Times of Brunswick, Spring 2016

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Spring 2016

HOW THE TOOLS OF EXPERIENCE WORK TO CRAFT LASTING STRENGTHS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015–2016

Gregory B. Hartch ’88, P ’19 Chairman Richard A. Axilrod, P ’14, ’19 Nisha Kumar Behringer, P ’26, ’28 James F. Bell IV, P ’14, ’16, ’17, ’21 W. Robert Berkley Jr. ’91, P ’21, ’23 Nancy M. Better, P ’11, ’13 Michael J. Bingle, P ’20, ’25 Todd L. Boehly, P ’20, ’22, ’24 Mark H. Camel, P ’12, ’18, ’18 Robert F. Carangelo, P ’17, ’21 Frank J. Carroll, P ’22 Christine J. Chao, P ’18 Mark F. Dzialga, P ’19 Philip A. Hadley, P ’18, ’20 Carlos M. Hernandez, P ’18 Anthony E. Mann, P ’17 D. Ian McKinnon, P ’18 Robert E. Michalik, P ’19, ’21, ’23, ’28 Thomas D. O’Malley Jr. ’85, P ’12, ’15, ’21 Douglas I. Ostrover, P ’20 Suzanne P. Peisch P ’12, ’14, ’16, ’18 Philip F. P. Pierce, P ’10, ’13, ’18 Stephen R. Pierce, P ’15, ’19 Jean W. Rose, P ’16 David R. Salomon, P ’16 William A. Schneider ’72, P ’12, ’16 Scott M. Stuart, P ’12, ’16 Michael A. Troy, P ’12, ’14 Kerry A. Tyler, P ’15, ’18 Tyler J. Wolfram P ’18, ’22

Ex Officio Thomas W. Philip, P ’08, ’10 Headmaster Kathleen Harrington CFO/Business Manager Thomas G. Murray, P ’25, ’27 Executive Director of Development Daniel J. Griffin Director of Institutional Communications Binney Huffman, P ’17, ’21 President, BPA Paul Gojkovich III ’01 President, Brunswick Alumni Association

ON THE COVER Chess Throughout masters the(left to right) academic Henry Graham year, Brunswick ’26, Vincentboys Zhuof’28, and all Robert agesUlmer have been ’24 were doingamong the heavy 10 young lifting Bruinson competing their wayattothe theNational buildingScholastic of Grade strong Level character Chess Championships — ice climbing in in subzero Orlando,temperatures Fla., in December. at Camp HowDudley; did they reconstructing fare? To find out, broken turn to homes page in 56.New Orleans and the local community; and facing new challenges in the classroom to enhance their character-based education. For more on their service, adventure, and learning, see page 6.

Experience in Serving Others One of many components of Brunswick’s character-building initiative is Community Service Day, held this year on April 29. More than 150 Upper Schoolers traveled to Yonkers, N.Y., to help construct homes for Habitat for Humanity. Teams of faculty and students fanned out across Fairfield and Westchester counties to contribute their strengths and talents to charities and nonprofit organizations of all sorts.

MESSAGE FROM THE

HEADMASTER Power in the Handwritten Word

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N MOST ordinary high school classrooms,

At the younger ages, we’ve

you see one student with his laptop open, furi-

found that directed and focused

ously taking notes by typing away. You scan to

technological applications can be

the seat next to him and see another with his

very effective. But we’ve also found

notebook on his desk, intently writing down the

that unstructured and unsuper-

words spoken by the teacher.

vised access to technology can be

What’s the difference — if any, you ask?

Recent studies shed light on the answer.

distracting and confusing.

Even in a student’s 9th-grade

Psychologists Pam Mueller and Daniel

year — when we do issue each

Oppenheimer found that students who take

boy his “own” laptop for use at

notes on laptops mindlessly take down every-

school and at home — we strongly

thing a teacher says.

encourage faculty not to allow

Additionally, their study determined that 40 percent of college students using laptops during lectures had unrelated material on their screens.

Students who take notes by hand, however,

students to have their laptops “on and open” during class.

Rather, in Upper School, the use of laptops is largely confined to

can’t keep pace with the teacher’s voice and

homework tasks completed during

are forced to listen and decide what is most

free periods or to supervised and

important to write down, a process ultimately helping them to learn.

Joseph Stromberg noted xin Vox that students who use laptops for note taking ultimately find that doing so interferes with their effective recall of that information.

At Brunswick, we agree.

And, as many of you may know, we don’t issue laptops to our students until they reach Upper School.

While we do provide ample

directed projects

IN BUILDING YOUNG MEN OF STRONG CHARACTER, WE NEED TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO THINK AND ACT ON THEIR OWN AND TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.

in class.

Perhaps ironically, powerful and versatile as a laptop may

and attention in so many endeavors becomes

be, it presents a literal and

increasingly prey to technology.

figurative obstacle between each

Hence, when it’s most prudent to do so, we

student and his teacher, as well

endeavor to keep the learning process as simple

as between him and others in

and pure as possible.

the class.

To add to the irony, as

bury his head in a computer screen instead of

smaller and smaller, the chal-

interacting with other students and teachers?

lenge of managing their use meaningfully in an educational setting grows exponentially, as we never want “the tool” to

iPads, laptops, and even desk-

become “the master.” we need to do as much as possible to encourage

very specifically project oriented.

our students to think and act on their own and

an aid to learning as well as an impediment.

To us, none of this discussion is earthshattering. It’s really just common sense.

And it will continue to be common practice at Brunswick.

In building young men of strong character,

access to computers during the academic day is Our firm belief is that technology can be both

Why not take full advantage of our enviable student/faculty ratio? Why allow a student to

powerful devices become

access to technology through tops in our Pre, Lower, and Middle Schools,

efficiently and wisely — especially as our time

to interact with each other. In tandem, we want to teach students how to harness electronics

Thomas W. Philip

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Headmaster Thomas W. Philip Executive Director of Development Thomas G. Murray Associate Director of Development Meghan McCarthy Director of Institutional Communications Daniel J. Griffin dgriffin@brunswickschool.org Associate Directors of Communications Mike Kennedy ’99 mkennedy@brunswickschool.org Wayne Lin wlin@brunswickschool.org Class Notes Editor Libby Edwards ledwards@brunswickschool.org Contributing Writers Tucker Calcano ’17 Daniel J. Griffin Mike Kennedy ’99 Katherine Ogden Alex Okinaka ’16 Thomas W. Philip

6 FEATURES 06 Compassion, Commitment and Community Nurture the Building of Character

By Katherine Ogden & Mike Kennedy ’99

Contributing Photographers Oliver Bierman-Lytle Dan Burns Camp Dudley Ben DeFlorio Jamie Fessenden Michael Graae Jeffry Konczal Minush Krasniqi Wayne Lin Heather Prescott Cliff Robbins P ’11, ’14, ’17 U.S. Squash Dale Walker Cam Welch Will Widmer Design Mary Lester Design marylesterdesign.com Printing Flagship Press, flagshippress.com

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FLEX TIME

– Making It in ‘The Bigs’

04 ‘Enjoy the Moment’

– Faces in the Crowd

38 ‘Ask No Guarantees, Ask for No Security: See the World’

– ‘Outside-the-Box’ Science & Engineering

55 Happy Dash Builds Community

– Senatorial Advice: ‘Value Education, Cross the Aisle’ – Golden Bear Sighting – ‘Encourage, Inspire, Protect the Girls in Your Life’ 56 Class Notes 59 In Memoriam 61 Alumni Events 64 Last Look

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‘Enjoy the Moment’

By Mike Kennedy ’99

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S A sophomore in high school, Pete Bevacqua ’89 entered the game in the

fourth quarter to loud and disparaging jeers from the crowd inside a jam-packed gymnasium at St. Mary’s — his former classmates chanting the Brunswick transfer’s nickname as he peeled himself off the end of the bench.

He was a nervous wreck.

But after knocking down two free throws, the point guard quickly found himself transformed — wanting the basketball in his hands and thriving amid the hostility and pressure of heated competition.

Two years later, Bevacqua starred at quarterback for the Bruins — his team needing a win in a rain-soaked game against Fieldston to earn a spot in the FAA championship.

As a Bruin, Pete Bevacqua ’89 starred on the football, basketball, and golf teams, playing for the legendary gridiron coach and lifelong influence Bob Sampson (below).

Late in the first half and with a linebacker on his heels, Bevacqua

memories — of the good, the

rolled to his right and tried to

bad, and the ugly variety — as

draws on them in both

throw the ball through the end

the keynote speaker at the 86th

his professional and

zone to salvage another play.

Annual Father-Son Dinner, held on

personal life — whether

Thursday, March 10.

making decisions about

The pigskin slipped out of his hands, however, creating a Joe

“My memories from my time

To this day, Bevacqua

the Ryder Cup or about

Montana-to-Dwight Clark moment

at Brunswick haven’t eroded,”

the lessons he wishes

as Geoff Nichols ’89 swooped

he explained to the audience of

to instill in his three

across the end zone to snatch the

more than 600 fathers, sons, and

children.

fortuitous touchdown pass and

coaches — all on hand for one of

boost the Bruins to an eventual

the School’s oldest and most long-

looking back on moments of

14–0 victory.

standing traditions.

trophy-raising triumph — recalling

Bevacqua was the hero.

Now the CEO of the PGA of

“They’ve become stronger.

And he’s not always

one specific instance on the

They’ve become more important.

gridiron when he stepped out of

America, Bevacqua relived a

And they’ve really defined who

bounds to avoid a head-on collision

handful of his Brunswick sports

I am.”

with an imposing opponent.

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01 Perry and Conor Boyle ’17, Tom and Cole Fiorita ’17, and Andrew ’17 and Brooks Hennessy ’17 with their father, Peter.

02 Charles Tate ’20 and his father, Charles 03 Cameron Evans ’21 and his father, Steve 04 Senior moms Kate Lieder and Beba Errichetti 05 Philip Chadwell ’20 and his father, Philip 06 Student speaker and tri-varsity athlete Jack Stephenson ’16

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It haunted him for years.

you have, the bonds you build.”

“Whether they’re good, bad, or

Bevacqua concluded with some

otherwise, you can learn from these

words of wisdom for his fellow

experiences as you reflect on them,”

Bruins — wishing he could travel

he explained.

back in time to join them and to

“How did you respond? Did you answer the bell? Did you play your best? Did you have your teammates’ backs?

“Sports is one of the great things that lights our world.

It’s you versus him. It’s your

play one more game for the Brown & Gold.

“Enjoy the moment and realize that the decisions you make on the fields are important. They define who you are.

“And, as Coach Sampson taught

team versus their team. There’s

me, we’re all going to win. Be sure

nothing so pure — the teammates

to have fun.”

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COMPASSION, COMMITMENT AND COMMUN IT Y NURTURE THE

BUILDING OF

CHARACTER I N A C O M P L E X W O R L D , A N I M P E R AT I V E C H A L L E N G E

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Brunswick faculty and students unite in endeavors to think anew and act anew to safeguard and enhance the essence of the School’s long-standing dedication to building young men of character through commitment to the unwavering tenets of Courage, Honor, Truth.

BY KATHERINE OGDEN AND MIKE KENNEDY ’99

IN THIS SECTION 12 Pre School 14 Lower School 17 Middle School 20 Upper School: Camp Dudley 28 Student Journal

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THE BUILDING OF

CHARACTER

It was a Sunday, the very first morning of a weeklong expedition into the wilderness — and already, ’Wick junior Tucker Calcano ’17 was all in.

He and a cadre of classmates from the Upper School had arrived at Camp Dudley on the shores of Lake Champlain just one day before.

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“LITTLE LOG CABINS AND

was no textbook. No lecture hall.

deciduous trees scattered

No new-fangled computer app

throughout the landscape,

offering the latest workaround or

all overlooking a serene and

shortcut.

picturesque lake,” he wrote in his journal. “A gorgeous place.”

Instead, the silence of the wilderness in winter and a

It didn’t take very long at all

budding camaraderie with his

for beauty to work its magic. By

classmates brought him to that

the very next morning, the muse

transformative moment.

made an appearance.

T

“Woke up — breathtaking view — feel like an inspired poet.” For the Upper School junior, the power of education came in the experience. There

UCKER’S EMOTIONAL and psychological journey to inspiration may well have happened in the only

way it could, experts say.

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The Best Teacher?

No Question: Experience

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HE ASSOCIATION for

Experiential Education

offers a good definition of the pedagogy of experiential education: “Challenge and experience followed by reflection leading to learning and growth.”

It’s a type of education that can include things such as outdoor education and service learning, and the association articulates some of its principles on its website. For example, the pedagogy offers: Experiences structured

“People who have studied character development through the ages have generally found hectoring lectures don’t help,” writes New York Times columnist and champion of character David Brooks.

His is an insight that shines light on a paradox for educators interested in teaching character. If we can’t teach character in the classroom, how, exactly, do we do it?

Some leading thinkers say community-building is the key.

Here again, Brooks sheds some light. In a recent column, he quotes Kurt Hahn, a founder of Outward Bound: “‘It is the foremost task of education to ensure the survival of these qualities: An enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible denial, and above all, compassion.

to require the learner to take

“‘All over the country, there are

initiative, make decisions, and

schools and organizations trying to

be accountable for results.

come up with new ways to cultivate

Throughout the experiential learning process, learners’ active engagement in posing questions, investigating, experimenting, being curious, solving problems, assuming responsibility, being creative, and constructing meaning.

Intellectual, emotional,

character. The ones I’ve seen that do it best, so far, are those that cultivate intense, thick community. Most of the time character is not an individual accomplishment. It emerges through joined hearts and souls, and in groups.”’

