Times of Brunswick | Summer 2005

Summer 2005

Inside: Graduation & Awards AJ Keaney and Students Hit the Wild West in a Pontiac Straight 8 Nathaniel Floyd ’59 Launches Public Education Agency Spring Fashion Show Tim Ostrye Father-Son Tribute

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Brunswick School 100 Maher Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 Tel: 203.625.5800 www.BrunswickSchool.org Headmaster Thomas W. Philip Director of Development Terry M. Gumz Editor Bonni Brodnick

BBrodnick@brunswickschool.org

Cover Photo Fran Collin Contributors Anne Adler, Monica Berisso, Bonni Brodnick, Diane Briggs, Betty Condon, Libby Edwards, Sue Epstein, Terry Gumz, Terrie Henry, Barbara Kolesar, Edwin Matos, Ted Ogden, Diana Samponaro, Victoria Savio, Sherry Schwartz Class Notes Editors Keith Cipollaro

KCipollaro@brunswickschool.org

Catherine Scott

CScott@brunswickschool.org

Contributing Photographers Jules Alexander, Dorothy Brodsky, Fran Collin, Robert Norman, TReC Sports Designer Good Design LLC www.gooddesignusa.com Printing Success Printing Norwalk, Connecticut Brunswick School, founded in 1902, is an independent college-preparatory day school for boys in grades pre-kindergarten through 12. Grades 9-12 have a coordinate program with Greenwich Academy, a neighboring girls’ school. In a community of challenging academics, diverse artistic pursuits and highly competitive athletics, time for Brunswick School students is also reserved for both reflection and service to others. We believe in the potential of boys and have successfully developed an educational experience that emphasizes rigorous traditional learning, self-discipline and character development. The School’s motto, “Courage, Honor, Truth,” is a phrase familiar to students who have graced our halls and one that is followed in both word and deed.

Board of Trustees 2004-2005 John G. Macfarlane III, Chairman Richard A. Baker ’84 Cynthia G. Biondi Peter R. Chapman ’62 Leslie A. Dahl Cathy T. Dann William A. Durkin III ’72 Anne B. Farrell Alease O. Fisher Richard M. Fuscone David K. Ganek Joseph D. Gatto Colvin W. Grannum Lawrence J. Haertel Dennis J. Keegan

Alain Lebec James B. Lee, Jr. Garrett M. Moran Gloria P. O’Connell Thomas D. O’Malley, Jr. ’85 Timothy J. O’Neill Nell W. Otto Peer T. Pedersen, Jr. Clifton S. Robbins Henry F. Skelsey Margaret D. Smith Mark J. Vallely ’75 J. Edward Virtue Peter A. Weinberg L. Keith Wimbush

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Please send your most up-to-date contact information to Cat Scott (CScott@brunswickschool.org or 1.800.546.9425) to stay informed of all the events.

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Graduation & Awards

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Alumni Interview: “AJ Keaney and Students Hit the Wild West in a Pontiac Straight 8”

by Bonni Brodnick

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Alumni Interview: “Nathaniel Floyd ’59 Launches Public Education Agency”

by Bonni Brodnick

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Brunswick Parent Association Spring Fashion Show: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

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Departments

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“On the Ice, Field, Court & Water…”

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Coach Tim Ostrye Honored at Father-Son Tribute Dinner Henley Royal Regatta Reflections

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Fundance Film Festival

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“Beyond the Classroom”

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Operation Bruins Care

by Sue Epstein “Cathedrals, Paella, Flamenco and Monkeys”

by Barbara Kolesar ’95, Monica Berisso & Ted Ogden

Retiring Faculty

by Anne Adler Apology: Please note that in the Winter 2004 issue of Times of Brunswick, we incorrectly recognized Bob Cosby, Jr. as the first African-American to graduate from Brunswick School. In fact, the first African-American to graduate was Bill Johnson, Class of ’72. We apologize for the error.

A letter to Brunswick from Bob Cosby, Jr. ’73 Viewpoint: Edwin Matos ’05

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(May 26, 2005—) On a rainy, chilly May afternoon, with dipping temperatures reminiscent of a fall day, Brunswick School honored its Senior Class of 2005 at its 103rd commencement. Burke Gymnasium was overflowing with proud parents, siblings, relatives, and friends as the distinguished class walked in procession to their well-earned position front of audience.

An invocation by Father Richard G. Cipolla, chair, Classics Department, recognized the class whose lives reflect Brunswick’s motto – “Courage, Honor, Truth” – and their passion for learning that is a reflection of the educated and liberal mind.

John G. Macfarlane III, chairman, Board of Trustees, delivered a message about the importance of character.

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“Character is at the heart of Brunswick teachings. As you go on to college, you will see many shortcuts. Stay the course. It is integrity and a clear mind that are the most important qualities of a strong character.”

Headmaster Thomas W. Philip thanked the class for all of the credit they’ve brought to Brunswick and to the community. “We are also deeply grateful to Greenwich Academy for

our shared experiences in learning, and for being part of our Brunswick family.”

John “Johnny” duPont, Class Valedictorian, introduced “Ivy” Speaker, William Jeffrey, whom the seniors had chosen to speak as their graduation speaker.

Will’s address was inspired by Bob Dylan’s 1965 hit classic, “Like a Rolling Stone.”

“Character is at the heart of Brunswick teachings. As you go on to college, you will see many shortcuts. Stay the course. It is integrity and a clear mind that are the most important qualities of a strong character.”

103rd Commencement “As seniors, we are on our own immediate threshold. We are between joy, tears, eagerness, and fear. Graduation from Brunswick now feels bittersweet. ‘How does it feel? To be on your own?

Like a rolling stone.’ Remember to feel the responsibility of your words and your song.”

Brendan M. Gilsenan, instructor of English, associate director of college guidance, was the honored Faculty Speaker selected by the Class of 2005.

“As graduates, you have all walked the same hallways, gazed out the same windows, performed on the same stages, competed on the same teams, celebrated the same victories, been affect-

ed by the same losses. You’ve sat beside each other in the same classes and listened to the same voices. But, there has been one voice over the years that has left us all with a shared sense of inspiration: This was the voice of a man whose daily greetings had the miraculous power of filling you with an impenetrable sense of self-worth. His voice has grown to symbolize all that we, as humans, strive to achieve: wisdom and strength, friendship, compassion, integrity, and humility.”

Mr. Gilsenan spoke about the voice of Robert Cosby, beloved mathematics teacher and later athletics instructor at Brunswick for 30 years.

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2005 Commencement “How you define your own voice is profound. It guides you in a certain direction. It’s trust in your own voice that holds you to true happiness and success. And true success is about diplomacy and dignity. Strive to discover your own voice.”

The 78 students of the Brunswick Class of 2005, which includes 14 “Lifers” who have been at Brunswick since Pre-Kindergarten, received their diploma of graduation with enthusiastic cheer (and a few tears) from the audience, then joined the recessional to the awaiting reception. j

The following graduates received awards of distinction: Kulukundis Cup–For highest academic standing for the year: John duPont

Kulukundis Cup John duPont

The Jenkins Athletic Award Charles Tashjian

Brunswick Community Service Award–For the most outstanding record of community service: Andrew Hotchkiss

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BPA Prize–To a graduating senior who has attended Brunswick for at least three years, and whose improvement in scholarship and development of fine character make him worthy of citation: Josue Hernandez

Robert L. Cosby Award Jay Otto

The Jenkins Athletic Award­–To the senior who, true to the ideals of the School, has been judged by the coaches to have made an outstanding contribution to the School in athletics because of his ability, enthusiasm, determination and leadership: Charles Tashjian Thomas A. Altman Prize–To the senior who, in his years at Brunswick, has maintained positive personal relationships in school, in sports, and in community service: Peter Finan Robert L. Cosby Award–To that senior who has attended Brunswick since Lower School and who, through his good nature, optimism, thoughtfulness, and character, has done the most to uplift the spirits of those around him and has, over the course of his extended tenure at the School, come closest to the embodiment of those unique characteristics which serve to define the namesake of this award: Jay Otto

Faculty Citations Christopher Wimbush (right), John Watkins and Sam Payton

Headmaster’s Trophy

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Faculty Citations–Given to those who have brought credit to the School or the community by their efforts: Christopher Wimbush, John Watkins and Sam Payton

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John duPont

Headmaster’s Trophy–To the senior who, because of his dependability, integrity and character, has made an outstanding contribution to his class and Brunswick School: William Jeffrey

BPA Prize Josue Hernandez

Senior Breakfast Camaraderie, a little wisdom, laughter, and bacon and eggs were the highlight of the Senior Breakfast held in the Brunswick dining room on May 18th. With graduation just one week away, it was a chance for the seniors to spend time with classmates, and hear the tales of graduates past. Brian Coughlin ’94, Michael Grace ’93 and Andrew Boyer ’89 shared their experiences since graduating from Brunswick, but what rang loud and true throughout the morning, was the affection for, and connection to, their alma mater. They spoke of their appreciation for the foundation in life which Brunswick provided them, their strong belief in giving back, and the importance of staying connected to the School.

To help keep their soon-to-be 2005 graduates in contact are the newly selected class agents, J.D. Allman, Harry Mallory, Jay Otto, Will Jeffrey, John Watkins and Chris Wimbush, all of whom were dedicated to Brunswick as students, and look forward to being so as alumni.

A slide show, with pictures lent by parents and Greenwich Academy classmates, was reminiscent, emotional, and funny.

Who was that trying to take a bite from the dangling donut at the class party? Was that really you wearing the pumpkin costume in second grade? Wow, he looked beau at the prom! The slides ran the gamut showing pre-k to senior class buddies, who will surely be true friends for life.

Shep ’89 and Ian ’93 Murray, who were unable to attend at the last minute, graciously took the time to drop off Vineyard Vines polo shirts and visors as give-aways for the graduating seniors.

All Senior Breakfast attendees left the gathering with feelings of nostalgia and pride, along with very cool visors and polo shirts.

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“It’s a great part of Brunswick history that

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“Mr. Keaney taught physics, chemistry and

should always be remembered…. along with physical geography. And although students addressed him as ‘Mr. Keaney’ in the classroom,

AJ Keaney, my science teacher.”

Such begins our journey with raconteurs he insisted on being ‘AJ’ on the trip,” Nicholas Nicholas Metcalf ’58 and Fred Ballou ’57 about said. “We all took his class and studied rivers, their amazing two-month summer trip in 1954 with mountains, deserts, and lakes, and were eager to AJ Keaney and four other Brunswick classmates.

The expedition itinerary included Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada, down the California coast to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, and then to Santa Fe, before following the sun back home.

“We went to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, Yellowstone National Park, Great Salt Lake, and Lake Tahoe.

From there we went north to Mt. Lassen, south along the Redwood Highway, to San Francisco, up to Yosemite Park, south to Sequoia National Park; Los Angeles to San Diego to Santa Fe. We often took the famous Route 66, too,” Nicholas said.

“We were six 14-year-olds going into tenth grade when we loaded into an old Pontiac Straight 8 station wagon with a trailer behind it,” Nicholas continued. “There were two rows of seats with a third row improvised by AJ in the back. On top of the car, he built what he called a ‘Super Structure,’ which was filled with luggage. At night, we were supposed to lift it, take out the luggage, and fit six boys in there to sleep. Invariably though, we would arrive at a destination in the dark, it would be too late, and too much work to empty the ‘Super Structure,’ so we usually ended up sleeping outside.

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“The general line-up in the car was: Front seat: Mr. Keaney, driving; Mrs. Keaney; and Tommy duPont (10 years old) in the middle; not to forget the Keaney’s little dog Snoopy, who slept by Mr. Keaney’s foot at the accelerator. Little AJ (Jimmy Keaney, 8 years old); Middle seat: Fred Ballou and Sandy Williamson, whose mom was on the Brunswick Board, Back seat: Nicholas Metcalf, Bob McCormick and Rusty Hemphill.

“Realize that the windows in the middle of the station wagon opened only halfway, the windows in the back didn’t open at all, and we were driving through some of the hottest parts of the U.S.,” Nicholas said. “With two guys on either side of you and no windows, you could feel claustrophobic.

No one got carsick though. AJ didn’t go fast enough for anyone to get carsick.

“In Los Angeles, we stayed at the TV City Motel for four days. We got free tickets to different TV shows, like ‘McElroy at Sunset,’ because they needed an audience. Obviously, it was a local LA TV show in 1954. But the fact that they wanted these little muffets in the audience was fun,” he continued.

“Tommy duPont had connections, and got us into the 20th Century film lot. We had lunch in the cafeteria and saw,

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in costume, Stewart Granger, a romantic, rather swashbuckling actor; a young starlet named Rita Moreno; and Marlon Brando. The irrepressible Little AJ ran up and got Brando’s autograph.

“A number of memorable things happened along the route. Every night we took out our sleeping bags and just slept by the side of the road,” Nicholas and Fred Ballou ’57 recalled. “In Wyoming, we woke up and saw a big train with its horn blowing and the light on rushing toward us. Another night we slept in the bandstand in the middle of a park. We woke up and the sprinklers were on. In Great Salt Lake, we woke up in a dump. We didn’t see where we had stopped for the night because it was so dark.

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“In San Diego, we stayed at one of the boy’s aunts’s house on top of a hill, with a breathtaking view. I remember AJ pulling in and all of these urchins got out of the car. The Aunt absolutely wouldn’t let us in because we were filthy! She sent us straight to the beach. We had to change in the garage and later had a barbeque outside,” Fred recounted.

“We didn’t care much about washing,” Nicholas remembered. “Mr. Keaney didn’t care either. We probably even wore the same clothes every day. In fact, if you look at the slides from the trip, you’ll see everyone is wearing the same shirt in the beginning as they wore in the end.”

“Boys will be boys,” Fred said. “All of the 14-yearolds were relatively polite. We weren’t the cleanest, but we were polite.”

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“It was an amazing trip and we learned an awful lot,” he continued. “My family taught us to appreciate the outdoors, but we didn’t travel much. AJ’s trip was a great way to educate us about how valleys were formed, the history of the San Francisco earthquake, and the tar pits of Los Angeles. He was a mine of information on all of this.

“AJ also spoke to us about noblesse oblige. Everything wasn’t just about money; it was that we had fine minds, and were expected to use them, and make a difference.”

“It was the most incredible coming-of-age adventure.

Really, an extraordinary experience,” Nicholas added. “Not only did I live with my Brunswick classmates for two months, but we saw a heck of a lot of the U.S.

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“Who else would go on a two-month summer car trip with his wife, son, dog and six students?

