Chapin Today - Spring 2024

ChapinToday

Chapin School Board of Trustees

2022 - 2023

OFFICERS

President

George McClellan P‘20 ‘28

Vice President

Michelle Bajwa P’19 ’22 ‘25

Secretary

Maryanne Quinn P'14 '17

Treasurer

Bill Squires P’28

TRUSTEES

Chetan Bhargiri P’16 ‘20

Raymond Cabot P'05 '08

Theo Cheng P‘23 ‘27

Jodi Desai P’20 ‘23

Nora Eldessouky P’23

Ted Golfinopoulos ’80 P’17 ‘21

Joy Irizarry P’25

Michael Kalina P'28

John Osuna P‘30

Gurraj Sangha P’18 ’22 ’28

Stacey Shah P’21 ’23 '26 ’29

CHARTER TRUSTEES

Phiroze Rao P’12 ’14 ’21

James Walters P‘15 ‘18 ‘21

EMERITUS TRUSTEES

Christiana Foglio P’17

Pete Wilby P’94 ’00 ’06 ’12 ’18

EX-OFFICIO

Andrea Alfieri P’24, Parents’ Association

President

Barbara Pasteris, Head of School

Beginning in the 2023 - 2024 Academic year, we have replaced “Princeton” on our official seal with our founding year to emphasize our legacy of nearly 100 years

FROMTHEHEADOFSCHOOL

Dear Friends,

I am proud to present this year’s edition of Chapin Today, a review of some of the exciting accomplishments the school community experienced together during the 2022-2023 academic year! As the new Head of School at Chapin, I am eager to see what new heights we are able to reach in the current year to share in the future.

I was so impressed with the emphasis on character education when I first visited the Chapin campus; with the obvious affection that students had for the school and for

their teachers; with the dedication of the faculty, staff, and administration; and with the palpable sense of community evident in my conversations with students, faculty, and parents alike. Now that I am fully immersed on a daily basis in the learning environment at Chapin, I can see that my first impressions were correct. It has been a pleasure meeting so many people who have great affinity for the school during my 10 months here.

In this issue, we share our gratitude with so many members of our extended school family for their generosity during the 2022-2023 academic year; offer some excerpts from our 2023 graduation speeches; acknowledge the recipients of school awards, celebrate the secondary school choices of the Class of 2023; provide some updates about our graduates (a section I would like very much to expand…); and outline some future plans in our Chapin Tomorrow section.

There is so much to be proud of as Chapin continues its 93-year history of opening the doors to more for its students. Enjoy this issue of Chapin Today - I look forward to seeing or meeting many of you in the weeks and months to come.

Kind regards,

Head of School

congratulations TOTHECLASSOF2023

Each year, students are chosen to speak to their classmates at graduation. It is always a highlight of Chapin’s graduation ceremony. Here are excerpts from the speeches delivered by three members of the Class of 2023.

There’s a saying that all you really need to know about how to live can be learned in Kindergarten. I think that statement applies to our time at Chapin, as well: all of the fundamentals we really need to know to take our next steps, we ’ ve learned here at Chapin. Not only have we learned important lessons across all different academic subjects, but Chapin has also emphasized the invaluableness of character and community The Five Virtues, Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Kindness, and Perseverance will always serve as a moral compass for us because of how deeply they were ingrained into our education and community life.

We’ve put these core virtues into practice in our family groups, in Loaves and Fishes projects, during the hard times of COVID, and simply through our everyday actions as a community. Throughout our journey as Chapin students, we ’ ve all continued to be supportive and uplifting for each other whenever we were faced with challenges, were having a bad day, and as we each took steps outside of our comfort zones and found the courage to try new things.

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There are many reasons that make Chapin a great school. The academics, arts, and athletics all make Chapin a place to learn, but we all know that. We all went to Chapin for these reasons. I believe what makes a school great is not only what pulls you there, but what keeps you there.

The thing that has kept me here at this school on Princeton Pike for 10 whole years was happiness I have felt an overwhelming sense of happiness every day when I come into school. Whether the happiness is a result of the helpful and amazing teachers, or my friends, Chapin is a happy place.

I will think of every happy moment Chapin has brought me. Sports Day, Ice Cream Bingo, and so many other moments of happiness will flood my mind.

You ve made me rise like the sun

Against the challenges of today

And the trials of tomorrow

Because my teacher-

She teaches me to dream

And my teacher-

He teaches me to speak syllables

secondary

SCHOOLCHOICES

Peddie School - 8

Because my teacherShe tells me to rise like the sun To burn through the night

Because my teacherHe claps my back and I Smile.

