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Tower Hill Bulletin Fall 2017

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BIG Tower Hill Chalks Out New Strategic Plan

Teaching and Learning Center Launched Dr. Oz ‘78 on Living the Good Life Q&A with U.S. Senator Chris Coons ‘81 Harry Baetjer Retires After 47 Years 2016-2017 DONOR HONOR ROLL Tower Hill Bulletin

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IN TRIBUTE Assistant Head of School Harry Baetjer retired in June after 47 years serving Tower Hill School. Read more on page 54.

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IN THIS ISSUE

FALL 2017

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THINKING BIG

SCHOOL LIFE

11 Tradition of Entrepreneurship: Pooh Store

49 Middle School Supports Adaptive Running Program

6 Tower Hill Launches New Strategic Plan

12 Teaching and Learning Center to Benefit All Students 15 IDEA Program Incubates Entrepreneurial Spirit 16 Learning to Fly: Experimental Rocketry

18 Sikh Appreciation and Awareness: Jasmine Minhas ‘18

20 Big Improvement: Lower Schoolers Enhance Dining Room Décor 21 THS Volunteers Recognized by National Jefferson Awards 22 Big Wins in Recent THS Athletic History

24 Art Installations Create Immersive Experience

48 Tower Hill’s Lower School Reading Philosophy

50 Bob Behr Inducted in Delaware Sports Hall of Fame 52 Three New Trustees Join Board

53 Bessie Speers Named Trustee of Middlebury College 54 Harry Baetjer Retires after 47 Years 60 New Administrators

62 Athletics Spring Recap

63 Season of Service: Mentoring at Partner Schools

26 Q&A with Chris Coons ‘81

DEPARTMENTS

32 Betsy Nickle ‘02: Grit, Grace and Gratitude

3 What’s Online

30 Mehmet Oz ‘78 on “The Good Life”

2 From the Head of School

34 Q&A with Dave Larned, Jr. ‘95

4 Around School

38 Graduation 2017 47 Moving Up Day

56 Departures: 25+ Years of Service

On the Cover During the Week of the Young Child, preschoolers used sidewalk chalk to decorate school bricks as part of a large, collaborative art project. Photo by Grace DeSeta

64 THS in Photos

70 2016-2017 Donor Honor Roll 98 Homecoming 2017 100 Alumni Events

102 Class and Faculty Notes

From the HEAD OF SCHOOL

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Dear Tower Hill families and friends,

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When I joined this wonderful school two years ago, I sat down with nearly every faculty member, numerous parents and students, and many alumni around the country. A common theme emerged from these conversations: Tower Hill was ready to rally around a clear vision forward.

EDITOR Teresa Messmore Director of Communications and Marketing LAYOUT Grace DeSeta Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing

Building a strong strategic plan became a school-wide goal, and we challenged ourselves to engage in a planning process that was both thorough and bold. Led by a dedicated committee representing all constituencies, we asked big questions about the purpose of education and the complexities of our increasingly interconnected world. We considered data and analysis gathered through surveys and interviews with current parents, prospective families, alumni and members of the broader Wilmington community. We researched benchmarks and best practices in the independent school landscape, measured against what we already knew to be strengths of Tower Hill.

CONTRIBUTORS Amy Reynolds Communications Specialist Kathy Warner Interim Director of Advancement Kate Rindy Associate Director of Advancement Julie Goldston Advancement Services Manager Kate Bailey Advancement Associate

The result was a plan structured around three broad pillars, outlined on pages 6-10 of this Bulletin. This roadmap contains key initiatives shared with trustees, administrators, faculty, staff, parents, students and alumni at feedback sessions during the spring and met with strong enthusiasm. At one of those feedback sessions, board chair and strategic planning committee member Michelle Shepherd encouraged participants to “think big.” Indeed, we have.

Rory Britt ‘18 Caroline Clifford ‘83 Chuck Durante ‘69 Andrea Glowatz Susan Miller Jasmine Minhas ‘18 Chris Morrow Ellen Potter Betsy Nickle ‘02 Jack Smith Leslie Sysko Ellis A. Wasson Scott Zeplin

Just like the Lower School student pictured on the cover, we are each part of a collaborative effort—bigger than any one of us—with individual roles to play moving ahead. As implementation of the strategic plan begins this fall, we know that its longterm success depends on our working together, and that Tower Hill’s future will be brighter and stronger for it.

PHOTOGRAPHY Josh Boughner, Michele McCauley, Grace DeSeta, Teresa Messmore, Amy Reynolds, Kathy Warner, Bradley Wolak ‘12

As we begin this 99th school year at Tower Hill, our word for the year is “courage.” We are proud of all the ways our students and teachers exhibit the courage to try new things and to teach and learn in innovative ways. In this issue we share stories of our students demonstrating courage in their school lives, supported unwaveringly by their teachers. Our alumni are also brave and thinking big—jumping into the national spotlight as a U.S. senator, cultivating a compelling TV personality, choosing a life as an artist and running 100-mile races are but a few examples.

The Tower Hill Bulletin magazine is published twice annually to share how alumni, faculty, staff and students embody the school’s motto Multa Bene Facta, Many Things Done Well. Send Class Notes to thalum@towerhill.org with a high-resolution photo.

Since 1919 Tower Hill has been a school with big ambitions. Our founders envisioned academic excellence at the highest level, amidst a well-rounded school curriculum and committed community. Tower Hill was founded to be a leader in education sharing a positive influence on education in Wilmington and the state of Delaware. We have done much good work in this realm, and there is always more to accomplish. TOWER HILL SCHOOL 2813 W. 17th Street Wilmington, DE 19806 302-575-0550 | www.towerhill.org

As we prepare for Tower Hill’s Centennial on Sept. 20-22, 2019 (please save these dates now!), it is incumbent upon us to continue to think big, as a milestone like this only comes around once every hundred years! Our Centennial Committee will be working hard and reaching out to all constituencies in order to invite you alongside us as we plan the Centennial celebration.

HEAD OF SCHOOL Elizabeth C. Speers 2017-2018 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michelle Shepherd – Chair Ellen Kullman ‘74 – Vice Chair William Daiger Jr. – Treasurer

Thank you for your continued loyalty and generosity to Tower Hill, as it is truly because of so many of your big hearts and minds that this school continues to challenge young people in life-changing ways.

Jon Abramczyk, Ted Ashford III, Anthony Cucuzzella, M.D. ‘82, Régis de Ramel, Benjamin du Pont ‘82, Charles Elson, Jack Flynn, M.D. ‘81, W. Whitfield Gardner ‘81, Laird Hayward ‘02, Eric Johnson, M.D., Henry Mellon, David Roselle, Ph.D., Carmen Wallace ‘93, Gina Ward, Marna Whittington, Ph.D., Vance Wilson, Earl Ball, Ed.D., Emeritus Tower Hill School welcomes students of any race, religion, color or nationality. The school does not discriminate in its administrative policies or in the administration of itsBulletin program. Tower Hill 2 Fall

With much appreciation,

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Elizabeth C. Speers Head of School

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What’s ONLINE

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50 DAYS, 50 WAYS #WELOVETHS 108 likes Counting down the final 50 days of the 2016-2017 school year, our beloved dining staff took the #4 spot.

FIELD DAY 2017 764 impressions, 4 likes Green put up a good fight, but in the end the White Team won 150-126.

IVY LEAGUE TO THE BIG TEN 139 likes Tower Hill seniors have been accepted to a variety of great schools around the country. Congratulations to all of our seniors!

IT’S A SWEEP 1,454 impressions, 31 likes Congratulations to the boys’ tennis team for making history and sweeping all 5 state tennis titles!

ROBOTICS RECOGNITION 98 likes Tower Hill’s Middle School robotics team placed 6th out of 27 teams at the First State Junior FIRST LEGO League State Competition.

GOLF STATE CHAMPS 538 impressions, 11 likes Congratulations to @TowerHillGolf for winning the state championship for the second year in a row!

THS IN VIDEO...

FUTURE OF LEARNING 191 YOUTUBE VIEWS Tower Hill faculty attended the Future of Learning Conference to explore curricular and design enhancements in the Lower School.

CRASH COURSE 227 YOUTUBE VIEWS Seventh-graders dissected dogfish sharks in science class as part of a unit on ecology.

MOVING UP DAY LIVE 294 FACEBOOK VIEWS, 25 LIKES Moving Up Day exercises streamed live on Facebook for family and friends to watch from around the country.

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Around SCHOOL Global Initiatives

Enrichment

Lower School students traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to compete with schools from around the country in the United States Chess Federation National Elementary Championship. The K-3 unrated division team, led by Coach Greg Rogers, took 1st place! The team and their individual places were Tad Coleman ‘27 (3rd), Ahana Mitra ‘26 (5th), Braden Hehir ‘27 (8th), Finn Hehir ‘27 (9th), Michael Waesco ‘26 (10th) and Linc Coleman ‘26 (20th). Coale Crouch ‘24 placed 6th in the K-8 U750 section, where Danny Fink ‘25, Nate Spear ‘26 and Stokes Mellon ‘25 also competed. Richie Angiullo ‘25 competed in the highly competitive K-12 U800 section.

Research Environmental Science teacher Blaine McQueen took his Environment and Sustainability class to First State National Historical Park, the first National Park in Delaware, in April. The students were the first to work with the Nature Conservancy to take environmental data of a creek there. They made visual observations of the waterway, collected water samples to perform chemical tests on, and also pulled on waders to collect microinvertebrates in the creek. All of this data was collected and analyzed in order to see how healthy the creek was, and students were happy to conclude the creek was in good health.

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Tower Hill values the importance of providing a global education, with international travel, exchange programs and multicultural coursework woven into the school’s offerings. As part of this emphasis, Tower Hill launched a Global Scholar Certificate Program designed to enhance educational opportunities for students to gain global perspective. Alexandra Caimi ‘17, Emily Yin ‘17 and Matt Santos ‘17 (pictured with Director of Global Initiatives Eduardo Silva), the first three students to participate, completed the program this spring.

Kudos! The Tower Hill Bulletin magazine took 1st Place in the Delaware Press Association and 2nd Place in the National Federation of Press Women communications contests in the magazine category.

The Arts The Music Department participated in Festival Disney, an adjudication program for school-aged musical ensembles whereby the groups are selected to perform at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, for a panel of nationally recognized music educators. Three groups from Tower Hill were selected to perform in adjudication this year: the Concert Choir, Concert Band, and for the first time ever, the String Orchestra. All groups received superior praise. Congratulations!

Faculty

Lower School faculty are daily learners in an ongoing effort to help students grow, and in July preschool teachers attended a Reggio-Emilia conference in New York City. Emily Zachary, Marina Attix, Christy Stroud, Theresa Shorey, Jean Snyder and Beth Orsetti learned about the Reggio-Emilia approach to early childhood education, which incorporates an emphasis on the learning environment, process vs. product, developmentally appropriate practice and the importance of the community of learners.

Innovation In March, second-graders were visited by Upper School students who volunteered to help out during the Global Social Justice and Service Learning Symposium. Groups of two to four students teamed up to design a robot, and each person got to design a body part, coached by their Upper School mentor. The robots were designed to make other robots, cook pancakes, do everything (including homework and play chess), be security guards to their toys, be boxers and shoot fire.

Service

In recognition of her outstanding service to Delaware, Katy Craft ‘20 was one of 13 young people honored with the Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Award during a ceremony on May 24. In 2016, Katy began volunteering at Exceptional Care for Children (ECC), Delaware’s first and only nonprofit pediatric skilled nursing facility for children who are medically fragile.

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BIG Where do we want to go?

Who are we, and what are our deepest values? What does the future look like?

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TOWER HILL LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGIC PLAN Last year Tower Hill embarked on an ambitious, community-wide initiative to fully embrace and engage in a thorough and bold strategic planning process. Led by trustee Ben du Pont ‘82 and parent Julia Stone, the strategic planning committee comprised teachers, students, parents, trustees, alumni, administrators and leaders in the field of education. Throughout the 2016-2017 school year, committee members met to contemplate the future of education, the changing global workplace and Tower Hill’s strengths and opportunities moving forward. “Our students will need the integrity, compassion and conviction to become engaged citizens, exhibiting qualities of character that enable them to see beauty and meaning in the world around them and to both lead and follow with confidence, humility and grace,” Head of School Bessie Speers said.

Integrating market research and analysis conducted during the 2015-2016 school year by Art & Science Group, as well as feedback from all stakeholders, the committee focused on the three major tenets outlined on the following pages and approved by the Board of Trustees in May. An implementation team will oversee the execution and benchmarking of the plan, which ultimately reaffirms Tower Hill’s mission and sets a framework for outlining differentiators as a leader in independent schools locally and nationally.

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ENVISIONING TOWER HILL

STRATEGIC PLAN

OVERVIEW Tower Hill’s Strategic Plan extends over a multi-year time horizon, beginning this fall and building on existing strengths.

Develop Tower Hill students’ communication, reasoning and leadership skills and prepare them to become active contributors to their communities and the world through an innovative, exhilarating and timeless educational experience.

An implementation team will engage the school community in bringing the plan to life through new and enhanced programs and initiatives.

• Implement a student-centered approach to teaching and learning that empowers our students to become self-aware, passionate and self-directed learners.

The following are the three major areas of focus, along with examples of emerging and possible initiatives. Periodic updates on progress in each area will be shared with the Tower Hill community.

• Prepare students to communicate in a global world. Build an environment in which students gain a global perspective and engage with and communicate about other cultures. • Prepare students for a constantly changing world by leveraging technology to inspire innovation and creative problem solving. • Implement exciting and relevant experiential learning programs for students to use their skills in real-world scenarios.

for example ENTREPRENEURSHIP Tower Hill is exploring the establishment of an entrepreneurship program beginning in Lower School to expose students to design thinking, product development and market dynamics.

• Establish a visible and high-level commitment to environmental stewardship.

for example TOWER TERM The Upper School is planning a weeklong “Tower Term” session in May 2018 to allow for more innovative, interdisciplinary and experiential learning opportunities for students.

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Build and engage a more diverse and inclusive community. Tower Hill students and faculty will be deeply connected to their community, their world and each other. They will view themselves as change-makers and problem-solvers. • Develop a culture that supports and sustains a diverse community. • Attract the best and brightest by making Tower Hill affordable to all qualified students. • Engage with a broad external community to provide meaningful academic and service learning opportunities as a consistent part of the THS experience.

Commit to the ongoing development, recognition and support of current faculty as well as a reinvigorated focus on the recruitment of new teachers. • Attract and hire the very best faculty and staff, broadening our searches, enhancing both the creativity and scope of our hiring practices. • Invest in highly competitive salary and benefits packages to ensure that Tower Hill is able to attract and retain the best faculty and staff. • Ensure that Tower Hill teachers have extensive and invigorating opportunities to continue their professional development, become experts in their disciplines and have the opportunity to reach their full potential as exceptional educators. • Invest in a robust teacher evaluation program with high expectations for a highly professional and collegial culture, as well as continuous and creative support of teachers across disciplines.

for example BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

Tower Hill students can mentor younger children after school through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware during the winter months as part of a new community partnership.

did you know?

Researchers have documented that students’ exposure to other students who are different from themselves and the novel ideas and challenges that such exposure brings lead to improved cognitive skills, including critical thinking and problem solving. —Columbia Teachers College report

for example NATIONAL CONFERENCES

Faculty members are encouraged to attend professional development opportunities, such as the National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference, to keep current with best practices.

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ENVISIONING TOWER HILL Head of School Bessie Speers with strategic planning committee members Louise Conaty ‘17 and Rory Britt ‘18 at feedback session for students.

TIMELINE January 2016 – Tower Hill partners with Art & Science Group on a comprehensive institutional strategy and positioning study, informed by a committee of faculty, trustees and administrators. February 2016 – Market research begins. Focus groups conducted with teachers, students, parents and administrators on campus. April 2016 – Online survey completed by current parents. April – May 2016 – Interviews with prospective families that did not enroll, as well as leaders in education locally.

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August – October 2016 – Findings and recommendations presented to committee, trustees, faculty, parents and Alumni Council.

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

September 2016 – January 2017 – Strategic Planning committee drafts plan.

Arturo Bagley, History Faculty Member

February – May 2017 – Draft plan shared at sessions with administrative team, faculty, parents (200 attendees), Alumni Council, Upper School students and former trustees. April – May 2017 – Online survey collects feedback from faculty, parents, alumni and students. May 2017 – Plan finalized and approved by Board of Trustees. September 2017 – Implementation begins.

Ben du Pont ‘82, Trustee, P ‘20, ‘24, Co-Chair Julia Stone, P ‘19, ‘23, Co-Chair Jon Abramczyk, Trustee, P ‘15, ‘18

Madeleine Bayard ‘97, Rodel Foundation of Delaware Rory Britt ‘18, Student Louise Conaty ‘17, Student Sutton Faller, Quintiles, P ‘20, ‘22 Paul Harrell, Delaware Commission on Early Education and the Economy, P ‘94 Dan Hickey, Ed.D., Head of Upper School/Assistant Head of School, P ‘18, ‘22 Eric Johnson, M.D., Trustee, P ‘16, ‘18 Orin S. Kerr, J.D. ‘89, George Washington University Teresa Messmore, Director of Communications and Marketing, P ‘27, ‘29 Lois Miller, Home and School Association Vice President, P ‘18, ‘22, ‘25 Anthony Pisapia, Chief Innovation and Information Officer, P ‘25, ‘27, ‘31 Lea Gummey Quimby ‘86, Lower School Faculty Member, P ‘17, ‘17 David P. Roselle, Ph.D., Trustee, GP ‘19, ‘21 Michelle Shepherd, Chair of the Board of Trustees, P ‘20, ‘22 Bessie Speers, Head of School, P ‘19 Leslie Sysko, English Department Chair, P ‘21, ‘24 Tim Weymouth, Science Faculty Member, P ‘27

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LOOKING BACK

TOWER HILL’S POOH STORE ENCOURAGED ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM A YOUNG AGE

Burton P. Fowler, headmaster from 1923-1941, encouraged hands-on projects and cooperative learning during Tower Hill’s formative years. Conversation around Tower Hill’s new strategic plan included ideas for entrepreneurship and financial literacy beginning from a young age—a concept embodied by the Pooh Store for decades. The mother of all projects to emerge from the Fowler years was Pooh Store. Sixth-grade teacher Cecile Buckles helped the 6th Grade start it up in 1927 with batches of her own brownies and $2 in capital borrowed from the school bank at 6 percent interest, a loan that was swiftly repaid.

by higher authorities, the class kept it running in the 7th Grade.

The first primitive booth was set up at the foot of the back staircase where cakes, cookies and cider were sold to famished pupils after school. Soon the 6th Grade was in correspondence with A.A. Milne and raking in $15 a day. A much larger booth, resembling a small building, was erected as a permanent shop.

Profits were given to school projects or donated to student-selected charities. One year the store donated playground equipment to a segregated school in Georgetown. Pooh Store had its ups and downs and sometimes did not function at all in years when student interest waned, but well into the 1960s Miss Buckles was still presiding over her creation and sometimes seemed to spend more class time on its affairs than on diagramming sentences. Only after her retirement did it decline and finally disappear in the early 1970s.

The entrepreneurial spirit was so successfully imprinted in one year’s class that it tried to sell the business to the rising 6th Grade. When the sale was declared void

—Excerpted from Forever Green: A Commemorative History of Tower Hill School by Ellis A. Wasson, former History Department Chair

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SUPPORT SYSTEM

7 WAYS A TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER BENEFITS ALL STUDENTS BY ANDREA GLOWATZ, DEAN OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

Years ago, I read an online article titled “A List of Reasons Why Our Brains Love Lists.” As someone who is in the business of understanding the brain—and admittedly, someone who has a proclivity for codified information—I was drawn to the neatly packaged headline from The New Yorker and began thinking of implications for the learning process. Imagine my slight dismay when I accessed the article only to find blockstyle paragraphs without any bullets, numbers or boldfont subheadings! Irrespective of the format, the article was a good reminder to me that as readers we monitor and adjust our reading rates according to the types of text we read. Our brains like lists because information that is itemized or differentiated tends to be easier for our brains to process. Differentiating information through notetaking processes, for instance, is one avenue of learning that many of our Middle and Upper School students explored this past academic year, as we began an official, programmatic investment in a dedicated Teaching

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and Learning Center (TLC). The purpose of such a program, now a formal academic subdivision of Tower Hill School, is to help teachers utilize research-based practices and to teach students how to understand who they are as learners. Understanding how students learn is what we do. We meet individually with students to work together to find strategies to improve their learning processes. Learning strategy instruction is individualized academic coaching in study skills, which is an overarching label for time management, note taking, written expression, memory building, organization, reading comprehension, assignment execution and test preparation. In a year’s time, we have doubled the number of learning specialists in the Center and relocated to a central position in the building. This fall, the TLC will serve students in Grades 5-12 and faculty in all three divisions. Seven exciting details about the development of the TLC, which is grounded in philosophy and methodology, are presented here:

Tower Hill students have always had the unyielding support of their teachers. The TLC adds not one, but two more layers to the infrastructure of support. In addition to teaching, advising and providing countless hours of extra help, faculty assume sundry responsibilities beyond the classroom. Undoubtedly there is no shortage of direct and developmental instruction between teachers and students. What the TLC adds is a program for learning strategy instruction. Learning strategy instruction is an effective way to help students with learning differences improve academic performance, and if a strategy can serve a student who learns differently, then it can serve all students. By its very nature, learning strategy instruction is student-centered. The additional layer to our system is the teaching component. Implicit in the center’s name is the value our school places on quality teaching—on new developments, resources and support for faculty as they endeavor to enhance and reflect on their practice.

There’s a difference between a skill and a strategy. At the TLC we target both. While parents and teachers are well aware that both are desirable, they often ask me to explain the difference between a skill and a strategy. A skill is automatic, product-oriented and transferable, while a strategy is not often developed automatically, process-oriented and used to sharpen/develop a skill. In short, the skill is the “what” and the strategy is the “how” related to

the “what.” Teachers introduce strategies and develop skills every day in classroom settings, but students with learning differences are “wired” to relate differently to skill sets. No strategy is a “one size fits all” and some students may need more rehearsals before a strategy becomes internalized. Too often we unjustly and inaccurately assume that these students just need to try harder, when in fact, they may need to work differently or find a way to compensate. The TLC is a place where students can try different strategies on for size, including the use of assistive technology like text-to-speech computer features, voice-typing programs, electronic graphic organizers, smart pens, and various note-taking applications and web-based programs.

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The TLC has defined a mission that will grow in tandem with our school’s initiatives. Growth is the central tenet of the mission of the Teaching and Learning Center at Tower Hill School. Established in 2016, the Center is a resource for students and teachers who wish to maximize learning processes, address specific academic challenges, engage in best practices, seek support for documented learning differences or challenge themselves to achieve new levels of excellence. The Center is a process-oriented nucleus of the school that fosters dialogue, innovation, flexibility and excellence in individualized teaching and learning in the 21st century. Our learning specialists endeavor to equip students and teachers with tools, strategies and opportunities to learn about learning so they may build repertoires, excel and nurture the mindsets needed for continuing education. This mission statement will be reviewed regularly and revised as teaching and learning needs change. It’s also worth emphasizing that the TLC started in a tiny room with a single learning specialist and is evolving with regard to square footage, location and staff. Tower Hill reconfigured the MS/US Library to create office, oneto-one and group work spaces. Samantha Spruance, formerly a learning specialist in the Lower School, will now serve the Middle School division.

Even the most able learners among us can benefit from advice at times. The TLC is for everyone. If we believe that learning processes are varied, and we do, and if we believe that improvement is always possible, then it stands to reason that students who may be looking to increase or maintain admirable achievement can utilize strategies from the TLC as well. Of course, we acknowledge that there is a difference between perfection and excellence, so in order to foster the healthiest attitudes toward success, the TLC will always focus on the latter. Academic coaching has the potential to mitigate many obstacles to increased achievement. Any student can utilize walk-in hours to find welcoming, nonjudgmental, constructive support.

The TLC aims to accommodate, not to modify. Existing to uphold the mission and philosophy of the school in all circumstances, the TLC is in a position to recommend reasonable accommodations for students with documented needs but cannot support requests to modify curricula. What’s the difference between an accommodation and a modification, you wonder? Accommodations support the learning process, much in the same way eyeglasses support a vision difficulty. Modifications, on the other hand, change what the student is expected to learn or produce. For example, allowing a student to complete a shorter reading/writing assignment, or holding a student responsible for mastering less content inherently changes an important part of the school’s identity, the challenging academic program. Changes to the standards at Tower Hill will therefore run the risk of compromising the integrity of the school’s philosophy and mission, the very components we all wish to honor and preserve.

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There’s a difference between advice and help. At the TLC both are available. Spaces in the TLC will be supplied with furniture, tools and resources that will enable student productivity. A huge limitation to students who have executive difficulties pertains to what I like to call the advice/help conflict. If you know someone with executive dysfunction or if you struggle with productivity yourself, then you know that telling someone what to do starkly differs from showing someone what to do and then immediately giving that person the space and tools to get it done. Sometimes all that is needed is some advice, but other times, another component must be factored into the support infrastructure. The “help” component gets the proverbial engine started and oversees the motoring, leaving students with a sense of accomplishment—or at the very least, progress—by the time they leave the Center.

The TLC is a place where Upper School students can seek the help of a peer tutor. While learning strategy instruction differs from tutorial services, sometimes tutoring, or direct instruction, is necessary to help a student. We have a tremendous resource in the student body, who bring to bear their talents, optimism and goodwill each day. As of January 2017, the Peer Tutoring Program (PTP) is in the purview of the TLC. If Upper School students wish to enlist the help of a peer tutor, they can log on to Tower Net and select the “Resources” tab. A link to the PTP request form is listed as a resource on both the Faculty and Student Resource Boards. There are times when a peer can explain, teach or reinforce something with a great deal of clarity, thus the TLC recognizes another important pedagogic principle: novices and experts do not think in the same ways. There are times when students can use guidance from fellow novices who are positioned in the trenches as well. Additionally and importantly, higher order thinking occurs when students teach each other, making the exchange in a PTP pairing mutually beneficial. Flexible, innovative and individualized, the TLC stands hand-in-hand with Tower Hill’s school-wide goals. The mission of the TLC is a complementary addition to an institution that is committed to progress and excellence. In the 21st century, the Four “C’s”—collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity—are more important than ever as we prepare students to contribute to a rapidly changing world. The TLC endeavors to promote flexibility when it comes to meeting learning objectives, offers individualized coaching to help students and teachers alike, and aims to harmonize innovation with the traditions we hold so dear.

Nota bene: If you are a reader who initially skimmed and scanned the seven points above and then returned to them to read them closely, you are a part of a majority of readers who prefer to take in the “big picture” before reading for detail. This reading preference is one of many the TLC can help learners understand about themselves.

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THE TLC TEAM Andrea Glowatz

Andrea Glowatz joined Tower Hill in 2016 as a learning specialist in the Middle and Upper School, providing individualized learning support to students. She became dean of teaching and learning in 2017 to launch and oversee the new Teaching and Learning Center, while continuing her role working directly with students. Previously she was a Middle and Upper School teacher at the Cervone Center for Learning at the Pennington School in New Jersey, where she also served as the academic support and accommodations coordinator. Glowatz holds a B.S. in elementary education and a master’s in reading from Adelphi University.

Samantha Spruance Samantha Spruance began teaching at Tower Hill in 1998 as a Lower School reading specialist. She started the Math Lab in 2012, spearheaded in the introduction of Singapore Math and led STEAM activities before joining the Middle School as the learning specialist in 2017. Spruance majored in international relations at Hamilton College and received her M.A. in elementary education and special education from Manhattanville College. She previously taught at The Lab School of Washington D.C. and started a tutoring service.

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BIG IDEAS

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AND STOCK MARKET GAME ENHANCE INDEPENDENT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES BY AMY REYNOLDS, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Most summers, Marvi Ali ‘21 would visit her grandparents in India and bring back with her goods made by local women. Her friends admired the handcrafted bags, jewelry and scarves, so she decided to sell them through Instagram and by word of mouth, donating the profits to charities helping the rural areas of India and Pakistan. But she wanted to make a bigger impact.

lated topic, such as target audiences or working with a budget, and will then help the other students relate that topic to their own businesses.

When Ali was 11 years old, she participated in the Youth CITIES boot camp in Boston and won the business plan competition, which came with a $1,500 grant to work on her business. At Youth CITIES, she began working on ZuMantra, an online platform designed to help rural women sell their goods to a wider audience.

Another IDEA Program club is the Stock Market Game, where student groups are each given $100,000 (pretend, of course) to invest in stocks over a 10-week period.

“Marvi’s the kind of student where, she’s so self-motivated that if you just keep a little wind in her sails, she’ll do the rest,” Theim said.

When she started attending Tower Hill School this past fall, Ali decided to create a Young Entrepreneurs Club as part of the Independent Enrichment Activities (IDEA) Program so she and other Middle School students could work on and expand their business ideas.

Eight teams from Tower Hill participated in the game, and out of 160 teams in Delaware, one THS team came in 10th place, with the group’s $100,000 growing to $105,397.25 in just 10 weeks. Another group came in 158th place, which, according to Middle School math teacher and Stock Market Game adviser Paul Mulvena, proves it truly is a learning experience.

Now in its third year, the IDEA Program is a club-based program for Middle School students to engage in a variety of extracurricular activities during their free periods. From origami to improv to LEGO robotics, there’s a club for everyone’s interests. Students also have the option to create their own club.

“Tower Hill is about Multa Bene Facta—Many Things Done Well—so the student experience is they get exposed to many different things,” Mulvena said. “This is an opportunity for them to get exposure to something they might not normally get exposure to until they get a little older.”

“The IDEA clubs are an opportunity for the kids to immerse themselves in an activity that interests them, something that’s outside of the curriculum,” said Middle School English teacher Chris Theim, who sponsored Ali’s Young Entrepreneurs Club.

Theim describes the IDEA Program as “serious fun.” While the clubs are guided, students have much more flexibility than they would in a traditional class.

The IDEA Program clubs are often student-led, as is the Young Entrepreneurs Club. Theim serves as the club’s mentor and is there to answer questions when needed, but it’s Ali who runs the biweekly meetings. She’ll often start the session with a discussion about a business-re-

“The kids really enjoy it because it gives them the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in an activity that normally wouldn’t be in their school day,” Theim said. “Middle School kids are really receptive to the idea of choice. You feel more immersed in something when you get the choice.”

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LEARNING TO FLY EXPERIMENTAL ROCKETRY CLASS TAKES OFF BY AMY REYNOLDS, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

“Five... four... three... two... one,” Kameron Inguito ‘18 yells right before he hits the launch button attached to the rocket he created in his Experimental Rocketry class. He’s been working on the rocket for months, focusing on its aesthetic appeal a bit more than the aerodynamics. Of course he hopes it takes off, too. He and his classmates are set up in Rockford Park to test their projects for the first time, with Rockford Tower in the background. Inguito’s not sure how high the rocket will go—or if it’ll even go off—but he’s set an ambitious goal of the rocket soaring 500 feet into the air. 16

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“In order to be successful, they’re going to have to incorporate ideas from many different areas in real life. There’s more to it than just the actual building,” Pierce said. “Certainly that’s the way real life operates. To be successful at any one job you have to incorporate aspects of many different things.”

Once Inguito reaches the end of the countdown, the rocket shoots straight up into the air, flying high above Rockford Tower, before finally descending toward the ground and crashing near 19th Street. Even though the safe-recovery parachute didn’t go off, the rocket isn’t badly damaged. Inguito will be able to sand the nose cone and launch it again later, which is part of the purpose of the class—thinking of an idea, testing it and trying again if it doesn’t go exactly as planned.

The ability to work on a long-term project is also a skill gained in the class.

“My favorite part of teaching this class is probably the unknown,” Pierce said. “These kids are developing designs and ideas that haven’t really been tested. It is called experimental rocketry, so I fully expect that not every rocket will perform exactly as expected.” The class started during the 2016-2017 school year, and although Experimental Rocketry had been offered as a club for middle schoolers, this was the first official Upper School class dedicated solely to the subject. About 10 students enrolled in the class, which was inspired by Pierce’s personal interest in developing designs and components from scratch. For the most part, Pierce hands the reins over to his students so they can experiment and try things out themselves. There are certain aspects of the building and design, such as how the structures are actually made, what makes them durable and what makes them flightworthy, where he shares his expertise. But everything else he leaves for them to figure out on their own. “My years of experience put me at a certain advantage, but that’s not necessarily an advantage I want to pass along to my students. I had to figure out much of how things work just by doing it, and that’s something I really want to impart to them as well,” Pierce said. “I give them guidance when I can, but most of these guys are pretty self-directed learners and they’re here to perform an experiment, so they have to set it up to their own terms and work out the different design challenges on their own.”

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“If it goes as high as the tower, I’d say that’s pretty successful,” Visual Art and Design Department Chair Richard Pierce, who teaches the class, said right before the launch. But if it doesn’t, that’s okay, too. It’s experimental rocketry, after all. The unknown is half the fun.

“There are many things to think about when constructing these vehicles,” Pierce said. “Oftentimes students will work themselves into a corner, and they have to change or modify their vehicle on the fly. So the ability to adapt to the challenges as they come across them is a huge part of this class. Learning how to work on a long-term project and meet daily goals to get to the final outcome is something that’s vitally important to this kind of class.” For Sabrina Luther ‘17, Experimental Rocketry was unlike any other class she had taken at Tower Hill. “In all of my academic classes, you just try to always get the right answer, and when I go to Mr. Pierce and ask if my rocket’s going to work, he says it’s an experiment and that you have to try it out and see,” Luther said. “It’s just kind of a new concept to me, but overall, it’s been so much fun.”

Opposite: Kameron Inguito ‘18 launches his completed rocket in Rockford Park; Right: Sabrina Luther ‘17 with her rocket prototype; Below: Inguito and woodshop teacher Richard Pierce work on projects

In the class, the students learn a myriad of different skills, including woodworking, physics, aerodynamics and even art, and learning how to do things crossdivisionally has value in it, Pierce said.

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FROM SCHOOL TO STATEHOUSE JASMINE MINHAS â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;18 TAKES SIKH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE Q&A WITH TERESA MESSMORE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

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What was it like speaking in Dover before the General Assembly? It was truly amazing to experience the resolution being passed in person on March 16. It is something that I’ve watched happen on the news before, but it was definitely more exciting to see in person. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to thank the Delaware Senate and then the Delaware House on the same day. Sen. Bryan Townsend, the primary sponsor of the bill, read the description of the resolution, and the rest of the Senate stated its unanimous support for the bill. After that, Sen. Townsend introduced me and asked permission for the floor so that I could address the Senate. I was somewhat nervous approaching the podium, but Dr. [Dan] Hickey’s speech and communications class prepared me well for the task at hand. After I finished speaking, I received a standing ovation that I was not expecting. I was shocked and so humbled. There were so many senators in the audience who were smiling and nodding. Once I finished speaking and sat back down, I was asked to sign a form that basically stated that I spoke on the Senate floor that day. It is crazy knowing that I am now a part of Delaware’s history. After I left the Senate to go and address the House, a few senators followed me out with signed copies of the bill. My experience addressing the General Assembly is something that I will always be extremely grateful for and will cherish. How and why did you plan the peace walk? The purpose behind the peace walk that happened on April 15 on Main Street in Newark, Delaware, was to send a message of unity through diversity as well as a message of love and peace. Because of many hate crimes that have occurred in our nation in recent months, I felt that it was necessary for me to take some kind of action. I think that the peace walk was a great demonstration of what the Delaware community stands for. Planning the peace walk in itself was not that difficult since I had many family members and friends willing

to help me out. The first step that I took was getting a permit approved by the police department. That was one of the easier parts of the entire process. The more time-consuming task was getting people to come to the walk. I’m not sure how many hours I spent sending numerous emails and texts telling people about the peace walk. With my father’s help, I created fliers and went to many neighborhoods to pass them out. I also distributed them in school. I also created a YouTube video that provided details for the walk, and my father and I created a Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month Facebook page and posted the fliers and video on there to get more people involved. I emailed many teachers at Tower Hill about the peace walk, and I also did a WHYY-TV interview to promote the event, which was also a pretty amazing experience. The event was successful, and there were more than 100 people who came.

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How did you become involved with Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month? My father actually came up with the idea of Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month happening in Delaware and worked to get the joint resolution passed that made it happen. I’ve always been an advocate for Sikhism since many in our community don’t know what Sikhism is or who Sikhs are. When my father ran the idea of Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month past me, I was more than excited to be involved.

What have you learned from these experiences? The peace walk was an idea I had at dinner one night. I didn’t really believe it was possible, but I learned that to implement any idea, all one needs is to be willing to work hard for it. It was hard work, but I also had many people in our community supporting me. I think that I learned many essential organizational and communication skills. I think oftentimes many people find excuses as to why they can’t do or achieve certain things, and my experience with the peace walk has taught me that anything is possible if you are willing to put the work in. I also learned how important public speaking truly is. I have always found it essential, and even as a child, public speaking never scared me. But it is a life skill that is essential for every child to be able to do. Being able to speak publicly allowed me to have success when I addressed the Delaware General Assembly, as well as provide me the confidence I needed in my WHYY interview. What has the reaction been amongst your peers? I received a very positive response from my peers and teachers. Many of them came to my peace walk and helped me advertise the walk as well. The Tower Hill community was very supportive of my efforts, and I am very thankful for that. What’s next? As of right now, I am working on getting Sikhism to be a mandatory part of the history curriculum taught in Delaware. Besides that, I will continue to advocate for Sikhism in our community in any way possible. I am also hoping that I am able to make the peace walk an annual event. I don’t sit still for too long, so I am sure I will find something else to work on soon.

