Hebron Magazine Spring 2020

spring 2020

HEBRON spring 2020

PHOTOGRAPHY Emily Bonis Caddy Brooks Brewster Burns Bill Flynn Devin Harrington Jill Piper Andrea Savignano

WRITERS Emily Bonis Emily Carton Scott Downs Allen Kennedy Pat Layman Kaila Mank Trevor Paul Michael Rothschild Andrea Savignano Dave Stonebraker

ADVANCEMENT OFFICE Jen Gronros Pat Layman James LeBlanc ‘02 Judy Roy Beverly Roy

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HEBRON is published by the Hebron Academy Communications and Advancement Offices. Letters and corrections are welcome. Please send your feedback to Beverly Roy, at broy@hebronacademy.org

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nepsac division iv cross

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what is round square?

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community life

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football claims

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embracing the outdoors

new teachers build community

healthy initiatives the winter musical: an adventure to remember

northern ne title

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Hebron Academy affirms its longstanding policy of nondiscriminatory admission of students on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. We do not discriminate in the administration of our educational policies, admissions practices, scholarship programs and athletic or other school-administered programs. Hebron Academy is an equal opportunity employer.

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Devin Harrington Andrea Savignano

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Hebron Academy inspires and guides students to reach their highest potential in mind, body and spirit.

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

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ebron Academy has always been a close community. This, in many ways, is by design. We are a small community, in a small town, living, working, learning, and growing together. This year we decided to place a renewed emphasis on our connected community, and what we could do to encourage those bonds to be even stronger. Our community is one of our greatest strengths: each person is known and needed, and contributes to making Hebron the best that it can be.

At the same time, we know that our community spreads well beyond campus, to you our alumni and alumnae, to our students and their families, to our many friends across the globe. This is another amazing strength of our school: wherever you are in the world, a Hebron connection isn’t too far away.

Our community is also a choice. Hebron chose you. You chose Hebron. You continue to choose Hebron, and we appreciate your continued support. Hebron is always here for you, and we encourage everyone to come home to Hebron and visit at any time, but especially for Homecoming Weekend 2020.

Whether you spent one year or seven years at Hebron, you are a valued member of our community. We all contribute to the ever evolving tapestry and legacy of Hebron.

Dan Marchetti, Head of School

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FROM THE EDITOR

What is a community? com·mu·ni·ty /kǝʿmyo͞onədē/

noun 1. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

2. a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.

3. a group of interdependent organisms of different species growing or living together in a specified habitat.

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ur immediate community is the Hebron campus, students and faculty living and working together. But why stop with campus?

Our community extends to the town of Hebron itself, the surrounding area, and really the entire state of Maine. We don’t need to stop there either. The Hebron community reaches everywhere there is an alumnus, a Hebron parent, a friend of Hebron. Our small school reaches across the globe.

This year we have placed a renewed emphasis on our connected community. Our Round Square and Community Life teams (which you can read more about on pages 6 and 12) have led the charge with volunteer opportunities, both on and off campus. From a Thanksgiving food drive and our traditional Holiday Giving Tree, to working on a farm that helps combat food insecurity, students are giving back to our Maine community.

Thank you all for being part of the Hebron community!

Andrea Savignano, Editor

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AT THE ACADEMY

From the Chair Dear Friends of Hebron, wanted to take this opportunity to reach out and introduce myself to those of you I have not yet met, and to provide a quick update on how things are going at Hebron. I graduated in the Class of 1976 and my Hebron experience had a profound impact on everything that followed. I was honored and thrilled to join the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2014. I served on several committees, was Chair of the Committee on Trustees and Vice Chair for two years, and became Board Chair on July 1, 2019.

The core mission at Hebron remains the same, to help young men and women “find their purpose” and to prepare them for success in college and throughout their lives. When I attended Hebron, I felt that I was known and that I mattered. I now serve Hebron in the hope that many other young people will have the same experience. We are very fortunate to have a highly talented and dedicated administration, faculty and staff to carry on the good work.

The entire board is committed to doing everything we can to ensure that Hebron remains the warm and caring place that it has been since 1804, and that we promote the most welcoming and diverse environment possible.

Hebron has a positive buzz about it, and has momentum at a time when many private schools are struggling. Our current standing is largely due to the support that you have all lavished upon the school. I deeply appreciate everything that you have all done, and continue to do for Hebron.

I sincerely hope that I get to see many of you over the course of the next year or so.

All the best,

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Matthew Lyness ’76, Board Chair

Hebron Board of Trustees William G. Becker ‘87 Falmouth, ME Devon M. Biondi ‘96 Mill Valley, CA Felica W. Coney P’18 Waxhaw, NC Clement S. Dwyer, Jr. ‘66 Portsmouth, NH Jamie M. Fey ’02 Portland, ME Wende Fox-Lawson P’15 Chicago, IL Dr. Robert C. Greaves ‘82 Charleston, SC Jane Harris Ash ‘79 Dartmouth, MA Wallace E. Higgins Newton, MA Matthew W. Johnson ‘93 Pittsburgh, PA J. Matthew Lyness ‘76 Bedford Corners, NY Barrett S. Mitchell ‘02 Boston, MA David S. Prout ‘83 Baltimore, MD Robert J. Ryan ‘77 Houston, TX Robert E. Waite ‘68 Rockcliffe, ON Garvin L. Warner Windham, NH

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Coming together Community spirit makes a major event Behind the scenes at this year’s New England Prep School (NEPSAC) Division IV Cross Country Championship hosted on the Hebron trails.

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the venue

16,400 feet length of the course traversing Western Way, Eastern Prom and the Field Loop; 350 vertical feet cumulative climb including what runners call the ‘mini-wall’ on Western Prom and ‘The Wall’ on Eastern Prom; 36 chilly degrees on race day, brisk but ideal for running; 1500 feet of fluorescent orange line, staked or tied, to define start and finish areas and 45 directional stakes positioned to guide the runners on their way; 35 cubic yards of close-packed gravel staged and spread in September to repair rough spots and smooth the way on the climbs; the participants

32 NEPSAC member schools; Representing all six New England States and New York; More than 350 athletes; Conducted by Hebron Academy for NEPSTA (New England Prep School Track Association) for NEPSAC (New England Prep School Athletic Conference), who represent 160 independent schools; the organizers & volunteers

The athletes were supported by more than 35 volunteers including faculty, maintenance, health services & training staff, dining services, parents’ association and Pace Ambulance service; More than 30 Members of girls’ Field Hockey and JV Soccer who cleared course of sticks and small rocks during a ‘safety check’ two days before race day; A Race Jury of 5 selected from Coaches including Honorary Starter Gino Valeriani, coach of Hebron Cross Country for more than 30 years; Under direction of Hebron Athletic Director Leslie Guenther, Chief of Race.

highlights from this nepsac championship

First event at Hebron conducted with timing recorded electronically by ‘chips’ embedded in commemorative bibs sporting the Hebron crossed-axes logo; New course record of 17:13

by Ethan Puc of Marianapolis School; Splits of 06:04 per mile by Jakob Lundstrom of Hebron who finished 5th of 181 Varsity Runners, earning AllNew England honors and an invitation to a ‘New England Champions’ race after the season; and a team score of 322 points posted by Hebron runners earning a 13th place team finish in a field of 26 boys’ varsity teams. post race awards and recognitions

Estimated attendance of 700 Runners, coaches, parents and supporters at Awards Ceremony in the Williams Center; 40 top finishers and medalists announced by Cross Country Coach Eric Lundblade and James Falconer; 4 Team Champions on the Day: Dublin School (NH) and Dexter-Southfield (MA) for Varsity and Junior Varsity girls; Chase Collegiate School (CT) and Bancroft School (MA) for Varsity and Junior Varsity boys. and for the icing on the cake . . .

75 dozen of Gail Trundy’s famous chocolate chip, spice & oatmeal raisin cookies devoured by happy runners.

Athletes and coaches commented that Hebron’s trails were a true test of trail running with varied footing, challenging climbs and everchanging corners and terrain, a very different course from parks and fields where often multiple short loops are the norm. Coaches also noted that the course was impeccably prepared for the late fall event creating a great day of racing to showcase Hebron’s outstanding facility and community spirit. hebronacademy.org • 5

What, exactly, is a round square?

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raditionally, in Scotland, a “square” is the administrative center of an estate. If one was to build a perfectly round building to serve as this administrative center, it could be known as the “round square”. This is exactly how the Round Square organization got its name, a seemingly oxymoronic title that often leaves people wondering about its origin. In 1966, the heads of six founding schools met at Gordonstoun, a school in Scotland, to create an association based on the educational principles of Kurt Hahn. Dr. Hahn’s ideals are centered on the philosophy that young people’s character develops best through challenge and direct experience. The first Round Square conference was held in 1967 in the two-story perfectly round “square” at Gordonstoun, giving birth to the organization that now includes over 200 schools in 50 countries. Each of these Round Square schools embodies the six Round Square IDEALS, The Spirit of Internationalism, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership, and Service Since joining the Round Square network, Hebron students have traveled to Peru, India, and Canada. They have celebrated cultural diversity through international film festivals, they have given of themselves through service in the local community, they have welcomed Round Square exchange students to Hebron’s campus, and they have adventured together by hiking, cliff6 • hebron • SPRING 2020

Dr. Hahn’s ideals are centered on the philosophy that young people’s character develops best through challenge and direct experience

jumping, and camping. While many of the Round Square IDEALS have been part of the Hebron ethos since its beginning, being part of this network has given us a common language and framework to bring them to the forefront in our community.

For instance, service has always been an integral part of being a Hebron student, but with the help of the Round Square student committee, students are now able to participate in service opportunities each weekend. This fall, Hebron partnered with Growing To Give, a non-profit farm in Brunswick that grows food for soup kitchens and food pantries. This winter, students are volunteering each Saturday at Trinity Jubilee Center, preparing and serving meals to men, women, and children who are hungry, often as a result of homelessness or disability. These regular and consistent challenging opportunities have a palpable impact not only on the students who participate but on the mindsets of the community as a whole.

The following pieces were written by Hebron students who have been directly and profoundly impacted by participating in a Round Square activity. By focusing on the student perspective, we can better understand not only how students are processing and growing through these challenging experiences, but also how they are bringing these lessons back to the larger community and enhancing the feeling of connectedness throughout Hebron.

Hebron Academy Round Square Student Committee is a fancy name that hides a simple concept: learning character education by getting things done.

IDEALS to develop motivated and capable student leaders through student-led projects.” Students lead meetings and have the majority of the input into projects. This year, we have been focusing on service projects, and we have participated in the 2019 International Coastal Cleanup, done charity work nearly every week in the fall at Scatter Good Farms, a farm that grows fresh goods for food banks in the area, raising $1450 worth of goods and donations for the Oxford Helping Hands Food Pantry, and we will be sending students every weekend to the Trinity Jubilee Center, a soup kitchen in the Lewiston-Auburn area.

The IDEALS are international concepts that are hard to reach as a small, rural school, and we certainly have a long way to go. Our student committee incorporates these ideas into Hebron life, by promoting connections between students and the larger Maine community. But at the end of the day, our goal is just to get out into the world and do some good.

Lindsey Beiche ‘20: Round Square International Conference Delegate, Indore, India

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verybody always says that great things never come from comfort zones. Well, when you attend a small boarding school in Maine, this can seem somewhat challenging. Sure, you can push yourself in school, athletics, and the arts, but those are

Calvin Grover ’22: Round Square Student Committee Coordinator

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ebron is a truly unique place. A small international community in rural Maine, seemingly disconnected from the outside world. We are the lucky few, getting to experience the best parts of what Maine can be. However, this privilege is why we have a responsibility to help those who are not as fortunate as ourselves. The Hebron Academy Round Square Student Committee helps students reach out to the larger Maine community.

By organizing and facilitating service trips, we allow students who may not see much of the Maine community outside of Hebron to engage directly in meaningful service work.

Just as Round Square connects the Hebron community with the larger Maine area, it also connects Hebron students with international learning opportunities. Last year I was lucky enough to be selected as a delegate to the Round Square Regional Conference in Lima, Peru. With my rudimentary firstyear Spanish knowledge, a very small suitcase, and a very large backpack, I set out on this trip unaware of how big of an impact Round Square would impart on me. I returned with a sense of purpose, determined to be a positive force for change. When the senior student committee leader graduated at the end of last year, there was a need for leadership and a path forward, and I was happy to step up to the challenge.

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Coming from Hebron, I am fortunate enough to know people from all over the world. But, never in my life did I ever think I would experience so much culture in such a short amount of time.

all small parts of a whole. We live in a world where it is easy to get swept into a routine. So, three other students and I took it upon ourselves to take the leap and put ourselves not only in a country but an entirely new continent: India.

For most of us, this was the first time going to India so we didn’t have much to expect except for what we googled. As it turned out, this was the same for almost all the other students that attended the conference. Everyone was going in openminded and ready to experience a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Coming from Hebron, I am already fortunate enough to know a lot of people from all over the world. But, never in my life did I ever think I would get the opportunity to experience so much culture in such a short amount of time. It’s easy to say you’ve traveled the world and seen new places. But, to say that you did it with people you have never met before brings the experience to a whole new level. This might seem daunting to some people, but the friendships that are formed are unmatched. Not a lot of people can say that they are friends with people from six different continents, but that’s just what happens when you bring like-minded individuals from across the world into one destination. So, to say that the Round Square Conference was unforgettable and led me to be a part of an internationally connected community is an understatement.

Alaina Bonis ‘21: Round Square Regional Conference delegate, Lima, Peru

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hen we think about a connected community, many of us think of a tight-knit group such as a friendly neighborhood, or a class at a small school. We usually think of people who have a history together, but when hundreds of strangers

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came together in Lima, Peru for a regional Round Square conference, by the end of a single week, we felt like an inseparable community. So many things about the conference in Peru stuck with me, whether it was something big and life-changing like spending two days with a family in Chincha and building them a new home, or something silly and inexplicable, like taking a tour of a wildlife reserve in the middle of the mountains in the pitch-black night.

Everywhere I went in Peru, I was surrounded by the kindest of people and the warmest of smiles, and I learned so much. I learned about what it meant to be a leader, through countless discussions with people from all over the Americas, I learned what it meant to be selfless, from the leaders of the house building project. I learned what it meant to be open and adventurous while climbing across seemingly treacherous mountain faces and white water rafting for the first time. I found friendship in my host sister and all the wonderful people in my barazza group and got the incredible experience of living in and being truly immersed in a country that was so different from mine in almost every way.