AJ was the original American optimist. He was a dreamer, an extraordinary individual, and a teacher no one will ever forget.” j

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Nathaniel Floyd ’59

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At the June unveiling of the new faculty housing on King Street, we caught up with Nathaniel Floyd ’59, current director of the Institute for Violence Prevention, Inc., a public education agency he has launched through the support of New York University.

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“The Institute for Violence Prevention was founded on the principles of early intervention and prevention of violence,” said Nathanial Floyd.

It adheres to the public health model of prevention, and is dedicated to strength-based interventions that enhance the resources of families, youth, and communities. Interventions in the public health tradition are humane, effective, science-based, community friendly, and truly preventative.”

“The public health approach to violence prevention is in its infancy. Advocacy and public education are critical to educate the American public that criminal justice and correctional approaches are not enough to make communities safe.

“I left Brunswick to go to boarding school because, in those days, that’s what kids did. One of the things that bothered me at boarding school was the teasing and belittling of feeble, or less masculine, classmates. It’s an age-old problem. A group may verbally take action to hurt, abuse, shun, and sometimes, emotionally torture a weaker student. It reached the level of scape-goating behavior. Being an athlete rather inoculated me to this, but bullying of others left its mark on me.

“I’m now working with my development committee to establish a university institute dedicated to violence prevention in the public health tradition.

“Brunswick was a wonderful experience for me,” Nathanial continued. Unfortunately, I had developed a form of meningitis, with a high fever of 105 that kept me bedridden for weeks. When I was unable to attend classes, honestly, I was a non-student who

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didn’t know how to study, was awkward, and delayed in learning to reason and solve problems.

“A day I’ll never forget was as I lay in bed, my mother told me she was going to meet the headmaster at Brunswick to see if something could be worked out. She simply said, ‘Nat, you’ll be at the top of your class.’”

With similar conviction, Nat’s mother convinced Brunswick to allow two bright senior twins from the Class of ’55, Hayward and Henry Alker, to tutor Nat at home until he was well enough to attend classes.

He was finally able to return to Brunswick, later left for boarding school, then went on to Princeton and Harvard, where he received his Ph.D. “It was Brunswick that changed everything. I have a considerable debt to the School,” Nathaniel said. “School is a ship-going vessel. If you jump off, you swim with the sharks. Brunswick School saved me from swimming with the sharks.”

Sons & Moms in Spring Mode inlude Billy Murphy; Harry, Stephanie, and Peter Brant; Pablo and Susan Pollish.

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TIFFANY S Brought Flair and Elegance toBurke Field House

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A treasured tradition since 1944, Brunswick School’s biennial spring fashion show and luncheon celebrated those who dedicate their lives to children. This year’s theme, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” honored Audrey Hepburn, an actress and humanitarian whose career went beyond the stage and screen. Her unpretentious elegance continues to serve as a model, not only for her physical beauty, but more so for her character. Ms. Hepburn’s compassion and humanity for children was evident in her charitable contributions as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and her tireless efforts to improve the lives of children around the world, especially those in Africa, Asia, South and Central America.

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Fashion “We selected Audrey Hepburn as our muse for the event because she transformed her glamorous career into heartfelt causes,” said Cathy Dann, co-chair with Martha Sud, of Brunswick’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” spring fashion show. “Ms. Hepburn helped children through her dedicated efforts to UNICEF and All Children in School.”

Swaths of turquoise moiré transformed Burke Field House into a venue of glamour and style, reminiscent of the glory days of Balenciaga, Hubert de Givenchy, and Christian Dior.

In the air was that certain Parisian thing, that certain quelque chose, as they say on the Left Bank. Committee greeters wore opera-length black satin gloves and the renowned “Audrey Hat,” an elegant chapeau en noir that dips just above the eyes and drips down the neck with an elegant white satin bow.

Parents, students, and teachers modeled seasonal attire that ranged from madras, to seersucker, to silk. One of the student models, Nikhil Rajan, a second grader, was caught just before take-off down the runway. “I’m just going to walk out there and not be nervous. Not today,” he said.

More than 400 people attended the spring fashion show luncheon, which

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(L to R) Dini Mallory, Brunswick Parents Association president; Cathy Dann, event co-chair; Tom Philip, Headmaster; Martha Sud, event cochair; and Scott Mitchell from Richard’s of Greenwich.

inaugurated the first major event in the newly constructed Burke Field House. Proceeds from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” will benefit The Faculty Enrichment Fund and Brunswick Scholarship Fund.

Raffle proceeds will support The Robert L. Cosby Scholarship Fund in memory of Brunswick School legend, mentor and hero Robert Cosby, who, for three decades, brought kindness, enthusiasm, and encouragement to the entire Brunswick community.

Richards of Greenwich and Best & Co. styled the parents, boys and faculty runway models. Tiffany & Co. of Greenwich added to the festivities with their generous gifts to the raffle and décor.

Other establishments who graciously contributed include Beauty Bar, Warren Tricomi, Enzo Riccobene, Saks Fifth Avenue Cosmetic Department, and Giancarlo DeBerardinis. The Hal Prince Band, led by Jay Prince, filled the field house with a grand selection of music that ranged from “Moon River” to “Fly Me to the Moon.”

“It’s been a blast to co-chair the event,” said Cathy Dann. “We’ve had the most phenomenal committee heads. They made the whole event a success.”

In the vogue are Brian Coughlin (faculty member and alum ’94), Ian Schaeffer, Richard Baker (parent and alum ’84) with sons Jack and henry c Brunswick parents Maria Allwin and Susan Chapman in high style..

Mary Anne Tormey and son, Jimmy golightly down the runway. .

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Mrs. Uhry

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“But They’ve Been at Brunswick Forever…”

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This was the dismayed response from students

upon hearing that Syd Uhry, Lower School/PreSchool computer teacher, and Ronnie Weiss, Lower School librarian, were retiring at the end of the 2005 school year. In everyone’s mind, Mrs. Uhry, who has been at Brunswick since 1992, and Mrs. Weiss, since 1994, have been prominent mentors during the Lower School experience.

Mrs. Uhry and Mrs. Weiss specifically chose to retire after one year in the new Lower School building. Each had an input in designing her own space, and felt proprietary about being part of the transition from Maple Avenue to the new

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computer networks, and inadequate lighting in the library having veteran teachers like Mrs. Uhry and Mrs. Weiss eased the transition during the first weeks of school.

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were not required to be computer savvy and email was not widely used. How far we’ve come!

Hand-written report cards are now dinosaurs from the past and most intra-school communication is through campus email. Although Mrs. Uhry still orients new teachers, most arrive with impressive computer skills.

So, where will Mrs. Weiss and Mrs. Uhry go, and what will they do next year? Family and grandchildren, travel, sports, and cultural opportunities have lured them into retirement. When asked for an overall comment on her tenure at Brunswick, Mrs. Weiss remarked how much she enjoyed working with colleagues who are intelligent, talented, dedicated, and supportive.

Mrs. Uhry focused on the good fortune to teach children with a keen interest and curiosity to learn.

Faculty, staff, and students will miss these two dynamic educators who have laid solid foundations for future Brunswick boys. We wish Ronnie and Syd happy retirements, and hope they’ll come back to visit often. j

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During their combined 24 years at Brunswick, the library and computer facilities stood in stark contrast to one another.

In developing her library curriculum, Mrs. Weiss resisted technology. While many libraries were becoming “media centers,” her Lower School library continued to use card catalogues and books. Her goal was to create a library with a cozy ambiance for listening to stories, and learning about authors and illustrators. She bought stuffed teddy bears for the kindergarteners to hug while being read to, and the tradition continues. Today, cuddly Brunswick bears in red vests line the library shelves.

“With the extraordinary computer lab and computers in the classrooms, the library should remain a place for traditional reading skills,” said Mrs. Weiss.

In contrast, Syd Uhry aimed straight to the future with her advancements in computer technology at Brunswick’s Lower School. When she first arrived, the computer room was equipped with Apple computers that operated off of a hard-drive only. There were no networks, laptops, or computers in the classrooms. Two powerful Macs soon arrived, but a computer technology program could not be built and maintained for 200 boys with only two computers. Eventually, more computers were bought, replaced, and upgraded. Under Mrs. Uhry’s direction and with her foresight, there are now two Mac computer labs in the Pre- and Lower Schools. Today, there are mobile units in the classrooms, and each pre-kindergarten and kindergarten class has full computer lab periods.

In addition to teaching the boys, Mrs. Uhry has been responsible for teacher training. Back in the early-90s, teachers

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Director of Athletics and Coach Extraordinaire With a 24-Year Run

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At the Father-Son Dinner on March 9, 2005, Coach Tim Ostrye was honored for his 24 years of service with a new wrestling gym at Burke Field House dedicated in his name.

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Tribute to Ostrye “I’ve known Tim for 24 years, as both a student and as a colleague, and he hasn’t changed. Tim continues to be loving and caring to the students, and dedicated to his work. His antics, and responses, like ‘Negative!’ are some of the reasons you enjoy being around Tim Ostrye. He’s a very good athlete, a great guy, and I love him to death.”

“I’ve known Tim for the past six years, but this is the first year I’ve taught with him. One word to describe Tim is ‘competitive.’ We play basketball and squash every night, and it goes head to head, back and forth. Let’s just say, Tim hates to lose more than he loves to win.

One of the funnier things about him is his interaction with the Pre-K kids in the morning and the upper school wrestlers in the afternoon. He goes from wearing a little cowboy hat, to yelling and screaming at the varsity wrestling team.

He’s always full of energy, and just loves every kid in the School.”

“I’ve been on the wrestling team with Mr. O for three years, and he’s one of the most influential people I’ve come in contact with at Brunswick. Mr. O has been more than a coach: he’s a friend, mentor, and advisor. He’s always been there for me, and I know he’ll continue to be there for me after I graduate, and throughout my life.” ­—Matt Collins Class of 2005

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—Marc Strileckis Head Athletic Trainer

—Jarrett Shine ’92 MS/LS Technology Facilitator, Coach and Advisor

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“I’ve had the honor to know Tim for the past 20-plus years. As a varsity coach, he’s one of the best of all of us when it comes to looking out for his wrestlers in every way possible.

He makes sure they’re healthy, competing well, behaving themselves in school, and doing well academically.”

—Power Fraser ’74

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“Tim has a great talent for working with kids. He represents everything that’s special about Brunswick to the boys, the faculty, his colleagues, coaches, teachers, and parents.

That impact lasts well beyond graduation. We received a letter from David Haight, Class of ’90, who is now serving in the military in Iraq. He wrote a long letter to the School about his Brunswick experience, but there’s a very poignant part of the letter about Tim: ‘… I’ve seen a lot of great leaders in the military. Yet I consider Mr. O as one of the greatest leaders with whom I’ve ever worked. He made you work hard, but, more importantly, he made you want to work hard.

To me, that marks true leader.’

Tim is a friend, a leader, and he’s what makes Brunswick exceptional.”

—Tom Philip Headmaster

“Coach O represents the wrestling team as a true part of Brunswick. Whether it’s by the names on the wall, or the way he coaches the team, he truly shows the Brunswick spirit of tradition.”

—Sims Lansing

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strye “This year, I’ve had the privilege to be one of the co-captains for the varsity wrestling team. Mr. O has taught me everything in regard to leadership. His unbridled enthusiasm for wrestling, the team, and all of the tradition, is something I’ve really come to admire about Coach.”

—Andrew Hotchkiss Class of 2005

Discipline.

Determination.

Dedication.

—the three “D’s” that describe Coach O to the “T.” We are all grateful for what he brings to Brunswick School.

“When I think of Tim, I think of him as a friend, a mentor, and a great coach. He’s a teacher of young boys, and a teacher of young men. It’s a pleasure to work with him.”

—Diana Samponaro Assistant to the Director of Athletics

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“I’ve worked with Tim for the past 15 years in a variety of ways, and we’ve had a lot of fun together, whether it’s scrumming on the floor during jungle ball, or teaching Tim how to read his emails.

He’s a great inspiration and is always full of energy. It’s often hard to tell the difference between Tim’s energy level and that of kids in the Lower School gym. Watching him with the pre-schoolers, it’s often hard to tell who’s having the most fun.”

—Bob Benjamin Upper School English Teacher

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Winter & Spring Sports ’05: Varsity Wrap-Up Basketball

On their way to winning the FAA title, the varsity basketball team placed 2nd at the Boys Club of New York Tournament where Tim Edwards and Kevin Decker were on the All-Tournament Team. Coach Greg Dobbs and assistant coaches Anthony Fischetti and Jed Zatzkin report an impressive 23 wins, 6 losses and FAA Regular Season and FAA Tournament Champions. Tim Edwards was also named to the All-Tournament Team at the Peddie Invitational Tournament.

Post-season efforts included a trip to the NE Tournament where they soundly defeated Belmont Hill 81–72 in the quarterfinals prior to losing a heartbreaker to St. Mark’s, 68–71, in the semi-finals. Fellow seniors Okene Brown and Will Bumpus joined captain Tim Edwards on the court. Captains for 2005–2006 are Zach Dobbs, Doug Friedman, and Jim Tormey.

Fencing

Brunswick fencing had 1 win, 2 losses, and 1 tie. With the direction of coach Orest Stetsiv and the agility of co-captains Sean Keegan and Henry Cooper, the team made further progress this winter. Sean Stewart was named MVP, and most improved with his foil was David Levy. Senior Chris Wimbush used tactical progression in his bouts. Next year’s captains, Xavier Lebec and Sean Stewart, are prepared to advance the talented and growing varsity fencing team with a great deal of skill, enthusiasm, and hard work.

Hockey

Summer 2005

After an opening day loss, the Bruin team reticently welcomed Division I Kent School to Hartong Rink on December 8th. Head coach John Riley recalled how things seemed bleak at the time, but as the saying goes, “Things are darkest before the dawn.” Three periods later, our confidence was on the rise as we captured our first, and arguably most important, victory of the season. A gutsy 1-0 loss to Trinity-Pawling, four days later, did little to sway our newfound confidence, and then a surprising victory over then #2 Brooks – on their ice – made believers of us all. A tough loss to Proctor, followed by two additional league wins sent us home for the holidays with a respectable 4-2 record as we anxiously awaited a fresh start in 2005.