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LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS INITIATE UPGRADES TO TOWER HILL’S DINING ROOM BY AMY REYNOLDS, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Jack Chesman ‘25 and Gavin Felix ‘25 (pictured above) thought the Dining Room walls were too plain—“endless wallpaper,” as Chesman said, with nothing but a few tiles to add interest to the space. It needed more color, they thought, and they had an idea. During the 2015-2016 school year, Chesman and Felix’s third-grade art class had been working on abstract painting, and they thought the projects would be the perfect addition to the unadorned Dining Room walls. “The abstracts were colorful, and that’s what we wanted: to make the cafeteria more colorful,” Felix said. The two set off on an entrepreneurial pursuit to add a permanent art display in the Dining Room. With the support of art teacher Rowena Macleod, Chesman and Felix took their idea to Head of School Bessie Speers, who loved the concept. From there, the boys organized a bake sale in order to raise the $500 needed to reproduce the paintings on larger, durable canvases. A few months later, they saw their vision come to life as they hung up finished pieces on the walls with Macleod and their parents. “People really enjoyed the added color, and it perked the place up,” Macleod said. “Certain people have really

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been drawn to certain images, and others have been drawn to other images. Abstract is not for everybody, but I think in this case, they’re all enjoyable to look at.” The project served a bigger purpose than just beautifying the Dining Room: Chesman and Felix gained entrepreneurial skills. “These boys are self-starters. They took the project into their own hands, and I just let them go with it,” Macleod said. “They could see their idea happening from the beginning, then they actually saw it come to fruition and now they get to see it every day. It’s probably a little reminder that adults are happy to work with them, and in today’s world, entrepreneurial skills are more needed than ever.” Chesman said he’d never pursued a project like this before, and he was happy to learn how much he could accomplish, even at just 9 years old. He and Felix said they hope the artwork is still hanging on the walls when they come back to visit as alumni. “In 10 years, I think we’re going to look at them and think, ‘3rd Grade was an amazing year. We had such great friends, and we had a great time,’” Chesman said.

SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL JEFFERSON AWARDS BY CHRIS MORROW, DIRECTOR OF SERVICE LEARNING

The Jefferson Awards Foundation, the nation’s most prestigious and longest-standing organization dedicated to powering and celebrating public service, selected Tower Hill as the 2017 Delaware Recipient for Outstanding Service by a High School. A panel of local judges chose Tower Hill for leadership, engagement and impact around service in school and for philanthropic contributions to the community. Alexis Wrease ‘17 (pictured above) represented the school at a recognition luncheon at the Chase Center at the Riverfront in April before elected officials and community leaders, among them former Gov. Mike Castle ‘57 and Sen. Chris Coons ‘81. Tower Hill’s Students in Action team then represented Delaware at the Jefferson Awards annual gala in Washington, D.C., on June 22, attended by Katy Craft ‘20 and Baily Faller ‘20. The students met with Sen. Coons and Sen. Tom Carper before attending a formal dinner and the awards ceremony. “For 45 years, our mission has been to amplify and celebrate those representing the very best of America —those who see a need and dedicated themselves to meeting it,” said Hillary Schafer, CEO of the Jefferson Awards Foundation. “We’re proud to recognize these

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great honorees, dedicated to creating change, on both a local and national scale.” The Tower Hill Students In Action team’s vision was to provide a variety of service opportunities for the school community while engaging a larger portion of the student body, creating a service-oriented culture and effecting change in the greater community. Social media and various school communication outlets were used to provide information and garner participation. The team raised over $500 at its annual “Hunger Games” dodgeball tournament to purchase Thanksgiving turkeys for the NOR Enterprise Turkey Drive and $1,300 for Habitat for Humanity at its “Hoops for Habitat” basketball game. Through collaboration and teamwork, the team’s efforts resulted in a financial impact of over $108,000. The Jefferson Awards Students in Action is currently operating in 400 high schools nationwide and in 13 regions: Boston, Chicago, Delaware, Central Florida, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New Jersey, New York, Pittsburgh, the San Francisco Bay Area, South Carolina and Toledo. This was the first time that Tower Hill was selected as the Delaware Recipient for Outstanding Service.

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BIG WINS IN RECENT THS ATHLETIC HISTORY BY AMY REYNOLDS, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Rivalries, state championships, record-breaking scores. They’re the games that stand out to student-athletes, parents and coaches—the games they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. “I think personally that the greatest thrill in the world is to do something, as an individual or as a team, that nobody else thinks you can do,” said Jack Holloway, who retired in June and served as Tower Hill’s athletic director for 12 years. “To go into a game as a big underdog with people thinking you have no chance, and you pull it off—that’s what makes a big game. That’s what gets fans excited.” With 21 state championships in the past 12 years alone, Tower Hill certainly has had its share of big wins over the past decade. Below, Holloway shares what he considers the “biggest wins” in recent Hillers Sports history. 2010 Boys’ Lacrosse State Championship Going into the fourth quarter of the boys’ lacrosse state championship game in 2010, Tower Hill was down 4 to 1 against Salesianum, the previous year’s state champion and a school five times the size of Tower Hill. The Hillers came back and scored another three goals, one with only 30 seconds left in the game, to tie it up. The game went into overtime, and Tower Hill beat Salesianum 5-4.

2015 Football Against Wilmington Friends School The rivalry between Tower Hill and Wilmington Friends is the longest-running rivalry in the state. In 2019, Tower Hill’s centennial year, THS will play its 100th football game against Friends, accounting for the few years during wartime during which THS and Friends played more than once in a season. “It’s a fierce rivalry,” Holloway said. “My first year here we were 3-6, but we beat Friends and it made the season.” It’s why the win against Friends in the 2015 season was such a big one. At the half, the Hillers were down 14-0, and they’d eaten up much of the third quarter on a long drive. After two straight consecutive penalties, the Hillers were deep in Friends territory. It was third and 21, and they had to get to the 8-yard line—a challenging feat. They made a reverse pass, and Carter Cucuzzella ‘16 threw a 29-yard pass into the end zone, caught by Harry Quimby ‘17. But they were still down by seven. With about four and a half minutes left in the game, Tower Hill got the ball again. They were deep in their own territory and took off on a drive down the field. With less than a minute left on the clock, the Hillers scored. Instead of kicking an extra point to tie the game, Tower Hill took a risk and went for two, ending up making it and winning the game 15-14.

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In the state championship game, Tower Hill played the heavily-favored Indian River team. During a moment of silence for Coach Chris Aitken’s brother, who had passed away the week before, the winds were extremely calm. But when the whistle blew, it was like a switch flipped, and the Hillers had 40 mph winds at their backs. They scored four goals in the first half, but Indian River had the wind advantage in the second half. Indian River scored only twice in the second half, leading to a final score of 4-2. It was the first time Tower Hill had won the boys’ soccer championship since 1988. 2016 Girls’ Field Hockey State Semifinals In the 2016 state semifinals, the girls’ field hockey team had the unfortunate task of having to play Cape Henlopen, which had won four straight state titles and 100 games in a row. Tower Hill beat Cape Henlopen 2-0 to make it to the state final, where they unfortunately lost to Delmar. “It’s a shame [the game against Cape Henlopen] couldn’t have been for the state championship,” Holloway said. “It was probably one of the best hockey games I’ve had the privilege to watch.” 2014 Girls’ Field Hockey State Semifinals In the 2014 state semifinals, the girls’ field hockey team played Conrad, whose coach used to coach at Tower Hill. The score was 1-1 at half time, but in the second half Conrad pushed the score up to 3-1. Tower Hill then scored twice, once with two minutes left in the game and again with only 22 seconds left on the clock. With a score of 3-3, the game went into three overtimes. It was a sudden-death game at that point, and about three minutes into the third overtime, Tower Hill scored to win the game.

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2017 Golf State Championship At the 2017 DIAA state championship, the Tower Hill golf team was behind by five strokes but came back the next day and won by three. The stakes were especially high, said golf coach Kathy Franklin, because they were playing Archmere Academy, who had two of Tower Hill’s players from the previous year’s state championship team.

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2016 Boys’ Soccer State Championship The boys’ soccer team was the state champion for the 2016 season, but the most excitement came in the semifinals game. The boys played St. Andrew’s, who they’d lost to twice that season—their only two losses of the year. The score was 0-0 and the game went into double overtime, but after 100 minutes of soccer, the score remained 0-0. The game went into penalty kicks, and it came down to Adam Fisher ‘18. If Fisher missed, Tower Hill would lose; if he scored, it would go into another round of penalty kicks. Fisher made the shot. The second round of penalty kicks also came down to Fisher. If he scored, the Hillers would win the game; if he missed, it would go into yet another round of penalty kicks. Fisher made the shot and the Hillers advanced to the state finals.

2013 Golf Individual Championship Matthew Cleary ‘16, a freshman at the time, won the individual golf championship in the 2013 DIAA state tournament. After two rounds, Cleary was tied with an athlete from Tatnall and the match went into one-hole sudden death, where Cleary won in the first hole. 2017 Boys’ Tennis State Championship In 2017, the boys’ tennis team won the state championship for the first time since 1994. But they didn’t just win it—they won every set in the tournament, leading to a perfect score of 30. “It was just a tremendous finish by the guys and one of the all-time best showings ever of boys’ tennis,” Holloway said. 2014 Wrestling Against Westtown During the 2014 season, Tower Hill wrestled against Westtown, a regional powerhouse in wrestling. Toward the end of the match, the Hillers were down. Malcolm Johnson ‘18 and Sam Grant ‘15 scored back-to-back pins for Tower Hill to put the match away, winning 3933. 2009 Mary Hobbs’ 1,000th Point Mary Hobbs ‘09, one of Tower Hill’s all-time best basketball players, was very close to scoring 1,000 points. It was the state quarterfinals, and as the game went on, it became more and more obvious that they weren’t going to win the game and advance to semifinals—meaning it would be Hobbs’ last game. Hobbs was at 998 points, and the clock was running out. In the final minutes of the game, Hobbs had two opportunities to shoot the ball but instead passed it. With about 20 seconds left in the game, Hobbs was fouled and made two free throws, ending her career right on the 1,000-point mark.

We want to hear from alumni about your biggest wins in THS Athletic History through the decades. Suggestions will be compiled for a Centennial round-up and Hall of Fame Celebration. Email areynolds@towerhill.org.

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ART INSTALLATIONS A 21ST-CENTURY WAY OF ENGAGING VIEWERS BY AMY REYNOLDS, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

With tissue-paper flowers hanging from the ceiling, white sheets hanging on the walls and classical music playing as guests walked through, the basement hallway by the art studio was transformed into a dream-like wonderland. Julia Ward ‘17, Amanda Brown ‘17 and Julia Molin ‘17 called their art installation “Of the Earth,” hoping to create a relaxing, dreamy space. It was one of many paths the group could have taken, as there aren’t any rules when it comes to creating an installation—and the options are limitless. The installations, three-dimensional works that are often designed to transform the perception of a space, are a project for seniors in the Advanced Studio Art class, which is taught by Rowena Macleod. Each spring the pieces are displayed at Evening of the Arts, a school-wide celebration of visual art and music. “Basically you choose a site, and you go to that site with a theme,” Macleod said. “Today’s installations are usually pretty esoteric. They make you really think outside of the box. It’s working with materials in a different way, and the participation might be more involved than just looking at a traditional work of art. You can walk in an installation. You can become part of the installation sometimes. It’s a 21st-century way of engaging viewers.” Students can choose any theme for their installations, Ward said, and teachers trust they’ll do something that reflects their hardest work. “Most kids take it very seriously, because the people who have been here for a long time are familiar with the installations and love coming to the art show because of them,” Ward said. “So when you finally get the chance, it’s kind of, ‘I want to do well so these Lower Schoolers can have the same wow effect when they go through the studio art show.’” Ward remembers having that feeling herself when she was a Lower School student. She vividly recalls a beach-themed installation that filled a stairwell—the

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top a beach scene and the bottom under the sea—so guests could feel like they were going under water as they walked down the stairs.

While most students utilized only a portion of a classroom, Yaqoobi decided to use the whole space so people could truly feel immersed in her installation.

“People love the installations because they love seeing how the typical classroom is reinvented in some way,” Macleod said. “They’re so totally transformed that it’s perfect for young kids, because they’re able to suspend their disbelief and really get into the moment.” For some students, the installations are personally meaningful.

“It has always been important for me to share my culture because we have a small population of international students here, and I myself enjoy learning about their cultures. I think it’s important to raise awareness, and it makes us more accepting of each other just by knowing the differences and respecting them,” she said. “It brings us a little bit closer and increases the understanding between us.”

Sweeta Yaqoobi ‘17, an international student from Afghanistan, said her installation was inspired by a painting she did earlier this year of an Afghan woman. She wanted her installation to be similar to the painting, so she decided to turn a classroom into a tent where an Afghan woman might live.

For such a big project, the students have only one afternoon to bring their installations to life. They start setting up right after school and have to take the installations down that same night once Evening of the Arts is over. But setting everything up and making the most of the available resources is half the fun.

Using kraft paper, she covered the walls to look like a desert, and she used a big piece of white fabric to make into the shape of a tent. She also put traditional Afghan clothes on display and played music in the background so guests could really experience the culture. She turned all the lights off and hung holiday lights on the ceiling to look like stars.

“Having our dream become a reality was the best part of the whole experience,” Ward said.

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Q&A WITH SEN. CHRIS COONS ‘81

On a busy day booked with an MSNBC interview and a speaking engagement at the University of Delaware, U.S. Senator Chris Coons ‘81 made time to sit down with Student Government Association President Rory Britt ‘18 for a broad conversation spanning favorite books, studying abroad, foreign policy—and pizza. Rory Britt: What would you say is your favorite memory of Tower Hill? Sen. Coons: Going to football training camp the summer before my freshman year was a harrowing experience—it was a new school, a new culture, a new group of guys—but some of my closest friends through high school, college and into today came out of that experience. What is your favorite book and why? My favorite book of all time? [laughs] That’s a long conversation. I spend a lot of time with the Bible. I do Bible Study daily. I dedicated a lot of time in divinity school studying it and trying to understand it and trying to get my head around it and trying to engage with it, both as scripture and as literature. If you’re asking for my favorite book, something I came across long after I came to Tower Hill called

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The Alexandria Quartet, which is a very complicated, engaging book, is sort of travel writing by a British author. It’s situated in Alexandria, Egypt, right at the end of the Second World War. Fascinating book. I recommend it. But if you’re asking my favorite Tower Hill book experience… I remember clear as day being taught The Great Gatsby. Now this may be reinforced by my high school-aged boys just going through The Great Gatsby in English, too. But I remember reading it and thinking, “OK, fine, got it. Bunch of parties, Long Island, 1920s.” And then going through class discussion going, “Oh… that’s what the green light at the end of the dock meant. Oh… that’s what the glasses and the billboard meant.” And seeing all the complexity in the layers, and really getting the excitement of what literary analysis can reveal about a piece of writing.

You studied chemistry, political science, religion as well as law. What made you finally click with politics and government? I studied chemistry and political science at Amherst, and the idea that I could find the harmony between two such disparate fields of inquiry came out of having had an excellent education at Tower Hill. My interest in chemistry as a major came partly out of Delaware. At the time that I grew up, the majority of the heads of household in the neighborhood where I grew up as a kid were DuPont chemical engineers, so I had a sense of its importance and excitement. But it was cemented by having an excellent chemistry teacher, Flo Williams, at Tower Hill who really helped make what is often an arcane and difficult subject really interesting and engaging. I had excellent science teachers all four years at Tower Hill. I also had Jim TenBroeck and Ed Hughes and some other teachers—fantastic teachers around history and government and political science. So I went to college thinking that I didn’t have to choose and that I could pursue really deep study in both science and humanities because I’d had that experience in high school. I then later had an eight-year work experience where I was a lawyer for a materials-based science company, so I was continuing some of that work of translating the work of engineers, who were mostly materials scientists in chemistry, into either contracts or public advocacy or government relations work. The divinity was less of an obvious turn. I was going to Yale Law School, and I just had the unexpected blessing of a friend who said, “You know, you really ought to take this one class. You should audit this class at the div school.” And again I was fortunate enough to encounter

a teacher like Flo Williams who was just riveting. I mean she could have taught anything, and it would have been fascinating. I ended up taking class after class and then ultimately getting a degree. So another big change that happened in college—and I take this with a grain of salt because it came from your Wikipedia page—is that was the time when you switched from being a Republican to becoming a Democrat. What propelled that change? I was from a Republican family. All of my grandparents were active Republicans. My parents were registered Republicans. Certainly Tower Hill was a very Republican institution at the time. And Ed Hughes, one of my favorite high school teachers, had urged me to get involved in local politics. I volunteered on Mike Castle ‘57’s campaign for Lieutenant Governor in 1980 and got to know Mike Harkins and a number of other folks. I interned actually for longtime U.S. Senator Bill Roth early on in my college years.

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How do you think Tower Hill best prepared you and in what way? My transition from public school to Tower Hill was pretty rough because the expectations were so much higher: the expectations of my writing, of my analysis and of my class participation. When I got to Amherst College, my two freshman roommates were outstanding students from the largest public school in New Hampshire and one of the largest, most prominent Catholic schools in Philadelphia. As we prepared for our first final exams, I was really struck by how much better prepared I was than they were. I was better prepared to study, I was better prepared to write, I was better prepared to participate in class. I worked harder in high school than I did at Amherst College or at Yale Law School, and if I hadn’t had Tower Hill, I don’t think I would have made it through either.

The ‘80s were a time of great tension and change. And it’s a long story, but as a junior in college I spent a semester in Kenya at the University of Nairobi, and that was the time that the anti-apartheid movement—not just in the United States, but globally—had taken a lot of prominence. The United States was supporting the apartheid regime in South Africa, and I had a lot of difficult arguments with Kenyan university students about why does this country that supports freedom— and supports the Constitution, rule of law, human rights—why are you supporting this white, racist regime? It was because we were singularly focused on anti-Communism at the time, so it forced me to really re-think a lot of my core assumptions. My education at Amherst and the folks I met there from around our country and around the world also had an impact. I was an active member of campus Republicans my freshman, sophomore and some of my junior year, and then by my senior year I was active in the campus Democrats. Going back to your time in Africa: You spent a lot of time and have a lot of experience on the continent as a whole. What have you learned from your time there? That’s a big question. I’ll tell you that the thing that was most striking to me in the spring of 1984 in the different homestays that I did across Kenya—with different families in Nairobi, in a tough neighborhood up in the desert with the Samburu—was just the shocking hospitality. The arms wide open, welcoming, warm, generous hospitality I experienced, which I really didn’t expect. I hadn’t had the experience of living with an African family and having them be so incredibly family focused and so incredibly open hearted.

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To this day, that’s often my experience. Now I think I’ve been to 28 African countries. I just went to Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia over Easter to visit refugee camps and see the famine, and then to advocate for what we can do to address the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan and Somalia as well as Nigeria and other countries. It was a bipartisan trip. I traveled with Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who is the chairman of Foreign Relations. One of the things I’ve really enjoyed about working on the U.S.-Africa relationships in my seven years is that it’s genuinely bipartisan. There are as many Republican senators passionate, engaged and interested in Africa as there are Democrats. And it’s a small subset. Out of the 100 senators, there are maybe a dozen who pay real attention to Africa or are engaged with it. I mean frankly there are a lot of other, more pressing crises in the world. There always seem to be, whether it’s in the Middle East with Syria, or Iran or North Korea, Russia, Ukraine… There are a lot of other things going on from a national security perspective. But I’m convinced that because of demographics, economics and other trends, Africa will be one of the most important continents of this century. I was wondering what your opinion was on the fact that the Chinese government and also Chinese companies have been investing enormous amounts of money in Africa, usurping both European and American influence on the continent as a whole? When I was the chair of the African Affairs subcommittee, which I was for my first four years, we issued two reports on this question—so for a fuller answer, I suggest you look at the 50-page report [laughs]. The bottom line is you’re absolutely right, in corporate board rooms all over the United States, CEOs and their teams of advisers are trying to figure out, “What’s the next China?” because 20 years ago, when I was in the private sector here in Delaware, China was not obviously the dominant Asian-Pacific economy that it is today. At that point, it wasn’t clear what China’s future trajectory was going to be.

Sen. Chris Coons ‘81 in his Wilmington offices with Student Government Association President Rory Britt ‘18.

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China has figured out what the next China will be: It’s Africa. And China is there. And in every country I’ve visited in seven years, our ambassador, the African head of state, their ministers of economics, imports or manufacturing—they all say, “Why aren’t Americans here more?” We are genuinely positively viewed across the continent of Africa. We have a very positive reputation. African countries want more trade with the United States. They want closer economic ties to the United States. But the Chinese show up, they’re there constantly and they’re offering loans in exchange for concessionary agreements where they get to extract natural resources. The United States used to be the major trading partner of the continent of Africa. Today, it’s China. The United States used to be the source of the most foreign direct investment in Africa. Today, it’s China. And I think we’ll look back on this decade and genuinely regret that we allowed our leadership role in Africa to be eclipsed. Do you believe that Tower Hill students, and really American students as a whole, should be embracing more multiculturalism and globalism—or should we more take a step back and look inward as well? I absolutely think that education for global engagement has to begin early. I had the opportunity through my business experience to get to know well and work with people from around the world. And it genuinely challenged some of my worldview and some of my assumptions. The ways of doing business, the ways of engaging with each other, the ways of engaging with politics in society in Japan and China are very different than in the United States. Europeans are in some ways the closest to Americans in our culture and approach, but they’re still very different, and we’ve got the whole rest of the world—Africa, South America, Southeast Asia—to understand and try to engage with. I think being exposed to a broader curriculum, a broader range of students and a broader range of questions is the best way to prepare high school students to be successful in college and then to be successful leaders, whether it’s here in Delaware, nationally or internationally. Ninetyeight percent of the world’s consumers, markets, people and future are outside of the United States. We have had the luxury of living secured by two oceans and two very long land borders with very relatively friendly neighbors. So we’re 350 million people, we’re a relatively small percentage of the world’s total population, but we are still the dominant economic and political system. Solving the question of how we engage with the world in this digital age is the challenge that faces your generation.

So I sent out a message to some classmates asking for questions, and I’ve got one that really came out of left field: This is a question that has plagued not only the internet as a whole but also many late-night talk shows and local news stations. And that question is, do you believe that pineapple belongs on a pizza? Great question [laughs]. I’m not a big pineapple-onpizza fan, personally. I’ve had Hawaiian pizza a couple times. What I like about it is it’s experimenting, it’s breaking the mold of what pizza is and ought to be, but it’s not on my menu—and if I were running a pizza shop, I wouldn’t have Hawaiian pizza on the menu either. What advice would you have for Tower Hill students looking to make their marks on this ever-changing, increasingly competitive world? When you leave and go to college, and one of the impressive things about Tower Hill is everybody goes to college, you have a chance to completely redefine yourself. In almost every case you’re the only person you know going to that college. It is an enormous opportunity. It’s a moment of freedom to figure out what parts of who you’ve been at Tower Hill you want to extend and continue, and what parts you want to leave behind. You can redefine who you are. Take it as the exciting opportunity that it is. What’s the most important thing for making a difference in the world? Get out and get into the world.

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What do you think is one policy issue that is not being discussed enough? Picking one would be hard. So to try to pick a theme that builds on what you were just asking me about, civility sounds almost too simple, but in a digital age, how do we hear each other? How do we genuinely respect each other across party differences, race differences, class differences, regional differences? The United States’ unique strength is that it is a country that has a significant number of people from virtually every major country on Earth. The United States is a melting pot of people—or perhaps the more common metaphor today is a salad bowl—of people from a wide range of languages, religions, cultural traditions. If we can figure out how to listen to each other, how to engage with each other and how to make our democracy work, we’ve got something that the rest of the world will want to emulate.

This 1981 Evergreen yearbook photo shows Sen. Chris Coons ‘81, front row center, with fellow Student-Faculty Council members.

I took three years between college and graduate school. Lots of parents push you really hard to go straight from college into graduate school into the workforce. The best thing you can learn in your early to mid-20s is what you don’t like and what you’re not good at. So if you go to New York and work in financial services for a year and discover, “You know, I really don’t like this and I’m not really good at it,” you just learned something of great value. If you go spend a year working with the homeless, as I did, and traveling around the country and staying in homeless shelters and discover, “You know, I’m actually really interested in this, this really excites me.” Even though it might not be the career that your parents had hoped for you, that’s a great thing. If you can figure out how to engage with the rest of the world that wasn’t represented at Tower Hill, that’s a big deal. So don’t limit yourself. Recognize you have unbelievable freedom, just a huge gift of freedom, and your parents and your teachers have invested immensely in giving you this opportunity, so take it. Take it and run with it. And enjoy the excitement that that means. I am eternally grateful for the education I got at Tower Hill. I had amazing teachers, I had great classmates, I had a wonderful experience. It wasn’t always perfect, but high school never is, and looking back on it, it was the foundation that made possible everything I’ve done since that was in any way successful.

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LARGER THAN LIFE

DR. MEHMET OZ ‘78 RETURNS TO TOWER HILL BY AMY REYNOLDS, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

“I treasure and I speak to my teachers that taught me here still today because I value their interaction so much, and I hope you will treasure these exact same things that I did as you walk away from this school.”

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“The good life” isn’t about fast cars and fancy clothes. It’s about how living healthy, happy and smart is the key to how well and long we live. That was the message Dr. Mehmet Oz ‘78 shared with students and faculty during his visit in May—how changes made today can have an impact on one’s life. “I want to talk to you a little about your own health, because there are themes that I’ll touch on that will allow you, today, to start making decisions to let you live a better life,” the surgeon, professor, author and TV personality said. Saving people’s lives is what Oz does for a living. He still performs heart surgeries, but he wants to do more than just save people who are dying. He wants people to take control of their own health, think more about the food they eat and take care of themselves in ways other than taking prescription pills for the rest of their lives. People control 70 percent of how well and long they live, Oz said, and there are five major life adjustments that impact that 70 percent: blood pressure, 30 minutes of daily exercise, following a healthy diet that’s easy to love, stress control and sleep, and curtailing addictions. “I never tell people to eat healthy food,” he said. “I tell them to eat food they love that happens to be healthy.” During his presentation, Oz shared that 57 percent of Americans are stressed, and average life satisfaction is a 6.7 out of 10. “That’s a D. Who wants to be a D?” he said. “That’s where most of the country is living.” The secret to success, he said, is finding a reason to make a change. “You have to give your heart a reason to keep beating,” he said. “And that’s the most important reason I came down here. I treasure and I speak to my teachers that taught me here still today because I value their interaction so much, and I hope you will treasure these exact same things that I did as you walk away from this school.” Oz credits much of his success to his Middle and Upper School years spent at Tower Hill. “Tower Hill changed my life in ways that are immeasurable. When you’re released from what you probably perceive as the purgatory of your years here, you’ll look back with great fondness on what this institution has offered you,” he said, mentioning that

Top: Mehmet Oz, M.D., ‘78 poses with Georgia Kollias ‘17; Bottom: Head of School Bessie Speers, recently retired Assistant Head of School Harry Baetjer and Ben du Pont ‘20 with Dr. Oz following his presentation.

many benefits come in subtle ways, such as being able to write well. “It’s probably the single biggest thing that differentiates a good education from a bad education, and that’s coming from a doctor.” During his visit, Oz toured the school with his nephew Ben du Pont ‘20. “Some of you know I ask a lot of questions, and this is partially due to Dr. Oz. On our family’s summer trips, Mehmet’s constantly asking us questions, and it always fuels my curiosity, and he is a never-ending source of knowledge,” du Pont said when introducing Oz to his classmates. “In many ways, he truly embodies our school motto, Multa Bene Facta, Many Things Done Well.”

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GRIT, GRACE AND GRATITUDE THE PATH FROM A DESK JOB TO RUNNING 100-MILE RACES BY BETSY NICKLE ‘02

At Tower Hill, I played sports. I was far from a star. I was a member of the state championship field hockey and lacrosse teams, but I probably played fewer than 60 minutes of varsity athletics. I remember struggling with it. Some of my friends quit a team because they did not have playing time on the “right” team. I took a different approach. I felt like I had an obligation to play, even if I practiced with junior varsity, because I had a love for the sport. My coaches recognized that and allowed me to practice with the varsity players—people like Maggie Giddens ‘02, who went on to make a career out of her passion for field hockey. Guess what? The risk paid off. When I went to Smith College, I found that I had not only made the team, but I was a varsity starter and played pretty much every

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minute of each game. Over time my Smith teammates recognized my passion, and I ended up being the captain of both the field hockey and lacrosse teams in my junior and senior years. It was an honor that my Smith teammates thought that highly of me. When I graduated from college, I found myself working at a desk job. Initially, I struggled with not being on a sports team and not having fitness in my life. At this job, I worked a lot of overtime hours. One day, my colleagues mentioned a two-mile walking path near our office. I went out to find it and made a commitment to myself that I would run three times a week at 4 p.m. After all, 4 p.m. practices were a habit for over 10 years. After my run, I would come back to work the late night shift feeling refreshed. Who needs a dinner break when you can run?

What does it take to become an ultra runner—those of us who go beyond marathon distances? I’m not quite sure, but I think it is grace, grit and gratitude. By that I mean: Grace – Being empowered to live a life as a runner Grit – Continuing on even when you doubt yourself Gratitude – Embracing the fact that the human body is an amazing machine that is able to push beyond your mind’s wildest expectations and heal in amazing ways When people ask me about ultras, they always ask me the longest I have run. My longest races are: 103.7 miles, 101.7 miles and 100.7 miles. I have also completed countless other 50-milers, 50Ks and marathons. Yes, I keep a list. The total mileage that I have raced is the equivalent of running across the country. Perhaps I’m running back to Delaware now from the West Coast? For me, running is about the life lessons. It has helped me connect with a person whom I could not imagine years ago when I ran my first mile on the track in 3rd Grade. Running has taught me how to become assertive about what I want to do, have confidence to start something that seems bigger than I could imagine doing and continue when things get tough.

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I have always been a runner. Endurance is my strength. I can go for hours and fight the urge to quit. I confess that the first mile is always the hardest, even when you are in amazing shape. Starting a run is hard when there are so many competing obligations. However, I continue to set running goals and meet with other runners who are also committed. I also find people who are new to running keep me inspired.

I truly believe that every person will find contentment in life if they explore a passion outside of their career. Having an outlet like running, art or theater will help you connect, explore and stretch your boundaries. The lessons I have learned on the athletic fields, running through the mountains and volunteering as a running coach or buddy runner for organizations like Girls on the Run and Back on my Feet enable me to see beyond myself and my own experiences. Sharing my ability of being able to run for hours on end without stopping has allowed me to connect and inspire other people. Isn’t that what living is all about? One of the people who I have inspired is my baby brother: Scott Nickle ‘07. He has run the Boston Marathon and countless other road runs. I enjoy sharing this common bond. In fact, my brother joined me for a 100mile race in Wyoming. The event was an epic adventure and amazing sibling bonding experience. In November, I relocated from Washington, D.C., to New York City. Of course, I quickly realized that finding running paths is like most things in NYC: complicated, but not impossible as long as you ask lots of questions. I find myself enjoying running adventures on the West Side Highway. For anyone who aspires to be a runner, start by stopping to make excuses. After all, I started out on a twomile office loop. That experience taught me that starting small and growing into the next phase of the undertaking through small goals. People often ask me how to start running again. Find your sneakers in the back of the closet and lace them up, go for a 15-minute walk, and then challenge yourself to do it three times a week. When you feel comfortable doing that, challenge yourself to go out for 20 minutes. Maybe one day you feel really frisky, so you challenge yourself to run for two minutes and walk for six minutes two times. Yes, that’s 16 minutes. It’s okay because Hillers always overachieve. By the way: When I run 100-milers, I do not run the whole time. Most trail runners are not about the running. Instead, we are about going outside and being in the moment and experiencing life away from our computers. If you are going to start, start small and allow yourself to grow by committing to being active on a regular basis. As my father Henry Nickle ‘76 says, “Betsy, I’ve figured it out. Yard work totally counts!” Dad’s response is one of a typical Hiller finding a way to accomplish “many things done well.”

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DAVE LARNED, JR. ‘95 Q&A WITH KATE RINDY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

Tower Hill was the first place where David Larned ‘95 was given a huge, 20-foot canvas and told, “Have at it.” That encouragement to create and explore the arts led to an exceedingly successful career in portraiture and landscape painting, with subjects including Delaware First Ladies and corporate CEOs. He now lives in Houston, Texas, with his family and shared these reflections on his education and career. What was Tower Hill like for you? I was definitely not a star student. I didn’t know how to be a good student at first, because I had not been truly challenged at my previous schools. My grades were initially quite poor but improved with each passing year. As they say, you learn how to learn. That was a game changer. How do you feel that Tower Hill influenced your life and career? One of the best things Tower Hill did was immerse me in a culture of excellence. There was no other option. That was totally new and something I have never veered from since. It just becomes standard operating

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procedure. To be your best and then push another 10 percent past where you were yesterday is painful and exhausting but has huge rewards. I can’t imagine a better attitude regardless of one’s career. What was the best part of your time here? Probably my unfettered access to the art supply room. That and taco day. To be able to use whatever you wanted and as much of it as you wanted was extraordinary (that goes for both the art supply room and taco day). Whether it was a huge roll of canvas or 30 tubes of oil paint, the materials were available to create whatever you dreamed up. Each studio art student had his or her own space in the room. The

Which faculty members do you remember most? Lots. I was afraid of most them, or at least when report cards were about to come out. I spent the most time with Kirby Smith, who was my Studio Art teacher. He was a great mentor—very gentle, open and encouraging. He is also an amazing painter. It helps to be inspired by not just what the teacher says, but by what they can do. It wasn’t just theory—he lived it and could really, really paint.

One surprising thing I have noticed about the highly successful people I paint is how many went to colleges I have never heard of. It’s easy to equate potential career success based on the caliber of college you attend. However, I have realized that what is far more important than the rank or prestige of school is the passion, determination and creativity that propel one to success.

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studio was not shared with other classes so you could sneak down on a break and work for 10 minutes or work for hours after school. That kind of opportunity to work without limitations was invaluable.

Another would be Ellis Wasson, who was my history teacher. While I wasn’t a great history student, his way of teaching and getting us excited about the material made it fun and so alive. He is also just a super cool, impressive dude. Share a little about your career and what you’ve done since completing school. I knew I was passionate about painting when I left Tower Hill, but I never considered it to be a viable career. After my first year in college, I realized that while I enjoyed other subjects, the only classes that I could not wait to get back to the next day were art history and studio art. I decided it was worth pursuing full time, and my parents were supportive enough to let me transfer to art school (as long as I eventually got a degree, which I did from the University of Pennsylvania). In art school I gravitated naturally to portraits, which is all I do today. So the path was gradual and initially unclear, but when you follow your passion I guess it leads the way for you. My interest in art also introduced me to my wife, and we have been painting in adjacent studios ever since. She paints mostly still life, and I work on commissioned portraits. Obviously we both feel very lucky about doing exactly what we want to be doing every day.

Two of Larned’s classic realism portraits, depicting former Delaware First Lady Carla Markell and a young subject.

What advice might you offer to students here today? Clichés exist for a reason, so without shame I will say follow your passion. I had absolutely no idea where painting was going to take me, but I knew I had to at least try it. If your passion is strong enough, you find ways to make it work. Art is rarely encouraged as a career, but if you are sufficiently determined you will find a way—almost unwittingly. My career followed my passion. I am pretty sure it would not have worked if I was trying to be passionate about a career. Do what you love (as silly or uncertain as it might seem) and make it happen.

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THE BIG PICTURE Lower and Middle School students process onto DeGroat Field during the 95th annual Field Day. Photo by Josh Boughner

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GRADUATION EXCERPTS FROM THE 97TH COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES

These friendships are the foundation of our Tower Hill experience. The 75 students on this stage never would have made it to this point without the advice and guidance of our peers. —Claire Bennett ‘17, Class of 2017 Elected Speaker

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Pay attention to ways that you can combine your intelligence and intellectual might with confidence, compassion and humility, for it is in this very combination that you will help transform and inspire the world. —Bessie Speers, Head of School

We all have suffered; we all have been disappointed; we all have wounds of one kind or another. We hate the feeling of letting down a friend, a parent or teacher. Most of you have shared your story at assemblies this year. This class revealed itself to be proud, human and resilient. —John Robinson, Former English Teacher

Opposite from top: New graduate Neil Godbole smiles proudly as he exits the graduation tent; Spanish teacher Oremia Caimi, who gave the Invocation, claps during the ceremonies; Class President Matthew Rovner delivers his Graduation speech; class-elected speaker Claire Bennett accepts her diploma from Head of School Bessie Speers and Board Chair Michelle Shepherd; proud families and friends look on; Above from top: Alexandra Caimi, Jade Olurin and Alexis Burns pose for a photo before Graduation; English teacher and Graduation speaker John Robinson congratulates members of the Class of 2017; Julia Molin and her family, including her uncle and former Governor of Delaware Michael Castle ‘57, pose for a photo; Head of Upper School Dan Hickey, Ed.D., who is now head of school at Upland Country Day School, hugs a graduate.

