Marianapolis Magazine Spring 2020

P R

ARIANAPOLIS

E P

MAGAZINE Spring 2020

R OU Y D OA VER L O WN E C O G O D G PA T RE RIN HE OLO K IC N C L C OW

Who doesn't love to color?

These coloring pages were created by Shelley Blair, Graphic Design & Multimedia Specialist, for our alumni, students, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and neighbors to partake in as an activity to do while at home. The campus photos above were the inspiration for three coloring pages. Click here to download blank coloring pages.

Please take a photo of your finished work and send them to us at social@marianapolis.org. Coloring outside the lines is encouraged!

1

CONTENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DAN ATWOOD, CHAIRMAN, P’01, P’07, P’20 ALYSON ALEMAN ‘89, P’24 RICHARD ANDROLEWICZ P’99, P’05 MEHDI ANWAR TOM DODGE ‘73 WILLIAM FONTAINE P’16, P’19 RYAN FORD P’13, P’16 MICHAEL HERLIHY JIM LAPOSTA BRETT MARSTON ‘90 RAENATO PATRIA ‘56 MARK RUSSELL ‘67 ROBERT WERGE ‘84, P’11, P’13, P’21 EDITOR IN CHIEF: RACHEL ROGERS LAYOUT & DESIGN: SHELLEY BLAIR CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: ADRIENNE FOURNIER, EMILY SCHÄFER, ROBIN STANLEY CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHY: REV. ALLEN ALEXANDER, MIC, BRIAN ANDERSEN, SHELLEY BLAIR, MEGHAN CANVANAUGH, CLAIRE CROSSMAN '23, ANTHONY DEFUSCO '22, MEGHAN DWYER, MICHELLE DREW, STAN GODLEWSKI, XIAYUAN GONG '22, WILLIAM HATZBERGER, LISA KREJMAS, JIERUI LI '23, JOSEPH PARODI-BROWN, LONG PHAM '21, LONGJIE QIAN '23, COS QUERCIA, PATRICK RIEDY, RACHEL ROGERS, EMILY SCHÄFER, TED SMITH, ROBIN STANLEY, ANDREW VITALE, YUNPENG WANG '21, WILLIAM WEINKOPF '22, XUANXIANG ZENG '22

04 INTERNATIONAL DAY 06 SPIRIT WEEK 08 ATHLETICS 10 ALUMNI ATHLETE INTERVIEWS 12 KNIGHT OF JAZZ & VOCAL CONCERT 14 LEAP WEEK 20 WINTER PLAY & SPRING MUSICAL 22 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS 24 ALUMNI FEATURE: CLASS OF 1970 26 FUN RUN 2020 28 CLASS NOTES 30 GRADUATION 2020 32 PLANET EARTH 38 ONLINE LEARNING 46 IN MEMORIAM

2

Welcome to the Spring 2020 edition of the Marianapolis Magazine!

T

o say that much has happened since the Winter edition of the magazine made its way to you would be an understatement at best. Much HAS happened in the world around us, and in traditional Golden Knight form, Marianapolis has risen to the challenges presented and accepted the call to respond.

Though not what any of us expected, the Spring of 2020 has been full of opportunities to define and reinforce who we are together and the difference we can make.

In the pages ahead, you will read about and see evidence of how quickly and dynamically all the members of our community responded to the call to move the Marianapolis experience online in a newly virtual world. Links to end of year performances and shows are provided, exemplifying the innovative spirit of our faculty who tirelessly provided a sense of continued tradition in the midst of a quickly changing world.

When we look back on the year 2020, we will likely remember many “firsts,� including the first virtual commencement ceremony for Marianapolis as well as a successful and spirited virtual Fun Run. Though we were unable to gather in person on campus this Spring for important milestone events, know that our newest graduates and the 50th reunion class of 1970 hold a special place in the history

of our School. We look forward to welcoming these and all reunion classes back to campus as soon as possible.

I am certain the Class of 2020 is destined to reach new heights that have not yet been imagined, and I want to express my eternal gratitude to this group of energetic leaders.

Their growth over the past four years is noteworthy in all realms, and they will always be remembered for leading a cultural renaissance of environmental stewardship on campus by creating opportunities for themselves and others to effect change for what is good and what is right.

Planet Earth, and all living things, call us to be creative and to have an entrepreneurial mindset to make the world a better and safer place. Our community must live the School’s mission, loving all people unconditionally, taking action in our daily lives whenever possible, and remaining committed to serving as a beacon of hope to all.

Warm regards,

Joseph C. Hanrahan Head of School 3

INTERNATIONAL DAY The community welcomed back Andrea Solis Quintero ’14 for International Day, at which she was given the Marilyn S. Ebbitt Speaker Series medal. International Day, held at the end of Spirit Week, is a tradition whereby the community celebrates the many different cultures that make Marianapolis unique.

Andrea attended Marianapolis for her junior year as a oneyear transfer student from Mexico. After finishing high school in Mexico, she received her bachelor’s degree in pedagogy from Universidad Anahuac México. She is currently working on her master’s degree in educational psychology.

Andrea spoke to the community about her volunteer work with the organization Integra, which aims to create opportunities for the people living in the garbage dump of Nezahualcóyotl, outside of Mexico City. She explained that these people sort the garbage by recyclables (aluminum, plastic, etc) and are then paid for what they collect. By her account, these individuals live off of $0.80 per day.

Andrea first came to work with Integra after her priest suggested it; she had sought his counsel when she felt something was missing in her life. “I didn’t know what I was signing up for. I thought I was going to be a savior. They were all egocentric motivations,” she said.

4

Click here to see more photos.

After working with the people of Nezahualcóyotl, she learned several things. Primarily: inequality is real. “Everything that is produced in the USA, everything that is consumed in the USA, is dumped there. Everything plastic that you use, it’s there. Every outfit that you buy and wear one time, it’s going to end there. It has to go somewhere. Just because you don’t see it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It does exist.”

Further, she came to the realization that she was not the savior she hoped she would be. Instead, she was contributing to their problems by keeping them there every time she threw away waste instead of recycling.

Andrea urged the community to find something that they are passionate about and to help others. “We all have something to give to the planet. We all have something to give to the guy in Algebra class that sits behind you. We all have something to give to a community far, far away. Find something where you help others. I promise you will find the missing piece. You will find happiness.”

Following Andrea’s speech, the Marianapolis community spent the day learning about other cultures through various workshops. Some of these included traditional Vietnamese games, cartoons from around the world, Chinese cinema, and the complexities of the Middle East.

5

6

SPIRIT WEEK Spirit Week at Marianapolis is held annually in February as a way to invigorate school spirit during the longer, colder months of winter. Students, faculty, and staff all get involved in each day’s theme, and this year was no exception. During the second week of online learning in April, the Student Council hosted a virtual Spirit Week with the themes of Hat Day, Sunglasses Day, Hawaiian Shirt Day, and Jersey Day. These clever adaptations to more typical themes allowed all participants to keep their spirit visible via WebEx classwork.

“We did this to help make the transition into virtual learning fun, and give the community something to look forward to.”

- Aidan Cook ‘20, Student Council President “Spirit Week is an important Marianapolis tradition for students to show their school spirit throughout our community. When news came that Marianapolis was going virtual, Student Council knew it would be an adjustment for everyone. We thought it would be a good reminder for our community that even though we are not physically together we are still a family.”

- Nina Darvish ‘20, Student Council Vice President

Click here to see more photos.

7

ATHLETICS WINTER SPORTS

SPRING SPORTS

BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL had an 8-14 overall record and a 6-13 record in NEPSAC Class B. The majority of the athletes were new to the team and the entire group worked hard to grow together throughout the season. The team was playing its best basketball at the end of the year, going 4-4 in the last 8 games of the season, including big wins over Class A Choate and Class B stalwart Millbrook.

Unfortunately, the spring sports season was unable to occur in person this year. However, all extracurriculars continued to meet regularly through WebEx. The teams got creative with how they could stay active and involved with one another. Below are some videos produced by extracurricular programs this season. ▶ DANCE

BOYS’ JV BASKETBALL ended the season with a 9-5 record.

Six of the 14 contests were absolute nail-biters, including a come-from-behind 58-53 win at home over Wilbraham & Monson Academy and another come-from-behind road win over MacDuffie.

▶ GIRLS’ VARSITY TENNIS

BOYS’ IIIS BASKETBALL had an impressive 10-3 season.

The team had two strong wins over Pomfret as well as notable wins against Northfield Mount Hermon, Beaver Country Day, Wilbraham & Monson, and Cushing Academy.

▶ GIRLS’ VARSITY TRACK

GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL finished the season as the NEPSAC Class A semi-finalists. Overall, the team went 20-4 and had an 11-game winning streak after starting the season 0-2. The team also had a 4-2 record against AA schools. Junior Sydney Masciarelli scored her 1,000th career point in the February 24 game against Loomis Chaffee.

GIRLS’ JV BASKETBALL had a season full of growth, enthusiasm, hard work, and teamwork with a 9-2 record. All but 3 players were freshmen who were new to the basketball program, yet the team came together early on and played terrific, cohesive, team basketball throughout the season.

GIRLS’ IIIS BASKETBALL had an undefeated 8-0 season.

The coaches could not be more proud of this group of athletes and how each individual improved over the course of the season.

SWIMMING finished its 4th season this year. Notable moments included the breaking of the girls’ 200 free relay record, two finalists in the New England Championships, several school records broken (some multiple times), and nearly 50 personal records shattered.

▶ ULTIMATE FRISBEE SENIOR SEND OFF ▶ GIRLS’ VARSITY LACROSSE ▶ BOYS’ VARSITY TRACK

“From the start of the season, I knew this team was special. They had a collective work ethic that was unmatched, and a sense of team accountability that only helped them get better each and every practice. Some will say we underachieved by not winning a championship, but we finished the season 20-4, and we won in so many other ways.”

