2025 Bement Bulletin

Bement Bulletin

The Bement Bulletin is published yearly by the communications office for current and past parents,

grandparents, and friends of The Bement School.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Jennifer Gottlieb FR

MANAGING EDITOR

Linda Stacy P’08 ’11, FA

DESIGNER

Penny Michalak P’14

WRITER

Jennifer Gottlieb FR

ASSISTANT EDITORS

Sara Becton Ardrey P’22 ’24, FA

Crista DeRicco P’31 ’33, FA

COPY EDITOR

Jamie Nan Thaman FR

PHOTOGRAPHY

Bement School Archives

Ben Bensen P’86 ’92 ’98 ’01 ’02, PF

David Michalak P’14

Matt Plager ’12, FA

Tim Young ’61, PF

Enhua (Joanna) Zhang P’26 ’28

CONSTITUENCY

’GB Alumna/us from Grace Bement era (1925 –1947)

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“The very stone one kicks with one’s boot will outlast Shakespeare.”

—VIRGINIA WOOLF

At Bement, we have been studying and honoring a century of our school’s history for the better part of a year now. With the capstone of that celebration on the horizon—come see us in Deerfield October 10–12!—it’s hard to resist taking a moment for reflection and perspective on just what it means for Grace Bement’s educational vision to be beginning its second century.

Taken at the grandest scale, as Virginia Woolf reminds us in her masterpiece novel To the Lighthouse, a century of human history is a mere ripple in the sea of time; even within Bement’s own home in Historic Deerfield, 1925 might as well be yesterday. Bement House arose along Main Street sometime around 1712, and it’s not the oldest building on the street. And the Indigenous Pocumtuck took up residence in the area now called Deerfield soon after glacial Lake Hitchcock drained roughly 10,000 years ago. It boggles the mind to think about the evolution of the place Bement inhabits across more than a hundred centuries, and yet Bement’s history as a community of modern-day learners and educators is inextricably linked to the broader history of the region.

A history teacher colleague of mine likes to say “history is the stories we choose to tell,” an important reminder of the inherent biases that shape most historical narratives. The stories we have chosen to tell at this notable moment in Bement’s history are, not surprisingly, centered around people: Grace Bement and her indelible vision for a progressive school; the transformational faculty who have defined decades of commitment and excellence, like Mary Hawks, Tim Young, and Janice Currie; and the visionaries who have secured the school’s place in the independent

school landscape in more recent years and whose names adorn campus today—Drake, Kittredge, Jackson, Clagett McLennan. Behind each name and each story lie countless relationships between teachers, students, families, and a school that make up the core of the Bement experience.

Similarly, in the pages of this year’s Bulletin we have attempted to capture as many of those stories and memories as possible. Human stories like the ones that define Bement’s first century are inherently complex, so while the exercise of chronicling Bement’s history has been full of nostalgic joy and laughter, it is also undeniably incomplete. Indeed, the fact that Bement’s history can never be fully complete is the most exciting and hopeful feature of pausing to celebrate Bement’s history at 100: students, faculty, families, staff, alumni, and friends are living Bement’s second century right now, and the writing of that story will continue to echo and unearth new artifacts and legends from Bement’s rich, beautiful past. As F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in The Great Gatsby (in the same year Menty founded Bement, no less), “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

On behalf of all of us at Bement, I invite you to come along on a journey through a hundred years of extraordinary history, a narrative that began with one remarkable woman’s vision and, rather than ending, lives on today in the hearts and minds of hundreds of precious children and their teachers.

MIKE SCHLOAT P’24 ’26 Head of School

When Grace Bement started our school in 1925, she called her work “playing with acorns,” a nod to the tenets of a Bement education centered on not only joy and nature but also the belief in potential: that with nurturing care and attention, something so small becomes grounded and strong.

Grace Bement first came to Deerfield when her husband Lewis was offered a position as president of the John Russell Cutlery Company in Turners Falls, MA. From the beginning, the two were very active in the community. In 1924, “Menty,” a mother of three and trained Montessori teacher, was asked by Frank Boyden at Deerfield Academy if she would be willing to tutor a student from Greenfield. It was so successful that the boy’s mother asked Menty if she’d consider teaching her younger children and some friends—six in all, ages 12–14—and together they studied at card tables in the Bements’ living room. As more students were added, the living room transformed into a permanent classroom filled with older students in the mornings, younger ones in the afternoons. And The Bement School was born.

A lot has changed since those early days, but one thing has not: Bement remains at its core a small family school dedicated to best practices in learning and life.

The idea of the school is the maintenance of a normal, healthy, happy life—training children for responsibility, developing initiative, guiding rather than repressing, disciplining rationally, creating a love for study and reading, and providing an environment in which each child finds a wholesome outlet for their own personality.

—Excerpt from 1935 admissions booklet written by Grace Bement

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Celebrating a Century of Bement

AROUND CAMPUS

Our quintessential New England campus is a beloved home away from home for Bementers from down the street and around the world.

REMEMBER WHEN

Take a walk down memory lane to relive your own experience and learn about those of others.

TRADITIONS & TALES

Everything that makes Bement, Bement— from Crazy Hat Day and Marianne’s cookies to strong traditions of athletics, arts, and service.

LOVE OF LEARNING

Curiosity, hard work, and wonder combine to create an extraordinary educational experience.

Around Campus

1 OUR PLACE IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY

Bement wishes to acknowledge the ancient history of our village and the native inhabitants who originally called this valley home. The process of crafting that land acknowledgment prompted profound questions about the purpose of such a statement: Is it to authentically pay homage to those who came before, or to transcend mere acknowledgment and move toward meaningful action that recognizes the losses that defined the span between the acknowledged history and the contemporary reality? Answering thoughtfully will take time and must include voices that represent the peoples and histories we wish to honor. So while that work continues, we hope our efforts to acknowledge this place between two rivers and its beauty and power, its history and mythology, its triumphs and tragedies, and the countless untold stories and unheralded lives that came and went over thousands of years on this soil will live up to the challenge inherent in Bement’s core values of compassion, integrity, resilience, and respect.

“One of the things that is very important about Bement is that it is a ‘village school.’ The

campus extends to

village of Deerfield.”

pretty much the whole

—JOHN BUTLER FHS, P’83 ’84

2 GINGKO DAY

Each fall, we watch with anticipation as the gingko tree outside Barton House turns from green to yellow before dropping all its leaves in a single day, blanketing the sidewalk in a lovely layer of gold.

3 THE EVOLUTION OF SNIVELY HOUSE

Moved board by board from Dana (one of a handful of small Massachusetts towns flooded to form the Quabbin Reservoir), Snively House is one of Bement’s most beloved and original buildings. Named for Bob and Mary Elizabeth Snively, who taught arithmetic at Bement in the 1930s, Snively House has been many things to many people—dorm, library, classroom, Development Office, Student Health Services, even Grace Bement’s residence upon her retirement!—demonstrating that, like our students, Bement is at once respectful of history, resourceful, and ready to adapt.

6 did you know?

Bement admissions receives over 500 inquiries annually from more than 10 countries (and 25 states)! Each year, we are pleased to welcome an average of 55 new students to campus.

7WHAT’S COOKING

The school’s Dining Services team serves up three meals a day and strives to provide a variety of healthy, seasonal, made-from-scratch meals that support local and sustainable agricultural practices and introduce students and staff to new foods and flavors.

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5 REFLECTION

“My interest in early American history, I think, was stoked by my years at Bement and feeling like the campus was more than just the buildings. It was the playing fields, it was Main Street, it was the museums of Old Deerfield, it was everything. At the time, it didn’t feel particularly special, but looking back I realize: it’s magical here.”

—SHEEHAN LUNT JENKINS ’00, PTT

then & now THE BARN

Mr. Boyden in a horse and buggy

1925–1947

Grace Bement

1974–1985

John N. Butler

2015–2016

Frank Henry Interim

1947–1971

Mary “Gug” Drexler

Katherine “Kay” Bartlett

1985–1999 Peter Drake

2016–2020

Christopher H. Wilson

1971–1974

Charles F. Hamilton

1999–2015

Shelley Borror Jackson

Mike Schloat

“Elementary schools are the foundation on which the whole structure of American education rests.”

—GRACE BEMENT

VISION and VALUES

ROOTS and WINGS

RIGOR and

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LONGEST TENURED FACULTY

When Timothy C. Young ’61 arrived at Bement in September 1957 as a new fifth-grade boarder, who knew he’d join the faculty 11 years later and become one of Bement’s longest-serving staff members?

Tim retired from teaching after the 2012–13 school year but stayed on as resident photographer until his death in 2019. In addition to teaching computer programming, photography, and mathematics, Tim served as a dorm parent, van driver, PE instructor, and coach. Longtime chair of the math department and upper school dean of students, Tim is remembered for his legendary slideshows, which captured countless moments of life at Bement. The TCY meeting room in the Kittredge Building honors his many contributions to the school community.

10 REFLECTION

“Every program at Bement is built around fostering the love of learning and exploration in every student. The abundance of joy and enthusiasm that fills the Bement campus every day is truly remarkable. It’s what feeds the growth of every child here and readies them to embrace the larger world with that same spirit when they graduate.”

11 did you know?

Atop the Kittredge Building sits our very own weather station, collecting data on temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity, barometric pressure, and rainfall. The information is uploaded and available online for viewing 24/7 as part of Weather Underground, a meteorological community and resource of weather stations around the world.

12 then & now PLAYGROUND

Tim Young as a student

Class of 2014 students and Mr. Young

Mrs. Ratiani’s manners table

—ALICE GEARHART, UPPER SCHOOL WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR, REGISTRAR

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RESIDENTIAL LIFE

For Grace Bement, living and learning were inseparably intertwined. Today, the school offers a warm, nurturing home away from home for our boarding community of both international and domestic students in grades 3 through 9. Students live, study, and eat meals together, building strong lifelong bonds as well as a sense of independence and understanding of the world.

14 REFLECTION

“I was just a young girl from Jamaica who’d recently arrived in the States and was suddenly heading to boarding school at Bement. I remember learning how to spell M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-S on the drive from New York to Deerfield, and pulling up to the campus where I received the warmest welcome. I was only there a year, but it was an incredibly formative time of making friends and being exposed to so many new things. Bement offered me a well-rounded curriculum of life, in a sense, and sparked something in me where I realized there was so much more. And at the same time, the school protected me from the turmoil in the world and gave me a beautiful experience.”

—CHRISTINE REYNOLDS ’77

When she purchased Bement’s first dormitory in 1936, Grace Bement could not have imagined that one day her little school would extend to the north end of Old Main Street, the site of Bement’s residential campus.

15 BOARDING AT BEMENT: A TIMELINE

1930 First boarders attend Bement.

1936 Purchase of Barton House, Bement’s first official dormitory.

1940s Snively houses four boys, who would flip a coin to see who slept in the loft.

1965 72 boarders in seven dorms: Abercrombie House, Smith House, Dickenson House, Stebbins House, Wright House, Bement House, and Barton House

1978 Residential life expands with an addition to Stebbins and the new Phillips House, which also serves as the home for the assistant head of school and, later, Bement’s dean of boarding.

1990s Bement’s boarding community becomes increasingly international.

2010 New boys dorms, Jiayi House and Blydenburgh House, open.

2012 New girls dorm, Jackson House, opens.

2017 Haas (Wright) House renovated.

16 did you know?

Bement’s boarders have come from nearly every U.S. state and more than 40 countries around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and dozens in between, including the Bahamas, Belarus, Brazil, China, Cuba, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

“In the library, we work hard to ensure that each child sees themself as a reader. We support all genres and formats of books, with each having value. We want children to see their own experiences reflected in books and to be transported into worlds they have yet to discover. We strive to build compassion and empathy through the books we share.”

—MARCIA BERNARD, LIBRARIAN

19 GOOD NEIGHBOR: DEERFIELD ACADEMY

Beyond our own idyllic campus, we greatly appreciate the community of Old Deerfield and our century-old friendship and partnership with Deerfield Academy. In the early days, legendary heads of school and colleagues Grace Bement and Frank Boyden invited students to engage in offerings at the two schools when students attended dances, debates, and plays. Our community continues to benefit from Deerfield Academy’s generosity with the use of their athletic spaces and other campus resources. Thank you for a century of friendship, DA!

17 LIBRARY

Many spaces have served as the school library, from Grace Bement’s living room to Billings House, then Snively House, and finally to the Clagett McLennan Library, currently located in the Polk Building. In all of its iterations, the library has been an essential element of the school community, allowing students to engage their thinking, learn about the world, and explore people and places past, present, and future. Under the guidance of librarian and educator Marcia Bernard, students and teachers use the library daily to research, relax, connect, and collaborate, building information literacy, perspective, and community.

18 did you know?

Bement’s library was created in part through the long-standing tradition of students donating books on their birthday. It has grown to include a diverse and inclusive collection of 10,000 print titles, 50,000 ebooks and audiobooks, and 30 electronic databases and online encyclopedias.

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PINE HILL

With its natural pathways, tall trees, and open clearings, Pine Hill provides Bement and the greater community with extensive outdoor space for learning, living, reflecting, and exploring. Situated on 10+ acres of wooded hilltop overlooking the Mary Hawks House and athletic fields on the north end of campus, Pine Hill is a unique resource for expanding and enriching the curriculum, whether being used to test topics learned in the classroom or serving as artistic inspiration.

Remember When

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FRENCH EXCHANGE

For three weeks in the spring of 1987, Bement welcomed to campus 16 students from L’Ecole Ermitage, a school just outside Paris. Organized by world language teacher Nancy Pond P’89, ’95, French students ages 11 to 14 were hosted by Bement families and participated in classes as well as a handful of field trips to Boston, New York, and Sturbridge Village. The head of Ermitage, a native of Amherst, MA, reciprocated the following spring, when a group of 15 Bement students and two chaperones traveled to the school in Maisons-Laffitte, where they lived with host families, attended classes, and explored the area from Paris to Normandy to Versailles. This exchange program lasted 14 years, with the two schools alternating visits each year—a valuable experience for the hundreds of students who participated over time. In the words of one: “The most rewarding experience for me was the time spent in Maisons-Laffitte with a French family. It gave us the opportunity to make a connection with ‘typical’ French citizens and create lifelong relationships. The only thing I would change about this trip is to make it longer!”

“Bement remains the unique and exceptional school that it is because of Menty and those who have followed in her footsteps. Her values created the school, and they remain very much alive and well today.”

—TELL WHITE ’GB, PTT

23 did you know?

By our count, Mrs. Pennock pulled more than 1,000 loose teeth over

Beginning in the 1960s, Bement’s Latin classes took part in a day of Roman-inspired games, skits, food, and fun, with contests such as discus throwing and toga-clad relay races. Rumor has it that the first-ever banquet featured a smoked shoulder, but the door didn’t shut all the way on the old gas oven in the small kitchen located off the library, so faculty took turns holding it closed (“with our fannies,” according to one) until the meat was fully cooked!

26 COLONIAL BALL

As the culmination of a seven-week study of local life in the 1700s, fourth graders donned period dress and danced and dined in Historic Deerfield’s Hall Tavern.

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SCIENCE FAIR

Begun in 1992, before ample lab space in the Kittredge Building allowed for year-round experimentation, the Science Fair provided upper school students with hands-on lab experience across many aspects of science. Students would work individually or in pairs over four weeks exploring the what, why, and how of various topics, from acid rain to aerodynamics to astronomy to the seasonal movement of constellations. Faculty and staff judges would make the rounds for brief presentations, asking questions and providing constructive

24 ROMAN BANQUET

27 NOTICING NATURE

It began as a popular after-school program and grew to include summer sessions for small groups of children ages 6 to 9: Louise Smith’s Noticing Nature program featured time with animals, journaling, art-making, and adventures. Students relished a variety of experiences, including blueberry picking at Quonquont Farm in Whately; salamander seeking at Red Gate Farm in Buckland; interacting with peacocks, emus, yaks, and camels at Tregellys Fiber Farm in Hawley; and swimming, skipping stones, and dipping

28 BAND T-SHIRTS

Bement band members proudly wore tees as loud as their music, with their names on the back.

