The Round Table Winter 2022-2023

David Colman ‘57

Visionary

A Tradition of Excellence

100 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401 207-947-0313 | www.johnbapst.org

MISSION

John Bapst, an independent, college-preparatory school, cultivates academic excellence and personal growth, encourages exploration of opportunities, and fosters connections in an inclusive and global community. Integrity | Achievement | Respect

ADMINISTRATION

Dave Armistead Head of School

Louisa Deng

Director of the International Program

Ed Jones

Dean of Students

Angela Kearns ’92

Director of Public Relations and Day Admissions

Bill Meier

Director of Finance and Operations

Dan O’Connell Athletic Director

Jason O’Reilly Principal and Academic Dean

Jordan Reeves

Director of Residential Life

Eric Zelz ’78 Director of Communications

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Dan Wellington ‘73, Chair

Cheryl Fasse, Vice Chair

Kirsten Ismail, Secretary

James Strout ‘02, Treasurer

Mary Ellen Sheehan Darling ’59, Trustee Emerita

Earle Hannigan, Trustee Emeritus

Kristin Coffey Canders ’92

Rich Crowe ’65

Pat Gaetani

Kevin Kelly

Dan LaMontagne

Susan MacKay

Kim Meagher ’04

Paul Messer ‘94

Tony Pellegrini, Esq.

Hans Peterson, Esq.

Meg Goggins Sanders ‘97, Esq.

Matt Skaves ‘99

SENDING SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES

Matt Smith AOS 47 On the cover: David Colman with two of his many robots.

Linda Graban RSU 63

From Head of School Dave Armistead / THE ROUND TABLE

Back At It!

When David Colman was a student at John Bapst, he had no idea what lay in his future. He did know, however, that he had ideas about what he wanted to do and even as a high school senior he knew to exhaust the resources around him –technology was not in the John Bapst curriculum in 1957 so David pursued (after graduating from John Bapst) technology training at another high school.

After finishing that training, he kept following his passion and built a life around creativity, technology, and entertainment decades before the rest of the world embraced those same things.

He may not have thought of himself as a visionary, but he led

a visionary’s life.

You’ll read about his remarkable life in the following pages. He is remembered here for his distinctive career but also by his brother and sister who have honored his legacy with a gift to the school that will help

the growing and innovative technology department that is now a major curricular area for the school.

John Bapst is different these days. We have built a school around embracing the visionary in each of our students. Between

a flexible, rigorous, and creative curriculum and innovative programs like the Distinguished Graduate Program, our studentfounded clubs, our participation in independent research areas, and our willingness to use independent studies, we find many ways to listen to the visionary in each of our students.

We give them the academic tools they need, but also the interpersonal tools and confidence to make it work –even if their goals are not exactly within our coursework. David would be proud of this school and we are proud and honored to be a part of his legacy.

We have built a school around embracing the visionary in each of our students. Between a flexible, rigorous, and creative curriculum and innovative programs like the Distinguished Graduate Program, our student-founded clubs, our participation in independent research areas, and our willingness to use independent studies, we find many ways to listen to the visionary in each of our students.

Around Campus

Highlights and accolades of an exciting season for sports at John Bapst

Several fall athletes received individual accolades and honors ranging from all-star to all-academic. Special recognition was given to the following teams and individuals:

Boys Soccer – Finished the regular Season 13-0-1 and were the PVC Regular Season Conference Champions. They went on to win the Northern Maine Class B Championship and ended their season as the Class B State Runners Up. Coach

Jason Pangburn was selected as the PVC Coach of the Year.

Cross Country –The girls were fourth at PVCs and the boys won the PVC Championship, the Northern Maine Championship, and were fourth in the state championship. Coach Tyler Parsons was named as the Class B Boys’ Division Coach of the Year. Football and Cheer – Earned the MPA Sportsmanship award for Class D this fall in football.

Girls Soccer – Finishing in the top 8, the team made it to the quarterfinals.

Golf – The golf team played in the PVC Qualifier and from there Ellie Kuhl ’24 qualified for and competed in the State Championship match, finishing ninth in the state.

At the age of 14, Antionette started an entrepreneurial venture with her creative balloon art business, Pippy’s Poppin Balloons. The idea initially came from when she designed and built balloon arches for her middle school dances. She went on to become the youngest certified balloon artist in America. After receiving her certification and retail license from the state of Maine, Antionette began decorating the VIP tent of the Waterfront Concert Series.

Antionette has successfully rebuilt her business after Covid-19 and now, with a national reputation and a federal trademark, it is her intention to continue expanding her business throughout her senior year and upcoming college career.

Meanwhile, twin sister Natalie has been pursuing setting her own bar and was the only rising junior accepted in the Jackson Laboratory’s academic year fellowship program.

