Viking Voice, Fall 2017 by Lyndon Institute

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VIKING VOICE A magazine for Lyndon Institute alumni, parents, and friends.

“I hope whenever you see a flock of geese you will take the time to watch them and remember: (1) at times it may be easier to fly in formation; (2) give support to your friends or family when they are in need; and (3) when you get tired, let someone else take over. Good–bye and good luck, and may you always have the sense of a goose.” – Bob Heath Commencement Speech 1998

INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL

On Campus............................................................................................. 2

Twiladawn W. Perry ’77

On the Fields of Change...................................................12

ASSISTANT HEAD FOR ADVANCEMENT

Donald F. Steen, Jr. ’89

A Lasting Legacy........................................................................16

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Athletics.................................................................................................20

Meagan N. Howard ’02

ASSISTANT HEAD FOR STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Development. .................................................................................22

Robert G. Heath, Jr. ’88

Annual Giving ...............................................................................24 Commencement.........................................................................30

PRESIDENT

James C. Gallagher ’63

Alumni Weekend.......................................................................31

VICE PRESIDENT

Class Reunions.............................................................................35

Lawrence V. Cipollone

Class Notes. .......................................................................................38

SECRETARY

Nathan P. Sicard ’00

In Memoriam..................................................................................44

TREASURER

Elaine A. Smith ’63

Spirit Week......................................................... Back Cover

TRUSTEE AT LARGE

David R. Stahler, Sr. ’65 TRUSTEE AT LARGE

David J. Beattie ’61

Laura P. Ashton Richard D. Ashton ’61 Charles W. Bucknam Marlin W. Devenger ’67 Patricia B. Emery ’70 Meredith R. Feltus ’87 Larissa Flynn Joseph C. Flynn T. Michael Flynn Stephen A. Gray ’65 David R. Hartwell ’70 Daniel D. Heath ’68 Peter C. Hopkins ’74 Lorraine C. Matteis ’65 Dr. Gregory J. McCormick ’91 James A. McDonald ’66 Amy B. McGarry ’86 Emery J. Noyes ’62 Ryan Noyes ’93 Harwant Sethi, Sr. Sara J. Simpson

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Letter from the Head of School................................. 1

“I am both proud and honored to serve as LI’s Interim Head of School; especially, as we celebrate our 150TH year of operation. I am looking forward to working with the board, teachers, students, and the broader Lyndon Institute community to build a vibrant high school for the future and, with the help of our community, I know we will succeed.”

Dear Alumni and Friends of Lyndon Institute,

THE VIEW FROM MY WINDOW encompasses the football field, St. Elizabeth’s steeple, Lyndon Outing Club, and Shonyo Hill. I look at this view frequently as I ponder the question of the day, the situation at hand, or the next task to complete. In reflection, I realize that I have been looking at this view for the better part of 40 years. First as a student at LI, then as a teacher, a school administrator, and finally, as the Interim Head of School. I am a proud graduate of the LI class of 1977. Not long after college and the start of my career, Dwight Davis offered me my first position here in 1991. Through the years I have served LI as the Director of Special Education, the Director of Career and Technical Education, and the Assistant Head of Curriculum and Instruction. Without a doubt, these experiences have provided me with insight, understanding, and deep appreciation for our school and our community.

I am both proud and honored to serve as LI’s Interim Head of School, especially as we celebrate our 150TH year of operation. For those of you who have followed the history of the school, you know that Lyndon Institute has survived fire, flood, and financial catastrophe in the past. It has weathered the great depression and witnessed our students go on to fight in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and other conflicts all over the world. More importantly, Lyndon Institute has also been rebuilt, strengthened, and grown in ways that few could have imagined.

I have several goals for the coming year, to include ensuring the financial stability and sustainability of our beloved school and continuing to develop and promote a positive school climate. One of the attractions of Lyndon Institute has been its size and the ability of its employees to make genuine caring connections with its students. Through those personal connections, students have been encouraged to work harder, try new things, expand their horizons, and grow into adults. It is my goal to ensure that teachers know their students and that Lyndon Institute is and continues to be a warm and welcoming place for its community. I invite you to stop by and visit the school. Consider supporting our students and programs with a financial gift, a gift of your time, or simply your good wishes. I am looking forward to working with the board, teachers, students, and the broader Lyndon Institute community to build a vibrant high school for the future and, with the help of our community, I know we will succeed.

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Melissa A. Hall, Director of Development PO Box 127, 168 Institute Circle Lyndon Center, VT 05850 802-535-3773 fax 802-535-3767

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150 years and going strong. Sincerely,

Twiladawn W. Perry ’77 Interim Head of School

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On Campus

Board of Trustees Appoints Interim Head of School

Interim Head of School Twiladawn Perry

Unsung Hero

SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER and alumna class of 2003, Nicole “Nikki” Berry was recently nominated as an “Unsung Hero” in the Saint Michael’s College Teacher Recognition Program. The program honors those teachers who provide their students with the academic skills and moral support necessary to be successful in their post-secondary educational pursuits.

MS. MEREDITH FELTUS, President of the Board of Trustees, Lyndon Institute announced this spring that Twiladawn Perry, a longtime educator, and administrator at LI, had been named Interim Head of School by the Board of Trustees. Perry assumed her role as interim July 1, 2017.

Perry has been employed by LI for 27 years. During that time she has worked as a special educator, director of special education, director of career and technical education, and most recently, as assistant head of curriculum and instruction. “Twila has earned the respect and admiration of the board. Her deep knowledge of the school and school community, along with her comprehensive curricular experience put her in an excellent position to lead our school,” stated Feltus. “We have enjoyed a smooth transition as our faculty and staff continued to provide the welcoming learning environment and individual attention that Lyndon Institute is known for.”

Perry, a 1977 graduate of LI, holds a Certificate of Advanced Study in Organizational Change and Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University (’03) and a Masters of Arts in Special Education from the Vermont College of Norwich University (’87). Her undergraduate work was completed at Lyndon State College (’83). She also holds licenses in both career and technical education (CTE) and special education (SPED) in addition to a principal’s and superintendent’s license.

“My years of working at LI have provided me with insight and understanding of the school and community. I believe that I have the skills necessary to lead the school,” stated Perry. “I appreciated the board’s support in selecting me for this position.”

Perry is a lifelong Lyndon resident. She and her husband, John T. Perry, currently reside in East Lyndon. They have two children, both of whom are also LI graduates, Michael B. Lovely (’98) and Carlie Beck Lovely (’00).

Lyndon Institute Teacher of the Year

LONG TIME LYNDON INSTITUTE MUSIC TEACHER Susanne Norwood was selected as the recipient of the 2017 David J. Dwyer Teacher of the Year Award. The award, voted on by the faculty of LI, honors a teacher who exemplifies the finest qualities found in all of the greatest teachers.

“Her students admire her, honor her, and respect her. They describe her as passionate and caring. Her classroom is full of focused smiles and laughter while working diligently to produce the best products possible,” offered former honoree Rebecca McGregor in her presentation speech. “She speaks to her students with respect, values their opinions, and keeps a sense of humor. Her space is never empty – there are always students present for her company or to progress in their work.”

In speaking of the award, Norwood offered “I am honored to accept this award from my colleagues this year. LI’s faculty is made up of a wealth of knowledgeable and dedicated teachers who are equally deserving of the accolade, which makes receiving this award even more meaningful to me.”

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Ms. Berry was nominated by Kory Cantin, a 2016 graduate of LI and a current first-year student at Saint Michael’s College. “Ms. Berry puts her all into the material she teaches and Nicole (Vendituoli) the way she teaches it,” stated Cantin. Berry ’03 “She goes above and beyond the role of teacher, often becoming an advocate and a true inspiration to her students.” Ms. Berry joined the LI faculty in August of 2007.

(L to R): United States Congressman Peter Welch, Lyndon Institute’s Jocelyn Pike ’18, and Lyndon Institute Visual Arts Teacher Cynthia Helmbreck

Jocelyn Pike Wins the 36TH Annual Congressional Art Competition

JOCELYN PIKE TOOK HOME THE FIRST PLACE award at the Congressional Art Competition awards ceremony and reception, hosted by the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier on Monday, May 8TH.

The 36TH Annual Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives, provides Congress and the public with the opportunity to encourage and recognize the rich artistic talents of young Americans at a time when local organizations and art-in-education programs’ budgets are being curtailed.

FRONT (L to R): Jocelyn Tran, Teresa Tian, Lauren Chamberlain, Autumn Chamberlain, Halie Bean MIDDLE (L to R): Martina Pei, Grace Shen, Julian Stahler, Nancy Young, Jonathan Young BACK (L to R): Harry Chen, Connor Barany, Talon Pace, Dexter Dong, Sophie Lamar,Wentao Jiang

All-State Music Festival

LYNDON INSTITUTE was represented by 16 student musicians who performed at the 90TH annual All-State Music Festival in May of this year. The festival was hosted at Brattleboro Union High School and featured performances in jazz, orchestra, band and chorus by the best high school musicians in the state. Congratulations to these outstanding musicians and to their director, Susanne Norwood, for their accomplishments this year. FALL – WINTER 2017

Miss Pike’s submission, entitled Peru, a portrait of a young man, was created by applying various line qualities with Sakura Pigma Micron Pens onto the delicate surface of a vintage map. The defined techniques of stippling, hatching, cross hatching, and scumbling were added to create value change and contrast. With the inclusion of the map’s features, additional depth is created by altering its original spatial information and provides the portrait with a 3-dimensional characteristic.

As the first place winner, her artwork will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol alongside the winning artwork from all participating districts from around the country. Additionally, Southwest Airlines provided Miss Pike with two round-trip tickets to attend the national reception in Washington, D.C. which was hosted last June. The collection of winning artwork is also featured on the United States House of Representatives’ Congressional Art Competition webpage.

On Campus

Students selected to attend the 90TH Annual All New England Music Festival (L to R): Sophie Lamar, Autumn Chamberlain, Zephryn Davis, and Jonathan Young

Students Attend the 90TH Annual All New England Music Festival

FOUR LYNDON INSTITUTE STUDENTS were selected to attend the 90TH annual All New England Music Festival which was hosted in Norwalk Connecticut March 16-18TH. Hosted by Brien McMahon High School, the festival featured a Concert Band, Orchestra, and Honor Chorus and culminated with performances at the Norwalk City Hall. The LI students in attendance, Sophie Lamar, Autumn Chamberlain, Zephryn Davis, and Jonathan Young, were selected through a rigorous and highly competitive audition process in one of two auditions held in New England.

(L to R): Wentao Jiang, Colby Zaun, Jakob Lisch, Tristan Miller, Timothy Goodwin, Dominique Eareckson, Abbie Ham, Joleil Whitney, Jocelynn Tran, Holly Goodwin

Students Perform Sesquicentennial Themed Spring Concert

THE LYNDON INSTITUTE SPRING CONCERT transported you through time as their offerings this spring were selected in honor of LI’s sesquicentennial anniversary. The concert featured top hits from the past 150 years, starting with music that was published in 1867, performed by LI's Concert Band, Jazz Band, World Music Ensemble, LI Voices, and the Select Chorus.

