Fall 2007 MKA Review Magazine

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T he M o n t c l a ir K imberley A cadem y I n t h is is s u e : Endings and Beginnings Cougar Pride Day Graduations & Commencement Awards for Alumni, Faculty & Students Career Day 2007 “Thank You” to Newton B. Schott, Jr. Retirements Developing Self-Portraits

Diane 1,undy. Class Notes Secretary CONTENTS Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76, From the Headmaster: Alumni Director Endings and Beginnings............................ 1 Judy Polonofsky, Director of Special Events and Projects Trustee News: A Tribute to Newton B. Schott, J r ............4 CONTRIBUTORS Welcome to Alice H irsh ............................ 5 Alicia Cuccolo Welcome to New T ru stees........................6 Barbara DuRant Alice Hirsh Around MKA: Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76X Cougar Pride D a y ...................

8 Alumni Director Career D a y ................................................10 Thomas Nammack, Headmaster All for a Good C a u se ...............................12 Jason Ruff New Character Standards........................ 13 In Their Words - S PHOTO CREDITS Graduations and Commencement ......... 14 Doug Allen The Class of 2007 ...................................16 Lisa Amato Student News: Student Awards and Accolades ..............18 Cum L au d e............................................... 20 Cougar S ports...........................................21 Faculty News: Founders’ Cup A w ard.............................. 24 Introducing Geoffrey Branigan ............. 25 Retirements . A ....................................... 26 Alumni News: From the Alumni Association President.............................. 28 Klank K lassic...........................................28 7th Annual Golf O u tin g ..........................29 MKA on the Road in Florida and New York ..............

30 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Melissa Cohn ’78 ............. 32 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees. . . . . . 3 4 Gerard Podesta ’35 & Lauren Stefanchik ‘01

Class N o te s \ . H ....................1 . 1 1 1 .36 REVIEW EDITOR Debbie Kozak, Director of Communications ASSISTANT EDITORS Geoffrey Branigan, Director of Development and External Affairs

Linny Andlinger Best Friend Photography jrl Phil Cantor Photography Steve Frantz David Hollander Debbie Kozak Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76 Nicole Spain Steve Tober Kristin Weaver ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COUNCIL 2007 -2008 Keshia Trotman-Amaldy ’92 Christopher Bellapianta ’97, Treasurer Geoff Branigan, Director of Development & External Affairs Michael Braun ’01, Network Vice President Lindsay Braverman ’01 Daniel Carson ’83, President Mitchell Decter ’94 David DeMatteis ’95, Secretary Christopher DeStefano ’90 Larry Duca ’79 Clifford Finkle ’92 Barbara Flessas ’72 Janine Garland ’82, Executive VicePresident Joanne Pundyk Goldberg ’87 ^ Bret Hirsh ’00 Jonathan Hirsh ’95 Cheryl McCants ’82 Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ”78, Alumni Director William Martini ’98 Thomas Nammack, Headmaster Mark Politan ’91 Jessica Simpson ’99 Richard Stanton ’87 Lee Vartan ’96 Jay Wecht ’83 >

ADVISORY COUNCIL Lori Windolf Crispo ’78 J. Dean Paolucci ’73 Joshua Raymond ’89 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2007-2008 President Alice M. Hirsh Vice President Michael V. Johnson Vice President Denise G. Wagner Michael P. Frasco Treasurer Richard G. Jenkins ’77 Secretary MEMBERS Linda D. Almeida Merrick G. Andlinger Joesph Amato Elisa Spungen Bildner Timothy J. Bozik Daniel Carson ’83 Karen A. Dias-Martin Reginald Hollinger Peter S. McMullen ’77 Philip W. McNeal Steven Milke Thomas W. Nammack Eric F.S. Pai ’79 Keith D. Phillips Shelley E. Phillips Daniel R. Placentra Rudolph G. Schlobohm ’74 Newton B. Schott, Jr Robert L.Tortoriello David L.'Turock John T. Weisel HONORARY TRUSTEES Aubin Zabriskie Ames ’54 John E. Garippa Susan H. Ruddick ADVISORY TRUSTEES Barry W. Ridings ’70 Michael L. Rodburg MKA complies with all state and federal anti-discrimination laws.

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E ndings and B egin n in gs One of the great qualities of school life is the contrast between an enduring identity and a changing community. Our 121st year marks many important endings and beginnings for MKA. One hundred and one seniors graduated in June, a number of outstanding faculty and staff retired or moved on to other endeavors, and the leadership of our Board of Trustees was passed from one superb and committed volunteer to another.

Boys’ Soccer, Girls’ Tennis, Volleyball, Ice Hockey, Golf, Boys’ Lacrosse, Girls’ Lacrosse and Softball. These are seniors who have also borne up against the loss of loved ones, and I am in awe of their maturity, resilience and courage.

The story of our seniors is one of which to be proud. You can find the list of colleges and universities that they are attending within this issue of The Review, but as I told the 8™ grade in June, MKA prepares us for a marathon, and college is just a 10K. As they end their days as high school students, they become members of the MKA Alumni Association, and our students begin college confident in their preparation for every aspect of the experience. For our graduates, freshman year energy is devoted to getting involved in college life, establishing a sustainable pace, and extending the successes that they earned at MKA. Our graduates go to college and university ready to learn, lead and contribute. We know this from the surveys that they complete for us when in college, as well as from those completed by recent alumni in 2004 and all alumni in 2006. The confidence of the Class of 2007 comes in part from a year of unprecedented honors in scholarships awarded in the fine arts, competitions won in choral and instrumental music, and athletic championships in

The enormous and exciting task of replacing our seniors with new students is the ongoing work of our Admissions Office. In addition to the graduates, between four and five percent of our students leave MKA at the end of the school year. Each fall, our most important work is to welcome and support the approximately one hundred and fifty students and their families who are new to MKA. Our success in admissions means that every senior class is a mix of students who have been enrolled at MKA between two and fourteen years.

Along the way, many exceptional faculty teach our students, and we ended 2006-07 with farewells to a few of them. In particular, we honored the work of Judy Nesbit, Myra Hrab and Nancy Foster (for more details, see p.'26) In the process of hiring Judy Nesbit to join The Kimberley School faculty in 1969, Dick Loveland, TKS Headmaster, conducted much of the hiring process by mail as Judy was teaching in Germany at that time. The process of replacing Judy required similar measures.

Judy’s successor in the Upper School Math Department, Brian Kuser, was finishing his second year at the Ruamrudee International School in Bangkok, and we conducted a long­ distance hiring process with him. Technology simplified some aspects of international communication: Brian sent us a DVD of a lesson taught in Thailand. Dick Loveland relied on correspondence, recommendations and the fact that, even at a great distance, Judy Nesbit’s work ethic and love of math and teaching could not be missed.

Some o f M KA’s newest students got to m eet each other at an informal ice-cream social held at Brookside in June.

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President Newton B. Schott, Jr. with a combination of concerts, tree plantings and tributes. Newton has served on the Board of Trustees since 1990 and as President since 2000. His commitment to MKA’s faculty and staff has fostered a strong and healthy school and Board relationship, and Newton has been an essential guide in my transition to MKA. Following the presentation of the 2007 Founders’ Cup to Brookside teacher Sonia Tyson at the end of year all-school meeting, I said the following about my appreciation for Newton’s leadership:

Myra Hrab’s final year teaching Physical Education at the Middle School was also her twenty-fifth year on the faculty at MKA. A superb athlete in her own right, Myra has done it all at MKA as an advisor, mentor, coach and teacher. As the mother of two MKA graduates, George, Jr. and Sandy, and the wife of Upper School faculty member, George FIrab, Myra has seen MKA from every angle. Myra’s loyalty to the school combined with a candid and forthright nature place her in the company of MKA’s most long-serving and essential faculty.

“Newton, at this meeting and among these people, the highest compliments are about teaching. The presentation o f the Founders ’ Cup is meant to underscore that exceptional teaching is the most

Brookside said farewell to Nancy Foster who taught for twenty-three years between 1969 and 2007. She began at The Kimberley School in 1969, took time off to start a family and returned to MKA in 1985. For the past eight years, Nancy served as Brookside’s Assistant Head of Campus.

Informed, intelligent, and student centered in her educational beliefs and practices, Nancy has been a key ingredient in the extraordinary success story that is Brookside, a place where warmth and personal attention complement a program shaped by sophisticated and ongoing curriculum development.

While these retirements represent the end of master teaching careers, we are excited to welcome a group of extraordinarily qualified faculty who are beginning their MKA careers. For details, please go to the Faculty Profiles section of the MKA website (under the School Life section.)

This past spring, Brookside, Middle School and Upper School honored outgoing Board

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Twenty members o f the Class o f2007 celebrated being "Lifers" (those students attending MKA since Pre-K, K or 1st grade) at a breabfast with their parents and faculty from all three campuses at the Headmaster's home. Front row l-r: Victoria McRae, Samantha Szwed, Hannah Gill, L iz Bershad. M iddle row l-r: D erek Phillips, Jennifer Solomon, Aly Eber, M att Cherchio. Back row l-r: Rob Meyer, N ick Andlinger, Tom Vayianos, M atthew Baredes, Charlie Gray, M ike Deatherage, Caroline Richardson, Trevor Bell. M issing from photo: Sam Deutsch, Glen Harris, Owen Jennings, Anton Mayer.

highly valued accomplishment among this group o f extraordinary professionals. There is not a person here who, in passing a great lesson in progress, would not pause to take in the compelling beauty o f learning occurring at the hands o f inspired teaching.

This afternoon I want to attest to your gifts as a teacher. I f you had by-passed Columbia Law School and instead found your way into a classroom, you would have been superb. Your work ethic, sometimes scary intelligence, integrity and compassion would have been pow erfulforces fo r good in teaching, advising, faculty meetings and school leadership. You bring equal care to both the humble problem as w ell as the grandest possibilities fo r MKA.

job. I can't give you the Founders ’ Cup, becauseMk strictly speaking, you don’t qualify, and it’s not in my pow er to give, but I do have the same crystal Tiffany apple that has accompanied this award fo r great teaching, and today it comes to you from all o f us. ” Whether it is the seniors whom I mentioned at the outset of this article, or the Board leadership with whom it is my privilege to work, such remarkable students, employees, and volunteers don’t just show up by accident. MKA’s mission and history draws them in, and our school’s success is found in how they shape the present and anticipate the future. At MKA, we are fortunate that with every ending, we are able to embark on an exciting beginning.

I know this because I have been in your classroom since December o f2004 when you offered me this

In keeping with this issue’s theme o f Endings and Beginnings, we are pleased to give you a glimpse into the Fine Arts program at MKA. One genre covered at all three campuses is that o f self-portraiture. The development o f skills and the increasing complexity o f the assignments over the years can be dramatically illustrated both visually (through students’ work) and verbally (through teachers ’project descriptions.) Enjoy seeing this progression over three year intervals - in examples o f student work from 1st grade (p.3), 4th grade (p. 7), 7^ grade (p. 7) and Ifff1grade (p. 33).

I have a number of reproductions of famous artworks displayed in the Brookside Art Room. I began the project by having Self-portrait by Zoe Kusnierz '18 first grade students look at the display and then asked them what the common feature was. The answer is that they all have people in them.

We discussed that a painting of a person is called a portrait and that if you make a painting of yourself, it is called a self-portrait. We also discussed the fact that a portrait or self-portrait need not be limited to a painting - it can be a drawing, sculpture or photograph - but the most important feature is that it gives information to the viewer about the person depicted.

We went on to talk about the various portraits in more detail. We discussed the positioning of the person, whether they were painted from a frontal view, 3/4 view or profile; we discussed how some portraits include just part of the body while others show the full body, and we discussed the background that each portrait is set against.

From all this information, the students made suggestions about what it is they saw in the portraits that helped to define the person depicted. After this, we talked about what the students themselves might include in a self-portrait to show best who they are, and finally, we discussed the shapes and the parts of the head and face.

Before the students began their self-portraits, they were asked to consider the composition; that is, to be aware of the format of the paper and to use it well to fill the paper with the image(s) so that it feels balanced and unified, ensuring that everything works well together. Students first completed a line drawing using a black sharpie after which they added color (which could be paint, cray pas or marker) and careful execution was emphasized throughout.

Barbara DuRant Brookside Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator

A Tribute to N ew ton S ch ott I have served on this Board for 13 years, and over those past 13 years Newton has held a position of tremendous responsibility, either as Treasurer or President.

According to Winston Churchill, “The price of greatness is responsibility” and to me, Newton is an exemplar of responsibility.

Newton began his tenure as President of the MKA Board of Trustees 7 years ago, while Peter Greer was Headmaster. During this time, he was instrumental in the building of the Fine and Performing Arts Wing at the Upper School, the continued renovation of all the schools’ science rooms, an enhanced Faculty Compensation Endowment and the successful search for a new Head of School.

Before his retirement this past December, Newton commuted to his “day job” in Stamford, Connecticut. His devotion to MKA and his commitment to his “second” job as President of the Board is illustrated by the fact that he attended every committee and sub-committee meeting which was held, be it for the Finance Committee, the Educational Policy Committee or the Committee on Trustees. Newton never missed a meeting and always arrived on time. His wisdom, historical perspective and calm voice of experience, along with his wealth of anecdotes and humor, were always a welcome addition to these meetings.

Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” We are fortunate that Newton Schott has led our Board for 7 years. His strength of character, constancy and wisdom are unparalled.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Toni Schott for allowing us to borrow her husband; and to you Newton, you Will be remembered for your many years of service to MKA and for your 7 years of distinguished dedication as President.

Alice Hirsh President, Board of Trustees

Wanted: Guest Contributors D o y o u have vivid memories o f y o u r days a t M A , T K S or M K A ?

D o y o u have a frien d orfaculty member about whom y o u ’d like to reminisce?

D o y o u have an interesting story to tell?

The Review Magazine is seeking alumni contributors for future issues.

Please send your articles to the Editor, either by mail to Debbie Kozak, M KA Office o f External Affairs, 201 Valley Road, Montclair NJ 07042, or via email to dkozak@montclairkimberley.org

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W elcom e to A lice H irsh Headmaster Thomas W. Nammack and outgoing Board President Newton B. Schott, Jr. recently announced the appointment of Alice M. Hirsh as the new President of The Board, effective July 1,2007.

Alice and her husband Steven reside in West Orange with their eldest daughter Jamie. A member of the National Nursing Honor Society, she received a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

At its May meeting, the Board of Trustees had Newton’s high standard of leadership in mind when it selected Alice B. Hirsh to succeed him, effective In accepting the appointment, Alice noted, July 1 . Alice knows our school as a parent of three MKA alumni, Jonathan ’95, Adam ’03, and Sami ’06, as a former President of PAMKA, and as a trustee of the school since 1994.

“It is an honor to serve as President o f the Board o f Trustees o f MKA. I Most recently, Alice has provided look forward to working closely with Tom Nammack and the entire MKA leadership for the MKA strategic community inclusive o f Administrators, faculty, staff, parents, alumni planning process that got underway in the and students. The Board o f Trustees is composed o f a wonderful group summer of 2006 and was completed in o f talented men and women who are dedicated to our school and the spring of 2007. This plan represents a devoted to their role as trustees. It is my hope that we will focus our major new beginning for MKA, details of attention on the which will be distributed to all implementation o f our constituents soon. Over one hundred Strategic Plan (for which faculty, staff, administrators, parents, a number o f initiatives alumni, trustees and friends of the school are already underway), served on nine subcommittees to examine and it is my goal to and make recommendations regarding continue to allow our MKA’s strategic interests in the next five Board o f Trustees to be a to seven years. Alice provided consistent very visible part o f MKA. ” and invaluable support and guidance for each of these committees in this unprecedented MKA effort, and she is uniquely qualified to begin her term as President of the Board.

She understands the ways in which MKA is experienced and viewed by students, parents, employees and trustees. Her energy, organization and love of people are a powerful combination for school progress.

Get Your Skates On! Come and participate or spectate it’s the

Annual Alumni Hockey Gama Clary Anderson Arena Friday, November 23, 2007

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W elcom e to MKA’s N ew Trastees We are pleased to announce the appointment of three new Trustees:

Joseph Amato is Global Head of Asset Management in the Investment Management Division at Lehman Brothers, a position he has held since April 2006.

He is also a member of the firm’s Management Committee. From 2003-05, Amato was global head of Equity Sales, where he led Lehman Brothers to the #1 ranking in Institutional Investor’s 2004 surveys of U.S. Equity Sales and Overall Execution Quality. He received a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, where he is a member of the Business School’s Board of Advisors, and he is also a member of the New York City Board of Advisors for Teach for America. Prior to this appointment, Amato was a member of the Financial Resources Subcommittee of the Strategic Plan. He and his wife, Lisa, have three children who attend MKA, Alyse ’09, Elizabeth ’13 and Joseph ’15.

Reginald Hollinger is a Managing Member of Quetzal/JP Morgan Partners. He received a bachelor’s degree from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He and his wife, Paula Tuffin, have two children one of whom, their daughter Sarah, attends 5™ grade at MKA. Prior to this appointment, Hollinger was a member of the Financial Resources Subcommittee of the Strategic Plan. In addition to his MKA commitments, Hollinger is also President and Treasurer of the Montclair Art Museum and is an Elder at the Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair.

Steven Milke is an investment banker with the Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets Corporation. He received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, and he and his wife Beth have two children who attend MKA, Heather ’15 and Miles ’17. Prior to this appointment, he served as an Affiliate member of the Buildings and Grounds, Committee on Trustees and of the Facility Resources Subcommittee of the Strategic Plan.

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The idea of putting themselves on a different body and in an imaginary situation can make for some humorous final images.

During critique the students guess the story the artist is trying to tell. They discuss the composition of the image and the level of craftsmanship.

Self-portrait by Emma Garcia-M iller ’15

Many students can be turned off by art if they lack confidence in their drawing or painting ability. For a student who lacks this confidence, a traditional self-portrait can be an imposing task.

The following projects are designed to allow a student who is not the strongest illustrator to express him/herself freely. I believe by exposing students to a number of mediums, they will eventually find one that they can feel successful in. Hopefully this will change their outlook on “art” and allow them to start experimenting in other mediums they may have been previously intimidated by.

The “Packing a Punch” project was designed for students in 7 ^ and 8“1 grade to wield the power of text in a visual image. This project was not specifically designed as a self-portrait project but many students decided to take this route. This project was based on the work of artist Barbara Kruger. The students started the project by familiarizing themselves with the life and work of Ms. Kruger. The next step was to find five images that were visually engaging and could be enhanced with text. Once they found these five images, they created a list of five taglines for each image. After discussing their ideas with fellow classmates and me, they chose which one they would use for their final image. The text was to enhance the image and allow the viewer to question why the two (text and image) were related.

The student learned that the text in these type of images were not to explain, but to intrigue.

Jason Ruff, Middle School Art Teacher

The first of these projects substitutes an actual picture of the student instead of having them feel the pressure of creating a likeness of themselves. The “Polaroid Self-Portrait Collage” was designed to teach 4th graders the idea of proportion and also have them work on composition and visual story telling.

The problem set forth was to create a self-portrait that included a background, body and head (Polaroid). The idea of emotion and facial expression was also discussed. The student’s face should match the body language of their character and the situation they created. Creating a collage is an easy way to prepare students for more traditional art making such as painting. The idea of layers, foreground and background are present in this project. The students are literally “building” an image. This project is a student favorite. They love using the Polaroid camera and watching their image magically appear.

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C ougar P ride D ay The sun shone as the circus came to town for this year’s Cougar Pride Day. Cotton candy and funnel cake, a stilt-walker, juggler and magician, red noses and crazy wigs added to one of the most colorful and crowded carnivals ever. In addition to the day’s traditional games, crafts and inflatable rides, this Cougar Pride Day, under the chairmanship of parents Terri Borden and Paula Tuffin and their troupe of volunteers, saw some new activities. The record-breaking crowd of families and faculty from all three campuses enjoyed MKIdol, (talented students taking to the stage to be judged by faculty), a parent child tennis tournament that filled all the courts, the girls’ varsity volleyball team trouncing the boys’ varsity soccer team in a volleyball challenge, and the sight of many happy powder-covered faces

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Career Day Career Day offers a rare opportunity for members of the alumni community to return to campus to share their experiences with current juniors and seniors. From medicine to special effects make-up and from hedge funds to entrepreneurship, Career Day 2007 featured some new topics and new faces as well as returning favorites.

Peter McMullen ’77 and David Steinfeld ’97’s ever-popular session on Sports Administration, along with Jeff Carrie’s (Class of ’73) perennial blockbuster presentation on FBI surveillance again drew large crowds.

Former Alumni Association President Josh Raymond ’89 returned wearing his legal hat to discuss a career in law, as classmate Paul Tiranno explained about opportunities in the hedge fund business.

Other representatives from the ’80’s were Ken Smith ’81 who presented on technology and Jim Windolf ’82, who presented on journalism. Alexa Aron ’00 was this year’s youngest visitor, delighting her audience with her story of starting up a web-based home goods business, while Jeremy Selenffiend ’96 astounded students with masks and make-up from the movies.

And in a first for Career Day, all three siblings from one family returned to school - Dr. Jordan Safirstein (Class of ’93) to talk about cardiology, Dr. Andrea Safirstein (Class of ’88) to talk about psychology, and Meredith Safirstein Bergmann (Class of ’87) to talk about her career as an economic development analyst.

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D avid Steinfeld ’97 with Sports Administration co-presenter P eter McMullen ’77'.

Paul Tiranno ’89 explained the mysteries o f the world o f hedge funds at Career Day.

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Career Day ’s youngest presenter, Alexa Aron ’00.