Around Campus

At Jackson Lab Natalie has been doing research, analyzing data, and helping design experiments. Her work was presented at the Maine State Science Fair and won first place in the Biomedical and Health Sciences category. Natalie also contributed to a paper published in the journal “Frontiers in Immunology,” in which she was named second author. Following her success at the Jackson Laboratory, Natalie is continuing her scientific journey as an intern at the University of Maine at Orono, while completing her senior year at John Bapst.

Did you know that John Bapst has nearly 40 clubs and activities, attracting hundreds of our students?

One such club is the Crusader Chess Club, John Bapst’s competitive chess team. So far, 14 students have competed at four events in Maine, earning three section wins and several trophies.

The Crusader Chess Club has taken home the title of State Co-champion at the Maine Team Scholastic Chess Championship, (it’s regularly within striking distance of the top spot every year) and is a two-time winner of the Claude E. Webber Memorial Cup (2019 and 2021). And, since 2017, the Crusader Chess Club has sent two nominees to the US Chess Scholastic Invitational Championships: the WIM Ruth Haring National Girls’ Tournament of Champions in Norfolk, Virginia, and the GM Arnold Denker

Tournament of High School Champions in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

The club meets twice a week for instruction and practice and endeavors to help students realize their own levels of chess excellence at US Chess rated competition in Maine and beyond.

A first as John Bapst holds graduation at Bangor’s Cross Insurance Center

Breaking from tradition for the second time in two years (due to Covid restrictions), the school held the Class of 2022 commencement at Cross Insurance Center on Main Street in Bangor. Though not in the historic school auditorium, the event was a wonderful celebration of 146 seniors and featured the school band. Graduating were 23 seniors from six foreign countries, joining their counterparts hailing from over 20 different Maine towns. The featured guest speaker was Yellow Breen who imparted wisdom and wit on the assembled guests and graduates. Co-Valedictorians Jacob Levesque (Orrington) and Uyen Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh) and Co-Salutatorians Caleb Canders (Brewer) and Olivia Rand (Hampden) also spoke. The new venue allowed for unlimited guests (nearly 1,000 attended), and comforts such as air conditioning and unobstructed views.

Damien Nguyen ‘25 contemplates a move.

Twin sisters Antionette and Natalie Logan ‘23, are pursuing their independent goals while also supporting one another

At John Bapst, chess continues to be a successful and popular competitive club

Back to Bapst!

A New Tradition

Ann Largay Bergeron ‘92 celebrates winning tickets to a Waterfront Concert.

The school held its first weekend-long celebration of alums, “Back to Bapst!” July 23-25, 2022. Replacing several smaller events throughout the year, Back to Bapst! gave alums and friends the opportunity and freedom to plan around several activities to reconnect with schoolmates and faculty. The weekend included an evening free for classes to hold their own events and another reserved for the annual alumni gathering; it also featured a first time familycentered event with games, food, and fun for parents and kids.

The 2023 “Back to Bapst! “ weekend is already being planned for July 21-24. Our alumni gathering will be Friday, July 21 and Saturday will offer daytime activities that are family friendly. Sunday July 23 will be the Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon while Monday, July 24 will conclude the weekend with the 13th annual golf tournament. Mark your calendar now!

The stars appeared at the Athletic Hall of Fame induction luncheon

This year’s Athletic Hall of Fame was quite special, featuring legendary Coach Ken Perrone and his 1965 football team (pictured above) and three individual standout athletes, Nick Caparelli ’62, Bob Bolduc ’67, and Gus Ciano ’66 (pictured left to right). In addition to the inspiring reflection given by Coach Perrone, Nick Caparelli shared a few thoughts, citing that “I learned to persevere at John Bapst,” while Bob Bolduc offered deep appreciation for the distinction of being inducted. Gus Ciano was unable to join in person but was enthusiastically celebrated by his schoolmates. Also in attendance were Jackie Hodgins Caiola ’67 and Fran Hurley Kelly ’66, members of the cheerleading squad that supported the ’65 team.

Back to Golf! The twelth annual golf tournament

The twelth annual John Bapst Golf Tournament at the Penobscot Valley Country Club on July 25 was a great success. Thank you to all who participated and our sponsors:

Event Sponsor - Lakeside Lawncare

Cart Sponsor - Jiffy Print

Major Sponsors - Bangor Family Dentistry, Bangor Savings Bank, Dr. & Mrs. Craig Curtis, Integra Health, PA White Signs

Hole in One Sponsor - Downeast Toyota

Hole Sponsors - Armstrong Tennis Center, Bangor Federal Credit Union, BrookingsSmith, Cole Land Transportation Museum,

Fairmount Market, Gaetani Eye Care Associates, Governor’s Restaurant, Stompers Beverage, Smoke & Steel, Hero’s Sports Grill & Entertainment Center, In Memory of Norby Dowd, In Memory of Dr. Tom Knaide, John Bapst Friends of Football, John Bapst Hockey Boosters, Leadbetter Super Stop, McKenzie Dental Laboratory, Inc. , Maple Crest Farm, Garrett & Trisha Martin, Monty Rand Photography, Next Home Experience, Rosalie’s Pizza-Bar Harbor, Rudman Winchell, Bob Strong, United Insurance, Dan Wellington ‘73.

