure sits at the top of Forest Garden and amplifies the sounds of the forest, the music, and the laughter that make a constant hum across the property.

When children interact with the Forest Garden, the intentions behind it are not explicitly explained.

Instead, they are woven into everyday life. It is a place to watercolor, to forage for blueberries on the way to the lake, to do the work of planting, mulching, or weeding, to gather around the fire with friends. It is a central and constant invitation to connect to nature and food.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH UPDATE “Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” —Dalai Lama IT IS AN EXCITING MOMENT in the history of Camp Treetops and North Country School. As we write this note, the search process for the next Executive Director of North Country School, Camp Treetops, and Round Lake Campus progresses at full steam. Please check our website for the most up-to-date information about the search. Below is an overview as of fall 2018.

Over the past six months, the committee and our consultants have screened more than 50 candidates who expressed interest in leading the three programs into their next century. The qualifications, experience, intellect, and charisma of these candidates is impressive. By late September the committee had met with over 16 candidates, each of whom had extensive leadership accomplishments in education and camping. All of the candidates were committed to making the world a better place through the nurturing of children and building of community. While the search committee had initially hoped to make a recommendation by October, we have also been methodical and inclusive; this is just too important to rush!

Each candidate has brought their own distinctive qualifications and interests. Some candidates have had a personal experience with Camp or School, some have admired us from afar for many years, and still others are just learning about us for the first time.

All considered this a compelling and unique opportunity—one they would feel fortunate to be a part of.

In collaboration with the broader community, we have developed a description of this still-new position, available on our websites (https://www. northcountryschool.org/about-us/exec-directorsearch). With the acquisition of Round Lake Campus,

our community has grown and continues to evolve.

Our next leader will have the opportunity to extend our programming and impact. Our roots are strong, anchored in our cherished traditions and values.

We are committed to finding a leader who will build upon the core tenets of Camp and School’s service to children: honoring the joy and wonder of childhood and fostering exploration and accomplishment on our campus. We are looking for a very special person indeed—one capable of understanding and embracing the tradition and spirit of North Country/Treetops, while also outlining a bold and forward-looking future for this enduring and beloved institution.

As of this writing, we are working towards the final selection steps. Finalist candidates are being invited back for more extensive interviews and interaction with our faculty and staff, from all our programs, as well as an opportunity to meet with trustees and alumni. Before those visits take place, the due diligence process will include all relevant background checks, conversations with references, screenings of social media presence, and input from other sources able to speak to the candidates’ character and qualifications. We welcome input from all members of our community.

Your search committee is honored to serve the community in this important way. We look forward to introducing our next Executive Director to you all in the near future.

Please share any questions, concerns or the names of potential candidates at search@ncstreetops.org.

Respectfully, Peter Curran, Guillaume de Ramel, Pat Kramon Pincus, Pamela Rosenthal, Matt Salinger, Barkley Stuart, and Mara Wallace

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1. Jodi Domenico Events and Alumni Relations Manager 2. Max Goldberg Math and Science Teacher 3. Kristy Holzer Housekeeping

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4. Joey Izzo Music Teacher

8. Madeline Short Farm Intern

5. Kathi Lally Learning Skills Teacher

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6. Kayla Lodico Math Teacher 7. Mallory Schmackpfeffer Farm Intern

TRUSTEE TRANSITIONS

A Fond Farewell…

WITH ENORMOUS GRATITUDE for their years of service, the Camp and School community bid a fond farewell to departing trustees Jenny Ewing Allen (NCS 84, parent 14–16, CTT parent 10–15) and Hume Steyer (CTT 63–67, parent 02–09).

Jenny joined the board in 2006 and served on several committees with distinction. A strategic thinker, she has been a thoughtful contributor to Board discussions of mission and ethos. Consequently, she stepped into the role of Vice President a few years ago. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer for SkyTruth, an environmental nonprofit based in her hometown of Shephardstown, West Virginia.

Hume has served as a trustee for nearly two decades, joining the board in 1999. Through that time, he lent his considerable wisdom, humor, and skill to valuable committee work, most recently serving as chair of the Finance Committee. Hume is a partner at Seward & Kissel, LLP, in New York, and also serves on the boards of the Open Space Institute, and Storm King Art Center.

We are deeply grateful for Hume and Jenny’s generosity, insight, and tireless work to help ensure a bright future for the students and campers of NCS and Treetops. On behalf of our entire community, we extend our appreciation.

Welcome…

WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME Stefan Nowicki (CTT 87–91, 93, staff 97–03, 06, 11) to the Board of Trustees.

Stefan is a founding partner of Sundial Pictures and recently produced Youth in Oregon (Arc Ent.). He also executive-produced Welcome to Leith (Sundance 2015) and Jiro Dreams of Sushi. He is a founding board member of the International Theatre and Literacy Project (ITLP) and has served on that board since 2005.

ITLP is a nonprofit organization that brings theater artists from the U.S. to developing countries to conduct community-based playwriting and theater workshops for secondary-school students and teachers. He has been a chairman of The Young New Yorkers of the Philharmonic since 2012.

Stefan holds a B.A. from Middlebury College and a master‘s in English education from NYU. He splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.

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A Celebration of John and Libby Doan

By Naomi Peduzzi NCS 12, CTT 06–11, staff 14, 18 THROUGH ALMOST 20 YEARS at North Country School, John and Libby Doan have been forces for positive change, shaping our community and the lives of countless individuals in profound ways. They are now moving on to new things, but their impact will be felt for decades.

Since John and Libby arrived at North Country School in September 1999, they have worn many hats, moving through each role with their characteristic patience and empathy.

Libby first arrived at NCS as a Level II teacher. She then worked as associate director of admissions, and most recently, as the director of the Learning Skills program. Understanding that everyone learns in different ways, Libby worked to make education accessible and exciting for everyone.

A natural nurturer, John started as head of the garden and, since no one was teaching music at the time, he also gave music lessons. As the community grew, he left the farm to build and grow the music department. In winter, John directed the weekly Tuesday afternoon trips to Whiteface Mountain and

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brought kids out to the Ski Hill. John helped students find their passions, providing gentle encouragement along the way.

John and Libby sat down with me a week before they left to talk about their time here.

Naomi: Over your years at NCS, what’s the biggest change you’ve seen?

Libby: I feel like the use of technology is the biggest change.

John: When we first started, there was kind of a computer lab, but nobody really knew what to do with it, and you couldn’t do much because it was so slow. Now that’s one of the biggest challenges, balancing digital access between practical use for academics and personal use for entertainment.

Libby: It’s been really great how the faculty have worked together to figure out how to keep the kids off screens for entertainment and not let it consume all their free time, but at the same time, work to include technology in the education of the kids.

We’re not Luddites—we do a lot of great stuff with technology and we’re open to new ideas about it when it comes to education, but we’re still not going to let it in the houses. We still don’t want the kids to have their own devices and to be on screens all the time. We still limit how many times they can go to the media center for free time on the computer in the afternoons. But they each have their own Chrome-

To put an impact level on the Doans is impossible. John and Libby were my rocks during my time at North Country School. From John putting the banjo in my young hands to the hug from Libby when I needed it most, it’s nearly impossible to fully verbalize what they have given to the program and the students of North Country.

—Joey Schultz (NCS 04) Libby was a great partner in admissions. She could read a kid’s learning style on first meeting. She’d say, “Oh, I get it–this is how you think,” and the kid would brighten up, forget the intimidating interview, and relax and chat. Then she helped the faculty understand how these students learned, enabling teachers to deliver the magic of NCS to a wide variety of learners.

—Chris LeFevre (NCS parent 84, staff 84–13, CTT parent 86) It is because of John Doan that I have been playing guitar for 17 years. I remember one of my lessons with John. We were sitting in the classroom right next to the admissions office. I remember trying and trying to get sound out of the guitar. I was hyperfocused on it. I wasn’t going to budge until I got it. John didn’t try to push or prod or demonstrate; he was simply present. A reassuring presence. He taught me that it is OK to figure things out in my own time and in my own way.

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books for schoolwork. It’s a really masterful balance that we have.

Naomi: What are you most proud of?

Libby: I’m most proud of the role that I’ve been able to play in growing the academic part of North Country School. When I first came, I would ask a faculty member, “What do you do?” and they would say, “Well, I’m a houseparent and I take kids on weekend trips,” and teacher would be the last thing they would say. But now, teacher is the first thing they say. All those other things are important, but it was an interesting way that faculty identified their roles, and I would like to think that I helped shift that by elevating dialogue about teaching and education. I’m also really proud of my work in the Learning Skills program.

John: I think for me, it’s just connecting kids with music. I was sort of the bridge to get them started, and then I just watched them go. The beauty of teaching is when you don’t have to teach anymore—when the kids just take off and go. There’s the same thing with skiing. Running the ski program is a lot of work, but the payoff is just seeing how much kids love to go skiing and snowboarding, and that they’re just so fired up about it.

Naomi: What will you take with you as you leave NCS? John: It’s having learned what a powerful community can truly be. I never experienced anything like the community here before we came, and I would like to continue to help create communities that work.

Libby: There’s a mantra that comes up during faculty meetings when making decisions. Someone always remembers to say, “What’s best for the kids?” And that mantra is something I take with me and use. I’ll also take with me an ethic of putting in the extra time that it takes to work with some students. Even when it’s time to go home or you’re really tired, it adds so much value to take those extra moments. It’s a powerful thing.

John: The value of putting in that extra time manifests itself— doubling and tripling the results of the amount of work you put in.

Naomi: What’s it like to leave a place after 19 years?

John: It’s hard. You build up a lot of friends and memories, and these beautiful views are hard to leave, but it’s exciting to move on to new things.

Libby: It’s hard to leave because it’s comfortable, it’s known, and it’s a good match for us philosophically. At the same time, change is good. It’s hard, but it makes organizations really check what’s valuable and what’s needed, and it opens up opportunities for new ideas and different ways of doing things, which can be really healthy for a school. And for me, it’s about an opportunity to take something I can do in one context and do it in a different one. Mastery is when you take something into new locations and new places. You can’t just keep playing the same song and be a master guitar player. So I see it as an opportunity for me to try out mastery. But it’s still hard. There are great people and a great community.

We really, really believe in what North Country School does for kids. We see it all the time.

John and Libby have moved from NCS to be closer to family in upstate New York. Libby is going to the Darrow School to direct their Learning Skills and academic mentorship programs, and John is working with an organic landscaping company in the summer, and as a staff trainer and ski instructor at Chimney Peak in the winter. The North Country School community thanks you, John and Libby, for all you have taught us.

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Here,

Come Try

This With Me

REFLECTING ON HOCK’S 20 YEARS AS HEAD OF SCHOOL AND CAMP

BY ANGELA PRICE

Initial mastery of a valued skill leads to a subsequent willingness to tackle larger challenges. Competence breeds confidence, which in turn leads to resilience, and later in life to success and happiness. And it all begins when an openhearted adult reaches out to an uncertain child and says, “Here, come try this with me”.

—David “Hock” Hochschartner THIS SPRING WILL CONCLUDE Hock’s 20th year serving as Head of School and Camp, and, later, Executive Director. Hock became the institution’s 6th Head in 1999, but it was in the fall of 1982 when Hock, a Union College graduate with a few years of teaching under his belt, came to School to serve as the science department chair at the urging of fellow Berkshire Country Day teacher Susie Localio (CTT 55–58, staff 65–80, 89–94). It would be the next year when Selden West, a Lesley College graduate, would come to Lake Placid to interview for an English teaching position. On that visit, she was impressed by Hock when she observed his class and found the campus to be breathtaking. She recalls gazing out across the campus vista and wondering aloud to Tsu Hansen (NCS staff 78–04), who would become their close colleague and dear friend, if she’d ever have to leave.

It turned out that Selden and Hock never really left, except for the few years when Hock worked as an administrator at Burgundy Farms Country Day School, pursued a master’s from Columbia University, and served as the director of Presidio Hill School, in San Francisco.

Hock and Selden made their closest friends here—forming ties that tugged hard at them. Many guests at their 1984 wedding on the Lake Hill would become lifelong friends: Pat and Roger Loud (CTT 42–48,

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20 YEARS OF CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS Addition of 55 acres Biomass heat plant Clark House construction Climbing crag The Eileen Rockefeller House and Round Lake property acquisition Electric lines, wastewater treatment, water wells Pavilion construction Rotary drum composter Second greenhouse Small-animal barn Teaching and Learning Kitchen Treetops Main House renovation Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center Woods House renovation

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I met Hock a long time ago when we shared responsibilities as teachers at Berkshire Country Day School. But our friendship really solidified at the end of a rope. Rock climbing does that.

You have to trust your belayer— a lot. I was never a very good climber, but I paid attention, and Hock was patient. I mentioned North Country School to Hock, thinking it would be a good fit.

