The Green Vale School 2017-2018 Board of Trustees President Hartley R. Rogers
Vice Presidents Gabrielle S. Bacon Catherine B. O’Neill Kearney H. Staniford
Treasurer Jeffrey L. Busconi
Secretary
Contents
Christoph Cushman ‘88
Portrait of Learning: A Guiding Vision Sparking Imagination in Early Childhood Cold Spring Harbor Labs: The Genome Down the Street Student Accomplishments: A Sampling of Distinction Faculty News A New Gear: Capital Campaign Spring Gala 2018 Green Vale Winter Olympics Green Vale’s 95th Anniversary In Memorium Alumni Milestones Class Notes Alumni Events Then and Now
James M. Beard Daniel R. Bystrom George J. Eberle Todd Edgar Susan P. Foley Christopher L. Garcia Michelle Elliott Gokey Sandeep Jauhar Scott M. Kravet Hugh R. O’Kane ‘93 Melissa A. Meister Valerie Ohrstrom Brendan O’Brien Konrad P. Schwarz Julia T. Weidinger Alfred C. Winkler Joanna G.S. Wriedt
Ex Officio Jesse N. Dougherty, Ed.D. Gwendolyn M. Gillies
Green Vale Magazine is published annually for families, alumni and friends of The Green Vale School.
Cover: Rick Geismar and 3rd Grade science students
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Gratitude for our Past, our Present, and our Future Dear Green Vale Community, The school year theme selected by the faculty last summer, and since explored, contemplated, and expressed in every classroom, has been Gratitude. As the year comes to a close, I find myself almost wanting to propose an extension of this profound and critical topic rather than vote on a new theme for next year. In January, we celebrated the 95th Anniversary of Green Vale’s founding. In the course of unearthing documents and photographs and conducting interviews with alumni to include in a commemorative video, we were struck by similarities to present-day Green Vale even more than by the obvious differences in clothing, facilities, and activities. The vision for Green Vale as a place of serious academics and thorough character development that readies students for a big, ever-changing world has been paramount since the beginning. The last edition of this Magazine included our “Portrait of a Graduate” — our way of naming the most prized and admirable traits in our graduates so that we can continue to engender them. The next phase in articulating a blueprint for continuing to do what we do best is our “Portrait of Learning” which is introduced in these pages. Another exciting development for the School is the launch of a capital campaign to raise funds for enhanced learning spaces, faculty excellence, and our permanent endowment. As we prepare to break ground, we are overwhelmingly grateful to our early donors who have made the project possible. We look forward to many others jumping on board. With gratitude,
Jesse Dougherty, Ed. D. Head of School
“It is not happiness that makes us grateful; it is gratefulness that makes us happy.” — Brother David Steindl-Rast
Boys 7/8 soccer players honor Coach Ruecker with special wristbands.
Since his arrival at Green Vale, Head of School Jesse Dougherty has viewed his primary task as deceptively simple: maintain what has always made Green Vale great, while remaining as relevant as ever in a changing world. To do that, Jesse and his academic team began with last year’s “Portrait of a Graduate” exercise to put words around our end product (and our pride and joy) in order to ensure that teachers and programs are striving toward a common vision. The next phase of articulating a unifying educational vision has been the development of a “Portrait of Learning.” The process was guided by author-educator-consultant Grant Lichtman, Associate Head of School Narinder Bhalla, and Dean of Academics Pam Velastegui with an emphasis on bottom-up development to ensure a true consensus from the teachers’ point of view. In various formats from the GVS Summer Institute to Skype sessions with Lichtman to Friday faculty meetings and professional development days, themes and priorities have emerged following extensive exploration of the following questions:
Portrait of
Learning
● What do we believe about great teaching and learning? ● What does the science of learning tell us? ● What’s worth learning? ● How is it best learned?
● How can we get it taught that way?
● How do we know it has been learned? ● Are we future ready? ● What if ______?
Based on the collected, categorized, and refined input, the committee has drafted a learning manifesto for Green Vale. This “Portrait of Learning” has meaning and relevance across programs, disciplines, and divisions. The following five themes form a cohesive vision as well as an action plan:
Student-Centered Learning
Focus on ‘how concepts are learned’ as a frame for pedagogy rather than ‘what material is taught’
Creating Deeper Connections
The importance of encouraging students to establish personalized connections to and between topics
Off-Campus Learning & Community Involvement
Bringing Green Vale into the greater community and the greater community to Green Vale
Enhanced Use of GVS Campus
Extending learning into nature and transcending the four walls of the classroom to gain space, perspective, and grounding in our environment
A Community of Learners (Adults & Students) Adults modeling ongoing learning is contagious.
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How will the Portrait of Learning inform planning and assessment? Dr. Velastegui expresses the goal as “School-wide alignment with these themes, from professional development to teacher evaluation to curriculum scope and sequence.” As this process of documenting and setting forth purpose behind Green Vale’s standard of excellence continues, the daily schedule will be reassessed grade by grade and possibly changed to reflect POL priorities. Additionally, the next phase will include a master pedagogical plan to align with the POL.
“Green Vale’s highest priority is superior preparation of its students. Our 21st century curriculum will emphasize a mastery of academic fundamentals and an expectation that all Green Vale students are deeply engaged in the learning process.” — GVS Five-Year Strategic Plan, 2014
Teachers as Professional Learners:
Narinder Bhalla Reflects
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As developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky once said, “Children grow into the intellectual life around them.” When I speak of creating a culture of learning, most people immediately envision a context involving students. At Green Vale, we are focused on creating this culture among students and likewise among teachers. As reflective practitioners, our faculty regularly engage in critical inquiry around teaching and learning practices to maximize every opportunity for students to learn. We believe that effective teaching and learning are the most important goals of a school and we are committed to exploring how we can improve teaching quality.
Green Vale teachers have a growth mindset and are perpetual learners. They are intentional about their practice and work together to establish a rich, engaging, and collaborative culture of learning for students. This is accomplished through goal-setting, collaborative learning teams, peer observations, and reflections, and ongoing professional development related to teachers’ goals. A rich and pervasive culture of professional learning among faculty fosters greater engagement and scholarship among students.
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Sparking Imagination
in Early Childhood
Creativity, problem-solving, collaboration: who can tell the difference?
