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Fall 2012

An Unforgettable FALL

The 110th First Day, ‘The Best Ever’ Homecoming, A Super Storm, and More

Sanjeev K. Mehra, P ’10, ’12, ’13, ’20 Chairman W. Preston Baldwin III, P ’11 James F. Bell, P ’14, ’16, ’17, ’21 W. Robert Berkley, Jr. ’91, P ’21, ’23 Nancy M. Better, P ’11, ’13 Michael J. Bingle, P ’20, ’26 Todd L. Boehly, P ’20, ’22, ’24 Mark H. Camel, P ’12, ’18, ’18 Robert F. Carangelo, P ’17, ’21 Leslie A. Dahl, P ’11, ’21 B. Cort Delany ’73 Scott V. Haig, P ’09 ’14 Gregory B. Hartch ’88, P ’19 John R. Harvey ’84, P ’18 Carlos M. Hernandez, P ’18 Andrew H. Jacobson, P ’17, ’18, ’22 David B. MacFarlane, P ’11, ’12, ’16 D. Ian McKinnon, P ’18 Michael J. Odrich, P ’13, ’15 Thomas D. O’Malley, Jr. ’85, P ’12, ’15, ’21 Suzanne P. Peisch, P ’12, ’14, ’16, ’18 Philip F. P. Pierce, P ’10, ’13, ’18 Clifton S. Robbins, P ’11, ’14, ’17 David R. Salomon, P ’16 William A. Schneider ’72, P ’12, ’16 Scott M. Stuart, P ’12, ’16 Michael A. Troy, P ’12, ’14 John S. Weinberg, P ’08, ’13 Tyler J. Wolfram, P ’18, ’22

An Unforgettable FALL

Board of Trustees 2012–2013

Ex Officio Thomas W. Philip, P ’08, ’10 Headmaster Steven H. Dudley, P ’95, ’96 Assistant Headmaster & Director of Finance Thomas G. Murray, P ’25 Executive Director of Development Kathleen F. Harrington Senior Accountant Alison A. Troy, P ’12, ’14 President, Brunswick Parents’ Association

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M e ssag e from th e

HEADMASTER ‘ Live by the Sword – Die by the Sword’ A Thought or Two About Rankings A few years ago, Brunswick School was listed as one of the top 20 secondary schools in the nation in a survey of all schools, public and independent, by Worth magazine — well ahead of any school in our region and also ahead of most major New England boarding schools.

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s I read the article, I didn’t have the reaction many of you might expect. In fact, in retrospect, I was sad, though intentionally deceiving, other times innocently

so. But rarely do they show the whole picture,

instilling of character. So, after reading that

exist at all.

especially when assessing institutions that are,

we had done so well in the rankings, I felt the

certainly not about how we fared.

Rather, I was troubled that such rankings

In sum, our real and true purpose is the

first and foremost, about people.

magazine’s editors had missed the point.

the article is that one can actually judge which

school is better — truly better, more appealing,

overlooking the qualitative. Worse still, for some, it

is not what we are here for. This School has a

more effective than another — based on a set of

might mean succumbing to a temptation to bend

purpose and provides an invaluable service to

numbers; in this case, how many students from

the numbers to suit the evaluative instrument.

our boys and to the society in which they will

each school matriculated at just three colleges:

grow. Caring about numbers in the absence

Yale, Harvard, and Princeton.

accounting practices. Or, given the published

of character is a dangerous game indeed — as

As our boys had done well with those three

school ranking, it might mean discouraging a

we’re often reminded when reading the financial

schools during the years surveyed, Brunswick

qualified application to Williams (which was

section of the paper.

School, in turn, achieved an enviable rank.

not included in the analysis) in favor of one to

Yale (which was). One is dishonest, the other

our numbers shake out, and obviously we care that

same period, none of our students had chosen

self-serving. But both are products of excessive

we continue to perform well on a year-to-year basis

those three schools and had opted, instead,

concern over the relative quantitative strengths

when we look at SATs, APs, and college placement.

to attend any other arguably equally selective

of like institutions.

institution — Brown, Stanford, and Williams

things as we do about whether we’re helping our

come to mind — we would, interestingly, not

our boys do so well in areas of school life that

boys, each and every day, get in the unbreakable

have achieved a ranking at all.

can be quantified — tests, athletic contests, and

habit of leading honorable lives.

Given this, I began to sense a link between

college placement — but because we do all that

the school-ranking article and some of the other

almost as an afterthought. I don’t use the word

news stories of late concerning corporate greed

afterthought in the sense that we forget about

and financial malfeasance. My concern was

or overlook those things, but rather in the sense

that numbers can be deceiving — sometimes

that they come after a more significant purpose.

The implication one is forced to infer from

If, just for the sake of example, during that

Focusing too much on the quantitative risks

In corporate America, it might mean dubious

Brunswick is a wonderful school not because

That which can be measured in rankings

Obviously, we’re pleased and interested in how

But we don’t care nearly as much about those

Thomas W. Philip

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Headmaster Thomas W. Philip Executive Director of Development Thomas G. Murray Director of Institutional Communications Daniel J. Griffin dgriffin@brunswickschool.org Assistant Editor Courtney Kennedy ckennedy@brunswickschool.org Class Notes Editor Libby Edwards ledwards@brunswickschool.org Contributing Writers Rob Adams Bonni Brodnick Charlie Cassoli ’15 Libby Edwards Dan Griffin Tommy Hull ’14 Courtney Kennedy Leslie Lopez, P ’10 Marianne McShane Kirk Meyer ’15 Joan Michie Katherine Ogden Tom Philip Keshav Raghavan ’17 Meg Russell, P ’18, ’20 Contributing Photographers Dan Burns Tim Coffey Stephen Duplessie ’13 Jamie Fessenden Jeff Konczal Wayne Lin Peter Miller Tobin Saer ’13 Michael Savitt ’14 Design Taylor Design, taylordesign.com Printing Flagship Press, flagshippress.com

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CONTENTS Features 04 H omecoming 2012: “The Best Ever”

By Bonni Brodnick & Rob Adams 18 “I Forgot How Tall I Was” Janne Kouri ’93: A Brunswick Profile

By Katherine Ogden 24 B utcher, Baker, Candlestick-maker: Fourth Graders Venture Back in Time

By Katherine Ogden 27 T he Storm: Nature Delivers A Powerful Lesson

By Katherine Ogden & Charlie Cassoli ’15

12 For Bear Fair, Burke Field House becomes a world unto itself, under the festoon of gold and brown balloons.

33 S tages Come To Life

By Katherine Ogden & Kirk Meyer ’15

iddle School: Living, Learning 43 M with Courage, Honor & Truth

By Keshav Raghavan ’17 & Meg Russell, P ’18, ’20

idnight Run: Stories Shared, 38 M Lessons Learned, Lives Changed

By Katherine Ogden

46 F all Sports Wrap-Up: Big Dreams, Tough Competition, Memories to Savor

By Rob Adams

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DEPARTMENTS 01 Message from the Headmaster 53 Beyond the Books

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– Prospecting the Tweet Gold Mine – Quilts Honor Precious Connections – Juniors Work for Audubon – An Oxonian Odyssey of Learning – RX for a Good Story – Limber, Strong, Focused & Flexible – The Maine Recipe – BPA Past Presidents Return – Storytelling with an iPad – Allwood Publishes Once More

62 Class Notes 67 In Memoriam

Flex Time 22 26 32 37 42 52 61 68

In the Swim: Eric Ronda ’13 Foreign Language Immersion ‘Whim’ Leads To Career in China “Above All Else” A Brunswick Moment Father-Son Breakfast Words to Live By Last Look

04 Brunswick School, founded in 1902, is an independent college-preparatory day school for boys in grades Pre-K through 12. For more information, please contact Gina Hurd, Admission Director, at 203.625.5800 or visit BrunswickSchool.org.

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homecoming

reunions A Great Time, Rain or Shine!

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nlike the weather at this year’s Alumni Golf Outing, reunions are dependable. Every five years, rain or shine, Brunswick School alumni return to their high school to reconnect with classmates, faculty, and friends.

This year, the “2s” and “7s” (with the exception of ’72, ’82, and ’02, who reunited in spring ’12) enjoyed the event-packed Homecoming weekend, complete with class reunion parties at various sites throughout Greenwich.

In addition to reunions featured here, members of the Class of 1992 celebrated their 20th at the Ginergman and the Class of 1997 reconnected at McDuff’s Tavern.

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A jubilant Carsen Winn ’12 savors the Bruins’ victory over Avon Old Farms’ Winged Beavers. As Saturday’s cloudy afternoon skies began to clear, the Bruins came from behind to prevail, 42–35, bringing smiles to the faces of hundreds of Brunswick community members gathered for 2012 Homecoming.

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rom torrential rain to

On Saturday, ’Wick swept the

brightening skies. From

day, from the playing field to the

hamburgers, hot dogs,

swimming pool. All varsity teams

cotton candy, and a Bear

prevailed with winning scores

Fair for kids, to a 50th

blazing bright on every scoreboard.

anniversary feast and

Soccer beat The Gunnery 6–1; cross

journey down memory

country ran away from King Low

lane. From the casual competition

Heywood Thomas by a 15–49 score;

of alumni soccer to a stunning

water polo made a big splash at the

string of varsity victories.

YMCA of Greenwich with a 15–7

From one elegant reunion party

win against Suffield Academy and

to an impromptu, happy gathering

football … what a game! Although

across town, what started off as a

it initially appeared that Avon Old

’Wick swept the day, from the playing field to the swimming pool. All varsity teams prevailed with winning scores blazing bright on every scoreboard. sopping-wet Friday ended with a

Farms’ Winged Beavers might

stellar Saturday.

smother the Bruins, Brunswick’s

It was no surprise that, looking

strategic comeback with a solid

back after the celebration ended,

defensive stand resulted in a

Headmaster Tom Philip pro-

glorious final score of 42–35.

nounced this year’s Homecoming

After dark, students danced the

as “the best ever.”

evening away at Burke Field House

A snapshot gallery of cheerful

while alumni scattered into festive

faces, “Go ’Wick!” pennants, and

clusters to raise a toast (or two,

big Bruin hugs captures festivities

or …) to the best of memories and

beyond the sidelines. And on

happy days ahead.

the field (or in the water), the

For those who couldn’t take part

Boys of Brunswick’s resounding

in this year’s festivities, here’s a

spirit surmounted all obstacles

more detailed recap — along with

as Homecoming continued to

our sincerest hopes you’ll be able to

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annual alumni golf outing

Drizzle, Rain, Flooding, and Thunder: Back to the Club House

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he now-notorious phrase

Standing in a drenched wind-

“Don’t worry. The sun will come

that rings from Maher

breaker, Joe Felder, Head Golf Pro

out … next week!”

Avenue to King Street: “If

at the Griff, called a half-hour delay

The game was called at

it’s Brunswick Homecoming,

as everyone took cover under the

11:30 a.m., when the horn blared

it must be raining.” This year

pro shop breezeway. After giving

a thunder warning. Thirty or so

turned out differently — but, at the

the rules recital and instituting a

orange golf carts headed back to

start, the prospects were dubious.

bogey match, he called a nine-hole

the clubhouse. A river floated down

High winds and flooding inau-

scramble format, and because of

from the 9th fairway and a vast

gurated the festivities. More than

the rain, proclaimed it a “cart paths

pool spread across 9th green.

60 alums, representing classes from

only” day.

“This worked out just right,

1962 to 2007, proved unfazed by

“See you guys in 3 hours and 15

though,” said Charlie Tusa ’62, back

the weather and came out ready to

minutes. Let’s putt and keep the

in the clubhouse. “The fun part is

swing. Unfortunately, by the time

game moving along,” he said at

seeing everyone together.”

they greeted old friends, signed in,

10:45 a.m.

As thunder rumbled and rain

grabbed a golf glove, and a sleeve

As the carts sped toward the

continued to fall, good humor and

of balls, the storm had kicked up

drenched course, one alumnus

fellowship amongst alumni proved

another notch.

belted a few bars reminiscent of a

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song from Annie, the hit musical.

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“This worked out just right, though, ” said Charlie Tusa ’62, back in the clubhouse. “The fun part is seeing everyone together.”

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alumni soccer

A Big Kick Among Friends

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Those gathering for Saturday morning’s Alumni Soccer contest included (first row, left to right) Armando Gramajo, Eric Hopp ’94, Jared Nowell ’11, Tim Ostrye, Robert Woods ’77, Louis Aronne ’06, Bill Halmi ’77, Luis Gramajo, Alex Lopez ’04; (second row, left to right) Edvin Lopez, Justin Weinstein ’99, Ryan McGrath, Jimmy Manyuru, Keith Hammonds ’77, Carter Hempleman ’02, Marc Eisenacher ’02, Rob Lederer ’85, Brett Martell, Cam Smith ’03, Chris Allwin ’03, Ted Ogden ’95, David Bruce, Jaime Gonzalez; (third row, left to right) Zach John ’05, Ross Ogden ’91, Tim von Gal ’77, Sam Epstein ’02, Rob Purdy ’77, Greg Martinez ’92.

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omecoming’s Alumni Soc-

support from alumni continues to

cer game invites past play-

grow. This year, we had over 30

ers to test their foot traps

players show up for the friendly

and go for the goalpost on

competition.”

Caputo Varsity Field.

Kudos to faculty members Power

Faculty and staff, and fellow

Fraser ’74 and Tucker Hastings,

alums—young and old—enjoy the

who did a fantastic job organizing a

folly as they corner kick, feint and

brunch in the Middle School dining

shoot to keep the ball in play.

hall, where alumni were invited to

“It’s also a great opportunity

meet the Brunswick varsity team

to stretch your legs and relive

prior to the alumni game.

some great Brunswick memories

Dust off your cleats and join us

on the soccer pitch,” said Carter

at the next Homecoming to drop

Hempleman ’02 , now a Brunswick

kick and dribble in the Alumni Soc-

Middle School intern.

cer game. The more the merrier!

“I’ve been playing in the Homecoming game for three years and

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reunions

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CLASS OF

’67

Cheerful Memories, A Tour of Something New

Members of the class of 1967 came together over Homecoming weekend in honor of their 45th high school reunion for a tour of the Maher Avenue campus. Left to right: Jeff Stevens ’68, Peter Oler, Gene Hornsby, Gene Cummiskey, Bet Cummiskey, Mike Wheeler (P ’01 & ’03), Larry Russell, Wally Burke, Ed Anderson.

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A Truly Golden th 50 Reunion “Our class was notorious and infamous at the same time,” said Jody Dobson, recounting his days at Brunswick and the pride he felt about his alma mater being one of the top schools — day or boarding — in the East.

Fourteen of his 32 classmates attended Homecoming for their special 50th reunion.

CLASS OF

’62

For Hawley Chester and Doug Ballin, it was also the celebration of 62 years of friendship.

“We started school when Brunswick and GA had a jointpre-pre-Kindergarten. So, by the time Doug and I reached first grade, we had a three-year jump on our friendship,” Chester said.

“Those were our formative years, and I’m closer to this class than any other class I’ve been in my whole life.”

Words of Wisdom & Advice “ Keep exploring all your life.

A moving target is hard to hit.”

–Brendan Joseph McAnerney

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Gathered once again around the lunch table, this time in Burke Field House rather than on Maher Avenue, the group shared many cherished stories.

For Mike Staples, a favorite remembrance was an annual clothing drive that pitted Juniors and Seniors.

“Our chief objective was to beat out the senior class,” he said. “Bobby Sonderman and I solicited every single house in

Milbrook, since we lived there and could get around quickly.

Our total class effort produced well over 1,000 pounds of clothing. The Seniors were distraught in their loss to the lowly 11th graders.”

“Dear Brunswick is very much a part of my heart and my fondest memories,” Scott Bartlett wrote, post-reunion.

“What a magnificent, talented, and impudent bunch we were.”

In an online survey sent to classmates prior to the reunion, many words rang true from the Boys of ’62. Here are a few nuggets class members offer to current students:

“ Courage, Honor Truth. Live these words and you will always have divine guidance.”

–Mike Staples

Fourteen of 32 members of the Class of ’62 returned for the 50th reunion, including (front row, left to right) Scott Bartlett, Doug Balin, Hawley Chester, Mike Staples; (back row, left to right) Bobby Sonderman, Charlie Tusa, Tom Richards, Jody Dobson, Jim Keaney, Ross Ogden, Charlie Mason, Geoff Cullen, Lin Wells, John Fairgrieve.

“ Pay attention. There are lessons of value everywhere.”

–Jody Dobson

“ Always challenge yourself.

Learn how to fail great challenges by creating new ones.”

–Richard Kernochan

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the Lower School library, feasting on menu items that were a little more refined.

Class members are grateful to Ross Ogden for the thought and leadership he put into making their 50th so memorable.

“Our 50th Brunswick reunion was truly golden — good friends, good food, and great memories,” Ogden said. “We had a record turnout with 14 classmates at

jackets and ties, and same enthusiasm for sports, recess, their classmates, and Courage, Honor, Truth. My classmates and I are already looking forward to 2017 and our 55th reunion.”

“Actually, the Class of ’62 wants a 60-year button,” Dobson added. “We’re coming back and nothing’s going to stop us!” B

“ A lasting Brunswick memory includes sharing my first try at smoking with Ross Ogden under his back porch at his house on Patterson Avenue,” recalls Charlie Mason . “Mr. Ogden caught us red-handed and while scolding us, said it was somewhat amusing that we never thought anyone would catch us, even though smoke was mysteriously pouring out from under the porch.”

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the dinner in the Lower School library, with some coming from as far as California, Oregon, and Venezuela.