Others, including Hahn himself, have added experiential education

social, soulful, and/or physical engagement and challenge — confirming a sense that the learning task is authentic.

Development and nurturing of relationships: Learner to self, learner to others, and learner to the world at large.

LEFT Camp Dudley adventurers Siyan Shaikh, Tucker Calcano, Andrew Mellert, and Paul Grasso pause for a cup of warmth.

MIDDLE The Camp Dudley crew of junior boys gathers for a nightly discussion.

BOTTOM Lower Schoolers George Braun ’24, Owen Unger ’25, and Tony Zhu ’25 work together in their analysis of character traits.

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THE BUILDING OF

CHARACTER

Experts say experiential education may well be the only way to teach character, the only way for students to find that readiness to dig deep.

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to the mix. Yes, strong community

classroom intellectually to students

is a piece of the puzzle, they say,

mechanically taking notes. Good,

but true character develops under

wise hearts are obtained through

a more complex umbrella of peda-

lifetimes of diligent effort to dig

gogy best described as “experiential

deeply within and heal lifetimes of

world imperils character develop-

education.”

scars. You can’t teach it or email

ment with threats coming in many

it or tweet it. It has to be discov-

forms — technology being one of

passage from his 2015 book The

ered within the depths of one’s

the biggest. In a development that

Road to Character:

own heart when a person is finally

has lifelong ramifications, teachers

ready to go looking for it, and not

are increasingly seeing the effects

before.’”

of a shortened attention span

Brooks sheds more light in a

“The truth,” he writes, “was hammered home to me after I wrote a column expressing frustra-

Experts say experiential educa-

Nick Mosher ’18 and Henry Hill ‘19 sand the walls at 4515 Feliciana Drive in New Orleans during a service trip.

in the classroom. Brooks made

tion with how hard it is to use the

tion may well be the only way to

the connection to character in a

classroom experience to learn how

teach character, the only way for

recent commencement speech at

to be good. A veterinarian named

students to find that readiness

Dartmouth:

Dave Jolly sent me an email that

to dig deep. And beyond that, it’s

cut to the chase:

never been more important to try.

decommitment devices. Tinder,

More than ever, they say, today’s

OkCupid, Instagram, Reddit; the

“‘The heart cannot be taught in a

“We live in a society filled with

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“And if there is anything we are striving for, it is to prepare our boys to lead lives of meaning. Lives of purpose.

Lives of fulfillment.”

As such, the Trust really serves

Pre-Kindergartner Declan Hart-Syed shows off his “lego” idea of fairness.

entire Internet is commanding you to sample one thing after another.

The initiative has already seen

around character; and providing a

to deepen and define the School’s

every member of the Brunswick

“menu” of leadership and character

commitment to the values it has

faculty complete an online

development opportunities beyond

always held dearest.

Coursera course, “Teaching

what’s traditional.

“Academic, artistic, and athletic

Character and Creating Positive

Now, as Brunswick moves ahead,

Our phones are always beckoning

pursuits all have their place,”

Classrooms,” with a representative

a School community tradition-

us to shift our attention span. If

Headmaster Tom Philip said. “But

from each division attending other

ally and intensely committed to

you can’t focus your attention for

without strength of character, those

conferences and lectures.

the building of character is in an

30 seconds, how can you make a

pursuits will prove meaningless.

commitment for life?”

A

“And if there is anything we are

As the year has progressed,

ever-stronger position continually

results have accrued quickly — all

to develop and focus on large and

striving for, it is to prepare our

geared toward articulating tangible

small experiences designed to have

T BRUNSWICK, char-

boys to lead lives of meaning. Lives

ways to teach boys about character

powerful and lasting impacts on

acter education has been

of purpose. Lives of fulfillment.”

and leadership; offering vocabulary

students at every level.

the essence of the School’s mission

since its founding, nearly 115 years ago. Now, an initiative formally launched at the beginning of this academic year involves the entire School community in thinking about and acting on ways to articulate and further strengthen Brunswick’s long-standing commitment to Courage, Honor, and Truth.

The Brunswick Trust cultivates experiential education in every corner of the School, from ’Wick’s youngest students in Pre School classrooms on Maple Avenue to new leadership roles for Lower School students, from a new vocabulary of character infused in every Middle School classroom to a new Outdoor Education Program that sees Upper School students tackle winter camping.

Fourth-graders Will Schmitz, Jack Connolly, and Patrick O’Connor “play it forward” by donating used-sports gear.

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THE BUILDING OF

CHARACTER

AT T H E

PRE SCHOOL

‘ CHARACTER CRITTERS’ OFFER PINTSIZED INSPIRATION “ A person’s a person, no matter how small.”

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T THE PRE SCHOOL, it’s a character critter that most often relays the lessons of the Brunswick Trust, and in this case it is the famous elephant from Horton Hears a Who that provides some basic food-for-thought.

Tasked with the challenge of talking to very small children about character, teachers at the Pre School have turned to critters like Horton and Fran the Fair Frog to tell the story for them.

“Critters,” said Pre-Kindergarten teacher Deb

“ Critters help us talk about character in a way that is perfect for preschoolers.”

LEFT Pre-Kindergartner Paul Kesmodel displays the character pillar of respect.

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Schwartz, “help us talk about

ness,” she said. “We spend a whole

to my mom when I eat all my

character in a way that is perfect

month talking about caring.”

vegetables!”

for preschoolers.”

Schwartz, along with colleagues Connie Snetzko and Kristen Ingarra, have spearheaded the effort to strengthen character education for Brunswick’s youngest charges.

Together, the three have helped implement Character Counts!, which teaches character education

“This is all such a part of Courage, Honor, Truth,” Schwartz said. “It’s not new.

“I love the whole pillar idea, because it’s so concrete.”

Here’s an overview of what some

On caring: “Caring is when you take care of

LEFT

Stuffed critters tell stories of character growth.

your friends. Like if a friend is hurt, you

of the youngest Brunswick students

take them to the

are saying about character.

nurse.”

On fairness: “If I have the

by emphasizing the six pillars of

Titanic and the Mayflower, it

character: trustworthiness, respon-

would be fair to give the Mayflower

sibility, respect, fairness, care, and

to my friend. If I kept both boats,

citizenship. “We spend a whole

that is unfair.”

month talking about trustworthi-

On trustworthiness: “Trustworthiness is being trusted!”

ABOVE Pre-kindergartners Blake O’Hara, Graeme Morley, Charlie Marks, Santi Loynaz, and Declan Hart-Syed add their smiles to the six pillars of character.

On respect: “I show respect

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Liam Green and William Connell take their turns representing the second grade at a student council meeting.

THE BUILDING OF

CHARACTER

AT T H E

LOWER SCHOOL

AMBASSADORS SPREAD A WONDERFUL WORD

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ALL THEM AMBASSADORS for character education.

This year at the Lower School, 22 fourth-grade boys who would otherwise have been warming the proverbial bench have instead stepped up to help lead Brunswick’s new initiative in character education.

Every two weeks, these new envoys for character visit the classrooms of their younger classmates to lead discussions on character traits of the highest order. Grit, zest, self-control, modesty: Each lesson brings a new expedition into the teaching of character.

And, the boys are doing it for each other, often heading back to the

exact classrooms they passed through just a few short years ago.

Now in fourth grade, Gabriel Lopez said visiting his old classroom as an

ambassador gave him a sense of “nostalgia” and even “déjà vu.” Even more, it got him thinking about how to engage his younger counterparts in the business of learning character. “You can’t be too boring,” he said. “You have to have

ABOVE A Lower School boy spreads the word about “playing it forward.”

enthusiasm. That way, you can teach them more about how to have self-control and zest.”

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Often, the desire to serve far outstrips available roles. After all, there can be only one president.

Such was the case at the Lower School last fall, when a total of 48 third- and fourth-grade boys expressed a very clear desire to serve their community in spirit and deed.

Here it is in a nutshell: In a crowded race last fall, four dozen Lower School boys jockeyed for just four spots on the student council.

Grit, zest, selfcontrol, modesty: Each lesson brings a new expedition into the teaching of character.

Ten fourth-grade boys vied for the chance to be vice president, while 13 fourth-graders vied for the chance

Fourth-grader Colin Devine helps fellow Bruins look into the mirror of character.

to be president. The remainder ran with hope they could serve as treasurer or secretary. Each student worked hard. He created posters, lobbied for support, and then stood to offer a one-minute speech to the entire Lower School.

In the end, the 216 boys who make up the Lower School community did as they were asked. They elected four boys to the four roles on the student council. The rest were invited to sit on the council by attending meetings.

It almost goes without saying.

The election plainly revealed scores of young students with a desire to learn more about leadership, and no clear place to do it.

LEFT The team of Lower School ambassadors: (Front) Cael Dalton, Reed Hyde, George Braun, Patrick O’Connor, William Newton, Lundeen Cahilly, Gabriel Lopez, Zane Saad, Harrison Hoover, and Thomas Coughlin

(Back) Hudson Hausmann, Colin Devine, Harrison Girard, Connor Crosby, Will Schmitz, Jake Murphy, Ryan West, Jack Connolly, Matty Augustine, and Luke Brooks (Missing) Devin Price and Chris Smoller

ABOVE Co-head of the Lower School Student Council Brett Martell explains a task to ambassadors Cael Dalton, Matty Augustine, and Jack Connolly.

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Twice a month, the boys fan out to help lead morning meetings in classrooms throughout the Lower School.

ABOVE As an ambassador, Gabriel Lopez ’24 shares his thoughts about character with younger Brunswick boys.

Gardner Carney Leadership Institute (gcLi) in Colorado Springs, while Massie had used a similar ambassador program when teaching fifth grade at her previous school.

The two threw around ideas.

Massie recalled her previous experience, and noticed that many students around School seemed to

Until now.

have no idea what was happening

lead morning meetings in class-

The Ambassador program

on the student council.

rooms throughout School.

widens opportunities for learning by giving more students a role.

She suggested boys on the

By the end of the year, the goal is

TOP Co-head of the Lower School Student Council Annie Massie leads the group through a brainstorming exercise on “zest.”

council visit first- through fourth-

to have the ambassadors take over

grade classrooms to spread the

and lead the discussions, running

tion between two Lower School

word about its work. It occurred to

the meetings from start to finish.

teachers who serve as advisors to

Martell to combine that idea with

the student council, fourth-grade

character development articulated

the idea of inclusion for all the

teacher Annie Massie and science

by the Trust. All of a sudden, there

members of the School,” Martell

that occur each and every day. We

teacher Brett Martell.

was plenty of work to go around.

said. “We wanted a program

are seeing the boys taking the lead

It grew from the collabora-

Early in the year, the two

The two now coach their ambas-

ABOVE Student Council Officer Tony Zhu ’25 and Student Ambassador William Newton ’24 share news at a second grade morning meeting.

“A big driving force for this was

that could be student-centered

by modeling what leadership is

discussed goals for the program,

sadors about how to talk about

and student-driven. It really just

all about. This ended up being a

with the clear desire to provide

specific character traits, providing

came about through our previous

wonderful idea,” he said. “It really

additional opportunities for leader-

a template on topics like grit or

experiences and the goal of student

gives fourth-graders leadership

ship among fourth-grade students.

zest that the whole School is trying

inclusion with leadership.

opportunities, and the third-

Martell was fresh home from

to learn more about. Then, twice

“I would say our ‘aha moment’

a conference last summer at the

a month, the boys fan out to help

has turned into a series of moments

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graders say, ‘You know what? I want to do that.’”

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TEACHER’S SPARK IGNITES PASSION FOR CHARACTER

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RISTA WYNIA teaches fifthgrade science.

Her classroom is a place you’d expect to find lessons on forces

and motion, states of matter, or the scientific method.

It’s true. This classroom does have the traditional trappings of a Middle School science class. Eco-science dioramas line the windowsills, and a guinea pig happily makes its home in a corner.

This particular classroom, however, is doing more than just providing space to learn science.

There’s a knitting area in one corner, where students are making scarves for the Wounded Warrior Project and for Midnight Run. In another corner, a backpack on the floor reminds visitors of a new student-initiated drive to collect food specifically for those elsewhere who might not have access to it on weekends.

On the wall, meanwhile, is a bulletin

Thomas Fouts ’20 and Nick Weiss ’23 promote a community-service event with creative artwork.

board headlined by a famous quote

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from John Wooden, with displays that outline the new vocabulary of character education at Brunswick.

Science teacher Krista Wynia was one of four faculty members to attend the Gardner Carney Leadership Institute last summer.

Truth, self-control, honor, enthusiasm, adaptability: The words remain close at hand throughout

Marshmallows and golden

the year, so students and teachers

retrievers have provided other

alike can quickly make connections

character lessons for Middle

to whatever task is at hand. “We’ve

School boys, who now gather once

got lots going on,” Wynia admitted.

a month at a morning advisory

F

meeting to specifically talk about RESH HOME from the

character. The lessons are anything

gcLi conference in Colorado

but staid.

last summer, Wynia said

At one of the year’s first meet-

she returned to campus

ings, the boys were asked to “zoom

determined to help launch a new

in on self-control” after watching

community service club at the

a video showing very young

Middle School.

children trying to resist eating

She takes credit for the idea, but

a marshmallow. “The Stanford

says she soon found herself in the back seat. The desire to help was so great that students quickly took over tasks needed to get projects moving.

“Our students want to help so much,” she said. “They needed the means to do that — a means of channeling it. They are the ones making the posters. They are the ones sending the emails.”

ABOVE Fifth-graders Nick Weiss and Campbell Officer, Krista Wynia, and eighthgrader Logan Darrin discuss plans at a Community Service Club meeting.

