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The Legacy of Alice Paul at MFS and Beyond 2018-19 ANNUAL REPORT

Mission Statement Moorestown Friends School is a community rooted in Quaker values and dedicated to the pursuit of educational excellence for a diverse student body within an academically rigorous and balanced program emphasizing personal, ethical, and spiritual growth.

Fall 1987, revised May 2011

Contents

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A Note About Our New Look

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From the Head of School

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Published By The Development Office

Notes from Pages Lane

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Editor, Director of Marketing and Communications Mike Schlotterbeck

New Staff/School Committee Appointments

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Fox Tracks

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Managing Editor, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications Luke Hoheisel

Feature: The Legacy of Alice Paul at MFS and Beyond

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Graphic Design Alison Judah ’86, Hypno Design

Alumni Association Awards

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Photography Julia Applegate ‘10 , Luke Hoheisel, Bill Persons, Andrew Rowan ‘19, Ailsa Stevenson ‘11, Mike Schlotterbeck, and alumni, student, and parent contributors

Honoring Retirees

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2018-19 Annual Report of Donors

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Alumni Weekend Photos

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Alumni Gatherings

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Director of Development Stephen Zakroff

Class Notes

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Associate Director of Development Beth Stouffer

In Memoriam

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Director of Parent and Alumni Programs Suzanne Abrams

You Are Always Among Friends!

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Head of School Julia de la Torre

Assistant Director of Community Outreach Julia Applegate ’10 Director of Annual Giving Sonia Mixter Guzman ’02 Development Office Staff Roberta Fenska and Sue Giacchetto

Moorestown Friends School admits students without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, or sexual orientation.

All photos are identified from left to right unless otherwise indicated.

Printed on recycled paper.

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The students featured on the cover are members of the Girls’ Leadership Council at the Alice Paul Institute in Mount Laurel.

Clockwise from left: Shelby Deibler ’20, Sammy Bastien ’20, Vani Hanamirian ’22, Christine Chandran ’21, and Madi Hughes ’21. The students are in front of a National Woman’s Party (NWP) banner, adopted in 1917, on which NWP members sewed stars for each state that ratified the 19th Amendment.

Photo credit: Bill Persons

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A Note About Our New Look...

This issue of Among Friends features an updated design that aligns with the school’s new branding materials, which feature revised logos and a colorful fox mosaic. No matter where you are on the MFS campus, you’ll find colorful, creative mosaics – a visual representation of our Quaker values. The tiles in the mosaics represent the many paths students take through and beyond their MFS experience, each on a unique journey of discovery.

You’ll notice this new “mosaic” look in print and digital MFS materials, including a new school website coming soon!

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Message from the Head of School Dear Friends, Almost two years ago, I found myself in a public library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where my family was living at the time. I was hunched over my laptop, researching as much as possible about Moorestown Friends School ahead of my interview for the Head of School position. Scattered around me were materials about MFS, including Among Friends. I noticed that a young woman sitting across from me kept looking over at the magazine.

She leaned over and told me that she was an MFS alum and was eager to share her experience. Full of warmth and enthusiasm, she recounted her stories of the special community I now call home.

As I begin my second year as Head of School, I want to thank all of you — students, families, faculty/staff, alumni, and Trustees — for warmly welcoming my family and me into the MFS community. Throughout my first year, I had a chance to meet hundreds of people who all share a common connection to Moorestown Friends. Perhaps the most fascinating conversations were with the dozens of alumni I encountered from all over the country. I traveled to Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, DC, New York, and even our very own backyard in Philadelphia and Medford, meeting alumni from as far back as the Class of 1941 to the most recent graduating class.

I was struck by the common themes that emerged from the nearly 90 years of MFS history captured in these conversations.

Alumni appreciated the unique relationships they had with their teachers. They cherished the foundational Quaker values that guided them at MFS and that continue to ground them today. They relished in the power of silence and sought opportunities for reflection in the company of others — an experience that remains consistent today for every child in our care.

As you flip through the pages of this issue of Among Friends, I hope you will see echoes of your own experience at Moorestown Friends School. I also expect you will share a sense of pride, as we celebrate the life and impact of Alice Paul (Class of 1901) whose legacy is felt today, almost 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment. Generations of MFS alumni, like Alice Paul and YOU, have let their lives speak and continue to inspire change to make the world a better place. Thank you for reconnecting with MFS, and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Warmly,

Julia de la Torre Head of School

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Notes from Pages Lane This section of Among Friends takes its name from Pages Lane, the road that bisected the Moorestown Friends School campus prior to the construction of Stokes Hall in 1986.

Seven Middle School students represented MFS at the National History Bee finals in Chicago.

Four qualified for the International History Bee and two for the International Geography Bee, both to be held in 2020.

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Fifth grade students (such as Rohan Singh ’26, above) continued an annual tradition by creating displays and models based on research topics of their choosing. They presented the results to parents and peers at the Genius Hour Expo.

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Alexander Kwak ’23 performed as the principal cellist in the New Jersey AllState Concert on May 18 at Community Middle School (Plainsboro, NJ).

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The Upper School Dance Team took home a total of seven individual and group trophies at the DanceXplosion competition in Voorhees.

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Three Lower School students – Josh Rotter ’29, Noah Hasni ’28, and Kari Rotter ’27 – won their grade-level competitions at the spring Knight School Chess Tournament in Drexel Hill, PA.

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The Class of 2019 Originals reunited with their early childhood teachers during a special luncheon. Originals are students who have attended MFS from preschool, prekindergarten, kindergarten, or first grade all the way through senior year. The seniors were able to reminisce about their time in Lower School and catch up with their former teachers on what’s happened since then.

April 15

First graders watched a presentation from the Middle School Robotics Club, learned about design and coding, and witnessed Lego creations in action.

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April 11

Diane Randall, Executive Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, visited the Grade 10 “Leadership and the Quaker Dimension” class to speak about her role as a leader and a lobbyist for a Quaker nonprofit. Ms. Randall described the keys to leadership as “discernment, trust, and deep listening.”

April 11

Andrew Rowan ’19 was named New Jersey High School Journalist of the Year by the Garden State Scholastic Press Association.

Andrew served for two years as Editor-in-Chief of WordsWorth, the student-run news organization at MFS.

March 29

Second graders created and unveiled a mural inspired by Edward Hicks’ Peaceable Kingdom painting. The mural, a combination of 12 decorated canvas boards, includes details inspired by the Quaker testimonies and well-known peace advocates from across history.

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March 29

Charlotte Blake Alston – a master storyteller with over 29 years of experience – visited the Lower School for a series of assemblies and in-class workshops. Charlotte hosted two presentations that combined music, stories, and cultural history.

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The second annual Edible Book Festival featured a range of colorful, creative, and delicious treats based on classic works of literature. Prizes were awarded in five categories: People’s Choice, Most Creative, Tastiest, Funniest, and Best in Show.

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The MFS Model UN team was named Best School Delegation at the 2019 University of Delaware Model United Nations Conference (HenMUN).

This marks the second year in a row that MFS has taken home top honors at HenMUN.

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New Staff/School Committee Appointments New and Familiar Faces in New Roles

School Committee Welcomes New Trustee

Two administrative appointments were recently made:

Daniel H. McCollister II was recently appointed to the Moorestown Friends School Committee. Dan is the President of McCollister’s Transportation Group, Inc. in Burlington, where he works to direct the senior management team and oversee the $150 million family organization.

He has served in virtually every position in the company, which provides a wide range of logistics, commercial, residential, auto transport, specialty transport, and technical services.

Dan’s family came to MFS in 2005-06, and he has four children at the school. He has served on the Development Committee for two years and has been an active Leadership Circle Volunteer. Dan has also been a coach for MFS athletic teams. He and his wife Kelly have served on Parent Council, and Kelly was a co-chair of the 2019 Auction.

From 2005-2015, Dan was the Owner of Black Diamond Mountain Sports and Skateparks, an action sports chain that grew to five locations before he sold or closed the locations to re-focus solely on the family business.

Dan earned a B.S. in Management and Organizational Behavior from Rider University, as well as an MBA with a concentration in International Marketing from Rider. He serves on the Family Advisory Board of Wine Enthusiast Companies, based in Valhalla, NY, and is the owner of McCollister Estate Vineyard. Dan and Kelly live in Southampton.

Jenel Giles,

Lower School Director A graduate of Barnard College (B.A.), Jenel Giles began her career as an assistant teacher at Bank Street School for Children in New York City before moving to Collegiate School, also in NYC, where she was a first grade teacher. Jenel later returned to Bank Street and was a kindergarten lead teacher for more than a decade. In addition to her teaching duties, she served on the school’s Strategic Planning Task Force, Brain Research Team, Diversity Leadership Council, and Faculty Council. She has an Ed.M. from the Klingenstein Leadership Academy at Columbia University’s Teacher College and an M.Ed. from Bank Street College of Education. Jenel succeeds Kelly Banik, who departed at the end of the school year to become Head of School at the Raleigh School in Raleigh, NC.

