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PHILIP’S EDUCATION P A R T N E R S

2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT C E L E B R A T I N G OVER 25 YEARS OF INNOVATION

T A B LE OF C ON T EN T S

MISSION

LETTER FROM THE CEO

OUR HISTORY

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LEVERAGING YOUR INVESTMENT

IMPACT: BY THE NUMBERS

ECOSPACES

ALUMNI

HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ANNUAL GIVING

ENDOWMENT

DEAN DILLARD ROBINSON SOCIETY

SPECIAL DEDICATION

Dedicated in memory of Andy Rhett, one of our 25 most influential, who passed away just before this Annual Report was published.

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OU R MIS S ION

YEARS OF INNOVATION PHILIP’S EDUCATION PARTNERS MISSION: To support the education and personal growth of underserved youth and their families by developing the intellectual depth, curiosity, and discerning values that promote healthy and productive lives, empowered to engage society and enhance the world.

INTENDED IMPACT STATEMENT: In alliance with community associates, we intend to annually equip 1,300 New Jersey students in prekindergarten through 8th grade with the academic skills, sound judgment and personal values to ensure a successful journey to college and entrance to competitive career opportunities through innovative charter schools that wholly nurture a child’s mind, health, heart, and drive. Our success will be measured by 90 percent of graduates attending high-quality secondary schools and 90 percent of our alumni matriculating to college.

Learn more by visiting our website at www.philipsed.org

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While our focus has always been on the future, it is important that we reflect on our history. Though we have come a very long way, let us also recall what got us where we are today: the dedication, sacrifice, optimism, faith, diligence, brilliance and unwavering determination of those who deeply believed in our mission and

LET T ER F R OM T HE C EO

DEAR FRIENDS

whose vision is reflected in this year’s annual report. We have a great deal to celebrate, but one of the most important things we can do as a community is honor our heritage, by bringing the lessons we have learned and the values we have developed with us into our bright future. It is with deep respect and a real sense of longing for “the good old days” that we present you with 25 special people, places and events that have made our history unique in the annals of elementary and middle school education. We are a motley crew with seemingly little in common except a passionate drive born of two irrefutable motivators: children and opportunity. We talk of love very openly, we shed tears of joy with pride and we believe we can accomplish what others refuse to consider. I have been so blessed to be surrounded by a group of people who never took “no” for an answer, never wavered in the face of adversity and did it all with smiles on their faces. Let’s march on! Sincerely,

Miguel J. Brito, CEO

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OU R HIS T OR Y

OUR HISTORY Past & Current

HEADS OF SCHOOL

Dr. Maureen Fonseca Miguel Brito

Past & Current

PRESIDENTS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EARLY

1980s

1988

1996

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2007

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2011

2013

A local philanthropist offers to provide full scholarships to St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire for two Newark students. Sadly, none were found to meet the school’s rigorous standards. Determined not to let such an opportunity pass Newark’s children again, Dean Dillard Robinson and members of his congregation at Trinity & St. Philip’s Cathedral founded St. Philip’s Academy to provide students with the academic skills necessary to thrive at elite secondary schools across the nation.

St. Philip’s Academy opens its doors with 10 firstgrade students under the tutelage of head of school, Dr. Maureen Fonseca. Each subsequent year, St. Philip’s adds a new grade.

St. Philip’s enrollment swells to more than 140 students in grades K-6. With support from the Victoria Foundation, St. Philip’s acquires a five-story former insurance office building in Newark’s downtown arts district.

St. Philip’s expands its program to eighth grade, as a ‘natural’ time for graduates to matriculate to top secondary schools. The first 8th grade graduates are accepted at top schools, such as Pingry in New Jersey, Cardigan Mountain in New Hampshire and St. Andrew’s in Delaware.

The baton of leadership passes to Miguel Brito as head of school. In his first year, donations increase to more than $1 million. Enrollment soars to 220 students.

St. Philip’s enrollment grows to more than 320 students, grades K-8, requiring more space for classrooms, labs, individualized instruction, whole school meetings and play areas both indoors and out. The remodeling of a former chocolate factory at 342 Central Avenue triples square footage to accommodate future programs and initiatives. The state-ofthe-art facility, designed to meet LEED silver certification, becomes the new home of St. Philip’s Academy.

EcoSPACES launches, connecting unique learning environments, including the Dining Hall, Rooftop Garden and Outdoor Field, to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead healthy lives.

EcoSPACES gains another learning environment with the addition of the Teaching Kitchen. Yet another stop in the closed foodloop cycle, the Teaching Kitchen provides an area for students to get hands-on experience with food and cooking, using produce harvested from the Rooftop Garden.

The Indoor Urban Farming Lab created by Aerofarms is added to the EcoSPACES program. With the guidance of an entrepreneurial group called EcoVeggies, students learn how to seed, grow and harvest greens in just 18 days without soil or sunlight. The greens are then incorporated into the school’s salad bar and made into specialty vinaigrettes.

With the help of generous donors, St. Philip’s extinguishes the remaining debt on 342 Central Avenue, allowing the school to focus on fundraising and expansion.

St. Philip’s Academy opens as Philip’s Academy Charter School, making history as the first independent school in New Jersey to convert to a charter school under a new state law. Philip’s Education Partners (PEP) is created as the “friends-of” organization, fundraising for Philip’s Academy, Horizons Newark, and other summer programs. With plans to expand in the works, PEP acquires the 42,000-square-foot site of a pallet company across the street at 359 Central Avenue.

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Dean Dillard Robinson Dr. Allan Strand Nathan McBean Eleanor Diemar David Farrand Gerald Harvey Laurie Brooks

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TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS THAT HAVE INSPIRED AND NURTURED THE GROWTH OF ST. PHILIP’S ACADEMY, NOW PHILIP’S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.

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THE FOUNDERS (TRINITY & ST. PHILIP’S CATHEDRAL & ITS CONGREGATION, DEAN DILLARD ROBINSON, DR. ALLAN STRAND & DOT GOULD)

Written by Missy Partridge About the author: Missy Partridge is both a current and former member of the board of trustees. She joined the board in the early days of St. Philip’s Academy and recently returned during the school's conversion to a charter. For more about Missy, See page 17.

Dean Dillard Robinson of Trinity and St. Philip’s Cathedral had always been a persistent dreamer about starting a school to educate students from Newark more effectively. The Dean felt that “the quality of life in this city or any city is influenced by the educational options.” The Dean formed a small advisory group who agreed with his idea. The committee was chosen from parish churches around Newark and outside the city and included Dot Gould, a veteran of the Newark school system and Eleanor Diemar, who with five children of her own, knew the value of a solid educational foundation. Rev. James Snodgrass and a professor at Columbia Teacher’s College also met frequently with the Dean. These dreamers provided the board’s impetus for the writing of a feasibility study written by Victor Young, the founding director of a program on urban education at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, who was beginning his doctorate at the Harvard School of Education. The Dean appointed a board of trustees – himself as President, Dr. Allan Strand as Vice President, Otelia Daring as treasurer, and Alvin Morris as secretary; and also Audrey Davidson, Victor Young, Trish Morris, Rev. Michael DuPlessis, Rev. Cyprian Fields, Christine Vogel, Dr. James L. Jenkins, Rt. Rev. John Spong, and both John Buxton and the Rector, Rev. Kelly Clark of St. Paul’s School in NH – all of whom voted to incorporate the school in March of 1987 and open it as St. Philip’s Academy in September of 1988. We celebrate the dreamers and founders for debating values, curriculum, ages, size and location; for giving their time, creative talent, generous treasure and boundless energy to our beginning, and for laying the groundwork for our

Thank you to Brooke Goode for her historical contributions.

school, our students and our continuing bright future.

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“THE PIONEERS” FIRST CLASS O F 10 A T 2 PARK PLACE

Written by Dr. Maureen Fonseca About the author: Maureen Fonseca was St. Philip’s Academy’s first head of school, or headmistress. She served in that role until 2000. For more about Maureen, see page 12.

It was already May when I began recruiting students in 1988 for St. Philip’s Academy’s inaugural first grade at 2 Park Place in Newark. We created a simple one-page flyer announcing the unique mission of the school and sent out press releases. I went to visit nearby churches and day care centers to talk about the philosophy of the school. We believed that every child could succeed. This belief, together with our mission to prepare our students

DR. MAUREEN FONSECA

for competitive independent schools, may have helped parents, many of them single mothers or grandmothers,

Written by Dina Runcie

to take the leap of faith and dare to hope for something

Dina Runcie sat on St. Philip’s Academy Board of Trustees from 1997-2003. She recently became reinvolved with the school during

better for their families.

the charter school conversion process and joined Philip’s Academy’s founding board in 2013. Dina then became the Director of Institutional Advancement in 2014, leading development and the strategic planning process.