AU fo r a G ood Cause Throughout the year and throughout the campuses, MKA students, faculty and parents are engaged in an ever-increasing number of service learning activities.

Supported by faculty Service Learning coordinators and PAMKA Community and Outreach Chairs, the array of opportunities range from tutoring at Montclair’s Head Start pre-school program and Newark’s TEAM Academy KIPP school to helping at Montclair’s Human Needs Pantry and the Food Bank of New Jersey. Parents and Upper School students give blood at PAMKA’s blood drives, and Brooksiders collect and pack books for local literacy programs. Faculty members volunteer their weekends to assist NJ SEEDS and run races for charity, and students from all three campuses engage in a myriad of activities that support organizations from the Amazonian Rain Forest to Montclair’s Van Vleck House and Gardens.

Below are just a few images from some of the highlights of the past school year:

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The Middle School Student Government organized their third Annual Student vs. Faculty Basketball Gamefo r charity. In memory o f teachers Sarah Love and Leigh Vdnderklein, this yea r’s charity was Breast Cancer Research. Alm ost $5000 was raised, and the students won!

PAMKA's first-ever Tri-Campus Game Night in support o f TV Turn-O ff Week benefited the M ontclair Child Development H ead Start Literacy Program.

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■ group o f 18 Upper School students and 4 teachers spent a week o f their Spring Break assisting H abitatfo r Humanity in building homes in M ississippi.

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Third grade students enjoyed making new friends and sharing favorite stories and crafts with children at the M ontclair H ead Start Program.

N ew C haracter Standards MKA Students Draft New Character Standards for the School Community Last year, a group of Upper School students, Lane Goodman ’07, Matt Cherchio ’07, Andrew Culbreth ’08, Katie Davis ’09, and Rebecca Bauer ’10, under the guidance of Kerry Verrone, US Ethics Liaison, examined MKA’s Character Expectations in order to reconnect the student body to the ideas of ethics and character development that MKA promotes.

Explaining the process, the students explain: “We felt that the previous Character Expectations were not present in the collective conscience of the school... they were too specific and used difficult language ... and were not widely discussed or recognized. To address these problems and to reintroduce the concepts of character to students, we came up with some basic goals. First, we

sought to make the Expectations more accessible and connected to the students. The character program of MKA should be present in and out of the classroom as well as on and off campus. For the Expectations to work, we also felt that they should be more realistic and in touch with the choices that adolescents and young students actually face... We worked to create a new set of Character Standards, (see below) - the use of “they” referring to MKA students was replaced with “we,” the revisions were shortened and complicated and negative language was replaced with stronger and more positive language. These revisions were made with the hope that the Standards will be more accessible and useful for all MKA students.”

Character Standards for the MKA Community AH members of the MKA community strive to act, speak, and think in ways that are: Respectful: We act with civility in our relations with others while still valuing ourselves. We are conscious of the world around us and recognize the worth of all we have and treat it accordingly.

Friendly: We demonstrate good will and compassion in our relationships with others. We understand that in order to have friends we must be friends and treat all with understanding, loyalty, and respect.

Responsible: We fulfill obligations and complete tasks to the fullest of our ability, and we are accountable members of our community. We volunteer our assistance when called upon and budget our time, efforts and resources sensibly.

Confident: We uphold a positive image of ourselves regardless of the way others perceive us. We recognize our potential and challenge ourselves to improve the talents and skills we possess. We are able to take pride in our work while remaining humble and accepting criticism. We express our opinions freely without fear of the judgment of others and always speak up when we see acts of injustice.

Temperate: We balance all aspects o f our lives.

By devoting personal attention to academics and personal commitments, we maintain moderation.

While welcoming relaxation, we exert self-control and strength of will when faced with temptation and challenge.

Fair: We cultivate an environment where all students may act and speak without the fear of prejudice, intolerance or judgment. We recognize and seek to understand the differences between individuals in the community. While recognizing these differences, we also value the inherent equality among all.

Informed: We rely not only on our own experiences to make decisions, but we also actively seek a more thorough understanding of the world.

With our knowledge, we envision a more peaceful and empathetic society.

Honest: We understand the value and necessity of being true to ourselves, as well as others, and we are sincere in words and actions. We take pride in the authenticity of our own work and ideas, and we have the courage and integrity to take responsibility for all of our actions.

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In T heir W ords Excerpts from Student Graduation and Commencement Speeches

Graduation is a day fo r memories —a day fo r uncovering our roots... I can’t pretend to know everyone’s story, and I don’t know what w ill make each member o f our class crack up, tear up or ju st smile. What I do know is that having our roots at MKA and among each other is an idea that can never be taken away from us. We can go to college and change hairstyles, musical tastes or majors, or who we 're friends with, but we ’ll never forget our roots. We can move to a new exciting p a rt o f the country, or fo r some people, a slower region, but we ’ll never forget our roots ... Although some o f us may fe e l uprooted by the long, suitcase-crammed car rides we w ill take come August, our connections to one another assure us, that even across many states and miles, we w ill continue to be nourished and strengthened by what we have learned here at MKA. Lane Goodman, Commencement Speaker

First and foremost, remember that you didn’t go to this school to become ju st another face. The faculty in this school has equipped us with something so unique that it is fa r beyond anything we can grasp now ... You w on’t always get a jo b ju st by spurting out random facts, unless you wish to become a ro b o t... the wisdom that you have acquired every day in this school is what w ill accompany you with greatness. And regardless o f whether y o u ’ve loved every moment o f your time at MKA or y o u ’ve anticipated this day with great joy, there is no denying that it is the people you are surrounded by that have all contributed to the person you are.

Jennie Sutton, Commencement Speaker

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And here we are. Eighth grade has come and almost passed, along with tons o f fun, friendship, emotion, and some suffering ...

Think about your year. Was it delightful?

Maybe decent? No matter what it has been, every person sitting in these chairs has laughed, cried or become closer to his/her peers throughout this year. We are still environmentalists, ambassadors, businesspeople, revolutionists, scientists, mathematicians, historians, writers, readers and students. Besides the dinner dance, this is the last time we will all be here, standing together as one. L et’s embrace the moment.

Zac Nicol, 8 ^ Grade Graduation Speaker

So, what is there to be excited about? The future is scary and unpredictable, yet, it might ju st be the greatest, and we d on’t want to waste it. This is our chance to take all that w e've learned, every mistake and every triumph, recycle this information fo r all it s worth and use it to create a path that can lead to amazing places... My fin a l bit o f advice fo r you today is to live each day, not as i f it was your last, but live each day as a person you can truly be proud o f tomorrow.

Becky Smith, 8 ^ Grade Graduation Speaker

TZ: Every third grader has waited fo r this moment —our Moving Up Day. CR: We have so many memories.

TZ: We ’ll all remember how all the faculty knows our names.

CR: And how we got to do the egg drop this year and hoped our eggs w ouldn’t crack.

TZ: We ’ll all remember the dance concert and our poems.

CR: Our birthday walks too, and the winter carnival without snow.

I TZ: L e t’s not forget fie ld day on the Upper School turf.

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CR: A nd all the work we did on Colonial research. We all have ’ learned so much. Math, science, spelling, music, dance, art and r o f course bur plays.

TZ and CR: A ll because o f Brookside. We shall miss you, dearest Brookside.

Cleo Roseman and Timmy Zurcher, Third Grade Graduation speakers.

T he M ontclair Kimberley Academy Extends Best W ishes to the C lass of 2007 Class of 2007 Jacqueline Adorni Elizabeth Aguila Thomas Alati Daniel Allen Pasquale Amato Nicholas Andlinger Craig Archibald Serena Azizo Matthew Baredes Holly Battsek Mathi|de Battsek Andrew Bauer lrevor Bell Anthony Benigno Elizabeth B e rsh ^H Kurt Beyer Taylor Breit Corey Brown Janell Brown Frances^ CampanilMI

Adam Canton Matthew Cherchio Chukwuka Chiemelu Katherine Clark Christopher Codey Jessica Colmenares Tarique Cooper R. Luke Damiano Carla Davis Michael Deatherage Christine DeOteris Samuel Deutsch Blair Dodson Mark Donatiello Sarah Dumoif Ellen Dunn Alexandra Eber Sophia Farraira Jason Flood William Floyd Michael Frasco Fiannah Gill

Chantal Golding Lane Goodman Charles Gray Laura Green Glenn Harris Stuart Harwood Eric Hussey Matthew Ingoglia Jessica Ireland Owen Jennings Caroline Jensen John-Paul Julien Emily Kaczmarek Jared Kass Anastasia Konstantinov Maggie Krivak Emma Larkin Justine Legge Lilyana Levy Andrea Lubinsky Brian May Anton Mayer

| ,Jeffrey Mazzeo Victoria McRae Robert Meyer J. Peter Nolan Matthew Nudell Emann Odutu Rosamunde Pare Aaron Park Andrew Patton Derek Phillips Eva Pogosian Robert Post Alisha Prystowsky Lauren Pugh Arthur Pyott Harry Raymond Diana Reese ' Jonathan Reichstein Caroline Richardson Lauren Robbins Max Rudnick James Ruzich

Parinitha Sastry Garrett Singer Jennifer Solomon Roy Sqmmerhaltej7£ Rachel Stevenson Molly Stolier Anne Rose Strasser Jennie Sutton Samantha Szwed John Thomas Sarah Thompson Nicholas Tummarello Chibuzo Uwakaneme Diana Vassar j T homas Vayianos

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T he M ontclair R imberley Academy 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ • 973-746-9800 www.montclairkimberley.org

The George Washington University (2) • Quinnipiac University (2) jHJniversity of Rhode Island Gettysburg College Hamilton College iilUniversity of Richmond (2jH Harvard University Roger Williams University Royal Holloway, University of London, UK High Point University Howard University Rutgers University (4) Ithaca College Sarah Lawrence College (2) James Madison University University of Scranton (2) Juniata College Seton Hall'Cniversity (2J=vi Kenyon College University of South Carolina Lafayette College (2) Suffolk University Susquehanna University (2) ■ Lehigh University (2)^| University of Miami (2) Syracuse University Middlebury College Trinity College Muhlenberg College (2) Tuffs University Union College New Jersey Institute of Technology Vassar College ¡(2) New York University H iH Opjrlin College Villanova University Occidental College (2) University of Virgini^3) Wake Forest University Penn. State University at Schuylkill WashingtofifUniversity in St Louis (2)H Pennsylvania State University (2) Yale University University of Pennsylvania (5)

Stud en t Awards and Accolades Commencement Awards The Rudolph Deetjen Award fo r athletics and academic achievement Owen Jennings, Alisha Prystowsky The Ethel M. Spurr Award fo r cooperation, responsibility, service and citizenship Matthew Cherchio The Marjorie Winfield Easter Award fo r sportsmanship, self-discipline, and behind-the-scenes service Anthony Benigno, Ellen Dunn The Robert C. Hemmeter Memorial Award fo r intellectual curiosity, love o f books and sports and enthusiasm fo r living Harry Raymond The Peter R. Greer Character Award fo r the habits o f truthfulness, honesty, kindness, and promotion o f mutual trust and friendship Jason Flood

12*-h Grade Community Service Award Robert Meyer The Bud Mekeel Memorial Scholarship Chibuzo Uwakaneme Fine & Performing Arts Awards Visual Arts: Lane Goodman, Emma Larkin John Philip Sousa Band Award: Jason Flood Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: William Floyd Dance Award: Jacqueline Adorni, Jennie Sutton Marilyn Faden Award for Excellence in the Theatre Arts Technical: Alexandra Eber, Annie-Rose Strasser The James D. Timmons Scholarship Jennie Sutton The A1 Stapf Award Nicholas Andlinger, Owen Jennings Head’s Awards Katherine Clark, John-Paul Julien

Senior Awards Night

12™ Grade Klein Awards Charles Gray, Maggie Krivak

B arras Prize in English Lane Goodman

Health & Physical Education Prize Matthew Nudell

Modem Language Prize in French Owen Jennings

Scott M. Johnson Memorial Award Brian May

Modem Language Prize in Latin John-Paul Julien

Montclair Society of Engineers Award Andrea Lubinsky

Modem Language Prize in Spanish Jason Flood

12™ Grade Mary K. Waring Scholars for 2006-2007 (A and A-) Elizabeth Bershad, Matthew Cherchio, Andrea Lubinsky, Alisha Prystowsky, Jonathan Reichstein

Nazarian Prize for Mathematics Elizabeth Aguila William Miller Prize in Science Elizabeth Bershad Downsbrough Science Scholarship Jason Flood Margaret Jenkins Osborne Prize for Excellence in Science Owen Jennings History Prize Elizabeth Bershad

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12th Grade Avery Barras Distinguished Scholars for 2006-2007 (All As) Jason Flood, Owen Jennings

Awards for Underclassmen The MacVicar Prize Samuel Bieler ’08, Matthew Metzger ’08, Danielle Rode ’08, Christopher Thompson ’08

John Rabuse History Award Samuel Bieler ’08 The Frank “Poncho” Brogan Memorial Scholarship Charles Gephart ’08 The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Michael Mastakas ’08

Additional Accolades to Members of the Class of 2007: Elizabeth Bershad, whose junior history research thesis on The Justification o f Judicial Review in the Supreme Court was accepted for publication in the Spring ’07 issue of the Concord Review.

The John Rabke Memorial Award Esra Yarar ’08

Corey Brown, who was the recipient of the Outstanding Soloist Performer Award at the Music in the Parks Festival.

The Elizabeth O’Neil Feagley Creativity Award Kelley Stanley ’08

Ellen Dunn and Laura Green, who tied for lO^1place in New Jersey in the National French Exam (Level 5).

Community Service Awards Grade 11: Joseph Correia, John MacGregor, Joy Turock Grade 10: Alyse Amato, Olivia Shepard Grade 9: Rebecca Bauer

Jason Flood, who was named one of the country’s National Achievement Scholarship winners (underwritten by ExxonMobile).

Klein Awards Grade 11: Joseph Christovao, Elise McMullen Grade 10: Francisco Mayer, Emily Naranjo Grade 9:Kyrie Irving, Laura Placentra Faculty Scholar Awards Grade ll:Samuel Bieler, Stacey Burns, Charles Gephart, Chris Thompson Grade 10:Kristin Ashmawy, Mary Labowsky, Giri Nathan, Emma Shepard, Olivia Shepard Grade 9: Joseph Mallock, Sarah Moses, Laura Polding, Alexa Semonche, Elana Stern, Rosa Wahlers Mary K. Waring Scholars for 2006-2007 (A and A-) Grade 11: Eamon Almeida, Stacey Burns, Lindsey Moran, Danielle Rode, Christopher Thompson Grade 10: Kristy Ashmawy, Katie DeKeizer, Mary Labowsky, Emma Shepard, Lily Shepard Grade 9: Lexy Cassola, Alexa Franco, Julie Reiter, Shaylin Schundler, Emilie Schurenberg Avery Barras Distinguished Scholars for 2006-2007 (AH As) Grade 11: Charlie Gephart Grade 10: Giri Nathan Grade 9: Meg Phillips, Laura Polding, Sarah Moses, Alexa Semonche, Elana Stern, Rosa Wahlers

Lane Goodman, whose English AP essay on “Color and Perception: a Comparison of Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and Wassily Kandinsky” (see p. 30 of the Spring ’07 Review) was accepted at the Virginia Woolf 17™ Annual Conference at Miami University.

Owen Jennings, who was named the recipient of a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, was an NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete Award winner (soccer, track & field) and who ranked 5 ^ in the state and 7“1 in the country in the National French Exam (Level 5).

Charles Gray (ice hockey & baseball) and Alisha Prystowsky (softball), who were named Essex County Scholar-Athlete Award winners. Alisha was also named one of two “Student Athletes of the Year” by the JCC Metrowest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Sophia Farrar a, Lane Goodman, Eric Hussey and Emma Larkin, all artists from the Class of 2007, who received merit scholarships to the following prestigious institutions; the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Wake Forest University and Washington University in St. Louis.

Lauren Pugh, named the recipient of a Special Scholarship (sponsored by Automatic Data Processing, Inc.) as part of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

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Cum Laude “Dream, weather the setbacks and the changes, do something meaningful with lasting value, and leave each place that you are better than you found it.”

These were the words of wisdom given to 21 seniors from the Class of 2007 who were inducted into the Cum Laude Society by senior faculty member Judy Nesbit. Nesbit addressed the group prior to her retirement, and concluded “You have done that at MKA npyou have enriched this place while you were here.”

Jessica Colmenares, Ellen Dunn, Sophia Farrara, Jason Flood, Lane Goodman, Laura Green, Owen Jennings, John-Paul Julien, Lilyana Levy, Andrea Lubinsky, Robert Meyer, Matthew Nudell, Lauren Pugh, Diana Reese, Jonathan Reichstein, Parinitha Sastry and Diana Vassar.

The Cum Laude Society, established in 1906, is modeled on the Phi Beta Kappa Collegiate ¡Rational Honor Society and recognizes the scholastic achievement of secondary school students. It is the highest academic honor bestowed on members of the graduating class at MKA. Inductees from the Class of 2007 are: Elizabeth Aguila, Elizabeth Bershad, Matthew Cherchio, Katherine Clark,

Where can you find news of old Classmates, see photos of school plays, follow the scores of your favorite varsity team, catch up on the latest editions of MKA newsletters, hear from the Headmaster, get up to the minute news and generally find out more than you ever thought possible about today's MKA? On the MKA website! So take some time to explore - much is available to the general public, some sections are password protected - to log in, your user name is classofxxxx, and your password is the year itself (xxxx). You'll be amazed at what you'll leam and how much fun you'll have getting to know today's MKA at www.montclairkimberley.org

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C ougar Sports

2006 - 2007 Cougar Athletic Awards & Honors

Winter Recap Boys’ Basketball Coach: Tony Jones (US Science teacher) Record: 13-14 Trevor Bell ’07 —2nd Team Hills Division, CHC,i< MKA Coaches Award Chris Codey ’07 S Honorable Mention Hills Division, CHC Michael Ruzich ’09 - Honorable Mention Hills Division, CHC, MKA Coaches Award Kyle Irving ’10 - 1st Team Hills Division, CHC, MKA Coaches Award Girls’ Basketball Coach: Tony Lambert (US Spanish teacher) Record: 7-17 Callie Jensen ’07 —Honorable Mention Hills Division, CHC Kelly Byrne ’07 BHonorable Mention Hills Division, CHC, MKA Coaches Award Additional MKA Coaches Awards - Lauren Pugh ’07 and Renada Vuono; ’08 Boys’ Fencing Coach: Kerry Verone (US English/History teacher) Record: 3-6 Kurt Beyer ’0®- MKA Most Valuable Fencer Award Guy Kozak ’09—MKA Most Improved Fencer Award Girls’ Fencing Coach: Kerry Verone (US English/History teacher) Record: 4-7 Emma Larkin ’07 - 2nd Team Eppee All-State NJIFA, MKA Coaches MVF Award Brigid Frey ’08 - 3rd Team Sabre All-State NJIFA Rose Koven ’09 - MKA Rookie of the Year Award Ice Hockey Coach: Michael Good, 2007 Essex County Coach of the Year, Star Ledger Record: 19-8 Charles Gray ’07E I s*- Team Central White Division AllStar. NJ1HL, 3rd Team All Essex County, Star Ledger, MKA Coaches Award

Derek Phillips ’07 - Honorable Mention Central White Division All-Star, NJ1HL, MKA Coaches Award John Ciardi ’08 - Most Valuable Player 1st Team Central White Division All-Star, NJIHL, 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger John Dantzler ’08 - 2nd Team Central White Division All-Star, NJIHL, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Dwight Jackson ’08 V’2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Brian Purcell ’09 - Honorable Mention Central White Division All-Star, NJIHL,; 2007, A Essex County Player of the Year, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger, MKA Coaches Best 2 Way Player Award Congratulations to the Team on MKA’s Montclair Cup victory vs. Montclair High fe only the third win since 1992, and the first since 2003!

Boys’ Indoor Track Coach: Tom Fleming (Middle School 4™ Grade teacher) Andy Patton ’O^JIfl600m and 3200m CHC Champion, 2nd Team All-Essex County (^M 3200m, Star Ledger Tre Jenkins ’10 - MKA Coaches Dedication and Effort Award: Girls’ Indoor Track Coach: Tom Fleming (Middle School 4*^ Grade teacher) Emily Naranjo ’09 -|Jj600m and 3200m CHC Champion, 20d* place 3200m ^ Meet of Champions, 2nd Team All-Essex County i f p l 3200m, Star Ledger, MKA Coaches Dedication and Effort Award Laura Placenta ’ 10 - MKA Most Improved Award Erin Spain ’10 - MKA Most Improved Award Boys’ Swimming Coach: Ali Dvorovy Record: 3-4 Mike Regan ’08 - MKA High Point Award Paul Arcoleo ’10 - MKA Most Dedicated Award Girls’ Swimming Coach: Ali Dvorovy Record: 3-5 Maggie Krivak ’0 7 £ 3rd All-Essex County @ 150freestyle, Star Ledger, MKA High Point Award Katherine Phillips ’09 - MKA Most Dedicated Award

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JC Egbert ’08 - CHC Co-Player of the Year, 1st Team All-CHC, MKA MVP Award Dwight Jackson ’08 - MKA Most Improved Player Award Jake Konner ’08 H Winner of the individual Prep “B” title, Honorable Mention All-CHC, MKA Outstanding Award Congratulations to the team on winning the NJ Prep “B” State Championship and on capturing 3™ place in the Essex County Championships.