- Girls’ Varsity Basketball Head Coach Kirsty Leedham

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD traveled to five meets where the team saw personal records and growth through hard work.

The team saw exemplary leadership from their captains, junior Thomas Joiner and seniors Eva Della and Yasmeen Osborne.

WRESTLING enjoyed a successful season showing great growth and attracting new talent to the mats. The team notched seven team wins and saw great individual success, culminating in three 3rd-place finishes at the EIL Invitational at Portsmouth Abbey. Junior Andre Looney (23-10) and sophomore Johnna Romanek (6-19) both went on to wrestle at New England’s, where Romanek brought home 7th place in the first annual women’s tournament.

8

Click here to see more photos.

9

ALUMNI ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Director of Athletics Andrew Vitale began the Alumni Athlete Interview series this spring. He has been interviewing alumni who are involved in collegiate and professional level sports to hear about their experiences and to talk about their time at Marianapolis. Please enjoy the interviews with our alumni athletes by clicking on their corresponding photos.

10

Dave Ford '13 is the Coordinator of Basketball Operations with Men’s Basketball for the University of California - Berkeley.

Greg Senat '13, is an offensive lineman with current Super Bowl Champs the Kansas City Chiefs. Greg played basketball and football at Wagner College.

Bobby Ahearn '14, a 2018 graduate of Binghamton University and current professional basketball player.

Emily Sheridan '17, a current junior and member of both the women’s soccer and lacrosse teams at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Emma Sarantopoulos '18, a current sophomore and member of the volleyball team at the University of St. Andrew’s.

Sophia Widmeyer '18, a current sophomore and member of the women’s basketball team at Providence College.

Stephon Baxter '19, a current freshman and member of the men’s basketball team at Bates College.

Michael Mallory '13, a 2017 graduate of Southern Connecticut State University and current professional basketball player.

Sean Allen '18, a current sophomore and member of the men's soccer team at Emmanuel College.

Caroline Soucy '16, a current senior and member of the women’s basketball team at the University of New Hampshire.

Anna Bagley '19, a current freshman and member of the women’s soccer team at Virginia Commonwealth University.

11

KNIGHT OF JAZZ A staple in the performing arts at Marianapolis has been the Knight of Jazz, where the Rock Band and Jazz Band, along with soloists, are able to showcase their talent to the community.

“Being able to perform in front of the School makes Jazz one of the best decisions I made at the School.”

- Zachary Willard ‘20 “Knight of Jazz is a great experience to show all the hard work the bands have been doing for the semester, especially in front of fellow peers. Showing everyone the hard work you do that isn’t a letter grade or a sport milestone but a beautiful set of music is absolutely amazing and fulfilling.”

- James Olivieri ‘20

12

“Knight of Jazz was a wonderful night. It was great to be able to share my talent with some of our community members. It was so warming to see how the music we performed made people feel!”

- Johnna Romanek ‘22

Click here to see more photos.

VOCAL CONCERT This March, the vocal groups at Marianapolis performed in a concert called “You, Me, and We.” The Chorus, Concert Choir, and the a Capella group, Chase 26, were able to showcase numbers they had been practicing during the semester. The concert also featured a few solo performances.

“Performing in the March vocal concert was an experience I’ll never forget. Everyone was so supportive of each other and it was fun being able to perform as well as cheer on my friends. We had been working on the songs for a couple of months and it truly paid off. I couldn’t have been happier with how it turned out!”

- Sophia Maloney ‘22

Click here to see more photos.11

A BAKING LOVE AT KING ARTHUR FLOUR COMPANY

ARCHITECTURE THINK TANK AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

MASTERING THE BASICS: COOKING 101

ART SCHOOL PREP AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

FOOD BLOGGING

14

CREATE YOUR OWN SKATEBOARD AT YESTERMORROW DESIGN/BUILD SCHOOL

LEAP WEEK 2020 This year for LEAP Week, over 20 programs were offered to our students.

Three students share their recent LEAP Week experiences with the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, and Give Kids the World Village in Orlando, FL.

“I really looked forward to LEAP Week both this year and as a freshman. The experience we have to take on a week-long project or trip is really amazing.

Even if you don’t go away on a trip and you choose to stay local, you still get a quality experience. LEAP Week is a great outlet and break from the everyday, and it’s fun. This year I got assigned the Hole In The Wall Gang Camp. It was a local service trip held at school. Our task was to organize and plan a fundraiser to raise $2,600 for the summer camp. I was really excited for this because I had heard about it from a few people and it seemed like an amazing cause, so I signed up and was extremely excited that I received the opportunity. I was vaguely familiar with the camp and knew only that it was a summer camp for sick children. I didn’t realize how truly amazing the work they did was.

The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp is in fact a summer camp for severely ill children, but to the kids and their families it’s so much more. We were able

to visit the camp on the first day and learn more about it.

This camp allows children who spend most of their lives in the four walls of a hospital room to experience the time of their lives over the course of one week. The kids meet people just like them and make lifelong friendships. They get to stay in fun colored cabins and take part in all kinds of activities from singing, to painting, to campfires, to canoe rides, to zip lining. They have the ability to do all the things they are told they can’t because of their illness. All of this is thanks to 24/7 on-call medical staff who make sure the kids get their medicine and stay healthy without having to stay in the hospital. The camp is also completely free of charge for the families, making it possible for any kid to attend this camp.

That’s where we came in. The camp uses several fundraising functions throughout the year in order to raise the money needed to open in the summer.

We, over the course of LEAP Week, needed to organize a fundraiser ourselves and figure out how to raise $2,600 which is the amount of money to send one kid to camp for a week. We met with two different fundraising experts as well as the Marianapolis

Communications Office in order to make sure we knew where we were headed and how we should go about doing this. It was really eye-opening and honestly challenging to plan this fundraiser, because there were so many factors and obstacles to consider and problems we had to solve. Overall I had a blast and the satisfaction of knowing that I was doing it for these kids was incredible. It was an amazing experience and I’m better for having taken part in it.”

- Hayley O’Connell ‘22 “When I learned about the programs Marianapolis offers when I was applying, I remember being fascinated by the idea of LEAP Week. I mean, what school offers an entire week to either travel somewhere or do something new at home?

A couple of months into the school year, it was time to submit our decisions about what experience we wanted to take part in. We had to list our top five choices out of a big digital book, and I decided on my top four being the two Arizona trips, and two Florida trips. I had one more space to fill, so I took one last flip through the catalog and saw a trip to South Dakota. I figured that was pretty cool even though I knew nothing about it, and submitted.

15

A few months later we got our choices back, and I eagerly opened my student portal to the LEAP Week page, and there it was: South Dakota. I opened the catalog again and flipped to the page about the South Dakota trip so I could read up on what I would be experiencing.

Leading up to the trip I was so nervous. I would be spending a week in negative degree temperatures, chopping wood, and visiting a Native American reservation in an area with no cell phone service in the Midwest. On the morning of the trip which I had been eagerly waiting so long for, I arrived at the school ready to head to the airport. I started talking with the other students in my trip who I did not know well, and began to feel more comfortable about traveling half-way across the country without my family for the first time.

As we spoke together, we all realized that all of us felt a few common emotions about the trip we were about to embark on: excited, but we had no expectations and we were all ready for an adventure. The teachers on the trip repeatedly checked in to make sure everyone was doing okay and all of our needs were accounted for. I would say that one of the best parts of the trip was meeting and becoming closer to people who I did not know.

The friends I made on this trip now share a common experience with me, and this will be a memory we will hold forever. The first shock that came to me I would say was the weather. When we were told about last year’s trip here, we were told it would be absolutely 16

freezing and we would be cold at all times. Stepping out of the airport, the 75 degree sun hit our group, and while waiting for the bus to Pine Ridge, South Dakota, we got to play some games and have a nice lunch together. It was about an hourand-a-half drive across the prairies of South Dakota. I was shocked to see how many cows were out across the huge fields!

The breathtaking hills in the fields were nothing like I had seen before. Living on the east coast all of my life with very developed land, I was shocked how far I could see across the prairies without one building in sight. I had no idea what I expected the Midwest to look like, but it certainly was not this.

The most mind-blowing part of this trip for me was the first time we crossed the border into the Pine Ridge Reservation. I was told to be ready to see extreme poverty, but I did not know what that would look like. Driving through the dirt roads of the reservation, the bus was silent.

There were motor-homes upon trailers, and each one had trash in front of it, or broken down cars. Children playing in the streets with big smiles and stray dogs, and people with huge sodas would sit on their lawns in plastic chairs and watch.

Nobody had flashy clothing on, and no home was any more than a trailer.

Arriving at Re-Member (the volunteer organization) we lugged our suitcases off the bus and got situated in our bunkhouses. We were all tired and jet-lagged, yet the organization surprised us with a warm welcome by teaching us “hand games”- a Lakota game involving sticks. The two

native teenage girls who came in to teach us the games were welcoming and kind, but I saw one of them with very beaten down shoes on and my heart sank. At the end, they thanked us for volunteering to help and asked for donations for gas money.

Each morning we were expected to wake up at 6:30 in the morning. We had to eat breakfast and get ready for the day’s work. The leader of Re-Member would give us a rundown on the daily schedule and weather, and would read us some Lakota-Oglala Sioux wisdom of the elders. Soon after, we all got dressed and hopped on a bus for that day’s activity.

The first day on the reservation, we visited the site and graveyard of the Wounded Knee massacre where we got our first sense of the history the Lakota have gone through. We had the chance to purchase hand-made jewelry and dream catchers from the local people on the reservation, and talk to them to learn about their community. After this we visited the Badlands National Park and took a hike there, then ended the day with a stop at a convenience store on the reservation and a visit to ReMember’s second location. We arrived back at the bunkhouse, and that night is when I discovered my favorite place: the hill. It was a little bit of a hike, but the view at the top was amazing and you could see the prairies rolling on for miles and miles. The sunsets there were amazing, and the air was fresh.

I loved spending hours here during free time, and taking in the silence and beauty all around me.