Dorothy “Dot” López,

Director of Diversity & Inclusion Dot López has been actively involved in all matters related to diversity and inclusion at MFS since she was hired as a math teacher in 2008. She has led groups of students to attend diversity conferences and workshops and has participated in many professional development programs herself. In 2012, Dot was appointed Director of the Camden Scholars Program and for seven years she has advised and mentored the students in this program. For the past three years, she has served as the Middle School Diversity Coordinator. In her new role, Dot will provide strategic leadership and programmatic vision around issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in the MFS community, working with the team of divisional diversity coordinators and with Chester Reagan Chair for Religious/Quaker Studies Melissa McCourt. She replaces Karen Washington, who retired at the end of the 2018-19 school year.

She will continue to lead the Camden Scholars Program.

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2019-20 MFS School Committee Peter Baily, Recording Clerk Kennette Banks ’02 Ivy Brown ’89, Assistant Clerk Barbara Rose Caldwell, Clerk Stefanie Cohen Julia de la Torre, Ex Officio Haley Coles Driscoll ’86 Mindy Holman Janice Johnston ’88 Larry Leverett ’91

Rangil Mada Louis R. Matlack ’53, Emeritus Daniel H. McCollister II Patricia Ann Metzer ’59, Treasurer Julia Onorato ’04 Emily Orel Andrew Searle Pang ’80 Gregory A. Paw Whitty Ransome ’63 Nick Smith

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Fox Tracks 1 The MFS Golf team captured the Friends Schools League championship for the first time in school history on May 8. The team also finished as runner-up at the NJSIAA Non-Public South championship held May 16 at Mountain View Golf Club in Ewing. Pictured at the NJSIAA tournament were: Jalen Patel ’20, Skye Mada ’22, Kian Canelas ’21, Alec Ryden ’19, and Justin Patel ’20. Alec Ryden was the runner-up in the individual competition. He carded a 75 and fell in the first hole of a playoff.

Additional team members were Natalie Julian ’21, Chris Little ’21, Peter Tummarello ’22, and Dylan Zhou ’19. The team is coached by Joe O’Hara.

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2 The Girls’ Lacrosse team advanced to the NJSIAA Group 1 South championship, falling to Haddon Township in the final.

Prior to that game, they won a dramatic come-from-behind 14-13 semifinal over Woodstown, charging back from a 7-1 deficit to win on a goal with 14 seconds left.

3 Allison Fenska ’21 was named an All-American by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) in the 50 freestyle (23.39). She is the first-ever swimming AllAmerican at MFS. Seven girls from New Jersey received this honor for individual events. To be selected as an All-American, a swimmer must post one of the top 100 times nationwide in an event. Allison also swam an All-American consideration time in the 100 butterfly, but did not reach the top 100 in that event in 2018-19.

4 Bella Runyan ’20 (soccer, basketball, and lacrosse) and Peter “Ollie” Frank ’19 (soccer and basketball) were named the 2019 Herm Magee Award winners. The Herm Magee Award is presented to a male and female athlete for outstanding athletic achievement, leadership, and sportsmanship contributions to MFS athletics.

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5 At a special Signing Day on April 12, Jack Stern ‘19 (Ithaca/Basketball) and Evan Fenska ‘19 (Fordham/Swimming) committed to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

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The Legacy of Alice Paul at MFS and Beyond 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing women with the right to vote. In 1919, the amendment was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate after being first introduced in 1878. To make this the law of the land, three-quarters of the states had to conduct votes on the amendment and certify it. This benchmark was reached in August 1920 when Tennessee became the 36th state to give its approval. On August 26, 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby ratified the 19th Amendment, and women finally achieved the long-sought right to vote throughout the United States. On November 2 of that same year, more than eight million women across the U.S. voted in elections (of 26 million total voters).

One of the key drivers to the passage of the 19th Amendment was Alice Paul (Class of 1901). This feature provides images, history, and observations from students, faculty, and alumni about this important figure in U.S. history.

Alice Paul makes a toast (with grape juice) outside the National Woman’s Party headquarters in Washington, DC following Tennessee’s August 18 ratification of the 19th Amendment. (August 26, 1920) (Credit: Library of Congress)

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1. Suffragette pin, c. 1910s 2. “Silent Sentinel” pin c. 1917-18. See p.14 for additional information.

3. National Woman’s Party 50th Anniversary pin, 1967.

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The Legacy of Alice Paul at MFS and Beyond A Note from the Editors As organizations across the United States prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, it is important to reflect on the nature of historical writing and record-keeping and how they impact our view of the past. Many firsthand accounts of distant events – often, the only records we have to draw from – are products of their time and subject to continuing debate. In the case of the women’s suffrage movement, it is clear that the voices of African-American and Native American activists were marginalized and excluded from many historic accounts, despite their prominent and pioneering roles in the story of women’s rights. Accounts of how much or how little Alice Paul excluded certain people or groups vary greatly, as was discovered when researching this story.

Organizations such as the National Women’s History Museum (Alexandria, VA) strive to create a more accurate portrayal of the women’s suffrage movement through continuing research on, and inclusion of, these voices. Dr. Lori Ann Terjesen, Director of Education at the Museum, explains: “The way we’ve approached our programming is to really rethink what we’ve been taught and what we know – to ask ourselves who is telling the story. The history in the past has predominantly been told by white women.

Were they important to the suffrage movement? Absolutely.

But the way that they told the history was from their own perspective; it was embellished and it did leave out other voices.”

Modern historical accounts increasingly balance a celebration of suffragist leaders’ accomplishments with an acknowledgement of inaccuracies, exclusions, and blind spots. “You need to look at how society was structured at the time, and why they chose to make the choices that they did,” Terjesen explains. “It’s also OK to say that wasn’t OK.” MFS Director of Diversity and Inclusion Dorothy López encourages students and families to have conversations about these topics and has included several queries above.

“Moorestown Friends School values diverse perspectives from its community members and the enriched experiences that come from having courageous conversations,” López says. “As we celebrate the legacy of Alice Paul, we recognize that it is just as important to determine how we celebrate. We not only want to focus on Alice Paul and the women who broke barriers, but also why those barriers existed in the first place. We hope that these queries will allow you to use your own lens during our learning exchange about this historical movement.”

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Moving to a More Inclusive History of Women’s Suffrage: Queries from Director of Diversity and Inclusion Dorothy López • Why may different groups see the same event in different ways?

• What standards should we hold women’s suffrage leaders to?

• Should it be with the same lens of equity and inclusion values that we hold today?

• Why is it important to gain an understanding of whose voices may not have been included when we are seeking truth?

• How are we holding ourselves accountable for putting into practice a variety of perspectives in the stories that are told and taught and preventing a single narrative of those portrayed?

• How can these new perspectives on the women’s suffrage movement enrich the learning exchange we have within our community?

Further Reading

For additional discourse on these topics, consult the following articles. All can be found via Internet search.

“Shall Not Be Denied,” Library of Congress Magazine, July/ August 2019 (Vol. 8 No. 4) “Heroes but Not Saints,” PublicSeminar.org, September 13, 2018

“How Women Got the Vote Is a Far More Complex Story Than the History Textbooks Reveal,” Smithsonian.com, April 9, 2019 “Votes for Women Means Votes for Black Women,” National Women’s History Museum, August 16, 2018

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The Legacy of Alice Paul at MFS and Beyond

Students paid tribute to Alice Paul with suffrage sashes and protest signs at the 2018 May Day celebration.

Alice Paul’s legacy as a tireless advocate for the equality of women around the world continues, both in the Moorestown area and on a national scale. Many MFS students, alumni, and current/former faculty and staff have helped tell Alice’s story and ensure that her accomplishments are remembered across future generations.

Miriam Feyerherm, a librarian at MFS for 22 years and alumni parent of Elise ’71, Joel ’81, and Sarah ’82, lived at Paulsdale (Alice’s birthplace and childhood home) for many years. Miriam and her husband, the late Marvin Feyerherm, completed negotiations with the Alice Paul Institute (API) in 1990 that allowed API to acquire the Mount Laurel property as its headquarters. Miriam received the Alice Paul Merit Award from the MFS Alumni Association in 2018.

“We didn’t want Paulsdale to be developed or torn down,” Miriam said. “I was sort of an ancillary person — somebody that was at the right place to afford them (API) a location, encourage them, and talk with them about what they were going to do with the house.” Under the leadership of API founding president Barbara Irvine, the Paulsdale property was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991 and remains the headquarters of API today.

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Former Lower/Middle School Quaker Education Teacher Lynne Brick and former Chester Reagan Chair for Quaker/ Religious Studies Priscilla Taylor-Williams dressed as Alice Paul at the 2010 May Day celebration.

As Alice’s work continued to gain public attention, MFS teachers devised ways to weave details of her life and Quakerism into their lessons. Lynne Brick, the Lower and Middle School Quaker Education Coordinator from 1994-2013, spurred further interest among MFS students with her costumed impersonations of Alice. “I had a dress, a hat, some shoes, and a sash,” Lynne

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Students in the Gender Equality Forum are shown here celebrating Alice Paul’s birthday in 2014. Forum advisor and Upper School History Teacher Eliza McFeely is pictured second from left. said. “When the eighth grade social studies classes were doing units on civil rights, I came in and talked to them about my life in character as Alice. We began to look for places where we could make Quakerism come alive in the school, not just in the classroom, and Alice Paul was a part of that.”