The Lawrenceville School - 4

The Hun School - 1

Blair Academy - 2

Princeton Day School - 2

Pennington School- 2

Stuart Country Day School - 1

The Field School - 1

St. Andrews School - 1

Public School - 4

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alumni CLASSNOTES

Chapin Alumi, Former Faculty, and Current Faculty reunited at The Hun School’s rendition of Urinetown the Musical. Pictured are: Desiree Melegrito, P’21 and former faculty, Lucy Melchior ‘22, Jamie Staub ‘20, Erin Banque Cardenosa ‘23, and Joanna Franc, P’24 and current faculty.

Bryan Zhao, ‘23, is featured in Made in Asian America: A History for Young People, a new book by award-winning historian Erika Lee and three-time Newbery Honor author Christina Soontornvat. It is a great resource for young Americans. The book authors are doing virtual school talks in the AAPI month.

We asked a Chapin alumus, why he has included Chapin in his annual giving for over 20 years. Here is what Bill said.

“My first year at Chapin was in 5th grade, 1973. The class sizes were very small and the teachers were attentive. About 25 years after graduating there I reconnected with Mr. Steve Gingo who was my science teacher and cross country coach. Steve retired from a long career at Chapin in 2015. We remain in touch to this day. Sometimes I would visit the school during the annual Runathon and walk a dozen laps. Years ago after I made my first donation I felt the need to continue the habit every year.”

Bill Schroeder,

‘77

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

2022-2023

Jodi Desai P’20, ‘23 Co-Chair

Stacey Shah P’21, ‘23, ‘26, ‘29 Co-Chair

Michele Bajwa P’19, ’22, ‘25

Ted Golfinopoulos ’80, P’17, ‘21

Bill Squires P’28

LEADERSHIPGIVING2022-2023

This list reflects total combined gifts to the Chapin Fund, Endowment, Runathon, and all other giving. We are particularly grateful to these generous donors. Our sincere thank you to each of them for a strong commitment to Chapin

$25,000 or more

ESF

Margaret Ann Wilby Foundation

Peter Wilby P’94, ‘00, ‘06, ‘12, ‘18

$10,000 to $24,999

Mr. and Mrs. Phiroze Rao P’12, ‘14, ‘21

Mr. and Mrs. Chetan Bhargiri P’16, P’20

The Page and Otto Mark Jr., Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. George McClellan P’20, ‘28

Mr. and Mrs. John Osuna, Sr. P’30

Mr. Raymond Cabot P’05, ‘08

Mr. Roy E. Campbell II and Mrs. Chae Hee Cheon, P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Pankaj Chandhok, P’27

The Chubb Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Neal R. Desai P’20, P’23

Mr. George J. Dittmar III P’04

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Golfinopoulos ‘80, P’17, ‘21

Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Griffith P’82

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Johnson FF

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Quinn P’14, ‘17

$5,000 to $9,999

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alfieri P’24

Eric and Cathy Batterman P’09, P’11, P’14

Mr. Theo Cheng and Ms. Michelle Lee P’ 23, ‘27

Mr. Benety Goh and Ms. Shirley Fang P’27

Barbara P. Pasteris F

Princeton Area Community Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Chetan Shah P’21, ‘23, ‘26. ‘29

Mr. Shivnarayan D. Singh and Dr. Lakshmi Menon-Singh P’31

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Squires, P’28

Mrs. Regina Stern GP’23, ‘25

Mr. David Tai and Mrs. Marina Yu P’25, P’29

$2,500 to $4,999

Mr. and Mrs. Rashaad Bajwa P’19, ‘22, ‘25

Bob and Alisa Cotter F

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eldessouky P’23

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Ms. Donna P. Graziano and Mr. Jamie Majeski P’32

James and Karen Griswold P’15, ‘18

Mr. Edgar Rivera and Ms. Joy Irizarry P’25

Mr. Anurag Sehgal and Ms. Sharon Joag P’27

Ramesh and Linda Kumar, P’09, ‘11

Mr. Jeffrey L. Russo and Ms. Nahla A. Azmy P’13, ‘16

Mr. Yuelong Su and Ms. You Zhong, P’28

Mr. Guihua Zhang and Dr. Hanzhi Zhou, P’30

$1,000 to $2,499

Benevity Community Impact Fund

Mr. Benjamin G Bickford P’16, ‘20, ’22 FF Brenda Blythe Trust

Drs. Michael and Teresa Kalina, P’28

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kiszka P’23

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Mayo, P’86, ‘90

Donghong Sun P’09

Mr. Deepak and Dr. Aarthi Srinivasan P’26, ‘29, ‘31

$500 to $999

Blackbaud Giving Fund

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc. Chapin Parents’ Association

Chin-Yuan Cheng and Vicky Huang, P’28

Mr. Ivan Dominguez and Mrs. Loudes Espaillat P’26, ‘31

Fidelity Investments, Inc.