FORGING

GAME ASSETS WITH Z BRUSH AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

GIVE KIDS THE WORLD

HOLE IN THE WALL: KIDS FOR CAMP

LET'S GO SAILING

17

MADE BY HAND

MARINE BIOLOGY INTENSIVE AT THE MYSTIC AQUARIUM

PINE RIDGE RESERVATION

POTTERY INTENSIVE AT SAWMILL POTTERY

18

SALT RIVER WILDERNESS WHITE WATER RAFTING

Every night we had reflection time. Our group from Marianapolis would sit and journal our thoughts about that day, and do trivia about interesting facts we learned.

Some nights, we spent our reflection time on top of the hill.

The stars up here were one of the most beautiful things I will see throughout my life. They were clear, and you could just see millions of stars above your head. I would lay up here some nights and just reflect by myself before I went to bed.

Throughout the days spent on the reservation, I learned about how to be more humble and to appreciate everything. The morning after our first day, I got chosen to go on a van with my group to a neighboring town called Martin, where there was a lady who owned a lot of land and a greenhouse. We spent the day gardening and learning about how people were attempting to bring more agriculture to the reservation to promote healthy eating. Planting seeds and digging holes for the day gave me a look at how a farmer may spend their days to provide food for people.

At dusk, when we would return to the bunkhouse each night, a different Lakota person would come to Re-Member and speak to us about different Lakota ways so we could understand their customs even better. We had long talks about mental health, creation stories, history, and other things as we intently listened to these lectures by the people. Each night when the speaker was finished, I would be thinking for a while about how I could apply what they

said to my daily life at home.

Waking up the next morning, we received some news. The tribal president of the Lakota nation issued a state of emergency on the reservation stating that no one was to enter the reservation or come in contact with the Lakota people due to increasing worry about the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the deep poverty on the reservation, they did not have the supplies to fight the virus, and if even one person on the reservation became infected, many of the elders could die, and generations of people could pass away in the community.

After hearing this news, the next two days were spent chopping wood and building bunk beds at Re-Member, changing the previous plan of going into the community and delivering firewood. This was not too big of a burden, as we had a lot of fun and learned a lot about carpentry and wood chopping. The last day on the reservation, we took a trip to Mount Rushmore! We took a drive on the bus into the national forest and had a picnic.

Mount Rushmore was very interesting to see. The Crazy Horse Monument was still being built but also interesting to see, and I did not know it existed before the trip. On the way out through the forest, we spotted a few herds of wild buffalo and stopped to take pictures. This day was one of my favorites.

Returning home, there were so many lessons I had learned and so much deep thinking. I am so grateful for this humbling experience to learn about Native American reservations, and I hope to give back to

the organization sometime throughout my high school career. It was such an amazing feeling to know that I was helping people to stay warm by chopping wood for them, and I am so thankful to have received the lessons I learned from them.

This will truly be an experience I will remember forever, and I am glad to have gone on this trip with Marianapolis.”

- Avery Kurzontkowski ‘23 “This year on LEAP Week I traveled to Orlando, Florida to volunteer with Give Kids The World Village, which is a non-profit resort for children with critical illnesses and their families. The experience I had in my short time at the village was life changing. A specific moment I remember was on the second day of volunteering, I had the opportunity to work at the waffle bar, topping off kids’ waffles with whipped cream and sprinkles. The absolute joy on their faces when I told them they could have as many toppings as they wanted was unforgettable.

I had the ability to make those kids smile just from the statement “would you like chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?” This was a moment I will never forget.

Being able to create memories for these kids and their families was really a blessing. It was a truly magical experience and I am so grateful to Marianapolis for giving me these opportunities.”

- Nina Darvish ‘20

Click here to see more photos.

19

WINTER PLAY

“Winter drama was a great experience. It was not only my first experience with drama at the School, but it was my first experience with drama in general. I felt like I was welcomed into the community by everyone -- the other actors and actresses, the stage crew, and the people that made it all possible, Dr. Parodi-Brown and Ms. Parker. I had a lot of fun being part of the comedy, and I highly recommend it to anybody with an interest in performing arts.”

- Nick Boligan ‘23 “This year’s production was by far the best extracurricular experience I have ever had at Marianapolis.

Every day, our rehearsals were the highlight of my day because of the enthusiasm and comfort of the students and our directors. The play itself was an incredible script matched with an unbeatable cast that often interrupted our practices with tears of laughter.

My favorite part was knowing that if I had a stressful school day or needed some social time, I would always find it in the Black Box at 3:30 pm. As a senior, there was nothing more I could have asked for than the happy memories and pride I was gifted with this season. The amount of encouragement, support, effort, and dedication inspired me and I am grateful to have been the receiver and giver of that.”

- Serena Godin ‘20

This year’s winter drama production was the comedy Crazytown by Jonathan Rand. The sold out performances had the audiences laughing out loud at the ridiculous antics of the natives of Crazytown.

“Take a tour of the most messed up town in America, from the police interrogation room where the nicest guy in town is issued a strange ultimatum, to the elementary school for a heated political debate on critical issues like tater tots. Welcome to Crazytown, where our motto is: Welcome to Crazytown.”

20

Click here to see more photos.

SPRING MUSICAL

THE QUARANTEENS

When news came that the spring musical couldn’t be performed in person, the spring drama program still wanted to assemble a performance. As the saying goes, the show must go on! And by May 31, the original musical “The QuaranTeens” premiered over WebEx. The script was written by Laurelyn Mayen '21 and B Hannon '23. The parody musical follows a group of kids who accidentally meet on a conference call chat and friendship and chaos ensues. The kids are all stuck at home in lock-down for a variety of reasons - diseases, zombies, and government drone bots are all referenced. Since the performance was pre-recorded, the typical roles of the “tech crew” were adjusted to include video and audio editors.

“I co-wrote the musical, and played the character Rue Bella,” said B Hannon. “It was super fun and gratifying and I was incredibly happy to share my work in things I love (acting and writing), and give Brendan (Phaneuf ‘20) the senior send off he deserves!”

“I was an editor for the musical and the experience was definitely very unique,” said Mackenzie Jutras ‘22. “We were all sad that we wouldn’t be able to do our original musical, so when we came up with this idea everyone was glad that we were still able to work together. The writers did an amazing job creating this from scratch and the actors did a wonderful job performing it. It is an experience that I will never forget.”

21

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS Featured Artwork 1. Lily Mueller '22, Mixed Media, Art Foundation II 2. Ivana Smyčková '20, Introduction to Photography 3. Caroline Gardiner, Mixed Media, AP® Studio Art 4. Chenxi Liu '20, Introduction to Photography 5. Jared O'Connor '20, Digital, Architecture 6. Ashley Smith '20, Pen and Ink, Art Foundation II 7. Ashley Robert '20, Repurposed Cardboard, Sculpture 8. Owen Trainor '21, Digital Media, Art Foundation 1

This spring’s performing and visual art showcases truly demonstrated the creativity of both departments. Through a virtual art gallery, viewers were able to “walk” through and view the artwork of students in Art Foundation I, Art Foundation II, Mixed Media, Sculpture, AP® Studio Art, Introduction to Photography, Foundations of Design and Architecture, and Book Arts. All of the work showcased was created after the curriculum moved online; students had only the materials at their immediate disposal to work with from home.

Click here to view the gallery.

1

2

3

5

4

6

7

8

The traditional spring concert and spring dance show combined into one evening of entertainment, broadcasted over WebEx on May 28. The event featured choreography from all of the dance classes and musical performances from each of the school choirs.

Click here to view the show.

23

Class of 1970 ALUMNI FEATURE

Despite not being able to celebrate their 50th reunion together, the class of 1970 still wanted to commemorate the occasion. Thank you to Larry Guertin ’70 for helping to collect these videos of classmates providing updates on their lives and well-wishes for the class. We hope to celebrate the class of 1970 in person sometime soon!

To view each video click on the corresponding names below:

Barry Lavoie Bernie Mullen Bernie Pelletier Bob LaRochelle Chris Cavallo Chris Schwartz Gary Santorso Henry Clark Jim Adams Joe Gromelski John Lynch 24

Julio Sosa Larry Guertin Michael Bowman Peter Dwyer Richard Langlois Roland Lupien Ted Giuliano Tom Baas Tom Geary William Beach

Peter Banfich: After many years living in New York, my family and I moved to Plymouth, Indiana where we still live today. We have two daughters: one in Chicago and one in New York. We also have one granddaughter. Marianapolis was not co-ed in 1970 - the school was a bunch of guys running around in ties and jackets but I do remember that there was great camaraderie within our class. The standout among our faculty for me was Father Cas and his unique cross country training methods. He’d drive us out to Rhode Island, drop us off, and if we ran back in time for dinner, it was a good practice.

Steven Hogan: After Marquette I returned to manage my father’s farms while he still worked in New York City.

One farm in southwest Iowa, one in northwest Missouri, and a sugar beet farm in southwest Montana to repay college tuition. I considered buying the Iowa farm but with high land prices, low commodity prices and high interest rates in the 1970’s it just wouldn’t work.

My father eventually sold the Iowa and Montana farms and I managed the construction of his retirement home on the Missouri farm where we had a registered cow herd.

I lived in a motel for three months and eventually bought a used mobile home to live in with the construction crew while we worked on the new retirement house at Emerald Prairie Farm for my folks. I got to travel to Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Montana, and Wyoming attending select cattle auctions to build our cow herd. Met great people. Fun stuff.

I went to work for Smith Barney, Harris Upham in the early 80’s as a broker. After several years I moved to The Kansas City Board of Trade and ran an order desk for ACLI/DLJ Futures. We executed futures orders for customers around the world.

Kansas City Wheat Futures and The Value Line Contract. That was fun. A phone in each ear and handing off time

stamped futures orders to runners who would take orders to the trading pits.