The Moorestown Friends Alumni Association instituted the Alice Stokes Paul Merit Award in 2001 in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Alice’s graduation. Warren Nelson ’58, then-clerk of the Alumni Association, introduced the award at the Dinner Among Friends with the following quote from Alice: “I always felt that the movement was sort of a mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end.”

Since then, the award has been presented annually to an MFS community member for, in Warren’s words, “the stone [they] contribute to the mosaic of human accomplishment.”

The ripple effect of Alice Paul’s work continues to be felt in and around MFS today. Fourth grade students study the American Revolution and the Constitution, which leads into discussions of amendments, the 19th Amendment, and the role Alice Paul played in getting it passed. The unit culminates with a class trip to Paulsdale. Fourth Grade Teacher Sarah Rotter explains: “We focus a lot on the Quaker testimonies, how they were an important part of Alice Paul’s upbringing, and how they were evident in her life’s work. We talk about what a difference her life has made and the inspiration it can be for each of us.”

Upper School History Teacher Eliza McFeely describes Alice as a central figure in her US History class. “One of the themes we explore over the year is the expansion of the idea in the Declaration of Independence that all people are created equal,” she says. “When it was written, that idea clearly excluded a majority of people, from people who were enslaved to women to men without property. The women’s movement, like the Civil Rights movement, called out the inconsistencies in the way that the government and society understood the Constitution.”

This fall, McFeely’s Women’s Studies course, which will include a project about Alice for the MFS Archives, has chosen to focus on the suppression and exclusion that was undoubtedly part of

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Fourth grade students pay an annual visit to the Alice Paul Institute in Mount Laurel (pictured here, a group from the 2019 class trip). the women’s suffrage movement. As part of this, and as part of a nationwide project called “Women Leading the Way,” students will research African-American women who dedicated their lives to expanding suffrage in the age of Jim Crow and who have confronted attempts at voter suppression that aim to curtail the practice of suffrage.

McFeely advises the Upper School Gender Equality Forum as well as the Girl Up Club, a branch of the United Nations campaign that aims to help adolescent girls in underdeveloped countries have a brighter future. Shelby Deibler ’20 is the current club president and is also active with the Girls’ Leadership Council at API. “Alice’s message was to educate and empower others, not just women but an entire community,” Shelby says. “So the three morals or principles that are instilled within us as Leadership Council members are educate, empower, and equality. Knowing that somebody fought her entire life for equality inspired me personally.”

Studies and discussions continue as researchers, teachers, and students alike examine Alice the individual and Alice the historical figure. “Alice was single-minded, courageous, smart, and probably difficult to get along with,” McFeely says. “It is likely women would eventually have gotten the right to vote without Alice, but she did a good deal to hurry it along. She was an interesting character. She took her Quaker upbringing seriously, believing, even when other Quakers didn’t, that equality between the sexes was a practical and a moral necessity.”

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Alice Paul at a Glance…

• Born January 11, 1885 to William and Tacie Paul in Mount Laurel, NJ • Alice was raised in a Hicksite Quaker household which believed in gender equality. She noted in later years: “When the Quakers were founded... one of their principles was and is equality of the sexes. So I never had any other idea...the principle was always there.”

• Graduated from Friends High School (1901), which merged with Friends Academy in 1920 to become Moorestown Friends School. At Friends, Alice graduated first in her class. She was an excellent student, a voracious reader, and played several extracurricular sports in school including basketball, softball, and field hockey.

• Postsecondary Education: • B.S. (1905), Swarthmore College • M.A. (1907) and Ph.D. (1912), University of Pennsylvania • LL.B. (1922), LL.M. (1927), and D.C.L. (1928), American University Washington College of Law 1915 studio portrait of Alice. This image appeared in The Suffragist weekly newspaper, which was founded by Alice in 1913. (Credit: Library of Congress)

• Alice traveled to England from 1907-10 where she was inspired by the activism of Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia.

As part of her activism in England, she broke windows, was jailed, and force fed while incarcerated.

• Upon returning to the U.S., she became very involved in the women’s suffrage movement and was appointed chair of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1912.

• On March 3, 1913, the day before the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson, Alice organized 8,000 women to march with banners and floats down Pennsylvania Avenue while spectators watched, supported, or harassed marchers.

• Alice and others split from the NAWSA and founded the National Woman’s Party (NWP) in 1916 with its sole objective to lobby Congress for a constitutional amendment granting women suffrage.

National Woman’s Party activists watch Alice sew a star onto the NWP ratification banner, c.

1919-20. (Credit: Library of Congress)

• In 1917-18, Alice and her “Silent Sentinels” spent 18 months picketing the White House before President Wilson announced his support for women’s suffrage and subsequent legislation and ratification.

• In 1923, Alice was credited with introducing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Congress and in later decades worked on a civil rights bill and lobbied for fair employment practices. In 1972, Congress passed the ERA and set the threshold for ratification at 38 states, which has not been reached. There are active efforts to revive the ERA. • Alice was able to secure an equal rights affirmation in the preamble to the United Nations Charter in 1945.

• In her twilight years, Alice resided at the Greenleaf Retirement Community, where Van Meter Hall and Hartman Hall are now located. She passed away at the Greenleaf on July 9, 1977.

Sources: Alice Paul Institute, National Women’s History Museum, University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center, and Biography.com.

Alice conducts NWP business via telephone, c.

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Alice’s senior portrait, 1901. Alice graduated from Friends High School, which merged with Friends Academy in 1920 to become Moorestown Friends School. (Credit: Alice Paul Institute)

Alice Paul and the Suffrage Movement Gold Coin, 2012.

From 2007-2016, the United States Mint issued $10 gold coins honoring the nation’s first spouses. Chester A. Arthur, president from 1881-85, was a widower. For the coin representing this time period, the Mint created images in recognition of Alice Paul’s 1885 birthdate and the suffrage movement as a whole.

Jailed for Freedom pin, c. 1917.

This design was based on a British pin created by the Pankhurst family for their followers. The American version was given to the 166 American suffragists who served time in jails for picketing the White House in 1917.

Alice can be seen wearing this pin at her waist in the famous “toast” photo (p. 10).

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In 2016, the Treasury announced a proposed redesign for the reserve side of the $10 bill that would feature Alice and several other heroines of the movement, including Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott. This redesign was originally slated to release in 2020 to commemorate the centennial of women’s suffrage, but has been delayed until in or after 2026.

(Credit: US Mint Pressroom)

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Alumni Awards

Patricia Ann Metzer ’59 • Commissioner, Massachusetts State Appellate Tax Board • L.L.B. University of Pennsylvania Law School • B.A. University of Pennsylvania College for Women School Committee Clerk Barbara Rose Caldwell presented the Service Award to Pat Metzer.

Alumni Service Award: Engagement and Philanthropy Distinguish the Leadership of Patricia Ann Metzer ’59 Patricia Ann Metzer received the Alumni Association’s Service Award for her outstanding leadership as a charter member of the Head’s Council, as a distinguished alumna trustee, and as a philanthropist.

Pat flourished at MFS and went on to continue her studies at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a B.A. with distinction in international relations from The College for Women in 1963 and an L.L.B. cum laude from the Law School in 1966. At Penn Law, she discovered an affinity for tax law and went on to pursue specialization. Most recently of counsel to the firm of Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer, Pat conducted a general tax practice, representing businesses, non-profits, individuals, estates and trusts in all areas of tax law. Earlier this year, she was appointed

by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to the State Appellate Tax Board. She was sworn in on May 1 and currently serves as a Commissioner.

Pat has served in the United States Treasury Department as an Associate Tax Legislative Counsel. She has both taught and published extensively on the subject of taxation, including the taxation of intellectual property. Pat is a fellow of the American Bar Association, a member of the American College of Tax Counsel, and a member of the Massachusetts, Boston, American, and Federal Bar Associations. She is admitted to practice in

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Massachusetts and in the District of Columbia before the U.S. Tax Court.

Pat’s involvement with MFS has ranged from attending reunions and regional gatherings to becoming a member of the Alumni Board of Visitors, and later the first Head’s Council. In 2012 she was appointed to the MFS School Committee, serving on the Assets Committee as well as subgroups on endowment investment policy and management. She is now serving as the Treasurer of the School Committee.

Pat’s philanthropic commitments to MFS have grown alongside her involvement, including major support for the Campaign for Arts, Athletics and Endowment in 2001 and the Great Classrooms for Great Kids campaign, with the WeeksMetzer Office in Hartman Hall named in honor of her family in 2011. Recently, she has made a leadership gift to the Van Meter Endowment for the Camden Scholars Program and has established a new endowed scholarship, in her family’s name, to support deserving MFS students from Riverside and Camden.

In addition to her law practice, Pat is an accomplished vocalist and has enjoyed a lifelong avocation as a soprano soloist and choral singer, starting in the Double Octet group at MFS. She sings with Boston’s renowned Chorus pro Musica. She has participated in choral performances at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, and Boston’s Symphony Hall, to name a few, as well as solo vocal recitals and a solo performance with the Cape Cod Symphony. In addition to singing, she is an avid world traveller and enjoys watercolor painting and photography, all interests rooted in her MFS experience.