As a whole, the conference was hugely influential, and I will always remember the lessons it taught me and I will think of the big picture. However, it was the little things that had the most

lasting impact, small moments with inspiring people in inspiring places that made the trip whole, such as playing with a small kitten with the children in Chincha, drinking Chicha Morada on a dare and a countdown one night at dinner, strolling through Kennedy Park and admiring what seemed like hundreds of cats napping in the flower beds, sitting with my new friends at the edge of a pool looking up at the towering mountains and being thankful, giving and receiving signatures on our shirts, and the final goodbyes. These all meant so much to me, and I’m so grateful for the experience and the knowledge this trip gave me.

I will never forget it. I came back to Hebron feeling empowered to be my best, to step out of my comfort zone and take risks.

The biggest thing that I took away from the conference was the knowledge that we are all capable of so much more than we think.

Xin “Rica” Wong ‘22: Round Square student committee service participant

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ommunity service and helping people has always been a big part of my life. Being raised in an environment that considered service a virtue, having the privilege of having many service opportunities to partake in, I developed a massive interest in volunteer work. Service became a hobby to me, whether it be something as simple and small as going to a beach clean-up or something more complicated and time consuming like teaching a community art class for children, I have always enjoyed lending a helping hand.

Coming to Hebron Academy, a school in rural Maine, isolated from the city, I was afraid that I would not be able to take part in as many service opportunities as I had back home. The Round Square committee soon proved me wrong. Growing up in a fast-paced metropolitan city like Hong Kong, service opportunities were quite different than the opportunities that the Round Square committee was able to offer. In the fall term, the Round Square student-led committee arranged a weekly trip to Scatter Good Farm, a non-profit organization that grows healthy fresh produce with the assistance of the community.

Their work helps alleviate the issue of food insecurity for families in need. The fresh produce that they grow is donated to food pantries, soup kitchens, or similar organizations. This was unlike anything I had ever done before, where back home in Hong Kong opportunities regarding food insecurity would be more of an indirect transaction like raising money; but at Scatter Good Farm, I was able to get hands-on experience and an insight into the issues that concern many in Maine. Food insecurity is a big problem in Maine; many families don’t have the financial stability to provide meals for their families. Scatter Good Farm combats this greatly with help from people like Hebron Academy’s Round Square volunteers and their dedicated staff on the farm.

In the winter term, the student-led committee arranged trips to the soup kitchen at Trinity Jubilee Center. Similarly to Scatter Good Farm, Trinity Jubilee is also a non-profit organization that works to combat the cause of food insecurity. The Trinity Jubi-

Food insecurity is a big problem in Maine...

Scatter Good Farm combats this greatly with help from people like Hebron Academy’s Round Square volunteers and their dedicated staff on the farm.

lee Center is a place where people who seek shelter during the day can rest and receive a warm meal prepared by volunteers.

Even though I have only been to the soup kitchen for one weekend so far, I already felt the familiarity and kindness from the interactions of fellow volunteers, staff, and people for whom we prepared the food.

The service opportunities the student-led Round Square committee organized helped me generate a greater understanding of the local concerns and a bridge to a completely different community to what I was accustomed. I look forward to the future experiences and interactions I will gain from not only the local but larger global community through Round Square. n hebronacademy.org • 9

New Teachers Build Community Hebron becomes ‘new’ each year as faculty work together and plan for the year ahead, a year that will not only be a new experience for students in the school but also a year that must be richly formative for students on their way to college and to life. Beginning teachers are especially important to the year because they bring fresh vitality, insight and training to the school’s program as well as connections to what have been their own recent shaping experiences in college and graduate school. Featured here are two new members of the Hebron community, Maddy Bennett and James Falconer, who represent versatile additions to Hebron’s academic, athletic and performing arts programs.

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I didn’t know that much about boarding schools or even Maine in general.

We had visited the coastal beaches when I was a child, and that was my first and only impression.

But when I came to Hebron, it looked and felt just like my home.

Maddy Bennett “

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eing here has felt like coming home for me. I am with such good friends, and it all seems so right.”

English teacher Maddy Bennett begins to speak about her coming to Hebron, how circumstances combined to have her consider an opportunity that was entirely new for her. Maddy grew up in central Vermont where she attended local schools and played basketball before choosing to attend St. Michael’s College to study literature and education and to continue with collegiate basketball. Initial work on a major in Early Childhood Education followed by an internship working with very small children led to an abrupt change of career direction. “I found myself thinking, I’m not sure I am ready for this; and I made the switch to English Language Studies and continued directly to graduate school.” A degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) was followed by continued study and work for the Applied Linguistics Department at St. Michaels as well as doing admissions work and teaching ESL students. She became particularly interested in the sociocultural theory of Lev Vygotski who posits the influence upon developmental learning not only of adults and peers but also of the effects of cultural norms. This thinking has impacted 10 • hebron • SPRING 2020

approaches to second language teaching as well as working with students in an international cultural setting.

Maddy’s experiences in the TESOL program at St. Michaels led to Hebron, a wholly different sort of opportunity from what she might have earlier imagined doing. “I didn’t know that much about boarding schools or even Maine in general. We had visited the coastal beaches when I was a child, and that was my first and only impression.

But when I came to Hebron, it looked and felt just like my home.” Maddy’s initial work in Hebron’s summer international programs tapped directly into her training, and when the opportunity arose to join the English Department, it seemed an especially good opportunity. “I loved it here. I loved the fact that there was a great sense of community; and coming from such a small Vermont town, such a small college, and now coming to this small community . . . well, it was what I was looking for, the sense of real value and commitment to what we are doing.”

And, true to the culture of the Hebron community, Maddy is doing a lot in her first year. Her teaching assignment includes British Literature for seniors, American Literature for juniors and a new course, Critical Reading, Writing and Discussion, an ESL offering which helps students to develop important skills in support of their work across the curriculum. Research methods and outlining, practicing for debate or an oral presentation, preparing the lab report or a resumé, even writing effective emails become practical subjects that help support students in all grade levels as they pursue their Hebron studies. In addition, Maddy is a ‘dorm friend’ for students in Sturtevant Hall and coaches soccer in the fall and basketball in the winter season.

When asked what is at the heart of her teaching, Maddy was quick to respond, “I want to be a teacher who connects to a student’s individual identity. This is so important when working with international students, not just because of language differences, but because I need to connect with a student’s culture and share it in an authentic way. I want my students to be able to express themselves in the identity that they choose, because so often when acquiring a second language one loses that personality piece. I want to pull out that personality as much as possible, honoring it and sharing it in the context of this Hebron community.”

Connecting with young people on a personal level seems especially natural for Maddy. At the close of a late

life’s lessons to the court. I get to teach these girls how to play basketball, something I love, for the game teaches so much - discipline, loyalty, leadership, dedication, hard work, patience. I want to be able to share these skills so that some day when these players face something personal they will have these experiences in their back pocket.” Sports become one more facet of the full experience for a new teacher. Preparing classes, working with the English Department, being an advisor and dorm counselor are all integral parts of a teaching experience that becomes a whole life experience, an experience that can be sustaining for years to come. n

afternoon basketball practice, the players cluster around ‘Coach B’ for a bit of advice and the plan for a coming trip. In spite of a difficult beginning to the season, the mood is upbeat. “We focus on the positive,” Maddy says, “setting appropriate goals that are achievable, trying to be better every day, but also keeping it fun.” Basketball taps into Maddy’s own experiences as a highschool and college player. Her Union-32 teams made the Vermont state championships, and she captained the St. Michael’s team, but competitiveness is but part of her focus. “I am a competitive person, and I love to go back to basketball and coach Hebron’s girls and bring some of

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I feel that I am getting to do something big, helping kids to figure out life in the important years, doing a bit of payback for all the experiences I had as a kid.

James Falconer “

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hat’s good; that’s really good . . . and even five minutes early ‘cause you’ve got places to go and things to do . . . like study hall!” It is near eight on a Monday evening in the bottom of Lepage Arts Center, ten singers circled around an ancient upright, heads nodding and leaning in, eyes intent on the sheet music they hold. Music and math teacher James Falconer ends the weekly rehearsal session for the HeBeGeeBees, Hebron’s acapella group, with an energetic review of the night’s session, details for an upcoming All-State audition for many of the group and the ever present reminders for young people balancing the many activities of their packed Hebron lives.

It is familiar ground for Falconer, a native of South Portland and recent graduate of Holy Cross with dual majors and a degree in Mathematics and Music. In his first year at Hebron, James teaches the most capable math students in two sections of Advanced Placement Calculus as well as music for 6th and 7th graders, con-

ducts both the Middle and Upper School Choruses and coaches the HeBeGeeBees, is a resident advisor for Atwood Dormitory and coaches Soccer - in all a diverse assignment that brings James in contact with a great cross section of Hebron students. “It is busy, very busy,” he says, “but it is a good kind of busy. I like it that I meet with such a variety of students daily. I really enjoy doing multiple things each day, and it is everything that I enjoy.

I have college friends who have launched in business and are grinding their way up doing the same things each day, and already some are not liking it. I feel that I am getting to do something big, helping kids to figure out life in the important years, doing a bit of payback for all the experiences I had as a kid.”

South Portland proved fertile ground for James. Active in sports and activities, he first found joy while singing in fifth grade chorus and acting in a simple play about our fifty states. In seventh grade, his enthusiasm for singing earned him the role of kid brother Randolf MacAfee in the high school production of Bye Bye Birdie. It would be an understatement to say that he was hooked! At Holy Cross, James became a member of Choir and Chamber Singers as well as the co-ed acapella group, Fools on the Hill. He also sang in a local church choir, performed and directed in musical theater and coached other aspiring student singers. At the same time, he found that he really enjoyed the challenges of mathematics as well. “They really are rather connected disciplines,” he says, “for each is all about relationships and patterns, and the challenge in each becomes the way in which one figures out the relationships of a mathematical solution or creatively explores the possibilities present in harmonic relationships.”

The HeBeGeeBees have finished practice for the night, exploring the harmonies of their parts to Adele’s hit “When We Were Young,” a number chosen by all the group and being prepared for the fall concert. They gather coats and book bags and head out into the chilly evening for study hall. One member stays behind just to sing for a few moments more to the silent walls. “Hebron is a kind of dream job for me,” James reflects. “I am getting to share things that I am passionate about, things that matter in the way of making a life. It is so good to get what you need to do together with what you want to do.” n hebronacademy.org • 11

Community Life trevor h. paul english faculty, dorm parent, and coach

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hen alumni I know come back to campus, whether they’ve been away for a few months or a few years, I’m always struck by what they remember the most. It’s people, of course, but the activities are often not the big ones: theater, sports, or graduation. They remember the weekends.

I’ve been at Hebron Academy since the fall of 2013, and since I stepped foot on campus I have been trying to find ways to make the downtime fun for students and faculty. We call the program that aims to offer new and exciting experiences Community Life, and it earns that name by being the thing that gives Hebron its special, often impossible to pinpoint, feel.

So what do weekends actually look like? We aim to accommodate everything students want, and offer some things that they maybe don’t realize they want until they do them. Of course, being in the woods of Maine, every person eventually needs a trip to the mall or the store to shop or just feel that busy pace of semi-urban life. But it is the woods and rivers and mountains that make Maine so dynamic.

We send students to Coos Canyon to cliff jump in the spring. We go apple-picking and for hayrides in the fall. We hike and snowshoe on trails near and far. And when you just don’t want to go off campus at all?

That’s fine! Build a gingerbread house in the dining hall, or take part in a big video game tournament, or latch onto a faculty member with a passion for something artistic or creative and spend some time trying it out with them. The Community Life program has worked best when our staff come to morning meetings and are fired up to do something with the students. If you see an adult, a role model, excited about something it really doesn’t matter if you know what it is or have done it before, you want to try it too.

But for me, of course, it’s always the big events that I get the most excited about. Every October I spend 48-72 hours prepping a massive haunted house somewhere on campus in which the faculty act as haunters. We have lip sync competitions and the new tradition of Hebron’s own Winter Games, with activities for every person of every kind. Those big moments, the ones we really drum up excitement for weeks or even months in advance; those are the things I hear about from alums new and old.

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...since I stepped foot on campus I have been trying to find ways to make the downtime fun for students and faculty. We call the program that aims to offer new and exciting experiences Community Life, and it earns that name by being the thing that gives Hebron its special, often impossible to pinpoint, feel.

They always come back and remember the people who helped them get their education and grow into adults, but they laugh and smile about the weekends. You hear more “remember when” comments about that than anything else. So that is why I keep trying to up the ante for Community Life each year. I want more students to come back and tell me what weekend stuck with them, and made their Hebron experience meaningful and unique. n hebronacademy.org • 13

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Healthy Initiatives emily carton director of the upper school

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ebron has long known what many other schools have only discovered in recent years: in order for young people to thrive intellectually, they must also thrive physically, socially, and emotionally. In fact, these ideals are written directly into our mission statement, which explains that at Hebron we “guide students to reach their highest potential in mind, body, and spirit.” But what does that look like in practice? This year, the Hebron community has embarked on several new initiatives to more deeply engage students across all three domains.

Mind: Individual Engagement Our Head of School, Dan Marchetti, likes to say that at Hebron, “every student is known and needed.” Our perennially small class sizes and residential community have long meant that teachers know all their students well. However, finding time to meet with students for extra help or enrichment can sometimes be a challenge.

Thanks to the work of last year’s schedule committee, however, students now have an extra block of time during the school day in which they can meet with their teachers. These “H Blocks” — H for Hebron! — are often set aside solely for office hours, akin to the college experience. As H Blocks often follow advisory period, teachers can also coach their advisees in how to use office hours most effectively. On other days of the week, H Block time is used to foster student engagement in cocurricular activities. Student clubs have flourished this year, with the number of clubs increasing from 5 to 22.

Exciting new clubs this year include the Sustainability Club, Magic and Cardistry, the Intercultural Club, and Model UN. We believe that students should be encouraged not only to pursue their personal passions, but also to share them with others; luckily, our students have shown they are willing to do just that! In addition, the Hebron faculty have put renewed energy this year into being thoughtful about technology use in the classroom and around campus. Both students and faculty are encouraged to abstain from using their phones in the classroom, in the chapel, and in the dining hall, to allow us to more authentically engage in face-to-face interactions.

With the omnipresence of cell phones and social media, we believe that having these tech-free spaces allows us to cultivate important social skills and connections.