LEFT Wynia’s classroom has signs of science — ecosystem dioramas and a guinea pig (right) — but that’s not all.

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“ We’re trying to show kids that leadership and character can be many different things.”

Marshmallow Test,” as it is known, is a famous illustration of the concept of delayed gratification.

In another funny video, a golden retriever becomes hopelessly distracted by the toys and treats laid along his route at a dog show.

While both videos clearly demonstrate the pitfalls of poor self-control, the real point is to show self-control as a muscle — something that can be strengthened with practice. Wynia said the lessons have all proved powerful.

“This has blossomed into more than I thought it would be,” she said. “We’re trying to show kids

Eighth-graders Jeffrey Sprung (top) and Eric Meindl, along with fifth-grader William Klein, pack lunches — ’Wick volunteers packed 672 in all — at an event at the Fairfield Food Bank to help people in need.

that leadership and character can be many different things.

“Now that we’re all on the same page and using the same vocabulary, I really have seen a big change.”

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OUTDOOR EXAMS TEST ‘TRUST’ IN WINTER WILDERNESS

T

HE CLIFF WAS 80 FEET HIGH AND draped with thick, white ice.

The task, for a group of ’Wick juniors on this otherwise ordinary Tuesday, was to climb.

Gray clouds covered the sky — though sun wouldn’t have helped much. For ice climbers, even a sunny day won’t offer much warmth, because rock that offers the best ice for climbing almost always faces north.

On this day, the temperature would creep slowly to a balmy 15 F, up just four degrees from the morning low. It was cold enough for many would-be climbers to cover every bit of exposed skin, including their faces.

LEFT Tim Doyle and Ryan Harteveldt savor their warm and toasty van rides.

ABOVE Camp Dudley is located in Westport, N.Y., on the shores of Lake Champlain.

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Conor Boyle strategically maneuvers his way down the ice-climbing wall.

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Matthew Beninati gets a jumpstart on the daylong hike.

this case, however, deep January cold had toughened this particular Adirondack ice into hard-like granite or concrete. Not ideal.

Whacking a pick into ice of this kind causes it to fracture and break off in round plates (“dinner plates,” as they’re called in ice-climbing vernacular), ranging in diameter from eight to 10 inches — or more.

A swing that fails to stick can not only send a “dinner plate” of ice cascading down the cliff, it can Faculty chaperones Danny Dychkowski and Oliver BiermanLytle document the events.

also waste one of the most precious Backpacks weighed in excess of 40 pounds — and didn’t have wheels.

climbing, ice can be soft, hard,

placement if it’s really cold,’ said

conditions on the icefall even more

brittle, or tough. Warm conditions

Teresa Palen, of Adirondack

forbidding. Unforgiving, even.

make for lovely, soft ice — ice

Rock and River in Keene, N.Y.

perfect for landing an ice pick. In

“Sometimes, you have to reset.”

Wikipedia tells us that, in

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winter enthusiast: Energy.

“It’s harder to get good clean

It was also cold enough to make

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OLLECTING THEM-

withstood a competitive appli-

on that day were 14 boys

cation process and been granted

from Brunswick.

approval by their teachers,

Students had been selected

exams to challenge themselves

first in School history to embark

in a non-traditional educational

on a new phase of education at

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stepped away from first-semester

from a pool of applicants to be the

Brunswick.

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Participants, all of whom had

selves at the base of this cliff

Addison

Middlebury

Hammond Pond

They learned how to survive in the wilderness — to orienteer,

Program, as it is known, is a key

to build a fire, to pitch a tent, to

component of the Brunswick Trust,

layer their clothing properly and

and took place Jan. 16–23, with

efficiently, to cross-country ski, to

historic Camp Dudley on Lake

make stream water safe to drink,

Camp Dudley has remained true to its mission for 130 years: To develop moral, personal, physical, and leadership skills in the spirit of fellowship and fun, enabling boys to lead lives characterized by devotion to others.

Champlain serving as home base.

Vast and wild and very cold, the snow-capped Adirondack Mountains served as the classroom.

Green Mountain National Forest

Conor Boyle, Logan Hoelscher, Michael Tang, and Oliver Bierman-Lytle carry out an exercise in team-building.

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to cook in the backcountry, to ice

“We’re using cutting-edge neuro-

climb, and to leave no trace for

science tools to try and understand

bears or other unwelcome visitors.

what people have been writing

These were conditions leading

about for 200 years or more,”

one ’Wick student to exclaim: “I

Strayer told OutsideOnline.com. “If

felt like an inspired poet.”

you talk to Thoreau or John Muir,

I

they’d say, ‘No kidding!’”

NCREASINGLY, SCIENCE

No kidding, indeed. Camp

tells us that the sense of awe is

Dudley has been using the

the gateway to creative problem

were recently featured in a story

outdoors for education for genera-

solving and psychological well-

on OutsideOnline.com for their

tions. Founded in 1885, the camp is

being. It’s a notion now studied at

work using electroencephalo-

the oldest operating camp for boys

universities, and passed along in

grams (EEGs) to confirm that the

in the country.

popular media on the Internet.

prefrontal cortex takes a much-

Among the neuroscientists to study the effects of awe is David

needed break when we visit nature.

Such a visit often leaves us

Dave Langston, development director at Dudley, said outdoor education helps create oppor-

Strayer, professor of cognition and

refreshed and ripe for new ideas, as

tunities for boys to “feel free” to

neural science at the University of

poets and environmentalists have

learn, to make mistakes, and to

Utah. Strayer and his colleagues

long described.

learn from those mistakes. Cell

ABOVE LEFT Paul Grasso gives a thumbs-up after submerging his gloved hands into icy water to fill his five-gallon water container.

ABOVE Ice picks and belaying were the key to getting to the top.

LEFT Peter Wise watches from below as he awaits his turn on the man-made wall.

ABOVE RIGHT Alec Esmond focuses intently on every inch — on every step — of the slippery climb.

RIGHT The team photo: (Front) Counselor Colin, Michael Tang, Logan Hoelscher, and Conor Boyle

(Middle) Counselor Tom, Alec Esmond, Charlie Pang, Tucker Calcano, Matthew Beninati, Peter Wise, Michael Beninati, and Siyan Shaikh (Back) Counselor Tom, Ryan Harteveldt, Paul Grasso, Tim Doyle, Andrew Mellert, Oliver Bierman-Lytle, and Danny Dychkowski

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phones are checked at the door, enabling campers to look up, to see the space around them, and to see the people around them.

“It’s not something you learn from a textbook,” Langston said. “You learn it from games. You learn it from hardship.

“We need places like camp that offer genuine and meaningful ways for kids to learn to play, to grow, to work through struggles and to experience genuine relationships,” he said.

Colin Loher, outdoor program director at Dudley, echoed those sentiments and more. He said education that requires people to leave their comfort zones remains very powerful.

“That,” he said, “is where the launching pad is.” Benefits are vast, extending far beyond the inspired sense of awe described by poets.

“One of the best parts about outdoor education is helping people make positive connections to the environment, to themselves, and to others around them,” Loher said.

Brunswick teacher Daniel Dychkowski, who grew up camping with his family and has since done extensive work taking students on trips around the world, said outdoor education is the perfect venue for the Brunswick Trust and the kind of character education that Brunswick has long championed.

Winter camping, in particular, provides unparalleled opportunities to hone crucial character traits like grit and self-control.

Grit, especially, comes into play when the only way to a warm meal and a cozy fire is your own two feet.

“I couldn’t think of a better way to develop these characteristics,” Dychkowski said. “The end of the trail is not going to come to you.”

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“ We had to watch each other’s every move and guide the person above us down step by step.

Because of our mutual support and advice, everyone was able to conquer the challenge.”

Man-made fires helped the boys stay warm amid the ice-cold temperatures.

FRIGID FINALE

BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE!

NATURE IS CALLING.

reach down for your jacket. You

however, tightening up the

find your mountaineering boots,

drawstrings on your zero-degree,

maneuvering your fingers through

adventure, this very experience

mummy sleeping bag — ignoring

frozen laces to manufacture a knot.

epitomized the type of survival

the ice crystals formed by the

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You emerge from the tent,

Schoolers and two members

of the faculty gathered for the

mode they’d entered during their

condensation of your breath on

headlamp and stars above your

its outer layer.

only sources of light, and you

Above all, they learned to

trudge the 75 paces (camping

put “The Other Fellow First,” as

— only your mouth and nose

regulations, mind you) to your

states the Camp Dudley motto

exposed to the frigid Adirondack

outdoor repository — to where

dating back to 1885.

air seeping through the canvas of

nature has beckoned you.

You’re cold — freezing cold

Somehow, though, you fall

u pD

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OR THE 14 Brunswick Upper

You’d much prefer not to answer,

your three-person tent.

ley

You unzip your sleeping bag and

Afterward, you make the

weeklong winter excursion.

They knew they’d have to do just that as they awoke at 6 a.m.

mad dash back to your tent

after a restless night of winter

and retrace your steps before

camping, set to embark on a

climbing back into your sleeping

grueling, survival-skill-testing

minutes later, you wake up again.

bag. For good measure, just prior

hike to an Adirondack summit.

You’re losing the mental battle.

to reentry, you race through a

You can no longer convince

set of 25 sit-ups to increase your

culminating exercise — their final

yourself that you can stay warm

body heat.

exam, if you will. And no pen or

back to sleep.

But soon, perhaps mere

— that you can sleep until dawn.

You must answer nature’s call.

It’s the only way.

You close your eyes and sleep until the first break of sun.

You have a long day ahead.

The ascent served as their

pencil was required.

Early in the five-mile trek, Tim Doyle, a ’Wick lifer, Honor Roll

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student, and right-

cautiously, as the slope was too

handed pitcher on

steep to slide down and too

the baseball team,

long to jump,” Pang explained.

tasted the water from his Nalgene

somewhat challenging,

“Fortunately, we could find footing

bottle and knew immediately it

but it turned out to be the hardest

on small ledges in the ice and make

was unsafe to drink. He hadn’t let

thing I’ve ever done in my life.”

our way to the bottom. It was a

the stream water boil long enough

Charlie Pang, a standout All-New

nerve-wracking, scary descent.”

The group traversed rocky and steep terrain on its way to the summit, making the seated view from the top all the more worthwhile.

we subtly helped one another

during the treatment process.

England water polo goalie and

In those instances, Pang said,

But he’d have to press on —

an Honor Roll student himself,

Camp Dudley’s founding motto

simply lending out a hand. Actions

40-pound bag strapped to his

remembers hearing gasps and

echoed loudly above the beautiful,

like these represent the valuable

back, brick-like ski boots fastened

groans from the front of the pack

white-capped mountains and across

lessons that we learned during our

to his feet, thousands of vertical

after surpassing the halfway mark

the picturesque, sun-filled skyline.

time at Dudley.”

(even potentially treacherous)

of the adverse climb.

steps ahead of him.

Once atop the summit, Doyle,

every move and guide the person

understandably, could resort only

the trail ahead of them seemed to

above us down step by step,”

to cliché.

vanish without a trace — instead

he said. “Because of our mutual

taking a sharp, perpendicular,

support and advice, everyone was

world,” he said. “There is no

when dirty snow starts to look

and perilous turn downwards for

able to conquer the challenge.

greater feeling — knowing that all

delicious,” Doyle recalled. “I had

several yards.

There was no turning back now — and Doyle had just begun.

“You know you’re dehydrated

thought the hike would be fun and

As the leaders inched forward,

“We had to watch each other’s

without saying a word, just by

“We had to move slowly and

“There were dozens of other times along the route, too, when

“I felt like I was on top of the

of the hard work and perseverance paid off in the end.”

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IL DE RN ES S DA Y BY DA Y IN TH E W

JOURNAL OF ATIVE TRANSFORMA EXPERIENCE ’17

By Tucker Calcano

S AT U R D AY

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collaborative, interactive classroom,

A Gorgeous Place AFTER ARRIVING AT CAMP Dudley, we toured the campus,

vulnerable while blindfolded. I also greatly overestimated distances

S U N D AY

which, in many respects, represents

when deprived of sight. The exercise

the stereotypical image of a summer

gave me a new appreciation for sight

camp: Little log cabins and decid-

but also a new awareness about the

What Goes Up Must Come Down

uous trees scattered throughout the

inferiority of my other senses.

landscape, all overlooking a serene

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I vividly remember hearing a cacophony of sound, as well as feeling incredibly overwhelmed and

We moved on to a LEGO activity,

as opposed to a lecture hall.

Food for thought.

AN EXCERPT FROM MY JOURNAL entry that morning

and picturesque lake. A gorgeous

sitting back to back with a partner.

reads: “Woke up — breathtaking

place.

One built and instructed while the

view — feel like an inspired poet.”

We settled in for a few team-

other imitated without the luxury

Cross-country skiing 101: What

building games to break the ice. In

of speaking. It did not go well. We

goes up must go down. However

the first, we spread out in a large

then repeated the activity with both

high you trek is how far you get to

circle as our partners shouted a

partners allowed to speak, resulting

ski down. But that’s painfully intu-

phrase back and forth until we were

in dramatic improvements and

itive. The mountain was beautiful.

able to locate them.

bringing to mind the advantage of a

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during our skiing adventure.

What a difference movement

aspects of the trip. I was assigned to the food group. We quickly coined

makes for keeping warm. At lunch,

ourselves “Hell’s Kitchen.” Creative,

as I stood around an outdoor table

I know.

to eat, I got cold very quickly, even

Each subgroup — orienteering,

in all of my layers. While skiing,

clothing, risk management, and food

I wore only a base layer and was

and nutrition — gave a presentation

quite warm in the 20- to 30-degree

to the entire excursion group about

temperatures — a crucial nugget of

its area of focus.

knowledge to use in the wilderness.