Lyndon Institute Well Represented at Vermont Boys and Girls State FOUNDED IN 1935, the American Legion Boys State, a national program, is among the most respected educational programs of government instruction for high school students. Each participant becomes a part of the operation of his local, county, and state government. A leadership and scholarship program for rising high school senior boys. The program focuses on the organizations of Vermont town and state government. The staff is comprised of business owners, educators, and professionals. The program is paid through scholarship from the American Legion and the Rotary. High school juniors are selected by local American Legion Posts to attend the program. Lyndon Institute students selected were Rossen Goodwin, Seth Cornell, Andre Cronmiller, and Sam Blodgett.

FOUNDED IN 1937, under the direction of the American Legion Auxiliary, Girls State is a week-long national program with the goal of introducing government to students entering their senior year of high school. This program teaches young women responsible citizenship skills, civic engagement, and the traditions that shaped our country’s political system. Girls State is a premier national leadership conference, and attendees will join other talented and intelligent Vermonters in an intensive week-long mock legislation. The program is paid through a scholarship from the American Legion and the Rotary. The two-party system is brought to life through organizing and administering mock city, county, and state governments. Students will campaign, hold party rallies, debates, and legislative sessions.

LI students selected included Angela Kubicke, Brianna Doty, and Marek Upton.

The Vermont Boys State was hosted at Lyndon State College, and the Vermont Girls State was hosted Vermont Technical College in June. VIKING VOICE

Latin Club Attends 2017 Harvard Certamen

IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, the Lyndon Institute Latin Club sent two teams to the 2017 Harvard Certamen. This highly competitive annual event, a scholar’s bowl type competition that focuses on the Classics, attracts as many as 70 teams from the top schools around the nation. Students representing LI included Jocelynn Tran, Abbie Ham, and Tristan Miller on the “A” team and Jakob Lisch, Timothy Goodwin, Colby Zaun, and Wentao Jiang on the “B” team. In preparation for the competition, students met regularly, practicing up to two hours a day honing their Latin grammar, brushing up on obscure mythological references, and memorizing details of Roman history. Their hard work paid off as Lyndon’s “A” team scored enough points in the three preliminary rounds to earn a seat in the semifinals along with teams from New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Virginia, Boston, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

While in Boston, the students had the opportunity to explore the Boston Museum of Fine Arts where they were able to view busts of the emperors and original artworks depicting the myths they had been studying. The students had dinner at the Quincy Market Friday evening before returning to the hotel to study in advance of the competition.

Upper School Director Selected for the Japan–U.S. Teacher Exchange Program

LYNDON INSTITUTE’S UPPER SCHOOL DIRECTOR STERGIOS LAZOS was selected to participate in the Japan–U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Mr. Lazos was one of only 12 individuals selected in the United States out of 324 applicants.

Upper School Director Stergios Lazos

The Japan–U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for ESD includes two chief elements: a program featuring a joint conference in the U.S., and a study-tour of Japan concluding with a joint conference in Tokyo. The 2017 program for Japanese participants in the U.S. was hosted Sunday, April 23RD through Thursday, May 4TH. During the event, the U.S. participants met with their Japanese counterparts for a joint conference in the San Francisco Bay area to engage in collaborative workshops and ESD curriculum development activities.

The program for U.S. participants in Japan, hosted in July, included an orientation to Japanese culture and education, workshops and presentations from experts in ESD, visits to cultural sites, a homestay with a Japanese family, visits to ESD focused schools and other ESD resource sites, and a joint conference between the Japanese and U.S. teachers in Tokyo that focused on the collaborative development of ESD curricula. FALL – WINTER 2017

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(L to R): Ray Tanguay, Air Force Association Green Mountain Chapter President, Tim Ulrich, Lyndon Institute Teacher and AFA Teacher of the Year, Dick Strifert, Air Force Association Green Mountain Chapter Vice President, Aerospace Education

Tim Ulrich Awarded Vermont Teacher of the Year by the Air Force Association

THE AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION (AFA) has selected Lyndon Institute math teacher, Tim Ulrich as the 2017 Vermont Teacher of the Year. The Air Force Association is “the voice for aerospace power and the Air Force family… connecting service members, and the total Air Force family, through professional development, unique programs, and support initiatives before, during, and beyond their time in uniform,” according to the organization’s website. As part of the AFA’s mission to encourage education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), the Teacher of the Year Award was designed to recognize teachers for their efforts and accomplishments in engaging students in the STEM fields, developing their interests and skills in ways that could help shape the technologies of the future. Mr. Ulrich, (Mr. U to his students), came to LI in the fall of 2007. Through his work in honors classes and AP Calculus AB, his students have gained the mathematical foundation to be successful in numerous fields, including biology, statistics, engineering, computer science, math education, and more. He takes great pride in changing the perception of math for students, allowing them to discover success and confidence within a subject that often has a stigma attached to it. He has been an educator for 14 years.

Lyndon Institute First to Launch CNB’s Financial Education Offering

COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK (CNB) is celebrating a first with EverFi, a leading technology education company, and Lyndon Institute. CNB is the first company in Vermont to invest in EverFi’s financial educational program Financial Literacy™, and LI is the first high school to launch this exciting program with the bank. Through an agreement with EverFi, the bank will offer this program to a number of high schools throughout its market areas. LI was already proactively looking for a way to bring financial education to its students, so when LI Trustee and Community National Bank Advisory Board member David Stahler, Sr. ’65 reached out to CNB for assistance, the timing couldn’t have been better. Stahler commented, “instilling a high level of financial literacy in our LI students is, in my humble opinion, one of the more important things that we can provide for them before they head out into the world.” EverFi’s self-paced, online learning solution allows students to work through the modules when their schedules allow. With EverFi’s program, teachers are able to track and measure each student’s participation, progress and success. The program contains nine modules covering Savings, Banking, Credit Cards and Interest Rates, Credit Scores, Financing Higher Education, Renting versus Owning, Taxes and Insurance, Consumer Protection and Investing. CNB’s CEO Kathy Austin shares, “We’ve long understood how critically important it is to advocate for sound financial education, including the importance of saving and the responsibilities of credit. We are pleased to bring this opportunity to our local high schools.”

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Lyndon Institute National Art Honor Society (NAHS) inductees and members gather in advance of the NAHS induction ceremony and the unveiling of their wall mural in celebration of LI’s sesquicentennial anniversary

National Art Honor Society Induction Includes Sesquicentennial Anniversary Mural Unveiling The students who demonstrated the qualities associated with the NAHS criteria inducted this year include: Ellen Tierney ’17, president

Tessa Nelson ’17, vice president Erin McQuade ’17, treasurer Daniella Sormova ’17

Samantha Valentine ’17 Sirena Anair ’17

Gabriella Ambroz ’18 Kelsie Hagman ’18 Morgan Fenoff ’18 Jocelyn Pike ’18

Abigail Ham ’19, secretary Rochelle Mathewson ’19 Dylan Young ’19

Liv Gahleitner ’20

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ON THURSDAY, MAY 18TH Lyndon Institute proudly welcomed students, families, and community members to their National Art Honor Society (NAHS) ceremony to induct 14 new student members.

Students in the National Art Honor Society demonstrate outstanding artistic scholarship and service to the school and community through the development of artistic endeavors, together with a strong moral character. By exemplifying these standards, the individual student members of the society promote an awareness of art and become active participants in their school and their community. Additionally, students are required to participate in community service and volunteerism in the visual arts, enroll in a fine arts class, and attend NAHS meetings and activities regularly. In addition to the NAHS induction ceremony, current Lyndon Institute National Art Honor Society students also unveiled their much-anticipated mural in celebration of LI’s sesquicentennial anniversary. The students, with the support of Graphic Arts Teacher Bridget Atkins, Visual Arts Teacher Barbara (Eaton) Follett ’68, and Visual Arts Teacher Cynthia Helmbreck, have spent the past several months researching, designing, and creating the placebased mural which is now proudly on display in the LI Vail Student Center. The four-panelled mural reflects the unique qualities of the LI community throughout the past 150 years. Each is framed in a custom wooden frame that was designed and built by LI Woodworking students with finishing and hanging supports generously donated by Sharon Reihmer, owner of Framing Format in St. Johnsbury.

On Campus

Destiny Somers

Lyndon Institute world language students and teachers gather for a group photo following the announcement of the results of the national language examinations

SkillsUSA Winners

LYNDON INSTITUTE WAS WELL REPRESENTED with 18 students competing at the 2017 SkillsUSA state competitions. SkillsUSA is a national non-profit organization serving middle school, high school, and college/postsecondary students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled, and service occupations. Each year, the Vermont SkillsUSA Championships attract over 1,000 students from high schools across the state to compete in various hands-on skills and leadership contests.

LI students swept the medals in the Welding Sculpture competition with the gold medal awarded to Felicia Colbeth, the silver to Seth Cornell, and the Bronze to Cooper Lantagne. Throughout the process, students were required to keep a binder that included their résume, an introduction, materials list, drawings and photos of the process, and a documentation letter verifying that they are the artist. Each student also participated in an interview process in which judges learned more about their project and the techniques used to create the artwork. This is the fourth year that Welding Sculpture has been offered at the Vermont competition. It is also the fourth year the top honors have been earned by a Lyndon Institute student. Christoph Sauter and Kaden Brown competed as a team in the Mobile Robotics Technology competition and earned a gold medal for their efforts. Quentin Peavey served as the team alternate. As part of the state competition, students had to build a robot using materials on a provided parts list, complete a math quiz relating to robotics technology, and keep an engineering notebook about their design process and iterations of the design. Resumes were also required. Each team had to provide a presentation explaining how their prototype solved the given problem.

Destiny Somers was awarded the silver medal for her efforts in the Early Childhood competition which included a written test, developing a complete lesson plan across multiple curriculums, and then presenting the lesson to the judges. Also included in the early childhood competition is an interview with early childhood education professionals, a presentation of a resume and a required demonstration of best practices.