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LEGACIES

Luke Solacoff ‘17 with his mother Lynne du Pont ‘85 and uncle Brad du Pont ‘82

Greg Gardner ‘17 with his sister Eliza Gardner ‘14 and father Whit Gardner ‘81, who is a trustee

Charlie Quimby ‘17 and Harry Quimby ‘17 with their great aunt Meg Gummey Lenher ‘61, grandfather Charlie Gummey ‘59, uncle Mike Gummey ‘90, mother Lea Gummey Quimby ‘86 and grandmother Winkie Fairman Gummey ‘61

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Morgan Rollins ‘17 with her father Jeff Rollins ‘83, sister Kaitlyn Rollins ‘12 and brother Will Rollins ‘14

Brianna McCoy ‘17 with her brother Douglas McCoy ‘16, grandfather Charlie McCoy ‘53, grandmother Tory Kitchell ‘57, sister Sophie McCoy ‘13 and father Doug McCoy ‘82

Brynn Gray ‘17 with her brother Austin Gray ‘14 and father Brad Gray ‘80

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Jamie Spruance ‘17 with his uncle Jake Spruance ‘93, brother William Spruance ‘14, father Halsey Spruance, Jr. ‘81, grandfather Halsey Spruance ‘56 and uncle Corby Spruance ‘97

Isabel Zungailia ‘17 with her mother Lucy Jackson Zungailia ‘81 and sister Gretchen Zungailia ‘16

Julia Ward ‘17 with her grandmother Susan Hill Ward ‘54 and father Rod Ward ‘83

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SENIOR AWARDS CUM LAUDE INDUCTION

Seniors inducted at the end of their junior year: Josephine Thrasher Robert Love Emily Yin Jane Mitchell Isabel Zungailia Julia Molin Seniors inducted at Graduation: Louise Conaty Jade Olurin Neil Godbole Xinyi Sui Sabrina Luther Neel Vidwans Brianna Niemoeller You Wu Cum Laude Induction - Juniors inducted at the Awards Ceremony: Cameron Cucuzzella Caroline Elson David Goodman Rajeswari Kambhamettu

Jaanyi Mehta Isabelle Pilson Allison P. Smith Cassi Sullivan

Faculty Inductees Kathryn Kummer Jason Toy

Crichton Science Award Global Certificate Scholars Robert Love Alexandra Caimi Matthew Santos William J. Carveth Music Award Emily Yin Alexis Longo Katherine Ann Darnell The Tower Hill School Community Service Award Multa Bene Facta Award Sabrina Luther Natalie Hobbs Tower Hill School Athletics Awards Haon Award in Art Harrison Quimby Brett Anderson Jane Mitchell Pierce Carter Certificates of Honor — James Spruance and Brianna McCoy David E. Scherer Dramatics Award Alexis Wrease Spiller Achievement Award Adam Reynolds Brett Anderson Hugh Atkins Award in English Julia Molin

Trustees’ Award for Academic Excellence Robert Love Josephine Thrasher

Algard Mathematics Award Robert Love Josephine Thrasher Frank C. Ashby Language Award Alexandra Caimi Certificate of Honor — Josephine Thrasher

Trustees’ Award for Service Alexis Wrease

Alison Arsht Leadership Award Louise Conaty Certificate of Honor — Matthew Rovner

P. Edward Hughes History Award Charles Quimby Certificate of Honor — Adam Reynolds

OTHER RECOGNITION National Merit Scholar Emily Yin This student placed among the top 1 percent of more than 1.5 million who entered the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program competition and fulfilled additional requirements. National Merit Semifinalists and Finalists Robert Love Emily Yin These students placed among the top 1 percent of more than 1.5 million who entered the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program competition. National Merit Commended Students Robert Love Emily Katz Georgia Kollias Sabrina Luther Jadesola Olurin John Sobieski Emily Yin These students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million who entered the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program competition.

U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidates Ann Guzzetta John Sobieski Josephine Thrasher Emily Yin Selected by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, these students are among the 4,000 candidates selected from the 3.3 million students graduating from U.S. high schools this year.

PARENT RECOGNITION The following parents were recognized for having accumulated 20 or more “student years” at Tower Hill School. Their last Tower Hill student graduated with the Class of 2017. Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Anderson—26 years Ms. Anne L. Barnett—28 years Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Bennett—28 years Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Bosse—28 years Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Fleming—29 years Mr. C. Barr Flinn ‘79 and Mrs. Grier B. Flinn—30 years Dr. Bradley S. Gray ‘80 and Mrs. Christina Gray—28 years Dr. Hummayun Ismail and Dr. Sheerin Javed—24 years Ms. Mitra Jaymand—28 years Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Manning—42 years Mr. Douglas C. McCoy ‘82 and Mrs. Patricia M. McCoy—42 years The Hon. Vivian L. Medinilla—21 years Mr. Elliot Mitchell and Mrs. Cheryl Gray Mitchell—32 years Ms. Martha R. Mitchell—28 years Mrs. Lea Gummey Quimby ‘86 and Mr. Steven H. Quimby—28 years Mr. Jeffrey W. Rollins ‘83 and Mrs. Kim L. Rollins—42 years Mr. Philip Rovner—28 years Ms. Samantha M. Spruance—28 years Mr. W. Halsey Spruance, Jr. ‘81—28 years Mr. and Mrs. John D. Thompson, Jr.—35 years

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1. Laura Permut Sparks ‘93 spoke to the Class of 2017 in the 1919 Auditorium for the Alumni Council Senior Dinner 2. Ashley Altschuler ‘90 MC’d the night with his usual humor and wit 3. Members of the senior class pose with newly appointed Head of Upper School Megan Cover

7. Head of School Bessie Speers poses with former Director of College Counseling Jill Lauck, who delivered the faculty message to the Class of 2017 at Baccalaureate 8. Seniors listen to the Baccalaureate Address given by Reverend Thomas G. Speers 9. The Upper School Chorus performs 10. Members of the junior class carry the flags during the Baccalaureate processional at Christ Church Christiana Hundred

8 4 4. Seniors enjoy lunch with the Tower Hill Board of Trustees; pictured are Board Chair Michelle Shepherd and Adam Reynolds ‘17 5. Senior Alexis Burns ‘17 plays hopscotch with kindergartners during a senior week event 6. Seniors Brett Anderson ‘17 and Andrew Stack ‘17 get a first glimpse of the 2017 yearbook

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Tower Hill recognized the eighth-grade class at the annual Moving Up Day ceremony. Family, friends, faculty and fellow students gathered to hear advisers share insights about each student’s accomplishments and contributions to the class. In addition to the three awards presented, Head of Middle School Paul Capodanno noted the many talents of the 8th Grade as a class. Congratulations to the Class of 2021!

2020 2021

1 1. The Class of 2021 smiles for a group photo before the Moving Up Day ceremonies 2. Claire Dignazio received the Tower Hill Humanitarian Award, given to the eighth-grader who, in the opinion of her or his classmates, has been the best friend to all 3. Bella Mulford received the Cecile M. Buckles Award, given to the Middle School student who best exemplifies enthusiasm, effort, cooperation and energetic involvement 4. Nicholas Lenhard received the Alumni Association Achievement Award from Alumni Council Vice President Wes Schwandt ‘86 for demonstrating particular growth in citizenship and scholarship

5. Phin Pilson and Linsey Palma try to keep their composure as science teacher Timothy Weymouth raps his advisee recognition speeches 6. Middle School faculty members smile proudly on Moving Up Day

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LEARNING TO READ

LOWER SCHOOL READING PHILOSOPHY TAKES INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH BY SUSAN MILLER, HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

First-grade teacher Michelle Coulter reading with students in the Lower School Library

Reading is fundamental to any educational experience, opening the door to discovery and truly empowering students to take ownership of their learning. At Tower Hill, the Lower School Reading Philosophy is grounded in the latest research to meet the challenges of teaching literacy in the 21st century. Our faculty members examine best practices in education nationally to ensure that we provide the very best foundation for students’ continued success.

and involves students in making decisions about their own learning

Instruction is designed to be individualized and flexible to most effectively meet our students where they are and advance their ability to think deeply about increasingly complex texts. The Reading Philosophy is based on a set of comprehensive principles to ensure excellent instruction for students, incorporating:

The teacher’s role is that of a coach. The teacher is the knowledgeable decision maker who continually monitors and adjusts support and instruction based on students’ needs, interests and experiences; assessments inform and shape instruction. Teachers scaffold literacy learning by actively enhancing students’ understanding while they read. With the goal of helping readers become independent thinkers, problem solvers and goal setters, teachers tailor instruction to ensure our students are supported and challenged.

• Early reading instruction that meets individual needs • Literacy instruction that includes phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency and comprehension strategies, word study and vocabulary • Teaching that builds skill and the desire to read increasingly complex materials • Instruction that emphasizes high-volume, highsuccess, high-interest reading materials and extended time to spend reading • Flexible instructional groups • A variety of books and other reading material in their classrooms and school library • Assessment that identifies strengths as well as needs

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This framework incorporates a variety of reading approaches, acknowledging that students need to use multiple strategies to become proficient and lifelong readers. The Reading Philosophy provides and cultivates the skills of reading, writing, thinking, speaking and listening.

Ultimately we are striving for students to develop a love of reading and high-level skills at an early age. In the context of strong and collaborative relationships between each individual student and his or her teachers and a nurturing environment that provides time for collaboration and conversation with others, our students grow and develop as deep thinkers and lovers of reading!

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS RALLY SUPPORT FOR ADAPTIVE RUNNING CHAIR BY AMY REYNOLDS, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

When Middle School teacher and running coach Annie Zeberkiewicz crossed the finish line at the first Fusion Inclusion 5K in April, Kristina Robinette, whom Zeberkiewicz pushed in a fully adaptive chair, couldn’t stop cheering and smiling.

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It was the perfect ending to the yearlong disABILITIES Awareness Program, which creates opportunities for seventh-graders and faculty to make connections with children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. “It was a great way to kind of wrap up the program and everything that we’ve worked hard for,” she said. “It was the icing on the cake to see Kristina get so excited. She kept high-fiving everyone. It was awesome.” The disABILITIES Program is a hallmark of character education in the Middle School. “It’s basically an opportunity to educate the kids that everybody is just like us,” said Zeberkiewicz, who coordinated the program and also coached cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. “So although there might be some differences, everyone deserves kindness and to be treated like a human—and they still offer wonderful things to the world.” To kick off the program, Fusion Inclusion founder Steve Sinko came to speak to the seventh-graders about the nonprofit’s mission of making it possible for people with physical and cognitive challenges to participate in local races by giving them access to adaptive running chairs. The plan, Zeberkiewicz said, was for Sinko to simply educate the kids on his program, but the kids had a different idea. They were so inspired by his message of inclusion that they decided to raise money for their own Tower Hill fully adaptive chair. The students held a Run-A-Thon in the fall to raise more than $5,500 for the equipment, which Zeberkiewicz ended up using at the Fusion Inclusion 5K, specially made.

Annie Zeberkiewicz at the first Fusion Inclusion 5K

“Without this race, Kristina wouldn’t have had that opportunity,” Zeberkiewicz said. “She does regular runs, but to actually be involved in a huge race like that— that’s unique about this race.” As a part of the disABILITIES Awareness program, seventh-graders at Tower Hill participate in social activities with students from H.B. du Pont Middle School’s special education program. Zeberkiewicz said it’s a good way for students to see that special-needs kids can have a wide range of disabilities, and that no matter what someone’s disability is, it’s never a reason to not be kind. “They learn to treat those who are different—or those who are the same—the same way you want to be treated,” Zeberkiewicz said. “Don’t just ignore them because you think you have zero in common with them. You probably do have something in common with them.” Marissa Washburn ‘22 attended the Fusion Inclusion 5K and was able to see first-hand the impact she and the other seventh-graders made. “Marissa saw how excited Kristina was,” Zeberkiewicz said. “She got a picture and we introduced her to Kristina, and I think it kind of came together and she was able to see, ‘Wow, we did this.’”

Because of liability reasons, most races don’t allow adaptive chairs. So at Fusion Inclusion’s inaugural 5K, the chairs were the primary focus, starting five minutes before everyone else and having the right-of-way throughout the course.

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Left: Bob Behr; Above: Delaware Class of 2017 Delaware Hall of Fame Inductees; Bob Behr pictured bottom right

COACH EXTRAORDINAIRE

BOB BEHR INDUCTED INTO DELAWARE SPORTS HALL OF FAME BY CHUCK DURANTE ‘69

Bob Behr, who coached Tower Hill to statewide prominence in track and cross country during his 19 years of excellence in the English Department, has been elected to the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame. He was among 10 inducted in the Hall’s 42nd induction ceremony held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on May 16.

In developing women’s track in Delaware, Behr coached both of the women’s championship teams of the 1966 Penn Relays. On the first day Ginger Smith ‘66, Carter Coates ‘66, Gail Straub ‘67 and Dede Hardy ‘69 won the high school championship. The following day, Ginger Smith led the victorious Delaware Track and Field Club team.

With innovative training techniques, study of physiology and passion for running, Behr had success that was unprecedented in Delaware and influential beyond the state’s borders, developing a smallschool powerhouse and helping create competitive women’s track in Delaware. From 1964 through 1979, Tower Hill athletes won one-fourth (56 of 224) of all Division II state championships and compiled a dual meet record of 160-28-2. Behr coached six state championship teams in cross country and track, and in 1964, the smallest school ever to win the 1964 New Castle County championship. Six of his athletes— Chuck Hobbs ‘65, Bill Neff ‘65, Jeff Brokaw ‘69, Ken Williams ‘76, Ty Roberts ‘79 and John Carroll ‘81— set state records. His boys’ mile relay teams won their section at the Penn Relays four times.

Behr was as attentive to and demanding of his sub-JV runners as his stars. He was the editor of The Search for Black Identity, a textbook published by Independent School Press in 1970 that was used in more than 100 schools and colleges.

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For 13 years Behr was a sprinting consultant for the Phillies, and for 15 years he was the Delaware correspondent for Sports Illustrated. In 1981, he moved to Williams College, his alma mater, where he served for 35 years in alumni relations and development. He was inducted into the Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1996.

I’m delighted to be back in Delaware and to see so many old friends… and even OLDER students. Thank you all for coming. I’m genuinely moved by the number of Tower Hill former students as well as current and past faculty there are here this evening.

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WORDS OF THANKS

The following are Bob Behr’s remarks from the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame banquet:

Someone asked: Where have you been for the past 36 years? The answer: in Williamstown, Massachusetts—in the northwest corner of the state—working in the Alumni Relations Office of Williams College, my alma mater. My jobs included reunions, fundraising, regional clubs and alumni travel-study. Yes, I did a little track coaching on the side. Looking over the list of past inductees of this Hall of Fame, some names jump out, reminding me of how lucky I was to encounter such fine people in Delaware. Bob DeGroat and Betty Richardson: athletic directors and coaches at Tower Hill. They administered a program where every student was REQUIRED to go out for a team. Thus reluctant students got their exercise, and some found out they were decent athletes or even first stringers. That’s how a small school can compete. Also on the Hall of Fame list are Bob Carpenter ‘34 and Ruly Carpenter ‘58. They helped with the installation of an all-weather track at Tower Hill… the first one in the entire Middle Atlantic region. How’s that for another stroke of luck? All-weather tracks are the norm today, but in 1962?! We were ahead of the curve. Also on the Hall of Fame list is Frank Newlin, former Wilmington Parks and Recreation Director. Frank conducted cross country meets at Rockford Park, next door to Tower Hill. We trained there. More good luck. Another name on the Hall list is Bill Thomson, veteran official and coach of local, national and international track. He was a trusted adviser and ally. But the best example of my good luck is… Carolyn Behr. My wife has tolerated my track wanderings for 49 years. Thank you, dear Carolyn.

From top: Bob Behr (right) set a 200m college record and coached Tower Hill School to 160 dual meet wins.—Photo courtesy of Williams College Alumni Relations; Ty Roberts ‘79, pictured with Bob Behr, was inducted into the Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame; Behr pictured top right with the 1981 cross country team

One of the advantages of being back here after 36 years is the perspective of time. The number of victories or records set or champions crowned all fade into time. What is more important is what the student-athletes—stars or also-rans—may have gained from their competitive experiences. I hope they gained qualities of maturity, courage, mental strength and Hemingway’s grace under pressure. I am always gratified to learn about what these past athletes have done with their lives. They have become community leaders as parents, teachers, doctors, lawyers, scientists, graduate school deans, business executives and even a United States senator. Thanks to the Hall for the honor of joining its ranks. Good night and good luck. Tower Hill Bulletin

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NEW TRUSTEES

FLYNN, WHITTINGTON AND WILSON JOIN TOWER HILL’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jack Flynn, M.D. ‘81 John M. “Jack” Flynn, M.D., ‘81 is chief of orthopedics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). A nationally recognized orthopedic leader, Flynn’s primary clinical and research focus is scoliosis care for children. Flynn joined CHOP in 1996 and became chief of orthopedics in 2014. He holds the Richard M. Armstrong, Jr. Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery and is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Flynn earned his B.A. in natural sciences from Johns Hopkins University and his M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After residency in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Program, he completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children. He has been president of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and is a director on the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. In 2014, he and his family established and endowed the Flynn Family Scholarship Fund at Tower Hill. Marna C. Whittington, Ph.D. Marna Cupp Whittington, Ph.D., was the chief executive officer of Allianz Global Investors Capital from 2001 until her retirement in January 2012. From 2002 to 2011, she was chief operating officer of Allianz Global Investors, the parent company of Allianz Global Investors Capital. Prior to that, she was managing director and chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Whittington started in the investment management industry in 1992, joining Philadelphia-based Miller Anderson & Sherrerd. Previously, she was executive vice president and CFO of the University of Pennsylvania, and earlier, deputy secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and secretary of finance for the State of Delaware. She is a trustee and vice-chair of the Salk Institute of Biological Studies. She currently serves as a director of Macy’s, Inc. and Phillips 66. She holds an M.S. degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, both in quantitative methods, and a B.A. degree in mathematics from the University of Delaware. Her daughter, Marna Whittington McDermott ‘95, attended Tower Hill. Vance Wilson Vance Wilson, a former Tower Hill teacher, has served as the headmaster of St. Albans School since July 1999 and plans to retire in July 2018. Wilson recently served as president of the International Boys’ School Coalition (IBSC) and is a former member of the governing board of Roxbury Latin School. He belongs to the Headmasters’ Association and the Country Day Heads Association. He has pursued a second career as a writer; he has coauthored two books on curriculum issues and an account of integration in Southern private schools. In 1986 he published a novel, The Quick and the Dead. He attended Berkeley Preparatory School and earned his B.A. in English from Yale University, where he played varsity basketball and was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship. He went on to earn a diploma in Anglo-Irish literature from Trinity College, University of Dublin, and a master’s degree from the University of Virginia.

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LEADERSHIP

BESSIE SPEERS NAMED TRUSTEE OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE BY TERESA MESSMORE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

Head of School Bessie Speers has been named a trustee of Middlebury College, her alma mater. Middlebury College is a top-ranked liberal arts college in Vermont, known nationally and internationally for a strong academic reputation and distinguished programs in politics, languages, environmental stewardship and social entrepreneurship. “I have always felt very fortunate to have attended Middlebury, and I have stayed in touch with professors and coaches since I graduated,” Speers said. “I was honored to be asked to serve as a trustee. It is a privilege to give back to a place that means so much to me.” Speers studied English at Middlebury and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1986. She competed for four years on the varsity tennis team and as captain organized the first women’s spring training trip to California. She went on to earn a master of liberal arts degree from Johns Hopkins University, during which time she attended a summer program at Middlebury’s Breadloaf School of English. She has interviewed prospective applicants as an alumni admissions representative, hosted Middlebury alumni receptions when she lived in Connecticut and served on a Class Reunion Committee to encourage strong participation and philanthropy from her class. “I had a fabulous experience as an English major, with gifted professors who inspired me to love reading and writing,” Speers said. “If I can provide a bit of perspective as an alum and school head, it is the least I can do for a place that is very much part of my soul.” Speers began her career at the National Association of Independent Schools in Boston and then became associate director of admission at The Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut. She held various administrative positions, taught English and coached at Bryn Mawr School, Calvert School and Episcopal Academy. In 2007 she became head of school at The Ethel Walker School in Connecticut, where she oversaw significant programmatic advancements, investment in technology and several significant building projects including a new dormitory, library renovation and a $20 million centennial center that included a natatorium, new gymnasia, squash courts, student and health centers, and dance and fitness studios. The centennial center

was the capstone project of a $50 million centennial campaign. Speers joined Tower Hill as head of school in 2015 and currently serves as a board member of various professional organizations including The Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS), The Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE) and Mariposa Foundation serving girls in the Dominican Republic. She is an active member of several national associations including Headmasters, Country Day Schools Heads Association and The Heads Network, of which she is president emeritus. The Nominating Committee of the Middlebury Alumni Association (MAA) Board put forth her candidacy for the open trustee position, and her five-year term began July 1.

MIDDLEBURY MEMORIES “Several friends and I began a tradition that still happens today: All students who graduate mid-year from Middlebury do so wearing cap and gown on skis at the Middlebury Snow Bowl.” “One summer, Tom and I participated in Middlebury’s Alumni College and took a course that combined hiking and writing in the Green Mountains; this course was taught by one of my favorite professors, and we were able to meet wonderful alumni and reconnect with the beauty of those hills. In fact, when we lived in Philadelphia and our children were young, I was determined to teach them to ski at the Middlebury Ski Bowl—and that is indeed where they first learned.” “I also remember driving up to Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop in Burlington, Vermont, before it was sold in grocery stores. It was a special type of pilgrimage!”

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WELL WISHES

HARRY BAETJER

TOWER HILL LEGEND RETIRES AFTER 47 EXTRAORDINARY YEARS

In some ways, things were very different in 1970, but in other ways very much the same. In the spring of that year, the no-end-in-sight Vietnam War raged on, the country was stunned by the shootings at Kent State and was gripped by the near tragedy of Apollo 13, the Phillies were beginning another less-than-stellar season of baseball, and what was to be the number one selling record that year, Bridge Over Troubled Water, hit the top of the Billboard charts. More importantly for Tower Hill, graduating from Trinity College with a B.A. in history was a young man by the name of Harry Baetjer. That year, Tower Hill was looking for a Middle School history teacher, and Harry applied for the position. One of Harry’s references, a member of the Trinity history department, described him as one “whose character and achievement persuades me that he is a young man of real ability and promise.” He also described him as “of serious and modest opinions, strong common sense and a real sense of obligation to the college community.” Similarly, his headmaster at the Gilman School in Balti-

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more said this of Harry in his college recommendation: “Baetjer is a quiet, sincere young man blest with all the finer character qualities. He is extremely conscientious and always gives his best effort without any prodding. Although possessed of a good humor, his serious nature results in a tendency to worry, and this sometimes has seemed to indicate a lack of confidence on his part. It is true that he is extremely modest, but the faculty and his fellow students all have a high regard for him as a person.” Malcolm Coates, Tower Hill’s headmaster at the time, after conversations with a couple of references, noted how Harry greatly impressed those who knew him with his genuine desire to go into teaching, describing him as conscientious, displaying excellent rapport and extremely loyal. So, in the fall of 1970, Harry begins his Tower Hill career. The school was a bit different back then. The senior class had 42 students; the library/science wing was not yet built; the number of faculty was significantly less. For example, the Lower School faculty consisted of

For several years, Harry taught sixth- and eighth-grade history and coached in the Middle School. He eventually began to expand his role into the Upper School, teaching World Cultures 1 and assisting with the Upper School football and basketball programs. On the personal side, in the spring of 1971, he married Caryl, the woman who would become his partner during this incredible career journey. Some of us here this evening had the privilege of working with the three Baetjer children—Patrick ‘99, Katharine ‘02 and Sean ‘05—who became part of the Tower Hill family. Which brings to my mind one of my earliest recollections of Harry. It was the beginning of the 1981 school year. The Baetjers and Smiths are at the opening faculty family picnic at St. Amour. Our first children, Patrick and Laurie, were born a couple of months apart in 1980, and they are with us at the picnic. As we are sitting and talking, watching the kids toddle around and imagining what would lie ahead, I remember us talking about what it would be like when those toddlers would be seniors. At that point, the late 1990s seemed like a lifetime in the future. Little did we know the road that we were about to travel together that would bring us to this point today. That year, 1981, Harry moved full time into the Upper School as dean of students. I worked with him as the head class adviser of 10th Grade. Two years later, Harry became head of Upper School, a position he held for 25 years. I had the distinct privilege of working for him as a dean, as the registrar and as a department chair. He supported me as I worked out my own professional goals, providing encouragement and guidance along the way. He was always honest in his evaluations, and he became a trusted confidant and a valued friend. But as many can attest, this is what he did for any who were fortunate enough to work under his leadership during those years. In 2008, a change occurred that would prove significant a few years later. Harry was asked to move to a new position as assistant head of school. Though uncertain as to what the role would entail, he took the position and began to figure out what exactly he was supposed to be doing. And, typical of Harry, he did it in a professional and superb manner. Thus, when the school found itself in the unexpected position of needing someone to step

in and take the helm during a difficult time, Harry was the clear and logical choice. The Tower Hill community had someone it could rely on, fully trust and rally around to keep the school moving ahead and, most significantly, to keep the focus on the students. It is important to understand that throughout Harry’s tenure at Tower Hill, creating a positive and meaningful experience for the students has always been his #1 priority.

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12 women and Bill Smith, the division head. The Middle School faculty had about 18, and the Upper School faculty, totaling just a few short of 30, was about 75 percent male. Beth Anderson’s brother, Rob Bowman ‘83, was in Kindergarten; Whit Gardner ‘81, father of 2017 graduate Greg Gardner, was in 2nd Grade; Wiz Montaigne ‘79, now Applegate, was in 4th Grade; and Jay Edinger ‘78, now husband of Laurie, was in 5th Grade.

Which brings me back to the closing paragraph of Harry’s college recommendation. “Baetjer’s integrity, devotion to duty and loyalty all make us very proud that he has been a student at Gilman. He exercises a splendid influence. These same qualities will lead him to success after he leaves Gilman, and we feel confident that he will be a credit to any college community.” Harry, your integrity, your devotion to duty and your loyalty shown to all of us and to the broader Tower Hill School community, make us proud that you have been our colleague and friend, some for just a short while, but others for many years. But for all of us, in one way or another at various points along the journey, you have been our bridge over troubled water. You have guided us through the worst of times, but also rejoiced with us in the best of times. And so, as Paul Simon might have said, we send you off with this: Sail on silver one, sail on by. Your time has come to shine; all your dreams are on their way. See how they shine, but, if you need a friend, we’re sailing right behind. Like a bridge over troubled water, we will ease your mind. So from all of us, we say thank you and Godspeed, Harry Baetjer! —Jack Smith, Upper School Math Faculty

Head of School Bessie Speers presenting Harry Baetjer with the Founders’ Achievement Award in 2015 as his wife, Caryl, looks on. Speers said, “His longstanding commitment to Tower Hill as an administrator and teacher has served to unite faculty, staff, parents, students, alumni and supporters.”

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25+ YEARS OF SERVICE

TOWER HILL SCHOOL GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING FACULTY MEMBERS WHO COMPLETED THEIR TENURES AT THE CLOSE OF THE 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR AFTER DEDICATING 25 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THESE WORDS FROM THOSE WHO KNOW THEM WELL.

Oremia Caimi UPPER SCHOOL SPANISH I feel at a bit of a loss trying to honor Oremia with a proper send off for her 28 years of service to Tower Hill, because, truth be told, Oremia has always been the comic genius behind our Language Department skits. She consistently managed to think up a creative theatrical performance for this party, one that would capture the essence of the departing teacher’s personality and also amuse and delight the audience. One of my favorites was our Language Department rendition of the farewell song from the classic film The Sound of Music. We stood on the stairs at the back of the dining hall and sang Adieu in German, French and Latin. But we do not have time or space for a skit, so I must honor Oremia in a different way. There is no doubt that Oremia has been a supremely skilled and well-loved teacher, whose passion for the Spanish language and Cuban culture is without bounds. She has taught hundreds of students, a generation of students, over her career at THS, in beginning Spanish through advanced electives. Her tips and tricks for remembering difficult grammar points, such as PDOOT (pronounced puh-doot) to differentiate between ser and estar, or “Vin Diesel has 10 Veapons” to recall the tú commands will remain in students’ minds for a very long time. Her Cuba and Almodóvar electives are tremendously popular courses, ones that create strong bonds between students during their junior and senior years. Oremia has also been exceedingly generous in her support of students, through FFAS and admissions work, generous with her cultural knowledge, by volunteering to talk on the phone in Spanish with Natalie’s classes or to tell her family’s migration story to Lower School classes, and generous with her acting talents, performing the role of mother of the bride in a faculty play or singing in Upper School assembly during spirit week, just to name a few examples. If you really want to understand Oremia’s significance to the heart and soul of Tower Hill, however, you would need a dictionary of Oremi-isms, words and expressions in Spanish or English that are so distinct and characteristic that they will never be forgotten by those who know her well. Many of these capture a facet of Oremia’s personality...

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• Fa-Bu, adjective, short for “fabulosa,” meaning absolutely fabulous in every sense. This adjective of course describes Oremia herself, as well as her warm, demonstrative, wonderful personality that sweeps up everyone in proximity and fills the room. • Plaga negra!, noun, meaning an awful, highly contagious illness you have and that requires you to stay away from Oremia until she sprays disinfectant on the desk where you were sitting. • Tono y Tude, with the accompanying exaggerated hand gestures that only language teachers think are normal. This expression designates insubordination from a student or a colleague and could result in a “breaking of friends.” • How ARE you? An unassuming question, one that on its face seems quite routine. But in fact, this question reveals Oremia’s uncannily strong empathy that allows her to see deep into your soul and sense how you are before she even asks. How ARE you in fact means: “What’s wrong?” and “what can I do to help?” • I smell an orange! This expression, uttered by another person, might conjure up a sense of natural freshness and bright happiness. Not in Oremia’s case. I smell an orange is a kind of code for red alert, an indication that she has noticed that some inconsiderate student, maybe one sitting four tables away, is peeling an orange at lunch and thereby contaminating the atmosphere. • The goslings or the chachos (short for muchachos)—the students who often walk in a line or in packs and who are capably led by Oremia’s experienced teaching and no-nonsense attitude. She has seen it all and heard every excuse for missed homework, so they should not even bother trying. All joking aside, I hope these expressions have reminded you of what has made Oremia special to us at Tower Hill and what will keep her in our hearts. We always appreciate Oremia’s entertaining way of connecting with students and colleagues. It is what makes her a legend and brings back so many former students to talk to Señora. We know she cares deeply about friendships with colleagues and relationships with students and she puts time and care into nurturing them. She is generous and thoughtful and kind at heart, but masks this most of the time with her exuberant persona. Above all, she is fun to be around, fun to ride the elevator with, and fun to learn Spanish with. With her Fabu character, she makes the journey of an academic year, and indeed the journey of 28 academic years, enjoyable and memorable. So, in closing, I would like to return to The Sound of Music and its classic song about Maria with some lightly edited lyrics, for a musical send-off. Oremia, we thank you, we will miss you, you are absolutely irreplaceable, and we wish you much joy in your Civil War reenacting adventures and your travels to visit Alexandra in Scotland. —Caroline Clifford, Ph.D., ‘83, Language Department Chair

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well wishes

Ellen Dolmetsch LOWER SCHOOL LIBRARY

El—I really found it difficult to sum up your career at Tower Hill. For 25 years you have influenced the reading culture of all of the students who passed through the Lower School Library. But saying that just doesn’t do justice to you or to your library program. What words can truly tell the story of the books you read to your students, books you put in students’ hands, research skills you taught, the library collection you have shaped for all to enjoy, parents and faculty you helped day in and day out? The best words I think come from her students. Ellen has kept what must be every note, card or letter given to her through the years. She gave me access to her special archives, and I would like to share some of her students’ words with you. Selected letters from Ellen’s students [phonetic Lower School spelling included]: Dear Mrss domech, I love you! You have the perfikt books for me! It feels special wen you reed to me! Dear Secret Friend … Mrs. Dolmetch You always read something funny or meaningful at Library and when you read it sounds like you are talking to us. Dear Mrs. Dolmetsch You are the nicest teacher ever! Your also good company at lunch. I’ll miss you SO much! I “heart” you! The best librarian! Ever! YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND IF YOU DON’T KNOW NOW YOU DO The teacher with the best voice for reading is Mrs. Dolmetsch. When you read books to me your voice sounds just like I picture it. Thank you for helping me find books. I’m so happy that you have that voice to read to me. Dear Mrs. Dolmetsch I’m very very very sorry I missed library. It’s really important to me that I read. By the way you’re a heavenly library teacher to me. Dear Mrs. Dolmetch, I appreciate your being my great librarian. You are very helpful when teaching us to find books and your reading is so detailed in voice that sometimes I think I’m in the book! Thank you again for being my great librarian. Dear Mrs. D I Have a great joke for you!! What is the highest bulding in the hold entire world? Give up? A library because it has the most stories. There are students who leave Lower School for Middle School and then Middle School for Upper School and then they leave Tower Hill, but they still write to Ellen:

Mrs. Dolmetsch, Thank you so much for my map. It was one of the most thoughtful graduation gifts that I received. I can still remember you reading Lafcadio to us in Lower School. I kept a copy of it so that I can read it to my children some day. Thanks for everything. Recently, Ellen ran into a mom of a young lady who left Tower Hill, but has graduated high school and wanted to share with Ellen part of her daughter’s college essay, because, “I thought it would be fun to see how your kindness and patience with my daughter in Lower School helped her develop a passion for words, literature and writing… and probably helped to get her into college!” Her daughter wrote: Mrs. Dolmetsch was my beloved librarian when I was six. She listened attentively to my every precise request while searching for my next read. I wanted a books with this many pages, this many words, this many pictures; she was always able to find one that was just right… Throughout my childhood, I turned to reading as a source of pleasure, an outlet from reality. What I came to realize was that the pages of a story could be a place of comfort, somewhere I went seeking solace, and a refuge I would treasure for the rest of my life. This is what Ellen has done for all of us who know her. I just have two more to share. Dear Mrs. Dolmetsch It’s been a great year. You read great books to us. It’ll be very sad next year without you. And last but not least, THE TERIBLE THING THAT HAPEND AT OUR LIBARY OUNCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A SCHOOL CALLED TOWER HILL ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOLL: THE TERIBLE THING HAPEND AT THE LIBRARY-- IT CLOSED!? THEN ONe DAY (WICH WAS SEPTEMBER 1ST) THE SCHOOL OPENED UP AND ALL CLASSES HAD LIBRARY! THE END! P.S. YOU EARNED A HUG! Well this September, you won’t be in the library on the first day of school. But you are leaving the library in great hands, and you are leaving us with wonderful books and wonderful memories. P.S. you earned a hug! —Ellen Potter, Director of Libraries

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Joan Jennings

LOWER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC Twenty-nine years is a very long time. Indeed, for many of us, Joan’s 29 years at Tower Hill exceeds the span of our entire teaching career including all of the twists and turns that eventually brought us here. After 29 years one does not simply walk out the door and move on; 29 years leaves marks, memories, impacts—a legacy. I have always been impressed with Joan’s understanding of and compassion for her students. There have been numerous occasions over the years where she and I would be talking about a student, and she would produce a surprising piece of information that would catch my attention: “He just got a new puppy, and he is so excited—ask him about it” or “She is so proud of her older sister.” Small things, inconsequential things, but things that mattered to kids; and so, they mattered to Joan. Further, it was not uncommon for her to offer more significant observations along with a bit of wisdom on how best to relate to the student being discussed. When you teach students every year from Grades 3 through 6 you get to know them—when you really pay attention to them, when you really listen, when you really love them, you know them like they are your own. Of course, Joan’s caring extends not just to her students but to her friends and colleagues as well. I asked [Lower School music teacher] Sara Bush for some thoughts, as she has known Joan longer than the rest of the music staff, and her first response was that Joan was “always willing to help” and “to share.” Sara also mentioned this in her own comments on Joan to the Lower School faculty; she remarked that Joan was always willing to lend a hand and pitch in where needed and that she was an excellent listener who gave thoughtful, wise advice. I too have benefitted from Joan’s advice and have been grateful. A few years ago, I referred to Joan as the Music Department’s historian; Sara remarked that she was a “walking archive.” Joan’s memories have been an invaluable resource as she knows not just what has happened in the department, but also why certain choices have been made. Her willingness to share her experience has been a gift beyond price. But Joan is not content to merely look backward. She is a planner; she looks ahead and prepares. Joan has embraced professional development with a zeal that I have seen in few teachers, always trying to improve, to grow, to be better for the next group of students. Finally, it would not be possible to contemplate Joan’s contributions without bringing to mind a particular sound, and that would be the ringing of bells. When Joan started at Tower Hill, she was informed that she would be teaching handbells for the first time. Undaunted, she educated herself—she read, she went to conferences, she talked to more-experienced teachers. The result for Joan was the discovery of a passion; the result for Tower Hill has been a generation of students who had the opportunity to experience this unique ensemble under a passionate and compassionate teacher. Handbells, for Joan, have been the ultimate synthesis of her love of music and her love of students. Her dedication to both have been a gift to the Tower Hill community above all others. —Scott Zeplin, Music Department Chair

Lea Gummey Quimby ‘86 LOWER SCHOOL TEACHER

Only a handful of Hillers have both taught and been taught at Tower Hill School. Lea Quimby is one of the distinguished few. She started as a student at Tower Hill in Middle School and graduated in 1986 with honors as an accomplished scholar and athlete. Her experience playing Division I lacrosse and field hockey at Colgate University—along with her certification to teach elementary education—made her a natural fit for coaching and teaching at Tower Hill. Lea coached the undefeated eighth-grade girls’ lacrosse team in 1991, a school year in which she also assisted with the varsity basketball and lacrosse teams. She continued coaching those three sports for a total of 10 years, recognized around campus for setting high standards and encouraging true teamwork. In 1993 Lea joined the Lower School— the one division where she was never a student. There she shaped the education of many young learners by providing a strong academic foundation first as a kindergarten assistant, and then transitioning to a prekindergarten teacher in 1996 and a kindergarten teacher in 2001. She served as a prekindergarten and kindergarten grade coordinator and on various committees such as admissions, social studies and the Faculty Fund to Aid Students. Her professional achievements are impressive. She translated professional development about writing instruction into effective, age-appropriate writing opportunities. She initiated a comprehensive character education program. She collaborated to write and direct preschool plays. She designed scheduling models for full-day kindergarten at Tower Hill. Perhaps most important of all, she created a happy classroom environment where children danced, smiled, created and played as they learned, and then walked out the door having absorbed more academically than they—or their parents—might have thought possible. Over her 26 years at Tower Hill, Lea has made a positive impact on countless students from their earliest, formative years to their competition in athletics on the courts and fields. Her twin boys, Charlie and Harry, graduated with the Class of 2017, and Lea begins a new chapter this year at the Land Conservancy of Southern Chester County to work on educational programming. We wish her the very best for continued success and express our sincere gratitude for her many contributions to Tower Hill School, and we know that Lea and her wonderful family will always remain important members of the Tower Hill family. 56

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SCHOOL LIFE

John Robinson

UPPER SCHOOL ENGLISH

Many people don’t know that John’s father founded a school and was its headmaster in West Hartford, Connecticut. It was called The Robinson School, and John was a student there. He learned a lot being the child of an educator, a claim a lot of our own children can make, no doubt. John was the child of an idealist. Not all of these early lessons were wholly positive, but all of them were useful. Useful to John in forming his own ambitions and his own connections with young people as a lifelong teacher. Wherever John has gone, he has founded schools of thought—never staking an arrogant flag in the ground but seeking to create order from chaos, restore nobility among injustice and incite soulfulness among the small minded. These are big claims, but they are the truth. And John deserves, as embarrassed as he might be about the seeming grandiosity of my tone, to have some of his startling achievements shared. We all have swatches of John’s stories, and we might form a coherent and linear narrative if we pooled our resources, but maybe not. John would probably say that coherence is only a goal for those whose minds cannot handle the miasmic swirl of the cosmos. Here are some places on our cosmos where he’s been: • protesting or marching in places like Selma, Alabama, for SNCC. • sitting-in, where at one point he was tossed down some stairs and almost run over by those who’d rather have remained chained to their own ignorance. • attending Woodstock, where John stayed to the bitter end even though the sound system was bad and the food was gone. • being the first to enter an empty venue where Bob Dylan rehearsed just for him then offered to share a tuna sandwich. • sheepishly knocking on a pub’s bathroom door hoping that a drunk Saul Bellow would emerge and recover in time to give the lecture John was supposed to escort him to. • marrying three times, then forever referring to one of the wives as his Stevie Nicks wife because of her affinity for the singer and her delusion that she looked like her. • cooking pasta carbonara for George Thorogood. • delivering three graduation speeches over his 36 years here at THS. • living out of his station wagon. • playing vinyl records at full volume in every one of his classrooms. • laughing with and loving his colleagues like those who’ve retired before him, his friends in English, Jim Wood, David Marshall, Joe Smolko, Hugh Atkins, Trina Tjersland and many, many more from other disciplines and departments, too. Our independent English program in the Upper School is one that I receive calls about from prospective candidates asking whether it’s truly as independent as it looks because it seems like a dream. It’s just teacher and students, books, ideas, language and thought, with nothing in between. The purity of it. The creativity of it owes to John. In 1981, when John began here, the curriculum was more rote, more traditional. Today, we offer 22 different courses for juniors and seniors in a small school with only six teachers. It is amazing. It is brave. It is because of John. And Hugh Atkins.