Body: Healthy Habits We have also taken steps this year to better support healthy habits outside of the classroom. For example, after noticing that many students reported feeling sleepdeprived, we took a closer look at how we support posi-

Under the leadership of their house captains, the Allagash Otters, Katahdin Bears, Sebago Salmon, and Pemaquid Squid have competed at various weekend events — including the much-anticipated Winter Olympics — to earn points for their houses.

tive sleep hygiene. This led us to implement a “lights out” time on the weekends, similar to what we have historically enforced on weekdays, as the research shows that a consistent sleep schedule is essential for being wellrested. We also noticed that many students were choosing to spend their unstructured weekend time in their bedrooms, despite the exciting trips and activity options the Community Life Team arranges. Again, we looked to the research on this one, which shows that engaging with others and trying new things supports positive mental health. We therefore now close the dorms for three hours each weekend to encourage students to get out of their rooms, try new activities, support their friends at athletic contests, and generally say “yes” to adventure. Students are still welcome to relax in their rooms for much of the weekend, of course, but from 1 to 4pm on Saturdays, campus is especially alive!

Spirit: Connected Community Above all, this year’s new initiatives were driven by the following question: how can we continuously cultivate a connected community? With students from 19 different countries and of tremendous diversity in race, religion, gender, sexuality, background, interests, and experiences, this question is of particular importance to us at Hebron. There is so much we have to learn from one another. We’ve taken several steps this year to build on our sense of community, which has long been one of our strengths. For one, we have recently launched a house system (think: Harry Potter, but Hebron-style!) to connect students across class years, gender, nationality, and interests. Under the leadership of their house captains, the Allagash Otters, Katahdin Bears, Sebago Salmon, and Pemaquid Squid have competed at various weekend events—including the much-anticipated Winter Olympics—to earn points for their houses. Students have also been able to earn house points by embodying Hebron values such as adventure, community, and service. Speaking of service, we have also expanded our service learning opportunities both on the weekends and through our Round Square affiliation (for more about Round Square, check out page 6). Each trimester, we now partner with a different local non-profit at which students can volunteer on the weekends. This fall, we worked with Growing to Give, a non-profit, grow for donation farming operation hosted at Scatter Good Farm in Brunswick, and we are working with Trinity Jubilee Center this winter. We strongly believe that being a part of a connected community means looking out for one another, both within our Hebron family and in the larger global community. n hebronacademy.org • 15

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n adventure is an unusual and exciting experience or activity. However, something not stated in the dictionary that you will not find in any definition is that it is not just about the adventure you experience but also the people you meet, the bonds you make, and the journeys you share.

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical written by Clark Gesner in 1967 based on the characters from the Charlie Brown cartoons created by Charles Schulz in the 1950s. The cast consists of six main characters: Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Sally, Lucy, Linus, and Schroeder, all roles based on the original characters in the Peanuts comics. The musical has a series of characters and scenes famous to the Charlie Brown comics, featuring scenes and numbers based on those similar to the show.

Starting at the beginning of November though the end of February, day after day, week after week we were helping each other learn lines, putting together studentled dance numbers, and working together to create a show. Despite having six main characters with a few side and ensemble roles, we had over sixty-five people from the Hebron community come together as the cast and crew including the Boys Varsity Basketball Team, the Proctors, faculty members, and many other students. The six main characters consisted of two or more Hebron students to ensure that all that wanted to be involved were.

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on stage behind the curtain and we would start really low and very quiet and get louder and loud- My ‘happiness is’ moment is living in the moment er, “ahhhhhhhHHHHHHHH” until we were wth the people I love full of energy and ready around me, not matter for the show to begin.

Perhaps someone read- where we are or what we are doing. ing this account of our 2020 performance reKaila Mank members a similar group bonding to get out the pre-performance jitters. Although the energy level of the audience helped, the cast was full of energy and ready to show off all the hard work both nights. An added bit of excitement was the drama program’s history of giving. Every year Hebron Academy’s drama program has a fundraiser for a local group in which we sell pottery made by Hebron’s art classes and ice cream. This year we donated over $800 to The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society!

This year the students became more involved, more hands-on and independent than any year before. The students ran the lights and most sound with the help of our two music teachers, Rebekkah Willey, and James Falconer.

We were able to learn how to operate the light board, create cues and design the lighting for the stage as actors were performing during rehearsals, as well as navigating

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when the lights hit them is pure amazement. Seeing the faces of the parents and teachers light up as they watch a new side of a person illuminate when they hit the stage; pure amusement.

If you are asked to go on an adventure or are given the opportunity, no matter how big or small, take it because you may never get a chance like it again. The Hebron community came together to support one another, and posed an adventure that we will all remember for the rest of our life. Now I challenge you to think about what your ‘happiness is’ moment is. I encourage you to share it with those around you because by sharing these moments we become a closer community, no matter where you are. n

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how to use wireless microphones on actors for the first time. Students created every single bio, did all the makeup, most of the set pieces, all of the artwork (even down to the pottery being sold). There were breathtaking moments that we all shared whether it was the support we had from fellow peers to the first time someone nailed their song and there was laughter and cheering coming from all sides. It is amazing what can be accomplished by many people working together toward a common goal.

Even though this was a student, hands-on production it was really the teachers we have to thank. Ms. Julie Middleton deserves special recognition for putting together the overall production and getting as many people involved as possible. Mr. Steve Middleton helped take the lead on the set design. Ms. Cynthia Reedy helped take the lead on all costumes and was always there to support each and every actor or actress on the stage. Mr. James Falconer helped us learn the songs and did everything in his power to help us know them as best we could, even laying on the ground for breath support.

Last, but certainly not least, Ms. Rebekkah Willey, for everything she has done; putting all the songs together, conducting the pit, handling sounds, making sure rehearsals went on, and much much more. From the entire cast and crew a huge thank you to everyone who helped with the show!

This show, through a long winter term, reminded everyone that if you just think of your “Happiness is” moment, then the world will get a little bit brighter and the sun will rise a little bit higher. This show consisted of many small journeys that led up to an adventure. An adventure that I am happy I took, because I got to know the most amazing people and make unforgettable memories with. Watching the faces light up and twinkle

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Versatile and New Football Claims Northern New England Title

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ebron’s first 8-Man Football team claimed a conference title when it defeated Kents Hill 22-6 in the 111th ‘Chair Game’ of the rivalry which dates to 1893. The win was the culmination of a season of learning and innovation as Hebron embraced the new format developing among New England independent schools seeking to sustain football in their programs. From one perspective, the team’s 5 and 2 season was yet another in a great tradition of football at Hebron; from another it was something entirely new, a glimpse of the future. Coach Tom Radulski and Captains Jack Kelley ’20 and Andrew Airosus ’20 took time to talk about the season and the new format.

Football has become increasingly difficult to sustain at many schools where changing demographics and concerns for safety have reduced the number of athletes choosing to play. Hebron had considered the move for two years. When the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) sanctioned the format and created the New England 8-Man Football Conference this year, the change just made sense for Hebron.

After a winless season last year, the new format offered the chance to compete successfully with the numbers of players typically choosing football. “It was the right fit for us,” said Coach Radulski, “but nonetheless, the prospects were unclear.”

8-Man Football is played on a smaller field. The games are more fastpaced than the traditional game, and the field and format tend to emphasize athleticism over brawn among the players. Jack Kelley, who has grown up in traditional football from youth leagues to high school, comments that the game was “more similar than I thought; I became a more versatile quarterback as I learned to use my legs.” Andrew Airosus, who also grew up playing the 11-man format both offensively and defensively, agreed. “It is a really fast-paced game; the action is continuous. I worked

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hard on conditioning and personal skills.” For both players who hope to continue to play football in college, the new format was less a change but an opportunity to continue their development of skills, tactics and conditioning as a foundation for the future.

And the opportunity to compete successfully seemed to ignite a passion in many new players as well. There was the lure of the game for five new Hebron players from Mexico who had watched when the NFL visited Mexico City and were excited for the opportunity to play ‘American Football’ for real. Mario Marquinas ’20 and Mauricio Garcia Macias ’21 embraced the game, learning quickly and becoming strong contributing players. Canadians Will Chateauvert ‘21and Esteban Gaizelle ‘20, players for whom football was not their primary sport, also made their marks.

Captains Jack and Andrew both noted that “the way new kids learned the sport and athletes from other sports took to it made a huge difference.

We were smaller so we had to figure out our line play. Our coaches had to be creative to find ways to win. They changed tactics, formations and passing routes to allow for the smaller field.”

The players adapted as well, using quickness, skills and togetherness to compensate for size. Their efforts were rewarded in their game against the Harvey School of New York. Trailing at the half, Andrew remembers how great it was for the team to come together, “becoming quicker and moving as one. It boosted our confidence. We intercepted a pass and went in to score, and then we scored late to seal the game.” The team won another memorable contest against Holderness on Parents’ Weekend, relying on skills, quickness and close team play to defeat a physically larger team 14 – 6. Coach Tom Radulski noted that learning skills was a key to the game. “It was a puzzle, and we had to put the pieces together. As coaches, we were teaching techniques always, training the players how to initiate contact in a sound, safe manner; going through progressions of blocking and tackling daily, repetitions with sled and shields; teaching routine skills to a high level through repetition and gradually speeding to game conditions.”

However satisfying the Holderness game, the return match with Kents Hill for both the Northern New England title and the ‘Headmaster’s Chair’ was more special. Coach Radulski remembers the conditions: “cold and windy on top of the hill, a sloppy field - challenging conditions.

It was great to see how much the team had grown during the season. We had to be quicker, tougher, for Kents Hill was a very good team.” He continued, “Because physical size is not so much a factor, we showed good skills and athleticism. Playing so well together compensated somewhat for the conditions that day. The kids had come such a long way, and having fewer positions helped us as the players adapted so well - their quickness and toughness gaining them the upper hand.” The team’s 22 – 6 victory returned the Headmaster’s Chair to Hebron and was the 64th victory in the 111 games played against Kents Hill since the first contest in 1893. The team competed a week later for the inaugural Championship of the NEPSAC 8-Man Football Conference, but lost that game to the Pomfret School of Connecticut.

Still, the prospects for the growth of the 8-man format in New England are good. Coach Radulski expects the Conference to expand to a dozen or more schools in the coming year as more schools find the format a positive experience for student athletes. “Football remains an important and unique team sport experience, important for Hebron for the diversity of our athletic program; and for the athletes, it is a great team experience and unique challenge for learning skills and developing confidence. We have great resources for the team, and it can be such a positive opportunity for multi-sport athletes to have another and different competitive experience.” n hebronacademy.org • 19

Embracing the Outdoors Maine Day & Mountain Day

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“I expected a lot coming to school at Hebron Academy, but learning to surf with one of my art teachers was a great surprise!”

Toni Schuchardt, Kronberg, Germany

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he overall tenet that taking on new challenges builds leadership, resilience and compassion are regular themes that prevail in the philosophy of engaging students with the great outdoors at Hebron Academy. Hebron’s location provides students, and faculty, with endless opportunities to embrace the outdoors, in all seasons.

Hebron Academy enjoyed the first “Maine Day” in September to celebrate the abundant outdoor opportunities that Maine has to offer. All 250 students, and many faculty, spread out over the state to experience a perfect fall day, resonating the state’s motto: “the way life should be.”

Students chose from a variety of events including hiking Morse Mountain, exploring Acadia National Park or Rangely, surfing at Higgins Beach, apple picking at Ricker Hill Farm, canoeing in the Androscoggin Riverlands and spending the day at the Fryeburg Fair.

In late January, students and faculty enjoyed a surprise day off at nearby Lost Valley Ski Area. Alpine and nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and snow tubing were all available, so there was an activity for everyone. It was a bluebird winter day and offered the perfect setting for trying something new. n hebronacademy.org • 21

Back Row: Bill Becker ’87, Jenny Agnew Ridley ’99, Coach Jeff Webber, Andy Stevenson ’96, Jasmine Webber ’07, Jamie Roche ’95, Zak Barnes ‘17, Gabe Zornik ‘16, Brian Pickett ‘14, Paul Jacques CP, John Slattery ’04, DJ Steed ‘14, Marc Roy ’78, Austin Goldstein ‘14, Dima Naida ‘07, , Greg Costello P’21, Darien Jamison ‘21 (Ref), Dave Jamison P’21, Alex Mills ‘12, Brian Turgeon ‘98. Front Row: Mike Bruno ‘95, Rob Kinasewich ‘86, Sam Kinasewich ‘13, Reed Claiborne ‘89, Mike Kelly ‘13, Chris Dyer ‘02, Mark Savran ’72, Chad Louze ’99, James Leblanc ’02, Jack O’Brien (Faculty), Jude Logue P’21. Goalies: George Dycio ’78, Trevor Paul (faculty)

Homecoming/ Reunion Thank you to everyone who made it to Hebron for Reunion Weekend 2019!

The weather was perfect, the football team won and campus was bustling. We look forward to seeing you back on campus in 2020 - save the date for October 10th!

Back Row: Tim Cassidy ’89, Tom Severance ’86, Tyler Hinrichs ‘86, Rich Pschirrer ’86, Tony Cox ‘86.

Middle Row: Megan Brooks Carolla ’89, Ross Peters ’86, Bob Ryan ’77, Jon Crane ’86, Pat Kersey ‘86.

Front Row: Kate Littlefield ’87, Fern Seiden ‘86, Sarah Wood ‘85, Harper Wong ’86, Hester Mishkin ’86, Kristen Eckhardt

2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Edie and Bill Pierson Cindy Lebel Tipping ‘04 Coach Jeff Weber Jay L. Woolsey Distinguished Service Award John D. McGonagle ‘61

Back Row: Jake Leyden ’99, Omar Garcia ‘99, Meg Muller Despres ’99, Chad Lauze ‘99, Joe Patry ‘99.

