Class Notes

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1953 MAB

Gail Knapp Spell My husband, Lang and I have been living in St. Petersburg, FL for 20 years in retirement. Things we enjoy: the warm weather, family, friends, and our sweet American Hairless Terrier, Minnie. Please write to my email (gailspell@yahoo. com) and I’ll respond. Gail Knapp Spell

Susan Mattei with David and Beverly Hall Billings on Nantucket.

1959 SPH

Beverly Hall Billings and her husband David toured Advancement Director Susan Mattei through the Asian Treasures exhibit on display at the McCausland Gallery, Whaling Museum on Nantucket. Their collection is on display at the Nantucket Whaling Museum through November 1, 2022.

1966 MAB

Mandy Burr Kiki Black ’66 MAB and I had fun at our 56th reunion. We sang the class song and recited the Burnham letters for anyone who would listen. I am still working. I am a visiting nurse Monday through Friday and preach whenever and wherever I am invited to do so. I caught Covid on Insurrection Day and was down for about a month but haven’t been sick since.

Kiki Black ’66 Hi folks! Mandy Burr ’66 MAB and I showed up and were the sole MAB reps and 1966 MAB reps at Reunion, June10–12. If one person shows up, it may as well be Mandy! We’ve already heard from a few classmates who want to go NEXT YEAR and others who are on board for our (gulp!) 60th. I have yet to see the Bridge of Flowers, but we did take a tour of the stables and fed horses peppermints. The first horse almost took my fingers off, but I was able to give Sweet Pea a peppermint safely. That was a highlight, as well as the cocktail hours and meals, the awards and speeches. It was good to get out there and look at rolling hills and the Milky Way. Mandy gave a wonderful memorial speech I’m forwarding to a few. Mandy and I took time to spread everything out and look at the 50th (now 56th) reunion book. As you may recall I had a shell displayed at our reunion in 2016. Send a full update or, if you submitted for the 50th, send nothing or a note. I know a lot of news from classmates, but I’d rather have it in your own words. We may have missed the notes for this bulletin, but let’s get some in the next one, and please send something with photos for our book. Mandy will upload the whole yearbook and digitize it so I can drop entries in. For blank page avoidance, send what you know of classmates we haven’t heard from. Believe me, we did try with some missing classmates, so even memories would be better than nothing. Even those who didn’t graduate with us or those from other classes--write it all down. And thank you for some prize memories and photos already sent! You can text it, dictate it, or mail it. I can scan it from my office. Thanks!

Mandy Burr ’66 MAB and Kiki Black ’66 MAB at Reunion ’22

1967 SPH

Lucia Sanders Beer We have sold our farm of 48 years and moved to a manageable house in Geneseo, NY. No cows, no crops, no huge gardens, no big agricultural contracts. New Phase! Sorry to have missed reunion which conflicted with our move. Thanks for a call from Stella ’24, a current student during a phonathon!

Susie Hine Excerpt from a note received after reunion: “Thank you so much for a wonderful Reunion Weekend. When I went to the registration table saying I had two broken ribs, I was treated like a Queen. My special helper, Sherry Chen ’19, was always there for me.”

Susie Hine ’67 SPH and Sherry Chen ’19 Carrie Mitchum ’83 with Charlotte Newton ’71

1971 SBS

Charlotte Newton A thrilling night for me as I attended the opening night on Broadway of Company in December, as well as being present on 45th Street for the dimming of the marquees in memoriam to Stephen Sondheim...very poignant. After a Facebook friendship with Carrie Mitchum ’83 it was a great day when we finally met! We shared a lovely breakfast together as she was on her cross country relocation journey. And then, it was a wonderful visit with Lucy Pierpont ’73! To top it off...a visit with Natalie Cole Lynn ’69 while in California for my grand nephew’s high school graduation. Volunteer activities this year include reading grants for a private healthcare foundation and becoming a member of the Board of Directors of the Sedona International Film Festival.

1981 SBS

Jennifer Jones June gave me the time to spend with classmates and fellow alumnae at our reunion. I am so grateful that I had the chance to return to our school and support the many vast endeavors of current students and alumnae. We had extra time to drive through New England and share many laughs with Janet DeLucia Cimmino ’81.

Debra Van Dyke So glad to be around with all we’ve gone through. Looking forward to new beginnings in the future.

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Lucy Pierpoint ’73 and Charlotte Newton ’71 Class of 1972 Reunion attendees: Cathy Falk Caccioppoli, Cinda Savage Yaremo, Charlotte Lewis-Hankus, and Jennifer Pickering. Celebrating Their 50th + 2 Reunion, Denise Bruner and Anne Quantrell

Karen Kelley ’86 and Claire ’24

Sophie Simpson ’20 and Nina Kauderer ’20

1983 SBS

Allison Small Annand After seeing so many faces near and far on Zoom over the past two years, it was fabulous to see people in person at Reunion. I hope to see more next year, June 9-11, 2023. I continue to support SBS by serving on the Alumnae Board. If you would like to join us, reach out to Kathleen Tuck Fontaine ’83 (kfontaine@sbschool.org). If anyone is in the Nashua, NH area, reach out.

1984 SBS

Gwen (Wendy) Segal I have just released my first book on Amazon, titled Because of Jim (A Story of 17 Rescues in the height of COVID). Because of one cat, my partner Nick and I rescued 17 more. I also write a blog, Because of Jim.

1986 SBS

Karen Kelley ’86 Karen trained the winner of the Sedgefield at the Park $2000 Hunter Derby - Kronos Du Chapitre - owned and ridden by Claire ’24, daughter of Bridget O’Brien ’82, P’24. Karen trained the top three in the class.

Jennifer Jones ’81 and Janet DeLucia Cimmino ’81

1994 SBS

Vicky Castegren shared these photos (right) from her wedding in Selfoss, Iceland. She and Joe Banner married in July.

2005 SBS

Jessye Siciak Deane In May the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors named Jessye its next Executive Director. She has served on the Board of Directors since 2019. Jessye and her husband own and operate two award-winning fitness studios. She is an entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in volunteer, community, and nonprofit service. Jessye has been a panelist at SBS for Alumnae Career Day, inspiring juniors and seniors.

2020 SBS

Sophie Simpson ’20 and Nina Kauderer ’20 met up during Reunion Weekend. Nina and her guitar joined student volunteers Sadie ’23 and Claire ’24 for a performance during the Saturday evening reception.

Vicky Castegren ‘94

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