On the eve of John’s retirement, it is worth glancing back to thank John and Hugh for their bravery and their passion. Their ambition—not the classic ambition to aggrandize the self—came from more of a 1960s type of ambition— an idealism. To blend creativity and discipline, rigor and fun, soul and analysis. We have courses like John’s “Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t?” about race and jazz and the American Predicament. Or John’s “Old, Weird, America,” about identity, non-conformity and the Paradox of Opportunity. Or John’s “Myths and Motifs” about Joseph Campbell’s heroic monomyth and Tolkien’s high fantasy. I’ve had the privilege to observe John teach, and he’s been wise, mystical, intellectual, basically Buddhist and full of love. I’ve also had the joy of being mentored by John. There’s nothing quite like his worldliness to provide context. He might quote a Dylan lyric or a rap song one of the kids shared with him recently or make a joke about Khruschev and Kennedy. He might also say something as illuminating as this: “Sometimes you don’t ride the elephant. You ride the irrelevant.” He’s basically a prose poet who’s not been writing it down for 36 years. How many books did he speak out loud in his classroom? F. Scott Fitzgerald once lamented that he’d spoken entire novels out loud in the bar and had thus lost them. John is just that way, and I hope that he uses his retirement to capture some of his genius on paper. John’s work outside the classroom during his career here included a stint in college counseling and contributions to countless committees. Once, when Hugh was away on sabbatical, John served as Department Chair and it was an eventful couple of months. He’ll tell you about it if you ask him. Speedball, a sport John invented, was given athletic credit here for years. Only John. When we think about people who deserve to retire, to place their feet up, sip a drink and reflect on the good they’ve released into the world like thousands of white doves, it’s John Robinson. A man who didn’t found a school, but a school found him. We, Tower Hill, were lucky. Thank you, John. We love you. —Leslie Sysko, English Department Chair

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SCHOOL LEADERS

TOWER HILL WELCOMES NEW ADMINISTRATORS TO THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEGAN COVER, HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL Megan Cover, who has served as assistant head of Upper School and dean of students since 2012, has been named head of Upper School beginning in the 2017-2018 school year. Cover has taught, coached and served in administrative positions over the last 17 years. She oversaw Upper School programs in student life, advisory, leadership, student retention, Career Day and new faculty cohorts. She created the senior mentor groups, rewrote the Upper School student handbook, oversaw the adviser program, added a service learning component to Student Government Association responsibilities and brought the discipline and student leadership boards model to Tower Hill, among other accomplishments. Cover joined Tower Hill in 2000 as a Middle and Upper School French and Spanish teacher, and she served as the 8th Grade head class adviser from 2006 to 2012. She was the Language Department chair from 2007-2012, during which time she created the Lower School Spanish Program, implemented the 5th and 6th Grade Language Program, oversaw the language elective series in Grades 11 and 12, and designed a more effective annual evaluation system for faculty. Previously she taught French at Springfield High School in Springfield, Pennsylvania, Montgomery School in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, and Wyndcroft School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the Agnes Irwin School, she holds a B.A. in French from Denison University, an M.A. in Spanish from West Chester University and an M.A. in French from Middlebury College. ART HALL, ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL AND DEAN OF STUDENT LIFE Art Hall is Tower Hill’s new assistant head of school and dean of student life, a school-wide position reporting directly to the head of school. He will oversee and coordinate the hiring process for all faculty and administrators, working collaboratively with department chairs and the community. As dean of student life, his initial focus will be in the Upper School. Hall previously served as the Upper School principal at Friends’ Central School in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, a PreK-12 Quaker school. There he was responsible for faculty hiring and evaluation, served as a liaison to parents, collaborated with administrators and ensured the success of Upper School students. He previously served as director of equity and inclusion and global programs at Greenhill School in Dallas, Texas, where he worked from 2012-2014 to recruit teachers of color, enhance the curriculum and advance the school’s equity and inclusion program. From 2002-2012 he was the Upper School dean and director of student activities, providing college counseling, discipline management, life guidance and academic support. He also taught African-American and Chinese history, American literature and computer science at Greenhill School, and he was a computer specialist at Harvard-Westlake School, a highly competitive school in Studio City, California. He earned a B.A. in political science and history from University of California, Los Angeles, and holds an M.Ed. with a specialization in gifted and talented learning from Southern Methodist University. SETH KUSHKIN, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Seth Kushkin joins Tower Hill as the school’s athletic director, having most recently served as the University of Denver’s associate head coach of the women’s basketball team. At the University of Denver, he developed creative strategies for building a talented and cohesive team, collaborated with the head coach on game scheduling and practice planning, and ensured team activities complied with NCAA, conference and college regulations. He provided academic support to help the program maintain a team GPA ranked in the Top 15 of all Division I women’s basketball programs, among other accomplishments. He has also been an assistant women’s basketball coach at Auburn University, Georgia Tech, Ohio State and Purdue University.

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Kushkin continued... Kushkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s professional experience includes positions at independent schools. From 2003-2005, he was athletic director and Physical Education Department head at the Laurel School in Cleveland, Ohio, a nationally recognized K-12 day school for girls. At Laurel he managed middle and high school coaches and teams and oversaw the physical education faculty. He launched a booster club, hall of fame and golf outing, assisted student-athletes in navigating the college-recruitment process, brought a large lacrosse tournament to campus, and implemented athletic clinics for lower and middle school students. He also directed basketball camps, coached womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball and taught English and social studies at McDonogh School in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended The Columbus Academy and graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.A. in English. DAVID TOOMER, DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING David M. Toomer, who has nearly 30 years of experience in both independent school and university settings, has been named director of college counseling. Toomer previously served as director of college counseling at Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, where he worked on increasing the amount of time college counselors spend working with students and delivered recommendation letter writing workshops for teachers, among other enhancements to the process. From 2005 to 2014 Toomer served as director of equity and excellence for undergraduate admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, creating and managing programs that helped achieve enrollment excellence, including ensuring a diverse community. He evaluated applications and made admission decisions for the Wharton School, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering & Applied Science and School of Nursing. He also held enrollment, teaching, admission and alumni relations positions at the University of Central Florida, George Washington University, George Mason University and American University. Toomer graduated from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, and earned an M.B.A. from American University in Washington, D.C. He is an active member of professional organizations including NACAC, PCACAC, ACCIS, ABAFAOILSS, WAIS, AIMS and IBSC. BIANCA WRIGHT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Bianca Wright joins Tower Hill from Stephen Gaynor School in New York, New York, where she served as chief financial officer. There she managed all aspects of the financial, administrative and human resources functions of the school. She was responsible for accounting, budgeting, cash and investment management, adherence to extensive legal and compliance requirements, risk management and human resources. She worked closely with the director of facilities and construction on building projects and maintenance/ operations. Wright previously served as director, finance and controller at the nonprofit organization Share Our Strength in Washington, D.C., where she managed day-to-day financial operations, led the forecasting process and implemented a new financial management system. She has held positions in accounting, finance and consulting roles at WhitGroup, Aronson & Company, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Optimus Corporation and Society for Neuroscience/American Association for Higher Education. She attended Friends School, an independent school in Baltimore, Maryland, where her father taught art. She earned a B.A. in economics from University of Maryland, College Park, and an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

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ATHLETICS

SPRING RECAP

The boys’ tennis team swept the DIAA finals on Friday, May 26, to win their first title in more than 20 years. Congratulations to first singles state champion Robby Ward ‘19, second singles champion Drew Manning ‘17, third singles state champion James Fleming ‘17, first doubles champions Guthrie Speers ‘19 and Linus Oldenbuettel ‘18 and second doubles champions Alex Racape ‘20 and Aidan Donoho ‘20.

Tower Hill’s golfers took the state title in the DIAA Golf Tournament at Maple Dale Country Club. This was the second consecutive championship win for the golf team, coached by Kathy Franklin. Jennifer Cleary ‘20, Danny Dougherty ‘18 and Rylie Heflin ‘21 all placed in the top 10 with excellent scores on the second day of competition. Boys’ lacrosse coach Brad du Pont ‘82 and boys’ baseball coach Billy Cannon both celebrated their 200th win for Tower Hill School. Thank you for your dedicated service to the Hillers! The girls’ lacrosse team was the Independence Conference champion this year for the 12th year in a row. The first round of playoffs was on May 18 and the girls lost 11-10 to Charter School of Wilmington. The team played their hearts out in the extreme heat, and can be proud to have finished with a winning 8-6 season!

The girls’ soccer team was the state runner-up after their comeback effort against #1 seeded Caravel Academy fell short in a 2-1 defeat in the DIAA Championship final on June 3. Congratulations to the girls on a fantastic 15-3-1 season!

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BY CHRIS MORROW, DIRECTOR OF SERVICE LEARNING

SCHOOL LIFE

SEASON OF SERVICE

UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS VOLUNTEER AS MENTORS WITH PARTNER SCHOOLS

Upper School mentors pose in front of a colorful mural at the Boys & Girls Club in Wilmington; Director of Service Learning Chris Morrow mentors a student; eighth-graders from Nativity Preparatory School visit THS science teacher Tom Hoch’s physics lab

This year Tower Hill launched a “Season of Service” pilot program to enhance opportunities for service learning in the Upper School. The purpose is to allow students to fulfill their athletic requirement by mentoring in the afternoons. Students are placed with one of our signature partners: Nativity Preparatory School, Serviam Academy for Girls or the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware. Students are required to mentor for at least 80 hours to fulfill the Season of Service requirement. The program begins on the first day of winter athletics and finishes on the first day of spring athletics. The programs vary from tutoring and homework help to mentoring and coaching, depending upon the needs of the organization. Several of our students participated in a specialized program at the Boys & Girls Club called Mike’s TEAM (Teaching Excellence by Academic Mentoring), an academic-based mentoring program offered in partnership with the Mike Clark Legacy Foundation. Mike’s TEAM mentors typically spend the beginning of each session helping students with their homework.

Then, they help facilitate a lesson that has been planned by the program coordinator. These lessons may focus on STEM, the arts, athletics or social skill building. Mentors have the opportunity to plan their own lessons or curricula based on their personal interests and skills. Recently, Mike’s TEAM students, with help from their Tower Hill mentors, learned about the pH scale and worked collaboratively on an activity where they used cabbage, a natural pH indicator, to measure the pH of various household substances. They also learned about DNA and how base pairs cytosine (C), guanine (G) and adenine (A), thymine (T) pair together. The students then constructed DNA models using Twizzlers and colored marshmallows to represent the A, T, C and G. Additionally, while not required, some mentors also choose to lead fundraisers or supply drives at their schools to benefit Mike’s TEAM; this helps them receive additional service hours and broadens their experience. We hope that incorporating the Season of Service into our existing Service Learning Program will enhance students’ experiential learning as well continue to support Tower Hill’s collaborative partnerships.

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GRANDPARENTS’ AND FRIENDS’ DAY—APRIL 13 Grandparents are such a gift, and it was wonderful to have more than 500 grandparents and friends on campus this year. Their perspectives are so valuable to our students.

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3 1., 2. and 7. Grandparents and friends visit classrooms 3. A Tower Hill tradition since the 1970s, the 2nd Grade performs “tinikling”—a dance from the Philippines that teaches teamwork and coordination 4. The Lower School puts on a show in the theater featuring original songs and dances by music teacher Sara Bush 5. and 6. Grandparents and friends enjoy quality time with their loved ones

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On April 20 Tower Hill celebrated the second annual Tower Day, a new tradition and spring surprise for students. The entire school gathered in Rockford Park for a bit of Tower Hill history, a green-versuswhite all-school relay and an ice cream treat.

THS IN PHOTOS

TOWER DAY—APRIL 20

8 1. Head of School Bessie Speers and former Assistant Head of School Harry Baetjer begin Tower Day with a little Tower Hill history 2. Students can hardly contain their excitement 3. Art teacher Rowena Macleod poses with a group of fourth-graders 4. A group of Middle School boys stop for a quick picture 5. Upper School students race to the finish of this green-versus-white relay 6. Lower School students rush to hug Tower Hill’s white tiger mascot during the festivities 7. Director of Dining Services Jerry Buckworth helps students pick out their ice cream treats 8. Jamie Spruance ‘17 and cousin Jackson Spruance ‘29 take a family photo

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1. Lower School art teacher Jane Chesson took a group of fourth-graders to Rockford Park for a drawing exercise 2. Studio Art students practice still life portraits 3. Upper School band teacher Drew Keim took a group of students to the Martin Guitar Factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania 4. Lower School theater teacher Rachel Marlowe staged a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wild Rumpusâ&#x20AC;? for Kindergartners, complete with a choreographed dance and original costumes and scenery 5. Upper School art students visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

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6. Upper and Middle School students pose during dress rehearsal of the cross-divisional production of the THS spring musical The Music Man (Photo Credit: Bradley Wolak â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12) 7. Middle schoolers perform Fractured Fairy Talesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;original renditions of classic fairy tales 8. The eighth-grade play Wizards, Wands and Witches put a spell on the audience with a hypnotic performance by all 9. Lower School music teacher Sara Bush captivated with her original show Under the Sea, performed by the 4th Grade 10. Music Department Chair Scott Zeplin conducts the Lower School band

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SERVICE

1. Visual Art and Design Department Chair and woodshop teacher Rich Pierce hosted a group of students from the Girls & Boys Clubs of Delaware 2. A group of seventh-graders participated in the annual Middle School Diversity Leadership Conference at The Haverford School 3. Upper School math teacher Nicole Keith traveled with a group of students during spring break to Durham, North Carolina, to work with Habitat for Humanity 4. Middle School science teacher Tim Weymouth teaches a group of boys from Nativity Prep about sound waves 5. Tower Tots receive a Jefferson Service Award for their “Save the Sea Turtles” bake sale 6. Elizabeth Boruff ‘23 at the Delaware Food Bank during a Middle School week of service

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GLOBAL

6 1. Tower Hill hosted 18-year-old Samuel Cyubahiro, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who shared his story of resilience and courage 2. Wendy Summer, the founder of ZAANHA and ZAANHA Fund, spoke to the Upper School about her experiences traveling to Afghanistan 3. Thirty-two members of the classes of 2020 and 2021 went on a trip to Puerto Rico 4. Tower Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Model United Nations club competed at the North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) conference in Washington, D.C. 5. Upper School students who participated in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Melbourne, Australia, exchange program in March stopped for a picture in front of the Sydney Opera House during the Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb with science teacher and Melbourne native Sharon Reynolds 6. With the help of Upper School Spanish teacher Hannah Kelly, Upper School language students participated in the inaugural Tower Hill Language Expo

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2016-2017

Donor Honor Roll On behalf of the students, families, faculty and staff at Tower Hill School, thank you. Your generous gifts make a difference in the lives of our students.

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With much GRATITUDE... Dear Tower Hill friends and supporters, It is with gratitude and appreciation that I write this letter to all of you for your commitment and dedication to Tower Hill. Because of each of you, we surpassed all fundraising goals and expectations for this year. The pages of this 2016-2017 Donor Honor Roll represent the generosity of our alumni, parents, grandparents and friends who believe in the value of a Tower Hill education. I deeply appreciate the strong support from our trustees, who showed tremendous leadership in helping us surpass the largest Annual Fund goal in the school’s long history. Thank you to our Annual Fund volunteers—our parent captains and our alumni class agents—whose dedication and enthusiasm play such a vital role in increasing our Annual Fund participation. These volunteers work hard to reinforce the idea that every gift to the Annual Fund matters no matter the size because we can collectively make an impact on the quality of our students’ education. The Annual Fund is the cornerstone of philanthropy at Tower Hill. Participation in the Annual Fund at any level is a powerful act of stewardship and a deeply meaningful investment in our community—and every gift to the Annual Fund, in any amount, is a statement of support for our students and teachers. Contributing to the Annual Fund is perhaps the most simple and most important thing you can do to help the school, and is the way all of us can join together to make a significant impact on the lives of Tower Hill students and to preserve the Tower Hill legacy. Each of you are an important part of the Tower Hill community. Thank you for your continued support of this extraordinary school. Sincerely,

Kathy Warner Interim Director of Advancement Director of Alumni Programs

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BECAUSE YOU

SHOW YOUR THS PRIDE

$865,790 Total raised for the Annual Fund— most $ raised in THS history

Why doesn’t tuition cover all education costs? Tower Hill sets tuition as low as possible to make our educational experience an affordable option for more families. Your gifts to the Annual Fund provide financial stability and the resources necessary for an optimal education for all students.

YOU HELP EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THE TOWER HILL ANNUAL FUND SUPPORTS EVERYTHING ON CAMPUS, FROM FINANCIAL AID TO ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TO ATHLETICS... HOW WILL YOU SHOW YOUR THS PRIDE?

140

New donors who gave to the Annual Fund

725+ Number of students that the Annual Fund will benefit this year

88%

Percentage of cost tuition covers to educate one student

Your gift at work:

2016-2017 PARTICIPATION 100% Board of Trustees

increased opportunities for faculty/staff professional development additional classroom space

63% Faculty and Staff new cafe and lounge furniture in the Upper School

48% Parents

YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS!

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All funds including the Annual Fund and other donations July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 Multa Bene Facta Circle $25,000+ Anonymous Wilhelmina Laird Craven ‘34* Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Mr. & Mrs. William H. Daiger Jr. David F. du Pont ‘52* Trust Mr. & Mrs. Régis de Ramel Mr. W. Whitfield Gardner ‘81 & Mrs. Cynthia H. Gardner Mr. Pierre duP. Hayward ‘66 & Mrs. Martina Combs Hayward Mrs. Ellen Jamison Kullman ‘74 & Mr. Michael E. Kullman Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. S. Mellon Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Nitsche Dr. & Mrs. Nisheeth R. Patel Mr. & Mrs. David M. Shepherd Tower Hill School Home & School Association Mrs. Susan Hill Ward ‘54 & Mr. Rodman Ward Jr. Founders’ Circle $15,000 - $24,999 Mr. Thomas C.T. Brokaw ‘64 & Mrs. Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ‘66 Mrs. Beverly Wild Finch ‘59 Mr. Samuel I. duP. Hyland ‘89 & Mrs. Danielle Peterson Hyland Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hynansky Dr. & Mrs. Eric T. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David W. Spartin Tower Hill Fellow $10,000 - $14,999 Mrs. Jennifer Sinex Abramczyk ‘86 & Mr. Jon E. Abramczyk Dr. Anthony R. Cucuzzella ‘82 & Mrs. Lucinda Cole Cucuzzella Mrs. Elizabeth Prince de Ramel Mr. Benjamin F. du Pont ‘82 & Mrs. Laura Lemole du Pont Dr. John M. Flynn ‘81 & Mrs. Mary Flynn Ms. Elizabeth A. Garrigues ‘45* Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Pettinaro Mrs. Stephanie du P. Bredin Speakman ‘64 Tower Hill School Alumni Council Mrs. Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92 & Mr. Philip C. Timon Mr. Rodman Ward III ‘83 & Mrs. Gina Farabaugh Ward Trustees’ Circle $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore H. Ashford III Dr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Steve Boyden Mr. R.R.M. Carpenter III ‘58 & Mrs. Stephanie Conklin Carpenter ‘58 Dr. Anthony L. Cucuzzella Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists P.A.

Robert & Suzanne DeSantis Mr. Christopher R. Donoho III ‘87 & Mrs. Erica Reedy Donoho Ambassador & Mrs. Edward E. Elson Faculty Fund to Aid Students (FFAS) Mr. Laird R. Hayward ‘02 Mrs. Nancy L. Hayward ‘60 Mr. Michael A. Jenkins ‘80 & Mrs. Ann Kallfelz Jenkins ‘80 Mr. & Mrs. J. Mathieu Plumb Mr. Charles F. Richards Jr. ‘55 & Mrs. Pamela Richards Ms. Elizabeth H. Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C. Rose Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Sibert The Rev. & Mrs. Thomas G. Speers III Dr. John D. Statler ‘86 Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Steiner Mr. Robert H. Sweeney ‘49* St. Amour Society $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 & Mrs. Shoshana M. Altschuler Mr. & Mrs. Harry N. Baetjer III Dr. William W. Beck Jr. ‘57 Mr. Richard Bender & Ms. Alison Frost Mrs. Georgina Miller Bissell ‘38 BPGS Construction LLC Mr. Eric J. Brinsfield & Dr. Martha Lynn Brinsfield Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. Britt Mr. & Mrs. John Buonocore Jr. Mr. Todd Buonocore ‘87 & Dr. Allison D. Kolody Buonocore Dr. G. Mark Bussard ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Caffrey Mrs. Traci F. Clark Mrs. Nickie Julian Currie ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeSantis Dr. Michael A. Dignazio & Dr. Allison B. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Elson Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Gessner Jr. Mrs. Patricia Hompe Gibson Mrs. Joan Fairman Gummey ‘61 & Mr. Charles F. Gummey Jr. Mr. Scott T. Hattersley Mr. & Mrs. Donald N. Isken Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Frederic H. Kenney Mr. C. Ronald Maroney ‘59 & Mrs. Eleanor Maroney Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Mr. John L. Mekus Esq. & Ms. Mona E. Warwar Ms. Alice H. Morse II ‘66 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Nestor Dr. & Mrs. Khanh Nguyen Drs. Stephen & Kim Niemoeller Dr. & Mrs. David P. Roselle Mr. Anthony J. Salva ‘94 &

Mrs. Mandy J. Salva Mr. Thomas M. Schorn Mr. H. Wesley Schwandt ‘86 & Mrs. Michelle A. Schwandt Mr. H. Rodney Scott ‘66 & Mrs. Andrea Martz Scott Judy & Joseph Setting Mr. & Mrs. David A. Soleye Mr. & Mrs. Clay C. Thomson Mr. Edward Tucker & Mrs. Gaozhen Hang Ms. Anne A. Verplanck ‘76 Mrs. Susan Wood Waesco ‘90 & Mr. Kevin M. Waesco Mr. Carmen M. Wallace ‘93 Mrs. Marlene S. Zeleny 1919 Society $1,919 - $2,499 Anonymous (5) Dr. & Mrs. Sung Ho Bae Mr. Robert M. Bird III ‘62 Mr. & Mrs. Lewis S. Black Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Black Mr. & Mrs. Chris Blazakis Mr. Thaddeus K. Bythewood Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Cercena Mrs. Susan Edison Church ‘86 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Conaty III Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Crowley Jr. The Hon. Pierre S. du Pont IV ‘52 & Mrs. Elise du Pont Mr. John S. Edinger Jr. ‘78 & Mrs. Laurie Edinger Heather Richards Evans ‘80 Mr. Adam Gould & Ms. Nicholle R. Taylor Mr. E. Thomas Harvey III Dr. Reid M. Huber & Mrs. Donielle Larson Huber Mrs. Deanna P. Hynansky Mrs. Jane du Pont Kidd ‘57 & Mr. Barron U. Kidd Dr. & Mrs. Benjamin W. Messmore Ms. Aleni M. Pappas ‘96 Mr. & Mrs. Craig C. Scott Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rodger D. Smith II Mr. & Mrs. Joshua M. Twilley Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Vanderslice Mr. David N. Williams ‘53 & Mrs. Elisabeth E. Williams Head of School’s Club $1,000 - $1,918 Dr. Armin Afsar-Keshmiri ‘90 Mr. Steve Afsar-Keshmiri ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Aird Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Altschuler Dr. & Mrs. Earl J. Ball III Dr. Randolph Barton Jr. ‘59 & Mrs. Margaret Barton Mr. & Mrs. Perry S. Beberman Dr. & Mrs. Sean M. Bidic Mr. & Mrs. Luke H. Borda Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Howard Borin Dr. & Mrs. Drew A. Brady

Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Brinsfield Mrs. Tracy Godfrey Buchan ‘89 & Mr. Christopher A. Buchan Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Burris Mr. Edward Chi & Dr. Nancy Kim Mr. Anthony W. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Cordell Steve & Michelle Coulter Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cover Mark & Kara Coyle Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Craft Mr. George H. Cross III ‘56 Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Crouch CulinArt Managed Dining Services Dr. Edward L. Cussler Jr. ‘57 Ms. Laura de Ramel Mr. Thère du Pont II ‘84 & Ms. Darla Pomeroy Mr. Charles J. Durante ‘69 & Mrs. Janice F. Durante Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Faller Mr. C. Barr Flinn ‘79 & Mrs. Grier B. Flinn Mr. Michael J. Flynn ‘91 & Mrs. Melissa W. Flynn ‘91 Dr. & Mrs. Churchill C. Franklin Mrs. Amanda Walker Friz ‘92 & Mr. Robert W. Friz Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Guzzardi Mr. Thomas J. Hanna ‘91 & Dr. Lynne A. Hanna Mrs. Penelope Harris Harvey, Hanna & Associates Inc. Mrs. Beverly Hattersley Mr. & Mrs. Arthur P. Helmick Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hewes IV Mr. & Mrs. James L. Holzman Mrs. B. Holliday Hoopes Hudimac ‘73 Mr. Dominic Iacono Mr. Douglas R. Jamieson ‘73 Ms. Paula S. Janssen ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson Mrs. Ann Lunger Jones ‘58 Mrs. Ellet Kidd Jones Dr. & Mrs. Ali Kalamchi Mrs. Leslie M. Kelly, Mrs. Jordan Hollender O’Regan ‘98 & Ms. Brooke A. Kelly ‘11 Mr. Michael P. Kelly ‘75 & Mrs. Deanna H. Kelly Dr. Kris A. Kowal & Dr. Wen Liu Mr. Robert J. Krapf ‘69 & Mrs. Jean A. Krapf Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Langlois Mrs. Leslie Harvey Lemonick ‘75 Mr. David H. Lipman ‘95 & Mrs. Anna Lipman Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Manning Mrs. Sheila Cavanagh Marshall ‘63 Mrs. Antonia Bredin Massie ‘73 Mrs. Diana Wardenburg Maxmin ‘55 Mrs. Gale Pierson McNish ‘61 & Mr. Douglas McNish Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Miller Ms. Susan Miller

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LEADERSHIP GIFT CLUBS

Mr. Henry E. Nickle ‘76 & Mrs. Anne Nickle Ms. Anne S. Oldach ‘66 Mr. C. Dimitri D. Pappas ‘93 Mrs. Zoë S. Pappas Ms. Tucker T. Pierson ‘93 & Mr. Travis J. Elliott Mr. Anthony R. Pisapia & Dr. Allison M. Pisapia Mrs. Carol Raiber Powell ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Srinivas M. Raju Mr. John E. Riegel Jr. ‘90 & Mrs. Amanda Golding Riegel ‘94 Mr. & Mrs. Blake K. Rohrbacher

Mrs. Beth Carney Salter ‘82 & Mr. Dennis M. Salter Dr. Jonathan H. Salvin & Dr. Karen J. Lefrak Mr. & Mrs. Todd C. Schiltz Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Schlerf Dr. Suken A. Shah & Ms. Sheela P. Dattani Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Siegfried Jr. Mr. Henry H. Silliman Jr. ‘52 & Mrs. Marion T. Silliman Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sobieski Mrs. Rosemary Stack Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Stone

Upper School students participate in a Chinese New Year presentation

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Mr. Lloyd L. Thoms Jr. ‘42* Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Tyson Mrs. Andrea Trippitelli Valentine ‘89 & Mr. John Valentine Dr. David T. Vanson & Dr. Ann Kim Mr. & Mrs. William L. Wallace Mr. Charles Warner III ‘49 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Whittington Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Wilkinson Wilmington Lacrosse Association Mrs. Jane K. Wood

Mrs. Marilyn Morrow Woodhouse ‘49 Mr. Xiaoqing Wu & Ms. Wanfang Ouyang Dr. Wenqing Yao & Mrs. Qian Wang * Deceased

Tower Hill is fortunate to receive gifts to endowed funds each year, which are vital to keeping the budget in balance and maintaining the quality and breadth of the school’s programs. Tower Hill is most appreciative to the generous donors who have established these funds and to those who continue to contribute to them. Please note that gifts to endowed funds cannot be credited to the Annual Fund or other capital programs and are restricted for the purposes noted. Those who have contributed to these funds between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, are listed below.

UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT

Income from Tower Hill’s unrestricted endowment fund is used each year to help support operating expenses.

UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL AID FUND

Income from Tower Hill’s unrestricted financial aid fund is used each year to help support students in need of financial assistance.

FACULTY SALARIES

Charles H. Arrington III Faculty Chair in Science Established and endowed in 1989 with a grant from the Regenstein Foundation in memory of Charles H. Arrington III ‘63 for Science Department faculty salaries. Faculty Salary Fund Established and endowed in 1987 with a grant from the Longwood Foundation. Timothy B. Golding Faculty Chair in English Established and endowed in 2005 by the trustees in honor of Timothy B. Golding, Tower Hill’s headmaster from 1986-2005. William L. Kitchel II Faculty Chair Established and endowed in 1979 by the trustees in memory of William L. Kitchel II ‘47, Tower Hill trustee from 1971-1978. Mrs. Alice Kitchel Fulweiler ‘72 & Mr. Peter C. Fulweiler Mr. William L. Kitchel III ‘77 & Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kitchel James W. Williams Faculty Salary Fund Established and endowed in 2005 in memory of James W. Williams, Tower Hill faculty from 1934-1952, by Mrs. James W. Williams, Carol C. Williams ‘55, Patrick L.M. Williams ‘58 and Ruth W. Cornelison ‘61. Income is used to support salaries of Tower Hill School faculty.

FINANCIAL AID

African-American Scholar Endowment Fund Established in 2016 with gifts to Tower Hill School by alumni, parents and grandparents in support of the outstanding opportunity that Tower Hill provides to students. Income will provide financial assistance for one or more African-American students entering Tower Hill in Grades 7 through 12 who demonstrate academic excellence and ambition with an aptitude in athletics and the arts. Mr. & Mrs. Brian L. Adderley, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. James L. Allen, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Drew A. Brady Mr. Robert F. Gardner ‘84 Ms. Brooke N. D. Hayman ‘15 Ms. Courtney A. T. Hayman ‘14 Mr. LaMontz M. Hayman ‘87 & Ms. Renee Sumter-Hayman Mrs. Stephanie L. Hayman-Lambert ‘88 Mr. R. Maurice Holden ‘85 & Ms. Wooja Chung Holden Dr. & Mrs. Eric T. Johnson Ms. Joanna G. Kelly ‘10 Mr. Michael Patrick Kelly, Jr. ‘14 Mr. Michael P. Kelly ‘75 & Mrs. Deanna H. Kelly

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NAMED AND ENDOWED FUNDS Mr. & Mrs. David M. Shepherd Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Sibert Mr. Curtis R. Smith Jr. ‘99 Mr. & Mrs. David A. Soleye The Carpenter Foundation Inc. Tower Hill School Alumni Council Mr. Matthew T. Twyman III ‘88 & Mrs. Carmen Morris Twyman Ms. Tracey D. Twyman ‘85 Mr. Carmen M. Wallace ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. William L. Wallace David C. Altrock Memorial Fund Established in 2000 with a bequest from Joan Roberts Altrock, this endowed fund was given in memory of her husband, David C. Altrock ‘42. Each year, income from the fund is used to award financial aid to students attending Tower Hill School. Alumni Association Financial Assistance Fund Established in 1996 by the Alumni Association with proceeds from Tower Hill’s golf outing. Annual income supports one or more financial aid awards for students enrolled in grades Prekindergarten through Grade 12. Tower Hill School Alumni Council The William W. & Mary Y. Beck Memorial Fund This endowment was established in 2005 by William W. Beck. Jr. ‘57, Laurence H. Beck ‘58 and Sally Beck Baker ‘62 in honor of their parents, William and Mary Beck. The proceeds of this fund are used to award, annually, need-based financial aid to one or more Tower Hill students enrolled in Prekindergarten through Grade 12. Mrs. Sally Beck Baker ‘62 Dr. Laurence H. Beck ‘58 Dr. William W. Beck Jr. ‘57 John Buonocore III Memorial Financial Aid Award This endowment was established in 2004 in memory of John Buonocore III ‘83, with gifts from family and classmates. Income supports one or more financial aid awards for students enrolled in Grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate athletic ability. Mr. & Mrs. John Buonocore Jr. Mr. Todd Buonocore ‘87 & Dr. Allison D. Kolody Buonocore Mr. Paul Foldi ‘83 Ms. Jill Kolody Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Mr. C. Russell H. Shearer Class of ‘57 Financial Aid Fund Established by the Tower Hill Class of ‘57 in celebration of their 50year Tower Hill Reunion in 2007. Income to be awarded, annually and in perpetuity to a Tower Hill student (or students) “as a sign of our gratitude for the fine education, the friendships and other deep gifts we received at Tower Hill School near the start of our life’s journey.” Ruth J. Davis Financial Aid Fund This award was established in 1996 in memory of Ruth Jo Davis ‘75, with an initial gift from her husband, Robert J. Schmitt. Income is used to award financial aid to a female student in the Upper School who has demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and/or the sciences. Mrs. Margaret Savage Brownell ‘75 Ms. Lisa D. Daudon ‘75 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Schoenberger Mr. & Mrs. Martin L. Werde Mr. William Werde & Ms. Heather C. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Zachary F. Werde

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NAMED AND ENDOWED FUNDS cont. Arthur F. DiSabatino Financial Aid Fund This endowment was established in 2002 in memory of Arthur F. DiSabatino, father of David ‘83, Steven ‘85 and Timothy ‘93. Income is used to award financial aid to a student (or students) enrolled in Prekindergarten through Grade 12 who demonstrate high moral character and genuine compassion toward his or her peers. Harry E. DiSabatino Financial Aid Fund Established in 1976 by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. DiSabatino Jr., this endowed fund is in memory of their son, Harry ‘73. An award is made each year to the boy or girl in the Middle or Upper School whose all-around qualities of enthusiasm, energy, concern for others, and athletic interest and ability would reflect Harry’s qualities. Mr. Lawrence Knotts ‘73 Mr. Richard B. Marvin ‘74 Diversity Financial Aid Fund This endowment was established in 2002 with an initial gift from Margaret Aspril Boyer ‘33, to promote ethnic diversity among students. Annual income supports one or more financial aid awards for students enrolled in Prekindergarten through Grade 4. Flynn Family Scholarship Fund The fund, established and endowed in 2014, was inspired by the sacrifices made by Frances and Jimmy Flynn, both Delaware school teachers, to give their children (Jack THS ‘81, Jim WFS ‘82, Terry THS ‘85, Tracey SMHS ‘86, Dan THS ‘89, Michael THS ‘91) extraordinary educations. The goal of the Flynn Family Scholarship Fund is to pay forward on their vision: That a Tower Hill education should be in reach for those willing to make it a priority. The fund will assist with tuition for students entering or continuing in the Upper School at Tower Hill who have demonstrated academic excellence and ambition, with promise in athletics, music or the arts. Mr. Daniel B. Flynn ‘89 & Mrs. Amy Flynn Dr. John M. Flynn ‘81 & Mrs. Mary Flynn Mr. & Mrs. George F. Gianforcaro II Mr. George F. Gianforcaro III ‘15 Ms. Kathleen F. Gianforcaro ‘16 Mr. Michael J. Gianforcaro ‘19 Mr. Michael F. Gummey ‘90 Elizabeth A. Garrigues ‘45 Financial Aid Fund Established in 2006 and endowed in 2013 by Elizabeth Garrigues ‘45, annual income supports one or more financial aid awards for students enrolled in the Lower School. Elizabeth A. Garrigues Financial Aid Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation Hyde Family Scholarship Fund Established in 1990 with an initial gift from Mrs. George A. Hyde, this endowed fund honors all members of the Hyde family who attended Tower Hill School. Annual income supports one or more financial aid awards for students enrolled in Grades 7 through 12. The Chip MacKelcan ‘67 Scholarship Established and endowed in 2011 with a gift to Tower Hill School to honor alumnus Chip MacKelcan for his years of dedication and service as an independent school educational leader. Mr. Charles J. Durante ‘69 & Mrs. Janice F. Durante Mr. Donald G. MacKelcan ‘69 Mr. Donald E. Williams ‘69 John E. Newlin Jr. and Barbara C. Newlin Endowed Fund Established and endowed in 2008 with an initial gift from John E. Newlin Jr. and Barbara C. Newlin. Annual income is used for financial aid awards.

