COM MU N IT Y U PDATES
fa re well s ... ALICE PERER A LUCEY ’77
Humanities Teacher, former Upper Division Head
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t is practically impossible to imagine Park without Alice Perera Lucey ’77, who has decided to leave Park at the end of this academic year. Alice’s deep connection with Park began when she arrived as a four-year-old in the fall of 1966 and continued through her graduation from Grade 9. She returned in 1984 after graduating from college to serve as an apprentice teacher in Grades 1 and 4, and when a spot opened up on the fourth grade team, Alice was able to step in. Following time away when her first of two children was born, she served as a family leave substitute teaching Grade 6, and fell in love with the Upper Division. She has been a member of the Grade 6 team teaching English and Social Studies since 1998. Over the years, she served in Secondary School Counseling, as Upper Division Head, advised students and oversaw Student Council, redesigned the Upper Division advisory program, all while raising two Park alumni. The depth of Alice’s knowledge of Park is unparalleled, and her devotion S to Park’s core values, her colleagues, and her students is even deeper. Reflecting back on her years at Park, the words of former Headmaster Bob Hurlbutt resonate powerfully with Alice. “Bob said, ‘Park is a place, it’s people, and it’s ideas.’ It’s about collegiality, and shared purpose. The privilege of working together to educate children, learning and growing together, is tremendous.”
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THE PARK SCHOOL
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She remembers, as a young teacher, looking up to senior faculty—mentors like Lucy Robb and Jan Spaulding—and appreciating the example they set. “There was a feeling of learning from each other. It was never static; we were always learning and always working together to sustain the culture.” She reflects, “I have worked with the most amazing people, and I have learned from every one of them.” Carrying the Park tradition of friendship and community forward herself, Alice reminds us of the best of why we are here and why we do what we do. Alice and her husband will be moving to the Cape, where she has deep family roots, and she looks forward to reading, writing, spending time with family, and to finding opportunities to engage with a new community. We can’t wait to hear about what she’s doing, and look forward to welcoming her back often.