Green Vale’s approach to early education (collectively the Pre-Nursery, Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten years) has long prioritized a balance between play and academics. Increasingly, lines between play and academics are being blurred as Green Vale’s teachers are using space, time, materials, and the nature of their pedagogy to encourage new forms of problem solving, creativity, collaboration, and yes — fun. Rather than attempting to dictate or predict precisely what students will learn, the teachers are devising ways for students to explore new frontiers and motivating them to seek knowledge and skills on their terms, in service of goals the children derive themselves. Classroom spaces are becoming fluid environments that align with children's flexible minds and spirited bodies. Additional inspiration this year has come from consultant Linda White, founder of the Imagination Play Project, who is known for pop-up exploration studios for young children at museums and schools in New York City. Her expertise lies in setting a stage with open-ended materials and letting children problemsolve, collaborate, and create their way through the experience. In this way, children arrive at a deeper understanding than they do when directly taught codes and conventions.
“I view my role as a facilitator. Right now my classroom has a hiding place, presents, and notes for a shy leprechaun. It’s collaborative and sprawling, with different kids working on different elements.” — Mary Metzger, Pre-K Teacher 4
“Moment to moment, plain cotton balls become eggs or money or tickets or jewels.” — Alison McShea, Nursery Teacher Early Childhood Director Kelly Flink has planned a “materials library” for teachers to access and share materials from nature, from the community, from would-be trash — in essence, anything repurposed that is safe and unexpected. “With an igloo made of plastic jugs and lego wall for communal building, our lobby has already become an active learning center. This will be a logical progression,” says Flink. Neuroscience supports the view of leading pre-school educators that each material, when thoroughly explored, functions as a language with its own ‘alphabet’ and its own ‘grammar.’ Then, in Pre-K and Kindergarten, writing and reading are more naturally absorbed as another language. In the Pre-K classrooms, writing is integrated with creative play as children are prompted to label their creations to the best of their ability. The teachers find that writing comes more easily when children are invested. Examples of how Green Vale’s Early Childhood teachers are challenging imaginations through abstract materials include: ● A block corner becomes a maker space with regular rotations of diverse materials ● When projects call for additional floor space, furniture is rearranged
● Non-literal materials and objects take center stage over toys that only suggest one use or type of play (flat wooden paint stirrers vs modular train tracks, for example) ● Dress-up corner consists of versatile garments and capes crafted by the students ● Items from the natural world brought indoors
“If we provide an environment that provokes exploration and experimentation, children can construct their own knowledge and understanding of the world. The child sees herself as competent and capable.” — Joanne Pappas, Pre-K Teacher
Patterning, fine-motor skills, and the smell of fresh-cut wood
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Cold Spring Harbor Labs The Genome Down the Street
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory originated in 1893 when warehouse facilities used by the whaling industry on the shores of the harbor were converted to scientific research laboratories, some with funding from Andrew Carnegie. Known as the site of many biological advances, particularly Dr. James Watson’s and Dr. Francis Cricks’ Nobel Prize-winning work on DNA and the double helix structure, CSHL is now a notfor-profit center for biomedical research and education. The lab is home to eight Nobel Prize winners and employs 600 scientists. In 1988, CSHL established a DNA Learning Center as a science center devoted entirely to public genetics education. Located in the village of Cold Spring Harbor, the Center is the largest provider of biotechnology instruction at the precollege level in the United States. Fortunately for Green Vale, it is just ten miles east on Northern Boulevard.
“7th Graders will test the DNA of a plant hybrid grown in Mrs. Pappas’ Pre-K room." — Aisha Daley, Science Department Chair
5th Grade Green Vale’s 5th Grade visits the DNA Learning Center as part of their social studies curriculum with emphasis on early human civilizations. The DNALC houses the only authorized replica of “Ötzi the Iceman” who died 5,300 years ago in the Italian alps and was preserved in the glacier. 5th Graders learn about how archaeologists have studied Ötzi’s body, clothing, equipment, and even his digestive tract to gain knowledge of Neolithic times and Otzi’s last days.
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6th Grade The 6th Grade science curriculum includes an introduction to life, cell type and structure, and DNA. Their visit to the DNA Learning Center exposes them to an intriguing, real-world example of the power of applied DNA science. Anastasia Romanov, daughter of the Russian Tsar, was kidnapped as a child at the time of the Bolshevik revolution. A woman claiming to be Anastasia years later is proven to be an imposter thanks to mitochondrial DNA testing. This fascinating “hook” opens the door for students to learn more from professional scientists about how DNA is used in society and in medicine. Also in 6th Grade, students learn to extract DNA from a bacteria cell using a safe strain of e-coli bacteria.
7th Grade The 7th Grade, experiences the most extensive exposure to Cold Spring Harbor Labs and the DNA Learning Center.
Fun with Enzymes
In the first part of the year, they visit the DNA Learning Center to participate in lab work that complements their classroom study of macromolecules. In proteins in particular, students learn about the presence of enzymes that enhance naturally occurring chemical reactions. The field trip demonstrates the impact of enzymes visually, bringing the lesson off the smartboard and onto the lab table through the “bubbling liver” experiment. Students learn how to detect the presence of the catalase enzyme in cow’s liver using hydrogen peroxide. They also use pectic enzymes to accelerate the process of extracting apple juice from applesauce. They learn about commercial uses for these enzymes and processes directly from scientists who research them.
DNA Sequencing For the first time this year, with the guidance and equipment of CSH Labs, Green Vale 7th Graders performed actual DNA sequencing, or bar-coding. Science teachers Aisha Daley and Frank Zanone were excited to introduce this new challenging unit given the expansion of this scientific field. Their partners at the DNA Learning Center had long observed that Green Vale students tend to be more sophisticated in their scientific knowledge base than is typical for the grade level. First, lab scientists came to GVS to introduce the process of bar coding as a means to identify and compare species. A couple of weeks later, they came back and accompanied groups of students to collect specimens of life forms from Green Vale’s campus in order to later code what was collected. Using lessons from their ecology unit, students endeavored to locate a wide variety of life forms from the pond, the woods, and the meadow areas. Next, students went to the DNALC to identify their specimens based on genetic make-up. The electrophoresis equipment allows the students to be the scientists, loading individual samples into wells of acrylamide gel and using an electrode to separate the nucleic acids. In other words, they pulled apart genes in order to match each organism’s sequence with others in a catalog. Students could see if an organism fell on a particular registry, and with how close of a match. Daley envisions a day where Green Vale will have its own electrophoresis equipment. “There is so much experimentation and DNA extraction we could do on our own right here. I could see the Marine Science Club bringing back samples from the ocean and barcoding the organisms collected.”
