Spring 2019 Journal by Princeton Day School

JOURNAL PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL Spring 2019

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What does success look like at PDS?

STRENGTH 795 in NUMBERS performers and musicians Each year...

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of faculty renew their teaching craft through professional development grants, faculty in-service days, conferences and other opportunities

Made possible by the Annual Fund pds.org/support-pds Be counted – Make your gift today! Peer and Bridge student leadership programs prepare

30 seniors to mentor 108 ninth graders and 78 seventh graders throughout the year

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student writers, editors and artists produce the Spokesman, Cymbals and the LINK

future world leaders compete in Model UN

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Lower School readers

Peer and Bridge student leadership borrow more than programs prepare 30 seniors to 17,966 books from mentor 108 ninth graders and 78 the library seventh graders throughout the year

grace the McAneny Stage

Your memories. Your gift. Your legacy.

scholar-athletes compete on 72 teams in 25 sports

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student innovators deepen their learning in the Wellemeyer STEAM Center in 10 courses

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Lower School scientists share their expertise at the Science Fair

Middle School students travel to Cape Cod as one of 11 immersive Mini-Course Week opportunities

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Let’s shape Princeton Day School’s future together. The May Margaret Fine Society: Established in 1998, the May Margaret Fine Society recognizes those loyal alumnae/i, parents and friends who have informed the School that they have made provisions for Princeton Day School in their estate plans. Including the School in their will, establishing a charitable trust while maintaining life income or naming the School as a life insurance beneficiary are some of the ways these individuals have helped secure the long-term strength of Princeton Day School. Please consider joining the many loyal members of the May Margaret Fine Society who have shown their appreciation for the role PCD, MFS or PDS has played in their lives, their careers and their communities by including Princeton Day School in their estate plans. If you have included PDS in your estate plans or would like to learn more, please contact: Katherine Schulte, Director of Advancement, at (609) 924-6700 ext. 1255 or kschulte@pds.org

Upper School cast members in Little Shop of Horrors grand finale

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THE WELLEMEYER STEAM CENTER The Power of Place: STEAM Center Impact

6 ALUMNI AWARDS 2019 • John C. Wellemeyer ’52 • Barbara Spalholtz ’74 • Vinay Trivedi ’09 • 1998 Varsity Field Hockey Team 14

19 FOR ’19 SENIOR PROFILES A Diverse Mosaic with Community at its Heart

66 HOMECOMING ALUMNI ART EXHIBITION Features Nine of the School’s Best

IN THIS ISSUE 24 News and Events 36 Arts Notes

42 Student Shoutouts 48 Sports Notes

54 Faculty Notes

64 Board of Trustees News 72 Alumni News 75 Class Notes

103 In Memoriam 104 Snapshots

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Editor-in-Chief: Melanie Shaw, Director of Communications Spring 2019 Journal Designer: Christine Cantera, Art Director Volume 57/Number 1 Contributing Designer: Maria Kauzmann Senior Writer: Melanie Shaw Contributing Writers: Annabeth Donovan, Justin Goldberg P ’30, Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62 Class Notes, In Memoriam and Former Faculty Notes Editor: Ann Wiley ’70 Proofreader: Terri Epstein P ’05 ’08 Photography: Dana Benner, Michael Branscom, David Bremer P ’18, Christine Cantera, Nancy Erickson P ’15, Justin Goldberg P ’30, Corbin Gurkin, Monica McInnes P ’23 ’24, Matt Pilsner, Melanie Shaw Cover: What does success look like at PDS? See these 19 Class of 2019 student profiles.

Letter from Paul J. Stellato, Head of School 100 Days. As is the case with any school community, ours is filled with those that mark time and achievement: convocation, powderpuff, mini-course week, the Maypole, bulb planting and the operetta. Two school rituals share a title: 100 days. For students in the Lower School, reaching the 100th day of school is greeted with joy and rapture (and no small number of math problems). As the senior class rushes through its year, it pauses briefly 100 days out from graduation. Seniors join one another for lunch in the Fox Room and listen to wise words from the Head of the Upper School and senior dean before tearing into carefully crafted letters of celebration and remembrance their parents have lovingly written for them. Fortunate as I am to observe and enjoy both of these rituals, I experienced a very different 100 days this fall: a 100-day medical leave, during which my days were spent in treatment for – and recovery from – a cancer diagnosed on the second day of school. Having chronicled most of my journey with the School community, I may be sharing old news. Having received encouraging news since the end of my treatment, I have passed from cancer patient to cancer survivor. I am a lucky man. Still, the tale of what unfolded in those 100 days is both private and worth telling, as our School rallied in support of Maureen and me in ways too vivid to forget. Within minutes of the announcement of my leave, we were lifted up into the School’s embrace; we remain there even now. During the course of my treatment, I received thousands of emails – from parents, students, faculty, alumni and friends of our School, many of whom I had not yet met; I opened hundreds of cards and letters and unwrapped scores of gifts and flowers. We thought we’d never use our stove again, so plentiful were the meals, desserts and healthful elixirs arriving almost daily. When travel to and from Memorial Sloan Kettering became too much to bear, dear friends of our School offered their apartment in New York. I have no doubt that this most generous act hastened my recovery. Returning to Behr House at the end of a week’s treatment, I was staggered by what awaited us: heartfelt wishes of wellness in every form. I’ve saved them all to read again on the anniversary of my diagnosis. During my absence, a group of colleagues and students planned events to recognized Cancer Awareness Week, one feature of which was the annual hockey game between Princeton Day School and Lawrenceville School. A marvelous affair attended by almost 1,500 hockey fans, it paled in comparison to what happened at school the next day. Summoned to the McAneny Theater for what I believed was to be a routine Upper School assembly, I was greeted by a cheering crowd. When it had settled down, the Student Council President, Rakesh Potluri ’19, drew back the curtain to reveal 1,000 origami cranes, crafted in the preceding days by every student and member of the faculty. Staggered once more, I knew at that moment that my wellness was assured. The Journal chronicles feats large and small as it seeks to capture the beating heart of this restless institution. For each tale it tells, there are thousands of others that would do equally as well. For Maureen and me, the story of our 100 days – of its care, kindnesses, graciousness and gratitude – is worth telling at least once, for within it are the lessons we teach our children – and they teach us – every day.

Paul J. Stellato

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THE POWER OF PLACE Wellemeyer STEAM Center inspires ever-growing numbers of innovative scientists, mathematicians and technology engineers BY MELANIE SHAW

Head of School Paul J. Stellato with PDS Board Chair Rebecca Bushnell ’70, Louise Wellemeyer and John C. Wellemeyer ’52 at the naming dedication of Princeton Day School’s Wellemeyer STEAM Center

On March 7, 2019, Princeton Day School honored the vision, leadership and generosity of longtime PDS community member John C. Wellemeyer ’52 and his wife Louise at a ceremony officially naming the School’s state-of-the-art STEAM facility The Wellemeyer STEAM Center. The transformative, 2,000-square-foot space is dedicated to innovative, hands-on exploration and real-world problem-solving that integrate science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The Center’s official name is a testament to John Wellemeyer’s dedication to Princeton Day School and his appreciation for the School’s daily learning experience, community and stewardship needs. As an alumnus and past parent ( John and his wife Louise have twin sons, Doug ’18 and James ’18), he has also served in several capacities on behalf of the School on capital campaigns. Since 2012, Mr. Wellemeyer has been a member of the PDS Board of Trustees and Chair of the Investment Committee.

His service leadership is also reflected in generous financial gifts, which have directly benefited programming across the School, none more so than STEAM curricula. Says Head of School Paul Stellato, “In John Wellemeyer, we found an angel who shared our vision of a dynamic student center for STEAM innovation and hub for program development. John’s vision of a welcoming facility with robust resources for STEAM exploration is consistent with what his sons experienced at our School and what John experienced when he was here.” Senior Giulia Gerschel ’19, an enthusiastic STEAM scholar, confirms the welcoming and magnetic nature of the Center. “The STEAM Center is always bustling with students, to the point where there is not a time when I walk by that there are no students working there,” she observed in her remarks at yesterday’s ceremony.

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Senior Giulia Gerschel spoke of the personal impact the Wellemeyer STEAM Center has had on her high school learning experience and the Center’s importance to students across the School.

This facility has come to identify, perhaps more than any other, the innovative heart of our School. Things any of us could not imagine are happening here every day, and students are always coming back for more.” —Head of School Paul Stellato

SIGNIFICANT YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASES IN PROGRAM PARTICIPATION “It’s difficult for me to overstate the importance of this facility, which has come to identify, perhaps more than any other, the innovative heart of our School. The real wonder is that things many of us could not imagine are happening here every day, and students are always coming back for more,” noted Mr. Stellato at the dedication event.

The impact of the Wellemeyer STEAM Center since it opened in 2017 is already clear. The course offerings taking place in the Center serve approximately half the Upper School and have helped contribute to record high re-enrollment. Overall enrollment in STEAM electives has increased 30% from last year. Enrollment of female students in Upper School STEAM electives this year almost doubled, with gender distribution rising to 42% female and 58% male from last year’s 27% female and 73% male gender distribution. Female enrollment in the Introduction to Engineering course grew from 17% last year to 48% this year. The Research Experience (REx) program and the new ThinSat program in partnership with Princeton University are signature extracurricular offerings with students chosen via application process. In addition, more than 28 students earned STEAM-related summer program or internship placements last summer, many at top universities around the country, and 10 students have received university credit for engineering. Eleven elective STEAM course offerings across multiple STEAM dimensions are among the best and most extensive among independent schools in the northeast region. PDS STEAM Electives 2017-2018, gender distribution:

STEAM Coordinator Jonathan Tatkon-Coker explains, “The work that Science Department Chair Jason Park, retired Chair Dr. Leon Rosenberg and the STEAM faculty have done lives here and will also live and be revealed beyond this space. Currently, we have nine faculty teaching in this facility, offering required courses and multiple electives, including four in computer science. And we continue to expand programming to the Middle School and Lower School.”

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We have been learning skills vital to what I would like to do in the future, like Solidworks 3D modeling software, a tool people are usually first exposed to in college. At times, professionals are hired solely due to their proficiency with this software.” — Giulia Gerschel ’19

Giulia underscored the Wellemeyer STEAM Center’s value with evidence of its impact on her own experience at PDS. As soon as she saw the newly completed Center in August 2017, “I immediately knew that this would be much more than we ever expected,” she noted. “I witnessed how hands-on work was truly integrated into the curriculum in every aspect possible when I saw STEAM classes in action in this space,” Giulia continued. “We have been learning skills vital to what I would like to do in the future, like Solidworks 3D modeling software. My older brother, who works as an engineer, told me that Solidworks is a tool people are usually first exposed to in college and at times, professionals are hired solely due to their proficiency with this software.” PDS STEAM Electives 2018-2019, gender distribution:

27% female

73% male

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42% female

58% male

Current PDS STEAM Offerings 1 STEAMINAR for entire 9th grade 1 Engineering

Robotics

1 Science Research

1 Math Research

2 TechnologyArts/Media

4 Computer Science

Computer Science

4 Computer Science

Computer Science

As Mr. Stellato noted during the dedication ceremony, “John and Louise have been faithful friends of the School since long before I arrived and have continued to deepen that friendship in the 11 years since I’ve been here.” A beautiful etched glass plaque now hangs outside the entrance to the Wellemeyer STEAM Center dedicating the Center’s name in honor of the Wellemeyer family. The inscription ends with a profound acknowledgment: “Their generosity will forever benefit those who teach and learn in this space.”

“There’s a critical need for mathematicians and scientists in this country,” says Mr. Wellemeyer. “In discussions with leadership, I was anxious to see STEAM disciplines brought up to the level of PDS’ exceptional liberal, performing and fine arts programs. With development in the past three years of the STEAM Center and STEAM program offerings, I think we have now done that. In my opinion, this facility and program are among the best in the country. My wife Louise and I are truly honored to have our family name associated with the STEAM Center.”

FORGING A LIVING LEGACY

Mr. Wellemeyer has attributed much of his successful academic and career trajectory in engineering and finance to his experience at Princeton Country Day School (predecessor, along with Miss Fine’s School, to the present-day Princeton Day School). After early childhood years spent in Louisiana, he has never forgotten the transformation in his approach to school and community that he underwent after arriving at PCD. With supportive and caring teachers, engaging coursework and great peer friendships, he excelled academically and in extracurriculars, including sports. He earned a B.E. in Chemical Engineering at Yale and his MBA at the University of Chicago, a combination that fueled a spectacular career in the energy sector and financial and investment analysis, with exciting chapters in Chicago, New York and London.

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Their generosity will forever benefit those who teach and learn in this space.”

– part of the inscription on The Wellemeyer STEAM Center etched glass plaque

John Wellemeyer is well aware of the impact a school can have on each student who passes through it. “I’m grateful for the outstanding education our twin sons received here and for my experience at Princeton Country Day School. Without PCD, I wouldn’t have been able to do any of what followed. The education I received there changed my life.”

PDS Science Department Chair Jason Park and retired Science Chair, Dr. Leon Rosenberg, who shared in the School’s vision for the STEAM Center and curricular program, with John and Louise Wellemeyer, Head of School Paul Stellato and STEAM Coordinator Jonathan Tatkon-Coker.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR STEAM AT PDS? New Coures:

Continue to expand current offerings to engage student interests Benchmarking:

Continue surveying students and course outcomes to gauge satisfaction, impact and identify program opportunities Expand Programming:

Continue expanding STEAM curriculum and resources across the Lower School and Middle School Entrepreneurial Partnerships:

Continue to further opportunities outside of PDS for student engagement in STEAM-related fields SPRING 2019

JOHN C. WELLEMEYER ’52

John D. Wallace ’48 Alumni Service Award

Investing His Expertise, Energy and Enthusiasm

BY LINDA MAXWELL STEFANELLI ’62

At his Ninth Grade graduation from Princeton Country Day School, John Wellemeyer was awarded the Faculty Cup for Character. In all the years since then, he has continued to display the qualities for which he was recognized in 1952, so much so that this spring he will receive one of Princeton Day School’s highest honors, the John D. Wallace ’48 Alumni Service Award. “If there were still a Faculty Cup for Character, he would receive it again,” says Trustee Emeritus Jack Wallace ’48, for whom the current award is named. “I’m so pleased and proud that he’s getting this award.” Mr. Wellemeyer believes in the transformative power of education and his dedication to PDS has translated into countless hours of volunteer effort on behalf of the School. As an alumnus and past parent, he has a profound understanding of the School’s mission and culture and is committed to its continued excellence. He has cheerfully served as PCD Class Secretary, Class Agent, Annual Fund Parent Captain, a member of the Annual Fund Leadership Gift Committee and in several capacities on the Capital Campaign. Since 2012, he has been a member of the PDS Board of Trustees, where his extensive business experience has been invaluable in his role as Chair of the Investment Committee. His keen insight and thoughtful advice also impact the Board’s Audit, Capital Campaign and Executive Committees.

Clarity and optimism among many attributes “As a Trustee,” says Head of School Paul Stellato, “John has managed to combine two traits in service to our School: he knows the value of a good question and he understands the vital importance of optimism. There have been many times when John’s questions have reframed entirely a discussion or idea for me and members of the Board. John sees things without bias or preconception. He carries the best interests of our School with him always and, as a result, is a reliable narrator. He enjoys the confidence of the Board, of School personnel, and of its Head. “John is endlessly optimistic about our School,” Mr. Stellato continues, “He understands and acknowledges its strengths; he is clear-eyed about its challenges; and he is always enthusiastic about its prospects, the important role it plays in our community, and its vital place in the community of independent schools nationwide. Each time I speak with John, I feel more committed to my work and to our School’s success.” Mr. Wallace adds, “John is one of the most courteous people you’ll ever meet. He doesn’t say an awful lot at meetings, but every time he does, it’s right on point and everybody listens. As Chair of the Investment Committee, he gives an excellent report that could be used as a lesson in economics and the financial markets.”

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He knows the value of a good question and he understands the vital importance of optimism.”

– Head of School Paul Stellato

In appreciation of his myriad contributions, on March 7, 2019, the School officially named its state-of-theart STEAM space, completed in 2017, The Wellemeyer STEAM Center. “I have very strong feelings about the importance of math and technology and believe there’s a critical need for mathematicians and scientists in this country,” says Mr. Wellemeyer. “This facility and innovative STEAM curriculum have strengthened and enhanced the School’s outstanding educational program overall. My wife Louise and I were delighted to support this important initiative.” JOURNAL

Enduring gratitude for a transformational experience With his characteristic humility, Mr. Wellemeyer attributes much of his success to his experience at PCD. “I was a product of the Louisiana public schools, so joining the Seventh Grade class at PCD was a shock to my system, to say the least,” Mr. Wellemeyer noted. “My first year at PCD was very, very difficult, but the teachers were very supportive. If you were having trouble, they invited you to stay back on Wednesday afternoons for extra work. They made sure you were going to succeed,” he recalled. Mr. Wellemeyer took advantage of those afternoons and was soon a regular honor roll student. He played soccer his first year and six-man football in Eighth and Ninth Grade. As captain, he led the team to its most successful season ever. He was team captain of the basketball team two years running and also captained the baseball team. He chose basketball as his winter sport, he says, because “I couldn’t skate. I’d barely ever seen ice before!” After graduating from PCD, Mr. Wellemeyer went to Lawrenceville and then on to Yale, from which he graduated with a B.E. in Chemical Engineering. He took a job at an oil refinery outside of Chicago and commuted to night courses at the University of Chicago, earning his MBA in 1963.

Mr. Wellemeyer was elected a managing director in 1980 and in the fall of 1986, Morgan Stanley sent him to London to establish its European equity research department, where he lived for the next 19 years. During that time, he met and married his wife, Louise, a recruitment manager for a London insurance company.

Bringing the power of PDS to new generations Not surprisingly, their lives changed dramatically with the arrival of their identical twin boys, Doug and James, in 1999. Mr. Wellemeyer retired from Morgan Stanley that year. His focus on raising a family reflects the same self-awareness and intentionality that characterize all of his endeavors. In 2005, the family left the U.K. for Princeton, a move precipitated in part by the boys’ exposure to bullying in school and the administration’s unwillingness to act on it. “Bullying was a way of life there,” Mr. Wellemeyer observed as he reflected back on the boys’ early school experiences. After visiting Princeton Day School and finding the same care and concern for students he had experienced at PCD, including a zero-tolerance policy toward bullying, the Wellemeyers enrolled the boys in Kindergarten, where they flourished.

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I am forever thankful to PCD and its successor, Princeton Day School.” – John Wellemeyer

His sons’ positive experience at PDS echoed Mr. Wellemeyer’s at PCD and deepened his commitment to support and enhance the quality of the School’s program opportunities in any way he can. “It’s simple,” he says. “Without PCD I wouldn’t have been able to do any of what followed. The education I received there changed my life. Our support is a way of thanking the School for the outstanding education our twin sons received here. I am forever thankful to PCD and its successor, Princeton Day School.”

John Wellemeyer, back row, left, with his Princeton Country Day basketball team. After arriving at PCD from Louisiana, he chose basketball as a winter sport, he says, because “I’d barely ever seen ice before!”

He moved to New York to work as a financial analyst at Exxon and then became a securities analyst at Faulkner, Dawkins & Sullivan. In 1973, Mr. Wellemeyer accepted Morgan Stanley’s offer to join its new research department. He started there six weeks before the OPEC oil embargo caused oil prices to skyrocket and set off a global crisis. “It was bad news for the economy and every industry except the oil industry,” he says. “There was a period of time there when it was great to be an oil analyst, and I was there.”

John and Louise Wellemeyer with their twin sons, James ’18 and Doug ’18.

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BARBARA SPALHOLZ ’74 Tracking Down Cancer’s Secrets

Alumni Achievement Award BY LINDA MAXWELL STEFANELLI ’62

Like a skilled detective, Barbara Spalholz studies, investigates and relentlessly pursues her suspects. Once the guilty parties are identified and their long-held secrets uncovered, the leads they provide can be used to solve yet other mysteries. Her elusive quarry lurks not in the criminal underworld, however, but in the cellular structure of the human body, and whose clues chart her course for cancer research. Dr. Spalholz enjoyed a 35-year career at the National Cancer Institute, the last 15 as Chief of the Cancer Cell Biology Branch of the Division of Cancer Biology. NCI is the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research and training support and operates under the umbrella of the National Institutes of Health. She joined NCI in 1984 as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Tumor Virus Biology and became a Senior Staff Fellow before being named a Program Director in 1994. Her contributions have been recognized with numerous awards and honors and, although she officially retired in January, she continues at NCI on a part-time basis. “Barbara has made significant contributions to advancing our understanding of cancer, both through her own research and through her active programmatic support of cancer research,” says Dr. Dinah Singer, Director of Cancer Biology and Acting Deputy Director of NCI. “Early in her career, she led research into the mechanisms by which papillomaviruses, viruses that can cause cancer, infect cells. Later, she managed a large national portfolio of research grants related to cancer cell signaling, cell metabolism, and cachexia, a syndrome that causes weight and muscle loss in cancer patients. Barbara’s exquisite scientific taste and vision allowed her to recognize new directions that cancer research would take and advocate for their emergence.” “I found it terribly exciting to be able to make connections between different projects and identify opportunities to move forward,” Dr. Spalholz says. “As an administrator, I no longer designed specific experiments, but I gained an appreciation for what was being done overall and what could impact progress. I could talk to NCI leadership—who control a $5 billion budget—and make a case for a particular field of research.”

Groundbreaking research in cachexia offers hope for revolutionary treatment One of her greatest successes has been changing the approach to cancer cachexia. Dr. Teresa Zimmers, an Associate Professor of Surgery at Indiana University who worked with Dr. Spalholz on three federal grants, says, “Barbara was a visionary and influential leader during her tenure at NCI. In addition to her work overseeing and influencing research on tumor cell biology—an enormous category of cancer research encompassing many famous and influential scientists and important discoveries—she championed the study of cancer cachexia. This condition of progressive weight loss afflicts a majority of cancer patients and severely affects treatment response, quality of life and survival.”

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If we find treatments that prevent or end the deadly, progressive wasting that many cancer patients currently suffer, it will be due in no small part to Barbara’s heroic efforts.”

–Dr. Teresa Zimmers

Prior to Dr. Spalholz’ efforts, mechanistic research on cachexia was not supported by NCI, largely due to ignorance in the cancer community about the impact of cachexia on patients and to the fatalistic and wholly unscientific acceptance of cachexia as inevitable, Dr. Zimmers explained. Through a long campaign within NCI, the NIH and in the broader cancer research community, BDr. Spalholz educated thought leaders, policy makers, grant reviewers and program staff on the importance of supporting research in cachexia. JOURNAL

“If we find treatments that prevent or end the deadly, progressive wasting that many cancer patients currently suffer, it will be due in no small part to Barbara’s heroic efforts,” Dr. Zimmers states. “Barbara was instrumental in bringing program staff and far-flung researchers together to work collaboratively. These efforts led to the recent incorporation of the international Cancer Cachexia Society, which in 2018 recognized Barbara with its first designated award for her visionary leadership and drive.”

A childhood fascination evolved to intellectual focus at PDS As a child, Dr. Spalholz developed a fascination with marine biology due to her proximity to the ocean and hours watching Jacques Cousteau’s television specials. She entered Princeton Day School in Ninth Grade, commuting an hour from Freehold. Until she got her driver’s license (and a VW bug) in senior year, her parents would drive her to Hightstown where she switched cars and completed the trip with a family acquaintance who worked in Princeton. She would arrive on campus almost an hour before school started. “PDS provided such a great start for me,” Dr. Spalholz says. “I learned so much. It opened up a new world for me and gave me a lot of confidence to move forward.” Her PDS advisor, Kay Haartz Cortelyou, recalls, “I remember Barbara’s joy in engaging in the intellectual and academic opportunities offered at PDS. She was dedicated to her academic classes, seeking and meeting challenges and holding herself to the highest standards both personally and academically. In all aspects, Barbara was an excellent student and was always focused.” She quickly made friends with classmates Jill Goldman and Jeanine Figur, who says, “She never got rattled. If Barbara was nervous about something, she didn’t show it. She was very much in control.” Jill fondly remembers that Barbara considered the Goldman house a second home and often stayed overnight when bad weather or late activities made driving home dangerous.

A lifetime of giving back Dr. Spalholz’s early laboratory work concentrated on the interaction of viruses in cells and how they manifest in disease. Then, as an administrator, she promoted research on cell biology. Twelve years ago she shifted her focus to biochemical reactions in cancer cellular metabolism. “So my old chemistry textbooks are back on my desk,” she laughs. “We’re reinvestigating how the basic chemistry of energy production and building new cells is altered in the context of cancer. While altered metabolism in cancer was first observed almost 100 years ago, it was not the subject of much investigation until after 2000. Since then, our understanding of these processes has just exploded.” In addition to the support offered by her parents and her husband, Frank Cappello, an artist and teacher with an avid interest in science, Dr. Spalholz credits her success to a series of mentors who took the time to encourage and guide her. And she has given back in kind. “Along with her scientific work, Barbara has been a leader and role model at NCI,” says Dr. Singer. “As Chief of the Cancer Cell Biology Branch, she mentored more junior program directors in science administration and worked on committees to improve NCI programs. Beyond her own group, she has been a valued resource for the broader NCI and NIH community.” “Throughout all the time I have known her,” says Dr. Zimmers, “Barbara has been not only an exemplary leader and professional, but a truly kind, humble and thoughtful program official and mentor.” In spite of the national recognition she has received, Dr. Spalholz says, “I’m surprised and very, very honored by this achievement award. I really feel strongly about PDS, so this means a lot.”

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I remember Barbara’s joy in engaging in the intellectual and academic opportunities offered at PDS.” – Kay Haartz Cortelyou, Barbara’s advisor at PDS

After PDS, Dr. Spalholz enrolled at Mt. Holyoke College. “At the time, it had sent more women for Ph.D. programs in the sciences than any other school including universities,” she says. “I didn’t really have a passion to be at an all-women’s college but it gave me an opportunity to accelerate and not have to worry about that additional social interaction. They had an extremely strong chemistry program. I began to learn that almost everything that happens in the natural world probably comes down to physics and interactions of atoms, but chemistry seemed to be how those interactions actually manifested in what we see. And in biology, what we see is really the result of chemical interactions inside living tissue. It absolutely fascinated me.” So much so that she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in biochemistry and went on to receive a Ph.D. from Yale in 1984.

Dr. Barbara Spalholtz has been on the receiving end of numerous awards and, as Chief of the Cancer Cell Biology Branch at the National Cancer Institute, has mentored many who have also earned breakthrough research honors. Here, NCI Director Dr. Norman Sharpless, with Barbara Spalholtz, presents an award to Keren Witkin, a member of Barbara’s NCI Division. SPRING 2019

VINAY TRIVEDI ’09

Outstanding Young Alumni Award

Earning Good Karma through Technology

BY LINDA MAXWELL STEFANELLI ’62

Only 10 years out of Princeton Day School, Vinay Trivedi has amassed a remarkable portfolio of experience. He has been involved with venture capital funds, investment firms, tech startups, city government and charitable foundations, has written two books on technology and become a licensed hot air balloon pilot. In all his endeavors, he has been guided by a strong sense of purpose and values developed as a young child listening to his grandparents tell stories of their lives in India: “My paternal grandparents lived with us and they didn’t speak any English, but they taught me everything about our culture and the values of care and respect for each other and working hard. Hindu culture has the concept of karma: you always try to do the right thing and if you do, good things will happen to you. That has definitely formed how I view the world.”

Good karma in action: motivated by challenges When Mr. Trivedi entered PDS in Fifth Grade, he stepped into a totally unfamiliar environment. He commuted from Bucks County in a van that dropped students at several area schools and resulted in an hour’s ride each way. “It was incredibly stressful,” he says. “I didn’t think I could keep up, but the really supportive environment and my teachers and peers gave me the motivation to try.” His Middle School advisor and humanities teacher Paul Warms remembers, “Already, in Grade Five, he was excited to be in the classroom testing his ideas and insights with those of his classmates and teachers. Even then, he was able to make connections between subjects, drawing parallels between studies in humanities with lessons in science, demonstrating his talent to dive deep into a subject. Vinay committed his heart and mind to each task to produce the best product he could. He readily accepted input from his teachers and valued the opinions of his classmates so he could become a more successful learner. Vinay is true in his mission to learn all he can so he can fulfill his life’s purpose.” In Upper School, Mr. Trivedi captained the tennis and soccer teams. He was a Peer Group Leader and was active in Mock Trial, Model UN and the Science Olympiad. In senior year, he was named a Scholar Athlete and received the history and chemistry prizes as well as the Alumni Service Award. “He’s a good all-around guy, a great friend,” says Chris Gibson ’10. “He’s really smart but he’s also a social person who’s able to interact with tons of people from different backgrounds.”

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Vinay committed his heart and his mind...to learn all he can so he can fulfill his life’s purpose.” –Paul Warms, Vinay’s Middle School advisor

Dan Shipper ’10 (recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2015) echoes that judgment: “Vinay’s an incredibly smart, motivated, ambitious person, and a really nice guy. He thinks about doing the right thing. He’s always been involved in non-profit, volunteer activities. That’s very important to him.” For example, while still at PDS, Trivedi developed SeniorLink, a program that arranged for high school students to teach senior citizens to navigate the internet. “Vinay’s work reflected a mature intellectual curiosity, independence of thought, and willingness to take risks in his thinking and writing,” recalls his Upper School advisor and English teacher David

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LaMotte. “He’s a great listener and was a caring and thoughtful classmate. He has a fine sense of humor and a quiet confidence that puts others at ease.”

development,” he says. “That’s why I studied computer science. I felt empowered because I had the tools to go out and solve problems I was passionate about.”

A balance of quiet confidence and pushing beyond comfort zones

As he evaluates future opportunities, his priority is to surround himself with people who inspire him to be the best he can be. “Something that’s helped me a lot is realizing there are so many different paths and so many ways to get where you want to go,” he says. “I used to put a lot of pressure on myself to find the perfect option: the perfect college, the perfect job, the perfect everything. It’s just not necessary. You make an option perfect for you by the attitude you show up with, the hard work you put in, the relationships you form, the reputation you build. How you show up is much more important than where you show up. ”

Mr. Trivedi went on to Harvard, where he majored in Computer Science and graduated with honors in 2013. He was named Phi Beta Kappa, a John Harvard Scholar, a Weissman Scholar and received the Detur Prize. While still a student, he was part of the investment team at Romulus Capital, a $150 million seed-stage venture capital fund, and also worked as product manager of Locu, a publishing platform founded by MIT students in 2011 and acquired two years later by GoDaddy. Somehow, he found time to author a book, How to Speak Tech, which demystifies the world of Internet startups for non-technical people. After college, he gained investment experience at the Blackstone Group and acted as a volunteer advisor at the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. Three years later, he pushed himself out of his comfort zone by moving to London, where he worked as a product manager for Citymapper, a venturebacked urban mobility startup.

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You make an option perfect for you by the attitude you show up with, the hard work you put in, the relationships you form, the reputation you build. How you show up is much more important than where you show up. ” –Vinay Trivedi

“I was excited to explore and understand technology and business from a different perspective,” he says. “I certainly gained a lot professionally—it was nice to be in an international environment, working with people with different accents, languages and cultures, but I would highlight how much I grew personally as well. It was the first time in my life I went into an environment where I was the only new person. You have to make more of an effort, be the one reaching out, you can’t be shy, you have to ask to be included.” Mr. Trivedi returned to the U.S. and worked with the New York City Mayor’s office as an advisor on Moonshot Challenges, a set of initiatives that seek to transform the city into a hub for technology testing and research and development. For the past four years, he also has been an Ambassador and member of the Steering Committee of Startup in Residence (STiR), a program spun out of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation that encourages innovative startups to tackle civic challenges by connecting them with government agencies. The effort has already produced tangible results, as evidenced in the Human Services Agency’s foster care system, which increased its productivity by 40% while cutting approval times by half. “I have a deep interest in technology and innovation and really believe they are tremendous forces for progress and

Vinay Trivedi at the 2014 SXSW conference (South by Southwest festival) in Austin, TX for the official launch of his book, How to Speak Tech. The second edition, available on amazon.com, was launched at the same conference this spring.

Vinay Trivedi (center) in March at Stanford Business School, meeting with a contingent of Princeton Day School current and former leaders and community members including Director of Advancement Kathy Schulte (front left), Carlton Tucker h’13 (back center) and Head of School Paul Stellato and Maureen Stellato (far right).

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1998 VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY TEAM Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

BY LINDA MAXWELL STEFANELLI ’62

First row: London Thomson-Thurm, Abigail Kelton, Mandy Helwig, Ann Schorling, Julie Perlin, Sean Merriweather, Joanna Woodruff, Kelsey Oliver; Second row: Jill Thomas, Jen Dowlack, Margo Smith, Tina Flores, Lila Cruikshank, Page Schmucker, Emily O’Hara, Lauren Welsh, Candace Vahlsing, Ariana Jakub, Allison Welsh, Marissa Vahlsing, Trese Lang; (Missing: Ashley Bostrom, Ellie Davis, Margie Wallace Gibson ’84)

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Talk about team chemistry! They all believed in each other.” –Coach Jill Thomas

1998 Varsity Field Hockey Team created their own field of dreams come true

Field hockey was a mainstay of the girls’ athletic program at Miss Fine’s School and a competitive sport that carried over to Princeton Day School. Over the years, the game has generated countless exciting victories, heart-stopping moments and celebrated players, but few records are as impressive as that of the 1998 season. That fall, 20 girls came together to form a single unstoppable force that produced not just one of the School’s only undefeated teams, but a team experience for the ages. The 1998 PDS Varsity Field Hockey team won 16 games—13 of them shutouts—and tied another three. They outscored their opponents 55 to 11 as they blasted through a battle-testing schedule and crushed long-time rivals in a season extended by playoffs and tournament games. In the semi-finals of the Mercer County Tournament against a strong West Windsor-Plainsboro South squad, they squeezed out a 1-0 win then went on to vanquish cross-town rival Princeton High School 4-0 to capture the championship. Two weeks later, they defended three consecutive years of Prep A State championship titles in the last game of the season. They refused to yield to Blair Academy and were declared co-champions in a 1-1 tie. “Talk about team chemistry,” Head Coach Jill Thomas reminisced. “They all believed in each other.” Coach Thomas, who was named NJ Field Hockey Coach of the Year by the Newark Star Ledger, added, “Sure, we had good players. But you don’t win like that, and win over time like that, without everybody wanting it and without everybody around you.” JOURNAL

Winning chemistry: camaraderie and great coaching Many of the girls had played together for years. Nine seniors formed the heart of the team, supported by six juniors and five sophomores; their numbers even included two sets of sisters. “Our camaraderie was tangible; we genuinely enjoyed each other,” says Captain and 2009 Hall of Fame Inductee Lauren Welsh Sparrow ’99. “So much of our success could be attributed to how well we knew each other. Passes were easily strung together down the field. The fact that we were coached by arguably the best coach at the high school level, Jill Thomas, was another major force that shaped this team. Every day we could see how deeply she believed in us, we could hear it in her voice from the sidelines and feel it between our shoulder blades when she slapped our backs, heading on or off the field.” “The whole season was just magical,” recalls Assistant Coach and Third Grade teacher Margie Wallace Gibson ’84. “Jill was so great at knowing what had to be done and communicating it to the players. Corners were so key. We practiced them over and over and over again. We had great plays and the kids knew them. They were smart, smart players and they were fun. They wanted to be out there, there was no ego. I don’t feel there was one star player; they all had a role.” “What I treasured most about that team was our camaraderie. Our team felt like a family,” says Mandy Helwig ’00. “As an image of our solidarity, I hold a lasting memory of running towards my fellow midfielders and the defense to click sticks in celebration every time the offense scored a goal, from our first preseason game through the championship game.”

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So much of our success could be attributed to how well we knew each other... [and] the fact that we were coached by arguably the best coach at the high school level, Jill Thomas.”

–Lauren Welsh Sparrow ’99

Extended family feeling The family feeling was reflected and amplified by the enthusiastic sideline support of the players’ parents and Ms. Gibson’s own family, a loyal cheering section that included her husband Peter and their three young children along with Margie’s parents, Jack ‘48 and Happy Wallace. When baby Coby Gibson ’17 was born on October 2, it was cause for great celebration and the team adopted him as their mascot. In the ultimate display of team spirit, Ms. Gibson showed up three days later to coach in the game against George School. PDS parent Ginger Welsh spent years watching her daughters play at PDS and in college, but feels the 1998 team was truly special. “It was just such a wonderful experience to see all these girls who were really great friends play together,” she says. “I think a lot of their success had to do with those great friendships, and the trust that developed.” Coach Thomas agrees: “This is a class group of young women. They raised the bar, moved up to it, and set the tone for the players who followed them.”

“Being a part of all this was so incredible at that particular age, in high school, when you’re trying to figure out who you are and what you have to offer to the world,” Ms. Sparrow says. “This team left a lasting impression on who I am.” As Ms. Gibson says, “That season was a blend of wonderful.” Inducting the entire 1998 PDS Varsity Field Hockey team into the Athletic Hall of Fame is the perfect tribute to a team that not only brought home championships, they represented the best in group endeavors and individual character development that competitive sports can offer.

SCORE CARD: 1998 PDS Field Hockey Team • • • •

Undefeated 16-0-3 record Mercer County Champions Prep A State Champions (4th consecutive title) Newark Star Ledger New Jersey Field Hockey Coach of the Year: Jill Thomas Ashley Bostrom ’00 Lila Cruikshank ’00 Ellie Davis ’01 Christina Flores ’99 Amanda Helwig ’00 Ariana Jakub ’99 Abigail Kelton ’00 Sean Merriweather ’99 Emily O’Hara ’00 Kelsey Oliver ’01 Julie Perlin ’99 Page Schmucker ’00 Ann Schorling ’99 Margo Smith ’99 London Thomson-Thurm ’01 Candace Vahlsing ’99 Marissa Vahlsing ’01 Allison Welsh ’01 Lauren Welsh ’99 Joanna Woodruff ’99

Captain: Lauren Welsh Assistant Captains: Tina Flores, Ann Schorling Head Coach: Jill Thomas Assistants: Margie Wallace Gibson ’84, Trese Lang Managers: Sam Fox ’99, Brian McKitish ’99, Alex Nanfara ’99 SPRING 2019

BY JUSTIN GOLDBERG

Success is a diverse mosaic with community at its heart.

What does student success look like today? At Princeton Day School, it starts with understanding that your job is to find your way, explore, question, reflect and engage. Success comes from developing your identity while also strengthening your community; pushing yourself and also making healthy choices for balance; leading by example through kindness, empathy and ethical behavior. Today’s PDS seniors have achieved success through selfawareness, courage, the meaningful relationships they’ve formed, their refusal to be defined by test scores and their endless appetite to strive for deeper understanding. Here’s a sampling from the diverse mosaic that is Princeton Day School’s graduating Class of 2019.

Spirit animal:

Gwen Allen SCHOOL SPIRIT, community and leadership mean a lot to me. This year I’m the captain of varsity field hockey, basketball and lacrosse, and a co-head of the Zoo, our student fan group for sports games. Our athletics program is really great despite our small size compared to many of our competitors. I think in part it’s because everyone’s really invested, works hard and is proud to represent PDS. In my freshman year, our field hockey team won only about three games, but sophomore year we won the Prep championship and made it to the Mercer County finals. The adults in this community work really hard to form connections with students.There are a lot of amazing, inspiring, compassionate teachers and coaches who have set a good example of what being a leader looks like. They are so invested in our development as people, not just as students or as athletes. This year, Ms. Sabundayo launched an anti-hate program. We’ve been meeting as a group, training and listening, and preparing to host a teach-in for several days on a range of different issues. It’s an opportunity for us to step up and be leaders ourselves, and for us to work in a concrete way for an even stronger and more tight-knit school community. JOURNAL

Tapping into self:

Skylar Hall

I’VE DANCED since I was four. At ten I went to a dance school, and competed and danced with a professional company. I’ve danced with Alvin Ailey, Princeton Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and others. PDS has introduced me to other genres of dance that I never encountered at my studio, like samba. I went to Nashville for the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference in November with Mr. McKinley, Ms. Simonds and other PDS faculty and students. We saw a marching band from a historically black college perform, and had opportunities for black affinity group experiences. I’m curious about majorette, cheerleading and dance opportunities that are really visible and part of the spirit and culture of college. I’m debating whether I want to go to a historically black college or a predominantly white school. PDS has given me so much, but I also think there’s another part of myself that I might tap into if I’m surrounded by people who look like me. As I make up my mind, I’m grateful to have advisors at PDS who are so committed to helping me make the right choice for me.

EXHIBITING my portraits of PDS classmates and faculty at school this winter was one of the highlights of my time here. It’s always a fun challenge to get a portrait that feels real and true to someone. It all depends on the situation and how I know the person. Sometimes you have to ask permission to take a photo, which can be weird at first. After your first few rejections you realize the worst you’ll ever hear is “No, thank you.” Sometimes, a long focal length helps, so you can get a picture from far away without someone noticing or being self-conscious. I’ve been backpacking all my life, and spent three weeks in Nepal last March. One day I was taking an alternate route to get back to Namche Bazaar, and I saw two kids playing. I signaled to the mother from a distance, and she gave me the thumbs up that it was okay to take a picture. That photo was very well received in class.

Photo finish:

Amon DeVane

I’m not sure what’s next… I think I may take a one-way flight to southeast Asia and figure it out from there. SPRING 2019

Role model(UN):

Elisabeth Berman

A HUGE PART of my PDS experience has been my involvement in Model UN. It has opened my eyes to how I can apply what I’ve learned in English and history classes to a broader scope, and has solidified my interest in studying policy and international relations in college. I think PDS does a really good job of connecting our coursework to what’s happening in the world around us. In history class, we studied Women’s Suffrage, but we also looked at that movement alongside current events like the Women’s March. The faculty is always accessible, even if you have questions that have nothing to do with class. For example, while researching a Model UN topic on mental health recently, I ended up working with Dr. Shah and learning all about how medicine is delivered to rural areas around the world. Our MUN team is top 25 in the nation, which reflects all of the hard work that PDS students put in outside of class!

Firmly planted: Walter

Emann

THE NATURAL WORLD has always fascinated me. I remember all the way back to Lower School, when Mr. Schomburg would make me super fired-up for science. I was full of burning questions. Freshman year it kind of clicked for me: I can answer those questions on my own. And over the course of high school, thanks in large part to Dr. Norin’s mentorship, I’ve found my confidence and my identity as a scientist. I have questions, and I’m willing to do the work necessary to answer them. I’m especially interested in botany and plant biology research. I work at a plant nursery, and oddly enough, I just made my PDS theater debut as a plant shop employee, Seymour Krelborn, in Little Shop of Horrors, which was a blast. Last year in the REx program we learned what it means to be a researcher, and we developed our own experiments and found summer internships at labs that were exploring fields of science that interest us. To be in such a small group with peers who are really serious about science, and to get such intensive training, was really special. And the biology lab at UNC was an incredible window into the world of working scientists. My colleagues in the lab could hardly believe I was still in high school.

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Life goals:

Wesley Leggett

AS A “LIFER” AT PDS, it has meant so much to have this same supporting cast around me, being in my corner and pushing me to be my best self in school and in sports. The connection between students and teachers here is unique and what makes PDS such a special place. On occasion, I’ll go back to see my former teachers in the Lower and Middle School. They’ve seen me grow up before their eyes. Mr. Laughlin was my Kindergarten teacher and my first soccer coach. Soccer was my first love and has always been my favorite sport. As soon as I started playing, I just naturally gravitated to the ball. Thanks to my coaches, my teachers, my friends and my family, I’m off next year to play Division I soccer. My family instilled in me the drive to work hard and stay focused in everything I do. My mom sometimes says you might meet an obstacle and take another route, but you’re going to find your destination in life no matter what.

Setting sights:

Raina Kasera

FROM THE VERY beginning, PDS has instilled a love of learning. I’ve always been drawn to science and math in particular, and here I’ve had the flexibility to design my own course of study and go further with my work in the sciences. Last summer I interned in the chemistry department at Duke on a project to develop a new dualcatalyzed hydroalkylation reaction; the goal was to more efficiently produce molecules that would ultimately be important components of pharmaceuticals. I’ve also been able to do so much outside the classroom here thanks in part to a really vibrant and student-run club system at PDS. I’ve been a part of Science Olympiad since freshman year, and became a co-head this year. As a team we placed third in the regional competition this year, which was incredible because we haven’t placed in ten years. My work experience at a social healthcare company in India in the summers after 9th and 10th grade made a strong impact. I designed a survey to identify the resources and needs of doctors in remote areas, where many clinics are just single rooms along a dirt road, with one doctor, one chair and a ton of patients waiting. I want to research the feasibility of setting up a camp, like a “pop-up” clinic, to offer specialized care in rural areas, for example, costeffective cataract surgeries. I’m interested in taking steps to “solve” some of the challenges that I observed during those summers. SPRING 2019

Winged wordsmith:

Bryn Aprill

I’VE PLAYED varsity ice hockey for four years and love flying across the ice, but what people might not know is that I’ve always loved writing. Taking a creative writing course at PDS really changed the way I viewed my writing and helped me to grow as a writer. I became a Writing Center mentor to help others with their writing, which is challenging and a great way to continue my own learning. I’ve published a few pieces in the PDS literary magazine, cymbals, and writing is definitely something I want to keep pursuing. For my senior project, I’m getting my pilot’s license, taking flight lessons in a Cessna 172 out of Trenton-Mercer Airport. I’m keeping a journal as part of the project, to tie in with my writing. It’s like a diary, but also includes creative pieces based on some of my experiences. Flying is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but initially my dad said, “There’s no way you’re getting a pilot’s license before you can even drive a car.”

