Times of Brunswick, Fall 2014

NEW ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME HONORS BEST OF THE BEST

‘WICK FACULTY INSTITUTE: COLLABORATION & ENRICHMENT

COMMENCEMENT 2014: A CAPSTONE CELEBRATION

Fall 2014

Fishing with a Conscıence Paul Greenberg ’85 Has a Line on the Future of Seafood

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014–2015

➸ ’WICK WALK RUN ➸

Sanjeev K. Mehra, P ’10, ’12, ’13, ’20 Chairman Richard Axilrod, P ’14, ’18 James F. Bell, P ’14, ’16, ’17, ’21 W. Robert Berkley Jr. ’91, P ’21, ’23 Nancy M. Better, P ’11, ’13 Michael J. Bingle, P ’20, ’25 Todd L. Boehly, P ’20, ’22, ’24 Mark H. Camel, P ’12, ’18, ’18 Robert F. Carangelo, P ’17, ’21 Frank Carroll, P ’22 B. Cort Delany ’73 Mark F. Dzialga, P ’19 Gregory B. Hartch ’88, P ’19 John R. Harvey ’84 Carlos M. Hernandez, P ’18 Christina C. Kazazes, P ’13, ’19, ’23 David B. MacFarlane, P ’11, ’12, ’16 Anthony E. Mann, P ’17 D. Ian McKinnon, P ’18 Thomas D. O’Malley Jr. ’85, P ’12, ’15, ’21 Suzanne P. Peisch, P ’12, ’14, ’16, ’18 Philip F. P. Pierce, P ’10, ’13, ’18 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 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 Joan Beth Brown, P ’11, ’13, ’15 President, BPA

ON THE COVER Paul Greenberg ’85 is a bestselling author, ocean expert, and avid fisherman. For more on his story, including a bit of his Brunswick experience, turn to page 6.

For more photos and a summary of the annual ’Wick event, turn to page 57.

MESSAGE FROM THE

HEADMASTER New Faces and Talents Benefit Us All As Life Evolves, So Does Our School

P

ARENTS HAVE SO MANY REASONS

on the watch for newcomers who, naturally, in

to be anxious as their children grow up

a competitive environment, might displace an

in today’s ultra-competitive world: Will

existing boy on the playing field, in a theatrical

their boys make friends?

Will they behave well in social settings? Will they be happy and healthy?

Of course, pressures ultimately build on our sons to get good grades, to play on high-level athletic teams, and to earn admittance to nationally respected colleges and universities.

At Brunswick, one issue

production, or as a star student.

“ AND, NO MATTER WHEN A STUDENT ENTERS BRUNSWICK, HIS PRESENCE, EFFORTS, AND TALENTS ENHANCE AND CONTRIBUTE MIGHTILY TO THE WHOLE.”

perennially fanning the flames

Clearly, however, excellence is one of Brunswick’s hallmarks, and the continuing addition of new students serves both our boys and our school well.

This growth by design adds strength, diversity, and variety to each class as it moves through our four divisions and builds to a graduating class of more than 90 students.

And, no matter when a

If we teach our boys anything while they are in our midst, perhaps it is most important that

student enters Brunswick, his

they learn that everything in life must always

new students at our Lower, Middle, and Upper

presence, efforts, and talents enhance and con-

be earned — and that nobody in a democratic

School entry points.

tribute mightily to the whole.

society is permanently anointed.

of anxiety is the admittance of

It’s a natural and human (and nearly im-

Most important, the arrival of new students is

If they experience disappointment along the

possible) aspiration of long standing: In any

a critical factor in helping us to do what we do

way, there’s no doubt their character will be

sought-after community, everybody wants to be

best: To prepare boys and young men for life —

strengthened. And that’s also when they’ll find

the “last one in” — to halt the construction of

for real life, a life in which new people continue

out what they’re made of — and be challenged to

homes right after theirs is built, to keep a group

to arrive constantly, at colleges and universities,

make it even better.

small and exclusive only after they’ve gained

at work, and in the community.

membership, to “freeze” circumstances in place

If this means that our new students challenge

and preserve a situation they hold especially

our existing students in the classroom, or raise

dear.

the competitive bar in the theater or on the ath-

Here, families who have been at Brunswick since Pre, Lower, or Middle School are often

letic fields, then Brunswick — and all of our boys

Thomas W. Philip

— are far better for it in the long run.

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FEATURES 06 There’s Always a Catch

By Mike Kennedy ’99 14 Commencement 2014: ‘May Courage, Honor, Truth Ever Lead Them’

By Katherine Ogden 35 Focus on the Craft of Teaching

By Katherine Ogden 42 Recognition of Excellence

By Mike Kennedy ’99 49 Camaraderie. Effort. Belief.

The True Defining Factors

By Mike Kennedy ’99

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CONTENTS

DEPARTMENTS 01 Message from the Headmaster 58 Beyond the Books – A Summer of Broadening Horizons – Problem-Solvers Continue to Thrive

06 FLEX TIME 04 ’Wick Supporters Keep on Truckin’

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– Moving Up: An Upper School Freshman Reflects on Four Great Years – A Journey Into a Different, Mysterious World – ‘A Blast’ Playing for Friendly Faces – Summer Sojourn: What Could Be Better than a South African Safari?

– Honors During ‘A Wild Night’ at Fenway Park – Humanity’s Creative Expression United in Babel – Cheer ’Wick on from Anywhere in the World – Passionate About Their Craft – ‘Act of Theater and Intellect’ Wins National Prize – ’Wick Snapshot: Grays Road in Henley-on-Thames

13 State-of-the-Art Facility Provides ‘Great Opportunity’

66 Class Notes

34 From the P-Funk Mob to a Buttoned-Down Gig

69 In Memoriam 70 Brunswick Alumni Association

40 A Magical ‘Friend Raiser’

71 Alumni Events

48 Renovations Create Space, Opportunity

72 Last Look

57 A Grand Tour of Edwards Campus 65 Tell Me About Mr. ‘Cos’

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’Wick Supporters Keep on Truckin’

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HE ’WICK Annual

bration of the Fund’s success.

taco truck, to the beer truck —

Fund is in the habit of

Never before had so many of

and back again.

setting new records.

the school’s supporters been

Attendees also shifted un-

gathered for an event of this

der a tent on the senior lawn

kind.

to enjoy music provided by

In 2013–14, it raised

$3.748 million — increasing last year’s mark by roughly

faculty member and saxo-

as the night was called, turned

phonist Shane Kirsch and his

remarkable 99% parent par-

out to be a big hit for everyone

jazz ensemble.

ticipation and 100% faculty/

in attendance.

staff participation.

On May 29, Brunswick

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“Trucks Full of Gratitude,”

$100,000 and maintaining a

The Upper School parking

In sum, it was a beautiful night to thank all in the

lot was transformed to re-

Brunswick community for

donors — nearly 300, in fact

semble a street festival, with

their contributions to another

— converged on the Maher

people socializing and moving

remarkable sum of collabora-

Avenue Campus for a cele-

from the pizza truck, to the

tion and achievement.

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Paul Greenberg ’85 Serves Up Seafood for Thought

THERE’S ALWAYS A

CATCH In the wake of grief, an award-winning journalist — who brings both conscience and common sense to the fishing and consumption of seafood — rededicated himself to an old love and discovered that ‘the passion, no matter how nonmainstream it may be, is the energy.’

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Blackened Louisiana Catfish. Grilled Local Bigeye Tuna Steak.

Pan Fried Florida Jumbo Soft Shell Crabs. Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon.

The list goes on.

THE GRAND CENTRAL OYS-

seller that examines the four fish

first noticed in the United States

TER Bar and Restaurant, long

currently dominating the seafood

has spread to other nations, to the

located on the lower level of the

market, and investigates issues

point where the veritable chorus

terminal and boasting a resplen-

of sustainability, habitat, and fish

rises up from any table I visit …

dent atmosphere with high,

farming.

every time I mentioned my damn

vaulted terra-cotta ceilings and a 440-capacity seating area, offers a

earned the James Beard Award for

menu including all of these fish —

Writing and Literature.

and many more.

We refrained from asking that question when we met with Greenberg this summer. He did,

for two in the back right corner

however, recommend the halibut

afternoon in August, full of tour-

of the restaurant, nobody takes

as a “less-fishy” fish — ordering

ists, businesspeople, and, well, let’s

notice.

the black cod himself.

A middle-aged, olive-skinned

man wearing faded blue jeans, a

He’d prefer it that way, actually.

He’ll be able to eat in peace.

“Whenever I told people that

He also selected a handful of raw oysters to share: A few Cape Mays (N.J.), a few Totem Points

weathered button-down shirt, and

I was writing a book about the

(Wash.), and a few Wellfleets

a salt water-stained fishing cap

future of fish, I would typically get

(Mass.).

walks in. He’s perhaps more suit-

two reactions,” Greenberg writes

“If you read my latest book,

ably dressed for an afternoon on a

in the conclusion of Four Fish. “It

it’ll make sense that a jag I’m on

boat — not for lunch at the iconic

was the second response that I

recently is to eat American,” the

New York seafood eatery — but

found more troubling.

’Wick alumnus said, before spritz-

that seems of little concern.

And, though the buttoned-down

“‘Oh, you’re writing a book about fish. Which fish should I eat?’

ing a little lemon on an oyster and putting it down the hatch.

That book is American Catch:

restaurant staff isn’t aware, he’s a

“Perhaps it is a particularly

comrade of sorts — a famed and

American trait — the belief that

The Fight for Our Local Sea

experienced preparer and server of

the individual by his or her per-

food, exploring why the United

seafood for thought.

sonal actions can somehow shift

States imports more than

the course of history.

three-quarters of its seafood —

Paul Greenberg ’85 is author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, a New York Times best-

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As he walks to a reserved table

fish book.”

It’s packed on this Wednesday

assume — seafood lovers.

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For his work, Greenberg has

“But when it comes to choosing the ‘right’ fish, the sentiment I

and yet controls more ocean than any nation in the world.

G

REENBERG IS not

acter-building quality, my mother

don the pun). He’d spend hours

only a best-selling

arranged it so that the cottages

cruising Long Island Sound, often

author. He also con-

we rented always had access to

alone, in a rickety old aluminum

tributes regularly to

streams and lakes or abutted other

boat his mother bought him when

The New York Times

properties we could trespass upon

he was 13.

and has lectured at

that had such resources,” he writes

Harvard, Google, and

in Four Fish.

“What I’ve always liked about fishing is that you get to be some-

the Monterey Bay Aquarium on

“As for my father, I think he

the issues of ocean sustainability.

always wished his own father had

Greenberg said. “You step into

taken him fishing,” Greenberg

the action, read a river or judge a

wich native is a fisherman — and

recalled. “I can see him asking

current, and anticipate what the

has been since he was a kid.

himself, ‘What is it a dad should

fish you’re trying to catch might be

do with his kids?’ and then

looking for.

At his core, however, the Green-

Greenberg credits both his mom and dad, who divorced when he

answering, ‘Take them fishing.’ So

was three, for inspiring his love of

that’s what he did.”

fishing.

“Sensing in it a masculine, char-

Whoever the driving force, Greenberg was hooked (par-

thing more than just a spectator,”

“And if you’re right, you feel a little bit closer to the natural systems all around you.”

In those days, Greenberg was a

TOP Greenberg cruises the boardwalk at the South Street Seaport.

ABOVE A 10-year-old Greenberg hoists his first striped bass in Montauk.

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As a science researcher, Greenberg has just enough knowledge to guide the lay reader but tries not to use what he knows to intimidate.

FOUR FISH: The Future of the Last Wild Food R-E-S-P-E-C-T Those who study fish or pursue fish or live among fisherman love fish dearly. Meanwhile, the rest of the world eats more and more of them every year without ever really bothering to learn what any of those fish look like, how they behave, or how many remain. I hold onto the hope that the dynamic might change.

That fish might one day

Brunswick student, starting at the

Steamboat Road to fish. He got

say ‘no trespassing,’ and there were

school in 1974 as a second grader.

a kick out of looking towards the

always fish in the sea.

“I came from the Whitby

Indian Harbor Yacht Club to his

“It is the last vast public space,

be understood as their

School, where there weren’t really

right, knowing he didn’t need a

a place where we literally have to

own kind of perfection,

any rules or homework. On my

membership on the pier.

learn how to share.”

meriting their own spe-

first day at Brunswick, we had a

cial kind of respect.

family-style meal and I dug right

Greenberg, he admits, as he first

indoors, meaningful moments did

in — putting my lack of manners

watched the new money come into

eventually come in the classroom

on full display,” he said.

Greenwich and chop up big tracts

as well.

“I looked up and everyone was staring at me — not a great start.”

Like most young Bruins, Green-

rightful wandering grounds.

It should come as no surprise,

“I wrote a short story for English class when I was 13 or 14,” he said. “It was about a kid who

then, that he formed a lifelong

refused to let his father coach him

dismissal on Friday — happy to

bond with the open water.

into faster and faster times on the

When the weather allowed, he would head down to the end of

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of lands he used to consider his

When Greenberg was forced

berg particularly enjoyed early hear that it’s still school policy.

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Privatization has always dogged

“I’ve always viewed the sea as the great leveler,” Greenberg said.

“Nobody owned it, nobody could

cross country course.

“My teacher, Paul Mitchell, read it aloud to the class anonymously.

What I’ve always liked about fishing is that you get to be something more than just a spectator.

It was a great moment for me. He

At Brown, he majored in Rus-

became Internews’ Director of

was the first to recognize my talent

sian Studies and made a number

Balkan Media Projects, overseeing

as a writer.”

of short films and documentaries.

production of a weekly TV news-

He even wrote and produced an

magazine called “Fresh.”

Mitchell later encouraged Greenberg to send a few articles

original musical based on Lou

about surfcasting in Martha’s

Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.”

His work also took him to the West Bank and Gaza.

AMERICAN CATCH: The Fight for Our Local Seafood

in Four Fish, “By the time I was

quit his job and returned to the

19 and in college, I no longer

Northeast to start writing full

You Are What You Eat — Well, Not Quite

I was only 16, published them.

came back to Long Island Sound.

time. But not long after his return

That gave me some confidence

My mother sold my boat when I

to the States, his mother was di-

We are what we eat,

that I could do something with my

turned 20.

agnosed with terminal metastatic

Vineyard to The New England Fisherman.

“The magazine, unaware that

writing.”

Greenberg cites Norman Forbes,

Surprisingly, and as he writes

“Fishing had done whatever good it was going to do for me as

Ultimately, though, Greenberg

lung cancer.

“One afternoon she sat up in

we are told. But we Americans do not eat what we truly

his AP Biology teacher, as another

a man, she figured, and that was

bed and attempted to fix her

are. We are an ocean

important figure in his education.

that.”

wandering eye into a focused,

nation, a country that

important stare,” he writes in Four

controls more sea

REENBERG ADMITS

Fish. “‘Why don’t you go fishing?’

— quite humorously,

she asked, then fell back in a

than land and more

in fact — that a decade

coughing fit.”

“I remember being in over my head writing a 20-page paper on E. O. Wilson’s epic book, Socio­ biology.

“I remember thinking, ‘This book is way too complicated for a high school student,’ but when I finished the paper, I realized that Mr. Forbes had pushed me in the

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Greenberg did. And, after his

false starts” after leav-

mother died in June 2000, he got

earth. And yet we

ing Providence might

in the car and traveled up and

have systematically

have kept him off the

down the East Coast, stopping to

reengineered our

fish all along the way.

landscapes, our econ-

water. But his absence likely had more to do with his new and far-

“A psychologist once told me

richer person as a result.”

away mailing address — Moscow,

that, in the face of loss, either you

Russia.

can grieve the lost thing or you can

writer, investigative biologist: By

He traveled there to work on a

incorporate it into your very being

the time Greenberg graduated

documentary about Lake Baikal,

and thus forestall the grieving.

in 1985, he seemed in line to do

the deepest and oldest lake in

Fishing somehow came to be that

exactly what he’s doing today.

the world, and then joined the

lost thing I clung to.”

One might even guess that he

nonprofit Internews Network for much of the 1990s, living in

period as well, publishing his first

he ventured off to college the

Moscow and working to reform

novel, Leaving Katya, in 2002.

following fall.

the post-Soviet media.

The Barnes & Noble “Discover

he didn’t.

He started a journalismtraining program and later

omy, and our society away from the sea’s influence.

Greenberg wrote during this

had his life all figured out when

Like most young adults, though,

any other nation on

and a half of “romantic

right direction and that I was a Habitual fisherman, aspiring

fishing grounds than

Great New Writers” selection was born out of his time in Russia.

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“What really drew me to Russia

Tanya, studying in England to be

in the first place was the litera-

a doctor.

ture,” Greenberg said. “I loved

He has a new book in the

Tolstoy and Chekhov, who really

works — The Omega Principle: A

made me see the emotional power of fiction, and later it was Nabokov who helped me understand the

Journey to the Bottom of the Ma­ Greenberg puts his hands on a sockeye salmon in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

collision of culture inherent in the

FOUR FISH: The Future of the Last Wild Food Down the Hatch

To this day, Leaving Katya

at the very bottom of the marine food web and its interconnection

Russian/American relationship,” he said.

rine Food Web — intended to look

to the “miracle supplement” — the the center of the seafood section, whether I was in Palm Beach,

Omega3 fatty acid.

He’s just laying the groundwork

remains Greenberg’s only novel,

Florida; Charleston, South

now, but his research will likely

but it helped the young author get

Carolina; or Portland, Maine,

take him to Antarctica, Peru, and

on the radar of The Boston Globe,

four varieties of fish consistently

Sicily.

which approached him soon after

appeared that had little to do with

to write an article for its Sunday

the waters adjacent to the fish

“Ideas” Section.

market in question: Salmon, sea

slowly drew it to my lips.

of sporty, professional journalism

Its shell had already

— was published in June 2003

sistent flow of four fish from the

been breached. It would

and addressed the noble striped

different waters of the globe into

die soon. But right now

bass and why its lowly rival, the

the fish markets of America drew

bluefish, couldn’t garner any

me again beyond the familiar to

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respect among Martha’s Vineyard

find out what had happened.”

Greenberg reflected on how he’s

Taking the oyster up again, I looked at it and

it was alive and held within it the true energy of New York City. The

The piece — Greenberg’s first

fishermen.

Greenberg appeared to have

bass, cod, and tuna.

“Seeing this peculiarly con-

Greenberg claims — with a dose

S HE sat at the Oyster

Bar — a place he lauds for preceding all the hot and trendy oyster bars of today and holding out through the dark years of dirty

water and declining oysters — gotten to this point in his life.

of humility — that he didn’t think

“The lesson to anyone is quite

essence of this place

found a journalistic niche. And, as

the book would do much. But Alex

simple,” he said. “The passion, no

where I lived. A city

he recalls, the timing was perfect.