It was. Hock and I remained friends. The trust built at the end of a rope endured. The lessons I learned climbing with Hock still hold. There is something to be said for facing adver-

staff 54–63, 70–73, parent 71–95, NCS staff 70–92, parent 70–96, trustee 94–present), Don Rand (CTT 54–69, NCS 54–17), Bonnie and John Morgan (NCS 60–65, staff 67–06, parent 91–95, CTT staff 74, parent 89–95), Beth Hardie, Wendy Jacob (NCS staff 82–85), Sue Young, Jean and Jerry Marchildon (CTT staff 64–83, parent 74–86, NCS staff 72–89, parent 75–84), and Dr. Herb Bergamini (CTT staff 80–87, NCS staff 82–86), whose wedding gift was one ton of coal for the stove that heated their first home, a rustic cabin, not far from campus. So began their 36-year commitment to each other and to Camp and School.

Over the years, Selden has deftly held many positions as a teacher of English, French, learning skills, riding skills, and U.S. history. She was also a houseparent, director of development, librarian, and barn manager. She juggled these many responsibilities while writing a book, raising their children, and establishing a family farm nearby.

Hock, too, wore many hats in his early years, teaching math, science, and history, and serving as the dean of students, assistant head of school, and trip leader for Treetops. Hock says that his years as a

sity. At times one must simply persist. Patience is important.

Hock has been Head for a long time. He has been able to foster changes without losing sight of the essential spirits of North Country School and Camp Treetops. He has been wise enough to realize that although Treetops inhabits this place only a few months a year, it has its own fiercely held traditions and devoted alumni. He never tried to

HOCK ONCE SAID, ”GIVEN THE VISION OF OUR FOUNDERS, REAFFIRMING THEIR IDEALS MEANS NOT ONLY A FOND LOOKING BACK, BUT ALSO EMBRACING SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS OF OUR TIME.”

make Treetops into something it was not. He now goes on to other adventures. The symbolic torch of what we value in Camp and School will be passed to another with whom I will not have had the friendship forged at the end of a rope. Climb safely, Hock.

—Susie Localio CTT 55–58, staff 65–80, 89–94 I am sure that no one can think of Hock and not think of his ever-present and persistent grin. He has grinned down at me from the top of a heinous climbing crack, beside me on a sweaty trek up a muddy mountain, across the table and through our collection of beer

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teacher and trip leader were “exhilarating.” He found it gratifying to be part of an institution that had such a transformative effect on children.

When Hock was appointed Head of School and Camp in 1999, he and Selden were the proud parents of 12-year-old Jon (CTT 96–00, NCS 02) and 18-month-old Lucy (CTT 06–08, 11–12, staff 15–17, NCS 13), and they made their home in the Back of Glass, or BOG. In the first years of his headship, if Hock was grappling with enrollment challenges and addressing tight budgets, he didn’t let on. His easy-going nature, ability to prioritize and hire well, and reticence to micromanage made running Camp and School look easy. He even began teaching geometry a year or two in, when some advanced math students were in need of the course.

Hock’s passion has always been outdoor pursuits, and one of his many gifts is his ability to ignite that passion in others. As he had done at previous schools, Hock strengthened the outdoor program by expanding rock- and ice-climbing opportunities and increasing ski offerings. He also increased the quality of out-times and trips, and he hired educators committed to sharing their love of the outdoors with students and campers. A great many alumni point to Hock as

mugs, and through the steam of a sauna. Occasionally the grin will break, and he will become serious—I recall a particular moment on Tungurahua—but it doesn’t take long for the smile to return. That grin has lifted so many of us above the hard bits that come with teaching, climbing, and facing challenges. Hock is always ready for another go, never giving up on his friends, his students, the challenges, or the fun of it all.

—Lindsay Putnam NCS 88 Hock has been a teacher, a

the person who awakened their lifelong interest in physical health and fitness and developed their appreciation for the natural world.

Long past his retirement in June, NCS students will participate in the Loppet and the Skimeister and log their hiking miles, hoping to become one of the “dirty dozen” and earn a Mountain Cake.

The strength of NCS and CTT today is a testament to Hock’s focus on the community and its future. Hock once said, “Given the vision of our founders, reaffirming their ideals means not only a fond looking back, but also embracing some of the most exciting and innovative ideas of our time.” Some of those ideas were nurtured by Dr. Michael Thompson, author of books including Raising Cain and Homesick and Happy—and Hock’s section leader when he joined the NAIS Institute for New Heads. He is also indebted to Pearl Kane, professor for the Advancement of Independent School Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, whose mentorship guided Hock and the six NCS teachers who, in the past 20 years, have become Klingenstein Fellows. Also, Hock has gained much inspiration from Jean and Jerry Marchildon, beloved teachers and administrators at NCS who brought him onto the Burgundy Farms campus when Jerry was Head there. Hock deeply admires their commitment to and enthusiasm for children.

To best serve our children, Hock worked with trustees and staff to complete two successful capital efforts: Back to Bedrock (2000) and Strong Roots High Peaks (2017). These were, in part, outcomes of his two comprehensive strategic plans that strengthened programs, improved facilities, and created roadmaps for Camp and School’s future. Hock is quick to point out that these successes are shared equally with the wise, talented, and generous board chairs under whom he has had the privilege to serve: Rose Lansbury (NCS parent 73–82, CTT parent 73–78, trustee 77–present), Matt Davidson (CTT 62–67, parent 96–06, trustee 91–present), Dennis Aftergut (NCS parent 06–08, CTT parent 07, trustee 07–16), and Barkley Stuart (CTT 69–72, parent 03–07, NCS parent 09–11, trustee 08–present), who

mentor, and a close friend since my 7th grade year at NCS. A consistent standard-bearer, exemplary leader, and quiet taskmaster, Hock pushed us beyond mental and physical barriers to achieve truly unbelievable feats for children our age. As a young man in need of positive male role models, Hock was the ticket, and I followed his lead from the Adirondacks, to Wyoming on TTW, and the Andes on TTS. 25K Nordic races in well below zero temps, the Great Range in a day, shivering overnight bivies on mountain tops, lung and leg busting hill runs, obsessive knot tying practice, wilderness first aid, Middle and South Teton from the valley in a day, rock climbing in the freezing rain and rapid descents in the Wind River Range in electrical storms that left our hair standing on end, 100+ pound pack carried, to pushup competitions at 18,000 feet in Ecuador, Hock taught us to be fierce contenders in the pursuit of the impossible. He ensured that we were “light and fast,” favoring our wits and fitness over the weight of creature

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comforts, learning to endure more than a modicum of pain and suffering for the greater good.

—Matthew Hoffman CTT 81–82, parent 14–present, NCS 85 I arrived at NCS in fall 2000 with a desire to have fun with kids and maybe teach something. I was raw and had a propensity for torpedoing my good attributes with bonehead moves.

Hock constantly refocused my eagerness in positive ways, ushering me to where I am today. If not for Hock’s compassion, leadership, and guidance, I would have moved on (or been moved on from here)

explains, “Hock has in every way given of himself to this institution. We owe him an enormous debt of gratitude and extend our deep appreciation for his vision and concern for this place.”

As we prepare for his retirement, Hock is working hard to ensure that Camp and School are well funded, equipped, and staffed to thrive in the next century. Camp and School march ahead with a strong endowment, great new facilities, and strong programs based on remarkable traditions, but we suspect that Hock will be remembered for his character: what he modeled, whom he mentored, the perspective he offered, and how he persevered. In his 20th year of leadership, Hock continues to spread the word, make new connections, and maintain relationships. In just the past couple of years he has logged more miles than any previous Head, visiting our families and friends and working with educational consultants in dozens of states, several Asian and European countries, and Guatemala. Though he is a father of two, and recently grandfather of one, Hock can say he has cared for thousands of children in Camp and School’s extended family. We know he will love having more time to hike and write and read, and we’re certain he will continue to work with children, getting them to smile with delight as they discover their capabilities.

many years ago. Hock has led me through foreign countries on climbing trips with the same consistency as he demonstrated throughout our time here. Hock has allowed many of us to steer the ship at times, always at the ready if the shoal came too close, creating opportunities for us to learn. I am forever in his debt for showing me how to affect positive change in others and assist them towards their own greatest potential. Now, as he hangs up the cleats and steps away from the tiller, I’m happy for him to have his rest, but already hopeful for the next generation that Hock will one day return Emeritus-style to have fun with us kids and maybe continue to teach us

To honor Hock’s career at Camp Treetops and North Country School, the Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Hock Legacy Fund. Gifts to this fund will be allocated in the following manner: 70% towards carrying out the mandates of our strategic plan and 30% towards the David Hochschartner and Selden West Endowed Fund. Please join others who have already celebrated Hock’s achievements by supporting this fund. Visit www.the trailforward.org/donate-now to make a gift.

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something.

—Larry Robjent NCS staff 00–present, current parent, CTT staff 04–11, parent 16–17 Somehow Hock enticed us to like expending lots of energy dashing vertically and horizon-

tally through the snow. One

cessible. Alta has plenty of

Hock suggested are still among

morning Hock announced that

exciting runs—even by expert

my favorites. But Hock isn’t

Round Lake was finally frozen

standards—which can be ac-

perfect. He needs some serious

over enough to go cross-country

cessed by riding a chairlift.

help in the fashion department.

skiing, and that he had found

Yet Hock will choose to add an

But he is the best example of a

a thrilling surprise there in the

arduous task before enjoying

real man I ever had in my life,

middle of the lake. Hock had

his run down. What a precise

and I don’t know where I would

found a deer carcass and was

metaphor for Hock’s remark-

have ended up if I didn’t have

using that as a bribe to get us

able tenure at North Country

his influence.

all to go. Of course, the bribe

School and Camp Treetops. As

—Carter Smith

worked, and I went with him

many are aware, when Hock

NCS 89, CTT 89

to check it out on that after-

arrived at North Country School

noon. Hock also helped me

in July of 1999, the institution’s

Hock joined the faculty in

win the dirty dozen. It was the

veritable survival would be an

September of ’82 and quickly

year 2000, and we were try-

uphill struggle. And somehow,

reached stardom. The hot dog

ing to accrue 2,000 kilometers

through his determination, grit,

in him disappeared, he became

through various sports. He took

and foresight, it has more than

one of our top teachers, an

my friends and I cross-country

survived. Now, to torture the

important teacher of teachers,

skiing EARLY for a bunch of

metaphor, Hock has brought us

and an excellent administra-

mornings to sneak in some

to where we can begin an ongo-

tor. After several years, he

kilometers before breakfast.

ing, graceful, and, we hope,

realized that barn chores and

Hock also decided to sign us

everlasting run.

rock-climbing weren’t all that

up for an advanced race called

—Lisa Beck

helpful to his resume, so he

the Stowe Derby— a rigorous

CTT 70–73, parent 05–16, staff 08–

left and frittered his time away

race in Vermont. It was by far

present, trustee 08–present

studying at Columbia, assistantheading under Jerry Marchildon

the most strenuous event I had ever done at 12 years of age. I

When I was growing up, Hock

in Virginia, and school-heading

still have my bib number from

was the best example of a well-

in San Francisco. But in 1998–

participating in the race. We

rounded man and friend. When

99, the NCS-CTT director spot

raced along with Chris Kenefick

he spoke, I listened. Hock took

opened up, and we tugged at

(NCS 99–00), Brittany Wilson

me from a stumbling and bum-

the strings we’d tied him to;

(NCS 04), and a few others. We

bling awkward 11-year-old kid,

happily for all he re-crossed the

finished the race with pretty

who was almost 6 feet tall and

continent and took the job.

good times and no injuries—

struggled in sports, to a relative-

I know that the Haskells and

Hock had trained us well!

ly capable, focused, and ath-

Clarks would be in awe of what

—Maria Calderon White

letically competent 14-year-old,

the top job here has entailed,

NCS 01

ready to hold my own at a very

and equally in awe of how Hock

competitive secondary school.

has risen to all the challenges

“He likes to ski uphill more

I spent a summer with Hock

with such strength. It’s been an

than downhill,” my daughter

on his TTW program in Wyo-

amazing two decades, for which

once observed. Anyone who

ming and South Dakota, and he

we’re all grateful.

has attended an Alta Friends

took me on a climb up Pandora’s

ski weekend will recognize the

Peak. We slept in a cave that

I’m having a bad day, I go to find

accuracy of her observation.

night. To this day that remains

a mirror so I can say, “Hey, aren’t

After a shared breakfast at the

still the most technical and epic

you the guy who hired Hock?”

Alta Lodge, we have watched

climb I ever did. Hock is happy

An instant fix! Thanks, Hock.

Hock set out, usually solo. With

with just a sleeping bag, head-

—Roger Loud

“skins” on his skis, he will

lamp and a good book, and he

CTT 42–48, parent 71–95,

make an exhausting uphill

showed me that we can be con-

staff 54–63, 70–73, NCS staff

climb so as to ski down slopes

tent with just bare essentials.

70–92, parent 70–96, trustee

that would be otherwise inac-

Thirty years later, the books that

94–present

Whenever I’m in bad sorts, or

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CHANGE OF WEATHER The weather up there is wearing a hole through the sky and sunrays streak like javelin poles to ground.

But it is the ground that amazes me most.

The leaves I photographed yesterday from atop a mountain are white now and heavy with sudden snow, just a warning of what’s to come, and then, as I drive down the hill the still white world wakens to warmer hues.

Relieved to be among the red-brown leaves again, I lift my eyes and stop to wonder, is it really the leaves that go by too fast?