Pat once described why she is involved with MFS, saying, “I am grateful to MFS for exposing me to Quaker values, for encouraging my interest in music and painting, and for providing me with the ability to write in an organized and thoughtful way, the latter having served me well throughout my legal career.

I give to MFS so that future generations may have the same experiences and opportunities that I had. It is but a small thankyou for what the school gave me for 12 years of my life. What I substantively learned at MFS, I may have long since forgotten.

But the values to which we were introduced as students remain and have shaped how I see the world around me, and how I react.”

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Alumni Awards

Kristi Hunter-Ryan ’04 • Athletics Administrative Assistant, Eastern Regional High School • M.A.T. Kaplan University (now Purdue University Global) • B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Physical Education & Health Department Chair and Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach Mike Brunswick presented Kristi Hunter-Ryan with her award.

Young Alumni Award: Kristi Hunter-Ryan ’04 Establishes Scholarship in Memory of the Late Markia Harley Kristi Hunter-Ryan ’04 was one of two recipients of the 2019 Young Alumni Award during Alumni Weekend in May. Kristi is a member and officer of the Al Carino Girls’ Basketball Club of South Jersey; she is also their webmaster and blogger. Through Kristi’s efforts of advocacy and fundraising, the Club has established an annual scholarship in memory of Kristi’s late friend and MFS classmate Markia Harley. The award was given for the first time in spring 2018 to a senior with a passion for basketball who embodies the spirit of teamwork, both on the court and in the classroom.

Kristi is an administrative assistant in the athletic office at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees. She also works as a high school track and field official for the New Jersey Track and Field Officials Association, Southern Chapter and tutors students in grade 6 through college privately in math SAT prep and physics. She formerly worked for the Haddon Heights School District in various roles, including as a girls’ basketball coach.

Kristi graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in applied physics in 2009. While there, she was a Little Sister of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity – Beta Psi Chapter, and was the manager of the RPI Women’s Basketball Team. She continues to

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be involved with the Alpha Sigma Phi Alumni Chapter Council as a service/philanthropy advisor. She also earned a master of arts degree in teaching from Kaplan University (now known as Purdue University Global) in 2011.

Kristi came to MFS in fourth grade. She was active in every aspect of school and extracurricular life, from co-editing the yearbook, to making plans for Spirit Week, to serving on Stage Crew. She participated in athletics year-round, playing and later managing soccer, lettering in basketball and managing baseball.

Kristi also helped to organize the Emancipation Rocklamation benefit concert at MFS that raised funds to fight slavery in the Sudan.

Kristi and her husband Ryan were married in 2017 at Citizens Bank Park. They live in Haddon Township.

In presenting the Award, Upper School Dean Mike Brunswick shared the following: “I truly believe that the Quaker values instilled in Kristi while a student at Moorestown Friends School have inspired her to continue those values into adulthood. The tragic loss of her teammate and friend, Markia Harley, so early in life has motivated her to turn the tragedy into a scholarship in memory of Markia to help others and to preserve Markia’s memory.

“Kristi’s life is characterized by integrity, simplicity, and a dedication to community. I see the Quaker values shining through her on a consistent basis. She has made a personal commitment to improve society and help others.”

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Christopher Setz-Kelly ’04 • Staff Attorney, Nationalities Service Center • J.D. Rutgers University Law School • B.A. University of Colorado Boulder Chris Setz-Kelly received his award from Alumni Association Clerk Megan Parrington Hollingworth ’97.

Young Alumni Award: Christopher SetzKelly ’04 Provides Humanitarian Relief for Immigrants and Refugees Christopher Setz-Kelly, an attorney at The Nationalities Service Center (NSC), was the second recipient of the Young Alumni Award at the Dinner Among Friends. The NSC, founded in 1921, is Philadelphia’s leading immigrant and refugee service organization, aiding over 5,000 immigrants from more than 100 countries annually. Chris and his team work in the area of immigrant rights, providing legal representation to lowincome individuals in matters of immigration law. They focus on reuniting families, seeking humanitarian relief for adults and children fleeing persecution, assisting survivors of domestic violence and other crimes, and representing clients in removal/ deportation proceedings.

After graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he majored in political science, Chris attended law school at Rutgers University, where he gravitated toward human rights. He interned at the American Civil Liberties Union, where he reviewed police reports from stop-and-frisk encounters to determine if searches and seizures of residents by the Philadelphia Police Department violated the Fourth Amendment.

He also interned with Community Legal Services, where he

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represented tenants in eviction proceedings.

In 2013, he served as a Legal Fellow at The Nationalities Service Center. In 2014, he became a regular staff attorney at NSC, where he is a member of the Protecting and Promoting Rights Department, and along with representing immigrants in removal proceedings and in applications for immigration benefits, he oversees legal services for NSC’s program for victims of human trafficking.

In addition, he is the Co-chair of the Philadelphia AntiTrafficking Coalition’s Labor Trafficking Committee, where he seeks to improve access to services for foreign nationals who have been trafficked into the United States to work, and trains service providers on victim identification.

Chris lives in Philadelphia and is married to Liz Booth an attorney with the Disabilities Law Program of Community Legal Services of Wilmington (DE). The son of Peter Kelly and Heidi Setz-Kelly of Crosswicks, NJ, he has two brothers, Andrew ’07 and Liam.

Chris came to MFS in eighth grade. He was involved in a number of activities including student government and cross country. He went on the MFS-American Friends Service Committee service trip to a remote village in Mexico during Intensive Learning of his junior year, where the group worked on building a cistern. Outside of school, Chris was involved in the Boy Scouts from second grade through senior year, and was elected to its national honor society, The Order of the Arrow.

In presenting the Award, Alumni Association Clerk Meg Hollingworth ’97 stated: “NSC and agencies like it could not exist if it were not for lawyers like Chris who are more interested in doing this type of work than in a big paycheck. Chris works hard on behalf of his clients and, more broadly, in support of NSC’s work. He is described by those who know him as ‘a dedicated and zealous advocate.’ He embodies the kind of graduate that MFS strives to produce.”

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Maria Elena del Socorro Jefferds ’89 • Behavioral Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Ph.D. Michigan State University • B.A. Dickinson College Trustee Ivy Brown ’89 presented the Merit Award to her friend and classmate Maria Jefferds.

Alice Stokes Paul Merit Award: Maria Elena del Socorro Jefferds ’89 Leads Global Efforts to Eliminate Malnutrition Dr. Maria Elena del Socorro Jefferds ‘89 received the Alice Stokes Paul Merit Award at the Dinner Among Friends in May. Maria was recognized for her global leadership in the area of children’s development, specifically in the nutrition of infants and young children. She is a behavioral scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she is the Team Lead for the International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program (IMMPaCt).

Maria and her team collaborate closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) and with the United Nations, working to help remove vitamin and mineral deficiencies among vulnerable populations throughout the world. Her team’s focus is on helping to eliminate deficiencies in iron, vitamin A, iodine, zinc and folic acid.

Maria is the program chair for an upcoming international conference of The Micronutrient Forum, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2020; its theme is “Building New Evidence and Alliances for Improving Nutrition.” She is also a trustee of The Micronutrient Forum.

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In addition to her leadership on the global stage, Maria is an active researcher and published scholar. Her topics have ranged from the prevalence of anemia in preschool children in Nicaragua, to how to get minority women in the U.S. to use prenatal vitamins, to whether sports drinks are really a healthier alternative to other sugar-sweetened beverages in schools. She has written numerous papers about how to persuade people in various cultures to accept the use of “sprinkles,” or micronutrient powders.

Maria attended Dickinson College, double majoring in Spanish and anthropology. She earned a Ph.D. in medical anthropology at Michigan State University, then participated in a program at the CDC as an Epidemic Service Intelligence Officer.

One of her assignments there was going to Washington, DC to investigate bioterrorism in an anthrax poisoning incident which resulted in the deaths of U.S. postal workers. She has been a staff scientist at the CDC ever since.

Coming to MFS in second grade, Maria was a class leader, as well as a three-sport athlete who won the Herm Magee Award as the top female athlete in 1989. As a member of a bilingual household who visited her grandparents in Honduras in the summers, she grew up with a global view.

In the spring of 2018, Maria was one of the alums who worked with MFS seventh graders on their Quest pilot program, where small groups took a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving within the purview of a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal.

Maria lives with her husband Troy Brown, a middle school teacher, and their two children in Atlanta. She maintains a demanding international travel schedule, with trips to China, the Congo, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgystan, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Tanzania and Uganda — to name just a few of the stamps in her passport, not to mention trips to the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Maria’s career at the CDC and the international partnerships she has led personify the school’s vision for its graduates: to do well and to do good.

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Deb Alterman received a Minute of Appreciation from Sonia Patel ’18.

Kathi’s daughter Allison ’06 and husband Barry joined Kathi at the awards ceremony. Kathi’s son Andrew ’07, hard at work on a graduate degree in Michigan, attended in spirit.

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Kathi Bernard

For over a decade, Lower School Librarian Deb Alterman instilled in young MFS students a love of reading, research, and literature.

Deb worked tirelessly to keep the Diller Library resources and curricula up to date, closely aligning student library experiences with the Quaker Testimonies. She adapted to the ever-changing research needs of Lower School students and teachers and revised the information skills curriculum to best prepare students for Middle School and beyond. This included developing knowledge of online citation tools and understanding the responsibilities of academic integrity.

