Trinity-Pawling Spring 2021 Magazine

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A LEADING VOICE MARQUESE WARD-MORNING ’21

KIM FOLEY ’64 ALWAYS SERVING

THE FUTURE OF BOYS' EDUCATION

LEADING THE WAY

Headmaster’s Message

THE ESSENTIAL SKILL OF SELF-AWARENESS In my 32 years as an educator, there have been a few constant influences in my professional approach to teaching and learning. Importantly, one influence has been the teenager that still resides in my soul and in the near grasp of my memory.

As I mention to prospective colleagues during the interview process, it is difficult for a teacher to excel if he or she is disconnected from his or her own experience as a student.

Another pervasive influence on my approach to education has been the late Ted Sizer, creator of the Coalition of Essential Schools. My first encounter with Sizer’s work was reading Horace’s Compromise in graduate school, a book that outlines how the intentions of good teachers often get thwarted by the demands of a rigid curriculum and a schedule that is designed to serve too many masters. Sizer’s career was one spent on advocating the importance of a student-centered approach to education. With Sizer fresh in my mind in the spring of 1988, I interviewed with Headmaster Phillips Smith and was captivated by the focus that Trinity-Pawling placed on the individual potential of each student to learn, grow, and thrive.

In Horace’s Compromise, Sizer writes, “The first object of any act of learning, over and beyond the pleasure it may give, is that it should serve us in the future. Learning should not only take us somewhere; it should allow us later to go further

more easily.” Indeed, education must always be generative and directed toward the future if it is to have lasting and personal value to the individual learner.

The Practicum for Civic Leadership, a Trinity-Pawling graduation requirement, is a multi-faceted initiative that is grounded in another component that is essential for preparing young people for their future. This component has nothing to do with technology, nor does it have a direct curricular component to drive it forward. Sadly, it is a component of learning that is often overlooked in the creation of a so-called forward-thinking curriculum. The notion of self-awareness, a critical aspect of the journey of adolescence, has increasingly been overwhelmed by the demands, pace, and pressure of our rapidly-changing world. There is often precious little time for young people to reflect on who they are, what their distinctive gifts and talents are, and what type of human beings they would like to become.

Amidst the pressure of a competitive college admissions process, a volatile economy, and uncertainty about the stability of professional opportunities, providing such time for young people to explore a deeper awareness may seem like a luxury ill afforded. I would argue, however, that it is because of these challenges that affording this time is not a luxury, but a priority. It is all the more important for young men to have this time, as often the larger culture has done a poor job of defining healthy masculinity.

For the past year, a considerable amount of time and energy has been directed toward creating a healthy path through the challenges of COVID-19. Yet, at the same time, TrinityPawling has been preparing for how it will continue to grow and thrive when the pandemic is over. On the other side of this metaphorical bridge, I look forward to the exciting new curricular and co-curricular advancements that will further distinguish Trinity-Pawling as a thought leader in independent school education and the most dynamic boys’ school for preparing young men to advance confidently and with increased self-awareness, toward their future, amidst an everchanging world.

Onward!

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2 THE SCROLL Twitter … Facebook … Instagram

4 A VIEW FROM THE QUAD Manny de la Cruz ’96 is empowering others … Will Fierman ’11 is reaching new heights … Tim Regan ’08 is leading an outdoor life … Dave Clarke ’92 is reporting on Capitol Hill Newsworthy

26 Leading Change A Q&A WITH TRINITY-PAWLING LEADERS

In the Classroom with Suzanne Najman Faculty Minute Meet Jeff Beck The Big Picture: Prefects

38 PRIDE ATHLETICS Sports Section Pride Spotlight: Booker Corrigan ’84

42 CONNECTIONS John Daniels ’48 … Clayton Smith ’64 …

The Class of ’69 Upcoming Events

34 The Institutes for

Active Learning

THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP IN A NEXT-GENERATION SCHOOL FOR BOYS

4 Kim Foley ’64 – Always Serving 8 Allison Whipple Rockefeller ’76 – A Natural 20 Marquese Ward-Morning ’21 – A Leading Voice ON THE COVER: Henry Beimler ’24 blazing the trails as his Trinity-Pawling mountain biking teammates watch.

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A VIEW FROM THE QUAD Kim Foley ’64 ALWAYS SERVING

BY MARIA BUTEUX READE

As a former Marine, Kim Foley embodies the motto Semper

soldiers were returning from active duty and basically had

Fi. Always faithful to friends, to family, to the military, and

nothing. So, we committed to raising some money to provide

to transformative institutions.

financial support.”

Upon graduating from the University of Denver, Foley

Foley started to make frequent trips from his New Jersey

enlisted in the Marines in the summer of 1967 and headed off

home to the Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he visited with

to boot camp. He was commissioned as an officer candidate

wounded soldiers. He saw firsthand the level of suffering

on June 5, 1968 — the same day Bobby Kennedy was shot.

and the strain on their loved ones. After many visits over the

Two months later, chaos ensued at the Democratic National

years he came to know the volunteers and the families of the wounded. “The Marines do an excellent job

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The Marines was a bonding experience similar to what we had at Trinity-Pawling. The Corps brought out the best in us, and you made friends for life.

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taking care of the people suffering traumatic injuries but hadn’t given much thought to their families who had given up everything to tend to their loved ones.”

In May 2003, several military spouses organized ‘welcome home’ activities at Camp Pendleton for wounded service

Convention in Chicago. Foley shipped out to Vietnam in

members returning from Iraq. A year later, a remarkable nurse

February 1969 where he served as a convoy commander

started the Semper Fi & America’s Fund to provide financial

near the DMZ. “It was quite a tumultuous time,” Foley recalls.

assistance to veterans injured in combat or suffering from

“Some days were just a blur, others seemed to last a lifetime.

PTSD and to their struggling families and caregivers.

I was in a foxhole during a midnight rocket attack when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. Talk about a juxtaposition!”

Foley says that Trinity-Pawling prepared him well for

GuideStar’s Platinum Status for transparency. Foley joined

military service. “Structure becomes internalized. You learn

the organization as a board member in 2009 and currently

to take care of yourself and your gear. Everyone pitches in for

serves as its treasurer. “We’ve awarded more than $230

the common good, and you do what is expected of you. The

million in grants and assisted more than 25,500 service

Marines was a bonding experience similar to what we had at

members, and that doesn’t include the number of extended

Trinity-Pawling. The Corps brought out the best in us, and you

families whom we support. The real work is done by the case

made friends for life.”

After returning from Vietnam, however, veterans weren’t

workers, nurses, and staff. We just focus on fundraising to sustain the Fund.”

treated well. “It was rough sledding. We were proud of our

“Our goal is to provide hope for post-traumatic growth

service but we didn’t discuss it.” 35 years later, Foley and

and financial support for wounded veterans from all branches

some peers from his Basic Officer Training class decided to

of the Armed Forces and their families. And we are duty-

make a difference. “We had gathered for a reunion in 2003.

bound to provide this for as long as they need, period.”

9/11 had gotten our juices flowing. We saw how these injured

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Semper Fi has created robust therapeutic programming

that includes apprenticeship training, horsemanship clinics,

getting together each year. Annual golf outings in New York,

and Recovery Through Sport initiatives. Veteran athletes can

New Jersey, and Florida continue to bring us together. These

compete in endurance races, cycling, swimming, and other

gatherings always remind me how special this Trinity-Pawling

engaging forms of adaptive sports. Unit reunions have become

community is.”

especially powerful events for wounded service members.

Foley has experienced that power of reunions, both as a

Kim and Noel, his wife of 50 years, live in Morristown, New Jersey. He serves as chairman of Foley Incorporated, a heavy

Marine and as a Trinity-Pawling alumnus. “Our Basic Officer

construction Caterpillar dealership that covers New Jersey,

Training reunion in 2003 became the impetus for ultimately

eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware. His two sons, Jamie and

connecting me to Semper Fi. When I came back for my 25th

Ryan, are the fourth generation to run the family business.

reunion in Pawling in 1989, I rekindled old friendships and

Foley remains actively involved in many educational and

made new connections with classmates I hadn’t known well

charitable organizations. Always serving, always faithful.

at all. Since we gathered for our 50th in 2014, we have been

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Manny de la Cruz ’96 EMPOWERING OTHERS

BY MARIA BUTEUX READE

Manny de la Cruz is quick to acknowledge that he’s been afforded some life-changing opportunities. Now he finds himself in the position of empowering others. His belief? “Use what you have to do all that you can.”

Manny arrived at Trinity-Pawling in 1993 as a sophomore on a scholarship from the Ice Hockey in Harlem program. By his senior year, he was elected a prefect. He graduated from Skidmore in 2000 with a degree in business management and spent the next seven years in investment banking. Manny signed on at Lehman Brothers in late 2007. Three months in, the banking industry collapsed, and he was laid off.

The ever-nimble Manny pivoted and became a permanent substitute teacher at the Bronx Charter School, teaching U.S. History and Honors English. He discovered that he loved teaching and started taking master’s classes for math education.

On September 4, 2009, one week before the new school year started, Manny was struck by a cab. His cervical bone cut through his spine like a knife and lodged there. He was paralyzed in an instant. Manny spent the next four and a half months in Mount Sinai Hospital. When he was released on December 22, he moved into his boyhood home in Harlem where his parents cared for him for the next six months.

“Oh man, I had some dark periods. But that was a test to see what I’m made of. Am I going to fold or go in hard? I wasn’t about to lose. T-P taught me to win, with honor. Time to make the best of it. If life were easy, I’d probably be mad.”

Although a tetraplegic with paralysis in all four limbs, Manny considers himself fortunate because he does have partial use of his hands. “I can write, use a computer, turn a doorknob.” And in 2015, he started driving again, thanks to a specially modified minivan equipped with hand controls and a ramp. “It’s one more step towards normalcy and gives me independence and freedom of movement. I’ve driven to and from Chicago twice now to visit family.”

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Manny’s doctors and therapists said they had never seen someone work so hard. A year after being released from the hospital, he connected with a physical therapist named Lawrence Harding, a leading expert in the care of people with spinal cord injuries. “Therapy with Lawrence changed my life,” Manny says. Lawrence had helped to develop a therapy called Spinal Mobility, a technique designed to help people who have suffered a spinal cord injury integrate trunk mobility and control exercises into their treatment routines.

The technique incorporates strength training through the use of resistive weights and aerobic modules.

In exchange for therapy, Manny did outreach to spread the word about this revolutionary therapy. From 2011 to 2019, the two men traveled around the United States to medical institutions and conferences demonstrating Spinal Mobility’s exercises and explaining the program’s success. Manny served as CFO of Spinal Mobility for eight years.

Concurrently, Manny began to work with the Axis Project, a nonprofit, multidisciplinary gym and community center for people with all ranges of physical disabilities, 60% of whom are wheelchair-bound. 20 staff work with more than 350 members at three locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Manny serves as the general manager of all three facilities.

“When people suffer a debilitating injury,” Manny explains, “they feel embarrassed or depressed and usually self-

isolate. Our goal is to equip these people with not only the physical therapy but the vital life skills to help them navigate moving forward.”

According to Manny, “People with disabilities want to exercise, just like the able-bodied. The Axis Project motivates them to pursue a healthy, active lifestyle. They come here to work out with trainers, improve their fitness, and gain confidence. We also offer recreational activities and social events so people can benefit from this supportive community. People come to the Axis Project to get fit, get active, and get empowered.”

Manny practices what he preaches. “I’m not one to waste time. I’m always looking forward and want to be productive.

I’m now developing a real estate venture with another

entrepreneurial friend of mine from Skidmore.”

In spite of the challenges he has endured, Manny chooses to focus on the gifts. “Having my four lives — spiritual, family, financial, and social — in order gives me peace of mind. I feel blessed, I’m happy, and doing what I want to do.

I have an amazing wife, Angela, whom I married in 2007.

She’s a family law attorney, and we have two beautiful sons, Kye (8) and Tate (4). They make me feel like I’m Super Dad!” “Coach Coratti taught us to leave a legacy,” Manny concludes. “I think my legacy will be that I helped people. A lot of people have helped me throughout my life, especially the faculty and coaches at Trinity-Pawling. Now I can return the favor.”

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Allison Whipple Rockefeller ’76 A NATURAL

BY THE REVEREND DANIEL LENNOX

You never know what you’re going to learn in chapel. Sometimes it is the all-important message of living in the moment or perhaps an exploration of values. For Allison Whipple Rockefeller, one particular chapel service stands out as a turning point. “Looking back, it was one of the most significant moments of my life, one which established a lifelong ethic and passion to which I would devote much of my career,” Rockefeller reflected. “I’ll never forget when Headmaster Phil Smith called upon students to consider volunteering in the National Parks with the Student Conservation Association.” One of the few young women to graduate from Trinity-Pawling, Rockefeller was just sixteen when Smith’s Chapel Talk alighted a fire inside. She followed the call and spent five weeks in Canyonlands National Park camping and volunteering for the park. “I wanted to go to the most remote place the program offered, and it was — it took a full day in jeeps and by river raft to arrive at camp.