The new year brought plenty of inclement weather, a few more game cancellations and an implausible journey to Maine that took three days and four buses. However, it was certainly worthwhile as we came away with a gritty win over perennial-power Kents Hill and memories that will last a lifetime. “We were just hitting our stride

when Worcester Academy came to town on January 29th. In a historic game that will undoubtedly be talked about for years to come, we unfortunately gave up the tying goal with just 2.1 seconds remaining in the third period, and then showed the character of a champion as we roared back to win two minutes into the overtime period. With that, we had done the unthinkable: We were the #1 ranked team in New England. Additional solid wins vs. Rye, Kingswood, Pingree, and KLHT preceded an unlikely 1-0 overtime victory at Hill School, and brought Brunswick hockey team’s winning streak to 12, as we continued to play disciplined, committed, team hockey.

With a regular season record of 11-2-2, Brunswick entered the New England Tournament as the #3 seed; the highest ranking a Brunswick team has ever achieved. An overall record of 14 wins, 5 losses, and 2 ties was earned under the leadership of captains Matt Ferrer and Peter Finan, with the aid of their fellow senior team members Zach Zaninno, Jason Rehlaender, Alex Glazer, and RJ Crai. The 2005-2006 squad will be led by captains Louis Aronne and Charlie Kirchen.

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Under the leadership of head coach Jim Stephens, and assistant coaches David Bruce and George Boynton, the Brunswick squash team reports a terrific season with 15 wins and 2 losses. Captains Cameron Henry and Charlie Tashjian, along with seniors Ned Marks, Dillon Aldrich, Pat Whelan, Ben Mandel, John Gaston, and Peter Gaston, anchored a team so deep that they played as Varsity A and Varsity B squads. The A Team won the Brandes Cup again this season, in addition to winning the New England Championship Tournament. The A team placed 2nd in the National High School Tourney, losing only twice to Lawrenceville, the 2005 National Champs. Captains for the 2005-2006 season are Christian Henze and Travis Judson.

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Brunswick’s wrestling team had a great season with 19 wins, 4 losses and 1st place FAA standing.

Head coach Tim Ostrye reports season highlights: winning the Connecticut Prep School State Tournament by placing 13 out of 14 wrestlers in the top six. State Champs are Colin VanLang 119; Matt Collins 140; Sims Lansing 145. Other notable accomplishments include 8th place in the New England Championships; 2nd place at the Brunswick Invitational Tournament and 2nd place at the Canterbury Tournament. Captains Andrew Hotchkiss and Matt Collins, along with seniors Garrett Hoelscher, Charlie Ill, and Zach John worked hard to lead the team throughout the demanding season. 2005-2006 captains Sims Lansing and Colin VanLang eagerly await the opening match in the newly dedicated Ostrye Wrestling Gym at Burke Field House.

Baseball

Coach Steve Weber and the Brunswick baseball team opened up the 2005 season with a strong win over Jensen Beach High School in Florida. Their first week back, the Bruins faced two tough FAA Conference openers against Hopkins and Hamden Hall. An upsetting late inning loss to Hopkins was overshadowed by an impressive romp over Hamden Hall.

Later in the season, senior RHP Dave Ingraham posted one of his three wins over FAA opponent KLHT. The Bruins rallied behind the confident bullpen of senior John duPont and the hot bat of captain Dan Hubbard to topple KLHT on both occasions. All League junior David Platter and senior Chris Hynes highlighted the season with a 15–5 destruction of Rye Country Day School on a cold and bitter afternoon.

Other highlights include homeruns from Chris Gattinella and Patrick Whelan. A consistent day-to-day performance from Zack Zannino earned the long-time Bruin ballplayer an honorable mention to the FAA All League team. Yet, the best performance of the year came from captain Peter Finan, who had a phenomenal season with a .450 BA and 15 RBI’s to earn a unanimous spot on the FAA All League roster.

The 2005 season ended just under .500 with an 8–9 record and an early dismissal from the FAA Tournament. Next season hopes to improve with six returning starters and a well-seasoned group of seniors including 2006 captains David Platter and Jamie Millard.

Winter & Spring Sports ’05: Varsity Wrap-Up Crew

In addition to receiving our second invitation to participate in the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in England, (see story page 25) Brunswick varsity crew celebrated many groundbreaking and historic accomplishments during our 7th year.

The spring season began with Brunswick earning four Gold Medals at the first-ever Greenwich Invitational Regatta. We beat Kent School at Connecticut States for the first time in history, and finished that regatta in 2nd place. We won Petites at New Jersey States and placed 5th in the Grand Finals of the New England Regatta in Worcester, Massachusetts. Captains Graham Carroll, Cameron Henry, and Jonathan Wigdortz were ably assisted by fellow seniors Sankesh Abbhi, Colin Constantine, Henry Cooper and Bernard Paternina. Brunswick School Boat Club will be captained by Spencer Moscati and Peter Spyrou for 2005–2006.

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Head coach Jeffry Harris reports a record of 14-4 and Brunswick lax’s 11th consecutive FAA Championship. Big wins: last second goal by Charlie Tashjian lifted the team to a 6-5 win over The Hill School in the first home night game at Cosby Field. Another night game saw a comeback 8-6 win over Greenwich High. Quality wins over teams such as Avon Old Farms 12-6; Choate 16-11 and Westminster 10-9. We had a heartbreaking 13-12 loss in OT to a Lawrenceville team who finished the season 21-1.

The Bruins led late in the game, but what proved to be a season-ending injury to Duke-bound Sam Payton, coupled with a strong L’ville comeback, led to the defeat in what was one of the most dramatic games in Brunswick history.

Captains Sam Payton, Charlie Tashjian, and Bart Witmer led the team splendidly with the support of fellow seniors Matt Ferrer, Carter Harris, Jason Laird, Andy Lorig, Jay Otto, Jason Rehlaender, Sam Stein, and Christian Stuebe.

Eric Tillman stepped down from his varsity coaching duties after 18 seasons of guiding the Bruins’ defense.

Upcoming 2006 captains are Charlie Gumz, Mark Moran, and Matt Virtue.

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With its best performance of the year, and almost beating the record team score of last year’s team, the Bruins won the FAA Championship by 29 strokes over rival St. Luke’s, the team scored an impressive 390 — and had 4 of its 6 players finish top in the FAA league. Next up — the New England Championship! Trying to defend its title at the New Englands (against 25 teams), and with only two players who had seen the course last year, the Bruins just were not able to pull off another win, but managed an impressive 3rd place finish (403) behind Westminster (391) and Choate (398), but beating Kingswood-Oxford (406) and Taft (408). Not a bad finish to the season!

Senior captain, Conor Malloy (Brown), who averaged 38.6 for the season, led the team. Although Malloy suffered several losses in the #1 position, he demonstrated a solid leadership for the team. He had a strong finish to the season at FAA’s (2nd place — 75) and at New Englands (tie for 3rd place — 74). In addition, fellow seniors Fernando Gentil (Georgetown) and John Watkins (Davidson) contributed a great deal to the continued success of the team. Gentil managed an impressive 11–5 record and helped the team continue to dominate other FAA teams. Watkins had a strong win over NCHS, and continued to add to the Bruin’s depth.

Brunswick had a tough year against some strong competitors, but managed to finish with its 7th straight FAA Championship and a good showing (3rd) at the New England Championship. The Bruins will have to build a stronger team to fill the void left by its captain Malloy and seniors Gentil and Watkins who have been solid performers over the past few years. Captains Louis Aronne and J.F. Sorbella will anchor that effort in 2006.

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Sailing

Byron LaMotte, head coach, and his sailors came in 1st in the FCSL Team Race Championship. Captains Andrew Hotchkiss and Charlie Ill proved good tactical helmsmen, along with senior crew Cam Bell and Ed Steinborn.

Andrew Hotchkiss was voted MVP Winner, and Most Improved sailor is Miles Archer. Season highlights include 5th place O’Day Trophy; Fleet Racing New England Championship.

First at R’SL Laser Championship winner was Charlie Ill; and 3rd at FCSL Laser Championship was Phil Muhr.

The team also won 1st place at FCSL JV Regatta. Commodore 2006: Phil Muhr. Captain 2006: Casey Kinney.

Tennis

Coach Jim Stephens reports 9 wins; 6 losses; 1 tie and 2nd place FAA standing. The team also played hard for a 3rd place in the New England Championship Tournament. Captains Will Jeffrey and David Johnstone were joined on the team by classmate Ned Marks. Season highlights were defeating Taft 4-3; Hascoe winning FAA singles for the second year; Johnstone and Brosens winning FAA doubles, losing to St. Paul’s in semi-finals in the New England’s in Concord, NH. Captains for the 2006 season will be announced this fall.

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“Henley Royal Regatta Reflections” From a Crew Team Mom Terrie Henry, mother of Brunswick varsity crew team co-captain, Cameron, recently reflected on the team’s competition in the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England.

Mrs. Henry calls it a “trip of contrasts.”

The races are sorted by groups. The Brunswick boys were scheduled to race in the Princess Elizabeth Cup for schoolboys—our equivalent of high school rowers. The Princess Elizabeth Cup is named in honor of Queen Elizabeth and marks her first un-chaperoned excursion in 1946.

Most American regattas are 1500–meters, while the Henley Regatta is 2112. On June 18, Coach Joe Falco entered the team in the Marlow Regatta, which is 2000–meters and great practice for the team. On June 25, the team participated in the Reading Regatta, an 800-meter sprint for preparation and enjoyment.

The Brunswick Varsity Crew team that rowed at Henley included:

Graduating senior Graham Carroll, coxswain (2005 co-captain) Graduating senior Henry Cooper, starboard Graduating senior Cameron Henry, starboard (co-captain) Junior Andrew Atwell, port Junior Spencer Moscati, port Junior Jimmy Tormey, port Junior Nick Williams, starboard Sophomore Zach Dann, stroke Sophomore Nick O’Neill, starboard

Substitute rowers and support included: Sophomore Mack Abbott, coxswain Sophomore George Moran, starboard Sophomore Austin Stack, port

During the week preceding the Henley, the boys rowed exceptionally well and extremely fast. They kept pace with many of the visiting college crews and worked on their form as well.

The boys rowed twice each day, practicing drills and learning the course with rowers from Australia, Britain, Norway, and South Africa. Evenings were spent at the home of the very gracious Goudge family in Henley. Continued c

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“The first Henley regatta began 166 years ago; the Brunswick crew team is 7 years old. Older rowers with weathered faces and wearing boaters were amidst our boys in baseball caps.

Men spoke of regattas in terms of decades past; the Brunswick team spoke of seasons past. Rowers of long-ago races donned the school blazers of their youth; our boys wore blazers hoping to appear less youthful. Yet for all of their differences, every rower was at the Henley Royal Regatta to celebrate a sport of grueling effort and classic beauty.

The Henley Royal Regatta, organized annually primarily by former oarsmen from Cambridge or Oxford called “Stewards,” has rules and traditions that guide it. The most coveted ticket for the Regatta, “The Badge,” is for the “Stewards Enclosure” and allows the viewer entrance to two massive, covered wooden grandstands (much appreciated during frequent showers). Along the river’s banks are military bands, food tents, beverage tents (Pimms, of course!) and several hundred impeccably arranged lawn chairs. The men are required to wear coat and tie, most opting for their ancient school blazers with bold stripes or brilliant solids with contrasting trims. Women must wear dresses below the knee (yes, they check!) and the majority wears flamboyant hats. The atmosphere is festive and all the more pleasurable because of its simplicity: there are no electronic time boards, advertising signage, or sports “superstars.” Rather, there are hundreds of earnest young men gathered near simple blue and white tents set amidst the beauty of the Chilterns.

The Henley Royal Regatta is an astonishingly well-organized race. Americans are used to start times being delayed from one to multiple hours. The Henley is run like clockwork, and the format is single elimination. Though Americans typically race against numerous crews, the Henley is a competition where crews race just one competitor each day. The two crews race in either the Bucks or Berks lane, indicating the two counties facing the river Thames, Buckinghamshire, and Berkshire. The winner then advances to the next day’s race. The Brunswick team, based upon their strong spring season, was given a selected spot for the Princess Elizabeth Cup and, therefore, did not have to row a qualifying race beforehand.

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Choate, who had made the trip three times previously and each time lost in the first round to an American team.

Sadly, it was not to be Brunswick’s day.

Unfortunately for Brunswick, Choate had the best course time of every schoolboy crew that rowed that day. Though hugely disappointed, the boys shook hands and congratulated Choate rowers and families. Yet, with six of eight rowers returning next year, seasoned by the experience of Henley, Brunswick hopes for its growing crew program to shine bright.

Though Brunswick’s high expectations for the prestigious regatta ended abruptly, each boy spoke of the joy of being part of Henley history. They exchanged shirts and memorabilia with crews from around the world and watched many of the 19 cups awarded. (Eton won the Princess Elizabeth Cup.) The boys wore their blue blazers and their Brunswick patches with

Henley Royal Regatta

The day of the race, June 29th, dawned misty and cool, then turned sunny and humid.

Spectators began gathering on the Berkshire side of the river, across from the small, picturesque town of Henley. The Simon Williams family hosted the Brunswick families, and catered a lovely British luncheon so that we could watch the race and enjoy the afternoon’s festivities together.

As the boys launched and began their journey downriver to the start (the race is rowed against the current), their faces showed determination mixed with awe. They were about to race in the largest regatta in the world with thousands of knowledgeable spectators observing their every move.