The all alum team of Nick Pooler ’09, Brian Roach ’05, Brian Sturgeon ’05, and Ben Pooler ’05 took 2nd Gross.

The robotic magic of David Colman ‘57

“Good speaker.”

“Good natured.”

“Sociable and cooperative.”

“Earnest student.”

“Thoughtfulness at all times.”

These were terms used to describe the late David Colman in his 1957 John Bapst yearbook. The second of three siblings who attended John Bapst, it is no surprise that David’s older brother Ron ’56 and sister Sally ’64 could be described as inspirational, selfless, and generous. Ron and Sally are proudly honoring their brother’s memory by securing the acquisition of a new building at 234 French Street that will serve as the school’s new technology center. While Ron and Sally lost their brother in 1995, they always knew that they wanted a special way to pass on their brother’s love for innovation, creativity, and challenging himself. David Colman was certainly a man ahead of his times, a true visionary.

David started his career as a professional skater with the Ice Capades and the Ice Follies. Later, he formed a business, The Robot Factory, in Cascade, Colorado. He may have been far from his hometown of Brewer, Maine but ingenuity and innovation followed him throughout his adult life. His first creation, Commander Robot I, was an ice-skating robot made of aluminum and plexiglass. Commander’s main mission was to skate swiftly across the ice while performing acrobatic stunts to entertain those at the show. Audiences were delighted. Engineered by David, two motors drove Commander, whose

operator steered him along a wavy trajectory by speeding up one motor or slowing down the other. If one of the motors is running in forward, the other in reverse, the robot spins in tight circles. David’s later creations included a whole family of ice-skating robots: creeping worms, pesky bugs, and warm “fuzzies”, each with its own playful personality. Commander I was nearly 8 feet tall, but David’s “worms” skittered across the ice at a height of only 3 or 4 inches. They were made of green urethane foam, with cute faces dominated by smiles. David and his creations appeared at national conventions and on network television, he even appeared on the Merv Griffin show. One of his favorite robots was stolen, but the thief soon brought it back. Evidently, he couldn’t figure out how it worked!

Fast forward to present day and how far modern day technology has come and it is not difficult to see how a visionary like David contributed to it - the fun antics of David’s promotional robots delighted millions, and as the years passed, inspired many young robot fans and aspiring creators. Today, Colman’s sense of fun, inventiveness, and desire to entertain takes a new path at John Bapst. If David were here today, he would undoubtedly be impressed with the success of the technology department at John Bapst, and in particular, the Robotics Program. Over the past decade or so the school’s robotics teams have traveled to national competitions and ranked highly with opponents from all over the world. The new technology center, which will house a maker space, classroom space, and a museum featuring some of David’s robots, is a fitting tribute to a man who was ahead of his time – a true artist, innovator, and visionary.

David drew inspiration for his radio-controlled robot while fixing props backstage for the Ice Follies where he once skated.

Colman once told producers of Ice Follies, “I’m going to build a robot.” And during auditions he introduced Ralph Roger Robot. But, Colman said, “I didn’t know what to make him say.” That soon ended. Ralph was always full of patter, whether on the Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, or Merv Griffin shows, or promoting a famous hamburger chain or an airline.

David credits his work with the Universal and Nike Ajax missle systems while in the Army, along with his National Cash Register work, with giving him his mechanical knowhow. Work in NBC, CBS, and ABC special effects departments helped too. “They’d call for the craziest things. The designer would draw, I’d build.”

David built over 30 robots. Some are like beach balls, some like animals. Some are like R2D2 of Star Wars, although Colman’s were radio-controlled while Star Wars robots had people in them.

He travelled to trade shows where he marketed Harry on his trike or his jazzy piano playing brother and some of his friends. Kids loved them.

Source: “Show Robots”; Bangor Daily News; cyberneticzoo.com; The Bapstonian, 1957; personal collection

Then & Now / THE ROUND TABLE

Sister Rosemary, (Rosemary Harrison ‘62) celebrated her Diamond Jubilee (60 years) as a Sister of Mercy. In September 1962, she entered the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy after graduating from John Bapst. Sister Rosemary enjoyed a long and successful career of over 40 years as an elementary school teacher in the parochial schools of the Diocese of Portland.

Today, Sister Rosemary volunteers in the Portland area.