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Leslie Guenther with Jeff Weber and Jamie Roche ‘95

Dan Marchetti with John McGonagle ‘61

A lighthearted moment on the bench

Julie Middleton, Monet Fournier-Brazier ‘06

Cindy Lebel Tipping ‘04 with Leslie Guenther

Dave Cleveland, Wes Loker, James Brown, all class of ‘69 hebronacademy.org • 23

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Chris Dyer ‘02 (shooting)

Olivia Brown ’14, Keeana Abreu ’14, Josh Teriault ‘14 with Josh’s parents Trina and Mike Theriault

Mark Savran ‘72, John McGonagle ‘61, Bob McCoy ‘58, Reed Claiborne ‘89

Ana Maria Mann, Thomas Mann ‘59, Bernard Helm ’59, Bill Bearse ’59

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Robert Ryan ‘77, Jenny Agnew Ridley ‘99, J. Matthew Lyness ‘76

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Wally Higgins and J. Matthew Lyness ‘76

Wende Fox-Lawson, J. Matthew Lyness ’76, Bob Waite ’68, David Prout ’83

Len Mintz ’53, Dave Stonebraker, Regis Lepage ’72, Tim Braddock ’70, Kim Kenway ‘70

Dr. Richard Davidson

Scott Downs ‘86

Brett Harkins ‘14, Charlotte Middleton ‘14, David Steed ‘14, Brittany Myrick ‘14, Austin Goldstein ‘14, Keeana Abreu ‘14, Josh Theriault ‘14 Jeff Weber, Jamie Black ’95, Jamie Roche ’95, Jake Leyden ’99, Joe Patry ‘99 and Myles Horn ‘15 hebronacademy.org • 25

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Mike Kelly ’13, Sam Kinasewich ’13, Alex Mills ‘12 Paul Dahlquist ’59, Eleanor Driscoll, David Driscoll ‘59, Jacqueline A. Horn, David Horn ‘59

Bob Waite ‘68 Alan Lipman ’67, Hayes McCarthy ’89, at Alumni Convocation

Helen Davidson, Len Mintz ’53, Dr. Richard Davidson, Dave Stonebraker

Courtney Marchetti, Dave Cleveland ’69, Monica Cleveland

Julie Middleton, Carlos Lopez Garcia ‘22, Sammie Balfour ‘23, Wally Higgins, Tom Severance ’86, Rich Pschirrer ’86, Bev Leyden Lynn Holler ’80, Karen Holler ’79, Marie Pittman ‘23, Beatrice Money ‘23 Pat Kersey ‘86 26 • hebron • SPRING 2020

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classnotes

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1951 José Cesteros Ten years have passed since I attended a class reunion at the academy, and the visit was mind blowing with all the new elements and additions on campus. My wife, Jeanne, is now an eight year cancer survivor and doing fine. We were blessed with a grandson Christmas day 2018 and decided to remain in Madrid, Spain permanently. My legs no longer support running in competition so, on George Helwig’s advice at that reunion, I now compete in the weight throwing in World Masters events and was fortunate to collect two bronze medals in Torun, Poland last year in the 85 to 89 group.

See picture above.

Saul Cohen Retirement works well after I tried it.

James Good All good in Mystic- Live here with my wife Donna of 57 years-children visit often. Have travelled the world-hit all continents working after retirement for Habitat, Elder Hostel (now Rhodes) and Earthwatch.

1952 Condolences to Dr. Peter F. Jeffries on the passing of his brother Benjamin Jeffries ‘49.

1953 Bill Miller Gloria and I are aging well. Ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.

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Curtis “Lonnie” Rogers sold his company, GEDmatch, and is finally considering retiring at age 81. GEDmatch is a genealogy site that has created a revolution in forensics. In the last two years over 125 cold cases have been solved using genetic genealogy found on GEDmatch. The first notable case solved was the Golden State Killer.

Roger Stacey Greetings again from Cambridge. We welcomed 2019 at the Nare Hotel in Cornwall and will see it out with friends there as well. In between, we visited several friends in Florida in the spring. We crossed on the new Queen Mary in the early summer.

(Maureen normally does not like sea voyages, but a friend of ours was giving a series of lectures on Churchill on board.) We were back in London to celebrate my birthday with a week of theatre in November, before going to Florida again for Thanksgiving with friends. Maureen is still the Medical Director of the Harvard University Health Services and a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist at Children’s, specializing further in the care of the severely disabled. This fall she took great pleasure in working again with babies by covering a maternity leave in the Newborn Clinic at the Mount Auburn Hospital, within walking distance of our house. She was greatly disappointed not to be able to go to Haiti for her eighteenth annual medical mission because of severe social unrest. She talks about retirement, but it is hard to imagine her doing so. A highlight of my year was the opportunity to offer a series on Hamlet at the Beacon Hill Seminars. I took two courses there as well: one on Caravaggio and another on populism. I was recently nominated to the BHS board. I am reminded as I write of the line from a poem by Andrew Marvell: Thus, though we cannot make our sun stand still, yet we will make him run. As we increasingly see our friends and relatives facing challenges, we count ourselves fortunate in still having good health, curiosity, and some effect upon the world, as well as the energy and means to explore it. In all that we do, we carry with us the memory of those who have shared some or all of our journey to where we stand today. Keep in touch and come to see us on the Cape or in Cambridge if you can.

Richard Cutter It has been an unusual year.

We had a frozen pipe break in February ‘19 and lived in a Marriott Residence Inn for six months-moved back home the first week of November. Had an interesting Baltic Cruise.

Good time. Still going to Southport Maine Cottage now for 69 years.

1957 Bruce McFarland Still operating our little retail business-Kites Fly’N Hi in downtown Charleston SC. 2020 will be our 33 year.

Good health and young attitude prevail.

Corey Hammond My 80th was in September and we had a wonderful celebration. They say as you get older your bones get softer and your arteries get harder, a new kind of balance. I am feeling good however. I am grateful for what I am and have.

1958 Robert Scholnick I am still teaching at the College of William and Mary and enjoying it. This past year I published two articles on Walt Whitman and trauma as well as a short book on E.A. Poe’s prize poem Eureka.

1959 Fred Perry Still working full time at Boston Electronics. Also an active Partner in Woodland Farms Brewery in Kittery. All Hebronians are invited to stop by for a beer in our tasting room across the street from Kittery Trading Post.

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John Merz Pleased to see the growth and continued progress of Hebron. Greetings to all my classmates.

It’s time for your 60th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020 David Barbour I only spent one year at Hebron but I’m happy to hear about all the positive things that have taken place over the many years since 1960. I regret I wasn’t able to meet with James Leblanc when he recently visited the Philadelphia area.

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Jack Yoffa Just celebrated 50th reunion from S.U.N.Y Upstate Medical School.

1954 Mike Maher A proud class member. Thank you Hebron.

It’s time for your 65th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020

1962 Stephen Hartgen We’ve had a busy and eventful year! Stephen retired from the Idaho House of Representatives after five terms and was replaced by Linda, who was elected to the same seat…..2019 was her first session, and she made a mark for her commonsense and practical votes. She’s back to Boise in early January, ready to serve again on State Affairs, Judiciary and Environment Committee. It’s a busy schedule, but rewarding to serve Idaho citizens in this way. Stephen spent most of the past winter finishing a new book on Southern Idaho culture and values, which was published in August (Ridenbaugh Press, and Amazon). Tradition & Progress: Southern Idaho’s Growth Since 1990 has many five-star Amazon reviews. Stephen’s hebronacademy.org • 27

ALUMNI ET ALUMNAE now working on another book on the region, on western heritage and communities. He also has a new column in Idahopoliticsweekly.com. Our kid and grandkids are all doing well. Todd and Kay are in Longmont, CO., where he is a flight manager and also flies for a charter air service. Their daughter, Malori, teaches Elementary School. She and her husband John have a son, Lucas, our first great grandchild. Tara and Randall are in Boise, where she is with a day-care center. They have three delightful daughters, Mackenzie, Nicole and Bryssa, all talented, curious and elbowing their way through and into teen-dom. Tiffany and Joe are in Colorado Springs, CO., where she manages a branch library. Joe is also a librarian with the city’s oldest branch library at Old Colorado City. Trent and Kristin are in Boise where he is executive director of the Idaho Bankers Association and Kristin is a school counselor. They have two daughters, Gabrielle and London, growing up it seems all too fast. Rachel and Carter are in Denver, where she is development director and vice president of a non-profit. Carter is a computer/ systems manager. We’re all well here, just some usual adjustments to being a bit older. I don’t travel as much as I once did but did get to the Henry’s Fork in June for some early fishing. Hope to repeat that again in 2020.

Linda goes to various Legislative seminars, including one this past fall in DC on energy regulation. We both stay active in our community and its civic issues and thank God for our many Blessings. Wishing you all a good New Year!

1964 Robert Dreyfus My partner Marci sold her house in Sconset on Nantucket three years ago. For the last two summers we have rented for a month there but this year we are not going back. Nantucket is so beautiful and so historic. I graduated from Syracuse University in 1968, retired at age 60. I was 30 years in the contract management of pharmaceutical trials and various human resource positions. Seven years subbing in inner city schools in Boston. A variety of jobs throughout my 20’s- advertising, theatrical lighting, financial publication staff, and other positions. Always loved tennis and now I play almost every day. We live on Longboat Key, FL. John Thibodeau Still working full-time as clinical psychologist in Longwood, FL. Not working as long as before, but still full-time, not full-time plus. Have taken time to travel with wife to Europe and Alaska. Children are happy and well but no grandkids yet.

Sorry to miss the 55th reunion. I miss the old place and the wonderful years I spent there.

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Ray Bradford 2019 has been an historic year.

In January I retired as Judge of Probate. In June, I retired as a lawyer and closed my law practice. In August I suddenly had triple bypass surgery. In September we sold our longtime Bangor residence and moved to Stockton Springs. Retirement turns out to involve big and unexpected changes. Now Marlo and I are expecting a new grandson in Texas in March-we’ll have three in total.

Time to reflect on all my memories in “second childhood!”

Scott Wilson My involvement with sports through the guidance of the good people at Hebron has carried me well through life. Our extended family is all involved in athletics and healthy lifestyles. At 74 I am still bike riding (road bike, mountain bike and fat bike) throughout the year and cross country ski at least five days a week (northern Wisconsin does have many months of winter). I’ve completed 26 American Birkebeiner 50km XC ski races, 33 Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival 40 mile off road races, and generally do another half dozen bike and ski races during the year. Life is good.

1965 George Stevens Elaine and I have moved back to Maine after spending the last 19 years in south Florida. We bought an old farmhouse in Bremen and are in the process of totally renovating it!

1967 Jay Baker is alive and quite well in Tucson, AZ. I can only describe my life today as beyond my wildest dreams! I am happily retired, having moved to sunny Arizona in 2013.

Joseph Davis Grateful for 53 years of friendship with my roommate Peter Redmayne.

1969 Burton Stein In my 43rd year of Dentistry.

Living in Newton, MA. Proud father of two daughters and a son and grandpa of three wonderful grandsons and one beautiful granddaughter.

We love hearing from you! Please send news or contact updates to your class agent or to broy@ hebronacademy.org.

John Rumney ‘68 Awarded Lifetime of Conservation from the Australian Geographic Society.

Recognising greatness since 1987, the Australian Geographic Society Awards are Australia’s longest running awards for adventure and conservation. John Rumney ‘68 is a true pioneer of ecotourism on the Great Barrier Reef and one of the region’s great characters.

His relationship with the reef began with commercial fishing, but after years spent diving and learning about this unique and fragile environment, he became increasingly aware of the negative effects of human activities. It led him to found the adventure, scientific research and dive vessel Undersea Explorer. Each trip offered free berths to reef researchers facilitating vital access to remote places across the GBR. He also established Eye to Eye Marine encounters research and tourism operation which also facilitates primary reef research through tourism partnerships. His endeavours have supported hundreds of researchers as well as raised the standards under which wildlife tourism and diving operates on the reef.

John has received many awards for his environmental leadership. He sits on countless boards and committees that

have led to increased awareness and action to preserve the reef and is the Managing Director of Great Barrier Reef Legacy, a global leader in marine expeditions that accelerate actions vital to the future survival of coral reefs.

Reprinted from Australian Geographic https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/ awards/2019/11/2019-winners-of-the-australiangeographic-society-awards-announced/

ALUMNI ET ALUMNAE Geoff Michaelson Now in my 34th year of practice as a clinical psychologist in McLean, Va; 30 years of wonderful married life with Sue Finger (native of Wilmington, Delaware).

Bragging rights on two amazing daughters: Emma, working in the talent industry In NYC, and Ariel, an opera singer who has sung in Europe and recorded in Seattle.

James R. Brown That was the best reunion ever. Thanks so much to all the staff at Hebron who made it so enjoyable and memorable. We were treated royally. It’s like I have new friends all over again. My roommate for a year, Dan Lyman. That was an amazing meeting with the class of 59 guy, from Hawaii, at our breakfast table. Football buddy, Dave Cleveland. Bill Burke, such a leader. Jon Moll, so nice to have engaging conversation with you and your wife. Jim Sanborn, football buddy. Dave Rhines, so good to get to know you, listen to all your travels. Wes, that was a so good to reconnect.

I still need your email. The ones you gave are not working. Dick Drukker, had some nice talks at the hotel later that evening after our dinner. It was so nice just to be there with all of our classmates. Given how much time and distance has been between us all, we seemed to just start up where we left off. Hoping we might find a way to continue our times together. Jon is and has been a consistent contact for us at Hebron. Maybe we can set up some more times together through him.

Just went skiing last Friday. Going through the usual winter off season, with a few snow removal accounts. At 70, hoping for another year of landscaping here in VT. Plus trip to Southern California, Huntington Beach, looking forward to my oldest grandson’s graduation in June. Thanks again to all.

Please, lets stay in touch.

Wesley R. Loker It was wonderful to reunite with members of our class this year. Many thanks to Hebron for the welcome!

Henry Harding ‘70 and Tim Braddock ‘70

1970 50th Reunion October 10, 2020 Kingsley Meyer Greetings from Appalachia OH. Life is good. Our 70 acre hardwood Tree Farm continues to grow providing for some many returns-recreation, wild life, perhaps a profitable timber harvest some day.

Still the CIO at the University of Rio Grande.

Demographics and Enrollment are not looking good for the future.

Paul Bartlett Consulting Chef in Baltimore helping to feed thousands of kids/kidztable. org. Growing Apple Trees making cider with wife Gail and in West (by God) Virginia. Still riding old motors.

Tim Braddock Exciting to see Hebron hockey when I can. Craig Clark, Kim Kenway and I continue to plan the great Class of 70 50th later this year, I also continue to be the drummer in The Colliders, consisting of Kenway, Braddock and friend Alan Stone.

George Powers Celebrate a life spent opening eyes and ears to music on a page.

1971 Arthur Pease What a very pleasant surprise to hear from Harvey! Congratulations on yet another highly motivational class letter.

Really well written! I have printed it out and will add it to a notebook I keep of particularly informative or interesting letters. I remember Wilton Beauchamp very well, and I also remember being quite impressed by his Plymouth Fury. Magnificent car. I have an even more harrowing tale of wintertime dormitory expulsion. One fine evening, Bill Bacon and I were caught by T. Kelly Fitzpatrick in Bill’s room listening to music long after lights out.

Fitzpatrick was so furious that he ordered us to get out of the dorm and run the Four-Mile Loop. It was the absolute dead of winter.