“For those who had not been back since graduation, much about Brunswick had changed — the expanded campus, the first-class facilities, the School’s national reputation… and even its tuition (senior year in 1954 was $675, and the capital campaign in 1956 was for $51,750).

“One thing, however, that has remained the same are the boys in their brown sweaters,

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Along with favorite classes and teachers, for many, lunches at ’Wick were among the treasured memories.

Deadlock items on the menu included Monday Beef Stew, Tuesday Surprise Day, Wednesday Meatloaf, Thursday Spaghetti, and Friday Fish Sticks.

In a pre-reunion survey, “Chef Extraordinaire” Sheila Pultz’s spaghetti received comments like, “Stupendous!” and “No one ever stayed home from School on a Thursday.”

The Class of ’62 gathered for a special reunion dinner in

Tasty Recollections During their 50th reunion, class members repeatedly recalled Chef Sheila Pultz and her renowned brownies one of the class’s favorite Brunswick lunchtime treats.

“I’ve never tasted brownies like Sheila’s and I’ve looked for an entire lifetime,” Hawley Chester said.

After 50 years, the search can come to an end.

Brunswick’s archives yielded up the long-treasured recipe.

“ The reconnect, after the first seconds discounting some grey hair, was easy,” Bobby Sonderman recalled. “In many ways our classmates were just as we left them 50 years ago.

A common trait among those of us present was respect for fitness and moderation.

Enthusiasm for Brunswick and the spirited time we shared was everywhere.”

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BEAR FAIR

A Day of Fun & Games

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CLASS OF

’77

I A Gala Gathering

Members of the Class of ’77 gathered at the Greenwich Country Club in honor of their 35th reunion over Homecoming weekend. Front row (left to right): Graham Pettengill, Robert Wood, Tim von Gal, Keith Hammonds, Adam Manacher, Stee Bleiberg, Bill Halmi, Tom Rogers. Back row (left to right): Jeff Prisco, Rob Purdy, Jeff Nixon, Rick Fisher, and Chip Kanaga. Missing: Steve Rodgers.

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t’s really transformed. For

pause, he made his final decision: “I

Homecoming, Burke Field

think I’ll just wait and save up until

House becomes a world unto

I have three points,” he said, and

itself, under the festoon of gold

headed toward Bingo in the middle

and brown balloons. The occasion?

of the gym.

Bear Fair, of course! The annual

Cotton Candy Man (aka Frank

event continues to delight younger

Acello P ’18) was back at it for his

’Wick students and children of

eighth year of spinning pink for the

alumni and faculty.

little ones, while popcorn popped

wildly at the next table.

The room was jumpin’ as skills

were tested with such challenging

“At 10 o’clock in the morning,

games as High Striker, Flip-a-

cotton candy is a lot more popular

Chicken, and Bingo. The prize

than popcorn … unless you’re an

table, always staffed by very patient

adult,” said Suzanne Cabot (P ’23)

parents, was a magnet for young

and Maya Tichio (P ’26), both GA

winners as they made their selec-

alums and now Brunswick parents,

tions from jars and jars of plastic,

as they scooped popcorn into cups.

plush, and paper toys.

Kudos to Bear Fair co-chairs

“If I win two points, I could get

Tiffany Burnette and Megan

that yoyo … or the wooden box with

Officer and their crew of 94 parent

a bug in it,” said one young Bruin

volunteers and 80 Middle School

as he decided whether to trade in

student volunteers for all they

his two winning tickets.

did to make the 2012 Bear Fair

Then, he paused.

a resounding Brunswick Home-

“Wait, I could also get two one-

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point prizes instead.” After another

2012 homecoming

reunions Fiore, Jim Grady, Chris Smith, + Chris John Doyle, Adam Gibbons, Jim Lewis

+ Miguel Santo Domingo,

+ Brian Mason and

Pat Meloni, Derek VanVliet, James Bragg

Steve Robinson

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CLASS OF

’87

A Silver Occasion, A Special Distinction

Festivities peaked for 22 members of the Class of ’87 when they gathered at Greenwich Field Club to celebrate their 25th silver anniversary, reminisce, and renew old friendships. The event was made all the more special since, as students, they had been Pat Meloni’s first 2nd grade class at Brunswick.

A beloved teacher here for 37 years, Mrs. Meloni looked forward to reuniting with her first students at their 2012 Homecoming reunion.

“I will always cherish my 2nd grade experiences, friendships, and most of all, Mrs. Meloni, for the positive aura she exuded,” Miguel Santo Domingo wrote post-Homecoming.

“She was one of the most competent teachers I ever had,” he continued. “Mrs. Meloni had everyone’s respect, especially when certain kids got unruly and she lowered her voice to reprimand them sternly.”

“She had a wonderful ability to make learning fun,” James Bragg recalled. “We were pushed hard individually and challenged with exercises and drills that fostered teamwork and creativity.

“Mrs. Meloni holds a very special place in my Brunswick experience,” he continued. “She is like family to me, my brother (Winston ’92) and my parents (Margaret and Edward ’49).”

Spending time with her former 2nd graders, especially Miguel Santo Domingo, Derek VanVliet, and James Bragg, was made

even more special when Mrs. Meloni shared old photographs and stories.

“We talked about our 2nd grade class in 1976 and remembered those that could not be with us for this anniversary reunion,” Mrs. Meloni said.

“The boys were 8 years old when I taught them, so it was wonderful to see how, at 43, they have developed into successful young men, some now married with families of their own,”

There is also no greater gratification for me as a teacher than seeing my students grow up to be outstanding young men and community leaders.

— Pat Meloni, 2nd grade teacher she continued. “There is also no greater gratification for me as a teacher than seeing my students grow up to be outstanding young men and community leaders.”

“It was great to spend time with Mrs. Meloni at Homecoming,” Santo Domingo added. “She has the same positive energy she had in 1976–77, and it’s nice to see that she continues to teach and shape her boys into well-mannered young men.” B

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THIRD annual alumni association party

Atrium Glows as Alumni, Faculty Reunite

“Seeing the energy and excitement among the students and faculty makes me extremely proud to be a part of the Brunswick community.”

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he storm that put a kibosh

He and his team, which includ-

“It’s always great to come

on the golf outing earlier in

ed Brett Stephens ’94 and Peter

back and share stories with old

the day was still reigning

Hartong ’90, birdied the only two

classmates and teachers,” said

and rivers of raindrops

holes they played and would have

Bill Aron ’81. “Seeing the energy

streaked the Upper School atrium.

been closest to the pin thanks to a

and excitement among the students

Headmaster Tom Philip wel-

“nameless” fourth player.

and faculty makes me extremely

comed alumni from as far away

“Homecoming is always special

proud to be a part of the Brunswick

as Venezuela as a prelude to the

to me because I get to visit with

community.”

announcement of the 2012

so many boys who have become

Distinguished Alumni Award

not only men, but also friends,”

that kept everyone guessing.

said Eric Tillman, Upper School

In a quick recap of the Alumni

English teacher. “I enjoyed

Golf Outing earlier that morning,

working with them as high

James Bragg ’87 talked about

schoolers, and I enjoy learning

the two holes he played before

how they have become husbands,

the deluge.

fathers, and successful adults.”

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the distinguished alumni award

distinguished alumni award: Past recipients

Tom O’Malley Jr. ’85 ‘An Easy Choice’

2011 Power Fraser ’74 2010 Alumni in the Military Service:

close to and that was more than 30 years ago. Tom’s good nature and down-to-earth perspective rubs off on others. He shares his personal success with those around him and, as Brunswick knows, there is no limit to his generosity.”

“Tom brings keen intellect, expertise, boundless energy, and

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a playful sense of humor to every he choice this year was an

Ian MacTaggart ’85, childhood

meeting,” said Bill Schneider ’72, a

easy one,” said Headmaster

friend and college roommate

fellow Board Trustee. “I, like many,

Tom Philip as he addressed

of four years at Boston College.

am proud to call him my friend.”

all gathered in the Upper

“His tireless efforts have played

School atrium for the 3rd Annual

an important role in our School.

Alumni Association party and the

Tom’s generosity and loyalty to his

Below: O’Malley family members in

announcement of the 2012 Distin-

friends are characteristics that he

attendance at the Annual Alumni

guished Alumni Award.

has had since we became friends

“We sent out a note to alums

in 2nd grade. While many people

and their choice was an absolute

change when they achieve success,

no brainer,” he continued. “The

Tom is the same guy today that I

person we’ve selected brings a

graduated with from Brunswick

unique perspective to Brunswick as

and BC. This speaks volumes about

alum, brother of an alum, cousin of

his character.”

an alum, uncle of an alum, current

parent, member of the Board of

of 9th grade,” Bill Bertles ’85

Trustees, and co-chair of our new

recalled. “I was a new student,

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Clark Rogers ’88, Allen Haight ’88, Duncan Boothby ’89, Tim Waterbury ’92, Nathan Raymond ’99, Ted Hubbard ’02, Shane Heller ’03, Scott Weston ’03, Paul White ’03, Matt Blumenthal ’04, Sam Kies ’04, Carter Harris ’05, Andrew Hotchkiss ’05, Colin Raymond ’07, Garrett Long ’08, Tommy Chronert ’09

2009 Walter Burke ’40 2008 Bill Durkin ’72 2007 Peter M. Corroon ’82 2005 N orm Pedersen (Honorary Alumnus)

Association party included Billy ’15, Tom Jr. ’85, wife Lili, and Tom III ’12. Missing from the photo are daughter, Anna GA ’19, and son Michael ’21.

2004 Ed Bragg ’49 2003 Richard Baker ’84 2002 Robert Lovejoy ’51 2001 Ross Ogden ’62

“I met Tom on my first day

campaign, ‘Above all else...’

didn’t know any of the guys and

“In addition, he’s a devoted and

was intimidated to start a new

loyal friend to many,” Mr. Philip

school. Tom jumped to my rescue

said. “He’s a hard worker, and truly

and treated me like we had been

represents Courage, Honor, Truth.

friends for years.

It is my distinct honor to recognize

“He walked me around and

Tom O’Malley Jr., Class of ’85, as

introduced me to just about every

this year’s Distinguished Alumnus.”

teacher and student. I thought

“Tom represents everything that

that this was a good guy to stick

is good about Brunswick,” said

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One Word for the Day: Victory!

A

homecoming

reunions

CLASS OF

’07

Toasting at the Gingerman Class of 2007 returning Bruins gathered at the Gingerman on the Friday evening of Homecoming weekend. Left to right: Craig Matthews, Andrew Zarrilli, Jamie Fowler, and Phil Piro.

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nd, at Homecoming 2102,

The day’s last event pitted

happy fans, coaches, play-

Brunswick’s varsity football Bruins

ers, and friends got to shout

against the Avon Old Farms

it out loud on five separate

Winged Beavers in front of an

occasions. Of course, getting there

overflow crowd. Down 21–14 at

might not always have been easy,

halftime, the team rallied and then

but for Brunswick’s Homecoming

held on during spectacular third

Day varsity teams, the results were

and fourth quarters.

perfect.

Sam Fraser ’13 quickly tied

Off-campus, the water polo

things up with a 45-yard fumble

team floated to a 15–7 victory over

return. The Winged Beavers led

visiting Staples at the YMCA of

35–28 when Todd Stafford ’13

Greenwich. Pat Stefanou ’16 had

threw a 64-yard touchdown pass

six goals to lead the Bruins, who

to Fraser. The extra point was wide

improved to 9–1 with the win.

left and the fourth quarter began

On the cross country track,

with the Bruins down by one.

’Wick stayed perfect, topping King,

Billy O’Malley ’15 threw a 19-

15–49. Parker Stitzer ’15 won the

yard touchdown pass to Henry

3.1-mile race in 17:33.

Taylor ’14 with 4:08 to play that

At Robert L. Cosby Field, the

made all the difference as the

Bruins soccer team hosted The

Bruins sent fans home happy with

Gunnery, and the home team

a 42–35 win. Stafford and O’Malley

didn’t disappoint, winning 6–1.

combined for five touchdown

Frankie Agrest ’14 had two goals

passes, while Fraser caught three

and one assist.

TDs in addition to his fumble return for a touchdown. He also intercepted a pass.

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+ Bruins 6 – THE gunnery 1

+ Bruins 15 – king 49 SMILES ALL AROUND

The Happiest of Endings

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fter sunset, reunions en-

As we look ahead, we’ve got

sued in all parts of town as

word from the best sources that

the Class of ’62 met in the

Brunswick has used up its Home-

Lower School library

coming rain checks. With fingers

for a dinner and reception that

crossed, we’re hopeful that next

celebrated their big 5-0; the Class

year will be brilliantly fall-like,

of ’67 was given a tour by Steve

with sunshine, pumpkins and

Garnett (Director of US Admission

mums, lots of friends, families,

and US English) of the renovated

and faculty members.

Maher Avenue campus; the Class

There’ll be rousing games of

of ’77 headed to Paddle Hut at

alumni soccer and flag football

Greenwich Country Club and the

and lots of big action on Robert L.

Class of ’87 partied away at Green-

Cosby Field. You may also want to

wich Field Club.

come take a peek at progress on the

The Class of ’92 hit The Ginger-

new Bruins pool complex.

man (where the Class of ’70 had

Homecoming 2013 is not to be

warmed it up with their revelry the

missed. We’ll keep you posted as

night before); and the Class of ’97

dates become firm and plans for

gathered at McDuff’s.

next year take shape.

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Co urage x x x A B ru nsw i c k Profil e

In an odyssey that began after he was paralyzed in an accident six years ago, Janne Kouri ’93 is putting extraordinary effort into an exercise regime that he hopes will help him to walk again. He’s working to offer millions of others who are suffering with spinal cord injuries the same chance.

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Six years after a tragic accident left him paralyzed from the neck down, Janne Kouri ’93 is relearning how to walk. In his spare time, he’s writing a screenplay, a comedy about childhood friends, which has nothing to do with his injury.

Janne Kouri ’93 and his wife, Susan, on April 19, 2008, their wedding day.

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was a first dance like no other. Three years after their

Instead of cutting through a wave, Kouri hit a sandbar head

wedding, Janne Kouri ’93 wrapped his arms around

first, instantly severing two vertebrae.

his wife and ever so gently swayed to the sound of an

Unable to move, he could easily have drowned.

acoustic guitar.

Somehow, a wave flipped him on his back. Floating in the surf,

This was a moment for the world to see, a first dance caught on

he swallowed water and gasped for breath until an off-duty EMT

camera by ABC’s Good Morning America and shared by millions,

pulled him to safety.

an Internet sensation touted as a miracle.

Emergency room doctors wasted no time sharing the dire news

Wheelchair-bound for six years after an accident left him a

with Kouri and the woman who would later become his wife, Su-

quadriplegic, Kouri danced with his wife and proved a point:

san Moffat. They told Kouri, then 31, he would never again walk

There’s hope for the six million Americans living with paralysis.

the beaches of Southern California, let alone step into the gym to

“I forgot how tall I was,” Kouri told a teary Robin Roberts,

train for the sports he loved.

anchor of GMA.

However magical, it was no miracle

dent, Kouri skirted death. He was unable

that prompted Kouri to dance on this day, standing toe-to-toe with his bride.

Instead, it was the result of thousands of hours and days and days of grueling work, initially in a Kentucky rehabilitation facility and then in a specialized fitness center he built when he couldn’t find a place to exercise near his home.

For two months following the accident, Kouri skirted death. He was unable to breathe on his own, and doctors kept him on a ventilator in the ICU. Twice he developed pneumonia, and twice he almost died.

For two months following the acci-

to breathe on his own, and doctors kept him on a ventilator in the ICU.

Twice he developed pneumonia, and

twice he almost died.

While Kouri was fighting for his life,

Susan found help in the form of “locomotor training” at the Frazier Rehabilitation Institute in Louisville, Ky.

Since his accident, Kouri has lumbered

on a specialized treadmill designed to

sling while technicians move their feet on

At Frazier, patients are supported in a

help people with spinal cord injuries remember how to walk. He

a treadmill, simulating the movement of walking with the hope of

has passed even more hours lifting weights to build strength in

stimulating the spinal cord into “remembering” how to walk.

muscles that swiftly go soft from lack of movement.

The training was created by Dr. Susan Harkema, whose theory

And any extra energy has been used to sweat it out on a special

has been that the spinal cord itself has the ability not only to re-

rowing machine intended to give Kouri’s heart the cardiovascular

member, but also to learn, forget, and make decisions. Repetitive

workout it needs to stay healthy.

motion is the spark that’s needed to activate that process.

A one-time running back on the Bruins football team, and

Initially, progress for Kouri was measured in seconds and min-

later a defensive tackle standout at Georgetown University, Kouri

utes. The first day, technicians hoisted Kouri onto the locomotor.

broke his neck in 2006 after he dove into the ocean in Southern

Seven seconds later, he passed out. Within a few days, however,

California to cool off after a beach volleyball game.

Kouri was able to train for 10 minutes.

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1. T eam effort

2 . Near-term g oal

It takes three trainers to assist when Kouri works out on the locomotor machine.

One day soon, Kouri hopes to leave his wheelchair behind for good.

3 . E xp ert A ttent ion A trainer keeps a careful watch over Kouri’s legs, including his knees.

In three months, he was training for an entire hour, and shortly

“There are very few facilities that have this equipment,” Kouri

after, he was able to wiggle his big toe.

says. He and Susan are residents of Hermosa Beach, Calif. “Right

For a guy who still holds the record for the most sacks in a

now, it’s a huge nationwide problem. Millions of people are stuck

single season at Georgetown, this seemingly small movement

in their homes.”

was a huge achievement.

