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1. Enroll as a freshman, & enjoy life in the pit.

2. Play a team sport, see page 116 for teams and results.

3. Join a club, and make a difference! Turn to page 126 for club directory.

4. Upgrade from the pit to the sophomore chairs, then to J union Senior Commons.

5. Pass 10th grade health class with distinction 7. Participate in class competitions; see Mountain Day on Page 10 for examples 8. Apply to college senior year, keep your fingers crossed!

9. Attend Commencement Ceremony, and finally Graduate!

10. Look back at this yearbook years later and call your best friend from high school.

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B last off to B uan.gkfard Freshman Retreat 2006 At Camp Blanchard, the freshman class got to know each other by practicing the “Race Across Space”, water balloon toss­ ing and costume relay racing, followed by an Advisory lunch of burgers from the grill.

Later, they went swimming in the cool lake and hung out on the docks. The Camp Blanchard retreat was a great way to pro­ mote bonding thoughout the freshman class

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1. Freshmen getting to know each other at Blanchard. 2. Kyle quickly puts on clothing during the costume relay 3. Sarah, Bettina, and Mrs. Pear­ son discussing the retreat. 4. Shahbaz, Asher, Sri, and Muhammed hanging out together. 5. Practicing race across space. 6. Freshmen sharing common interests. 7. Eating lunch on the hill.

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8. C hris Jasinski carrying eggplants.

9. Liz diBuono and Thanh Tong hauling tom atoes. 10. Annalisa Specter, C o u rt­ ney Dunne, and Taylor Kelly washing squash. 11. Sophomore class posing for a group picture. 12. Emily Mandara, Victoria Bausch, Jessica Fujimori and

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HARVEST OF HOPE Sophomore Retreat 2006 The sophomores helped pick vegetables at Brigham Hill Farm to donate to the W orcester County Food Bank. Tomatoes, squash, eggplant, peppers and zucchini were among the crop harvested, weeded, washed and packed by the students. After working under the hot sun, the sopho­ mores enjoyed lunch, swimming and the movie “The Benchwarmers” back at Bancroft.

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Kicking Back at Caribd This September, the junior class made its annual trip to Camp Caribou in W inslow, ME. The class of 2008 successfully encouraged all of its members to push themselves to new heights on the ropes course. Though our stay was short, it was packed with memorable experiences such as the 5 a.m. polar bear swims, the night walks, and learning the Baby Shark song, each of which were ended with a slow, steady clap led by the camp director, Bill. W e battled through the fear of heights, homesickness, and stomach bugs only to come home more closely bonded with our classmates and teachers than we thought possible. Camp Caribou proved to be a great way to wrap up the summer and prepare for another academic year.

1. Michelle Remillard, Gabe Drapos, Nick Marois, and Adele Erskine catch a few min utes rest in the shade before conquring the high elements.

2. Mike Farragher trusts his classmates as he falls backwards into the steady hands of Robby Caron. Mr. Gal, Heather Sebastian, Ellen Vancelette, Talin Avakian, Avae Thomas, Daron Cichon, Jack Anderson Nick LoPresti. Adam Shepro. and Alex Owen 3. Faraan Khan towers over his classmates asjamelah Tatum spots him.

4. Alexis Kelleher shields Ellen Dahlberg in an intense game of dodgeball.

5. April Gammal and Faraan Khan cling tightly to the rope as they swing out over the water trap.

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6. Emily Maskas and Jason Turner relax after a long day of mini golf. 7. It’s hard w ork having fun as Becca Fahlstrom and Hillary Adams enjoy delicious watermelon. 8. Taylor Z o rk, Julene Radziewicz, Kingsley Essien, Tara Duggan, Ronie Brown, Dot Kelleher, and Tanner Pendleton, take a moment to pose for a picture for Mrs.Carlson.

9. Kate Anderson, Colin Cambell, Jeremy Bamberg, Emily Maley, and Eric Jones battle each other in bumper boats. 10. Julene Radziewicz and Dot Kelleher admire their drives. 11. Mr. W hite, Kristen Magnuson, Dana Li, Nicole Peterson, Justine Popik, and Sarah Neslusan stop for a picture during their leisurely round of mini golf.

...and driving and aquatic bumper boating and ice cream eating. Seniors spent their last class retreat together enjoying the sun and the ice cream at Kim ball’s Farm.

The seniors started the morning sharpening up their golfing skills at mini golf and then battled each other at bumper boats. W e w ere treated to fresh burgers, chips, waterm elon and free delicious ice cream. W e had a great time catching up with each other and getting ready to start our senior year.

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On October 19, the high school students left school for the day and headed off to Wachusett Mountain for a day of fun and competitions. Everyone took part in the traditional activities, but the classes were also excited to compete in new games such as the step dance competition, balloon launcher, class choir, and freestyle frisbee. Students also got a chance to view the beautiful fall foliage in a relaxing ride up the chairlift.

With help from the students, teachers, and the nice weather, Mountain Day was a huge success!

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1. Robby Caron makes a fantastic save to keep the junior volleyball team in the tournament.

2. Julene Radziewicz. Dot Kelleher, and Tara Duggan smile for the cam­ era before the competitions begin.

3. Linda Van, Naomi Ostrow, Ellen Dahlberg, and Ellen Vancelette smile after hearing that their draw­ ing came in first place for the art competition!

4. Chris Jasinski, Nick Simeone, and A lex Heinricher ready the sophomore state of the art balloon launcher for the new class competition.

5. Patrick Bryant, Helena Zakon, Kelsey Watkins, Kaitlyn W itt, Russell Oliver, Tori Sbrogna, Micaela enjoys the fabulous burgers and hotdogs served at the mountain.

6. Isaac Camp is ready to compete in whatever competition Mr. Enlow throws his way.

7. Mis. Lellios, Ms. LeBlanc, and Mrs. Gerhardt still smiling even after climbing the mountain.

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8. Susan El Khoury. Michelle Arous, Lizzy Eze, Marisa Franklin, Rebecca Fahlstrom and Kate Anderson gaze out at the spectacular view from the top of Wachusett Mountain.

9. Sam Finkelstein jumps over Tarik Kafel and Isaac Camp show­ ing off his athletic abilities in the frisbee freestyle event.

10- Monique Goring, Lizzy Eze. Nicole Peterson, and Kate Anderson <eep the rhythm going in their creative step team routine: note the matching outfits!

11- Meg Anderson. Nicole Manning, Sylvia Parol. Sarah Kelley, and Stef Dec ‘ step up’ to help the Freshmen win the step dance competition.

12. Ethan Haskell, Tarik Kafel. Robby Caron. Mike Farragher.

Sam McLennan. Mitch Harrington, and Sam Finkelstein harmonize in the Junior choir.

13. Although Jeremy. Sarah. Taylor, and Nicole look in pain, truthfully they sang their hearts out to lead the Seniors to vic­ tory in the choir competition.

1. Annie Massad, who volunteered at the Family Day Festival, is shown here painting a Lower Schooler's face.

2. Kate Anderson and Hillary Adams smile for a candid, all decked out in school spirit attire.

3. Goal keeper Ethan Haskell saves a shot during his team's Homecoming game against LC A .

4. Varsity soccer teammates Kelsie Tidman, C o urt­ ney Dunne, and Meg Anderson get pumped up before their game.

11. Russell Oliver and Adam Rosenberg show their school spirit at the Home­ coming festivities.

12. Bancroft fans Tara Duggan. Mrs. Carlson and Julene Radziewicz pose for a picture.

13. Cassandra Plerre-Louis and Julian Killough-Miller represented the sopho­ mores for the Homecoming court.

5-6. Soccer captain Kingsley Essien takes on his opponent in his game as co-captain, keeper Taylor Zo rk looks on. Also, the Girls Varsity soccer team huddles up before their big game against LC A .

7 Dana Li, Nicole Peterson, and Jennifer Yu show off their fan spirit. Go Bancroft!

8. The 2005 EIL Champion Bancroft Field Hockey team poses for a picture during the annual Homecoming banner raising.

9. Meg Anderson and Ashley Sparhawk hustle during their Homecoming game.

10. Sophomore girls-Chris­ tina Ermilio, Emily Mandara, and Jordan Ball look on during the Boys Varsity soccer game.

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2006 We could not have asked for a better homecoming this year. Beautiful weather ensured a fun-filled family festival for lower school students, and com­ petitive games for all middle and upper school teams against LCA. The day was filled with wins and losses, but everyone there was aware of the strong com­ munity demonstrated by high school students face painting small children, and then reversed to see families and the kids cheering on the high school athletes!

The day ended well with an Under the Sea themed dance, in which many of the upper school students convened in their fancy ties and dresses to enjoy the beats of the music.

14. Sarah Morris, Taylor Ryan, Rachel Gerhardt, Molly Jackel, Lilly Slatkin and Jake Herman pause from their dancing to smile for a picutre.

15. Monique Goring and Nicole Peterson take a moment to smile for a Homecoming candid.

16. Kate McDougall and Elizabeth Barnes smile for the camera at the Homecoming dance.

17. Senior girls- Alyse Dunn, Cynthia Javaras, Kate Anderson, Rebecca Fahlstrom, Lizzy Eze, Susan El Khoury, Marisa Franklin and Michelle Arous pose for a picture at homecoming.

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Stuck in a Fairytale The annual Bancroft Halloween celebration was filled with excitement as penguins, pirates, dynamic duos, and people in uni­ form paraded around the gym along with a dazzling performance of mother goose and her many creations. The seniors “Fractured Fairytales” activities with the lower school were a huge success. All the hard work setting up the gym the day before paid off with all the smiles and laughs of the lower school students. The excitement continued later in the day, as the many class competitions took place including: the candy-bar run, pumpkin carving, pie-eating, and apple bobbing!

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1. Dana Li, Nicole Peterson, Justine Popik, Eniana Agolli, Michelle Arous, and Susan El Khoury pose to show off their fairytale characters after the senior Halloween performance. 2. Ronie Brown, Josh Torrey, and Jeremy Bamberg inside Robin Hood’s fort during the lower school “Fractured Fairytales” activities 3. Tara Duggan, one of the three little pigs, and Julene Radziewicz, as Goldilocks, get excited for the Hallow­ een festivities 4. Stephanie Jacques, Hillary Adams, and Dana Li bring their mousey characters to life. 5. Brendan Kelley, Dave Mack, and Steve Migridichian show off their matching costumes.

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6. Sam Broadhurst and Jackson Stell parade around the gyms as pirates.

7. Sophomores carve a pirate into a pumpkin for class competitions.

8. A slew of contestants stuff their faces in a pie eating contest for class competitions, while CJ takes his time with his milk and manners!

9. Lucy Baird and Heather Sebastian “hold up” the audience.

10. Jake Herman and Sarah Morris show off their skill in the candy-bar run. 11. Michelle Arous displays her artistic ability while face painting for the lower school. 12. Kacie Mott competes in the apple bobbing contest, and gets a little wet. 13. Sam Finkelstein awes us with his wolverine claws 14. “Mother Goose” (Nicole Peterson) smiles for the camera!

A Few of Our Favorite Games Right: Eric Jones, Josh Torrey, Kingsley Essien and Taylor Zork take a turn at refereeing a game, rather than playing.

The Bancroft Boardgame gives the general rules to playing the game, but inside the Bancroft Boardgame, hundreds of other games happen!

Between sports games, classroom games, and class competitions, a few of our students give us a peek at some of their favorite events to watch, and to participate in. This list may be diverse, but will never be complete, as each year new games are added... not to mention we forgot gym games!

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“The pie eating [class] competition is the b e st... free food plus intense cheering equals a good day in my book!”

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Sarah Neslusan, shown above at Moun­ tain day, says that performing in the acapella competition really gives her a rush, which is why she loves it!

