Westover Winter Magazine 2013 by Westover School

Westover Winter Magazine 2013

Global Thinking, Individual Strengths.

In This Issue Global Thinking, Individual Strengths 4

Alumnae & Student Pairing • Human Rights Activism Community Service Award • Student Activism Candlelight Ceremony in Honor of Sandy Hook

Academics

Investing in Girls Program • Academics Overview • E.E. Ford Grant Flipped Classrooms • A Day in the Life

Inspiring Women: Campaign for Westover

Thank You Retiring Trustees • Celebrating Louisa Jones Palmer ’54 Welcome to New Trustees • Wise Women of Westover • Ways to Give Welcome to New Faculty

The Arts at Westover

Celebrating Michael Gallagher • The Poetry Corner • SOMSI Program Westover Drama • Stanton Grant Awarded • Bob Havery on Sabbatical

Fall Sports Day • Focus on Westover Cross Country • Alumnae Athletes Play For a Cure at Parents’ Weekend • Mountain Day

Athletics at Westover

Westover Alumnae

Staying Connected to Westover • Alumnae Events • Alumnae in the News Young Alumnae on Stage • Alumnae Photos • Class Notes Passages • Westover’s Annual Fund - Helping Others Discover Their Passion

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Ann Pollina, Head of School

“Why Westover?” I am often asked during admission season, and the answer I give is reflected in the pages of this magazine. Westover – because the world is a much smaller place than ever before. We need graduates who understand that they are smart and talented for a reason, that they have work to do with their lives, that they are responsible for being good citizens of this country and this earth. Westover - because the world needs ethical leaders in an unprecedented way. We need individuals unafraid of hard work, bold enough to take a stand, skilled in appreciating and building community. Westover – because the world needs women trained and educated to define their lives. If we wish to rebuild our world, we need women who are eager to reach out a helping hand to their sisters, and, through them, make changes that will have a global effect. Westover – because we have proof, through generations of alumnae, that though the paths we choose may be widely varied, the women of Westover leave their mark. The world is a better place because they are in it. Ann Pollina, Head of School

I am honored to be President of Westover’s Board of Trustees. Who would have thought that when I arrived at Westover (in the middle of the night with one suitcase) that I would return, 44 years later, as President of the Board of Trustees – proof that transformations do happen at Westover! The role of a Trustee is to ensure that Westover remains true to its mission, is fiscally sound, and navigates the fine line between tradition and the contemporary so that our students have a wellrounded experience that they can take into the world. It is also important that we, as Trustees, provide strategic insight and guidance to ensure the School’s reputation and programs are sound so that when we are asked “Why Westover?” we leave the inquirer pondering “Why not Westover?”

Francene Young ’71, President, Board of Trustees

We are pleased to present the next in a series of student and alumnae profiles illustrating the foundations of our Inspiring Women: Campaign for Westover. These are the women of Westover.

Global Thinking, Individual Strengths.

Peggy and Amanda

“Westover provided a real grounding in the lessons of being accountable for your own actions, of sharing responsibility and working with others, and how that translates into the kind of person you are. I found that those lessons have stuck with me all my life.” Peggy Love Stevens ’49 BA, International Relations, Vassar MS, Special Education, Bank Street College of Education Helped establish the Shady Lane School in Pittsburgh Worked in the Child Life Department at Bellevue Hospital in New York City

When Peggy Love Stevens ’49 and Amanda Trabulsi ’12 first met, they discovered that they live just around the corner from each other in New York City. They were also delighted to find that they have shared similar Westover experiences across a span of six decades. Both, for example, held leadership positions, Peggy as President of the Class of 1949 and Amanda as Second Head of School. And both credited an interest in global concerns sparked by their time at Westover. For Peggy, working with teachers and fellow students inspired her “intellectual interests and a greater sense of personal responsibility. At the School, I learned that I truly had to base my actions and thinking in life in moral and ethical terms. And whatever leadership abilities I learned

at Westover have stayed with me.” In appreciation, several years ago Peggy established the Margaret Love Stevens ’49 Award, presented annually to a faculty or staff member in recognition of his or her “individual effort to enhance the moral and ethical education of Westover’s students.” During her years at Westover, Amanda said, she found herself “so much more curious about the world around me,” inspired by teachers and a diverse student body who share their knowledge and experiences from other cultures. “If I hadn’t come to Westover,” Amanda added, “I might not have spent a summer learning Arabic and traveling to Jordan. Westover helps you find that special something that gives you confidence and an appreciation for your abilities.”

“Westover made me realize that I can be comfortable about who I am, because the School encourages people to grow but to still be true to themselves.” Amanda Trabulsi ’12 Second Head of School, Second Head of Dorcas, Co-Founder of Land for Peace, Attending Wellesley College

“The Making of a Human Rights Activist” An Evening Program for the Westover Community

As part of Westover’s year-long focus on human rights, two volunteer activists shared their stories on how they became committed to a variety of civil, political, and economic rights. In a September program entitled “Curiosity, Empathy, Dissatisfaction, Courage: The Making of a Human Rights Activist,” the two women – Joy Peterkin Rasin ’54 and Professor Catherine Rielly, Ph.D., of Southern New Hampshire University – spoke about their experiences and answered questions for students, faculty, and other members of the Westover community. Joy recounted her experiences in the volatile debates surrounding abortion rights in Roe vs. Wade, the attempt to pass the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, and civil rights protests. She also became active in such organizations as Common Cause and the Chicago Foundation for Women. Cathy spoke about her work for 25 years in international women’s rights, aiding in global poverty alleviation and gender justice through field research, policy, and practice. She is Executive Director of Rubia, Inc., a non-profit, which serves women in Afghanistan, developing grassroots education and training programs. Earlier, Joy and her husband, Rudy, sat in on Jill Freeland’s “Freedom” and Lisa Marie Buoncuore’s “Presidential Election” history electives, had lunch with students in the Women’s Rights Club, and met with students and faculty advisors for student groups active in human rights and community service. As part of the year-long theme of human rights, Westover students and faculty have participated in a summer reading program that included books with a range of human rights themes and raised funds for human rights as part of the annual COLORES festival. Other events are planned for the rest of the school year. (L to R) Professor Catherine Rielly, Ph.D, Ann Pollina, and Joy Peterkin Rasin ’54 and students Stephanie Crudele ’14, Aditi Ghatlia ’15, Catherine Rielly, Joy Peterkin Rasin ’54, Joon Choi ’13, & Amber Shelton ’13.

Westover’s Community Service Program Honored by Connecticut Food Bank Westover’s Community Service program was honored by Connecticut Food Bank this fall when it was presented the School Hero Award for its work in supporting the Connecticut Food Bank throughout the Greater Waterbury area. Christopher Sweeney, Westover’s Community Service Coordinator, accepted the award on behalf of the School. “We are grateful for the time students and staff at Westover School have given to families in need,” said Kim Damien, Connecticut Food Bank’s Volunteer Coordinator. “Since April 2006, the school has volunteered more than 350 hours by sorting food at our Waterbury warehouse, joining us at the Greater Waterbury Walk Against Hunger, attending food drives, and picking apples at local orchards.” Westover was one of several organizations designated as Hunger Action Heroes by Connecticut Food Bank at an awards ceremony attended by nearly 200 individuals at the Food Banks’s East Haven warehouse. The event also recognized Connecticut Food Bank’s 30th anniversary serving the community. The Hunger Action Heroes are individuals, businesses and organizations that, according to Connecticut Food Bank, “go above and beyond” to support its mission to alleviate hunger in Connecticut. In addition, Connecticut Food Bank recognized top individual and team fundraisers who participated in the 2012 Walk Against Hunger, held in New Haven, Bridgeport, and Waterbury. Those events raised more than $260,000 to support hunger-relief efforts in Connecticut. Connecticut Food Bank serves approximately 600 community-based feeding programs in Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, and Windham counties. Connecticut Food Bank distributes an average of 33 tons of food every business day. For more information on community service at Westover visit westoverschool.org/communityservice

Westover Student Activism: Focus on Human Rights for 2012-2013 Moments of Voice for Malala Yousafzai, Amnesty International & Human Rights Day Westover’s complete performance of the song can be viewed through Westover’s You Tube Channel.

Amnesty International at Westover

A number of students both inside and outside the classroom have been taking part in Westover’s year-long focus on human rights. Among them were: • Students and faculty members participated in a video project sponsored by the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS), called the “Moments of Voice for Malala Yousafzai” Video. It is a moving tribute to Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani teenager and advocate for girls’ education who was shot while riding in a school bus by members of the Taliban in an attempted assassination in October 2012. The video both honors Malala, who is recovering from her injuries in England, and a call for support for girls’ education. Kati Eggert, Westover’s Communications Associate and Videography Instructor, created the video, editing from hours of film submitted by 19 schools from the United States, Canada, and Kenya. Westover’s group is shown performing a song called “One Hand, One Heart, One Voice,” which was written in honor of Malala by Marla Truini, Theater Program Director. Both “Moments of Voices for Malala Yousafzai” and a second video featuring

• Westover’s Amnesty International group, a part of the school community for more than two decades, distributed copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – a United Nations document that is the foundation for the group’s humanitarian work – to all students, faculty, and staff on Human Rights Day, December 10th. During that week, the Amnesty group took part in Amnesty’s annual “Write 4 Rights” event, writing on 10 cases involving human rights issues from around the world. Members of Westover’s group sent more than 80 cards and letters, both to prisoners of conscience and human rights activists and to the governments involved in their cases. In addition to working toward its goal of writing 1,000 letters again this year on behalf of victims of human rights’ abuse, the Westover group is helping a former student, Sarah Corsico, to start an Amnesty International group at her new school, Frankfurt International School, in Oberursel Germany. Rich Beebe, Westover’s Amnesty advisor, is sharing Urgent Action cases with Sarah via e-mail, who in turn distributes them to her fellow students to write letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience and other victims of abuse. • Three members of the Class of 2016 – Zulie Dunn, Amelia Bell, and Priya Basu –submitted a video they created to the “Girls Impact the World” Film Festival. Their video, which focuses on the ways in which slavery continues to be practiced in various forms around the world today – was one of several created by members of a World History class taught in the fall term by History Chair Jill Freeland. 9

Westover Holds 2012 Candlelight Ceremony Dedicated to The Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School

This year, Chaplain Thomas Hungerford prefaced the three Candlelight Services of Lessons and Carols with the following introduction: “On Friday Westover gathered in Red Hall as a school after the scope of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School had been made known, and Head of School Ann Pollina reminded us that for every horrible act of a sick, troubled or evil person, there are thousands of acts of kindness. We need to remember this, that the world is overwhelmingly good. And this memory can be practiced by each and every one of us as we treat others with the love and kindness with which we would like them to treat us. During our assembly, a student in the Head’s Sitting Room, just behind Red Hall, was in the middle of a flute lesson. She and her teacher had somehow not heard the all-school announcement. Ann thus spoke, surrounded by beautiful music from a section of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, the lyrics of which read: With this flute you can do anything, Beasts will come and rocks will sing. The grieving heart forgets its pain And sour hearts turn sweet again.

The spell this magic flute can cast More than gold is worth, It calms the soul and brings at last Peace on earth. Our Music Director, Bob Havery, brought this to my attention, and I thought it appropriate to read those lines. He also pointed out that in the opera the magic turns out to be in the music, not in the flute. So tonight we will be treated to the magic of music. But the context tonight is larger than this. Several Westover students approached Ann during the tense hours following the tragedy and asked that we dedicate this year’s Candlelight Services to those who lost their lives and to their friends and loved ones. We do so in this celebration of a hope that overcomes despair, darkness, and evil. After all, as we will hear later in the service, “The light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” [Editor’s Note: Westover was very connected to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy with several community members residing in and around Sandy Hook and Newtown. Sandy Hook is located 14 miles from the Westover campus.]

