Jeffrey Kahn ’06 and Liz Myrtetus ’07 wedding From left to right: Steph Schorsch, Sam Feingold ’09, Maryrose Myrtetus ’05, Don Kaplan, Hannah Schorsch ’13, Matt Rosario ’06, Jacob McEntire ’10, Matt Lennon ’05, Caleb McEntire ’06, Hannah Kaplan ’16, Ben Kaplan ’19, Dan Siegel ’06, Liz Myrtetus ’07, Matt Nunn ’05, Jeffrey Kahn ’06, Niall Hood, Mary Lynn Ellis, Jackie Kahn ’08, Melissa Ward Schorsch ’03, Janet Frazer, Adam Schorsch ’03 ,Sloane Schorsch ’05, Nick Schorsch ’04 (Not shown: Jenny Burkholder, Harper Flak ’26, Rainey Flak, Lily Feingold ’12, Ariella Singer ’05, and John McCabe)
08 5th Reunion If you would like to be part of planning the Class of 2008’s 5th Reunion please contact Jordan Bastien, Director of Alumni Relations, alumni@abingtonfriends.net or 215.576.3966. Emme Solomon shared that she is writing a YouTube blog with recently retired AFS Art Teacher Barb Handler. Search Vlogsperiment on YouTube. Andrea Highbloom’s mom, Fran Highbloom, reports that Andrea “graduated from Penn last month...Phi Beta Kappa! It was very exciting! She accepted a position with Teach for America in Philadelphia. She will be teaching middle school or high school remedial math. Yes, we are very proud of her!” Jackie Kahn writes, "I am graduating from Simmons College this spring with a major in Arts Administration and Marketing. My fiance and I will be moving to Cincinnati, OH, and we will begin planning our
wedding! I am looking forward to taking some time off after graduation to relax, travel and then begin the job search, looking for a Development position at a museum or non-profit come August/September. Hope all is well at AFS and with alumni. I can’t believe it’s almost our FIVE year reunion class of ’08!"
Morgan Pfost writes, “Hello from the Big Easy! I graduated from Tulane this past May and am now working with Tulane Athletics to drum up support for our athletics programs. The city of New Orleans continues to shine and develop every day. Hurricane Isaac was a nuisance but everything is basically back to normal. I dearly miss AFS and hope all is well there. A shout-out to the class of 2008 as well.”
Rachel Sigman writes, “I have just completed my Bachelors of Music at Mannes the New School for Music this past May. At graduation I received the Lotte Pulvermacher-Egers Humanities Award. I was one of five students accepted into Rice University’s illustrious Opera Program at Shepherd School of Music. This fall I’m debuting in my first opera as Celia in John Musto’s ‘Volpone’. Yep, it’s been a good year.” Liz Soltan has been awarded a Fulbright to teach English in Malaysia after graduating from Cornell in spring ’12.
2009 Mariah Butler writes, “The last year of my life has been an awesome adventure! Last Valentine’s Day I embarked on a 3-month trip to Nepal. For 2 of those months I lived at the Himalayan Children’s Care Home in the city of Pokhara with 51 beautiful children. Some were orphans, some came from very poor families, and all were well behaved and so kind hearted. The children and staff are all from a small village called Upper Mustang, which is on the border between Nepal and Tibet, and are all Tibetan Buddhists. My duties mostly included childcare, helping with homework, and teaching the kids English. I absolutely adored it. Living there changed my life and opened my eyes to experiences I never imagined having. The last month of my travels was spent trekking in the Himalayas, rafting, exploring the capital of Kathmandu with new found friends and sitting in 10 days of silence, isolation and meditation on a Vipassana Meditation
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