Deb was an active member of the Lower School faculty, serving on the Agenda Committee and the Scheduling Committee. For seven years, she served as the Assemblies Coordinator, responsible for the diverse and engaging range of assemblies offered for students in K-4.

She was involved in hosting a number of notable authors and illustrators such as Tad Hills and Brian Weaver ’99 (AKA Neil Numberman). Deb also served on the Social Committee and Stewardship Committee, through which she worked on All-School Earth Day events.

Deb’s daughter Naomi ‘08 is a computer science educator and freelance software engineer in the San Francisco area.

In retirement, Deb hopes to enroll in a master gardener program and looks forward to exploring volunteer opportunities for worthy causes, including public libraries.

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Kathi Bernard’s math classes were a staple of the Middle School experience at Moorestown Friends. Many students and alumni express great appreciation for the high expectations Kathi placed on her students. Kathi was known for her open door and frequent before- and after-school help sessions. She taught all of the math courses offered in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, with the majority of them being in the sixth and eighth grades.

For each of her 21 years, Kathi served as a sixth grade advisor and took part in the fifth grade Intensive Learning experience. She instructed rising fifth and sixth grade students in the summer Academic Transitions program, and she was the administrator/advisor for the Middle School MATHCOUNTS team.

Kathi, ever-present in the community, was the piano accompanist for Middle and Upper School musical groups, working primarily with the Middle School and Fifth Grade choirs and Middle School String Ensemble. Kathi attended many other concerts, plays, and performances supporting her current and former students. She is an MFS “Superfan” and was often seen on the sideline and the bleachers of many Middle and Upper School sporting events cheering on the Foxes.

Kathi looks forward to spending time with her recently retired husband Barry and plans to revitalize many hobbies that have been on hold for the past two decades.

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Seated: Alejandro Robinson, Emily Washington, Aaron Washington ’03, Karen Washington with Lila Washington on her lap, Mel Washington, Josh Washington ’04, Nicole Washington with Leanna Washington. Standing: Lee Sinclair, Ted Sinclair, Nancy Sinclair, Valerie Stancill.

Karen Washington

Karen Washington dedicated 25 years of her professional life to MFS, playing a critical role in fostering the school’s strong sense of community.

After serving for 13 years as a teacher and chair in the World Languages department (1999-2007), Karen was appointed as the first MFS Director of Multicultural Affairs in 2007 (later renamed Director of Diversity and Inclusion). In this position, she was a valuable resource and advocate for students, families, faculty, and staff, assisting in developing curriculum that honors diversity and inclusion and supports students in claiming their identities and voices. Karen, working with an implementation team from the 2011 Strategic Plan, established divisional diversity coordinators with whom she planned professional development

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for faculty and staff. She also, with former Chester Reagan Chair Priscilla Taylor-Williams, instituted the Upper School Diversity Committee, part of student government.

During her MFS career, Karen taught English and Spanish.

She also organized Intensive Learning trips to Costa Rica, Spain, Ecuador, France, and Cuba.

Karen served as Director of the Camden Scholars Program from 1997-99 and as Co-Director of the Faculty/Staff Mentoring program from 2011-14.

In retirement, Karen looks forward to living with her husband Mel on their Lehigh Valley farm, where she will enjoy sewing and gardening, among other interests.

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Alumni Weekend 1964

55th Reunion

Standing: Edward Schellenger III, Peter Reagan, Lydia Hunn, Peter Deutsch, Richard Casey, Ellen Tyler Miller, and Vernon Miller, Jr. Seated: Bonnie Greenfield Reagan, Lindy Thomas Barocchi, and Janice Van Meter Stavenick. Joining the class later in the evening for dinner at Akira restaurant in Moorestown were Dorie Neuber and Tom Hagstoz. Other class members who attended Alumni Weekend included: Karen Read Lautzenheiser, Steven Mathis, and Barbara Haas Miningham.

1969

50th Reunion

Members of the Class of 1969 gathered on Alumni Weekend to celebrate their 50th Reunion. On May 4, the following classmates attended a reunion dinner at Harvest Seasonal Grill: Standing: Alexander Sinelnik, Tom Reagan, Steve Suflas, Don Lorentz, Elaine Cooper, and Gretchen Van Meter Rector. Seated: Kathy Beckhart Temel, Peggy Lankenau Thomas, JoAnn Campoli Scofield, and Harriett Comfort Cobb.

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Alumni Weekend 1970s

1984

Marie Hageman ’77, Wendy Beckhart Bachman ’74, and Judy Hartman ’79.

Several members of the Class of 1984 gathered for dinner at SweetWater Bar & Grill in Cinnaminson on the Saturday of Alumni Weekend. Standing: Beth Petrie and Lisa Thomas Martin. Seated: Jaclynn Fischman Shweky, Lisa Calvo Haas, and Kerry Lippincott Borska.

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1989

30th Reunion

Jackie Le, Ivy Brown, Bindiya Ananthakrishnan Stancampiano, and Maria Jefferds.

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Alumni Weekend 1989

30th Reunion

Members of the Class of 1989 gathered at Tacconelli’s Pizzeria in Maple Shade after the Alumni Reception. Standing: Kembelyn Heigler, Ronald Heigler ’89, Joel Salvatorelli, Sally Sweeney Salvatorelli ’89, Carol Dougherty ’89, Ivy Brown ’89, Maria Elena Jefferds ’89, and John Kang ’89. Seated: Jackie Le ’89, Christine Tingle Lewis-Coker ’89, Jennifer Ansel Lafazan ’89, Adam Lafazan, and Bindiya Ananthakrishnan Stancampiano ’89.

1994

25th Reunion

Representatives of the Class of 1994 at the Alumni Reception included: Naoji Moriuchi, Jackie Markelwitz Kirchhoff, Maria Aseron Ramos, Anna Seixas, James Czeiner, and Chip Giacchetto.

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Members of the Class of 1994 and friends gathered at Iron Hill Brewery in Maple Shade on the Saturday of Alumni Weekend: Ryan McAleer ’93, Brett Damadio, Greg Masiko, Leeds Allen, Gigio Longo, Chip Giacchetto, Jamie McCracken ’95, and Naoji Moriuchi.

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Alumni Gatherings

Camden Scholars Luncheon

A group of Camden Scholars alumni gathered for the annual luncheon on May 31. Attendees included: Han Nguyen ’18, Julian Austin ’91, Cindi Martinez ’89, Odeymarys Garrido ’13, Rashanna Harris Kitchen ’99, Tiffany Taylor Jenkins ’97, Siani Lee-Simmons ’18, Jonathan Colon ’16, Sonia Mixter Guzman ’02, and Cassandra Ratleff Sanders ’81.

New York

On April 16 at Juniper Bar in Manhattan, New York, area alums gathered to meet Head of School Julia de la Torre.

Pictured are: Brian Weaver ’99, Kate Golden ’98, Julie Laskin ’08, Andrew Preston ’06, directly behind Meghan Campbell ’98, Amrita Prabhakar Barth ’92, Emma Cain ’14, Cheryl Beredo ’96, Anastasia Pozdniakova ’96, Andrew Cates ’16, Ryan Price ’06, Julia de la Torre, Omar Graham ’04, Justin Horwitz ’07, Sarah Rosenbach ’08, Omari Scott ’08, Joseph Corcoran ’73, Naomi Harper ’04, Merrill Weiss ’65, Janice Johnston ’88, Tina Kao ’89, Sheryl Huggins Salomon ’83, Charis Warchal ’84, and John Klauder ’66. Hidden behind Sheryl and Charis are Julia Onorato ’04 and alum parent Gail Onorato. Not in the photo were Linsey Davis ’95, John Gurrieri ’04, Chandler Hart-McGonigle ’11, Lena Serrano ’93, Ryan Simone ’08, and Alyss Vavricka ’08.

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Alumni Gatherings Los Angeles

Los Angeles area alums met Julia de la Torre on February 26 at The Roof on Wilshire. Pictured are: Tracy Ransome ’98, Michael Borden ’04, Julia de la Torre, Anni Weisband ’07, Jimmy Stanley ’88, and Kathleen Stanley Mower ’92.

Emma Baiada ’10, Brianna Pressey Ellerbe ’07, Caitlin Baiada ’06, Andrea Onorato ’08, and Julia de la Torre.

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Alumni Gatherings

Washington, DC

Washington, DC area alums gathered at The Smith at Penn Quarters on April 11 to meet Julia de la Torre. Pictured are Charles Kropiewnicki ’17, Melissa Abrams ’17, Judd Ullom ’02, John Dick ’52, Spencer Kelly ’15, Julia de la Torre, Mark Dann ’97, Jennifer Briones ’08, Greg Billings ’84, Kari Myers ’00, Tineke Mulder ’84, and Jocelyn Ziemian ’91.

Also attending, but not pictured, were Dee Comegys ’83 and Larry Riesenbach ’78.

Seattle

The Seattle-area alumni reception, hosted by Dave ’67 and Jean Barber, was held on February 24 at The Washington Athletic Club. Pictured are: Louise Peterson ’11, Nathan Owens ’11, Julia de la Torre, and Bryce Langlotz ’11.