Reginald McManus, MD ‘48 and family members visited the Kathleen Flanagan McManus House (the girls’ dorm) recently, presenting the

school with a beautiful portrait of Kathleen Flanagan McManus ‘48.

The artwork will hang in the house, reminding students of the importance of determination, a trait that Kathleen lived by. The portrait was created by Janice Baragwanath.

A family affair

Iremember the time distinctly. It was 1980. Growing up in Orrington, Maine and going to Center Drive School, I was trying to decide where I would go to high school. And I had choices.

Did you know that nine of our board members are also graduates of our school?

We shared five of them in the Spring edition of The Round Table. Here are four more.

I had an entire generation before me that had attended John Bapst. I heard the stories from my mother and many aunts and uncles who had gone to Bapst in its heyday in the forties and fifties - the stories of football games against Bangor and Brewer, basketball games at the Bangor Auditorium (the old, old auditorium), the coffee parties, winter carnivals, spring musicals, the glee club performances...I heard it all.

I thought my choice was made for me when the Diocese of Portland made the decision to close John Bapst. Fortunately there were people like Earle Hannigan, Joe Sekera, Bill Lindsey, and Col. John MacKay who saw the importance of the school for the community and high school education in the greater Bangor area. They had the foresight and the intestinal fortitude to push forward and reopen the school just a few short months after it was closed. I know they each took a tremendous personal and financial risk had the venture failed. I see each of them as heroes.

I went to step-up day at Brewer and John Bapst during my eighth grade year. I wanted a great education to make me desirable in college admissions and I wanted to play competitive sports (in high school and beyond). After each visit I went home and listed the positives and negatives of each school, but there was only one real choice--John Bapst. I was so impressed after the visit that I

announced my decision to my parents. They were a little skeptical because of the shaky financial footing that Bapst was under at the time, worried the school may fold during my tenure and I would have to change schools. However they both supported my decision. The rest is history. I matriculated in the fall of 1981 and graduated in 1985.

Sports have always been very important to me and I wasn’t sure about the athletic program at Bapst – with the closing and reopening, no one knew what that meant for sports. Things went just fine: while I never won a state championship at Bapst, I did play in two Eastern Maine Basketball Tournaments at the Bangor Auditorium. My senior year we finished first in the Heal Point standings and entered the Eastern Maine Basketball Tournament ranked #1. I also played in two Eastern Maine baseball playoffs, reaching the Eastern Maine semifinals in my senior year.

From Bapst I went on to graduate from the University of Vermont in 1989, where I played Division 1 college baseball for the Catamounts, and then I graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1996.

Presently I practice medicine in Greenville, SC. When I look back on my high school choice and ask myself, ‘did I make the correct decision?’ the answer is clear – yes, I did!

– Patrick J. Culumovic ‘85, MD, FACS

Kim Meagher ‘04

Paul Messer ‘94

Dan Wellington ‘73

Rich Crowe ‘65

Meet the Abbott family and follow their multigenerational path at John Bapst.

First, in 1928, it was John Bapst High School. Then, in 1980, it became John Bapst Memorial High School. Over the years and through the changes, our school has witnessed many students pass through its doors and down its hallways. Some have come alone, the first member of a family enrolled. Others have come joining brothers or sisters already here. Still others have come, following mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles long graduated. Upon arrival, they may have attended classes on a boys’ side or a girls’ side. They might have met others coming from towns well beyond Bangor or countries well beyond our own. Regardless of how and why and from whence they came, all quickly were unified as part of the John Bapst community, a community that lasts well beyond graduation.

Generation 1

Generation 3

Generation 2

Are you a part of a John Bapst multigenerational family? Consider sharing your story. Please contact us at info@johnbapst.org, with “Family Affair” in the subject line. We’d love to share your family’s story.

Joan “JoJo” Abbott (Mayo) Class of 1948

John Abbott Class of 1952

Carolyn “Cal” Abbott (Culumovic) Class of 1956

Michael Abbott Class of 1957

James “Rusty” Abbott Class of 1948

Mary Schulze Class of 1979

Patrick Culumovic Class of 1985

James Abbott Class of 1985

Joseph Abbott Class of 1993

Tara Abbott (Ford) Class of 1989

Timothy Ford Class of 2018

Matthew Abbott Class of 2018

Nicholas Abbott Class of 2012

Caitlyn Abbott Class of 2016

Not pictured: Mary Ellen Abbott (Schulze), Class of 1941; Frances Abbott (Landers), Class of 1942

WE’RE BACK!

The John Bapst Annual Fund

Gifts made from July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022

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WITH YOUR HELP WE’VE HAD A GREAT YEAR. YOUR GIFTS DIRECTLY HELP STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT JOHN BAPST. THANK YOU!