Lisa and Mike Gilleto FF

Johnson & Johnson

Ms. Chen Pokorny P’24, ‘27

Mr. Shamit and Dr. Anita Saha P’24, ‘26

Russel and Pamela Sharples P’06, ‘09

Mrs. Trish Stabler F

Mr. Prabodh P. Suri and Dr. Bani A. Sarma- Suri P’12, ‘15, ‘17

Mr. Kenneth Swanstrom GP’30

Mr. Jovi Tenev and Mrs. Nancy Hingston P’00, ‘05, ‘10

Dr. and Mrs. James Winder, P’95

Dr. Wu Du and Dr. Xiaohu Xu P’22

Ms. Min Yao

Ms. Roxanne Yonan and Mr. John Rego P’13, ‘15

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zakrzewski FR

Mr. Richard Wei and Ms. Yi Zhang P’24

Mr. Kun Q. Zhao and Dr. Yifeng Hu P’23, ‘30

GIVINGSTALWARTS2022-2023

The Chapin School community particularly appreciates those who have supported the school consistently for many years. These donors provide strength and stability for the school. Thank you to those who have given for five consecutive years or more and those who have give over many decades.

50 YEARS or more

Mr. Edwin W. Wislar P ‘75, ‘77, ‘80, ‘82 GP ‘15

40 YEARS or more

Margaret A. M. Coe GP '06, '12, '15 FF

Patty and Marty Doggett P'03, FF

Charles and Ellen Fuller P’04, '07, FF

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Gingo P'00, FF

Mrs. Sandra L. Leong ‘71

Carl and Catherine Malmstrom P'85

Herbert B. Mayo P'86, '90

Toms Royal P'82

Mary Jo Thompson FF

30 YEARS or more

Diane Afferton FF

Ms. Eleanor J. Barnes '72

Elizabeth M. Bolster '79

Thomas L. Bolster '75

J. Robert Bratman, Esq. '75

Katie Carella '94

Chapin Parents' Association

Leah I. Donat '86

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Golfinopoulos ‘80, P'17, ’21

Frances M. Good FF

Adelaide and Herbert Hagens '60

Virginia Hallock FF

David M. Hayden '77, P’09

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Edward "Skip" L. Kahler, III '76

Frank and Patti Kolodny P'93

Carole B. Moore FF

Jackie Nasuti FF

Barbara and Raymond Pasteris F

Stan and Marie Repko P'88

Will and Betsy Sayen P'98, '99

Julie and Dudley Smith FF

Content B. Smith P'88

John J. Sommers '76

Austin and Ann Starkey P'92, '96

Ludie and Jobie Stevens P'91, '94, '97

Mr. Andrew T. Sutphin '76

Carol Brooks Thomas P'99, '01, '03, ‘05

Fran Whitworth P’90, ‘94

Peter Wilby P’94, ‘00, ‘06, ‘12, ‘18

Jim and Martha Winder P’95

Marcia and Warren Wood P’88

Carol Zanca P’89

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Zinsser P’98

20 YEARS or more

James and Subha Barry P'02, '09

Ben Bickford P'16, '20, '22, FF

Lillie G. Binder '00

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Bonapace P'05, '09

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc.