Snow was piled waist high on the sides of the road as we began our journey through the frigid darkness. As we trudged along, we decided that Mr. Fitzpatrick would probably soon have second thoughts about having ordered us out on such a night. So, taking advantage of this, we decided to walk rather than run, and simply took our time. Well, about half way along the loop we notice lights inching up the road behind us and we instantly dove behind snowbanks. Sure enough, it was Mr. Fitzpatrick, who, as I still recall, appeared to be wearing a bathrobe. What a laugh we had at that moment. The poor man looked so worried! And imagine how he felt after driving the entire loop without seeing us! Well, obviously we made it back just fine although we were indeed very, very cold.

Margreth and I drove back to Munich from Tuscany in early November after com-

pleting our olive harvest. In early December we flew up to Amsterdam and then took a train to the lovely university town of Leiden, where our son Daniel started work recently as a scientist at Charles River Labs. Daniel also joined us for Christmas here in Munich.

Our daughter Victoria works as a copywriter in Copenhagen. She joined us briefly for the olive harvest. I hope you are in a warm place, doing fine and feeling well. I wish you all the best for the New Year.

I edited a book this summer. In the course of my work as one of the freelance editors of the ABB Review, I had the honor of editing an article by one of the company’s research directors. He was so happy with my work that he asked me if I would be interested in editing a book he had just completed. But since he is German and had written the book in English, virtually every sentence had to be rewritten. He was so delighted with the results that he offered to add my name to the cover.

Douglas Gordon I remain wildly busy with working in China and the US West coast. My wife and I are regularly strategizing when to step off the flywheel and retire. Not long now. Looking forward to #50 that is also not long from now.

Condolences to Peter Keller and his family on the loss of his mother Shirley W. Keller

1972 Regis Lepage Happy New year! I hope you and yours have a great year. Here is what’s going on with Carolyn and me; Another year has flown by and Carolyn and I continue to put one foot in front of the other. This is especially important this year as Carolyn had both knees replaced in September. Recovery is going really well, and she has the go-ahead to ski in mid-February, 2020. We are spending the winter in our place at Sugarloaf, so I am getting out with the AARP crowd nearly every day as Carolyn works her program in the gym. Summer is spent with family visits, some travel and as much time as we can on the waters of the Maine coast. At various times have seen Steve Gates, Judd Lowe, Jim Plavin, David Gould ‘71, Bob Reid, Brad Parsons, Dave Jacobs and I get regular texts from Mark Savran. I had a great time at this year’s homecoming, on Friday night, seeing a bunch of the class of ‘69 who celebrated their 50th reunion. Brought back a lot of memories. Hoping the years have been good to all my classmates from ‘72. I also hope we can put together a memorable 50th reunion ourselves in what is really just a short time away. Cheers!

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Condolences to Brad Sloat on the passing of his mother Jane (Walker) Sloat

Condolences to Steve Sloat on the passing of his mother Jane E. (Walker) Sloat

Dick Potvin Have been in the real estate sales business since graduating from Bowdoin College in ‘77. Currently own Potvin Realty in Auburn Maine which owns and operates commercial investment real estate in Central Maine. Not all work though...My ultimate passions have been enjoying hunting and fishing in the Northern Maine woods for four decades and it has become my second career for the past 40 years, LOL. Lots of big deer, “not” a lot of big fish and lots of Partridge.

Additionally, we have been rabid Boston Red Sox fans and season ticket holders for almost 20 years. Saw all those exciting New York Yankee and World Series games! I have three wonderful children with all beautiful personalities: Beth ‘04 works at John F. Murphy Homes Inc. She cares for and educates young children with learning disabilities. Beth is also the mother of my beautiful granddaughter Ms. Avery. My daughter Lauren is a successful Care Coordinator for Grand Rounds. She just got married this past fall to Abram Frangoulis in a very big ceremony at our Auburn country home. And, my son Michael ’20 will graduate this spring and will be entering college in the fall. We are all very proud of Michael for his great accomplishments this past year!

Michael has worked very hard; however, all that positive influence those Hebron high quality teachers, counselors and coaches bring on have helped to open so many doors. They are all the best in their fields. Hey, it’s been 48 years since I first stepped foot onto the Hebron campus and here I am again! Thank You Hebron Academy! Go Lumberjacks!

1975 It’s time for your 45th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020

1976 Melvin Nadeau Happy New Year!! I promised last summer that I would release my first salmon in Becky Webber’s memory and it went like this. We got to Green Pointe and within 15 minutes I caught a grilse and tried to release it but could not because it took the hook too deep. Less than an hour later I caught another feisty, beautiful 12 pounder which I played quickly and released in Becky’s honor. Less than an hour after that I caught another beauty, about 12 pounds, and much to the envy of the other fishermen, I released it too in her honor. It appears she is still doing good things in Heaven. Denise and the dogs are doing fine. Our son Matt and his wife have a baby girl which makes us Grandparents. We love having her around.

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1978 Barbara Blonder I’ve been at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL for 17 years and am an Associate Professor in the Natural Sciences Department. I absolutely love teaching and research. I’ve been married for nearly 30 years and have a son in college. I’m still swimming, but definitely not springboard diving. My dad, Fred Blonder ’55 moved here about ten years ago with my mom to be closer to our family. All is well.

Peter Bradshaw resides in Longmeadow, MA, 30th year of teaching. Wife Tracy, is also a teacher. Two children: Carter, a french/anthropology double major at UVM, studied at Mont Blanc University in Chambery, France. We paid a visit and skied Chamonix, a trip of a lifetime. Owen, a senior at Longmeadow HS played on the MA State Championship Soccer Team, a first for LHS soccer. He will likely attend UMASS in the fall. I have very fond memories of my year at Hebron. A visit is long overdue.

1979 Condolences to Stephen Jeffries on the passing of his father Benjamin Jeffries ‘49.

Condolences to William Maynard on the loss of his mother Sally B. Maynard.

1980 It’s time for your 40th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020

1982 Anne Cannon I am still in TN. I am the Director of Education and oversee four schools that provide education to students in residential treatment. It is hard but rewarding work.

I became an empty nester this year!

Michael Wolf The older I get, the more I think about how fortunate I was to have had the opportunity/experiences at Hebron Academy. I have no doubt that much of my success today comes from what I learned while I was there. The great friends and relationships that came from Hebron are truly special, even though I might not have actually seen some of these people for many years. You know who you are!!! Wolfie Rachel Stephenson-Tribuzio I have officially been out of school long enough to have my babies -twins turn 21 last September. All are either in college or have completed college.

For the last five years I have worked for a wonderful company as a Social Worker working with dialysis patients. Man, are we getting old or what?

1983 Heidi Trout writes, “I spent almost six months doing a solo thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail this year. It was an amazing adventure and I can’t wait to do more thruhikes in the future!”

Lesli Brisson ‘83 with her son Tommy and husband Thom.

Lesli Brisson The big news in 2018 was that our daughter married her best friend. In December we were given the most beautiful news that Britt and Jay were expecting. Fast forward and we welcomed Emory Ann, she has been the biggest blessing! We get to see her a few days a week as I watch her while Britt and Jay are building their construction company. Tommy is a senior this year. It’s been a whirlwind of college hunting, school, and football. He is a long snapper and has come off of a great season with some colleges interested in him. We are adjusting to the fact that we will be empty nesters next year. Will has developed a love for boxing and takes it seriously. He trains with a coach a few days a week. We are not sure of his intentions. He’s working in sales and is proving himself to be quite good. Thom is working with our son in law and sharing his construction expertise.

I continue to travel back east to spend time with my mom. She makes her yearly trip to Maine for a month and I was able to get there for a week.

Bruce Fernandez and Judy Harris were married in Randolph, Vermont, where they live.

They would welcome any classmates who might be in the area.

1984 Condolences to John Suitor on the loss of his mother Carol Place.

1985 It’s time for your 35th Reunion!

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Scott Downs ‘86 and his son Thomas met Rob Thompson ‘87 to learn more about Rob’s SnoYak creation.

Members of the class of 1986 gathered in Portland, Maine to celebrate the holidays.

1986 From Ann Sullivan Cohen: I loved seeing all the photos from the Dr. Davidson dedication event! Everyone looks the same to me, and it feels like 1986 was just a short time ago.

I currently live in Atlanta and love my job as a Critical Care RN at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital. Most of our time is consumed with family, including my 2 sons, 2 stepsons and their wives, and a stepdaughter and her husband. They’ve blessed us with 4 grandsons (including 3-month-old twins), and we have a 5th grandchild on the way! Chasing them around reminds me that 1986 was, indeed, a while ago. Hebron and Maine, in general, still hold a very special place in my heart, and I don’t get back there nearly as much as I’d like.

Love to all, and I would love to hear from old friends! ann@cohenfamilycircus.com.

Condolences to Cynthia Pazuk on the loss of her father Stephen M. Pazuk.

Condolences to Heather Griffin Piper on the loss of her father David Griffin.

1987 Nathan Draper These days I am coaching new teachers to be successful inner city educators.

Still loving living in San Francisco, but my husband and I also spend weekends and summers on the coast, an hour north in Bolinas.

What is a SnoYak? SnoYak is a way to sit and ski. The seat is designed to put you in an ergonomic kneeling position reducing the traditional impact of skiing on your knees. Additionally, because you are sitting, you’re lower to the ground, reducing the impact of falls.

Why did you create it? Initially, I wanted to mimic the sensation of whitewater kayaking. And while it started out very much like kayaking it’s become it’s own unique way to get down a mountain. The experience feels like a combination of skiing, snowboarding and surfing all at the same time.

How can it help adaptive programs?

There are many barriers to overcome for people with disabilities who want to ski or snowboard. One of the biggest barriers to skiing is the sheer expense of adaptive ski equipment. Adaptive ski setups start at $4,000 - $5,000. With SnoYak we are targeting a much lower price which will help to expand access to skiing for those with disabilities. The kneeling position is also a departure from traditional adaptive skis in that it centers the skier’s weight over the middle of the ski. This allows the skier to turn the ski in a much more efficient manner and actually carve those signature “S” turns on the slopes.

What future designs will we see?

Currently, we have three different systems: adaptive kneeling, able body kneeling and traditional sit ski. Right now we are focused on optimizing the fun and performance of each system individually. Our next design is intended to be universal, that is – it can be used by adaptive or able bodied people depending on what module is attached to the base.

You can read more about Snow Yak online at https://snoyak.com/.

1988 Scott Randall Daughter Lillybeth is currently attending Hebron and will graduate 2022.

Proud Dad! William Guidera just joined Netflix as the head of public policy and writes “I still live in Minnesota but will travel across the nation while working on tech policy. Fun job, but really I just want to ski race with Carlito Cabelin again.”

1989 Oliver Harlow Here’s a quick update for the Spring newsletter. My wife Elizabeth and I recently celebrated 22 years of marriage!

But the big update is that we have returned back to NYC after living four years in Las Vegas. We loved our time together there but it’s great to be back in NYC and we spend all our weekends with friends, family and our beloved Norwich Terrier Artemis at our weekend house in Sullivan Catskills.

Oliver and Elizabeth Harlow

1995 It’s time for your 25th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020 Alyssa Doherty I am at Elizabeth Seton High School now as the Director of their Agnes M. Brown Law Academy and Enrollment and Marketing Strategist. I feel very lucky to have landed at such a special school. We serve approximately 600 girls from Maryland and DC, and have about 120 girls in the Law Academy. hebronacademy.org • 31

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2000 It’s time for your 20th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020 Meaghan Murray Is the administrative coordinator of the Golden Age Center. It was a seamless fit for her to take over after the long-successful run by the previous coordinator, “I’ve been working at the Age Strong Commission for a while, but Charlestown is my passion, my heart and my neighborhood, these folks here all knew my grandparents.

My grandmother is my favorite person in the world. I used to come down here with them and it just felt like home. “

2001 Condolences to Andy Sloat on the passing of his grandmother Jane E. (Walker) Sloat

also earned National Soccer Coaches of America Association (NSCAA) All New England fourth team honors during his career.

As team captain Cox played a pivotal role in Southern Maine’s ‘08 Little East Conference regular season championship. Cox earned his degree in Economics in ‘09, and works in financial services for Key Private Bank in his community. Cox has volunteered his time with Junior Achievement of Maine, fundraised for the Center for Grieving Children and is a member of NAACP, Portland Branch.

2006 Jonathan Phillips is working with kids as a BHP in Portland and studying Chinese Medicine. He plays in a Jazz band called “The Velvet Darlings.”

2007 Charles Cummings is a Lieutenant in the USN. He received his “Wings” on January 31, 2020. He has qualified to land on an aircraft carrier.

2008 Krista-Jean Forand I have been part of Anchor Ministries in New Bedford, MA. We serve the homeless and also have a human trafficking ministry where we partner with the police and complete street outreaches.

Our ministries goal is to establish a long term recovery community . It’s been an awesome experience!!

2010 It’s time for your 10th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020

2003 Rachel Sukeforth 2019 was a big year for me. I left the company I’d been employed with for eight years to take a position at the Maine Center for Disease Control. Most recently the radon air test data I’ve been compiling and cleaning has been developed into a user friendly portal. These maps, charts, and tables are available for the general public as well as researchers to utilize. I also moved back to Gardiner, ME. My boyfriend and I are still getting settled into the house, but I am looking forward to planting raised beds this spring, among other things. On a sad note, my family and I had to put down my favorite dog this year. As many of you know, pets can feel like family members, making it hard to see them go.

2004 Condolences to Jeff Sloat on the passing of his grandmother Jane E. (Walker) Sloat.

2005 It’s time for your 15th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020 Gregory Cox was inducted into the University of Southern Maine Husky Hall of Fame.

One of the top midfielders in the Little East Conference during his career on the pitch at USM, Gregory Cox was honored three times by the LEC with all-conference citations, earning second team all conference honors as a sophomore and first team honors as a junior and senior. A two-year captain, Cox We love hearing from you! Please send news or contact updates to your class agent or to broy@ hebronacademy.org.

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Loa-Gosneys ‘07 Keep Lacrosse Passion Alive through Film Former Hebron, Lehigh and MLL players, Roman and Cameron Lao-Gosney, are pursuing careers in the film industry. The brothers worked together on a series featuring Tom Schrieber and on the Wolf Athletics commercial shown during PLL games. The opportunity was just the latest chapter in the LaoGosneys’ interest in film, which goes back a number of years.

“It started when we were much younger, playing with our Lego sets and creating entire stories,” said Cameron. “We always loved going to the movies, whether it was with our parents or some friends back in Maine.

It was always entertaining to break down the stories.

