HOOPLA The Millers The Miller family from the seacoast of New Hampshire counts three Brewster alumni – Doug ‘01, Patrick ‘03, and Charlie ‘05 – and current student Liz ’13 in the Brewster family. Their first introduction to Brewster was around 1997. “A friend told me about Brewster when she learned how excited Douglas was about computers. He decided to attend BA rather than Holderness because of the warmth of the Revisit Day. The decision surprised him,” explained Adele Wick of her oldest child’s decision to attend Brewster.
The Miller/ Wick family, l-r: Dorsey, Douglas ’01, Patrick ’03, Rick Miller, Lizzy ’13, and Adele Wick. Not pictured: Charlie ’05
Rick Miller added that the Brewster Model, small class size, advanced use of computing technology in all aspects of academic life, and relative proximity to their Portsmouth home were all factors. When asked if it was a parent- or student-driven decision, Wick explained: “I told all four of my children that I was going to make them visit several schools, but the choice of which one they attended would be theirs and theirs alone – I’d just help them structure the decision by listing all the variables and exposing them to many different options so that they could see and evaluate better.” Miller added that all of the children recognized the importance of understanding sophisticated technology in connection with their success in college as well as in their professional and personal lives.
The Krumsick family: back, standing, l-r: Jeremy ’04, Jill ’98, Jocelyn, Jeff ’01, Jamie ’95; front, l-r: Dimitris and Jen (Krumsick) Skliris, Kathy and Herb Krumsick, and Jamie’s daughters Lucy, 8 1/2, and Kirby, 11.
And how much of a factor did Doug’s decision impact his siblings? “It was probably definitive. Who knew that Douglas was the pacemaker? Not I. At least not at the time,” Wick said.
The Krumsicks Kathy Krumsick, mother of Jamie ‘95, Jill ’98, Jeff John and Ginny Stabile
‘01, and Jeremy ‘04, told me that her eldest daughter Jenny had gone to an all-girls boarding school and really enjoyed the experience. “Being from Kansas, she found a whole new world that she – and we – didn’t know existed. She put the love of boarding school into our family. Using an educational consultant, we visited several schools and decided on Brewster,” explained Kathy regarding
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their school search for their son Jamie.