Most gratifying, we felt like a small corps volunteering for our country.”

Rockefeller smiled as she reflected on the

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life-changing experience. Since then, she has dedicated her life to conservation, environmental ethics, and encouraging young people, especially young women, to connect with the profoundness of the natural world. “Everyone benefits by time spent in nature. We find beauty, nourishment, and comfort there,” Rockefeller suggested. “The human bond with nature can never be broken.”

Rockefeller has, indeed, been drawn into life with the natural world. Since her three years at Trinity-Pawling in the early 1970s, when she was editor of the T-P Times and a proctor in Owen, she has become a national leader in conservation.

She has been appointed by four governors as a Commission Member of the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

She founded Cornerstone Parks, an initiative aimed at turning some 150,000 abandoned United States gas stations into small parks; and she has long been a leader within the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest and largest in conservation, devoted to the protection of birds and their habitat. In 2004, Rockefeller founded the National Audubon Women

in Conservation Program, as well as the centerpiece of it, the Rachel Carson Award, a prestigious prize given annually to American women devoted to healing the environment and advancing the environmental movement globally and locally. Moreover, Rockefeller served as longtime Board Chair of the Student Conservation Association, the very same organization about which she first heard in the chapel as a sixteen-year-old student at Trinity-Pawling.

You never know what you’ll learn in chapel. Rockefeller’s journey suggests that you can learn a lot. Today she intends to work with the Biden administration, petitioning Homeland Security to include a question about the National Parks on the naturalization test, and encouraging people to get outside and dive into the beauty of the natural world.

Rockefeller’s life’s work might seem like a brimming all-star game. In reality, however, the most important hours in her schedule have been reserved for the quiet and beauty of nature, hoping and wishing to preserve the moment and — of course — the space itself.

Will Fierman ’11 Reaching New Heights

BY EMMA CHRISTIANTELLI

Will Fierman was only thirteen years old when he discovered his interest in flying. “In a ploy to convince me to get better grades, my parents told me they’d pay for an introductory flight lesson. That put me on track. Four years later, I left Trinity-Pawling with a great education, fantastic friends, new hobbies, and a sense of ambition and curiosity.” Now a Lieutenant and Naval Aviator in the United States Navy, Fierman brings that same drive and determination to the cockpit each time he takes flight in service to our country.

After graduating from Trinity-Pawling, Fierman attended Bucknell University, earning a Bachelor’s degree with majors in English and political science. He dabbled in journalism after college, working briefly for Business Insider, and credits his time on The Phoenix (Trinity-Pawling’s student newspaper) for sparking his interest in the field. In 2016, Fierman switched gears. Following his passion for aviation, he shipped off to Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, Rhode Island, and after three months, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy.

That’s when the fun began. “After OCS, I went down to Pensacola, Florida for Aviation Preflight Indoctrination. From there, I went to Primary Flight Training in Corpus Christi, Texas, and then Intermediate/Advanced Flight Training in Meridian, Mississippi.” As he hopped around the United States completing his different training courses, Fierman’s work ethic and passion for aviation only grew. “When I was training in Mississippi, every day I walked past Erik Olstein’s (Class of ’86, P’11,’14,’17) name on the wall in the simulator building,” he noted. “You have to love those T-P connections.”

Fierman earned his wings in March of 2020 and currently flies the F/A-18 Super Hornet out of Naval Air Station Lemoore in California. “The job is too good to be true,” he shared, describing the rush of landing the jet on a ship in the middle

Will’s father, Dan Fierman P’11; Will; former faculty member Adam Dinsmore ’91; and dog Roux with an F/A-18F jet from Will’s squadron, the Flying Eagles of VFA-122.

of the ocean and air-to-air combat training missions. The best flight of his life, thus far? “That’s an easy one. We were doing low altitude tactic training, flying 100 feet above the ground — over Death Valley. It was just incredible.”

Looking back, Fierman appreciates the lessons he learned at Trinity-Pawling that prepared him for his time as a pilot. “T-P taught us about accountability and setting a good example for our peers. When you have a responsibility, you follow through, no excuses.” It was also a Trinity-Pawling classmate who helped solidify Fierman’s decision to serve in the first place. “Before heading off to OCS, I connected with Mitch Bottini ’10, my dormmate in Johnson.” Mitch serves in the United States Marine Corps. “When I told him about becoming a pilot in the Navy, he said: ‘You could be my guardian angel one day.’ For a twentyone-year-old, that was an amazing thing to hear. The privilege of watching over my friends on the ground and keeping them safe — that’s when I knew this was the right decision.”

In addition to being a Naval Aviator, Fierman is also an avid outdoorsman, and enjoys cooking and working on his car. “Another lesson that T-P taught me is that it’s okay to be interested in things and curious about the world around me.

The last thing anyone should be is one-dimensional, especially in the military.”

Fierman expects to be deployed in 2022, once he completes training with VFA-122, the West Coast’s Fleet Replacement Squadron, later this year. Until then, he continues to enjoy the views from above, flying over the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite, and the Pacific Ocean, and carrying out his service to our country.

Thank you, LT Fierman, for your unwavering dedication and service!

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Heidi Voelker and Tim Brennwald P’21 INVESTED IN FAMILY VALUES

BY KATE VENGROVE

In fifth grade, Lucas Brennwald ’21 decided to wear a blazer for his school picture at Parley’s Park Elementary School in Park City, Utah. Was it on a whim, a deliberate fashion choice, or perhaps a sign of what was to come? Just four years later, Lucas donned similar attire and processed with his fellow classmates into All Saints’ Chapel for the 2017-2018 Convocation, excited to begin his freshman year at TrinityPawling. Parents Heidi Voelker and Tim Brennwald assert that it was all part

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of Lucas’s plan — he has been in the driver’s seat of his education all along.

“Out west, prep school is not on the radar screen of most people. Tim and I both attended private schools growing up. (Heidi, an Olympic alpine ski racer, went to a ski academy and Tim, also a skier, to Vermont Academy), but it’s not as common here. Lucas knew what he wanted though, and told us he’d like to attend a boarding school in the East where he could pursue both his passion and talent for lacrosse, as well as a great

education,” comments Heidi.

Lucas began his search in the spring of 2017. He narrowed it down to three schools — Trinity-Pawling, Avon Old Farms, and The Hill School — all of which he visited on two separate occasions, once with Heidi and once with Tim. In the end, he only applied to Trinity-Pawling.

“Lucas is an all-or-nothing kid. He is passionate and driven. When he toured and interviewed at Trinity-Pawling, he found what he was looking for. Three

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things put the School over the top for him: the faculty and academics; a big lacrosse W against Avon during his visit; and the number of campus dogs (a question that Lucas asked Associate Director of Admission Bill Casson during the interview),” Tim laughs.

“Lucas figured, a place with lots of dogs has to be a caring and friendly environment!”

Tim and Heidi could not be happier with their son’s choice. Over the past four years, they’ve been continually impressed with the structure, camaraderie, and character-building they witness at Trinity-Pawling.

In a complicated time, values are paramount. Trinity-Pawling, they feel, has a knack for instilling and reinforcing those values, and fostering independence, resilience, and good decision-making.

“Life is hard. Work is work. Kids need to learn how to navigate through challenges and problem solve so they are prepared for the future. TrinityPawling grounds students in critical skills that will enable them to succeed and thrive as they move on to college and their careers,” Tim shares.

Heidi agrees and adds, “TrinityPawling has given our family a gift. We know Lucas is safe, happy, and loves what he’s doing. He’s surrounded by caring faculty and what he calls ‘his

boys’. Even though he is 3,000 miles away, it’s as if he just moved from our house to another. Trinity-Pawling has the same values as our family and the School emphasizes them on a daily basis. The bonds he has forged and the lessons he’s learned are deep and meaningful.”

Both Tim and Heidi know the value of hard work. Heidi is a former World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in three Winter Olympics. She is a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team (1985-1997) and holds six top-ten World Cup finishes, including a podium in 1994. Tim was also a competitive skier, but turned his sights to the business side of the sport in 1986, joining the ski binding company Marker for 18 years. He then had a brief stint in real estate development before moving on to the resort industry via Powdr, a lifestyle adventure company. Currently Powdr’s Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer, Tim is charged with overseeing all aspects of the guest experience and resort operations across the company’s portfolio.

“I’ve been lucky enough to go to work everyday doing something I’m passionate about. It’s a real gift,” Tim affirms.

“Yes, we’re fortunate — we’ve both loved our careers. I’m grateful for my experience as an athlete, and that I can now share tips and best practices with my sons as they pursue their athletic dreams (Lucas in lacrosse and son Stefan in

competitive ski racing). Like all teenagers, sometimes they listen to my advice, sometimes they don’t,” Heidi laughs.

When asked about the ultimate highlight of the Olympics, Heidi shared, “There is nothing that can compare to the opening ceremonies.

It’s an amazing experience. At that moment in time, before competition starts, everyone is equal. The cheering and excitement of the crowd is aweinspiring and truly incredible.”

Now in his final trimester at Trinity-Pawling, Lucas is preparing for the next phase of his journey, and looking forward to continuing his education and playing lacrosse at Rochester Institute of Technology.

“We’re excited for Lucas and feel he is ready and well-prepared for the experience ahead of him.

Trinity-Pawling has taught him how to work hard and also exposed him to a diversity of people and experiences that he never would have had if he stayed in Utah. They’ve prepared him for life,” share his proud parents.

Best wishes to you, Lucas, and many thanks, Tim and Heidi, for your support of and investment in Trinity-Pawling these past four years.

We’re grateful that those W’s over Avon — both in sports and canines — helped to bring your special family to our community.

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Alex Feldman ’07 PUTTING HIMSELF TO THE TEST

BY MARIA BUTEUX READE

As a student, Alex Feldman always embraced physical and mental challenges: determined runner, top-notch scholar, and prefect. Jim McDougal, his cross country and track coach, described Feldman as a “coachable athlete who worked hard, valued his peers, and sacrificed for the good of the team.” Or as Feldman puts it, “If I’m not suffering, I fear I’ll go soft.” Those traits have served Feldman well as a Captain in the U.S. Marines.

Shortly after graduating from Dickinson College in 2011, where he majored in economics and participated in student government, Feldman decided to put himself to another test. He bought a one-way ticket to Asuncion, Paraguay, a place where he would be forced to speak fluent Spanish, with zero expat community. He spent ten months there, studying the country’s economy and socio-political plight.

“Paraguay grows a significant percentage of the world’s soy, so I made a feeble attempt at trading soy futures based on the firsthand intel I

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was gaining.” He describes those ten months as ‘phenomenally miserable.’ In the end, he had enough cash left to either pay for another month’s rent or buy a ticket and fly home. Two days later, he was back in Virginia. “The experience was challenging in many ways, but I’m glad I did it,” he reflects. “Traveling solo gives you plenty of time to learn about yourself.”

Feldman’s next move? He served as body man for Terry McAuliffe, gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, in late 2012. “I was his driver, his personal assistant, his bag man. It was fun but a lot of pressure.”

All the while, Feldman was trying to figure out the direction of his life. Should he apply to the Foreign Service and follow in the footsteps of his father, a career diplomat in the State Department? Or join the Marine Corps? He chose the latter and headed to Parris Island boot camp in May 2014. “A threemonth, all-inclusive stay at a tiny tropical island off the coast of South Carolina,” he jokes. “I realized I would be a more effective officer in the future by experiencing the Marines initially as a private first class.” He describes those three months as rough. “I came out 30 pounds lighter, but highly disciplined and mentally tougher. Surviving boot camp gave me perspective and humility.”

He spent the next two and a half years as a maintenance manager. Although stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, Alex and his team were responsible for maintaining ground-based equipment, stored deep in a cave in Norway. “It’s a climatecontrolled cave system, 55 degrees and perfect humidity,” he explains. “The Marines keep equipment there in order to maintain a presence in northern Europe.” He split his time between sunny Florida and the Arctic Circle.

Commissioned in 2017, Feldman spent six months at The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia. He was assigned to artillery school in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he focused on weapons systems and tactics, specifically long-range indirect fire support. “Working with cannons, I have the opportunity to create new tactics and techniques to keep them operationally

relevant. Out of necessity, the way we employ our weapons systems must constantly evolve.”

Feldman traversed the country to Camp Pendleton, outside San Diego. “I spent 40% of my time in the desert mountains and hills of Southern California, 12 to 14-hour days planning and overseeing field training exercises with a group of cannons and 120 souls in my charge,” he says. “Part of my responsibility was to ensure the people below me were coaching and mentoring their troops in the right way.”