I remember the first student who came to us, Jami Jackson. She had not had a good experience in school and had trouble learning but was bright and beautiful.

Dr. Maureen Fonseca served as the founding head of school of St. Philip’s Academy for the school’s first 12 years.

She looked at me after the interview and asked me, “Do

Maureen’s dream had always been to start a school that reflected the values and high expectations of the schools she

you love me?” and I assured her that I already did. She

had attended in Guyana.

excelled at St. Philip’s and was a top student.

In 1988, St. Philip’s opened its doors on a shoestring budget of $89,000, with just three employees, 10 first graders

There was a joyfulness and excitement that

and no computer. With a founder’s zeal and resolve, Maureen did everything from developing the multicultural

surrounded the start of the school that became part of

curriculum, managing all school operations and processing payroll by hand to vacuuming the floor, shoveling snow,

its ongoing ethos. We offered a rich and challenging

recruiting new students and volunteers and writing the school song, even as she spoke tirelessly to weekend church

academic program. In addition to the regular curriculum,

congregations to raise funds and support for her growing school. By 2000, St. Philip’s had grown to 220 students in

I taught French and Russian and the Rev. Sabune

Kindergarten-8th grade, and its budget had blossomed to $1.7 million.

volunteered to teach Swahili. In that first year, we did a

Philip’s Academy’s caring and innovative culture was established early on by Maureen. To give her teachers

fundraising brunch for the school, and our little pioneers

breaks during the school day so they could plan and grade their students’ work, Maureen taught French and Russian

won the hearts of the guests with their songs in multiple

language classes to the children. To develop students’ love and responsibility for each other and a desire to give back,

languages. They were happy at school and loved the

Maureen began the tradition of public service projects beyond St. Philip’s walls. Living the school’s motto, “Serviam

opportunities to do field trips: to the United Nations, to

Excelsior,” young students would travel to local hospitals and nursing homes to brighten the spirits of the patients

the Newark Museum, and to other “country day schools”

and residents, singing to them and offering handmade cards and gifts. Maureen started a multicultural celebration

in the suburbs. They were eager to learn and rose to the

each December, when children sang holiday songs in various foreign languages in the beautiful Cathedral of Trinity

high expectations we had of them, both academically and

and St. Philip’s; “Multicultural Night,” now at Philip’s Academy, continues to this day.

socially. I always saw our students as future ambassadors

Since leaving St. Philip’s in 2000, Maureen has served as the head of school of The Master’s School in Dobbs Ferry, NY.

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of Newark and central to its renaissance.

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Written by Miguel J. Brito

ELEANOR DIEMAR Written by Dina Runcie

There is no question: we would not be where we are today without the significant generosity and support of these two organizations, both of which have been with us

ANDY RHETT

from the beginning and stand by us now. Their financial

Written by Miguel J. Brito

build capacities to grow and prosper. Both organizations have enabled our ability to build infrastructure and accumulate knowledge, which together have allowed us

of the school’s “friends-of” organization, Philip’s

to mature to the point we have something important to

Education Partners. Learn more about him on

offer the world. Indeed, each has inspired in us the ability

page 25.

and courage to share what we’ve learned from them,

taught their five children the importance of giving back and provided them with many opportunities to do so. Twenty-

He had grown up as Dot Gould’s “adopted”

six years ago, while the Diemar family was helping distribute Thanksgiving turkeys in Newark, Bob and Eleanor met

son and was one of the most gentle human

Dean Dillard Robinson. This encounter transformed the life and growth of St. Philip’s.

beings God had created. For over 10 years,

Eleanor became a founding Trustee of St. Philip’s in 1988 and served as the Board President from 1994 to 2002.

Andy arrived at 18 Washington Place every

Eleanor’s dream was to help create a country day school in the heart of Newark with the same high expectations,

morning with his soft voice and deep love of

strong values and rigorous academic programs that her children had benefitted from at the suburban schools they

children. He had no official capacity at the

attended. Eleanor marshalled incredible resources to help instill a deep sense of self and confidence within each

school, but Andy meticulously cleaned the

student, building a foundation that taught them values such as persistence and resilience against all odds. Eleanor

building each day and repaired anything that

provided students with mentors who had succeeded in various fields and launched the annual Role Model Breakfast,

was not working. He would on each day arrive

honoring local role models from minority communities.

in my office and offer to share his lunch with

In 1995, Eleanor’s creative and entrepreneurial spirit led her to become the visionary and architect behind the

me. His only compensation was the love from

Renaissance Ball fundraiser. Named to signify the importance of education in the renaissance of Newark, the ball

the children and the respect of the faculty.

flourished, becoming St. Philip’s largest fundraiser and friendraiser for a decade. Eleanor’s five children served on

One of the true pioneers in the Philip’s

the ball’s junior committee, engaging the next generation of volunteers and contributors for our school. Eleanor also

Academy story, Andy symbolizes the tireless

kept Bob busy; he chaired the endowment committee, raising funds for St. Philip’s first endowment and co-chaired

dedication and total commitment that lifted

the school’s first capital campaign.

a wonderful idea into real prominence. His is

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willingness to extend their wise counsel, helping us to

CEO of Philip’s Academy and executive director

Most of us knew him only as “Andy.”

transformative gift in my life.

investment in our school has been matched only by their

About the author: Miguel J. Brito is currently the

Eleanor Diemar and her family prove the old saying, “Volunteering runs in families.” Eleanor and Bob Diemar

Eleanor brought in new Trustees to St. Philip’s, such as myself. I will be forever grateful to Eleanor for this

VICTORIA FOUNDATION & TURRELL FUND

thereby multiplying their investment in us.

the spirit that made Philip’s Academy a place like no other.

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TOM HOOPER Written by Miguel J. Brito

Tom served as St. Philip’s Academy’s

first

director

development, elevating the art of

fundraising to a level that made all that we have before us now possible. Tom’s love of children and his dedication to the mission of the school are contagious and inspiring. New friends and donors rallied to our side because they could believe in Tom’s unselfish and genuine commitment to do something that was both noble and honorable, two words that should forever be associated with Tom. Though Tom has never sought to earn the title, he is undoubtedly the most revered and loved person in the school’s history.

18 W A S H I N G T O N P L A C E Written by Jerri Drakes About the author: Jerri Drakes heads the technology department at Philip’s Academy. She is one of the longest-serving members of the faculty, having been in her role for more than 17 years. Jerri’s son Austin graduated from St. Philip’s Academy in 2004, South Kent School in Connecticut and Marist College.

My introduction to 18 Washington Place, our second school building, began when I

MISSY PARTRIDGE Written by David Farrand About the author: For more than six years, David Farrand served as the president of the St. Philip’s Academy Board of Trustees. He was instrumental in the process of acquiring and building the new school at 342 Central Avenue. Learn more about David on page 27.

Missy Partridge’s service as a trustee spans two distinct eras in the history of this incredible school.

Missy was an early trustee of St. Philip’s Academy during the days at 18 Washington Place and also during the subsequent move to 342 Central Avenue. Then she began her service again as a member of the board of Philip’s Education Partners after the school’s historic conversion to a charter.

accompanied my son to enroll in school as a second grader. Neither the building façade nor

Educated at Kent Place School, Vassar College and Wheelock College, Missy possesses a passion for

the interior resembled a normal school. It didn’t have a playground, a library, or a dining

the individual as well as the transforming societal importance of education. Missy returned to Kent Place

hall. The classrooms were small and congested. The hallways were narrow and the staircase,

School as the first alumna trustee, the first alumna board chair and then headed the alumnae section of

though it extended from the first through fourth floor, only permitted students to pass through

the development office. Following her distinguished father, Missy served on the board of trustees of

in a single line. Yet my son was excited about enrolling at St. Philip’s Academy. I couldn’t

Hamilton College, which named her a life trustee in 1994.

imagine for the life of me how scholars could emerge from these meager surroundings, or why teachers with impeccable credentials found it compelling and a privilege to be a part of the St.

She brings a finely developed sense of the big picture of not-for-profit governance along with a genuine concern for each student, teacher, administrator and fellow trustee.

Philip’s Academy family. My feelings of resistance and apprehension quickly faded after the

Missy, extremely generous in her own right, is very effective in the area of development for Philip’s

first few weeks as a St. Philip’s parent. I literally witnessed what many would consider ‘magic.’