Wrestling Coach: Neil Picillo Record: 13-11 Anthony Benigno ’07 - 3r(^ Place District 14, 2n^ Team All-CHC, MKA Coaches Award Joseph Christovao ’08 - 2n<^ Place District 14, 1st Team All-CHC, 3r<* Team All-Essex, County, Star Ledger, MKA Most Valuable Player Award Jabari Sinclair ’08 - 3r^ Place District 14, 2n^ Team All-CHC Thomas Picillo ’09 - 4 ^ Place District 14, Honorable Mention All-CHC Jay Leshinsky ’ 10 - Honorable Mention All-CHC Chris Holt ’09 - MKA Most Improved Award

Spring Recap Baseball Head Coach: Ralph Pacifico (17^ Year, PS Physical Education teacher) Record: 20-10 Craig Archibald ’07 - 2nc^ Team Pitcher, All-Prep B; Honorable Mention Hills Division, CHC, MKA Coaches Award Charles Gray ’07 - 1st Team Outfield, All-Prep B; 1 Team Outfield, Hills Division, CHC James Ruzich ’07 -Bls* Team Infield, All-Prep B; Co-Player of the Year, Hills Division, CHC; 1st Team, All Non-Public, Star Ledger; 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Essex County Player of the Year, Star Ledger MKA Most Valuable Player Award.

Joseph Correia ’08 - Honorable Mention, All-Prep B; 1st Team Infield, Hills Division, CHC John MacGregor ’08 —I s'- Team Pitcher, All-Prep B; 2nc*Team Pitcher, Hills Division, CHC Taylor Sutton ’09 - Honorable Mention, All-Prep B; Honorable Mention Hills Division, CHC Congratulations to “Coach P” on his 300™ win at MKA this season and to the team on reaching both the NJ Prep Finals and the NJ Non-Public State Finals!

Golf Head Coach: Jeff Beer (2n<^ Year, US Latin teacher) Rmord: 13-1 Eamon Almeida ’08 - 2n(^ Team All-CHC

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Boys’ Lacrosse Head Coach: Paul Edwards (5 ^ Year; Rizk Division Coach of the Year, NJILL, parent of MKA alumni and former MKA Trustee) Record: 15-3 Thomas Alati ’07 - 1st Team All-Rizk Division, NJILL, MKA Klank Award winner Nicholas Andlinger ’07 - Rizk Division Player of the Year, 1st Team All-Rizk Division, NJILL, 3r“ Team All-State, Star Ledger, MKA Coaches MVP Award Stuart Harwood ’07 —Honorable Mention All-Rizk Division, NJILL, MKA Most Improved Player Award Edward Bartleson ’08E Is'- Team All-Rizk Division, NULL Spencer Davidson ’08 - 2n<^ Team All-Rizk Division, NJILL Robert Fortunato ’08 st Team All-Rizk Division, NJILL Charles Gephart ’08 —Is'-Team All-Rizk Division, NJILL Brian McFeeley ’08 —2n<^ Team All-Rizk Division, NJILL John Phillips ’09 - 2n<^ Team All-Rizk Division, NJILL Nick Ogden ‘10 HMKA Most Promising Newcomer Award Congratulations to the team on winning the NJ Prep Finals, beating rivals Morristown-Beard 17-14.

Girls’ Lacrosse Head Coach: Beth Larkin (4 ^ Year) Record: 12-7 Hannah Gill ’07 - 3r<^ Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 2n(* Team All-Stripes Division, NJGLL Kelly Byrne ’08 —2nc^Team All-Stripes Division, NJGLL Lauren Dana ’08 - MKA Cougar Spirit Award Kelsey Deenihan ’08 - 3rc* Team All-Essex County, ECCA; Honorable Mention All-Stripes Division, NJGLL Elise McMullen ’08 B 2 nc*Team All-Prep A; Honorable Mention All-Essex County, ECCA; 2nc*Team All-Stripes Division, NJGLL Lindsey Moran ’08 - 2n<^ Team All-Prep A; Is* Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1st Team AllStripes Division, NJGLL; US Lacrosse Academic

Champions for the fourth consecutive year —with seven wins in eight years, the MKA Softball team is one State Championship away from becoming the alltime record holders!

All-American Page Harbeck ’09 - 2nd Team All-Prep A; 3rd Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1st Team All-Stripes Division, NJGLL, MKA Rookie of the Year Award Rebecca Hirsch ’09 - Honorable Mention All-Prep A; Is* Team All-Stripes Division, NJGLL, MKA Coaches MVP Award Softball Head Coaches: Tony Lambert (US Spanish teacher), John Odell (PS Pre-K teacher) Record: 21-6 Emily Kaczmarek ’07 - 1st Team Infield, Hills Division CHC; 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Is* Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger; 3rd Team All-State, Star Ledger, MKA Coaches MVP Award Anastasia Konstantinov ’07 - Honorable Mention All-CHC Alisha Prystowsky ’07 - Player of the Year, Hills Division CHC; Is* Team All-State, Star Ledger; 1st Team, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; 1st Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger, MKA Cougar Award Cara Placentra ’OsB Honorable Mention All-CHC Molly Herforth ’09 ||2 nd Team Pitcher, Hills Division Q IC ; 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger, 3™ Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger Andrea Huelsenbeck ’1 0 - 1st Team Designated Hitter, Hills Division CHC; 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Essex County Freshman of the Year, Star Ledger, MKA Rookie of the Year Award Devon Keefe ’10 - 2 nd Team Outfield, Hills Division CHC Jessica Stofik ’10 —2nd Team Infield, Hills Division CHC Congratulations to the team on winning the NJSIAA/Non-Public B tournament championship, and on becoming NJSIAA Non-Public B State

Boys’ Tennis Head Coach: Val Azzoli (2nd Year; Hills Division Coach of the Year, CHC; Essex County Coach of the Year, Star Ledger, MKA parent) Record: 15-9 Andrew Bauer ’07B I s* Team 2nd Doubles Hills Div., CHC. MKA Coaches Award Corey Brown ’07 - I s* Team 2nd Doubles Hills , .

Div., CHC, MKA Coaches Award Robert P o st’07 —I s* Team Is* Doubles Hills Div., CHC; 2nd Team All-Essex County Doubles, Star Ledger; 2nd Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger Brian Cedrowski ’08 - 1st Team 1st Singles Hills Div., CHC; 2nd Team All-Essex County Singles, Star Ledger; 3rd Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger, MKA Most Valuable Player Award Brandon Bost ’09 - Honorable Mention Hills Div., CHC Shaunak Champaneria ’10 - Honorable Mention Hills Div., CHC Matthew Dumoff ’10 - I s! Team Is* Doubles Hills Div., CHC; 2nd Team All-Essex County Doubles, Star Ledger; 2°" Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger Congratulations to the 1st and 2nd Doubles Teams who captured the individual Prep “B” Championships.

Boys’ Track & Field Head Coach: Tom Fleming (MS 4 ^ Grade teacher) Record: 2-4 Anthony Benigno ’0M- MKA Dedication and Effort Award Michael Deatherage ’07 - 2nd Team All-Essex County in Javlin, Star Ledger; 3rd Team All Non-Public in Javlin, Star Ledger, NJ Prep “A” Championship winner in Javelin, individual Championship winner in CHC meet Andrew Patton ’07 - 2nd Team All-Essex County in 1600m, Star Ledger, MKA Most Valuable Runner Award Girls’ Track & Field Head Coach: Ellen Iverson (12^ Year, US Phys.

Ed teacher) Record: 2-5 Chibuzo Uwakaneme ’07 —School record holder Shot Put Emily Naranjo ’09 - 2nd Team All-Essex County in 3200m, Star Ledger, School record holder 800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters, individual Championship winner CHC 3200 meters Erin Spain ’10 - School record holder 400 meters

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2 0 0 7 F ounders5 Cup Award Sonia Tyson, creator of the Spanish program at Brookside, former Middle School Spanish teacher and beloved long-serving member of the MKA faculty who is now embarking on her thirty-third year of teaching at MKA, was named recipient of the 2007 Founder’s Cup for Teaching Excellence.

This is the fifteenth year the award has been presented by the Alumni Association, and is based upon recommendations from parents, students, alumni and colleagues. In naming Tyson, MKA alumna, parent and Founders’ Cup Committee Chair Lori Windolf Crispo ’78, noted: “What does the Alumni Council look for when considering candidates for the Founders’ Cup? Teaching excellence is obviously first and foremost on our minds. Through the nomination forms themselves and discussions with campus heads, we also gather information on the teacher’s rapport with colleagues, parents and students, as well as contributions to MKA outside the classroom, such as mentoring and participation in other activities.

We then look at who among the group is most representative of MKA’s long legacy of teaching excellence and take the final vote.

This year’s candidate keeps the flame going and has received accolades from colleagues, parents and students over the years. As one administrator wrote: “I have always admired her for the very qualities described by the Founders’ Cup criteria.

She is a strong academic leader, adept at handling her department and students with ease. She is tactful and compassionate, yet firm. She spends a great deal of extra time with her students and at MKA functions, and is also an active participant in faculty meetings, always with many constructive ideas to share. She is a person who is not usually in the limelight, but who possesses the characteristics that one thinks of when they think of an MKA teacher.”

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Another faculty member supported those thoughts, adding that: “ .. .her effects on the MKA community have been great. Not only have her students benefited from an excellent teacher, but also during her time here she has trained many teachers directly and indirectly. ... She was my mentor for many years and taught me how to be a teacher through patience, council, humor and above all, by her outstanding example.” On behalf of the entire MKA community, please join me in congratulating Sonia Tyson.”

In trod u cin g MKA’s N ew D irector o f D evelopm ent & E xternal A ffairs G eoffrey B ranigan Introducing MKA’s new Director of Development and External Affairs, Geoffrey Branigan.

After twenty-three years working at MKA, first as a Trustee for five years and then as Director of External Affairs since 1985, Judy Polonofsky, affectionately known to many as “Judy P”, has moved to a new part-time position as Director of Special Events and Projects. As Tom Nammack noted to members of PAMKA at their end of year meeting, her institutional knowledge and devotion to the School are irreplaceable and will continue to be put to good use in this new role.

Taking over the reins as Director of Development and External Affairs is a familiar face at MKA. Known to many younger alumni as a much loved history teacher, Geoffrey Branigan makes the move from teaching to administration. A member of the MKA Upper School History Department since 1988, he has served as Chair of that Department, as Director of Foreign Studies and as the architect and Director of the school’s Irish Studies Program. The 2004 recipient of the MKA Founders’ Cup for

Teaching Excellence, Branigan received his bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Notre Dame and his master’s degree in History from New York University. He is married to fellow MKA history teacher Gillian Giuffra Branigan, and the couple has two young daughters.

Commenting on his new challenge, Branigan notes, “After nearly twenty years in the classroom at MKA, I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to MKA in new ways.

Building upon an already strong foundation, I am looking forward to advancing the sense of community and the financial strength of the school in ways that support our mission, promote pride in our school, and continue to establish MKA as one of the preeminent day schools in the country. With the strategic planning that is now in process, this is a pivotal time in the life and history MKA -H i am eager to roll up my sleeves and help move us forward!”

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R etirem ents Every June, the service of those long-serving faculty members who are retiring is honored and celebrated at the End of Year school meeting. It is an always moving and sometimes amusing occasion. Below are excerpts from the speeches made in honor of retirees, Judy Nesbit, Myra Hrab and Nancy Foster.

Judy Nesbit - Upper School Math Teacher for 38 years.

When I arrived at the Upper School in the fall of ’9 5 ,1 had no teaching experience... It was people like Judy who I looked to as a model teacher... I could witness her first-rate commitment to her students and the craft of mathematics. In my second year here, she was named the NJ NonPublic School Teacher of the Year, so I knew I was learning from one of the best. What struck me most was the devotion she showed to her students and the loyalty she showed to MKAy. both of which defined her career until her last day.

Judy provides all of us with an “institutional memory.” She serves as our last link to the Kimberley School. Leading the procession at the Gathering and at Commencement serves as a symbol of her longevity at this place, but more importantly, the traditions and connections to the roots of our school that are so important to remember and keep alive. While it has been 38 years at MKA, and it would be easier to mention how things have changed, it is, perhaps, more

interesting to note how much they have stayed the same. As in 1969, we are a country at war ... the NYC skyline now looks remarkably the same... the Upper School schedule remained relatively unchanged during her time hereH there were some minor modifications along the way, but for the most part, it remained the same.

Judy, thank you for your devotion and commitment to this school, for the professionalism with which you took your responsibilities, for being the symbol of our commitment as a school, to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and breast cancer research, for being the faculty member we could all count on to be at games, concerts and student events through the years, and for reminding us all that loyalty to the place in which you work and the perfection of a professional craft are noble pursuits and ones that should not be taken for granted. You are a model for all of us as to how we should approach our profession and commit to our school H m ay you enjoy your life in retirement.

Dr. David Flocco, Head of Upper School

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M y ra H r a b —Middle School PE teacher, coach and advisor for 25 years.

I’ve been fortunate to work in a great school with wonderful colleagues. But Myra is more than a colleague; she is a best friend. When I think of Myra, I also think of George; it’s almost like one word - “George & Myra.” Through the years, George and Myra have shared many special occasions with Jane and me. Myra is interesting to talk to and very cultured. Because of her Ukrainian background, her worldview is seen through a different lens. Myra loves to travel.. .She enjoys Italian food, wine and its people; she is very cultured and enjoys attending the Opera and visiting museums whenever she has time - maybe it’s time for season tickets?

Myra is also a loyal friend and has strong beliefs; you just have to sit with her at lunch to find this out. Her outspokenness can be refreshing in these times of political correctness, but Myra believes in being correct for the right reasons. And what a great sense of humor she has; for many years she was

Nancy Foster -

Assistant Head of Brookside Campus, Middle and Primary School faculty member for 23 years Over the past 23 years, Nancy has contributed to the life of MKA in a myriad of ways ... She arrived at The Kimberley School in 1969 to assume the position of art and creative writing teacher in grades 4-6. She taught for one short year, then left to raise a family. Fifteen years later, Nancy returned to the workforce and to Brookside ... No one quite knew what to make of Nancy in those days. Though she seemed formal, quiet and reserved, those who knew her well came to appreciate her devilish sense of humor, the twinkle in her eyes and love of a fun time ... Consistency was then and continues to be now her trademark in each and every year - consistency in her teaching, her looks, her professionalism day in and day out.

It didn’t take Nancy long to earn the great respect and admiration of her students, parents and peers.

As some former students stated, Mrs. Foster was the best teacher they ever had! When asked why, they stated that she was always very clear, set high expectations, but with a gentle nudge - she never yelled and always made them feel special ... one wrote that she didn’t want to leave Brookside, because she didn’t want to leave Mrs. Foster.

famous for her end-of-the-year speeches that were hilarious M and not very PC. Myra was a professional who kept me on track. She thought it senseless to have a student run or do laps when they got in trouble. Why punish a child with something you want to promote as a good thing? Myra spoke of a professor she had had who would come to class always dressed immaculately, nails perfect, hair perfect and presented her subject matter in a professional way; she was a mentor and the teacher Myra wanted to emulate. She must have made an impact, because Myra became this person... Finally, I’d like to say that the one thing that made the biggest impression on me was Myra’s love for her family: her love of her husband, children and grandchildren is an intense love, and one to be envied.

Ken Smith, Middle School Physical Education Department Chair Nancy’s leadership qualities were soon recognized. She became 3r<* grade chair, Primary School social studies coordinator ... and then Writing Challenge chair ... In fact, whenever a committee needed a capable leader, Nancy’s name was always mentioned ...

Eventually she assumed the position of 4*^ and 5 ^ grade coordinator to ensure the language arts experiences students had at Brookside would continue into the Middle School. After four years, we lured Nancy back home to the Primary School in her new role as Assistant Head of Campus ... In typical Nancy style, she made it all look so easy ...

It is really difficult for all of us at Brookside to saw good-bye to this demure, petite lady ... All good things must come to an end. We all wish you well on the next leg of your journey ... We all wish you a safe journey and will vicariously live through your many adventures. It is said that a friend is someone who knows all about you and likes you anyway ... Nancy, thank you for being MKA’s friend through these years.

Ginger Kriegel, Head of Brookside Campus

From th e A lum ni A ssociation P resident Dear MKA Friends and Family, It has been an extremely busy season for the Alumni Council. Since I last wrote to you, we have voted on our 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, selected two alumni for induction into the Athletic Flail of Fame, and chosen the newest Founders’ Cup recipient. Our heartiest congratulations go to our DAA winner Melissa Cohn ’78, AHOF inductees Jeff Podesta ’35 and Lauren Stefanchik ’01 and Founders’ Cup recipient Sonia Tyson, as they join a very select group of honorées. We have enjoyed each other’s company at the spectacular Friars Club in Manhattan (kudos again to Friar Melissa Cohn ’78 who so generously arranged this remarkable evening which drew a record number of alumni at a reception), on the links at the Montclair Golf Club for the 7th Annual Alumni Golf Outing, and in the Van Brunt bleachers watching our second annual “Klank Klassic” alumni lacrosse game. We have shared our experiences with students at Career Day and welcomed the Class of 2007 into the Alumni Association at the Senior Breakfast.

Last but not least, we have elected seven new members to the Alumni Council. Please join me in

thanking past member Dana Cestone ’79 for all of her hard work and welcome new members Lindsay Braverman ’01, Mitchell Decter ’94, Clifford Finkle ’92, Barbara Flessas ’72, Jonathan Hirsh ’95, Jessica Simpson ’99 and Richard Stanton ’87 we thank you all for your commitment.

I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Newton Schott on his retirement from the Presidency of the Board of Trustees, to thank him for his years of service and to personally acknowledge what an honor it has been for me to work with him. I am now very excited at the prospect of working with Alice Hirsh, MKA’s new Board President.

Finally, plans are well underway for Homecoming and Reunions on October 13. Let’s make this the best one ever! I look forward to seeing many of you there, for it is alumni reconnecting with MKA that keep the school rich with tradition and continuity across the decades.

Best regards, Dan Carson ’83

K lank K lassic June 9 saw a terrific turnout for the 2nd Annual Klank Klassic alumni lacrosse game with participants ranging from the classes of 1976 through 2009. Forty former MKA Lax men teamed with twelve members of this year’s successful varsity team to play ‘Odd Years’ vs. ‘Even Years’. After leading 7-2 at half time, the Even Years had to hang on to hold back a thrilling comeback by the Odd team. The Evens prevailed 8-7, turning back a shot for the tying goal with just 13 seconds left. The Klank family was in attendance and were joined in the stands by a large contingent of the player’s friends and families.

Following the game, the crowd retired to a local restaurant to continue the fun and to swap tall stories about their playing days.

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7th A nnual G o lf O uting June 21st was a picture perfect day for MKA’s 7th Annual Alumni Golf Outing and Dinner Reception at Montclair Golf Club. Forty-eight golfers hit the links on the beautiful MGC course, joined later by an additional fifty alumni and friends for cocktails, hors d ’oeuvres and a delicious buffet dinner.

Awards for the golfers were presented during dinner, during which time alumni made the most of the opportunity to reconnect with favorite Founders’ Cup faculty members. The occasion proved to be a huge success for both golfers and non-golfers alike, and special thanks are due to Alumni Council President Dan Carson ’83 for his efforts to draw the event’s biggest attendance yet.

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Febraary saw two highly successful Alumni Receptions take place in Florida. The first, held at the elegant Quail Valley River Club in Vero Beach, was attended by 36 guests, many of whom enjoyed meeting with Tom and Zandi Nammack for the first time.

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Zandi Nammack (l) meets Helen and Richard Post, parents o f Bob ’77 and grandparents o f Bobby ’07.

Past parent and Advisory Trustee Michael Rodburg and his wife Elba were the gracious hosts of the second reception, opening their beautiful Naples home to 25 members of the MKA community.

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Dr. Bryant Barnard and Betsy Hasbrouck Cole ’56.

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and in N ew York C ity A once in a lifetime opportunity for many occurred on May 3, when the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Melissa Cohn ’78 extended an invitation to the legendary Friars Club in Manhattan for a reception for area alumni.

This venerable institution provided a spectacular backdrop to one of the best-attended alumni receptions in MKA’s history.

Over 100 alumni, spanning the years from 1939 to 2002, enjoyed each other’s company together with faculty members Tom and Zandi Nammack, George Hrab, Judy Nesbit, Linda Stark and MKA’s new Director of Development Geoff Branigan.

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Catching up on old times are friends from the MKA class o f Kgjj Pam Zeug, DAA Friar M elissa Cohn and Sue Cole.

B ill D ioguardi ’ 76, Lisa Aufzien ’ 76 and guest Don Mauro, retired faculty member Judy N esbit and M elissa Cohn 78.

A The Alum ni Council was well represented, including the 2006-07 Treasurer Chris Bellapianta ’97, Secretary Dave DeM atteis ’95 with wife Carmen, and Council President Dan Carson '83 with wife Whitney. ►

M iddle School H umanities teacher Linda Stark enjoys spending time with D iane Ridley-W hite ’84.

A A ’9 0 ’s reunion! L eft to right: Lee Vartan ’96, Sunil Ayyàgari ’9 m L iz Brambilla ’97, JonZ w eifler ’97'and Jake Elberg ’96..

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D istin g u ish ed A lum ni Award 2 0 0 7 Melissa Cohn, Class o f 1978 This year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipient is someone who has received national recognition in not one, but two fields. A graduate of The Montclair Kimberley Academy Class of 1978, and of Smith College, Class of 1982, Melissa Cohn is one of the most respected and revered names in the mortgage business.

As President and CEO of The Manhattan Mortgage Company, the company she founded in 1985, she has been named the country’s top residential mortgage broker an incredible 11 years in a row.