“I was just there to maybe inspire the children, but really it was nature that did the inspiring.”

—LOUISE SMITH P’95 ’97, PF

HISTORIC FLOODS

The great flood of 1936 devastated much of Deerfield, as water rushed down Main Street and inundated buildings and grounds. Seventy-fi ve years later, in August 2011, tropical storm Irene forced another evacuation along the Deerfi eld River, which fl ooded much of the village in a matter of hours. Just weeks later, school opened on time and boarders were welcomed into family homes as faculty banded together to do the cleanup on campus.

“Let’s go have fun and keep everything in the spirit of the day.”

—DOROTHY MILNE PF

30 FIELD HOCKEY JAMBOREE

In 1976, athletic director Tom Falcon organized a fullday field hockey tournament for local programs. The event grew, and for 43 years, teams from all over New England came to Deerfield on the third Saturday in October for a spirited day of games, food, and fun.

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MENTY’S CHAIR

Cynthia Brinsmade ’GB likened Grace Bement’s chair to the crocodile who swallowed an alarm clock in the story of Peter Pan— with the tick-tock sound serving as fair warning to Captain Hook that the croc was on the move: “When you hear Menty’s chair creak, you know without further warning to get down to work.”

32 REFLECTION

“I was Bement’s youngest boarder when I started kindergarten in 1953, after moving to be closer to my grandparents. Grace had retired by then, but I have wonderful memories of spending afternoons with her in Snively House, watching the birds at the feeders outside the big window, looking them up in books from her big library, and playing slapjack and other card games together. At Bement, I felt comfortable, loved, and cared for by the whole community; it was a real family. I’ve lived in lots of places over the years but always think of Deerfield as home.”

—ROBIN WHITTEN ’62, PTT

Grace Bement with granddaughter Robin Whitten

Hulbert Outdoor Center in Vermont . . . the manhole cover, aka Mr. Bensen’s “condo” . . . Mrs. Currie reading Miss Rumphius

33 FIRST LADY ON CAMPUS

On October 31, 1940, while on a road trip through New England, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt stopped at Bement to pay a visit to Diana Hopkins ’GB, the young daughter of former Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins. From the North Adams Transcript: “Later, Mrs. Roosevelt dined with the 60+ boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 14, who are pupils at the school. An orange paper Halloween hat perched jauntily on her head, the first lady of the land sat at the head of the table, with back to the window, in full view of the curious groups outside, who lingered for a glimpse of the President’s wife.”

35 did you know?

Grace Bement hated to waste time! To wit: she had a seamstress make her a series of all-season V-neck dresses—sleeveless but with a matching jacket and bow—in three colors: off-white, light yellow, and lettuce green. These outfits were comfortable and practical so as not to distract from the work at hand, yet sophisticated enough to embody the seriousness with which she accomplished it.

34 FRIDAY AFTERNOON DANCE SESSIONS

At the end of each week, students in grades 5 through 8 would gather in the Barn for ballroom dance lessons, everything from Foxtrot to Tango to line dances. Some students looked forward to this Friday tradition, while others dreaded it; nevertheless, it was a shared experience that defined an era!

36 REFLECTION

“What stands out to me the most about my time at Bement was how happy I was, and how each teacher really went out of their way for me. They went out of their way for all of us.”

—BONDI NUTT ’GB, P’70

With the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, we had to develop policies and procedures in real time to keep pace with the evolving protocols and uncertainty of a global health crisis.

PANDEMIC PIVOT

Keeping the Bement community at once safe and connected required vigilance, intention, and adaptability. The dance studio was converted into a testing station; faculty transitioned to an online education model that maintained and built on Bement’s commitment to robust teaching and learning; in-person programs took to Zoom; students tried new sports conducive to social distancing, like hiking and paddle tennis; and together we navigated a new normal. Throughout it all, Bement worked to maintain the family aspects of the boarding program while adhering to COVID protocols. Activities and meals were arranged by dorm, and bonds deepened as boarders gathered each night to discuss the day or share stories. Thanks to a collective and monumental effort that balanced safety as well as the needs of our young learners, we were able to welcome students back to campus, in person, for the 2020–21 school year.

“The memories that were made over a year of highs and lows will be some of the fondest in many of our minds.”

—MEG O’BRIEN ’95, DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL LIFE, UPPER SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR

38 BEMENT IN PRINT

Bement has been featured in a number of periodicals, notably the June 1969 National Geographic article “Deerfield Keeps a Truce with Time,” about the village’s history and present day, and Life magazine’s June 1937 feature on Bement’s spring dance in Deerfield’s Frary House.

“These youngsters in their early teens or under behave with a mature grace and charm which belie their first long trousers and floor-length party dresses.”

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Lots of things made this program special, including that it was a direct relationship between Bement and the organizations we worked with; the fact that it was student-led, from the fundraising required to make it happen to the projects once we got there; and the many layers of learning throughout the experience.”

—DEAN FUSTO P’17, PF

“First stirring of spring lures a young naturalist from Bement School to The North Meadows in search of tadpoles.”

39 SERVICE TRIP TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

In April 2008, 16 ninth graders traveled with then-Upper School Head Dean J. Fusto P’17 to La Suiza orphanage in the Dominican Republic—the first of several annual community service trips to San Cristóbal and the start of a unique and mutually beneficial connection with several organizations there. Over the next eight years, more than 230 Bement students, faculty, and staff (as well as 30+ alumni) participated in the program, building strong bonds with the people and place. Among the many significant contributions: transforming two dilapidated rooms into a vibrant library, featuring books, games, and murals that promote connection and learning.

40 did you know?

Bement and its “model” students were featured in the 1983 Gant clothing catalog.

The tug-of-war tradition will always be a favorite among Bementers, who remember it fondly—including the Spring Fling faculty “swim” with Mr. Butler, the anchor, in his white tuxedo jacket!

42 REFLECTION

“A small environment, and getting to know your teachers and classmates, benefits all children, including those who may need extra attention when it comes to learning. At Bement we were given an opportunity to build skills and confidence before going off to high school, as well as the chance to make some really good lifelong connections and friendships. Bement provided—and continues to provide—students with a very valuable growth experience and a home away from home.”

—STEPHANIE MCLENNAN ’85, PTT

43 SUPREME COURT COMES TO COMMENCEMENT

Bement welcomed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart P’67, GP’11 as commencement speaker in 1967, the year of his son David’s graduation. Justice Stewart was the youngest member of the court when appointed in 1958; he retired in 1981 and was succeeded by Sandra Day O’Connor.

Traditions & Tales

44 BUDDY PROGRAM

What began as Reading Buddies has evolved into a broader initiative that partners lower school students with older ones for projects and programs, mini-term activities, and more. Kindergartners are paired with fifth graders, first graders with sixth graders, and so on— providing unique opportunities for connection, aspiration, and leadership for each child over the course of their Bement experience.

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In lieu of costumes, Bement students celebrate Halloween with all sorts of creative headwear, be they silly or scary, funny or well-loved, store bought or homemade. This Bement tradition is optional but encouraged for both lower and upper schoolers as part of a festive morning of trick-or-treating and other fun and games.

Bement’s mascot, the Phoenix, is a fitting representation of a school that continues to keep rising, not out of ashes but out of groundwork begun in 1925. Its unique message and Bement’s motto, Fly on Your Own Wings—along with the metaphor of the maturing oak tree— epitomize the enduring legacies of Grace Bement.

When Carole Pennock became lower school head in 1994, the Birthday Bookmark tradition was born: every Friday, at all-school morning meeting, any students, faculty, or staff with a birthday that week receive that year’s specially designed bookmark personalized with their name. Over the years, these keepsakes have featured miniterm topics, teachers, inspirational quotes, and more—each a work of art and memento of their time here.

BEMENT BOOKMARKS 46 CRAZY HAT DAY

MASCOT AND MOTTO

Mrs. Pennock and her famous hat

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MARIANNE’S COOKIES AND KINDNESS

From 1966 until her retirement in 2000 and beyond, Marianne Bourbeau has been as beloved by Bementers as her baked goodies. In addition to three meals a day, six-plus days a week, Marianne found time to provide 2,000 biscuits with whipped cream for the Old Deerfield Fire Department dinner, enough sloppy joe sauce for 1,500 patrons of the Deerfield Craft Fair, countless dinners for trustees, a steady supply of cookies and breads for campus events, and sticky buns for anyone who stopped by on a Saturday morning. And she always found time for the students: “I loved the children most of all,” she said. “If they had any problems they came to me, and I was really privileged that they believed in me and trusted me.”

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MARIANNE’S FAMOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

3 c. butter, softened (not margarine!)

2½ c. light brown sugar

2½ c. granulated sugar

5 eggs

2 tsp. water

5 c. flour

2½ tsp. salt

2½ tsp. baking soda

3 tsp. vanilla

semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350o. Mix butter and sugars. Add eggs and beat, then add water. In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, and baking soda; add to batter and blend well. Fold in vanilla and chocolate chips. Cook for 12 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 3 dozen.

“Marianne epitomizes everything that’s important about Bement. It’s the kids number one, friendliness number two, and the adults number three. She always took care of people. Nobody ever went hungry for food or for love.”

—SCOTT SMITH TT, P’98 ’01 ’03, PF

51 ATHLETICS

Bement cultivates young athletes in PE classes and on sports teams, and places an overall emphasis on physical activity and wellness. It’s a value that dates back to Grace Bement herself, who was ahead of her time in recognizing the importance of movement to a child’s brain development and the role of athletics in fostering teamwork and collaboration, skill as well as sportsmanship, fortitude, and resilience. The goal: to create a strong foundation for a lifetime of fitness, and to have fun doing it!

52 REFLECTION

“By integrating athletics into day-to-day life, our goal is to create a connection and lifelong passion for movement, competition, and overall well-being. Whether a student is just trying out an organized sport for the first time, or it is something that has run deep in their blood for years, Bement provides an atmosphere where everyone has an opportunity to excel.”

—ALEX

BARTLETT ’87, P’31 ’34, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

53 SKIING

One of the school’s oldest traditions, skiing builds both community and confidence as students learn to push beyond their comfort zones and persevere while enjoying time together in the outdoors.

54 REFLECTION

“Every day in the winter, classes would end about 11 a.m. and we’d head to Eaglebrook to ski. I remember returning to campus to a nice hot lunch before resuming classes in the afternoon. Back then, time outdoors played such an important part in our school experience—and our lives.”

—MARLISA PARKER ’52

55 SWIMMING

It was Grace Bement’s belief that swimming isn’t just a sport but a life skill. Every April, lower schoolers make the twice-weekly trek up the road to the Deerfield Academy pool for lessons; those who are already comfortable and capable swimmers focus on gaining increased independence and stroke refinement. Swimming—whether recreational or competitive—is an aspect common to life at Bement (including warm-weather swims in the pool at Mary Hawks House!).

57 then & now SCHOOL DRESS

Friday dress was once on Monday, and gray flannel was replaced with khaki, but dressing uniformly has long been a tradition at Bement.

56 PATCHES

PF 58 REFLECTION

“For me, Bement embodies joy—the joy of forging connections throughout our entire community.” —JANICE CURRIE P’99 ’02, GP’33 ’34,

59 FAMILY-STYLE MEALS

Eating in the dining hall, family style, is a major part of the Bement experience and an opportunity to connect, converse, and catch up on the events of the day.

60 BLUE AND WHITE

Upon arrival, Bement students are assigned one of the school’s two colors for the duration of their time here. On Field Day and other times throughout the year, Teams Blue and White engage in various competitions, which are a source of school spirit and pride. In the early days, the Blue and White competition and points system were serious business, as students earned credit for a variety of things—even table manners and neatness!

61 SPRING FLING

Begun in the late 1950s, Bement’s annual fundraiser is now the school’s festive spring “fun-raiser”—an afternoon of games and activities for students, faculty, family, and friends.

62 ALUMNI PEN PALS

What began as a creative way to encourage cursive writing and introduce kids to the art of written correspondence has become a cherished fifth-grade tradition under Rosemarie Gage, who started the program in 2017. Students are matched with alumni and the pairs exchange letters throughout the school year, sharing interests and hobbies, discussing favorite subjects and sports in school, and comparing what Bement was like then and now.

One of our pen-pal pairs

“There’s nothing like receiving a handwritten letter in the mail. Many of our pen pals are so eloquent and inquisitive, it prompts the students to dig a little deeper in their responses and hone their writing skills. In a world hardwired for instant gratification, it’s a delayed dialogue that slows things down and teaches kids patience.”

—ROSEMARIE GAGE P’10, FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER

63 AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

For Bement’s oldest lower schoolers, the Ambassador Program provides fifth graders with a unique and popular leadership opportunity as campus greeters and guides for Bement Day, trustee meetings, and other guest visiting days. Ambassadors are always easy to spot, with their blue Bement sashes and big smiles.

64 GRADUATION

Bement’s ninth-grade culminating events include baccalaureate and commencement, which today feature students’ own words and wisdom. Each graduate gives voice to their experience with a speech thoughtfully crafted in English class before taking the podium to speak authentically and articulately about their time at the school. While the details have changed over time, these distinguishing rites of passage promote reflection, community, and growth and are an important and enduring part of the Bement experience.

In addition to providing an extraordinary education while at Bement, helping students find the best school fit moving forward has always been a priority. Over the years, our graduates have gone on to attend private and public secondary schools here in the Pioneer Valley, across the United States, and around the world.

SEE THE CLASS OF 2025 ON PAGE 60.

65 REFLECTION

“At Bement, I began exploring basic coding. Faculty noticed my interests and offered electives in robotics. In eighth grade, one of the first apps I ever made was for Mr. Belcher’s team to track workouts. The next year I applied to Apple’s developer conference as a student developer, and they flew me to California for a week with 5,000 others. I stood out, and Apple told me, ‘When you’re 18, come back for a summer internship as a software engineer,’ so I did. I went on to graduate school at Stanford, researching robot learning, foundation models, and computer vision. And I have Bement to thank for all of it.”

—NEIL NEI ’16

66 FAREWELL CELEBRATION

It’s a tradition that in many ways defies description unless you experience it for yourself! This meaningful, much-anticipated event began in the late 1990s and honors individual graduates with teacher tributes in the form of songs, stories, and speeches. Each fond remembrance is a heartfelt, often humorous illustration of the ways in which every child is seen and celebrated—whether they’ve been at Bement one year or ten. The festive event ends with each graduate getting an original keepsake hand-selected by their faculty member.

69 END-OF-YEAR DANCE

Students

67 MONOLOGUES

It began as an assignment from drama teacher Amy Gordon, who asked her students to imagine the voice and experience of a person they had read about in National Geographic. Today, it’s a springtime rite of passage for ninth graders and a wonderful way to give students insight into themselves and one another.

What was once Cotillion is now Spring Semi-Formal, but by any name, this annual event remains a magical evening for students and chaperones alike.

68 REFLECTION

“Grace Bement was a visionary educator who called her students ‘acorns,’ believing they would grow up to become strong, healthy oak trees if nurtured by the proper ingredients. Those ingredients included books, music, theater, nature, good manners, thoughtful attention to the needs of each child, and the influence of gifted teachers.”