Passion project:

Kaito Mimura

IN SOME REGARDS, my life has revolved around music. But it’s also very important to me to find balance. One of the biggest reasons I chose PDS for high school is that as a day school, without Saturday classes, I’ve had the freedom to pursue lessons and rehearsals outside of school, and I’ve been able to maintain a healthy balance between music and schoolwork. I perform with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and work with Temple University Music Prep. I’m the Concertmaster for both ensembles, I support the conductor and help lead the orchestra, for example by making sure everyone is in tune. Last year I was one of six Americans invited to the Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland. For about three weeks, I got to play with kids from all around the world. Here at PDS, I’m a part of the Jacobson Scholars Program, so I get a chance to perform for the school community in the McAneny Theater. It’s a nice way to share what I do with my friends here.

I was looking at colleges that also have conservatories and thinking about pursuing a dual degree. But as I sat down with my college counselors and my friends, I decided that I want to focus more on academics, and pursue a different profession while keeping music as my passion. For my senior project, I’m hoping to bring together my academic and my musical interests to 3D print a violin, and play it. It’s been said that the violin has been perfected over so many centuries, and is so efficient at producing sound, that it cannot be improved any further. I’ve known this instrument my whole life as a performer, and I’m interested to explore it from an engineering standpoint to see what I can learn. JOURNAL

Design thinking:

Rakesh Potluri WOODSHOP, architecture, industrial design and other courses at PDS have helped meld all my interests together into a love of design. An example of how my interests have merged is theater: I’ve been doing theater since Middle School, and for the past few summers I’ve worked with Princeton Summer Theater. My work in theater has focused on set and lighting design, and this year, in addition to the Upper School productions, I was Associate Lighting Producer for a Princeton University theater program production. Theater lighting can change the way you feel; it’s like wizardry. Furniture can do the same thing; the proportions and lines can impact your experience. I’m always thinking about design now, in a lot of different contexts. This past fall, I took creative writing, and I really got into it … and writing, of course, is word design. My role as Student Council President allows me to participate, with a team of my peers, in the process of designing our PDS community. Last year we devoted a lot of our efforts to examining sexual harassment and developing a policy that’s now in the handbook. Helping redesign the School’s annual Blue and White Day experience was another major initiative for us, and seeing the entire Upper School having a great time together last May is something that will stick with me forever.

Peak performance:

Julia Parks

WHEN I WAS in Lower and Middle School, I watched all the PDS theater performances, and I have always wanted to be a part of the theater here. My first big part was in sophomore year; I played Marcy Park in the 20th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and I really started to feel like a part of the PDS theater family. It’s something I always look forward to after school. If I’ve had a stressful day, I can go there and it’s just me and my lines and my character. Tech week, right before the show opens, is my favorite time of year because nothing else matters except theater. There’s no time to think about what to do next if something goes wrong on stage, if someone drops a line or gets hurt, the set falls over ... crazy things happen and you have to keep going. It makes me feel like I can do anything. Performing theater at PDS is not quite the same fairytale that I imagined in fourth grade; it’s much more work! But the joy of it is even greater than I ever imagined. After a show closes, you feel the best kind of tired, you’re spent from doing what you love and afterward you just fall into bed like “whoomph.”

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Keep questioning:

Elsie Wang

AS SOON AS I reached a level of proficiency in French to read literature, it opened up a whole world. Last year, we read “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, and that got me hooked on short stories and French literature. This fall, it was a thrill to audit a course on Fantastical Literature in French at Princeton University. Through the REx program, I designed and executed an experiment and worked over the summer in a behavioral neuroscience lab at Columbia University. For my senior project, I’m designing a similar project but I’m interested more in the social rather than molecular aspect, examining how others might influence how you think rather than just how you act. My project was inspired by the Asch Experiment, which looks at how people can be swayed by social pressure and even disregard their own observations just to conform. Sometimes when we hear something again and again, we start to question our own beliefs. But I suspect that, at PDS, people are less likely to go along with this because we’re all empowered to think for ourselves. I’m interested in finding ways to fuse my interests in French and behavioral neuroscience. I think French language and psychology are so universal and applicable to many different fields. Also, the deeper I delve into each subject, I’ve expected the possibilities to narrow, but they just seem to expand.

Voice lessons:

Nashleen Salazar Rodriguez I CAME FROM a public school in Trenton to PDS in 9th Grade. I’ve been fortunate to be here. But I was pretty reserved at first, and it was challenging to be one of the few Hispanic students. I would hesitate to speak up in class, and undermined my own work. I was one of six PDS students who attended the threeday NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference this fall. It allowed me to see who I could be, who I want to become. Now I’m determined to speak up and be a role model. Presenting my own writing in front of the School recently at events like Hispanic Heritage Month and Martin Luther King Day has been a big honor. I’ve found my voice. I think I’m my own toughest critic, but people gave me amazing feedback. I’m a Peer Group Leader, and it’s been really rewarding to work with 9th graders all year as a mentor. Going from middle school to high school is tough, especially if you’re coming to PDS from a public school and feel like an outsider.

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Words matter:

William Scarlett

LAST YEAR, I took a class called Constructions of Race in American Literature with Dr. Lee. It completely changed my perspective about PDS, about learning in general, and about myself and what I can do. When I came here in 9th Grade, I thought, “Wow, people here are really accomplished,” and “people here are really privileged.” I found myself wondering, “Am I good enough?” But as a junior in Ms. Lee’s class, I was able to share my personal experience, my personal understanding. From the response I got, my confidence grew. I realized just how much I’ve learned in life, especially what I’ve learned from my parents, who emigrated from Jamaica. It finally clicked in that class how lucky I am, and how much I have to offer. Ever since, it’s been a great feeling being part of this community. As part of my senior project, I’m going to work with the history department faculty to develop a unit for sophomore students to delve into and reflect on some recent history and current events, with a focus on reflecting and listening to one another’s words. We spend a lot of time in school and in society just arguing to prove our point, but it’s much more valuable to tell the whole story, to find ways to listen and really understand one another.

The meme-ing of math:

Vibhu Singh UNTIL SECOND GRADE, I thought math was really hard and pretty boring. But that year my grandfather, who was a math professor in India, came here for a long visit. We spent hours together every day doing problems and learning new things. His passion for math sort of rubbed off on me, and bonding with him over math somehow solidified this interest for me. It’s thrilling to make connections between what I’ve learned along the way and what I’m learning now. The problems are more complex and more realistic, and what we’re learning can actually be applied in the real world. I find it sad sometimes that people don’t see the fun aspect of math. I like to find good math memes and post them in the hallway on the cork board. It’s important to discover the fun in things we might otherwise find boring. My teachers Mr. Asch and Mr. Rubens have had a big hand in that process for me here at PDS. They are great math teachers who have also motivated me and helped me to figure out who I am. Plus, they like my puns.

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Abstract architecture:

Sasha Sindhwani

THE ARCHITECTURE studio has been like a second home here at PDS. If anyone’s ever looking for me, they can find me there. I love that we “think with our hands” in the studio. Then, I took a philosophy course last year that was different from anything I’ve ever studied. It trained me to be skeptical and to analyze everything I do. I’m more present in my mind now, and a little less present in the actual world. I’m more curious about everything. I’ve seen this translating to architecture in the form of a desire to understand not just the physical structures of a piece but the ethical and philosophical concepts as well. I’ve developed a keen interest in industrial design, specifically chairs. I like to look at designer chairs from all over the world, and from different time periods, and I think a lot of what was going on historically and philosophically in different eras is reflected in these complex designs. I haven’t designed my own chairs yet … I think it’s going to take me several years.

Incrementalist:

Peter Teti

I LIKE PROBLEM-SOLVING. I love looking up after a long stretch of time being completely engrossed in something and saying “Wow, I’ve ended up in a really interesting place.” I like following a path of curiosity until I have dozens of browser tabs open, and just doing that until I have to go somewhere or fall asleep at my desk. At PDS, I’ve been engaged in the tabletop gaming club, and started a Rubik’s club. I like building computers and tinkering with software, seeing how things are put together. Last year when the STEAM Center opened, I started learning how to 3D print and how to use CAD. This year I’m taking Mr. Tatkon-Coker’s industrial design class. I’m getting to study the things that have always captivated me in class, and I’m taking the things I’m learning in class and applying them to pet projects I’m working on outside of class. Having access to the tools and the skills I’m learning in the Wellemeyer STEAM Center is really exciting; it’s a whole new mode of learning. I just keep seeing things and thinking, how can I change and improve this?

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Community connections:

Jacob Tharayil

AS A FRESHMAN coming to PDS, I never expected this sort of vibe. I guess I thought I would have to wait until college to be part of a place with this kind of mindset. There’s an incredible amount of blending and connection between students with different passions, backgrounds and identities. More than anything, PDS has helped me to find balance as well as connections between my interests, and a sense of balance between academics, sports, music and my social life. For my senior reading intensive, I’m working on a documentary film about our school culture and history. PDS is different from other schools of this caliber. I’ve never felt that it’s an elitist place. There’s a deep sense of community, and this community is united by joy. The work we do here isn’t just a means to an end. There’s a sense of passion here for its own sake.

Painting it forward:

Lydia Pamudji IN FRESHMAN YEAR I came to PDS from a big public school in East Brunswick. It was a completely different experience to be in such a small class, and to be conscious of being a minority here. Visual art and creative writing became an outlet for me here early on. Junior year was a big turning point; I found a solid group of friends and a better sense of myself. Ever since, I’ve been able to be a mentor to younger students, and a leader in different groups and movements on campus. For my senior project this spring, I’m undertaking an art and community project that includes painting, writing and a large-scale, multi-layered installation in the gallery. Some details are still top-secret! I’m hoping it will allow me to give back to everyone who has helped me over the past few years, and to reflect on what I’ve accomplished here.

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$5 Million Gift Second Largest in School History, Culminates Years of Planning for LEED-Certified Athletic Center In a letter to the School community in February, Head of School Paul J. Stellato announced the receipt of a $5 million gift, the second-largest single gift in the School’s history. Given by donors who wish to remain anonymous, the gift comes in two parts: $3 million, which the School has already received and has been put to immediate use; and $2 million, offered as a 1:1 challenge for new gifts and pledges received between now and June 30, 2019.

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We believe deeply in the School, the values it holds dear, the vision for the future and its extraordinary leader, Paul Stellato. We hope that our gift will inspire others to join us, so that together we can have an enduring impact on the lives of current and successive generations of students and their families,” said the donors in a statement to the School.

“In a very short period of time, the gift has attracted significant new support to the campaign. The donors showed great wisdom in offering such a challenge, and our community has shown great generosity in responding to it,” Mr. Stellato concluded. Contact Director of Advancement Katherine Schulte at kschulte@pds.org if you are interested in learning more or participating in the giving challenge ending June 30.

CAMPUS VISITOR HIGHLIGHTS Students in PDS ThinSat Program Meet with their Princeton University Mentor, Michael B. Galvin In partnership with Princeton University, the PDS ThinSat Program is a distinctive engineering- and math-focused co-curricular offering for Upper School students that will culminate in a November 2019 launch of ThinSat satellites at the Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s eastern shore. (See Fall 2018 Journal, p.33).

With this transformational gift, attention now turns to a longanticipated and critically needed facility: a 30,000 square foot, LEED-certified Athletic Center, which will adjoin the Lisa McGraw ’44 Skating Rink and contain a field house with two indoor courts for multi-sport use and four international squash courts with a spectator viewing area. The field house, squash courts and community gathering spaces will be joined within the Athletic Center, providing a new and expanded space on campus for students to meet, compete, study and socialize.

As they develop their satellites for launch and space flight, the PDS ThinSat student teams are mentored through regular meetings with the Princeton University ThinSat Team and PDS ThinSAT Program faculty. The first of these meetings was held in early November with the lead mentor for the Princeton University team, Michael B. Galvin, Senior Technical Support and Mechanical PDS ThinSat faculty Theodor Brasoveanu, Alana Engineer in Allen, Jonathan Tatkon-Coker and students in Princeton’s the program check in regularly with Princeton Mechanical University mentors including Michael B. Galvin. & Aerospace Engineering department. PDS faculty Jonathan TatkonCoker, ThinSat Chief Engineer, explained, “Mike’s guidance adds so much value to the PDS ThinSat student experience. Mike shared a tremendous amount of perspective, detail, schematics and satellite data to engage the team about many of the factors they will need to consider as they build their satellites and determine their data-retrieval payloads.”

While this gift brings the School significantly closer to funding all construction and future operating costs of the new Athletic Center, it also provides the opportunity to begin to raise funds for a series of critical initiatives, including Middle and Lower School STEAM, and a Performing Arts Center with a black box theater and suites dedicated to instruction and performance of vocal and instrumental music.

The following students are participating in the PDS ThinSat program: Benjamin Bigdelle ’21, Matan Blitz ’21, Thomas Bocian ’20, Amon DeVane ’19, Evan Dries ’20, Armaan Dugar ’20, Walter Emann ’19, Fechi Inyama ’20, William Morrison ’21, Yash Pazhianur ’21, Kyle Ready ’19, Aaliyah Sayed ’21, Justin Sherman ’20, Om Suchak ’21, Megha Thomas ’20, Krithika Vasireddy ’20, Arthur Zhu ’21.

Mr. Stellato noted that until now, fundraising initiatives have focused largely on two areas: 1). support for academic programs, facilities and professional development, and 2). endowment for need-based financial aid. This fundraising has produced clear successes, including the Edward and Marie Matthews Arts Wing, the state-of-the-art Wellemeyer STEAM Center, 20 new Upper School classrooms, the redesigned Shepherd Commons, a 650-square-foot teaching greenhouse, programmatic offerings in all divisions, and almost $5 million in new endowment for need-based financial aid.

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Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith First 2019 Guest Tracy K. Smith of Imagine the Possibilities Artists Program Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd Poet Laureate of the U.S. and Director of Princeton University’s Creative Writing Program, visited Princeton Day School on Friday, January 4 to host poetry readings and presentations for Lower, Middle and Upper School students and faculty throughout the day thanks to PDS’s signature Imagine the Possibilities (ITP) visiting artist program. The School’s ITP program, which typically features multiple artist visits each year, has been made possible since 1995 thanks to the John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund. Smith joins the growing list of illustrious Imagine the Possibilities guests who have shared their talents and perspectives with PDS students since the program’s founding in 1995, including Jeffrey Eugenides, Paul Muldoon, Naomi Shihab Nye, Cornel West, Jacqueline Woodson, Paul O. Zelinsky and many more. “Life is fast,” Smith began. “When I’m not thinking actively about slowing down, I skim across the surface of things that have great depth.” Smith’s recently launched podcast, The Slowdown, invites listeners to do just that, by exploring the world through poetry. As Poet Laureate, she has traveled the country with a focus on rural areas, where she says that reading and discussing poems together can open the door to fruitful conversations and forge mutual understanding. Smith’s biography includes three published collections of poetry and a criticallyacclaimed memoir, a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for her poetry volume, Life on Mars, and numerous other prizes and honors.

Holocaust Survivor Shares Survival Story with Upper School Students Trudy Klein Gompers, a Holocaust survivor and author, visited Princeton Day School on Veterans Day, roughly 80 years after Kristallnacht, to speak and interact with Upper School students. Ms. Gompers’s visit was made possible through the Holocaust Council’s Coordinator of Holocaust Education Jamie N. Carus. Trudy Klein Gompers Gompers’s message was both a gripping

remembrance and a plea “not to lose sight of our common humanity, our common values and our common decency. Find beauty in our differences. It’s up to you. It’s up to all of us. We have to learn to listen instead of reacting. We all get hurt. And we hurt others. When it happens, I write it down. And when you see things written down you start understanding what’s inside you. We have to discover ourselves to understand what’s going on.”

Crisis of Civility: PBS Open Mind Host Alexander Heffner Delivers Annual Rothrock Lecture This fall, Rothrock lecturer Alexander Heffner visited PDS to deliver a cogent analysis of what he terms the crisis of civility in the country today. An expert on American politics, the youth vote, and the world of ideas across civic life, Mr. Heffner is the host of The Open Mind, the longestrunning PBS show on civic life. His talk spilled across both aisles as he defined the ways in which the elected and the electorate contribute, or not, to the betterment of the Union. His talk was a cautionary tale and a call to action, exploring a number of areas in which civil participation is the key to overcoming dysfunctional societal trends and politics, from the exploitation of social media to the shifting role and focus of journalism to determining whether the rule of law is equitable to all people. The Anne Rothrock Lectureship Fund is an annual PDS event endowed in 1996 thanks to the generosity of many admirers of Ms. Rothrock, a legendary PDS history teacher. The Rothrock Lecture has been an annual civic lightning rod for Upper School students, providing direct exposure to national figures in history, economics and public affairs including Ben Bernanke, former Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, philosopher, activist and social critic Cornel West, former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Greg Mankiw, and a long list of other luminaries, including several PDS alumni.

Poet Deborah Landau Discusses Her Craft with Students

Acclaimed poet Deborah Landau hosted the combined Upper School Poetry and Gender and Lit English classes, then led a second session with the student NOW group, interested students and the English faculty. Landau, who directs the Creative Writing Program at NYU, has authored four collections of poetry and has been awarded the Robert Dana Anhinga Prize for Poetry as well as a Javits Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Funny, engaging, candid and thoughtful, Landau read from her work and shed fascinating light on her subject areas and process, but was most interested in hearing from the students and encouraging them to “write every day. Even if only for 20-30 minutes. Know that you are going to write day after day and the poems will be terrible for 30 days but on the 31st day, you will write a good one. You have to keep at it. Pursue a topic that really catches you up. Go into that language and dwell on it. Keep exploring the theme, then look at that language and shape it into a series of poems.” SPRInG 2019

World-Renowned Author James McPherson Visits Middle School Students Professor Emeritus of Princeton University, James McPherson, was an on-campus surprise during Mini-Course Week in Middle School, visiting the students taking Joe Reilly’s Gettysburg immersion course. Dr. McPherson and Middle School teacher Dr. McPherson, arguably the single Joe Reilly most important and influential author on the Civil War, added commentary on the maps the students navigated while playing a huge board game that teaches the geography and troop movements of the battle. “It was amazing to see a few students sacrifice recess time after this activity to hang back and pick his illustrious brain,” Reilly stated, fully aware of the enormous opportunity this was for young, curious minds on fire about this pivotal moment in U.S. history.

Leon Neyfakh, Top-Rated Podcast Host, Fields Student Questions Leon Neyfakh, acclaimed host of Slate’s top-rated Slow Burn podcast and host of the new podcast Fiasco, visited PDS this winter and spoke with a highly engaged group of Upper School students on “Political and Cultural Climate Changes.” Afterward, Neyfakh posted that PDS students’ questions were as insightful or more so than those of his podcast guests. James West Davidson, historian and author of one of this year’s sophomore American history texts, spoke in McAneny Theater and in Chris Rhodes’s sophomore history classes afterward on the painstaking and often detective-like work of bringing past history to life with primary sources.

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PDS art teacher Deva Watson (right) invited Katie Babick Brickner ’02 to visit her MS art students to talk about her role as Editor of Scholastic Art. Katie shared her school and career trajectory: “While at PDS I took basically every class that Mr. Hirniak offered and was very involved in the Performing Arts program. At Muhlenberg College I majored in art and dance, then received a Master’s in Modern Art, Connoisseurship, and the History of the Art Market at Christie’s Education. I’ve been working for the magazine for more than six years and feel unbelievably lucky to share my love of art with students across the country.” This March, as part of the Global Speaker Series offered by Where There Be Dragons, Rich Brown, a periodic visitor to PDS, presented his findings on Guatemalan immigration and Mayan cultural activism. He drew on three years of work with community groups in Guatemala to explain how and why Maya people continue their struggle to overcome 500 years of marginalization and oppression, and how, despite the dangers they risk, their voices are having a greater impact than ever. PDS Global Studies program co-director Erik Hove hosted Brown in the Fox Room. Colonel Tony Thacker of the Army’s Central Command came to Shepherd Commons in March to present in-depth, non-classified military analysis of Middle East geopolitical issues and U.S. policy, with an emphasis on Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria.

COMMUnITY PDS Faculty and Students Attend NAIS People of Color Conference The annual People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools is regarded as one of the most powerful shared learning experiences available anywhere, designed to help facilitate environments of diversity, equity and inclusion. This year, a large PDS contingent traveled to the conference in Nashville, including six students: Benjamin Bigdalle ’21, Sophia Chaves ’21, David Coit ’19, Skylar Hall ’19, Fechi Inyama ’20 and Jomar Meekins ’20; and 14 faculty across all three divisions: Alana Allen, Victor Cirilo, Daniel Cohen, Laurence Farhat, Margie Wallace Gibson ’84, Tarshia Griffin-Ley, Alex Lasevich, Caroline Lee, Amy Matlack, Anthony McKinley, Elizabeth Monroe, Jason Park, Michelle Simonds and Chandra Smith.

Fechi Inyama reflected, “I loved attending the Student Diversity Leadership Conference because it gave me a space where I could be accepted as myself and meet people of different backgrounds.” Skylar Hall shared, “At SDLC I was able to surround myself with individuals who didn’t just look like me, but were able to relate to me regarding different experiences that are unique to being a person of color who attends an independent school. It was at this conference that I was able to learn language that will help me to articulate my experiences and learn ways to construct a plan that will be my guideline for making change.”

Hanukkah Latkes and Light

The Upper School Jewish Club hosted the annual Hanukkah Latkes Celebration on December 6 in the Campus Center. PDS community members enjoyed latkes, dreidel games, sufganiyot, and camaraderie. A high point was the candle lighting ceremony, with many attendees bringing their hanukiah (Hanukkah menorah) and candles.

Black and Latinx Student Union Hosts Upper School Gathering on Hispanic Heritage This fall, Hispanic Heritage Month sparked Princeton Day School’s Black & Latinx Student Union to organize an informative and moving Upper School Gathering. BLSU co-heads Zoe Rivera ’20, Ahzaria Silas ’20 and Aidan Njanja Fassu ’20 encouraged three peers to share some insights. Joshua Colon ’21, Joe Santamaria ’19, Nashleen Salazar ’19 each revealed some of the joys and challenges of their experiences as individuals who identify as Hispanic/Latinx. Rivera stated, “We wanted to convey the richness of culture that comes with being Hispanic/Latinx and why I and so many others are proud to identify. We are vivid, intense and worthy of a seat at the table. We want to share our experiences while also allowing those willing to learn to do just that.”

Diwali Celebration Brings PDS Community Together A record crowd of more than 160 PDS community members celebrated Diwali in the Campus Center in early November during an action-packed evening of great food, learning and fun activities. Students and faculty across all divisions prepared creative presentations on the traditions, history and meaning of Diwali, including a Lower School play, videos and personal stories exploring identity and culture. Dancing and festive, traditional dress is always a highlight at Diwali celebrations and this evening was no exception. Thanks to the commitment of the India Club, along with many parent volunteers, faculty, staff and students, Diwali at PDS was truly a schoolwide community event and a resounding success.

Student Performances and Presentations Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Upper School students led a moving assembly in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, putting racism in personal terms and stressing the importance of continuing Dr. King’s work in pursuit of a more just and peaceful society. Nashleen Salazar ’19 contrasted the privilege of attending a school like PDS with her previous schools in Trenton, where violence was an inescapable reality of daily life. “Sometimes,” she said, “all we need is for people to believe in us, because after hearing stereotypes for so long, we start to believe them, too.” William Scarlett ’19 and Zoe Rivera ’20 recited powerful poems that grappled with the history of racism and the ways in which the fight for civil rights remains urgent today. Sasha Sindhwani ’19 recalled her experience at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., where she broached difficult and, until then, unspoken conversations on race. Krista Caasi ’20 performed “I Know Where I’ve Been” from the hit musical Hairspray, which evokes the long march toward justice and the aspirations of the Civil Rights Movement. And Lydia Pamudji ’19 conjured Jane Elliott’s famous Blue Eyes-Brown Eyes experiment to help students understand the arbitrary distinctions of racism in a more visceral way. Lydia delivered an impassioned plea for the audience to understand the anguish of being discriminated against, and to take up the cause of eradicating racism.

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&e v e n t s Black History Month Community Event

Thanks to the efforts of the Community and Multicultural Development Team (CMDT), along with parent volunteers, PDS community members packed the Campus Center to observe Black History Month with a multifaceted program of performances and presentations. Reverend Dr. Theresa S. Thames, Associate Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel at Princeton University, gave a keynote address that explored race, identity, activism, community and more. Students of all ages performed and shared Reverend Dr. their own original work and personal Theresa S. Thames narratives to create a stirring program that was at once a reflection, a celebration and a call to action. CMDT Chair Anthony McKinley reflected, “This event was one of our more impressive representations of student work. From spoken word to traditional poem to personal narrative, our students put together an authentic display of pride, courage and creativity. As if that wasn’t enough to fill the respective cups of those in attendance, Rev. Dr. Thames’s rhythmic prose brought it all together in an inspirational way that left us with much to digest and enjoy.”

Ringing in the Chinese Lunar New Year at PDS

Chinese Club co-heads George Ma ’20 and Lydia Wu ’19 spearheaded an enhanced PDS Chinese New Year community celebration this February, changing it from a student-only lunch to an after-school celebration and awareness-raising for all PDS families. Student members of the Chinese Club, the leaders of AAPI and Community and Multicultural Development Team (CMDT) faculty including Jason Park, Dr. Candy Shah, Daniel Cohen, Victor Cirilo and Caroline Lee, and the Parents Association, coordinated a skit, montage video, dance performance, and fun activities such as calligraphy, lantern-making and a Chinese yo-yo competition for everyone to enjoy. Not to mention the amazing food created by several parent volunteers. “One of the most important things about the lunar new year is getting together with family and friends and celebrating,” Ma declared. “So our key goal was to bring the School community together.” JOURNAL

SUSTAInABILITY Food for Thought: Students Publish a Journal of Insights on Eating

An Upper School course designed by PDS faculty Elizabeth Cutler, who also coordinates the School’s renowned Sustainability Program, delivered a distinctive student learning experience by bringing together literature, socio-anthropology and handson experience with farm-to-table food sourcing. For four months, juniors and seniors in Cutler’s fall English elective “Food for Thought” thoughtfully investigated how food is created, locally and globally, how it affects our health and the health of our planet, and how it is related to issues of justice, equity, and politics. Students read, researched, worked in the PDS garden, visited local farms, cooked with chefs, worked in a food pantry and more. The culminating project, The Food Mood magazine, allowed each student to delve more deeply into a specific area of interest across multiple genres, bringing to life family recipes and exploring food’s relationship to memory, identity and culture. Download The Food Mood from the news archives on the pds.org homepage: https://www.pds. org/uploaded/Academics/Upper_School/The_Food_Mood. pdf ?1548861199302

PDS Climate Scholars Gather to Discuss Environmental Justice

To be a PDS Climate Scholar — an extracurricular program advised by PDS Sustainability Coordinator Liz Cutler — Upper School students must apply for selection, then commit to seven on-campus working-dinner meetings with Princeton University climate scholars, participate in sustainability-related initiatives throughout the year, plus take responsibility for hosting an annual climate conference. The Ph.D. students hail from around the globe and bring expertise that ranges from energy security and technology to climate science, policy and socio-economics. To prepare for each dinner, PDS students read specific papers in anticipation of the TED-like talks given by the grad students on their current research. Climate Scholars Ellie Schofield ’20 and Harjap Singh ’20 said in a joint statement after a recent dinner meeting, “The Energy and Climate Scholars Program allows students to get a grasp on tougher environmental topics such as racial inequity and ‘climate refugees’ in the sustainability field and provides the platform to further our learning.”

PDS Hosts Next Gen Student Climate Summit May 11 at Watershed Institute A key responsibility of being a PDS Climate Scholar involves helping organize the annual student climate summit, a gathering PDS has hosted for the past several years featuring several climate-focused organizations and high school students from around the state. This year’s event, the Next Gen Student Climate Summit, is on May 11 at the Watershed Institute. The students have been working incredibly hard since this fall to plan the Next Gen Summit while also managing all of their academic and other extracurricular responsibilities. PDS Climate Scholars include: seniors Eleanor Myers and Lydia Wu; juniors Jake Bennett, Alex DiNovi, Zaiya Gandhi, Eric Leung, Audrey Liang, George Ma, Ellie Schofield, Harjap Singh, Krithika Vasireddy, and Eyal Yakoby; and sophomores Nikita Bhardwaj, Benjamin Bigdelle, Hope Jerris, William Morrison, Tharun Potluri, Aaliyah Sayed, Hannah Van Dusen, Yishi Wang and Abby Weinstein. For more information on the Next Gen Climate Summit, go to pds.org at: https://www.pds.org/about-princeton-day-school/ sustainability/nextgen-student-climate-summit

PDS Earns Coveted Four-Star Green Restaurant Award

Princeton Day School campus food service efforts have been awarded the highest rating of four stars from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA). Attesting to the depth and rigor of the qualifying process, PDS joins an elite group of only three other secondary schools in the nation to have achieved fourstar status. Sustainability Coordinator Liz Cutler noted, “Flik Director Brian Mochnal, Chef Mason Irving, the Flik staff, and Building & Grounds have been amazing partners in this endeavor. With the support of School leadership, we started the qualifying process in 2011 and everyone has worked hard to make our food services more sustainable according to GRA standards in all of the following areas: water efficiency; waste reduction and recycling; sustainable durable goods and building materials; sustainable food; energy; reusables and environmentally preferable disposables; chemical and pollution reduction; transparency and education.”

SERVICE LEARnInG HIGHLIGHTS Making Memories in Kristy’s Meadow On a cold autumn morning with a hard frost sparkling across the landscape, students in Lower School participated with their parents and teachers in a beloved annual tradition of bulb planting. The earth was turned and ready thanks to preparations coordinated by PDS garden instructor Pam Flory, and families quickly dug in all along the southeastern arc of the vast meadow adjacent to the garden. Over the years a multitude of bulbs have been planted throughout the School campus, and the tradition takes on added meaning in its expansion to Kristy’s Meadow. About six years ago, Kristy’s Meadow was dedicated in memory of Kristy Anastasio Manning ’81 by the Class of ’81 and her family. Kristy, who passed away in 2009, attended Princeton Day School from grades 6-12. She loved playing on the girls ice hockey and girls soccer teams and singing with the madrigal group. Kristy graduated with a BA from Harvard University and a master’s degree from Duke University. Kristy was a reunion chair, a loyal supporter of the School and a dedicated environmentalist. How fitting that the meadow, which boasts a riot of wildflowers in summer, will now greet the spring with an everlasting crown of yellow, white and orange daffodils.

Giving Tuesday at PDS: Cards and Donated Gifts for Foster Children, and Cards for Veterans This fall, on Giving Tuesday, the Lower School hosted One Simple Wish, a Trenton-based nonprofit that’s given 55,000+ wishes to foster children across the U.S. PDS students learned about this group and issues around foster care, then created cards expressing support and encouragement for foster care children. PDS families actively participated with children to purchase and donate holiday gifts for the foster children to accompany the cards. Another Giving Tuesday PDS event: the Upper School Red Cross club invited students to create holiday cards of thanks for veterans. The Princeton Red Cross chapter distributed the cards to veterans across the U.S. SPRInG 2019

&e v e n t s Cancer Awareness Week at PDS January 22-25 Spread Love Across the Community Princeton Day School shaped a week of events to acknowledge all those in our community who have been impacted by cancer. Head of School Paul Stellato inspired students across the School after his official return to PDS on January 2, when he shared at Upper and Middle School student assemblies about his medical leave for cancer treatment this fall. Cancer Awareness Week became a way to welcome back Mr. Stellato, raise awareness about cancer’s reach and demonstrate support for all community members touched by this disease. As Mr. Stellato said, “Every effort to eradicate this disease is an effort behind which there are stories as well.” Third Grade teacher and Director of Service Learning Margie Gibson said, “It was wonderful to see older students playing a crucial role in helping our faculty to develop age-appropriate lessons and activities for the younger students so they can participate actively in the week’s events. Thanks to these efforts, our entire PreK-Grade 12 community came together with a message of hope and healing.” The messages of love, hope and caring for every cancer journey took many forms:

• As Upper School Student Service Learning Leaders Zaiya Gandhi ’20 and Krithika Vasireddy ’20 explained to students when they announced Cancer Awareness Week student-led initiatives, lavender is the universal color of cancer awareness. All PDS students and faculty were invited to wear lavender shoelaces, which were distributed on January 18.

• PDS Middle and Upper School sports teams wore the laces during pep rallies and games happening the week of January 22 and the whole community was encouraged to attend these sporting events to support cancer awareness and show their Panther pride.

“You are the core of our community, the heart that keeps us true, to ourselves and to each other.” – Rakesh Potluri ’19, presenting 1,000+ cranes to Head of School Paul Stellato, with Upper School Head Trixie Sabundayo

• A particularly well-attended evening event: the annual Boys Varsity Ice Hockey game against rival Lawrenceville, held this year at the Hobey Baker Memorial Ice Rink at Princeton University. Afterward, parents and alumni in the area were invited to a casual post-game reception at the Dinky Restaurant.

• Upper School biology students made posters highlighting information about the science of cancer and cancer research.

• Upper School students demonstrated the health importance of good nutrition and diet by making and serving free, healthy snack choices in a Bake, Share and Be Aware campaign; snack “purchasers” pledged to pay forward this act of kindness and caring.

• In the Lower School: 4th Grade service leaders made and showed a video for all LS classes to raise awareness about cancer and to help LS students understand why they were getting the laces and should wear them.

• Students from the Lower, Middle and Upper School held secret planning and activity sessions for more than two weeks to make more than 1,000 colorful paper cranes for Head of School Paul Stellato. In a special Upper School Gathering, Student Council President Rakesh Potluri ’19, who initiated the crane-making service learning activity as a gesture of love and support, expressed heartfelt thoughts to Mr. Stellato: “We thought of you every single day. You are the core of our community, the heart that keeps us true, to ourselves and to each other. Today, to show you our love, we present to you over a thousand paper cranes made by every single student at Princeton Day School.” The cranes remain in the School’s Campus Center as a symbol of healthy longevity, a vivid reminder of cancer awareness, and the power of community.

DAY OF GIVING!

PDS Day of Giving is Friday, May 10, which is also Blue & White Day, one of the most fun days of the year for PDS! The participation goal for this year’s Day of Giving is 485 PDS community members! #pdsgivingday You won’t want to miss May 10 at PDS, which will be an extra special day for all… JOURNAL

Annual Valentine’s Day Carnation Sale Benefits Education Initiative in Uganda

PDS Hosts Second Annual Empty Bowls Benefit Event on April 11 According to Feeding America, food insecurity impacts every county and congressional district in New Jersey, and nearly one in seven children struggles with hunger. Launched by visual arts instructor Eric Rempe last year, the Empty Bowls benefit event provided more than 22,000 meals to Mercer County area neighbors in need. Now in its second year, the PDS Empty Bowls fundraiser addresses hunger in New Jersey through a School-wide service learning effort that starts with students in Rempe’s 4th Grade, 8th Grade and all US classes crafting ceramic bowls, with some faculty and staff participating as well. The creative process is tailored to each age group, explains Rempe: “Lower Schoolers make slab-built bowls, by draping a sort of ‘pie crust’ over a form. Middle and Upper Schoolers work on the potter’s wheel, apply slips and glazes, then trim, carve, and fire their bowls in the kiln. This year, our goal was to sell 350 bowls and make an even greater impact.”

On April 11, members of the PDS community were invited to purchase a bowl and enjoy dinner in the Campus Center donated by local restaurants. All bowls are priced at $25 and all proceeds are donated to Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and to Feeding America. Thanks to partnerships and donations, and an emphasis on healthy, high-quality food, roughly six meals are provided for every dollar donated.

Latin Studies Inspire PDS Service Learning Partnerships Across Divisions Students in Nicole Mangino’s Latin I class learned this winter about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii and the smaller city of Herculaneum, which is often overlooked. Among their findings: While it is beautiful and well-preserved because it had been sealed by mud after the eruption, Herculaneum is not well-protected, and lacks the necessary funding for upkeep and additional excavation. Middle and Upper School students partnered to host a bake sale to benefit the Herculaneum Conservation Project. They reached out to the project’s director and internationally acclaimed historian and documentarian, Dr. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, and learned that the funds raised in efforts like ours make a tangible difference by helping provide research grants for restoration and exploration of the ruins. In the run-up to the bake sale, Latin students educated the PDS community with a series of videos and fact-filled posters displayed throughout the School.

This year’s Valentine’s Day carnation sale in the Upper School was organized by The International Action Club (InterAct), in partnership with the Student Life Committee and Girl Up, a new club launched by sophomore Brooke Littman at PDS this year. Girl Up is part of a United Nations initiative that advocates for girls’ education, safety and health. All 600 carnations sold out as friends purchased carnations for others and donated the proceeds, well over $1,000, to benefit a Girl Up and UN Ugandan Refugee Agency initiative. In Uganda, 50% of girls have never had a first day of school and only one in five makes it to the seventh grade. Many girls in Uganda are forced to drop out of school due to poverty, safety concerns, teenage pregnancy or lack of parental support. Girl Up’s work combats these issues to ensure a quality education for girls in Uganda. So far this program has helped 4,414 girls attend school.

STEAM HIGHLIGHTS Founding Group of PDS REx Students Celebrated; 2018-19 REx Students Secure Summer Internships The seven founding members of the highly selective PDS Research Experience (REx) Program were celebrated at a Campus Center reception featuring the results of their summer internship work at top scientific labs across the country. The reception capped off more than a year of work for each of these seniors, which started in the classroom in the fall of 2017 with independent research studies and extended this past summer to university lab experiences the students pursued. (See Fall 2018 Journal cover story.) Dr. Carrie Norin, who developed and also directs the REx Program, provided impressive feedback from

2018-2019 REx juniors in Dr. Norin’s biology classroom SPRInG 2019

&e v e n t s the directors of the labs in which they interned. Jason Park, 5th-12th Grade Science Department Chair, reflected on STEAM innovation at PDS and praised the REx Program for its groundbreaking work. Meanwhile, the seven juniors in this year’s PDS Research Experience Program, each of whom are being mentored by one of the founding REx seniors, have secured the following research-based summer internships at some of the most prestigious universities and institutions in the country: Krista Caasi ’20 will study the epidemiology of depression at Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital under Dr. Erin Dunn. Andrew Ciccarone ’20 will investigate fatigue performance on steel highway bridges at Lehigh University/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering under Dr. Richard Sause. Alex DiNovi ’20 will focus on modeling arctic sea ice melt at Princeton University/NOAA under Dr. Nathaniel Johnson. Fechi Inyama ’20 will measure bioaccumulation of contaminants in wetlands at Rutgers University/Department of Environmental Sciences under Dr. John Reinfelder. Madison Izzard ’20 will analyze movement ecology of sharks at the University of Rhode Island/Department of Biological Sciences under Dr. Bradley Wetherbee. Sachin Patel ’20 will investigate understanding language recovery after stroke at Johns Hopkins University/Center of Excellence in Stroke Detection and Diagnosis under Dr. Argye Hillis. Luigi Soriano ’20 will investigate the genomics of neuroblastoma at Harvard University/Dana Farber Cancer Institute under Dr. Rani George.

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Upper and Middle School Teams Make Strong Showings at Regional Science Olympiad

In January, PDS students competed in the regional Science Olympiad at Camden County Community College (above). The Upper School Science Olympiad team placed third in a field of 20 schools, the first time since 2010 that PDS has won a team award. Raina Kasera ’19, co-head of the team, confirmed, “This is the highest we have ever placed since the program started!” Led by coach Jason Park and team co-heads Lydia Wu ’19, Angela Talusan ’19, Raina Kasera ’19 and Dan Tang ’19, PDS also placed in the top six in ten of the fourteen events, with Luigi Soriano ’20 and Megha Thomas ’20 placing first in Write It Do It; Raina Kasera and Lydia Wu placing second in Chemistry Lab; and Armaan Dugar ’20, Anny Shi ’22 and Elizabeth Lee ’22 placing second in Codebusters. In just its second year competing in the Science Olympiad, the Middle School team placed eighth, an improvement over last year’s 11th place showing. Coach Corey Dempsey said, “All of the students worked really hard and did a great job representing PDS.” Among the highlights: Danielle Im ’23 and Adrien Cristian ’25 placed second in Solar System; Ben Jerris ’23 and Gavin Yang ’23 placed second in Road Scholar.

Lower School Science Fair

This winter, students from every Lower School grade demonstrated their incredible range of experiments and discoveries, many of which are highlighted in two delightful videos you can find on our website. Below left: Lower School Science Fair for Grades K-2. Below: Lower School Science Fair for Grades 3-4.

Highlights from the Middle School Mini-Course Week

AnD MORE... Distinctive Immersion Approach Defines Middle School Mini-Course Week

What’s the big deal about those dozen or so courses specially designed for Mini-Course Week in the PDS Middle School? Humanities teacher Joe Reilly aptly sums it up: “It’s my favorite experience of the year, and I consider it a great privilege to devote myself to this unique and important program. Mini-Course Week was among the most compelling reasons for my choosing to apply to work in PDS’s Middle School! Where else do students — and teachers — get an opportunity to deep-dive into content for the pure pleasure of immersing in it, for a full week?” Go to pds.org and click on our Flickr page for a fantastic selection of photos highlighting this year’s Mini-Course experiences.

News from PDS Model UN

After being named among the top 25 Model UN programs in the country last summer, the PDS program had a lot to live up to this year. They did not disappoint. Leading up to each conference, student preparation relies on deep, careful research and creative thinking as they formulate dynamic solutions and compromises to actual and simulated global challenges. The students started the year on a high note at the Princeton University conference, which features more than 1,000 delegates from 45 high schools. PDS had a phenomenal

showing, and was named Outstanding Large Delegation. Additionally, 20 of our 29 students received individual awards, with Zoe Rivera ’20, Declan Rourke ’19, Katie Jain ’21, and Philip Kaplan ’19 receiving the highest individual honor of Best Delegate. The team next participated in the JP Stevens One-Day Conference, where Eyal Yakoby ’20, Lexie Hausheer ’20, and Njanja Fassau ’20 took home individual awards. Nowretired Model UN faculty advisor Eamon Downey noted, “I think it says so much about PDS that we consistently field one of the very best MUN teams with students who are managing the ambitious workload of our rigorous academic program and a very large number of serious extracurricular commitments as well.” This winter, a PDS delegation participated in the Yale MUN conference along with over 3,000 students from across the country and around the world. The team experienced tremendous success, earning the team award for Best Small Delegation, along with nine Best Delegate Awards: Shai Fruchter ’19, Katie Jain ’21, Raina Kasera ’19, Eric Leung ’20, Aidan Njanja Fassu ’20, Saahith Potluri ’21, Sarina Hasan ’22, Harjap Singh ’20 and Eyal Yakoby ’20; five Outstanding Delegate Awards: Anjali Bhatia ’21, Declan Rourke ’19, Joe Santamaria ’19, Rina Sclove ’20 and Japna Singh ’22; and two Honorable Mention Awards: Zoe Rivera ’20 and Elisabeth Berman ’19. “It is inspiring to observe our students tackle complex world problems in a setting that mirrors the global community in which they will soon find themselves,” notes MUN Faculty Advisor Stefanie Santangelo, who accompanied the students to the weekend competition. Over Presidents’ Day weekend, our Upper School Model UN team journeyed to Washington, DC to participate for the first time in the prestigious North American Invitational Model UN (NAIMUN) conference, an invitation-only event offered to the most competitive teams in the U.S. and around the world. The program sent 17 delegates to represent PDS, 13 of whom won individual awards. Julia Chang ’20, Eric Leung ’20, Megha Thomas ’20 and Eyal Yakoby ’20 took home the coveted gavel for Best Delegate, while Anjali Bhatia ’21 and Aidan Njanja Fassu ’20 won Outstanding Delegate. Katie Jain ’21 won the Book Award for exceptional research on UN Peacebuilding in Africa. The program’s dedication and success is inspiring to the entire PDS community and seems to have had a particularly strong influence on the younger students, as the Middle School launched their own Model UN Club this year! SPRInG 2019

set the stage for efforts throughout 2018-19 with August activities that included: Peer Group and Bridges Leadership Retreat at a camp in PA; student-athlete participation in the “Panthers Are” character program; Student Council strategy meetings with Dr. Elizabeth Monroe and the Anti-Defamation League’s “A World of Difference” Institute training and follow-up for student leaders. US teacher and Peer Group advisor Tom Quigley sums up peer leadership at PDS this way: “The goal is for all of us to mentor leaders with vision, integrity and compassion every day.” Quigley’s role as a Peer Group advisor is a critical component of the program, along with fellow Peer Group faculty advisors Jill Thomas, Michelle Simonds and Jamie McCulloch.

cymbals Wins First Place in 2018 American Scholastic Press Association’s Contest Advisors Jamie McCulloch and Tom Quigley proudly announced that the student literary and visual arts magazine, cymbals, won first place in the 2018 American Scholastic Press Association’s annual contest for magazines, newspapers and yearbooks: “We are thrilled for our student artists, writers and editors to once again be recognized on a national level!” Each year the staff chooses a theme for the magazine, and 2018’s theme was “Pleasure and Pain.” The theme for 2019 will be “Space, Spaces” in honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. In May, just before the magazine is sent to the printer, the faculty advisors select one literary and one visual arts submission based on their connection to the year’s theme and award the writer and the artist $100 each. The 2018 winners were Nate Jones ’18 for his short story “Like Bugs to Darkness” and Mary Schafer ’18 for her mixed media artwork, “Degenerate Generation,” seen here on the cover.