Academy. She approaches this task from the standpoint of “friendraising” – convinced that fundraising

Anxious bright-eyed students entered 18 Washington Place, eager to follow in the footsteps

will follow as soon as the school’s story is told. Her support was instrumental in advancing the case and

of their 8th grade predecessors who were off to boarding schools located around the country.

funding for the school’s gorgeous new building. Most important, she is always able to frame an issue with

My son was no different. He quickly embraced the vision, and the magic began. The address

her real abiding concern: “It’s all about the children!”

18 Washington Place was not merely a destination but the beginning of a lifelong journey.

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GEORGE MULLEN AND THE HAWK WATCH TRIP

Written by Miguel J. Brito

George Mullen was that “gentleman” we imagine when we say the words, “honorable, cultured, courageous, ethical and wise.” He was instrumental in the development of these values at St. Philip’s Academy. George’s mere presence and soft-spoken but

THE PARENTS

Written by Patty Davis Adams About the author: Patty Davis Adams served as president of the Parent Organization at St. Philip’s Academy for five years. She is also the proud parent of three graduates; Isaiah ’02, who graduated from Howard University in 2010; Nile’03, who attended Morgan State University; and Jarrett ’06, who graduated from the University of Maryland-College Park in 2014.

incisive commentary helped our community define itself and move forward with excellence and confidence. George believed we had the opportunity to provide every child with a life that was equal to or greater than his own--no small accomplishment--and he pursued that goal with vigor.

to ensure the success of the school since its inception in 1988. Parents are an intricate part of school life. Individually, we serve

Though always modest and self-effacing, George had a tremendous gift for empowering and inspiring all the lives he touched.

as class parents, chaperones on class trips and coaches and mentors for sports and other after-school activities. As a P. O., we

Every September, in partnership with the New Jersey Audubon Society, George would take a group of students to the Montclair

host book fairs and fundraisers to benefit the school. Our president serves on the school’s board of trustees to share parents’

Hawk Watch, sharing with the children his personal passion for nature and wildlife. “We were so moved by the extraordinary

perspectives. We help the classroom teachers whenever we can and participate in Black History Month programs. We host Family

relationship between George and the students. Though the children were different each year, the bond he had with them seemed

Field Day, bringing the entire community together on the last day of school for a fun day of food, games and friendship.

to grow stronger,” noted one of the Audubon observers. George’s gentleness, his ability to listen and his unruffled joy in everything he did with students painted a portrait of happiness and thoughtfulness for each child to have and to hold.

Philip’s Academy parents are amazing! Collectively represented by the Parent Organization (P. O.), we have worked together

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As parents, it is an honor to work side-by-side with teachers and administrators for the success of our school and most important, our children.

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BETSY BUELL

Written by Catherine Buell About the author: Daughter-in-law to Betsy, Catherine Buell works as director of municipal bond underwriting for Bank of America. She’s been involved with Philip’s Academy’s Junior

THE KIRBY FAMILY

Written by Dina Runcie

Committee for over eight years, holding the position of chair for more than a year.

Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet, once wrote: “If books could have more, give more, be more, show more, they would still need readers who bring to them sound and

To understand the importance of the Kirby Family to Philip’s Academy’s growth and impact over the past 20 years, one

smell and light and all the rest that can’t be in books. The

need only tour the Karen M. and Jefferson W. Kirby Gymnasium at 342 Central Avenue. This gargantuan space, ringed with

book needs you.” And Betsy Buell was just what the

six basketball hoops and topped by a reinforced steel ceiling that supports the school’s beautiful rooftop garden, dwarfs the

students at St. Philip’s needed. Dubbed the “Library

casual visitor. The gymnasium has a 20-foot retractable screen and indoor performance stage with lighting, microphones and

Goddess” by students and teachers alike, Betsy breathed

curtains for sophisticated shows. A bay door opens at the rear of the stage to extend this space outdoors for lighted community

life into the hallways, classrooms, and of course, the

performances under the stars. There’s a fenced, exterior playing field with green artificial turf and an early-childhood playground;

library. Adorned with colorful glasses and whimsical

here, the entire school community can come together for games, sports or annual events such as Math Night or graduation.

pins, Betsy read to children of all ages and through

The partnership between the Kirby Family and St. Philip’s began in 1993 when Allan Strand, a St. Philip’s Academy founding

her love of reading taught students how to transport

trustee and board president, introduced Dillard, Karen and Jeff Kirby to the school. For the next 20 years, the Kirby family and

themselves into castles of yore, fly though space and

its philanthropy, the F.M. Kirby Foundation, would became a vital part of Philip’s Academy’s support base and growth. At 18

become major league baseball players.

Washington Place, for example, the Kirby family funded the Kirby Assembly Hall, a multipurpose room with space for assemblies,

Betsy brings a special energy and drive to everything

a stage, cafeteria and gymnasium. This space launched the tradition of the entire school coming together for communal meals and

she touches. Through her work as a trustee, a “Library

meetings. Jeff and Karen both served as trustees, and the Kirby family’s backing enabled the school to provide ever-expanding,

Goddess,” and an occasional Lego architect, she applied

flexible and multi-use learning environments for the school’s growing, innovative programs, such as EcoSpaces.

that same drive to the school. She holds a fervor and

Over time, the F.M. Kirby Foundation’s generosity and support for education has continued to allow Philip’s Academy to grow

dedication for the children of St. Philip’s that cannot

its physical capacity, so as to serve even-greater numbers of urban children and their families. The school’s solar panels and

be matched. It’s easy to say that you want to work with

monitors, which track energy use at 342 Central Avenue, are innovative components of the EcoSpaces program, also made possible

children. Yet Betsy didn’t just work with children; she

by the Kirbys. This wonderful partnership between Philip’s Academy and the Kirby family has increased Philip’s Academy’s reach

fought for them in the boardroom, campaigned on their

by enabling the school and its beneficiaries to seize new opportunities for educational excellence.

behalf by fundraising and made them feel special every minute she was in the building. It’s through people like Betsy that I see hope for the world. She has dedicated her life to making the world a better place for children--one story hour at a time.

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SERVING OVER 17 YEARS

THE TEACHERS AND STAFF Written by Sara Mosle

About the Author: Sara Mosle teaches writing and co-teaches the PBS Student Reporting Labs at Philip’s Academy Charter School. She occasionally writes for The New York Times, Slate.com and The Atlantic, among other publications.

A school is its people, and at Philip’s Academy, teachers are a close-knit and caring family united by a common mission: to serve the students whom they love as much as they would their own children. The school’s teachers offer inspired lessons and also a wealth of personal and professional expertise. A science teacher may also be a chef in the teaching kitchen or farmer in the garden. A technology teacher choreographs dance performances. A former executive helps students apply math skills to class-run businesses. Teachers offer after-school help; teach robotics, knitting and debate; serenade students with a voice like Sarah Vaughn’s, host the annual “Math Night” and “Digital Learning Day,” create weekly news broadcasts and get “Girls on the Run.” At Philip’s Academy, the adults join children around a communal table to dine, dare, dream and learn. JERRI DRAKES: Jerri heads the technology department and has been with the school for 17 years, teaching various courses over the years relating to technology, such as digital storytelling. She is also the proud mother of a St. Philip’s Academy graduate. TOWADA ITO: A favorite teacher to many of our students, Towada has been

SUSAN & CHARLES SNYDER

Written by Miguel J. Brito

teaching Math at Philip’s Academy for 17 years. She is also mother to two current students.

Every school should be so blessed to have such a profound and complete commitment from two such wonderful people. Their dedication to the children and to the mission of

VIVIANE GERSTZ: Viviane, or “V” as she is known around school, has been

the school has always been paramount, guiding their truly extraordinary generosity. Their

with the school for 17 years, most recently as lead teacher of the early childhood

leadership in every one of St. Philip’s capital campaigns, annual funds, capital projects,

development program.

subsidizing of secondary school tuition, establishment of the Family Support Fund and their generous financial contribution that allowed us to build and own 342 Central debt free, has

SCOTT NEWMAN: Scott has been with the school for more than seven years as a math teacher, CFO, COO, mentor, advisor, major donor and much more.

been the key to building the extraordinary community we have before us. Yet, their deepest love has always been for the children; they were always there “inperson,” whether visiting classrooms or accompanying the students on the secondary school

PETER ANDERSON: As the associate head of school for six years, Peter

placement trips. Anyone who has anything to do with the story of St. Philip’s Academy must

Anderson left his mark on the secondary school placement program. Peter

realize that without “The Snyders,” the story would be a very different one. Their unique and

helped to bring the program to a new level by forging relationships with new

extraordinary philanthropy is unparalleled in elementary and middle school history in this

schools and pushing students to reach their greatest potential.

nation.