Cohn has developed a multi-billion dollar business, employing over 175 people in 14 branches throughout the country, and earlier this year was the recipient of a prestigious Stevie Award for Women in Business for Best Entrepreneur Service Business. This follows many other industry honors, including being named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur in 2003. Cohn also serves as a Governor of the Real Estate Board of New York, sits on numerous other boards and committees, and as a recognized expert in her field, is a regular contributor to CNBC, ABC News and CNN, as well as such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine.

Cohn’s aptitude for business was evident at an early age. She started her first business baking brownies (and turning a profit) for a general store on Martha’s Vineyard when she was 9 years old.

Later, she started a riding academy, and when first out of college, imported sweaters from Peru. “I’ve always had an independent streak and been interested in creating and doing, but my creativity is in the world of business rather than in the arts.”

In addition to her business prowess, Melissa Cohn has been equally honored for her role in philanthropy. A passionate supporter of numerous organizations, many of which work on behalf of children, she has been involved with Volunteers of America, the Child Development Center of the Hamptons, the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Foundation, Habitat for

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Humanity, the March of Dimes and Lighthouse International. Recognized by the Israel Cancer Research Foundation as a “Woman of Action,” Cohn has most recently been honored both at the Mann Foundation’s “Mann of the Year Awards” and by The City of Hope (dedicated to the prevention and research of cancer), where she was the first businesswoman ever to receive the honor.

Cohn was also the Honorary Chair of the 2007 American Diabetes Foundation’s “Diabetes Camivale - Australian Outback!” held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida. Cohn’s commitment to philanthropy stems from her deep-held belief that “you get what you give.” As she explains, “Growing up in Llewellyn Park, attending MKA and Smith College, I realized that I had grown up in pretty rarified air and wanted to be able to open similar doors for others. It’s great to be successful, but it’s just as rewarding to take that success and use it to help others to have opportunities they would not otherwise have.” Juggling and excelling in the fields of both business and philanthropy may seem more than most people could handle, but this year’s recipient has one more remarkable string to her bow. A life­ long horse-lover and an accomplished equestrian, Cohn has long been a sponsor of the Annual Hampton Classic. In the last 10 years, however,

she has also become an extremely successful competitor, joining her daughters Sarah and Samantha who are well-known figures on the competitive equestrian circuit. While at the Upper School, Cohn’s favorite subject was physics, a subject that, at the time, had little apparent relevance to her teenage life, but that has in fact assumed tremendous importance in her mastery of competitive riding by providing her with an understanding of concepts such as propulsion. “As I tell my children,” she says, “though things you learn at high school may seem unimportant, they really do carry through to your grown-up lives.”

“Going through MKA all the way from Brookside through high school (in one of the first classes of the merger) gave me the experience of being in a small community for an extended period of time,” notes Cohn. “That taught me how to become a team player and how to get along with people on a long-term basis. Not everyone may be your best friend, and you won’t always have the best teacher, but that experience was great preparation for my much longer tenure as part of a business community. At MKA, I experienced great academic challenges, friendships and events. It was a good place to grow up.”

A consistent supporter of her alma mater, Cohn was most recently instrumental in securing the legendary Friars’ Club in Manhattan as the site for a phenomenally successful Alumni Reception.

In recognition of her extraordinary contributions to business and philanthropy, the MKA Alumni Council is proud to present the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award to Melissa Cohn, Class of 1978.

The objective of this assignment, in our Fundamentals of Art 2 class, was to create a larger-than-life, expressive self-portrait that reflected physical as well as psychological qualities using oil pastels.

To begin, students made two written lists. The first list noted physical qualities as they looked into a mirror (e.g. color of hair, eyes, wearing glasses, etc.). The second list emphasized * personality traits Self-portrait by Guy Kozak ’09 thoughts, emotions, values - that described who they are as a human being (e.g. “thoughtful,” “loyal,” “creative,” etc.)

Then they thought about how they might translate this written language into the expressive language of art using the elements of design (line, shape, color, texture). For example, an aggressive personality might be represented by bold lines, strong colors, or rough textures. They researched the self-

portraits and varied styles of artists like Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, and Chuck Close.

Then, using a mirror, the students started making a large sketch on newsprint paper. The image of their head filled the space and included their neck and collar; exaggerating any dominant aspects or features. They then used oil pastels to create a personal self-portrait that combined how they look from the outside with how they saw themselves from the inside.

In addition, as they worked on their self-portrait in class, they simultaneously researched and wrote a two-page paper on a specific artist whose style in portrait work inspired their self-portrait.

The first page included biographical information about the artist; the second was a critical analysis of two paintings/drawings by the artist. Finally, they presented a 5 - 10 minute verbal report on that artist, explaining who the artist was, what his/her influences were, the style in which he/ she worked, why they created what they did, and how their finished work reflected the artist’s style.

Alicia Cuccolo Upper School F&PA Department

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A th letic H a ll o f Fam e In d uctees ■ gH naonaH a

Gerard (Jeff) Podesta ’35

Ranked in the top 25 nationally and winner of the prestigious Eastern Clay Court Championships in both 1938 and 1939, Jeff Podesta was one of the greatest tennis players of his time, playing with and against such legends as Fred Perry, Don Budge and Bobby Riggs.

Podesta came to Montclair Academy from Montclair High for his junior and senior years, where, as well as being the star player and captain for the MA tennis team, he also captained the basketball team.

In a recent meeting with Review editor Debbie Kozak, Podesta recalled the days when The Academy’s annual tuition was $400 (“I received a scholarship for $200 and thought I was a big shot!”) and had only three athletic coaches on staff - the tennis coach was his French teacher, Mr. Howe.

Orphaned at a young age and fiercely independent, it was tennis that opened both his eyes and doors to a more sophisticated world. “It was so educational,” he explained. “I had dear friends who went to schools like Lawrenceville and The Academy and thought ‘let yourself fly a little bit Hattending a school like that might be a learning experience.”

Admitting to being more interested in his tennis than his studies (nonetheless graduating from Princeton in 1939 and from the University of Virginia Law School in 1942), Podesta described the hours he would spend trekking from Montclair to the Orange Lawn Tennis Club to Forest Hills for tennis lessons on the soft clay courts. Lev Richards, a top official at Spaulding, would sometimes officiate matches and took Podesta under his wing, providing him two wooden Spaulding racquets for tournament play. Unlike the sponsorships of today, however, these racquets were “on lease,” so when they had to be replaced, Podesta would have to make his way back to Manhattan to exchange them for another pair in time for the next tournament “and I would return home as happy as a clam!”

Podesta left The Academy to attend Princeton, where he become their number one player and captained them to an undefeated season. His Eastern Clay Court victories made headline news.

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The Herald Tribune on July 24, 1939, reported “he is one of the most dangerous of the current crop of campaigners on clay. He has no perceptible weaknesses.”

After Princeton, Podesta coached UVA’s tennis team during law school, and while there, had one of his proudest moments when, in 1940, he defeated Bobby Riggs, then ranked number one in the world. Podesta’s own dreams of playing at Wimbledon and the French Open were dashed with invasion of Pearl Harbor and his resulting conscription. “I wasn’t the sort of person who could do something half way - wanting to see how far I would go internationally was a dream - it was a goal I really wanted, and it was tough not to have had the opportunity to realize it.”

However, the Podesta name is still alive and well in the tennis world. His son Jeffrey (Montclair Academy ’67) also captained the MA tennis team, leading them to a State victory, and Jeffrey’s son (Podesta’s grandson) Nicolas, is currently ranked number 1 in the Under 10 division in the East!

And Podesta, who has “very, very fine memories” of his years at MA, continues to enjoy being part of today’s MKA community as his daughter Karen’s two sons, Johnny (MKA Class of 2008) and Bobby Borbone (MKA Class of 2014) attend the school. “I try not to interfere,” he noted, “but it makes me so happy that they’re having the opportunity to see what’s out there.”

Lauren Stefanchik ’01 While attending MKA, Lauren Stefanchik was described as the ultimate scholar-athlete.

Instrumental in making MKA a state softball force to be reckoned with, her prowess in the art of slapping was unprecedented and garnered national attention. She was named an All-American twice, and a member of the 1st Team All-State, the 1st Team All-Essex County and the 1st Team Colonial Hills Conference for four consecutive years. In addition to this remarkable record, Stefanchik was also named to the 2n^ Team All-Conference in tennis for four years, and played 3rc* singles in a year that MKA won the State Prep Championships.

Stefanchik (who also managed to maintain a GPA of 4.0 while at MKA) went on to Harvard (Class of 2005), where she majored in Environmental Science and Public Policy.

interesting and constantly changing,” Stefanchik plans to start studying for a master’s degree on a part-time basis. She credits her MKA experience with helping make her the person she has become: “The friendships made, being surrounded by talented students and teachers everyday, and the experience of being a member of two first-rate athletic teams with very talented teammates and very knowledgeable coaches not only shaped me as an athlete, but also as a person. The lessons that I learned in MKA classrooms, on the Middle School tennis courts and on the softball field are irreplaceable and have had quite an impact on who I am today.”

While no longer currently playing softball herself, Stefanchik’s talents are not going to waste, “Since graduating from college, I’ve given slap-hitting lessons to some high school softball players - it’s fun to see them succeed at slap-hitting since, still, so few New Jersey players use that technique.”

Receiving accolades and recognition from the first time she played for Harvard, her softball career culminated in her senior year. Voted Most Outstanding Offensive Player by her teammates, she was also named to the Softball Academic AllDistrict 1 first team, to the ECAC Division 1 AllStar team and to her second first-team All-Ivy League selection. In this role, she led the team with a .442 average, .461 on base percentage, 16 runs scored, 38 hits and 16 stolen bases.

A mainstay in the Crimson outfield, Stefanchik is Harvard’s all-time leader with an incredible 71 (71of-78) stolen bases in addition to holding records as fifth all-time with a .370 average, fourth with a .403 on base percentage, fifth in runs scored (94) and fifth in hits (168).

Currently working for a pharmaceutical marketing research firm in an industry she finds “very

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Class Notes Editor’s Note We use one “official” yearly mailing to obtain news, which appears in the FALL.-. .

MKA Review, and the deadline is May 1.

SPRING magazine Class Notes are taken from reunion, holiday, and Phonathon news, newspaper clippings, the flap on the Annual Giving remittance envelope, and letters or emails to the Alumni Office, and the deadline is January 1.

Although the items might seem “old,” we have found that people love to read news whenever. The time lapse is unavoidable as the processing of Class Notes from secretary to Alumni Office to designer to printer covers a 14 to 16-week period. Please remember that you can send a note or email to your class secretary or to the Alumni Office anytime (lmcfeeley@montclairkimberley.org).

We keep ongoing files for each class, and we welcome family photographs.

We have nothing to losm ■ I f we write some news A bout the latest events o f the year

TKS We send our heartfelt sympathies to Caroline Thompson Lathrop whose brother, former trustee Bogart Thompson ’35, died on April 18,2007.

Now fa r from our teens, We can spill the beans, Being old, we have nothing to fea r We ’re Octogenarians, And possible “legendarians, ” So get out your pen And tell us What, Where, Why and When I wish I fspuld say I fe e l great everyday, B ut the truth is a litany o f woes

TKS Mrs. Stewart Carpenter (Josephine Fobes) Crane’s M ill, Apt. 249 459 Passaic Avenue West Caldwell, N J 07006

Our sincere condolences go to the family of Barbara Littlejohn who passed away on March 19, 2007.

I ’ve even quit gardening And am not into pardoning A ll bestfriends and fo es

MA B ut it’s easy to seeH I ’m sure y o u ’ll agree Our happiest days were at Kimberley

Mr. John Graham 1129 K ing’s Ranch Road Bandera, TX 78003

MA

Our deepest sympathies go to the family of alumnus and former Kimberley School trustee Bogart Fenn Thompson who died on April 18, 2007; ;

To those without a class secretary, how would you like to volunteer? The job has been

simplified to the point that you will probably enjoy it immensely. The position of alumni class secretary, like those of class agent and reunion chair, is absolutely essential to the vitality of the school. Please consider it.

Our sincere condolences go to the family of Beniamin Graham IH who died on July 5, 2006.

MA - Montclair Academy TKS - The Kimberley School

We send our heartfelt condolences to the family of John Graham whose brother, Benjamin Graham III ’32, passed away on July 5, 2006

TKS TKS M iss Charlotte Fitch 24 Cape B ial Lane, P.O. Box 45 Westport Point, MA 02791

We send our sincere condolences to Dorothy Minsch Hudson whose daughter, Nancy Bond Sayre ’48, died on November 17, 2006.

TKS Mrs. A lbert Frell (Irene Burbank) 580 Adm iralty Parade Naples, FL 34102

Irene Burbank Frell writes: Although 1931 seems so long ago, I have been filling up my time writing poetry, and here is a sample:

Dream House (E ditor’s Note: A fter donating her m agnificent doll-house to Wake Robin Community Center in Shelburne, VT, Kimberley School alumna Katharine Lahee ’33’s miniature mansion was the subject o f a recent article in The Burlington Free Press. Following are excerpts from the article.)

Even though Katharine Lahee doesn’t live in an ornate mansion, she finds pleasure in a lavish doll-sized dwelling she created decades ago... Lahee began creating the house after she retired from secretarial work in the 1970’s, when she asked a friend to build the shell of a five room, two story mansion. Then she busied herself for years, using ingenious techniques to create a model of the home she would’ve built if money were no object.. .Tiny, hand-painted bowls made from ping pong balls share the house with handcolored rugs, picture frames fashioned from brass wire and fireplaces carved from blocks of wood.. .Colored toothpicks double as candles and a dismantled hair curler serves as a table. Lahee used small pieces of wood to panel some of the walls in the homeland other walls are papered with unique fabrics, including an Asian print made from a house coat she found at a tag sale.. .For Lahee, the house is much more than a child’s plaything. It is a showcase for adults, she said, and she has woven pieces of her heritage into the design.

Portraits that hang above the fireplace in two rooms are miniaturized depictions of Lahee’s ancestors including her great grandfather’s sister...who died in 1850. Lahee has retired her dollhouse-making skills, fa t said she feels proud of her accomplishments when she visits the house she donated to Wake Robin.

“I don’t have the energy anymore,” Lahee said. “Maybe if I were 90, but not at 91.”

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TKS Mrs. W. K ent Schm id (Josephine Murray) 118 Heron Point Chestertown, MD 21620

TKS Mrs. William Young (Peggy Klotz) The Village at D uxbury 290 Kingstown Way, Apt. 253 Duxbury, MA 02332

Peggy Klotz Young writes: Thank you so much to all of you who answered my appeal for news. Sally Bausher Littlefield took a cruise in January to Costa Rica and Panama.

She enjoyed the trip very much, especially the flora and fauna —panrots, monkeys, etc.

In March, she flew to Florida for a visit and then on to New Orleans for a visit with Helen Hodgson McLellan where she saw the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and says progress is being made slowly. She has one granddaughter, a sophomore at Brown, and the other looking at colleges. Her son, Bill, has a new book coming out in June.

Sally is going to Amsterdam in May and taking a riverboat cruise to Budapest. I hope to see her when she returns.

Jean Hamlin Noyes reports that not being able to drive is a huge life change. The older we get the more life changes occur. The trick is to handle them gracefully!

Teppy Holton Sjolander says she still misses our Kimberley lunches in Montclair (before we all moved away).

Helen Hodgson McLellan wrote from LA saying that Americans are coming from all parts of the U.S.A. to gut, scrape and paint houses. College kids are pouring in for spring break to help. Churches help with housing and feeding. She says it is awesome the joy these people bring with them to New Orleans. She had a visit from Sally Bauscher Littlefield. Fortunately, Helen’s house was on the high side of the levee and not damaged.

lot of bridge and enjoys that. She also talked with Helen Hodgson McLellan recently.

Cozy wrote from Florida, but she lives mostly in Southern Pines, N.C. Ruth Russell Gray called iq-¡full of travel plans. She’s going to Fairbanks, AK in June for a family reunion, then to Portland, OR for the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universal Church - she’s chairman at her churcbUon to Eugene, OR to see a nephew and play golf, then to Vancouver to take a Cross Canada Trail trip by railroad with a friend. They stop at Winnipeg and Saskatoon, ending in Toronto. She will probably then fly home to Florida!

Thank you to everyone who responded to Hie. I do love hearing from you and you are what make the class news interesting!

Love, Peggy

Jean Hamlin Noyes writes: My class has a truly wonderful Class Secretary - she knows all our news! ...Iam constantly reminded of what a great educational foundation I received at Kimberley!

MA We send our deepest sympathies to Robert Buckalew whose wife, Patricia Boyd Buckalew, passed away on January 19, 2007,

TKS Class agent: Mrs. Saul Serota (Cornelia Carswell) 1500 Westbrook Court, Apt. 2106 Richmond, VA 23227

We send our deepest sympathies to Cornelia Carswell Serota ’39 whose husband, Saul Serota, died in January.

MA Our sincere condolences go to the family of Donald Adams who died in March of this year.

TKS Mrs. A lfred D. Williams (Joan Bayne) 15 P iper Road, Apt. K310 Scarborough, M E 04074 Summer Phone Number at Belgrade Lakes (May-September) is 207-495-2617 Class agent: Mrs. Iris Flournoy 900 H ollinshead Spring Road, G203 Skillman, N J 08558

We send our deepest sympathies to the family of Carolyn Bedell Kennard who died on February 15, 2007.

In a recent conversation with Alumni Director Laurie McFeeley, Joan Bayne Williams mentioned that she had received a thoughtful and touching note: from Bill Kennard after his wife, Carolyn Bedell Kennard’s passing.

Bill noted that, while Carolyn didn’t spend many years at Kimberley, she felt that the time she did spend at the school was invaluable. Carolyn went on to be a loyal and generous supporter of MKA through the years, and Bill hopes to continue Carolyn tradition of giving in the coming years - a fitting tribute to a wonderful lady who cherished her Kimberley days and the friends she made there.

We have an author in our class! Jane Rinck has published her second book, Exercising with Imagination, a delightful way to exercise, written and illustrated by Jane. It makes exercising fun! She sent me a copy.

If you would like a copy, write to Jane. It costs $15.00 plus postage - a great buy.

Jane still plays the violin and has studied and done sculpture. She always has a much­ loved dog, too. Jane’s address is: 488 Betts Bridge Road, Well, VT 05774.

Cozy Noyes Lathrop says she still plays a

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Headmaster Tom Nammack is flanked by Barbara M alcolm (l) and Ann Dixon Curtin (r)| both members o f the Class o f TKS ’39, at the Verd Beach Reception.

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We send our heartfelt condolences to Barbara Kluge Deming and Nancy Kluge Rumery whose brother, Willard Kluge ’42, died on April 20, 2007.

TKS Mrs. James F.C. Hyde Jr. (Enid Griswold) 5402 D uvall Drive Bethesda, MD 20816

We send our deepest sympathies to Anne Thompson Knapp whose brother, former trustee Bogart Thompson ’35, died on April 18, 2007.

MA Mr. D avid Baird Jr. 9 Parkway Montclair, N J 07042 Class agent: Mr. Lewis Townsend 2801 New M exico Avenue, Apt. 303 Washington, D C 2 0 0 0 /jK

Howard Dodd reports the 65S reunion was a success with the five classmates and two wives as shown in the class picture in the spring Review. We had a private dinner at Montclair Golf Club Friday night, kindness of David Baird, and were together for Saturday lunch and a tour of the marvelous new wing. Regretfully, we almost had two more members: Perry Minton from California who had a knee replacement the week before and “Brooky” Gilman who felt unwell Saturday morning and didn’t want to drive up from Bay Head. And get thistS- a 70™ reunion was not ruled out! I want to point out that ’41 has many “firsts:” Along with TKS, our 5 0 ^ had the largest attendance ever recorded and, as a result of that reunion, still results in one of the largest percentages of donations to the Alumni fund every year.

Also, I think that MA ’41 started the gradual procession of holding reunions from 55™ to 60™ to 65™! I recall having to inquire if it would be possible for us to have a 55™ and we finally got the OK! All for now.

Howard Dodd

Bruce Cornish reports: Went on a large ship cruise to the Caribbean Islands in Jan. ’07.

Interesting stops in 8 islands but skipped Margarita Island (Venezuela) due to tensions with the government of that country.

2 TKS Katharine Westerfield Pond sends this update: Warren and I are now living in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire after being in the Virgin Islands for 21 years. We have a daughter nearby - a son in Newport, R.I. - 4 grandchildren - and 4 great-grands. We are

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all healthy, happy and keeping busy. If you are up this way, we’d love to see you.

Helen Jones Gordon writes: Last August, I moved to Branford, Conn, to a retirement community -<Evergreen Woods. Have met lots of interesting people there but my memory for names is no better than ever!

Am spending the winter months in Southern Pines, N.C. I love life down here, but it’s cold! I’ll be back in Connecticut in May. Our heartfelt condolences go to the family of Helena Burrill who. died on April 10, 2007.

MA Mr. Richard L. Charlesworth ffi Jericho Road Weston, MA 02493 DIKNAN@aol. com

Richard Charlesworth sends the following news: Bill Walker has recovered from major surgery, and anticipates attending his 65th reunion followed by his 65th wedding anniversary in November!

Bob Clifford continues to dispense wisdom and counsel in his law practice and also expects to be at the 65th.

Holding a micro reunion in Vero Beach last winter were Sam Hall, Dan Emerson and the writer. Reminiscences of the school on the hill were enjoyed.

Jim Ritchie remains active part-time in the Texas oil business, and hopes to attend the 65th, unless a family wedding takes precedent on that date. He and I are planning a summer meeting near Boston, in case either one misses the big reunion.