Investing in Girls (IIG) Program Flourishes in Its Second Year

Thanks to the School’s participation in the Invest in Girls (IIG) initiative, three dozen Westover students are gaining the skills needed in the world of finance, and ultimately the confidence, to become independent and influential women. This the second year of the pilot program being undertaken by a non-profit group called Invest in Girls, Inc., which is working with students from Westover and two other independent schools, Milton Academy and Middlesex School. As noted in a New York Times article about the program that was published last summer, “The curriculum is a mix of classroom learning, field trips, and mentoring. Each part is meant to advance a particular goal in making the students better prepared for future careers.” “The IIG program allows us to supplement our curriculum with a business program that gives our students the tools and outlets (through the mentors) to gain confidence in how they handle and deal with money,” said Ben Hildebrand, Academic Dean. “Part of what is essential to being a competent citizen in the 21st century depends on a basic knowledge of finances, philanthropy, and business, which the IIG program provides. The program also gives our girls a direct link to the business world through the female mentors that they speak with on a regular basis.” This year, Westover’s IIG program includes 22 sophomores and 14 juniors who are working with Jodi Wasserstein, the IIG Coordinator. Jodi holds a B.A. in Quantitative Economics and Political Science from Tufts and a Master’s of Public and Private Management from Yale University. Jodi joined Westover’s program this year with 16 years of experience in the field of investment banking. “The goal of IIG is to give young women a good basis of financial knowledge, an understanding of how budgeting works, and an introduction to role of philanthropy,” Jodi explained. Each class level of students will be given four classes over the course of the school year, as well as two field trips that will give the students exposure to a financial services business. Throughout the year, the students also are in contact with mentors, young women with careers in various aspects of financial services. Interacting with their mentors via e-mail, phone conversations, and Skype, Jodi said, the students are able “to learn more about specific careers in financial services” and other related topics. The mentors for the IIG program include three Westover alumnae: Amma Osei ’01, Danielle Stewart ’03, and Christine Mastrocola ’06. “It’s rewarding for the mentors to be able to give back and inspire these girls,” Jodi said. For more information on the IIG Program, please visit westoverschool.org/IIG

Photographs: (L to R) IIG Mentor Christine Mastrocola ’06, IIG students 2012-2013, and IIG Mentor and current Alumnae Association Governor Amma Osei ’01.

Academics at Westover “ Westover students learn to think through and solve complex problems. They have the chance to lead and the chance to explore. This education is like nothing they’ve experienced before.” —Ann Pollina, Head of School Westover School engages you in a powerful college-prep foundation. It starts with the academic core. Our core subjects will sound familiar: English, mathematics, science, history, foreign languages, and arts and music. Yet learning in those subjects is rich, full, and new, spanning everything from Dante and Mandarin Chinese to genetic engineering and ethics. From that firm foundation, you build up and out, using our broad and diverse curriculum as your building blocks. Choose from compelling interdisciplinary electives. Dive into Signature Programs in music, science and engineering, and other fields. And be prepared to go as far as your desire and imagination can take you.

Distinctly Westover — Our Signature Programs One reason many families choose Westover is the unique learning opportunities we offer. Our Signature Programs take advantage of the school’s distinctive strengths to add layers of breadth and depth to learning. online school for girls Westover is a founding member of this unique international consortium of all-girls schools, which offers courses that adhere to the highest standards of online education. Learning in genetics, global studies, multivariable calculus, graphic art, and many other courses is collaborative and interactive, with video conferencing, online discussion boards, group projects, and other technologically enriched features. manhattan school of music Our partnership with the Manhattan School of Music is a one-of-akind opportunity that makes it possible for Westover students to study music at one of the country’s top music schools. Our close proximity to New York City helps make this program sing.

wise ( women in science and engineering ) Engineering, robotics, projectiles, computer programming, duct-tape boat building... WISE jumpstarts interest—and a likely career—in science and engineering fields that have historically been dominated by men. global exchange Unique two- or three-month academic exchange programs in Australia, South Africa, England, and Jordan, six-week language immersion exchanges in France and Spain, and a two-week volunteer program in Rwanda. sonja osborn museum studies internship SOMSI, a partnership with Hill-Stead Museum, builds on Westover’s strengths in art history to immerse students in the professional world of art history and museum studies. Interns receive both academic credit and a stipend for their work.

why all-girls educ ation matters “Women Graduates of Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools: Differences in Their Characteristics and the Transition to College,” a study led by UCLA education professor Linda J. Sachs, Ph.D., found that girls learning in all-girls schools have some distinct advantages:

They are more engaged academically. Westover students pass AP tests at a rate that’s 55 percent above the national average.

They have more confidence in their math and computer skills. After a recent school election, Westover girls wrote the computer program that was used to tally election votes.

They score higher on the SAT. The average combined SAT score for Westover seniors is 1802, which is 20 percent above the national average.

I love the teachers and the way they teach. They’re completely spontaneous. It never gets boring. If you have a question, ask it. If you have an idea, say it.” —Evie, junior from Portsmouth, New Hampshire conference: where classes become tutorials

Westover’s small size makes it possible to personalize learning in ways that aren’t possible at schools two or four or more times as large. One of those ways is Conferencing, where students meet one-on-one with their teacher and dive deeply into the subjects they’re taking.

Seeing the World Through Multiple Lenses The Interdisciplinary Curriculum From human rights to climate change, the real world is interdisciplinary, and your education should be, too. At Westover you’ll choose from a variety of elective courses that break down the barriers separating different ways of thinking. In Page to Stage you’ll follow the transformation of Wicked from a Wizard of Oz-inspired novel to a Broadway sensation, talk online with cast members, then head to New York to see the play and meet the cast. In Westover Goes to War, you’ll start global— with World War I—then pare down to national and even personal levels, exploring the heroism of students at Westover—which was founded just before war began—as they contributed to the U.S. war effort. (See all electives at westoverschool.org/curriculum). Why take this multifaceted approach? Because you learn how ideas fit together, how to look at problems from many points of view, how to see the world the way it actually works. And that’s an awesome skill-set for your future.

After Westover All Westover graduates go to college. They go near (Yale) and far (University of St. Andrews, Scotland), north (Canada’s McGill U.) and south (Rice), east (Harvard) and west (Berkeley), to colleges that are big (Michigan State) and small (Smith) and everything in between. They go to some of the best colleges in the world, but more importantly, they go to colleges that are the best fit for their goals. And speaking of goals, the cornucopia of opportunity at Westover helps students discover what they’re passionate about, so they head to college with clear goals in mind. That’s a point worth noting at a time when the cost of college can top a quartermillion dollars: Westover grads are ready to hit the ground running in college, prepared from day one to make the most of this next exciting stage of their academic journey.

They have more academic self-confidence. “At Westover I’m willing to be challenged, to find out if I’m right or wrong without the fear of being judged. Sometimes I’ll share an idea I’m unsure about, but discover that others think it’s brilliant.” —Amber, senior from New York City, New York

They are more interested in studying engineering in college. Three-fourths of the graduates of Westover’s WISE program major in computer science or engineering in college.

They are more likely to be politically and socially engaged. Westover students join—and lead—clubs and committees focused on social justice, student government, community service, human rights, environmental action, and other important topics.

The Edward E. Ford Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant that will provide faculty support and training for its Blended Learning program. As a condition to receive the E.E. Ford grant, Westover has secured matching funds through a generous gift from Jennifer Martin ’66 and the Martin & Brown Foundation. Jennifer’s gift will establish an endowment fund to teach, model, and support best practices in Blended Learning programs in other public and private schools. “The opportunity to support the Blended Learning initiative at Westover occurred through a serendipitous moment,” Jennifer explained. “Paul Sutherland [Westover’s Director of Planned Giving] visited the Twin Cities last summer to meet with some alumnae. Toward the end of lunch he mentioned the challenge grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation. The idea of combining face-to-face classroom methods with on-line and computer-mediated activities interested me immediately. The challenge grant provides funds for inhouse faculty support, access to outside professional development, and then sharing and collaboration of Westover’s results and experience. Meeting the challenge grant offered a wonderful way to support the faculty and the School.” Jennifer added, “Supporting education gives people opportunities to grow, learn, and do more good in the world. What could be better for me than to give to Westover with its high academic standards, strong moral values, and nurturing presence for young women?” According to Science Department Chair Heather Mannella Nuzzo ’91, these grants will provide funds to train “a core group of Westover faculty in Flipped Classrooms and other Blended Learning best practices, who in turn can help teach other faculty in different disciplines.” As Westover’s teachers’ experience in Blending Learning grows, Heather added, the next stage would be to provide help to teachers in other public and private schools through conferences and consulting services.

Flipped Classrooms: An Innovative Approach to Learning

Exploring Blended Learning concepts at Westover isn’t just a case of “thinking outside the box.” In some ways – as with the introduction of the “flipped” classroom – it’s turning the box upsidedown, and achieving encouraging results in the process. Blended Learning is an educational technique that combines face-to-face classroom methods with computer-focused learning. According to its proponents, the strategy creates a more integrated approach for both instructors and students. This year Science Department Chair Heather Mannella Nuzzo ’91 is putting the “flipped classroom” concept into action in the three Honors Physics classes she teaches. Instead of the students listening to Heather’s lectures during class time, with occasional periods devoted to laboratory work while homework assignments devoted to physics problems, the structure of the classes are flipped: in addition to reading assignments at night, Heather’s students watch her recorded lectures on their computers, then spend class time working on experiments and their results. As Westover’s Coordinator for the Online School for Girls (OGS), a consortium of several dozen girls’ schools that offer its students on-line classes, Heather has drawn on her experience using technology in the classroom to initiate the flipped classroom program this year. Heather has already begun to see the benefits for both teacher and students alike. Because she is teaching three sections of the same course, Heather said, “Students in all three classes are viewing the same lecture I recorded. I don’t have to wonder if I forgot to cover some aspect of the material in one class but not the other. There’s not the rush to get all of the information covered that sometimes happened when I was lecturing in a class and had to stop to address a question.” While watching the recorded lectures, students take notes just as they would in class. During class time, Heather goes over any questions that students might have from the latest recorded lecture, but most of the class time is now focused on experiments and problem-solving, often working in groups, with Heather available to answer questions and guide students through the hands-on process. “What it means is that I am now working more one-on-one with them on their work as they are doing it, rather than having them trying to figure it out on their own as homework. Basically, class time becomes more student-centered, rather than the focus being on the teacher lecturing.” The flipped classroom can also fit the individual learning styles of students better. “Because the lectures are stored digitally,” Heather explained, “they are always available as a resource. The student can pause a lecture, then rewind and go back and watch a point of the discussion again to go over something that needs clarification or reinforcement. Students can absorb information more at their own pace, giving them more time to process the lecture material. And when a student is absent she may miss class time but not the lecture. A student on an exchange program can keep up on the material while she is away.”

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Louisa Jones Palmer ’54 Thanks Our Departing Trustees As Westover welcomes new members to the Board of Trustees, we acknowledge the contributions of time and talent that these Trustees have made to the Westover community during their service on the board - Muffie Clement Green, Mary Maier Walker, and Karen Kjorlien Phillips. We also recognize four other Trustees for their service to Westover. Muffie Clement Green ’65 represents a truly extraordinary degree of commitment to Westover. Muffie served for nine years, then, with one year of respite, returned to serve an additional nine years. During her time on the Board, she chaired both the Trustee Committee and the Communications and Marketing Committee. In addition, in conjunction with the building of the Fuller Athletic Center and the renovation of the Louise Bulkley Dillingham Performing Arts Center, Muffie built a comprehensive knowledge of every square inch of the school’s campus which was invaluable to all involved in the renovations. Muffie will continue to serve Westover as a member of the Campaign Steering Committee. Karen Kjorlien Phillips ’71 brought her professional expertise in the financial world to the role of Treasurer of the school, and was a crucial member of our Investment Committee. Karen initiated and led the committee’s decision to hire Clearbrook Consulting to guide our investment decisions. Karen served on the Board for nine years and will remain on the School’s Investment Committee. Mary Maier Walker ’54, P’85 with a background in counseling advanced placement for adult students in community college and with decades of volunteer work for Westover, brought thoughtful guidance and ideas to the Board’s deliberations. Mary served on the Trustee Committee and the Marketing and Communications Committee, and completed six years of the Board. Mary will continue to serve Westover as a member of the Campaign Steering Committee. Mary Duncan ’77 served for 3 years and co-chaired the Trustee Committee. She was instrumental in establishing new guidelines for the committee’s work. Toni Walker Hamner ’69, P’00 played a key role on our Campaign Steering Committee. We are so pleased that she has agreed to remain on the Campaign Steering Committee until the completion of the Inspiring Women Campaign in 2015. In addition to these long serving trustees, we also want to thank Katrina Rauch Wagner ’61 who, in her capacity as President of the Board of Governors, served as a trustee from May, 2010 to May 2012, and Stephen Clark P’12, who, in his capacity as co-president of the Parents’ Council, served as a trustee from May 2011 to May 2012.