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THE TRUSTEES Written by David Farrand

Since the founding of this incredible school, there has been one common attribute among the people who have served as trustees of St. Philip’s

Academy, now Philip’s Academy and Philip’s Education Parnters: their conviction that all children, no matter their financial condition, deserve an excellent, values-based education. Most independent and charter schools are led by parents and alumni who rise up to advance the institution to which they or their children are connected. Joining the head of school and the annually appointed Parents’ Organization president, the trustees have come as if called by a sense of social imperative. First, the board was largely composed of members of Newark’s Trinity and St. Philip’s Cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. In time, the membership expanded to other Episcopal congregations, as well as people of several cities and towns, many professions, corporations, foundations and other churches. Each trustee, in her or his time, has faced the same challenge: How to make this dream affordable; how to create the environment where a moral and rigorous education could be provided to the children of Newark and its environs. In the history of the school, there have been 102 trustees. They are all champions, generously working not for their own good, but for the common good.

Current and Former

TRUSTEES OF ST. PHILIP’S ACADEMY & PHILIP’S EDUCATION PARTNERS

Patricia D. Adams Edward P. Baird Valerie J. Baumann The Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith Barbara Bell-Coleman Grosvenor Blair William D. Birch Mitchell Boyarsky Miguel J. Brito John B. Brescher Laura Brooks Betsy P. Buell Robert E. Busch Fatima M. Calcado Peter G. Cheney John Chuback Thomas O. Clingan Joanne M. Conroy Eileen M. Core Paul A. Cote

Christine G. Cox The Rt. Rev. John Palmer Croneberger Otelia Daring Gary S. DeBode Eleanor G. Diemar Craig L. Drinkard William M. Duncan Debbie A. Ellison David Farber David C. Farrand Cynthia Fluder Dennis L. Frost Paul L. Gallis John C. Garde Alfred C. Gaymon Rosemary Geddie Dorothy M. Gould Baxter Graham Thomas G. Grenier Rolland P. Grote

Kate W. Hagen Adele Haley Nancy R. Hance John Hanly Gerald C. Harvey Ollie H. Hawkins David N. Hoadley Edith A. Hunt Gail G. Jacobus Rochelle A. Jones David B. Kelso Lisa H. Kender Karen M. Kirby Jefferson W. Kirby John J. Kowalik Elliott D. Lee Jonathan Mann Theresa H. Marshall Joan Mask Donal Mastrangelo Nathan D. McBean

Elizabeth R. McKay Kathleen McLean Patricia R. McLaughlin George J. Mullen Nel Noddings Beverly Oliphant Michael Pages Mary B. Partridge Benjamin W. Partridge Jennifer F. Pingeon Michael Poling Richard N. Purington John A. Raftery Rev. Dillard Robinson Daniel J. Rocha Jennifer Roudette Dina L. Runcie Anya Salama Robyn Sandberg A. Gary Shilling Margaret B. Shilling

Jeffrey W. Smith Susannah R. Smith Carmen J. Smith J. A. Smith The Rt. Rev. John S. Spong Dr. Allan E. Strand Susan H. Straten Genene T. Sullivan Donald G. Taylor William G. Therrien Patricia E. Thomas Saundra P. Thomas Tim Tiger Gale H. Varma Howard Vogel Phyllis von Stade Jody P. Wacker Ralph Walker Sally Walsh Rev. Sandye Wilson Victor Young

MIGUEL BRITO

Written by David Farrand

Miguel Brito came to St. Philip’s Academy as head of school and trustee in 2000, a vulnerable time in the school’s remarkable history. From a humble beginning in 1988 with 10 first grade students in borrowed space, the school then had 150 students in grades K-8 in a heavily mortgaged building. The experiment was working: our graduates were moving on to selective secondary schools and performing well. The challenge was to maintain that record, to expand the program to meet current educational standards, to grow our reach to more students and to develop the resources to make all that happen. Miguel’s vision and strength is rooted in his love of children, his love of education and his belief that the most crucial education years are the very early ones. He believes that, once firmly launched, a student is destined to succeed in secondary school, college and life in general. To meet all these challenges requires work on many levels at once. He is fond of saying, “This is like building the plane while we’re flying it!” He flies the plane smoothly and makes it increasingly better each year. Miguel’s firm hand was evident in the planning and design of the new building at 342 Central Avenue, in attracting and nurturing an excellent staff, in implementing innovations such as the technology component of the curriculum, the Healthy Lunch Program, EcoSPACES, expanded advisory services and the exciting summer programs, as well as leading an extraordinary development effort to fund all that makes the school so special. Further, when the time became right, he led St. Philip’s Academy in the historic transition from an independent school to a public charter school. Miguel’s calm demeanor and confidence reflect his core belief that “Love,” in Emerson’s words, “is the basis of state.” The result is that trustees, teachers and staff want to work with him, donors want to support him, parents want their children to be schooled by him, and the children experience a modern day hero.

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342 C E N T R A L AVENUE/ DAVID FARRAND

Written by Miguel J. Brito

The story of our new school building at 342 Central Avenue cannot be told without the story of an incredible man named David Farrand, and vice versa. A tireless champion of children, David Farrand’s 10 years as president of the board of trustees witnessed unprecedented growth for the school. The student population increased from 207 students to 346, and as David was fond of saying, “There is a train that is arriving at our station, and it has announced we will need a bigger place to house our children.” David led a mammoth undertaking to plan and build a new school that would speak to the world about excellence. After evaluating over 20 sites and $20 million later, the result is our pride and joy at 342 Central Avenue: a former chocolate factory with a modern glass atrium for an entryway, a gym and theater, a teaching kitchen, a rooftop garden, a media center and 21st-century learning lab,

stocked with the latest technology. Brightly colored hallways are dotted with casual sofa-style seating for student-and-teacher conferencing. So impressive was this site that a successful capital campaign launched its creation and a 20-year mortgage of $14 million was paid off in less than five years.

SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT TRIP

Written by Miguel J. Brito

When I lamented to Sue and Charlie Snyder that it was difficult for some of our parents to accept the idea of sending their children to boarding schools, they both responded almost in unison, “that is probably because they have no idea what they might be getting themselves into.” That conversation hatched the idea of a three-day trip for students and parents to visit boarding schools in the spring of the seventh grade. For over a decade, the Snyders have sponsored the trip, sometimes to New England, sometimes to the mid-Atlantic schools. The annual trip has given parents comfort and students motivation to take advantage of the thrilling opportunities available to them in the future.

19 HURRICANE KATRINA

Written by Miguel J. Brito

Little did we know it, this horrendous storm would be an important marker in our history. When I learned that an extended family displaced from the hurricane was living in a homeless shelter in Newark, I reached out and offered seats at St. Philip’s to the five children among them. Soon realizing there were 29 other members of the family, the school community mobilized an effort to resettle them in comfortable and stable living spaces with appropriate auxiliary services. The school was able not only to support them for 14 months, but also to raise money to rebuild their homes in New Orleans so they could return “home.” Realizing that emergencies can happen to almost any family at any time, a generous donor established the Family Support Fund that still exists today and has helped numerous families get through crises that might have otherwise been catastrophic.

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BILL BIRCH

Written by David Farrand

Bill Birch’s tenure as a trustee, first of St. Philip’s Academy and now of both Philip’s Academy Charter School and Philip’s Education Partners, has been marked by a courtly manner and a generous passion for providing opportunites for children to experience education beyond the classroom, regardless of their financial circumstance. Bill, raised in Boonton, NJ, graduated from Princeton University and received an MBA from the Columbia School of Business. He spent his entire career in the investment arena, including 20 years at Morgan Stanley, where he rose to managing director with capitalmarkets responsibility in both New York and Europe. He retired as president of Geometry Group, a New York asset-management organization. In addition to his generous financial support and his service as finance committee chair, Bill has sponsored several special events for students, including trips to Princeton basketball games, the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, as well as performances at Lincoln Center. Bill is tireless in his effort to bring the Philip’s Academy story to new people and new places. He is a most effective advocate for educational excellence as a passport to a fulfilling life.

E co S P A C E S

Written by Frank Mentesana

About the author: Frank Mentesana is the director of EcoSPACES at Philip’s Academy. He is the founding director of the program, which has been successfully running for five years. Frank comes from the world of food as a food stylist, writer, consultant and restaurateur.

About six years ago I met with Miguel Brito, head of an independent school that was small in size but already big in heart. He told me that he had recently been to more than one funeral of a mother of a student, passing too young. Miguel asked me what ideas I might have for combatting issues facing our school’s families and community, specifically high rates of heart disease and diabetes. Together, we dreamt up EcoSPACES, which started in the dining room, making our own food on site and asking our students to sit at round tables, to have responsibility for service and to eat family-style. Over the last few years our lunch program has blossomed, garnering national attention from media and renowned chefs. EcoSPACES as a whole has grown well beyond our dining hall and open kitchen. Our students all seem to have a favorite spot or ‘learning environment’ within EcoSPACES, from the tranquility of the rooftop garden to the bustle of the teaching kitchen. The program was made even more unique and robust with the introduction of the indoor AeroFarm and our newest addition, the EcoArts Studio, where students garner life skills necessary for success in the classroom and beyond. EcoSPACES has become much more than a program, it has truly become the heartbeat of our school, setting our students up for healthier lives and a better planet.