Collecting DNA Specimens
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Student Accomplishments
A Sampling of Distinction Caitlin Bianco (center) and her sisters spread the word that “Most of us have something in our lives that makes us feel great. We’ve come up with a way to highlight these things.”
Student Activism Caitlin Bianco, 8th Together with her two sisters, Caitlin established “MyHigh”, a peerto-peer community of pre-teens and teens that supports — and celebrates — a drug-free lifestyle. Using the #myhigh hashtag throughout social media, members are encouraged to post alternative “highs” such as “myhigh is dance” or “myhigh is surfing”, etc. Last year MyHigh received the Students Against Drunk Driving Activity of the Year Award at the national SADD conference in Tampa. Since then, Caitlin and her sisters have been invited to other states to do workshops at SADD conferences.
The Mathematical Association of America’s American Mathematics Competition is the oldest math contest in the country. For decades, this program has followed a mission to strengthen the mathematical capabilities of the next generation of problemsolvers. 8th Grader Jack Jervis earned the highest overall score within Math Jack Jervis, 8th Green Vale. His 17 out of 25 correct answers earned a gold medal and placed him in the top 5% nationwide.
Chorus Samuel Winkler, 7th Samuel Winkler was among 125 students selected from all over the eastern United States to join the American Choral Directors’ Association Eastern Division Honor Choir. He spent four days in Pittsburgh rehearsing and performing in Heinz Hall, home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The final performance included the world premiere of choral work commissioned for the occasion. Green Vale’s choral director Jessica Chen was also invited to the event to assist with coaching the elementary honor choir. Winkler with guest conductor Gary Packwood, Director of Choral Activities at Mississippi State University.
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Winkler is a member of the Green Vale Voices chorus as well as the GVS all-boys tenor/bass chorus.
Chess Michael Sharifov, 3rd In January, Michael tied for first place on the first day of the Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championship, a tournament sponsored by the Kasparov Chess Foundation and drawing 1,500 players from the tristate area. Even at this age level, games are played with a chess clock and last about an hour each. Michael won all five of his games at the U700 level, and then proceeded to a more competitive section where he won two, lost two, and tied one. Green Vale chess coach Gennady Sagalchik, an International Grandmaster who has been teaching children’s chess to talented youth for 25 years, hopes that Michael will be energized by this success and continue to work to advance his skills: “My focus is on sharing a love of chess with my students and hoping it will be their gift for life. I also aim to promote thoughtfulness and improve their decision-making skills.”
The legendary Garry Kasparov congratulates Michael on his win.
Spelling Conor O’Keefe, 8th Riding 4-5 times per week with Gold Coast Equestrian has yielded rewards for Katie Mae Sweeney this show season. In horse shows at Island Hills Stables, Katie Mae won several blue ribbons and was awarded Reserve Champion and Grand Champion in the short stirrup division. She also showed in Wellington, FL during spring break.
After winning this year’s Green Vale Spelling Bee, Conor O’Keefe was invited to join 135 other students for the qualifying round for the 2018 Hofstra Long Island Regional Scripps Spelling Bee. This consisted of a written exam which narrowed the field to 40 contestants for the final regional “Spelldown”. Conor was one of these 40 finalists, incidentally for the second time (he participated in the regional Bee as a 4th grader). According to his father Frank O’Keefe: “We were all happy to be involved and to enjoy the day as a family.”
Equestrian Katie Mae Sweeney, 4th
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Faculty News Richard Quinlan
Upper School history teacher Richard Quinlan was one of 18 teachers from the New York metropolitan region selected to attend a master class in speechwriting led by former White House speechwriter Stephen Krupin at The Cooper Union. The class was sponsored by the Academy for Teachers, a non-profit that selects top educators for seminars that bring New York City’s teachers together with leading thinkers, artists, and professionals. The Academy’s mission aims to inspire great instruction and honor the teaching vocation. Quinlan also recently spoke at a conference “In the Name of Conscience” at Stockton University for first and second year doctoral candidates. His topic was “Memory and National Reconciliation in Post-Genocidal Societies”, specifically contrasting Germany and the centerpiece of his dissertation, Burundi.
Linda Gardiner Passes the Creativity Test
In keeping with Green Vale’s identification as a “community of learners”, Linda Gardiner walks the talk after 40 years as an educator. In March she attended a day-long workshop on creativity and innovation at Rippowam Cisqua School in Westchester. More than anything, Linda was motivated by her belief that one of the most important things Green Vale does is help children become flexible thinkers. Encouraging creativity is a means to this end, with the added benefits of openness to novelty, risk tolerance, and ability to leverage failure into a positive. At the workshop, Gardiner experienced the sort of challenge that Green Vale teachers are increasingly asking of students: small groups were given a bag of materials with which to construct a car able to race down a ramp. Part-way through the allotted time, the conditions switched to an uphill ramp propelled by fans. In sharing her experience with faculty, she noted: “Even reimagining or tweaking something you are doing in the classroom might just be the spark to ignite a flame in your students’ learning and in yours.” Apparently corporate America is onto a similar theme: IBM cites creativity as “the number one leadership quality required to capitalize on complexity.”
K-2nd Balanced Literacy Pilgrimage
Seven teachers from Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grades attended an important literacy workshop entitled “Guided Reading: Differentiating Using Small Group Instruction”. Building upon Green Vale’s practice of whole-class core instruction complemented with small group reading, this event provided participants with additional strategies for helping struggling readers and challenging the strongest. By adding data-driven and fluid approaches to differentiation based on highly specific needs or skills, all students experience appropriate levels of challenge in each component of reading.
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Jessica Buonfrisco Explores Intelligent Contexts for Learning
Pre-Kindergarten teacher Jessica Buonfrisco spent three days in Reggio, Italy over Presidents’ Weekend for an immersion in “The Hundred Languages of Children” along with a consortium of 43 early childhood educators from Long Island, New York City, and Scarsdale. The ‘hundred languages’ concept refers to the endless number of children’s potentials, abilities, and methods of exploration. The principles guiding the conference (and informing much of the Early Childhood approach at Green Vale) included the notion of children investigating the world holistically, not learning one rote topic at a time. Rather than simply helping children to accumulate knowledge, teachers need to see their role as helping children research the world on their own terms. The biggest take-aways for Jessica? “Imagination and rigor are not separate, and all of this is supported by neuroscience research.”