[Editor’s Note: Louisa Jones Palmer ’54 was written up in the 2012 Westover Magazine. Please see opposite page for some details on the festivities held in her honor. Louisa will continue to serve Westover as a member of the Campaign Steering Committee.]

Westover Pays Tribute to Retiring Trustee President Louisa Jones Palmer ’54 from Westover’s Board of Trustees Louisa Jones Palmer ’54 celebrated her retirement from the Westover Board of Trustees with fellow trustees at the home of Matt and Janice Meehan and with Westover faculty at a reception in the School’s Schumacher Gallery. Each event included good cheer and song. Trustees serenaded Louisa to a special selection of songs from A “West” Side Story (Louisa was a member of the West Team while at Westover), and the Overtones sang Walkin’ After Midnight, a song that is special to Louisa. The Endowed Fund for Faculty Support in Honor of Trustee Leadership, initiated by an anonymous donor and supported by her trustee colleagues, alumnae, family, and friends, was established to honor her leadership and dedicated service as a member of the Westover Board of Trustees from 1995-2003 and as President of the Board from 2003-2012.

1.Louisa with faculty members (from left) Michael Gallagher, Alice Hallaran, Bob Havery, and Terry Hallaran. 2. Louisa with Head of School Ann Pollina and new Trustee President Francene Young ’71. 3. With Music Director Bob Havery on the piano, Louisa was serenaded by trustees (from left) Muffie Clement Green ’65, Edie

Glassmeyer Heilman ’65, Francene Young ’71, and Mary Maier Walker ’54. 4. New Trustees President Francene Young ’71 presents Louisa Jones Palmer ’54 with a retirement gift from her fellow trustees. 5. Louisa and her husband, Peter, with hosts Trustee Matt Meehan P ’11 and his wife Janice.

Welcome to Our New Trustees Nancy Reighley Cavanaugh ’71 A West, Nancy previously served on the Alumnae Association Board of Governors and has been an active volunteer for the School. Nancy is also a Trustee of the Edward E. Ford Foundation, which supports secondary education provided by independent schools. She has been an active volunteer for the New Canaan Country School, a member of the Parents Council at Elon University, and a past member of the Millbrook School Parents Committee. Nancy graduated from Hollins College with a B.A. in Divisional Science with an emphasis in Statistics. She and her husband, John, reside in New Canaan, Connecticut, and are the parents of three daughters – Jennifer, Brooke, and Allie.

Lee Dierdorff P’13 As Co-President of the 2012-2013 Westover Parents Council, Lee Dierdorff serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. A resident of Southbury, Connecticut, Lee and his wife, Danette, are the parents of Jessica, a member of the Class of 2013. As Vice President of Global Technology and Integration for IBM’s Inside Sales unit, Lee is responsible for the design and deployment of digital and social sales capabilities. Lee holds a B.S. in Business Administration (Management) from Bucknell University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Pace University.

Judith LeSage Grassi ’74 Judy is a Vice President with Sallie Mae. Previously, Judy was president of Academic Management Services, a tuition payment plan company. She attended Lake Forest College, where she received a B.A. in History. Judy was a member of the Alumnae Association Board of Governors and has been an active volunteer for the School. Judy and her husband, Ned, reside in Jarrettsville, Maryland. She serves as a board member for Ladew Gardens in Monkton, Maryland. Judy served as First Head of Overs during her junior year and First Head of the Athletic Association in her senior year.

Ann Clark Priftis ’96 As President of the Alumnae Association Board of Governors, Ann serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. Ann is the Executive Director of Defy Ventures, a nonprofit organization that provides men with criminal histories entrepreneurship training and leadership development. Ann also owns and operates Clark Priftis Art LLC, a fine art service. Ann received a B.A. in Art History from the University of Maryland and holds a Certificate in Fine and Decorative Arts Appraisal at George Washington University through the American Society of Appraisers. She resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Brooklyn, New York. A West, she served as Second Head of School and as Second Head of Dorcas.

Wise Women of Westover During the course of most years, we are reminded of the often quiet and always thoughtful estate planning that many women do on behalf of Westover. In these cases, the sad news of the passing of a loyal alumna is accompanied by notification that a Planned Gift has been made to Westover. This year has been no exception. Since July 1, 2012, Westover has received more than $1.2 million in cash as a result of planned gifts by deceased alumnae. All of these gifts have gone straight into our endowment where they move us closer to our $45 million Inspiring Women: Campaign for Westover goal, and - more importantly - where they help ensure the financial strength of Westover as it enters its second century. We are grateful for the forethought and generosity of the following four extraordinary alumnae. It is simple to say that there is no other Westover family with a longer family connection to Westover than the family of Louise Mead Walker Resor ’34. Louise’s mother, Elsie Talbott Mead, graduated from Westover in 1913. Elsie was one of the renowned “Seven Sisters” — six of whom attended Westover during its first two decades. Another one of the sisters, Louisa’s Aunt Lilah Talbott Thayer ’20, designed the impressive Seven Sisters’ Fireplace, which remains a favorite gathering place on campus. From 1913 until the present no fewer than 11 of Louise’s relatives have attended Westover, including her daughter Elsie Walker ’65 and her grandniece Marianna Mead, who will graduate this year, exactly 100 years after her great-grandmother. Louise combined many volunteer activities with a lifelong interest in foreign affairs and public issues. She was active with The League of Women Voters and Common Cause, worked as a staff member for Senator Charles Mathias of Maryland, and was a long-time board member of the Committee for National Security, where she served as President of its Advisory Louise Mead Walker Resor ’34 Council. Louise served on Westover’s Board of Trustees from 1995 to 1999. Louise generously provided for Westover with two planned gifts: one in the form of a Pooled Income Fund, from which she derived income for many years during her lifetime, and one in the form of a Bequest. Louise Mead Walker Resor ’34 died in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2012. Calista “Cal” Lincoln Harder ’47 retained a lifelong relationship with Westover, and was one of at least 15 family members to attend, the first of whom was her mother, Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln ’20. At Westover Cal was Third Head of School, a member of the Glee Club, the Debating Club, and the Classical Club. She was an enthusiastic athlete who played field hockey, volleyball, ice hockey, basketball, and baseball. Following graduation she served as a Class Agent and Reunion Chair while maintaining her bond with Westover through dear friends and reunion activities. Cal’s planned gift to Westover was in the form of a Charitable Remainder Trust, which she and her late husband, Henry Harder, established in 2007 for the benefit of both of their schools, St. George’s and Westover. According to the Calista Lincoln Harder ’47 terms of the trust, Cal and Henry jointly received income from the trust at a fixed rate specified by them for as long as one of them survived. The trust terminated upon Cal’s death, at which time all remaining principal was divided in equal shares between Saint George’s and Westover. Calista “Cal” Lincoln Harder ’47 died on August 19, 2012, in Saranac Lake, New York. Reminder for Alumnae Celebrating Their Reunion: If you are an alumna whose class year ends in 3 or 8, you will be having a reunion this May. For any alumnae celebrating their 50th, 55th or 60th reunion in 2013, a new or expanded bequest created in the calendar year 2013 is eligible to be counted towards the campaign at full face value!

Wise Women of Westover It is very difficult to find an alumna who has been more present at Westover since her graduation than Anne Holmes White ’47. Among other things, Anne was a Class Secretary for almost 25 years, a member and President of The Alumnae Board of Governors, a Class Agent, and co-chair of her class’s 50th Reunion in 1997. When Anne received the Maria R. Allen Volunteer Service to Westover Award in 2007, it was noted that she had never missed a Westover Reunion since her graduation from Westover! In 1993 Anne and other family members established The Muffy White Dwyer ’72 Fund in honor of her daughter, Marice, who died in 1989. Uniquely, the fund supports The Muffy White Dwyer Arts Day, which is held every several years and offers the entire Westover community experiences in the studio and performing arts. Most recently, in 2010 Westover students and faculty attended a performance by the Blue Man Group in New York City. The late Anne Holmes White ’47 (lower left) with her daughters Candy White Sweeney ’76 (top left) and Starr White Snead ’69 and granddaughter Keelin Sweeney ’12

Anne’s planned gift to Westover was in the form of a Charitable Remainder Trust, under the terms of which Anne received a fixed percentage of income for life, and Westover received a portion of the remaining principal when the trust terminated upon Anne’s death. Anne Holmes White ’47 died in Westerly, Rhode Island, on April 18, 2011.

Alethea Kunhardt Walker ’45 will always be remembered as one of Westover’s most enthusiastic, loyal, and beloved alumnae. She has been part of Westover throughout her entire adult life, including as a parent of Toni Walker Hamner ’69, and grandmother of Katherine “KK” Hamner Cooper ’00 and Emily Overholser Gruber ’03. Alethea, always Thea if she had any say in the matter, and her late husband, Harry, supported Westover in countless ways. In 1989 Harry established the Alethea Kunhardt Walker ’45 Fund to honor Thea by supporting needle arts courses at Westover. The fund was later expanded to underwrite the Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walker The late Alethea Kunhardt Walker ’45 (center) Community Service Award, presented at graduation every year with her great-granddaughter, Abigail, and to a senior for her outstanding work in community service. Thea granddaughter Emily Overholser Gruber ’03 (left) also loved helping with campus improvement and beautification and daughter Toni Walker Hamner ’69 projects, as needs and opportunities arose. Examples include the landscaping in front of the Westover’s main building, window repair, and the brick walks that are a signature of Westover. Most recently, following Harry’s death, Thea stepped forward with one of our largest cash gifts to the current Inspiring Women: Campaign for Westover. Following her death in the spring, Thea’s final gift to Westover came as an unexpected but not surprising final expression of her extreme generosity. She made a bequest to Westover in her will. Alethea Kunhardt Walker ’45 died on May 4, 2012, in Vero Beach, Florida. Bequest Intentions and Inspiring Women: Campaign for Westover School In order to expand opportunities for more Westover alumnae participation in our current Campaign, in October 2011 the Board of Trustees amended the existing Inspiring Women: Campaign for Westover counting policy to include verified bequest intentions by some living alumnae. Accordingly, if you are 80 years old or more, or you will reach your 80th birthday on or before December 31, 2014, the full face value of any bequest you make to Westover will count towards your gift to Westover’s Campaign!

Wise Women of Westover: Ways to Give

Please notify Westover any time you make a gift of stock. Please contact Gifts Coordinator Lindsey Spinella at 203.577.4539 or lspinella@westoverschool.org to notify of an impending stock gift. If you think making a substantial gift to Westover is beyond your reach, please take the time to read about some creative ways to give to Westover. You may be surprised! For full descriptions of the ways to give please visit westoverschool.org/giving

• Gifts of Cash

• Bequests

• Matching Gifts

• Charitable Gift Annuities

• Securities

• Life Insurance

2013 Tax Changes Affecting Charitable Giving On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 into law. Highlights affecting charitable giving include the following: • IRA charitable rollover provisions are reinstated for 2012 and 2013. Accordingly, donors who are 70 ½ or older can once again move up to $100,000 from their IRAs directly to charities without incurring income taxes. Such rollovers do count towards RMD (IRS required minimum distributions). • The individual estate tax exemption is permanently set at $5,000,000 (indexed for inflation). Amounts over $5,000,000 are taxed at 40%. • Capital gains tax rates for individuals with incomes above $400,000 and for married couples filing jointly with incomes above $450,000 are increased from 15% to 20%.

Paul K. Sutherland is Westover’s Director of Planned Giving. He joined the Alumnae and Development Office in 2003, following his service on the School’s Board of Trustees for six years. A lawyer by training, Paul has long been convinced of the importance of preserving and enhancing quality, single-sex educational opportunities for women. Paul’s “Wise Women of Westover” column appears regularly in Westover publications. If you are interested in learning more about planned giving opportunities at Westover, please call Paul Sutherland at 203.577.4590 or e-mail him at psutherland@westoverschool.org.