—AMY GORDON P’99 ’03, PF

enjoy dinner at the Deerfield Inn before returning to campus. (Dinner is now held in the dining hall.)

SEE PHOTOS FROM THE CLASS OF 2025 PRODUCTION OF THE WIZARD OF OZ ON PAGE 64.

70 DRAMA

“I have come to the conclusion from a drama teacher’s point of view that the play is not the thing; the kids are the thing.”

—BEN BENSEN P’86

’92 ’98 ’01 ’02, PF

71 TALENT SHOWS

Whether it’s jumping rope or juggling, singing or doing stand-up, playing the piano or dancing, the all-school talent show invites students—and staff—to showcase their talents in front of classmates and their families. The Student Council (previously ninth graders) manages the show from start to finish, which can sometimes be a very long time!

Throughout their time here, students participate in a variety of opportunities to build performance skills, confidence, and poise. Younger students enjoy theater games, movement, and vocal exercises, while older students explore improvisation, physical and vocal expansion, drama history, scenic action, and ensemble work. In each grade, there is a culminating performance, including scenes from a storybook or Shakespeare, a contemporary play, and the ninth-grade spring musical.

72 MUSIC

In the early days, Grace Bement ended every lunch with 10 minutes of singing, and to this day, music permeates life at Bement. Our music program includes chorus, band, and string orchestra. Formal music study begins in second grade, with a focus on learning scales, reading notes, and counting rhythms. Later, students are introduced to music theory, learning to sing in parts, performing, and even composing their own songs. Over the years, song lists have included jazz and swing, opera, Latin, classical, novelty, 20th-century avant-garde, program music, Broadway, African, South American, folk—you name it.

“Grace Bement had a very unique program. In the afternoon for, I think, two weeks we had art classes, then the next two weeks we might have drama and then we might have music appreciation, and then she threw the gate open and you could do what you jolly well pleased! You could sit under a tree and read a book, or you could go to the art room. She felt it developed an ability to decide what a productive use of your time was.”

—MARY HAWKS ’GB, PF

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MEMORIAL DAY

For years Bement and other local schools, including Eaglebrook and Deerfield Elementary, used to gather on DA’s campus to commemorate the occasion with a morning of performances, including Taps, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a student reading of the Gettysburg Address.

75 REFLECTION

“Bement has been such a great experience for our granddaughter, and we’ve loved seeing her self-esteem blossom along with her academic achievements. Bement is a special place. We look forward to having our grandson attend in the fall and to being part of this wonderful community for years to come.”

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GRAND DAY

Each May, grandparents and special friends are invited to campus for a morning of classes and performances. What began in 1993 is now a treasured tradition that draws over 100 special grand guests of students in the lower and upper schools, who take pride in sharing their work and school with their loved ones.

—DEB AND LARRY KLEIN GP’28 ’35

77 LUNAR NEW YEAR

An evening of musical and dance performances, martial arts demonstrations, and activities such as calligraphy, crafting, and games concludes with a banquet featuring delicious dishes prepared by Bement families and faculty members.

79 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL

The 100th day of school is a much-anticipated day of fun and learning. Keith House students in grades K through 2 celebrate in a variety of ways, including engaging in playful explorations of foundational math concepts like base ten and place value.

78 ALL-SCHOOL MEETINGS

Friday mornings at Bement are for coming together as a community for presentations, performances, poetry, and more. Sometimes the focus is on current or cultural events, sometimes remembrances, but always an opportunity for a shared experience that embodies what it means to be a small school with a big heart.

Morning meeting read-aloud with Ms. Jackson

Little School House

81 COMMUNITY SERVICE

Grace Bement wanted her students to reach their full potential, not only academically but also as good citizens of the world. From providing new and gently used books to the Reader to Reader global literacy program to conducting the Bement Gives Back Challenge, community service has always been an important—and enjoyable!—part of a Bement education. Ask any student past or present and they will have memories of participating in adopt-a-highway cleanups, making weekly visits to local nursing homes, preparing and delivering food with the Franklin County Community Meals Program, collecting shoes and books for Dominican Republic trips, raking leaves with the field hockey team, helping with Supper for Six, reading to raise money for disaster relief, making holiday cards for seniors, and so much more.

80 STUDIO ART

From drawing and sculpture to painting and printmaking, Bement students are exposed to and encouraged in a variety of studio arts. In addition to learning about symmetry, pattern, texture, dimensions, and form, students in the lower school answer questions like “How does a visual artist re-create what they see?” and “How will your self-portrait express something about who you are?” In the upper school, the curriculum expands to include color theory, negative space, art history, and symbolism, with a range of projects in each creative realm.

82 SELF-PORTRAITURE

Self-portraiture is a key component of the visual arts curriculum at Bement, providing an opportunity for reflection while lighting the way for additional self-discovery. Beginning with the basics, students build confidence in their art-making abilities with each passing year, as they are introduced to new mediums, increasingly complex techniques, and more sophisticated concepts informed by Bement’s art curriculum and other disciplines. By ninth grade, student representations of self move from the literal to the more symbolic.

83 MULTIGENERATION BEMENTERS

Over the years, more than 70 alumni have sent their own children to Bement—and even their children’s children! Our three-generation families include the Bartletts, the Hobbies, the Kemps, and the Lunts (who are also three-generation trustees). And there are many more to come!

“ I first stepped foot on the Bement campus in 1956. I was four years old and accompanied by my dear mother and a nap blanket. We walked into the Barn and my life at Bement commenced, and I have been grateful ever since. The school teaches the fundamental values of character and integrity, and the necessary academic curriculum as tools for life. And it allows its students to find their way to any of the diverse choices of paths that lay beyond, be they in the arts, science, athletics, academia, business, or wherever their passion leads them.”

—JIM LUNT

’66, PTT

Alex Bartlett ’87, FA with aunt Joan (Bartlett) Garraway ’GB and his children, Satchel ’34 and Lisle ’31

Denham Lunt Jr. ’GB as a child

Love of Learning

84 ADVISORY

Upper school students meet weekly in small groups with an advisor for discussions focused on core values of compassion, integrity, resilience, and respect. In recent years, the program has expanded to incorporate such practices as restorative justice, active listening, and sharing challenging as well as celebratory stories.

86 FIELD TRIPS

85 REFLECTION

“Social-emotional learning and skills are the primary focus of my teaching philosophy, with academics woven in. Teaching students adaptive skills for self-advocacy, helping them learn to self-regulate and respond to both social and academic challenges throughout the day, is at the core of my teaching.”

—HANNAH DANCER, THIRD-GRADE TEACHER

Grace Bement firmly believed that the best learning sometimes happens outside the classroom. Back in her day, student excursions ranged from a cotton mill in Turners Falls, to the natural history museum at Amherst College to “meet” a cave bear or an eohippus (the first known horse), to Poet’s Seat in Greenfield to study constellations. Today’s field trips have expanded to several annually, from exploring the many facets of nearby Historic Deerfield and local farms to overnights in Plymouth, Gettysburg, and Washington, DC. This place-based learning is always closely connected to topics of study and adds relevance, context, and meaning.

87SCIENCE

Our students are naturally curious, which lends itself to a rich and inquiry-based science education focused on helping them find their passions within various subject areas, from the human body and ecosystems to robotics and engineering. Our youngest students are introduced to life science, physical science, earth, and space, revisiting topics and building on fundamentals as they advance in grade. All upper school units cover skills for data collection and analysis, research and academic writing, journaling and opinion-based writing, and hands-on engineering and design skills. Additionally, leadership and teamwork are developed throughout, with countless opportunities for students to use knowledge gained in class to further their social and emotional skills each day.

88 GETTYSBURG

Each year, Bement eighth graders travel to Gettysburg, PA, to tour the battlefields, monuments, and museums dedicated to the Civil War site they’ve studied in their English and history classes. What began more than three decades ago as a whirlwind 24-hour trip is now five days full of meaningful reflection, research, discussion, learning, and class bonding.

91 GLOBAL INNOVATION AND INSPIRATION CONFERENCE

Imagine Bement’s version of Shark Tank! GLII is a capstone project of the sixth-grade information literacy course, where students are asked to invent and pitch a product that solves a real-world problem, and create a prototype for their solution.

89 REFLECTION

“I firmly believe that you’re not teaching good history if you’re not teaching it in the context that helps students make sense of the world around them.”

—DAVE BELCHER P’07, UPPER SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER AND DEAN OF STUDENTS

90 ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS

Working with faculty advisors, Bement students shine in regional and national competitions across different subject areas, including mathematics (MathCounts), science (Andover Science Open), history (National History Day), and English and art (Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Junior Duck Stamp Contest, and the John Locke Institute Essay Competition).

The Odyssey with Ms. Keddy

92 STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

Over the years, Bement has published student writing in many forms, from Vignettes and Blaze to the Mixer and Main Street Magazine

“We encourage our students to take risks and enjoy—not dread—the process of writing and revising, of reading work aloud to develop our ears as well as our eyes, to embrace the elements of play and discovery, and to take pride in seeing their pieces in print and shared widely.”

—AMIE KEDDY, UPPER SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER

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READING

In addition to direct instruction at every grade level, Bement encourages a love of literature through diverse library offerings; KBAR (“kick back and read”) and Bement Reads; school read-alouds and author visits; summer reading; and annual book traditions and awards programs, like the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award Battle of the Books for students in grades 4 to 6 and the Rising Phoenix Book Award for students in grades K to 3.

94 REFLECTION

“Grace

Bement taught us to love books; to treat them physically with care as well as for their contents. I am sure hundreds of us developed our libraries with her in mind.”

—NATE TUFTS ’GB

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MINI-TERM

Bementers look forward to the time between Thanksgiving and winter break, when the school comes together around a theme with a variety of collaborative learning experiences, buddy activities, related electives, and presentations from within and outside the community.

Originating in the mid-1980s, mini-term is a unique interdisciplinary opportunity to bring students of all ages together and a meaningful way to learn about different topics and one another. Among the themes over the years: Medieval Times, Architecture, Celtic Traditions, Inventions, Homes and Habitats, Music and Dance, Space, Circus, Oceans, China, the Beauty of Math, and the Connecticut River Valley.

(above and right) Medieval Times, 2005

Celebrating Diversity, 2008

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SOCIAL STUDIES AND HISTORY

As a school rich in history itself, Bement has a special appreciation for the past and for the stories and circumstances that predate our own lived experiences. Our location alone is a daily invitation for students to imagine and explore days gone by. Bement’s teachers love making history relevant, whether through field trips and films, spirited discussions and guest speakers, or lasting lessons. Project-based learning experiences—such as the thirdgrade Biography Fair, the Deerfield Witness Stones field trip, and Apprentice Alley—encourage students to immerse themselves in the subject matter and build understanding beyond basic topics and timelines. From an early age, Bement students learn the value of primary sources and technology as resources for understanding important issues and events over time.

97 WORLD LANGUAGE

Bement is committed to fostering an international and multicultural community. As part of this, we offer even our youngest students exposure and instruction in a variety of languages, including French, Spanish, Chinese, Latin, and Italian. Our goal: to help students understand and celebrate diverse cultures and develop a love for language learning, preparing them to embrace their role as global citizens and enhancing their ability to communicate and connect with people from different backgrounds.

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ENGLISH

Bement firmly believes reading and writing is the gateway to discovery of self and others. We foster early and essential literacy skills using a scientific approach, helping students build mastery, best practices, and confidence that will carry them through future phases of learning. At Bement, every voice and viewpoint is valued and reflected in a mix of classic and current literature across a range of genres. Thoughtful lessons are both practical and philosophical and invite lively discussions that emphasize active listening. In each grade, we guide students in close reading, deep thinking, inquiry, and expression, inspiring a lifelong appreciation for English language arts in all forms and encouraging students to tell their stories and seek out others.

“ In eighth-grade English at Bement, students discover their authentic voice through reading, writing, and meaningful discussion. We explore timeless literature, craft original poetry and stories, and engage in reflective practice. Our workshop model emphasizes creativity, critical thinking, and personal connection—empowering students to lead their lives with empathy, purpose, and confidence.”

—JEFF

CADY P’31 ’33, UPPER SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER

Mr. Snedeker’s band movies . . . maple butter on bread . . . Madame Fleur . . . Mr. Stinson’s pop quizzes . . . The Drakester News

100 MATH

At Bement, we balance conceptual understanding with computational skill-building to engage students in the what, why, and how of mathematics. We use a variety of educational formats and styles, including hands-on activities and games, word problems and visual representation, and direct instruction and applied thinking. Our faculty’s willingness to think and teach outside the box—for example, a field trip to a contemporary art museum to explore the work of Sol LeWitt, known for his largescale geometric drawings—makes the subject meaningful in new and interesting ways. And teachers will tell you: nothing compares to seeing students light up when a math concept clicks.

“ Math in the lower school engages students in tactile, auditory, visual, and algorithmic lessons to build their skills for operations, reasoning, and critical thinking. We embrace our core values through our math learning as well: respecting the efforts of those around us, showing compassion when using our current skills to collaborate with and help others, displaying integrity by choosing to challenge ourselves and striving for growth, and facing challenges together with resilience and patience.”

—ELI

JARVIS, FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER

Celebrating Our

Few records were kept regarding the beginning of The Bement School, and much of what did exist was lost in the 1936 flood that submerged the Business Office in water. The history we have today has been pieced together from the recollections of graduates, former teachers, families, and friends. It would be impossible to list each and every milestone of the past 100 years, but this timeline captures some of the key ways in which the school has evolved over time.

We invite you to share any related information about Bement’s beginnings at alumni@bement.org or by calling us at 413-774-3021.

1925

Grace “Menty” Allan Power Bement founds The Bement School in living room of Bement House

1930

Bement acquires Barton House and the Barn

1947

Menty retires and Katherine “Kay” Bartlett and Mary “Gug” Drexler succeed her as co-heads of school

“We had a very international student body, so I was exposed to kids from different parts of the world long before I was 10 years old. One of the wonderful things was that you learned that kids are kids; they just come from different geographies.” —RACHEL HOBBIE ’79

1950s

Bement welcomes international students from around the world, including Malaysia and Argentina

1957

Bement School incorporates as a nonprofit institution

“Here was a real opportunity to put our energies into an independent school at a time when excellence and quality, individualized attention, and proper training were crying needs in the national picture.” —KAY AND GUG

“Their styles really complemented each other. Kay had a softer touch, my mother [Gug] was a little more strict, but they both worked very hard and very well together and had a positive influence on so many children.” —EDITH (EDIE) DREXLER DENNEY ’50, GP’14

1958

Spring Fling debuts as the school’s annual fundraiser

1963

Bement expands to include ninth grade

1976

First accredited by the Association of Independent Schools of New England

1967

Polk Building opens; Bement’s first major capital project, the campaign raised over $250,000

1970s

Charles Hamilton becomes next head of school in 1971, followed by John Butler in 1974

I think the thing I am most proud of is the emphasis on caring, the emphasis on individuals, and the emphasis on the whole child.” —JOHN BUTLER

1975

Bement celebrates 50th anniversary

1985

Peter Drake becomes sixth head of school

“I felt that Bement of the mid-’80s and ’90s was a uniquely safe and positive environment in which the students could live, grow, and thrive. It has been most reaffirming to view today’s Bement from afar. Although the cast of characters has changed, it is encouraging to know that the essence of the school’s mission has stayed intact.”

—PETER DRAKE

Our Centennial

1991

Drake Building opens for grades 3–5

1992

Fine arts wing expands

1998

Graduation festivities grow to include Farewell Evening

1999

Shelley Borror Jackson becomes seventh head of school

“When I think of Bement, I think about an idyllic, safe little campus where childhood is protected yet where kids learn to do the seemingly impossible.”

