NYA Chronicle Magazine by North Yarmouth Academy

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YA R M O U T H

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CHRONICLE 2015–2016

VOL. 39, NO. 1

Meet the new NYA Head of School BEN JACKSON

Alaska!

Six students, a teacher, and a photographer share a week in Glacier Bay

NYA’s new Distinction in Global Citizenship Diploma Dreams of Flying NYA girls tennis team wins 2015 State Championship

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3 Welcome Ben Jackson 6 Classroom: Alaska 12 Academics 14 Arts 16 Sports 18 New Faculty & Staff 19 Events & Summer Programs 22 Student Profile: Angmo 23

Alumni Profiles: John Branson ’65 & Andrew Collins ’08

24 Class Notes 28

Philanthropy Report Spotlight: John Kauffmann Mission &

34 Class of 2015 Future Plans

Message from the Head of School My first official day as North Yarmouth Academy’s Head of School was July 1. At the time, the Academy’s website featured the article NYA Class Explores Glacier Bay Alaska. Reading further, it became clear this was about a lot more than a class trip. It was the culmination of an environmental writing class created by Ian Ramsey, Visual and Performing Arts Chair. The class consisted of a survey of environmental literature, writing techniques, and story-telling. Photos and a detailed article on this experience are shared in this edition of the Chronicle. The Glacier Bay trip is a classic example of learning outside the classroom, but these experiences happen in many different ways at NYA. Locally, Upper School students visit Mackworth Island to connect the study of ecology to the real world. Another class utilizes Cousins Island to review the impact of the glaciers from thousands of years ago, and Middle School students study samples from the Royal River right here in Yarmouth, Maine. These experiences occur almost daily and are the definition of learning by doing. These real world connections provide valuable lessons that will last a lifetime. Of course, excellence inside the classroom remains an essential element of the NYA education. Combined, these experiences help to bring out the best in our students. Students are excelling in academics, on the athletic fields, and in the arts. The faculty is individualizing their experience to support each student to this end. It is clear NYA continues to make transformative differences in the lives of many students. Thank you to all who have so warmly welcomed me and my family into your community. As I begin, I am excited to continue to learn more about the wonderful opportunities that NYA has to offer its students. I look forward to working together to identify the ways in which NYA can continue to grow, and ensure that we are providing our students with the tools necessary for success in today’s world. Sincerely,

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His first job teaching was teaching skiing at age 17. He is an avid New England sports fan. He has a yellow lab named Jarrod Saltalamacchia, aka “Salty.” He is active in Rotary Club and passionate about its mission. As a teacher, he primarily taught history. He served as a Congressional Aide in Washington, DC. He coached little league in CO. His lucky number is 58— his son’s baseball uniform number. 8 He has skied in MA, VT, NH, CO, and Switzerland — and is excited to ski in ME for the first time this winter. 9 His favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. 10 His favorite vacation was an RV trip to Acadia National Park when he was nine. He looks forward to taking his own children there.

Welcome!

hen Ben Jackson stepped on campus for the first time in October of 2014, he knew. “This was the school where I wanted to be

professionally and where I wanted to send my

own children. I wanted them to experience NYA,”

“It was exciting to learn about the countless NYA graduates who have impacted events in Maine, the nation, and the world.” BEN JACKSON

he said. He was attracted by the beautiful, historic setting,

and the mix of buildings old and new. He appreciated the academic rigor and the number and variety of opportunities in athletics and the arts available to students. During his visits as a head of school candidate, he was impressed by students who delivered senior speeches, engaged in artistic performances, and accomplished great things in the classroom. “They were students who cared deeply about their school and one another,” he said. His first day as NYA’s head of school was a steamy July 1. Surrounded by NYA’s Super Summer Day Campers and Yarmouth residents already preparing for the 50th Clam Festival, he hit the ground running.

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Getting Acquainted

“I met and observed the faculty in action. Our teachers know their topics and understand the craft of teaching, but most importantly, they know how to make authentic connections with their students.” BEN JACKSON

“Over time, my initial impressions of NYA were only reinforced,” explained Jackson. Once he was named head of school, he spent the summer meeting people and getting to know the Academy. He had several unique but defining meetings with NYA alumni. He met the class of 1956 as they gathered for a luncheon on campus to begin their 60th reunion celebration. Twenty of the 31 graduates were at the luncheon, and their relationships clearly ran deep. “It was like they had never left,” he said. NYA archivist, Jay Robbins, assembled old yearbooks, awards, and student government notes, and the group was lost in reminiscing about their days at NYA. That same day, a gentleman from the class of 1966 visited. He hoped to rally his classmates for a 50th reunion. He couldn’t remember the last time he was on campus. “As he walked the halls of the Curtis Building, he shared that he could easily visualize the sights and sounds of campus from 50 years ago. It brought back many fond memories for him.” Jackson also met with members of the classes of 1987, 1993, 1997, 2005, and 2015 to name a few. He anticipates many more meetings with alumni and friends of the school— old and new. “These meetings help shape my understanding of the culture and the traditions that have been important at NYA,” he said. “As a history teacher, I can’t help but be interested in NYA’s rich and dynamic history.” Thanks to Robbins, Jackson has a bounty of material on the history of NYA dating back to 1814. NYA graduates have fought and died in our nation’s wars, served in political office, and contributed to the arts, sciences, and education. “It was exciting to learn about the countless NYA graduates who have impacted events in Maine, the nation, and the world — from Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard and Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew to Sarah Cummings, who was in NYA’s first graduating class and went on to become a missionary in Myanmar; and Harriet Webster, a poet and children’s author from the class of 1901.” NYA’s archives are bursting with material carefully cataloged by Robbins, Kaye Vilburn ’54, and countless others over the years.

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Throughout the search process, Jackson was repeatedly told the Academy’s inherent strength was its faculty. Since school began in the fall of 2015, he has experienced this first hand. “I met and observed the faculty in action. Our teachers know their topics and understand the craft of teaching, but most importantly, they know how to make authentic connections with their students,” he said. He found the faculty passionate about the subjects they teach and committed to the success of every student. These personal connections distinguish NYA and are a big part of what makes it such a special place.

Moving Forward Change in the school has mirrored the many changes in society over the last 200 years. “With all these changes, it remains a constant that every year the NYA campus serves as the setting for students and teachers to learn, grow, and prepare for the future,” reflected Jackson. Clearly, the experience and choices made at NYA by members of the class of 1966 and 1956 shaped their lives. Jackson is perceptibly energized about today and the future. “Our strengths will help us as we address the challenges for the future and grow as a 4 school,” he said. The new Lower School is thriving, and over time, it will continue to be unified with the Middle and Upper School program. “As a faculty, we need to be vigilant to ensure that we are developing the program to meet the needs of the students in today’s changing world. As a board and administration, we need to provide our teachers and students with the resources necessary to deliver on the mission of the school,” he explained. Jackson is committed to celebrating NYA’s current strengths and working with all school constituencies to address the challenges of the future. “We need to ensure that everyone is committed to growth and that NYA continues to deliver the program our students deserve.” Jackson is more than ready to make that happen.

5 The move to Maine and NYA has been smooth. “As a family, we could not have asked for more from the transition,” he said. Since they arrived in Maine, Jackson and his wife, Amity, and three children have been traveling up and down the coast, exploring the beautiful towns, coastlines, islands, beaches and Casco Bay. “We are embracing everything Maine has to offer,” he said. The transition to Middle and Lower School for Will, Lila and Henry has been seamless. “It is comforting to know they are recipients of a first-class education and they are also taking advantage of the many extra-curricular opportunities NYA has to offer.”

1 Ben at the Grandparents’ Day luncheon 2 Ben with NYA parent, Alexandra Maurer, at Homecoming 3 Ben at a Middle School soccer game 4 Ben welcomes students back at Convocation 5 The Jackson family: Will, Amity, Lila, Ben and Henry

at Boothbay Harbor

6 The Jackson kids at the beach this summer 7 Ben with Lila at Fenway Park

Ben Jackson holds a B.A. in political science from Hobart College, an M.A. in American History from Providence College, and a M.Ed.: Leadership from Regis University. He served as head of school at Evergreen Country Day School in Evergreen, Colorado for 10 years. Prior to that, he served as assistant head of school at the Pennfield School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island for seven years. Ben has served in nearly every capacity at an independent school—from English and history teacher, mock trial coach, basketball and baseball coach—to upper school dorm parent, school parent, and board member. Ben previously served on the faculty at The Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island; Friends Academy in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts; and St. Andrews School in Barrington, Rhode Island. Ben and his wife Amity are natives of Rhode Island. Their children Henry, Lila, and Will attend NYA.

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58° 30’N 1 “It’s better to touch a heart than to teach a fact.” – Kim Heacox, The Only Kayak

137° 00’W CLASSROOM ALASKA

“ Glacier Bay offers students a chance to face up, in very concrete terms, to the realities of climate change and other environmental issues that they’ll be dealing with throughout their lives.” – IAN RAMSEY

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Glacier Bay, Alaska, 58°30’N 137°00’W, a little more than 500 miles from the Arctic Circle, was home for a week during the summer to a small group of North Yarmouth Academy students led by visual and performing arts chair, Ian Ramsey. Encompassing 3.3 million acres of mountains, rain forests, fjords, and glaciers, the National Park and World Heritage site will take your breath at every turn. In this natural wilderness, there is little evidence of the physical touch of human hands, but the same cannot be said for the repercussions of human activity thousands of miles away. As recently as two hundred years ago, there was no bay. This crystal blue waterway was covered by glacial ice 20 miles wide and 4,000 feet thick. To see that ice today you have to make your way 60 miles inland, and this is one reason Ramsey has taken his class here. “Glacier Bay offers students a chance to face up, in very concrete terms, to the realities of climate change and other environmental issues that they’ll be dealing with throughout their lives,” explains Ramsey.

Twelve years ago, Ramsey spent a week kayaking alone in Glacier Bay. Witnessing raw beauty entwined with tragedy left a profound impact on his life. For years after, he carried with him the idea to bring students to that changing landscape and educate the next generation through experiential and interdisciplinary journeys. Last school year, his dream became reality. Ramsey created an environmental writing class based around his students’ interests and his own expertise. The class combined writing, environmentalism, and adventure with a focus on writing technique, storytelling, and awareness. The class began with introductions to various writing styles and literary works of numerous environmental writers. The students then were tasked with composing an essay about their own personal and emotional connection with a particular landscape. Another major part of the class replaced the pen in

hand with oars and tent poles. Each class member was taught the finer points of kayaking, navigation, trip planning, and even proper bear protocol (which they luckily did not need to put to use). All of their writing and outdoor training led to the culmination of the course, a week-long kayaking and camping trip to Alaska from June 22 to July 1. “For me as an educator, there is nothing better than being able to immerse students academically in a subject and then to put them into a challenging environment where they apply what they’ve learned in an experiential way.” “The ten days my classmates and I spent kayaking, exploring, and learning in the most beautiful place I have ever been to in my life will forever be etched in my memory. From the moment our group flew over the first mountain range in Alaska, we knew it was going to be a special experience. Wild was my first impression,” says NYA student Lena Rich ’16.

“ When I began kayaking in Glacier Bay, I truly felt as though I was in a dream. Turquoise water lapped at the base of my kayak and as I scanned my eyes up, mountains thousands and thousands of feet tall towered over me and glaciers snaked their way down to the bay, cutting through the landscape and anything in their paths. Alaska taught me I was small.”–LENA RICH ’16

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“People are reborn here, too. This place is that powerful. In Glacier Bay you don’t inherit, you create.

(Above, L to R) Anna Laprise ’16, Hank Lentfer, Melanie Heacox, Ian Ramsey, Josh Chapman ’16, Mary Noyes ’15, Louisa Mahoney ’15, Cris Paradis ’17, Kim Heacox, and Lena Rich ’16 Note: Kim Heacox’s wife, Melanie, is the Head Naturalist at Glacier Bay National Park. Photographs of Alaska by Brian Beard/ Creative Images Photography. Made possible in part by a grant from the NYA Parents’ Association.

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trip can easily be just that, a trip, but in this case Ramsey’s goal was to give the students an opportunity to experience something more, much like he did over a decade ago. On that trip to Alaska twelve years prior, he met and befriended two local environmental authors, Kim Heacox, (John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire), and Hank Lentfer, (Arctic Refuge: A Circle of Testimony) who helped him see such a wild and beautiful place through the eyes of people who live there. Wanting the same for the writing class, who had been introduced to Heacox and Lentfer’s work earlier in the year, one of the trip’s highlights included meeting the authors in person. Dinner at Kim Heacox’s house offered an intimate setting and began a powerful conversation spurred on by the questions and genuine curiosity of their young minds. Conversation turned to playing music and singing around the fire late into the twilight of a midsummer Alaskan night. “Meeting Kim and Hank taught them that it is possible to live a life where inspiration, joy, and art are central. It inspired them to think of their lives in bigger terms, giving them a chance to step outside their busy lives and reflect in deeper, longer ways,” Ramsey says.

You practice resurrection because the land and sea show you anything is possible.” –Kim Heacox, The Only Kayak

Alaska was an intense immersion into the most impressive living classroom these students have ever experienced. Joshuah Chapman ’16 realized shortly after arriving, “Alaska is not a place you can [mentally] prepare for. The wild, unconquerable landscape envelops you. There’s constant natural movement accompanied by near perfect silence and reverence for a location you cannot find elsewhere. I found that within the boundaries of such wilderness was where I felt a sense of belonging.” Out on the bay, the snowcapped peaks of the Fairweather and Alsek Mountain ranges reflected off the cold blue bay only to be broken by surfacing seals or the breaching humpback. Icebergs cleaved off the living glaciers slowly making their journey toward the sea made for surreal obstacles to maneuver a kayak around. Large boulders carved off the mountain face long ago demonstrated the power of nature and made for a perfect viewpoint to take in the surroundings or just read a book. “I sat beside a friend and watched the sun go down behind two mountain peaks. The sound of whales breathing in the harbor echoed from shore to shore, and although I was thousands of miles away from home, in that moment, I was at peace,” recounts Rich.