The ageless beauty surrounding our boys struck me. The course flows by gentle hills, a mystical island temple and flowering gardens in full bloom. Of course, they could see none of it. Ironically, the boys were slated to row against

Athlete Awards Scholar-Athlete Awards

Presented to varsity athletes who have achieved High Honors for the year Cross Country

Dan Hubbard, Chris Baker, James Francis, T J Hopkins, Sims Lansing, Xavier Lebec, Sean Stewart, Chris Bayliss

Three Sport Varsity Athlete Awards Seniors

Charlie Tashjian Patrick Whelan

Juniors

Football

Jay Otto, Eric Epstein, Frank Osborn, Colin Raymond, Jack Taylor, Christopher Tierney, Christian Blake

Louis Aronne Rob Dickson James Francis

Soccer

David Platter, Michael Blumenthal, Eric Clauson

Freshman

Fencing

Xavier Lebec, Sean Stewart, Ben Cortes

Hockey

Matt Ferrer, John Harvey, Jack Rosencrans, Christopher Tierney

Tom Hoyos

Soccer, Squash, Lacrosse Football, Squash, Baseball Soccer, Hockey, Golf Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse Cross Country, Squash, Tennis Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse

Winter & Spring FAA All-League Basketball

Squash

James Francis, James Thorman, Robbie Berner, Clay Blackiston

Tim Edwards, Kevin Decker, Jimmy Tormey Honorable Mention: Zach Dobbs

Wrestling

Charles Ill, Sims Lansing, Colin Raymond, Colin VanLang

Wrestling

Baseball

Dan Hubbard, Johnny duPont, Mike Biondi, Eric Epstein, Jack Taylor, Frank Osborn, David Platter** **Also earned High Honors as a varsity baseball player last year but mistakenly omitted from the published list

Baseball

Crew

Graham Carroll, Zach Ruchman, Colin VanLang, Eric Clauson, Ben Cortes, Clay Macfarlane, George Moran, Austin Stack

Golf Conor Malloy

Lacrosse

Matt Ferrer, Jay Otto, Robbie Berner, Christian Blake

Sailing

Charles Ill

Tennis

Will Jeffrey, James Francis, David Manners-Weber, Jack Rosencrans

Zach John, Charles Brodsky, Sims Lansing, Colin Raymond, Colin VanLang, Nick Simmons, Walter Luse, Chasen VanLang Peter Finan, David Platter, Jamie Millard Honorable Mention: David Ingraham, Zach Zannino

Golf

Conor Malloy, JF Sorbella, Drew Baity, Rand Potter

Lacrosse

Carter Harris, Jason Laird, Jason Rehlaender, Charlie Tashjian, Bart Witmer, Mark Moran Honorable Mention: Rob Dickson

Tennis

David Johnstone, Tommy Brosens, Zach Hascoe

Winter & Spring Major Athletic Awards Special Recognition FAA Major Award

Basketball Joe Koszalka Award

Hockey

Hal Rogers Award

Squash

Jim Stephens Racquets Award

Wrestling

Peter deLisser Award

Baseball

Dutch King Award

Golf

Doc Bevacqua Award Durkin Family Award

Tennis

Hartch Family Tennis Award

Robert Sampson Scholar Athlete Award

Matt Ferrer and Peter Finan

Hockey

Charlie Tashjian

Squash

All-New England Team New England Winners

Matt Collins

Wrestling Peter Finan Conor Malloy Sam Payton Zach Hascoe

State Champions

Lacrosse

Tim Edwards Kevin Shattenkirk Travis Judson, Dillon Aldrich, Cameron Henry, James Clark, Robby Berner, Will Browne Matt Collins, Sims Lansing, Colin VanLang

US Lacrosse Academic All-American New England East/West All-Star Game US Lacrosse Man of the Year for the FAA

Jay Otto Bart Witmer Coach Eric Tillman

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Tim Edwards

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“Alumni Sports Night”

It was a perfect summer evening for a game of lacrosse and softball with family, friends, and classmates. On June 23rd, Brunswick marked its 3rd Annual Alumni Sports Night, and what a grand time it was! Members from the Class of ’98 came out to re-live their not-long-past youth, and to check out the new turf field. With Coaches Harris and Tillman leading the teams, it was like a Varsity scrimmage came back to life. Tony Magliocco ’87 brought his own cheering section. Oldest son, Joseph (Grade 1), and his two younger brothers enthusiastically rooted for Dad as he tore up the lacrosse field.

After downing food from the barbie, the softball guys were up at bat, converting the turf into their very own softball diamond. The game soon became family-friendly when even the little guys got up to try their swing for a homer.

The boys of summer received special “Alumni Sports Night” t-shirts, designed and produced by Jarrett Shine ’93 and his company, Shinewear, Inc. (check out www.shinewear.com). Hope all can make it to the 4th Annual Alumni Sports Night next June!

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Third Graders Are Up to the WordMasters Challenge Wow! What a year for WordMasters! Our boys have yet again far surpassed expectations in the WordMasters Challenge. This national mind-stretching classroom competition for Language Arts students in grades 3-12 encourages growth in vocabulary and verbal reasoning.

Over 250,000 students, representing 4,400 school teams from 50 states participate. It’s huge! (Adj.: Of exceedingly great scope or nature).

Brunswick boys placed 3rd in the nation in the year-end cumulative standings, among 546 school teams participating at the third grade level. Our fourth graders tied for 8th place in the nation, among 724 competing teams.

In addition, two of our boys won highest honors for the year-long individual achievement. Third grader Harry Parsons placed among the eight highest-scoring third graders in the entire country in the cumulative standings! Third grader Drew Peisch placed among the 24 highest-ranked third graders! Amazing!

Kudos also to our third and fourth grade teachers who helped prepare the boys for the three, very difficult challenges.

Brunswick Poets Win Columbia Scholastic Press Award

Stephen Duennebier, drama teacher, and his talented class of Brunswick and Greenwich Academy Upper School thespians, performed “Blame It on the Wolf,” by Douglas Love, to a delighted audience of Lower School students. The cast taking a second bow include Ali Epstein, Will Dyke, Matt Sargent, Bobby Benjamin, Hayden Kiessling, Emma Feiwel, Lindsay Edwards, Alex Pierce and Ali Doyle. (Missing is Annie DeAngelo)

In the 12th grade poetry course, students study the technical aspects of poetry, including terminology, function, structure, style, and language. They read different genres, styles, authors, epochs and eras so as to better understand the history of poetry; and create seminal poetry based on the class syllabus and one’s life experiences.

“Considering there are thousands of entries from around the country and only three place awards in the ‘Open Form Poetry’ category, in addition to three honorable mention poetry awards,” said Mr. Tucker, “receiving Columbia Scholastic Press Association recognition makes this a most incredible achievement.”

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At the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Awards held in March 2005, Brunswick’s The Oracle (Literary and Arts Magazine) was honored with the prestigious CSPA, which is an award received for secondary school magazine, yearbook, or newspaper work.

The Oracle received a Bronze Medal for overall production, layout, and content. In the Open Form Poetry Category, first place went to GA student Shannon Agresto for “Mice and Men,” her poem written in Brunswick’s 12th grade Creative Poetry Class taught by Scott Tucker, Upper School English teacher. Third place went to 10th grader David Manners-Weber, for his poem “Nothing Like a Hackneyed Case of Teenage Angst.”

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Greenwich Spelling Bee Finalists Announced Children Compete for $25,000 in Prizes — Second Richest Spelling Bee in U.S.

The finalists in the Greenwich Education and Prep Spelling Bee were announced and 67 Greenwich students qualified for the final rounds. The finals for grades kindergarten through third were held June 8; fourth and fifth graders competed on June 11.

The younger grade children were tested in writing, and the fourth and fifth graders competed in an oral competition for prizes.

Tim Markey Tim Markey, Upper School classics teacher, was invited to deliver a paper at the Renaissance Society of America, an association of college and university professors, at their annual meeting next year in San Francisco. He will speak on Ben Jonson’s use of Latin authors in his verse letters, drawing on archival and rare books research Tim has conducted at Harvard and Yale.

Tim was also awarded a scholarship by the Classical Association of New England to attend their Summer Institute this summer at Dartmouth College. During this time, he will study Latin authors with classics professors and return to Brunswick in the fall with a new view toward preparing his new honors seminar in Latin.

Congratulations to the Brunswick students that made it through to the final round:

Kindergarten: Tate Huffman

Grade 2: Duane Ervin, Nikhil Rajan Grade 5: Kevin Barnum, Alex Drakos, Jake Matthews, Nicholas Tonckens

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Hector Marban, Lower School Spanish teacher, treats his students to a mid-day serenade en español in the Lower School gymnasium.

Poonam Gupta Poonam Gupta, Upper School math and computer teacher, is at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore this summer teaching a course in cryptography to 8–11 graders at the Center for Talented Youth.

The May issue of OAH Magazine of History (Organization of American Historians) featured a story, “Lessons on Market Revolution: What’s a Body to Do? A series of Personal Dilemmas” (pp. 26-39), by John R. Van Atta, Ph.D., master teacher of history in the Upper School, and coauthors Jim Buss and John Larso. Dr. John Van Atta’s articles have appeared in various publications, including Journal of the Early Republic. He is currently working on a study of political economy and public land policy in America from 1776- 1865.

Brunswick Students in China for Summer Exchange Program

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Brunswick School rising seniors Justin McAuliffe, Henry Skelsey, Jr., and Eric Duffy who study Chinese language and culture during the school year, carried their interest to the Far East as they are welcomed to a summer exchange program at Leshan No. 1 High School in the Sichuan province. At the same time, fellow Chinese language students Tommy Brosens, Christian Blake and AJ Feld were in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, working at China Care, an orphanage founded by Brunswick alum, Matt Dalio ’01.

Brunswick School Math Team Big Success!

The Brunswick Math Team, under the guidance of faculty advisor Michael Allwood, proudly won the Connecticut Math Team Competition. During the course of the year they battled against 15 other schools in the Fairfield County Math League to qualify for the state meet. Here they overcame the opposition of nine other schools in the Small Schools Division to gain first place in Connecticut. The six students who participated in the state math competition were Colin VanLang, John duPont, Austin Stack, Frank Osborn, Ricky Berger, and Pablo Ceballos.

Jonathan Wigdortz ’05 Receives Honor For His Dedicated Work

Summer 2005

Jonathan Wigdortz ’05 received the Community Service Award at the Greenwich Volunteer Recognition Day this spring for his dedication to The Den and Family Centers’ Art Street Preschool.

In between his busy Brunswick schedule with sports, academics, theatre pursuits and college admission activities, Jonathan completed The Den’s full training program, volunteered as a children’s group facilitator, and was previously a Den greeter and teacher’s assistant at the Arch Street Preschool.

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The Summer Blues at Brunswick

The Greenwich Center for Chamber Music, which sponsors an annual scholarship competition, recognized two maestros from Brunswick School and Greenwich Academy: Michael Szeto—Solo violinist, 3rd place and a $500 scholarship Diana Davidson—Voice, 4th place with a $250 scholarship To receive formal recognition, the winning students met at UBS in Greenwich with Larry Haertel, UBS’ Senior Vice President of Investments, and Lory Tager, Center for Chamber Music board member. UBS is a major contributor to the music society’s annual scholarship event and is a strong supporter of the arts.

Michael, a rising senior at Brunswick, has been playing violin since age 7. He currently studies with Lewis Kaplan of the Juilliard School and Asya Meshberg of the Lumina String Quartet, and has participated in the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick, Maine. In addition, Michael has performed at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy at the University of Salzburg, Austria; the Rich Forum in Stamford, Connecticut as part of the Chamber Music Institute for Young Musicians; is co-concertmaster of the Norwalk Youth Symphony, and concertmaster of the Greenwich Academy Chamber Orchestra. He is a member of the Ravel String Quartet coached by Asya Meshberg, an award-winning ensemble in Fairfield County, which recently performed in a benefit concert that raised $3,000 for the Tsunami victims of Tamil Nadu, India.

Taking a break from Brunswick “Journey into Jazz” day camp, and jamming in the Maher Avenue back field are Charlie Kirchen (rising senior), on bass; Terence Einhorn, (rising sophomore) on sax; and James Baker (rising freshman) on the Adirondack.

Diversity Club The Diversity in Action group, now in its sixth year, gathered in the Smith Garden for a spring BBQ. The club welcomes all Brunswick Upper School students to join discussions on a variety of pertinent social issues. Elected group leaders help formulate topics and facilitate weekly debates.

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Fundance Foreign Film Festival Brings 16 Countries to Brunswick

By Sherry Schwartz Admission was free and moviegoers were treated to a poignant photograph exhibition, “Saving Sudan,” installed in GA’s Luchsinger Gallery and sponsored

by AmeriCares. Additional displays of student artwork and photographs contributed to the multi-cultural theme of the event.

The Festival’s mission was to present films about the lives of children and young adults around the world while seeking to open the minds, link the hearts, and provoke the curiosity of our students.

Fundance Foreign Film Festival was nearly a year in planning, with Darrell Lorentzen and Sherry Schwartz as cochairs, along with June Einhorn, Dini Mallory and Jeanne Knox as steering committee members. The show couldn’t have gone on without help from eager BPA volunteers, and guidance from diversity coordinators Marianne Ho Barnum and Joan Edwards.

Thanks to the generous sponsorship from the Brunswick Parents Association, planning for the 2006 Fundance Foreign Film Festival is already in progress. j

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While Manhattan was awash with the color saffron as “The Gates” opened in Central Park last February, the Fundance Foreign Film Festival premiered at Brunswick School, attracting more than 1,200 moviegoers to GA’s Massey Theater. Films, food, and photos were non-stop beginning early-Friday afternoon and ending late-Saturday evening.

The program for Fundance included foreign films representing 16 different countries, as well as short films produced by Brunswick students, which were a highlight of the two-day event.

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Operation Bruins Care

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Brunswick continues to support our soldiers overseas through the BPA-sponsored program, Operation Bruins Care.

Major Kevin Cortes ’90, a helicopter pilot serving with the Marine Corps stationed at Miramar Air Force Base in San Diego, visited Brunswick in May to give his thanks in person for all the School has done for him and his unit, which was deployed to Afghanistan from September 2004 through March 2005.

Lieutenant Nate Raymond ’99 is another alum in action that Brunswick is proud to recognize for his service to our country.

Currently a platoon leader with the Stryker Brigade in Mosul, Iraq, Nate returned to Brunswick in May during his two week leave, spoke at an Upper School assembly, and inspired the lacrosse team prior to their game against Greenwich High School (which we won!)

At Brunswick, Nate was captain of the lacrosse team, and played football on the 1998 New England Championship team. He and GA

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alumna Rebecca Raaen were married in 2003, shortly after his graduation from West Point. Becca taught kindergarten at Brunswick last year and Nate’s brother Colin will graduate in May 2006.

This summer, Bruins Care adds Major David Haight ’90 to its list of alumni soldiers in action, because he has returned to his medical

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Kevin with faculty members Tim Ostrye, Ted Stolar and Bob Benjamin

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Lieutenant Nate Raymond ’99 returned to Brunswick in May

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Major Kevin Cortes USMC ’90 with a group of Brunswick students

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From: Secon d Lieutenant C.B. Weiss, To: Sue Eps 3d Platoon C tein, Brunsw ommander, L ick School P ima Company arents Assoc iation Subj: Operati on Bruins C are On behalf of my platoon, I extend the war tion, packing, mest thanks to and shipping all those involv of th A special than ed in the selecks goes to thos e great comfort items we ju st received in e who placed m not mind shar Afghanistan. y platoon on th ing with us po e list- I’m sure or devil dogs! families back It’s great to k Nate would home have pu now t in what mus easier over here t be a lot of tim that so many students and . Their genero e an sity will certai nly not be forg d energy to make our lives otten.