Maura Coughlin F

Jeff Freedman '79

Ryan T. Gingo '00

Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Griffith P'82

Mrs. Pamela Hall F

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Howarth F

Dick and Bobbie Johnson FF

Len Jokubaitis and Cynthia Granata P'08

Ramesh and Linda Kumar P'09, '11

Mark and Mary Ellen Lederer P'08, '11

The Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McCarthy P'13, F

Patty and Peter McCormick P'00, FF

Kerry and John McQuarrie F

Desiree Melegrito P'21, ‘26, F

Dr. Albert and Mrs. Christabel Nazareth P'06

Lori Pantaleo P'03, FF

Michael and Joyce Picariello P'01

Mr. Brock Putnam ‘59

Edward and Katherine Rhee FF

Marilyn G. Rousseau P'01, FF

Mr. William S. Schroeder '77

John J. Sommers '76

Mr. Jovi Tenev and Ms. Nancy Hingston P '00, '05, '10

Nicholas Tenev '00

Ann Vienneau P'10, F

Fong and Theodora Wei P'89

10 YEARS or more

Nancy and Martin Barbour P’11, ‘13, ‘14

Mr. Jeff Barnosky and Dr. Jennifer Lambert P'23, '23, F

Eric and Cathy Batterman P'09, ‘11, ’14

Chetan and Seema Bhargiri P'16, ‘20

Elizabeth Blasco F

David Budd and Catherine Belford Budd, MD P'98, 02

Dave Bywater F

Raymond Cabot P'05, '08

Mrs. Vilja Treumut Casey '62

Mr. and Mrs. Sean Casey P'12, '13, '16, ‘18

Bob and Alisa Cotter F

Ben and Leah Cutler F

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. DeGeorge P'09, ‘14,'19

Minnie and Prashant Deshpande F

Mrs. Kelly O. Devine F

Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiNovi P'16

David and Elizabeth Donahue P'10

Donald Elhoff '75

Ms. Wendy Erdmann F

Christiana Foglio and Douglas Palmer P'17

George E. Foley F

Fred and Sharon Gomberg P'03, '06, F

James and Karen Griswold P'15, '18

Mr. Jonathan Halcomb P'21, 26

Karen and Don Hepburn F

Patty and Jonathan Holmes F

Mr. and Mrs. Renard Kardhashi P'12, '14, ‘19,'21

Johanna Kolodny '93

Mr. Johanes Lessiohadi and Ms. Juntarti Niotoprawiro P'14

Tom and Meg Mayer P'00, '03, FF

Mr. and Mrs. George McClellan P'20, '28

Missy and Kevin McCormick F

Mr. Stephen Melchior and Ms. Lisa Tindall P'19, '22

Princeton Area Community Foundation

Salome and Phiroze Rao P'12, '14, '21

Jeff Russo and Nahla Azmy P'13, '16

Mr. Gurraj Sangha and Dr. Sukhjit Hothi-Sangha P'18, '22, '29

Russ and Pam Sharples P'06, '09

Christina M. Sheane FF

Sandra and Robert Sosinski P' 00, ‘02

Patricia Stabler F

Michele and Brian Staub P'17, ‘20, F

Donghong Sun P'09

Mr. Prabodh P. Suri and Dr. Bani A.

Sarma-Suri P'12, '14, '17

Dr. David E. Swee P'90

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweeney P'18

Roslyn Vexler Uzupis P'00, '03

Ms. Deborah D. Vereen P'91

Noel and Elaine Weiss P'88, '91

Jane Wilson and Jeffrey Brunner P'23, ‘23, '25, F

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Winick P'13, '14

5 YEARS or more

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alfieri P'24

AmazonSmile Foundation

Robert and Anne Baca F

Mr. and Mrs. Rashaad Bajwa P'19, '22, '25

Karen Bothers F

Benevity Community Impact Fund

The John Bickford Foundation

Mr. Tanner Campbell F

Theodore Cheng and Michelle Lee P'23, '27

The Chubb Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Coetzee, GP ‘21, ‘26

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Collins, P’21, ‘24, ‘24

Mr. and Mrs. Neal R. Desai P'20, '23

Mary and Tony Diggan F

Mrs. Pauline DiMaiuta F

Dr. Kevin Du and Dr. Theera

Vachranukunkiet P'21, '21

Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Enriquez P'18, '22

Linda and Arthur Finkle FF

Mrs. Jessica Fletcher P’23, FF

Joanna Franc P'24, F

Mr. Kenneth Gaissert F

Drs. Gregory and Michelle Gambone P'22

Dr. and Mrs. Munir Ghesani P'20

Lisa and Michael Giletto F

The Glenmede Trust Company N.A.