Everyone benefits from exercise, but it is especially important

“It was an incredible moment in my recovery,” Kouri told ABC.

— and challenging — for those coping with paralysis. Without

“It’s when I said, ‘You know what, I have a chance here.’”

movement, Kouri says, muscles start deteriorating within 24

Now, thanks to Kouri, hundreds of others with spinal cord

hours. Exercise brings immediate improvements in blood pres-

injuries are getting a chance, too.

sure, muscle tone, circulation, and mood.

After 12 months at Frazier, Kouri returned home to California

“We see dramatic changes in people once they start exercising,”

to find zero opportunities for continued exercise and rehabilita-

he said. “Fitness-based exercise is the key to recovery and the key

tion. The thought of a life without exercise

to living a healthy life mentally as well.

alarmed him, and the idea for what would

become NextStep Fitness was born.

Launched in 2008 in Lawndale, Calif., NextStep is a nonprofit, community-based fitness facility modeled after a neighborhood gym. But instead of the usual assortment of

The thought of a life without exercise alarmed him, and the idea for what would become NextStep Fitness was born.

elliptical machines and stationary bikes, NextStep offers specialized exercise equipment and trainers to some of the people who need them most.

“It also helps them realize their life isn’t

over,” he added.

Today, NextStep is one of five facilities

nationwide in the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation NeuroRecovery Network.

The foundation is a major supporter of

NextStep, though Kouri has not yet met Reeve’s son, Will, a Brunswick Class of 2010 graduate.

More NextStep facilities are in the works. Devoted to bring-

Fees are on a sliding scale. Members pay what they can and

ing opportunities to injured people everywhere, Kouri is working

the rest is made up from fundraising.

to open facilities in Washington, D.C., and in a partnership with Stony Brook University, N.Y.

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5. Protect ing skin Soft and fuzzy, covers provide some measure of comfort.

4. M a inta in i ng mu scl e Kouri strengthens his latissimus dorsi, the muscles in his upper back.

“It’s great to wake up with a passion,” he says.

But the fight is a mental one, as well. These days, Kouri keeps

As Kouri works towards his goal, he enjoys support from the

his mind busy co-writing a screenplay.

Brunswick community — a recent fundraiser in Washington, D.C.,

Kouri describes the project as an adventure comedy about five

drew three former schoolmates, including

close friends who lost touch and unexpectedly come together to

John Monsif ’93, Mike Nemec ’92, and

unravel a mystery.

Tiffany Potter GA ’93.

“The idea to write a comedy came over

While at Brunswick, Kouri played bas-

lunch with some college friends,” he says.

ketball and was an avid skier. But football was where he and his teammates excelled.

“We won every game by so many points that we never really had a winning moment,” Kouri says. “Our team was

For more information, or to learn how you might help by participating in a “Wheelchair for a Day”challenge, visit nextstepfitness.org.

undefeated for two years and we won the

“We were reminiscing and came up with a great idea that was pretty unique. We just shook on it and said we were doing it. It’s as simple as that. That’s how I roll, literally, these days.”

With everything he is doing, rest is

New England championships.”

an afterthought.

He took skills learned at Brunswick on to Georgetown, where he

“Never been a big sleeper,” he says. “Never understood the point,

was a 6'4" 283-pound defensive tackle who broke university records

pretty boring.”

for most sacks in a single season (16) and career (31.5).

The hard work, both mental and physical, has paid off. Kouri

An All-American, he was named the team’s Most Valuable Player

has not only danced with his wife, he has also taken actual steps

and earned a league Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1996.

across the floor, aided by a walker.

Kouri takes this ironman work ethic, along with a unique kind

“Walking is one of the many benefits of the training,” he says,

of courage he traces to his roots in Finland, to his fight against pa-

though it does remain his goal:

ralysis. Though it takes him two hours just to take a shower every

“I am also determined to get out of my wheelchair and

day, he exercises five days a week for two to three hours at a time.

walk again.”

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FLEX TIME Q UE S T I O N S & A N S W E R S

In the Swim with Eric Ronda ’13

By Courtney Kennedy

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t’s been said that “some people are just born to be breaststrokers.” There’s no denying that’s true of Eric Ronda ’13.

In July, the Greenwich native and rising Senior competed in two events at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Neb., for a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Eric

posted a personal best time of 1:03.75, 54th in a pool of 139. In the 200-meter breaststroke, he placed 22nd out of 132, with a time of 2:15.04, missing the semifinal cut by less than two seconds.

Eric trains year-round with the Wilton YMCA Wahoos Swim Club in Wilton, Conn., and is a member

of the USA Swimming 2011–2012 Junior National Team. In April, at the YMCA National Championships in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., he won both the 200-meter breaststroke, with a time of 1:58.82, and the 100-meter breaststroke, with a time of 55.79.

While at the Olympic Trials, Eric qualified for the Junior Pan Pacific Team and competed in Hawaii in

August, against Japan, Canada, and Australia.

After his busy summer, we caught Eric on terra firma and inquired about his swimming career and life

as a student/athlete at ’Wick.

How long have you been a student at Brunswick?

swim as fast. But two days later, during competition,

Eight years, since 5th grade.

I had a chance to swim the 200-breast and took another two seconds off my best time.

I see a lot of swimmers going through rituals, so maybe I’ll create one soon. It might improve my intimidation factor.

When did you start swimming competitively?

When I was 10.

Trials had not been set, so I had no idea that my

At that point, however, the cuts for the Olympic

swim had actually qualified me to compete in the Has making the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials always

2012 Olympic Trials. Later that fall, when the time

been one of your goals?

standards were published, I was at a friend’s house

As a young kid it was a far-reaching goal, but it

when my mom called to tell me the great news. It

wasn’t until I started swimming in Wilton that it

was hard to say exactly how I felt, but definitely

became a possibility.

satisfaction and pride.

Tell us a bit about the moment you learned you’d

For good luck, many athletes have crazy rituals

made the Olympic Trials cut. Where were you and

prior to competing. Do you?

when did you qualify?

I don’t do anything. But I see a lot of swimmers

My first championship meet with Wilton was the

going through rituals, so maybe I’ll create one soon.

YMCA Long Course Nationals back in 2010. Prior

It might improve my intimidation factor.

to this meet, I didn’t even have a junior cut time.

But, while at the meet, I had a breakout 200-meter

And, riding on that wave, do you shave your head

breaststroke swim, which qualified me for the 2010

or wear a cap for big meets?

Conoco Phillips Senior Nationals in California, the

I’ve shaved my head for big meets in the past, but I

second biggest meet in the U.S. to the Olympic Trials.

chose to wear a dome cap for the Olympic Trials.

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Within a day of flying home from YMCA

Nationals, I was on a plane to California to compete.

As a breaststroker, do you have any technique tips?

By that time, I had already been tapered for a while

How do you maintain a steady or consistent breath?

[recovered following a prolonged period of high-

Breaststroke is a stroke where the swimmer breathes

volume/high-intensity training], so I didn’t expect to

every stroke so breath control is not an issue during

Flex TIME

Swimming competitively has helped me focus both in and out of the classroom. With such little downtime due to school, practice, and competitions, I have to plan everything far in advance.

my race. However, it’s incredibly hard because the

due to school, practice, and competitions, I have to

recovery for the stroke occurs under water so the

plan everything far in advance. This organization skill

resistance is greater than in any other stroke.

helps me tremendously with my studies.

While at Trials, were you star-struck by some of the

Given your busy training schedule, what else

big-name swimmers from past Olympics? What was

do you participate in at Brunswick?

the most exciting moment while you were there?

I’m looking forward to participating more in the

For a few years now, I have swum against most of

Brunswick community during my senior year.

the U.S. big-name swimmers, including former gold

Brunswick has been so important to me in helping

medalist in the breaststroke, Kitajima. At first I was

me achieve my goals. I couldn’t have reached this

shocked, but my nerves have adjusted and I’m used

level in swimming without the School’s support.

to it. It’s still awe-inspiring, though, to watch the big-name swimmers compete in person.

If you could come back as anything, what would it be — and you can’t say “a fish”?

How does competitive swimming help you

That’s a tough one. (Pause) As of now, I’m feeling

in the classroom?

pretty good just being Eric Ronda.

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Butcher, Baker Candlestick-maker

Fourth graders raise a ruckus as they turn back the clock in Everett Gym

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colonial day

On Colonial Day, a historical re-enactment that’s become a Lower School tradition during the past 20 years, 4th graders transformed themselves into 18th-century artisans, capping their study of early America.

It

was NOISY in 1764.

Katie Signer, Head of the

Or so Brunswick

Lower School, said the event is a

School 10-year-olds

highlight of 4th grade and a treat

imagine it was.

for the whole community to enjoy.

During Colonial Day at the

“It’s so exciting to see the cul-

Lower School, postponed from

mination of so much hard work,

mid- to late November by

wonderful creativity, and success-

Hurricane Sandy, 54 fourth-grade

ful collaboration come to life in

boys transformed Everett Gym

our colonial village,” Signer said.

into the village of Hingham,

“The boys are so proud to share

Mass., in the year 1764, about a

their learning, role play their jobs,

decade before the onset

and trade wares.”

of the Revolutionary War.

Each boy worked with a partner

In preparing for the special

and portrayed a character from

event, the boys discovered that an

the village, working for weeks to

American village at that historical

transform himself not just into

moment was a pretty happening

a skilled craftsman, but also into

place. Indeed, early America was

a full-fledged early-American

full of hustle, bustle, and the buzz

character with a private life — and

of dozens of artisans producing

often a very good reason for leav-

almost most everything imagin-

ing England.

able, from hats to paper to shoes

The boys created their shops

for your horse.

from large refrigerator boxes,

To reflect all that industry,

painting interiors to make them

Brunswick boys created the make-

reflect the work being done there.

believe village, with a shop to

The village showcased just

respond to every need.

about every kind of craftsman of

the era. There were candlestick-

Everyone in Colonial America

makers, farmers, weavers, tailors,

had a hat, making the hat factory

potters, and blacksmiths.

a going concern, provided one

But that’s not all.

wasn’t stricken by the mercury

There were wigmakers, tobac-

in the orange liquid used to wash

conists, gunsmiths, silversmiths,

the beaver pelts.

coopers, cabinetmakers, and an

Many were stricken, as

apothecary offering more than

students Will Donovan and

the latest in herbal remedies.

Andrew Casturo-Burnette noted.

That particular shop also

There were some quiet corners

stocked the kind of cutting-edge

in the village — the potter’s shed,

surgical tools needed by anyone

for example, called for skills like a

unlucky enough to require a visit

“great feel and soft hands.”

with a shopkeeper wielding a blade.

But, in general, craftsmen in

To educate a spectator,

early America required some

Apothecary Christopher Van

pretty nifty tools — from a deckle

Muster, played by student George

to a bickern — and Brunswick

West, practiced brain surgery on

boys on Colonial Day were more

some cardboard.

than happy to demonstrate how

“We cut open the skull, and

each one was used.

put the retractor in,” he demon-

Papermaking, for instance,

strated. “It would relieve pressure

was not the noiseless ambition

on the brain.”

one would think it might be.

Like a modern emergency

As students Will Berkley

room, the apothecary was an

and his partner Andrew

especially busy place and a

Breckenridge explained, making

frequent stop for Blacksmith

paper in 1764 involved beating

Christopher Townsend and his

cotton to a pulp — the days of

wife of four years.

using wood for this endeavor

So far, the couple had not

were still almost a century away.

been blessed with any children.

“It’s a lot of banging,” teacher

“We’ve been visiting the

Jennifer Spaulding admitted.

apothecary every day to see

“They love that.”

if she can become pregnant,”

“I’ve never heard a papermaker

Townsend, played by student

as loud,” she said.

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George Darling, told a visitor.

“They say she’ll be pregnant in three weeks.”

Among the most successful

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A Magical Time in the ‘City of Lights’

A summer program in France provided Thomas Hull ’14 with front-line opportunities to become more proficient in French, to learn more about French culture, and to explore the beauty of Paris. “It was even more amazing than I could have imagined,” he said.

By Thomas Hull ’14

I

n all of my years of studying French at Brunswick — from memorizing conjugations to mastering grammatical structures, speaking and listening, as well as appreciation for the

culture — I have developed a good understanding of the language, but never had the opportunity to use it.

That is, before last summer and the

International Seminar Series (ISS) program in Paris that Monsieur Berrier (Upper School French teacher) introduced me to.

After living there for two weeks last summer, it

was even more amazing than I could have imagined.

Paris is incredible. The city is captivating with

its serenity and beauty. The architecture — from churches to monuments to everyday apartment buildings — works together seamlessly, giving Paris its unique character.

During my time in the “City of Lights,” I visited L’Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Coeur, the Seine, Musée d’Orsay, Musée du Louvre, Chartres Cathedral, Notre-Dame, and more.

Having mastered the Métro and the bus service,

I learned how to get around like a true Parisian.

I was able to speak with French citizens, and, of course, used the language to order some of the best food I have ever tasted.

Aside from living in Paris, the other major part

of my trip was to work and interact with French students ages 6 to 11 at a center for children on the outskirts of the city. While I was only with them for one week, I made a lot of friends and managed to fit in with the other animateurs (others who manage the center).

Whenever I showed up, groups of children

greeted me. Sometimes they spoke so fast that I had to say, “Désolé, mais je ne comprends pas!”

My journey to France was a great experience —

and one that I will remember for years to come.

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B y Kather i ne O g den

N at u re D e l i v ers A Powerf u l Lesson Downing thousands of trees, leaving Brunswick and most of Greenwich and the surrounding area without electricity for more than a week, and delivering devastation to nearby parts of New York City, Hurricane Sandy underscored the

challenge of learning through a difficult, uncontrollable, and sometimes frightening experience. At Brunswick, it also highlighted the value of cooperation, perseverance, and dedication to helping others.

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H u rr i cane S and y

ABOVE LEFT Standing in a School bus, Director of

Community Service Johnny Montanez supervises Eric Ganshaw ’16 in unloading bags of clothes destined for hurricane victims throughout New York City. Twelve 30-gallon bags of blankets, jackets, sheets, sweaters, hats, and pants were supplied by Neighbor to Neighbor, a charitable organization based at Greenwich’s Christ Church, providing for emergency needs of area residents.

ABOVE RIGHT On Monday, November 5, when the

School’s Maher Avenue campus reopened, Brunswick played host to students from Greenwich Academy, where power was still out. Here, a class convenes in the Atrium.

“ We were going crazy just making sure the generators kept going,” said Chuck Redahan, Director of Maintenance at the King Street campus.

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Modern life minus electricity has a learning curve

“That’s the first thing we had to do,” he said.

all its own.

After that, he was not about to let the gas run dry.

He rose at 4 a.m. each day throughout the

Generators provide power in a pinch. But they

won’t run without gas, a fact made abundantly

crisis, leaving his home with enough time to make

clear by the endless lines at gas stations in the

it to the Shell station by 4:45 a.m.

days after Hurricane Sandy slammed the North-

east and cut electricity to millions.

generators kept going,” said Chuck Redahan,

Director of Maintenance at the Edwards Campus

At Brunswick, school facilities were protected,

“We were going crazy just making sure the

thanks to the sleepless work of a team of staff

on King Street. “It was a major headache.”

members who raced to keep fuel supplied to gen-

erators running essential services and preserving

electrical wires blocked roads and three waterfront

precious resources.

homes were left ruined by a firestorm. More than

80 percent of Greenwich residents woke to the first

Power was indispensable at the King Street

The morning after the storm, trees and tangled

wastewater treatment plant, and critical to

of many long days without power.

running sump pumps at faculty housing along

Sherwood Avenue.

Greenwich, Brunswick and its community were

not spared from the ensuing chaos.

It was also a matter of life or death for a small

With 119 acres and school facilities all over

school of exotic saltwater fish who make their

Early power interruptions quickly fried gear

home in the Upper School science wing. Such

that keeps ice at the hockey rink from melting.

creatures can’t survive without electricity to run

filters and water circulators.

the King Street campus that keeps drinking

water pressurized.

Maher Avenue Foreman Jimmy Romanello

It was the same story for equipment at

worked quickly after the storm to keep the fish alive.

trees — mostly oak, but also a treasured weeping

He retrieved a small generator and an exten-

At King Street, wind uprooted 10 old-growth

sion cord, one long enough to reach science

willow and a cedar.

teacher Steven Weber’s second floor classroom.

Without a generator strong enough to power

O n the front l i nes When Hurricane Sandy knocked out power, covered the School’s three campuses with downed limbs, trees, and debris, and threatened to flood facilities, Brunswick’s maintenance team confronted a challenge like none before.

Maher & Maple Staff tackling repair and cleanup of the Upper School and Pre School campuses included (left to right) Armando Gramajo, Tim Daly, Greg Ramos, Carlos Valdivia, Jim Romanello, Willie Ramos, and Corey Dobbs.

As part of Brunwick’s Hurricane Sandy community service initiative, Wyatt Rodger ’16 and Eric Ganshaw ’16 unloaded and sorted clothes and food in preparation for delivery of goods to a hurricane-relief staging center at Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.

Edwards Campus At the Edwards Campus on King Street, staff handling the megacleanup included (left to right) Duke Moss, Greg Cicchiello, John Redahan, Jaime Gonzalez, Santos Vasquez, and Luis Ramos.

the Upper School kitchen, Food Services Director Herberth Melgar faced the difficult task of cleaning out refrigerators and throwing away their contents.

Spoiled food was valued at $6,500 — every-

thing needed for three days worth of service.

“It was heartbreaking, knowing what goes

on in the world nowadays,” he said. “But we couldn’t gamble with the kids’ health.”

Early preparations by Brunswick staff prevented other problems.