2004

Kittredge Building opens to house the upper school; Polk renovated to include first all-school library, the Clagett McLennan Library

2010

Jiayi House and Blydenburgh House dormitories built; 3 Old Ferry Road purchased as head of school’s residence and later named Mary Hawks House

2012

“The Blue Dorm,” later named Jackson House, opens

2015

Frank Henry becomes interim head of school

2016

Wilson is named ninth head of school

“Our hope is that the positive memories created at Pine Hill inspire an understanding of and respect for nature, while also providing students with a unique shared experience that links them to their peers.”

2017

2020

2020

Worldwide COVID-19 pandemic forces campus to close, shift to virtual learning for just one term

After serving as interim head for six months, Mike Schloat becomes Bement’s tenth head of school

2023

New school year, new and expanded playground

2025

Bement celebrates 100th anniversary

Christopher

Pine Hill acquired, becoming new outdoor learning center

—KIM NAVARRO OUTDOOR EDUCATION TEACHER

—SHELLEY JACKSON

Please join us to celebrate

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WEEKEND

OCTOBER 10–12, 2025

Schedule of Events

Subject to change

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025

• Bement Day for current families

• Alumni Happy Hour at local brewery

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025

• Fun Run with Dave Belcher

• Coffee with Mike Schloat

• Hike at Pine Hill with Kim Navarro

• Lunch

• Campus tour

• Alumni and faculty panels

• “Bementennial” evening celebration —with dinner and dancing (18+)

ONGOING SATURDAY EVENTS

• Bement School Store open

• Tim Young slideshows

• Student Art Show in the Barn with arts & crafts activities for young visitors!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2025

• Memorial program

• Brunch and roundtable discussion

• Farewell grab one of Marianne’s famous cookies for the road!

HONORING the PAST, SHAPING the FUTURE

As Bement celebrates our first 100 years, the school is also looking ahead to the needs of our next century.

Like Grace Bement herself, we are committed to being both intentional and innovative in our efforts, investing in thoughtful, careful planning to best position ourselves as an educational leader in a rapidly changing world. As we’ve done from day one, this includes stretching beyond what may seem possible in ways that allow us to fulfill our potential while maintaining Bement’s unique personality and sense of purpose.

To know Bement is to know that what makes our school extraordinary is the people and community. It’s not a fancy campus; we don’t boast flashy or elaborate facilities. But to do what we do, and do it well, our buildings need to allow for growth and opportunity commensurate with our curricular goals and core values. Put simply, we have outgrown our spaces and would be remiss if we didn’t begin the work of reimagining them. It’s our collective responsibility—and privilege—to continue the legacy of generosity that has shaped this campus we know and love.

We invite you to learn more about our vision for Bement’s Second Century Campaign and to join us on this exciting next leg of our journey.

LEADERS LOOK AHEAD

Bement’s future is surely bright, thanks to the commitment of so many faculty, staff, and families for the last 100 years. Even as we imagine a second century for Bement built around significant enhancements, it is vital that we recognize the core strength of the school: the people who have made it such a magical place. The Second Century Campaign, while squarely focused on facility upgrades, has its roots in the people of Bement in that the amazing professionals who define school life every day, every year, are deserving of equally first-rate spaces within which to practice their craft.

—MIKE SCHLOAT P’24

HEAD OF SCHOOL

In all that we do at Bement, we aim to provide the very best for our students, which requires us to regularly hold up a mirror to reflect on whether we are staying true to our mission, values, and goals. Our school has provided many generations with an exceptional educational experience. It’s only a matter of time before Bement moves from “hidden gem” to the very first place families think of when considering an independent school for their children, and we will be ready with the tools, resources, and opportunities young people need to grow and make a difference in the world.

’26,

—KIM LOUGHLIN P’18, ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL AND DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION

FOR RISING GENERATIONS

Grace Bement was not complacent when she envisioned Bement’s mission and purpose. Our values, like boulders in the stream, do not change or move while children and their experiences vary every day. Bement’s talented faculty need to be nurtured and supported to energetically devote their days to helping our children grow up well. Bement has to envision the spatial, social, and educational needs of young students just starting to understand the subtleties of language as well as ninth graders seeking answers to quandaries of the future.

—ALLISON (NEUMEISTER) FRY ’98, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

What stands out about Bement is its preservation of the joy of childhood while also preparing students to be curious learners and engaged members of their communities well into adulthood. As we move into our second century, we are committed to maintaining these essential qualities of Bement because we have seen how well they have served generations of children. Updated facilities will allow us to further enhance students’ experience by removing some of the physical constraints that their teachers have had to overcome.

—ANNA CASEY, LOWER SCHOOL HEAD

We are challenged to regularly pause and reflect on changes around us and the supported learning moments that will allow children to struggle, occasionally fail, and then grow confidently by solving new problems. The recent Association of Independent Schools of New England reaccreditation process [which happens every 10 years] was a moment to have others study our actions, compare our outcomes with our vision, and make suggestions. It then falls on us to reflect honestly on gaps and opportunities.

From the start, Bement has remained steadfast in its values and community, and shown great adaptability as the school has grown and changed. Our daily routines are intentionally designed to build connection; from family-style lunches to sports teams and music ensembles, students from different grade levels and their teachers work together and learn from each other. Valuable lessons over time centered on compassion, integrity, respect, and resilience are the principles that will guide Bement forward.

—LESLEY DOLL, UPPER SCHOOL HEAD

—ALLISON (NEUMEISTER) FRY

PAST AS PROLOGUE

THE BEMENT PROMISE

Bement remains dedicated to creating opportunities for students to flourish within a school community that guides them to be their best selves; to supporting faculty who inspire our students and bring joy to learning; and to providing spaces that allow us to offer programming to meet these goals. Families are making major decisions to enroll their children in independent education and making sacrifices so they may have this opportunity. As a school, it’s our responsibility to remain true to our mission and to provide the educational experience valued by our families.

—KIM LOUGHLIN

As we look to the future, we remain more committed than ever to the things that set Bement apart: fostering belonging and connection, encouraging intellectual challenge, providing support and opportunity to try new things, and offering the chance to be and grow at a school where you can find yourself and better understand your place in the world.

—ALLISON (NEUMEISTER) FRY

Our teachers and staff are flexible and accommodating, demonstrating time and again that students and learning are at the forefront of their priorities. They are impressively nimble, able to teach and work in many environments— an entranceway can become a meeting space, a tent can be a classroom, an office doubles as storage, Dining Services does wonders with one corner of a kitchen. Everyone at Bement is resourceful to the core and able to provide so much for students with what they have. But as the school begins a new century, what would it look like if Bement could create, or re-create, spaces across campus? It’s an opportunity to think strategically and creatively about how to keep pace with change while staying true to who we are.

—SARA BECTON ARDREY P’22 ’24, DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AND DEVELOPMENT

Bement has long been defined by “doing more with less” when it comes to facilities. Without radically changing the complexion of Bement’s campus, I think the school is deserving of community spaces that match the exceptional nature of our programs. While Bement’s current campus resources have matched well with the character and needs of the school’s first 100 years, the time has come to think more strategically about our spaces in consideration of the many facets of the educational experience. But the goal remains for the school to look and feel very much the same in 25 years as it does today, and for those outside Bement to continue to see the school as a leader in place-based, character-focused education.

—MIKE SCHLOAT

CAMPUS OF THE FUTURE

Today at Bement

Explore Exhibit Explain

The Drake Museum, held in December, is an opportunity for students in third, fourth, and fifth grades to share projects and studies completed in the fall term. Last year, third graders showcased their research and drawings of birds, fourth graders displayed what they learned about extreme weather, and fifth graders created posters and 3D artwork representing different types of trees. Among the museum guests: upper school buddies, who came to support and learn.

Third graders share their posters and ebooks in connection to their bird science unit

Learning and Loving Italian

Broadening the global perspective is intrinsic to the Bement experience, and part of this involves exposing students to a range of languages and cultures. In recent years, lower school students have learned Chinese and Spanish, and most recently, Italian! Drama teacher Francesca HansenDiBello, who has relatives in Italy and speaks the language, saw this as the perfect opportunity to incorporate Italian into performances. Both fifth-grade plays were adapted from stories by beloved Italian children’s author Gianni Rodari, and third-grade students performed plays based on Italian folk tales. This creative crossover made both experiences, drama and language, all the more meaningful.

DRAKE MUSEUM

LOWER SCHOOL LANGUAGES

QUÉBEC AND MONTRÉAL

Oh Canada!

Over the February long weekend, 16 eighth and ninth graders and three chaperones traveled north to Canada for four days in the province of Québec. French teacher Griffin Morse organized Bement’s first such adventure in conjunction with Jumpstreet Tour of Montréal for a deep dive into the community, language, and culture of a region known for embracing the coldest of seasons. The trip began in Québec City the day before Winter Carnival and ended in Montréal and was packed with a range of activities, from skating, tobogganing, and the Canadian sport of curling to a visit to a sugar house and an afternoon at a winter amusement park— plus many delicious treats of Québécois culture and cuisine. Québec’s official motto, “Je me souviens,” literally means “I remember,” and Bement students certainly will!

The trip was a great chance to see and do new things and to bond with other students. We saw beautiful buildings that were a mix of old and new, went to festivals with amazing ice castles, and enjoyed great food and traditional hot chocolate—I’d never had hot chocolate that wasn’t from a packet! ”

—MOMO YAMAMORI ’25

ELECTION DAY

Sports vs. S’mores

During last fall’s election season, the lower school cast ballots of their own for favorite fall activity. Led by Tatiana Soper’s and Ashleigh Wall’s second graders, Keith House held a series of election events, with Mr. Schloat and Ms. MacCallum representing the two front-runner “candidates”: Sports and S’mores. Their campaigns included endorsements, a student-moderated debate, and a series of campaign ads, culminating in voting on Election Day. Sports may have received the most votes, but in the end, everyone won by learning how elections work and participating in a respectful and positive political process.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LADY LIBERTY!

Did you know that the Statue of Liberty’s official name is Liberty Enlightening the World? Fifth graders learned this and more about the iconic statue and symbol of freedom and democracy standing tall in New York Harbor. The unit ended with a celebration in her honor on October 28, her 138th birthday! Students gathered to celebrate their learning with a party, complete with invitations, cupcakes, crowns, and torches like the one majestic Lady Liberty is known for.

FIFTH GRADE

Grace’s Acorns

In honor of the school’s centennial, we were pleased to present Grace’s Acorns: A Play 100 Years in the Making, for and including everyone affiliated with Bement over the years. The production was created during mini-term 2024 to kick off a year of celebrations.

Thoughtfully and thoroughly written by longtime drama and English teacher Amy Gordon P’99 ’03, produced by librarian Marcia Bernard, and under the direction of Casey Ahern, chair of the fine arts department, and Lower School Assistant Head Katie MacCallum, faculty, staff, and students brought the script to life with two performances on December 16 and 17, 2024. Rooted in oral histories and other archival material, the story of Menty and Bementers past and present captivated audiences with intriguing anecdotes, important context, and inspiring messages about the life and lore of this beloved school and its people.

In mining the school’s history to mark this milestone, Bement created yet another valuable artifact. “We are indebted to all those who poured their hearts into Grace’s Acorns, said Head of School Mike Schloat. “I think Grace would have adored this play, as it centers students in a celebration of her school’s history and demands their full effort and attention.”

Today at Bement

SCENES

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DAY MAY 23, 2025

Thank you for joining us!

BUILDING BATTLE

Do you want to build a snowman?

In late February, the Student Council held a community-building activity and competition for creating the best snowman—out of marshmallows! Each advisory group was given identical bags of supplies and roughly 30 minutes to put forth their best creations, followed by 10 minutes for judging. Our judges—Jenn Boyden, Kim Loughlin, and Toni Costa—focused on three criteria: originality, beauty, and structural integrity; a special shout-out to them for their time and grace under pressure in a packed house!

COMPOSTING

Feeding Students, Feeding Farms

Bement’s Dining Services group, Flik, has partnered with the Compost Cooperative, an organization focused on social and environmental justice that brings food waste to local farms, where drought, flooding, and other extreme weather conditions take a toll. Compost makes soil more resilient, eliminating the need for fertilizers and pesticides and creating employment opportunities. Last school year, Bement diverted approximately 5,000 gallons of food waste from landfills, saving approximately 16.87 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from being released into the atmosphere. Our composting initiative was showcased in the dining hall last spring with a display detailing the transformation of food waste to rich soil. In working with the Compost Cooperative, Bement is a proud part of a food systems movement that affects local farmers, restaurants, businesses, and consumers.

Go Figure!

Figure skating joined the list of Bement’s Winter Friday offerings, thanks to a very determined seventh grader who advocated for the addition. Fourteen upper school athletes—from first-time skaters to skilled and seasoned ones—took to it with great enthusiasm. Every Friday, they’d go with Griffin Morse to Mullins Community Ice Center at UMASS and work with experienced coaches according to ability level. Each session lasted almost two hours, as beginners focused on comfort, safety, and increasing their confidence on the rink, while more advanced students learned spins, figures, jumps, and landings. We’re already looking forward to another season of this “cool” new Bement sport.

Ever since I came to Bement, I have wanted to bring my biggest passion, figure skating, to the school. I wanted everyone to be able to try it. After Mr. Bartlett said it was possible, I talked to my coach, who led me to the amazing instructors that we had! My hope is that figure skating will become more of a widely known sport! ”

—ADDISON ’27

GRADE 6 ENGLISH

Golden Shovel Poetry Book

As the culminating project of their poetry study, students in Rachael Carter’s sixth-grade class published a beautiful book of original poems and artwork. Each student chose a poem from the unit that was meaningful in some way, whether because of the topic, the writing style, or the overall vibe. They then used their selection as the basis for their own “golden shovel” poem— a poetry form that takes one line of an existing piece and places each word of that line in the right margin of a poem of their own creation, inspired by the words of their chosen poet. And like the pages of golden shovel poems in One Last Word by Nikki Grimes, a poet who found inspiration in the words of writers from the Harlem Renaissance, students created beautiful watercolor paintings to accompany and symbolize both their own poem and the inspiration. In the book, each student’s three components— the original poem, the golden shovel poem, and the painting— was followed by a short essay reflecting on the artistic decisions and direction.

Because of the visual nature of poetry, Ms. Carter’s class chose to share their work with the community in printed form rather than out loud at an all-community meeting. Being able to see the structure of each poem and the content in its margin offers a perspective on and appreciation for the writer’s process, craftsmanship, and artistry.

Sea Otter

An otter swims through the blue crystal water, a lonely otter, who cannot bear a loss she has approached, without warning. We otters have important things to do during the young stage. They must Learn to swim, find clams, carry Them to the surface of the clear water, and utilize a Rock to slice the shells apart and eat the clam that lives inside. A sea Otter with no mother has small potential. We Otters who have lost their mothers in the deep dark sea must Still be brave and continue to wade.

Inspired by “The Hill We Climb,” by Amanda Gordon

Boys Varsity Soccer

Coaches: Alex Bartlett ’87, P’31 ’34 and Zack Mazzone

After a slow start to the season, our team turned it around in a game against Deerfield. Down 0–2, but with much more gas in the tank and a midgame heart-to-heart huddle, something shifted. We won that game 4–3 and went on to win our next five in a row. This group was all heart and guts, playing hard together and for one another. In the end, lots to celebrate: a great culture that’s about team over individual, strong leadership, and a talented roster. Very proud of these boys and what they were able to accomplish!

