Hamptonia Spring 2008

Draft 4 (03MAR08)

H A M P T O N I A the magazine of new hampton school

spring 2008, volume 124, number 1

groundbreaking! math-science center heralds new era

tom tessier ’06 and nhs cross country coach sara tyson

running up the endowment Tom Tessier, a financial planner based in New Hampshire and the par-

Hampton,” said Tessier. “Thanks to Sara Tyson, his coach, mentor, and

ent of Tom Tessier ’06, knows the value of a high-quality education.

advisor, Tommy joined the program and ultimately received the presti-

After three years’ service in Vietnam he returned to college through a

gious Tottingham Award.”

veterans program that gave him a chance to get his college degree.

Recognizing that cross country does not receive the same support

“Education means a lot to me and my wife, Diane” said Tessier. “I know

such as football and soccer, the Tessiers decided to create an

the value of good guidance and teachers who really help the students.”

endowed fund to support the team in perpetuity.

All of which may explain why the Tessier family established the

“We experienced first-hand how an organized cross country pro-

Tessier/Tyson Cross Country Scholarship Fund in 2006 to benefit a New

gram can promote hard work, discipline, and leadership skills that are

Hampton School cross country runner. Financial aid from the fund will

essential later in the student athletes’ lives,” he explained. “We hope

be awarded annually to a student who demonstrates financial need.

that our support of the cross country program will inspire others to do

“The cross country program at New Hampton was instrumental in our son Tommy’s total development at NHS. He had never participated

the same — either by supporting the cross country endowment or by creating a fund that matches their specific interests.”

in any organized team or individual sport programs prior to New For more information on making a gift to the Tessier/Tyson Cross Country Scholarship Fund or to start your own endowed fund, please contact Director of Development Sandy Colhoun at 603.677.3413; scolhoun@newhampton.org.

H A M P T O N I A spring 2008

advisory board Jamie Arsenault Cindy Buck P’01, ’05 Sandy Colhoun Alan Crocker P’04, ’07 Andrew Menke Peter Miller P’09 contributors Jamie Arsenault Cindy Buck Lou Gnerre Andrew Menke Peter Miller David Per>eld Forest Reid Kristen Reimold Ilana Saxe Martha Shepp Ji Hoon Shim ’08

volume 124, number 1

welcome

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Letter from the Editor and Letters to the Editor

heads up

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Launching the Strategic Plan Andrew Menke

in brief

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Campus Happenings

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From the Far North Ilana Saxe

math/science 1000 words

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A Farewell to “Old Brick” Peter Miller

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New Math-Science Center Peter Miller

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High-Tech Collaborations Forest Reid

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Spotlight on Alumni: Crina Boeras ’01; Jonathan Li ’57; Barkley Sive ’88 Martha Shepp

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Faculty Q & A: Justin and Rebekka Joslin

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Student Pro>les

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Waste Oil Powers Car Peter Miller

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Science Lessons on the Web

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Photographs and Brief Biographies

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From Gunstock to World Cup Peter Miller

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A Day to Honor Athletics Cindy Buck

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Laramie Project (Pictorial)

student voice

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In Honor of Guy Ji Hoon Shim ’08

fall sports wrap-up

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Chinese Kicker Clicks at NHS David Per>eld

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Some Fall Sports Highlights Jamie Arsenault

lou’s corner

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Column from Lou Gnerre

class notes

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Class Notes

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In Memoriam

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Board Transition Planned this Fall

designer Clay Dingman, Barking Cat Productions Communications Design photographers Dakema Besemer Chris Bessonette/NOLS Sandy Colhoun Clay Dingman The globe Program Glowimages/Getty Images Peter Gregoire John Hession Russ Hurlbert Flynn Larsen Michael Marsland/Yale University Steven Michalek Portrait Design Photography The O;ce of Michael Rosenfeld Selko Photo J. D. Sloan Ted Stiles University of New Hampshire Yale School of Medicine Amy Wilson printer Penmor Lithographers © 2008 New Hampton School www.newhampton.org

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hall of fame/field dedication

Hamptonia is printed on stock of which a minimum of 50 percent is made of recycled >bers and a minimum of 15 percent is made from postconsumer >ber. on the cover: Kevin Moon ’08, Alex Slover ’08, and Sayde Mohr ’08, having fun with math and science. To learn about their more serious sides, please see p. 23. Photograph by John Hession.

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welcome

detail from map of belknap county, new hampshire, circa 1860, from the library of congress

editor Peter Miller, Director of Communications alumni office staff Sandy Colhoun, Director of Development Cindy Buck, Director of Alumni Relations Sarah DeBenedictis, Director of Annual Giving Louis Gnerre, Alumni Ambassador Pamela Susi, Assistant Director of Annual Giving the hamptonia is published

“Change” was the buzzword that dominated this year’s New Hampshire primary. It remains to be seen if the political environment will be transformed, but there’s no doubt about New Hampton School’s landscape; our renaissance is for real.

This Hamptonia features our math and science programs, which will be improved and expanded beyond measure through the new Math-Science Center. The entire campus — its programs, personnel, and physical resources — will be rejuvenated over the next >ve years via the implementation of our Strategic Plan. As you read the enclosed Strategic Plan you will begin to feel the excitement that is literally being built on campus. (The Strategic Plan is also available online at www.newhampton.org/Hamptonia.)

To truly experience our new reality, you are cordially invited to join in. You can attend Reunion or another on-campus event and see the Math-Science Center begin to rise on Academic Row, take part in one of this issue’s opportunities for blog conversation about math and science, or write a letter to share with other Hamptonia readers. This promises to be a very exciting period for NHS, so by all means, be part of it!

– Peter Miller, Editor, Hamptonia

twice a year by New Hampton School. The magazine reports news of the school, its students, teachers, and alumni. We welcome submissions for

letters to the editor

publication, news from and about alumni, and letters in response to articles. Inquiries, comments, and letters may be directed to Director of Communications, New Hampton

Ocean Odyssey I read with great interest and admiration “Ocean Odyssey” in the fall 2007 issue, having done extensive sailing in the Mediterranean and the Aegean.

School, 70 Main Street, New Hampton, NH 03256.

Michael Shub ’61 Mohegan Lake, NY

603.677.3417 or e-mail

odyssey: french polynesia

pmiller@newhampton.org New Hampton School does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin in administration of its admissions and educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other

We Have A Lot to Celebrate The recent Hamptonia is one of the >nest high school or college publications we have seen. I am especially thrilled with all the alumni highlights as we welcome more and more grads into the fold. Keep up the good work. This is truly an indicator of the great improvements at New Hampton. We have a lot to celebrate and you are celebrating it well.

school administered activities.

Deborah Leach P ’96 (NHS Trustee) Attleboro, MA

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andrew menke

new math-science center

launching the strategic plan Months of planning and preparation, searching questions and careful research, and plain hard work has brought your school to the beginning of a major new chapter in its long history. As you will read in this Hamptonia, we have embarked on a new strategic direction and are building a >rst-class Math-Science Center as one of the >rst, very tangible expressions of that initiative. The curtain is going up on an excited, energized, and con>dent New Hampton School!

Our Strategic Plan for 2008–13 has been mailed with this magazine for your review. Under the overarching theme of sustainability, the plan focuses on three broad areas: developing a more globally relevant curriculum, a more intentional and deeper involvement in our region, and continuing our emphasis on purposeful exploration. Over the next >ve years the plan will guide decisions large and small, resulting in a vastly improved institution that will blend the best of our proud traditions with cutting-edge innovations and practices.

Our new Math-Science Center provides the basis for this issue’s focus on these two crucial disciplines. We are blessed with gifted teachers and an extraordinary natural setting for outdoor investigations, but our classrooms and laboratories have not kept pace and must be upgraded. The center will replace Randall Hall as a distinguished member of the “Academic Row” of buildings that grace Main Street, freeing up much-needed classroom space in other buildings as it stimulates a substantial leap forward in our math and science curricula.

The Math-Science Center will be a tool that helps our students gain admission to the college of their choice, and later on to compete in the twenty->rst century’s global marketplace. The building will have two strong foundations: a physical one of stone and earth, and another of even greater substance made of caring people, tradition,

by Andrew Menke

and values — which for generations has inspired self-assurance among our math and science scholars.

A November 28, 2007, article in Scienti>c American magazine, “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids,” highlighted important points concerning human motivation and academic con>dence. Studies examined why some students felt helpless when confronted with challenging material, when more successful counterparts persevered and viewed initial setbacks as challenges to overcome. Researchers recognized the importance of innate abilities, but concluded after more than thirty years of study that “a focus on e=ort…helps (make students) into high achievers in school and in life.”

If e=ort is the key, what are we to make of reports that our Asian economic competitors are winning the race to prepare students in math and science? Does this naturally lead to a critique of the motivation of American students? New Hampton School already produces top math and science students (to meet a few, please see p. 23), and we believe that our encouraging learning environment is a factor in their success. By investing in signi>cant upgrades in curricula and facilities we will further invigorate faculty and students, leading the way to even greater levels of accomplishment by our graduates.

We invite you to visit campus over the coming months as our Math-Science Center — and a stronger and more vibrant New Hampton School — begin to take shape before our eyes.

Andrew Menke, Head of School

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(l–r) ambassador argyros, general james t. conway, and gary beban

marine corps scholarship foundation salutes argyros, beban Two members of the New Hampton community were honored at the annual Marine Scholarship Ball, which celebrates service to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. Ambassador George Argyros P’88 and former Trustee Gary Beban P’95 received the Semper Fidelis Award and the John Wooden Sportsman Award, respectively, at the October event in Beverly Hills, CA. Argyros served as U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain and the Principality of Andorra from 2001–04. He is currently chairman and CEO of Arnel & A;liates, and is also a general partner of Westar Capital. From 1981–87 he was co-owner of AirCal, and from 1981–89 he was owner of the Seattle Mariners Baseball Club. Ambassador Agyros was a 1993 recipient of the Horatio Alger Award of Distinguished Americans. Through Horatio Alger, George and his wife, Julia, established the >rst national college scholarship program exclusively for veterans who have served honorably in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Beban was named president and general manager of the CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. in 1995. With the merger of CB Commercial and Richard Ellis in 1998, Beban joined the newly formed Global Corporate Services unit as a senior executive managing director. A

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college football star for UCLA, he received the Heisman Memorial Trophy in 1967 and the NCAA Scholar/Athlete Award in 1968. In 1988, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Together with his wife, Kathy, he has been active with Schools That Can (STC-Chicago) and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships for higher education to deserving sons and daughters of Marines and children of former Marines, with particular attention given to the children of Marines killed or wounded in action. Since 1962 the foundation has awarded more than 20,000 scholarships and bonds totaling over $31 million. New Hampton School thanks both men for their many contributions and congratulates them upon receipt of these two prestigious service awards. Q young alumni gather in boston Thanks to the diligent e=orts of Caitlin Andrews ’01 and Lesley Robbins ’01, who continue to work to >nd ways to reconnect New Hampton School alumni in the greater Boston area, approximately twenty->ve alumni gathered for a reception at The Harp on October 11. Faculty/alumni attending from New Hampton School included Jennifer Shackett Berry ’83, Lisa Falconi ’01, Peter

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above: Maximum Velocity, thrilling a crowd. at right: The NOLS bus visits New Hampton.

Hutchins ’01, Mike Levine ’00, Jill Nugent ’03, and faculty member Jesse Truman. It was a great evening of storytelling, reminiscences, and networking for part of the “younger” crowd of New Hampton graduates. Stay tuned for the information on the next gathering in Boston! Q grandparents’ day 2007 New Hampton School hosted a special annual event in October as over eighty grandparents came to campus to visit their grandchild and learn more about NHS. Highlights included a campus tour, attending School Meeting, and going to class with their grandchild.

Throughout the day we heard over and over from grandparents who were so delighted to be here and were having a wonderful time.

Grandparents appreciated getting an inside glimpse of life at New Hampton School, and it was a great day for all. Q

Carlton founded Maximum Velocity in 1995 and the company has entertained thousands across the nation during NBA halftimes and at monster truck rallies, fairs, and festivals. Carlton explained the secret to his >rm’s success: “Our mission was simple: re-create the mind-bending energy for the fans that they themselves felt while performing; to take the experience of the riders straight to the fans themselves. All of our riders have years of experience in their respective sports, and have competed in contests throughout the United States and abroad. From their individuality and expertise Maximum Velocity has been able to put together many di=erent show formats.”

He added, “We crave speed, altitude, and the adrenaline rush that hits us when we’re 20–25 feet in the air — limbs dangling — on a bike!” Carlton enjoyed his return to campus and noted that New Hampton School has always been great at working with the community, and that this was a way for him to give back to NHS. Q

m. geoffrey carlton ’91 achieves “maximum velocity” New Hampton School was the setting for daredevil freestyle bicycling, in-line skating, and skateboarding in October, when “Maximum Velocity,” a thrilling, high-energy performance group directed by M. Geoffrey Carlton II ’91, set up its ramps in the Smith Gymnasium. The show featured double back?ips, 360s, tail whips, and other acrobatic maneuvers, which were executed with precision to the delight of a large crowd of New Hampton community members and regional families.

nols bus visits campus The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) bus pulled up to New Hampton School this fall and provided an array of informal and fun lessons on sustainability. The bus runs on recycled vegetable oil and solar power, and its crew discussed alternative energy, organic agriculture, and environmental ethics with students throughout the daylong visit.

The bus came as part of NOLS’s “Creating a Climate for Change” tour, which has taken it across the lower forty-eight states to over 300 colleges, schools, retailers, and festivals, all powered by recycled

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above: Grandparents’ Day was a success despite the raindrops. at right: T. H. “Bud” Moore ’38 and Douglas McIninch ’63 got down to work at the September meeting of former trustees.

vegetable oil collected at restaurants and dining halls along the way.

Recycled vegetable oil is a cleaner, renewable alternative to petroleum and, as NOLS points out on its Web site, “…it is grown right here in the USA by American farmers.”

A private nonpro>t school based in Wyoming, NOLS is a leader in wilderness education; its alumni include science teacher Ilana Saxe (see p. 9 for her “1000 words” essay concerning her NOLS trip last summer). Q parents’ weekend 2007 At the peak of fall foliage, more than 300 parents visited campus for the annual Parents’ Weekend, October 18–20. The weekend falls immediately after mid-term grades are issued and gives parents the opportunity to meet with their child’s teachers and advisor, watch athletic events, attend School Meeting, and participate in a miniclass schedule with their child. The festivities began with an informal reception in the Academic Research Center as parents registered for the weekend and socialized with other families, before enjoying dinner on campus and beginning their scheduled parent-teacher conferences. At the conclusion of athletic contests on Saturday afternoon, parents and students departed for a long weekend break. Q

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former trustees visit new hampton school On September 26, a small group of former trustees returned to campus for a day of reunion, information, and input. The meeting was spearheaded by former Headmaster and President T. Holmes “Bud” Moore ’38 to reconnect this vital group with the school and with Head of School Andrew Menke. Attendees included T. J. Fitzgerald ’58, Herman Hassinger P’78, P’79, Ted Jones ’49, Chairman Emeritus Robert Kennedy ’50, Jay Maroney ’62, Douglas McIninch ’63, Governor Walter Peterson ’42, and Phil O’Hara ’51.

Following a campus tour led by Andrew Menke and students, the group convened in the Hall of Fame Room to hear from the school’s administrative team. Lunch in Alumni Hall was followed by a brief update by Menke regarding the school’s recently adopted Strategic Plan and upcoming capital improvements, most speci>cally the new Math-Science Center. With all of this new information under their collective belts the group held a brainstorming session to discuss how they may be more closely involved in New Hampton’s future and how to include other former trustees to do the same. The consensus was strong that an event to honor the decades of contributions and dedication on the part of Bud and Jinga Moore was long overdue and would pull others back to the school.

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left, above, and top right: Scenes from New Hampton-Tilton Day 2007. right: Big Dog on Campus: Our handsome, new Husky statue, a gift of the Class of 2007, stands guard.

Accordingly, a gala celebration honoring Mr. and Mrs. Moore will be held during Reunion Weekend 2008 (Mr. Moore’s 70th NHS Reunion) on Saturday, May 31. This group will be involved in planning this once-in-a-lifetime event honoring two very special people in the history of New Hampton School. Q “new hampton-tilton day” revived In November New Hampton School and Tilton School rekindled one of the nation’s oldest independent school rivalries, the “Powderkeg” competition. Believed to be the third-oldest rivalry of its kind in the country, in years past it was known as the “Harvard-Yale” of New Hampshire prep school competition. After a hiatus of several years the tradition has been updated and “Huskies and Rams” once again took to the playing >elds, giving their all in spirited encounters.

The two schools >rst met on the baseball diamond in the late 1880s, and then competed in track. The >rst football game was played in 1895 and, in its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, drew spectators and interest from around New England. In 2007 the schools’ student body presidents and athletic sta=s worked together to resurrect the fabled rivalry. A new formula was created to involve all fall sports, with the football game retaining a prominent position as the

potential tie-breaker. Each winning varsity team would receive two points, and each JV team one point. In the case of a tie at the end of the day, the winner of the football game would prevail.