Ms. Valerie Hedgpeth P'25

Carrie and Michael Hotchkiss P'21 F

Kristen Kemp FF

Carol Kunkel P'20, '23, F

Mrs. Catherine Lambert GP’23 '23

Dr. Yufeng Liang and Ms. Lufeng Leng P'25

Mr. Shem Malus and Mrs. Elena Lobo-Malus P '22, P ‘30

Dr. Karen E. Medina P'83

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Melegrito GP'21, '26

Mr. Mark A. Myers P'30, F

Amy and Gilberto Olvera P'25, FF

Mr. and Mrs. Michael O'Neill P'15, '16, '18

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Quinn P'14, '17

Mr. and Mrs. John Repko P'20

Ms. Dasia Ricketts P'23

Mrs. Tanya S. Vail F

Mr. Subu Venkataraman and Ms. Kalpana

Raman P ‘22

Ms. Debbie Von Gonten GP'21, '28

Ms. Gail Von Gonten FF

Patrick and Michelle Wade F

James and Tara Walters P'15, '18, '21

Dr. Yue Wang and Dr. Quinn Liu P'21

Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan Welborne P'17, '20

Margaret Anne Wilby Foundation

Mrs. Linda Wilson GP'23, '25

Ms. Lyndsey J. Winick '14

Mr. David E. Winick '13

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Winn P'22

Mr. Richard Wei and Ms. Yi Zang P'24

Ms. Shelby Wu F

Robert and Sarah Zoll '94

Mr. Jeremy and Dr. Andrea Robinson P'23

Shamit and Anita Saha P'24, '26

Dr. and Mrs. Chetan Shah P'21, '23,

Mr. Matthew J. Sweetman and Dr. Marie-Laure Papi P'20, '23

Turf's Up Lawn and Landscape Inc. '26, '29

The individuals listed here made gifts between July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, to the Chapin Fund, Endowment, Runathon, and other purposes. We thank all of those who supported Chapin.