2018-2019 PDS senior Peer Leaders: Gwen Allen, Sam Bernardi, Maddy Birch, Ben Blitz, David “Diggy” Coit, Walter Emann, Flynn Gorman, Jake Harris, Zoe Jackson, Kelsey Lane, Maggie Laughlin, Connor McIntyre, Jimmy O’Connor, Rakesh Potluri, Nashleen Salazar Rodriguez, Sasha Sindhwani, Aidan York and Hailey Young.

Peer Group Leaders Program at PDS Creates Breakthrough Community Impact

It was a night of riveting skits, “fishbowl” discussions and feedback, crafted by students and facilitated by a group of exceptionally committed faculty. The December Peer Leadership evening for Upper School freshmen and their parents exemplifies the best in student-led community-building at PDS. Each senior Peer Leader is paired with a group of freshman students for a full year of meetings and activities designed to create connections, impart leadership skills and foster positive community culture. Director of Wellness Services Dr. Candy Shah noted, “Student leadership at PDS is probably one of the biggest mission skills we try to impart. Our goal: excelling through consistent and complete training on positive leadership competencies.” At PDS, leadership crosses all disciplines and activities. PDS students in peer-to-peer mentorship, student government, athletics, affinity groups and cultural clubs across Grades 9-12 JOURNAL

Overnight Retreat for Peer Group Leadership Seniors and Freshman Mentees

The weather was cold on a late winter Friday at the Fairview Lake YMCA Camp and Conference Center in Stillwater, NJ, but hearts were warm all around as the senior Peer Leaders thoroughly enjoyed an overnight retreat with their freshmen “classes,” along with their Peer Group faculty advisors. The Retreat was an especially meaningful way to bring the year of relationshipbuilding and mentorship full circle. Activities and skits, hiking and gathering around a blazing bonfire provided the framework for the freshmen to demonstrate teamwork, competitive energy and kindness while cultivating deeper relationships with their

classmates and the seniors. Senior leaders shared that the retreat was a powerful and humbling experience as they observed how the freshmen built on relationships the Peer Leaders played a role in cultivating. As faculty advisor Jill Thomas observed, “The senior leaders were proud knowing that their hard work really does pay off.” Senior Connor McIntyre noted, “This retreat was an epic way to encapsulate everything we’ve been trying to build on this year to become a cohesive unit,” senior Sasha Sindhwani recalled. “On the hike up the mountain, you could see amazing conversations. At the peak, we were all just caught in this beautiful moment on the mountain with awestruck faces, and I couldn’t have asked for more.”

News from the PDS Chess Team

The PDS grade-level chess club teams have competed well this year, first with a great showing this fall in the New Jersey Chess K-12th Grade Tournament as the 2nd grade team earned first place, while the 3rd and 1st grade teams earned second place. This winter, the team also tied for second place in the Junior High Championship section of the Kasparov Chess Foundation Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championship. More recently, the PDS Chess Club joined 300 of the best chess players in the state at the New Jersey Elementary & Junior High Chess Championship tournament. The PDS Primary K-3 Team placed second and the Elementary Team K-6 placed fourth in the overall standings, with several PDS players winning their segments. Individual team standouts included Kai Shah ’22, Eric Wu ’24, Giovanni Juarez ’28, Anya Jha ’28, Ethan Fede ’29, and Jamie Wu ’30.

PDS Athletic Program Value Extends Through College

Six PDS alumni have been in the press making important contributions to their college baseball teams this spring:

Jake Alu ’15, now a senior at Boston College; Chase Fleming ’17, now at Washington and Lee; Luke Franzoni ’18, now in his first year at Xavier; Paul Franzoni ’17, now in his second season at NJIT; Cole McManimon ’15, now a senior at Lehigh; JP Radvany ’15, now a senior at Villanova.

March Spring Break 2019 Global Studies experiences included three trips — to the United Kingdom, France and Italy. Pictured from top are students in Rome at the Pantheon, London at the Globe Theatre and Paris at La Sorbonne. SPRInG 2019

arts notes THEATER HIGHLIGHTS Fall US Theater Experience Featured 30 Interactive Plays Chosen from Audience ‘Menu’ The Upper School Fall Play theater team was tasked to pull off a radically different theater experience with Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes. It’s a production with a superhigh-energy personality that feeds off of a 60-minute time clock and audience participation, including their requests to perform in random order 30 twominute plays on the ‘menu.’ Director of Performing & Fine Arts/Design, Stan Cahill, described the self-drive of his entire student team: “This cast and crew poured their creative talents into the set and the acting — and tech — challenges of the audience’s sequence order and ideas. It was our first production fully designed by students!” “I loved that TMLMTBGB was so upbeat and interactive. It was also super cool that the whole show (set and lights!) was designed by a student — our very own Rakesh Potluri!” – Hope Jerrish ’21 “Having the audience come up onstage brought a whole other level of complexity. As the set designer, my goal was to make people more comfortable so they would want to come up on stage and would want to laugh. I was going for a community feeling and I think we got there.” – Rakesh Potluri ’19 “The audience participation made our show different every night, but even more than that, the audience’s reactions to different scenes really set the pace and tone of the show. If an audience was super pumped, we would be, too. If they were quiet, we’d have to try extra hard to pick up the mood. The audience supported us and their energy made this whole lovely mess worth doing.” – Julia Parks ’19

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Little Shop of Horrors Among Best-Attended PDS Musicals Ever A Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theater goers for more than 30 years. The plot wasn’t really the point in this 1950’s period piece-comedy/horror-sci-fi send-up; in the hands of PDS Theater Director Stan Cahill and his team, it was simply a device to showcase fabulous acting, singing, dancing, musicianship and staging. Thanks to everyone’s efforts, this production was among the all-time top ticket sellers in PDS theater history! Princeton Day School was particularly proud to feature the sensational puppets used in the Broadway revival and subsequent national tour of Little Shop of Horrors, thanks to a partnership with Monkey Boys Productions, the professional puppet-making team based in Wyncote, PA. This year’s dance choreography was especially compelling and played a vital role in the production. Choreography Director Ann Robideaux shared, “I have felt so fortunate this year to have worked with a cast so full of fresh energy as well as see our seniors like Hailey, Simone, Julia and Walter grow as performers.” Here are some cast and crew reflections: “I’ve uncovered a passion of mine and opened new doors, and in the process have found myself a family like no other. Moral of the story? Do what makes you really happy, ’cause you’ll find yourself working with people who get really happy doing the exact same thing. That’s when you find your niche.” – Walter Emann ’19

“Being a part of this show definitely counts as one of my best PDS experiences. I had wanted to be in this program for so long and I am so happy I joined. It’s simply the best place to be after school as it is the perfect mix of a professional and fun environment. I am so proud of everyone and wish I could stay for another show!” – Léa namouni ’19 “Playing drums in Little Shop of Horrors was an eye-opening experience and first taste of theater in the Upper School. A lot of hard work and hours were put into the making of the show, but it was definitely rewarding hearing all the positivity and compliments from the audience. This was undeniably one of the highlights of my time at PDS so far.” – Tharun Potluri ’21 “A big challenge I overcame was re-writing the music for base clarinet. I had to transpose and re-write all of it to be able to play with the other instrumentalists. It paid off in the long run and sounded great!” – Benjamin Soos ’20 “This show had a ton of moving parts, especially timing the moving shop with the choreography, and making sure everybody felt safe on the stage. Our sleep deprivation, nervous energy and random outbursts of craziness brought us together as a unit. Performing keeps me on my toes in ways I could not experience anywhere else.” – Disha Bhowmick ’21 “The puppet work has to be the most standout moment in PDS theater history. The dedication that went into making Audrey II look realistic and lively spanned numerous hours. Yael, Ronnie and Andre did absolute magic with the puppets, and I strongly feel that the show wouldn’t have been such a hit without them.” – Kat Lytkowski ’20

Facing page: Upper School production of Little Shop of Horrors. Above left: Upper School fall production of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes. Above right: Fourth Grade production of Superetta. At right: Middle School production of The Trials of Robin Hood.

Fourth Grade Superetta Success! This year’s Fourth Grade operetta, starring 51 fourth-graders, featured a group of comic book devotees, known as The CBC, struggling to create a comic book of their own. The creative process leads them into magical worlds in which they get to meet the greatest superheroes and villains in the universe, with the goal of creating original “super” identities and powers of their own. Along the way they also learn a lot about each other and themselves. But what about the music? The Superetta! included a spectacular soul revue, stirring anthems, a hip-hop classic and some good ol’ Broadway belters. As for hero sightings, it featured the likes of Phoenix, Rey, Thanos, Spiderman, SheHulk, Superman, Batman, Han Solo, Darth Vader and (literally) dozens more! Teacher and author of The Superetta! script Daniel Cohen says, “I’ve had the pleasure to write the last five scripts for the PDS Fourth Grade operetta and was preceded by the reigning queen of operetta writing, current Middle School teacher Cindy Peifer. I love writing the operetta because it gives me a chance to give the students a voice on stage unlike any they have had before. More importantly, the process of producing the show creates a very special community within our Fourth Grade that celebrates creativity, risk-taking, collaboration and fun.”

An Inside Look at The Trials of Robin Hood with MS Theater Director Jonathan Martin New Middle School theater director Jonathan Martin proposed an irresistibly popular stage combat class this fall – and a Middle School fall play was born. Between the new class and the fall play electives, 58 students from 5th-8th grade signed on. Given these factors, The Trials of Robin Hood was the perfect choice, Martin says, because of the significance of combat in the story and the fact that the story is told three different ways, allowing for multiple roleplayers. Equally important was the emphasis on story versus self. “I always emphasize story,” Martin states. “It was important for the actors to understand that the fighting is not there for them to get caught up in it. It’s there for the audience to experience the drama. The fighting is integral to the storytelling. “There’s nothing better than stage combat, because it’s designed to be safe. But falling to the ground safely is something that needs to be taught and learned,” Martin explains. A key goal in teaching stage combat is to develop fundamental skills in each participant to responsibly incorporate physical combat. Another way acting creates authentic learning: Mistakes are an inevitable aspect of live performance, and part of

the process is about learning how to move on from unanticipated problems and fears. His message to students: as long as you continue to act in a truthful manner to the character, you’re being true to the story. Even if you aren’t sure where your next line is. The cast put the script down weeks before the actual performance “because they only get into their bodies, really listen to their stage partners and live in the moment when there’s no script in their hands,” he explains. Among the things Mr. Martin loves about PDS: “One, it’s a fantastic community of artists. It’s phenomenal working with Stan Cahill (PDS Director of Fine and Performing Arts and Design), Ann Robideaux, Janet Dickson, Ben Malone, Edgar Mariano and others involved in these productions. And then on top of that, the School itself is so passionate and supportive about the arts. I’ve worked in a lot of environments before where I’ve spent most of my day trying to convince people that the arts matter. It’s so wonderful to be able to walk in the door and focus on the kids.” SPRInG 2019

arts notes MUSICAL PERFORMAnCES Thanksgiving Assembly Brought PreK-Grade 12 Together It is not often that the entire student body and faculty collect in one place, and when it happens, the experience is unforgettable. This year’s Thanksgiving Assembly, featuring student speakers across grades and highlighted by choral works under the direction of Edgar Mariano and Julia Beckmann, brought the community together in mind and spirit. A crossdivision rendering of “It Takes a Village,” an African-influenced composition, was particularly special, and all students and faculty joined in for the traditional “The Lord Bless You and Keep You.”

Upper School Instrumental Music Winter Concert The Upper School Instrumental Music Winter Concert provided sensational musical experiences for everyone with virtuosic band and orchestra performances of works that cross cultures, time and genres. The US band, directed by Channing McCullough, opened with a set of rhythmically irresistible arrangements from samba to what is arguably considered the most lyrical heavy metal composition of all time, “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” featuring some exceptional solos throughout from percussion to guitar to brass. The second half of the concert featured the US orchestra, led by Dr. Tomasz Rzeczycki, showcasing works by some stellar symphonic composers, including a spine-tingling overture by Mozart; one of Sir Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations,” part of a group of compositions believed to involve a hidden melody thread; an atmospheric theme by contemporary film score composer Alan Silvestri; and a gorgeous duet by master of the tango Carlos Gardel, featured in films including Schindler’s JOURNAL

The Upper School music program has the best teamwork and collection of talent in 15 years and the largest number of participants in 20 years.

List and Scent of a Woman, performed with dance by Ava Roitburg ’19 and Eric Chen ’19 on violin. Dr. Rzeczycki (pronounced Zhe-chetski), notes, “This year, the Upper School music program has the best teamwork and collection of talent in 15 years—and the largest number of participants in 20 years.” Dr. Rzeczycki, who has been teaching at PDS for well over a decade, is more dedicated than ever to developing and showcasing the talent of the School’s growing crop of student musicians. “Renewed program strength is due at least in part to implementing obligatory music ensembles in Middle School. We now have a steady flow of students with developed talents in the Middle and Upper School. The orchestra used to be overwhelmingly strings-oriented; now we have substantial growth in woodwinds and brass. For example, two French horns, two clarinets, two flutes and an oboe have enhanced our musical textures and expanded our repertoire. Even among strings, we’ve increased our

Ava Roitburg ’19 performed in a thrilling tango duet with violinist Eric Chen ’19 at the Winter Concert.

range. With the addition of double-bass, along with trombone, we have a rich six-octave range and thrilling depth of sound. And with more woodwinds, the range is even more significant.” Another key factor in the orchestra’s exceptional talent: As an independent day school, PDS allows students the space and time to continue after-school musical studies in their communities and at prestigious pre-college music programs, which are typically in session on Saturdays. Serious musicians who live in the area know that the School not only has a schedule that will meet their needs, but an outstanding music department featuring the formidable talents of Dr. Rzeczycki and his colleagues, including Channing McCullough, Upper School Band Conductor. “We currently have three students in our ensembles here who are in the pre-Julliard program—violinist Eric Chen ’19 and clarinetists Veronica Li ’22 and Yufang (Yvonne) Wang ’22,” states Dr. R., as he is known by the students.

Top left: Middle School Strings Concert. Top right: Lower School “Peace Around the World” concert. Above: Middle School Band Concert. At right: Winter Choral Concert.

Middle School Strings Concert The excellent Middle School Strings players performed a beautiful Winter Concert in McAneny Theater just before the holiday break, featuring the Middle School Allegro Strings, directed by Amy Goodman Wulfman, and the Chamber Players and Sinfonias conducted by Dr. R.

Middle School Band Concert In January, the Middle School Band Concert delivered a dynamic and delightful program featuring pop, classic rock, world music from Latin America,

Spain and India, and more. Among the many highlights: the 7th and 8th Grade Odyssey Band’s rendition of “Despacito.” Channing McCullough and Tom Buckelew conducted.

Winter Choral Concert Also in January, the McAneny stage filled with 150 students in Grades 5 through 12 who dazzled the audience with a Winter Choral Concert program featuring a wide variety of genres from folk to musical theater. They were conducted by Edgar Mariano and accompanied by Ryan Brechmacher.

Much-loved Lower School Concert: A Perfect Start to the Holiday Break Peace Around the World is a spectacular annual pageant celebrating holiday traditions across cultures. Lower School music teacher Julia Beckmann outdid herself directing the PreK-Grade 4 students in an ambitious and wonderfully performed program of culturally diverse choral work. The concert concluded with a piece featuring the talented Lower School Strings players directed by Dr. R. US band during Winter Concert.

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arts notes VISUAL ART SPOTLIGHT Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery 2018-2019 Exhibit Highlights So Far: This year’s Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery exhibits include an unprecedented amount of current student work, with this fall’s hugely popular and interactive STEAM exhibit featuring stunning student innovations followed by this winter’s Lower School art and, later this spring, Upper School art. In between, the work of several well-known professional artists has been featured, including several alumni (see feature article in this issue). Here’s a rundown of exhibits to date:

PDS Alumni architecture exhibit: “Evolution of a Concept”

“Distraction”

“We Are ALL ARTISTS”

Featuring the provocative work of artists Nick Beatty and alumna Eva Mantell ’81, this display was a visually stunning and innovative exploration of our society’s evolving intersections and collisions with technology.

Lower School students shared their creations, displaying a wide range of media and techniques including papermaking, ceramics, watercolor and woodworking, with different projects commingling on the gallery walls to create a tapestry of lively colors.

“Evolution of a Concept”

“STEAM: A Year of Innovation”

The school year’s inaugural exhibit showcased impressive architectural models and projects of five recent Princeton Day School alumni who have gone on to continue studying architecture at leading college architectural programs: Zachary Dudek ’17, Paul Fuschetti ’14, Noah Liao ’17, Marco Pinheiro ’15 and Christina Tian ’17. Student violinists Eric Chen ’19 and Kaito Mimura ’19 played a series of virtuosic pieces during the public reception.

This fun and impressive exhibit offered interactive STEAM-based student innovations developed to solve realworld challenges and user needs by employing user-centered design thinking. The School’s exceptional STEAM faculty team has developed a curricular approach that relies on facilitating students to empathize with end-users and their challenges, desires and needs, ideate methods and solutions, prototype ideas into physical or digital form, and test/refine their designs. Among the exhibit highlights: • An automated garden hydration process using Arduino programming, based on watering and habitat research • Some fabulous athletic and other shoe designs, including digital and physical models, from a project that included Google-hangout sessions with Nike Jordan footwear designer Israel Mateo • A camera made for the differently abled, based on an engineering course • iPad-activated balsa models of buildings designed to withstand earthquakes, accompanied by a civil engineering lesson

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Lower left: Young students visit the “Distraction” exhibit. Above: Lower School student displays his ceramic work. Below: “STEAM: A Year of Innovation”

At left: Self portrait by Julian Liao ’23. Right: Third-graders created prints based on their work in the PDS garden.

sent you?’ As students examined themselves, I then asked them to reflect on the question, ‘where do we find power in our own identities?’”

Hallmark 8th Grade SelfPortrait Project Reimagined Middle School art teacher Deva Watson brought a distinctive personal perspective to the School’s annual 8th Grade self-portrait project, a highly anticipated tradition for the past several years. “With the popularity of social media, we live in a society that has become ‘selfieobsessed,’” Ms. Watson notes, a phenomenon that has perhaps obscured the value of the self-portrait for many. “The big difference between selfies and selfportraits,” Ms. Watson explains, “is that, in general, we create a self-portrait that reflects how we see ourselves.” Rather than focusing on others reacting to how we look, Watson adds, the process of creating self-portraits allows us to explore and reflect on the concept of self, personal self-expression and what makes us truly unique and special. This year, 8th Grade students examined the history of self-portraits and the work of artist Kehinde Wiley, best known for painting young black people he encounters and placing them in revamped versions of traditional portraits, often from prior historical eras. Pointing to Wiley’s official presidential portrait of Barack Obama, which has become an icon for many aspiring portrait artists and art lovers, Ms. Watson notes, “His work fuses the past and present in ways that force us to confront our notions of wealth, importance, race and gender. We examined Barack Obama’s and I asked students, ‘how can your portrait background repre-

Students examined themselves through drawing a graphite pencil self-portrait, then developing and painting a background that represents their cultural identity. For example, Jared Sandberg ’23 examined his Filipino culture by painting a common Filipino textile in the background and including the hibiscus flower, a national flower of the Philippines, along his collar. The 8th Grade portraits will remain on display across the campus for two to three years; the works will join the School’s impressive inventory of existing student art, which Ms.Watson hopes to catalog into a complete online collection of PDS student art.

Diverse Lower School Art Themes Have Happy Creativity in Common What’s the secret to great art? Lower School art teacher Jen Gallagher sees the answer every day at PDS. “Lower schoolers are fearless and free and so excited to create art. Whatever they get their hands on, they’re just happy—it’s so exciting.” Among the projects Gallagher has facilitated in Lower School art this year are PreK watercolors that have been textured with salt, along with acrylic paintings made with a narrow edge to create abstract compositions that contrast black hash marks with a bold color of each student’s choosing. Gallagher notes that at this age, what students need most are materials to work with, some basic pointers on how to use media and the space to play and create. Among several Kindergarten projects this year, students made their own recycled papers and embellished them with glitter (“They can’t get enough glitter,” Gallagher jokes),

then drew sea creatures and painted them on transparent acetate to create layered works with the paper as backdrop. Thirdgraders created prints based on their work in the PDS garden. Many projects connect to other curricula. For example, first-graders created ceramics and watercolors inspired by their yearlong study of birds and the colorful, geometric work of artist Charley Harper. Second-graders made their own ceramic spirit animal totems, informed by their study unit on the Lenape Indians. Thirdgraders created prints based on their work in the PDS garden, which will be used to design seed packets for the annual Seed Store in the spring. Fourth Grade projects range from shadowboxes based on the work of sculptor Louise Nevelson and developed in Chris Maher’s woodshop to mixed media collages inspired by the hearts series of artist Jim Dine in Gallagher’s class and, in Eric Rempe’s ceramics class, self-portraits created on small plates by applying hand-illustrated decals prior to firing the works in the kiln. “As they get older, students tend to become more critical of their own artwork,” says Gallagher. “They might erase the beginnings of a project and start over, saying ‘It’s not good enough’ or even, ‘I’m not artistic.’” Reflecting the title of the recent Lower School art exhibit, We Are ALL ARTISTS, Gallagher says that Lower School artwork “portrays the openness, confidence and appetite for risk-taking of our youngest students. Every kid is, and can be, an artist.” SPRInG 2019

■ Three Students Honored by the Princeton Council Aidan York ’19, Ryan Neumann ’19 and Brendan Bucceri ’19 were honored by the Princeton Council at the recommendation of the Princeton Police Department for their service during the unusually intense mid-November snowstorm that brought regional traffic to a standstill. According to the police, without their help towing and pushing vehicles out of the snow for three and a half hours, “many people would have remained stranded, as the systems were overwhelmed. They were a tremendous asset to the community that day and their service was exemplary.” Gary J. De Blasio, Director of Youth and Community Services for the Municipality of Princeton, said, “As a community we are proud of these young men for setting such a selfless example.”

■ All Six PDS Seniors in national Merit Scholars Program Make it to the Finals The six Princeton Day School student National Merit semifinalists announced this fall have been named finalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Seniors Nina Kanamaluru ’19, Rakesh Potluri ’19, Angela Talusan ’19, Rebecca Tang ’19, Jacob Tharayil ’19, and Elsie Wang ’19. They now move into the final round in their quest to qualify for one of roughly 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth a total of about $31 million.Winners of the scholarships and Merit Scholar designation will be selected from the group of more than 15,000 finalists, and will be officially announced in stages from April to July 2019.

■ A Kindergarten nod to Mardi Gras On “Fat Tuesday,” the PDS Kindergarten treated the Lower School to a fun and festive Mardi Gras parade, attesting to the interest Kindergarten teacher Jim Laughlin ’80 has in this eons-old experience and his annual Mardi Gras sojourn to New Orleans. JOURNAL

In March, the Class of 2019 celebrated at a special luncheon as the 100-day countdown to graduation began. Students laughed and cried reading letters from their parents, and reflected on their journeys at PDS.

■ Aaron Baseman Wins Video Award Aaron Baseman ’20 won a WHYY Youth Media Award for a film he and two other students wrote, filmed and edited by hand last summer at a 16 mm film program at Emerson College in Boston. How to Be a Man is stylistically inspired by the 1950s Coronet instructional films with a dark spin on dating, manners and toxic masculinity.

■ Applause for 2018-19 Girls Varsity Volleyball Team

which, apart from a bitter final match game loss yielding the Prep Tournament championship to a team they had beaten handily several times during the regular season, was otherwise undefeated. Coach Lano reflected, “We shared a oncein-a-lifetime experience this year: a group of girls with so much talent, grit and spirit; a crew of fans so loud and supportive, we packed a bus for away games; and an attitude so positive, at some point we realized ... it was either win, or learn something.”

■ Middle School Squash Went to nationals at Yale Our PDS Middle School Squash co-ed team came in fifth overall in Division II competition at the winter US Squash Middle School Nationals at Yale. Among the 55 teams in the four boys divisions at the nationals, the PDS team ranked 21st overall. Coach Trowbridge’s team included Turner Hamilton ’23, Will Maschler ’24, Maryam Mian ’24, Aadi Shankar ’24 and Liz Zhao ’24. ■ First Ever Girl Power Derby Features a Sleek PDS Innovation-Inspired Design Fifth grader Sophie Schoonejongen took second place at the first-ever Girl Power derby, a three-hour event with over forty competitors organized by the East Windsor Area Girl Scouts Council in late January at Roosevelt Public School. She credits the derby project in Jamie Atkeson’s innovation class with helping her to turn a block of wood into a sleek design.

Scholastic Gold Key Awards for Architecture & Industrial Design, northeast Art Region-at-Large

Front row, left to right, Audrey Liang, Hannah Su, Bolin Shen, Allison Liang, Jessie Lin; back row, left to right, Lydia Pamudji, Nina Ajemian, Elsie Wang, Yishi Wang, Vibhu Singh

PDS Winners of Scholastic Writing and Art Awards Here’s the full list of northeast region and state award winners from Princeton Day School for the highly competitive Scholastic art and writing competitions. Ten Upper School students won 20 Scholastic Gold Key Awards for writing and art and 26 US students garnered 60 Silver Key and Honorable Mention Awards. All Gold Key works move on to national judging in New York City and will be considered for national Gold and Silver Medals and Special Achievement Awards, which will be announced this spring. Scholastic Gold Key Awards for Poetry, nJ Writing Region ► Jessie Lin ’21 for “interview (at the women’s shelter)” (Silver Key for poetry, “the life cycle of a star: a study”) ► Lydia Pamudji ’19 for “(Un)apologetic” (Silver Key for flash fiction, “Blonde,” Honorable Mention for “Who’s the Sinner Now?”) ► Elsie Wang ’19 for “Storm from Shotgun” (Silver Key for poetry “The Girl Who Lived Many Lives”) Scholastic Gold Key Awards for Photography, northeast Art Region-at-Large ► Nina Ajemian ’19 for “Liquid” (Silver Key for “Myrdal,” Honorable Mention for”Onward”) ► Allison Liang ’22 for “Electric” ► Audrey Liang ’20 for “Caps and Bottles” and for “Tibetan Prayer Flags” (Silver Key for “Parisian Morning” and for “Shandan Flowers,” also Silver Key for poetry, “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response”) ► Jessie Lin ’21 for “Figure,” “Pacman” and “Incensed” (Silver Key for “Warped,” “Have,” and “Shock Wave”) ► Vibhu Singh ’19 for “Hot Ice,” “Albanian Wedding” (Silver Key for “Flight” and Honorable Mention for “Solitude” and “Raining Light”) ► Yishi Wang ’21 for “Lost?,” “Serenity,” “Brilliance of the Ignored,” “Rush” (Silver Key for “Abandoned Stroller” and “Entwined,” Honorable Mention for “Red Syzygy,” “Prosperity and Loneliness” and “Looking for Myself ”)

► Hannah Su ’20 for “A ‘Macbeth’ Theater” (Silver Key for “Realizing Dvorak’s Piano Quintet as a Pavilion,” and Silver Key in Design for “Rubik’s Cube,” also Silver Key for flash fiction, “motherhood” and for poetry, “Contours of a Ballet Score,” Honorable Mention for dramatic script, “Mr. Finleigh,” for short story “Sector Omikron” and for poetry, “Tabula Rasa”) Scholastic Gold Key Awards for Painting, northeast Art Region-at-Large ► Jessie Lin ’21 for “A Quiet Morning in Yakage, Japan” ► Bolin Shen ’22 for “Summer Drowsiness,” “Lotus Garden” (Silver Key for “Full Bloom,” Honorable Mention for “Drizzles,” “Inspection,” “Longing for Shade,” “Listening to Dad Boast” and “Inconspicuous”) Scholastic Silver Key and Honorable Mention Awards for Writing and Art ► Alec Berger ’19, Silver Key for photography, “Marooned,” Honorable Mention for photography, “Rex Outis” ► Hannah Choe ’21, Honorable Mention for short story, “Obedient” ► Sophie Cohen ’20, Silver Key for photography, “Sisters,” Honorable Mention for photography, “Cheerleader” and “Endless” ► Amon DeVane ’19, Silver Key for photography, “Sparks Fly” ► Eleanor Ding ’22, Silver Key for drawing & illustration, “Harmony” and for essay/memoir, “eleven o’clock” ► Kevin Dougherty ’20, Honorable Mention for poetry, “The Golden Ages of Life” ► Jenny Fan ’22, Honorable Mention for humor, “The Story of Plot,” “True Self ” ► Brynna Fisher ’20, Silver Key for architectural & industrial design “Reflections of Nature,” Honorable Mention for “Campbell Orchard Residence Revisited” and for poetry, “Delights” ► Flynn Gorman ’19, Silver Key for poetry, “High School Student” ► Nina Kanamaluru ’19, Silver Key for flash fiction, “White Light” and for short story, “motion sickness” ► Spencer Knerr ’20, Honorable Mention for flash fiction, “Listen to the Bigwigs” ► Aneesh Kumar ’19, Silver Key for design, “Tree Lamp” ► Sophia Maggio ’22, Silver Key for painting “Recovery,” Honorable Mention for digital art, “Fortune Teller” ► Divya Sharma ’22, Silver Key for critical essay, “Should the Second Amendment be protected or repealed?” ► Annie Shi ’22, Honorable Mention for painting, “The New Yorker” ► Ahzaria Silas ’20, Honorable Mention for poetry, “The Strife of a Young Black Woman” ► Rebecca Tang ’19, Silver Key for photography, “The Cave of Tiberius,” Honorable Mention for Art Portfolio, “in transition” SPRInG 2019

■ PDS Student Photo Exhibit at Hopewell’s Gallery 14 Princeton Day School’s advanced photography students mounted a mid-year exhibition at Gallery 14. The show featured their most recent work, including photographs from the first semester and some creative new prints of previous assignments. This is the second year that Gallery 14 has featured PDS student photography work. PDS students whose works was shown are: Nina Ajemian ’19, Alec Berger ’19, Sophia Chaves ’21, Hannah Choe ’21, Sophie Cohen ’20, Zoe Cook ’19, Amon DeVane ’19, Anna Ellwood ’21, Lucas Green ’20, Joseph Hudicka ’20, Ella Jackson ’21, Audrey Liang ’20, Jessie Lin ’21, Kathryn Lytkowski ’20, Madison McCaw ’19, Sophia Miranda ’21, Ava Roitburg ’19, Dameon Samuels ’21, Ava Sarnow ’21, Julia Sclove ’20, Maya Shah ’21, Vibhu Singh ’19, Rebecca Tang ’19, Samantha Vareha ’19, Yishi Wang ’21, Fabio Yales ’21, Jordan Young ’21, Jenny Zhang ’21.

I hope to focus throughout on STEAM, particularly math, science and computer science. I am planning to participate in PDS ensembles throughout my four years in the Upper School while also participating in ensembles outside of school as well as various competitions.” Jenny won first place this fall in the junior woodwind division at the 2018 NJMTA Young Musicians Competition. This winter, she earned a Scholastic Honorable Mention Writing Award for two humor entries, “The Story of Plot” and “True Self.”

■ Handmade Books a Labor of Love for US

■ PDS Physics Bridge Project now Spans Decades

Photography Students

Physics teacher Anthony Lapinski has convened The Bridge Project each year since he arrived at PDS in 1998. Competitors use their knowledge of physics and structural engineering to create a bridge from balsa wood; then each design is tested with gradually increasing weight until it collapses. Madison Izzard ’20 prevailed this year, with a design weighing 18 grams that held 19,170 grams — that’s 1,065 times its own weight!

A group of six advanced photography students is working with revered teacher Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick, creating hand-bound books of their photos as well as smaller “flip books” featuring a photo per day for 90 days. The students are Nina Ajemian ’19, Alec Berger ’19, Sophie Cohen ’20, Amon DeVane ’19, Rebecca Tang ’19 and Samantha Vareha ’19. Earlier in the year, Nina, Sophie, Rebecca and Amon also exhibited some of their work in the student photography show “Reflection and the Environment” at the Watershed Institute in Hopewell, NJ.

■ new Freshman Brings Musicianship, and Much More, to PDS Freshman Jenny Fan ’22, new to PDS this year, has been playing clarinet for five years. When asked what drew her to the School, Jenny described her strong impressions of the community formed during her explorations of the campus. “I value the community most,” Jenny explained. “It’s warm and supportive here,” she observes. “Everyone was understanding and willing to help me become comfortable in this new environment. All of the teachers and students have a very close relationship, which makes a big difference. I’m enjoying all my classes, especially STEAMinar.” Jenny adds, “PDS enables me to participate to my full potential while cultivating my love and curiosity for learning. JOURNAL

This year’s Bridge Project more than held its weight!

■ Six PDS Players named to Field Hockey nFHCA Academic Squad In February, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced the 2018 National Academic Squad, which includes six members of the PDS Varsity Field Hockey team: Gwen Allen ’19, Caroline Haggerty ’20, Lexie Hausheer ’20, Madison Izzard ’20, Margaret Madani ’20, and Sasha Sindhwani ’19. This is the second year that Gwen and Sasha have received this honor.

■ Fall Sports All State Prep Team Selections Boys Soccer: NJISAA Prep B All State Team members: Coby Auslander ’19, Wesley Leggett ’19, Ricardo Martinez-Paz ’19. Girls Soccer: NJISAA Prep B All State Team members: Ariana Jones ’20, Tulsi Pari ’20, Jules Romano ’21, Brooke Smukler ’19. Field Hockey: NJISAA Prep B All State Team members: Gwen Allen ’19, Valerie Radvany ’19, Sasha Sindhwani ’19.

■ 6th Grade Self-Portraits Sixth-graders created self-portraits inspired by the work of Romare Bearden, whose collages of cut and torn photographs offered visually powerful statements on African-American life in the 1960s. Middle School art teacher Deva Watson installed the work in the Middle School boulevard, accompanied by a QR code that links to an audio recording of an artist’s statement.

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■ Broad Upper School Student Participation in Anti-Hate Teach-In Sisters Maxine and Val Chen performed in Carnegie Hall.

■ PDS 3rd and 6th Grade Sisters Are Serious About Violin At a PDS reception this winter in the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery for the Lower School student art exhibit, third grader Val Chen wowed attendees with a passionate and superbly executed solo performance. Val began studying violin at age four in Shanghai after watching her big sister, 6th grader Maxine Chen, study the violin for a couple of years. Soon after the family moved to New Jersey last summer, both Val and Maxine began lessons with some excellent teachers in the area. Currently, Val and her sister Maxine study with a Princeton-based teacher weekly and go to New York City on Sundays for a special lesson with a wellknown concert violinist, Ryu Goto, Midori’s brother. This past November, Val and Maxine performed as winning soloists in the Elite recital at Carnegie Hall in NYC. In addition, Maxine recently auditioned for CJMEA and was accepted into their Chamber Orchestra. At PDS, “Val gets lots of encouragement from Dr. Rzeczycki and loves playing in his Wednesday morning chamber group,” says Val’s mother, Youmi.

■ Student Community-Builder Masterminds Boys Volleyball Match A team of junior boys won a closely contested volleyball game against a senior boys team in a match for bragging rights and the chance to face off against an all-faculty team this spring. The showdown was the brainchild of George Ma ’20, who says: “During a Boys Group meeting, my classmates started talking about how cool it would be if we could have some kind of competition with the boys of another grade. Being in Student Council and leading the Athletic Committee, I decided that I would take a shot at making their wishes come true. Eric Leung ’20 cleverly came up with the name BOlleYball, and it stuck. The crowd turnout and enthusiasm were incredible. It makes me happy seeing people from my school have fun and coming together. This event could not have been possible without help from the faculty, the student-coaches, and the boys who volunteered to play.” Shoutout for George Ma from Dr. Elizabeth Monroe “George Ma ’20 has earned special distinction as a dynamic (seemingly inexhaustible!), positive, collaborative, communityminded school citizen. George is undoubtedly known to all of us as an idea-generator and do-er, and again and again, he has distinguished himself this year as going above and beyond for our School.”

Nearly forty Upper School students gathered in late winter multiple training sessions, including a four-hour Anti-Hate workshop at PDS’s Pretty Brook Farm that included readings, screenings, interactive exercises and training. The students spearheaded a three-day teach-in April 16-18 to educate and mobilize their peers to actively pursue a more tolerant, inclusive, open and equitable school community. The Anti-Hate Teach-In student leaders include: Gwen Allen ’19, Maggie Amaral ’20, Ben Bigdelle ’21, Anjali Bhatia ’21, Krista Caasi ’20, Sophia Chaves 21, Diggy Coit ’19, Joshua Colon ’21, Lizzie Dawson ’21, Amon DeVane ’19, Mehak Dhaliwal ’21, Simone DiMatteo ’19, Eleanor Ding ’20, Brynna Fisher ’20, Flynn Gorman ’19, Zoe Jackson ’19, Katherine Jain ’21, Nina Kanamaluru ’19, Raina Kasera ’19, Carly Kunkle ’20, Trevor Kunkle ’21, Kelsey Lane ’19, Kat Lytkowski 20, Charlotte Meyercord ’19, Lea Namouni ’19, Lydia Pamudji ’19, Tulsi Pari ’20, Zoe Rivera ’20, Will Scarlett ’19, Ankita Sen ’20, Milan Shah ’22, Ahzaria Silas ’20, Sasha Sindhwani ’19, Harjap Singh ’20, Holly Teti ’21, Abby Weinstein ’19, Lydia Wu ’19, Eyal Yakoby ’20, Hailey Young ’19.

■ 5th-Graders Focus on Energy and Waste Fifth Grade students under the supervision of Jessica Clingman began their investigation of electricity, energy and sustainability this winter hearing about state energy sources and use from Jenny Ludmer, Community Outreach Manager of Sustainable Princeton. Her presentation also covered microgrids, which help communities continue to have power for certain services during disruptions to service from the region’s larger energy grids. PDS students then were charged with brainstorming, designing and building a model microgrid that Sustainable Princeton can use for educating the public. At the end of February, the 5th-graders also participated in the “Trash on Your Back Challenge,” collecting all of their dry trash for the week in a compostable bag, then sorting and studying everything to see how much waste was produced and which items were most prevalent. On March 5, the class went to the Rutgers EcoComplex to see energy efficient technologies and sustainable energy practices in action. And on March 25, during a joint Service Learning Sustainability Day with 10th Grade, they brainstormed ways to reduce waste individually and as a school community, buddying up on field trips to locations such as Whole Foods, TerraCycle and Princeton University.

■ Wrestling Wonder Eli Soffer ’22 became the first-ever PDS Panther to compete at the National Prep Wrestling Championships, which features top wrestlers from across the country. Soffer, who has been competing since 5th grade, trains with two different groups. SPRInG 2019

■ Math Student Shares Brouwer’s Fixed Point Theorem Lesson Pranav Pulakkat ’19 gave interested Upper School peers a compelling Community Time lesson on differential geometry, under the auspices of Mu Alpha Theta, a national mathematics honor society which includes a PDS branch. Specifically, he proved the perhaps under-appreciated fact that if you stir a cup of coffee, there is at least one point at which the liquid is not moving. To the naked eye, this may not be apparent, and Pranav used some impressive math to explain this phenomenon, known as Brouwer’s Fixed Point Theorem.

■ Freshmen Explore Arduino to Program Sensors The 9th grade STEAMinar, which involves all freshman students, focused on creating navigational tools for the blind, programming sensors using the open-source electronic prototyping platform Arduino and working in teams to test whether they could safely navigate the school with their eyes closed.

■ Purely Ping Pong Nationally ranked Will Sun ’22 faced off against Mark Santamaria ’21 in the final of the inaugural PDS Chinese Club Ping Pong Tournament. More than 50 students competed in an exciting afternoon contest inside Shepherd Commons attended by a noisy crowd of spectators. Sun proved his mettle, holding off a late comeback to win the title.

■ Middle School Students Launch Model Un Club Anticipating their future involvement in the renowned Upper School MUN program, Middle School started a Model UN Club this year. Founding members Adya Jha ’24, Angelina Liu ’24, Ben Masia ’24 and Arjun Ray ’24 announced the new offering this fall and interested MS students have been meeting regularly with the club’s faculty facilitator, MS Humanities teacher Matt Trowbridge ’98.

■ Students Launch new PDS Online Science Journal Luigi Soriano ’20 and Anjali Bhatia ’21 co-founded the online PDS Science Journal this fall, During the year, several students have contributed research articles.

■ Shoutout to Spokesman Stalwarts Student stalwarts who have helped publish issues of The Spokesman student newspaper this year deserve applause for their efforts. They include section editors Megha Thomas ’20, Spencer Knerr ’20 and Eric Leung ’20 and PR representative Zoe Rivera ’20. Both the published paper and the online Spokesman rely on contributions from a host of student writers, reporters and photographers.

■ Two Field Hockey Standouts Recognized as All-Trentonian Players of the Year ■ 4th Grade Collaborates with Upper School Computer Programmers It’s always fun when younger students get to play the games created by the Upper Schoolers! As part of an on-going collaboration, Aaron Schomburg’s 4th Grade science class visited Theo Brasoveanu’s US Object-Oriented Programming class this winter. US students designed computer games and simulations based on food chain depictions of the habitat and animals who frequent the PDS campus, researched by Schomburg’s students. The 4th-graders also provided some excellent critical feedback along the way!

■ Winter Sports All-State Prep Tournament Team Players from PDS Girls Basketball: Brooke Smukler ’19; Boys Basketball: David “Diggy” Coit ’19; Girls Ice Hockey: Julie Patterson ’19 JOURNAL

Val Radvany ’19 was recognized as the Field Hockey Prep Defender of the Year and Lexie Hausheer ’20 was recognized as Field Hockey Goalie of the Year on the All-Trentonian Teams named this fall.

■ Rubik’s Cube Club Completes Two-Year Project Peter Teti ’19 announced that the Rubik’s Cube Club he founded has completed its 3.6-foot, 361-cube mural of the PDS seal in the STEAM area, the culmination of almost two years of work.

■ PDS String Quartet Wins Impact Young Artist Competition Four Upper School students competing as a string quartet — Albert Ming ’22, William Sun ’22, Elsie Wang ’19, and Emily Zhu ’22 — won Silver in the Impact Young Artist Competition this fall, the only string quartet to earn a place in the Winners Concert at Carnegie Hall in December. These students played together in Middle School Strings prior to their current quartet and Upper School music program chapters, and have enjoyed the direction of Amy Wulfman and Dr. Tomasz Rzeczycki. ■ STEAM-Related national Internship Program Award Recipients This past year, Fechi Inyama ’20 was a recipient of the Emperor Science Award, which offers 10th and 11th grade U.S. high school students the opportunity to explore careers in cancer research through a mentored research project with a cancer scientist. The Emperor Science Award Program was made possible thanks to PBS LearningMedia and Stand Up To Cancer, with generous support from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech and Novartis. Also this past year, Morgan McNulty ’19 was awarded one of 250 prestigious internships awarded nationwide for the U.S. Naval Academy’s SEAP program, a fully-funded Science and Engineering Apprenticeship program designed for high school students to participate in research at a Department of Navy laboratory during the summer.

■ Annual ESU Shakespeare Monologues Julia Parks ’19 and Harjap Singh ’20 presented Shakespeare monologues along with a group of US students and were voted to move on to regional competition by the judges panel composed of faculty and alumni.

■ Essay on Teamwork Earns 5th-Grader Practice and Game Experience with Princeton Mens Basketball Team Shaan Patel ’26 was named runner-up for his essay for the Coach for a Day essay contest for Princeton 5th-graders sponsored by the Princeton Police, Princeton University Department of Public Safety and Princeton University Athletics. The essay question they answered: “Why is Teamwork Important?” Two winners and two runners-up won the opportunity to attend a practice session and home game for either the Princeton University Men’s Basketball team or the Princeton University Women’s Ice Hockey team as part of the coaching staff for an inside look at how collegiate athletic coaches motivate, teach and mentor student athletes.

■ Motivation Looks Like This Gabby Thomas ’22 can often be found working in the ceramics studio long after most students have gone home.

■ Megha Thomas Joined Podcast Launch Effort Megha Thomas ’20 continues to make her blogging and podcast presence known after first blogging last summer for her Model UN internship in Washington, DC. This fall she was one of the launch entries for News-Decoder and its partner Podium’s “The Kids Are Alright” podcast. News-Decoder (news-decoder.com) offers perspectives from young people on a host of international issues.