“At Lehigh, we both studied philosophy, which helped hone our critical and creative thinking,” Cameron continued. “What Lehigh offered in terms of film was few and far between, but it wasn’t a bad thing because it forced us to teach ourselves a lot about filmmaking and editing, using the software and technology, using cameras, guerilla shooting and making it all happen.”

“Make it happen” is exactly what Cameron and Roman have continued to do.

“After graduation, we both really wanted to pursue film and we knew we’d be doing a lot together, but we had to tackle things on our own,” said Roman. “I was heavily interested in camera work and cinematography, which was the route I took early on. Alternatively, Cameron was

developing interest in post-production and editing. We both knew we wanted to direct, but had different sub-interests within that.”

“In the lacrosse world, people are sometimes surprised to hear I’m a filmmaker, as if the two are mutually exclusive,” Roman continued. “Things aren’t so black and white, and I don’t think people should be so ready to define others so simply or neatly.

You can be an athlete and you can be an artist.”

As Cameron said, “For whatever reason, there’s this outdated cultural conjecture, a generalization that separates athletes and artists. But in fact, there are a ton of similarities between the two. Each is a craft that requires discipline, creativity, persistence and belief in oneself.” You can read the full article at https://www.uslaxmagazine.com.

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Jean and I are still together, living in semiretirement here in the tropics. She teaches at the College of Micronesia and I own and run a small Scuba Shop. Life is good. Just felt like letting you all know that Hebron still holds a special place in our lives.

Bill Ward is the Director of Hockey and the Head Girls’ coach at Hoosac School. Bill coached players selected #3, #6, #13, and #14 overall in the 2017 NWHL Draft.

Charles Cummings ‘07

We love hearing from you! Please send news or contact updates to your class agent or to broy@ hebronacademy.org.

Tyler Swanbeck ‘18 (left), meeting up with Ryan Sullivan ‘17 (right) and Jake Bieler ‘18 (center) at an Army football game.

2011 Yumeng Cheng Stopped by campus to visit with Mrs. Middleton. After Suffolk, she went to Pratt. Now she is headed to Hong Kong in pursuit of a Ph.D. Congratulations to Chris Roy ‘07 on his marriage to Jill Piekut. The couple was married in September and the ceremony and reception included many Hebron alumni!

2015 It’s time for your 5th Reunion!

Save the date 10/10/2020 Mack Telfer is graduating with a Secondary Eduation Degree with a major in History and a minor in Global Studies. Mack will be doing his student teaching at Maine Central Institute, (MCI). Also exciting to note that Mack has been recruited to teach and play professional Rugby in Beijing, China.

Past Faculty Congratulations to Jamie Fey ‘07 and her husband Ian Crouch on the arrival of their daughter Louisa.

Michael Zielski I was a lead music assistant to composer Christopher Young during his work on the upcoming film The Empty Man to be released August 7, 2020. The movie is a thriller about an ex-cop on the trail of a missing girl and the strange discoveries he makes as he learns the terrifying truth about both the case and himself. I was involved in every aspect of the scoring process, and contributed to many of the musical arrangements you hear in the movie. Look for my name in the credits! I hope everybody at Hebron is doing great! I wish everyone the absolute best!

John Ranahan We live on Pohnpei Island, in the Federated States of Micronesia. We moved here in ‘07 to be near two of our grandchildren. Our daughters, Lisa & Emily, both played for hours in the Bowl. Lisa moved here in ‘92 as a Peace Corps Volunteer and never left. Emily moved to England in ‘93. Jean and I were living on our small sailboat in Trinidad when we decided to move here in ‘07. I eventually sailed the boat here in ‘10. Now, though we are “retired”, we both keep working at jobs we love: not a bad retirement.

I taught in the English Department from 1975 to 1980 and have fond memories of our time at Hebron. One of my favorite memories came flooding back to me here in Micronesia when I played Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition. Whenever I hear this piece, I remember Christmas holiday dinners at John and Bev Leyden’s home on campus. John would wind up air-directing the final move-

SPRING RECEPTIONS Join other Hebron alumni, parents and friends at one of our upcoming receptions!

NEW YORK Butter Midtown 70 West 45th Street Wednesday, April 29 6-8 p.m.

BOSTON Union Club of Boston 8 Park Street Wednesday, May 13 6-8 p.m.

FALMOUTH, MAINE The Woodlands Club 39 Woods Road Tuesday, June 9 5:30-7:30 p.m.

DENVER The Cooper Lounge in Union Station 1701 Wynkoop Street Tuesday, June 16 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Class Agents 1949 Robert P. Rich Manakin Sabot, VA rprich@erlanger-inc.com

1968 Robert L. Lowenthal Victor, NY bob.lowenthal68@gmail.com

1987 Catherine T. Crowley Cambridge, MA thocro@comcast.net

2008 Andrea J. Hart Rockport, ME andrea.hart207@gmail.com

1951 Edward L. Ruegg rueggnh@gmail.com

1969 Jonathan G. Moll Berwyn, PA jonathangmoll@gmail.com

1988 Ann S. Mooradian Severna Park, MD mooradia@comcast.net

Jennifer A. Duguay Venice, CA duguayjen@gmail.com

1952 Kenneth A. Boyle Hopkinton, NH revken60@aol.com

1970 J. Craig Clark Rindge, NH jcclark@myfairpoint.net

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1953 Dean E. Ridlon Needham, MA sdridlon@yahoo.com

1971 Harvey A. Lipman Ashland, MA harveylipman@hotmail.com

1990 Andrew M. Haskell Gardiner, ME andyhaskell22@yahoo.com

1954 J. M. Maher Holland, MI stormhawk1936@gmail.com

1972 Stephen R. Gates Andover, MA stephenrgates@msn.com

1991 Marcus A. De Costa Long Island City, NY yankeeboynyc@gmail.com

1955 Richard J. Parker Chestnut Hill, MA rparker72@comcast.net

1974 Roger T. Clark Phippsburg, ME rclark@lcpgroup.com

Scott R. Nelson Merion Station, PA scott.ryan.nelson@gmail.com

1956 Kenneth P. Mortimer Tacoma, WA kmortimer5@gmail.com

1975 Ellen L. Augusta Hebron, ME eaugusta@msn.com

1957 Michael A. Mentuck Marblehead, MA mikem@salvor.com

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Charles B. Swartwood Cotuit, MA cbswartwood@comcast.net

1977 Robert M. Hernon Winchester, MA robert_hernon@yahoo.com

Falmouth, MA

1959 Bernard L. Helm Rocky Mount, NC hebron59@aol.com 1960 David J. Williams Boca Grande, FL

djwill1942@yahoo.com 1962 Bill Allen Yarmouth, ME gwmallen@gmail.com 1963 William C. Harding Gainesville, FL 2ndwavewill@gmail.com 1964 John R. Giger Groton, MA john@cybergiger.com 1965 Evan E. Mahaney San Diego, CA evmo321@gmail.com 1966 Harvey L. Lowd High Point, NC hlowd@hotmail.com

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Reed Chapman

Skillman, NJ creedclark@yahoo.com

1978 George M. Dycio Lewiston, ME gcldycio@roadrunner.com 1979 Brian O. Cloherty Northfield, MN mnclohertys@earthlink.net

1980 Elizabeth S. Graves Portland, ME betsy_graves@hotmail.com 1981 Jane E. Fiore Lake Forest, IL fancyjane@comcast.net 1982 J. T. Cutler

Harrisville, NH tandgcutler@myfairpoint.net 1984 Deborah S. Cote Harrison, ME debscote@yahoo.com 1986 T. Scott Downs Middleton, MA suffolkd@aol.com

M. H. McCarthy

Saunderstown, RI hayes.mccarthy@hasbro.com

1993 Marko I. Radosavljevic Portland, OR mradosav@comcast.net 1994 Erica J. Litchfield Riverview, FL ericalitchfield@yahoo.com 1995 Jessie D. Parker Sammamish, WA jessie.dae@outlook.com

1996 Devon M. Biondi Mill Valley, CA dmbiondi@gmail.com 1998 Kirsten L. Ness Portland, ME kirsten_ness@hotmail.com 1999 Joseph J. Patry Reston, VA joseph.patry@gmail.com 2000 Erik P. Yingling Provincetown, MA erikyingling@gmail.com 2003 Sara M. Barker Haverhill, MA sara.marquis.barker@gmail.com 2005 Bettina T. Herrick Saco, ME bettina.herrick@gmail.com 2006 Allison M. Coombs Minot, ME hebron2006@outlook.com

2009 Claire E. Cummings Norway, ME clrcmmngs@gmail.com Ye Chen

Montclair, NJ

wanchen917@gmail.com 2010 Emma L. Leavitt Somerville, MA emmalleavitt@gmail.com 2011 Sophia M. Bartolomeo Intervale, NH hebronscribe2011@gmail.com 2012 Maxwell A. Middleton Boulder, CO

maxmiddleton2@gmail.com 2013 Kathryn M. Couture Harrisville, RI kcouture15@yahoo.com 2014 Donita G. Sharkey Memphis, TN donita.sharkey2000@gmail.com 2015 Rachel H. Jurek Ashburnham, MA rjurek79@gmail.com 2017 Summer Surgent-Gough Hamilton, NY summersurgent13@gmail.com

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obituaries 1941 Edward Coleman Hall, 97, passed away peacefully on Nov. 7, 2019. He was born on May 31, 1922, and was educated in the Worcester schools and graduated from Hebron Academy. He began college at the University of Maine, but then World War II began. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps. and was trained as a B-24 pilot. Ed returned from the service, married the love of his life, Dorothy Moran of Portland, and completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He served on the boards of the Mohegan Council Boy Scouts, the Montachusett Council Girl Scouts, and the Heifer Project among others. Ed was a proud member of Rotary International from 1963 until his death and served as president in the Worcester Rotary Club.

1942 George E. Ferris, of Kingston passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020. After growing up in Hanson, he graduated from Whitman High School and attended both Hebron Academy and Valparaiso University. In 1943, he enlisted in the Navy in aviation electronics. He met his wife Kay, the love of his life, whom he married on February 7, 1947.

George spent most of his career working as transportation manager for Howard Johnson’s and during his “retirement” he kept busy with a small lawn care business and worked part-time at the Marshfield Country Club until he was ninety. Family and friends were first in his life and brought him great joy, entertainment, and much laughter.

Roy Louis Byrnes M.D. passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Roy was born in Newton, MA, and attended UCLA for undergraduate studies and received his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine. Roy traveled to the Aleutian Islands for a medical school internship, beginning his lifelong love for Alaska, and returned to complete a residency in pathology at Los Angeles County Hospital. Roy met his future wife Ilse on a weekend ski trip, and the couple were married in 1954 and lived in Germany where Roy was a Captain in the US Army. They later returned to the United States and settled in Orange County to raise their family. Roy immersed himself in medicine, working at South Coast Community Hospital and Mission Hospital. Roy had an amazing intellect and curiosity of the world.

He loved to travel.

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Ralph A. Parmigiane ,96, of Medfield on January 30th. Born and raised in Worcester, Ralph was an orphan of the Depression and was raised by his aunt Anna Holst and uncle Adolf Carlson. Ralph was a three sport athlete at Worcester and after graduation studied at Hebron Academy. Drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1943, he served in the Aleutian Islands and Pacific Theater. After the war, he graduated from Springfield College in 1949 and received his Masters in Biology in 1953. He taught science for many years and coached the 1954 Stephens High School football team of Rumford, ME, to the State Championship. Ralph moved to Medfield and coached both the Needham Football and Basketball teams for many years. Ralph was a coach, teacher and administrator at Needham High School until his retirement in 1985. Ralph spent his retirement summering at Embden Pond in Maine for 30 years.

James “Jim” Sawyer passed away on Sept.

10, 2019. Jim was born on Feb. 6, 1931 in Auburn and went to school at Edward Little High School and Hebron Academy.

After serving in the Army for three years he continued his education at Bates College and Syracuse University, becoming a professor of radio and TV communications at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. For several summers Jim returned to Maine to work at youth camps, and at Burleigh Hill sailing camp he fell in love with a staff member from central WA, Elaine Elenbaas. She became his wife, and they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in June 2019. Jim’s teaching career took him, Elaine, and their children, to various colleges and universities across the country.

After decades of teaching, Jim and Elaine moved to New Gloucester, where he designed and built a log home for their retirement. He found a new passion in family history, and wrote a semi-fictional book, A Sea-Farer’s Journal, about the voyages Captain Abram Healy made with his wife and children in the nineteenth century.

1948 John S. (Jack) Webber, age 90, passed away on February 11. Born in Gloucester on August 30, 1929, Jack Webber was devoted to his family and community. A gifted athlete, he was elected to the sports hall of fame for both baseball and basketball at every school he attended, including Gloucester High School ‘47, Hebron Academy and Bucknell University ‘52. He married his love Doris (Anderson) Webber in 1953, and together they enjoyed nearly 48 years of marriage blessed by the lives of their daughter Jill and granddaughter Lauren.

After graduating from Bucknell he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and was the top fielding shortstop while playing for the team’s minor league affiliate in the Wisconsin State League. While serving in the Army from 1952-1954 in San Antonio, Texas, Jack was a star shortstop for the Brooke Army Medical Center baseball teams that won Army World Series championships.

Following his professional athletic career and military service, Jack had a long and successful career as an insurance broker. He returned to a professional baseball career, working as a New England scout for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers. He loved supporting and mentoring local athletes, and recruiting top local talent for Bucknell. As gifted as he was on the ballfields and basketball courts of his youth, Jack may be best remembered locally for his prowess on Gloucester’s playgrounds, where he played competitively well into his 50s. He remained sharp and lucid until his final days, taking a genuine and caring interest in the lives of everyone in his wide circle of friends and family members.

Benjamin E. Jeffries, died October 20, 2019, in Blue Hill, ME9. Raised in Milton, MA, he graduated from Milton Academy in 1948, from Hebron Academy and then from Harvard, where he received his A.B. in Economics in 1953. Ben was a veteran of the U.S. Army, served in the Berlin Occupation Force in Germany and was honorably discharged.

He was a manufacturing executive for a commercial stainless-steel dishwashing company called Adamation in Newton, MA and rose to the position of President before retiring.

Next, he took on the challenge of becoming owner and operator of a popular restaurant called Modern Times Cafe in Cambridge, MA (now Oleanna). One food reviewer wrote, “Old hippies don’t die, they go to Modern Times Café.” Ben retired to the Maine coast to pursue his lifelong passion of cruising solo or with family on his boats. Ben was also an avid bird hunter with his dog “Cassiopeia” and enjoyed splitting wood and shooting clays. Ben was a gentleman and a gentle man…a real New Englander who was quiet, but when he spoke he meant what he said. He was devoted to his immediate and extended family.