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Students Earn National Language Exam Success

THE NATIONAL SPANISH, GREEK, AND LATIN EXAMINATIONS are standardized language assessment tests that are given to students voluntarily by language teachers across the United States annually. The purpose of each of the examinations is to measure the interpretive communication performance and achievement of students who are studying world languages and to further motivate and stimulate their interest in learning. The following students earned awards as a result of their examination score:

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Back (L to R): Quentin Peavey, Seth Cornell, Cooper Lantagne, Kaden Brown Front (L to R): Christoph Sauter, Felicia Colbeth, Pauleena Kapoukranidis

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NATIONAL LATIN EXAMINATIONS

Award – Oro (Gold) Milica Mitrovic, Level II Maria Manuela di Pace Martins, Level II

Award – Maxima Cum Laude (Gold) Kate O’Farrell, Level IV Jakob Lisch, Level I Jocelynn Tran, Level I

Award – Bronce (Bronze) Duncan D’Olimpio, Level I Javier Hastings, Level I Virginia Thompson, Level I Autumn Chamberlain, Level II Sophie Lamar, Level III Tessa Nelson, Level II Award – Mención Honorifíca (Honorable Mention) Dora Schletz, Level I Lindsay Joyal, Level I Haley Walek, Level I Kelsie Hagman, Level I Colby Zahn, Level I Yan Zhen, Level I Andre Cronmiller, Level II Colin Gallagher, Level II Kayla Henesy, Level II Justin, Joyal, Level II Mikayla Roy, Level II Kristof Kotyza, Level II Madison Sorum, Level III Joleil Whitney, Level III Kate O’Farrell, Level III

Award – Summa Cum Laude (Silver) Jocelynn Tran, Level II Will Miller-Brown, Level III Niccolo Zanghi, Level IV Award – Magna Cum Laude Wentao Jiang, Level I Award – Cum Laude Colby Zaun, Level I Connor McClure, Level II

NATIONAL ONLINE EXAMINATIONS Gold Medal National Latin Vocabulary Examination Jocelynn Tran

Silver Medal National Roman Civilization Examination Abbie Ham Colby Zaun

Lyndon Institute students obtained supportive teaching and instruction by LI faculty members Roy Starling, Chris Manges ’87, and Monica Pineda.

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On Campus

Yiren Ramon Qu’s Work Celebrated at Vermont STEM Fair

LYNDON INSTITUTE’S YIREN RAMON QU, “Ramon,” had a lot to celebrate following the Vermont STEM Fair hosted at Norwich University on Saturday, April 1ST. Ramon submitted for judging a Li-Fi Visible Light Communication System that he developed and was awarded the following commendations for his work:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Junior Duck Stamp Contest Winners

LAST SPRING, ON MAY 9TH Lyndon Institute students and faculty welcomed Dave Frisque from the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge who visited the campus this spring to present LI art students with awards for their participation in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp Art Program and Contest.

– the United States Air Force Certificate of Achievement for an outstanding science or engineering fair project;

– the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences Honors Certificate for the outstanding senior research project;

– the Polhemus Certificate of Achievement for a high school project demonstrating exceptional understanding of physics, mathematics, or engineering; and Yiren Ramon Qu demonstrates his LiFi Visible Light Communication System at the Vermont STEM Fair hosted at Norwich University on April 1ST

– the Yale Science & Engineering Association’s Certificate for the most outstanding exhibit in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry.

Ramon was also awarded an all-expenses-paid invitation to attend I-Sweep, the world’s largest science fair focused on renewable resources, which was hosted in Houston, Texas May 3RD – 8TH. For those that are not familiar with the Vermont STEM Fair, the event is the only statewide STEM fair for middle and high school students. It is the premier STEM competition for grades 5-12 in Vermont. Each accepted project at the fair is independently evaluated by at least three judges to determine the winners. Over 125 volunteer judges were on hand on the day of the event, including industry scientists and engineers, secondary education faculty, medical professionals, military personnel, and other science-related professionals from across Vermont.

Employees Selected To Attend Marine Corps Educator’s Workshop

Director of Campus Safety, TJ Tanner ’99 (L), and Dean of Students, Paul Hansen (R) with U.S. Marine Corps members

SINCE 1775, THE MARINE CORPS has been one of America’s premier symbols of honor, courage, determination, and strength of character. Each year, from October through May, Marine Corps recruiters invite high school educators, counselors, coaches, and other employees to visit Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC to attend their Educator’s Workshop. There, attendees witness and experience first-hand, the Marine Corps' recruit training program. This year Lyndon Institute’s dean of students, Paul Hansen, and director of campus safety, TJ Tanner, were one of only 30 individuals invited to attend representing Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. The invitation was extended by the Marine Corp Recruiting Station of Portsmouth, NH.

The Marine Corps Educator’s Workshop, which has been in operation for almost 30 years, is a four-day, all expenses paid, experience during which Tanner and Hansen saw and engaged in various facets of training and education to include proper formations and marching, M16A2 firearm training, obstacle courses, learning the recruits’ daily routine, studying Marine Corps history and customs, and learning the disciplined teaching techniques of drill instructors. Additional training included leadership development and team-building exercises.

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Students present their award winning artwork. Front (L to R): Jerry Chen, Abigail Ham, Rochelle Mathewson, Anna Pons Yague, and Gwyn Sheperd Back (L to R): Dominique Bandy, Rachael Savoie, Emily Colby, and Brianna Doty

LI’s Anna Pons Yague earned the top honors of Best of Show for the State of Vermont. Additionally, Dominique Bandy, Jerry Chen, and Gwyn Sheperd received 1ST place acknowledgments. Abigail Ham, Rochelle Mathewson and Brianna Doty received 2ND place. Emily Colby received 3RD place, and Rachael Savoie received honorable mention. The students’ works were created with supportive instruction from Lyndon Institute Visual Arts Teacher Barbara Follett.

Norwich University School of Architecture and Art Juried High School Art Show

LYNDON INSTITUTE WAS WELL REPRESENTED at the 5TH Annual Norwich University School of Architecture and Art Juried High School Art Show. The event featured on exhibit over 115 pieces of art, including works created by fifteen LI students: Gwyn Shepherd, Tessa Nelson, Brianna Doty, Emily Colby, John Michael Gagne, Johnson Yu, Samantha Brown, Daniella Sormova, Kiernan Bailey, Drew Monfette, Ellen Tierney, Mikayla Allard, Kelsea Hagman, Jocelyn Pike, and Morgan Fenoff. These students were selected to exhibit a piece in the show following a very competitive jury review of their artistic works.

(L to R): Lyndon Institute Graphic Arts Teacher Bridget Atkins, Kelsie Hagman ’18, Visual Arts Teacher Barbara (Eaton) Follett ’68, and Visual Arts Teacher Cynthia Helmbreck

LI’s Kelsie Hagman ’18, won 2ND place overall for her scratch board drawing. “Kelsie’s winning artwork was created by utilizing the technique of scratchboard, removing a layer of dark to reveal shades of white underneath,” stated LI Visual Arts Teacher Cynthia Helmbreck.

The LI art program was also acknowledged having been awarded the Outstanding Art Program Award as a result of excellent caliber of the LI student entries over the shows five-year history.

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championship team seated on the steps of the new building shows little difference from its earlier counterpart. But though the uniforms eventually changed, the names of those who wore them—Wheeler, Allard, and Forrest, Elliot, Eaton, and Emery—remained strikingly familiar through subsequent generations as their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren continued to play. From these humble beginnings, several athletic traditions—and in some cases, dynasties—emerged through the 20TH century.

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One of four student artworks created in honor of Lyndon Institute’s sesquicentennial anniversary. Now on display at Lyndon Institute. For more information about the four-piece collection, we invite you to read, “National Art Honor Society Induction Includes Sesquicentennial Anniversary Mural Unveiling,” page 7.

On the Fields of Change Lyndon Institute’s Athletics Through the Years by David Stahler Jr., ’90

SPORTS ARE WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF LYNDON INSTITUTE’S HISTORY. Like its academic

and arts programs, the athletic program at LI has continued to grow and evolve, telling a story that, like so much of our school’s identity, is grounded in a healthy blend of both tradition and change. If a sense of community—the connection between its day and boarding students, its faculty and staff, its alumni and local residents—is one of our defining values, then athletics is perhaps the greatest expression of that value. The teams and clubs that comprise its sports program are more than just extra-curricular activities for teenagers brimming with restless energy. The fields, tracks, slopes, courts, and rinks are places where students from all different backgrounds come together to push themselves and each other under the guidance of their coaches and the cheering support of their families and neighbors to become the best versions of themselves.

Opportunities for athletics at LI were limited in the school’s early days. Students took physical education twice a week and took the train to play teams in Barton and Bradford. An outdoor club offered mountain hikes and snowshoe treks. Photos from the 20’s and 30’s show girls dressed in PE uniforms made of billowy blouses and scarves, wool bloomers, long stockings and canvas shoes. Boys played football in the fall and baseball in the spring. One prominent photo shows the 1921 football team posed beneath wooden goal posts with Thompson Hall—the original school building that would burn a few months later—rising in the background. The field and hillside behind them are white with snow. Their frosty faces are serious and stern, their uniforms nothing more than thinly padded jerseys and leather skullcaps and shoes. A picture of the 1933

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It would be impossible to tell the story of athletics at Lyndon Institute without first talking about “The Game.” Dating all the way back to 1893, the annual football game between LI and neighboring St. Johnsbury Academy is one of the oldest high school rivalries in the country and dominates the school calendar each and every year. Football enjoys a long tradition at LI, the sport that more than any other has bound the school’s generations together. But regardless of the ups and downs of victory and defeat over the decades, “The Game” has always stolen the spotlight, overshadowing concerns about the team’s year to year record or playoff performances. I spoke with Bob Heath ’58, who played football and ran track at LI before returning to enjoy a storied career as a teacher, administrator, and coach. For a long time, LI Football and the annual game in particular was, as Bob put it, “the only show in town.” And the rivalry only grew as time passed, particularly through the 60’s and 70’s, many years drawing between 2000-3000 spectators. With the growth of other fall sports, the crowds these days may not be quite as large as in the past, but the annual game remains a major part of LI’s culture. “Spirit Week”—the week leading up to the game—has become its own tradition, with students dressing up each day and classes competing against each other in after-school contests, culminating in pep rallies and parades through the village, drawing generations of locals together with students and families new to LI. In many respects, the events of Spirit Week are as important as the game, providing ever-renewing ties that bind the broader community together. As for the game itself, just about everyone has a memory of their favorite year. For Bob Heath whom he interviewed earlier this summer, it’s the 1966 contest, in which LI beat SJA in a hard-fought 7-6 victory before going on to win the Division II State Championship. For my classmate Heather Wheeler ’90, who served as athletic trainer for many years and who now works in the alumni office, it was 2011, the year of “The Block,” in which Miguel Collazo ’14 stuffed a short SJA field goal attempt in the waning seconds to preserve LI’s narrow lead. I still remember “The Kick” of 2007 when Patrick Conly ’08, a talented student of mine, FALL – WINTER 2017

secured the win with a dramatic overtime field goal in stormy October weather.

