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The 110th Day Photo by Jeff Konczal
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times of Brunswick • Spring 2013
n recognition of Brunswick’s 110th
own photo, to make their own memory, of a fleeting
Anniversary, Lower School students, faculty, and
and special moment.”
staff marked the 110th day of the school year on
March 7 with a celebration of their own, gathering
students every day,” Konczal said. “But, on this once-
“Brunswick faculty and staff get to interact with
for birthday cake and a group picture.
in-a-lifetime occasion, the parents get to see a rare
moment of that interaction.”
Preparing for the photo, students sat on the atrium
stairs as parents looked down at the group from the
floor above.
down from above, Konczal raised his camera high,
clicked the shutter ... and hoped.
Waiting to take the official picture, photographer
So, among the proud and amazed parents looking
Jeff Konczal found himself among the happy parents
hovering in the balcony overhead.
just one story down, to take the more official perspective,
peering up at a magic staircase of cheerful faces.
“Here, I was interested in capturing a first-hand
And then, of course, he had to rush back to his job,
glimpse of what it’s like to be a parent,” Konczal said,
Step by step, they lent their smiles to one special
“so proud and amazed at how their children grow
moment in a really remarkable story.
and, as parents always do, to want to take their
On the 110th day, in the 110th year.
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