Eileen Rockefeller Growald NCS 66, CTT 63, staff 69–71, parent 97–99, trustee 76–84, 92–98

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FRIENDS’ WEEKEND 2018

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FRIENDS’ WEEKEND 2018

Above left to right: Fun times on the slack line with CTT Counselor Sam Korn. Katherine (CTT 81–84, current parent) and Coulter Richardson.

Harvesting vegetables each morning has been a longstanding Camp and School tradition.

Above left to right: Lisa Samber-Miller (CTT 82–86), Keith Samber, Sarah Steinberg (CTT 83–86), George Moses, and Danikka Moses (CTT 81–85) relaxing in the Senior Camp Main House after breakfast. NCS Class of 1968 reunited for their 50th reunion. From left to right: Tony Corwin (NCS 68, parent 91–02, staff 96-97, grandparent 09–14, CTT 64), Terren Baker (CTT 62–63, NCS 68), Janet Wentworth (NCS 68, parent 96–97), Peter Willcox (NCS 68). Missing: Cami Buster (NCS 68, parent, 05–07)

FRIENDS’ WEEKEND 2018 saw more than 250 alumni and friends return to campus. Hiking trips up Balanced Rocks, Cascade, Algonquin, and Wright and rock-climbing trips at The Crag were all well-attended.

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Friends made bracelets, felted balls, and soap in the craft shop, branded wooden coasters in Flushing Meadows, assisted with barn chores and harvesting, and helped lay wood chips on various recreational

Above: Each morning Council is started with music and singing led by the very talented Samuel Daunt (CTT 99–01, staff 07–13), Keith Gerstenmaier, Brian DiGeorge (CTT staff 93–18, parent 93–98), Devlin Cotter (CTT 87–89), and Owen Neaman (current camper).

Above left to right: Partaking in one of the many outdoor activities offered at Friends’ Weekend is the highlight for everyone. Future campers and students making new friends.

trails. The weekend was capped off with a roast/toast to David “Hock” Hochschartner and a dessert buffet in honor of his 20 years as Head of School and Camp.

WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR, AUGUST 21–25, 2019.

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YOUR GIFT SUSTAINS OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TODAY: www.camptreetops.org/giving or www.northcountryschool.org/giving.

Please contact Emily Eisman, Annual Fund Director, at eeisman@ncstreetops.org or 518-523-9329 for more information. Thank you!

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JOIN ALUMNI, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS OF CAMP AND SCHOOL FOR SKIING AND FUN AT FRIENDS’ WEEKEND AT ALTA LODGE, UTAH.

APRIL 10–14, 2019

For more information, please contact: Jodi Domenico at (518) 837-5407 or jdomenico@ncstreetops.org.

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IN MEMORIAM

NEWS & NOTES

Owen visiting Davie (left) and Carlo (right) Silva (NCS 15) in Uruguay in 2017

Owen McGovern Sweeney (CTT 11–12, NCS 16), 16, died September 29, 2018, surrounded by his loving family and attended to by a wonderfully kind and caring medical staff. He was born two weeks early, on April 9, 2002, in Plattsburgh, NY. Every day for the next 16 years was pursued with energy and enthusiasm as he sought to understand, engage with, and enjoy his life and the world around him. His tragic death by suicide has led to his also leaving the world much too soon.

Owen is the youngest son of our beloved and longstanding school counselor, Lauren McGovern, and her husband, John Sweeney, as well as the brother of Tys Sweeney (CTT 11, NCS 14). He grew up and spent much of his life on his family’s 26-acre property on Hardy Road, in Wilmington, where along with his older brother, he learned to explore, bike, run, play, and enjoy the world.

Owen was intellectually curious, took naturally to languages, ex-

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celled at math, and was a talented actor. He was fluent in Spanish, studied Mandarin Chinese, and had just started French and Russian at the time of his death. He brought his analytical mind into all his classes, excelling in all academic areas. He loved math and science challenges, and wrote beautiful, descriptive and insightful essays.

He often built Rube Goldberg– style creations throughout the house, provided magic tricks for friends and family, and would liven any gathering with his games, antics, and parody.

Owen was a student at North Country School (NCS), in Lake Placid, from 4th to 9th grade.

NCS was and remained Owen’s primary community away from home, and it was there that his love of theater truly took root. He took advantage of every acting class and workshop and participated in a number of productions, playing everything from a flying monkey to Charlie in Charlie & the Chocolate Fac-

tory. Owen was a skilled horseback rider and a member of the school’s equestrian drill team.

Owen took full advantage of the arts and outdoor programs, designing exceptional weavings, running cross-country, and learning to downhill ski, telemark ski, and rock climb. He cheerfully undertook all the work of the community there, from scrubbing dishes in the kitchen to sitting with the sheep all night as the lambs were born.

After NCS, Owen attended Buxton School in Williamstown, MA. While there, he performed in several theater productions, most notably Middletown and The Laramie Project, and was a member of the school’s African drumming troupe, math team, and soccer and ultimate-Frisbee teams. He loved being around friends and groups of like-minded people. He truly cared for his friends, and would offer advice and support whenever he could.

All who knew him praised him for his skill, generosity, and energy.

We know that his donation of life will be received with gratitude by those unknown people whose lives have been touched by his organ donation.

Anyone wishing to make a donation in Owen’s memory may make a contribution to NCS in support of The Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center currently being built there, which will house a new theater to engage and inspire future generations of young actors and other performers at the school: North Country School, 4382 Cascade Road, Lake Placid, NY 12946 or on

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Jeanne Ashworth photo courtesy of the Lake Placid Olympic Museum.

the web at https://www.north countryschool.org/support-ncs/ walter-p-breeman/breemangiving-page.

Please help bring more awareness to suicide prevention efforts in Essex County or in your own community. If you wish to help the cause locally, you can contribute in support of the Mobile Crisis Services team by donating to the Mental Health Association in Essex County: 6096 NYS Route 9N, Westport, NY 12993.

Jeanne Chelsy Ashworth, 80, died on October 4 at her home in Wilmington, NY, near Lake Placid.

Her longtime partner Christine LeFevre (NCS parent 84, staff 84–13, CTT parent 86) was by her side. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer.

Jeanne was born on July 1, 1938, in Burlington, VT. She began skating on a small pond near her house when she was around 7 or 8 and competed in her first race, at Boston Garden, when

she was 10. Years later, Jeanne arrived at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, CA, in the first group of women to compete in speed skating at any Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the 500-meter race. Ashworth had won several speed-skating championships in the United States when she arrived at the outdoor Olympic skating rink in Squaw Valley on February 20, 1960. Her time, 46.1 seconds, earned her the bronze. She was the only American woman to win a speed-skating medal at Squaw Valley. Ashworth helped move women toward an equal footing with men in speed skating.

Ashworth returned to skate in the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria, and in the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Her best finish was a fourthplace tie in the 500-meter race in Innsbruck.

During her competitive years, she moved to Wilmington, in the Adirondack Mountains, and her parents soon followed her there.

When she finished skating, she worked as a high-school teacher and speed-skating coach and helped her parents run the candy concession at Santa’s Workshop, in Wilmington. She was also the town supervisor of Wilmington and a skilled woodworker.

In addition to Ms. LeFevre, she is survived by her daughter, Kristen Ashworth; two grandchildren; and a sister, Jacqueline Peters.

Ms. Ashworth donated her bronze medal to the Lake Placid Olympic Museum. “This is part of the world,” she told the Lowell Sun. “This is what you share.”

NCS ALUMNI/AE 1951 Helen W. Twiss “Always so grateful for my four years at NCS.”

1969 Janine Georgette Hamilton (Also, CTT staff 98–05, NCS staff 05–08, parent 08) Janine was recently featured in Humans of New York, a photography project of international acclaim by Brandon Stanton. Friends can support Janine’s artistic and sailing endeavors at www.patreon. com/janinegeorgette.

1969 Caroline Selden “Moved to Oregon. It’s really wonderful to be outdoors in the woods again! Reminds me of upstate New York at NCS.” 1976 Kim Carlson Benner “It was amazing to reconnect with Allegra Harris Azulay (NCS 74, CTT 71–72, continued on next page

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Boden Porter Gilkey

parent 09)! When I started boarding school in 5th grade (age 10) at NCS, I had a roommate who was so very kind, patient and welcoming to me (I must have been especially challenging to live with since I was still scared of the dark).

Thanks to the miracle of Facebook, I was able to meet her and her daughter in Boston while they were on a college tour. It’s been 44 YEARS since we have seen each other (she graduated from 8th grade at NCS in 1974, two years before I did), and she hasn’t changed a bit … still the amazing, connected and intellectual person I remembered from so many years ago. She has lived all over the world (mostly Russia and currently New Delhi, India) and I am grateful our paths could cross again. Safe travels, Allegra Azulay. Perhaps we’ll meet up again at Bramwell House at North Country School!”

1976 Elizabeth O’Brien (Also, NCS staff 85–87) Liz O’Brien enjoyed an educational retreat held at Round Lake Campus in August. Liz pictured on the porch at RockE House.

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1985 Suzanne Y. Townsend “Still living in Scotland, working as a homeopath, doing lots of cycling trips, working our way around the perimeter of Britain.”

1990 Shinzo Honde This past August, Shinzo reconnected with current Director of School Louisa Munoz at North Country School.

1996 Brigit Gilkey (Also, CTT 90–96, staff 11–14, 17) Brigit and Calvin Gilkey (CTT staff 13–14) welcomed future Treetops camper Boden Porter on June 30th, 2018.

2001 Maria Calderon Maria celebrated her wedding in April 2018 with several NCS alumni in attendance. From left to right: Barbara Barton (NCS 02), Chris Kenefick (NCS 01), Ayau family: Maria Calderon (NCS 01), Margarita Delgado (Haidacher), Olivia Haidacher, Irene Delgado (NCS 13), Alexia Delgado (NCS 15), Andreas Haidacher Delgado (NCS 14), Alina Haidacher NCS 12), Alex Delgado (NCS 18).

2010 Nicholas N. Solley Jr. Nicholas graduated from St. Lawrence University with a BS in geology in May 2018. He then spent the summer working as an instructor at the Sacred Surf School, in Wellfleet, MA.

NEWS & NOTES

2010 Lucky Cerutti Lucky recently reconnected with current trustee Barry and Pam Breeman. As a close friend of Walter Breeman (NCS 10), Lucky was honored to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for The Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center at Friends’ Weekend 2018.

Farm Manager Joshua Faller and wife Megan welcomed their first child, Jasper, on June 9, 2018.

Former faculty members Edie and Jim Garrett (NCS staff 70–74) at the site of the Teaching and Learning Kitchen. The Garretts’ devotion and leadership spearheaded the construction of new TLK.

NCS FACULTY Director of Facilities and Sustainability John Culpepper receiving a grant check from Chenelle Palyswait of the Cloudsplitter Foundation. The small grant will aid in supporting outreach efforts around our novel rotating-drum composter.

This past spring, Edible Schoolyard and Spanish teacher Elie Rabinowitz became a New York Licensed Guide for Hiking and Camping.

North Country School welcomed Sam Korn (CTT 06–10, staff 14–15, 18–present) and Rob Tepperburg (CTT staff 16, 18–present) as academic interns for the 2018–2019 school year.

CTT FRIENDS Mike Kelly (CTT 54–57, parent 77–05, trustee 78–86).

Mike and Danielle Kelly reunited on campus with Roger Loud (CTT 42–48, parent 71–96, NCS faculty 70–82, director 82–92, parent 70–96, trustee 04–present), and Bill Localio (CTT alum 55–59, parent 91–98, CTT staff 64–present, trustee 85–91) Glen D. Chapman CTT staff 79 “Still enjoying life, work and play in the Adirondacks. Loved the beautiful magazine, thank you!

Gorgeous artwork! We love that you are providing Adirondack family learning and living to precious children.”

Katherine C. Moore CTT 39, parent 58–73, 88 “I just had my 90th birthday—I loved the Camp!! All four children went to Treetops and two were counselors.

Malcolm R. Willison CTT 41–43 “In the summer 2018 Roots, I really liked the emphasis on the arts.”

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NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOL AND CAMP TREETOPS

2017–2018 Annual Report

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Dear Friends, At this writing, the green forests of an Adirondack summer are giving way to golden and red hues. As we pull on fleece jackets and look forward to the fall harvest season, it seems a good opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate the past year.

You—our alumni, families, and friends—should take enormous pride in the accomplishments of the last 12 months. Your generous support helped our students and campers do more—more hands-on learning, more creative exploration, more outdoor adventures, and more time in the farm and garden. Thank you.

We are pleased to present the Annual Report for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2018. We spent much of this year executing the priorities of the 2017 strategic plan while ensuring that Camp and School are in a strong financial position as we build for the next century.

A few highlights from the 2017– 18 fiscal year: • Thanks to your support, the Annual Fund had a successful year. We finished with a total of over

$1.32 million from more than 1,100 donors—the highest participation rate ever.

• We provided more than $965,000 in need-based financial aid to over 30 percent of our campers

and students.

• Record capital fundraising helped us break ground on two new buildings, the Teaching and

Learning Kitchen and the Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center. These new and expanded spaces will provide deserving and long-needed homes for our signature arts and farm and garden programs. Read more at: www.thetrailforward.org.