After the untimely loss of his wife and daughter, Howard Kimm’s remarriage in 2004 has brought him and his wife Mildred blessed joy and comfort. Their family now includes four children, ten grands and seven great-grands!

We send our deepest sympathies to the family of Willard Kluge who died on April 20, 2007.

TKS M iss Lucile G. Mason 142 North M ountain Avenue Montclair, N J 07042

Gloria Evans Dodd was inducted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame February 7, 2007 at the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit. In a recent interview with her local paper, Dodd said that during the first hour she played the game she fell in love with the sport that would become her passion... Dodd was the platform tennis Women’s Open National Champion from 1971-73...was

executive director of the American Platform Tennis Association from 1975-1981.. .and was inducted into [MKA’s] Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.

Our sincere condolences go to Nancie Nicholls Kurtz whose husband, Richard, died last fallMShe sends the following update: ... We moved after 20 years back to Mansfield, Ohio to a “Garden Home” in a retirement area 1 and 1/2 years ago. My wonderful husband died unexpectedly on November 27, 2006. He was a very young 84 and in excellent health. Two sons and their families live within an hour of me, and a third son lives and works in Taiwan. I have 6 grandchildren ranging in age from 6 mos. to 18 years (She’s a freshman at Penn. State.).

My sister and I are planning a trip to Scotland in August where we will attend the yearly “Military Tattoo” in Edinburgh. I spend a lot of time playing bridge and am active in my Quester chapter (antiques study) where I have been a member for many years. I keep in touch with Tish Robinson Failor and Betty Brown Ward.

MA Mr. Edward S. “Ted" Olcott 23 Argyle Court Summit, N J 07901 mertedolcott@ yahoo, com

Ted Olcott sends the following news: Ed Matthews in Nobleboro, Maine, formerly known to us as “Bud” writes: After Montclair Academy, I attended Dartmouth College, McGill Medical School and the Hitchcock Clinic for internship. Then spent two years in the Navy and another two years in pediatric residency at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital followed by four years in the Cardiology Department. Academic medicine beckoned, but so did making a living. I started private practice in Portland, Maine and retired in 1989. My three children are a joy as are the four grandchildren. I have a wonderful wife who brought to our marriage two lovely children. I call them “dividend” daughters. I enjoy sailing and skiing and many other benefits of living in Midcoast Maine.

From Randy Gritzan: After military service in World War II and graduation from Cornell, I married Bea Bogardus of Montclair, and we had 3 children. I worked for Warner-Lambert for 21 years and then the State of New Jersey for 18, retiring in 1987. My wife died in 1997, and after awhile, I met Eva. We both have been reluctant to sell our homes or get married but take turns living together by alternating each week in Chatham Township, where I’ve lived for 50 years, and in Englewood where Eva has spend 43 years.

It’s been more than four years with Eva now and a great pleasure.

A word from Dick Angus: I have visited

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several times with Tom Adair at Crane’s Mill Assisted Living Center in Caldwell, N.J. Tom is wheelchair bound but continues to be in pretty good mental shape.

Ted heard from Dick Angus recently who, after a career with Thiakol and Westinghouse for 30 years, retired in 1984 and lives in Denville, N.J. Dick writes: My wife, Helen, died in 1999. We were married for 48 years - 3 kids and now 7 grandchildren. Harvey Weeks and I saw each other often during the fall of 1944 in the Infantry in France. We had also been together at Fort Jackson, S.C. earlier in 1944. Harvey passed away several years ago.. .1 saw John Henry on and off after World War II and went to his funeral in Maine a few years ago. He did volunteer work as a lawyer for people who could not afford legal help.

Captain Bill Wynne began attending M.A. in February 1943 after graduating from Passaic High School. He had a busy 5 months, making new friends and playing baseball until graduation in June ’43. While at MKA, he applied for the Navy’s V-12 college training program and was selected. His first year in the V-12 was spent at Stevens Institute in Hoboken and his second year was at Columbia University. While at Columbia, he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy.

He graduated form Annapolis “with distinction” in 1949 and began a post-grad program at RPI. His naval career included two years in Korea during the War, assigned to a Naval Construction Battalion. (SeeBees).

Afterwards, he was in charge of constructing experimental catapults and arresting gear for a new aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise.

Following this, he was assigned to work for Admiral Hyman Rickover as project manager for the nuclear reactors for the Enterprise and America’s first nuclear power plant a Shippingport, PA. From these two assignments, whicfflasted eleven years, he went back to the war in Vietnam in charge of construction of air bases, port facilities and power plants for four years. His last Naval assignment was at Pearl Harbor where he was commanding officer of the Public Works Center. Retiring from the Navy in 1976 at the rank of Captain, he continued working in the nuclear field in the private sector for 25 years. He retired again on 9/11/01 when his office in the World Trade Center was destroyed.

Bill lives in Short Hills with his wife of 57 years. Mickey and Bill have four married children and four grandchildren.

“Finally|gBill adds, “I’m sure that I wouldn’t have been appointed to the Naval Academy without my short period of time at M.A.

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MA Mr. Winterford J. Ohland 39A Cambridge Court Lakewood, N J 08701-6225

TKS Anne Feagley Wittels (Mrs. Jerome L.) 2116 Via Alam itos Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 w ittels^co x. net

Anne Feagley Wittels sends the following news: First of all we would like to extend the sympathies of our class to the family of Barbara Bumsted Mann Shand who died in October 2006.

Ann Gerhauser Buchbinder’s holiday greeting included a photograph of her with Bob: “The two ‘ancient mariners’ sailing the coast of Maine” last July. (But they don’t look all that ancient to me!) Ann also included a note with news of a vacation to Greece more than a year ago. “Two hours after arriving in Athens, I had a terrible fall and broke most of my bones on the right side.

It was a nightmare being so far from home.”

And then, just before the 2006 holidays, “I fell over my cat at 4 a.m. and badly broke my hip.” The cat was okay and Ann was back from rehab and catching up. The good news is, her son and family have moved from Scottsdale, but 25 minutes away, so she now gets to see her one-and-onlyigrandson - “four years old and the love of my life” —growing up.

Leigh Berrien Smith keeps in touch with probably more of us than anyone else, and makes my job much easier than it would otherwise be. This year, she’s communicated with: Judy Shearer Turnbull, Rudd Trimble Kenvin, Sue Ailing Miller, Pat Driver Shuttleworth, Jeanne Talbot Sawutz, Sally DuBois Moberg, Anne Reighley Ferguson, Pete Lamborn Peters and Jane Hagan Farno. Leigh notes: “Most of us are marking a notable b’day this year - B with at least two exceptions of very smart classmates!” But Leigh, despite having a fine golfing friend who is 90, has decided to remain 79 - doing a belated Jack Benny (if you know what I mean) as eighty just sounds too elderly.” But she congratulates all classmates accepting it more philosophically.

And she does feel “very, very lucky and grateful.”

Katie Teaze Clark keeps in touch in Jeanne Sawutz (no specifics), and she and John “attended the Naples, FL get-together with the new Headmaster (formerly of Shipley) and his wife.” The Clark’s son-in-law is on the Shipley faculty; a grandson graduated

from Shipley in June ’06. “Small world!”

Katie reports: We had a hot, sunny summer with no hurricanes. Lots of New Jersey cars down here this winter. Tell everyone that Naples is getting too crowded.

My own news is of the “.. .but it could be a lot worse variety.” My last year’s arm-bone fracture had no more than healed when the necessity of a hysterectomy arose. The surgery was successful; no chemo, yes radiation. The outlook is good, but there are a few residual side effects I could do without.

But it could be a lot worse, and I am most grateful for family, friends and modem fispience.

The two dedicated travelers of the family sister Sheila Feagley James ’43 Bid cousin Hayden O’Neil ’46 are still at itBitineraries too vast to list.

A last-minute postal delivery from Pat Driver Shuttleworth who is “...enjoying life at Peconic Landing Life Care Facility.

Swimming, art - painting with acrylics working with the patients in the infirmary here and playing the piano like mad!

Parkinsons keeps me pretty well stuck here, but kids are not too far away and are very helpful” Go Pat! Anna MA Mr. William B. Grant 7330 Westmoreland D rive Sarasota, FL 34243 grantwb@tampabay. rr. com

Bill Grant writes: There are 400 members of an Ivy League College Alumni Club in Sarasota. Last year, I had the honor, or bore the cross, depending on how you look at it, to be the club’s president. On April 3, 2007, Dr. Peter Greer, for 13 years the MKA headmaster, came down to address this club and representatives of the local BOEs and reps from 4 local private schools1on the character education program he initiated at MKA. Our cM s’s Head Boy Rich Hopkins missed our 60th reunion due to being with his wife on a bicycle trip across Europe. Any Kimberley Clalg of ’45 still up for that?

Rich’s Xmas card showed him on Mt. Kearsarge, N.H. with all but three of his 19member family.

Bob Nebergall will be officiating at the 2007 Riffe'and Pistol Matches jointly •'* sponsored by the Department of Defense and NRA. Later, he will be inspecting the fortifications around Boston with the Coast Defense Study Group and visiting his 105year-old mother. Bob stays healthy with regular water aerobic workouts.

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Dick Adams is an emeritus member of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering and still doesseonsulting for his former company. Dick just had his right shoulder replaced so he could continue sailboat racing with the Lavallette Yacht Club of which he is a former commodore. Now that is “Never give up the ship!” dedication.

Dick graduated from Brown where his granddaughter, Alison, is a 3rd generation Brown student in the Class of ’08.

Bud Tietje winters in Stuart, FL and summers in Woods Hole, MA. Bud spent his working days as a builder on the Cape and running his Woods Hole to Martha’s Vineyard ferry service. He can still be seen occasionally piloting one of those boats for those who do not want to wait for the regular ferry or in his sail boat out on the bay there.

Bud’s clan now includes 5 children and 9 grandchildren.

Our sincere condolences go to the family of Peter D. Purvis who died on December 31, 2006.

We send our deepest sympathies to Richard Adams whose brother, Donald Adams ’39, passed away in March of 2007.

MA Dr. Peter B. Lawrence 4802 Olympic Lane '■ Wilson, N C M 896-9148

We send our deepest sympathies to the family of Captain Philip Morgan Cheek who passed away on January 16, 2007.

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trips to Minneapolis to the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management where Herb teaches a course called “Real World 101.” Escaping the desert heat, they returned to Marin County where they had lived for 40 years, then returned to Rancho Mirage in October.

Teeny Redfield Sander continues to love her new life in North Carolina - cozy apartment, new friends, many activities available. One ’¡lip was a small stroke (bleeding kind) in June of ‘06 which affected her vision and ability to read, but both have almost completely come back. She started out with “Dick and Jane!” She’s hoping to be at reunion.

Another definite for reunion is Lila Rappaport Landau, and Walt, too. Lila started her 45th year of teaching yoga and has been taking jazz piano for three years. In 2006, she hiked over 5,000 miles, mostly with bike club members. She says she is the oldest person in the club by about 20 years fantastic!

You all know we are at that time of life when friends pass on, but I am still sorry to report that Cyn Overton Blandy’s husband, Gray, died in early April, having been unwell since last fall. Their three children were a comfort, and still are;. I have to recommend a book, To D ie Well, by Sidney Wanzer, MD (we knew him in Concord) on many aspects of dying - a must for all of us. The MKA community extends its deepest sympathies to Cynthia and her family as well.

Sue Harrison Schumann is kept active by her horses and Corgis. Her theory is “attitude is everything!” She is looking forward to having daughter, Kristy, with them for the summer in Colorado adding a horse and two dogs to the “zoo.”

TKS Mrs. D avid Hannegan (Louise Rudd) 49 Canterbury Lane Lakeville,. CT 06039 weezieh@ earthlink. net

Louise Rudd Hannegan sends the following news: It was great to get a long note from Midge Bethell Cross up on Lake Sunapee where she and Court still enjoy the beauty of the changing weather and seasons. They are busy with tennis, gardening, community organizations and Court’s love of antique cars. Their contact with warmer climes took the form of a trip to South Africa (plus safari) and a cruise from Singapore to Hong Kong.

Kathy Crowell writes that she moved into her own condo in Matawan after 38 years in an apartment. She enjoys walking in nearby Cheesequake State Park. She will be at our 60th!

Joan Cook’s nephew, Hunt, and his wife have baby girl named Grace, so Cookie is a grandmother like so many of us.

Another sad note: Patty Cox Mansfield’s brother, Denton Sayer Cox, died in March.

Most of us in ’47 knew Denny, of course, as Patty’s big brother. The MKA community joins the Class of ’47 in sympathy, We Hannegans had a lovely, lazy winter in Florida, love being back in God’s country and anticipate a happy family get-together in July.

We also anticipate seeing you on October 13th in Montclair!!

Cheers! Weezie Cynthia Youngman Adams reports: Going to China in July with daughter and granddaughter.

MA We send our heartfelt condolences to the family of Edward Parker Striffler who died on August 20, 2005. MKA only learned of Edward’s passing recently but wanted classmates and friends to know of the sad news.

s TKS Mrs. Sibyl Lewis Lotterle 4360 E. Burchell Drive Hayden Lake, ID 83835-8148 sibstoy@ icehouse. net Recent release from Crest Communications, D el Mar, CA: Helen Montgomery-Drysdale

’48 Continues Her Photography Career Across the U.S. In July, a 50-year retrospective of her work will open at “Artispace Gallery” in Del Mar [California]. The black and white stills cover a wide variety of her life’s work from the elegant and unforgettable movie stars including Ginger Rogers, Andrea King, Ethel Waters, Burt Lancaster, Howard Duff, Marge & Gower Champion, etc. to the streets of New York, Italy, Paris and the sands of Mongolia.

Montgomery-Drysdale is currently working with the Florida Stage Theater in Manalapan, Florida. The organization is presenting a musical dedicated to Ginger Rogers and her mother Lela. The music flows from Ginger’s career blended with new melodies composed by members of the company...

We send our heartfelt condolences to the family of Nancy Treene Murphy Childress who died on January 23, 2007. Nancy’s sister-in-law, Cynthia Mann Treene ’54, notified us of the sad news. Nancy’s first husband, Bill Murphy, died in 1970, and her second husband, Col. “Pete” Childress, died in 1986. She leaves a daughter, Nancy Carolyn Scruggs in Cotat, CA, and a son Douglas Murphy, 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Mary-Anne Treene Evans ’50 was her sister and CY Mann Treene ’54 is her sister-in-law.

We send our deepest sympathies to the family of Nancy Bond Sayre who passed away on November 17, 2006.

MA We send our heartfelt sympathies to Albert D. Purvis, Jr. whose bother, Peter D. Purvis ’45, died on D|cember 31, 2006.

Our sincere condolences go to the family of Richard Hehmeyer who passed away on April 21, 2006.

Herb and Bar Nash Hanson took a couple of

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50 TKS Class agent: Mrs. Richard Lewis (Audrey Maass) 4551 G ulf Shore Blvd. N, Apt. 804 Naples, FL 3.3940

MA Mr. Rudolph Deetjen Jr. 12 Ledge Road, Cottage 74 Blue Hill, ME 04614 Class agent: Mr. Jay B itting 299 R iver Edge Drive Chatham, N J 07928

m TKS Mrs. Lloyd M arentette (Gail Robertson) 93 Glen Avenue, Llewellyn Park West Orange, N J 07052 Bob Kim ’52, Charlie Sage ’52, Dan Read ’52 and Priscilla Sage at their mini-union in March 2007.

MA Mr. Ernest F. Keer III 459 Club Drive, P.O. Box 1030 Bay Head, N J 08742

m 55th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 TKS Mrs. Clark Moran (Martha Gilbert) 8011 Strauff Road Baltimore, MD 21204 mmoran@iopener. net

Wain Koch Maass reports: Bill and I continue to spend our summers in Vermont and winters in Florida. The best of all worlds! We golf all year long and travel some of the time.

Stearly Ailing writes: My biggest news is that I am back working as a psychiatrist again at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center here in Iowa. Their VA has a difficult time recruiting psychiatrists to rural areas, and Iowa has a low number of psychiatrists compared with other states. I am working half time and may be increasing my hours. I do love to work and make a difference with the severely mentally ill. I am so privileged to be able to work in my senior years! I have a great grandson, age 3, who is a delight. One granddaughter was married to a great young man in Sept. ’06. It was a very happy wedding. My other granddaughter just got engaged and will marry in Aug. ’08. My grandson is a junior in college and was just fleeted president of student government for his senior year. Just got back from Caribbean cruise with my younger daughter.

Hope you all have a great summer.

Fay Taft Fawcett sends this update: Nothing new (which is good considering our age).

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Have 4 grandchildren; each daughter, Ashley (Fawcett Greene ’85) and Pamela (Fawcett Hynes ’87) has a boy and a girl (nice), and we are all together during the summer in Nantucket. Ned and I now have a rescued lab (4 years old) that is lots of fun. We do some traveling and always go to Bermuda each spring.

MA Class agent: Mr. Charles Sage 435 Welch Avenue Ames, IA 50014

Bob Kim, Charlie Sage & Dan Read met in South Carolina for a mini-union in March.

Jim Kelly, who lives in St. Augustine FlaHlM says he’ll attend next year if it isn’t held on St. Patrick’s Day.

We send our deepest sympathies to the family of Barbara Schatzman Cluett who died on May 14, 2006. Cynthia Mann Treene ’54 was kind enough to notify us of the sad news.

MA Mr. P eter Cockshaw 1264 Oakmont Court West Chester, PA 19380 pcoclcshaw@comcast. net

We send our heartfelt sympathies to Nelson Bond whose sister, Nancy Bond Sayre ’48 passed away on November 17, 2006.

54 TKS Ms. Georgia Carrington 38 Silver Spring Lane Ridgefield, CT 068§7

Georgia Carrington, who collected the following news, writes: Heard from Marian Miller Castell who is staying pretty cfpse to home these days, in part caring for her husband. She is still very much involved with Darien and its history, arid she is on sevffi&l boards and commissions. One of her official titles is Town Historian!! Another Is head of the building committee for the Darien Historical Society. The big project for the Historical Society is dismantling the original? bam of the Homestead and reconstructing it as an exhibit space.. .quite a challenge!! Her best news iá.that she and George have their fi® grandchild, Lea Simmons Castell, and she lives just outside Boston.

CY Mann Treene always comes up with her news as well as that of others. She, Aubin Zabriskie Ames and Tilly-Jo Beatty Emerson were in Normandy for a week where eight friends were in a chateau.

Then Janet Cook Phillips, Dorie Krebs Barnard and Aubin spent time in Florida visiting various friends and relatives. CY says she and Aubin, Tilly-Jo, June Hayward Foster and Marian have lunch almost monthly, often joined by Carol Brady of the Mt. Hebron years. The crew up in N.J. seems to be able to see each other for fun and rapport quite often. Dorie Krebs Barnard still heads down to M ontclair!®ee her mother, so she checks in S§ well. Sylvia Middleton Seymour visited the Treene’s at the Cape last summer. Then there was the

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big 70th birthday bash with about 15 classmates showing up for that. Traveling for Bill and CY was to California to visit one son and his family, to Florida for Bill’s sister’s (Mary-Anne Treene Evans) funeral and then to Antigua.

Next to check in was Jean Olmstead Witherington. She and her son and his wife headed to Ecuador, the Galapagos and the Amazon for a fabulous trip. (She took another son and his family to Spain last year).

In May, Jean and some friends are headed to the Netherlands and then Switzerland... She is very much involved with genealogy and went to Salt Lake City to do research. She works at the local museum and the Genealogy Library and in her spare time she bike rides with her son and his family. Her big news is that she is a GREAT GRANDMOTHER! Mimi Evans Winship and Doug have moved to Coral Gables, which they love!! She had some reunions with her cousins (the Bryant ones, Hager and Joan and Helen Bryant Perry ’58 and her husband, Ralph). She says, “We laughed and talked so much there wasn’t time to see anyone else.” Mimi is teaching Broadway dancing three days a week and keeping fit as well as busy!! She is also writing poetry, which is being published on the Internet in a couple of blogs.

Nell Fisk Hamlen had a nasty and scary fall from a horse and has been recuperating with a wonderful friend near Philadelphia. She was supposed to head to Conn, after a week at Canyon Ranch. As one might imagine, she has been extremely depressed.

Sylvia Middleton Seymour checked in with some more news. They have five grandchildren. “Life with our daughter’s, twins plus five-year-old has been hectic. The twins just turned one, and are crawling in every direction.” She and Dave keep busy with several charitable projects and boards.

She writes, “I have joined two interesting groups, both to do with history. The first consists of women, and we study and visit historical places within a thirty or so mile region. Lancaster has a lot of old history going back to the Civil War. The other historical pursuit is with hundreds of seniors who study everything from History of Rome to Birds and Blooms. Each semester there are six topics to choose from.” Sylvia is also in a couple of reading groups, and she gardens and takes a few side trips. She certainly stays active!!!

Julian is able to join her. Barbara is finishing her term as Program Chairman of the Colonial Dames and Board of Directors.

She has joined a number of committees at Cokesbury where they now live, including lecture, computer, and horticulture clubs.

Her one daughter and husband are in Australia making the most of all there is to see and do there and in New Zealand. Her other daughter lives and works in Columbia, MD, and Barbara’s grandson has many talents including karate (a black belt), guitar and academics.