Star, an editor at New York Times

matter how nonmainstream it may

Magazine, had other ideas.

be, is the energy. Employ it.

official standing nearby whose many overtaxed duties probably included preventing New Yorkers from eating local oysters raised

“The crises in the ocean began getting more attention in the early

Star excerpted it in the mag-

“At the end of the day, I’m

2000s, and because I was a fish-

azine as a cover story, and Sam

kind of a bumbler. Compared to

erman, I was able to straddle both

Sifton — on the cover of The New

most fishermen, I’m nothing. As

sides of the conversation. That

York Times Book Review — called

a science researcher, I have just

gave me a big advantage.”

it “a necessary book for anyone

enough knowledge to guide the lay

truly interested in what we take

reader, but I try not to use what I

her eyebrows high and

Magazine article on Chilean Sea

from the sea to eat, and how, and

know to intimidate.”

emitted a tiny gasp.

Bass received the International

why.”

All reason abandoned, down the hatch went the New York oyster.

In 2005, his New York Times

Association of Culinary Profes-

Greenberg later appeared on

Greenberg is also sure to include a personal element in his work —

sionals’ award for excellence in

NPR’s “All Things Considered” and

stories, anecdotes, and dialogue

food journalism.

“Fresh Air.”

— helping to offset the serious

He would write four or five

Four Fish took off, ultimately

aspect of nonfiction science and

It was delicious, if a bit

more articles for the Times before

warm.

setting out to write Four Fish in

Now a Pew Fellow, Greenberg

2007, the idea for the book stem-

lives with his partner, Esther Drill,

ming from the road trip following

and 7-year-old son, Luke, near

read and learn something,” he

his mother’s death.

Ground Zero in Manhattan. He

says. “To transport — that’s the

also has a 19-year-old daughter,

goal of all literature.”

“What I noticed was that in

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becoming a bestseller.

adding a memoir-like quality to his writing.

“I just hope people enjoy the

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RUNSWICK’S NEW natatorium opened its doors on August 25, with the first Bruins diving into the

pool that afternoon for water polo practice.

The pool, which boasts a diving well with two one-meter boards and eight lanes for swimming, contains approximately 350,000 gallons of water and ranges from 7' to 11'2".

A 20'×60' section of the pool floor

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rests on pistons, allowing it to be raised and lowered to create an even depth for water polo and a shallow end for learn-to-swim classes.

And — as an added bonus — a turf, regulation-size football field rests on the roof of the state-of-theart complex.

“Bringing our water-sports teams on campus is a great opportunity,” said Headmaster Tom Philip. “Not only will it be easier to practice and compete, but family and friends can

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cheer our boys on.

“And purely from an athletic standpoint, it was important to bring these sports on campus. In doing so, we can have middle school teams in swimming and water polo.”

In the pool’s first official competition — in front of a large crowd — the varsity water polo team defeated Williston-Northampton and Deerfield by scores of 14–6 and 19–8, respectively.

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01 Water polo players jump in for the first practice.

02 Pat Stefanou ’16 lines up a shot on goal.

03 A turf field rests upon the facility’s roof.

04 This panoramic shot offers a full view of the pool.

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’WICK’S CLASS OF 2014 REACHES A MILESTONE

Family, friends, and well-wishers united at Dann Gymnasium to celebrate the achievements, cheer the accomplishments, and raise a figurative toast to the bright futures of members of the Class of 2014. Brunswick’s 112th Commencement, drawing a crowd of nearly 1,000, was the centerpiece occasion of a festive and jubilant spring.

BY KATHERINE OGDEN

LEAD THEM’

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HERE WERE smiles and handshakes and kisseson-the-cheek as a whole community gathered at Brunswick’s Dann Gymnasium to mark a milestone in the lives of a new class of ’Wick alumni.

Brunswick graduated 93 young men in its 112th

Senior Handshake — each May, a long tradition

Commencement exercises May 21 at the Edwards

of year-end events is capped by Commencement.

Campus.

Grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers

This year was no different.

Families and friends gathered at Sampson Ath-

and sisters, moms and dads — all of them gath-

letic Center long before graduation began, filling

ered at Brunswick in the happiest of finery to

the long hall next to Dann Gymnasium as they

celebrate the day with their graduates.

waited alongside photographs of ’Wick Bruins

They flew in from as far away as Germany, Florida, and Ohio, and drove in from nearby

from as far back as 1962.

Among the well-wishers were Tony Garrett and

locations such as Stamford, New Haven, White

Pamela Bess of New Haven, Conn., who arrived

Plains, and Queens.

early because they wanted a good seat to see fami-

The ceremony concluded a flurry of celebra-

ly friend Malik Walker graduate. “We’re so proud

tions that underscore the high achievement of

of him,” Garrett said. “We wanted to come down

the Class of 2014, while also bringing the group

and show our support on this joyous occasion.”

together for one final time.

Senior Awards Day, Senior Breakfast, Prom,

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Also arriving early for a good

been working very hard to get to this

along with their children Sebastian,

point.

Gabriel ’24, and Alberto ’16.

The whole family gathered to watch eldest son Luis graduate before he heads to the University

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01 Class president Drew Peisch dons the official graduation tie.

“They are getting the best education they could ever get,” he said.

“We are grateful for that.”

Grandparents Erich and Elaine

of Connecticut to study video game

Mertz had a little farther to travel,

developing.

but were happy to make the trip

A native of Guatemala who came to the United States when he was 18, father Luis Lopez owns the

from Orlando, Fla., to see their oldest grandson graduate.

“It’s been a long road, hard work,”

02 Reed Schultz stands for the National Anthem.

celebrated fusion restaurant Chef

said the grandfather, namesake for

03 Faculty bid the graduating class adieu.

Luis in New Canaan, Conn.

graduate Eric Mertz.

04 It’s diploma time — Luis Lopez awaits his turn.

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he said. “It’s overwhelming. We’ve

seat were Luis and Maria Lopez,

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“I don’t want to think right now,”

Enjoying a cookie and some

FACULTY REACT

Faculty member Tim Coupe exchanges a celebratory moment with his son Ian.

‘The Years Just Flew By’

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VERY YEAR, it’s the same.

Every year, a boy turns into a man overnight

and every year, Middle School French teacher

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Erin Withstandley “just loses it.”

It comes in the delicate moments right before

Commencement, when the soon-to-be-graduates line up along the edge of Hartong Rink and faculty from the Pre and Lower School on up take the opportunity to greet their former students before the young men move on to bigger things.

Hugs and handshakes, and even a few tears, ensue.

“My son is graduating,” said Lower School technology teacher Tim Coupe. “I couldn’t be more proud of him.

“It’s rewarding to see

Middle School French teacher Erin Withstandley

all of them after all these years. The connection is fantastic.”

Power Fraser, assistant athletic director, had a similar reaction.

“It’s so fun to see all these kids grown up,” he said.

“With all their accomplishments, they are all going to amazing schools. It’s a great feeling.”

Ninth-grade dean Valerie Fenton allowed for some sadness, as well.

“It’s nice to see them happy and going off, but it’s bittersweet.”

It was Withstandley who summed up the experience best: “I can’t believe they are graduating,” she said, wiping her eyes after making her way down the line.

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“The years just flew by. They are all grown up.”

COMMENCEMENT 2014

proud of my daughter and my

It’s hard work being in high school

grandson.”

today!”

Graduate Jack Seaton was lucky

ly different perspective — one

to help celebrate his achievements,

rooted in his own youth in Britain,

including Robert and Jean Seaton

where graduation has not been the

of Pepper Pike, Ohio; and Sir John

celebration that it is on this side of

Ford, retired British High Com-

the pond.

missioner to Canada, and now of Hutchinson Island, Fla. ABOVE Guest speaker David Levin addresses the graduates.

Graduates were all smiles after the ceremony, including (left to right) Drew Peisch, Evan Jonokuchi, and Gregg Nabhan.

BELOW

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“It’s exciting,” said Sir John, adding wryly: “When I graduated,

lemonade on Brant Lawn after the

The three grandparents were

nobody paid any attention at all.”

ceremony was grandfather Luciano

joined by parents Scott and Diana

It was a sentiment echoed by

Centazzo of White Plains, N.Y.

Seaton, brother Will ’09, and sister

Monica and Friedrich Schultehin-

Caroline (GA ’12).

richs, who flew in from Königstein,

Centazzo said he was “sad and happy at the same time” to watch

“The kids have worked so hard,”

his grandson Armando Olivieri

said mom Diana, of Greenwich. “I

receive his diploma.

was clapping for every graduate. I

“I’m Italian,” he said. “I’m very

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Sir John Ford offered a slight-

to have three grandparents present

really feel proud of the whole lot.

Germany, to see son Jacob Schultehinrichs graduate.

Schultehinrichs was a Brunswick exchange student this past year,

SENIOR AWARDS OF DISTINCTION

Achievement, Dedication & Fine Character

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PTIMISM, dependability, community service — Brunswick is proud to

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recognize students of both

high character and high achievement each spring as it sends a new class of boys on to the next chapter of their lives.

This year, 12 graduates earned special recognition at Commencement, not just for their achievement in athletics and academics but also for the dedication and fine character they brought to school each day.

Whether it’s the student who “has done the most to uplift the

For 2014, sincere congratulations go out to these

spirits of those around him,”

new honorees:

the young man who “maintains

Kevin J. Bradicich was named Valedictorian.

positive personal relationships in

Rupert Kingshott was awarded the Kulukundis Cup for the highest academic standing of the year.

school, sports, and community service,” or the student whose “improvement in scholarship and development of fine character make him worthy of a citation,” Commencement awards honor the finest in the Brunswick community.

“As faculty members at Brunswick, we have the privilege of working with so many impressive young men,” English teacher John Martin said as he introduced a faculty citation for Jackson Reynolds. “We often stand in awe of just how smart these guys are, what good people these guys are.”

Robert D. Schultz Jr. earned the Community Service Award.

John P. Cammisa was awarded the BPA Prize for improvement in scholarship and development of fine character.

D. Hayes Murphy won the Jenkins Athletic Award.

E. Emmet McElwreath won the Thomas A. Altman Prize for maintaining positive personal relationships in school, in sports, and in community service.

William Rosencrans won the Robert L. Cosby Award for good nature, optimism, thoughtfulness, and character; and for doing the most to uplift the spirits of those around him.

Dylan A. Wadsworth, Alexander McDonald, Jackson Reynolds, and Juwan Royal each received Faculty Citations.

Henry Hobbs won the Headmaster’s Trophy for his dependability, integrity, and character, and for his outstanding contribution to his class and to Brunswick School.

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01 Jackson Reynolds receives a faculty citation from John Martin.

02 Alex McDonald, a faculty citation winner, enjoys a laugh during the ceremony.

03 Billy Rosencrans accepts the Cosby Award from Margot Beattie.

04 Jenkins Athletic Award Winner Hayes Murphy is a happy observer of the festivities.

05 BPA Prize winner Jack Cammisa poses for a photo with Paul Withstandley.

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“I’m going to miss this place,” echoed fellow classmate Jimmy Knight.

H TOP RIGHT

community made plain by Com-

Dylan Wadsworth accepts a faculty citation from Dana Montanez.

Mom Monica Schultehinrichs remarked on the sense of school

This year, the boy turned up as one

crowd of almost 1,000 to the

of Philip’s advisees — a top student,

ceremony, giving a nod to

a varsity athlete, and an active par-

“Getting here is not easy,” he said.

“He’s also genuinely my friend,” he said.

Such community is part of the privilege of a Brunswick education,

“It speaks clearly to the love and

and Philip cautioned the graduates

care of so many in this room.”

to use that privilege not just for

For Philip, 2014 marks a special

themselves.

milestone in his career, and one

is not always evident in her native

that illustrates the special commu-

described the work of 20th-century

Germany.

nity that is Brunswick.

psychologist Abraham Maslow,

Philip stepped up to lead the

To illustrate his point, Philip

who in 1943 offered a new theory

“That is what we like. It’s a real

School in 2001, the same year

about what sets people up for

community.”

many members of the Class of 2014

success.

That sense of community was not lost on the graduates, many of

were just beginning at Brunswick.

Maslow described a hierarchy of

That year, one boy in particular

human needs — a pyramid of sorts

whom were both sad and happy

wrote a letter to the new head-

— with the basic needs of hunger

as they spent their last moments

master, decorating it with colorful

and thirst at the bottom and the

together as Brunswick students.

drawings and inviting him to the

need for the esteem of others at

annual kindergarten Space Expo.

the top.

“It’s kind of sad,” admitted Teddy Murphy, relaxing on Brant Lawn after Commencement. “But to move on to the next phase of life, I’m excited for that.”

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mencement.

ticipant in community service.

mencement, something she said

“They all feel so close,” she said.

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the student private, said the picture is still posted on his office wall.

along the route to Brunswick Comfamily.

Philip, who kept the identity of

W. Philip welcomed the

who have enabled the graduates hosted by Will Nash ’17 and his

mencement.

EADMASTER THOMAS

the teachers and family members

ABOVE Ivy Speaker Emmet McElwreath (right) and Vikram Bodas walk down the aisle — in step — as Commencement begins.

he told the gathering at Com-

He signed the missive “your friend.”

“It was my first year as headmaster, and at least I had one friend,”

People whose needs are fully met enjoy a truly special kind of “privilege,” Philip told the gathering while also admitting that the word

BRUNSWICK FOR LIFE

A Strong & Special Perspective

T

HIS YEAR, Brunswick was

One graduate who can testify to

it was until the end,” he said. “It will

proud to recognize 14 grad-

the Brunswick-for-life experience is

feel strange not going back for a fif-

uates who have been lucky

Hayes Murphy.

teenth year. I am confident, though,

enough to enjoy the total

Murphy said for him, the best part

that Brunswick’s preparation will

Brunswick experience, from the

of Brunswick has been the school’s

serve me well wherever I end up in

Pre School all the way through the

motto.

the future.”

Upper School.

“Brunswick has always stressed

Here’s the complete list of 2014

As “lifers,” these young men have

‘Courage, Honor, Truth,’” he said.

lifers: Matthew S. Axilrod, Samuel

attended Brunswick since they were

“Being in the Brunswick commu-

A. Callahan, Rohan Das, Kevin W.

young boys.

nity so long has definitely made

Downs, Jessup M. Heekin, Nicholas

decisions that challenge those traits

K. Jermain, Evan M. Jonokuchi,

a lot easier.”

Spencer H. McDonough, Daniel H.

All walked the stage at Commencement 2014, and all were recognized with a Certificate of Commendation and a special letter of appreciation from Headmaster Thomas W. Philip.

Another 2014 “lifer” is Nick Jermain.

(from left to right): Evan Jonokuchi, Tyler Spaulding, Jesse Heekin, Nick Jermain, Sam Callahan, Matthew Axilrod, Kevin Downs, Teddy Murphy, Michael Savitt, Billy Rosencrans, David Robbins, Spencer McDonough, Hayes Murphy, and Rohan Das.

’WICK LIFERS

Murphy III, Theodore W. Murphy, David G. Robbins, William T.

“I always appreciated being a lifer, but didn’t realize how special

Rosencrans, Michael A. Savitt and Tyler S. Spaulding.

FACULTY MEMBERS (left to right) Doug Burdett, John Martin, and Danny Dychkowski are all ears.

“ Getting here is not easy. It speaks clearly to the love and care of so many in this room.”

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is radioactive. “These

room to more than 2,800 teachers

people are ready to make

serving 50,000 students in 141

something special of their

schools across the country.

lives,” he said. “A very

between “big hard” and “little hard”

poised for greatness.

as he implored the graduates to “do

“That Brunswick is in that group is beyond ing some advice:

less hard than being hungry.

True fulfillment, when it comes, is always about others.”

Truly successful people, Philip

Levin also shared Marge Piercy’s poem “To Be of Use” with the graduates, and asked them to remember its message as they head out

are not just in it for themselves.

into a world in which much needs

year’s Commencement speaker, education innovator David Levin.

A Yale alum and New York City native, Levin is co-founder of the KIPP Foundation, a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public charter schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life.

Since 1994, KIPP has grown from two teachers in a single class-

to be done.

He read the poem in its entirety, including this passage: I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart, who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience, who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward, who do what has to be done, again and again.

Borrowing from the poem, Levin asked graduates to work hard.

01 Henry Hobbs and his father, Steve, check out the Headmaster’s Trophy.

04 Armando Olivieri sits in content with his diploma.

02 Kyle Chen puts on his graduate face.

05 Juwan Royal receives a faculty citation from Danny Dychkowski.

03 A few graduates enjoy the after-party on Brant Lawn, including (left to right) Jakob Schultehinrichs and Matty MejiaJohnston.

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“Big hard is having no choices in life,” he said.

said, prove again and again they Such advice was echoed by this

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Physics class may be hard, he suggested, but chances are, it’s a lot

“Using privilege just to the

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work that is real.”

doubt,” he said, also offer-

advantage of yourself doesn’t cut it.

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Levin noted the difference

small group, they are

06 Vikram Bodas shares a celebratory hug with Dana Montanez.

07 Headmaster Tom Philip addresses the gathering.

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Class of 2014 Sets a New Standard

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HE TRUTH is, the Class of 2014 has

tial employers and

already set itself apart.

internships.

Every 2014 graduate — 100 percent of the Class — has made a four-year

and growing itself,”

year difficult to top.

he said. “It’s always “That’s very special,” Allwin said.

It was a message reflected by the Murray brothers, founders of the world famous vine-

General Maritime Corp., Allwin returned to

yard vines and regulars at the annual Senior

Brunswick May 20 to join fellow alums Ian ’93

Breakfast each spring.

staying connected to their alma mater.

Allwin said he has learned two things in the 11 years since graduating from Brunswick.

One is to ask questions.

He noted that many might consider 2014

he said. “Please be water buffaloes.

“the best ever” for participation in annual

Do work that is real.”

giving.

“Individually you’ve done well. You’ve done

Ivy Speaker, introduced some levity

well collectively. You’ve done ‘the best job.’

to the ceremony as he described his

“The question becomes, how can you do

misadventures in Middle School

better next year?” he queried. “The only way

and invited his classmates to laugh

that comes is through asking questions.”

McElwreath entered Brunswick

thinking, ‘How can I be better?’

the soon-to-be alums to try.

and Shep Murray ’89 to speak to seniors about

a bit at his expense.

(left to right) Shep Murray ’89, Chris Allwin ’03, and Ian Murray ’93.

Chris Allwin ’03 told a breakfast gathering of A Yale alum who is now vice president of

Emmet McElwreath, this year’s

stantly improving

pledge to the ’Wick Annual Fund, making this Yet on the day before Commencement,

“My wish for you is to be of use,”

“Brunswick is con-

SENIOR BREAKFAST SPEAKERS

And second, Allwin said he has learned that

“Brunswick has supported us in everything we’ve done,” Ian Murray told the gathering, remembering in particular the memorial service held in 2004 for legendary Brunswick teacher and coach Robert L. Cosby Sr. The Upper School gymnasium was filled with Brunswick families and friends.