And, as we celebrate Hock’s retirement in the coming year, know that Treetops and NCS are thriving. Our endowment stands at $13 million and admissions and enrollment are healthy. A record number of 12 people notified us this year that they have included School and Camp in their estate plans.

We have established a hybrid fund to honor Hock’s career and sustain Camp and School as we prepare for their next century with vital capital projects and an expanded endowment (read more on page 21). Additionally, we have several strong candidates interested in the Executive Director position and look forward to introducing a leader to the community this spring.

Again, thank you for your generous and thoughtful giving. Incredible things are happening here because of our dedicated community who give generously, help spread the word about Camp and School, and remain involved by attending events, volunteering, and visiting campus.

If you find yourself nearby, please feel free to stop by—we’d love to welcome you back and show you all that is happening here.

Best regards,

Barkley Stuart Chair, Board of Trustees

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INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2017 –2018 Barkley J. Stuart, Chair Jennifer Ewing Allen, Vice-Chair Brian D. Eng, Treasurer Sandra Gray Nowicki, Secretary Lisa R. Beck Barry Breeman Peter R. Brest Peter Curran J. Matthew Davidson Guillaume de Ramel Laura Thrower Harris Nicholas P. Hewitt Carla von Trapp Hunter Caroline Kenney Roger S. Loud Greg Marchildon Jennifer H. Maslow Robert Parker Pat Kramon Pincus Pamela B. Rosenthal

Matt R. Salinger Hume R. Steyer Mara F. Wallace Emanuel A. Weintraub Jun Zhang

Peter Bullock Director of Round Lake Campus John Culpepper Director of Facilities and Sustainability

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Karen Culpepper Camp Treetops Director

Joan K. Davidson Colin C. Tait Richard E. Wilde

David Damico Director of Admissions

TRUSTEES EMERITI David Kenney Rose Kean Lansbury Sumner Parker

Matt Donahue Director of Advancement Joshua Faller Farm Manager Louisa Muñoz Director of North Country School

ADMINISTRATION

Fritz Sabbow Chief Financial Officer

David Hochschartner Executive Director Emilie Allen Director of Communications and Marketing

Operating Fund Statement of Activities, Year Ending August 31, 2018 EXPENDITURES Program Services Physical Plant Administrative & Fundraising

2,550,236 1,203,154 2,195,754

Subtotal Financial Aid

5,949,144 967,400

Total Expenditures

6,916,544

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REVENUES Tuition and Fees Distribution from Endowment Annual Fund Gifts (includes designated) Other Revenues Total Revenues & Gifts

5,005,765 500,000 1,321,430 91,428 6,918,623

SUMMARY OF GIFTS RECEIVED Annual Fund Gifts (includes designated) Endowment Gifts Other Restricted Gifts

588,037 1,162,328

Total Gifts Received

3,071,795

1,321,430

WITH GRATITUDE

FOR HER DEDICATION AND YEARS OF SERVICE to Camp Treetops and North Country School, the Board of Trustees has nominated Sandy Gray Nowicki to be a Trustee Emerita, an honor bestowed on only three other people over the past century.

Sandy rotated off the Board this past July after 26 years of dedication, during which she served as Board Secretary for two decades.

Her understanding of the transformative nature of Camp and School programming is based on both her own and her children’s experiences here. Since 1950, when she first appeared on campus as an NCS student (NCS 57), through the tenures of her children Sara (CTT 79–83, staff 85–88, NCS 84) and Stefan (CTT 87–91, 93, staff 97–03, 06, 11, trustee 18–present), Sandy has held in high regard the singular type of teaching that happens in this spectacular setting.

Sandy’s long-term work as a staffer at both Camp and School has also informed her time on the Board, where she has done much to champion the values and skills that campers and students take away from this campus. In particular, she has been especially committed to ensuring that the curricular and residential support of our staff are as strong as possible.

We deeply appreciate Sandy’s devotion to Camp and School, as well as her tireless efforts as a trustee and friend of this institution.

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HIGH PEAKS GIVING LEVELS

Our community of alumni, families, past and present staff, trustees, and friends make our work of educating and inspiring children possible. Thank you to the more than 1,100 individuals, families, and businesses that provided support last year.

MARCY (5,344 FT) $50,000 AND UP Anonymous Barry and Pam Breeman ★ Guillaume ‘89 and Molly de Ramel ★ The de Ramel Foundation EJMP Fund for Philanthropy, Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince, trustee Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fullwood Foundation, Inc. ★ Paul and Eileen Growald ‘66 ◆ Mr. and Mrs. David T. Kenney ◆ Ruling Liu Sandy Gray Nowicki ‘57 ◆ Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Parker ‘41 ◆ Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince ◆ The Estate of Cheryl “Rusty” Rolland Barkley Stuart and Ann Glazer ◆ ALGONQUIN (5,114 FT) $25,000–49,999 Anonymous Lisa Beck and Mitch Seider ★ Zhe Chen and Jinping Zhang ● The Costello Family Matthew and Amy Davidson ◆ The G&S Foundation The Gruben Charitable Foundation The J. M. Kaplan Fund, Inc. ◆ Rose K. Lansbury ◆ Weixing Li and Yingfeng Bi

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The Maslow Family Foundation Jennifer H. Maslow Diana Oehrli James Seymour ◆ Silicon Valley Community Foundation-Wallace Family Fund Mara Frankel Wallace and Rick Wallace ★ Dr. Jun Zhang and Ms. Bei Zhu HAYSTACK (4,960 FT) $10,000–24,999 Anonymous (3) Keith and Peggy Anderson Keith and Peggy Anderson Family Foundation Henry and Nancy Armstrong ◆ Kathleen and Matthew Baldwin ● Isabel Huffman Belden ◆ Benevity Community Impact Fund Peter Brest ◆ Joe Edmonds ‘84 Brian Eng and Renee Bourgeois ★ Elizabeth Eng and Benjamin Botts ★ Kenneth and June Eng ★ Eng Family Charitable Trust Edie and Jim Garrett ◆ Growald Family Fund Josh Harlan Laura and David T. Harris ◆ Caroline Kenney ★ Lake Placid Education Foundation ★ Eric and Simone Lang ★

Jane Lang ◆ Anna Levine and Andrew Rosenblum Carol Levine ◆ Sara Levine Michael E. and Carol S. Levine Foundation The Libra Foundation ● Meimei Ma ‘70 ◆ Stefan and Courtney Nowicki ★ Catherine Oppenheimer ★ Brian Orter and Michael DiMartino Dee Osborne Drs. Pamela Rosenthal and Sam Wertheimer ★ Matt Salinger ◆ Bill Savage ◆ Schwab Charitable Fund ★ Shames/Argo Families ◆ Shames Family Foundation ★ David and Linda Stein ★ David A. Stein Charitable Trust Hume R. Steyer ◆ Daniel and Katia Szor ★ Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Tracey Westbrook SKYLIGHT (4,926 FT) $5,000–9,999 Anonymous (6) Jenny Ewing Allen ◆ American Endowment Foundation Bill Barton ★ Tyras Bookman ★ Sara C. Cady Xin Cai and Fu Yun The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region John Byrne Cooke* Revocable Trust Robert Davila and Carmen Nigaglioni Davis/Dauray Family Fund Ian Desai Rohit and Katharine Desai ◆ Vanessa Desai and Doug Semmes ★

first time donors ★ 10–19 years giving ◆ 20+ years giving *deceased

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Rohit and Katharine Desai Family Foundation Micah and Marla Goodman ★ Tongrong Gu and Guoming Wu ● Jewish Communal Fund Kenan and Ping Ji ● Anthony Kadzius ★ Mimi Muray Levitt ◆ Yufeng Li and Feng Qian ● William and Allison Mankivsky Peter G. Martin ★ Roger Martindell ‘63 ◆ Zhenzhong Ni ●

O’Donnell Iselin Foundation Ken Okin ◆ Marian Osterweis ◆ Bob and Margaret Parker ◆ Jonathan Pizer and Brad Lippitz ● Henry Posner III and Anne M. Molloy ★ Phyllis W. Reicher ◆ Royal Little Family Foundation David and Mary Ann Silver ● The Stuart Four-Square Fund Manny Weintraub ◆ Timothy Wennrich and Jessica Griffiths ★

Edward B. Whitney and Martha C. Howell ★ Kevin Williams ★ Daniel C. Wing ‘62 ◆ WHITEFACE (4,867 FT) $2,500–4,999 Philip and Eden Anker ★ Meryl and Erin Baker ★ Melissa Brown and David Siegel ★ David Carter ★ Shiu-Kai Chin ◆ Joan K. Davidson (The J.M. Kaplan Fund) ◆ Laura Goff Davis ◆ Kathy (Hordubay) Della Fera ◆ Jenifer Hale Deming ◆ Essex County Soil and Water ● Deirdre Farley ◆ Lee and Ann Farnham ◆ David Hochschartner and Selden West ◆ Tessa Huxley and Andy Reicher ◆ IBM International Foundation Ralph Jones ◆ Christine LeFevre ◆ Roger and Pat Loud ◆ The McHugh-Silva Family Davlyn and Kyle Mosley Brian and Amy Naftal and family The New York Community Trust ◆ Robert Opatrny and Susan Sutherland ◆ Marjorie P. Rosenthal John and Susan Skovron ◆ Jenny Smith-Yuen ‘84 ★ Helen Stein ◆ David Stewart and Rene Yang ★ Xiaobing Sun and Xiaomei Zhou Paul and Sarah Jane Titterton J.T. “Skip” Tubbs ◆ Sam Weinig John Whitney and Victoria Escalle ★ William Whitney WRIGHT (4,580 FT) $1,000–2,499 Anonymous (6) Adirondack Foundation-Meredith M. Prime Fund 2 ★ John C. Allen, Jr. ★

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Steven and Carol Andersen and Family D. J. and Ken Baker ◆ Kyra Tirana Barry ★ Wing Biddle ‘75 ◆ Wolcott R. Blair ★ Mr. and Mrs. Perry J. Bolton ◆ George B. Bolton ‘77 ★ Andre Braugher and Ami Brabson ● Donna Bregenzer ★ Nick Bregenzer ‘08 ● Matt Brest and Mira Rapp-Hooper ★ Paul and Iris Brest ◆ Brimar Industries, Inc. ● Fraser Brooks ★ Martha Brooks ★ Alice Brown ★ William and Katherine Brown ◆ Burnham Financial Services, LLC James and Kathleen Burns ● Danforth Cardozo ◆ Meg Bluhm Carey ◆ Mary O. Carr ★ Charles Catlin ‘54* ★ The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, Inc. ★ Cloudsplitter Foundation ● Maureen and Charles Cohen Community Foundation of Sarasota County Ann Cooper ◆ Jeff Cooper John and Karen Culpepper ★ Sally Powell Culverwell ◆ Dudley Cunningham ★ David and Melanie Damico The Dana Family Brad and Lynne Davidson ◆ Mr. Howard Davidson ● Mary Diana Davis ● Joel and Christine DeYoung ★ Mr. and Mrs. William Domenico ● Matthew T. Donahue and Angela Price

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Althea L. Duersten ★ David and Melanie Dumont ◆ Ted Ewing ◆ Mr. and Mrs. Delio Fernandez ★ Payton Fireman ‘72 ★ Nicholas Flanders ★ Katharine Knight Flebotte ◆ Don Gallo Susan Gardner and Martha Cassidy Arleen F. Gilliam ◆ Robert and Judith Gleason Eric and Keiko Greenberg Teri and Jeff Greene Elizabeth Harlan ◆ Bob Heays ◆ Molly Hunt Heizer ◆ Nick and Ruth Hewitt ◆ Carla von Trapp Hunter Hyde Fuel Company ★ Ms. Janet Spiegelberg Hyman ‘49 ◆ Interactive Brokers LLC ● Mr. Judson H. Irish Jr. ◆ Susie Jakes and Jeff Prescott Patrick and Margaret Käufer ● Elise Keely ◆ Michael and Danelle Kelly ◆ William Kenney ★ Liza Ketchum and John H. Straus ◆ The Korzec Family–Valerie, Arthur, Sarah, and Henry Sally and Wynn Kramarsky ◆ Eli Z. Kramer ★ Tom Krouwer ◆ Randi Land ★ Lolya Lipchitz and Harold Kasimow ◆ Susan Localio ◆ Scott and Frederique Lollis The Mabee Family Foundation Elizabeth Macken ◆ Shijie Mai and Xiaohong Hu ● Hilary Maslow Dwight and Sue Mason ◆ Bruce McLanahan

Liz and Timothy McMichael Deborah Model and Joe Falkowski ★ Jonathan and Kristin Adomeit Moore ◆ Richard and Barbara Moore ◆ Michael and Amie Moriarty The Michael Mullins Family ◆ Helen M. Neilson Laura Okin Park Avenue Charitable Fund Francie Parker ‘82 ◆ Pat Kramon Pincus ◆ Mr. Jan and Dr. Joan Popkin ★ Meredith M. Prime ◆

first time donors ★ 10–19 years giving ◆ 20+ years giving *deceased

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Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Stewart Rubenstein and Christina Parker Steven Saslow Christine Semenenko ‘62 ◆ Serge Semenenko Family Foundation ★ The Shelby Family Alan, Beth, and Eva Singer ★ Nicholas N. Solley ★ Sarah Stahl and Harry Foster ★ Jeff Sutton and Ceci Sager Colin and Debby Tait ◆ Edith G. Thayer ‘50 ◆ Robin and Bina Thompson