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THE ALUMNI Written by Sara Mosle

Simply put, our alumni are doing incredible work. When we receive updates, we are never surprised by the

remarkable accomplishments of our graduates. Here are a few whom we can never forget…

GREGORY GOOD Gregory Good, ’98, attended the Lawrenceville School and graduated from the University of Delaware. He worked for the late Congressman Donald Payne, whose district encompassed much of Newark, and has been a policy analyst to Newark’s Council President. He is currently the housing coordinator for the city of Newark. “I had the great opportunity to be involved in an experiment that sought to shatter the commonly held, and perhaps still held, belief that poor urban children cannot learn,” he says about St. Philip’s now. “On this, our 25th anniversary, I congratulate all those who have labored to reach this success.”

RACHEL CAMPBELL Rachel Campbell, ’01, attended St. Philip’s with three brothers, even as her mother worked at the school, which became, she says, “our home and extended family.” A Wight Foundation scholar, Campbell graduated from Blair Academy and Boston College, where she also earned a masters degree in social work. Athletic throughout her schooling, she strives to provide sports-based mentoring to minority youth and college athletes and is currently a student affairs assistant at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. “St. Philip’s set the bar...and was a shining light in our city.”

SADIQ LOCUS Sadiq Locus, ’07, is focused on becoming a neurosurgeon by age 27. Currently at Villanova University, he is a lab assistant and member of the Pre-Med Club. He’s participated in intramurals and campus organizations, including the Association for Change and Transformation, and is philanthropy chair of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. At Choate Rosemary Hall, Locus was captain of the varsity basketball team, which won a championship in 2011. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without the support I received from my teachers, friends, and St. Philip’s family.”

JUNIUS WILLIAMS Junius Williams, ’10, a freshman at Harvard, says, “The St. Philip’s years were the formative ones. Without them, I wouldn’t have even considered attending Andover, nor had the courage to do so.” At Andover, Williams was student council co-president, vice-president of the model UN, editor-in-chief of “Frontline,” a political magazine, and a Cum Laude Society member. He won numerous awards, including one for jazz and a study of American involvement in Angola. Williams aspires to a career in law, business and international diplomacy in Africa and the Middle East.

RIO DENNIS Rio Dennis, ’11, is a senior at the Taft School in Watertown, CT, where she has taken a variety of AP and other honors classes, including Physics, Spanish and Chemistry. She has played varsity basketball and participated in several student activities, including the Fellowship of Christians at Universities and Schools (FOCUS) and the Admissions and Volunteer Councils. “If you’re determined to go to a great school,” Dennis says, “Philip’s is there to help get you where you want to go.” Rio is currently working on re-establishing the Philip’s Academy Alumni Association.

SOPHIE SABIN A member of Philip’s Academy Charter School’s first graduating class of 2014, Jepthane “Sophie” Sabin won the Headmaster’s Award, exemplifying “the highest principles of scholarship, leadership, and justice.” Part of the school’s PBS Student Reporting Labs, she was named a national PBS “All-Star” and attended an all-expenses-paid PBS workshop this summer in Washington, D.C., where she toured the White House, interviewed Col. Steve Parker of the U.S. Army and met PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill. Sabin, now a freshman at Montclair Kimberley Academy, says, “If I can do this at 14, who knows what I can do when I grow older?”

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DONORS, FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATIONS This organization would not have had the strength and determination to reach such incredible heights without the unwavering

support of our friends in the corporate world, at foundations and among individual donors. More than 825 alumni and current students of Philip’s Academy thank you for believing in our dream and working alongside us to make it an ongoing reality.

CHARTER CONVERSION

Written by Sara Mosle

In 2012, Miguel Brito and the board of trustees saw a golden opportunity to expand the mission of St. Philip’s beyond its already elevated horizons and secure its financial future and impact for generations to come. Capitalizing on new state legislation, St. Philip’s became the first independent school statewide to apply successfully to become a public charter school. Philip’s Academy Charter School was the new name, but Mr. Brito and Dale Anglin, president of the charter school board, were forging the same proven path of educational excellence they always had. By eliminating the need for tuition and through a public-private partnership with Philip’s Education Partners, the school could now serve even greater numbers of the neediest children of Newark and its environs while still offering the same rigorous curriculum and unique programs and resources for which the school was already known.

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HOW WE LEVERAGE Y O U R I N V E S T M E N T

HOW WE LEVERAGE YOUR INVESTMENT

Why does Philip’s Academy still need private funding support now as a charter school? The school receives support from the government, which covers a basic educational program for each student…

$4.5 million = $11,000* per student

FROM: TRENTON TO: PHILIP’S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

HEALTHY LUNCH INITIATIVE

EcoSPACES

• Meals made on-site with healthy, whole, and when possible, local ingedients

• Support for: - Hands-on learning environments - Curriculum development - Healthy cooking and wellness workshops - Farm-to-table healthy lunch program

GROWTH

TECHNOLOGY • Support for: - Classroom & mobile learning environments - Virtual & interactive lessons - Interactive instructional tools

• Support for: - Pre-K - Additional Schools - Community Outreach - Summer Programs

...But Philip’s Academy prides itself on being anything but basic. Going above and beyond requires additonal support from private donations.

STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING SUPPORT

Additional

$6,000 = $2 million per student needed

*approximate

Here are a few examples of the special programs that Philip’s Academy offers and how private funding supports each program.

Maintenance of $22 Million facility featuring: • Rooftop Garden • Teaching Kitchen • Indoor Urban Farming Lab • 21st Century Learning Center • Media Center/Library • Kirby Gymnasium with radiant floor heating • Indoor/Outdoor Auditorium • Outdoor Turf Field and Playground

SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT • Overnight Visits to Boarding Schools • Secondary School Support Fund • Annual Placement Fair • Alumni Panel Discussions

IMPACT: BY THE NUMBERS

IMPACT: BY THE NUMBERS WHAT SETS US ABOVE AND BEYOND

10.4

Philip's Academy has no more than 21 students per classroom

On average, Philip's Academy teaching faculty have 10.4 years of total teaching experience

STUDENTS

YEARS IN OPERATION

In the past year, 95% of our students have stayed at Philip's Academy

In the past year, 96% of our teachers have stayed with Philip's Academy

FOR TUITION Philip's Academy costs $0 to attend

YEARS

The majority of our teaching faculty has been with Philip's Academy for at least 7 years

White/Caucasian

75%

Asian

Students From Newark, Irvington, & East Orange

Native American

86%

453

TEACHER RETENTION

Philip's Academy has been operating and educating students in Newark for 25 years

Over 1200 students on our wait list for less than 50 open seats.

STUDENT BODY

96%

STUDENT RETENTION

OPEN SEATS

372

Students in grades K-8

YEARS

95%

Latino

African American

Proud Alumni

WHAT ELSE MAKES US UNIQUE? TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL LITERACY Each classroom is equipped with a smartboard and state-of-the-art technology. Our state-of-the-art building hosts two computer labs, two mobile labs and an additional 195 chromebooks, Nooks and iPads. The 21st Century Learning Center has two video conferencing units, multiple SMARTboards, LCD Screens and an Epson Projector. The entire technology infrastructure is built into the curriculum.

FOCUS THESIS, 5 YEAR PROJECT Students at Philip’s Academy begin a self-chosen independent research project in third grade that culminates as a thesis in the 8th grade.

100%

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

100% of our alumni have graduated from high school

IMPACT

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT & MORAL EDUCATION “Love is the basis of state” at Philip’s Academy Charter School. We instill in our students the belief that how they live among one another is central to their success. By planting the seeds of knowledge and providing the interlocking trellis of education and character, our school will enable students to climb on their own to even-greater heights.

95%

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE

Accepte d

95% of our alumni have been accepted into 4-year colleges

SUMMER PROGRAMS Philip’s Academy hosts 3 summer programs for students, K-8. • i2CAMP is a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) based summer camp for Middle Schoolers with curriculum provided by over 200 world-class research organizations such as the American Museum of Natural History, Massachusetts Institute of Technlogoy and BOSE Electronics.