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John C. Pierson Jr. ‘59 Scholarship Fund Established by John C. Pierson III ‘87, Corbin Pierson Woods ‘89 and Tucker T. Pierson ‘93, in memory of their father John C. Pierson Jr. ‘59, Tower Hill School alumnus, teacher, coach and parent from 1968-2009. The merit-based scholarships are awarded to newly admitted ninth-grade students for their demonstrated commitment to excellence, community involvement and service, and physical fitness. Mr. Todd Buonocore ‘87 & Dr. Allison D. Kolody Buonocore Elliqua Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Mr. Michael F. Gummey ‘90 Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Mrs. Gale Pierson McNish ‘61 & Mr. Douglas McNish Mr. John C. Pierson III ‘87 & Mrs. Heather R.B. Pierson Ms. Tucker T. Pierson ‘93 & Mr. Travis J. Elliott Mrs. Corbin T.B. Pierson Woods ‘89 William R. Smith Endowed Fund for Financial Assistance Established and endowed in 2009 to honor one of its Faculty Fund to Aid Students (FFAS) founding members, William R. Smith. This endowment provides a continual reminder to our community of the commitment to Tower Hill School—its values and ideals—that Bill Smith and other faculty members, past and present, maintain. Faculty Fund to Aid Students (FFAS) Ms. Janet M. Plyler Spiller Financial Aid Fund Gifts to Tower Hill School in memory of Paul and Judy Spiller and their sons Harvey and David, were used to establish this endowed fund in 1989. Each year, an award is made to a Lower School boy or girl deemed especially noteworthy as a school citizen and student. James W. Straub Financial Aid Fund Established and endowed in 2005 with gifts to Tower Hill School in memory of alumnus James W. Straub ‘62 and Tower Hill faculty from 1989-2005. Income will be awarded, annually, by members of the Faculty Fund to Aid Students (FFAS) to a male athlete in the Upper School. Mr. Robert M. Bird III ‘62 Mr. Wilson J.C. Braun III ‘01 Mr. Theodore J. Brown Mr. Ronald S. Felix ‘62 Mr. Francis J. Forrest Mr. Michel Gnade Jr. Mr. John Still Mr. James E. Szymanski William L. Wild Financial Aid Fund The William L. Wild Financial Aid Award was established and endowed in 1991 with gifts to Tower Hill School in memory of Bill Wild, longtime member of the faculty from 1937-1975. An award is made annually to a student enrolled, or who wishes to enroll, at Tower Hill who has demonstrated academic ability. Mrs. Beverly Wild Finch ‘59 Mr. Donald E. Williams ‘69

PROGRAMS AND AWARDS Algard Fund Established and endowed by the Class of ‘59 in memory of Harry E. Algard, Tower Hill faculty member from 1942-1958, for the Algard Mathematics Award. Arsht Fund Established and endowed in 1981 by Mr. & Mrs. S. Samuel Arsht in memory of their daughter Alison Arsht ‘61 for the Arsht Leadership Award.

Rosenthal Modern Language Fund Established and endowed in 2003 by Ruth Ganister and Tony Rosenthal in recognition of the Tower Hill education received by their son, David J. Rosenthal ‘03. For the acquisition of materials, other than textbooks, to aid in the teaching of modern languages.

Mr. Donald E. Williams ‘69

Mr. Anton H. Rosenthal & Ms. Ruth E. Ganister

Bythewood Fund Established and endowed in 2000 in memory of Barbara H. Bythewood, Tower Hill faculty member from 1988-1999, for the reading program.

The Walter S. & Beverley W. Rowland Historic Preservation Award Endowed Fund Awards a seventh-grader who writes the best essay on the subject: Why historic preservation is important to me and my community. The winning student receives a prize certificate and a gift certificate for the purchase of books. He or she also reads the essay at the Middle School Awards Assembly. An additional amount is donated to the Middle School History Department that may be used either to fund a visiting lecturer or to increase the library holdings in the history field. The award was established in 2000, with the endowed fund instituted in 2006.

Mr. Thaddeus K. Bythewood Jr. Cartmell Fund Established and endowed in 2000 in memory of Terry Cartmell, mother of Katie ‘02 and Jamie ‘04, for the Spanish language program. Class of ‘56 Library Fund The fund has been established by Tower Hill’s Class of ‘56 in celebration of their 50th reunion in 2006. Support from it, provided annually and in perpetuity, will enable the Lower School library to buy books and audio/visual supplies. The fund is given “in gratitude for Tower Hill’s nurturing us all to read for both learning and pleasure.” Mr. Monty Montague ‘55 & Mrs. Barb Moore Montague ‘56 Ehret Fund Established and endowed in 1982 in memory of Lisa O. Ehret ‘72, for an annual art scholarship and the Ehret Art Award. English Department Faculty Development This fund was established and endowed in 2004 by a Tower Hill family whose child was inspired by Corinne C. Bailey, Tower Hill faculty member from 1979-2004, in honor of her retirement. Annual income is used to provide professional opportunities for English Department faculty. Haon Fund Established and endowed in 1991 by Anne Haon Cook ‘47 and Harry J. Haon III ‘52 in memory of their father Harry J. Haon Jr., Tower Hill Trustee from 1943-1955, for the Haon Art Award. Home and School Faculty Development Fund Established and endowed in 2004 by the Tower Hill Home and School Association. Annual income is used to provide professional opportunities for faculty. Hughes Fund Established and endowed in 1992 in honor of P. Edward Hughes, Tower Hill faculty member from 1958-1992, by his children for the Hughes History Award.

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Buckles Fund Established and endowed in 1986 in memory of Cecile M. Buckles, Tower Hill faculty member from 1926-1965, for the program of instruction of English language and composition and the Buckles Award.

Tower Hill Forum Established and endowed in 1998 by the Rappolt family to honor Gabrielle ‘93, Sarah ‘96 and Bill ‘99 and in recognition of the dedication, scholarship and professionalism of the Tower Hill faculty. Annual income is used to bring experts and scholars to Tower Hill to speak to students about themes related to history, citizenship and international affairs. Dr. Daniel K. Moon ‘96 Mr. & Mrs. John E. Osborn Income from named and endowed funds is generated annually and in perpetuity. Income is restricted to the purposes specified. Additional contributions to such funds are welcomed at any time, and you can give online at www.towerhill.org/makeagift.

HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Thank you to former Home and School Association President Evelyn Brady (right) for her time and efforts during the 2016-2017 school year. Lois Miller (left) will lead the association during the 2017-2018 school year.

Ms. Jill M. Shotzberger ‘00 Gretchen Hupfel Art Fund Established and endowed in 2004 in memory of Gretchen Hupfel ‘82, by family, classmates and friends. Annual income is used for the acquisition of art for Tower Hill School’s permanent collection and to support lectures held in conjunction with art purchases. Jennings Fund Established and endowed in 1990 in memory of Lorie S. Jennings, mother of Elizabeth ‘97 and Pam ‘01, for Lower School activities and programs. Library Book Endowment Fund Established in 2003, the fund offers an opportunity to honor or remember a special person or group. For the acquisition of new books in an area specified by the donors.

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ANNUAL FUND DONORS JULY 1, 2016– JUNE 30, 2017 Denotes consecutive years of giving to the Tower Hill School Annual Fund ♦♦♦ 20 or more consecutive years ♦♦ 10-19 consecutive years ♦ 5-9 consecutive years Annual Fund Chair Mr. Régis de Ramel Annual Fund Leadership Gift Committee Mr. Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 Mr. R.R.M. Carpenter III ‘58 Mrs. Stephanie Conklin Carpenter ‘58 Mr. Régis de Ramel Mr. Charles J. Durante ‘69 Mrs. Ann C. Rose Mr. Thomas M. Schorn Mrs. Michelle D. Shepherd Mrs. Gina F. Ward Multa Bene Facta Circle $25,000+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Régis de Ramel ♦ Mrs. Ellen Jamison Kullman ‘74 & Mr. Michael E. Kullman ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. S. Mellon ♦ Mr. & Mrs. David M. Shepherd ♦♦ Mrs. Susan Hill Ward ‘54 & Mr. Rodman Ward Jr. Founders’ Circle $15,000 - $24,999 Mr. Thomas C.T. Brokaw ‘64 & Mrs. Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ‘66 Mr. W. Whitfield Gardner ‘81 & Mrs. Cynthia H. Gardner ♦♦♦ Mr. Samuel I. duP. Hyland ‘89 & Mrs. Danielle Peterson Hyland ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hynansky ♦ Mr. & Mrs. David W. Spartin ♦ Tower Hill Fellow $10,000 - $14,999 Mrs. Jennifer Sinex Abramczyk ‘86 & Mr. Jon E. Abramczyk ♦♦ Dr. Anthony R. Cucuzzella ‘82 & Mrs. Lucinda Cole Cucuzzella ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. William H. Daiger Jr. ♦♦ Mrs. Elizabeth Prince de Ramel Mr. Benjamin F. du Pont ‘82 & Mrs. Laura Lemole du Pont ♦♦ Dr. & Mrs. Eric T. Johnson ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Pettinaro ♦♦ Mrs. Stephanie du P. Bredin Speakman ‘64 Mrs. Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92 & Mr. Philip C. Timon ♦♦ Mr. Rodman Ward III ‘83 & Mrs. Gina Farabaugh Ward ♦♦

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Trustees’ Circle $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore H. Ashford III Dr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Barrett ♦♦ Dr. Anthony L. Cucuzzella ♦ Robert & Suzanne DeSantis ♦♦ Mr. Christopher R. Donoho III ‘87 & Mrs. Erica Reedy Donoho ♦ Ambassador & Mrs. Edward E. Elson Mr. Laird R. Hayward ‘02 Mrs. Nancy L. Hayward ‘60 ♦♦♦ Mr. Pierre duP. Hayward ‘66 & Mrs. Martina Combs Hayward ♦♦♦ Mr. Michael A. Jenkins ‘80 & Mrs. Ann Kallfelz Jenkins ‘80 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. J. Mathieu Plumb Mr. Charles F. Richards Jr. ‘55 & Mrs. Pamela Richards Ms. Elizabeth H. Richardson ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C. Rose ♦♦ The Rev. & Mrs. Thomas G. Speers III Dr. John D. Statler ‘86 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Steiner Mr. Robert H. Sweeney ‘49* ♦♦ Tower Hill School Alumni Council ♦ Tower Hill School Home & School Association ♦ St. Amour Society $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 & Mrs. Shoshana M. Altschuler ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Harry N. Baetjer III ♦♦♦ Mr. Richard Bender & Ms. Alison Frost ♦♦ Mrs. Georgina Miller Bissell ‘38 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Steve Boyden ♦♦♦ Mr. Eric J. Brinsfield & Dr. Martha Lynn Brinsfield ♦ Dr. G. Mark Bussard ‘90 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Caffrey Mr. R.R.M. Carpenter III ‘58 & Mrs. Stephanie Conklin Carpenter ‘58 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Traci F. Clark ♦ Mrs. Nickie Julian Currie ‘90 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeSantis ♦ Dr. Michael A. Dignazio & Dr. Allison B. Evans ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Elson ♦♦ Mrs. Patricia Hompe Gibson ♦♦ Mrs. Joan Fairman Gummey ‘61 & Mr. Charles F. Gummey Jr. ♦♦♦ Mr. Scott T. Hattersley Mr. & Mrs. Donald N. Isken ♦ Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Frederic H. Kenney Mr. C. Ronald Maroney ‘59 & Mrs. Eleanor Maroney Mr. John L. Mekus Esq. & Ms. Mona E. Warwar ♦ Ms. Alice H. Morse II ‘66 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Nestor Dr. & Mrs. Khanh Nguyen Drs. Stephen & Kim Niemoeller Dr. & Mrs. David P. Roselle ♦♦

Mr. Anthony J. Salva ‘94 & Mrs. Mandy J. Salva ♦ Mr. Thomas M. Schorn ♦ Mr. H. Wesley Schwandt ‘86 & Mrs. Michelle A. Schwandt Judy & Joseph Setting ♦ Mr. & Mrs. David A. Soleye Mr. Edward Tucker & Mrs. Gaozhen Hang Ms. Anne A. Verplanck ‘76 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Susan Wood Waesco ‘90 & Mr. Kevin M. Waesco ♦♦♦ Mr. Carmen M. Wallace ‘93 1919 Society $1,919 - $2,499 Anonymous (5) Dr. & Mrs. Sung Ho Bae ♦ Dr. William W. Beck Jr. ‘57 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Lewis S. Black Jr. ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. William Black Mr. & Mrs. Chris Blazakis Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. Britt ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Cercena Mrs. Susan Edison Church ‘86 ♦ Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Conaty III Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Crowley Jr. The Hon. Pierre S. du Pont IV ‘52 & Mrs. Elise du Pont ♦♦♦ Heather Richards Evans ‘80 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Gessner Jr. ♦ Mr. Adam Gould & Ms. Nicholle R. Taylor ♦ Mr. E. Thomas Harvey III ♦♦ Dr. Reid M. Huber & Mrs. Donielle Larson Huber ♦ Mrs. Deanna P. Hynansky ♦ Mrs. Jane du Pont Kidd ‘57 & Mr. Barron U. Kidd ♦♦♦ Dr. & Mrs. Benjamin W. Messmore Ms. Aleni M. Pappas ‘96 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Craig C. Scott Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rodger D. Smith II ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Clay C. Thomson Mr. & Mrs. Joshua M. Twilley Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Vanderslice ♦ Mr. David N. Williams ‘53 & Mrs. Elisabeth E. Williams Head of School’s Club $1,000 - $1,918 Dr. Armin Afsar-Keshmiri ‘90 Mr. Steve Afsar-Keshmiri ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Aird ♦ Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Altschuler ♦♦ Dr. & Mrs. Earl J. Ball III ♦ Dr. Randolph Barton Jr. ‘59 & Mrs. Margaret Barton ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Perry S. Beberman ♦ Dr. & Mrs. Sean M. Bidic Mr. Robert M. Bird III ‘62 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Luke H. Borda Sr. ♦ Dr. & Mrs. Howard Borin Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Brinsfield ♦ Mrs. Tracy Godfrey Buchan ‘89 & Mr. Christopher A. Buchan Sr. Mr. & Mrs. John Buonocore Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Burris Mr. Edward Chi & Dr. Nancy Kim ♦

Mr. Anthony W. Clark ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Cordell Steve & Michelle Coulter ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cover ♦♦ Mark & Kara Coyle Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Craft Mr. George H. Cross III ‘56 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Crouch Dr. Edward L. Cussler Jr. ‘57 ♦♦ Ms. Laura de Ramel ♦ Mr. Thère du Pont II ‘84 & Ms. Darla Pomeroy ♦ Mr. John S. Edinger Jr. ‘78 & Mrs. Laurie Edinger ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Faller ♦ Mr. C. Barr Flinn ‘79 & Mrs. Grier B. Flinn Dr. John M. Flynn ‘81 & Mrs. Mary Flynn ♦♦♦ Mr. Michael J. Flynn ‘91 & Mrs. Melissa W. Flynn ‘91 ♦♦♦ Dr. & Mrs. Churchill C. Franklin ♦ Mrs. Amanda Walker Friz ‘92 & Mr. Robert W. Friz ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Guzzardi Mr. Thomas J. Hanna ‘91 & Dr. Lynne A. Hanna ♦♦ Mrs. Penelope Harris ♦ Mrs. Beverly Hattersley ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Arthur P. Helmick ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hewes IV ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. James L. Holzman ♦♦♦ Mrs. B. Holliday Hoopes Hudimac ‘73 Mr. Dominic Iacono Mr. Douglas R. Jamieson ‘73 Ms. Paula S. Janssen ‘91 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson ♦ Mrs. Ann Lunger Jones ‘58 ♦ Mrs. Ellet Kidd Jones ♦ Dr. & Mrs. Ali Kalamchi Mrs. Leslie M. Kelly, Mrs. Jordan Hollender O’Regan ‘98 & Ms. Brooke A. Kelly ‘11 Dr. Kris A. Kowal & Dr. Wen Liu Mr. Robert J. Krapf ‘69 & Mrs. Jean A. Krapf ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Langlois ♦ Mrs. Leslie Harvey Lemonick ‘75 ♦♦♦ Mr. David H. Lipman ‘95 & Mrs. Anna Lipman Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Manning ♦♦ Mrs. Sheila Cavanagh Marshall ‘63 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Antonia Bredin Massie ‘73 Mrs. Diana Wardenburg Maxmin ‘55 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Miller Ms. Susan Miller Mr. Henry E. Nickle ‘76 & Mrs. Anne Nickle ♦♦♦ Mr. C. Dimitri D. Pappas ‘93 Mrs. Zoë S. Pappas Mr. Anthony R. Pisapia & Dr. Allison M. Pisapia Mrs. Carol Raiber Powell ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Srinivas M. Raju ♦

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Mr. John E. Riegel Jr. ‘90 & Mrs. Amanda Golding Riegel ‘94 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Blake K. Rohrbacher Mrs. Beth Carney Salter ‘82 & Mr. Dennis M. Salter ♦♦♦ Dr. Jonathan H. Salvin & Dr. Karen J. Lefrak Mr. & Mrs. Todd C. Schiltz ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Schlerf ♦♦ Dr. Suken A. Shah & Ms. Sheela P. Dattani ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Siegfried Jr. Mr. Henry H. Silliman Jr. ‘52 & Mrs. Marion T. Silliman Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sobieski Mrs. Rosemary Stack ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Stone Mr. Lloyd L. Thoms Jr. ‘42* ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Tyson Mrs. Andrea Trippitelli Valentine ‘89 & Mr. John Valentine Dr. David T. Vanson & Dr. Ann Kim Mr. Charles Warner III ‘49 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Whittington Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Wilkinson Wilmington Lacrosse Association Mrs. Jane K. Wood ♦ Mrs. Marilyn Morrow Woodhouse ‘49 ♦♦♦ Mr. Xiaoqing Wu & Ms. Wanfang Ouyang Dr. Wenqing Yao & Mrs. Qian Wang ♦

Mr. Stanley M. Diver ‘74 & Mrs. Martha Allin Diver ♦ Mr. Richard A. Dobbs ‘60 & Mrs. Yolande Brown Dobbs ‘62 ♦♦ Mrs. Alice Warner Donaghy ‘58 ♦ Mr. John E. B. du Pont ‘75 & Mrs. Marion F. du Pont ♦♦ Mr. Brian S. Dulick ‘81 ♦♦ Mr. Charles J. Durante ‘69 & Mrs. Janice F. Durante ♦♦♦ First Stop Friday Dr. & Mrs. John R. S. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Fleming Mrs. Lisa Harrington Foote ‘72 & Mr. George B. Foote Jr. ♦♦♦ Dr. Mark A. Fortunato Mrs. Ann L.M. Frazier ♦ Dr. & Mrs. John W. Freebery Jr. Mr. Millard G. Gamble IV ‘61 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Ganc ♦ Mrs. Caroline Glaeseman ♦ Mrs. Michele du Pont Goss ‘59 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Mary Grover Hagan ‘81 & Mr. David B. Hagan Mrs. Katherine Carol Hughes Halpern ‘75 & Mr. John D. Halpern ♦♦ Mrs. Margaret Thouron Harrell ‘60 & Mr. Paul H. Harrell Jr. ♦ Mrs. Judith Carpenter Herdeg ‘57 & Mr. John A. Herdeg ♦♦♦

Mr. Joseph C. Hoopes Jr. ‘61 & Mrs. Lesley Bissell Hoopes ‘64 ♦♦♦ Mr. Scott L. Hunter ‘72 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Janssen Jr. ♦♦♦ Mr. Richard R. Joyce ‘61 ♦♦♦ Dr. Kiran M. Kattepogu & Dr. Kaveeta V. Kumar Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Keller ♦ Mr. Levent Kesen & Mrs. Sebnem Kesen ♦ Mr. Lawrance Spiller Kimmel ‘97 ♦ Mr. Karl D. Klauck ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Trevor M. Koenig Sr. Ms. Margaret O. Kullman ‘08 Mrs. Cynthia Lewis LaMothe ‘58 ♦♦ Mr. Jay Russell Lewis ‘01 ♦ Mr. Daniel C. Lickle ‘49 & Mrs. Nancy Kitchell Lickle ‘53 Mrs. Alice Flaherty Long ‘65 & Mr. John R. Long ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Love ♦♦ Mrs. Helen McAdams Mahaffy ‘32* ♦♦♦ Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Mr. & Mrs. James L. Martel ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. McCrery III Mr. Albert J. McCrery IV ‘00 & Mrs. Megan C. McCrery ♦ Mr. & Mrs. John T. Mongan Sr. ♦ Mr. James W. Morris ‘73 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mumford Dr. & Mrs. Michael B. Peters Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Tushar Raval ♦ Mr. Thomas B. Rice & Mrs. Cynthia M. Mahaffey-Rice ♦ Ms. Kate Rindy Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Robinson ♦♦ Mrs. Margaretta Tobias Sacco ‘98 Dr. & Mrs. Kent A. Sallee ♦♦ Dr. Catherine R. Salva ‘90 & Mr. Marcus D. Heifetz Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Saunders Mr. Thomas L. Savage ‘78 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Stephan G. Schlobach Mr. Jacob F. Schutt ‘90

Mr. H. Rodney Scott ‘66 & Mrs. Andrea Martz Scott ♦♦ Mr. Owen N. Sellar ‘59 ♦ Ms. H. Donnan Sharp ‘56 Dr. Pamela L. Sharpe Dr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Shickley ♦ Mr. James T. Skelly III ‘63 & Mrs. Fern G. Skelly ♦ Mrs. Alice Woodcock Smith ‘59 Mr. Andrew A. Smith Sr. ‘59 & Mrs. Sarah C. Smith ♦♦♦ Mr. W. Halsey Spruance ‘56 & Mrs. Gretchen Vosters Spruance ♦♦♦ St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sullivan ♦ Dr. Ernest F. Tark III ‘73 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Rodman B. Teeple Jr. ♦ Ms. Julie Topkis Nason ♦♦ Mr. Randolph W. Urmston ‘62 ♦ Mr. Philip L. Verplanck ‘77 Mrs. Mary Griffenberg von der Luft ‘79 & Mr. Christopher A. von der Luft ♦♦ Ms. Kathryn R. Warner ♦♦ Ms. Logan L. Weaver ‘10 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Welshmer ♦ Mrs. Tracy Anne Graham Wenzinger ‘86 ♦ Mr. H. Alex Wise ‘64 & Mrs. Wendy Ward Wise ‘68 ♦♦ Mr. Bruce B. Yelton ‘67 ♦♦♦ Dr. Ray Yin & Mrs. Jamie Y. Wang Mr. Jianmin Zhang & Dr. Xiaopeng Ma ♦♦

HONOR ROLL

TOTAL GIFTS FOR THE 2016-17 ANNUAL FUND

Forever Green Club $100 - $499 Anonymous ♦ Mr. Henry H. Abernathy Jr. ‘62 & Mrs. Pamela Mendolia Abernathy ‘62 Mr. & Mrs. Oorial C. Abraham Mrs. Fleming McCoy Ackermann ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Aitken Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Akin ♦ Dr. & Mrs. Aristides C. Alevizatos ♦

Benefactors’ Club $500 - $999 Ms. Robin C. Adair ♦♦♦ Mr. Kurt M. Anstreicher ‘74 ♦♦♦ Mr. Walter Bellingham Mrs. Diane H. Blaski Mr. Chadd E. Boulden ‘97 Mr. Rory N. Boulden ‘99 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Brown Sr. ♦♦ Mr. W. Timothy Cashman III ‘79 ♦ The Hon. Michael N. Castle ‘57 & Mrs. Jane D. Castle ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Conaty IV ♦♦ Mr. Robert W. Crowe Jr. ‘90 Dr. Robert C. Director ‘67 & Mrs. Deborah Director ♦♦♦ Ed Weisbrod ‘66, Betsy Weisbrod, Tina Hayward and Pete Hayward ‘66 at Homecoming 2016

Tower Hill Bulletin

Fall 2017

Dr. Robert C. Allen & Dr. Ann E. Tiao Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Altergott ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Todd P. Anderson ♦♦ Ms. Marjorie W. Anderson & Mr. Mauri Pelto Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Anderson ♦♦♦ Mrs. Margaretta Stabler Andrews ‘75 ♦ Mrs. Elizabeth Montaigne Applegate ‘79 & Mr. Robert R. Applegate ♦♦ Mr. Mohammad Arif & Mrs. Ghazala Lynn Ilyas* Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Armstrong Mrs. Tracey Dulick Armstrong ‘85 ♦♦♦ Mr. Christopher J. Arntzen ‘88 ♦ Ms. Lauren Arrington ‘05 Mr. Roger W. Arrington ‘66 & Mrs. Anne Hobbs Arrington ‘67 ♦ Mrs. Jane Richards Atkinson ‘57 Mr. J. Mark Attix ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Randall M. Attix ♦♦ Dr. Anthony Bahinski & Mrs. Patricia A. DeFeo Mrs. Sally Beck Baker ‘62 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Judith Cain Ballard ‘57 Mr. Robert A. Bank ‘78 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. William B. Barlow ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Glenn P. Barnhill Mr. Joseph M. Barsky III ‘67 ♦♦♦ Mr. Randolph Barton III ‘89 & Mrs. Louise A. Barton ♦ Mr. & Mrs. David R. Batman ♦♦ Ms. Madeleine M. Bayard ‘97 Mr. Richard H. Bayard ‘67 & Mrs. Josephine Martin Bayard ♦♦ Mr. Edward A. Beacom IV ‘67 ♦ Dr. Laurence H. Beck ‘58 ♦♦♦ Mr. Andrew J. Beckler ‘87 Mr. Laurence B. Beckler ‘84 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Behr ♦ Ms. Alletta Bredin Bell ‘69 ♦ Mrs. Margaret Moyer Bennett ‘57 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Roberta Gerstell Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bickhart ♦ Ms. Erica J. Bickhart ‘08 Mrs. Renee Dobbs Biery ‘88 & Mr. Brandon P. Biery ♦ Mrs. Marjorie Brennan Billington ‘48 Mr. John D. Black ‘82 ♦ Mr. Lewis S. Black III ‘95 ♦ Ms. Dianne Metzger Blane ‘62 Mr. David C. Blickenstaff ‘86 ♦ Mr. Martin W. Bond ‘74 & Mrs. Mary W. Fuller Bond ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Booth Mrs. Florence Hopkins Borda ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Josh Boughner Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Boulden ♦ Mr. Brooks J. Bowen ‘67 Mrs. Alison Kimball Bradford ‘44 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Tabitha Rust Bradley ‘91 ♦ Dr. & Mrs. Drew A. Brady ♦ Mr. & Mrs. John A. Brandau Mrs. Emily Ernst Branscome ‘51 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. John M. Brisbin ♦ Dr. William W. Bristowe

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Fall 2017

Mrs. Heather Hering Brown ‘78 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Jared Brown Mrs. Margaret Savage Brownell ‘75 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Alisha Wayman Bryson ‘91 Mr. Todd Buonocore ‘87 & Dr. Allison D. Kolody Buonocore ♦ Mr. Lalor Burdick ‘58 ♦ Dr. Gordon A. Bussard ‘61 & Mrs. Patricia Margraf Bussard ♦ Mr. Christopher W. Byrne ‘74 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Elizabeth Henry Caldwell ‘58 Mrs. Carolyn Denning Calvin ‘45 Ms. Ellen Cannon ‘72 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Paul Capodanno ♦ Mrs. Elizabeth Glen Capone ‘06 Mrs. Anne-Louise Baker Carroll ‘47 ♦♦ Mr. W. Timothy Cashman II Ms. Anne Casscells ‘76 ♦♦ Mr. Richard D. Cates ‘75 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Matthew B. Chesman Ms. Jane Chesson Mr. Jimmy C. Chong ‘96 Dr. Cantwell Clark V ‘73 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. M. Blake Cleary Dr. Caroline Shields Clifford ‘83 ♦♦ Ms. Joanna Cline & Mr. Laurence Z. Shiekman ♦ Mr. Andrew T. Cloud ‘99 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Cloud ♦♦♦ Mrs. Debbie Coates ♦♦ Michael Cohen Ph.D. ‘76 Mr. Frank H. Coker ‘74 Dr. Arthur W. Colbourn ♦♦♦ Mr. Peter Conn ‘91 ♦♦ Ms. L. Dyann Connor ♦ Dr. & Mrs. Michael Considine The Hon. & Mrs. Richard R. Cooch Sr. ♦♦♦ Mr. Barry N. Cornwall ‘63 & Mrs. Deborah Handloff Cornwall ‘64 Mrs. Robert F. Corroon ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Corroon II ♦ Ms. Selene Costello Mrs. William A. Cover ♦ Mrs. Linda S. Cox Mr. & Mrs. Richard Coyle Mr. & Mrs. Robert Coyne Mr. & Mrs. Scott Craig Mr. Christopher M. Cresswell ‘97 Mrs. Ruth M. Cromwell Mr. Edward W. Cronin Jr. ‘64 Mrs. Lucianne C. Cuddy ♦ Dr. Dave R. Cundiff ‘70 ♦ Mr. Marc D. Daudon Jr. ‘73 Mr. John R. Davis ‘75 Mr. Warren H. Dean ‘75 ♦♦ Mrs. Andrea I. Debold ♦♦♦ Mrs. Mary Whiteside Dewey ‘49 ♦♦♦ Mr. Robert L. Dewey ‘71 ♦ Mr. Andrew C. Dickerson ‘99 Mrs. Doris Harvey Dickerson ‘47 ♦♦♦ Mr. Corbin R. Director ‘03 ♦ Mrs. Nancy L. Diver Mrs. Meghan Donlon ♦

Ms. Donna K. Donoho Mr. F. Michael Donohue Jr. ‘49 & Mrs. Audrey Furber Donohue Mr. & Mrs. F. Michael Donohue IV Mrs. Susan Lightfoot Doud ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Dougherty Mrs. Linda Lagarde Drapeau ‘78 ♦ Mr. Lammot du Pont III ‘50 ♦♦ Mrs. Katharine McCoy Dubow ‘00 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Dunning Ms. Belinda DuPree ♦ Dr. Laurence J. Durante ‘71 ♦♦♦ Ms. Lauren A. C. Easton ‘01 ♦ Mr. Michael D. Edison ‘84 Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld ‘96 ♦ Mr. Richard B. Ehret ‘78 Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Eliot ♦♦ Mr. Richard G. Elliott Jr. ‘59 & Mrs. Valarie Messick Elliott ‘75 ♦♦♦ Dr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Eppley ♦♦ Dr. Emmanuel J. Esaka & Dr. Agnes F. Esaka Ms. Deborah L. Esayian ‘80 Mrs. Martha Yerkes Eustis ‘57 Mr. Thomas B. Evans III ‘81 Mr. Craig F. Everhart ‘70 ♦♦ The Hon. & Mrs. Joseph J. Farnan Jr. Mr. Ronald S. Felix ‘62 ♦♦ Mr. William E. Ferry Jr. ‘59 Mrs. Elizabeth Hoopes Field ‘63 ♦♦♦ Mr. John C. Fisher III ‘83 Ms. Barbara E. Fleming ‘15 Mr. K. Cole Flickinger ‘94 & Mrs. Tonya Norris Flickinger ♦♦ Mr. Paul Foldi ‘83 Ms. Nora Foley Ms. Stephanie Wallen-Fort & Mr. Christopher Fort ♦ Ms. Kathryn F. Fortunato ‘02 Mr. Samuel P. Foster ‘43* ♦♦♦ Mr. David C. Foulk ‘82 Ms. Mary W. Foulk ‘87 Ms. Eleanor Oldach Francis ‘64 ♦♦ Ms. Elise Bayard Franklin ‘97 Ms. Kathryn Franklin ♦ Mrs. Janay Freebery & Mr. Robert Bruce Hannah Mrs. Alice Kitchel Fulweiler ‘72 & Mr. Peter C. Fulweiler ♦♦♦ Dr. Eugene R. Gaddis ‘65 ♦ Mr. Scott H. Gakenheimer ‘82 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Gallagher Ms. Ann Marie Gamble ‘03 Mrs. Millard G. Gamble III ♦ Mr. & Mrs. T. Patrick Gamble ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gano ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. Garnick Mr. & Mrs. Leo M. Garonski Ms. Patricia Gallagher Gastaud ‘63 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gates Dr. John Gavenonis & Dr. Sara C. Gavenonis Mr. Roderick C. Gay ‘73 ♦ Mr. David S. Gee ‘72 ♦ Dr. Abdelghani Ghazli & Ms. Imane Chichane Mrs. Meredith Keller Giacco ‘99 ♦ Mr. John M. Gibson ‘38 ♦ Mrs. Tucker Ranken Giddens ‘67 &

Mr. Howard R. Giddens Jr. Dr. Mona Yezdani Gillen ‘01 & Mr. Peter W. Gillen Mr. Alexis E. Gillespie ‘78 & Ms. Elizabeth Koch Mr. John Amory Glaccum ‘92 & Mrs. Whitney Wagamon Glaccum ‘92 Ms. Donna Gleason ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Glowatz Mr. & Mrs. Timothy B. Golding ♦♦♦ Mrs. Julie R. Goldston ♦ Mr. Timothy W. Gordon ‘82 & Mrs. Kathleen Cole Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Gouge ♦ Mrs. Karen Abrams Graham ‘76 & Mr. Homer E. Graham III ♦♦♦ Mrs. Victoria Maxmin Gravuer ‘86 & Mr. Raymond G. Gravuer ♦♦♦ Dr. Bradley S. Gray ‘80 & Mrs. Christina Gray ♦ Dr. Francis M. Green ‘47 Mr. Marc L. Greenberg ‘81 & Mrs. Nancy Ann Greenberg ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Greenberg ♦ Mrs. Layton Skelly Griffin ‘95 Mr. & Mrs. Howard T. Guare Mrs. Barbara P. Hackett ♦ Richard A. Hammond Ph.D. ‘70 ♦♦ The Hon. & Mrs. Wayne R. Hanby Dr. Richard T. Hart ‘71 ♦♦ Mr. Shameem Hasan & Dr. Fawzia K. Hasan ♦ Mrs. Justine Neff Hawley ‘63 ♦♦♦ Dr. Richard L. Hehir Mr. Robert D. Hempstead ‘61 ♦ Mr. Peter Hentschel ‘61 The Hon. & Mrs. Jerome O. Herlihy ♦♦♦ Dr. Stephen L. Hershey ‘59 & Mrs. Betsy Hershey Mr. M. Pierce Hewes ‘07 Mr. William L. Hewes Jr. ‘40 ♦♦♦ Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Hickey ♦♦ Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hickok Jr. ♦♦ Mr. Anthony M. Hidell ‘03 Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Hirsch ‘71 Dr. & Mrs. Moses Hochman Mr. Mark A. Hodgson Mrs. Sharon S. Hodgson Mr. & Mrs. David P. Hogan Mr. & Mrs. John F. Holloway ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Kerry T. Hoopes Mrs. Margaret Huber Hopper ‘39* Mr. Edmond P. DeV. Horsey ‘74 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Houston ♦ Dr. Kenneth L. Howe ‘82 Mr. D. Stephen Hyde ‘59 & Mrs. Sally Hyde ♦♦♦ Ms. Greta Hale Ito ‘94 Dr. Vijay Iyengar & Ms. Sucharita Iyengar Mrs. Alma B. Jackson ♦♦ Ms. Elizabeth A. Jenkins ‘79 ♦ Dr. D. Randolph Johnson ‘60 ♦ Mrs. Hilary C. Johnson Mr. Ellis W. Jones ‘66 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jones Jr. ♦ Dr. Robert C.W. Jones Jr. ‘63 ♦♦♦

