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Fall 2014

Rippowam Cisqua School

Bulletin In this issue:

Graduation 2014, RCS Board of Trustees, Homecoming/50th Reunion, Annual Report

Second generation RCS Alumna and Faculty Member Ridley Sperling â&#x20AC;&#x2122;93 with members of the Class of 2014.

Mission Statement The mission of Rippowam Cisqua School is to educate students to become independent thinkers, confident in their abilities and themselves. We are committed to a dynamic program of academics, the arts, and athletics, and support an engaged faculty to challenge students to discover and explore their talents to the fullest. Honesty, consideration, and respect for others are fundamental to Rippowam Cisqua. In an atmosphere that promotes intellectual curiosity and a lifelong love of learning, Rippowam Cisqua strives to instill in students a strong sense of connection to their community and to the larger world. We, as a school, recognize the common humanity of all people and teach understanding and respect for the differences among us.

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Bulletin Fall 2014

Rippowam Cisqua School Bulletin is published by the Advancement Office:

Table of

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Sue Mathews, Director of Institutional Advancement Ryan Smith, Director of Development and Communications Edlira Curis, Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Relations Aggy Duveen, Website Manager and Master Teaching Fund Coordinator Barbara Jarvis, Advancement Executive Assistant Caroline Mockridge ’81, Communications and Marketing Manager Debe Stellio, Advancement Operations Manager Credits: Design: Peapod Design, New Canaan, CT Photography: Tim Coffey, Stamford, CT Minush Krasniqi, Stamford, CT

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Letter from the Head of School

Board of Trustees

Campus News

Kirtley H. Cameron, Chair James D. Kallman, Vice Chair Charles E. Buckley, Treasurer Scott A. Barshay, Secretary Jim Bartlett Steve Bean Ralph J. Bernstein Robert S. Boyd ’75 Whitney Brown Robert Casper Anne Citrin Gregory J. Fleming Peter B. Freund ’91 David Grubb Dr. Elizabeth L. Kilgallon Stuart Kovensky Anna P. Lee Dr. Angelina Lipman William D. McLanahan Suzanne O’Callaghan Chris Pachios Nga Pedretti

Ex Officio Matthew E. Nespole, Head of School Christy Guettel, Parents Association Chair Deborah A. Hurrell, Assistant Head for Finance and Operations Sue Mathews, Director of Institutional Advancement Christopher J. Wirth ’94, RCSAA Chair

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Rippowam Cisqua School Board of Trustees RCS Names New Head of School Young Engineers at Work

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Science Fair Spring 2014

RCS in Pictures

24 Celestial Auction 2014

Welcome Penny Jennings Head of the Lower Campus

Alumni News

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36 Alumni Profile Madeleine Henry ’07

Distinguished Alumni Award NYC Gathering of Alums 2014 Homecoming 2014 and 50th Reunion Celebration for the Classes of 1963/64

Alumni Association Presents Faculty Awards to Four Retiring Teachers

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RCS Master Teaching Fund Alumni Class Notes In Memoriam Annual Report

Extraordinary Students… Exceptional Foundation…

Remarkable Outcomes

Rippowam Cisqua provides students with an exceptional education grounded in academics, the arts, and athletics. The curriculum is specifically designed to engage and inspire each child to reach his or her fullest potential, and develop a lifelong love of learning. The program, highlighted by a better than 6:1 student/faculty ratio, features caring and enthusiastic teachers who encourage the students to think critically and take intellectual risks. RCS graduates leave the School prepared for the best possible secondary school and college opportunities. Join us at our Open Houses: Upper Campus Grades 5-9 Thursday, December 11, 9:30 a.m. 439 Cantitoe Street, Bedford, NY Lower Campus Take a Look Day –Grades PreK-4 Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 9:30 a.m. 325 West Patent Road, Mt. Kisco, NY

For more information, please visit www.rcsny.org Rippowam Cisqua School is a coeducational, independent country day school for students in Grades PreK through Nine.

Letter from the

Head of School The 2013-14 school year contains countless data points that acknowledge what a remarkable year the School had. Faculty members from both campuses collaborated and presented a live webinar about curriculum to educators across the country, our students received both regional and national recognition for academic excellence, and our Annual Fund saw record participation; but the evening of graduation, which will be highlighted in the pages that follow, truly demonstrated all that is great at RCS. On a beautiful evening in June, students, faculty, parents, and alums gathered to celebrate and say goodbye to the remarkable group of children that comprised the Class of 2014 and the departing 8th graders from the Class of 2015.

The dynamic young men and women who sat center stage at graduation are more than ready to become leaders in the classrooms, performance spaces, and athletic venues at their new schools. Our 2014 placement results were outstanding and represent what happens when a child’s commitment to academic excellence is supported by the meaningful partnership of parents and dedicated teachers, which is a hallmark of our School.

Following graduation, members of the Class of 2014 joined their parents and teachers for a celebration dinner on campus. At the beginning of the dinner, our Upper Campus Division Head Bill Barrett, 9th Grade Dean Chris Perry, and I gave each member of the Class of 2014 a small paper container. The group of graduates opened the containers and released fully grown butterflies. Some of the butterflies flew away immediately, others remained in the students’ hands for a few moments, a few landed on another child’s arm, but eventually all flew off into a world of opportunity and adventure. It didn’t take long for the exclamations of surprise and joy to be replaced by thoughtful silence as the Class of 2014 shared a brief moment

reflecting on what they have achieved, and the realization that a chapter in their lives was coming to an end but that a new, wonderful one was about to begin. This past spring, I taught half of the 9th grade ethics class. It was a wonderful opportunity that gave me a chance to get to know many of the members of the Class of 2014 extremely well. My time with them only reinforced what I already knew—they will do remarkable things in the years to come. They will become leaders who lead by example and do so with kindness and commitment to making the world a better place. Enjoy the Bulletin. Warmly,

Matthew Nespole

Graduation 2014

Graduation Speeches Matthew Nespole, Head of School

I can’t help but think how much the world has changed even since most of you were born, or were very little, fourteen years ago…. • In 2001, Apple launched the iPod, and Wikipedia officially became an online reference guide that continues to be a thorn in the side of most educators today. It was also the year of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.

For the members of the class of 2014 and our departing 8th graders, today truly marks the close of one chapter in your personal story of being a student, but also the beginning of a truly exciting new one. As I was thinking about what I would like to share with you this evening, I kept being drawn to the fact that the world you are about to enter is changing at a record pace; and even as you sit here,

• In January of 2002, President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law, changing the landscape of education policy in our country. • In 2003, the Human Genome project was completed—where scientists determined the chemical base pairs of DNA and mapped the 25,000 genes of the human genome—opening up new doors that have helped to advance medical research over the past decade. • In 2004, the 1 gigabyte SD card was introduced…today you can buy a 128 gigabyte card.

• In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, its surrounding parishes, and several neighboring states. Even today parts of the areas affected still need to be rebuilt, and local economies are still feeling the impact of this natural disaster. • In 2006, Twitter came onto the scene— just one example of a tool that has transformed how we communicate with each other—although I still don’t know why people need to follow Kim Kardashian’s Tweets…and probably never will. • In 2007, the iPhone was introduced— and while I might be one of the nineteen adults in the world who don’t have an iPhone—it’s hard to believe they didn’t exist seven years ago. • In 2008, our country and the world was mired in a global economic crisis that impacted virtually every person, shaking our confidence in what the future would hold in a way that has not been felt since the Great Depression.

• In 2009, a major landmark in medicine was achieved, as the complete genetic codes for skin and lung cancer were identified, helping researchers and doctors battle these terrible diseases. • In 2010, the worst marine environmental disaster in US history occurred when the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers perished and 4.9 million barrels of oil were released into the water. Although the company responsible cleaned up the spill, the impact was devastating. • In June 2011, surgeons in Sweden carried out the world’s first synthetic organ transplant: A 36 year old man, suffering from terminal cancer of the trachea, received a completely new replacement windpipe. • In 2012, the discovery of the sub-atomic Higgs Boson particle opened a door to potentially a clearer understanding of the universe.

While these last 14 years have truly been the days of your lives, my purpose in sharing this chronology with you is to give you a sense of the enormity of events that occurred, and how profoundly the world has changed, while you took your first steps, got on a school bus for the first time, lost your first tooth, became a teenager, and made what I hope will be friendships that last a lifetime. I imagine you didn’t even know some of these events happened, and many may not be in front of your memory bank, but each one, in its own way, had a dramatic, transformative impact on the world in which we live. The most important adults in your life— your teachers and parents—have tried to adjust their teaching and parenting strategies to help you cope with a world where transformative change is happening all around us and where new information is being created at record speeds. But as quickly as we develop new approaches, they almost instantaneously

“And while having to go out into a world that is constantly changing can feel daunting, I believe the world you are about to enter is also so vital and exciting.” become obsolete, requiring all of us to always be flexible, resilient, and creative.

• In 2013, the death of Nelson Mandela at the age of 95—who directed a campaign of peaceful, nonviolent defiance against the South African government and its racist Apartheid Policies—brought people and leaders from around the world—friends and enemies—together in a moment of fellowship to honor this remarkable individual. How often do we see the global community truly come together in that manner?

And while having to go out into a world that is constantly changing can feel daunting, I believe the world you are about to enter is also so vital and exciting because none of us today can even fathom the challenges and opportunities that you will encounter tomorrow...and the next day…and next year.

• And just this year… science fiction came to life. Solid State Laser Weapons—called SSLs—are being used by the navy as defense mechanisms.

Opportunity is all around you—you just need to know where to look and know what the best tools are to use to take advantage of it.

And now, more than probably ever before, the skills that will serve you as you leave us here today, and find those opportunities, are your ability to think and adapt rather than merely to remember; your ability to apply what you have learned to new situations; and, in time, have the courage to step forward and assume the mantle of leadership as those of us who are older will step aside to make room for the inventions you will create, the roles you will assume, and the accomplishments you will contribute to our world. As you leave RCS, go with the confidence in the abilities that each of you have learned here with us, and the vitality and intelligence you will need to stake your place in the world. And one last bit of advice: Be confident about how much you know, but be humble about how much you don’t. Congratulations to all of you and thank you for making RCS such a wonderful, joyous place. Thank you.

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“Knowing that your next few years will be full of even more change because you are at the time of your lives when the beautiful juxtaposition of childhood and adulthood is most dramatic.”

Ridley Sperling ’93, Keynote Speaker I know what today means to you. Twenty-one years ago, on the second Thursday in June, I sat where you are sitting, preparing to graduate from Rippowam Cisqua School, the institution that had been a home to me for twelve years. My feelings that day were, in all honesty, jumbled and confusing. I was nervous, I was uncertain, I was sad, I was proud, and I was excited for the next chapter of my life. Yet I found it challenging to make sense of what my life would be like—and who I would be— without the sense of identity that Rippowam, for twelve of my then fifteen years, had provided me. The mixture of emotions I felt on my graduation day was powerful, and it ebbed and flowed in its mercurial nature. There was a part of me that felt lost, until I realized that I wasn’t leaving RCS behind because it had, in fact, become an integral part of me. As this institution has shaped me, it has shaped all of you. For some of you, Rippowam Cisqua has been your only school; others of you have joined us more recently. Yet each of you has roots that extend within this community, unbreakable and permanent. It is here, with your RCS family, that some of you have learned to read, to run, to think critically, to dream, to express yourself, to sing, to dance, to perform, to write a thesis statement, to shoot a free throw, to pitch a fastball. It is here that you have made and lost

friendships, discovered passions, learned about yourselves, gotten angry, cried, laughed, played, wondered, and learned. It is here that you have all established the foundations of your identities, thereby setting the stage for the people you will continue to become. We have spent a lot of time together this year, including this past week as we travelled through Italy, an opportunity for which I will be eternally grateful because it afforded me a very special week with all of you to wrap up an incredible year. I remember clearly the September day last year before school officially started—you came to the building to pick up your schedules and you rushed around from room to room still in summer mode,

excited about the year ahead, yet uncertain as to how it would unfold. Some of your friends had left for different schools after eighth grade, and some had stayed. Your class was smaller and the dynamic would inevitably change. Yet, like you approached most everything this year, you had positive attitudes, big smiles and hearts, and a willingness to embrace the unknown by relying on both your own strength and the power of the connections with your friends and with your teachers. Perhaps it feels like just yesterday that the school year started, or perhaps it feels like an eternity ago— I suspect it is some combination of the two—but from my vantage point, I see twenty-one individuals who have grown more in the span of nine months than many people do in a decade. Knowing that your next few years will be full of even more change because you are at the time of your lives when the beautiful juxtaposition of childhood and adulthood is most dramatic, I wish to leave you with five pieces of advice to take with you on the next steps of your journeys.

known by an old friend and believing that you are always there for one another unconditionally. When I have the opportunity to see old friends from my own Rippowam days, the familiarity of laughing about the memories we share unique to the place where we have planted our roots is a beautiful experience. For you, this might mean reminiscing about pig dissection in biology, advisory pets that have gone missing, the religion of chalash and chia, or discussions about Siddhartha, and anything and everything else that has been special to you during your time at Rippowam Cisqua. First: Work hard, but remember also to balance this with play. Yes, you should study, do your homework, and strive for excellence. Take advantage of the educational opportunities your new schools will offer, because this is the moment in your lives when the luxury to simply learn is extended to you. But try something new each year. Take a cooking class, try a new sport, read something you wouldn’t typically read, start a club you wish your school offered but doesn’t. Because it is from these activities that you may find a passion that ignites your soul and it is with this passion that you may discover within yourself a power to influence others or change the world. Second: Commit to living your lives being true to yourselves. Indeed, figuring this out is a lifelong process, but it is a crucial part of your individual journey through life. You have but one life to live, and to do so in the shadow of the judgement of others is to devalue your own worth. While you should apologize if you hurt someone, you needn’t ever apologize for who you are at the core of your soul. The people who love you and appreciate you exactly as you are, are those with whom you should surround yourself, as they will bring care and light and positive energy into your lives. There is only one of each of you; appreciate yourselves and everything you carry with you and can offer the world.

Third: Stay in touch with your friends. Life gets busy, but busy is an excuse. Make time to connect and to reconnect. And when you can, do this in person or pick up the phone. As much as technology is a part of our day to day lives, there’s nothing like the familiar voice of a friend or the sight of their smile or the sound of their laughter. Even when it might feel like too much time has passed, reach out to one another because time is fleeting and the true connections that you have with one another can and will survive. There is nothing as powerful as being

Fourth: Allow yourself to be happy and curious and filled with wonder. Do what brings you joy, even if no one else around you feels the same way. Certainly, there will be moments in your lives when sadness prevails; to think otherwise would be naive. However, there is much choice in happiness. Try to see the best in a situation, rather than to belabor the negative elements; appreciate the beauty in a person, rather than focus on the one character trait that you sometimes find annoying; seek to change what you don’t

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like, so that you can surround yourself with more that you love. The wider you open your eyes and aim to see as much as possible, whether in your surroundings, in others, or in yourself, the more you offer yourself the opportunity to choose joy. And finally: Don’t forget your roots. Every one of you has grown tremendously in your time at RCS. Despite how you have grown, remember that each of you-and in fact every adult and child under this tent—has so much more to continue to learn. To be humble is essential. And as you grow and branch out in twenty-one different directions, you can rest assured that your roots all originate in the same location. We will always be here; we will remember you and, when you need it, we will still provide you with the nourishment that will help you continue to grow. Appreciate where you came from, because it is from these roots that you are able today to blossom. This year, I have witnessed in all of you tremendous displays of courage, of kindness, of trust, and of joy. You have impressed me with the risks you have taken and your generosity of spirit. You are brave, thoughtful, intelligent young adults, who are fearless about speaking your minds and opening the doors to new ideas and constructive action. I applaud you for this, and urge you to always remain aware, open, and observant. And I want to thank you for bringing into my life new joy and an appreciation for twenty-one unique, wonderful individuals who no doubt will shape a changing world. I am proud to share the same roots as all of you. A. A. Milne wrote, “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” While today is a goodbye in many respects, I hope you will visit often, think of us, and know that you have indelibly left your mark on the Rippowam Cisqua community. You are loved, appreciated, and valued. Congratulations to the Class of 2014.

Remarks from Christopher J. Wirth ’94, Chair of the Alumni Association Board Thank you Matt, and congratulations to the Departing 8th Graders as well as the Rippowam Cisqua School Class of 2014. One of the most meaningful honors that comes with being the Chairman of the Rippowam Cisqua School Alumni Association is the opportunity to speak to you today and welcome you into OUR community. Regardless of where life may lead you or where your journey will take you, we will always have Rippowam Cisqua as our common bond. A few weeks ago I had the privilege of spending some time with these graduates on stage today, and I was extremely impressed. I am honored to address you today, and to thank you for representing the Rippowam Cisqua Alumni community in such a positive way. Now it is your turn to carry the torch. Today is your day, your celebration, and your recognition for all that you have accomplished. Today’s ceremony will come and go in a flash. It is important that you take a moment to pause and let the experience sink in. Take a second to reflect and appreciate this stage of your life. Remember how special this place is, and let it humble you. In the midst of today’s festivities, don’t forget to say thank you. Thank your teachers, your coaches, your friends, and especially, your parents. Rippowam Cisqua is an incredible place that we will always be able to call our home. This year’s graduates and departing 8th graders are not attending their respective schools next fall because they aimed low—they are moving on to these impressive schools because they aimed high, put the work in, and made it happen! As a high school basketball coach, I will share with you something I always tell my team that resonates on the basketball court as well as in life. Make the next play. Never prolong defeat, nor linger in victory. Remain focused, stay driven, and always be ready for your next play. Remember there is a major difference between being prepared and being fully prepared. In closing, I would like to officially welcome both classes into our very special alumni community as our newest members. Please stay in contact with both Rippowam and our alumni association. Don’t accept or make excuses when it comes to your future or your goals. Put your goals down on paper and refer to them often. Make the Rippowam Cisqua community proud as you embark on your life’s journey. Thank you, and again, congratulations.

Congratulations to the Rippowam Cisqua Class of 2014

Congratulations also to the Rippowam Cisqua Class of 2011

The following is a list of secondary schools that our graduating ninth graders and departing eight graders are attending.

The following is a list of colleges and universities at which more than one student, in the past four years, has matriculated:

Andover (Phillips Academy) Birch Wathen Lenox Brunswick Choate Rosemary Hall Deerfield Academy Fox Lane High School (6) Greens Farms Academy Greenwich Academy (3) Hackley School (5) Harvey School Horace Greeley High School Hotchkiss School John Jay High School (5) Lawrenceville School (2)

Bates College Boston College Boston University Brown University Bucknell University College of Charleston College of William and Mary Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Duke University George Washington University Georgetown University Hamilton College Harvard University Hobart and William Smith Johns Hopkins University Lehigh University Middlebury College New York University

Masters School (4) Millbrook School New Fairfield High School Ossining High School Ross School Rye Country Day School St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School (2) St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School Stoneleigh Burnham School Suffield Academy The Taft School Walter Panas High School Westminster School Yorktown High School (3)

Oberlin College Princeton University St. Andrews College in Scotland Stanford University Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University Union College University of Chicago University of Colorado/Boulder University of Denver University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin/Madison Wake Forest University Wesleyan University Yale University

Upper Campus Academic and Athletics Awards Presented to Members of the Eighth and Ninth Grade Classes Academic Awards

Melanie J. Kraft French Prize Sahra Denner

Susan Fiala Music Prize Andrew Pittman and Griffin Small

Jane Brooks Robbins Science Prize Lily Fauver

for excellence in all aspects of French

for outstanding contribution to the musical life of the School

for genuine interest and enthusiasm in the field of science

Spanish Prize Anjali Goyal and Sara Mendoza for excellence in Spanish

Laura D. Paddock English Prize Maia Bernstein and Sahra Denner for outstanding ability in all phases of English

Ristorcelli Music Prize Riley Goldstein and Sean Rowan for the greatest improvement in music

Wadleigh W. Woods Latin Prize Henry Mockridge for excellence in Latin

Prudence B. Read History Prize Sahra Denner

Sarah F. Fowler Drama Prize Haley Casper and Henry Mockridge

for exceptional understanding and appreciation of history

for outstanding contribution to dramatics

Andrew Pittman and Griffin Small

Ann Thacher Faculty Award of Distinction Grant Corso, Blaire Fauser, and Carrie Kinui awarded to members of the graduating class whom the faculty feels deserve special recognition

for technical support

Stanley M. Feret Mathematics Prize Andrew Pittman for exceptional interest, initiative, and accomplishment in mathematics

Paul and Audrey Fisher Art Prize Kendall Downend for outstanding ability in art

Trusteesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Prize Haley Casper and Adam Mann awarded to the students in Grades 7-9 who have shown the greatest scholarship improvement during the school year

Walter F. Wyeth Prize Kristen Brown, Charlotte Fleming, Riley Goldstein, and Adam Mann awarded to a member of the graduating class who has displayed the greatest consideration for others

Waldo B. Jones Prize Sara Mendoza awarded to a member of the graduating class who has exhibited creativity and original thought in a variety of media

The Rippowam Cisqua Prize Henry Mockridge presented annually by the family of Mrs. Francis W. Welch to the student who is outstanding in qualities of leadership, character, and general school citizenship. This is the highest award conferred by the School

Athletics Awards Stephen Miller Baseball Award Daniel Hernandez in honor of Stephen Miller, a young man whose exuberance for the game transcended athleticism

Gillian Roth Softball Award Kristen Brown in memory of Gillian Roth whose enthusiasm, determination, and dedication to softball was an inspiration to all

John Odden Lacrosse Award Ella Horn, Sarah Speegle, States Langham, Henry Mockridge, and Griffin Small for most valuable player

Harry Barber Award Manveer Sandhu, Elizabeth Shelbred, Jack Beaumont, and Barron Thomas in memory of long time umpire, Harry Barber, this prize is awarded to the student(s) who has shown the greatest athletic improvement during his/her time at RCS

Gertrude Pell Bishop Memorial Award Kristen Brown, Mya Lipscomb, and Henry Mockridge awarded to those members of the graduating class who have displayed outstanding athletic proficiency, together with the highest qualities of good sportsmanship and team play, and who have maintained high standards of scholarship

Rippowam Cisqua School

Board of Trustees Board of Trustees

Kirtley H. Cameron, Chair

Kirtley H. Cameron, Chair James D. Kallman, Vice Chair Charles E. Buckley, Treasurer Scott A. Barshay, Secretary Jim Bartlett Steve Bean Ralph J. Bernstein Robert S. Boyd ’75 Whitney Brown Robert Casper Anne Citrin Gregory J. Fleming Peter B. Freund ’91 David Grubb Dr. Elizabeth L. Kilgallon Stuart Kovensky Anna Petite Lee Dr. Angelina Lipman William D. McLanahan Suzanne O’Callaghan Chris Pachios Nga Pedretti

Kirtley Cameron joined the Board of Trustees in 2011 and was elected Chair of the Board in 2013. As Chair, Kirtley also sits on each of the Board’s standing committees. She is the founder of Kirtley Cameron LLC, a residential design firm with a focus on historic preservation. Kirtley also serves on the Board of Trustees of Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT and is a past Trustee of Saint Michael’s School in Newport, RI. She is a past President and current member of the Board of Directors of the Bedford Historical Society and a member of the Bedford Village Historic Review Commission. Kirtley and her husband Seth ’88 live in Bedford and are the parents of Maki ’20 and Hazel ’23. She received a B.A. in Political Science and Art History from Middlebury College and a Master’s degree in Architecture from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.