Westover Welcomes New Faculty & Staff Members

LAUREN FIKSLIN CASTAGNOLA came to Westover in January 2012. She graduated from Quinnipiac University with a B.S. in Marketing. She is the Director of the Annual Fund and Constituent Outreach in the Alumnae & Development Office. Prior to Westover, Lauren worked at the University of Connecticut Foundation at the UConn Health Center in alumni relations and at Quinnipiac University in annual fund and major gifts. TIFFANY CHAO graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Psychology and Asian Studies, and Harvard Graduate School of Education with an M.Ed. in School Counseling. She is the Associate Director of International Students, Assistant Director of Community Service, and a dorm parent. Tiffany previously was a school counselor and Mandarin teacher in the Boston area. She also lived in Taipei, Beijing, and Hong Kong. STEPHANIE COHAN graduated from Emory University with a B.A. in Psychology and Educational Studies and from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a M.Ed. in Human Development and Psychology. She is the Assistant Director of Admissions and a basketball and lacrosse coach. EILEEN MCCORMACK graduated from Bryant University with a B.S. in Business Administration. She is the Director of Development Services and Operations in the Alumnae & Development Office. She comes to Westover from New Milford Hospital.

PAUL MCCULLOUGH joined the English Department this fall. He received his B.A. from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and his M.A.R. from Yale Divinity School. He held teaching fellowships in the Iowa and Yale English Departments and at the Yale Art Gallery. LINDSEY SPINELLA graduated from Roger Williams University with a B.A. in Communications/Public Relations. She joined the Alumnae & Development Office in April as the Gifts Coordinator. Previously she worked for Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation as Development Coordinator and for a non-profit healthcare facility in New Haven as Marketing & Development Coordinator. KATE WYMARD graduated from Trinity College with a B.A. in Fine Art. She works in the Marketing & Communications Office, teaches Art History, and coordinates music lessons. Kate is also the Head Squash Coach and assists in coaching soccer and tennis. JODI WASSERSTEIN joined Westover this fall as the IIG [Invest in Girls] Coordinator. Jodi holds a B.A. in Quantitative Economics and Political Science from Tufts and a Master’s of Public and Private Management from Yale University. Jodi joined Westover’s program with 16 years of experience in the field of investment banking.

The Schumacher Gallery On Exhibit 2012-2013: 8.29 - 9.29 Mia Ferrara Pelosi ’95 Global Village Shelter, Disaster Relief Housing Design 9.30 - 10.28 Gabrielle Sirkin ’05 Photographic Assemblages 10.30 - 12.2 Coriana Close ’02 Deadlands, Photography 12.10 - 1.9 Dan Mead & Sally Eagle “Sustainable?”, Photography 1.15 - 2.10 Abby Pope ’93 Ode to a Famous Artist, photography 2.12 - 3.23 Heather Donlan ’91, Ballerinas in the Everglades photography 3.26 - 4.20 Wheaton Bullock Mahoney ’89 photography 4.23 - 5.18 Michael Gallagher’s students, Alumnae Photography Exhibition 5.20 - 6.7 Advanced Placement Studio, Portfolios & Art Awards

“I am a fortunate person: Photography is my life’s work. I think that being a teacher is the highest calling in life. I have had the opportunity to combine these two missions to infuse young people, I hope, with a sense of joy of learning for lifelong results.” Michael Gallagher

Gallagher’s Legacy: Thirty Years, Photography Students. If you studied with Michael Gallagher you are invited to submit one print for exhibition in the Schumacher Gallery April 20- May 20, 2013. We want this exhibition to be the complete catalog of photo students from 1983 to 2013. For details please email mgallagher@westoverschool.org

Know of a qualified photography candidate that would be a good match for Westover? Job descriptions are posted at westoverschool.org/employment

Celebrating Michael Gallagher in His Final Year at Westover*

Tang Horse, Michael Gallagher

“Michael Gallagher takes young women interested in taking pictures and turns them into artists. Michael demands and inspires. Not only are Michael’s students exceptional artists, but they are expert craftsmen as well, skilled in digital and darkroom techniques, fearless in experimenting with new media. Each and every year our girls’ work is juried by professionals and they receive awards at the state and national level. These awards are important, but not nearly so lasting as other lessons they learn from Michael: to take themselves seriously as women and as artists; to recognize how their lives and their art can have an impact on others; to work through failure and frustration; to commit themselves to excellence. His colleagues have also grown in the presence of his gentle, sensitive and generous life. Michael’s legacy to Westover as an artist and a teacher goes far beyond the superb photography program he has built.” Ann Pollina, Head of School

*Michael will be guest of honor at the meet & greet reception Friday May 17 during Alumnae Weekend. Come reminisce and say thank you for his years of service. Registration is required. Please visit westoverschool.org/reunion for further information.

The Poetry Corner Poetry continues to be a way of life at Westover – and beyond, at least for many of our alumnae.

Alumnae Poets

For at least two recent Westover graduates, their poetic gifts have earned them a measure of recognition at college.

In 2012 Felicity Sheehy ’10 was awarded the Maynard Mack Fellowship in the Humanities, one of the six Kingsley Trust Association Summer Travel Fellowships granted to Yale sophomores. The program provides funds to students to pursue self-directed and self-designed projects. Felicity’s fellowship allowed her to spend eight weeks on Scotland’s Orkney Islands, doing research on the 20th century poet George MacKay Brown. While in Orkney, Felicity said, she was able to do research on Brown at the Kirkwall Library and Archives, which had “boxes and boxes of original manuscripts and radio broadcasts,” the Pier Arts Centre, which had exhibits on Brown, and traditional Orkney storytelling sessions. “I conducted interviews with those who knew or had written on Brown. I also chatted with many Orcadians who had known the poet and had interesting stories to tell.” She wrote an extensive paper on Brown’s work, drawing comparisons of his work to those of his fellow Orcadian poet Edwin Muir. For more on Felicity’s story, please visit westoverschool.org/ alumnaestories.

For the third year in a row, Katherine Blum ’08 in 2012 won first place for poetry in the McKinney Contest at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. Katherine, who graduated from RPI last May with a B.S. in Communications and minors in Political Science and Joint Military Studies, also placed third in the poetry contest during her freshman year there. “It was a great honor to place in the McKinney contest every year and even more-so to win first place,” Katherine said, “‘but I think of the awards as an encouragement rather than a resting place. My unsolicited advice to other student writers is to never stop, to write down everything you come up with, and to watch out for ‘common errors.’” Katherine noted that “writing at Rensselaer and writing at Westover are very different animals. Westover taught me to manage my resources and strive to be excellent in every subject put before me, while Rensselaer taught me to focus and perfect a particular skill set. I was fortunate to have wonderful professors who offered support and guidance, both in my department and outside of it. At the same time I am confident that I would not have been able to build what I have at Rensselaer without the foundation set by my teachers and fellow students at Westover.” For more on Katherine’s story, please visit westoverschool. org/alumnaestories.

“Poetry isn’t a profession, it’s a way of life. It’s an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that.” - Mary Oliver Poetry at Westover Poetry isn’t just being studied and written in Westover’s classrooms these days: •

Six Westover student poets and three English Department teachers traveled to Newark, New Jersey, on October 12th to attend the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. The festival is acknowledged as the largest poetry event in North America, representing the most eminent poets on the contemporary scene. Held every other year since 1986, each four-day festival draws several thousand high school students and teachers. The Westover students attending were seniors Riley Boeth, Emily Johnson, Ailsa Slater, and Chae-Young Uhm, and juniors Anna Chahuneau and Nadia Gribkova. They were accompanied by English teachers Bruce Coffin, Tom Hungerford, and Tom Juvan.

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Westover’s Chapel Service on October 25th featured readings of their own work by five members of Yale University’s Teeth Slam Poets, a troupe of 16 student poets. Their appearance in Chapel was arranged by Bruce Coffin, who has retired as an English teacher but who continues to serve as an advisor for the School’s poetry program.

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Oana Sanziana Marian ’98 gave a reading of her poetry Oct. 19th in the School’s Adams Library for students, faculty, and guests. Oana has published poems, translations, and reviews in Phoned-In, Iron Horse Literary Review, and Words Without Borders. Her translation of Norman Manea’s The Lair was published by Yale University Press. Oana organizes The Folding Chair, a reading series in Brooklyn, NY. She studied contemporary poetry and photography at Yale and received a B.A. in English. Oana later participated in the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars, receiving an M.A. in Writing.

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Liza McAlister Williams gave a reading of her poetry to students and other members of the Westover community on January 25th as part of Westover’s Visiting Poets Program, which is underwritten by the Nancy May Rennell Field ’35 Fund. Ms. Williams teaches at the Pratt Institute.

(top) Chae-Young Uhm ’13 speaking to the Westover Community (Bottom, L to R) Chae and her exhibition with Ali Hildebrand, Westover’s Art History Teacher

Chae-Young Uhm ’13 Offers Art History Presentation about Prints by Edgar Degas & Willem De Kooning

As this year’s recipient of the Sonja Osborn Museum Studies Internship (SOMSI), Chae-Young Uhm ’13 curated an exhibition entitled “Fragmentation and Form: The Modernity of Degas and De Kooning through the Medium of Print.” The exhibition features a comparative exploration of Westover’s lithograph by Willem De Kooning and the Hill-Stead Museum’s series of heliographic prints by Edgar Degas. “Through an investigation of the works’ formal composition and printing techniques,” Chae wrote, “the exhibition seeks to draw a parallel between the modernity of Degas and De Kooning through the ideas of fragmentation and the female form.” The De Kooning piece, Reflections of Kermit – Our Trip to Japan, is a 1970 lithograph that was given to Westover by Jodie Merrill Eastman ’58 and her husband, John Eastman. Copies of two Degas prints of dancers, on loan from the Hill-Stead Museum, are also part of the exhibition. The exhibition will be on display in an entrance foyer to Westover’s Performing Arts Center through May 2013. Chae gave a talk about the Degas- De Kooning exhibition on November 7th. Later that evening, in Westover’s Red Hall, Chae presented a symposium paper in which she explored Degas’s studies of ballerinas, found at the Hill-Stead Museum, through the ideas of fragmentation, the sketch, and the heliographic print. As the fifth SOMSI Program intern, Chae conducted her research at the Hill-Stead Museum, located in Farmington, Connecticut. Hill-Stead was originally designed by Westover’s architect, Theodate Pope Riddle, as a home for her parents; following her death, Hill-Stead became a museum. “The SOMSI offers students a chance to engage with both the professional and academic challenges of museum work,” said Ali Hildebrand, Westover Art History teacher and Chae’s SOMSI advisor. “As students assist at the museum, and as they bring their experience to the Westover community, they gain an understanding of the many skills involved with museum studies, from public speaking to curatorial work to developing a sense of self in the workplace.” This fall, in addition to her work preparing the exhibition and symposium paper, Chae spent time each week at the museum working with curators and museum educators at Hill-Stead on exhibition development, collection management, and public programs. The SOMSI Program was initiated through a gift from former Westover Trustee Marcelo Tortoriello and his wife, Liliana, who are the parents of Romina Tortoriello ’07. It was established to recognize the leadership and commitment of retired teacher Sonja Osborn to Westover’s Art History program. Chae, who also serves as Westover’s First Head of School, is from South Korea.

Westover’s Production of Legally Blonde was a Crowd Pleaser

The audiences who filled the Performing Arts Center theater cheered and laughed at the adventures of Elle Woods, the unlikely Harvard law student, and her fellow characters in Legally Blonde, Westover’s fall term musical performed on November 9th and 10th. The light-hearted, song-filled show based on the hit film comedy was a success for its 50-member cast and crew, Director Marla Truini, and Musical Director Bob Havery. Though the show has the look and feel of a lighter-than-air production, Marla noted that it offered special challenges for this young cast. “The musical was challenging because it has a very pop/rock score,” Marla noted. “Singers need to have a sound vocal technique that will support belting the songs without straining their voices.” She credited Bob with working closely with the cast to help them sing correctly and, in some cases, transposing male parts into keys for female cast members to sing in their ranges. Sophia Lanman, a junior who is also a voice student in Westover’s signature program with Manhattan School of Music’s Pre-College Division, played Elle. “Sophia has a trained voice and she is a wonderful actor and dancer,” Marla said. She praised the entire cast for their hard work, giving special kudos to juniors Stephanie Crudele, Brittany Dumas, and Lai Penanhoat and to freshman Vicky Graham for their comedic and musical talents in supporting roles. Marla also commended the student cast for tackling a show in which the subject matter, while humorous, could be edgy and provocative. “The messages of the musical – overcoming stereotypes and honoring each individual’s potential – outshine any sensational qualities in the story,” she said. “The students approached the material with the right balance of humor and maturity, and I am grateful to the Westover community for being open to our offering a show with more mature themes.”