FROM FIELD TO SLOPES

Other athletic traditions beyond football have helped define Lyndon Institute, but perhaps none more than skiing. The banners in Alumni Gym tell the story. Walking onto the court and looking up, one sees three walls filled with banners, each marking a championship team from LI’s history. Arranged chronologically, they tell the story of the school’s athletic achievements, noting the different teams that have left their mark. Nearly every sport is represented, from football to basketball and hockey to baseball and softball, from cross-country running to track and field. Even golf and ultimate frisbee have their place of glory. But the banners that dominate the wall belong to skiing, marking a series of dynasties spanning from the 40’s all the way through the 70’s, with several chains of back to back Vermont—and, in some cases, New England— championships. Today, alpine and Nordic are separate teams, and ski jumping no longer exists at the high school level. But through most of those four decades the LI ski team encompassed all three, and most athletes competed in all four events (slalom, giant slalom, Nordic, and jumping), a seemingly daunting challenge in light of today’s age of specialization. Both Bob Heath and long-time teacher and coach Mike Flynn extolled the ski teams of the 40’s, when athletes like Franz Smith ’45, Dick Wheeler ’45, and Don Erskine ’47 and won multiple championships for LI. The dynasty continued through the ensuing decades, with not only male skiers, but female skiers like Norma Heath ’67 and Janet Kwiecienski ’77 contributing. The 70’s saw its own golden age of skiers, several of whom returned to serve LI athletics in later years. Paul Wheeler ’74, 1973 Vermont skimeister (a skier with the best overall performance in alpine, Nordic, and jumping), now serves as LI’s athletic director, while Dave Williams ’78, who had an illustrious career at LI teaching biology and coaching alpine, was New England skimeister in 1975 and 1977, and runner up in 1978 (and likely would’ve taken the title in 1976 if not for a broken collar bone!).

What accounted for such a dynasty? In large part, it was the presence of the Lyndon Outing Club on the other side of the village. Having a training hill close by, a facility that nearly all of the team’s athletes learned to ski at from a young age, created, in essence, an invaluable feeder program. Between 1944 and 1977, The Outing Club helped bring twenty-one state titles and five New England titles back to LI. The 70’s also included skier John Sackett ’77, who attended LI as part of the Lyndon Nordic Training Center, a program run by Peter and Nancy Davis designed to develop cross-

country skiers. In addition to later establishing the Nordic program at Burke Mountain Academy, Sackett went on to train with the US Cross-Country Ski Team and narrowly missed making the Olympic Team in 1984. Sackett isn’t the only LI athlete with Olympic connections. Fellow classmate athlete Judi St. Hilaire ’77 was an allstar cross-country runner who went on to finish eighth in the 10,000 meter race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona in addition to earning multiple collegiate and national titles. Andrew Johnson (‘96), a later LI Nordic skier, went on to race with the US Olympic Team in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Games and competed with the US team in the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2003, 2005, and 2007. Banners lauding St. Hilaire and Johnson’s Olympic accomplishments hang in the gym beside the school’s championship banners.

CHANGING TIMES, CHANGING TEAMS

One of the most welcome changes at Lyndon Institute in the second half of the 20TH century was the rise of female athletics. Girls went from taking PE and being otherwise relegated to the sidelines as cheerleaders to taking to the fields and courts in a variety of sports. Bob Heath credits long-time coach and athletic director Merlyn Courser ’58 for developing and advocating for many of the girls’ teams from the time of her arrival in 1962. In addition to helping establish LI’s girls’ field hockey and track teams, Merlyn coached female athletes in just about every sport the school had to offer, including skiing, cross-country, basketball, and softball. Both Merlyn and her brother Bud Courser ’58, who arrived a few years later to both coach and serve as the school’s athletic trainer, became respected hallmarks of LI’s athletic programs for forty years. I asked Merlyn which sport her female athletes seemed to like the best. “Field Hockey,” she joked. “Because most of their parents didn’t understand the sport, they didn’t pester them with questions about how the games went.” Merlyn learned the art of coaching field hockey in an

Coach Albert “Pop” Forrest giving his JV players (Steve Houle and Steve Money) good advice

unusual way—getting a job with the Australian field hockey team that trained near Willoughby Lake in the early 60’s. In exchange for helping out and training with the team, the Australian coaches offered to teach her whatever she wanted to know about the sport. To this day, field hockey remains a popular choice for female athletes in the fall and, yes, still confuses parents with its obscure rules and whistle blowing. Field hockey isn’t the only sport with a strong female tradition. Over the years, LI has fielded many accomplished girls’ teams in cross-country running, track and field, Nordic skiing, and basketball. But one of the great, if more recent, athletic dynasties at LI has been its softball team. The program began achieving notoriety in the late 80’s while coached by Andy Berley and Phyllis Perkins, with a state championship in 1987, and—aided by a strong local feeder program in the younger grades—began accelerating through the 90’s and into the 21ST century. It achieved its highest point so far in the mid-00’s under the guidance of LI alum, teacher, and coach Patrick Guckin ’87, winning several championships. Its greatest accomplishment, however, was a remarkable 79-game winning streak, a Vermont record that is likely to endure. To this day, LI’s softball team remains a perennial powerhouse that can be counted on to last far into the postseason.

If traditional sports formed the bedrock of LI’s athletic dynasties, one of the defining features of athletics at Lyndon Institute over the last several decades has been the expansion of new athletic programs. As the culture changes, new sports arise, driven by new student interests, and Lyndon Institute has made an effort to adjust. Soccer finally arrived at LI a few years after my graduation in 1990, and by the time I returned to teach English in 1997 it was working hard to establish itself, drawing a new generation of male and female athletes alike. In the twenty years since, I’ve seen the arrival of other new programs, beginning with golf in 1998, followed by more recent additions like volleyball, indoor track, bowling, mountain biking,

Members of LI’s first Girls Track Team in 1964

1959 Ski Team handing out bibs at Burke Mountain

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snowboarding, and even competitive skeet shooting.

One of the most popular additions, however, has been ultimate. Like most new sports at LI, it began as a club a few years ago, started by physics teacher John McKinnon. Offering students a different kind of athletic experience and culture, the team blossomed in just a few short years. Now, the program regularly draws over forty students, fielding both girls and boys teams and is one of the most popular spring sports at LI, with the girls’ team recently winning a state championship.

Expanded opportunities come at a cost, however. Like every school, Lyndon Institute is limited by its size, and the reality is there are only a certain number of athletes to go around. The athletic department works with athletes, allowing them to compete in multiple sports wherever possible. Still, the addition of new sports has meant some of the school’s more traditional athletic programs have seen their numbers decline, which at times has made it harder for some teams to remain competitive. The school’s drop in local day students due to demographic shifts combined with LI’s renewed and expanding boarding program has also had an impact. With students from different backgrounds and cultures attending LI, programs like football and Nordic skiing have seen a lower turn-out in recent years. On the other hand, the growth of international students has been a boon to sports like soccer and volleyball, while some traditional sports like hockey and softball have attracted stellar athletes from places like Denmark and the Bahamas. More importantly, expanded opportunities have encouraged students who may never have participated in one of the more traditional sports to come out for a team and be active. Championships and winning records are nice, and Lyndon Institute, despite its size, has been lucky to lay claim to so many. But in the end, it’s the day to day experience of training and competing, of forming bonds with teammates, coaches, and trainers that stays with students long after they leave LI. I wasn’t a distinguished athlete during my

Field Hockey being played on the football field in the late 70’s

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time at LI, but my four years on the Nordic team gave me some of my fondest high school memories and helped me develop some of my closest friendships at Lyndon Institute. Joking with teammates on the long bus rides to meets, waxing before races, watching the setting sun turn a frosted Burke Mountain pink as I crested the trail above Pinkham Road, listening to coach David Dwyer tell funny stories or encourage an exhausted racer to push herself over the finish line, getting together after races with my teammates for pizza and a movie—those are the memories that remain. When I returned a few years later to teach, I had the privilege of coaching Nordic with David and got to experience the joy of seeing my own athletes build the same kind of memories. And I had a new opportunity to form a different kind of bond with my students, in some ways closer than any I could form in the classroom. Athletics pushes us to the edge, to our highest and lowest points, and often reveals something about ourselves we wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. I like the fact that these moments of vulnerability build trust. I appreciate how what kinds of classes an athlete takes, what kind of grades they get, what kind of house they live in doesn’t matter to their teammates when they don the uniform and take the field. As the years pass, individual teams and programs wax and wane (boys basketball is a notable area of recent success, having won a pair of state championships in the last few years) but the story of athletics at Lyndon Institute is one of enduring traditions and expanding opportunities with the arrival of new sports and new and better athletic facilities. Since my time at LI, the school has built a field house and gym, constructed new softball and baseball fields, expanded the practice fields along the Passumpsic River, and installed a rubberized, stateof-the-art (and level!) track. Other changes have come along—coaching positions are now as likely to be filled by community members as faculty—but the core experience of the student athlete at Lyndon Institute, with all of its challenges and joys, endures.

Brit Edwards ’69 as a Junior in 1968, the year hockey became a varsity sport

Coach Merlyn Courser and members of the softball team in the early 70’s

A Lasting Legacy A Remembrance of

Robert G. Heath, Sr., ’58 MARCH 23, 1940 – OCTOBER 21, 2017

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Carol Sobieski and Thomas Meehan

ROBERT “BOB” HEATH first arrived at Lyndon Institute as a freshman in the fall of 1953. Little did anyone know at that time that his efforts and contributions to the school over the next six-plus decades would create a lasting legacy that in so many ways has helped to shape generations of LI students, employees, and supporters. Looking back, Bob achieved a great deal during his time as a student at LI. He was selected as a member of Boys State in 1957 and he was a diverse athlete who participated in track, football, and basketball. Bob became the Vermont State Champion in the 220-yard dash his junior year in high school and was a member of the Shrine Football Team in 1958. He went on to participate in track and field as a student at Lyndon State College (LSC) during which time he became the New England Champion in the 220-yard dash.

Bob earned his bachelor’s degree from LSC in January 1964. Immediately following graduation, he applied for a position at LI in the social studies department and was hired. Bob was much more than a teacher; he also coached track, basketball, and football. It was in 1973 that he became assistant headmaster, a role in which many of us remember him serving. Even though he was a busy man in his new role, he continued to coach track until 1990 and in addition to all of these duties, he served as athletic director from 1974 to 1989. As assistant headmaster, Bob’s responsibilities included supervising discipline, scheduling events, and monitoring extracurricular and evening activities. He was a friendly and fair authority, but he was also firm. If a student were to receive discipline from Mr. Heath the reason for his decision was clearly explained. One never had to wonder why Mr. Heath had issued detention (and you better be there to serve your time too!). His firm, friendly, and fair personality

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earned him the respect of generations of students who are still telling stories during class reunions that begin something like: “remember that time Mr. Heath caught you…..”! Mr. Heath was everywhere too. If your intentions were anything less than pure, you could bet he had a pretty good idea that trouble was brewing.