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IN MEMORIAM

Our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the following John Bapst alumni and friends who have passed on.

Alumni

Ellen “Tina” Foley Campbell ‘43

Betty Leard Hickson ’47

Joanne McDonough Leete ‘47

John “Jack” R. Perry, Sr. ’47

Frances Gonya Jones ’48

Ronald G. Martin ‘52

Joan Ste. Marie Snow ‘52

Elizabeth Cronin Russell ’54

Charles J. Milan III ’54

Leonard N. Chadbourne ’56

Sally Davis Ivers ’56

Lionel “Babe” Martin ‘56

Anne LeGasse Chandler ’57

Marcia Curran Marley ‘58

Janet Golden Albert ’59

Edward Charles Kelleher ’59

John P. Martin ’59

Allan L. Beausang II ’60

Robert A. Wakely ’67

Stephen P. Comeau, CFX ’69

Edward F. Geissler ’72

James F. McInnis, Jr. ’73

Douglas E. Colford ’79

Friends

Ed Armstrong

Susanne Blanchard

Lois Bloomer

Frank L. Carr

Ralph T. Carr

John G. Chapman

Mary Ellen Daigle

Thomas O. Goss

Donald W. Hogan

Pauline H. Hopkins

Paul E. Husson

Mary Flanigan Ismail

Kerry Clark Jordan

Jill A. LeBlanc

Jeanne Lekouses

Richard W. McLain, Sr.

George J. McVey

Richard Partridge

Donald P. Pelkey, Sr.

Raymond Pelkey

Sandra L. Russell

Anne M. Seeley

Beverly Cameron Trainor

Carl R. Zenk

Wesley & Eleanor Norling P ‘95

Donna Norman GP ‘19, ‘21, ‘23

Maria Openshaw ‘04

Trish Ortiz P ‘06, ‘07, ‘11, ‘13

Elizabeth O’Toole ‘80

Jeffrey and Joelle Parker P ‘23

Jim Pierce

RESULTS Basketball

Scott Blake and Liz Rettenmaier P ‘25

Mary J. Richard ‘62

Brian Roach ‘05

Rosemary Sanborn Robbins ‘50

Lisa Romero P ‘23

Robert H. Rooney ‘58

Rosalie’s Pizza

Suzanne Rugar GP ‘23

John ‘72 and Susan Ryder

Dimitri and Marlene Saretzky GP ‘20, ‘22

Dr. Rebecca Schwartz-Mette and Dr. Ian Mette

Marie F. Sharkey P ‘05

Tim and Carol Small GP ‘18, ‘22

Joan Ste. Marie Snow ‘52 †

Susan Matheson Tardif ‘79

Shellie and Erik Tourtillotte P ‘21, ‘22

Jennifer and Brian Tower

Rachel and Mario Tribuzio P ‘14, ‘17

Duane and Terry Tweedie

Union Street Hannaford

United Insurance

Richard and Jessica Vancil P ‘19, ‘22

John and Valeria Volin P ‘22

Chrissy and Matt Walker P ‘25

Jake Ward P ‘09

Nicole Wardrop P ‘23, ‘26

Dan and Ann Marie Wheeler P ‘07, ‘11

Richard and Holly Whitmore P ‘13, ‘16, ‘25

John Willette ‘64

Wilfred J. Willette Jr. ‘62

Paul and Alexandra Wlodkowski P ‘20, ‘22

FRIENDS CLUB

Under $100

Anonymous

Anonymous

Timothy and Liza Allen

Amazon Smile Foundation

Mike and Joanne Arbuckle GP ‘21

Thomas J. Atwood ‘88

Shuhua Bai and Tianzhi Yang P ‘24

Bangor Escape Room

Bangor Hair Co.