If you’ve ever had Senora Telenson as a teacher, you know that one of her favorite class room games to play is pictionary. It’s a great way to learn vocabulary as well as practice those drawing skills!

“The game we pla in biology class wit Mr Kondek, the Friday Game, has taught me so man new things I didn’t know about my classmates.” Lucy Baird is referring to the game in which Mr. Kondek asks 3 random questions, everyone writes down their answers and then the class must guess who said that response.

Above: Cassy Hayes, April Gammal and Isabel Zinman carve a pumpkin at the Halloween Class Competitions.

Left: On the same day, a different event, Rebecca Fahlstrom set the record at 21 apples during the apple bobbing competition!

Left: Rachel Gerhardt, Jeremy Bamberg and Sarah Crowley get pumped for their game by leading people down to the Pep Rally!

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Left: Colin Campbell studies in the library. Right: Jared Glick and PD Pedivillano get up close with some bacteria in biology class.

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Beaver Country Day School. She ended up taking down the entire net and refere* stand! Luckily our referee wasn’t on the stand, but as we all cracked up hysterical­ ly she told us ‘it wasn’t funny’ but believe me- it was!”

Right: Adele Erskine, Nicole A sbridge, Avae Thom as and Talin Avakian cheer on the Varsity Soccer team during a victo rio u s game.

“I am not going to go to the hospital and tell Taylor we lost.”

- Kingsley Essien, rallying the varsity soccer team at L C A ’s homecoming.

Taylor, the starting goalie, broke his collarbone during the first l^alf of the game. W hen Kingsley gave this speech, the team was down by two goals, but after this inspiring speech, the team came back to tie the game at two.

Below: Trudy Crowley and C ourtney Dunne get pumped during the pep rally before the Pingree games!

Julia Probert, a four year Varsity Fie Hockey player, said “our best game

was when we beat our Field Hockey riv W insor, in a shutout game. Every team in the league expected us to lose, but * shut them down. They only got two she on goal!” ______________________________ Bancroft Bulldogs Fight Fight Fight Help us win with all /our might Shoot it and score it And make them see You’re a B-U- double L -D-O-G! Fight song w ritten by Taylor Ryan

Right: the Girls Varsity Soc­ cer team gives the pre-game speech!

C J Silva, of the Varsity Basketball team remem­ bers during the 2005-06 N EPSAC f -a . tournament, “we f llif ll were down by 2 JS L S L * r six points, with twenty seconds left in the game. I shot a three, so we only had 3 points to catch up. PD Pedevillano came down the court, got a pass at half court, and took the shot - makjng it! It sent us into overtime and the whole team was stoked about it!” ___

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Awards: The Bancroft A rt department once again entered the Boston Globe Scholastic A rt Awards, with fabulous results. This year, Malavika Mehta won a silver key for ceramics, Eric Tankanow won a silver key for photography, and Sabrina Kuchta won a silver key for mixed media and a Portfolio Nomination for her portfolio.

During A.P. Studio A rt this year, Ronie Brown experimented with sculpture using varying mediums including found objects like bottles, mirrors, and scrap metal. He has also used multiple new techniques such as welding and etchings.

While taking A.P. Studio A rt, Sabrina Kuchta has focused on collage. She used iron oxides with ceramics and acrylics, and paper and pastels on canvas to create the appearance of layering and depth.

Eric Tankanow found an interest in reflections. As a true photographer, Eric was able to bring the observers eye to other­ wise overlooked beauty in the most simple and mundane of objects such as a car or a puddle.

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Talin Avakian was inspired by everything around her this year in digital photo. Everyone, from her pet cat to her little cousin were the perfect models for this artist’s fantastic display of photographic ability.

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As part of her Studio III curriculum, Irta John is constantly observing the world around her and representing it in art.

As she made clear in her charcoal drawing of a skull, her shading skills are realistically accurate and detailed and they translate into all mediums, including ink wash and oil.

Alis Deliallisi demonstrated great control and skill this year with his ability to shade. Using his skills, objects like the letter “T ” and a stack of books jump off the page.

Jordan Ball showed great imagination this year when she made a collage of two paintings into a pop art pattern of ar­ rows. Elements of design and shape are clearly her strength as her collage shows great control and imagination in por­ traying movement.

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1. Danny Maskas, Katrina Lamsa, Adam Shepro and his date Monika Chitre take time for a picture at the annual Holiday Ball. 2. Jared Glick and PD Pedevillano at the Holiday Dance.

3. Victoria Rivera and Erika O ’Donnell at the Holiday Dance.

4. CJ Silva helps out Jackson Stell at the DJ table at Mardi Gras. 5. Kate MacDougall and Liz Barnes show off their stylish dresses at the Homecoming Dance held in the “tan gym” .

6. Nicole Peterson, Jordan Ball, Christina Ermilio, and Emily Mandara havin’ a blast at the Holiday Ball. 7. Michelle Arous, Lucy Baird and Noelle Fura looking great at Homecoming.

8. Emily Salloway and Nicole Peterson hamming it up for the crew at the Dance Under the Stars. 9. Julene Radziewicz and Dot Kelleher at Mardi Gras, where Julene won “ Most Festively Dressed." 10. Vicky Baran and Jeremy Bamberg at Mardi Gras looking like they are having a great time.

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1. A lex Ribeiro back from the alley! Was it a strike or a spare Alex? 2. Sabrina Kuchta, Michelle Arous, Jen Yu, Kristen Magnuson, Eniana Agolli, A lex Ribeiro, and Cynthia Javaras gather their team together. They wouldn’t tell us their scores, but they still all had a great time. 3. Julene Radziewicz gets down with the “X ” (the international symbol for a strike)! 4. Sarah Kelley, Alexandra Yanoff, and Ali Luthman happily waiting for their turn to bowl; proving that all in at­ tendance eagerly await the chance to be called top bowler and sign the “ Golden Pin”. 5. Eniana Agolli, Jen Yu, and Kristen Magnuson enjoy a fun-filled night. 6.

Clara Zinman, Alexandra Yanoff, and Asher Plange check their scores for the night. Was one of them the Golden Pin winner? N O ! That award went to senior Erik Tankanow this year. Better luck next year Freshmen.

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A cting O ut The Fall Drama: “The Laramie Project” This year’s fall drama, “The Laramie Project”, is the sto­ ry of the murder of a young, homosexual boy, Matthew Shepard, in Laramie, Wyoming. The sixteen cast mem­ bers, from all grades, played over fifty different roles in this compelling story. With the stage left almost entirely undecorated, the cast relied on their tremendous acting abilities to bring color to this meaningful play. Deep themes of hatred, friendship, and community reverber­ ated through the powerful performances of the cast.

Thought-provoking and sincere, the heartfelt narrations of the citizens of Laramie, Wyoming left the audience thinking about Matthew Shepard for days. From the very first scene to the court room closing, tension and emo­ tion stayed high.

1. Jason Turner is interviewed by Cassy Hayes. 2. Sarah Neslusan plays the role of a secretary. 3. Aidan Payne acts as a preacher opposed to homosexuality. 4. Cassy Hayes gets serious on stage. 5. Gabe Drapos looks flashy in his suit. 6.

Micaela Palermo explains her characters views in a dialogue as an Islamic student to the audience. 7. The whole cast bows to the standing ovation, delivered, on three consecu­ tive nights to this moving play. 8. Elizabeth Barnes plays the enraged doctor who cannot believe her eyes at the beating Matthew Shepard took. 9. Adam Freeman-Soybel shows his passion and emotion.

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1. Nicole Peterson leads the chorus in “The Moon Song”. 2. Kaitlyn W itt, Jackie Theoharis, and Chris­ tina Tadiri join the rest of the cast in their powerful rendition of “ Mame” . 3. Justine Popik, Gabrielle Trotter, Gabriel Drapos, Andrew Smith, and Franka Cepele make up the majority of the pit band as they take a short break from their demanding job of providing all of the music, it certainly would not have been a musical without them. 4. Aidan Payne, Ethan Palermo, and Jordan Ball share a laugh as one happy family in the last scene of the musical. 5. Ned Brose, Sara Neslusan, Jason Turner and Becca Rae gather around their Christmas tree for the song “ W e Need a Little Christm as”. 6. Ned Brose, playing young Patrick, comforts Sara Neslusan, playing Mame, after Mame gets herself fired. 7. Lizzy Eze, Abigail Ayres, Jennifer Yu, Eric Jones, and Sara Neslusan react to Marne’s unexpected capturing of the fox in the fox hunt scene. 8. The entire cast opens the show with a spectacular performance of “ It’s Today” .

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From BROADWAY To BANCROFT The Spring Musical: “ Mame” “Mame”, this year’s musical, takes place in the 1920s, before The Great Depression. Mame (Sarah Neslusan), an extravagant woman who loves to party, takes in her orphaned nephew (Ned Brose/Aidan Payne). Mame, along with her “Bosom Buddy”, Vera (Nicole Pe­ terson), learns how to raise a child. Under the guidance of director Lea Hench and producer Paul Belanger, the cast worked together to put on four terrific shows. The cast lit up the stage with their amaz­ ing renditions of classic songs like “Open a New Window” and “We Need a Little Christmas.” Long hours put in by every cast member and the talented tech crew made this year’s musical a huge success and a muscial to remember!

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Sarah Cahn Matthew Caron Franka Cepele Anastassios Dardas Stefanie Dec

Jo-Ellen El Khoury Sriteja Gulukota Remy Jette Jackson Karpicz Brendan Kelley

Sarah Kelley Bonnie Lindner Alisheya Luthman David Mack Nicole Manning

Anna Massad Malavika Mehta Steven Migridichian Erika O ’Donnell Johanna Okerlund

Russell Oliver Harrison Palatucci Micaela Palermo Sylvia Parol Elizabeth Perez

Asher Plange Victoria Rivera Adam Rosenberg Kelly Russo Anastasia Rzhevskaya

Bettina Salfeld Anne Salloom Victoria Sbrogna Nina Shapiro Sarah Sloane

Tiffany Soobitsky Shahbaz Soofi Ashley Sparhawk David Stillman Jacqueline Theoharis

Gabrielle Trotter Devin Utter Elizabeth Valdes Kelsey Watkins April White

Kaitlyn W itt Muhammad Xhemali Alexandra Yanoff Helena Zakon Clara Zinman

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Jordan Ball Victoria Baran Victoria Bausch Samuel Broadhurst Benjamin Camp

David Cookish Trudy Crowley Elizabeth diBuono Michael Dougherty Courtney Dunne

Benjamin Erban Christina Ermilio Jessica Fujimori Rachel Gerhardt Alexander Heinricher

Jacob Herman Beatrice Holdstein Molly Jackel Christopher Jasinski James Kelley

Taylor Kelly Julian Killough-Miller Andi Lipo Rosemary Madden Emily Mandara

Bradley Marcus Moriah Mensah Sarah Morris Kathryn Mott Cristi O ’Connor

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Lauren O ’Leary Benjamin Paul Cassandra Pierre-Louis Rebecca Rae Griffin Reilly

Taylor Ryan Emily Salloway Maia Selkow Caroline Shaffer Nick Simeone

Ali Soofi Annalisa Specter Jackson Stell Sarah Tadiri Margaret Terrill

Kelsie Tidman Thanh Tong Benjamin Trotter Keith Turner John Whelan

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Elizabeth Allen John Anderson Nicole Asbridge Talin Avakian Lucy Baird

Alexander Becker Kara Brownell Benjamin Bryant Isaac Camp Robert Caron

Sarah Chase Monika Chitre Daron Cichon Ellen Dahlberg Agnes Dardas

Alis Deliallisi Bryn Digney Spencer Doehlert Gabriel Drapos Bridget Dunigan

James Ermilio Adele Erskine Michael Farragher Samuel Finkelstein Adam Freeman Soybel

Noelle Fura April Gammal Xhorxhi Gjoka Michael Harrington Ethan Haskell

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Thomas Killeen Katrina Lamsa Alexander Larose Nicholas Lopresti Kate MacDougall

Nicholas Marois Daniel Maskas Samuel McLennan Naomi O strow A . Alexander Owen

Aidan Payne Brittany Perley Nathaniel Pope Michelle Remillard Heather Sebastian

Adam Shepro Caitlin Snider Olivia Stevens Jamelah Tatum Avae Thomas

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Tara Duggan Alyse Dunn Susan El Khoury Kingsley Essien Elizabeth Eze

Rebecca Fahlstrom William Fitzpatrick Marisa Franklin Karl Gazdowski Jared Glick

Monique Goring Stephanie Jacques Cynthia Javaras Eric Jones Dorothy Kelleher

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Tanner Pendleton Nicole Peterson Justine Popik Julia Probert Julene Radziewicz

Alexandre Ribeiro Craig Silva Andrew Smith Christina Tadiri Eric Tankanow

Joshua Torrey Jason Turner Gifford Williams Jennifer Yu Taylor Zork

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L icense T o C hill Although the Class of 2007 may never measure up to James Bond and his license to kill, we certainly do compare. O u r mug shots have never looked so suave as on our driver’s licenses, which give us the freedom to c h ill without needing to hitch a ride. Like Bond, we like everything "Shaken, not stirred .” The Class of 2007 shook things up this year with the initiation of a new principal and undeniably high levels of school spirit and enthusiasm. Most seniors take advantage of having their licenses to leave campus to buy food, often at Brattle Market, N ew England Roast Beef, Moe’s and Dunkin Donuts.