The New Hampton community traveled en masse down to Tilton, with athletes enthusiastically supported by fans, friends, and families. Husky pride swelled as New Hampton athletes won the Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Field Hockey, Women’s Varsity Soccer, and Men’s JV-B Soccer competitions, while Tilton came out on top in Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Varsity Soccer, Men’s JV-A Soccer, and the Varsity Football match-up. Although the schools tied in number of points (six each), Tilton won the overall contest on the basis of its solid football victory.

New Hampton will host the event the next time around, when we hope that the competition will be just as energetic but the result will return the Powderkeg to its natural habitat: the New Hampton trophy case. Wait till next year! Q student troop support program recognized by governor, executive council In December, Dan Erickson ’08 was honored by Governor John Lynch and the New Hampshire Executive Council for his senior lead-

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above: Democratic candidate for president, Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) last fall. at right: Executive Councilor Ray Burton (L) joined the governor and other state o;cials in thanking Dan Erickson ’08 for his “USA Troop Support” senior leadership project.

ership project, “USA Troop Support.” Erickson founded the volunteer e=ort, which provides correspondence and T-Shirts to troops serving overseas as visible symbols of support back home.

Dan and his mother, Linda, attended a breakfast meeting with NH Adjutant General Kenneth Clarke at the state National Guard headquarters in Concord before presenting his project to the governor and council. Executive Councilor Ray Burton said, “Both Dan and New Hampton School can be proud of USA Troop Support.” For more information, please visit www.usatroopsupport.com. Q headmaster’s council gathers in november Approximately twenty alumni, parents, parents of alumni, townspeople, and friends gathered on November 7 at New Hampton School to learn more about the school and to provide feedback to Head of School Andrew Menke on speci>c areas of interest. A full day’s schedule included an introduction by Andrew, administrative overviews by each member of the school’s administrative team, and opportunities to attend a class and enjoy lunch with current students and faculty. Following lunch, architect Michael Rosenfeld engaged the group in a presentation on the many facets of the process of creating the design for the new Math-Science Center. Andrew led the group through a brief summary of the school’s Strategic Plan, provided more details on the timeline for the Math-Science Center, and gathered the group’s feedback. A busy and productive day resulted in a group of vested participants leaving campus with a better sense of what lies ahead in New Hampton School’s exciting future. A brief

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meeting for reunion volunteers followed the formal Headmaster’s Council agenda. Q primary “town hall” on campus New Hampshire has a proud tradition of evaluating presidential candidates “up close and personal,” as all eyes focus on the Granite State during primary season. New Hampton School took advantage of this exceptional cultural and political opportunity by extending invitations to candidates to speak on campus, in order to provide educational forums for both students and the general public alike. The e=ort bore fruit after Thanksgiving break in the form of a packed Field House “town hall” presentation by U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH).

Kucinich was elected Cleveland’s mayor in 1977 at age 31, becoming the youngest person in history to lead a major American city, and is currently in his sixth term representing Ohio’s tenth congressional district. Students lined the audience microphones to ask questions on health care, Iraq, the budget, and other national and international issues, and in true New Hampshire primary fashion were able to informally size up the candidate one-on-one before and after the event.

NHS’s nonpartisan presidential outreach was extended to both sides of the political aisle, and a call to the Guiliani campaign renewed ties with David Chesley ’96, a former White House sta=er with a prominent role in Rudy’s New Hampshire organization. (New Hampton had a chance at bringing the former New York mayor to campus but the proposed visit date—the Saturday after Thanksgiving — was unfortunately a nonstarter on the school calendar.) Q

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alaska’s wilderness backcountry

lessons from the far north

by Ilana Saxe

Last summer in Alaska I found myself teary eyed, stressed out, and slipping down a steep and unforgiving scree slope. My backpacking group hadn’t read the map well and we were scared, but it was worth it. The lesson I learned on the mountain that day is with me every day in the classroom.

I was on a twenty-three day Alaska Outdoor Educator trip, journeying through wilderness backcountry with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). While I no longer >ght through willows or try to comprehend Alaska’s incredible scale, I do teach biology and the similarities are sometimes striking, particularly when students have di;culty understanding a concept. I often think back to my >rst time as “Leader of the Day,” when I struggled to orient myself. Just as my instructors did for me, I patiently explain that the more you work with concepts, the better understanding you have.

I also learned to be mindful of how people’s experiences color their reactions, such as when my group had set o= in the direction of that peak well above the tree line. We had lost our way and our con>dence, but our excellent instructors headed our way, calmed us, and set things right.

After we reached our intended destination, one instructor said, “When I saw you all up there, I thought ‘What on Earth are they thinking!?

Why didn’t they take the low road?’”

We laughed, and then he said something memorable. “I realized that I had no reason to be annoyed. You did what, given your abilities, you thought best. While going ‘your way’ may have been inconvenient for me, it didn’t really matter in the long run because you learned from this experience and will now change how you approach similar endeavors.”

This sums up much of my life as a teacher. I have the luxury of learning and re-learning material, but my students are sometimes like I was on that scree slope: confused, frustrated, and ready to call it quits. The patience that I learned last summer is an invaluable tool in the classroom. !

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new hampton institute, with randall hall at right, from a library of congress map circa 1860

a farewell to “old brick” Brick by brick, and with the help of >fty ox carts, they moved the building. The year was 1853 and New Hampton School’s frugal Yankee trustees decided to physically move Randall Hall and rebuild it where it now stands. A massive undertaking, the move was completed in just three days.

This spring Randall will come down to the ground again, this time to make way for a Math-Science Center that will begin a new era in the school’s history.

The Math-Science Center will replace Randall Hall along Academic Row, which lines Main Street. Randall is New Hampton’s oldest structure and like the school itself it has been required to adapt over the years to meet changing circumstances. A look back at the building’s history suggests the school’s willingness to embrace change when times demanded it; even the building’s apparent permanence is a little deceiving, since it was >rst erected in a di=erent location and once bore another name.

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1826 by “The Academical and Theological Institution in New Hampton.” The school’s religious governance under the Baptist State Convention proved a boon to enrollment, and in 1829 a threestory brick building, thirty-six feet wide by one hundred feet long, was built at “the Old Institution” to house both male students and classrooms. “The Brick,” as it was then known, was situated in the Center section of town roughly a mile and a half south of the school’s present-day location, where in those early days a separate campus for female students was located.

In 1853 the Baptist State Convention authorized relocation of the institution to northern Vermont, a plan disdained by New Hampton’s townspeople and members of in?uential literary societies associated with the school. The school split in two, with the principal and most of the faculty moving west (where the transplant would ultimately falter and fail), while a renamed “New Hampton Literary and Biblical Institution” took hold in New Hampton.

The new trustees decided to consolidate the separate male and female campuses. “The Brick,” renamed Randall Hall to honor the

a history of randall hall leader of the school’s new Free Will Baptist patrons, was dismantled and moved over three days by >fty ox carts pulled by one hundred oxen, then rebuilt in its present location.

Randall Hall was central to the school’s operations for many years, providing dormitory and meeting rooms for various societies and their libraries. From 1877–1925 a separate business department, “the Commercial College,” was headquartered on Randall’s top ?oor (the commercial curriculum moved to Dudley, MA, in 1930, providing the basis for today’s Nichols College).

As the twentieth century advanced, the growth of public high schools put many academies at risk. By 1925 the school’s total enrollment was only forty-four, and the interior of Randall Hall had fallen into almost total disrepair. A change in direction began with the appointment of Frederick Smith ’10 in 1926 as headmaster of yet another incarnation, “the New Hampton School for Boys,” and Randall and other buildings were restored when the school’s fortunes rose only to then face the challenges of the Great Depression.

Norma Jean “Jinga” Moore, Headmaster Smith’s daughter, former New Hampton teacher, and wife of Smith’s successor, T. H. “Bud” Moore ’38, recalled a >ve-year period after World War II when Randall brought in extra revenue as a summer hotel for families with children. Twentieth century highlights also include many heartwarming memories associated with venerated Dorm Master David Rice.

In the eighty years since Headmaster Smith’s administration saved Randall Hall, the building has faithfully served the school and its students, but rapid changes of the last several decades have once again resulted in a building that has fallen far behind modern standards. In years past, renovating a historic structure like Randall Hall might have resulted in a serviceable building at a reasonable price, but both the costs and the institution’s expectations have increased dramatically.

Headmaster Emeritus T. H. “Bud” Moore lived in Randall’s “penthouse” (top ?oor) when he was a student in 1937–38, and as a longtime administrator was intimately involved in addressing the myriad needs of his old dormitory. “There were a number of renovations to Randall over the years, but the building wasn’t e;cient. Recent engineering studies showed how much more expensive it would be to try to bring it up to being a modern math and science building.

“It was an entrepreneurial decision,” Moore said with the wisdom of one who had to grapple with many di;culties on New Hampton School’s behalf. “We’ve always had to be responsive to market needs, that’s how we’ve survived and prospered when other institutions have fallen by the wayside.”

He continued, “It wasn’t an easy decision to take down the building — but it’s a really good decision. The new Math-Science Center will look a lot like the old Randall. I know that this is important to Head of School Andrew Menke; he’s very respectful of the history of the school and its rich tradition.”

Moore attended a September meeting on campus of former trustees, who joined him in full support of the Math-Science Center.

(See story, p. 6).

Former Headmaster Lou Gnerre also has some fond recollections of life in Randall Hall, which he and his wife, Patricia, moved into in 1957. “Our apartment was kind of rough, and Pat was a little teary-eyed about it until I >xed it up. But we had a nice view over to David Rice’s classroom in Lane Hall, and we could sit at our table during co=ee break and watch him stu= kids who misbehaved out the window!”

Gnerre was dorm head in Randall from 1958–61, a time of full occupancy. “There were >fty-two kids living in Randall when we were there, and they were really packed in.” He remembers chasing down “kids raising hell upstairs,” “evacuating” the boys from Randall so it could serve as a dorm for young ladies during winter carnivals, and trying to rein in students “older than me” who had served in the Armed Forces and were attending NHS on the GI Bill. Gnerre smiled as he recalled various pranks, including a spate of trash barrels that mysteriously rolled down the stairs late at night.

While Gnerre expressed some nostalgia over Randall’s imminent demise, there was no hesitation in his opinion regarding what’s best for the school. He said, “There’s no question that we need a new building — it was old when I started. We’ve got to have it and this is where it belongs, so I understand why Randall needs to come down.”

Director of Studies Jen Berry ’83, P’07 and ’10, also has many years of perspective on New Hampton and its architecture. She commented, “I understand intellectually and emotionally why Randall needs to be replaced. I feel really fortunate that I was part of the decision-making process, because I know that it’s the right decision.”

The school kept the town community fully informed as plans to replace Randall began to take shape, and feedback from New Hampton neighbors was actively solicited via open houses and presentations to the historical society, heritage commission, and planning board. “It was very thorough,” noted Jinga Moore with approval, “and townspeople are almost universally supportive.”

Mrs. Moore summed it up succinctly, “It’s the only way to go!”

Guided by the clear and compelling logic of its new Strategic Plan, New Hampton School can no longer a=ord to make a major investment in what has become a substandard older facility. To achieve its strategic mission, a bolder stroke is required at this point in the institution’s history. The decision has been made to build a new, state-of-the-art facility, which will elevate New Hampton’s math and science programs to the >rst rank among its independent school peers.

Alumni, friends, and supporters of New Hampton School are encouraged to keep an eye on our progress as the new Math-Science Center revitalizes the campus, and in doing so expands the range of possibilities for students and faculty alike. 5 [Editor’s Note: Sources for this article included “An Academy at New Hampton” by Norma Jean Moore, Hamptonia Volume 112, Number 1, and A Small Gore of Land by Pauline Swain Merrill, John C. Gowan, and others.]

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ms. ilana saxe supervises an experiment

new math-science center For generations New Hampton School’s Academic Row of classic brick buildings has anchored the north side of Main Street, quietly informing passers-by of the school’s lengthy heritage and traditions.

The volume and energy level will be turned up dramatically this spring as NHS begins broadcasting a powerful vision for the future.

Randall Hall will be reconstructed from the ground up, with a new, >rst-class Math-Science Center rising in its place. Plans call for the $9 million, 28,780-square-foot construction project to be completed in time for fall 2009 classes.

“It’s a new day for New Hampton School,” commented Chairman of the Board of Trustees Jason Pilalas ’58. “The building of our new Math-Science Center is the culmination of years of planning and e=ort on the part of many members of our community, and I thank all who have helped realize this long-sought goal. It is more than just a building; it is a rede>nition of our school.”

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The center will be an outstanding learning environment that will support today’s classroom technologies and learning styles. “The Math-Science Center will have superior resources for study and inquiry,” said Head of School Andrew Menke. “By providing our students and faculty with the very best, we are making a major statement of our new strategic direction and academic priorities.

Not only is it important in terms of our curriculum and program, but it is a tangible demonstration of the fundamental principles in our newly-adopted strategic plan.”

Barbara Guardenier, currently on sabbatical from heading the science department, has been involved in much of the planning process. She joined the faculty in 1985 and has a deep appreciation of the new building’s importance.

“The primary impact,” she emphasized, “is that it is telling the world what the school values and what we value as a community. We are

new math-science center committed to progressive and top-notch math and science programs.

Students will be energized because they will see that these are priorities for us, more of them will consider math and science for their careers, and we will attract new students with interest in these subjects.”

The center will increase the number of labs on campus by two.

There will also be an environmental classroom, a planting/botany room, three prep rooms, six math classrooms, a computer lab, a chemical storage room, and departmental o;ces. The Academic O;ce will be relocated to the new building so that its sta= will remain as accessible as possible to students and faculty.

Director of Studies Jen Berry ’83 sees much greater ?exibility in the additional labs. “With two chemistry laboratories, one could be set up with lab activities all day and the other could serve as the teaching classroom. Teachers will be able to share the spaces in ways that improve how we teach and what we o=er to our students. Our teachers have been doing a great job with our current resources and physical space, but this will provide them with so many more options.”

Berry foresees many expanded possibilities for the math and science curriculum. “Using our new computer modeling technology, we might have students researching alternative fuel sources, and math and science classes could collaborate in analyzing global population trends. Students are fascinated by forensic science, and the center will give us the tools to examine this in greater depth as well. A hydrology course would take advantage of the Math-Science Center’s ability to connect outdoor assignments with indoor study. The building’s wet room will be well used, with students returning to it after >eld work in nearby riparian habitats.”

She continued, “We are actively pursuing adoption of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, through which NHS will join a worldwide community of schools o=ering rigorous courses that meet a common standard. The IB experimental sciences curriculum for the high school level includes courses in biology, chemistry, design technology, environmental systems, and physics. The mathematics courses include four levels of di;culty, with all calling for development of strong logical, critical, and creative thinking skills.

The Math-Science Center will bring our o=erings to a much higher level, and in doing so help us meet the requirements of this prestigious program.”

Barbara Guardenier envisions new, upper-level courses such as organic chemistry, cellular biology, and biochemistry. “We could also o=er a course for non-science majors involving ethical questions that probe what’s happening with DNA, stem cell research, and bioethics.”

Science Department Head Russ Brummer is enthusiastic about the center’s e=ect on his colleagues. “What excites me most is that it will enable the already excellent science faculty to do their jobs even better.

“Each science discipline will have two fully equipped lab areas speci>c to their needs,” said Brummer, highlighting some of the pedagogical improvements that he’s looking forward to. “Teachers will no longer have to move equipment from room to room or adapt a classroom meant for another science. In addition, there will be a planting room, and a wet lab located in the basement; the latter will

We are committed to progressive, top-notch math and science programs. Students will be energized because they will see these are priorities for us.

F barbara guardenier NHS science faculty since 1985 provide easy access to wading boots and other >eld equipment. As the ecology teacher, I look forward to having a space to launch excursions into forest and stream. At the end of class, students will hang their boots and hose them down right in the classroom!"

He is also quick to mention the center’s technology. Each classroom will have its own projector and other A/V equipment, which will allow teachers and students to learn about and experience science and mathematics visually and interactively. A computer lab with school laptops and connections for personal laptops will facilitate scienti>c research projects, modeling, and data analysis. The school’s campus wireless network will be available to all, whether collaborating in a classroom or using the Internet in the building’s public areas.

The advanced technology and improved facilities will bene>t both the math and science faculties. “I like the way the building is set up with both o;ces on the same ?oor," said Barbara Guardenier. “This

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will help get kids excited about the two disciplines and lead to collaborations between the faculties.” (Math Department Head Forest Reid shares his thoughts on p. 18.)

A half-century has passed since New Hampton School focused its strategic vision on capital improvements to math and science facilities. The new building will undoubtedly constitute a dramatic upgrade for these programs, but as project architect Michael Rosenfeld (of the O;ce of Michael Rosenfeld, the award-winning, Massachusetts-based architectural >rm that bears his name) pointed out, it’s much more.