Jonah A. Bean ‘24

Sheila Bennett

BJ’s

Ann Boutaugh GP ‘20

Kellie and Dean Bowden P ‘25

Annina V. Breen ‘17

Sean ‘93 and Amy Bragg Brooks ‘93

P ‘20, ‘22

Anna D. Bryan ‘15

Daniel and Heather Buck

Linda M. Burns ‘81

Alvina Ouellette Butera ‘58

Beth Campbell and Peter Stokes

P ‘20, ‘22

Tom ‘98 and Lea Cassidy

Andre E. Chasse ‘81

Laurie Hoffer Chavira ‘64

Mary Ellen Short Conner ‘57

Scott ‘96 and Natalie Cookson

Joyce Commeau Cote ‘64 and Gerard Cote

Allan and Tiffany Davis P ‘22, ‘24

Ursula Sullivan DellaPorta ‘84

Carolyn Webber DeVita ‘61

Dorr Lobster

Dysarts

Debora Elliott Ward P ‘09

Ellsworth Hannaford

Courtney Guay Evans ‘99

Evenrood’s

Katherine Smith Eves ‘77

Julienne Ewing P ‘99, ‘02

David Fernald ‘61

Float 207

Barbara Foster ‘92

Frank’s Bake Shop

Arabella (Bella) Fung ‘23

JoAnn Clukey Gallant ‘74

John and Peggy Gilbert GP ‘20, ‘23

Raymond Giroux

Megan Lynn Gray ‘02

Ground Round Restaurant

Amy Grover

Dwayne and Donna Hall

Mary Lou Nadeau Hallee ‘60 and Richard Hallee

Hannaford - Stillwater Ave

Hannaford Supermarket

Bill Hanscom ‘51

Paul and Stephanie Higgins P ‘23

Barbara Patch Hodgkins ‘57

Norman and Paula Porter GP ‘23

Joan S. Howson P ‘12, ‘14

Jane Sanborn Ice ‘49

Carrie Jamison

Patti Jenkins

Thomas and Heidi Johnson P ‘18, ‘21

Andrew and Monique Kahn P ‘23

Michael J. Kazmierczak

Robert ‘66 and Frances Hurley Kelly ‘66 P ‘95

Sr. Annemarie Kiah ‘58

Heath and Christine Kinney P ‘25

Malick Kone

Robert Laskey and Lynne Gardner P ‘19, ‘22

Sr. Mary Latno ‘58

Maureen Cassily Lavoie ‘63

Matthew and Teresa Littlejohn

Diane and William Lowry GP ‘22

Tanya Lubansky

Jacob Maddaus

Maine Discovery Museum

Maine-iac Nutrition

Patricia C. Martin ‘68

Sarah Marx and Brian McGill P ‘22

Mason’s Brewing Co.

Mitch McCarthy

Rita Willett McGlinchey ‘48

Dan and Nancy McKay P ‘98, ‘02

McLaughlin Seafood

Molly McLaughlin ‘98

Rhonda Melvin P ‘24

Mexicali Blues

Sarah L. Michaud ‘24

Edward J. Miller ‘77

Monroe Country Store

Jason M. Moreau ‘01 and Samantha Mahar ‘02

Sarah Mountcastle Mitchell ‘01

Brendan Murphy and Jennifer Stone

Catherine Babcock Murphy ‘60

Kelly and Randall Nadeau P ‘21

Sandra Field Nelson ‘65

Daniel O’Connell

Rachel Ortiz

Alice Gonya Ouellette

Joshua and Heather Ouellette

P ‘22, ‘25

Walter and Iris Oxley GP ‘21

Heather Pastori

Pat’s Pizza, Inc.

Richard A. Pelletier ‘63

Portland Pie Co.

Katherine McHale Powell ‘60

Lawrence ‘67 and Rose Raab

Raegamuffins Gluten Free Bakery

Tony and Cathy Rancourt GP ‘22

Patricia Winchester Reed ‘63

Jordan Reeves

Donna Shannon Reynolds ‘55 and Ronald Reynolds GP ‘17

Jeannine Rivers GP ‘16, ‘23

Route 2 Nutrition

Robert Russell ‘56 GP ‘09, ‘11

Sam’s Club

Sea Dog Brewing

Evelyn Sharkey Roach ‘05

Shaw’s Supermarket

Richard Shay and Kristine Leblanc

P ‘25, ‘26

Ray and Leslie Slaybaugh P ‘24

Dodie Clendenning Smith ‘89 and Steven Smith P ‘22

Tom St. John ‘98

Brian and Janice Stearns P ‘03, ‘06

Hedda Steinhoff Scribner ‘97

Lily M. Stelline ‘24

David and Christina Stephens

P ‘14, ‘25

Jessica M. Sweeney ‘16

Sweet Frog

Jason and Elisa Tankel P ‘24

Thi (Cynthia) Tran ‘20

Stefanie Trench P ‘23

Nick Umphrey

Chris Vafiades

Sarah VanKirk ‘11

Frances Verow P ‘83†, ‘85, ‘87

W.A. Bean & Sons

Jessica Wakeling DiSanto ‘01

Jonathan Walden and Stacey

Henner Walden P ‘25

Dicky Walls

Benjiman ‘93 and Jessica Ward P ‘25

Bill Wetherbee ‘10

Shannon Whiting

Stewart W. Whittemore ‘60

Christopher P. Winchester ‘99

IN HONOR OF Sebastian Blackwood ‘22 and Bianca Blackwood ‘24 by Temple and Victoria Blackwood