Another wonderful email came from Gael Seton Habernickel. “We’re permanent residents of Vero Beach but maintain our Ridgewood residence as Duke’s 100 year old Mom is there along with our four daughters and their kids. Having sold the family business has afforded us the opportunity to do some travel; more golf and a time to meet such wonderful people from all over. We’ve joined a golf group that takes us to lovely courses - Williamsburg next month, which celebrates 400 years. We summer in Bay Head, and this August, we are cruising from Istanbul to Piraeus, Greece, with some Vero Beach friends. We got to Vietnam two years ago and found it so beautiful and moving!”

Dawn Ramhurst Ballmann is managing to stay busy out in Fargo, ND, doing many volunteer and pimmunity projects. She is so grateful for the support she received from classmates after she lost her husband. She writes, “My efforts are working with volunteer mentors to work with the new Americans in English as a second language, to study for their citizenship exams, or drivers’ tests or whatever. The new Americans are from African refugee camps in Liberia, Suda, and Somalia, also some from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. We work with about 500 of them and are funded by grants.

Ev and I became associates to the Presentation Sisters from Ireland, and they are very active in bringing speakers to the Fargo area dealing in Peace and Social Justice. It has been a blessing to be here in this retirement community which is run by Catholic Health Initiatives in Denver.”

Then came the saga of Vicki Wendt Peek and her family. She begins with, “First I must tell you that my black thumb is now almost white (or does she mean green?). I won a blue ribbon at the Garden Club last winter. We bought a house in southwest PA and immediately started work in April (2006).. .In September we moved, and Walter ended up in the hospital with a ruptured appendix. He was in a rehab center that Vicki said was horrid, so she brought him home with full time health care.. .Christian and Vickie then flew to Rome. “We sailed on a fabulous cruise, stopped in Italy, then on to Athens, Ephesus, Turkey Istanbul and on to Egypt. We did not get to the Valley of the Kiongs, but from Port Said we went to Gaza and back to Cairo for a lunch on the Nile and then to Alexandria. Next stop was Mykonos and back to Rome.” In the meantime Walter’s health had gone back and forth and, he was in and out of rehab centers but is now home and has celebrated his 80th birthday!

After all kinds of problems with the moving company and with a hidden spring in the back, the Peeks seem to be fairly well settled.

Vicki’s daughter-in-law has written a funny book about being a first time older mother and it has been accepted by a publisher, so look for it in two years! Vicki is thrilled to be close to children and grandchildren, even though the town is truly small. “I am now working on getting into a bridge game. If you get to Beaver Falls, PA, we are at 121 Pinebrook Drive.” I don’t know where Vicki gets all of her energy.

I called Leslie Bunce up in Maine, and shei|. still very happy with her move up there to be with family. She says that she does very little as she has a tough time breathing but she sends her best to all.

Barbara Hobart Valbuena is thrilled to be close to Longwood Gardens as that provides many opportunities for short trips, o'u whiclH

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Tilly-Jo Beatty Emerson, Aubin Zabriskie Ames and C. Y. Mann Treene from the Class o f 1954 visited Malcolm Forbes Chateau de Balleroy while spending a week in Normandy.

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Just talked to Lynn Towner Dodd who is happily settled in Charlotte, NC. She is loving her condo and having much fun decorating it. All of her children were able to be with her to celebrate her 70™ birthday. A great gathering!!!

Thanks to all of you'who managed to check in! It was great fun to read all of your news, and I continue to be amazed at what so many are involved in! Georgia Our sincere condolences go to Cynthia Mann Treene whose sister-in-law, Nancy Treene Murphy Childress ’48 died on January 23, 2007.

MA Class agent: Mr. Sheldon Buck 51 Cornell Road Wellesley, MA 02181-7408

55 TKS Mrs. Susie Forstmann Kealy 550 N. Kingsbury, Apt. 603 Chicago, IL 60610 sflcealy@sbcglobal. net

MA Mr. Lawrence M artin PO . Box 1058 Lexington, VA 24450 Class agent: Mr. Robert Brower 131 E ast 6 6 ^ Street, Apt. 10C New York, N Y 10021

\56 TKS Our deepest sympathies go to Linda Lovell Smith whose mother, Patricia Lovell passed away on January 10, 2007.

In attendance were Seth Barton, AI Bograd, Paul Fierstein, Bob Fischbein, Eric Jaeckel, Larry Nazarian, Jim Newman, and Jim Russomano. Eric came the longest distance, from Colorado, Jim Newman came from Massachusetts, Larry came from upstate New York and the rest are still New Jersey residents. We also put together a biographical pamphlet that included several other classmates and listed everyone’s addresses and contact information.

It was wonderful to see firsthand how the school has grown in so many dimensions.

We were deeply impressed by all that we saw, especially the students who gave us a tour, and grateful to the MKA staff for making our experience so meaningful. We are looking forward to our 55th!

50th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 TKS Georgia Sherman Glick sends this update: Currently retired (since 2000) but active with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts as a flower arranger and general work in membership and special events. Also enjoy art history courses again. Our two children are married and so far our son, who lives in Boston, has two sons whom we enjoy immensely. I have a new name as a grandmother: Gigi. My husband, Tom, a neurologist, is still working and enjoying it. As I write, we are on our way to Panama for some birding and tropical weather. However, for the past three weekends, we were cross-country skiing at Stowe, Vermont where we are in a cooperative house. Summers, we go back and forth between Lexington and Mattapoisett, Mass. We enjoy sailing, kayaking, beaching, etc. and hosting family and friends. Life is good.

Connie Hay Van Heuven writes:: As our 50^ reunion is upon us, we have all been reminiscing about “The Good Old Days” at Kimberley. Most of us live away from Montclair and are “happy” and healthy. Last summer, we had a mini-reunion at my house in Vermont. Sally Dennison Mackay, Jean Bonnel Goodrich, Georgia Sherman Glick, Linda Baldanzi, and Joan Wallace Bryant joined me. Lynne Kenny Scott was in Scotland at a wedding. Drika Agnew Purves was in the Thousand Islands helping her husband prepare for an art show in NYC and Joan Keller Leggett’s father had just died. Our condolences to Joan. Talk seemed to be about grandchildren, hearing aids, and arthritis and “life,” but lots and lots of laughs.

We had another meeting in March at the MKA alumni reception in Vero Beach.

Thelma Miller Knight was there - We hadn’t seen her in 50 years. It was a grand party. We saw Fluffy Fergusson Winner ’54, Betsy Hasbrouck Cola’56 and enjoyed meeting Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Namamck.. .We also learned that Bama McNeill Whitney has a horse farm in Florida. Congratulations to all of our class' for celebrating 50 years after leaving Kimberley.

MA Class secretary and agent: Dr. Edward T. O ’Brien Jr. 3376 F em cliffL ane Clearwater, FL 33761-1411 eobl0726@msnMpm

Harold Cohen writes: Looking forward to seeing all my classmates in October.. .Have waited 50!!! years for this event.

John Higgins sends this update: Still a chief psychologist for the Department of Mental Retardation in Massachusetts and a Designated Forensic Psychologist (competent

MA Mr. Eric Jaeckel P.O. Box 20153 Boulder, CO 80308 efjaeckel@ hotmail. com Class Agent: Dr. Lawrence Nazarian 29 Surrey Place Penfield, N Y 14526 LFredN@ aol.com

Larry Nazarian writes: The MA class of 1956 had a glorious time at their 50th reunion, with' lots of warm memories, reminiscences and catching up! Between the class dinner at Pal’s Cabin (which in itself brought back a flood of memories) and the homecoming festivities-and dinner the next day, 8 classmates and 3 spouses attended, which is sensational for a 50th, considering that only 17 graduated in our class!

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A mini Reunion in Florida fo r the ladies ofW F - (l to r) Connie H ay Van Heuven, Joan Wallace Bryant and Thelma M iller Knight.

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to stand trial, et. al.) Also Senior Ward Chaplain for the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts. Have one very active grandchild.

life. I will always be grateful...

The following are excerpts from a letter Ted O’Brien received from Michael Kurtz: .. .1 went to 'Cornell for my undergraduate studies, majoring in philosophy.

My father was a C.P.A with his own firm of accountants in Newark, New Jersey at that time... I entered the Master Program at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey...[finishing] in three years...By 1964, I was working fall time for my father and his other partners...

Mrs. D iana Bethell L ittle IK Buckingham Rd. West Orange, N J 07052 littlecorpf^erizon. net

TKS

In 1968 I married Carol Wolk of Montclair.

We lived in Glen Ridge for three years before moving into our present home in Livingston [NJ], With sons Jason and Randy, now 36 and 32 respectively, living in New York City, life has changed as one would expect since 1957.. .In 1986 I decided to break up my father’s old firm and begin my own firm in Cranford, New Jersey.. .Today we are two partners, two senior CPA’s and two ladies who run the office administratively... I still have my father’s first family client from 1928.. .In 1986.. .1 joined the Board of my local Jewish Family Service in Elizabeth.. .1 served as their President from 1992-1994.. .In 1993 I was elected to the Board of American Friends of The Hebrew University.. .1 am currently one of the Vice Chairs and have been a member of many of their committees since Hining M l 995 (i.e., Board of Directors, Executive, Endowment, Management and Nominations).

In 1995 I was asked to become a Member of the Board of Governors of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel...Sincel982, my philanthropic passion has been cancer research at The Hebrew University. This is in spite of the fact that I discovered I had multiple myeloma in 1999.1 had chemotherapy in early 2000 and appear to be free of this disease more than six years later.. .In 2006 son Jason was married to Dayna Steinfeld of Scarsdale, New York.

They both graduated with master’s degrees in social work (he from NYU and she from Columbia) and are working in New York City. Randy, having worked for several years for Bear Steams doing research, now runs his own fund from his apartment in mid-town New York.. .Since graduating from Montclair Academy, I have only seen Harold Cohen, Jack Scherer and Roger Smith.. .1 do tmly appreciate the education and study habits I gained from MA. There is no doubt in my mind that those most formative years were instrumental in getting me into both undergraduate and graduate school. I remember William Avery Barras, Sven Gaute, John Manning and Craig Morse. These were the teachers that had the most affect on my

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Linda Michele Bragg reports: We have 6 grown and gone children, 14 grandchildren , and Sarah, 9, who is still at home. We continue to home educate and are very active in our church, home school Community and the special needs and adoption communities.

We also camp, hike, snowboard and generally enjoy life. We do a lot of foster care for county children. We take the motor home and go off to visit family as often as possible.

Right now we have our oldest daughter and her family stationed with the AF in Columbia, soon to relocate to the D.C. area this month, one Army son and family in Germany, one Colorado son and family about to move to Columbia to teach, one Army son in Iraq with his family in NC, one son living in Costa Rica, and one daughter in art school in Denver, so we keep pretty busy traveling around and love it. I have a home business in wellness education and work a lot with special needs children as well as adults which keeps me energized. Glad to hear MKA is in such good hands.

MA Class secretaries: Mr. H enry Agens 86 Eagle Rock Way Montclair, N J 07042 Mr. D avid Stroming 33 Mt. Prospect Avenue Verona, N J 07044 Quemoy and Matsu

That’s a curious way to commence, I agree, but as Dayton Allen used to say: “Why not? I could have led with Currier and Ives, or Laurel and Hardy, or Sacco and Vanzetti, or Abercrombie and Fitch, or Ozzieiffiid Harriett, or Liggett and Myers, or Marbury vs Madison, or Van Lingle Mungo. But, I didn’t!

Bear with me and you’ll see why. I know you can’t wait.

All seriousness aside, let us continue.

Jim Zager reports from Corona Del Mar on the left coast that he has now retired from his cardiologist practice. He continues to sail, literally and figuratively. Of late, Jim performs volunteer work at the Children’s Hospital of Orange' County. To celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on March 19th of this year, Jimmy and his wife Susan made a sentimental’journey back to where it all

began. They visited San Francisco, Monterey, Carmel and Big Sur. Even a weekend in Weehawken can’t beat that! Jim tells me he and Susan will definitely make the big hop across the country to attend our 50th class reunion in October 2008. Good show, Jim. At the time of this writing (April ’07), John Baldino and his wife Rhea are getting ready for the marriage of their son, Roger, to Celeste Smelser. Roger is a fire fighter, Celeste is a 911 operator, both are from Charlottesville, Virginia where the nuptials will take place on May 5th. Each of them does volunteer work for the rescue squad.

John says he retired last December. For over 30 years, he was the local teacher representative for the Virginia Education Association. Now, he works part-time as a hearing officer for student discipline in the Albemarle School District. John hopes to make our class reunion next year.

Marty Rosen and wife Barbara are grandparents again. Their daughter Deborah Rosen Glazer’87 gave birth to another boy this past November. Son Douglas Rosen ’91 and his wife had a boy in February of ‘06.

The grandchild count now stands at five for the Rosens: one girl, four boys. Marty says he is not considering retirement and continues to run his company, United Yam Products in Wayne, N.J. He’s spending more time on the golf links, however. About 20 or so times a year, Marty travels up to Cambridge where he is a member of several committees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his alma mater. He is particularly proud of his work on MIT’s Council for the Arts. Marty assures me he and Barbara will be coming to the 50th.

Belated condolences to Peter Grieves and his family. His mom, Bernice Amanda Grieves, passed away in September of 2005, She was 100 years old. She at one time had been a Ziegfeld Follies girl. Peter and Donna, married 42 years now, spent 12 days in Italy in April. Peter still operates the World Wide Travel Bureau of Upper Montclair. Don’t try to get him there. Call his cell. He’s on the golf course. Donna continues to teach at Union Congregational Nursery School.

They’re coming to the reunion.

Answer to the last Grand Master Trivia question in the Spring Alumni Review: The actors listed played “The Twelve Angry Men” in the 1957 film.

New Professional-Strength Trivia Interrogatory: Who or what are the two words mentioned at the outset of this piece? How and under what circumstance did they become well known?

Well, that’s a wrap. Until that time, keep punchin’ and remember the Alamo. Also

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remember Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Avis and Hertz. They’re all fine. H yAgens

of helpful advice. My best to all. Lea

Alumni Director Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76 recently heard from David Will who commented on his years at MKA and how the school continues to prepare students well for college and beyond - the true test of a good school in his estimation.

Following are excerpts from his email: I remember how, when I entered the Univ. of Michigan, while many freshmen there had to take remedial courses in mathematics, I was able to take an accelerated program in mathematics that allowed me to finish the first four semesters of college engineering mathematics in just three semesters. I also qualified for an accelerated course in chemistry thereby finishing two semesters of college chemistry in one.. .While I had only attended the Montclair Academy for my eleventh and twelfth grades, the memorable English courses at MA with Messrs. Barras and Brogan provided me with very solid preparation in reading, writing and analytical language skills...I am sure my experience only mirrors that of many other MKA graduates when they entered college:. .After graduating from the University of Michigan, I got a full tuition scholarship and a graduate assistantship at the University of Cincinnati.

I received my M.S. degree after completing my experimental thesis at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.. .1 am happily retired from a very exciting, well-rounded career as an Aeronautical Engineer with prime, military aircraft contractors (fixed- and rotary-wing), aprime commercial jet-engine manufacturer, and the leading submarine manufacturer. My preparation and skill set was very transferable even to the submarine industry.

Mr. M ichael Baker 100 Via Condado Way Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-170&

MA

TKS Ms. Jarvis Reilly Nolan 15612 Via Marchena San Diego, CA 92128

Lea Fitzhugh Welch reports: Last summer (‘06) my husband, EC, and I joined a family reunion at a dude ranch in southern Colorado. We flew into Denver and rented a car. Before we headed south, we enjoyed a very nice visit with Harriet Fischer Stanphill. My brother and his wife, on their way to the same reunion, were able to meet us for dinner at a wonderful restaurant near Harriet’s home. The next day Harriet prepared a delicious family and friends barbecue. It was great to visit with her father and daughter again after so many years and to see her cute, cute granddaughter, who meets and surpasses all descriptions. EC and I are booked on a cruise from Vancouver to Hawaii this coming April, and Harriet, a veteran cruiser, was able to give us lots

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TKS Class agent: Mrs. M ary Anne Coursen Doty 21 Juniper D rive Queensbury, N Y 12804

61 TKS Mrs. Winifred Sage Wilson 13819 Vidal Place, NE Albuquerque, N M 87123-4729 wmsw98@msn. com Class agent: Mrs. Suzanne Scanned Hardy 4 7 Bartlett Parkway Winthrop, MA 02152

We send our heartfelt condolences to Susan Sayre whose mother, Margery Sayre, died on May 8, 2007# '3

45th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 TKS Mrs. C. D. Creed (Barbara Bywater) 1769 Forest View AvenuesU Hillsborough, CA 94010

Marjorie Crane Morfit sends this update: Mason and I have been living in South Freeport ME for 20 years now, he working for The Nature Conservancy and I, selfemployed as an interior designer. We’re both beginning to work lessHmore time for grandchildren (one 2 and 1/2 and another due in Sept.), travel and play. Our son, Jed, is teaching sculpture at Richard Stockton State College in N.J. Our youngest, Caleb, is working at a psychiatric hospital near Philadelphia. Currently, all our family seems happy - and so we are Band feel blessed to be living in a place as lovely and sane as Maine.

Barbara Bywater Creed writes:... I semiretired from my law practice on January 1, 2007.1 am in the process of transitioning my large law practice to other colleagues in my firm. My main activity now is serving on several nonprofit boards. I am trustee of the $9 billion Church Pension Fund, which provides retirement and other benefits to the clergy of the Episcopal Church in the United States; I am trustee of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, a consortium of nine seminaries in Northern California; I am on the board of the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the United States*

and I just stepped down from a 12-year stint (including three as president of the board) as a director of Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco, which provides housing and other programs for homeless and very low income people in San Francisco. I |dso volunteer for a number of other nonprofit^B and for my college, law school and my husband’s seminary. This keeps me pretty busy!

MA Dr. John J. Farrar P.O. 114 2069 Warren Creek Road Ovando, M T 59854 sharknose@ starba.nd. net

63 MA Mr. Bronson Van Wyck Arrowhead Farms, Box T Tuckerman, AR W?473

TKS Lynn Ritter Henneman writes: I am just a bum living here in Florida enjoying visits from the kids and grandkids, swimming, fishing, biking and walks. I am on lo S o f condo committees and keep Btfsy as Dockmaster overseeing the 80-slip marina here. We enjoy watching the boats come in from the Gulf of Mexico in the late afternoons, the pelicans dive for dinner and the sun set over the water. Weather is glorious! What’s not to love about living in Florida! Attached is a photo orpne of my more recent catches! My daughter, Skye, is expecting twins (both boys) around first week of June, and we are all nervous and excited at the same time, awaiting their arrival. It will be wonderful to have grandchildren close by, and I’ll have to start brushing up on my newborn baby skills! She and her husband, Danny, will have their hands full soon!

Granddaughter Carolyn (PrincetoSNJ) will be 2-years-old in September. I look forward to celebrating her birthday here in Florida with my son, Ty, and his wife, Molly, who plan to bring Carolyn for a visit...andfb,»...tDisneyworld. My older two grandchildren still live in New York City. Athena (9) danced in The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center las§p Christmas (can you tell how proud lam!!!) and was recently cast in the American Girl Doll play at their Manhattan location. I plan to accompany Mason (11) to Germany this August to the InterHarmony International Music Festival (he plays violin). Frank’s 3 married children visit often, and h is^ ^ f grandchildren (all in the Baltimore area) continue to. grow like weeds (ages 2 -p) and are into soccer and lacrosse.

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TKS Ms. M arilyn “Lyn ” Schultz Blackwell 3779 Center Road RR1, Box 63 East Montpelier, VT 05651

Lyn Schultz Blackwell sends the following update: Merrill Adickes Rich writes from Florida: I still have wonderful memories of our class reunion in NYC! What a blast, and how wonderful to get together again with so many Kimberley friends!....I continue to teach drama to students in grades K - 8 at Sculptor Charter School here in Titusville, Florida, during the school year and a fourweek summer drama camp for kids. The camp had a great summer producing, “Stuart Little” (musical version) with kids in grades 5 - 8 . My son, Ben Rich, is teaching physics at St. Andrews School in Potomac, Maryland and working towards a Master’s in Science education at the University of Maryland while teaching full time. His passion is swing dance (Lindy Hop) that he does for fun on the side giving workshops and occasionally competing. Daughter Becky continues to be a joy and works at the local supermarket as a bagger part time. Becky has Downs Syndrome but functions at a higher level and loves to read and keep track of birthdays. On that'subject, she has looked through my old yearbooks, entered y’all’s birthdays in her special birthday book, and then reports to me when it is one of your birthdays. You all should know that we sing the birthday song to each of you on your day. ‘Tis true.

Russ and I are looking forward to visiting La Belle France this summer. We hope to go to Paris, Provence and the Nice area. I am crossing my fingers that Mme. Suffel’s lessons will kick in, and I’ll be able to manage a bit of French while I’m there.

20th year in private practice of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Amazing. And s tilH love it. Recently, I was asked to be the president of the local chapter of the Electric Auto Association, www.eaaev.org. It has been an interest since I bought my first Hybrid in 2000. Now I am ready for a plug in hybrid and looking for one with a range of over 300 miles. So I fmd myself reading about the latest battery technology and start up car companies like Tesla and Phoenix. My family is well, Charles, mom and dad, Dylan [Texas] and Alison [NY($JJjjir'| And this from Kitty Haines: I moved (again) last year. After Andy took the job in Oklahoma City and I started traveling for MaCy’s 80% of the time, we thought it was time to find a small place in NYC. We moved into a small apartment on 74th & 3rd last June and it’s great. I am currently traveling to Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Oklahoma City. I don’t think anyone lives in any of those places, but I have been able to see some classmates in NYC. (Page & Ginny.

Missed Lucille, Cheryl and Lynn S. because of my travels.) If anyone comes to NYC, I would love to see them.