“What you’re doing now is opening up a whole new chapter in the development of the school. It’s also going to be a major statement on Main Street about what New Hampton School is trying to do, and where the school community is going with its educational vision.

What’s so wonderful about this project is that it’s in a beautiful village that has a long history, and the new building will have a great deal of prominence and presence on the common and on the street.”

The building’s advantages will not be limited to math and science, but will spur a ripple e=ect of bene>ts. For example, the new facility will

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have an open, airy foyer and a second ?oor mezzanine. These beautiful, centrally located venues will >ll a current void by serving as natural academic gathering places for all members of the school community.

The Math-Science Center will also provide vitally needed square footage for instruction that will produce bene>ts campus-wide.

There will be new options for classes, including relocation of some from basement settings, which will improve departmental collegiality and e;ciency.

Andrew Menke noted the signi>cance of building the MathScience Center at this juncture. “Science and math are part of how we look at technology and at development in the future, and stretching forward into this century New Hampton School is going to be more and more sustainable.”

New Hampton School is committed to environmental responsibility in all phases of the project. Green space will be preserved through construction on the previously developed site, and the building’s southern orientation will capture solar light and warmth. Illumination e;ciencies include glass ?ooring, which will allow sunlight to penetrate into the center of the building, and occupancy and daylight sensors that will monitor lighting needs.

new math-science center The Math-Science Center will feature a tight “building envelope” (roof, walls, windows, and doors) with impressive insulating R-values.

The new facility will also boast a high-e;ciency mechanical system with energy recovery units, which will reduce heating costs by transferring warmth from heated exhaust air to cooler, incoming air. A new central mechanical system will eventually serve all of Academic Row, replacing less e;cient technologies in adjoining buildings.

The building itself will be an environmental exhibit, with informative displays on precipitation, energy, and local geology. Outdoors, a science garden and native species landscaping will complement the structure’s conservation focus.

Locally sourced building components will be incorporated, such as cast stone that will be used for windowsills and headers, masonry bricks, and mortar (all from New Hampshire), and brick from Maine.

In addition, upwards of 90 percent of the project’s subcontractors and vendors will be based in-state. Some of the salvageable materials from Randall Hall will remain on campus in the form of walks, entry steps, benches, and a commemorative, historical kiosk; the remainder will be processed by a Vermont >rm for reuse throughout the region.

The Math-Science Center’s front façade will incorporate the historic identity of the Academic Row buildings, but an overall traditional appearance will mask numerous innovative, energy-saving technologies. One example is “hardiboard,” a cementitious siding made of recycled wood and cement that works perfectly in place of wood trim and panels. The product is extraordinarily durable and >reproof.

Conneston Construction Inc. (CCI) of Gilford, NH, is the construction manager. The quality of CCI’s work is already evident in many corners of the campus including the Academic Research Center (ARC), the Arts and Athletics Center, recent dormitory construction and renovations, Field House renovations, and the new, synthetic turf Kennedy Field. “We’ve had the pleasure of watching New Hampton School grow and prosper over the past fourteen years,” said CCI President Je= Downing. “We recognize what a tremendous step forward this new Math-Science Center will be for the school.”

The center will gracefully take its place alongside historic structures, re?ecting their tradition while conveying its own modern message. Peeking into the near future, Michael Rosenfeld described the anticipated impact of the newest member of Academic Row. “It’s going to feel like it’s one of the older buildings with a new, energized, very current sense about it,” he explained. “It’s going to be contemporary with today because it’s built in these times, but it’s going to harken back to previous times. It’s going to be built in a way that’s very energy e;cient, tight, and smart, and it’s going to make learning easier by supporting both the teachers and the students.”

Russ Brummer traced the connection between the building and the school’s strategic direction. “Our new mission calls for teachers to develop curriculum that will make students ‘think globally and act locally,’ and the new building will give faculty the necessary resources to carry this out.”

Chairman Emeritus Robert D. Kennedy Jr. ’50 has played a leading role in all of the school’s infrastructure improvements over the past

Our new mission calls for teachers to develop curriculum that will make students ‘think globally and act locally,' and the new building will give faculty the necessary resourcees to carry this out.

F russ brummer, Science Department Head few decades, which provides him with great wisdom concerning the center’s signi>cance to his beloved alma mater. He commented, “The school’s physical plant has improved vastly since 1990, but up to now there has not been comparable improvement on the academic side. This building could very well remake New Hampton School for the twenty->rst century.”

A new, >rst-rate Math-Science Center has been designed, approved, and in short order will be built. No longer a mere aspiration, the building is well on its way to becoming a reality — and as it begins to rise so does the curtain on a very bright and successful future for New Hampton School. "

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“technical proficiency” is just one of mr. reid’s goals.

high-tech collaborations A distinguished line of students and teachers have studied math at New Hampton School. As an academic discipline which transcends the human experience, mathematics is not merely a part of a global curriculum, but a universal one. Indeed, one can look at an Arabic, Dutch, or Korean textbook and know exactly what is being said, as long as the ideas are written using the same symbols.

One of the most remarkable things about the universe is the way that mathematical relationships underlie every single physical process yet observed, and our aim is to let students see some of the elegance and power of even the simplest relationships.

For example, 2 × 13 = 26, and also (2 × 10) + (2 × 3) = 26 (Try it!).

That fact is independent of how we express it and how we write it; it is one of the truest statements we can make in life.

As we strive to help students achieve both technical pro>ciency and an appreciation of the beauty and elegance of the mechanics of problem-solving, we have found that our current classrooms and technologies are lacking. The past >fteen years have seen a host of advances in classroom technology, which the new Math-Science Center will allow us to use.

The ability to make calculations by hand has not decreased in importance, but the sheer time required for computation has always made it impossible to explore complex structures in detail. With today’s wonderfully interactive systems that the Math-Science Center will facilitate, students will be able to see and manipulate a tremendous variety of constructions that would simply be too ponderous otherwise.

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by Forest Reid

Mathematics is about seeing and understanding patterns, and thus the more examples a student can see the better he or she can achieve a feel for the pattern. Looking at the simple example given above, considering a few similar such problems makes the general pattern become clear: a(b + c) = ab + ac. The ability to see and manipulate a wide variety of examples helps students to see the patterns, so they can extrapolate and >nd the abstract representation of the whole class of problems.

The Math-Science Center will also have a highly useful new computer classroom. The world around us requires an ever-increasing level of technological sophistication, which our students need to be equipped to understand. Computer programming is therefore one of the most useful skills a student can acquire, but our current facilities are not suitable for group work or for teaching. The computer classroom will enable students to see the teacher and a screen that can project the display of any computer in the room, creating a high tech, collaborative learning environment.

Where will the new building lead us? What I see is students working together with each other and their teachers in an environment conducive to learning, while using the best modern technologies in conjunction with old-fashioned pencils and paper. All these tools will lead to what really matters: true understanding in the mind. The future looks very bright indeed for mathematics at New Hampton School. r Forest Reid is the Math Department Head at New Hampton School.

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crina boeras ’01 A Top Student at Yale School of Medicine Sibiu, Romania, is a small town embraced by the towering Fagaras Mountains. Crina Boeras was placed on skis at age two by her civil engineer father, a volunteer for the local mountain rescue and ski patrol teams and a true outdoorsman.

Always on the go, taking the family hiking most weekends, he jumpstarted her adventurousness and a love of skiing that launched an unlikely career in medicine. Her mother is an elementary school teacher.

Crina’s path to Yale was paved by an adventurous spirit, superior aptitude in math and science, and skiing.

Though Sibiu is birthplace of the world's Wrst homeopathic laboratory and Romania's Wrst hospital and pharmacy, Crina came upon medicine totally on her own. After skiing competitively around Europe, she discerned that more opportunity might lie outside of her home country.

Poised and athletic, Boeras exudes energy and balance. She claims she was shy at New Hampton (though she did serve as NHS senior class president). After graduating on high honor roll and with the mathematics department and international student awards from NHS, she earned a summa cum laude BS degree in Biology from UMass Amherst. Her advisors pointed out that as a non-U.S. citizen her chances of getting

into a state medical school were slim, and that she might do better to apply to private, highly competitive schools. Yale accepted her and oVered a scholarship.

Boeras does not diVerentiate bloodlines from heartlines, claiming three “families" in her life.

The Sabourins, who she Wrst stayed with when she initially came to the United States as a ski racer to train for six weeks with the Loon Race Club in Lincoln, NH, are family number two.

Several Romanian friends were already enrolled at New Hampton School, and Crina applied and received a scholarship to spend the last two years of high school here. Coach Dave Edry was building up the NHS Ski Team and the inXux of students like Crina was an essential element.

While at NHS she lived with the Pollocks (family number three).

She found her Wrst classes here a bit boring (“In Romania, science and math are diVerent," she said diplomatically), but challenged herself into more diYcult courses. “I still remember my Wrst day of Calculus AP with Mr. Kanelong. I was a bit nervous about being new. So I walked into a class full of seniors, and to make matters worse, they were having a test that day!"

Crina aced the test with the highest score in the class and began making friends. While at NHS, she competed in USSA, FIS, and Eastern Junior Olympics ski races. She fondly remembers being one of only two students in Mr. Hett's AP Calculus class as great fun, and AP Biology with Matt Crowley, who was himself in the process of applying to medical school, who helped her with her Wrst dissection of a fetal pig.

There are no traditional grades, no ranking and no competition at Yale Medical School; only evaluations, which encourages the students to help one another. The Wrst two years of med school consisted mainly of classes and labs.

Boeras is currently halfway through her clinical clerkships, and getting to experience the major medical specialties that will help her decide upon her residency area. She passed the Wrst step of the United States Medical Licensing Exam this past summer, scoring in the ninetyninth percentile. She also spent a summer doing laboratory research, examining the human immune response to Chlamydia infections.

She enjoys working with people more than spending long hours in the lab, so she's looking strongly at pediatrics and internal medicine as specialties, and to her ob/gyn rotation next semester.

“The whole world has changed with modern medicine," said Boeras. “Patients are more informed and involved in their care, they have questions and challenge their physicians' decisions. It's more important now than ever before to educate people." She believes that this greater awareness is good, even if it requires correcting misinformation patients get on the Internet or from pharmaceutical advertisements.

As for educating our nation's youth in math and science, Crina is pragmatic. “Studying science helps you understand the world around you. Math helps with everyday activities, but more importantly, the concepts and critical reasoning skills that you develop will help you process complicated information, and help you make decisions and reason through situations in any Weld." She says she recalls little of the speciWcs from her advanced calculus or AP physics classes from high school, but notes that she can take large amounts of facts and make sense of them, applying them to new situations.

“It helps me enormously with my everyday work in making medical decisions."

Crina's volunteer activities include organizing a women's health interest group that paired students with female physicians, serving at the Yale-run Free Clinic, and organizing a journal club. Her next endeavor may be research with monies now available from the so-called Orphan Drug Fund. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognize the need for research into nonlucrative drugs, and as she noted, "As pathogens become resistant to the current drugs we should be in a race to Wnd new antibacterials, and the drug companies are reluctant to pursue this, as it's not proWtable."

Whatever path she takes, we know where we'll Wnd Crina Boeras in a few years; at the top of her game and making a diVerence in the world. Q

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jonathan li ’57 Cancer Researcher Jonathan Li has a vivid memory of his very Wrst experience at New Hampton School. It was the summer of 1955 and he was taking an American history summer school class. International scientists were gathered at New Hampton School for a prestigious, week-long scientiWc meeting: the Gordon Research Conferences.

Only Wfteen years old, Li knew was intrigued by the scientists and sat down in the back row to listen. He was inspired and distinctly recalls saying to himself, “One day, I'm going to run one of these."

Twenty-three years later, he did.

Among many other accomplishments, Jonathan Li, PhD, is the founder of the Gordon Conferences on Hormonal Carcinogenesis and the chairperson of International Symposia on Hormonal Carcinogenesis. Held every three years since 1991, the conferences have been based in Cancun, Stockholm, Seattle, Valencia, Paris, and next year, Tokyo.

Discovering the cause of hormonal cancers, especially breast cancer in women, has been the lifelong work of both he and his wife, Sara Antonia Li, PhD. “Bud Moore used to open the Gordon Conferences for me, and he always embarrassed me; he said too many nice things," said Li. “He knew so much about everything and

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everyone, down to the last detail. He is an amazing man who is very important to me."

Headmaster Moore was instrumental to Li's positive experiences at NHS, in addition to his teachers in chemistry and English, Mr. Smart, Mr. Holly, and Mr. Reed.

A scientist to his core, Li nevertheless emphasized the importance of English, of writing eYciently, coherently, and logically in his work.

“Writing is an under-appreciated skill.

Unfortunately, many scientists are poor writers, and it's very important in grants, which are needed for research," he explained. “Grant monies Xow from well-written grant proposals."

New Hampton prepared him well. He tested out of Wrst-year English and chemistry at Brown University by taking the AP exams.

Li received degrees in chemistry and philosophy from Brown, then went to Columbia and Stanford to study anatomy, cell biology, cell physiology, and endocrinology. His PhD in pharmacology was earned at Upstate Medical Center, suny Syracuse. Three years of postdoctoral work was completed at Harvard Medical School, where a favorite advisor set him free to pursue “whatever you want," which led to eleven published papers and signiWcant grant dollars.

Later he went to the University of Minnesota, where his family expanded to four, before moving to Washington State University.

He currently serves as director of etiology and prevention of hormonal cancers at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His son Christopher, MD/PhD, also works on breaking the breast cancer code, identifying risk factors in population-based studies. Daughter Stephanie, PhD, is a professor of English at the University of Rochester.

In addition to teaching Li has served on editorial boards and on numerous review committees of the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, and the California Breast Cancer Research Program.

He has been a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration, is a regular keynote conference speaker, and has shepherded numerous research fellows and graduate students in his thirty-seven years of professional activity.

One of his newest positions is editor-in-chief of a new journal, Hormones and Oncogenesis, to be published by Springer, New York.

His research has led to important discoveries.

Li's work reveals that 60 percent of all cancers are hormonally related: Thirty-two percent of all female cancers are breast cancers, and 30 percent of all male cancers show up as prostrate cancer. Years ago these cancers were understudied—deemed too complex for meaningful research. These challenges did not deter Li, who is trying to solve how estrogens and other hormones cause breast cancer.

Discovery aside, Li relishes the international nature of his work. “It's been really interesting to see the Weld grow," he said. He takes great pleasure in travel to international meetings where a variety of disciplines converge, and where people who do not normally meet and talk can share ideas. “This is my reward!" he exclaimed.

He attributes some of his success to NHS. The importance of early training in a variety of disciplines is critical to broaden the mind, he explained. “The advantage I've had over less successful people is that I could cross disciplines mentally; borrowing from diVerent areas." It's about making connections where there were none before.

With science, you have to love it, he concluded. “I get paid very well for working in a sandbox—playing! I have curiosity, the curiosity of trying to improve mankind. I've always been an idealist." Q

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barkley sive ’88 Climate Change Scientist Barkley Sive, 37, is having the time of his life. As an analytical and atmospheric chemist at the University of New Hampshire, he's Wnally doing what he truly loves. He's traveled the world (to every continent but Antarctica), gets paid for it, and it feels like play. Most of all, he knows he's making a diVerence, a huge diVerence.

“I always had a genuine concern for the environment and wanted to help people. At New Hampton, I thought I'd study to become a doctor," he chuckled, “and in a way I am, except on a global scale; and my patient is our atmosphere." A PhD and frequent contributor to Nature and the American Geophysical Union, Barkley traces his scientiWc foundations to New Hampton School.

Here, biology teacher “Mikey" CioVredi and theatre teacher Charlene Joyce saw him as an individual and pushed him to go into new areas with conWdence. Gifted academically, Sive also played bass and excelled at sports, playing ice hockey (he still does pickup games from time to time), soccer, and lacrosse. Lifelong friendships were forged and he's still in touch with Charlie Aldrich ’87 and John Wait ’88.

Barkley has made decisions by being open to circumstance. After a year of pre-med at Clark University, he decided to head back home to

Orange County in California. Knowing the importance of research for his med school plans, he riXed through the faculty list at University of California, Irvine and was attracted to a Professor F. Sherwood Rowland in the Chemistry Department, who became his advisor in 1990 and lifelong mentor. “This guy entered high school at age twelve, graduated from college at eighteen, and was an exceptional athlete playing semi-pro baseball and basketball."

Barkley hoped his strength in chemistry, Rowland's specialty, would further his pursuit of medicine. But there was much more to come.

The amazing “Sherry" Rowland (as he's known by his colleagues) received the Nobel Prize in 1995; Barkley was a key part of his close-knit research group at that time, participating in seven international atmospheric chemistry aircraft campaigns, involved in every facet of the Weld missions from equipment calibration, sample collection and analysis, and manuscript preparation. In recognition of his graduate work at UC Irvine, Barkley received the 1997 UCI Town and Gown Joan Rowland Scholarship.

