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Leia Weaver Bernhard ’04 with husband Joshua and son Jakob.
deployment, I moved from England to Eglin afb, Florida until 2008 when my husband proposed. I separated from active duty, joined the AF Reserves, and moved to San Antonio, Texas. My husband, Joshua, and I are still stationed at Lackland afb where I work as a GS9 Air Reserve Technician (art) in Emergency Management for the 433 Airlift Wing. I was recently promoted to Technical Sergeant (TSgt), which is an E-6 in the military pay grade system, and hope to someday be a Chief! My husband and I were married in New Hampshire on October 12, 2008, and our son Jakob Charles Bernhard was born on May 19, 2009 at Wilford Hall Medical Center on Lackland afb. I am currently working on an Associates in Applied SciencesEmergency Management through the Community College of the Air Force (ccaf), and an Associates in Weapons of Mass Destruction (wmd) through American Military University. I still keep in touch with some friends and faculty from New Hampton and hope to visit with some of them during my trip home this summer!”
05 Kristen Casadona contacted the Alumni Office to update her address. She has recently relocated from New York City to California. Michael Chambers contacted the Alumni and Development Office and informed him that he and his team succesfully summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro at 7:45 am on January 7,
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From left to right at Reunion 2011: Randy Zimbone ’06, Dylan Ferguson ’06 and John Mitchell ’05
2011. He added that the trek was everything he imagined it would be and more. Stephanie Grumbacher called to report that she recently began her own film production company called Smoking Joker Films. She is working on her first, full-length feature film, a dark comedy entitled Cheated. Filming began in July with a scheduled showing in January 2012. She currently travels back and forth between San Francisco and Newton, Massachusetts where she currently lives. She added that nhs classmate, Will Eurich, is also living in Newton and works for clear Internet Company. Fellow nhs alumni interested in learning more about Stephanie’s exciting film endeavors may contact her at sgrumbacher@gmail.com.
06 Amelia Feigenbaum and Kenny Torsey recently became engaged. Both joined a huge contingency from their class to celebrate their 5th nhs Reunion in early June. Congratulations! Radar Onguetou, whose home is Yaounde, Cameroon, was recently recognized in The University of New Hampshire Magazine (Fall 2009) for his inspiring words at a unh pep rally. Radar was a captain of the unh Men’s Basketball Team and proudly wore his jersey (No. 32) over his shirt and tie while addressing the plethora of Wildcat fans.
Radar, who recently received his Master’s Degree, is currently working at unh.
07 Kelsey Berry received her BA in Government and History Magna Cum Laude from St. Lawrence University at their Commencement Exercises on May 22, 2011. Kelsey will receive her Master's degree in Education from Plymouth State University in August 2011. Since completing her coursework at slu in December 2010, Kelsey has been teaching and coaching at Holderness School. She will assist the New Hampton School Alumni Office with an archives project of her own design early this summer and joins the faculty at Ethel Walker School in Connecticut, in late August, teaching history and coaching field hockey as well as lacrosse. Kelsey is engaged to be married to Harris Philpot, of Gilmanton, New Hampshire, and also an slu graduate. Harris taught at New Hampton School for the last year and a half and will begin working at a local law firm this fall in preparation for law school. Kelsey and Harris will be married in August of 2012. Jean Troiano recently graduated from Keene State College with a BS in Athletic Training. She will be attending Western Michigan University to receive a Master’s in Athletic Training. Jean will also work with the men's soccer team and
women's softball team for wmu while attending school. Jean informed the Alumni Office that this will be her first time far away from New Hampshire for a long period of time but that she is very excited! Jean is also engaged. Her fiancé Randy proposed on February 13 at Fratello’s Restaurant in Lincoln, New Hampshire. They will marry following her completion of her Master’s program. Jean added that she misses New Hampton School every day. Keith Winking recently graduated from Connecticut College with a degree in behavioral neuroscience. His fellow New Hampton School graduates Warren Chao and Mike Levine were able to make it out to the ceremony and it was a wonderful time. Keith accepted a teaching position at the St. Thomas More School in the fall for biology and environmental science. Keith informed the Alumni Office that his new path includes challenges and opportunities, and he could not be happier. He is looking forward to his five-year reunion.
08 Dana Buckley writes: “I've had the chance to come back and visit a few times, but couldn't make it to Reunion. I'm entering my senior year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and am still very involved in the wpi admissions office, my sorority, Alpha Xi Delta, and the Society of Women Engineers. This past spring I traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, to complete a social science project for wpi. My team
Dana Buckley ’08 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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