Role of the Rippowam Cisqua School Board of Trustees: The Rippowam Cisqua School Board of Trustees is a volunteer body that serves as the guardian of the School’s mission, focusing on strategic issues and on the long term well-being of the School. It is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that the mission is appropriate, relevant, and vital to the community it serves, and to engage in strategic planning to support this mission. The Board monitors the success of the School in fulfilling its mission and works in partnership with the Head of School to establish principles that will best serve the School, while the Head implements the policies and procedures to fulfill these principles on an operational basis. Members of the Board have a fiduciary responsibility to the School for sound financial management and planning, and assume primary responsibility for the preservation of capital assets and endowments as well as compliance with legal requirements and regulations. The Board and the Head of School work in partnership to best serve the School, its mission, and its constituents.

James D. Kallman, Vice Chair

Charles Buckley, Treasurer

Jim Kallman joined the Board of Trustees in 2010. Jim serves on the Executive Committee as Vice Chair. He is also Chair of the Committee on Trustees and serves on the Compensation Committee, the Finance & Audit Committee, the Campus Master Plan Committee, and the Security Task Force. Jim played a key role on the recent Head of School Search Committee and has served as an Annual Fund Co-Chair for the last five years. Jim is President of Kallman Management Corp., a private investment company. He was previously a general partner of Chase Capital Partners, a global private equity firm. Jim has served as Chair of the Board of the New York City-based non-profit City Harvest since 2005 and has previously served as a member of the President’s Leadership Council at Brown University. He and his wife Alison live in Bedford Corners with their son, William ’19. Jim received his undergraduate degree in Applied Math and Economics from Brown University and his M.B.A. from Wharton School of Finance.

Charlie Buckley joined the Board of Trustees in 2012. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee as Treasurer, Charlie is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Investment Committee. He is a former Annual Fund ambassador and has served on the Athletic Advisory Council. Charlie is the Americas Head of Global Family Office for UBS in New York City. In addition to his efforts at RCS, Charlie has been actively involved with the Fresh Air Fund for many years, both in hosting children and in the Fresh Air Fund’s annual fundraising efforts. Charlie and his wife Robin live in Bedford Corners and are the parents of Tyler ’12, Hannah ’15, and Briggs who is 3 years old. Charlie earned his undergraduate degree in Applied Math and Economics from Brown University.

Scott A. Barshay, Secretary Scott Barshay joined the Board of Trustees in 2010. As Secretary, Scott is part of the Board’s Executive Committee. In addition, he serves on the Compensation and Finance & Audit Committees as well as the Committee on Trustees. Scott is a partner in the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP. He and his wife Melissa live in Armonk with their three children, Emily ’13, Chloe ’15, and Josh ’20. Scott received a B.A. in Political Science from Colgate University and a J.D. from Columbia University’s School of Law.

Jim Bartlett Jim Bartlett joined the Board of Trustees in 2014. He serves on the Buildings & Grounds Committee, the Finance & Audit Committee, and the Campus Master Plan Committee. In addition, Jim is a member of the Security Task Force. Jim is the President of LS Power Equity Advisors and serves as a member of LS Power’s Management Committee. Jim also serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Mark’s School in Southborough, MA. Jim received a B.A. in Economics magna cum laude and an M.A. in Economics with honors from Tufts University. He and his wife Sonja live in Rye with their four children, Theo ’14, Natalie ’15, Jeb (age 11), and Mae ’23.

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Steve Bean

Robert S. Boyd ’75

Steve Bean joined the Board of Trustees in 2010 and serves on the Campus Master Plan Committee and the Diversity Task Force. Steve has had a thirty-six year history in independent schools, beginning as a teacher and administrator at Montclair Academy before serving as the Head of School at Staten Island Academy, St. Andrew’s School in Jackson, MS, and St. Andrew’s Priory in Honolulu, HI. He received a B.A. in Physics from Bowdoin College, an M.A.T. from Brown University, and an Ed.D. from Rutgers University. Steve and his wife Betsy live in Remsenburg, NY.

Robert Boyd joined the Board of Trustees in 2009 and is the Co-Chair of the Campaign Steering Committee. An RCS alumnus, Robert is a former Chair of the Rippowam Cisqua Alumni Association Board. Robert is a Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, LLC. He was previously the President and CEO of LBBW Securities, LLC. Robert and his wife Katie live in Bedford and are the parents of Emma ’11, Sophie ’12, and Margot ’21. Robert received a B.A. in American History from Middlebury College and is a CFA Charterholder.

Ralph J. Bernstein Ralph Bernstein joined the Board of Trustees in 2008. He serves on the Advancement Committee, the Buildings & Grounds Committee, the Campus Master Plan Committee, and the Security Task Force. Ralph is a managing partner of Bernstein Capital LLC, a private investment firm focusing on public and private equities, fixed income, and real estate. He is a director of Air Methods Corporation and serves on its Finance and Strategic Planning, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance (Chair) committees. He received a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Davis. Ralph and his wife Yasmeen live in Bedford with their children, Maia ’14, and Jack ’16.

Whitney Brown Whitney Brown joined the Board of Trustees in 2014. She is the Chair of the Marketing & Enrollment Committee and serves on the Advancement Committee and the Diversity Task Force. Whitney is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lawrenceville School and was Co-Chair of their recent Head of School Search Committee. An active and dedicated RCS parent volunteer, Whitney is a former Parents Association Executive Committee member, and a Co-Chair of the 2014 Celestial Auction. Whitney and her husband Lee live in Bedford with their three children, Hale ’19, Henry ’22, and Millie ’25. Whitney received a B.A. in Political Science from Duke University.

Rob Casper

Gregory J. Fleming

Rob Casper joined the Board of Trustees in 2013. He serves on the Advancement and Buildings & Grounds Committees and on the Security Task Force. He is the Chief Data Officer at GE Capital in Norwalk. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley where he served as the Enterprise Data and Services Chief Information Officer and also managed the Firm’s Financial Holding Company Governance Program Management Office. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Rob was a lawyer with the firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Rob lives in Armonk with his wife Laurie and three children, Max (age 16), Haley ’14, and Emerson ’21. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Columbia College, Columbia University and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Greg Fleming joined the Board of Trustees in 2011. He currently serves on the Executive Committee and previously served on the Rippowam Cisqua Board of Trustees from 2004-2008. Greg is the President of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He also serves as a member of the Morgan Stanley Operating Committee. Greg joined Morgan Stanley in February 2010 as President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management and assumed the additional role leading Wealth Management in January 2011. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Greg served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch from June of 2007 to early 2009. Previously, Greg ran Merrill Lynch’s Global Investment Banking business. He also has been a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton. After leaving Merrill Lynch in January of 2009 after 17 years, Greg was a Senior Research Scholar and Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Center for the Study of Corporate Law at Yale Law School. Greg is a governor of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a director of Colgate University, a member of the Board of Advisors for the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, a Director on the Turn 2 Foundation Board, and a Trustee at Deerfield Academy. He is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Colgate University and received his J.D. from Yale Law School. Greg and his wife Melissa live in Bedford and are the parents of Andrea ’11, Charlotte ’14, and Rory ’15.

Anne Citrin Anne Citrin joined the Board of Trustees in 2014. She serves on the Advancement, Buildings & Grounds, Marketing & Enrollment, and Campaign Steering Committees as well as the Security Task Force. In addition to her service to the Board, Anne is an active RCS parent volunteer who has supported our fundraising efforts as an Annual Fund ambassador, and as a member of the Donations Committee for the 2014 Celestial Auction. Anne is a former Vice Chair of the Children’s Aid Society in New York. She and her husband Jake live in Bedford Corners with their five children Claudia ’20, Joe ’22, Margaux ’23, Will ’26, and Gabriela who turned one in October. Anne holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan.

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Peter B. Freund ’91

Dr. Elizabeth L. Kilgallon

Peter Freund joined the Board of Trustees in 2013. He is the Co-Chair of the Campaign Steering Committee and serves on the Advancement Committee, the Committee on Trustees, and the Campus Master Plan Committee. Peter is a minority owner of the New York Yankees and owner of both the Charleston RiverDogs and Williamsport Crosscutters baseball teams. The RiverDogs are the Class-A affiliate of the Yankees and play at Joseph Riley Park in Charleston, South Carolina. The Crosscutters are the Class-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and play at Susquehanna Bank Park in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Peter also serves as President of Trinity Packaging Corporation, a privately held plastics manufacturer headquartered in Armonk, NY. He was named President in 2006 and is the fourth generation in his family’s business, which began as a paper company in 1917. Peter and his wife Mimi live in Bedford Hills and are the parents of Winnie ’23, and Wren ’23. A member of the RCS class of 1991, Peter received a B.A. in History from Dartmouth College.

Elizabeth Kilgallon joined the Board of Trustees in 2010 and is the Chair of the Advancement Committee and Chair of the Annual Fund. In addition to her service to the Board, Elizabeth is an active RCS parent volunteer who has spent many years as both a Parents Association Grade Representative and as an Annual Fund ambassador. Elizabeth is an equine veterinarian in private practice. She and her husband John live in Bedford Hills with their three children, Jack ’13, Mairead ’15, and Emer ’18. Elizabeth received an A.B. in English Literature from Princeton University and her DVM from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship and residency in large animal surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.

David Grubb David Grubb joined the Board of Trustees in 2014. He is Co-Chair of the Buildings & Grounds Committee and Co-Chair of the Security Task Force. In addition, David serves on the Finance & Audit Committee and the Campus Master Plan Committee. David manages the commercial real estate portfolio and commercial brokerage activity of the Ginnel Commercial Real Estate Group and is a member of the Pound Ridge Zoning Board. He and his wife Caroline live in Bedford with their two children, Olivia ’17, and Jamie ’20. David earned his B.A. in Government and Economics from St. Lawrence University.

Stuart Kovensky Stuart Kovensky joined the RCS Board of Trustees in 2012. He serves on the Finance & Audit, Investment, and Marketing & Enrollment Committees, as well as the Campaign Steering Committee. Stuart is a Co-Founder, Director, and member of the Investment Committee of Onex Credit Partners as well as an Adjunct Professor of Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business. In addition to his Board service, Stuart has supported RCS as an Annual Fund ambassador. He and his wife Nicole live in Armonk with their three children, Ryan ’13, Jack ’16, and Luke ’19. Stuart earned a B.S. in Management from Binghamton University and an M.B.A. from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Anna Petite Lee

William D. McLanahan

Anna Petite Lee joined the Board of Trustees in 2010. She is Co-Chair of the Buildings & Grounds Committee and Co-Chair of the Security Task Force. In addition, Anna serves on the Campaign Steering Committee and the Campus Master Plan Committee. A dedicated RCS parent volunteer, prior to joining the Board Anna was Chair of the RCS Parents Association for two years. Previously, Anna worked in event planning for senior management at Chase Manhattan Bank and at the School of American Ballet in New York City. Anna and her husband Tom live in Pound Ridge. They have four children, Carolyn ’06, David ’08, Jackson ’13, and Meredith ’15. Anna earned her B.A. degree in History and Government from Skidmore College.

William McLanahan joined the Board of Trustees in 2006. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Chair of the Investment Committee. William also serves on the Compensation and Finance & Audit Committees. In addition, William was the Chair of the recent Head of School Search Committee and is a former Annual Fund ambassador. William is a Portfolio Manager at Moore Capital Management in New York. He and his wife Lara have been parents at RCS since 2001. They live in Bedford Hills with their three children, Jake ’13, Georgia ’13, and Brooke ’16. William received his B.A. in History from Georgetown University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Dr. Angelina Lipman

Suzanne O’Callaghan

Angelina Lipman joined the Board of Trustees in 2013 and serves on the Committee on Trustees, the Marketing & Enrollment Committee, and the Diversity Task Force. Angelina began her professorial career at Columbia Business School where she taught MBA students and researched psychological well-being, organizational management, and academic achievement. She is currently on hiatus from academia and focusing on motherhood as well as writing a book bridging eastern and western philosophies of happiness which is detailed on her website www.blockingthenoise.com. At RCS, Angelina has been involved in a variety of volunteer activities, including classroom parent, the RCS all school picnic, and the Mariposa and Celestial auctions. Angelina and her husband Monte live in Bedford with their three children Remy ’21, Juliet ’23, and Cameron who is five months old. Angelina earned her B.A. from Columbia University and her M.A. and duel-PhD in social-personality and industrial-organizational psychology from New York University.

Suzanne O’Callaghan joined the Board of Trustees in 2013. She serves on the Committee on Trustees as well as the Marketing & Enrollment Committee. Suzanne is a longstanding volunteer at Rippowam Cisqua. She was a member of the Parents Association Executive Committee for six years, and served as the Chair of the Holiday Raffle for three years, and has been the Chair of Grandparents Day on the Lower Campus for several years. Most recently, Suzanne was a Co-Chair of the 2014 Celestial Auction. Outside of RCS, Suzanne served on the Northern Westchester Hospital Gala Steering Committee for four years, and was the 2011 Northern Westchester Hospital Gala Co-Chair. She is a member of the Fox Lane Youth Lacrosse Board. Suzanne received a degree in Elementary Education from the University of Vermont. Her husband, Brian, is an RCS alum from the Class of 1983. They live in Katonah with their three children, Will ’19, Jack ’20, and Maggie ’22.

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Chris Pachios Chris Pachios joined the Board of Trustees in 2014. He serves on the Committee on Trustees as well as the Buildings & Grounds Committee, the Finance & Audit Committee, the Campus Master Plan Committee, and the Security Task Force. Chris works for Waterfront NY Realty Corporation. He and his wife Allyson live in Bedford with their children Harry ’22, Saylor ’23, Charlie ’25, and Andrew who is one and a half years old. Chris is actively involved as an alumnus of St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH. He earned his undergraduate degree in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College.

Nga Pedretti Nga Pedretti joined the Board of Trustees in 2014. She serves on the Committee on Trustees as well as the Advancement Committee, the Investment Committee, the Marketing & Enrollment Committee, the Campaign Steering Committee, the Campus Master Plan Committee, and the Diversity Task Force. In addition to her service on the Board, Nga has supported RCS as an Annual Fund ambassador and a Celestial Auction volunteer. Nga was the co-founder and Head of Institutional Relations at CIFC, an investment firm with over $12 billion of assets under management in 2012. Prior to the formation of CIFC, she was a senior banker at JP Morgan Chase. Nga lives in Pound Ridge with her husband Mark and their children, Christopher ’15 and Sophia ’19. She earned her B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and her M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Ex Officio Christy Guettel, Parents Association Chair Christy Guettel is the Chair of the Parents Association and serves on the Marketing & Enrollment Committee and the Diversity Task Force. Christy has been an active RCS parent volunteer for many years. She was a 3rd and 4th grade Parents Association Vice-Chair and helped start the School’s Teacher Appreciation Program. Christy has also been a volunteer ESL teacher in Mt. Kisco and serves on the Corlear Bay Club Board of Trustees in Keeseville, NY. She received her Masters in Education from Stanford University and was a high school English teacher at Los Altos High School in CA and at Columbia Prep in Manhattan. At Columbia Prep she also worked with Admissions and ran their Peer Leadership Program. Before teaching, she was the Marketing and Publicity Manager for Simon & Schuster’s Children’s Book Division. She received her B.A. in English and Italian from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She and her husband Alec live in Bedford Corners with their two daughters, Sophie ’18, and Clara ’20.

Christopher J. Wirth, Alumni Association Board Chair Chris Wirth has served as Chair of the RCS Alumni Association since 2007. During his tenure, Chris has worked tirelessly to grow the Alumni Association, strengthen the alumni community, and increase alumni involvement with the School. Upon graduating from Rippowam Cisqua, Chris attended the Brunswick School and Washington College. He is the President of First Financial Resources in Greenwich, CT, a full service wealth management firm, and the Head Boys Varsity Basketball coach at Rye Country Day School. Chris lives in Greenwich, CT with his wife Melissa and their three children—son Zack (5), daughter Emily (3), and son Mason (2).

RCS Names New Head of School On September 30, RCS Board Chair Kirtley Cameron announced the appointment of Colm MacMahon as the 17th Head of Rippowam Cisqua School. Colm’s appointment was the culmination of a comprehensive national search overseen by the ten member Head of School Search Committee and informed by input from the entire school community. Colm is an intelligent and visionary leader with outstanding communication skills, who has a passion for education, for independent schools, and for the mission of RCS and the values that he shares with our school. He brings to RCS an impressive resume in education that includes nearly twenty years of experience as a teacher, advisor, coach, and senior leadership administrator at successful independent schools. Colm currently serves as the Upper School Division Head and Assistant Head of School at School of the Holy Child in Rye, NY. Colm grew up in New York City where he attended St. David’s School and Loyola School. He earned his B.A. in English from the College of Holy Cross and his Master’s Degree in Organization and Leadership from the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership at Columbia University. Colm has served on accreditation committees for the New York State Association of Independent Schools

and has had impressive accomplishments in the areas of admissions, marketing and enrollment strategies, curriculum development, hiring and management of faculty and administrators, and fundraising. In addition to serving as our school’s new head, Colm will also be an RCS parent for many years to come. He and his wife Kara have a six-year-old son, Ciaran, and a two-year-old daughter, Neve. We look forward to welcoming Colm and his family to RCS in July 2015!

Young Engineers At Work STEAM—the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math—continues to flourish at Rippowam Cisqua School and grows each year through the guidance of the teachers and the interests and curiosity of the students. In the winter and spring of 2014, ten 7th and 8th grade students signed up for an Allied Art focused on Electrical and Mechanical Engineering with 8th grade physics teacher Charlie Duveen. Under the guidance of Mr. Duveen—and with invaluable assistance from RCS parent Slim Zouaoui (pictured below/father of Ryan ’22)—the students tackled a monumental project: the refurbishment of an electric golf cart.