Sive received his BS and MS degrees in chemistry (1993, 1995) and PhD in analytical and atmospheric chemistry (1998). Primarily, Barkley studies the composition of the earth's atmosphere by conducting fast-response, ultratrace measurements, capturing information on as many as one hundred diVerent trace gases that are key to understanding air quality and climate change in just ninety seconds. He tinkers with expensive toys, he'd tell you, “One of my instruments in our lab costs more than a house!" In his post as research associate professor at UNH, where he's been since 2002, he's free to pursue his research interests and teach only the classes he wants as part of the Climate Change Research Center.

There's no tenure safety net and he is selffunded, but he wouldn't have it any other way.

UNH tops an elite list of schools, including Harvard, Princeton, and UC Irvine that are highly ranked for geoscience research.

Sive's research is having a real impact in his Weld. Just ten years ago a scientist's research in academia was shunned by the scientiWc community if it had any “practical" application. Today,

“geo-engineering" is the new buzzword as mainstream science is now moving more toward solving society's most complex problems.

He has focused the majority of his eVorts on building novel instrumentation and generating high quality volatile organic compound (voc) measurements for a UNH air quality and climate program. Funded primarily by noaa's OYce of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, the program focuses on atmospheric chemical and physical observations in rural to semi-remote areas of New Hampshire, downwind of major urban/industrialized emissions.

Barkley has thought a great deal about the conundrum of engaging disinterested young people in science and math. “Technology leads the world, and technology is driven by math and science, period," he pronounced. He works with graduate students, undergraduates, and high school students, and suspects that more Wnancial resources are only part of the solution to engage young people. Hands-on learning and initiative are the keys to learning, Sive believes.

Urging students to formulate their own questions and work in an active developmental lab, not a canned lab with pre-formulated activities and results, is crucial. It's tricky, though, because students often do not know how to formulate questions or analyze data critically.

“Too often they are waiting to be told what to do. The rigor of learning the rules should be established and integrated into all subjects as early as elementary school. After all, learning math is not unlike learning a language," he said.

“They both have sets of rules and only when one knows the rules, can one question or break them to make discoveries."

When not attending to our atmosphere, Barkley and his Wancé Terri, currently in her third year in veterinary school, support a local rescue organization for Weimaraners. Barkley is also still close with his former research group from Irvine.

A phone rings in the distance as we talk. He is a bit anxious to check on his own research group in his lab where a dozen graduate students are laboring 24/7. Yes, he's on call, and more than glad to be of help to mankind and the world. Q – Martha Shepp

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justin joslin

rebekka joslin

Math and Science Departments (teaches Algebra II, Physics)

Science Department (teaches General Biology, Honors Physics)

hometown: Littleton, NH education: BS, Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University; MS, Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado prior experience: Sta= Scientist, Pioneer Environmental Associates; Research Assistant, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research coaches: Prep Ski Team, Rock Climbing

hometown: Glens Falls, NY education: BA, Ecology and Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College; MS, Earth Science, Dartmouth College prior experience: Analytical Chemist, Endyne, Inc.; Research Assistant, Institute of Arctic Studies coaches: Women’s Varsity Field Hockey, Women’s Varsity Softball, Recreational Ski Program

both: Met and got engaged in Antarctica (the couple celebrates at left); have hiked mountains around the world (Africa, Europe, New Zealand, North America), are members of NHS’s Husky Green Council (environmental working group)

What's it like to be a New Hampton School teacher? bekka: There's a lot of opportunity to get to know the kids and small class sizes deWnitely facilitate lots of hands-on work. In Honors Physics we built cup slings to study circular motion, and it was easy for small groups to go outdoors. justin: I agree—there's better interaction with students. In Algebra I can give every student one-on-one advice as they start their homework.

How does your background as scientists influence your teaching? bekka: I introduce a lot of experimental design, how to do an experiment and write up a lab report. My background is interdisciplinary and my students learn from diVerent perspectives. justin: I use my personal experience to share with students what's out there in the world. I like being involved on so many diVerent levels, as a teacher, coaching, and living in a dorm…they knock on our door all the time!

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Before meeting you both took jobs as research assistants in Antarctica. What drew you there? bekka: My undergraduate professor at Dartmouth went every southern hemisphere summer (our winter), and asked me to go my senior year. It was remote and exciting; who would turn that down? We were part of a project studying soil chemistry. justin: I wanted to do water chemistry work in the Rockies, but my professor had only had one available research position, in Antarctica. I was hesitant, but others said it was a great experience and my Dad said, “Why not?" So I measured the Xow and chemistry of glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valley, Antarctica's largest ice free area. It's the only landscape on earth that might accurately represent the surface of Mars. bekka: Justin was stationed at a Weld camp in the Dry Valleys, sleeping in a tent every night, and I was at McMurdo Station on Ross Island, working in the science lab. My research group took a trip out to the Dry Valleys and Justin's “stream team" happened to be at the same Weld camp. That's how we met.

What do you tell your friends about NHS? bekka: The community is incredibly supportive.

When we Wrst got here, everyone came up and welcomed us. justin: It's a diVerent look on communities.

Here, we all live together, go to school together, eat together, play together, and learn together.

What impresses you about the school? bekka: I am very impressed that so many members of this community are extremely dedicated to their work. justin: The direction that the school is trying to take with the new Strategic Plan, the global focus with the regional application. That, and the new Math-Science Center helped attract us here. editor's note: Director of Development Sandy Colhoun also worked in Antarctica, though not at the same time as the Joslins. A selection of Colhoun's photographs and the Joslins' can be viewed at www.newhampton.org/Hamptonia.

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new hampton school has produced outstanding math and science students for generations; here are some stellar examples from the class of 2008.

Sayde Mohr, South Bristol, ME math-science classes (junior–senior years): AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, Precalculus Honors, Biology Honors sampling of teachers’ comments: “When challenged by…inverse trigonometric functions, she put forth strong e=ort, fully understanding the concepts and implications of inverses, their domains, and ranges.” colleges applied to: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, Clemson University, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Southern California, UCLA probable college major: Architecture enjoys most about math and science: “Physics is interesting to me because it applies directly to everyday life.”

Jae Hyon “Kevin” Moon, Seoul, South Korea math-science classes (junior–senior years): AP Physics Electricity, Multivariable Calculus, AP Physics Mechanical, AP Calculus BC, Biology Honors sampling of teachers’ comments: “He has a curiosity and sees the excitement behind a di;cult math problem. What others might see as dry, he sees as an interesting challenge and he has the stamina to pursue it.” colleges applied to: Boston College, University of California (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, and San Diego), Carnegie Mellon

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University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Cooper Union, Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, MIT, New York University, Olin College of Engineering probable college major: Physics enjoys most about math and science: “I strive to investigate or know more about the most basic, natural things in life. I want to answer, ‘Why are these things so?’”

Alex Slover, Wilmot Flat, NH math-science classes (junior–senior years): AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, Biology Honors, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Programming (self-taught) sampling of teachers’ comments: “He prepared for the (AP Calculus) exam with intense diligence, and his >nal project was simply a tour d’ force of mathematical comprehension.” colleges applied to: Boston University, Cornell University, MIT, Olin College of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute possible college majors: Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics enjoys most about math and science: “I love looking at a seemingly impossible problem and realizing that it can be solved by breaking it up into pieces.” editor’s note: Slover is a >nalist in the highly competitive National Merit Scholarship Program.

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separate tubing for diesel and waste vegetable oil (“wvo”)

waste oil powers car Student Activities Director and Tutor Ted Stiles turns a few heads when he drives by, but it’s not because of the paint job on his VW Jetta. It’s the subtle smell. Depending on what’s been cooking at the dining hall his exhaust can resemble French fries or chicken, because the car is powered by the waste vegetable oil from NHS’s deep fryers.

“The diesel engine,” Stiles explained, “was actually designed to run on peanut oil.” He’s simply added another fuel system, which allows him to run his car on either diesel or vegetable oil.

The dining hall’s weekly output of 10–15 gallons of waste oil is roughly equal to what Stiles needs to run his car, and he also picks up free waste oil from local restaurants. The oil is >ltered to remove impurities before it goes into his car.

Stiles, a member of New Hampton’s new Husky Green Council, is eager to point out the signi>cant environmental bene>ts of his unusual fuel. “Unlike gasoline, waste vegetable oil doesn’t involve extracting, re>ning, and shipping a fossil fuel product across the

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country or around the world. It’s something that’s already being produced for another use, so it’s a great way to recycle.

“We need to consider other ways to power our transportation system,” he continued. “Waste vegetable oil isn’t the only answer; plug-in hybrids, electric cars, ethanol, fuel cells, and increased public transportation are others that will be in the mix in the future. What I’m doing helps >ght global warming because it is a CO2 neutral fuel system, and other pollutants that come from fossil fuels are reduced.

Plus, I get about 40 m.p.g.”

“And,” he said with a grin, “it sometimes smells like egg rolls!” 7 editor’s note: Stiles uses a system designed by KTM Auto of Plymouth (www.ktmauto.com), which is loosely based on one marketed by the Greasecar company (www.greasecar.com). For more information, contact Ted Stiles at tstiles@newhampton.org.

science lessons

globe program image, from the noaa environmental modeling center

science lessons on the web New Hampton School students are actively engaged in real-world scienti>c analysis and research. A number of their most interesting current and upcoming assignments involve Web blogs, sites, and surveys, and Hamptonia readers are invited to follow along and contribute. winter term classes Biology classes taught by Mrs. Rebekka Joslin and Ms. Ilana Saxe have investigated biotechnologies, including genetically modi>ed organisms (GMOs). GMOs are living species that have been genetically manipulated to produce “new and improved” versions (for example, GMO corn that is more disease-resistant than standard corn varieties). These and other biotechnologies are controversial because they may introduce factors into the environment that some fear might yield undesirable consequences. r For more information visit Ms. Saxe’s blog, posted in the “Cool Things We Do” section of the NHS Web site, www.newhampton.org Ecology, taught by Mr. Brummer, has been employing climate change as a theme to discuss how policymakers use science to make decisions. The class has been learning about the atmosphere, climate, and the greenhouse e=ect, and used this knowledge to investigate global warming. At the end of the term this knowledge will be used to calculate each student’s “carbon footprint” with an eye to making meaningful lifestyle changes to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Hamptonia readers can view data from student experiments, view a list of suggestions to help lower the NHS community’s carbon emissions, and >nd their own “carbon footprint” and ways that we all can contribute to solving the climate change riddle.

r Carbon footprint Web site: www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx r Mr. Brummer’s blog is posted in “Cool Things We Do” section of the NHS Web site, www.newhampton.org spring term classes Mrs. Joslin’s and Ms. Saxe’s general biology classes began a unit on ecology and environmental science in early March. The focus is on the interconnections of biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems and the human impact on this web. Students are engaging in discussions, designing experiments, collecting data, and conducting research as they grapple with these questions: How will our environment change as the global population increases and competition for natural resources becomes increasingly >erce? What is the impact of an individual on his or her environment? What is sustainable development and how will it shape the future? What will happen to ecosystems and the spread of disease as earth’s temperature rises? r Follow the students’ journey online on Ms. Saxe’s blog, www.globalproblemslocalsolutions.blogspot.com Honors biology, ecology, and chemistry classes taught by Mr. Russ Brummer and Ms. Peg Frame will monitor the Pemigewasset River throughout the spring term, with students taking water samples and testing for dissolved oxygen, turbidity, temperature, alkalinity, nitrates, and pH. Data will be sent to the federally-sponsored GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Bene>t the Environment) program, which monitors environmental quality. r The student >ndings will also be posted in the “Cool Things We Do” section of the Web site, www.newhampton.org

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new faculty

new faculty I am extremely impressed with this group of new teachers. They are skilled in their craft, knowledgeable of their content area, and have adapted well to the pace of boarding school life.

– director of studies jennifer berry ’83 john buck: art department Education: BA, Art Education, Salem State College Prior Experience: Art Teacher, Dorm Parent, Coach, Fay School; Art Department Chair, Indian Mountain School peter hutchins ’01: history department Education: BA, History, Plymouth State University Prior Experience: Teacher, Dorm Parent, Coach, New Hampton School; Coach, Williams College

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justin joslin: math/science departments Education: BS, Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University; MS, Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Prior Experience: Sta= Scientist, Pioneer Environmental Associates; Research Assistant, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research rebekka joslin: science department Education: BA, Ecology and Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College; MS, Earth Science, Dartmouth College Prior Experience: Analytical Chemist, Endyne, Inc.; Research Assistant, Institute of Arctic Studies

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who is who: Front Row: Amy McCormack, Erin O’Toole, Jessica Kang, Matthew Lamotte, Rebekka Joslin, John Buck, Jon Shackett, Jillian Nugent, Justin Joslin; Back: Martha Shepp, Cory McClure, Antonio Quintero, Daniel Love, J. J. Truman, Peter Hutchins, Paul McAdam, and Steven Michalek.

jessica kang ’02: math/science departments Education: BA, Zoology, University of New Hampshire; MEd, Secondary School Science, University of New Hampshire Prior Experience: Teaching Intern, Dover Middle School; Teaching Assistant, University of New Hampshire

steven michalek: art/english departments Education: BA, English, University at Albany; MFA, Technical Direction, University of Connecticut Prior Experience: Lecturer, University of Connecticut; Technical Director, Ogunquit Playhouse

matthew lamotte: history department Education: BA, History, Washington and Lee University Prior Experience: History Teacher, Coach, Dorm Parent, Blue Ridge School; History Teacher, Coach, The Wake>eld School

jill nugent ’03: math department Education: BS, Family and Consumer Sciences, Mercyhurst College Prior Experience: Student Teacher, Westlake Middle School; Student Teacher, Fairview High School

daniel love: history department Education: BA, Political Science, Colorado State University; MA, Education, Chapman University Prior Experience: Chair, History Department, American School of Mexico City; Humanities Teacher, American School of Milan

erin o’toole ’01: world language Education: BA, Spanish, College of Wooster; EdM, Learning and Teaching, Harvard University Prior Experience: English Seminar Leader, King Open School; Special Education Aide, Lin-Wood Public School

paul mcadam: english department Education: BA, English, University of New Hampshire; MA, English, Middlebury College Prior Experience: English and Social Studies Teacher, Rabat American School, Morocco; English Teacher, The American School in London; English Teacher, Indian Springs School

tony quintero: world language Education: BA, Hispanic Studies, Trinity College Prior Experience: Computer Instructor, Fundacio la Caixa

cory mcclure: academic support program Education: BA, Psychology, University of New England Prior Experience: Basketball Coach, St. Bonaventure University; Basketball Coach, University of New Hampshire; Residence Hall Supervisor, New England College amy mccormack: math department Education: BS, Exercise Physiology, Boston University Prior Experience: Math Teacher, Spaulding High School

jon shackett: science department Education: BS, Biology, Plymouth State College Prior Experience: Science Teacher, Coach, Newfound Middle School; Science Teacher, Coach, Cardigan Mountain School martha shepp: art department/communications Education: BFA, Illustration/Painting/Design, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; MFA, Studio Art/Graphic Design, University of Tennessee Prior Experience: Visiting Professor, Coker College; Art Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee j. j. truman: academic support program Education: BS, Business, Plymouth State University Prior Experience: History Teacher, Roosevelt High School; Assistant Basketball Coach, University of New Haven

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warner nickerson ’ o o

from gunstock to world cup Warner Nickerson’s eyes were shining with relived excitement about his >rst encounter with Alta Badia, Italy’s gran rosa (“grand race”) World Cup event. “It’s unbelievably steep, one of the steepest hills you’ve ever seen. We were allowed free skiing the day before. My buddy Ted Ligety (an Olympic gold medalist) tells me, ‘get to the front.’ Everyone pushes and starts, and I’m >fth in line. On the second pitch, I lost my ski and people were whizzing by…”

With good humor and an endearing lack of hubris, Nickerson brings you into the world of big-time ski racing. He has shared international adventures with the sport’s top competitors, but sitting in my Meservey Hall o;ce he’s completely down-to-earth, happy to be back on campus to share the highs and lows of his racing career with Hamptonia readers.

At age twenty->ve he has raced the magni>cent peaks of Chile, New Zealand, and across Europe, and the ?at, arti>cial incline of a domed slope in Holland. As a youth he skied his modest hometown hill of Gunstock Mountain in Gilford, NH, where he started high school before transferring to NHS as a sophomore.

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“I didn’t get along with some of my teachers at Gilford, and when I came here that all changed,” explained Nickerson with a smile.

“The class that really stood out for me was AP Bio with Mr. Matt Crowley. He was a recent grad of Bowdoin who came to NHS before going to med school. I really enjoyed his class and was sure that I was going to be a bio major in college.” (Nickerson also cited English teachers Matt Cheney and Mark Tilton as among those who strongly in?uenced him.)