Cornelia and Joseph Tierney ◆ Amina Tirana ★ Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Urfirer ◆ Lucia Vail ◆ Mr. and Mrs. William H. Waddington ★ Ms. Louise D. Walsh and Mr. Charles L. Rupp ◆ Ben Watson and Ruth Izraeli ◆ David H. Wells Wells Fargo Foundation Matching Gifts Program ★ Susan Welch Williams ‘54 ◆ Xuejun Xu and Wenjing Li Peter Yamin Your Cause ●

SADDLEBACK (4,515 FT) $500–999 Anonymous (6) Adirondack Foundation-Sweeney Family Fund Cyrille and Rica Buxbaum Allannic ◆ American Center for Philanthropy American Recycling Technologies Inc. ★ Allegra Harris Azulay ◆ Bank of America Charitable Foundation Lionel and Deborah Barthold ★ Jeanne Bergman and Anna Kramarsky Mrs. Florence Berry

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HIGH PEAKS GIVING LEVELS

Amy Bodman ★ The Boeing Company Claire Bonahoom and Charles Woods ● Teresa and Kevin Brady ● Brian Bronfman ◆ Geoffrey and Suzanne Brown ◆ Ms. Francesca Calderone-Steichen ◆ Camp Treetops Fund Lunch Committee Marcelo and Alexandra Castro ★ Danny Chin and Stephanie Chang Isra Chongtaveetham ‘18 ● Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc. ◆ Dr. Georgia Close Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts David and Jane Condliffe ◆ KEY TO SYMBOLS

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Michelle Conrad and David Kassel Jim and Sharon Cushman ★ Mandy and Craig Dana Sr. Sophie DeLaCour-DeLaCour Family Foundation ★ DeLaCour Family Foundation ★ Mrs. Marilyn DeRight ◆ Ellen Mayer Diamond and Jim Diamond ◆ Sarah H. Lambert Dolan ‘86 ★ Claire Douglas ★ Susan Elman and Joe Ronson Steven Fabrizio and Joseph Chin Andrew and Jenna Field ● Piper Finnell ● Peter M. Gilbert ◆ John R. Goodman Eugene and Jolinda Grace Jane and Genevieve Gyulavary ●

Noah Harlan and Micol Ostow Christopher Harnden ● John P. Herrera ★ Eliza Hewat ‘65 ◆ Richard and Jo Hull C. Ryan Joyce ★ Philip Kneisl ‘75 ★ Meredith Kovach and Sam Eaton Ellen Lagemann ★ Patrick and Katherine Lally ● Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lambert III ◆ Marjorie Lang Law Offices of Gary Alweiss ● Lorna Livingston ‘50 ◆ Bill and Jan Localio ◆ Stuart and Mary Lollis ◆ The Losam Fund Nicholas and Cassandra Ludington Robert and Kristen Maccini ●

first time donors ★ 10–19 years giving ◆ 20+ years giving *deceased

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Jean and Jerry Marchildon ◆ Marcia Mason McClellan ◆ Lauren McGovern and John Sweeney ★ Debra M. McPhee Abigail Mellen ◆ Hideki and Tomoyo Miura ● Alan and Alice Model ◆ Katherine Cromwell Moore ◆ Bonnie and John Morgan ‘65 ◆ Dr. and Mrs. Scot Murray ● The Naftal Family ◆ The Neaman-Santomasso Family Robin Palmer Tracey and Thomas Parker Pay Pal Giving Fund ● Pew Charitable Trusts Larry and Stacey Pfeffer ● Dr. Victoria L. Pillard ◆ Marion Raikhlin Susan Read ◆ Regeneron Matching Gift Program Sarah Rivkin and Mark Brennan Scott and Amy Sanderson ★ Saxton Family Josh Schwerin Caroline Selden ‘69 Philip and Marcia Steckler ★ Sarah Adams Steinberg and Peter Steinberg John and Marie Stoutland ● Peter and Sarah Thacher ◆ Mr. A. C. Toland Jane Isaacs Toussaint ◆ John and Alida Vessey Eric G. Wagner ◆ Frank Wallace ★ Jennie Weiner Janet Dunn Wentworth ‘68 ◆ Bee Lacey Whittaker ◆ James and Holly Wilson Jesse D. Zanger

Timothy D. Amussen Mr. Orman Anderson AXA Foundation Katie Bacon ★ Tim Bell ★ Charles Biddle ★ Phillip Brest ★ Megan and Josh Briggeman Jim and Marcia Brooks ★ Lisa Busch Ms. Cameron P. Buster ★ Michael Chase ● Glen and Elizabeth Chidsey ◆ Michael Churchill ◆ Seth Clare Tom and Alison Clark ★ Susan and Robert Console ‘62 ◆ John Crowley-Delman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Curran Jim Darby ◆ Josh and Jennifer Davis ★ Owen K. Davis ◆ Tom Davis ★ Cassie Levitt Dippo ◆ Joan Dumont ◆ Mark Dumont and Lynn Mehlman ◆ Charlotte Elias ‘83 Lois Elting Stafford “Corky” Farmer-Lee ★

Gwen Storey Feher ★ Eric Fetz Laney Lacey Fleischer ★ Margot, Sascha, and Simon Freudenheim ● David and Daniella Friedman Robert and Navah Frost ★ Tania Gee ◆ Dominic and Shafeeqa Giarratani Brigit and Calvin Gilkey ★ Sanford and Jane Glazman Alice Woolsey Godfrey ★ Nina Goodman ★ Dan Hawes Diana M. Hawes ◆ Ann S. Hedges ★ Jeffrey Herrmann and Sara Waisanen ★ Bruce Hodes ◆ Jean Hoins ★ Christina Honde ◆ Ken Hornstein ◆ Kristen Hoyt and Russell Morris Anne Hurd Jane Hyde ◆ Jonathan Kerlin ◆ Bradley Kerr ★ Alex and Zoe Khalap Jessica Koster

ROCKY PEAK (4,420 FT) $250–499 Anonymous (7) Jamie Abbott ◆ Robert Abramowitz and Susan Stewart ◆ Peter Adomeit and Marilyn Sanders ◆

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HIGH PEAKS GIVING LEVELS

David Kraus ◆ Ms. Joyce Y. Kum Ho ● Maria D. Lawson Daniel Levin and Leonila Paunil Anna Rose and Scott Lieberman ● Serge and Caroline Lussi ◆ Jane and Dudley Mairs ★ Gregory Marchildon ★ Nate Mason Lisa May and J. Tevere MacFadyen ★ Lauren McCarty ★ Mike McCrary ◆ Ordway Clifford McManus ★ Soren Meischeid Daniel Melrod David and Leni Moore Family Foundation ◆ Alice Morey and Harvey Weinig ★ Nils and Kara Morgan ★ Danikka Moses Carolyn Mullins The Namm Foundation, Inc. (Andrew Namm ‘42) ◆ Network for Good Laura Nicholson ◆ Clary Olmstead and Kathleen Heenan ◆ Joyce Olum-Galaski Jenny and John Pearlman ★ Lucas Peduzzi ● Judy and Robert Perl Doralynn and Jeffrey Pines ◆ Arthur Platt and Janet Fink ★ James R. Pugh ◆ Don Rand ◆ Campbell and Nancy Rea ◆ Fred and Roz Rea ◆ Jane Regan and Ayanna Morel Aimee Reveno ◆ Cecilia Rivkin-Brennan ● Jim and Cathy Robjent ★ W. Patrick and Stephanie Ross Peter and Lisa Rowley ★ Nat Rubin Fritz Sabbow and Rob Hastings KEY TO SYMBOLS

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Rosie and George Sarandev ● Susanna Meade Schindler ◆ Lauren Shaw Nicole Been Siskind ★ Peter and Elisa Skinner ★ Dan Slutsky ◆ Owen Spencer and Juno Spencer ● Jim and Liz Steyer ◆ Sam Stone The Strayer Family Sara Stuart ★ Nate and Margo Sturgis ◆ Tashman Family Bradley and Frances Taylor ★ Marilyn Jordan Taylor Stephen Tilly, Architect George Todd ★ The Tostevins ◆ Constance Tucker ◆ Helen Stuart Twiss ◆ Vivian and Paul Olum Charitable Foundation Drienne Ward and Dan Levy Anne Crowley Weight Betsy Shaw Weiner ★ Addie Porrino West ◆ Maggie Westergaard ★ David and Nell Wing ◆ Adam Yarinsky and Amy Weisser Peter J. Zimmerman ★ BIG SLIDE (4,240 FT) $100–249 Anonymous (27) Matthew and Shira Ackerman Sam Adams Adirondack Theatre Corp.

Charles and Caryn Allen The Allen Family Emilie Allen Amazon Smile Foundation Kate Tuttle Asselin Elliott August Todd and Pam August ★ Terren Baker and David Lackey

J Balcerzak ◆ Baltimore Community Foundation Stephanie J. Banks ★ Mr. and Mrs. Ian Barnett Barry and Teri Volpert Foundation Harold and Natalie Been ◆ Colin and Jenny Bell ◆ Lynda Bernays and Stan Smith ◆ J. D. and J. L. Bernd ● Zac Bookman ★ Christie Maria Borden ‘92 and Ken Borden ★ Jody and Christopher Boyd Tim and Bev Brackenbury ● Elizabeth Bradley ★ Ellen Thorndike Brawley ‘52 ◆ Eric Brest Richard and Paula Brewer David Bronfman ★ Cali Brooks ★ Paul Brouha ★ Margot Parsons Brown ‘51 ◆ Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher M. Brown ◆ R. Dede Brownstein ◆ The Chris Burden (‘56) Family ◆ Marie Burke Lewis Canfield ★ Brett Carter The Catlin Family ● Morgan Changelo Kate Chasson ★ Hope S. Childs ◆ Margaret Chin ● Panti Chuenrudeemol ● Helen S. Cohen ◆ Kalle Condliffe Margaret D. Cooley Michael and Sybil Corrigan Anabell Corwin Tony and Nancy Corwin ◆ Devlin Cotter Gerri and Bill Cotter Kelli Culpepper ‘97 Julie Curtis and Keith Gerstenmaier ★ Carolyn and John Curwen Laurie M. and Samuel W. Cushman ◆ Dr. and Mrs. Robin and Scott Cutler ● Charles Darwall and Victoria Stoneman

first time donors ★ 10–19 years giving ◆ 20+ years giving *deceased

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Tamea Davidson ● Frances Davis ◆ Helen M. Davis ★ George de Brigard Raul and Emilie De Brigard ★ Elizabeth DeLana Beth Dennison ★ Janice Digirolamo ● Robert Doat ★ Rachel Duell Peña Nolan Dumont Chelsea Eakin

Mary Lynne Eakin ★ Alan Eldridge ★ Bliss Eldridge ◆ Noni Eldridge ◆ David Feldbaum Niclas and Michelle Fjalltoft Mr. John A. Foley ‘70 ★ Duncan Fordyce ◆ Nina Foster ◆ Rebecca Foster and Kevin Burget ● Linda Bird Francke ★ Robert Franklin

Jill McCullough Doug Gallant ◆ Susan Gallant ★ Pat and Amy Galloway ● Jeffrey and Kimberly Garlinghouse Tony Gianti ● David Glaser ● Suzanne Glickman Jennie Gosin Goelz ★ Elizabeth and Lloyd Goldmark ★ Brigitte Gordon and Dino Nappi Lily Gordon

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HIGH PEAKS GIVING LEVELS Florence Grieb ◆ Randolph Grossman Elaine Guglielmo ● Mr. and Mrs. Siegfried Haenisch ◆ Richard Hahn ◆ Anne Beemish and Patrick Hainault Meredith Hanson John and Terese Hart ★ Guy H. Haskell ★ Sandra Hurd Hennemeyer ★ Kent Hewitt ◆ Catherine (Cathy Fetz) High ★ Jeanette Gaston Hooban ◆ Rich Hornstein ◆ Harvey and Claudia Horowitz ◆ Sara Hudson Betsey Huffman Christopher Hughes ★ Susanna M. Hull ● Derek and Deborah Hunt ★ Joan Hunt Fran Huntoon ★ David Husing Jessica and Nate Jeffery Evan A. Jenkins Berkeley D. Johnson Jr. ★ Frank Johnson ‘62 ◆ Virginia Johnson ★ K. Tyler Johnston Susanne Jones Lennoth Joseph ★ Thomas P. Kenefick ★ Ted Killiam ★ Laura F. Knipe ★ Andrew B. Knox ★ John and Meg Kotler ★ Maud Kozodoy ● David Kress ◆ Kucik Family ● Greg and Bunny LeClair ★ The Honorable Pierre N. Leval ★ John Benet Lewis ★ Dana Lindsay Alida N. Lovell ★ Lloyd Lowy and Susan Elbe ●