The project enabled students to explore and implement aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, technology, and electronics—and this hands-on project required elements of creativity as well. Refurbishment began in the RCS Physics Lab on the Upper Campus and, as the golf cart took shape, the project moved to the garage near the RCS Garden off of Clinton Road. Several of the parts for the golf cart were generously donated by members of the Northern Westchester community. Curtis Instruments in Mt. Kisco tested the golf cart’s motor at no cost and donated a new controller and controller programmer, and BTS Custom Carts in Mahopac donated the golf cart’s aluminum chassis. Mr. Duveen and Mr. Zouaoui worked with the students for several months on the project and the students embraced

“The project enabled students to explore and implement aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, technology, and electronics.”

the opportunity to, quite literally, get their hands dirty. They took a collection of parts, set a goal and, through hard work, trial and error, and hands-on learning, they completely refurbished the golf cart and had it up and running by April. This was an amazing accomplishment and a testament to the dedication of the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;many of whom stayed late on several occasions in order to complete specific aspects of the project. The elements of STEAM education do not exist in a vacuum. They come together only when dedicated teachers, parents, and students work with each other toward common goals. At Rippowam Cisqua, it is amazing to see what motivated groups of young people can accomplish each and every day.

Science Fair

Spring 2014

STEAM—the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math—is alive and well at the Lower Campus of Rippowam Cisqua School. On March 13th, the 21st annual Lower Campus Science Fair provided the students in grades 1-4 with a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate the concepts they have learned this year and showcase this key tenet of 21st century learning. This was hands-on, collaborative learning at its finest. Over the course of several months, the students worked together in small groups to build and test their interactive and innovative projects, engaging in problem solving along the

way. Creativity was also a critical component of their work in the labs. The third grade students also worked with their art and music teachers where they could express their learning in individual ways. In art class they designed and

painted murals and 3-D figures for the electrified movie scenes from The Lorax. In music class they sang in the chorus or asked for solo parts of the grand finale,“Let it Grow.” A fourth grade math teacher joined the science class and created a small group project that incorporated the very large numbers discovered by students in their solar system research. On the day of the Science Fair, the students had the opportunity to teach what they had learned to fellow students, parents, teachers, and other members of the community.

The third grade students studied electricity and, during the course of their studies, they learned how different electrical circuits work. Their knowledge was on full display at the Science Fair, where they showcased fully electrified projects that they wired themselves. Over several months, the fourth grade students became experts on the solar system, and they designed and built interactive games to share their knowledge of the data they had researched. In computer classes, fourth grade students combined their writing and photos taken with iPads to make slideshow presentations documenting their work for the STEAM Exploration.

“The third grade students studied electricity and, during the course of their studies, they learned how different electrical circuits work.” The theme for this year’s Science Fair was “Earth, Our Home in Space.” The Sky Room on the Lower Campus was filled with wonderful space-age projects where the young experts were on hand to happily share their knowledge. After spending a great deal of time learning about air, first graders designed space vehicles that are propelled using compressed air. They drew blueprints of Earth in art class and then painted the large Earth mural to be the background for where their rockets would launch. The math teacher came into the science lab to help students make predictions and then go on to measure how far their rocket would go after launching. The second graders worked in small groups to build their very own marble tracks. They spent a lot of time learning about forces and momentum and this was

apparent in their marble tracks! The math teacher came into the science lab as students used stopwatches to measure how fast the marble went down their track. After watching the movie Oceans, students worked in art class to create 3D ocean sculptures to decorate their marble tracks because they understood that Earth is made up of mostly water.

Project-based learning is marvelously messy and complicated. It lies at the heart of RCS because it builds the habits of mind that are essential to learning. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Science Fair projects. The students are given the gift of time to struggle a bit to figure things out and make them work. As they do so, they express their ideas artistically, as well as orally and in writing; they apply scientific concepts as they build models that represent their ideas, and they negotiate leadership roles around a common goal through collaborative teamwork. Each lesson learned builds the foundation that will sustain a passion for exploration and problem solving throughout their lives.

Celestial

Auction 2014

On Saturday, April 26th, more than 400 members of the Rippowam Cisqua community came together on the Upper Campus for Celestial, the 2014 RCS Auction. Celestial was a celebration of the stars in the RCS community: the teachers. Throughout the evening, the teachers were highlighted, honored, and thanked for their commitment to the School and the students. The guests—which included nearly 100 members of the RCS faculty and staff— enjoyed cocktails, delicious food, lively fellowship, and fun and entertaining live and silent auctions filled with wonderful items—nearly all of which were generously donated by members of the RCS community. And not only was Celestial fun—it was highly successful, too. Thanks to the support of our incredibly generous

community, Celestial raised more than a million dollars for the School. The entire Rippowam Cisqua community extends its gratitude to the three fabulous Celestial Auction Co-chairs: Whitney Brown, Carolyn Gilbert, and Suzanne O’Callaghan. Their vision, commitment, and amazing energy helped to make Celestial a reality—and they, along with

an army of incredible volunteers on the Auction Committee, worked tirelessly to put together an amazing evening that honored the RCS faculty, celebrated the School community, and raised significant funds to support the teachers and students. A special thanks goes to Rhonda Smith Spevak for taking such beautiful photographs of every RCS student. To all who came together to make the Auction such a success—to all those who supported the event, to all of the volunteers, to all who gave of their time, to all who made donations to the auction, and to all those who attended the event—Thank you for making Celestial such a special—and hugely successful—night!

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Welcome Penny Jennings Head of the Lower Campus Rippowam Cisqua School is excited to welcome Penny Jennings as our Head of the Lower Campus. Penny is a dynamic and dedicated educator with several decades of leadership experience in independent schools. Prior to joining the RCS community, Penny served as the Interim Head of School at Holy Trinity Episcopal School in Gainesville, FL, working to establish an Infant—PreKindergarten program for this newly established enterprise.

She has extensive experience as a Division Head and Principal across several grade levels, including previous experience as the Lower School Head (PreK– Grade 3) at Nashoba Brooks School in Concord, MA, from 2010-2013, and Lower Division Head (K–Grade 4) at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, FL, from 1998-2008. Prior to becoming a Division Head at Shorecrest, Penny was a classroom teacher and chaired the Reading and Language Arts Department. Additionally, from 2008-2010, she served as the Principal of the Academy of the Holy Names, a high school located in Tampa, FL. She has great experience with reviewing, developing, and documenting curriculum, and she has worked efficiently and effectively to establish and maintain positive relationships with parent communities throughout her career as an educator and administrator. Perhaps her greatest quality is her commitment to lifelong learning, which is at the core of the RCS Mission. Penny earned her undergraduate degree from Boston University, and her M.Ed. degree in Educational Leadership from the University of South Florida. Penny officially started in July of 2014, and she and her husband Rob are thrilled to be at RCS. The entire Rippowam Cisqua community joins in welcoming Penny to the School!

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Alumni News

Distinguished

Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni award is given to alumni who have shown exceptional service to RCS, and/or outstanding achievement or leadership in their community or profession. The award is presented at the discretion of the RCS Alumni Association Board. The RCS Alumni Association Board considers candidates who have been nominated by their classmates and fellow alumni.

Left: Amanda North ’71 with RCS students.

On Tuesday, October 8th, RCS alum Amanda North ’71 returned to the Upper Campus to share her remarkable story with the students at an assembly. During the assembly, the School honored her by presenting her with the Distinguished Alumni Award.

Amanda’s story began on April 15, 2013, when she was at the Boston Marathon to support her daughter, who was running the race. That day, Amanda also helped to save a life. She was standing near the finish line, waiting for her daughter, when the bombs went off. Fellow spectator Erika Brannock was standing near Amanda, and Erika suffered a devastating

injury as a result of the explosions. Amanda was also injured but, in the aftermath of the explosions, she focused her energy on helping Erika, whose injuries were more severe. Erika was the final Boston Marathon patient to be released from the hospital. Following her release, Erika was

Amanda North ’71 with Silvia and Steve Ohler ’66

determined to find Amanda. With the help of CNN, the two women were able to meet, and CNN captured their emotional reunion.

honored Amanda and presented her with the Distinguished Alumni Award for her outstanding courage and devotion to others.

With this newfound appreciation for life, and desire to make a positive difference, Amanda has launched a new social venture called Artisan Connect. The purpose of Artisan Connect is to help sustain artisans in developing countries by giving them better market access through an online marketplace and by celebrating their work through storytelling and social media.

Amanda spoke with the students and answered several questions, and the message that she delivered to them was powerful and inspiring. “The words that you say have the power to hurt people or the power to help people,” she told the students. “Things

happen very quickly in life. We know that change happens... and you all have the power and the ability to be a hero. Do something good for someone today. It can make a big difference.” Amanda is Rippowam Cisqua School’s most recent recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Amanda’s story speaks of courage and strength. She communicates an inspiring message of ordinary people doing extraordinary things through kindness and bravery.

Distinguished Alumni Award Winners Amanda shared her story and her message with the RCS community at a student assembly on the Upper Campus. During the assembly, RCS Alumni Association Board Chair Christopher Wirth ’94

Roger Vincent ’59 – 1992 Peter Boal ’81 – 2005 Nicholas Platt ’50 – 2011

Whitney Johnson ’99 – 2013 Amanda North ’71 – 2014

You may contact the Alumni Office at alumni@rcsny.org to nominate fellow RCS alums as candidates for the Distinguished Alumni Award.

NYC Gathering of Alums 2014 On May 15th, 2014, dozens of alumni representing six decades of RCS history came together to reconnect with each other and with their teachers. Head of School Matthew Nespole, Upper Campus Head Bill Barrett, Edlira Curis, Charlie Duveen, Ashley Harrington, Karen Koeppl, Sue Mathews, Chris and Kathy Perry, Ryan Smith, and Missy Swan were some of the faculty and staff in attendance. It was a great celebration! Thanks to all who attended and made it so memorable! Alumni gather for a group photo with Ashley Harrington and Missy Swan

Todd DeSimone ’93, Nicole Friedman, and Richard Cahill ’92

Sam Polk ’90 and Christopher Wirth ’94

Harry Grand ’93 and Will Goodhue ’04

Isabel Bird ’06 and Charlie Duveen

Zach Ballard ’05, Bill Barrett, and Evan Piercey ’05

Liz Robinson ’97, Karen Koeppl, and Zoe Haydock ’97

Sophie Chen ’07, Forrest Mas ’04, Missy Swan, Jennifer Tyrrell ’00, John Diebold ’04

Kathy Perry and Claudia Saunders Bourke ’81

Alumni Profile

Madeleine Henry ’07 Provide us a brief look at what you’ve been doing since you left RCS... tell us a little bit about your high school and your college experience.

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Following Ripp, I attended Phillips Exeter Academy. My two big commitments there were classes and the school newspaper. PEA’s newspaper is called The Exonian, and it’s a weekly twelve to sixteen-page student production. I started out as a news reporter and worked my way up to editor-in-chief. Working as a news reporter was very cool; it introduced me to a lot of different people on campus and I got to be ’in’ on a lot of breaking news stories as they unfolded. Real stories like: who is the next principal going to be?

Madeleine Henry ’07 is a young college graduate and author who finds inspiration in both the world of finance and literature. She just recently graduated from Yale University with a major in Finance and is also the author of a new book, Blackout, just released this summer and available on Amazon. We recently caught up with Madeleine who has moved to New York where she hopes to continue to pursue her passions of working in finance and writing.

In 2010 I started at Yale University. I entered as a biology major and began my first year with a pre-med course load. My vision back then was ultimately to be a doctor or to be involved in neuroscience research. Consequently, I worked in a few different labs and I realized that I did not like the pace or the solitary nature of it. So I changed gears halfway through college and got interested in finance. I spent last summer at Goldman Sachs and loved the faster pace, the people, and the culture of that environment. Upon graduating this May, I will begin working full time at Goldman Sachs as an investment banking analyst in healthcare.

“I think people grow to like and excel at what they do repeatedly, so all of the exposure to writing must have played a role in shaping how much I like to craft stories today.”

You have recently published a book, which is now available on Amazon—when did you begin writing novels?

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I didn’t start writing novels until college. I wrote my first (unrelated) novel junior year and my second novel, Blackout, senior year. Blackout was published first and it is a story about a worldwide blackout that results in the division of America into two halves: the Northern half has power and the Southern half is a dark zone.

I believe that throughout my educational journey I was given a lot of opportunities to write and practice my writing. I think people grow to like and excel at what they do repeatedly, so all of the exposure to writing must have played a role in shaping how much I like to craft stories today. In fact, Ripp played a vital role in nurturing my love of writing early on. I had so many supportive teachers introduce me to writing at an early age. Ms. Stadler had an extensive poetry unit in first grade—first grade! I was so into it that I started reading Emily Dickinson at home. Then there was the ’book making’ we did in Ms. Foster’s second grade class, where you illustrated your own book cover and wrote stories yourself.

I remember I did one about a pig who wanted to know how to make bacon. In general, throughout Ripp, there was always an emphasis on writing, and even in science classes, there were lab reports with big discussion sections.

Let’s go back to your years at RCS… when you think back to Ripp, what do you instantly think of?

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The first thing that comes to mind is field hockey. I played field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse, and I really loved sports at Ripp. I enjoyed being on a team and competing. Plus, I always had a ton of fun during rainy day study halls when practices were canceled.

What’s next for Madeleine Henry? Where do you see yourself in ten years? What projects should we look out for and tell our friends about?

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Going forward, I see myself involved in both finance and writing, for as long as I can do both. The endeavors seem very complementary to me.

What advice do you have for other young RCS alums who are about to embark on a high school or college experience? What advice do you have for aspiring writers?

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I would tell my younger self: take what you like more seriously. Focus on what you like and develop those skills. Disregard the things you don’t like.

For aspiring writers, my advice is to write. People get better at the things they do repeatedly.

“In general, throughout Ripp, there was always an emphasis on writing, and even in science classes, there were lab reports with big discussion sections.”

Homecoming 2014 and 50th Reunion Celebration for the classes of 1963/64 It couldn’t have been a more perfect day for a community-wide celebration on Saturday, September 27th. The sun was shining and excitement was in the air as hundreds of parents, students, alumni, parents of alumni, and faculty and staff joined together on Meyers Fields for the All School Picnic and Homecoming 2014. The children enjoyed lots of activities including water balloon toss, bouncy castles, face painting, and tug of war as many of the adults, older students, and alums watched the football game. The Varsity Football team emerged triumphant again this year, beating Iona Prep 32-8.

Classes of 1963/64 Alumni in attendance: Dick Bondy’63, TinaBossidy ’64, Ben Branch ’63, Alison Cady ’64, Lonna Lord Davis ’64, Claire Whitman Marshall ’64, Cynthia Branch Mas ’71, Trina Smith Overlock ’64, Anne Putnam ’66, Jim Renwick ’63, Missy Bowers Renwick ’70, Bridgette Thorne ’66, Gay Tucker ’64, Penny Winans ’63

Several members of the class of 1964/65 also joined us for their 50th Reunion. The Reunion weekend started on Friday evening, with a dinner at the home of Trina Overlock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;65 who graciously hosted a wonderful alumni gathering with her classmates, several local alums, and members of the Alumni Board. On Saturday, the alums were part of our Homecoming Festivities. The highlight of the morning was a campus tour, led by our 9th graders, Tommy Fornara and Mairead Kilgallon. It was wonderful to witness the interactions between our students and our alums and we quickly realized that, regardless of when they attended RCS, they all share a love for the School and their RCS teachers and a deep connection with each other. We are grateful to Claire Marshall â&#x20AC;&#x2122;65 for being the lead coordinator and encouraging everyone to attend the

SAVE THE DATE Homecoming 2015 Saturday, October 3rd Upcoming Reunions: 50th Reunion for the Class of 1965 25th Reunion for the Class of 1990 10th Reunion for the Class of 2005

Join RCS faculty, parents, students, and alumni for varsity football and soccer games, a barbecue lunch, and other fun activities for the whole family! Hope to see you there!

Reunion and for working closely with the Alumni Office, along with Lonna Davis and Ben Branch, to locate their classmates! Happy 50th Reunion to the boys from the class of 1963 and the girls from the class of 1964! It was wonderful to welcome you back on campus! We look forward to working with the classes listed below in organizing Reunions for 2015.

Alumni Association Presents Faculty Awards to Four Retiring Teachers

Tanis Moore

Liz DellaVecchia

In June, Rippowam Cisqua said farewell to four amazing faculty members who collectively contributed close to a century (95 years, to be exact) of extraordinary teaching at RCS. These Master Teachers impacted countless lives throughout their distinguished careers, and Rippowam Cisqua salutes them on their retirement.

From the Lower Campus, RCS said goodbye to Tanis Moore, who taught science for 21 years on the Lower Campus, and Liz DellaVecchia, who taught across our early childhood grades for 25 years.

From the Upper Campus, RCS said goodbye to Nina Schreiber and Karen Koeppl. Nina was part of the School for 21 years. She taught study skills and French, and she served as the Director of the Independent Study Center. Karen

taught language arts and humanities at RCS for 28 years. During her tenure at the School, she also worked on costumes for the theater, and she is responsible for the beloved Upper Campus RCS planner that graduates come back and ask for to take to their new schools. In addition to being honored and feted by their fellow faculty and staff members, Tanis, Karen, Nina, and Liz were each presented with the Alumni Association Faculty Award upon their retirement. This award is presented on behalf of the RCS Alumni Association at the time of

Nina Schreiber

retirement or departure from employment at RCS to individuals with twenty or more years of fulltime service, primarily in the classroom. The awards were given by Christopher J. Wirth ’94, Chairman of the RCS Alumni Association, with congratulations to Tanis, Liz, Karen, and Nina on their remarkable careers and with grateful appreciation for their dedication and commitment to the Rippowam Cisqua students and their families. During the Graduation ceremonies in June, Head of School Matthew Nespole conveyed his gratitude to each of the retiring faculty members, and he honored them for their many years of dedicated service to RCS. “There is probably not a single one of our graduates and departing 8th graders who was not taught by at least one of these

Karen Koeppl

amazing educators, and a considerable number who have been taught by many, if not all, of them,” Nespole said. “I know I speak for everyone assembled here this evening when I thank all of you for everything you have contributed to this school and to the education of several generations of Rippowam Cisqua students. You have our deepest respect

and appreciation for all you have done to shape RCS.” These four master teachers have changed the lives of countless students, families, and fellow faculty and staff members. The entire Rippowam Cisqua School community joins in thanking them and wishes them well in their retirement.

“During the Graduation ceremonies in June, Head of School Matthew Nespole conveyed his gratitude to each of the retiring faculty members and he honored them for their many years of dedicated service to RCS.”

RCS Master Teaching Fund The Master Teaching Fund (MTF) was established in 1992 by the RCS Alumni Association in honor of the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retired master teachers. The MTF is unique to Rippowam Cisqua School. Over the years, it has evolved from its original mission to also support current faculty members who have taught in the School for five years or more.

Every year, gifts to the MTF come from both current and past parents as well as from RCS alumni from across the country and around the world. The MTF is wholly managed by the RCS Alumni Association Board, which meets in the fall to review grant applications, and meets at other times of the year for other Alumni initiatives. The purpose of the MTF grant is to offer current RCS teachers, who have completed five years of full time teaching, the opportunity to engage in something which is meaningful to that teacher. The belief is that, however the teacher chooses to use his or her grant, the resulting personal renewal derived from the use of the grant will organically transfer into the classroom. Each teacher becomes eligible for another grant every five years as long as he or she remains a full time teacher at Rippowam Cisqua School. Recipients have chosen to use their grants to take trips to various countries in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa, as well as some islands in the Caribbean. A number of teachers have chosen to take trips within the United States to such places as California, Maine, Florida, Massachusetts, Arizona, Hawaii, Alaska, Montana, and New Mexico. A few headed north to Canada including such destinations as Quebec City, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Some grant recipients purchased technology equipment including cameras, computers, kindles, and iPads while some

purchased or repaired musical instruments and some purchased bicycles and related equipment. Others had more unique aspirations such as engaging in a backcountry elk hunt, learning to play a musical instrument, recording and distributing a musical CD, writing and producing a screenplay, taking sewing lessons and purchasing a sewing machine, dog sledding lessons, sailing lessons, starting a band, or purchasing a year’s worth of tickets to performances. Other grant requests took the form of yoga or meditation retreats or weeklong workshops. The list is endless and the imaginative requests diverse, but all had one common thread—the pursuit of lifelong learning. The sentiment that is always heard from all teachers is how appreciative they are of the Master

“The list is endless and the imaginative requests diverse, but all had one common thread—the pursuit of lifelong learning.” Teaching Fund, and many have said what the grant allowed them to do was nothing short of life-changing. To read more about how some teachers have used their grants, please take a look at the Master Teaching Fund page on the RCS website (www.rcsny.org).

Master Teaching Fund 2013 In the fall of 2013, the RCS Alumni Association awarded fourteen Master Teaching Fund grants to RCS faculty, including the Nicholas Bluestone award.

RCS Master Teaching Fund continued…

Recipient of the Nicholas Bluestone Award Tanis Moore, now retired, spent over twenty years at RCS nourishing the young minds on our Lower Campus science. One of the hallmarks of Tanis’s classroom was the raising, and release, of butterflies and the creation of a butterfly garden on campus, so it’s appropriate that she would want to travel to Costa Rica to learn more about butterfly farming. In addition, she hiked through the rainforest, visited an active volcano, and spent some time on a coffee plantation.