■ Lower School Players Circle Performers So many talented Lower School students performed on January 25 at the Players Circle recital coordinated by music teacher Julia Beckmann: on piano, Lucia Bergstein, Owen Berkman, Beckett Dickler, Bryan Du, Charlotte Hayes, Ricardo Ramos, Victoria Ramos, Scarlett von Zelowitz and Andrew Zhao; on violin, Kevin Long, Reghan Rudiaviss Symphony Tsai, and Mia Walker; and on harp, Talia Berkman.

■ Jessie Lin and Abby Weinstein Accepted to Young Writers’ Conference Jessie Lin ’21 and Abby Weinstein ’21 were accepted to the New England Young Writers’ Conference at Bread Loaf, Middlebury College in May, for poetry and fiction, respectively.

■ Varun Kumar ’21 Gene Research Published Varun Kumar was one of 35 students from NJ and TX selected by application for last summer’s molecular biology and bioinformatics-focused 10-day research program at the Waksman Institute at Rutgers University. The internship included DNA sequence analyses involving experiments to isolate unique fragments of DNA using professional lab equipment and resources, and analyses using bioinformatics tools. The analyses conducted by Varun resulted in three publications for GenBank, an international online repository of DNA sequence data hosted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health/National Center for Biotechnology Information, which can now be used by practicing scientists worldwide. SPRInG 2019

sports notes STUDEnT COMMITMEnTS TO PLAY DIVISIOn I SPORTS

Congratulations! ◄ Madison McCaw ’19 will play soccer at Columbia University next fall. During her PDS career, Madison was named to the All-Prep First team as a sophomore and contributed to two Prep B State Championships. Coach Pat Trombetta praised McCaw, saying, “Maddy is an explosive player who added a lot to our team. She has a bright personality that will benefit her team at Columbia, as will her tremendous talent. We wish her all the best.”

◄ Wesley Leggett ’19 will continue his soccer career at University of Connecticut. Leggett was a four-year varsity standout for PDS, leading the region in scoring in his senior season with 22 goals, including a trio of three-goal games. Wesley received All-Prep State First Team honors and was designated as Top Male High School Athlete by regional media outlet Town Topics. The senior captain was a member of the 2016 Prep State championship team, and led his team to the finals this past season. Coach Ollie Hilliker noted, “Wesley is not only an outstanding soccer player, but a phenomenal young man, too. Wesley always puts his team first and is an ideal role model for younger players to look up to. Wesley deserves all of the accolades he has received so far and I can’t wait to see his development continue at UCONN.” ◄ Val Radvany ’19 will journey to Michigan State University to continue her field hockey career. As a senior captain, Radvany led her team to the Mercer County and Prep B state championship finals. A standout among the most impressive athletes in PDS history, Val has received countless honors during her time at PDS. Some highlights include: three First Team Central Jersey Field Hockey Coaches Association honors, four Prep B All-State honors, and four Trentonian First Team honors. In addition, she was named Trentonian Defensive Player of the Year in 2018. Coach Heather Farlow has high praise for Radvany, stating, “Val has been a vital component of our success and is one of the most decorated PDS field hockey athletes in recent history. She never shied away from an opponent and made big plays in big games. It’s been an absolute honor working with Val during her high school career and I wish Val continued success.” JOURNAL

LEGACY ATHLETES

Girls Soccer Breaks PDS Record for Consecutive nJISAA Prep B State Championships Panther Varsity Girls Soccer finished their 14-4-1 season in a blaze of fall glory on October 31 with a 4-2 Prep B state championship win over a fierce rival. Princeton Day School and Montclair Kimberley Academy Varsity Girls Soccer had played each other for the championship in each of the last three years with only a single goal in total between them, which had sealed the win for PDS in overtime back in 2015. Although PDS Girls Soccer Coach Pat Trombetta joked before the game about skipping regulation play and going right to penalty kicks, the Panthers were determined to avoid another scoreless tie. They attacked aggressively and didn’t let up, even after finally scoring for the first time in three years against their opponent at the 22-minute mark when Jules Romano rocketed a shot that caromed off the crossbar and fell just inside the line. Brooke Smukler scored just before halftime on a great pass from Romano, and added her second goal of the game in short order in the third period on a cross from Ariana Jones. And after 77 minutes of play, Jones headed in a corner kick to complete the scoring onslaught at four goals, a game total MKA had not permitted in more than a decade. The Cougars fought back with two goals but could not bridge the gap. Amber rays of sun spangled the field through gold-leafed trees as time expired. Cowbells, victory songs and resounding cheers accompanied overjoyed fans, who streamed across the turf to join the team in celebration. Trophies were held aloft, eyes and lips were creased with pure happiness, and many cameras recorded a truly special afternoon in which those present clearly felt the moments shifting into the pantheon of immortal Panther memories.

Student Name Upper School Sport Zoe F. Cook ’19 .......................................... V. Girls Lacrosse Elizabeth A. Dawson ’21 ...........................J.V. Field Hockey, V. Girls Lacrosse Vanessa A. Devin ’21 .........V. Girls Lacrosse, V. Girls Soccer Margaret Henderson ’21.........................V. Girls Ice Hockey Alex M. Hollander ’21 ............................... V. Cross Country, V. Girls Lacrosse Matthew O. Kuenne ’19 .......................J.V. Boys Ice Hockey, V. Boys Lacrosse Margaret J. Laughlin ’19.....................................V. Volleyball Gibson P. Linnehan ’21 ..........................V. Boys Ice Hockey, V. Boys Lacrosse Drew C. McConaughy ’21 .....................V. Boys Ice Hockey, V. Boys Lacrosse Eric I. Quirinale ’19............... J.V. Boys Ice Hockey, Baseball Maya F. Shah ’21 ................................................... V. Skating Milan Shah ’22 ...........J.V. Boys Soccer, J.V. Boys Basketball, Boys Tennis Annabel M. Thomas ’20 .........................V. Girls Ice Hockey William A. Trend ’22............................................ V. Fencing Benjamin H. von Zelowitz ’22 ............................. V. Baseball

GIRLS ICE HOCKEY FInISHES STROnG In her season summary, Coach Lorna Cook expressed pride in her Varsity Girls Ice Hockey Team, which played its best hockey going into the Prep tournament and league playoffs after being bedeviled by injuries for much of the season. Among the highlights Coach Cook called out: The girls played Morristown-Beard in the Prep semifinal, and gave them their toughest game of the tournament, but lost 3-2; Mo-Bear went on to win the Prep title. That was the most complete game the Panthers played all season, Cook remarked, and it was disappointing to miss making the Prep final so narrowly, but they were proud of their effort in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of that tournament. The Panthers hosted the WIHLMA playoffs and earned a spot in the Miran Division semifinal, for a much-anticipated rematch with Holton-Arms, a team that had defeated them twice in Maryland back in December. This time, they got the win to advance to the championship game, but unfortunately lost for a third time this season against a relentless Rye Country Day team. Memorable games on the road included playing Portledge under the lights at their outdoor rink on Long Island, the overnight trip to Maryland to play Holton-Arms, and going up against Princeton High School at Princeton University’s historic Baker Rink. Among the player milestones: five players were selected for the NJ Girls High School All Star Game, played in Newark in the beginning of March: Julie Patterson ’19, Caroline Haggerty ’20, Jillian Wexler ’21, Hailey Wexler ’21 and SPRInG 2019

sports notes Maisie Henderson ’21. Julie scored, which was a perfect ending for her final game in a PDS jersey. Jillian came in for the second half of the game and had a challenging sequence right away, but she shut the door after that with several big saves including stopping a penalty shot (any penalty was an automatic penalty shot) to keep the lead for her team. Maisie had an assist. Caroline had a lot of tough plays to make and held her own well on defense. Hailey was still injured so could not play, but she was on the bench to enjoy the experience.

team,” Johnson stated. In her new role, Johnson is excited about the opportunities she sees to facilitate positive leadership qualities that will serve athletes in high school, college and in their careers. Former head coach and renowned math teacher Will Asch is currently on sabbatical.

Sophomore goalie Jillian Wexler picked up her 1,000th save this season, and was consistently strong, finishing with a .924 save percentage this year.

Varsity Cross Country, Boys 2-6

Senior captain Julie Patterson recorded her 100th career point for PDS with 37 points this season, including two hat tricks and 13 multi-point games. Julie won the PDS Varsity Award for her dominance on the ice and her leadership in driving the team’s offense for four years of varsity play. She never faced a player she couldn’t outmuscle or a goalie she didn’t test. She captained the team for the past two seasons and has earned numerous awards throughout her high school career, most recently being named to the NJISAA All-State Team. We’re going to miss her physical presence and her point production next season, and we wish her the best as she continues her hockey career at the NCAA level for Wilkes University!

nEW BOYS VARSITY TEnnIS COACH JEnnIFER JOHnSOn This winter, PDS announced that Jennifer Johnson, who has been coaching Middle School Girls and Boys Tennis, will begin a new role as Boys Varsity Tennis coach. Ms. Johnson has over 30 years of coaching experience and is certified by the Professional Tennis Registry globally and by the Lawn Tennis Association in the UK. Johnson played Division I tennis at Bradley University and Penn Jennifer Johnson State University. After her playing career, she coached women’s tennis at Waynesburg College for six years and was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tennis Coach of the Year by her peers while there. Over the past eight years, Johnson has coached high-performance juniors in the United States, Switzerland and the UK. “I’m extremely honored to be named as the Boys Varsity Tennis Coach and am looking forward to the upcoming season. The Athletic Department and coaches at PDS are extremely supportive of each other and I feel privileged to be part of such a positive JOURNAL

FALL SPORTS RECAP Coaches Awards: Kevin Dougherty ’20, George Ma ’20 Varsity Award Girls: Alex Hollander ’21 Varsity Award Boys: Gunnar Clingman ’21 Cross Country had a challenging season, dealing with constant weather issues and untimely injuries. Despite a rocky stretch in the middle, the team hit their stride late in the campaign and capped off the season with great team performances at their championship meets. At the Mercer County Championship, 16 of our 20 finishers ran their personal best 5K times. Their most competitive team performance of the season came at the Prep Championship, where they finished in 5th place and recorded a top-5 team average of 19:20, their best in four years! Additionally, the squad added two girls to the team as it edges closer to having the runners needed to score as a full girls team.

Varsity Field Hockey, 11-5 Coaches Awards: Sasha Sindhwani ’19, Gwen Allen ’19 Varsity Award: Valerie Radvany ’19 The Field Hockey team had another successful year, finishing with an overall record of 11-5. This year’s team outscored opponents 60 goals to 22 and posted 7 shutouts. Their formidable combination of both offensive and defensive strength helped them advance far at the end of the season. The team earned a second place finish in both the Prep B State Championship Tournament and the Mercer County Championship. In the Mercer County Championship game, they managed to hold future Prep A champ Lawrenceville scoreless for 59 minutes before falling 0-1. The squad is losing three strong seniors, but their young returning members hope to continue building on the program’s success.

Girls Varsity Tennis, 4-5 PDS Fall Athletics Award Winners at Fall Awards Ceremony.

Girls Varsity Soccer, 14-4-1 Coaches Awards: Brianna Astbury ’20, Tulsi Pari ’20 Varsity Award: Kelsey Lane ’19 Girls Soccer continued their winning streak this year, earning a Championship Title for the sixth consecutive season, which is a school record for the program. This year’s Prep B State Championship match resulted in an impressive 4-2 victory over rival Montclair Kimberley Academy. The four-goal performance by PDS was the most goals MKA has allowed in more than a decade. Other season highlights included big wins over local preps Hun, Peddie and Lawrenceville as well as upsetting Pingry during the regular season. The team ended the season with 14 wins and a positive goal differential of 20. The team will lose three seniors and is looking to continue its winning ways next year.

Coaches Award: Hannah Van Dusen ’21, Giulia Gerschel ’19 Varsity Award: Grace Marshall ’20 The highlight of the Girls Tennis season was Grace Marshall’s heroic win at the Mercer County Tournament, where she won the third singles in a marathon of a final that took over four hours to complete. She earned her place in PDS history as the winner of the longest tennis match. The team also earned a third place finish at the Prep B tournament. Our singles line-up was led by freshman Robyn KarchereSun ’22 while Hannah Van Dusen ’21 played all season at the number two spot. Giulia Gerschel ’19 and Hayden Masia ’21 played first doubles while Zaiya Gandhi ’20 and Gaby Namouni ’21 played most of the season at second doubles.

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Boys Varsity Soccer, 9-7-2 Coaches Award: Connor McIntyre ’19, Coby Auslander ’19 Varsity Award: Wesley Leggett ’19 While the season didn’t end with the Prep championship that the team aspired to, advancing to the final game was a strong accomplishment. In the championship game, the Panthers lost to Montclair Kimberly Academy despite a tremendous secondhalf effort. Trailing by two at the break, the team scored three late goals before finally falling 4-3. One particular highlight of the season was the penalty kick win over Allentown in the Mercer County Tournament. After double overtime and the score still tied at 0-0, the Panthers stepped up and converted all of their penalties to win 5-3.

Varsity Squash, 9-5 Coaches Awards: Rakesh Potluri ’19, Dylan Sakaria ’19 Varsity Award: Connor McIntyre ’19 The squash team was a powerhouse in local competition this year, ending the season with 9 wins and only 5 loses. They managed to beat both Blair and Delbarton twice in the same season for the first time in program history. They also had key victories over Hun, Lawrenceville JV, Poly Prep JV and Princeton High School. At the end of the season, the team traveled to Hartford, Connecticut to participate in the National High School Championships where they had three victories in the round robin division.

Boys Varsity Basketball, 12-13 Coaches Awards: Jomar Meekins ’20, Jimmy O’Connor ’19 Varsity Award: Diggy Coit ’19 This season the Boys Basketball team had huge wins over Solebury and Doane Academy, and three wins against Pennington. Midway through the season the Panthers were ranked third in the area and captured a number one seed in the State Prep B Playoffs. They were set to play Pennington for an unprecedented fourth time in a season. Unfortunately, in a tough scrap of a game, the Panthers fell short of capturing a berth into the championship game by just 3 points. SPRInG 2019

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PDS Winter Athletics Award Winners at Winter Awards Ceremony.

Girls Varsity Basketball, 2-19 Coaches Awards: Caroline Topping ’21, Maggie Amaral ’20 Varsity Award: Brooke Smukler ’19 This season was filled with a great deal of improvement and growth. At the start of the season the team met to set goals and expectations that they hoped to achieve and withhold. The most important standard established was to cultivate a culture of respect and resilience. Some season highlights include traveling to Pennsylvania in the opening weekend for the Hill Tournament, the 1st Annual Holiday Shooting Olympics, Senior Night, and attending a Princeton women’s basketball game.

Varsity Volleyball, 8-1 Coaches Awards: Eleanor Myers ’19, Maggie Laughlin ’19 Varsity Awards: Rachel Brennan ’19 Under the strong leadership of their captain and five seniors, the Volleyball team had a phenomenal season. The squad was undefeated in the regular season and achieved their goal of returning to the championship game for the second year. In the final game, the Panthers battled back after initially falling behind, but ultimately lost to Shipley 2-3. However, this was still an incredible season, as the team delivered more wins in one season than any Varsity Volleyball team ever has at PDS. JOURNAL

Girls Varsity Hockey, 12-12 Coaches Awards: Brynn April ’19, Flynn Gorman ’19 Varsity Awards: Julie Patterson ’19 The Girls Hockey team faced several injuries during the first half of the season and younger members rose to the challenge. The team was able to head into the end of the season playing their best hockey, hosting the WIHLMA playoffs and earning a spot in the Miran Division semifinal for a much-anticipated rematch with Holton-Arms. PDS got the win to advance to the championship game, but lost for a third time this season against a strong Rye Country Day team. This season also came with some major milestones for members of the Girls Hockey team, with sophomore goalie Jillian Wexler picking up her 1,000th save and senior captain Julie Patterson recording her 100th career point.

Boys Varsity Hockey, 14-12-1 Coaches Awards: Ty Eastman ’19, Chip Hamlett ’19 Harry Rulon-Miller ’51 Varsity Award: Coby Auslander ’19 This year the Boys Hockey team faced their most challenging schedule in the program’s long history. The team, often battered, bruised and shorthanded, did an admirable job navigating its way to a very respectable 14-12-1 record and a third place finish in the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League. Notable wins came against MAHL foes, Portledge, Hun and LaSalle, as well as impressive efforts against a number of New England boarding schools. In all, the team played 11 games against boarding schools, as well as 6 of the top 10 teams in the state of New Jersey. The Panthers ended league play 3-2-1 and advanced to the league semi-finals. Coby Auslander earned a place as one of the school’s all-time leading scorers, with impressive career totals of 52 goals & 71 assists for 123 career points.

Varsity Fencing Boys, 4-8; Girls, 2-9

JV Boys Basketball

Girls Coaches Awards: Annie Shi ’22, Zoe Rivera ’20 Boys Coaches Awards: Alex Frank ’20, Kyle Ready ’19 Varsity Awards: Jacob Tharayil ’19, Nina Kanamaluru ’19 Novice Coaches Award: Elizabeth Lee ’22 Novice Coaches Award: William Foster ’22

JV Girls Basketball

Under the able and energetic leadership of captains Jacob Tharayil and Nina Kanamaluru, the fencing team had its biggest influx of new fencers in years. The new fencers made substantial improvement as the Panthers faced a number of tough teams from schools with large and experienced squads. The team had a strong showing at Prep States, including a second place finish for the girls foil team, a third place finish for the boys sabre team, and a bronze medal for Ansh Kulkarni.

Coaches Award: Tazee Mahjied ’20 Coaches Award: Connor Topping ’22 Coaches Award: Brooke Lauer ’22 Coaches Award: Lily Nyce ’22

Boys JV Ice Hockey Coaches Award: Winn Anhut ’19 Coaches Award: Matt Kuenne ’19

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faculty notes A FOUR-YEAR ROUnDUP OF OUTCOMES PDS Faculty Make a Collective Impact on Program Development Through Miss Fine’s Fellowships ► Structured Delivery of Research Skills: Six PDS faculty collaborated to create a scope and sequence which now informs when various research skills are introduced and developed among students and across grades. (Sheila Goeke, Jenny Mischner, Lauren Ledley, Christian Rhodes, Reuben Loewy, Carol Olson) ► Lower School STEAM Curriculum: Four faculty worked to enhance Lower School STEAM programming (Aaron Schomburg, TJ Erdahl, Carol Olson, Jenny Mischner) ► Project-Based Learning Training: Three faculty participated in project-based learning training to incorporate interdisciplinary lessons into their math, science, Spanish, and Humanities courses (Jessica Clingman, Carmen Santa-Cruz, Tara Quigley)

► 5th Grade Humanities, Math and Science: Six faculty collaborated to integrate the Archaeology Alive! Fifth Grade curriculum with Fifth Grade math and science competencies and skills. Three faculty worked to make some 5th Grade science units more project-based and technology-focused. ( Joe Reilly, Cindy Peifer, Amy Beckford, Jessica Clingman, Maryann Ortiz, Tarshia Griffin-Ley) and (Jessica Clingman, Maryann Ortiz, Jamie Atkeson) ► 7th Grade Interdisciplinary Field Trip: Nine Middle School faculty collaborated and trained together to create an interdisciplinary, 7th grade field trip experience centered around a grade-wide reading of a novel. (Rachel Kamen, Katy Terry, Jane Grigger, Paul Epply-Schmidt, Beth Yakoby, Jamie Atkeson, Carmen Santa-Cruz, Yves Marcuard, Paula Koerte) ► 9th Grade Biology and Ceramics Integration: Two faculty participated in a Stanford d.school innovation workshop to create a collaborative project integrating 9th grade biology and ceramics. (Stephanie Stuefer, Carrie Norin) ► Music for Global Language Acquisition: Two faculty developed a songbook and archive of songs to more actively engage students in target language acquisition and bring music and language into other classes in Middle and Upper school. (Edem Afemeku, Todd Gudgel)

An example of more robust Lower School STEAM program experiences: 4th Grade Science collaborated this year with US Computer Programming students.

► Incorporating Design Thinking into Project-Based Learning: Ten faculty studied design thinking approaches to incorporate design thinking into student projects across disciplines (Tara Quigley, Alesia Klein, Tarshia Griffin-Ley, Jamie Atkeson, Nichole Foster-Hinds, Deb Hillmanno, Ron Banas, Sarah Selzer, TJ Erdahl, Aaron Schomburg) ► Integration of Garden Program and 6th Grade Humanities: Four PDS faculty worked on writing lesson plans for use of the garden classroom in their particular disciplines. Some highlights: 6th grade Humanities classes harvest and use the garden to prepare a Mead Hall feast during their Beowulf reading, and for a Middle Eastern feast during their study of the bedouin. (Lauren Ledley, Nichole Foster-Hinds, Tara Quigley, Rachel Kamen)

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► 6th Grade Outdoor Learning: Three Middle School faculty developed programming for an outdoor, experiential, interdisciplinary day for Sixth Grade students and faculty. (Drew Lloyd, Joseph Reilly, Cindy Piefer)

► Middle School Math-Technology Integration, Engineering and Design: Three Middle School faculty worked on creating more project-based, student-driven, real-world problem-solving, technology-facilitated interdisciplinary work into Middle School math, and developing Middle School design and engineering curriculum. (Nichole Foster-Hinds, Jamie Atkeson, Deb Hilmanno) ► Humanities-Technology Integration: Four faculty developed an interdisciplinary “podcast” project that ties the novel To Kill a Mockingbird to social justice issues and current events. (Katy Terry, Karen Latham, Sheila Goeke, Jamie Atkeson) ► Dance, Language and Culture: Dance faculty collaborated on implementing historic Spanish dance classes for youth in with Middle School Spanish and Humanities.

This year’s enhanced science curriculum in 5th Grade resulted from multiple professional development opportunities Jessica Clingman pursued, including a Miss Fine’s Fellowship.

► Reimagined Science 5 Curriculum: One Middle School faculty member developed new Science 5 curriculum for the entire year, emphasizing sustainability and global themes, and focused on understanding of one’s own brain and how it works; emphasizing core habits of mind; and engaging students through whole body-mind learning approaches to develop more sophisticated inquiry, experimentation, research and problem-solving competencies and skills. Includes a new garden curriculum component. (Jessica Clingman) ► Intertwining Geometry and Architecture: Two faculty developed an out-of-the-box, co-enrolled interdisciplinary curriculum for 9th Grade Geometry and Architecture. While maintaining the consistent rigor of the PDS Honors Geometry course, the curriculum focuses on the language and structure of geometry through architectural lenses, leading to a deeper understanding in both disciplines. (Corinne Bilodeau, David Burkett) ► Applying Mind, Brain Education Science to Enhance the Learning Experience at PDS: Two faculty attended a Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning summer session and brought back the newest research and understanding about Mind, Brain Education Science, and created their own action research project for implementation at PDS.(Tara Quigley, Cindy Peifer) ► Enhanced 7th Grade Earth Sciences Curriculum: Three faculty collaborated to enhance earth science programming for 7th grade students after two of them attended a program focused on climate and the ocean. (Ron Banas, Allie Treese, Jack Madani)

► Cross-Grade Skills and Competencies Alignment: Eight faculty collaborated to align non-fiction reading skills and literacy objectives across disciplines in Grades 5 and 6. (Amy Beckford, Tarshia Griffin-Ley, Cindy Peifer, Joseph Reilly, Ron Banas, Jessica Clingman, Alli Treese, Jason Park) ► 9th Grade STEAMINAR: Two faculty collaborated to create the 9th grade STEAMinar, a foundational experience that exposes all freshmen to real-world, globally-relevant and sustainability-related issues through interdisciplinary projectbased learning in the STEAM Center. (Charlie Alt, Will Asch) ► New, Student-Centered Contemporary World History and Global Citizenship Courses: 11/12th History faculty created new student-centered curriculum utilizing resources that focus on contemporary issues like the Choices Program from Brown University. The course requires students to apply what they learn through real-world, project-based learning activities. (Amanda Briski) ► Expanded Latin and Greek Study Options: 11/12th English faculty designed specific aspects of curricula for two new cross-disciplinary courses 1.) Homer’s Odyssey: Ancient Myths/Modern Lives and 2.) Rome: Portraits of a City, offering single-semester options for students to expand their Latin and Greek studies. (Todd Gudgel) ► Climate-Focused Environmental Science Unit: 11/12th science faculty developed a new interdisciplinary mini-unit on the intersections between science and society explored through the lens of how climate change has affected New Orleans. The curriculum focuses on how citizens have been affected, how the government has responded, and what lies ahead from a climate and impact standpoint. Climate change science and policy, environmental and institutional racism, public health and

► Increasing Student Engagement and Motivation: Four faculty attended the renowned Ron Clark Academy and brought back innovative strategies for increasing student engagement, including tools for making connections and increasing motivation. (Jessica Clingman, Brian Laskowski, Maryann Ortiz, Allie Treese) ► On-Campus Animal and Habitat Study: Five faculty developed “Project Feather,” an interdisciplinary study of birds incorporating language arts, math, science, music, the garden, and technology. (Carolee VanDervort, Carol Olson, Pam Flory, Emily Gallagher, Andrea Schafer)

Several STEAM faculty who have developed new and enhanced integrations of STEAM curricula across disciplines assembled for the official naming of the Wellemeyer STEAM Center in March. SPRInG 2019

faculty notes medicine, and the roles that an individual citizen can play are explored, often through project learning opportunities such as building and testing the effectiveness of model levees using a variety of materials. (Tom Pettengill)

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► Increasing Robotic Functionality: Two US science faculty created a unit combining robotics and computer science classes to focus on applied programming designed to achieve more creative, difficult and functional robotic tasks. (Brian Mayer, Theodor Brasoveanu) ► Creating Intersections for Science and Dance: US dance and computer science faculty collaborated to bring science and dance students together to enrich their knowledge and practice. Students analyze how using one’s body and motion conveys difficult concepts in science; they also use computer programming, electronic sensors and abstract mathematical representations to enhance the artistic experience of dance performance. (Theodor Brasoveanu, Ann Robideaux) ► Real-World Applications for US Computer Science: US computer science and math faculty collaborated to provide computer science students more opportunities to develop in-depth expertise with hardware, electronics and sensors and give them a platform to apply many of the abstract concepts they learn while programming. With a focus on creating games and simulations, and/or solving mathematical problems using computational tools, students are taking the extra steps to apply their algorithms to real-world problems using sensor data. (Theodor Brasoveanu, Will Asch)

Sandra Wang begins her PDS tenure this summer as Head of Lower School.

On March 12, Head of School Paul Stellato shared exciting news of the appointment of Sandra Wang as the Head of Lower School, inviting the community to “join me in welcoming Sandy Wang to our School. With you, I look forward to her many successes, and those of the faculty and students whom she will both lead and serve.” Dr. Wang will begin her tenure at PDS in July.

Prior to her appointment as Lower School Head at PDS, Dr. Wang built an impressive career in school leadership through her educational focus and her work as a teacher and administrator at some outstanding independent schools in New York City. Dr. Wang earned a B.S. in psychology from Barnard College and completed a master’s program in early childhood education at New York University, Steinhardt School of Education. She earned two degrees at the Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University: a master’s and doctoral degree in educational leadership. In 1999, she began her classroom work co-teaching a fourth grade section at Dalton School, and, within two years, earned an appointment as Middle School Math Coordinator and head teacher in the fourth grade. In 2006, she moved from Dalton School to Trevor Day School, where, for six years, she was the Lower School Division Assistant Director, advisor to the fifth grade math club, and Diversity Initiatives Steering Committee Chair. In 2012, she joined Trinity School as the Assistant Principal of Lower School. For the past two years, Dr. Wang has been Interim Principal of Lower School at Trinity. Dr. Wang has also applied her skills to educational consulting work in addition to her full-time school duties. For almost fifteen years, she has served as an English consultant to the Kuang Tien General Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan, designing and teaching lessons and administering assessments to more than 500 hospital employees in its English language training program. During the same time period, she has been a curriculum consultant to the Hung Kuang University Department of Early Childhood Education in Taichung. For four years, beginning in 2006, she was a consultant to the Grow Network of McGraw Hill Company, providing in-depth guides for school leaders and web tools for the media and the general public.

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A national presence in the independent school world, Dr. Wang has presented at the National Association of Independent School’s People of Color Conference in 2006 and 2007. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Asian American Educators’ Alliance and the Asian/Pacific Islanders-Changing Independent Schools.

Princeton Day School is thrilled that Dr. Wang will join the PDS Leadership Team this summer as Head of Lower School. From a pool of more than 125 prospects, including roughly 40 school leaders, most of whom were sitting lower school heads and current or former heads of school, the search committee identified 13 semi-finalist candidates, four of whom became finalists. Associate Head of School Lisa Surace and Assistant Head of School for Academic Life and Middle School Head Renée Price co-chaired the search committee, which ensured opportunities for faculty, staff and parents to meet the finalists, among many other search committee responsibilities.

our strategies, approaches, lessons, concepts or skills that are to be taught . . . but in order to problem-solve you need to know about the physical materials and systems you’re dealing with, and you need to be flexible and creative. Tinkering develops precisely these skills and abilities. It is a stepping stone for what kids will face in higher grades and college — in [STEAM] maker spaces, innovation labs, fab labs, or science and engineering courses. Tinkering is not just a physical activity; it is also a way to develop thoughts and ideas that lead to the next step, whether that is a more detailed drawing or prototype, or even pure scientific research,” Schomburg writes.

In accepting her position as Head of Lower School at PDS, Dr. Wang stated, “I am thrilled to be joining the PDS community and looking forward to participating in the magic that happens as young children discover their place in the world around them. From my visits to the School earlier this winter, I know that PDS is a special place, filled with joyful children, talented educators, and families who care. I look forward to being a part of the PDS story and am proud to be a Panther!”

Middle School 5th Grade science teacher Jessica Clingman blogged for the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning about a teaching and learning experience that catalyzed her phenomenal 2018-19 curricular work and is a signature example of how the power of a teacher’s growth mindset can enhance the learning experience for students. “From Academy to School: One Teacher’s MBE [Mind Brain Education] Journey,” chronicles Clingman’s participation in the 2018 Science of Teaching and School Leadership Academy. “I found myself surrounded by leaders in the field of Mind, Brain Education. We dissected brains, went to Johns Hopkins University to see research in action, collaborated to create our own research for our classrooms in the upcoming school year, and learned a lot about how our brains learn and process information,” Clingman wrote. She was particularly intrigued at the psychological power of popular brain “myths” that can negatively affect the learning process, such as the claim that “people can’t change.” Clingman stated, “This strengthened my belief that teaching students about how their brains work and learn is the crucial work of a teacher at any age level, but especially those of us who work with younger students. The earlier they learn about brain science, the fewer of these myths they will presume to be true.”

Acknowledging outgoing Lower School Head Alesia Klein, Mr. Stellato remarked, “I could not be more thankful for the efforts of Lower School Head Alesia Klein. For countless students and their parents, Alesia Klein has been the Lower School, and, as she returns in the fall to our Middle School as a member of the math department, she carries with her our good wishes. Having been fortunate to serve in her distinguished company, I envy her students the experience they are about to have.”

FACULTY PUBLICATIOnS Lower School science teacher Aaron Schomburg’s blog in Scientific American, “The Value of Tinkering,” explored the value of unstructured time for students to explore and investigate. Schomburg drew on his own childhood in (we’re serious!) Tinkerville, New Hampshire, as he makes space in his classroom for Princeton Day School students to have the opportunity and time to foster a foundation of creativity, imagination and problem-solving. “Tinkering is not a word that many educators use, and for good reason: parents and administrators have come to expect us to use certain educational buzzwords when discussing

Aaron Schomburg wants his Fourth Grade Science class to enjoy more “tinker time” — and he wrote a blog on the subject for Scientific American.

Upper School biology teacher Dr. Carrie Norin published an insightful review of Extended Heredity: A New Understanding of Inheritance and Evolution by Russell Bonduriansky and Troy Day. Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press. In this heavily researched book, the authors argue that our genes provide a fundamentally incomplete understanding of heredity and evolution, and that understanding non- Dr. Carrie Norin genetic influences on gene expression is necessary to uncover the inherent complexity ultimately transmitted through generations. Dr. Norin’s review was published in the December 2018 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 93, Issue 4 (University of Chicago Press Journals Production). SPRInG 2019

faculty notes Dr. Norin’s artwork also was featured on a Scientific American blog: “Her photographs of the microscopic world reveal a spectacular universe of form and color we would never otherwise notice or have access to. They’re not simply striking to look at, however; they’re also proof that the invisible, relentless hand of evolution by natural selection is responsible for the seemingly infinite variety of life forms on our planet,” stated Michael D. Lemonick in the blog. Dr. Norin wrote, “Through my photography, I explore the interplay between two imperceptible worlds: the infinitesimal scale of cellular biology and the profoundly slow pace of biological evolution. These two worlds lie beyond the boundaries of observation, yet intersect harmoniously, shaping the form and function of all living things. This work aims to honor the evolutionary adaptations that have shaped the plant kingdom for hundreds of millions of years, while revealing their hidden beauty at the cellular level. The initial process of selecting the samples involves exploring the fields and gardens at and around Princeton Day School, or the greenhouse on campus. I find particularly interesting specimens on the macro level and then see if they inspire me once under my microscope.” “Norin prepares her specimens in various ways,” Lemonick continued. “Most are straight cross sections or peels, although some are whole plant parts, either lit from above on a stereoscope or, if they’re translucent enough, backlit on a light microscope. She’ll sometimes stain the material with particular chemicals that are absorbed by one type of molecule in order to differentiate tissue or highlight certain parts of the cellular structure.” Lemonick, Michael D. “The Magic of the Microscopic World.” Scientific American Blog Network, 26 Apr. 2018 blogs. scientificamerican.com/observations/the-magic-of-themicroscopic-world/ Science teacher Dr. Charles Alt published a review of Evolution Now, Xlibris, 2017 by David Penny in the Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 93, Issue 1 (University of Chicago Press). Taking his cue from Karl Popper, who criticized the nature of claims that suggest certainty in science because such claims limit the process of scientific advance, Penny uses a Popperian lens to Dr. Charles Alt analyze the field of evolutionary thought, Alt wrote. “Penny presents what he calls an ‘optimistic approach’ (p. viii) to evolutionary theory that acknowledges the impossibility of certainty for scientific ideas, and highlights how this perspective (skepticism) encourages progress in evolutionary thinking.” This book provides a nuanced critique of the traditional JOURNAL

Darwinian paradigm. The authors discusses how synthesis successfully set the stage for advances in modern evolutionary ecology, molecular evolution and mathematical precision. “Not only this, but the synthetic nature of the Darwinian paradigm furnished opportunity for future “good science” to occur— from Watson and Crick’s discovery of the helix, to insights about the nature of our last eukaryotic common ancestor, and considerations about the future of biological thinking. As Popper and now Penny remind us, good scientific thinking is defined by its inherent falsifiability, and it is up to us to subject our ideas and models to the scrutiny of the Popperian lens.”

RECEnT FACULTY PRESEnTATIOnS Associate Head of School Lisa Surace, Ph.D., and Director of Wellness Maritoni (Candy) Shah, MD, conducted the workshop “Healthy Relationships: A Proactive Approach to Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Education at School” at the National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference on February 28 in Long Beach, CA. The workshop outlined how Princeton Day School adopted a shared responsibility model to articulate and intentionally form a safe and healthy school culture, spearheaded by students in the wake of the #MeToo movement in 2017-18. Administrative heads, faculty, staff and students from multiple divisions of the School banded together to share the responsibility of addressing and changing school community and culture to promote safe, healthy relationships and develop a unified, transparent approach to prevent sexual harassment and misconduct. Drs. Surace and Shah highlighted outcomes that sprang from the School’s 2017-2018 student-led collaboration: PDS Sexual Misconduct Policy; Investigative Board for Sexual Misconduct; Student Leaders Against Sexual Harassment (SLASH); A Sexual Misconduct Educational Module for Ninth Grade Orientation (a senior project); revised Healthy Relationships curriculum during Health and Wellness; parent communication and education; special programming and events led by experts. As their workshop title slide stated, “Harnessing existing energy and fueled passion from our constituents can bring about change more profound than any program, campaign or institutional initiative can.” Middle School teachers Sheila Goeke and Amy Beckford presented “The Guided Inquiry Model: Flipping Traditional Research Projects at Princeton Day School” at a recent New Jersey Association of Independent Schools conference. This work ties in with Tara Quigley’s project-based learning program research and demonstrates the power of incorporating specific competencies and meta-skills into student-led projects. The combination results in more effective assessment and, most important, higher engagement, motivation, creativity and problem-solving among students.

Middle School students demonstrating their innovation projects are looking forward to the required 9th Grade STEAMINAR course that introduces multiple STEAM electives for deeper explorations across disciplines.

STEAM Coordinator Jonathan Tatkon-Coker, science teacher Dr. Charles Alt and math teacher Will Asch presented at the 2018 NJAIS conference held at the Morristown Beard School this fall, on Engineering & Ohm’s Law. The presentation underscored required 9th grade STEAMINAR content, which exposes every PDS Upper School student to elective STEAM courses that can take them into deeper investigations incorporating multiple disciplines and feature hands-on innovation and real-world problem-solving.

Technology Conference (FETC) in January. They began by asking about 50 teachers and administrators to participate in a padlet activity (a ‘virtual’ online bulletin board) to share what all of the schools are currently prioritizing in their STEM/STEAM curricula. The presentation stemmed (pun intended) from a whole-school initiative developed over the summer (after reading What School Could Be by Ted Dintersmith) to engage all students in innovation through interdisciplinary work. Olson and Schomburg advised attendees looking to structure their STEAM programming, summarizing PDS PreK-Grade 4 STEAM/ innovation curricula and implementation considerations and recommendations based on both pilot year roll-out and second year fine-tuning.

Middle School humanities teacher Tara Quigley presented at a recent Online Education Strategies for Independent Schools (OESIS) meeting. The OESIS group is the leading facultyfocused innovation network for independent schools. In “Scheduling for Innovation, Passion and Student Choice: The DaVinci Program” Quigley demonstrated how revisions in scheduling made it possible to create a quarterly choicebased program for students focused on exploring passions and interests through a variety of non-graded options. Another important program feature: faculty are encouraged to choose topics of interest to them, which also fosters engagement with students. In “Competency Focused Collaborative Work in the ProjectBased Learning Classroom” Quigley showed how, using the competencies and meta-skills PDS humanities teachers identified as important, they incorporated their use and assessment in Project-Based Learning focused classrooms. She also demonstrated the critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication results that emerged from these classroom experiences. In “Creating an Inter-Disciplinary Center” Quigley documented the School’s interdisciplinary program development from a blank slate to a wide and deep set of offerings that have developed to infuse interdisciplinary thinking across the School. Lower School faculty Aaron Schomburg and Carol Olson presented “What We Have Learned about Designing an Interdisciplinary Unit” at the annual Future of Education

Aaron Schomburg and Carol Olson at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) in January

A cross-division, cross-discipline team of faculty and students attended the People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools in Nashville in December. The experience and learning they brought back to PDS is part of ongoing work to ensure inclusion, diversity and equity in the community. The PDS conference contingent included 14 faculty across all three divisions: Alana Allen, Victor Cirilo, Daniel Cohen, Laurence Farhat, Margie Wallace Gibson ’84, Tarshia Griffin-Ley, Alex Lasevich, Caroline Lee, Amy Matlack, Anthony McKinley, Elizabeth Monroe, Jason Park, Michelle Simonds and Chandra Smith; and six students, Benjamin Bigdalle ’21, Sophia Chaves ’21, David Coit ’19, Skylar Hall ’19, Fechi Inyama ’20 and Jomar Meekins ’20. The group acquired resources and participated in critically important conversations during sessions with themes that ranged from self-advocacy and leadership development to inclusion and equity support systems; understanding the SPRInG 2019

faculty notes process of identifying bias to facilitating conversations about current events across developmental ages and stages; and how to integrate diversity, inclusion and equity into existing programming. In a reflection statement afterward, Upper School teacher Tony McKinley, who helps lead the Community Multicultural and Diversity Team, shared: “One would think that after 12 consecutive years of attending this conference, things would become stale, underwhelming, perhaps predictable. Somehow, NAIS never disappoints. I arrived in Nashville with a glass half full, and returned with one overflowing. The overflow is messy, but provides the necessary endurance to do the work. Although the ‘to do list’ seems daunting at times, I’m reminded that at the very least there are 20 others ready, willing and able to do the necessary work to make PDS a more diverse community, a more equitable community, a more inclusive community, and for this, and them, I am grateful.”

PDS attendees at one of many People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference sessions in Nashville.

former faculty notes RETIREES JUST HAVInG FUn! Steve Bailey, former US math teacher, wrote: “We have had a busy year. In April, to celebrate Heather’s 70th birthday, we met Dave ’98 and Melissa ’00 in Moab, where we did various hikes in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. In June, we were off to Cusco, Peru and a trek to Machu Picchu, followed by ten days in Colombia, visiting friends and sightseeing. July found us in Seattle visiting Dave for more hiking in the

Former PDS Director of Admission Kathy Jamieson and former Head of Upper School Jason Robinson took part in the procession at the funeral service for President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. As Heads of School for the National Cathedral School (Kathy) and St. Albans School (Jason), they are canons of the Cathedral. Steve and Heather Bailey last December with the family who lived across the street when they were Peace Corps volunteers in Panama from 2012-2014 JOURNAL

Cascades. We are excited to announce that he will be getting married in May! Other highlights include a trip to Crystal Lake, IL for Steve’s 50th high school reunion, and a twoweek trip to Panama in December where we visited the village where we served in the Peace Corps from 2012-14. They still remembered us! We have also met up with Ben Brickner ’00 and Katie Babick Brickner ’02, who are now Vermonters and live only an hour away. This coming year we plan to take it easy and spend more time in Vermont, where we are enjoying all sorts of outdoor activities.” Helen Bodel, former MS/US Latin teacher, wrote: “It is both wonderful and hard to believe that I’ve been retired for seven years; it’s even more difficult for me to realize I am in my seventies! I often miss the remarkable PDS community— young and old alike; and it has been with not a little joy that I have welcomed colleagues and former students who have stopped by Putney for a summer pond-swim or a night in my solar home, a block from the Putney General Store. Michael ’99 works at Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts and his wife Alex creates Putney Student Travel’s National Geographic programs in South America. The Bodel grands, now six and eight, spend a couple of afternoons a week with me, when not skiing at Okemo with their whole school, so I am happily kept abreast of the goings-on in the grammar school world! Life is pretty darn great, even in the snows of winter. I’ll soon travel to visit Annie ’03, now a grad student in oceanography at Moss Landing Marine Labs in my homestate of California!” Stephanie Briody, former Director of Alumni, wrote: “We are loving life on Cape Cod and were thrilled to see Hal and Laurie Curtis last fall. They are close by on the water in Marion, MA. Also looking forward to hosting Susan Ferguson in a few weeks when she, her sister, Penny, and sister-in-law, Betsy, take their annual road trip to Boston and Cape Cod! Stop by if you’re in the area. Always ready for a dip in the ocean!” Kay Haartz Cortelyou, former US math teacher, wrote: “My newest news is we are moving to Spring, TX, just north of Houston. We bought a house very close to our son, Chris, and two granddaughters. We are Kay Haartz Cortelyou on her newest show horse, GT

looking forward to being completely moved into our new house in the fall. I continue riding and showing my horses and my husband Kip continues growing vegetables for us, and our son’s family. We both work out daily and travel frequently. We would love to connect with alumnae/i in the Houston area. We will be at PDS for reunions in May. Laurie Curtis, former Lower School teacher, wrote: “After 31 years in Pennington, Hal and I moved to Marion, MA in December 2018. He was feeling the pull back to his roots and his beloved Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins. We built a little house in the village and can walk to the beach, the P.O., the general store, etc. It’s liberatLaurie and Hal Curtis near their new ing not to get in a car home in Marion, MA for every errand! We are within an hour of Boston when we need a little culture, or when we want to see our daughter, Eliza ’08, and husband Richard. Eliza is a palliative care social worker at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Richard is getting his Master’s in Education at Harvard. We miss seeing our son, Parker ’02, a middle school history teacher at Moorestown Friends School in Moorestown, NJ, but crossing fingers he’ll gravitate north as well. Suzanna ’04 is in her third year of a PhD program at UCLA Berkeley & San Francisco State. She is studying, researching and writing about autism, specifically in girls. Though I left teaching full-time, I am back in school as a volunteer at an amazing small school, Our Sisters’ School, in New Bedford, MA. It is a tuition-free, non-sectarian, independent school for girls from low-income families, grades 5-8. The school’s name refers to the Sister Sailors who were brave, adventurous women who found their way onto whaling ships back in the 1800s. They have an amazing core values program, which I literally see in action in every class, hallway, community meeting, etc. Every girl is taught to be responsible for themselves, to be respectful towards others and to give back to their community. They also are taught sailing as part of the curriculum. I am currently working on the admissions committee, which involves screening fourth grade applicants and working on outreach. One of my favorite parts is reading with girls during their SSR (sustained silent reading) time. I am blown away by their self-confidence and drive. Though we miss our friends in NJ, we have made new ones here in MA, as well as happily reconnecting with other transplants such as Stephanie and Kevin Briody, who live in South Chatham.” SPRInG 2019

former faculty notes Tracey Gates, former Director of Alumni, wrote: “Tom ’78 and I are thrilled beyond words to be grandparents! Our son Ren and his wife Jenna welcomed Hudson Reynolds Gates into our circle of love on 1.9.19. We will be making frequent trips to Portland, OR to get our hands on that little bundle of love. Sheridan ’10 is thriving in Nashville pursuing her passion for country music and songwriting. Follow Sheridan on Instagram @sheridangates. “I am passionate about my new career as a Life and Wellness coach. I consider it a privilege to join someone’s journey for a while and help to empower them to go wherever their dreams lead them. Reach out to me if you need an advocate, cheerleader or accountability partner.