Your secretary has a brand new grandson (can’t seem to produce the other gender in this Blackwell gang), and son number two will be married this summer!

We send our deepest sympathies to Carolyn Sayre Elliott whose mother, Margery Sayre, died on May 8 , 2007.

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TKS MA Mr. D. Carter Fitzpatrick 49 B ell Rock Plaza, Suite A Sedona, A Z 86351

Page Paterson writes: I am about to enter my

Lynn R itter Henneman, TKS '64 in Florida

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\Class agent: Mr. A. Craig Cameron 11 Bay P oint Drivet&l, Ormond Beach, FL 32174

40th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 TKS Ms. M argot Escott 1818 Im perial G olf Course Blvd.

Naples, FL 34110-1010

Polly Smith reports: I am currently designing costumes for Sesame Street (2 Emmy awards) and several other children’s television shows now in development.

MA Class agent: Mr. Craig Perry 3467 Pinestream Road Atlanta, GA 30327 Reunion Chairs: M ichael Labowsky labowsky@ diamondproductionsinc.com Mr. Joseph Marino jamaresq@ aol. com

Craig Perry sends this update: We continue to spend most of our time in Atlanta and whenever possible at our home in the Georgia mountains - we saw an American bald eagle while kayaking last Fall which was a real thrill. Our oldest, Crane, is an 11th grader at Westminster School, and our daughter is a ninth grader at Riverwood - both very active with sports and real treats to have around.

My wife, Douglas, has just gone back to work selling real estate and loves it. For me, I am still in the insurance brokerage business and oversee Thomas Rutherfoord’s Georgia operations. Haven’t been back to Montclair for many years but do have it on my “to do” list. Always love to hear what everyone else is doing these days.

J. Michael Nolan Jr. writes: I was hit by a truck while on a bicycle trip down at the N. J. Shore. I had a lot of injuries, and I lost my memory of anything before May 2004. It has taken some long days, but I can speak, walk and drive. I can no longer work, but I do try to help the non-profit we founded in Newark, Kids Corporation, as much as possible. I’ve had to learn about Newark again. The poverty in the city creates many issues for children. Many of them do not have enough food, clothing, healthcare, family life or education. We work daily teaching children in grades K-5 how to read, write and do math. A child in one of our summer schools improves his or her test scores by over a year in just six weeks. We also provide 5™ grade students from all over the city with free Jpalth care and exams. The results are just good...almost 20 % cannot see, almost 12% need immediate dental help, etc. Kids Corporation exists on private contributions;

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no government funds are taken. Kids Corporation helps give my life a purpose...

68 TKS Ms. Avie Claire Kalker 10 Knolls Road Williamstown, MA 01267 akalker@ aol. com

MA Mr. Burton M. Webb Box 29 Free Union, VA 22940

We send our heartfelt condolences to Christopher Kluge whose father, Willard Kluge ’42 died on April 20, 2007.

Our deepest sympathies go to Peter Gimber whose mother, Marjorie Sclater Paterson Patter Gimber, passed away on February 11, 2007.

We send our sincere condolences to Thomas Sayre whose mother, Margery Sayre, died on May 8, 2007.

69 TKS Phyllis La Touche Rawlins P.O. Box 1423 Bridgehampton, N Y 11932

MA Dr. Edward A. Griggs Jr. 25 North D rive Dobbs Ferry, N Y 10522

Ms. Leslie Bryan 844 E ast M orningside Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30324 Class agent: Ms. Kim Kolbe 38 Kent Drive Roseland, N J 07068

MA Mr. V. James Castiglia 3 Lark Lane Oak Ridge, N J 07438 Class Agent: Mr. Peter Webb M ile Slip Farm 48 Mason Road Brookline, N H 03033

71 TKS We send our heartfelt sympathies to Anne Thompson Seifert whose father, former

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Kimberley Class o f1970 mini-reunion on M artha’s Vineyard in June 2007, sent in by Heidi Sanders BryanUO.

trustee Bogart Thompson ’35 died on April 18,2007.

The Woodlands, TX 77382 perretti@ Sbcglobal.net

Alumni Director Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76 learned recently that Vernon Potter died on September 16, 2005. Having received his bachelors degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1975, Vem was a fabulous amateur photographer.

We send our deepest sympathies to the Scott Purvis whose father, Peter D. Purvis ’45, died on December 31, 2006.

72 35th REUUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 TKS Class agent: Mrs. Linda Finney Williams Box 1446 6 South Pasture Landed Nantucket, MA 02554 Reunion Chair: Ms. Barbara Flessas akisister@ aol.com

Susan Huang reports: Retired from 25 years in investment management in 2004. Adopted an 18-month-old little girl from China in November 2005, so little Shelley is now our second career! I remain active in the financial industry by serving on several boards, and I contribute my time and experience to my church and other charitable/NFP foundations. Still finding very little time to practice my piano, which is my one primary regret.

Our heartfelt condolences goto Darcy Witt Zonino whose brother, Marc Witt, died on April 29, 2007.

MA Class agent: Mr. P eter Perretti 86 E ast Bracebridggi Circle

Sam Weiss is Deputy Chairman of GLC Corp Limited, pleading supplier of casual quality knitwear to large US retailers; and a non-executive director of OrotonGroup Limited, the Australian fashion brand retailer and Altitîm Limited, â global provider of software for electronics design. He is“® Chairman of Ecos Corporation, a Sydney based consulting firm; m independent Director of Canterbury of New Zealand Limited, the rugby apparel firm; Open Universities Australia, Australia’s national broker of open and distance education in the university sector; and Easy Being Green Party Ltd, a consumer focused company that is reducing Australia’s carbon emissions through energy efficiency.

Sam received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and received a graduate degree from Columbia University in Business Administration. He is the President of the Harvard Club of Australia. Sam and his wife Judy have two children; they make their home in Sydney.

TKS Ms. Susan Read 38m m lege Circle Staunton, VA 22401-2375 billdavicK@a03kom

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Class agent: Mrs. Edward Skibiak (Ellen Wahl) 56 Hamilton D rive East North C aldw ell,N J 07006 eskibs@ optonline.net

MA Mr. Gregory Lackey 138 Paupukkewis Trail M edford Lakes, N J 08055 G lass agent: Mr. Thomas C. Galligan 504 M ain Street New London, N H 03257-7818 tgalligan@ colby-sawyer. edu

74 TKS Class agent: Ms. Erin Cuffe Crawford 102 Buckingham Road Upper Montclair, N J 07043 erincrawford@ comcast. net

MA Mr. Rudolph Schlobohm 78 M ontclair Avenue Montclair, N J 07042 rudyschlobohm@ gmail. com

Congratulations to Earl Perretti on his engagement to Elaine Molinaro. A December 2007 wedding is planned.

D. Michael Adams writes: After an entrepreneurial career in finance, I am making figurative bronze sculptures from my home on a small island in the Bahamas. I spend the fall season in France (homeland of my wife, Anyes) where our 5-year old daughter, Mirabelle, gets the Frenclffiide of her education. For any MKAjafums with French or Bahamas connections, get in touch!

Continuing in the fam ily tradition, graduate Andrew Bauer, Class o f 2007, with grandparents Norma and Alan (a form er Trustee) Aufzien, aunt Lisa Aufzien '76, sister Rebecca ’10, fa th er G il Bauer and m other M erry Aufzien Bauer 79.

We send our deepest sympathies to Benjamin Thompson whose father, former trustee Bogart Thompson ’35, died on April 18, 2007.

We send our sincere condolences to Geoffrey Gimber whose mother, Maijorie Sclater Paterson Patter Gimber died on February 11, 2007.

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Our heartfelt sympathies go to Janet Kluge Wiggin whose father, Willard Kluge ’42, died on April 20, 2007.

Class agent: Mr. Paul Zukerberg 1790 Lanier Place N W Washington, D C 20009

Jeffrey Schiffman sends this update: ...For the past year, I have been teaching Radio Production as an adjunct professor at York College of Pennsylvania. It has been fun to leave the real world ofW SBAat 11:30 Tuesday and Thursday and head over to the college campus and teach students who are the same age as my oldest son. I start my 3rc* semester as “Professor Schiffman” on January IS1'1.

We send our deepest sympathies to Hugh Gleason whose brother, Owen P. Gleason, died on February 26, 2007.

Our heartfelt condolences go to Sarah Thompson whose father, former trustee Bogart Thompson ’35, died on April 18, 2007.

Mrs. Paul M cFeeley (Laurie Hoonhout) 238 Devon Road Essex Fells, N J 07021 lmcfeeley@ montclairkimberley. org Class agent: Dr. Charles Read 1918 N. D aniel Street Arlington, VA 22201

Tom Isenberg '75, Owen D avis iä| 4 and M att Greco ’75 enjoyed a rare photp opportunity under the Friars Club banner at the New York Reception.

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Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley writes: Sorry to have been remiss in the spring edition of the Review by not mentioning our fabulous 30th reunion in October 2006. We had many classmates back at one point or another over that weekend, and wd laughed until it hurt.

Taxing my memory, I loved seeing Dale Frederick Horne all the way from London, Bill Prescott from WA, Charles Talbert and Brad Scott from Chicago, Rob Pariseau from FL, Wanda Robinson Holloway from MI and the following good looking old friends: Penelope Wood Kulko, Hilary Hoffman Fandel, Sara Close Crowther, Elizabeth Bruns Johnson, Frances Mills Wonnell, Arleen Sapienza McDonald, Bill

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Dioguardi, Michael Rosenberg, Andy Levine, Ray Knox, Ana Rincon Gold, Sharon Sudol, Frank Godlewski, Eric Schwarz, David Hughes, Warren Waters, Edward “Woody” Shelton, John Urga, Ed Samson, Susan Stanton and Michael Lipkin. (I hope I didn’t forget anyon€gUk! please forgive me if I did.) Those of you who couldn’t be with us were truly missed. Please try and attend our next 5-year milestone reunion. There is no such thing as “too much of a good thing” when it comes to our terrific class of ’76 getting together!

Laurie

Ward Dannemiller reports: My oldest daughter (Beth Ann) graduated from Univ. of Maryland in December and is getting married in September! My second daughter, Laura, has one more year of college to go, and Edward is a freshman in high school.

Our heartfelt condolences go to Hal Goodtree whose mother, Selma Goodtree, passed away on December 31, 2006.

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Sailor Extraordinaire (Editor's Note: When US SAILING recently announced the members o f the 2007 U.S. D isabled Sailing Team, R ickD oerr ’78 was included in this y e a r’s roster fo r the 10^ consecutive year, having been named to the team every year since it’s creation in 1998.

Following are excerpts from an online article about R ick that appeared in the A pril 2007 issue o / WindCheck).

Rick is the number one ranked Sonar skipper on this year’s USDST.. .In 2001, Rick was a member of the USDST in both the Sonar (ranked #1) and 2.4mR (#3) disciplines. He won the 2001 2.4mR Nationals and the 2003 2.4mR North Americans, rating these victories as his greatest sailing accomplishments, and in 2006 he was named US SAILINGS’s Paralympian of the Year...

“I have a private practice in plastic and reconstructive surgery, which is my passion,” says Rick, who specializes in hand surgery. “Some of the challenges on the race course prepare me for it, and some of the challenges in the O.R. help me put adversity on the race course into perspective.”

Team Odyssey [Doerr and his two-man crew of Timothy Angle and Bill Donohue] won the US SAILING Paralympic Pre-Trials in Newport R.I. in October, dominating the fourboat Sonar fleet by winning six of the seven races.

“Rick is not only a good sailor, he’s a fine human being,” says John Kruger, Owner and General Manager Gavia Yachts in Stamford.. .’’He is unselfish in sharing his knowledge of racing tactics. He’s a wonderful instructor and a role model for many. His energy levSlis high and he always has a smile on his face.”

30th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 Mr. Andrew Pedersen 1 Washington Avenue Rumson, N J 07-760 andyp@worth. com Class agent: Mr. Robert Hubsmith 16 Warren Road Maplewood, N J 07040 robert. hubsmith@ mountsinai. org

Patricia Cane Donahue writes: In August, our 18-year-old son met his family for the first time. A private investigator had located them at a small, wooden home in rural Ukraine.. .He had remained the birthmother’s secret; she had disappeared with history. We met half brothers and sisters, great aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.. .the peasants welcomed us as family. Since our trip, two more children, now grown, have been found... We return next summer to meet them.

Rick, who somehow finds time to coachlligh school sports, says his motivation is “to improve. I’m also trying to promote the growth of disabled sailing, one design racing and the Sonar class.”

Douglas Mahler reports that he is a dentist in Fairlawn, N.J. and that he lives with his wife, Holly, 2 sons, Lukas (9 1/2) and Derek (8), and 2 dogs, Duncan, a Weimariner, and Bourbon, a Pit Bull adopted from Hurricane Katrina a year ago.

Ms. Pamela Zeug 250 M ercer Street, D502 New York, N Y 10012 pzeug@ msn. com

Class agent: Ms. Jane Lugaric Burkhard 299 Crown Road Kentfield, CA 94904

Our sincere condolences go to Nora Gleason Leary whose brother, Owen P. Gleason, died on February 26, 2007.

79 Dr. John Brink 1246 Beach Haven Rd. Atlanta, GA 30324 Mrs. Carlos Ortiz (Shawn Mahieu) 2163 Gilbride Road M artinsville, N J 08836

Warren Busch Jr. writes: I got my MA in TESL from American Universiffllast fall and have beffl an ESL professor at a college here since then. Bestial) I’ve ever had - 1 wish I’d discovered it sooner.

We send our deepest sympathies «Barbara Kluge Hickox whose father, Willard Kluge ’42 died on ApripO, 2007.

Bob P ost ’77 with son Bobby Jr., Class o f2007. at Graduation.

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Thomas Robbins 6 Bradford Terrace Newtown Square, PA 19073

183 Ms. Am y Felber Trapp 229 Cardinal Road M ill Valley, CA 94941-3618 Ms. Maureen Towers Nothin 5 Riverview Road Irvington, N Y 10533 motowers@ aol. com

M ark Donatiello ’79 with son M ark Jr, Class o f2007, follow ing the June Commencement ceremony.

M ary L. Cole, Esq. 1 Ferrous Court Chester, N J 07930 M ary_Cole@ wellsfargois. com Class Agent: Mr. George Reimonn, Jr. 199 Winter Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 George @ cadso.com

The Cedar Grove Chapter of UNICO recently honored Louis Serafmi as the club’s person of the year at the 22nc*Annual Dinner Dance held in March. A member of UNICO since 1999, Serafini, whose term expires on June 30, has served as president since July of 2005.

Our deepest sympathies go to David Goodtree whose mother, Selma Goodtree died on December 3, 2006.

Class agent: Mrs. Laura Itzkow itz (Laura Reisch) 37 Nottingham Road Manalapan, N J 07726

25th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 Cheryl McCants 7 H olly Court Bloomfield, N J 07003 cmccants@ eimpactconsulting. com

Class agent: Mr. Walter J. Davis 66 Oakwood Drive New Providence, N J 07974 davisteam@ comcast. net

\84 Mrs. Jennifer Jones Ladda 110 Glen Rock Road Cedar Grove, N J 0700 Class Agent: Mr. William Stone 99 Larch Road E ast Greenwich, Rhode Island 02818 bstone@ outsidegc. com

Since 2005, Doug Keh has been the Deputy Chief of Staff of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which is the largest agency in the UN system, supporting developing countries throughout the world in reducing poverty and building up the capacity to govern themselves well.

Doug has been with the United Nations in one way or another since graduating from the

Bob Cottingham Featured in “Ivy @50” (Editor s Note: MKA alum Bob Cottingham Jr. ’84 was recently featured in an article by Stephen Eschenbach in lvy@ 50, a website hosting a yearlong celebration o f the 51F1 anniversary o f form al Ivy League 'competition. Following are excerpts from the article.)

He twice led the Columbia Lions to the NCAA Fencing Championship. But Bob Cottingham’s career didn’t end there as he twice represented the United States at the Olympics.. .When Bob Cottingham arrived as a freshman sabre fencer in 1984, Columbia fencing had not won an NCAA title since 1971.

When he graduated in 1988, the program just won its second straight championship and would go on to win five titles in seven years...

Columbia won its first NCAA title in 16 years his junior season... The team repeated as NCAA champions the next year and Cottingham helped lead the way, winning the sabre individual championship... Coming off a stellar college career, the Olympics loomed as Cottingham’s next big challenge. “The trials were nerve wracking,” he says. “I didn’t make the team until the last trial.” But “It was a completely different place once you made the team. You never saw such support.”.. .He also competed in the 1992 Games.

BobiCbttihqhami’&Si I Sport fencing___________ I Hometown Orange, M J.j High School Montclair Kiffjttrfy Academy Major Bistort) Protección 6ovemment Relational Highlights Won two team and one

He is currently Vice President Government Affairs & Northeast Director for Phacil, an engineering technical services provider.. .He’s also Administrative Chair of the Peter Westbrook Foundation.. .The Westbrook Foundation’s goal is to help New York-area inner-city kids “realize their own dreams through fencing.” Sounds like Bob Cottingham has done just that.

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individual NCAA ¿haroptonshiff before heading to two Olympic Games.

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 1991 with a Masters in International Relations. Assignments have included an eight-year presenKe in Vienna, Austria (where two of Doug’s three kids were bom) where he began as a speechwriter for the UN Under-Secretary-General there and then a research officer examining the links between civil wars and international criminal networks. While in Vienna, Doug also worked as the chief speechwriter to Nobel Prize winner Mohammed El-Baradei, head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog institution, the International Atomic Energy Agency. Doug worked with UNICEF in Sierra Leone in 1989, where he helped document UNICEF’s efforts to immunize 80% of the world’s children against 6 preventable diseases.

Since returning to NY in 2001, Doug’s work with the UN has focused on recovery support to post-conflict and post-crisis situations.

This has included a several-weeks assignment in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, the epicenter of the Asia Tsunami in January 2005, where Doug worked with the UNDP team to help the local government remove the rubble and the tens of thousands of bodies, as well as launching employment generation projects to get families’ lives back in order.

Currently, as UNDP Deputy Chief of Staff, Doug supports the head of UNDP in keeping abreast of the organization’s worldwide operations and making decisions that affect UNDP’s 166-country network of country offices. Between work and family, Doug doesn’t have time to do much but he still makes it into Montclair every so often to visit his Mom and Dad, who still live there.

We send our sincere condolences to Petia Morozov Alcala whose father, Dorian Peter Morozov, died on March 27, 2007.

Class agents: Mr. Jeffrey Schackner 1435 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 3E New York, New York 10128 Mrs. Alexis Polonofsky Zebrowski 33 Glen Road Verona, N J 07044

Ms. Sherry Ahkami P.O. Box 3187 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

Reunion Agent: Bruce Redpath 510 Auburn Avenue Wyndmoor, PA 19038 ;■ bruce. I. redpath@ êitigroup. com

20th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 Mr. Dennis Rodano 14 Wayland D rive Verona, N J 07044 rodanod@ ix.netcom.co.

Class agent: Mrs. Lynne Y. Krest (Lynne G. Yellin) 7408 East Main Street Lima, N Y 14485

Wendy Rosenblum Plummer writes that she and her husband, Larry, and their son, Jacob (2yrs. in July), are moving from Denver to Clemson, S.C. where Wendy’s husband is taking a position as Assistant Professor of Management. Wendy will continue her work in healthcare management as a consultant, and their son Jacob will continue to be a happy toddler chasing the family’s 751b. golden retriever. They’ll be looking to make friends in the area, so if you w w to find them, Wendy can be reached at wbpl970@ yahoo.com

Reunion Chair: Mr. Richard Stanton richardgstanton@ yahoo. com

Mr. Louis Lessig 141 Thunder Circle Bensalem, PA 19020

Elizabeth O’Driscoll Gage reports: I am an independent consultant and am currently setting up my own corporation. I conduct education and youth development research and evaluation at the local, district, state, and national levels.

Class agent: Mr. Josh Raymond 303 Kensington Lane Livingston, N J 07039 jraymond@ trenklawfirm. com

Meredith Bergmann writes: Currently working as am analyst for the mayor’s Office of Economic Development and Rebuilding.

Graduated with a degree in Economic Development and Urban Planning. Still live in NYC in the west village with my husband Marshall and my two kids, Emery (7) and Asher (2). Lucky to still be in touch with several of my MKA friends and looking forward to seeing them at the reunion.

188 Ms. Susan Bartlett Rankin 7(21A Liggett Avenue San Francisco, CA srankin@ microsoft. com Class agent: Mrs. H illary Johnston (Hillary Windolf) P.O. Box 35 New Vernon, N J 07976 hillaryjohnston@ mac. com

Jody Booth sends this update: Moved to the beach with husband and new baby, Griffin.

Getting back to acting after a few months off to adjust to sleep deprivation, diapers and the joys of motherhood.

Sarah Lane Sproha sends this update: Nothing too new. My oldest daughter, Amanda, started first grade while my youngest daughter Tara (3) is growing like a weed. We are all happy and healthy.

David Allen is regional manager for AsiaPacific of the UN Development program, responsible for financial operations. He, Francesca, Giorgiana (PJ1/2) and Filippo (2) moved from Nairobi to Bangkok in December.

David Austin, Jen, Stuart (5) and Sylvia (2 1/2) will move back to Portland, Ore. in June after a year in Bangalore, India. David opened a market analysis office for HewlettPackard there: .

Class Secretary and Agent: Ms. Meredith McGowan Zenm w* 383 M iddlesex Road Darien, CT 06820 mczengo@aol. com Ms. Lorelei M uenster 125 Country Lane Clifton, N J 07013

Leia9sioux@ 0f& m

Ms. Jennifer Remington Knodel 44 H amilton D rive East North Caldwell, N J 07006

Wendy Dorner Pursell writes: Life is good!