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Mom & Dad- Thank you for guiding and helping me through the early stages of my life. You’ve always been there for me.

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Isaac-You're the one who has stayed with me when everything else falls. You admire my beauty, and have the key to my soul. You understand my point of view, but challenge me to be stronger. We are Rocky’s parents, and you will have my heart forever. I love you bunny!

Thank you to the posse. Dan, Colin. Karl, Noah. Will, CJ. Erion and Alex. You guys are the reason I come to school. You are so enter­ taining and hilarious. I love how you take care of me and make me laugh when I'm feeling down. Keep being stupid, we will all go far.

Thank you to Kyle and Wayne and Adrian. You guys always visit my house at random times, and have seen me at my worst. You make me smile, and understand the real me.

Rach- You have changed me so much. I never have had so much fun in my life then the 7 weeks I spent with you. You are a tine friend.

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To Madame: Thanks for listening, and giving a bit of advice.

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To Mrs. Hench: Thank you for your advising and all the baked goods.

To my friends: Thank you for all the laughs and random memories.

Remember w e’ll al­ ways be family...

Dana: You were my first friend at Bancroft, and have been my best friend ever since. You will always be my twin.

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C lass of 2007 Sandboxers For the past 13 years, these twelve sandbox­ ers have had experiences together that will last them a lifetime. From writing books with senior buddies, to performing in the fifth grade play, to camping at Chewonki, and finally being behind the scenes at Halloween, these students have done it all. We congratulate them on surviving their long journey through Bancroft and wish them, with the rest of their class, the best of luck in their college years and beyond.

Top row (l-r): Ben Cole. Tanner Pendleton, Gifford Williams, W inslow Dresser. Middle row (l-r): Christina Tadiri, Michelle Arous, Rebecca Fahlstrom, Julene Radziewicz. Bottom row (l-r): Stephanie Jacques, Cynthia Javaras, Alyse Dunn. Missing: Nick Alunni Above (l-r): Michelle Arous, Julene Radziewicz, Alyse Dunn, Ben Cole, Gifford Williams, W inslow Dresser enjoy the W orcester A rt Musuem.

Alyse Dunn, Tanner Pendleton, and Ben Cole reenact a traditional Thanksgiving.

Cynthia Javaras and Stephanie Jacques share smiles all around.

Above Mrs. Merzigian’s Class. Top row (l-r): Nick Alunni, Julene Radzie­ wicz, Ben Cole, Tanner Pendleton. Bottom row (l-r): Stephanie Jacques, Alyse Dunn, Cynthia Javaras, Michelle Arous

“I know that I will never forget the memories I made here, and will always cher­ ish the friendships I formed.

Shore Drive will always have a special place in my heart.”

-Nick Alunni

Above Mrs. Trusdell’s class. Top row (l-r): Gifford Williams, Winslow Dresser. Bottom row (l-r): Christina Tadiri, Rebecca Fahlstrom

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Most Likely To Succeed Erion Lipo

Eric Tankanow

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Most Likely To Be A Superhero

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Taylor Zork

Eric Jones

Coffee Fiends

Jared Glick Christina Tadiri

Emily Maley

Sarah Crowley

Most Likely To Play In The Boston Pops Justine Popik Noah Ligeti

Ben L.ole

Most Likely To Open Her Own Gallery Sabrina Kuchta

Andrew Smith

Most Likely To Study Abroad Eniana Agolli

Jen Yu

Tmfts Next Martha Stewart Marisa Franklin

Most Likely To Be On Reality TV Colin Campbell Alex Ribeiro

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Most Likely To Have Her Own Talk Show Julia Probert

Next Soap Opera Star Nicole Peterson

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Most Spontaneous Dan Asbridge Jason Turner

Most Likely To Win A Nobel Peace Prize

Most Likely To Cure The Common Cold

Kristen Magnuson

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Most Likely To Be Found Backstage Gifford Williams

Dana Li

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Most Likely To Be On Broadway

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Kate Anderson

Friendliest Tara Duggan

Hillary Adams

Sarah Neslusan

Smile That Brightens Your Day Most Likely To Join The Peace Corps Alyse Dunn

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Meagan Bousquet

Most Likely To Start , Most Likely To A Trend Become a Magazine Editor Vanessa Marcotte

Most Likely To Devote Her Life Studying Rare Bugs in the Amazon

Most Likely To Start An Underground Resistance Group

Elizabeth Barnes

Emily Maskas

Mr. Fix It Karl Gazdowski

Alena Amano

Dot Kelleher

Ronie Brown

Best Dressed Susan El Khoury

Will Fitzpatrick

I Can Fix Your Computer Nick Alunni

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To the left, Isaac Camp and Robbie Caron show the Gray Bancroft Gym shirt with long athletic shorts that must be worn at every gym class, as well as sneakers, shown below. No school clothing may be worn except on adventure-rope course.

W hat T o W ear A S EN FORCED BY TH E B A N C R O F T D R ESS C O D E

Above Winslow Dresser illus­ trates that large graphics on t-shirts are not allowed. To the right you will also note that button-down shirts must always be tucked in, and also that visible midriff is uacceptable.

Here are a few guidelines of the school’s most argued document - the Dress Code. “Student’s must wear neat, clean, properly fitted clothing that is not ripped, torn, revealing or frayed. Hair should be neat, clean and of a natural color. Bizarre or distracting hairstyles are not permitted. Jewelry and accessories must not be garish or distracting. Shirts with buttons completely down the front must be SPIRIT DAY tucked in. Casual pants and shorts are allowed. Not permited items On Spirit Days all students come in their school colors: blue and white. include blue denim, sweatpants, hats, athletic gear, military clothing, Some students choose to wear sports jerseys such as Kelsie Tidman and or tie-dyed clothing.” Skirts must be long enough so that when the Adele Erskine, on the right. Jake Herman models the new Bancroft Superarm is extended (see below) fingers do not exceed the hem of the Fan T-shirt which was designed this skirt. Here Nick Marois and Eniana Agolli show us a normal outfit year. If you’re lucky you may even get that complies to dress up as the Bulldog. with the dress code.

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2007 Fashions

Shubh Agrawal Uday Agrawal Azarmeedokht Azizi Nicole Booman Caroline Brown Ryan Burns Zoe Clark

Jaclyn Danko Priyanka Dharampuriya Nikolai Doycchinov Bradley Dustin Joshua Erban Rachel Fahlstrom Caleb Greenawalt

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John-Mark Anthony Rebecca Ayres Zachary Bamberger Mikaela Barton John Bausch Danielle Cahn Stefan Cepko

Courtney Cochrane Elena Cochrane Olivia Collette Robert Crowley Benjamin Cuba Ruth diBuono Adedeji Fajana

Margaret Fortier Caleb Fujimori Samuel Fujimori Gray Gibson Kelly Goonan Jonah Greenawalt Rachel Hahn

Rebecca Hawk Catherine Hughes Elizabeth Johnson Emily Johnson Paul Johnson IV Susannah Jones David Kapaon

Gabriel Kates Lauren Lorkiewicz Eryl MacConnell Margo McLennan Alexander Norton Shannon O'Brien Kathryn Oliver

Felicia Pellegrini Brandon Radziewicz Bradley Rapoport Mason Reasoner Hannah Reisinger William Revene Jessica Rosenberg

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Robert Donohue Mara Dougherty Rebecca Elkinson Ellery Gibbs Eloise Harrington Max Herman Neha Indoliya

Brynn Jackel Amanda Kondek James Langway Jennifer Lannon Rachel Levy Gregory Loring Jenna Marcus

Alyssa Mattei Taline Migridichian David Millette Zohaib Moonis Varun Navani Ryan O ’Leary Collin O rr

Morgan Rains Antony-Alexander Robotis Rebecca Seiple Jason Theoharis Olivia Titcomb Nicholas Vangos Casey Wagner

Hannah Walton Alexander Ward Robert Wetzel Vanessa Yu

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Front row: L to R- Allison McCarthy, Neely Mohaghegh, Neha Shankar, Julia W itt, Emory Payne Middle row: L to R- Paul Friedman, Kendall Pomeroy, Todd W etxel, Dylan McDonough, Danya Li, Lauren Lavine, Emma Keates Back Row: L to R- Ms. Rocha, Reese Gibson, Aditya Dharampuriya, Amanda Abend, Joseph Evangelista, Patrick El Khory, Bryanna Angood-Hardy

Front Row: L to R- Brigit Donohue, Hannah Zam ore, Olivia Lucas, Connor O ’Brien, Sander DiPietrie Middle Row: L to R- Stacey Lorkiewicz, Stephan Jette, James Harizi, Philip Peterson, Noelle Hussey, Cierra Ryan Back Row: L to R- Mackenzie Baker, Kathryn Shaffert, Sheel Stueber, Abigail Ebb, Margaret Simon, Mrs. Parkinson

Front row: L to R -Rocco DiVerdi, Katherine Landry, Thomas Carroll, Andrew Casey, Jordan Teevens Miiddle row: L to R- Lucy Fitzgerald, Emma Fortier, Amanda Scudder, Maria Anthony, Caitlyn Richmond, Mark Sullivan Back row: L to R- Maria Cabera, Connor Palatucci, Isabella Tropeano, Isaac Greenawalt, Jenny Markees, Jesse Dewey, Ms. Kunhardt

Front row: L to R- Liam Burns, Jillian Kondek, Emily Seiple, Abigail Smith, Dumes Hynes Middle row: L to R - Wiliam De Maria(standing), Ethan Palermo, Katherine Edwards, Delia Mara, Gabrielle Peter­ son, Nicole Langwig, Rachel W alker Back Row: L to R- Mrs. Shack, Sepeedeh Azizi, Molly Peckar, Max Harrington, Heidi Munger, Ross Hahn

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Front row: L to R- Lindsay W itt, Nell Fitzgerald, Keith Car-

Lavine, Cameron Smith, Kimberly Friedman Middle Row: L to R-JR Suyemoto, Rory Csaplar, Allison Ebb, Harrison Richemond, Noah Keates Back row from left to right: Caitlin Spind, Justin Elkinson,

roll, Matthew Edwards, Andrew Lavine Middle row: L to R-Jackie Loring, John W etzel, Ben Wag­ ner, Kieran Sheldon, Gavin Fujimori, Sierra Thumann