PARENT DONORS

Ms. Marrein Agwaro P'25, '29

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alfieri P'24

Mr. and Mrs. Rashaad Bajwa P'19, '22, 25

Ms. Ester Banque Soria and Ms. Eva Cardenosa Correa P'23, '23

Mr. Jeffrey F. Barnosky and Dr. Jennifer Lambert P'23, '23

Mr. Dennis Williams and Mrs. Suzanne Bello P'23, '29

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Black P'23

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Boone P'24

Mr. and Mrs. John Goslin P'29

Ms. Donna P. Graziano and Mr. Jamie Majeski P'32

Dr. Andres Gutierrez-Lopez and Mrs. Diana Gonzalez-Espinosa P'25

Mr. Jonathan Halcomb P'21, '26

Ms. Valerie Hedgpeth P'25

Mr. Chin-Yuan Cheng and Ms. Xiaohua Huang P'28

Mr. Edgar Rivera and Ms. Joy Irizarry P'25

Mr. and Mrs. Arjun lyer P'26

Jeffrey Brunner and Jane Wilson-Brunner P'23, '23, 25

Mrs. Kelly Camamis P'26

Mr. George Chaboudy and Ms. Jennifer Petri P'25

Mr. and Mrs. Pankaj Chandhok P'27

Mr. Theodore K. Cheng and Mrs. Michelle Lee P ‘23, ’21

Mr. Roy E. Campbell and Mrs. Chae Hee Cheon P'22

Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy Colley P'25

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Collins P'21, ‘24, ‘24

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D'Angelo P'27, '30

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Daniell P'21, '24

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dember P'30

Mr. and Mrs. Neal R. Desai P'20, '23

Drs. Matthew and Tessa Desmond P'24, '27

Mr. and Mrs. Tolga Develioglu P’23

Mr. Anjani Jha and Mrs. Ratika Dhar P'30, '30

Mr. Ivan Dominguez and Mrs. Lourdes Espaillat P'26, '31

Mr. and Mrs. Witold Drezek P'20, '25, '29

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dunne P'23, '25

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eldessouky P 23

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Eldridge P'21, '22, '27

Ms. Elvira Elliott P'24, '27

Ms. Lucy Strauli and Ms. Rochelle K. Ellis P'24, '26

Mr. Kun Yang and Ms. Ye Fang P'21, '24

Mrs. Jessica Fletcher P'23, FF

Ms. Karolina Frackowska P'20, '24

Joanna Franc P'24

Mr. Peter Haeberli and Mrs. Marion N. Fricker P'25

Mr. Benety Goh and Ms. Shirley Fang P'27

Mr. Pierre Jaborska and Mrs. Dena Mottola Jaborska P21, '24

Mr. Anurag Sehgal and Ms, Sharon Joag P'27

Drs. Michael and Teresa Kalina P'28

Mr. Tony Murray and Ms. Kim Kessler P'26

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kiszka P'23

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lallier P'24

Mr. Justin White and Mrs. Thamara Lamarre P'21, '27

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Latronica P'25

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lauer P'30, '32

Dr. Yufeng Liang and Ms. Lufeng Leng P'25

Ms. Rachel J. Levy P'31

Mr. Zhenguo Li and Mrs. Minghui Liu P'25, '29

Mr. Shem Malus and Mrs. Elena Lobo-Malus P'22, '30

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Makkay P'26, ‘28, ‘31

Mr. and Mrs. George McClellan P'20, 28

Ms. Desiree Melegrito P'21, '26

Mr. Shivnarayan D. Singh and Dr. Lakshmi Menon-Singh P'31

Dr. Ryan Moslin and Dr. Karen Miller-Moslin P'24, ‘28

Mark Myers and Angela AgabitiMyers P'30

Mr. and Mrs. John Osuna Sr. P'30

Ms. Chen Pokorny P'24, '27

Ms. Diana Porter P'24

Mr. Robin Raju and Dr. Joyce Varughese-Raju P'27

Mr. Shamit and Dr. Anita Saha P'24, '26

Mr. Gurraj Sangha and Dr. Sukhjit

Hothi-Sangha P'18, '22, '29

Mr. Christopher M. Roames and Dr. Jodi Schottenfeld-Roames P'27, P’30

Mr. and Mrs. Marquis Scott P'31, '33

Dr. and Mrs. Chetan Shah P'21, '23, '26, ‘29

Dr. and Mrs. Jagjeet Singh P'28, '31

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Paul Singh P'27, '29

Mr. Steven Smith and Ms. Patricia O'Leary P'25

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Squires P'28

Mr. Deepak and Dr. Aarthi Srinivasan P ‘26, ’29, '31

Mr. Paul Frymer and Ms. Sarah Staszak P'29

Mr. Yuelong Su and Ms. You Zhong P'28

Mr. Dan and Ms. Megan Summers P'32

Mr. Matthew J. Sweetman and Dr. Marie-Laure Papi P'20, '23

Mr. David Tai and Mrs. Marina Yu P'25, '29

Mr. and Mrs. Dino Vogia P'25, '26

Ms. Elizabeth P. Walsh P'24

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wells P’26

Ms. Lisa Westfield P'27

Mr. Douglas Lenart and Dr. Melissa YihLenart P’24

Mr. Richard Wei and Ms. Yi Zang P'24

Mr. Kun Q. Zhao and Dr. Yifeng Hu P’23, ‘30

Mr. Guihua Zhang and Dr. Hanzhi Zhou P'30

Ms. Yeheng Zhu P’24

ALUMNI DONORS

Eleanor J. Barnes '72

Lillie G. Binder '00

Elizabeth M. Bolster '79

Thomas L. Bolster '75

J. Robert Bratman, Esq. '75

Tara A. Buzash Bhrushundi '91

Katherine L. Carella '94

James Carey, Jr. '56

Mrs. Vilja Treumut Casey '62

Linda G. Clark '58, P'86

Bradley G. Davison '09

Michael D. DeMauro '66

Leah I. Donat '86

Donald J. Elhoff '75

Jeffrey D. Freedman '79

Karyn E. Gibson '02

Ryan T. Gingo '00

Ted Golfinopoulos ‘80, P'17, '21

Timothy S. Griffith '82

Herbert O. Hagens '60

David Hayden '77, P'09

Lydia M. Javins '70

Edward L. Kahler III '76

Robert S. Kohn '78

Johanna R. Kolodny '93

Caroline K. Lee '03

Sandra L. Leong ‘71

Jonathan L. Mach '80

Mason C. Maggiacomo '18

Douglas B. Oberfield '91

Brock Putnam '59

Melia Z. Rao '14

Persis Z. Rao '12

Anthony G. Risoldi '02

William S. Schroeder '77

John J. Sommers '76