My company is part of 3rd Battalion, 3rd in Kaneohe B Marines and ay, HI. We have been in we are normal platoon has be Afghanistan ly stationed en assigned an for just over entire provin tions. We w two months. ce to conduct ork side-by-si My support and de w National Pol stability oper ice for the maj ith the Afghan Nationa al or Army and th ity of our oper ing experience e Afghan ations. So far, for the platoo n; and the m it stronger as a ha s been a great any difficultie unit. We hope lear ns faced here ha to effect real Every gestur ve made us al progress duri e of support l ng fr ou om r stay in Afg them concentr home really bo hanistan. ate on realiz osts the Mar ing this goal. ines’ morale and helps Thanks agai n to all those involved in O making a diff pera erence in the lives of our de tions Bruins Care. You all are truly ployed soldiers and Marines Semper Fidel . is,

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rescue work in Iraq after six months stateside. David was the second Brunswick grad to attend West Point after high school; the first was his brother, Allen ’88, who begins medical school in the fall.

And finally Brunswick welcomed back Second Lieutenant Caleb Weiss ’94, who returned from Afghanistan in June to share pictures and stories. After six months stateside, he expects to be deployed to Iraq this winter. All of the servicemen have remarked on how much they and their men appreciate the School’s encouragement and support. News from home means a great deal to the troops faraway, and so do small things, like sports magazines, playing cards, power bars, and powdered drink mixes when it’s hot.

“Bruins Care has taken on a life of its own,” says organizer Sue Epstein P’06. “The community has really pulled together to support our alumni servicemen in a truly remarkable way.

From our Christmas card drive to our frequent packing parSecond Lieute nant Caleb W ties, the students have been ready, willing and able to spend eiss time to support and honor our soldiers.”

If you are interested in contributing to Bruins Care, either by writing our alums, donating much needed items, or helping to defray postage costs, you can drop off items in the collection footlockers in the lobbies of the Middle and Upper Schools. For more information, please contact Sue Epstein at SueEpstein@aol.com. j

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Middle School Trip to Spain

“Cathedrals, Paella, Flamenco and Monkeys”

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By Barbara Kolesar, Monica Berisso, and Ted Ogden ’95

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In Tales of the Alhambra, Washington Irving wrote: “Never need an American look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery. But Europe held forth charms of storied and poetical associations. There were to be seen the masterpieces of art, the refinements of highly-cultivated society, the quaint peculiarities of ancient and local custom. My native country was full of youthful promise: Europe was rich in the accumulated treasures of age.”

On March 11, 14 eighth graders, one mom and three chaperones (Mrs. Kolesar, English coordinator; Mrs. Berisso, Spanish teacher; and Mr. Ogden ’95, English teacher) set off for Barcelona, Spain, to explore the language, culture and sights of these passionate people of the Iberian Peninsula.

Barcelona is a wealthy, sophisticated, gram Sevilla, Mural on a city wall cious city. The main street, Las Ramblas, was our first introduction to how creatively Europeans use their geographically important city, Toledo has always been home to a pedestrian boulevards. It was full of activity with kiosks, food peaceful mix of Christians, Jews, and Arabs. The painter El Greco markets, flower and bird stalls, mimes and bands. Architect is “king” in Toledo, and it is here where we saw his masterpiece, Antonio Gaudí enriched the city with his ornate architecture, The Burial of Count Orgaz. parks, and most obviously La Sagrada Familia, a cathedral that A bit of trivia: Toledo, famous for the strength and beauty of its has been under construction for over 100 years. Since we had swords, was where film director Peter Jackson had all the swords many soccer fans in our group, we were fortunate to visit the crafted for Lord of the Rings. site of the 1992 Olympic Soccer Stadium.

Two central places where one can most clearly see Spain’s The next morning, we visited The Picasso Museum, followed by Islamic heritage, a result of nearly 800 years of occupation, are an afternoon at the world famous Barcelona Aquarium and Parque Córdoba and Granada. On March 16th, we went to the Atocha Güell, designed by Gaudí. The following day, the group stopped at Station to board the high-speed train to Córdoba, a city renowned the city of Zaragoza to see the Catedral del Pilar, where the Virgin for its books, scholars, and explorers and, indeed, was the literary Mary is said to have appeared to Saint James in 40 AD. center of the Middle Ages. The city was particularly exciting for We continued our journey to Madrid, where the highlight of the boys since they studied the art and architecture of Moorish our two-day visit was the nighttime soccer match pitting Atlético Mosques in the seventh grade history curriculum.

Madrid against Valencia. Through the expertise of Mr. Ogden, we The beautiful town of Córdoba is famous for its magnificent were able to get prime seats 10 rows from the field amid 55,000 Mezquita. Dominating the historical centre of the city, it was by far serious fans that had their team songs and chants down pat. the biggest and most beautiful mosque constructed by the Spanish The night wouldn’t have been complete without a visit to the Moors. The interior of the building has impressive rows of beauworld famous Chocolatería Ginés, where we enjoyed a midnight tiful columns and horseshoe arches, with a décor of Byzantine “chocolate con churros.” Before leaving Madrid, we visited a mosaics and marble. At one time, the Mosque of Córdoba was a bullfighting ring and the monument to Don Quixote and Sancho Muslim house of worship built over a Christian church.

Panza. At the Reina Sofía Museum we saw Picasso’s renowned Sevilla, our next stop, was in full-swing preparation for the apmasterpiece, Guernica, a visual testament to the horrors of war. proaching Holy Week. We visited the Plaza de España, or the Spain’s original capital and ecclesiastical center, Toledo, was Spanish Pavilion, constructed for the 1929 World’s Fair to exhibit our next destination. This medieval walled city on a hill overdetailed scenes from the various Spanish provinces. When King looks a loop in the River Tagus and was immediately impressive Juan Carlos comes to Sevilla, he stays in the Reales Alcázares, a from a distance. The Alcázar, dating from the time of Charles I, magnificent oasis in the heart of the city. Originally an Arab palace, stands majestically over the city with domes and spires that poke it was rebuilt by the Christians using Arab craftsmen. This palace the sky. The Cathedral, begun in 1226, is enormous and signifiis complex, with typical Arab intricacies, winding paths and intecant for being the burial place of several Spanish cardinals. A rior patios, and was where Queen Isabella met Columbus to hear

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his pleas for aid. The Cathedral rule. They then built a cathedral of Sevilla is the third largest in on the site of the great mosque, the world, the largest in Spain along with a baroque facade and is where four fierce-lookaround the main palace. The ing pallbearer statues hold aloft Alhambra is a legacy of nearly Columbus’ casket. The boys eight centuries during which the climbed the bell tower for a Arabs occupied Spain and intromagnificent view of the city. duced mathematics, philosophy, In the afternoon, we visited and Greek scholarship to Europe. the Tabladilla School where we For me, visiting the Alhambra was toured the science labs and had a dream come true, and I thought a tertulia (conversation) with all day about how lucky our boys Spanish students. Following a were to see such a wonder at the hearty lunch, there was a friendage of 14! ly game of soccer. This was a Next, we headed to the great experience, as our boys Costa del Sol, the coastal area got to converse informally with of Andalusia, which is rich other teenagers. In the evening, in history, and offers charmwe were entertained by a coloring towns and sophisticated ful Flamenco show. enclaves. Our “enclave” was m Barcelona, Parque Güell On March 17, we arrived Torremolinos, which stretches in Granada to tour the famous over a mile, with a street of shops Alhambra, built by the Moors in the one block in from the beach, and 13th and 14th centuries when they restaurants fronting the shore. The occupied Spain. Moorish kings lived weather was chilly, so our beach here in idyllic splendor, even though dreams were dashed. there was strife around them. The In the afternoon, we departed Alhambra is considered one of the for the Rock of Gibraltar, which treasures of the imperial world. When remains a British territory and one the Arab and Berber armies crossed of the most strategic points in the from North Africa into Spain in the world. The Spanish have unsuccess8th century, they thought they’d disfully tried at least a dozen times to covered heaven on earth. By the time take the Rock back by force. The they were finally driven out in 1492, confluence of the Mediterranean they’d actually created an earthly celSea and the Atlantic Ocean, along ebration of paradise - the Alhambra with the African continent in the palaces and gardens in Granada. We distance, was truly an amazing sight. admired the luxury of the palaces We toured St. Michael’s Cave inside and their courtyards shaded by trees the Rock and had some comical moand cooled by fountains. The walls ments with the Barbary Macaque were decorated by elaborate Arabic m Barcelona, in front of La Sagrada Familia monkeys living wild on the Rock. inscriptions and patterned tiles.

It was an amazing trip for our group For desert-dwelling Arabs, water was a luxury, and in the melting of eighteen who learned much about the sights, songs, language, snow of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, they found what they wanted. history, and culture of the Spanish people. Washington Irving With a series of intricate channels, they directed water into the pal- summed it up best by saying that Spain’s “…very ruins told the ace grounds and onto the dusty plains below, bringing this precious history of times gone by, and every moldering stone was a chroniresource to the plains of Andalusia and giving it the landscape it has cle. I longed to wander over the scenes of renowned achievement today. Small streams flow to fountains and ponds - at one point rush- -- to tread, as it were, in the footsteps of antiquity, to loiter about ing down channels in the balustrades of a stone stairway. the ruined castle, to meditate on the falling tower, to escape, in When the Christians recaptured Granada, they burned all 80,000 short, from the commonplace realities of the present, and to lose books from the palace library - as if to expunge the memory of Islamic myself in the shadowy grandeurs of the past.” j

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1940 Margaret Carmichael Emerson, daughter of Brunswick Founder and Headmaster, George E. Carmichael, and sister of Douglas Carmichael ’40, passed away on June 7, 2005 at her home in Wolfeboro, NH at the age of 91.

1941 Tracy McFarlan yakycart@aol.com

1942 1943 1944 Russ Seversen Tel: 978.667.7485

1945 60th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend Ed Trenkmann EDTR123@aol.com Ed Trenkmann has been keeping busy with the buildings that he co-owns and operates in lower Manhattan. He also recently enjoyed a wonderful trip to Orient Point.

1946 Bill Davies Tel: 203.531.5391 Bill Davies joined other alumni and current parents at our end-of-the-year Thank You Party, which included tours of two new faculty homes.

He kept everyone entertained with his stories of Brunswick past and with plans for his 60th reunion!

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1949 Ed Bragg ehbragg@ssandc.org

1950 55th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend

Mike Roberts is doing well in Virginia, and is already making plans to attend the 50th Reunion celebration.

He and his wife, Ellie, recently enjoyed spending time with their daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Steve Ewert, on a Carnival Cruise. He says, “The cruise is not what made us fat and sassy!”

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Hugh Montgomery pop6@sbcglobal.net

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Ed Vito evitojr@aol.com

Walt Brothers waltbrothers@msn.com

After 32 years as a stockbroker, Emmet Showalter is now enjoying retirement out west in Colorado. He has three wonderful daughters, including identical twins!

Minot Dole, from Lyme, CT, stopped by the ‘Wick Alumni Office to reminisce about old times, and show off his old stomping grounds to a friend. It was an enjoyable visit, and he reminded us that he was the kid wearing the Beanie in our 1940s brochures!

Sandy Williamson beenda2@bellsouth.net

1951 Chuck Lowrie Tel: 209.296.4124

1952 1953 1954 Bart Bolton bartbolton@aol.com

Lots of luck to Walt Brothers, who is running for City Council in Marietta, OH! Connery is the latest addition to Sandy Williamson and his wife, Roberta’s, growing family. Trent, Elana and Connery make three grandchildren!

1958 Gerry Anderson ganderson@amgas.com Bruce McCullough brucemccullough@earthlink.net Avid golfer Paul Thomason is living down in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. He has three daughters, two sons, and eight grandchildren.

1959 Nat Floyd joined us for a quick tour of the new faculty homes on King Street at our end-of-theyear thank you party, and to meet with Brunswick’s new director of communications, Bonni Brodnick, to tell his Brunswick story (see page 10).

Tom Lovejoy tlovejoy@optonline.net

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45th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend James D. Bernstein ’60 passed away at his home in Chapel Hill, NC on June 12, 2005 at the age of 62. After graduating from Brunswick, Jim went to Johns Hopkins University, and then for two years served in Morocco with the Peace Corps. He went on to receive his Master’s Degree from the University of Michigan in Hospital Administration. In 1970, Jim was awarded a three-year fellowship in the US Public Health Service, and moved to North Carolina to study at UNC. At a young age, Jim was chosen as director of the first office of rural health in the US, and for the next 30 years, helped to create 81 community-owned rural health centers. More than 1,800 primary health care providers were recruited to North Carolina.

Due to his leadership and vision, The North Carolina Office of Rural Health has served as a model for the entire United States.

Jim is survived by those who were most important to him throughout his lifetime: his wife of 40 years, Susan Bernstein; daughters, Lori Allen and Donna Bernstein; son, Eric; and granddaughter, Emilia. He will be remembered for always making life exciting for those around him, particularly his family, upon whom he showered his greatest love and devotion.

Andy Houlahan is retired and living on Martha’s Vineyard.

1961 1962 Peter Chapman prchapman@mac.com Ross Ogden ogdenr@optonline.net

The first annual “Sheila Pultz Service to Brunswick Award,” dedicated by the Class of 1954 in honor of their 50th reunion, was given to Chuck Redahan, head of maintenance on the King Street Campus, for his loyal and dedicated service to the School.

50th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend Bill Putman Billputman@aol.com Mike Roberts ’55 and family

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Thomas Sheridan Hyland ’62 passed away unexpectedly at his home in Winsted, CT on May 21, 2005 at the age of 61. Born in Madison, WI, he did not attend Brunswick until his junior year, but quickly became a popular member of his class and the football team. Tom went on to receive his degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He spent 24 years at Standard & Poor’s in New York City, and as an adjunct professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and Columbia’s School of Continuing Education. He was active in his community by serving on various

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1965 40th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend

1966 1967 Gene Hornsby gene.hornsby@analog.com

A mini-Brunswick reunion at Jim Donovan’s ’75 wedding.

Back Row (left to right): Daniel Donovan ’73, Karen Oztemel, Boe Marsh ’75, Shawn Hack von Gal GA ’75, Peter von Gal, Meg Drake GA ’75, Pinky Markey GA ’73, Harry Keeshan ’75, Wendy Dewart Altman GA ’75, Margriet Yonkman Finnegan GA ’76, Ginny Keeshan, Bob Altman ’75, and Leslie Bacon Front Row (Left to right) Gary Oztemel ’75, Mark Vallely ’75, Terry Marsh ’75, Terry Markey ’75, Tim Durkin ’75, Pat Durkin ’75, Jim Donovan ’75 (the groom), Staff Bucknall ’75, and Michael Bacon ’75

boards, and as an adviser to many public and private institutions.