$600,000 OF AID AWARDED

This year, our students were awarded over $600,000 in independent school scholarships and financial aid

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• Camp EcoSPACES is a unique summer camp for K-5th graders that utilizes hands-on learning environments to expand upon core academics by exploring food, nutrition, gardening, movement, art and sustainability. • Horizons Newark is part of a national student enrichment program with a mission to combat summer learning loss for low-income public school students.

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Ec o S PA C ES

EcoSPACES

HEALTHY LUNCH PROGRAM All meals are cooked from scratch with unprocessed ingredients. Breads are made from whole grain flour. Salad dressings, spreads and ketchup are among our homemade condiments, created from scratch

EcoSPACES is a multidimensional co-curricular program designed to give students the tools to lead

with no fructose syrups or preservatives. The salad bar, provided daily,

healthy and environmentally productive lives in the 21st century. Utilizing unique learning environments,

each student has a responsibility ranging from setting the table to

we seek to inspire students to embrace the highest principles of environmental and nutritional stewardship. It is our goal that students will make informed decisions for living a life that benefits their bodies and our planet, while understanding the interconnectedness of all living things.

includes seed-to-table vegetables. With lunches served family-style, serving the food, a practice that instills a strong sense of community and interconnectedness.

INDOOR URBAN FARMING LAB With this unique aeroponic system created by AeroFarms, students learn how to seed, grow and harvest greens in just 18 days without soil

PSE&G ROOFTOP GARDEN & NATIONAL WILDLIFE CERTIFIED HABITAT In conjunction with the family-style lunch program, our students plant, cultivate, and harvest our rooftop garden. In addition, the outdoor learning center provides an engaging space for discussion and exploration of the environmental world, while insulating our gymnasium below and reducing the energy requirements for heating and cooling.

COMPOSTING At Philip’s Academy both traditional bin composting and vermicomposting (using worms to decompose) are practiced. Once the cycle is complete, students place this enriched soil back onto their garden beds providing nourishment to the soil.

TEACHING KITCHEN The Teaching Kitchen is an experimental and experiential learning classroom that focuses on the relationship between food and life. Students harvest ingredients from the Rooftop Garden to create healthy seed-to-table meals, while learning the chemistry of food and skills to make healthy alternatives to packaged and processed food.

KIRBY GYMNASIUM & OUTDOOR FIELD

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or sunlight. The greens are then incorporated into the salad bar and made into specialty vinaigrettes.

FARM STAND Once a week, student members of the Green Team man the Farm Stand located in the Main Lobby. In turn, it teaches students the skills needed to act as entrepreneurs and feel more connected to food while getting fresh food into the hands of our community.

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS In a city where bodegas and fast food restaurants outnumber farmers markets and grocery stores, we have made nutrition and

IN THE NEWS

wellness a top priority, educating not only the school community but

The EcoSPACES program has been featured on:

reaching out to the wider community of Newark as well. Throughout the year, we host a variety of workshops open to parents and community members that cover topics such as preparing healthy meals.

ECOARTS Learning and practicing crafts such as sewing, weaving, book arts, and paper cutting and folding introduces students to a form of problem solving. They learn to think things through, that struggling

Designed to support the Rooftop Garden, the 15,000 square

can lead to discovery and that there can be many ways to solve a

foot gymnasium and 4,500 square foot outdoor field rounds out the

problem. They emerge from the process more confident and self-

EcoSPACES program with a focus on physical activity through a

assured, having discovered that their hands and minds are more

holistic approach.

capable than they thought.

CNN: Anderson Cooper 360 CBS PBS ABC The New York Times

The program has been recognized by leaders in the food industry, such as: Chef Mario Batali Chef Jamie Oliver Chef Marcus Samuelsson

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ALUMNI With more than 490 alumni, we are working to engage all of our graduates.

Partner with us to help improve

ALUMNI EVENTS

education for urban children.

Alumni Panel:

VOLUNTEER • Work with 8th graders on mock interviews

For the past several years, the Alumni Panel has engaged the current students and their

• Read to the students

parents in the secondary school placement

• Work in the garden

process. The alumni serve as mentors to current

• Speak to the career paths class

students by sharing the lifestyle of boarding

• Teach a lesson in the teaching kitchen

and day schools, preparing them to leave home,

HOW C A N Y OU C ON T R IB U TE?

A LU MN I

HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?

DONATE

and getting them excited about the placement

• Funds to support students in Newark

process. Alumni from varying types of schools

• Appreciated stock

speak to students and their parents about their

• A product or service for the Dream Maker Gala auction

experiences and answer questions.

• A matching gift through your employer • An endowment contribution to help create a ‘legacy of giving’

Winter Alumni Reunion:

• A portion of your estate through your will and trusts

Alumni are welcomed back every winter

• Your time, through various volunteer opportunities

for an evening of catching up, socializing and renewing friendships. As they are welcomed

HOST, CONNECT, ATTEND

back to school, students are excited to see their

• Host a “friend-raiser” to introduce your friends to Philip’s Education

friends and favorite teachers.

Partners • Connect us to a new friend

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A SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL AC C E P TA N C E S F O R 8 T H G R A D E R S I N 2 01 4

Augustine College American University Boston College Colgate University Delaware State University Drexel University Fairleigh Dickinson University Harvard University Howard University Kean University Montclair State University University of Miami

Deerfield Academy (MA)

The Peddie School

The George School (PA)

Phillip’s Academy, Andover (MA)

The Hudson School

The Pingry School

The Hun School of Princeton

Portsmouth Abbey School (RI)

Kent Place School

Purnell School

Miss Hall’s School (MA)

Seton Hall Preparatory School

Miss Porter’s School (CT)

St. Benedict’s Preparatory School

Montclair Kimberley Academy

St. Timothy’s School (MD)

Morristown-Beard School

The Taft School (CT)

Newark Academy

Westover School (CT)

Oratory Prep

Wilbraham & Munson School (MA)

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• Attend the Dream Maker Gala (www.philipsed.org/DMG) • Call to arrange a private tour of the school, at your request

LET’S CHAT

To speak with a member of the Advancement Team, please contact us via e-mail at advancement@philipsed.org or call 973.624.1164

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$100

Musical Instruments for two classes

$300

Summer camp scholarship

$500

Virtual field trip for one class

Trustees

William D. Birch Mitchell Boyarsky Director of Employment & Labor Law, Gibbons PC Laurie Brooks, Chair Director, The Provident Bank

$1,000

Fatima Calcado Manager, Operational Assurance and Compliance, PSE&G

$1,500

John A. Chuback, MD President, Chuback Vein Center

Healthy lunch for one student for a year Educational field trip for one grade

$5,000

School supplies for one grade

$15,000

Fresh fruit for the entire school for one year

$20,000

Healthy lunch for 20 students for one year

Craig Drinkard President, Philip’s Academy Parent Organization Senior Program Officer, Victoria Foundation Debbie Ellison Administrative Coordinator, MHAEC St. Philip’s Academy Alumni Parent

David Farber Senior Vice President - Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch Baxter W. Graham

Michael Pages Private Wealth Advisor, J.P. Morgan Private Bank Mary B. Partridge Richard N. Purington Donald Taylor Chief Investment Officer- US Equity Value Group, Franklin Templeton Investments

David N. Hoadley David B. Kelso Kelso Advisory Services

Jody P. Wacker Product Marketing Director, Oracle Group

Jonathan Mann Director, Barclays Donal Mastrangelo, Vice Chair Principal, NorthRoad Capital Management

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

T HE IMPA C T OF YOU R GIF T

THE IMPACT OF YOUR GIFT

PHILIP’S EDUCATION PARTNERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Sally Walsh Consultant, Dunbar Educational Consultants

Ex-Officio

Miguel J. Brito, CEO

Kathleen McLean Senior Vice President & CIO, The ADT Corporation

The Right Reverend Mark M. Beckwith, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark

Nel Noddings Lee Jacks Professor of Education Emerita, Stanford University

Trustees Emeriti David C. Farrand Dorothy M. Gould Gerald C. Harvey Nathan D. McBean

PHILIP’S ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustees

Dale Anglin, Chair Senior Program Officer, Victoria Foundation William D. Birch Gary DeBode President, Edison Properties Edith Hunt Chief Diversity Officer and Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs

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Randy Kanter President and Owner, Califon Consultants LLC

Dina L. Runcie

Tammie Reid President, T. Reid Solutions, LLC

K. Anthony Thomas Asst. Federal Public Defender, District of New Jersey

Jennifer Robinson Associate Professor of Curriculum and Teaching, Montclair State University Executive Director, Center of Pedagogy, Montclair State University

Cynthia Pullen-Thompson, MSW, LSW Founder and CEO, Empowered I.N.C.