Technology, for instance, can be especially

Faculty Housing

sensitive to power interruptions. To avoid

After the storm passed, Chuck Redahan, Director of Maintenance for the Edwards Campus, faced the prospect of flooding basements in faculty housing and the removal of 10 toppled old-growth trees.

took Brunswick School technology out of play

difficulties, Director of Technology Sunil Gupta early on.

“In an effort to keep ahead of the storm,

we made sure to shut down all IT services and servers gracefully on Monday and monitored them carefully in the interim so that we were up and running when school reopened the following Monday,” he said.

Utility workers had power restored to the Upper School by Thursday, but it took them until the following Tuesday to reach the King Street campus.

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How did Hurricane Sandy impact you?

“ If the girls look lost, help them,” Headmaster Tom Philip said. “Open the doors for them, because we are gentlemen: That’s what we do.”

Hurricane Sandy, one of the most brutal ever recorded in this area, ripped through Connecticut and the Northeast. Many students and others in our community were devastated. On behalf of the student body, and Times of Brunswick, I wish everyone a fast, safe and easy recovery. Four Brunswick students contributed these views:

By Charlie Cassoli ’15

Despite the damage in Greenwich, the

Brunswick community managed to quickly reach out to neighbors to the south who suffered the full fury of Sandy.

The second Saturday following the storm,

Director of Community Service Johnny Montanez organized an impromptu service trip into the city to deliver cartons of food and giant bags of supplies, including almost 100 winter coats.

The following Monday, a full week after Sandy

“ Hurricane Sandy was devastating.

Damage was everywhere, and in many cases, it was severe and brutal.

Not going to school for the week was a big blow to our daily lives.”

Rohan Das ’14

“ Besides losing power, many of my friends’ houses suffered a great deal of damage. Many people had to evacuate and not much was left when they came home.”

Gaden James ’16

“ I’m a Senior applying early action/ decision to college and the deadline was originally November 1. It was a scramble to get everything completed without Internet and power. I used Greenwich Library a lot, and had to send the apps from there, which was a little scary. All in all, we were lucky things weren’t worse.”

Johnny Erdman ’13

“ The storm was one of the most intense hurricanes to ever hit New England. It threw all of us off balance.

Not being in school for the week gave us time to reflect on how lucky many of us were to survive the hurricane.”

Max Weiss ’15

hit, Upper School students were the first Brunswick boys to be able to return to class.

Even so, their return to school wasn’t a return to routine, just yet. Not by far.

Sister school Greenwich Academy had been

told its power would be restored by Sunday evening. When that didn’t happen, Brunswick graciously opened its doors, offering GA students and faculty the opportunity to get back to school as well.

And so, on just a few hours’ notice, the Upper

School hosted GA for the day. Margot Beattie, Director of Records and Scheduling, played a key role in establishing the schedule when two schools became one.

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Hu rr i cane S and y

For more student art, visit bwick.org/tob_fall2012

Simple drawings, frightening experiences During the power outage, Brunswick teachers reached out and encouraged students in grades Pre K through four to use their artistic skills at home

to capture feelings and observations. No question: The storm broadened perspectives and frightened community members of all ages.

Everybody shared space. Every available

chaos still reigns in a community in the process

room at the Upper School and the Pre School

of getting back on its feet?

was opened up and used.

Pizza.

Melgar ordered 140 cheese pies, and they

At a morning assembly, Headmaster Tom

Philip welcomed the boys back and told them to do

arrived at school staggered in three deliveries,

what they already knew he expected: Be gracious.

hot and welcome.

“If the girls look lost, help them,” Philip

“We fed over 1,000 people that day,”

said. “Open the doors for them, because we are

Melgar recalled.

gentlemen: That’s what we do.”

Brunswick’s Edwards Campus on King Street

Printed schedules posted on doors prevented

Power was restored to both GA and

bedlam, but all the togetherness did make for

on Tuesday, November 6. Lower School and

some memorable moments.

Middle School classes resumed on Wednesday.

A math class, for example, was held in the Pre

But the saga hadn’t yet concluded, as an

School computer lab. It was a sight to see — near-

approaching nor’easter was poised to deliver

ly grown students seated on the floors and tiny

near-blizzard conditions just two days later.

chairs built for the littlest Brunswick students.

emailed faculty and staff on Wednesday. “I can’t

But things really got interesting when it came

“Here we go again . . .” the headmaster

to the midday meal.

believe I’m writing this, given what we have just

been through, but . . .”

It was Sunday evening when Food Services

Director Herberth Melgar learned that a few

extra guests would be coming to lunch the

of the season’s first snow, the inclement weather

next day.

resulted only in a “delayed opening.”

Melgar had planned a meal of ravioli and

Although Thursday dawned with a covering

ABOVE TOP Ryan Hanrahan ’16, Director of Community Service Johnny Montanez, and James Carter ’14 sorted canned goods and other food items donated by the Brunswick community.

And community-wide appreciation for the

meatballs for the boys. But what’s the answer

wonder of modern conveniences has been tem-

when you suddenly have an extra 400 diners and

pered by a greater awareness and respect for both the beauty and indiscriminate power of Nature.

ABOVE BOTTOM Hundreds of donated food items were sorted, crated, and labeled before being delivered to a New York City hurricane-relief staging center at Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.

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language program and China Care Club.

“(Matt) had a big part in sparking my interest

in the language by exposing me to the issues facing the country,” Vallely said.

An Upper School Mandarin teacher also

helped nurture Vallely’s nascent passion.

Michelle Liu, who has since left Brunswick, was raised in China, and did more than simply school her students in nuances of the tonal language.

She shared her life experiences.

“It was more Chinese than my classes were in

college,” Vallely said. “She was a real, traditional Chinese person.”

A decade after its inception, Mandarin at

Brunswick continues to thrive.

Launched with just a handful of Upper School students in 2002, the classes have grown to be the second most popular at Brunswick, with a Middle

James “Bud” Vallely ’08 began to study Mandarin at Brunswick “on a whim,” he said. Today, he works in Shanghai for Morgan Stanley.

School program added in 2006.

Today, 54 Brunswick Middle School students

study Chinese, while enrollment at the Upper School has stabilized at about 40 a year.

‘A Whim’ Blossoms into Career in China

By Katherine Ogden

J

ust a few short years ago, James “Bud” Vallely ’08 was an Upper School junior with a notion to study Chinese.

Today, thanks to Brunswick’s thriving

Chinese language program, that notion has devel-

oped into a budding career in international finance.

In May, Vallely graduated from the University

of Vermont. A month later, he started a new job with Morgan Stanley.

But he didn’t move to New York.

Instead, he moved more than 7,000 miles away

from home, to Shanghai.

Vallely actually works for Morgan Stanley

Huaxin Securities Company Limited, a joint venture intended to help the U.S. company establish a presence in China at a time when global banks still can’t practice on their own there.

Vallely credits the language skills he first started

to learn at Brunswick with the opportunity to combine his interests and work in his chosen field.

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“I had it on my mind how great it would be to

perfect my skills here,” he said.

“I got really lucky,” he added, modestly.

Though this is the first time Vallely has been to

China, the dream for this career was planted long ago, when Vallely took a chance and enrolled in a Beginning Mandarin course at Brunswick.

“It started off just on a

“By any standard or measurement, the

numbers are impressive,” said Jamie GonzalesOcana, chair of the Brunswick Modern Language Department.

As the numbers grow, so, too, does the depth

of student work. Three juniors took the Advanced Placement exam last year, leading the department to create college-level Advance Seminar Chinese course. Another senior is

whim,” he says.

doing a multidisciplinary

Midway through Upper

Independent Study Project

School, Vallely says he was

in Chinese and History.

bored with usual romance

languages like French and Spanish, and had a good friend in Matt Dalio ’01, whose own passion for China and its culture were an inspiration.

As a boy of 11, Dalio had developed a lifelong

love of China after living in Bejing for a year. Later, Dalio volunteered for a summer in a Chinese orphanage, and learned first-hand how babies with medical problems faced an especially bleak future.

The experiences sparked a passion in Dalio

for the country and its people, and in 2002 a Dalio family gift launched the Brunswick Chinese

For Vallely, it wasn’t

until college that he realized China’s influence in the world and how important it would be to speak the language in the future. He recommends the language to those who are today dreaming about a future career in business or finance.

“China has been going through an age of

financial reform for over the past decade,” he says, adding: “The country and its language will only become more relevant to anyone interested in finance or business.”

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Stages Come To Life D rama , M u s i c Un i te to E n g a g e S t u dents , C ha l l en g e A u d i ences

For Middle and Upper School students, two captivating yet very different theatrical works provided a moving array of opportunities for artistic expression and individual growth, exploring both the joys and the heartbreak of evolving lives.

Colin MacFaddin ’17 and Alexis Wolfram (GA ’18) take center stage in the Middle School fall production of The Little Mermaid Jr.

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Katie Infelice (GA ’17) as Ursala the Sea Witch.

Dan Forester ’17

Andrew Kelly ’17

H Jack Kulesh ’17 moves upstage.

appily-ever-after in a musical

fantasy and reckoning with the

make plain the promise of the arts and of arts

accidental drowning of a young boy

education — the pain of tragedy, the joy of love,

in a traditional, two-act play — two

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However different, together the plays

and even more, the magic that can occur when

theatrical productions staged at Baker Theater

young students are given the chance to explore

this fall couldn’t have been more distinct.

and to act out the joys, sadnesses, and blessings

of life.

A breathtaking and elaborate Middle School

production, The Little Mermaid Jr., was a fairy

tale about a girl brave enough to leave everything

together for a reason,” said Upper School

familiar to pursue love and adventure.

Drama Teacher Seth Potter. “One can’t exist

without the other. Together they make up the

Performed by Upper Schoolers, The

“The masks of comedy and tragedy are

Diviners, written in 1980 and set in the early-

human condition.”

1930s Depression, was a brutal exploration of

the search for nurture and renewal, ending in

and Greenwich Academy, these two fall g

uncertainty and despair.

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Nicholas Breckenridge ’18

For students from both Brunswick

TRU TH x x x A RT S E D UC A T IO N Alex Montinaro ’15, Addy Albano ’15, and Eric Mertz ’14 in the Upper School fall production of The Diviners.

Sarah Gold (GA ’16) and Keith Radler ’15

Tragedy ‘a joy to perform’ Impromptu thoughts from a student about acting in The Diviners

Alexander Coppersmith ’13

of his influence. He had a vision for the show before

the audience become so attached to Buddy that

any of us were cast, and that vision was clear from

it’s really tough to see a character like that die.

the beginning. It definitely showed in the way the

whole show turned out.

from the audience.

As for the tragedy of the play, for me, it was a

The Diviners was certainly a challenge to put on, just

joy to perform. We were working so hard, day in and

because there is so much going on in the play to

day out, that you almost kind of forget the tragic

consider — not to mention the impact of the storm,

aspect of it.

which pushed the performance back a week and

left all of us a little out of place, as it did for many

demanding play, and everyone is working so hard

people in the area.

for an hour and a half to do the best they can that

you aren’t so concerned with the “brutal” nature of

It was especially ironic, I think, that our entire

Obviously, it’s a very physically intense and

play is about a boy and his fear of water — and we

the show itself. Frankly, after the first performance,

were performing it at a time when so many people

when people told me that they cried, my first

were experiencing flooding of their own.

reaction was sort of like, “What is wrong with you?”

The people associated with it were so great,

from cast to crew and especially Mr. Potter and all

Alex Montinaro ’15

So, it’s understandable to have that emotion It just never struck me, because it didn’t

surprise me like it would for the audience.

— Kirk Meyer ’15 Kirk Meyer ’15 and Sarah Gold (GA ’16)

But, definitely, it was a sad show, a real tragedy,

and Keith [Radler ’15] did a wonderful job of making

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TRU T H • • • A RTS ED U CAT IO N Keith Radler ’15 and Anna Skelsey (GA ’13)

performances reflect the widely evolving needs

the auditions, it is a noncompetitive environment

and concerns of people at different stages of life.

where “no one eats lunch alone.”

The lighter musical fare of The Little Mermaid

It’s the kind of experience that can bring out

Jr. engages younger Middle School students and

a certain joy in young people, a joy that provides

their families, while the older students in Upper

not just a platform for learning and but also a

School are ready to tackle the weightier material

needed fuel for life.

in The Diviners.

“It’s what fuels us. It’s what nourishes us. It drives

At both ends of the spectrum, however,

“You can’t exist without it,” Constantine says.

theater is often a compelling and life-changing

every interaction we have.”

experience for viewers and performers of all ages.

“Joy is the breath of life,” he said.

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Middle School Choral Director Alexander

Amit Ramachandran ’18

Lucy Burke (GA ’17)

Dan Forester ’17

Constantine says his passion is to let kids be kids while they can be.

Imagination at this age, he says, can fuel

an experience that develops a huge range of

Unseen A Stand ing Ov ati on for Those e Mermaid Jr. Behind the Scenes of The Littl

skills, from social competence to public speaking and beyond.

“We’re a children’s theater,” notes Constantine,

who directed The Little Mermaid Jr. on the big stage at Baker Theater.

Theater, Constantine says, provides an

unparalleled learning opportunity because after

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great theatrical production are the The excitement and drama of every dedication not only of the director, results of the imagination, talent, and creativity of dozens of others working actors, and musicians, but also of the behind the scenes. and builders, lighting and sound Costume makers, set designers members all work tirelessly to technicians, make-up artists and crew audience’s perceptions as the add magic ingredients to shape the performance unfolds. work-in-process, our photographer To capture some of their wonderful as Middle School students and crew ventured backstage at Baker Theater Mermaid Jr. readied for a performance of The Little an ocean of activity and emerged Not surprisingly, he stumbled into ion for hidden and sunken treasure. with views that renewed our appreciat

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$500,000 Matching Gift Pledged for Faculty Summer Institute

A

n anonymous donor has challenged the School to estab-

annually, on a four-year rotating basis, chosen by their

lish its Faculty Summer Institute — a $2 million priority

division heads and department chairs.

of the “Above All Else” Capital Campaign — as soon as

possible, with a matching gift of up to $500,000.

the School and Institute participants to prepare for the

“If we raise $1.5 million, the donor has promised the final

Pre-selection during the fall term will enable both

experience, through videotaping, collection of work,

$500,000 needed to establish the Institute,” said Thomas

and in-classroom observation.

G. Murray, Executive Director of Development. “This is a

very generous pledge, and a true reward for Brunswick’s

conducted by department chairs and division heads, as well

outstanding faculty.”

as by selected senior faculty members admired for their

teaching expertise and success.

“The donor has focused on establishing the Faculty Summer

Summer Institute courses and review sessions will be

Institute as a way to salute and honor our faculty for their

dedication and exceptional work as teachers, coaches, program

resources to develop programs and procedures, will be chosen

A Summer Institute Director, provided with time and

coordinators, academic advisors, counselors, role models, and

from Brunswick’s current faculty and administrative staff.

mentors,” Murray said.

excellence in teaching and learning will be engaged to work

If the $2 million is raised before June 30, the Faculty

Summer Institute’s first session will take place in 2014.

Although gifts from all Brunswick families are welcome,

Additionally, experts nationally recognized for promoting

directly and extensively with participating faculty. According to Headmaster Tom Philip, the experience will be dynamic,

establishment of the Institute has been selected as a priority

rejuvenating, and especially rewarding for all.

of the Class of 2013 Senior Gift Committee, now actively

working to raise funds from families of graduating seniors.

opportunity,” Murray said. “We’re working hard now to

“The $500,000 matching challenge offers a real

Nancy Better (P ’13) and Philip F. “Skip” Pierce (P ’13, ’18)

raise the $1.5 million needed to make the Faculty Summer

are leading the Class of 2013 Senior Gift initiative.

Institute a reality as soon as we can.”

“We’re optimistic that, working together, we can accomplish

something exceptionally meaningful to honor our graduating sons,” they said.

The Summer Institute will span two weeks after the close of

To view a message from Tom Philip about the Faculty Summer Institute, visit aboveallelse.brunswickschool.org/news

the school year. The program will involve 40 faculty members

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Stories shared, lessons learned, lives changed

MIDNIGHT RUN Brunswick School students set aside their own lives to devote a Friday night and pre-dawn

Saturday morning in September to helping the displaced of New York City. By Katherine Ogden

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“ This guy just walked right up to us all of a sudden and, after we gave him something to eat and some clothes, he just started telling us his story.” Juan said

omeless, they show up in the light and silence following midnight, when deserted city streets, public spaces, and terminals echo in near quiet. On this night, among them was a one-time New York City firefighter, a man who had halted a caravan of dump trucks in the aftermath Sept. 11, 2001, because he spotted human remains in the rubble that had once been part of the Twin Towers.

More than 11 years later, this former

develop the kind of connections that help

firefighter was one of many met by a team

dispel prejudice and fear.

of Brunswick students who eschewed

Corey Juan ’13 made a connection

their usual Friday evening plans to deliver

with the firefighter whose story could

provisions to urban neighbors who need

not be contained.

them most.

The boys were some of the lucky few

all of a sudden and, after we gave him

to win seats on the two Brunswick School

something to eat and some clothes, he

vans called into service three or four times

just started telling us his story,” Juan said,

a year for a 12-hour relief effort known as

guessing that perhaps alcoholism played

Midnight Run.

a part in this hero’s fall. “I was a little

discouraged that a former firefighter would

Provisions against hunger and cold are

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“This guy just walked right up to us

just a part of these runs. It’s also about

have to be wandering the streets.”

the stories. Shared stories, say organizers,

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The trips are organized by Midnight 04

To prepare for the Midnight Run, students and faculty members bought groceries, made dozens of sandwiches, sorted toiletries, and loaded vans before venturing into Manhattan to deliver supplies directly to the homeless.