T.S. is survived by his mother, Margaret Harper Hyland; second wife, Helen Blazewicz Hyland; his wife from his first marriage, Angela Musalo Hyland; and two sons, Thomas ’95 and Matthew. He will be remembered by all as a dear friend, loving husband and father.

Jody Dobson has spent his career in education, teaching at GCDS, Chestnut Hill Academy, The Town School, and Shadyside Academy. He now runs his own college placement business called Dobson Educational Services in Philadelphia.

(Check out his website: www.dobconsult.com)

1963 Bob Ingalls bobingalls@counsellor.com

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Having retired from his medical practice five years ago, Durwood Almkuist is now living on the beach in North Carolina.

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1964 Fred Ballou president@bankersfinance.com Jack Sherry jsherry@gulfstreamschool.org

Peter Oler is enjoying life in Greensboro, NC. He keeps in touch with Wally Burke, Dick Schultz, who is in Tokyo, Ed Anderson and Gene Hornsby.

1968 1969 James Pinto jpinto@resourceholdings.com

Jeff Hadley Day Green Mountain National Golf Course As most of you know by now, Jeff Hadley, Class of ’72, Vermont PGA Member and Green Mountain National Golf Course Head Professional, has been diagnosed with ALS. Jeff is doing well and is back in Killington, which, incidentally, has crossed into uncharted territory by building an upscale golf course in one of the most beautiful locations in the world.

Presently, most of Jeff ’s symptoms are concentrated in his right leg and he’s been fitted with a brace to help take strain off of that leg. He’s also undergoing experimental treatments and participating in research, which hopefully, will help in efforts to understand and find a cure for this terrible disease. Jeff will continue as the Head Golf Professional at Green Mountain National Golf Course and be an active VPGA member. He and his wife Alice are incurring a great deal of medical expenses so the club recently rallied “Jeff Hadley Day” to help offset medical expenses, educate all of us about ALS and raise money to help research efforts.

The format was a 5-person scramble with one professional per team. Awards were given out following each shotgun, with a dinner and events held after the PM shotgun at the Summit Lodge. Many of Jeff ’s Brunswick classmates participated in the event.

1970 35th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend

1971 Tom Dill tdill@attglobal.net

1972 Bill Schneider william.schneider@ubs.com Ted Walworth twalworth@cbs.com Bill Oppenheim is living in New Canaan with his wife and their five kids! His sister, Lisa, works at Brunswick in the Admission Office.

Ted Walworth tore up the field at the recent Alumni Lacrosse Game, giving those young’ns a run for their money!

1973 1974 Rob Brodsky BrodskyPeckLaw@aol.com Gary Klingner gary.w.klingner@rssmb.com

1975 30th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend Gary Oztemel goztemel@triorient.com Arlene Fraser, mother of Power ’74, Peter ’76, and Mary (GA ’79); wife of former Board member, Power; and grandmother of Zach John ’05, Daniel (Grade 7) and Sammy (Grade 5), passed away on November 8.

Jim Donovan said “I do” on June 25 to Karen Geer. The reception was held on a farm owned by the bride’s family in Woodstock, CT.

1976 Peter Carlson pcarlson@carlsonandcarlson.com John Cole jhabcole@aol.com Pete Pedersen ppedersen@renovapartners.com Walter Peek walterpeek@compuserve.com

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25th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend Phil Geraghty phillips.geraghty@denovolegal.com Bill Hogan cmyne@earthlink.net Phil Geraghty, now the proud father of two boys, Phil (3) and Sean (almost 2) writes, “I will raise them to man-handle Blake Carver one day!”

Bill White, Chief Executive Officer of Five Star Financial Consulting, LLC, is living with his wife, Beth, in Newington, CT. His son, Christian (age 20), just completed his sophomore year at West Point, and has begun training with the Special Forces. West Point has granted permission for Christian to attend a two-year Bible college in Anaheim, CA, which begins at the end of August. He will then return to West Point for his junior year in August 2007.

Bill’s daughter, Rebekah (age 18), just graduated from Emmanuel Christian Academy in Newington, CT, and will attend Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC in the fall to study labor/delivery nursing.

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Nat Barnum nbarnum@newenglandland.com

Brett Long eljagar@yahoo.com

1978 Perrin Arturi sturi@aol.com

Phil McDonough philm@capgrow.net Joe Tranfo jatranfo@tranfo.com Marc Laibe is living in Rowayton, CT with his wife and their two young sons, Fritz and Jack.

1982 Michael Sullivan mrsaks@optonline.net Nat and Michael are starting to become regulars on campus. Michael joined us for our end-of-the-year Thank You Party for a quick tour of the new faculty houses. Nat showed us he still has what it takes on the softball field during our Alumni Summer Sports Night.

Tom Durkin tdurkin@lgu.com

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Bruce Rogers Briosk@aol.com

Brad Smith bsmith@baxterinvestment.com

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Karl Coryat is a consulting editor for Bass Player magazine, and has created original music since the mid-1980s. His new book, Guerrilla Home Recording: How to Get Great Sound from Any Studio (no matter how weird and cheap your gear is), published by Backbeat Books, was released in January 2005. Karl’s forthcoming book, The Frustrated Songwriter’s Handbook, will be published in 2006. Guerrilla Home Recording is available at Amazon.com, or by calling Backbeat Books at 866.222.5232.

Rick Whelan Frederick.Whelan@oag.state.ny.us

Celebrate the years since graduation at Homecoming weekend, October 21-23! Please send your most up-to-date contact information to Cat Scott (CScott@brunswickschool.org/1-800-546-9425) to stay informed of all the events.

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1985 20th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend Tucker Keating tuck.keating@gcm.com Ian MacTaggart imactaggart@byrnwoodpartners.com Hans Richter richters49@yahoo.com Wow! Congratulations and best wishes to Steven Leary and his wife, Caroline Schiele Leary (GA ‘81), who gave birth to triplets on May 4, 2005. Jack, William and Alexandra were born at Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, FL on the same day as two other sets of triplets - a record day for a single hospital. Caroline was featured on “The Today Show,” and Steve and Alexandra were featured on the cover of the Orlando Sentinel. John Erick Leary (Jack) was named in honor of late-1985 Brunswick classmate John Erik Altman. Mom and babies are all doing well. Dad needs sleep.

ESPN producer, Gus Ramsey, graciously gave a tour of the ESPN campus to Brunswick alumni director Keith Cipollaro ’86 and his 9th grade Brunswick advisory, showing them all the sites at the studio, including the ever-popular “Baseball Tonight” and “Sports Center” sets.

Many thanks to Gus!

Karl Coryat’s ’83 book, Guerrilla Home Recording: How to Get Great Sound from Any Studio and Keith Thomson’s ’83 first novel, Pirates of Pensacola

The perpetual athlete, Hans Richter, showed everyone he still has what it takes to play a competitive game of lacrosse at the Alumni Summer Sports Night on June 23rd.

1986 Ben Madden ben_madden@rd.com Graham Murray graham.murray@morganstanley.com Bart Osman bdosman@lexpartners.com Jim Kane and wife, Kate, are living in Darien, CT with their two children, Jack (7) and Lucie (5).

Sending “Greetings” from Washington, DC, Thomas Pierce is in his final month of Burmese language training. He is scheduled to go to Rangoon, the capital of Burma, as a public affairs officer at the US Embassy.

Tony Reulbach is enjoying life in sunny Florida with his wife, Monica, and their two sons, Little “T” and Joey.

1987 Bobby Enslein renslein@yahoo.com Stu Feldman feldman@sandspointpartners.com Bill Ryckman WRyckman@GarMark.com

Author Keith Thomson’s first novel, Pirates of Pensacola, a modern-day swashbuckling adventure, hit the bookstands this spring to rave reviews. Keith, who now lives in Palo Alto, CA, credits inspiration for the book to his childhood memories of growing up by the water in Greenwich. He has spent most of his career writing screenplays in Hollywood, for such studios as Tri-Star, Paramount, and Disney. He also wrote and directed the short film, Cupidity, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Napor Award.

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John Harvey john24harvey@yahoo.com Nick Kiratsous nick@qdhealthcare.com Denis Manelski dmanel@verizon.net Gus Ramsey ’85, ESPN producer, and host to recent Brunswick visit to the studio

Class Notes Chris Riegle, who joined us at our Boston reception, and his wife Helen, launched an accessory design company called HER Design, inspired by nature. With enlightened consumers opting for appealing, more natural alternatives in what they eat and wear, why not bring it to accessories as well? For more info on their “green chic” line, check out www.her-design.com.

It’s been an exciting year for Steven Robinson and his family. Their newest addition, Tanner Declan Robinson, joined big sister, Hailey, and big brother, Cooper, on May 24, 2005. In July, the Robinson crew will move from Holden to Ipswich, MA. Steven has spent the last five years at Epsilon, where he was recently promoted to VP and General Manager.

Bill Ryckman writes, “Greetings from sunny Stamford (CT)! I’m happy to report that I’ve heard from a number of our classmates over the past year, and there’s a lot of great news.

As a quick update from me, last year I started working at a mezzanine and corporate opportunities fund (not a hedge fund) called GarMark Advisors, Stamford. While the reverse commute from New York City has its drawbacks, at least I have been able to enjoy the squash facilities at Brunswick and GA, where Keith Cipollaro ’86 has been serving me my regular dose of humility. The facilities available to Brunswick students today are truly remarkable.”

Bill continues to report that Ilana and Jim Grady welcomed daughter number three in May. “Jim is working in Greenwich for Internap, a network solutions provider. Billy Simmons also welcomed a new daughter this year (not many young Bruins from this crowd recently).”

“I’ve seen Derek Van Vliet, Stuart Feldman, Jim Lewis, and Shawn Orr for several steak and martini dinners around town. Jim recently moved back to the east coast from Denver, and settled with his wife and two children in Canton, CT. I got to watch Geoff Knapp and Tony Magliocco remind everyone on the lacrosse field at the Alumni Sports Night that we are still young alumni. Geoff is working in New York City at Raymond James, and Tony is still at Peerless Importers in Brooklyn. I recently had lunch with Bob Enslein, who is working in Glenville. The Ensleins had their first child, Robert III, last December. Stein Soelberg and I went to a Yankees / Red Sox play-off game last October where we ran into Graham Murray ’86 waiting in the beer line. Stein and his wife, Emily, are currently expecting their second child, a little Viking. I did some skeet shooting with Chris Fiore over the winter (he is an amazing shot). Chris is working in DC at an international private equity fund. Adam Gibbons and his wife, Ingrid, welcomed their second son last year. Adam is working at a family office in New York City and living in Bronxville.

I had dinner a few months ago with Brian Mason. Brian and his wife, Monica, are living in Gladwyne, PA with their five children (wow!).

Brian recently started working in the equity derivatives group at Kellogg Capital Management in New York City (and I thought my commute was bad). I’ve heard from Camp Shropshire, who is working in the city at Wenner Media and living in Mount Kisco; James Bragg, who is living in Chicago and working close by at Denali Capital; and Miguel Santo Domingo, who is living and working in Miami. I’ve also spoken with Matthew McGrath, who is working at JP Morgan in Los Angeles, where he and his wife, Ann, live with their two sons. Jamie Belcher’s wife, Tracy, gave birth to their second son, Jack, last fall. Unfortunately, we missed our annual 4th of July pilgrimage to Maine with the Belchers this year. It is such a long way from where they live in Minnesota (especially with two kids) and we had a wedding to attend in Normandy. We look forward to trying again next year.”

Alex von Summer writes, “Work is good.

As of April 22, we have three kids under age four (Holden, Spence, and Lindsey). Life in Ridgewood (NJ) is great. I’m a bit out of contact with old classmates . . . spending so much time trying to keep up with the kids. Hopefully I’ll be able to come up for air by the fall, and get to Greenwich for Homecoming.”

the Global War on Terror. The work has been exciting and rewarding, and has been extremely successful. I extended my tour for a few months, and plan on returning to my consulting career in October 2005. However, I expect to keep on serving my clients and my country in the national security space for the rest of my career, in whatever way makes the most sense. In the past year I have had the chance to hang out with Bill Ryckman at my annual birthday dinner (Peter Luger’s, baby!) I also caught up with Derek Van Vliet in Greenwich. Bill and Derek are doing very well! I hope to see everyone in October at Homecoming, if I am not overseas.”

Billy Simmons writes, “Still living in Los Angeles and writing sports columns for ESPN. com and ESPN The Magazine ... also developing a TV show that I’m not allowed to discuss yet ... had a baby girl, named Zoe, last May ... have a book coming out in October called Now I Can Die in Peace, about my life as a Red Sox fan ... and I just saw Steve Bishop and Geoff Gallo in Vegas for John Hopp’s bachelor party.”

Stein Soelberg writes, “Emily and I are anxiously awaiting the impending birth of our son. In April, I was in Santa Monica at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s restaurant when I ran into Scott Carino and his girlfriend. We caught up over margaritas, laughed about old times, and how small this world really is. He looks

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Chris Riegle ’87 and family with one of HER handbags

Joe Nemec writes, “In June 2004, I temporarily left my career as a management consultant with Booz Allen’s commercial consulting business to join Booz Allen’s government service business. I’ve served a one-year tour of duty with a government agency that’s taking a lead role in

Aremet Energy Partners’ new president, Bobby Enslein ’87 enjoying the outdoors with his wife Nicole, and their son Robert.

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Stephen Kennedy writes, “Since August of last year I’ve been working as in-house counsel to Odyssey Re, a reinsurance company in Stamford—with a bit of the reverse commute from Bronxville.”

1988 Greg Hartch ghartch@optonline.net Tim Hartch tim.hartch@bbh.com

John Boris ’91, and wife, Tara welcomed daughter Madeleine in may.

Christian Nagler cnagler@kirkland.com

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Tom Odelfelt thomas.odelfelt@hbo.com

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Chris Nagler is living in Darien, CT with wife, Tasha, and their two boys, Henry and Edward.

1989 Peter Bevacqua pbevacqua@usga.org James Farrell Jamesmfarrell@optonline.net Grant Gregory Grant.Gregory@morganstanley.com Ted Hildner Ted@eastendbrass.com Shep Murray shep@vineyardvines.com

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There is a wealth of entrepreneurial talent in the country and Ernst and Young is recognizing it.

For metro-New York in the “Emerging” category, they awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” to Shep Murray, co-founder and CEO of Vineyard Vines and his brother, Ian ’93. They are now eligible for consideration for the “Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 National Award,” which will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, CA in November 2005. Congratulations, Shep!