Markus Virostek, Mikayla La Fleur, Mrs. Guha, George

Back Row: L to R- Mrs. Allen, Kyle Dolce, Riley Casey, Han­ nah Kelley, George Davies, Aimee Travis

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Front row: L to R- Sofia Lucus, Constantina Gatsonis, Michael Fournier, Teddy Provo Middle row: L to R- Elisha Levy, Sarik Goyal, Jacob Keaveney, Jon Wolf, Olivia Somma Back row: L to R- Seta Migridichian, Benjamin Salfeld, Jacob

Front row: L to R- Paul Mara, Sarijana Rana, Ruth Luddy, Nicholas Barton, Jack Tegan Middle row: L to R- Alejandra Williams, Haley Beecher, Ben

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Front row: L to R- Rachel Busby, Adam Dolce, Connor Crane, Rachel Clemson, Jackson Baker

Sheldon, Robert Scudder, Sofia Hopkins, Chloe Zearfoss

Middle row: L to R- Kamilah Ruiz-Rodriguez, Brendan Carroll, Alexandria Tegan, Isabelle Titcomb, Mariana Gallo

Back row: L to R- Michelle Frasch, Duncan Lavine, Ross

Back row: L to R - Oscar Gal, Keith Milton, Nina Evangelista,

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Front row: L to R- Frederick Manoog, Alana Anderson,

Smith, Jake Ryan Middle row: L to R-Julia Danko, Isabella Vismara, Nathalie Ahn, Sophia Simon, Yanna Nikitas Back row: L to R-Julianna Boyson, Paige Dawson, Aodhagan Leach, Noah Dorsett, Christopher Condon

Ryan Luddy, Max Sulik Middle row: L to R- Hallie Kamosky, Clara Gal, Eli Zamore, Milo Chase, Emma Sullivan Back row: L to R- Ms. Mitchell, Jordan Bell, Jenna Agricola, Madison W ill, Katherine W etzel, Mrs. Tupper

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Scott R. Reisinger Headmaster

Roy S. Gillette Upper School Head

Gary M. Mathieu Assistant Upper School Head

Helen B. Seale Lower School Head

Roger L. Jones Middle School Head

Michael J. Mooney Chief Financial Officer

Candace Anderson Ray Auren Richard Barriere Lydia Barter

Terry Bartkus Paul Belanger Iris Bonet Carol Botty

Rhonda Brodeur William Brooks Lisa Brown Linda Brunell

Marilyn Butler Joan Carlson Suzanne Casey Bonnie Chen

Barbara Chenot Sue Cranford Thomas D ’Errico Jennifer Davies

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Charles Aleksiewicz Pauline Alfred Halley Allen Sandra Allen

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Danette Day Robert Dec Mary Ann DeMaria Blaise DeSouza

Misty Dodge Mary Edwards Betsy Engvall Russ Enlow

Darcy Foley Martha Fortier Joanne Fortin Karen Fuller

Christian Gal Jackie Gardner John Gau Jane Gerhardt

Lisa Giacoppe Matthew Glenn Laura Guha Rhonda Haskell

Elisa Heinricher Lea Hench Martha Hosey Karen Jersild

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Kevin Larkin Lisa Leach Gail LeBlanc Elisa Lellios

Donald Lorion Peg MacGilpin Gail MacMillan Debbie Magnuson

Alexander Mah Margaret McCandless Janet McClure Peter McKone

Jennifer McLaren Don McMiillan Margery Miller Andrea Mitchell

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1. Lizzy Allen, Molly Jackel, and Ashley Sparhawk run up the field.

2. Fabulous Flip-Flops add to the team spirit.

3. Girls soccer comes together after a half.

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5. Meg Anderson, Cynthia Javaras, Emily Proos, Nicole Manning, Caroline Shaffer pose for a silly picture after a muddy practice in the rain. W ho says soccer can’t be fun?

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G irls’ Soccer Varsity G irls Soccer had a great season under the leadership of captains Cynthia Javaras and Kate Anderson. For the first time in years, there were enough girls to field a JV team as well! Under the guidance of Coach St. George, the Varsity team had five wins, many team dinners, some messy mud fights (see Girls' Varsity Soccer: Front Row: Victoria Rivera, April White, Talin Avakian, Cynthia Javaras, Katherine Anderson. Ashley Sparhawk, Kelsie Tidman, Abigail Ayers Middle Row: Coach Jennifer St. George, Caroline Shaffer. Trudy Crowley, Olivia Angood-Hardy, Molly Jackel, Kelsey Watkins, Adele Erskine, Elizabeth Eze, Courtney Dunne Back Row: Nicole Manning, Clara Zinman, Emily Proos, Megan An derson, Taylor Kelly, Sarah Bousquet, Cristi O ’Connor, Elizabeth Allen, Bettina Salfeld

above!), and sported their crazy spirit sandals on game days. Highlights of the season included a tough win against W heeler, a close game at our Homecoming against L C A , and some amazing saves by goalie C ourtney Dunne.

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Sticking It Out Varsity Field Hockey 2006 Varsity Field Hockey had a spirited team this 2006 season. Led by captains Sarah Crowley and Rachel Gerhardt, the team was always seen ready to win. Goalie Nicole Peterson really stepped it up, she has some tough shoes to fill! Last year’s goalie Becky Slatkin was a great goalie and Nicole kept up the hard work.

The team was well-coordinated with dress-up on game days, as well as spirited secret psyches and posters throughout the hallways. Experienced coaches Ger­ hardt and McCallagat led this team to many victories, especially a particularly memorable one against rival team Winsor. Nice work squad! We will miss you, seniors:Julia,Nicole and Sarah!

1. Senior goalkeeper Nicole Peterson and her defensive players get ready in the goal.

2. Ellen Vancelette and Sarah Crowley race down the field.

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3. Sylvia Parol puts her game face on as she rushes down the field.

4. The team plays strong offense against LC A .

Varsity Field Hockey Top Row: (L-R) Ellen Vanceletce, Heather Sebastian, Daron Cichon, Sylvia Parol. Sarah Kelley. Liz diBuono. Bonnie Lindner. Middle Row: Coach Gerhardt, Coach Kelly Kervick, Lucy Baird. Ali Luthman, Julia Probert, Coach McCallagat. Bottom Row: Zoe Richman. Stefanie Dec. Sarah Crowley. Nicole Peterson. Rachel Gerhardt, Tori Sbrogna, Katie Palatucci.

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7. Adam Rosenberg goes for the hole during a practice round.

9. Eric Tankanow and Ben Bryant discuss a little strategy.

. The team lines up for a pre-practice shot in front of the lini-bus. L-R, Jack Anderson, Nick Marois, Robby Caron, Eric ankanow, Ben Bryant, Alexis Kelleher, Coach Leblanc. Bottom -R are freshmen Russell Oliver and Adam Roseberg.

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All Fore the Team The 2006 Varsity Golf Team The Varsity Golf team had another wonderful season. Under the leader­ ship of Coach Leblanc and Captain Eric Tankanow, the golf team came in first place at the E.I.L. tournament. At this tournament, each golfer beat his or her opponent, and Eric’s opponent had been undefeated for the past three years! Each team member kept their skills warm the off season, yet still enjoyed the practices and team rides in the Ban­ croft mini-bus. Congratulations on a very successful season!

Varsity Golf Top Row: (L-R) Nick Marois, Alexis Kelleher. Jack Anderson, Coach Leblanc. Bottom Row: Alex Rosenberg, Ben Bryant, Eric Tankanow, Robby Caron, and Russell Oliver

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Men’s Varsity: Top row (left to right): Coach Sagatori, Women’s Varsity: Top row (left to right): Coach Nick LoPresti, Alex Ribeiro, Kyle Brownell. Jimmy Kelley, Colin Campbell, Harry Palatucci, Coach Lupca. Bottom row:David Cookish, Ali Soofi, Steve Migridichian, A lex LaRose, Noah Ligeti, Adam Shepro, Shabaz Soofi, Matthew Caron

Sagatori, Taylor Ryan, Katrina Lamsa, Gabrielle Trotter, Kelly Russo, Erika O ’Donnell, Coach Lupca, Bottom row: Sarah Cahn, Sarah Morris, Isabel Zinman, Monka Chitre, Kara Brownell, Anne Salloom

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3. Senior captain Noah Ligeti puts junior captain Alex LaRose in his place as he passes him by.

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2. The G irl’s Cross Country gets ready for the whistle at the starting line.

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Varsity X C ‘06 The Varsity C ross C o untry Team had a very successful season, with both teams making it to the EIL tournament. Led by captains Monika C hitre, Isabel Zinman, A lex LaRose and Noah Ligeti, runners pushed themselves with an average of 5 miles per day. A typical day might include two complexes as a warmup, stretching, followed by the Salter loop, then the Lake loop! O n a not so lucky day, team members could be seen doing hill training on local roads. The boys team and the girls team enjoyed their practices and their growing success this fall.

4. Sarah Morris, Ali Soofi, Ben Erban, and Jimmy Kelley sprint around a bend with fantastic agility and speed.

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V arsity The ski team had a phenonmenal season under the new leadership of Coach Spreadbury, Coach Crow ley, and Captains Sarah C row ley and Sam McLennan. Every skier stepped it up by improving w orkouts throughout the season as well as hitting the slopes at least twice a w eek. A s result of their hard w o rk , two of the team members (Meg Terrill and Trudy C row ley) came in third and fourth in the league. For the first time in Bancroft his­ tory, the team made it to the N EP S A C tournam ent, and the girls team finished in second place. In the Central Mass Ski League, the girls team came in third and the boys team came in fourth.

1. Ronie Brown, his first time on skis ever, was the team rookie. 2. Josh Torrey, as the bulldog, races down the mountain at the end of their last race. 3. Adele Erskine speed ing down the slopes. 4. Coach Spreadbury is the king of the mountain here. 5. Trudy Crowley shows off her skiing skill. 6.

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V olleyball The Junior Varsity volleyball team had an incredibly success­ ful season. The members were very young with most of the team com posed of freshmen and sophomores. Under the experienced leadership of Coach Enlow the team excelled

1. Annie Massad serves up an ace at Con­ cord Academy. 2. Moriah Mensah, Annie Massad, Sarah Bousquet, Liz diBuono, Caroline Shaffer and Annalisa Specter smile on the bus after a big win. 3. The JV team moves in for a huddle. 4. Ashley Sparhawk makes a perfect pass. 5. The team confers during a time out. 6. Caroline Shaffer prepares to serve the ball.

Captains Liz diBuono and Irtajo h n brought the team together at each practice. The team ’s strong serving and hitting won them many points.

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Girls' Junior Varsity Volleyball. Back Row: (L-R) Annalisa Specter, Franka Cepele, Caroline Schaffer, Mariah Mensah, Annie Massad, Ashley Sparhawk, Sarah Bousquet, Coach Enlow. Bottom Row: (L-R) Elizabeth diBuono, Irtajohn.

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1. Coach Patch and his daughter Mackenzie on the sideline give some excellent coaching advice. 2. Noelle Fura passes the ball with accuracy. 3. Courtney Dunne and Lizzy Allen get that defensive play going. 4. The team is in a pre-game huddle on the court. 5. Clara Zinman and Olivia Stevens are big blockers against Lawrence Academy. 6. Lauren O ’Leary spikes the ball against Milton Academy. 7. Gabbie Trotter gets ready to pass during a warm up drill. 8. Kate Anderson passes the ball. 9. Meg Anderson serves the ball and gets an ace. 10. D ot Kelleher, Hillary Adams, Lizzy Allen and Ellen Dahlberg take some time off of prac­ tice to show their excitement.