Hudson Gates, grandson of Tracey and Tom ’78 Gates

“Tom continues to be my everything. I am so blessed.” Nicole Brittingham Furlonge, former Upper School English teacher, became the Director of Teachers College’s Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership at Columbia University on September 1, 2018. Nicole also had a book published, Race Sounds, The Art of Listening in African American Literature. Luke Hensel, former PDS athletic trainer, wrote: “I’m happy to announce the arrival of our baby boy, Gustav ‘Laird’ Hensel, who was born 10/25/2018. “This past August in Old Orchard Beach, ME I completed my first half-Ironman. Mom, seven months pregnant with baby boy, Laird, and without a wetsuit in the Maine ocean waters, still passed me in the swim portion! I was pleasantly surprised JOURNAL

to be flagged down afterwards by former student and athletic training aid Brendan Clune ’12 who also completed the race. I won’t say who was faster ;). I’m not sure why I was surprised though because PDS alums seem to pop up and be present so many places that I go. “Any PDS family is welcome to stay at our farm ‘Peaceful Meadows’ in the Poconos.” Congratulations to Matt Levinson, former MS/US history teacher, on his appointment as the new Head of School at the Pingry School (NJ), beginning in July. It will be great to have him and his wife Pri Alahendra, former LS teacher, back in NJ! Louise Topp McClure, former LS music teacher, wrote: “Last year was my first as Director and Lord High Poohbah of the NJ Suzuki Workshop, a July weekend for ~75 Suzuki students of piano, violin, viola, and cello, with awesome clinicians. I was utterly terrified to embark on this, as numbers and I do not inhabit the same universe. However, I have a splendid assistant director who can make up for my deficits. This July we will be at The College of NJ. “Our family of three visited friends in Japan in August: it was my daughter’s first visit there, and my first time back in 25 years. It felt like coming home. We did touristy stuff and climbed in the northern Japan Alps with our friends. This summer they will come here; we’re preparing for another adventure with them! “This is my third year volunteering with a string program in Trenton. The teachers there have worked without a contract all year, and are taking home ~$800/month less than seven years ago. It’s bad.” Kathryn Rosko, former Director of Marketing and Communications, joined the staff of Rutgers University, and is doing marketing and communications work for the Rutgers Global office on the New Brunswick campus. Kathryn added that Michelle Ruess, also a former Director of Communications, also is working at Rutgers University. Bill Stoltzfus, former US history, wrote that he: “is tutoring weekly at HomeFront’s Joys, Hopes, and Dreams youth program in Lawrenceville and at Edna Mahan Women’s Correctional Facility in Clinton. He is also working with the post-incarcerated through NeighborCorps in Highland Park.”

Luke Hensel and his daughters at the Maine Ironman

Seated (l-r) Ann Wiley, Cathie Miller, Rome Campbell, Leslie Hagen, Silvia Strauss Debenedetti, Elisa Matthes. Standing (l-r) Tassie Turkevich Skvir ’62, Donna Zarzecki, Betsy Rizza, Marie Shock, Jane Grigger, John Howe, Dan Skvir, Rachel Kamen

Seated: Jane Grigger, Marie Shock, Jan Noonan, Ann Wiley ’70, Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62, Jane Baker; On Floor: Martha Sullivan Sword ’72

In Memory of Kay McClure: Gathering on Campus, Saturday, December 8 Kay McClure, wife of Princeton Day School’s founding Head of School, Doug McClure, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2018, at her home in Maine. Kay and Doug served PDS from 1966-1982 and were instrumental in creating the intellectual, academic and cultural tone that exists to the current day. Kay was an integral part of the Princeton Day School and Princeton communities. She was involved in the architecture and woodshop programs at the School and was well known for her holiday parties, scavenger hunts and many faculty gatherings. A generous friend to many, Kay often opened up her home to students and faculty who needed a place to stay. Kay is survived by four children: Kathleen (Kathy) McClure Lowell ’71, Anne (Annie) McClure Noel ’76, Douglas (Doug) O. McClure, Jr. ’82 and Peter Q. McClure ’85.

Barbara Walker, former Upper School English teacher, wrote: “I’m learning the stepdown rhythm of retirement these days. It was a wonderful fall with a celebratory trip in September to Moscow and St. Petersburg, so that I wouldn’t be too sad when the school busses rolled by. In October, I visited Jeffrey Walker ’88 and his family in Boulder, CO, to watch my grandsons play soccer and help them pick out Barbara Walker in front Halloween costumes. Thanksgiving in of the Winter Palace, Saratoga, NY, with my mother and Hermitage Museum, my brother’s family was a treat, as and Neva River, St. was Christmas in Vermont because Petersburg it offered the gift of spending a day and night with my step-daughter, Kerry, her kids, along with their cousins, Jeffrey and his wife. Of course, I’ve always loved school, so I taught a Princeton Adult School class in the fall and in January, began an Aquasize class as a student along with Ann Wiley ’70. As spring waltzes in I’ll be attending a line-dancing class with former biology teacher Barbara Maloney, and taking an art course at PU Art Museum. Cataract surgery slowed my pace a little, but it is giving me a new look on life. I miss my PDS colleagues and my wonderful students sorely, but am enjoying the new pace, and when my eyes clear, I’ll be turning some great pages.” Mary Williams, former US English teacher, reported: “Barbara Maloney, ever the motivational force behind Man Booker faculty book clubs over many years, persuaded Barbara Walker, Jane Spencer, and Mary Williams to join her in reading the 2018 Man Booker Prize winner Milkman by Anna Burns. Although not unanimous in their enthusiasm for the book itself, the lunch discussion received rave reviews from all.

(l-r): Barbara Maloney, Jane Spencer, Mary Williams, Barbara Walker enjoying lunch SPRInG 2019

Letter from The Chair of the Board of Trustees Every time I sit down to write this letter, I have to choose among all the fascinating things happening at Princeton Day School to highlight for our readers. Our campus is being transformed, and our faculty and students never stop amazing us with their creativity and their commitment to serve their community, both here and beyond our walls. However, right now is an especially exciting time for our School as we implement the next phase of our master plan advancing academic innovation, extracurricular exploration and community building. In the six years I have served on the Board of Trustees, I have admired the thoughtful attention that the Board and the Head of School have paid to crafting a plan for Princeton Day School that enhances academic programs, strengthens student recruitment and provides the best possible facilities to help our community to flourish. We have been careful stewards of our resources, while also encouraging the School’s visionary leadership as it develops new approaches to curriculum and constructs new facilities to sustain them.

Rebecca Bushnell ’70

Over the past few years you have read about those remarkable advances in these pages or have seen them for yourself. Our fundraising initiatives have made possible new facilities that include a stunning Upper School STEAM and Computer Center, 20 new Upper School stateof-the art classrooms, the light-filled redesigned Shepherd Commons, and a 650-square-foot teaching greenhouse situated at the School’s heart. The School has also made significant investments in its people and programs, always with an eye to enriching the student experience. We have seen the fruits of the interdisciplinary pedagogy underwritten by the Miss Fine’s Center, so generously supported by Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64. For example, most recently, Corinne Bilodeau and David Burkett developed a curriculum for a new co-enrolled interdisciplinary geometry and architecture experience, which looks at the language and structure of geometry through architectural lenses. Also integrating art and science, Theodor Brasoveanu and Ann Robideaux have created a forum in which students can bridge science and dance, exploring how math and computing could help us better understand dance performance, and dance illuminate science. These efforts reach throughout the whole School: for example, with new student-led project-based learning units, sixth-graders have developed a series of interdisciplinary podcasts on the Golden Age of Islam that you can link to with QR codes displayed on campus; fifth-graders in Jessica Clingman’s class have been working on a ‘”microgrid” model for energy sustainability in collaboration with the “Sustainable Princeton” initiative. Progress like this fuels our ambition to go further in realizing our vision for a future in which students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Twelve can flourish in programs and places that encourage connecting ideas and connecting with each other. Recently, Paul Stellato announced the School’s receipt of a transformational gift of $5 million, $2 million of which is to be used as a challenge to raise an additional $2 million for our most important initiatives. This gift has made it possible for us to move forward our plans for the Athletic Center adjoining the Lisa McGraw ’44 rink. This LEED-certified facility, with its indoor courts for multi-sport use, its squash courts, and its spacious lobby and gathering space will be available to serve the needs of the whole community for work and play and will provide a space, to gather all the School together at times of celebration. We can also now turn our attention to planning and fundraising for Middle and Lower School STEAM facilities and for expanded opportunities and enhancements in the Performing Arts Center. The Board has been energized in these recent months by the confidence our generous donors have shown in their commitments to the School and its inspiring leader, Paul Stellato. We look forward to reaching out to our broader community in the months to come to ask friends of PDS to help implement this exciting next stage of Princeton Day School, realizing our collective vision of an education that prepares our students to thrive in the decades to come.

Rebecca W. Bushnell

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Board of Trustees

Ashley Aitken-Davies

Deepinder S. Bhatia

Sanford Bing h’87

Alanna Bocklage

Marc C. Brahaney

Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70

Kun Deng

J. Christopher Dries

Georgia (Robin) B. Gosnell

Anita Gupta

Thomas B. Harvey

Carol Herring

Dinesh Jain

Karen Law

Cynthia O. Linville

Oye Olukotun

Jacob Silverman ’89

Paul J. Stellato

Mark E. Thierfelder

David R. Scott

Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70, Chair Thomas B. Harvey, Vice Chair Mark E. Thierfelder, Treasurer Cynthia O. Linville, Secretary/Parliamentarian Ashley Aitken-Davies Deepinder S. Bhatia Sanford Bing Alanna Bocklage Marc C. Brahaney Kun Deng J. Christopher Dries Georgia (Robin) B. Gosnell Anita Gupta Carol Herring Dinesh Jain Karen Law Oye Olukotun David L. Richter Lorraine Sciarra David R. Scott Jacob Silverman ’89 Paul J. Stellato Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Robert C. Whitlock ’78 Barbara Griffin Cole ’78, Trustee Emerita Marilyn W. Grounds, Trustee Emerita Betty Wold Johnson, Trustee Emerita Herbert J. Kendall, Trustee Emeritus Samuel W. Lambert III, Trustee Emeritus Edward E. Matthews, Trustee Emeritus Andrew M. Okun, Trustee Emeritus John D. Wallace ’48, Trustee Emeritus

David L. Richter

Lorraine Sciarra

Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 John C. Wellemeyer ’52

Robert C. Whitlock ’78

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Spring ‘Homecoming’ Alumni Art Exhibition FEATURES NINE OF THE SCHOOL’S BEST

BY MELANIE SHAW

FROM APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 18, FEATURED WORKS OF NINE PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL ALUMNI WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE ANNE REID ’72 ART GALLERY. The timing coincides with key community events happening in May, including Alumni Weekend May 17-18. An exhibit reception for the artists will also be held on Friday, May 17, from 4–6pm. The majority of these nine exhibiting artists, and many other illustrious School alumni, attribute their careers in the arts to the vision and inspiration of Arlene Smith, who headed the Art Department for three decades from the early ’60s until the early ’90s.

Anne Reid ’72

The Anne Reid ’72 Gallery is an especially fitting venue for the “Homecoming” alumni exhibit. A gifted athlete on the PDS field hockey team and a prolific artist under the brilliant direction of Arlene Smith, the talented, outgoing and much loved Anne Reid gave as much to Princeton Day School as it gave her. After she graduated in 1972, her father, Jack Reid, began working with Arlene to create an art gallery for the School. Tragically, as a Skidmore senior in 1975, Anne died in a car accident. Arlene and Jack put their heads together and the new PDS gallery became the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery, which has been instrumental in helping to spread Anne’s passion for the arts to many generations. Classmate and friend of Anne’s, Jody Erdman ’72, has been a leading force for art appreciation as Director of the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery for 17 years.

Ariana Jakub Brandes ’99 “Many teachers at PDS have inspired me. Mrs. Michaels and Mr. LaMotte exposed me to poetry and the idea of conveying an experience using words and rhythm. Through their classes I recognized the correlation between the words chosen by poets and visual images used by artists. Mr. Hirniak’s art classes challenged us to view art not just as visual images but as commentary on social issues, with field trips to New York’s art museums further emphasizing artists’ impact on their community,” recalls Ariana Jakub Brandes ’99. Ariana’s art career began in New York, first at an auction house, then a gallery, and for an individual artist. After moving to Tulsa, she decided to open her own gallery, exhibiting artists she had met in New York along with artists in Tulsa. Ariana also began an art education program for Tulsa-area children emphasizing how different periods in art history relate to the works on display. “It was from this program that I realized teaching was what I most enjoyed,” says Ariana, who has been an art educator for the past eight years.

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Matthew R. Farkas ’90 photography “Photography was the first blip of creativity and curiosity that emanated from me. I was around 11 or 12 at the time. Photography, and more specifically, photography at Princeton Day School, gave those years incredible texture. For a sensitive young person taking shape, the arts at PDS was a sanctuary,” states Matthew R. Farkas ’90. Later, law school and a legal career satisfied the desire for structure and regimen, and still does, Farkas reports. For many years, photography went from foreground to background, and more recently, back to foreground. Traveling to take photographs has become an intense delight. “Walking, wandering, observing. My favorite photographers – Robert Adams, Todd Hido, William Eggleston, Joel Sternfeld, Alec Soth – oh to put on mileage on foot like them. Creating a book of my work is my next promise to myself,” he says.

Andrew Golda II ’96

photography

“When I was at PDS, Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick had a massive influence on me in terms of how I viewed the world and the people in it. Her travels abroad photographing blind people inspired me to look beyond the world I grew up in, and the compassion and understanding with which she photographed people influenced how I interact with people from other cultures and backgrounds,” states Andrew Golda II ’96. His art and work reflect these values. As a professional in international development, Andrew is often privy to worlds that most people visiting a foreign country don’t see. As a photographer, his goal is to capture the stories and life experiences that he has been invited to see. In his work in Nepal, he was captivated by the Nepalese people’s struggle to rebuild in the face of major socio-economic changes following the massive 2015 Gorkha earthquake. Andrew adds, “My photos attempt to capture the resilience of the Nepali people.”

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Kate Jeffers Goldfarb ’79

mixed media on linen

“What you see is the collective vision of many years of traveling, working and living in a landscape that is forever changing, and how one can piece together a narrative no matter how strange or eclectic,” Kate Jeffers Goldfarb ’79 says of her work. A traditional painter for many years, Kate also worked in the fashion industry, where she began making mini-collages featuring a nucleus of beads and matte board scraps and using gouache, brushes and print elements. Ultimately, this work led to her textile fascination with color while in Italy, which branched into sewing and embroidery influences while working in India. Kate vividly recalls PDS and how it influenced her life and interests: “At PDS I was always active in all disciplines related to art. The exposure in so many ways has been instrumental with my many career paths. Drafting and architecture with Mr. Whitlock gave me command of the ruler that has served me well; knowledge of measurements and how to approach technical drawing is everything to getting something made. Making tangible, functional items started in shop class with Mr. Franz, who embedded the rules of safety that I still appreciate to this very day. PDS also gave me the foundation for the artistic side of what I do, starting with Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick to Jeanne Duff and ending with Arlene Smith. Her approach with forms found in nature allowed me to always be ahead of the curve and continually experiment with how to approach color. Under Arlene Smith I became a teaching assistant and helped her hang shows at the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery. Hanging art and sculpture placement were invaluable skills continually put to use in college and grad school with my parttime job at Zabriskie Gallery. It is those subtle experiences that can have great impact.”

Meg Brinster Michael ’70 painting “I choose subjects that speak to my sensibilities in life, nature and the world around me. While drawn to the seemingly insignificant, to simple beauty, a moment in time, a brief glimpse, I search for the story beyond the paint in hopes of stimulating feelings. There is an elegance in everyday objects and a sensual beauty in the world around us. I am fascinated by the way light, shade, shadow and color define form and create emotional atmosphere,” notes Meg Brinster Michael ’70. Meg recalls fond memories of her early years at Miss Fine’s School and the wonderful introduction to Fine Arts and Crafts she received there. “I spent many happy hours learning to throw pots on the kick wheel or climbing the back steps to Arlene Smith’s third floor space,” Meg reminisced. Born and raised in Princeton, Meg received a Bachelor of Science in Fine Art from Skidmore College. After raising three children, she returned to art and loves the challenge of a blank canvas. While her work is in collections throughout the country, Meg states that she primarily shows and sells locally. She balances her time in the studio with curating the gallery space at the Nassau Club.

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Jody Miller-Olcott ’73

painting and mixed media

“I particularly remember being encouraged at PDS to tackle large-scale canvases with strong compositions,” recalls Jody Miller-Olcott ’73. While at PDS, she spent the majority of her time in the art room, which was Arlene Smith’s province. She also studied architecture with Robert Whitlock and went on to receive a B.S. in Design and Environmental Science at Cornell University. Jody is represented by the highly regarded Morpeth Gallery in Hopewell, NJ. After moving to New York City, Jody’s focus broadened to mixed media. Jody’s current work presents oil portraits of extinct or endangered animals and birds on reclaimed wood structures. They are a marriage of her love of architecture and painting, seeds that were sown at PDS. Jody’s exhibited work at PDS both remembers extinct animals and calls attention to endangered ones. Among the influences in her work are the traditional Byzantine icons (sacred images representing saints and other religious figures) Jody saw while traveling throughout Russia. In featured works, she preserves aspects of traditional icons including halos and panel motifs, while also revealing her version of sacred subjects: extinct species. As Jody observes in a statement for the Morpeth Gallery, “What these works say is: look what happened to these creatures, look at how reasons as intentional as hunting trophies and as indifferent as habitat destruction have banished them. We each have to act as a steward.”

Sasha Silverstein ’71

painting and sculpture

“Before coming to PDS for my junior and senior year, I attended public school in Hightstown, NJ. When I joined PDS I was challenged as I’d never been before. It was exciting and humbling. I’d loved all the arts my whole young life. But when I saw that gorgeous art studio, I decided I had to take Arlene Smith’s class. She made me feel like a real artist, choosing what I wanted to do, with her good counsel when I needed it,” Silverstein recalls. Silverstein went on to Sarah Lawrence College, where she took some art classes with wonderful artists. She shared that it wasn’t until she was 30, however, that she found the confidence to commit to being a fine artist. During her 20’s and 30’s she studied with the brilliant abstract modernist painter John Adams Griefen, and also at the Art Students League. She studied for her MFA in Sculpture at Parsons, in conjunction with the New York Studio School. Silverstein taught art in various art schools and privately, and provided art therapy in New York Downtown Hospital, among other endeavors, while also making and selling art and exhibiting internationally and in New York. She recently retired from the New York City Department of Education after 20 years of teaching art. “Now I am a full-time artist!” Silverstein is proud to report. SPRING 2019

Palmer Uhl ’74

drawing and painting “With Arlene Smith’s guidance and encouragement, I enjoyed drawing, painting, sculpture and more at PDS. Arlene presented us with many options to explore and I still have many of my projects to this day. My memories of those hours spent in the studio are cherished,” says Palmer Uhl ’74. Uhl is a graphic designer and fine artist who studied art with Arlene Smith at PDS for all four years of high school. Afterward, she studied figure drawing and painting for many years before changing her focus to landscape subjects. Discovering scenes that feel to be a world of their own inspired her current work. “When I return to PDS I am always so impressed by the artwork and photography on display,” Uhl states, adding, “PDS truly has a great arts tradition.”

Barbara Vaughn ’78

“After four decades of figurative, representational photography, I became irresistibly drawn to the challenge of creating true abstraction with a camera. My waterscape pieces capture an unusual confluence of nature and the man-made world, and showcase water’s ability to transform the familiar into the beautifully unrecognizable,” states Barbara Vaughn ’78.

A fine-art photographer based in New York City and San Francisco, Barbara is represented by Dolby Chadwick Gallery (San Francisco, CA), Friesen Gallery (Sun Valley, ID), Quogue Gallery (Quogue, NY) and KMR Arts (Washington, CT). Barbara’s work has been published in numerous books and magazines including Art in America, American Art Collector, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Town & Country, Allure, Marie Claire and Paris Match, as well as in advertising campaigns for Kodak and Perrier-Jouet. Her images have been exhibited internationally and are included in numerous noteworthy private collections. Barbara’s introduction to the camera came in 1974, in the first photography course offered at Princeton Day School, taught by Bob Denby. After graduating from Princeton University, Barbara spent several years in the corporate world before professionally pursuing her passion for photography. In NYC, she attended the International Center of Photography and launched her portraiture business in 1992. Over time, her focus shifted to the creation of abstract fine art images inspired by cubism, surrealism and abstract expressionism. The subject of her most recent work is water, specifically reflections of common scenes in undulating water, distorted by its movement and frozen by the camera. The resulting unmanipulated images challenge the viewer to recreate the scene and engage our power of imagination.

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GREETINGS FROM THE 2018/2019 Alumni Board

alumni board Greetings from your Alma Mater, Happy spring from the Great Road! This is an exciting time for Princeton Day School with much on the horizon for our School. I hope that you’ll consider a visit to campus to see how the School is flourishing.

Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78

President

Save the date for the third annual PDS Day of Giving on May 10, 2019! Your gift of any size can help unlock a challenge gift of $50,000 from Curtis McGraw Webster ’75 when 475 Panthers make a gift in one day. This year’s Alumni Weekend (May 17-18) celebration features some exciting additions to the schedule that will provide ample opportunity to visit campus and learn more about the PDS of today: a STEAMinar in the Wellemeyer STEAM Center, “Politics in Perspective” in the newly renovated Shepherd Commons and a talk on “The Purpose of Art” in the Wilson Family Library. We hope to see you on campus in May to reconnect with friends and faculty. Warm regards, Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 President

Paris McLean ’00

Vice President

Michael T. Bracken ’98

Brian Crowell ’11

Beth Geter-Douglass, PhD ’82

Allissa C. Crea ’06

John L. Griffith, III ’99

Taylor Hwong ’88

Patrick McDonald ’06 Cameron Linville ’09 Joseph P. Rogers ’09 Julie Roginsky ’91

Scott E. Rosenberg ’04

Linda Maxwell Stefanelli MFS ’62

David Straut ’74

Lisa Warren ’71 Kaylie Keesling

Director of Alumni Programs & Giving

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regional gathering New York CitY

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Alumni gathered for holiday cheer on December 5, 2018 at The Century Association in New York City.

Spring 2019

Alumni Weekend

schedule of events

Friday, May 17 gold guard reunion Brunch Invitation Only

aluMni art Show reception

11:00 a.m.

ANNe reid ’72 Art GAllerY Join us for an Alumni Art Show with work by Ariana Jakub Brandes ’99, Matthew r. Farkas ’90, Andrew Golda ii ’96, katherine Jeffers Goldfarb ’79, Barbara Vaughn Hoimes ’78, Meg Brinster Michael ’70, Joanne l. Miller-olcott ’73, Sasha S. B. Silverstein ’71 and Palmer B. Uhl ’74.

BEHR HOUSE

(Across the Street from Lisa McGraw ’44 Skating Rink) our distinguished alumnae/i who are celebrating their 50th reunion and beyond are invited to a luncheon hosted by Head of School Paul Stellato and his wife Maureen.

4:00 p.m.

reunion race For annual Fund donorS 8:00 p.m.

TRIUMPH BREWERY

(138 Nassau Street, Princeton)

All alumni who have made their Annual Fund gift this year are welcome to kick off Alumni weekend at triumph Brewery in downtown Princeton. reunion race winners will be announced at the event. (Free for all Annual Fund donors)

Saturday, May 18 MoMent oF reMeMBrance

the purpoSe oF art with elizaBeth Monroe

10:00 a.m.

(limited registration)

MAttHewS ArtS wiNG CoUrtYArd Please join us for a Quaker-style ceremony honoring alumni, faculty and former trustees who have passed away during the past year.

tapS and truckS: the pdS FaMily picnic 12:00 p.m.

AlBerto PetrellA oUtdoor ClASSrooM ANd PlAYGroUNd Field reunite with classmates to enjoy local food trucks and beer with lawn games in the garden. The PdS playground will be available for the amusement of younger guests.

SteaMinar with carloS cara, charlie alt and Jonathan tatkon-coker (limited registration) 2:00 p.m.

tHe welleMeYer SteAM CeNter experience what it’s like to be a PdS student of today in this interactive class. Attendees will complete a lesson in our new SteAM Center led by current faculty members.

politicS in perSpective with howie powerS ’80 and chriS rhodeS (limited registration) 2:00 p.m.

SHePHerd CoMMoNS How do we talk to students about current events in an increasingly partisan world? History department Chair Howie Powers ’80 and faculty member Chris rhodes will lead this session about humanities education at PdS. JOURNAL

2:00 p.m.

wilSoN FAMilY liBrArY dean of Students and AP Art History teacher elizabeth Monroe leads this session. Come prepared to learn how some historical artworks challenged the world and what this means for us today.

aluMni awardS and athletic hall oF FaMe reception and cereMony 5:30 p.m.

CAMPUS CeNter Please join us for a cocktail reception and ceremony to celebrate our distinguished alumni who are being honored for their outstanding achievements.

50th reunion dinner 7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.

SHePHerd CoMMoNS A special dinner for the Class of 1969.

the reunion party 7:00 p.m.

liSA MCGrAw ’44 SkAtiNG riNk All alumni and friends are invited to come celebrate with our milestone reunion classes (classes ending in 4s and 9s) for an evening of delicious food and drinks, live music and dancing. each milestone reunion class will have reserved tables.

Miss Fine’s school if a class correspondent is not listed, please send your notes to Ann Wiley ’70 at classnotes@pds.org.

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Phyllis Vandewater Clement 2375 range Avenue, #157 Santa rosa, CA 95403 (707) 823-0925 (home) pvanclement@gmail.com

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Marjorie libby Moore 90 woolsey Court Pennington, NJ 08534-1428 (609) 730-9515 (home)

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lucy law webster 19 Church Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 437-0887 (home) lucylawwebster@gmail.com

Lucy Law webster wrote, “i will receive a lifetime achievement award from the world Federalists at an event on November 2, 2019 in the lA area and hope some PdS people will want to attend to see me and my brother, John t. law ’48 (PCd, exeter and Harvard).” lucy also clarified (from Fall Class Notes) that her sons daniel and Alex have two passports, American and British. Born in the United States, they grew up mainly in Britain where they received most of their education. daniel now lives in California with his son and daughter. Alex runs Alex’s Bistro in Cooperstown, NY; his son lukas is a sophomore at Bard College, and his other son oskar is a top math and science student at the local high school.

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donata Coletti Mechem 49 Marcela Avenue San Francisco, CA 94116-1471 (518) 851-1123 (cell) doe@mechem.org

Jean Milholland Shriver lives in Palos Verdes estates, CA. She has three adult children, Sarah, Steve and Fred, all of whom live in California, and four adult grandchildren. on January 20 this year she lost her husband Charles Shriver after a year of decline. Jean said that fortunately they were able to have a good family Christmas before his final decline. Wendy McAneny Bradburn and her husband Norman, after 40 years in Chicago, moved to Arlington, VA and most recently moved to a retirement community there, where at 85 they consider themselves adolescents (with 10 or so active fellow residents over 100 and many in their 90s). As of this writing they are in New Zealand on their annual visit to their younger daughter laura, who lives there with JOURNAL

two children under 12. Their older daughter isabel teaches at Virginia tech University in Blacksburg, VA where she lives with husband and two teenage sons; their son Andrew works at the Motion Picture Academy in Hollywood. wendy renewed contact a couple of years ago with Sally Mountford Maruca, who lives in lawrenceville, and Janet Butler Haugaard, who lives in St. Mary’s City, Md. Sally has been very involved as a volunteer reader to prison inmates, and Janet has done historical research about St. Mary’s City. wendy is also in regular contact with kindergarten classmate Gordon McAllen Baker ’51, who moved from New Hampshire to a kendal in lexington, VA, and Nancy Shannon Ford ’54, her childhood next-door neighbor in Princeton. Connie Cook Moore wrote: “i am living in a retirement community, Cathedral Village, complete with swimming pool, in center city Philadelphia, still enjoying the Philadelphia orchestra and museums. i am still involved with services to the blind community. to my delight, my grandson is a sophomore at Princeton, keeping me in touch with the University. i am also in touch with my sister’s classmate, Polly dale in Princeton.

i, Doe Coletti Mechem, and my husband kirke, live in San Francisco in the same house we have lived in since 1963. we have four adult children, three daughters and a son, and four granddaughters. on the first weekend in April, kirke, a composer of classical music, enjoyed the first complete performance of his fourth opera, Pride and Prejudice (based on the Jane Austen novel) by the redwood Symphony in redwood City, CA. The other three operas have also had premiers and his first, Tartuffe, has had over 400 performances in six countries. we continue to swim, walk or do water aerobics.

keep busy with work and horse activities, plus looking after all their dogs, cats, goats, chickens and horses! My son Bill visited in october, and Hope just spent a week here in december. She plans to move from New Jersey to Bend, or to live with me this spring. ed. Note: Sadly, Anne Carples denny has decided to retire (again) as class correspondent. if the records are correct she has served as one of the most faithful class correspondents for over 30 years! we thank her for her dedicated service. i hope someone from the MFS class of 1953 will step forward to take over as class correspondent (and you don’t have to sign on for 30 years!) Please contact Ann wiley ’70 at classnotes@pds.org if interested.

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Joan e. kennan 3143 o Street, Nw washington, dC 20007-3117 (202) 342-2118 (home) joankennan@gmail.com

Aggie Fulper reported that she had a wonderful time at her 80th birthday celebration last fall in Yardley, PA, surrounded by family. in attendance were her sisters, her nieces and nephews, and their children. Your correspondent has nothing much to report except that she had hip replacement surgery in February and as of this writing, is recovering well and walking mostly without a cane. Ah, the joys of getting older!

i hope to hear from more classmates for the next edition of the PdS Journal. Any little nuggets, no matter how trivial they seem to you, would be welcome!

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Anne Carples denny 2101 Cedarfield lane richmond, VA 23233 (804) 474-8960 (home) andenny56@gmail.com Hilary Thompson kenyon wrote: “2018 was another full and fun-packed year! My twin sister Hope Thompson kerr and i spent a week looking for polar bears up in Churchill, Manitoba in November. we traveled with Natural Habitat Adventures, which looked after our group of 18 very well! we were lucky to see a mom bear and her cub! in town, it was cold, below zero a lot with some wind but little snow. we spent most of our time in larger rovers driving around the tundra . . . amazing country! we did spend a day in winnipeg and found it to be an interesting city.

“i am still playing a lot of golf, enjoying kayaking, hiking with friends and my grand dogs, bowling in a league and Nordic skiing. My daughter lea, and my granddaughter denali, and her boyfriend, Stephen, live nearby. They

Agnes Fulper ’54 celebrating her birthday with her grandnephews and nieces

1955

l. Chloe king 5 Stonehaven drive, #217 South weymouth, MA 02190 (781) 660-5191 (home) (781) 898-8312 (cell) lchloek@comcast.net

Jeano Crawford wrote that she is coping with the very cold weather in Maine. She will be on North Captiva island, Fl in April. Jeano hopes Spring 2019

the daffodils will be peeking through when she returns home. She expects to move into the CCrC once the right cottage becomes available. ideally, it will be within a year.

Barbara Kohlsaat von oehsen wrote that her most exciting news is that ophelia laughlin ’77, daughter of Julia Gallup laughlin and husband Jim, is the new priest at St. Matthews episcopal Church in Pennington, NJ. Barb joined that church shortly after moving to Pennington. She and Julia have been dear friends since fourth grade at Miss Fine’s, and were in each other’s wedding, and now to have Julia’s daughter become a part of the church Barb has come to love is wonderful!

“The holidays were great. i was with all four boys and their wives. (They will always be my boys even though they are pushing 60!) Barr ’78 is the Associate Vice President of the office of Advanced research Computing (oArC) at rutgers University. Barr and his wife Shari are amazing gourmet cooks! i was with tom ’80 and Stewart ’83 and their families at Christmas. Bill ’76 was in Vermont, where all the boys and their families went after Christmas.” Jo Cornforth Coke sent news of moving off the mountain and down to sea level without much downsizing. exciting trips include routan, Honduras with her son and family; to london where Jo’s sister, Julia ’61, is producing a play; to California for Christmas with her other son and family. 2019 promises to be quieter except for her 60th reunion at wellesley College this June. Jo has been class president for five years, and will pass the gavel in June.

Alice Marie Nelson is back volunteering for the AArP tax Aide program that provides free income tax preparation for people who cannot afford to pay for it. it’s a great program, and Alice Marie enjoys the fellowship of the other volunteers. She has been doing this for about ten years.

Laura Travers Pardee wrote: “we continue to enjoy our new life at Bay Village, Sarasota. A couple of bonuses have been seeing Chloe and Mary lou when they come to Anna Maria island, and seeing Hobey Alsop Hinchman, always looking terrific, regularly at church in Venice, and at their beautiful home in Manasota key. i also enjoyed taking Ellen Jamieson Franck to a wellesley College holiday coffee in december in Sarasota. i’ve met don loos here, who grew up in Princeton and lived next door to Miss davis. don said she had Sunday dinner with his family every week. Small world, indeed!” Chloe King is, once again, enjoying the warm, sunny weather on Anna Maria island, Fl. New england weather in February and March is good only for skiers. Since i am no longer in that category, life is good here! Golf is limited because of a cranky shoulder, so i do a lot of walking. international trips are on hold for now...but there are many special memories to enjoy. in January, Lucy Busselle Myers and i JOURNAL

had a brief visit during a BSo intermission. She is well! we hope to see each other again in May. i would love to hear from more classmates. i invited “Miss rohr” to join our class news column and here is her lovely note:

“i shall always be grateful to Shirley davis for taking a chance on this young recruit to the field of Upper School education, and grateful also to you as 10th and 11th graders, for welcoming me as your history teacher. You were pleasant and charming young ladies, and best of all, eager to learn. it was a wonderful time for me as we studied and learned together, because that is what a teacher does—learn along with her students. i have followed your lives as you have written in the MFS and PdS newsletters, and i like to say ‘i knew it all along’ when i read about your achievements. So carry on—in good health and much happiness. As for me, i continued to teach for lo these many years. i did marry an engineering student i met in Princeton, and in the years following we had five children (one girl, four boys) and then four grandchildren, and i continued teaching all along, and even now in the senior residence, where i’ve just moved. As i turned 90 this past fall and thought again about what are my life’s special memories, my years at Miss Fines remain among the very best. Thank you! ‘Miss rohr’ and for the past 64 years, Connie reiter”

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Charlotte Cook, Ph.d. 1133 55th Street Sacramento, CA 95819-3911 (916) 739-8918 (home) ccook@csus.edu Greetings, dear classmates!

enjoy Joan Pearce Anselm’s take on finding the right word: “Part of the deal—hemming and hawing, searching for the word, only to forget what i went looking for. did i pull it off? doesn’t matter, just happy nothing hurts (well, sometimes.)” Joan’s news: “it’s wedding bells in June for elizabeth Pearce, daughter of Jane and John Pearce, a joyous occasion and family reunion.” dog show judging for the Anselms is down to four to five shows this year, so klaus has more time for his tapestry weaving, volunteering in the garden at Monticello and travel. in September, they will return to roussillon, France for three weeks. Joan concluded: “life in Virginia is good, spring erupts with eyepopping color. Governor Northam and his team are in the headlines, and the rain never stops. directions for draining the swamp needed.”

Cicely Tomlinson richardson sent greetings too, and reported that her health is maintaining. She and John still live in their hilltop home and Cicely continues to enjoy writing for her regional newspaper. Anne Harrison Clark’s granddaughter Sequoia is an accomplished figure skater who has just turned pro at the age of 16!

Anne recalled a delightful memory: She and brother webber were outside one evening blowing a bugle. The bugle call attracted Albert einstein, who lived nearby; he appeared out of the dark and asked to play the instrument. instead of tooting on it, he played delicate trills that entranced Anne and webber. wow! Anne’s strategy for keeping her brain sharp? doing the New York Times crossword puzzle for the first three days of the week, and “sometimes struggling with the Thursday puzzle as well.” Anne’s final news item: Marina Turkevich Naumann just moved to Princeton! She is overwhelmed with setting up and organizing her new digs, but promises to share news later. one of her children (and grands) has moved to Princeton, too!

Margy Pacsu has been researching her ancestry and finding it fascinating. She has contacted Pamela Thompson Sinkler todd, who is living in a senior residence outside Philadelphia that includes an extensive art studio with lots of opportunity for Pam’s creative endeavors. Margy is happy to tell us that her 30 radiation treatments for lung cancer have been effective so far. Her recent scan found “no evidence of disease recurrence.” She will continue Ct scans every three months for at least the next year. Kay Dunn lyman and dick lyman’s home in Maine is a half hour’s drive from Betsy Thomas Peterson’s summer retreat, so they often get to see each other during the warmer months. kay is continuing her historical work with the Sweden (Maine) Historical Society, which is producing a volume for the town’s bicentennial with the title: Living, Learning, and Worshipping: 1813-2013. She is also finishing her own scholarly work chronicling the lives of Simmons College graduates from 1906 to 1980. As an investment in maintaining good health, kay is about to begin lessons in tai Chi. Here is a heart-warming story: when kay’s family moved to Princeton, they bought a house across winant road from Margy’s family. Margy and her mother introduced them to other neighbors, and were extremely helpful in assisting them to get comfortable in their new environs. Fast forward to 2019: Margy received a notice from PdS that kay donated in her name. Confused, Margy called kay, who explained that whenever she contributes to PdS, she does so in Margy’s name, because of her and Mrs. Pacsu’s kindness so long ago.

Hobey Alsop Hinchman’s news is all good: “The vocal chord surgery went well (people can hear me now), and my cancer is ‘stable’, which is the best i could ask for. The week-long trip we took to Charleston, SC with all of our family to celebrate our 60th anniversary was a great time, and food was delicious! it’s fun to be a tourist in your own country.” Molly Wade McGrath and Norman have made the difficult decision to sell the country home they have enjoyed with their children

for more than 40 years, about an hour and a quarter from NYC. (Molly would like us to contact her if we know someone who might be interested in purchasing it.) Photos are available.

My Craig and i also wrestle with the question of whether the time has come to detach from taking care of two properties and keep only one? we are inching closer to selling the Martha’s Vineyard house we inherited from my parents, but i’m not quite there yet. So, let us know if you would like to visit us on that lovely island, mid-May to mid-october. Cicely, Betsy t, Joan and klaus, Margy and Bob have all made the trek to our deeply pastoral, relaxing place—we love to share it! For sharing your joys, challenges and thoughts deep in your hearts with fellow classmates, i thank you deeply and send love to you all. Charlotte

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Susan Smith Baldwin 93 webster road Shelburne, Vt 05482 (802) 383-8583 (cell) susiebaldwin108@gmail.com

Alissa Kramer Sutphin sadly reported that Gerald Montague Beale, husband of Helen Wilmerding, died in early February. Alissa added, “Helen and Gerald were married at trinity Church in Princeton July 23, 2005. Bill and i were there! i’m sure the entire class sends their condolences to Helen.” Alissa also shared: “on February 25, Bill and i met classmate Mary Strunsky wisnovsky and her husband Joe for dinner and a happy evening in rocky Hill.”

Alissa Kramer Sutphin ’57 with her eldest grandchild, Lyla Sutphin of Seattle, at a New Year’s Eve dinner in Princeton Anne Gildar kaufman told me that after 52 years in their house, she and larry have decided to make their lives much easier by moving to lantern Hill, a retirement complex in New Providence, NJ, just three miles from their home. They will be putting their house on the market in April/May and moving in december. Anne added: “of course, the fact that we are downsizing to an apartment means we have a

great deal of work do to get the house ready for sale. turning 80 in July certainly makes me realize that it’s time to lead a less complex life and to have more relaxing enjoyment in it. did i really say 80???”

Sandy Strachan Froehlich wrote: “do you realize how old we are? i can’t believe how fast the time is going, and i wish it would slow down. we’re old senior citizens. My daughter, wendy, who also lives here in eagle lake, Maine, had a birthday party. i asked for no party, so she just included lots of family anyway, and it was loads of fun. The gifts were great—always love presents—and the food good. Had my favorite cake and wendy made me an extra one to take home. i lived on just cake for two days. what a way to go!”

i, Susie Smith Baldwin, have always loved Sandy’s humor. inspired by Sandy’s example, i am so grateful for my daily laughing practice. i started in ’04 with some of dr. kataria’s original laughter Yoga group in Mumbai. what fun and so needed! Stress detox and inner peace made easy as long as i do it for a minimum of two minutes per day, and 22 consecutive minutes when especially needed.

Being in our 80th year now we are all deepening our experience of aging. we have experienced death of our parents, then death of our friends and siblings, and, worst of all, some of us have experienced the death of our spouse…or even a child.

to my plea for news: “i am busy painting in my wonderful studio out in rockland County, and playing tennis twice a week indoors, with a group of men my age. i am married to Bardyl tirana (second marriage, met at Princeton reunions 35 years ago). Between us, we have five grown children and nine grandchildren. My six grandchildren are in college or approaching college. we have a wonderful loft in SoHo, which i bought 40 years ago, and a tiny little boathouse in South Nyack on the banks of the Hudson river. we spend most of our time in the little house so i can get to my studio at Bell-ans Creative Art Center in orangeburg. i am due to be in another show at The rockefeller Gallery in Mount Pleasant, NY this spring.” Anne – aka Jinx - will be seeing Faith Wing Bieler in NYC on March 1 when they will go to MoMA to see the Miro exhibit.

Gerd and i have been traveling to see art exhibits. we were in Vienna in January to see the Bruegel exhibit and plan to go to Amsterdam to see the rembrandt exhibit and london for the daVinci show.

in december, we learned the sad news that Suzy Scarf webster passed away in england, where she had been living for many years.

with honor and sadness i report the death of my nephew, Scott Baldwin Smith, son of my brother, Nat Baldwin Smith ’50. After a year of consciously combatting lung cancer, with heightened love and gratitude Scott was buried in Greensboro, Vt next to his dear friend and Andover ’81 classmate cousin, my daughter, kimberly Baldwin Hillier ’81. After retiring from the Andover faculty and staff, Nat and his wife Cilla are now 1959 classmates surprised Ann Kinczel Clapp on very active in their retirement in her birthday: (l-r, front) Lucy James, Dana Conroy Greensboro. Aymond, Jean Schettino Conlon, Cecilia Aall As class correspondent, i especially Mathews, (back) Ann Kinczel Clapp and Susie appreciate news and celebratory Stevenson Badder photos. i know our entire class sends condolences to my brother, Nat, and to Helen. Gerald always welcomed us 1959 graciously as he and Helen hosted reunion dinAnn kinczel Clapp ners in their home. 5 Farview road Baltimore, Md 21212 (410) 464-9471 (home) 1958 AnnClapp@hotmail.com Nancy Hudler keuffel 1329 west indian Mound Lucy James, Jean Schettino Conlon, Dana Bloomfield Hills, Mi 48301 Conroy Aymond, Cecilia Aall Mathews and (248) 540-8024 (home) Susie Stevenson Badder surprised me at the (586) 481-7043 (cell) beach house for my birthday. we checked acornnhk@aol.com out Asbury Park, which has been gentrified, Anne Prather tirana sent a wonderful reply

and did a lot of laughing and reminiscing.

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fun fiction instead of all the bad news.) Happy 2019. let’s try for a reunion in September; Abby says they will come!

Jean Schettino Conlon ’59 is a photography agent in NYC Jeannie has been a very successful photo agent since 1985, working from her SoHo apartment. dana is commuting between Sanibel and Michigan.

Cecilia travels to exotic spots to visit her son, this year to kuala lumpur, and to Borneo, Malaysia to visit an orangutan orphanage.

Susie is selling her three-story town house and moving to a one-floor apartment near the Baltimore Harbor and retiring AGAiN.

lucy is as glamorous as ever, traveling with her girls and grandchildren. Sasha Robbins visited me (and Susie) in Baltimore where we saw the sights decorated for Christmas. She knows more trivia than anyone, proved by the articles and trinkets she sends me from Cambridge.

Nan Nicholes Goodrich also enjoys winters in Sanibel, travels extensively (Australia, tahiti, Hawaii, Cuba just last year!) and finished building her home on Highland lake, NH.

