BEYOND the BOOKS
‘Checkmate!’ for Lower Schoolers Brunswick’s chess team competed in the Supernationals, a countrywide chess event for school-aged children in grades kindergarten through 12th. The School sent 10 boys to Nashville, Tenn., on April 5–7 to compete in three sections of competition. The boys took home a 25th place team trophy in the K–1 championship section and a 9th place trophy in the K–3 under-900 section. They were accompanied by their parents and Brunswick Chess Coaches Sunil Weeramantry, Executive Director of the National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) and FIDE master, and Chris Welcome. Members of the Supernational team were Glen Cahilly ’23, Lundeen Cahilly ’24, Philip Camuto ’22, Thomas Ewald ’24, William Ewald ’23, Luke Homan ’24, Max Konzerowsky ’22, Lucas Korn ’22, Ryan Miele ’23 and Jess West ’21.
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Bottom row, left to right: Douglas Otton ’23, Kai Lee ’23, Johnny Riehl ’23, Christian Close ’23, Ryan Miele ’23, Lundeen Cahilly ’24, Patrick Duncan ’24, Robert Ulmer ’24, Nicholas Weis ’23. Middle row, left to right: Luke Homan ’24, Devin Price ’24, Nicholas Rinaldi ’22, Glen Cahilly ’23, Jack Rinaldi ’23, Zachary Murray ’22. Top row, left to right: Max Konzerowsky ’22, Peter Kapp ’22, Philip Camuto ’22, John Kulak ’21, Jess West ’21, Alex Penn ’21, Lucas Korn ’22, Keegan Gilsenan ’21, William Ewald ’23, Riley Gilsenan ’23, Thomas Ewald ’24.
Honors for a Retiring ‘Pillar of the Faculty’ After 15 years at the helm of the Upper
courage to pursue their individual vision with
School Classics Department, Father Richard
honesty and integrity, earning the appreciation
G. Cipolla retired in June. One of the very
of their critics and the loyalty of their peers.
few married Roman Catholic priests, Father
Cipolla’s role as a “pillar of the Faculty, a
reading, studying and visiting with family and
true Renaissance Man, supremely educated
friends — including the scores of Brunswick
and informed in the Sciences and the
students and parents who hold him in such
Classics, in the Arts and the
high esteem.
Languages.”
To recognize Father Cipolla’s fount of
In bestowing the award,
accomplishments, a group of more than 80
Headmaster Thomas W. Philip
former students, parents and friends gathered
further noted that Father
May 17 to raise a toast to “Pater” and announce
Cipolla “cares deeply about the
an initiative to endow the Father Richard G.
lives of his students and serves
Cipolla Chair in Classics in his honor — a very
as a role model beyond compare.
active effort spearheaded by past parents Paul
Compassionate and hard-working,
Ghaffari (Chris ’08 and Alex ’10) and graduate
accomplished and multi-
Laurence Whittemore (James ’13).
talented above all,
“Endowing the chair will permanently place
he appreciates those
Classics among the most esteemed disciplines
things for which this
in Brunswick’s Upper School program,”
School stands, those
Ghaffari told the gathering.
special traits for which
Shortly afterward, Cipolla was accorded
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The award citation noted Father
Cipolla plans to spend more time traveling,
Brunswick has always
Brunswick’s John F. Otto Award, dedicated to
stood: Courage,
those outstanding faculty members with the
Honor, Truth.”
times of Brunswick • Summer 2013
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