Classmates became friends who cooked for each other, built camp for each other, and took care of one another on the banks of the Alaskan bay. The small group, further dwarfed by the massive landscape, grew together and worked as one. “Instincts unknown to me were kindled, and it became clear there might not be another place quite like this. I found serenity and a feeling of home that can only be achieved by being lost completely. Glacier Bay and Gustavus will always be, for me, the place I learned who I want to be,” reflects Chapman. As Ramsey looks back on seeing the profound appreciation for the land and themselves that he had hoped they would find in their

own way, he proudly boasts, “The time in the backcountry showed them that humans are just part of the food chain, and that big, wild places help you have a big, wild heart. I definitely got to see them at their very best as human beings.” Ramsey hopes to make this an ongoing and sustainable program by securing funding for more proper gear and financial aid. He plans to return to Alaska on his own this summer to do reconnaissance for a potential future trip in the summer of 2017. He plans to involve a component of service and connecting with scientists around climate change or other pertinent topics in the next adventure.

“ Instincts unknown to me were kindled, and it became clear there might not be another place quite like this. I found serenity and a feeling of home that can only be achieved by being lost completely.” –JOSHUAH CHAPMAN ’16

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NYA ACADEMICS NYA offers Distinction in Global Citizenship Diploma NYA now offers a Distinction in Global Citizenship Diploma designed for those dedicated modern and classical language students who seek greater global awareness. The distinction stems from the many NYA students who have expressed advanced interest in language and other cultures in recent years. Although largely based on individual interest and programming, there are four major components in addition to the general NYA graduation requirements. Students must: • demonstrate exceptional achievement and/or near fluency in a language other than their native tongue,

Upper School mentors and Lower School students have chemistry Two years ago, a relationship formed between an eleventh grade chemistry class and students in the 3/4 classroom (third and fourth graders). Together, the classes selected several chemistryrelated exhibits they wanted to experience at the Museum of Science: Boston. The juniors researched the exhibits and then created activities to help the 3/4 students make sense of them. The activities were designed to translate concepts in chemistry into understandable chunks for their younger schoolmates. The process also helped the 3/4 students become more comfortable working with the “big kids.” The interaction they had in Boston was priceless, according to one parent. This year, the program is expanding. The classes are meeting monthly to participate in a laboratory designed by the juniors but focused on material from the 3/4 curriculum. Ellen Gagne, a 3/4 teacher, stated that “this is one of my favorite things to do all year,” because of the material and the positive interaction among students.

• have a depth of understanding and appreciation for another culture, • show a commitment to service in the role of a responsible global citizen through completing 80 or more hours of service, and

Head of NYA’s Lower and Middle Schools and Latin teacher Marissa Markonish commented, “I am so excited that we are offering this new program which encourages students to flourish in many areas promoted by NYA’s mission. The world grows smaller all the time, and we look forward to recognizing students who embrace global citizenship and service.” It is clear that the entire community is excited to have this new distinction available to those students who utilize the many resources the school has to offer in these areas.

“The world grows smaller all the time, and we look forward to recognizing students who embrace global citizenship and service.”

1 NYA juniors and 3/4 class with chaperone at the Museum of Science: Boston

2 2013 NYA service project in Vietnam 3 NYA students and teachers in Vietnam

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• exhibit serious study and scholarship in an area that combines language, global awareness, and service through completion of the Global Studies Seminar and a Senior Project presented in the spring of their senior year.

MARISSA MARKONISH

Distinction in Music: Performance, Entrepreneurship, and Community

NYA musicians will soon have the opportunity to challenge their talents and lay the groundwork for lifelong involvement in music and service. Faculty are currently fine-tuning a curriculum that will result in a Diploma with Distinction in Music: Performance, Entrepreneurship, and Community. The program will allow students to pursue a course of study where they can develop high levels of musicianship while serving in the local community. The program is based on the assumption that music can take on even more meaning when it is used to help others and strengthen community.

The course of study is largely individualized but has six major components: • Exceptional achievement in music • Depth of understanding of, and appreciation for, the importance of community

The curriculum will require students to take ownership of both their program and their learning. It will also develop entrepreneurship and skills in media relations and business that will serve their lifelong musical and service endeavors.

• Commitment to, and practice of, service • Public performance (including annual off-campus tours and personal recitals) • Demonstrated ability to promote themselves and other musicians, and create a personal media platform • Individual mentorship by a professional musician

National Merit and Advanced Placement Recognitions NYA continues to be known and appreciated for the rigor of its academic program. Seven students were recognized in 2015 by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their performance on the PSAT. NYA had three National Merit Semifinalists who went on to be Finalists in the competition: Charlotte Eisenberg (Haverford), Ellis Miskell (Yale), and Marina Stam (Bowdoin). Muriel Adams, Tess Hinchman, Clayton Manchester, and Diana McLeod were honored as National Merit Commended students. They were among the top 50,000 PSAT scorers nationwide. The commended and semifinalists recognized represented 15% of the NYA class of 2015. “This amount of excellence in scholarship is unprecedented in schools around the state,” proudly stated head of the Upper School, John Drisko. Another manifestation of the rigor of our academics can be found in our Advanced Placement (AP) Program. In 2015 alone, 87 students took 160 AP exams in 17 different subjects, and 76% of them scored a 3 or higher. In 2015, NYA had 11 AP Scholars, 5 AP Scholars with Honor, 15 AP Scholars with Distinction and 1 National AP Scholar. Congratulations to our students for these impressive achievements!

Marina Stam

Charlotte Eisenberg

Ellis Miskell

“ This amount of excellence in scholarship is unprecedented in the schools around the state.” – JOHN DRISKO

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NYA ARTS South to Nashville… again!

Annie!

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This winter’s musical production was Annie, loosely based upon the Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan. The show featured two casts with a total of 45 actors. Both full casts performed each night, but the roles changed depending on the lead. The role of Annie was played by Ellie Hilscher ’20 and Madeleine Vaillancourt ’22. The show was supported by a six-student pit orchestra and three student crew members. Special thanks to members of NYA’s Lower School for their participation this year and to Heidi O’Connor and her golden retriever, Loosey, who played the role of Sandy.

Congratulations to NYA junior Suzanna Butterfield who was selected to the 2015 AllNational Honors Mixed Choir for the SECOND year in row! Suzanna was one of 673 talented student musicians from 49 states chosen from their district or All-State ensembles by the National Association for Music Education, making her one of the “best of the best.” On October 28, she and her fellow high school elite musicians performed a gala concert on stage at the world famous Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. This iconic venue is known for creating one-of-a-kind entertainment and is referred to as the “home of American Music.” Suzanna rehearsed a challenging repertoire to prepare for performing under the baton of Ann Howard Jones, one of the most prominent conductors in the country.

1 The cast of Annie 2 Loosey as Sandy and Ellie Hilscher ’20 as Annie 3 Elizabeth Gagnon ’20, Kate Hilscher ’16, and Blake Morton ’16

4 Anna Bilodeau ’15, Madeleine Vaillancourt ’22 as Annie, Aaron Densmore ‘18, and Pierce Manchester ’20 (background)

5 Suzanna Butterfield ’17

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“ It’s beyond amazing! Last year when I got in, it was a dream… To get in a second time is just unbelievable.”– SUZANNA BUTTERFIELD

NYA’s own Michael Braz returns to campus On October 1, we were honored to have former NYA chorus and Boy Singers of Maine director Michael Braz return to campus for the day. Braz met with girls’ chorus in Higgins Hall where he enforced the message, “Confidence is everything. You need to start out by believing that you are capable, not that you are better than someone else but that you know, ‘I’ve got this.’” The campus and program have changed quite a bit since he last taught here in 1987 when he gathered chairs around a piano in the Weld House living room. Twenty-eight years later, his most important lesson has not changed, “In an atmosphere where someone doesn’t have to win and someone doesn’t have to lose, they can aspire to a very high set of standards — the same type of musical standards that are asked of anyone doing music anyplace. Musical standards are not just something that are reserved for older people or experienced musicians.” Michael Braz meets with the NYA Middle School girls’ chorus.

Braz is now Professor Emeritus of Music at Georgia Southern University.

“Dreams of Flying” inspires third and fourth grade art project Under the direction of Lower School art teacher Christa Mecham, last spring NYA third and fourth graders worked on a project inspired by German photographer, Jan Von Holleben. Holleben’s works include the series “Dreams of Flying” which is inspired by his childhood memories and has won him many awards. NYA students had three weeks to create their own imaginary play scenes and make their own props within small groups. When their scenes were complete, students lay down on top of them while a picture was taken from above. Mecham could not have been happier with the little artists, “Throughout the entire process, students were very involved and worked well together. It was such a pleasure to see how one simple idea led to so many as students excitedly discussed this project. It was truly a wonderful way to incorporate teamwork through art.”

This third and fourth grade group project was made into one large photographic poster and sold at NYA’s Spring Soirée auction.

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NYA SPORTS Game. Set. Champs! Congratulations are in order for the 2015 Class C State Champion NYA girls tennis team. The girls took a 9–3 regular season record into the postseason and were perfect from there. The team was led by Lena Rich ’16 and Marina Stam ’15, who were both named WMC first team All-Stars, and Mary Morrison ’15 who was a WMC second team All-Star. The doubles teams of Hannah Chapman ’16/Corinne Poitras ’16 and Livy Stam ’15/Hannah Hungerford ’15 were flawless in their rounds, adding to the team’s success. Coach Lorena Coffin explains her team’s key to victory, “The NYA girls tennis team’s 2015 Class C State Championship was due in part to teamwork but, more importantly, as a result of friendship. Comprised of mostly juniors and seniors, the team was there for each other, and I was honored as a coach to be able to watch the growth in these players over the past few years and see it all come together for them this past June.”

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1 1 Marina Stam ’15 2 State champs! 3 Corinne Poitras ’16

Teachers. Coaches. Mentors. When our faculty finishes in the classroom, the teaching continues on the court, field, and track. This is most prevalent on campus during the Middle School fall sports season when five of the six sports teams are coached by faculty members. Middle School history teacher David Echeverria coaches both boys and girls tennis teams. He explains why he enjoys picking up the whistle, “Growing up, I played a variety of sports and learned many valuable lessons on the athletic fields. Coaching provides me the opportunity to give back and share my love for athletics with my students. Also, it is a great way to connect with students outside of the classroom and build meaningful relationships with them.” Danielle Barschdorf, science department chair and Middle School girls soccer coach, finds that making a connection through athletics has a noticeable positive impact back in academic settings, “I love getting to know students in a different way than from the classroom. For example, some girls on the team are so fierce on the field, but can be a little tentative in the

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classroom. However, by building the coach/ athlete relationship, I can help those girls build their confidence in the classroom as well.” Twenty of the NYA Middle and Upper School teams were lucky to be coached by staff or faculty this past year. “In present day athletics, it is rare for a school to have such a high percentage of their coaching staff as teaching faculty. We are extremely fortunate,” said NYA Athletic Director Jack Hardy.

4 4 Coach Danielle Barschdorf with her Middle School soccer team

5 Coach Nate Smith with his soccer team. Smith is also a Middle School Math Chair and Middle School Dean of Students.

6 Anya Siviski ’15 7 The NYA volleyball team sings the National Anthem before a game.

Muriel Adams ’15 breaks state discus record—twice! Muriel Adams ’15 broke the state Class C record in discus hitting 127' 8" on her first throw of the 2015 Class C Track & Field state meet, which was held in June at Yarmouth High School. Her throw beat the previous record of 127' which stood for 26 years. Adams’ new mark did not

stand for nearly as long, as her second record-setting toss from the circle flew 128' 7". “I had no idea what the state record was. I was only focused on the stuff that I was concerned with and 120' has been my goal for two years now. The state record in the state meet of my senior year was just icing on the cake,” said Adams.

Sing. Study. Spike! NYA volleyball is a great example of what North Yarmouth Academy is all about. This group of girls has excelled and been recognized in athletics, music, and academics. For the second year in a row, they earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award, meaning the team kept an average GPA at or above 3.3 for the entire school year. Three years running, they have been awarded the Maine Class C Volleyball Sportsmanship Award. The tradition of beautifully singing the National Anthem a capella before matches continues to impress fans and players across the state. So much so, they have been asked to sing at a number of away matches. This is the second season the team has made playoffs, and Coach Nora Krainis has high hopes, “They’ve done really well—better than expected— and we are so excited to see how far we can go in playoffs. On top of that, we have a solid foundation on which to build for next year. Maine high school girls volleyball is growing quickly in the state, and we are part of that growth. I can’t say enough how proud I am of their efforts and accomplishments, and I am looking forward to a strong finish this season.”