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Alexis Lull Glenn P. Lyons and Anita M. Bodrogi ● Martha Mabee Avril Mablin ◆ Ms. Diane M. Maglio ● The Honorable Ellen H. Maloney ◆ Scott Tower Maloney ● Vanessa and Mark Mandel ● Miriam and Paul Marcus ● Jeffrey and Sytske Martin Bob Maxwell and Tim Mullally ● Joseph Mayer ◆ Marsh McCall ◆ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCann ● Aidan McGrinder Marylynn Mckeown ● Colleen McMahon ● Edward and Libby Faron Mell ◆ Theodore Metzger and Robin Fleischner ★ Lisa Ernest Mierop ★ Bob Miller, Lake Placid Realtor ● Henry F. Minnerop Scott and Stephanie Miscione ◆ Lily Killiam Mitchell Danianne Mizzy Dr. Charles E. Moisan ★ Lynne and John Morgan ◆ Sarah Nicholson ‘72 ◆ Isabelle N. Nicks Yana Nicks Lynne Nilsestuen Dylan, Kathy, Javier, Galen, and Serena Norton NY Realty Management, Inc. ● John Oakes and Carin Kuoni Mr. Paul F. Obrecht III Robert Osmond Dan Ouderkirk Nancy H. Paine-Borden ● Geoffrey C. Parker ★ Rob Parker Thomas and Victoria Patterson Sherm Peale ★

Thomas Penchoen ◆ William and Carrie Perley ★ Nick Perry ★ David Pettengill ★ Dale Ferris Phillips ◆ Todd Pinsonneault Torrey Podmajersky Nathaniel Polish and Ellen Schorr Steven Pologe ★ Lizabeth N. Pope Lauren Olitski Poster ‘71 ◆ Mr. Thomas Prosser and Mary Jensen ● Kate Kubert Puls ◆ Lindsay Putnam ◆ Maya Radiconcini ★ Laura Rappaport George and Joanne Reed ◆ Wynde Kate Reese Alice Reich Lynne and Peter Reveno ★ Jonathan and Julia Rhoads ◆ Philip J. Rickey ◆ Ella and Peter Robjent Dana Rogers Naemi and Nathaniel Rudykoff ★ Karen Sanford ★ Bruce and Pam Schearer ● Anthony Schierman ● David Schorr and Judith Krones Jean L. Schwartz ◆ Chuck Schwerin and Laura Bronstein ◆ Dan Schwerin Jay Scott ◆ Robert, Sharon, Jonathan, and Linnea Scott ● Shelah K. Scott ◆ Selig Family Susan Slesinger ● Margaret Sloane ★ Shari and Jim Smart ★ Betsy and Favor Smith ★ Robert and Sharon Smith ★ Hetan and Helen Somaiya Ted Sonneborn Kenneth Spencer and Elizabeth Pillard ★ The Spicer Family

first time donors ★ 10–19 years giving ◆ 20+ years giving *deceased

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Frances Starn Dave Steckler ★ Kathleen L. Steed ★ Jeffrey and Candy Stone ● David Stonebraker, in memory of Charlotte Rea ★ Charles and Eve Sutton ◆ Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Sutton ★ Anne Swayze Hon. Robert W. and Mrs. Adele Hall Sweet ◆ Karen A. Szvoren Sheila Tavares Hugh A. Thacher ◆ Loran Thompson Egg Foo Townsend ★ Sharon Anglin Treat Truist by Frontstream Howard Trumbull Jessica Tuck ◆ David and Kristen Baumgart Turner Ms. Quincy Ryland Umphlette ◆ Willa Vail ★ Ashlee B. Virtue Teri and Barry Volpert ◆ Nick Waddington Carolyn Walker Jon Walsh Tori Hunt, Tony, Gabriella, and Ben Wan ★ Rebecca Warner ◆ Tim and Katie Eldridge Weaver ‘78 ◆ Nate and Marion Weeks ● Lucie Weight ● Ann Lynch Weirich ★ The Weissenberg Family ● Jill Werfel ★ Laurence and Irma Werfel ★ Peter Willcox ★ Sarah Cooper Williams Malcolm Willison ★ David Sloan Wilson ◆ Edith Wislocki and Alfred Darby ◆ Melvyn and Cyvia Wolff ★ Ray Wolfson and Irene Sherman ★ Blake Potato Woods Mary Woolsey and Mark Peterson ◆ Erin Wright Marjorie Wright ★

Kai Xing Lorraine and Eli Yamin Ms. Ann B. Zahm CASCADE (4,098 FT) GIFTS UP TO $99 AND GIFTS IN-KIND Anonymous (32) Aetna Foundation, Inc. ★ David and Kari Allen Family Grady Allen Maddie Ames ★ Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Anthony Lurline Aslanian ★ Lauren Baker Sarah Blunt Barnett ◆ Dr. Claire Basescu ◆ Janet A. Becher ● Sam Becker ◆ Jeanne Beckley ● Annie Belgam ● Eloise Bellingham ● The Benner Family ◆ Marie Benson ● Erica and Herb Bergamini ◆

Edwin and Fern Beschler ◆ Kathleen V. Bliss Ms. Marsha Blye ● Mr. Don Bonifay ● Charles A. Bookman ◆ Jean Bookman ◆ Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Borden, Sr. ● Betsy Bouche ★ Christian Brammer and Jane Haugh Alice Gresham Bullock ★ Peter Bullock and Family Sophie Byrne ● I. Maria Calderon Molly Campbell ★ Julie A. Canepa Harrison and Judy Caner ◆ Jill Cannon ● Paul and Martha Capra Sophia Carroll ● Rachel Carter Peter Case ● Carol Castellano ● Matt Charles ● Kathryn Chmurny (Easter) Anna Chuenrudeemol ●

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HIGH PEAKS GIVING LEVELS Arnon Chuenrudeemol ● Garth Cilley Emily Clark Mr. and Mrs. Joel C. Coleman ★ Jaime and Florence Collins Tut Cook ★ Susan Cooley ◆ Stephanie Copelin and Mark Abboushi ★ Elisabeth and Anthony Corsaro Katie Culpepper ★ Andrew Curwen Ms. Leslie Daniels Addie Davis Jerry and Amy de Rham ◆ Dr. Winifred M. deLoayza ★ Julia Denney Alida Chanler Dierker ★ Brian DiGeorge John and Libby Doan ★

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Maurene and Stephen Donadio ● Veronica N. Dunlap Stephanie Durell June Eaton Hannah Edwards ★ John N. Eldridge ◆ Linda Ellsworth Rebecca Emerson Denise Nelligan Ewing Class of ‘80 Joshua Faller ● Marcos A. Fernandez ● Mr. Anthony Ferrara and Associates ● Peter and Diane Fish Lisa T. and George Prince Fishler Dan and Debbie Fitts Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Forman ★ Garrett Foster ● Edward W. Fox Jr. ‘57 ★ Rose Gellman Julie Getzels ◆

Ben Geyman Jackson Gilkey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gluck Deborah (Churchill) Goodell ◆ Jill Gordon Gordon W. Pratt Agency Reggie Govan ★ Alan Grant ◆ Kimberly Corwin Gray ‘95 ★ Richard and Katherine Barrett Greene Sierra Grennan Daniel and Susan Groner ● Sara Blum Hadden ‘69 ★ Piri Halasz ◆ Steve and Sunita Halasz ★ Haley Plumbing Christine Hall Sarah and David Gordon ★ Mickey “El Duderino” Hardt Hunter Hartshorne ● Nancy and Charles Hatfield ◆ Kitty Hay ‘63 ◆ Mr. Samuel D. Hecklau ● Peter Helmetag ◆ Alberta Hemsley ◆ Adam and Carol Hewitt ★ Ms. Rachel Hiles Frederick W. Hilles Jr. ◆ Diane and Razy Hirschberg ● Liz Hirschland ◆ Aaron and Brandy Hobson The Hordubays ◆ Rebekah Horowitz Mrs. Lorrance L. Hoyt ◆ Luke and Andrea Hudak Ian Hughes ◆ Mr. and Mrs. William O. Humes ◆ Alex Hyde ‘88 Innovative Foot Prints Travel ● Devon and Meredith Jacobs Alison and Joplin James ◆ Lawrence Jay Margo Rice Jay ◆ Elsbeth S. Johnson ◆ Lucy and Tracy Johnson ◆ AJ Stone Jonathan Andrew Katzander Karla Kavanaugh Lauren Kelly

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Curtis and Mary Beth Kendrick Dorothy A. Kenny ◆ Robin McAllister Ketchum ★ Charlotte Killiam Rachel Kind Mr. William A. Kissam Jr. Elizabeth and Adrian Kitzinger Mr. Ronald Klatt ● Diane, Sam, and Bethany Kletz ★ Mrs. Nell Young Klosterman Florian Koralambe Sarah and Jack Koster ★ Samuel and Linda Kramer ★ John Kress ‘70 Tannin Kueffner ● Jennifer Ladd ◆ Gerald LaGrange Lake Placid Pub and Brewery Christopher Len and Jennifer Gannett Sam Leone ● Corey Levy ● Abbey Loader ● Rachel Lowenthal Joel and Jane Lowsky Hugh Cooke MacDougall Susan Mahaffy ◆ Dave and Denise Martin Mary Hordubay McKenzie ◆ Donata Coletti Mechem ◆ Hilary and Harold Meltzer Howard and Carole Miller Matthew “Sir Burliness” Mitchell Jennifer Molinoff ● Charlotte Mondale Lila Carey Mortimer Rachel and Harry Moseley ● Susann Moyer John and Patty Mueller Barbara Mulvey Ms. Lisa B. Muñoz ‘91 Louisa Muñoz Chris Muray ‘59 ★ F W. Murray and Betts H. Murray ● Kim Narol Richard and Margaret Nells Isaac D. Newcomb Over the Teacups ● Joan Pachner ★ Elena Pastreich ●

Ann Paull Paulette Peduzzi and Family ★ Indigo Pellegrini de Paur Justin and Caroline Perry Mary Louise Pierson The Portal Family Mary Poulson ● Romualda Prillman ● Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Puig ● Amy and Andrew Quinn Patrick Quinn ● Elie Rabinowitz and Becca Miller K. Raymond and Lynne Murphy Ms. Laura J. Reid and Ms. Nancy A. Brossard Daisy Emma Rhoads ◆ Jacy Lynn Rinne John D. Rockwell ★ Ms. Greta Rogers ● Abigail Romm ● James Romm and Tanya Romm Marcuse Mrs. Oren Root ★ Benjamin Rosof Wendy Roth ● Susan Saarinen ★ Matthew Saehrig Kia Salehi Peter and Emily Samton Lisa Sands and Joan Balash ★ Mark Sands Jono Scherbatskoy ‘69 Natanya Schorr ● Mark Seltzer Mary and Marty Shubert Dan Silin Mike Smith Rebecca Smith Aubrey Lynn Snowden ● Mr. Eugene A. Sousek and Ms. Holly Kiesau ● Karen and Frederick Spaulding John and Martha Spear ★ Dennis Stadler and Kathryn Stadler ● Claire and George Stahler ★ Mr. Robert M. Stein Jr. ◆ Christopher Stoneman ◆ Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Strack Mr. Charles Streich ●

Josey Stuart Davina Harris Swann Tys Sweeney Elizabeth Tait Tanaquil “Tania” Taubes ◆ Russell Taylor and Margaret Elwood Harry and Chica Tenney ● Robert Tepperberg Carly Terreberry Paul Theimer Stuart and Susan Topper ◆ Aerie Treska and Chris Pierce ● Mr. and Mrs. Kip Trienens Susan Van Alen Sunanda ● Mary Van Vleck ★ Elliot and Joan Verner ● Charity Vitale ★ Loring Vogel Roberta W. Waddell ◆ Caitlin Waddington Laura Walker Jeremy and Judith Walsh ◆ Olivia Walsh ● Sarah Warner ★ Anni Raymond Webb ★ Judith Weitzman Bonnie Welch ★ Susan K. West ◆ Ms. Kyra E. White ● Herb Wilkinson ◆ Liz Wise Carol Witherell Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wolleman ● The Wynder Family Rebecca Yamin Please note: this report includes gifts, pledges, and pledge payments made from September 1, 2017, to August 31, 2018. Gifts received after August 31, 2018 will be listed in next fiscal year’s Annual Report. Despite our best efforts to avoid errors and omissions, they do occasionally occur.

If you contributed and your name was omitted, misspelled, or listed in the wrong category, please accept our sincere apology—and do let us know by calling the Advancement Office at 518-523-9329 ext. 5450.

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TRIBUTES AND MEMORIALS

We are grateful to those donors who choose to honor or remember a loved one or important event by making a contribution to North Country School and Camp Treetops. Listed below are gifts received from September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018.