With academics going well Nickerson could take greater pleasure in other activities, including playing on the soccer team and skiing.

“One of the great things about skiing here was everyone skied together, everyone went to both the prep races and the tournament races. We really were just a single team of guys and girls having a whole lot of fun,” he recalled. Brian McLaughlin ’99, Topher Harlow ’01, and Radu Nan ’00 (one of several Romanian students to attend NHS at that time) were among his closest friends on the team.

By his senior year Nickerson was one of New Hampton’s top skiers. He was accepted to St. Lawrence University but deferred

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warner nickerson online r Follow Warner Nickerson’s ski racing career on his Web site, www.warnernickerson.com r Nickerson is a self-funded skier. For the past two years a fall golf tournament has been held at the Owl’s Nest Golf Club, Campton, NH, to help pay expenses. (Tom Mullen ’62, a part owner of the Owl’s Nest, has helped set up these events and NHS was a sponsor of the 2007 tournament.) For information about this year’s tournament, contact the Owl’s Nest at 603.726.3076.

college entrance to join “Team Go,” a small, private team in Colorado. “I had a phenomenal year there,” he said, coming close — but not close enough — to making the U.S. Ski Team (USST) and qualifying for the U.S. Nationals.

Deciding against St. Lawrence, he applied and was accepted to Colby College. By his junior year he was the best skier in the U.S. not on the USST, based o= world rank. He won >ve Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) College Carnivals and >nished fourth at the U.S. Nationals in the slalom (again missing USST quali>cation, this time by only eighteen hundredths of a second).

Year by year, Nickerson pushed his way upwards through the ranks of both U.S. and international ski racing. “My senior year at NHS, my year o= after high school in Colorado, and my junior year in college: these were ‘big jumps’ in my career.” As a college senior he won three more EISA races including the slalom title, >nished second at the NCAA Division I National Championships in the giant slalom, and took home two silver medals in the giant slalom and the overall during the Winter World University Games. At year’s end he once again >nished just short of qualifying for the USST. Now a college graduate (double major in government and economics), he joined Ski Racing International (SRI) to advance his skills. At the start of the 2005–06 season he won a time trial to compete in the slalom World Cup at Beaver Creek, CO. A deep bone bruise sidelined him for all of January, but he rebounded to >nish >fth in the giant slalom at the U.S. Nationals.

Last year’s season ended with Nickerson just shy of placing within the top 100 world rank in both giant slalom and slalom, and later that year the USST >nally invited him on board as a member of the U.S. B Team. B team racers aren’t regulars in “the white circus,” as insiders call the World Cup circuit, but Nickerson was able to compete at Beaver Creek, Alta Badia, and Hinterstoder in Austria. He had reached the pinnacle of ski racing where the competition is >ercest to >nd himself unable to break through to the upper ranks.

Nickerson was cut from the team in May 2007.

At this writing Nickerson is based in Austria, “working out with Bode Miller’s Team America,” and strategizing his return to the

allie lee: aerial champion Allison “Allie” Lee, a member of the New Hampton School Class of 2008, has been named to the United States Freestyle “C” Ski Team in the aerials category. Lee, who is competing in the North American Cup competition series and has a good shot at advancing to the World Cup level, is ranked among the top six female aerial skiers in the U.S. She is also the reigning U.S. Junior National Champion in this category. Lee competed in Switzerland in 2006–07 and Russia in 2005–06 and placed >rst among U.S. women both times.

World Cup circuit. This year will be mainly dedicated to Europa Cup competition, and he’s expecting that success at that level will provide the springboard back to his sport’s premiere events.

“For me it is no longer about racing in World Cup events for experience,” said Nickerson. “I’ve had success at every lower level and want to be ready to make an impact when I get back to the ‘Big Show.’ That’s what this whole year is about — getting more experience, racing against better competition, and skiing faster so when I get the call up I’m ready to not just race in a World Cup but to actually break into the top thirty.”

Nickerson is philosophical about whatever may happen. “I’ve been following my dream and as in any kind of career, there are good days and bad days. But even after a bad day you look around and realize that you’re in an amazing place and appreciate just how lucky you are.” #

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a day to honor athletics hall of fall induction ceremony It was a typical fall day in New Hampshire with predictably unpredictable weather. The torrential rains that battered campus on October 27, however, failed to diminish the enthusiasm of the packed Field House for the second annual Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which was followed by the dedication of Kennedy Field.

Twenty->ve alumni and two coaches, representing decades of athletic prowess and sportsmanship, were honored. In opening remarks, Head of School Andrew Menke stressed that the importance of sports went beyond wins and losses. “Athletics at NHS is about more than the proverbial score. As is true for our current student-athletes, it is about hard work and commitment, about relationships and teamwork, about pride and humility, all life lessons learned here on this beautiful campus and carried out into the lives of our esteemed graduates.”

Former faculty member and NHS coach, Mark Tilton, read the citation presented to his former student and fellow teacher, Gara Field ’87. Gara was a basketball and soccer star during four years at the school, played soccer at the University of Hartford, and taught and coached at NHS. “Gara was a pioneer for women’s athletics at New Hampton School as a student, athlete, and coach,” said Tilton, who noted that she had several New England Championships to her credit.

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Fellow classmate David Abraham ’57 read the male athlete inductee citation for Roger Durant ’57. Roger’s athletic talents on the football >elds of Ramsey, NJ, New Hampton School, and Spring>eld College earned him several awards and a place in professional football with the New York Titans (later renamed the Jets). He continued to lend his athletic expertise through a career of teaching physical education and coaching football and wrestling.

Hubert McDonough, Jr. read the citation presented to his son Hubert McDonough, III ’82, who was an amazing hockey talent.

Hubie’s postgraduate experience at NHS propelled him into the limelight at St. Anselm College and a thirteen-year professional hockey career with the Islanders and other teams, coming ’round full circle back to New Hampshire as director of hockey operations with the Manchester Monarchs. Former NHS Coach Mark Trivett also shared his admiration of Hubie’s talent and enthusiasm as a student-athlete.

Former headmaster, teacher, and coach Lou Gnerre read the citation written by William Canon ’86 for his friend Roberto Hernandez ’84.

“He left an indelible mark on New Hampton School as his character, charisma, tremendous talent, and generosity of spirit lifted an entire community. He has achieved, by any measure, professionally and personally, extraordinary success.” Roberto’s professional baseball career

opposite page, clockwise from top left: Skip Howard, Jason Pilalas ’58, Annie Rice, Gard Thompson ’58, Tom Slayton ’58, Russell Johnson ’58, Tom Moss ’58, Jamie Arsenault, and Andrew Menke; Andrew Menke, Mark Tilton, and Gara Field ’87; the game on Kennedy Field; Hubert McDonough, III ’82 with his father, Hubert McDonough, Jr; Roger Durant ’57. this page, clockwise from left: Kennedy Field plaque; the >eld on a fall day; Robert Kennedy and his commemorative jersey; Roberto Hernandez ’84.

as a relief pitcher spans sixteen years and eight major league teams, including the Mets and the Dodgers.

Trustee Robinson Moore ’73 read the citation posthumously honoring New Hampton School legend Coach David Rice, whose thirty-year varsity soccer coaching career ended with a 219-159-17 record, nine Lakes Region Championships, and scores of players going on to play in college and beyond. “Unconventional in his motivational tactics, David earned a reputation as an insightful coach who knew whom to play in which positions to win games,” said Moore. Rice also served the school in many capacities from 1954–90 as a teacher, coach, dorm master, director of guidance, director of studies, advisor, counselor, and alumni contact. Rice’s widow, Annie, and daughter, Charlotte, received the citation.

The 1957 Men’s Soccer Team was honored collectively. Former teacher and coach Skip Howard read the citation describing the undefeated squad as “one of those rare teams that occur in a school’s history.” The team was notable for its international composition and for quickly jelling “into an awesome scoring machine that held opponents to a meager number of goals,” Howard explained.

Team members present included co-captain Thomas Moss ’58, Russell Johnson ’58, Tom Slayton ’58, Gard Thompson ’58, Team Manager Jason Pilalas ’58, and Annie and Charlotte Rice on behalf of awe-inspiring coach David Rice. Those unable to attend included Jose M. Alcaine ’59, Salvador Alcaine ’59, Sheridan Codman, Eduardo Echeverria ’59, Ralph Ellis ’58, Carlos Martinez ’58, John Masters ’58, James McDevitt, James Morison ’58, co-captain Christian Parlanti ’59, Francisco Pimentel, Norman

Rosenblatt ’59 (deceased), Frederick Slamin ’59, Ricardo Vargas ’58, John Zeissig ’59, and team manager George Siekielski, Jr. ’58.

Master of Ceremonies Jamie Arsenault, NHS’s director of athletics and co-curriculars, spoke about his relationship with the school.

“I have realized that NHS is not my home but a guesthouse and that I am here as a caretaker of this guesthouse. We are all caretakers and are here to make this place better than it was before we arrived. I challenge students to learn from the inductees and maybe someday you will be up on stage as they are today.”

kennedy field dedication New Hampton’s new, state-of-the-art, synthetic turf >eld was dedicated indoors to escape the downpour. Head of School Andrew Menke spoke about the >eld’s benefactors, Robert ’50 and Sally Kennedy, whose gift of Kennedy Field honors Robert’s parents, Reed and Lois Smith Kennedy, whose four sons attended New Hampton School.

“Our school community can collectively appreciate the tangible and meaningful impact of this gift,” said Menke. “Kennedy Field will enhance New Hampton’s extremely bright future in the realm of independent school athletic programs. Bob Kennedy’s love of New Hampton School runs deep. He has been a faithful and generous supporter of the school for several decades, including his tireless service as a trustee and board chair. He is a stellar example of one who humbly serves because it is simply the right thing to do.”

T. Holmes “Bud” Moore ’38 spoke about each of the four Kennedy sons who attended New Hampton School (Robert ’50, Tom ’42, George – continued on next page

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laramie project

The Laramie Project, a powerful docudrama comprised of a series of interviews about a tragic incident, was presented in November. In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a twenty-oneyear-old gay college student from Laramie, WY, was brutally beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die. The play’s sixty->ve roles were played by ten talented students: Dana Buckley ’08, Danny Frias ’11, Ali Gennaro ’08, Mike Helms ’08, Alle Karol ’08, Kevin McGrane ’09, Kyle Reich ’08, Andrea Winking ’08, David Winking ’11, and Jeremy Wol= ’09. It was directed by Joe Sampson and designed by Technical Director Steve Michalek, and Eric Barlow and Allie Andrews were stage managers.

– continued from previous page ’43, and Ty ’46), and about Bob’s support of the school over several decades of support and service. “All of us are pleased and grateful that Kennedy Field is here to remind this and future generations of the devotion and generosity of Bob and Sally Kennedy,” said Moore.

Board Chairman Jason Pilalas ’58 shared his admiration. “I have known Bob Kennedy for many years and have deeply admired his wisdom, his sense of humor, his superior business acumen, and his steadfast devotion to and support of New Hampton School,” said Pilalas. Bob and Sally stepped forward and, by means of a slide show, “unveiled” the plaque which proudly rests by Kennedy Field, inscribed as follows: Kennedy Field A gift of Sally and Robert Kennedy 1950 Dedicated October 27, 2007 Named in honor of Lois Smith and Reed Kennedy “Together they gave their boys an education”

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“For me, this beautiful >eld irrespective of name is an ‘every man’ and ‘every woman’ >eld,” said Bob. “For every man and every woman who have ever competed or maybe, cheered themselves hoarse for their team and have known the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat and the sportsmanship required in either condition, and for this present and the next generation of students and student-athletes who want to compete and have fun and someday give back to New Hampton some small measure of what they will take away.” A thunderous round of applause and appreciation ensued and commemorative Kennedy Field T-shirts were distributed.

After everyone enjoyed a celebratory brunch in the Memorial Dining Hall, Bob Kennedy led the traditional coin toss and received a football autographed by the entire NHS team. The Huskies went on to trounce Portsmouth Abbey School, 39-28, in a downpour that was barely noticed on the new turf >eld. Parents of seniors on the team provided yet another celebratory meal at the conclusion of the game. It was a great day to be a Husky in the truest sense of the word! !

student voice

an inspired essay Ji, a four-year senior from Korea, was a member of my “Capable Writer” intensive writing course. He had to produce one personal narrative per week, conference with me on that piece, and revise it extensively.

He has a contagious sense of humor and a close group of friends. He loves cooking Korean food and sharing his pride for his country with our community. Having taught Ji when he was a sophomore I thought that I knew him pretty well, until I learned more about his generosity and stewardship.

I read his essay about the tragic death of Guy AlangNtang ’07, and how it inspired Ji to take on a leadership role with the club, We Support The World, back home. To me, Ji’s humble commitment to international service epitomizes the direction New Hampton School is moving towards as we intentionally connect the “familiar with the foreign” with our Strategic Plan. By honoring Guy’s life through his overseas service work, Ji is thinking locally and acting globally.

– Ms. Kristen Reimold ms. kristen reimold and jihoon shim ’08

in honor of guy It was a rainy day in April 2007. I was working out in the >tness room while keeping an eye on my friend Guy Alang-Ntang ’07 as he ran over all the other players on the basketball court. They were playing hard. I watched as Guy leaped into the air to catch a rebound and hit the ground with a heavy thud. Everything paused, as if on a DVD. Someone called an ambulance. Even as I watched the paramedics load him onto the stretcher and take him away, I assumed it was just a simple concussion — nothing to worry about.

Guy never woke up, and hours later I heard he’d died. That was not all: Guy’s parents in Cameroon, Africa, were struggling >nancially, and Guy’s cousin, the only family member in America, couldn’t help because of a disability. I asked myself: Why had I not known?

Every night after study hall Guy and I would munch on nachos while we argued about Korean versus Cameroonian soccer players. I thought that I knew him.

Activities I’d delighted in before Guy passed away, like playing tennis, cooking, or watching soccer matches, no longer brought me the same joy. My friends commented that I looked unhappy. I was becoming a person who didn’t smile.

Grieving, I tried to >nd ways to honor Guy. As the president of We Support the World, a Korean club, I redoubled my e=orts to help people in Third World countries like Guy’s. We organized an open

by Ji Hoon Shim ’08 bazaar, selling used clothes we had collected as well as the T-shirts we designed. The bazaar bene>ted several nonpro>ts, including one organization in the Philippines that provided children with basic resources like food and clothing.

But it wasn’t until I traveled with Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV) to the Philippines over the summer that I saw >rsthand the incredible adversity these children faced; some of them even dug through the garbage, searching for items they could sell. While I was there, I decided to sponsor a child. Some people might say that supporting one child makes no di=erence and that it results in neither prestige nor material rewards. However, I believe that “To know even one life has breathed easier. Because you have lived…This is to have succeeded,” as Emerson said.

I will be satis>ed if I can help this child in my own small way to grow up to become a healthy member of society. From this experience I learned that I can a=ect one child’s life and make a di=erence.

As I grow up I want to expand these activities to change more people’s lives. I want to improve more kids’ chances at accessing medical care in times of need, getting an education, and pursuing extracurricular interests, whether that means playing sports or learning a musical instrument. "

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fall sports wrap-up

at left: Long Ding’s story has appeared internationally on the radio, in print, and on the Web. Here he delivers a genuine smile during a lengthy Sports Illustrated for Kids photo shoot. above: Football Coach David Per>eld and Long.

chinese kicker clicks at nhs With his infectious smile and burly frame, Long Ding ’08 has quickly become a wonderful addition to our school community. Not only has he contributed in many ways on the football >eld, he has made his presence felt in the classroom and in the dorm. In China, Long calls Qingdao his home city and I’m sure he’ll consider New Hampton a second home when he looks back on his great experience here.

In 2007 Head of School Andrew Menke and I traveled to China, and we learned a great deal about schools and students there. While Long’s admission was not a direct result of that trip he serves as a meaningful example for those who follow.

Late last summer I was contacted about a “Chinese football player who is a very talented kicker.” A top executive from USA Football, an organization that works closely with the NFL to recognize international talent, encouraged New Hampton School to consider Long for admission. I sensed his motivation to “try this new experience” and worked with the rest of the Admission O;ce to admit him.

Long has presented a strong demeanor in everything he has been exposed to this year. He has an incredible work ethic on the >eld and

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in the classroom. I’ve seen him practicing >eld-goals on a Sunday morning and improving his English skills far past the normal study hall hours. I have coached him in practice and in the “heat of the battle,” and worked with him on basic English grammar and on college applications.

All in all, I’m deeply appreciative of the opportunities to communicate with Long and support him in his journey. He is an unassuming young man who is proud to represent his family and his country. He knows it’s very rare for someone from China to play American football while earning a quality education at a school like New Hampton and at an American university.

I am very grateful for my relationship with Long and I enjoy being around him, because he’s determined and brings a contagiously positive attitude to all he does. I will miss the high->ves after a successful >eld-goal or an exciting tackle, a quick “hi” in passing between classrooms or in the dining hall, or simply saying “goodnight” when I leave Ebbels dorm after night duty. I believe that we’ve built a friendship that will last a lifetime. R

fall sports wrap-up

Our marvelous new Kennedy Field was inaugurated with a football victory (at left).