“Everyone was wearing a vineyard vines tie,” Murray said. “It dawned on us then that we couldn’t do what we do without Brunswick’s support.”

Brother Shep Murray told the gathering that the highlight of his Brunswick career is being a current parent. As a Brunswick dad, he

Brunswick is an amazing school in large part

gets to drop off sons Cooper ’19 and Tucker ’21

in 6th grade, and so cannot count

because it asks questions as it continues to

at King Street every single day.

himself in the hallowed category of

grow and evolve.

’Wick “lifers.”

“I was forced to endure the mean streets of Greenwich for 12 long years,” he quipped, “attending a school where kids wore — get this — T-shirts instead of matching

“It asks questions of itself,” Allwin said. “It asks questions of its students. It asks questions of its alums.

“How can we improve? How can we provide a better experience for alumni?”

He pointed in particular to one of Bruns-

white polos and cute brown sweat-

wick’s recent innovations, the newly minted

ers. Can you believe it?”

Brunswick Alumni Career Center, which uses a

McElwreath noted the irony that

website to connect young alumni to poten-

“Every day should feel this good,” he said.

“That’s what I think when I drop my kids off.”

Murray told the graduates that he and his brother were out of Brunswick for 10 years before they made the decision to pursue their passion and launch vineyard vines.

He told graduates to pursue their dreams, no matter what those dreams might be.

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when he finally had the chance to attend Brunswick, he dug in his heels and did not want to go.

Friends quickly made the transition easy, and by 8th grade a bribe from his parents would launch a speaking career that has lasted all the way up through Commencement.

Run for student government, they said, and earn the newest Xbox release.

McElwreath agreed, but privately noted that he agreed only to run. There was no plan to win, and his campaign slogan became this: “Don’t vote for me.”

It backfired.

“Little did I know this was a stroke of political genius,” he told the crowd.

“I was aghast to find the next day that, despite my instructions, everyone had, in fact, voted for me.”

As for advice to his fellow graduates, 01

their own lives much as a movie director

01 Kulukundis Cup winner Rupert Kingshott with his happy mom, Sonia.

directs a film; to offer gratitude to

02 Soon-to-be ’Wick alums (left to right): Tyler Spaulding, Hartell Smith, Eric Mertz, Juwan Royal, and J.P. Hadley.

and most especially to keep their sense

Brunswick and all the people who have helped them achieve their goals so far; of humor as they travel through college and into life beyond.

“Anyone can take something seri-

03 Jack Seaton looks eversatisfied.

04 The traditional bagpiper leads the recessional.

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McElwreath counseled them to direct

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ously,” he quipped. “It takes a special intelligence and wit to make something funny.”

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CHOING SOME of the more serious themes of the day was the Rev. Thomas L. Nins, assistant director of diversity.

Nins invoked the memory of Robert

L. Cosby — Brunswick’s legendary teacher and coach who died in 2004, when many of the graduates were at the Lower School.

His hope for the graduates: “May they walk with integrity and optimism. May Courage, Honor, Truth ever lead them along life’s sweet journey.

“May they be greeted with a friendly smile, a firm handshake, and a voice that echoes with the words ‘good morning, sir, we’ve been waiting on you.’”

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PROM 2014

Perfect Evening for a Cruise

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LL IN all, it was a perfect evening for Prom 2014.

The sparkling lights of Manhattan glimmered as

Brunswick seniors set sail for an evening of celebration on a four-hour dinner cruise on the Hudson River.

An annual rite-of-passage held each May on the evening before Commencement, Prom 2014 fea-

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tured time to mingle on deck and take in the sights as the ship navigated the waters around Manhattan.

The Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue

01 A great shot of the Amill family: Susan, Ryan, Sean ’18, and Andy.

of Liberty, Ellis Island, Freedom Tower — New York City didn’t disappoint as the soon-to-be graduates

02 Tommy Heidt gives his stamp of approval.

enjoyed their last moments in high school among friends.

03 A few cigars, boys? Left to right: Billy Berner, Daniel Hughes, Drew Peisch, and Ryan Amill.

“It was (and is always) a wonderful way for the kids to gather together, to spend time relaxing, and to process all that is happening so fast at the end of senior year,” said Class Dean Paul Withstandley.

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A GRADUATE REFLECTS

Three Words That Have Become Part of Us All

By Ashish Ramachandran ’14

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HE GYM is filled to capacity and abuzz with excitement. From my seat on the bleachers, I immediately see my brother’s familiar face in the crowd and we share a funny grin with one another.

I see all of my teachers sitting in front of me, smiling when we make eye

contact. I see my Greenwich Academy classmates standing to my right alongside the padded walls. Graduation Day — May 21, 2014 — is finally here. It seems surreal.

And then it hits me: I am about to leave the place that has been my home for the past eight years. As I ponder this thought, I can’t help but wonder if I truly understand what it means to be a “Man of Brunswick.”

I determine that it must have something to do with the school’s motto — Courage, Honor, Truth — which is impressed on all Brunswick boys from the moment they arrive on campus.

These words are written on the walls of the Pre School; they are recited in the Lower School; and they are sung — repeatedly, in fact — in the Middle School. I realize now, however, that they cannot be fully understood until this very moment, when we walk the stage to receive our diplomas and venture into the world. They’ve become a part of us all.

I had been hesitant and quiet throughout my first few years as a Bruin, unwilling to take risks or try new things. As a 9th grader, though, I finally gathered the courage to sign up for an acting class, and the ultimate effects proved to be dramatic.

I soon became bold enough to speak and perform in front of an audience, and I was able to don a different persona on stage. In 10th grade, I was cast as the lead in the play Black Comedy, and this past year, with the support and encouragement of the theater group, I placed third at the National Shakespeare Competition.

I owe it to Brunswick for giving me the courage to walk — albeit nervously — into the theater four years ago. Unknowingly, I was putting part of the school’s motto into action and following one of its guiding principles.

That’s what Brunswick boys — and ultimately Brunswick men — do. That’s what they’ve been taught to do forever.

I would bet that all graduates of Brunswick — like me — can point to a decision they’ve made throughout their time on Maher Avenue and give credit to Courage, Honor, Truth.

Now and in the years ahead, those three words will supply us with the confidence necessary to overcome any challenges we face.

For a brother’s look at moving up to Upper School, see Amit Ramachandran’s reflection on page 60.

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The Next Step: Class of 2014 Heads to College

Thomas Daniel Adamo Hendrix College

Scott Michael DeAngelo Harvard University

Daniel Everett Hughes Harvard University

Francisco Agrest Columbia University

James W. DeNaut Northwestern University

Thomas David Hull Boston College

Ryan Andrew Amill Middlebury College

Kevin Wheeler Downs St. Lawrence University

Lukas Stealey Jenkins Bowdoin College

Matthew Stephen Axilrod University of Pennsylvania

Mark Thomas Errichetti University of Connecticut

Nicholas Keane Jermain Interim Year

James Francis Bell V Brown University

Mark Umberto Esposito Interim Year

Hale Wescott Johnson Wake Forest University

William O’Donnell Berner George Washington University

Liam Michael Ferguson Interim Year

Brandon A. Johnston Catholic University

Sebastian Richard Foster Colby College

Evan Miles Jonokuchi University of Pennsylvania

John Barclay Fullerton Bowdoin College

Michael James Keating University of Richmond

Ryan J. Gilbert Georgetown University

Alexander Cole Kelly Dartmouth College

Ryan Baity Gonzalez-Falla Boston College

Rupert John Kingshott Georgetown University

Joseph P. Hadley IV Syracuse University

James Edward Knight Jr. Dartmouth College

Thomas Henry Haig Bowdoin College

Luis Antonio Lopez Garcia University of Connecticut

Trevor Holland Hanson Duke University

Brendan Kenevan May Trinity College

Ryan Nicholas Hardin Amherst College

Theodore Story Maynard Duke University

William Prouty Hash Tulane University

Alexander Edward McDonald University of Michigan

Vikram Vinit Bodas Dartmouth College Blake Peterson Booker Babson College Kevin John Bradicich Princeton University Samuel Adams Callahan Ithaca College John Patrick Cammisa Boston College James Stryker Mott Carter Bucknell University Brian Louis Cassidy Elon University Kyle Matthew Chen Princeton University Philip Bertram Coons Duke University Ian Everett Coupe Bucknell University Cole Thomas Cunningham Southern Methodist University Rohan Das Villanova University

Jessup Morrow Heekin Hamilton College Harry Michael Lazar Heffernan Princeton University Thomas Clark Heidt University of Michigan Henry Netscher Hobbs Williams College

Spencer Hill McDonough University of Southern California Edward Emmet McElwreath Vanderbilt University Matthew Erik MejiaJohnston Duke University

Anson Dandridge Mersereau George Washington University Eric Joseph Mertz Northwestern University Austin James Milunovich Harvard University Thomas James Morrisroe Northwestern University Daniel Hayes Murphy III University of Pennsylvania Theodore Wyman Murphy Boston College Gregory T. Nabhan Hamilton College Armando R. Olivieri III Colgate University Harry D. Parsons Vanderbilt University Barlow Lewis Peelle Jr. Colby College Andrew Francis Peisch Williams College Mathew Philip Pendo Vanderbilt University Ashish Ramachandran New York University Jackson Markward Reynolds Harvard University David Graham Robbins Duke University William T. Rosencrans Hamilton College Juwan L. Royal Lehigh University Michael Andrew Savitt Duke University

Owen Kirk Schubert Colgate University Robert D. Schultz Jr. Colgate University John Robert Seaton Stanford University Spencer Robert Simmons Georgetown University Alexander Ryan Skolds University of Pennsylvania Charles Maxwell Skolds Stanford University Gordon Hartel Smith St. Lawrence University Tyler Scott Spaulding Elon University Cameron Joseph Stafford University of Vermont Sivan Alexander Sud Cornell University Henry Evan Taylor Harvard University Thomas Charles Tranfo University of Rochester Christopher Armour Troy Cornell University Ashim Vaish Harvard University John E. Varvel Brigham Young University Dylan Avery Wadsworth Lafayette College Malik Kyle Walker George Washington University Evan Marsall Weisburger Elon University Bradley Jacob Wilpon University of Pennsylvania

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COMMENCEMENT 2014 SENIOR AWARDS DAY

Distinguished Seniors, Special Recognition

New members of the Cum Laude Society (left to right): Kevin Bradicich, Ashish Ramachandran, Jack Seaton, and Scott DeAngelo.

He remembered how his own two sons played on the sidelines during football practice at Everett Field and were watched over by the legendary Mr. Cosby.

Both Harris boys, along with many graduates of the Class of 2014, are among the last Brunswick

S

students to spend time with the faENIOR AWARDS DAY has

In an expansive speech that

much of what is good in my own

bled teacher and coach — who died

long been recognized as a

reflected the quirks of high school,

sons came from the folks here at

suddenly in 2004 — and to “shake

friendly rite-of-spring in the

Harris recalled the transformation

Brunswick…big time!” Harris said,

his hand for real.”

Brunswick community, and

in Brunswick facilities in recent de-

nodding to sons Chris ’07 and Peter

cades, and stretched the graduates

’11 in the audience.

this year proved no exception.

Held each May just days before the more formal occasion that is

to imagine the future.

He promised early to “stick to

Harris remembered Brunswick

“My two boys had it made!” he exclaimed.

Harris also remembered when

before King Street, and how back

Everett Field was the main Bruns-

Commencement, the celebration

the shallow end” and then did

then Brunswick boys accomplished

wick athletic field, and the best

sees the Upper School community

anything but.

much on whatever facilities they

seat in the house was on the bow of

had.

the pirate ship in the playground.

gather to cite soon-to-be graduates

“I mean it when I tell ya’ll that

for excellence in everything from

He noted that in 1987, the school

math to history to athletics.

graduated 50. In 2014 that number

But it is also a chance for

has almost doubled, to 93.

a chosen faculty member to

“Now we have an impressive

address Brunswick students, and

array of fields and a number of best

this year that honor was given

seats in the house, a pool with no

with gusto to longtime math

shallow end, a boathouse,” he said.

teacher Michael J. Harris.

“To myself and my colleagues who

Headmaster Thomas W. Philip

have been here to see it all, the

introduced Harris as perhaps

place has gotten big, especially to a

“the” favorite faculty member at

little fella like me!

the Upper School, and praised

“The best part of the school’s

him for 26 years of service to the

growth, at least from the stand-

Brunswick community.

point of a fella who’s only been

Aside from his teaching duties, Harris has coached football and golf and, with his wife, raised two Brunswick boys.

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growin’ out instead of up, is you Senior Award winners (left to right): Tom Morrisroe, Ashim Vaish, Mark Esposito, Kyle Chen, Jackson Reynolds, Anson Mersereau, Henry Hobbs, Henry Haig, Ryan Gilbert, Harry Parsons, Emmet McElwreath, Eric Mertz, and Dylan Wadsworth.

fellas!” Harris told the soon-to-be graduates. “I mean it. The facilities and numbers have changed dramat-

Harry D. Parsons won the History Prize.

Ryan J. Gilbert won the Social Sciences Award.

Ashim Vaish won the Thomas A. Shields Mathematics Award.

Faculty Speaker Mike Harris speaks to the delight of all in the audience.

Jackson M. Reynolds won the AAPT Science Award.

Anson D. Mersereau won the McKinnon Global Studies Award.

ically, but your class is a testament

“All watchin’ the game, grillin’,

J. Kingshott, Harry D. Parsons,

Kyle M. Chen, Thomas D. Hull,

to the reality that we had and still

reminiscing,” Harris said. “It was

Ashim Vaish, Ryan N. Hardin, Evan

have the best young men around.

the best!”

M. Jonokuchi, Austin J. Milunovich,

Keating, James E. Knight Jr., D.

and Jackson M. Reynolds.

Hayes Murphy III, Henry E. Taylor,

“No doubt the facilities are a lot

Harris, who earned a standing

cooler to play on now, but back in

ovation from an appreciative

the day and here with the Class

crowd, invited the graduates to join

of 2014, we have had wonderful

the future fun even with the very

young men who simply do great

busy lives that lie ahead for them.

things.”

“For us here things really don’t

Harris also challenged the gradu-

change, even with the new pool

ates to imagine futures that include

and turf fields and whatnot,” he

Brunswick, and encouraged them

said. “You’re always gonna be the

to return often.

fella we knew before ya’ graduate

He noted that many alumni continue to do so.

James Ritman ’94 recently spoke

pany, make a few movies, perhaps

and was joined by classmate Chris

end up teachin’ right here….

Greenwich,” Harris said. “But when we see ya’ after ya’ll have done all

the new Brunswick Athletics Hall

this and more, you’ll still be here at

of Fame.

the ’Wick in our minds and eyes.

“So bear with us and let the kid

the Upper School about his experi-

come out regardless of all you’re

ence climbing Mount Everest.

gonna have on your plate!”

For now, both Harris and Bruns-

it up to Avon, Conn., on a beautiful

wick extend heartfelt congratula-

Saturday afternoon last fall.

tions to graduates honored for hard

1994, along with their very own “swarm of future ’Wick boys,”

Randolph Book Award.

Dylan A. Wadsworth won the Robert G. Sampson Prize.

Connie DeVico, assistant to the

“Even when ya’ get married, kids,

turned for the inaugural dinner for

Five members of the Class of

Henry N. Hobbs won the

Plaques.

a house in Darien…maybe back in

’93, and Ryan Faherty ’93 all re-

A crew of ’Wick alums also made

Choral Award.

awarded Gus Conrades ’86 Varsity

“Even when ya’ go to college, get

on the Greenwich 9-11 memorial,

And Woody Bailey ’08 spoke to

T. Henry Haig won the Simpson

and Dylan A. Wadsworth were all

a job, make the NHL, the NFL, run a major corporation, start a tie com-

Pete Bevacqua ’89, Todd Pollack

Award.

on Wednesday, always.

at Baker Theater about his work

Gugelman ’94.

Eric J. Mertz won the Theater

Brandon A. Johnston, Michael J.

work and achievement at this year’s Senior Awards Day: Kevin J. Bradicich, Scott M.

Gus Conrades ’86 Varsity Plaque winners (left to right): Kyle Chen, Brandon Johnston, Henry Taylor, Dylan Wadsworth, Hayes Murphy, Tommy Hull, Michael Keating, and Jimmy Knight.

Mark U. Esposito won the Visual Art Award.

E. Emmet McElwreath won the Everett Prize for English.

Thomas J. Morrisroe won the R. Scott Tucker Senior Essay Prize.

Anson D. Mersereau won the

headmaster, earned recognition in the yearbook dedication.

Head Class Mother Bobbi Hanson, along with moms Annie Carter, Betsy Coons, Edith Cooper, Verona Keating, Susan Morrisroe,

crowded the sidelines that day to

DeAngelo, Ashish Ramachandran,

cheer on the Bruins as they faced

and John R. Seaton were named to

Bouffier Foreign Language Prize.

Beth Rosencrans, Alison Troy, and

Phillips Academy at the New En-

the Cum Laude Society, joining ear-

Kyle M. Chen won the Senior

Valerie Wilpon were all recognized

gland Football Championship Bowl.

lier inductees Kyle M. Chen, Rupert

Classics Award.

Anne Marie Reilly, Debbie Robbins,

with thank you gifts.

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COMMENCEMENT 2014

CLOSING EXERCISES 2014

Merriment & Moving Up

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HE MOOD was merry as Upper and Middle School boys gathered in Dann Gymnasium June 3 for one last “hurrah” before the start of summer break.

Closing Exercises serves as the last get-together of the school year and gives many the chance to rise to the occasion.

Rising seniors moved to fill the seats left vacant by the Class of 2014, and rising freshmen were then called to take the seats made vacant by the newly convened Class of 2015.

Closing Exercises also provided an opportunity for Brunswick to recognize Middle and Upper School students for high achievement in scholarship, character, athletics, and community service.

In all, 42 boys from the Middle and Upper Schools were distinguished with an award or prize. Those receiving awards included:

02 01

Nicholas B. VanBelle ’16 won the Princeton Alumni Award: Given to the sophomore of recognized character who combined outstanding academic ability with achievement in other fields during the past year.

Ridgley P. Knapp ’16 won the Columbia Book Award: Given to an outstanding member of the sophomore class who has demonstrated excellence in the humanities.

MIDDLE SCHOOL Sebastian Tchkotoua ’21 won the Eleanor G. Lindberg Award: Given annually to a 5th grader of great promise, proven character, and good nature who has demonstrated courage when tested, who has brought honor to family and school, and who has always spoken and cherished the truth.

James D. Griffin ’20 won the Virginia I. Peterson Award: Given annually to a 6th grader for outstanding scholarship, citizenship, and sportsmanship.

Dylan Koby Ofori ’19 won the Seventh Grade Prize: Awarded annually to a 7th grader for exemplifying the highest qualities of leadership, scholarship, and service to community.

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Amit Ramachandran ’18 won the Kulukundis Cup: Awarded annually to the student who has achieved the highest academic standing in the 8th grade.