History Teacher Lisa Marie Buoncuore Awarded $5,000 Grant for Innovation in Civics Education

Lisa Marie Buoncuore and Ann Pollina hold copies of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence as George Washington looks on.

History teacher Lisa Marie Buoncuore was awarded a $5,000 grant as a participant in the Stanton Foundation’s Innovation in Civics Education program. Lisa Marie, who has taught History at Westover since 1994, used a portion of the funds to make innovations in “The 2012 Election: The Constitution in Action” course, which she taught this past fall during the final weeks of the Presidential election campaign.

The grants are awarded to teachers to explore innovative ideas in teaching civics classes. Head of School Ann Pollina said, “I can think of no one more deserving of a grant for innovation than Lisa Marie. Her excitement for history is palpable. She inspires her students with her own passion for American history and delights them with her inventive classroom activities. Lisa Marie is herself a life-long learner and she conveys that joy of learning to her students every day in her classes.” Lisa Marie, who has taught the Election class in 1996, 2000, and 2004, was eager to approach the course from a fresh perspective. “I wanted to focus the course on how the Constitution works – how it outlines the role of the Presidency – and to look at the election through that lens,” she explained. Using grant money, she purchased copies of the Constitution, which were distributed on Constitution Day, September 17th, to all students, faculty, and staff to help the Westover community “gain a fresh appreciation for the Constitution.” To further heighten awareness of the election within the Westover community, Lisa Marie used grant funds to purchase promotional materials to “get out the vote” for a mock election and to purchase Constitutional history textbooks for students in the course.” The grant money made the class more visible to the rest of the School,” Lisa Marie said, adding that as a result, “we had very high voter turnout this time around in our school-wide mock election because students were more aware of the entire process.”

Bob Havery’s Sabbatical: A Musical Journey Through England In 2012, Robert Havery, chair of Westover’s Arts Department and Glee Director, spent the first four weeks of his spring term sabbatical in England with his wife, Bonnie. While in England, Bob and Bonnie visited a number of Church of England cathedrals and churches, attending both services and concerts throughout the country. They also visited a number of other landmarks, including the castle used as the setting for Downton Abbey. Upon his return, Bob wrote a series of articles for the newsletter of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Waterbury, where he also serves as music director, about the churches he and Bonnie visited and the music they heard performed. Copies of his articles can be found at westoverschool.org/music. Photo: Bob and Bonnie during Bob’s sabbatical in England at the site where the artist John Constable painted one of his most famous works, “The Hay Wain” on the River Stour on the border of Suffolk and Essex. This sabbatical was funded through the generous support of the Patricia Castles Acheson ’42 Sabbatical Fund and The William Warren Barbour & Elysabeth Barbour Higgins ’40 Memorial Fund.

Westover Fall Sports Day 2012

Saturday, October 27th, was Fall Sports Day at Westover, celebrated as part of the 2012 Parents’ Weekend activities. At home, Varsity and JV Field Hockey and Varsity Soccer hosted teams from The Gunnery, JV Soccer faced Greens Farms Academy, and Varsity and JV Volleyball played the Convent of the Sacred Heart. Because the Field Hockey and Volleyball teams were playing their final home games of the season that day, seniors on those teams were honored during their matches. Parents had a “Tailgate Party” picnic alongside the soccer field during the afternoon, organized by Renee & Michael Delmolino P’14, Elizabeth & Stephen Funk P’13 ’16, Wayne Pesce P’15, Barbara & John Pretto P’12, and Kim Zdon P’10 ’13. Meanwhile, the Cross-Country team won the Connecticut Independent School Athletic Conference Championships at Ethel Walker’s.

For more information on athletics at Westover visit westoverschool.org/athletics

Westover Hosts New England Division III Cross Country Championships

Members of the Varsity and JV Cross Country Team: (from left) front row – Addis Fouché-Channer ’13, Hannah Hudson ’14; second row – Olivia Burns ’14, Arianna Moniodes ’14, Olivia Spadola ’13, Emily Potts ’14, Kira Hunter ’14; third row – Assistant Coach Liz McErlean, Andie Dahl ’14, Tais Marin ’15, Ana Cabo Sanchez ’15, Julia Davis ’14, Isabella Yu ’15, Sophia Davis ’16, and Coach Kate Seyboth; missing from photo: Sofie Valdes ’16 and Ana Sanchez ’15.

Westover played host to the New England Prep School Track Association’s Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 10th, under sunny skies but with challenging wet and muddy course conditions. Three days earlier, an early season winter storm had blanketed the Westover campus – and the five-kilometer course – under several inches of snow. It is believed that Westover was the first single-sex school to host the championship. With the help of more than 40 volunteers drawn from Westover’s faculty, staff, and parents, approximately 500 runners representing 23 schools from throughout New England competed in four races: girls’ varsity, boys’ varsity, girls’ junior varsity, and boys’ junior varsity. Kate Seyboth, Westover’s Cross Country coach and the event’s chief organizer at the School, said the event drew more than 800 people – between runners, coaches, officials, volunteers, and spectators – to Westover’s campus. Middlesex’s runners dominated the competition, with its teams finishing first in all four categories. “It was incredibly rewarding to be able to host such a significant event on campus and have it run so smoothly,” Kate said. “Our volunteers were amazing; we couldn’t have done this without them. Special thanks to our Athletic Director Tiz Mulligan and Assistant Athletic Director Ann LeClerc for all the work they did to make this event such a success.” Westover’s team came in 5th place among 22 teams in the varsity race and 5th place among 10 teams in the JV race. Hannah Hudson ’14 was Westover’s top finisher, placing 14th overall.

Westover Alumna Athlete: Spotlight on Courtney Mulligan ’06 More and more Westover graduates are pursuing interscholastic sports when they go on to college. And many of them are finding that it contributes to the well-rounded success that Courtney Mulligan ’06 achieved at Franklin and Marshall College. An honors student, Courtney was Second Head of the Athletics Association at Westover, captained the Varsity Soccer and Lacrosse teams, and was #3 on the Squash team. She received a number of school athletic and league awards during her Westover sports career, including being named a National Student Athlete. Recruited to play squash at Franklin and Marshall, Courtney found continued athletic and academic success there. A four-year Dean’s List Student and a member of the Delphic Student-Athlete Honor Society, Courtney was a member of the Varsity Squash team all four years, playing as high as #1 on the ladder. She served as captain her senior year as well as for the fall term of her sophomore year when upperclassmen were on exchange. She is among the top 20 players in all-time wins for Franklin and Marshall Women’s Squash. After completing her degree in Art History with a minor in French, Courtney completed a Master’s in Art History and Art World Practice from Christie’s Education and the University of Glasgow. She completed several internships in art history and archival work while in college. Courtney now works as a Coordinator of the Urban Art Program for New York City’s Department of Transportation, where she is also an assistant to one of the coordinators of Summer Streets. She is responsible for project development, interviewing, and selecting artists and sites for temporary art installations throughout the city’s five boroughs.

Recent Westover alumnae participating in college athletics: Ama Achiaw ’11 Rose Bradley ’12 Emeline Carlisle ’12 Jenny Chen ’09 Hannah Clark ’12 Allie Dinielli ’10 Anna Eggert ’12 Melissa Hall ’12 Molly Hubbard ’09

Soccer, Ursinus College Field Hockey, Endicott College Crew, College of Charleston Swimming, Bryn Mawr College Crew, Tufts University Lacrosse, Occidental University Crew, Lehigh University Rugby, Stonehill College Squash, Middlebury College

Myriam Kelly ’11 Jenna Littmann ’09 Samantha Matos ’10 Maddie Moore ’11 Cristina Pretto ’12 Tori Stratton ’10 Bethany Simmonds ’12 Emma Volovski ’12 Alexis Zimmerman ’12

Squash, Bates College Rugby, Muhlenberg College Squash, Bates College Golf, St. Lawrence Universitgy Crew, College of the Holy Cross Crew, Worcester Polytechnic Inst. Squash , Haverford College Crew, Lasell College Crew, Boston University

Photos: (Top to Bottom) Courtney Mulligan ’06 with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Courtney on the squash court, and her graduation from Franklin and Marshall College with her squash coaches Ron Epps (left) and John White.

Parents’ Weekend, Westover Hosts its 5th Annual Play for the Cure Game

On Parents’ Weekend, the Varsity Field Hockey Team wore pink jerseys when it held its fifth annual Play for the Cure game against The Gunnery to raise funds for breast cancer research. The team raised funds through a “jeans day” at the School the day before. At that game the team also celebrated “Senior Day.” Seniors were given signs made by their junior teammates and each senior was given a yellow rose by the Athletic Department.

Parent Class Representatives: Class of 2013 Representatives Day Student Parents Joanne & Thomas Davis Danette & Lee Dierdorff Nancy Thurston & Steven Farnham

Class of 2014 Representatives Boarding Student Parents Alison Lanman Lori & Mark Littmann Robert Rousseau

Class of 2013 Representatives Boarding Student Parents Anne & Neal Kosciusko Betsy & Nelson Mead Laurie & Peter Petricca

Class of 2015 Representatives Day Student Parents Karen & Ernesto Basset Janice & Ronald Kulpa Karl & Deborah Shurberg

Class of 2014 Representatives Day Student Parents Dawn & Dom Calabrese Susan & Joseph Danielowski Priti & Naresh Ghatlia

Class of 2015 Representatives Boarding Student Parents Jacqueline Small-Dixon & Hopeton Dixon Louise & Steven Misasi Diane & Sydney Rogers

Westoverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mountain Day 2012

On Thursday, October 18th, the whole Westover community traveled to Sleeping Giant State Park to climb Sleeping Giant. It overall was a great success and everyone had a lot of fun. It was a gorgeous day for hiking and the views were unbelievable. It was nice to be able to hang out with your friends without the pressure of school and homework. There were three levels that a group could choose: challenging, intermediate, or steady. My group, Team Chickadee, was in the intermediate group. Once we made it to the top, we ate lunch and were able to explore the tower on top of the mountain, and we took more pictures. We then took a group picture and started to head down as a school on an easier path. Mountain Day was a lot of fun and it was a great way to get outside with the whole school. Courtney, Junior Boarder from Lakeville, Connecticut

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Westover Alumnae Events, Staying Connected Rhode Island & Boston

August dinner gathering in Westerly, RI, hosted by Starr White Snead ’69, Candy White Sweeney ’76, and Keelin Sweeney ’12. Guests then attended a wonderful Cabaret at the Ocean House starring Marion Markham Abood ’73.

Meg North ’06 and Annie Cascella ’06 hosted a Boston-area Young Alumnae gathering last November. The group enjoyed a Skype presentation by Academic Dean and Science faculty member Ben Hildebrand, who gave an update on the blossoming Invest In Girls (IIG) Program as well as our year-long Human Rights theme across the curriculum. Although no memo was sent, Westover class rings were worn by all!

Upcoming regional and local events. For details, westoverschool.org/alumnae February 17 Reception and Glee Concert, NYC March 8 Hobe Sound, FL Dinner, hosted by Nancy Reighley Cavanaugh ’71 and Karen Kjorlien Phillips ’71 March 11 Vero Beach FL Luncheon, hosted by Toni Walker Hamner ’69 May 5 Maine Westover Alumnae Network Portland Museum private tour, organized by Leigh Steele ’87 May 17 Current and former Trustee luncheon, Lee House May 17-19 Reunion Weekend for classes ending in 3 and 8 May 18 Alumnae Day for all Alumnae June 2013 Mrs. Pollina’s Asia Tour: Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. June 20 Long Island Westover Alumnae Network event, organized by Pia Murphy ’91 June 23 Alumnae Reception in Boston July 10 Adirondacks, NY, Luncheon, hosted by Katrina Wagner ’61 and Weezie Connor ’63

Local alumnae and parents - If you are interested in joining Westover’s new Local Book & Movie Club, please contact Nancy Pelaez, Director of Alumnae Relations, 203.577.4593 Thank you!