CROSS COUNTRY

MVPs: Curran ’26, Cara ’28

Team Leaders: Sophie ’25, Henry ’25

Most Improved: Bryant ’25, Changyu ’25, Coleman ’25, Rita ’27

FIELD HOCKEY

MVP: Audrey ’26

Team Leaders: Judith ’25, Doreen ’26

Most Improved: Meghan ’26

BOYS VARSITY SOCCER

MVP: Weston ’26

Team Leader: Sebastian ’25

Most Improved: Ryan ’26, Christian ’26

BOYS JV SOCCER

MVP: Jeffrey ’27

Team Leader: Nelson ’27

Most Improved: Quill ’28

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER

MVP: Emma ’26

Team Leaders: Emily ’25, Rachel ’26

Most Improved: Adriana ’27

FALL 2024

Swimming

Coach: Evan Maczka

Despite the many individual races, swimming is very much a team sport, which was on full display this season. Early on, we found ourselves up against more experienced groups but soon had success, including a meet at Williston where we placed first among four competing teams. While the final meet of the season ended in a draw, our team came out on top this year in terms of passion and sportsmanship. Everyone was very supportive and encouraging of one another and worked well as a team. Personal records were broken while friendships were formed—a wonderful season all around.

BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL

MVPs: Joseph ’25, Gabe ’25

Team Leader: Desmond ’25

Most Improved: Taiki ’25

GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL

MVPs: Ruth ’26, Emma ’26

Team Leader: Desmond ’25

Most Improved: Ayva ’28

BOYS JV BASKETBALL

MVP: Owen ’28

Team Leaders: Walden ’27, Hajun ’27

Most Improved: Whole team

SWIMMING

MVPs: Henry ’25, Audrey ’26

Team Leader: Lloyd ’26

Most Improved: Adriana ’27, Lily ’28

SQUASH

MVPs: Cyrus ’24, Lucy ’24

Team Leaders: Changyu ’25, Rebecca ’26

Most Improved: Will ’27, Karis ’28

ALPINE SKI RACING

MVPs: Jeffrey ’23, Reese ’23

Team Leaders: Sophie ’25, Christian ’26

Most Improved: Amber ’27, Liam ’28

SPRING 2025

Girls Lacrosse

Coach: Matthew Plager ’12

GIRLS LACROSSE

MVP: Lily ’27

Team Leader: Sophie ’25

Bement girls lacrosse had a great season, finishing with a record of six wins, two losses, one tie, and an overall goal differential of 107 to 77. This year’s success stemmed from the focus and effort each player brought to the fundamentals: ground balls, passing, catching, and defensive footwork. Players in grades 5 through 9 formed strong friendships as they worked together to build skills and deepen their understanding of the game. The team embraced “team ball,” relying on one another’s unique talents rather than individual heroics. Fourteen of our 23 players scored at least one goal, and every team member recorded a ground ball or caused a turnover!

BOYS LACROSSE

MVPs: Desmond ’25, Taiki ’25

Team Leaders: Bryant ’25, Niels ’26

Most Improved: Xavier ’25, Jeffrey ’27

VARSITY TENNIS

MVP: Jay ’26

Team Leader: Dachi ’25

Most Improved: Aaden ’25

DEVELOPMENT TENNIS

MVP: Alycia ’25

Team Leader: Momo ’25

ULTIMATE

MVP: Savannah ’26

Team Leader: Emily ’25

Most Improved: Lily ’28

TRACK & FIELD

MVPs: Lloyd ’26, Esther ’26

Team Leaders: Henry ’25, Aubrey ’26

Most Improved: Justin ’26, Alya ’26

GOLF

MVP: Liam ’26

Team Leader: Sebastian ’25

Most Improved: Tobias ’26, Matthew ’28

Bement Gives Back Challenge

We believe in making a difference through volunteering and community service. During the month of November, Bement Community members volunteered for 80 organizations in 36 cities and towns in 8 states as part of the Bement Gives Back Challenge. Please join us for this year’s BGBC, November 1–30, 2025!

$39,550 RAISED FOR THE ANNUAL FUND

96 VOLUNTEERS

791 HOURS

Thank you for making a difference in your community and for Bement!

CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2025

WHERE THEY’RE HEADED

Blair Academy

Choate Rosemary Hall

Cushing Academy

Deerfield Academy

The Hotchkiss School

The Hun School of Princeton

Jeohyeon High School

Kimball Union Academy

Northfield Mount Hermon

Phillips Academy Andover

Phillips Exeter Academy

Suffield Academy

Westminster School

Westover School

The Williston Northampton School

NINTH-GRADE SELF-PORTRAITS

Each year, graduating students create beautiful self-portraits on wooden panels, incorporating a handful of elements into their artwork: references to their past, present, and future; text in the form of lyrics, quotes, and poems; a 3D aspect; and a title.

Emily Hwang

Eleanor Cox

Daisy Huang

Sebastian Garro

Sophie Schneider

Aaden Ray

Coleman Schatz

Brian Yoo

Momo Yamamori

The range of portraits is as unique as our students themselves, and a cherished tradition and takeaway from their time at Bement.

Taiki Murata

Dachi Kokosadze

Gabriel Ciccarelli

Alycia Nyamache

Desmond Drake

Bryant Hong

Changyu Jeong

Henry Thomases

Xavier Ho

Joey Hammond

Judith Bernier

class notes

KEEP IN TOUCH! Recent marriage? Exciting adventure? New baby? Keep your classmates updated on the latest happenings in your life. All Class Notes also appear in the magazine’s online version. Please contact us via phone or email to share your news.

PHONE: 413.774.3021 EMAIL: alumni@bement.org

’GB

MARY (EBERLEIN) LONGABOUGH ’GB returned to campus last December for the mini-term production of Grace’s Acorns, celebrating Bement’s centennial.

1950s

JULIE RUSSELL ’50 shares that she recently reconnected with BRAD TERRY ’52; the two starred in Bement’s musical production of Peter Pan (Julie played Wendy, Brad played Peter), which included “flying” on wires in the Old Town Hall and playing recorders. Brad went on to become a world-class clarinetist who taught jazz to young musicians in Poland for many summers, and he’s still playing at 88! Brad recently released a CD with music from the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s, which is available online through Bandcamp. (1)

1960s

DACE (BROWN) STUBBS ’61, PTT, PF writes: “The day after the Kentucky Derby, I ran into FRANCES DULANEY ’62 at a casual brunch given by a mutual friend. We had a nice visit catching up on the past 30 years.”

JIM LUNT ’66, PTT is living in Marshfield Hills, MA, and working at a financial consulting firm in the Boston metropolitan area that services clients across the U.S. Pictured here with three of his four children: Whitney ’02, Taylor ’17, and Denham ’22. (2)

On a recent visit to campus, NED READE ’67, PTT saves the date for the Centennial Celebration in October. (3)

1970s

CHRISTINE REYNOLDS ’77 reconnected with her Bement roommate NANAMI MATSUI ’77 earlier this year after the passing of Christine’s godmother, Roberta Flack; Nanami recalled how as young girls they would stay up past lights out singing Flack’s hit song “When You Smile.” Christine recently finished writing a book about growing up in Jamaica, her artist-dignitary father, and coming to the States at age 12 to live with her godmother.

1980s

CARRIEANN (BEAUPRE) CHAMPAGNE ’82 will forever fly on her own wings! (4)

1990s

CHIGUSA (YOSHIHARA) WAKISAKA ’90 visited campus last fall with her husband Taku and son Hikari. (5)

CONSTITUENCY CODES

’GB Alumna/us from Grace Bement era (1925 –1947)

’00 Alumna/us Class Year

TT Trustee

PTT Past Trustee

HOS Head of School

FHS Former Head of School

P Parent

GP Grandparent

GGP Great Grandparent

FA Current Faculty or Staff

PF Past Faculty or Staff

FR Friend of Bement 1 2 4

JAMES LIN ’93, P’26 met up with AMRIT SINGH ’94 and ZEB CONGDON ’95 while dropping son Jesse ’26 off for his start at Bement. (6)

2000s

DAN BENSEN ’01, FA, wife Rachel, and daughter Eliza welcomed a new addition to the family: Nathan James Bensen was born on April 2, 2025, at 8 lb., 7 oz. and 21 in. (7)

MIKE CURRIE ’02, P’33 ’34, Turners Falls Fire Department captain, made his annual visit to Bement’s lower school to talk about fire safety. (8)

At the request of son Hank ’34, STEPHANIE (OLCHOWSKI) VASSAR ’02, P’32 ’34 visited Ms. Sayers’s kindergarten during their unit on farm animals to talk about her work as a large animal veterinarian and caring for horses, specifically: what they need to stay healthy, the medical tools and instruments she uses during check-ups, and how it’s not so different from the kids’ well visits with their own doctors! (9)

On a recent trip to Connecticut, Mr. Schloat saw CHARLIE SIGULER ’02 and MOLLY (SIGULER) THOMAS ’05 (10)

DOM VIADERO ’04 and his family attended Spring Fling, where he met up with JEREMY GOLDSHER ’04 (11)

JENNIE (NATENSHON) CHIBANI ’05, TT writes: “Rory Samuel Chibani joined big sister Mae (2) on August 22, 2024. Weighing in at 8 lb. and 21 in., we are thrilled to become a family of four!” (12)

SHELLEY JACKSON FHS, P’00 caught up with alum KATE PISTEL ’06 at Rivers School, where Kate works as associate director of admissions. (13)

CHASE CARLSON ’08 received his MBA from the University of Louisville in 2022 and is working as an operations leader for Outreach Promos. He currently lives in Columbus, OH, and in his free time still competes in track and field. Chase won the Discus event at the 2022 USATF Masters Outdoor National Championships and three national titles in the Shot Put, Weight Throw, and Super Weight Throw at the 2023 Masters Indoor National Championships.

JEIMING WU ’09 visited campus in September with her husband. (14)

2010s

JAE HEE LIM ’11 connected with Mr. Belcher on a visit to campus with her husband (and pup!) in January. She is currently living in New Jersey and will be attending dental school this fall. (15)

RYANN STACY ’11 returned to the area bringing her zoology experience with her to work as a preschool teacher at the Deerfield Academy Early Learning Center. She is pursuing a master’s in biology with a focus on zoo-based inquiry through Miami University (OH). (16)

YURI LEE ’12 was married in January 2025 in South Korea. Classmates attending the wedding were ABBEY HAGGERTY ’12, KATE KEHNE ’12, and MINJI CHO ’12 (17)

STREETER ELLIOTT ’12, FA graduated in May 2025 from the University of Maine at Augusta with a degree in music. A dorm parent and substitute music teacher at Bement, he writes: “Getting my bachelor’s degree wasn’t something I planned or even desired earlier in life. After high school, I served with AmeriCorps; spent time in Cambodia, where I briefly lived as a Buddhist monk; built mountain bike trails in Massachusetts; managed a performing arts center; toured New England with a rap group; led a cultural exchange trip to Poland for middle schoolers; and helped fund community service programs for the State of Maine. Eventually I realized I wanted to be a music teacher. Three years of hard work, learning, and real-world experience later, here I am, still passionate and excited about this path. This milestone is a reminder that meaningful growth doesn’t always follow a straight line, and that every step has something to offer.” (18)

JACK XU ’13 was married this past fall in Australia. DAVID LIU ’12 served as his best man and used some of ROB JACKSON’S P’00, PF Farewell Evening tribute to Jack in his toast. (19)

SEI JIN KIM ’14 is currently enrolled

UCLA.

PARENTS OF ALUMNI

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NEIL NIE ’16 graduated from Stanford University with a master’s in computer science and writes: “This season has me reflecting on how much time has passed since Bement—2016 feels like just yesterday! I recently co-founded a robotics startup here in the Bay Area, backed by a leading early-stage VC. We’re building the physical AI brain for autonomous robot arms to help customers tackle labor-intensive and hazardous tasks.”

TAYLOR LUNT ’17 graduated summa cum laude from Babson College in 2024. In addition to his work in data analytics at Liberty Mutual, Taylor launched a freelance illustration startup called Lunt Illustrations. He sells his artwork in retail locations across New England as well as through his website www.luntillustrations.com, and he thanks Bement for fostering his lifelong passion for creativity! (20)

KATE LOUGHLIN ’18 graduated summa cum laude from Sacred Heart University with a B.S. in nursing. She won the Nursing Excellence Award, awarded to the student demonstrating consistent excellence in the clinical and academic setting, as chosen by faculty from over 200 students in the graduating class. (21)

in dental school at

2020s

MAILLOUX ’24 and IRIS ZHU ’24 happily reunited with the Bement Cross Country team

DENHAM LUNT ’22 graduated from Scituate High School in May and will be attending Babson College. (22)

CLEO XU ’23 was elected 2025–26 editor-in-chief for Andover Science & Tech Review.

MELODY ZHAO ’23 is an inaugural member of the Massachusetts Youth Council, created by Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell to advise on critical issues facing young people and to foster leadership and advocacy skills. (23)

DANIELLA SHERMAN ’23 visited campus and caught up with Ms. MacCallum. After Bement, Daniella attended Amherst public

schools, where she skipped a grade and graduated in June; she will be attending CalTech. (24)

Last fall, ANYA SOOD ’24, LARINA ZHANG ’24,and VICKY ZHEN ’25 met up at a soccer match at Suffield Academy. (25)

FINN MAILLOUX ’24 and LIAM WALKER ’24 reconnected with HENRY THOMASES ’25 last year during a cross country invitational meet. (26)

BELLA HUANG ’24, MAEVE DONOVAN ’24, LARINA ZHANG ’24,and IRIS ZHU ’24 spent some time with Mr. Schloat at the Deerfield vs. Andover basketball game last winter. (27)

Several members of the

to

From left, Grace’s Acorns playwright AMY GORDON P’99 ’03, PF with SHELLEY BORROR JACKSON FHS, P’00 and “the Shelleys” from the play.

CLASS OF 2024 came

the class of 2025’s performance of The Wizard of Oz

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at last fall’s invitational meet.

In Memoriam

We are deeply saddened to have lost the following members of our Bement family this year:

Duck Ja Ahn GP’26 ’29

Barbara Crawford ’82

Joyce Decker GP’99 ’02, GGP’33 ’34

Shirley Dickman GGP’29

Frank Flannery P’18

P. Newell Freeman Jr. ’53, GP’20

Frank Hegy GP’22

Jane Howe GP’18 ’18

Jeeyon Jeong P’27

La Wanza Lett-Brewington P’04 ’13

Joyce Milne P’69 ’75, PF

Margaret (Peggy) Nathan PTT, P’83

Jean Pelkey GP’05 ’08 ’18 ’21

Robert Rich GP’22 ’23

Alan Shuman GP’10 ’14

Douglas Spencer ’68

Eric Tarpinian-Jachym ’19

Shamek Weddle PF

Lynda Winnick FR

Waltraud Wirth GP’24 ’26 ’28 ’32

Bill Wittig GP’29

faculty & staff news

KEITH BEVAN FA was married on September 15, 2024. He and his wife Cassandra celebrated with a pajama wedding weekend. (28)

LESLEY CROSBY FA writes: “I’m now certified in movement biomechanics with Eric Franklin; the Franklin Method focuses on performance and injury prevention in athletes using anatomy, mind function, and imagery to recondition and improve athletic ability and function. The course has inspired me to continue my studies of sports biomechanics, and I’m currently working toward the next level.”