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Every team member brought something unique to the team from High School Musical sing-alongs to ribbons to food for the bus ride home to clumsy mo­ ments of tripping on the court. The small size of the team, only twelve mem­ bers, allowed the girls to unite and truly feel like a family.

It was a great season, and the team finished strong because of their desire to win and their skill and finesse on the court. Good luck next year girls! Although we will not be here, we will only be a phone call away.

Love your seniors, Kate, H illary and Dot.

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B oys’ V arsity Under the leadership of Coach O ’Brien and team Captains CJ Silva and PD Pedevillano, the team had a solid season, making it to the second round of the N EP SA C Tournam ent. A fte r going 1-4 in their first five games, the team pulled it together, stringing off six straight wins. As the end of the season neared, the team was on the verge of being a N EPSA C qualifier. Then, after beating Lexington Christian Acad­ emy in a thrilling game, Bancroft was elected to play in the N EP SA C tournam ent. In the first round of the tournament, Bancroft played Chase Collegiate and won with ease. In the second round the team played W heeler and went into overtime after being tied 47-47. Unfortunately, the season would end for the Bulldogs with that game but it was a strong season and the team finished better than they had expecetd. Ethan Haskell won the MVP award, Ben T ro tte r won Most Improved and Eric Tankanow was selected for the Coaches Award. The team had some definite ups and downs but all in all, it just made them become a stronger and more unified team

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The girls’ basketball team had a very inspirational season in which they w ere able to improve their game greatly and really w o rk on their co u rt skills. Led by Coach Judd and Coach St. George, and Captain Tara Duggan, the girls basketball team improved greatly. O ver the season, the girls learned to push towards limits they didn’t know they had and to keep a positive attitude while fighting with unsatisfying results.

Team dinners w ere always fun and icing seemed to be a recurring theme. A memorable night was after teammate Ali Luthman suffered a concussion while playing at Berw ick school in Maine. A fte r being delivered to the hospital, the team stayed to support her and w ait for news, and they did not make it back to Bancroft until 1am the next morning! They also enjoyed their long lasting night while support­ ing a teammate in the hospital. The young, mostly freshman team looks forw ard to next season and becoming a stronger and more successful team!

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B oys’ JV Led by Coach Petit and Captains Jackson Stell and Dave Mack, the JV Boy’s Basketball team finished their season with a 12-3 record. Despite mid season injuries to Dave

Back Row L-R: Coach Petit, Steve Migridichian, Nick LoPresti, Miles W alcott, Ben Camp, David Stillman, A lex Ribeiro, Ali Soofi, Front Row L to R: Muhammad Xhemali, Shahbaz Soofi, Dave Mack, Jackson Stell, A lex Buslov, Asher Plange.

Mack and the departure of Miles W alcott, the team worked well together to produce a season of solid wins.

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A ctivities B oard The Activities Board is the organization that keeps class competitions, other clubs, and the annual Homecoming Dance on track. This year’s head, Julene, and the rest of the board has done a fantastic job this year They have been engaging the Upper School with their new fur activities, as well as making the traditional ones more exciting than ever. This year’s Home­ coming was a huge success, with a magical undersea theme.

Front Row: Erica O ’Donnell, Elizabeth Allen, Julene Radziewicz, Mike Farragher, Jake Herman, Sarah Morris, Clara Zinman, and Rebecca Fahlstrom. Back Row: Mr. Kondek, Mrs. Lellios, and Sarah Neslusan.

The Asian Culture Society, led by Jennifer Yu and Jessica Fujimori, was a new club this year. The club’s major goal is to educate the Bancroft com­ munity about the many diverse Asian cultures.

Some of the things the club did this year were sushi-rolling, watching Asian movies, and writ­ ing Chinese and Japanese calligraphy. The club also visited the Lower School on several occa­ sions and learned about chopstick etiquette and origami. The Asian Culture Society even took a field trip to Chinatown in Boston for Chinese New Year. The club has high hopes for next year!

Front Row: Victoria Bausch, Jessica Fujimori, Jennifer Yu, Thanh Tong. Middle Row: Monique Goring, Eniana Agolli, Elizabeth diBuono, Rebecca Rae, Lauren O'Leary, Caroline Shaffer, and Mrs. Jersild. Back Row: M egTerril, Sarah Tadiri, Kacey Mott, Ali Soofi, Jason Turner, Daniel Maskas, and Moriah Mensah.

Left: Eniana Agolli, Jen Yu and Monique Goring prepare sushi at one of their club meetings- it was delicious!

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Amnesty International is a world­ wide organization in which Bancroft cakes part. Its objective is to raise the awareness of everyone in the Upper School on current issues in che world and help causes outside of the United States. Heads, Dot Kelleher and Tara Duggan, have so far been working to abolish the Death Penalty in Ghana with a letter writing campaign and issues like the torture and abuse of women.

L-R: Cristi O 'Connor, Molly Jackel, Taylor Ryan, Rachel Gerhardt, D ot Kelleher, Tara Duggan, Ms. Jersild

B ancroft B eacon The Bancroft Beacon is the school newspaper. Its primary goal is to circulate the ideas of the student body and to allow members of the Upper School to share their ideas and opinions on things going on in the school, and the world. It also keeps students informed about their peers’ opinions and significant events that occur in the school.

The newspaper includes political views, surveys, interviews, informa­ tion, recipes, and much more. The editors of the Beacon this year were Lizzy Eze, Alex LaRose and Christina Ermilio.

Back Row: Jim Ermilio, Elizabeth Eze, A lex LaRose, Taylor Ryan, Christina Ermilio, Emily Mandara, and Jordan Ball. Front Row: Mr. Gal and Mr. Teutch.

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B ancroft H osts Top Row (L-R): Agnes Dardas, Susan El Khoury, Michelle Arous, Lizzy Eze, Ellen Dahlberg, Dot Kelleher, Kingsley Essien, Christina Ermilio, Emily Mandara and Monique Goring.

Bottom Row (L-R): Hill­ ary Adams and Jen Yu

Above, Jen Yu and Mrs. Lamir advertise at the club fair as they try to entice members to join Hosts Club.

Composed of members of all classes, the Bancroft Hosts had a successful year showing numerous prospective students what it’s like to go to Bancroft School. Led by seniors Hillary Adams and Jen­ nifer Yu, the club started off the year with a fun pizza party. Students in this club hosted visitors with similar interests for half-a-day and took them to all of their classes and other activities.

Sarah Chase and Christina Tadiri led the Blue Belles, an all girls a capella group, to perfect pitch this year. They performed impressive arrangements at the winter and springs concerts this year. Prac­ tices every B Day helped the group master difficult songs and hit all the high notes!

L-R: Christina Tadiri, Sarah Tadiri, Kathryn Mott, Becca Rae, Lauren O ’Leary, Anne Salloom.

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B lue Moon Top Row (L-R): Sabrina Kuchca, Taylor Ryan. Olivia Angood-Hardy. Meg Anderson. Mr. Kondek, Nicole Manning.

Christina Ermilio. Mrs. Pearson, Emily Mandara, Liz Perez and Nina Shapiro.

Bottom Row (L-R): Hillary Adams and Alena Amano Missing many members including Michelle Arous. Marisa Franklin. Susan El Khoury. Caroline Shaffer, Jennifer Yu. Sarah Morris, Cristi O 'Connor, Talin Avakian, Linda Van, Kate Anderson and Vanessa Marcotte

Under the supervision of Mr. Kondek and Mrs. Pearson, our senior editor Hill­ ary Adams, and the two junior editors, Talin Avakian and Linda Van, Blue Moon created a wonderful yearbook. Alena Amano and Vanessa Marcotte were the business editors responsible for organizing advertisements as well as planning fundraisers such as the Holiday and Mardi Gras dances. Sabrina Kuchta worked as the photo editor alongside Mr. Dec to take many of the pictures you see here.

Long hours of hard work during the B and D day meetings were put in by all of the yearbook staff. The staff was comprised of students from all grades. Club members gathered in Mrs. VanderSpek’s room to work on their assigned pages, as well as partaking in delicious snacks provided to make the hard work more enjoyable. We hope this yearbook reminds you of all the memorable moments throughout this school year!

Left: Christina Ermilio holds a huge tub of candy canes just showing that with plenty of sugary snacks, the job will get done. Below: Taylor Ryan carefully reviews her page.

ap To Bottom: Molly Jacket and Cristi O 'Connor w ork dili-ntly during a club period. Mrs. Pearson, Hillary and Mr. Kondek ase for a picture at the Holiday dance- hosted by the yearbook ub! Mrs. Pearson types away on a laptop to meet the deadline.

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Big Buddy is a program that helps fresh­ men become integrated into the highschool. At the beginning of the year, new students are paired with upperclassmen and participate in activities such as the ice cream social, name that tune and a paired lunch.

Above are club leaders Sarah Crow ­ ley, Adele Erskine, and Gabe Drapos.

On the right are big and little bud­ dies shown at the name that tune competition; (L-R) Tarik Kafel, Remy Jette, Brendan Kelley, Daron Cichon, Rachel Berman and Ashley Sparhawk.

B7U7P.A The Bancroft Ultimate Players Association is a frisbee society that meets each rotation to keep their skills on par and to get a little exercise. In only its second year, it still has a thriving mem­ bership under leaders Andrew Becker, Cassy Hayes, and Mr. Teustch.

Above are Andrew Becker and Cassy Hayes at the club fair.

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C a n teen The Canteen is a club that truly benefits both the student body and the global community. The heads, Ronie Brown, Josh Torrey, Taylor Zo rk and Mike Faragher are responsible for keeping the canteen stocked and capable of feeding the student body. The canteen is located inside the student commons. The profits are donated to charity.

Above: (L-R) Josh Torrey, Taylor Z o rk, Mike Farragher. Right: Ronie Brown

e A T R rS CARE is a volunteer committee that meets every Saturday in the fall and the spring. CA RE members come in and play with moderate special needs children and teenagers in the blue gym.

They partake in athletic and artistic activities that are greatly enjoyed by all participants. CA RE is led by Jared Glick, Alena Amano and Ronie Brown under the faculty supervision of Mrs. Magnuson.

Top Rop (L-R) Sarah Crowley, Dot Kelleher, Taylor Zo rk, Alyse Dunn, PD Pedivillano, Rachel Gerhardt, Sam Broadhurst Molly Jackel, Alexis Kelleher, Cristi O ’Connor, Trudy Crowley, Jake Herman, Brendan Kelley, and Sarah Sloane. Bottom Row (L-R) Jared Glick, Alena Amano, and Ronie Brown.

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The Debate Club has had a very argu­ mentative year consisting of debate games, and disscussing various topics led by Julia Probert and Nick Simeone.

Discussed topics included gay marriage, Osama Bin Laden’s threat to national security, and the ban on trans fat in New York. One of the debate games played was “Triple Speak,” where one would start talking about a topic and words would be thrown at them and they would have to include it in their speech.

They’ve attended one debate this year and hope to attend many more in the future. The club’s team name is JAGUAR; or Just A Group of Us ARguers.

Left to right: Annalisa Spector, Chris Jasinski, John Whelan, Mike Dougherty, Ben Paul, Moriah Mensah, Ben Erban, Julia Probert, and Nicholas Simeone

The job of the Disciplinary Committee is to help judge our peers when a wrong deed has been done. They had a peaceful year due to the good behavior of the students. The Honor Code, being established last year, was voted on and put into effect this year. The head of the committee was Hillary Adams who worked in conjuction with elected representa­ tives from each grade as well as two faculty advisors.

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E strafalario Estrafalario has had a very exciting year filled with quesadillas, salsa, tacos, and more Spanish foods. With events such as traveling to Moe’s, a yankee swap, movie days, and a delicous bake sale, the members have had a great time bond­ ing and celebrating with the Spanish culture.