New Hampton’s fall sports include (going clockwise) Cross Country, Soccer, and Field Hockey, as well as Equestrian, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, and Volleyball.

Our new synthetic turf Kennedy Field was just one of many athletic highlights this fall. Several Huskies received special honors and awards, and the Men’s Soccer Team quali>ed for championship play. All in all it was a strong and exciting season for NHS athletics.

The Cross Country Team had over twenty participants this year and >nished >fth in the Lakes Region. Season highlights included a home meet victory over Holderness School (our >rst in many years), and David Miller ’09 achieving a medal >nish at the Lakes Region championship at season’s end. Leah Heal ’08 was the >rst recipient of the Tessier-Tyson Cross Country Scholarship. (See the inside front cover for more information about this new scholarship.)

The Men’s Varsity Football Team >nished its >rst season in the Evergreen League with a record of 5-3 and was ranked second in the Southern Division. The Huskies had an outstanding year and earned many league awards. Anthony Smalls ’08 was voted First Team All New England and was an Evergreen League All Conference selection. Tori Childers ’08, Young Jun Kim ’08, and Justin Norris ’10 were also named All Conference.

The New Hampton Men’s Soccer Team >nished its season at 9-7 and quali>ed for the NEPSAC Class B Soccer Championships. This was the second consecutive year that the Huskies quali>ed for postseason play. We lost to a very strong Roxbury Latin team in the >rst round, 2-0. Ben Brewster ’08, Matt McFadden ’08, and Fabio Barbosa ’08 all represented New Hampton School in the end of the year New England All-Star Game. The East team won 2-0 with Ben Brewster scoring both goals.

The Women’s Varsity Soccer team started on a strong note, winning three of its >rst >ve games. Injuries caught up with the team over the course of the season, though the Huskies closed with a huge 3-1 win on Tilton Day. The team was led by the defensive play of Olivia Norris ’08, Erin Lanni ’09, and Lydia Gill ’10. – Jamie Arsenault

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Hello friends, As many of you know I was away from New Hampton for a while teaching at Plymouth State University and working in the guidance department at Fryeburg Academy. I’m back now and it’s great to see New Hampton School meeting the academic challenges of the times and watching the physical plant grow and improve. When was the last time you came back for a visit? Come back to New Hampton School and see us; you’ll be impressed at the changes.

I have a job (it can hardly be called that) working in the Alumni O;ce. In connection with that, I’ve been asked to write this little article called “Lou’s Corner.” I guess they need to >ll some blank space.

I’m not sure yet what I’ll be writing about, so let me know what you would like to hear.

What I do is contact as many alumni as I can, >nd out what they have been doing since leaving New Hampton (boy, am I frequently surprised) and I encourage them to come back. I’m having a lot of fun talking to people I haven’t heard from in years, but I’d be having more fun if I were talking to you. Please write or call me—let me know where you are, what you are doing, who you see from your class, who you would like to see.

Reunions are much more fun when we have a good turnout and you can help in the planning so let me hear from you (my phone number is 603.744.8704; address is 70 Main Street, New Hampton, New Hampshire, 03256; e-mail is lgnerre@newhampton.org).

This year’s reunion classes are honoring the years ending in a 3 or an 8 although everyone is invited to attend reunion any year they wish. Reunion committees are being formed and you will be hearing more from us and your classmates who are working on the committees. T.H. is looking at his 70th reunion so come help us celebrate with Bud and Jinga at a special gala honoring them on Saturday evening, May 31, part of Reunion 2008.

I would also encourage you to think about nominating a fellow classmate or former coach for induction into our recently created Athletic Hall of Fame. You can send the information to me if you wish or you can simply go to our Web site at www.newhampton.org, and go to the Athletics Page under the Programs tab. We are also compiling a list of noteworthy alumni over and beyond (but including athletics) and would love to hear from you about fellow classmates who have gone on to do great things.

You have probably heard that we are about to lose an old landmark. Randall Hall will be torn down during the spring to make room for the new Math-Science Center. I’m sure many of you have stories about Randall. Send them to me and we will print the printable ones!

“Lou’s Corner” can only be successful if I hear from you—so tell me your stories, let me know how I can help you >nd your old classmates, and plan to come back to campus when you can.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Lou Gnerre Alumni Ambassador P.S. Hall of Fame Nominations Wanted: Make your nomination online at www.newhampton.org/athletics.

P.P.S. NHS Memorabilia Wanted: If you are cleaning out an attic or basement and come across memorabilia (athletics, arts, academic), please let us know. Contact Cindy Buck at 603.677.3414; cbuck@newhampton.org.

tips for submitting images to hamptonia for class notes Hamptonia prefers good-quality prints or digital images. If the print is output from a digital Wle, our preference is to receive the original digital Wle. For digital photographs, please create them using the highest-quality setting on your camera. If you need additional information, please contact Cindy Buck at cbuck@newhampton.org.

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clockwise, from top left: John Veazey ’47, Andrew Menke, and Veazey House residents. Veazey family alumni include John’s grandfather William, Class of 1892, and father Allen ’21. John recently presented NHS with an archival resolution recognizing Allen’s twenty-two years of trustee service; Chris Hart ’04 catches up with former faculty member Will Levy in Australia; Director of Visual and Performing Arts Amy Wilson reconnects with Asako Matsuura ’02; Robert Wahl ’05 on the ?ight deck with fellow members of the U.S. Navy; Matt Smith ’00 with his daughter Madison and wife Jill.

class of 1950 Duncan Grandin sent holiday

wishes to New Hampton School and writes that while his advancing age is beginning to slow him down, he did go to a rodeo in the town of White Bird, ID, as a new location for his photography skills.

While the timing of this rodeo did not lend itself to as many photo opportunities as he had originally hoped, he attended several other rodeos throughout Idaho, taking over 750 shots in a mere two days’ time. He also made a trip back east to visit his brother in Connecticut who is battling lung cancer. The shift in NHS reunions from fall to spring makes it less likely that he will be back on campus any time soon, but hopefully he will make

the trip to see his alma mater once again when he can. class of 1951 Phil O’Hara writes, “Pat and I are

enthusiastic about developments at NHS and the new strategic plan. The NHS Night at the Boston Pops each June seemed to identify our only NHS activity for a long time, despite our youth. My granddaughter Kate NHS ’06 is doing very well in college.

Gerry LaMarque (undergoing a knee replacement) reminded me of our hockey days on the pond and of Fred Smith’s active engagement at our games in a telephone conversation last week; it was fun reminiscing.

Walt Crosier reminded me as well in a phone chat last week of our NHS days and our childhood. Those chats

are so meaningful for me. Pat is successfully enduring her chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer while I am back at work at Brown having been out six months with complications from the successful clipping of a cranial aneurysm. I hope to see as many of you as possible at the celebration for Bud and Jinga on May 31." class of 1959 Jon Bartel retired in August 2007 after twenty-six years, most of them as editor of Coastlines, the magazine of the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association. He plans to teach an adult education course on the U.S. vice presidency following up on an interest in government sparked by former NHS faculty member Bert Lamb’s U.S. History class.

class of 1961 George S. Robinson, Jr. of

Chester Springs, PA, sent the following piece to the alumni oYce in honor of and in tribute to his mentor, T. Holmes Moore ’38: “I was a student at New Hampton from September of 1957 until I graduated in June of 1961. After nearly Wfty years of living post-NH I have come to realize that while I may not have taken advantage of all the educational opportunities aVorded, I received, on one day, more than enough to repay both the cost and the time expenditures. One of our classmates was subject to grand-mal epileptic seizures. On the opening day of class for that academic year we attended our normal assembly before class began, but this assembly was any-

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thing but normal. All the students except the one afore-mentioned were present. The town physician, Dr. William Walsh, was on the stage along with the headmaster, Mr. T. Holmes Moore. The assembly was opened with a brief statement of the medical problem facing the one absent student.

“T. H. then turned the meeting over to Dr. Walsh who explained the condition, described the current knowledge of the medical community about this condition, and how such seizures should be handled by those present when one occurred.

As I recall, there were a few sarcastic remarks but these were quickly put down by other students. In retrospect I was proud of my classmates.

This assembly showed that they possessed a high level of empathy and an overwhelming willingness to help and, yes, protect that classmate. In grand-mal seizures the subject is entirely out of control and in imminent danger of damaging his gums, lips, and teeth, and of swallowing his tongue. As a result very quick action is required. No time exists to ask for help or call a doctor. We saw this many times as the student had these grand-mal seizures and was saved from harm by the actions of his classmates.

“Why do I bring this up? One of my sisters had suVered petit-mal seizures from birth and occasionally had a grand-mal seizure. During Christmas vacation the year after that assembly I was at my home with her twin sister and a sitter as my parents were oV on a trip. My sister was playing with the water in the sink and all looked serene.

Suddenly she had a grand-mal seizure and fell to the Xoor. No one else had the slightest idea what was happening. Remember that in the

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Wfties epilepsy wasn’t talked about.

Having someone in the family who suVered from epilepsy was considered shameful. Fortunately I had the knowledge imparted by NHS so I recognized what was happening, knew what I had to do, and did it.

After she settled down we put her in bed and let her sleep. At the time I received nothing from my parents, no acknowledgment that I had taken the proper action at all. My sister may have thanked me at that time, I just can’t recall. I just know that it was not mentioned for almost Wfty years.

“Jump forward to the year 2007.

My father passed away at the age of almost 105 and my daughter decided, while the family was all together for the funeral services in Florida, that she had had enough of the bickering and inattention between her Dad and his siblings, her aunts. She ‘buttonholed’ my sister and told her that this had gone on too long, what the heck was the problem? My sister, for whatever reason, let it all out. My daughter then grabbed me and told me about the conversation and told me that it was now my turn to talk to my sister honestly. We did and we have repaired or are slowly but steadily repairing our relationship.

“Those classmates who knew me probably remember me as a wiseguy who was usually in trouble or causing trouble. I’m sure that I was the cause of more than a few of TH’s gray hairs. I must, however, in this forum make note of my large debt to T. H. Moore and his manner of conducting school activities. Absent that one assembly and the information which was imparted therein my sister could have hurt herself badly or even, had she choked on her tongue, have died. I now know that I owe a larger debt to my New

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“Thank you, alumni/ae for allowing me to present this story to you.

This, then was the pinnacle of my New Hampton School experience.

While it's not high-proWle and I didn't earn a fortune in my career, this experience was, in my opinion, inWnitely more valuable.” class of 1963 William Turville sends his best

wishes for a great New Year to the Moores and to his classmates. He added, “by pure weird coincidence, my wife and I ran into Walt McKay and his wife at a popular nightclub in Somerville, MA, recently (we both were there for a performance by a particular Brazilian music and dance troupe that we are all fans of).

Maybe we will try to get together."

Bill is looking forward to being at NHS for the gala celebration for the Moores on May 31 as well as part of Reunion Weekend 2008. class of 1964

The Honorable Christopher Klein, chief judge of the United State Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit in Sacramento, CA, writes that he continues to enjoy life in the federal judiciary. His three daughters are all in college: Mary Elizabeth attends Stanford Law School; Susan attends the University of California in Los Angeles, and Helen attends the University of California in Irvine. “Accordingly," he writes, “I am Wnding it necessary to remain gainfully employed!" class of 1965 Dan McLeod recently contacted the Alumni OYce with his new address and to share that after twenty-seven years, he was retiring from the New

Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association (nhada). Recently Dan was honored as the recipient of the Boys Scouts' Distinguished Citizen award for his extraordinary community service eVorts on behalf of the automobile dealers organization.

Dan has been the head of nhada for nearly twenty years and has consistently made time to serve his community in variety of ways, including as a member of the state's community technical college system.

In accepting his well-deserved award, Dan credited the state's automobile dealers who are collectively a very generous group as they support organizations at both the state and local levels. Congratulations Dan and happy retirement!

Stephen Schultz writes that he is

living and painting in north Idaho, noting that ironically, his fellow classmates, Brooks Tessier and Dana Martin, reside in the same area as well. Stephen's most recent art exhibitions have been at his gallery in Paris, France, as well as museums in Hydra, Greece; Spokane, WA; and Salt Lake City. He sends his best to all and encourages friends to take a look at his Web site, swspaint.com.

The Honorable Alford J. Dempsey, Jr. was the subject of a recent feature article in fall issue of Southern Seasons Magazine, entitled “Motown, Jazz and Justice," written by Eileen Gordon Freeman. He passed along a copy to the Alumni OYce to share with his NHS favorites, T. Holmes and Mrs. Moore as well as Lou Gnerre, adding that “they would be delighted to see their eVorts with a young boy from Georgia many years ago were not in vain." Check it out!

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class of 1977 Chris Wallace joined the Memphis

Grizzlies as vice president of basketball operations, relocating his family to Tennessee. Chris was formerly general manager of the Boston Celtics. Quoting a Boston Globe article (June 19, 2007), Chris stated, “I always felt no matter how long and successful my career in the NBA got to be, if I never got to be the guy heading up the basketball operations of a team, I would feel unfulWlled.

So, I have my opportunity."

Thanks to the energy and organizational eVorts of Samantha Jewett, a “mini-reunion" was held at a restaurant in Weirs Beach, NH, last October. Three headmasters (current and former) attended as well as a collection of NHS alumni from the mid-70s and a handful of ever-popular former faculty members. This is the Wrst in what Samantha hopes will become an annual event with growing numbers of alumni and former faculty participating. Samantha is an attorney with Haughey, Philpot and Laurent, PA located in Laconia, NH. class of 1978 Stephen Perry, JD updated his

address from New England to the great state of South Carolina where he is the director of planned giving at Furman University in Greenville.

Kurt A. Grimm recently reconnect-

ed with former headmaster Lou Gnerre, classmate Joe Saturley, and current Head of School Andrew Menke, sharing that he plans to return for Reunion 2008 in May. Kurt is associate professor of earth and ocean sciences at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver where he lives with his wife Dawn

and two sons, Ollie anad Eli. He also shared a copy of an article he authored on climate change and sustainability, entitled “Katrina, Wilma and Me: Learning to Live with Climate Surprises," published in a recent issue of Geoscience Canada. class of 1979 Nancy Pynchon sends her best to

all those who lived in Berry Hall in 1978 and 1979. She lives in LitchWeld, NH, and has three great daughters, two of whom are softball players for an Amateur Softball Association (ASA) team, so the family is often on the road traveling to games. Nancy has worked at Easter Seals of New Hampshire in Child Care Resource and Referral since 2001. She still enjoys skiing, but is pretty busy between her career and raising her children. Nancy would love to hear from her classmates, so send her a note at npynchon@aol.com to get in touch and catch up! class of 1981 Robert Bianchi shared the follow-

ing update with the Alumni OYce through the school's Web site: “It's been a while since contacting New Hampton. I was not able to attend our 25th reunion but did make it to the 20th (right after September 11).

Not many of my class attended but the few of us enjoyed visiting. I have been married to Karen for seventeen years now. She was introduced to me

by Scott and Tamar Piehler (both class of 1982). We have a nine-yearold son, Jonathan. Mom worked for New Hampton alumni oYce for many years so I had a strong connection with the oYce during my four years there.

“I have been in the Wre service for twenty-one years now and am currently a lieutenant on Tower 1 in the City

and the winner is… …Breanne Cohen ’98! Breanne’s name was drawn to receive an iPod, part of a contest in the last issue of Hamptonia encouraging alumni to send us a class note, address, and/or e-mail update. Breanne sent an email to the Alumni OYce updating her address to Greenwich, CT, and informing us that she had already received a letter regarding her upcoming 10th NHS Reunion by mail. Congratulations, Breanne!

of Nashua. Fraternally, I am very active in Freemasonry having been a past master of Rising Sun Lodge in Nashua, a past district deputy grand master of the 2nd Masonic District, a 33rd-degree Scottish Rite Mason, Shrine Circus chairman and chairman of the board of governors for the 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Center for Children in Nashua (a free tutoring service for children with dyslexia) plus other boards and oYces. As you can see, I have a busy life. I meet NHS

alumni occasionally in my travels.

Greetings to my fellow classmates." class of 1984 Jonathan Rose is managing director of technology operations at unx, overseeing the technology platforms for trading and business operations.

Previously, he served as director of technology at Epoch Partners, a technology focused investment bank, where he was responsible for the development and operation of

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clockwise, from far left: Jilline, Patrick, and Seamus Fearons, wife and sons of George ’92; Jake Heal ’01, Andreea Ungureanu Foster ’02, Tanya Gallagher ’02, and Crina Boeras ’01 at a mini reunion hosted by Bob and Chris Pollock, P’94, ’97; Ashley O’Donnell, baby daughter of Matthew O’Donnell ’87.

the Wrm's systems infrastructure to support banking, research, and trading platforms. After the acquisition of Epoch Partners by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Jonathan held the title of vice president for the Epoch Equities Technology group at Goldman Sachs, and led the eVorts to integrate Epoch's technology into the Goldman Sachs infrastructure.

