BrewsterConnections Spring 2010
Inside Head of School
Dr. Michael E. Cooper
2 Head Lines
Director of Admission and External Affairs Lynne M. Palmer
Reflections From Mike Cooper
4 Creating Competent, Lifelong Learners
Editor
Brewster’s Instructional Support Program Delivers Confidence and Independence
9 Emmy Award Winner Jon Siskel ’85
Marcia Eldredge Director of Communications
Assistant Editor/Layout/Design
11 Saturdays at the New England Conservatory Preparatory Program Offers More Than Instruction to Brewster Students
Peggy Comeau Assistant Director of Communications
Attributes Success to Lessons Learned at Brewster
14 Celebrating Civil Rights on Martin Luther King Day
Contributors
Mike Cooper, Matt Hoopes, Doug Kiley, Emily Lesko ’08, Bob Richardson, Shirley Richardson, Kim Ross, Jordan Weaver ’11
15 Trey Whitfield Memorial Lecture Parents’ Example Inspired Courage,
Photography
Brewster Academy 2009-2010 Board of Trustees Daniel T. Mudge, President (Tapley-Ann ’98, Ashley ’02)
Rex V. Jobe (Reagan ’01)
Leslie N. H. MacLeod, Vice President (Todd ’97)
Michael Keys (Matthew ’04)
Roy C. Ballentine, Treasurer (Brian ’97, Susan ’94)
Helen S. Hamilton, Secretary Michael Appe Nancy M. Black (Nicole ’02, Robbie ’05) C. Richard Carlson Estate Trustee David L. Carlson ’54 Arthur W. Coviello Jr. Candace Crawshaw ’64 Claudine Curran (Alex ’06, Gen ’11) George J. Dohrmann III (George ’05, Geoffrey ’12) Stephen Farrell Sr. (Stephen Jr. ’12) Peter Ford ’80 Douglas H. Greeff (Hilary ’11)
Steve Allen, Tawna Callahan, Peggy Comeau, Andrea Cooper, Mark DeNitto, Marcia Eldredge, Margaret Enos, B.G. Hodges ‘66, Paul Horton, Mayu Kudo ’11, Jaime Laurent, Lena Rukhadze ’10, Phil Stiles
Walter N. “Rink” DeWitt ’54 (Kate ’86) P. Fred Gridley ’53 (Deborah ’81) Grant M. Wilson (Grant ’87, Kirsten ’88)
Teams Continue to Make Their Mark in New England and Beyond
and Programs
in Asia, California, Philadelphia, and Texas
25 Hoopla – Visual Delights: Antiques and Interior Design Alex Rogers ’89, Susanna Maggard ’91, Andrea (Richardson) Nugent ’84,
The Reverend Nancy Spencer Smith Estate Trustee
Trustee Emeriti
22 Brewster on the Road
Arthur O. Ricci Estate Trustee
A.B. Whitfield (Trey ’89)
Strengthened Community
16 Bobcat Athletics
James E. Nicholson
Steven R. Webster (Brooke ’08, Tori ’11)
21 Welcome Julie Zahn New Director of Alumni and Parent Events
Barbara Naramore
Shawn K. Smith (Susan ’08)
An Open Letter to Dr. King
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Cedric Dupont ’94
On the cover: Leah Soboroff ’12
Departments 19 34 41 42
Newsmakers Class Notes In Memoriam Writing Brewster’s History
Twin Day – sophomores Goldie Paul and Kate Silvia