1950 Robert Newell Oxford, Jr., passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019. After Winchester High, Bob attended Hebron Academy and then graduated from Dartmouth College in 1954 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Bob served as a Lieutenant in the Army and instructor in the Ordinance School hebronacademy.org • 35

ALUMNI ET ALUMNAE at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. While serving in the military, Bob met and married Allison Lea Bailey. Upon leaving the service, he lived in Wayland, MA, working at Raytheon where he negotiated government contracts. In 1969 Bob and his family moved to Milford, NH, and after retiring from Raytheon, Bob joined his wife in ownership of Impressions Pottery by Oxford making handcrafted wildflower pottery. Their one-of-a-kind earthenware pottery was well known throughout New England.

Bertram Bandman, 89, on October 23rd.

Bertram was born in Shanghai China, March 6, 1930. He attended a British parochial elementary school in Shanghai where as a budding philosopher, Bertram was constantly getting his ears pulled because he asked the nuns “why” about almost all matters.

Bertram and his mother Edith fled to Manila, Philippines when the Japanese invaded China in 1937. Soon after, Bertram was sent to live with an American family in Baguio for his health. When the Japanese invaded in 194142, a white boy mistaken for a member of the American family, Bertram spent a year and a half in a Japanese internment camp.

When the war ended, he was reunited with his mother in Manila and worked at the U.S. Army officers’ mess washing dishes. At age 16, Bertram secured entry into the United States and graduated from Hebron Academy in Maine. He then moved to New York City to attend Columbia University. Bertram completed a bachelors’ and masters’ degrees and his Doctorate in Education in 1962. He met his future wife, Elsie Lucier, and they fell in love over their discussions of politics, philosophy, education and health care. Bertram became a professor of philosophy at Long Island University where he taught for forty years. In 1985, Bertram and Elsie purchased their first home in Hatfield, MA to be near their daughter.

an MBA from the University of Chicago. In 1977, Simonds joined the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton and served as the Club’s president. He was low-key, but certainly was not without opinions. He was not only a family man but a good friend.” Chicago lawyer Kevin O’Keefe, another fellow CGC member recalled Simonds’ wide range of interests and his love of woodworking. After retiring from Aon, Simonds and his wife moved to Chelan, where he enjoyed fishing and hiking. He also was active as president of the Lake Chelan Historical Society and built his own rowing shell.

1954 Bruce J. Spaulding, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020. Bruce was born in Syracuse, N.Y. Bruce’s family moved to New London, NH in 1937. He graduated from New London High School and Hebron Academy, and earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1958 from the University of New Hampshire. Bruce married Sue Staley. His first job was with Metcalf and Eddy, a consulting firm in Boston, MA. In 1959, Bruce enlisted in the Navy, attended Naval Officer Training School in Newport, RI and joined the Civil Engineering Corp. He was first stationed in Adak in the Aleutian Islands, followed by NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA. Bruce started his business career with Borg-Warner in 1962 (becoming York International) in Sales Management. He had 35 years of service with York, was Regional Manager for 22 years in the Houston Office, and concluded his career as President of Natkin Services, a York Acquisition. Bruce and Sue, with their two sons, Jeffrey and Steven, lived in Houston for 35 years. In 2003, they bought a home in Round Top, TX. Bruce loved their home in the country where they would make many new friends.

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Richard J. Simonds, 85, died June 15 at his home in Chelan, WA. Simonds, who also had been battling Parkinson’s disease, had lived in Chelan since 1998. Born and raised in Winchester, MA, he attended Winchester High School and graduated from Hebron Academy. He then served in the Navy, where he was posted to a ship in Pearl Harbor, HI. After leaving the Navy in 1960, Simonds earned a B.S. in Economics from Tufts University and completed graduate work at the University of Chicago. He entered the insurance brokerage industry and worked in Cleveland and Boston before joining Aon’s Chicago office in 1965. Simonds was a longtime corporate insurance broker for Aon Corp. While at Aon, Simonds earned

Terrance W. Humphrey, 81, of Franklin, passed away on Sept. 26, 2019. Terrance was born in Portland, ME, grew up in Newton, MA. He earned his BA degree from Boston University, a MA in education from Boston College, and a MA in family therapy from

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Richard A. Johnson, age 81, of Lincoln, died Thursday, January 31. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Hebron Academy and also attended Wentworth Institute of Technology and the University of New Hampshire. He enjoyed a successful career as a shopping center developer for Zayers, Boston Development Associates, and Horizons Management Associates. In his free time, Mr. Johnson enjoyed fishing, skiing and participating in triathlons.

Antioch University. He was a teacher for many years in MA and NH. He loved the outdoors. He had a private practice in NH as a marriage and family therapist and was well known for his work and help at the Spaulding Youth Center. Terrance was an important part of the AA community and helped many over 47 years. He will be fondly remembered for his big heart, storytelling abilities, and wonderful mustache.

1959 Edward M. Caplan 78, of Swampscott, entered eternal rest on Friday, October 11th.

Ed was a comtroller for Polaroid, a member of the Polaroid Retiree Association, and Past President of Temple Beth El. Ed met his love on Fisherman’s Beach in Swampscott, Diana’s hometown, and they were inseparable for the next 57 years. They enjoyed everything together. Ed was a wonderful father who supported his sons while giving them the freedom to grow. He also loved the time he spent with his granddaughters and cherished their graduation ceremonies, sporting events, violin and dance recitals, and vacations.

1961 Nathaniel Tileston, 77, passed away on August 7. Nat was born in Greenfield, MA. After graduating from Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, in 1966, he studied photography at the Art Institute of Chicago before moving to New York City to work for dance/ theatre photographer Martha Swope. He then worked as a free-lance photographer, documenting the vibrant New York dance scene during the 70s. Some of his images are part of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s permanent collection and were shown at exhibitions in New York and Europe. In 1982, he and his wife Susan moved to Annapolis Royal, NS, where they bought and ran The Moorings Bed & Breakfast for 16 years and where Nat was known to answer the phone with a very New York phrase: ‘Whadda ya want?’ He was beloved by his community and served as President of the Board of Trade and Chair of the King’s Theatre board of directors. “He always said he couldn’t count, but we could always count on him,” said one of his friends. Nat and Susan started the MY STORY photo project in 2006, working with Burmese refugees on the Thai/Myanmar border for six months every year. Using digital cameras and teaching basic photo techniques, the project gives participants a creative way to document their lives. The project took them to Myanmar, Mexico, India, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.

Nat always said he learned more from the students than they learned from him.

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Phillip Jackson Hinman, age 72, was born to eternal life on January 30, 2020 surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Phil was born on September 1, 1947 in Mexico City, Mexico. Phil earned his baccalaureate degree at Florida Southern University and his master’s degree in Finance at the Wharton School of Business. He married Regina Marie Reynolds in 1969 in FL, and in 1978, they adopted their daughter Devlynn and moved to Brookfield, WI. He was married to Gina for 40 years until she passed away in 2009. Phil spent a great deal of his life helping others. He was treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Waukesha County Land Conservancy and a community volunteer. He loved nature and the sound of the rain and thunderstorms.

He said it reminded him of his childhood when he would listen to the rain outside his bedroom window. Phil worked for Allis Chalmers, a Children’s Theater, and then for Fiserv as a financial executive. He retired from Fiserv in 2013 and began to volunteer as an usher for community theaters and ballets. Similarly, Phil’s love of sports began early. He was a passionate fan of baseball, football, and basketball, although golf was his favorite. Besides golf, his other hobbies were travelling and fishing. He celebrated his 70th birthday at the Grand Canyon and in 2018 traveled to Southern France. Each spring, he would fish with his brother Jeff in Bokelia, FL. Phil was later honored to go on the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight in June 2019 with his beloved daughter Devlynn, a trip which enriched his life as he was so moved by the recognition given for service to his country. Phil received a National Defense Service Medal and was honorably discharged from service.

Richard G. Stratton Jan. 4, 1936 - Oct. 12, 2019. Richard George ‘Dick’ Stratton died Oct. 12. He was 83. Born in Portland, Maine, he had an affinity for reading at an early age. His sister, Ann Stratton Castle, said he “could read before he started school by asking about the letters on the cereal boxes and milk bottles. His love of reading lasted his entire life, with Shakespeare at the top of his list.” He was a Brown Scholar at Portland High School, where he was a member of the state champion swimming team. Awarded full academic scholarships by several colleges, he chose Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and graduated with honors in 1957. From 1960 to 1973, he was an English and history teacher at Hebron Academy, where he also coached swimming and football. A shining moment for him at Hebron came when his swimming team defeated the one led by his former coach at Portland. During his Hebron years, he earned a master’s degree in Liberal Studies (MALS) in 1970 from Wesleyan University.

Mr. Stratton went to Nichols School in 1973 to begin a career that spanned more than forty years. He served twice as chairman of the English Department, from 1982 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2003. He was president of the school’s Cum Laude Society from 1982 to 1988. Mr. Stratton was always the consumate English teacher, but his contributions to the school and its students went well beyond his classroom. Nichols Head of School Christopher Burner said, “His teaching was the embodiment of Nichols’ mission of preparing students’ minds, bodies and hearts for the work of life. He dedicated his life to education, and he taught generations of students how to write exceptionally well.

1990 Timothy S. Bell passed away unexpectedly on September 29, 2019. He was born in Lewiston on April 6, 1971. He attended Leavitt Area High School and Hebron Academy.

After high school, he moved to Philadelphia, PA with two of his best friends and started his career in hospitality as he worked in some of the finest restaurants and hotels. Tim had a taste for the finer things in life, making hospitality a good fit for him. He had other talents that allowed him to begin another career in landscape design. He was an avid gardener and took pride in the work he did for private clients and friends. Among his talents, Tim may have been best known for his quick wit, and his laughter and smile will be missed by those who knew and loved him.

Whitney “Whit” Blair, of Brunswick, Maine, died on Oct. 6, 2019, at age 95. Whit was born in 1924, spent his childhood in Wayland, and then attended Phillips Exeter Academy. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and then attended Harvard College, graduating in 1945. Whit was an active and proud alumnus of both Exeter and Harvard and was a regular organizer and attendee of many alumni events. Staying in touch with his friends from both schools was near and dear to his heart. Whit taught Latin at Hebron from 1948-1951. It was at Hebron, during a football game, that he met Susan Bridge, and they were married in 1952. Whit and Susan raised their four children in Rye, New York, where Whit was a teacher of Latin and Greek at Rye Country Day School (RCDS) for over 33 years, and served as the Chair of the Classics Department. Music was an integral part of his life

for his personal enjoyment as well as for instilling that same passion in his children who ultimately followed with musical pursuits of their own. Susan and Whit enjoyed hiking and camping. Whitney and Susan retired to Brunswick, ME in 1996 where they enjoyed the company of family and a new community of friends. Whit took classes at Bowdoin College, continued his study of piano, sang with the Choral Arts Society in Portland, and regularly played roles in productions at The Theater Project.

Dr. Charles J. Gross, Jr. was born and raised in Medford, MA. Student, teacher, colleague and friend, kindling and fostering relationships with others were simultaneously Dr. Gross’s life’s work and greatest joy. Charles’ early years were not fruitful academically… but when he was able to concentrate on languages (French, Spanish, Latin, Greek), school had a new meaning for him. Many times in his teaching years he would inspire struggling students with his own stories of failure. Charles went on to earn his PhD. in Classics from The University of North Carolina in 1960, and he taught in numerous high schools and colleges, including the Berkshire School, Hebron and the University of Mississippi, during his 50+ years in the classroom.

Charles lived a self-directed, simple life, acquiring few possessions but many friends.

Other than teaching or taking a class, a meal with friends or a trip to the movies were some of his favorite pastimes.

Condolences to past faculty member Al Switzer on the passing of his wife, Betsy J. Switzer.

Tommy Don Cowgill, a retired educator and longtime former resident of West Dennis, MA, died February 3, 2020, of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Born March 25, 1936, in Dallas, TX, Tommy was a 1954 graduate of W.H. Adamson High School and served in the United States Army. He earned a B.S. from North Texas State University and an M.A.T. from the University of Chicago.

Tom had a long career as a high school math teacher, technology teacher and coach that spanned some 35 years and including time at St. Mark’s School of TX, Kent School in CT, St. Mark’s School in MA, Cushing Academy in MA, and Hebron.

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Remembering Richard Stratton a matter of grades and scores or of what college we might attend or how much money we might make but simply what kind of life we would live. He was the real thing.

It is with sadness that we report the recent passing of legendary former English teacher Richard “Dick” Stratton who taught at Hebron from 1960 – 1973 and also coached swimming and football. As Bob Waite ’68 said, “Dick loved literature and he encouraged his students to approach everything they read with an open mind and a critical eye. He was a hard but fair marker – in truth he made us all better at writing than we ever dreamed we might be.”

Here follows several remembrances from Hebron alumni: Richard Stratton was my camp counselor one summer when I was 12 or 13 years old.

How we despised one another. Decades later he confided to me that he had urged, indeed warned, Headmaster Claude Allen not to admit me. When I graduated from Hebron in 1965, Mr. Stratton was only in his late twenties. Yet that ‘Mr.’ was so deeply burned into the beginnings of our relationship that for the next fifty years, ‘Dick’ always had an awkward hitch when I addressed him.

From the start, he seemed to come from a much earlier time, far longer ago than the ten years or so that separated us. He seemed to embody a spartan code of organization, authority, discipline, respect, loyalty, effort, principles, and passion. His booming voice, and glowering presence as a swimming coach is fondly remembered by my roommate Tad Clark. Mr. Stratton was a performer of outsized theatricality on the stage, as well as in his studied readings in English class and during seminars. Beyond anything else that mattered to me at Hebron, Stratton’s explorations into Hawthorne, Dostoyevsky, Melville, and Tolstoy mattered. Teacher and mentor, Mr. Stratton conveyed, more purely than any other teacher I would ever have, the belief that such reading of such art was not 38 • hebron • SPRING 2020

Stories and anecdotes were as important to him as breathing. The artful cursive commentaries he lavished in the margins and conclusions of our student essays evidenced his intelligence, honor, and scrupulous sense of responsibility. In future years, whenever I published stories, his astute remarks were sure to follow. When he visited my farm in the mountains of Maine he would regale me with tales of Hebron in the sixties. And he would tell my children stories of those days.