Prior to Epoch Partners, Jonathan spent nine years at Charles Schwab and Company, where he held a variety of technical and management positions across a number of technology disciplines, including management of the Wrm's corporate technical infrastructure. class of 1985 Andrew Matthew wrote to the Alumni OYce explaining that he was doing some computer “house cleaning" and came across a photo

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of his family returning from a Maine vacation. They dropped by NHS late on a Friday afternoon and Andrew gave his children the campus tour, showing them where “daddy" went to high school. He added that his children could not believe that their father actually “slept" at his school, which they thought was weird.

Andrew was thrilled to be back on campus, observing that while the new buildings look terriWc, the older buildings brought back many fond memories of his days as a New Hampton School student! class of 1986 Kristen Jollimore Sapienza

recently updated her information on the Alumni Community of the NHS website and shared the link to her niece's Web site, www.lexipierson.com.

Kristen's niece is a very talented, upand-coming musician popular with

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many indie folk rock stations. Visit the link and enjoy! class of 1987 Matthew O’Donnell and his

wife, Margaret, welcomed daughter Ashley on September 19, 2007, who weighed 7 lb. 15 oz. and was twentythree inches long. Matthew is vice president of jets.com in New York City. Congratulations to the O'Donnell family! class of 1988

Dr. Barkley Sive is a research associate professor, Climate Change Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space at the University of New Hampshire.

Recently he has received funding for a signiWcant research project where most of his time will be devoted to building a new laboratory and gearing up for an extensive Weld project

in fall 2008 through winter 2009.

Some of his current research was highlighted by Nature (the highest impact scientiWc journal at the moment) and the American Geophysical Union. In spite of a busy schedule, Barkley hopes to attend Reunion 2008 this year (see inside back cover for reunion details). class of 1990 Todd Zegras recently updated his

contact information. Todd is vice president, Guaranteed Rate Wholesale in Centennial, CO, and resides in Denver. class of 1991

Chase Steven Carlton was born to Geoffrey and Tonya Carlton on June 2, 2007, joining older brother Martin, age two. Martin made his NHS debut at GeoV's 15th Reunion in May 2006. At birth, Chase

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weighed in at 5 lb. 15 oz. and was nineteen inches long. GeoV recently brought his show, “Maximum Velocity" to campus for current students to see (see p. 5). GeoV's show was a huge success and thoroughly enjoyed by current NHS students and faculty alike.

Elizabeth “Beth” Pickel Doda

gave birth to her third child, Emily SherryAnne, born on December 4, weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. and 20 inches long. Like her brother, Joey, and sister Hayley, Emily is a good eater and sleeper, reports mom. She hopes to pay a visit to NHS soon to visit former teachers and to show oV her adorable family! class of 1992 George Fearons shares recent

news from his family, “We had a great summer and I enjoyed going to Mr. Tilton and Mr. Golden's retirement party. A number of old friends, teachers, and classmates attended that I had not seen in quite a long time. I am still working in sales for aig and traveling throughout New England on a weekly basis. Here is a recent picture of my wife Jilline and our two boys Patrick and Seamus on Cuttyhunk Island. When we are there we usually try to catch up with a Cuttyhunk local Lexi Lynch, who was also a class of 1992 graduate." class of 1993 Martin Walton recently contacted

the Alumni OYce to update his address information. Martin is currently living in Chesapeake, VA, and celebrates his 15th NHS Reunion this year! class of 1995 Emily Furlong recently updated

her mailing address and shared a bit

about what she was been doing: “When I moved to Martha's Vineyard two years ago, I didn't quite expect to stay for so long, and knew I'd be returning to NY. In the past two years I've been singing jazz and blues in the evenings on MV, with a pianist, but during the day I've (literally) cultivated my passion for landscape design and gardening. I'm currently looking for a job that merges agriculture, horticulture, and working with people. I'm very interested in designing and installing community and school gardens as a means to educate, empower, and potentially heal children and adults.

Essentially, I want to teach people how to grow their own food, how to become self reliant, how to learn about the environment by watching a plant's life cycle from seed to compost, and I want to help people create the space to do so.

“I'm looking into my master's in landscape design or architecture. I'm considering starting my own nonproWt, as a school/community garden consultant, however, I am also applying to the New York Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden (they have many fantastic community outreach programs), and a few other nonproWts in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

So…there's a mouthful…I'll let you know how things pan out in the next few weeks! (I'm also going to keep singing in NYC and just found a great pianist here to work with.)” class of 1996 Lindsay Jordan married Chad Pierce on September 30, 2007. Chad and Lindsay met while attending New England College. They now reside in Newport, NH. Lindsay is currently working at New England College and Chad is assistant super-

intendent for Frank W. Whitcomb Construction. NHS classmates Jaime Cetron and Caren Bamberger were part of Lindsay's wedding party.

Lindsay also added that she and Jaime had a terriWc time visiting campus for Mark Tilton and Harrison Golden's retirement celebration on May 30, 2007. She writes, “Tilton had a lasting impact on me while at was at New Hampton and I have always carried his wisdom with me. He taught me that what matters most is not always what others think —that was an important lesson for a seventeen-year-old unsure of herself and heading to college!" class of 1998 Ashley Beznoska Ledoux was

married in September 2006 and is currently completing her last year at Plymouth State University as a health education major.

Congratulations Ashley!

Mandy Cronin was excited to

share news of the formation of a new Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), created to advance the growth of the sport in Canada.

Mandy continues to reside in Ontario and sends her best to all of her New Hampton School friends.

She looks forward to returning to campus for Reunion 2008 and is an active member of her reunion committee, chaired by fellow classmate, Megan Collins, who continues to live in Baltimore and works as manager of events and entertainment for the Baltimore Ravens. class of 1999 Landon Thorne recently wrote to

update his address information and share the exciting news that he is married to Bethany Joy McGill, and their son Landon Thomas Thorne

was born on August 7, 2007. Dad is an advertising consultant for the Berry Company in Brentwood, TN. The Thorne family resides in Nashville and Landon hopes to be able to return to NHS for his 10th reunion in 2009! class of 2000 Christopher Palmer recently

wrote to his NHS classmate Mike Levine, a current NHS faculty member and men's varsity hockey coach.

Chris has a brother at Dartmouth and hopes to visit NHS this winter while attending a Dartmouth hockey game. Chris, who is a senior account manager for Hilb, Rogal and Hobbs, lives with new wife, Vanessa, in Midlothian, Virginia. Chris adds that he thinks about his time at NHS quite often and stays in touch with fellow classmates Sean Holt and Kevin Cooper.

Justice Jim Wiliams and his wife, Judy, write from Halifax, Nova Scotia, regarding their son, Blake Williams: “When Blake Wrst came to New Hampton Mark Tilton was one of his Wrst teachers—for American History—a subject that was a little intimidating for someone coming from Canada with limited background in the area. Mr. Tilton made Blake feel welcome from the very beginning—and made him feel that as a Canadian he could oVer the class a diVerent and valuable perspective. We visited Blake recently in Calgary, and he still has a quote from Mr. Tilton on his computer screen saver: ‘Never trade what you want most for what you want at the moment.’ It would not be an exaggeration to say that this adage has been a signiWcant inXuence on Blake, and an entirely positive one.

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clockwise, from far left: Lindsay Jordan ’96 Pierce and her husband, Chad; Kurt Grimm ’78 with his wife Dawn and sons Ollie and Eli; Elizabeth Pickel Doda ’91 and her newest daughter, Emily, with big sister Hayley.

Hampton broadened both his horizons and encouraged him both to seek educational experiences ‘away from home.’ Blake has worked or gone to school in Malaysia, Egypt, and the Netherlands.

“Blake graduated from Wesleyan University in the spring of 2004, having played four years of varsity hockey there. In June Blake graduated from Queens University (Kingston, Ontario, not the NY school) Law School and he is articling at the Bennett Jones law Wrm in Calgary.

“I know that Blake will always have a special feeling for New Hampton. When we attended his law school graduation in Ontario, we came back to Nova Scotia through New England and stopped late on afternoon at New Hampton — walked the grounds, visited his old rooms, the rink, his ‘brick,’ and listened as a marching band

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camp played—almost as if they were welcoming him back. It was one of the highlights of his graduation weekend."

Matthew Smith and his wife Jill

proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Madison, who was born August 8, 2007, weighing 8 lb. 8 oz.

Matt and Jill were married July 15, 2005, and have a new home in Belmont, NH. Matt is manager for Fastenal, Inc. and Jill teaches Wrst grade in Gilmanton. class of 2001 Jacob Heal has announced that he

is returning to New York City to further his musical career. He reports that Capitol Records is very interested in signing him as a solo artist.

Jake was last year's New Hampshire Idol winner. Good luck, Jake, as you head back to the Big Apple! Check

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out Jake's Web site and new songs at www.jacobheal.com.

Sebastian Saur was an exchange

student from Germany and recently reconnected with Mrs. Jennifer Berry, his junior year English teacher during his brief time at NHS. Sebastian returned to Germany after his New Hampton exchange opportunity, completed high school, and went on to medical school. He is in his fourth year of medical school and back in the United States for one year at the University of California in San Diego School of Medicine as a visiting graduate, performing research in hematology to collect data for his doctoral thesis. Next fall Sebastian will return to his native country to complete school and obtain his MD degree. He adds that he is especially enjoying the warm weather in San Diego!

class of 2002 Asako Matsuura stopped by for a

brief visit in November. She stayed with Bob and Chris Pollock (parents of Robert “Terry” Pollock ’94 and John Pollock ’97) over the weekend, her host parents during her days as a student at NHS. Asako is a senior at California State University in Northridge, and was on the East Coast interviewing for jobs following graduation in May. Asako is majoring in Wlm and media and looks forward to remaining in the United States when she Wnishes college.

Tanya Gallagher recently returned

to the East Coast for a brief visit which included a mini-reunion, also at the home of Bob and Chris Pollock. Classmates and former Pollock housemates returned for the weekend to reminisce, including

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Andreea Ungureanu Foster, Crina Boeras ’01 and Dot Dyer ’03 as well as Jake Heal ’01. A good

time was had by all! Tanya is running her own promotion agency for natural products in California as well as working on growing her career as an actress, landing a few bit parts here and there.

Tarren Bailey is currently living in

Wilmot, NH, while working at Colby-Sawyer College as assistant director of alumni relations and annual giving. Tarren also teaches digital photography classes and is hoping to grow her photography business in the near future.

Chris Hart spent a semester abroad in Australia as part of his studies at Wheaton College. While he was in Australia, he reconnected with former NHS teacher and coach Will Levy at a football game near Sydney. Chris is an economics major at Wheaton. Will returned to his native country a few years ago and was thrilled to see his former student and catch up on the latest NHS news. Will has been working as an athletic director at a private school in Australia.

class of 2005 Kayleigh Scannell, a sophomore

at Niagara University, was honored for her academic and athletic achievements by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference as a member of its Academic Honor Roll for 2006–07. Kayleigh is an education major and a member of the Women's Basketball Team at Niagara.

Tristan Poh married Marsha Babcock in RidgeWeld, CT, on July 7.

A reception immediately followed at Silver Spring Country Club in RidgeWeld. Both Tristan and Marsha graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 2006. Tristan is an oYcer in the United States Navy attending Xight school in San Antonio, TX, to become a naval Xight oYcer. Marsha obtained a master's degree from Lesley University in 2007 and is teaching at Barbara Jordan Intermediate School in Cibolo, TX. Tristan's sister, Alexandra Poh ’99 was a bridesmaid and his brother, Brendan Poh ’01 was best man.

member, Ruth Wahl, continues to serve his country in the U.S. Navy.

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Gennaro ’07 who had a blast reconnecting and talking about their days at New Hampton School.

Ashley Clark is on the Athletic

Director's Honor Roll at Plymouth State University, a member of the PSU ski team, and captain of the rugby team. Last year, the rugby team was runner-up at the Division II National Championship at Stanford University in California. Ashley is majoring in graphic design with minors in art history and creative writing.

Robert Wahl, son of former faculty

A mini-reunion was recently held to celebrate the 21st birthday of Jamie Watkins in Rye, NH. Fellow NHS alumni attending included Jonah Hanowicz, Travis Williams, Matt Buck, Owen Laurion ’06, Dylan Laurion ’04, and Victor

class of 2007 Steven Abrahams is already fully immersed in the world of chess at Boston University, where he is a freshman. Steve is vice president of the Boston University Chess Club, which recently held its 13th annual BU Open in November. Steven won

the U1900 section with four of four points and tied for the Wrst annual Allan Ong prize for the top undergraduate college student.

Kelsey Berry recently sent a thank

you note to the Alumni OYce for her care package received as a freshman at St. Lawrence University. The Alumni OYce sends a small care package to each member of the most recent graduating class as a reminder that they are warmly remembered by their NHS community. Kelsey writes, “it is only after leaving New Hampton (for the Wrst extended time in my life) that I am able to see with clear eyes what a beautiful place it is and how beautiful the people in it are!" She added that she played Weld hockey last semester and will be studying abroad for the next semester, studying francophone countries and traveling to Quebec, France, and Senegal.

Emilie Cram, a freshman at Endicott, is adjusting to life as a college student. Lots of new things to Wgure out, she explains, “Wnding that group of friends, and just Wguring everything out—like when you actually to leave your dorm to get to this or that building on time and actually doing work in the middle of the day. Everything has been good. I am currently a member of the Endicott Varsity Equestrian Team riding at the Open level for the team.

I also decided to jump right into things and become the chairman of a committee with Student Activities, so that has kept me quite busy and entertained." Emilie was excited to make the school's equestrian team.

Elizabeth Murray is a freshman at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH.

Amanda Desrochers writes,

“Things are going well for me down here in Texas! I am a biology (premed) major at Abilene Christian University. We are beginning the fourth week of classes this week and they are going well. I love the weather here!"

Victor Gennaro writes, “College

is amazing, classes are classes, and my new friends are great. I am starting to Wnd a community on this school that makes it feel like home.

This is a very large school and Wnding a place is proving to be interesting. Finding how I want to leave my impact is slightly intimidating but a fun experience. There are so many things to do here right now. Philly is amazing." (Victor attends Temple University in Philadelphia.) He adds, “I miss NHS and New Hampshire terribly, but I am not homesick and still very excited to be here. NHS did a wicked good job of getting me ready to stand on my feet in a huge place."

Katy Polimeno is enjoying her freshman year at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, and looks forward to hearing about what is happening at NHS. Lauren Marquis writes, “College is good! It was a hard transition at Wrst with very diVerent people from NHS, but I'm getting along. No sports for me and it feels great to have my own personal time for once! I've been really busy with seven classes, so I have just enough free time to get my work done."

Lauren is a freshman at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. Jean Troiano is loving her fresh-

man year at Keene State College,

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clockwise, from above: Front, (L to R): Head of School Andrew Menke, former faculty Jinga Moore, Headmaster Emeritus Bud Moore, former Headmaster Lou Gnerre, Andy Hargrave ’75, Fuji Ellis ’75. Back, L to R: Samantha Jewettt ’77, Kathy Stammers ’75, Jill Michael ’76, John Chagnon ’75, Betsy Bingham ’76, Elibet Moore Chase ’75, Gino Gnerre ’76, Mike Leporati ’75, Beth Munro ’75, Molly Fox ’75, Robyn Ross ’75, former faculty Peter Gulick; Andrew Matthew and family visit NHS campus; Marsha Babcock Poh and Tristan Poh ’02.

studying athletic training. Jean returned to NHS for a visit during the school's recent Hall of Fame Induction and Kennedy Field Dedication last October. Her parents are trying to convince her to play with them in the next NHS Golf Classic on Sunday, June 1, 2008.

Tom Crocker was in Santiago,

Chile, for a month living with a host family and participating in a Spanish immersion program with no Englishspeaking participants or teachers. He was able to experience the city of Santiago, ski in the Andes, travel to the island of Chiloe in the south, and visit the beach resorts of Vina del Mar and Valparaiso on the PaciWc. A week

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after returning from Chile, Tom and Matt Dodge drove west to work for

Vail Resorts at Vail Mountain as snow makers, returning to New Hampshire in late December. Tom begins his college career at Middlebury College in early February and Matt will continue to pursue his ski training and racing while on college deferment this year from St. Lawrence University.

Kristen McWhirter sends her best

from Stonehill College. She loves school and her classes are challenging. Basketball is another challenge with early-morning workouts, individual workouts, and evening practices and pick up games, all of which keeps her pretty busy! She

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misses the coaching style of Mark Tilton but appreciates the experiences she is gaining at Stonehill.

deal." Congratulations to Tom for his work in these arenas and we look forward to seeing him at Reunion 2008!

former faculty

Another former faculty member also was in touch with Lou Gnerre recently, James Bell, who writes, “Reunion at New Hampton: I have already penciled May 30–June 1 into the calendar.