OPPOSITE PAGE Unloading the bus in Manhattan are John Pendergast, Chair of the Religion & Philosophy Department, his daughter Gus Pendergast, English Teacher John Martin (back to the camera), and Philip Coons ’14.

01 Before departure from the Upper School campus, Alex Montinaro ’15 helps make sandwiches with Corey Juan ’13.

02 The long night’s outreach efforts concentrated in the Times Square area. Here, the School’s bus passes the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway, between West 53rd and West 54th streets.

03 Pre-departure, organizing and sorting toiletries

are Ryan Amill ’14, Rohan Das ’14, and Reed Shultz ’14.

04 On a pre-departure trip to Target to help

purchase supplies is Jordan Reid ’13.

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In photographs taken on the front lines, out of respect for privacy and in cooperation with the nonprofit consortium Midnight Run, Times of Brunswick has obscured faces of clients served during the initiative.

“ Even though we met a lot of people who had very little and were living on the street, I have to say the Midnight Run is pretty awesome,” Juan said.

Run, a nonprofit consortium of about 150

donated by the school community.

churches, synagogues, schools, and civic

groups, which take turns delivering food

city, where they’ll make five or six stops

and clothing directly to the homeless of

at preordained locations.

New York City.

Station, where the working poor blend

Here’s how the program works: Needy

By 9 p.m., they’re on the road to the

Frequently, the last stop is Penn

people turn up on a certain sidewalk at

into the crowd of Long Island and New

a certain time in a near-secret relief

Jersey commuters waiting for the last

mission spread by word-of-mouth by

departing trains.

the homeless themselves.

work two to three days a week and simply

The folks are met by groups from

Montanez says many homeless actually

metropolitan New York who sign up for

can’t afford the full expenses of life.

service through midnightrun.org.

need, and people respond to collect the

Jordan Reid ’13 has trekked to the

A call for “midnight run” shows the

city with Midnight Run since he was a

night’s remaining sandwiches and any

freshman. He recalls helping a man

clothing they might need as they face

address a very basic need, one that

another night without a home.

sometimes gets overlooked in the race

to provide warm blankets: underwear.

impossible to tell the difference between

those waiting for a sandwich and those

For Reid, the request was doubly

Still, Montanez says, it’s most often

difficult, because the man needed

waiting for a train home.

undergarments not just for himself, but

also for his daughter.

“I’ll never forget that. You assume you

know your homeless.”

“I realized, not only is he displaced, but

“It’s a life-altering experience,” he said.

his daughter is, too,” Reid said. “It was a

chance to reflect on how fortunate we are.”

3:30 a.m., full of tired boys.

At Brunswick, health and ethics teacher

Buses return to Brunswick by about Overall, it makes for a grueling night,

Johnny Montanez coordinates

full of searing perspectives of people whose

this powerful community service.

lives have not gone well.

It all starts with a typical school

Yet, students who participate sing in

announcement — Montanez says within

praise for the experience.

15 minutes, all 16 seats are filled.

who had very little and were living on the

Then, right after school on a Friday, the

“Even though we met a lot of people

05 Noel Houlihan, a Midnight Run staff member, addresses students in the Upper School Atrium before the group headed into the city.

boys go to the grocery store to buy enough

street, I have to say the Midnight Run is

ham and cheese to make 180 sandwiches.

pretty awesome,” Juan said. “I keep coming

06 In Manhattan, Chris Hart ’13, Ryan Amill

Afterward, they head back to the school

back because, at the end of the night, I

’14, with Alex Durkin ’13 (behind) help to distribute supplies.

to prepare the food and organize clothes

always feel like I’ve made a big difference.”

07 Alex Durkin ’13 helps a Midnight Run client

locate a pair of shoes.

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Brunswick students Jordan Reid ’13 and Stephen Holmes ’13 and a crowd of Midnight Run clients.

How the program works Needy people turn up on a certain sidewalk at a certain time in a nearsecret relief mission spread by wordof-mouth by the homeless themselves.

The folks are met by groups from metropolitan New York who sign up for service through midnightrun.org.

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It’s all there for the asking

By Dan Griffin “Excuse me, sir,” the quiet young man said, approaching me as I stood alone, on my own first First Day, surveying colleagues as they greeted the raucous surge of happy, tanned, and familiar faces. Open collared and perplexed, the young man held a necktie as one might handle a foreign and perhaps dangerous object.

“I’ve never had to tie a one of these,” he said, in

seriousness and bewilderment. “I never learned. I don’t know how. Will you help me?”

“Of course!” I replied, sensing his embarrassment

and, having felt it more than a few times myself, wanting to offer reassurance. “I know it’s really hard the first time.”

Then, realizing the two essentials of instruction — a

mirror and about five precious minutes — were not at hand, I quickly changed strategies. “Watch me as I tie it on myself. Then, I’ll slip it over my head and we’ll put it on you.”

He looked tremendously relieved, and watched

carefully as I put the tie around my own neck and began to repeat, verbatim, the words my father spoke as he taught me, more than 40 years ago: “Hold the tip of the short end on the third button down, on your chestbone . . .”

Like my dad and many who’ve done something so often it has become second nature, I began to fumble when I attempted to attach explanations to each step, and the young man and I both laughed.

“You won’t really know how to do this until you’ve

done it yourself,” I said. “I’ll keep an eye out for you and we can nail this one some other day, when it’s not showtime.”

He buttoned the collar of his freshly unpinned

dress shirt, squared the knot, and then fumbled with the collar buttons as if they, too, were never-beforeencountered objects from another planet.

“Turn the back of your collar down first,” I advised.

Of course, if we’d had more time, I’d have offered

man would very likely succeed at Brunswick and well beyond, because he had already mastered the oftenfrightening challenge of doing something far more important than tying a necktie — something it took me far too long to learn myself.

He knew how to ask for help.

And he possessed both the courage to do so and the

truthfulness to admit the need. Two for three: In baseball and life, it’s an average worth much more than a cheer, especially on the First Day.

The inconsequential exchange reminded me again

that, in a world in which ignorance is ridiculed and presentations of perfection garner the loudest applause, we remain prisoners in small and stunted hollows of our own making when we cannot ask for help.

If one doesn’t learn how to seek assistance from others,

one is likely to come up short in life again and again. We may be rewarded for trumpeting what we know, but we connect best to those around us and make our worlds and those of others larger and brighter when we learn how to admit and even laugh about what we don’t.

And yet, as a parent, I wanted my own children to be

curious learners who, at the same time, already appeared to know everything in the world.

Go figure. I still had (and have) a lot to learn — and one

of those things was to admit to my kids that I was frequently as wrong as I was emphatic, and that the best thing to do after learning one has made a mistake is to figure out how to stop making it.

That figuring out is usually best accomplished by seek-

ing help from those who know more than I do, and then gratefully allowing them to bring their expertise to bear.

“Excuse me, sir,” he said. It was at once a plea and, to

me, a tremendous inspiration — a genuine and spontaneous, if small, act of courage.

If I can do something like that about five or six thou-

sand more times in my life, I thought as he wandered off and tentatively took his place among his new classmates, I’ll die a happier man.

And if I need help along the way, I’m certain of this:

It’s most probably there for the asking.

–September 5, 2012

that instruction at the beginning, where it belonged, instead of at the end.

Still, it all turned out OK, and he smiled gratefully

as he spotted a friend and hurried into the crowd.

I smiled back.

The whole exchange took perhaps two minutes.

But even as it began, I suspected the quiet young

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Editor’s note: Dan Griffin, Director of Institutional Communications, joined the staff in August. He wrote this after attending the School’s annual First Day Assembly.

For more photos of the first day of school, visit bwick.org/tob_fall2012

Living and Learning Courage, Honor & Truth W IT H

Focus on Community Connections, Meeting New Challenges

On Community Day, held September 7, Middle School boys worked in the advisory groups to discuss and create depictions expressing how they live the ideas of “courage,” “honor,” and “truth.”

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t’s a time for both serious

up, read their mottos, and proudly

beginning of the year, and served

thinking and for learning to

about how they live the ideas of

displayed their seals.

as a moment for reflection before

juggle the challenges of day-

“courage,” “honor,” and “truth” on

the busy school year got underway.

to-day life.

a daily basis, and also to create a

“Band of Brothers,” “Brunswick

No question: For most boys,

To start this year off thought-

Students were asked to think

Some of the mottos were:

logo and motto along this line for

Respects: We Are All One

Middle School is a transitional time

fully, Brunswick Middle School

their advisory groups.

Family,” “Building the Bridges of

of both flourishing thought and

held its first-ever Community

Brotherhood,” “Courage, Honor,

constant activity.

Day on September 7.

Day was geared to building a

Truth, Diversity,” “Be Smart

Middle School Community

The following two pieces offer

Sarah Burdett, Head of the

sense of being part of a team.

& Do Your Part” and “Respect,

a compelling snapshot of the

Middle School, said the event was

Each advisory group met in its

Responsibility, Restraint.”

essence of thinking and action that

part of an effort to set a healthy

homeroom and created a seal and

make Middle School at Brunswick

tone and build strong bonds as

motto. At an assembly in Camuto

honor code and academic integrity

such an important and special

the boys started their year.

Auditorium, advisory groups stood

statements the boys sign at the

experience in boys’ lives.

Discussion reinforced the

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The Middle School Honor Code

By Keshav Raghavan ’17

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o be a part of the Middle School is to follow a code of honor that represents what Brunswick stands for: Courage, Honor, Truth.

The goal is to prepare students both morally and academically for Upper School, which is more than simply advocating good morals: It is teaching and embedding students through actions and deeds.

“With All Thy Getting … Get Understand-

ing.” These words, engraved above the entrance to the Middle School, have a true significance in relationship to the vade mecum that students follow: To understand why virtue and truthfulness have an indispensable role in daily life.

Earlier this year, the Middle School held its annual Community Day. During the event, stu-

‘With All Thy Getting … Get Understanding.’

dents identify themselves as belonging to various social, ethnic, religious or intellectual groups.

The exercise reinforced our values of unity

in the community and how we should identify with others in our immediate environment.

During the assembly, we watched Remember the Titans, a film that alludes to the principle that what makes a person different is what makes them the same.

Several years ago, the Class of 2005 Lecture

Series invited Coaches Boone and Yoast, after whom Remember the Titans was written, to speak at an Upper School assembly. The film is a true story about a newly appointed AfricanAmerican coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

“The story shows how the Titans teamed up to embrace diversity, teamwork, leadership, character, and a sense of community,” said

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Keshav Raghavan ’17 observed that partaking in Community Day reinforced Middle Schoolers’ sense of being part of a team. “Creating this sense of community is essential to our curriculum,” he wrote.

One Day in the Lives of Two Middle School Brothers

By Meg Russell, P ’18, ’20 Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Middle School student? Welcome to the world of the Russell brothers.

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Coach Boone. “It’s about respect, and respect is what binds you as a team.”

This quote sums up the goal of

Brunswick Middle School: To instill a sense of being part of a team. Creating this sense of community is essential to our curriculum and is evident in our lobby where a poster bears the words: “Defining your character and respecting differences leads to better community building.”

Courage, Honor, Truth is the building

Zach (5th grade) drags himself out of bed, while Charlie (7th grade) waits until the last possible minute to rise. Then it’s a race against the clock to dress, eat breakfast and feed the dogs before heading out the door to catch the bus at the corner. Homework? Check.

Ties and belts? Check. Musical instrument? Football cleats?

Check, check and off they go.

block in Pre School for learning about good character. The motto transcends through to

7:55 a.m.

Upper School and, hopefully, into the lives of Brunswick graduates.

“ The honor codes are the nails that hold together the Middle School ship, on which all the students are sailors.

Every year, 5th graders are required to

Arrive at Brunswick Middle School. Zach rounds the corner to Mr. Callahan’s advisory, Charlie heads upstairs to Mr. Rogers’ advisory and another school day begins.

Zach starts in the 5th grade Science Lab, learning about classifying plants and animals.

Then he is off to gym.

Today is the last day of football for his grade and next they will start cross country, his least-favorite unit. Social Studies and Math come next. The morning has been packed with his core subjects and gym. Zach’s afternoon is full of more arts classes, such as computer, chorus and band.

Charlie’s morning in 7th grade is power-packed with learning. He starts with vocabulary in Latin, followed by history, where they are wrapping up a unit on China. Students rehearse monologues onstage in drama class.

Next comes science, a favorite class of Charlie’s due to Mr. Urbon’s fun and engaging teaching style.

sign the honor code. This contract reminds them of their commitment to be a team player and to pursue their academic goals with good character and values. The honor codes are the nails that hold together the Middle School ship, on which all the students are sailors.

In Middle School, the values that we try

hard to develop and protect are tested each day by the many choices and temptations which are in our own hands: Whether to cheat or plagiarize, play fair and be nice.

Following the honor code and never doing anything that contradicts one’s conscience upholds our contract with the School and with one another.

That is what it means to be a Brunswick

Middle Schooler.

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2:00 p.m.

The end of the academic day can’t come soon enough for the 7th grade boys, who run to the gym and change for their after-school sports.

Charlie and the rest of the 7 Football team travel to Fairfield to play against Fairfield Country Day School (FCDS) and The Harvey School. Being old enough to finally don a brown and gold athletic uniform is a highlight for any Brunswick boy.

Zach starts his afternoon with his computer class and then has some time to get a jump on homework in his advisory.

In Chorus, the boys sing a few scales for Mr. Constantine, who then assesses their vocal ranges and determines whether they are sopranos, altos, tenors or basses (Zach learns that he is a soprano). His day concludes with Band, where he is excited to start playing his newly rented flute.

Midday By the time lunch periods arrive, the boys are ready for a break! Charlie eats first at 11:30. Fried chicken and pasta are on the menu today.

He pops into the bookstore to pick up a new pair of Brunswick socks to help get him pumped for his 7 Football away games.

The boys get to see one another briefly as their lunch periods overlap at noon. Zach chooses pasta and a peach and joins his buddies to catch up on the chatter about the first Mayfair dance, which is fast approaching.

Batteries recharged, the boys head off to their afternoon classes. Charlie starts a new Algebra unit in math and wraps up Of Mice and Men in English class.

3:35 p.m.

Dismissal! While Zach’s friends are racing to get in line at the snack bar in Sampson Athletic Center, he hops in the car to head up to Fairfield to watch his brother play football. After enduring tons of traffic on the highway, Zach arrives just in time to see the team beat FCDS (again!) and trounce The Harvey School.

What a perfect way to end a day at Brunswick!

During the combined 13.5 hours spent in the Middle School every school day, the Russell brothers calculated that they make seven trips to the water fountain, climb nine flights of stairs, and have countless interactions with friends and faculty.

And they can’t wait to do it all over again tomorrow.

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Fall Sports

Wrapup Kyle Chen ’13

Parker Stitzer ’15

Chris Peisch ’16

Cross Country ‘ A Team that Seemed to Do No Wrong’ Brunswick cross country had a

cially after the team lost arguably

season-limiting summer injury to

year at the top level.

great year. Of course, that’s no

its most successful group to gradu-

Christian Tanner by placing three

Coach Polikoff is excited for

great lead in the writing world,

ation? The formula for such success

of their own as All League: Will

the prospect of a strong season

but when a team is expected to

may be simple, but it is not easy:

Berczuk, Chase Stitzer, and Parker

in 2013. “Such unprecedented

rebuild and surpasses all expecta-

the underclassmen had to step up.

Stitzer. Among the juniors, Kyle

results resulted from an equally

tions instead, why not cut to the

The captains of Henry Dornier ’13,

Chen won a place among the All-

unprecedented camaraderie of

chase? Head Coach Steve Polikoff

Paul Dornier ’13 and Jonny Mills

League team, and Jack Cammisa

effort, as more boys ran more miles with more purpose than in

and Assistant Coach Dwight

’13 led the way, beginning with

grabbed an Honorable Mention.

Jackson assembled a team that

summer training. Coach Polikoff

Indeed, Parker Stitzer was

any previous campaign. We have

seemed to do no wrong. If they did,

said, “Never has a Brunswick team

the top runner in the FAA, then

every reason to believe it will be

it wasn’t apparent in the record:

had a more productive summer.”

added to his achievements with an

contagious, and anticipate that

a perfect 22–0 in dual meets and

individual eighth-place finish at the

Brunswick XC will continue its

champions of the Fairchester

not be disappointed. The core of

Division I New England tourna-

climb among the elite programs

Athletic Association.

the squad would be the super soph-

ment, leading the Bruins to place

in New England during the

How could this happen, espe-

omores, who would overcome the

8th as a team in just their second

years ahead.”

The young crop of Bruins would

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tition. Memories to Savor.

It was a season of building and achievement. On the football field, scoreboards everywhere lit up as ’Wick mounted an exhilarating offense. The water polo team dreamed big and achieved its goals.

The cross country squad surpassed expectations and achieved perfection. The soccer team trotted out to the pitch and gave it

the best in every match. The fall sports season served as a great launching point for the 2012–2013 school year, bringing out the best in each athlete, and bringing on more than the usual share of adversity, including a monster storm named Hurricane Sandy.

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Henry Taylor ’14

Addison Pierce ’13

Football Building to Face Tougher Competition The 2012 Brunswick Bruins

seven. This Bruins team would not

football team won’t be remembered

be intimidated.