35 YEARS

David Belcher P’07

25 YEARS

Jerry Dobosz

Teresa Kopinto

Don Powell

20 YEARS

Jane Stewart

15 YEARS

Daniel Bensen ’01

10 YEARS

Jeremy Galvagni P’24

Fang Liu P’16

Tom Mangan

Bree Wisniewski

Renee Wu

5 YEARS

Rachael Carter

Matthew Plager ’12

Ana Rueda-Hernandez

Mike Schloat P’24 ’26

Margit Walker P’24 ’27

Ashleigh Wall

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BEN AND PAM BENSEN P’86 ’95 ’98 ’01 ’02, PF welcomed a new grandson, Nathan James Bensen, in April. (29)

We love our alumni Bement Summer Programs staff: left to right, Livia McGeorge ’24, Caledonia McKeon ’21, Sierra Rother ’12, Maddie Sabelawski ’24, Ella Sabelawski ’20, Paige Bernier ’19, Ezra Rich ’24, Clarese Gardiner ’18, Emma Demerath ’16.

Sierra Rother ’12 works with students in Bement’s Summer English Learning and American Culture Program.

Once upon a time, Bement’s faculty and staff were students, too! Can you match the current photos with their younger selves?

Answers at the bottom of the page.

Christine Sayers, Lower

Board of Trustees

2025–2026

Allison (Neumeister) Fry ’98

President

Jennifer (Natenshon) Chibani ’05 Vice President

Greg Holden ’85

Treasurer

Scott Smith P’98, ’01, ’03, PF

Secretary

Emma Chen-Banas P’28

Matthew Drake ’96

Fanning Hearon FR

Meghan Kalas P’28 ’30 ’32

Jill Keiter P’27 ’30

Desiree Kicza P’25 ’27 ’30 ’30

Patricia Kung P’26

Lisa McCarthy P’22 ’24 ’28 ’30

Jager McConnell ’91

Shawn Robinson P’29

Benjamin Simanski P’30

Brian Thompson P’24 ’26

Katie Vadasdi ’91

Craig White P’03, PF

Michelle Wirth P’24 ’26 ’28 ’32

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Xing Ping “Simon” Lu P’09

Stephanie McLennan ’85

Bill Polk ’52, PF

New Trustees

WE’RE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS

MEGHAN KALAS P’28 ’30 ’32

Meghan Kalas moved to New England in 2021 after spending most of her life in the mid-Atlantic. A former elementary school teacher at charter and private schools in the Washington, DC, area, Meghan is mother to three Bementers: Henry ’28, Catharine ’30, and Jane ’32. Meghan and her husband John live with their children and two goldendoodles in Amherst, MA. Meghan is passionate about supporting educators and currently serves as Bement Family Association co-chair. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, yoga, and spending time in the mountains and at the beach.

FANNING HEARON

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Fanning Hearon is head of school at Palm Beach Day Academy, where he has served since 2019. Previously, he was head of school at Maple Street School in Manchester, VT, and was the assistant head of school and academic dean at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River. The biggest chapter of Fanning’s academic career was spent at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT, where he was an AP Spanish teacher, senior class dean, chair of the Modern Languages Department, and lacrosse coach. Fanning began his 33-year career in independent school education at his alma mater, the Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, where he served as teacher, coach, dorm parent, director of the WFS Summer School in Spain program, and assistant director of admissions. He is the proud parent of two adult sons, Miles and Aicher.

Thank you TO OUR 2024–2025 BEMENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Jager McConnell ’91, Greg Holden ’85, Scott Smith P’98 ’01 ’03, PF

MIDDLE ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Emma Chen-Banas P’28, Lisa McCarthy P’22 ’24 ’28 ’30, Craig White P’03, PF, Shawn Robinson P’29, Desiree Kicza P’25 ’27 ’30 ’30, Jill Keiter P’27 ’30, Bob Howe P’18 ’18, Benjamin Simanski P’30

FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Jennifer (Natenshon) Chibani ’05, Allison (Neumeister) Fry ’98, Michelle Wirth P’24 ’26 ’28 ’32

NOT PICTURED: Matthew Drake ’96, Patricia Kung P’26, Katie Vadasdi ’91, Brian Thompson P’24 ’26, Brian Pearson P’24

Departing Trustees

FAREWELL AND THANK YOU

BOB HOWE P’18 ’18

Nine years ago, Bob was invited to join the board of trustees due to his demonstrated support of Bement’s athletic programs and young athletes.

As the athletic director at Deerfield Academy, he was a persistent advocate on Bement’s behalf, and instrumental in securing Bement’s use of Deerfield’s facilities. Bob has always worked tirelessly to ensure that all students—regardless of experience, skill, or background—have the opportunity to participate. And as the father of four daughters (!), two of which are Bement alumnae, he brought his drive to build an inclusive community to his work as a Bement trustee.

Little did we know that Bob’s role on the board would evolve into so much more. He has always been willing to step up and help out wherever needed. This has included serving as both chair of the Finance Committee and treasurer (despite claiming not to be a “finance guy”). Bob had the wisdom to know when it was helpful to provide leadership and when it was best to get out of the way and let the experts do their jobs. At board meetings, Bob was quieter than many other trustees; he listened intently to the discussion and spoke only when he had something valuable to contribute. His input was always observant and insightful and moved the conversation forward.

I have Bob (along with Lisa) to thank for making it through my term as board president. During a difficult time for Bement, which began with an unexpected head of school transition and continued with a global pandemic, Bob worked with the other officers to revive the dormant Executive Committee and navigate the challenging issues of the time. As treasurer and then vice president, Bob helped to ensure that Bement’s students, families, and employees were always top of mind as we worked to develop solutions that aligned with Bement’s values.

On top of all of this, I think that Bob’s greatest contribution to Bement was serving as chair of the Search Committee that brought Mike Schloat to Bement. With a plate full of other responsibilities and absolutely no prior experience running a search, Bob agreed to take it on. He said he was grateful for the opportunity, and that it would be a good learning experience for him. And boy was it! Not only did Bob oversee the selection of the search firm, but he worked tirelessly to develop an inclusive process that gathered input from Bement’s trustees, employees, and families. I think we can all agree that Mike’s arrival at Bement was a turning point for the school, and we have Bob to thank for shepherding that process to such a positive outcome.

Bob’s contributions to Bement are evident in so many ways. He contributed to forging a stronger Bement that is well-poised to begin it’s second hundred years. I am grateful to him for generously sharing his enthusiasm and considerable talents with the Bement community through his years of service on the board.

BRIAN PEARSON P’24

Brian joined the Bement Board of Trustees in 2019, before COVID got its grip on us all. At the time, our endowment was a fraction of what it is today. But even as the school was going through an unsettling period, I remember meeting Brian for the first time and immediately feeling as though the board of trustees was receiving a well-timed positive shot in the arm. Brian’s can-do attitude was pervasive and made him a welcome addition to the Finance Committee, which he would soon lead as chair for a few years. It wasn’t easy navigating the needs and uncertainties brought on by the pandemic, but Brian stayed steady and provided solid leadership while working closely with Bement’s director of finance and operations, Dylan Korpita.

Brian’s company, Adventure East, proved to be a valuable asset, giving Brian the background and experience to assist in planning some of the more recent board retreats. Adventure East’s mission is “to create experiences in the natural world that connect our guests with the energy of life and joy of being in the

moment.” From the moment Brian joined our board, his affect and calm demeanor was a distinct positive contributor to meetings and committees on which he served.

Over the past five-plus years, Brian was involved in many aspects of Bement. In addition to his work on the Finance Committee and the Committee on Trustees, he served on the Executive Committee in his role as treasurer. He served on the Academic Affairs Committee and joined me on the Search Committee for our current head of school, Mike Schloat. Brian also participated on the Search Committee for the director of financial operations and has been actively involved with strategic planning initiatives.

So much has happened here at Bement since Brian began generously devoting so many hours of service to our beloved community, at a time when things couldn’t have been easy for Brian’s company, which was just getting started pre-COVID. Nevertheless, he hung in with us and was remarkably committed. Look where the school is now, Brian!

On behalf of the board of trustees here at Bement, as well as the faculty and staff, we want to say thank you, Brian, for your years of service. We’ll miss you.

—BOB HOWE P’18 ’18, PTT

—KIMBERLY PETELLE BUTZ P’19, PTT

Meeting and hearing the stories of Bement’s alumni is one of the most enjoyable parts of being Bement’s head of school. Traveling the country and the world to share the vision of Bement’s Second Century Campaign has granted me the chance to hear so many testimonials about the gifts Bement has given to its many graduates and their families.

A boarding student from the early 1960s who traces the spark of her career as a professional writer back to Mary Hawks’s English class; a day student from Vermont whose passion for international adventure has its roots in a trip she took to visit a Bement classmate in Korea; an avid Bement skier who now studies and teaches about the intersection of race, socioeconomics, and skiing; two lifelong best friends from Japan who lived in Bement’s dorms together four decades ago and still spend months together every year—I could go on and on. From academic preparation for high school to life skills and, perhaps most importantly, an appreciation for the transformative power of authentic, caring communities, families have been giving their children the endlessly valuable gift of a Bement education for 100 years.

As magical as they are for so many young people, the richness and dynamism that make the Bement experience so indelible do not happen by magic. They are the products of an incredibly hardworking faculty and staff, a dedicated group of family volunteers, and the often unseen efforts of so many more friends and neighbors. And critically, they are underwritten by the enormous generosity of so many of Bement’s families, friends, alumni, and employees.

Each year, Bement relies on charitable contributions from hundreds of loyal supporters to provide between 10 and 15 percent of the school’s operating revenue. For so many of Bement’s current families, that generosity is on top of the financial commitment they have already made to enroll their children here—an amazing show of support and endorsement of their children’s experience. On behalf of the entire team at Bement, thank you—each and every donor listed here, regardless of the amount—for helping to make Bement happen every day, every year.

Reaching the century mark is a remarkable achievement for any institution, even more so for a small independent school. Bement is resilient, to be sure, having thrived through the Great Depression, a World War, the wild 1960s and ’70s, and a global pandemic. But we are also an ambitious school; indeed, Grace Bement’s original vision was, in 1925, a bold and pioneering idea. Today we have embraced her ambition through the Second Century Campaign, and we are able to do so thanks to the confidence that your incredible generosity affords the school—year in and year out. Thank you for believing in Bement and helping us celebrate 100 years of excellence and joy by laying the groundwork for another century.

MIKE SCHLOAT P’24 ’26 Head of School

A Look at the Fiscal Year Operations 2024–2025*

522 donors gave to Bement this year:

CONSTITUENCY CODES*

’GB Alumna/us from Grace Bement era (1925 –1947)

’00 Alumna/us Class Year

TT Trustee

PTT Past Trustee

HOS Head of School

FHS Former Head of School

P Parent

GP Grandparent

GPP Great Grandparent

FA Current Faculty or Staff

PF Past Faculty or Staff

FR Friend of Bement

Grandparents (past and present)

31% 29% 22% 8% 7% 3% Alumni and Current Students Current Parents

Parents of Alumni

Faculty and Staff (past and present)

Friends (this also includes vendors, matching companies, and foundations)

*Donors are listed with their Bement affiliation following each name. For example, John ’72 and Alice PF Smith P’95 means that John is an alum from the class of 1972, and Alice is a past faculty. Together, they are parents of a student from the Bement class of 1995.

BEMENT LOYALISTS

Donors with a B preceding their name have donated for five or more consecutive years.

PHOENIX SOCIETY

Donors with a P preceding their name are Phoenix Society members who have named Bement as a beneficiary in their will, life insurance policy, retirement policy, or bank account documents.

Thanks to the following donors to all Bement funds between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025:

GRACE BEMENT CIRCLE

($25,000+)

Anonymous (3)

B Andy PTT and Hut Beall P’15

The Family of Eva Choi ’28

Sung Jae (SJ) Choi and Sun Ha Jang P’27 ’30

B Robbie PTT and Mary PTT Cohn P’03 ’06

B P Peter FHS and Nancy PF Drake P’90 ’93 ’96

B Caroline Haines ’04, PTT and the Pendery V. Haines Foundation

B Greg ’85, TT and Caroline Holden

B Scott and Jill TT Keiter P’27 ’30

B Levine Clopton Family Fund

B Brian and Lisa TT McCarthy P’22 ’24 ’28 ’30

Takashi (Tak) and Nina Murata P’25

B George Siguler PTT, P’98 ’00 ’02 ’05 ’14

B Dace Brown Stubbs ’61, PTT, PF

Julie Swartz P’26

Viktor and Oxana Vlasenko P’28 ’33

B Peter and Michelle TT Wirth P’24 ’26 ’28 ’32

Frederick Treyz and Enhua (Joanna) Zhang P’26 ’28

Richard Zhang and Yun (Scarlet) Dai P’26

BLUE AND WHITE SOCIETY

($10,000–$24,999)

Anonymous

Changsoo Choi and Youngmi Rho P’27

B Mike and Tiffany Doyle P’29 ’32

Jeffrey and Danielle Ethier P’32 ’35

Jiu (James) Feng and Yang (Jessie) Sun P’28

YaoBin (George) Gong and Patricia Y. L. TT Kung P’26

Kenneth Ho and Irene Wan P’25

B John Longmaid PTT, P’93

B P Stephanie McLennan ’85, PTT

B Peggy Nathan PTT, P’83

B Lisa PTT, P’06 ’18 ’21 and Jeff Peddar

Bing Song and Yahong (Amy) Li P’28

Wenhao Sun and Yiqin Xu P’27

Yirun (Ian) Wang and Chunli (Carol) Peng P’27

B The Whitten Family

Qian (Charlie) Wu and Haixis (Sunny) Zhao P’27

Sharon Young PF

Kun Yuan and Sally Zhang P’27

DeHua Zhou and Xin Ru (Alice) Lai P’26 ’26

HEAD’S CIRCLE

($5,000–$9,999)

Anonymous (2)

B Henry Becton GP’22 ’24

B Richard Brook and Shawna Pazmino-Brook P’19 ’21

Hua Chen and Weixia (Vivian) Zhang P’26

Xuan Chen and Mengfei Xia P’32

B Allison ’98, TT and Chris Fry

Xiangrong and Ying Han P’26

B Anthony Kwame Harrison ’85, PTT John and Meghan TT Kalas P’28 ’30 ’32

B Jason M. and Desiree TT Kicza P’25 ’27 ’30 ’30 Guanghai Li and Yanhua Deng P’26

Zhong Li and Kyoungeun (Katherine) Koh P’28

Masaki and Eri Masudo P’29

B Neville and Catherine Orsmond P’28 ’28 ’31 ’33

B Zhijian (George) Qiao and Lingyi Rao P’24 ’33

Marshall and Katie Royce P’32 ’34

B Charles PTT and Sarah Sanford P’12 ’14 ’17 ’19

B Linda ’83, PTT and Jeffrey Schutzman

B Benjamin TT and Kathleen Simanski P’30

Scott Smith TT, PF and Sally Reid P’98 ’01 ’03

Fanggen Ye and Liyan Mao P’27

1925 SOCIETY ($1,925–$4,999)

Anonymous (2)