Nicholas O. Henkel ’18 won the Geis Cup: Awarded annually to that member of the 8th grade who is judged by his coaches and teammates to have made an outstanding contribution to the school in athletics based on his ability, enthusiasm, determination, and leadership.

John H. Montinaro ’18 won the Williamson Trophy: Awarded annually to that student who comes nearest in athletics, scholarship, and character to achieving the ideals expressed in the Brunswick motto “Courage, Honor, Truth.”

UPPER SCHOOL Peter B. Ciporin ’15, Reed Ray L. McMurchy ’15, Kevin Pendo ’15, and Christian Tanner ’15 were named to the Cum Laude Society, joining earlier inductees Yousef Hindy ’15 and Keith H. Radler ’15.

Nicholas A. P. Blum ’17 won the William A. Durkin III ’72 Alumni Award: Given to the freshman who best represents the Brunswick tradition in sportsmanship and character.

James R. G. MacFarlane ’16 won the Oaklawn Award: Awarded to the sophomore who, in the opinion of his teachers and classmates, has contributed significantly to the life and spirit of the school through scholarship, athletics, and service to others.

Keith H. Radler ’15 won the Williams Book Award: Given to a junior in the top five percent of his class who has demonstrated intellectual leadership and has made a significant contribution to the extracurricular life of the school.

Christopher P. Lucey ’15 won the Yale Alumni Award: Given to the junior who, in the opinion of his school, has been most aware of the rights and feelings of others and has demonstrated his concern for those around him.

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05

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07

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Yousef Hindy ’15 won the Harvard Book Prize: Awarded to the junior who displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievement in other fields.

Reed Ray L. McMurchy ’15 won the Brown Book Award: Given to the junior who displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievement in other fields.

John D. Donahey III ’15 won the Arabic Award.

Cooper Robinson ’15 won the Chinese Award.

Christopher H. Keller ’15 won the French Award.

Peter B. Ciporin ’15 won the Spanish Award.

Jarett M. Odrich ’15 won the Italian Award.

Yousef Hindy ’15 won the William B. Dick Latin Prize.

Andrew C. Rogozinski ’17 won the Kenneth Meritt Mathematics Award.

Cooper Robinson ’15 won the Fairfield Biology Prize.

Christian Tanner ’15 won the Rensselaer Award.

Salvatore Cavicchio ’15 won the Greenwich Arts Council Award.

Christopher P. Lucey ’15, Christopher H. Peisch ’16, and Keshav A. Raghavan ’17 won Community Service Awards.

Cameron J. Kelly ’17, Sean Morris ’17, Joseph L. Fervil ’16, Henry Ren ’16, Jack Stephenson ’16, John P. Jones ’15, Matthew R. Marvin ’15, William F. O’Malley ’15, and Cooper Robinson ’15 earned Brunswick Varsity Athletic Plaques.

Jeffrey and Leslie Harris won the John F. Otto Faculty Award: Dedicated to those faculty members with the courage to pursue their individual vision with honesty and integrity so as to earn the appreciation of their critics and the loyalty of their peers.

Margee Melton, administrative assistant to Middle School Admissions, was awarded the Sheila Pultz Service to Brunswick Award: Dedicated by the Class of ’54 in honor of those members of the administration or staff who, over the years, have given loyally and unselfishly of their time and talents toward the betterment of Brunswick and the welfare of its boys.

01 Yale Alumni Award winner Chris Lucey ’15 offers his customary smile.

02 Seventh Grade Prize winner Dylan Ofori ’19 gives five to a congratulatory friend.

03 Terry Boyd poses with Jack Griffin ’20, winner of the Virginia Peterson Award.

04 Sarah Burdett congratulates Amit Ramachandran ’18, winner of the Kulukundis Cup. 05 Jeff and Leslie Harris, winners of the John F. Otto Faculty Award, salute the crowd.

06 Anthony Fischetti awards the Williamson Trophy to Jack Montinaro ’18.

07 John Booth hands out the Williams Book Award to Keith Radler ’15.

08 Sarah Burdett embraces Margee Melton, the grateful winner of the Sheila Pultz Service to Brunswick Award.

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FLEX TIME A LIFE IN MUSIC

From the P-Funk Mob to a Buttoned-Down Gig

By Mike Kennedy ’99

M

USIC RUNS in Upper School faculty member Shane Kirsch’s family.

His mom plays the piano. His uncle was a professional musician. And his grandfather was a huge fan

of big band jazz.

When Kirsch was just four years old, his parents bought him a record player and a stack of records — the likes of The Temptations, The Supremes, and Stevie Wonder included.

“Music is in my blood,” Kirsch said, “and my parents have always supported my musical endeavors. I’ve spent much of my life absorbing different styles of music from all over the world.”

Before joining the ’Wick music faculty in 2005 and starting a family, Kirsch made his living as a saxophonist for nearly a decade. He has worked with many musicians — including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee George Clinton — toured the East Coast and Europe, and appeared on more than 25 CDs. You name the genre, he’s played it — bluegrass, reggae, punk, klezmer, ska. Kirsch does admit, though, that his feet have always been glued in funk, soul, r&b, blues, and jazz.

In 2000, he began his studies at the Conservatory for Music at SUNY Purchase, where he obtained his B.A., later earning an M.A. in teaching at Manhattanville College.

Since then, Kirsch has been sharing his passion for music with Brunswick students as one of two instrumental directors in the Upper School.

“I’m very fortunate to be in this position,” Kirsch said. “I enjoy working with my students and exposing them to the same excitement that brought me to love music in the first place.”

Of late, Kirsch has produced, composed, and mixed “RangA-Boom,” an album that features the work of Brunswick students Allan Louis ’11 and Andrew Basile ’15. Kirsch plays saxophone, flute, keys, and percussion on the seven-track release.

In addition, Kirsch has employed the talents of Zach Ruchman ’06, José Fabré ’07, Chris Mahaney ’07, Ghreg Louis ’08, Terence Einhorn ’08, Ali Coopersmith ’13, and Allison Williams (GA ’06) on his three albums.

“Witnessing their artistic growth is what drives me as a teacher,” he said. “I feel that including them in my projects is the least I can do to thank them for inspiring me.”

To get a taste of Kirsch’s music, visit shanekirsch.com or iTunes.

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Focus on the

Craft of

Teaching

PR EC I O US T I M E TO R E F L EC T

From storytelling to technology training to simple collaboration, ’Wick faculty embark on an odyssey of renewal and enrichment, thanks to the nascent Brunswick Faculty Institute.

BY KATHERINE OGDEN

Red pliers from a Middle School metals class, circa 1971. A Boy Scout pocket watch, a memento from a boyhood begun in Chester, Pa., in 1918.

Asked to share her personal story of teaching and learning, Brunswick art teacher Lorna LaRiviere dug deep.

Tactile by nature, this RISD graduate tapped into a treasure trove of family heirlooms to show how she happened to land in a Brunswick classroom teaching adolescent boys about art.

Now in her 12th year at ’Wick, LaRiviere was one of about 35 Brunswick teachers to gather at the Upper School in early June to kick off the first-ever enrichment program built specifically for faculty.

Now fully endowed, the Brunswick Faculty Institute convened for a three-day pilot program that included workshops on everything from technology to storytelling to “Neuroscience and the Brain.”

The Institute, a key initiative of the Above All Else campaign, was created thanks to a generous senior gift from the Class of 2013 and a $1.5 million gift from an anonymous donor.

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Now, thanks to such exceptional generosity, the Institute will convene each spring, just after school ends.

The objective? To give teachers an exceedingly rare opportunity: Time to reflect on their craft.

Each June, for three days, the Institute will offer a small group of faculty time to learn the latest in pedagogy from national experts in teaching and learning.

More important, faculty will find time to get to know colleagues from all divisions, carve out time to hear what’s happening in classrooms at every level, and enjoy time to digest

academic calendar to pursue their

information.

enrichment.”

“We all know how hard Bruns-

Brendan Gilsenan, former

conversations across divisions.

Participants were invited to pre-

the 3rd-grade curriculum, a reading project that the boys complete

sent some of their most successful

four times each year under the heading of “Genre-palooza.”

wick faculty work,” said Nancy

English Department chairman

work in the classroom. It was a

Better (P ’11, ’13), who co-chaired

who co-led the Institute along with

chance to shine, to share informa-

the 2013 Senior Class Gift with

Lower School educator Sue Das,

tion with other faculty who teach

3rd graders,” Smith said. “I was so

Philip F. Pierce (P ’10, ’13, ’18).

said a workshop on Day 2 of the

Brunswick boys at every level.

proud to share this.

“They teach, they coach, they ad-

Institute was a high point, as it

vise. There isn’t a lot of time in the

prompted faculty to begin to have

“It’s amazing what we get out of

Lower School teacher Susan

“If you don’t know the Lower

Smith showcased a centerpiece of

School, you might not realize what goes on there,” she said. “This is a great chance to show what we do and also how wonderful and accomplished our students are.”

Sixth-grade science teacher

ABOVE 1st-grade teacher Toni Raissis explains a classroom lesson to colleagues.

LEFT Middle School art teacher Lorna LaRiviere shares her passion with all who enter her classroom.

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‘It’s all enriching and enhances the way we do our job.

I found it very worthwhile, invigorating, and inspiring.’

ABOVE RIGHT Neil Minsky presents a workshop on getting the most from today’s boys.

LEFT 5th-grade teacher Brian Callahan demonstrates how integrated curriculum design differs from interdisciplinary planning.

LETTING THE BRAIN DO ITS JOB

S

MALL-GROUP WORKSHOPS weren’t the only

stimulant for brain cells at the Brunswick Faculty Institute.

In an hour-long talk detailing how the brain works in a 21st-century student, Middle School English teacher and Academic Dean Neil Minsky took to the stage at Baker Theater.

Short attention spans, the peril of rushing a child’s development, the importance of positive self-talk, relevant lessons that simplify the glut of information — Minsky covered the gamut as he mused on how to get the most from today’s boys.

ABOVE

7th-grade teacher Sonia Schott, Pre and Lower School technology teacher Tim Coupe, and Upper School Academic Dean John Booth work to erect a tower as tall as possible using only uncooked spaghetti, a marshmallow, and string.

“We all want creative kids,” he said. “We all want deep thinkers. We know it takes time.

Sonia Schott presented some of the

“Now, we have to teach kids

student-driven innovation she also

School academic dean, presented

sees in her work as a coach in the

documentary filmmaking projects

after-school program Odyssey of

from his history classes. Later,

brain needs time and oppor-

the Mind.

he offered a simple and concise

tunity — time to develop and

assessment of the best part of the

opportunity to make connec-

conference.

tions as it grows.

Schott found the “mixing of folks” from Brunswick’s three schools to be especially worthwhile.

“It’s all enriching and enhances

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John Booth, newly named Upper

“Camaraderie.”

“It was invigorating,” he said. “I

how to single task,” he said.

Minsky said the growing

“When we let the brain do its job, we’re going to get

the way we do our job,” she said. “I

think it went better than anyone

creative kids,” he said, adding:

found it very worthwhile, invigorat-

could have imagined. The greatest

“You can’t skip steps.”

ing, and inspiring.”

thing was the interaction between

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PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT:

A MATTER OF DEGREES Pursuit of enrichment takes many forms.

Many faculty members already devote extensive time outside the classroom to earning advanced degrees, with the help of Brunswick’s generous incentives.

Committed to retaining the very best faculty, Brunswick underwrites 80 percent of the cost of faculty graduate studies. Now, 63 percent of faculty and staff have earned an advanced degree.

Many teachers also apply for grants to pursue professional interests.

For example, 3rd-grade teacher Susan Smith attended the Oxbridge Teacher Seminar at the University of Oxford in the summer of 2013.

Smith offered this inside look at her experience: faculty in different divisions.

“We are all professionals in a business we absolutely love,” he said. “I am pretty sure there was not a person who didn’t come home beaming.”

Pre-K teacher Beth Eno, Academic Learning Center Director Liz Baker, 1st-grade teacher Toni Raissis, and Middle School Academic Dean Neil Minsky promote teamwork by working to move cups into a pyramid using an elastic band.

Gilsenan, also, was left refreshed.

F

OR THIS literature-obsessed, li-

brary-dwelling Anglophile, “The Library

and The Academy” — a course offered through the Oxbridge Teacher Seminar at Oxford University — could not have been a more perfect experience.

“This was a chance to have

We focused on the history of the book,

conversations about curriculum,”

while contemplating its relation to libraries

he said. “It was a chance to have

“We never get a chance to see

conversations about Brunswick.

each other work,” he said. “That

fessor Hannah Field, selected a provocative

was a really important part of what

set of writings for the four of us (small class,

we did.”

I know!) to read prior to each class.

“There were several people whom I had never before had a chance to speak with, in 13 years at Brunswick,” he said.

Energized by the collaboration,

The Institute was also a simple opportunity for faculty to get to know each other, and one of the

and librarianship. Our seminar leader, Pro-

A few of them had immediate personal effects.

For Susan Smith, it’s easy to smile when she’s surrounded by books.

In Robert Darnton’s essay, “What is the

Gilsenan said it may seem like com-

first tasks of the conference was to

History of the Book?” he wondered, “How do readers make sense of the

mon sense to reflect on the progres-

break into small groups for a series

signs on a printed page? What are the social effects of that experience?”

sion of learning for Brunswick boys.

of storytelling workshops.

Until now, however, faculty didn’t necessarily have time for it.

“We all teach writing,” he noted,

Designed as “a simple telling,”

Thinking about these “social effects” has encouraged me to update the focus of our 3rd-grade independent reading program, Genre-Palooza. I’m

the gatherings were held in

now encouraging the boys to read across multiple genres and to delve

Upper School classrooms. Fac-

into categories such as historical fiction, biography, fantasy, and mystery.

adding: “We in the Upper School

ulty, gathered around the solid

don’t necessarily know what they

Harkness Tables students enjoy

stamina amongst my students. Often our boys find it challenging to

are learning about writing in 5th

during the academic year, were

focus on a book for more than five minutes, so I am now providing

grade.

invited to share their individual

opportunities to build toward 20 minutes of reading at a time.

In addition, I’m refocusing my efforts to build independent reading

Another reading, from Walter Benjamin’s “Illuminations,” concerned book collecting and maintenance of a personal library. I have always

‘ This was a chance to have

conversations about curriculum. It was a chance to have conversations about Brunswick.’

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been proud of the children’s books that comprise my classroom library.

This article only spurred me on to collect and archive even more selections for my students.

I came home from England with so many books from the variety of Oxford bookshops that my suitcase far outweighed the 50-pound limit!

I am grateful to the kind and clever British Airways attendant who suggested I carry them on instead.

The Oxbridge Teacher Seminar was truly a life-changing experience, and I will forever be grateful to Brunswick for making it possible.

TIME TO GO DIGITAL

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EACHING IN the 21st century

nology-training “pods.” Brunswick

audiovisual media in the

is a whole new game, thanks to

Director of Technology Sunil Gupta

classroom.

technology. Professional devel-

led the training, with help from

opment for teachers wouldn’t be

Academic Technology Coordinator

use this technology to help

complete without some training on

Jimmy Manyuru and Lower School

make lessons “more sticky.”

the incredible number of devices

Technology guru Tim Coupe.

now available.

On Day 2 of the conference,

Coupe’s session featured informa-

Gupta said teachers can

“Teachers are usually very short on time,” he noted. “They don’t have

tion on leveraging Twitter as a teach-

two hours to spend on a 10-minute

Brunswick faculty members were of-

ing tool, while Manyuru focused on

PowerPoint.

fered technology training on the use

using Google Apps in education.

of laptops, iPads, and smartphones.

Participants broke into groups and rotated through three tech-

Gupta offered a practical work-

7th Grade Dean and Academic Tech Coordinator Jimmy Manyuru offers instruction to 6th Grade Dean Terry Boyd and Middle School Head Sarah Burdett.

“Many teachers had no idea these tools are available on their operating

shop on the wide array of tools

systems,” he said. “The response

available to select, capture, and use

was gratifying.”

Assistant Head for Academics Rick Beattie ponders the words of a colleague.

stories about what led them to teach.

And so it was that a Middle School art teacher brought a set of red pliers for a show-and-tell of sorts.

Lorna LaRiviere, one of a handful of faculty in Room 213, was given the floor for about 10 minutes to trace her path into teaching.

LaRiviere set up a timeline that included photo albums, maps, a RISD diploma that doubles as a Frisbee, a Little Prince lunchbox, and her late father’s Boy Scout pocket watch indicating much more than just time and direction.

Delicately painted to show the trappings of summer camp, the

of red pliers. It was 7th grade when

very diverse group of educators: a

evolved since their earliest days in

watch also features 12 words that

LaRiviere finally got her hands on

7th-grade math teacher, a Middle

the classroom.

remind the timekeeper to aspire to

a set of pliers in a moment that set

School Latin teacher, an Upper

character traits of the highest level.

in motion everything that has come

School religion teacher, a 5th-grade

powerful techniques we have as

after.

teacher, and a Lower School assis-

humans to communicate, motivate,

tant teacher.

and engage in reflective practice,”

Brave, trustworthy, kind, cheerful — a Scout is all of these and

“I really connected when I start-

more — and LaRiviere noted the

ed building things,” she said. “That

importance of such character-

got me totally hooked.”

driven education in her father’s life.

She also displayed a certain set

Aside from LaRiviere, gathered about this particular table was a

One after another, they each described their own experience as

“Storytelling is one of the most

Gilsenan said.

“This was a simple ‘telling,’” he

students, their life in education,

said. “It was a perfect way to launch

and how their own identities have

the Brunswick Faculty Institute.”

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FLEX TIME B PA B E N E F I T : ‘ L I G H T U P T H E N I G H T ’

A Magical ‘Friend Raiser’

By Katherine Ogden

our tickets to Derek Jeter’s F last home game with the Yankees.

Dinner at Rao’s, the East Harlem restaurant that Forbes Magazine called “the toughest reservation in the country, if not the world.”

ABOVE Michael Griffith P ’12, ’15 and Amy Jurkowitz P ’15, ’17

Passes to the exclusive grandstands at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

T

LEFT Robert Taylor and Edith Cooper P ’11, ’14 and Alison Troy P ’12, ’14

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HERE’S LITTLE doubt — some dazzling items were up for bid at Brunswick’s Light Up the

Head Katie Signer said, adding:

Long term, the BPA’s goal is to

Night benefit, held April

“I would not say they got a lot of

define and support that kind of

26 at a transformed Burke

sleep, buy they sure had fun.”

excellence that places Brunswick’s

Field House on Edwards

Proceeds from this year’s benefit

Campus.

The most popular item on the board, however?

well ahead of, its independent

ment Fund.

school peers.

The fund, a critical goal of the

That would be The Magical Sleepover at the Lower

STEM initiatives on par with, or

support the BPA’s STEM Endow-

Important goals, indeed, but

Above All Else capital campaign,

the theme of the night might well

will be a broad-based resource that

have been FUN as more than 700

School, donated by Lower

cream for dessert, a magic show,

will support Brunswick as it builds

people gathered for an evening of

School faculty members and the

and a scavenger hunt. Their night

on its current initiatives to add

dancing and festive cheer.

