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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dianne Connolly Chair Windham, NH
DERRYFIELD TODAY
John Allard ’83 Manchester, NH
Annie Branch Editor
Bradley Benson ’78 Derry, NH
Griffin Bodi Krause Design
James Cahill Concord, NH
Puritan Press Printing
Steven Burke Treasurer, Corporate Secretary Bedford, NH
Jim Davis New Boston, NH
CONTRIBUTORS
Pamela VanArsdale Secretary Bedford, NH
William Davis II Hopkinton, NH
Bruce Berk History Department
Nigel Donovan Bedford, NH
John Bouton Chair, English Department
Dr. Louis Fink Bedford, NH
Dudley Cotton History Faculty
Teaching Politics
Terry Flahive Bedford, NH
Danielle de Pazzis Foreign Language Faculty
by Bruce Berk
Joseph Horton Manchester, NH
Randy Richardson Head of School
Budget Boutique
Maria Holland Law ’75 Bedford, NH
Chuck Sanborn Retired Faculty
Paul LeBlanc Manchester, NH
Naomi Turner VanderWolk ’74 & Jeff VanderWolk ’74
Donna K. Lencki Candia, NH
Ariana Hodes ’04, Maura Speigleman ’04, Eric Speirer ’06, Marty Topol ’06, Victoria Starr ’05, Isaac Wheeler ’06
Arthur Coviello Vice Chair Hollis, NH
WINTER 2005
features FEATURES
We Made It: Now What?
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by Chuck Sanborn
Randle Richardson Head of School Concord, NH
Democracy’s Cornerstone
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by John Bouton
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by Naomi Turner VanderWolk ’74
David Lockwood Manchester, NH Lourdes Maldonado Hooksett, NH Eric Nickerson Windham, NH Jeffrey Pollock Manchester, NH Chris Cikacz ex officio Chester, NH
ADVANCEMENT
2005 Distinguished Alumnus
departments DEPARTMENTS
Message from the Head
Gail Gordon Advancement Assistant
Around Campus
Alice Handwerk Director of Advancement
Celebrating 40 Years
Tracey Perkins Director of Alumni Relations
Cougar Athletics
Jen Pierce Director of Annual Fund
Summerbridge Spotlight
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Rich Sigel ’81
Annie Branch Director of Communications
FRONT COVER: Governor John Lynch speaking at the 40th Anniversary Forum in February. INSIDE FRONT COVER: Tyree Robinson ’06 and Jacob Keefe ’06 in a scene from Beauty and the Beast. BACKGROUND: Snowboards racked up, ready for practice. TOP: The entire school assembled for a dodgeball tournament during Winter Carnival.
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& Jeff VanderWolk ’74
Update on Alumni Life After Derryfield Alumni Profile
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