“Maine high school girls volleyball is growing quickly in the state, and we are part of that growth. I can’t say how proud I am of their efforts and accomplishments…” – COACH NORA KRAINIS

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NYA’s New Faculty and Staff Members NYA is excited to welcome these new faculty and staff members to our school: 1 Ashley Randlett • Director of Admission 2 Mat Brown • Physical Education Teacher, Primary through Fifth Grade 3 Chelsea McGraw Assistant Teacher in the Primary Classroom 4 Brandon Barrett ’10 Development and Alumni Relations Assistant 5 Monique Roy Whitcomb Lead Primary Teacher

6 Jessica Violette • Geometry Teacher 7 Fatou Diagana Upper School French Teacher Not shown: Caroline Anson ’08 Assistant in the Toddler Classroom

Ben Jackson • Head of School

SAVE THE DATE

14th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament – June 11, 2016

Jay Flower ’94

Toddy Brook Golf Course

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Upon graduating from Yarmouth High School and Bowdoin College, Steve “Mo” Morris immediately began his teaching and coaching career at North Yarmouth Academy. He spent the next 29 years working at the Academy in almost every position that existed at the school. Steve is most fondly remembered by students and colleagues as “Coach.” He coached boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, baseball, and softball at the varsity, JV, and middle school level. Steve coached nearly every student athlete at NYA during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, and his dedication to North Yarmouth Academy athletics is still seen today. He devoted his entire adult career to North Yarmouth Academy; but more importantly, to developing the character of the young boys and girls he coached. The Steve Morris Scholarship Program was created by a group of NYA alumni and friends to honor the memory of Steve “Mo” Morris who passed away in 2002. Each year a rising eighth grade boy and girl are chosen to receive scholarship support that will continue through twelfth grade. Last year, the tournament raised $8,000 to be added to the Steve Morris Scholarship Endowment. Please save the date and join us at the 14th Annual Steve Morris Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament to celebrate “Mo” and support the scholarship program in his name.

Carts ready to go!

(L to R) Calvin Chicoine ’09, Liam Anderson ’08, and Nate Major ’08

NYA Soirée – Kentucky Derby Comes to NYA – May 2, 2015

Anita Demetropoulos and Kristen Farnham

Guests watching the Kentucky Derby at the NYA Soirée

(L to R) Linda Manchester, Walt Manchester, Coleen Laprise, and Janette Davis

Lindsey Myer, Stacie Hamilton-Waldron, and Bill Waldron

Jim and Jean Detert

Laura and Gary Bergeron

Student servers

2015 Edgar F. White ’38 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Edgar F. White’s experiences through athletics at NYA and fondness for those memories prompted him to provide the school with a generous gift to establish the Edgar F. White ’38 Athletic Hall of Fame. Inductees’ careers emphasize the ideals of sportsmanship, character, teamwork, and integrity. On June 30, 2015, Bridget Gagne ’01 (left) and Roberta Dennison Navarro ’04 (right) were inducted to the Edgar F. White ’38 Athletic Hall of Fame. Bridget excelled in both indoor and outdoor track and field while attending NYA. Bridget not only won 13 individual state championships, but she also set countless school records and 4 state records, one of which still stands today. Roberta played soccer, basketball, and lacrosse at NYA. She helped the girls soccer team win 2 state championships and won many individual awards. Both of these impressive young women earned All-American selections at NYA and moved on to compete in athletics at their respective colleges. We are currently accepting nominations for the Edgar F. White ’38 Athletic Hall of Fame at www.nya.org/alumni/halloffame. Please nominate today!

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SUMMER CAMPS 2015

Tennis camper collects tennis balls after a game of Candy Store

Circus camper works on her extension with a tumbling instructor

“So You Think You Can Dance” campers share a laugh

Panther Cub campers have fun building over a sprinkler

Tennis camper celebrates a great shot

Circus campers during their Friday performance

Strawberry picking!

HOMECOMING FALL 2015

Ollie Hemphill ’22 demonstrating school spirit

Henry Jackson shows us his NYA spirit

Tristan Plummer ’16 leads cheers on the turf field

Kieran Rowe ‘18 lip-syncs All of Me

Kara Jensen ’18 shows us her inner princess as she lip-syncs Let it Go

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Fans at the lip-sync competition

Mr. Gagne lip-syncs Call Me Maybe

School spirit at the Friday barbeque

Lower School students perform for their grandparents

Myles Clark gets a ride from his grandfather

Davis Gall prepares to serve tea

Emma Craft demonstrates for her grandmother

LOWER SCHOOL – MAY 8, 2015

Emily and Annie Millar with their grandmother

Lila Coleman and her family

’ DAY GRANDPARENTS MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL – OCTOBER 16, 2015

Hailey Frager ’16 with Wyatt Nice ’16 and his grandmother

Rachel Burns ’20 with her grandmother

Kieran Rowe ’18 with his grandmother

Jackie Dennis, grandparent speaker Jim Sargent, and Linda Sargent enjoy the musical performance

Noah Pellerin ’19 and his grandparents

Eliza Tod ’20 with her grandparents

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ANGMO

NYA STUDENT PROFILE

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4 1 Angmo celebrates at last spring’s color run

2 Angmo with her “By Girls, for Girls” class at Smith College

3 Angmo, Geshes Phuntsog (her Tibetan subject teacher at Siddhartha School), and Chuskit at Changla Pass (the third highest motorable road in the world)

4 Angmo (far right) and members of NYA’s Chinese Dance Club perform for the student body

5 Angmo on the volleyball court

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tanzin Angmo ’16 (who goes by “Angmo”) lives with her host family on Cousins Island, but she is very far from home. She came to NYA last year from Ladakh, India, where she graduated from Siddhartha School as a sophomore. Angmo, along with her classmate and friend Tsewang Chuskit (“Chuskit”), came to the United States to continue their education. Angmo initially found American culture challenging, but she adapted quickly. At NYA, she is in the Chinese Dance Club, sings in the chorus, and plays on the volleyball and softball teams. Angmo’s passion is science, especially women’s health, and her goal is to implement a health program in the rural villages of India. This past spring, Angmo applied to the Smith College Summer Science and Engineering Program for high school girls and was accepted. She and Chuskit were also offered the opportunity to volunteer at Valley Hospital in New Jersey. Angmo set up a Fundly page to raise money for the summer trip and surpassed her goal in less than two weeks. Highlights from her time at Valley Hospital included observing heart surgery and spending time in the obstetrics and gynecology department where she learned about HPV and detected twins by ultrasound. While at Smith, she took a two-week course by Dr. Leslie Jaffee entitled “By Girls, For Girls,” which explored adolescent girls’ health and wellness. She also took a course entitled “Adventures in Anatomy” with Katlin Okamoto about how the body works.

After Smith, she and Chuskit, who participated in a woman’s leadership program in Washington, DC, returned to India with a plan to share what they learned with mothers and girls in rural villages. They began with a presentation to the fifth through tenth grade girls and their parents at Siddhartha School. “It went very well. We asked them questions about menstruation, adolescence and puberty, and they were very quiet. Then we gave our presentation, and we asked the questions again,” said Stanzin. “They were much more open to questions after the presentation.” They obtained permission from the Chief Medical and Education Officer to go to rural government (or public) schools where they gave three additional presentations. They focused on the physical and mental changes of girls in adolescence, the relationship between mothers and daughters, leadership opportunities for women, and avoiding health hazards. “We talked about avoiding HPV, open communication between mothers and daughters, and that women can be leaders —you don’t have to be rich or famous,” she said. Angmo’s experiences this summer have strengthened her interest in science and women’s health. She hopes to attend college in the United States and major in biology and women’s health. She would like to take her knowledge and experiences back to remote regions of India, like Ladakh, and help improve the lives of the women and girls who live there. She is very grateful to everyone who has supported her on her journey.

NYA ALUMNI PROFILES JOHN BRANSON ’65

John Branson ’65, of Windham, Maine, is a passionate historian who has immersed himself in the culture and history of the remote region of Lake Clark, Alaska. John is very grateful for his education at NYA, where he enjoyed studying history and English and where he had many inspiring teachers. Top on his list are: Richard Anderson, Art Hansen, Ken Coombs, Richard Schuler, Bill Graves, Thomas Farley, and Mrs. Winifred Burnham. John visited Alaska once as a child, and after graduating from Boston University, he returned to teach at a small school in Naknek on the coast of the Bering Sea. After teaching, fishing, trapping, and caring for a to-be governor’s homestead over a ten-year period, John settled at Lake Clark, a place he had grown to love. He was employed by the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve for 25 years. He was a seasonal maintenance worker, ranger-historian, and eventually park historian. A recent National Park Service Recognition, presented to John for 15 years of service as the park historian, details John’s significance in the Lake Clark area, “He is well-known for his intimate knowledge of the area’s outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational resources.” It further states that “John’s work has added significantly to the historical record [and] has also strengthened and broadened the relationship between the National Park Service and the local residents who live here.” Not surprisingly, John made many friends throughout this region of Alaska, including iconic wilderness steward Richard L. Proenneke. John had the privilege of editing Proenneke’s journals, and his edited adaptation of Proenneke’s works from 1974–1980 were published as More Readings from One Man’s Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974–1980. He is currently working on Proenneke’s journals from 1981–1985.

Andrew Collins ’08 of Freeport, Maine, is a Geohazards Specialist at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. He embraces and enjoys a life full of interesting responsibilities and activities, something that NYA had prepared him for since Middle School. “I was always busy with a multitude of activities — music, art, athletics, school — and to this day, that’s how I prefer to keep it. It’s a significant part of the reason I’ve been able to work in so many fascinating and wonderful places.” Andrew received his undergraduate degree from College of Wooster and then continued on to Ohio State where he earned a master’s degree in earth sciences. Within the past three years, Andrew has made two trips to Antarctica. During those trips, he has traveled to many remote sites to study glacier effects on plate tectonics and the earth’s crust. One of Andrew’s other passions is playing the bagpipes. While in college, he joined the Capital City Pipes and Drums bagpipe band and recently had the opportunity to travel from Alaska to Scotland to compete in the World Bagpipe Championship.

ANDREW COLLINS ’08

“I was always busy with a multitude of activities — music, art, athletics, school — and to this day, that’s how I prefer to keep it. It’s a significant part of the reason I’ve been able to work in so many fascinating and wonderful places.” CHRONICLE FALL 2015

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CLASS NOTES

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CLASS AGENT Marina Poole

PO Box 1 Newcastle, ME 04553 mgpoole19@gmail.com

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CLASS AGENT Kayla Rose

Skidmore College 815 N. Broadway Mailbox #1937 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 krose@skidmore.edu Kayla Rose went to Greece and Amsterdam to play international field hockey with the Skidmore field hockey team in May. She also ran the NYA field hockey camp and interned with personal trainer, Shelby Turcotte, over the summer.

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CLASS AGENT Gianna Nappi

21 South Freeport Road Freeport, ME 04032 gianna.nappi@gmail.com Matt Hawkins had a blast as a whitewater rafting guide in Greenville, Maine! Although Matt lived out of his car and felt a little lonely at times, his job was exciting and allowed him to live a totally new lifestyle. He worked with great people and learned a new skill that he previously knew nothing about. To the class of 2013: Matt misses you all and wishes you the best of luck in the upcoming year! Katherine Roche attends Wellesley College, where she studies Classics, Engineering, and Media Arts & Sciences. She is the Teaching Assistant in the Wellesley Engineering Lab and made the Competitive Archery team in her sophomore year. Additionally, she is a regular contributor to The Daily Geekette blog, reviewing comic books and comic book movies once a week. Recently, her piece on the “Superior Iron Man” series was posted on the twitter page of Tom Taylor, the author of the series. Maura Anderson recently finished her second year at Mount Holyoke and a summer internship teaching English in Buenos Aires. She spent the rest of her time in South America backpacking on the southern Patagonia border of Chile and Argentina!

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CLASS AGENT Katie Cawley

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CLASS AGENT Lucy Gerrity

15 Mary Lane Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110 kcawley1@une.edu

3900 Fairfax Drive Unit 1720 Arlington, VA 22203 lgerrity11@gmail.com

Ryan Rousseau earned his second Commonwealth Coast Academic All-Conference Award for UNE’s Men’s Soccer program this year. Ryan is entering his senior year and is studying business management.

Lucy Gerrity moved to the greater DC area where she is working in admissions and coaching at Madeira School.

Kylie Dalbec became the all-time scoring leader for Anna Maria College’s field hockey team in Paxton, Massachusetts. Kylie, who is only a junior, has 39 goals, 24 assists and 14 game winning goals.

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CLASS AGENT Frances Leslie

P.O. Box 248 Wiscasset, ME 04578 fleslie@bates.edu CLASS AGENT Alison Znamierowski 125 Ash Point Road South Harpswell, ME 04079 aznamierowsk@wesleyan.edu Lilly Wellenbach earned the D3soccer.com Defender of the Year award and First Team All-American recognition. With the help of Lilly, Williams College posted a 21-2-1 record and a second place finish at the NCAA Division III championship —the highest finish in school history—and set a school record for most wins in a season. Williams limited opponents to 3.2 shots-ongoal per game, logged 17 shutouts— the fifth most nationally—and allowed just 10 goals in 24 matches.

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CLASS AGENT Christine Reighley

P.O. Box 276 South Freeport, ME 04078 crei34@gmail.com Julia Damion was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and received a Fulbright Scholarship to be a Teaching Assistant in Taiwan. Julia graduated from Williams College in June and began her 10-month assignment in Taiwan this past August. Toey Leblanc participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament.

Cam Smith moved to Connecticut where he will be teaching and coaching at The Rectory School Calvin Chicoine, Andrew Gendron, and Matt Ward participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament.

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CLASS AGENT Anne Znamierowski

141/2 Prentiss St., Unit 2F Cambridge, MA 02140 aeznamierowski@gmail.com Jenna Lane has accepted an offer to attend the University of Prince Edward Island, College of Veterinary Medicine this fall. It is a four-year program that will culminate in her becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Liam Anderson and Nate Major participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament.

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CLASS AGENT Henry Gerrity

98 Tuttle Road Cumberland, ME 04021 henrygerrity@googlemail.com Molly Jordan got married to Andrew Kim on 8/31/2014 at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. Peter Bates, Nic Lolar, James Sterling and Colin Geiger participated as a team in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament. Russ Simms participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament. Fenna Robbins participated in the 2.4 mile swim from Peaks to Portland on July 18, 2015.

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CLASS AGENT James Giberson

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298 Bird Hill Road Bethel, ME 04217 ktcrockett14@yahoo.com

Peter Lowell participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament.