That night, we had our first vesper, a cabin group discussion.

Let’s not bore you with what we learned — but know that we were ready.

We assessed ourselves on two spectra (each a different personality

T U E S D AY

trait) and were then placed on a

Heart Racing, Muscles Taut

two-dimensional plane, which was subsequently divided into four quadrants representing four leadership types: Architect/analyst, relation-

ICE-CLIMBING DAY. We spent a few hours getting

ship master, driver, and spontaneous

equipped with the necessary

motivator (me!).

gear: Boots, crampons, and safety

Quick shout out to the relationship master, Paul Grasso!

harnesses. Because of the cold temperatures, the ice was firmer and harder to pierce with ice picks and

M O N D AY

crampons, making the ice climbing

Planning for Adventure

itself more difficult.

PREPARATION DAY. Uneventful but crucial

Undeniably, the cold functioned as a psychological burden as well. Again, the best way

for planning our adventure.

We split into four groups to plan different

GET OUT YOUR SNOWSHOES!

(from top to bottom) Charlie Pang, Oliver Bierman-Lytle, Logan Hoelscher, and Michael Tang work on their skills.

LEFT The masked journalist himself — Tucker Calcano.

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to stay warm was to stay active —

the first lean-to. We set up our tents

to climb. Despite all of the ropes

and made hot cocoa, providing both

and harnesses, I could not trick my

warmth and psychological comfort

brain into a sense of security. My

in the woods. We hiked up to the

heart was racing. My muscles were

next campsite just to stay warm, but

taut. My bone-white fingers were

turned back as we lacked the proper

wrapped around my lifeline — my

equipment. As it started getting

ice picks were in a death grip.

dark, we made dinner (macaroni

I felt as if I were surpassing my

and cheese) using stream water and

own limits out of self-preservation.

pocket rocket stoves.

Each time I reached the top

We had a quick vesper, but it was

and allowed myself to be lowered

dark and cold, so we went to our

down by the rope, my arms would

tents and fell asleep.

suddenly go completely numb,

Necessary rest for the weary.

too worn out to even move. I remember looking at my hand,

F R I D AY

trying to make a fist, and not being

Culmination & Reunion

able to. I touched briefly on this phenomenon in my keywords-only journal: “Adrenaline pumping — can overexert myself.”

I gave the vesper that night, focusing on the Myers-Briggs personality types, which consist of four personality criteria that, when combined, create 16 distinct person-

My bone-white fingers were wrapped around my lifeline — my ice picks were in a death grip.

THE EARLY MORNING WAS not pleasant, to say the least.

Moisture in the air had condensed into snow on my hat — the only part of me not protected by the sleeping bag. The temperature had crept into the single digits.

ality types. People decided which

We made breakfast, filled our

side of the spectrum they fell on

packs, and set off to meet the other

for each criterion, and then briefly

of snow, and the sheer presence

described the personality type with

looming above and around me

consisting of two sleeping yurts and

which their choices corresponded.

was awesome — in the traditional

one cooking yurt, we set down our

trails were far more challenging, at

I feel like the activity was well

meaning of the word.

packs and divided into our sleeping

some points barely wide enough for

groups. We then familiarized

one person to traverse. They were

done on this trip would have been

ourselves with the stoves we would

also steeper, sometimes involving

to stare at the ground and the

use the next night (whisper lights

near vertical ascents or descents,

W E D N E S D AY

feet in front of us throughout the

and pocket rockets).

requiring meticulous limb place-

Captivated

by Trees

hike. To do so would have been to

Our vesper that night focused on

deprive ourselves of the chance to

trying new things and sharing stories

experience this dreamlike winter

of times we did things for the first

LET THE WILDERNESS excursion begin.

wonderland. I have always had a

time.

received and enjoyable for most.

A full, but incredible day.

The worst thing we could have

soft spot in my heart for mountains,

After arriving at Yurtville,

Every voice was heard.

We finished up some last minute

trees, winter, and snow. But even to

preparations, and pushed off in two

those who are summer-blooded and

T H U R S D AY

buses toward our departure point.

California-bound, the natural beauty

After a snowshoe-impeded relay

was undeniable.

Hiking Toward Weariness

race (you try it), we started our trek

At one point in the hike up to first night), we saw an ice-covered

I WOKE UP COLD — the fire in the stove had gone out overnight. We

mountains is staggering, but I found

crevice running down the mountain

packed our bags, ate breakfast, and

the trees more captivating than

with a small stream of water that

hiked down the hill, getting back on

anything else.

culminated in a watering hole a ways

the buses and driving to High Peaks.

into the Adirondacks.

The sheer vastness of these

Each is worthy of attention. The

Yurtville (our residence for the

down the mountain. We traversed

After a short hike up to the first

combination of the structured but

this formation from above on a

lean-to, the group split in two. Half

beautifully randomized pattern of

well-worn wood bridge. Aesthetic

continued upward to the other

needles, the miniature collections

perfection and natural complexity.

campsite, while my group stayed at

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group before continuing onward.

These woods were denser, and the

ment and a fair amount of physical exertion.

We journeyed all the way from elevated viewpoints down to low rivers and then all the way back up as we explored the Adirondacks.

After a full day of hiking, we eventually returned to the entrance to High Peaks, having completed a two-day, five- to six-mile hike. It doesn’t sound like much — and it wouldn’t be in the summertime — but the combination of snow and cold made the distance much more grueling.

Dinner that night marked the end of our trip, as we left a day early to avoid an incoming storm.

A truly fun, rewarding, and memorable experience.

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After long days in the wilderness and on the ice walls, Tucker Calcano untied his boots and reflected on his experiences in a journal.

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‘ KATRINA KREWE’ UNITES IN RECONSTRUCTION

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HOUSANDS OF LIVES were taken and many more were turned upside down after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in August 2005.

And there’s still a ton of work — and a ton of rebuilding — to rtrain Lake Pontcha be done as the city fights to get back 4515 Feliciana Dr on its feet more New Orleans than a decade after the natural disaster.

MAP 4515 Feliciana Ten Brunswick Drive — the jobsite of Brunswick’s service trip Upper School students, to New Orleans — sat in the heart of the along with three catastrophe created by Hurricane Katrina. members of the faculty, RIGHT The “krewe” joined the efforts by gathers for a culminating cheer after a week of traveling to the Bayou hard work.

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TOP The “krewe” enjoys a welldeserved lunch break.

ABOVE Duke Guadalupe ’16 and Henry Hill ’19 prep the walls for a painting session.

RIGHT Conrad Graf ’16 readies for his daily mudding tasks.

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BELOW Sleeping quarters were tight at the Annunciation Church.

FAR BELOW The “krewe” visits the Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond exhibit at the The Presbytère.

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The “krewe” gathers in the Lower Ninth Ward: Henry Hill ’19, Will Jeffery ’16, Conrad Graf ’16, Jourdon Delerme-Brown ’16, Matthew Kirby-Smith, Johnny Montanez, Ryan Callaghan ’16, the tour guide, Nick Mosher ’18, Brendan Gilsenan, Alex Okinaka ’16, Trystan Sarcone ’18, Duke Guadalupe ’16, and Andrew Floersheimer ’16.

“ It may just be one drop for the city, but what we did will ultimately fill a whole bucket for a family someday.”

Country in January to spend a

Annunciation Church, where they

week working for the St. Bernard

came together as a group and

Project, a nationally recognized

reflected on each nail hammered,

leader in disaster resilience and

each relationship formed, and each

recovery.

lesson learned.

The team of Bruins — mudders,

all of its assigned tasks before

spent five days on the job site, 4515

returning to Brunswick for the

Feliciana Drive, as they united to

start of second semester.

reconstruct a broken home.

They also toured the Lower ABOVE It took many able hands and a lot of cooperative teamwork to finish the assignment at 4515 Feliciana Drive.

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The “Katrina Krewe” completed

drywallers, sanders, and drillers —

“It may just be one drop for the city, but what we did will

Ninth Ward, the French Quarter,

ultimately fill a whole bucket for

and the Superdome — taking

a family someday,” senior Will

temporary residency within the

Jeffery said.

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NOLA REFLECTION

THEY DID ‘WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE’

By Alex Okinaka ’16

W

decades — before, during, and

of finding her family that she

visited, to the restaurants we

after Hurricane Katrina.

showed any sign of emotion.

dined in, I found Lisas every-

When describing how she

where. I found individuals who

her story, focusing on the nine

happened upon her sister in an

“did what needed to be done.”

days she oversaw the estimated

isolated town in Texas, her voice

20,000 people who took refuge

caught.

And she was about to tell us

in the Superdome following the natural disaster. From the begin-

Tears formed. Lisa had to take a second to compose herself.

While New Orleans still has a lot of healing left to do, we did our small part to help bring the city back to its feet. Local citi-

HILE SITTING ON THE

ning, I determined Lisa to be an

floor of the New Orleans

extremely levelheaded woman.

hardship — or the economic loss

stories, inspired us. They drove

She methodically relived the

— that tore people apart. It was

us to work hard and efficiently

Saints locker room, within the

It was not the physical

zens, all with their own unique

world-famous Superdome, I felt

horrors of managing thousands

the emotional distress of not

for the five days we walked

a warm, wet nose nuzzle against

of frightened, frustrated, and

knowing the fate of your family.

among them.

my leg.

(even) furious people. Through

It was the psychological terror

each twist and turn — through

of not knowing when the torture

her dog at my feet, Lisa had

each setback — she kept coming

would end.

given me the ability to connect

A small black dog had curled up beside me — Lisa’s dog.

Lisa was our tour guide that afternoon as we explored the arena, home to the 2009 Super Bowl champions. She’s been the security coordinator there for

back to one phrase: “I did what needed to be done.”

The greatest scars left by

But in that very moment, with

with a recovering city. I truly

Katrina cannot be seen by the

understood the unquantifiable

naked eye.

toll Katrina had taken.

It was not until Lisa delved

From the landmarks we

into the heart-wrenching story

toured, to the churches we

And I stood up ready to help in any way that I could.

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‘ Ask No Guarantees, Ask for No Security: See the World’

By Mike Kennedy ’99

A

S HE sat in the Old City — in the ornately designed lounge of his hotel in the Arab quarter of Jerusalem

— Tommy Mulvoy ’96 scanned an ominous, flashflood-like warning from the U.S. State Department,

“I realized that a true sense of failure and regret would have settled into the deepest recesses of my soul. I couldn’t turn back.”

urging Americans to defer travel to the West Bank immediately.

“Violent demonstrations, kidnappings, and shootings are unpredictable and can occur at any time,” the message read, forebodingly.

It was the fall of 2008: Mulvoy was in the midst of a five-month, 20-country tour of the world, his goal to stuff his senses with the Department’s warnings of “shoot-

at Mary McDowell Friends School, a

central objective to become physi-

room for the night, not reading or

ings,” “kidnappings,” and “gun

Quaker school in Brooklyn, N.Y., for

cally and emotionally closer to the

returning to another word of the

battles.”

students with learning disabilities,

Israeli–Palestinian Separation Wall.

message. Sleepless hours of tossing

“The immediacy of the strangers’

and turning, of endless wondering

generosity and their spirit of engage-

Switzerland, with his new bride,

and wavering, awaited him.

ment decisively won the battle that

Vicky, a native of London.

history that he taught, his most

“I taught the Israeli–Palestinian conflict for six years at Brunswick in my World Cultures class,” said

He got up and headed to his

When he awakened, Mulvoy had

I had struggled with the previous

Mulvoy will next venture to Basel,

On campus to encourage

the 1996 ’Wick graduate, who also

made up his mind, deciding to press

night,” he said. “It was an influential

students to pursue the Study

worked in the Academic Support

on to the Wall despite the clear and

victory that continues to rule my life

Abroad and Foreign Language

Office and coached hockey, cross

present threats of danger — soon

today.”

Immersion Programs, Mulvoy left

country, and lacrosse during his

crossing into Ramallah at the infa-

professional return to his alma

mous Qalandia Checkpoint.

For Mulvoy, that life has since

his fellow Bruins with a lasting

taken him to King’s Academy in

piece of advice — one he found

“I realized that a true sense

Amman, Jordan — a country very

while in the literary depths of Ray

“But, as much as I studied the

of failure and regret would have

much then (and now) in the throes

Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.

barrier, my lessons only scratched

settled into the deepest recesses

of enormous political change —

the surface of the Separation Wall’s

of my soul,” Mulvoy explained to

where he taught for two years, from

than any dream made or paid for in

construction. I desperately wanted

Upper School students during his

2011 to 2013.

factories. Ask no guarantees, ask for

to engage with the Wall — to

January visit to Maher Avenue. “I

grapple with it and to climb inside

couldn’t turn back.”

mater, from 2002–2008.

Palestinian skin.”

And so, here he sat — merely

Hours later, he’d befriended a

He, too, has returned to the Wall, even chaperoning a small group of students to the tiny Palestinian

“See the world. It’s more fantastic

no security, there never was such an animal,” he quoted.

“And, if there were, it would be

local doctor. He’d been given a ride

village of Mas Ha during Eid al

related to the great sloth which

20 kilometers south of the city

by a man who sensed he was lost.

Adha, the Islamic festival commem-

hangs upside down in a tree all day

of Ramallah, the seat of the

He’d been handed an orange by a

orating the willingness of Abraham

every day sleeping its life away.