In some schools, you wouldn’t expect to see the assistant headmaster out on the crosswalk directing traffic, but that’s where you could find Mr. Heath at 2:15 in the afternoon. It was his character to pitch in and do whatever was needed. It is just one of many reasons that so many generations of Lyndon Institute alumni, parents, and friends hold such a deep respect for the man who was and always will be part of the fabric that is LI. Traffic guard

Bob retired from his position as assistant headmaster on July 1, 1998, but he continued to give his time to the school serving as president of the Lyndon Institute Alumni Association from 2008 – 2010 and on the Lyndon Institute Board of Trustees from 1998 – 2010. He continued to help coach track athletes, including his grandchildren who desired extra practice, and he ran the annual alumni track meet alongside his son Rob. Bob went on to serve the Lyndon Institute Alumni Association Board as a lifetime member, and he was a presence at football and basketball games, track meets, and many other activities. When LI redesigned the track in 2003, it was appropriately named

the Bob Heath Track. Lyndon Institute honored Bob as our Distinguished Alumni Recipient in 2014.

“I remember meeting Bob Heath my freshman year of high school. As I stood at my locker, he was dressing down some senior boys for not being where they were supposed to be. I was awestruck. Over the years, I developed a healthy respect for Bob, first as a student, then as a colleague,” shared LI’s Interim Head of School, Twiladawn Perry, about her friend, colleague, and mentor. “He taught me that fair isn’t always equal and that it is important to listen to both sides of the story. It was by his example that I learned not to rush to judgement and to always accept a genuine apology from a student. He was always calm, never rattled, he made every student feel as if he had all the time in the world to deal with their issue. A little patience went a long way to helping students correct their behavior.” If our passions create our legacies, it is clear and we are thankful that Bob’s legacy is deeply and forever connected to LI. His time, energy, love, and dedication to this school have left many LI community members forever and favorably changed for having known him. Whether you had contact with him as a student, athlete, or parent, you walked away from the encounter a better person for it. He will be deeply missed by all.

Pep Rally 1970

Coach Heath 1977

If our passions create our legacies, it is clear and we are thankful that Bob’s legacy is deeply and forever connected to LI. His time, energy, love, and dedication to this school have left many LI community members forever and favorably changed for having known him.

AN EXCERPT FROM BOB HEATH’S COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS (1998) The message today does not come from my teaching, coaching, or assistant headmaster experience, but from one of my favorite pastimes of observing nature. Over the past fifty years, I have learned a great deal from observing and studying wildlife, and I have entitled today’s message, “What I Have Learned from a Goose.” One of nature’s sights I have always taken time to observe is the flight of the Canada goose. It has always been a mystical moment for me as a flock of geese passes overhead to either their summer nesting areas or their winter feeding grounds.

If I posed the question, “Why do geese fly in a V formation?” to Dr. Simpson’s physics class, and if they could measure the flight of the geese, I believe they would come to three basic conclusions: (1) as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following, therefore making it much easier for that bird to fly; (2) by flying in V formation, the whole flock adds at least a seventy percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own; and (3) if a bird gets out of formation, it immediately feels the drag of resistance and begins to honk, and generally tries to back into formation. For you seniors, the past four years at Lyndon Institute have been similar to the flight of the geese. Some of you have flown in perfect formation, using the updraft provided by your classmates and teachers. You have learned the value of teamwork. I would like to point out that the 1997 championship football team is the best example of teamwork I have seen in my thirty-four years at Lyndon Institute. Some of you got out of formation at various times during the past four years and, like the geese, created a rather noisy environment and, at times, rather interesting situations. A few of you, after squawking and making noise, got back into formation. Others of you, for a variety of reasons, chose to continue on your own, marching to your own drummer. My hat is off to you, because you, like a goose flying alone, had to work much harder to reach the same goal as your classmates. Regardless of which path you have taken, you should have a great deal of pride in graduating from high school today; you have achieved a goal that you have been working toward for at least four years.

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the remaining geese will then launch out on their own or will join another flock. This is a wonderful trait, one that I hope you have learned along with your academics. I hope each of you, like the geese, will take the time to give love and support to your family and friends when they need it most. This is truly the greatest gift of all. In a sense, my thirty-four-plus years at LI have been like the flight of the geese. It seems like only yesterday that I was the youngest member of the faculty. I am quite sure that I got out of formation a few times and, like the geese, made a lot of noise before getting back into formation.

It is easy for the years to fly by when you are doing a job you really enjoy. I can truly say that I’ve enjoyed every year that I have been at LI. There are several reasons for this. First, the teamwork and effort of the student body for the past thirty years have been tremendous; it has made my job easy. Second is the willingness of the faculty to go the extra distance. This is what has made Lyndon Institute a very special place for me, and I hope all of you. I want to thank everyone who has taken part in the extra duties – coaching, selling tickets, or chaperoning events; you have been great. Third, Lyndon Institute has the finest support staff in the state. The secretaries, kitchen staff, custodians, and maintenance workers are the real reason why LI is a great school. This staff has met every challenge – ice, snow, lack of power, and hundreds of last-minute changeswith a smile. There have been a couple of growls and a few words I won’t repeat, but I always knew whatever was needed would be ready for our students. I thank all of you for your support. Fourth, I want to thank my wife and family for sharing me with Lyndon Institute. I couldn’t have done it without their love and support.

BOB HEATH TRACK ENDOWMENT FUND We know that many within the LI community and beyond will miss our good friend and colleague. We are thankful to be reminded of him each time that we arrive on campus and witness the community enjoying the Bob Heath Track. With support from his family, we are honored to establish the Bob Heath Track Endowment Fund which will support improvements to the facility in perpetuity. You may mail in memoriam contributions to: Melissa Hall, Director of Development, Lyndon Institute, PO Box 127, Lyndon Center, VT 05850.

The third and final comparison of the Canada goose I want to make is when one of the leaders tires, he or she rotates back into formation and lets another lead. It has been nine years since my bypass, and it is time for me to step back and let someone else take over. It is time for me to put my own rehabilitation as my number one project, and I intend to spend at least one hour per day walking and exercising. I’m not sure what else I will do in my retirement or, like the geese, when my next flight will occur. My wife’s friends have mentioned that I should become associated with a group called “The House Husbands of America,” but at this point I think I will explore all of my options. I want to thank all of you again for your support, and may you all have a great flight in whatever you do or wherever you go. I hope whenever you see a flock of geese you will take the time to watch them and remember: (1) at times it may be easier to fly in formation; (2) give support to your friends or family when they are in need; and (3) when you get tired, let someone else take over. Good-bye and good luck, and may you always have the “sense of a goose.” FALL – WINTER 2017

Alumni track meet 1978

Athletics

Report from the Director of Athletics, Paul Wheeler WITH THE 2016-17 school year behind us, it seems an appropriate time to review some of the athletic highlights from the year.

In the fall, field hockey played their way into the state semi-final, where a tough loss to Missisquoi ended their very successful season. Both boys and girls soccer qualified for the state tournament, but lost tough games in the first round of their respective tournaments. The girls volleyball team won a playoff match for the second year in a row. This program continues to grow both in numbers and wins.

The winter season ended on a stellar note when the girls basketball team won the Division II state championship. This was the first state title ever for girls basketball at LI. Their 40-15 win over Mill River in the title game set a record for fewest points allowed in a championship game – a significant accomplishment. Our boys basketball team earned the #3 seed in the state tournament; they beat Lamoille in the first round but came up short against #6 Fair Haven in the quarter-final. The indoor track teams both were very competitive and performed well once again. Boys hockey qualified for the state tournament and beat rival St. Johnsbury Academy 9-3 in the first round but were

shut down in the second. The boys alpine ski team won the Northern Vermont District Meet for the first time in many years and finished 5TH in the State meet. That program continues its resurgence on the Vermont high school ski circuit.

This spring, the softball team played in the state semi-final; despite their loss, they proved, once again, to be one of Vermont’s best softball teams. The boys and girls track and field teams were very competitive throughout the season and achieved terrific individual results in the state meet competition.

Our 2017 fall season is off to a great start. The first weekend of the season was a tremendous success, with impressive performances by all teams. The varsity football team won 27-22 over North Country and brought home the barrel from the 13TH annual Barrel Bowl. The girls soccer team won 4-1 over Oxbow, and the field hockey team dominated with a 5-0 win over North Country. We certainly hope to see this trend continue as the season progresses. Hope to see you on the sidelines and in the stands!

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QUESTION: Who were the senior class officers during the 100TH anniversary in 1967?

Development

The answer is hidden within the pages of this issue of the Viking Voice. Have fun!

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS!

2017 HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CELEBRATING 150 years of excellence in independent education. The actual anniversary of the signing of our school’s charter in 1867 will be on November 20, 2017. This special date coincides with the release of the Sesquicentennial edition of the Alumni Directory. We have aimed to provide a year filled with rich and diverse events to celebrate this exciting milestone in the school’s history. At the time of press, we were preparing for the culminating events of our Sesquicentennial Celebration which include Homecoming, the Sesquicentennial Time Capsule Ceremony, and the Past, Present & Future Ball. We hope that you enjoy these memories from throughout the year and invite you to visit our website for a complete photo album. Visit: www.lyndoninstitute.org/page/ourschool/150th-anniversary

HONORING OUR VETERANS THE LYNDON INSTITUTE VETERANS MEMORIAL at Sanborn Hall was dedicated on July 21, 2007. On its plaques are listed the names of the men and women from Lyndon Institute who have served their country in one of its military branches. If you know of someone who should be listed but is not, or if you can add information about an individual (LI class, branch of service, or dates of services), please contact Katie Palmer, Administrative Assistant to Advancement at katie.palmer@lyndoninstitute.org or 802-535-3777. The memorial will be updated as deemed necessary.

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ALUMNI REGIONAL EVENTS 2017-2018

TRIVIA QUESTION

DECEMBER

FEBRUARY

10TH 10TH

Burke Mountain Ski & Ride

Alumni Hockey Game

MARCH

24TH

APRIL

Orlando, FL Reunion

A-Term (Adult learning opportunities on LI’s campus)

(TBD)

Arizona Reunion

OUR HOLIDAY AUCTION IS OPEN FOR BIDS! OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY AUCTION in support of the Independence Fund is open until December 1, 2017 – just in time for you to get a head start on your holiday shopping!

Items include exotic vacation getaways, covetable sports memorabilia, unique student-made items, jewelry, gift certificates to local businesses, and more. Now is your chance to get all the great items you want and support the school and its students at the same time. You can access the auction through Lyndon Institute’s website or by visiting bit.ly/liauction.

ALUMNI DIRECTORY UPDATE PUBLISHING CONCEPTS, INC. (PCI) has contacted our alumni over the last several months in order to update current contact information. We sincerely thank you for your patience during this process. Your free time is precious and we understand that these contacts were an imposition at times. We eagerly look forward to the results of this lengthy project and hope that it is a publication that you will refer to often and keep as a memento for years to come. The Sesquicentennial Alumni Directory is due to be in your mailboxes on approximately November 20TH, depending on your location. Thank you for your participation!