Brunswick Parents’ Association.

was capped with movies in their

integrated mathematics, science,

classrooms before bed.

and engineering programs to the

stretched from the corners of the

curriculum at all levels.

gymnasium to suggest a huge tree,

The overnight has become a veritable tradition in recent years, and the auction sees 3rd- and 4th-grade parents vie for the chance to win the event for the whole grade.

This year, the 4th graders won the bidding, earning the privilege of spending the night with Stan the Dinosaur and all their teachers in the very building they go to school.

The boys enjoyed games in the gym, pizza for dinner, ice

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“They had a blast,” Lower School

Festooned in green ribbons that

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01 Binney Huffman P ’17, ’21 and Catherine Farello P ’17 02 Bill Connell P ’26 and Brooke Bancroft P ’26 03 Richard Axilrod P ’14, ’19 and Susie Morrisroe P ’08, ’14 04 Lexy Schmertz P ’18, ’20, ’21 shows off a popular auction item.

Belcastro said. “Their enthusiasm and spirit helped make the night a great success.”

Augustine underscored the feeling of community the event created.

“It was a labor of love for each and Burke Field House was given a

every person involved from start to

literal facelift through the creativ-

finish, including parents and staff,”

ity and hard work of a substantial

she said. “There was a tremendous

team of volunteers.

sense of togetherness throughout

Led by chairs Kim Augustine

through and culminated in this

P ’19; and Mary Jones P ’19, ’21, the

extraordinary evening.”

benefit committee drew more

Jones, in fact, summed up the

than 120 volunteers who lent

evening as more of a “friend-raiser”

their time, hands, and artistic

than a fundraiser.

prowess to make the evening the success that it was.

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the process that truly showed

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“I can’t emphasize enough

“We had a great dance band. It was a moment to gather up our friends and gather up new families

the wonderfully talented

and have a really fun evening,” she

team of people who volun-

said.

teered so much of their time,”

“Everyone had a blast.”

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New Athletics Hall of Fame Spotlights Generations of Achievement

Recognition of

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Two legendary Brunswick coaches, a four-sport varsity athlete, and a championship lacrosse team are the inaugural inductees into the Brunswick School Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Coach Bob Sampson enjoyed a victory in the early ’90s.

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Mark Vallely ’75 and Bud Fisher ’75 captained Coach Joe Koszalka’s 1975 baseball team.

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created to pay tribute to athletes, coaches, and teams who

emerged as the result of a rigorous selection process

have made outstanding contributions to the school’s ath-

established by the school.

letic program and who exemplify the finest in the spirit and tradition of Brunswick.

At a celebratory dinner held May 3, Jonathan

Ryckman ’88 — president of the Alumni Association

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For more details about the Hall of Fame nomination guidelines, visit brunswickschool.org/alumni/halloffame.

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_fall2014

and the Hall of Fame Nomination Committee — welcomed the crowd of distinguished guests to the inaugural event.

Pete Bevacqua ’89, CEO of the PGA of America,

served as Master of Ceremonies.

Director of Alumni Relations and Head Football

Coach Jarrett Shine ’92 said the new Hall recognizes the achievements of generations of ’Wick Bruins and their coaches.

“We’ve had really good athletes come through

the school, and they’ve done great things athletically both at Brunswick and beyond,” Shine said.

“It’s time we recognized them, as well as their coaches.”

Inductees are honored with a plaque at the Edwards Campus on King Street, and they become members of the Selection Committee that helps determine future nominations.

This year’s first-ever Hall of Fame class — including Todd Pollack ’93, coaches

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‘The Consummate Coach’

LIFE WAS GOOD for Bob Sampson in the

rounds of golf as well. Norm Pedersen,

spring of 1975.

Brunswick’s headmaster from 1969 to

Earlier that year, his seventh as athletic

1987, had other ideas, however — ultimate-

director and head football coach at Hack-

ly proving to change Sampson’s life forever.

ley School, he had guided his team to a

“Norm contacted me and said he’d like

league championship over Brunswick.

to see me right away. He had watched the

On the home front, he and his wife,

game between the two schools that year,”

Helen, were enjoying a bit more quiet time

Sampson recalled with a smile on his face,

— as the couple’s four children had all grad-

“and I guess he was impressed.”

uated college and moved out of the house.

Sampson was set to spend the sum-

When the two met a few days later, Pederson quickly made Sampson an

mer tying up loose ends in the office and

offer to become Brunswick’s new athletic

preparing for the season ahead on the

director.

gridiron. He would surely squeeze in a few

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‘ HE EXUDED PASSION AND INTEGRITY, AND TAUGHT HIS PLAYERS LESSONS THAT STRETCHED FAR BEYOND FOOTBALL.’

It was that simple.

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offered in terms of privacy, in contrast to Hackley’s boarding school environment,” Sampson said. “The timing seemed right for us to make the move, so I signed the contract.”

Sampson was accustomed to change. He had coached and taught physical education at a handful of schools since graduating from Ithaca College in 1949 — including Onondaga Central High School in Syracuse, N.Y., and Mamaroneck High School.

After arriving at Maher Avenue in the fall of 1975, though, Sampson would never leave.

He added head football coach to his slate of responsibilities in 1983.

A monumental 140 wins, 14 FAA titles, 8 undefeated seasons, and 4 New England championships later, Coach “Sam” retired in

‘He Never Held a Grudge’

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DURING THE 36 YEARS (1951–1987) he

year. He wanted to play shortstop or third

spent at Brunswick, Joe Koszalka didn’t fo-

base, but Koszalka took him aside and

cus on how many home runs his batters hit.

explained that the team needed a catcher —

He didn’t focus on how many championships

and he asked Fisher to be the guy.

his teams won. He didn’t focus on how many

manner that completely supports your team

coach — a position he held for seven seasons.

in whatever way possible — playing a differ-

Instead, he evaluated his performance

ent position or sitting and cheering from the

based on how many Brunswick boys grew

bench,” Fisher recalled. “The heart of a team,

into young men of character while under his

he told me, is a composite of the effort of

watch.

every single player, and we would only be as

In that category — according to the strong

2001 as a giant in the world of high school

testaments of so many — Koszalka’s Hall of

football. He now has a NEPSAC cham-

Fame numbers stretch far beyond dispute.

pionship game named in his honor: the Sampson–Lorden Bowl.

Former players don’t remember Sampson for these remarkable numbers, however.

“He was the consummate coach,” Pete

“Coach ‘K’ said you should always play in a

total victories he amassed as head baseball

“Coach ‘K’ committed to mentoring,

strong as our weakest link.”

Power Fraser ’74 is another alumnus whose memories of Coach “K” remain strong.

Fraser, currently ’Wick’s varsity soccer coach

coaching, and leading boys as we stumbled

and assistant athletic director, may — in fact

on our way from boyhood to manhood,” Bert

— have a unique perspective, as he played

Fisher ’75 said. “He was often a guiding,

baseball for Koszalka from 1972–74 and

stable light for us.”

then worked alongside him after joining the

Bevacqua ’89 said. “He exuded passion and

Fisher, to this day, remembers a vivid

integrity, and taught his players lessons that

exchange with his coach while trying out

stretched far beyond football. We won a lot.

for the baseball team during his sophomore

faculty in 1978.

“Joe was a fatherly influence on campus,” Fraser said. “He’d be honest with you when

But because of ‘Sam,’ we won the right way.”

Tommy Mulvoy ’96 added, “Playing for ‘Sam’ was all about having fun on the field.

We had old uniforms, dressed in a horrid locker room, and rode packed school buses to games. But we loved it all — mainly because of the way he kept things so simple and fun for us.”

After his May induction into the Hall of Fame, Sampson, in typical fashion, deflected all recognition toward others and the school itself.

“The boys and my assistant coaches — Mike Harris, Duncan Edwards, and Peter Kashatus — deserve the credit,” he said.

“Brunswick always treated me and my family graciously. It’s a place that keeps you coming back.”

And, from his desk inside the Sampson Field House on Edwards Campus, Coach “Sam” quipped, “That’s why I’m still here.”

The Koszalka girls are all smiles at the Hall of Fame Dinner (left to right): Jenni Jubok, Theresa Koszalka, Morgan Jubok, and Anne Bailey.

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1998 L A C R O S S E T E A M “ COACH ‘K’ COMMITTED TO MENTORING, COACHING, AND LEADING BOYS AS WE STUMBLED ON OUR WAY FROM BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD.”

I

Alone at the Top

IT ALL CAME DOWN to the final weekend of the 1998

opposition, we had the confidence that we’d come out

season.

on top.”

Vying to become the school’s first-ever undefeated

By day’s end, the Bruins did, indeed, stand alone

lacrosse team, the Bruins traveled to Choate for a pair

at the top, as they defeated both schools to put the

of games with New England powers Deerfield and

finishing touches on their 16–0 campaign.

Belmont Hill. ’Wick’s senior-laden squad had already secured an

’Wick was forced to rally to overcome a first quarter deficit against Belmont Hill; but after taking

FAA title, trouncing their opponents by an average of

the lead by the half, the team never looked back and

13 goals per game in the process — but Head Coach

dashed to victory.

Jeff Harris knew that, on this day, the competition would be stiffer.

He also knew, however, that he had talent and senior leadership everywhere on the field.

“We had difference makers on attack, in the midfield, on defense, and in the goal,” Harris said. “If

Remarkably, the Bruins doubled the score — or better — of their opponent in each of their 16 contests.

In addition, Harris and Assistant Coach Eric Tillman’s squad earned the school’s highest national ranking — #9 by Lacrosse Magazine — a mark it held until this year.

you were out of line — either

any team had a chance to pull off a perfect season,

And, on the eve of Harris’ retirement, it was only

as a student or a young

this one had the makeup to do it. Against those two

fitting that the 1998 LAXers became the first team in-

teacher — but he always had

teams, though, we needed to play our best lacrosse

ducted into the Hall of Fame. Harris’ career spanned

your best interest in mind.

to win.”

32 years, 23 of which were spent manning the varsity

“He was old school,” Fraser

Tripp Donelan ’98, a senior captain and starting

sidelines.

added. “He’d call you into the

defenseman, added, “We hadn’t been tested up until

“It’s a special honor to be the first team inducted,”

wood shop and tell it to you

that point, but we were an experienced, tight-knit

Harris said at the inaugural ceremonies in May.

straight. The best thing about

group that believed in one another. No matter the

“That’s something this group will have forever.”

Joe, though, was that he never held a grudge. I’ve tried to emulate him in that way.”

At the Hall of Fame’s inaugural induction ceremony, Kozsalka — who died in 1998 — had his legacy permanently entrenched in the school’s history.

“Dad was a patient and humble man, and I know he would have been honored to be remembered here at Brunswick,” said Anne Bailey, Koszalka’s daughter, who spoke on her family’s behalf.

“It was never a job to him, and he loved every minute of his time with the boys of Brunswick.

“To see that he inspired so many people is overwhelming.”

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Nine 1998 team members attended the Hall of Fame Dinner. It happened that the wedding of Charles Carson ’98 was the same night! Left to right: Coach Eric Tillman, Cushing Donelan ’00, Chris Larson ’98, Jarrett McGovern ’99, Connor Flynn ’99, Justin Weinstein ’99, Tom Toepke ’99, George Hubbard ’99, Tim Riemer ’99, Coach Jeff Harris, and Win Smith ’98.

This is one family that has seen a lot of sporting events — at all levels.

Left to right: Dad Edward Pollack, Mom Diana Plunkett, Todd, and Brother Chris P ’27.

mates, and the great honor and privilege of wearing Brunswick’s colors.”

After turning down scholarships to play lacrosse at all of the top

T O D D P O L L A C K ’93

Division I programs, Pollack attended Boston College, with

A Four-Sport Star Who Could “Do It All”

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THE TRULY GREAT high school athlete

doesn’t specialize in one sport.

Just ask Todd Pollack ’93: He played four

— all at the varsity level.

visions of becoming a star quarterback at the NCAA level.

Brunswick certainly reaped the benefits when Pollack wore the Brown and Gold.

On the gridiron, Pollack compiled a 29–1

Instead — because of a logjam at the position — then BC coach and current New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin moved

record as the starting quarterback (he also

Pollack to tight end his freshman year. He

started at free safety), and he co-captained

started for three years, earned first team

his football cleats for a pair of goalie skates.

the ’92 squad to a New England Cham­

All-Big East recognition as a senior, and

In March, he would put his hockey gear in

pionship. He started in between the pipes

remains one of the top receiving tight ends

the garage and dig out his lacrosse sticks.

as an 8th grader and was a two-time All-

in BC history.

Each November, Pollack would trade in

And, as a senior, after Pollack felt burned

out and decided not to play hockey, he laced

FAA selection in hockey.

He racked up 172 goals and 73 assists

Pollack was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft and played two seasons

up his basketball shoes and made the varsi-

on the lacrosse field and remains the

in the league before injuries forced him to

ty — not to the surprise of anyone, really.

school’s all-time leading scorer — and one

retire from the game.

“It was all pure sport back then,” Pollack

of two Bruins to be named All-American

To his friends and classmates, it comes

said. “You played because you loved to

twice. During his only season of organized

as no surprise that Pollack is the first Bruin

compete — because you loved the game. It

basketball, he helped ’Wick reach the New

athlete to enter the Hall of Fame.

didn’t matter whether you were on the field,

England finals as the sixth man.

on the ice, or on the court.

“More kids specialize in one sport these

“We all knew he was someone special and

In total, he earned 13 varsity letters.

were fortunate to have him as a teammate,”

“Todd could do it all,” former Headmaster

Ryan Faherty ’93 said. “Even with all his su-

days. I know that I became a better athlete

Duncan Edwards said. “He simply loved

perior skills and talents — he could throw a

— and had more fun — by playing multiple

competing for the school and recognized

football a country mile — Todd was a team

sports,” he added. “And not only do you

that those moments were special and

player and bought into that ideal.

improve as an athlete, but the school also

decidedly finite. He cherished the moments

benefits from your participation.”

and loved the games, his coaches, his team-

“There isn’t anyone more distinguished or deserving of this honor.”

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Renovations Create Space, Opportunity

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TUDENTS RETURNED to the Upper School campus in September to find a beautifully designed — and now

expanded — STEM laboratory and adjacent workroom.

The renovations bolster efforts to increase STEM course offerings and to allow for more variety in students’ research projects — with all eyes focused on the spring Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair.

As for the immediate effects, 15 students are enrolled in this fall’s Introduction to Engineering and Robotics — a new elective taught

by Science Department Chair Dana Montanez.

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The adjacent workroom enables engineering, art, and science research students to design, build, and tinker with their projects on their own time and volition. It is open to all students and departments.

“This is all in an effort to better serve Brunswick students and to enhance the opportunities available to them across all academic disciplines,” Montanez said.

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03

“We are on our way.”

01 Grant MacFaddin ’15 focuses on tinning his battery pad.

02 Jason Kennedy ’16 works to attach LEDs to his badge.

03 Dana Montanez’s Introduction to Engineering and Robotics class.

04 Jack Baker ’15 and J.D. Donahey ’15 discuss their lab procedure.

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EFFORT. BELIEF.

THE TRUE

CAMARADERIE. DEFINING

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Brunswick’s spring 2014 athletic

ership helped ’Wick golfers shoot

vision I Championship and ranked

teams, strictly by the numbers,

low scores on the links each time

#8 of all U.S. secondary school

enjoyed a remarkable season of

they teed it up. The tennis team

teams in the Under Armour/Inside

accomplishment.

matched the golfers by adding

Lacrosse final national poll.

Spanning all seven varsity sports, Bruin athletes won far more than they lost, racked up a host of

another FAA tournament title to its résumé.

The tracksters continued their

The numbers, as they say, don’t lie. But Brunswick coaches didn’t point to statistics and trophies

individual awards, and earned a

climb up the competitive ranks

when looking back on their sea-

handful of league championships

with a bevy of personal bests and

sons.

to go around.

school records in a wide-ranging

On the water, the crew boats relied on depth and precision to

list of events.

Relying on a mix of youth and

Instead, they emphasized team camaraderie, exceptional effort, and players’ willingness to believe

earn third-place honors at the New

experience, the baseball team

in each other as the truly defining

England’s. Brown and Gold sailors,

earned an unprecedented victory

characteristics of the spring

not to be outdone, raced as fast as

and ran off a 15–3 record.

athletic season.

ever and concluded their season with an 18–1 overall area record.

Superior talent and veteran lead-

And, on Robert L. Cosby Memorial Field, the lacrosse team won its first Western New England Di-

TOP TO BOTTOM Lacrosse co-captain Alex Kelly ’14, sprinter Jason Kennedy ’16, and varsity crew’s Second Eight.

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A New England Title, Fulfilled Expectations

Tommy Heidt ’14

After such a successful 2013 sea-

ed that we were going to fight to

were its first Western New

son, which saw the Bruins finish

turn things around,” Bruce said. “I

England Division I Championship

with a 13–3 record, Head Coach

doubt anyone outside of our locker

(shared with Deerfield) and its

David Bruce knew that his team

room expected us to do it. But as a

highest national ranking in school

would face every opponent’s stiffest

group, we all believed we would.”

history — #8 by Under Armour/

test when the action began in the spring. would be running high on campus

termined efforts of senior captains

dominated the faceoff position

and in the locker room. Most im-

Alex Kelly, Tommy Heidt, and

and became a significant threat

portant, though, he also knew that

Henry Hobbs, they rattled off eight

on offense, was named Middie of

he had a battle-tested, talented

wins in a row to finish the month

the Year in the league. Heidt, the

roster — led by a formidable group

of April.

team’s MVP, earned Goalie of the

well as Taft and Loomis Chaffee,

schedule, beginning with games

were among the Bruins’ victims

School All-Americans, and Heidt

against Haverford, Mountain

during their initial climb back into

joined Todd Pollack ’93 as ’Wick’s

Vista (Colo.), Deerfield, and Hill

contention.

only players to earn the distinction

however, and sat with a record of 1-3 as they headed into the

Hayes Murphy ’14

sensational play between the pipes.

Lawrenceville and Hotchkiss, as

The Bruins dropped three of

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With all of this in mind, Bruce

those tightly contested matchups,

Right to left: Jimmy Heidt ’17 and Jared Boothe ’17

Traditional lacrosse powers

put together an utterly competitive

first two weeks.

BELOW

Several Bruins received individual accolades as well. Kelly, who

Academy (Toronto) in the season’s

Henry Hobbs ’14

from that meeting seemingly

Inside Lacrosse.

reinvigorated. Sparked by the de-

He knew that expectations

of 12 seniors.

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The Brown and Gold emerged

bulk of Western New England Division I play.

“We had a team meeting at that point and decid-

Six more victories would come in May — over the likes of Salisbury,

Both were recognized as High

twice.