1960

Penelope Hart Bragonier 68 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 (617) 742-0093 (home) (617) 823-1150 (cell) Pbragon@gmail.com

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Mahala Busselle Bishop 145 Goody Hallett drive eastham, MA 02642 (207) 266-9066 (home) mahalabishop@gmail.com Julia Cornforth Holofcener Placido Mar - #1406 5200 North Flagler drive west Palm Beach, Fl 33407-2768 (908) 217-0327 (cell) holofcenerltd@comcast.net

The idea of eliciting memories of Miss Fine’s produced a fascinating, very funny and poignant response from almost all of the class of ’61. The events that scored the highest were our wonderful Candlelight Service and the memorable sighting from the hockey field of President kennedy in his motorcade. The photograph here clearly goes far in showing our huge enthusiasm. Ann Davidson Zweede was especially taken with the President and remembers climbing the fence wearing our “not flattering” silly gym outfits. She was particularly proud that she shook his hand, as were we all. This was such a highlight for those of us who were there. oh, what hope he represented for our world!

Elise Bruml waxed eloquent about Candlelight Service: “lining up with our flashlight candles, processing two by two singing Adeste Fideles,

everyone reciting “and there were in the same country…” in unison and listening to the voices of our classmates.”

The sentimental memory of “processing” together into Candlelight Service was also recalled by Sheila Long, who, in addition, loved Madrigal Group, and Mrs. raubitchek’s latin classes. Some of the class didn’t enjoy the latter quite so much. Fiona Morgan Fein’s best memories are of music and sports. She recalled hearing “a wonderful woman who worked in the office next to the nurse sing Schumann’s ‘Ich grolle nicht’ in our music class and that it opened up to her a world she hadn’t even known existed.” one poignant memory for Tibby Chase dennis was “our graduation ceremony lining up outside the gym with the sensuous smell of honeysuckle, hearing the strains of music through the open door, especially Pomp and Circumstance, as seniors marched up. it always brought tears to my eyes (and still does), it is so moving.”

Lucia Norton woodruff ’s favorite class of chamber music with david wells sent her on her way to playing professionally with the Austin Symphony for many years, teaching violin and continuing with chamber music. “what a wonderful way to connect with people for a lifetime!” Cherry Raymond and Cynthia Weinrich are the recipients of ’61’s Zaniest and Most Prolific Award. Cynthia coined herself as a “babbliotech.” we are a pretty literate bunch but that word is unique! Cynthia went back to the future: “what i value overall is that we were exposed to the example of the wonderful women teachers and their huge variety. it was ‘educational’ in a way i didn’t grasp or comprehend at the time, but very formative and unconsciously encouraging and enlarging to a young woman in the making.” (Hear, Hear!)

Abby Pollak ’59 with her twin granddaughters Abby Pollak and her wife have also traveled a lot and plan to do more; Paris seems to be part of every trip. They have twin 10-yearold granddaughters. Abby has belonged to a writers’ group for 30 years, still takes piano and italian lessons, plays bridge, does pilates and French Circle. She had successful back surgery recently.

Wendy Yeaton Smith has very athletic grandchildren. She and ralph are going to Crete.

i have adjusted to life without Harvey, with help from my rescue dog and shelter cat, and the neighborhood foxes whom i feed in the cold weather. Still play some bridge, spend all month attempting to finish the Atlantic, New Yorker, and the regular newspapers (always hoping i will someday have time to read some JOURNAL

President Kennedy in Princeton being greeted by Miss Fine’s students, including Julia Cornforth Holofcener ’61 and Debbie Moore Kruliwitch ’61

Cherry remembered the trick some of us played on Mrs. Cobb, our beloved gym teacher. “we painted a grapefruit white with black seams, she went to bat, someone pitched her the ‘ball’ and she clobbered it. Fruit flew everywhere. She laughed and laughed.”

our latin classes were important for everyone, especially to Joan Yeaton Seamon since that experience went on to influence her sons and now grandsons, the eldest of whom studies at Universita Siena, and the younger ones take latin in school. She also mentioned the Balt Bakery with its boxes of cream and jelly doughnuts to take on the bus for hockey and lacrosse trips. Julie Fulper Hardt wrote a beautiful tribute to our wonderful classmate, Suie Lerner. “There was a stand-out play when she played lawrence welk to perfection...hilarious.” Julie also talked about the production of Macbeth when she appeared as a cauldron apparition as The Bloody Child, Jeanie Shaw Byrne as The Child Crowned and Debbie Moore krulewich as Banquo’s Ghost.

last year Nancy Smoyer published a book, Donut Dollies in Vietnam: Baby-Blue Dresses and OD Green, about her year in Vietnam as a recreation worker, aka donut dollie. She will be speaking about her experience at a red Cross fundraiser. Her tireless efforts for veterans have been her life-long goal. kudos to Nancy.

Class of ’61’s favorite gallivanter Julia Cornforth Holofcener has moved to a beautiful condo overlooking the intracoastal waterway in west Palm Beach. She and her sister Jo ’55, went to london recently for a reading of a play by her husband larry and an english playwright she commissioned. The Big Sleepover at the White House is about the three weeks winston Churchill spent with the roosevelts in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. Churchill had to convince Fdr not to retaliate against the Japanese but rather join the european forces. This visit meant life or death for the British. Julia’s daughter, Nicole, was nominated for an oscar for best adapted screen play for the movie Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Although Polly Busselle Bishop has no idea how to write a play, that’s what she’s doing. with great love she always recalls the sight of her mother, Mahzie, smiling at and helping everyone who appeared at her half door. Also her walks with einstein at around sevenyears-old are special to remember—he always barefoot, me holding his hand. Brilliant conversations of course! And Phineas, our poodle, lounging on Miss davis’ oriental rug. Mahzie had clout.

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Susan Shea McPherson P.o. Box 506 Hyannis Port, MA 02647 (508) 775-1368 (home) suebear3@gmail.com

Five years ago, i started doing these Class

Notes when we were turning 70, which means now we are either 75 or will be during the coming year. Sometimes i feel i blinked and went from 50 to 75 in a minute. Hope you all enjoy your special day.

Susan Mathews Heard sent news: “our niece Megan Anderson, her husband Alec, and their daughters, Addy and Sophie visited us in Palm desert this week (at our timeshare). we continue to love living at our retirement home, where we’ve met many new friends and enjoyed activities and a great gym. i have dropped some of my other activities to take on a new opportunity: Communication Chairman at The town Club, a women’s group in Pasadena i joined last year. it’s a nice opportunity to get to know more of the members. Friends are hosting a piano concert for my 75th before the dinner Bruce is giving for 18 of our new friends.” Sonia Bill robertson wrote: “Not only will i turn 75 with a gasp at the very end of the year—december 30—but also Jock and i celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary on the ides of March. we are having a low-key warm weather celebration with Carey, louis and their two girls: Alia, named after my mother,

Susan Mathews Heard ’62 and her family age three and a half, and Alena, named after her paternal grandmother, age eight months. i remember my grandparents’ 50th vividly—they were really old—at age approximately 71!!!! How did we all get here?”

Kate Sayen kirkland reported: “Having celebrated 70 in a big way, i am planning to gently evade 75. My daughters, their husbands and my grandsons (plus two dogs) joined me for 10 days at Yuletide. Fun, but wild. i am still writing a book about women civic leaders and hope i can move into the past tense on that bit of ‘news’ this year.”

Gail Cotton said: “we are ecstatic to announce the arrival of Ariella and Brielle, fraternal twin daughters of our oldest granddaughter Andrea and her husband Gilbert. The twins arrived by c- section on december 14 at Children’s Hospital in denver. A regular ultrasound had revealed that Brielle had an excessive amount of fluid in her brain, and there were some cardiac concerns. Hence the need for the twins

to be born at Children’s in case immediate intervention was needed. Thankfully, there was not as much fluid as the doctors feared, so we are now in a wait-and-see pattern. Ariella weighed 4 lbs. 8oz. and Brielle was 4 lbs. 1 oz., which we have been told is good for babies born at 33 weeks. The twins’ vitals are good and we are cautiously optimistic, based on current information, that Brielle will not suffer severe problems as a result of the fluid.”

1963 Need correspondent

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Barbara rose 33 Calhoun Street, Suite 218 Charleston, SC 29401 (609) 937-1700 (home) (609) 937-1700 (cell) barbarabrose@me.com

in May, it will be 55 years since the class of 1964 graduated from MFS! i’m sure while in the giddy throes of senior year none of us would have imagined this day, so far in the future. Yet, here it is. And, it came about so quickly! time has not slowed many of us from vigorously pursuing life goals and expanding on a love of learning inspired so long ago at MFS.

First to write in for this column was Linda Conroy Vaughn, who submitted a spectacular photo of a glacier she passed on a trip to Antarctica. She didn’t share any particulars about the visit, but just being there must Linda Conroy Vaughn have been an ’64 sent this photo from amazing experiher trip in Antarctica ence.

Cary Smith Hart wrote next: “eagerly awaiting a new grandbaby, we had a fun road Scholar trip to Sicily, and stay busy at home with volunteer projects and book clubs, desperately hoping for Cary Smith Hart ’64 and tolerance and peace. Amazing her husband in Sicily that our 55th is here! Come visit in California!” would love to see you in CA, Cary.

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Having had a wonderful trip on a different continent from linda, Fran Wolff wrote: “i spent three and a half weeks traveling through Spain, Portugal and Madeira this past fall. Great trip but it’s always nice to come home. i’ve finally finished house renovations and, while i love my home, i’ve decided i’m too old to ever go through that again. i’m trying to make my life less stressful… i enjoy living in Atlanta (although i avoid being out at rush hour), and i spend part of the summer with my brother and sister at our house in Maine. i feel very fortunate; life is good.”

Dora Lange and Joanna Fox both referenced a meeting they had this month in California. Judging by the amazing scenery (Coachella Valley?) it must have been a very pleasant visit. Sorry i wasn’t there. Joanna also mentioned another get-together with dora and Susan Jamieson during 2018, which probably took place in the dC area because that’s where Joanna lives and, i believe, both dora and Sue have children/grandchildren living there as well.

i just discovered the email that dora sent. This is the latest about her mini-reunions with Joanna and Sue Jamieson and her family life. “i had a wonderful pair of get-togethers with Joanna and Sue J. in washington, dC and Silver Spring in early december, while we were all in that area. it was wonderful to reminisce and catch up, sharing news of travels, kids, grandkids. we agreed that grandparenthood and retirement are wonderful! George and i were in dC to celebrate our grandson’s fifth birthday and the arrival of our sixth grandbaby, a sweet and snuggly treasure. Then in February, Joanna combined work and pleasure and came out to the desert and stayed with us in indio. we spent a lovely day at Joshua tree National Park and explored the many wonders of the desert, ate lots of Mexican food and continued our conversations (so easy, despite the decades-long gap!). “This year i have been working at our school district part-time, volunteering and planning trips to ireland, Hawaii and Spain...never a dull moment!”

i (Barbara) am delighted to be back in Charleston and to continue my real estate career with Sotheby’s at daniel ravenel Sir. Must say, i’ve enjoyed the winter here as opposed to the many i spent in NJ. i traveled to Boulder for Thanksgiving to see my daughter, elizabeth Hare ’88, and her family’s new home. transition from Cold Spring, NY to Boulder seems to agree with all, including grandson Jasper’s eighth grade transfer into a new academic environment.

Son Hobie Hare ’93, working in commercial real estate for Horvath and trombley in Boston, bought a home in wakefield, MA last fall. He and lucy have a two-year-old son, Henry, and expect their second child next summer. Happily, Hobie’s sister katherine Hare also lives in Boston, working with Bain Capital, JOURNAL

Henry Hare, grandson of Barbara Rose ’64 which means i can visit two of my three children in one trip.

Now that i have a functioning guest room, i extend an invitation to all to visit me, and this special city. Food and wine Festival is coming soon and Spoleto is just around the corner.

Grandchildren of Susie Howland Farrell ’65 (daughter Catherine’s children)

Sorry i didn’t hear from more of you, thanks to those who did respond.

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Margaret woodbridge dennis 11115 Fawsett road Potomac, Md 20854-1723 (301) 983-9738 (home) hotyakker@gmail.com

Dabby Bishop Palmer wrote: “we have finally moved to the Poconos full-time to our retirement home. we moved during that November snowstorm, which provided its own challenges. we are still unpacking, and wondering where all the accumulated ‘stuff ’ will go. it is amazing how much we accumulated in 35 years!! Should any of our classmates be planning a trip to Bushkill Falls, let me know, as we are right down the road.”

Susie Howland Farrell said: “i got a new hip in September and am a whole new person! Had a super surgical experience and re-hab, am riding my bike again and generally staying apace each day pain free!! we visit the girls and their families often: Catherine and Mike in the keys (he is a veterinarian) and Amanda and Scotty in orlando (she is a social worker specializing in adoptions). we live two-to-three hours from each, Amanda’s family to the north and Catherine’s to our south. Bought a new car (Nissan Armada), which can seat each family comfortably with us; no more contentious squeezing in and sharing a seat belt (never tell the authorities, but that’s what we did). So, we are off and running and having fun. Catherine’s oldest, ella, 12, was invited to UF last summer for a weeklong course in the SteM program and we were just the ones to chaperone! Pete and i loved the little town and ella had a ball, kind of expanding her horizon a bit. our little duplex in wellington suits us and we like the area. The pace is nice (slow), but we are close to all kinds of action and great health care.”

Karen Fraser wrote: “By now i’m thinking that all of us (even lisie?) have crossed into 70-land. Most of us have lost parents. Some have even lost a child. But that didn’t prevent me from being absolutely overwhelmed at the sudden death of my dear younger brother, Al (Alexander), three days before Christmas, falling short of his 60th birthday by a month. How can i be the only one left in the family? Clearly,

Grandchildren of Susie Howland Farrell ’65 (daughter Amanda’s children) i’m an excellent baby boomer representative, in my self-centered belief that i’m the first to have experienced this. But still... love to all.”

Peggy Woodbridge dennis: “Building on karen’s thoughts, i’ve survived my own annus horribilis, moving my mother out of her apartment in Princeton windrows and into assisted living/memory care nearby. we are still sorting through the possessions from her apartment and place in Vermont, but the end is in sight. Both our boys (young men, actually) are living at home and working full-time. love to have them with us as they are fun, active and always busy with nice friends coming and going. Bob and i are looking forward to a fab cruise in the windward islands in March. i told him 10 years ago that i would climb kilimanjaro with him if he would go down the Grand Canyon on a raft trip with me. we did kili 10 years ago, and this June we do our raft trip. Hoorah for the 70s. we’re still going strong and ever adventurous!

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Peter e. B. erdman 700 Hollinshead Spring road Apartment d100 Skillman, NJ 08558-2038 (609) 759-3362 (home) Perdman700@comcast.net

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david C.d. rogers 1602 tuckers lane Hingham, MA 02043 (781) 749-9229 (home) drassoc53@comcast.net

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John d. wallace 90 Audubon lane Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 921-2257 (home) njnb1@aol.com

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Michael P. erdman 20 Pond lane Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 528-5148 (home) (610) 608-8665 (cell) mperdman57@gmail.com

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edwin H. Metcalf 900 Hollnshead Spring road, Apt. J100 Montgomery, NJ 08858 (609) 921-2386 (home) ehmet@comcast.net

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Philip kopper 4610 derussey Parkway Chevy Chase, Md 20815-5332 (301) 652-2384 (office) publisher@posteritypress.com

Things happen in bunches. in the previous issue, this class’s notes involved our children. This time a common thread is The Demise. Yes, we lost two more of our number, The rev. Canon Thomas Albert kerr, Jr. and dr. rensselaer wright lee iii, who are remembered below. on the bright side, an article earlier in this magazine celebrates our class’s most munificent mate and the dedication of the wellemeyer SteAM Center. (For those of us too-long-in-the-tooth to decode that acronym on sight, it stands for Sciencetechnology-engineering-Arts-Math.) Tom Kerr died last december 19, having lived with multiple myeloma for thirteen years. tom went to college on Nassau Street, then earned a degree at General Theological Seminary and was ordained a priest in the episcopal Church. He served as a chaplain at rutgers and was called to several parishes in New Jersey. Moving to delaware, he served as rector of immanuel Church in wilmington, and as a canon at the Cathedral Church of St. John. reporting his death, the diocese of delaware honored him for faceted good work(s): “tom had a strong sense of right and wrong and deep empathy, which drove him to a life of fighting for justice and serving those in need… He comforted countless people through their darkest times. He will be remembered as a kind, gentle and loving person who has left

the world a better place for his presence.” The diocese noted that back in 1963, he met his sister’s college roommate and proposed on their first date. Janet survives him, as do three grown children, Sarah, Matthew and timothy, and four granddaughters.”

Rens Lee, who died on the cusp of the new year, was a foreign policy expert, president of the consulting firm Global Advisory Services, inc., and senior fellow of the Foreign Policy research institute. He had worked abroad variously for the State department, energy department, white House and other agencies. “Never the conformer,” according to his obit notice in The Washington Post, “rens was a contrarian thinker who was well respected among academics and public policy officials…. An authority on terrorism, international organized crime and nuclear proliferation, he was fluent in russian, Chinese, Spanish and French. A prolific writer, he wrote or co-authored several books. A jazz pianist, he was also a true gourmet, [whose] appreciation for food and fine wine was legendary among his friends and family.” Sorry to say, my attempts to learn more about his surviving family and posterity have proved fruitless.

Bob Hillier proudly reported: “My talented wife Barbara has won two prestigious architectural design awards from the Pennsylvania AiA for the design of two projects,” a convention center in los Colinas, texas, and the Becton dickinson med-tech campus in Franklin lakes, New Jersey. The latter is a subterranean building to provide common ground for the company’s separate management, marketing and research divisions, which previously inhabited free-standing ivory towers. Speaking for himself, Bob received an honorary doctorate from the New Jersey institute of technology (as reported before). He continues to teach at the University, to publish Princeton Magazine and to practice architecture at Studio Hillier on witherspoon Street with Barbara and a staff of twenty-seven. Tim Cain emailed from St. George island, a barrier island on the “Forgotten Coast” of Florida’s panhandle: “There’s not much going on here, which is why we like it; in all of Franklin County there are one traffic light and one blinker. we rent a house a five-minute walk from the Gulf [of Mexico]. i paint, carve, run the dog daily on the beach and read. i also get out fishing with a local captain at least once or twice, and Brooke (my bird dog) and i hunt quail a bit further north a couple of times while we are here. Judy stitches, knits, participates in the island quilt group and reads. And of course, we watch the weather in upstate New York,” remembering all those winters he taught at SUNY Cortland. John Wellemeyer, my double classmate (at PCd and Yale) initially reported quotidian stuff—taking time out for family fun—in response to my semi-annual plea for news.

witness, last summer he and louise took their twins on a camera safari to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. “it was very successful in that we saw… elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, wild dogs, rhinoceros, hippos, crocodiles, wildebeests, baboons, monkeys, impala and numerous versions of deer (or that is what they looked like to me).” when he later mentioned he might get a little ink elsewhere in the magazine, i pried and was struck dumb to learn of his magnificent generosity, which is properly celebrated in a feature story in this Journal. looking back at his initial report, i especially like the notion applied to spotting wildlife, “very successful”—our modest classmate’s watchword in whatever he quietly does. As for myself, i continue to edit and publish other people’s books at Posterity Press (while hoping to write another of my own for a bigger house). our latest title: Estate Mount Washington, an account of discovering and rebuilding a “lost” plantation in the Virgin islands, sold out at the authors’ first book signing. The newest manuscript to reach my desk is a memoir by a contemporary who tells (in passing yet) of spying inside russia for the CiA while still an ivy undergrad. Put it this way: a publisher’s work need not be boring. My wife Mary serves on a couple of nonprofit boards (and urges me to adapt PPi’s first children’s book as a musical, which i would do in a Broadway minute as soon as a willing composer, lyricist and angel show up). Still living inside the storied Beltway, we move a tad slower now while continuing to watch washington’s political circus with a little fear, some hope and much amazement. Stay tuned!

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kenneth C. Scasserra 3161 Nw 107th drive Sunrise, Fl 33351 (609) 598-1776 (home) kscas@hotmail.com

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Fred M. Blaicher, Jr. 710 Manatee Cove Vero Beach, Fl 32963-3728 (772) 231-0046 (home) fritzblaicher@yahoo.com

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Guy k. dean iii 11 lemore Circle rocky Hill, NJ 08553-1007 (609) 921-6356 (home) guydean@verizon.net

Patrick Rulon-Miller and i have seen each other recently, both at the weekly lunch/speaker programs at the Nassau Club in Princeton, as well as working on our exercise routines at the Fitness and wellness Center, affiliated with Princeton Medical Center. Spring 2019

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robert e. dorf 230 Bridge Street Vail, Co 81657 (970) 471-1067 (home) dorfb@outlook.com

on Feb 4, while returning home to Grand Junction, Co from my office in Vail, i had the unfortunate occasion to meet a boulder about the size of a refrigerator in the middle of the Glenwood Canyon. known for its landslides in winter and spring, Glenwood Canyon always deserves respect, and now i know firsthand. i was able to swerve at the last minute and the boulder tore off my right front wheel and tipped the car on its roof, after which i slid for about 20 yards. Things happen fast on a winter night, and people have asked if my life flashed before my eyes, but i can honestly say that all i saw was asphalt, so i guess it wasn’t my time. The good lord must have known i had to get my Class Notes in. Aside from totaling a 2018 Chevy equinox, i sustained a very small cut on my hand from the windshield glass upon my rather undignified exit from a car on its top. A motorist behind me had to cut me out of my seatbelt, so if anyone doubts the efficacy of seatbelts and airbags, i have some pictures to send you. The whole episode reminded me about the following: if my body was a car, this is the time i would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model.

about how closely people look at these notes, but i got a lovely note from Jim Shea’s sister, Susie ’62, saying that she reads them with interest. So i keep at it, and here are the latest from the regulars and then some.

From Staff Keegin: “The october 2017 firestorms wiped us out. our small country house and toolshed and all their contents ended up inside the crawl space. The steel roofs were blown a distance from their respective structures. we have 85 acres of California woodlands and grasslands, all severely burned to a greater or lesser extent. only one thing survived: our John deere lawn tractor, covered only by an ordinary tractor cover. insurance has been ok, only a few hiccups, so we are rebuilding (it’s just a small California cabin), but it already costs more than three times what it cost several years ago. what about the woodlands? No insurance coverage for them, but along comes an organization dedicated to restoring the oaks in Sonoma County. where might they put a ‘pilot program?’ “well, how about over at the keegins’ place?” “Sure,” the keegins said. i spend weekends chain sawing the burnt oaks, olive trees and manzanitas near the rebuilding site. Nature will have to attend to the rest, which it is doing. Already new growth is showing up, which is fun to watch. on the family side, two of our three girls, thinking maybe the time has come to circle the wagons on the home front, have moved out here from the east Coast. i think Hillary, our oldest, has made Paris her family’s permanent home.”

i’ve got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull… But that’s not the worst of it.

My headlights are out of focus, and it’s especially hard to see things up close.

My traction is not as graceful as it once was. i slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather. (Case in point.)

My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins. it takes me hours to reach my maximum speed. My fuel rate burns inefficiently. But here’s the worst of it.

Almost every time i sneeze, cough or sputter, either My radiator leaks or my exhaust Backfires!

And that, my rather uncommunicative classmates, is how my February went.

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James “tim” Carey, Jr. 245 A Chestnut Avenue, Unit 2 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (781) 801-2490 (cell) tim_carey@nobles.edu

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Joe Wright ’57 (right) with one of the six salmon he caught last September From Joe Wright: “i have fished The Grand Cascapedia river in Quebec with the same group of men for 20 years, 17 of them out of a camp owned by the local Micmac Band. last September, i caught six salmon, one 37 pounds and another 34, my best catch ever. i continue to be lucky in fishing and life. two nice kids, one great daughter-in-law and one interesting and curious grandson, four years old, and the same mostly perfect wife for 51 years. Your

mention of Jim Shea reminded me that a lady in Nantucket, Ginny Chambers, the widow of a long-time master at lawrenceville, knew Jim and his family well. You are correct. Jim was a lovely man. Sad to have lost him.”

From Harrison Fraker: “So, semi-retired, still chairing the Master of Urban design program at Berkeley for one more year, but not teaching any formal classes, just lecturing occasionally, thus a freer schedule. Molly and i took a five-week trip to New Zealand last November, traveling two weeks before and two weeks after a keynote address i gave at a housing conference in wellington. Fabulous experience hiking the coasts, fjords, mountains and shorelines of both the North and South islands, with trips to kauri forests, Maori museums, so many layers of nature, culture and everyday life to enthrall almost any traveler. Now planning a sailing trip with extended family to Croatia from dubrovnik to Split this June. Hope everyone in ’57 is thriving.”

From Bob Smyth: “i continue my work in the Memoir writing Group, where i am one of the youngest, the oldest member being a wonderful 93-year-old who was a navigator on the B-17 and B-29 bombers during wwii in the Pacific. He later flew a fighter/bomber during the korean Conflict. we’ve become great friends and often have breakfast at a local diner. i still enjoy being a substitute teacher in the Princeton elementary school system, and have increased my involvement to three or four times a week. i do considerable work with autistic and special education children and often feel that i’ve made a difference. i have gotten to know teachers and students. i am by far the oldest sub and one of the few men in the system. i walk down the hall, pass a class of kids and am barraged by a chorus of, ‘Hi, Mister Bob,’ to which i respond with ‘high fives’ and ‘fist bumps.’ what a feeling! My wife debbie and i took a river boat cruise in France last April, spending a few days in Paris, where we saw some of the iconic buildings, artists along the Seine, the tuileries and l’Arc de triomphe. A great trip! we also made several trips to Pittsburgh to watch our beloved Steelers, but didn’t come home happy every time.” From Hugh Wise: “The projected western Colorado hockey team’s first line of wise, (Fritz) Mock and (Bob) dorf ’56 recently gathered at the Grand Junction rink to relive their glory days. All did not go as planned. Fritz had given up his blades. Hugh wished that he had, as he fell down and broke his crown. Meanwhile, elder citizen dorf cavorted around the rink with reckless abandon. But it made me think. Fritz and i had not skated together since 1960, when, as seniors at Andover, together with Webb Harrison and underclassmen Jobe Stevens ’58, Charlie Stuart ’58 and George

Peterson ’58, we bested the exeter team led by Pony Fraker. i do not know if the exies had any other PCders, but they certainly were outnumbered, with the predictable result. John Cook ’56 had graduated from exeter the previous year, which made our task much easier. From Rob Kuser: “Smyth and i continue to have our occasional roMeo lunches. Mary kay and i are taking a trip to iceland this summer, a circumnavigation voyage to explore many of its natural wonders. we continue to audit courses at Princeton to gain more knowledge. And we babysit grandchildren a lot.”

From Adam Hochschild: “like many of us, i’m sure, i’m hoping that our former schoolmate Bob Mueller ’59 will be as successful on the national playing field as he was at PCd in the hockey rink. other than that, i’m still scribbling away, grateful to have a profession that i don’t have to retire from. i’ve had articles or reviews in the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books, Foreign Affairs and Mother Jones in the last year or so, and my latest book, Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays, was published last october. My son david is about to be sworn in as Chair of the California energy Commission, which regulates all manner of things to do with energy in the state. it’s a dream job for someone whose lifelong passion has been substituting renewable energy for fossil fuels.”

1958 toby knox 122 Fairway drive South Burlington, Vt 05403 (802) 985-3191 (home) toby@tobyknox.com

News and remembrances from Sandy Kirkpatrick: “Jeanie and i had dinner with Mazzie Madeira Gogolak (Mike’s younger sister) and her husband Charlie Sunday night in Naples, Fl. Charlie was the washington redskins number one draft choice out of Princeton and had a six-year NFl career with them and the Patriots before an injury ended things. George Peterson and i spent many wednesday afternoons swimming laps at dillon Pool, thanks to an indulgent training staff who could have told us to go jump in the lake instead. Jeanie and i are in great health and CoMPletelY realize how lucky we are to be able to say that.”

David Stewart’s thoughts on wednesday afternoons and skating on the lake: “who could forget ‘Sir’ whitehead’s ‘shop’ class, or a wednesday bike ride for burger and fries at renwick’s (35 cents, as i recall, a whole week’s allowance if you got the milkshake). or shoveling the snow to create a makeshift hockey rink down at the lake (sometimes the canal). or ... shudder ... latin class. doesn’t seem all that long ago. But i saw an article the other day in which some wizard claims there’s a solid scientific reason why time seems to go

faster as you age. Anyway, i am still on the faculty at Georgetown law, teaching international and foreign relations law, having retired from the State department’s office of the legal Adviser in 2008 (after nearly 33 years). Not at all sorry to be an observer rather than participant in the current dC dysfunction. immensely enjoying working with the students, doing some writing (international criminal law, Photo by Dick Crawford ’59 human rights, immunities, treaty law, etc.), consulting, etc., but it’s time with family (four grown 1959 children, two grandkids) that matters most.” roger Budny 7005 Se Pacific drive Your class correspondent (Toby Knox) spent Stuart, Fl 34997 many wednesday afternoons at PCd with a (772) 419-8004 (home) pink slip, but when not spending the afterbudny@comcast.net noon with “Sir” whitehead getting more and more frustrated with the challenging math Dick Crawford is still living in Manhattan and problems (and he was no help at all…), i, is involved in photography. He wrote: “Happy too, was at renwick’s. david didn’t mention Holiday all...our only grandchild is 11 and now that in addition to the now-cheap hamburgshe, hopefully, will have a sis or bro as of late ers, ketchup was served in small, one-serving May.” dick’s works are available at richardwhite cups. Mr. ostroff (sp?), the manager, dcrawford.com and on instagram. could not have been happy with how many Jim Vollbrecht reported that his wife Nancy of them were launched between the booths is finally going to retire from law and they will every wednesday afternoon. The afternoon sell their house in the dC suburbs and move would not have been complete without stopto a cabin on 50 acres near Blacksburg, VA. ping, on my bike, at the corner of Palmer Congratulations to Jim who has been doing Square and Nassau Street to ogle the display Zumba for two years! rack outside Squirm’s Smoke Shop, and to go with Morgan Shipway to the music store 1960 on Palmer Square to listen to 45 rpm records karl d. Pettit iii in the listening booth. And then to fin6079 Pidcock Creek road ish the afternoon, i’d go to the washington New Hope, PA 18938-9313 Memorial, adjacent to Miss Fine’s. it was a (215) 598-8210 (home) prime location to watch the girls on the playkarl.pettit@comcast.net ing fields and to meet them when they were in February, dick reynolds ’61 and i attended released from captivity. the Princeton-Virginia lacrosse game together. After fifty years of working, i decided last At the game, we wore our distinguished 1967 october to hang it up. i’ve had a satisfying ivy league lacrosse Champions caps! dick career working first in washington, dC in the was our goalie and i played midfield. it was a political arena, a very short stint as a political appointee working in NJ state government in trenton (from August 1971-February 1972 and that was long enough!), and for the remainder of the time in Vermont, primarily working in marketing, advertising and marketing research. in 1974 i re-entered the political arena to manage a Vermont U.S. Senate campaign, and returned to washington in 1976 to work on President Ford’s campaign. i, as Sandy, am in good health, including having a brand-new right knee that i am told will last me for 20 years (assuming that i can walk at 96). Dick Reynolds ’61 and Karl Pettit ’60 Best wishes to all classmates. Please send wearing their 1967 Ivy League Lacrosse more stories and remembrances for the next Champions caps at the Princeton-Virginia edition. lacrosse game in February Spring 2019

great season that year because we were undefeated in the ivy league. Princeton wouldn’t win the ivy league Championship again until 26 years later in 1993. dick was in town from Boulder, Co to visit with his mother, which at this late time in her life he tries to do as frequently as possible. He plans on returning in late May for her 97th birthday. dick was proud to say that his daughter is living in California and happily working in Patagonia’s Marketing Group.

i continue in my position as director, Capital Planning, design & Construction at william Paterson University. And recently, i was appointed as a board member of Princeton Prospect Foundation, whose primary purpose is to facilitate the preservation and restoration of the historically and architecturally significant eating clubs on Prospect Avenue. in this role, i am leading an initiative to restore Prospect Avenue’s streetscape. in addition to this, i am Project Manager for Cap & Gown’s new $2-million Cox wing addition, working with project architect Farewell Architects. As for other news, i met Davy Davis and his wonderful wife tink (of 52 years) in New York City to spend the day visiting museums and catching up. davy and tink still live in Cambridge, MA and have a beautiful farm in essex on Cape Ann. we are in the process of planning a get-together this spring or summer with Alex Patton and Jonny Howland.

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John A. ritchie 7302 durbin terrace Bethesda, Md 20817-6127 (301) 564-1227 (home) (215) 378-8919 (cell) jhnritchie@yahoo.com

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Fr. John R. Sheehan, SJ, Pastor Sacred Heart Parish, The Jesuit Center, PO Box 212074, Amman 11121, Jordan. Cell: 079 013-8985 (GMT +3) Christmas events at his church, with mass, a nursing home visit, open house with drinks, snacks, and dinner for 80 (mostly for refugees and folks with nowhere to go), and a visit from a gift-giving Father Christmas, probably someone we might all recognize. Capped with a movie. John is returning this summer for reunions at Notre dame; in the meantime, he welcomes all looking for a safe and interesting place to visit, saying Jordan is “a real treasure.”

Tom Chubet reported: “Theodore ‘Gibbs’ Kane and i ran into each other at a reception in rye, NY recently. we reminisced about playing Pee wee Hockey together and it was nice to catch up with him.” Randy Hobler, bless him, follows the ethos that if you have nothing to say, write to tell me you have nothing to say: “Nothing new here!”

Karl Pettit ’60 with Davy ’60 and Tink Davis in NYC

1961

Peter H. raymond 547 east Street dedham, MA 02026-3060 (617) 365-0236 (cell) peterh.raymond@gmail.com

it must be the winter of our discontent, as few responded to my late (go figure) invitation to update everyone on individual states. Peter Kirkpatrick, however reported the difficult news of last September’s loss of his wife Vera and the hard adjustment to life without his one-in-a-million. May his pain be endurable and soothed by all her lasting good.

our eager correspondent from Jordan, Father John Sheehan, wrote of good reviews of his first vocal concert in Amman and of JOURNAL

And Regan Kerney, also reporting a dearth of new news, wrote with the voice of an experienced class agent: “okay, when is our next reunion? i would like a) to live that long, and b) to see a lot of you fellows there. That would be in two years, right? Start planning. if you are not there, we will talk about you.”

i spend most daylight hours on this couch with my cat and laptop, adding text to a number of writing projects; when i’m not, it’s to venture to lexington, kY where my wife laurie now lives in proximity to our daughter’s family, which includes three sons and innumerable critters. or, as is the case at this writing, laurie is here visiting in our back-and-forth longdistance relationship. Best to all; i promise better lead-time next time. Just as i did last time.

1962

John F. McCarthy iii 25 Brearly road Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 924-3926 (home) (609) 731-1287 (cell) jack@mccarthyllc.com

william e. ring 149A Avenida Majorca laguana woods, CA 92637 (310) 600-2015 (home) mwmaverick@gmail.com donald e. woodbridge 64 depot Hill road Amenia, NY 12501-5817 (845) 373-7035 (home) maderacito@yahoo.com

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1966

deborah V. Hobler 1342 rialto lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (805) 682-4896 (home) (805) 314-8490 (cell) dvhobler@cox.net

i just finished cleaning up (and recovering) from my annual oscar party. it occurred to me that maybe i should hand out an oscar to one of our classmates, for example; my Class oscar goes to Katherine Becker, who has consistently responded for years to my begging for Class Notes! Therefore, her news comes first! And, of course, i am awarding myself the Class oscar for “Best writing.”

Katherine Becker traveled back to her old home territory of New York City at Thanksgiving, spending most of her time in museums, the Metropolitan opera House and visiting friends. She wrote: “i miss the Met but when i return to Asheville i really feel i belong here after three years, and though i do miss the hustle bustle of NYC, i can skip the subways and noise now!” And as always, katherine’s great love of lifelong learning continues; her courses this year are: “Mayhem, Mystery and Murder,” “The Human Asteroid,” “The darkest Side of wine,” and my favorite, “Having tough Conversations.” i look forward to katherine’s lessons learned on that last course!

Dale Marzoni kellogg, who has lived with her daughter lorelei and her family in Santa Fe for 10 years, has moved into her own new digs. She said, “being a single entity again has taken a bit of getting used to, but i am finding my

sea legs.” That must be hard after all those years of skating on ice! This year, dale has plans for a trip to Greece, maybe Crete. She wants to do these trips before “i get too old to actually walk around ruins, instead of just sitting on a coach.” i am afraid i know this feeling. She continues to garden, do her astrology and skate.

Sally Harries Gauldie had a great trip back to england with Jack in early december, taking time to visit with her brother and sister in Ashbourne. Many years ago, i visited Ashbourne and visited with Sally’s parents—it is a lovely town. Sally’s sons and their families all went to Hamilton over the holidays, and enjoyed seeing the toronto Pantomimes on december 27, a British tradition. This year the show was The Wizard of Oz! And immense congratulations are in order for Jack who is being honored this year with the order of Canada for Jack Gauldie, his impressive achievehusband of Sally ments in biomedical Harries Gauldie ’66 research for over 50 years. This is the highest honor one can receive from the country, and Jack will be given his medal by the Governor General. what a truly exciting moment for the Gauldies! Bravo Jack! Gail Hood Adams is celebrating 38 years this year of working at Adams Architects, the firm she and Joe started. Margery Cuyler and John will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary in August. You two haven’t aged a bit! our congratulations on your longterm partnership!

Margery Cuyler ’66 and John Perkins on their wedding day in 1979

Andrea Hicks wrote to say she and Marshall had traveled to italy in october, visiting Napoli, Venice, tuscany and Milan. She described it as “such an incredibly beautiful country and such delicious food!”

Christine Clark kerr wrote to say that her mother Jean C. Clark had passed away at age 98 on october 4, 2018 in lawrence township. Jean had lived in Princeton and rocky Hill for over 80 years and had been the owner/operator of 18th Century Bouquet of Princeton for 30 years. A graduate of the westminster Choir College, she had a great love of music and taught piano and organ lessons for many years. in addition, she authored the book on The Art of Colonial Flower Arranging, and often lectured on the topic. like so many of our mothers, Jean was an active member of the Present day Club. The class extends our deepest condolences to Christine and her family.

Julia Lockwood wrote: “My big news is that i have retired from pediatric practice as of January 2019. it’s a new and interesting journey. So far i’m enjoying the slower pace with time to read, sip coffee, have lunch with friends and enjoy my music. However i miss the intensity of practice and the relationships with patients and colleagues. i’m not sure how to replace that! Marc is retired also, although he’s doing a temporary job in waterville.

Sarah Jaeger ’66 Sarah Jaeger wrote that despite a broken ankle, she traveled to Northern Florida for Christmas for a great family reunion; 16 family members all gathered at Sarah’s sister, Gretchen’s, home. She commented that one thing the airlines do well is take care of people in wheelchairs. Good to know for all of us! Sarah is also back to work on pots twice a week at the Archie Bray Foundation and is so happy to be creating her art again. Susan Bonthron wrote that though she continues to teach book arts at otter Pond Bindery, she is trying also to improve her watercolor painting technique by copying her favorite painters, like winslow Homer. Susan is also serving on the Guilford Conservation Commission, and said, “i daily weep for what we are doing and have done to this planet we call home.” Gardening is still one of her joys, although she said it’s getting more challenging, and she still walks two miles plus every day with her friends. Gilbert and Susan are presently in Florida for two months to escape shoveling snow (and there HAS been tons of SNow this year). Being the good grandparents they are, they often visit and babysit their two grandchildren, wyatt (three) and June (a year and a half ).

on a sad note, Susan’s mother, Jane Spencer Hand Bonthron, passed away at age 96 on december 15, 2018. After graduating from Swarthmore, Jane joined the Navy where she worked as a coder/decoder on the enigma machine, and met her future husband Bill Bonthron there. She enjoyed bridge and golf, and had been a longtime volunteer with the Princeton Hospital Aid Society and Meals on wheels. i remember many happy times at the Bonthron home with Jane in the 1950s, when Susie and i played together in their backyard on the Great road. we extend our deepest sympathies to Susan, and the Bonthron family.

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Susan Fritsch Hunter 49 Boatwrights loop Plymouth, MA 02360 774-343-5075 (home) 203-206-6402 (cell) ares543@comcast.net

“we took a 10-day trip to Hawaii to celebrate my birthday and retirement in January and drove to Florida in February to stay at my brother’s apartment in lake worth. These are the perks of retirement! our oldest daughter, rachel, is doing a one-year post doc at rutgers, teaching American cultural history. our middle daughter, Shradha, has started a graduate program in physical therapy at Marist in Poughkeepsie, NY. our youngest daughter, Priyanka, is in the middle of her sophomore year at the University of Maine, Farmington. i’m looking forward to our next reunion!” Marta Nussbaum Steele wrote: “i adore my trilingual granddaughter, and i had a great 10-day tour of israel.” Marta was the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from Marquis Who’s Who.

Congratulations to Marta, and also to Pam Erickson MacConnell, who received a special honor from her sorority, Zeta tau Alpha—an Alumnae Certificate of Merit in recognition of outstanding service in alumnae chapter advisory and leadership positions. “The certificates are not frequent awards, so it’s a real honor to receive one,” Pam said. “we need to plan another minireunion! everyone come visit me in Florida!”

Bill and i (Susan), are enjoying living in Massachusetts. we’ve had some health hurdles this year, but are doing well and enjoying living near beaches, great seafood and daughter, lauren, her husband ryan, and their two children: Cam, three, and ellie, five months. daughters Joycie and Becky were able to fly in from the west Coast and spend the holidays with us in the land of the Pilgrims. Plymouth is gearing up for Eleanor Grace Collier, 2020, the 400th anniversary of the granddaughter of Mayflower landing! Susan Fritsch Hunter ’67

Cameron Collier, grandson of Susan Fritsch Hunter ’67, celebrated his third birthday in January with Wally, the Red Sox mascot.

Spring 2019

So i sent a letter to Katie Ecroyd asking her about kansas City, kansas (not to be confused with kansas City, Missouri.) She wrote: ”i spent most of my adult years in kansas City. i had been a teacher in a small town, ottawa, about an hour south of kC, kS. i hope Mary Hobler Hyson and eric will come to visit.”

Pam Erickson MacConnell ’67 poses with a new friend in Charleston, SC.

Anne Fulper dropped a note to me last July: “i was at a summer rental where my sister Julie goes every summer in Stone Harbor, NJ. Then i went to Maine in mid-August. But the summer goes by too quickly. Yikes! Such is the nature of warp speed this life.” i visited Annie again in october during her lunch break from her job at McCarter Theatre. our hourlong visit barely scratched the surface, but i was so glad to see her. (eric and i met at the university dorm, Patton Hall, on September 6, 1969, 50 years ago . . . only a stone’s throw from McCarter. Susan koch Slimmon latulippe arranged the blind date. Then on June 6, 1971, eric and i got married!)

i was in Princeton to visit my dad, who will be 97 in September. eric came in handy on the trip because he had a booming voice, which dad can hear a bit. in May, all the Hoblers and spouses will be attending dad’s Class of ’44 75th reunion. Although he is quite unsteady on his feet, he still has the tiger in him.

1969 Here’s a quilt that’s the result of Pam Erickson MacConnell ’67’s creative time in her quilting studio.

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Sophia Godfrey Bauer 50 Hopedale drive North kingston, ri 02852 (860) 707-5649 (cell) sbauer2086@gmail.com Mary Hobler Hyson 1067 wolf Hill road Cheshire, Ct 06410-1732 (203) 272-1294 (home) (475) 434-7773 (cell) bassett7750@cox.net From Mary:

welcome to Spring!

For those of you who had a harsh winter (2019), it is time to store your shovels and kitty litter and clean off the salt on your cars! After i finished writing this column, i headed to Sanibel island, Fl. My husband eric and daughter, katie, and her family were on board for a week staying at a condo. i think this was the seventh time we have vacationed there. katie and her family moved six miles away to a new home in New Hampshire last year. oldest son Christopher is well settled in a new job in Pennsylvania. david, my youngest, with his wife and 20-month-old Peter, moved to kansas City, kS this past year. JOURNAL

Susan denise Harris 801 ocean Boulevard isle of Palms, SC 29451 (203) 517-7656 (cell) susandeniseharris@gmail.com

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Ann M. wiley 124 traditions way lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 403-6152 (home) (609) 902-8132 (cell) awileyemail@gmail.com

Yikes! Not much response to my request for news…. i sure hope the response will be different for our 50th reunion next year!

Lindsey Hicks wrote with terrible news: “it is with sadness that i report that my husband ezra Swerdlow died last year from complications of AlS and pancreatic cancer. ezra and i met at Hampshire College and spent the rest of his life together. ezra was a scholar activist humorist turned film producer. He always said his historical insight and carpentry skills prepared him well for the world of film. ezra was a lover of family and friends, cooking, golf, music and political discourse. He was a gentle humanist and was known for treating all equally. He would also want you to know that he was a great athlete. ezra’s greatest love was our son Nick. our grandson elijah was born last year and has, we believe, ezra’s sweet nature and most certainly his ginger hair.” i know our whole class sends our deepest sympathies to lindsey and her family.