His subsequent tour of duty brought him back east, to Maryland. In May 2021, Feldman began a three-year stint overseeing the recruiting process in northern Virginia, western Maryland, and parts of West Virginia. “Recruiters play a crucial role as the gatekeepers who help shape the Marine Corps.

They need to identify folks who will become good Marines, intelligent people who can bring diversity of thought and opinion to the Corps. We’re looking for a Marine who can think, not just a Marine that does. A person who can approach a problem with a critical eye, even on the lowest level, is essential to the success of the Corps.”

In retrospect, what compelled Feldman to pursue the military? “I believe deeply in public service. I feel gratitude for what this country has given me, and serving in the military seems the right thing for me to do. My goal is to ensure, to the best of my ability, the mission is accomplished and, along the way, the Marines in my charge are kept safe and return to society as better citizens than when they left for boot camp.”

When asked how Trinity-Pawling prepared Feldman for this career, he laughs. “Let me count the ways!” Then he paused and gathered his thoughts. “Trinity-Pawling taught me to embrace structure and to develop self-discipline. I also learned to think freely and critically. Prior to joining the Marines, Trinity-Pawling was the last place where I felt a sense of purpose and of belonging to something greater than myself. As a captain and a prefect, I experienced my first taste of leadership and service at Trinity-Pawling, and that has paid dividends.”

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Tim Regan ’08 SOUTH FORK SALT

BY MARIA BUTEUX READE

Tim Regan is one of those lucky guys who leads a mostly-outdoor life. After graduating from Holy Cross in 2013, where he played Division I tennis, he did a short stint in the financial world before realizing office work was not for him. “I’m a beach bum at heart. I grew up at my family’s summer home in Sagaponack, on the eastern shore of Long Island, where I spent my days in the ocean or on the tennis courts.”

Regan came to Trinity-Pawling for a postgraduate year. He played varsity soccer, basketball, and tennis in addition to serving as a proctor in Barstow. “I was young for my grade and needed an extra year before college. Trinity-Pawling felt like family right away, and all of the faculty and coaches helped me to develop as a student and athlete.”

Following his epiphany in 2014, that Manhattan finance was not his destiny, he moved permanently to Long Island’s South Fork. A friend loaned him a surfcasting rod and Regan was immediately…hooked. He landed a job as a property manager at the Bridgehampton Tennis & Beach Club, which gave him plenty of time to ply the waters in search of stripers, blues, and whatever else his hook found.

“When I start something, I become

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obsessed with learning as much as I can about it,” Regan explains. “Sports used to fill my time, but now it’s all fishing and nature. Athletics teach focus and discipline and increase your ability to study people and anticipate their moves.

It’s the same with fishing. I study the light, the shadows in water, and how the surf moves.”

Regan’s world now consists of beaches and surf, bays, creeks, estuaries, lakes, and ponds. Regardless of season, Regan throws his line in one of these bodies of water nearly every single day — or night — of the year. “The best time to fish is at sunrise and sunset. I love the low light, the quiet, the solitude, looking at the stars, feeling the ocean surround you. Fishing puts all of them together.

This is all I ever need to do.”

Regan serves as a field editor for On The Water, an online resource for weekly fishing reports from New England and the mid-Atlantic. He provides comprehensive coverage of the Long Island fishing scene. “Writing for this magazine has given me a crash course in all the fisheries out here,” he notes.

Regan is also a licensed surfcasting guide and loves to teach people how to fish. “One of my greatest joys is using my knowledge to help someone else

succeed. Little kids lose their minds when they start to hook fish!”

Dedicated to responsible fishing, Regan practices catch and release which ensures healthy, sustainable fisheries.

What sickens him is seeing trophy fish get caught, killed, and dumped after the ‘hero shot’ has been recorded, or witnessing firsthand the ravages wrought by commercial gill net fishing.

“Commercial fishermen leave their sprawling nets directly in the path of ancient migration routes for days at a time and trap everything that enters the net. Fish get caught by their gills in the net and essentially drown as they struggle to free themselves. I’ve seen ten to fifteen mile stretches of oceanfront littered with hundreds and hundreds of dead fish. It’s haunting.”

So now he collaborates with local conservationists and politicians, using his drone to capture footage of these commercial gill netters. “The drone is an amazing tool that helps me do my part to shape the fishing industry the way I think it could be: sustainable, productive, and humane.”

Regan purchased his drone in 2018 and began capturing mesmerizing aerial views of vibrant ocean life: shimmering schools of stripers, humpback whales

teach focus and discipline and increase your ability to study “Athletics people and anticipate their moves. It’s the same with fishing.

I study the light, the shadows in water, and how the surf moves. ” cavorting and blasting spumes of air as they breach the water’s surface, dolphins blitzing on menhaden. And a few stress-relieving sunsets for good measure. “I watch life swim by in massive spring and fall migrations.

I’ve developed a crazy understanding of striped bass. I know how they think and move which really helps when I’m filming or fishing for them.”

Regan never dreamed he could get paid for this material, but people have found his work on Instagram and now contract him for footage.

“I’ve done work for a filmmaker from

Finland who produced a documentary on beachcombers, and I’ve provided material for a shark conservationist in Montauk.” Based on the high quality of the narrated content he posts on his YouTube channel, South Fork Salt, Regan’s work will continue to attract attention.

“I fish, drone, and film nearly every day, trying to capture beautiful sights and make them into peaceful, relaxing videos. Watching cool drone footage is a really effective way to quell your anxiety for a bit.” In his narrated videos, one can hear the wonder, joy,

and humor in Regan’s voice as he shares his deep knowledge of the ocean and its aquatic inhabitants.

Back on the beach, Regan films as he fishes, a GoPro camera strapped to his chest or head while his hands grasp the rod and work the reel. Viewers see the athleticism required to catch, maintain, and guide the fish from sea to shore, where Regan carefully removes the barbed hook from the fish’s mouth, then gently returns the fish back to its natural habitat, the ever-roiling surf.

Regan whoops and sets his rod for the next cast. “Let’s try for another!”

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Dave Clarke ’92 THE HARD TRUTH

BY CYRUS ROTHWELL-FERRARIS

Dave Clarke thinks students come to Trinity-Pawling for many reasons. At 16 years old, he had seen his brother’s postgraduate year and wanted the extra push at Trinity-Pawling for himself. “At a place like T-P, if you buy into the structure and discipline yourself, you can get a lot out of it. And I did.”

As a Trinity-Pawling junior, Clarke rode the bench for an entire basketball season. The fruitless year pushed him away from the sport, and he began to consider a season with fourths hockey instead. When Coach Hubbard ’57 got wind of the idea, he told Clarke he’d “heard something terrible.” Forcing his hand, Hubbard pushed Clarke into the starting five as a senior, instilling a resilience much needed in his ultimate career. Even with Coach Hubbard’s lessons, Clarke says the day in, day out grind of covering Washington, D.C. still challenges him the most.

After graduating from Trinity College, Clarke had no experience as a newspaper intern or writer for a school publication, so he headed to journalism school at Northwestern. Much like Trinity-Pawling’s current educational mission of project-based learning, Clarke says the program at Northwestern assigned “handson, almost vocational work that taught me how to be a reporter.” Shortly thereafter, Clarke was in D.C. talking to

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sources in Hill offices and lobbying shops for Congressional Quarterly.

Clarke’s early work covered funding for the Iraq war, the financial crisis, and the Affordable Care Act. After the finance beat for Reuters, Clarke was tired of working the phones and traveling to source meetings in the Capitol. A new team at Politico offered an opportunity to become the finance editor, and when the Washington Post opened a desk to cover Congress in 2015, a former colleague now at the Post brought Clarke along.

The increasingly adversarial relationship between politicians and the media has been an evolving challenge for journalists. In this political environment, Clarke says it can be “discouraging when you’re working hard to get an accurate story and have it dismissed as lies, when to you it obviously wasn’t.” Key to any work: integrity and persistence. “At

Trinity-Pawling, I learned to work hard, and that you get rewarded for working hard. That helps me still.”

For the past four years, Clarke served as the Washington Post's White House editor. Not to be confused with a copy editor, Clarke describes his job as helping to guide a team of seven reporters, making sure that coverage is consistent and comprehensive. Since the White House demanded attention at all times, Clarke was often oncall to respond to breaking news — sometimes from his laptop at a dinner party on Saturday evening, occasionally in the middle of the night.

Clarke returned to work from a paternity leave in March, and he is excited to switch to Congress editor from his former post. “After four years of Trump, the Biden administration will be covered just as aggressively,” he says. “The best thing is to just keep doing our job.”

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Newsworthy COMMUNIT Y

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HONORING RETIRING FACULTY This year, five beloved and long-time faculty members announced their retirements. While it’s bittersweet news, we’d like to celebrate all that these dedicated community members have done for Trinity-Pawling over the years!

NED READE completes his service as Artist-inResidence this summer after retiring from teaching and coaching in June 2020.

DEBBIE AND DAVE CORATTI P’08 will say goodbye in June 2021 after 40 devoted years at the School.

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school, you’re banking the benefits of community. It’s there in a bank account — when you need it, you can draw on it. There’s an understanding and mutuality that can be leaned on when a thrust of energy is needed most.”

—Bill Taylor, Headmaster, said in Educating Boys in the 21st Century, a Pride Perspectives webinar about adapting and creating new and dynamic programs and pedagogies based on how modern boys learn and grow.

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BILL CASSON is heading to Florida following 20 years of coaching and serving in the Office of Admissions.

VAN METCALF completes 17 years of service to the School, which includes development of a demanding computer science curriculum. He will move to Rhode Island at the end of this school year.

We are truly grateful for their years of dedicated service to Trinity-Pawling. Well Done, Good and Faithful Servants!

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THE QUAD 2021 For more than a century, generations of students have relaxed, played, and celebrated on the quad. As the heart of campus, this beloved spot behind Cluett is home to years of cherished memories and milestones.

In March, the School broke ground on an extensive renovation of the quad.

Plans include a dynamic outdoor classroom, scenic gathering spaces, and a grand terrace behind Cluett Lobby.

We invite you to play a role in this historic transformation by naming a space that will continue to serve Trinity-Pawling for generations to come. For more information visit www.trinitypawling.org/thequad2021

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As a published author at the age of fifteen, Francisco Bendezu ’22 already has quite the feather in his cap. His first novel, Saunter, was published in the spring of 2020.

TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR While nothing can be a substitute for experiencing Trinity-Pawling in person, we are excited for you to virtually stroll down memory lane on our new 360° Virtual Campus Tour. The virtual campus tour showcases the 230acre campus that we call home. We look forward to the day when we can safely welcome the ENTIRE school community back to campus, but in the meantime, we hope you’ll experience Trinity-Pawling's beautiful campus at www.trinitypawling.org/virtualtour AC ADEMIC S

ON THE AIR Led by project advisors Kent Burnham, Chris Kelsey, and Slade Mead, this remote Winter Project, entitled War of the Worlds: A Radio Broadcast, brought students back to 1938, when H.G. Wells’ novel was produced as a radio drama

by Orson Welles — dubbed "the play that shocked the nation!" For their project, students worked together to recreate the radio play in the style of the era. They studied the original broadcast and its impact in the United States, learned the history of the novel, discussed the role of radio in the 1930s, learned about the art of voiceover work, and even mastered the mid-Atlantic dialect. The entire cast gave an impressive performance. Tune in on SoundCloud to hear the full radio play: www.soundcloud.com/gardiner-library/war-of-the-worlds

“Saunter actually began as a project for The Phoenix (our school newspaper) — I started thinking about it in September of my freshman year,” Bendezu explained.

Over the course of two years, the project blossomed into a 147-page murder mystery novel. With his sights set on publishing his work, Bendezu made the novel his Winter Project, as he diligently worked to continue developing the story and characters. His faculty advisor, author John Teaford, was the perfect mentor for Bendezu throughout the project.

“Mr. Teaford taught me how to rewrite and edit a manuscript,” Bendezu shared. “More importantly, he really pushed me along with the publishing process for Saunter. My Winter Project became a valuable learning experience on how to self-publish with Amazon — and it really exposed me to the more technical side of writing.”

Bendezu was the 2020 recipient of Trinity-Pawling’s Jean F. Webb, IV '54 Scholarship, which is awarded to an outstanding student.

Bendezu’s novel, Saunter, is available on Amazon, as both an e-book and a paperback.

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“ At the conference, there were so many other students who understand and

have gone through the same things that we do. I liked the sense of belonging.

It took me some time to open up and find my voice, but I also learned that sometimes it’s more important to listen. Hearing people out is important, especially before making pre-judgments.”