After working at The KCBT an opportunity arose at Knight-Ridder Financial News as a Security Information Provider (SIP). I spent many years with Knight-Ridder, in news and data sales to commodity houses across the US until they were sold to Bridge Data Systems and eventually Reuters. I stayed on with Bridge Data as a Consultant for several years after the acquisition and spent a substantial time at their office in NYC. And during my time with Knight-Ridder Financial News I was privileged to get to travel the US from coast to coast, border to border and met some of the finest people around and had a lot of fun!

After my consulting contract with Bridge Data ended I went to work for Charles Schwab in Kansas City. Worked for them through the financial crisis of 2008-09. My time at Schwab was spent working with Active Traders and other challenging clients.

In 2014 my wife, Madeleine, decided to retire from AT&T after a forty year career. So I decided to retire as well.

Until a former Knight-Ridder client from Stuart, Florida heard I retired and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse to come to work for him in their KC office.

I’ve worked for White Commercial Corporation since 2014 in their KC office which is about a mile from our home.

Our customers are commercial grain elevators across The US and Canada.

We assist them in Basis Trading Grains.

Good people. Fun stuff! I do have a small farm about fifty miles south of KC that I use for hunting deer, turkey, and waterfowl. Good for social distancing too.

I enjoy shooting sports and travel to Argentina with pals every few years for wing shooting adventures with fine food and beverages. We never had any kids.

That’s OK. I also do volunteer work for The Agriculture Centre for Basis Trading Education and Christmas in October, KC.

Bill Kilpatrick: Bill Kilpatrick

began his policing career with the Englewood Police Department, in Englewood Colorado in 1979. He accepted service as a Lieutenant with the Golden Police Department in 1989 and was appointed as the Chief of Police on December 1, 2002.

Chief Kilpatrick immediately set his sights on one goal: to make the Golden Police Department the best policing agency in the State of Colorado. To accomplish this goal, Kilpatrick actively encourages his officers to provide exceptional levels of service, exhibit technical excellence in all they do, demonstrate the highest levels of leadership qualities and create an outstanding work environment. “At the end of the day, I believe that what really matters is that we constantly strive to put all our energy into being the best we can be,” he said. “Thank you for trusting us to provide for your safety.”

Bill has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, a Master of Arts in Public Administration, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver, and he was admitted to the Colorado Bar Association in 1982. In 1990, Bill completed a Senior Commanders Program at University of Colorado, and graduated from the 185th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in 1996.

Bill has received gubernatorial appointments to the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Council as well as the Suicide Prevention Commission.

Bill also serves on the Jefferson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee (CJCC), is a former member of the Juvenile Assessment/SB94 Executive Board and a former member of the Board of Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners.

25

26

To celebrate what would have been Alumni Weekend, Marianapolis hosted a virtual 5K Fun Run/Walk May 15-17. Over 60 community members (alumni, faculty/staff, current/past parents, students, and friends) completed the race.

Special kudos go to some of the more creative ways participants completed their 5K. Current parents Mary Jo and Chris Rett who rowed their 5K on an ergometer; past parent Monica Elefterion accompanied her speedy husband on her bike; Eric Gustavson kayaked 4K around a lake! A special thanks to our alumni in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Scotland who were able to participate.

RUNNERS

TOP OVERALL: Brett Ruff, 17:25 Myles Wagner '18, 22:34 Samuel Gray, 23:10 Ronica Proulx '10, 22:30 Virginia Ruff, 24:20 Olivia Panagiotou '19, 25:28 AGE GROUP 15-19: Lily Tessmer '23, 26:44 Samuel Roy, '19, 30:51 Jillian Ormerod '19, 36:39 AGE GROUP 20-29: Ronica Proulx '10, 22:30 Myles Wagner '18, 22:34 Samuel Gray, 23:10 Trevor Ruff, 24:45 Olivia Panagiotou '19, 25:28 Alyssa Jalbert '15, 28:16 AGE GROUP 30-39: Brett Ruff, 17:25 Cesar Briceno '01, 23:34 Virginia Ruff, 24:20 Monica Vitale, 27:45 Amy Ruff, 29:15 Abe Gustavson '07, 33:19 AGE GROUP 40-49: Kate Hardy, 27:24 Jennie Benedict, 39:45 Michelle Parker, 39:59

WALKERS

AGE GROUP 50-59: TOP OVERALL:

Jim Kelly, 26:20 Fr. Tim Roth, MIC, 45:47 Tara Kelly '86, 30:51 Fr. Allen Alexander, MIC, Karen Dodos, 36:00 46:03 Mark Carter, 36:10 Charlie Grab '08, 51:04 Adrienne Dunne '86, 40:21 Elise Zalenski '01, 51:00

Jane Hanrahan, 53:02 AGE GROUP 60-69: Diana O’Connor, 53:54 Mark Wagner, 27:15 ALUMNI TOP 3: ALUMNI TOP 3: Elise Zalenski '01, 51:00 Ronica Proulx '10, 22:30 Charlie Grab '08, 51:04 Myles Wagner '18, 22:34 Paul Lango '68, 55:56 Cesar Briceno '01, 23:34 FACULTY/STAFF TOP 3: FACULTY/STAFF TOP 3: Fr. Tim Roth, MIC, 45:47 Samuel Gray, 23:10 Fr. Allen Alexander, MIC, Monica Vitale, 27:45 46:03 Pam Ruff, 32:09 Jane and Joe Hanrahan, 53:02 PARENT TOP 3: Jim Kelly, 26:20 Mark Wagner, 27:15 Karen Dodos, 36:00 FRIENDS TOP 3: Brett Ruff, 17:25 Virginia Ruff, 24:20 Trevor Ruff, 24:45

FRIENDS TOP: Logan Barriere, 55:20 Amy and Michael Mason, 56:10

27

CLASS NOTES

1968

Paul Lango recently went on a mission trip with 32 members of High Pointe Church to Comerio, Puerto Rico. He always takes Marianapolis with him on mission trips. The group completely rebuilt one house and helped rebuild parts of four others.

Pictured is Pastor Jorge Santiago, Paul Lango, Pastor Alex Gomex of High Pointe Church.

career to finish in three years from Agnes Scott College in GA. She is very interested in pursuing an advanced degree sooner rather than later. So proud of them! My recently retired husband’s new career in maritime consulting in Costa Rica has been delayed due to COVID-19, so it has been an unexpected joy to house-hunt together instead of the usual divide and conquer approach. We hope to have a new address to share by late summer!”

Dr. Mark Dexter spoke to Marianapolis students in March during a Lunch and Learn. Dr. Dexter currently practices as a pediatric intensive care doctor in Boston, MA. After Marianapolis, he did his undergraduate work at The George Washington University and completed his graduate work at Georgetown University. He obtained his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School.

1990 Jim Jinks won a seat on the Cheshire, CT Town Council on November 5, 2019. He started a two-year term in December.

2008 1970

Rev. Dr. Robert LaRochelle became Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Plainville, CT in 2019.

1985

Melinda (Parcinski) Velarde writes “My career as a “trailing spouse” of the US Department of State and US Coast Guard has finally come to a close!

Looking forward to moving closer to the Space Coast of Florida and out of the hustle and bustle of Miami where we have lived for two years. Our son, Will, graduated from RPI last year and is in the midst of figuring out his next steps-- job, grad school, travel - and not necessarily in that order. Our daughter Bethany has accelerated her college

28

1993

Marc Creegan was recently featured on the Nichols College website.

To read the entire article click here.

2001

Rebecca (Bissonnette) Aldred was recently named the principal of Windsor Locks High School, in Windsor Locks, CT. She is currently serving as the Assistant Principal of Ellington High School.

Concetta Codding is the founder of The Heart Space in Putnam, CT, a place for yoga, meditation and other wellness practices. In addition to teaching yoga at The Heart Space, she currently teaches as part of the School Yoga Institute where she earned her Yoga Teacher Training. She has traveled extensively teaching yoga in places such as Costa Rica and Peru.

2009

Temideri Aleshinloye will be attending Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in the fall for a Master’s in Global Human Development with a focus on Gender, Peace and Security in Africa on a 100% scholarship.

2014

Bobby Ahearn signed with Starlites Basketball Club in Malta. Following four years at NCAA Division 1 Binghamton University, Bobby spent his last season in Ireland, where he pursued his Master’s Degree at Griffith College Dublin while playing his rookie season.

2010

Greg Senat, an offensive lineman with the Kansas City Chiefs, was part of the team during its Super Bowl win this winter. Senat previously played for the Baltimore Ravens. He surprised students and faculty during an online Morning Gathering.

2018

Myles Wagner, a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, was recently awarded the Hollings Scholarship from NOAA. Click here to read more.

Christopher Spiker, a journalist with News 13 in South Carolina, had the chance to interview presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer ahead of the primaries there in February.

2013

Rong (Zoe) Sun graduated with a Masters degree in the Business of Fashion from Rutgers University this spring. She is currently job hunting and greatly misses all of her MPrep friends and teachers. She hopes everyone stays safe and healthy in 2020.

Emily Jacoboski is currently working on a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and an MBA at Colorado State University.

2015

We want to hear from you!

- Graduation - Accomplishments - Study Abroad - New Job - Wedding - Children - etc.!

Submit your updates here!

Tom Horvat is playing basketball in England for Newcastle University. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2019 and is pursuing his Master’s Degree at Newcastle University.

29

T

he graduation for the Class of 2020 will not soon be forgotten. Like countless high schools and universities around the world, the 2020 graduation exercises for Marianapolis were held virtually. Every graduating member of the class was recognized and celebrated during the course of the ceremony. Although it was not a traditional send off for this year’s seniors, it was a pioneering effort befitting of one of Marianapolis’ most innovative classes of Golden Knights.