In addition, Austin Meacham

Avon Old Farms, and Westminster

’15, Marshall Dickson ’15, and

— and ’Wick capped a remark-

Reilly Walsh ’16 each garnered All-

able 14-game winning streak to close out the season.

League status.

As Bruce noted, however, a team must rely on a collective effort —

Included in

based on trust, friendship, and de-

the team’s

termination — to become special.

year-end

“Egos were put aside and

accom-

everyone embraced the success we

plish-

had and his part in it,” the Western

ments

New England Division I Coach of the Year said. “This selfless attitude became contagious and is the most important characteristic that will be passed down to the underclassmen in years to come.

“This year’s group — the seniors especially — has set a new benchmark for future

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Brunswick lacrosse teams.

I’m extremely proud of them.”

With their eyes already set on 2015, rising seniors Meacham and Jack Knight will lead the way as captains next spring.

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SPRING SPORTS

WRAPUP Chris Troy ’14

Seniors End Careers in Style Led by a core group of five senior

exceeded them — staring

standably, has mixed emotions

veterans — combining for a total

any increased pressure in

about the departure of such a

of 16 seasons of varsity experience

the face and using it as

special class.

— the Brunswick golf team took to

motivation.

the course in 2014 with the highest of expectations.

“Simply put, the boys enjoyed one of the more memo-

“This year marks the end of an secure Medalist honors.

era, to be sure, and I’ll certainly

In addition, classmates Vikram

miss this group of boys,” he reflect-

rable seasons in the team’s recent

Bodas ’14 (All-FAA), Michael Savitt

and earning its third consecutive

history,” Fischetti said. “I can’t

’14 (All-FAA), and Hale Johnson

to tackle the challenges ahead and

FAA championship, its fourth

say enough about our graduating

’14 (All-FAA Hon. Men.) all served

to see what our rising seniors and

consecutive Hotchkiss Invitational

seniors and what they’ve done for

to bolster the depth of the ’Wick

juniors will bring forth next.”

our program.”

lineup with their consistent play.

Tommy Dunleavy ’15, who will

“With so many seniors on the

enter his fourth year on the varsity,

After compiling a 24-2 record

championship, and its first Bruns-

ed. “We’re just as excited, though,

wick Invitational Tournament title

At the top of that list would

in five years — defeating perennial

have to be co-captains and four-

team, it was very important for

and Eric Ganshaw ’16, a mainstay

powerhouses Bergen Catholic and

year players Chris Troy ’14 and

us to finish our careers on a high

in the starting lineup as a sopho-

Greenwich High School in the

Armando Olivieri ’14, both of

note,” Troy said. “To win the BIT

more this season, will assume the

process — it’s safe to say that Head

whom earned All-FAA recognition

for the first time as a class and then

leadership roles in 2015.

Coach Anthony Fischetti’s Bruins

with 37.6 and 38.7 stroke averages,

to cap it off with the

met all of those expectations.

respectively. Troy carded a 72 at

FAA title — what a

the FAA Tournament — held at

satisfying feeling.”

In fact, it would be more apt (or on par, if you will) to say that they

Country Club of New Canaan — to

Fischetti, under-

Armando Olivieri ’14

Hale Johnson ’14

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All Left on the Court Veteran Head Coach George

round, going shot for shot with

Boynton was back at the helm for

longtime foe Hopkins before falling

another season of Brunswick ten-

by a match score of 4–1.

nis. And, as has become customary,

match,” Boynton said. “The boys

success on the courts this spring.

left it all on the court, and Hopkins

The ’Wick racqueters began the year at the IMG Academy Bolletieri Tennis Program in Bradenton,

deserves great credit for a fine effort.”

While the team came up just

Fla. — spending the week training

short of realizing its ultimate goal,

for the intense match schedule

that is not what Errichetti will

awaiting them upon their return

remember about the season — or

to school.

his experience playing tennis at

“We set a goal on the spring trip to win the New England Cham­

Conner Wakeman ’16

“It was a wonderful high school

the Bruins enjoyed some legitimate

Brunswick.

“To win the FAA championship

pionship,” senior co-captain Mark

is a great achievement in itself,”

Errichetti said. “When we got back

the four-year varsity player said.

to campus, we felt like we had put

“More important, though, we all

in some hard work and were ready

had the unique opportunity to play

for the challenges ahead.”

for a one-of-a-kind coach, and

Fellow co-captain and senior

that — along with the daily doubles

Matty Mejia-Johnston joined

matches in practice and the van

Errichetti to lead the team to a host

rides — is what I’ll miss most about

of notable victories throughout the

’Wick tennis.”

season.

As the team looks ahead to

Most significantly, the Bruins

2015, it will be led by rising senior

bested competitive squads from

tri-captains Christian Tanner, Jack

Horace Mann, Taft, and FAA-rival

Turchetta, and Matt Wysocki.

Hopkins on their way to a 13–3

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regular season record.

In the postseason, Conner Wakeman ’16 and Will Turchetta ’18 (an 8th grader) won the FAA doubles title to help secure the league tournament championship. They — along with Mejia-Johnston and Jack Turchetta ’15 — received AllFAA recognition for their exceptional play. Senior Harry Parsons was named All-FAA honorable mention.

The Bruins ultimately reached the New England Class B semifinal

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Coach Boynton

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ROWING SPRING SPORTS

WRAPUP

RIGHT TO LEFT Nikhil Rajan ’15, Max Skolds ’14, Will Bass ’16, Matt Marvin ’15 (obstructed view), Alex Skolds ’14, Will Powers ’16, Jack Duggan ’15, Conor Winston ’15, and Freddie Polak ’15

Cohesion Leads to School-Best Finish Brunswick oarsmen hit the water

The ultimate results speak for

in 2014 hoping to build on the pro-

themselves: For the first time in

gram’s strong foundation of excel-

team history, the Varsity Eight raced

lence. A year ago, in fact, the Bruins

to an undefeated regular season.

achieved a myriad of outstanding

The lead boat won the Bruns-

Jack Duggan ’15

results and raced as competitively

wick Tabor Cup, the Richard

as ever — posting their highest

Curtis Trophy, over Salisbury, and

Second Eight said. “Early coach-

finish (4th) at the New England

a beautiful silver plate at the Kent

ing decisions allowed each boat

Interscholastic Rowing Association

Invitational, which goes to the fast-

individually to develop into a more

as teammates should,” Assistant

(NEIRA) Championships.

est schoolboy eight in Connecticut.

cohesive group. This cohesiveness

Coach John Martin said. “They

helped us collect speed and become

promoted an atmosphere of to-

Andover, outdueling both the host

some of the best technical rowers

getherness and positivity that has

school and BC High — the eventual

on the water.”

left the program in a good place

It also had a thrilling weekend at

NEIRA gold and silver medalists.

Most notably, however, the

In addition, the coaching staff pointed to the strength of the se-

Hull, and Billy Rosencrans.

“The guys all treated one another

moving forward.”

Rising seniors and newly elected

team earned its first Varsity Eight

nior leadership — noting the con-

captains Jack Duggan, Chase

medal at the NEIRAs by placing

tributions not only of the captains,

Stitzer, and Reed McMurchy will

third — the highlight of the season

but also fellow classmates Lucas

look to ride this wave of momentum

from a results perspective.

Jenkins, Rupert Kingshott, Tommy

into the 2015 season on the water.

There were also key victories for RIGHT TO LEFT Conor Winston ’15, Freddie Polak ’15

each of the lower boats, including the Fourth Eight’s comeback win at the Kent Invitational and the Third

It would be a difficult task for this year’s rowers to eclipse — even to match — those accomplishments.

Eight’s grand-final qualifying heat at the NEIRAs. According to Reynolds, it was

But led by senior tri-captains Max

this depth throughout the lineup

Skolds, Alex Skolds, and Jackson

that made the year special.

Reynolds, they began the season with the intention of doing just that.

“We had fast and competitive boats at all levels,” the leader of the

LEFT TO RIGHT Emmett Bell ’17, Rupert Kingshott ’14, Gus Fraser ’16, Duke Guadalupe ’16, Ridgley Knapp ’16, Tommy Hull ’14, Andrew Floersheimer ’16, Gunnar Vorwerk ’15, and Reed McMurchy ’15

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SAILING A Goal on the Verge of Reality To qualify for the High School National Championship in team

RIGHT TO LEFT

Peter Schneider ’16 and Chris Keller ’15

The team’s positive attitude and

water next spring. Henry Harris

superior effort, however, make

’16, who will be a three-year veter-

Scrivan most proud as he reflects

an of the squad, will bolster the

on the season.

lineup and challenge for a top

“Our team is continually trying

spot as well.

racing or fleet racing is the goal of

to best themselves,” the Brunswick

every Brunswick sailor. The 2014

alumnus of the Class of ’95 said.

doubt — remains the

season, more than any other in

“We know how the game should be

same.

previous years, proved that the

played at the very high end of the

team is ever close to turning that

sport and we aspire to be the best

goal into a reality.

we can be. It’s a difficult path to

Led by top skippers and tri-

climb, but the boys pull together

captains Jack Fullerton ’14,

and continue to make significant

Spencer McDonough ’14, and

strides.”

Chris Keller ’15, the Bruins raced

The goal in 2015 — no

“The Brunswick Sailing Team

to a league record of 15–0, amassed

is the tightest-knit team I’ve ever

an overall area record of 18–1, and

known,” McDonough added. “I am

concluded their campaign with the

proud that we always stuck togeth-

best team race record in the New

er as a group whether experiencing

England Scholastic Sailing Associ-

the highs or lows that come with

ation (NESSA) district.

every season.”

The season came to an end at

Peter Schneider ’16 will

the NESSA Team Race Champi-

join Keller as a co-captain

onship, where the Bruins finished

when the boats hit the

in 8th place. The top two teams qualify for the Nationals.

Head Coach Andrew Scrivan noted two victories against Greenwich High School and a thrilling win over Hotchkiss as keys to the season’s success. The duel with the Bearcats, a winner-take-all team race, came down to the wire before Brunswick pulled ahead.

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WRAPUP

A Formidable Foe

senior co-captain Henry Taylor

(PRs in the 1,500 and 3,000-meter

placed second in the javelin,

races), co-captain Kyle Chen ’14

With many athletes achieving per-

setting a school record with a

(PR in the 800-meter race), and

sonal bests, and a handful setting

throw of 157'5" in only his second

co-captain Dylan Wadsworth ’14,

school records, it was certainly a

time competing in the event. The

who earned valuable points for the

season to remember on the track.

4×100-meter relay team — con-

team in the shot put and discus.

The team raced to an overall

sisting of Jason Kennedy ’16, Malik

Head Coach Robert Taylor was

record of 13–3 in scored meets and

Wilder ’15, Brandon Johnston ’14,

most impressed with the way

relied on the experience gained

and Taylor — crossed the line in

his ’Wick athletes represented

in 2013 to help put points on the

second with a school record time

themselves and their school in a

board in a variety of events.

of 43.60.

sportsmanlike manner.

At the New England Champion02

SPRING SPORTS

Several other athletes contribut-

“By season’s end, we were truly

ships, the Bruins capped off their

ed notable performances through-

a well-rounded group and had

impressive campaign with a sixth

out the season, including Stitzer

become a formidable foe for all of

place finish in the 12-team field.

our opponents,” Taylor said. “The

Junior Will Berczuk, the team’s

boys supported, encouraged, and

leading point scorer, highlighted

challenged each other every day —

the meet with a victory and

the true marks of a winning team.”

school record in the 800-meter race.

“To look at the seedings for the

Rising senior captains Clayton Adams, George Goodfriend, Berczuk, and Stitzer will lead the

races and field events at the New

charge back onto the track next

England’s and to see almost every

spring.

Brunswick athlete in the top ten 01 Left to right: Andrew Hennessy ’17 and

Thomas Burke ’17

was huge,” said co-captain Parker Stitzer ’15. “Only

02 Will Berczuk ’15

one person scored in

03 Kyle Chen ’14

last year’s meet, so

RIGHT

Henry Taylor ’14

we’ve clearly taken some big steps forward.”

In addition,

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BASEBALL Billy O’Malley ’15

Bradley Wilpon ’14

Teddy Maynard ’14

drew a walk to start the game, and

Johnny Montanez still thinks

Trevor Johnson ’16 followed with

back on the season with a

a single — setting the stage for

clear sense of satisfaction.

“This was a fun and com-

Connor Redahan’s ’16 three-run homer over the left-field fence. Just

mitted group of boys — all

like that, the Brown and Gold had

of whom worked extremely

a 3–0 lead over the perennial New

hard,” he said. “They played

England power.

the game with energy and excitement, and in my mind,

The team never looked back, and

that’s the only way to play

by the time co-captain Will O’Brien ’15 came on to close the game in

“That win was a defining mo-

baseball.

“They were proud to wear the

the seventh inning, eight different

ment in the season,” O’Brien said.

Bruins had crossed the plate for a

“To be able to go out and beat such

Brunswick uniform, and they

total of nine runs.

a powerhouse gave us some credi-

approached every aspect of the

An Unintimidated, Youthful Lineup

bility and showed other teams what

game with class. It was an honor to

with fellow sophomore Wil

we were capable of doing. It was a

coach them.”

Salomon, enjoyed multi-hit games,

huge confidence booster.”

When the Brunswick baseball team

as did co-captain Billy O’Malley ’15.

arrived at Avon Old Farms for an

Maynard, O’Malley and Salomon

a microcosm of the season, as the

about the prospects for 2015 and

early-season contest, it couldn’t

each hit doubles, and sophomore

Bruins consistently received con-

expect to be one of the most com-

help but notice the Founders

Teddy Sabato was 1–2 with a single

tributions from up and down their

petitive teams in the league and in

League championship banners —

and a sacrifice fly.

lineup — and from each class — on

the state.

Johnson and Redahan, along

The Avon game would serve as

As Montanez and his coaching staff look ahead, they’re optimistic

Returning captains and rising

13 of the last 17, in fact — adorning

All-FAA selection, co-captain,

the backstop. The Bruins, boasting

and recent MLB Draft pick Bradley

FAA regular season title. ’Wick also

seniors O’Brien and O’Malley,

a young lineup led by a talent-

Wilpon ’14 pitched like a true

notched victories against formida-

along with Kevin Pendo, will lead

laden sophomore class, didn’t allow

veteran and earned the victory on

ble squads from Kent and Choate.

an experienced group of 12 re-

what they saw to intimidate them,

the mound.

however.

Final score: Bruins 9, Winged

Co-captain Teddy Maynard ’14

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Beavers 5.

their way to a 16–3 record and the

The year ended with a disappointing 3–2 loss to King in the FAA semifinals, but Head Coach

turning players onto the field next spring.

FLEX TIME ’ W I C K WA L K R U N

01 Carson Beck ’27 is a proud winner.

02 Lilly Armstrong P ’25 walks with her newborn daughter, Karina.

03 Riley ’23 and Aidan Redahan ’21, along with Nicholas Rinaldi ’22, stand among the crowd of eager runners.

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04 Andy Sieg P ’25 and Leo Gazal P ’25

A Grand Tour of Edwards Campus

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TUDENTS AND faculty of all ages and all divisions, along with many Brunswick families and friends, turned out for the annual ’Wick Walk Run on

May 10.

Participants were treated to a picturesque spring day of sun and 75-degree weather, providing the perfect conditions for a 1.6mile run.

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The course, altered because of rain the night before, took racers from Cosby Field, up past the Middle School, out to the athletic fields, and back down to the finish line. The long loop gave runners a true grand tour of the Edwards Campus.

Brunswick parents Jeanie Wahl and Darrelle O’Connor co-chaired the event, which included a food truck from Caffe Bon, a bouncy castle, and games staged by the 04

Norwalk-based Soccer with Aldwin.

“It all worked out great in the end,” Wahl said. “The younger kids really enjoyed the

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fun activities — and, of course — the ice pops after crossing the finish line.”

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BEYOND THE BOOKS

NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY EVENTS

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A Summer of Broadening Horizons

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ORIZONS AT Brunswick, a

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six-week program designed to help Greenwich Public 01 Xavier Mancero enjoys a ball game.

School students of limited finan-

— kindergarteners and 1st graders

02 Volunteer reader and Horizons at Brunswick board member Dee Winokur seated next to Josh McDowell

from New Lebanon, Julian Curtiss,

03 K’den Batts gets a swim lesson.

cial means, kicked off this summer with two classes of 15 boys each

and Hamilton Avenue elementary schools.

including the YMCA of Greenwich

Four teachers, two reading spe-

for pool time and swimming lessons.

cialists, and six Brunswick student

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classroom assistants led the 30 boys through an inspirational summer of

destinations such as the Greenwich

the success of the inaugural summer

learning.

Public Library, the nature center,

session of Horizons at Brunswick.

Highlights included 58 hours of instruction in reading and math;

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Best of all, there was 98 percent attendance — a true testament to

and Tod’s Point.

And let’s not forget 849 healthy

Harnessing Brunswick’s facilities during summer “down time,”

art, instrumental music, technology,

breakfasts and 1698 snacks served,

Horizons at Brunswick was formed

Arabic, storytelling, and improvisa-

58 round-trip bus rides to and from

earlier this year as an independent

tional exercises; and six field trips to

school and to various destinations,

nonprofit chapter of Horizons Na-

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tional, a Norwalk-based organization operating similar programs across the nation.

“We’re grateful for the support and partnership with the

Problem-Solvers Continue to Thrive

setting the stage for the trip to Iowa. A global problem-solving phenomenon, Odyssey of the Mind continues to thrive at Brunswick under the leadership

wick. “We also owe our gratitude

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to the YMCA of Greenwich, the

two Middle School Odyssey of the

Brunswick fielded a total of five

YWCA of Greenwich for extended

Mind teams traveled to the World

OM teams this year, including one

“I love coaching the team. I’ve

care for working parents, and

Finals after earning top spots in

7th-grade team, two 6th-grade

learned so much from the boys

Coca-Cola for providing juice and

the state tournament earlier in the

teams, and two 5th-grade teams.

and appreciate their drive, flexi-

water.

spring.

Greenwich Public Schools,” said Marianne Ho Barnum, Executive Director of Horizons at Bruns-

“And, of course, to Brunswick

HE WINS just keep com-

The Finals, which attracted 836

ing for Brunswick Odyssey

teams from all over the world,

of the Mind.

were held in May at Iowa State

For the second year in a row,

Invited to the show this year

Sonia Schott and all the coaches.

“One of the most important

University in Ames, Iowa.

parts of OM is that everything is

All teams had earlier participated in the State Finals in Bristol,

School for many in-kind gifts, use

were a 5th-grade team coached

where West’s 5th-grade

of facilities, coordination, support,

by mom Missy West and a 6th-

team took first place

and guidance. It was a great first

grade team coached by Pre Kin-

in its division and

summer of Horizons.”

dergarten teacher and Brunswick

Schwartz’ 6th-grade

mom Deb Schwartz.

team took second —

of Middle School science teacher

student-driven,” Schwartz said.

bility, engineering, and incredible approach to problem solving.”