—Travon Monlyn ’21, who represented Trinity-Pawling at the 2020 NAIS Online Student Diversity Leadership Conference, along with Marquese Ward-Morning ’21 and DeAndre Williams ’23. The conference focused on allyship, reflection, and building community in a diverse world.

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Marquese Ward-Morning ’21 A LEADING VOICE

BY CYRUS ROTHWELL-FERRARIS

Marquese Ward-Morning knows how to make himself heard. From the football field to the hallway, in one-on-one meetings and in class, Ward-Morning’s distinctive and powerful timbre rings strong. “I’m an outspoken person, an open person,” he admits, proudly. With an evolving identity — recently shedding ‘athlete’ as a dominant ethos — Ward-Morning and classmate Travon Monlyn ’21 are harnessing the power of their collective voice to enhance the Trinity-Pawling education.

After last year’s illuminating all-school talk from minister, activist, and Princeton Ph.D. candidate Nyle Fort, the two seniors felt it was time to build a broader academic base for future students to fill in historical blanks that they didn’t even know existed. With dedicated passion, the idea for a joint Senior Independent Project was born.

“Even before coming to Trinity-Pawling, I didn’t learn much about African-American history,” Ward-Morning remembered. “But it’s not just a lack at Trinity-Pawling, it’s a lacking in all school systems.”

“I want to help change some of our written history to the correct history,” Ward-Morning explains. “African-Americans were more than just slaves. That’s kind of all we touch on in school, but I’ll bet a lot of people don’t know who built the White House — a bunch of Black men. Who invented the stoplight? If you take away all the

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things that Black Americans built, what do you really have?”

Bringing a more inclusive understanding of blackness in America will require a more robust focus on AfricanAmerican history.

“A lot of my knowledge of African-American history comes from being educated by my family, and a lot of selfawareness,” Ward-Morning explains. “But when you hear or get to talk to someone else who shares the same viewpoints that you share, who is older and a lot wiser than you, it’s an eyeopener. It gives you background knowledge to go and spread to the next person.”

After compiling a breadth of text and media — both contemporary and historical — for his curriculum proposal, Ward-Morning is excited to sit with Trinity-Pawling trustees to formally introduce his course.

He says board member TC Romain ’96 has been a valuable mentor throughout the project,

holding him accountable for some vital aspects of procedure.

“TC has given me a run for my money a couple of times,” Ward-Morning laughed. “I kept saying ‘I feel like’ or ‘I want,’ and TC helped me realize that I wasn’t speaking my ideas into existence.”

In the waning months of his Trinity-Pawling career, WardMorning has passionately manifested his own impactful legacy as he prepares for the next chapter of his life. With direct support from many teachers, the Board of Trustees, Headmaster Bill Taylor, and a school community committed to equity and anti-racism, WardMorning’s voice has matured at just the right time. “Maybe after going to college I can come back to Trinity-Pawling for a year or two and teach my own course,” he joked.

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I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee I’m gonna spark the brain that will change the world.”

—TUPAC SHAKUR

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IN THE CLASSROOM

Suzanne Najman ENRICHING CAMPUS LIFE

BY EMMA CHRISTIANTELLI

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he joy of an “aha moment.”

That’s Suzanne Najman’s favorite part of teaching chemistry. “When the students realize that they understand what’s going on — when they’re able to relate what we’ve just learned in class to the world around them. I love seeing that progress.” Whether conducting experiments in the chemistry lab or from her kitchen counter in the virtual classroom, Najman fosters that same sense of curiosity and discovery for her students with every lesson.

In the summer of 2019, Najman brought over 20 years of teaching experience and her creative, can-do spirit to Trinity-Pawling’s science department. Outside of the classroom, she also serves as the Director of Student Activities and a coach for Middle School soccer.

When COVID-19 forced the School community online and then into hybrid learning, Najman’s roles on campus shifted — and she rose to the challenge.

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with limited resources to virtual extra help sessions,” she shared.

Now back in her hybrid classroom, Najman keeps the in-person students involved and invested in their remote classmates' learning experiences. “Each remote student has an in-person lab partner who is responsible for documenting the experiment in real-time, step-bystep.” In doing so, Najman’s students gain a new learning perspective and discover the importance of collaboration and contributing to a community. And that, she said, is the best “aha moment” of all.

“Trinity-Pawling does community really well. The faculty and staff go above and beyond for the students and each other, which sets a great example. I try to reinforce that for the boys in the classroom, on the fields, and in the dorms. We’re all part of this great team, and everyone has something they can give.”

When it comes to her role as Director of Student Activities, Najman’s appreciation for her fellow faculty members and the entire School community is unmistakable.

“It’s not easy to keep the boys engaged and active, especially during these COVID times. It takes a village!

But we really appreciate this time we have together on campus, even though it looks a little different.

This is the boys’ home-away-fromhome, so we do everything we can to make sure they’re having a good time.” From Quad Olympics and softball tournaments, to spirit week festivities and watching movies on the big screen in Gardiner Theater, to fishing derbies on the pond and cookouts at the pizza oven, Najman and her team ensure there’s something for everyone. “Food is usually the driving force behind it all.

When it comes to teenage boys, you can’t go wrong with adding pizza and snacks to any activity,” she shared with a laugh.

As Najman reflects on the whirlwind of 2020 and looks ahead to the ever-changing landscape of boarding school life, she is grateful for the constants: witnessing the “aha moments” and growth of her students, finding new ways to teach and learn, and sharing the joy of being a part of the Trinity-Pawling community.

Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, Najman will assume her new role as Chair of the Science Department.

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Meet Jeff Beck

BY JUDY REDDER

Jeff Beck has been appointed Director of Admissions at Trinity-Pawling School effective July 1, 2021. He succeeds JP Burlington ’95, who is leaving Trinity-Pawling to pursue his personal and professional goals. Beck brings to Trinity-Pawling significant experience and expertise in admissions, domestic and international outreach, and boarding school life as a dorm parent, advisor, and coach.

Beck, who grew up in Pennsylvania, is a graduate of The Hill School in Pennsylvania and spent a postgraduate year at The Taft School in Connecticut. After playing a year of junior hockey, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Earth and Environmental Science from Wesleyan University. At Wesleyan, Beck played varsity hockey, baseball, and golf. While living in New York City, Beck began studying for his Master’s degree in Sustainability Management at Columbia University. As a result of Beck’s background in independent education, he is able to have authentic and meaningful conversations with families about the experience. He brings to Trinity-Pawling a valuable understanding of the multitude of opportunities provided in a boarding school setting.

Beck is married to Caroline Trottier, a native of Montreal, Canada. She is an English teacher and holds degrees from the University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia, and Columbia University. Trottier also brings her experience as an instructor of skiing, swimming, and sailing.

Also joining the Trinity-Pawling community are their two young children, Tommy and Penny.

From 2013-2015, Beck served as Associate Director of Admissions, and from 2015-2017 he also served as Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Kent School in Kent, Connecticut.

Since 2017, Beck has represented Kent School through extensive travel, both domestically and internationally, as the Director of Outreach

and Assistant Director of Financial Aid. His travels have taken him to every region of the United States and Canada, as well as parts of Asia, Western and Central Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Beck prides himself in developing new markets and sharing the incredible educational, co-curricular, and community-based opportunities with prospective students. At Kent School, Beck also served as a member of the Affirmative Consent Policy Committee, the Leadership Committee, and was the faculty advisor of the Fishing Club.

Prior to his experience at Kent School, Beck spent two years in New York City working with an asset management firm. Beck is also a certified high school baseball umpire — and has been since he was in the 8th grade!

Throughout his career, Beck has developed innovative approaches to sustaining strategic markets for enrollment. “Establishing and maintaining strong relationships are the first steps in elevating the Trinity-Pawling brand,” says Beck. He is committed to the process of learning, helping students develop a sense of independence, and living life with honesty and integrity. “Academics are important, but within the vehicle of academics, developing an understanding of how one learns can translate to success in and out of the classroom. In developing a sense of self and independence, students will have the ability to react and adapt in changing and dynamic environments both on the campus of Trinity-Pawling and beyond,” shares Beck.

Beck is eager to join Trinity-Pawling in a leadership role that will allow him to make a greater impact at an institutional level, while building on the School’s enrollment momentum. He is especially intent on finding opportunities for supporting school programs while growing new markets and advancing the Trinity-Pawling brand. Both Beck and his wife have always admired Trinity-Pawling for

its beautiful campus and incredibly supportive community. Beck notes, “I am looking forward to listening and hearing what TrinityPawling means to everyone…students, faculty, alumni…the traditions that are held most dear, the stories, the anecdotes. And… creating my own stories at Trinity-Pawling.”

After this past year, Beck realizes the value of the boarding school experience. “The ability to be flexible in a situation that seemed impossible was astounding — to be open and provide an exceptional education, despite everything, is a testament to the amount of care and interest the faculty and staff have in student life at boarding schools,” says Beck.

He believes families are going to crave faceto-face interaction and he can’t wait to have them touring campus. Beck remarks, “The virtual options provided this last year were great, but welcoming families and prospective students to campus will allow us to showcase the incredible community and opportunities.

Come visit!”

How does Beck measure success? “Success does not need to be measured by grades, test scores, wins, or championship banners — it’s about cultivating opportunities for the ‘aha moments,’ which allow students to believe in themselves and ultimately find happiness,” explains Beck. But he still likes to win!

We think Jeff Beck and his family will fit right in at Trinity-Pawling.

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charge you to take pride in your “Weschool and to work with courage and integrity in all of your endeavors. ”

Prefects

Prefects are seniors elected by the student body and faculty. They serve as true leaders for the student body and model School ideals of honor, respect, and hard work. Prefects collaborate with their fellow students, as well as with the faculty and administration throughout the year. Each prefect is assigned a specific area of oversight as part of his leadership responsibilities, which include student life, academics, the arts, honor, zeal, service, and victuals. Prefects also serve as chairmen of a sub-committee of the Student-Faculty Senate. The role of a prefect at Trinity-Pawling is significant. The young men who serve as prefects learn the art and skill of leadership — they graduate from Trinity-Pawling knowing what it means to be a good role model, honorable community member, and effective leader.

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LEADING CHANGE A Q&A WITH TRINITY-PAWLING LEADERS

BY EMMA CHRISTIANTELLI

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“To educate and instill a value system that prepares young men to be contributing members of society amidst the challenges of an ever-changing world.”

True to its mission, Trinity-Pawling has long cultivated a dynamic and transformative learning environment for generations of students. Just as the world continually changes around us, the School’s growth mindset keeps our eyes on the future. Since Bill Taylor’s arrival as Headmaster in 2015, TrinityPawling’s leadership continues to reimagine and redefine what’s possible in boys’ education. Thanks to the visionaries at the helm and the expert faculty members in the classrooms, Trinity-Pawling has become an incubator of active learning — where students are not only educated, but empowered to

be the next generation’s problem solvers, thought leaders, and game changers.

Now, with a new school year on the horizon and a new model for experiential learning, Trinity-Pawling is ready for the next level. As Headmaster Taylor ushers in more exciting changes at the School, he has assembled a dynamite team to help him lead the charge and drive our mission into a new world. It is a privilege to introduce you to the members of this leadership team, who will assume their new roles in July 2021.

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Tom Morris ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Tom Morris is certainly no stranger to the independent school world. Across a 27-year career in education, Morris has held many roles, including teacher, coach, dorm parent, fundraiser, Assistant Head of School, and board member. He is a proud graduate of Canterbury School, and has enjoyed leadership, teaching, and coaching positions at Thayer Academy in Massachusetts; St. George’s Independent School in Tennessee; and Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in Pennsylvania. This summer, as the legendary Dave Coratti P’08 retires from his post in Cluett, Morris will join Trinity-Pawling as the new Associate Head of School — bringing with him a profound belief in the transformative power of a boarding school education.

How would you describe your approach to leading a new school community?

“I am keenly aware of the huge shoes I am filling! Dave Coratti’s dedication to the School is inspiring, and I am committed to honoring his legacy.

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are born with two eyes, two ears, and one mouth, and I believe we need to use them in proportion. So, I intend to observe and listen closely to the heartbeat of the School. I very much like to do my job on my feet, so I will be out of the office as much as possible, connecting with the community and finding my place in it as we carry out the School’s mission.”

What lessons or silver linings did you encounter in 2020 that you plan to carry with you into your new position?

“The challenges of 2020 solidified the importance of independent school work — particularly the interpersonal connections and out-of-the-box thinking.

I’d like to harness the flexibility and adaptability that we all mastered during those months when things were constantly changing. We have the opportunity now to rethink teaching methods, scheduling, curriculum, and more. It’s all very exciting. And, as difficult as the year was, it affirmed my belief in students’ capacity to succeed.

When properly supported, they will rise to any challenge!”