Brad Myers and Beck Erhard participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament.

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CLASS AGENT Molly Moss

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CLASS AGENT Julia Bachelder

19 Kilmarnock Street, Apt.16 Boston, MA 02215 Mollymoss8@gmail.com

239 Woodford St., Apt. 6 Portland, ME 04103 bachelder.julia@gmail.com Bobbi Dennison was inducted into the Edgar F. White ’38 Athletic Hall of Fame.

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CLASS AGENT Chris Bixby

7 West Lake St., Apt. 402 Minneapolis, MN 55408 christopher.bixby@gmail.com

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CLASS AGENT Lissa von Brecht

22 Burrill Street, Apt. 6 Fairfield, ME 04937 elvbshu06@gmail.com

A Matt Hawkins ’13 b Molly Jordan ’07 and Andrew Kim c Jesse McIntire ’99 with son Owen, Hugh Robbins ’99 with son Whit, and Abe McKenney ’99

with son Levi

d Nic Lolar ’07, Peter Bates ’07, James Sterling ’07, and Colin Geiger ’07 at the Steve Morris Golf Tournament

e George Reiche ’07, Lucy Gerrity ’09, Chelsey Merrill ’06, Jim Giberson ’06, John Kelton ’06 f Kylie Dalbec ’12 g William Xavier Newell born to Patrick ’98 and Christina Newell on 12/3/14 h Alumni gather during the Clam Festival: Tom Fast ’13, Oliver Silverson ’13, Matt Hawkins ’13,

Jeremy Sylvain ’13, Gianna Nappi ’13, Katie Cawley ’12, Emma Laprise ’13, Jake Burns ’13, Mallory Ianno ’13, Emma-Kate Metsker ’13, Lillie Reder ’13, Aaron Guiseley ’13, Carly Lappas ’13, Burke Paxton ’13, and Bryce Tetreault ’14

CLASS AGENT Katie Crockett Stack

10 Danforth Street Portland, ME 04101 jgiberson@wright-ryan.com

Lily Pike is a booking/scouting agent for FACTOR Women Model Management, in Chicago. As a certified yoga instructor, she teaches at various studios in her spare time.

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In January of 2015, Lissa von Brecht became the Assistant Director of Donor Relations at Colby College. Lissa shared, “If you are an NYA/Colby alum and make it back to Colby for any reason, please let me know!” Mary Pike married Ryan Bolt in July of 2014.

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Bridget Gagne was inducted into the Edgar F. White ’38 Athletic Hall of Fame.

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CLASS AGENT Zac Fermanis

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CLASS AGENT James Cabot

35 Blue Heron Drive Somersworth, NH 03878 aemsoccer1@yahoo.com zacfermanis@gmail.com

57 Coyle Street Portland, ME 04101 jecabot@gmail.com James Cabot is in his 1st year serving on the NYA Board of Trustees. CLASS AGENT Drew Myers CCSFG-5/CTF-70 Unit 25660 FPO AP 96601-4305 saltyhumbird@gmail.com Drew Myers participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament. Courtney Anson and James Garrett live in Portland, Maine with their two sons Rowan (4) and Oliver (2) and yellow lab named Ruby. James recently joined the NYA Board of Trustees and is very excited to be re-engaged with NYA’s dedicated faculty and staff and to be back on campus on a regular basis. He looks forward to reconnecting with classmates and alumni and will be participating in the Steve Morris Golf Tournament on June 11, 2016— please save the date and join in this great event if you can.

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CLASS AGENT Christina Cinelli

20 Island Pond Road Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110 christinacinelli@gmail.com Theo Tierney married Linda Juusoi on June 20, 2015.

I Elizabeth Clemetson ’09 and Patia Maule ’99 attend an NYA alumni event with Ben Alexander ’93 at his company, Maine Mead Works in Portland

j Theo Tierney ’97 and Linda Juusoi

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CLASS AGENT Margaret Kingsbury Peterson

197 Tuttle Road Cumberland, ME 04021 pkpeters@maine.rr.com The Swensons, LaCapras, Hoffmans and Harrises are looking forward to opening night at Chris and Marilyn Littell’s Martini Bar in New York. Jon Glasson participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament. Jonathan Sharp participated in the 13th Annual Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament with his son-in-law, Will Faustman.

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CLASS AGENT Ralph Sparks

Save the date: June 10, 2016 is our 50th Reunion celebration! John Cussen looks forward to attending his 50th reunion this spring on June 10–12. Bruce Brown looks forward to attending his 50th reunion this spring on June 10–12.

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John B. Branson is editing another volume of the Journals of Richard “Dick” Proenneke of One Man’s Wilderness for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska covering the years 1981 through 1985.

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34 Hobart Street Westerly, RI 02891 ralph.sparks@verizon.net

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CLASS AGENT Thorton Ring

P.O. Box 54 30 Smelt Brook Road South Freeport, ME 04078 tringol@yahoo.com

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Nick Burns is still working in the field of alternative energy.

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SEEKING CLASS AGENT CLASS AGENT Sharon Libby Sharp

Tedsharonsharp@aol.com

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Ted Sharp ’60 and Sharon Libby Sharp ’61 are living in Beijing, China for two years. Ted is the Interim Headmaster at the Beijing City International School.

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In Memoriam SEEKING CLASS AGENT SEEKING CLASS AGENT CLASS AGENT Joanne Partridge Jones

404 Jacob Avenue Scarborough, ME 04074 jjones34@maine.rr.com CLASS AGENT Jane Thompson Witzel P.O. Box 115 Meriden, NH 03770 ejwitzel@tds.net William Henry Myers, along with his wife, Linda, send “our best wishes to the faculty and students at NYA.”

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The Class of 1956 had a reunion on July 16, 2015 in the Priscilla B. Savage Middle School community room. They took a tour of campus, enjoyed a presentation by Archivist Jay Robbins, and met with head of school, Ben Jackson. In attendance: Joan Smith, Chuck and Sally Ridlon, Dana Clockedile, Barbara Haskell, Vickie Fox, Cliff Gregor, Dot and Ed Leighton, Punch Stiles, Glenn and Linda Estabrook, Mike Greenlaw, and Glen Christensen. A special thanks to Glen for all his help in rallying the class of 1956.

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D Mary Pike’s wedding (L to R) Emily Griffin ’02,

Lissa von Brecht ’02, Elizabeth Bachelder ’02, Mary Pike Bolt ’02, Margaret LeBlanc ’02, Katelyn Sullivan ’02, and Lily Pike ’06

e Carroll Conley, Dan Merrill, Linc Merrill ’75, and Blaine Barter at the Steve Morris Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament

f Class of 1956 July gathering (L to R) Back: Cliff Gregor, Glenn Estabrook, Glen Christensen, Mike Greenlaw, Punch Stiles, and Chuck Ridlon Front: Dot Leighton, Vicki Fox, Joan Smith, Barbara Haskell, and Dana Clockedile.

Robert C. Greenlaw ’59 August 4, 2014 Paul Briere ’54 September 25, 2014 Esther L. Coffin ’42 October 10, 2014 Nicholas “Nick” Payson ’59 November 8, 2014 Marcia Graham Varney ’53 November 19, 2014 Joyce (Kimball) Robinson Wright ’40 December 14, 2014 Wayne Joseph Chaisson ’61 December 30, 2014 Alex Severance (former faculty) December 31, 2014 Donn D. Wright (NYA’s secretary to the Academy from 1978–1980) January 10, 2015 Marion (Crockett) Blackwell ’40 January 25, 2015 Edna (Anderson) Gordan ’45 January 26, 2015 C. Sumner Libby ’36 February 27, 2015 Frances Parisi ’52 March 16, 2015 John Arsenault ’51 March 23, 2015 Verna “Bunny” Mitchell-Dobson ’37 June 22, 2015 Donald “Jack” Hildreth ’51 October 4, 2015 Joseph R. Mitchell, Sr. ’53 October 5, 2015

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Glenyce Hughes celebrated her 62nd wedding anniversary and is very busy— four children, five grandchildren, and six greatgrandchildren.

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Phyllis Little celebrated her 97th birthday with all her family on March 25th.

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SPOTLIGHT

on Philanthropy

Caring I live, one among all, Gladly to give, lest should one fall; Aware of the wonder of beauty and time Gratefully pondering reason and rhyme. Here is my hand, here is my word. Here will I stand, here to be heard. Here will I prove, ere I depart, That deep is my love and true is my heart. — JOHN M. KAUFFMANN

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John M. Kauffmann Author, Conservationist, Friend to NYA John Kauffmann (1923–2014) was a devoted friend of North Yarmouth Academy serving on the Board of Trustees from 1998–2008. As our neighbor and friend, John was tremendously generous to the Academy with his time, talent and financial support. John led the acquisition of Varney House, which now houses our Lower School, and he has helped us in many other ways. As a trustee, John was a constant voice in support of outdoor experiential education and environmental education at NYA. John’s vision went beyond the Academy. He was a nationally recognized author, conservationist, educator, and mentor to many in the conservation community. His work as a planner for the National Park Service was instrumental in the establishment of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and Cape Cod National Seashore National Parks, the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska. John cared deeply for many organizations including The Wilderness Society, National Parks and Conservation Society, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and Princeton University. John’s lasting legacy will be remembered and realized through his thoughtful planned giving to those many organizations that he embraced, including North Yarmouth Academy. North Yarmouth Academy is grateful to John for both his generous financial bequest and the gift of his longtime home at 124 Main Street. It is the Academy’s sincere goal to honor John’s friendship and bequest in a meaningful way. Ongoing conversations at the Board level and with key stakeholders will help direct how best to steward this important gift that will both fulfill NYA’s desire to engage our students in environmental issues and honor John’s legacy.

2014 2015 Benefactor’s Circle $10,000+ Anonymous (4) Allen ’60 & Victoria Bornheimer H John M. Kauffmann H4 Peter & Deirdre Quesada H Margaret White H Leadership Circle $5,000–$9,999 Anonymous Nick & Jessie Alberding Josh & Susan Burns H Robert & Priscilla Demont Stephen Malcom & Martha Barrett H Lincoln ’75 & Kim Merrill H David Osborne H Daniel Soroff & Betsy Johnson Rob & Betsy Tod Founder’s Circle $1,814–$4,999 Anonymous (2) Richard & Debra Abbondanza H Kurt Adams David & Laura Argitis Stephan Bachelder & Deborah Strachan H John Bueche & Sarah Kelly James E. Cabot ’98 H Francis I.G. Coleman H4 James & Jean Detert H Amb. & Mrs. Alfred Hoffman, Jr. F. Alan Hull & Susan Kepes Seth Johnson & Elisabeth Hoffman Bingbing & Rong Lu Lee & Caroline Mallett H Mrs. Judith Miskell H Bruce & Anne Myers/ Myers Family Fund H Brian Noyes & Eugenie Francine H Mary Noyes Bruce & Margaret Podhouser Todd & Alison Prawer H Michael & Priscilla B. Savage H Eric & Laura Schaeffer H Gary Schroeder Theodore ’60 & Sharon Libby Sharp ’61 H Mrs. Alexandra White Smith H Caroline Olmstead Wallach ’95 & Scott Wallach H Michael & Aungelea Wayashe Head of School’s Circle $1,000–$1,813 Ananda Fund Dana Bartone & Margaret Limm Robert & Ann Billings Jeanne Cardwell H John & Ronni-Jo Carpenter H David & Lynne Champoux H Christopher & Tonya DiMillo John Drisko & Cindy Boothby H Bill & June Farnham H G. David & Margaret J. Fenderson H David & Heidi Fitz H

NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY

PHILANTHROPY REPORT The 2014–2015 Philanthropy Report reflects gifts made to North Yarmouth Academy between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Both unrestricted annual gifts and restricted gifts are included. NYA is grateful for the support of these donors.