JUNE 1ST Annual Independence Fund Golf Tournament 1ST–3TH Alumni Weekend

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COMMENCEMENT 2017 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD To obtain a DVD of Lyndon Institute’s 2017 Commencement or recent athletic events please visit store.nsnsports.net.

ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2016–17

1867 SOCIETY $5,000 + Anonymous Laura & Richard Ashton ’61 Susan Pasell ’63 & David Beattie ’61 Louise & Edmund Buschmann ’57 Camp Cody Martha Elliott Larissa & Michael Flynn Guy Herman *Ruth Hill ’43 Loretta & David Leatherwood Lyndon Institute Alumni Association Lorraine Charron ’65 & Vincent Matteis Rena & David Stahler ’65 Elizabeth Barksdale ’00 & Donald Steen ’89 The Rowland Foundation Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur, CPAs, PC Karen Friend & *Jacob Vinton ’74

HEADMASTER’S SOCIETY $1,000 +

THE ANNUAL GIFT REPORT provides an opportunity for the extended LI community to look back at the previous school year and recognize those who supported efforts to strengthen the school and its diverse programs. Gifts to Lyndon Institute totaled $672,342 for the fiscal year July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 in the form of cash, stocks, in-kind gifts, matching gifts, gifts in memoriam, and scholarships. With your support our students continue to receive the tools they need to succeed today and in the future.

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Rebecca Smith & Andrew McGregor Passumpsic Savings Bank Twiladawn Wakefield ’77 & John Perry Brenda & Robert Sattelberger Sorrell’s Plumbing & Heating Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Corp. of MA Jennifer & Roy Starling Rose Stimpson ’51 & Douglas Wheeler ’47 Carlotta Woodruff

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Lee Stone '57 and Kermit Fisher '65 were honored as they threw out the first pitch at the Opening Day Ceremony of Lyndon Youth Baseball and Softball at Fisher Field in May 2017

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Cynthia Newland White ’79 Lynette Chester ’68 & James Wikle Traci Williams ’82 W. David Williams ’78 Roberta & Robert Wishart ’62 Rodney Wood ’67 Rachel Astle ’56 & David Wozniak Earlene Bishop ’52 & Edward Young ’45 Marjorie Stahler Zamoic ’40 Brian Towle ’75 & Gary Zeugschmidt

STOCK GIFTS

Anonymous Lorraine Impey

MATCHING GIFTS GE Foundation Johnson Controls Navin, Haffty & Associates

CLASS GIFTS 1937 1942 1945 1947 1952 1957

1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012

NEW LIFE MEMBERSHIPS TO LIAA Jiaqi “Grace” Shen Yiren “Ramon” Qu

LI THANKS ALL THOSE WHO DONATED TO SPECIAL FUNDS IN MEMORY OF OR IN HONOR OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: Pauline E. Batchelder Dale R. Dawson John Elliott Harriet F. Fisher Paul Fisher Della Goss Kimberly E. Hill Bertha T. Koury Bailey H. Kuk Tina G. Ruggles Bruce Simpson Eleanor M. “Podgie” Weissent *denotes donor is deceased

We take pride in the accomplishments of our alumni and look forward to hearing from you. Please share your recent activities (career advancement, honors, publications, appointments, etc.) with us. We welcome newspaper clippings, press releases, and pictures.

If you would like to share your news with us, please e-mail melissa.hall@lyndoninstitute.org or mail: Melissa Hall, Lyndon Institute, PO Box 127, Lyndon Center, VT 05850. Please be sure to include your e-mail address, if applicable, so we can contact you.

Care was taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this report, but we recognize that mistakes do occur. If you were a donor in 2016-17 and your name was inadvertently misspelled, omitted, or listed in the wrong place, please forgive us and let us know so that we can correct our records.

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Alumni Weekend 2017

Letter from the LIAA President, Tim Kirchoff ’96

GREETINGS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF LYNDON INSTITUTE, Lyndon Institute’s 150TH anniversary year has been one of transitions and celebrations.

Speaking of transitions, the Lyndon Institute Alumni Association would like to bid farewell to outgoing Headmaster Daren Houck and thank him for his three years of leadership. We would also like to welcome fellow alumna, Twiladawn Perry ’77, as Interim Head of School. We look forward to working with her as we move the school forward into our next 150 years.

Also on the topic of transitions, I would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our outgoing Alumni Association President, Michel “Mickey” Sanderson Richards ’71. She provided excellent leadership for our organization throughout her tenure and oversaw many wonderful changes to activities that the LIAA hosts. I have large shoes to fill as I take the reins as the incoming President. As always, the LIAA Board and Heather Wheeler have helped make this transition seamless.

Commencement

As mentioned, this has been a year of celebration as well. LI’s 150TH anniversary events have been very successful. Alumni weekend saw a huge turnout for the All Class Social at the new Burke Mountain Resort. In addition to the over 400 alumni in attendance, there were also more than 30 former faculty and staff members. It was incredible to see so many of these people who were so influential in so many students’ lives -mine included- in the same room together. The Alumni Cookout was well attended and I want to extend a huge thank you to my fellow barbequers that put out great chicken year after year as well as thanking the LI food service staff for the food and organization that they provide to this event.

This summer, Lyndonville’s Stars and Stripes Parade featured “Lyndon Institute’s 150TH Anniversary” as its theme. LI was well represented by alumni, students, faculty, and staff in the parade wearing their maroon and white. I would like to thank our grand marshals, Lois Cardwell ’35, and Harriet Grant ’37, for their participation and allowing me the honor of chauffeuring them along the parade route. The 150TH celebration winds down this fall with several activities planned. Coming up on November 4TH, get your dancing shoes out for the Past, Present, or Future Ball that will be held at the Burke Mountain Resort. This promises to be a fantastic opportunity to dress up and have a wonderful time celebrating the signing of LI’s charter.

The Lyndon Institute Alumni Association maintains a scholarship program that supports current students, as well as graduating seniors continuing their education at a post-secondary school. In 2017, the alumni association awarded 13 students $6,400 through the alumni scholarship endowments. The LIAA also works cooperatively to foster support for Lyndon Institute’s Independence Fund. The fund is vital in helping our students reach for the stars and I ask that you will please consider donating to this worthy cause. As always, we are always eager to hear what our alumni are up to in the various stages of their post high school lives. Please continue to send in your updates whether it is a marriage or birth announcement, military promotion, or employment news; we’d love to hear it. Go Vikings!

Tim Kirchoff ’96 LIAA President

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LYNDON INSTITUTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT

Timothy L. Kirchoff ’96 (18) VICE PRESIDENT

Paula Graves Gaskin ’71 (20) TREASURER

Alumni Weekend 2017

Jeffrey T. O’Meara ’04 (18)

CLERK OF THE CORPORATION

Heather Root Wheeler ’90 (18)

Lindsay Jones Carpenter ’02 (20) Candace E. Dane ’74 (20) Michael D. Matteis ’89 (19) Kathy Bassett Newland ’67 (20) Cheryl “Sherry” Ronan Noyes ’63 (18) Michel Sanderson Richards ’71 (19) Kathy Jackson Smith ’93 (18) Paul E. Wheeler ’74 (20) LIFETIME MEMBERS

Dwight A. Davis ’50 Gertrude Angell Grant ’49 Norman A. Legge ’56 Shirley Beane Pierce ’53

ALUMNI WEEKEND got off to a wonderful start when more than 30 former faculty and staff members joined over 400 alumni, friends, and family members at Burke Mountain’s Resort. The venue was a hit and having so many past Lyndon Institute employees gathering with fellow co-workers and students made for a very successful evening. We hope that more former faculty and staff members will join us next year! More than 250 alumni and their family members joined their classes under the commencement tent for the alumni cookout and enjoyed conversation and good food.

We foresee a few changes for the next alumni weekend. The class secretaries and reunion organizers will contact those classes ending in 3’s and 8’s who will be celebrating reunions next year. Save the first weekend in June for celebrating alumni weekend in 2018!

FORMER FACULTY & STAFF REUNION

– Your Alumni Association Board of Directors

LYNDON INSTITUTE VIKING VOICE CONTRIBUTORS

Gloria Bruce Melissa Boulay Hall ’92 Timothy L. Kirchoff ’96 Javin Leonard Katie Palmer Twiladawn Perry ’77 Heather Ranney David Stahler, Jr. ’90 Heather Root Wheeler ’90 Paul Wheeler ’74 Timothy L. Kirchoff ’96 Javin Leonard

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Alumni Weekend

2018

For alumni who graduated in years ending in 3’s & 8’s

JUNE 1 – 3

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Alumni Weekend 2017

2017 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

The Distinguished Alumni Award was established to honor those individuals who have rendered meritorious service to the community, the nation, the school, or who have achieved outstanding distinction in a profession or business.

MICHEL “MICKEY” (SANDERSON) RICHARDS ’71 already knew she had a mind for business when she was a student at LI. Per her senior yearbook, she planned to go to college for business. She also participated in Chorus 3 and 4 and was the magazine business manager as part of the team who tabulated the magazine drive results. Mickey joined the Lyndon Institute Alumni Association as a board member in June 2001. She then became the Alumni Association president in June 2010 – a role she filled for seven years. In June 2017, Mickey stepped down as president in order to focus more time on giving in other ways to the community.

CLASS OF ’37

80 Reunion Harriet (Drew) Grant

Now retired from the Area Agency on Aging of Northeastern Vermont, Mickey continues to give selflessly to those in need. She is a chaplain, volunteering for North Country Hospital in Newport and the Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care Team for Northern Vermont. She is also the senior deacon at Irasburg United Church.

Mickey adds, “I am loving life and family at our home on Lake Parker in West Glover”. Congratulations, Mickey! Thank you for your continued support and thank you for serving our alumni.

CLASS OF ’42

75TH Reunion

Thelma (Phillips) DiPierro and Phyllis (Garfield) Bennett

Class Reunions

CLASS OF ’47

70TH Reunion FRONT: Clara (Austin) Melcher, Charmaine (Ward) Newland, Helen (Gale) Amadon

BACK: Beverly (Cole) Tripp, Beverly (Smith) Simblest, Robert Charron

CLASS OF ’52

65TH Reunion Roger Gilman, Earlene (Bishop) Young, Beverly (Bugbee) Lane, Ann (Watkins) Somers, Janice Wakeham, Ronald Clifford

Trivia Answer: Earl Daniels, President; Mary Ann Bingham, Secretary; Judy Pasell, Treasurer; Rob Pendleton, Vice-president.