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Class Notes Photographs of alumni are now indicated with . If you see this symbol, a photo featuring a class member is either on the page or nearby!

1942

Betty McAllister Brown recently enjoyed a memorable 95th birthday celebration with her family in Colorado. At the time of her writing, she planned to travel to New Jersey in August for the annual family vacation on Long Beach Island. Betty’s family members include her sister Mary McAllister Teale ’58, Mary’s husband Bill ’58, and Bill Ganger, husband of Betty’s late sister Sally McAllister Ganger ’53, along with their ever-expanding families.

1946

On July 1, Charlie Rose returned from the swearing-in of his younger grandson, who started medical school in August as an officer in the Air Force.

1952

Janet Carslake Aaronson has moved away from her original home on the farm to a new, smaller home, still in Columbus, NJ. She is enjoying her new surroundings.

1954

Bill Archer is still the town crier mascot of the Historical Society of Moorestown. He rides in parades, gives historical lectures, and performs town crier acts for various organizations in Moorestown. He is also a docent once a month at the Historic Smith-Cadbury Mansion on High Street.

1962

Renee Powell Johnson writes that she is “still loving life in Florida. Travelled to Panama in December and thoroughly enjoyed the visit. Had my children and grandchildren here in March for a great family vacation.”

Steve Levin became a grandfather with the birth of Aubrey Marigold Levin on June 22.

1963

Whitty Ransome and Debbie Miller Hull had a wonderful visit on Daufuskie Island, SC where Debbie lives. The good friends, who were classmates from grades 1-12 at MFS, enjoyed reminiscing about many memories from days in the classroom, on sports teams, and in multiple activities they did together. They vowed they won’t wait so long for their next visit!

Wayne Martin shared: “Having retired once again, I’ve now started my third (fifth?) career, teaching high school mathematics (I didn’t mean to, really!). I had two short stories published so far this year, one in Abyss and Apex (January) and another in The Arcanist (July).”

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Jim Scott’s latest book received a shoutout in The New York Times Book Review “By the Book” feature on April 28. Noted poet, essayist, and environmentalist Gary Snyder, when asked what books were on his nightstand, said, “James C. Scott’s Against the Grain, but that’s just one of several recent books by Scott drawing on the radical new understanding regarding agriculture.”

Joy Crippen Parsons sends her greetings to the Class of 1957 and the following updates: “In May, I moved from Atlanta back to Kennesaw, GA where I lived in 1980, coming full circle. After a fall on my driveway in April, I’m ever so glad to be in a smaller one-story house and close to my son Huston. I keep in touch with Gay, Charlotte, Bonnie, Martin, and Ted. I envy

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those who get together monthly or so near MFS. I’m unpacking and in recovery from a fractured wrist, etc. and looking forward to many more years enjoying my children and grandchildren.”

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Steve Levin Susie Ransome

Kurt Klaus is enjoying gardening for birds, pollinators, and wildlife in MiamiDade County, Florida. He sends all the best to MFS.

Susie Ransome became a great grandmother to Alina Faith Regis on January 15 and writes that she “was honored to witness the birth of Alina.

Mackenzie, my granddaughter, was a real trooper in the birth. I can’t wait to see everyone from the Class of 1971 for our 50th reunion in 2021.”

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Wendy Beckhart Bachmann shared that she and Katharine Beckhart Temel ’69 visited Wendy’s brother Gordon Beckhart ’80 at his home in Colorado Springs this May. The trio are shown in front of Balance Rock in the Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs.

Jeff Miller’s recent book WWI Crusaders won the “Nonfiction Historical” category in the Colorado Authors’ League’s annual contest and a Bronze award in Foreward Magazine’s national contest. Altogether, the book has so far been a six-time finalist in five contests (three national, two Colorado). Jeff envisions, and has begun to work on, an eight-episode limited TV series adaptation. He also reports that he had his ten-year annual check-up with his oncologist and is all clear; this marks ten years cancer free from stage 4 throat cancer.

Marie Hageman shared a photo of herself at the Barnegat jetty with her helpful MFS seat cushion.

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Wendy Beckhart Bachmann

Anne Rosenberg and Nona Manheimer Loehr were featured in a Huffington Post article titled “How To Stay Friends For 20, 30, 40, 50 Years, According To Longtime BFFs.” Anne and Nona’s friendship has remained strong over 57 years. Anne, quoted in the article, says that she and Nona “started kindergarten together [at MFS]. The secret ingredient is unconditional honesty and acceptance

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Linsey Davis ’95 and Janice Johnston both received Christopher Awards at the 70th Annual Christopher Awards ceremony on May 23 in New York City. The awards “affirm the highest values of the human spirit” and are given for books, film, and television. Linsey won for her children’s book The World is Awake, and Janice for her work on the ABC Special One Way Out: Thailand Cave Rescue. The acclaimed Mister Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? was also honored at the awards ceremony. Emma Baiada ’10 was an associate producer on the film — a third MFS connection!

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1989

Several classmates were present to celebrate Maria Elena del Socorro Jefferds as she received the Alice Stokes Paul Merit Award from the Alumni Association at the Dinner Among Friends on May 3. Seated: Maria’s brother David Jefferds ’86, Erma Sobol, Maria Elena del Socorro Jefferds, her daughter Elena Maria Brown, and her mother Graziamaria Garcia.

Standing: Micah Buchdahl, Lily Buchdahl ’22, Ivy Brown, Bindiya Ananthakrishnan Stancampiano, John Kang, and Christine Tingle Lewis-Coker. without judgment, through thick and thin, for sure!” She also has lifelong friendships with Betty Anne Cosden DeSimone, Donna Kipp, and Valerie Beale, all of whom she met in Lower School at MFS.

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Marie Hageman (p.75)

1980

Song For Our People, the latest documentary film from Emmy Awardwinning director Mustapha Khan, is traveling the festival circuit and earning praise from audiences. The film, according to its official Facebook page, shows “eight musicians, five singers, a producer, rapper and tapper coming together to create a powerful new anthem to honor the perseverance of their African-American

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ancestors.” In May, Song For Our People won the Audience Award and Best Original Song Award at the Fine Arts Film Festival in Venice, CA; it has also been screened in Washington, DC, Boston, and San Francisco.

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Cindy Thomas recently moved after 19 years in the same home. She writes, “I highly encourage everyone to move (or at least treat all your possessions as if you are about to move) at least every 10 years!

My daughter, Sophie, just completed her first year of college at the University of Denver and is pursuing her passion of technical theatre. I continue to work as a school social worker serving seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents in a center-based program at a public high

Julie Son Valenzuela and her husband Rolando Valenzuela welcomed a daughter, Eva Yuna Valenzuela, on March 16.

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1995

Linsey Davis was one of four moderators who participated in ABC’s September Democratic Presidential debate at Texas Southern University in Houston. Her first book, The World is Awake, became a bestseller and won a Christopher Award (see class note from Janice Johnston ’88). Linsey’s second book, One Big Heart, was released on August 6. The book is described by publisher Zonderkidz as “a multiethnic, multicultural, multiracial children’s picture book that recognizes our unique differences while celebrating how alike we are as well.” school in Castle Rock, CO. My boyfriend, Marc, and I are enjoying a new stage of life, ‘living light’ as renters and empty nesters. Hope everyone is well!”

2001

Rebecca Overholt married Sam Lopresti on August 24. The ceremony and reception were held at Chelsea Piers Sunset Terrace in New York City.

Rebecca provided an engagement photo, shown above.

2002

Kellie Machlus has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where she runs a lab in the Hematology Division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her lab studies how blood cells are made and engineers ways to make donor-free blood for transfusion from stem cells.

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Julie Son Valenzuela (p.76) Linsey Davis (pp.75, 77)

2001 Sara Nicolette Camak and her husband, Joseph Boyd Camak III, welcomed their second daughter, Mary Edith Camak, on April 7.

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Michael Brick is pictured here with his son Steven and daughter Lily Ann Brick, born July 21 at 8 pounds. Lily is the first girl in grandma and former faculty member Lynne Brick’s family in 72 years and first girl with the last name of Brick in 77 years!

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2003

Fanny Mixter Babajide and husband Ayo welcomed their daughter Isabella Erinayo Babajide on March 25.

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Johari Sykes Ratliff and her husband, Terrell, were surprised by family and friends with a baby shower to celebrate the birth of their first child on July 10.

Pictured are Johari’s sister, Laini Sykes ’95, Johari, and classmates Isimenmen Oribabor and Fanny Mixter Babajide.

2004

Several classmates were present to celebrate Christopher Setz-Kelly as he received a Young Alumni Award from the Alumni Association at the Dinner Among Friends on May 3. Seated: Chris’s father Peter Setz-Kelly, Chris’s wife Liz Booth, Christopher Setz-Kelly, Chris’s mother Heidi Setz-Kelly. Standing: Amanda Zaid, Jon Zaid, Chris’s brother Andrew Setz-Kelly ’07, Will Stouffer ’05, and Chris Mauro.