Christopher & Jane Flower H Jay ’94 & Julie Flower H Jason & Laura Gall Peter, Marie, Peter ’05, Henry ’07, Lucy ’09 & Charlie Gerrity ’12 H Christopher & Maria Grill Mr. & Mrs. Gary Hemenway Walter Juve Josh Kelton ’06 H Mr. & Mrs. Case Lynch Walter & Linda Manchester H Scott & Barbara Marr Richard & Alexandra Maurer H Nelson & Elizabeth Mead H David & Libby Millar Max Milliken ’03 Roger & Margot Milliken Warren & Harriet Miskell H Robert & Julie Moss H Peter Mote & Jessica Lynch Bruce Poliquin H Michael Rayder H David Rines & Chiharu Katayama Chip & Lynne Roche H Takahiro & Susan Sato H Jonathan D. Sharp ’73 Peter & Ann Sheldon Christopher & Anne Smith Thomas & Lillian Smith James & Elizabeth Taylor H Lee & Holly Thibodeau G. Robert & JoAnn A. Tod Dana ’80 & Elizabeth Twombly H David ’96 & Rebecca Williams H Katie & Stephen Woods Honor Roll Circle $500–$999 Anonymous Robert L. Appleby ’50 H Robin & Victoria Baron Walter & Gayle Barschdorf Kathryn L. Biberstein H Bill & Linda Burnham H J. Nicholas Burns ’63 William Chapman III & Holly Bentley Mitchell H Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Clock, Jr. H Greg & Anne Cunningham H Francesca Eastman & Edward Goodstein H Tom & Anne Echeverria H Elderboys Basketball H Frank & Michelle Fassett H Joseph Faulstich ’76 H James ’98 & Courtney Anson Garrett ’98 Jim & Mary Gribbel H Garry W. ’79 & Julia Hallee Robert & Deborah Hilscher Patricia Hoynoski Erik & Nancy Jensen K. Erik Kostelnik & Catherine Jakubowitch H Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Loring Abigail Lynch Lynch & Mote Families Mrs. Elinor Malcom Alex Marks ’93 William H. ’57 & Linda Myers Donald & Jean Nichols

NYA Parents’ Association H Peter & Lynn E. Noyes H Justin & Sandra Plouffe ’94 Dirk & Ann Poole H Christopher & Lori Poulin Earl ’59 & Judy Grover Pride ’59 Stephen & Kathryn Rosenfeld Andrew T. Savage ’88 H James B. Savage ’90 Robert & Wendy Scammon Curt & Nina Scribner H Patricia Thelven Carl Tourigny Charles & Catherine von Brecht Mrs. Claudia Webster H Linda Disston White ’58 Dr. Christopher M. Zitnay ’82 H Black & Orange Circle $250–$499 Anonymous T. Bradley Abbott ’08 H Diana Morse Allen ’53 H Philip & Meredith Anson H William & Patricia Arnold Eric & Amy Austin H Calum Barnes ’09 Deane G. ’53 & Thelma E. Bornheimer John B. Branson ’65 H Walter & Wendy Briggs H Peter & Gail Cinelli Jonathan Commons & Jennifer Riehl Torrey Cooke H Madeleine G. Corson Timothy C. & Laura P. Coughlin James & Anita Demetropoulos Dr. & Mrs. Rod Durgin Joe & Ann Woodworth Ellis ’78 Cory ’96 & Lyndie Fasold H Dr. & Mrs. Richard Fox Crombie & Deborah Garrett H Jack & Kathleen Hardy H Jim & Kathie Harper H Phyllis Hetzler H Stephen Hinchman & Deborah Weis H Beth & Gregory Hogan Benjamin & Amity Jackson Patrick & Christina Jackson Ian & Leslie Leishman H Jim & Ellen Macklin William & Susan Martens H Jennifer Mathews David L. Mitchell ’67 H Jill, Bryan, Jocelyn ’27 & Calvin O’Connor ’29 H Elmer & Sandra Plummer H Susan Reed & Robert L. Cave David E. Robinson ’54 H Mr. Joshua Rosenberg ’70 Andrew & Catriona Sangster H David D. Selleck ’54 H Chip & Grace Smoley Theodore & Lynn Stam H Dana & JoAn Street Thomas & Dawn Swinton Hall & Deborah Thompson H Joel Thompson ’90 H Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Walker Eric Weinrich ’85 John E. Williams ’64 H

H 3 or more years of consecutive giving to the Academy Fund 4 Deceased

Jim & Zaidee Winton ’66 H William & Janice Wood Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Yankee Loyalty Circle $250 & under Dr. & Mrs. David L. Adams H Mrs. Patricia Alberding Elna Anderson ’59 A. Amanda Arnold ’72 Jeanette August & Michael Hynes H Mr. & Mrs. Russell Austin H Thomas Austin ’04 H Kamal Ayad & Aldona O. Shumway H Tom & Sharon Babbitt Brandon Barrett ’10 Jason & Danielle Fisher Barschdorf H Daniel Bartlett ’04 H Enoch & Mary Barton Stephen & Ellen Barton Monte G. Basbas, Jr. ’71 Brian Beard/ Creative Images Photography Madeleine Beasley ’10 John Beckwith ’59 Kristi & Scott Belesca H Ellen Benson ’90 H Gary & Laura Bergeron Andrew Bertocci & Jeanette Barnard H Josef Biberstein ’15 Nathaniel Bishop ’05 Robert ’58 & Judith Bishop ’62 Chris Bixby ’03 H Kenneth & Beverly Bixby H Jillian Bjorn-Caron ’14 Mary Estelle Blake ’38 Ann Block & Donald Youker H Francis & Kirsten Boettcher Michelle Bolen & Loretta Beisel Rene & Yvonne Braun H Mrs. Ausma Melkis Briedis ’58 Gleynn E. Brooks Jr. ’50 H Bruce B. Brown, Jr. ’66 H Mr. Timothy Brown Christian & Michele Buehner Fritz Buehner Colin Bumby ’00 H Michael Burnham III ’59 Dick & Martha Burns Kathleen Butterfield H Philip & Suzanne Butterfield H J. Frisbee & Susan Macdonald Campbell ’52 H Michael Caron & Julia Bjorn H Alison Carpenter ’09 Robert ’50 & Janice Crouse Chamberlain ’55 H Alexander Champoux ’07 H Phillip Champoux ’10 H Merrill Barker Chapin ’61 Christina Cinelli ’97 & James Wilkerson H Marcia Clark William & Emily Clark H Class of 1956 Clayton’s Café & Bakery Benjamin Claytor ’13 Clean-O-Rama Co., Inc. Campbell & Jennie Clegg H Robert B. Colby ’69 H

John & Christine Cole Mr. Arthur Collins H Sandy Collins Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Collins Ann Connelly James Connors ’05 Colleen Wyman Cook ’47 Mrs. Olis Cook Ryan & Chrysta Coulombe H Johanna Coale Coyle ’97 H Millard ’47 & Elizabeth Trask Crossett ’48 Garry W. Croudis ’55 Ted ’62 & Laurie Curtis H John E. ’66 & Betsy Cussen H David & Sandi Daigle H Bill Dame Holly & Matt Dana H Howard & Susan Dana Benjamin C. Davis ’72 Steve & Katherine Davis David T. Day ’61 Daniel & Kathleen Dearing H David & Catherine Demers Nathan & Kimberly Dennis Michael & Diane Dennison Peter Dickson James & Doris Diemer H Craig & Sherilyn Dietrich H Digital Photography Supporters Edward & Jennifer Dillon Lillian M. & Ronald Dolloff H Ruth Smith Douglass ’36 H Bruce Drouin & Janet Hansen H Lydia Drown Leslie Durgin & Erik Szymczak H Barbara MacKinnon Dusenberry ’47 Mike & Toby Dutton H Mr. & Mrs. Harold C. Duvall H Mr. Harold Duvall III David & Asha Echeverria H Pamelia Edgerton & Sara Dickey Charlotte Eisenberg ’15 Michael & Jennifer Elkins H Charles Emerson H Bob, Kristen, Henry ’18 & Nicholas Farnham ’18 H Barbara & Brian Farrell H Rachel Farrington H Colleen Fasold ’03 Mark & Pattie Fasold H Charles Fassett Robert Fast H Eleanor J. Rideout Feliu ’57 Allison Huke Felix ’96 H Fred Field & Karen Dobbyn H John & Linda Fisher Scott & Jennifer Frank David Gagne & Kristan Burns Gibson Edmund, Ellen & Hannah Gagne ’19 James Gagnon & Margaret Hausman Shannon Gallagher H Jose & Diana Garcia H Sydney Garcia ’14 H Zachery Garcia ’07 H Mrs. Jan Gardiner Pam Gardiner Michael & Cynthia Gengras H

Lucy Gerrity ’09 H Peter Gerrity ’05 H Hilary Gibson ’10 Peter Gilmore & Cynthia Kingsford Philip Gleason & Mary Schendel Philip H. Gleason ’08 H Dean & Carol Goodale Jeffrey & Christa Goodell Stephen Goodwin Dr. & Mrs. Donald F. Gove H Eliot Grady Eric & Jill Graham H Heidi & Michael Grant H William W. Graves H Benson Gray & Laurie Hasty Matt Greason ’97 Ted & Susie Gribbell Mr. & Mrs. D. Andrew Grimes Laurie Griswold Norene E. Grover ’51 Aaron Guiseley ’13 Rosalie Hackleman William & Susan Hager H Robert & Rebecca Hamilton John W. Hamilton ’78 H Robert G. Hanscome ’53 H Burnett M. Hansen ’81 H Harry Hanson ’06 Joseph & Pamela Hanson H Carol & Dana Harris H The Honorable & Mrs. Ronald Hart William Hart ’68 Matthew Hawkins ’13 Andrew M. Hayes ’91 & Ann Amstutz Hayes H Dorothy Freeman Hayward ’50 Charles & Frances Haywood Christopher & Stacey Healey Alexis Heldenbrand ’13 Ethan & Erika Hemphill Bob & Ross Henderson H Jay & Elizabeth Henderson Charlotte & Roger Hewson H William Heywood & Barbara Loux Thu-Trang T. Ho ’10 Preston H. Hoffman ’73 Sarah Holden ’07 Elisabeth Houghton Jennifer & Richard N. Hubbell H Sandra Batchelor Hudon ’59 Glenyce Brooks Hughes ’50 H Mrs. Agnes Hungerford Andre J. Hungerford H Grace Hyndman ’07 Thomas & Laurie Hyndman H Jessica Ingram Nathan I. Isaacson ’06 H Hector & Nancy Jaeger Paul & Cheryl Jensen Tara & Doug Johnson H Jacquelyn Jones & George Vecchia Joanne Partridge Jones ’57 Judith Scott Jones ’57 H Keith Jones Robert & Roberta Jordan H Mr. & Mrs. Nick Kakavis H Leonard Kaminow & Maria Mazorra H Brenda G. Kaulback ’61

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NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY Hillary Keach ’09 Robert & Peggy Keach Edith W. & Hamilton F. Kean John & Elisabeth Kelly Tucker Kelton ’03 H Kathryn Kendall Peter & Grace Kendrick H Timothy W. Kendrick ’92 H Keith & Hollie Kenniff Chad Kessler ’90 H Scott & Elizabeth Kibler Dan King H James B. & Bonnie Klein H Nancy Klosteridis Alex Kloza H Ed & Kris Kloza Richard L. ’60 & Joyce Fowler Knight ’59 Doris Kohn Harriet Kristenson Eloi & Claire Lachance H Steve & Tammy Lachance Marena Lagerstrom H Barbara & Mark Lambert H Thomas E. LaMountain ’71 Anna & Joshua Langstaff Veli & Judy Lapinoja Peter J. Latvis ’91 Andrea Lauerman & Tim Fallon Briana O’Hare Laurence ’99 H Mr. Nazaire G. & Judy LeBlanc ’61 H Sidney A. & Susie Leighton ’60 H Chloe Leishman ’14 Nancy Lenox William & Amy Lent H John C. Leonard ’80 Frances Leslie ’11 H Marion Leslie ’08 H Seaver & Anne Leslie Nicole Levesque C. Sumner Libby ’36 4 Thomas & Caroline Limm N. Rich ’64 & Laura Lindquist Theda Logan Suzanne & Gary Lydick Sally Macleod Abigail Maguire H Irene Marchenay Ross & Marissa Markonish H Frederick J. Marmo ’66 Andrea Gove Martin ’85 Mrs. Dorothy Mathews Patia Maule ’99 H Christopher Mazzurco H Meghan E. McGoldrick ’01 H Andrew & Carrie McIntosh H Leslie E. J. Badham McKinley ’89 Hilary Moyler McKinnon H Sean & Monique McLellan H Terrance & Monique McLellan Jack & Elaine McMahon H Molly McMahon ’95 Timothy & Jill McMahon ’93 H Laura Hayes McPeake ’91 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth McVicar Ed & Margo Meehan H Clara Mendell H George R. Merrill ’49 Peter W. & Lisa Mertz H Karen Messick & Mike Sfirri H Sharon & Dan Miller Christopher & Rachel Mills Douglas M. Mixer ’68 Eric Molander ’00 Ashley Spicer Moody ’02 & Michael Moody H Tim Moody H Richard & Risa Moon Claudette Morneault ’59 & Donald Beaumont Steven & Marion Morton Peter Mote & Jessica Lynch

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Mrs. Alan Moyler Istar & Moby Mudge Andrew Mueller ’05 H Katherine Mueller ’01 H Gianna Nappi ’13 Michael & Pamela Nee Matthew H. Noone ’92 & Karen Mathieu Alexandra Noyes ’08 H Edward D. & Ann Noyes H Steve Obrin Heidi & Michael O’Connor H Olivia O’Reilly ’08 Mr. & Mrs. Ruel Orff Katrina Paige ’10 Lisa A. Parker ’77 H Charles Patterson ’75 Suzie & J. Pattison John & Susan Pearson Annalee Pease Erik Piasio ’02 H Leonard Pierce ’05 Alexander Pilitsis ’08 Dimitrios Pilitsis ’06 Jane Small Plante ’61 Van Podhouser ’26 Stuart Poole ’99 Marina Poole ’15 Alysa Curtis Porter ’97 H Dianne Post H Robert & Carol Potter Mr. Stephen D. Purington ’70 H Gaetano & Phebe Royer Quattrucci ’81 H Edward & Marie Rasch Cameron Rayder ’12 H Nicholas Rayder ’12 H Brooke Rayder ’07 H Mel & Mary Read Laurie & Peter Reed Mrs. Mary Regan H Michael & Deborah Regan H Doug & Jessie Reighley H John & Linda Riehl H Fenna Robbins ’07 John A. & Lisa Robbins H Kayla Rose ’14 Michele Duvall Rose Dr. & Mrs. Isadore Rosenfeld Anne M. Royer Jonathan Rud Joseph Russell & Jana Caldwell H Peter & Laura Russell Mary Ryder Jeremy, Erika, Ellie Bea ’28 & Junie Sahlman ’30 H Richard Sanford Mr. J. Joseph Saunders ’59 Jeremy G. ’98 & Amy Saxton Anne Thompson Schutz ’88 Frederick & Peri Schuyler Mr. Campbell Searle H Phillipe & Joanna See Cynthia & Libby Sevigny ’19 H Justin Sharaf H Blair B. Shea ’79 Christopher & Joanna Shelton Peter & Dianne Shepley Philip R. Sherwood ’57 Aldona A. Shumway Peter Sillin & Betsy Tomilinson H Robert & Kate Silvers H David Simpson & Carol Eisenberg Edgar & Susan Sinibaldi Byron W. Skillin ’62 John F. Skillman 4 Sally Skillman Mr. & Mrs. Albert R. Smith II Austin Smith & Amy Cohan H Mr. & Mrs. Barry Smith Elizabeth & Phillip Smith H Nathaniel & Jessica Smith H