World Finals Participants BACK Coaches Sonia Schott, Missy West, and Deb Schwartz MIDDLE Sam Schwartz ’20, Tyler Eichman ’20, Gabriel Mehra ’20, Nick Dow ’20, Andres Cevallos ’21, and George West ’21 FRONT Adam Morris ’20, Justin Cheng ’20, Matthew Goodman ’20, Jess West ’21, Hugo Nutting ’21, Rafe Sconzo ’21, and Oliver McGovern ’21

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BEYOND the BOOKS

John Van Atta

eyes on the television screen, laughing hys-

M OV I N G U P

terically at Will Ferrell’s performance in The

An Upper School Freshman Reflects on Four Great Years

Other Guys. I thought to myself: “All these

By Amit Ramachandran ’18

behavior.

A

little things really do make a big difference.”

That day, I was reminded of the importance of teamwork, honor, and respectful When my classmates and I finally reached

S I WAKE UP from a short nap,

8th grade, we had a lot to look forward to

I feel the tires slow and the car

— we were literally the kings of the hill. We

come to a stop. “We’re here!” my

were the “seniors” who the entire Middle

dad says. “Get your things together, Amit.”

I pick myself up from the back seat, open

School community relied on for strong leadership. Our job was to fill the shoes of all

the door, and say my goodbyes. It’s time to

the Bruins who came before us and to act as

focus on the busy day ahead.

good citizens and role models.

An early-morning ride like that one was

As a way to prove that we could “walk the

A Journey Into A Different, Mysterious World

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ONGTIME ’WICK history teacher

John Van Atta enjoys the hunt for new material and the thrill of arriving

at fresh insight.

part of my daily routine for the past four

walk,” many of us participated in an advisory

Securing the West: Politics, Public Lands,

years — a time full of great fun and lessons

community-service project called the “Sweet

and the Fate of the Old Republic, 1785–1850,

learned at Brunswick’s Middle School. It

Readers” program. During a six-week period,

a book exploring westward settlement and

seems strange to think that those days are

we would regularly travel to a nursing home,

the federal government’s role in that ex-

behind me now.

and each of us was paired up with a partner

pansion, is Van Atta’s latest product of that

who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

passionate search for historical knowledge.

The years went by fast, and as I try to reflect on my experiences on the Edwards

One of the program’s goals was to “find

“I like the feeling that I am leaving the

Campus, it’s all quite blurry in my mind.

the person behind the disease.” Although

present day and journeying far back into a

There are a few stories, though, that have re-

it was quite a challenge at times to commu-

world that is different and sometimes quite

mained with me during my recent transition

nicate with someone who was slowly losing

mysterious,” Van Atta said.

to Upper School.

memory and cognition, I ultimately found it

Van Atta, in his 30th

valuable and fun to get to know my partner.

year at Brunswick, cited

teacher, created an honor-point system that

I learned that we both love to play the piano

colleagues Margot Beattie

penalized each class every time someone

and share a general passion for music.

and Sunil Gupta for their

In 6th grade, Ms. Schott, our science

disobeyed instructions or disrupted the day’s

The experience reminded me that I

enormous contributions to

should look more deeply into people to truly

his work. Beattie created

understand and appreciate their character.

and prepared the five maps

If I had given up because of the difficulty

in Securing the West, and

class was declared

in communicating with my partner, I would

Gupta converted the maps into the format

victorious for the

have never known the truth about how much

needed for book production.

first trimester. And,

we had in common. We may have been doing

as a reward, we were

community service, but, in reality, we were

has another book, entitled Wolf by the

given a free day to

the ones learning from the community.

Ears: The Missouri Crisis, 1819–1821, com-

activities. After a spirited, somewhat heated competition, my

The Oaklawn Chair in American History

It is memories like these that give me the

ing out next spring, and he’s working on a

Later, with my

confidence to forge ahead into Upper School.

new project involving Theodore Roosevelt,

plate of pizza

I wish to thank all of my Middle School teach-

the Rough Riders, and the Spanish-

in one hand

ers for nurturing me, guiding me, and letting

American War.

and my soda

me grow at my own pace.

spend as we wished.

in the other, I fixed my

I know I’m well prepared for the challenges that await me on Maher Avenue.

“The writing is hard and sometimes frustrating work,” Van Atta said. “But there is eventual satisfaction if the result features clear, well-crafted, elegant sentences, and a

Amit Ramachandran ’18 now forges ahead at the Upper School.

well-told story.”

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‘A Blast’ Playing for Friendly Faces AS HE LOOKED from the stage at the Greenwich Town Party, on Memorial Day Weekend, Nicky Winegardner ’20 saw many familiar faces in the crowd.

He was in search of some reassurance — and he had found it.

“It was our first performance as a band, so to see people we knew helped us become more comfortable right away,” Winegardner said.

“From there, we just concentrated on our music and had a blast.”

Winegardner took his first guitar lesson when he was 6 years old.

Now, he’s the lead singer and guitarist of Lions on the Moon, formerly known as The New Breed.

The band spent much of the summer in the recording studio and highlighted its season by performing at the Town Party.

“It’s been a great experience,” the ’Wick 7th grader said.

Nicky Winegardner ’20 sports his Brunswick colors on stage and among his fellow band members.

“To work alongside kids with similar interests and passions is a lot of fun.”

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Summer Sojourn: What Could Be Better than a South African Safari?

By Michael Pastore ’20

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HIS PAST summer, I had the privilege of going on a safari in South

Lt. Col. Bob Benjamin and his son Liam ’18 cheer on their beloved Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Africa with my grandparents and my

uncle and his family. What a unique, exotic place!

It was a 10-day trip full of adventure.

From buffalo to impala, springbok to hartebeest, giraffe to zebra, I saw all kinds of animals for the first time — and even hunted a few myself. To have the opportunity to hunt warthog, impala, blesbok, and spring-

Honors During ‘a Wild Night’ at Fenway Park

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T. COL. BOB BENJAMIN went to

right field, just behind the Pesky Pole.

his first Red Sox game in 1964,

Between the 4th and 5th innings, he

when he was just four years old.

and his son Liam ’18 stood on the dugout

He’s been a fan ever since.

“My grampa used to take me to

and were honored by the crowd.

“Having 40,000 people standing and

bok was like nothing I’ve ever experienced

Fenway in the late ’60s, and I sat in the

cheering was pretty wild,” Benjamin said.

in my life.

bleachers for about 20 games in the 1975

“I was especially glad that Liam got to

season — $1 a seat,” the ’Wick Upper

share the experience with me, as he’s a

School English teacher recalled. “I’ll even

huge Sox fan.

Our guide, Yvan, grew up in South Africa and was full of helpful insight throughout the journey.

admit that I skipped class in college to

He told us about all the

watch the infamous ‘Bucky Dent’ playoff

animals and the African

game in 1978.”

landscape, which is a

win that night!”

Benjamin, who just began his 25th year of teaching at ’Wick, recently

combination of desert and

Recreation Office at Ft. Devens, Mass.,

concluded his command of the 167th

grassy, rolling hills that

sought volunteers for “Hats off to He-

Combat Sustainment Support Battal-

provides the ideal environ-

roes”— a program spearheaded by the

ion (CSSB). Having been selected for

ment to harbor wildlife.

Boston Red Sox to salute armed-service

Colonel, he’s currently awaiting

As a whole, the safari

veterans — Benjamin quickly supplied

assignment.

was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

After all, what could be better than waking up within 15 yards of a mother rhino and her baby?

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his information.

The Belmont, Mass., native was soon contacted and offered a choice of several dates to attend a game at Fenway.

Ultimately, on July 1, Benjamin and family members watched the Sox take on the Chicago Cubs from great seats in

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“I was excited to break down

Humanity’s Creative Expression United in Babel

B

different languages,” he said.

long-standing commit-

Italian, Latin, and Spanish.

“The final product speaks to

In addition, Babel contains material in Armenian, Bengali,

diversity — of our student

a new collaborative magazine

German, Hebrew, Portu-

body.”

— Babel — that made its debut

guese, and Shona — all native

in May.

languages of members of the

of-the-art ’Wick technology

Brunswick community.

— as well as the music and

“Those students took pride

and Brunswick — for lending

a multilingual e-magazine

guages,” said Mimi Melkonian,

expertise.

featuring art, music, poetry,

the school’s Arabic teacher and

and prose in as many as 13

founder of the project. “This

said. “This is a group achieve-

different languages.

is student-driven work and

ment in converging our energy

is another reflection of our

toward this interdisciplinary

diversity.”

venue.

“We’re a community,” she

prised of work from dozens of

Yousef Hindy ’15, the edi-

students in all of the modern

tor-in-chief, was glad to jump

ophy of 21st-century creativ-

and classical languages taught

on board at the outset of this

ity in our daily teaching and

at Brunswick — including Ar-

significant undertaking.

learning.”

Cheer ’Wick on from Anywhere in the World HRIS LUCEY ’15 remembers one particular

ymous donor, Bleachers will be streaming

3rd-grade social studies class a bit more

a significant number of ’Wick home

than the rest — the day his teacher at

games throughout this year’s

Stanwich School scratched the lesson plan and

athletic calendar. The company

flipped the radio dial to the Yankees game.

and Brunswick will work to-

“Babel reflects our philos-

Chris Lucey ’15 and the Broadcasting Club team up with Bleachers to bring live sports action to the ’Wick community.

gether only on a one-year trial

casting, and he’s been interested in the field ever

basis, but Lucey and fellow club

since. In 2013–14, the current senior founded the

members are admittedly excited

Broadcasting Club, bringing live, online broad-

about the potential.

“It’ll be a huge asset for anyone with ties to Brunswick,” he said.

“Broadcasting is a great element of sports,”

“They can be

Lucey said, “and our goal has been to make it an

anywhere in

element of Brunswick sports. We want to give

the world and

kids the chance to support their friends

find a way to

when they’re not able to watch the

cheer for the

games in person.”

art departments at both GA

to share their heritage lan-

The colorful, eye-opening

anyone who would listen.

Melkonian credited state-

have come together to create

124-page e-magazine is com-

casts of ’Wick athletic contests to the ears of

the linguistic abilities — and

innovation is now reflected in

dents from Brunswick and GA

For Lucey, it quickly became a lesson in broad-

classic works of literature of

abic, Chinese, French, Greek,

In a truly unified effort, stu-

C

keeps many from exploring the

RUNSWICK’S

ment to diversity and

Henry Sall ’15 graphically designed the Forbidden City in China for publication in Babel. In September, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded Babel a gold medal for excellence in student magazine publication.

the language barrier that

Bruins. It

In 2014–15, the Broadcasting Club

doesn’t get

will be further boosted by The Bleach-

any better

ers Corporation, which offers live,

than that.”

HD streaming of athletic events.

Through the generosity of an anon-

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BEYOND the BOOKS

‘Act of Theater and Intellect’ Wins National Prize

A

SHISH RAMACHANDRAN ’14

appreciates the beauty and genius that lies before him each time he

reads a work of Shakespeare.

At the English-Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare Competition, held May 5 at Lincoln Center in New York City, that appreciation was on display for all to see.

Ramachandran’s performance of Lewis’ monologue from King John Act V, Scene

Passionate About Their Craft

II, along with Sonnet 130, secured him

A

The Taming of the Shrew Act IV, Scene I, BRUNSWICK

reading of Petruchio’s monologue from

presented “Curriculum

earned him third prize among the 58 ESU

teacher’s day often

initiative is to incentivize our

Development and Meeting

Branch-sponsored community competi-

passes in the blink

teachers to go out to local,

Students’ Needs in a High

tion winners.

national, and even interna-

School Chinese Classroom”

of an eye.

There is — of course — the

“The basic goal of our

a spot in the finals — where his cold

“Performing Shakespeare is both an act

tional conferences to present

at the 12th New York In-

of theater and intellect that ultimately

daily class schedule, which

papers and give workshops,”

ternational Conference on

honors one of the greatest writers in histo-

may include two or three dif-

said Department Chair Jaime

Teaching organized by the

ry,” the ’Wick graduate said.

ferent lesson plans and mul-

Gonzalez-Ocaña.

Chinese Language Teacher

“To do it live at Lincoln Center in front

tiple hours of preparation.

Association of Greater New

of an audience of peers and judges was an

There might also be meetings

tain area of applied research,

“Our teachers pursue a cer-

York, held at New York Uni-

amazing experience and one I will always

with colleagues or extra-help

and then present their work

versity in May.

remember.”

sessions with students. Add

to other teachers, basically

in assemblies and advisory

teaching them in different

activities.

areas of expertise.”

And the grading — don’t forget the grading.

Here’s a small sampling of their work:

The list of responsibilities

Arabic teacher Mimi

is long and time-consuming.

Melkonian presented a

But ’Wick teachers likely

workshop entitled “Why

wouldn’t have it any other

Create Your Own iBook

way.

in Teaching and Learning

They do what they do

World Languages?” at

because they’re passionate

the NYSAIS Technology

about their craft, and they

Conference in New York City

wish to share their knowl-

in May.

edge with students.

Of late, these facts have

At the same conference, French teacher Mikel Berrier

been especially evident

presented “Editing Podcasts

among teachers in the Mod-

on GarageBand: Create

ern Languages Department,

Ready-to-Use Authentic

who began an initiative

Listening Clips Using Mobile

called “Teachers as Scholars”

Technology.”

in the spring of 2013.

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FLEX TIME COSBY 90 PROJECT

Tell Me About Mr. ‘Cos’

By Katherine Ogden

E

ACH SPRING, ’Wick 8th graders visit Washington, D.C., to tour the nation’s capital and take in the wisdom of its founding fathers.

At the insistence of trip organizer and 8th

Grade Dean Anthony Fischetti, the boys always visit Arlington National Cemetery to pay respect to more than 14,000 veterans who have served their country through the centuries.

They pay special respect, though, to one grave in particular.

Robert L. Cosby Sr., Brunswick’s legendary teacher and coach who died suddenly in 2004, was buried at Arlington with full military honors after serving in three wars throughout his lifetime.

For Bruins who never had a chance to meet him, the graveside visit is intended to keep Cosby’s memory alive.

These days, however, fewer and fewer students have any real knowledge of the man who family members said “spent his life dismantling barriers, be they of poverty, privilege, or racism.”

Now, a move is afoot to change that.

In honor of what would have been Cosby’s 90th birthday in May, Brunswick staffers have

All videos and stories will be archived and

world who are like Mr. Cos.”

teamed up to launch Cosby 90 in an effort to

used eventually to publish material that ensures

capture memories of the man before they are

this particular teacher’s lessons will not soon be

as the inspiration for a graduate-level thesis he

gone forever.

forgotten.

completed for Fordham University in 2005.

Spearheaded by Middle School history teacher

Cosby came to the school in 1970 to teach

Cosby had a similar impact on Chioffi, serving

The first African American sergeant to serve in

Marcus Chioffi, the effort sees Upper School

history, the first African American to teach at

the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, Cosby

history students interview alumni and colleagues

Brunswick. Later, he served as a math and physi-

was also one of the first African Americans to

who remember the man who made an institution

cal education teacher while also finding the time

see combat during World War II. This was well

out of saying hello.

to coach football, track, basketball, wrestling,

before the U.S. Military officially desegregated

and baseball.

in 1947.

The project was launched at last month’s Homecoming with the help of Fischetti, Upper

But he was perhaps best known for greeting

Chioffi said towards the end of the war, the na-

School History Department Chair Kristine Bren-

students with a handshake and a smile each

tion began to call on African American soldiers

nan, Director of Alumni Relations Jarrett Shine

morning before school.

to serve as replacements in white combat units.

’92, and Kevin Decker ’07, assistant director of alumni relations.

It was inspired by Chioffi, who first met Cosby in the fall of 2000.

Cosby made such an impression that 14

It’s a tradition that thrives at ’Wick to this day,

Cosby died on a Tuesday, two days shy of a

to greet Lower School boys before they head into

meeting Chioffi had arranged to talk about the

class.

soldier’s experiences.

Jarrett Shine ’92 first met Cosby as a 6th

years later, Homecoming 2014 featured roving

grader and was lucky enough to shake his hand

students and faculty who donned yellow t-shirts

for real.

emblazoned with words that made their purpose clear: Tell Me About Mr. Cosby.

Cosby was one of the first to serve in this way.

with seniors taking turns traveling to King Street

“He taught me how to be a gentleman,” Shine remembers. “There are very few people in this

“It’s one of my big regrets in life,” Chioffi said.

“I don’t have many. That’s one of them.”

If you would like to share a story about Cosby and his influence on your life, visit http://bwick. org/cosby90.

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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 This archival photo reminded us of the record-setting attendance at Homecoming 2014, held just a few weeks ago on the Edwards Campus. Rather than dig into old yearbooks, we thought it’d be more fun if our readers joined in helping us to identify the faces. Recognize anyone? Know the story of when and why the photo was taken? Please call or e-mail Libby Edwards (ledwards@ brunswickschool.org: 203-625-5864).

1962 Hawley T. Chester III finished 10th at the Sports Car Club of America’s 50th Annual National Championships in the Sports 2000 class at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., in September 2013 in his first year at the Runoffs. See photo 01.

A PHOTOGR APHIC MEMORY

LOWER SCHOOL OLYMPICS We received a number of replies to our inquiry about the archival photo published on page 54 of the Spring 2014 issue. Taken

1982

on Everett Field in the early 1970s, the

Peter Corroon has become the Chairman of the

“Olympic” tradition: Field Day. Stephan

Stephan, Brian Murdoch, John Altman, Erik

Utah State Democratic Party and reports that

Hedbabny ’85 and Paul Greenberg ’85 were

Shiele, Adam Smith, Sydney Williams, Tucker

“Courage, Honor, Truth” will come in handy, as

especially helpful in identifying the majority

Keating, Andrew Montgomery, David Clarke,

Utah is one of the most Republican states in the

of those pictured, including (right to left)

and Reggie Brack.

photo captures what is now a Lower School

nation. He and his brother Chris enjoy seeing fellow Brunswick and GA alums in Utah when they

On July 10, he gave a presentation of his book The

has been one of the fastest growing businesses in

Rebirth of Latin American Christianity at the Byram

the U.S. for 12 years in a row, having been an Inc.

1985

Schubert Library in Greenwich.

500 company multiple times and a record 10-time

Dr. Todd Hartch is a tenured professor of Latin

Rob Lederer joined Auction Systems Auctioneers

American History at Eastern Kentucky University.

& Appraisers as its first president. Auction Systems

come out to ski.

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winner of the Fortune Inner City 100 Award.

CLASSNOTES

1993 Fred Joiner and his wife, Melanie, welcomed a baby girl, Naomi Skye, on July 7, weighing 6 lbs. 1 oz. See photo 02.

1994 Ray Burke and his wife, Kelly, welcomed a baby

01

02

girl, Avery Margaret, on August 16, weighing 8 lbs.