What excites you most about joining the Trinity-Pawling community?

“I am amazed to see the direction in which the School is moving. With its early commitment to serving a broad range of learning styles, its strong emphasis on active learning, and its connected, supportive community, I believe Trinity-Pawling is a leader in the boarding school space. I’m honored to be a part of its bright future. My family and I are also looking forward to living on campus. It seems like such a special place, and we can’t wait to join the neighborhood.”

SLADE MEAD ASSOCIATE HEAD OF EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

What excites you most about your new role?

“Trinity-Pawling’s story is so easy to tell! I learned that firsthand from my dear friend MacGregor Robinson, and I plan to carry out his mission. In MacGregor’s honor, I am excited to build new connections while telling our story: cultivating new relationships with prospective families; engaging with and strengthening our fantastic network of alumni; and bringing dynamic and interesting guest speakers and friends to our campus. Every day will be an adventure, that’s for sure!”

It was 2008 when Slade Mead first arrived at TrinityPawling, bringing along with him his energetic teaching style and a passion for history and politics. For over a decade, Mead has served the School as a history

As one of the lead storytellers of the School, what would you say is Trinity-Pawling’s greatest strength? Slade Meade, appointed Associate of External “The Practicum for CivicHead Leadership is ourEngagement secret sauce, and by far my favorite aspect of the School.

Since its launch in 2015, the Practicum has enhanced the learning opportunities for so many students. It provides real-world, hands-on experiences for the students while also allowing them to explore their passions and differentiate themselves in the college pool (and beyond!) The Practicum is a wonderfully creative and innovative program — and it’s only the beginning. It also is a great opportunity for the faculty to learn from the students! It’s a two-way street.”

teacher, wrestling coach, advisor, and Director of College Counseling. He established Trinity-Pawling’s individualized and student-centered approach to the college process and has placed hundreds of students on the path to success. Now in his thirteenth year at the School, Mead will embark on a new adventure as Trinity-Pawling’s first-ever Associate Head of External Engagement. Combining his enthusiasm and unshakeable confidence in the School with his strong alumni connections, Mead will work closely with the Admissions and Advancement teams to tell TrinityPawling’s extraordinary story — a story of community, lifelong learning, and transformational experiences.

What is your vision for the future of Trinity-Pawling?

“With the ever-growing Practicum, our topnotch college matching process, and our exciting new model for active learning, we are leading the way in the prep school world. We will quickly claim a place as one of the most forward-thinking schools out there. A Trinity-Pawling education is truly transformative, and now it’s time to shout that story from the rooftops! That’s an easy thing to do when you believe in your heart that the story is true. Our future is bright and exciting at Trinity-Pawling, and I am so honored to be a part of it.”

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ROBERTA LIDL DEAN OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

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Roberta Lidl P’10 joined the Trinity-Pawling community in 2002 as a passionate young teacher, eager to learn the ropes. Under the tutelage of her mentor and role model Helen Hauser (the leader of the Language Program at the time), Lidl flourished. In 2016, she became Director of the aptly renamed Center for Learning Achievement, and she continues to play an integral role in its success. Over her 19 years of service, Lidl has made invaluable contributions to the program — expanding and restructuring the curriculum, adding Language Arts and Executive Skills components, ensuring high-level training for her teaching team, and developing The Language through Enrichment, Analysis, and Development (LEAD) Program. Her diligence and passion are unmistakable; her commitment to students and fellow faculty unwavering. Earlier this year, Lidl was selected as Trinity-Pawling’s first-ever Dean of Teaching and Learning. With her academic acumen and dedication, Lidl is eager to play a role in Trinity-Pawling's bright future.

How did your role in the Center for Learning Achievement (CLA) prepare you for this next chapter?

“I am so grateful for the collaborative and trusting approach I have with my team in the Center for Learning Achievement.

My role in the CLA taught me to value perspective and never underestimate the power of inspiration. We were always working toward something bigger than ourselves. Excellent faculty make learning happen everywhere; they encourage and inspire their students and recognize the value of mistakes as a stepping stone toward success. My new role will allow me to foster that same environment of support, trust, and collaboration for all students and faculty alike.”

As Dean of Teaching and Learning, how do you hope to enhance the Trinity-Pawling experience for both students and faculty?

“My vision for the teaching and learning environment at Trinity-Pawling centers on inclusivity and opportunity. From the student side, I will ensure that we continue to deliver a meaningful curriculum that promotes active learning, fosters

innovation, and kindles intellectual curiosity. I would also like to expand our collaborative framework to include more opportunities that refine skills and develop independence.

From the faculty side, I will be an accessible resource and advocate, ensuring that everyone feels valued and heard. I’d like to expand our professional development opportunities so that they may grow as educators and bring new ideas and aspirations to our classrooms. With the right tools and support, I believe students and faculty can accomplish anything. I’m honored to be a part of the process.”

Looking to the future of the School, what is TrinityPawling’s greatest asset?

“Our people! Our faculty and staff here at Trinity-Pawling are extraordinary. As educators, we demonstrate the cognitive flexibility to embrace change, shift our perspectives, and reevaluate when necessary. Personally, it’s inspiring. We are collaborative and approachable, and we continually challenge and empower our students and one another. I believe that human connection is the foundation of quality education, and our Trinity-Pawling community is our definitive cornerstone.”

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SCOTT HARFF DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING

As a St. Paul’s School graduate himself, Scott Harff always knew he’d end up back in the boarding school world. After graduating from Colby College and playing two years of professional hockey, Harff arrived at Trinity-Pawling in 2015 as the newest triple threat on campus — an economics teacher, hockey and lacrosse coach, and dorm parent. Yet it was in 2017, when he added college counselor to the list, that he found his true calling. Since then, Harff has helped hundreds of students navigate the college waters, learning along the way from his mentor and friend Slade Mead. Now in his sixth year at the School, Harff will take the reins of the college office and transition from Co-Director to Director of College Counseling.

What are you most looking forward to in your transition to Director of College Counseling?

“I am lucky to have been Slade’s Co-Director for the past two years. Working as a team allowed me to learn a lot about the role, preparing me for this moment. We’re in an interesting time in college counseling — schools are hyper competitive, even in the face of COVID-19. Telling our students’ stories in the right way is more important now than ever.

I am excited to continue building our office as an approachable and collaborative space. We also have an opportunity to reevaluate our curriculum for underclassmen and introduce them to the college process earlier.”

When it comes to college counseling, what sets Trinity-Pawling apart from our peer schools?

“The Practicum, most specifically the Global Collaborative Challenge (GCC), plays a tremendous role in the college process for our students. It teaches collaboration, research and analysis, and how to

defend a position...all real-world skills that colleges look for in applicants. The Practicum as a whole makes it easy for students to showcase their skills to each college and start important conversations. Our counselor letters also play a role in differentiating our students. Each letter begins with a team of teachers, coaches, and advisors who know the student personally offering their point of view. By writing in this collaborative nature, we’re able to craft thoughtful, detailed letters that tell the whole story.”

What do you find to be most rewarding about your role?

“The relationships that we build in the college office are different than those we build in the classroom or on the playing fields. This is the first time in our students’ lives that they get to make a big decision for themselves. We have the unique opportunity to coach them through the process, help them tell their stories, and watch them grow into capable adults. Witnessing a student’s excitement and gratitude when he receives an acceptance letter is indescribable.”

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The Institutes For Active Learning THE NE X T LOGIC A L S TE P IN A NE X T- GE NE R ATION SCHOOL FOR BOYS

BY MARIA BUTEUX READE, DEAN OF FACULTY, 2001-2013

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am always amazed when I look at how the classrooms in the Dann Building have changed since I began teaching here in 1986. Back then, we had desks in straight rows that faced the blackboard.

Over time, more faculty opted for erasable white boards and conference-style tables. Then we ushered in Smartboards and table desks that could be arranged to create flexible work pods. And now in hybrid mode, faculty teach using Microsoft Teams and OWL cameras.

Each evolution placed increasing emphasis on active learning, enhanced communication, and collaborative problemsolving.

A 20th-century education prepared students for what they needed to know. A 21st-century education develops students who can think and problem-solve.

Less rote learning; more collaboration, communication, and creativity, with an emphasis on character and selfawareness.

When Bill Taylor returned to campus in the summer of 2015, this time as Trinity-Pawling’s seventh headmaster, he brought a spirit of innovation coupled with an unshakable belief that education should value vigor over rigor. That boys learn best when they’re actively engaged in a dynamic learning environment.

Taylor firmly believes tradition and innovation can co-exist, that they’re not binary viewpoints. “Tradition provides the bedrock, the foundation on which to pivot,” he explains. “A confident institution can — and should — embrace innovation.”

This mindset provides a chance to create, to generate new programs of substance with fresh approaches, designed to encourage the growth of 21st-century boys.

According to Taylor, “Trinity-Pawling graduates should be self-aware young men, thoughtful speakers, and confident collaborators ready to tackle challenges and seek growth opportunities.”

Over the course of six years, Taylor introduced the Practicum for Civic Leadership, a series of learning opportunities designed to spark passion and engagement among students and faculty mentors.

The Practicum now includes the Winter Projects, the Global Collaborative Challenge, and the Senior Independent Projects.

“The Practicum represents innovative education in an environment that indicates this type of learning — active, based on teamwork, and with a touch of competition — resonates best with boys. The Institutes for Active Learning are the next logical step, now that we’ve built momentum and the community has embraced the concept.”

Self-Awareness This journey towards growth begins with self-awareness.

Taylor, a history teacher who holds a divinity degree, explains the genesis of his theory. “Schools should be committed to creating opportunities that foster self-awareness, which will help boys begin to learn who they are. If you stop to reflect, Dr. Gamage’s educational philosophy celebrated this striving for self-awareness. The ethos of an Episcopal school emphasizes recognizing one’s distinctive gifts and talents that bring joy and utilizing them for the good of others. Through the Practicum and now the Institutes for Active Learning, Trinity-Pawling encourages boys to nurture emerging passions by providing opportunities to tinker, explore, and discover new areas of interest.”

confident institution can — and “Ashould — embrace innovation. ”

Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Citizenship, Environmental Stewardship Taylor sees these Institutes of Active Learning as an engine that drives the School forward, reflecting nextgeneration educational leadership. “We’re developing students who will become stewards ready to move into the world with confidence and practical skills.”

The Institutes revolve around four sectors: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Citizenship, and Environmental Stewardship. Those cornerstones dovetail with the development of critical skills including communication, collaboration, creativity, character, critical thinking, service, and self-awareness. Together, these hold the key to the future of boys’ education.

Young men want to exercise autonomy. During their years at Trinity-Pawling, students choose their Winter Project, Global Collaborative Challenge, and Senior Independent Project. Now with the Institutes for Active Learning, juniors will select an area of emphasis from one of the four sectors, akin to choosing a college major, and will spend the next two years fulfilling the requirements associated with that track. Seniors will graduate with a diploma of emphasis aligned with his chosen field of interest.

For teachers, these four sectors provide a framework by which to organize curriculum and select complementary materials. For example, rather than take a chronological approach to teaching American literature, a teacher could choose to focus units on American entrepreneurs, writings of great leaders,

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stories that explore environmental issues, and works that plumb the notion of citizenship. Science already examines pressing environmental challenges while math could incorporate projects that analyze successful entrepreneurs. The Institutes will encourage faculty to assess their curriculum and pedagogy through fresh eyes, providing each teacher the autonomy to shape their own coursework.

Wintersession as Test Run Change creates opportunities. When the School determined that the students would go home just prior to Thanksgiving and not return to campus until January, the faculty decided to dedicate a two-and-a-half-week period in December to Wintersession, a reimagined approach to what had been the Winter Projects. This revised program provided a chance to introduce faculty to the Institutes for Active Learning concept.

Wintersession’s goal is to provide the time to create compelling projects that synthesize skills from two different disciplines and balance academic and hands-on learning. The end result should be original content that the student creates, which manifests his understanding of the synthesis of these skills and the acquired knowledge gained through the experience.

Working in self-designated pairs, the faculty generated ideas for Winter Projects, as they had for the past five years. This time, however, they were asked to look at their proposal through the lens of the Institutes for Active Learning and determine which of the four sectors their project hit and which of the seven critical skills it would draw upon. A committee consisting of Roberta Lidl, Scott Harff, Dave Coratti, Amy Foster, and Bill Taylor provided resources to help the faculty in the planning process and

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subsequently reviewed each proposal.