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Peter Smith John & Rebecca Stamaris Scott & Sarah Steinberg James Sterling H Lynn Sullivan H Natasha Malinski Sun ’98 H Jake Susla ’12 Ernest T. Swanson ’64 H Robert, Jr. ’73 & Karen Swenson H Target/Take Charge of Education Katherine & Steve Thomas H Randall Wade Thomas & Jay Thomas Jim & Sally Tomlinson Matthew & Kate Tufts H Linda & Scott Vaillancourt H Theodore Vaughan ’67 H Mrs. Catherine Myers Vilburn ’54 H Elisabeth von Brecht ’02 David & Diana Warren H Leslie Seymour Wears ’63 H Justin Webber ’76 Mr. Peter B. Webster H Lilly Wellenbach ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wells H Tom & Rosanna Welner Karen Wentworth & Greg Skillman Joe & Nancy Whalen Samuel ’52 & Florence Plummer Whittemore ’52 H Kelsey Wilcox ’02 H Jean T. Wilkinson H John & Beth Williams Allan S. ’61 & Joyce Wilson Tod & Amy Yankee Yarmouth Frame & Gallery Rachel Levine Ziminski ’96 Matching Gift Companies Ameriprise Financial First Hawaiian Bank Unum

DONORS BY AFFILIATION This list is based on gifts to the Academy Fund during the 2014-15 fiscal year & each donor’s affiliation with North Yarmouth Academy during that time. Each donor appears in only one category recognizing his or her primary affiliation with the school. For example, if an individual is a faculty/staff member and a current parent, he or she is listed under Faculty/Staff. Alumni 8% OVERALL PARTICIPATION Class of 1936 50% participation Ruth Smith Douglass H C. Sumner Libby 4 Class of 1938 14% participation Mary Estelle Blake Class of 1947 18% participation Colleen Wyman Cook Millard Crossett Barbara MacKinnon Dusenberry Class of 1948 11% participation Elizabeth Trask Crossett

Class of 1949 7% participation George R. Merrill Class of 1950 25% participation Robert L. Appleby H Gleynn E. Brooks Jr. H Robert Chamberlain H Dorothy Freeman Hayward Glenyce Brooks Hughes H Class of 1951 7% participation Norene E. Grover Class of 1952 13% participation Susan Macdonald Campbell H Samuel & Florence Plummer Whittemore H Class of 1953 20% participation Diana Morse Allen H Deane G. Bornheimer Robert G. Hanscome H Class of 1954 16% participation David E. Robinson H David D. Selleck H Catherine Myers Vilburn H Class of 1955 11% participation Janice Crouse Chamberlain H Garry W. Croudis Class of 1956 68% participation In honor of their 59th Reunion Class of 1957 8% participation Judith Scott Jones H William H. Myers Class of 1958 10% participation Ausma Melkis Briedis Linda Disston White Class of 1960 4% participation Sidney A. Leighton H Class of 1961 9% participation Merrill Barker Chapin Brenda G. Kaulback Nazaire G. LeBlanc H Allan S. Wilson Class of 1962 5% participation Ted Curtis H Byron W. Skillin Class of 1963 5% participation J. Nicholas Burns Leslie Seymour Wears H Class of 1964 5% participation Ernest T. Swanson H John E. Williams H Class of 1965 2% participation John B. Branson H Class of 1966 8% participation Bruce B. Brown, Jr. H John E. Cussen H Frederick J. Marmo Jim Winton H Class of 1967 6% participation David L. Mitchell H Theodore Vaughan H

Class of 1968 6% participation William Hart Douglas M. Mixer Class of 1969 3% participation Robert B. Colby H Class of 1970 6% participation Stephen D. Purington H Joshua Rosenberg Class of 1971 5% participation Monte G. Basbas, Jr. Thomas E. LaMountain Class of 1972 4% participation A. Amanda Arnold Benjamin C. Davis Class of 1973 5% participation Preston H. Hoffman Robert Swenson, Jr. H Class of 1975 4% participation Charles Patterson Class of 1976 7% participation Joseph Faulstich H Justin Webber Class of 1977 4% participation Lisa A. Parker H Class of 1978 20% participation Ann Woodworth Ellis John W. Hamilton H Class of 1979 12% participation Garry W. Hallee Blair B. Shea Class of 1980 7% participation John C. Leonard Class of 1981 6% participation Burnett M. Hansen H Class of 1982 4% participation Christopher M. Zitnay H Class of 1985 9% participation Andrea Gove Martin Eric Weinrich Class of 1988 8% participation Andrew T. Savage H Anne Thompson Schutz Class of 1989 3% participation Leslie E. J. Badham McKinley Class of 1990 16% participation Ellen Benson H Chad Kessler ’90 H James B. Savage Joel Thompson H Class of 1991 11% participation Andrew M. Hayes H Peter J. Latvis Laura Hayes McPeake Class of 1992 5% participation Timothy W. Kendrick H

Class of 1993 5% participation Alex Marks Class of 1994 4% participation Justin Plouffe Class of 1995 8% participation Molly McMahon Caroline Olmstead Wallach H Class of 1996 10% participation Cory Fasold H Allison Huke Felix H Rachel Levine Ziminski Class of 1997 14% participation Christina Cinelli H Johanna Coale Coyle H Matt Greason Alysa Curtis Porter H Class of 1998 13% participation James E. Cabot H James & Courtney Anson Garrett Natasha Malinski Sun H Class of 1999 16% participation Briana O’Hare Laurence H Stuart Poole Class of 2000 7% participation Colin Bumby H Eric Molander ’00 Class of 2001 8% participation Meghan E. McGoldrick H Katherine Mueller H Class of 2002 12% participation Erik Piasio H Elisabeth von Brecht Kelsey Wilcox H Class of 2003 13% participation Chris Bixby H Colleen Fasold Tucker Kelton H Max Milliken Class of 2004 6% participation Thomas Austin H Daniel Bartlett H Class of 2005 13% participation Nathaniel Bishop James Connors Andrew Mueller ’05 Leonard Pierce Class of 2006 11% participation Harry Hanson Nathan I. Isaacson H Josh Kelton H Dimitrios Pilitsis Class of 2007 18% participation Alexander Champoux H Zachery Garcia H Henry Gerrity Sarah Holden Grace Hyndman Fenna Robbins Brooke Rayder H Class of 2008 14% participation T. Bradley Abbott H

2014-2015 PHILANTHROPY REPORT Philip H. Gleason H Alexandra Noyes H Olivia O’Reilly Alexander Pilitsis Class of 2009 7% participation Calum Barnes Alison Carpenter Hillary Keach Class of 2010 13% participation Brandon Barrett Phillip Champoux H Madeleine Beasley Hilary Gibson Thu-Trang T. Ho Katrina Paige Class of 2011 5% participation Frances Leslie H Lilly Wellenbach Class of 2012 12% participation Charlie Gerrity Cameron Rayder H Nicholas Rayder H Jake Susla Class of 2013 15% participation Benjamin Claytor Aaron Guiseley Matthew Hawkins Alexis Heldenbrand Gianna Nappi Class of 2014 11% participation Jillian Bjorn-Caron Sydney Garcia H Chloe Leishman Kayla Rose Class of 2015 6% participation Josef Biberstein ’15 Charlotte Eisenberg Marina Poole Alumni Parents 9% PARTICIPATION Philip & Meredith Anson H Andrew Bertocci & Jeanette Barnard H Kenneth & Beverly Bixby H Michael Caron & Julia Bjorn H Peter & Gail Cinelli John & Christine Cole Daniel & Kathleen Dearing H Michael & Diane Dennison Craig & Sherilyn Dietrich H Bruce Drouin & Janet Hansen H Charles Emerson H Robert Fast H G. David & Margaret J. Fenderson H Fred Field & Karen Dobbyn H Crombie & Deborah Garrett H Peter & Marie Gerrity H Kristan Burns Gibson Philip Gleason & Mary Schendel Dr. & Mrs. Donald F. Gove H William W. Graves H Benson Gray & Laurie Hasty Jim & Mary Gribbel H Ted & Susie Gribbell William & Susan Hager H Robert & Rebecca Hamilton Joseph & Pamela Hanson H Jim & Kathie Harper H The Honorable & Mrs. Ronald Hart Charles & Frances Haywood

Jennifer & Richard N. Hubbell H Thomas & Laurie Hyndman H Hector & Nancy Jaeger Paul & Cheryl Jensen Robert & Roberta Jordan H Leonard Kaminow & Maria Mazorra H Robert & Peggy Keach John & Elisabeth Kelly Kathryn Kendall Scott & Elizabeth Kibler James B. & Bonnie Klein H Ian & Leslie Leishman H Seaver & Anne Leslie N. Rich ’64 & Laura Lindquist William & Susan Martens H Hilary Moyler McKinnon H Richard & Risa Moon Michael & Pamela Nee Edward D. & Ann Noyes H Annalee Pease Susan Reed & Robert L. Cave Doug & Jessie Reighley H Chip & Lynne Roche H Robert & Wendy Scammon Justin Sharaf H Peter & Ann Sheldon Austin Smith & Amy Cohan H James Sterling H Hall & Deborah Thompson H Dana ’80 & Elizabeth Twombly H Faculty & Staff 69% PARTICIPATION Jeanette August & Michael Hynes H Eric & Amy Austin H Kamal Ayad & Aldona O. Shumway H Jason & Danielle Fisher Barschdorf H Kristi & Scott Belesca H Christian & Michele Buehner Marcia Clark William & Emily Clark H Ryan & Chrysta Coulombe H David & Sandi Daigle H Bill Dame Holly & Matt Dana H John Drisko & Cindy Boothby H Lydia Drown Leslie Durgin & Erik Szymczak H David & Asha Echeverria H Michael & Jennifer Elkins H Bob & Kristen Farnham H Barbara & Brian Farrell H Edmund & Ellen Gagne David Gagne & Kristan Gibson Shannon Gallagher H Michael & Cynthia Gengras H Lucy Gerrity ’09 H Peter Gerrity ’05 H Peter Gilmore & Cynthia Kingsford Eliot Grady Eric & Jill Graham H Heidi & Michael Grant H Jack & Kathleen Hardy H Carol & Dana Harris H Tara & Doug Johnson H Jacquelyn Jones & George Vecchia Keith Jones Dan King H Nancy Klosteridis Alex Kloza H Barbara & Mark Lambert H Anna & Joshua Langstaff Andrea Lauerman & Tim Fallon Marion Leslie ’08 H Nicole Levesque Suzanne & Gary Lydick Abigail Maguire H

Irene Marchenay Ross & Marissa Markonish H Patia Maule ’99 Christopher Mazzurco H Jack & Elaine McMahon H Timothy ’93 & Jill McMahon H Karen Messick & Mike Sfirri H Christopher & Rachel Mills Tim Moody H Steven & Marion Morton Heidi & Michael O’Connor H Jill & Bryan O’Connor H Mary & Patrick Quinn John A. & Lisa Robbins H Mary Ryder Erika & Jeremy Sahlman H Peter Sillin & Betsy Tomilinson H Elizabeth & Phillip Smith H Nathaniel & Jessica Smith H Ashley Spicer Moody ’02 & Michael Moody H Lynn Sullivan H Katherine & Steve Thomas H Randall Wade Thomas & Jay Thomas Linda & Scott Vaillancourt H Karen Wentworth & Greg Skillman Friends Anonymous John & Ronni-Jo Carpenter H David & Lynne Champoux H Clayton’s Café & Bakery Clean-O-Rama Co., Inc. Lillian M. & Ronald Dolloff H Mike & Toby Dutton H Mr. Harold Duvall III Francesca Eastman & Edward Goodstein H Tom & Anne Echeverria H Elderboys Basketball H Mark & Pattie Fasold H David & Heidi Fitz H Christopher & Jane Flower H Dr. & Mrs. Richard Fox Jose & Diana Garcia H Mr. & Mrs. D. Andrew Grimes Bob & Ross Henderson H Charlotte & Roger Hewson H Elisabeth Houghton Benjamin & Amity Jackson Peter & Grace Kendrick H Nelson & Elizabeth Mead H Ed & Margo Meehan H Peter W. & Lisa Mertz H Roger & Margot Milliken Mrs. Alan Moyler Bruce & Anne Myers/ Myers Family Fund H NYA Parents’ Association H Peter & Lynn E. Noyes H David Osborne H Bruce Poliquin H Dianne Post H Richard Sanford Michael & Priscilla B. Savage H Curt & Nina Scribner H Peter & Dianne Shepley Mr. & Mrs. Albert R. Smith II Peter Smith Target David & Diana Warren H Mr. Peter B. Webster H Jean T. Wilkinson H Yarmouth Frame & Gallery Grandparents 31% PARTICIPATION Dr. & Mrs. David L. Adams H Mrs. Patricia Alberding Mr. & Mrs. Russell Austin H Walter & Gayle Barschdorf