Peter H. Steinberg '10

Andrew T. Sutphin '76

Nicholas H. Tenev '00

ean E, Vereen '91

Emma Wilby '12

Lyndsey J. Winick '14

Sarah Zoll '94

Michael Zulla '89

PARENTS OF ALUMNI DONORS

Mr. Madhur Aggarwal and Ms. Richa Goel P'17, '21

Mr. and Mrs. Rami Amer P'17, '20, '22

Mr. Martin and Dr. Nancy Barbour P'11, '13, '14

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bass P'99

Eric and Cathy Batterman P'09, '11, '14

Mr. and Mrs. Chetan Bhargiri P'16, '20

Mr. and Mrs. Vikas Bhargava P'22

Mr. Benjamin G. Bickford P'16, '20, '22

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Bonapace P'05, '09

Mr. David and Dr. Catherine Budd P'98, '02

Mrs. Piper Burrows P'12, FF

Mr. Raymond Cabot P'05, '08

Jill and Sean Casey P'12, '13, '16, '18

Mrs. Linda G. Clark '58, P'86

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert DeGeorge P'09, '14, '19

Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiNovi P'16

Mr. George J. Dittmar III P'04

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Doggett P'03

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Donahue P'10

Mr. and Mrs. Anders Evju P'16, '18, ' '19

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fehn P'18

Mr. Douglas Palmer and Ms. Christiana Foglio P'17

Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Fuller II P'04, ‘07, FF

Drs. Gregory and Michelle Gambone P'22

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gatsch P'01

Mr. Peter G. Gerry P'97, '07

Dr. and Mrs. Munir Ghesani P'20

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Gingo P'00, FF

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Golfinopoulos '80, P'17, 21

Mrs. Sharon S. Gomberg P'03, '06, F

Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Griffith P'82

James and Karen Griswold P'15, '18

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Guest P'97

David Hayden '77, P'09

Carrie and Michael Hotchkiss P'21, '27, F

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Howarth P'15, F

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Huelsenbeck P'93, '96

Mr. and Mrs. Atul Jain P'20

Len Jokubaitis and Cynthia Granata P'08

Mr. and Mrs. Renard Kardhashi P'12, '14, '19, '21

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Kolodny P'93

Ramesh and Linda Kumar P'09, '11

Mrs. Carol Kunkel P'20, '23, F

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Lederer P'08, '11, F

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Littauer P'01, '04

Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Malmstrom P'85

Ms. Eileen Mannix P'09

Mrs. Margaret Mayer P'00, '03, FF

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Mayo P'86, '90

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McCarthy P'13, F

Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. McCormick P'00

Dr. Karen E. Medina P'83

Dr. and Mrs. Albert R. Nazareth P'06

Gil and Amy Olvera P'25, FF

Ms. Lori Pantaleo P'03, FF

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pavicic P'12, '14, ‘16

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Picariello P'01

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Quinn P'14, '17

Mr. Phiroze Rao and Mrs. Salome P. Rao P'12, 14, '21

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Raporte P'16

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Repko P'88

Mr. and Mrs. John Repko P'20

Mr. and Mrs. Michel G. Rousseau P'01, FF

Toms Royal P'82

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Quinn P'14, '17

Mr. William J. Rudnik and Ms. Michelle T Quinn P'14, ‘20

Ms. Michelle Ruess P'08

Mr. Jeffrey L. Russo and Ms. Nahla A. Azmy P'13, '16

Dr. Rajesh C. Sachdeo P'96, '02

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Sayen P'98, ‘99

Drs. William and Leigh Segal P'13, '18

Russell and Pamela Sharples P'06, '09

Ms. Content B. Smith P'88

Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Smith P'08

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sosinski P'00, '02

Mr. and Mrs. Austin C. Starkey, Jr. P'92, '96

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Staub P'17, ‘20, F

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Stevens P'91, '94, '97

Donghong Sun P'09

Mr. Prabodh P. Suri and Dr. Bani A. Sarma-Suri P'12, '14, '17

Dr. and Mrs. Warren A. Sweberg P'88

Dr. David E. Swee P'90

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweeney P'18

Mr. Jovi Tenev and Ms. Nancy Hingston P'00, '05, '10

Carol Brooks Thomas P'99, '01, '03, '05

Mrs. Deborah Tomlinson P'08, '09, '11, '16

Mrs. Roslyn Uzupis P'00, '03

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Vella P'20

Mr. Subu Venkataram and Mrs. Kalpana Raman P'22

Ms. Deborah D. Vereen P'91

Mrs. Ann M. Vienneau P'10

Mr. and Mrs. James Walters P'15, ‘18

Mr. and Mrs. Noel S. Weiss P ‘88, ’91

Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan Welborne P'17, '20

Mrs. Frances K. Whitworth P'90, '94, GP'24

Dr. and Mrs. James P. Winder P'95

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Winick P'13, '14

Mr. Edwin W. Wislar P'75, ‘77, '80, ’82, GP '15

Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Wood III P'88

Ms. Min Yao P'21

Ms. Roxane Yonan and Mr. John Rego P'13, '15

Dr. Wu Du and Dr. Xiaohui Xu P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Zinsser P'98