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Class Reunions

FRONT: Betty (Jewell) Hale, Gloria (Buzzi) Buck, Nancy (Eaton) Lawrence, Linda (Hudson) Trembley, Linda (Humphrey) Ward, Patti (Moore) Sanborn, Nancy (Randall) Leonard, Elsie (Easterbrooks) Lawrence, Daniel Calderwood MIDDLE: Mildred (Scotten) Stahler, Judy (Paquette) Little, Lois (Fisher) Fowler, Carolyn Simpson, Sandra (Gorham) Berry, Becky (Griswold) Stevens

BACK: Bruce Grant, Carrol Mitchell, Leslie Newland, David Ducham, Janice (Watson) Carter, Mary (Gorham) Simpson, Nancy Lang

CLASS OF ’62

55TH Reunion

CLASS OF ’87

30TH Reunion

CLASS OF ’77

40TH Reunion

CLASS OF ’67

50TH Reunion Standing with a bench placed in memory of classmate Pauline Batchelder FRONT: Elaine (Richardson) Jewell, Deb (Ronan) Maguire, Trudy (McBride) Otis, Norma (Heath) Trombley, Thelma (Nadeau) Wilkins, George Duke, Bob Toombs, Ellen (Hill) Bell, Alice (Campbell) Kent, Mary Ann (Bingham) Bonneau, Jane (Howe) Cameron, Earl “Sam” Daniels, Theresa (Charron) Conant, Stephen Hutchins, Robert Sylvester BACK: Chip Devenger, Kathy (Bassett) Newland, Mary Catanzarita, Donna (Smith) Camber, Deb (Leach) Donaghy, Dwight Rainey, Stephen Grant, John Findlay, Rodney Wood, Edwin Peake, Craig Birchard, Rick Cameron, Allan Bishop, Stephen Elliott

FRONT: John Hasenfus, Janet Kwiecienski-Daughhetee, Kathy (Perry) Hall, Sandy (Durocher) Amadon, Debi Scarpa, Carrie (Bingham) Boera, Kathy (Day) Armstrong, Jerry McQuiston, Brett Gale BACK: Tom Greenwood, Lauralie (Welch) Chapman, Mary (Cassady) Duprey, Allison (Murray) Branson, Daniel Carleton, Judi St. Hilaire, Patricia (Reynolds) Ste. Marie, Michael Boera, Carol (Albright) Boyer, Chris Chandler, Linda (Mitchell) Ronan, Harvey Leach

35TH Reunion

MISSING: Marilyn (Douse) Anthony, Jean (Johnson) Corrow, Lucy (Mathewson) Greenwood, Michael Harris, Terri Degreenia, Christine (St. Pierre) Strout

BACK: Ryan Grant, Paul Barlow, Dan Martin, Ray Jarrosak, Jamie Newland, Dan Thompson, Kelly (Stuart) Smith, Kristina Barber, Kelly (Murray) Liberty, Donna (Dwyer) Smith, Matt Smith, Alan Sanderson MISSING: Stacy Hall, Walt Bandy

FRONT: Don Hume, Melody (Poehler) Young, Dan Parent, Joan Hahr, Kathy (Lyford) Parent, Darcy (Daniels) Townsend, Shari (Gadapee) DeMarzo, Patty (Aiken) Powers, Susan (Boera) Sobczak, Hayden Tanner, Gina (Mitchell) Gracie, Paul Dwyer, Kathy (Hevey) Pelow, Kevin Ruggles, Larry Ruggles, Ron Upton

BACK: Tina (DeGreenia) Garand, Karen (Smith) Powers, Jerry Leonard, Luke Newton, James Kennedy, Traci Williams, Scott Townsend, Katherine (Toborg) Franko, John Blaisdell Provan, Mark Weigel, Michael Wheeler, David Aronoff, Mike Watson, David Bell, Teresa (Comeau) Switser, Lee Simpson, Gary Guyer

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CLASS OF ’92

25TH Reunion FRONT: Garrett Paquette, Melynda (Sargent) Miller, Meridith (Root) Berry, John Raymond, Kelly (Shatney) Foster

BACK: Frank Metzke, Clarissa (Rivers) Rice, Kristen Stenson, Stacey (Brisson) Randall, Gina (Jones) Brisson, Melissa (Boulay) Hall, Paula Jarrosak

MISSING: Larry Welch, Jeff Simpson, David Patoine, Lise (Souliere) Lussier, Dan Daley, Jeff Cole, Mike Powers, Rick Davis, Keith Smith, Max Aldrich

CLASS OF ’82

FRONT: Howard Townsend, Chris Manges, Meredith Feltus, Amy (Roberts) Bora, Wyatt Bora, Lisa (Abbey) Williamson, Jeff Ronan

INSET PICTURE: FRONT: Frank Metzke, Chuck Calkins

BACK: Meridith (Root) Berry, Melissa (Boulay) Hall, Kristen Stenson, Paula Jarrosak

CLASS OF ’97

20TH Reunion Mark Thomas, Bethany (Spencer) North, Jackie (Weed) Zaun, Kasey Hill, Miranda Blake, Jack Schultz, Tara Smith

FRONT: Luke Newton, III

CLASS OF ’12

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BACK: Jeff Powers, Jordan Fournier, Brian Hopkins, Andy Doyon

CLASS OF ’02

15TH Reunion FRONT: Jessica (Lussier) Simpson, Amanda Wheeler

BACK: Lindsay (Jones) Carpenter, Rachel (LaCasse) Ford, Heather (Pulver-Gaillard) Batalion, Andrea (Morse) Day, Brandon Carpenter ’00, Crystal (Switser) Bigelow

Angela and Andrew Miller-Brown of Burke, Vermont, announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Annunziata Miller-Brown, on February 21, 2017. She joins brother, Arthur.

Class Notes

Nate, Kinsley, and Lucien Sicard

Jonas Steldinger

Rebecca (Ely) and Josh Gale alumni wedding party (L to R): 2ND, Katelyn (Maxfield) Bushey ’05; 5TH, Caleb Gale ’04; 7TH & 8TH, Mr. Josh Gale & Mrs. Rebecca (Ely) Gale; 9TH, Seth Porter ’05; 11TH, Alex Wolston ’05; 12TH, Laura (Redmond) Locksey ’05

1960

Representative Richard Lawrence received Lyndon State College’s Presidential Medal of Distinction at the May commencement ceremony. He was honored for his lifelong service to the Northeast Kingdom community and the State of Vermont.

1964

Wanita (Gorham) Gardner retired from the Lyndonville Cobleigh Library after 41 years of service.

Life gets even more complicated for Mark Sloan, protagonist in East Burke native Lauren “Joe” Welch’s third novel, Salvager, when he discovers someone is trying to kill him. Divorced father of two, laid off as a carpenter during the recession, and now barely surviving as a part-time newspaper reporter, Mark faces the ominous challenge knowing his nemesis could be any one of several Collinsville citizens, from his ex-wife, Ellen, to Little Don Dornier, esteemed entrepreneur furious at being publicly revealed as a silent partner in the corporation seeking Vermont State approval of an industrial wind project overlooking the village. Salvager is available locally at Green Mountain Books and Prints in Lyndonville and online at Amazon.com.

1969

Marc Silber published a new book, Advancing Your Photography. It is packed full of easy to use tips and provides a complete system to learn and advance photography. It’s based on the thousands of hours of interviews he conducted with some of the biggest names in photography— like Chris Burkard (stunning work on Instagram) and Jeff Johnson (a staff photographer for Patagonia). Marc’s book can be found in most bookstores and online at Amazon.com.

1977

Carrie (Bingham) and Michael Boera continue to enjoy work and play in Utah, D.C., and Vermont.

1987

President and Chief Operating Officer, Brian Gallagher, has been the General Manager for the Vermont Mountaineers for the past 15 years. On July 11TH he was honored with a celebration for his years of fantastic work. The Vermont Mountaineers is a New England Collegiate Baseball League Brian Gallagher that plays in the summertime at the Montpelier Recreation Field in Montpelier, Vermont. Check it out at thevermontmountaineers.com. VIKING VOICE

1997

Jonas Steldinger, who attended LI in 1997 as a German exchange student, recently contacted the alumni office to update us about his move to Switzerland. He mentioned, without the slightest exaggeration, that he still feels incredibly thankful to the Welch family, Lynn (Blake) ’73 and Jerry Welch ’69, of Burke Hollow for taking him into their home for an entire year. Jonas is a media rights lawyer working for a Swiss sports marketing agency called T.E.A.M. Marketing where he negotiates the worldwide media rights agreements for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on behalf the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). In that capacity, he works almost entirely in English as a lawyer and as a non-native English speaker, he mentioned that he feels he owes a huge part of his professional career to LI.

Kinsley and Nate Sicard announce the birth of their son, Lucien Oliver Sicard on May 31, 2017. Nate is a professional engineer in St. Johnsbury. Kinsley (SJA 2005) works for the VT Department of Labor in St. Johnsbury.

Angela & Andrew Miller-Brown’s daughter, Anna

Mr. and Mrs. TJ Hopkins

2001

Jessica (Gallant) and TJ Hopkins were united in marriage on July 29, 2017. Their son, Liam was the ring bearer. They co-own and operate Jess’s late father’s family business franchise called Budget Blinds where they make custom window treatments. TJ also does carpentry and painting on the side. The couple resides in Massachusetts.

2000

Michelle and Ryan McDonald announce the birth of their son, Emmett James McDonald on April 12, 2017.

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Martha (Carr) Wilkins ’90, sent in this great photo of LI alumni at this year’s Tough Mudder. Front: Deb Stone ’85, Martha (Carr) Wilkins ’89; Back: Ryan Grant ’89, Michael Harris ’82, Lisa Leonard ’85, Ron Messier ’90, and Brad Goodwin ’85

Mary (Hever) and Glen Jardine ’94 announce the birth of their son, Quinn David Jardine on August 25, 2017. He joins sister, Irie.

Ashley (Roy) and Jonathan Van Zandt, announce the birth of their son, Colin Lawrence Van Zandt on April 17, 2017.

2007

2003

Amanda and Justin Berry announce the birth of their son Mason Berry on February 19, 2017. He joins siblings, Sophie and Jackson. Mary (Hever) and Glen Jardine’s children, Quinn and Irie

Abbie Montgomery and Dan Sweet announce the birth of their daughter, Leona Angelee Sweet on May 4, 2017.

Joshua Luke ’04 has written a book in collaboration with other authors. The Fire Within: Shedding Light on Trauma presents 22 true and powerful stories about the military, transition to civilian life, effects of trauma, and everything in between. The goal is to bring to light varying and compelling outlooks on post-traumatic stress, while serving as a reminder that you’re never alone when it comes to living with the aftermath of trauma. After graduation, Joshua Luke went on to attend Vermont Technical College for two semesters before joining the Army. In June 2005, he attended basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, after which he completed the Army’s Human Intelligence Collector Basic Course. During his service he also completed Defense Language Institute’s Persian Course, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Strategic Debriefing Course, Warrior Leader Course, Advanced Leader Course, and multiple HT-JCOE trainings. Joshua served as a General Support HUMINT Collector in Baghdad for 15 months during 2006-2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during both 2010-2011 and 2012-2013 where he served as an Interrogator, Reports Officer, National Directorate of Security Liaison, and the Collection Manager for the Strategic Debriefing Center. Joshua separated from the Army honorably in 2014 and went on to serve as a U.S. Senate staffer and now works in Corporate Compliance. His book is available now at Amazon.com.