The Nicholas Bluestone Award Each year, the RCS Alumni Association Board of Directors will designate one grant as the Nicholas Bluestone Award. This special designation honors Nicholas Bluestone ’94. The purpose of this award is to serve as a perpetual remembrance of Nick’s love of RCS and his interest in the Arts. A major consideration in giving the Nicholas Bluestone Award is that the applicant seeks funding support for a journey of discovery.

Hilleary Coleman is a Lower Campus reading teacher and has been with RCS for twenty years. Hilleary used her grant to enjoy a weeklong yoga retreat in Costa Rica to expand on her practice of yoga and also to absorb the natural beauty of that country while staying in eco-friendly accommodations.

Brooks Eleck is an eighth grade English teacher and dean for grades 7 and 8. She has been with RCS for five years and she chose to use her grant to enjoy some time with her husband at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz.

Bill Fornara has been a music, band, chorus, and guitar teacher on the Upper Campus for fifteen years. Bill chose to use his grant to purchase a new electric guitar, acoustic guitar amplifier, and a saxophone. He also purchased a Mac Book Pro to use for music notation software and digital recording software.

Laura Jensen has been the Lower Campus Library Media Specialist for five years. She used her MTF grant to fulfill a lifelong dream of learning to play a musical instrument by purchasing a digital piano and taking private piano lessons.

Heather Levinson has been a Learning Specialist and Study Skills teacher on the Upper Campus for fifteen years. She decided to use her MTF grant for a week of relaxation and renewal by taking a once-in-a-lifetime family trip to Jamaica.

Kate Morin has been with RCS for fifteen years and is a first grade teacher on the Lower Campus. She teaches her students about the people and culture of Mexico, and so chose to use her grant for an experiential adventure to Mexico where she visited the Mayan ruins, swam in a cenote, and traveled through the rainforest in the Yucatan.

Tim Smee is a sixth grade teacher on the Upper Campus and has been teaching and coaching at RCS for ten years. He chose to use his MTF grant for a trip to Ireland to visit the birthplace of his parents and also to reconnect with many family members there, as well as seeing some of the cultural sites.

Tom Morrissey has been at RCS for fifteen years. He is the Athletic Director and an Upper Campus sports coach. Tom is a writer and a poet and so chose to use his grant to produce a screenplay that he had written previously. With his MTF grant, he was able to hire actors to perform a reading of the play with hopes of having it professionally cast and performed.

Ridley Sperling â&#x20AC;&#x2122;93 teaches ninth grade English, writing workshop, and thesis on the Upper Campus. An alumna of RCS and also the daughter of an alumna, Ridley has been a teacher at RCS for ten years. She chose to use her MTF grant to fund an adventure to the English countryside and Wales.

Jean Pincus has been teaching at RCS for five years and is a second grade teacher on the Lower Campus. Jean wanted to use her MTF grant for a meaningful family vacation but she wanted it to be exciting for her small children too. After much research, she decided on a trip to Walt Disney World and Sea World in Florida.

Vivien Simpson teaches third grade on the Lower Campus and has been with RCS for twenty years. The overall theme of her social studies curriculum is exploration and discovery and so she decided to use her MTF grant for a journey of exploration and discovery of her own to Paris and Barcelona.

Lou Tocco has been teaching science to our sixth graders on the Upper Campus for five years as well as coaching ice hockey. An avid sportsman and outdoorsman, Lou chose to use his MTF grant to engage in a traditional archery elk hunt in the backcountry of the Rocky Mountains.

Dan Viglione has been the Lower Campus physical education teacher and fourth grade sports teacher for thirty years. He used his MTF grant to travel to the Amalfi coast in Italy with his family with the goal of researching his family ancestry and seeking out family members still living in the area.

Alumni

Connections Alumni Association Board of Directors Christopher J. Wirth ’94, Chair Stephen Ohler ’66, Vice Chair Richard Cahill ’92, Treasurer Harry Grand ’93, Secretary Todd DeSimone ’93 Nancy Dwyer Eaves ’92 Sam Goodhue ’97 Randy Wilson Hall ’94 Gus Levy ’98 Cynthia Branch Mas ’71 Forrest Mas ’04 Bill Meyer ’84 Caroline Mockridge ’81 Philip Ohler ’75 Elly Dwyer Rice ’94 Vanessa Seide ’93 Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’66 Deborah Coward Smicka ’75

Help us keep in touch

Elsie Swank ’04

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Ex Officio Matthew Nespole, Head of School Sue Mathews, Director of Institutional Advancement

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Class Notes 70

Roger Vincent hosted a mini reunion at his home in Bedford Hills, just a few minutes away from campus!

Sarah Coffin Witte writes: “Hello old friends! A note of celebration! After 40+ years, Conny (Conway Clough Graft ’70) and Melinda (Melinda Luke Timm ’70) and I have found each other. Well, they found me... and my heart leapt for joy! What if we could ALL get back to RCS for our 50th? Just planting a seed.

RCS ’59 Boys—L-R. Walt Fowler, Roger Vincent, Rufus Botzow, Tom Smidt

I’m a landscape architect with a very diverse practice. As long as my knees last, I’m running and hiking. My brother Nick (Nicholas Witte ’76) lives nearby and teaches humanities and lacrosse at the Middle School—can’t you picture that!? Lizzie (Elizabeth Witte McIntire ’72) is outside Boston and Ned (Edward Witte ’76) is in Milwaukee. Hope you are all well.”

The Montgomery girls come back to Bedford!

Ellen Sluder Cohen writes: “My husband Stephen and I welcomed daughter Beatrice on February 3, 2014. She joins big sister Henrietta (age 3), who is over the moon about having a baby in the house. At the beginning of May, I headed back to work as head of marketing and sales at CoreBrand, a strategic branding firm and my husband, a pilot, continues to fly for private clients.”

19 Steve Ohler ’66, Jennifer Montgomery ’65, Phoebe Montgomery Moeller ’71, Cynthia Branch Mas ’71

Todd DeSimone and his wife, Brandis, welcomed their first baby girl, Blakely,

on Monday, October 6 2014! Congratulations to Todd and Brandis from everyone at Ripp!

Christian Macy writes: “Sometimes it is all too easy to live life day by day and not reflect on the journey. If we haven’t chatted in a while here is a quick update on me over the last few years. In September of 2010 I left a job at PetSmart and LuAnne, Nathaniel, and I moved to Boulder where I started working at Amadeus Consulting as a Business Analyst. I loved working at Amadeus. They’re a complete technology solution company so you can imagine I was like a kid in a candy store. It was pretty cool to see ideas I helped sketch out get turned into cool apps like www.veebo.com. But there was a problem. I wasn’t doing what I felt like I was supposed to be doing and that feeling hit me like a ton of bricks when Steve Jobs died.

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For the last (almost) two years I’ve been working with my business partner Richard Moser on The Riverside (boulderriverside.com). The Riverside is an idea—the idea that if we create a place that addresses Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in one location it will enable people to do more with their lives. It’s an idea we believe in so much that we’ve spent pretty much every moment of our days and every penny out of our pockets over the last two years on making it happen. Over the last two years we’ve experienced a lot of highs and lows. It’s ridiculous the amount of times the money has almost run out or nature has decided to test our resolve. But the most amazing thing to me is how far we’ve come even if it has taken longer than we thought it would. We’re not there yet, but we’re getting closer. We’re still looking for investors and we're also in the final stages of closing on the building, though we’re also looking for someone local who might be interested in buying the building with us. The cafe should be opening in the next week, albeit in a limited capacity, and I think that’s really the final piece of the puzzle for The Riverside concept to be proven.”

Christopher Wirth and his firm, First Financial Resources, recently participated in the 2014 Drama League Awards Luncheon as a sponsor and host. The Awards Luncheon honors the nominees for the actors and plays of the current season. First Financial Resources is involved with the Drama League heading into their 100 Year Anniversary in 2016.

Chris Chen is living in Harlem, NY. He is practicing Acupuncture in Mt. Kisco and New York. He just recently got married in Rhinebeck, NY.

Mac Beitzel writes: “Since graduating St. Lawrence University three years ago, I’ve been enjoying the city life in NYC. I just recently left my career in advertising to return home to the family business (Hickory & Tweed) and run the E-commerce launch and forthcoming online operations. I’m very excited, as we’ll be going live in November 2014. I’ve been fortunate enough to keep up with many of my friends from Rippowam, a few of whom actually go back as far as JPK! Here’s a photo from a recent get-together!”

Marissa Gold is excited to announce that she’s enjoying her dream job as the Senior Online Editor for Glamour magazine. “Looking forward to hearing about my classmates!” she writes.

Kelly Young ’01 married Joseph Fullerton on May 18, 2013 in Nashville, TN and Kate Lawrence ’01 was a bridesmaid. Kelly and Joseph live in Denver, Colorado.

Peter Greenwood ’04, Mac Beitzel ’04, Nick Chen ’04, John Diebold ’04, Forrest Mas ’04, Will Goodhue ’04

Nicole Bleuel graduated this summer and moved to San Francisco to start her job as an Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google. What a dream job! Congratulations, Nicole!

Christian, LuAnne, and their children Nathaniel (4) and Sierra (2) are loving life in Boulder, CO. Christian was most recently featured in YellowScene magazine as one of the People You Want to Know in Boulder and has been speaking and blogging on the experience of following his Bliss as an entrepreneur— sometimes it’s hard, but it’s always worth it.

Kelly Young ’01 and Joseph Fullerton

Anna Carroll writes: “I am finishing up an English major with a focus in creative writing at Middlebury and this summer filming a documentary about cowgirls of the American west in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. (If you go to Kickstarter.com you can watch a short video about the project). At Middlebury, I work for sled dog racers and got a grant last year to spend January working in

Alaska for Iditarod musher Ken Anderson. Who knows what I'm up to after I graduate in Feb 2015... hopefully something that involves animals, the outdoors, and good people!” Luke Celenza continues to find great success with his music as he recently won a regional NY Emmy award as the composer of music for his brother’s (Frankie Celenza ’02) cooking show—“Frankie Cooks.” Sophie Chen spent last summer with her brother Phillip Chen ’97 in Portland, the fall living in Harlem with her brother Christopher Chen ’95, and spent time with Nicholas Chen ’05 in Chelsea. Over the winter she backpacked and paddled through northern India and Nepal on NOLS Semester. Sydney Mas shared photos (right) from a recent dinner with some of her RCS classmates! Sydney writes, “On June 7th, I had a reunion and graduation party for the Class of 2007. Twenty members of the ’07 class came to the event at the Mas house across the street from RCS. It was a great night of looking through old yearbooks and chatting about our time at RCS. Along with members of the class of 07, there were over ten other RCS alums ranging from all ages who came to celebrate with us. It was a great night!”

Hannah Maynard ’07, Missy Walker ’07, Tom Arnell ’07, Alexandria van Starrenburg ’07, Alex Effler ’07, Sydney Mas ’07, Stella de Stefanis ’07, Olivia Tow ’07, Katie Wolosoff ’07, Jake Greenwald ’07, Henry Gabriel ’07, Maddie Burbank ’07, Malcolm Finkelstein ’07, Sophie Chen ’07, Alison Bianco ’07, Andrew Toporoff ’07

Nicole Bleuel ’07, Stella de Stefanis ’07, Alison Bianco ’07, Hannah Maynard ’07, Sophie Chen ’07, Sydney Mas ’07, Maddie Burbank ’07, Missy Walker ’07, Elizabeth Aboody ’07

Maddie Burbank ’07, Alison Bianco ’07, Olivia Tow ’07, Alexandria van Starrenburg ’07, Katie Wolosoff ’07

Elizabeth Aboody ’07, Alison Bianco ’07, Sophie Chen ’07, Alexandria van Starrenburg ’07, Maddie Burbank ’07

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Alexandra (Sandy) Mattei writes: “After graduating from Cornell, I will be getting my PhD at Harvard. My program is referred to as the MCO Program at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard. I will be studying Molecular and Cellular Biology. I hope to join a lab that studies genetics, epigenetics, and/or stem cell bio. The first three years of my graduate education are going to be paid for by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).”

Anna McGillicuddy is currently attending Union College, double majoring in Psychology and French. This summer, Anna spent six weeks in Tanzania doing community development work through a volunteer-based project, coordinated by African Impact. Volunteers assist on this program in a variety of ways, including working in health clinics with women and children with disabilities.

Chloe Giroux ’11 graduated from School of the Holy Child in Rye, NY in June and has been accepted to the School of Visual Arts in New York City on full scholarship, where she will be studying Illustration in the Honors program for her academic classes. In addition, Chloe has won first place in her district for the Congressional Art Competition. She flew down to the capitol in late June for the reception to see her artwork, Snarling Wolf, where it will stay on exhibit for the next year. Katherine Tobeason ’11 and Jared Dauman ’11 had lunch recently with 8th grade science teacher, Charlie Duveen. Katherine graduated from Andover this summer and will be attending Princeton University in the fall. Jared is now a Fieldston alum and will be spending the next four years in St. Louis to continue his studies at Washington University.

Ryan Alpert writes: “I really enjoyed last year—I met lots of new people, made great friends, did well academically. Ripp did a great job preparing me for my next school. The teachers pushed me enough and the workload they gave me made me get used to what it would be like at my next school. Over the summer I went on a teen tour to California.” Aaron Casella writes: “My first year at Hotchkiss went well—the work was hard but the school was fun. Ripp’s 9th grade prepared me well for Hotchkiss. I spent most of the summer on Martha’s Vineyard playing lots of tennis and golf.” Alex Needham writes: “I had an amazing year at Choate. Rippowam definitely prepared me well for all my classes there!”

Arianna Gelwicks shared a photo from her Choate graduation on June 8th. Arianna will be going to George Washington University in D.C. in the fall.

Katherine Tobeason ’11 and Jared Dauman ’11

Sebastian Grunebaum just graduated from Hotchkiss and is now attending St. Andrews University in Scotland.

Annabel Grunebaum completed 9th grade at Ripp and then went on to St. George’s. This past school year she was a tri-varsity athlete in field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse. Last summer she did an internship in Paris.

Arianna and her brother Justin (former student at RCS, class of 2015)

Georgia Morley: After graduating from 9th grade at Ripp, Georgia attended Westminster School. Last summer she ran a camp for little kids.

Theo Bartlett ’14 and Natalie Bartlett ’15 pose for a picture with retiring teacher Mrs. Koeppl during the 2014 graduation festivities

Maia Bernstein writes: “I started at The Lawrenceville School in September as a new sophomore. Over the summer I interned at the Old Vic Theater in London, attended a local writing workshop, and spent as much time as possible with family and friends.” Hannah Burdick writes: “Thanks to Ripp, I was well prepared for my first year at St. George’s. In my ten years at Ripp, I made some really great friendships. Over the summer, I enjoyed reconnecting with many of those Ripp friends.”

Kendall Burdick writes: “I had a really great year at St. George’s. It was great to come home and see everyone from Ripp. Over the summer, I spent a lot of time babysitting in Nantucket.” Jackson Corrigan writes: “Hackley has been a great new start. It reminds me a lot of Rippowam, which I loved.” Blaire Fauser writes: “I started Greenwich Academy this fall. I really miss the close grade dynamic that I had by staying for 9th grade. This past summer I worked at Empire Cake, my uncle’s business.” Lily Fauver writes: “After spending ten years at Rippowam Cisqua School, I was sad to leave such an incredible place, but I am excited to be starting my sophomore year at Deerfield Academy. This past summer I worked at the Ripp basketball camp with some fellow classmates, which was a blast.”

Charlotte Fleming writes: “I started as a sophomore at Fox Lane this fall. My favorite part of 9th grade was getting so much closer to my friends and all the surprise days! My summer has also been a lot of fun—especially my trip to Africa!” Chris Glynn writes: “My freshman year at GFA went extraordinarily well, both academically and socially. Rippowam Cisqua prepared me for high school by improving my writing and analytical skills in English, history, science, and Spanish. This past summer I played travel baseball and studied computer science at Horace Mann School.” Charlotte Grunebaum writes: “I just completed my freshman year at Pomfret School. I’m very excited for my AP World History class I’m taking this coming school year. I love returning home and seeing all of my close friends I made throughout my eleven years at Ripp.”

Emily Guzzardi won the Coaches Award for her hard work and accomplishments as a member of the Masters Cross Country Team! Masters Cross Country is very strong. Three of the top four runners in this year’s FAA boys championship were Masters runners (1st, 3rd, & 4th). The top Masters runner placed 6th in the girls championship—Emily placed 14th and earned an honorable mention from the League. Carrie Kinui writes: “The year went pretty well. Even though there were a lot of ups and downs, they allowed me to grow stronger as a person and get closer to those around me. This past summer, I trained extensively in drama to prepare myself for upcoming dance/theatre auditions. I recently began my sophomore year at Yorktown high school.” Phipps Lawrence writes: “Fox Lane has given me an opportunity to have a different experience and to meet other people. It also gave me the opportunity to enter a place of great diversity, which I was looking for. Overall, I have appreciated Fox Lane immensely and am happy as can be. During the summer I taught tennis at Banksville tennis club, also known as Grand Slam. I love teaching because teaching kids something I love is a dream come true.” Mya Lipscomb writes: “Ripp was an amazing growing experience, and allowed me to figure out who I am as a person in a close-knit community. I did a lot of tennis camps over the summer. This fall I started at Walter Panas.” Andrew Lowman writes: “My first year at Somers high school was great. I made a lot of new friends and learned the ways of public school. I feel that Rippowam Cisqua School has prepared me a ton especially for the sports and academics.”

Alums and 9th grade graduates of the class of 2014: Lily Fauver, Charlotte Grunebaum, Kendall Burdick, Haley Casper, Amelia Riegel, Grant Corso, Hannah Burdick, Charlotte Fleming

Will Meyers writes: “My year at Salisbury was a great learning experience making friends from all around the world and excelling in basketball as a starter, as well

as the only freshman on the JV team finishing the season 12-1. This summer was full of basketball for me; I played for a team that practices three days a week with tournaments on the weekends, while going to basketball camps during the day and fitness training on the side. Still, I made time to have fun and see friends and be with my family. My year at Salisbury was great and I am glad that I went, but have made the decision to go to Fox Lane for my sophomore year; I am very excited to be living at home and making new friends.”

Sean Speegle writes: “After I left Ripp in 8th grade I went to Berkshire with my old friend Jack Weeden. I had a great year. This past summer I played a lot of lacrosse and worked at Viggle.”

Barron Thomas writes: “This fall I started at Hotchkiss School. I am really excited to continue playing soccer throughout high school. Over the summer I attended many soccer camps.”

Hannah Buckley writes: “My 8th grade year at Rippowam Cisqua was filled with fun, hard work, and stress. With the pressure of getting into schools getting to us all, it was amazing to have such supportive teachers to back us up and help us when we needed it the most. I started Westminster School this fall and can’t wait for the new experiences, but will greatly miss all the memories and friends that were made along the way at Ripp!”

Henry Mockridge writes: “In September I started at the Lawrenceville School as a new sophomore. I feel that Rippowam Cisqua School’s 9th grade program has really prepared me for the challenges that I will face going to a school like Lawrenceville, especially the thesis and portfolio programs, which are unique to Ripp. Over the summer I played lacrosse and did some surfing.” Amelia Riegel writes: “In my past year at GA, I have really been able to excel academically. I have maintained great friendships with my classmates from Rippowam, even the ones who went to boarding school. I spent the summer horse showing in Vermont.” Charlie Duveen and his program managers

Amelia Riegel ’14 at a horse show in Vermont

Summer Camp at RCS—Young Alumni Coaches with Tom Morrissey

Memoriam

Peter Boyd ’78

Andrew Long ’77

Brother of Scott Boyd ’69, Christopher Boyd ’70, Stephanie Boyd ’72, Rebecca Boyd ’74, and Robert Boyd ’75. Uncle of Emma ’11, Sophie ’12, and Margot ’21. Son of the late Allen R. “Dick” Boyd ’46

Brother of Susanna Long ’79

Nancy Cooke ’42 Thomas Cunningham Father of Thomas Cunningham ’63 and Seth Cunningham ’69

Mark McLaughlin ’71 Brother of Mary Ann McLaughlin ’68

Camilla Thayer Former art teacher on the Upper Campus. Just before she passed away, Camilla had the opportunity to return to Rippowam for a faculty and staff retirement party for Karen Koeppl in June of 2014. Camilla sent the below note after her return visit to the School:

Brennon Jones ’59 Brother of Eleanor Panasevich ’56 and Ross Jones ’57

Kyra LeRoy Mother of Pamela Keenan ’75

I was thrilled to be invited to Karen Koeppl’s retirement send off and to see that many dear colleagues I had taught with, were still at Ripp, six years after I retired. As well were Karen’s children

whom I had taught, Becky (Rebecca Koeppl ’97) and Jacob (Jacob Koeppl ’95), and a new generation, Becky’s daughter Ella! I truly felt as if I had not left RCS for a day! I have devoted my time to pursuing landscape paintings of the northeast Florida seacoast and getting to know new friends and the environment in the historic city of St Augustine where I currently reside for half the year. On my way to Florida I found a little Jack Russell named Fenn! It seems wherever I go, I often run into former students in unlikely places, such as dear Ben Mandelker ’94 with his son and baby daughter in tow!