Indeed, 2020 graduates will be remembered in the robust history of the School, and not simply due to the unique conclusion of their high school careers. In the fall of 2016, this class was the first to take part in the Ninth Grade Experience, a combination of the Humanities course and the Casimir Seminar. The content therein aimed at thoughtfully, exhaustively preparing freshmen for the intangible skills they would need throughout secondary school study. Of equal note, the Class of 2020 is also the first class to graduate students from the Centers of Excellence. 18 seniors received certificates from the Business & Entrepreneurship and Civic Engagement & Service Centers, in addition to their Marianapolis diplomas.

Marianapolis graduated 99 seniors on May 30. The class hailed from 11 different countries (Austria, China, Czech Republic, Ireland, Kuwait, Mexico, Serbia, South Korea, Turkey, United States, and Vietnam) and three states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island). Families from around the world tuned in to watch the ceremony, which included the announcement of the senior awards, as well as speeches from Head of School Joseph Hanrahan, valedictorian Brendan Phaneuf, and salutatorian Elizabeth Schoemer. While there was not the traditional bell-ringing or a sea of white dresses and blue blazers, the pride in this class’ accomplishments was palpable.

Salutatorian Elizabeth Schoemer, who will be attending Trinity College, reminisced about the last four years. While the class has had its ups and downs, and may not be perfect individuals, they “make up for it by being ‘us.’ By being ‘resilient, strong, cool, determined, epic, creative, hard-working, perseverant,

30

powerful, talented, unforgettable, weird, smart, ridiculous, wild, fun, memorable’...and, the most sentimental of all of the Google Form responses, a ‘family’.”

Valedictorian Brendan Phaneuf echoed Schoemer’s sentiments, noting that the class has grown stronger together through many unpredicted obstacles. “No matter what unexpected things were brought our way, we had each other to rely upon,” he explained. “I don’t think that’s been more evident than in these past few months. Despite being kept apart, we’ve found our ways to keep connected.

When obstacles came our way, we could unite to become an unrelenting force. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a resilient group of people in my life, and I don’t know if I ever will again.”

During his farewell address, Head of School Joseph Hanrahan touched upon the impact that the class has had on Marianapolis. “It is obvious to me that the class of 2020 is destined to reach heights that are not yet imagined,” he said.

“You are educated in the Catholic tradition of excellence. You are prepared to meet any challenge. You are prepared to create opportunities for yourselves and others. You are prepared to affect change for good and what is right. Your faith, your creativity, and your passion will carry the day.”

On the morning after graduation, a Class of 2020 celebratory parade was held on campus. Vibrant signs recognizing each senior lined the drive into the School, followed by a quartermile stretch of faculty, administration, and staff equipped with signs, balloons, bells, horns, and enthusiasm. Students and parents drove through the campus in a parade, the mobile recipients of the teachers’ boundless excitement. For those who were not able to attend in person, students were virtually “driven” through the parade by classmates and teachers. It is the sincere hope of the School to celebrate the Class of 2020 on campus when it is deemed safe to do so.

Click here to view the graduation ceremony and senior slideshow.

FRESHMAN AWARDS

Junior Biology Prize: Abigail Boria

Drama Medal: Brendan Phaneuf

Father Mark Garrow, MIC Award: Dominika Chmielewski

Rensselaer Medal: John Vigliotti

English Medal: Marielle Caparso

Father Stanley Saplis, MIC Award: Lauren Lemire

Sage Colleges Student Sage Award: Emma McQuiston and Thomas Santos Soares

Eric Gustavson U.S. History Medal: William Engle

Father Timothy Roth, MIC Award: Thu Hoang

Saint Anselm College Book Award: Lily Givner

Leonard George Budelis ‘38 Award: Caroline Villa

Saint Michael’s College Book Award: Alexandra Delano and Sofia Hargrave

Fr. Casimir Kuckell, MIC Memorial Award: Sydney Kennison and Ryan Martin

SOPHOMORE AWARDS

Suffolk University Book Award: Brianne Rett

Fr. John Petrauskas, MIC Memorial Award: Sara Powers

University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Chiara Faiola

Gertrude Salvas English Language Medal: Mingyou “Samuel” Xu

University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Jill Reardon

John Kendrtarvich Memorial Award: Nhi “Rosa” Nguyen

Father Albin A. Sheputa, MIC Award: Kaitlin Baca Friends of Marianapolis Award: Maya Summiel Smith College Book Award: Lily Mueller Sophomore Chemistry Award: Ashley Giorgio Sophomore World History Award: Daniel Twohig JUNIOR AWARDS Assumption College Book Award: Abigail Boria Brandeis University Book Award: Laurelyn Mayen

University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award: John Vigliotti University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology: Yi Nok “Nicholas” Yeung SENIOR AWARDS

Fr. Albin Gurklis, MIC Mathematics Medal: Owen Alicandro

Marianapolis Alumni Merit Award: Caroline Gardiner Marianapolis Service Award: Chenxi “Ellen” Liu Marilyn S. Ebbitt Award: Nhi “Rosa” Nguyen Mothers of Marianapolis Award: Doyoon Kim

Chinese Medal: Michael AcquaahHarrison

Music Medal: Ryan Barnwell

Computer Science Medal: Sara Powers

Religious Studies Medal: Nhi “Rosa” Nguyen

Bryn Mawr College Book Award: Tram “Jamiez” Vo

The Congregation of the Marian Fathers Centennial Award in Honor of Fr. Timothy Roth, MIC: Elizabeth Schoemer and Zachary Willard

George Washington University Book Award: Fiona Doiron

Dance Medal: Lauren Makie and Elizabeth Schoemer

Gettysburg College Book Award: Maura Hoban

Distinguished Leadership Award: Nina Darvish

Harvard Prize Book: Maura Hoban

Dr. Louis Loffredo Memorial Award: John Sarantopoulos

Physics Medal: Mary Wall

Salutatorian Bowl: Elizabeth Schoemer Social Studies Medal: Yasmeen Osborne Spanish Medal: Lily Alessandro Tom Perkins Art Medal: Yaxuan “Lisa” Xu Valedictorian Bowl: Brendan Phaneuf

Trinity Foundation Faculty Award: This year, the Trinity Foundation Faculty Award was given to the entire professional community. Head of School Joe Hanrahan shared, “The recent period of time...required our entire professional community, staff, teachers, administrators, to totally reinvent their personal and professional lives. We have recreated a high performing learning environment virtually overnight.”

Grace Rett Philippians 4:13 Award: New this year was an award given in memory of alumna Grace Rett '18.

The award is bestowed to a rising senior in honor of Rett, and its recipient reflects her same qualities - those of a dedicated student, a committed athlete, and a young woman of faith finding strength in Christ to achieve great things. Like Grace was, the recipient must be a selfless teammate, participate actively in their faith, and embody the mission of Marianapolis as a Golden Knight. The inaugural award was given to Grace’s sister, Brianne '21.

31

Planet Earth

A

t the Marianapolis convocation ceremony marking the start of the 2019-2020 school year, there came the announcement of the community’s yearlong theme: Planet Earth – Together. With everyone gathered in the chapel, Head of School Joe Hanrahan challenged and encouraged the community - as a group and as individuals - to exceed its historic commitments and service to the planet. Fifty years have passed since the first Earth Day celebration. Yet, there are remarkable strides left to take in order to ensure the preservation and protection of the planet.

could.” The student group Green Knights worked to integrate the theme as much as possible. They hit the ground running in September, participating in World Cleanup Day and collecting an astonishing 780 pounds of recyclables. The group kept up momentum with the installation of a food-weighing station in the Dining and Community Room as a way to measure the amount of food waste the School produced at lunch. The food waste station was in operation for just a few weeks before the switch to online learning; however, it did document a genuine uptick in the effort to reduce waste.

Mr. Hanrahan challenged the community to make a difference this school year by working collaboratively and creatively, keeping the focus on civic engagement with this critical concern. Throughout the fall semester, the community implemented various methods of increasing sustainable practices throughout the curriculum, with student-led initiatives, and through targeted projects.

“From my observation, some students and teachers paid more attention to reducing food waste,” said Chenxi “Ellen” Liu '20, co-president of the Green Knights. “This initiative helps people to realize how much food waste we produce every day.

Since we have not composted our food waste, reducing waste is a good way to care for the environment. I believe that if we had more time to keep measuring the food waste, there would have been a decreasing trend.”

English Language teacher Wes Howard was appointed the theme’s coordinator; Howard explained, “The goal this year was for the theme to be as robust as possible, and to integrate it into the community as completely and holistically as we 32

Graphic created by: Tram Vo '21

In conjunction with the theme, the Advisory Project-Based Learning Innovation Initiative was introduced. The initiative was spearheaded by physics and engineering teacher

Dr. Jennifer-Lynn Demers. During the fall and winter, each freshman and sophomore advisory spent a week of advisory (four consecutive advisory blocks: Monday-TuesdayThursday-Friday) exploring project based learning (PBL) in the Innovation Lab with Dr. Demers. They were tasked with finding solutions to environmental problems within our community.

“While we can’t change the location of the School and give back the land and resources we have used, we can do things to limit the detrimental impacts of our facilities,” Dr. Demers said. “What we can do is figure out ways to increase access to things such as shelter and food for animals that live here.”

Some projects that the advisories created included rabbit houses for the rabbits on campus, a structure for turtles that live near Ream Pond, and bird feeders. They also created informational signs for the entryway to trails on campus, educating the community about coyotes, their breeding time, and ways to be least disruptive. All of the projects were made from recycled materials and utilized the Innovation Lab. The plan during the spring was to install all of the projects on campus; this installation will occur in the near future.

“I was really looking forward to going out this quarter with the advisories and installing them,” said Dr. Demers. “It got to the point where students were thinking of exactly where they wanted their projects to be. They were thinking about the environment broadly, but also the localized environment. For example, noticing a lot of bunnies live near Meme’s Way, they wanted to put a shelter for rabbits there.”

While the shift to online learning did put a hold on plans for implementing the theme’s projects this spring, the School was committed to celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day as it had set out to do from the beginning of the school year.