Son Adam is 3 and in December, my husband, Rich, and I renewed our wedding vows onboard the Disney Magic Cruise Ship 3 Beautiful!

Class agent: Mr. Patrick Sweeney 1750 Scarlett D rive Pittsburgh, PA 15241 p_sw eeney @ml. com

Mark Sapienza reports: Christine and I have a 19-month-old son named “Sal.” I’m working as a gastroenterologist out of

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Englewood Hospital in Englewood, N.J.

Leia Muenster sends the following news: Cheryl Rizzo Antos and her husband Mike, welcomed their ttg rab le son Joseph Peter Antos, into the world on January 4™ 2007. Cheryl and her family are living on the west coast in Pasadena, California. She stated that she is running a 99-seat theatre named The Theatre at Boston Court and ®so

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owns her own photography business, Bossy Girl Photography. Cheryl writes, “I haven’t done much shooting recently because of the pregnancy/IJirth/new mother thing, but I’m starting target back in the swing now.” She had also attached a truly breathtaking picture she captured of her son, Joseph. Cheryl noted that she keeps in touch with Laura Gilman and Kristy Scanlan Agard, who are also living in the LA area.

well and now in the D.C. area.

Gena Scotto and her husband have lived in Long Island for five years. They share their home with two children - two and a half year old, Charlie, and hllsister, Mikayla. Gina and her family spend their summers with Amy Custode, her husband and their two children, Ben and Jack. Gina and Amy caught up with Tom Johnson in Palm Beach. Gina reports that Tom is well, and that he and his wife, Isabella, have “a beautiful daughter, Bella.MH

adult T ©¡HI leukemia lymphoma - a cancer that is disproportionately seen among Caribbeans.

Enrique Neblett sends the following update: Saurabh Agarwal writes: My wife Linda and I live in Westfield, MA. I finished a residency in urology and have joined a group based in Springfield, MA. We have a twoyear-old boy and another child on the way.

Time passes so quickly, I can’t believe it’s been 15 years since we graduated from MKA.

Ms. Dora Marmon 127 E ast 30th Street, # 15A New York, N Y 10016 . wackohead@nyc. rr. com

We send our deepest sympathies to the family of Khalidah McMorrin who died on May 14, 2007.

Sharon Moe (formerly Most) has been living in Alexandria, VA since 2003. She and her husband, Eric, were married in July 2005 and welcomed the birth of their daughter, Abigail Lynn Moe last September.

Sharon has been working as a Credit Portfolio Analyst for Chevy Chase Bank but is now looking forward to a new adventure in Raleigh, North Carolina where Eric has accepted a promotion with his company.

Class agent: Mr. Luke Sarsfield 400 Chambers Street, PHG New York N Y 10282

Congratulations to Gene Mazo and his wife on the birth of their son, Maxwell Parker Mazo who was bom on Saturday, February 'ffij, 2007, at 10.24 p.m. Gene writes: ...He weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces (3.263 kilograms), was 19 and three-fourths inches long (52.4 cm), and was bom at Stanford University’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California. Mom is doing just great, and... We look forward to introducing all of you to Max soon!

Steve Pestka adopted a son from Ethiopia earlier this year, named Ashenafl. I think he was eight months old at the time. Steve lives in Boston and is a doctor.

Jacqueline (Kearney) Bladek and her husband, Chris, have two boys - Andrew, who turned three on April 12H and Stephen, who celebrated his first birthday on April 5 .

Jacqueline writes: I am home with them this year, and I will be going back to work this September. I am a 7 ^ grade math teacher in Wayne. I keep in touch with Jessica Wu Tsai who lives in Franklin Lakes with her husband and son, Brandon. I also keep in touch with Bill May. He and his family are

\92 15th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 Mr. Enrique Neblett 212 W. Taylor Run Parkway Alexandria, VA 22314 enrique. neblett@ gmail. com Ms. Tamar Safer Radfar 876 Aztec Trail

Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 . tsafer5400@ aol. com Class agent: Ms. Anne M arie Verdiramo 2030 South Street, Unit D Philadelphia, PA 19146 amverdiramo@hotmail. com

Adrienne Phillips reports: I completed my MD at Brown and MPH at Harvard in 2001 and then moved to Harlem, NY where I did my residency and fellowship in oncology at Columbia. I finish my fellowship next month and will stay on at Columbia as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and will be seeing patients mostly at Harlem Hospital (Columbia’s affiliate). My interests are in cancer disparities, particularly among Africans and Caribbeans, and I just returned from a 6-week rotation in Tanzania working/precepting in a cancer hospital there.

I’m currently in Tokyo presenting research on

Cheryl Sinner has been awarded a fellowship to attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Ph.D. program in Applied Language and Speech Sciences and will be starting her studies there in the Fall 2007. Congratulations Cheryl! .. .and as for me, I am currently living with my wife, Nicole Gardner Neblett (and two cats), in Alexandria, VA after completing my doctoral studies in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan in 2006.1 work as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Howard University and have recently accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill! I look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Tamar Safer Radfar sends the following news: Jenna Blanes Componovo is excited to announce that she and her husband Roger welcomed their first child, Angelina Lucia, to the world in December 2006. Jenna and her husband recently returned to Philadelphia after spending 5 years in Charleston, South Carolina. While in Charleston, Jenna opened her first Pilates Studio and Wellness Center.

Cliff Finkle reports that in February 2007 he went to New Brunswick, Canada to play in the World Championship Pond Hockey Tournament with Chris Burchell and Pete Benedict. Mike Leichtner was supposed to be their 4 ^ , but “bailed.” Any tension, guys?

They found a local guy to be their 4 , and finished with a winning record. They had a great time, stayed in a bear-hunting lodge, and drank lots of Canadian Beer.

M axwell Parker Mammone day old), son iffiEugene Mazo '91:

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Kimberly Cohen Lubitz writes: I hope all in the class of ’92 are doing well. I wish I could see you all at Homecoming this fall; however, I have moved to South Florida with my husband, Jared,'and our 2-year-old daughter, Lindsey. Life is great being a stay-at-home

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Meena Untawale ’97 and Julie Lee Kim ’92

mom and enjoying the life of a southerner. If anyone is ever in town, look me up and I’ll show you around.

Joanna Augustyn is a Visiting Assistant Professor of French at Haverford College in Pennsylvania.

Julie Lee Kim, who is clerking for a family court judge in the Superior Court of Bergen County, recently met Meena Untawale ’97 who is also employed in the Bergen County family division.

Ms. Renee M onteyne 10 Lookout Point Trail Totowa Borough, N J 07512 monteyne@ yahoo. com Class agent: Mr. Damien Vena 385 Grand Street, L#90 New York, N Y 10002

94 Ms. Dana Fiordaliso 102 E ast 9 ^ Avenue Conshohocken, PA 19428 djfiordaliso@ yahoo. com Class agent: Mr. Jason Awerdick jasonawerdick@ gmail. com

Congratulations to Andriie Jill Finkle on her marriage to Carter Braxton Worth in New York on January 14, 2007.

Jaime Bedrin is back in New York City after a 5-year absence. She and her husband, Scott Dodd work in the news industry. You can hear Jaime in WNYC AM820.

Congratulations to Ben Roth and his wife, Shawna, who welcomed daughter Laura Ell™ on February 2, 2007.

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Ben Roth ’94 and fam ily

Class agent: Mr. Matthew Drukker 230 E. 48th Street, #3D New York, N Y 10017 mdrukker@ yahoo.6om

We send our congratulations to Rae Lynn Schwartz-DuPre who graduated with a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa and married Justin DuPre of Louisburg, North Carolina. She is now a professor of Communication at Western Washington University. She and her husband, Justin, live in beautiful Bellingham, Washington.

Our congratulations go to Annetta Benedict who was married to Matthew Charles Saggese on October 14, 2006. She writes: We were married in a barefoot ceremony on Wrightsville Beach, NC. We are both elementary school teachers and reside in Wilmington, NC. We often get together with Meg Torjussen and see her reporting for local news station WWAY. Carolyn Seugling returned to the east coast from El Paso, Texas in the fall of 2006 to become an Equal Justice Works Fellow at the National Center for Refugee & Immigrant Children in Washington, D.C. Carolyn’s fellowship is sponsored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP. Carolyn recruits and trains pro bono attorneys to assist immigrant children who have been abused, neglected and/or abandoned. Send her an email if you want information and/or afiCff looking for a great opportunity to use your law degree and give back. We need people nationally, carolynjs@ aol.com

Erica Hirsch 10 West 1 5 Street, #902 New York, N Y 10011 ehirsch77@ yahoo. com Class agent: Mr. Lee Vartan 700 F irst Street, Apt. 17P Hoboken, N J 07030 ldv@ alumni.princeton. edu

Jessica Bruder recently published Burning B<mk: A Visual H istory o f Burning Man about the Burning Man Festival in Nevada. Jessica’s freelance writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Meena Untawale sends this update: After graduating from Brooklyn Law School, I have returned homelt© live and practice law in New Jersey. I am currently clerking in the Superior Court of Bergen County in the family division.

I recently met Julie Lee Kim‘92 who is also clerking for a family court judge. We are both enjoying our work and talk often about our memories of MKA.

97 10th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 Reunion Chair: Mr. Gregory Dedter gdexitl 45@yahoo. com

Dana Tyson is managing Luke Brindley, brother of Daniel Brindley ’97 who plays keyboards along with Luke and a “stellar band of CD-area musicians.” Both Luke and Daniel headlined Maxwell’s in Hoboken in February. The brothers have re le a s^ ® multiple CD’s including F illed With Fire and Playing with the Light and were featured in the April 2007 isira o f D C Modern Luxury Magazine.

Ms. Tanya Barnes tbarnes@ fas. harvard, edu

Jen Platt B cfp li Platt ’99 will graduate from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in June 2007. Ali plans to go into internal medicine, and Jen plans to go into psychiatry.

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Congratulations to Jennifer Brown who is engaged to marry Jerry Urban in July 2008.

Jennifer received her master’s in Human Development from Cornell University in 2006 and will finish her Ph.D. in Spring 2008.

Jennifer Gelboim writes: I spent the first 2 weeks of 2007 in Puebla, Mexico where I did research on their system of education. I will complete my dual M.A. to teach Spanish and TESOL in June of this year from NYU. Dana Jacobs sends this update: Started a Mary Kay Cosmetics business in June of 2006 and am working on an MBA in Finance.

Began working for PSE&G about 5 years ago as a Gas Distribution Engineer and now as a Performance Measurement Analyst. Still seeing my college sweetheart.

Class secretary and agent: Ms. Gemma Giantomasi 170 Devon Road Essex Fells, N l 07021 gemma.giantomasi@ shearmansibm

Lynn Fernando sends the following update: .. .1 graduated from MKA in 1998 and went on to pursue my degree at the University of Michigan. I graduated from U of M in 2002 with a double major in Communications and Psychology. Upon graduation, I moved to San Francisco where I embarked on my career in advertising. (Side note: I moved to S.F. and became roommates with Rachel Roth -jfljlso from the class of 1998). I lived in S.F. for 3m 1/2 years where I worked at agencies like Grey and Foote, Cone & Belding (on the Oracle and Visa accounts). In 2005,1 moved down to Los Angeles, and I am currently here working in the same industry. I am now an Account Supervisor for an ad agency called Ryan Partnership, for the Nestle USA account. I work on-site at Nestle

headquarters on a Customer Relationship Marketing account called Very Best Kids.

I’ve been living in California now for close to 5 years, and, while I still keep in touch with my fellow classmates from MKA and miss where I grew up, I’m nowhere close to moving back to the N.J. area. It’s too cold, and I’ve just gotten so used to the weather here. You can reach me at my personal email Hlynn.femando@gmail.com or my work email - lfemando@ryandirect.com

Class agent: Mr. Alexander H olz 151 North 3r<^ Street, Apt. 16 Brooklyn, N Y 11211 alex@ thatfleetingworld. com

00 Mr. John Garippa 8157 M adison Lakes Circle South Davie, FL 33328 Ms. Anna Labowsky 5 H ighview Court Wayne, N J 07470 annalabow sky @yahoo.eom Class agent: Ms. Ashley Griffin 114 The Fenway #11 Boston, MA 02115 ashleygriffinl @gmail. com

Lauren Hooper writes: I got the opportunity to star in a new musical off Broadway felled “A Night at the Alhambra Caffi,” in January. I also just finished an independent film, King o f Paper Chasin, in which I also starred. The film’s screening is scheduled for Spring 2007.

Nelli Bollettino sends this update: After spending my junior year of college abroad in Bologna, Italy, and playing my final season with the varsity field hockey team, I

Friends from the Class o f2001, Tatjana Gall andA lexa Kaiser enjoy getting together with faculty member George Hrab at the New York Reception in the Friars Club.

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graduated from Wellesley College in May 2004 with a B.A. in medical ethics and a minor in Italian studies. I spent the two years immediately following graduation conducting clinical genetic research on chronic pain, anxiety, and depression as a post baccalaureate research fellow at the National Institutes of Health. As a researcher at the NIH, I was fortunate to co-author my findings in three published scientific papers and present them at two annual meetings of the American Pain Society, in Boston in April of 2005 and San Antonio in May 2006. While living in Washington, DC, I also volunteered weekly as a member of the Anesthesia Tech Team in the Operating Room of the George Washington University Hospital. Since September 2006,1 have been working back in Montclair as a Legal Assistant at Tobia & Sorger, LLC for my very good friend Jay Tobia’s dad, Ronald L. Tobia, Esq. and sister, Jill Sorger, Esq.’88. While it has been wonderful living back home and spending time with my parents, sister Vikki Bollettino ’97 (who’s now a first-year law student at Seton Hall University) and close MKA , friends (Joette Harrison Nigro, Jay Tobia, Jordan Fraser, Anna Labowsky, Lauren Hooper, Kit Levine-Flandrup and Fran De La Torre), I am eagerly looking forward to returning to Washington, DC this summer to start my first year of medical school at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. I wish all the best to my fellow MKA class of 2000 graduates and hope you are all well and happy! It’s been fun reading up on the great things you all have been doing!

IZHHHHHHHHH Ms. Dana Pisacane 3 Finley Lane Wayne, N J 07470 dana.piscane@ gmail. com

Spanning ten years, the Reichstein brothers D avid ’97 and Matthew ’01 enjoy'celebrating with their younger brother Jonathan ’07 at his graduation.

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Benjamin Feldman ’01 and A li Roberts ’01

Dr. John Campanile ’75 with his children Francesca '07 and D aniel ’03 at Francesca’s graduation.

Class agent: Ms. Lindsay Braverman 484 South Parkway Clifton, N J 07014 lbraverman@ gamail. com

Reunion Chair: M iss Em ily Santangelo emilyannesantangelo@ gmail. com

Congratulations to Ali Roberts on her engagement to Benjamin Feldman. A June 2008 wedding is planned.

Class agent: Ms. Lauren TortoriellmM 112 H eller Way Upper Montclair, N J 07043 let2009@ columbia. edu

Congratulations to Alexandra Seidenstein (now Seidenshaw) on her marriage to Blake Henshaw on September 16, 2006.

5th REUNION OCTOBER 13, 2007 Class Secretary and Reunion Chair: Ms. M elissa Fortunato 40 H olton Lane Essex Fells, N J 07021 melissa.fortunato@ gs. com

Congratulations to Gil Kruger, who was one of 50 film directors chosen from a pool of 12,000 applicants to appear on the FOX reality show On the Lot. Gil is now working for the entertainment law firm of Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz, LLP in New York where he advises on the financing and distribution of independent films.

Joe Potenzone writes: I am finishing up my degree at St. Peter’s College this semester.

Last summer, I interned on Capitol Hill for the Honorable Robert E. Andrews of theFirst

District of New Jersey (Camden area). I interned through the Washington Center, and now that I’m home, I’m starting my seventh year volunteering for the Glen Ridge Volunteer Ambulance Squad as an EMT. Oiufunmilayo Akinyosoye sends this update: I have decided to go to medical school after I complete my degree in biomedicaiM engineering in May 2007. As of November 2006,1 had already been accepted to 4 medical schools, and I am still interviewing ;,;: with other medical schools. I will make my final decision by May 2007 as to which medical school I will be attending.

Drew Mersinger reports: Interned during the summer of 2006 in Dongguan, China, outside of Hong Kong. Designed golf sh o e * at Callaway Golf. I am an industriaMesign major at Savannah College of Art and Design and a member of the school’s golf team.

03 Ms. Judith Ferreira 819 Clifton Avenue Newark, N J 07104 Class agent: Ms. M elanie Braverman 484 South Parkway m ifto n , N J 07014

Geremy Farrell was honored with the Senior Assessment Honorable Mention Award at the Integrity and Professionalism Awards LuncheonFfpsted recently by the Seton Hall Stillman School of Business.

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Ms. Kate Santoro 364 H ighland Avenue Upper Montclair, N J 07043 santorok@ lafayette. edu A fter a busy spring, Governor Richard Codey enjoys a fam ily day with wife M ary Jo and sons, graduating senior Chris, Class o f2007 and his brother Kevin, Class o f 2003. ■ .

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Class Agent: Mr. Dctvid Endo Gate House 31 Idle Acres Road Smith ’s Parish 0FL06 BERMUDA david. endwffffrincoll. edu

0 5 ________________________ Mr. Manav Lawani 132 Blue Heron Drive Secaucus, N J 07094 201-61 m 3 1 2 mlalwani@ princeton. edu Class Agent: Mr. Edmund Kozak IW lum m it Street Glen Ridge, N J 07028 973-748^7016 ekozak@ comcast. net

Proud parents, A ssistant H ead o f Upper School Dr. D enise Brown-Alien with husband Doug Allen and sons, graduate D aniel '07 and Dorian ’13.

Congratulations to Michelle Leardo who was a United States National ¡Collegiate Award winner in Education. Fewer than 10% of all American college students are recognized for this prestigious award, and their names are published in the United States Achievement Academy’s Official Collegiate.

Yearbook. Michelle attends Boston College and was nominated by an Associate Dean there.

Natalie Azzoli 60 Lloyd Road Montclair, N J 07042 nat6888@ aol. com

We send our deepest sympathies to Chase Morrison whose father, former MKA trustee Clarence “J.C.” Morrison, died on April 6 , 2007.

Alexis Levengood is a freshman at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut and a member of the Woman’s Varsity Swim Team.

Reunion Chair: M iss Angela McCaffrey angelamccajfrey@ aol. com

Mr. Brian May 22 Bayard Lane Mahwah, N J 07430 Class Agent: Mr. H arry Raymond 120 Ridgewood Avenue Glen Ridge, N J 07028-1121

M arriages 1994 1995 1995 2001

Andrae Jill Finkle and Carter Braxton Worth Annetta Benedict and Matthew Saggese Rae Lynn Schwartz and Justin DuPre Alexandra Seidenstein and Blake Henshaw

January 14, 2007 October 14, 2006 May 2006 September 16, 2006

In M emoriam 1932 1935 1939 1940 1942 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1948 1953 1971 1991

Benjamin Graham III Barbara Littlejohn Donald Adams Carolyn Bedell Kennard Helena VanCortlandt Burrill Willard G. Kluge Peter D. Purvis Philip Morgan Cheek Edward Parker Striffler Nancy Treene Murphy Childress Nancy Bond Sayre Barbara Schatzman Cluett Vernon Potter Khalidah McMorrin

July 5, 2006 March 19, 2007 March 2007 February 15, 2007 April 10, 2007 April 20, 2007 December 31, 2006 January 16, 2007 August 20, 2005 January 23, 2007 November 17, 2006 May 14, 2006 September 16, 2005 May 14, 2007

Faculty, Form er Faculty, Staff and Trustees New Officers fo r the Class o f2007, Class Agent H arry Raymond and Class Secretary Brian May, entered into the spirit o f things at Senior Breakfast.

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Class Notes • Fall 2007

R easons to G ive to the

MKA A nnual G iv in g P rogram

Any day now you can expect to receive details of the 2007-2008 MKA Annual Giving Program through the mail. Please take a moment to reflect on what your support means to the School. Here, in no particular order, are some important reasons to make MKA one of your philanthropic priorities: Annual Giving provides "Added Value" to an MKA education: Your donation to the Annual Fund enhances the range and quality of programs MKA can offer by supporting the operating budget.Think about the programs that meant the most to you when you were a student, or that mean the most to your children or grandchildren now - those are in large part made possible by Annual Fund donations.

Annual Giving ensures MKA is a broad-based community: By supporting the operating budget, Annual Giving also supports financial aid and faculty salaries, ensuring that the MKA community can attract and retain the very best students and teachers, whatever their resources Annual Giving builds the MKA Legacy: Every student who has graduated from MA,TKS,or MKA has benefited from the generosity of those who came before.The Annual Fund provides a vehicle for alumni and others in the community to become a part of the legacy of generosity that helps make this a special community.

Annual Giving Closes the Tuition Gap: While tuition is an important component of the financial picture at MKA, tuition dollars do not cover the entire cost of educating an MKA student.The Annual Fund, along with endowment interest, serves to close this "tuition gap."

Annual Giving cultivates a Culture of Philanthropy: Active participation in MKA's Annual Giving Program helps to create a sense of community and a "culture of philanthropy" that helps our students learn about the importance of giving back.

And finally...

If it's better to give than to receive, it's also nice to get a tax deduction!

All Gifts to the Annual Fund are Tax Deductible, plus some of you may be eligible for company matching gift programs that can make your donation to MKA go even further!

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