Planning for Rippowam Cisqua’s

Remembering Rippowam Cisqua in your estate planning helps assure a brighter tomorrow for the School. The 1917 Society was established in memory of Rippowam Cisqua’s earliest leaders and the year of the School’s founding; it honors those alumni, faculty, parents, and friends who have chosen to ensure the future of RCS by providing for the School in their estates and/or by establishing planned gift arrangements that benefit RCS and themselves. All donors, whether through a bequest provision or a life income arrangement, are automatically granted membership in the 1917 Society. You can remember Rippowam Cisqua through a simple provision in your estate. Whether giving through your will, living trust, life insurance policy, or qualified retirement plan, you should make your designation for “Trustees of Rippowam Cisqua School, a charitable and educational institution in Bedford, New York.”

1917 Society

For more information, please contact Sue Mathews, Director of Institutional Advancement at sue_mathews@rcsny.org or 914-244-1291.

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Thank you

Letter from the

Board of Trustees Dear Members of the RCS Community, Thank you for making 2013-14 a record year for giving at our school, not only in dollars but in participation as well. The generosity of the entire Rippowam Cisqua School community is overwhelming, and is a testament to the deep connection we all have with the School, with the teachers, and with the common mission that we all share. It reflects an appreciation for the outstanding education, lifelong love of learning, and exceptional outcomes that we want and expect for our children, and finally, it is a vote of confidence in the strength and potential of the School as we look toward our future. Last spring’s Celestial Auction, chaired by Whitney Brown, Carolyn Gilbert, and Suzanne O’Callaghan, was dedicated to the RCS teachers and set a record for auction attendance and total dollars raised, with a large portion going to professional growth and development for faculty. Our Annual Fund, led by Chair Elizabeth Kilgallon and her team of Annual Fund Ambassadors, once again exceeded our financial goal, and set a new school record with 95% parent participation, and with 100% faculty and staff participation for the third consecutive year. While our school is in sound financial standing with a healthy endowment, your donations ensure that we can continue to support and enrich our curriculum and our faculty, and invest in new initiatives and innovations that will strengthen our school. We are committed to ensuring that every dollar donated, and every volunteer hour given, is put to the best possible use to further our mission through enhancing our program, our people, our facilities, and ultimately, what we are able to offer our students while they are here, and what they will take with them as successful graduates of RCS. As we look forward to welcoming Colm MacMahon as our new Head of School in July 2015, and to our upcoming Centennial in 2017, there is much to celebrate at RCS. In the coming months, we look forward to sharing the Master Plan for renovations on the Upper Campus—currently in the preliminary approval process with the Town of Bedford—as well as plans for more modest renovations and improvements on the Lower Campus. These plans represent the culmination of a five year strategic planning process committed to enriching our school with a focus on three action items: Program, People, and Place. The “place” improvements are driven by the guiding principles of enhancing

our learning spaces and program opportunities, improving safety of both facilities and site circulation, technology and innovation, and sustainability. With nearly 100 years of tradition to build upon, and the strength of our community to draw upon, I am confident that together we can move the School forward into the next 100 years even stronger and better positioned to fulfill our mission. As RCS enters its second century we will continue to inspire, support, and challenge our students and to graduate confident leaders who welcome the limitless potential of a future that is yet to be defined. The Board of Trustees looks forward to working with the Administration and the entire RCS community to make this a reality. Thank you for your continued generosity and support. With great appreciation, Kirtley Cameron Chair, Board of Trustees

Highlights from the 2013-14 Annual Fund and Auction: Overall giving to RCS exceeded $2 million. • For the first time in the School’s history, 95% of current parents participated in the Annual Fund, with six grades achieving 100% participation. Such participation rates speak volumes about the commitment of our parents to our teachers and students at RCS. • Generous Alumni support enabled the School to meet the $100,000 Master Teaching Fund challenge. • Faculty and Staff achieved 100% participation for the third consecutive year—a special thank you to all our teachers! •

Grandparent involvement and giving continues to grow and the Grandparent Fund will provide substantial support to the security and technology infrastructure at RCS. • Parents of Alumni supported both the Annual Fund and the Master Teaching Fund challenge this year. Such continued involvement is truly remarkable! • The wonderfully successful Celestial Auction raised more than $1 million for the School, including nearly $400,000 for professional growth and development opportunities for our teachers. •

2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14 RCS

Operating Report 1% 5% 1%

Operating Revenue Gross Tuition Facilities rent, CAT, camp, fees Endowment Transfer Auction Transfer Annual Fund All Other Income

$ $ $ $ $ $

16,600,000 200,000 900,000 300,000 1,100,000 200,000

86%

$ 19,300,000

4% 5%

Operating Expenses Salaries & Benefits Instructional (Books, materials, trips, library) Administrative Building & Grounds (inc. Capital repair/replacement) Auxiliary Services (Food, technology, camp) Financial Aid Long Term Debt Service

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

11,700,000 900,000 900,000 1,500,000 1,100,000 3,000,000 400,000

15% 60%

$ 19,500,000

Endowment History

Total Contributions to RCS

(Millions)

From July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

22.0

19.7

20.0

20 . 4 19.6 19.4

18 8.6 18.0

18.0

19.7 18..5

18.8

21 . 0

19. 9 19. 1

16.0

14.0

AF Unrestricted AF Restricted Auction Funds Capital Programs Master Teaching Fund Endowed Funds Parents Association

$ 1,057,224 $ 51,295 $ 1,035,369 $ 1,398,203 $ 111,498 $ 119,120 $ 30,803

TOTAL:

$ 3,803,512

12.0

10.0 S-11

D-11

M-12

J-12

S-12

D-12

M-13

J-13

S-13

D-13

M-14

J-14

2013â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14 Annual Fund

Ambassadors Annual Fund Leadership Elizabeth Kilgallon Annual Fund Chair Advancement Committee Chair Hilleary Coleman Lower Campus Faculty Giving Chair Tim Smee Upper Campus Faculty Giving Chair Patty Grunebaum Past Parent Giving Chair RCS Alumni Association Board Alumni Giving

Grade 7 Jeff Burdick Meg Burdick Grade 6 Kirstin Cole Marla Dans Angela Hackett Grade 5 Terry Gottlieb Rob Sisco Loren Teolis Grade 4 Alexandria Altman Jim Kallman Nga Pedretti

Grade 1 Anne Citrin Katia Michailidis Allison Stahl Kindergarten Sonja Bartlett Annica van Starrenburg Liz Ventura SPK Payson Murray JPK Annica van Starrenburg New Families Stephanie Small

Parent Ambassadors Grade 9 Laurie Casper Tracy Fauver Grade 8 Tina Falci Anna Lee Peter Seymour Compton Spain

Grade 3 Melissa Barshay Ashley Diamond Mindy Nagorsky-Israel Cecilia Wolfson Grade 2 Laurie Casper Angelina Lipman Craig Mattison

Thank you to all our Annual Fund volunteers who give so generously of your time and heart to RCS! Your innumerable hours of work and dedication made this one of our best everâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we could not have done it without you!

Red & Blue Circle Donors listed below gave an unrestricted, restricted or endowment gift during the 2013-14 academic year. Pacesetters

Leaders

Sponsors

($50,000 +)

($15,000 +)

($10,000 +)

ACE Charitable Foundation Alexandria and Michael Altman Sascha and Evan Greenberg Veronique and Robert Pittman Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’66 and Bernard Selz

Richard Amerling Melissa and Scott Barshay Kirtley and Seth Cameron ’88 Laurie and Robert Casper Karen and William Doniger Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas Elizabeth and Bruce Fiedorek Kimberly and Andrew Handler Elizabeth and John Kilgallon Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’88 and Michael McGinnis Lara and William McLanahan Suzanne and Brian O’Callaghan ’83 Nga and Mark Pedretti Deborah and John Ross Anne Sanger ’67 Christina and Don Truesdale Annica and Daniel van Starrenburg Susan Weber Cecilia and Ira Wolfson

Cyndi and Farhood Azima Whitney and Lee Brown Robin and Charles Buckley Ashley and James Diamond Jane and Brian Edwards Christina and Anthony Giammalva Giammalva Family Foundation, Inc. Stephania and Ronald Greve Alison and James Kallman Angelina and Monte Lipman Lisa and Mounir Nahas Samantha and Bryce O’Brien RCS Parents Association Stacey and Marc Saiontz Rhonda and Harvey Spevak Trout Walk Fund

Benefactors ($25,000 +)

Sonja and Jim Bartlett Yasmeen and Ralph Bernstein Anne and Jacob Citrin Mary and Timothy Evnin Melissa and Gregory Fleming Mary and Peter Freund ’91 Nicole and Stuart Kovensky Cynthia and Daniel Offermann Amanda and David Russekoff Beth and Christopher Schreiber Mary and John Sinnott Sara and Joshua Slocum The Treetops Foundation Mary and Slim Zouaoui

Patrons ($5,000 +)

The Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Leslie and Benjamin Arnow Leslie and Benjamin Arnow Fund Lynne and Glenn Autorino Ilene and Stan Barshay Alexandra and Perry Beaumont Karen and Eric Beiley Katherine and Robert Boyd ’75 Lisa Shrewsberry and Brian Braden Meg and Thomas Burdick Walton E. Burdick and Mary T. Burdick Family Foundation Linda and Paul Burke Patricia and Edmund Carpenter, Jr. Stefanie and Paul Feidelson Alicia Sands and Robert Fioretti

Annual Report of Donors

John and Susan Freund Melinda and Scott Ganeles Carolyn and Parker Gilbert, Jr. Gail and S. Parker Gilbert William Graustein ’60 Laura and Benjamin Harris Maria Raij and Bruce Harris Amy Golub Hayes and William Hayes, Jr. Alessandra and Russell Hernandez Mindy Nagorsky-Israel and Ronen Israel Christopher Jeffries Bonnie and Ben Krupinski Diane and Alan Kurzer Pamela Lawson Lara and Lee LeBrun Jennifer and Ivan Mattei Jennifer and Matthew Nespole Lynne and Brian Newman Allyson and Chris Pachios Allyson and Richard Rosenberg Edmund B. Ross, Jr. Christopher Ryan Jennifer and Roger Schwartz Christine Sciacca Michael Sciacca Carolyn and James Spencer Allison and Kevin Stahl Nancy and Roger Vincent, Sr. ’59

Partners ($2,500 +)

Anonymous Jennifer and Peter Bye Debbie and Frank Cardile Susan Lee and Gustav Carlson Michele Cestari Schimmel Claudine and Jonathan Childs Cassie Robbins and Thomas Clayton Michele D’Avolio and Michael Cohen Margaret and Michael Curry Nancy Dwyer Eaves ’92 and Joshua Eaves Tina and Raymond Falci Patricia and Lawrence Flinn III Stephanie and Lawrence Flinn, Jr. The Stephanie and Lawrence Flinn, Jr. Charitable Trust Margot and Ben Fooshee Tania Santos-Fridie and Brian Fridie Susan and Donald Greenwald Patricia and George Grunebaum Martha Griffin Hennig Claire and Nicholas Herne

Whitney and Brian Hill The Huether-McClelland Foundation, Inc. Stella and Robert Jones Sophie Kernan Kellie and Brian Lakamp Stephen Meyers Virginia Meyers Puja Kumar and Ashish Misra Shirar and Richard Mugler III Payson and Grant Murray Michael Palmeri Natasha and Jorge Restrepo Heidi and Richard Rieger James O. Robbins Family Trust Jennifer and Stan Rybalov Douglas E. Schimmel Carolyn and Kenneth Shea Ann and Steven Solazzo Catherine and Compton Spain Kimberly and Douglas Speegle Taylor and Aaron Taylor Heather and Brian Thonn Heather and Michael Torkin Hatsy Brown Vallar and Scott Vallar Monique and Paul Varsames Laura and Robert Villani Talene and Julian White

Members ($1,000 +)

Swapna and Naresh Arvati Susan and Sam Aybar Maria and Alan Badey Tracey Aaron and Adam Balinsky Jennifer and Bill Barrett Catherine and Willing Biddle Barbara and Robert Bluestone Peter Boal ’81 Margot C. Bogert Jodie A. Boies Jonathan A. Boies Mary Boies ’98 Donna and Mark Brown, Jr. Holly and Scott Brown, Jr. Victoria and Brian Bubb Marjorie and Jeffrey Burdick Ann and Mark Casella Jillian and Robert Cleveland Barbara and Tom Cleveland Tim Coffey Kirstin Cole Francis G. Coleman Annmarie and Raymond Conta Eunice Cooke-Buckley Julie and Brett Cooper Sharon and Andrew Cooper

Linda and Cliff Corso Tatjana and Mihailo Darmanovic Lia and Joe Del Toro Marla Dans Linda Petrasch Denison ’50 Patrick Downend Suzzara Chace Durocher ’85 Heather and Kristoffer Durst Min and Louis Ernst Sandra and Robert Faitell Dale and Douglas Fauser Tracy and Scott Fauver Marian and David Fife Heather Clay and Nick Frelinghuysen Mindy and Laurance Friedman Carol and Peter Gahagan Jill Slansky and Tim Galbraith Helen Sjoberg and Pierluigi Gastone Tracey and Scott Gerber Kristina and Louis Gimbel IV Jaclene and Benjamin Ginnel ’95 Susanna and Anthony Giordano Page Vincent ’79 and Arthur Gosnell Cecily Fowler Grand ’65 and Gordon Grand Carol and Robert Gray Christine and Jesse Greene, Jr. Sandie and Robert Greene Leonora and Frank Gregory Robin and Louis Greif Jane Grimeh Tamara Gross Caroline and David Grubb The Grunebaum Family Fund Christy and Alec Guettel Angela and Stephen Hackett Randy Hall ’94 and Timothy Hall Caroline and Keith Hamlin Sally Kesh and Darren Heil Jody and Todd Hirsch Elizabeth and Geoffrey Horn Frances and John Jackson Andrea and Stephen Jones Madhavi and Reddy Kancharla Rashmi and Pinaki Kar Amanda and Jonathan Kass Miriam and Garry Khasidy Christine Racanelli and Tim King Diana and Loring Knoblauch, Jr. Kimberly and Alexander Krolick Shinyu Chen and Victor Ku Alix Johnston LaMotte ’92 and Gardner LaMotte

Heather and Anthony Langham Jill and Philip Lawrence ’80 Jaime and Christopher Lee Amy and Adam Leibner Michael Levine Gustave Levy ’98 Jesse Libby ’98 The Lindsay Foundation Loriann and Timothy Low Jennifer and Ivan Madrid Nancy and Nicholas Mann Marisa and Todd Marlin Sue and John Mathews Dottie and Craig Mattison Marci Stearns and Steven McCormick Mary Alice and Eric McPherson Kathleen and Tyler Miller Melissa and Christopher Morley Stephanie and James Newhouse Leslie Newman Julianne and Barry Osherow Rebecca and William Patry Jennifer Patton Julie Bacon and Luther Peacock James Pierce, Jr. ’71 Laura and Alfred Porterfield Janine and Darius Powell Natalie and Whit Rawlinson Katia Michailidis and Pat Regan Elizabeth Dwyer Rice ’94 and Ethan Rice Rania Rifai-Loewenberg Deborah Robbins James O. Robbins Maria and Marc Rosen Stanley Ross ’69 Caryn and David Schechtman Ondrea and Jason Schiciano Vanessa Seide ’93 Stacey and David Seldin Carolyn Seymour Daniel Seymour Peter Seymour Lisa and Jason Shaplen Lori and Jordan Sherman Cathy Alessio and Rob Sisco Sloan and Hardwick Simmons Stephanie and John Small Lynne Karen and John Stromquist Debra and Glen Sulam Rachel and Jordan Sulkin Rachel and Mark Szycher Virginia and Peter Tobeason

Kristine Cerchiara and Constantin Trantzas Lisa and Jon Tretler Miki and Eiichi Tsujimura Elizabeth and Len Ventura Charles Wardell Suzanne and Klaus Whitney Amy and David Wolff

Decade Circle (for alums up to ten years out)

Nicholas Asaro ’11 Emma Boyd ’11 Sophie Boyd ’12 Hannah Burdick ’14 Kendall Burdick ’14 Sarah Burdick ’08 Colby Burdick ’10 Aaron Casella ’13 Nicolas Gault ’12 Charlotte Grunebaum ’14 Annabel Grunebaum ’12 Sebastian Grunebaum ’11 Natalie Harrington ’13 George Harrington II ’09 Rachel Kanegis ’08 Jordan Kanegis ’11 Adele Lawrence ’10 Philip Lawrence, Jr. ’14 William Maerov ’12 Forrest Mas ’04 Thomas Polos ’03 Vincent Sottile, Jr. ’11 Benjamin Spain ’10 Stefan Spain ’13 Sarah Strong ’09

5 Year

Consecutive Donors The following donors have given to RCS for five or more consecutive years. Lori Adelsberg Lisa Adorno Evey Albert Dawn and Corey Alpert Alexandria and Michael Altman Gihan and Sameh Asaad Angela and Ron Asaro Margaret Atkin ’76 James Baker ’87 Kylie and Keate Barker Jennifer and Bill Barrett Melissa and Scott Barshay Ilene and Stan Barshay Sonja and Jim Bartlett Reggie Baxter Alexandra and Perry Beaumont Diane Belkevich Sharon and Glenn Berger Jacqueline and Henry Bergson Cindy Berisic Yasmeen and Ralph Bernstein Jennifer and Michael Block Rufus Botzow ’59 Luba and Wayne Boufford Pamela Bowlus Katherine and Robert Boyd ’75 Lisa Shrewsberry and Brian Braden Amanda and Mark Brandon Penelope Merrill Brouder ’51 Whitney and Lee Brown Donna and Mark Brown, Jr. Holly and Scott Brown, Jr. Jon Bruno Gail and Caesar Bryan Robin and Charles Buckley Marjorie and Jeffrey Burdick Meg and Thomas Burdick Kirtley and Seth Cameron ’88 Susan Lee and Gustav Carlson Mary and Frank Carnabuci

Patricia and Edmund Carpenter, Jr. Lyda and Francis Carroll Betsy Carter Ann and Mark Casella Laurie and Robert Casper Penny and Anthony Cataldo Shirley and Horace Caulkins IV Michele Cestari Schimmel Lissa and Robert Cherubini Ed Clarke Cassie Robbins and Thomas Clayton Kirstin Cole Francis G. Coleman Hilleary and James Coleman Sandra and William Cordiano Linda and Cliff Corso Edward T. Cote, Jr. Storrs Lamb Cote ’79 Cheryl and Gerald Coyle Aida and Jack Dadian Kate Daly Marla Dans Hannah Danziger ’10 Samantha Danziger ’13 Susie and Bob Danziger Tatjana and Mihailo Darmanovic Ariane de Gunzburg Heather DeBlasio and Jeremy Gagner Dawn and Edward DeDomenico Diane and Mark Deitch Jimin Han and Frank Denner Ashley and James Diamond Barbara DiVenuto Diane LaPointe and Robert Dolan Harriet and Stephen Doniger Karen and William Doniger Jennifer and Pascal Doran Kate Jaffe Dorsch ’01 Suzzara Chace Durocher ’85 Aggy and Charlie Duveen

Susan and Lawrence Dwyer, Jr. Brooks and Donald Eleck, Jr. David Eller Susan Eng and Thomas Eng Sara Englis Mary and Timothy Evnin Tina and Raymond Falci Mary-Jane Fallon Carole Fauth Tracy and Scott Fauver Stefanie and Paul Feidelson Marian and David Fife Melissa and Gregory Fleming Michael Florio Lisa and Bill Fornara Kimberly Fox Charlene Foy Tania Santos-Fridie and Brian Fridie Carol Gahagan Sheila Iris Gamradt Helen Sjoberg and Pierluigi Gastone Noelle and John Gault Tracey and Scott Gerber Richard Gere Christina and Anthony Giammalva Carolyn and Parker Gilbert, Jr. Gail and S. Parker Gilbert Susanna and Anthony Giordano Polly and Charles Goldman Theresa Gottlieb Cecily Fowler Grand ’65 and Gordon Grand Jeffrey Grandy ’81 William Graustein ’60 Susan and Donald Greenwald Stephania and Ronald Greve Michelle and Philip Grier Caroline and David Grubb Patricia and George Grunebaum Christy and Alec Guettel Angela and Stephen Hackett

