’Wick Lifers Brunswick Men for the Rest of Our Lives
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raduate Alexander
and even a standing ovation at
Coopersmith is one
Commencement as he recounted
of only 14 members
his personal experience as a
of the Class of 2013
Brunswick “lifer.”
who can testify to a Brunswick education
Everett Field at the tender age of four, I did not know that I would
Pre Kindergarten through 12th
be serving a 14-year sentence,” he
grade — and he did just that as he
said. “What had I done to receive
served as Ivy Speaker at this year’s
this seemingly cruel and unusual
Commencement exercises.
punishment? A school without
“Lifers” were recognized this
But with a community of teachers and staff who “genuinely
Commendation and special letter
care,” it turns out that life sentence
of appreciation from Headmaster
is a good thing.
A ’Wick thespian who starred
“My classmates and I will be Brunswick men for the rest of our
in this spring’s epic Sweeney
lives,” he said. “And we wouldn’t
Todd, Coopersmith drew laughter
want it any other way.”
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girls, I mean, come on!”
spring with a Certificate of
Thomas W. Philip.
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“When I first stepped onto
from beginning to end — from
Coopersmith and his fellow
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times of Brunswick • Summer 2013
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