Westover Alumnae Events, Celebrating Westover San Francisco & a Holiday Reception at Lee House

Alumnae Governor Cynthia Perry Colebrook ’68 and her husband Teddy hosted a San Francisco dinner and program with Ann LeClerc, who updated the group on Westover’s Admissions and Athletics programs. Bottom: Barbara Sabia, Nancy Pelaez ’86, and Ann LeClerc visit with both Alice Roche ’90 and Derry Healy Henderson ’60.

1 3 1. Tom Hungerford with daughter Barbara ’00 (R) and Jackie Rowland ’00 2. Sandy Baldwin Nissley ’50 with Barbara Sabia, Director of Development, and Thomas Nissley 3. Kendall Mulligan ’08 with her parents Tiz and Art and her grandparents Jeanne and Robert Sutherland

Alumnae in the News Charlotte Beyer ’65

Named to 100 Women in Hedge Funds Board Charlotte was elected as one of four new board members to the 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ Global Association Board. Charlotte, founder of the Institute of Private Investors, is a past President of Westover’s Board of Trustees from 1997-2003 and was the 2010 recipient of the Westover Award. 100 Women in Hedge Funds is a global, practitioner-driven non-profit organization serving more than 10,000 alternative investment management investors and professionals through educational, professional leverage and philanthropic initiatives. Formed in 2001, 100 Women in Hedge Funds has hosted close to 400 education events globally, connected more than 250 senior women through Peer Advisory Groups, and raised $28 million for philanthropic causes in the areas of women’s and family health, education, and mentoring.

Beth Panilaitis ’00 Honored by Richmond, VA Newspaper Beth was selected as one of the “40 Under 40” residents of Richmond, Virginia, for 2012 by the city’s Style Weekly newspaper. She was honored for both her work as the Executive Director of ROSMY – which seeks to provide equal opportunities for success for Virginia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth ages 14-20 through access to support, education, and advocacy – and for her earlier work as the Executive Director of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP). “I have been at ROSMY since the beginning of May 2010,” Beth said. “I was at VADP for two years and have been on its Board of Directors for one year.” Originally, ROSMY stood for the Richmond Organization for Sexual Minority Youth, but it has since expanded its programs to include Charlottesville, Virginia, and it conducts trainings throughout Central Virginia. In her Style Weekly profile, Beth said, “I feel privileged to be part of the solution and lifeline to LGBTQ youth in Richmond.” In the two years that Beth has served as its executive director, ROSMY has significantly expanded the number of programs aimed at supporting sexual minority youth despite budget limitations, including the creation of a junior board that leverages young professionals in the community for outreach. In addition to providing a 24-hour support hotline and drop-in hours for crisis intervention for those who might be contemplating self-harm, ROSMY leads Institute for Equality training for human service providers and school staffers. Beth noted, “My start in this work began at Westover as well as my comfort in a leadership role. It was a critical time for me and I recognized the importance of peer support and the importance of supportive adults. It was a formative experience for me.”

Alumnae in the News

Charlotte Strick ’91, Art Editor for The Paris Review Since Fall 2010, whenever readers of The Paris Review pick up their copies of the prestigious quarterly literary magazine, they are looking at Charlotte’s elegant handiwork on every page. Lorin Stein, the editor of The Paris Review, had worked with Charlotte at the literary publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG), for a decade. “Lorin asked me to redesign the look of the magazine from cover-to-cover and remain on staff as their Designer and Art Editor. We spent a lot of time studying the old issues that line the walls of their offices, and we found plenty to be inspired by. We brought back the former warmth and intimacy of the early issues.” The new design garnered a lot of praise, with The New York Times calling it “a thing of beauty.” Charlotte designs every cover and the in-house staff uses a template she established for the new layout. Charlotte reviews the magazine’s spreads before it goes to press. “I prepare all of the interior art for pre-press and oversee adjustments made to the color, contrast, and quality of each image,” she said. “Every issue has a guest ‘curator’ whom Lorin and I choose.” As a result, Charlotte added, she’s had a chance to work closely with preeminent artists, a literary critic, a jewelry designer, and a National Book Award finalist as guest curators. Charlotte herself was the “guest curator” for the Winter 2012 issue creating a 14-page section devoted to “Women on Women.” For that issue, she said, “My goal was to present lesser known artists sprinkled with a few heavy hitters. The portfolio featured a variety of mediums, artists of varied backgrounds and ages, and I hoped to introduce our readership to artists who aren’t already household names.” In curating that section, Charlotte credited her years at Westover as having “had a lasting effect on the way I see myself and the women I interact with all these years later.” Balancing her work on The Paris Review with her duties as Art Director of FSG’s paperback line can be a challenge, Charlotte admits, “but I consider myself one of the lucky few who adores her job. I design on average 30 book jackets in a year and art direct many others. It’s true that I don’t get a lot of sleep, especially juggling two-year-old twins in the mix. Each day is a new set of demands from both jobs, and like everyone else these days, I just try to tackle them one e-mail at a time.”

Young Alumnae on the College Stage Several young alumnae have been pursuing their performing arts skills at college, further developing the talents that were nurtured in Westover’s Performing Arts Center under the guidance of Director of Music Bob Havery, Director of Drama Marla Truini, and other Westover teachers.

Hannah Hartmann ’10

Hannah plans to complete her BFA in Drama at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in conjunction with the Atlantic Theater Company’s Acting School in September. “I’ve had the amazing opportunity of working with film and theater professionals,” Hannah said. “Last summer I did an intensive program in Vermont with one of Atlantic’s legendary members Scott Zigler, director of the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) of Harvard University.” As a sophomore, she was in a short play, Jacky, by Guy Krneta, playing the title role. The play, which Hannah described as “an abstract, poetic, experimental theatre piece,” was about a 6-year-old whose parents only talked about her dead 3-yearold brother. She was also in All Cotton, a comedic one-act play by Shel Silverstein. This past semester she was in The Marriage of Figaro, playing the trouser role of Cherubin (a male role traditionally played by a female). For the production, the director asked Hannah to compose Cherubin’s Song for the show. “I performed my original composition of the 1700’s song on my banjitar,” Hannah said. In the third year of the Atlantic Studio training, Hannah said, the class members form a theater company and she has been elected its Managing Director, responsible for marketing, budget, human resources, design, “and just generally bossing people around.” Hannah has been invited to compose and play music for a new project, another student theater company’s production of a play, Tallgrass Gothic, which will be performed this spring. This summer, Hannah will be studying at Stonestreet Studios for acting in film and television. “I most definitely plan for a career in the performing arts after graduating,” Hannah said. “I know it will take time to get my foot in the door, but I am determined to do so.”

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Alexandria Williams ’11

During her years at Westover, Alex was a voice student in Westover’s collaborative program with the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division. She has gone on to study at Manhattan School of Music. “I have been focusing on art songs in my performance classes in English, Italian, French, and German as well as musical theater,” Alex said. “We have recently been cast for our sophomore spring recital in April. I will be singing the role of Meg in ‘Things Change, Jo,’ from Little Women,” Mark Adamo’s opera based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel. In the past year, Alex has also had featured roles in “viral” YouTube music videos created by fellow students. One of them, “50 Shades of Grey: the Musical,” has been featured on a number of web blogs. She also appeared in another viral music video created by her classmates, entitled “The Roommate Monster.” Alex is now trying her hand at writing her own musical with a composer at Manhattan School of Music that they hope to produce in a workshop within the coming year. She was recently accepted into the Stella Adler Acting Studio and will be taking classes there in addition to her classes at Manhattan School of Music. After she completes her undergraduate work, Alex said, “I plan on auditioning for masters’ programs both in classical singing and theater programs and seeing where that takes me. I continue to be equally passionate about both.”

Kate Truini ’09

Kate plans to complete her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Art at Alfred University this spring and plans to teach in the arts as a career. “Since my degree, and my main focus, in in the visual arts,” Kate explained, “I hope to be able to continue honing those skills as well.” This year, she has been working as an instructor in music, art, and theater at a local YMCA. During her years at Alfred, she has been in seven main-stage productions. Her far-ranging roles have included Ms. Millamant in William Congreve’s The Way of the World, Meg in Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind, Eunice Hubbell in Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire, the Stepdaughter in Luigi Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author, Ophelia in Heiner Müller’s The Hamletmachine, and Gwendolyn Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest. “I served as co-President of Alfredian Dramatists, the university’s student theater organization,” Kate said. “I designed and organized the first 7 Day Musical Theatre Marathon, where 30 students spent a week directing and choreographing scenes from musical theatre shows, which was then put up for the public.” Last year, she was a semi-finalist in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

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1. Clara and Lucas Trementozzi, children of Hally Phillips Trementozzi ’97 and grandchildren of Leigh Keyser Phillips ’68 2. Emily Taylor Ambler ’58 while traveling last January to Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar 3. Elizabeth North ’04 was married to Travis Boucher last September in Plymouth, NH. from l-r: Alyssa Smith ’06, Alyssa Siefert ’05, Sarah Cave ’04, Bride: Liz North ’04, Crystal Velez ’04, Amanda Kloc ’04, Meg North ’06, Emily Noonan ’05 4. Ada Elle Mullins, daughter of Lauren Martinkovic Mullins ’97, sports her new Westover bib! 5. Meg North ’06 with her host family in Uganda last summer while working on community health education 6. 1996 classmates Saila Siva, Martha Woods Yancey, and Tessa White reunited at Elizabeth McCormick’s Wedding in NYC in November. 7. Lane Fryberger Smith ’54 (second from left) with members of her family at the 2012 wedding of her daughter Amy to Jimmy Polinsky. 8. Sonya Kim Heil ’94 with sons Kip and Conrad 9. Kitsy Baird Smith ’58 with her paddling partner Ches 10. Eva Cho ’00 with her beautiful daughter Mia

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1. Penny Jackson Trask ’58 with granddaughter Emily Jackson ’12 on Thanksgiving 2. Talaria Haast Andemicael ’00 with her mother Naia, at Talaria’s wedding to Menkerios Andemicael in August 3. Kitsy Baird Smith ’58 with her extended family last summer 4. Shelby Mastroianni Neal ’00 with husband Ryan, son Ethan, and new addition, Eliza! 5. Lily Frances Henderson ’02 and Edward Cavanaugh Rhoads David married September 29th, 2012, in East Hampton, N.Y. 6. Lauren Collins Cline ’96 with her husband Drew and new baby Sebastian 7. Tomo Nakanishi ’96 with her husband Naoki Kubo 8. Hally Phillips Trementozzi ’97 with son Lucas 9. Morgan Winston ’10 is fully immersed in her Marine Bio studies at Occidental 10. Sue Silliman Tracy Addiss ’47 chatted with Tom Hungerford and Bob Havery after she delivered a Chapel talk in November

Class Notes These class notes were received this winter. For the full report of class notes keep your eyes out for the Summer Magazine!

1938

Polly Hopkins Biddle 1400 Waverly Road, Unit V46 Gladwyne, PA 19035 Dottie Gannett West writes, “I can’t say I like ‘old age’ – I don’t! But I’m lucky, well, and have Tim with me, though his legs are awful and he can barely walk.” Olive Pearson Sheppard also reports in: “We are well and in good care at the Foulkeways Retirement Community near Phila. We enjoy lots of visits from our children and grands.” Betty Blodget Kent writes, “We had a wonderful lunch in Old Lyme, CT, with Pol Hopkins Biddle and Nick, Mary McCreath Godley and Fred, and Charlotte Biddle. I just had my 8th great-grandchild! Stay well!” Jane Cheever Lyman is ignoring the physical inconveniences of “The Golden Years” and continues to enjoy the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Huntington Theatre Series, lectures at the Museum of Fine Arts, as well as most of the activities at Fox Hill Village in Westwood, MA, where she has an apartment and many friends. She maintains her home on her beloved Pakeen Farm in Canton, MA, now managed by her daughter, Jane, and by her daughter’s son, David. Her large family regularly gathers there: 5 children and 12 grandchildren (along with spouses), and 10 great-grandchildren. “I am still very much alive on my ranch in FL,” writes Mary Harris Clark. “We are struggling because there are not hundreds of people rushing in to buy our horses. We continue to be one of the top breeders of Quarter horses and are winning all over the country. I am still painting up a storm,” she adds, “working out 3 days a week, and growing orchids in my ‘spare’ time.” Mavis Meyer Leyrer writes, “My memories of Westover are superlative (when I remember them), especially Louise Bulkley Dillingham!” Hope Halsey Swasey sent in word that she has spent the last “3 years in assisted living and I still miss having my own home! I see my daughter frequently. One grandson lives and works in NYC in the film business, another grandson is environmentally inclined and is selling solar panels, a third grandson is off to see the world after graduating from college and is currently working at Disney World, and my only granddaughter is married and living in New Orleans.”