Jessica Buonfrisco
Paula Klein Retires
After nearly 46 years teaching early childhood education, 28 at Green Vale in Pre-Kindergarten and Nursery, Paula Klein will retire in June. Known as a highly creative teacher and mentor of newer teachers, she has taught by the mantra that children learn by doing. Whether ensuring ample opportunity for children to explore the natural world, teaching colors by dressing the part, or witnessing with fresh wonder each annual hatching of ducklings, Paula made learning a multi-sensory experience. She calls Green Vale “an amazing place to work” and has relished the reward of seeing children grow and develop over the course of a school year. She encourages new teachers to “find what they like and bring it into the classroom. The more you like it, the more students will like it.” Retirement will be just as active as classroom life with lots of skiing, tennis, yoga, and mahjong.
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On January 30, Head of School Jesse Dougherty, Ed.D. announced publicly the launch of a capital campaign to support top academic and campus priorities enumerated in the Board of Trustees’ Master Plan. In the spirit of this moment in Green Vale’s history, we have dubbed this effort “A New Gear”.
All-School Library We will combine two smaller libraries into an intellectual hub for all students — because great schools have great libraries.
Math & Science Center Science and technology facilities will be clustered together.
Iselin Humanities Renovation New lobby, lighting, and classroom configurations will allow for expanded collaborative space.
Teaching & Learning Center
Endowment Support for Faculty It is critical that Green Vale continues to attract and develop truly exceptional teachers.
Upper School Experience The 6th-8th Grade facilities will mirror the quality of the curriculum for these years — the capstone of a Green Vale education.
Main Reception Space from the LS Library will enable the main building lobby to become a centralized entry foyer for all visitors.
Admissions Office
A space and a program to elevate thought leadership among GVS faculty and guest institutions and experts.
There will be a more substantial Admissions space with waiting area.
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Lynn Dixon and Alexandra Shaheen
Meet the Development Team Lynn Ely Dixon ‘87 Director of Development
A graduate of Green Vale, Lynn joined the administrative team in July as Director of Development following Liz Remsen’s retirement. Prior to joining GVS, Lynn served as the Director of Business Development and Special Events for several companies including Cleary Gottlieb, Daniel Boulud, CBS MarketWatch, and a number of startups. Her two daughters have joined Green Vale’s 4th and 7th Grades as well. “I am thrilled to be returning to a school that had such a positive impact on my own education, and that of my siblings. It is a unique place that has managed to maintain its character and traditions while continuing to evolve and challenge its students.”
Alexandra Shaheen
Associate Director of Development Alexandra joined Green Vale during the summer of 2017. She earned a master’s in non-profit management from Columbia and has worked in development at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Spence School in Manhattan. She and her husband recently moved from NYC to nearby Sea Cliff. “My particular area of interest is helping alumni reconnect with the School and with one another. It is very rewarding for all involved, especially at a place like Green Vale that alumni hold so dear and credit with so much.”
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To view more pictures from Spring Gala 2018, please visit greenvaleschool.org/galaphotos.
Green Vale Winter Olympics During PE classes throughout the 2018 Winter Olympics, the 3rd and 4th Grades gained a special appreciation for the spirit, symbolism, and variety of events that comprise the international celebration of human potential through sport and competition. Students were assigned to country teams (Canada, China, Germany, Greece, Norway, and Sweden) and wore team-colored commemorative t-shirts. The Watters Center was adorned with country flags as a “Parade of Athletes” marched to an “Opening Ceremony”. Coaches explained the symbolism of the Olympic flag and colored rings, as well as the Olympic torch relay that kicks off every Olympiad. Everyone recited The Olympic Oath. Students learned the parameters and unique challenges of the various events both through a large television streaming Olympic events throughout each class as well as through participation in carefully replicated events requiring no snow, ice, or mountain slopes! The Olympic theme song played loudly and reverently before each event. Speed Skating: upside down squares of carpets became skates to glide around a track, inside arm swinging, outside arm hugging the back. Biathlon: cross-country skiing involved sliding on carpet squares as well; students learned how difficult it is to summon hand-eye precision with an elevated heart rate as they lay on their stomachs to aim bean bags at a target. Two-Person Bobsled: one partner pushed the other on a scooter Four-Person Bobsled: two riders had to jump into a wheeled contraption “on the fly” as it was pushed by two other teammates. The official five-beep countdown indicated the timeframe for riders to enter the sled. A cumulative GVS medal count adorned the wall throughout the games; at Green Vale as in Pyeongchang, Norway emerged on top.
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Green Vale Turns 95 After ten Heads of School, five capital campaigns, seven decades of separating boys and girls after 4th Grade, and countless recess periods, plays, sports games, field trips, math tests, and writing assignments, Green Vale has upheld the vision that inspired the School’s founding by families who wanted a local independent school that would match New York City schools academically, but which infused a strong degree of character education and leveraged an expansive country campus. Visit greenvaleschool.org/anewgear for more about Green Vale’s history and to view an emotional video tribute shown at the State of the School/ 95th Anniversary celebration in January.
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In Memoriam John Ruecker
Green Vale Athletics Director For 40 years until the time of his death, Mr. Ruecker was a beloved teacher, coach, and Athletics Director at Green Vale. In addition to serving as head coach for boys soccer, boys lacrosse, and ice hockey, he taught PE classes to lower grades. Mr. Ruecker also took on non-athletic responsibilities according to his interests, leading him to manage the production of the student yearbook, organize graduation, and design (and attend) culminating 9th Grade trips to destinations such as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and San Francisco. His manner with students was exceptionally patient and kind. A deep love and loyalty to Green Vale were evident in ways large and small:
he seldom missed a day of school; he never complained; and he took great joy in maintaining friendships with alumni long after graduation. His knowledge of Green Vale’s history, traditions, and community members (past and present) seemed endless. Outside of Green Vale, John was a longtime member of Freeport Yacht Club and former commodore. He enjoyed boating around Long Island on “Triple Play”, named for his three children and love of baseball. At the 2017 Blue-Gold Field Day, shortly before his death, John was named Green Vale’s Most Valuable Player by Head of School Jesse Dougherty. He is survived by his wife Karen, brothers Paul and Peter, children Jessica ‘97, Christopher ‘00, and Amanda ‘02, and granddaughters Alexandra ‘27 and Giuliana ‘29.