What a chance to see alumni, and hopefully some of our colleagues as well. With Bud's 70th and the special event for Saturday evening, only an unforeseen disaster will prevent it. I still think of Bud as Mr. Moore, and unless we were having a private conversation that is how I tried to address him as a newbie on the faculty. It is wonderful to be back in touch!"

Thomas Cardwell recently wrote to Lou Gnerre wishing him and Patricia a Happy New Year! He writes, “I'm in Memphis, TN, and the Mid-South.

It's almost a diVerent world here than the Northeast, New England, or California! Our country really does have a variety of personalities! I'll be receiving the City of Hope Spirit Award in Los Angeles and Philadelphia in February and June, respectively, for my support of the national nonproWt for cancer and hiv/aids research. It's a really big

in memoriam

class of 1938 Charles Burt died in Seattle, WA, on January 28, 2005, at the age of eighty-four.

He was born and grew up in Stowe. He joined the Army’s newly formed 10th Mountain Division, 87th Regiment where he taught winter warfare tactics, skiing, and mountain survival. Upon his discharge he resumed his education at Middlebury College, graduating in 1950. He married Edith Nightingale and worked in his father’s lumber mill. The family relocated to Superior, MT, where Charles taught high school English. He earned a master’s degree and moved the family to Seattle where he continued his studies and taught at Central Washington State College until 1986. He was predeceased by his wife and two brothers. He is survived by a sister, six children and >ve grandchildren. F class of 1941 Robert M. Van Buren passed away on November 21, 2007, in Santa Rosa, CA, at the age of eighty-three. He was the beloved husband of Cynthia Van Buren of Windsor, CA, and the loving father of Christopher (wife Edna) of Ventura, CA, and Alexander Van Buren of Las Vegas. At New Hampton, he was a member of both the debate team and the ski team and was famous for being the “bell ringer.” After graduation he served in the Army as a French interpreter and was in charge of the medical depot in the Third Wave on Omaha Beach. In 1950, after spending a year at the Universite de Paris Sorbonne, Bob graduated from Ohio State University with a major in English.

In 1954 Bob moved west to California where he started his career at Caltech as a technical editor before joining NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He passed his CPA exam in 1975 and retired in 1992 from Caltech as the JPL section manager of the publications department.

Bob attributed his NHS education for giving him the foundation for his lifelong interests in classical piano, speech-making, and storytelling, all aspects of ships and sailing, Shakespeare, a love of all things

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French, becoming highly computer literate, and enjoying black diamond ski trails even at the age of eighty.

Robert and Cynthia visited New Hampton School during the fall of 2005 and had a marvelous time seeing the wonderful changes on campus and reconnecting with classmates as well as T. Holmes ’38 and Jinga Moore. F class of 1942 Robert C. Galletly, Sr., Tequesta, FL, died at the age of eighty-three on September 18 at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center surrounded by his wife and three children. Born in New York, NY, he and his wife had resided in Tequesta for twenty->ve years, coming from Saddle River, NJ. Prior to retirement, Mr. Galletly was the owner and CEO of Theo. Tiedemann & Sons, Inc. in Mahwah, NJ, from 1965–90. He was a member of Jupiter Hills Country Club, Ekwanok Country Club of Manchester, VT, and a former member of Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, NJ. He was a veteran (Retired) of the U.S. Army Air Corps serving in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II and active in the Reserves for many years.

He was a past chairman of the NHS Board of Trustees and an active alumnus of Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. Survivors include his wife, Pauline B. Galletly of Tequesta; two sons, Robert C. (Joni) Galletly, Jr. ’71 of Franklin Lakes, NJ; Peter (Karen) W. Galletly ’73 of Mahwah, NJ; one daughter, Anne (Randall) White of Upper Saddle River, NJ; seven grandchildren, Tess, Stacey, Je=rey, Matthew, Laura, and Jennifer White, and Leanne Galletly; and two nephews, Donald and David Galletly. He was predeceased in death by two brothers, Donald R. (NHS, Class of 1941) and William Galletly.

Contributions to the Donald R. Galletly Scholarship at New Hampton School are appreciated by the family. F class of 1943 Kenneth Daniel Cressy of Glendale, CA, died in July 2005. His wife Virginia shared that he loved New Hampton School dearly. F

class of 1947 George Emmons Peacock, of Charlton, MA, died on October 26, 2007. He is survived by his wife of >fty-two years, Marian Peacock, and >ve children. His wife mentioned that George was proud to be an alumnus of New Hampton School and spoke warmly of his time there. F class of 1949 Harry Gardner, age seventy-six, of Sanford, NC, died October 4, 2007. Mr. Gardner was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Rahway High School in New Jersey, New Hampton School, and Lehigh University where he earned a metallurgical engineering degree.

He was employed by American Chain and Cable in Pennsylvania and Colorado Fuel and Iron in New Jersey, and retired after thirty years with Bridon American Corporation in Exeter, PA. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, a son Lance Gardner and his wife Elizabeth; a daughter Amy Crake and her husband, Richard; two sisters and three grandchildren. F class of 1969 Mark Filson, >fty-seven, of North Berwick, ME, died September 11, 2007, at home. He was born in Hartford, CT, educated in Wells, ME, schools, and graduated from New Hampton School in 1969. Mark worked in the restaurant business for many years before joining the Kittery Trading Post as an inventory control specialist. He was predeceased by his parents, a brother, and a sister. He is survived by his wife, Vicki, sons Eric and Barry, daughters Amy, Beth, and Rachel, two granddaughters as well as many nieces and nephews. class of 1971 Stephen Newhall died on November 3.

He was living in Marlborough, MA, and is survived by his life partner, Debra Keough. F class of 1980 Mark J. Winthrop, age forty->ve, died on May 4, 2007, in Belmont, MA. He graduated

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NHS in 1980 and worked at Potter Place in Belmont. He especially adored his niece Rachel. He is survived by a brother, David ’76; a sister, Judi Kennedy, and her husband, Bill; a niece, Rachel Kennedy; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. F class of 1988 Chet and Mary Butcher recently noti>ed New Hampton School of the death of their son, James Butcher, on September 6, 2006, noting that his 20th Reunion is in May. James had been living in Eugene, OR, working at the University of Oregon, and attending Lane Community College. F class of 1998 Nathan C. Gagner, twenty-seven, of Kittery, ME, died August 12. He was born in Portsmouth, NH, and grew up in Kittery, a son of Terry and Janet Gagner. He is survived by his loving parents, Terry and Janet Gagner, brother Jeremy and wife Cecilia, and brother, Ted Gagner; three nephews, grandparents, Frances and Elmer Richardson, several uncles and aunts and many cousins.

He was predeceased by his grandparents, Raymond and Beatrice Gagner, whom he loved dearly. Nathan attended Berwick Academy through his sophomore year and graduated from New Hampton School. He furthered his education at Stonehill College where he played second base for the Division II baseball team. He had been working in the family business throughout the years. F former staff Henry Davis, a member of the buildings and grounds sta= from 1946–73, died on September 6 at his home at the age of ninety-three. He grew up in Massachusetts, was a sta= sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II, and lived in Arlington, MA, for many years. He is survived by a son, Paul Davis, and his wife, Dorothy; granddaughter Caroline Hines and her husband Michael; grandson Je=rey David and wife Pamela; three great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and many friends. F

robert galletly ’42 with granddaughters leanne ’09 and stacey ’00

$100,000 challenge for the “Greatest Generation” robert galletly ’42 was a card-carrying member of “the greatest generation.”

A B-24 (the Liberator) bomber pilot in the Army Air Corps, he served overseas for several years during World War II before returning stateside to Wnish a degree at Colgate University.

Dedicated and loyal to those he loved, Bob was one of New Hampton School’s best friends. In service to his country during the war, and in his lifelong career with Tiedemann and Sons, a textile Wrm that he ultimately owned, Bob’s life was characterized by a love for New Hampton School.

Shortly before Bob unexpectedly passed away in September 2007, he contacted NHS with a challenge. “I will give New Hampton School one dollar for every dollar given by another member of the Greatest Generation, up to $100,000,” explained Galletly.

It was a challenge the school could not refuse.

Today, the Galletly Family, in Bob’s memory, is challenging members of the greatest generation to meet the Galletly Family Challenge of $100,000. All gifts, including estate gifts count towards the overall total. If you have a gift in your estate plans and have not shared it with the school, now is a great time to let us know. Sharing your plans with New Hampton will help the school secure an additional $100,000.

We’ll keep you posted on the progress of the Galletly Greatest Generation Challenge. One thing is certain: this generation has never let us down before, and we are certain it will rise to the occasion again.

For more information, please contact Director of Development Sandy Colhoun, 603.677.3413; scolhoun@newhampton.org.

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Announcing the T. H. Moore and Norma Jean Moore Endowed Scholarship Fund

Bud and Jinga’s many talents include music, and

very special occasion with a new endowed fund in their

together they performed a remarkable duet that

honor. A gala celebration in honor of Bud and Jinga is

brought NHS into the modern era. Under their stewardship

Your planned gift to this new

planned for Saturday, May 31, and one of the many highlights will be

enrollment rose, facilities were

endowed scholarship fund

announcing the combined estate

improved, and our students found

will honor the Moores’

gifts that have been shared with

a home away from home over the course of more than three

lifetime commitment to this

the school in their honor.

The 1821 Society wel-

decades. Their grace, strength of

institution, while benefitting

comes all alumni, parents, and

character, and good humor were

future generations of New

friends who have made provi-

the springboard for so many of our proudest achievements.

Hampton School students.

The Moores will celebrate Bud’s 70th New Hampton School Reunion this year, and NHS has recognized this

sion in their estate plans for planned gifts on behalf of NHS,

including the new Moore Endowed Scholarship Fund.

Won’t you join them by sharing your plans today?

For more information on making a planned gift to New Hampton School in honor of Bud and Jinga, please contact Director of Development Sandy Colhoun at 603.677.3413; scolhoun@newhampton.org.

trustees officers Jason M. Pilalas ’58, Chairman, San Marino, California Peter W. Galletly ’73, P’09, Vice Chairman, Mahwah, New Jersey William F. Guardenier ’62, Finance Chairman, Mt. Kisco, New York Michael F. Mumma P’98, Secretary, Je=erson, Iowa members Dr. Sanders Abrahams P’07, Raleigh, North Carolina Steven G. Delaney ’65, Harrison, New York Erik A. Dithmer ’49, New York, New York M. David Giardino ’49, Trustee Emeritus, Princeton, New Jersey

In October, Jason M. Pilalas ’58 will step down as chairman of the New Hampton School Board of Trustees and will be succeeded by current Vice-Chairman Peter W. Galletly ’73. The succession plan was voted on and approved unanimously by the board in its October meeting.

The two men share a love for their school, an appreciation for the opportunity to serve, and a deep respect for each other, which will smooth the transition to the bene>t of the entire NHS community.

Peter Galletly has served as a New Hampton School trustee since 1995. He is the son of the late Robert C. Galletly, Sr. ’42, nephew of Donald Galletly ’41, brother of Robert C. Galletly, Jr. ’71, and uncle of Stacey Galletly ’00. Peter and his wife, Karen, are parents of Leanne Galletly ’09. Galletly House was dedicated in 2005 in recognition of the family’s numerous contributions to New Hampton School, which include the Galletly Art Gallery in the T. Holmes Moore Center and the Donald R. Galletly Scholarship.

Pete received his BS degree in business from Nasson College in 1977. In 1979 he joined Tiedemann & Sons, Inc., a New Jersey exporter/importer of wholesale piece goods and notions, and has served as the

>rm’s executive vice president since 1989.

He also currently serves on the boards of directors of Tiedemann & Sons and Inopak, Inc., and is president of Bev’s Threads, Etc. of Indiana.

Jason received his BA degree in international trade from the University of Southern California in 1963, and his MBA from Harvard in 1973. He is senior vice president and director of Capital Guardian Trust, Los Angeles, CA, and has served on the NHS board since 1991. He commented, “I have been impressed by Pete Galletly’s commitment to New Hampton School, including his energy and skill in addressing the school’s challenges and opportunities. He has an excellent understanding of New Hampton and its outstanding potential, and we are very fortunate to have him prepared to lead the school through an unprecedented time of growth and renewal.”

Pete is particularly grateful for the valuable mentoring that he has received from Jason and from Chairman Emeritus Robert D. Kennedy ’50. “I have great admiration for both Jason and Bob, and for what they have given back to New Hampton School. Jason is an extremely well-organized individual and has been amazing with all that he has done, and he has given so much to his school.”

Ruth J. Haivanis P’04, West Newton, Massachusetts Paul Hamel P’07, P’08, Walpole, Massachusetts Luke J. Haran, Jr. P’97, Basking Ridge, New Jersey Herman A. Hassinger P’77, P’78, Trustee Emeritus, Block Island, Rhode Island William Karol P’08 Westwood, Massachusetts Robert D. Kennedy ’50, GP’10, Chairman Emeritus, New Canaan, Connecticut Deborah Woodward Leach P’96, Attleboro, Massachusetts Earl R. Lewis ’62, Sudbury, Massachusetts Richard W. Maine ’60, Avon, Connecticut Robinson Moore ’73, Groton, Massachusetts T. Holmes Moore ’38, Headmaster Emeritus, New Hampton, New Hampshire Hugh B. Richardson ’57, Bristol, Rhode Island Karen M. Saunders P’08, Gilford, New Hampshire Geo=rey Winters ’62, Greenwich, Connecticut

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excerpts from the 1914 summer announcement for new hampton literary institution and commercial college, the forerunner of today’s new hampton school.

Light and heat not included. Of course, that was in 1914, before the Annual Fund.

Nowadays, those helpful little extras are included, thanks in

the people and programs at New Hampton School, from faculty

part to New Hampton School’s Annual Fund. While tuition rep-

salaries to dnancial aid, athletic equipment to course materials.

resents a good portion of our annual budget, it does not cover

The Annual Fund helps keep the school healthy and operating

the entire cost of a New Hampton School education. Additional

on an annual basis.

funding, including the Annual Fund, is used to supplement tuition so that we can meet our annual commitments.

The Annual Fund is one of New Hampton School’s most important sources of unrestricted income. It directly supports

No matter what size, every gift to the Annual Fund makes a real difference to the school. Each contribution goes directly to funding the necessities. Thanks to your support and the support of other Hamptonians, light and heat are included. >

For more information on making a gift to the Annual Fund, please contact Director of Annual Giving Sarah DeBenedictis at 603.677.3415; sdebenedictis@newhampton.org.

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reunion weekend 2008 may 30–june 1 for classes ending in “3” or “8” reunion 2008 event schedule saturday, may 31, continued

friday, may 30 r 4:00–7:00 pm r 4:00–8:00 pm

r 4:30 pm r 6:00 pm

Registration Crum Campus Center Campus store open Reunion KickoV Reception with former faculty members (beer, pizza, and music) Milne Lounge and Patio 25th Reunion Dinner, hosted by Keith Noe ’83 South Down Shores, Laconia, NH 50th Reunion Dinner Alumni Hall, Smith House

saturday, may 31 r 8:00–10:00 am r 8:00 am–noon r 9:30 am

r 10:00 am–6:00 pm r 10:30 am

r 11:15 am

r noon

Breakfast Dining Hall Registration Crum Campus Center r Estate Planning Seminar Academic Research Center r Student Life at NHS: student panel moderated by Head of School Andrew Menke Academic Research Center Campus store open New Math-Science Center presentation by OYce of Michael Rosenfeld, Architects Academic Research Center State of the School Address Andrew Menke Academic Research Center Barbecue Lunch

r 1:00–3:00 pm

r 4:30 pm r 4:30–6:00 pm r 5:00 pm

r r r r

5:00–8:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 8:00–10:00 pm

r Historic New Hampton Tour led by Jinga Moore r Canoeing on the Pemi r Campus Tours r Fun at Burleigh Mountain: hike, alpine tower r Ice Cream Social r Alumni Games (men’s lacrosse, 3’s vs. 8’s softball) Memorial Gathering by the Husky Registration Dining Hall r Reunion Reception and Class photos by the pond r Gala Celebration Honoring T. Holmes “Bud" '38 and Jinga Moore camp nhs Dinner, Dining Hall Program Honoring Bud and Jinga Moore Live Music and Dancing

sunday, june 1 r 7:30 am r 8:30–10:00 am r 8:45 am

r 9:00–11:00 am r 9:00 am

NHS Golf Classic Registration Lochmere Golf Club, Tilton, NH Farewell Brunch, Dining Hall NHS Golf Classic Shotgun Start, Scramble Format Lochmere Golf Club, Tilton, NH Campus store open Motorcycle and Historical Car Tour of the Lakes Region

reunion and annual nhs golf tournament for more information contact cindy buck in the alumni office at 603.677.3414 or cbuck@newhampton.org

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gala celebration in honor of

mr. and mrs. t. holmes moore ! saturday, may 31, 2008 (advance reservations required; see inside for details)