Sad news from Ted Hoffman, the son of Florence Meyer Hoffman, who reports that she passed away on October 30, 2010. “I know she always enjoyed her Westover friends, who were such a tight group.” We also note with sadness that Mollie Pratt Barringer passed away on December 5, 2012, surrounded by her family. As for me, Polly Hopkins Biddle, I feel well and my husband, Nick, is doing well. We live in a retirement community where there is plenty to do. We managed to go to Jamestown, RI, in Summer ’12 for 10 days for Nick’s 95th birthday. I hope everyone keeps well.

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Maria Randall Allen 101 Walnut Street Watertown, CT 06795-1933 Mary Acheson Bundy reports a 2-month recuperation from back surgery. All her children and grandchildren are in MA or CA, and 2 of the latter are applying to colleges. Barbara Robins Byron loves her “charming little adobe house” in downtown Albuquerque. Her husband is in a nursing home outside of Buffalo, NY, and she had to move her household out of NY State (did not say why!). She comes east frequently to see him. Pat Franck Sheffield still enjoys her part-time teaching of foreign doctors. She is studying “voice over” work, hoping to record audio videos. Lucie Taft Bard is “trying to grow old gracefully.” (Aren’t we all?) She still plays croquet and goes to several tournaments. “My eldest granddaughter, daughter of Taffy Meyer ’74, teaches at Oldfields School in MD.” Liz McMillan Ringer went to Duluth for the funeral of Nancy Heimbach Claypool’s husband, Jim. We send our sympathy to Nancy and her family. Sonia Allen Spalding is in the process of repairing their “ancient summer house” to qualify for insurance. The 2 girls are resettling from Cape Town. Adele Ervin is currently “hard at it” raising money for her church in Manchester, MA. She and Maria Randall Allen are in frequent touch. Ranny is on a “tidy-up the house, toss all that stuff away” crusade. She talks a couple of times a year to Sally Piper Noyes in AZ. Sally and her husband are still active in their church.

We mourn the death of “Cocky” Herkness Geyer. We also send our sympathy to “Demmie” Demorest Hurtt, who also lost her husband recently. There are 26 classmates still with us, and I wish we had heard from all of them. I venture to say that our wonderful class motto, “Ever Dauntless,” comes to mind frequently these days. I send love and happy memories to each of you.

1954

Priscilla Cunningham 1619 3rd Ave., Apt. 29G New York, NY 10128 Susan Bamberger Alevizos died July 12, 2011. She graduated from Smith with a major in English. She leaves three sons: Gregory, Richard, and Theodore. Besides practicing law, she was a writer. Marie Bowman Wengert has a grandson, Henry, 3, who is a great underwater swimmer. Husband John is improving from a recent operation. I had a nice talk with Aldys Chapman Davis, whose pupil at Melmark won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd honorary prizes in the challenge class at the Philadelphia Flower Show. This year Aldys is working with 4 new residents. Her granddaughter, Katie Davis, was in Doctor Doolittle from Nov. through Jan. Grandchildren Keating, 13, and Ally, 9, are cheerleaders. Barbara Chase Mayer was able to stay in her VT home until 10/1/12. She has had 3 operations in 2 years, including 2 knee replacements, but is walking with a cane, which is really great. As far as I know, she survived Hurricane Sandy. Deborah Cook Siegal writes of her challenging work with autistic children. One in 110 (predominantly male) children are diagnosed with autism. Her son, Alex, and his fiancée work in the Philippines and visited Debbie in Ct for Christmas. Son Ned is a VP at Boston’s State Street Bank. In addition to teaching, Debbie still paints watercolors. Mary Coolidge Cost and husband David were in France, Turkey, and several Greek isles in Fall ’12. She had an exhibit of her textiles in downtown Santa Fe, NM, at the Galleria La Mesa. Her abstract designs are based on such artists as Hopper and Feininger. Lane Fryberger Smith has great fun with her grands: Tate, 17; twins Emma and Ellie, 12; and Nicholas, 3. Daughter Amy married Jimmy Polinsky 5/12/12, adding his son, Jake, to the family. Lane traveled to Panama and Costa Rica in Nov. with National Geographic Expeditions. Bourne Gafill Morris had a wonderful Christmas in MD with the twins. Temple designed a new house, and her husband, Ray Hulser, is Deputy Attorney General in the MD Dept. of Justice. Dr. Miranda Morris has a thriving clinical psychology practice, and her husband, Dennis Lucarelli, works for Johns Hopkins’ APL lab on pandemic

prevention. Bourne has 3 novels on hard drive and seeks a literary agent. Bob Morris retired after 50 years as a stockbroker. Christine Goodman Hayworth enjoys her work with ponies and horses. Wendy Hill Merriman still works in health ministry at St. John’s Hospital in Fall River, MA. She sends news of her grandsons: Ryan, just out of the Air Force, is at U. of Charleston; Todd is at Elon; Andrew is at U. of Rochester; Will Humphrey, at UNH, has a book, Endless Abilities, on the internet; Sam Brash works; George Brash is in 7th grade; Merriman is in 4th grade. Clara Hoover Hendin cares for 15 horses on her farm in WV. In our long phone chat, she told me she lost power thrice from various storms and had to haul 50-lb. buckets of water from the East Fork of the Potomac River on her property. Neil Selden, husband of Lee Imbrie Selden, presented a short musical piece in Spring ’12 to great praise. At 81, he still sees clients. Lee works occasionally as a chaplain at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. Our wonderful Louisa Jones Palmer was feted at a surprise party with current and former trustees, faculty members, and other close members of the Westover family 10/18/12. She has served Westover for many years, first as a Governor for 6 years, then as a Trustee for 17, and as head of the Board for 9. She has traveled all over the US to raise money for Westover and visited alumnae groups to keep them informed about great programs at our wonderful School. Mary Maier Walker and other Trustees did a wonderful shtick using Bernstein’s West Side Story as the music and theme. (Remember, Louisa was a West). Head of School Ann Pollina and others told wonderful stories and gave marvelous tributes to our exceptional classmate. I was so honored to be part of this celebration. Be sure to check page 19 of this Magazine for photographs of this truly fabulous event. Louisa swims daily at our nearby WMHA pool and leads a very busy NY social life. MaryAnne Langdon Almquist saw Wendy Hill Merriman in June ’12. Despite emergency appendix surgery, she still rides and hikes. She serves on the board of the local rodeo association and works in a therapeutic horsemanship program that was started last year. She is a member of the Artists’ Guild, which involves all fine arts but concentrates on writing. She also helps her daughter, Annie, and husband on their ranch. The herd they started several years ago thrives. Mary Maier Walker has retired from the Westover Board of Trustees, but will continue to work on the Inspiring Women: Campaign for Westover and our 60th Reunion, which will be here before we know it. (Mary played a prominent role in Louisa’s surprise goodbye party.) She and Bill dined with Joy Peterkin Rasin and Rudy in Milwaukee. Her grandson, Tom, a 4th generation U. of WI grad, is going to work in China.

Had a nice chat with Gail Miller Stoddart, who had a back-up generator and was spared electric outage during Hurricane Sandy. Joy Peterkin Rasin had a wonderful visit at Westover in Sept. ’12. She was part of a panel discussing human rights, an issue with which she has been very active for many years [see page 6 ]. It was one of Westover’s special Friday night programs and also featured Professor Catherine Rielly, Ph.D., of Southern NH U. Joy played many roles in Roe vs. Wade, ERA, civil rights, Common Cause, and the Chicago Foundation for Women. She and Rudy visited Paris and London, where her son, Steven works. Daughter Jennifer and her husband are in IA and Jamie, her filmmaker son, lives in upstate NY. Anne Richardson Johnson had a knee replacement in Sept. ’12. She and Ted went on a Crystal ship from Miami to Barcelona and back again. She vacations at Boca Grande in FL. Grandson Tim attends U. of Denver and granddaughter Caroline is a senior at Tabor Academy in MA. Barbara Ringe Ritter and Philip enjoyed his large 60th reunion at Germantown [PA] Friends School. They had a May ’12 trip to visit a CT cousin and are very busy with volunteer activities. Suzanne Scoble Macklin enjoys Jupiter, FL, during the winter. Sandra Soule Ashley’s grandson, who studied brain research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is a sophomore at Cornell. Besides taking care of her 97-year-old mother, Sandy fills in on the Weston Board of Health and is secretary of the local chapter of Ikebana International. Ann Twadelle Whittall reports that husband David conquered spinal surgery in Oct. ’12 and was dancing at Christmas! Ann exhibits her photographs at a SF gallery and also at the SF Federal Building. Binky Van Laer Albright spent a month in Newport, RI, in July ’12. She is head of Binky Albright Properties LLC in Southern Pines, NC. Daughter Leslie’s new company, www.Taboot. biz, designs boots with handmade needlepoint made in Canada. Leslie’s son, William, works at BMU; Graham works at Lear Sports; Coleman is at Southern Methodist U.; Alida is at Elon. Alida’s husband owns RE/MAX in Chapel Hill, NC. Her youngest daughter lives outside of Sydney, Australia, with her daughter, Grace, 5. Margie Velie Kinney and Bob enjoyed a wonderful visit with Nancy Watson King in their fabulous Bar Harbor, ME house. Nancy traveled to HI in Spring ’12 and has hosted Mary Maier Walker at her home in CT. My husband, Jay, spent the summer in the hospital and in a nursing home. I am now nursing him at home with the help of 2 part-time aides. My 2 step-granddaughters are doing exceptionally well in school and my stepgrandsons are all well, one with the Army in Afghanistan. Even though I am still doing the class news, it would be wonderful if one of you great classmates could take over. It would be one less thing for me to do while I am caregiving and downsizing.

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Kelly Agnew Medvigy 6145 Regent Park Rd. Catonsville, MD 21228 kmedvigy@gmail.com Martha Woods Yancey 3517 Sitio Baja Carlsbad, CA 92009 marthayancey@gmail.com Chiharu Hasegawa lives in Seoul, Korea, with her husband and 2 children, Taiyo and Junsei. Junsei was born on 1/6/12. Anne Bell lives in Boston, MA. She works as an auditor for the MA Dept. of Revenue in the Underground Storage Tank Program. Anne has 2 children, Shawnie, 3, and Shain, 2. Rachel Graves Anthony lives in Gastonia, NC, with Ryan, her husband of 9 years, and her 2 children: Kaitlyn, 6, and Elliot, 4. She teaches kindergarten. Ria Bitong Attaway married Matt Attaway in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on 6/8/12. She and Matt live in San Francisco. Stacey Dallas Zinn and her husband, Russell, welcomed Russell Matthew into the world on 4/20/12. Baby Russ will be fitted with his first riding helmet when he turns 1! Alicia Fraser recently moved back to CT and is working on completing her PhD in Global Gender Studies. She continues her work as a freelance photographer, recently having the pleasure of photographing Vanessa Serotta in her yoga studio in Northampton, MA, as well as Heidi Bosek Dunavant with her adorable daughters, Gretta and newborn Ingrid, in Norfolk, CT. Ingrid Mai was born on 7/18/12. Jennifer Demchuk is in vet school on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean. She hopes to be involved in food animal medicine and welfare once she graduates. Her plans include owning and operating a shelter. Cortney Rice decided to pursue her dreams and open her own dog-training business, Cortney D. Rice Dog Training, in New City, NY. Elizabeth McCormick works doing home visits in NYC as a palliative care physician. She and Bruce Jones were married in NYC on 11/10/12. Martha Woods Yancey lives in Carlsbad, CA, with her husband, Hunter, and son, Jackson, who will turn 3 in Apr. ’13. She practices law part-time doing appellate work in disability cases. She was thrilled to be in attendance at Elizabeth’s wedding. While in NYC, she also saw Tessa White, who works for a non-profit. In her free time, Tessa enjoys taking cooking classes and working on her blog, www.eattessaeat.com.

