alumni news
showing moral coUrage on the occasion of the screening of “two who Dared: the sharps’ war” by Dewey wigod ’77 it was great to be back at allen-stevenson to watch a long journey come full circle. artemis Joukowsky ’77, whom i first met at a-s as a fellow member of the class of 1977, was given an assignment in the ninth grade to interview a family member who showed moral courage. what a tough assignment. how many of us – whether as kids or as adults – have a chance to show moral courage? By confessing to having pocketed the dollar bills left on tables and on the floors of closets around the house so that the cleaning lady would not be accused of theft? By sticking up for someone whom the other guys have been picking on at the risk of losing popularity? who takes risks? well, i think my grandfather took part in a march for civil rights in the 1960s, but it took place in new york city, not in mississippi.
Bill Konigsberg ’86 (bkonigsberg@gmail.com) has a new book out. It is titled Openly Straight, and is the follow-up to the Lambda Literary Award-winning Out of the Pocket. Bill writes, “I'm so excited to share this book with the world. Pre-publication buzz has been overwhelmingly positive. USA Today ranked it No. 3 on their Top 10 list of must-read teen summer books, and it made the Summer 2013 Kids' Indie Next list. Reviewers have been effusive in praising the novel.” The book launch party will take place on Thursday, June 6, in Phoenix.
Darryl K. Dove ’95 (ddove2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu) married Nirvana India Harris on Friday, August 23, 2013, at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Darryl is a special assistant at the Justice Department in Washington. rob Farren ’97 (rfarren1@gmail.com) and his band, Isle of Rhodes, were recently featured in The Huffington Post.
artemis’ conversation with his grandmother led to the film we had the privilege of seeing on april 24. it is the story of his grandparents’ heroic exploits before and during world war ii. People travel a lot. People travel on business by plane to Dubai or hong kong or l.a. or south africa. and, of course, for pleasure, to take their children to Disney world – or the caribbean, or maybe even europe, if their children are old enough to appreciate castles and cathedrals. when i was in
Bill appeared as part of the “Openly YA Tour” with David Levithan, Aaron Hartzler, and Alex London over the summer.
ashley springer ’97 (allbowtodjtejina@aol.com) has landed a role in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
montaign gamino ’87 (montaign@gmail.com) has accepted a position with Yelp in Washington, DC. He encourages anyone who will be in DC this summer to reach out.
graham winfrey ’98 (gwinfrey22@gmail.com) and Meredith Joy Bichsel were married Saturday, June 15, in Amensia, NY.
the ninth grade, the night christmas vacation started, we flew to london – my parents, my little sister and me. the transatlantic flight takes seven hours, as most of you know. we saw the houses of Parliament, the tower, oxford and cambridge. “two who Dared: the sharps’ war” is about two
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parents who took a steamship – a five-day voyage -- to europe, leaving their own little children in the care of loving
matthew harb ’03 (matthewharb11@gmail.com) is currently working on the research team at an advertising agency in Midtown Manhattan. He says, “I have been lucky to work on some really interesting projects including researching pro-sports advertising best practices (i.e. what is more impactful for your brand, a 30 second Super Bowl ad or a partnership with the NBA on TNT?), and collaborating on media strategic planning for Netflix's newest original series including House of Cards and Arrested Development. I had a great time seeing all my classmates at our recent reunion, and look forward to staying in touch with them in the future!"
relatives. the trip was not for pleasure, but for a high moral purpose – to save lives. martha sharp, a social worker, and her husband waitstill sharp, a Unitarian minister, left their children -- artemis' mother and uncle -- behind in wellesley, massachusetts, days before the nazi invasion of czechoslovakia to help save Jewish refugees and children being persecuted in eastern europe. they are the second and third americans to be honored by the israeli holocaust memorial organization yad vashem as righteous among the nations. the film is the result of artemis Joukowsky’s ninth grade history class assignment, and it was my honor to be present at the screening that brought the assignment full circle. mr. John
chiqui matthew ’93 (chiqmatt@gmail.com) and his wife, Amy, welcomed Nile Rose Matthew into the world on Thursday, March 28, at 4:27AM. Both mama and baby girl are happy and healthy. Nile weighed in at 5lbs and 13 oz and a slender 18.75 inches. Chiqui says, “The three of us are very overtired but overjoyed!”
Pariseau h’98, who had given that assignment, introduced the
Michael Marcusa ’04 (mgmarcusa@gmail.com) is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at Brown University, and
film to a room filled with faculty, alumni, parents and students, who, following the film, engaged in a thoughtful conversation about what it means to be an upstander.
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