B P Mike Banas and Emma TT Chen-Banas P’28

B P Joan H. Butler P’83 ’84, PF

B Joseph Butz and Kimberly PTT Petelle Butz P’19

Sidney Chang and Xiao Lan Wang P’27 ’27

B Cheng (Adam) Cui and Yi (Chelsea) Cheng P’25

B P Matthew Drake ’96, TT

B P Christine Hart PTT, P’02

Hyunghang Jeong and Soyoung Oh P’25

Kibeom Kim and Eunjae (Charlotte) Yoo P’27

B Larry and Deb Klein GP’28 ’35

Hong Ki Ko and Soojin Eum P’24

Guocheng Liu and Weiwei Wu P’26

Rafael Coelho Lopes de Sa and Verena Ingrid Martinez Outschoorn P’34

Jason and Sarah Lord P’26

Amir and Danuta Lotfi P’26 ’29

Jager McConnell ’91, TT

B Virginia Morsman ’87, PTT, PF

Zhihong Ni and Nan Zhao P’27 ’33

B P Ted and Carole PTT, PF Pennock P’90 ’94

B Julie Owen Rea ’57 and Sam Rea Carmel Schettino P’13 ’15

B Mike HOS and Julianne Schloat P’24 ’26

Kathryn Shanahan ’85

Yifeng (Hans) She and Jun Li P’26 ’29

Xiaodong Su and Jing (Priscilla) Chen P’26

B Qiye Sun P’23 ’26

B Katie ’91, TT and Greg Vadasdi

B Haiwei Wang and Yun Han P’25 ’28

Xun Wang and Rumeng Li P’34

B Craig TT, P’03, PF and Amy White

Makiko Yamamori P’25

B P Joshua and Hollis Young FR

Kevin Yun and Jie (Audrey) Wang P’28

Tak Wing (Albert) Yung and Angela Fan P’23 ’25

B Ning Zhou and Meixuan (May) Zhang P’23

B Lei (Simon) Zhu and Ji (Grace) Wang P’24

BEMENT HONOR ROLL ($500–$1,924)

Anonymous (4)

B James and Justyna Arcoleo P’16 ’19 ’29 ’30 ’31 ’33

B P Guy Ardrey and Sara PF Becton Ardrey P’22 ’24

B Edward Arron and Jeewon Park P’28

Robert and Agnes Banas GP’28

B Willson ’76 and Vickie Beebe

B Ben and Pamela Bensen P’86 ’92 ’98 ’01 ’02, PF

B Alexander Byron ’83 and Nikki Maguire

Robert and Linda Cady GP’31 ’33

Caitlin and Ernesto Castillo P’31

Wai (Lawrence) Chan and Ka Lok (Carol) Wong P’22

B Jennie ’05, TT and Yanis Chibani

Craig Creelman ’87

William ’89 and Harley Creelman

Michael Currie ’02 and Alexandra Sacco-Currie P’33 ’34

B Lawrence Dean P’89

B Edie Drexler Denney ’50, GP’14

Aaron and Jo-Ann DiBari P’22

Melissa ’68 and George Dickson

Jeffrey and Lisa Duncan P’33

B Jim and Joan Edzwald P’95

Joe Elias ’82, FA and Li Xu P’29 ’30

Harry PTT and Madeline Flood P’97 ’99 ’06

B William PTT and Suzanne Flynt P’01 ’09

B Merrill and Jenn Gagne P’24 ’27 ’32

B Robert Gilmore and Amy Burnside P’21 ’21

Gilmore & Farrell Insurance Agency, Inc.

B Amy Gordon P’99 ’03, PF

Ming Guo and Aoran Wang P’21

B Susan Easton Hanson ’56 and Perry O. Hanson III

B Nicholas Hayes ’55 and Sheila Donovan

B Frank Henry Jr. PTT, FHS and Wanda Henry P’05 ’08

B John ’63, PTT and Lee Holstein

B Bob PTT and Amanda PF Howe P’18 ’18

Jonghyoo Hwang and Yoonjung Chung P’25

B Margo Jones PTT, P’07 and Philip Elmer

Dooyoung Kim and Eunhee Choi P’26

David Ko and ChangHui Pak P’26 ’29

B Estate Kokosadze and Anna Japaridze P’21 ’22 ’25

Darlene Kuzmeskus GP’29 ’32

Jeffrey and Sara Lavalle P’27 ’29

B Matthew Lustig P’29 ’32

B Martha Lyman ’58, PTT

Patrick and Wheaton Mahoney P’23

B Frank FA and Suk Massey

Kevin and Jennifer McDonald P’26

Jeremy and Laura FA McGeorge P’24 ’28

Rick and Bunny Melvoin P’93, GP’28

B David and Penny Michalak P’14

B Phoebe Montgomery Moeller ’72

Chunliang Nie and Shuli Wang P’16

B Jisoo Oh ’96

B Thaddeus ’00 and Marisa Olchowski P’35

Matthew ’03 and Chelsea Palmeri

B Michael and Jane PTT Plager P’12 ’16

B Bill ’52, PTT, PF and Nancy Polk

B P David PTT and Nancy PF Pond P’89 ’95

Rev. Nicholas and Dorothy Porter P’17 ’17

B Ned ’67, PTT and Maria Reade

B Todd and Paula Rees P’16

B James and Margaret Ricci P’93 ’95

B Janet Schloat GP’24 ’26

Michael and Kathleen Schneider P’25 ’27

B Amy ’89 and Nathaniel Snow

B Timothy and Kayla Snow P’30 ’32

B Bob and Sally Spencer P’98 ’00

B Barry and Linda FA Stacy P’08 ’11

B P Melissa Stetson P’14 ’18

B Timothy PTT and Wendy ’88 Van Epps P’21 ’23 ’25

Peter and Lee Vandermark GP’32 ’34

The Vassar Family ’02, P32 ’34

Vermont Community Foundation

B Brad and Margit FA Walker P’24 ’27

Stanley Yazwinski ’98 and Victoria Ness P’28

Wei Zhu and Enhan Wang P’26

BEMENT MERIT LIST

($250–$499)

Anonymous (8)

Margaret Adams GP’29 ’33

Jonathan Bardzik ’88

John and Mary Benjamin GP’27

Trevor Berman ’09 and Samantha Peabody P’32

B Ken PF and Karen Boudreau P’05 ’09

Madeleine Boudreau ’09

Robert and Joyce Brown GP’28 ’28 ’31 ’33

B Harris Bucklin ’67

B Zerah Burr ’99

B Fred Byron P’80 ’83

Jonathan Caron FR

John and Laurin Castoldi P’30

Anna Chen-Banas ’28

Matthias Cinyabugma and Gisele Mitima P’26 ’27

Simon Cohn ’03

B Jennifer Cox P’25

B P Emet Davis ’80, PTT

Xian Du and Juanjuan Zhao P’27

Clark Flynt ’01

Joshua Guthman and Anne Bruder P’28

B Justice and Elizabeth Hammond P’23 ’25

B Michael and Sarah Hayes P’26

B Adam and Emily Lent PF Hemingway

Ivory Hills and Christina Kopp P’25

Xue Qi Hong and Su Ping (Sally) Yan P’25

B Jeanet Hardigg Irwin ’73

Ron and Lorene Ishimaru GP’17 ’19 ’24

B Rob PF and Shelley Borror FHS Jackson P’00

Daniel Johnson P’17

Michael and Deborah Kalas GP’28 ’30 ’32

Emily Latham ’12

B Brian and Emily Leibinger P’31

David Leslie and Zoe Crowhurst P’27

B Kimberly Caldwell Loughlin P’18, FA

B Tinka Lunt P’82

Jane Lyman P’00 ’02, GP ’32 ’34 ’35

B Benjamin ’02 and Wendy MacKinney

Penny Malone ’73

Heather McGhee ’94

B Carol Polk Meenan ’55

Dorothy Milne PF

Bartholomew Moylan and Ann Boyden P’32 ’35

Matthew Naumowicz and AnnMarie McCready P’32

Yong Yang (Neil) Nie ’16

Ron and Jennifer Paasch P’22 ’24

B Michael and Barbara PF Parry P’98

B Douglas and Alice Patton P’16 ’18

B Nicole Pelc P’25

Sharon Pleasant GP’31 ’33

B Michael Posever and Anne-Marie Demetz P’10

B Don and Tammy Powell FA

B John ’69 and Masumi Reade

Richardson’s Candy Kitchen

Julie Russell ’50

Sumeet Saxena and Ambreen Bawa P’29 ’34

Sherrill J. Smith ’65

B Vikram Sood and Ruchi Grover P’24 ’27

Francisco and Viney PF Vidal P’28 ’28

Anna S. Whitcomb ’66

Brian and Kathie Williams P’03 ’05 ’10

Elizabeth (Lee) Williams ’55

B Sandra Wittig GP’29

Guojun Xiao and Yumei Yang P’27

John Zebrun and Vera Shevzov P’13

B Shuping (Jane) Zhang P’23

Jing Zhou and Wei Huang P’22

Tianqi (Angel) Zhou ’19

FRIENDS OF BEMENT ($1–$249)

Anonymous (19)

Mark Acton and Becca Melvoin P’28

B Jerry and Casey FA Ahern P’31

Soohyun Ahn ’16

Piterson (Matt) FA and Makayla Allen P’34

Patrick and Heather Andren P’26

Carolina Aragon P’29’32

Hayden Ardrey ’24

Florence Arwade GP’26

Sanjay Arwade and Meri Clark P’26

Colleen Backman P’30

Eugene and Nadia Bagdasarian P’34

Nick Bagley and Cong Chen P’16 ’20

John PTT and Kay Bardzik P’88 ’91 ’95

B Alexander Bartlett ’87, FA and Megan Tady P’31 ’34

David FA and Sue PF Belcher P’07

B Daniel ’01, FA, Rachel, Eliza, and Nathan Bensen

Madeleine (Molly) Bensen ’02

B Marcia Bernard FA

B Carla Bernier GP’15 ’18 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’23 ’24 ’25