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Ed Vittoria and his wife, Cristina welcomed their third child, Nicolas, to the family in September. The whole clan is living in Riverside and are happy to be back in the area.

Andy Johnson andrewfjohnson@aol.com Bob Pascal pascal1@earthlink.net It’s equal parts interactive theater, scavenger hunt, and walking tour. James Feuer is appearing in “Accomplice New York,” a brand new form of entertainment that’s a hot summer cloak-and-dagger theater that makes the city its stage. Featured in the “Around Town” section of Time Out New York, (where you can see James’ picture front and center), “Accomplice New York” is described as “… an ingenious new game that draws participants into a web of intrigue spun across lower Manhattan.” For more information, check out, www.accomplicenewyork.com After many grueling months overseas, Kevin Cortes recently returned from Bagram, Afghanistan, where he served with the Marine Corps in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Kevin visited Brunswick in May to give his thanks in person for all the School has done for him and his unit through the School’s program, Operation Bruins Care. He plans to visit Brunswick again for Homecoming 2005 to celebrate his 15th reunion! For more information about Operation Bruins Care (see full story on page 34 ).

1991 Bret Eagan rkeaganjr7@yahoo.com Ross Ogden ross.ogden@gmail.com

Celebrating her first birthday, Emily Cole MacDonald daughter to Luke MacDonald ’91 and his wife, Lisa.

Little 5 lb. 5 oz., Madeleine Boris was welcomed by proud pop, John Boris, and mom, Tara, on May 18, 2005. Dad says, “Everything is great, albeit a bit surreal.”

Already celebrating her first birthday, Emily Cole MacDonald was born on August 14, 2004 to Luke MacDonald and his wife, Lisa.

1992 Winston Bragg winstonbragg@aol.com Scott Mardis smardis@flexiben.com Many warm wishes to Simms Browning, who married Christine Odom in Austin, Texas earlier this year.

Atif Chaudhry continues to work on his Ph.D at Cornell University. He was recently awarded a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) fellowship. In the near future, he will be exploring ways in which to apply his current research to NASA projects.

1993 Michael Grace michael.j.grace@citigroup.com Ian Murray ian@vineyardvines.com Kane O’Neill kane_oneill@yahoo.com Scott Bryant and his wife recently moved to Barrington, RI, and await the arrival of their firstborn in November. Scott is currently the

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10th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend Ted Adler ted@unionstmedia.com Dave Black davidb@snocountry.org Chris Jones chris_jones@Brown.edu Johnny McCormick jwalkermccormick@hotmail.com Greg Skidmoreg Gregory.h.skidmore@smithbarney.com Brennan Gerster ’94, his wife, Molly, and her dad crossing the finish line in an Ironman Triathalon in June.

R.J. Broadhurst and Jamie Wahba joined fellow alumni at the Brunswick/GA summer social at B Bar in NYC.

manufacturing engineering manager at Pearson Composites, builder of “J” sailboats and True North powerboats.

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Ian Murray, co-founder and CEO of Vineyard Vines, along with his brother Shep ’89, was recognized by Ernst and Young with the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” for the metro New York area in the Emerging category.

They are now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 national program, the winner of which will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, CA in November 2005. Congratulations, Ian!

1994 Michael Clear mclear@optonline.net Jamie Muhlfeld james.muhlfeld@wellsfargo.com Jimmy Ritman jritman@newmarkre.com A worldly Walton Burns is living in Almaty, Kazakhstan with “… a very intelligent, successful and beautiful Kazakh woman.” He is mostly freelance consulting in social development, and hopes to launch new projects in the area of university education and English as a foreign language with the Ministry of Education.

He writes, “Sorry I missed the reunion but the $1000 plane ticket was a little steep.”

Brennan Gerster and his wife, Molly, competed in an Ironman Triathalon in June. The race consisted of a 2.4-mile open water swim, 112-mile bike ride, and finally, a full 26.2 mile marathon. Brendan had to pull out a little early due to sickness, and calls it his “Rusty Ironman” (only 127.5 miles, not 140.6. We’re still impressed!) His wife, Molly, finished her first IM in 13:57, and Brennan was able to accompany her through the finish line. Both did the race for charity. Brennan, in honor of his good friend and classmate, Caleb Weiss, raised $4,325 for The Armed Forces Foundation, which promotes the morale, welfare, and quality of life for the United States Armed Forces community.

Many happy returns to Brett Stephens and Lauren Roth! The couple was married on June 18, 2005 in Bermuda with ‘Wick classmates Jeff Andrea, Pete Heimbold, Eric Ferraris, Ty Bailey, Rory Callagy, and James Muhlfeld all in attendance.

In June, Caleb Weiss returned safely from Afghanistan to home base USA. He will be stationed in Hawaii for the coming months, and is currently assigned to ship out to Iraq this winter.

He stopped by the Brunswick Alumni Office in July to share pictures and stories about his service in Afghanistan (see full story on page 34).

Salman Al-Sudairi sudairi78@hotmail.com Tommy Mulvoy MulvoyT@hotmail.com Chip Seidler cseidler@gmail.com

1997 Jeff Condon jicondon78@yahoo.com Brad Podd bpodd@virginia.edu Newlyweds, Matt Hultquist and Meredith Mulhearn were married on May 28, 2005 in Hobe Sound, FL, and are now living in New York City. Two fellow Brunswick alumni attended the wedding, Rick Parker and Alex Hadjipateras, who was in the wedding party.

Brad Podd writes, “I’m very excited to have just moved to California where I’m working toward a thesis in developmental immunology at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles.”

Celebrate the years since graduation at Homecoming weekend, October 21-23! Please send your most up-to-date contact information to Cat Scott (CScott@brunswickschool.org/1-800-546-9425) to stay informed of all the events.

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Class Notes Brian Shepard is making a career switch to join the art department at Brunswick!

He reports that Jim Heekin still performs gigs with his band around the city. They’re playing new songs, and continue to draw a full crowd of GA and ’Wick alums.”

Ben Stewart and James Tsai made appearances at some of our recent events. Ben joined fellow Brunswick and GA alumni at B Bar in NYC on July 14 for a summer social. James, who is living in Boston, attended the first official regional event held at the University Club of Boston.

1998 Charles Carson charlescarson@hotmail.com A little girl is on the way in August for Dwight Clasby, his wife Leslie, and soon-to-be big brother. On the job front, Dwight has left UPS after 5 years, and is now with Summit Transportation in Dallas, TX.

Geoff Allen Takes the Global Challenge The world’s toughest yacht race is like a liquid roller coaster and Geoff Allen ’00 was right on board. Every four years, Global Challenge races ‘round the globe (opposite of the Whitbread.) The course is into the wind, and has two legs in the southern ocean with snow/high winds and waves up to 30-50 feet. (Geoff said it makes going to the ‘head’ quite an adventure!)

Father, Richard Allen wrote in that Geoff was bowman on SAIC “La Jolla,” one of twelve 72-foot steel-hulled racing yachts. With 18 crew, last September they left Portsmouth, England for Buenos Aires, Wellington, Sydney, Cape Town, and arrived in Boston about June 6. From Beantown, they set sail to LaRochelle, France and back to Portsmouth by mid-July.

“The crew finished fifth in this challenging race. The only ‘professional’ on board was the skipper, others were ‘amateur’ enthusiasts who went through a selection process and did pre-trip training for several weeks in the UK. Geoff had a ball, but was glad to get back on land and into grad work this fall (he graduated from Colgate in May 2004).”

As for brother, Jamie ’02 he’s taking a semester out of USC to manage a rock/jazz band in New York City. “What a life!” says their dad.

Charles Carson, Tripp Donelan, Win Smith, Trevor Martin and Bailey Hallingby are always willing to give it their all on the lacrosse field, and they did just that at our Alumni Summer Sports Night on June 23. Tripp, Charles, Trevor, Bailey and Grant Gyesky joined us again a few weeks later in NYC at the B Bar for the Brunswick/GA Summer Social … they are always a fun group!

Pace Ralli spent his first year out of college traveling throughout India and New Zealand, and has now settled down in New York City.

He is working at Nielsen Media Research with Trevor Martin.

Love is in the air for Brad Schwalm, who got engaged to his college sweetheart. They plan to get married sometime this fall.

Tripp Donelan has been working in the financial services industry for the last two years, but has aspirations to work in “greener” pastures.

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Twin brothers Ryan and Andrew Myerberg are leaving New York City after three years to head to the west coast for a little R&R before they attend their respective graduate schools.

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Since graduating from Hamilton College, Gregory Vasey has been living in DC. He worked for Vice President Cheney and is now at the State Department in the CFO’s office.

1999 Deakin Bell dbell@du.edu Sal Taliercio skybluejag@aol.com Mike Zarrilli MichaelPZarrillijr@hotmail.com George Hubbard, Sam Lalanne, Mike Zarrilli, and John Kelly were all in attendance at the Brunswick/GA summer social in NYC at B Bar on July 14. Sam, Mike, and John are all living in the city permanently and George, who teaches physics at St. Johnsbury

Academy in Vermont, is living in Greenwich for the summer and taking improv classes at Second City in New York.

2000 5th Reunion@Homecoming Weekend Chris Monsif cmonsif@yahoo.com

2001 Jeff Long jeffhlong@gmail.com T.J. Opladen topgun216@aol.com Bunker West bunker.west@gmail.com Thomas Rauh, father of Elliott Rauh ’01, lost his battle with cancer on May 8, 2005 at the age of 55. He is survived by his wife, Shaye Hester of San Francisco; his mother, Virginia Rauh of Palm City, Fla.; and three children, Grace Rauh of San Francisco, Claire Rauh of Washington, DC; and Elliott of Boulder, CO. He also leaves a brother, Steve Rauh, of Montpelier, VT.

Matthew Bloom graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale. He will attend the Yale Law School, Class of 2008. Matt and Russ Budnick were able to join the crew at the B Bar on July 14 for the Brunswick/GA summer social.

Matt Heineman took time out of his summer to play a little lacrosse at the Alumni Summer Sports Night on June 23. Bunker West, who just signed on as a class agent, stopped by to check out the festivities and say hello.

2002 Jamie Coffin coffin@dartmouth.edu Matt Slaine mslaine@dartmouth.edu Jory Caulkins writes, “I’ve been offered a full-time job at SSARIS Advisors, LLC, a State Street affiliated hedge fund in Stamford, where I worked the past two summers. I also got into Georgetown Law this past year through an early assurance program, so I don’t have to take LSATs. Not really sure what direction I want to go yet. I’m majoring in biology and economics (might be an econ minor, haven’t decided yet). I’ve also gotten involved in a lot of stuff on campus (à la Jamie French); I’m on the board of directors for the Georgetown University Student Investment Fund (GUSIF), which

Class Notes manages about a quarter-million dollars for the university and alumni in a long-only equity portfolio. I’m a student representative for the Residential Judicial Council (RJC), as well as serving on the Georgetown University Honor Council (for Honor Code violations), the sole undergraduate representative for the Faculty-Library Advisory Council (FLAC, which is responsible for allocating university funding), and am on the Senior Class Committee for next year. I’ve also been on the GU men’s club lacrosse team for the past three years, and will be on it again next year.”

Jamie Coffin and the Dartmouth lacrosse team finished off the year as an impressive second in the Ivy League. Jamie helped lead the way with 29 goals and 16 assists.

China Care Foundation’s founder and president, Matt Dalio, along with music star Carlos Santana, drew a crowd of approximately 350 people on June 18th at the Belle Haven Country Club in Greenwich. All proceeds from the $2,000-a-plate fundraiser went to China Care’s programs, which are dedicated to uniting Chinese orphans and American adopting families, providing better orphan care in China, and giving support to special needs orphans and the families that adopt them.

Duncan Edwards worked hard this summer for Shep ’89 and Ian ’93 Murray’s Vineyard Vines.

Living in Denver this summer, Matt MacDonald will continue to work at KEW Realty, a commercial real estate company for which he has interned since he returned from study abroad in Barcelona.

Working in Florence for 7 weeks this summer, Will Woodburn has been playing lots of soccer, and showing the Italians that Americans can play their game, too!

Matt Wiggins makes an appearance every year at our Alumni Sports Night and this was no exception. He also showed everyone he still has what it takes to play in a competitive game of lacrosse!

2003 Chris Allwin christopher.allwin@yale.edu Philip Carter scartepa0@sewanee.edu Chris Gartin CGG6@Georgetown.edu Shane Heller sheller10@aol.com Jack Macfarlane jgm5f@virginia.edu Alex Stein astein@sewanee.edu Will Sinclair sincw3@wfu.edu Jamie Allen is taking a semester off from USC to manage a rock/jazz band in New York.

The Class of 2003 was in good form on the lax field as Phil Carter and Willie Ferrer participated in the Alumni Summer Sports Night game.

Will Sirignano writes, “I studied in Florence last fall, which was amazing - I shouldn’t have come back. I’ll be living in New York City working for Lehman Brothers Investment Banking Division.”

James McAvity was the 2004 conference “Rookie of the Year” in squash for St. Lawrence after posting a 10-10 record at primarily the #2 position. Jamie will again be the standout for the Saints at the top of the lineup in 2005-2006.

Matt Slaine writes, “I spent the fall semester at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, studying economics and government (both majors), and, of course, doing lots of traveling.

In March, I was accepted as an undergraduate fellow representing Dartmouth at the Center for the Study of the Presidency in DC, so I will be involved with that next year. I have been business manager for the Dartmouth daily newspaper this year, and will continue in this post through December 2005. I’m considering grad school or teaching high school after senior year.”

JP Shand writes, “I’ve just finished my fifth term at Union College, and I’m spending spring term in Washington, DC, writing for Congressional Quarterly. I’ve got plans to spend some time with alums going to school in Virginia and Maryland while I’m down here, as well as the Georgetown/GW crowd. I’d love to hear from any old classmates.”

Matthew Vascellaro writes, “I have enjoyed my first two years at Brown. While I continue to pursue my cartooning with ‘JERO’ in the Brown Daily Herald, as well as my website www.unitoons.org (which I co-

Celebrate the years since graduation at Homecoming weekend, October 21-23! Please send your most up-to-date contact information to Cat Scott (CScott@brunswickschool.org/1-800-546-9425) to stay informed of all the events.

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Class Notes Larry Haertel, Jr. ’04 Claims the Palmer Cup Title What a tournament! To claim title as 2005 Palmer Cup champion, the collegiate version of the Ryder Cup, Larry Haertel ’04 beat out the year’s previous winner in an 18-hole dramatic showdown at Hartford Golf Club. At one point, Larry went for the green in two, but chunked a 2 iron and had 90 yards in. He grabbed a lob wedge, dropped his shot 10 feet above the hole, and watched the ball feed back to within one foot.