Annual Report of Donors

John M. Ham II Kimberly and Andrew Handler Anne Davidson Hardy ’70 and David Hardy Ashley and Teddy Harrington Adelaide Herkert Harris ’72 Susan and Arthur John Heath Deborah and Adam Heine Martha Griffin Hennig Alessandra and Russell Hernandez Gail and Jay Higgins Michelle and Roger Hodge Therese Hodge Verna and Robert Hopkins Elizabeth and Geoffrey Horn Patty and Peter Hughes Debbie Hurrell Laura and Jim Jaffe Barbara Jarvis Laura Jensen Stella and Robert Jones Andrea and Stephen Jones Diana and Lawrence Kahn Alison and James Kallman Joan Kallman Stephanie Kaplan Michele and Robert Karen Kalaivani and Lenin Karuppannan Thomas Keesee III ’68 Elizabeth and John Kilgallon Sheila and Masashi Kinui Mary Ellen and Michael Kober Karen and Gerald Koeppl Dottie Korovich

Nicole and Stuart Kovensky Michelle and Matthew Krusko Shinyu Chen and Victor Ku Gail and Walter Laird Heather and Lawton Lamb ’46 Eileen Lambert and Gregory Bejarano Susan and Christos Lambrakis Heather and Anthony Langham Christine LaRegina Jill and Philip Lawrence ’80 Margaret and Edward Laws Pamela Lawson Lara and Lee LeBrun Ashley Lee Jaime and Christopher Lee Anna and Thomas Lee Frederick Leonhardt ’71 Michael Levine Paige Levine Heather and Michael Levinson Patricia and James Libby Dick Lillis Lois and Kenneth Lippmann Dahiana and Juan Carlos Londono Nathaniel Longo Loriann and Timothy Low Carey Lowell Jennifer and Ivan Madrid Nancy and Nicholas Mann Worthington Mayo-Smith Sophia and Dwayne McCallum Marci Stearns and Steven McCormick Marian McEnroe

Sonia and Lloyd McFarlane Wendy and Frederick McGaffey Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’88 and Michael McGinnis Lara and William McLanahan Marnie and Stephen McLaughlin Mary Alice and Eric McPherson Elizabeth Messinger Elizabeth and Thomas Meyer Stephen Meyers Jocelyn Low Miller ’73 Sheila and Henry Milliken, Jr. Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81 and Oscar Mockridge IV Tanis Moore Kate and Christopher Morin Melissa and Christopher Morley Tom Morrissey Donald Mossman Elizabeth Mossman Lisa and Mounir Nahas Leslie and John Needham Carol Lee and James Nespole Jennifer and Matthew Nespole Eda Newhouse Stephanie and James Newhouse Leslie Newman Samantha and Bryce O’Brien Suzanne and Brian O’Callaghan ’83 Cynthia and Daniel Offermann Stephen Ohler ’66 Cassandra Sperry Ordway ’77 Katherine Smith Overlock ’64 Michael Palmeri Marlene Paltrow ’78 Eleanor Jones Panasevich ’56 Suzanne and Clement Patti Jennifer Patton Magda and Peter Pauley Louise Pedretti Nga and Mark Pedretti Peter Pell, Jr. ’92 Kathy and Chris Perry Veronique and Robert Pittman Seymour Preston, Jr. ’58 Richard Prins ’72 Paul Ragonesi Natasha and Jorge Restrepo Amanda and Richard Riegel III Barbara Riegel Jean Robertson, Ph.D. ’65 Mary Ann and Christopher Robinson Ellen and Charles Rohrer

Christie Densen Root ’81 Carol Rothstein Carolyn and William Rowan Christopher Ryan Jennifer and Stan Rybalov Caryn and David Schechtman Ondrea and Jason Schiciano Douglas E. Schimmel Beth and Christopher Schreiber Hadley and John Scully Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’66 and Bernard Selz Peter Seymour Liliya and Yakov Sharova Carolyn and Kenneth Shea Sloan and Hardwick Simmons Vivien A. Simpson Marcy and Joshua Sinel Ellen and Norman Sinel Mary and John Sinnott Cathy Alessio and Rob Sisco Stephanie and John Small Tim Smee Thomas Smidt II ’59 Beth and Ryan Smith

Patsy and Bill Smith Lisa Smith and Adam Henrich Kathleen and Vincent Sottile Catherine and Compton Spain Kimberly and Douglas Speegle Edwina Van Winkle Sperling ’61 Ridley Sperling ’93 Clare Springs ’59 Deborah Stellio Amy Stern Susan and Albert Stickney III Gail Stoddart Lynne Karen and John Stromquist Nancy and Roger Strong, Jr. Mary-Ellin Greening Swan Barbara Sweeney Cassandra and Thomas Sweeney III Rachel and Mark Szycher Taylor and Aaron Taylor Marjorie and Robert Taylor Loren and David Teolis Dan Tepper Leslie Thivierge Judith and Derval Thomas

Marilen Grosjean Tilt ’57 and Rodman Tilt, Jr. Virginia and Peter Tobeason Louis Tocco Miki and Eiichi Tsujimura Sonia and William Valentine Hatsy Brown Vallar and Scott Vallar Annica and Daniel van Starrenburg Mary Brewer and Daniel Viglione Niko Viglione ’02 Nancy and Roger Vincent, Sr. ’59 Page Vincent ’79 Elizabeth Speegle Walker and John Walker Charles Wardell Phillis and John Warden Wendy Weaver Kate Whipple Talene and Julian White Stephanie Scarlata and Scott Widder Heather Willensky ’99 Frances and James Wood Stephen Wood ’71 Michael Wyman ’73 Tracy Young ’82 Lainie Zades Jennifer and Gordon Ziegler III

Current Parents Grade 9 100% Participation

Alexandra and Perry Beaumont Yasmeen and Ralph Bernstein Donna and Mark Brown, Jr. Laurie and Robert Casper Linda and Cliff Corso Jimin Han and Frank Denner Patrick Downend Dale and Douglas Fauser Tracy and Scott Fauver Melissa and Gregory Fleming Shikha and Arun Goyal Sheila and Masashi Kinui Heather and Anthony Langham Carolyn Ashford and David Lipscomb Cathryn Long Nancy and Nicholas Mann Lauren and Nick Mendoza Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81 and Oscar Mockridge IV Christine Moffatt Veronique and Robert Pittman Stephanie and John Small Judith and Derval Thomas

Grade 8 83% Participation

Alexandria and Michael Altman Richard Amerling Melissa and Scott Barshay Sonja and Jim Bartlett Joanne Janelli Beccarelli and Michael Beakes Holly and Scott Brown, Jr. Robin and Charles Buckley Patricia and Edmund Carpenter, Jr. Michele Cestari Schimmel Barbara Gatfield and David Doody Tina and Raymond Falci

Stefanie and Paul Feidelson Marian and David Fife Melissa and Gregory Fleming Lisa and Bill Fornara Lee Ann and John Forni Richard Gere Christina and Anthony Giammalva Michelle and Philip Grier Alessandra and Russell Hernandez Jody and Todd Hirsch Elizabeth and Geoffrey Horn Elizabeth and John Kilgallon Diana and Loring Knoblauch, Jr. Anna and Thomas Lee Carey Lowell Marla and David Malcolm Michael Palmeri Nga and Mark Pedretti Janine and Darius Powell Carolyn and William Rowan Douglas E. Schimmel Marni and William Schwartz Peter Seymour Jaswinder and Sukhwinder Singh Catherine and Compton Spain Kimberly and Douglas Speegle Allison and Kevin Stahl Taylor and Aaron Taylor Loren and David Teolis

Grade 7 94% Participation

Patty and Arthur Alvarado, Jr. Swapna and Naresh Arvati Maria and Alan Badey Jennifer and Bill Barrett Alexandra and Perry Beaumont Yasmeen and Ralph Bernstein Luba and Wayne Boufford Marjorie and Jeffrey Burdick

Meg and Thomas Burdick Linda and Paul Burke Lisa Cardile Cassie Robbins and Thomas Clayton Michele D’Avolio and Michael Cohen Annmarie and Raymond Conta Edward T. Cote, Jr. Storrs Lamb Cote ’79 Min and Louis Ernst Tracy and Scott Fauver Tania Santos-Fridie and Brian Fridie Jill Slansky and Tim Galbraith Helen Sjoberg and Pierluigi Gastone Carolyn and Parker Gilbert, Jr. Betty and Mohammed Grimeh Jane Grimeh Ashley and Teddy Harrington Martha Griffin Hennig Nicole and Stuart Kovensky Laura Krupinski Susan and Christos Lambrakis Jill and Philip Lawrence ’80 Loriann and Timothy Low Lance Maerov Dottie and Craig Mattison Lara and William McLanahan Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81 and Oscar Mockridge IV Evelyn and Kenneth Myers Jennifer and Matthew Nespole Jonathan Ochsner Cynthia and Daniel Offermann Veronique and Robert Pittman Beth and Christopher Schreiber Lisa and Keith Schuman Brenda and Daniel Seller Stephanie and John Small Virginia and Peter Tobeason Laura and Robert Villani Page Vincent ’79 and Arthur Gosnell

Grade 6 98% Participation

Dawn and Corey Alpert Alexandria and Michael Altman Lynne and Glenn Autorino Susan Lee and Gustav Carlson Kirstin Cole Sharon and Andrew Cooper Cheryl and Gerald Coyle Marla Dans Jimin Han and Frank Denner Sarah and Victor Ekperigin David Eller Lisa and William Fornara Susanna and Anthony Giordano Susan and Donald Greenwald Robin and Louis Greif Stephania and Ronald Greve Michelle and Philip Grier Tamara Gross Caroline and David Grubb Angela and Stephen Hackett Jody and Todd Hirsch Elizabeth and Geoffrey Horn Lisa and Evan Karas Diana and Loring Knoblauch, Jr. Shinyu Chen and Victor Ku Jill and Philip Lawrence ’80 Lara and Lee LeBrun Ashley Lee Jaime and Christopher Lee Amy and Adam Leibner Michael Levine Paige Levine Heather and Michael Levinson Dahiana and Juan Carlos Londono Loriann and Timothy Low Jennifer and Ivan Madrid Marla and David Malcolm Nancy and Nicholas Mann Marci Stearns and Steven McCormick Mary Alice and Eric McPherson Stephen Meyers Virginia Meyers Lisa and Mounir Nahas Stephanie and James Newhouse Samantha and Bryce O’Brien Rebecca and William Patry Rania Rifai-Loewenberg Allyson and Richard Rosenberg Marni and William Schwartz Hadley and John Scully Carolyn and Kenneth Shea Marcy and Joshua Sinel

Kimberly and Douglas Speegle Debra and Glen Sulam Heather and Brian Thonn Lisa and Jon Tretler Miki and Eiichi Tsujimura Charles Wardell

Grade 5 100% Participation

Susan and Sam Aybar Tracey Aaron and Adam Balinsky Kylie and Keate Barker Sharon and Glenn Berger Jennifer and Michael Block Leslie and Mark Boxer Lisa Shrewsberry and Brian Braden Katherine and Chris Breault Susan Lee and Gustav Carlson Cassie Robbins and Thomas Clayton Jennifer Daddino Karen and William Doniger Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas Mary and Timothy Evnin Tina and Raymond Falci Tracy and Scott Fauver Kyra Feldman ’85 Elizabeth and Bruce Fiedorek Heather Clay and Nick Frelinghuysen

Margaret and Gregory Gibson Kristina and Louis Gimbel IV Polly and Charles Goldman Theresa Gottlieb Christy and Alec Guettel Amy Golub Hayes and William Hayes, Jr. Michelle and Roger Hodge Lindsey and Frederick Jones III Madhavi and Reddy Kancharla Kalaivani and Lenin Karuppannan Elizabeth and John Kilgallon Veronica and Miguel Kychenthal Pamela Lawson Jennifer and Ivan Madrid Dottie and Craig Mattison Karen McFarlane Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’88 and Michael McGinnis Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81 and Oscar Mockridge IV Lynne and Brian Newman Michael Palmeri Anthony W. Paris Suzanne and Clement Patti Magda and Peter Pauley Felicia Peterson Janine and Darius Powell Amanda and David Russekoff Christopher Ryan

Jennifer and Stan Rybalov Jennifer and Roger Schwartz Daniel Seymour Carolyn Seymour Carolyn and Kenneth Shea Jaswinder and Sukhwinder Singh Cathy Alessio and Rob Sisco Stephanie and John Small Lisa Smith and Adam Henrich Catherine and Compton Spain Allison and Kevin Stahl Rachel and Mark Szycher Loren and David Teolis Christina and Don Truesdale Kimberlee and Randolph Tucker, Jr. Monique and Paul Varsames Lesa and Ernest Vogliano

Grade 4 95% Participation

Alexandria and Michael Altman Swapna and Naresh Arvati Cyndi and Farhood Azima Jennifer and Bill Barrett Whitney and Lee Brown Jennifer and Peter Bye

Cheryl and Gerald Coyle Tatjana and Mihailo Darmanovic Lia and Joe Del Toro Tamlyn Freund ’85 and Bradley Nathanson Sandra and Mario Garland Nellie and Mike Gilligan Leonora and Frank Gregory Stephania and Ronald Greve Beth and Benjamin Harvey Amy Golub Hayes and William Hayes, Jr. Deborah and Adam Heine Andrea and Stephen Jones Stella and Robert Jones Alison and James Kallman Miriam and Garry Khasidy Nicole and Stuart Kovensky Deon and Vincent Kwarula Susan and Christos Lambrakis Lara and Lee LeBrun Sophia and Dwayne McCallum Kathleen and Tyler Miller Shirar and Richard Mugler III Lisa and Mounir Nahas Dina and Robert Nemeth Jennifer and Matthew Nespole

Suzanne and Brian O’Callaghan ’83 Nga and Mark Pedretti Laurie Lichtenstein and Alan Raboy Natasha and Jorge Restrepo Sara and Joshua Slocum Rachel and Jordan Sulkin Heather and Michael Torkin Talene and Julian White Suzanne and Klaus Whitney Andrew Yerkes

Grade 3 100% Participation

Nandini and Srinivas Sanya Arvati Susan and Sam Aybar Melissa and Scott Barshay Karen and Eric Beiley Jonathan A. Boies Jodie A. Boies Lisa Shrewsberry and Brian Braden Milagros Buddington Meg and Thomas Burdick Kirtley and Seth Cameron ’88 Lisa Cardile Anne and Jacob Citrin Edlira and Robert Curis

Ashley and James Diamond Karen and William Doniger Jennifer and Pascal Doran Tina and Raymond Falci Alicia Sands and Robert Fioretti Melinda and Scott Ganeles Caroline and David Grubb Christy and Alec Guettel Angela and Stephen Hackett Kimberly and Andrew Handler Claire and Stuart Irving Mindy Nagorsky-Israel and Ronen Israel Michele and Robert Karen Danielle Cylich and Kevin Kennedy Kimberly and Alexander Krolick Pamela Lawson Heather and Michael Levinson Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’88 and Michael McGinnis Samantha and Bryce O’Brien Suzanne and Brian O’Callaghan ’83 Dr. Jennifer Patton Christopher Rabley Christopher Ryan Ondrea and Jason Schiciano Marni and William Schwartz Michael Sciacca Christine Sciacca Lori and Jordan Sherman Marcy and Joshua Sinel Heather and Michael Torkin Kristine Cerchiara and Constantin Trantzas Christina and Don Truesdale Monique and Paul Varsames Cecilia and Ira Wolfson Jennifer and Gordon Ziegler III

Grade 2 88% Participation

Leslie and Benjamin Arnow Tracey Barrios Karen and Eric Beiley Sharon and Glenn Berger Luba and Wayne Boufford Katherine and Robert Boyd ’75 Amanda and Mark Brandon Jennifer and Peter Bye Laurie and Robert Casper Ariane de Gunzburg Sandra and Robert Faitell Shelli and Michael Flood Tania Santos-Fridie and Brian Fridie Nellie and Mike Gilligan

Polly and Charles Goldman Caroline and Keith Hamlin Maria Raij and Bruce Harris Michelle and Maurice Holmes, Sr. Lindsey and Frederick Jones III Michelle and Matthew Krusko Diane and Alan Kurzer Angelina and Monte Lipman Tara and Fernando Marques Dottie and Craig Mattison Kathleen and Tyler Miller Camille and Gary Mirkin Lisa and Mounir Nahas Claudia Hata-Salvo Neary and Michael Neary Magda and Peter Pauley Julie Bacon and Luther Peacock Harold Reinstein Stacey and Marc Saiontz Caryn and David Schechtman Beth and Christopher Schreiber Jennifer and Roger Schwartz Ann and Steven Solazzo Carolyn and James Spencer Daniel Tepper

Grade 1 100% Participation

Cyndi and Farhood Azima Jennifer and Michael Block Whitney and Lee Brown Victoria and Brian Bubb Anne and Jacob Citrin Julie and Brett Cooper Edlira and Robert Curis Lia and Joe Del Toro Ashley and James Diamond Karen and William Doniger Jane and Brian Edwards Tyhesha and Dillard Elmore Alicia Sands and Robert Fioretti Michelle Fraser Heather Clay and Nick Frelinghuysen Angela and Stephen Hackett Caroline and Keith Hamlin Sally Kesh and Darren Heil Deborah and Adam Heine Claire and Nicholas Herne Whitney and Brian Hill Claire and Stuart Irving Mindy Nagorsky-Israel and Ronen Israel

Andrea and Stephen Jones Rashmi and Pinaki Kar Amanda and Jonathan Kass Lisa and Adam Kaufmann Alix Johnston LaMotte ’92 and Gardner LaMotte Deanna and Ian MacLean Jennifer and Ivan Madrid Sue and John Mathews Suzanne and Brian O’Callaghan ’83 Julianne and Barry Osherow Allyson and Chris Pachios Jennifer Patton Christopher Rabley Katia Michailidis and Pat Regan Deborah and John Ross Marni and William Schwartz Beth and Ryan Smith Rhonda and Harvey Spevak Allison and Kevin Stahl Dawanna and Raygo Veneable Cecilia and Ira Wolfson Mary and Slim Zouaoui

Angelina and Monte Lipman Jennipher and Joseph Lombardo Marisa and Todd Marlin Puja Kumar and Ashish Misra Shirar and Richard Mugler III Payson and Grant Murray Claudia Hata-Salvo Neary and Michael Neary Julianne and Barry Osherow Allyson and Chris Pachios Natalie and Whit Rawlinson Stacey and Marc Saiontz Caryn and David Schechtman Hadley and John Scully Sarah and Wesley Seifer Lori and Jordan Sherman Sara and Joshua Slocum Ann and Steven Solazzo Annica and Daniel van Starrenburg Monique and Paul Varsames Elizabeth and Len Ventura Talene and Julian White

Kimberlee and Randolph Tucker, Jr. Amy and David Wolff

JPK 100% Participation

SPK Kindergarten

100% Participation

96% Participation

Leslie and Benjamin Arnow Susan and Sam Aybar Claudine and Jonathan Childs Jillian and Robert Cleveland Julie and Brett Cooper Brooks and Donald Eleck, Jr. Margot and Ben Fooshee Nellie and Mike Gilligan Randy Hall ’94 and Timothy Hall Laura and Benjamin Harris Sally Kesh and Darren Heil Whitney and Brian Hill Claire and Stuart Irving Frances and John Jackson Sophie Kernan Deon and Vincent Kwarula Janet Angier and Michael McTigue Payson and Grant Murray Claudia Hata-Salvo Neary and Michael Neary Magda and Peter Pauley Maria and Marc Rosen Deborah and John Ross Lisa and Jason Shaplen Karina and Jorge Solares Eliza O’Neill Sommerville ’96 and Gavin Sommerville Carolyn and James Spencer Christina and Don Truesdale

Sonja and Jim Bartlett Luisa and Steven Bosson Amanda and Mark Brandon Kirtley and Seth Cameron ’88 Claudine and Jonathan Childs Anne and Jacob Citrin Edlira and Robert Curis Margaret and Michael Curry Nancy Dwyer Eaves ’92 and Joshua Eaves Ewa and Miroslaw Fec Patricia and Lawrence Flinn III Mary and Peter Freund ’91 Helen Sjoberg and Pierluigi Gastone Heather Meyer and George Gierer Jaclene and Benjamin Ginnel ’95 Theresa Gottlieb Jocelyne and Adrian Gray Marita and Colin Greene Kimberly and Andrew Handler Maria Raij and Bruce Harris Michelle and Maurice Holmes, Sr. Michele and Robert Karen Danielle Cylich and Kevin Kennedy Miriam and Garry Khasidy Christine Racanelli and Tim King Kimberly and Alexander Krolick Michelle and Matthew Krusko Lara and Lee LeBrun

Lia and Aris Baras Alexandra Kotur and Jonathan Becker Heather and Kristoffer Durst Brooks and Donald Eleck, Jr. Jocelyne and Adrian Gray Kimberly and Andrew Handler Laura and Benjamin Harris Mindy Nagorsky-Israel and Ronen Israel Nicole and Clifford Katz Kellie and Brian Lakamp Alix Johnston LaMotte ’92 and Gardner LaMotte Marnie and Stephen McLaughlin Abigail and Sundip Murthy Allyson and Chris Pachios Jean and Craig Pincus Laura and Alfred Porterfield Elizabeth Dwyer Rice ’94 and Ethan Rice Stacey and David Seldin Sara and Joshua Slocum Beth and Ryan Smith Annica and Daniel van Starrenburg Dawanna and Raygo Veneable Amy and David Wolff

Overall Parent Participation 95% A New Record!