Dr. Esmond Bradley Martin, Jr. ‘55 Esmond Bradley Martin, famed for his dangerous work uncovering illegal global trafficking of ivory and rhino horn, was found killed in his house in Nairobi, Kenya in February at age 75. Born in New York City, Esmond attended Green Vale (along with siblings Peter A.B. Martin ‘57 and Serina Martin Sanchez ‘65), Brooks School in Andover, MA, and later the University of Arizona. He then moved to the UK to earn a Ph.D. at University of Liverpool and from there became a research associate at the University of Nairobi where his life-long passion, wildlife conservation, took hold. In the 1970s, he began documenting the illegal trade in wildlife. “He was probably the single most knowledgeable person about both the ivory and rhino horn trade. Once you had the data you could then monitor the trade. He really woke up the world to what was going on” said Kenya-based American Dan Stiles, a wildlife trade expert who worked with Esmond, in the UK Express newspaper. Much of Esmond’s work consisted of infiltrating clandestine ivory and rhino horn markets, analyzing demand and prices. He found his way to wildlife trafficking dens in places such as Yemen, Sudan and Laos, painstakingly counting the numbers of ivory and rhino horn items on
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sale, studying the prices, analyzing the buyers and the reason for demand. He sought out ivory and rhino horn traders, posing as a buyer, learning their secrets. “The only people who have the information I want are traders,” Martin once told a journalist. “I make a special effort to meet them and to socialize with them. I have been attacked for spending time with people when they are crooks, but where else do I get the information?” Frank Pope, CEO of Save the Elephants, said that “Esmond has been a towering figure since the 1980s in the first ivory poaching crisis that raged during the ‘70s and ‘80s and halved the population of Africa’s elephants. His work helped bring about the ivory trade ban.” The U.S. ambassador to Kenya, Robert F. Godec, said Martin’s killing was “a tragedy for Kenya and the world.”
Nedenia Hutton Hartley ‘37 Dina passed away in May 2017 at her home in East Hampton, NY at the age of 93. Born Nedenia Marjorie Hutton in 1923, she was the only child of Wall Street broker E. F. Hutton and cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. As a child, she spent winters at her family’s Mar-aLago estate in Palm Beach, FL and later became an accomplished stage and film actress. During World War II, she was a member of Moss Hart’s USO troupe, performing throughout the Pacific and the rest of her career as Dina Merrill. Dina’s remarkable career, described by a Hollywood reporter as “exquisitely curated”, spanned more than half a century and included memorable roles in films from the serious (Daniel Mann’s 1960 “Butterfield 8”) to the comic (Blake Edwards’ 1959 “Operation Petticoat”); and on Broadway (notably as Peggy Porter in the 1983
Clarence F. Michalis Trustee, 1963-1975
Clarence Fahnestock Michalis passed away at home on March 30 at age 96. He graduated from Buckley School, St Paul's School and Harvard College and spent three years in the Navy as navigator on the U.S.S. Hall in the Pacific. He worked at First National City Bank, and was CFO of Bristol-Myers Co., former chairman of St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, Cooper Union and the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation. He was mayor of the Village of Lattingtown for 48 years, and a past president of the Nassau County Museum of Art. A member of Green Vale’s Board of Trustees for 12 years, Clarence remained a supporter of Green Vale until the time of his death. Clarence is survived by his wife of 64 years, Cora Bush, and daughters Cynthia B. Michalis, Mary Michalis Hanraets ‘72, Cora Michalis Thomas ‘74, and Helen M. Bonebrake ’76.
revival of “On Your Toes”) as well as over 100 appearances in the Golden Age of television. In later life, Dina was extensively involved in philanthropic work pertaining to the arts, medical research, and global health. Among many other distinctions, she was a founding trustee of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, a presidential appointee to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Chairman of the Board of the New York City Mission Society, founder of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Board Member of the Population Council, and founding Vice Chairman of the Pro-Choice Coalition. Dina is survived by husband Ted Hartley and children Nedenia Colgate Rumbough and Stanley Rumbough III. She was predeceased by children David Post Rumbough and Heather Robertson, and by ex-husbands Cliff Robertson and Stanley M. Rumbough Jr.
Milestones Marriages
Deaths
Anastasia Seely to A. Alden Wallace-Simek ‘99 2014
Clarence F. Michalis March 30, 2018
Owen Holm to Victoria Pool Holm ‘01 November 12, 2016 Grace du Pont to Conor J. Sutherland ‘03 September 30, 2017 Devon Bostock to Megan Forlines Bostock ‘04 November 11, 2017 Coley Collett to Edward E. Hull ‘05 February 24, 2018
Francis D. Millet ‘31 November 15, 2017 Nedenia Hutton Hartley ‘37 May 22, 2017 Warren N. Ponvert, Sr. ‘47 May 31, 2017 Charles E. Hoyt ‘51 December 20, 2017 Samuel D. Brewster ‘53 August 8, 2017 Mary-Ann Harris Livens ‘55 November 9, 2017
Births
Esmond B. Martin, Jr. ‘55 February 4, 2018
Adelaide to Jeremy and Janet Teagle Graham ‘99 October 14, 2017
Allan Schmidlapp ‘61 April 1, 2017
Matthew to Brett and Michael J. Weiss ‘99 December 26, 2017
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Class Notes ‘31
Francis (“Frank”) D. Millet
It is with regret that we share the news of Francis’ death on November 15, 2017. Born in 1917, Frank was the namesake of his grandfather, who became a noted artist and a founder of what is now the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, before dying in the sinking of the Titanic. After Green Vale, Frank enrolled in the Middlesex School in Concord, where he served as editor of The Anvil, the student newspaper, and was elected class president. In 2005, Middlesex School presented him the Distinguished Alumni Award. It was at Middlesex that Frank first began playing squash and would continue to play for 75 years. While studying at Harvard College, Frank tutored students in Latin at Shady Hill School in Cambridge. After graduating in 1940, he taught for two years at a boys’ school in New Mexico before Milton Academy hired him as a sixth-grade teacher in 1942. He subsequently became floor master at Robbins House, and taught English and classics before turning exclusively to Latin, which he taught until 2007. Frank’s residence was in the dormitories for 29 years, and he then lived on campus until he died at the age of 100.