Students and faculty developed various “breakout sessions” to join via WebEx. The breakout sessions were intentionally designed to fit into one of five categories: Local, Regional, and Global Understanding, Social Justice, Environmental Action/Advocacy, Causes & Consequences, and 21st Century Solutions.

The goal of each session was to broaden students’ understanding of Earth Day, prompting them to think about their place in the world and what part they may play in solutions to global issues. While one session examined a group of indigenous women in Ethiopia as they face changes in their environment and displacement, another learned the proper approach to recycle food scraps into fertilizer.

Sophomore Lily Mueller hosted a session called “Boston Climate Rally.” During her session, she talked about her experience attending the 2019 Global Climate Strike in Boston. She discussed ways all individuals can get involved with climate activism and sustainability, such as buying things second-hand, reusing before recycling, and cutting down on plastic use. She also addressed a few commonly heard terms,

such as climate change and fossil fuels, to make them more familiar and accessible. She was able to also touch briefly upon the Green New Deal & the Red Deal, environmental racism and colonialism, capitalism, and imperialism.

“I was driven to run a session in order to spread knowledge and to empower the student body,” Mueller said. “I feel that many people, particularly my age, feel helpless in the face of the seemingly unconquerable - and quite frankly, terrifying - monolith that is the Climate Crisis. Through sharing some basic facts in an apolitical way, and by sharing my story of getting involved in this movement and the stories of the multitude of young people around the globe that fight tirelessly for climate justice every day, I hoped to impress upon those who attended my session that they are not helpless. We all, as citizens of this Earth, have the power to change what seems unchangeable and to stand up against what we see as unjust.”

What does the future look like for Marianapolis in terms of continuing to integrate the sustainability into community life? Typically, the School would pivot to focus on another theme entirely next year, but the Planet Earth initiative is here to stay. Possible projects being discussed for 2020-21 are having a bee garden and, eventually, a beehive on campus.

Said Mr. Howard, “The goal there would be to help to build the population of the ecologically critical honeybee while providing educational opportunities and jars of honey.”

In addition, participation in the Green Knights will be expanded next year into a formal leadership position.

According to Mr. Howard, there will be five students to make up the Green Council and help lead the Green Knights, while also presenting the critically important sustainability perspective within other student leadership groups.

“My greatest hope for our theme is that this year serves as a launching pad,” said Mr. Howard. “I want to ensure that we take steps every year to live in closer harmony with nature and to reduce our carbon footprint. I am confident that the Green Council will help immensely in that regard, and I certainly don’t plan to stop advocating for our continued focus on Planet Earth.”

The crises facing the health of our planet will not disappear overnight. However, a curricular and community-wide effort to integrate sustainability into daily life helps everyone at Marianapolis take responsibility for their role as citizens of the Earth. The recognition that thematic study can yield systemic change is also crucial. As students tackle additional focal points in the years to come, the current student body has provided a roadmap for transforming short-term topical efforts into long-term institutional growth.

33

Teachers were keen to weave the Planet Earth theme throughout the curriculum, approaching the complexities of the topic from various angles. Read on to see how teachers creatively integrated the theme into their classwork.

Ms. Leedham’s Global Markets, Money, and Trade class included a module on Environment and Globalization, wherein participants explored their individual impact on society. Students completed an activity called “Find my Footprint,” whereby they evaluated their lifestyles and saw how many planets they would need if everyone on Earth lived as they did. According to Leedham, “This really opens their eyes to how environmentally unfriendly they are being without even realizing.”

The class also researched companies that aim to conserve the world’s resources and how businesses can help through various outlets. To finish the module, students completed a project called “Save the World,” in which they chose a problem or issue that negatively affects the environment and proposed solutions to approach fixing it.

Mrs. Leedham’s Global Markets, Money, and Trade Class In Mr. Riedy’s Journalism and the Media course, he focused on the United Nations Global Climate Change Summit - and protests surrounding it. Reviewing articles in the New York Times, he demonstrated to his students how to write headlines and story leads. He hoped that the immediacy of the event would get students interested in climate change and compel them to take action. At the same time, in his senior Capstone class, students dissected the novel “White Noise.”

Part of the novel, called “The Airborne Toxic Event,” is about a chemical spill; the class discussed multinational corporations, pesticides that are produced, and the effect of both on the environment.

Mr. Riedy’s Journalism and Media Course In the fall, students in Art Foundations with Ms. Chojnacki '07 got into the Halloween spirit by entering the annual Thompson Green Scarecrow Contest. Many of the materials used to make the scarecrows were recyclables collected by the Green Knights on World Cleanup Day. “One of the teams decided to go full into the theme of Planet Earth and make ‘Bottle Boy,’ which was a deconstructed scarecrow. They used water bottles as the ‘bones’ of the scarecrow and upcycled cardboard boxes and plastic bags,” she said. In her Book Arts class, participants’ “first project was taking antique books and making folded book art, and upcycling books by making a sculpture in the style of Su Blackwell.” The finished projects are 3D displays of a scene from the book, made out of the book itself. In addition, the Book Arts class made paper by blending clippings of recycled paper.

Ms. Chojnacki's ’07 Art Foundations Class

34

Students in Dr. Demers’ Engineering & Design class broke into four groups to discuss ways that the Marianapolis community could increase its sustainability through awareness campaigns. Though designs were completed, execution of the plans was truncated due to campus departure. One group surveyed students and teachers to find out how much paper respondents used per day, in an effort to determine the equivalent tree loss. To create a visual representation of the number of trees the School used, the group planned to tie a ribbon around trees on campus, signifying the volume of trees the community used in a single day. The group also planned to educate the community on various ways to save paper. A second group planned to promote use of the website Ecosia, a search engine that directs earnings from ads to planting trees around the world. Advisories were to keep track of how many searches were done with Ecosia, identifying how many trees the School helped to plant. A third group planned to join forces with LEAP Week’s Gardening & Greenhouses to begin composting on campus. The fourth group planned to create an educational campaign around the trash and recycling bins in the Student Lounge, ensuring students knew what was truly recyclable versus trash.

Dr. Demer’s Engineering & Design Class

In the last Marianapolis Magazine, there was a feature on Mr. Howard’s Finance class and their presentations on implementing sustainability initiatives on campus. You can read the article here. Since the magazine was published, one group’s initiative came to fruition - the installation of hand dryers in bathrooms in the main building.

Mr. Howard’s Finance Class Kellie Ryan’s AP® Studio Art class entered pieces into Bow Seat’s 2020 Ocean Awareness Contest in the spirit of Earth Day and the Planet Earth Theme. The contest is a “platform for young people to learn about ocean issues through art-making and creative communication, and where teens can explore their relationship to a changing world and become advocates for environmental action.” The theme of the contest for 2020 is “Climate Hope: Transforming Voices,” and “invites students to learn about the climate crisis and its impact on oceans; discover or imagine solutions at local, national, or global scales; and create work that explores hope in action.”

Ms. Ryan’s AP® Studio Art Class

35

P

rogramming for the Planet Earth theme allowed the freshman class to partner with Save the Bay, an organization that aims to protect and improve Narragansett Bay. The Class of 2023 participated in the restoration education program, a joint effort between Save the Bay’s education team and its habitat restoration and adaptation team. The freshman focused specifically on salt marsh restoration and adaptation efforts throughout Rhode Island.

Their work started in the winter; the class met with Chris Dodge, Captain & Education Specialist with Save the Bay. They discussed the importance of salt marshes and learned about plant growth and transplanting for Spartina alterniflora.

“Salt marshes are an incredibly important habitat, and the major problem facing salt marshes right now is sea level rise as a result of climate change,” said Dodge. “In Rhode Island this is happening at a rate of 1/8” per year or greater, so the marshes are drowning. Save the Bay is one of the first in the world performing sediment dispersal on top of threatened marshes to aid restoration efforts.”

Dodge explained that “instead of the sediment being brought out to the ocean-facing beaches for replenishment, it’s being sprayed on top of the marshes to help elevate the substrate during the fall.” He noted that typically vegetation will grow through, but vegetation zones have been altered because of the amount of time the marsh is inundated by sea water. During the spring, Save the Bay has students and volunteers plant saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) to help speed up vegetative growth and hold the sediment in place.

Over a few days in February, the freshmen planted cordgrass in small planters that were then stored indoors to allow them to grow. In May, the plan had been for the Class of 2023 to travel to Quonnie Marsh in Charlestown, RI to learn about the biodiversity of the marsh and to plant the cordgrass that they had grown.

Dodge shared that salt marshes are often viewed as gross or having no real value, but that is simply not true. “Marshes are incredibly biodiverse - they serve as nursery grounds for much of the coastal marine life, they are integral resting spots for migrating shorebirds, they are rich with food for plants and animals, they act as a buffer absorbing excess water from storm surges preventing coastal flooding and erosion, and they filter the water that passes through them from land of many pollutants before it reaches the sea,” he said.

According to Dodge, Save the Bay hoped that by partnering with the freshman class, students would have more of an appreciation for marshes and the important role that they play. In addition, he said, “By first educating students in the classroom, then introducing them to the habitat itself and giving them some ownership of the restoration efforts, ideally that education becomes awareness and their stewardship continues outside of the classroom and this program.”

To learn more about Save the Bay click here.

36

CHRIS DODGE, CAPTAIN AND EDUCATION SPECIALIST WITH SAVE THE BAY, SPOKE TO THE COMMUNITY IN NOVEMBER ABOUT THE WORK OF HIS ORGANIZATION.

LENDING A HAND IN THE RESTORATION OF NARRAGANSETT BAY SALT MARSHES, MEMBERS OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS PLANTED CORDGRASS IN CONTAINERS.

37

ONLINE LEARNING

T

hompson, Connecticut has always been home to the picturesque landscapes and historical buildings that one hopes to find in a small New England town.

The peace and tranquility of the backcountry, coupled with architecture that captures distinct moments in American history, are what make this community unique. Marianapolis was privileged to call one of these historic buildings, Carolyn Hall, its home for many years. Then, in 1964, tragedy struck when a fire broke out and destroyed Carolyn Hall. Though the building was lost, the School - and its community - were not.