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Class Notes

Whitney Pennington Rodgers ’03 Curates and Hosts Events with TED Conferences Whitney Pennington Rodgers recently started a new position as Current Affairs Curator at TED Conferences LLC. Prior to joining TED, she was an Emmy-winning producer for NBC’s primetime news magazine Dateline NBC. As the Current Affairs Curator, Whitney is part of TED’s broader curation team which is responsible for finding speakers, working with them to develop their talks, and hosting them on stage at events and conferences. “We have a number of specialty curators who focus on subjects like science, technology, business and design,” she said. “While all of our talks are rooted in non-fiction storytelling, I specifically work to curate more urgent, news-focused talks that are either connected to a current event or address a subject that has captured the cultural zeitgeist.”

Hosts Whitney Pennington Rodgers (left) and Helen Walters, TED Talks Head of Curation, speak at TED2019: Bigger Than Us on April 16 in Vancouver, BC.

She spends a lot of time consuming books, news articles, podcasts, and documentaries and meets often with change makers and thought leaders who have compelling ideas that may make for great talks. Explained Whitney: “Every day for me is a little different depending on the time of year and what I have going on. During our conferences, I spend most of my time preparing notes for any sessions I might host on stage and rehearsing with speakers as they put the final touches on their talks. There are a lot of amazing, super talented hands that go into making our conferences happen. Our team is very collaborative.”

She is clearly enjoying the new position. “I tell people all the time that I have the best job in the world and I really believe this,” said Whitney. “I feel like I have a front row seat to the future — seeing new tech, hearing about scientific discoveries, and absorbing the big ideas that might change everything before the rest of the world.”

Whitney points to her inquisitiveness as a key part of her job and credits MFS with fostering her sense of curiosity. “MFS encouraged me to ask questions and think critically all while maintaining a sense of wonder about the world around me,” she said. “This perspective is what led me to a career in journalism and informs a lot of my choices both personally and professionally. Curiosity has made me the person I am today and that is, without a doubt, thanks to MFS.” Whitney holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies from Rutgers University and an M.J. (Master of Journalism) from the University of California at Berkeley.

1997

Mark Dann started a new position as the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF). Mark, who will be based in Washington,DC, will shape FFRF’s government relations policy to uphold the

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separation of church and state and the rights of nontheistic Americans.

2001

Rebecca Overholt (p.77) Sara Nicolette Camak (p.77)

Matt Cutler and his wife Jennifer are heavily engaged in ovarian cancer research fundraising efforts including the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation’s Sandy Sprint Superhero 5/10K and Canine Sprint. Their story was highlighted on 6ABC Action News in April.

Ten years ago Jennifer was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and, after procedures

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Adrian Concepcion recently got engaged. His wedding to fiancée Dana will take place in May 2020.

At the wedding of Dan Brooks and Isabel McLaughlin in Brattleboro, VT on June 1, a number of MFS alums were in attendance. Standing are Doug Tracy and Laura Michaelson. In the front row are Jannae Knospe, Ann Stouffer Thornton ’07, the groom, and Dave Knospe. Dan and Isabel are living in Austin, TX.

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Michael Borden and his wife Jeanette, of Culver City, CA, were delighted to welcome their son, Beck Joseph Borden, on April 7. and chemotherapy, she felt compelled to act. The couple became involved with the foundation and fundraising; they have since helped raise thousands of dollars for ovarian cancer research. Matt and Jennifer are joyous recent parents of daughter Charlie.

2002

Kellie Machlus (p.77) Michael Brick (p.77)

2003

Johari Sykes Ratliff (p.78)

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Gaby Martínez graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education in May with her M.S.Ed. in School Leadership. Also pictured in this photo are Gaby’s parents Eduardo Martinez and Sayda Mixter-Martinez, sisters Sonia Mixter Guzman ’02 and Fanny Mixter Babajide ’03, and their children Sadie ’30 and Vincent ’33 Guzman and Isaiah and Isabella Babajide. Gaby’s family is holding a Nicaraguan flag in celebration of their country of origin.

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Jake O’Donnell ’11 and Nick Cook ’11 Organize Mission Voice 5K at MFS

Jake O’Donnell ’11 (pictured at right) and Nick Cook ’11 organized and hosted the Mission Voice 5K on the MFS campus on April 27.

Mission Voice was founded in 2016 by Jake’s parents, Lisa and Jay, along with Nick (Jake was then employed in Atlanta). The organization helps children with communication issues find their voice by working to improve and implement Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) technology in school and at home. AAC devices encompass various alternative methods of communication that assist children and adults who are unable to use verbal speech to communicate with others.

Jake’s younger brother Dan is an eighth grader at William Allen Middle School in Moorestown. He was born with Down syndrome and has relied on speech devices his whole life.

When Jake and Nick learned of a funding gap in 2019 for Moorestown Parks and Recreation’s decade-old Summer Special Needs Programs, they organized the race to help fundraise to keep the programs running. “When we learned of the funding gap, we felt that this fit the Mission Voice profile, and Dan had attended the Moorestown Special Needs Camps in the past,” said Jake.

They approached Moorestown Friends about using the campus for the run and, once approved, the event gained momentum from there.

“The whole community is so welcoming,” said Jake, a local real estate consultant. “(Director of Development) Steve Zakroff and (Director of Auxiliary Programs) Martha Cameron were extremely helpful, and (Upper School Director) Meredith Godley allowed us to speak before Upper School Meeting for Worship which helped us spread the word among students.”

When all was said and done, over 250 runners participated in the race and $40,000 had been raised to sustain the Moorestown Parks and Recreation Summer Special Needs Programs.

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2012

Brianna Howarth is in her third year working for Savannah College of Art and Design as an Instructional Writer/Designer. She freelances for texting-style story apps, and her chat-fiction is featured on Gust, After 11 PM, Hooked, and READIT. To take a break from writing, Brianna went skydiving this year.

Fanny Mixter Babajide (pp.78, 80) Matthew Van Meter had an article, “The Judge and the Three-Strikes Convict,” published in The New Republic. The article examines the complex Washington State case of an individual who was given life in prison, granted clemency, and is now imprisoned once again.

Whitney Pennington Rodgers (p.79)

2004

Adrian Concepcion (p.80) Michael Borden (p.80)

Lauren Eni, vice president of Brand Strategy at Dietz & Watson, was featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer story on May 10 about the company’s pop-up food and merchandise store on South Street in Philadelphia.

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2014

Daniel McGinn received an award for Best Junior Investigator Platform Presentation at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Heart & Soul Workshop on April 2. This workshop brought together world experts on gene dosage effects in brain and cardiac development; Daniel gave an oral presentation and a poster presentation.

Daniel is pictured with the four judges: Bruno Marino, M.D. (Rome), Anne Bassett, M.D. (Toronto), Bernice Morrow, Ph.D. (NYC), and Jacob Vorstman, M.D., Ph.D. (Utrecht and Toronto), and with invited speaker Dr. J. William Gaynor, cardiothoracic surgeon at CHOP and Davidson College alumnus.

Christopher Setz-Kelly (p.78)

2005

Luke Van Meter received the Herman Feldman 1929 Memorial Prize from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University. This prize is awarded to “a member of the second-year class who has done excellent work in his or her program as a whole and who has displayed interest in the field of leadership.”

Dan Brooks (80)

2006

Michael Murza is an attorney for the California Energy Commission, most recently serving as the law and policy advisor to the Chair. In that role, he advised former California Governor Jerry Brown on international energy issues, specifically focusing on California’s partnership with China. Now Michael is part of the team advancing the decarbonization of buildings throughout the state.

Jodi Schantz Laughlin has been working to help ease the burden of parents whose babies pass away soon after birth, leaving them with overwhelming medical bills.

Jodi and her husband, Alex, founded the nonprofit organization “Noelle’s Light” after the passing of their daughter, Noelle.

Their mission is to support families facing a life-threatening fetal diagnosis so that their focus can be on the health and well-being of themselves and their child.

Their story was recently featured on CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor (National Broadcast), CBS Morning News, and in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

2007

Ryan Turkington graduated from LSU’s Emergency Medicine residency program in June 2018. Following graduation, he and his wife Jan returned to College Station, TX where he practices in the local emergency room.

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2015

Spencer Kelly was selected to represent the United States as a delegate at this year’s Youth to Youth (Y2Y) International Summit in Hong Kong from May 28 to June 1 with the theme of “Shaping the Future: Space, Economy, Society, and Culture.” He was also selected to present a socially beneficial idea and project at the Summit to the co-founders. Next year, Spencer will participate in a mentoring program at the Y2Y Action Hub to implement his project of bringing youth-driven innovation hubs to underserved communities around the world.

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Hannah Thomson (left) and friend Sarah Pennington were featured speakers on the topic of young adult advocacy at the 26th annual TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) conference in Chantilly, VA in May. While at MFS, Hannah completed a capstone project researching and raising awareness about BFRBs in the Moorestown Friends community. She is currently studying biology and psychology as part of the honors program at McDaniel College, and hopes to pursue BFRB research with the goal of determining causes, finding effective treatments, and reducing the stigma attached to the disorders.

2015

William Strickland graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Microbiology and a minor in Creative Writing.

2018

Matthew Granito, a sophomore at Gettysburg College, received second place in the Higher Ed-East & Central Mapping Competition from Draw the Lines PA this spring.