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Peter Ward
Pictured from left to right: Former Faculty member Chery Webb and Peter Ward ’39
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Warren (“Renny”) N. Ponvert, Sr.
It is with regret that we share the news of Warren’s death on May 31, 2017. After Green Vale, Renny
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attended St. Paul’s and the University of Pennsylvania. Renny was a member of the New York Stock Exchange and served as a Vice President of the ASPCA. Renny was predeseased by his brother, Antonio Ponvert, Jr. ‘45, and is survived by his sister, Terry Ponvert Hanson ’52, three children and three grandchildren.
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Elizabeth Cushman Putnam
“I am still actively involved with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) - celebrating this year its 60 years of service. I am very grateful to Green Vale for having provided me with both the excellent academic as well as physical education, both of which has helped me through these many years. Should anyone be interested, there is an article written about me in the May/June issue of Yankee Magazine.”
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Charles (“Charlie”) E. Hoyt
It is with regret that we share the news of Charlie’s death on December 20, 2017; he was 80. Charlie was Captain of the Blue Team at Green Vale. After Green Vale, Charlie graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1955 and from Yale in 1959. He spent three and a half years in the US Army, followed by law school at the University of Virginia. After graduation, he joined the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts and then spent the remainder of his career at Mobil Oil Corporation. Charlie served on the boards of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Choral Arts Society of Washington,
and Levine Music. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Weinberger, daughters, brothers Anthony S. Hoyt ’52 and William W. Hoyt ’54, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
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Terry Ponvert Hanson
“I moved to a retirement community in Carmel Valley, CA 5 years ago with my husband Harry. We enjoy it very much. Our closest child is Belinda Hanson, who is chief partner & has headed her father’s law firm in San Mateo for many years. Her older brother Harry III lives in Boston with his family & he is partner in an A&M law firm. Their brother Bradley lives in Pasadena with his husband Rhett, an interior design and church restorer. I have played the flute for many years & perform for our community. I have also written & produced a play there, and am in the throes of a second, to open in April. This time it will be a multimedia spoof on Aesop’s fables. Harry and I will be on a Danube riverboat tour in early June.”
’53 Dusty Reeder: hreeder@arcusa.com
Samuel D. Brewster
It is with regret that we share the news of Sam’s death on August 8, 2017. According to Dusty Reeder ’53, in recent years Sam was farming in Pennsylvania and purchased a vintage Morris Garages car, one of his life’s desires.
Ned has sold his antique house in Weston and moved to a newer house in Concord seeking ease of maintenance and less street activity. Charlie sold his house in Bermuda but maintains a foothold with a time share apartment.”
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Mary-Ann (“Melova”) Harris Livens
It is with regret that we share the news of Mary-Ann’s death on November 9, 2017. After Green Vale, Melova graduated from Garrison Forest School and Pine Manor College. After college, she moved to Paris to study voice and later New York to study opera. Melova married John Livens of Boston and then moved to London. They eventually settled in Boston, where her career was focused on helping others and serving those in need. She worked as a lay minister for Massachusetts General Hospital, was a founding member of the AIDS support committee at Trinity Church in Boston and served as Trustee at The Park School in Brookline. Later, Melova trained and practiced as an energy healer. She was predeceased by her brother, Henry U. Harris, Jr. ‘40, and sisters, Joan Harris Hawkey ‘43 and Evelyn Harris Van Ingen ‘46. She is survived by her brother, David W. Harris ‘58, and her children.
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M.R.E. Theodore Baehr
Henry S. Reeder, Jr.
“I spent a few delightful January days in Maryland sharing a duck blind with Philip Iglehart ’53. This was our 10th year together and we were joined in previous years by Timmy Weld ’53 and Fred Underwood ’53. In early May of 2019, we are proposing to have class members from 1953 and 1954 get together in Greenwich for a 65th reunion. As those of us that gathered in 2015 for our 60th, waiting for our 70th might not be a prudent choice. Let me add that Bunny Terry ’53 and John Righter ’52 were also there in previous years in Maryland along with Timmy and Fred. I have had lunch with Charlie Lockwood ’53 and Ned Rossiter ’53, both of whom are well.
“More grandchildren! Audrey Carroll, my daughter’s daughter, was born in October, 2017. With two more on the way, from some of my other children, that’s 11. Flying to Tasmania, in April to see six of them. Blessings abound.”
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Allan Schmidlapp
It is with regret that we share the news of Allan’s death on April 1, 2017. After Green Vale, Alan attended The Millbrook School and Babson College. Allan is survived by his wife, Jane, and his three children, A. Cooper Schmidlapp
‘94, Victoria B. Schmidlapp ‘02 and Olivia R. Schmidlapp ‘11. He is also survived by two brothers, two sisters, and ten nieces and nephews.
Richard M. Harvey
“Just returned from Texas visiting our oldest son who returned from South Korea.”
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’83 Harold Bost: hbost2@alumni.duke.edu
Thomas L. Dean
“I have recently retired and am looking forward to balancing my time between woodworking in my shop (pictured), maintaining and upgrading my home that I share with my wife Bonnie, enjoying our lake camp in the summer, travelling (which includes seeing our three kids who live in various places around the country), and finally doing some more travelling outside the United States.”
Tracy Shiland Kemper ‘79, Phoebe Doubleday Timpson ‘79 and Caitlin Nammack Weissman ‘79.
Harold Bost
’75 Hank Kimmel: hwkimmel@gmail.com
Gilbert W. Chapman III
“The Bosts send greetings from North Carolina! Kids are growing too fast, but with a 16 year old junior, it meant college visits north during spring break where we had a GVS reunion with Amanda Kirkland Hamilton ‘84 just north of Boston.”
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John R. Humphrey IV
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Peter Robinson
Pictured: Taylor Robinson '98 with wife Hanna and children Ivy ’28 and Pierce, and Oakley '92 and Lee Lee Robinson Duryea '99 with children Lila and Wells.
John is currently living in San Diego, where he is married to his wife, Michelle, of 16 years, and they have one son, John Robert (age 7). He is a business consultant, and is developing a franchise of golf entertainment centers throughout the United States and Canada called 1UP Golf. John is still an avid golfer, and loves traveling with family and friends.