Georgianna Borg ‘23 by William and Eileen Liedholm

Peter Bosse ‘65 by James ‘65 and Margaret Soucie

Coach Christina Breen by Annina V. Breen ‘17

Ana E. Dunn ‘20 and Aiden

J. Dunn ‘23 by John and Peggy Gilbert

Sophia Fogg ‘25 by Tony and Cathy Rancourt

Therese Laflamme Golden ‘53 by Therese Laflamme Golden ‘53

Nik Hachey ‘22 by Lanta Hachey

Sister Rosemary Harrison ‘62 by Mary J. Richard ‘62

Tessa Hartley ‘23 and Jed Hartley ‘25 by Marilyn (Lynne) Fagles

Lindsay A. Kelly ‘22 by Robert W. Kelly ‘65

Melville G. MacKay III by Joe ‘62 and Marie LaFontaine Sekera ‘65

Tyler McGoldrick ‘22 and Kaitlin McGoldrick ‘24 by Donald and Victoria McGoldrick

Al McIntyre, on his retirement by Thomas Jones P ‘99

Allyson Nadeau ‘21 by Walter and Iris Oxley

Jacqulin Abigail Parker ‘23 by Suzanne Rugar

Dalton Plummer ‘22 by Tim and Carol Small

Joseph Sekera ‘62 by Karen Boudreau, Esq. ‘77 and Thomas Jensen, MD by Paul F. McGuire ‘64 by Gary Smith

Kyle Sidaway ‘23 by Sally Moore

THE ROUND TABLE / Annual Giving

Catherine Mackay Sullivan ‘95

by Wesley & Eleanor Norling

Mary Sullivan

by Ursula Sullivan DellaPorta ‘84

Gavin Tourtillotte ‘22

and Lexi Seymour ‘22

by Mike and Joanne Arbuckle

Lauren Tribuzio ‘14

and Megan Tribuzio ‘17

by Rachel and Mario Tribuzio

Leo Wlodkowski ‘22

by Dimitri and Marlene Saretzky

IN MEMORY OF

Anthony Adkins ‘86

by Erik C. Grant ‘86

Watie Akins ‘51 and Mary Akins

Secord ‘51

by Andrew X. Akins ‘59

Ted Barry ‘63 and Charles Sullivan ‘64

by Richard P. Tozier ‘63

Theodore Barry ‘63

by Richard A. Pelletier ‘63

Lawrence J. Butera, Jr. ‘56

by Alvina Ouellette Butera ‘58

Cassily - Chamberlain Family by Sheila Cassily Koot ‘62

by Maureen Cassily Lavoie ‘63

Class of 1958 Deceased by Robert H. Rooney ‘58

Grover Coffin ‘65

by Timothy W. Marcoulier ‘65

Patrick James Donahue ‘81

by Roberta Donahue Miller ‘76

Norbert X. Dowd, Jr. ‘53

by Shaun N. Dowd ‘59

Norby Dowd, Head Coach

1928-1941

by Shaun N. Dowd ‘59

Laurence and Mary Fernald by David Fernald ‘61

Thomas A. Geaghan

by Patricia Perry Geaghan ‘48

Alfred J. Greenlaw

by Donna Greenlaw

Charlie Hart ‘57 and Jody

Dandaneau by Tom A.’57 and Darthea Tilley

Richard and Valerie Higgins by Dave Higgins ‘73

Constance Hoksch by Melissa Hoksch ‘10

Gary Isherwood by Chris Vafiades

by Sarah VanKirk ‘11

Dr. Fred Jones

by Stephen Fouraker

Owen T. Krause ‘14

by Christopher and Cheryl Krause by Renaissance Charitable Foundation

Emil Lin ‘00

by Chiou and Huei Lin

John F. MacKay

by Earle and Calista Hannigan

Kevin Mahon ‘92

by Jim and Carolyn Mahon

James”Jim” McInnis, Jr. ‘73

by William ‘75 and Susan White Baker ‘76

by Elden McPherson Jr. ‘73

George Ellis Mugnai,

Joseph Brettagna, Lori B. Tafuto

by Helen Mugnai Brettagna ‘43

Robert E. and Laura L. Murray

by Cynthia A. Murray-Beliveau ‘65

Eileen O’Leary - English teacher in 1940’s

by Jane Sanborn Ice ‘49

Lou Ortiz by Matthew W. Baber ‘07 by Duane and Terry Tweedie by Dan and Ann Marie Wheeler

Brother Patricius by Joann Talbot Lumino ‘53

Catherine Fitzpatrick Pierce ‘60 by Jim Pierce

Henry Raab ‘65

by Lawrence ‘67 and Rose Raab

Lyman Rivers by Jeannine Rivers

Ann Ryder ‘68 and Michael Ryder ‘70

by John ‘72 and Susan Ryder

John Samways ‘65

by Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie Samway

Ralph Snow ‘52

by Joan Ste. Marie Snow ‘52 †

Charles M. Sullivan by Kathleen M. Sullivan ‘81

Peter Thibeau ‘59

by Andrew X. Akins ‘59

Joanne Quigg Thomas ‘56 by Edward T. Marsh ‘64

Arthur “Archie” Verow ‘60 by Frances Verow

Joan McNally Wilson ‘56

by Elizabeth McNally Blackshaw ‘59

Virginia Higgins Winchester ‘39 and Lawrence Winchester by Patricia Winchester Reed ‘63

