FEATURE
A Heartfelt Farewell to Tony Jaccaci
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fter six years of exceptional leadership, Head of School Tony Jaccaci announced in January 2021 his plan to leave Country Day to assume his new role as head of Tabor Academy—an opportunity that brings him and his family closer to family and aging parents, a need the pandemic has certainly highlighted. Tony will certainly be missed and we are grateful for his commitment to our community.
“Tony has honored the traditions of Country Day and at the same time he has been an innovator. And, while he has honored Country Day tradition, he appreciates that institutions evolve—not by cancelling the past, but by efforts to understand the past more deeply and by listening to what it tells us. Tony has loved this school without interruption… he attended every theatrical performance and art show across the three divisions. He believes in his students and takes great joy in their accomplishments. No head in Country Day’s history has taken more photographs of our daily school lives than Tony…Tony has been our school’s leading ambassador.” – Merle Black III, history department chair Jody Brant ‘87 and Rob Zimmerman ‘98 presented Tony Jaccaci with a Country Day gift at his farewell gathering. 14 | CONNECTIONS
