CLASS NOTES

unique connection to Northport, Long Island, at the Northport Historical Society. Kerouac and his mom lived there, off and on, from 1958 to 1964. Rumsey, a long-time Northport resident, has written about Kerouac, and interviewed Allen Ginsberg, his “Beat Generation” poet compatriot, as well as Sterling Lord, Kerouac’s agent. David P. Kozinski ’74 was one of six regional poets reading original work in response to the video presentation Whitman on Walls featuring words from Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself, created by Compagnia de Colombari. The event in August was a great success at Venice Island Performing Arts Center.

’80s

Monty Hayman ’87, Justin Hicks ’09, Matthew Twyman ’88 attended the Delaware Elite Track Club Black Tie Gala on Feb. 11.

’90s

Jeffrey Carney ’94, is a registered architect and a certified city planner in Florida. He also serves as an associate professor at the University of Florida and director at the Florida Institute and Florida Resilient Cities program. His current projects include a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development effort and FRC project to assist the city of Port St. Joe recover from Hurricane Michael, which was supported by the Jessie Ball DuPont fund. Jeff was the previous director of the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS), where he helped lead the Louisiana Resiliency Assistance Program (LRAP) that continues to help communities throughout Louisiana. In addition to codirecting his team’s award winning submission for Changing Course competition, his other projects have been recognized through awards like the 2018 AIABR Rose Award winner for the Shifting Foundations exhibit; the 2016 New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award, for “The Giving Delta;” the 2014 APA Planning Excellence Award for Education, for the Louisiana Resilience Assistance Program; the 2012 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award, for the Coastal Sustainability Studio; and the 2011 EDRA Great Places Awards in Design Research for “Measured Change: Tracking Transformations on Bayou Lafourche.”

Matt Auerbach ’97 was named 2022 Philadelphia Eagles Fan of the Year. Matt currently serves as the Principal of Mt. Pleasant Elementary in Wilmington, DE.

Jeff Hobbs ’98 visited THS grade 10 English classes this winter. Jeff is a New York Times Bestseller who has published several nonfiction books, and he shared some of his experiences with writing and publishing from his successes to his struggles. One of Jeff’s novels, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, is being adapted for film.

’00s

Noreen Jordan and Sarah Baker traveled to New York City to visit The Hewitt School, and while there, they ran into the alumna Ashley Geronemus ’03. Her daughter is joining Hewitt’s kindergarten class.

Max Timmons ’09, Justin Hicks ’09 and Anthony Carter ’09 attended the Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins game together. The tickets were a gift from Joe DeSantis (P’28, ’35) as part of Teacher Appreciation Week last spring.

Max Simmons ’09 crossed the finish line at the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8, to benefit the Leukemia Society. He raised nearly $15,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the last year as he ran a half marathon in December and the recent Chicago Marathon.

’10s

Monica Wilson Imbrenda ’10 welcomed a baby boy, Gabriel Michael Imbrenda, in July.

Jaanvi Mehta ’18, Kam Inguito ’18 and Ben Crain ’16 are attending medical school at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.

Safiya Miller ’18 a senior and gymnast at Brown University was one of the 18 gymnasts who earned the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-America Scholar-Athlete Award with a GPA of 4.0 in her last semester! The team also received recognition for ranking in the top 20 in Team GPA. (Photo 4 on p. 93)

Matthew Sharrar ’18 met up with Tower Hill exchange student, Bence Tanko’-Bartalis ’18 in Budapest, where Bence currently lives. (Photo 1 above)

Keeley Osborn ’18 graduated from Amherst College with a BA in American Studies, cum laude. She was co-captain of the Amherst women’s varsity squash team, which finished 13th nationally in 2022, and she won the Friends of Amherst Athletics Award and the Alfred M. Sadler Award for Most Improved Player. (Photo 2 above)

’20s

Blaine Boyden ’20 showed his Hiller pride while skiing in the Austrian Alps this season. (Photo 3 above)

THS alums Hannah Zhou ’22 and Alicia Cai ’21 with Molly Elton, Associate Director of College Counseling, in Evanston, Illinois. Elton was there to serve on the National Merit Scholarship committee. Both alums are students at Northwestern University. (Photo 4 above)