Sam Adams in honor of Tsu Hansen Jenny Ewing Allen in honor of Hock Mr. Orman Anderson in honor of Barkley Stuart D. J. and Ken Baker in memory of Ted Lindsay J Balcerzak in honor of Jeffrey R. Jonathan Bill Barton in memory of Patricia Barton Charles Biddle in memory of Edward Lindsay Alexandra Bley-Vroman in memory of Ed and Elsa Bley Ms. Marsha Blye in honor of Valerie Korzec Mr. Don Bonifay in memory of Ted Lindsay Jody and Christopher Boyd in memory of Joan and Norbert Hochschartner David Bronfman in memory of Beverly Bronfman R. Dede Brownstein in honor of Kim Copeland Ms. Cameron P. Buster in memory of Arthur Parker Sara C. Cady in honor of Dad—Paul Nowicki Johanna Chase in memory of Peter A. Chase Seth Clare in honor of Deborah Reamer

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Mimi and David Cohen in honor of Scott Cohen Tony and Nancy Corwin in honor of the marriage of Stefan Nowicki and Courtney Davies Gerri and Bill Cotter in honor of the marriage of Stefan Nowicki and Courtney Davies Sally Powell Culverwell in honor of Susan Wright Powell Ms. Leslie Daniels in honor Valery Daniels Janice Digirolamo in honor of Edward Austin Lindsay Maurene and Stephen Donadio in honor of Ann Cooper David and Melanie Dumont in memory of Ted Lindsay Veronica N. Dunlap in honor of Libby Doan Lois Elting in honor of David and Eric Feldbaum Stafford "Corky" Farmer-Lee in honor of Jean Jackson Dan and Debbie Fitts in memory of Richard Cohen (’93) Nina Foster in honor of Hart Burget-Foster Rebecca Foster and Kevin Burget in memory of Esty Foster Nina Foster in honor of Hart Burget-Foster Brigit and Calvin Gilkey in memory of Ted Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Groner in honor of Valerie Korzec Rebekah Horowitz in honor of the marriage of Stefan Nowicki and Courtney Davies Kristen Hoyt and Russell Morris in honor of Evelyn Morris Mrs. Lorrance L. Hoyt in honor of Evelyn Morris Patrick and Margaret Käufer in honor of Larry Robjent

Diane Kletz in honor of Sam and Bethany Kletz John and Meg Kotler in honor of Bee Whittaker Kucik Family in honor of Courtney Allen Maria D. Lawson in memory of Myrtle Joiner Lawson Bill and Jan Localio in honor of the marriage of Stefan Nowicki and Courtney Davies Avril Mablin in memory of Gertrude and David Mablin Peter G. Martin in memory of Kathy Martin Liz and Timothy McMichael in honor of Selden, Larry, and John Jane Mellow and Joel Lowsky in honor of John and Libby Doan Bonnie and John Morgan (NCS 65) in memory of Peter A. Chase F. W. Murray and Betts H. Murray in memory of Edward Lindsay Robin Palmer in honor of Ashton Palmer Geoffrey C. Parker in memory of Valentine F. Parker Brook and Taylor Phillips in memory of Ted Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Puig in honor of Valerie Korzec Jane Purden in memory of Gail and Bob Schumacher Marion Raikhlin in honor of the marriage of Stefan Nowicki and Courtney Davies Daisy Emma Rhoads in honor of Tsu Hansen Susan Ruddy in honor of Kelli Culpepper and Ryan Roberts Lisa Sands and Joan Balash in honor of Mark E. Sands Mark Sands in honor of Marcia McClellan

Bill Savage in honor of Tsu Hansen Bruce and Pam Schearer in honor of Isaac Rosenthal Shari and Jim Smart in honor of Sierra, Jay, and Jack's grandparents Kathleen L. Steed in memory of Jeffrey and Julia Jonathan Sarah Adams Steinberg and Peter Steinberg in memory of Donald J. Adams Nate and Margo Sturgis in memory of Norman and Linda Sturgis

Davina Harris Swann in honor of Nuri Richards Russell Taylor and Margaret Elwood in memory of Margaret Bernard Peter and Sarah Thacher in memory of Tom and Barbara Thacher and Toby Thacher The Tostevins in honor of Hock Sharon Anglin Treat in memory of Mary Lou S. Treat Aerie Treska and Chris Pierce in honor of Baxter Pierce Mr. and Mrs. William H. Waddington

in honor of Nicholas and Caitlin Waddington Carolyn Walker in honor of John Doan Nate and Marion Weeks in memory Ted Lindsay Bonnie Welch in memory of Betsy Welch Melvyn and Cyvia Wolff in honor of the Corwin Family Lorraine and Eli Yamin in honor of Isaac Rosenthal

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CELEBRATING THE CREATIVE SPIRIT

THE WALTER BREEMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WHEN WALTER BREEMAN SET FOOT on North Country School’s campus in 2007, he was unmotivated by school, preferring to withdraw and disengage. In just a few short weeks at NCS, he was flourishing, playing guitar with John Doan, making friends, and discovering his creative capacities. He eventually became a stalwart of Larry Robjent’s stage crew, and he burst with pride as he built sets and devised mechanical marvels with his friends for productions of James and the Giant Peach and Alice in Wonderland.

Walter’s parents, Pam and Barry Breeman (Trustee 08–present), recognized the power of this nurturing community and the transformations that happen for children here when they collaborate in creative projects.

They wanted the same opportunities for their daughter Marion when Walter graduated, so they sent her to Camp Treetops, where she thrived for four summers.

After Walter died tragically in 2014, Pam and Barry started an endowment fund in Walter’s name. But in time they realized they wanted to initiate something more tangible that would honor Walter’s experiences here and enable more children to find joy in making music, performing before an audience, and designing and building to bring about amazing stage productions.

Recognizing the need for a new performing arts center to serve both Camp and School, Pam and Barry made a leadership gift to make this facility a possibility. On Saturday, August 25, Camp and School broke ground on The Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center. Festivities took place in the Quonset to both acknowledge all of the wonderful shows children and staff put together in the old building—and celebrate the state-of-the-art facilities and expanded space that The Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center will provide for Camp and School children. This new

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Walter’s parents, Pam and Barry Breeman (Trustee 2008–present), recognized the power of this nurturing community and the transformations that happen for children here when they collaborate in creative projects. building will offer 10,000 square feet of space, a theater that seats 185, a large music classroom, four individual rehearsal rooms, a scene shop and design space, a tech and lighting booth, and an art gallery.

Over 70 guests attended the ceremony, which included remarks from Trustees and administrators and a performance by Walter’s classmate, Lucky Cerruti, who is an actor and musician living in New York City. Pam and Barry also spoke at the ceremony, reflecting on the unique, affable and talented person that Walter was and describing how the embrace of this community helped Walter to experience great happiness and express himself freely.

Camp and School are deeply grateful for the Breemans’ leadership on this project, as well as for

their instrumental fundraising and outreach to support this building effort. Construction of the performing arts center will cost $6.2 million, and Camp and School have raised over $4 million in cash and pledges to date. The building will have a grand opening in the summer of 2019.

The Breemans have expressed that building this performing arts center continues Walter’s legacy, allowing multitudes of campers and students to exercise their imaginations, find their voices, and enjoy the applause with their friends in state-ofthe-art spaces. We know that there is no limit to what our staff and children will accomplish in this wonderful facility.

For more information on The Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center or supporting this project, please visit www.thetrailforward.org or contact Matt Donahue, Director of Advancement, at mdonahue@ncstreetops.org or 518-523-9329 ext. 5446.

From Left to Right: Noah Wertheimer (NCS 09), Anthony Fernandez (NCS 10, CTT 05–10, staff 14–15), Anabell Corwin (NCS 14, CTT 07), NCS teacher Larry Robjent, Lucky Cerruti (NCS 10)

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2018 GROUNDBREAKING

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE WALTER BREEMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WAS WALTER HIMSELF. A 2010 graduate of North Country School, Walter was a creative spirit who loved playing music with his friends, building sets with the theater tech crew, and engaging with everyone around him as a passionate, Pam, Barry, and Marion Breeman breaking ground for The Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center in August 2018.

cheerful, and kind member of this community.

After his tragic death in 2014, Walter’s parents, Barry and Pam Breeman, made the decision to honor Walter and his experiences here with a leadership gift. As Barry has been a Trustee of Camp and School for a decade, and he and Pam have been parents of both a student and a camper—their daughter, Marion, spent four summers at Treetops—they have a deep understanding of the potentially life-changing impact of the performing arts program here for children.

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As a tousled-haired middle-schooler, Walter was known as a boy always ready to roll up his sleeves and lend a hand—it didn’t matter whether it was in the kitchen, at the barn, or in backstage projects in the Quonset. He connected with everyone: teachers, fellow students, younger children, houseparents. A warm gift for friendship was one of Walter’s signature strengths. He brought a sense of humor to each day; it seemed his personal mission was to put a smile on your face. Finally, it was always clear that Walter was passionate: he threw his heart and soul into everything he did.

I have many images of Walter tucked in my memory: Walter sitting with a guitar in the hall during recess, patiently working on new material. Walter putting a comforting arm around the shoulders of little Ethan and Lily, two fourth-graders to whom he was a mentor. (Even though ditching your buddies to spend quality time with 9-year-olds is rarely considered cool, that never bothered Walter.) Walter singing onstage in our foyer at the Muddy Pig Cafe. Walter pulling his welding helmet down and firing up the torch while he worked on the stage set. Or, Walter bombing down our ski hill, doing a hockey stop, and spraying me with snow—then laughing happily.

Walter touched so many people during his three years at North Country School. Shortly after we learned of his tragic

AS A TOUSLED-HAIRED MIDDLE-SCHOOLER WALTER WAS KNOWN AS A BOY ALWAYS READY TO ROLL UP HIS SLEEVES AND LEND A HAND—IT DIDN’T MATTER WHETHER IT WAS IN THE KITCHEN, AT THE BARN, OR IN BACKSTAGE PROJECTS IN THE QUONSET. HE CONNECTED WITH EVERYONE: TEACHERS, FELLOW STUDENTS, YOUNGER CHILDREN, HOUSEPARENTS.

death, we began to hear from his classmates. There were devastated emails from around the world, a call from one friend who wanted to know if she could make a memorial donation, a call from another unable to attend the funeral but wishing he could play for the service to bring back the memory of their jug-band class. Walter had a tremendous impact on me, his schoolmates, and the faculty here.

We are deeply grateful that, with his parents’ remarkable generosity and the support of the Camp and School community, we will have a new place for making music, acting, dancing, designing and building fabulous sets, and, most of all, coming together to celebrate the amazing things children can achieve when their creativity is sparked and nurtured. With The Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center, this young man’s spirit will be carried forward by the many students and campers who will be thrilled to step up and take a bow.

With Gratitude, David Hochschartner Executive Director

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ENDOWMENTS

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES who have made the extraordinary commitment of establishing named endowments. Thank you, as well, to those who have made contributions to those endowments. These funds honor a friend or a family member’s legacy in meaningful fashion while benefitting North Country School and Camp Treetops in perpetuity.

In the 2017–18 fiscal year, we were honored to add three named funds to our endowment: • The Cheryl “Rusty” Rolland Fund honors the memory and passions of Cheryl “Rusty” Rolland (NCS 57) and will support performing arts programming at NCS and CTT. • The Whit Whitcomb Teacher Opportunity Fund was established to honor the life and work of Francis “Whit” Whitcomb (NCS staff 52–60, CTT staff 56–57, CTT parent 65–69, trustee 69–75 and 97–10, BRC member 04–17). Contributions to the fund will support professional development and training for faculty and staff.

• The Board of Trustees established the David Hochschartner and Selden West Fund in July 2018 to honor the careers of Hock and Selden. Earnings from the fund will support Camp and School scholarships as well as professional development aimed at progressive education practices.

If you have questions about a current fund or would like to discuss establishing a new fund, please contact Matt Donahue, Director of Advancement, at 518-837-5446 or mdonahue@ncstreetops.org.

GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND John Byrne Cooke Revocable Trust Bob and Margaret Parker The Shelby Family MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND Memorial gifts support the general endowment fund Gifts in memory of Charles Catlin NCS 54 Anonymous Janet A. Becher Jeanne Beckley J. D. and J. L. Bernd Tim and Bev Brackenbury The Catlin Family Jerrod Dulmes Pat and Amy Galloway Heartland Business Systems Mr. Jeffrey Hesson Mr. Ronald Klatt Over the Teacups Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Parker NCS 41 Mary Poulson

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Mr. Thomas Prosser and Mary Jensen Greta Rogers Mr. Eugene A. Sousek and Ms. Holly Kiesau Dennis Stadler Mr. Charles Streich The Tostevins Milton and Liesa Allen Fund For Faculty Salaries David and Peggy Bailey Fund In honor of the founders of Woodstock Country School Beck Seider Family Fund For CTT Scholarships Lisa Beck and Mitch Seider Beyond the Mountains Fund For Faculty Development Bob Bliss Fund For Waterfront Improvements Bramwell Family Fund For NCS and CTT

Mildred Brooks Nature Program Fund For CTT Salaries Suzanne Glickman Leo and Walter Clark Fund For NCS and CTT Brion Crowell Fund For NCS and CTT Kitty and Carl (C. D.) Dennett Scholarship Fund For NCS Scholarships Dumont Scholarship Fund For CTT Scholarships David and Melanie Dumont Joan Dumont Mark Dumont and Lynn Mehlman Harry K. Eldridge Scholarship Fund For NCS Scholarships Bliss Eldridge James R. Pugh

Feather Foundation Fund For Gardens and Greenhouse

The Master Teacher Fund For Faculty Salaries

Smith Family Foundation Fund For NCS Scholarships

Eric Feldsberg Memorial Scholarship Fund For CTT Scholarships

Peter W. Merle-Smith Fund For CTT Scholarships

Sylvia Pool Sperling Animal Husbandry and Barn Fund Restricted Endowment

Garden Fund For Program Enhancement Reginald Gilliam Mountaineering Leadership and Scholarship Fund For Mountaineering Program Support and CTT Scholarships Arleen F. Gilliam Michael and Danelle Kelly Liza Ketchum and John H. Straus James R. Pugh The Wynder Family Govan Family Fund For CTT Scholarships Tsu Hansen Fund For NCS and CTT Philip Kneisl NCS 75 Ann Lynch Weirich Harlan Family Fund For NCS and CTT Elizabeth Harlan Noah Harlan and Micol Ostow Doug Haskell Fund For CTT Scholarships Malcolm Willison Helen Haskell Fund For NCS and CTT David Hochschartner and Selden West Fund For NCS and CTT Scholarships and Professional Development Kaye Clark Hoins Fund For NCS and CTT Mr. John A. Foley NCS 70 Lindsay Johnson Fund For NCS Scholarships Adlin and Sherman Loud Scholarship Fund For NCS Scholarships Edward and Libby Faron Mell Anne Martindell Gardening Fund Restricted Endowment Roger Martindell NCS 63

Kate C. Moore Fund For CTT Scholarships Cornelia and Joseph Tierney

Christopher Nicholson Memorial Fund For NCS Scholarships Diana E. Oehrli Fund For CTT Scholarships The Gruben Charitable Foundation Diana Oehrli Okin Fund For Maintenance on Capital Improvements Ken Okin Laura Okin Olmstead Fund For NCS and CTT Arthur W. Parker Fund For NCS and CTT Fullwood Foundation, Inc. Francie Parker NCS 82 Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Parker NCS 41 Barkley Stuart and Ann Glazer Susan Powell NCS 51 Fund For NCS and CTT Sally Powell Culverwell Prince/de Ramel Charitable Trusts Fund For Faculty Salaries Guillaume NCS 89 and Molly de Ramel The de Ramel Foundation Joyce Pearson Prock Fund For NCS and CTT Richard Rockefeller Fresh Start Scholarship Fund For NCS and CTT Scholarships Paul and Eileen Growald NCS 66 Richard and Barbara Moore Barkley Stuart and Ann Glazer Cheryl “Rusty” Rolland Fund For the Performing Arts The Estate of Cheryl “Rusty” Rolland

Spiegelberg Fund For Scholarships David A. Stein NCS 52 and Allison Stein Robbins NCS 74 Fund For Riding Program, Farm, and NCS Scholarships David A. Stein Charitable Trust David and Linda Stein Tracey Westbrook Elizabeth Claire Stein Scholarship Fund For CTT Scholarships Helen Stein Mr. Robert M. Stein Jr. Strong Roots, High Peaks Faculty Support Fund Strong Roots, High Peaks Greening and Renewal Fund Strong Roots, High Peaks Scholarship Fund For NCS and CTT Scholarships Margaret and Randolph Thrower Fund For Greening and Renewal Frank H. Wallace Fund For Faculty Enrichment Joel and Christine DeYoung Jerome P. Webster III Fund For NCS and CTT Herbert and Maria West Fund For NCS Intern Salaries David Hochschartner and Selden West Whit Whitcomb Teacher Opportunity Fund For Faculty Development Sandy Gray Nowicki NCS 57 Winter’s Children Fund For NCS Scholarships John O. Zimmerman Fund For NCS and CTT

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LEAVE YOUR LEGACY

MORE THAN 60 YEARS AGO, I entered second grade at North Country School as a young girl from New York City about to experience country life for MIMI MURAY LEVITT the first time. I spent my days mountain climbing, NCS 57 rock climbing, skiing, camping and on horseback riding trips down the Back Woods Road. I especially enjoyed tapping trees and helping to boil sap we collected to make syrup in the Sugar House. My fondest memories were spent in the barn. I loved choosing barn chores as my school “job.” My favorite horses were Pepper and Bucky. The garden taught me to use the compost of animal manure and leftover kitchen meals to create fertilizer for planting and harvesting. I remember pulling carrots out of the ground, brushing the dirt off on my pants, and then eating them. Students today continue to celebrate the fall with an annual community carrot-harvest event, and they still get to enjoy vegetables they harvest all year.

I returned to New York City for high school and college, but that wasn’t the end of my connection to the Adirondacks—I spent one summer after graduation as a counselor at Treetops. I later moved to Alta, Utah, where I still reside today.

In 1981, my husband, Bill, and I founded our local land trust, Friends of Alta, continuing the love and stewardship for the environment instilled in me at School and Camp.

I recall my years at NCS with great fondness and appreciation for what I learned about the world we live in. Being in a place where peers share ideas in the outdoors allowed me to develop into the person I am today. My brother, Nikki, and Bill’s two youngest children, Toby and Cassie, also attended NCS and share my deep gratitude for this amazing institution.

That’s why I joined the Balanced Rocks Circle— to ensure that School and Camp continue to be a place that nurtures and encourages children year after year.

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BALANCED ROCKS CIRCLE

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS who (as of August 31, 2018) have included North Country School and Camp Treetops in their estate plans, thereby becoming members of the Balanced Rocks Circle.

This year, we were honored to be the recipient of realized bequests from two individuals. Cheryl “Rusty” Rolland (NCS 57) was a committed patron of the arts; thus, her bequest will support the performing arts at NCS and CTT through both an endowed fund and a capital gift towards the new Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center. Additionally, a planned gift from John Byrne Cooke (NCS 54) of Jackson, WY, will help strengthen the institution’s general endowment, where planned gifts are typically allocated.

If NCS and Treetops are included in your estate plans and your name is not listed here, or if you would like more information about the Balanced Rocks Circle, please contact Christie Borden at 518-837-5402 or cborden@ncstreetops.org.

Anonymous (8) Dennis Aftergut Jenny Ewing Allen Peter Brest Cali Brooks and Galen Crane Alice Gresham Bullock Walter E. Clark* Dr. Georgia Close and Dr. Benjamin Spencer John Byrne Cooke* Sally Powell Culverwell, NCS 51 Dudley H. Cunningham Samuel and Laurie Cushman Amy and Matthew Davidson Sally M. Dennett, NCS 39* Claire Douglas Brian Eng and Renee Bourgeois Henry Gardiner* Suzanne Glickman Reggie Govan Gay Booth Greenleaf Lisa Gulotta Elizabeth Harlan Laura Thrower Harris Bob Heays Nick and Ruth Hewitt

David Hochschartner and Selden West Martha C. Howell and Edward B. Whitney John and Amy Isaacs Elsbeth S. Johnson Jan Johnson Ralph Jones Charlotte and Peter Ketchum Liza Ketchum Philip Kneisl, NCS 75 Meredith Kovach and Sam Eaton Monika and Steven Lang, NCS 53 Rose K. Lansbury Lorna Livingston, NCS 50 Bill and Jan Localio Susan Localio Roger and Pat Loud Anne Martindell* Dwight N. Mason Lauren McCarty Mimi B. Muray-Levitt, NCS 57 Sandy Gray Nowicki, NCS 57 JoAnne Olmsted* Brian Orter Meredith M. Prime

Lindsay Putnam Don Rand Mr. and Mrs. James Rea Jr.* Susan Read, NCS 70, CTT parent 04–05 Jane Crowell Rieffel Cheryl “Rusty” Schick Rolland* Maggie Rosenbloom Matt Salinger Kate Shepherd Mike Smith David and Linda Stein Helen Stein Hugh Thacher Jessica Tuck Matthew and Courtney Tuck Mary Loeb Umlauf* Frank Wallace Louise Walsh and Charles Rupp Jill Werfel Francis Whitcomb* Hilary and Scott Wilkinson Susan Welch Williams, NCS 54 John O. Zimmerman*

* = Deceased

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CAPITAL PROJECT SUPPORT

THE 2017–18 FISCAL YEAR WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED and exciting time for campus improvements and additions at NCS and Treetops. As we focus on the priorities in our strategic plan and build for the next century at Camp and School, the support of our community is more important than ever.

Thank you to the donors this year who have supported one or more of our capital efforts: The Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center, an expanded CTT Hike House, the Eileen Rockefeller House and Round Lake Campus, and the fully-funded Teaching and Learning Kitchen. Thank you also to the donors who choose to give unrestricted capital funds so that School and Camp can use them where the need is greatest and with the most flexibility.

Learn more about these initiatives at www.thetrailforward.org.

THE WALTER BREEMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Anonymous (19) Law Offices of Gary Alweiss Jenny Ewing Allen The Allen Family Steven and Carol Andersen and Family Kathleen and Matthew Baldwin Marsha Blye Barry and Pam Breeman Donna Bregenzer, in honor of John Doan Nick Bregenzer ’08, in honor of John Doan Brimar Industries, Inc. Martha Brooks Carol Castellano Matt Charles, in honor of John Doan Margaret Chin Seth Clare Anabell Corwin, in honor of John Doan The Costello Family Dudley Cunningham Dr. and Mrs. Robin and Scott Cutler Howard Davidson EJMP Fund for Philanthropy, Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince, trustee

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Steven Fabrizio and Joseph Chin Marcos A. Fernandez, in honor of John Doan Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Andrew and Jenna Field Niclas and Michelle Fjalltoft Fullwood Foundation, Inc. David Glaser Sanford and Jane Glazman Robert and Judith Gleason Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gluck Elizabeth and Lloyd Goldmark, in honor of John Doan Daniel and Susan Groner Elaine Guglielmo Jane and Genevieve Gyulavary Mickey "El Duderino" Hardt, in honor of John Doan Elizabeth Harlan Laura and David Harris Diane and Razy Hirschberg David Hochschartner and Selden West Ms. Lucy Hochschartner ‘13 Susanna M. Hull Richard and Jo Hull AJ Stone Jonathan, in honor of John Doan The Korzec Family—Valerie, Arthur, Sarah, and Henry Joyce Y. Kum Ho

Sam Leone, in honor of John Doan The Libra Foundation Anna Rose and Scott Lieberman Abbey Loader, in honor of John Doan Roger and Pat Loud Lloyd Lowy and Susan Elbe Alexis Lull, in honor of John Doan Robert and Kristen Maccini, in honor of John Doan The Macheska Family Ms. Diane M. Maglio Shijie Mai and Xiaohong Hu Vanessa and Mark Mandel Bob Maxwell and Tim Mullally Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCann The McHugh-Silva Family Marylynn Mckeown Colleen McMahon Matthew “Sir Burliness” Mitchell, in honor of John Doan Deborah Model and Joe Falkowski Rachel and Harry Moseley Bob Maxwell and Tim Mullally The New York Community Trust Lynne Nilsestuen Bob and Margaret Parker Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Parker ‘41 Lucas Peduzzi, in honor of John Doan Larry and Stacey Pfeffer

Sandy Gray Nowicki ‘57 James Seymour David A. Stein Charitable Trust David and Linda Stein Tracey Westbrook TEACHING AND LEARNING KITCHEN Community Foundation of Sarasota County Laura Goff Davis Mary Diana Davis EJMP Fund for Philantropy, Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince, trustee Payton Fireman ‘72 Katharine Knight Flebotte Edie and Jim Garrett Ms. Janet Spiegelberg Hyman ‘49 David Lackey and Terren Baker Meimei Ma ‘70 Sarah Nicholson ‘72 Sandy Gray Nowicki ‘57 Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince Jono Scherbatskoy ‘69 Susanna Meade Schindler Janet Dunn Wentworth ‘68 Daniel C. Wing ‘62

Todd Pinsonneault, in honor of John Doan Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Puig Ella and Peter Robjent, in honor of John Doan Jim and Cathy Robjent The Estate of Cheryl “Rusty” Rolland Bill Savage Robert, Sharon, Jonathan, and Linnea Scott David and Mary Ann Silver Shari and Jim Smart Pam Frankel Stein Hume R. Steyer John and Marie Stoutland Barkley Stuart and Ann Glazer Tys Sweeney Aerie Treska and Chris Pierce Ashlee B. Virtue, in honor of John Doan

Laura Walker, in honor of John Doan Anne Crowley Weight Lucie Weight The Weissenberg Family Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wolleman CAMP TREETOPS HIKE HOUSE Fullwood Foundation, Inc. Susan Localio Sandy Gray Nowicki ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Parker ‘41 EILEEN ROCKEFELLER HOUSE AND ROUND LAKE CAMPUS Benevity Community Impact Fund Suzanne Glickman Paul and Eileen Growald ‘66 Josh Harlan Roger and Pat Loud Bonnie and John Morgan ‘65

UNRESTRICTED AND OTHER CAPITAL GIVING Anonymous American Endowment Foundation Matthew and Amy Davidson Kathy (Hordubay) Della Fera Brian Eng and Renee Bourgeois Elizabeth Eng and Benjamin Botts Kenneth and June Eng Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The J.M. Kaplan Fund Mr. and Mrs. David T. Kenney Caroline Kenney Jennifer H. Maslow The Maslow Family Foundation Sandy Gray Nowicki ‘57 Bob and Margaret Parker Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince Shames Family Foundation Shames/Argo Families Barkley Stuart and Ann Glazer Dr. Jun Zhang and Ms. Bei Zhu

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