He made birdie.

Larry, who co-captained Brunswick’s golf team to their first New England Championship, four FAA Team titles and won three individual FAA Championships during his four Varsity years, continued his momentum at Brown University, where he will be a sophomore. During his freshman year, Larry lead Brown’s golf team through 17 rounds of 8 major tournaments in the fall and spring season. Highlights include: a 10th place finish at the Ivy League Championships; 7th place finish at the URI Invitational and a year-end rank of 15th among Northeast NCAA Division I golfers. In late-May, Larry won the Russell Palmer Cup – Connecticut State’s Men’s Amateur 36-hole Invitational Stroke play championship with a 1 under par 140 at the Hartford Golf Club. In late-June, he finished 5th at the 50th MGA “Ike” Stroke Play championship at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey.

“The Palmer Cup was a good win, the first one in a while, and a great way to start off the summer,” Larry said.

founded with a Harvard friend), most of my free time is spent on my situation comedy, ‘White Brown Friends,’ which airs on Brown Cable TV. You can see these on the web at www.whitebrownfriends.com.

Check them out and stay in touch!”

2004 Evan Bailey ebailey@hamilton.edu Matt Gojkovich matthew.gojkovich@duke.edu Andrew Gosden andrew.gosden@duke.edu

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Jason Prager JTP2@duke.edu Mik Gasiorowski has been making his way around Fairfield and Westchester counties “cutting” it up with folks as he sells Cutco knives and accessories. He has had incredible success and has broken all sorts of records!

2005 JD Allman Jda29@georgetown.edu Harry Mallory Henry.mallory@uvm.edu Jay Otto jrotto@optonline.net Will Jeffrey wjeffrey@fas.harvard.edu John Watkins Bbruins31@optonline.net Chris Wimbush Ckw209@gwu.edu At their first official alumni event, Alumni Sports Night, Carter Harris and Andy Lorig brought out their lacrosse gear for one more round on the turf field!

Faculty and Staff Laura Jenkins, long-time assistant to the Headmaster and mother of David ’71, Christopher ’73, Jim ’76, Adam ’78, Frank ’79, and Tony ’82 passed away on May 17, 2004.

Class Notes Digital Photos We love pictures, and we like you to look good.

Here are some tips for sending us digital photographs that will look fantastic in print.: • Set the photo size to 4 x 6 inches or greater, and 300 dpi • Set your digital camera to the best photo setting • Save files as TIFF or JPEG • Email photos as attachments (not in the message or placed in a word file) • Please identify everyone in the photo and provide a caption • Send photos to Catherine Scott CScott@brunswickschool.org

‘Wick vs. Hotchkiss Lacrosse

That’s Jason Rehlaender on the left, Eric Bragg, Matt Ferrer and Charlie Tashjian.

Eric, who attended Brunswick from K–9 and has just graduated from Hotchkiss, is off to Washington University in St. Louis this fall. Jason will attend Duke, Matt is going to Middlebury and Charlie, a Brunswick Lifer, will attend Trinity.

Eric, Matt and Jason grew up in Darien, played youth lacrosse together, as well as youth hockey, where they won the New England Championship as Squirts (age 10).

If you’d rather send a traditional print (made from a negative), we love them, too, but please send them on GLOSSY paper whenever possible. Matte prints and prints from digital photos do NOT scan well. We cannot reproduce photos from photocopies or magazines or newsprint. Mail prints to: Catherine Scott Brunswick School Alumni Office 100 Maher Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830

Celebrate the years since graduation at Homecoming weekend, October 21-23! Please send your most up-to-date contact information to Cat Scott (CScott@brunswickschool.org/1-800-546-9425) to stay informed of all the events.

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Mr. Cosby Times of Brunswick

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A Letter From Bob Cosby, Jr. ’73 Robert L. Cosby was our beloved faculty member whose generosity of spirit, good nature, optimism, thoughtfulness; and fine character affected generations of Brunswick students. The Legend lives on.

To honor members of the Cosby Society and the anniversary of his father’s death in February 2004, Bob Cosby, Jr. visited Brunswick.

Following are excerpts from Bob’s thank you letter to Headmaster Tom Philip for his gracious hospitality during this campus visit:

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Son Bob Jr., daughter Renata, and Mr. C.

“. . . What I witnessed on February 24th spoke volumes about the impact that my father had on so many people in the Brunswick community.

He was my hero, too. I was inspired by members of the Cosby Society and the students, and thought about their questions and comments after my remarks. It was also important to see the progress made at Brunswick in recognizing and addressing many of the issues associated with inclusion and exclusion that are often wrapped in discussion, or lack of discussion, about race and ethnicity. Your leadership and the positive message shared have been embraced by many, and seem to be embodied in the purpose of the Cosby Society and the scholarship that bears Mr. C’s name. Thank you. I think that our father would be pleased. . . . I want you to know how much I appreciate your support and vision for a lasting remembrance of coach, teacher, friend, mentor, and father, Robert L. Cosby, Sr. and am gratified that our father’s legacy will continue through so many thoughtful and generous people . . . I hope the ideals that Robert Cosby tried to share — ideals that I believe in and struggle to uphold — will not be forgotten. For it is with education that comes knowledge; with experiences come wisdom and the generosity of will; and with spirit and conviction come integrity, and many other good things.

They should all be part of the Brunswick tradition.

During a trip to Washington, D.C., David, Benjy, and Michael Levy remembered Mr. Cosby by visiting his gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery.

All best wishes to you, your family and the Brunswick family, for health, Sincerely, Bob

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happiness, prosperity, and God’s peace.”

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Viewpoint

Student Perspective

By Edwin Matos, Class of 2005 Graduate

Initially headed for John Jay School of Criminal Justice in New York City, Edwin Matos was sponsored for a post-graduate senior year at Brunswick School by Lisa and Richard Baker ‘84, who also hosted him during the school year. The following article is excerpted from Edwin’s “Senior Voice” essay and later delivered to his fellow Upper

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“First and foremost, I’d like to thank Mr. Philip, Mr. Hearon, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Burdett from the bottom of my heart for everything they’ve done for me this year.

I’d like to talk to you about something that a lot of people don’t think about or don’t know.

Basically, how privileged we are to be at Brunswick and live in Greenwich. I feel so lucky and privileged to be right here where I’m standing in front of you. Many take for granted what Brunswick really is, and the opportunity we have.

Every morning I wake up with a smile because I’m waking up in Conyers Farm and I’m going to Brunswick School. Here in Greenwich, I don’t have to live looking over my shoulder or worry about what might happen to me today.

Look at the person next to you and just take a look around – this is like a family. Most of you have been in Brunswick for a long time and don’t know what it’s like outside these walls.

I’m going to tell you a story about my best friend, but before I do, I want to say some things.

Although there’s enough money in Greenwich to repay the national debt, we should keep in mind the things that are priceless; loyalty, peace of mind, humility, modesty, love, respect, courage, honor, truth.

Cherish your true friends, and be loyal and honest to them always.

As many of you know, this is my second senior year. I went to Walton High, a public school in the Bronx. Throughout high school, my friend Victor Garcia was my right-hand man. He was there for me like a brother. We never had great grades, and we always talked about how our wives would be friends, and our kids would grow up together, how we would find some crazy way to get rich, and move to the suburbs somewhere.

Fast-forward a few years to Valentine’s Day 2004. We planned to go to a Valentine’s Day party (and for those who don’t know, parties in the Bronx end when the sun comes up.) It ended up, though, that I went to the movies with my ex-girlfriend. I called Victor at midnight telling him that most likely I wasn’t going to make it to the party, so I told him to be safe, and I’d see him that following Monday.

I got home at about 2:00 a.m. and went to sleep. I never saw Victor that following Monday. I got the call at 4:47 a.m. on Sunday, February 15 from a friend, Melanie, who was in tears.

Victor was dead. He had left the party at 2:30. He was walking with his cousin and a friend. As they were heading toward the corner, a group of 20 guys yelled and taunted them to get off of the block. One of them ran up to Victor and hit him on the back of the head.

Victor turned around and fought back. The rest of the 20 guys caught up and surrounded him. He kept fighting back. Victor was a big dude—6’2”, 200 pounds. He could hold his own. But one of the guys pulled a knife and stabbed him four times in the torso. The ambulance took half-an-hour to get there and my best friend died on the way to the hospital. I miss him dearly.

Tomorrow is not promised. Today, you live in Greenwich or nearby. You don’t have to go through things like this. I, on the other hand, have had to bury four of my closest friends — all homicides. And I have three friends in prison. One who is only 17 and just sentenced to life.

My first mentor gave me the bandana I have in my hand. His name was Tony, but he was known as ‘Pretty Tone.’ He wasn’t a teacher, scientist, or an engineer. He was a drug dealer. But Pretty Tone taught me more than I could ever learn in school. He was a genius and a good person. Tony taught me to always have a back-up plan. If I want something, get it on my own merit; be loyal; nothing is free. He told me to look at the life around me and said that it wasn’t for me. ‘You don’t have to sell drugs, or rap, or dribble the ball,’ he said. ‘You have a brain. You’re bright and have class. Use it.’

Pretty Tone was not bad; he was just dealt a bad hand. Some people think that those who are poor and live in impoverished areas are there because it’s their fault. It’s not. It’s just the hand they were dealt and it’s a hard cycle to break. Everyone is dealt a different hand and this is what goes on in the Bronx. I’ve been a victim of police brutality twice. I was once wrongfully arrested. There are terrible things happening all over the world, not just in the Bronx.

A lot of you know me as a gambler. I took a gamble by coming to Brunswick.

You have to feel fortunate to be in a place where it’s all smiles and candy. Imagine all of the hunger in the world due to poverty. Poverty is not a state of mind, it’s a disease that’s been diagnosed and neglected.

All of the money wasted in the Middle East should be used to fund public schools across the United States. We have wars within our own borders that are not going un-noticed, just being ignored.

I’m going to go on and be successful, not just for me, but for a lot of people. For the whole Bronx and anyone who has felt poverty.

I’m going to work until the day I die to make sure poverty and racism are gone.

If you don’t remember anything I’ve said today, remember how fortunate you are to live in this bubble called Greenwich, and how fortunate we are to attend this prestigious school that turns boys into men.”

College Matriculation Class of 2005 Pratt, Bobby…………………………Santa Clara University Puleo, Michael………………………Oberlin College Rehlaender, Jason……………………Duke University Schroeder, Michael … ………………University of Southern California Stein, Sam… ………………………Vanderbilt University Steinborn, Ed… ……………………Loyola University Stuebe, Christian ……………………Boston College Tashjian, Charlie ……………………Trinity College Walker, Tim …………………………Gordon College Watkins, John … ……………………Davidson College Wells, Brian …………………………Bucknell University Whelan, Patrick … …………………University of Virginia Wigdortz, Jonathan… ………………Carnegie Mellon University (Drama) Wimbush, Chris … …………………George Washington University Witmer, Bart … ……………………Middlebury College Zannino, Zach ………………………Connecticut College

Brunswick “Lifers”: Carter Harris, Tim Edwards, Sankesh Abbhi, Michael Parker, Charlie Tashjian, Harry Mallory, Jay Otto, and Michael Schroeder

Come Join the Party Line!

Brunswick School Annual Fund Phonathon Tuesday, November 1 & Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Middle School Cafeteria King Street Campus 6:30 p.m.

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Summer 2005

Abbhi, Sankesh… …………………Columbia University Aldrich, Dillon………………………Cornell University Allman, JD… ………………………Georgetown University Arbelaez, Dorian… …………………Lehigh University Ballantine, Jamie ……………………Cornell University Basham, Andrew… …………………Franklin College (Switzerland) Bell, Cameron… ……………………Stanford University Berger, Ricky … ……………………Dartmouth College Bronfman, Chase … ………………Skidmore College Brown, Jason… ……………………Brandeis University Brown, Okene………………………American International College Bumpus, Will… ……………………Duke University Carroll, Graham… …………………Stanford University Caulkins, Graham……………………Washington University Chase, Ben … ………………………Tufts University Collins, Matt…………………………Princeton University Constantine, Colin… ………………University of Southern California Cooper, Henry … …………………Columbia University Crai, RJ … …………………………University of Colorado, Boulder DuPont, Johnny … …………………Stanford University Edwards, Timmy… …………………Middlebury College Ferrer, Matt… ………………………Middlebury College Finan, Peter…………………………Hamilton College Findlay, James ………………………Tulane University Freeburg, Eric ………………………University of Colorado, Boulder Gaston, John … ……………………Middlebury College Gaston, Peter … ……………………University of Colorado, Boulder Gentil, Fernando… …………………Georgetown University Glazer, Alex … ……………………PG – Salisbury Grunow, A.J.… ……………………Franklin & Marshall Harris, Carter … ……………………US Naval Academy Henry, Cam…………………………Williams College Hernandez, Josue……………………Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hoelscher, Garrett… ………………Emory University Hotchkiss, Andrew… ………………US Naval Academy Hubbard, Dan………………………Colgate University Hynes, Chris … ……………………Boston College Ill, Charlie … ………………………University of Southern California Ingraham, David ……………………Denison University Jeffrey, Will …………………………Harvard College Jelley, Kyle… ………………………Wake Forest University John, Zach… ………………………Rollins College Johnstone, David ……………………University of Colorado, Boulder Keegan, Sean … ……………………Tufts University Kelly, Ed ……………………………University of Richmond Kiessling, Cord … …………………Bennington College Klopp, Adam… ……………………University of Virginia Laird, Jason… ………………………University of Vermont Lorig, Andy …………………………Southern Methodist University Mallory, Harry ………………………University of Vermont Malloy, Conor ………………………Brown University Mandel, Ben…………………………Dartmouth College Marks, Ned… ………………………Denison University Matos, Edwin ………………………Hobart & William Smith College McCarty, Matt… ……………………Vanderbilt University Mehrabani, Ryan… …………………Carnegie Mellon Morales, JP …………………………Clemson University Otto, Jay ……………………………Duke University Parker, Michael … …………………University of Virginia Paternina, Bernard … ………………University of Navarra (Spain) Payton, Sam…………………………Duke University Pederson, Peer… …………………… University of Southern California (Film)

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YESssssssss!

We did it!

Brunswick’s 2004-2005 Annual Fund goals were met!

Many thanks to alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends who continue their support of the place we cherish—Brunswick School.

Thank you for giving so generously to the 2004-2005 Annual Fund!

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