RCS alum and teacher Louisa Polos '01 with former RCS coach Richie Meyers

Alumni Donors Alumni gifts to the Annual Fund or to the Master Teaching Fund provide extraordinary opportunities for our teachers. Thank you for your support and for giving back to RCS. 1930s

1970s

Barbara Butler Lounsbery Bates ’39

Emily Wood Crofoot ’70 Peter Ehrlich, Jr. ’70 Anne Davidson Hardy ’70 Marjorie Bowers Renwick ’70 Katherine Pryor Burgeson ’71 Lucius Fowler ’71 Frederick Leonhardt ’71 Cynthia Branch Mas ’71 Anne Keesee Niemann ’71 Amanda North ’71 James Pierce, Jr. ’71 Margaret Green Wheeler '71 Stephen Wood ’71 Adelaide Herkert Harris ’72 John Montgomery ’72 Richard Prins ’72 Peter Wyman ’72 Jocelyn Low Miller ’73 Michael Wyman ’73 Susanne Beck ’74 Caren Glatt ’74 Robert Boyd ’75 Philip Ohler ’75 Deborah Coward Smicka ’75 Margaret Atkin ’76 Anders Crofoot ’76 Amy Parsons ’76 Cassandra Sperry Ordway ’77 Marlene Paltrow ’78 Storrs Lamb Cote ’79 Page Vincent ’79

1940s Katharine Smart Place ’42 Lawton Lamb ’46

1950s Linda Petrasch Denison ’50 James Righter ’50 Penelope Merrill Brouder ’51 Carla Paterno Darlington ’51 Barbara Robbins Anderson ’52 Eleanor Jones Panasevich ’56 Marilen Grosjean Tilt ’57 J. Adams, Jr. ’58 John Cobb ’58 Judith Thomas Naughton ’58 Seymour Preston, Jr. ’58 Rufus Botzow ’59 Thomas Smidt II ’59 Clare Springs ’59 Roger Vincent, Sr. ’59

1960s William Graustein ’60 Alexander Sanger ’61 Edwina Van Winkle Sperling ’61 Sallie Adams ’62 Suzanne Branch ’62 Victoria Cobb Mackintosh ’63 James Renwick ’63 Katherine Smith Overlock ’64 Deborah Diserens ’65 Cecily Fowler Grand ’65 Gloria Pinza, Esq. ’65 Jean Robertson, Ph.D. ’65 Stephen Ohler ’66 Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’66 Anne Sanger ’67 Thomas Keesee III ’68 Seth Cunningham ’69 Stanley Ross ’69 Timothy Schieffelin ’69

1980s Philip Lawrence ’80 Peter Boal ’81 Jeffrey Grandy ’81 Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81 Christie Densen Root ’81 Jacques Theriot ’82

Tracy Young ’82 Polly Linden ’83 Brian O’Callaghan ’83 Susan Eisenman ’84 William Meyer ’84 Rachel Cooke Mills ’84 Suzzara Chace Durocher ’85 Kyra Feldman ’85 Tamlyn Freund ’85 P. Thomson Haskell III ’86 James Baker ’87 Edward Haskell, Esq. ’87 Seth Cameron ’88 Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’88 Jamil Rich ’88

1990s Susan Bergson ’91 Peter Freund ’91 Richard Cahill ’92 Nancy Dwyer Eaves ’92 Alix Johnston LaMotte ’92 Peter Pell, Jr. ’92 Ellen Sluder ’92 Todd DeSimone ’93 Harry Grand ’93 Daniel Ryan ’93 Vanessa Seide ’93 Ridley Sperling ’93 Randy Hall ’94 Elizabeth Dwyer Rice ’94 Christopher Wirth ’94 Gifford Foley ’95 Benjamin Ginnel ’95 Emily Keiter Bowler ’96 Eliza O’Neill Sommerville ’96 Samuel Goodhue ’97 Tristan Perich ’97 Elizabeth Robinson ’97 Mary Boies ’98

Alexander Jaffe ’98 Gustave Levy ’98 Jesse Libby ’98 Peter Scala ’98 Marissa Schaevitz Levey ’99 Heather Willensky ’99

2000s Kate Lovejoy Anderson ’00 Theresa Adamski ’01 Sarah Carnabuci ’01 Paige MacDonald Clarke ’01 Kate Jaffe Dorsch ’01 Priya Katari ’01 Sydney Mas ’07 Louisa Polos ’01 Kathryn Sorte ’01 Nicholas Viglione ’02 Max Jaffe ’03 Thomas Polos ’03 Bailey Eisen ’04 Peter Hall-Risko ’04 Forrest Mas ’04 Elsie Swank ’04 Kristina Bianco ’05 Christina Giordano ’06 Christina Proctor ’06 Kathryn Cordiano ’07 Elizabeth Walker ’07 Amanda Weld ’07 Sarah Burdick ’08 Alexander Giordano ’08 Rachel Kanegis ’08 Collin Proctor ’08 Hope Walker ’08 George Harrington II ’09 Sarah Strong ’09 William Vallar ’09

2010s Reginald Beakes ’10

Annual Report of Donors

Madeleine Bricken ’10 Colby Burdick ’10 Hannah Danziger ’10 Treat Hardy ’10 Gabriel Hernandez ’10 Adele Lawrence ’10 Benjamin Spain ’10 Nicholas Asaro ’11 Emma Boyd ’11 Jared Dauman ’11 Arianna Gelwicks ’11 Sebastian Grunebaum ’11 Serena Hernandez ’12 Jordan Kanegis ’11 Vincent Sottile, Jr. ’11 Katherine Tobeason ’11 Douglas Vallar ’11 Sophie Boyd ’12 Jessica Cordiano ’12 Nicolas Gault ’12 Peter Giordano ’12 Annabel Grunebaum ’12 Liesl Hennig ’12 William Maerov ’12 Elizabeth Tobeason ’12 Aaron Casella ’13 Samantha Danziger ’13 Natalie Harrington ’13 John Kilgallon ’13 Stefan Spain ’13 Frederic Vallar ’13 Theo Bartlett ’14 Hannah Burdick ’14 Kendall Burdick ’14 Lily Fauver ’14 Charlotte Grunebaum ’14 Emily Guzzardi ’14 Philip Lawrence, Jr. ’14

Red-Blue Alumni Challenge Third year for the Red-Blue Alumni Challenge and the first win by the Blue Team! Congratulations Blues and a shout out to all for your wonderful Red-Blue spirit!

Red Team Barbara Robbins Anderson ’52 Kate Lovejoy Anderson ’00 James Baker ’87 Theo Bartlett ’14 Susanne Beck ’74 Susan Bergson ’91 Kristina Bianco ’05 Peter Boal ’81 Mary Boies ’98 Rufus Botzow ’59 Emily Keiter Bowler ’96 Madeleine Bricken ’10 Katherine Pryor Burgeson ’71 Sarah Carnabuci ’01 Aaron Casella ’13 Kathryn Cordiano ’07 Jessica Cordiano ’12 Seth Cunningham ’69 Carla Paterno Darlington ’51 Jared Dauman ’11 Linda Petrasch Denison ’50 Todd DeSimone ’93 Deborah Diserens ’65 Suzzara Chace Durocher ’85 Bailey Eisen ’04 Kyra Feldman ’85 Lucius Fowler ’71 Tamlyn Freund ’85 Peter Freund ’91 Nicolas Gault ’12 Benjamin Ginnel ’95 Harry Grand ’93 Cecily Fowler Grand ’65 William Graustein ’60 Annabel Grunebaum ’12 Charlotte Grunebaum ’14 Sebastian Grunebaum ’11 Emily Guzzardi ’14 Peter Hall-Risko ’04 Natalie Harrington ’13 George Harrington ’09 Adelaide Herkert Harris ’72 P. Thomson Haskell ’86 Edward Haskell ’87 Liesl Hennig ’12 Alexander Jaffe ’98 Priya Katari ’01 Alix Johnston LaMotte ’92

Frederick Leonhardt ’71 Marissa Schaevitz Levey ’99 Gustave Levy ’98 Jesse Libby ’98 William Maerov ’12 William Meyer ’84 Danielle Michaan ’98 Jocelyn Low Miller ’73 Rachel Cooke Mills ’84 Anne Keesee Niemann ’71 Brian O’Callaghan ’83 Philip Ohler ’75 Stephen Ohler ’66 Cassandra Sperry Ordway ’77 Eleanor Jones Panasevich ’56 Amy Parsons ’76 Peter Pell ’92 James Pierce ’71 Katharine Smart Place ’42 Thomas Polos ’03 Louisa Polos ’01 Richard Prins ’72 Collin Proctor ’08 Christina Proctor ’06 Timothy Schieffelin ’69 Vanessa Seide ’93 Kathryn Sorte ’01 Vincent Sottile ’11 Stefan Spain ’13 Benjamin Spain ’10 Marilen Grosjean Tilt ’57 Katherine Tobeason ’11 Elizabeth Tobeason ’12 Nicholas Viglione ’02 Roger Vincent ’59 Michael Wyman ’73 Peter Wyman ’72 Tracy Young ’82

Blue Team Theresa Adamski ’01 Nicholas Asaro ’11 Reginald Beakes ’10 Robert Boyd ’75 Emma Boyd ’11 Sophie Boyd ’12 Suzanne Branch ’62 Penelope Merrill Brouder ’51 Colby Burdick ’10

Hannah Burdick ’14 Kendall Burdick ’14 Sarah Burdick ’08 Richard Cahill ’92 Seth Cameron ’88 John Cobb ’58 Storrs Lamb Cote ’79 Anders Crofoot ’76 Emily Wood Crofoot ’70 Hannah Danziger ’10 Samantha Danziger ’13 Kate Jaffe Dorsch ’01 Nancy Dwyer Eaves ’92 Susan Eisenman ’84 Peter Ehrlich ’70 Lily Fauver ’14 Gifford Foley ’95 Arianna Gelwicks ’11 Caren Glatt ’74 Samuel Goodhue ’97 Jeffrey Grandy ’81 Randy Hall ’94 Anne Davidson Hardy ’70 Treat Hardy ’10 Gabriel Hernandez ’10 Serena Hernandez ’12 Daniel Hernandez ’15 Max Jaffe ’03 Jordan Kanegis ’11 Rachel Kanegis ’08 Thomas Keesee ’68 Jack Kilgallon ’13 Lawton Lamb ’46 Philip Lawrence ’80 Adele Lawrence ’10 Philip Lawrence ’14 Polly Linden ’83 Victoria Cobb Mackintosh ’63 Cynthia Branch Mas ’71 Forrest Mas ’04 Sydney Mas ’07 Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’88 Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81 John Montgomery ’72 Judith Thomas Naughton ’58 Amanda North ’71 Katherine Smith Overlock ’64 Marlene Paltrow ’78 Tristan Perich ’97 Gloria Pinza ’65 Seymour Preston ’58 Elizabeth Dwyer Rice ’94 Jamil Rich ’88 James Righter ’50

Jean Robertson ’65 Elizabeth Robinson ’97 Christie Densen Root ’81 Stanley Ross ’69 Daniel Ryan ’93 Alexander Sanger ’61 Anne Sanger ’67 Peter Scala ’98 Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’66 Ellen Sluder ’92 Deborah Coward Smicka ’75 Thomas Smidt ’59 Eliza O’Neill Sommerville ’96 Ridley Sperling ’93

Edwina Van Winkle Sperling ’61 Sarah Strong ’09 Elsie Swank ’04 Jacques Theriot ’82 Douglas Vallar ’11 Frederic Vallar ’13 William Vallar ’09 Page Vincent ’79 Hope Walker ’08 Elizabeth Walker ’07 Amanda Weld ’07 Heather Willensky ’99 Christopher Wirth ’94 Stephen Wood ’71

Parents of Alumni Donors Thank you to all our parents of alumni for your continued support of RCS. A special shout out to our Chair of Parent of Alumni giving, Patty Grunebaum! Elizabeth and Donald Andersen Gihan and Sameh Asaad Angela and Ron Asaro Carolyn and Steven Barg Mara and Danny Baror Jacqueline and Henry Bergson Ann and Douglass Bermingham Bernard and Barbara Berofsky Shirley A. Bianco Catherine and Willing Biddle Barbara and Robert Bluestone Stacey and Matthew Bronfman Penelope Merrill Brouder ’51 Gail and Caesar Bryan Mary and Frank Carnabuci Lyda and Francis Carroll Ann and Mark Casella Penny and Anthony Cataldo Shirley and Horace Caulkins IV Christine and Vincent Celenza Lissa and Robert Cherubini Mary and John Clarke Hilleary and James Coleman Sandra and William Cordiano Susie and Bob Danziger Dawn and Edward DeDomenico Diane and Mark Deitch Liz DellaVecchia Linda Petrasch Denison ’50 Diane LaPointe and Robert Dolan Cindy and Andrew Dwyer Mary Ann and Benedict Emanuele Christine and Herbert Foster III Susan and John Freund Mindy and Laurance Friedman Sheila Iris Gamradt Noelle and John Gault Tracey and Scott Gerber Page Vincent ’79 and Arthur Gosnell

Cecily Fowler Grand ’65 and Gordon Grand Sascha and Evan Greenberg Patricia and George Grunebaum John M. Ham II Anne Davidson Hardy ’70 and David Hardy Susan and Arthur John Heath Gail and Jay Higgins Verna and Robert Hopkins Phyllis Italiano and Stuart Wohl Laura and James Jaffe Barbara Jarvis Barbara and Charles Johnson, Jr. Nancy and Timothy Joyce Manju and Venkata Katari Mary Ellen and Mike Kober Karen and Gerald Koeppl Denise and Kenneth Kunhardt, Jr. Gail and Walter Laird Heather and Lawton Lamb ’46 Eileen Lambert and Gregory Bejarano Ellen and James Levenson Patricia and James Libby Lois and Kenneth Lippmann Barbara Butler Lounsbery Bates ’39 Cynthia Branch Mas ’71 and Paul Mas Jennifer and Ivan Mattei Worthington Mayo-Smith Wendy and Frederick McGaffey Elizabeth and Thomas Meyer Sheila and Henry Milliken, Jr. Kate and Christopher Morin Melissa and Christopher Morley Tina K. Morris Donald Mossman Elizabeth Mossman Leslie and John Needham Helen T. North Regina M. Occhigrossi Lynnie and Philip Ohler ’75

Marlene Paltrow ’78 Amy Parsons ’76 and Paul Bird Kathy and Chris Perry Susan and James Polos Amanda and Richard Riegel III Heidi and Richard Rieger Katherine Hall and Paul Risko Jane and George Rives Mary Ann and Christopher Robinson Ellen and Charles Rohrer Susan Rubin Winifred and Edward Seibert Karin and James Shiel Sloan and Hardwick Simmons Mary and John Sinnott Colleen and John Sorte Kathleen and Vincent Sottile Bill and Regina Spain Edwina Van Winkle Sperling ’61 Inge and Thomas Stephens Susan and Albert Stickney III Gail Stoddart Nancy and Roger Strong, Jr. Missy Swan Cassandra and Thomas Sweeney III Marilen Grosjean Tilt ’57 and Rodman Tilt, Jr. Carol and John Timmis Sonia and William Valentine Hatsy and Scott Vallar Nancy N. Vick Mary Brewer and Dan Viglione Nancy and Roger Vincent, Sr. ’59 Lesa and Ernest Vogliano Suzanne and William Wallace Phillis and John Warden Susan Weber Pauline L. H. Winans Frances and James Wood Lainie Zades and Michael LaVacca

Grandparent Donors

Annette and Frank Alessio Lorraine and Thomas Artabane, MD Ilene and Stan Barshay Sondra and Jack Berns Libby and Norman Brown Louise Bubb Delores and Vernon Burkes Debbie and Frank Cardile Maggie Carmichael Ineza and David Chikvashvili Barbara and Tom Cleveland Francis G. Coleman Eunice Cooke-Buckley Elida and Bernard Cylich Daphne and Patrick Daddino Aida and Jack Dadian Joan and Anthony Dans Harriet and Stephen Doniger Carola Durst Cindy and Andrew Dwyer Natalie and Elisha Dyer Hazel Eller Judith Falci Carole Fauth Stephanie and Lawrence Flinn, Jr. Susan and John Freund Robbin and Alexander Gaudieri Gail and S. Parker Gilbert Pat and Dick Gilligan Carol and Robert Gray Christine and Jesse Greene, Jr. Sandie and Robert Greene Louise Greenwald Therese Hodge Christopher Jeffries Diana and Lawrence Kahn Joan Kallman Margaret and Thomas Kanaley Patricia and Tim King Florence D. Kovensky Bonnie and Ben Krupinski

Fran L. Kupferman Heather and Lawton Lamb â&#x20AC;&#x2122;46 Lenore and Robert Lawner Margaret and Edward Laws William C. Lins Barbara Butler Lounsbery Bates â&#x20AC;&#x2122;39 Pauline and Arnold Maerov Ruth Manecke Catherine and George McClelland Sonia and Lloyd McFarlane Danne B. Munford Lois T. Murray Miffie and Seymour Nagorsky Mr. and Mrs. James Nespole Eda Newhouse Leslie Newman Carolynne and Blaine Papaccio Louise Pedretti Mary and Albert Popot

Paula and Joe Raboy Arlene and Gino Racanelli Barbara Riegel Deborah Robbins Edmund B. Ross, Jr. Wendy Sands Liliya and Yakov Sharova Ellen and Norman Sinel Mary and John Sinnott Kathie and Bruce Smith Patsy and Bill Smith Gail Stoddart Lynne Karen and John Stromquist Florence and Paul Sulkin Marjorie and Robert Taylor Betsy and Edward Tomlinson Samuel Uretsky Elizabeth Speegle Walker and John Walker Valrie and Crossley Williams

Faculty/Staff Donors They did it again! 100% participation for the third consecutive year! Lori Adelsberg Adrienne Adorno Lisa Adorno Tope Aiyegbo Evey Albert Bill Barrett Reggie Baxter Michael Beesley Diane Belkevich Jacqueline Bergson Cindy Berisic Amanda Bieglecki Linsey Bland Christine Boudreau Pamela Bowlus Michael Bowman Amanda Brandon Jon Bruno Betsy Carter Penny Cataldo Laura Chatzky Bobby Cherubini Ed Clarke Hilleary Coleman Katrina Conde Cheryl Cotters Cheryl Coyle Edlira Curis Kate Daly Heather DeBlasio Lisa DeGirolami John DellaVecchia Liz DellaVecchia Barbara DiVenuto

Harriet Doniger Aggy Duveen Charlie Duveen Larry Dwyer Kyle Eifert Brooks Eleck Susan Eng Sara Englis Mary-Jane Fallon Nancy Finch Michael Florio Elizabeth Foote Bill Fornara Kimberly Fox Charlene Foy Adam Frick Jeremy Gagner Carol Gahagan Jade Giorgi Amanda Goodman Mary Gutekunst Ashley Harrington Caroline Harris Tim Hart Patty Hughes Debbie Hurrell Barbara Jarvis Laura Jensen Babs Johnson Stephanie Kaplan Mike Kober Karen Koeppl Dottie Korovich Andy Kuhn

Vincent Kwarula Gail Laird Christine LaRegina Christina LaSorsa Claudine Lespes Heather Levinson Dick Lillis Carlos Londono Nathaniel Longo Ashley Maguire Julie Maika Sara Malekzadeh Sue Mathews Marian McEnroe Marnie McLaughlin Elizabeth Messinger Seth Michelson Emily Mitchell Tanis Moore Kate Morin Tom Morrissey Jana Murray Matthew Nespole Jay Oliver Hallie Perrelle Chris Perry Kathy Perry Jean Pincus Karina Pleitez Louisa Polos ’01 Julia Post Nicole Putorti Paul Ragonesi Amelia Reilly

Keith Robellard Rachel Rones Carol Rothstein Dane Sannicandro Nadine Schmidt Alison Seedorf Vivien Simpson Timothy Smee Beth Smith Ryan Smith Colleen Sorte Ridley Sperling ’93 Debe Stellio Amy Stern Laura Sullivan Missy Swan Barbara Sweeney Dan Tepper Leslie Thivierge Lou Tocco Monica Torres Dan Viglione Niko Viglione ’02 Page Vincent ’79 Wendy Weaver Kate Whipple Christine White Emily Willson Steve Willson Ray Zaccari Lainie Zades Nora Zahner