Mrs. Heather Weymouth Lowry ‘97 ♦♦♦ Ms. Betty Keith Luke ‘50 ♦ Mr. Anthony W. Lunger ‘89 & Mrs. Jennifer Barsema Lunger ♦♦ Mr. Knut H. Lykke ‘57 ♦♦♦ Mr. David Ma ‘09 Mrs. Mary Ann Kelly MacDonald ‘79 & Mr. Michael MacDonald Mr. Malcolm P. MacDougall Jr. ‘63 Mr. John S. Malik & Ms. Diane Batoff Mr. William H. Marmion Jr. ‘60 ♦ Mr. Ralph D. Marshall II & Dr. Stefanie Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Martinenza ♦ Mr. Jonathan H. Marvel ‘65 Mrs. Katie Cavanagh Maslow ‘61 ♦♦ Mrs. Elizabeth Baker Mathews ‘44 ♦♦♦ Dr. & Mrs. Venerando J. Maximo ♦ Mr. Richard H. May ‘53 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Diane Bankert McCarthy ‘86 Mr. Steven R. McCarthy Mrs. Sandra Jellinghaus McClellan ‘53 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Ruth McCorkle Mr. Robert C. McCoy ‘54 & Mrs. Elizabeth McCoy Mr. Thomas F. McCoy ‘62 ♦♦ Mrs. Jean Cucuzzella McCuskey ‘89 & Mr. Andrew W. McCuskey ♦ Mr. Sean P. McGuinness ‘72 ♦ Mrs. Mary Lunger McKay ‘66 ♦ Mrs. Alison Collins McKenna ‘57 ♦♦♦ Mr. Sean M. McKenna ‘78 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. William B. McMillan ♦ Mrs. Dorrit Quimby McMullen ♦ Mrs. Gale Pierson McNish ‘61 & Mr. Douglas McNish ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Luke Meddings ♦ Mrs. Ruth I. Mette ♦♦ Mrs. Robin Chamberlin Milburn ‘75 Mrs. Andrea Kaliski Miller ‘71 Ms. Martha R. Mitchell ♦♦♦ Mr. R. Rhett Mitchell ‘91 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Karl T. Molin II Mr. Charles R. Monet ‘67 & Ms. Diane L. Rohman ♦♦♦ Mrs. Molly Goeller Moretti ‘97 Ms. Alexandra Vest Morris ♦ Mr. Paul F. Morris ‘86 ♦♦ Mr. John B. Morton III ‘85 ♦ Mr. Kenneth S. Mowlds Jr. ‘43 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Mulford Dr. William F. Mullis ‘60 & Mrs. Linde Lowdon Mullis ‘60 ♦♦♦ Dr. Anil Nabha ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Nash Mr. William E. Neff Jr. ‘65 ♦♦ Dr. Harry R. Neilson III ♦ Mrs. Kim Smith Nelkin ‘72 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. John E. Newlin III ♦ The Hon. David A. Nichols ‘58 ♦♦ Ms. Elizabeth A. Nickle ‘02 Mrs. Robin Fulwiler Nohe ‘77 ♦♦ Ms. Barbara Noseworthy ♦

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Mrs. Mary C. Broome Ms. Amanda C. Brown ‘17 Ms. E. Talley Brown ‘81 ♦♦♦ Dr. Elizabeth Brown Mrs. Florence M. Brown ♦♦ Lt. Col. Eric J. Brumskill USAF (Ret.) ‘83 ♦♦♦ Ms. Alexis O. Burns ‘17 Mr. Troy Oglesby & Mrs. Lisa Y. Burton-Oglesby ♦ Dr. Ann Benedict Butler ‘63 ♦♦♦ Mr. Andrew A. Cadot ‘63 & Mrs. Lindsey Cadot ♦♦♦ Ms. Alexandra Caimi ‘17 Ms. Caroline Campbell ‘07 Ms. Patricia Carlozzi Mr. Pierce J. Carter ‘17 Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Case Sr. ♦♦ Mr. Charles G. Case Jr. ‘97 & Mrs. Theresa Collins Case ‘97 Mr. Andrew M. Cercena ‘17 Dr. & Mrs. John J. Chabalko ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Checkel ♦♦♦ Children & Families First Mr. Matthew B. Cleary ‘16 Mr. Ryan Cleary ‘15 Mr. Barrett J. Cobb ‘69 Mr. Joshua W. Collier ‘17 Mrs. Theresa F. Collurafici Ms. Louise T. Conaty ‘17 Mrs. Joan McDowell Connolly ‘55 ♦♦♦ Mr. Yeates Conwell Sr.* Mrs. Anne Haon Cook ‘47 Mr. Richard F. Corroon III ‘17 Ms. Kasa Lowndes Cotugno ‘61 ♦♦ Mr. Brendan R. Coulter ‘17 Mr. Benjamin A. Craig ‘09 Ms. Mary Jane Conner Culbertson ‘63 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. James C. Curtis Ms. Carly G. Cushman ‘17 Mrs. Gay Ramsdell Daniels ‘52 ♦ Ms. Carol Hannum Davidson ‘64 Mrs. Sheryl Jacobs Davidson ‘86 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Davis Mr. Stephen A. Davis ‘64 Ms. Abigail L. Debold ‘08 Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. DeMuth Mr. Robert E. DeNigris ♦♦♦ Mrs. Grace DeSeta Mrs. Jean P. Dickson* ♦ Mrs. Eleanor Griggs Diemar ‘62 Mrs. Grier Tumas Dienstag ‘07 ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Donald N. Dietrich ♦♦♦ Mr. Colby Dill Jr. ‘37 ♦♦ Mr. Steven R. Director ‘70 ♦♦ Mrs. Ellen L. Dolmetsch & Mr. John A. Dolmetsch ♦♦♦ Mr. Ford B. Draper Jr. ‘60 ♦ Mrs. Albert W. Durante Ms. Jane Edell ‘96 ♦♦♦ Mr. John S. Edinger III ‘11 ♦ Ms. Lindsey A. Edinger ‘09 ♦ Mr. Jim L. Ehret ‘75 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Doris Slawter Eldridge ‘42 ♦♦♦ Mr. Eric R. Epstein ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Erhardt Jr. ♦ Mr. Anthony J. Falco III ‘17

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Mr. & Mrs. Neil S. Millman ♦ Mr. Paul R. Milus Jr. ‘59 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Mineo Ms. Ellen P. Minor ‘78 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Jennifer Jewett Misra ‘98 Mr. Elliot Mitchell & Mrs. Cheryl Gray Mitchell Mr. Evan M. Mitchell ‘13 Ms. Hollister L. Mitchell ‘85 ♦ Ms. Jane S. Mitchell ‘17 Dr. Wallis A. Molchen ‘00 Ms. Julia C. Molin ‘17 Dr. Daniel K. Moon ‘96 ♦♦ Mr. Ric Hoffman & Ms. Natalie Moravek ♦ Mr. Owen Morris III Ms. Christine L. Morrow ♦ Mrs. Pamela Theisen Morss ‘60 Ms. Paula Mortillaro Ms. Deborah M. Moyer ♦ Mr. Matthew D. Moyer ‘05 ♦ Mr. Paul Mulvena ♦ Ms. Rhea Mundy ‘17 Drs. Ananth & Sunanda Nabha ♦ Ms. Aalia Narvel ‘17 Mrs. Sally Natale Mr. Robert E. Naylor III ‘82 ♦♦♦ Mr. Scott C. Nickle ‘07 ♦ Mrs. Heather McClean Nickodem ‘71 Ms. Brianna L. Niemoeller ‘17 Mr. Charles B. Nutting ‘06 Ms. Linda M. Ogden ♦♦ Ms. Nicole Synclaire Oglesby ‘12 ♦ Ms. Jadesola A. Olurin ‘17 Mr. John H. Orr ‘70 ♦♦♦

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(CW from L) Maria Rocca ‘11 and Devin Tracy ‘11; Joe Mattina ‘06, Linda Ogden, Hugh Kettler ‘06, Elizabeth Glen Capone ‘06 and Brooke Kelly ‘11; Bessie Speers, the late Betty Bours, Bob Brady and Chris Casscells ‘71 Tower Hill Bulletin

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Ms. Catherine E. Owens ‘01 Mr. Charles A. Page ‘93 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Linda Palmer ♦ Mrs. Stacy P. Palmer Mr. Roland C. Pamm ‘74 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Jennifer Bayard Particelli ‘02 Mrs. Renis Siner Paton ‘51 & Mr. William K. Paton ♦ Mrs. Amy Porter Peoples ‘51 Mrs. Madalyn Schultz Petit & Mr. George D. Petit ♦♦♦ Mrs. Deborah Stewart Phillips ‘74 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Donald Potter ♦♦ Ms. Jenay A. Powell ‘09 Mrs. Dolores A. Pulliam The Rev. Margaret Kay Pumphrey ‘63 ♦♦ Mr. Charles E. Quimby ‘17 Mr. Harrison F. Quimby ‘17 Ms. Marion Grover Radin ‘80 ♦♦ Mrs. Nancy Ritter Raftery ‘50 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Laurence A. Raniere Ms. Elizabeth Dougherty Raskob ‘66 ♦♦ Mr. Robert P. Reese III ‘08 Mr. Adam D. Reynolds ‘17 Ms. Sarah B. Richmond ‘06 Mr. Charles R. Rickards Jr. ‘82 ♦♦♦ Ms. Olivia S. Riddle ‘17 Mrs. Ellen K. Riley Mr. Douglas C. Roberts ‘71 ♦ Mr. William S. Robertson III ‘58 Mr. & Mrs. John Robinson ♦♦ Ms. Morgan A. Rollins ‘17 Mr. Matthew D. Rovner ‘17 Mrs. Meriwether Hagerty Rumrill ‘55 ♦♦ Mr. Stuart S. Rumsey ‘76 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Russell Ms. H. Cheryl Rusten ‘73 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Virginia Scott Rutter ‘70 ♦ Mr. & Mrs. Marvin R. Sachs ♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Randal F. Sackovich ♦♦ Mrs. Pembry Keller Saez ‘96 ♦ Mr. Bradford Saffer ‘82 Mr. Matthew Santos ‘17 Ms. Cynthia Sardo Ms. Alexis A. Saunders ‘10 Mr. D. Curtis Saunders ‘06 Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey A. Sawyer Jr. Ms. Cheryl Saxton ♦♦ Ms. Deva J. Scheel ♦ Mr. Thomas M. Schorn II ‘14 Ms. Carolyn M. Schultz ‘00 Mr. Andrew R. Scibilia Mr. & Mrs. William M. Scott III Ms. Tasha A. Seago-Ramaly ‘85 ♦♦♦ Mrs. Melissa Bennett Sebel ‘96 Ms. Priya Shah ‘17 Ms. Daysha Shamlin ‘17 Mr. Charles W. Sharon III ♦♦ Ms. Hannah C. Sheehan ‘17 Mr. & Mrs. C. Peter Shields ♦ Ms. Raisa Shulkov ‘06 Dr. & Mrs. Brian M. Simon ♦ Mr. Ian S. Simpson ‘17 Mrs. Peyton Bird Sise ‘63 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Smigielski

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Dr. Ginger Smith ‘66 ♦ Mrs. Julie L. Smith ♦♦ Mrs. Karen Smith Mrs. Louise Schoonover Smith ‘59 ♦♦♦ Ms. Lucy B. Smith ‘63 Mr. Stuart E. Smith ‘90 & Mrs. Karen G. Smith Ms. Kathleen A. Snyder ‘12 Mr. Sean P. Snyder ‘08 ♦ Mr. Johnathan F. Sobieski IV ‘17 Mr. Luke D. Solacoff ‘17 Mr. Andrew A. L. Sommers ‘11 Ms. Kathryn A. Sommers ‘09 Ms. Camille M. Spagnolo Ms. Georgeanna M. Spagnolo Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Spagnolo Mr. James D. Spartin ‘17 Mr. Paul J. Specht ‘13 Mrs. Susan S. Speers Mr. James M. Spruance ‘17 The Rev. E. Kyle St. Claire Jr. ‘64 Mr. Andrew J. Stack ‘17 Ms. Marjorie Bradford Stanford ‘70 ♦♦♦ Mr. Michael H. Steinberger & Ms. Kathleen Brennan ♦♦ Dr. John R. Steinfeld ‘60 ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. George A. Stetson II ♦♦♦ Mr. Matthew F. Stetson ‘83 Mrs. Helen Gunn Ruppe Stevenson ‘73 ♦♦♦ Dr. Roger C. Stevenson ‘60 Mrs. Caroline Hurst Stockton ‘96 Dr. Curt D. Storlazzi ‘91 & Ms. Isobel A. Spence ‘91 Mr. William P. Stratton ‘07 ♦ Mrs. Barbara Dawson Streuli ‘60 ♦ Ms. Deborah Stuebing Ms. Xinyi “Meredith” Sui ‘17 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Sullivan Dr. Xianfeng Sun & Dr. Yanyan Cao Mr. & Mrs. Dave Szaroleta Mrs. Jennifer Szaroleta-Jones ♦ Mrs. Alice Spruance Talbot ‘62 ♦ Ms. Samantha I. Tan ‘12 Mrs. Debra Cohen Tevlin ‘81 Mr. & Mrs. John D. Thompson Jr. Mr. Parker R. Thompson ‘17 Ms. Margaret C. Thomson ‘71 ♦♦♦ Mr. D. McCarty Thornton IV ‘65 ♦♦ Mr. Lawrence L. Thornton ‘68 Ms. Allyson Josephine Thrasher ‘17 Ms. Trina J. Tjersland Ms. Mahi Trivellas ‘07 ♦ Ms. Myra Trivellas ‘07 ♦ Ms. Marcia Layton Turner ‘83 Mr. Robert T. Turner ‘77 Mrs. Margaret Cist Ughetta ‘78 ♦♦♦ Mr. William R. Ushler ♦♦ Mr. Tej Vaddi ‘17 Mrs. E. Pearce Van Leeuwen ‘43 ♦♦♦ Mr. Neel M. Vidwans ‘17 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Vrana ♦♦ Ms. Laura E. Vrana ‘07 ♦ Mr. Robert M. Vrana ‘04 ♦ Mrs. Joan Wachstein Ms. Neha Wadhwa ‘17 Mrs. Mary Abbigail Keller

Wagner ‘93 ♦ Mr. Wayne Walters ♦♦ Mrs. Patricia Attix Wanner ‘59 ♦ Ms. Julia H. Ward ‘17 Mrs. Bonney Robinson Wasson ‘58 Ms. Agnes F. S. Werbe ‘13 ♦ Ms. Kimberly A. West ‘02 ♦♦ Dr. Anna Hartmann Wexler ‘64 Mr. Andrew M. Weymouth ‘98 Mrs. Carolyn T. Weymouth ♦ Dr. Krishna White & Mr. Daniel White Mr. James J. Wild ‘57 ♦♦♦ Mr. Matthew Wilkinson ‘17 Mrs. Ashley Hoopes Wilks ‘86 ♦ Mr. James Wilson & Ms. Suzanne Swift Mrs. Judith Herdeg Wilson ‘80 Ms. Monica J. Wilson ‘10 Mr. & Mrs. Craig D. Winters Mr. Daniel Winters ‘17 Mr. Carl G. Wismer Jr. ♦♦♦ Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard R. Wittreich ♦♦ Mr. William T. Wood III ‘86 ♦ Mrs. Corbin T.B. Pierson Woods ‘89 ♦ Ms. Alexis C. Wrease ‘17 Mr. Maurice L. Yancey Mr. Ethan Yao ‘17 Ms. Sweeta Yaqoobi ‘17 Ms. Emily Yin ‘17 Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Yovanovich Mr. Zhichao “Frank” Yu ‘17 Mr. Gilbert Yule ‘57 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Zakielarz ♦ Dr. Jie Zhu & Dr. Weiping Wang Ms. Stiliani Zinas Mr. Kevin M. Zittlau ‘17 Ms. Erin L. Zoranski ‘99 ♦ Ms. Isabel B. Zungailia ‘17 * Deceased

Clockwise from top left: Josh Collier ‘17, Neil Godbole ‘17, Pierce Carter ‘17, Ethan Yao ‘17 and Luke Solacoff ‘17 sign yearbooks during Senior Week. Every member of the senior class contributed to the 2016-2017 Annual Fund.

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Faculty & Staff 63%

All funds including the Annual Fund and all other donations Anonymous Ms. Robin C. Adair Mr. Christopher F. Aitken Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson Mrs. Vilma C. Andrews Mrs. Elizabeth Montaigne Applegate ‘79 Mrs. Marina G. Attix Mr. Harry N. Baetjer III Mr. Arturo S. Bagley Mrs. Ellen R. Bailer Ms. Katherine Bailey Mr. John W. Bartlett Mrs. Amy Bickhart Ms. Amanda Blackstone Mr. Josh Boughner Dr. Elizabeth Brown Mrs. Florence M. Brown Mr. Paul Capodanno Ms. Patricia Carlozzi Ms. Jane Chesson Dr. Caroline Shields Clifford ‘83 Mrs. Theresa F. Collurafici Ms. L. Dyann Connor Mrs. Michelle Coulter Mrs. Megan Cover Dr. Amy Cuddy Mrs. Grace DeSeta Mrs. Ellen L. Dolmetsch Mrs. Meghan Donlon Mrs. Laurie Edinger Ms. Kathy Franklin Ms. Donna Gleason Mrs. Andrea Glowatz Mrs. Julie R. Goldston Ms. Sharon Gooding-Reynolds Mr. Francis Henkel Dr. Dan Hickey Ms. Mary D. Hobbs ‘09 Mr. Thomas Hoch Mr. John F. Holloway Mrs. Jennifer Houston Mrs. Nicole M. Keith Mr. Gerald Lamborn Ms. Jill Lauck Mrs. Lista Lincoln Ms. Rowena Macleod Mrs. Tara Malloy Fletcher Mrs. Nancy Martin Mrs. Cherie Martinez

Mr. Steven R. McCarthy Mr. Blaine McQueen Mrs. Jennifer Meeker Mrs. Teresa B. Messmore Ms. Susan Miller Ms. Natalie Moravek Ms. Christine L. Morrow Mr. Paul Mulvena Mrs. Kristin B. Mumford Mrs. Sally Natale Dr. Harry R. Neilson III Ms. Linda M. Ogden Ms. Megan O’Neill Mrs. Elizabeth A. Orsetti Mrs. Linda Palmer Mrs. Stacy P. Palmer Ms. Abby N. Patterson Mr. Richard B. Pierce Mr. Anthony R. Pisapia Ms. Janet M. Plyler Mrs. Ellen Potter Mrs. Kathryn Reese Ms. Kate Rindy Mr. John Robinson Mr. Christopher Sanna Ms. Cynthia Sardo Ms. Cheryl Saxton Mr. Andrew R. Scibilia Mr. Charles W. Sharon III Mrs. Julie E. Sharrar Mrs. Theresa A. Shorey Mrs. Karen Smith Mr. Jack Smith Mrs. Julie L. Smith Mrs. Jean M. Snyder Mrs. Elizabeth C. Speers Ms. Samantha M. Spruance Mrs. Christine A. Stroud Ms. Deborah Stuebing Ms. Jennifer Szaroleta-Jones Mr. Jason E. Toy Mr. Matthew T. Twyman III ‘88 Mrs. Julie C. Tyson Mr. William R. Ushler Mrs. Patricia Vattilana Mr. Kevin M. Waesco Mr. Wayne Walters Ms. Kathryn R. Warner Dr. Ellis A. Wasson Mr. Timothy B. Weymouth Mr. Carl G. Wismer Jr. Mrs. Jill G. Zehner Mr. Scott Zeplin

THS faculty members (top to bottom): Tim Weymouth and Chris Sanna at Tree Trim; Julie Sharrar and Jack Smith at Field Day; Dyann Connor, Megan Cover and Robin Adair

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GIFTS FROM ALUMNI JULY 1, 2016– JUNE 30, 2017

Tower Hill thanks alumni who made contributions between July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017. Percentage and dollar contributions are shown for the Annual Fund and also for all funds, which includes the Annual Fund and all other donations. Class of 1932 Helen McAdams Mahaffy* Class of 1934 Wilhelmina Laird Craven* Class of 1937 Annual Fund: 67%/ $70 All Funds: 67%/ $70 Class Agent: Margaret Porch Lounsbury Colby Dill, Jr. Margaret Porch Lounsbury Class of 1938 Annual Fund: 40%/ $4,100 All Funds: 40%/ $4,100 Georgina Miller Bissell John M. Gibson Class of 1939 Annual Fund: 33%/ $150 All Funds: 33%/ $150 Margaret Huber Hopper* Julia Ann Patterson McKay Class of 1940 Annual Fund: 25%/ $250 All Funds: 25%/ $250 William L. Hewes Jr. Hugh M. Mahaffy* Class of 1941 Annual Fund: 40%/ $200 All Funds: 40%/ $200 Donald A. Rydgren Glenn E. Tisdale Class of 1942 Annual Fund: 50%/ $1,110 All Funds: 50%/ $1,110 Doris Slawter Eldridge Mary Hughes Preyer Lloyd L. Thoms Jr.*

Class of 1943 Annual Fund: 50%/ $525 All Funds: 50%/ $525 Samuel P. Foster* Kenneth S. Mowlds Jr. E. Pearce Van Leeuwen Anne Carpenter Waugh Class of 1944 Annual Fund: 67%/ $550 All Funds: 67%/ $550 Alison Kimball Bradford Elizabeth Baker Mathews Elizabeth Johnston Preston Mary Emma Mertz Wagner Class of 1945 Annual Fund: 25%/ $250 All Funds: 38%/ $14,920 Carolyn Denning Calvin Elizabeth A. Garrigues* Joan Underwood Walls Class of 1946 Alfred R. Shands III Class of 1947 Annual Fund: 64%/ $650 All Funds: 64%/ $650 Anne-Louise Baker Carroll Anne Haon Cook Doris Harvey Dickerson Carolyn Thelander Gittelson Francis M. Green Kurt O. Wassén Barbara Johnston Woodhouse Class of 1948 Annual Fund: 14%/ $200 All Funds: 14%/ $200 Marjorie Brennan Billington Mary Lindsay Welch

Class of 1949 Annual Fund: 58%/ $8,734 All Funds: 58%/ $8,734 Mary Whiteside Dewey F. Michael Donohue Jr. Daniel C. Lickle Robert H. Sweeney* Charles Warner III Edward C. White Marilyn Morrow Woodhouse Class of 1950 Annual Fund: 29%/ $450 All Funds: 29%/ $450 Caroline Stabler Applegate Lammot du Pont III Betty Keith Luke Nancy Ritter Raftery Class of 1951 Annual Fund: 33%/ $500 All Funds: 33%/ $500 Emily Ernst Branscome Renis Siner Paton Amy Porter Peoples James H. Worth Class of 1952 Annual Fund: 30%/ $3,978 All Funds: 30%/ $3,978 Gay Ramsdell Daniels David F. du Pont* Pierre S. du Pont IV Thomas E. Gallalee Robert S. Richards Henry H. Silliman Jr. P. Gerald White Class of 1953 Annual Fund: 30%/ $2,613 All Funds: 30%/ $2,613 Frederick E. Klutey Jr. Nancy Kitchell Lickle Marian Brown Lorenz Richard H. May Sandra Jellinghaus McClellan David N. Williams Class of 1954 Annual Fund: 17%/ $25,800 All Funds: 17%/ $25,800 John P. Lorand

Robert C. McCoy Susan Hill Ward P. Eugene Watson Class of 1955 Annual Fund: 31%/ $6,540 All Funds: 34%/ $6,655 Joan McDowell Connolly E. Brooke Bryan Farkas W. Thompson Lawrence Eugenie Lewis Mackey Diana Wardenburg Maxmin Horace H. Montague Charles F. Richards Jr. Meriwether Hagerty Rumrill Judith Eastburn Sawyer David B. Warren Class of 1956 Annual Fund: 29%/ $2,830 All Funds: 32%/ $2,905 George H. Cross III Mikell Evans Flothe Carol McGrew Getty Barbara Moore Montague John C. Reese Beverley Wellford Rowland H. Donnan Sharp W. Halsey Spruance Peter S. Wells Charles M. Weymouth Class of 1957 Annual Fund: 54%/ $6,900 All Funds: 54%/ $7,967 Class Agents: William W. Beck Jr. Margaret Moyer Bennett Jane Richards Atkinson Judith Cain Ballard William W. Beck Jr. Margaret Moyer Bennett Michael N. Castle Edward L. Cussler Jr. Martha Yerkes Eustis Judith Carpenter Herdeg Phyllis Coerver Jones Jane du Pont Kidd Elaine Fairman Lincoln William H. Lockwood Jr. Knut H. Lykke Alison Collins McKenna

SPECIAL RECOGNITION A Special Thank You for the 50th Reunion Gift from the Class of 1966 When members of the Class of 1966 gathered last October to celebrate their 50th Reunion, they decided to give a gift to the school that reflects their appreciation for their own educational opportunities at Tower Hill and also recognizes the forward-thinking commitment of the school to develop a global scholars program as part of the strategic plan. The group worked diligently to raise $25,000 for an endowed fund to support student intercultural experiences. The class has also established an award to be given to a distinguished Upper School student who writes an outstanding essay about global activities and participates in extracurricular activities with a worldwide focus. We thank the Class of 1966 Gift Committee chairs Frederick Rose, Ginger Smith and George Ward for their unwavering support and congratulate the Class of 1966 for a very successful campaign. Thank you for your continued generosity in support of Tower Hill’s programs, the talented students and dedicated faculty.

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Alumni 21%

Frances Heckert Pane Walter S. Rowland Sr. Richard L. Ullman James J. Wild Gilbert Yule Class of 1958 Annual Fund: 44%/ $6,330 All Funds: 44%/ $9,430 Class Agents: Laurence H. Beck David A. Nichols Laurence H. Beck Walter W. Brayman Lalor Burdick Elizabeth Henry Caldwell R.R.M. Carpenter III Stephanie Conklin Carpenter Alice Warner Donaghy Ann Lunger Jones Cynthia Lewis LaMothe Sandra Loving Linder Julia Johnson Lindquist David A. Nichols Carolyn Lewis Richmond William S. Robertson III Merwin A. Soash Stanley R. Stager III Hunt Stockwell Bonney Robinson Wasson James L. Wetzel Jr. Class of 1959 Annual Fund: 55%/ $8,911 All Funds: 57%/ $18,911 Class Agent: Andrew A. Smith Sr. Nancy Lawrence Bailey Randolph Barton Jr. Sandra Low Beale Richard G. Elliott Jr. William E. Ferry Jr. Beverly Wild Finch Christopher Getman Michele du Pont Goss Stephen L. Hershey Matthieu M. Hoopes D. Stephen Hyde Leigh Johnstone Catharine Wheelock Johnstone Richard E. Kinsinger E. Scott Kirkpatrick Katherine Chinn Kristol

Robert W. Lockerman C. Ronald Maroney Paul R. Milus Jr. Edward L. Schroeder H. Konrad Schuermann Owen N. Sellar Andrew A. Smith Sr. Alice Woodcock Smith Louise Schoonover Smith Dr. Susan B. Thayer Patricia Attix Wanner H. Eric Wanner Class of 1960 Annual Fund: 38%/ $7,906 All Funds: 38%/ $7,946 Richard A. Dobbs Ford B. Draper Jr. Margaret Thouron Harrell Nancy L. Hayward D. Randolph Johnson Susan Yerkes Krewatch John A. Lockwood William H. Marmion Jr. Pamela Theisen Morss Linde Lowdon Mullis William F. Mullis Susan Bissell Parker Cynthia Burdick Patterson Thomas P. Smith John R. Steinfeld Roger C. Stevenson Barbara Dawson Streuli Gail Rothrock Trozzo Class of 1961 Annual Fund: 27%/ $5,549 All Funds: 27%/ $6,549 Gordon A. Bussard Kasa Lowndes Cotugno Malcolm M. Fleming Millard G. Gamble IV Joan Fairman Gummey John B. Hannum Jr. Robert D. Hempstead Peter Hentschel Joseph C. Hoopes Jr. Richard R. Joyce Robert T. Kennedy William O. LaMotte III Thomas M. Lopez Katie Cavanagh Maslow Gale Pierson McNish

Class of 1962 Annual Fund: 33%/ $3,836 All Funds: 33%/ $5,036 Pamela Mendolia Abernathy Henry H. Abernathy Jr. Sally Beck Baker Robert M. Bird III Dianne Metzger Blane Eleanor Griggs Diemar Yolande Brown Dobbs Ronald S. Felix James H. Kramer Thomas F. McCoy Wade H. B. Smith Alice Spruance Talbot Randolph W. Urmston Patricia Reese Vanderwarker Katherine S. Ward Class of 1963 Annual Fund: 38%/ $3,951 All Funds: 38%/ $3,951 Ann Benedict Butler Andrew A. Cadot Barry N. Cornwall Mary Jane Conner Culbertson Elizabeth Hoopes Field Margaret Goebel Fields Patricia Gallagher Gastaud Anne Stroud Hannum Justine Neff Hawley Aidan D. Jones Robert C.W. Jones Jr. Tillie Page Laird Irene du Pont Light Kathleen Joyce Lofstedt Malcolm P. MacDougall Jr. Sheila Cavanagh Marshall Margaret Kay Pumphrey John W. Shackleton Jr. Peyton Bird Sise James T. Skelly III Lucy B. Smith Class of 1964 Annual Fund: 47%/ $19,626 All Funds: 47%/ $19,626 Class Agent: H. Alex Wise Richard J. Both Jr. Thomas C.T. Brokaw Deborah Handloff Cornwall Edward W. Cronin Jr. Carol Hannum Davidson Stephen A. Davis Eleanor Oldach Francis Lesley Bissell Hoopes Peter M. Larson Stephanie Bredin Speakman E. Kyle St. Claire Jr. Anna Hartmann Wexler Joseph D.C. Wilson III H. Alex Wise Class of 1965 Annual Fund: 27%/ $2,375 All Funds: 27%/ $2,375 Karen D. Farquhar Eugene R. Gaddis Lee Rumsey Haga

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Philip D. Laird III Alice Flaherty Long Jonathan H. Marvel William E. Neff Jr. Bruce W. Shackleton John B. Tepe Jr. D. McCarty Thornton IV Pierre C. Trepagnier Thomas H. Valk Roberta Bussard Whiting Class of 1966 Annual Fund: 26%/ $19,029 All Funds: 28%/ $45,916 Roger W. Arrington Margaretta Bredin Brokaw Edward H. Hawfield Pierre duP. Hayward Thomas N. Jones III Deborah L. Jones Ellis W. Jones Mary Lunger McKay Sharon Church McNabb Alice H. Morse II Anne S. Oldach Elizabeth Dougherty Raskob H. Rodney Scott Ginger Smith Class of 1967 Annual Fund: 27%/ $3,335 All Funds: 27%/ $3,335 William C. Amos Anne Hobbs Arrington Joseph M. Barsky III Richard H. Bayard Edward A. Beacom IV Brooks J. Bowen Robert C. Director Tucker Ranken Giddens Karl D. Klauck Edmond L. Lincoln Christopher Lowndes Jr. Charles R. Monet Carole Cates Pennock Edmund R. Pennock Bruce B. Yelton Class of 1968 Annual Fund: 11%/ $791 All Funds: 11%/ $791 Class Agent: Wendy Ward Wise James G. Birney III Mary A. Lincoln Lawrence L. Thornton Cynthia du Pont Tobias Wendy Ward Wise Class of 1969 Annual Fund: 11%/ $2,100 All Funds: 15%/ $3,428 Class Agent: Charles J. Durante Alletta Bredin Bell Barrett J. Cobb Charles J. Durante Robert J. Krapf Donald G. MacKelcan William T. Pease

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Christine Kane Plant Donald E. Williams Class of 1970 Annual Fund: 21%/ $1,180 All Funds: 21%/ $1,180 Lisa H. Barsky Lane Freeman Becken Dave R. Cundiff Steven R. Director Susan Lightfoot Doud Craig F. Everhart Elizabeth M. Gaddis Richard A. Hammond John H. Orr David A. Pearson Virginia Scott Rutter Gigi Bradford Stanford Class of 1971 Annual Fund: 28%/ $1,840 All Funds: 28%/ $1,840 Class Agent: Laurence J. Durante Robert L. Dewey Laurence J. Durante Richard T. Hart Elizabeth Taylor Hirsch Jim McKay Andrea Miller Heather McClean Nickodem Lindy Savage Recht Douglas C. Roberts W. L. Stabler III Patricia Godfrey Swigart Margaret C. Thomson Madelyn Baetz Yelton Class of 1972 Annual Fund: 26%/ $2,335 All Funds: 26%/ $2,735 Class Agent: Scott L. Hunter Laura Fulton Bennett Ellen Cannon Lisa Harrington Foote Alice Kitchel Fulweiler David S. Gee Scott L. Hunter David H. LaMotte Garrison du Pont Lickle Sean P. McGuinness Kim Smith Nelkin Melva Carveth Smith Bede W. Wellford Class of 1973 Annual Fund: 20%/ $4,778 All Funds: 22%/ $5,278 Cantwell Clark V Marc D. Daudon Jr. Roderick C. Gay B. Holliday Hoopes Hudimac Douglas R. Jamieson Lawrence Knotts Jeffrey A. Kreshtool Antonia Bredin Massie James W. Morris Donald P. Ross III

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H. Cheryl Rusten Alden K. Sherman Helen Gunn Ruppe Stevenson Ernest F. Tark III Class of 1974 Annual Fund: 26%/ $37,180 All Funds: 28%/ $37,230 Kurt M. Anstreicher Martin W. Bond Christopher W. Byrne Frank H. Coker Stanley M. Diver Edmond P. DeV. Horsey John E. Kaliski Robert E. Knotts Ellen Jamison Kullman Richard B. Marvin Gail Morris Mazzei Amy Boyer McElroy Roland C. Pamm Deborah Stewart Phillips Jane Savage Riley Thomas D. Roosevelt Class of 1975 Annual Fund: 25%/ $3,533 All Funds: 27%/ $4,356 Class Agent: Jim L. Ehret Margaretta Stabler Andrews Margaret Savage Brownell Richard D. Cates Lisa D. Daudon John R. Davis Warren H. Dean John E. B. du Pont Jim L. Ehret Valarie Messick Elliott Katherine Carol Hughes Halpern George D. Hobbs II John D. Kelly IV Michael P. Kelly Leslie Harvey Lemonick Robin Chamberlin Milburn Michael M. Sawyer Class of 1976 Annual Fund: 28%/ $6,410 All Funds: 28%/ $6,410 Mary Fuller Bond Anne Casscells Michael Cohen Karen Abrams Graham Marion Reeves Haydon John D. Jornlin Henry E. Nickle Lisa A. Olson Carol Raiber Powell Stuart S. Rumsey Andrew P. Taylor John E.T. Taylor Anne A. Verplanck Daniel L. Weintraub Class of 1977 Annual Fund: 12%/ $760 All Funds: 14%/ $1,010 Päivi Kaarina Jukola

William L. Kitchel III H. William Mahaffy Robin Fulwiler Nohe Lynn F. Rusten Robert T. Turner Philip L. Verplanck Class of 1978 Annual Fund: 29%/ $2,841 All Funds: 29%/ $3,921 Class Agent: Ellen P. Minor Robert A. Bank Heather Hering Brown Linda Lagarde Drapeau John S. Edinger Jr. Richard B. Ehret Alexis E. Gillespie John A. Hughes Sean M. McKenna Riley Phillips Miller Ellen P. Minor Ashley Lickle O’Neil Joseph Rubini Thomas L. Savage Margaret Cist Ughetta Ann Beh Wagner Class of 1979 Annual Fund: 24%/ $3,390 All Funds: 24%/ $3,390 Class Agents: Susan Hering Foster Victoria Yelton Manlove Elizabeth Montaigne Applegate W. Timothy Cashman III C. Barr Flinn Susan Hering Foster Margaret Hering Harrison Elizabeth A. Jenkins Nancy Bahr Kelly Mary Ann Kelly MacDonald Lynn A. Mahaffy Douglas A. Thomas Mary Griffenberg von der Luft Elizabeth A. Way Class of 1980 Annual Fund: 18%/ $8,785 All Funds: 18%/ $8,785 Deborah L. Esayian Heather Richards Evans Bradley S. Gray Ann Kallfelz Jenkins Michael Jenkins Douglas H. Lagarde Marion Grover Radin Christopher J. Saunders Judith Herdeg Wilson Class of 1981 Annual Fund: 29%/ $18,160 All Funds: 31%/ $48,560 Class Agent: Marc L. Greenberg E. Talley Brown Brian S. Dulick Thomas B. Evans III Gina Bahr Finn