For in the end, he was a performer and a storyteller. How many times did I hear his account of my teenage daughter, Ida, crossing the porch where he and I were talking, with Anna Karenina, clamped under her arm. “Finally, Mikey,” she muttered as she passed us by, “I’ve found someone almost as boring as you—Levin!” Stratton threw back his head and laughed with deep relish. Most clearly, I remember the eve of our graduation in 1965. My father was dying. I went to Mr. Stratton’s room and told him that I did not want my father to have to attend the graduation unless I had won the English prize. “I’m sorry,” he said, “there’s no way I can tell you the results before the awards are presented.”

Angrily, I turned to leave. “Rothschild,” he frowned, looking downward, “but perhaps your father would like the ceremony.”

Michael Rothschild, ‘65 One last time I write for Stratton Stratton was highly visible from the very first, a big guy with voice to match, famously formidable head and large, easily animated features. He was driven by passion for teaching, especially literature and writing, and was blessed with a will to entertain and the talent to do so. It didn’t hurt that he was a terrific raconteur blessed with comic instincts and timing the likes of which we’d never before encountered. He could be pretty tough too.

To be sure, we boys of the little patriarchal community at Hebron Academy from 196073 regarded Dick Stratton, an archetypal authority figure, with something like awe: football coach, track coach, swimming coach, play director, and English teacher of wicked high standards. If he suspected you were up to something he could be pretty intimidating, whether you were on his corridor or not. In later years I had the devil of a time bringing myself to call him anything but “Mr. Stratton” or “Sir.” “Dick” came only with difficulty and sometimes still caught in

my throat. The guy we knew as students was just plain Stratton.

He held court twice daily in the dining hall’s NW corner, regaling the boys at his table with lively narratives using a broad range of actorly effects. His tales animated the follies, foibles and contretemps of Hebron students and faculty past and present, and were deftly crafted to set-up surefire punch lines. So at dinner when you looked up to see what caused such sudden hilarity in Stratton’s corner he’d already be gone, sashaying out triumphant, leaving the table of laughing boys to rock in his wake.

By his own account and with solid corroboration he and fellow teachers of his cohort occasionally engaged in what might now be called “carousing” on their rare, cherished nights off. These revels helped develop deep friendships and a whole range of tales with which to amuse us. I have clear mental pictures of faculty from before my time like Al Switzer and Ralph Quintana along with former students I never knew because of the prominent roles they played in Stratton’s ongoing and oft-told oral history of the Hebron Comedy.

He must have been all of twenty-four when Claude hired him. (Remember twenty-four?)

A Brown Scholar at South Portland HS, he lettered on the state champion swim team and chose Colby from a nice selection of full rides: then one hitch in the US Army, and a year of Cornell grad school later, Claude added him to the formidable cadre of capable

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My first Fall in Maine I had never been in a play. When Stratton cast me in Lady Gregory’s The Rising of the Moon, a one-act Irish melodrama set during the Rising of 1916, it unveiled to me new possibilities for selfexpression. I had to work hard and smart to learn my lines and keep up with schoolwork since we rehearsed during evening study hall.

Stratton did his excellent best to help me understand the circumstances my character faced, what all the crazy Irish jargon meant, and he demonstrated how it’s supposed to sound! He taught me an extremely useful Irish dialect straight out of blue collar South Portland by speaking my lines to me the way he’d heard his Irish father and immigrant neighbors speak. He used his will to make me better and by gum I got better! In doing that play I achieved a life-long friend in Al Rubottom ’64, a life-long mentor in Dick Stratton, and a love for theatre that became a profession, a career, and now a life.

Despite his love of theatre, Dick’s greatest role may have been as coach of our 1965 Maine State Championship swimming team.

Meticulously organized, in excellent communication with his leadership, absolutely up to speed on the latest training protocols from Jim Counsilman at Iowa, he looked 100% the part: clipboard, stop watch and whistle on lanyards, sweatshirt shorts and flip flops.

Knowledgeable and confident, he fashioned detailed training plans, long term and short.

He was our Parcells, our Belichick. We trusted him, we did our jobs and trained hard, then trained harder, and then we won, again and again. School records fell across the board. When we defeated his alma mater their squad was still led by the same man who’d been Stratton’s own coach years before when South Portland was State Champs. And in the final meet of the season we’d defeat touted Bangor and take the State Championship back to Hebron.

But it was writing for Stratton that got me up in the morning sophomore year. One more chance to evoke from him those incisive comments he inscribed on our papers in that elegant hand -- at least a few sentences, often more -- evidence incontrovertible that he’d read our papers closely and cared about our writing as few others ever could. Since we wrote two or three times a week for English back then, every few days we had to scribble and submit another clutch of handwritten pages.

Waiting to get graded papers back was excruciating. Anticipation built through breakfast, carried over to the school building and dallied 1st period in the reading room’s

so word that he’d awarded a high grade or bestowed a compliment resonated through the school. “What did you get?” and “what did he say?” rang out across the bowl. A/A was rare as hen’s teeth, A+/A+ the stuff of legends—we’d heard of such things but never witnessed any. Most likely we’re in the C- to B+ range, and anything with a B in it was a win. Of course C-/C- was utterly precipitous, a clear warning of declining status that cried out ”Shape up!” or “come see me.”

Why, you may ask, did we so profoundly anticipate and crave Stratton’s unsparing observations of our attempts to express written thoughts and ideas?

warm leather club chairs. Since when, I’d like to know, do 16 year old boys look forward to English class with such eager anticipation, such excitement, week in and out the way Tom Laney and I did that year? At the bell we’d leap from our seats to navigate the crush from one end of the school building to the other, passing Claude’s office to the accompaniment of much creaking and groaning from the ancient 2nd flooring and staircase; and as we streamed into our seats there they sat, a stack of graded papers on the corner of his desk like paychecks or doughnuts or any object of desire. How does one manage the wait?

Perhaps that day Stratton would have us write in class on the prior night’s reading— he’d do that unannounced every few weeks to keep us on our toes. Or sometimes he’d read to us. A fine showman and homeric raconteur, Stratton delights and instructs when reading aloud as few others could: Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain, Joe Heller’s Catch 22, each reading a possible occasion for one of those superb performances that convulses us in laughter, rolling literally in the aisles until the guffaws fade and we try to breathe again, collect ourselves, whew, and then Grossman snorts and starts it all over: sobbing, weeping, wailing Biblical laughter, involuntary diaphragmatic spasms, sweet balm for the psyche and welcome release for us, we blooming male adolescents who needed any help we could get.

And when class was over and he finally dealt out that stack of graded papers they triggered squeals, howls, groans and solemn silence on receipt. His comments pierced our psyches and released huge jolts of dopamine or something like it. How else to explain our desperate desire to know what he thought? And it’s fair to say that in early 60’s Hebron, writing was a serious competitive enterprise. Nor did it long remain a secret who got what. Stratton’s praise was rare and much cherished,

The answer is provided by a second question: When had anyone ever paid such close attention, weighed so thoughtfully, cared so deeply, or expressed so articulately opinions about anything we’d ever done or said? What teacher’s words had ever stung so sharp, soothed so well, or elevated so magically our spirits, before or since? This guy took us seriously, treated us like capable adults and challenged us to think and write!

And not incidentally, when had anyone laughed so hard, or made us laugh so hard?

When Stratton and head football coach former Harvard running back Tom Ossman got together evenings at one another’s apartments in Sturtevant to watch television and quite possibly drink whiskey, we could hear them laughing through the walls and down the halls. Laughter on a mythic scale, like echoes in Plato’s cave. Such Olympic mirth no doubt helped them cope with the pressures of living with, teaching, coaching, disciplining and mentoring this crew of frequently feckless youth with whom fate and Claude L. Allen Jr. had saddled them. And weren’t we lucky to have had them?

At the end of the Allen Era after thirteen years at Hebron Dick moved to Nichols School in Buffalo for his apotheosis. Early on in his forty-three years there he became Chair of English for the first of two stints, was proclaimed a Master Teacher and awarded repeated NEH fellowships. In short, he became a campus legend, with honors upon honors, and high priest of campus theatre production. The guy you desperately needed to write your college recs. It’s said that he was renowned among college admissions officials for the depth and pertinence of his sharply observed recommendations buttressed with apt anecdotal support.

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Coach Stratton with Tad Clark ‘65 at Tad’s induction into Hebron’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. pany would assemble and he’d give the actors detailed, lengthy notes on how to improve their performances, illuminating the world of the play and fusing connections for them that helped the students excel in their roles.

This practice is unconventional to the point of heresy, having a critic come in to set things aright at the last moment, but the students and their faculty directors trusted Dick’s wisdom, and they could see how his notes transformed the actors’ performances, so the tradition continued to great acclaim well into his retirement.

To the enormous benefit of generations of young people, Dick discovered early on what he was good at. He refined to the level of art his talent for language, wit and his considerable will to ignite students’ interest and performance. . . Eccentric?, to be sure. Brilliant?

Without doubt. Challenging? You bet. But worth it. Big Time.

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in his barrel chest that was intimidating. He was an exacting task master. Somewhere I have some of my written things with his red pen corrections on them. I could never bring myself to throw them out as they were instructive and sometimes they even had a ‘good’ underlined twice in the margin. When he found out that I had gotten a 5 on the AP English test senior year, he said something to the effect that I had learned his instructions well on interpretation of English literature. It was a start. Like Claude Allen he was a larger than life personality; he was a man’s man.

I am forever indebted to him for what he did to give me the writing skills that I have used everyday of my life. I am sad that I never saw him post-Hebron, but in the many boys he taught so well his legacy is rich indeed.”

Clem Dwyer ‘66

We stayed in touch until recently. He always wrote to me in his beautiful long-hand script on a yellow legal pad. I loved that! A true Luddite in the best sense. Knowing that he was still out there sharing his joy of learning and talking and writing and living brought me comfort and joy. I miss him already.”

Nataniel Warren-White ‘68

“I often speak of RJS as ‘the best teacher I ever had!’ I was fortunate to have been in his class for 3 of my 4 years at Hebron. He taught me to think for myself, to read deeply, to write clearly and succinctly, to act and direct with authority and care...in fact, I am convinced that I would not have been able to discover and enjoy the work and fulfilling life I have without Dick’s loving mentorship.

A fund has been established in Dick’s memory. Should you wish to contribute to the Dick Stratton Memorial Fund, please call Pat Layman at 207-966-5236 or mail your check to: Hebron Academy, PO Box 309, Hebron, ME 04238, Attn: Stratton Memorial Fund.

“I had great affection for Dick. Not just for his ability to teach the literature that he loved, but for the richness and humor he mined from his own personal flaws and embraced with gusto. He lived his life as the embodiment of his hero Leo Tolstoy. I believe he died a happy and contented man. I am ineffably sad at his passing. I will miss his stories.”

Mike Wright ‘65

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The Mask First Line of Defense

George Dycio ’77 with his mask and gear at a recent alumni hockey game. Although he uses current protective gear in his league play, he still occasionally dons the vintage pads and protection of a ‘stand up’ goalie on special occasions.

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he Bell-Lipman Archives recently acquired a unique piece of Hebron Hockey history. George Dycio ’76 gave his protective facemask for the Homecoming ’19 display of “Tradition-Hebron’s hockey past” mounted by history teacher Steve Middleton. If it could tell the tales, what stories would it recount of hockey in the early 1970’s with Coach Nat Harris on the open hilltop rink? It first appears in a hockey picture in the 1972 yearbook and continues in the 1973 and 1974 yearbooks, worn

by Hebron goalkeepers who remain unidentified. When George Dycio began to play for Coach Nat Harris as a freshman in 1974, the equipment manager gave him ‘the mask,’ goalie equipment which had been left by a former player. George wore the mask for all his Hebron years, sometimes sharing the goal-tending duties, sometimes playing all the periods and earning the Most Valuable Player Award in 1978.

George recounted how he came to Hebron as a ‘stand up’ goalkeeper, one who stood erect and balanced, sliding side to side to protect the edges of the goal and using his broad stick and blocker to deflect shots to either side. He had been taught the basic motions of goalkeeping at a time when a goalie’s tactics were to move forward and back to reduce angles or to move side to side to sweep away and deflect shots. And the players’ sticks of the day were wholly wood and without the composites and curves of today that allow them to easily lift and flick a puck with pin-point accuracy. Standing erect, leather pads mostly together, George protected his net for all his Hebron years at a time when the sprawling ‘butterfly’ moves of today’s keepers were not yet imagined.

The first fiberglass masks came into use in the 1960’s and were crude affairs molded to the contours of a goalie’s face and lacking much in the way of internal padding. Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens wore the first, and Gerry Cheevers of the Boston Bruins gained notoriety for his

white fiberglass mask decorated with lines of markered ‘stitches’ that his mask had prevented. These masks afforded some protection from pucks and sticks but were not originally intended as an active part of a goalie’s defensive arsenal, simply vital protection for the face. And they did little for the sides and back of the head or the throat area. Quickly the mask evolved, incorporating metal, Kevlar, internal padding, full coverage to the head and protection for the throat. Even the outward shape of the modern mask contributes to its use.

Hebron’s present goalies grew up in the sport with modern technology, and their masks become a reflection of attitudes and influences. Ben Hathaway ’20 notes that his mask is not only protection but style. “Kids want to become goalies today as much for the image of the equipment as anything. I like the style and looking good.” Ben’s mask carries a simple design of green and white with particular logos for the league and his training school. Jackson O’Brien ’22 sports a similar design but with a more tightly formed protective cage in front of his eyes. Compared to the small holes of George’s mask, these Kevlar and metal designs provide improved vision and more complete protection for the head. Both Hebron keepers learned the ‘butterfly’ style from their first experiences in the sport, and indeed, the modern mask complements their training to drop low to the ice, fronting shots with the chest and head as well as the stick and blocker. Ben comments that his training even includes drills that include playing the puck with the mask, consciously attempting deflections with the winged edges of the mask. “It is still a shock,” he says, “but design and internal padding makes playing the puck with the head possible.”

The hockey mask of the 1970’s remains a throwback, but as an archival item, it becomes a means to document the evolution of the sport. hebronacademy.org • 41

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Come Home to Hebron

JOIN US! October 10

Members of the class of 1969 celebrate their 50th reunion. L/R: David Rines, Tom Acker, Dave Cleveland, Jonathan Moll, Dan Lyman, Lee Geier, Joe Garcelon, Robert Pettit, Jim Brown, Wes Loker, Jim Sanborn, Dick Drukker.

Fred Seufert, Bob Edmonstone, Eric Morse, Morton Furber, Sam Stafford, Bob Lowenthal, Mike Mishou, David Wildes , Dan Steinway, Jim Cram, Bob Waite

Visit hebronacademy.org/homecoming or call 207-966-5266 for more information

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reunionng homecomi weekend

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