Left to Right: Sefiora Hosey, Meagan Bousquet, Monique Goring, Ali Soofi, Shahbaz Soofi, Cassie Pierre- Louis, Avae Thomas, Talin Avakian, Eniana Agolli, Jennifer Yu and Nicole Peterson Ali Soofi, Monique Goring, and Meagan Bousquet represent Estrafalario at the club fair.

rF ilm C lub Film Club is a new club this year, created by Gabe Drapos, filled with fun and excitement. The members watch and discuss movies and even make their own and critique them. We wish all these members good luck for their future directing and produc­ ing careers!

From left to right: Talin Avakian, Gabe Drapos, Aidan Payne, Jim Ermilio, Tom Killeen, Nicole Asbridge, and Irta John.

G.S.A. The Gay-Straight Alliance, G .S.A, has been a very successful club this year under the leadership of Nick Alunni, Kate MacDougall and Bryn Digney! They have spread awareness and acceptance for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) issues. They have taken part in the day of silence, a national event, and have encouraged many others throughout the school to join them. With their cafe and and movie night they have enticed students to take part in their efforts to help this important cause. They also had a great chance to raise aware­ ness through the fall drama, The Laramie Project, which retold the story of Matthew Shepard. We thank them for their help in enlightening the Upper School about such an important cause.

From the Top to Bottom: Nick Alunni, Spencer Doehlert, Jason Turner, Danny Maskas, Kate MacDougall, Jessica Fujimori, Ms. Leblanc, Tiffany Soobitsky, Kacie Mott, Byrn Digney, Liz diBuono, Cassy Hayes, Sarah Chase, Victoria Bausch, and April White.

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1. Rebecca Fahlstrom and Andrew Smith prepare an apple dish!

2. Sarah Kelley, Michelle Arous, and Rebecca Fahlstrom slice apples for their delicious dessert.

3. Shahbaz Soofi and Avae Thomas create a mixture which all are sure to enjoy!

From Left to Right: Jackie Theoharis, Meg Anderson, Nicole Manning, Olivia AngoodHardy, Sarah Kelley, Christina Tadiri, Rebecca Fahlstrom (Club Head), Eniana Agolli. Dana Li (Club Head), April W hite, Andrew Smith, Kelsey Watkins Michelle Arous, Marissa Franklin (Club Head), Elizabeth Perez, Nina Shapiro, and Helena Zakon.

Horizon is a theatre program for teens with moderate special needs. On Saturday mornings Bancroft students meet with these teenagers to put together a production. This year they put on an outstanding play called “Fair Shares”! One Ban­ croft member said, “it builds the Horizon buddies confidence and allows us to create new experi­ ences.” The club leaders this year were Lizzy Eze, Kristen Magnuson and Nicole Peterson.

Back Row: W inslow Dresser, Andrew Smith, Dana Li, Lizzy diBuono, Victoria Bausch, Sarah T diri, Jessica Fujimori. Front Row: Nicole Peterson, Kristen Magnuson and Lizzy Eze (not shown).

1. From Left to Right: Andrew Smith, Horizon Buddy, Victoria Bausch, and another Horizon Buddy strike a pose for the camera with their slick sunglasses and sleek style.

2. Lizzy Eze shows her acting skills with her Horizon buddy.

3. Andrew Smith, Jessica Fujimori, and a Horizon Buddy show such expression as they act for us.

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LI l l it e r a t i With club leaders Sabrina Kuchta, Liz Barnes, Maryam Zekeria, and Emily Maskas, Illiterate Bancroft’s book club, had an amazing time this year. Starting off the year with reading short stories, written by Stephen King, llliterati also enjoyed reading other short stories and watching movies that were originally based on books. Every llliterati meeting is supplied with snacks baked by Sabrina, and the occasional game of apples to apples. While they also had a fantastic Walt Whitman Christmas party.

All-in-all, llliterati are not your average book worms.

From Left: Sabrina Kutchta, Emil/ Maskas. Kate McDougall, Victoria Bausch, Kacie Mott, and Elizabeth Barm Bottom Center: Alex Heinricher

Intarsia, the literary club focused on writ­ ing, has had an amazingly fun year. Start­ ing off the year with creative writing, and then moving on to Poetry and Fiction stories, Intarsia had a great amount of fun. Throughout the year Intarsia intro­ duced contests in order to bring out the creative side of the average student. To take part in these contests one would write a creative short story or poem about a certain picture that would be posted each month, after being read

by Intarsia club members, they would deliberate and choose the winner of that month. Intarsia wrote and wrote to | have a great year.

Back Row (from left): Alex Heinricher, Bridget Dunigan, Emily Maskas. Kate McDougal. Alyse Dunn, and Kelly Russo. Front Row (from left): Mr. Taylor, Sarah Cahn, and Malavika Mehta. Right are Alyse Dunn and Kate MacDougall, club heads, at the club fair posing with a giant pencil demonstrating thier huge writing capabilities.

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Back Row (from left): Katrina Lamsa, Jordan Ball, Christina Ermilio, K/le Brownell, Gabrielle Trotter, and Tiffany Soobitsky.

Front Row (from left): Kara Brownell, Alexandra Yanoff, Anne Saloom, Isabelle Zinman, Ashley Sparhawk, and Mrs. Fuller.

Playing games such as jeopardy, watching movies set in the Roman era, and celebrating the ancient Roman holidays such as Saturnalia are only a few of the activities that go on in this club.

This year, our first semester activities climaxed with a field trip to Classics Day, in which we went to various workshops lead by historians and profes­ sors at Boston College and even made up our own skit to perform. We also play a large role in foreign language week, in which we make up the trivia questions and participate in the activities in with the two other language clubs at the school. Isabel Zinman and Mrs. Fuller passionately lead this club.

Math T eam Math team had an amazing and fun mathematical year. Coming in a close second at the first two Freshman meets, and scoring very high in other Varsity meets, there was definitely competition in the arena. From solving puzzles and problems in daily D-day meetings to rides to the math meets, Math team found ways to make fun more fun and entertaining than it seemed to be. The club advisors are Ms. Dodge and Mr. DeSouza.

Back Row (from left): Sarah Chase, Agnes Dardas, A lex Buslov, and Danny Maskas. Front Row (from left): Nina Shapiro, Sarah Bousquet.

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G u t in g G lub Outing Club had a phenomanal year under the leadership of Cristi O ’Connor, Taylor Kelly, and Mr. Teutsch. The club was once again responsible for the organization of the Red Cross blood drive, and also en­ joyed many activities including a few lunch periods enjoying the outdoors by Indian Lake.

www.adirondack-park net/photos/indian.lake-island campsite.jpg Front Row: L to R : Brad Marcus, Cristi O ’Connor, Beatrice Holdstein, Taylor Kelly, Back row: Courtney Dunne, Trudy Crowley, Mr. Teustch, Rose Madden

This year, the A D L Peer Educators spent many meetings planning diversity-centered events.

Some of these events included mix-it up day and the 9th and 11th grade diversity trainings.

In addition, the club went to the middle and lower schools where they organized activities for the students to participate in. Led by Susan El Khoury, Julia Probert and Nicole Peterson and advised by Ms. Day and Senora Hosey, A D L had a very successful year! Thanks to everyone who helped to make a difference in our community.

Left to Right: Monique Goring, Maia Selkow, Emily Salloway, Susan El Khoury, Irta John, Julia Probert, Senora Hosey, Cassie Louis Pierre, Ronie Brown, Hillary Adams, Jo Ellen El Khoury, Dot Kelleher, Tara Duggan. Missing Kate Anderson, Victoria Riviera, Ali Soofi, Shahbaz Soofi. Nicole Peterson.

Left: A D L heads Susan El Khoury, Nicole Peterson, Julia Probert.

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Ping Pong Club was the host of some very exciting tour­ naments this year in which students could battle it out or teachers could settle rival­ ries with students. Michelle Arous, PD Pedivillano and Alyse Dunn were the orga­ nizers behind the tourna­ ments and meetings alongide Mrs. Jersild.

ft to Right: PD Pedivillano, Michelle Arous, ,sh Torrey, Alyse Dunn, Harry Palatucci, 'eg Terrill, Evan Berg, Sri Gulukota, Annalisa ■ecter, Sylvia Parol l

Powder & W ig Once again Powder and Wig had a very successful year with booming membership. They hosted the first dance of the school year, which was a huge hit, Welcome to Hollywood! Many people showed up in costume, including hosts Gabe Drapos and Nicole Peterson. Club members also enjoy participating in drama games during club meetings and helping with makeup applications and tech for the fall drama, the musical and the middle and lower school plays. Keep up the fun and excitement.

Left to Right: (top) Nick Alunni, Jason Turner. Andrew Smith. (Second) Annalisa Specter, Patrick Bryant, Rachael Berman, Micaela Palermo, Alex Heinricher, Sarah Chase, Bonnie Lindner, Victoria Bausch, Sarah Tadiri, Maia Selkow, Jackie Theoharris, Danny Maskas, Moriah Mensah, Rebecca Rae, Jessica Fujimori, Caroline Schaeffer, Alex Owen. (Third) Christina Tadiri, Eniana Agolli, Dana Li. Spencer Doelhart, Emily Maskas, Victoria Rivera. (Bottom) Justine Popik, Sabrina Kuchta, Elizabeth Barnes, Kate MacDougall, Cassy Hayes. Jennifer Yu, Gifford Williams, Nicole Peterson, and Adam Freeman-Soybel.

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This year’s Prom Club will work together to make the Junior-Senior Prom a night to remember. This year’s prom theme is “Viva Las Vegas’’ and will be held at Cyprian Keys Golf Club. The club is led by Julene R., Dot Kelleher, Alexis Kelleher and Lizzy Allen. The club sponsors cre­ ative fundraisers in order to raise money to make this year’s Prom Night absolutly perfect- thanks for making it such an enjoyable night!

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Back Row, L-R: Dot Kelleher, Julene Radziewicz, Tara Duggan, Ellen Dahlberg. Front Row, L-R: Olivia Stevens, Lizzy Allen, Michelle Remillard, Alexis Kelleher, Ms. Lellios.

Jeremy Bamberg and Josh Torrey led the sailing club on many adventures on Indian Lake during the spring time. The club also sponsored a fundraiser this year and sold Regatta Sandwhiches to help raise money for boat maintainence.

From left to right: Vanessa Marcotte, Jeremy Bamberg, Tara Duggan, Ronie Brown, Dot Kelleher, Chris Palatucci, Josh Torrey, Eric Jones Right: Josh Torrey and Jeremy Bamberg show off their skills on a windsurfing board.

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Scrabble T eam Agnes Dardas, Ben Cole and Mrs. VanderSpek are undoubtedly the Scrab­ ble Champions as they lead this club on a quest for competition: who can earn the most scrabble points? It is always an exciting club period when you are learn­ ing new words and playing this family-fun game with your peers.

I Top row from left to right: Adam Freeman-Soybel, Agnes Dardas, April Gammal. Bottom row from left to right: Anastasios Dardas and Rachael Berman. Missing: Ben Cole.

Jnder the leadership of Senora Hosey, he club was very successful in all of its indeavors. They organized many events uch as Trick or Treat for UNICEF, he can food drive, the toy drive, and affles for Celtics tickets, all to benefit he W orcester community as a whole, ’ he main focus for fundraising was for a cholarship the W orcester Partnership, n which we raised money so that in the uture a scholarship can be granted to a :hosen student.