John M. Flynn W. Whitfield Gardner Marc L. Greenberg Mary Grover Hagan G. Clark Hering IV Lakota K. Kruse James D. Pettit William L. Prickett W. Halsey Spruance Jr. Richard Stetson II Debra Cohen Tevlin Donald B. Wahlig Robert S. Watson Louisa Jackson Zungailia Class of 1982 Annual Fund: 25%/ $23,235 All Funds: 26%/ $24,255 Class Agents: Robert E. Naylor III Charles R. Rickards Jr. John D. Black Anthony R. Cucuzzella E. Bradford du Pont Jr. Benjamin F. du Pont Eric R. Epstein David C. Foulk Scott H. Gakenheimer Timothy W. Gordon Kenneth L. Howe Miles F. Huffaker Edmund A. LeFevre Jr. Douglas C. McCoy Robert E. Naylor III Charles R. Rickards Jr. Bradford Saffer Beth Carney Salter Class of 1983 Annual Fund: 14%/ $11,555 All Funds: 14%/ $11,730 Michael W. Ashley Eric J. Brumskill Caroline Shields Clifford John C. Fisher III Paul Foldi Matthew F. Stetson Marcia Layton Turner Rodman Ward III Class of 1984 Annual Fund: 12%/ $1,484 All Funds: 14%/ $1,534 Laurence B. Beckler Thère du Pont II Michael D. Edison Robert F. Gardner Evelyn deHaven Lovett Ann Traumann Marsden R. Paul Peddrick Class of 1985 Annual Fund: 9%/ $520 All Funds: 14%/ $1,020 Class Agent: Cydney Louth Gilbertson Tracey Dulick Armstrong M. Lynne du Pont R. Maurice Holden

Class of 1986 Annual Fund: 33%/ $21,845 All Funds: 33%/ $22,205 Class Agents: Tracy Graham Wenzinger Ashley Hoopes Wilks Jennifer Sinex Abramczyk David C. Blickenstaff Susan Edison Church Sheryl Jacobs Davidson Victoria Maxmin Gravuer Carolyn B. Law Diane Bankert McCarthy Paul F. Morris Michael D. Sachs David G. Santiago H. Wesley Schwandt John D. Statler Tracy Graham Wenzinger Mary C. Wiggin Ashley Hoopes Wilks William T. Wood III Class of 1987 Annual Fund: 24%/ $6,617 All Funds: 24%/ $11,863 Class Agents: Michael W. Hyde Mary Beth Searles Jeanne Dora Woodbury Andrew J. Beckler Todd Buonocore Christopher R. Donoho III Mary W. Foulk LaMontz M. Hayman Michael W. Hyde Whitney M. Maroney John C. Pierson III Richard L. Probstein Mary Beth Searles Andrew A. Smith III Alexis Altschuler Spikes Class of 1988 Annual Fund: 14%/ $975 All Funds: 16%/ $1,975 Class Agent: Sarah Bugbee Keidel Christopher J. Arntzen Renee Dobbs Biery Elizabeth Levy Gula Stephanie L. Hayman-Lambert Sarah Bugbee Keidel Allison Peters Texter Matthew T. Twyman III Wendy L. Wojewodzki Class of 1989 Annual Fund: 25%/ $20,654 All Funds: 30%/ $21,189 Class Agent: Corbin T.B. Pierson Woods Steve Afsar-Keshmiri

Randolph Barton III Melissa L. Brock Tracy Godfrey Buchan Daniel B. Flynn Samuel I. duP. Hyland Anthony W. Lunger Jean Cucuzzella McCuskey Marshall E. Phillips Anne Rickards Poskitt Deborah Komins Ross Jeffrey L. Rothschild Kelle Doherty Sanchez John L. Sullivan Andrea Trippitelli Valentine Anthony W. Vattilana Gregory J. Weinig Corbin T.B. Pierson Woods Class of 1990 Annual Fund: 25%/ $15,769 All Funds: 27%/ $16,039 Class Agent: Fleming McCoy Ackermann Fleming McCoy Ackermann Armin Afsar-Keshmiri Ashley R. Altschuler G. Mark Bussard Robert W. Crowe Jr. Nickie Julian Currie Michael F. Gummey Richard A. Holmes Todd J. Litterelle John E. Riegel Jr. Catherine R. Salva Jacob F. Schutt Stuart E. Smith Susan Wood Waesco Class of 1991 Annual Fund: 33%/ $3,805 All Funds: 33%/ $3,880 Class Agents: Alisha Wayman Bryson Elizabeth Noseworthy Fitzsimmons Thomas J. Hanna Tabitha Rust Bradley Alisha Wayman Bryson Peter Conn Michael J. Flynn Melissa Wagner Flynn Thomas J. Hanna Paula S. Janssen Anjali Rao Martin R. Rhett Mitchell Andrew Day Sparks Isobel A. Spence Curt D. Storlazzi Class of 1992 Annual Fund: 18%/ $11,864 All Funds: 18%/ $11,864 Class Agents: Jamisa Murray Gittings Hillary deLeeuw Spruance Amanda Walker Friz Jamisa Murray Gittings John Amory Glaccum Whitney Wagamon Glaccum

Peter E. Rothschild Hillary deLeeuw Spruance Isabella Speakman Timon Daniel P. Weinstein Class of 1993 Annual Fund: 29%/ $5,535 All Funds: 29%/ $7,075 Class Agent: Jacob V. Spruance John C. Lemay Gwendolyn Marrs Anil Nabha Charles A. Page C. Dimitri D. Pappas Tucker T. Pierson Mark J. Smolko Jennifer Geddes Smolko Laura Permut Sparks Jacob V. Spruance Mary Abbigail Keller Wagner Carmen M. Wallace Class of 1994 Annual Fund: 20%/ $4,750 All Funds: 20%/ $4,900 Class Agents: K. Cole Flickinger Heather Kestner Green K. Cole Flickinger Greta Hale Ito Jennifer Cloud King Kristin Morrison Lefebvre Maureen Morgan McLaughlin Amanda Golding Riegel Anthony J. Salva

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Hollister L. Mitchell John B. Morton III David T. Nowland Tasha A. Seago-Ramaly Tracey D. Twyman

Katharine Lopez Weymouth John L. Williams Class of 1995 Annual Fund: 11%/ $1,625 All Funds: 11%/ $1,625 Lewis S. Black III Layton Skelly Griffin Kathryn Smolko Kiec David C. Larned Jr. David H. Lipman Class of 1996 Annual Fund: 22%/ $2,985 All Funds: 22%/ $3,035 Class Agent: Lindsay Wise Tonderys Jimmy C. Chong Jane Edell Jesse M. Ehrenfeld Stephanos Karakasidis Daniel K. Moon Aleni M. Pappas Pembry Keller Saez Melissa Bennett Sebel Robert M. Silliman Jr. Caroline Hurst Stockton Lindsay Wise Tonderys

Alumni Annual Fund Special Recognition Race to Reunion 1 and 6

Classes ending in 1 and 6 celebrated reunion years in 20162017. Race to Reunion challenges reunion classes to increase their giving to the Annual Fund in honor of their reunion. Reunion Year Participation Amount 75th 1941 40% $200 70th 1946 13% $100 65th 1951 33% $500 60th 1956 29% $2,830 55th 1961 27% $5,549 50th 1966 26% $19,029 45th 1971 28% $1,840 40th 1976 28% $6,410 35th 1981 29% $18,160 30th 1986 33% $21,845 25th 1991 33% $3,805 20th 1996 22% $2,985 15th 2001 12% $1,140 10th 2006 9% $290 5th 2011 9% $558

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Class of 1997 Annual Fund: 21%/ $1,975 All Funds: 25%/ $2,055 Class Agents: Heather Weymouth Lowry Caroline Gee Prezzano Madeleine M. Bayard Chadd E. Boulden Theresa Collins Case Charles G. Case Jr. Christopher M. Cresswell Katie Arrington D’Emilio Elise Bayard Franklin Lawrance Spiller Kimmel Heather Weymouth Lowry Ashlee Marie McCullough Molly Goeller Moretti Caroline Gee Prezzano M. Ryan Schultz D. Corbit Spruance Class of 1998 Annual Fund: 10%/ $908 All Funds: 10%/ $908 Jennifer Jewett Misra Jordan Hollender O’Regan Margaretta Tobias Sacco Andrew M. Weymouth Class of 1999 Annual Fund: 17%/ $1,800 All Funds: 17%/ $1,850 Class Agents: Rory N. Boulden Bethany A. Dick Erin L. Zoranski Rory N. Boulden Andrew T. Cloud Andrew C. Dickerson Meredith Keller Giacco Mary B. Hawkins Aileen Kenney Daniel N. Oren Curtis R. Smith Jr. Erin L. Zoranski Class of 2000 Annual Fund: 15%/ $865 All Funds: 15%/ $965 Katharine McCoy Dubow Aileen D. Heiman Meghann L. Helmick Lowell Dinneen Kastner Albert J. McCrery IV Wallis A. Molchen Carolyn M. Schultz Jill M. Shotzberger Class of 2001 Annual Fund: 12%/ $1,140 All Funds: 16%/ $1,365 Wilson J.C. Braun III Lauren A. C. Easton Mona Yezdani Gillen Alexis C. Jolly Adam Kalamchi Jay Russell Lewis William C. Martin Catherine E. Owens Tarra Boulden Winchell

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Class of 2002 Annual Fund: 12%/ $7,825 All Funds: 12%/ $7,825 Kathryn F. Fortunato Elizabeth M. Fortunato Laird R. Hayward Elizabeth A. Nickle Jennifer Bayard Particelli Kimberly A. West Class of 2003 Annual Fund: 11%/ $450 All Funds: 11%/ $450 R. Hugh F. Bender Corbin R. Director Ann Marie Gamble Lauren A. Golt Anthony M. Hidell Class of 2004 Annual Fund: 5%/ $85 All Funds: 8%/ $335 Raymond D. Lewis John T. Mongan Jr. Robert M. Vrana Class of 2005 Annual Fund: 6%/ $160 All Funds: 6%/ $160 Lauren Arrington Meghan E. Kestner Matthew D. Moyer Class of 2006 Annual Fund: 9%/ $290 All Funds: 9%/ $290 Elizabeth Glen Capone Charles B. Nutting Sarah B. Richmond D. Curtis Saunders Raisa Shulkov Class of 2007 Annual Fund: 19%/ $410 All Funds: 19%/ $410 Class Agents: Stephen J. Chehi Scott C. Nickle Mary Elizabeth Snyder William P. Stratton Caroline Campbell Grier Tumas Dienstag Brandon R. Harper M. Pierce Hewes Ian M. Lonsdale Scott C. Nickle William P. Stratton Mahi Trivellas Myra Trivellas Laura E. Vrana Class of 2008 Annual Fund: 15%/ $1,145 All Funds: 15%/ $1,145 Class Agents: Erica J. Bickhart John W. H. Boarman Erica J. Bickhart Abigail L. Debold Ashley L. Isken

Christopher Kalamchi Loring Weaver Knott Sarah L. Kreshtool Margaret O. Kullman Robert P. Reese III Sean P. Snyder Class of 2009 Annual Fund: 20%/ $480 All Funds: 20%/ $540 Class Agents: Evan A. DeDominicis Meghan E. Lyons Benjamin A. Craig Lindsey A. Edinger Mary D. Hobbs Christopher R. Kane Meghan E. Lyons David Ma Emily M. Mackey Lucy M. McMurry Jenay A. Powell Kathryn A. Sommers Class of 2010 Annual Fund: 10%/ $680 All Funds: 12%/ $1,013 Class Agents: Samuel L. Greenberg Logan L. Weaver Preston A. Boyden Joanna G. Kelly Khaalid D. Lucas Alexis A. Saunders Logan L. Weaver Monica J. Wilson Class of 2011 Annual Fund: 9%/ $558 All Funds: 9%/ $578 Class Agents: Kathleen E. Batman John S. Edinger III Gregory A. Pape Devin M. Tracy John S. Edinger III Elizabeth Grubbs Brooke A. Kelly Andrew A. L. Sommers Tyler A. von der Luft Class of 2012 Annual Fund: 14%/ $305 All Funds: 14%/ $305 Class Agents: Roxanne C. Cecil John J. Schreppler III Christina E. Freibott Konnor M. Houff Stephen J. Kullman David R. Kullman Faith A. Lyons Nicole Synclaire Oglesby Kathleen A. Snyder Samantha I. Tan Class of 2013 Annual Fund: 11%/ $305 All Funds: 11%/ $305 Class Agents:

Evan Michael Frazier Anne Grae Martin Evan M. Mitchell Reed M. Boyden Spencer T. Boyden Shoumick M. Hasan Evan M. Mitchell Paul J. Specht Lindsay D. von der Luft Agnes F. S. Werbe Class of 2014 Annual Fund: 4%/ $37 All Funds: 7%/ $447 Class Agents: Eliza A. Gardner Samuel J. Murphy William H. Spruance III Courtney A. T. Hayman Michael Patrick Kelly Jr. Thomas M. Schorn II Benjamin R. Watson Class of 2015 Annual Fund: 11%/ $377 All Funds: 12%/ $468 Ariane E. Attix Luke H. Borda Jr. Michael Ryan Cleary Barbara E. Fleming George F. Gianforcaro III David S. Grubbs Jr. Brooke N. D. Hayman Kalee G. Kennedy Class of 2016 Annual Fund: 2%/ $25 All Funds: 3%/ $50 Matthew B. Cleary Kathleen F. Gianforcaro Class of 2017 Annual Fund: 100%/ $1,184 All Funds: 100%/ $1,184 Special thanks to alumnus and lacrosse coach E. Bradford du Pont Jr. ‘82 for his help with the Class of 2017 Senior Challenge. Camryn N. Allen Brett M. Anderson Claire P. Bennett Kyle H. Bosse Ashleigh M. Brady Christopher J. Brisbin Amanda C. Brown Alexis O. Burns Alexandra O. Caimi Pierce J. Carter Andrew M. Cercena Joshua W. Collier Louise T. Conaty Richard F. Corroon III Brendan R. Coulter Carly G. Cushman Anthony J. Falco III James E. Fleming Katherine B. Flinn Michael C. Gallagher Gregory W. Gardner Kai G. Glover

2016-2017 ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS Tower Hill is grateful to our alumni who volunteer their time on behalf of the school. ALUMNI COUNCIL Jennifer Sinex Abramczyk ‘86 Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 Rory N. Boulden ‘99 Alisha Wayman Bryson ‘91 Deborah Colbourn ‘92 Anthony R. Cucuzzella ‘82 Christopher R. Donoho III ‘87 Charles J. Durante ‘69 K. Cole Flickinger ‘94 Melissa Wagner Flynn ‘91 Amanda Walker Friz ‘92 Victoria Maxmin Gravuer ‘86 Thomas J. Hanna ‘91 LaMontz M. Hayman ‘87 Kristin Morrison Lefebvre ‘94 Anjali Rao Martin ‘91 Albert J. McCrery IV ‘00 R. Rhett Mitchell ‘91 John C. Pierson III ‘87 Beth Carney Salter ‘82 H. Wesley Schwandt ‘86 ALUMNI CLASS AGENTS Margaret Porch Lounsbury ‘37 William W. Beck Jr. ‘57 Margaret Moyer Bennett ‘57 Laurence H. Beck ‘58 David A. Nichols ‘58 Andrew A. Smith Sr. ‘59 H. Alex Wise ‘64 Wendy Ward Wise ‘68 Charles J. Durante ‘69 Laurence J. Durante ‘71 Scott L. Hunter ‘72 Jim L. Ehret ‘75 Ellen P. Minor ‘78 Susan Hering Foster ‘79 Victoria Yelton Manlove ‘79 Marc L. Greenberg ‘81 Robert E. Naylor III ‘82 Charles R. Rickards Jr. ‘82 Cydney Louth Gilbertson ‘85 Tracy Graham Wenzinger ‘86 Ashley Hoopes Wilks ‘86 Michael W. Hyde ‘87 Mary Beth Searles ‘87 Jeanne Dora Woodbury ‘87 Sarah Bugbee Keidel ‘88 Corbin T.B. Pierson Woods ‘89 Fleming McCoy Ackermann ‘90 Alisha Wayman Bryson ‘91 Elizabeth Noseworthy Fitzsimmons ‘91 Thomas J. Hanna ‘91 Jamisa Murray Gittings ‘92 Hillary deLeeuw Spruance ‘92 Jacob V. Spruance ‘93 K. Cole Flickinger ‘94 Heather Kestner Green ‘94 Lindsay Wise Tonderys ‘96 Heather Weymouth Lowry ‘97 Caroline Gee Prezzano ‘97 Rory N. Boulden ‘99

Bethany A. Dick ‘99 Erin L. Zoranski ‘99 Stephen J. Chehi ‘07 Scott C. Nickle ‘07 Mary Elizabeth Snyder ‘07 William P. Stratton ‘07 Erica J. Bickhart ‘08 John W. H. Boarman ‘08 Evan A. DeDominicis ‘09 Meghan E. Lyons ‘09 Samuel L. Greenberg ‘10 Logan L. Weaver ‘10 Kathleen E. Batman ‘11 John S. Edinger III ‘11 Gregory A. Pape ‘11 Devin M. Tracy ‘11 Roxanne C. Cecil ‘12 John J. Schreppler III ‘12 Evan Michael Frazier ‘13 Anne Grae Martin ‘13 Evan M. Mitchell ‘13 Eliza A. Gardner ‘14 Samuel J. Murphy ‘14 William H. Spruance III ‘14 REUNION VOLUNTEERS/ HOSTS Class of 1956 Beverley Wellford Rowland Class of 1966 Barbara Bours Brady Phoebe Craven Anne S. Oldach Ginger Smith Class of 1971 Christopher D. Casscells Class of 1976 Anne Casscells

ADDITIONAL ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS Madeleine M. Bayard ‘97 Benjamin F. du Pont ‘82 R.R.M. Carpenter III ‘58 Stephanie Conklin Carpenter ‘58 Christopher W. Casscells ‘02 Julia C. Durante ‘07 W. Whitfield Gardner ‘81 Kathleen F. Gianforcaro ‘16 Sylvia Dent Harris ‘89 Laird R. Hayward ‘02 Morgan L. Hendry IV ‘01 Jeffrey W. Hobbs ‘98 Samuel I. duP. Hyland ‘89 Blair C. Isken ‘16 Richard R. Joyce ‘61 Michael P. Kelly ‘75 Orin S. Kerr ‘89 Soren A.S. Kjaergaard ‘76 Ellen Jamison Kullman ‘74 Anthony W. Lunger ‘89 Faith A. Lyons ‘12 Nicholas W. Maloney ‘16 Daniel L. Mita ‘04 Demetrious Murray ‘10 Melissa Martinenza Newell ‘99 Lisa A. Olson ‘76 Mehmet C. Oz ‘78 C. Dimitri D. Pappas ‘93 R. Paul Peddrick ‘84 Lea Gummey Quimby ‘86 H. Wesley Schwandt ‘86 Laura Permut Sparks ‘93 Stephanie Bredin Speakman ‘64 Hunt Stockwell ‘58 Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92 Caitlin F. Van Sickle ‘08 Susan Wood Waesco ‘90 Carmen M. Wallace ‘93 Kiera R. Wendel ‘16

HONOR ROLL

Neil Godbole Brynn D. Gray Anna S. Guzzetta Warren D. Harmon Jr. Maryam J. Ismail Emily M. Katz Georgia C. Kollias Alexandra D. Ledyard Alexis J. Longo Robert H. Love Jr. Sabrina P. Luther Drew M. Manning Emerson V. McCauley Brianna K. McCoy Jane S. Mitchell Julia C. Molin Rhea Mundy Aalia Narvel Brianna L. Niemoeller Jadesola A. Olurin Charles E. Quimby Harrison F. Quimby Adam D. Reynolds Olivia S. Riddle Morgan A. Rollins Matthew D. Rovner Matthew Santos Priya Shah Daysha Shamlin Hannah C. Sheehan Ian S. Simpson Johnathan F. Sobieski IV Luke D. Solacoff James D. Spartin James M. Spruance Andrew J. Stack Xinyi “Meredith” Sui Parker R. Thompson Allyson Josephine Thrasher Tej Vaddi Neel M. Vidwans Neha Wadhwa Julia H. Ward Matthew Wilkinson Daniel Winters Alexis C. Wrease You “Allen” Wu Ethan Yao Sweeta Yaqoobi Emily Yin Zhichao “Frank” Yu Kevin M. Zittlau Isabel B. Zungailia

Class of 1986 Mary C. Wiggin Class of 1991 Alisha Wayman Bryson Melissa Wagner Flynn Michael J. Flynn Paula S. Janssen Class of 2001 Pamela B. Jennings Class of 2006 Elizabeth Glen Capone Class of 2011 Kathleen E. Batman

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GIFTS FROM PARENTS

ANNUAL FUND GIVING BY CONSTITUENT GROUP 2016-2017

JULY 1, 2016– JUNE 30, 2017

Tower Hill thanks the following parents who made contributions between July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017. Percentage and dollar contributions are shown for the Annual Fund and also for all funds, which includes the Annual Fund and all other donations. Grade 12 Annual Fund: 42%/ $49,621 All Funds: 44%/ $60,811 Grade Captain: Mr. Rodman Ward III ‘83 & Mrs. Gina F. Ward Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. James L. Allen, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Drew A. Brady Mr. & Mrs. John M. Brisbin Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Cercena Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Conaty IV Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Corroon II Steve & Michelle Coulter Dr. M. Lynne du Pont ‘85 & Dr. David K. Solacoff Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Fleming Mr. C. Barr Flinn ‘79 & Mrs. Grier B. Flinn Ms. Nora Foley Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Gallagher Mr. W. Whitfield Gardner ‘81 & Mrs. Cynthia H. Gardner Ms. Sharon Gooding-Reynolds Dr. Bradley S. Gray ‘80 & Mrs. Christina Gray Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Love Mr. Sanjeev Luther & Dr. Kiran Luther Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Manning Mr. Douglas C. McCoy ‘82 & Mrs. Patricia M. McCoy Ms. Martha R. Mitchell Mr. Elliot Mitchell & Mrs. Cheryl Gray Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Karl T. Molin II Drs. Stephen & Kim Niemoeller Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sobieski Mr. & Mrs. David W. Spartin Mr. W. Halsey Spruance, Jr. ‘81 Ms. Samantha M. Spruance Mrs. Rosemary Stack Mr. & Mrs. John D. Thompson, Jr. Mr. Rodman Ward III ‘83 & Mrs. Gina Farabaugh Ward Mr. & Mrs. Nick Wilkinson Mr. & Mrs. Craig D. Winters Dr. Wenqing Yao & Mrs. Qian Wang Dr. Ray Yin & Mrs. Jamie Y. Wang Grade 11 Annual Fund: 52%/ $49,023 All Funds: 66%/ $56,457 Grade Captains: Mr. Randall & Mrs. Marina Attix Mrs. Jennifer Sinex Abramczyk ‘86 & Mr. Jon E. Abramczyk

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Mr. & Mrs. Roger Adsett Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Albrecht, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Todd P. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Randall M. Attix Mr. Randolph Barton III ‘89 & Mrs. Louise A. Barton Mr. & Mrs. Luke H. Borda, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. Britt Mr. & Mrs. Bill Burris Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Cordell Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Corroon II Dr. Anthony R. Cucuzzella ‘82 & Mrs. Lucinda Cole Cucuzzella Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Dougherty Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Elson Dr. Karyn C. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Leo M. Garonski Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Grande Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Habgood Mr. Scott T. Hattersley Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Hickey Mr. George D. Hobbs II ‘75 & Mrs. Anne M. Hobbs Dr. & Mrs. Eric T. Johnson Dr. Lalitha Kambhamettu Dr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Katz Mr. John S. Malik & Ms. Diane Batoff Mr. John L. Mekus, Esq. & Ms. Mona E. Warwar Mr. & Mrs. Anwar L. Miller Mr. & Mrs. David J. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Mulford Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Mullen Mr. & Mrs. Douglas L. Nickel Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Okoniewski III Jim & Carol Pepper Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Pilson Mr. & Mrs. Barton Reese Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Russell Mrs. Kelle Doherty Sanchez ‘89 & Mr. Christopher G. Sanchez Mr. Thomas M. Schorn Dr. Pamela L. Sharpe Mr. & Mrs. Chester E. Sharrar II Mr. & Mrs. Rodger D. Smith II Mr. Mark Stenz & Mrs. Mary Jean Wilson-Stenz Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Taschner Mr. & Mrs. Clay C. Thomson Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zhang Grade 10 Annual Fund: 43%/ $44,831 All Funds: 54%/ $72,318 Grade Captains: Mr. Jacob V. Spruance ‘93 & Mrs. Hillary deLeeuw Spruance ‘92

By the

Numbers

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Aitken Dr. & Mrs. Sean M. Bidic Mr. Ronald Bohenek & Ms. Andrea Nolan Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Caffrey Ms. Francine Davis-Motley Robert & Suzanne DeSantis Dr. M. Lynne du Pont ‘85 & Dr. David K. Solacoff Ms. Stephanie Wallen-Fort & Mr. Christopher Fort Mr. & Mrs. Leo M. Garonski Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gates Mr. & Mrs. George F. Gianforcaro II Ms. Sharon Gooding-Reynolds Mr. Timothy W. Gordon ‘82 & Mrs. Kathleen Cole Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Grande Mr. John A. Hughes ‘78 & Mrs. Kelly Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Trevor M. Koenig, Sr. Dr. Kris A. Kowal & Dr. Wen Liu Ms. June Laperriere Mr. & Mrs. Neil S. Millman Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Nitsche Dr. Juan E. Ortega & Ms. Lucy Wolfsberger Dr. Douglas Palma Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Pettinaro Mr. & Mrs. Srinivas M. Raju Drs. Pawan & Ritu Rastogi Mr. & Mrs. Tushar Raval Ms. Raquel Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Blake K. Rohrbacher Mr. Michael D. Sachs ‘86 & Mrs. Robin P. Sachs Mr. & Mrs. Craig C. Scott, Jr. Dr. Suken A. Shah & Ms. Sheela P. Dattani The Rev. & Mrs. Thomas G. Speers III Mrs. Alexis Altschuler Spikes ‘87 Mr. Jacob V. Spruance ‘93 & Mrs. Hillary deLeeuw Spruance ‘92 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Stone Mr. Rodman Ward III ‘83 & Mrs. Gina Farabaugh Ward Mr. & Mrs. Timothy M. Wilbraham Mr. Wenan Zong & Ms. Lisa Tian

Parents 48% Grade 9 Annual Fund: 60%/ $44,162 All Funds: 68%/ $58,010 Mr. & Mrs. James L. Allen, Jr. Dr. Robert C. Allen & Dr. Ann E. Tiao Mr. Mohammad Arif & Mrs. Ghazala Lynn Ilyas* Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Bailer Mr. Randolph Barton III ‘89 & Mrs. Louise A. Barton Mr. & Mrs. Perry S. Beberman Mr. & Mrs. Steve Boyden Mr. Jian J. Chen & Ms. Hongxia K. Gao Mr. & Mrs. M. Blake Cleary Steve & Michelle Coulter Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cover Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Craft Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Crowley, Jr. Dr. Amy Cuddy & Mr. Brian Cuddy Mr. Christopher R. Donoho III ‘87 & Mrs. Erica Reedy Donoho Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Dougherty Mr. Benjamin F. du Pont ‘82 & Mrs. Laura Lemole du Pont Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Faller Mrs. Janay Freebery & Mr. Robert Bruce Hannah Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Greenberg Mr. Mark A. Hodgson Mrs. Ellet Kidd Jones Dr. Kris A. Kowal & Dr. Wen Liu Mr. John S. Malik & Ms. Diane Batoff Mr. & Mrs. Luke Meddings Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Nestor Drs. Stephen & Kim Niemoeller Mr. R. Paul Peddrick ‘84 & Mrs. Monica R. Peddrick Mr. & Mrs. Paul Petrylka Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Sunil Prashar Mr. & Mrs. Barton Reese Mrs. Kelle Doherty Sanchez ‘89 & Mr. Christopher G. Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Todd C. Schiltz Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Schlerf Mr. & Mrs. David M. Shepherd Mrs. Rosemary Stack Mrs. Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92 &

Grade 8 Annual Fund: 44%/ $34,158 All Funds: 60%/ $34,630 Grade Captains: Ms. Belinda DuPree Mr. & Mrs. Roger Adsett Mr. Richard B. Angiullo & Ms. Holly A. Lissner Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Bailer Mr. & Mrs. Chris Blazakis Mrs. Tracy Godfrey Buchan ‘89 & Mr. Christopher A. Buchan, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Matthew B. Chesman Ms. Joanna Cline & Mr. Laurence Z. Shiekman Dr. & Mrs. Michael Considine Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Corroon II Dr. Michael A. Dignazio & Dr. Allison B. Evans Mr. Thère du Pont II ‘84 & Ms. Darla Pomeroy Ms. Belinda DuPree Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Elson Dr. Karyn C. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Douglas P. Fletcher Dr. Mehdi Jadali & Dr. Bahareh Assadi Mr. & Mrs. Trevor M. Koenig, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. James E. Kulda Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Langlois Mr. & Mrs. Luke Meddings Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Meeker Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. S. Mellon Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Mulford Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Nash Dr. Douglas Palma Dr. Raymond W. Petrunich & Mrs. Judith R. Ventura Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Pilson Mr. James T. Prendergast, Jr. & Ms. Eleanor S. Wu Mr. & Mrs. Srinivas M. Raju Drs. Pawan & Ritu Rastogi Ms. Raquel Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Stephan G. Schlobach Mr. H. Wesley Schwandt ‘86 & Mrs. Michelle A. Schwandt Mr. Jacob V. Spruance ‘93 & Mrs. Hillary deLeeuw Spruance ‘92 Mrs. Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92 & Mr. Philip C. Timon Dr. David T. Vanson & Dr. Ann Kim Mr. Xiaoqing Wu & Ms. Wanfang Ouyang

Grade 7 Annual Fund: 42%/ $32,298 All Funds: 49%/ $42,754 Grade Captain: Mrs. Victoria Maxmin Gravuer ‘86 Dr. Anthony R. Cucuzzella ‘82 & Mrs. Lucinda Cole Cucuzzella Dr. Amy Cuddy & Mr. Brian Cuddy Ms. Francine Davis-Motley Ms. Laura de Ramel Mr. & Mrs. Régis de Ramel Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Faller Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gano Mrs. Victoria Maxmin Gravuer ‘86 & Mr. Raymond G. Gravuer Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Hickey Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Houston Dr. Vijay Iyengar & Ms. Sucharita Iyengar Dr. Harish Kakkilaya & Dr. Harshila Kakkilaya Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Kirtley Mr. & Mrs. James E. Kulda Ms. June Laperriere Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. McGuinness Mr. & Mrs. Anwar L. Miller Mr. Ric Hoffman & Ms. Natalie Moravek Mr. Misael Gonzalez & Ms. Megan O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Pierce Dr. Christopher J. Saunders ‘80 & Mrs. Alice M. Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Schlerf Mr. & Mrs. David M. Shepherd Mr. & Mrs. Christopher P. Simon Mr. Mark J. Smolko ‘93 & Mrs. Jennifer Geddes Smolko ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. D. Neil Washburn Mr. James Wilson & Ms. Suzanne Swift Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Zakielarz IV Mr. & Mrs. Zachary A. Zehner Grade 6 Annual Fund: 52%/ $18,478 All Funds: 61%/ $20,991 Grade Captain: Mr. Tom & Mrs. Jennifer Conaty Mr. & Mrs. John G. Aird Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Allen Mr. Walter Bellingham Dr. & Mrs. Sean M. Bidic Mr. Eric J. Brinsfield & Dr. Martha Lynn Brinsfield Mr. Edward Chi & Dr. Nancy Kim Mrs. Traci F. Clark Mr. Anthony W. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Conaty IV Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cover Mrs. Amanda Walker Friz ‘92 & Mr. Robert W. Friz Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Gessner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Habgood Drs. Robert & Rachel Heinle Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Langlois

Mrs. Allison L. Peters Texter ‘88 & Mr. William R. Texter Mrs. Andrea Trippitelli Valentine ‘89 & Mr. John Valentine Dr. David T. Vanson & Dr. Ann Kim Mr. & Mrs. Sam Wolhar

Mr. John S. Malik & Ms. Diane Batoff Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Mineo Mr. & Mrs. J. Mathieu Plumb Mr. Michael D. Sachs ‘86 & Mrs. Robin P. Sachs Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Saunders Dr. Suken A. Shah & Ms. Sheela P. Dattani Mr. & Mrs. Rodger D. Smith II Mr. Michael H. Steinberger & Ms. Kathleen Brennan Dr. Craig D. Sternberg & Mrs. Amy S. Crain-Sternberg Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Stone Dr. & Mrs. Jon Strasser Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Svindland

Grade 5 Annual Fund: 54%/ $29,555 All Funds: 62%/ $41,279 Grade Captains: Ms. Laura de Ramel

HONOR ROLL

Mr. Philip C. Timon Mrs. Monica L. Townsend Mr. & Mrs. Sandeep Vasudevan Mr. & Mrs. Craig D. Winters Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard R. Wittreich Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Zakielarz IV Mr. & Mrs. Zachary A. Zehner Mr. Xin Zhou & Ms. Leah Yang Dr. Jie Zhu & Dr. Weiping Wang

Dr. Robert C. Allen & Dr. Ann E. Tiao Mr. Randolph Barton III ‘89 & Mrs. Louise A. Barton Dr. & Mrs. Drew A. Brady Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Corroon II

PARENT ANNUAL FUND SPECIAL RECOGNITION Highest Participation in 2016-2017 Grade

Participation

Grade 1

75%

Grade 9

60%

Grade 2

58%

Grade 5

54%

Parent Contributions by Grade Grade

Amount

Participation

Tower Tots

$3,007

45%

Prekindergarten

$19,167

50%

Kindergarten

$14,207

41%

Grade 1

$21,592

75%

Grade 2

$17,874

58%

Grade 3

$21,957

53%

Grade 4

$27,019

53%

Grade 5

$29,555

54%

Grade 6

$18,478

52%

Grade 7

$32,298

42%

Grade 8

$34,158

44%

Grade 9

$44,162

60%

Grade 10

$44,831

43%

Grade 11

$49,023

52%

Grade 12

$49,621

42%

Special thanks to all the Annual Fund Parent Captains who helped to raise funds for Tower Hill School’s Annual Fund.