Ex-Officio

Miguel J. Brito, Executive Director Mark Shultz, Principal Sara Mosle, Upper School English Teacher

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$500,000+ Anonymous**

$100,000-$250,000

Copper Beech Foundation**

$25,000-$99,999

Dickinson Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John Hindelong** Mr. and Mrs. David N. Hoadley**

$10,000-$24,999

Mr. and Mrs. Marco Birch Mr. and Mrs. William D. Birch** Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Buell** Mr. Gary S. DeBode & Ms. Archie Gottesman* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dunn* Estate of Henrietta S. Thomas Ms. Edith Hunt* Mr. and Mrs. David B. Kelso** Ms. Kathleen McLean* Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Murphy* Mr. and Mrs. Scott N. Newman* Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tafaro Mr. Neale Trangucci Mr. and Mrs. Alexander T. Walsh Mrs. Sarah and Mr. James Walton Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wheeless*

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous** Mr. Richard A. Bard and Mrs. Susan L. Blount* Mrs. Laura Brooks & Mr. Donald Brooks* Mr. and Mrs. David Farber Mr. Robert Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Haines** Ms. Lilian Kandt Mr. Jonathan Mann Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McKay** Mrs. Nel Noddings Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Rosen* Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Taylor*

$2,500-$4,999

Dr. John Chuback & Dr. Diane Chuback Mr. Robert H. Courtmanche Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello* Mr. Jim Cullen Mr. and Mrs. R. Kelly Doherty Mr. and Mrs. Craig Krandel Mr. Matthew Kujawa Mr. and Mrs. Peter Langerman* Mr. Brian McNally Mr. David Muldberg Mr. and Mrs. Nick Politan Mr. Steve Renner Mrs. Jody P. and Mr. Stephen Wacker

$1,000-$2,499

Ms. Margaret N. Allport Anonymous Mr. Mark Berler Mr. Miguel J. Brito & Mrs. Amy Ziebarth Mr. Scott S. Buell & Mrs. Jessica Egan* Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Boyarsky Mr. Thomas Conway Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cooperman Mr. Mike DeSousa & Ms. Gwen Kelly Mr. Craig L. Drinkard & Mrs. Khadijah Drinkard Mr. and Mrs. William M. Duncan, II** Mr. and Mrs. David C. Farrand** Ms. Suzanne B. Glatt Mr. and Mrs. Troy Glover Ms. Shahri Griffin & Mr. George K. Appiah-Pipim Mr. and Mrs. Gerald C. Harvey, Esq.** Mr. and Mrs. Gates H. Hawn Mr. and Mrs. Hakim Hernandez Ms. Jennifer Houck Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Hunt, Jr.* Mr. Glenn Johnson Mr. William J. Kendrick Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kroon** Mr. and Mrs. Paige B. L'Hommedieu** Ms. Clara Markowicz Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Marone, Jr. Mr. Bari Mattes Mr. Ali Mazandarani Ms. Patricia R. McLaughlin & Mr. Brian Curry* Mr. Frederick C. Mueller Mrs. Betty R. Newman* Ms. Mary Beth O'Connor Mr. and Mrs. Michael Poling* Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Raia Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf & Dr. Perry Robins Mr. Rosario Ruffino Ms. Dina L. Runcie Ms. Sapna Sadarangani Werner Mr. Joseph Sommer & Ms. Annette Crowley Mr. and Ms. Andrew Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Hank Tafaro Mr. Raj Tahil Mr. and Mrs. Steven Tulip Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walker Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. G. White*

$500-$999

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Anglin Anonymous Mrs. Avril Atwell Ms. Royce C. Berler Mr. Malcolm A. Borg Mr. Steven Brechin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Byrnes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Carter Ms. Idalene Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Charles Ms. Sandra Churchin

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Mr. Craig Clay Mr. and Mrs. John B. Crosby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Crowl Mr. William Damora Mr. and Ms. Elliott Dee Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Donovan Ms. Anna Fisch Ms. Sarah Foley Mr. Joseph A. Franklin** Ms. Glenessa R. Gordon & Mr. Eugene Crocker Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Graham* Mr. Vaughan Grundy, III Mr. and Mrs. David A. Haden Ms. Alyce Halchak Ms. Judith A. Heim, Esq. Mr. Marc A. Hembrough Mr. Chris Hitchcock & Ms. Ellen Sherman Ms. Brigid Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. David L. K. Jeffrey** Mr. Brian Jendryka Mr. and Mrs. Kent C. Jewett Dr. Roxanne M. Johnson Mrs. Sadeqa Johnson & Mr. Glenn E. Johnson, Jr. Ms. Darline Kanapathy Mr. and Mrs. Randy Kanter Mr. Daniel L. Keating Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson W. Kirby** Ms. Claire S. LeBlanc Mr. Elliott D. Lee Mr. Eric Lee Dr. Sandy Lizaire-Duff Mr. Conor McFarland Ms. Emily L. Meschter* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Mignon Mr. and Mrs. Derek Moore Ms. Sara Mosle Mr. John B. Newman Mr. Marc Oshima Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Palmer Ms. Barbara Peda Ms. Patricia Perez Dr. and Mrs. Didier L. Peron* Mr. Robert Pollock Mr. Richard N. Purington & Mrs. Ann B. Dickinson* Mr. Timothy Radcliff Mr. Samuel A. Raia Mr. Greg Russell Ms. Frances R. Sevilla Ms. Theresa Shea Mr. and Mrs. Craig Soloff Mr. Michael C. Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Rex Steinruck Mr. and Mrs. Tony Stovall Ms. Kathy Sylvester Mr. and Mrs. K. Anthony Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Lee Udelsman Mrs. Cynthia King Vance Mr. Peter Walbert Mr. David Wash

$250-$499

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Anglin Mr. James Barrood Mr. and Mrs. William D. Bierman, Esq.** Mr. and Mrs. Ian Botley* Ms. Donna Boyer-Lendor Ms. Emily Bussigel Mr. and Mrs. Ian Botley Mr. and Mrs. Antonio M. Calcado Mr. Jorge L. Cardenas & Ms. Maria Pardo Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chapin, III Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dale* Ms. Karen Dmytriw Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Drakes Mr. Fred Durham and Ms. Cynthia Lambert Mr. Alan S. Englander Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Ferreira* Ms. Maura Fleming & Mr. Daniel E. Etna Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Forster* Mr. and Ms. Gordon Galloway Mr. and Mrs. Howard Goldberg Mr. and Ms. Steve Goldman Ms. Nicole Gorordo Dr. Howard Holtz* Mr. and Mrs. Neil Jasey Mr. Alfred W. Kaemmerlen Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kearns, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Langberg Ms. Mary Ellen Lannon Ms. Irene Ledo Mr. and Mrs. John K. Lundberg Ms. Isabel Machado Ms. Daniela Markowicz Ms. Vanessa Martinez Mr. Bryan McArdle Mr. John McCarthy Mr. A. S. Mills, Jr. Mr. Jacob Mnookin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moses Ms. Leigh Mosquera Mr. Ken Nadel Ms. Heather Ngoma Dr. Marc Notari & Ms. Barbara Mittler Mr. and Mrs. William H. Oliver Ms. Ilija Pavlovic Ms. Donna Peda Mr. Ronald Preiss Ms. Cynthia Pullen-Thompson Mr. and Mrs. L. Keith Reed** Mr. Florian L. Richard Ms. Annabel J. Rolley Ms. Vikki Sanders Mr. Louis Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries Shein Mr. Mark A. Shultz** Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Simpson** Mr. Louis Sproviero Ms. Shamair D. Todman Ms. Grizel Ubarry Mr. Rich Walter Mr. Junius W. Williams & Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams

$100-$249

Ms. Elizabeth T. Babos Mr. Fred Bartenstein, Jr.** Ms. Antoinette Bell Mr. and Mrs. William C. Blanchard* Mr. Tom Bonfiglio Mr. Stephen Borg Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Boyer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Buell* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burgin* Ms. Kristine Cheesman Mr. Andrew A. Cohen Ms. Megan Coneys Fahey Ms. Valerie A. Corner-Minatee Mr. and Ms. Robert Donovan Ms. Katherine Errecart Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Dan Forman Mr. Hamilton F. Forster** Mr. and Mrs. David Fowler Mrs. Vickie Golden Ms. Cynthia A. Griffin Ms. Jean Grossman Mr. and Mrs. T. Carter Hagaman Ms. Jana Handwerk Mrs. Gayle C. Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. F. Gardner Jackson Mr. and Mrs. John Keptner Mr. Jeffrey D. Landau* The Reverend and Mrs. Richard Louis** Mr. Hilton F. Maulsby** Mrs. Lela Morris Mr. Francis A. Nelson* Lt. Col. and Mrs. Walter M. Nickens Ms. Jennifer F. Pingeon Mr. and Ms. John M. Pivarnik Dr. and Mrs. David F. Porter Ms. Linda M. Reed Mrs. Tammie Reid Ms. Marie G. Ritchie* Mr. and Ms. David M. Robinson Ms. Fiorella C. Serrano Mr. Khaatim Sherrer-El Ms. Barbara Siber Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Simmons Mr. Clinton I. Smullyan & Ms. Catherine E. Kinsey* Dr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Soppet Mr. and Mrs. Bruno J. Tomaino** Mr. Carl P. Tutschek Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Vellekamp* Ms. Suzanne Willian Mr. and Mrs. John C. Woods