Palestinian Authority in the central

fruit seller on the street.

to follow Allah’s command to sacri-

West Bank — strongly advised by his own government not to move.

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And, most important, he’d forgotten about the State

fice his son Ishmael.

After two years teaching English

“To hell with that, shake the tree and knock the great sloth down on his ass.”

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WONDROUS

WINTER

WINTER SPORTS

WRAPUP

The Bruins have been a tough team to beat at Hartong Rink, dropping only two games on home ice in the last two seasons.

Excellence Across the Spectrum

BY MIKE KENNEDY ’99

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T WAS anything but a winter of (our) discontent for Brunswick athletes.

On the courts, on the ice, and on the mats — on the hardwood, on the slopes, on the strip, and in the pool — the Bruins backed up a fantastic fall

season with a wondrous winter of athletic excellence, earning regional accolades and national acclaim for their superior performance and sportsmanlike play.

Across the spectrum of all seven varsity sports, the Brown & Gold won with dignity, lost with grace, and competed with class.

The Bruins played to represent the name on their chests. They played to represent the ideals of Courage, Honor, and Truth.

And the results say it all.

Senior captain Lucas Bell led the Bruins to an undefeated season on the mats.

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Will Holey ’18

New England, National Repeats

A

on, rallied for an improbable come-

win both the regional and national

from-behind victory (7–11, 6–11,

crowns in the same season. Last

was the best squash I’ve ever

11–3, 11–8, 11–5) to turn the tide

year’s Bruins were the first to

seen a Brunswick kid play for two

T THE Philadelphia Cricket

and clinch ’Wick’s second straight

accomplish the rare double feat.

matches in a row,” he said.

Club — in the finals of the

national title.

U.S. High School Team

Tyler Carney ’17, Boden

again,” Stephens said. “As a coach,

Polikoff ’16, and Will Holey ’18

match,” head coach Jim Stephens

to see a team pull it off two years in

added to the accolades by

against Haverford School —

said. “Haverford is a great team.

a row is unbelievable.”

capturing individual New

Brunswick stared straight into the

They had the whole Philadelphia

eyes of defeat as the match came

crowd behind them.

Squash Championships

to a close.

“It was a pretty spectacular

“I never thought it would happen

“I’ve been here 31 years. That

Led by senior captains and

England championships in their

Jim Stephens Racquets Award

respective draws (No. 2, No. 6,

“But our guys hung in there and

winners Drew Monroe and David

and No. 7).

The Fords appeared destined

didn’t let anything bother them. I’m

Yacobucci, the Bruins finished the

And so, with this season of star-

to raise the Justi Cup in front of

proud of them for maintaining their

season 13–0 to run their record to

studded success now behind them,

their raucous, standing-room-

focus and not letting the crowd get

31–0 across the last two winters

the Bruins — no doubt — will look

only hometown crowd, holding a

to their head. Watching our team

of competition, taking home their

to build on their illustrious history

commanding lead in the deciding

play was really something special.”

fifth consecutive New England

when the courts at Stephens Squash

match at the No. 4 position on the

And, even more special, the

trophy and 14th in School history.

Center open again next winter.

Brown & Gold claimed the New

Yacobucci shined at the No. 1

ladder.

But the Bruins didn’t back down.

England Class A Championship

position in his final year as a Bruin,

Sophomore Max Finkelstein,

two weeks later, becoming the

his top-notch talent highlighted

second-ever high school team to

by a January weekend

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Carney and fellow classmate Tate Huffman ’17 will serve as captains.

sweep of his opponents

TOURNAMENT TESTED

from Avon Old Farms

NO. 1 David Yacobucci ’16 New Englands, 6th place

both natives of Egypt.

NO. 2 Tyler Carney ’17 New England Champion

once-in-a-lifetime

NO. 3 Drew Monroe ’16 New Englands, 2nd place

and Westminster — Stephens called it a performance.

NO. 4 Max Finkelstein ’18 New England Champion NO. 5 Patrick Feeley ’18 New Englands, 2nd place NO. 6 Boden Polikoff ’16 New England Champion NO. 7 Will Holey ’18 New England Champion Patrick Feeley ’18

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FALL SPORTS

WRAPUP

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Christian Farricker ’19

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SWIMMING Seniors Blaze Trail to New England Success

been on an incredible journey,”

vidual championship in the 500

Montgomery said.

freestyle, while James Simone ’17

“They watched this team grow

and Christian Farricker ’19 placed

EAD COACH Aaron

around them and paved the way for

third in the 500 freestyle and 200

Montgomery calls them

youth and depth to follow in their

individual medley, respectively, to

trailblazers.

path. We’re now in great position

earn spots on the podium.

H

They’ve been around

since the very beginning, diving into the pool at Greenwich YMCA

to be a force to be reckoned with in the years ahead.”

The Bruins, in fact, have already

In all, the Brown & Gold set 10 team records in the event, as a School-best contingent of 22

four years ago to help kick start a

proven their formidable worth,

Brunswick racers qualified for the

budding young swim program.

outracing 11 opponents to win

season-ending swim.

They opened the doors. They set the tone. They did the heavy lifting.

And they — seniors Thomas

this year’s Connecticut Valley

“Last year, we catapulted out

Independent School Swimming

of obscurity to place a distant

Association Championship, as well

seventh at the New England

Errichetti, Chris Gendell, Henry

as the first-ever, four-team FAA

Championships — 115 points out

Harris, Markus Lake, Jack Muccia,

Swimming Championship.

of sixth place,” Montgomery said.

Pat Stefanou, and Nelson Vargas

At the New England

“This year we were eight points

(to name names) — leave enor-

Championships, ’Wick had seven

out of sixth. We’re in the mix and

mous shoes to fill upon their

finalists and placed a respectable

contenders now.”

graduation.

seventh in a strong field of peren-

“From new team to new

Powers and Simone, both rising

nial swimming powers, including

seniors and newly elected captains,

coach to new pool — to earning

Andover, Exeter, Choate, and

will lead the team’s continued climb

well-deserved respect across New

Deerfield.

up the ranks when it hits the water

England — these young men have

Will Powers ’17 captured an indi-

TOP TO BOTTOM Charlie Ariyibi ’18, James Simone ’17, Koby Ofori ’19

at Mehra Natatorium next winter.

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Emmett Bell ’17 sent the crowd into an uproar by pinning his opponent from Greenwich High School.

‘Banner’ Season on the Mats

H

“It was a special moment,” the

tler,” Ostrye said. “He’s humble.

29-year head coach said. “The

He’s modest. And he’s a true

boys worked so hard every day and

workhorse. He raised the level of

EAD COACH Tim

deserved to take a step back and

Brunswick wrestling the minute he

Ostrye lives and breathes

enjoy a little celebration.”

stepped into our room.”

Brunswick wrestling — and has an uncanny knack for

cherishing the moment.

The senior class, in particular,

With graduation claiming only

led by quad-captains Lucas Bell,

five team members, the Bruins

Jon Errico, Joe Fervil, and Alex

have visions of another storybook

After his team put the stamp

Russell, will go down as one of the

season next winter. Newly elected

on an undefeated season (21–0)

most successful in Ostrye’s tenure

captains Lachlan Rosato ’18 and

with a convincing victory against

— compiling a dual-meet record

twin brothers Andrew and Brooks

cross-town rival Greenwich High

of 81–4 and going untouched

Hennessy ’17 will lead the way.

School, following up a record-

in FAA and WNEISWA

setting performance and title at

tournaments.

the WNEISWA Championships,

third at the New England

boisterous home crowd to disperse

Championships, trailing only

and gathered the Bruins in the

perennial grappling powers

corner of the wrestling room.

Belmont Hill and Phillips Exeter Academy.

four coaches strong — they stood

To cap the dream season,

as one underneath the Brown &

Errico claimed fourth place in

Gold banner highlighting champi-

the 145-pound weight class at

onships and undefeated dual-meet

the National Prep Wrestling

seasons on the mat.

Championships to earn

Ostrye modestly explained that

All-American honors for the

this year’s team would take its

second consecutive year, becoming

rightful place among the very best

the School’s fifth all-time and

in the program’s history, adding its

joining Nick Simmons ’07 as the

name to both distinguished lists

only two-time selections.

and becoming the first unbeaten squad since 2003–04.

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In addition, the Bruins finished

the longtime coach waited for the

As a group — 35 wrestlers and

Alex Russell ’16

“Jon proved himself to be

ON THE PODIUM At the New Englands, Brunswick placed third to match its best-ever performance at the regional tournament.

Brunswick’s greatest all-time wres-

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HOCKEY

LEFT Senior goaltender Brian Ketchabaw will play collegiate hockey at Middlebury College.

MIDDLE Freshman Charles Shaffer got the Bruins on the board in their home opener against Choate.

BOTTOM Senior Colin Slyne, a four-year varsity letterman, netted 15 goals in his final season.

In ‘Elite’ Company

A

S THE Brunswick icemen buckled their chinstraps for the third period, holding a tenuous 2–1 lead against

Albany Academy in the finals of the Empire Cup, they knew a victory would vault them into prep-school hockey’s highest order — the Elite 8 New England Tournament.

The Bruins controlled their own destiny. They held their playoff lives in their own hands.

They win — and they’re in.

After narrowly falling short of the School’s first-ever Elite 8 berth a season ago — by mere percentage points — this year’s veteran group stepped onto the ice for that final 18 minutes determined to seize such a rare and coveted opportunity.

And they would not be denied.

The Bruins played a relentless,

it takes to win — skating off

the Belmont Hill-Nichols Holiday

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with a 3–1 title-clinching

Tournament and finishing with a

the hands of Avon Old Farms, the

record of 21–8–2.

No. 1 seed and eight-time New

possession along the boards; and

workhorse Jack Stephenson — and

gutty brand of hockey to get the

selling out on the backcheck and

a core group of seven additional

job done — firing pucks deep into

sacrificing their bodies to protect

seniors — the Brown & Gold

enemy territory and forcing their

the front of the net.

exceeded the 20-win plateau

offensive-minded opponents to

As a team, with all 20 players

for the second consecutive year,

defend; chipping pucks through

pulling their weight, they did what

defending their championship at

dangerous areas and competing fearlessly for

“W” and punching their ticket to the Big Dance.

The Bruins, though,

spanning Dec. 14 to Jan. 29, the

England champion.

And yet, despite the first-round

hadn’t reinvented

Bruins tied highly ranked Exeter,

exit and disappointing end to the

themselves against the

3–3, and reeled off victories against

season, the Bruins could proudly

Cadets. They didn’t

Belmont Hill (twice), Taft, and

hang up their skates knowing they

need a last-gasp,

Hotchkiss.

had achieved something very special

season-saving chalk

Senior goaltender Brian

talk from the coaching

Ketchabaw, along with class-

staff to remind them of the winning formula. They had, after all, played this style of hockey since the doors opened at Hartong Rink way back in early November.

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Amid a 14-game unbeaten streak,

the forward position — all filling

mates Colin Bernard and All-New England pick Max Fuld on the backend, spearheaded a stingy

— something no other Brunswick hockey players ever had.

They’ll long be remembered for their accomplishments.

Rising seniors and top scorers

’Wick defensive corps that allowed

Christian LeSueur and Nick

fewer than two goals per game.

VanBelle — “C’s” stitched to their

Fellow seniors Eric Ganshaw,

sweaters — will attempt to lead the

Jack Mendillo, Matt Sealy, and

Bruins to an encore performance

Colin Slyne joined Stephenson at

next winter.

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Joey Jiménez ’16

Thomas Burke ’17

Improvement in Short Order

I

mined to prove they could compete with the best — determined to prove they had improved in short

N A January bout with Masters

order under the watch of head

School, Brunswick’s fencing team

coach Jose Samora, a member of

came out on the short end by a

the Dominican Republic National

considerable margin, losing 22–5

Foil Team.

to its hosts in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. For fencing novices in the

Led by senior captain Ridgley Knapp’s 3–0 win for the Men’s Épée

reading audience, here’s a quick

Team, they almost pulled off the

scoring lesson: As there are nine

unthinkable, falling to their once

bouts per weapon — and three

far superior adversaries, 14–13, in

weapons — fencing duels are

as hotly contested a fencing meet as

always scored on a 27-point scale.

numerically possible.

The Bruins were outmatched

Other standouts on that day

against their more experienced and

— and throughout the winter —

technically sound opponents —

included Austin Sammons ’18

who lay claim to four permanent

(Men’s Foil), Joey Jiménez ’16

fencing strips, each hardwired to

(Men’s Épée), and the Men’s

scoreboards, in their brand-new

Sabre Team of Paul Grasso ’17 and

facility — dropping lopsided

George ’19 and Thomas Burke ’17.

matches in foil (2–7), épée (1–8),

The Brown & Gold wrapped

and sabre (2–7) to accumulate the

up its schedule at the CT High

final result.

School Individual and Team

The Panthers would ultimately finish the season undefeated.

Fast forward to late February: The imposing and dominant Masters squad visits Ramsing

Championships, where that same sabre trio of Grasso and the Burke brothers highlighted the event with a third-place finish.

Now looking ahead to next

Gymnasium at Greenwich

season, the team will take to the

Academy for a second bout

strip with a host of battle-tested

with Brunswick, a team with six

and bout-ready fencers. Rising

newcomers to the sport.

senior Thomas Burke has been

The Bruins, though, were deter-

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Junior Nick Blum (right) and freshman Ian Murray earned All-State recognition from the Connecticut Interscholastic Ski League.

SKIING

For the first time since 1989 (based on yearbook research), the Bruins returned to the slopes this winter to ski competitively against New England opponents.

At Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire, the team of Bruins finished 7th in the NEPSAC Class B Championships, capping a 15–7 season of alpine racing.