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Joseph Rossano
“Had to have emergency back surgery due to a car accident in July 2015. I unfortunately contracted MRSA which put me in a coma like state for three months and eventually in the intensive care unit with hours to live. With some divine intervention I am back, and very much enjoyed attending the Green Vale 95th anniversary party in Palm Beach. I enclose a picture of my granddaughter, Caroline Kingsley Delavaut (“Kiki”), at her first job ever at age 2 as a flower girl in her godmother’s wedding in Charleston this past September.”
JoAnne Kenny: jkenny25@me.com
Alexandra N. Carton
“Joined the family insurance business, operating since 1933 (under my grandmother) and now as a third generation member, offering a full range of coverage not only to corporate clients but also on a personal level. We joined Bradley & Parker in 2017, as they strive to be privately held and are agents for over 70+ companies. We are here to review your corporate and/or personal insurance concerns. Every client has a specific-oriented program for their exact needs; any situation and client concern can be handled properly!”
’91 L.J. Jollon: ljollon@gmail.com Heather Upton: hupton@mac.com
Zach Cunha Pictured from left to right: Gib Chapman ‘75 (former Trustee), Neil Colley (former parent), Joe Donohue (former parent and former Board President) and George Eberle (current parent and Trustee) at the Jets game in November 2017.
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Susan C. Dayton
’90
Joseph visited the GVS campus and presented to the Upper School on “Conservation from Here”, his art exhibition at Sagamore Hill, on October 25, 2017. Also pictured are faculty member Peter Zaloom (far left) and Freddy Bancroft ‘78 (far right).
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Emily Eckelberry Johnson
“Blues and golds - I thinks golds in the majority!” Pictured from top left to bottom right: Emily Eckelberry Johnson ‘79, Diana Shields,
Daryle Bost: Daryle.L.Bost@williams.edu
Cristina Mariani-May
Tina is honored to become the sole CEO and President of Banfi wines, representing the company in over 90 countries around the world.
’88 John Fredericks: johnnoblefredericks@gmail.com Whit Pidot: wpidot@post.harvard.edu
Patricia L. Stewart
“After many years of living in Manhattan and several out in California, I recently moved back to Long Island and opened GYROTONIC® LINY, a boutique specialty fitness studio, in Huntington. It’s great to be back and I am enjoying running my own business - come visit me at the studio!”
Pictured: Zach Cunha ’91, his wife Emily and their daughter Elizabeth.
Alexander (“Popeye”) Fafinski
Lieutenant Colonel Alex Fafinski is currently serving as the commander of the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. The 908th is based at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates and is the USAF’s only combat KC-10 squadron. This year, the over 700 Airmen of the 908th have supported over 5,000 missions with aerial refueling of over 300 million pounds of fuel.
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Alexander Green
After 11 years at Aircastle, I left last month to become General Counsel at Merx Aviation Finance, another aircraft leasing company, based in New York.
’95 Jonathan Connors: jtconnors23@yahoo.com Andrew Korson: korsonian@gmail.com
Kathleen O’Kane Tobin
“My husband, Brendan, and our two
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daughters, Willa (age 3) and Rose (age 1) moved to London at the end of last year. We’re having a great time and traveling as much as possible. We’re always looking forward to friends and family visiting and to being back in New York over the summer.”
’97 Lily Gray: lilygray@gmail.com Heidi O’Connell: Heidi_OConnell@s5a.com
Olympia Shields Bishop
Olympia and Brooks Bishop were married on April 22, 2017 in Harbor Island, Bahamas.
Jennifer Baker Walsh
Jennifer is back in New York City and married to Rob Walsh. Her oldest daughter, Lily (age four), is Hanna Robinson’s (wife of Taylor Robinson ’98) goddaughter. Sophie, Jennifer’s younger daughter, is almost three.
’99 Lee Lee Duryea: leelee.duryea@gmail.com Dave Knott: dmknott@gmail.com
Janet Teagle Graham
Current Green Vale parent “Jan” had a baby girl named Adelaide Tarver Graham on October 14, 2017. Adelaide joins older brother Austin, who is in Nursery.
A. Alden Wallace-Simek
’01 Rylan Soref: rylan.soref@gmail.com
Victoria Pool Holm
“I was married to Owen Payson Holm on November 12, 2016 at the Lyford Cay Club in Nassau, Bahamas. GVS Alumni included Elliott Pool ’97 and Sarah Kirk ’02.”
’02 Meg Lesko Smiles: meg.p.smiles@gmail.com
Gregory J. McWhir
Greg recently began his first year of residency as an Emergency Medicine doctor in New York City.
Jared R. Steller
Jared is currently in-house counsel at Barclays. He is also an active participant in many pro bono legal initiatives and comanages Barclays’ relationship with the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project of the City Bar Justice Center. Remembering vividly the incredible value of his Green Vale education, Jared recently joined the Board of Areté Education, a non-profit focused on enhancing educational and enrichment opportunities for NYC’s youth.
’03 Cryder Bancroft: james.c.bancroft@gmail.com Carly Postal: cpostal2000@yahoo.com
The Alumni Office recently learned that Alden and Anastasia Seely of Providence, RI married in Spetses, Greece in 2014. They live in Los Angeles and both work in the film/photo industry, and are the proud parents of India, now 20 months old.
Michael J. Weiss
Nick Remsen: nicholasremsen@gmail.com Peter Wilson: pbwilson1@gmail.com
Gillian R. Adler
Gillian is beginning a new position as Assistant Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College this coming fall.
Conor J. Sutherland
“My wife, Brett, and I welcomed our second son, Matthew Harris Weiss, on December 26, 2017.”
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Colton D. Soref
Conor married Grace du Pont on September 30, 2017 in Manhattan. Cryder Bancroft ’03 and Peter Wilson ’03 served as groomsmen. Conor works at an investment firm, and Grace is currently teaching science at Green Vale. Pictured from left to right: Julie Sutherland ’82, Donald Sutherland ’75, Peter Wilson ’03, Grace du Pont Sutherland, Conor Sutherland ’03, Rand Araskog ’05, Victoria Pool
Holm ’01, Cryder Bancroft ’03, Stacey Andreadakis ’03, Will Burchfield ’03, Callie DeLalio ’16 and Tana DeLalio ’16.
’04
Colton returned from traveling abroad for 14 months with Remote Year. He traveled to 22 countries, and while traveling, he started two companies and continues to grow them both now that he has returned to New York City.