Top row from left to right: Mrs. Hosey. Cynthia Javaras, Megan Bousquet, Victoria Rivera, Mohammad Soofi, Kelly Russo, Tiffany Soobitsky, Franka Cepele, Lizzy Eze, Ms, LeBlanc. Top row from left to right: Monique Goring, Cassandra Pierre-Louis, Nicole Peterson, Avae Thomas

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StO tNtG: Song is a fun new club in our upperschool that has attracted many students. W h eth er it be the food that they eat o r the vari­ ous events they hold, S .O .N .G . always has a good time! They eat pizza, listen to music, and even held an occasion for Festivus, a holiday made up by Jerry Seinfeld on the hilarious sitcom, Seinfeld.

They have a lot of fun, and if you were not part of the club this year, be sure to get in on the action next year!

L-R: Chris Jasinski, Julian Killough-Miller, Mike Dougherty, and Ben Erban

Student Council kicked off the 2006-2007 school year with a Pingree Day pep rally that included an energetic (and loud!) parade through the high school and skits by the various sports teams. They also worked to create the first ever Bancroft School fan t-shirt, which proved to be a huge hit. The Council then turned their attention to more serious matters as they sought to improve the treasurer position created the year before. Overall, this was a great, fun-filled year for the Student Council.

L-R: Rachel Gerhardt, A lex LaRose, Agnes Dardas, Marisa Franklin, Kate Anderson, Jo-Ellen El-Khoury, Jen Yu, Ms. Day, Shahbaz Soofi

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Speech T eam 1. Gabe Drapos and Aiden Payne pose with their trophies and light sabers for their famous Star Wars interpretation.

2. Gabe Drapos with Darth Vader, his counterpart, behind him. 3. Sarah Neslusan and Cassy Hayes show off their awards after a competition.

The speech team is an incredibly succesful club with more members than ever before. In their fourth year, this team has participated in about 14 tournaments from humongous tournaments like Holly Fest to smaller tour­ naments like Revere. This year they will be sending many students to States to compete, which is a huge accomplishment. As you may have seen at the assemblies, pieces range from hilarious duos, such as Aidan and Gabe’s (or Gabaidan) Star War’s piece, to incredibly depressing pieces. These students spend their Saturdays getting up at the crack of dawn for tournaments.

They experience things such as hoping not to be scolded by Mr. Sheldon for arriving too late at the buses, enjoying the tasty snacks provided by the speech parents, performing in front of about six other people, and finally hoping to “break” to finals. This team has crazy warmups like Baby Shark and the Beaver Call and are not too shy to show their expression, excite­ ment and most of all VOLUME! They worship their team mascot the ham­ ster, Spanky! Just this year, in addition to the hamster, they have acquired a llama, or as it likes to be called: Dolly Llama! Not only is this team like a family, but they also get to meet people from all over Massachussets and sometimes even all over the country!

4. A whole group of speechies waits in the audience for the tournament winners to be announced. 5. Mr Sheldon, Aiden Payne, Sarah Neslusan, Gabe Drapos, Cassy Hayes and Spencer Doehlart are ready for their misson at the national forensic speech tournament in Chicago.

6. Top Row: Gifford Williams, Moriah Mensah, Caroline Schaffer, Annalisa Specter, Patrick Bryant, Jason Turner, and Spencer Doehlert.

N ext Row: Tom Killeen, Cassy Hayes, Kate MacDougall, Adam Freeman-Soybel, and Kacie Mott. N ext Row: Mr. Sheldon, Jim Ermilio, Al Deliallisi, and Agnes Dardas. N ext Row: Rachel Berman, Bonnie Lindner, Michaela Palermo, and Emily Mandara. N ext Row: Sarah Neslusan (Club Head), Maryann Zekeria, Becca Rae, Elizabeth Valdez, Adam Rosenberg, Jordan Ball, Christina Ermilio, Bettina Salfeld. Last Row: Aidan Payne (Club Head), Gabe Drapos (Club Head), Maia Selkow, Jackie Theoharis, Russell Oliver, and Annie Massad.

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Table de Francias had yet another successful year. From providing the Upper School with delicious crepe sales (in which the proceeds went to a school in Rwanda) to helping to pla foreign language week, the members and leac ers of Table de Francais never seemed to stop working. “It has been a great year,” said Table leaders were Michelle Arous and Alena Aman “I’ll be sad to see it end.”

L-R: Beatrice Holdstein, Madame Puccio, Kelsie Tidman, Marisa Franklin, Michelle Arous, Jeremy Bamberg, Alena Amano, Kingsley Essien, Susan El Khoury, Sarah Tadiri. Missing Rebecca Fahlstrom and Lizzy Eze. Right: Sabrina Kuchta prepares a crepe for herself with plently of nutella, whipped cream powdered sugar and strawberries, at one of the many sales hosted by Table de Francais.

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The Tour Guides club had another suc­ cessful year this year under the leadership of Kate Anderson, Jack Anderson and Mrs. Lamir in the front office. From the Open House to alumni weekend, Ban­ croft student tour guides did a fantastic job of representing their school and shar­ ing it with others.

L-R: Emily Mandara. Christina Ermilio, Monique Goring, Agnes Dardas, Ellen Dahlberg, Dot Kelleher, Kingsley Essien, Jen Yu, Michelle Arous and Susan El Khoury. Missing many members in photo.

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U ncommon T ime Uncommon Time graced the Upper School with their musical presence once again this year. They performed beautifully at the winter and spring concerts, and their rendition of Bob Marley’s “One Love” at the holiday all-school assembly was amazing. This club truly showcases the incredible vocal talents of Bancroft students.

Back L-R: Daniel Maskas, Jason Turner, Spencer Doehlert, Adam Freeman Soybel, and Jackson Stell.

Middle L-R: Kaitlyn W itt, Jordan Ball, Nicole Peterson, Jackie Theoharis, Bryn Digney, and Abigail Ayres.

Front L-R: Sarah Neslusan, Eric Jones, and Lizzy Eze.

.M.C.I., Youth Micro-Credit iternational, was a first year lub at Bancroft. The club /orked really hard this year 0 raise money to send to ew businesses in developing ountries. The Upper School eally enjoyed the oppurtuniy d purchase hand-made Guasmalan merchandise during ertain lunch periods, knowing he money would support a 1 reat cause. We can expect Teat things from this club in he future.

Top (L-R): Taylor Kelly and Taylor Ryan. Middle: Brad Marcus, Sarah Morris, Trudy Crowley, Cristi O ’Connor and Ms. Day. Bottom: Erika O ’Donnell, Sarah Sloane, Jake Herman and Clara Zinman.

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Cynthia, You have been a joy since the day you were born with a smile that lights up the world and a wonderful sense of humor that always keeps us laughing. You are a quiet leader who leads by setting a great exam­ ple. You are an intelligent, compas­ sionate, fun, funny, loving, caringyoung woman with a will of steel.

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Austrian police confirm ed the identity o f

3. Through the prime cruise season, there were breakouts o f

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the highly contagious norovirus on ships sailing the world's seas.

a feasibility study for possible surgery in space.

; iptive since her abduction as a 10-year-old.

Hundreds fell victim to the virus’ flu-like symptoms.

The five-doctor team operated in near zero-gravity conditions produced by an Airbus 300 looping to create interval dives simulating weightlessness.

A Kansas teenager racked up perfect scores on the ACT and SAT. Jakub Voboril of Wichita got a 36 on the ACT on his third try. He received his SAT results shortly after the perfect ACT score: a perfect score of 2400. He did check out test prep books, but his i

advice: "Pay attention in class."

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5. Texan Andrea Yates was

6. A newborn male white buffalo in a Wisconsin

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herd attracted the attention o f Native Americans

j lergy efficiency. Clocks were

insanity o f murdering her five

who consider the animal sacred for its potential

The baiji, a rare, nearly blind white river dolphin, is

l.mged March 11 rather than

children by drowning them in

to bring good fortune and peace. This is the

effectively extinct. Researchers say pollution and

a bathtub five years ago.

third white buffalo born into the herd.

overfishing in the Yangtze River caused the species'

first Sunday in April.

demise. Plus, ship traffic there confused the sonar the baiji used to find food.

Americans won the l\lobel prizes for physics (John Mather of IMASA Goddard Flight Center and George Smoot from UC Berkeley with their satellite program that backed up the Big Bang theory), chemistry (Roger D. Kornburg from Stanford School of Medicine who studied how cells take information from genes to produce proteins), medicine (Andrew Z. Fire from MIT and Craig C. Mello from Harvard who discovered j. In January 2007, Northern Europe was hit by an unusually strong storm which killed an Englishman when a falling

a way to turn off specific genes) and economics

'ranch crushed his car. Heavy rains and gale-force winds caused delays in air and sea travel. 8. Former State Department

(Edmund S. Phelps from Columbia University for

fficial Richard Armitage admitted that he inadvertently revealed CIA employee Valerie Flame's identity to reporters.

examining the trade-offs between inflation and its

. CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier was the only m em ber o f her crew who survived a Ju n e car bombing in Baghdad.

effects on unemployment).

0. Students found a way to receive messages in class by downloading a ringtone with a pitch so high teachers couldn’t ear it. 11. As much as 75 percent o f California’s citrus crop was damaged in a January 2007 cold snap that lasted more

Houston truck driver Tyrone Williams was spared

van a week. 12. Gerald Ford, the 38th president, died on Dec. 2 6 ,2 0 0 6 , and was buried in Grand Rapids, MI.

the death penalty and sentenced to life in prison for his role in the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt

3. On Sept. 6,2006, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that the 2006 Labour Party conference would be his last.

4. Apple Computer s new $-i99 iPhone was a m ajor release at Macworld 2 0 0 7 .1 5 . T he death o f form er Chilean dictator ugusto Pinochet prompted dem onstrations o f celebration. 16. The family o f Milena Del Valle filed a wrongful death wsuit after she was crushed by 12 tons o f concrete in a "Big Dig" accident at the Boston highway construction project

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early spring on Groundhog Day. but bitter cold, | days o f ice and as much as 10 feet o f snow (in parts o f upstate New York) typified February.

security, the Senate proposed programs where long-time illegal immigrants could apply for guest worker permits or “earn” their citizenship. Conservatives opposed the legalization plans, saying they amounted to “amnesty."

13. Animal rights activists were up in arms wheilj

more than 50,000 dogs were slaughtered in China in a government-ordered crackdown afteilj three people died o f rabies. Only military dogs j and police canine units were spared.

20. Scientists docum ented more than 1,000

biological species unique to the Eastern Arc Mountains o f Tanzania and Kenya. The area, which is slightly smaller than the state o f Rhode Island, is mainlv forested.

18. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck

19. November releases o f Playstation 3 and

Indonesia on May 2“ 2006. killing more than 5.800 and injuring 36,299. Thousands that he knew the bill would save lives, the ACLU called it

o f aftershocks followed and hundreds of

the Wii at $250 including one gam e and

' one o f the worst civil liberties measures ever enacted."

thousands were left homeless in central Java.

expected to sell a million units by year's end.

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4 . Citing clim ate change as a cause, scientists studied a giant ice

5. Findings from the surgeon

6. Fighting in Lebanon lessened after the U.N. Security

ly ere the only source o f relief from July’s heat

shelf - the size o f Manhattan - which broke awav from an island

general declared second hand

Council passed Resolution 1701, but Hezbollah leaders

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killed 49 o f SO people aboard the Comair flight

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bound for Atlanta when the plane was assigned

former CEO Jeffrey Skilling

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lot speak, was identified by a scar on her arm. She disappeared in 1988 while herding buffalo.

Blast injuries killed Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June when bombs were dropped on the Iraqi safehouse where he was meeting with associates.

In October, searchers found bones believed to have been overlooked in searches following the 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Search officials identified dozens of areas to be re-examined; the active search to identify the dead ended in 2002.