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BASKETBALL

Senior Leaves Lasting Legacy

N

ACHO NWANA ’16 stepped

would ultimately drop a tightly

Kevin Decker ’07 did so in 2007,

all around.” Nwana will attend

onto the court for his

contested FAA Quarterfinal

finishing his three-year varsity

M.I.T., where he’ll play collegiate

final home game at Dann

matchup with Greens Farms two

tenure with 1,231 points.

basketball, in the fall.

Gymnasium with the spot-

days later, 79–68, to end their

light shining entirely on him.

The sole Brunswick senior did not stand among a group of classmates. He didn’t pause to celebrate

Head coach Robert Taylor has

As for the rest of the Bruins — with a host of up-and-coming

season — also marking the end

paced the sidelines since

of Nwana’s storied career in the

Nwana arrived at Brunswick

and veteran talent returning

Brown & Gold.

as an 8th grader in 2011,

next season, including Sealy

Nwana, a co-captain along with

seeing his star player’s

Kelly ’17 and Will

junior swingman Charlie Sealy,

dramatic evolution and

He didn’t pat them on the back and

became the first ’Wick basketball

climb toward the

Marvin ’17 — they’ll

pose for a photograph.

player to eclipse 1,000 points since

storybook mark.

vie to carry on their

alone.

And he surely didn’t disappoint

“It’s really Graham Pierce ’18

the crowd.

Nwana put on an ESPN Top 10

a symbol of how hard he’s

year ahead.

Taylor said. “He’s

finishing layups in transition,

got an amazing

outmuscling his defenders in the

set of traits. It’s not

paint, and scoring on put-backs

only his work ethic, but also

and from the free-throw line to

the quality of his character that

total a career-high 42 points and

really has come out on and off the

lead his team to a 66–42 victory

basketball court.

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success to the

since he was in Middle School,”

The Bruins (9–15 on the season)

and bring greater program in the

knocking down three pointers,

against FAA rival King.

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and fellow captains Cam

and cheer their accomplishments.

It was his Senior Day — and his

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Nacho Nwana ’16 goes off the glass and in for his 1,000th point.

Charlie Sealy ’17

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Upper Schoolers Charm & Enchant in Irving Berlin’s Classic Musical Annie Get Your Gun shimmered as a sureshot musical jewel. In a production that hit the theatrical bull’s-eye time and again, students set Baker Theater’s stage for the unforgettable musical duel of marksmanship and romance between sharp-shooting legend Annie Oakley and rival rifleman Frank Butler.

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L

ADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

students as February

Boys and girls! The sparkling

came to its leap-year

Annie Get Your Gun offered

conclusion to stage

something sure to delight and

this unforgettable

dazzle everyone.

treasure trove of

First staged on Broadway in

1946, the classic Irving Berlin musical tells the story of rival

classic melodies and

02

memories.

With Chris Peisch ‘16 and Sarah

sharp-shooting stars of

Gold (GA ‘16) taking the leads as

two 19th-century Wild

Frank Butler and Annie Oakley,

West shows. Sparks of competition

the production included moments

quickly ignite a simmering romance

offering the full cast of characters a

between the famed Annie Oakley,

chance to shine.

who becomes the main attraction

Upper Schoolers taking their

of “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West,” and

turn as leading characters in the

Frank Butler, who had been long

song-and-dance spotlight included

unchallenged as the undisputed sharp-

Will Powers ’16 as Buffalo Bill Cody,

shooting champion.

Jack Kulesh ’17 as Tommy Keller, Colin

For Annie, Berlin assembled a

MacFaddin ’17 as Charlie Davenport,

cornucopia of lyrics and tunes that

Thomas Kern ’16 as Chief Sitting Bull,

quickly became American standards,

David Schroeder ’18 as the Dining Car

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04

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including “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “They Say It’s Wonderful,” “I Got the Sun in the Morning,” “You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun,” and many more.

The original Broadway production ran for 1,147 performances, and,

OPPOSITE PAGE Seniors Chris Peisch and Sarah Gold starred as Frank Butler and Annie Oakley.

01 Senior Will Powers took the stage as Buffalo Bill Cody.

like the Wild West spectaculars

02 Jack Kulesh ‘17 and Darren Drittel (GA ’16)

that inspired its plot, proceeded to

03 Daniel Osemobor ‘18

tour the nation and destinations far

04 Chris Cassidy ’16

beyond. Like their on-stage showbiz counterparts, Upper Schoolers joined forces with Greenwich Academy

05 Fifth-graders Riley Redahan and Campbell Officer added youthful pizzazz to the show.

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Waiter, Keshav Raghavan ’17 as the Messenger, and Andrew Israel ’16 as Pawnee Bill.

The production even offered

Costume Designer Lauren Josef.

In all, nearly 60 students appeared on the Baker Theater stage. Behind the scenes, a dedicated crew of

opportunities for Middle Schoolers

students from both Brunswick and

to step into the show’s few leading

Greenwich Academy, along with

roles for younger actors. Fifth-

faculty, staff, and parents, worked

graders Campbell Officer and Riley

tirelessly to polish Annie into a

Redahan joined the cast as Annie’s

classic theatrical jewel.

younger brothers.

In an annual musical miracle of

At every performance, audiences

ABOVE Chorus members (left to right) Nicky Winegardner ’20, Gabriel Mehra ’20, Connor Tyler ’18, Andrew Kelly ’17, Gus Fraser ’16, Jamie MacFarlane ’16, and Will Bass ’16 surround the lead in a performance of “My Defenses Are Down.”

RIGHT Thomas Kern ’16, as Chief Sitting Bull, has Annie all ears.

responded with resounding cheers

sorts, Annie came together under the

and smiles, once again confirming

direction of Upper School Theater

that “There’s No Business Like Show

and English teacher Seth Potter,

Business.” Looking back on Annie

wonderful,” he observed. “Every year,

enchanting and, often, amazingly

with musical direction by Chorus

after the lights were dimmed and

students with little or no theater

hilarious. The whole experience can

and Theater Arts teacher Alexander

the stage had been struck, Potter

experience have the courage to step

be completely surprising — we get

Constantine, sets by Upper School

reflected on the joy and extended

up and take a place in the spotlight —

to see sides of boys’ personalities

Theater Technical Director Matthew

sense of community that the annual

often for the first time.

we’ve never seen!”

musical brings to Brunswick.

“It’s really amazing and

“In Annie, the results of our students’ courage were absolutely

For students, Annie Get Your Gun

Kirby-Smith, and costumes by

was a journey into the distant past of Andrew Israel ’16 returned once again to Baker Stage as Pawnee Bill.

American musical theater. “By far, it’s the oldest show Brunswick has staged in many years,” Potter observed.

“And so, it naturally includes the American cultural stereotypes of the 1940s that have (thankfully) passed out of our present experience.

“But, ultimately, the show’s message is heartwarming and timeless — that the best relationships are those in which we see each other as equals and partners. And, even more important, no matter who we are — man, woman, Native American, young or old, rich or poor — we all have fundamentally the same hopes and dreams.”

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IN SONG & DANCE

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HE 4TH GRADE brought history to life with its production of 13 Colonies,

a musical review of early-American history led by none other than George and Martha Washington. Special-guest appearances by Ben Franklin, the Iroquois, Ponce de Leon, and Sibyl Ludington kept the audience in tune with the historical facts and figures.

And, to ensure all characters followed the script, the History Police kept a keen eye (and ear) on the stage.

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05

03

04

01 Reed Hyde, Connor Crosby, and Gabriel Lopez 02 Tucker Williams, Leland Fraser, and Thomas Coughlin 03 Lundeen Cahilly, Hudson Hausmann, Thomas Coughlin, and Will Howard 04 Ajay Bagaria, Nick Mitchelson, Harrison Girard, and Colin Devine 05 Alan Calver, Carlos Perez-Eder, and Zane Saad

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BEYOND THE BOOKS

NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY EVENTS

Iconic Sleuth Ventures to Maher Avenue

P

ART DETECTIVE, part reporter, Tintin

In “The Adventures of Tintin: The Blackstones’

traveled to the Soviet Union, to Tibet, to

Microchip” — a 30-page comic book written as part

North Africa, and to the Arctic Ocean —

of an independent study in French — Russell explores

among many other exotic and foreign lands

the broader themes of cultural ignorance and rela-

— in search of stories and adventures.

tivism, just as Hergé did so brilliantly in his 24 Tintin

He took on drug traffickers in Egypt and India. He faced off against Al Capone and

stories (now published in more than 70 languages and having sold more than 200 million copies).

his gang in Chicago in the middle of Prohibition.

“I read every Tintin series book when I was a little

He clashed with a mastermind counterfeiter in

kid, many of them several times,” Russell said. “This seemed like the perfect way for me to continue my

Scotland.

And he walked on the moon before Neil Armstrong.

study of the French language — and to have some fun in the process.”

Since 1929, in fact, when created by the renowned Belgian cartoonist Hergé, Tintin

In Russell’s story, of course, Tintin nabs the bad guys and saves the day.

has trekked to the world’s every corner in the pursuit of truth and in the fight against injustice.

He’s become a literary hero for graphic-novel aficionados of all ages — sporting his recognizable quiff hairdo and working alongside his faithful companion, Snowy, a white wire fox terrier.

And now, thanks to Brunswick senior Alex Russell, Tintin has come to Maher Avenue to foil a terrorist plot targeting financial assets in the community.

Here’s a sampling of Alex Russell’s work, including the cover page and an illustration of Tintin himself.

“What is it?” he asks.

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And he kept writing for the next 18 months, authoring the Amazon five-star bestseller The Bigs: The Secrets Nobody Tells Students and Young Professionals About How to Find a Great Job, Do a Great Job, Be a Leader, Start a Business, Stay Out of Trouble, and Live a Happy Life.

Carpenter — a salesman, trader, sales manager, co-chief operating officer, and co-CEO during his 20-year career at Greenwich Capital — shared his stories and experiences in the working world with Brunswick seniors during a series of four seminars in April.

“The right way to choose a career is a

Making It in ‘The Bigs’

B

two-step process,” he advised students. “First, decide what you care about most — work environment, compensation, location, using your specific talents, or any other issues.

“Second, by talking to experienced profes-

EN CARPENTER’S heart pounded and his blood pressure

sionals, identify industries and positions that give you the best chance

skyrocketed.

to fulfill those desires.

He’d just opened his email to find a note from his

“Since it’s likely you’ll know little about most industries, stay open-

daughter, Avery, with the subject line reading, “Is this

minded about what jobs will give you the best chance to realize your

okay to send?”

hopes and dreams.”

Avery, a recent graduate of Vanderbilt

University, had been offered a job as an assistant to the co-executive producer of “The Katie Couric Show” on ABC, and was wanted in the office to start work as soon as the following Monday.

But Avery wanted to ask for an extra week to tie up some loose ends — hence the draft email for her father’s review.

“DO NOT SEND — MORE TO FOLLOW!” Carpenter quickly responded. He wasn’t angry at Avery: He was scared for her.

“I realized for the first time that my daughter — so smart, so well-educated, and in some ways so seemingly sophisticated — had no idea of what the working world was about to demand of her,” he explained.

Ultimately, he sent Avery a stream-of-consciousness email detailing 22 bullet points he felt she must under-

David Yacobucci ’16 and his twin sister, Jessica, graced the pages of Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” for their accomplishments on the squash courts this season.

stand before embarking on a career.

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‘Outside-the-Box’ Science & Engineering

U

students

nition at the event include:

Colonies following a Traumatic Bleaching Event

returned to

Andrew Mellert ’17 and Kineo Gorman ’17 Soil Remediation: Removing Contaminants

by Means of Thermal Desorption Followed by Remineralization Through Addition of Organic Material

Matthew Restieri ’18, Greyson Wolfram ’18, and Chris Burdick ’18 The Future of the Prosthetic Limb: Sacrificing Visual Aesthetics and Individualized Movement to Yield Greater Strength and Utility

Colin MacFaddin ’17 and Alex Wada ’17 Research on the Feasibility of How a Cooperative YeastAlgae Biofuel Production System Will Affect Biomass and an Investigation into the Feasibility of Biofuel as the Next Clean Energy

Wesley Peisch ’18 Optimizing Efficiency of Urban, Track-based Rapid Transit Systems

PPER SCHOOL

Greenwich as award winners after the

Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair, held Saturday, March 19, at Quinnipiac University in Hamden.

“These students worked so hard,” Science Department Chair Dana Montanez said. “They demonstrated incredible dedication and outsidethe-box thinking in developing their concepts — and the results of their hard work really shined at the fair.”