’06 Alison Browne: alisongbrowne@gmail.com
Lily Haydock: lily.haydock@gmail.com
Ripley Hartmeyer: rhartmeyer7@gmail.com
Zach Remsen: zachremsen@gmail.com
Lauren Russo: ler297@nyu.edu
Megan Forlines Bostock
Jacqueline I. di Galoma
Megan married Devon Bostock on November 11, 2017 in Locust Valley. The couple met in business school at Duke University and currently reside in New York City.
Jacqueline lives in San Francisco, where she is an Associate Media Director at UM Worldwide and manages the FitBit account.
Joan (“Joanie”) Choremi
Ripley recently moved into the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice at Spencer Stuart as an Associate. She continues to serve on the Young Professionals Board of Good Sports and is enjoying living in New York City.
Joanie is graduating from the Master of Arts in Visual Arts Administration program at New York University Steinhardt and has landed a position with the Art Therapy Project.
Francesca Liotti
Ripley D. Hartmeyer
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Antonia O’Hara
Antonia visited campus and showcased her company Indigo by Boutin’s fair trade clothing, accessories, and home décor at Green Vale’s Fall Boutique last November. Francesca and Diana Trimble ’04 spent Fall 2017 traveling to South East Asia, where they spent time in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Crystal Lynch
Crystal has been working at Highline Capital Managment for over five years and is in the process of joining the Catskills 3500 Club by climbing on foot each of the 35 Catskill peaks above 3500 in elevation.
Laura Van Ingen
Emily Prey
Emily visited campus and spoke to Green Vale students in the 1920 Club, a women’s rights club, about her experience working at a girls’ shelter in Thailand last December.
Laura is currently a Designer at Ralph Harvard Inc., an interior design firm located in Manhattan, where she started five years ago as an assistant.
’05 Jamie Burchfield: burchfield.camilla@gmail.com Nick Newburger: nick.newburger@gmail.com Morgan Smith: morganmcd.smith@gmail.com
Edward (“Teddy”) E. Hull
Teddy married Coley Collett on February 24, 2018 in Aspen, CO.
Lily C. Simek
Lily and her sister Ellie Simek ’13 volunteered in Tanzania at Rift Valley Children’s
quality education to almost 100 marginalized children. Ellie is a freshman at Colgate University, where she plays on the Tennis Team.
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Marshall C. Warren
Classes of 2014-2017 joined former teachers for dinner at the Young Alumni Gathering last November. Village for three weeks last May. It is operated and founded by India Howell ’72. RVCV has given a loving home and quality education to almost 100 marginalized children. Lily lives and works in Venice, CA.
’10 Billy Remsen: wcremsen@gmail.com
Peter M. Burrus, Jr.
’08 Holly Constants: hol9331@aol.com Anthony Russo: adrusso4@gmail.com
Francesca (“Chessy”) S. di Galoma
Chessy lives in New York City and is an Account Manager at Amazon, servicing a UK-based industrial company.
Patrick T. Hilbert
Patrick is currently a fishing guide in Bristol Bay, Alaska and an independent New York hunting guide.
Camilla (“Cricket”) G. di Galoma
Cricket is graduating from Colby College in May, where she played varsity squash. She also attended The London School of Economics, studied abroad in Madrid and was employed as a marketing associate for a financial technology firm in Dublin this past January.
’13 Peter (pictured with his sister, Libby Burrus ’07) earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin, and majored in Economics and Math. He is attending UVA to pursue a Master of Science in Finance. Peter also rowed on Wisconsin’s Varsity Crew Team for two years and studied abroad in Spain.
Elinor (“Ellie”) V. Simek
Ellie and her sister Lily Simek ’07 volunteered in Tanzania at Rift Valley Children’s Village for three weeks last May. It was founded by India Howell ’72. RVCV has given a loving home and
Marshall attended the Portledge prom alongside Green Vale classmates Luke Kellan ‘15, Andrew Shea ‘15 and Lili Silverstein ‘15.
’17 Ella Barry: ellabarry1010@gmail.com Austen Flink: pkaflink@aol.com Christopher Lall: chrislall611@gmail.com James Yarian: 21982jy@chaminade-hs.org
James C. Yarian
“I am attending the Boston University Summer Challenge this summer. I will be taking Business and Economics classes. At Chaminade, I am currently training for the Baseball Team and will train this summer for the Crew Team in the fall.”
Charles E. Braff
“I’m currently playing #5 for the Deerfield Squash Team.”
’09 Marielle Lafaire: mlafaire@gmail.com Mason Leonard: masonleonard@gmail.com
Cheyenne Hart
Cheyenne was engaged on December 2, 2017 to her fiancé, Austin Abbott. The two will be getting married in Tampa, where they live, on December 9, 2018.
Mikiko Naito
Mikiko was recently visiting from Japan and visited campus, sharing that it was “so nice to see my old places.”
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New York City, February 28
Alumni Events Green Vale’s 95th Anniversary year was a perfect excuse to gather upwards of 75 alumni at events in both New York City and Palm Beach. Graduates from the classes of 1953 through 2009 came together full of memories and enthusiasm for future gatherings.
Palm Beach, March 7
Save the Dates Green Vale Mets Night
May 22 @ 7:00 • Citi Field Open to all current families and alumni Contact ashaheen@greenvaleschool.org for ticket purchase info.
Boston Area Alumni Party June 6 • Location TBD invitation to follow
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Kelly MacKinnon’s Graduation Tile
Then and Now Kelly MacKinnon ‘91
“It didn’t surprise me at all to see that she made the team,” said Coach Webb.
At Green Vale, Kelly MacKinnon ‘91 was a leader on the field hockey and ice hockey teams as well as Gold captain. Her coach Chery Webb writes: “Kelly was the heart and soul of every team she was on both at GV and Friends Academy. I was only sorry I could never convince her to play lacrosse.” Always a rock-solid sweeper in field hockey and a goalie in ice hockey, MacKinnon arrived at Brown University where the field hockey team was in need of a goalkeeper. Making the switch to goal at the college level, MacKinnon has never looked back. Now in her 40s, she has been named to the USA Field Hockey Over-40 Masters Team and will compete in the FIH Masters World Cup in Spain this summer.
The Annual Fund is critical to helping Green Vale inspire, engage, and challenge every student at every level.
The Green Vale School Annual Fund 2017-2018
closes June 30
The Green Vale School is a designated 501c3 charitable organization. Please direct questions to the Development Office at 516.621.2420 or greenvaleschool.org
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