15 oz. Avery joins her two brothers, Tyler and Reed.

See photo 03.

Ken Ebbitt and his wife, Jennie, welcomed a baby girl, Emily Jeanette, on January 28. Twins Ryan and Cooper (5½) and Tyler (2) are all excited to be older brothers. See photo 04.

03

04

Mike Mahoney and his wife, Megan Harris Mahoney (GA ’00), welcomed their first child, Ryleigh Susan, on May 1, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. See photo 05.

Brett Stephens and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a son, Spencer Barrett, on April 29, weighing 6 lbs. 4 oz. See photo 06.

1996

05

06

08

09

07

Holt Condon married Winnie A. Liao at City Hall in San Francisco on August 22. Holt’s brother, Jeff ’97, classmate Rob Santo Domingo, Robin Severud (GA ’96), and Jordan Gremp (GA ’96) were in attendance for the celebration. See photo 07.

1997

10

Tony Calabrese and his wife, Alston, welcomed their first child, Elizabeth Carper, on May 3. See photo 08.

Chris Delaney and his wife, Lydia Fenet, welcomed a baby boy, Henry Barrett Gamblin, on August 19.

See photo 09.

Andrew Rosato married Christina Goizueta on September 13 at the Ocean Forest Club in Sea Island, Ga. Fellow classmates Jim Heekin, Tony Calabrese, Ned Adams, and Brian Shepard were all in the wedding party, and Nick Kahm, Katie Iorio Sattler (GA ’97) and Lee Massie Heekin (GA

01 Hawley Chester ’62 looks sharp in his flashy yellow sports car.

02 Fred Joiner ’93 and his wife, Melanie, welcomed Naomi Skye on July 7.

03 Ray Burke ’94 and his wife, Kelly, welcomed Avery Margaret on August 16. Tyler and Reed are her happy twin brothers.

04 Ken Ebbitt ’94 and his wife,

Jenny, welcomed Emily Jeannette on January 28. She joins her three brothers — Ryan and Cooper (twins) and Tyler.

05 Ryleigh Susan, the daughter of Mike Mahoney ’94 and his wife, Megan (GA ’00), was born May 1.

06 Brett Stephens ’94 and his wife, Lauren, welcomed Spencer Barrett on April 29.

07 Holt Condon ’96 married Winnie A. Liao on August 22.

10 It was quite the celebration at the wedding of Andrew Rosato ’97 and Christina Goizueta (left to right): Denise Shepard, Brian Shepard ’97, Jamie Kearns ’98, Ned Adams ’97, the groom, Alston Calabrese, the bride, Tony Calabrese ’97, Jimmy Heekin ’97, Greg Sattler, Katie Iorio Sattler (GA ’97), Lee Massie Heekin (GA ’97).

08 Tony Calabrese ’97 is the proud father of daughter Elizabeth Carper, born on May 3.

09 Chris Delaney ’97 and his wife, Lydia Fenet, welcomed Henry Barrett Gamblin on August 19.

’97) were also in attendance. See photo 10.

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He is an Associate Director at Gartner Consulting, specializing in public-sector and education services.

Chris Elrod and his wife, Abby, welcomed a baby boy, Ryan Lake, on April 21, weighing 8 lbs. 13 oz.

See photo 15.

11

12

13

2001 John Bishop married Elise Jean Woodruff on August 30, in Vail, Colo. Classmates in attendance included Justin Altman, Per Barre, John Carr, William Crowley, Colin Doody, Jeff Long, David Maloney, Matt Neilson, David Sawyer, Charles Taney, and Matthew Wheeler. John’s brother, Will ’98, was also on hand. See photo 16.

Andrew Carter and his wife, Emily, welcomed a

14

15

16

baby girl, Audrey Jess, on August 26.

Colin Doody recently joined a small digital media startup called Outbrain after several years at The Wall Street Journal. He lives in New York City and often travels to Tel Aviv for work.

Paul Gojkovich and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a daughter, Alexa “Lexi” Deysher, on July 29, weigh-

17

18

19

ing 7 lbs. 0 oz. See photo 17.

Jeff Long is working on his M.B.A. part-time at the

11 Charles Carson ’98 married Meghan Renehan on May 3 in front of many ’Wick classmates and friends.

14 Sam Lalanne ’99 and his wife, Adrienne, welcomed Olivia Tallis on July 17.

12 Janik Gasiorowski ’98 now has

two boys on his hands — baby boy Gabriel Christopher, born on April 26, and Calvin.

13 Andrew Myerberg’s ’98 baby boy, Lucian, is already posing for the camera.

15 Chris Elrod ’00 and his wife,

Abby, welcomed Ryan Lake on April 21.

16 John Bishop ’01 married Elise Jean Woodruff on August 30.

18 Jamie Lee ’02 (fifth from left) and his 12 groomsmen, including Pat Spellane ’02 (far left), Matt MacDonald ’02 (far right) and Hugh Jessiman ’02 (second from right).

19 Matt Callahan ’03 married Katie Betz on September 13.

17 Paul Gojkovich ’01 and his wife, Lauren, are the proud parents of Alexa “Lexi” Deysher, born on July 29.

1998

Rob Profusek began pursuing his M.B.A. at

Charles Carson married Meghan Renehan on May

at Condé Nast Entertainment. He expects to

3 in New York City. Many ’Wick alumni were in at-

graduate in 2016.

tendance for the celebration held at Tribeca Three

Columbia Business School and continues to work

University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

He still works on Capitol Hill and hopes to return to the entrepreneurial world after he receives his degree.

2002 Jamie Lee married Jaime Foster on June 21 in Georgetown, Conn., at Sacred Heart Church.

Groomsmen included fellow classmates Pat Spellane, Matt McDonald, and Hugh Jessiman.

See photo 18.

2003 Matt Callahan married Katie Betz on September

Sixtyº. See photo 11.

1999

Janik Gasiorowski and his wife, Brooke, welcomed

Sam Lalanne and his wife, Adrienne, welcomed a

their second son, Gabriel Christopher, on April 26,

baby girl, Olivia Tallis, on July 17, weighing 6 lbs. 4

Vinny DeMarzo and his wife, Brooke, welcomed a

weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz. See photo 12.

oz. See photo 14.

baby boy, Grayson James, May 22, weighing 8 lbs.

13 at Duck Walk Vineyards in Southold, N.Y. Matt’s brother, Sam ’14, was the best man. See photo 19.

4 oz. See photo 20.

their son, Lucian William, on June 13, weighing 6

2000

lbs. 11 oz. See photo 13.

Brian Conologue completed his first year in

at Battery Gardens in New York City. Fellow

Columbia University’s Executive M.B.A. program.

classmates in attendance included Gregg Bell,

Andrew Myerberg and his wife, Hilary, welcomed

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J. P. Shand married Amanda Marcus on July 12

CLASSNOTES

FACULTY NOTES Matt DuCharme married Kristin Moliterno on August 31 at The Surf Club on the Sound in New Rochelle, N.Y. See photo 24.

Marc and Andrea Strileckis welcomed a new daughter, Emily Maren, on September 23. See 20

photo 25.

21

IN MEMORIAM R. Power Fraser, Jr., died on Wednesday, July 23, at the King Street Home in Rye Brook, N.Y. Power was born February 3, 1924, in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., to R. Power and Beatrice Jones Fraser, and attended Story High 22

School in Manchester.

23

He attended Boston College before being called into action in World War II as a 1st Lt. Navigator in the 490th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force, stationed in East Anglia, England. He was shot down on his 28th mission, captured, and held as a POW in Moosburg, Germany, until liberated.

After the war, he returned to complete his degree at Boston College and then attended Harvard Business School. Upon graduation, he pursued a

24

25

career in business that spanned 40 years as senior vice president at GAF Corporation, president of

20 Vinny Demarzo ’03 already has

son Grayson, born May 22, decked out in ’Wick gear.

21 J. P. Shand ’03 and his bride,

Amanda, along with fellow classmates (left to right) Calvin Morphy, Brendan Neff, Steve Perlis, Jack MacFarlane, the newlyweds, Gregg Bell, and Kyle Moran.

22 Andrew Ferrer ’04 married

Rachel Kairouz on August 31. Alex Lopez ’04, the best man, stands next to Andrew.

23 Class of ’04 graduates (left to

24 Matt DuCharme married Kristin

Molitero on August 31.

25 Marc and Andrea Strileckis welcomed their second daughter, Emily Maren, on September 23.

right) Will Durkin, Andrew Jessiman, Matt Doyle and Jeff Boyd gathered at the wedding of Max O’Neil.

the American Felt Co., president of the Ozalid Corp., and member of the Board of Directors of Plastic Suppliers, Inc. A longtime Greenwich resident, Power was an avid golfer. He was a member of Millbrook Country Club before joining Greenwich Country Club in 1982, where he served on the Board of Governors.

He was an honorary member of the Connecticut State Golf Association.

Jack MacFarlane, Kyle Moran, Calvin Morphy,

Will Durkin, and Andrew Jessiman were in atten-

Brendan Neff, and Steve Perlis. See photo 21.

dance. See photo 23.

2004

2008

Andrew Ferrer married Rachel Kairouz on August

Jon Bubar recently began pursuing his law degree

31 in Windham, N.Y. ’Wick classmate Alex Lopez

at the University of Virginia Law School. He has left

was the best man. See photo 22.

REACH Prep, where he served as Post Placement

Sam Kies left active duty in the U.S. Army in June and enrolled in the full-time MBA Program at NYU Stern.

Max O’Neil and Rachael Coffey were married at the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C., on September 20. Classmates Jeff Boyd, Matt Doyle,

Counselor since 2012. Jon was a member of the

With his sons and grandsons attending Brunswick, he served on the school’s Board of Trustees from 1970–76 and regularly attended sporting events on campus.

Power was predeceased by his wife, Arleen, and his daughter, Jamie. He is survived by his two sons, Power ’74 and Peter ’76; his daughter-in-law, Liz; his grand-daughter, Bryn John; and his grandsons, Zac John ’05, Daniel Fraser ’11, and Sam Fraser ’13.

REACH Prep Class of 2000 and was among the first

Gary A. Everson ’52, 80, died May 7. He was born

group of boys to enter the program.

March 23, 1934, in Greenwich, Conn., to V. Hall Everson Jr. and Violet Mars.

Michael Krasnow completed an M.A. in Military

A graduate of Columbia University, Gary was

History and Strategic Studies at the National

a retired owner of insurance agencies in Byram,

University of Ireland in July. He has joined the facul-

N.Y., and North Palm Beach, Fla., with a fondness

ty here at ’Wick as a 5th-Grade Assistant Teacher.

for golf. He was a member of the Dorset Field

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Club in Dorset, Vt. A long-term resident of North

Chicago; sister-in-law Lynne Auch; stepdaughter

Middle School from 1990–92. He is survived by

Palm Beach, Fla., and Manchester, Vt., Gary is

Jennifer Lupinacci and her husband, Thomas, of

his wife, Ruth; daughters Ruth, Ann, and Carol; two

survived by his wife, Susan Cole; his children,

Stamford, Conn.; step-granddaughters Elizabeth,

grandsons; his sister, Mary Blackwell; his brother,

Gary A. (Drew) Everson Jr. of Branford, Conn., and

Abigail, and Charlotte; nephew Walter E. “Ted”

James Freeman; and four nieces and a nephew.

Gae Everson Hill of Carmel, Ind.; and his three

Auch III and his wife, Julia, of Cleveland Heights,

grandchildren.

Ohio; niece Catharine A. Watson and her husband,

William Frick, 95, former Brunswick teacher and

Matthew, of Stamford, Conn.; and two great neph-

longtime Riverside resident, died May 15.

Timothy R. Auch ’66, born in 1947, businessman

ews, Jack Watson and Michael Auch.

and entrepreneur, died August 6, in Lebanon, Ky. The son of Walter Edward and Cynthia Murphy Auch, Tim was raised in Greenwich and Grosse Pointe, Mich. After Brunswick, Tim matriculated

Highly decorated as an infantry forward observer in Gen. George C. Patton’s Third Army during

William Goodell Freeman Jr. ’48 of Lake Wales, Fla.,

World War II, he was a survivor of the Battle of

formerly of New Canaan, died July 26. He was 84.

the Bulge, earning a Silver Star, Purple Heart, and

Born in Greenwich to William Goodell Freeman

Battlefield Commission.

at Providence College and graduated in 1971. He

and Mary Fahnestock Freeman, he attended

worked in executive positions with Georgia Pacific,

Brunswick through 9th grade. He graduated from

Lilly Tulip, and Toyoda Gosei.

Phillips Academy Andover in 1948, and received his

English and history in both the Middle and Upper

bachelor’s degree from Yale in 1952.

School. Students admired him for teaching them

Tim later founded and owned Serenity Farms in Raywick, Ky. He was a graduate of the Kentucky

After graduating from Yale, he served in the U.S.

He married Emilie Farnsworth in 1946.

After coming to Brunswick in 1961, he taught

writing in the classroom, and also for his com-

Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute. He then often

Air Force, where he was discharged as a first lieu-

passion. They also remember playing his famous

brought subsequent classes to his farm for educa-

tenant. He then began a long career with Texaco,

“Bucket Ball.”

tional purposes.

working in several positions, including general

Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel, Tim was

manager of marketing for Europe.

The Class of 1981 dedicated the yearbook to him in honor of his 20 years of service to the school.

honored for his pioneering work with the state’s

While with Texaco, he lived with his family

alpaca industry. He thoroughly enjoyed western

in Puerto Rico and Jamaica. After leaving the

terests in research and writing on archeology and

art, music, and golf.

Caribbean in 1970, the family settled in New

military history.

He was predeceased by his wife, Kathleen Nolan Auch. Tim is survived by brothers Walter E. Auch Jr. of Greenwich and Terrance H. Auch ’66 of

He retired in 1984 and began to pursue his in-

Canaan.

He is survived by his wife, Emilie; his son, Henry;

Upon retiring from Texaco in 1988, he taught history and coached ice hockey at Brunswick

and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter, Eloise Frick Cherven, in 1993.

BRUNSWICK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Head ‘Linchpin’ to Step Down

A

Anything from networking to gath-

FTER JON Ryckman’s 20th

’92, who had been named Director

ering a stronger alumni presence

reunion in 2008, he felt

of Alumni Relations at around the

at Homecoming to connecting

a void.

same time.

current students to a documentary

Sure, he had spent time

“We asked the question: ‘How

with members of his class and

do we get alums from the last 20

caught up with former teachers

years to commit to a common goal,

and friends. He had a few laughs

to engage with one another, and

and shared some old war stories.

to create community across all

But there was something

producer (an alum, of course!) — the BAA has done it.

Jon Ryckman ’88 has worked to create community across all alumni classes.

alumni classes?’” Ryckman said.

And they want to do even more.

Ryckman, however, believes that it’s time for him to hand the reins to a younger alumnus, and he has

missing. “That sense of commu-

Ryckman searched for “linchpins,”

Association, and they became the

nity — and camaraderie — that I

a term he encountered in Seth

founding members in 2010.

felt so strongly while a student at

Godin’s New York Times bestseller

’Wick didn’t seem to exist among

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

called ‘sweat equity,’” Ryckman

the alumni,” Ryckman said. “I

These would be the people who

said. “We wanted to give back to

Tony Calabrese ’97, are indebted to

looked around and didn’t really

found the creative solutions and

the school through events. We

Ryckman for his efforts.

know anyone other than my fellow

brought alumni together.

wanted to focus on active partici-

classmates.” Soon after, Ryckman

He convinced 20 to commit to

decided to do something about it,

the organization, which they de-

and he sat down with Jarrett Shine

cided to call the Brunswick Alumni

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“It was all based on a phrase we

pation, not passive donation.”

Since then, they’ve been a resource when the school is in need.

decided to step down.

Paul Gojkovich ’01 will become the new president.

Fellow BAA members, including

“Jon’s leadership and determination have put a face to this organization, and we should all give him a standing ovation.”

ALUMNI EVENTS ALUMNI SUMMER SOCIAL

02

01

03

04

A Summer Night of Riverside Camaraderie and Cheer

M

ORE THAN 50 alumni gathered

for a “Summer Social” at the 79th

Street Boat Basin Café in New York City on

05

June 26. The event was jointly sponsored

by Brunswick, Greenwich Academy, and

01 Linus Hume ’78

Greenwich Country Day School.

02 Freddie Ketchum ’09, Nick Trepp

’10, Parker Hurst ’10, Schuyler Stitzer ’10, and Chris Simonson ’10 03 Members of the Class of 2010

(left to right): Schuyler Stitzer, Chris Simonson, Ben Weisburger, Brian DeAngelo, Ross Collins, Harrison Oztemel, and Will Reeve 04 The Boat Basin Café provided a spacious, open-air venue.

05 Michael Lindsay ’04

06 06 Back row (left to right): Bridges King ’09, Kareem Campbell ’09, Leighton Van Ness ’09, Diego Gonzalez-Bunster ’09, and Billy Chapman ’09

Front row (left to right): T. J. Cholnoky (GCDS alum), Freddie Ketchum ’09, Will Reeve ’10, and Garrett Virtue ’09

It was a beautiful evening for all those who trekked uptown to connect with old friends and to meet fellow ’Wick, GA, and GCDS alumni/ae of different generations.

We plan on growing the event in the years ahead. Be sure to keep an eye out for the location and date of next summer’s

For more photos, visit bwick.org/tob_fall2014

get-together.

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LAST LOOK

BY MIKE KENNEDY ’99

‘A Strong Sense of Reverence’ Photo by Jay Premack

E

VEN ONE who never knew Robert L. Cosby

next several visits in succeeding years,” said Anthony

could feel his presence among the crowd of

Fischetti, 8th-grade dean and history teacher.

Brunswick students gathered at Arlington National Cemetery during a school trip last spring.

The Class of 2018, pictured here, includes the last Brunswick students to have known Mr. Cosby, who died

“As the boys observed his gravestone,

there was a strong sense of reverence,” said Jay Premack, a Washington, D.C.-based photographer on hand to document the annual 8th-grade field trip to the nation’s capital.

“It was quiet. It was solemn.”

The tradition of visiting Mr. Cosby’s

when they were Pre Kindergarteners.

‘Everyone, including many who probably never knew the man, appeared to be making a personal connection to him.’

grave began in April 2004, exactly two

“This is even more of a reason to commemorate his life and to keep his spirit alive for our younger boys — and for generations of ’Wick students yet unborn,” Fischetti said.

Premack, who stood on the outskirts

and bore witness to the powerful scene, would surely

died.

agree.

turned every year.

“Ten years ago, every boy personally knew Mr. Cosby.

So, that first visit was very emotional, as were the

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end.

months after the beloved Brunswick teacher and coach Since then, a band of Brunswick pilgrims has re-

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But that doesn’t mean the visits will

“Everyone, including many who probably never knew the man, appeared to be making a personal connection to him,” he said. “It’s clear that Robert L. Cosby’s legacy will always live on at Brunswick.”

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