Matthew submitted a map designed to prevent gerrymandering as a final project for his First-Year Seminar, The Mathematics of Voting. He now advances to the statewide competition this fall.

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Piercson Sheehan received the ProjectGO scholarship for Chinese level three. ProjectGO is a Department of Defense-funded program that allows ROTC students to study languages domestically and abroad. Piercson earned this award through Indiana University in Bloomington last summer.

Piercson also recently competed for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge along with other cadets from his detachment; he and three other cadets earned a gold ranking. He is pictured here (left) with his Arnold Air Society Squadron Commander.

2008

Alyss Vavricka is celebrating a decade in Manhattan as well as an exciting new role at Extend Enterprises, a startup revolutionizing the fintech (financial technology) space with its digital credit card distribution platform. She is now a vice president leading implementations and managing relationships with card networks and bank partners.

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Sujin Kim (middle) was a member of the Big 10 Champion University of Michigan Women’s Rowing team. Sujin was the coxswain on the First Varsity Four team which finished second in their race to Ohio State at the Big 10 Championships held May 19 in Wisconsin. The First Varsity Four team then finished fourth and the Wolverines finished third overall at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2) in Indianapolis.

2009

Gaby Martínez (p.80)

2011

Jake O’Donnell and Nick Cook (p.81)

2012

Brianna Howarth (p.82)

2014

Lawrence Mullen will be attending the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo in the fall to pursue a Ph.D. in 19th century American literature, as both an English Department Fellow and funded Teaching Assistant.

Morgan Sloan was featured in two prominent publications for her photography work that focuses on documenting her flock of chickens: the June/July issue of Backyard Poultry magazine (including a front cover image) and a May edition of the New York Post.

Morgan began her photography career at MFS as Editor-in-Chief of the Cupola and Art Director of the Images literary magazine. She currently designs photo essay books for Cuomo Designs in New York City.

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2018

Libby Mayer (pictured far left) had a very successful freshman year with the Lafayette College crew team. A string of placements in area regattas throughout the spring culminated with a first place victory at Philadelphia’s Dad Vail Regatta in May (the largest collegiate regatta in North America) in the novice 4 boat.

CJ Durkow creates sculptural candles out of beeswax. He discussed his creative process in a recent video on Inquirer.com, stating: “Being able to support beekeepers and natural materials, and bringing them into the homes of other people, is something that I really love doing.”

Daniel McGinn (p.82)

2015

William Strickland (p.83) Spencer Kelly (p.83)

2017

Hannah Thomson (p.83)

MFS Fencing alumna and Johns Hopkins Blue Jay Erin Chen qualified for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional in Women’s Sabre at Lafayette College on March 9. She holds the Johns Hopkins school record for career Sabre wins (291) and ranks second in career wins at JHU for all weapons.

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Dakota Chambers, a sophomore at Syracuse University, attended the New York City Time 100 Summit in April. Dakota was selected as one of six “Rising Stars” from the university’s Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Libby Mayer Carolyn Feigeles (p.86)

Matthew Granito (p.83) Sujin Kim (p.84) Amanda Cooper, a sophomore at Brown University, was named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad and selected as a Scholar of Distinction by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. The Academic Squad program recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2018-19 academic year.

Piercson Sheehan (p.84)

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Carolyn Feigeles won the Everett Lawrence Glenn ’15 Fencing Award, presented annually to an outstanding first-year fencer at Lafayette College. She is pictured with her parents Steve and Joyce, and sister Evelyn ’14 at the 2018-19 Fencing Banquet. Carolyn also qualified for, and competed in, the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional in Women’s Sabre at Lafayette College in March.

Moorestown Friends School encourages all alumni to share their news for Class Notes. To contribute, please email communications@ mfriends.org with updates on your life and any high resolution photos you would like to submit for publication. If you prefer, you can also write to Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications Luke Hoheisel, Moorestown Friends School, 110 E. Main St., Moorestown, NJ 08057.

Alumni Lacrosse Game

The annual Alumni Lacrosse game was held on a warm and sunny June 2. Thanks especially to Tim Yingling ’09 for organizing the game, and to the many friends and family members who attended. Participants included: (standing) alumni parent John Murray, Joe Nyzio ‘17, Blaize Nyzio ‘18, Phil Evans ’18, Jackson Blanchard ‘17, Tim Latimer ‘13, Adeola James ‘13, Sam Madamba ‘14, Dylan Eni ’16, Will Kimberly ‘18, Kyle Koste ‘11, Spencer Krohn, Harrison Krohn ‘11, Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Head Coach Michael McGinn, Buck Smith ’10, (kneeling) Program Founding Coach Steve Yingling, Larry Miles ‘18, Jake O’Donnell ‘11, Aidan Dennis ‘19, Tyler Radack ‘17, Tim Yingling ‘09, Daniel McGinn ‘14, Tyler Mills ‘14, Andrew Shinn ’11, Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Assistant Coach Greg Yingling ‘11, and Michael Murray ‘08.

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In Memoriam Jill Kornhauser Agro daughter of Diane Santor Kornhauser ’68

Arthur C. Miller husband of Ellen Tyler Miller ’64

Carol Henderson Bishop ’59

Joan Molino ’77

George Brooks ’69

Adriana Munson mother of Simona Munseeney ’95

Kenneth Conrow ’50 Edwin Newbold Cooper ’44 brother of Anne Cooper Leuiken ’46 Harold “Hal” Coxson, Jr. ’65 Nora Janney Dunfee ’53 sister of Frances Janney Ventola ’50 and predeceased by her siblings Ruth Janney Coleman ’40, Margaret Janney Bowker ’42, Emily Janney Swank ’43, Ernest F. Janney Jr. ’47, and William Stokes Janney ’52

John Nidecker ’59 Toni Obermeier mother of Brett Obermeier ’30, Savannah Obermeier ’26, Tia Obermeier ’23, and Jordan Obermeier ’21, wife of Math Teacher and Assistant Athletic Director Ron Obermeier Kenneth Roberts ’38 brother of Evelyn Roberts Nichols ’43 and the late Margaret Roberts Voorhees ’42

Thomas Evaul father of Philip Evaul ’81 and Anne Evaul ’78

Rodney Sadler, Sr. father of Rodney Sadler, Jr. ’85

Harry “Bruce” Hales, Jr. ’64

Carol J. Smith ’61

Diana Harrison Mother of Susan Harrison ’81, Pamela Harrison Musulin ’77, Paul Harrison ’72, and Diana Harrison Comber ’67

Lois Thomas ’49

Eric Lautzenheiser husband of Karen Read Lautzenheiser ’64 Randall J. Love father of Randall Love ’13 Dorothy McDaniel mother of Denis McDaniel ’71, Lee McDaniel ’68, and William McDaniel ’66 John H. McKeon former Lower School Director, husband of Joan Rogers McKeon ’44, father of the late John H. McKeon, Jr. ’67, Lucy McKeon ’70, the late Amy McKeon Wallace, and Thomas McKeon

Ramona Thomas mother of Cynthia Thomas ’86 and Prekindergarten Teacher Lisa Thomas Martin ’84 Amy McKeon Wallace daughter of Joan Rogers McKeon ’44 and former Lower School Director the late John H. McKeon, sister of the late John H. McKeon Jr. ’67, Lucy McKeon ’70 and Thomas McKeon Frederick Wehle, Sr. ’61 Hassan Zekavat father of former trustee Kenneth Zekavat ’80 and Susan Zekavat Nourbakhsh ’83, grandfather of Sasha Zekavat ’20 and Anya Zekavat ’23

Editor’s Note: Full obituaries are found on the MFS website. “In Memoriam” lists the passing of the following: alumni; immediate family of alumni (father, mother, child, spouse, sibling); current parents; current and past faculty and staff; spouses, partners and children of current faculty, staff and administration; current and former trustees; and spouses and children of current trustees. Notices will include any of the deceased’s relatives who are MFS alumni. To locate full obituaries on the MFS website, navigate to “News” in the top menu of www.mfriends.org and then select “Among Friends Magazine.” Alumni who do not have access to the Internet may contact Director of Marketing and Communications Mike Schlotterbeck at (856) 914-4434 to request a hard copy of an obituary.

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Congratulations Moorestown Friends School Class of 2019!

Members of the MFS Class of 2019 are enrolled at: American University • Bard College • Bentley University • Boston College (2) • Bucknell University Case Western Reserve University • Cornell University (2) • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University (2) • Fordham University (2) • High Point University (3) • Howard University IMG Academy • Immaculata University • Ithaca College • Kean University • Lafayette College Lehigh University (2) • Manhattan College • Michigan State University • Monmouth University New York University (5) • Northwestern University (2) • Pennsylvania State University (2) Purdue University • Quinnipiac University • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2) Rutgers University, Camden • Rutgers University, New Brunswick (3) • Saint Joseph’s University Swarthmore College • Syracuse University (2) • Temple University • The College of New Jersey The New School, Parsons School of Design • The Ohio State University • The University of Alabama University of California, Los Angeles • University of Delaware (2) • University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami (4) • University of Michigan • University of Pittsburgh • University of South Carolina University of Vermont (2) • University of Wisconsin, Madison • Yale University (2)

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