$100 and Under

Mr. James S. Abbott Ms. Elizabeth Abitanto Ms. Annmarie Ambrosino Anonymous Dr. Grace Hughes Ayanru Ms. and Mrs. Deirdre J. Roper Mr. Russel C. Battle

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Beauford Ms. Elizabeth O. Beaugard Dr. Suzanne G. Bowles** Mr. William H. Brownlee Ms. Victoria Carter Mrs. Lillian Cochran Mrs. Larkin and Mr. Richard Cohan Ms. Karen Collins Mr. and Mrs. John V. Cozzi* Mr. Malcolm Duffy Mr. Agbonlahor Edomwonyi Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Ehinger** Mr. and Mrs. John Eichmann Mr. and Mrs. David Fahey Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Forte Ms. Tina Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Gruen Mr. and Mrs. Juan Guerrero Ms. Nicole K. Hartman Ms. Sylvie Honig Ms. Jannet Jang Mr. Haneef N. Jawwaad Mr. and Mrs. Jotham Johnson Mr. Chris Lau Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Luster Mr. Mark W. Maben & Ms. Julie Burstein* Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Mandelbaum Mrs. Emily Marchese La Iacona Mr. Max Markowitz Mr. and Mrs. David McClatchy Ms. Nancy L. McLure Mr. Francis J. Mentesana Ms. Alison Neary Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Neary Mrs. Jessica V. Newman Ms. Rachel Newman Mr. Anthony Reale Mr. and Mrs. Troy Rhodes Ms. Jamie Robinson Dr. Murray Ross** Ms. Florence F. Runyon Mr. and Mrs. Edward San Giacomo* Ms. Stephanie N. Scott Ms. Amanda Sellinger Ms. Reina Sharenow Mr. Louis Thelemaque

ANNUAL & EVENT GIVING

*5 or more consecutive years of giving **10 or more consecutive years of giving Philip’s Education Partners makes every attempt to include the most accurate information. If you recognize an omission or mistake, please contact the Advancement office.

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In Honor of the Class of 2014 Mr. and Mrs. Nick Politan

In Honor of Afia & Chaye Appiah-Pipim Ms. Cynthia A. Griffin

In Honor of Mr. Miguel J. Brito Mr. James S. Abbott Anonymous Ms. Elizabeth O. Beaugard Mrs. Larkin and Mr. Richard Cohan Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dale Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Drakes Mr. Agbonlahor Edomwonyi Mrs. Jessica Egan Mr. and Mrs. John Eichmann Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Ferreira Ms. Nicole K. Hartman Ms. Jannet Jang Mr. and Mrs. David L. K. Jeffrey Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kowalik Mr. Conor McFarland Mr. Francis J. Mentesana Ms. Sara Mosle Alison Neary Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Neary Mrs. Jessica V. Newman Ms. Patricia Perez Ms. Jamie Robinson Ms. Sapna Sadarangani Werner Mr. and Mrs. Edward San Giacomo Ms. Amanda Sellinger Mr. Mark A. Shultz

In Honor of Mrs. Betsy Putnam Buell Mr. and Mrs. David Fahey Mrs. Vickie Golden

In Honor of Courtney Cooperman

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

GEORGE J. MULLEN, JR. EDUCATIONAL FUND

In Honor of Mr. David Farber

The Advance Realty Foundation, Inc. Anonymous** Anonymous* Anthony J. Domino, Jr. Pension & Employee Benefits Balken Risk Management Services LLC The Carlyle Group The Charles and Marjorie Holloway Foundation** Chipotle Mexican Grill Chubb & Son Inc. Coffee Associates, Inc Community Foundation of New Jersey** Costco Wholesale** Discipleship Team of East Orange, Inc. Driscoll Foods The Eagle Rock Charitable Foundation, Inc. Edison Properties Newark Foundation EisnerAmper LLP Episcopal Diocese of Newark* Exceptional Risk Advisors, LLC F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.** Francis P. Hindelong Memorial Trust** The Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation Gibbons P.C. The Go Big Red Foundation Google* Halcyon Consulting Group, LLC The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey* Hudson Farm Foundation The Hyde and Watson Foundation James T. Lee Foundation Inc.** KB Financial Partners, LLC Kroon Foundation** The Lydia Collins deForest Charitable Trust* Mass Mutual Financial Group McMaster-Carr Supply Company** MetLife Mobility Elevator and Lift Co. National Philanthropic Trust NJ Corporate Counsel Association Palriwala Foundation of America** The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation** Philip’s Academy Parent Organization Provident Bank Foundation Prudential Financial* The Prudential Foundation** PSE&G** Safe Environment Business Solutions, Inc. Saiber, LLC Sapient Corporation St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church** St. Luke's Episcopal Church Target** The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Foundation, Inc.* Turrell Fund** Verizon Foundation* Victoria Foundation, Inc.** W.P. Carey & Co., Inc.**

Fund was established in 2011 in memory of

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cooperman Mr. and Mrs. Howard Goldberg

In Memory of Tom Galloway Mr. and Ms. Gordon Galloway

In Honor of Mr. Thomas H. Hooper, III Mr. Richard N. Purington & Mrs. Ann B. Dickinson Ms. Stephanie N. Scott

In Memory of Clara M. Horsley Discipleship Team of East Orange, Inc.

In Honor of Mr. David B. Kelso & Family Mr. and Mrs. David Fowler

In Honor of Mr. and Ms. Ira Marcus, Esq. Ms. Tina Greenberg Ms. Reina Sharenow Ms. Barbara Siber Mobility Elevator and Lift Co.

In Memory of George J. Mullen Ms. Sarah Foley Mr. A. S. Mills, Jr.

In Honor of Mrs. Mary B. Partridge

Mr. William J. Kendrick Mr. and Mrs. Paige B. L'Hommedieu

In Memory of Joao "JC" Silva Ms. Margaret N. Allport Malu Services LLC

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DEAN DILLARD ROBINSON SOCIETY & ENDOWNMENT GIVING

HONOR/MEMORIAL GIVING

The George J. Mullen, Jr. Educational our dear friend and former Trustee, George Mullen, who served our community for over 15 years. George was that “gentleman” we imagine when we say the words: honorable, cultured, courageous, ethical and wise. He was instrumental in the development of these values at St. Philip’s Academy. Donations from the Fund will be allocated toward student-focused educational purposes for our children that are in keeping with the values and memory of George.

ST. PHILIP’S ENDOWMENT The endowment was established to provide long-term sustainability for the school and supports programs, faculty salaries and professional development and building improvements, as well as general operation expenses. A named endowment can be started with an initial investment of $25,000.

NAMED ENDOWMENTS

Jimmy Anderson Scholarship Fund Elizabeth B. Edwards Scholarship Fund William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Fund Kelso Family Scholarship Fund Mary McLaughlin Scholarship Fund Mortenson Family Scholarship Fund NorJerMen Scholarship Fund Prudential Faculty Fund JC Silva Scholarship Fund William E. Simon Scholarship Fund J. Kent and Martha Sweezey Scholarship Fund Union County Scholarship Fund

ENDOWMENT GIVING

Mr. and Mrs. George N. Allport Mr. Palmira Chagas & Mrs. Maria M. Ferreira Edison Properties Newark Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Ferreira The Reverend and Mrs. Jonathan L. King Malu Services LLC Mr. and Mrs. Peter Von Culin

DEAN DILLARD ROBINSON SOCIETY The Dean Dillard Robinson Society is named in memory of the founder of St. Philip’s and honors those individuals who have chosen to remember Philip’s Education Partners in their estate plans. Gifts made by will are an excellent way to contribute to the school. Bequests and other testamentary gifts are the common planned gifts for PEP. All such legacies, regardless of size, are gratefully received. Anonymous (2) Miguel J. Brito Steve and Betsy Buell Otelia Daring William M. Duncan, II Elizabeth B. Edwards David C. and Tyler Farrand Dorothy M. Gould Thomas H. Hooper Judy and Walter Hunt Toni Jones Lisa H. Kender Michael and Jane Murphy Albert I. and Anya Salama

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