RESTRICTED GIFTS

Academics

Sheila Cassily Koot ‘62

Edward T. Marsh ‘64

Erik and Amy Michaud P ‘24

Jake Ward P ‘09

Paul and Alexandra Wlodkowski P ‘20, ‘22

Alumni

Jane Donovan Stinchfield ‘62

Athletics

Dr. Patrick ‘85 and Karen Culumovic

Shaun N. Dowd ‘59

Dwayne and Donna Hall

Sarah Flanigan Hart ‘64

In Memory of John A. Leeman Jr. ‘62

Tom St. John ‘98

Chris Vafiades

Building

Katherine Smith Eves ‘77

Chess

Erik C. Grant ‘86

Cross Country

Daniel and Robin Foster P ‘18, ‘23

Field Trips

Hedda Steinhoff Scribner ‘97

Fine Arts

Thomas Carpenter and Dayna Boyles-Carpenter ‘98

Paul and Kathleen Castellanos P ‘20

Stephanie Colavito Galinski ‘14

Ellen Conway and Peter Close P ‘19

Ernest Desrosiers and Susan Stevens P ‘09

Julienne Ewing P ‘99, ‘02

Daniel and Robin Foster P ‘18, ‘23

Megan Lynn Gray ‘02

Wayne and Laura Honeycutt P ‘03, ‘10

Thomas Jones P ‘99

Earlene Leveille ‘52

Jesse S. Lynch ‘03

Wesley & Eleanor Norling P ‘95

Walter and Iris Oxley GP ‘21

Katherine McHale Powell ‘60

Lisa Powell P ‘15

Tony and Cathy Rancourt GP ‘22

Suzanne Rugar GP ‘23

Tim and Carol Small GP ‘18, ‘22

Golf

William ‘75 and Susan White Baker ‘76

Library

Mary J. Richard ‘62

Model UN

Ben Hale ‘99

Philosophy Club

Daniel and Heather Buck

Robotics

Haley Ward

Brian D. Roy ‘15

Joe ‘62 and Marie LaFontaine

Sekera ‘65 P ‘87, ‘88, ‘92, ‘94, ‘97, ‘00, ‘02, ‘07 GP ‘15

SGC Engineering, LLC

Holly O’Halloran Vetelino ‘92 and Joseph Vetelino P ‘20, ‘24

Science Department

Ann Keenan Albert ‘56

Ski

Annina V. Breen ‘17

Student Environment

Carrie Jamison

Susan Walker GP ‘23

Teacher Appreciation

Paul and Kathleen Castellanos P ‘20

Therese Laflamme Golden ‘53

Chiou and Huei Lin P ‘00†, ‘07

Holly O’Halloran Vetelino ‘92 and Joseph Vetelino P ‘20, ‘24

Tennis

Susan Scherbel and Tom Flynn

P ‘08, ‘11, ‘15, ‘22

Track

Daniel and Robin Foster P ‘18, ‘23

William K. Kenny ‘76

SCHOLARSHIPS

General Scholarships

Shaun N. Dowd ‘59

Alex Le ‘20

Rachel and Mario Tribuzio P ‘14, ‘17

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

Charles M. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship

Ursula Sullivan DellaPorta ‘84

Kathleen M. Sullivan ‘81

Dr. Fred Jones Scholarship

Stephen Fouraker

Class of 1959 Scholarship

Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie Samway

Lou Ortiz Student Athlete Scholarship

Matthew W. Baber ‘07

Lillian Ortiz Markowitz

Duane and Terry Tweedie

Dan and Ann Marie Wheeler P ‘07, ‘11

NON-ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

Joseph Sekera ‘62 Scholarship

Karen Boudreau, Esq. ‘77 and Thomas Jensen, MD

MELMAC Education Scholarship

MELMAC Education Foundation

Reny’s Scholarship

The Reny’s Charitable Foundation

Gary Isherwood Scholarship

Sarah VanKirk ‘11

New Capital Gifts from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022

1928 SOCIETY

David Armistead and Susan Bennett-Armistead

INNOVATORS

Kathleen McManus and Jorn Flatvoll

COMMUNITY BUILDERS

Friends of JB Football

Artifex Architects & Engineers

SUPPORTERS

Melissa Hoksch ‘10

John (Scott) ‘82 and Linda Warren P ‘24, ‘26

JOHN BAPST MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

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