1. Women made history in Kuwait's Ju n e Parliamentary elections as it was the first tim e females were allowed to run for

More than 40 percent of the 2,749 victims have never

office and the first tim e Kuwaiti women were allowed to vote. 2 . The outbreak o f illness linked to E. coli in spinach in

been identified with DIMA matches.

Septem ber hospitalized 60 and caused a ban on bagged California spinach. Before year's end. another E. coli outbreak, this one traced to lettuce and green onions served by the fast food chain Taco Bell and others, sickened more than 70

The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,000

who had patronized East Coast restaurants.

for the first time ever on Oct. 19,2006, and remained

3. King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. who reigned over Tonga’s 170 islands in the South Pacific for 41 years, was buried in

above that lofty benchmark through year's end.

Septem ber. 4 . Microsoft's Windows Vista, the operating system that replaced Windows XP, was released too late for the holiday sales season after five years in development. 5 . Japan’s long-running debate over whether women should be

Concentration camp and incarceration records would be the first Nazi documents released under a plan to make millions of files stored in Germany accessible

allowed to succeed to the throne ended in Septem ber when Princess Kiko gave birth to a son, Hisahito. The new prince is third in line for the throne behind his uncle and his father. 6. Airline passengers faced new travel restrictions after British authorities uncovered a terrorist plot to use liquid explosives to blow up airplanes headed to the United States.

to Holocaust researchers. Holocaust survivors have waited decades to see records meticulously kept by the Nazis; transport documents and death lists, and notes on concentration camp inmates ranging from their hereditary diseases to the number of lice plucked from their heads are included.

At 14, Michael Perham, from Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England, became the youngest person to sail solo across the Atlantic Ocean. He arrived in Antigua in January, seven weeks after setting off on the 3,500-mile journey from Gibraltar aboard the 28-foot boat, Cheeky Monkey.

Three climbers stranded after a fail on Oregon's Mt. Hood were rescued in February after spending the night amid ferocious winds and blowing snow. The

7. After firing a num ber o f test missiles during sum m er months. North Korea agreed to a deal to begin closing down its i

two women and a man slipped off a ledge and fell

nuclear arm s program in exchange for $300 million in fuel and financial aid. 8. Celebrations broke out in Baghdad wheil

about 100 feet in the process of descending from

form er dictator Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging in Decem ber.

a winter climb and camping expedition interrupted by bad weather. In December, three members of a

10. Former Soviet spy Alexander Litvinenko died in November after exposure to a radioactive poison. 11. Sony mylo

(my life online) was created to attract younger users with Web browsing, messaging, phone and digital music capabilities, i

climbing party perished on the 11,239-foot mountain when the group became separated. After 10 days,

12. Entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari paid a reported $20 million to becom e the fourth private spaceflight participant. 13.

searchers recovered one of the bodies in a snow

More than 9.8 million acres burned during the 2006 fire season, the worst in 50 years. 14. With the population o f wild panda bears below 1.600, the Chinese began breeding in captivity; 30 cubs were born in 2 0 0 6 . 15. Breaking the record

cave and called off their work as another winter storm approached the area. The other climbers were presumed dead.

for American cars sold at auction, a 1966 Shelby Cobra sold for $5.5 million. 16. The FDA approved a vaccine for cervical cancer in Ju ne and Merck and Co. began distribution. 17. The Libyan Supreme Court overturned death sentences o f five nurses and a doctor accused o f intentionally infecting more than -tOO children with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

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won control o f both the House and the Senate.

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An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit Hawaii in mid-October, causing a landslide that blocked a highway. A state-wide disaster declaration was posted, but no fatalities were reported. A num ber o f aftershocks, including one with a magnitude o f 5.8, followed. 19. Leading Internet search engine G oogle acquired YouTube for 51.65 in an O ctober all-stock deal. YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen each received shares o f Google stock approximately 5326 million, while an array o f other employees and YouTube's venture capital backers shared the In other technolog)’ news, MySpace began distributing Am ber alerts, which announce local child abductions.

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Hollywood Walk o f Fame in January 2007. Hers was the 2,298th star to be featured. 1 6 . “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin met an untimely death in September when a stingray barb fatally pierced his heart. His 8-year-old daughter. Bincli Sue, planned to follow in his footsteps with her own animal show on TV.

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2. San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker and actress Eva Longoria plan to wed in France in the sum m er o f 200"

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MTV celebrated 25 years on the air in August, 2006 and continued to expand coverage and affect programming with shows like "TRL," 'Control Freak," "Road Rules," "M y Sweet 16,” "Real World" and "Underage and Engaged."

A Sacramento radio station fired 10 employees when a listener died following an on-air water drinking contest. While 18 contestants were vying for a Fox’s "24” and Kiefer Sutherland won 2006 Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series and Best in a Drama Series.

4. Johnny Depp returned to the big screen as Captain Jack Sparrow in “ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ." which

Nintendo Wii console, a nurse called in to warn about water intoxication and was ignored.

opened on July 7, 2006, with the top single-day gross ever.

Queen Elizabeth II bestowed honorary knighthood on U2's Bono, recognizing his humanitarian work, particularly his campaign against poverty in Africa.

A New Jersey eighth grader took home top honors - and more than $42,000 in cash and prizes - as winner of the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Katharine Close, the first girl to win since 1999, spelled "urspache" to win the televised bee.

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Weddings made news in the world of entertainment.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes tied the knot in Italy in November 2006. In June, the former Mrs. Cruise, Nicole Kidman, married country star Keith Urban in her native Australia. Avril Lavigne and Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley had a summer wedding in California.

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an album he describes as “mature and reflective." he made a documentary about the global water shortage. The U.N.

and Richie Sambora (11 yrs.), Whitney Houston

hailed his efforts as humanitarian. 11. James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul." died o f pneumonia on Christmas Day at 73.

and Bobby Brown (14 yrs.), Pamela Anderson and

15. W hile wedding bell rumors persisted for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Pitt told Esquire magazine that the couple had

Kid Rock (3 months) and Heather M ills and Paul

no plans to m arry until “everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able." 16. Ed Bradley, veteran

McCartney (4 yrs.) all called it quits.

CBS newsman who broke racial barriers at the network, died in November o f leukemia. 17. Taylor Hicks, a 29-year-old from Birmingham, Alabama, was named the fifth “American Idol." Hicks’ fans, the “Soul Patrol," found his raw singing style, his crazy dance moves and his unlikely mop of grey hair irresistible. 18. “The Departed," a remake of the popular 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller “Infernal Affairs, "won four Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director (Martin Scorsese's first after seven previous nominations), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

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After 35 years as host of "The Price is Right" and 50 years in TV, Boh Barker, 83, w ill retire in June 2007.

1. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning attempts a left-handed shovel pass in the first-ever rainy Super Bowl. Despite the inclement weather, which made it tough to control the ball, MVP Manning completed 25 o f 38 passes for 247 yards and one touchdown in the Colts’ 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears.

Super Bowl X U , played in Miami, was a game o f firsts. It was the first Super Bowl featuring a pair o f black coaches, the Colts’ Tony Dungy became the first black coach to win a Super Bowl and the victory was the first ever N FL championship for the city o f Indianapolis.

When Tiger Woods won his 11th major championship in July 2006 by capturing the British Open, it was his first victory since his father, Earl, succumbed to cancer in May. While speculators wondered whether he'd be able to focus after the death, Woods continued toward Jack Nicklaus* record 18 titles when he captured his 12th a month later with a fiveshot victory at the 88th PGA Championships.

2. The Carolina Hurricanes, dismissed by many hockey fans and experts as the 2005-06 season started, won the Stanley Cup with a seventh game 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. The Hurricanes came back after losing Games 5 and 6.

1Rookie goaltender Cam Ward was named w inner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the post-season MVP.

The Tour de France victory went to an American rider for the eighth year straight as Californian Floyd Landis rebounded to win his fifth race of the year.

The Saudi first baseman in the Little League World Series attracted lots of attention during the August tournament in South Williamsport, PA. Aaron Durley, 13, stood 6-feet, 8-inches tall, weighed 256 pounds and wore size 19 shoes.

On Sept. 25,2006, the Louisiana Superdome re­ opened for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The

Kentucky Derby winner

4. Tennis ace Roger Federer

5. Maryland players celebrate after winning the

j Barbara was euthanized in

became the first man ever to

2006 N CAA women's basketball championships.

i lanuary after months of health

win both Wimbledon and the

The Terrapins beat Duke 78-75 in overtime to

"The Saints Are Coming," and the home-team Saints

’ setbacks. The thoroughbred

U.S. Open back-to-back three

win the title. Sophomore Laura Harper, who

beat the Atlanta Falcons 23-3.

years in a row.

scored 16 points, was the tournament MVP.

injured in the Preakness.

sold-out stadium went wild as U2 and Green Day sang

On Jan. 1,2007, Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight became the winningest Division 5college basketball coach when victory #880 put him ahead of former Ui\!C great Dean Smith.

Retirement changed the landscape of American sports; Cowboys coach Bill Parcells called it quits after two Super Bowl titles and 19 years as an (\IFL coach, and 77-year-old Arnold Palmer played his last round of professional golf in October. Other retirements of note: Patriots OB Doug Flutie, 15-season Philadelphia j 6. San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds broke Babe Ruth's record of "15 home runs in May. In pursuit of H ank Aaron’s

Steelers coach Bill Cowner, Houston Astros slugger

1record of 755, he ended the 2006 season with 734 homers. 7. Italian team captain Fabio Cannavaro celebrates his team's

Jeff Bagwell and long-time Temple basketball coach

5-3 O T win over France in the World Cup Soccer finals.

and Hall of Earner John Chaney.

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8. Tiger Woods' w innings surpassed die $60 m illion mark and he won seven consecutive tournaments. 9- Joakim Noah and the Florida Gators won the N C A A basketball title and Noah was named the tournament's outstanding

Fans mourned the loss of New York Yankees pitcher

player. 10. Kevin H arvick celebrates after w inning his first Daytona 500; he finished just .123 seconds ahead of Mark

Cory Lidle, whose small plane crashed into a NYC

Martin, who led the NASCAR season opener for 26 laps.

apartment building, and Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, who died of a stroke at age 45. Longtime

11. Third-seed Maria Sharapova won the U.S. Open, defeating No. 2-seed Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 -4 ,6 -4 .12. Norway’s Andreas W iig was the star o f W inter X Games 11. winning gold medals in both Best Snowboard Trick and Snowboard Slopestyle. 13. Miam i Heat coach Pat Riley and his team overcame a two-game series deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks in six games of the best of seven series. 14. Lorcna Ochoa was named the LPGA’s Player of the Year.

coaches Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics) and Bo Schembechler (Michigan football) also died.

2. As the new American diplomacy envoy, five tim e World Champion Michelle Kwan will travel the world promoting American values

3. Tennis great Andre Agassi retired wit 11 an emotional farewell at the U.S. Open after a thirdround loss. 4. Daytona 500 and Brickvard winner • Jim m ie Johnson eventually won the Nextel Cup title and was named Driver o f the Year.

1. World Series MVP David Eckstein and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the A L Champion Detroit Tigers in Game 5 of the 102nd Fall Classic. Eckstein, went 6-for-9 with four RBIs in Games 4 and 5, hit the fourth-inning RBI groundout that brought home the winning run The title was the Cardinals' tenth - the most o f any N L team - but their first since 1982. Tony LaRussa became just the second manager in the history o f baseball to win a series title in both leagues.

5. The most recognized soccer player in the world went Hollywood. David Beckham signed a deal worth a reported $250 m illion in salary and commercial endorsements to play with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

6. Bowl Championship Series MVP Chris Leak quarterbacked the Florida Gators to a a 1-1-t thumping of O hio State and the national title. 7.

Serena Williams, ranked 81st, won the Australian Open, beating top-seeded Maria Sharapova.