TODAY AT BRECK
fall 2012
Elizabeth Powers-Dempsey ‘82 Kindergarten teacher What’s one of your favorite memories of being a Breck student?
What’s one of the biggest differences between Breck today
Many favorites…but one is when they locked all the ninth
and when you were a student?
graders in the school overnight…(who knows why)…and we
My class was the first class to graduate from the Golden
played volleyball and basketball most of the night and then
Valley campus. When we arrived in ’81 there were a lot of
watched movies in the social studies rooms at the River Road
rooms and spaces that were not being used at all because
campus. We were all exhausted and crabby when morning
they had not been specified for anyone’s use/purpose. Now…
came around…but it was a lot of fun.
we are building a new Upper School because there wasn’t
Who was your most memorable Breck teacher? 34
Liam Taaffe. Amazing teacher. Brought history to life to all
enough room for all that Breck is now currently offering its students.
those who were in his classes. I will never forget him blaring
Finish the sentence: Breck students are…
Marlene Dietrich over his speakers to allow us to know what
Breck Students…Parents…Faculty…and Staff…are my
the soldiers were hearing in the trenches during WWII.
community.
Ty Thayer ‘90 Second-Grade Teacher What’s one of your favorite memories of being a Breck student?
What’s one of the biggest differences between Breck today
It is difficult to choose just one. I would have to say my top
and when you were a student?
memories are all connected to May Program. I interned in
I think there is a better awareness of our existence as a P-12
our preschool program (which pushed me into my current
school. It feels as if we are utilizing this as a strength more
career), and went to Tanzania with Dr. Miller and Ms. Franke.
often. I am constantly impressed by how our older students
Both of these opportunities truly changed my life.
watch out for and care for our younger ones.
Who was your most memorable Breck teacher?
Finish the sentence: Breck students are...
Tom Hegg. He was there as a teacher, a mentor, and as an
inquisitive.
understanding adult. Mr. Hegg is one of those people who is always available.
Dina Wolkoff ‘84 Director of Development What’s one of your favorite memories of being a Breck student?
What’s one of the biggest differences between Breck today
The last day of kindergarten, my teacher, Mrs. Miller, patted
and when you were a student?
me on the head, said some caring words, and sent me down
The campus, the size of the school, and the diversity.
the hall to my first grade classroom of Mrs. Goddard. Who was your most memorable Breck teacher? Too many to count! Ann Young, Van Anderson, Margaret Wong, Peter McGorry, Paul Chmelik, Michael York, Joe Prouse
Finish the sentence: Breck students are... smiling and extraordinary.