Coach Jarrett Shine ’92 was proud

by their record, nor should it

There would be more scoring

of his team’s effort and character.

be. The challenge of building a

like that a week later in the home

He wouldn’t want anyone to forget

program in the strong Erickson

opener against Avon Old Farms,

a defensive group that, while

League is daunting. It takes time.

when Stafford and Billy O’Malley

tested, never truly bent. Think

Don’t be fooled by the total of two

’15 riddled them for a combined

of the players who adjusted, like

In his fourth year at the helm,

wins and five losses. This was a

five touchdown passes in a thrilling

Jimmy Knight ’14, who played

team that was fun to watch. This

42–35 win at Homecoming.

quarterback last year.

was a team that was competitive.

That doesn’t tell the story,

This year he led the team in

Todd Stafford ’13 overwhelmed

though. The Homecoming game

total tackles for the season. The

fans with a strong arm that

got a big boost from Sam Fraser

team also received a boost with

delivered touchdowns to a core of

’13, arguably the team MVP. Fraser

the return of Addison Pierce ’13 at

receivers. Down 7–0 early in their

was Mr. Do-It-All against Avon

middle linebacker. Pierce missed

opener to defending NEPSAC

Old Farms, catching three scores

a chunk of the 2012 season with

champion Taft, Stafford hooked

and, perhaps just as importantly,

an injury.

up with Henry Taylor ’14 for a 74-

scooping up a fumble and

yard touchdown to tie the game at

returning that for a touchdown.

and Dylan Wadsworth ’14 served

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The Humble, Winding Road to Glory Editor’s note Reminding readers with a wink that there’s more to the odyssey of school sports than one sees at the varsity level, Upper School Thirds Soccer Coach Paul Withstandley filed this game summary after his team prevailed during an October contest against Trinity-Pawling.

Nick Ulanoff ’13 and Carsen Winn ’13

as the Bruins’ tri-captains.

Stafford threw for 508 yards and

Rosato and Matt Gendell ’14

five touchdowns in the loss.

helped anchor the offensive line,

allowing the team to conjure up

portunity to play its final home

images of the “Greatest Show on

game against Hopkins as a result

’Wick missed out on a op-

Turf” with their prolific passing

of super-storm Hurricane Sandy,

attack. Wadsworth helped with

ending the season without a

that attack, including seven

proper way for Seniors to have

catches against Taft and eight

their final moment on the Robert

against Trinity-Pawling to close

L. Cosby field turf. The Bruins

the year.

went out with a flourish, however,

The Bruins would grab

giving Trinity-Pawling all they

a second home win in the

could handle before falling, 38–36.

abbreviated season, beating

Still, who could complain?

Berkshire at home, 19–14. On

It’s onward and upward for an

the road, they tested a Salisbury

exciting Bruins team!

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strategy was to attempt to manage Once again, Thirds White had its the lead, possess the ball, and control supremacy challenged, this time by the game. Our plan was sound, and the Trinity-Pawling Pride. Little did we were able to utilize all our players they know that we were heading effectively to secure the latest win in to them in a manner never before our undefeated run. seen by any Thirds team in history.

We were on our way in a coach bus The ride home was even sweeter — and that fortified our resolve to than the ride there, as Fabian (our take it to them on their field, in front trusty luxury bus driver) was able to of the hordes of onlookers (both of play the second half of that Stallone whom donned TP spirit wear from masterpiece for us. Pelé himself head to toe). bicycle kicked the final goal, and the The smooth ride of the JR Tours entire bus erupted into cheers. It was bus and its genuine faux leather seats, a fitting end to our 2012 trip to TP. along with the uplift As the movie ing acting of Sylvester came to an end, so Stallone in the nearlydid our trip, and we Academy Awardarrived safely back at winning film, Victory, ’Wick with another Our ranking as the provided us with the hash mark in the win single best Thirds perfect combination column. Our ranking Team in North of relaxation and as the single best America is something inspiration to bring Thirds Team in North our “A game” to TP. America is something that we reluctantly There, on the that we reluctantly accept and which picturesque field, accept and which humbles us greatly. nestled gently humbles us greatly. between the Although we know abandoned factory, the train tracks the School will want to provide us only five feet from the side line, the with additional rides in luxury buses, weed-covered hills and the genuinely perhaps even outfitting us in new creepy graveyard, we would face our specialized gear, we will reluctantly opponents in a game that (by most accept, but ask that we keep it all accounts) closely resembled soccer, on the DL and perhaps have the bus with a few hockey moves thrown in waiting for us on Northfied Street. for good measure.

Summary for Thirds White vs.

The game started off well for us, TP: Wick Won 4–2; everyone played; as we quickly converted goals by no one was injured; no ’Wick fans Hash and Henk Hartong to take a attended. We assume there was an commanding lead, while the strong accident on Route 22. B defense (captained by Pollish and Sama) kept the hungry Pride at bay.

With additional goals

by McClosky and an unreal corner kick curve straight into the goal by Hartong, we walked off the field at the half with a 4–2 lead.

The game would end with that same result, as our 2nd half

team that finished at 8–0.

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Constantin Haub ’13

Soccer

Chris Barnett ’13

Inspired Start, Great Play Throughout

The 2012 Brunswick Soccer team

Trinity-Pawling, as the Bruins won

tant Soccer Coach Tucker Hastings

In goal, C. J. Murphy ’13 kept

worked hard to finish with a .500

on penalty kicks.

wrote, “It is said that you learn

the scores tight allowing his team-

record. Finishing at 6–6–2 (5–5–2)

On the road at Hopkins, ’Wick

much more from defeat than you do

mates to go forward aggressively so

in Western New England Prepa-

beat the Hilltoppers 3–1. In that

in victory. Brunswick came up short

as to find the back of the net in the

ratory School Soccer Association

game, Agrest received a feed from

against perennial tournament teams

offensive zone. Last, we return to

(WNEPSSA), the Bruins were led

Will Floersheimer ’13 to score in the

Loomis, South Kent, Kent, and

Peter Khoury ’13, the team captain,

by their captain, Peter Khoury ’13.

20th minute, while Heffernan added

Berkshire, each of whom, ultimate-

who solidified the defense and also

The season opened on a bright

the second goal from 20 yards out in

ly, helped our side to play better

served as an attacker, scoring twice

note, as ’Wick got by Taft, 3–2.

the second half. Alex Kelly ’14 scored

as the year progressed. One of our

during the campaign. As a leader,

Frankie Agrest ’14 had all of the

the final goal of the day.

best performances ended in a loss,

he helped steady the team during

offense with a hat trick.

The Bruins needed a win in

a well-played 1–0 contest under the

the ups and downs of the season.

There would be more wins in

the season finale to reach the .500

lights at Choate.”

The last word on the season be-

the 2012 campaign, including a

mark, and the team did not disap-

It’s hard to argue with Hastings,

longs to Assistant Coach Hastings,

6–1 Homecoming win against The

point, defeating Westminster 2–0.

assisting Head Coach Power

who said: “With an inspired start

Gunnery, as Agrest added two

Those victories, draws, and even

Fraser. Among the other bright

to the season, and with great play

goals and one assist. He teamed up

the defeats in the difficult WNEPS-

spots on the Bruins’ squad were

throughout, this year’s squad from

with his midfield mate Harry

SA were all hard-fought, given the

Rodrigo Ventosa ’13 and Bryan

Brunswick furthered the successes

Heffernan ’14 for a solid offen-

talent level of the member schools

Quackenbush ’13. New additions

of teams past. With a solid core

sive duo throughout the season.

in the league.

Chris Barnett ’13 and Constantin

returning, hopes are high already

Another win would come against

Regarding those defeats, Assis-

Haub ’13 provided valuable minutes.

for 2013.”

Frankie Agrest ’14

Harry Heffernan ’15

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Wrapup

Matt Marvin ’15

Three years into their existence as

be the biggest month in the history

a varsity program, the Brunswick

of the program.

water polo team found its stride

A 9–7 victory at Loomis Chaffee

in 2012. Where the goal had once

kept the team flying high, but then

been to have a .500 season, this

Hurricane Sandy arrived to stop

set of Bruins knew they wouldn’t

the momentum. With no school or

be satisfied with anything less

practice, the team was out of step

than an appearance in the New

and it showed in the regular season

England Prep School Water Polo

finale against Choate. The Bruins

League tournament.

still had destiny in their hands

after an 11–9 loss, but now had to

Head Coach Eric Tillman assem-

bled a strong team, led by captains

Alex Prout ’15

play-in game.

’13 and Sander Profaci ’12.

With the season on the line, the

That group got off to a solid

Bruins responded with an exciting

start with early season wins against

12–10 win. The Brunswick Bruins

St. Benedict’s and St. Peter’s before

were on their way to the “Liquid

knocking off Staples, 8–3. A victory

Four,” the New England Prep School

against Williston Northampton

Water Polo League tournament.

followed before the Bruins fell to

In the tournament, played at

Deerfield. Coach Tillman felt that

Exeter, the Bruins found them-

his team gave the defending cham-

selves in front of a raucous crowd.

pions a tough game, even if it wasn’t

The fourth-seeded Bruins had to

their best overall effort. The decisive

play the top-seeded host team in

goal came with just 1:35 to play.

the semifinals.

Among the many highlight

Exeter beat Brunswick 6–2,

games of the 2012 campaign was

while Choate defeated Deerfield

the Bruins’ victory over Andover.

in the other semi. Thus the Bruins

Profaci was very good in goal in

would play in the consolation

leading ’Wick to an 11–8 win.

game with third place there for the

There was plenty of offense to go

taking. The lead changed hands

around as Pat Stefanou ’16 and

several times before the Bruins

Matt Marvin ’15 each scored three

emerged with a 9–7 win, thus mak-

goals. Eric Ronda ’13 and Kuper-

ing up for the loss to Deerfield on

smith added two each.

September 15.

Overall, ’Wick finished with a

Water Polo A Season to Savor

Pat Stefanou ’16

take on Suffield once more in a

Holden Fett ’13, Connor Kupersmith

Playing a second game that day,

the Bruins beat Exeter, 9–5. Keep

16-4 record. Stefanou led all scor-

in mind that the Bruins’ victory

ers with 65 goals, while Marvin

over Exeter was the only blemish in

added 43 and Prout poured in 30.

an otherwise perfect league season.

The Ronda brothers — Eric ’13, Ian

Against Suffield on Homecom-

’13, and Julian ’15 — each contrib-

ing weekend, Stefanou led the way

uted in their own way to the team.

with six goals in a 15–7 win. This

game featured the battle of the

Ulmis Iordache was crucial to

Prouts, as Alex of Brunswick got

our success,” said Coach Tillman.

the better of his brother Sam, who

“Without Ulmis, we would not

plays for Suffield. Alex Prout ’15

have achieved the level of success

had three goals. Kupersmith and

that we did.”

Marvin scored two goals each and

What’s ahead for Brunswick’s

Fett added one.

water polo team? It’s hard to say,

The season was progressing

with graduation taking several

nicely with the goal of the New

key players. Yet there’s no reason

“The invaluable coaching by

England tournament very much in

to think about that now. This is a

sight. October was shaping up to

water polo season to savor.

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FLEX TIME Pre School/Lower School Father-Son Breakfast

Pancakes, Bacon, Hash Browns & Miles of Smiles

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healthy and satisfying breakfast: The best way to start any day! On Saturday morning, December 1, legions

of dads and their hungry Brunswick

sons convened in the Lower School dining hall on the Edwards Campus for the annual Pre School/Lower School Father-Son Breakfast.

Happy faces tell the whole story.

After filling themselves to the brim,

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many fathers and sons adjourned to

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the field outside to work it off by with impromptu games and even more fun.

01 L. J. Bylow ’25 and dad, Lance 02 Quinn Evans ’26 03 Jack Sieg ’25 and dad, Andrew 04 Sebastian Pena ’25 05 Henry Gaudet ’24 with father, Sam 06 Zane Saad and father, Ramy

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BEYOND THE BOOKS

n e w s a n d n o t e w o r t hy e v e n t s

From Big Stars to Big Brands, Kazazes Lures In Tweet Gold Mine Prospecters Now that the presidential election has been decided, demand for the gold mine of information that is Twitter hasn’t abated, and even Beyoncé has stepped in to see what can be quarried.

And it’s all thanks to entrepreneur Peter Kazazes ’13.

As founder of Twelect, Kazazes has already excavated the Twitter universe during the presidential election cycle, tallying tweets from campaign through election night to gauge the national mood. His exploits generated buzz in the staid world of presidential polling, landing him a spot on Fox Business television on four separate occasions.

Kazazes, however, has developed a set of tools designed to measure the #twitterverse far beyond just politics.

Housed under Kazazes’ company Sybil Vision, those

tools come in the form of a collection of technology that helps big-name clients boil down the millions of tweets generated about them into nuggets of clear information.

As the Sybil Vision website explains, clients are invited to “watch the impact of their latest move” and to “know the subjects that are hurting them.”

The concept has already landed the likes of Beyoncé as a client, though Kazazes has not yet had the chance to meet the popular singer in person.

“We pitched the product to her (people),” Kazazes

said. “They loved it, and voilà!”

From the biggest names in entertainment to national institutions protecting their brands, Kazazes has caught some attention.

“The growth has been in the double digits,” he says.

At Brunswick, Kazazes thanks Jim Stephens (Middle School math teacher) and Poonam Gupta (Upper School math and AP computer science instructor) for their mentorship and “huge influence on my trajectory.”

Peter Kazazes ’13

Peter’s advice to other entrepreneurs is this: “Don’t

be afraid to get your hands dirty. If you have a goal, you have to work it.”

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Quilts Honor Heroes, Precious Connections Assembling a quilt can be such a

We sometimes forget life plays

Coordinator Marianne

for someone coming

big job that quilters often convene

out in much the same way: We

Barnum has been hard

along behind.

quilting bees, working in tandem to

all rely on others to help us sew

at work organizing a

share skill, guide new sewers, and

together our own expansive and

school-wide quilting bee.

ultimately bind patches of fabric

varied fabrics of experience.

The project’s theme is

into a single piece.

As a reminder, Diversity

“Discover our interdependence,

to be with Mr. Fischetti next year,”

uncover our collective harmony.”

Addison said.

“Now, my little brother can’t stop talking about how excited he is

Early in September, all

Brunswick boys received a 6” square

25 very talented and dedicated

During the last few months,

of muslin fabric and were asked to

volunteers have pieced together the

think about who they depend on in

Pierce patch and hundreds of oth-

their lives.

ers, making 10 quilts in all.

The boys, and some teachers,

A testament to the diversity and

then took pen to fabric.

interconnectedness of the extended

The result: A patchwork of tribute

Brunswick community, the quilts

and discovery, more than 1,000

will be hung around the School in

squares of fabric showing the heroes

January, honoring one of America’s

of the Brunswick community —

greatest champions of human dig-

fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers,

nity and respect for others, Martin

but also teachers, and some of the

Luther King Jr.

greatest intellectual and athletic

As the organizer, Barnum hopes

achievers of today and yesterday.

the quilts will serve as a starting

Addison Pierce ’13 chose to

point for a community-wide discus-

honor Anthony Fischetti, a Middle

sion about our “interdependence.”

School history teacher who has

become a fundamental part of the

we stand on the shoulders of,”

“There are a number of people

fabric of the Pierce household.

she noted. Beginning in January,

Fischetti has been a teacher to

those people will be honored in a

Addison and to his older brother

remarkable assembly that has been

(Philip ’10), laying the groundwork

months in the works.

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Students, faculty, and staff were asked to harness their expressive talents to create individual squares for a community quilting project, entitled “Discover our interdependence.” Stitching together individual squares, a dedicated group assembled a series of quilts that will go on display in January.

At Audubon: Juniors Locate, Remove Submerged Bridge In September, Brian Shepard ’97, Upper School Visual Arts Teacher and Associate Director of College Guidance, led his and Tucker Hastings’ advisories in work for the Greenwich Audubon, where the junior class did two days of community service.

Divided into groups, they located a submerged bridge that had been

missing for years after a storm, removed it from the river, and carried it out of the woods, much to the delight of their hosts.

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From Greenwich to Oxford: A Fantastic Journey of Learning Teacher and storyteller/librarian Joan Huenemann Michie has long been committed to lifelong learning — both as a professional and for the pure, unadulterated joy of it.

She’s deeply grateful to Brunswick for supporting her when she was accepted into the Summer 2012 Oxbridge Teacher Seminar, “Literature and the Fantastic,” at Mansfield College, Oxford University in Oxford, England.

The seminar included a study of the works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Philip Pullman, Lewis Carroll, T. H. White and J. K. Rowling, along with the general study of fantasy literature.

Six colleagues in Michie’s group were from the U.S. Others came from around the globe — Mexico, South Africa, Australia, Australia/ Tasmania, and India. Each morning, they met for intense instruction,

Maryanne McShane took a foot-up as she read to Pre Schoolers about caring for friends.

followed by in-depth discussions and a field trip to a site in or around Oxford that related to their study — including C. S. Lewis’s house, the Bodleian Library, Christ Church College and Chapel, punting on the Thames and the Ashmolean Museum.

In between lectures and discussions, the mini-global community lived together on campus. “It was an unforgettable experience when we all watched the opening of the 2012 Olympics,” Michie recalled. “While cheering for the world’s athletes, we enjoyed our own international educators’ celebration.”

The best thing about this fantastic Oxonian odyssey? “The experience of learning in a global context and living together,” Michie said, “as a model for what learning should always be about, along with challenging face-to-face study and great discussions, sprinkled with a lot of fun.”

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RX for a Good Story: Learning To Take Care of Friends Story time had never quite been like this. After walking all the way from their classroom and down two flights of stairs, the Pre K boys reached the library only to discover that their librarian, Ms. McShane, was not at the door to meet them, as she usually was.