From November 30 through December 15, 20 groups of eight students and their faculty guides collaborated remotely using Microsoft Teams on their selected Winter Project. Members of the junior class used this same period of time to complete their Global Collaborative Challenge, also working together remotely. The Wintersession groups had 50 to 60 hours to deep-dive into their projects and were given the autonomy to manage that time however they needed. Projects reflected the faculty’s diverse interests: Moneyball; Examining African-American Oral Tradition from Slavery through Hip Hop and Rap; Sustainable Renewable Energy Past, Present, and Future; Mixing Mastering and Editing Virtual Music Videos; Building an Owl Box; and A Global Lens through Philosophy and Film, among others.

At the end of Wintersession, teams were paired and presented their projects to one another, which provided an opportunity to give and receive feedback from peers. Roberta Lidl then met in person with each faculty pair to assess what worked and what could be revamped for subsequent years. “Faculty were almost shocked at how much fun they and their students had,” Lidl says, “considering it was conducted remotely. They appreciated the concentrated time to focus, which made it an enriching deep-dive, a master class experience of sorts. They’re enthusiastic about the potential behind these innovative and creative collaborations.

Their thoughtful feedback will help us hone our approach for next year.”

Erik Olstein ’86 offers his perspective

as an alumnus; parent of Ryan ’11, Kevon ’14, and Hunter ’17; and President of the Board of Trustees. “How do we continue to provide a quality education geared to the needs of an ever-changing world while maintaining the ethos of the School?

How can we broaden experiences for the 21st-century student? Our goal is to create an environment where students interact with each other and have a diverse range of experiences that engage their intellectual curiosity and promote self-awareness.”

“Fortunately, we have vibrant faculty, flexibility in programming, and students who have grown comfortable working in collaborative groups and engaging in interdisciplinary, experiential learning. The students are taking a more active role in charting the course of their education. These Institutes of Active Learning are a natural evolution of this forward-thinking approach to boys’ education.”

So what does September look like? The faculty have examined their curricula to assess which critical skills and which of the four sectors the material touches on.

Over the summer, they will fine-tune their classes to incorporate these sectors and skills. Taylor understands that adapting to change is never easy but credits the faculty who have ‘grown comfortable with being uncomfortable.’ “We’ve learned to adapt, develop new skills, and value unique forms of community connection. The pandemic has only made the School stronger as we cross the bridge to the other side.”

And the far side of that bridge ushers in the Institutes for Active Learning, poised to challenge and engage the next generation of boys.

by the numbers Active Learning THE WAY BOYS LEARN AND GROW At Trinity-Pawling, we teach and learn from experience. Our academic programs are active and applied, packed with opportunities for hands-on learning — and we make this learning happen everywhere. We also offer an exceptionally long list of co-curricular activities — opportunities for students to challenge themselves, learn new skills, and build communities within the larger School community.

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Tracks of study within the Institutes for Active Learning include Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Citizenship, Environmental Stewardship.

20 Remote Winter Project presentations with topics including The Art of Fly Tying, Slavery Then and Now, Hitchhiker’s Guide to Painting the Galaxy, and more.

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Collective years of teaching experience at Trinity-Pawling among our faculty.

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of skills acquired by students through hands-on experiences and learning by doing.

55 Co-curricular clubs and activities offered on campus reflect our students’ distinct combination of interests and their freedom to pursue multiple passions simultaneously.

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Global Collaborative Challenge topics studied during Wintersession 2020. Students selected from a wide range of global issues — from healthcare to mass pollution to international policy — and collaborated remotely to take a deep-dive into their chosen area of interest.

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Unlimited gifts and talents realized.

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COACHING DURING COVID

BY CYRUS ROTHWELL-FERRARIS

Amidst the disappointment and challenge of lost interscholastic competition, the boys in blue and gold have shown resilience and adaptability as they prepare for an opportunity to play again. Outside of practices this year, athletes committed to improve their potential through a newly instituted strength and conditioning program led by Coach Gillman ’05 and Coach Pirie. The program began in the fall and continued throughout the school year, and hopefully beyond.

When asked to define the challenges and unique opportunities of their seasons without games, coaches responded with both their common approach, virus or not, and also with the enhanced goal of individual growth.

Coach Ferraris ’93 on his varsity hockey team: “We like to give responsibilities or spaces to the student-athletes right away — give them ownership of certain parts of practice, film, strength and conditioning, strategy, or the locker room. The more we can enable a student-athlete in the team’s growth, the better the teamwork, competition, and bonds.” Some philosophies ring true for every team, and Ferraris’ equal approach to the COVID season supported this ideal. “There’s never enough time for on-ice skill development and game preparation in

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hockey; there’s also never enough time for off-ice training of the body and mind with strength and conditioning, film, and person-building. That is the game’s beauty.”

On the basketball court, Coach Casson reflects similar ideas. “COVID allowed us to spend more time on the individual development of our players. We had more time to work on shooting, ball handling, and weight training.

It also gave us more time to break down stuff like defensive and offensive team principles and special situations. We never felt like we had to hurry to try and squeeze in things to get ready for games.”

The squash team donned special face shields to simultaneously protect players’ eyes and prevent viral transmission as they faced off during practice. With a slate of varied talent, the players found challenging competition within the team. Trinity-Pawling wrestling coaches conducted safe workouts as they looked towards potential tournaments.

In a grand way, the challenges are training young athletes to realize what it takes to ride through the bumps in the road, in both sports and in life. Ferraris maintains, “In times like these, we continue what we regularly do, and we’re fortunate that there is never enough time.”

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Booker Corrigan ’84 CALLING IT STRAIGHT

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“Do something today that your tomorrow self will thank you for.”

Booker Corrigan must have been thinking just that as he jostled with parents for a seat at midcourt in the bleachers of high school basketball games. After 19 years of friends and family telling him he’d be a great broadcaster, he finally decided to take to his calling. In a grand team of two: Corrigan on the mic and a friend taping the game, “at a gym with the best lighting, closest to our two houses,” the veteran teacher and lacrosse coach began to amass a library of early broadcasting work. Soon, ESPN surprised Corrigan with a call and he was headed to cover NCAA Division I contests.

More than thirty years after graduating from Trinity-Pawling, Corrigan still relates his many successes to a foundational PG year in the blue and gold. “I have no

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idea where I would be in my life if it weren’t for the role my mother played and my personal growth at TrinityPawling.” In loco parentis: teachers and dorm parents and the Class of ’84 alike helped Corrigan assimilate into an identity of the class and the community as a whole. “The guys at my table would ask me to go do an announcement about whatever was going on that day. Once they found out I was good at it, they really encouraged me to take on appropriate challenges.

The confidence I built at T-P has been incredibly helpful in my broadcasting.”

An inspirational year of English led Corrigan towards teaching after college. With almost two decades of service at McDonogh School in Baltimore, Maryland and Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia, Corrigan had seen many of his former students become teachers and coaches as well. “I coached and taught and was the advisor for (Seattle Seahawks quarterback) Russell Wilson," he said.

“People say, ‘oh that’s so cool,’ but I have taught hundreds of students who haven’t won a Super Bowl, and they are just as successful at what they do!”

In addition to broadcasting some big college lacrosse games, ESPN has assigned him to a playoff game seven years in a row. Corrigan also runs the ‘Booker Corrigan Show,’ a podcast released under Corrigan Sports Enterprises. Featured by ESPN as a top talk-show in the mid-Atlantic region, Corrigan covers the whole gambit of the sports world from the pros to the neighborhood park. When he’s not recording, he supports the family outfit, Corrigan Sports Enterprises, as they conduct marathons and lacrosse camps from Oakland, California to Tampa, Florida, drawing thousands of participants every year.

Corrigan says he came to TrinityPawling “for the purpose of becoming the best version of myself.” He credits the Class of ’84, remarking, “we were just good at being us — we had

so many characters and we allowed each other to grow into ourselves comfortably.” With apologies to his football teammates for so many missed blocks, he nods to Chris Gaylord ’84 and Mort Fearey ’84 as the glue that still holds their class together.

In response to current challenges, Corrigan urges young athletes to consider a PG year at Trinity-Pawling, especially as seasons are suspended due to COVID. Beyond sports, he maintains that “a PG year for a lot of kids could be an unbelievable value. It’s about the relationships that you form because of dorm life and the academic standards at T-P. Trinity-Pawling instills that day-to-day appreciation for what you have — finding a way to get through by looking at the end and knowing you did it the right way.”

“ The guys at my table would ask me to

go do an announcement about whatever was going on that day. Once they found out I was good at it, they really encouraged me to take on appropriate challenges. The confidence I built at T-P has been incredibly helpful in my broadcasting. ”

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connections Dr. John Daniels ’48 PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR FUTURE STUDENTS

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BY MARIA BUTEUX READE

When John Daniels enrolled as a senior in September 1947, he knew that Trinity-Pawling offered opportunities that Pawling High School could not. The renowned school on the hillside had just reopened after closing for World War II, and John’s parents wanted their son to experience this unique education. “All students were boarders at that point,” Daniels recalls. His one year at TrinityPawling helped prepare Daniels for Amherst College and, later, the University of Rochester School of Medicine.

Daniels now finds himself in the position of providing financial support that will allow future students to benefit from a Trinity-Pawling education.

Daniels has planned his estate to include a significant bequest directed to The Charline and Melinda Daniels ’81 Memorial Scholarship Fund. This Fund was established in 2017 by a member

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of the Class of 1980, who wishes to remain anonymous. This young man was a good friend of John’s daughter Melinda, Class of ’81, and spent many hours at the Daniels’ home on Quaker Hill. He created the Scholarship Fund to honor the family that took him under its wing while he was a student at TrinityPawling. The scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance, with preference given to deserving students in the Language through Enrichment, Analysis, and Development (LEAD) Program, formerly known as the Language Retraining Program.

Melinda Daniels passed away in her sleep on June 29, 2020 as a result of an autoimmune disease and a bone marrow disease that together adversely affected her heart and major blood vessels. She was buried in a family plot within the Christ Church Cemetery on Quaker Hill

on July 18, next to her mother and John’s wife Charline, who died in 2005.

Dr. John Daniels enjoyed a successful career as an anesthesiologist. Following seven years at Yale New Haven Hospital, Daniels and his family moved back to Pawling in 1979. He spent the bulk of his medical career in Danbury, Connecticut. During this time period, Daniels also served as a member of Trinity-Pawling’s Board of Trustees from 1978 to 1991. He retired in 1996 after 37 years of medical practice.

“I have a great affection for TrinityPawling,” he says. “The School provides a good education and helps the students learn to manage their own lives.

Contributing to the Scholarship Fund is a wonderful cause as it will help students attend the School who might not have been able to do so otherwise. Bill Taylor is doing a good job following in the footsteps of his predecessors, teaching young men valuable life lessons and a broad range of skills.”

Daniels moved from Pawling to Nashua, New Hampshire in 2012 to be nearer to family. “I live in a wonderful independent community and have the privilege of seeing my two sons, Fred and Mark, and my three grandchildren regularly.” He keeps physically active with regular exercise and daily walking, and mentally sharp, thanks to voracious reading, bridge, and cribbage.

Fortunately, he still drives and enjoys meandering rides in the New Hampshire countryside.

And like the rest of us, John looks forward to the world moving safely past this pandemic.

Clayton Smith ’64 LEADING A LIFE OF SERVICE

BY EMMA CHRISTIANTELLI

From his time in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy to his 25-year stretch with the Santa Monica Police Department in California, Clay Smith knows a little something about service.

After graduating from Trinity-Pawling, Clay attended the University of South Carolina as a journalism student and member of the Navy ROTC program. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy after earning a bachelor’s degree and was assigned to a destroyer based in Long Beach, California. “While serving in Vietnam, I even ran into an old Trinity-Pawling classmate in the Officer’s Club — David Elwell ’64. David was an avid sailor and is still one of my good friends.”

Shortly after his return from Vietnam, Clay found himself — to his great surprise — on a list for early release. “I enjoyed my time in the service, and I didn’t have any plans yet for life afterwards,” he explained. “But I took the opportunity and hoped for the best.” Within a few short months, Clay tried his hand at sailing (inspired by his old friend Elwell) and enjoyed a brief stint as a deckhand and steward on a charter boat in the British West Indies. Fast forward a few more years, and Clay returned to California, joining the ranks of the Santa Monica Police Department. “I served as an officer in Santa Monica for 25 years. I may not have pursued a career in journalism after college, but I sure can write a good police report,” he laughed.

Following his 50th reunion celebration, where the Class of 1964 set the School's reunion fundraising record, Clay was moved by the collective generosity of his fellow ’64 grads and made a gift of his own — generously including Trinity-Pawling in his estate plans. His gift will make a tremendous difference for the School and leave a meaningful legacy. “I spent four years at Trinity-Pawling and the faculty really did their best to help me grow as a man. My education there set me on the right path, and I wouldn’t have led the same life without it. I felt it was important to give back to the institution that gave me so much.”