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Ms. Selene Costello Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Crouch Ms. Laura de Ramel Mr. & Mrs. Régis de Ramel Dr. Michael A. Dignazio & Dr. Allison B. Evans Mr. & Mrs. F. Michael Donohue IV Mr. Benjamin F. du Pont ‘82 & Mrs. Laura Lemole du Pont Dr. M. Lynne du Pont ‘85 & Dr. David K. Solacoff Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Farnan III Mr. W. Whitfield Gardner ‘81 & Mrs. Cynthia H. Gardner Dr. & Mrs. David J. Gaz Mr. Thomas J. Hanna ‘91 & Dr. Lynne A. Hanna Mr. Levent Kesen & Mrs. Sebnem Kesen Mr. Anthony W. Lunger ‘89 & Mrs. Jennifer Barsema Lunger Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mumford Mr. Misael Gonzalez & Ms. Megan O’Neill Mr. R. Paul Peddrick ‘84 & Mrs. Monica R. Peddrick Dr. Raymond W. Petrunich & Mrs. Judith R. Ventura Dr. Catherine R. Salva ‘90 & Mr. Marcus D. Heifetz Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Todd C. Schiltz Mr. & Mrs. Stephan G. Schlobach Dr. William Sommers & Ms. Kathryn E. Lee Ms. Georgeanna M. Spagnolo Mrs. Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92 & Mr. Philip C. Timon Mr. & Mrs. Zachary A. Zehner

Mr. Raymond G. Gravuer Drs. Robert & Rachel Heinle Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Houston Mr. Dominic Iacono Dr. Vijay Iyengar & Ms. Sucharita Iyengar Dr. Mehdi Jadali & Dr. Bahareh Assadi Dr. Kiran M. Kattepogu & Dr. Kaveeta V. Kumar Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Kirtley Dr. Kristin Morrison Lefebvre ‘94 & Dr. Brian G. Lefebvre Mr. Albert J. McCrery IV ‘00 & Mrs. Megan C. McCrery Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. S. Mellon Mr. & Mrs. Anwar L. Miller Ms. Susan Miller Dr. Douglas Palma Dr. & Mrs. Michael B. Peters, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Pierce Mr. Anthony R. Pisapia & Dr. Allison M. Pisapia Mr. Thomas B. Rice & Mrs. Cynthia M. Mahaffey-Rice Ms. Raquel Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Christopher P. Simon Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Spagnolo Dr. & Mrs. Eric Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Svindland Mrs. Allison L. Peters Texter ‘88 & Mr. William R. Texter Mr. William R. Ushler Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Vanderslice

Grade 4 Annual Fund: 53%/ $27,019 All Funds: 68%/ $29,673 Grade Captain: Mr. Anwar & Mrs. Lois Miller

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher F. Aitken Mr. Eric J. Brinsfield & Dr. Martha Lynn Brinsfield Mr. Edward Chi & Dr. Nancy Kim Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeSantis Mr. Michael J. Flynn ‘91 & Mrs. Melissa W. Flynn ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Tomas Gordon Mr. Adam Gould & Ms. Nicholle R. Taylor Dr. Reid M. Huber & Mrs. Donielle Larson Huber Mr. & Mrs. David Hurst Mr. Joseph P. Coleman & Mrs. Lista Lincoln Mrs. Jean Cucuzzella McCuskey ‘89 & Mr. Andrew W. McCuskey Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. McGuinness Mr. Blaine McQueen & Dr. Lisa McQueen Dr. & Mrs. Khanh Nguyen Mr. R. Paul Peddrick ‘84 & Mrs. Monica R. Peddrick Mr. & Mrs. J. Mathieu Plumb Mr. & Mrs. Blake K. Rohrbacher Dr. Catherine R. Salva ‘90 & Mr. Marcus D. Heifetz

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Brian L. Adderley, Sr. Mr. Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 & Mrs. Shoshana M. Altschuler Mr. Richard B. Angiullo & Ms. Holly A. Lissner Mrs. Renee Dobbs Biery ‘88 & Mr. Brandon P. Biery Mr. & Mrs. Matthew B. Chesman Mr. Richard Cobb & Mrs. Kathleen Kreusch-Cobb Mr. Thère du Pont II ‘84 & Ms. Darla Pomeroy Dr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Eppley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Farnan III Mr. & Mrs. Douglas P. Fletcher Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Ganc Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Gessner, Jr. Dr. Abdelghani Ghazli & Ms. Imane Chichane Mrs. Victoria Maxmin Gravuer ‘86 &

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Grade 3 Annual Fund: 53%/ $21,957 All Funds: 62%/ $23,420 Grade Captains: Mr. Michael J. Flynn ‘91 & Mrs. Melissa Wagner Flynn ‘91

Judy & Joseph Setting Mr. Robert M. Silliman, Jr. ‘96 & Mrs. Kelly S. Silliman Mr. & Mrs. David A. Soleye Mrs. Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92 & Mr. Philip C. Timon Mr. Donald P. Truesdell, Jr. & Mrs. Jill M. Angstadt-Truesdell Dr. Anthony W. Vattilana ‘89 & Mrs. Patricia Conomon Vattilana Mrs. Susan Wood Waesco ‘90 & Mr. Kevin M. Waesco Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Welshmer Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Zakielarz IV Mr. Xin Zhou & Ms. Leah Yang Grade 2 Annual Fund: 58%/ $17,874 All Funds: 63%/ $19,167 Grade Captains: Mr. Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 & Mrs. Shoshana M. Altschuler Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Allen Mr. Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 & Mrs. Shoshana M. Altschuler Dr. Anthony Bahinski & Mrs. Patricia A. DeFeo Dr. & Mrs. Sean M. Bidic Mr. & Mrs. Josh Boughner Mark & Kara Coyle Dr. Emmanuel J. Esaka & Dr. Agnes F. Esaka Mr. K. Cole Flickinger ‘94 & Mrs. Tonya Norris Flickinger Mr. Timothy W. Gordon ‘82 & Mrs. Kathleen Cole Gordon Mr. Thomas J. Hanna ‘91 & Dr. Lynne A. Hanna Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hynansky Mr. Joseph P. Coleman & Mrs. Lista Lincoln Mr. Anthony W. Lunger ‘89 & Mrs. Jennifer Barsema Lunger Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Dr. & Mrs. Benjamin W. Messmore Mr. Owen Morris III Ms. Alexandra Vest Morris Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mumford Mr. Anthony R. Pisapia & Dr. Allison M. Pisapia Dr. & Mrs. Eric Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Steiner Dr. & Mrs. Jon Strasser Ms. Jennifer Szaroleta-Jones Dr. Katharine Lopez Weymouth ‘94 & Mr. Timothy B. Weymouth Grade 1 Annual Fund: 75%/ $21,592 All Funds: 82%/ $24,103 Grade Captains: Mr. Michael J. Flynn ‘91 & Mrs. Melissa Wagner Flynn ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher F. Aitken Mrs. Renee Dobbs Biery ‘88 & Mr. Brandon P. Biery

Mr. Todd Buonocore ‘87 & Dr. Allison D. Kolody Buonocore Mr. & Mrs. John Chaffin Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Davis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeSantis Mr. & Mrs. F. Michael Donohue IV Mr. Michael J. Flynn ‘91 & Mrs. Melissa W. Flynn ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Glowatz Mr. Samuel I. duP. Hyland ‘89 & Mrs. Danielle Peterson Hyland Mr. & Mrs. Jason Jowers Dr. Kiran M. Kattepogu & Dr. Kaveeta V. Kumar Mr. Ralph D. Marshall II & Dr. Stefanie Marshall Mr. Thomas B. Rice & Mrs. Cynthia M. Mahaffey-Rice Mr. & Mrs. John P. Sheppard Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Spagnolo Dr. Xianfeng Sun & Dr. Yanyan Cao Mrs. Allison L. Peters Texter ‘88 & Mr. William R. Texter Mr. & Mrs. Jason E. Toy Mr. Donald P. Truesdell, Jr. & Mrs. Jill M. Angstadt-Truesdell Mr. & Mrs. Joshua M. Twilley Dr. Krishna White & Mr. Daniel White Mrs. Jennifer M. Zuck Kindergarten Annual Fund: 41%/ $14,207 All Funds: 56%/ $15,707 Grade Captains: Mrs. Susan Wood Waesco ‘90 & Mr. Kevin M. Waesco Mr. Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 & Mrs. Shoshana M. Altschuler Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Conaty IV Mark & Kara Coyle Mrs. Katie Arrington D’Emilio ‘97 & Mr. Matthew P. D’Emilio Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. Garnick Dr. John Gavenonis & Dr. Sara C. Gavenonis Mr. & Mrs. Tomas Gordon Mr. & Mrs. David P. Hogan Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hynansky Mr. Dominic Iacono Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Kurtz Mrs. Jean Cucuzzella McCuskey ‘89 & Mr. Andrew W. McCuskey Dr. & Mrs. Benjamin W. Messmore Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Monzo Mr. & Mrs. Christopher P. Simon Mr. & Mrs. David A. Soleye Mr. D. Corbit Spruance ‘97 & Mrs. Kathryn D. Jackson Spruance Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Sullivan Ms. Jennifer Szaroleta-Jones Dr. Anthony W. Vattilana ‘89 & Mrs. Patricia Conomon Vattilana Mrs. Susan Wood Waesco ‘90 & Mr. Kevin M. Waesco Mr. & Mrs. D. Neil Washburn

Anonymous Mr. James H. Anderson & Ms. Tracy L. Short Mr. & Mrs. John Chaffin Mr. & Mrs. Scott Craig Mr. & Mrs. Régis de Ramel Dr. Emmanuel J. Esaka & Dr. Agnes F. Esaka Mr. & Mrs. Tomas Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Han Bin Kim Ms. Louise E. Lewis & Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard* Dr. & Mrs. Khanh Nguyen Dr. Jonathan H. Salvin & Dr. Karen J. Lefrak Mr. & Mrs. James D. Stroud

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Prekindergarten Annual Fund: 50%/ $19,167 All Funds: 67%/ $19,283 Grade Captains: Mr. Régis & Mrs. Tenley de Ramel

Tower Tots Annual Fund: 45%/ $3,007 All Funds: 55%/ $3,097 Mr. John W. Bartlett & Ms. Abby N. Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. Garnick Dr. Abdelghani Ghazli & Ms. Imane Chichane Mr. Anthony R. Pisapia & Dr. Allison M. Pisapia Mr. Edward Tucker & Mrs. Gaozhen Hang Ms. Brooke B. Vargas

(Clockwise from top left): Jimmy Flynn and CiCi Flynn ‘28; Anisha Abraham ‘86 and her two sons; Robert Love, Hugh Love ‘17 and Cindy Love

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IN HONOR OF

Harry N. Baetjer III Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Albrecht Jr. Ms. Melissa L. Brock ‘89 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Caffrey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Farnan III Mr. K. Cole Flickinger ‘94 & Mrs. Tonya Norris Flickinger Ms. Aileen D. Heiman ‘00 Mrs. Anjali Rao Martin ‘91 Ms. Susan Miller Mr. John T. Mongan Jr. ‘04 Mr. David T. Nowland ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Osborn Ms. Kate Rindy Mr. Benjamin R. Watson ‘14 Kate Bailey Ms. Kate Rindy Linda R. Boyden Mr. Blaine M. Boyden ‘20 Mr. Preston A. Boyden ‘10 Mr. Reed M. Boyden ‘13 Mr. Spencer T. Boyden ‘13 Mr. Steve Boyden Marie L. Freebery ‘20 Dr. & Mrs. John W. Freebery Jr. Julie Goldston Ms. Kate Rindy Selene ‘25 & Luke ‘29 Iacono Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Guzzardi John F. Holloway Mr. John S. Edinger Jr. ‘78 & Mrs. Laurie Edinger Revati ‘22, Ritvik ‘25 & Roshan ‘25 Iyengar Dr. Vijay Iyengar & Ms. Sucharita Iyengar

Daniel P. Petrylka ‘20 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Petrylka Janet M. Plyler Ms. Kate Rindy Elizabeth H. Richardson Mrs. Mary Grover Hagan ‘81 & Mr. David B. Hagan John Robinson Ms. Mary W. Foulk ‘87 Laurel E. Salvin ‘30 Dr. Jonathan H. Salvin & Dr. Karen J. Lefrak Elizabeth C. Speers Mrs. Roberta Gerstell Bennett Sydney ‘23 & Zoey ‘27 Strasser Mrs. Isabel G. Strasser Abigail G. Stroud ‘30 Mr. & Mrs. James Strickland Caiden L. Sun ‘28 Dr. Xianfeng Sun & Dr. Yanyan Cao Valerie S. Thompson ‘26 Dr. & Mrs. J. Stark Thompson Glenn E. Tisdale ‘41 Mr. Lloyd L. Thoms Jr. ‘42* Tower Hill School Class of 2017 Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Love Tower Hill School Faculty & Staff The Rev. & Mrs. Thomas G. Speers III

Drew M. Manning ‘17 Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Manning

Tower Hill School 11th Grade Faculty & Coaches The Pepper Family

John ‘27 & Clare ‘29 Messmore Mr. & Mrs. William Black

Matthew T. Twyman III ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. David M. Shepherd

Kristin B. Mumford Ms. Mary W. Foulk ‘87 Mr. You “Allen” Wu ‘17

Julia H. Ward ‘17 Mrs. Susan Hill Ward ‘54 & Mr. Rodman Ward Jr.

Deanna L. Nagy Mr. You “Allen” Wu ‘17

Kathryn R. Warner Ms. Mary W. Foulk ‘87

Jorge V. Pardo Mr. Charles B. Nutting ‘06

Martin & Marcy Werde Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Schoenberger

IN MEMORY OF Bruce K. Bahr ‘53 Ms. Nancy Bahr Kelly ‘79

William W. & Mary Y. Beck Mrs. Sally Beck Baker ‘62 Dr. Laurence H. Beck ‘58 Dr. William W. Beck Jr. ‘57 Calvin L. Bourgeault Dr. Dave R. Cundiff ‘70 Mr. Stephen A. Davis ‘64 Elizabeth W. Bours Ms. Kathryn R. Warner Robert M. Brown ‘34 Elliqua Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Ms. Tucker T. Pierson ‘93 & Mr. Travis J. Elliott Cecile M. Buckles Mr. Donald E. Williams ‘69 John Buonocore III ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. John Buonocore Jr. Mr. Todd Buonocore ‘87 & Dr. Allison D. Kolody Buonocore Mr. Paul Foldi ‘83 Ms. Jill Kolody Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Mr. C. Russell H. Shearer Mr. Matthew F. Stetson ‘83 Barbara H. Bythewood Mr. Thaddeus K. Bythewood Jr. Eileen Carbery Mrs. Rosemary Stack David C. Cuddy Mrs. Lucianne C. Cuddy Ruth J. Davis ‘75 Mrs. Margaret Savage Brownell ‘75 Ms. Lisa D. Daudon ‘75 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Schoenberger Mr. & Mrs. Martin L. Werde Mr. William Werde & Ms. Heather C. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Zachary F. Werde Harry E. DiSabatino ‘73 Mr. Lawrence Knotts ‘73 Mr. Richard B. Marvin ‘74 Robert H. Foster ‘63 Mrs. Justine Neff Hawley ‘63 Gerald C. Foulk & Sue D. Foulk Ms. Mary W. Foulk ‘87 Stephen D. Foulk ‘80 Ms. Deborah L. Esayian ‘80 Ms. Mary W. Foulk ‘87 Robert K. Griffin Jr. Mrs. Cameron S. Griffin

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P. Edward Hughes Mr. John A. Hughes ‘78 & Mrs. Kelly Hughes Ms. Jill M. Shotzberger ‘00 Thomas P. Johnson Johnson Family Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson Mary Jornlin Theisen & Francis Jornlin Mr. John D. Jornlin ‘76 & Mrs. Janet S. Jornlin Charles H. Kelly Ms. Brooke A. Kelly ‘11 Mrs. Leslie M. Kelly Mrs. Jordan Hollender O’Regan ‘98 William L. Kitchel II ‘47 Mrs. Alice Kitchel Fulweiler ‘72 & Mr. Peter C. Fulweiler Mr. William L. Kitchel III ‘77 & Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kitchel Graham N. Lowdon Jr. ‘56 Mrs. Mikell Evans Flothe ‘56 Mr. Gilbert Yule ‘57 Jane A. MacDougall Mr. Barry N. Cornwall ‘63 & Mrs. Deborah Handloff Cornwall ‘64 Chip MacKelcan ‘67 Mr. Charles J. Durante ‘69 & Mrs. Janice F. Durante Mr. Donald G. MacKelcan ‘69 Mr. Donald E. Williams ‘69 William L. May ‘96 Mr. & Mrs. Donald N. Dietrich Mr. Robert M. Silliman Jr. ‘96 & Mrs. Kelly S. Silliman W. Reeves Montague ‘57 Mr. Gilbert Yule ‘57 Jane Davis Myers ‘42 Ms. Meghan E. Lyons ‘09 E. Blair Nowland ‘84 Mr. David T. Nowland ‘85 Philip C. Nowland ‘82 Mr. David T. Nowland ‘85 Mrs. Tracy Anne Graham Wenzinger ‘86 Philip J. Nowland ‘48 & Sandra R. Nowland Tisdall Mr. David T. Nowland ‘85 Kenneth Nwannunu ‘06 Mr. Charles B. Nutting ‘06 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer ‘85 Mrs. Susan Hill Ward ‘54 & Mr. Rodman Ward Jr.

John C. Pierson Jr. ‘59 Mrs. Alisha Wayman Bryson ‘91 Mr. Todd Buonocore ‘87 & Dr. Allison D. Kolody Buonocore Elliqua Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Mr. Michael F. Gummey ‘90 Mr. Whitney M. Maroney ‘87 & Mrs. Katharine Fisher Maroney Mrs. Gale Pierson McNish ‘61 & Mr. Douglas McNish Mr. Robert E. Naylor III ‘82 Mr. John C. Pierson III ‘87 & Mrs. Heather R.B. Pierson Ms. Tucker T. Pierson ‘93 & Mr. Travis J. Elliott Dr. Tarra Boulden Winchell ‘01 Mrs. Corbin T.B. Pierson Woods ‘89 Robert E. Poppitt Mr.* & Mrs. Augustine M. Fortunato Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Friedman Mr. & Mrs. T. Patrick Gamble Clay Vance Richardson Jr. Ms. Kate Rindy Hannah E. Shickley ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. Denison H. Hatch Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Shickley James W. Straub ‘62 Mr. Robert M. Bird III ‘62 Mr. Wilson J.C. Braun III ‘01 Mr. Theodore J. Brown Mr. Ronald S. Felix ‘62 Mr. Francis J. Forrest Mr. Michel Gnade Jr. Mr. John Still Mr. James E. Szymanski Lloyd L. Thoms Jr. ‘42 Ms. Kathryn R. Warner Alexis duP. Valk ‘62 Dr. Thomas H. Valk ‘65

Sandy Wang Dr. Michael Wang William L. Wild Mrs. Beverly Wild Finch ‘59 Mr. Donald E. Williams ‘69 William T. Wood Jr. ‘59 Mrs. Susan Wood Waesco ‘90 & Mr. Kevin M. Waesco Mrs. Jane K. Wood

GOLF OUTING

Patrons/ Sponsors Anonymous (3) Apex Engineering Inc. BPGS Construction LLC City Window Cleaning Inc. CulinArt Managed Dining Services Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists P.A. The John S. Edinger Jr. Family Harvey, Hanna & Associates Inc. Kelly’s Sports Ltd. Modern Controls Inc. Nash Omniscaping LLC New Castle Insurance Ltd. Nowland Associates Construction Services

GIFTS-INKIND

Anonymous (5) 202 Nails ACE Strength Company Mr. & Mrs. Brian L. Adderley Sr. Adorn Goods Adventure Aquarium All American Sports Bar Dr. Robert C. Allen & Dr. Ann E. Tiao Mr. Ashley R. Altschuler ‘90 & Mrs. Shoshana M. Altschuler Annie-Prue Boutique Mrs. Elizabeth Montaigne Applegate ‘79 & Mr. Robert R. Applegate Avenue Cuts Balance Strength & Fitness Center Barks n’ Bubbles Certified Dog Grooming BBC Tavern and Grill Blend Out Jewelry Blo Blow Dry Bar The Drew Brady Family The Eric Brinsfield Family Buckley’s Tavern Mrs. Sara Bush Mr. & Mrs. Ted T. Cecala Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Cercena

Mr. Ray Chan-A-Sue Chantilly Blue The Matthew Chesman Family Mr. Edmund R. Chilton City Window Cleaning Inc. Collier’s of Centreville Dr. Anthony R. Cucuzzella ‘82 & Mrs. Lucinda Cole Cucuzzella Currie Hair, Skin and Nails Salon De La Coeur Cafe et Patisserie Delaware Museum of Natural History The Robert DeSantis Family Mr. E. Bradford du Pont Jr. ‘82 The Hon. Pierre S. du Pont IV ‘52 & Mrs. Elise du Pont Mr. John S. Edinger Jr. ‘78 & Mrs. Laurie Edinger Mrs. Maura F. Edmonds Enchanted Owl Fairfax Hardware Ms. Kathryn Franklin The Salvatore Grande Family Green Eyed Lady Hagley Museum & Library Mr. Thomas J. Hanna ‘91 & Dr. Lynne A. Hanna Hockessin Athletic Club Houppette Ms. Paula S. Janssen ‘91 & Janssen’s Market Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Jeanson The Eric Johnson Family Mr. Michael P. Kelly ‘75 & Family Kennett Symphony Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Kirtley Kitchen & Company Kurtz Collection La Madera Bistro The Timothy Langlois Family Ms. Louise E. Lewis Little Nest Portraits Longwood Art Gallery Market Street Bakery & Cafe Montrachet Fine Foods Moore Brothers Wine Company Mrs. Robino’s Italian Restaurant Nash Omniscaping LLC Dr. & Mrs. Khanh Nguyen Oasis Family Fun Center Mr. & Mrs. John E. Osborn Dr. Mehmet C. Oz ‘78 Painting With A Twist Dr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Permut Peter Kate Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Rock Gym- Oaks Mr. Richard B. Pierce Pizza by Elizabeths Poppy’s Coffee House Restaurant Rawlins Orthodontics Salon by Dominic Dr. Jonathan H. Salvin & Dr. Karen J. Lefrak Mr. & Mrs. Kevin C. Shegog Mr. & Mrs. Christopher P. Simon Sky Zone Trampoline Park The Rodger D. Smith II Family

Mrs. Rosemary Stack & Family Summer at Tower Hill School Terra Olive & Balsamic The Wine & Spirit Company of Greenville Tower Hill School Clothing Sale Tower Hill School Families during Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week 2017 Tower Hill School Green & White Club Tower Hill School Home & School Association UPS Store Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael Van Sickle Ms. Marie C. Vayo-Greenbaum Mr. Kevin M. Waesco Wilmington Blue Rocks Wilmington Country Store Wilmington Dental Associates Family & Cosmetic Dentistry Yves Delorme Mrs. Louisa Jackson Zungailia ‘81 Zyng Nails & Spa

HONOR ROLL

Elizabeth T. B. Brown Pierson ‘60 Mr. R.R.M. Carpenter III ‘58 & Mrs. Stephanie Conklin Carpenter ‘58 Children & Families First Mr. Richard A. Dobbs ‘60 & Mrs. Yolande Brown Dobbs ‘62 Mrs. Joan Fairman Gummey ‘61 & Mr. Charles F. Gummey Jr. Mrs. Susan Yerkes Krewatch ‘60 Mr. John C. Pierson III ‘87 & Mrs. Heather R.B. Pierson Ms. Tucker T. Pierson ‘93 & Mr. Travis J. Elliott Mr. & Mrs. Laurence A. Raniere Mrs. Deborah Komins Ross ‘89 Ms. Kathryn R. Warner Mrs. Jane K. Wood

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Classes ending in 2 and 7: It’s your reunion year! Mark your calendar—you won’t want to miss the fun-filled weekend.

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HOMECOMING & REUNION 2017 SCHEDULE FRIDAY • OCT. 27 10:15 a.m.

Schoolwide Founders’ Day Celebration • Weaver Gym

5:30 – 7 p.m.

Alumni Tailgate before boys’ soccer game vs. Wilmington Christian • Timothy B. Golding Alumni House SATURDAY • OCT. 28

All Day

Art Exhibit • Founders’ Gallery located in the Main Building

10:15 a.m. – noon

Kids Make and Take: Arts, Crafts and More • Main Building (Come in through the Main Entrance on West 17th Street and follow signs) Childcare provided by THS faculty for families attending morning programs.

10:30 a.m.

Tower Hill Today • Head of School Bessie Speers and panel discussion with current faculty and students • 1919 Auditorium

11:30 a.m.

Alumni Association Annual Meeting • 1919 Auditorium All alumni welcome

12 p.m.

Student-led school tours • Beginning in 1919 Auditorium

12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Lunch under the Homecoming Tent • Next to the Alumni House

12 – 3 p.m.

Balloon Creatures and Face Painting • Alumni House Terrace

5 – 7 p.m.

Alumni Reunion Reception at the Hayward House for classes ending in 2 and 7 and all classes that previously celebrated 50th reunion are invited. Group class photos will be taken throughout the evening. ATHLETIC EVENTS

Friday • Oct. 27 5:30 p.m. Soccer (JV) vs. Wilmington Christian • DeGroat Field 7 p.m. Soccer (Varsity) vs. Wilmington Christian • DeGroat Field Saturday • Oct. 28 1 p.m. Field Hockey (Varsity) vs. Wilmington Christian • Richardson Field 2:30 p.m. Field Hockey (JV) vs. Wilmington Christian • Richardson Field 3 p.m. Football (Varsity) vs. Conrad School • DeGroat Field Reunions off campus for all classes ending in 2 or 7 are arranged by class representatives. For more information about Homecoming 2017 or your Class Reunion, please contact kwarner@towerhill.org or 302-657-8353. *The 5K will not be held this year due to local construction and new zoning constraints.

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ALUMNI EVENTS -

Philadelphia, Palm Beach, Boston and Nantucket 2

8 On April 27, Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92 and Philip Timon hosted an alumni gathering at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. 1. Jack Flynn ‘81, Isabella Speakman Timon ‘92, Bessie and Tom Speers 2. Larry Beck ‘58 and Joan Beck On Jan. 25, current THS grandparents Ambassador Edward Elson and Susie Elson hosted a wonderful alumni gathering at their home in Palm Beach, Florida 3. Ambassador Edward Elson, Susie Elson, Bessie Speers and Tom Speers 4. John Halpern and K.C. Hughes Halpern ‘75 On May 11, Trustee Ted Ashford hosted an alumni gathering at the Harvard Club in Boston, where Strategic Planning co-chair Julia Stone provided the guests with a preview of Tower Hill’s Strategic Plan. 5. Heather Weymouth Lowry ‘97, Matt Lowry, Julia Stone and Lydia Thew ‘99 6. Lucy Minor ‘81, Ellen Minor ‘78 and Tom Speers On July 6, 2017, Stephanie Bredin Speakman ‘64 and Si Hyland ‘89 hosted an alumni gathering at Stephanie’s home in Nantucket, Massachusetts. 7. Brad deLeeuw ‘89, Ashley Altschuler ‘90, Edward Richards ‘90 and Heather Weymouth Lowry ‘97 8. Bessie Speers, Stephanie Bredin Speakman ‘64 and Si Hyland ‘89

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On May 11, the Tower Hill Alumni Council hosted a tailgate prior to a Tower Hill vs. Wilmington Friends boys’ lacrosse game. 1. Susan Casscells, Ned Graham and Karen Abrams Graham ‘76 2. Alex Wise ‘64, Kathy Warner and Wendy Ward Wise ‘68 3. Ashley Altschuler ‘90, Michael Flynn ‘91, Alisha Wayman Bryson ‘91, Missy Wagner Flynn ‘91 and Deb Colbourn ‘92 On June 12, 2017, Tower Hill hosted the 28th Annual Golf Outing at Bidermann Golf Course. 4. Tina Hayward and Régis de Ramel 5. Jack Holloway, Kathy Franklin, Jack Smith and John Newlin 6. Monty Hayman ‘87 and Kristin Mumford 7. Rick Palma, Doug Palma, Jim Pedano, Steve Fitch and Dan Ohar

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Class NOTES 1947 Kurt Wassén and his wife are doing well in Charleston, South Carolina. but now find traveling too much—so no more reunions. He is still managing to play tennis three times a week!

1963 Tibbie Hoopes Field writes, “Although my husband is suffering from a rare form of Parkinson’s disease, we are blessed with five darling grandchildren, all under the age of three years, who give us great pleasure!”

1951 Renis Siner Paton writes, “Hopefully I will be a better news sender this year. It seems 2016 was a bad year for us. Mother (Elizabeth C. B. Siner ‘27) died in October 2016, one week short of her 108th birthday, and a pinched nerve in my neck has held me up. Things are looking up, and I plan to be in Rehoboth in May. I am expecting a great granddaughter in May.”

Tillie Page Laird and her husband Hunter spent three weeks in South East India and Sri Lanka in January. They are off to London in October and to northeastern India right after Christmas.

1956 Carol McGrew Getty published a book, Peace in Justice: Reflections from a Career in the Criminal Justice System, which is available for purchase on Amazon. 1957 The Hon. Michael Castle continues to be a partner in the law firm DLA Piper and was elected Chairman of the Board of Research America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising medical research dollars. This spring, Gil Yule was inducted into Forman School’s Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame, having coached baseball and serving as athletic director. He has established and annual scholarship that will select a student who participates in athletics and appreciates America’s jazz heritage. 1959 Alice Woodcock Smith is very happy and quite busy living in a small English village in Oxfordshire, where she has been for 17 years now. 1961 Jock Hannum is staying active in the Unionville community by practicing law and doing lots of pro bono work. He is also keeping up with his favorite pitcher, Clipper LaMotte, as they both work to help the Cheshire Foxhunt and encourage the importance of open space. 1962 Randy Urmston writes, “Certainly impressed with the leadership of Bessie Speers. Had fun with Peter ‘62 and Joan Bours and Tommy ‘62 and Marsha McCoy climbing rocks in St. George, Utah, and of course playing pickle ball and seeing Sally ‘62 and Lisle Baker in their 18th Century house in Boston just before a large tent arrived for a Kentucky Derby party serving Lisle’s special mint juleps.”

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with Barbara Bours Brady ‘66 and others— including a magician—in Portland, Oregon. 1969 Clifford Ribner is offering an unconditional, 60-day money-back guarantee to anyone who buys his book, Freedom’s Last Stand, in the e-book format. He says, “That’s how certain I am that anyone who actually reads at least a decent chunk of it—regardless of his/ her political orientation otherwise—will be delighted to have bought it.”

Justine Neff Hawley writes, “Last summer, my husband Jim and I visited Patricia Gallagher Gastaud and her husband, Gerard, at her summer home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, where I had the opportunity to read one of her magazines. I learned the following: On the recent 40th anniversary of the so-called “Judgement (sic) of Paris,” the blind winetasting event in which California wines scored higher than those from France, there appeared an article in Decanter magazine. The article mentions and shows Patricia Gallagher Gastaud several times, indicating that she was partially responsible for the May 1976 event that shook the wine world.” 1965/1966 Happy Birthday to Lee Rumsey Haga! In February, Lee celebrated her 70th birthday

1970 Judy Oken Hodas is moving to southeast Washington State. She says, “Come to the desert for our 50th!” 1976 John Taylor is now living in the Low country on Daufuski Island, South Carolina, and is commuting every two months to the office in Greenville, Delaware! 1979 Mary Ann Kelly MacDonald, along with her husband Michael and son Johnny, have moved to the Washington, D.C. area, specifically Great Falls, Virginia. She continues to sell real estate in Naples, Florida, and has recently become a real estate broker in Virginia. Her family enjoys being closer to Delaware so they can

1. Gerard Gastaud, Patricia Gallagher Gastaud ‘63, Jim Hawley, and Justine Neff Hawley ‘63 near Duxbury, Massachusetts 2. Lee Rumsey ‘65 and Barbara Bours Brady ‘66 3. Regina Wells Clark ‘81 and John Clark at the Marine Memorial Ball in Baltimore, Maryland 4. Anju Rao Martin ‘91 enjoyed hosting a mini reunion in Lewes, Delaware, over Memorial Day weekend. The following alumni were in attendance: Larry Rasero ‘87, Allison Carson ‘91, Nitin Rao ’87, Irene Permut Swift ‘95, Heather McEvilly ‘93, Jason Williams ‘91, Anju Rao Martin ‘91, Laura Permut Sparks ‘93, Andrew Sparks ‘91 and Phillip McEvilly ‘91 5. Susan Hill Ward ‘54 with her grandchildren Robby Ward ‘19 (#1 singles champion) and Julia Ward ‘17 (now a freshman at Williams College) at the tennis state finals in May.

visit her 92-year-old mom, Mrs. Kelly, at the Country Home. 1981 Talley Brown writes, “My beading is going great! My work is up in the lobby of Tri-State Bird, and will be auctioned at a Delaware Hospice function and Barkitecture to name a few. Beadweaving has become my obsession!” Delaware Republican Committee Chairman Charlie Copeland will not be seeking another term as head of the state GOP. 1982 Congratulations to coach, alum and faculty member Brad du Pont on his 200th THS boys’ lacrosse win on May 2. On June 12, he was inducted into the Delaware Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame. 1990 Todd Litterelle writes, “It took until Sophia’s 1st birthday for the Litterelle’s to be completely settled in their new home in Landenberg, Pennsylvania. Kingston and Sophia are excited for the pool to open soon!”

duPont Hospital for Children. Amy Morgan Smith and her husband Thomas Smith welcomed a baby boy, Benjamin Maxwell Smith, on April 27. The couple lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they run a stock photography agency, Gado Images. 2008 Caitlin Van Sickle was one of 18 athletes selected to play on the FIH Hockey World League Team. The team traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa, for the FIH Hockey World League Semifinals in July 2017. Ryan Hidalgo, M.D. is now starting his third year obstetrics and gynecology residence at Atlantic Health in Morristown, New Jersey. For two years in a row, he was awarded the Thomas Jefferson University Department of OB-GYN “Best Teacher of Medical Students” Award. 2009 Lucy McMurry is in her fourth year working for Red Ventures in Charlotte, North Carolina, after graduating from Davidson College in 2013.

1991/1993 Laura Permut Sparks ‘93 and her husband Andrew Sparks ‘91 were in attendance at the Alumni Council Senior Dinner on May 15. As the guest speaker, Laura spoke to the seniors to the Class of 2017 about the importance of maintaining close relationships while taking advantage of all that college has to offer.

Meghan Lyons moved back to New York City with Google in September 2016 and continues her work on strategic brand initiatives. She returned to Tower Hill on March 5 to speak at the Class of 2017 Senior Dinner, sharing her experiences and inspiration with the class and their parents as they approach their last few months as Tower Hill seniors.

2000 Katie McCoy Dubow had a baby girl, Reese, on Jan. 21. She joins her big sister, Quinn.

Nathan McDonald married Jennifer Watunya on Oct. 10, 2015.

2002 Chris Casscells is engaged to Elizabeth Ashcraft Bowling! They will be getting married this August. 2005 Alex McDonald married Melissa Brown on May 28, 2017. 2007 Madison Rae Houff graduated from Bryn Mawr in 2011 and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017. She will be doing her residency in pediatrics at A.I.

2012/2014/2015 On May 19, a group of lacrosse players met on DeGroat Field to square off in an alumni vs. student lacrosse game. Alumni won 7-6!

two-time Distinguished Scholar. The award is given to student-athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. Lindsay was the starting field hockey goalkeeper for two-time Olympian and Hall of Fame inductee Tracey Fuchs for two seasons. Northwestern was ranked as high as #6 in the country this season. The 2016 Cats beat both #6 Maryland and, for the first time in four years, an undefeated #4 Penn State. Lindsay is a communication studies major and will also receive a Leadership Certificate. Kathryn DeLillio graduated from Trinity College in 2017. At Tower Hill, she was a fouryear starting lacrosse player. At Trinity, she was a four-year starter and led the defense for four years. During her tenure, the team won 76 out of 90 games and was in the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Division III Final Four... four years in a row! 2014 After a great summer internship working as a sports journalist at the University of Arkansas, Isaiah Smalls returned his junior year as the sports editor for Morehouse College Maroon Tiger Newspaper. Last summer he got to fulfill his love of sports and writing, working for ESPN as a Rhoden Fellow Sports Journalist.

2013 Paul Specht graduated from the University of Delaware in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He has accepted a career position with Santora CPA Group, and he has been accepted into a master’s degree program at University of Delaware. Lindsay von der Luft will graduate early from Northwestern University in 2017 while being a

1. Alumni present at the alumni vs. student lacrosse game: Tyler von der Luft ‘11, Michael Pettit ‘12, David Kullman ‘12, Stone Lieberman ‘12, Sam Murphy ‘14, Grier Wakefield ‘14, Ben Watson ‘14, Ben Manning ‘14, William Spruance ‘14, Will Shegog ‘14, Ryan Beatson ‘14, Nathan Beatson ‘14, Ian Harrington ‘14, Andrew Pettit ‘15, Connor Hattersley ‘15, Adam Mengden ‘15 and Coach Brad du Pont ‘82 2. Kathryn DeLillio ‘13 at Trinity College 3. Amy Morgan Smith ‘07 with her son Benjamin 4. Madison Rae Houff ‘07 with her brother Konnor Houff ‘12, who graduated from Virginia Tech in 2017 with a degree in industrial system engineering 5. Chris Casscells ‘02 with his fiancée Elizabeth Ashcraft Tower Hill Bulletin

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CONDOLENCES 1932 Helen McAdams Mahaffy on Feb. 20, 2017

Sandy Stabler on July 3, 2017

1938 Caroline Chandler Murray on Dec. 2, 2015

1959 Maleet Brooks Gordon on April 13, 2017

1940 Hugh M. Mahaffy in July 2017

1960 Liz Brown Pierson on April 1, 2017

1941 John Adamson on Feb. 19, 2017

1964 Shirley Griggs Bradley on March 14, 2017

Lloyd Thoms, Jr. on Feb. 16, 2017 1943 David Rayner on May 30, 2017 Sam Foster on June 4, 2017 1944 Dean Hanly Overall on April 17, 2016 Ysabel Brown Dulken on July 23, 2016

Kurt Kalb on March 7, 2017 James “Bud” Alcock on July 2, 2017 1965 Robert Cronin on March 7, 2017 Tuck Miller in Oct. 2016 1967 Liza Tepe Meyer on June 13, 2017

1947 Bob Woodhouse on Feb. 23, 2017

1969 Thomas George on May 15, 2017

1952 Edward du Pont on April 30, 2017

1972 Wes Clayton on April 20, 2017

1957 Lois Kay on Feb. 21, 2017

1985 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer on May 16, 2017

Faculty NOTES WEDDINGS

John Newlin, head of Middle School from 19792008, completed his MFA in Fiction Writing from Converse College in January 2017.

History Department Chair Tara Malloy married Brian Fletcher on March 11 at the Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Pictured are Greg Spear, Dan Hickey, Hannah Kelly, Tara Malloy, Meredith Keller Giacco ‘99, Patrick Kaiser ‘02 and Nicole Symonds

Bob Behr, former track and cross country coach, was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame on May 16.

(L to R) Ginger Smith ‘66, Bob Behr, Jack Smith, John Newlin

BIRTHS

At the gala, Bob Behr’s three state champion cross country runners were gathered together for the first time.

Lower School art teacher Jane Chesson welcomed a baby girl, Hazel Ryland Saufley (left), on Jan. 23, 2017.

(L to R) Mac Thornton ‘65 (State Champion, 1963), Rick McCabe ‘74 (State Champion, 1972, 1973) and Jeff Brokaw ‘69 (State Champion, 1965, 1967, 1968)

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Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing Grace DeSeta welcomed a baby boy, Edward Joseph “Tripp” DeSeta, III (right), on Aug. 3, 2017.

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OPEN HOUSES

Join us for an Open House to learn more about our exciting and innovative curriculum and tour our beautiful campus: Wed., Oct. 4, 9-11 a.m. Sun., Nov. 5, 1-4 p.m. Wed., Dec. 6, 9-11 a.m. Wed., Feb. 28, 9-11 a.m. Wed., April 4, 9-11 a.m. Wed., May 9, 9-11 a.m. Register online at towerhill.org/openhouse Tower Hill Bulletin

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UPCOMING EVENTS At THS Founders’ Day, Homecoming and Reunion—Oct. 27-28, 2017 Centennial Celebration—Sept. 20-22, 2019 Regional Alumni Gatherings Palm Beach • Philadelphia • Boston • New York • Washington, D.C.