“What happened to Ms. McShane?” asked the first Bruin.

“Maybe she’s sick and didn’t come to School,” said the second Bruin.

The third Bruin, who, like the literary character “George,” was very curious, popped his head around the door and said, “There she is!”

Everyone peeped into the library to discover Ms. McShane was there after all. But that something was not right. She was sitting on a chair with her foot propped up on another chair with a big, fluffy pillow on it.

The boys filed into the library and Ms. McShane read A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin Stead.

The book is about Amos McGee, a zookeeper who cares for his animal friends by running races with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and even reading bedtime stories to the owl. One day, when Amos was too sick to make it to the zoo, his animal friends decide it was time they returned the favor.

After reading the book, Ms. McShane told the boys how she had dropped a very heavy table on her toes that morning. The boys told her all about their sore knees and toes. They also talked about the best way to make a friend feel better when someone’s not feeling good.

When library time was over, one-by-one and very carefully, the boys went up two flights of stairs and all the way back to their classroom.

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Front row (left to right): Jonnie Yorke ’15, Jamie Pollak ’15, Stacey Lee (instructor), Anna Muzzin (assistant instructor), Jack Baker ’15, Cameron Stafford ’14. Back row (left to right): Kevin Bradicich ’14, Henry Hobbs ’14, Liam Ferguson ’14, Hayes Murphy ’14, Drew Peisch ’14, Blake Booker ’14, Billy Berner ’14, Petey Briggs ’13, Nick Viceconte ’13, Teddy Murphy ’14, Timmy Murphy ’15, Nick Kono ’13, Sonia Jones (P ’10).

Limber, Strong, Focused & Flexible

their drishti, a Sanskrit word for controlling and

On autumn afternoons, Bruins athletes headed

means “eight limbed yoga.”

As the poses were called, Mrs. Jones, who

out for their fall sports of cross country, football,

The practice is an uninterrupted succession

wore a white T-shirt emblazoned with the

soccer or water polo. And while some were

of poses founded by Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, whose

word “Breathe,” went around the room and

hitting the fields, trails or swimming pool, others

method derives from Mysore, India.

gently adjusted the Brunswick athletes during

were going to the mat — and we don’t mean the

In its second year as an intramural sports

their practice.

directing the focus — first of the eyes and then of the attention — to a specific point.

wrestling mat.

activity, the quest for Bruins yogis is designed to

Enter Jois Yoga Shala, an Ashtanga yoga studio

help them become limber, strong, focused and

ments the boys have,” she said after class as they

in downtown Greenwich, founded by Sonia Jones

flexible, and the rewards can be plentiful.

rolled up their mats. “It is curative, nurturing,

(P ’15). In a room with high ceilings, whirring

and healing, yet still physically demanding.

fans, and sunlight streaming in, two afternoons a

Stacey Lee called the poses and told the boys

week, 23 Upper School athletes launched into the

to inhale, exhale, stand up, look forward, and

good for active young boys, because it helps with

challenging practice of Ashtanga, which literally

focus. With a fixed stare, they concentrated on

anxiety and stress. So along with the physical

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During a recent one-hour class, instructor

“Yoga is totally different from other commit-

“The practice of Ashtanga is particularly

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benefits of a yoga practice, the boys can apply

dramatically, which will help me greatly in this

peace of mind, focus of gaze, and calmness of

upcoming, and my final, wrestling season. The

fitness program and is great for the boys’

breath to other aspects of their lives.”

instructors at Jois Yoga are extremely helpful and

strength and flexibility. No doubt this helps

For varsity wrestler Petey Briggs ’13, yoga

are constantly pushing everyone to their physical

them avoid injuries,” Harris said. “And

provides another mat for his athleticism.

limit, making it incredibly worthwhile.”

anybody who doesn’t think that yoga is a

workout should see a class: They’ll change

“Every wrestling season, several Brunswick

“Yoga’s focus on building core strength and

“Yoga complements our Upper School

graduates return from college and wrestle with

rigorous stretching is a perfect complement to

their minds pretty quickly!”

our team,” he said. “Last year, during ‘Old Timers’

my rigorous training regimen as I prepare for

Week,’ many talked about how they have been

the upcoming season,” added varsity hockey

are fortunate to have Sonia’s support,” he said.

taking yoga classes and that they wish they had

player Nick Viceconte ’13. “With my history of

“Her expertise in Ashtanga is impressive and

taken it earlier because it would have had such a

past injuries, yoga has helped me maintain my

her enthusiasm is contagious.”

huge impact on their wrestling.

physical health better than any physical therapy I

have participated in.”

“When I learned that yoga was offered at

Brunswick, I knew I had to take it,” he continued.

“Yoga increases my flexibility and concentration

School history teacher, is in full accord.

Jeff Harris, Director of Athletics and Upper

“Brunswick is thrilled to offer yoga and we

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The Maine Recipe

Remember last year’s spring benefit — It’s

When parents and faculty sat at their tables

Stones cookies that were works of art.

at the 2012 Annual Dinner and launch of

She has also made about 80 cookies for Pre-

Only Rock ’n’ Roll? Maine baked 635 Rolling

Brunswick’s campaign, “Above All Else …,” they

and Lower School teachers. For the 2010 Annual

noticed something special at each place setting.

Fund Thank You reception, 450 chocolate Bruins

Brunswick mom Maine Park had baked 817

pops were molded.

Brunswick banner sugar cookies. In pastry-chef

One of the myriad reasons why all of these

speak, that’s 44 batches of homemade, hand-

confections don’t look factory-made is because

mixed, hand-cut, hand-stenciled cookies for

there’s no stencil. Each cookie or chocolate pop

the September event.

is made by hand.

How does she do it?

“There’s no secret. It’s just using fresh

contribute,” Maine said. “Baking is my skill and is

“We love Brunswick and it’s important to

ingredients like farm-fresh eggs, chefs’ award-

one small way to give back to the School. Mostly

winning butter, flour, and good vanilla,” said

though, it makes me happy to make other people

Maine, whose son, Victor ’22, likes eating

happy,” she said. “Baking cookies is a nice way to

the dough more than the cookies.

spread the joy.”

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Packaging Brunswick banner cookies for the Annual Dinner & Meeting in September were (front row, left to right) Maine Park (P ’22) and Tiffany Burnette (P ’21); back row: Lauren Saunders (P ’24), Pam Keller (P ’19, ’22, ’24), Candice Bednar (P ’18, ’22), Meg Russell (P ’18, ’20) and Tracy Yort (P ’13).

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BPA Past Presidents Come Back to School Past Presidents of Brunswick School Parents’ Association (BPA) were the guests of honor at an autumnal luncheon and reunion in the Upper School performing arts school lobby.

“Thank you for all you did to make Brunswick

the School that it is today,” said Headmaster Tom Philip in his welcome to the 18 BPA presidents

present. The period over which they presided

Luncheon guests included Betty Altman

spanned more than 40 years, from 1974 to

(1974–75), Jane Basham (1998–99), Cindy Biondi

current BPA president Alison Troy, and next

(2003–04), Barbara Bollman (1972–73), Suzy Breck

year’s president, Kimberlie Fett.

(2008–09), Anne Castine (2009–10), Terri DeSalvo

(2007–08), Anne Farrell (1997–98), Kimberlie Fett

“Being president of the BPA was a great way to

get to know people when my son, John, attended

(2013–14), Pam Goergen (1984–85), Philis Gold

Brunswick,” said Philis Gold (1966–67, P ’68, GP ’07).

(1966–67), Julie Johnson (2010–11), Christina Ka-

zazes (2011–12), Darrell Lorentzen (2005–06), Dini

“I remember the wonderful rapport between

the BPA, the teachers and the students,” recalled

Mallory (2004–05), Lisa Matthews (2002–03),

Lois Rogers (1977–78, P ’75, ’76, ’78). “I have so

Lois Rogers (1977–78), Lisa Skinner (2006–07) and

many fond memories of Brunswick.”

Alison Troy (2012–13).

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For Sue Das’s First Graders, Storytelling Begins on An iPad And the innovative approach to encouraging

undertaking in my classroom uses iPad

creativity became a topic sharing with educators

applications to get boys involved in digital

from around the globe during Das’s summer

storytelling. It will be fascinating to see what

journey to Australia.

kind of creativity surfaces from it,” she continued.

“Using this multi-modal application, students

Das ventured Down Under to attend a

conference, “Unearthing Creativity in Boys Using

will be able to write fables, do voice recordings,

Technology,” at the 19th International Boys’

and illustrate their work on iPads.”

School Conference in Melbourne.

A devoted academic, Das thrives on lifelong

Along with attending three days of pre-

learning and sharing her findings. She has been

workshop training in action research, Das

selected as a fellow for the Connecticut Writing

presented a workshop on her own doctoral

Project (CWP) at Fairfield University and to be

dissertation, called “A Teacher Researcher’s Look

part of a literary leadership council, and is an

into Small Book Discussion Groups by First

adjunct professor at Iona College. During the

Grade Boys.”

summer, she’s a professor in literacy methods at

Manhattanville College.

“Attending the conference was a way to share

my teaching philosophy globally as well as tout

Next year, her findings will be presented at

Brunswick and our innovation with technology

St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Va.

in the lower grades,” Das said. “As a professional

model, the action research technique will help

internally motivated,” she added. “You should

other teachers become better teachers.

never quit anything, be willing to take risks, and

“The yearlong research I’m currently

“To be a lifelong learner, you need to be

expect more of yourself each and every day.”

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Michael Allwood, who published a book on statistics earlier this year, has produced a new treatise to help students prepare for the exam that caps the AP statistics course he has taught for 14 years.

Once Again, Michael Allwood Does the Math

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e practice yoga, religion, and even medicine,

To supplement that, Allwood has created two complete sample

but is it really necessary to practice math?

tests with brand-new, never-before-seen questions, to add to

Michael Allwood, Chair of Brunswick’s

the three that he wrote for the previous edition.

Mathematics department and Upper School math

“It’s about developing that confidence.”

a book to help students practice for some of the more grueling

Allwood would know. A graduate of Oxford University who

moments in any math student’s studies.

holds two master’s degrees, he has been a grader and reader of

The book, Multiple Choice and Free-Response Questions in

the AP Statistics exam since 2001.

Preparation for the AP Statistics Examination, now appearing

in its third edition with Allwood as its sole author, is designed

accomplishments here and abroad. The youngest of five,

to help students prepare for the three-hour exam that caps

Allwood was raised in a family of teachers, including his

the Advanced Placement Statistics course, which Allwood has

mother, two brothers, and a sister.

scientist for the British government. The two talked math with

“Reviewing is very important, of course,,” Allwood says,

Practice, he says, can make all the difference in multiple-

His passion for math came from his father, who was a

each other up until the day before the senior Allwood died this past June.

choice tests, not least because all the wrong answers are

designed to look plausible, tempting the test taker into

in his family had chosen that profession. But he finally gave in

confusion and doubt.

to it when a college professor suggested independently that he

The free-response questions on the test, he says, require

become an educator.

students not only to know the material covered in class,

As a teacher now in his own right, Allwood through his

but also to be able to express their answers in a way that is

book is committed to getting his own students to bring their

acceptable to the readers.

clearest thinking to class, test taking and beyond.

“It’s not just practicing the ideas, it’s practicing them in an

AP context,” Allwood says. “There’s a particular way of thought

Allwood initially resisted becoming a teacher, as so many

“That’s tricky,” he says. “You have to activate that spark of

every-day human intelligence all students have. The brightest

to these things which definitely needs thorough reinforcement

learner is the coolest learner — the one who just takes it all in.

before the student takes the exam.”

And for a student who’s approaching an exam, there’s nothing

better than practice.”

The College Board has as yet made only two useful years

of actual multiple-choice exams available for student practice.

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But Allwood’s credentials go deeper than his

taught for the past 14 years. “but in AP Statistics practice is every bit as necessary.”

Multiple-Choice & FreeResponse Questions in Preparation for the AP Statistics Examination

by Michael Allwood.

“Students have got to have courage of conviction,” he said.

teacher, says it most certainly is, and to that end he has written

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FLEX TIME Words To Live By

‘With All Thy Getting, Get Understanding’

By Courtney Kennedy

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ext time you find yourself on Maher Avenue, check out the new engraved, sign, “With All Thy Getting, Get Understanding,” above the front

entrance to the main building.

Since the Upper School renovation in 2007, the credo has hung on the brick wall to the left of the atrium entrance in the back. Thanks to John ’66 and James Pinto ’69, it has been reinstated to its original place of honor on the front of 100 Maher.

With long success in finance and investment, both Pinto brothers remain Greenwich residents.

According to the Pintos, they wanted to donate a renovation of the sign that forged such a lasting impression on both of them.

“It has been our goal to return the sign to the

Upper School main entrance so that it continues to inspire all who walk or drive by,” John said.

This fall, the brothers were back on campus to speak about character at an Upper School assembly. They believe the maxim encompasses everything Brunswick represents.

“When I was a student, I thought ‘With All Thy

Getting, Get Understanding’ meant to understand the subjects I was studying,” John said. “However, as I grew older and passed the School on a daily basis, I reflected upon the phrase and realized it meant a lot more to me.”

The Pinto brothers’ advice to current Upper Schoolers encompassed four key points:

1 Learn from the folly of others.

2 Keep your “ego” in check and have compassion.

3 Develop situational awareness.

4 Put your learning to work to make a difference.

John and James encouraged the boys to take

notice of the sign and seek to represent Brunswick according to that credo every day of their lives.

The inspiration should lead them, as Boys of Brunswick, through their school years and continue to inspire them for a lifetime.

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CLASSNOTES C o m p i l e d by L i bby Ed w a r d s & L e s l i e L o p e z

Can you assist us in identifying these Class of 1930 Bruins, shown in this photo from the Brunswick School Archives? If you have information, please call or e-mail Class Notes Editor Courtney Kennedy (ckennedy@brunswickschool.org; 203-625-5864).

1962 After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Peter Dunn was engaged as a Senior Systems Engineer at Information Technology Engineering Corporation, supporting Raytheon’s Global Positioning System initiatives. As a Captain, USNR (Ret.), he supports the NROTC candidate-screening process in Denver. Pete is an associate on the staff of The Navigators military ministry and continues to lead Bible studies and the Preparedness-for-Life workshop at Buckley Air Force Base. Pete has also completed a 10-week community-safety volunteer training course and looks forward to combining public safety with his church work. See photo 01, page 63.

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Wick Jenkins married Barbara Krone on September 22 in a small ceremony in front of family and friends in Ann Arbor, Mich. See photo 02, page 63.

1987 Joseph Nemec and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their daughter, Meryl Marie, born May 29. See photo 07, page 63.

1989 Pete Bevacqua has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Golf Association. Prior to being named to his new position, Pete had been head of the global golf division for CAA.

He had also worked for the USGA for 10 years, first as in-house counsel and later as managing director of the U.S. Open Championships. In 2007, he was named the USGA’s first chief business officer. Pete grew up caddying at Bedford Golf & Tennis Club. A resident of Bronxville, he’ll be relocating to Florida for his new position.

1991 Glenn Derene, a senior editor at Popular Mechanics, recently appeared on NBC’s Today Show, presenting new consumer gadget technology.

After ’Wick, Glenn attended Colgate University.

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1992 David Kashatus was named Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Research.

1994

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Michael Mahoney ’94 married Megan Harris (GA ’00) on July 28. Megan’s brother Jason Harris ’96 officiated. Groomsmen were Jeff Andrea ’94 and Eric Ferraris ’94. The couple celebrated with Brunwick classmates James Ritman, Ronald Kelley, Reed Carroll, and Ray Burke; and GA, Class of ’00 friends Ashley Clauss, Gillian Scanlon, Booke Mifflin, Avery Broadbent Doyle.

See photo 05.

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1995 Ted Adler married Abigail Woodhead on July 28 in Woodstock, Vt., the bride’s hometown. Many Brunswick and GA alums were in attendance, including Ted’s entire family and Ted Ogden ’95.

Sadly, John Meyer ’37, Abigail’s grandfather, died in November 2011. The couple met on a blind date in Burlington, Vt., where they live part time when they’re not in Boston, where Abigail is completing her residency in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ted is co-founder, with his brother Jonathan ’97, of Union Street Media, located in Burlington, Vt. See photo 08.

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Eneas Freyre won the Long Course Duathlon National Championship in Cambridge, Md., with a time of 2:48:31 on June 3. In September, he came in top-10 as a professional at Long Course Duathlon World Championships in Switzerland.

Eneas is sponsored by Target Training in Greenwich, where he is the Head of Training.

See photo 06.

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01 Peter Dunn ’62 on vacation with his family in Vancouver, Canada. Left to right: Katie Wallace, Andy Wallace, Peter Dunn, Caleb Dunn, Andy Dunn, Kris Dunn. Peter’s granddaughter, Kiera Wallace, born in May, is missing from the photo.

02 Wick Jenkins ’62 and Barbara Krone.

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04 Past Brunswick faculty member Gene Cumminskey, James Feuer ’90, and John Van Atta, Upper School Master History Teacher, on Homecoming weekend.

05 Michael Mahoney ’94 and Megan Harris (GA ’00).

06 Eneas Freyre ’95.

07 Joseph (’87) and Jennifer Nemec’s daughter, Meryl Marie.

08 Ted Adler ’95 married Abigail Woodhead on July 28 in Woodstock, Vt. Left to right: Jonathan Adler ’97, Benjy Adler ’99, Jay Boren (brotherin-law), Emily Adler Boren (GA ’03), Richard Adler, Abigail (bride), Ted Adler (groom), Anne Adler, R. J. Adler ’07 and Robbie Adler ’01.