Honor Gifts Each year, a number of Annual Fund donations are given in honor of members of the RCS community. Below is a list of those who chose to make honorary gifts in 2013-14. Gifts in Honor of Current and Former Faculty and Staff Dawn and Corey Alpert Nicholas Asaro ’11 Susan and Sam Aybar Sonja and Jim Bartlett Theo Bartlett ’14 Luisa and Steven Bosson Katherine Pryor Burgeson ’71 Cassie Robbins and Thomas Clayton Jillian and Robert Cleveland Emily Wood Crofoot ’70 and Anders Crofoot ’76 Margaret and Michael Curry Daphne and Patrick Daddino Lia and Joe Del Toro Kate Jaffe Dorsch ’01 Nancy Dwyer Eaves ’92 and Joshua Eaves Jane and Brian Edwards Susan Eisenman Dale and Douglas Fauser Tracy and Scott Fauver Alicia Sands and Robert Fioretti Christine and Herbert Foster Michelle Fraser Jaclene and Benjamin Ginnel ’95 Mindy Nagorsky-Israel and Ronen Israel Max Jaffe ’03 Alison and James Kallman Madhavi and Reddy Kancharla Amanda and Jonathan Kass Nicole and Clifford Katz Lisa and Adam Kaufmann Shinyu Chen and Victor Ku

Amy and Adam Leibner Jennipher and Joseph Lombardo Jennifer and Ivan Madrid Marnie and Stephen McLaughlin Camille and Gary Mirkin Amanda North ’71 Suzanne and Clement Patti Nga and Mark Pedretti Laurie Lichtenstein and Alan Raboy Elizabeth Dwyer Rice ’94 and Ethan Rice Ondrea and Jason Schiciano Lisa and Keith Schuman Jennifer and Roger Schwartz Cathy Alessio and Rob Sisco Kathryn Sorte ’01 Kimberly and Douglas Speegle Edwina Van Winkle Sperling ’61 Heather and Michael Torkin Lisa and John Tretler Peter Wyman ’72

Gifts in Honor of Current and Former Students Sondra and Jack Berns Barbara and Robert Bluestone Louise Bubb Mary and John Clarke Eunice Cooke-Buckley Joan and Anthony Dans Mary Ann and Benedict Emanuele Mindy and Laurance Friedman Christine and Jesse Greene Jr. Florence D. Kovensky Paula and Joe Raboy

Arlene and Gino Racanelli Jane and George Rives Wendy Sands Daniel Snydacker Florence and Paul Sulkin

Other Honorary Gifts Bernard and Barbara Berofsky Seth Cunningham ’69 Sheila Iris Gamradt Louise Greenwald Miffie and Seymour Nagorsky Mary and Albert Popot Susan Rubin Ruth and Jerome Schneider Winifred and Edward Seibert

Other Donations Foundations & Corporations The Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation ACE Charitable Foundation Leslie and Benjamin Arnow Fund Walton E. Burdick and Mary T. Burdick Family Foundation The Frank Cardile, Jr. Revocable Trust G W Cadbury Charitable Trust Emwiga Foundation The Stephanie and Lawrence Flinn, Jr. Charitable Trust Giammalva Family Foundation, Inc. William and Jean Graustein Fund The Grunebaum Family Fund The Joyce Charitable Fund The Lindsay Foundation The Huether-McClelland Foundation, Inc. Christopher and Melissa Morley Private Family Foundation Newcomer Foundation Nushka Fund Nuveen Investments James O. Robbins Family Charitable Lead Annuity Trust The Selz Foundation, Inc. Patricia M. and H. William Smith Jr., Foundation Strong Foundation of New York The Thompson Family Foundation, Inc. Torkin-Susac Charitable Giving The Treetops Foundation Trout Walk Fund Mr. and Mrs. John L. Warden

Matching Gift Donors Black Rock BNPP GE Foundation Goldman, Sachs & Co. IBM Corporation MBIA Securities Corporation Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Morgan Stanley

Newedge USA, LLC Nuveen Investments PepsiCo Foundation Trinity Paper & Plastics Corporation UBS

Friends Elizabeth and Steve Bean Margot C. Bogert Tim Coffey Margaret Lampe James O. Robbins + Daniel Snydacker Julie Testwuide

Master Teaching Fund This fund was established by RCS Alumni, in 1992, to honor and support the legacy of RCS teachers by providing grants annually for every five-year milestone in their tenure. The MTF is administered by the RCS Alumni Association Board. A heartfelt thank you to the donors listed below for helping us realize the $100,000 MTF challenge during the 2013-14 academic year. Your generosity ensures that this fund may continue in perpetuity, in support of the teachers at RCS! Dawn and Corey Alpert Kate Lovejoy Anderson ’00 Leslie and Benjamin Arnow Margaret Atkin ’76 Lynne and Glenn Autorino Sonja and Jim Bartlett Susanne Beck ’74 Barbara and Robert Bluestone Emma Boyd ’11 Margot Boyd ’21 Katherine and Robert Boyd ’75 Sophie Boyd ’12 Penelope Merrill Brouder ’51 Katherine Pryor Burgeson ’71 Richard Cahill ’92

Kirtley and Seth Cameron ’88 Aaron Casella ’13 Ann and Mark Casella Cassie Robbins and Thomas Clayton Jessica Cordiano ’12 Kathryn Cordiano ’07 Sandra and William Cordiano Emily Wood Crofoot ’70 and Anders Crofoot ’76 Edlira and Robert Curis Margaret and Michael Curry Jennifer Daddino Hannah Danziger ’10 Samantha Danziger ’13 Susie and Bob Danziger Lia and Joe Del Toro Linda Petrasch Denison ’50 Todd DeSimone ’93 Diane LaPointe and Robert Dolan Kate Jaffe Dorsch ’01 Suzzara Chace Durocher ’85 Aggy and Charlie Duveen Cindy and Andrew Dwyer Nancy Dwyer Eaves ’92 and Joshua Eaves Bailey Eisen ’04 Susan Eisenman ’84 Dale and Douglas Fauser Mary and Peter Freund ’91 Susan Bergson ’91 and Adam Frick Mindy and Laurance Friedman Cecily Fowler Grand ’65 and Gordon Grand Harry Grand ’93 William Graustein ’60 Annabel Grunebaum ’12 Charlotte Grunebaum ’14 Sebastian Grunebaum ’11 Christy and Alec Guettel Emily Guzzardi ’14 Randy Hall ’94 and Timothy Hall Anne Davidson Hardy ’70 and David Hardy Ashley and Teddy Harrington Elizabeth Harrington ’16 George Harrington II ’09

85 Natalie Harrington ’13 Martha Griffin Hennig Alison and James Kallman Madhavi and Reddy Kancharla Priya Katari ’01 Caitlin Kaufmann ’22 Mary Ellen and Mike Kober Nicole and Stuart Kovensky Gustave Levy ’98 Victoria Cobb Mackintosh ’63 Deanna and Ian MacLean William Maerov ’12 Cynthia Branch Mas ’71 and Paul Mas Forrest Mas ’04 Sue and John Mathews Catherine and George McClelland Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’88 and Michael McGinnis Janet Angier and Michael McTigue Elizabeth and Thomas Meyer William Meyer ’84 Jocelyn Low Miller ’73 Sheila and Henry Milliken, Jr. Rachel Cooke Mills ’84 Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81 and Oscar Mockridge IV Jennifer and Matthew Nespole Amanda North ’71 Philip Ohler ’75 Stephen Ohler ’66 Catherine M. Palazzo Tristan Perich ’97 James Pierce, Jr. ’71 Laurie Lichtenstein and Alan Raboy Arlene and Gino Racanelli Elizabeth Dwyer Rice ’94 and Ethan Rice Rippowam Cisqua School– Parents Association Jean Robertson, Ph.D. ’65 Daniel Ryan ’93 Ondrea and Jason Schiciano Jennifer and Roger Schwartz Christine Sciacca Michael Sciacca Winifred and Edward Seibert Vanessa Seide ’93 Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’66 and Bernard Selz Sloan and Hardwick Simmons Cathy Alessio and Rob Sisco Ellen Sluder ’92 Deborah Coward Smicka ’75 Beth and Ryan Smith Benjamin Spain ’10 Stefan Spain ’13 Kimberly and Douglas Speegle Susan and Albert Stickney III Florence and Paul Sulkin Elsie Swank ’04 Marilen Grosjean Tilt ’57 and Rodman Tilt, Jr.

Douglas Vallar ’11 Frederic Vallar ’13 Hatsy Brown Vallar and Scott Vallar William Vallar ’09 Nancy and Roger Vincent, Sr. ’59 Christopher Wirth ’94 Frances and James Wood

The Stephen Sanger ’60 Memorial Fund This fund was established by the Sanger family, in memory of Stephen and in support of the Foundations of Education Lecture Series and the Stephen Sanger ’60 Memorial Lecture Program.

Classroom and Library Campaign Heather and Anthony Langham Lara and William McLanahan Stephanie Scarlata and Scott Widder

Gifts in Kind and A.P.P.L.E. Anne and Jacob Citrin Melissa and Gregory Fleming Leonora and Frank Gregory Patricia and George Grunebaum Kimberly and Andrew Handler Alison and James Kallman Christine Racanelli and Tim King Nicole and Stuart Kovensky Deanna and Ian MacLean Marni and William Schwartz Rhonda Smith Spevak Margaret Green Wheeler ’71 Slim Zouaoui

The Evan and Sascha Greenberg Family Scholarship Program Established more than fourteen years ago, the Evan and Sascha Greenberg Family Scholarship Program has provided meaningful financial support to more than a hundred families and students at Rippowam Cisqua School. Sascha and Evan Greenberg

Joe Potter Scholarship Fund This fund is an unrestricted resource, established in Joe’s name to honor his remarkable legacy of teaching at RCS and will provide scholarship support for deserving students and families, as determined by the School. Amanda and Mark Brandon Milagros Buddington Seth Cunningham ’69 Jennifer Daddino Ariane de Gunzburg Stefanie and Paul Feidelson Susan Bergson ’91 and Adam Frick Richard Gere Martha Griffin Hennig Carey Lowell Deanna and Ian MacLean William Maerov ’12 Janet Angier and Michael McTigue Elsie Swank ’04 Dan Tepper

J. Adams, Jr. ’58 Sallie Adams ’62 Margot C. Bogert Margaret Lampe Alexander Sanger ’61 Anne Sanger ’67 Clare Springs ’59

Former Faculty & Staff Donors Barbara Berofsky Penny Brouder ’51 Storrs Lamb Cote ’79 Susie Danziger Kate Dorsch ’01 Phyllis Italiano Jim Jaffe Eileen Lambert Nick Mendoza Henry Milliken Tina Morris Anne Niemann ’71 Helen North John Odden Cassy Ordway ’77 Catherine Palazzo Susan Polos Dennis Santucci Winnie Seibert Marilen Tilt ’57 Bill Valentine

Barbara Vincent Fund This fund was established in 1993 in honor of former RCS parent and Board of Trustees Chair, Barbara Vincent. Throughout her life, Barbara Vincent was a staunch advocate of independent schools and of independent school teachers. She was instrumental in creating the assistant teaching program at RCS. The Barbara M. Vincent Fund provides grants to current RCS assistant teachers to help fund their graduate studies in education. Winifred and Edward Seibert Page Vincent ’79 Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81

2013–14

Celestial Auction Celestial Underwriting and Raise the Paddle Alexandria and Michael Altman Leslie and Benjamin Arnow Lynne and Glenn Autorino Susan and Sam Aybar Cyndi and Farhood Azima Melissa and Scott Barshay Sonja and Jim Bartlett Elizabeth and Steve Bean Yasmeen and Ralph Bernstein Katherine and Robert Boyd ’75 Lisa Shrewsberry and Brian Braden Donna and Mark Brown, Jr. Holly and Scott Brown, Jr. Whitney and Lee Brown Robin and Charles Buckley Linda and Paul Burke Kirtley and Seth Cameron ’88 Susan Lee and Gustav Carlson Patricia and Edmund Carpenter, Jr. Laurie and Robert Casper Anne and Jacob Citrin Cassie Robbins and Thomas Clayton Michele D’Avolio and Michael Cohen Annmarie and Raymond Conta Linda and Cliff Corso Storrs Lamb Cote ’79 Marla Dans Margaret and Michael Curry Lia and Joe Del Toro Ashley and James Diamond Karen and William Doniger Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas Nancy Dwyer Eaves ’92 and Joshua Eaves Mary and Timothy Evnin Sandra and Robert Faitell Tina and Raymond Falci Tracy and Scott Fauver

Ewa and Miroslaw Fec Stefanie and Paul Feidelson Marian and David Fife Alicia Sands and Robert Fioretti Melissa and Gregory Fleming Heather Clay and Nick Frelinghuysen Mary and Peter Freund ’91 Susan and John Freund Melinda and Scott Ganeles Sandra and Mario Garland Richard Gere Christina and Anthony Giammalva Carolyn and Parker Gilbert, Jr. Susanna and Anthony Giordano Polly and Charles Goldman Paige Vincent ’79 and Arthur Gosnell Leonora and Frank Gregory Stephania and Ronald Greve Caroline and David Grubb Patricia and George Grunebaum Christy and Alec Guettel Angela and Stephen Hackett Randy Hall ’94 and Timothy Hall Kimberly and Andrew Handler Laura and Benjamin Harris Amy Golub Hayes and William Hayes, Jr. Martha Griffin Hennig Claire and Nicholas Herne Mindy Nagorsky-Israel and Ronen Israel Alison and James Kallman Michele and Robert Karen Elizabeth and John Kilgallon Christine Racanelli and Tim King Diana and Loring Knoblauch, Jr. Nicole and Stuart Kovensky Kimberly and Alexander Krolick Deon and Vincent Kwarula Heather and Anthony Langham Anna and Thomas Lee

Amy and Adam Leibner Angelina and Monte Lipman Loriann and Timothy Low Carey Lowell Dottie and Craig Mattison Sophia and Dwayne McCallum Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’88 and Michael McGinnis Lara and William McLanahan Kim and Gary Mirkin Caroline Vincent Mockridge ’81 and Oscar Mockridge IV Shirar and Richard Mugler III Lisa and Mounir Nahas Carol Lee and James Nespole Jennifer and Matthew Nespole Samantha and Bryce O’Brien Suzanne and Brian O'Callaghan ’83 Allyson and Chris Pachios Michael Palmeri Nga and Mark Pedretti Veronique and Robert Pittman Lucia Pons-Beltsyk Natalie and Whit Rawlinson Natasha and Jorge Restrepo Elizabeth Dwyer Rice ’94 and Ethan Rice Rania Rifai-Loewenberg Deborah and John Ross Amanda and David Russekoff Stacey and Marc Saiontz Douglas E. Schimmel Michele Cestari Schimmel Carolyn and Kenneth Shea Marcy and Joshua Sinel Cathy Alessio and Rob Sisco Sara and Joshua Slocum Stephanie and John Small Beth and Ryan Smith Karina and Jorge Solares

Kimberly and Douglas Speegle Carolyn and James Spencer Allison and Kevin Stahl Taylor and Aaron Taylor Julie Testwuide Kristine Cerchiara and Constantin Trantzas Christina and Don Truesdale Annica and Daniel van Starrenburg Monique and Paul Varsames Laura and Robert Villani Talene and Julian White Cecilia and Ira Wolfson Jennifer and Gordon Ziegler III Mary and Slim Zouaoui

Celestial Volunteers Co-Chairs Whitney Brown Carolyn Gilbert Suzanne O’Callaghan

Auction Office Mario Garland Leonora Gregory Angela Hackett Debbie Heine

Grade Tribute Pages Julie Cooper Storrs Lamb Cote ’79 Claire Irving Sally Kesh Diana Knoblauch

Advertising Michelle Holmes Nga Pedretti

Special Projects Leslie Arnow Jen Bye Danielle Cylich Marla Dans Tatiana Darmanovic Sandy Faitell Tamara Gross Claire Herne Sophie Kernan Elizabeth Kilgallon Jennifer Nespole Felicia Peterson Natasha Restrepo Amy Wolff

Celebration

Catering

Tracey Barrios Sonja Bartlett Marla Dans Sarah Ekperigin Tracy Fauver Melissa Fleming Inness Hancock Kim Handler Laura Harris Beth Harvey Amy Hayes Michelle Hodge Amy Kass Sally Kesh Diana Knoblauch Kellie LaKamp Deanna MacLean Marisa Marlin Courtney McGinnis ’88 Payson Murray Sam O’Brien Stacey Saiontz Chris Sciacca Brenda Seller Jill Slansky Christina Truesdale Dawanna Veneable Cecilia Wolfson

Sonnier & Castle Melissa Fleming Nga Pedretti

Grade Liaisons Melissa Barshay Lia Del Toro Tracy Fauver Kim Handler Laura Harris Debbie Heine Michelle Hodge Lisa Nahas Claudia Neary Cassie Robbins Alicia Sands Dawanna Veneable

Bulletin Boards Cyndi Azima Anne Citrin

Copywriting Heather Clay Nancy Eaves Jennifer Nespole Ginny Tobeason

Event Production Rob Sisco

Faculty Coordinators Brooks Eleck Beth Smith

Event Design Tricia Swift TANGRAM

Photography Rhonda Spevak Tim Coffey Nellie Gilligan Angela Hackett Randy Hall ’94 Amy Hayes Pam Lawson Caroline Mockridge ’81 Payson Murray Jennifer Nespole Allyson Pachios Alicia Sands Loren Teolis

Graphic & Logo Design Allison Ryan

Raffle Magda Pauley

Printing

Donations

Ed Furci Printech

Cyndi Azima Anne Citrin Heather Durst Anna Lee Lori Sherman Ginny Tobeason

2013–14

Parents Association Volunteers Katie Boyd, Chair Julie Cooper, Vice Chair JPK-K Polly Goldman, Vice Chair 1st & 2nd Amy Golub-Hayes, Vice Chair 3rd & 4th Karen McFarlane, Vice Chair 5th & 6th Beth Schreiber, Vice Chair 7th–9th Whitney Brown, Communications Chair Carolyn Gilbert, Treasurer Christy Guettel, Teacher Appreciation Pam Lawson, Parent Connection Chair

Holiday Gourmet & Gift Sale Pam Lawson Karen McFarlane Talene White

Grade 2 Tracey Barrios Michelle Holmes Claudia Neary

Parent Connection Pam Lawson

Grade 3 Alicia Sands Christine Sciacca Jennifer Ziegler

RCS Celestial Auction Whitney Brown Carolyn Gilbert Suzanne O’Callaghan

Committee Heads A.P.P.L.E. Christy Guettel Book Fairs Lower Campus: Terry Gottlieb & Pam Lawson Upper Campus: Jennifer Nespole Candy Houses Beth Schreiber

School Garden Anna Lee Jodie Boies School Photographs Lower Campus: Polly Goldman Upper Campus: Ginny Tobeason Walk to Cisqua Jennifer Nespole

Class Representatives Faculty Appreciation Committee Christy Guettel Faculty & Staff Appreciation Luncheon Lower Campus: Claire Herne & Mindy Nagorsky-Israel Upper Campus: Melissa Barshay & Laurie Casper

JPK Mindy Nagorsky-Israel Dawanna Veneable SPK Leslie Arnow Nellie Gilligan

Gift Wrap Sale Lower Campus: Julie Cooper Upper Campus: Magda Pauley

Kindergarten Anne Citrin Allyson Pachios Stacey Saiontz

Grandparents Day Lower Campus: Amy Golub-Hayes & Suzanne O’Callaghan Upper Campus: Beth Schreiber

Grade 1 Sally Kesh Deb Ross Allison Stahl

Grade 4 Mario Garland Suzanne O’Callaghan Heather Susac Grade 5 Michelle Hodge Victoria Kychenthal Jen Rybalov Grade 6 Angie Hackett Sam O’Brien Marcy Sinel Grade 7 Meg Burdick Annmarie Conta Suzanne Galli Grade 8 Holly Brown Marian Fife Diana Knoblauch Grade 9 Laurie Casper Melissa Fleming

A few of the many reasons to support

The RCS Annual Fund The Annual Fund is the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most critical ongoing fundraising activity. Like most independent schools, tuition revenues at RCS do not cover the entire cost of running the School. Tuition provides approximately 84% of the annual operating budget with the Annual Fund supplying 7%. The School relies on this source of income in order to meet the essential needs of students and faculty. This year, the difference between tuition revenues and total operating expenses amounts to approximately $6,150 per child. Our Annual Fund goal is 100% community participation. Each year, we achieve remarkable results, thanks to the incredible efforts of our volunteers and the generosity of our community. Please consider making a gift by filling out the enclosed pledge envelope or by visiting www.rcsny.org. If you have questions about the Annual Fund, please contact Edlira Curis at 914-244-1296 or edlira_curis@rcsny.org

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