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Students earning recog-

Thacher Scannell ’18 and Ned Camel ’18 Acropora Grafting: A Feasible Method to Reestablish Zooxanthellae

Jack Stefanou ’17 Observing the Synergistic Effect of Pesticides on Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems Lachlan Rosato ’17 Improving Standard of Living for Refugees: Use

of Recycled Materials to Modify Internal Temperature and Dryness, and to Provide Electricity and Water in Tented Housing Siyan Shaikh ’17 and Tucker Calcano ’17 Extracting DNA from Hair Follicles of Canis latrans to Understand Interrelatedness Among a Transient Population Matthew Jacobson ’18 and Avi Mukherjee ’18 Improving Methodologies for Preclinical Data Collection: Tracking Motion of Biological Test Subjects in Laboratory Environments Jack Driscoll ’18 An Investigation of the Ability of Pseudomonas putida to Counteract

Elevated Heart Rate in Daphnia magna Exposed to Nicotine Nick Saah ’18 Optimizing Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris Using Hawaiian Cinder Cone Soil as a Proxy for Agricultural Conditions on Mars

FRONT Thacher Scannell ’18, Nick Saah ’18, Wesley Peisch ’18, and Ned Camel ’18 MIDDLE Science Chair Dana Montanez, Lachlan Rosato ’17, Matthew Restieri ’18, Jack Stefanou ’17, Kineo Gorman ’17, Andrew Mellert ’17, and Tucker Calcano ’17 BACK Matthew Jacobson ’18, Jack Driscoll ’18, Greyson Wolfram ’18, Chris Burdick ’18, Avi Mukherjee ’18, Siyan Shaikh ’17, Alex Wada ’17, and Colin MacFaddin ’17

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SENATORIAL ADVICE

‘ Value Education, Cross the Aisle’

U

.S. SEN. Richard Blumenthal

proudest moment in the Senate, culmi-

Michael ’07, David ’10, and Claire

nating with a visit to the White House on

(GA ’12) — visited Brunswick in February,

February 12 to witness President Obama’s

encouraging Upper School students to

signing of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention

become involved in public-service initiatives

for American Veterans Act — bipartisan

close to their hearts.

legislation designed to help in combating

The senator, too, urged his audience to be inspired by the lessons and values instilled

United States Senator and former Brunswick and Greenwich Academy parent Richard Blumenthal spoke to Upper School students in February.

In addition, Blumenthal spoke about his

(D-Conn.) — father of Matthew ’04,

suicide by U.S. military veterans.

Blumenthal co-sponsored the bill with

by a Brunswick education — very much

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.). “This

like those that inspired Blumenthal himself

breakthrough bipartisan step will help

during his years as a student at Riverdale

countless veterans overcome invisible

Country School in the Bronx and later at

wounds of war that lead to 22 tragic

Harvard College and Yale Law School.

suicides every day,” Blumenthal said.

“The values impressed upon me by my

“Going forward, I’ll continue to work to

teachers and parents — at your same age —

cross the aisle in Washington to get the job

spurred me into a career of public service,”

done. I encourage you to do the same in

Blumenthal said.

your own meaningful endeavors.”

G O LD E N BE A R S IG HTI NG

W

HILE READYING to tee it up at The Bear’s Club during its

spring trip to Florida, the varsity golf team had a real-life encounter with the game’s golden bear, Jack Nicklaus.

The 18-time major championship winner relived his collegiate days at the Ohio State University with the Bruins during a memorable 15-minute Q&A, before wishing them luck with their season ahead on the links.

FRONT

Matty Dzialga ’19, Jack Kulesh ’17, Nick VanBelle ’17, Charlie Knight ’17, and Connor Belcastro ’19

Charlie Marvin ’19, Eric Ganshaw ’16, Matt Camel ’18, John Hughes ’16, Jack Nicklaus, Lance Johnson ’18, Thomas VanBelle ’18, and Reid Robbins ’17 MIDDLE

BACK

Coach Mike Kennedy, Coach Anthony Fischetti, Jamie MacFarlane ’16, and Coach Jim Stephens

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‘ Encourage, Inspire, Protect the Girls in Your Life’

A

S A 19-YEAR-OLD DIXIE

Spanish class waiting to draw

girl on the campus of the

her attention.

University of Southern California — with a full ride, a skyrocketing modeling career,

Alexis Jones — internationally recognized speaker, media personality, activist, and author — visited the Upper School to encourage students to fight for something greater than themselves.

Only eight words followed.

“Alexis Jones, the girl with the perfect life,” she dead-

a TV show on the red carpet, and

panned with an overwhelming sense

above water — countered with a

on the road with a new message

a boyfriend handpicked out of an

of clarity.

piece of advice that her daughter

— ProtectHer: Redefining

would never forget.

#Manhood — speaking to largely

Abercrombie catalog — Alexis Jones

That was it. The quiet girl from Spanish class walked away — her

“As long as you live a life of mere

mission accomplished. All Alexis

consumption, not a life of contribu-

about the ever-growing issue of

to private school in her mother’s

could do was smile and run her

tion,” she explained, “you will never

domestic abuse and sexual assault

jaundice-colored, battered and

hand through her long brown hair,

stand in the warehouse of joy.”

on campuses.

bruised 1976 Dodge Malibu in her

trying to shrug off the five-second

rear-view mirror. She’d moved

encounter as nothing to avoid public

Alexis took students on her life’s

10 years, I had only been preaching

beyond those early mornings

embarrassment among her friends.

journey since that day — when she

to ‘half of the sky,’” she said. “The

But deep inside, where her inse-

began to define herself by serving

treatment of women is no longer a

appeared to have it all.

She had put the dog days of riding

stocking cheap beer and cleaning

In an April visit to Brunswick,

male audiences across the country

“It dawned on me that for the past

urinals at the local bar to earn extra

curities had long

others and by empow-

women’s issue or a women’s move-

money for her family. No longer

wrestled with her

ering young men and

ment. It is a human movement. We

did she hide in the shadows of her

conscience and

women to fight for

just forgot to include the other half

former ZIP code in the grungy,

her identity, she

something bigger than

of humanity.”

rundown slums of Austin.

was rocked to the

Alexis was a Beverly Hills sorority

core. She made

“ As long as you live a life of mere consumption, not a life of contribution, you will never stand in the warehouse of joy.”

themselves.

After graduating

Alexis doesn’t claim to be someone who’s reinventing the wheel — but

“chick” now — strutting with

a beeline for her

Texas-tomboy bravado, radiating

apartment and

with Southern-Belle charm. “I had

called home to

achieved everything the world says

Texas, immediately breaking into

Relations and a masters in

matters by my sophomore year in

uncontrollable, mascara-smearing

Communication Management,

the girls and women in your life,”

college,” she said. “I had the right

sobs and tears.

she launched I AM THAT GIRL — a

she said. “I’m actually inviting you

nonprofit movement inspiring girls

to participate and to be on the right side of history now.

guy, the right apartment, the right

She told her mother that she felt

from USC with a

rather someone who has a conver-

bachelor’s degree

sation with young men on behalf of

in International

their sisters, girlfriends, and moms.

body, the right everything. I was

like a fraud — that she felt like she’d

to love, express, and be exactly who

living the dream.”

be lied to for her entire life.

they are — in 2008.

Reality, though, soon struck Alexis unexpectedly hard.

Standing outside on a sun-filled California afternoon — shooting the breeze with friends and making

“I have everything. Aren’t I

The movement has more than

the cure. You have the power to be

175 local chapters and has reached

a builder or a wrecker. You have the

tioned over and over again, pleading

more than five million people, taking

opportunity to encourage, to inspire,

with her mother for an answer.

Alexis on a worldwide speaking tour

and to protect the girls in your life.

And the woman who raised Alexis and her four brothers in Texas —

to find an unassuming girl from her

working two jobs to keep the family

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supposed to be happy?” Alexis ques-

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“I’m not just asking you to respect

with stops at the United Nations, the White House, ESPN, and NIKE. And since January, she’s been

“There’s going to be a moment when you get to be a good guy.

“Be ready.”

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And they’re off: More than 360 participants raced out of the starting gate.

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T

HE BRUNSWICK community was out in full

More than 360 registered participants lined

force — with students and faculty of all ages

up at the starting gate and took to the 1.75-mile

and all divisions, along with many families

course tracing the outskirts of Edwards Campus

and friends — for the annual ’Wick Walk

on King Street.

Run on a sunny spring day in late April.

“This year’s ’Wick Walk Run was truly a community-

Parents Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Mairead Finn,

building event — and embodied our slogan: We run

and Shelby Katz co-chaired the event, which was set in motion by the Men of Brunswick’s performance of the National Anthem.

on Courage, Honor, and Truth,” Katz said.

“We hope to continue this meaningful schoolwide and family tradition for years to come!”

02

01 Father and son Rich and Declan Radonis ’28 triumphantly cross the finish line.

02 Event organizers Mairead Finn, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Shelby Katz 03 Master of Ceremonies Tim Coupe

05

04 Bryce Shine will enter the Class of 2030 in September.

03

05 Second-graders stick together: Ryan Baxter, Finn Sargent, George Johnson, Teddy Bancroft, and Nolan McCutcheon.

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CLASSNOTES C O M P I L E D B Y L I B B Y E D WA R D S

FROM THE ARCHIVES

A

S WE looked from our perch in

Headmaster Philip’s old house on a

morning in early April, we saw giant paper snowflakes falling from the sky.

Spring was not quite in the air.

The Upper School building stood as the backdrop to this wintry scene on Maher Avenue — just as it does in this archival photo from the 1980s.

Only now — as students hang out classroom windows, shouting “words of encouragement” to those below — they peer down upon the Pedersen Lawn, a rectangular courtyard named in honor of Headmaster Norman A. Pedersen (1969–87).

Seniors often congregate there to throw the Frisbee or even to barbecue in the days leading up to graduation.

Teachers, too, hold occasional classes on the Lawn when the sun is shining (above).

The front entrance, along with the parking lot, was moved to the west side of the building after renovations to accommodate a new theater and glass atrium, in 2008.

But how about this 1978 Toyota Corolla (according to resident car expert Jimmy Romanello)? Anyone know the owner of such a classic?

He must’ve had VIP parking.

Please call or email Libby Edwards (ledwards@brunswickschool.org: 203-6255864) if you can identify this Bruin!

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01

1957 Here’s an update from Walt Brothers: I had a phone call from lifelong friend and fellow Brunswick classmate John

Class of 1973. “C’mon, boys, share the news!” they say.

1994

Mead. John and I have known each

Eric Ferraris and his wife, Demi,

other since 1944, when my family

happily welcomed their first baby

moved to Greenwich. John was a

girl, Heath Eleanor, on March 1. She

“lifer” in our class. I came to Brunswick

joins her brothers, Cameron (5) and

in the 9th grade. We were both “Best

Tanner (3). See photo 01.

Man” in each other’s weddings.

1995

of Greenwich and Brunswick. Those

Ted Adler and his wife, Abby,

were wonderful years, and have

welcomed their second boy to the

shaped my life even to this day.

family, Samuel Cole, on March 14.

There are two things that stand out most of all from my four years at Brunswick:

He joins his big brother, Jack. See photo 02.

prophet Isaiah, which was painted

1999

over the entrance to the library

Kip Graham and his wife, Adriane,

at school: “With all thy getting,

are the proud parents of a baby boy,

get understanding.” The second

Russell Frost III. “Trip” was born on

was Brunswick’s motto: “Courage,

June 29, 2015. See photo 03.

The first was a quotation from the

Honor, Truth.” life: A military officer, a businessman,

2000

and now a senior citizen giving back

Graham Gyesky and his wife, Lori,

to my community. My success in each

welcomed a baby girl, Everly Hope,

career was and is aided by living up

on October 8, 2015. See photo 04.

I’ve had three major careers in my

04

03

present, brought back fond memories

Talking over our lives, past and

02

05

to those inspiring words learned long ago at Brunswick. They are lifelong

Jake Heller married Alex Hughes

values for us all.

on August 8 in Todi, Italy. After

1962

six years of serving in the Obama Administration as a political appointee at the Department of

Lin Wells is keeping busy (to say

Homeland Security, Jake has joined

the least!) — teaching a “Wicked

the D.C. office of the law firm Foley

Problems” course and a few others

& Lardner, where he is a member of

at National Defense University,

the firm’s Transactional & Securities

volunteering at the Pentagon, and

Practice. Jake and Alex are living

working with the STAR-TIDES project

in Woodley Park. If you’re in town,

on building resilience to natural and

don’t hesitate to reach out to them!

man-made disasters.

See photo 05.

1973

2001

Rick Cambere ran into Mike

Ryan McDonald and his wife, Dani,

Bender at Westchester Airport in

welcomed a baby girl, Izabella Esther,

February, both commenting about

on March 6. “Izzie” joins her big

the dearth of updates from the

sister, Ophelia. See photo 06.

06

01 It’s eyes wide open for Heath Ferraris, the daughter of Eric Ferraris ’94.

02 Jack Adler holds his younger brother, Samuel, the new son of Ted Adler ’95.

03 Trip Graham, the son of Kip Graham ’99, sports the Nantucket Reds.

04 Everly Gyesky, the daughter of Graham Gyesky ’00, is excited for a sunset cruise.

05 At the wedding of Jake Heller ’00 and Alex Hughes, Chip Jones ’00, Dave Ranta (former faculty), Shane Heller ’03, the married couple, John Weir ’00, and Pete Schruth ’00 enjoy the beautiful Italian landscapes.

06 Pretty in pink: Izzie McDonald, the daughter of Ryan McDonald ’01, sleeps peacefully.

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07 Charlie and Logan Taney happily sandwich their new brother, Joseph, all sons of Charlie Taney ’01.

08 A big ’Wick and GA contingent gathered at the wedding of Patrick McGowan ’02 and Whitney Shanks.

FRONT: Peter Samponaro ’02, Jory Caulkins ’02, Katherine Rowe (GA ’02), Matt Slaine ’02, the groom, Marcus Lindholm ’02, Asya Varshisky Geller (GA ’02), and Greg de Spoelberch ’00 BACK: Mike Kagan ’02, Carter Matschullat ’02, Taylor Roach ’02, Charlie Adamski Caulkins (GA ’02), Graham Caulkins ’05, Freddy Sykes ’02, and Ben Nichols ’02

08

09 The Gartin family — Chris ’03, new baby Liam, Julie, and Ella (2) — are now a clan of four.

10 Rick Berger ’05, Jack Taylor ’06, and James Thorman ’06 take a (bar) break from their studies at the Wharton MBA program at University of Pennsylvania.