H 3 or more years of consecutive giving to the Academy Fund 4 Deceased

Enoch & Mary Barton Mr. Timothy Brown Fritz Buehner Bill & Linda Burnham H Dick & Martha Burns Philip & Suzanne Butterfield Jeanne Cardwell H Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Clock, Jr. H Francis I.G. Coleman H4 Mr. Arthur Collins H Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Collins Mrs. Olis Cook Torrey Cooke H Madeleine G. Corson Timothy C. & Laura P. Coughlin Susan & Howard Dana Steve & Katherine Davis James & Doris Diemer H Dr. & Mrs. Rod Durgin Mr. & Mrs. Harold C. Duvall H Bill & June Farnham H Charles Fassett John & Linda Fisher Mrs. Jan Gardiner Dean & Carol Goodale Stephen Goodwin Rosalie Hackleman Mr. & Mrs. Gary Hemenway Phyllis Hetzler H Amb. & Mrs. Alfred Hoffman, Jr. Patricia Hoynoski Mrs. Agnes Hungerford Patrick & Christina Jackson Ed & Kris Kloza Harriet Kristenson Eloi & Claire Lachance H Marena Lagerstrom H Veli & Judy Lapinoja Nancy Lenox Thomas & Caroline Limm Theda Logan Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Loring Abigail Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Case Lynch Jim & Ellen Macklin Mrs. Elinor Malcom Mrs. Dorothy Mathews Terrance & Monique McLellan Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth McVicar Clara Mendell H Sharon & Dan Miller Mrs. Judith Miskell H Istar & Moby Mudge Steve Obrin Mr. & Mrs. Ruel Orff Suzie & J. Pattison John & Susan Pearson Elmer & Sandra Plummer H Mel & Mary Read Mrs. Mary Regan H John & Linda Riehl H Dr. & Mrs. Isadore Rosenfeld Anne M. Royer Gary Schroeder Frederick & Peri Schuyler Mr. Campbell Searle H Aldona A. Shumway John F. Skillman 4 Sally Skillman Mrs. Alexandra White Smith H Mr. & Mrs. Barry Smith Thomas & Lillian Smith Chip & Grace Smoley Thomas & Dawn Swinton G. Robert & JoAnn A. Tod Jim & Sally Tomlinson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Walker Mrs. Claudia Webster H Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wells H Tom & Rosanna Welner Joe & Nancy Whalen Margaret White H Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Yankee

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ALUMNI CHALLENGE RESULTS ARE IN Every alumni gift to the We Are NYA Challenge, no matter the size, is valued and honors your alma mater. Participation by all alumni is important and together your gifts make a meaningful impact. Thank you to all alumni! Congratulations and thank you to the decade with the highest percentage of alumni participation, the 1970s! 21% of the members of the Classes 1970 –1979 contributed to the Academy Fund in 2014–15. Congratulations and thank you to the decade* that raised the largest amount of support by donating to the Academy Fund, the 1960s! $14,380 was generously contributed by members of the Classes 1960–1969 to the 2014 –15 Academy Fund. A strong showing from the 1990s raised $11,810. * For the purposes of this challenge we included all alumni, regardless of the primary affiliation in our calculations.

Parents 41% OVERALL PARTICIPATION Class of 2015 31% participation Tom & Sharon Babbitt John Bueche & Sarah Kelly Greg & Anne Cunningham H Stephen Hinchman & Deborah Weis H Andre J. Hungerford H Brian Noyes & Eugenie Francine H Mary Noyes Dirk & Ann Poole H Robert & Carol Potter Michael & Deborah Regan H Takahiro & Susan Sato H David Simpson & Carol Eisenberg Theodore & Lynn Stam H Class of 2016 33% participation Ann Block & Donald Youker H Rene & Yvonne Braun H Cameron & Patricia Bright H David & Catherine Demers Nathan & Kimberly Dennis F. Alan Hull & Susan Kepes Steve & Tammy Lachance Jennifer Mathews Andrew & Carrie McIntosh H Edward & Marie Rasch David Rines & Chiharu Katayama Andrew & Catriona Sangster H James & Elizabeth Taylor H Class of 2017 64% participation William & Patricia Arnold

Dana Bartone & Margaret Limm Walter & Wendy Briggs H Kathleen Butterfield H Campbell & Jennie Clegg H Pamelia Edgerton & Sara Dickey Edgerton Christopher & Maria Grill Beth & Gregory Hogan Scott & Barbara Marr Sean & Monique McLellan H Donald & Jean Nichols Peter & Deirdre Quesada H Stephen & Kathryn Rosenfeld Phillipe & Joanna See Edgar & Susan Sinibaldi Patricia Thelven Matthew & Kate Tufts H Bill Waldron & Stacie Hamilton-Waldron Class of 2018 32% participation Peter Dickson Edward & Jennifer Dillon Rachel Farrington H Erik & Nancy Jensen Seth Johnson & Elisabeth Hoffman Kelley MacLennan Gaetano & Phebe Royer Quattrucci ’81H Class of 2019 38% participation Kathryn L. Biberstein H William Chapman III & Holly Bentley Mitchell H Craig & Kristin Coleman H Frank & Michelle Fassett H William Heywood & Barbara Loux

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NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY K. Erik Kostelnik & Catherine Jakubowitch H William & Amy Lent H Sally Macleod Michele Duvall Rose Joseph Russell & Jana Caldwell H Cynthia Sevigny H Robert & Kate Silvers H Katie & Stephen Woods Class of 2020 57% participation Anonymous Stephen & Ellen Barton Robert & Ann Billings Francis & Kristen Boettcher Michelle Bolen & Loretta Beisel James Gagnon & Margaret Hausman Jay & Elizabeth Henderson Robert & Deborah Hilscher Bingbing & Rong Lu Walter & Linda Manchester H Richard & Alexandra Maurer H Rob & Betsy Tod Class of 2021 50% participation Kurt Adams Robin & Victoria Baron Jonathan Commons & Jennifer Riehl Jeffrey & Christa Goodell Walter Juve Jeremy G. & Amy Saxton John & Rebecca Stamaris Lee & Holly Thibodeau Tod & Amy Yankee Class of 2022 86% participation Ann Connelly Christopher & Tonya DiMillo Scott & Jennifer Frank Ethan & Erika Hemphill Christopher & Mary Poulin Carl Tourigny Class of 2024 25% participation Jason & Laura Gall Dana & JoAn Street Class of 2025 40% participation Laurie Griswold Micah Craft Class of 2026 67% participation Bruce & Margaret Podhouser Michael & Aungelea Wayashe Class of 2027 25% participation David & Libby Millar Matthew Noone ’92 & Karen Mathieu Class of 2028 50% participation Christopher & Anne Smith Class of 2029 40% participation Keith & Hollie Kenniff Peter Mote & Jessica Lynch Trustees 100% PARTICIPATION Richard & Debra Abbondanza H Nick & Jessie Alberding David & Laura Argitis Stephan Bachelder & Deborah Strachan H Allen ’60 & Victoria Bornheimer H Josh & Susan Burns H

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James & Jean Detert H Jay ’94 & Julie Flower H Stephen Malcom & Martha Barrett H Lee & Caroline Mallett H Lincoln ’75 & Kim Merrill H Warren & Harriet Miskell H Robert & Julie Moss H Todd & Alison Prawer H Michael Rayder H Eric & Laura Schaeffer H Theodore ’60 & Sharon Libby Sharp ’61 H Scott & Sarah Steinberg David ’96 & Rebecca Williams H

HONORARY GIFTS Gifts were made in honor of many of our friends, including numerous talented faculty and staff members. Our deep appreciation to these donors: Art Department Richard & Alexandra Maurer Athletics Beth & Gregory Hogan Muriel ’15 & Michael Adams ’17 David L. & Pamelia Adams Emilee Anderson & Joy Atwood Ambassador & Mrs. Alfred Hoffman, Jr. Eric Austin Chloe Leishman ’14 Kayla Rose ’14

Evan ’81 & Maya ’20 Davis Steve & Katherine Davis Noah Dennis ’16 Timothy Brown Ann Deming Chad Kessler ’90 Connor Dillon ’18 John & Susan Pearson John Drisko Jeannette August David & Asha Echeverria Benson Gray & Laurie Hasty Jack & Kathleen Hardy Jay & Elizabeth Henderson Sally Macleod Jennifer Mathews Christopher Mazzurco Jake Susla ’12 Lydia Drown Edmund & Ellen Gagne William Heywood David Echeverria Tom & Anne Echeverria Edmund & Ellen Gagne Michele Duvall Rose Kristen Farnham, Ian Ramsey & Patia Maule Peter & Gail Cinelli Barbara Farrell Pamelia Edgerton & Sara Dickey Benjamin ’20 & Owen Frank ’22 Frederick & Peri Schuyler Ellen Gagne Matt & Holly Dana

Eric Austin & Chris Mazzurco Jillian Bjorn-Caron ’14 Michael Caron & Julia Bjorn

Shannon Gallagher Christopher & Tonya DiMillo Joseph Russell & Jana Caldwell

Wesley ’14 & Acacia Bright ’16 Arthur Collins

Peter Gerrity ’05 Lucy Gerrity ’09

Abram ’19 & Laurel Buehner ’23 Fritz Buehner Veli & Judy Lapinoja

Eric Graham Patricia Hoynoski

Michele Buehner Lee & Holly Thibodeau Suzie & J. Pattison Winnie Burnham, Bud Flaherty & Steve Morris Peter & Dianne Shepley Connor Joseph Clock ’18 Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Clock, Jr. Max Cole ’05 Leonard Pierce ’05 Charlotte Collins ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Collins Ken Coombs, Art Hansen, Herbert Hammond, Richard Schuler, Bill Graves, Mrs. Burnham & Mr. Tom Farley John B. Branson ’65 Laurie Curtis, Julia Chin, Mary Beth Feldman, Susan Fahlgren, Mike Gengras, Jack McMahon, Margaret Perkins & Cathy Latvis Peter & Gail Cinelli David Daigle, Regina Bolling, Suzanne Lydick & Barbara Lambert Jason & Laura Gall Holly Dana Edmund & Ellen Gagne Dan & Sharon Miller Stephen & Katie Woods

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Arthur Hansen Deane G. ’53 & Thelma E. Bornheimer Carol Harris Katherine & Steve Thomas Kate ’16, Rick ’18 & Ellie Hilscher ’20 Bill & Linda Burnham Karin Hoppenbrouwers Michael & Jennifer Elkins Charlie Hudson Donald F. & Missy Gove

Nora Krainis Edmund & Ellen Gagne Gary Schroeder Heidi Lathrop ’92 Laurie Griswold Lower School Teachers & Support Staff The Lynch & Mote Families Irene Marchenay William Chapman & Holly Bentley Mitchell Marissa Markonish Edmund & Ellen Gagne William & Amy Lent Jack & Elaine McMahon Ross Markonish Madeleine Beasley Claire ’16 & Linus Maurer ’20 Alexandra White Smith Bradley McLellan ’17 Terrance & Monique McLellan Jack McMahon Josef Biberstein ’15 Kathryn L. Biberstein Joel Thompson ’90 Caroline Olmstead Wallach ’95 & Scott Wallach Tim McMahon ’93 Edmund & Ellen Gagne Lincoln Merrill ’75 Dr. & Mrs. Richard Fox Karen Messick Elizabeth Houghton Middle School Staff Joseph Russell & Jana Caldwell

Carri ’88 & Tim ’92 Kendrick Peter & Grace Kendrick Khoa Khuong Scott & Barbara Marr Matthew & Kate Tufts

Ian Ramsey Phillip Champoux Nathan & Kimberly Dennis Walter & Linda Manchester Mary Noyes Jake Susla ’12 Melanie Regan ’15 Mary Regan Kayla ’14 & Amber Rose ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Harold Duvall Erika Sahlman Edmund & Ellen Gagne Linda Schroeder Gary Schroeder Jack ’18 & Annie Sillin ’21 Olis Cook Peter Sillin Robert Fast Sillin Family (Peter, Jack ’18 & Annie Sillin ’21 & Betsy Tomlinson) Jim & Sally Tomlinson Jessica, Nate, Hadley ’26 & Eliza Smith ’29 Jim & Ellen Macklin

Ellis B. Miskell ’15 Judith Miskell Mr. Mitchell & the staff of the Class of 1963 J. Nicholas Burns ’63

The Schaeffer Family (Eric, Laura, Andrew ’19 & Jack ’22) Jeanne Cardwell

Ms. Karen, Ms. Jennifer, Ms. Nancy, Ms. Katie & Ms. Marti Jeremy, Erika, Ellie Bea ’28 & Junie Sahlman ’30 Bruce Myers Benjamin Claytor ’13 Mike & Toby Dutton Crombie & Deborah Garrett Matthew Hawkins ’13 Thomas & Kathleen Reed

North Yarmouth Academy Elmer & Sandra Plummer

Jackie Jones William & Emily Clark

Terry Obrin Steve Obrin

Nate Smith Edmund & Ellen Gagne

Sara Hyde-Sanford ’06 Richard Sanford

Tara Johnson Rob & Betsy Tod

Alex Noyes, Tara Johnson & Kristen Farnham Randall Wade Thomas & Jay Thomas

Colby ’18 & Hannah Mills ’20 Torrey Cooke

Jack Needham Monte G. Basbas, Jr. ’71 Benjamin C. Davis ’72

Kara Jensen ’18 Harriet Kristenson

NYA Upper School Faculty & Staff Patricia Thelven

Liz Smith Andrew Bertocci & Jeanette Barnard

Richard J. Hungerford Agnes Hungerford

IT Department – Jen August, Dave Gagne & Lisa Robbins Chris Mazzurco

NYA Middle School Dean & Carol Goodale

NYA Community Theodore & Lynn Stam NYA Faculty Eloi & Claire Lachance Chip & Lynne Roche NYA Faculty & Staff (all) Edward & Jennifer Dillon John Drisko Bob & Kristen Farnham Carol & Dana Harris Doug & Tara Johnson Michael & Heidi O’Connor Robert & Kate Silvers NYA Kitchen Staff Nick & Jessie Alberding

Debbie Thompson Mark & Pattie Fasold Jeff Thoreck Michael & Diane Dennison Linda Vaillancourt Edmund & Ellen Gagne Lea Webster ’18 Claudia Webster Weinrich Family Eric Weinrich ’85

MEMORIAL GIFTS Gifts were made in memory of a number of our friends who have passed away. A special thank you to these donors: In memory of Geraldine Coffin Brown’34 Lillian M. & Ronald Dolloff In memory of Bud Flaherty James Connors ’05 Joseph Faulstich ’76 Charles Patterson ’75 In memory of Stephen Griswold Laurie Griswold