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William Harper Hyland was born July 29 to proud parents Thomas Hyland and his wife, Christa.

See photo 01.

Todd McClutchy and his wife, Kristen, welcomed their daughter, Piper Harrington, on August 23.

James Seaborg and his wife, Heidi, welcomed their son, Connor Henry, on August 23. See photo 02.

On August 8, Lily Rivière was the newest addition to the family of Grant Silvers and his wife, Lisa. Lily joins her big brother, Jacob, age 3. See photo 03.

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02

Greg Skidmore and his wife, Liz, welcomed their daughter, Harper Anne, on May 14. Harper is named after her maternal grandmother (Janice Harper Barkett) and Greg’s sister (Anne). Greg and his family live in Greenwich. See photo 04.

1997 In May, Tony Calabrese ’97 and his bride, Alston Frazier, were surrounded by ’Wick and GA classmates at their wedding in East Hampton.

In the photo (all ’97): Ned Adams, Mike Walsh, Mark LaMonica, Andrew Rosato, the groom, Peter Einersen, Joe Praino, Jim Heekin. See photo 07.

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Brian Shepard and his wife, Denise, welcomed their daughter, Isla James, born September 24.

Brian teaches Visual Arts at the Upper School.

See photo 06.

Chris Wirth and his wife, Melissa, welcomed their daughter, Mason Mahoney, born October 13.

Mason joins her big brother, Zachary, age 4, and sister, Emily, age 2. See photo 09.

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1998 Mike Geller and his organic food delivery business, Mike’s Organic Delivery, was recently featured in Greenwich Magazine.

Ryan Myerberg was selected to England’s Men’s National Lacrosse Team this past summer, and helped England secure its third consecutive European Championship in Amsterdam. England defeated Finland in the quarterfinals and the host nation, the Netherlands, in the semifinals, before beating Ireland 15–5 in the finals. Ryan was an All-American long-stick midfielder at Brunswick and 1999 national champion at the University of Virginia, along with current Brunswick varsity head lacrosse coach David Bruce. See photo 03, page 65.

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01 William Harper Hyland was born July 29 to proud parents Thomas Hyland ’95 and his wife, Christa.

02 James Seaborg ’95 and his wife,

Heidi, welcomed their son, Connor Henry, on August 23.

03 Lily Rivière is the newest addition to the family of Grant Silvers ’95 and his wife, Lisa.

04 Harper Anne was born May 14 to Greg Skidmore ’95 and his wife, Liz. 05 Shayar Oveissi ’98 and his wife, Erin, welcomed their daughter, Olympia Joon, born October 19.

06 Brian Shepard ’97 and his wife,

Denise, welcomed their daughter, Isla James, born September 24.

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07 Left to right (all ’97): Ned Adams, Mike Walsh, Mark LaMonica, Andrew Rosato, groom Tony Calabrese, Peter Einersen, Joe Praino, Jim Heekin.

08 On June 23, David Gerkin ’02 married Whitney Dickerson in Atlanta.

09 Chris Wirth ’97 and his wife, Melissa, welcomed their daughter, Mason Mahoney, born October 13.

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Bob Luckey/Greenwich Time

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01 Billy Nix ’03 wed Katherine McGirr (GA ’03) on June 18, 2011, in Greenwich. Brunswick and GA classmates and wedding party included (left to right): Will Ferrer ’03, Laura Rozelle,

03

Alex Stein ’03, Catherine Nix, Will McGirr ’01, Annie Erdman (GA ’03), James Eberhart, Lucy McGirr (GA ’05), Billy Nix ’03, Katherine Nix (GA ’03), Phil Scioli, Lizzie McGirr (GA’07),

Shayar Oveissi and his wife, Erin, welcomed their daughter, Olympia Joon, born October 19.

See photo 05, page 64.

2000 In October, Paul Myerberg joined USA Today as a National College Football writer. Prior to being hired to write for USA Today, Paul covered college football for The New York Times and his popular blog, Pre-Snap Read (presnapread.com). “Paul is one of the smartest and most knowledgeable college football writers in the business,” said Mark Pesavento, Vice President/Content for USA Today Sports. “We’re thrilled to have him join our team, and just as thrilled that we won’t be competing with him anymore.” After ’Wick, Paul attended Towson State University.

2001 Matt Heineman’s film, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, was released in select

Chris Murphy, Adele Lewis (GA ’03), Peter Gray, Kaitlin Lambert, and Will Banyard ’03.

02 Marine Corps Captain Ted Hubbard.

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03 Ryan Myerberg ’98, a member of England’s Men’s National Lacrosse Team, helped his team win its third consecutive European Championship in Amsterdam this past summer.

theaters, on iTunes and Video on Demand on October 5. The film, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, has won numerous awards nationwide. It has been hailed by Sundance senior programer David Courier as the “definitive film on American healthcare.” Visit the movie’s website to watch the trailer: escapefiremovie.com.

2002 On June 23, David Gerkin married Whitney Dickerson in Atlanta. The wedding party included ’02 Bruins Matt Macdonald, Mark Eisenacher, Hugh Jessiman and Jamie Coffin. Also in attendance were Ryan Purcell ’02, Akin Akinbala ’02, David’s cousins Harry Keeshan ’09, Brady Keeshan (GA ’07) and John Keeshan ’72, David’s uncle. See photo 08, page 64.

04 On March 31, First Lieutenant Paul J. White IV ’03 married Ellen Nicole Moret at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

2003 Billy Nix ’03 married Katherine McGirr (GA ’03) on June 18, 2011, at Christ Church in Greenwich.

The reception took place at The Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y. Billy and Katherine, who were friends at Brunswick/GA, reconnected during their senior years in college. After Brunswick, Billy attended Dartmouth College. He is an Executive at Millstein and Company, in Washington, D.C. See photo 01.

On March 31, First Lieutenant Paul J. White IV ’03 married Ellen Nicole Moret at the Newberry Library in Chicago. The couple met while attending graduate school at the University of Chicago. Paul is a Rifle Platoon Leader in the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment “Leader Rakkasans” of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). See photo 04.

Marine Corps Captain Ted Hubbard ’02 led the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon during the Salute to Veterans ceremony at Havemeyer Field in Greenwich on June 23. See photo 02.

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“It was quite a pep rally as the band played the Boston College fight song” at Chris Ward’s and Chrissy Mara’s wedding reception on July 20 at Westchester Country Club. The couple met at Boston College, where Chrissy’s parents met and her two sisters also met their husbands. Chris’s 93-year-old grandfather and several cousins are BC alums as well. The newlyweds honeymooned in Italy. They live in New York City, where Chris works in private wealth management at Morgan Stanley and Chrissy teaches kindergarten at The Dalton School. See photo 03.

Aspen Expeditions

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2005 Aspen, Colo., residents John Gaston and Peter Gaston competed in the 2012 Power of Four Ski Mountaineering Race, defeating the reigning champions by two seconds. The physically demanding race covers approximately 12,000 feet of vertical gain of more than 25 miles, up, over and through all four Aspen/Snowmass ski areas — Snowmass, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands, and Aspen Mountain. The duo owns and operates an outdoor apparel company, Strafe Outerwear, at the base of Aspen Mountain. See photo 01.

2008 Ryan Hopkins won the 2011–2012 Tommy Peters Award, presented to the top male athlete at Davidson College. With an impressive running career in both cross country and track, Ryan is the school record holder in 8K, 10K and three-time All-SoCon cross country runner.

2009 In June, Chan Mahaney and his rowing partner, Jack Devlin, won the U23 National Championship Crew Lightweight Men’s Pair race, qualifying them to compete at the U23 World Championships in Lithuania, where they moved to the semifinals.

2010 Samuel King, a member of Bowdoin College’s men’s tennis team, jointly earned First Team AllNESCAC in Doubles during the 2012 season.

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02 Seth Potter and his wife, Lindsey, welcomed their son, Owen Chapple, born July 3. Seth is the Upper School theater director.

01 John ’05 and Peter Gaston ’05.

03 Chris Ward ’04 married Chrissy Mara on July 20 at Westchester

Country Club. Brunswick and GA classmates (left to right): Zach Zannino ’05, Sarah Parker (GA ’04), Evan Bailey ’04, Max Searle ’04, Andrew Gosden ’04, Denia Craig (GA ’04), Jordan Sanders (GA ’04), Andrew Small ’04, Julia Kiernan (GA ’04), Mallory Hughes (GA ’04), John

Jamgochian ’04, John Woodruff ’03, Welyn Craig (GA ’04), Chris Geronimos ’04. Front center: Chris Ward ’04, Louise Ward (GA ’06).

Missing from the photo are Michael Kristoff ’04, Louis Aronne ’06, Bart Witmer ’05, Kevin Shattenkirk ’07, and Matt Ferrer ’05.

DIGITAL PHOTOS We love pictures, and we like you to look good. Here are tips for providing digital photos that will look fantastic in print: • Set the photo size to 4x6 inches or larger, in 300 dpi.

• If photos have been taken by a professional photographer, submit hi-resolution files obtained from the photographer. Low-res files from photographers’ websites don’t reproduce well.

• Set your digital camera to the best photo setting.

• Save files as JPG. • Identify everyone, left to right, and provide a caption.

• E-mail photos as attachments to Libby Edwards at ledwards@brunswickschool.org.

If you’d rather send a traditional print (made from a negative), we love that, too. But please send them on glossy paper. Matte prints and prints from digital photos do not scan well. We can’t reproduce photos from photocopies, magazines or newsprint. Mail prints to: Libby Edwards Brunswick School Development/Alumni Office 100 Maher Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830

CLASSNOTES

class of eight. After a year in the Navy, Lou enrolled at Princeton University and graduated in 1950, the same year as his brother Jim ’46. Lou and his business partner purchased Ostby and Barton Co. in Warwick, R.I., where he worked until his retirement and sale of the company in 1986. His wife, Jane; five children, John, Brent, Mark, Stephen, and Kathy; sister, Betsey Corkran, and nine grandchildren survive Lou.

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01 Abby Redmond and her husband, Robert, welcomed their son, Henry Taylor, born August 4.

02 Carol Wintrich, Pre K teacher from 1978 to 2004, with the

Adler brothers Benjy ’99, Jonathan ’97, R.J. ’07, Robbie ’01.

2011 Spencer Dahl was invited to join the Robertson Scholars Program at Duke University. The program is a joint merit scholarship and leadership development program between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kyle Wolstencroft, also a member of Bowdoin College’s men’s tennis team with Sam King ’10, was named the 2012 NESCAC Rookie of the Year.

FACULTY NOTES Seth Potter and his wife, Lindsey, welcomed their son, Owen Chapple, born July 3. Seth is the Upper School Theater Director. See photo 02, page 66.

Abby Redmond and her husband, Robert, welcomed their son, Henry Taylor, born August 4. Abby teaches art and costume design at the Upper School. See photo 01.

Carol Wintrich, Pre K teacher from 1978 to 2004, with the Adler brothers Benjy ’99, Jonathan ’97, R.J. ’07, Robbie ’01. Missing is Ted ’95. See photo 02.

IN MEMORIAM J. Louis Schaefer ’45 died September 2 at the age of 85 in Ponte Vedra, Fla. Lou spent his early childhood in Greenwich, where he graduated Brunswick with a

James G. Schaefer ’46 died August 16 in Barrington, R.I. Jim was a graduate of Princeton University, Harvard Business School and a veteran of the Korean War. He lived in Barrington for 41 years and worked as the Personnel Director of Ostby and Barton Co. of Warwick, R.I. Previously, he lived in Glen Falls, N.Y., and was a production manager for Scott Paper Co. His wife, Joan, four children, James, Pamela, Richard and Jonathan, and four grandchildren survive Jim. Edward M. Bacon, Jr. ’48 died at his home in Greenwich at the age of 81. Ed was born in 1930 in New York City and moved to Greenwich in 1946.

After Brunswick, Ed matriculated to College of the Holy Cross, where he earned his degree in 1952. He subsequently enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in Japan during the Korean War. When Ed returned home he embarked on a career of more than 40 years on Wall Street. His last 20 years were spent as a partner at Kidder-Peabody and as a floor partner on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

He was a lector at St. Michael the Archangel in Greenwich and Holy Cross Church in Vero Beach, Fla. Ed was an active member of the United States Golf Association and the Course Rating Committee of the Metropolitan Golf Association. Before and after his retirement, Ed spent many hours helping at the Covenant House, Kids in Crisis, Habitat for Humanity and many other charitable organizations.

Ed is survived by his wife, Isabelle; brother, Jack; sister, Missy Ahrens; two sons, E. Michael III ’75 and Thomas H. ’81; two daughters, Cary Winslow and Beth Bacon-Blaber, and several grandchildren.

Edward Sheppard Gregory III ’51 died September 14 in DeSoto, Texas. Ed attended Brunswick and Millbrook School, and graduated from Yale University in 1955 with a B.A. in political science and a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army. He served on active duty from 1955 to 1975, for 10 years in the Air Defense branch as Battery Commander and Battalion Staff Officer. He was later assigned as a military intelligence advisor and military historian in the Republic of Vietnam, serving on General Westmorland’s staff. Following service in Vietnam, he served as a staff officer at the United States Air Defense Command Headquar-

ters in Colorado Springs, Colo., as a team chief for operation readiness for the Safeguard Ballistic Missile Defense program. In 1970, Ed moved to Kansas and completed his service as a Senior Instructor at the Command and General Staff College. A Lieutenant Colonel at retirement, his career awards included the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star and the Meritorious Service Medal. Upon leaving the military, he founded the Leavenworth County Ambulance Service and became a volunteer firefighter.

Ed returned to Colorado Springs and became a Deputy Sheriff, in addition to his firefighting and emergency response work. After retiring, he moved to DeSoto, Texas, where he served as membership vice president of the Greater Dallas Retired Officers Association and commissioner of the Civil Service Commission. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann; his two stepdaughters, Lisa Reinke and Alison Schleich, and their families.

Irving M. ‘Peter’ Day III ’56 died June 28 at his home in Clearwater, Fla. He was born in 1938 and grew up in Greenwich. After graduating from Brunswick and being honorably discharged from the United States Army, he went on to study at Columbia. He was accomplished in business, athletics, and art. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; his son, Chip, and two sisters.

George O. Tremble, Jr. ’58 died October 10 in his home in Naples, Fla. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in History from the University of Bridgeport. In his early adult years he was a cruise director on the S.S. Bahama Star and the S.S. Evangeline. He traveled extensively, visiting more than 63 countries. While most of his adult life he was a professional numismatist, operating businesses in New York and Pennsylvania, he remained an avid lover of history. Later, while living in Virginia’s Northern Neck, he became a re-enactor of Colonial history. While living in Florida, he took his love of Colonial history to the classroom and enjoyed teaching. George is survived by his wife, Kathy; his two children, Kristin Christian, of Boston, Mass., and George “Josh,” of Reading, Pa., and three grandchildren; Ella, Emilie, and Katherine.

Donald Nicholas Acuff ’60 died April 18 in Fort Worth, Texas. Nick was born in 1942 in Fort Worth and lived there until his family moved to Greenwich in the early 1950s. He attended Yale University and University of Texas Law School. Nick enlisted in the Navy and served on the U.S.S Vesole for three years as a communications officer before returning to Fort Worth. He ran a successful family business before opening a law practice. Nick is survived by his wife, Michael; son, Noble; daughter, Julie Albright; sister, Dona Fitzsimons and two grandchildren, Jane and Max.

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LAST LOOK B y C o u r t n e y K e n n e dy

The Handshake Photo by Jeff Konczal

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n honor of Brunswick legend

boy’s perspective,” photographer Jeff

students’ arrivals, and a third

Robert L. Cosby, it’s a School

Konczal explained, smiling in recol-

passing on a valuable lesson in

tradition that Juniors greet

lection “He’s the one who reached

character, respect, and exchange,

Pre School students every

out for the handshake first, as if to

through a handshake.

morning by helping them out of

say, ‘I’m ready, man. Let’s get this

Three cheers for Pre Schooler

their parents’ cars and welcoming

day going!’”

Ryan Baxter ’26, brother of William

them with a handshake.

Konczal kneeled to place himself

’22 and son of Chris and Barbara

This photo captures a role

on the same plane as the young

Baxter of Greenwich, for stepping

reversal between two students, as

boy, enabling the viewer to visualize

forward, extending his hand, and

the younger boy takes the initiative

the start of the school day from the

creating a moment both ordinary

to hold out his hand for the older boy

child’s vantage point, and capturing

and precious, leading to this

to shake.

the gentlemanly ritual in action —

unforgettable photograph.

one Upper School student opening

“When I took the shot, I wanted

the viewer to see it from the little

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Thank you!

Nearly forty Brunswick fathers united for a Phonathon to Support the 2012-2013 ’Wick Annual Fund

“Brunswick’s commitment to the character development of our boys is, and must always be, at the forefront in every classroom, every lunch table, every team, every community service effort and every human interaction.” headmaster thomas w. philip

Addressing the 2012 Annual Dinner & Meeting

Their calls made a big difference! Our sincerest thanks to all who devoted a November night to a phonathon in support of the 2012-2013 Annual Fund. As a result of their efforts, more than $245,000 was raised in just one evening! it’s never too late to answer their call! to make a gift to the

give online:

mail:

BrunswickSchool.org/give pledge:

2012-2013 annual fund:

Parents: Contact Krista Bruce, Annual Fund Director 203.625.5864 kbruce@brunswickschool.org

Return the enclosed Annual Fund giving envelope.

Alumni: Contact Jarrett Shine ’92, Director of Alumni Relations 800.546.9425 jshine@brunswickschool.org

thank you in advance! we are always grateful for your support.

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