Jennifer (Bean) and Nate Baldwin ’06 announce the birth of their son, Kannon Thomas Baldwin on June 2, 2017. He joins sister, Kinsley. Lisa Ruffner and James Pearl and family

Lisa Ruffner and James Pearl ’96, announce the birth of their son, Lochlan James Pearl on December 18, 2016. He joins sister, Veyda Pearl.

2004

Krystal Cota announces the birth of her son, Braydon Stephen Cota on May 5, 2017.

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Ashley (Wheeler) and Patrick Ruddy of London, England, were united in marriage on July 22, 2017. The wedding celebration was at the bride’s home in Lyndonville. The bride’s best friends and LI classmates, Angela Koenig, Jill (Morrison) Nichols, Kaela Gray, and Shauneen (Grout) Melton provided special music during the ceremony. The couple resides in London.

Heidi (Wheeler) and Adam Choiniere and family

Heidi (Wheeler) and Adam Choiniere were united in marriage on February 25, 2017.

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2008

Ashley (Wheeler) and Patrick Ruddy with the Wheeler Brothers, Paul ’74, Mark ’76, Mike ’79, and Rick ’82

2005

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Samantha (Aldrich) and Corey Lescault, announce the birth of their son, Anderson Myles Lescault on May 20, 2017. He joins sister, Addison Davis.

Tonia (Aussiker) and Alex Brown with daughter, Sofia

Tonia (Aussiker) and Alex Brown announce the birth of their daughter, Sophia Elliott Brown on April 22, 2017. Alex is employed by Weidmann in St. Johnsbury, as a Systems Analyst where he facilitates the integration of the business’ needs through the IT world. Tonia is employed in St. Johnsbury with the Vermont FALL – WINTER 2017

Department of Health’s division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs as a Prevention Consultant where she works with the community to increase prevention services for kids, youth, and families.

Colby (Walker) and Tom Clagg ’98 announce the birth of their son, Grady Finn Clagg on June 24, 2017. He joins brothers, Tyson and Sawyer and sister, Shelby. Rebecca (Ely) and Josh Gale (photo on page 38) were united in marriage on July 16, 2017. Josh is a lead roofer, and Rebecca works for DXC technology as their reference analyst for the state of Vermont Medicaid. The couple resides in Crested Butte, Colorado and they both enjoy mountain biking and surfing. In March they plan to take a month-long honeymoon in Costa Rica.

Hannah and Dakota Barrett announce the birth of their son Jeremiah Dakota Barrett on March 20, 2017. He joins sisters, Lacey and Scarlett.

Samantha (Nelson) and Corey Brown announce the birth of their daughter, Elsie Rae Brown on July 7, 2017. She joins twin brothers, Zachary and Carson. Corey and Samantha celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in May. Corey currently works for Utility Partners as a water/sewer operator. Samantha just celebrated her fifth year anniversary at Passumpsic Savings Bank in Lyndonville.

Amanda and Zach Patridge announce the birth of their son, Solon Louis Patridge on June 9, 2017. He joins sisters, Danica, Karli, and Savannah.

Samantha (Nelson) and Corey Brown and family

travelling to Vermont and New York as his PhD dissertation will be related to a shipwreck in Lake Champlain.

Kaeleigh Demers and Brenden Davis announce the birth of their son, Brody Scott Davis on June 11, 2017. Katherine and Michael Martin announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Jane Martin on May 19, 2017.

2011

Desirae Daniels graduated Cum Laude with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a Master of Business Administration from Western New England University, in Springfield, Massachusetts on May 21, 2017.

Breanna Goodwin and Luke Newton, III ’07 announce the birth of their daughter, Whitlee Ann Newton on March 7, 2017.

Mr. and Mrs. Logan Macomber

Caitlin (Fentzlaff) and Logan Macomber were united in marriage on May 20, 2017 at St. Anthony on the Lake Catholic Church in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Many friends and family members from the Northeast Kingdom were in attendance. Will Cobb ’08, Logan’s high school football and basketball teammate, was the best man. Logan and Caitlin met at Boston College, where they graduated together in 2012. They both currently work for Kohl’s Corporation out of Wisconsin — Logan in marketing and Caitlin in internal audit. The couple resides in Delafield, Wisconsin, near Caitlin’s hometown.

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was acknowledged for having one of the highest GPAs in the sorority Alpha Delta Pi, having one of the highest GPAs in sorority/fraternity Life, being inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, making the Dean’s List, and being a recipient of the Vermont Scholars Award for all four years. Krista is now living in Nashville, Tennessee where she is a registered nurse on the inpatient medicine unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Krista is the daughter of K and Paul Barlow ’87. Megan (Rainey) and Dana Armstrong ’98 announce the birth of their daughter, Emberly Anne Armstrong on May 9, 2017.

Mahrie Aviles and Andrew Sylvester announce the birth of their son, Adrien Dudley Sylvester on April 25, 2017. He joins brother, Landen Sylvester. Shawna Williams and Brady Weigel announce the birth of their son, Everett Reed Weigel on July 6, 2017. He joins sister, Amelia Valdez.

2013

Mr. and Mrs. EJ White

Alyssa (Amsden) and EJ White were united in marriage on June 24, 2017. The couple resides in St. Johnsbury.

2009

Theodora (Ziolkowski) and Dan Bishop were united in marriage on July 19, 2014. They met while they were undergrads at the University of Vermont. Dan recently earned a MA in History from the University of Alabama and he is now pursuing a PhD in Nautical Archaeology from Texas A&M University. Dan will be

Krista Barlow

Krista Barlow graduated Cum Laude, on May 21, 2017 from the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences, with a BS in Nursing. During her collegiate career, Krista VIKING VOICE

Noah Manning

Noah Manning has graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Biology. He had been involved with Student Assembly since his first year. When President Phil Hanlon proposed creating house communities as part of Moving Dartmouth Forward, Noah volunteered to serve on the house system planning committee. From the end of his sophomore year to the beginning of his senior year, he changed rooms every 10 weeks. Constant change, moving from one end of campus to another, creates a sense of discontinuity for students. The house system provides a greater sense of continuity. The students are surrounded by others they’ve known since their first days at Dartmouth. Three years from now

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2016

McKenna Wales and Alex Spaulding ’10 announce the birth of their son, Grayson Douglas Spaulding on June 14, 2017.

Mikaela (Thompson) and Justin Wright’s son, William

will be an important mark. That’s the point when every single student, who has been a member of a house since day one, has gotten to know the house professors well, and really understands what it means to be a member of the house. But the house communities will constantly evolve, finding new ways to make the student experience better and creating new traditions. Noah is looking forward to tracking that evolution. Mikaela (Thompson) and Justin Wright ’12 announce the birth of their son, William Lloyd Wright born on June 7, 2017.

2014

Jordan Lund and Jacob Charland announce the birth of their son, Elliott Maurice Charland on June 26, 2017.

Michal Stinil

2017

Michal Stinil was drafted to the United States Hockey League (USHL) in May, 2017. He was the sixth pick in the first round by the Bloomington Thunder of Central Illinois. The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The league has 17 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger.

Former faculty and staff:

Andy Berley is presently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Northeast Kingdom Learning Services (NEKLS). Burt Porter recently wrote to the Alumni Office: “Since retiring in 1999, I have remained in Glover, Vermont and published a book; Rhymes From The North Country: New and Collected Poems. This includes my five previously published books of poetry. Otherwise, I live a quiet life and enjoy watching the seasons come and go.”

Burt Porter

In Memoriam

It is with sorrow that the Alumni Association records the deaths of the following alumni. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of these individuals. Alumni and friends desiring more complete information or a copy of an obituary can contact the alumni office at 802-535-3772.

Gertrude “Pat” (Gushue) Moulton ’59, of Inwood, West Virginia on June 24, 2017.

Mary “Mitzi” E. Beach ’68, of Springfield, Massachusetts on June 16, 2017.

Joshua Smith ’99, of Lyndonville on June 7, 2017.

Helen (Reed) Coe ’32, of Enosburg, Vermont on July 18, 2017. Helen was 102 and was Lyndon Institute’s oldest alumna.

Rita (Cassady) Miller ’47, of Lyndonville on August 31, 2017.

Douglas S. Henderson ’50, of West Burke, Vermont on July 18, 2017.

Raymond J. Heath ’61, of Waterford, Vermont on March 18, 2017.

Brenda J. (Ledoux) Hardman ’69, of Mocksville, North Carolina on August 20, 2017.

Christian V. Phelps ’04, of West Burke, Vermont on September 16, 2017.

Meriday (Webb) Danforth ’39, of Waltham, Massachusetts on February 27, 2016.

Claire (Hyatt) Poissant ’47, of Richmond, Virginia on September 4, 2017.

Robert L. Grigg ’52, of Winsted, Connecticut on July 25, 2016.

Richard G. Leach ’61, of Merchantville, New Jersey on March 5, 2017.

Michael “Jimmy” J. Gilman ’77, of Lyndon Corner on July 9, 2017.

Maxwell P. Gillespie ’14, of Lyndonville on June 8, 2017.

Hildegarde (Amadon) Brown ’42, of East Burke, Vermont on January 10, 2017.

Marvin L. Bishop ’48, of Meriden, New Hampshire on February 23, 2017.

Clifford “Hap” J. Wheeler ’53, of Jensen Beach, Florida in April of 2017.

Stillman R. Parker ’65, of Lyndonville on March 1, 2017.

Thomas A. Lowell ’81, of Barnet, Vermont on April 30, 2017.

Seamus A. Powers ’19, of East Haven, Vermont on September 11, 2017.

Jessie (Nye) Hazen ’42, of East Hampton, Connecticut on September 15, 2015.

Charles A. Ladue ’48, of Lyndonville on June 14, 2017.

Jean (Paris) Conn ’54, of Brooklyn, Connecticut on May 23, 2017.

Audrey (Rainey) Smith ’66, of Wheelock, Vermont on June 9, 2017.

Christopher P. Trafan ’90, of Epping, New Hampshire on October 3, 2017.

Jeanette (Wilkie) Smith ’43, of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts on July 2, 2017.

Elizabeth (Allen) Littlefield ’48, of Lyndonville on January 14, 2017.

Barbara (Cutting) Lawson ’57, of Irasburg, Vermont on August 22, 2015.

James W. McHarg ’67, of Sheffield, Vermont on August 21, 2017.

Rebecca (Perry) Grenier ’99, of Orleans, Vermont on April 1, 2017.

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