Marianapolis students had only one day of interruption from classes. The School devised accommodations in St. John’s Hall, and in time, a new academic building was constructed. It is that building we have used ever since.

In March of 2020, the Marianapolis community faced another great challenge. This one was unprecedented and global, arriving full-force with little warning, and leaving little time or recourse to resolve. Though the devastation of 1964 was unique to the School, the pandemic that struck this winter affected communities around the globe, including every secondary school in the U.S. In the past few months, Marianapolis has stood apart from peer institutions as a prime example in the industry; for virtual education, we were already prepared.

Online learning has been a part of our academic offerings since 2012. During the past eight years, we have had time to test our technology and infrastructure, while working virtual instruction into our curriculum. We have reached students across the globe, connecting them with others who share their passion for education. Our pedagogy insists in evolution, growth, and adaptation. Because education does not take place in one location, at one point in time, or in exclusively

38

traditional fashion. Learning is the constant that allows us to prepare for - and innovate - within uncertain times and for an unpredictable future.

What our students have learned - and we have been reminded alongside them - is that life will present challenges, in surprising forms and at inopportune moments. In every way possible, we must prepare ourselves to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. In recent months, we have met the challenge posed by COVID-19; we will meet others with the same determination and resilience that has allowed us to weather the pandemic.

In the days when the virus first reached the United States, our plans were already in place, though we did not know at the time if or when we would need to put them into action.

As the time did come, our students and teachers had a seamless transition from the physical classroom to a virtual one. Although the new format was different from our typical September-June format, the social interaction, lessons, and exchange of ideas continued. Our outstanding faculty, and our remarkable students, took this new reality in stride.

And unlike our recovery efforts in 1964, we were not able to move to a different brick-and-mortar location right away. Yet, also different from that historical challenge? During the crisis faced in 2020, we did not miss a single day of class.

Innovation In Unprecedented Times Under the leadership of the Director of Online Learning Jane Hanrahan, a stable virtual platform had already been developed and utilized when the decision was made to transition exclusively online. Marianapolis uses the integration of a Learning Management System, Canvas, with

the video communication technology of Cisco WebEx. As a result of the School’s familiarity with online learning -- with 180 students and multiple faculty having participated in online classwork previously -- Marianapolis migrated to operating exclusively through its virtual platform on March 31.

The daily schedule was redesigned, mirroring a typical day at Marianapolis as closely as possible, while simultaneously trying to avoid screen fatigue. Teachers were available for Office Hours daily; Advisory groups met weekly to check in; seniors delivered their senior voices at Morning Gathering; extracurricular activities still met. Everything happened in real time, connecting students as close as Thompson Hill to as far away as Hanoi.

"Our schedule represented our commitment to students across the world, in various time zones, and our focus on providing synchronous learning to each," said Karen Tata, Associate Head of School. "It was important that the relationships cultivated in our learning environments continued and that all students could come together in one space to build on their knowledge and skills. We remained dedicated to learning outside the classroom through our experiential learning, full school gatherings, and class meetings. Our support systems are essential to student success and to that end, advisory, office hours, and access to all teachers, administrators, and counselors needed to be easy for our students with allotted time to do so."

Beyond the technical challenges of making sure all students had access to the software - particularly with restrictions in certain countries - the biggest shift was for the teaching faculty. For most, the two weeks prior to the start of online learning (Spring Break) were spent learning nuances of the technology and reconfiguring lesson plans to be conducive to online education. Math instructors had to emulate writing equations on the board; performing arts teachers had to get creative with choreography or conducting; science teachers had to recreate labs virtually. While the task was daunting, the faculty took herculean strides, collaborating and brainstorming, researching tools that would best help students who were unfamiliar with online coursework, and practicing to ensure that glitches were rare.

“What I saw is that the faculty very quickly became comfortable with online learning and sort of saw it as a new adventure,” said Pam Ruff, Dean of Faculty for the Online Learning Program, Freshman Class Dean, and a Humanities teacher.

According to Evan Hill, Dean of Students for the Online Learning Program, the virtual classroom setting has proven to have several advantages. Teachers “can meet students where they are, especially those not typically as confident or active in class.” Through a personal chat feature in WebEx, students who tend to be more reserved in a physical classroom space are prompted to take more risks in group discourse.

The chat feature gives teachers the opportunity to provide

individualized encouragement, helping learners “find their path more easily,” Hill said.

Marianapolis is certainly not the only institution with a proven online learning program. Yet, the differentiator for the School is its continuity of relationships, connection, and sense of family - all of which are at the core of our identity. Through live teaching, dynamic classes, and active engagement from faculty and students, Marianapolis has effectively “replicated our community experience as we teach online. We are limited only by our imagination. Everything is possible,” said Head of School Joe Hanrahan.

History teacher Eric Gustavson, a veteran of the classroom but new to online teaching, was grateful for the “second chance” to teach the remainder of the year. Initially concerned he wouldn’t be able to teach again until September, Gustavson found his first virtual class to be a moving experience. “The kids were enthusiastic as they showed up online for class. I didn’t find it stressful at all. It was a good substitute for the traditional classroom. I feel reborn as a teacher and I love it,” Gustavson said.

Mathematics teacher Chris Tanguay said he has enjoyed the experience of online teaching, and he’s doubly grateful for the opportunities to foster relationships in a physical classroom.

“It’s made me feel really fortunate about what we get to do,” he said. “I still enjoy teaching, even at home and talking to a bunch of screens. It makes me really miss getting to interact with the kids and like what we do even more.”

Despite not being together physically, it was imperative to maintain school traditions and events. With over 300 community members present, Morning Gathering was held weekly. The Winter Athletic Awards ceremony honoring the season’s athletes was presented virtually for students and families. A virtual spirit week saw students and faculty “dress up” in the day’s themes. For the first time ever, the Freshman Science Fair happened completely online. Community Service Day saw the community give back in different ways. Students were virtually honored at the typical end of year ceremonies, including inductions into the National Honor Society and the Chinese Honor Society. Underclassmen were recognized at the annual Prizes and Awards Day. And of course, seniors were welcomed into the ranks of alumni at a graduation online.

For senior Nhi “Rosa” Nguyen, she missed the ability to see friends and teachers in person - which she described as “irreplaceable.” But she also found the experience of online learning to be positive and is grateful for the opportunity to see peers, even if it’s from a distance.

“Even though it was an adaptation to make, Marianapolis still manages to retain its uniquely strong community and educational culture,” she said. “The teachers and students have tried their best to recreate virtual versions of events that the typical school year promised. Albeit at a distance, I do believe our community is strengthened tremendously as everyone works through this unprecedented time together.”

39

LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE What does the future of online learning at Marianapolis look like? Use of exclusively virtual resources will be determined first and foremost with the safety of the community in mind.

But this practice in social distancing and online education has been vital for students - now, and for the years of learning they have ahead of them.

“I think out of this experience will come opportunity - the shaping of education in different kinds of ways,” said Ruff.

“It will only be over a period of time that we see how it all unfolds.”

And indeed, Golden Knights are largely empowered by the 2020 transition. As sophomore Kaitlin Baca explained, “My online learning experience has been better than I ever expected. When we first started I was unsure about how it was all going to work, and if I was ever going to feel the same satisfaction as I would have in a classroom. However, with the hard work that all of my teachers put in it made this situation more meaningful. The ability to use WebEx was so important to keep the relationships we had built all year with our teachers. This experience has continued our connections and our education.”

While no one could have predicted the precise outcome of this school year, Marianapolis adapted in the face of a global health crisis to support its students around the world. Moments in the history of Marianapolis have tested its resilience as an institution. Its community has always persevered, ultimately coming out stronger for the challenges overcome. Only time will tell how the COVID-19 situation evolves internationally, but one thing is for certain: Marianapolis will move forward, continuing to provide a superlative education rooted in content, integrity, and compassion - whether beyond the arch of Ebbitt Gate, or from screens at homes across the globe.

A LOOK AT SOME VIRTUAL EVENTS NINTH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR: Over the course of two weeks, students presented their projects via WebEx to a panel of judges that included alumni Emily Gaudet '08, Dr. Jillian Richmond '04, Paul Lango '68, and Myles Wagner '18. The awards ceremony was also held virtually.

“[The Science Department] worked hard to logistically determine the best way to approach this. We needed to set our students up for success while accommodating the circumstances that we are in,” said science teacher Kelly McLane.

“Because we are virtual, students had the option to create a virtual visual representation or the typical tri-fold, based on what would be more convenient for the resources that they had.”

To see the winners of the Science Fair, click here.

40

COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY: Community Service Day is a tradition at Marianapolis, for which advisory groups volunteer in local communities surrounding the School. Students would typically visit elementary schools, nursing homes, and local farms to provide a service when the School was convened in person. This year, the Community Service Council got creative, developing alternative options for students. Some of the activities that took place included making thank you cards to essential workers, recording students reading children’s books to be sent to local elementary schools, and making homemade face masks.

“Every part of the day was so heartfelt. I popped in on many of the activity sessions and was incredibly moved by the positivity and generosity of spirit of every single person. I have never been more proud to be a part of the Marianapolis community. We are all Marianapolis. We are all Golden Knights. We are all family,” said Lisa Krejmas, Director of Community Service, in an email to the community after Community Service Day. Click here to view the video.

MORNING GATHERING: Usually held every Monday morning in the Chapel, Morning Gathering is the time each week that the entire community gathers in the same space.

Every senior delivers a speech to their peers (Senior Voices), a moment that some students wait four years to experience.

Seniors who had not yet delivered their Senior Voice were still able to do so virtually at the Mid-Morning Gatherings every Wednesday this spring. In addition, the “Music in the Morning” program continued, with students performing a musical number from the comfort of their homes for the community to enjoy. Jocelyn Nguyen '20, was the first student to perform virtually.