Naurene Donelly ’70 (left) plans to retire next year and move to Florida where Diane Erickson ’70 (right) lives. Pam Orr Marck wrote: “Not much is new here, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t keeping very busy! we are now spending about six months a year on Cape Cod (Falmouth, MA) and six months in Bradenton, Fl. we had a whirlwind trip to europe this past fall. we’d like to do more traveling, but it’s hard to even find the time to plan our next trip! “i continue to do a little tutoring and was recently trained as a volunteer eSl teacher to non-english speaking adults. The rest of the time i teach deep-water classes, and continue to try to learn golf and improve my tennis game. when we are up on the Cape, we spend a lot of time with our four grandchildren (ages two, three, three and a half, and five). our youngest daughter is getting married in September, so the family continues to grow!

“i had just finished tutoring one day last summer when Jack called to tell me that i had a visitor. You can imagine my surprise when i came upstairs and found Huson Gregory in my kitchen! He looks great, and it only took me a moment to recognize him, even though it must have been close to 50 years since i’d seen him! evidently, he had read in another edition of the Class Notes that we lived in Falmouth, and since he also owns a house there, he did a little detective work and stopped by for a surprise visit. Jack and i had plans that night, so we couldn’t have a long visit, but it was wonderful to reconnect! Hopefully we can plan a dinner together this summer to pick up where we left off.”

Pam also reported that last year she and Jack went on a safari. “our gorilla trek in rwanda is still the most memorable event of the past couple years!”

i (Ann Wiley) love retirement, although technically still employed by PdS, i collect and edit Class Notes for all MFS/PCd/PdS classes, which is fun and very part-time. But i am busy almost all the time. i take water exercise classes twice a week, i took a class on the American Songbook in the fall and this winter took a course called the Art of Birds. i am one of several mentors working with formerly incarcerated young men, meet often with various former PdS employees, and my church has taken great advantage of my free time, which has included serving as an elder, chairing the Personnel Committee, being the primary communications person for our Haiti task Force, and being the pledge secretary for the ongoing Capital Campaign. But there is still plenty of time for lazy mornings (what is an alarm clock?), and trips have been planned.

i spoke to Janet Masterton recently. She and Meg Brinster Michael had been talking about our 50th reunion next year, May 2020. we certainly hope that everyone is getting excited about it and there will be a great turn-out. Janet wrote: “This is just so amazing for all of us. i thought that 1970 was only a few years ago! This has been ‘one long fast car ride’ for all of us!” we hope that many people will be interested in volunteering and being on the class reunion committee, and that when a PdS staff member reaches out looking for reunion committee members, you will jump on board—you don’t have to be in the Princeton area to serve. The following is information, which may be helpful, as our class moves toward our 50th celebration!

• There is usually a dedicated PdS staff representative who works with the 50th class reunion committee • we need a designated class reunion committee committed to work with the PdS staff representative. The more committee members, the merrier! • PdS will provide a place dedicated just for the 50th class reunion dinner. • The Class reunion Committee meetings probably will begin in September. • You don’t have to be local to the Princeton area to be on the committee.

Janet wrote: “i am still retired; however, i am consulting in the pharmaceutical industry. i very much enjoy my consulting and i very much enjoy my retirement!

“of more interest to me is my weekly Monday night music series at a restaurant in Hopewell. i’m inviting different musician friends to join me for a couple of hours each week, and it’s been a lot of fun. Still getting a little better on the guitar, after half a century of fooling with it.

“louise’s and my kids are scattered all over, and all doing well. we see our grandkids occasionally in Massachusetts, Class of 1971: Howard Vine, Dede Pickering, where daughter emma and her husband Suzy Waterman and Pala Zaire in Palm Beach Jake now live. He’s the school farmer for the Northfield Mount Hermon School. daughter Nell is still having fun as part of the “i sold my home in lake tahoe in November and in January purchased a house in the desert, skydiving community in and around Chicago. Son will is working in Queens, NY and just in la Quinta, CA in anticipation of retiring. moved into a nicer apartment in Brooklyn.” will commute for several months between San Francisco and la Quinta and look forward to Lisa Warren sent in the following: “The past calling the warm-year-round weather of the few months i have been one of the volunteer desert home in the future. coaches for the PdS mock trial team. it was really fun. i don’t recall that we even had such “San Francisco has been a wonderful home a team when we were there. But they do now. since i moved here from Boston in 1984. Although we did not win this year, we had a i have thoroughly enjoyed advising clients great team and i really enjoyed using my long who wanted to sell their firms or buy another experience to coach the kids in the ways of trial company, but i am ready to shut the doors lawyers. i originally decided to take this on as a at willock Partners and take some ‘me’ time post-retirement activity but the 2018-19 mock with my husband John, and our border collie. trial season started before i retired, so let’s just Should you find yourself in the Palm Springs say i juggled a lot to make the practices before area in the future, please don’t hesitate to email the december holidays. Then, in december, me in advance (missvic@att.net); happy to my husband, daughter and i went to Cuba meet for adult beverages!” for a very interesting vacation and when we returned, i was retired! “i also was recently elected to the SAVe Board of trustees. SAVe is our local animal shelter. it places over 600 cats and dogs each year! https://savehomelessanimals.org”

“See you all next year… faculty, too!”

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Blythe Anne kropf 4343 east Soliere Aveue Apt. 2097 Flagstaff, AZ 86004 (917) 763-4923 (cell) blythekropf5@gmail.com Thomas C. worthington 4355 Brook Avenue South Saint louis Park, MN 55424-1011 (952) 927-9828 (home) worthington_tom@yahoo.com From tom:

Sasha Silverstein jotted a quick note that she was in Mexico for a month of exploring and painting.

Vicki Willock wrote: “i visited Pala Zaire Mostoller in Palm Beach last month. After reunion two years ago, i promised i would come east and spend some quality one-on-one time with her. we had an opportunity to have drinks with Howard Vine, and a cameo from Dede Pickering and her husband before they went off to a dinner. Pala splits her time between Vermont, where she and her husband karl live part of the year, and Palm Beach, where she hangs out with her dog, Swag, who i just love.

David Claghorn ’71, his daughter, Liza, and the family’s 1966 Jaguar 3.8 S that David “inherited” from his grandfather and meticulously restored in time for Liza’s wedding this past summer David Claghorn sent us this wonderful photograph and story about his daughter liza’s wedding and his restoration of his grandfather’s 1966 Jaguar. (The full story appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 29, 2019. i encourage you to find the story and read it—well done dave!)

Jeremy Bonner sent us: “i am still doing the construction thing down here in Asheville, NC. My wife Anne works with me. our company is small but very busy right now. My older daughter Sarah works as a web designer here in Asheville. My younger daughter emily works for NC State University in raleigh for the development department in the College of Agriculture and life Sciences. we are all well. i do, however, have sad news to report. My father John Bonner passed away recently on February 7 at the age of 98. He was an amazing man. He wore many hats as a biologist, research scientist, professor, department chairman, editor and prolific writer. He was writing

Bill Flemer provided the following: “we discovered in September that i had a 90%-blocked heart artery. i had open-heart surgery to fix it on october 2 (at Penn; i recommend them). The whole experience was surprisingly easy. others did all the worrying about it, so i didn’t have to, and my recovery has The Bonner family: Rebecca, Mr. Bonner, Andrew been quick and painless. ’73, Jonathan, and Jeremy ’71 Spring 2019

and publishing up until the very end. He was also one of the original board members for PdS. He will be missed.”

And now this from your cold north correspondent (Tom Worthington): i love retirement, and seem to be on a travel frenzy. Melissa and i made a two-week trip to France, several trips to washington, dC, and North Carolina, and other spots on the east Coast. i spent a blustery october week sailing lake Superior and i continue to try to improve my tennis by playing (indoors) several times a week. Please continue to send me your updates! And again, if you are ever in Minnesota—lets get together!

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John l. Moore iii 6 ridge Farms road Norwalk, Ct 06850 (310) 357-9158 (cell) johnlmoore3@gmail.com

Milestones, or rites of passage? it seems this is “our” year to make those complicated Medicare insurance decisions! i guess we should feel thankful that a) we are still on earth to make those decisions and b) Medicare is still whole and we can avail ourselves of this governmentfunded program. in any event, a spirited debate and teaching moment was recently explored on Facebook amongst various PdS alums including John Gordon, his wife Bobbie Moser Gordon, Helen “Lena” Langewiesche, Fairfax Hutter, Steve Zudnak, Creigh duncan ’76, Naurene donnely ’70, Jeanie Gorman wilson ’69, as well as Lawrence “Larry” Gubb, James “Jamie” Figg, Olivia Kuser and Steve Gorman—all of whom attended PCd and/ or PdS but finished at other local or boarding schools. ‘twas quite the interesting forum!

olivia kuser and Steve Gorman both live in California, she in San Francisco and he in Pacific Grove.

while visiting my mother at windrows in Princeton, i ran into Johnny Mueller ’65. we had a great time reminiscing about the “old days”—various teachers and coaches and illustrious and colorful PCd families. John lives in oklahoma. would love to hear news from any of our classmates. Surely someone is traveling, doing something interesting, having grandchildren?

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Cassandra l. oxley 171 Pine Hill road Boxborough, MA 01719-1915 (978) 264-4938 (home) (978) 270-1057 (cell) cassandra.oxley@gmail.com

i heard from Anne Macleod weeks, who sent the following news: “This past November, my husband and i took a road trip from Nova Scotia to delaware and back; two weeks of visiting about 25 people along the way, and adopting a Jack russell terrier in the Berkshires. it was quite a trip with, blessedly, no hiccups. i had dinner with Susan Ross Cusack and Liz Pratt Amory in Boston and saw Robin Maltese dintinger in a wendy’s parking lot on our way through Pennsylvania. otherwise, it has been a quiet winter. our son is engaged, our new dog is a perfect match to us and we continue to love living in this little historic working waterfront town. As always, we welcome visitors, whether they are just passing through or wanting to get to know this part of Nova Scotia better.

Steve Zudnak was seen (or heard) with John Kalpin zooming around the Northeast kingdom on their motorcycles. Steve’s bike is a gorgeous indian roadmaster. Steve lives in delaware and meets up at John’s place in Utica, NY prior to their annual rides.

Fairfax Hutter lives in lawrenceville, NJ, and serves as an AmeriCorps NJ watershed Ambassador playing an important role in raising awareness of how human activities can affect water quality, especially in the most densely populated state in the nation.

larry Gubb lives in londonderry, Vt where he continues to practice his effortless ski form on the slopes of Stratton and other mountains. Jamie Figg lives in Nyack, NY when he isn’t jetting around the world. JOURNAL

Robin Kraut Zell ’73 was a Finalist in the International Tennis Federation Women’s Seniors 60+ As for me, life continues with its various challenges here in Boxborough, MA. our well pump recently petered out after many years of us taking the water it provided to us completely for granted… then the other day, in a recent wind storm, a tree branch crashed through the moon roof of our new car while it was parked…and this is a mild winter! And here’s a little excellent news: my sister Alyssa oxley ’76 reported that her daughter Madeleine is getting married this summer. we are looking forward to that! And summer, of course. Hope to hear from more of you next time. Cheers, Sandy

1974

Polly Hunter white 2224 Carlow drive darien, il 60561-8458 (630) 234-1691 (cell) pwhite2224@gmail.com

John Gordon lives in Milton, Vt and, thanks to Mr. Franz, is an extraordinary cabinetmaker by trade.

to bring folks up-to-date on the above-named: lena langewiesche lives in Sylmar, CA and appears to spend a majority of her time traveling with her husband.

1973 classmates: Martha Sullivan Sword, Daren Hicks and Ellen Fisher having fun!

Anne Macleod Weeks ’73 (right) and Robin Maltese Dintinger ’73

Barbara Spalholz wrote the following to the Alumni office: Anne Macleod Weeks ’73 “My husband and i retired this with her husband past year and plan to travel and pursue our hobbies more. i also will continue to help part-time at the National Cancer institute to promote basic cancer biology research.”

Anne Macleod Weeks ’73 with classmates Susan Ross Cusack and Liz Pratt Amory in Boston

Trina Waters wrote the following to the Alumni office: “i continue to work in special education in the lexington (MA) Public Schools. in our free time, my husband Mike and i spend time in Montana, where Mike’s family is from, and seek out new wild places to explore. Gratefully, our sons Chris (San Francisco) and tobin (Salt lake City) join us when they can.”

The Brown brothers ’74, taught a class together at University of Chicago From Bill Brown: “i’m delighted to report that Theodore (Ted) and i were able to teach a class together last spring at the University of Chicago: ‘Studio r-A’, a theory/history— design/build studio focusing on re-assemblage. we had great students, both grads and undergrads, including one set of twins (girls). He’s now back in Syracuse, but we’re working on a video project, which will include designing/ building an outdoor screen.

“i’m on research leave for the year, having just finished four years serving as deputy Provost for the Arts, which was exciting (Chicago’s South Side having become an amazing art scene) but exhausting. i was also a project director and curatorial advisor for the U.S. Pavilion at the Architecture Biennale in Venice (Dimensions of Citizenship), which opened last May (but continued through the end of November, and opened in Chicago this February). i taught a course on the london avant-garde—in london—last fall. My most recent book, Other Things, was published in early 2016; it’s another page-turner. i’ve begun doing research in New York on the next project, focused on assemblage and collage (material, visual, and literary—e.g., Burroughs). “My wife diana and i just finished a two-year gut-rehab of our house in Chicago (designed by Theodore, who did an amazing job), so the material world has also reassumed a kind of normalcy. our daughter Fraser is starting her third year in the Computer Science Ph.d. program at Stanford. we get to the farm in Michigan as much as we can, but these days we’re only growing flowers. i should be visiting Princeton more often and i really hope to have the chance to see some PdS folks. i saw Palmer Uhl last year, which was great.

From Eleanor Funk Schuster: “My husband Vladimir and i are now living in Nyack, right on the river. it’s a fixer-upper, which is a little bit of an adjustment, but a good move all the same. i am still working full-time as a middlehigh school librarian in eastchester, NY. i also enjoy working part-time at the beautiful Nyack Public library on the weekend and nights. Vladimir picked up two large printing presses (17,000 lbs. each) and started Funk & Schuster Fine Art Printing in Provincetown, MA. That’s what happens when you say. ‘why not? Go for it honey. life is short.’ i had no idea what we were getting into, but life is interesting to say

the least. Please look us up if you are ever in Nyack or Provincetown! we have two rambunctious granddaughters and my youngest son is getting married this summer. Also, i am trying to get more sleep these days; love those Eleanor Funk Schuster weekends.” ’74 as Ravenclaw with From Terry her five-year-old Wonder Ward: “Not Woman granddaughter much new to report here. i am in my seventh year at Providence Country day School as director of College Counseling. we are losing our Head of School, whom i like, but the fellow that they hired looks promising, so i am sticking around. what’s not promising is the demographic outlook for our future at PCd and in rhode island. we have our challenges, especially with the expected ‘birth death’ forecast in the early ’20s. No thoughts of retirement on my mind, though. onward. My partner and i are looking forward to a trip to Vienna, Austria in a couple of months. i spent a year there working when on a year off in college, and have been back several times, but it’s been 20 years.

From David Straut: “My wife Maureen and i continue to enjoy living in washington, dC, where we have been since we moved from Charlotte, NC in 2011. we have been empty nesters for some time; our youngest, rosemary, is 25 and living in San Francisco along with her older sister, Catie. our son Charlie lives in NYC. our big news is that Catie is getting married this coming July, and we are very excited about it (our first wedding)! This is my 25th year working for wells Fargo Bank, heading up their commercial banking group for the dC area. And we have a little dog named Penny, who keeps us on our toes. Visitors to dC welcome.”

From Polly White: “i am excited for our big reunion in May and hope that many of you can come. For those of you who are not able to attend, please keep us updated via the PdS Alumni Journal, or on our Facebook page that Palmer set up for our class reunion. we would love to hear from you. i am still in Chicago, living in a western suburb. if any of you make your way to Chicago, i am happy to show you around.”

Mary Sword Mcdonough 111 North Main Street Pennington, NJ 08534-2206 (609) 737-8435 (home) (609) 468-5437 (cell) mollyswordmcdonough@yahoo.com From Yuki:

Greetings to members of the Class of 1975 and members of the PdS community. For some of the class, this year marks our 40th college reunion and, for some, contemplation of retirement and other ways to spend our time. Sending all my wishes for good cheer and good health. News follows from the South and the Midwest.

Kip Herrick o’Brien wrote: “Moved to west Palm Beach, Fl this past summer and enjoy biking and the great weather. Ruth Barach Cox came to visit recently, and we had a great time at the newly renovated Norton Museum of Art. would Kip Herrick O’Brien ’75 love to know and Ruth Barach Cox ’75 if any of my classmates are at the Norton Museum of in the area!” Art in Florida Molly Moynahan sent the following news: “tired two in Jamaica. timo worked at wrigley Field seven days, 12 Molly Moynahan ’75 and hours since husband in Jamaica Thanksgiving. we are much better with all the Vitamin d. My millennial has a great job (not in basement). i fear i may be a Chicagoan after living here since the Bulls won the championship, but i long for the ocean. written another novel, taken up swimming seriously, all is well.”

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Yuki Moore laurenti 464 Hamilton Avenue trenton, NJ 08609 (609) 394-1065 (home) laurentijy@earthlink.net

Class of ’75 - Philip Benson and David Beckwith got together at the Museé Hergé in March 2019. Spring 2019

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kathy kehoe 2060 Cumberland trail Plano, tX 75023-3225 972-398-8085(home) 972-897-6609 (cell) kgkath@verizon.net

it was so very nice to receive correspondence from some of our classmates! Bill von Oehsen wrote: “i’m living in washington, dC with my wife Helen Moore von oehsen. Helen and i each have two children from previous marriages, so when we married in 2009, our townhouse in duPont Circle suddenly had to accommodate six people. That the four children were all teenagers made the Brady Bunch experience even more challenging. we all survived and the children are now young adults living on their own and pursuing interesting vocations. i continue to practice law, where i primarily represent hospitals and clinics that serve low-income populations. i helped pass a law back in 1992 that established a federal drug discount program for public hospitals, community health centers, AidS clinics and other safety net providers that depend on the program to stretch their limited resources. My practice involves helping these clients meet their compliance responsibilities and defending the program against efforts by both the Administration and Congress to scale the program back. Helen is a Branch Chief at the National Cancer institute overseeing several research initiatives that are important to the future of precision medicine. while her work is laying the foundation for the development of exciting new gene therapies and other breakthrough medications, mine is focused on helping to pay for them. My three brothers and mother all live in New Jersey, so i find myself back in the Princeton area for various family events. Although they are all PdS alums (Miss Fine’s for my mom), i’ve kept up with relatively few classmates. i see Barky Penick a few times a year because he lives close by in Georgetown. i also see Steve Baicker—now Steve BaickerMckee—whenever he comes to dC for business. Both Steve and Barky are attorneys, like me.” Veterinarian Judy Glogau posted in our Class of ’76 private Facebook group: “Glad to be back to a two-paycheck household after government shutdown. oldest daughter laila in first year law school and seems to like it, if not the commute. lilly tate, the second in birth order, finishes her master’s in biomedical engineering in May. Max, the last-born, is an undergrad. Hopewell VetGroup continues to hum with constant activity. Thanks to a solid job by dr. Harvey Smires, i returned to work two weeks after partial knee replacement ‘with a little help from my friends.’ Speaking of which, finally at 60 years of age, i am no longer the youngest vet at HVG. in August, we welcomed a young, bright, energetic, enthusiastic, newly minted Penn grad. He is Christopher Greco, the son of PdS classmate

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Mark Greco. Chris manifests the best traits of his dad and is really a joy to work with.” From Jay Trubee: “we just celebrated 25 years in business at Jillian’s restaurant, and i was thinking back over all the people i have been privileged to cook for. in addition to two presidents (Ford was a regular customer, and George w. Bush), i’ve fed a few classmates over the years. Nick Brady actually got married at Jillian’s, Julie Stabler, Billy Erdman, Leslie Ring, Sandy Shaw, Eleanor Kuser, Danny Ableson, know i’m forgetting some. Blessed and amazed to be able to do something i enjoy for so long, and amazed at who comes through the doors of our little mom and pop joint. don’t know if we will hit 25 more years, but will continue as long as i enjoy it. Through the years we were also able to raise two beautiful daughters who are now off the payroll and thriving in NY and San Fran.” Phil Thompson wrote from his NJ home: “enjoying first grandchild with another on the way. Finishing up Ph.d., now Cto at an internet startup after 27 years at Bell labs. Captain of local First Aid and rescue Squad, and enjoying more with my wonderful wife of 35 years. Yep: keeping Busy!”

Joanne Kind Hinton shared: “i am doing fine—living in Bucks County with husband as empty nesters of our three children, except for Sunny, our golden puppy! Going to take a group of high school students on an amazing trip to China this summer for 18 days. if you know anyone interested in going, let me know!” News from Jonathan Eckstein: “i am a professor at rutgers (in the business school but still focused on math and computers). i live in Princeton (strangely enough). two sons: one disabled and the other is a junior at Northwestern University. lots of fun international travel for work, and i still play sax a bit.”

From the Crescent City, Cintra Eglin willcox wrote: “we have lived in New orleans now for 24 years and plan to stay here for the foreseeable future. wayne retired six months ago, and it is wonderful to have him home and more relaxed. we have a female welsh Corgi, emlen, upon whom we dote.” Ann Minott offered: “Came out of retirement to work at a detox center a couple days a week. Fascinating work and such a big problem right now!”

Murray Wilmerding sent me a brief email: “Yes, still riding bikes... my health program...How did we all become 60 plus...?? [A damned fine question, i might add] taking my mom to her 86th birthday in Paris with kids and grands… Grandparent me??? wtF—three and eight this year. on sad notes, mercy death of lucius, as his mind was mostly gone at 87.5, last May; Adela doing well. living in old lyme—simple life of keeping track of Adela and the next.” Jonathan Stein said: “Back in october 2018, Beki and i took a cruise from Quebec City

through the Maritime Provinces to Manhattan to celebrate 35 years of marriage. in december, daughter remy (coming up on 28) earned her BSN and passed her licensing exam. i’ve been with Hagerty Collector Car insurance for closing on 15 years and continue to freelance with classic car research, writing and editing. i’ve been full-time in the classic car world for 31 years. other than the odd e-mail with kathy or an occasional phone call with Carl Spataro or Tim Frey, i’m not in touch with any of our other classmates.” As for me, my business continues to expand and i flat-out love seeing where i can take it. last fall, i added low-content publishing (think journals, logs, composition notebooks and the like) to my existing graphic design side, both of which use print-on-demand technology. Hit me up if you’d like anything custom for your business or organization in either books or tees and the like; 2019 will be all about fully developing and growing a private label brand for my primary business.

Thank you to those who took the time to write, post and PM. keep those cards and letters comin’, kids. if you did not receive an email from me it is because i do not have your email address, so please reach out. Also, come join us in our private Class of ’76 Facebook group to become and stay more connected.

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Sandra Benson Cress calle de l’Avenir 47 Barcelona, 08021 Spain sbcress@aol.com

Another half-year, and the class of ’77 keeps on truckin’. let me set the stage…thinking back on Senior year…1976-1977…we were playing that funky music (white boy)…and Peter Frampton had come alive but was now starting to fade…Stevie wonder still held court… Fleetwood Mac was going their own way but then started spreading rumors…Bruce had blinded us by the light…and, dear God, disco was coming fast down the pike. Star Wars took over the cinemas….we moved from Gerald Ford to Jimmy Carter. Are you now in the mood to read Class Notes of ’77? Alexis Arlett kochmann wrote: “we’ve had such a chaotic year i’m not really sure where to start but here goes: Got this great picture from my Carnegie Mellon roommate! turning

Way back when: Alexis Arlett Kochmann ’77 with college roommate in 1979

60, this picture feels like it’s not that long ago! our son, Nick, is living in Manhattan and studying film at NY Film Academy. He seems to have a real gift for it and is concentrating on documentary films. i am working for Habitat for Humanity running their Princeton office. i love the work and the people i work with. Still working with veterans at walter reed Hospital receiving their service dogs, too. was lucky enough to share a cocktail with Anne Dennison Fleming and lolli dennison leeson ’80 over the holidays. we had so many good laughs reminiscing!”

George Zoukee added: “i have been living ‘temporarily’ in las Vegas for over a year but haven’t moved away yet. There are many great restaurants and shows to see and it’s actually a very nice city away from the Strip. i had business in Seattle last october and saw Caroline ‘Clooie’ Sherman for the first time since our graduation. i was back in Seattle earlier this month, and my Mom and i joined Caroline for lunch at a great waterfront seafood restaurant. All is well and maybe i’ll have more news for the next issue. i hope you’re well and i’ll see you in 2022!”

retired in 2003. My wife died of cancer in 2006. After meeting my current wife, i moved to Bucks County, PA, and have been here since.”

Harold Tanner contributed: “well, as the years pass, i find i accept myself as i am, and others as they are, a lot more easily than i used to in either case. on the other hand, when i buy a pair of work boots and realize they’re literally going to last the rest of my life, it makes me more aware that while time is infinite, my time is finite. Consequently, i place more emphasis on avoiding mistakes that i might never have the time to Harold Tanner ’77 and fix, spending family in Arizona time doing what i enjoy, and enjoying the opportunities for my family to spend time together, as in a visit to tucson, where my daughter is doing a post-doc in environmental economics at U of A. Best wishes to everyone for a good decade. Seventy is not that far off—as warren Zevon said, enjoy every sandwich!” And with typical Steve Farr style, he updated us with his thoughts in poetic form:

George Zoukee ’77 and his mother, Fifi Zoukee, catch up with Clooie Sherman ’77 in Seattle it seems these semi-annual requests for notes are falling on some deaf ears, so i tried to make it a bit more interesting, asking for classmates’ thoughts on cresting the big SiX-oH….That got (just) a few more contributions….

Glen Bevensee ’77, with his brother, becoming an Atlantic County police officer in 1988 Glenn Bevensee sent in a “throwback photo” from 1988. He shared, “i was already a paramedic, took the test for the police department in Atlantic County, NJ, and got hired. My brother, who was with South Brunswick Pd at the time, came to my graduation in uniform. i’m in the dark blue. i spent fifteen years with egg Harbor township, broke my back in a car accident, and

“i’m almost sixty and still alive what are the odds for sixty-five? My hearing is shot and my back it is sore will you still need me when i’m sixty-four? Still working away ‘cause i got to pay rent Can someone explain this thing ‘retirement’? i shouldn’t complain, i’ve got my fair share But it all gets plowed back to that thing called health care But enough of the moaning and groaning from me i’m actually happy and i eat when hungry i miss my fine classmates and wish them all well May we all reach for seventy while still feeling swell” well, as for me (Sandra)….i’m enjoying life in Barcelona. Husband doug is working hard as Ceo of the world Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and i am taking my foot off the pedal a bit, working as an independent college counselor (work-trip to Sofia in May— wheeee!), and taking flamenco and castanets classes! The flamenco is surprisingly rigorous— not just the stomping, but the carriage of the upper body with attitude and intention (tips, please, Sarah Rothrock rickell!). or maybe it’s just that my 59-year-old corpus is giving me attitude back…. lifestyle, food and weather in Barcelona are oUtStANdiNG, as are the people and the city in general. it doesn’t mean we don’t miss our home in Portland (we do!), but we are grateful to have landed where we are, and to still have our health.

1977 classmates: Barbara Russell Flight, Annabelle Brainard Canning and Babette Mills Henagan at Casey Flight’s wedding this summer Claire Treves Brezel and husband ted passed through Barcelona at the beginning of the year, and we had a fun time catching up over a Peruvian dinner. She still Sandra Benson Cress wins the “dream” ’77 and Claire Treves life with the Brezel ’77 celebrating in working family Barcelona, January 2019 olive farm/bed and breakfast in Frascati, italy (just outside of rome). Claire’s daughter, emma, is a newly minted medical bioethicist, and son, Aaron, is in graduate school studying journalism. That’s all for now. Please keep those notes and pictures coming!! Your trusty servant, Sandra

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Nora Cuesta wimberg 5240 oakwood Court egg Harbor City, NJ 08215 (609) 418-0190 (cell) nlazz@mac.com

Nora Cuesta wimberg wrote: “This year our son Jovan started college and is in the Air Force reserves. He did amazingly well his first semester. we are proud of him.

Charlie, Jovan (19) and Nora Cuesta Wimberg ’78 Spring 2019

“Vacationing at our timeshare in Stuart, Fl in June is something we’ve always looked forward to since Jovan was two! After a week there, we head to orlando and spend 4-5 days visiting Charlie’s family and going to the parks. i still work part-time for the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and love it because i truly love Atlantic City and want to see it thrive again. we sold our house in Galloway, NJ. we are purging and downsizing and are moving into a three bedroom, two-and-a-half bath townhouse. i also still volunteer at the Food Pantry, so a lot of my items are going to them!”

Chip Bristol wrote: “i got a second master’s, this one in fine arts (creative writing). i published two children’s books, The Boy Who Liked to Wear a Red Cape (about addiction), and The Star (a Christmas book about using our imperfections to lead others), both available through Bookbaby.com. Now working on a novel. Also, my mother died and my sister sent me all my old PdS report cards. Brutal.” Sue Fineman keitelman wrote: “Nora Cuesta wimberg and i have been twins this winter while we both were wearing our orthopedic boots! Mine was on the left foot because of foot surgery and hers was on the right foot because she broke the fifth metatarsal on the right foot, (no driving—yikes!) one of my sons, who graduated in december, has moved to Bend, or and is living with his girlfriend.” Brian Trubee wrote: “our older son robert came home for Christmas from italy. My wife Amy and i went to israel for a few days in February and i have a motorcycle trip planned for late May in northern italy and Switzerland with my older son. other than that, it’s probably my last full year at the fire department, so i am not planning much else besides the two trips and a lot of overtime at work. i’m sorry i missed the 40th reunion; we had a family reunion at the same time at my brother Jay’s place in Palm desert.” Tom Gates wrote: “tom and tracey Gates welcomed their first grandson, Hudson reynolds Gates, on January 9. daughter-inlaw Jenna and son ren are doing great!”

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Jeff Ritter wrote: “Not being in NJ much lately i took the opportunity to visit larry kuser’s farm in Bordentown, Fern Brook Farm, this past summer. it’s a great visit and he is on the cutting edge of organics, sustainability and community-supported agriculture. Has a summer camp there, too! He has a total affinity for our class so visit him and you’ll have a great time! other than that, life goes on in Pittsburgh—one kid in college and one done, and i’m in my 25th year of college professing.”

Jay Itzkowitz ’78 visited Suzanne Vine ’78 in Amsterdam

Greg Morea ’78 holding a two-pound mahi mahi that he caught this past fall

Donald Gips ’78 (center) the former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, will take over as president of the Skoll Foundation

Joseph, son of Gregg Morea ’78, holding a tilefish that he caught this past fall Greg Morea wrote: “All continues well up here in Gales Ferry; Christmas was nice and quiet, and with over a two-week shutdown from work, it was a wonderful glimpse of what i hope retirement to be.”

Ann Hunter lepkowski wrote: “January 2 of this year, i started working for a non-profit in detroit. i am the Family Support Coordinator and will be working with family caregivers. our mission is on creative aging and helping older adults age well and thrive in their homes and communities. i’m also part of several groups committed to making detroit an aging-friendly community. it’s been a lot of fun working in the city. despite what you may have heard, detroit is an exciting city with so much to offer. i’m proud to be here.

“My kids are all either out or on the verge of heading out on their own, a bittersweet but exciting time of life. Thoughts of what pulls on my heart and where i’d like to be in a few years are on my mind. i continue to do the maple sugaring volunteering and get out to the woods as much as i can. if the Michigan weather cooperates, i’ll also be able to try out my snowshoes at least once this year, having bought them last year during a very low snow season. Yoga, doing my art and writing, cooking, reading, binge watching Netflix and getting out to hear some music continue to feed my soul. Hope you all are well. look me up if you’re ever in detroit!” Barbara Vaughn wrote: “our Christmas was celebrated in Sun Valley, id with my sister Phoebe Vaughn outerbridge ’84 and her family—lots of fun on and off the slopes. My

photography work was being shown at Friesen Gallery there, and will be shown in PdS Anne reid ’72 Art Gallery during the Alumni show from April 29-May 18. Stop in if you’re in local waters!

Sabrina Barton wrote: “over Christmas, i visited my brother, Adam ’80, in el Cerrito, CA. Adam designed and built his utterly gorgeous new house. Morning coffee on the deck with a view of San Francisco Bay, then over New Year’s i took my first trip to Big Bend, tX. embarked Sabrina Barton ’78 on a twelve-mile vertical hike—six up, six down—on the first day, and had brutal shin splints the rest of my time there. in other news, i’m ready to leave the non-profit sector. Anyone need help writing his or her memoirs? #notverysubtlenetworking.” Lucy Englander van den Brand wrote: “Peter and i have built a getaway/retirement home in Myrtle Beach, SC. we are enjoying the milder climate here for two months of the winter…

Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 and husband Peter biking along the Danube in Austria last summer

Kyle Brinster ’07 and his fiancé Haley with Jeremy Brinster ’09 and his partner Mark on the Brooklyn waterfront last summer. Kyle and Jeremy are the sons of Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 and John Brinster ’75. happy to miss those freezing temps in the Northeast! we will travel between our homes in PA and SC until we make the move permanent; i am still working my travel business in both locations and keeping quite busy. i was fortunate enough to do quite a lot of travel last year for both work and pleasure, much of it here in the USA to several places i have never visited before and others i have revisited; i continue to enjoy visiting new places all the time! Both my sons are in graduate school and engaged!! kyle will marry this April and is studying at St. John’s University in Queens for Public History and library Science. Jeremy is living in Brooklyn and studying at NYU law School. He plans to marry his partner in 2020 after finishing law school. i continue to be involved at PdS and was very happy to see so many classmates at our 40th reunion last year!!” Gail Reeder Pyke wrote: “i’m still loving life in kY and enjoying a fair amount of travel! while i’m good at making my way around the world, i’m not very good at making it to reunions. reunions or not, my classmates are forever in my heart. Cheers!”

Gail Reeder Pyke ’78 with her son Mark and husband Jack in Montenegro last summer Kim Groome wrote: “Me—the wildly-enthusiastic and worrying mother of three chompingat-the-bit young-adult children: william ’10, elizabeth and Catherine. All abroad at this moment (hence the worrying): william in Morocco (vacation); elizabeth (Fulbright teaching fellow in Bogota, Colombia); and Catherine (volunteer with NGo in Hebron, israel/Palestine). we all went to visit Catherine over the winter break. i am a public high school social studies teacher…and Mr. Jones told me i wouldn’t make it through life on my laugh! i find myself channeling several of my

teachers, aiming for some memorable nugget and a bit of joie-de-vivre. Those who come to mind often: Anne Shepherd, Pierre Mali, Gary lott, Mr. roberts, Mr. lawrence, and Mr. Jones, among others. when not teaching or prepping to teach, i am a newly single, new homeowner—you can find me unpacking boxes at 32 Academy St., Princeton, NJ 08540. A thank-you and “plug” for tom Gates in the mortgage-lending process! My idea for us as a class: climate change needs our full-on response—would you want, as a class, to pledge some amount that we would contribute to help make the PdS campus more energy-efficient/ gentler on the planet? Best wishes to all!”

moving to work in their San Francisco office. Belle is now a freshman at drew in Madison, NJ. looking forward to our 40th reunion!”

Vance Camisa: “My younger daughter Sydney, 26, is set to graduate from Villanova University with a master’s degree in Public Administration this May. She’s currently working at the Pennsylvania Ballet, responsible for Special events and institutional Giving. My older daughter Holly, 28, is busy finishing her first year at temple law School, and just accepted a summer internship with the Philadelphia dA’s office. My wife ruth has taken on the position of a deacon in our church. i’m still in-house at Merck, responsible for the legal work for real estate and Facilities Management. i’m also doing a lot of piano playing these days, mostly in and around Philly, although occasionally in New Jersey.”

Jane Henderson kenyon: “i just looked at our Class Notes from the 1983-84 PDS Alumni Newsletter. Not much has changed! i’m still married to kevin and still working for my family’s real estate company with two of my three brothers, Jud ’92 and Matthew ’89. our three kids, all of whom went to PdS, are grown, happy and gainfully employed. life is good.”

Droplet Photography by Keith Baicker ’78 Keith Baicker wrote: “My older son finished his engineering degree at dartmouth and has settled in dC. My younger son is a junior at emerson in Boston. He is taking a darkroom class this semester. Naturally, i am sharing all of the organizational lessons Mr. denby drilled into me all those years ago. i am still enjoying photography immensely and truly feel i continue to improve. My latest foray is droplet photography, capturing the moment of collision between water drops. i have sold a couple of prints and am being encouraged to put an exhibit together. The results can be very random, providing a great source of frustration and delight in the same session. i continue to see David McCord fairly often, as his shop is around the corner from my office.”

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Catherine white Mertz 67 rybury Hillway Needham, MA 02492 (781) 449-4993 (home) (339) 225-0835 (cell) cathywhitemertz@gmail.com

Greetings, everyone! lots of news to report, so i’ll get right to it. John Ager: “Still working for kepner-tregoe, helping others apply critical thinking skills when solving problems, making decisions and managing risk. Gigi is currently living in Brooklyn, working for essence, a global marketing agency in Manhattan, and will soon be

Martha Hicks: “Many huge life changes since the last reunion. i am in the final stages of pulling up stakes in Massachusetts and fully relocating to New Hope, PA. My daughters have both made their respective moves to NYC, with my older daughter just starting a new job at ... well, the job is so new i don’t even know the name of the place yet, but the company has something to do with real estate, and a certain celebrity chef was lurking around the halls there just yesterday for some reason. My younger daughter is exploring her options at NYU after transferring from UVM and, as it turns out, her dorm window looks out on the apartment building where i lived in the ’80s, which is really a bizarre experience. i’m very glad to be back in the vicinity of our old stomping grounds, and am enjoying visits to NYC and Philly, and reuniting with old friends. Mr. Gump was right. life is truly like a box of chocolates.”

Chris Horan: “Both kids are at Penn State, so adjusting to the empty nest. i’m still playing hockey, and i’ve gone back to coaching hockey as well, after a two-year hiatus; working with a girls team and trying to increase girls participation in the sport. Hope to see everyone at the reunion in May!” Katie Jeffers Goldfarb: “Still living in NYC with my husband and two dogs. i have become a freelance design consultant. Jobs have taken me to parts of the Midwest, where, working with fabric mills, i have been designing blankets and throws. From there, the textiles are turned into accessories. Parallel to this, i have been working with Nook Media, working on color direction and print selection. in my downtime, it’s about my own creative pursuits,

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which incorporate textile scraps from all my adventures. i am so looking forward to seeing everyone at our 40th where there will be so much catching up to do!”

Alison Lockwood Cronson: “My daughter, a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, will be doing a summer internship at epic Games (of Fortnite fame) in NC. My son is a junior at Berklee School of Music in Boston and my husband is working at Spindrift Beverage Company in Newton, MA. i am currently working full-time for a very small computer and electronics firm in Acton, MA. otherwise, life is good, busy and all-out chaotic at times, but we merrily roll along. Sorry to miss you all at the reunion—i’m sure it will be a blast!”

isabella Geriatric Center. we still enjoy our twiceyearly trips to Aruba, and last year i traveled to South Africa/Botswana/ Zimbabwe/Zambia/ Karen Polcer ’79 Namibia with my aunt. Can’t believe it is our 40th—alas, that same weekend, i will be celebrating my 40th at the ethel walker School, where i finished my high school career.”

Drew Rosenberg: “i am currently First Assistant director on the CBS series Young Sheldon. i’m married, and my son, Sam Anderson, is a junior in high school. So looking forward to seeing everyone and catching up at our reunion!”

Muna Shehadi Sill: “After 20 years of using the pseudonym isabel Sharpe, i’ll have a trilogy out this summer using my real name. All happy and healthy here in wisconsin.”

Evan R. Press ’79, flanked by Sue and Eric Reichard ’79, in Philadelphia over New Year’s

Evan Press ’79 with his children Evan R. Press and his two kids have been in texas, just outside Houston, for the last six years. “daughter Hartley is a sophomore at trinity University in San Antonio. She is thriving, singing, becoming fluent in Spanish and may go into some form of bioresearch. She wants to save the world. Son Nevin is a junior in high school, and he plays online video games. He’s very good at it. His father weeps for his future. i have approximately 37 parttime gigs, along with umpiring 200-300 baseball games a year, primarily high school and college. we three hung out with Eric Reichard and his wife Sue in Philadelphia at the end of 2018 and had a blast. See y’all in May!” Karen Polcer Bdera: “i continue to volunteer, race-walk, travel, read and work on craft projects. Husband Nick continues to teach his exercise classes for older adults at JOURNAL

Suzanne Vine ’78 and Ann Warner Anderson ’79 got together in February

Cynthia Tregoe richetti: “i am living in the far western suburbs of Chicago where the arrival of spring is an event worth celebrating! My husband dion and i have two kids—our daughter, 21, is thriving in college at eckerd (Fl) and our son, 17, is beginning the search soon (in his laid-back way). i work at the nonprofit i helped my dad start 25(!) years ago. tregoed works with k12 schools and district leaders, enhancing their problemsolving and decision-making effectiveness and improving student outcomes. i am lucky enough to see Muna regularly and last summer, while visiting my mom in Princeton, i connected with Caroline Hartshorne, who lives in Blawenburg, and Laura Farina, who happened to be in town. we had a great, relaxed dinner with triple the giggles. Also last summer, Laurie Habgood Carpenter stayed overnight on her trip to Boulder with her daughter Sarah. i hadn’t seen laurie in decades, and it felt like those decades were days.

when asked about our reunion, Sarah Woodworth-Gibson answered with a resounding, “Yes, i am ABSolUtelY going to be at our 40th!” She further reported: “i look forward to catching up with everyone. each time i have attended a reunion, i am amazed at our classmates and the interesting lives they lead! i continue to enjoy Annapolis with original husband and three kids. i keep up with Ann Warner Anderson, Steven Cragg ’78, and Michele Plante ’78, as well as James Burke ’80. i am still an urban economist. For adventure, my husband and i are planning a spring 2020 backroads motorcycle trip!”

i, Cathy White Mertz, am still enjoying my position as Senior Manager of and executive Assistant to my family. The highlight of our fall was a trip to California to see our son Noah who is working at an outdoor school in the Sierras. i recently got together with Martha

Cathy White Mertz ’79 and her son Noah in the Sierras in September. Hicks for dinner, which is harder to do now that she has moved to New Hope. Maybe more frequent visits south will be in order! Clearly, we ’79ers are a dynamic group of people, and nothing would be better than to reconnect in May at our 40th reunion. Class Notes are a great way to begin, but catching up in person is the best. Hope we see lots of you there!

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Suzanne Albahary d’Amato 16 Maiden lane Bedford, NH 03110 suzannemndamato@yahoo.com karen kelly 43 white Pine lane Princeton, NJ 08540 k2pk@comcast.net

keep your news and updates rolling in to us. it’s always great to hear what our classmates have been up to throughout the years. Besides using e-mail, you also can submit news and photos to us through the Princeton day School Class of 1980 Facebook page. we offer a collective class of 1980 bear hug and our heartfelt support and encouragement to Sara Cooper, who submitted this update. if anyone can make a difference, we know you will, Sara!

“in late 2018, i received the difficult diagnosis that i have lou Gehrig’s disease (also known as A.l.S.). For anyone receiving this diagnosis, it is life-altering news because there is no cure for this fatal disease. But, i am a fighter, and i am determined to make a difference during my time left. My goal is to help others by sharing my story, as well as the resources and tools i am developing to help me navigate the myriad of difficult issues that immediately confront someone diagnosed with A.l.S. My family and friends have established a non-profit group,

HelP For A.l.S., to raise money to help me and others diagnosed with A.l.S. it is an expensive disease to battle.

“i would be honored if you Sara Cooper ’80 would visit the HelP For A.l.S. page at GoFundMe.com (gofundme. com/uu3vm-help-for-als) where my family and friends have conveyed in more detail ‘my story’ at this point. i appreciate any and all support. No donation is insignificant, and i would so appreciate your words of encouragement. The love and support i have received so far is more humbling than my A.l.S. diagnosis. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. i am so blessed to have wonderful friends, family and colleagues. “let’s kick some A.l.S.! XXoo”

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Camie Carrington levy 2212 weymouth Street Moscow, id 83843-9618 (208) 301-0203 (cell) camie@palousetravel.com kirsten elmore Meister 1004 tasker lane Arnold, Md 21012 (410) 647-5432 (home) kmeister5@yahoo.com

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lorraine M. Herr 9S021 Skylane drive Naperville, il 60564 (847) 525-3576 (cell) lHerr@herr-design.com

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Noelle damico 325 Main Street, Apt. 3B white Plains, NY 10601 revdamico@gmail.com rena Ann whitehouse 1309 South 92nd Street omaha, Ne 68124 (770) 845-1577 (cell) renawhitehouse@hotmail.com

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edward J. willard 214 lynchburg road Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 (336) 401-6360 (cell) tcwillard@mac.com

A lot has happened to me recently. on January 31, after falling asleep, i experienced a second seizure, which left me unconscious until 1:07pm, Saturday, February 2. The doctors at wake Forest Baptist Hospital do not have any explanation as to its cause! My first seizure happened on November 11, 2018, the 30th anniversary of my car accident, and this one fell on the 30th anniversary of my subdural

30th Reunion for Class of 1988: First Row: Holly Greenberg LeCrann, Amy Venable Ciuffreda, Helene Dawn Feldman Fukuda, Emily Francomano, Courtney Shannon, Brooke Calder Murphy, Janie Hwang; Second Row: Mike Lingle, Taylor Hwong, Rebecca Tilden, Abby Zimskind Schein, Ron Cunningham; Third Row: George Paci, Jeremy Rothfleisch, Arianna Pavia Rosati, Geoff Walker, Kari Moradoff Schulsinger, Winnie Roberts, Cyrus Alphonse ’93, Lambros Xethalis hematoma operation. As a result, i will be unable to drive for six months and will have to take anti-seizure medication the rest of my life. Please say a prayer for me. Thank you.