Christina Biello Cosmos married Mike Cosmos, whom she met on our graduation night, on 8/17/12, in Newport, RI. Her sisters – Marisa Biello Shaker ’92 and Claudia Biello ’93 – were Maids of Honor; Candace Achenbach was a bridesmaid. Christina is a pediatric anesthesiologist for Hartford Anesthesiology Associates. She and Mike live in Middlebury. Lauren Collins Cline writes: “We welcomed Sebastian Ellsworth Cline, 7 lb. 1oz., into the world on 8/25/12 [see alumnae photo section]. He’s a born skeptic who’s a little suspicious about why everyone makes such a big deal over him. Big brothers Ethan and Rohan are smitten, as is his aunt, Katie Collins ’98, and grandparents.” He stays cozy warm in the cutest blankets made with love by Kelly Agnew Medvigy. Kelly lives in Baltimore with husband Brian and sons Owen, 5, and Grayson, 2½. She currently teaches 1st grade and enjoys meeting up with Ann Priftis. Ann shares that “I’m living full-time in Baltimore with my boyfriend, Jon, and our puppy, Professor Friedrich. Jon and I are excited to be expecting our first child this March! I am a consulting Executive Director for the start-up nonprofit, Defy Ventures in NYC and owner of Clark Priftis Art LLC. I’m really enjoying my first term as President of Westover’s Board of Governors and can’t wait for my next trip to the School!”

2002 Lily Frances Henderson and Edward Cavanaugh Rhoads David, 31, were married 9/29/12 in East Hampton, NY [see alumnae photo section]. Lily, a film director and editor, met Edward, a cinematographer, at a screening in Brooklyn in 2009 where one of Edward’s films was screening. “I thought she was too pretty for me to talk to,” Edward said. “I fell in love with him through his film before I even met him,” Lily said. They live in Brooklyn, NY, and work frequently on film projects together – one being a new feature film directed by Lily adapted from the book About a Mountain by John D’Agata – which takes place in Las Vegas.

2008 5th Reunion May 17-19, 2013! Molly Wilson graduated Magna Cum Laude from Lawrence U. in June ’12 and received the William F. Raney Prize “given to an outstanding senior history major.” Molly works in Chicago for the University of Chicago Press Journals Division as a publishing coordinator. Alana Vogel graduated from Grinnell with a B.A. in Political Science and Russian. She is living in Moscow juggling several projects. She works as a translator for

Smarscape.ru, a Russian company, and also with the Russian American Foundation as the Assistant Director for the Bolshoi Ballet Summer Intensive. In May, she will have completed her English as a Second Language teacher training. Guidelines for Photograph Submissions: Thank you for sharing your photographs with Westover School. We love including them in the Alumnae Photo Album (pages 48-49 in this issue). When submitting photographs please follow these simple guidelines: Please provide the full names of every alumnae in the photo (from left to right), the date taken (if possible), location, and occasion (i.e. graduation, wedding). When other people are in the photograph, please take the time to let us know their relation to the alumnae pictures (husband, son, grandmother, friend, classmate & year). Photographs will be published as space and photo quality permit. Please send digital photographs as email attachments to npelaez@westoverschool.org. It is preferable, for printing purposes, that photographs have a minimum dpi of 200. We can reproduce hard copies of photographs submitted as traditional prints on photo quality paper. Thank you and we look forward to seeing more photographs!

Corrections to the 2012 Annual Report: Martha Bacon Martin should be listed along with her class of 1965 for her gifts to both Endowment and Annual Fund. In addition, Martha should be listed in Cogitare, Agere, Esse Society. Mary Germain Graves '45 should have been credited with a memorial gift in honor of Griselda Jackson Ohannessian '45. Sarah Mannella should have been listed under Faculty/Staff for her gift to the Annual Fund. She was incorrectly listed under Friends with her maiden name, Sarah Woodside.

Campaign Leadership Campaign Executive Committee Campaign Co-Chairs Martha Bacon Martin ’65 & David Martin Beth Smith Golden ’65 Hilary Carpenter Lynch ’85 Ann Pollina, Head of School Sara Belcher Wardell ’60 Francene Young ’71

Campaign Steering Committee Beth Smith Golden ’65, Chair Nancy Reighley Cavanaugh ’71 Muffie Clement Green ’65 Toni Walker Hamner ’69 Lolly MacMurray-Cooper ’63 Martha Bacon Martin ’65 David Martin Anita Packard Montgomery ’47 Louisa Jones Palmer ’54 Mary Maier Walker ’54 Sara Belcher Wardell ’60, Chair Nicky Johnson Weaver ’63 Francene Young ’71

Alumnae & Development Office Barbara A. Sabia Director of Development Lauren Fikslin Castagnola Director of Annual Fund & Constituent Outreach Bart Geissinger Director of Major Gifts & Campaign Coordinator Eileen McCormack Director of Development Operations & Services

Nancy Aordkian Pelaez ’86 Director of Alumnae Relations Paul Sutherland Director of Planned Giving Lindsey Spinella Gifts Coordinator Clare Tallon (P’14) Administrative Assistant

For a full listing of Westover’s Board of Trustees and the Alumnae Association of Governors please visit westoverschool.org/governance

PASSAGES Weddings

Nicky Johnson Weaver ’63 to James H. Cheek III July 26, 2012 Lisa Sayman Butler ’86 to John Quetti September 27, 2012 Erin Iorio ’89 to Dan Greco December 31, 2012 Marra Stankus Francis ’90 to Bryan Clifton December 31, 2012

Caitlin deWilde Instructor in French to Marco Montes de Oca August 18, 2012 Lauren Fikslin Castagnola Director of Annual Fund & Constituent Outreach to Andrew Castagnola July 13, 2012

Births

November 29, 2012 Victoria Haynes ’02 Sadie Josephine Hendin July 14, 2012 Elise House Health Center Counselor & Dorm Parent Henrietta Skye Chesney-House April 26, 2012

In Memoriam

Wilhelmina Stabler Bergland ’47 July 26, 2012 Darcy Coursen Carleton ’50 December 17, 2012 Cynthia Larson Eckhardt ’52 September 17, 2012 Johanna Schenk Studdiford ’53 September 14, 2010 Susan Bamburger ’54 July 12, 2011 Elizabeth “Lisa” Macready ’56 December 14, 2012

Caitlyn Loring Thomas ‘91 Adam James Thomas July 25, 2012

Sarah Richards ’95 to Keri Brough November 11, 2012

Madonna Dersch ’93 Ambrose Sedrick DerschCheney September 4, 2012

Christina Biello ‘96 to Mike Cosmos August 17, 2012

Samar Hussein Virk ’94 Anoushka Virk September 25, 2012

Ria Bitong ‘96 to Matt Attaway June 8, 2012

Sonya Kim Heil ’94 Conrad Heil September 22, 2012

Elizabeth McCormick ‘96 to Bruce Jones November 10, 2012

Heidi Bosek Dunavant ’96 Ingrid Mai Dunavant July 18, 2012

Tomo Nakanishi ’96 to Naoki Kubo October 8, 2012

Lauren Collins Cline ’96 Sebastian Cline August 25, 2012

Talaria Haast ’00 to Menk Andemicael August 25, 2012

Alessandra Love Simons ’97 Charles Kenneth Simons September 3, 2012

Lily Henderson ’02 to Edward David September 29, 2012

Lauren Martinkovic Mullins ’97 Ada Elle Mullins September 15, 2012

Mary Kelly ’02 to Rob Campbell October 20, 2012

Hally Phillips Trementozzi ’97 Lucas James Trementozzi August 15, 2012

Kate Meeker ’04 to Thomas Mann January 26, 2012

Eva Cho ’00 Mia Kathleen Mitchell October 14, 2012

Lindsey Yannielli ’04 to Dan Bedoya September 15, 2012

Shelby Mastroianni Neal ’00 Eliza Catherine Neal

Priscilla Smith Dibble ’32 July 25, 2012 Ada Dixon Kuhn ’36 June 26, 2012 Elizabeth Batcheller McCahill ’37 November 3, 2012 Dorothy Butler Harder ’37 August 22, 2012 Florence Meyer Hoffman ’38 October 30, 2010 Mollie Pratt Barringer ’38 December 5, 2012

Pauline Sweet ’57 November 30, 2012 Barbara Rockefeller Bartlett ’59 October 5, 2012 Morgan Henning Stebbins ’62 November 12, 2012 M. Drayton Grant ’66 October 31, 2012 Lucy Travis Mercer ’92 October 15, 2012 Margaret “Peggy” Flynn Health Center Attendant (1983-1995) December 22, 2012

Margaret Bakewell Rather ’39 December 12, 2012 Nancy Wheeler Snow Leeson ’41 July 19, 2012 Frances Bramhall King ’40 August 2, 2012 Carlota Herkness Geyer ’42 August 1, 2012 Harriet McCord Pattison ’43 April 19, 2012 Euphemia Virden Hall ’43 July 6, 2012 Barbara Earling Lindeberg ’45 November 13, 2007 Calista Lincoln Harder ’47 August 19, 2012

Helping Others Discover Their Passion

Morgan & Kate

This year’s Annual Fund is dedicated to the faculty and staff who teach, inspire, and guide our students daily. When you make your Annual Fund gift this year, you can make it in honor of or in memory of a member of Westover’s faculty or staff, past or present, who have made a difference in your life.

“I love that my work with the WISE program has led many of our students to pursue science and engineering in college. When they return from college with a deep knowledge of their field and a true passion for it, I am truly proud of what we have been able to accomplish as a school. I give to the Annual Fund because I want to support those girls who might not otherwise be able to afford all of the opportunities that Westover offers them.” Kate Seyboth Instructor in Mathematics Women In Science and Engineering (WISE), Director Online School for Girls Board Member, GSA Advisor Cross Country & Swimming Coach Tufts University, B.S., M.S

“Having Kate as my advisor throughout my time at Westover really showed me how you can succeed as a strong woman in science. My four years at Westover would not have been the same without the opportunities WISE gave me and without Kate’s guidance. She pushed me to succeed and was always there for me. She continues to inspire me.” Morgan Winston ’10 Over, Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) student Occidental College ’14. In 2013 studying at James Cook University, Townsville campus, Queensland, Australia. Biology Major with an emphasis in Marine Biology, Volunteers at the California Science Center Aquarium.

The Campaign is raising funds in the following areas:

daily life

$10 million

Martha Bacon Martin '65 and David Martin, Co-Chairs of the Inspiring Women Campaign

community $25 million

programs $10 million

Join us on our 2014 European Voyage in Support of our Inspiring Women Campaign

Inspiring Women : Campaign for Westover Campaign Progress

$39M

$45M

Alumnae, parents, friends, and their spouses will have the opportunity to join Head of School, Ann Pollina on a 12- day European River Cruise June 20- July 1, 2014. Thanks to Kiki Tauck Mahar ’87, her husband, Dan Mahar, and their travel company, Tauck Tours, Westover School will offer this exciting travel program. For each space booked, Tauck Tours will donate $1,000 to Westover’s Inspiring Women Campaign. The Annual Fund supports all facets of the Westover community: our faculty, academic programs, athletics, arts programs, campus improvements, and – most of all – our students. Make your gift to the Annual Fund in the enclosed remittance envelope or by going to westoverschool.org/giving

For details and updates on Westover’s 2014 European Voyage, please go to westoverschool.org/campaigncruise

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Please Save the Date for...

AlumnAe Weekend 2013 Classes ending in 3 & 8 Celebrate their reunions this May 17 - 19, 2013 highlights inClude:

Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions Friday Night Meet & Greet Reception Alumnae Photography Exhibit Honoring Michael Gallagher's Retirement

Chapel & Annual Town Meeting Alumnae Awards Afternoon Workshops & Discussions Class Dinners

Saturday is Alumnae Day for all Alumnae! Look for your invitation to register in March! Go to westoverschool.org/reunion or call the Alumnae Office for more information: 203.577.4593 Notice of Annual Meeting of the Westover School Alumnae Association Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Members of the Westover School Alumnae Association will be held at Westover School, 1237 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, Connecticut, on Saturday, May 18th, 2013, commencing at 10:00 am. Dated: March 15th, 2013

President, Ann Clark Priftis '96