In memory of Arthur Hansen Brenda G. Kaulback ’61 Samuel ’52 & Florence Plummer Whittemore ’52 In memory of Frank Knight ’25 Merrill Barker Chapin ’61 Allan S. ’61 & Joyce Wilson In memory of Mary Knoop ’47 Barbara MacKinnon Dusenberry ’47 In memory of John Lagerstrom Marena Lagerstrom In memory of David Larson ’61 Merrill Barker Chapin ’61 In memory of Lila Plummer MacKinnon ’47 Barbara MacKinnon Dusenberry ’47 In memory of Jack & Harriet Mitchell David L. Mitchell ’67 In memory of Coach Steve Morris Molly McMahon ’95 In memory of Al Payson ’54 Douglas M. Mixer ’68 In memory of Howard M. Potter, Jr. Bill & June Farnham Bob, Kristen, Henry ’18 & Nicholas Farnham ’18 In memory of Bill Pritchard ’68 William Hart ’68 In memory of Robert Robinson ’53 David E. Robinson ’54 In memory of Howard Small Merrill Barker Chapin ’61 In memory of Roger Storms ’57 William H. ’57 & Linda Myers In memory of Merle Worth ’61 Merrill Barker Chapin ’61 Scott K. Merrill Memorial Fund Dr. & Mrs. Richard Fox Lincoln ’75 & Kim Merrill (in memory of Jeanette B. Anderson, Melissa Rector Bourque, John Hamilton & William Tardiff) The following donors generously contributed to the Hansen/Stroud Financial Assistance Fund in honor of Arthur Hansen & John Stroud: Elna Anderson ’59 John Beckwith ’59 Robert ’58 & Judith Bishop ’62 Allen ’60 & Victoria Bornheimer Michael Burnham III ’59 David T. Day ’61 Eleanor J. Rideout Feliu ’57 Sandra Batchelor Hudon ’59 Joanne Partridge Jones ’57 Judith Scott Jones ’57 Richard L. ’60 & Joyce Fowler Knight ’59 Claudette Morneault ’59 & Donald Beaumont William H. ’57 & Linda Myers Jane Small Plante ’61 Earl ’59 & Judy Grover Pride ’59 J. Joseph Saunders ’59 Theodore ’60 & Sharon Libby Sharp ’61 Philip R. Sherwood ’57 Allan S. ’61 & Joyce Wilson

2014-2015 PHILANTHROPY REPORT IN-KIND & EVENT GIFTS Donors of In-Kind Gifts Dr. & Mrs. Julian Coles Jason & Amanda Davis Bob & Kristen Farnham Maine Roasters Coffee Rachel’s on the Green Royal River Grillhouse David D. Selleck ’54 Whitney Tree Service Soirée Donors Richard & Debra Abbondanza Adventure Bound Akari Nick & Jessie Alberding Kamal Ayad & Aldona Shumway Azure Café Ballast & Buoy Robin & Victoria Baron Stephen & Ellen Barton Bayside Bowl Kathryn L. Biberstein Robert & Ann Billings Bistro 233 Brahms Mount Briggs Advertising Cameron & Patty Bright Josh & Susan Burns Lewis & Susan Cabot Camp Cody Carpe Diem Wine Room Casco Bay Sports Churchill Events Clayton’s Café & Bakery Campbell & Jennie Clegg Susan Conley Cuddledown Dave Daigle’s NYA Café Anita & Jim Demetropoulos Dockside Grill Dwellings Ann Woodworth Ellis ’78 Alison Evans Bob & Kristen Farnham Melissa Field Fiore Artisan Oils & Vinegars Charles Fischman Erin Flett Christopher & Jane Flower

Foreside Tavern Friday Pie Club Gather Laurie Griswold Hannaford Brothers, Co. Stacey & Chris Healey Hemphill Photo Ice It! Bakery ImPAWSible Impressions Island Treasure Toys Jennifer Richards Jacobson Doug & Tara Johnson David Kimball Kingsley Pines Camp Edi & Kris Kloza LEL Studio + Design Long Horn Horse & Pet Supply Mad Gabs Main Line Fence Linda & Walt Manchester Bob Marley Richard & Alexandra Maurer Jack & Elaine McMahon Peter McNaughton Christa Mecham John Moore Genevieve Morgan Robert & Julie Moss Colby & Lindsey Myer Susan Naber Adam Nicholas NNEPRA North Yarmouth Academy Now You’re Cooking Old Port Sea Grill & Raw Bar Maria Padian Performance Food Group/ Northcenter PLD Auctions Bruce & Margaret Podhouser Portland Volvo Gretchen Powers Royal River Grill House Jeremy G. ’98 & Amy Saxton Theodore ’60 & Sharon Libby Sharp ’61 Soundview Millworks Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dana & JoAn Street Sunray Animal Clinic Andrew ’93 & Lisa Pellerin Taylor ’92 James & Elizabeth Taylor The Dockside Grill The Good Life Market The Lash Studio

2014–2015 GIVING affiliation Board of Trustees

Lee & Holly Thibodeau Randall Wade Thomas & Jay Thomas Rob & Betsy Tod Vineyard Vines Stacie Hamilton-Waldron & Bill Waldron Yarmouth Frame & Gallery Yarmouth Veterinary Center Yosaku Restaurant Soirée Sponsors & Champions Alexander & Schmidt Nick & Jessie Alberding Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union Audubon Water Company Stephan Bachelder & Deborah Strachan Bartley’s Driving School Belted Cow Company Allen ’60 & Vicki Bornheimer Cameron & Patty Bright John Bueche & Sarah Kelley Camp Nashoba North Compass Rose Events, Inc. Custom Coach & Limousine Dermatology Associates Gary Schroeder & Associates Hopkinson & Abbondanza Alan Hull & Susan Kepes Keller Williams Realty Knickerbocker Group Lebel & Harriman, LLP Walt & Linda Manchester Old Port Advisors Payroll Management, Inc. Pine State Trading Company Portland Volvo Riley Insurance Scott Dugas Trucking & Excavating Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep Spaces by LLG SPC Transport The James Place Inn B & B The Silver Street Group, LLC Golf Tournament Prize Donors Aldona Shumway Antonia’s Pizzeria Bistro 233

Brian Gilbert Associates Bruce’s Burritos Buck’s Naked BBQ & Steakhouse Clayton’s Café & Bakery Conundrum Country Club Inn Custom Built Estabrook’s Jay Flower ’94 McAvoy’s On the Green Mingo Springs Golf Course Jack Moore Morgan Stanley North Yarmouth Academy Old Port Sea Grill & Raw Bar Old World Gourmet Deli & Café Pat’s Pizza Pedro O’hara’s Portland Pie Co. Purpoodock Golf Club Rachel’s On the Green 3 Royal River Books Royal River Grill House Sebasco Harbor Resort & Golf Course Spring Meadows Golf Course Standard Baking Co. Toddy Brook Golf Course Val Halla Golf & Recreation Center Waewnock Golf Club Yarmouth Frame & Gallery Golf Tournament Sponsors Casco Bay Ford Custom Coach & Limousine Elsmere BBQ & Grill Engineering Assistance & Design, Inc./ Ross A. Cudlitz ’74 Filler & Associates, PA/ Morning Hockey Group Gritty McDuff’s Hancock Lumber Mastech NYA Class of 1976 Old Men’s Hoops Old Port Advisors Patriot Insurance Pat’s Pizza Pierce Atwood Single Source Staffing Dr. Chris Zitnay ’82

NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY academy restricted fund giving

giving totals

$54,840.00 $27,828.06 $82,668.06

Alumni

24,187.00

4,132.50 28,319.50

Parents

83,013.00

39,458.00 122,471.00

Alumni Parents

12,635.00

5,892.00 18,527.00

Grandparents

42,151.00

2,226.54 44,377.54

Faculty/Staff

5,850.00

Corporations/Foundations/Organizations 222.00 Other Grand Total

410.00 6,260.00 11,000.00 11,222.00

27,270.00 288,190.61 315,460.61 $250,168.00 $379,137.71 $629,305.71

For those with multiple affiliations, gifts are recorded only once under the primary affiliation.

H 3 or more years of consecutive giving to the Academy Fund 4 Deceased

GIVING TOOLBOX

Planned gifts are a meaningful way to remember NYA. North Yarmouth Academy has grown and prospered through the generosity of many friends for more than 200 years. Making a planned gift to NYA is simple and can easily be integrated in your current estate planning. Legacy gifts need not be large to have significant impact. Join the NYA Founders’ Society of individuals who have made a planned gift benefiting the Academy in their estate plans by making gifts of cash or marketable securities, real estate or tangible property, or life insurance or retirement plan policy designation. For more information, and to have a confidential conversation about ways to combine planning for the future and supporting NYA, please contact Ben Jackson, Head of School (207) 847-5444.

SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR NYA Giving Challenge Success! We made it! Thank you to the NYA friends who stepped up and helped us exceed our goals in the Show Your Love for NYA Giving Challenge. During February and March, 2015 our Show Your Love challenge generated 200 gifts, $47,000, and heartfelt tributes to teachers, staff and friends. Special thanks to the generous supporters whose donations sparked the Challenge!

Giving Gifts of Time and Talent North Yarmouth Academy is enriched by the time and talents contributed by our dedicated volunteers. The Academy is extremely fortunate to have committed alumni, trustees, parents, grandparents and friends who volunteer in a variety of capacities, enriching the NYA experience for every student and the Academy as a whole.

Thank you for your incredible support! The 2014–2015 Philanthropy Report is published by the Development Office and recognizes gifts received between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Every effort has been made to ensure that these lists are accurate and complete. If your name was omitted inadvertently or it appears incorrectly, please accept our apologies and contact the Development Office at (207) 847-5421 so we can correct our records. CHRONICLE FALL 2015

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NYA BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015-2016 Stephan Bachelder, President Stephen Malcom, Vice President Julie Moss, Vice President Lee Mallett, Treasurer Susan Burns, Secretary Rick Abbondanza Nick Alberding Laura Argitis Allen Bornheimer ’60 James Cabot ’98 Jean Detert Jay Flower ’94 James Garrett ‘98 Linc Merrill ’75 Warren Miskell Alison Prawer Michael Rayder Eric Schaeffer

OUR MISSION

Scott Steinberg

North Yarmouth Academy is an independent, college preparatory, coeducational school. The Academy offers a structured program that establishes clear standards and high expectations in an environment that emphasizes values of mutual respect, trust, and community. North Yarmouth Academy is dedicated to fostering integrity, character, and intellect in its students.

David Williams ’96

The North Yarmouth Academy program encourages students to develop: Problem-solving skills based on sound analytical and creative thought; Sophistication in writing, speaking and artistic expression; Appreciation for the importance of athletic activity, teamwork and cooperation;

Self-confidence and self-respect through a breadth of experiences that extend beyond the classroom; Concern for the larger community and an appreciation for the natural environment; Desire to continue the process of lifelong learning.

Honorary Trustees Mary Anderson Stephen Anderson Mark Fasold Christopher Flower Margot Milliken Chris Pierce Michael Savage Curtis Scribner Anita Stickney

CHRONICLE STAFF Communications

Photographers

Contributors

Kristi Belesca, Director of Marketing & Communications

NYA staff

Ben Jackson, Head of School

Michael Krakowka, Marketing & Communications Assistant

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Brian Beard, Creative Images Photography Fred Field

Randall Wade Thomas, Annual Giving Officer Tara Johnson, Development Assistant

Brandon Barrett ’10, Development & Alumni Relations Assistant Lisa Robbins, Webmaster Guernsey Graphics, Designer Old Port Press, Printer

CLASS OF 2015 FUTURE PLANS Muriel Adams

Emilie Burrill

Hannah Hungerford

Ibrahim Al Musawi

Griffin Cady

Patrick Jackson

Hannah Carr

Southern Maine Community College (future plans to attend Maine Maritime Academy)

Shelby Peavey

Ben Ambrose

Eoin Anderson

Jesse Catir

John LeBlanc

Boston UniversityÂ

University of Vermont University of New Hampshire Maine Maritime Academy University of New Hampshire (after gap year)

Hannah Austin Bates College

Nina Babbitt

George Washington University Wentworth Institute of Technology University of New England George Washington University

Elizabeth Coughlin Skidmore College

Haley Cunningham

Barnard College

University of Maine, Orono (after gap year)

Louisa Mahoney Trinity College

Matt Malcom

Wentworth Institute of Technology

University of California, Santa Cruz (after gap year)

Alex Barnes

Maddie Cutten

Clayton Manchester

Anna Bilodeau

Kris Ding

Diana McLeod

Kristina Block

Charlotte Eisenberg

Sarah-Jane Metsker

Sumner Bright

Scout Fischman

College of the Holy CrossÂ Enlisted in United States Navy Chatham University University of New Hampshire

Max Bueche

Maine Maritime Academy

Ellis Burgoon Miskell Yale University

Longwood University Bryant University Haverford College

Champlain College

Chase Gendron

Colby-Sawyer College

Abbie Hinchman

Middlebury College

Tess Hinchman Tufts University

Pratt Institute

Northeastern University Middlebury College University of Maine, Farmington

Mary Morrison

Junior Hockey, Northern Cyclones

Izzy Munro

Loyola University (MD)

DJ Nicholas

Thomas College

Mary Noyes

Whitman College (after gap year) Saint Anselm College

Marina Poole Brad Potter

Bowdoin College

Rhiannon Ramsey Brimberg Celtic Harp

Melanie Regan

Quinnipiac University

Ellie Sato

Fordham University

Anya Siviski

Berklee College of Music

Marina Stam

Bowdoin College

Olivia Stam

Emory University

Evan Tao

Dickinson College

Sara Thompson

University of Pittsburgh

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