As he looks back, first on his years at Trinity-Pawling and then on his service in the military and law enforcement, Clay’s advice for current and future students is simple: “Everyone has something they can give. Try new things, find your strengths, keep an open mind, and just do your very best.”

Now retired, Clay continues to serve his community as a school bus driver for a public school district near his new home in Idaho. Following his own advice to try new things, he also took up cycling and recently participated in a cross-country bike ride raising funds for the Wounded Warrior Project,

a nonprofit organization that provides support programs for injured veterans.

On behalf of the School community, we extend a heartfelt thank you to Clay for his incredible dedication and service — as a veteran, civil servant, and generous supporter of Trinity-Pawling School.

To learn more about making a planned gift to Trinity-Pawling, visit www.trinitypawling.org/giving.

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The Class of 1969 A 5OTH REUNION TO REMEMBER

BY MARIA BUTEUX READE

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s teenagers, the Class of 1969 lived through some pivotal moments in the nation’s history: global student protests, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, Vietnam, and Apollo 8 circling the moon. As seniors, they witnessed the south end of Cluett burn on a bitter cold February day. Several months later, their lacrosse team, led by Coach Bill LaBelle, secured its second undefeated season in three years.

With such a storied past, it seemed only fitting that this was the last class to celebrate a 50th reunion on campus before the pandemic took hold.

On a perfect October weekend in 2019, more than 45 classmates returned to Pawling. A reunion committee consisting of Bill Shannon, Bill Kelly, Emlen Drayton, Ken Knowles, and Steve Schmid had spent nearly a year generating enthusiasm and commitment. Early in 2019, Shannon traveled to Pawling several times to meet with Colleen Dealy in the Office of Advancement and started phoning classmates directly. “We miss you; we want to see you; come back to campus in October.”

Bill Kelly pitched in with the Cluett phone sessions later that spring. Kelly followed up with a heartfelt letter to his classmates encouraging them to make plans.

The weekend kicked off Friday morning in Gardiner Theater with a powerful video created by Ken Knowles.

The narrated montage captured highlights of the legendary match-up between two undefeated lacrosse teams from 1969: Trinity-Pawling and Andover. 25 years prior, in October 1994, players — then in their 40s — from those two teams convened on campus to finally play ‘the game that never was.’ The film paid particular tribute to standout teammate Rick Bergland who had died in April 2012.

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On Saturday morning, the School community and alumni returned to Gardiner Theater to watch Chair of the Arts Ned Reade engage Steve Hannock ’69 in a lively conversation about his unlikely path from standout hockey goalie to internationally acclaimed artist. Hannock’s massive landscapes now hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and on the walls of private collectors, including Sting. A few hours later, Shannon was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame; Scott Menzies toasted him with reflections from their half-century friendship.

That evening, members of the class and their spouses dined in Gamage House, where Shannon, a natural emcee,

invited classmates to share reflections. Thanks to his trap-like mind, the former head prefect recalled a story about each person in attendance that evening, anecdotes that primed the well of memories from young men forged by their collective experience.

The class had invited Bill LaBelle as their special guest for the weekend. Emlen Drayton served as his personal chauffeur, transporting LaBelle from his Rhode Island home back to Pawling. On Saturday evening, Shannon announced the establishment of the J. William LaBelle Scholarship Fund. This class of powerhouse athletes had channeled both teamwork and innate competition into raising $50,000 to honor their beloved coach and mentor.

Shannon and Geoff von Kuhn kicked off the fundraising effort with lead gifts, and their classmates followed suit, stepping up at all levels. Tom Richards swooped in at the end and pushed the campaign over the goal. To date, more than $100,000 has been raised for the Fund.

A visibly moved Coach LaBelle expressed his sincere gratitude and vowed to communicate directly with future students who would benefit from the grant.

50 years of tumult and triumph, competition and camaraderie. Those fortunate enough to reunite in October 2019 enjoyed one more weekend to relive those transformative experiences, together.

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upcoming events Whether in-person or virtual, Trinity-Pawling events provide a great opportunity to connect with the community. We look forward to seeing you soon!

SAVE THE DATEs! Join us to gather with alumni, parents, friends, and faculty — or to make new connections — and find out what’s happening at Trinity-Pawling.

Mark your calendars, spread the word, and get ready to join us in 2021!

OCTOBER 8-9, 2021 Parents’ Weekend

WEBINAR SERIES Join us throughout the year for our interactive webinars featuring experts from the Trinity-Pawling community.

For the full list of webinar topics and registration information, please visit www.trinitypawling.org/pride-perspectives.

We look forward to connecting with you!

OCTOBER 22-23, 2021 Alumni Homecoming and Reunion Weekend DECEMBER 12, 2021 Candlelight Service with Parents and Community

For more information about these events and more, visit www.trinitypawling.org.

If you’d like to be on our event mailing list, be sure we have your current information on file. Please contact Janet Hubbard P’07 at jhubbard@trinitypawling.org or 845-855-4830.

All dates are subject to change if forced by the response to COVID-19.

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Join the Pride Parents’ Association — it’s a great way to get to know other parents, show your pride in the School, and make a difference in our community!

No matter your distance from campus, there are many opportunities to participate and volunteer. Watch your inboxes for PPA events.

For more information please contact parents@trinitypawling.org

AdAPT, INNOVATE, REIMAGINE, REPEAT. If the past year has taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected.

At Trinity-Pawling, we shifted plans and reworked our teaching model to best serve our students all over the world. On campus, we strengthened safety measures and created new ways to work, learn, and live together as a community.

While we long for a return to normalcy, our efforts have proven that we do indeed live by our mission in a very tangible way. Our commitment to being prepared for an ever-changing world sets an important example and benefits our students each and every day.

Your gift to the Trinity-Pawling Fund enables us to remain focused, agile, and well-prepared for whatever the future holds. More than ever, it supports students on their educational journeys, in a very challenging time and beyond.

Please consider making a gift today, and invest in a bright, bold, and exciting future for the boys of Trinity-Pawling.

Make your gift today via the reply envelope in this magazine or safely and securely online at www.trinitypawling.org/give.

class notes | 1948 | Joe Callo I had my 91st birthday in December.

Chalked up my fourth great grandchild a few weeks ago. Holding forth in New York City with my wife and best friend Sally.

Continue to have good memories of my classmates in T-P ’48 and good wishes for current T-P students and faculty. As Satchel Page used to say. "Don’t ever look back, something may be gaining on you."

of 2001) and I have oil & gas service companies in Angola, Namibia, and Guyana providing diving, safety training, and supply services. Tried retirement 20 years ago but it didn’t take.

| 1958 | Michael Kovner

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| 1959 |

Brian Woolf Pete Foster’s ’51 nephews and families live in nearby Berkeley, CA and are like our extended family. If Heidi and I are still around, we look forward to Reunion 2021 to celebrate my 70th! Author Bruce Moody ’51 has had two poems recently published. Trompe in The Berkeley News. And Rain In the Time Of Plague in The Benicia Herald. His short story The Jaunt appears in The Carquinez Review. And his new book Water, a story in stories, will come out later this year. You’ll find the last two available at Amazon and at your usual bookstore. For film reviews, check out moviemoody.com. To write him, do so at brucemoody@mac.com. He’ll welcome your interest.

| 1953 |

Richard Van Horn

The year started out very quietly. We stayed in Greenwich for the holidays instead of going to Palm Beach as usual. Sadly, I received news that my old pal and T-P classmate Bruce Huffine died suddenly just after Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season. Janet Hubbard called me with the sad news. I then called Betsy Huffine. I have stayed in touch with the Huffines since our graduation from T-P in 1958. Bruce was a great friend since we met — I was 14 and our friendship remained strong for more than sixty years. I would like to start a memorial fund in his honor and hopefully our class will follow.

Gil Lamb As a member of the Class of 1953, it means we are 85 or 86 years of age. We who remain alive are maybe lucky since we have lost many of our classmates and friends. So, my class note for this T-P issue is: Remember when you read this it will be the first day of the rest of your life. Make the succeeding days count for something and count your blessings that you can still say you are an alumnus of Trinity-Pawling School.

| 1955 | Terry Ray Debby and I are in Milton, MA, close by Sean and his family, enjoying their 13-yearold twins and a 5-year-old granddaughter and an 8-year-old grandson. Sean (Class 48 T R I N I T Y - P A W L I N G M A G A Z I N E

Christmas party for the Trinity-Pawling community at The Union Club in New York. Hopefully, by early December 2021 we will be able to gather once again. As a trustee, I miss our meetings on campus which usually take place the last weekend in January. We had our Zoom trustee meeting just last week — it just not the same! Hopefully it will be sooner for us this year in December, 2021. Forward! On T-P! Our wonderful alma mater! Signing off for now! Trustee since 2007.

Here is a photo of me in T-P gear that was sent to me by T-P’s advancement office.

Regan LaFontaine always stays in touch.

I also included a photo of our Christmas tree at our home in Greenwich. One can see our view overlooking Wilshire Lake in backcountry Greenwich — perfectly splendid. I missed hosting our regular

Hi All, A late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year of the White Metal Ox. As I am sure you all understand, not much excitement this year. No trips, no new grandchildren, the only new project is adding solar and underground electrical service. On the bright side, we are all still here and we couldn’t be in a nicer place to hunker down. We are lucky to have a nice environment for the kids, and especially the grandkids to retreat to. Noreen and I both made 80 this year and feel every minute of it. Jon and Ashley are doing well. Jon is still combining computer work at home with managing the kids Hayden and Saylor at home during lock down. We worry about Ashley at work in Queen’s Hospital as a pathology technician, but so far so good.

Hayden is a total extrovert, into everything, while Saylor is into princess dolls and being cute. Both are comfortable in the ocean at a very young age, which is a bit scary. Jill and Brant are living on top of each other, all of them — Kawena, Reyn, and Chase are working and schooling at home, including Tusker the dog. Brant is running his trust online, amid the chaos, as best he can. Jill

is mother, carpenter, chauffer, housekeeper and wife, all in one. Kawena is a freshman at Punahou School and is totally into volleyball and surfing. With the current pandemic restrictions, surfing is a good outlet. Indoor volleyball has transitioned to the beach, with just two kids on a side.

Reyn is a sixth-grader at MidPac School into tennis and starting surfing. Reyn caught his first fish at our house the other day. Chase, a first-grader at Noelani is an active child into everything — sword fighting with sticks, collecting shells, and racing around. Things get especially wild when he and Hayden are at our house.

| 1960 | Lennox “Dice” Stuart I married Margie and am living in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. We have 3 children, Lennox IV, Courtney, and Heather — two boys and one girl. Also 11 grandchildren.

Lennox IV lives in New Canaan, CT with three boys; Courtney lives in Darien, CT with one girl and three boys; and Heather lives in Darien, CT with three girls and one boy. Thank God all are happy and healthy.

Christopher Vock Where did time go! At 78, I still enjoy riding my old bikes — younger than their owner. As mum would say, "... I have no future ... but oh what a past!" Regards to all — keep safe.

Meilleures salutations, Christopher Vock, Switzerland

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| 1969 |

Jeffrey Hyman

Em Drayton

All is well in mountains of Colorado: mountain ski town guide at Keystone, raft trip in September in Grand Canyon — spectacular.

Four kids: Henry (27), Emo (29), Fritz (31), and Maggie (33) are all college grads.

Henry is a filmmaker in LA. Emo just put together an album of 11 of his songs in Atlanta, produced by one of Henry’s friends. Fritz is an arborist and has a mill that he makes live-edge planks for sale and has been experimenting with furniture design, and Maggie owns a few successful businesses that she started in Florida. I am starting to worry as no spouses yet. I have retired from science teaching and athletic directing after 29 years at St. Michael’s School in Newport, RI. COVID’s remote teaching was a pretty impractical way to conduct lab courses. My family and I have managed to see each other a fair amount even during the pandemic. Maggie and Henry got tested and surprised me by showing up on my birthday. Quarantining on our little 4-acre farm in Middletown, RI is not half-bad!

| 1967 | Andrew Masset

Hoping you all are safe and well. A film I worked on January 2020 is soon to be released. It stars Hugh Jackman and is called Jade (I think). I worked with Hugh for two weeks and three scenes, and shot it in New Orleans. If you are interested, watch for its release. I got a lovely note from Colleen Dealy in the Trinity-Pawling Advancement office. The Class of ’67 should plan another reunion before we “move on.” “Live long and prosper.”

| 1968 | David Lott Served as the editor for a new book, The Brownsville Texas Incident of 1906: The True and Tragic Story of a Black Battalion’s Wrongful Disgrace and Ultimate Redemption

by Lieutenant Colonel William Baker. The book was recently awarded a 2020 Silver Medal, History Category, by the Military Writers of America who called it “a great story of moral courage and eventual justice.”