1985

lynch w. Hunt, Jr. 771 Mayflower Ave lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 851-5521 (home) (609) 851-5521 (cell) lynchhunt@alumni.upenn.edu Marisa Petrella 122 Nicole’s way Morrisville, PA 19067 (609) 462-3101 (cell) sales4metoo@msn.com

Hei-ock Kim wrote: “A couple years ago, i discovered that the trajectory of gender justice is not only unstable, but it’s actually going down. So i started the kim Center for Social Balance to focus entirely on fast-tracking workplace gender equity. we’re so excited to already be implementing community-specific, structured action plans designed to keep that needle moving forward! we also have an online Gender equity Portal. Hope you’ll check us out at kimcenter.org.

1986

Mollie d. roth 1666 east Cindy Street Chandler, AZ 85225 202-280-5887 (cell) mollie.roth@pgxconsulting.com

1987

Sofia d. Xethalis 1953 Shore oak drive decatur, il 62521 (217) 422-5648 (home) (217) 454-3345 (cell) sxethalis@yahoo.com.au

1988

Mike lingle 1504 Bay road, Apt. 2405 Miami Beach, Fl 33139 (917) 882-8397 (cell) mikelingle@gmail.com

we finally admitted that we’re staying in Miami so we bought a house last year. our two boys are keeping us busy. Bobby, our youngest, just turned six-months-old. His older brother Jake is two and obsessed with construction equipment. everyone comes to Miami eventually, so please reach out while you’re in town. Marc Collins wrote: “All is well here. our Max finishes up at Sidwell Friends School this spring and starts at the University of Chicago in the fall. He wants to study economics so he’s pumped.” Julia Herr Smith wrote: “All is well here in NYC. ryman (14) and Sawyer (11) are both middle-schoolers—and we love running into Andrea Hall elish, whose daughter Cassie is at the same school. it’s not PdS, but there are many similarities!

“i remain General Counsel at an investment management firm. Biscuits & Bath continues to take care of NYC’s canine population (the most fun your dog can have without you!) Also launched Frolic, offering after-school programs, birthday parties and educational enrichment by bringing together people and dogs.”

1989

doria roberts Po Box 8461 Atlanta, GA 31106 (404) 874-3779 (home) doriaroberts@yahoo.com lauren French Stout 965 South Morgan Street Meadeville, PA 16335 lfrench@allegheny.edu Spring 2019

A belated congratulations to Lucas Altman and his wife Ana, who welcomed their daughter Adeline reison Altman on June 18, 2018.

Jake, Mike ’88, Katy, and Bobby Lingle

1990

deborah Bushell Gans 103 Bilboa drive Jupiter, Fl 33458 (561) 799-2463 (home) (561) 252-4501 (cell) gansdebby@gmail.com

Greetings from Florida. Most of my extended family has followed us to South Florida, and we continue to enjoy life in the sunshine. our son began high school this year and our daughter started middle school. My photography business continues to flourish and i have branched off from mitzvah photography back to my PdS roots. Now, i am doing more fine art and nature photography. i have a second website; please take a look! www.palmbeachpanoramas.com. Deb Klein Geller wrote: “i recently joined Vanguard Medical Group and will be seeing allergy patients in the emerson, Montville and Cranford, NJ offices.”

Thanks to Rebecca Dixon Mueller for collecting the following updates: Jeni Thompson Breezley wrote, “My family and i moved to durango, Co a year and a half ago after living in the Boulder area for almost 15 years. So far, everyone loves the smaller town and easier access to skiing! No more i-70 traffic. i’m finishing up my master’s in counseling presently and working at the Counseling Center at Ft. lewis College in durango and love it. our boys are 13 and 15 and doing great. My husband Steve is the Coo for Ska Brewing and so our boys continue to learn about the art and science of craft brewing, while i educate them on the perils of drinking too much of it; it seems to be working out so far! would love to hear from any alum if you come out our way.”

Lylah Alphonse wrote: “i’m still in journalism, living in the Boston area and commuting down to washington, dC, where i work as the Managing editor for News at U.S. News & world report. it’s definitely a crazy time to be in political journalism! i also spend time in front of the camera as a guest on wGBH-tV’s Greater Boston (talking about politics) and Beat the Press (media criticism), and behind a lectern as a guest lecturer at a few universities. Most of my non-work time is spent chauffeuring middle-schoolers to and from school, basketball practices, games and friends’ houses, but when i’m not doing that i’m usually in the kitchen, developing recipes for my pet project, ‘Cooking is Cheaper Than Therapy.’ would love to stay in touch with fellow Panthers! You can reach me at lMAlphonse@gmail.com.” JOURNAL

lylah also included news that, “our classmate Ellis Avery—who many of us first knew as Elisabeth Atwood—died on Friday, February 15 after a recurrence of cancer.

“ellis was an award-winning author of two novels, The Teahouse Fire and The Last Nude; two memoirs, The Smoke Week and The Family Tooth; and a book of poetry in which her words are paired with images by sculptor will Corwin (Broken Rooms). Her books won many awards and were translated into six languages; she was the only writer ever to have received the American library Association Stonewall Award for Fiction twice. She wrote a haiku every day for 20 years.

“ellis was part of the Class of 1990, but graduated a year early with the Class of 1989. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1993 with a degree in performance studies, earned an MFA in writing from Goddard College a few years later and Ellis Avery ’90 moved to New York in (Elisabeth Atwood) 1997, where she met her life partner Sharon Marcus in 1999.

“ellis taught writing at Columbia University and held popular writing workshops in New York’s west Village. She had reactive arthritis for years, and in 2012 was diagnosed with uterine leiomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer that affects soft muscle tissue, possibly developed as a side-effect of her arthritis medication. Following surgery, ellis was cancer free for five years, during which she began training to become a nurse practitioner.

“ellis hoped that those who wished to would donate to the leiomyosarcoma direct research Foundation, since rare cancers like the one she fought get less funding than more common ones. You can find the tribute fund here: https://lmsdr.org/ellis-avery-tribute-fund-2/ “She was a brilliant light and we miss her. our hearts go out to her partner Sharon and her sister Amanda.”

1991

Aly Cohen 1 Big Barn road Cranbury, NJ 08512 (917) 273-4573 (home) (917) 273-4573 (cell) alycohen@yahoo.com

it’s been a crazy year, having moved my rheumatology/integrative medicine practice to Princeton a year ago. Fortunately, i have been able to continue lecturing nationally on all topics i am passionate about in environmental

Anca Novacovici ’91 and Aly Cohen ’91

John Trend ’91, Rachel Bridgeman Trend ’91 and Aly Cohen ’91 at the PDS rink health (e.g. clean drinking water, personal care products, air pollution, cellular technology). The consumer version of my textbook, Integrative Environmental Medicine, oxford University Press, will be out in 2020, entitled, “Non-Toxic: The Essential Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World.” i post great health and prevention info on Facebook (The Smart Human), twitter @TheSmart Human, and instagram…and you can sign up for our newsletter at TheSmartHuman.com!

i had a great time hanging with Anca Novacovici and her new baby girl in February. She just celebrated 13 years in business with her company, eco-Coach inc. Based out of washington, dC, eco-Coach (www. eco-coach.com) has been helping businesses and non-profits reduce costs, enhance their branding, reduce risk and get more customers while also helping the planet. She’s really excited to be launching an online, self-paced program that enables small and medium-sized businesses to implement sustainability projects without an on-site consultant or sustainability specialist. if you’re looking to implement sustainability at your organization, she’s happy to chat; you can email her at anca@eco-coach.com. Architect Chris Varone, aka the “walrus guy,” who famously sculpted the walrus now located in the front entrance of PdS, has been spending time working on this fabulous piece! we’re all hoping the bust gets a pair of ears in the future.

Sculpture by Chris Varone ’91

Julie Roginsky and i see each other often...each of us holding a cocktail (or two!) and sharing funny stories about work and family life! John and Rachel Bridgeman Trend, whose daughter Madison is a current PdS student along with my son Asher, and i cross paths regularly at PdS ice hockey and choral events...they haven’t changed a bit!

1992

Sharon Thomas Haber 1675 York Avenue, Apt. 20l New York, NY 10128 (212) 722-8793 (home) ziggythomas@hotmail.com Judson r. Henderson 5073 Province line road Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 751-1519 (home) (609) 651-2226 (cell) jhenderson@callawayhenderson.com

1993

darcey Carlson leonard 1702 Swift Circle, #303 Midlothian, VA 23114 (757) 634-4432 (home) darceyva@gmail.com

Matthew Dickson wrote: “i am a Global Account executive for PCM. Following my stint as Grand lord of the epstein School Highland Games, i am now coaching my son Spencer and the Atlanta Varsity U16 Ultimate Frisbee Macabbi team. Additionally, i am returning this year to the competitive kosher BBQ Circuit to wear my three-time Grand Champion belt with my team, The Grillin’ tefillin.”

1994

Cynthia Shafto 9948 robbins drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 498-1064 (home) Cynthia.678@icloud.com

1995

Melissa woodruff Mccormick 257 South State Street Newtown, PA 18940 (215) 550-6596 (home) (cell) mwoodruf99@yahoo.com

1996

Stephen J. Nanfara 1023 Clinton Street, 5A Hoboken, NJ 07030 (908) 310-9724 (home) (908) 310-9724 (cell) nanfara@yahoo.com

1997

ellyn rajfer Herkins 6 Anvil Court Marlboro, NJ 07746 (732) 970-8122 (home) ellynrajfer@gmail.com Mandy rabinowitz Plonsky 60 w 23rd Street, Apt. 1611 New York, NY 10010 (609) 937-6348 (cell) mandyplonsky@gmail.com From Mandy:

it was wonderful to hear from a few of you this time around, from nearby and further afield.

while not totally recent, Janie Egan Bertelson and her family moved west from Ct all the way to Big Sky, Mt. They are all enjoying the area and her sons love the outdoor activities. The move seems to have suited all of them!

Kelly Hoffer wrote of her wedding—we always love happy news. The wedding took place in San Francisco where she was joined by Cynthia Alvarez Biediger, Whitney Robinson tome, and Evslin Morris; Connie Hwong face-timed in from Berlin—thank goodness for modern technology.

Kate (Hilary) Harris wrote from Portsmouth, NH: “My husband and i run kate & keith Photography, specializing in spirited worldwide wedding photography, and we are looking forward to working in Jamaica, Bali and Hawaii in the upcoming year. on the side we have started Sustainable Seacoast, a local nonprofit in Portsmouth, NH. our mission is to eliminate single-use plastics in the restaurant and event industries. And we are currently branching out to political candidates, committing them to avoid single-use plastic water bottles on the campaign trail. Personally, i suffered a mild traumatic brain injury from an accident and have organized a local support group of those suffering to overcome their hurdles and connect them to local resources. we also have appeared on two HGtV House Hunter episodes, which has been fun! in down time, we retreat to our family home in Acadia National Park. (Visitors welcome!)” i think i speak for the entire PdS community in that we are so glad to hear you are doing better after your injury. Amazing to hear what you have done!

Closer to home, for myself at least, Tom Anderman and his wife Adrienne welcomed this past November, their first son, winston. They are currently living on the Upper east Side while tom works at Cohen Private Ventures, the family office and private investment platform for Steven A. Cohen, where he’s a partner and head of private equity. i, myself, am still living in Manhattan with my husband and three little boys. i am fortunate to get out to Princeton regularly to visit my family. even more exciting as my niece is now a student at PdS—how time flies.

Sad news reached us this past winter about a classmate of ours; Jaron Randall passed away just days after his 40th birthday this past January. i know we were all devastated to hear of his passing. Jaron had one of the kindest smiles and a laugh we all remember. our hearts and love go out to his family. He was taken much too soon and will be greatly missed.

1998

Giovanna Gray lockhart 415 Greenwich Street, Apt 3G New York, NY 10013 (917) 545-2575 (cell) gray.giovanna@gmail.com

1999

Joanna woodruff rominger 836 South Broad Street lansdale, PA 19446 jbw1980@gmail.com

2000

Natasha Jacques Nolan 35 Pine Street roswell, GA 30075-4819 (609) 647-6982 (cell) nnolan@gigisplayhouse.org Sapna e. G. Thottathil 4127 Bayo Street oakland, CA 94619 (510) 604-2357 (cell) sapna.thottathil@gmail.com

Benjamin Brickner wrote: “Greetings from north of The wall! After a decade in New York City, katie Babick Brickner ’02 and i relocated to rural Vermont last year. By ditching the daily commute we’ve found time for more trivial pursuits like reading, hiking and maple sugaring. An unexpected bonus of the move has been catching up with my PdS academic advisor Steve Bailey and his wife Heather, who live ‘just down the road’ in Montpelier.”

Heather and Steve Bailey had a minireunion with Katie Babick Brickner ’02 and Ben Brickner ’00.

2001

Carolyn Yarian Morgan 430 e. 57th Street, Apt. 4C New York, NY 10022 (609) 638-7249 (cell) carolyn.morgan2012@gmail.com wilson H. weed 707 10th Avenue, Apt 225 San diego, CA 92101 (808) 859-1629 (cell) wweed1@gmail.com

2002

Aviva Perlman Fintz 275 w. 96th Street, Apt. 5d New York, NY 10025 (609) 617-3754 (cell) aperlman26@gmail.com

Hi, Class of 2002! it seems several of our classmates are up to some pretty exciting things! Sarah Elmaleh wrote: “i voice the lead (the female player character) in a pretty high-profile 2019 videogame release called Anthem. i’ve been wanting to work with this company,

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Bioware, since 2003, so almost since PdS days...it’s been a dream come true, two years of both performance capture Anthem, a video and booth recordgame, voiced by ing—and keeping Sarah Elmaleh ’03 it a squirmy secret. Very happy for it to be out in the world and hope that people enjoy it! (Patrick Southern— who showed me my first Bioware game—and i have been looking forward to squadding up in our Anthem mech suits and taking down monsters as a team.)” Soon after she sent me this email i saw a big banner advertising Anthem over my neighborhood’s GameStop, which was really cool.

Jennifer Urs Sullivan ’02 in the cockpit

Meanwhile, Jennifer Urs Sullivan has been taking to the skies after receiving her private pilot’s license in February. She will be training for her instrument rating and commercial license in the coming months!

Christina Koerte is gearing up for her wedding this coming September after getting engaged in late February to Jon Christ (pronounced krist). She wrote: “[ Jon] proposed simply, but very nicely, on the corner of two old historic streets of Philly (irving and Jessup) after dragging me through cobblestone streets in heels past the wine bar we were going to.” Apparently, she had just recovered from a broken toe, so walking in heels ANd on cobblestone streets was quite the challenge. She continued, “we are getting married 9-8-19 with the ceremony at my grandpa’s church in trenton, where he served as a priest for over 65 years, with the reception in New Hope. Johanna Dickson will be one of my bridesmaids, as well as Christina Koerte ’02 with my two sisters her fiancé Jon and friends from college.” Her grandfather, who will be 97 at the time of the wedding, will, God willing, be an officiant, with the help of former PdS faculty member Father dan Skvir, along with the couple’s other priest. JOURNAL

2003

Allison Marshall 317 Nw 89th Seattle, wA 98117 (202) 375-9559 (cell) amarshall220@aol.com

i had a fantastic Allison Marshall ’03’s wedding, (L-R): John Patteson ’02, reunion with PdS Tony Hack, Morgan Weed, Alyssa Briody, Allison, the groom classmates at my wed- (John D’Ascenzo), James Ramos, Eleanor Oakes, Ben Johnson, ding in November; Emily Hamlin, Katie Weber Tony Hack, Morgan Weed, Alyssa Briody, Emily Hamlin, Eleanor 2004 Oakes, Katie Weber, John Patteson ’02, Ben Needs Correspondent Johnson and James Ramos were all in attenNanette O’Brien’s mother sent us news: “i dance. in december, i traveled to South Africa was thrilled to attend the ceremony in the for my honeymoon. My husband John and i Sheldonian Theatre at the University of oxford have chosen to set down roots in Seattle and in July 2018 when my daughter Nanette recently purchased our first home. received her doctorate in english literature Michael Highland wrote: “Chrissy, Zoe and from wolfson College, the University of oxford. i are doing well despite one of us always havThen on September 22, in england, Nanette ing a cold since 2018. Zoe (now nearly two) and her husband Bill welcomed their son is exploring, climbing and, generally, sliding winfield Scott o’Brien-Blake, who has dual through life, head first, mouth agape while citizenship. The three o’Brien-Blakes flew here hoping to catch another piece of croissant for Christmas and enjoyed visits from Nanette’s i just purchased. i started working at Bad PdS classmates: Beth Breslin, Lillie Binder, robot Productions last fall where i am directAllison Paz, Emma Rosenberg, and Katie ing a project as part of a newly formed games and Jill Bridgman, as well as PdS advisor and department. i’ve been a J.J. Abrams fanboy english teacher, Barbara walker. They also loved since loSt, so it’s a dream come true getting meeting up with liz and Marty Johnson, who to work for him! we were all back east over had just returned from a holiday in Hawaii with the holidays and had a great time catching their sons, PdS graduates Lon Johnson, up with Nick Perold with Ashley and little Jeremy ’02, Colin Johnson ’05 and their families.” rowan at my folks’ place. Please do say hi if you find yourself on the westside!” Bianca Gersten wrote: “it’s been a while since my last update, and i wanted to share two important developments. in october 2016, i managed to escape law firm life and landed a spectacular gig in the advertising legal department at NBCUniversal. i now assist in legal review of custom commercials, and chances are you’ve seen some of my spots during the Macy’s Thanksgiving day Parade or SNl! Speaking of progeny, John and i welcomed our son, Jonah robin, on March 28 last year. Steve Dool is his doting godfather from afar, and we will all be meeting up in tuscany this spring. Hope everyone is doing well; if you happen to be traipsing around 30 rock after reading this, come say hi!”

Nanette O’Brien ’04 with her husband Bill and baby Winfield Scott

2005

Hilary richards Conger 193 Spring Street, Apt. 2F New York, NY 10012 (609) 915-6651 (cell) hilary.conger@gmail.com

Steve Pezzi wrote: “My wife Abby and i are happy to announce the recent birth of our second child, Andrew Bernardo Pezzi. Andy’s older sister Samantha is enjoying her promotion to big sister. we are happily settled in washington, dC and we hope to cross paths with old friends from the Class of 2005 soon.”

2006 Bianca Gersten ’03 with husband John and son Jonah

Jacob “Mendy” Fisch 696 elm Place, Apt. 308 Highland Park, il 60035 (609) 731-2540 (cell) mendyman@gmail.com

third game show— i previously appeared as a contestant on Deal or No Deal and $100,000 Pyramid.”

The Alumni office learned that Emily Cook is plan2007 Classmates: Nina Crouse, Claire Alsup, Alex Lescroart, ning to marry Jonathon Allie Crouse, Ali Hiller Rorick and Jenna Dodds celebrated Smith this coming summer. emily is a graduAllie completing the 2018 New York City Marathon. ate of Boston University. She is employed by M&t Bank in New York. 2007 Jonathon is a graduate of Stowe High School and Nina Crouse Fordham University. He is employed by Unum 31A Jay Street insurance Company in New York. Cambridge, MA 02139 Alexa Maher and her husband, PdS lower ninacrouse@gmail.com School teacher erik Hove, will be moving to Vishal Gupta Myanmar to teach at Yangon international 58 east Springfield Street, Unit 3 School. She will be teaching Prek and erik Boston, MA 02118 will be teaching in second grade. (609) 658-4768 (home) vishgupta2@gmail.com 2009 Ashley Smoots Alexandra Hiller rorick 2201 St. Clair drive Ne 10 downing Street, Apt. 4l Atlanta, GA 30329 New York, NY 10014 (267) 987-9448 (home) (609) 658-2961 (cell) (267) 987-9448 (cell) ali.rorick@gmail.com asmoots@gmail.com Allie Crouse ran the New York City Marathon this past year with the encouragement and sup- Vinay trivedi 325 ridge Avenue port of some PdS alumni fans including Alex Newtown, PA 18940 Lescroart, Ali Hiller rorick, Claire Alsup and Jenna Dodds! Allie ran with her boyfriend (267) 229-2425 (cell) vt1090@gmail.com Grant on behalf of the lupus research Alliant on team life without lupus in honor of her 2010 boyfriend’s father, who passed away in 2005. Alexandra w. Feuer Jenna dodds got engaged last spring and will 125 North Park road be getting married this october in Montauk, Newtown, PA 18940 NY. Her fiancé ryan Spitz also grew up in (609) 240-1706 (cell) Princeton and attended Chapin and Peddie. awfeuer@gmail.com

Tova Ferstenberg Katims ’08 (fourth from right) was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune

2008

elizabeth Yellin is working at Black rock and recently became a new homeowner in Philly! lizzy and her boyfriend Jesse took a road trip to Nashville over the winter holidays where they visited with Sheridan Gates. lizzy and Jesse went zorbing on their way home (something everyone should add to their bucket list).

Dani Dawkins ’10 with her fiancé Ryson Danielle Dawkins got engaged! She and her fiancé ryson are getting married in rhode island this summer. Her friends can’t wait to celebrate. dani is living it up in Boston. Tara Glancey is one of dani’s bridesmaids.

The class of 2010 has been #adulting (but hasn’t forgotten how to have a good time). As we embrace our late 20s, many of us are learning that balance seems to be the secret to life. who would have thought…? on that note… here are some of the latest tidbits from the class: Alexandra Feuer loves working at PdS as the Upper School Counselor. She even gets to work with her former PdS Peer Groupie, darling Cerna ’13! Alex is trying to make time to go on a yoga retreat this summer. She is getting married to her fiancé/favorite human Joe this summer in Philadelphia. She’s pumped, to

Rebecca Golden got engaged to Greg! rebecca completed her MPH with honors in Community Health and Prevention with a minor in Maternal and Child Health at drexel University dornsife School of Public Health. She recently finished applying to and interviewing for pediatric residency programs and will graduate from medical school in May 2019. in March, Becca is going on her first medical mission trip where she will be providing medical care to women and children who are survivors of human trafficking, as part of a team led by the Christian Medical and dental Association in partnership with House of Hope in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. She is still a Crisis Counselor with Crisis text line and loves teaching Sunday School for the preschoolers at her church.

Alex Feurer ’10 with her fiancé Joe

A bunch of 2010 alums reconnected at the NYC gathering this fall. we swapped life stories and relived some high school mems. Send any fun facts, random info, life updates, weird stories… etc. that you want in the Journal to Alex Feuer!

tessica Glancey 1601 18th St Nw, Apt 814 washington, dC 20009 (202) 603-1979 (cell) tessicaglancey@gmail.com

Tova Ferstenberg katims recently won the 2018 legal rookie of the Year Award from the New York City law department. She was also recently a contender on Wheel of Fortune. From tova: “As far as my experience on wheel goes, i was ultimately able to win an all expenses paid trip for four to Saint lucia. This was actually my

say the least. Alex’s younger brother will ’15 is graduating from U. Mich. in May, and the family is going to Ann Arbor to cheer him on. Adrienne Esposito is Alex’s MoH. Adrienne’s workout routine is #goals. Sometimes she convinces her friends to hit the gym with her so she can whip them into shape. Adrienne lives in old City, Philly (right around the corner from Lizzy Yellin!)

Christos Philippou is working for off leash k9 training in wilmington, de. The company guarantees dogs are off leash in just 14 days to go anywhere without distraction, and he works with any breed, any age, any size. Stos said: “it’s so much fun getting outside and working with doggos every day.” Check out Stos’ instragram stories for the best dog training videos you’ll ever see.

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Fringe Festival. Her PdS dance Award has not gone to waste; she has taught with the Alvin Ailey Foundation, Boston Ballet’s Summer intensive Program and Nimbus danceworks since graduating university. lexie is also the co-founder of a 2011 classmates: (l to r) Jacqui Stevens, Emily Jaeckel, hydroponics company Alexandra Sherman, Alexandra McCourt, Sami Lieb, Jess based in Princeton, so Frieder, Caylin Brahaney, Sydney Gecha every now and then she pops in—feel free to hit her up! 2011 100

evan d. Seto 18 lynn Court North Brunswick, NJ 08902 (732) 710-0020 (cell) eseto17@gmail.com

Alexus Davis (lexie) has been rather busy since checking in last (a few years ago?), having graduated from Franklin University in Switzerland. She studied in ireland, where she was the in-theater intern for the cardiology department at our lady’s Children’s Hospital in dublin; and also in iceland, Morocco and a host of other countries. After graduating, she relocated to Scotland for her certificate in biomedical studies, which she received in 2017. She recently graduated valedictorian, receiving a Master of Science from St. George’s Medical University of london. lexie has since begun her Ph.d. in integrated theories of maternity and global obstetric/child health Lexie Davis ’11 at the University of Manchester in the U.k. Her current research explores the epigenetic implications of trauma and systemic oppression on maternal weathering in aboriginal Australian women.

She continues to write, and has published poetry with Potluck Magazine, The Melanin Collective, The Nervous Breakdown, The Audacity, American Society of Young Poets, God Is in the T.V., LEVELER, Red Flag Poetry Press and a host of others. lexie previously worked in development at Poetry Society of America in Manhattan. Her screenplay (co-authored with Tiffany Patterson), American Lotus Project, won an award at temple University’s diamond Film Festival in 2015. lexie is also excited to share that her poem “This Must Be the Place (or, walking Home, i am reminded to Buy Champagne and overalls)” will be featured in the forthcoming anthology A Garden of Black Joy: Global Poetry from the Edges of Liberation and Living, published in tandem by Button Poetry and Black table Arts. Additionally, her chapbook Two Birds, All Moon has recently been selected for publication by Gap riot Press.

lexie was the 2018 Poet Fellow for the leopardi writers Conference in rencanati, italy, as well as a comedy performer at edinburgh JOURNAL

Ben Cohen via twitter (@Bcohen93): “i’m doing fine, i think.”

From Ricardo Pozos: “i’m still working at the PdS rink (wednesday/Friday nights, Sunday afternoons/evenings, come say hi if y’all are around), pretty fun. i also stopped by the main campus today to have a look around and took some pictures. The shots of the play and musical we had our senior year are displayed by the McAneny Theater. Thought it was pretty cool. They combined the Middle School and Upper School computer lab into a huge one. i didn’t get a picture of it because they were having class, and i was already getting some weird looks going around campus, ha ha. if anybody is around i highly recommend checking out the main campus and their new renovations. Almost all of the teachers we had as students are gone, but it was still nice walking down memory lane.”

From Caylin Brahaney: “After graduating from dickinson College, i lived and worked in Boston for a few years. About a year and a half ago, i moved out to l.A. so that i could complete a pre-medical, post-baccalaureate program at the University of Southern California. i realized i wanted to be a doctor after working at a

The new Shepherd Commons

The Wedding Singer (PDS 2011) poster

The Laramie Project (PDS 2010) poster

2011 classmates (l to r) Bailey Richards, Courtney Klein, Brian Crowell, Sydney Gecha hospital in Boston and being around so many doctors. Although i was always interested in medicine because of my mom’s cancer, i never thought i could pursue it. i’m currently in my second year, taking organic chemistry and studying for the MCAts. in my ‘free time’ i volunteer at a local clinic, shadow a physician in the emergency department at l.A. County Hospital, hike as much as i can (gotta take advantage of this weather while i’m out here) and am training for my third marathon. i hope to qualify for the Boston Marathon one day!”

From Brian Crowell: “The class of 2011 has been working very hard this year in between vacations.”

Alexandra McCourt and Will Powers hosted classmates up on the Vineyard this August for will’s birthday. despite rumors, the two are not dating. will is in a full-time relationship with skydiving; Alex has devoted her life to the church (with a boyfriend on the side).

The fall season brought a number of 2011 classmates together at the Gecha’s house, just like old times, to support HomeFront, where Sydney Gecha leads the Young Professional Board. if you love cocktails and kids, give her a call!

Classmate Caylin Brahaney made a guest appearance for the holidays all the way from l.A. She has been actively chasing something—running 26.3 miles around Boston, Chicago and l.A. if you know what she’s looking for please help! She must be exhausted.

The New Year brought together 17 classmates from 2011 with one ’12er sneaking in as well. Ali Frieder, Jess Frieder, Emily Jaeckel, Alexandra Sherman, Alexandra McCourt, Sami Lieb, Sydney Gecha, Jacqui Stevens, Carly O’Brien, Perry McCarthy, Peter Blackburn, Roger Mittnacht, Skye Samse, Robby Smukler, Aaron Shavel, Marcus Vik and Brian all gathered in Stratton to enjoy the wintery ice. At least one of the previously mentioned is now engaged. Hint: she hosts a mean fundraiser fighting childhood cancer at the Bowery Hotel every February.

Part of the Colorado contingent gathered in Steamboat to celebrate Courtney Klein’s birthday in February. Bailey Richards made the trip from Boulder, and flatlanders Brian and Sydney flew in from Princeton. Courtney braved and survived a fierce whiteout on the slopes. trapped on the lift, Brian dodged a bullet. For archival footage of the storm, see weather girl Sydney Gecha.

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rachel Maddox 58 Fieldcrest Avenue Skillman, NJ 08558 (908) 829-4230 (home) (609) 571-7998 (cell) rachel.Maddox@conncoll.edu Annie Nyce 9 Brookside Avenue Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 558-2453 (cell) annienyce@gmail.com

2011 classmates ready to ski if you are looking to reconnect, the aforementioned group is spread throughout The City, Princeton, Philadelphia, denver and Boulder. For a good time call…”

From robby Smukler: “i will gladly use this as an opportunity for free advertising! i recently started working full-time on a custom soccer uniform company i created called icarus FC (icarusfc.com). we have supplied over 90 clubs in just over a year of business. Hey PdS (and anyone reading this)—let me do your soccer uniforms! Also, if anyone is in the Philly area feel free to reach out!”

Meade Atkeson got engaged in december to Shannon Muscatello, whom he met at Middlebury. Shannon teaches high school French in the Boston area and Meade wants to let all of his PdS language teachers know that his French is much improved!

Evan Seto started a new job at Vimeo recently. Also, he’s happy to hear from so many people and loves how the class of ’11 is all over the Journal now!

Allie DeCandia married her grad school sweetheart, ed Schrom, this past october in Allentown, NJ! There to celebrate were lifelong PdS friends Maya Anjur-Dietrich (maid-ofhonor), Simone Christen and Allie DeCandia ’11 and her Jane Coates. new husband Ed Schrom

Peter F. Powers 364 3rd Avenue, #13 New York, NY 10016 (609) 658-8799 (cell) peterfpowers@gmail.com

Cara Hume ’12 and her family (including brother Dylan Hume ’11) went to Hawaii over Christmas.

From Peter:

Eric Powers opined: “i just returned from a great trip out west. it was fantastic celebrating with Garret Jensen. i’ve never seen that many layers on a cake and i can’t wait for the pictures to come out. Very excited to visit him in his new l.A. home! Mazel tov!

“i was fortunate enough to visit Princeton day School and was impressed with the new renovations to the once familiar halls. it was heartening to experience that Shepherd received the facelift it deserved. Hope everyone is happy and healthy and please give me a call if you need a ride home if you feel unsafe! No questions asked.”

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leah G. Falcon 136 Bouvant drive Princeton, NJ 08540-1224 (609) 279-9774 (home) (609) 558-3887 (cell) lgfalcon04917@gmail.com robert S. Madani 209 Berwyn Place lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 771-0912 (home) (609) 240-9420 (cell) robert.s.madani@gmail.com

Bob Madani has transferred offices with deloitte and is now based out of the St. louis office. He is again looking forward to the beginning of summer and the end of deloitte’s busy season.

2011 Classmates and friends at Allie DeCandia’s wedding: (l to r) Allie, Maya Anjur-Dietrich, Simone Christen, a friend of Allie’s, Jane Coates and another friend of Allie’s

Bob Madani ’13 outside his new office in St. Louis He continues to enjoy reaching out to the members of the Class of 2013 and if anyone wants to send him an update for the next issue of the Journal, send him an e-mail at robert.s.madani@gmail.com.

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rory e. Finnegan 31 Sutton Farm road Flemington, NJ 08822 (908) 782-5892 (home) (908) 391-9303 (cell) ref8af@virginia.edu Mary G. travers 31 elm lane Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 466-0104 (home) (609) 216-3244 (cell) mary.travers@tufts.edu

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Grace lee 67 Bridle Path Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (908) 280-0006 (home) (847) 387-9129 (cell) gracelee6666@gmail.com Caroline r. lippman 13 Aqua terrace Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 737-3235 (home) (609) 651-0771 (cell) crlippman@gmail.com Spring 2019

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kathryn t. Cammarano 6 Hunters ridge drive Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 610-4340 (cell) Helen Healey 25 Springdale road Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 613-3983 (cell) helen.healey97@gmail.com Peter w. klein 15 Planters row Skillman, NJ 08558 (609) 218-1350 (cell) pklein@nd.edu From Peter:

Best friends Kate Laughlin and Kate Cammarano are currently studying business in Milan, italy together for the semester. during the week, they explore different parts of Milan after class, and during the weekends, they travel to countries throughout europe. So far, they’ve been to France, Switzerland, the Czech republic, the Netherlands and ireland. kate said, “even though we go to different universities back in the States, we get to have one semester of college together! This experience has been so incredible so far and we’re looking forward to an amazing rest of the semester traveling the world!”

Aiden Jones said: “i’m a junior at Georgetown studying econ and math. outside the classroom i work for a nonprofit micro-lender that disperses small business loans to financially disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the dC area, as well as serving on my fraternity’s recruitment board and playing in a band called ‘Back to Yours.’ looking to the future, i’ll be interning in New York this summer and hope to have fun with all the fellow PdS alumni working in the city.” James Fragale said: “i’m currently in my junior year at rPi studying industrial management engineering and playing lacrosse at the d3 level. our lacrosse season has just started with an exciting 15-6 win over keene State and a game against United States Coast Guard Academy on deck. Most recently career-wise, i interned at Boyce technologies as a quality control engineer ensuring standards were met with their ‘help points’ that are installed throughout the New York subways.” From the Alumni office:

Devika Kumar published her first book: Responsible Abandon: Structured Play as Grounds for Creativity and Innovation, which is available on Amazon. it is about how when we were young, we had recess. Structured play gave us the time to think creatively, ask questions, and work with others. As we grow up, we lose ease of access to some of the most important things we learn on a playground, rendering us boring and uncreative. This book is about bringing recess back to maximize learning, innovation,

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Austin Phares wrote: “i am in my junior year at NYU-tisch. i love living in NYC and i am the proud dad of an english bulldog puppy.”

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Abigail Atkeson 201 wertsville road ringoes, NJ 08551 (609) 213-7427 (cell) abigail.atkeson@gmail.com tyler A. Birch 10 Moselem Springs Court Skillman, NJ 08558 (609) 619-1727 (cell) tbflyers@gmail.com

Ziad Ahmed and Nick Jain were named to the 2019 Forbes 30Under30 list for their work with JÜV Consulting.

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Hallie B. Hoffman 63 Grist Mill drive Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (609) 480-4240 (cell) halliebryn@gmail.com Hallie Hoffman wrote: “i absolutely love my time at Muhlenberg College! This semester, i have gotten involved with a number of different campus activities, including being a tour guide and a peer tutor. i also had the opportunity to be a research assistant in Media this semester, where i worked with a professor to study Supreme Court Justice ruth Bader Ginsburg in popular culture, with a specific focus on memes! As of now, i plan to double major in Media & Communication and Philosophy. College is definitely hard work, but it’s a lot fun, and i have really grown as a person this past year.” Devon Wenzel’s latest adventure is running a successful instagram account, @nestorthemidwaycat, featuring the University of Chicago’s popular cat, Nestor!

Eric Sherman wrote: “i am so glad that PdS invested time and money into building the SteAM Center because it has truly provided me with the tools and skills that i needed to jumpstart my projects.

“As many of you know, i was building a drone for my senior project and although it ended up barely working, it was an amazing learning experience. Mr. t-C taught me soldering, Mr. Mayer introduced robotics, i learned about motors and the different kinds, got experience with other types of batteries, etc. working on the drone made everything that i accomplished during the summer after graduation possible. while working full-time at PdS, i saved enough money to purchase a 3d printer, which allowed me to get as creative as i wanted with my projects. it wasn’t long before i taught myself 3d modeling in Fusion 360 and began printing. displayed in the gallery for the past month was my robotic arm, which used six

small servo motors. The image below shows a work in progress. its performance was poor, but once again served as a great learning curve. This upcoming summer, i plan to build off of that project, making it a lot bigger with more degrees of freedom and way more powerful stepper motors. i am looking forward to going through plenty more design iterations over several years to get the project to the point where it is capable of carrying a one kg load, has six degrees of freedom, and moves very smoothly and accurately. i definitely have some inspiration from dan royer, the owner of a robotics company in Vancouver, Canada, who is working on a similar project. it has been great to connect with people such as dan and others through my instagram page, @electronics_garage.

Aside from my projects, i am super excited to begin working at the Naval Air warfare Center – Aircraft division in lakehurst, NJ this summer. i will be a part of a large engineering team and will hopefully get to experience many new technologies, equipment, and the field in general. it was through my exploration during my senior project and summer projects that i have come to the conclusion that i would love to get into the field of robotics. i have switched my major from computer science to computer engineering, with hopes of using the necessary knowledge from that field to land me into a graduate program for robotics engineering.

i truly hope that the SteAM Center continues to inspire others into engineering and science fields, and i cannot wait to return after getting my degrees to share how much of an impact the SteAM Center has had on my life. if there is one piece of advice that i could give for SteM enthusiasts, it’s don’t let lack of knowledge ever hold you back. we live in an age where there are so many tutorials online and so many resources that not knowing something is not a valid reason for holding back on a project. You can learn anything. if you have an idea or if you want to build something, research it, learn about it and get working. i have no idea how to program stepper motors, or how to modify a rAMPs board to get it to work with a robot arm, but i know there are resources out there and i am excited to learn about it.”

Eric Sherman ’18’s work in progress.

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The School has learned of the passing of the following members of the Princeton day School community. We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to their families and friends. Llewellyn (Wendy) Hall Alden ’53 Sister of elizabeth Hall Hutz ’56

Ellis Avery (Elisabeth Atwood) ’90 Sister of Amanda Atwood ’94 Gerald Montague Beale, Husband of Helen wilmerding ’57 John Bonner, former Trustee Father of Jeremy Bonner ’71 and Andrew Bonner ’73 Jane Bonthron Mother of Susan Bonthron ’66

Doris Brinster Mother of Meg Brinster Michael ’70, John Brinster, ’75; Grandmother of Jason white ’92, whitney white ’94, Christopher white ’03, kyle Brinster ’07, Jeremy Brinster ’09 and lindsay white ’09

Jean Clark Mother of Christine Clark kerr ’66 and Abigail Clark Ford ’67

Gloria Levy Mother of Arthur l. levy ’73; Grandmother of Amanda levy ’09 and Allison levy ’11

Gavin Lewis Father of Michael lewis ’97, Anna lewis ’98 and Alexander lewis ’01

Thomas Malsbury Former PdS Athletic director; Father of Thomas Malsbury ’94 and Jessica Malsbury ’98

Katherine M. McCarthy Mother of John “Jack” F. McCarthy iii ’62 and kevin e. McCarthy ’71; Grandmother of John F. McCarthy iV ’04

Kay McClure widow of douglas McClure, former Headmaster; Mother of kathy McClure lowell ’71, Ann McClure Noel ’76, douglas McClure ’82 and Peter McClure ’85 Lisa Mick wife of tom Mick, PdS Custodial Staff

Jaqueline Conrath Mother of Jaya Mehta ’75 and Sheila Mehta ’78

Abby Militano PdS faculty member

Alexander Fraser Brother of karen Fraser ’65

A. Perry Morgan, Jr. Father of James Morgan ’74, Peter Morgan ’78, Matthew Morgan ’81; Grandfather of elizabeth Morgan ’07

Wen Fong Father of laurence Fong ’76 and Peter Fong ’81

Alfred W. Gardner ’44 Husband of katharine Gulick Gardner ’48; Father of Alfred Gardner ’71

Mildred B. Gershen Mother of Jonathan Gershen ’86; Grandmother of Alexander Gershen ’13, Adam Gershen ’15 and danielle Gershen ’18 Pamela V. Hargrave Mother of Noeline Hargrave Baruch ’72 Norman Itzkowitz Father of Jay itzkowitz ’78 and karen itzkowitz redlich ’89

Thomas A. Kerr, Jr. ’52 Brother of Andrew kerr ’55

Leonard LaPlaca Father of laurie laPlaca Holladay ’76

Dorothy “Dede” Lawson-Johnston wife of former trustee Peter lawson-Johnston; Mother of wendy lawson-Johnston McNeil ’70, tania lawson-Johnston McCleery ’71, Peter lawson-Johnston ii ’75 and Mary “Mimi” lawson-Johnston Howe ’85; and Grandmother of Brogann tassie ’94, Thomas “tucker” McNeil ’95, lawson McNeil wijesooriya ’98, and Madison Mackenzie Howe ’15 Rensselaer W. Lee III ’52 Brother of Mary lee Muromcew ’46 and Julia lee ’44

Joyce Hill Moore ’42

Henry Edward Nyce Grandfather of Annie Nyce ’12, Sean Nyce ’16, Matthew Nyce ’19 and lily Nyce ’22; Fatherin-law of Aimee Nyce, Assistant to the Head of the lower School

Marjorie Nyce Grandmother of Annie Nyce ’12, Sean Nyce ’16, Matthew Nyce ’19 and lily Nyce ’22; Mother-in-law of Aimee Nyce, Assistant to the Head of the lower School Diana Morgan Olcott ’46 Mother of C, townsend olcott ’71 ( Jody Miller-olcott ’73), richard M. olcott ’73 and leslie H. olcott ’81 Mary Ann Painter Grandmother of evan Slabicki ’12; Motherin-law of PdS director of technology Support don Slabicki Gertrude Powers Mother of PdS director of Human resources Marybeth roach

Theodore Rabb Father of Susannah rabb Bailin ’80, Jonathan rabb ’82 and Jeremy rabb ’88 Jaron Randall ’97

Denyse E. Reid Mother of Archibald reid ’65

Doug Robinson ’75 Brother of Joan Beth robinson ’72 Christine Salava Mother of kaitlyn Salava ’11

Charles Shriver Husband of Jean Milholland Shriver ’50 Scott Baldwin Smith Son of Nathaniel Baldwin Smith ’50; Nephew of Susan Smith Baldwin ’57 Georgine Stauffer Mother of Molly Hall ’69

David E. Trend Father of Melissa trend Staid ’85, robin trend Mayhew ’85, Christopher trend ’91, and Jonathan trend ’91 (rachel Bridgeman trend ’91); Grandfather of emily trend ’18, william trend ’22 and Madison trend ’24 Harrison J. Uhl, Jr. Father of Harrison J. Uhl iii ’72, Palmer Uhl ’74 and william Uhl ’76 Suzy Scarff Webster ’58 Sister of James Scarff ’63

Isaac West Grandfather of lS Assistant teacher Theodore Brown ’08, and lea Brown ’11 Jill Weatherill Mother of Simon weatherill ’83, Julian weatherill ’85 and James weatherill ’87

Newell Woodworth Former trustee; Father of Pamela woodworth ’70, Newell “Buzz” woodworth ’73, Sarah woodworth Gibson ’79 and Samuel woodworth ’82; Grandfather of Heidi woodworth ’02 and Caroline woodworth ’05; Uncle of lower School teacher Susan Ferguson, John Claghorn ’68 and david Claghorn ’73; and Great-Uncle of MacAdie “Maddie” Fergusson Makoid ’07 Mary Greey Woody ’41 Sister of Barbara Greey Marshall ’43, elmer Greey, Jr. ’43 and Valerie Greey Vrieze ’44 Dennis Wrong Step-father of Jaye Mehta ’76 and Sheila Mehta ’78

Jaqueline Conrath Wrong Mother of Jaye Mehta ’76 and Sheila Mehta ’78 Frances B. Yokana Mother of davis Yokana ’76 and diane (lisa) Yokana ’77 K. Wendy Sarett Young ’71 Sister of Nicki Sarett ’70

Kurt Zaininger Father of Alexander Zaininger ’77 and Grandfather of Charlotte Zaininger ’14 and Alexander Zaininger ’18 Spring 2019

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This photo from 1992 was an early chapter in the School’s Blue & White Day history. Can you name the students in this photo? Bonus question: What year was the first “official” Blue & White Day celebration at Princeton Day School? We want to hear your replies at communications@pds.org!

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