Click here to view the performance.

SPORTS DAY: A beloved last week of school tradition at Marianapolis, Sports Day pits the grade levels against one another for various spirited competitions (basketball, dodgeball, relay races, etc). Eager to maintain the tradition, Student Council hosted a virtual Sports Day where grade level advisories took part in scavenger hunts in their homes, and played Marianapolis sports pictionary, Kahoot, and Jeopardy!

GLIMPSE INTO VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS Megan Dwyer Teaches: Algebra II, AP® Calculus AB, AP® Calculus BC Since mathematics can be a bit easier to understand when it is taught step-by-step visually, it was important to Ms. Dwyer to make the transition to a virtual classroom as familiar as possible for her students. Like most of the teachers in the mathematics department, Ms. Dwyer was able to write with a stylus on an iPad to emulate a white board, sharing the “white board” screen through WebEx.

“Everyone seemed to be doing well and adjusting. I think there were some students who were actually thriving in this environment, and some students who really showed how independent they could be. They had the skills to keep themselves on task.”

Michelle Parker Teaches: AP® Biology, AP® Chemistry, Honors Biology, Science of Infectious Disease For anyone who has taken a class with Ms. Parker, they know that her classes utilize a lot of hands-on lab work. This spring, Ms. Parker wanted to recreate labs that were part of her existing curriculum plan. One lab was extracting DNA from cheek cells. This, she called “kitchen chemistry,” as students were able to use household materials to complete the lab.

Another activity in her AP® Biology class focused on animal behavior; students could observe birds in their own backyards - simple enough for some, but a bit more challenging for students living in urban environments.

“When I was growing up, I went to Epcot. I remember on one of the rides, they had this scene where these animatronic people were moving. It was a teacher talking to her students through a screen. I thought ‘oh that’s so cool, but it’s never going to happen.’ And now we’re there, and that’s amazing.”

Kendra Sumner Teaches: Tap, Beginner Dance, Intermediate Dance, Independent Study As the dance teacher, Mrs. Sumner had to reimagine her instruction methods in order to choreograph dances for students logged in all over the world. Typically, the waist-up of any individual is visible in a video chat, so she had to adapt choreography to focus on arm, head, and torso movements. Beyond that, technological issues (such as a lag in video or spotty connection) could occasionally present additional challenges. Despite the obstacles, Mrs. Sumner was determined to make online classes as similar to the in-person course as possible, rather than switching to lecture-based learning.

“The curriculum may not have been the same, but to get those kids up and moving -- I think -- was the most important thing. They’re sitting in front of their computers all day. It really forced me to think outside the norm and reconsider the movements.”

Eric Gustavson Teaches: US History, The American Way of War Eric “G” Gustavson has been teaching at Marianapolis for over 30 years. Even though he has decades of teaching experience under his belt, he still found there was a lot to learn with transitioning classes online. The practice has been rewarding for Gustavson, however, and he has found himself becoming a more sophisticated educator as a result.

“With the extra time I was reading more, I double checked my facts more, I reviewed more - just in case I had a technical issue. It made me more thorough. I think it made me be more prompt. I covered more material because teaching online made me laser-focused, with not as much time as there would be in a regular year.”

41

Dr. Jennifer-Lynn Demers Teaches: Honors Chemistry, AP® Physics, Engineering and Design, Design Principles Dr. Demers’ biggest challenge was figuring out how to recreate labs in her classes, as well as the hands-on aspect of her Engineering classes without access to the Innovation Lab. Though they were unable to print projects on the 3D printer, students were tasked with designing projects with the online software using ordinary objects around the house, such as paper towel rolls or cardboard boxes.

“I think it was really helpful as a teacher to think about homework and classwork from the perspective of different learning styles. I was very focused on making sure that if I assigned reading for homework, I also had either a simulation or a video that’s explaining it in a different way. Bringing out the same concept differently helped cover all the bases of ways in which kids might learn.”

Kellie Ryan Teaches: AP® Studio Art, Art Foundation I, Art Foundation II, Mixed Media, Sculpture The biggest challenge Visual Arts Department Chair Ms. Ryan encountered was having to alter the curriculum based on what art supplies students had available. As a result, her classes became much more individualized; students had more creative freedom based on what tools they were able to create with. In addition, in her physical classroom she is able to demonstrate various techniques, but realized it would not translate as effectively online. She had to develop and find video tutorials for students to watch instead.

“I missed the classroom more than anything, but I really was blown away by how motivated the students remained outside of the traditional space. I wasn’t sure if students would be inspired by the projects I was giving them, but it’s been quite the opposite. They’ve been turning in really beautiful work and many are creating work far beyond the scope of the project assigned.”

Mike Rainha Teaches: Humanities, World History II Mr. Rainha found the experience of shifting coursework to the virtual landscape to be positive, believing there were many benefits of the situation. In fact, certain tools he used with online learning this spring may prove invaluable to continue using even after classes are allowed to resume in person.

“This opened up a lot of doors for people. If I assigned a group project, instead of kids having to text or email, they could video chat to collaborate.

With all of our teachers learning this technology and knowing how to apply it, and our students understanding it and knowing how to apply it - that’s huge.

It could help us identify things that can’t fit into the daily schedule and find a space for them now online.”

42

Can you guess who's at-home teaching spaces these are?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ANSWERS: 1. Ms. Cavanaugh 2. Mr. DiCicco 3. Ms. Krejmas

4. Ms. Leedham 5. Mrs. Kelly 6. Ms. Parker

7. Mr. Rainha 8. Mrs. Tata 9. Ms. McClane

43

Be Part of Our Bright Future.

Since March, Marianapolis has virtually flipped its campus. Each department at the School has been affected and challenged to reinvent itself, forging a high performing community while safely at a distance.

Faculty and staff embraced this challenge, refusing to allow constraints to prevent them from fulfilling the mission of educating students in the Catholic tradition. We have emerged stronger than ever before.

Consider being part of Marianapolis’ bright future by making a gift.

To learn more about how you can help support Marianapolis, visit the links below.

Marianapolis Planned Giving Society The Fund for Marianapolis Giving Societies

MONTHLY GIFT

ONE TIME GIFT

Welcome our new Golden Knights from around the world!

ITALY Vicenza

CHINA Changsha Foshan Hanzhou Shanghai Suzhour Xiamen Yuxi

MEXICO Chihuahua Merida Villahermosa

CZECH REPUBLIC Zlin

NIGERIA Abuja Victoria Island

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo

POLAND Jozefoslaw

FINLAND Soderkulla

SLOVAKIA Bankska Stianica

GERMANY Hagnau

SPAIN Alcala de Hanares Barcelona Las Rozas de Madrid UNITED STATES Ashford, CT Brooklyn, CT Danielson, CT Moosup, CT Plainfield, CT Sterling, CT Thompson, CT Woodstock, CT Charlton, MA Douglas, MA Dudley, MA Grafton, MA Holden, MA Millbury, MA

Millville, MA Northborough, MA Northbridge, MA North Oxford, MA Oxford, MA Shrewsbury, MA Southborough, MA South Grafton, MA Sturbridge, MA Sutton, MA Webster, MA Worcester, MA Chepachet, RI Lincoln, RI Providence, RI VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh City

Congratulations to the recipients of the Trinity Foundation Scholarships for the class of 2024!

William Savoie (Northbridge, MA), Celia Bouchard (Douglas, MA), Lauren Conde (Danielson, CT), Kiera Mackenzie (Woodstock, CT), Andrew Shultz (Oxford, MA)

IN MEMORIAM

1966: Thomas Richard O’Hearn, 72, of Yarmouth Port, MA passed away March 6, 2020, while on vacation in Florida with his beloved wife. He was the husband of Mary Beth (Holland) O’Hearn for 31 years. He played basketball for the State Champion South Kingston, RI High School (RI Hall of Fame), and for Marianapolis. He then went on to be recruited to play football at Michigan State University. After hanging up his helmet, Tom returned to Rhode Island to serve as a Rhode Island State Police Detective. During his 22 years of service, Tom established RI’s first K-9 Narcotic Unit. When Tom retired from the State Police, he began working as a Flight Attendant for United Airlines. Tom recently spent several years pursuing his life-long passion of training racehorses. In addition to his wife, Tom is survived by his cherished daughters, Kaitlin O’Hearn of Los Angeles, CA, and Kara O’Hearn of Boston; his nephew, Seth O’Hearn and family of North Kingston, RI; his father-in-law, Tom Holland of Fort Meyers, FL; the Draves Family of Lamoni, IA; the McDuff Family of Riverside, RI; and countless relatives and friends.

1991: Kumi Sato Watanabe passed away on May 15th, 2020 after a fight with cancer. She is survived by husband Yoichiro Watanabe and daughter Kanako.

1994: Lyndsay (Long) Nalbandian, 43, passed unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital, surrounded by her family on Feb. 6, 2020. She was the daughter of Richard and Julie (Winter) Long of Pomfret, CT. Lyndsay was married to Stephen Nalbandian, whom she met while they were both attending the University of Connecticut. They were married for more than 17 years, and they shared their life with their beautiful 6-year-old daughter, Grace. Lyndsay was employed by the University of Connecticut as a program assistant at the Human Rights Institute. Lyndsay was also a member of Hope Church in East Hampton, CT. She enjoyed many activities, but above all, she loved being with her family. She found her greatest joy in being Grace’s mom and doting on her for six short but wonderful years, as well as taking care of her family. Lyndsay is survived by her husband, Stephen, and daughter, Grace, of Woodstock; parents Richard and Julie (Winter) Long; and brother, Braden Long, and his wife, JC; plus many aunts, uncles, and cousins in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom.

46

G N I M

O C P U

TS N E EV

!

E T A D P U

To stay up to date on all upcoming events please click here.

Golf Tournament May 13, 2021

UMNI L A

W

EE

E

P

D

P R

N E K

Alumni Weekend May 14-16, 2021 All photographs taken 2018-2019.