Susan Berté GP’24

B Jennifer Montgomery Bethlenfalvay ’68

Keith Bevan FA

Jeffrey Blomstedt and Susan LaScala P’02

Luke Bloomfield and Charlene Choi P’31

Cynthia H. Bluh P’80 ’81 ’82

Iryna Bobukh P’27

B Catherine Boody GP’13 ’16

Brandi Booker, FR

B Sarah Boudreau ’05

Jeannette and Ryan Boudway P’26

Jacob Brook ’21

B Joseph Brook ’19

Laura Brooks ’89

Preston and Janet Brown P’91

Jeffrey and Gina Cady P’31 ’33, FA

Allison Call P’28 ’35

Dominic ’03 and Rebecca Capasso

Jonathan Carr ’68

Ellen Carter FA

Rachael Carter FA

Robert and Anna FA Casey

Tiffany Castillo P’30

James and Darlene Cerillo GP’32

Christian Chiavaroli ’35

Kathryn ’95 and John Chiavaroli P’30 ’35

Stef Chiavaroli ’30

Emily ’98 and Bernie Childs

William Ray and LoriAnn Chitty P’25

B Minji Cho ’12, PF

Monica Cho ’05

Hajun Choi ’27

Yijoon Choi ’30

Malcolm ’66 and Karen Chrobak

Andrew Ciccarelli and Ann Cooper P’22 ’25

Joel Cole GP’32 ’34

Jeffrey and Maria Collura P’27

Michelle Conant FA

B Jaime Correa and Juliana PF Camacho P’27

Toni Costa FA

Matthew Crutch and Karli Sacco P’34

Margaret ’66 and Richard Curran

GRACE BEMENT BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE

Raising $47,862! 162

B Michael and Janice Currie P’99 ’02, GP’33 ’34, PF

Stacey Druks Daniels ’84

Gordon and Melissa Davis P’91

Justin and Jessica Davis P’27

Victoria Davis ’91

Dave and Crista FA DeRicco P’33 ’31

Matthew Doherty and Karla Herzig Doherty P’21

Lesley Doll FA

John and Cheryl Domian GP’28 ’31

Helen Drake GP’25

William Drake and Erin Donnally Drake P’25

Megan Drum ’03

Frances Dulaney ’62

Zelda Dunaway ’24

B Paul and Renee Duseau P’12 ’12

B Kate Echeverria ’95

B Tom and Anne Echeverria P’95

Streeter Elliott ’12

Edward E. Emerson Jr. ’55 and May S. Emerson

Donal and Nancy Emerson P’97

Noah Epstein ’96

B Matthew and Sara Evans PF

George Colt and Anne Fadiman P’10

B Thomas PF and Lyudmila Falcon

Diana Feinberg ’GB

Jan Flaska and Jill Mackay P’26

Samantha Fleming FR

Henry ’89 and Kristine Forsyth

Robert Franklin and Cheryl Roberts P’05

Jonathan Friedman ’12

Catherine Futter FA

Jun Gao and Xiaomo Hong PF

Joan B. Garraway ’GB

Paul and Roselle FA Garro P’25

Samuel Garro and Marcia McCormack GP’25

B Dody Phinny Gates ’65

Sara Gavryck ’97

Simos Gerasimidis and Eirini Pitidou P’31 ’33

Hardy and Vanessa Gieski P’29 ’26

Steven and Fran Goldsher P’04 ’06 ’10

Scott Gray FA

B Arthur Gregg FR 100

B John Gundelfinger ’08

Peter Gundelfinger and Suzanne Smiley P’08

Robert Haigh and Nicole Guertin P’30

Abbey Haggerty ’12

B Valerie Haggerty P’12

Mary E. Hanlon GP’31

Quinn Hanson and Surya Isaza-Figueroa P’23 ’28 ’34

B Viva Hardigg ’78

Gregory Harris ’99

Susan Hart ’72

B Richard A. Herchenreder ’75 and Jeanne M. Sojka

B Jordi Herold and Elizabeth Dunaway P’24

B Deborah Weaver Hills ’88 and Greg Hills

B Gabriel and Kristin Hmieleski P’26

Grayson Hmieleski ’26

B Susan Conant Holden ’GB

Daniel and Kellie Houston P’32

Delores Howley GP’26

B Evelyn Jakub P’99

Colleen ’98 and Timothy Joncas

B Cary and Sue PTT Jubinville P’98 ’00 ’06

B Kirsten Kapteyn P’07 ’09, PF

B Amie Keddy FA

Kate Kehne ’12

B Terry Kopinto FA

Peter and Jessica Lapachinski P’31 ’33

B Paul and Christine Lapuc GP’14 ’17

B Joan Williams Laundon ’58

Katie Lee ’95

Min Ju Lee ’14

Terry ’81 and Jungeum (Vivian) Lee

Yuri Lee ’12

Jay Levin and Michal Ganz P’31

B MaryBee Eberlein Longabaugh ’GB

Kate Loughlin ’18

B Katie MacCallum P’29, FA

David and Dorothy Mackay GP’26

Doug and Donna MacLeay GP’32 ’34

B Jeremy Mailloux and Stacey Mimnaugh P’24 ’27

Shawn and Lesley Malouin P’28

Jianhua (Hansen) Mao and Minying (Elizabeth) Na P’23

Nancy Maynard P’97 ’98

Danielle Mazur FA

B Mac McCoy and Polly Byers P’10 ’12

B P Rebecca ’93 and Brad McCutcheon

Frances Meier GP ’13 ’16

B Madeline Merin ’04

B P Nancy Mihevc P’12

P David Milne P’69 ’75, PF

John Minor ’GB

Emily ’00 and Langdon Mitchell

B Wendy Moonan ’60, PTT and Duncan Darrow

Edo Mor and Rosie Torres P’28

Griffin Morse PF

Alexandra Nagurney ’09

B Ladimer PTT and Anna Nagurney P’09

John Neilson ’64

Ryan Noble ’91 and Kerry Shaw P’23

Meg O’Brien ’95, FA

B John O’Keefe and Lynne Stopen P’17 ’19

B Martha Olver ’84

B Jeanne Hinckley Orlando ’95

Anne Ott ’19

Claire Ott ’17

Olivia Ott ’24

Robert and Dorothy Pam GP’24

B Marlisa Drexler Parker ’52

Mary Grace Parsons ’05

Elizabeth ’95 and Robert Patterson

B Will Paulding and Lauren Cerillo P’32 ’34, FA

B Brian Pearson PTT and Sira Berté P’24

B Shirley Pelletier PF

David and Clare Perry P’13 ’15 ’17

B Joy Perry ’98

Trosky Peters and Laverne Robinson-Peters GP’29

Michael and Caitlin Pfizer P’34

Michael PF and Regina Phillips P’92 ’94

B Jeffrey Pilgrim FA

Adam Pistel ’04

B Benjamin Plager ’16, FA

B Matthew Plager ’12, FA

Thomas and Samantha Pleasant GP’31

Rebecca Pond ’95, PTT, PF

B Rickey Poor ’60

B David Powell PF

Nathan Reid ’98

Robert ’68, P’98 ’01 ’03 and Penny Reid P’09

B Roberto Mugnani and Silvia Ribes-Mugnani PF

B Emily Mikolayunas Rich P’24 ’28, FA

Madeline Surgenor Richards PF

Shawn TT and Jill Robinson P’29

Matt Robison and Emily Jones P’26 ’28 ’31

B Leslie Rockwell FA

Jeanine Rodriguez P’24 ’27

Bill Rogers ’65

Christian Rojas and Alexandra Andino P’23 ’29

B Greg and Kate Rolland P’20 ’23 ’23

B Josh PF and Kate ’73 Rosenblatt P’05

Cynthia White Rossini ’70 and Paul Rossini

Sierra Rother ’12, PF

Victor and Carol Russo GGP’32 ’33 ’34 ’34 ’34

John and Amanda Rymes P’19

Jane Sani P’25

Rui Santos and Rachel Silverman P’33

Barbara ’64 and Richard Saunders

Chris Sayers FA

B The Schatz Family P’23 ’25 ’29

B Annette Schettino FR

Steve and Eileen Schneider GP’25 ’27

Bruce and Kathy Schwartz P’10

B Justin Serpone and Angela McMahon P’27 ’29 ’33

Marjorie Shearer P’23 ’26, PF

Justin Sherburne ’96

Wonyong (Danny) Shin ’12

Louis Sikkelee FR

Michael Silipo ’04

B Michael Silipo P’01 ’04 and Lydia Hemphill

B Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03

Neal and Louise PF Smith P’95 ’97

Joshua and Tatiana FA Soper P’29 ’31 ’33

Dana Stacy ’08

Ryann Stacy ’11

Charles Staelin and Karen Golding-Staelin P’84 ’96

Andy Stallings and Melissa Dickey P’26 ’28

B Alan Stefanini and Dianne Bensen Stefanini P’98 ’01 ’02

Jane Stewart FA

Robert Teree P’30

Sean Terwilliger and Wendy Bradley-Terwilliger P’06

B Mark and Emma Theriault P’16 ’16 ’28

B Gary Therien ’78

B Philip and Nancy Torrey FR

Travis Tucker and Heather FA Holohan-Guarnieri P’27

B Jean Pitman Turner PF

Julia and Jacqueline Tuttle P’34 ’32

Ryan and Haley Tyree P’27

B Bob Adam and Stephanie Velez GP’25 ’27 ’30 ’30

Tom and Megan Waidlich P’34

Ashleigh Wall FA

Ella Wang ’24

Zhengxiu Wang and Lan Gao P’26

B P Sarah ’90 and Ted Weihman

B Peter Whalen and Janna Ugone P’14

Mary Wickwire P’82

Paul and Linda Zayac GP’29 ’31

GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OF

Maisie Ahern ’31

Mary E. Hanlon GP’31

Sara Becton Ardrey P’22 ’24, FA

Anonymous

Steven and Sheri Andon P’19 ’20

Rob PF and Shelley Borror FHS Jackson P’00

Al Bachman

Colleen Bachman P’30

Anna Banas-Chen ’28

Robert and Agnes Banas GP’28

Dave Belcher P’07, FA

Zerah Burr ’99

Aubrey Berman ’32

Trevor Berman ’09 and Samantha Peabody P’32

Judith Bernier ’25

Lisa PTT, P’06 ’18 ’21 and Jeff Peddar

Jacob Brook ’21

Richard Brook and Shawna Pazmino-Brook P’19 ’21

Joseph Brook ’19

Richard Brook and Shawna Pazmino-Brook P’19 ’21

Griffin Crutch ’34

Victor and Carol Russo GGP’32 ’33 ’34 ’34 ’34

Grace Currie ’34

Victor and Carol Russo GGP’32 ’33 ’34 ’34 ’34

Janice Currie P’99 ’02, GP’33 ’34, PF

Victoria Davis ’91

Jim and Joan Edzwald P’95

Meg O’Brien ’95, FA

Sydney Currie ’33

Victor and Carol Russo GGP’32 ’33 ’34 ’34 ’34

Brianna Duseau ’12

Paul and Renee Duseau P’12 ’12

Rebekah Duseau ’12

Paul and Renee Duseau P’12 ’12

Stacey Edzwald ’95

Jim and Joan Edzwald P’95

Emma Flaska ’26

David and Dorothy Mackay GP’26

William H. Franklin ’05

Robert Franklin and Cheryl Roberts P’05

Dean Fusto P’17, PF

Jonathan Friedman ’12

Rosemarie Gage P’10, FA

Susan Conant Holden ’GB

Philip and Nancy Torrey FR

Jeremy Galvagni P’24, FA

Xian Du and Juanjuan Zhao P’27

Alice Gearhart FA

Sean Terwilliger and Wendy Bradley-Terwilliger P’06

Rongshen (Grace) Guo ’21

Ming Guo and Aoran Wang P’21

Bryant Hong ’25

Xue Qi Hong and Su Ping (Sally) Yan P’25

Shelley Borror Jackson FHS, P’00

Emet Davis ’80, PTT

Carter Lapachinski ’31

Samantha Fleming FR

Palmer Lapachinski ’33

Samantha Fleming FR

Emily Lynn Dean Lawrence ’89

Lawrence Dean P’89

Raymond Li ’26

Guanghai Li and Yanhua Deng P’26

Katie MacCallum FA, P’29

Sandra Wittig GP’29

Jacob Meier ’16

Catherine Boody GP’13 ’16

Josie Meier ’13

Catherine Boody GP’13 ’16

Ken O’Brien P’95 ’00, FA

Laura Brooks ’89

Adam Pistel ’04

Cara Orsmond ’28

Joyce and Robert Brown GP’28 ’28 ’31 ’33

Everett Orsmond ’31

Joyce and Robert Brown GP’28 ’28 ’31 ’33

Harris Orsmond ’33

Joyce and Robert Brown GP’28 ’28 ’31 ’33

Liana Orsmond ’28

Joyce and Robert Brown GP’28 ’28 ’31 ’33

Anne Ott ’19

Ron and Lorene Ishimaru GP’17 ’19 ’24

Claire Ott ’17

Ron and Lorene Ishimaru GP’17 ’19 ’24

Olivia Ott ’24

Ron and Lorene Ishimaru GP’17 ’19 ’24

Ben Plager ’16, FA

Rob PF and Shelley Borror FHS Jackson P’00

Matt Plager ’12, FA

Rob PF and Shelley Borror FHS Jackson P’00

Rebecca Pond ’95, PTT, PF

David PTT and Nancy PF Pond P’89 ’95

Rebecca Porter ’17

Rev. Nicholas and Dorothy Porter P’17 ’17

Thea Porter ’17

Rev. Nicholas and Dorothy Porter P’17 ’17

Silvia Ribes de Mugnani PF

Mollie Bensen ’02

Marshall Royce ’32

Victor and Carol Russo GGP’32 ’33 ’34 ’34 ’34

Vivian Royce ’34

Victor and Carol Russo GGP’32 ’33 ’34 ’34 ’34

Alison Levy Ryan ’70

Gary Therien ’78

Chris Sayers FA

Julia and Jacqueline Tuttle P’32 ’34

Coleman Schatz ’25

Anonymous

Emmett Schatz ’23

Anonymous

Mavis Schatz ’29

Anonymous

Mike Schloat HOS, P’24 ’26

Janet Schloat GP’24 ’26

Louise Smith P’95 ’97, PF

Matthew Plager ’12, FA

Amy Snow ’89

David PTT and Nancy PF Pond P’89 ’95

Tatiana Soper P’29 ’31 ’33, FA

Daniel and Kellie Houston P’32

Barry and Linda FA Stacy P’08 ’11

Dana Stacy ’08

Ashleigh Wall FA

Daniel and Kellie Houston P’32

John Whitney PF

Adam and Emily Lent PF Hemingway

Oliver Wilcox ’24

Robert and Dorothy Pam GP’24

Madeline Yazwinski ’28

Stanley Yazwinski ’98 and Victoria Ness P’28

GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF

Duck Ja Ahn GP’26 ’29

David Ko P’26 ’29 and ChangHui Pak P’26 ’29

William Armour ’47

Louis Sikkelee FR

Kay Bartlett FHS, PTT

John Neilson ’64

Marlisa Drexler Parker ’52

Julie Russell ’50

Elizabeth PTT, PF and William Beebe P’60 ’63 ’65 ’76, PF

Willson ’76 and Vickie Beebe

Susan Beebe ’60

Willson ’76 and Vickie Beebe

Marianne Bourbeau P’75, PF

Meg O’Brien ’95, FA

Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03

Scott Smith TT, PF and Sally Reid P’98 ’01 ’03

John N. Butler FHS, P’83 ’84

Joan H. Butler P’83 ’84, PF

Meg Clark P’17, PF

Anonymous

Rob PF and Shelley Borror FHS Jackson P’00

Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03

Aiden Francesco Day ’13

Annette Schettino FR

Carmel Schettino P’13 ’15

Mary “Gug” Drexler FHS, PTT, P’50 ’52

John Neilson ’64

Marlisa Drexler Parker ’52

Julie Russell ’50

Trudi Epstein P’96

Noah Epstein ’96

Ronald Feinberg, FR

Diana Feinberg ’GB

Sally Cook Gregg ’55

Arthur Gregg, FR

Mary Hawks ’GB, PF

Anonymous

Richard A. Herchenreder ’75 and Jeanne M. Sojka

Wendy Moonan ’60, PTT

James and Margaret Ricci P’93 ’95

Frank Hegy GP’22

The DiBari Family P’22

Alfred and Frances Heiser GP’08 ’11

Dana Stacy ’08

Roger and Charlotte Johnson GP’17 ’18

Daniel Johnson P’17 ’18

Jeffery A. Knapp ’70

Gary Therien ’78

Frances Malone PF

Genevieve (Viva) Hardigg ’78

Joyce H. Milne P’69 ’75

David Milne P’69 ’75, PF

Mariam Naviwala

Sumeet Saxena and Ambreen Bawa P’29 ’34

Amy O’Hare ’87

Anthony Kwame Harrison ’85, PTT

Theodore Pina PF

Emily Latham ’12

Yuri Lee ’12

Florence Hofmann Reade P’67 ’69 ’73, GP’05

John ’69 and Masumi Reade

Warren Schloat GP’24 ’26

Mike HOS and Julianne Schloat P’24 ’26

Arvinder Sood GP’24 ’27

Vikram Sood and Ruchi Grover P’24 ’27

Kenneth St. Germain PF

Anonymous

Reuben and Carolyn Stacy GP ’08 ’11

Dana Stacy ’08

Edward Stinson ’51, PF

Anonymous

Thomas M. Teree GP’30

Robert Teree P’30

Peg Verdery P’00, PF

Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03

Shamek Weddle PF

Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03

Ed Wells PF

Noah Epstein ’96

Nathan Reid ’98

Sara Lou Wolter Davidson ’70

Gary Therien ’78

Timothy C. Young ’61, PF

Dominic Capasso ’03

Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES AND FOUNDATIONS 2024–2025

We are most grateful to the companies and foundations listed below for participating in the Matching Gift Program, which offers the donor the opportunity to increase their gift to Bement.

Charities Aid Foundation America

Citizens Bank

Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation

ConocoPhillips

Google

Johnson Controls Nasdaq, Inc.

Netflix Pfizer, Inc.

We have made every attempt to publish the names of our donors accurately. If your name has inadvertently been omitted, misspelled, or listed incorrectly, please accept our sincere apology and bring the error to the attention of the Alumni and Development Office so that we may correct our records. Call 413.774.3021 or email alumni@bement.org.

ENDOWED AND SIMILAR FUNDS

Over the years, generous individuals and groups have established endowed funds to help support tuition aid, professional development, athletics, and the general needs of the school. Gifts to Bement’s endowment are invested, and earnings provide a permanent source of income and security for the school. For a complete list of funds, visit bement.org/giving/funds.

Thank you to the following donors who have contributed to the funds below in 2024–2025:

Beebe Memorial Fund

Established in memory of William H. Beebe P’60 ’63 ’65 ’76, former business manager, for the general needs of the school.

Willson ’76 and Vickie Beebe

Clagett Professional Development Fund

Established in 1978 as a bequest of Nancy L. Clagett P’60, GP’85; provides Bement faculty with opportunities for professional development.

Abbey Haggerty ’12

Valerie Haggerty P’12

Stephanie McLennan ’85, PTT

THE PHOENIX SOCIETY

Thank you to the following members of our community who have included Bement in their estate planning, naming Bement as a beneficiary in their will, life insurance policy, retirement policy, bank account, or other planned-giving vehicle.

Nancy and Peter Drake Scholarship Fund

Established in 1999 to honor former head of school Peter Drake P’90 ’93 ’96 and his wife, Nancy Drake P’90 ’93 ’96, PF, in recognition of their dedication and years of service; provides financial aid.

Jisoo Oh ’96

Library Endowment Fund

Established in 2004 by the board of trustees; provides funds for the Clagett McLennan Library.

Stephanie McLennan ’85, PTT

Anonymous

Guy and Sara Becton FA Ardrey P’22 ’24

Mike Banas and Emma TT Chen-Banas P’28

Terry Belanger ’63

Nancee Bershof PTT, P’97 ’98

Joan H. Butler P’83 ’84

Emet Davis ’80, PTT

Matthew Drake ’96, TT

Peter FHS and Nancy PF Drake P’90 ’93 ’96

Kathleen Fontaine ’80

John Gardiner PTT, P’14 ’18

Lester and Burdine Anderson ’54 Giese

Dolly Glennon PTT, P’08 ’11

Christine Hart PTT, P’02

Fred Honnold Houck P’96

Robert and Ellen Fuller PTT Kaufmann P’94

Charles and Pamela PTT Klonaris P’11 ’13

James Mullins Athletics Fund

Established in 2009 in memory of James Mullins P’14 ’17; provides support for athletic programs.

Stephanie McLennan ’85, PTT

Siguler Family Fund

Established in 1999 by a gift from George PTT and Pamela Siguler P’98 ’00 ’02 ’05 ’14 for general endowment growth.

George Siguler PTT P’98 ’00 ’02 ’05 ’14

Timothy C. Young ’61 Fund

Established in 2020 in honor of Timothy C. Young ’61, PF in recognition of his devotion to Bement; supports financial aid and tuition remission for faculty and staff children attending Bement. Willson ’76 and Vickie Beebe

Dominic ’03 and Rebecca Capasso

Joshua and Hollis Young FR

Sharon Young PF

Cynthia (Elyse) Leonard ’68

Katherine Stenson Lunt PTT, P’00 ’02

Debra MacLean P’04

Brad and Rebecca ’93 McCutcheon

Philip McKean PTT, P’84

Stephanie McLennan ’85, PTT

Nancy Mihevc P’12

David Milne P’69 ’75, PF

Ralph Parady and Bunny Boyden Parady ’GB

Ted and Carole PTT, PF Pennock P’90 ’94

David PTT and Nancy PF Pond P’89 ’95

Melissa Stetson P’14 ’18

Ellen Waldinger PTT, P’11 ’14

Ted and Sarah ’90 Weihman

Ann Wright ’65

Joshua and Hollis Young FR