09

10

2003

as classmates in the Wharton

As Product Manager, Erik over-

welcomed their third boy to the

MBA program at University of

sees development and deployment

family, Joseph Sawyer, on March 24.

Chris Basham tied the knot with

Pennsylvania. Jack is in his first year,

of StudioNow’s web application,

He joins his brothers J. Charles V (4)

Claire Rindlaub in Shelburne, Vt., on

while Rick and James will be gradu-

which connects Fortune 500 compa-

August 15.

ating in May and working at BCG in

nies with filmmakers worldwide. He

Philadelphia and Bain & Co. in New

doesn’t mind that Napa Valley is

York City, respectively. See photo 10.

nearby, the weather is good, and he

Charlie Taney and his wife, Ana,

and Logan (2). See photo 07.

2002

Chris Gartin and his wife, Julie,

Patrick McGowan married Whitney

March 15. He joins his older sister,

Shanks at the Castle Hill Inn in

Ella (2). The family lives in Battery

Newport, R.I., on October 23, in front

Park. See photo 09.

of a big contingent of Brunswick and GA folk. See photo 08.

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welcomed a baby boy, Liam, on

2007

can bike to work.

Erik Spangenberg packed up his

2011

piano keyboard and moved from the

David Jaramillo will be starting

Music City (Nashville) to the City

Berkeley’s inorganic chemistry Ph.D.

by the Bay (San Francisco) with his

program this fall, having received a

Jack Taylor, James Thorman, and

company StudioNow, a global video

national government fellowship to

Rick Berger ’05 were reunited

production marketplace.

fund his studies.

2006

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FACULTY NOTES Junior Class Dean Rob Follansbee and his wife, Katie, became parents of a second baby boy, Russell

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Wentworth, on April 8. He joins his

11 Danny Follansbee (4) is the proud big

brother of Russell, the new son of Junior Class Dean Rob Follansbee.

older brother, Danny (4). See photo 11.

12 Jacob White, the son of 5th-grade

Fifth-grade teacher Katie White and her husband, Ethan, welcomed

teacher Katie White, lies comfortably in his polar-bear PJ’s.

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their second son, Jacob Joseph, on December 17. He joins his older brother, Sawyer, a Brunswick

National Sales. Stan left Columbia

pre-kindergartner. See photo 12.

Records to co-found Cleveland

Philadelphia, Pa., to James Stephen

International Records in 1977.

Corrigall and Lucy (nee DuMoulin)

IN MEMORIAM

Although Stan was often around

Steve was born on July 11, 1945, in

of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is

many famous Rock & Roll personali-

survived by his wife, Lynn (nee Amato),

Stanford I. Snyder ’56, known to

ties, he was happiest with his friends

of Cumming, Ga.; son William Corrigall

friends as “Stan,” died peacefully on

and family. Born in Chicago, Ill.,

and his wife Katherine, and grandchil-

February 19.

Stan was raised in Riverside, Conn.,

dren Nolan and Maeve, of Portland,

Stan is survived by his wife, Bridget

attending Riverside Elementary

Maine; daughter Rebecca Corrigall

Snyder, brother David Snyder, former

School and Brunswick. He was a

and her husband Walter Biscardi, of

wife Jerry Steen, daughter Julie

multisport athlete and talented

Buford, Ga; daughter Heather and her

Pildner, son Kyle Snyder, and three

musician, playing piano in bands

husband Randy Lockey, and grandson

grandchildren. He is predeceased by

starting at age 12. He was a lifelong

Quentin (Quinn), of Buford, Ga.; sister

sister Sue Johnson.

member of the Riverside Yacht Club.

Catharine (Kitty) and her husband

Stan’s passion was music. He was

Stan proudly served in the

John Goldberg, of Chicago, Ill.; sister

lucky enough to have a successful

United States Marine Corps from

Lucy Corrigall and her husband David

career as a music-industry executive

1958 to 1959. He graduated from

Orleans, of Guam.

and to play jazz piano throughout his

Yale University in 1962 and later

life. With music as the backdrop, he

attended Columbia Business School.

Washington & Jefferson College, in

forged many lifelong friendships. Stan

In 1964, Stan left Columbia Business

Pennsylvania, earning a B.A. in 1967.

was a natural storyteller and, due to

School for an entry-level position

He worked in the insurance industry,

his rich life experiences, always had

at Columbia Records, beginning his

and achieved his CPCU designation.

an entertaining story to share.

career in the music industry.

He met his wife, Lynn, in Hartford

Stan’s career at Columbia Records,

Stan’s life was full of long lasting

After graduation, Steve went on to

at the Hartford Insurance Company.

and later at Cleveland International

friendships. He remained close

Records, put him at the epicenter

to his Riverside childhood friends

of the music industry during the

throughout his life. He was a

building rockets. He was a member

heyday of Rock & Roll. He headed

generous, kind, and fun person who

of SoAR (Southern Area Rocketry).

the Sales Department in Columbia’s

enjoyed life and loved to tell stories

He loved traveling in his RV and

San Francisco office in 1968. While

of his many adventures.

staying connected with family and

there, he worked with musicians that

He was inseparable from his best

became some of the country’s most

friend and wife, Bridget, since they

influential acts, like Santana and his

met in 1989.

friend Janis Joplin.

He returned to Columbia’s

They married in 1987 in San Francisco.

Steve enjoyed traveling and

friends all over the country.

To only write of Steve’s hobbies and accomplishments does not represent all he was as an individual.

Stephen (Steve) Stuart Corrigall ’63,

He was in the hearts of so many

headquarters in New York, where

70, died on January 23, surrounded by

people and was kind, generous, and

he held positions as Vice President

family, after an eight-year battle with

loving to everyone he met, especially

of Marketing and Vice President of

multiple myeloma.

his friends and family.

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ALUMNI SNAPSHOT

‘Bravery in the Pursuit of Truth’

By Katherine Ogden

T

HE ACCOLADES keep coming for documentary filmmaker

Matthew Heineman ’01, whose latest project, Cartel Land, was nominated for an Academy Award.

The film, a searing examination of the drug war on both

sides of the U.S.–Mexico border, premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. There, Heineman earned the Best Director Award in the U.S. Documentary Competition and a Special Jury Prize for Cinematography.

More recently, Heineman won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award from the Directors Guild of America, the prestigious Polk Journalism Award, and the Courage Under Fire Award from the International Documentary Association “in recognition of conspicuous bravery in the pursuit of truth.” He was also named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s 100 Top Global Thinkers of 2015.

The film documents armed vigilante groups — operating in Arizona and Mexico — that have organized to fight murderous Mexican drug cartels.

Heineman and his team served as front-line witnesses to their (sometimes) brutal tactics. Bullets fly, meth is cooked up in a Mexican forest, and victims of the cartels bury their dead.

“I made Cartel Land to put a face to this violence and to examine the ramifications of what happens when citizens take the law into their own hands to fight back,” Heineman explained. “I hope the Oscar nomination will give voice to those trapped by this senseless cycle of violence, suffering, and corruption.”

Praise for this dangerous work has been copious. Not only does Heineman have a “terrific eye,” said the New York Times, but also “guts” and “nerves of steel.”

Released theatrically last July, the movie had its broadcast premiere on A&E in January and is now available on iTunes and Netflix.

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...

CHRIS JENKINS ’73!

Chris Jenkins ’73 added to his Oscar collection at this year’s awards, winning his third golden statuette in the Best Sound Mixing category for Mad Max: Fury Road. Jenkins won for Out of Africa in 1985 and The Last of the Mohicans in 1992.

Heineman previously directed and produced the Emmy-nominated documentary Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare.

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ALUMNI EVENTS WINTER 2016

01 FRONT Coulter Bailey ’09, Roger Walker ’86, Scott Rodwin ’86, Brad Hajim ’86, and Ned Freeman ’99 BACK Vass Eliopoulos ’92, Dwight Clasby ’71, Jarrett Shine ’92, Clay Freeman ’95, Charlie Tashjian ’05, Peter Dunn ’62, and George Boynton 02 Duncan Burn ’96, George Boynton, and Charlie Tashjian ’05 03 Fellow alumni from the Class of 1986: Roger Walker, Brad Hajim, and Scott Rodwin 04 Peter Dunn ’62 and George Boynton 05 Ned Freeman ’99 and his wife, Elizabeth

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ALUMNI RECEPTION: DENVER

Rocky Mountain High

’W

ICK AND GA alumni convened for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres

underneath the western skyline at Cherry Hills Country Club in

Denver on February 24.

More than 30 Bruin and Gator alumni turned out for the 1st annual reception in the Rocky Mountain state, as did legendary Brunswick teacher and coach George Boynton.

All raised a glass to their alma maters — and to new and old friendships with their fellow west-coast transplants. Here’s to everyone who attended!

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ALUMNI EVENTS WINTER 2016

FRONT Billy Chapman ’09, Corey Dobbs ’08, Daniel Taylor ’11, Henry Taylor ’14, Mac Morse ’11, Ed Kosnik ’88, Nick Federici ’96, and Mike Cuneo ’01

BACK Chris Kono ’09, Joey Scalzo ’09, Tommy Hoyos ’08, Zach Dobbs ’06, Tom O’Connor ’91, Jim Berger ’85, Tim Edwards ’05, Jason Ienner ’97, Ryan Purcell ’02, Phil Ford ’02, and Taylor Ingraham ’02

ALUMNI BUST

Above the Rim

’W

ICK ALUMNI relived their glory

days on the varsity basketball

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court at Dann Gymnasium in the 1st annual Alumni BUST — Brunswick Upper School Tournament — held on March 12.

The event drew alumni spanning the class years of 1985 to 2014 (19 players in all) and followed the traditional BUST format: double elimination, three-on-three, half court games to 11, win by two.

Games were hotly contested — and played well above the rim.

Two former ’Wick varsity hoopsters, Tim Edwards ’05 and Ryan Purcell ’02, teamed up with hockey player Billy Chapman ’09 to claim

03

the first-ever alumni championship — and the

04

all-important bragging rights.

01 The champs: Tim Edwards ’05, Ryan Purcell ’02, and Billy Chapman ’09 02 Daniel Taylor ’11 fades away against the shot block attempt of Jim Berger ’85.

03 Billy Chapman takes it to the hoop against the Dobbs brothers, Zach ’06 and Corey ’08.

05 Tom O’Connor ’91 goes up for the skyhook as Mac Morse ’11 and Henry Taylor ’14 defend the rim.

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ALUMNI EVENTS WINTER 2016

01

ALUMNI PADDLE PARTY

Friendly Rallies, Fireside Food & Drink

N

EARLY 30 ’Wick alumni gathered for an unseason-

ably warm and pleasant evening of paddle tennis

at Stanwich Club on February 20.

The can’t-miss winter tradition — sponsored by

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01 Nick Federici ’96, Jon Ryckman ’88, Matt MacDonald ’02, and Justin Weinstein ’99 02 Tom Toepke ’99 returns serve.

03 Greg Wyman ’07 04 Jon Ryckman ’88 and Billy Chapman ’09 cheer on the action.

05 Chris Constantine ’07

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Grant Gyesky ’98, Zac John ’05, Billy Chapman ’09, and the Brunswick Alumni Association — brought together a youthful contingent of alumni and featured hard-hitting matches, friendly rallies, and fireside food and drink.

All on hand, yet again, enjoyed ample conversation and competition (along with the very necessary “light” cardio) as they took to the courts for a fun night of paddle with their fellow Brunswick graduates.

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FRONT Scott Caffrey ’98, Graham Gyesky ’00, Brendan Seaver ’09, David Better ’11, Justin Weinstein ’99, Matt MacDonald ’02, Zac John ’05, Jon Ryckman ’88, Jarrett Shine ’92, Chris Harris ’07, and Greg Wyman ’07. BACK Brian Shepard ’97, faculty member Rob Follansbee, Chris Wirth ’97, Jimmy Ritman ’94, Tom Toepke ’99, Shahryar Oveissi ’98, Grant Gyesky ’98, Jamie Fowler ’07, Sam Philip ’10, Nick Philip ’08, Nick Federici ’96, Zach Dobbs ’06, Billy Chapman ’09, Chris Constantine ’07, and Matt Gormly ’07

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LAST LOOK

BY MIKE KENNEDY ’99

High Fives in the Compromise Photo by Jeffry Konczal

I

N EXCHANGE for a day of truancy — Senior Skip

their fellow Bruins by encouraging them to run an

known — the Class of 2016 cut a deal with Senior

impromptu gauntlet — a safe, secure, and dry gauntlet

Dean Paul Withstandley.

of high fives, if you will.

As a compromise, they’d ALL have to

be on hand first thing in the morning at the Lower School to greet their younger ’Wick counterparts — a tradition begun in honor of Robert L. Cosby and customarily involving only a small score of senior boys.

Shooter Jeffry Konczal saw this as a clear-cut photo op, arriving on the rainy

“That’s what makes photography fun. It’s about discovering something that can often come out of nowhere.”

and cold May morning with a pictorial

he ducked and weaved through the tunnel of soon-to-be graduates.

Konczal immediately switched his focus to capturing this spontaneous moment, one born in everyone’s favorite name of hooky.

“That’s what makes photography fun,”

he said. “It’s about discovering something that can often

the cover of an umbrella.

come out of nowhere.

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First-grader Peter Saunders takes his turn here, starting his day with a smile as

vision of two Brunswick boys walking into school under But things didn’t quite go according to his

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The enthusiastic mass of seniors, instead, welcomed

Day as it’s more formally (and perhaps regrettably)

“I ended up with a photo completely different from what I had expected — and much more memorable, too.”

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