Will Rosenbaum We hunkered down in Apalachicola, FL until June, then headed to our family compound in Boothbay, ME. Both locations were relatively safe with few positive COVID-19 cases. Playing golf and boating offered a break from quarantine.

We returned to Apalachicola in November and I resumed my old employment at the local animal clinic, working one day a week. I am finishing restoration of a 1956 Chevy 3100. I was able to get our first vaccine 2 weeks ago. Now that 1/20/21 has passed, things are looking better. Hoping all our classmates are healthy and safe.

Noel MacCarry

Rodney Rose I was nominated as Vice Chairman of the Fort Huachua Community Thrift Store and also nominated as a volunteer for the Brown Canyon Trail Ranch House Preservation group in Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona. Karen and I love living here in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The Huachua Mountains are right across the street from us with three 9,000-foot peaks of splendor.

Cochise County is rich in history with lots to see and do — the towns of Bisbee, Tombstone, and Fort Huachua are right around the corner.

Our son Brian and his steady girl Ashley are expecting Miles Patrick MacCarry. Recent ultrasound shows he’ll be a whopper.

Brian’s Ashley will have to figure out co-parenting, like his parents Noel and Debbie, working the opposite shift. Brian teaches music therapy, while Ashley is a child care worker, studying to be a social worker. Both are working at the residential treatment center and animal/plant assisted therapy, Green Chimneys School in Brewster, NY. Check out Who Was Pete Seeger by Noel MacCarry #PenguinRandomHouse #Penguinkids #Penguinclassroom. I am still learning about hashtags and Instagram.

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class notes | 1970 | Bruce Birns

A dear greeting to all — I graduated from T-P, but after school I have always lived in Italy. Even though we are still in contact with some ’75 alumni.

See you soon, Andrea

| 1977 | James Hansen I just recently left my hometown of NYC for sunny south Florida, settling in Boynton Beach.

After being a NYC guy my entire adult life (Columbia, Fordham Law, Bronx DA’s Office), my wife Rachel, who grew up in Birmingham, AL, has finally made me a “country boy” as we have recently moved into a house in Scarsdale. Thank goodness my brother Doug, (T-P ’73) lives 5 minutes away with his tool box. While our two young boys Josh (7) and Matt (5) miss our Battery Park sunsets and I miss the all-night delis (they close here at 9 PM — 3 hours before we usually get a chance at dinner), I am 40 minutes closer to my favorite T-P “cabinet” members: Janet Hubbard, Regan LaFontaine, MJ Davenport, and fellow thespian Colleen Dealy, and of course the Hubbard Gym foul line. Hope to see everyone at our 50th reunion; hopefully before the year “2525.”

| 1971 | Beau Barile Still alive, making the best of our situation!

Not looking for pity: we still have it very good here in America. We just have to navigate our lives. The clouds still have a silver lining! If all goes well, we should be celebrating the 50-50 in October with our friends from 1970! Stay positive everyone — stay productive! God Bless!

| 1975 | Andrea Ponzellini

Peter recently married Michelle on September 19, 2020.

| 1993 | Robert Grant Rob recently took on the role of Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Social Impact at Cruise, the world’s leading self-driving car company. He now lives in Menlo Park, CA, with his wife, Colleen, and their four boys (ages 9-14).

| 1985 | Taylor Abbett

| 1996 | Jay Sullivan

Starting a side venture in Augmented Reality. Staying active in racquets, still playing D1 platform tennis — as I get older the new generation gets younger and faster.

Still keep my Jester membership as one day I might get back to squash. Glad to see Mr. Reade got some love. Three daughters — my oldest is at “No Joke” Aquinas Academy. Her workload brings back memories of Mr. Coratti’s AP history classes and Zeus’ AP English. They are the only two subjects I can hang with her, as math and bio I avoided at all costs.

Almost 25 years after graduating from T-P in 1996, my family and I have decided to return to the Pawling area. In August we purchased a weekend home on Quaker Hill in Pawling. Only 5 miles from T-P! We have been spending a lot of time during COVID in Pawling between school and work in NYC. Looking forward to visiting the campus when things return to normal.

| 2004 |

Hope all is well on the quad and that the boys are staying healthy and active! Hope to make it back for one of the reunions!

| 1992 | Peter Lee

Tim Swon Tim and Kelly Swon had a son, John Chester, on 10/25/2020. John is looking forward to being a member of TrinityPawling Class of 2038.

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| 2012 |

| 2017 |

Joseph Lupo

Evan Kanouse

Matthew Galarza

I was promoted in November 2020 to Assistant Director of Academic Technology at Greenwich Country Day School. I will be finishing my second master’s degree in May and will graduate with an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy. I will be pursuing an Ed.D. in the fall to further investigate the impact of technology on K-12 learning.

Matt was accepted to Rensselaer Polytechnic’s co-terminal program in mechanical engineering. He will complete his master’s degree in one year upon graduating with his BS degree in May 2021.

Matthew completed a six-month internship at Sanofi Pasteur in 2020, one of the leading vaccine manufacturers in the world. Due to the pandemic, the last part of the internship was done virtually.

A shining bright light of happiness amidst an otherwise challenging year, we are thrilled to announce the engagement of Joseph to Michelle Murowski. The couple had a special and intimate engagement with their immediate families right before the Christmas holiday on 12/23/20.

| 2014 | Nick Yawman

| 2009 | Beau Roeder

Beau welcomed a baby boy, Vance Jameson into the world on December 18, 2020.

In July 2020, I relocated to Seattle, WA after spending two years in Atlanta, GA. Along with my dad, Dave, we drove a U-Haul 2,750 miles through 12 states over the course of 6 days. Highlights include ribs in St. Louis; Ice Cream Capital of the World — Le Mars, Iowa; Mount Rushmore; and the site of Custer’s Last Stand in Montana. I’ve since reconnected with friends from Santa Clara University and began work at Avenue 55, a real estate development company.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Submit your Class Notes and photographs for the next issue of Trinity-Pawling Magazine online at www.trinitypawling.org/classnotes

Alumni, are you looking for a way to network and keep in touch with classmates, as well as fellow alums from across the years? Search no further than our Trinity-Pawling Alumni Directory App! You can search alumni by class year, industry, sports, location, college, and more. Here’s the key, though…you need to register to take advantage of it all.

Signing up is easy. View the instructions for both Apple and Android phones on our website: www.trinitypawling.org/alumni/app.

Once you’ve registered, you can even message or invite classmates to join via Facebook. The more alums who are on the app, the more robust the directory will be. Don’t wait…sign up now!

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in memoriam We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the families of these Trinity-Pawling and Pawling School alumni.

Mr. Bruce W. Huffine ’58 November 29, 2020 Stamford, CT

Mr. James B. Tully ’66 August 31, 2020 Bayside, NY

Mr. Kevin M. Bracken ’83 May 2020 Denver, CO

Mr. Frederic William Brundage ’61 September 18, 2020 Hilo, HI

Dr. Charles H. Kite ’67 January 4, 2019 Albany, NY

Mr. Blakeslee E. Erdmann ’18 January 25, 2021 West Palm Beach, FL

We also offer our warmest condolences to the families of these former faculty, parents, and friends of Trinity-Pawling School.

Mr. William J. Bergen GP’03 October 31, 2019 Brewster, NY

Mr. Richard P. Mellon P’83 July 27, 2020 Laughlintown, PA

Mr. Richard E. Rahill P’77 January 21, 2020 Hammondsport, NY

Mrs. Jenny Bracken December 2020 Carmel, IN

Mrs. Joan Mills GP’18 October 24, 2020 Port Charlotte, FL

Mr. Louis J. Rankowitz GP’00 September 7, 2020 Pawucket, RI

Mrs. Ann M. Clinedinst W’51 December 2, 2019 Basking Ridge, NJ

Mrs. Anne Cameron K. Montgomery GP’01, GP’05 February 27, 2020 New Orleans, LA

Mrs. Rachel Robles GP’08 February 9. 2020 Tucson, AZ

Dr. Walter E. Furr, Jr. GP’06 November 20, 2020 Miami, FL Mr. Alfred Jago GP’99 December 26, 2020 Toms River, NJ Mrs. Helen R. Jago GP’99 March 23, 2021 Toms River, NJ Norbert M. Leonard February 10, 2021 Winchester, VA Mrs. Susan McKnelly P’86, GP’21 October 2020 Towson, MD

Mrs. Marion Nugent GP’13, GP’14 March 1, 2020 Granby, MA Mrs. Anne Clay Oldham P’88 December 14, 2020 Lexington, NY Mrs. Joan Marie Motley Olstein P’86, P’87, GP’11, GP’14, GP’17 January 8, 2021 Kinnelon, NJ Mr. John Lloyd Owen III November 2020 Hudson, NY Mrs. Martha Pulver GP’09, GP’11 November 16, 2020 Wingdale, NY

Mrs. Patricia R. Rooney P’81 January 30, 2021 Pittsburgh, PA Mrs. Dolores S. Simmons GP’05 August 4, 2020 Fall River, MA Mr. Calvin A. Thompson P’88 May 25, 2020 Mount Kisco, NY Mr. Nicholas J. Tresaloni GP’00 December 1, 2020 Rifton, NY Mr. Gerald Wolkoff GP’21 July 17, 2020 Edgewood, NY

This list includes the individuals whose deaths were reported to the Office of Advancement prior to March 31, 2021.

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from THE archives

1918 During the 1918-1919 school year, articles and headlines appearing in the school newspaper, The Pawling School Weekly, indicate that the Pawling School was taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of influenza on campus. At the same time, however, interscholastic athletic competitions were still being held, and outside entertainment was provided on campus.

Life at the School largely proceeded as scheduled, with only a few hiccups midyear: Dr. Gamage did not allow students to travel home for Thanksgiving Day, yet was forced to close the School just four days later until after the first of the year.

OCTOBER 3, 1918 George Wever ’20 returned to school last Friday, being detained for three days by Spanish Influenza.

OCTOBER 10, 1918 Headline: No Spanish Influenza in Pawling [School] OCTOBER 17, 1918 On account of the influenza in the village, the fellows have been prohibited from leaving the School grounds.

OCTOBER 24, 1918 Two inoculations of anti-influenza vaccine have been given to the members of the School

by Dr. Morrison; the first on Thursday and the second Saturday night, after the entertainment.

OCTOBER 31, 1918 Dr. Dawe inspected the anti-influenza serum last Thursday, as Dr. Morrison was ill.

BY MEGAN BURLINGTON

NOVEMBER 28, 1918 Dr. Gamage has announced that no boys will be allowed to go home on Thanksgiving Day. [no reason given, but influenza likely] JANUARY 9, 1919 On December 2 [1918] the influenza made it necessary to close the School until after New Year’s Day. JANUARY 16, 1919 Notice: All fellows are warned not to break the quarantine regulations of the School. No one is allowed to go to town or off school property without permission. Take due care that this regulation is obeyed.

Government-sponsored public health announcement, like this one published in Illustrated Current News in October 1918, emphasized the importance of taking extra precaution to prevent the spread of Spanish Influenza.

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Frank Fritts History teacher, varsity squash coach, dorm parent, and mentor Frank Fritts is in his 11th year of service at Trinity-Pawling School. After a stint as a paralegal at a New York City corporate law firm, Fritts began his career in education. After teaching for a year in Rhode Island and three years in Tuxedo Park, New York, Fritts was off to graduate school at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He spent the next eight years in Massachusetts before joining Trinity-Pawling, where he now lives on campus with his wife Katy and their two young children.

Fritts also brings 27 years of outdoor education experience to the Trinity-Pawling community. His passion for teaching outside the classroom comes from working at the summer camp in Casco, Maine that has been in the Fritts family for four generations — it was established in 1916.

What does working for a NYC law firm and a boarding school have in common?

“The pace to life. Slow…faster, faster, faster…slow. It’s important to find a pace that’s right for you. I often ask my students: ‘what’s a good pace for you?’ as they consider their future.”

Why did you choose education over law?

“I didn’t have a passion for law. One should pursue what interests them and not feel limited. Through the Practicum, I teach my students to pursue something that means something to them and to embrace the opportunities here.”

How would you describe the spirit of the Trinity-Pawling community?

“Supportive. The best example is Stepping Up — that is the spirit of the community! Lining up along the quad, the

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outpouring of emotion (the beauty of being all-boys), students supporting and celebrating each other, one and all. It’s my favorite time of the year.”

What excites you about the future of boys’ education at Trinity-Pawling?

“I’ve been developing outdoor programs with a curriculum and lesson plans at my family’s summer camp for years. I see the potential for an outdoor education program at Trinity-Pawling that goes beyond recreational activities.”

What makes you proud to be a teacher at TrinityPawling?

“Watching progression…seeing a student follow a passion… noticing when a student suddenly becomes engaged in how to learn…watching a student succeed in his own way.”