GRANDPARENT DONORS

Mrs. Laura Herstein GP'24

Mrs. Phyliss Holly-Ward and Jorey Ward GP'25

Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Pierre Jaborska GP'21, '24

Mrs. Catherine Lambert GP'23, '23

Mr. and Mrs. George McClellan GP'20, ‘28

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Melegrito GP'21, '25

Mrs. Sreedevi Menon GP'31

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Porter GP'24

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sadler GP'25

Mr. Jim Serach GP 30, '32

Mrs. Regina Stem GP'23, '25

Mr. Kenneth Swanstrom GP'30

Mrs. Joanne Vitanza GP'28

Mrs. Frances K. Whitworth P'90, '94, GP'24

Mrs. Linda Wilson GP'23, '25

Mr. Edwin W. Wislar P'75, 77,80, 82, GP' 15

FACULTY AND STAFF DONORS

Robert Baca

Jeff Barnosky P'23, '23

Elizabeth Blasco

Karen Bothers

David A. Bywater

Tanner Campbell

Jenny Chin

Bob Cotter

Maura Coughlin

Scott and Caren Cronin

Leah Cutler

Kelly O. Devine

Mary E. Diggan

Denee E. Dill

Pauline DiMaiuta

Wendy Erdmann

George E. Foley

Joanna Franc P'24

Emmett Gallagher

Sabina Ghesani P'20

Lisa Giletto

Sharon Gomberg P' 03, '06

Karen Hepburn

Carrie Hotchkiss P'21, '27

Linda Howarth

Carol Kunkel P'20, '23

Mythili Lahiri

Mark Lederer P'08, '11

Rachel Levy P' ‘30, ’31

April McCarthy P'13

Melissa McCormick

Kerry A. McQuarrie

Desiree Melegrito P'21, '26

Mark Myers P'30

Nicole Nystrom

Barbara P. Pasteris

Laura Salazar

Matthew Sichel

Steven Smith

Patricia Stabler

Michele Staub P'17, '20

Tanya S. Vail

Patrick Wade

Jane Wilson P'23, '23, '25

FORMER FACULTY AND STAFF DONORS

Diane Afferton

Ben Bickford P'16, ‘20, ’22

Piper Burrows P'12

Margaret A. Coe GP'06, '12, ‘15

Penelope Deneshaud

Patricia Doggett P'03

Charles Fuller P'04, '07

Stephen Gingo P'00

Frances Good

Pam Hall

Virginia Hallock

Patty Holmes

Richard D. Johnson

Margaret Mayer P'00, '03

Patricia J. McCormick P'00

Jaqueline G. Nasuti

Gil Olvera P'25

Lori Pantaleo P'03

Edward and Katherine Rhee

Marilyn Rousseau P'01

Christina Sheane

Juliana B, Smith

Mary Jo K. Thompson

Ann M. Vienneau P'10

Frances K. Whitworth P'90, '94, GP '24

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND MATCHING GIFTS

AmazonSmile Foundation

Ayco Charitable Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Benevity Community Impact Fund

Blackbaud Giving Fund

Brenda Blythe Trust

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc.

Charities Aid Foundation of America

The Chubb Corporation

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

Deutsche Bank

ESF

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Fidelity Investments, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

The Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation

McClellan Law LLG

Network for Good Princeton Area Community Foundation

Salesforce Tower

TIAA

Turf's Up Lawn and Landscape Inc.

U.S. Charitable Gift Trust

Yue Wang MD LLC

Margaret Anne Wilby Foundation

OTHERGIFTS2022-2023

GIFTS WITH SPECIAL PURPOSE

Chapin School Permanent Endowment

Margaret A. Wilby Foundation

Margaret A.M. Coe GP'06, '12, ‘15 FF

Sandra L. Leong ‘71

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Kolodny P'93

The Page and Otto Marx Jr. Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Quinn P'14, '17

Eighth Grade Gift

Mr. Theodore K. Cheng and Mrs. Michelle Lee P‘23, ’27

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eldessouky P’23

Jessica Fletcher P’23

Michelle Fredenburg-Onion, P’23

Eva Cardenosa Correa P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Desai P’23, ‘20

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kiszka P'23

Dr. and Mrs. Chetan Shah P'21, '23, '26

Jane Wilson P'23, '23, '25

Peggy Coe Scholarship Award

Margaret A.M. Coe GP'06, '12, ‘15 FF

Penelope Deneshaud FF

Kimberly Procaccino ‘71 Arts Awards

Mrs. Sandra L. Leong ‘71

Gifts-in-Kind

The following members of the Chapin community donated items to the school to enhance the academic program or student life.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alfieri P'24

Mr. and Mrs. Rami Amer P'17, '20, '22

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Collins P'21, ‘24, ‘24

Bob and Alisa Cotter F

Mr. Benety Goh and Ms. Shirley Fang P'27

Drs. Michael and Teresa Kalina P'28

Mr. and Mrs. George McClellan P'20, 28

Mr. and Mrs. John Osuna Sr. P'30

Curriculum Fair, 2022

thank you to everyone who made GIFTSTOCHAPIN

The annual report details the generous contributions of the many constituents who supported the students and faculty of Chapin School during the 2022-2023 school year. This report reflects all donations received between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023.

Support from current parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, and other friends of the school is vital. Independent schools like Chapin raise funds to enhance the opportunities provided by tuition alone.

Thank you to everyone who has invested in Chapin in this way. Every effort has been made to recognize all those who made gifts to the school. We apologize for any oversights. Please advise the school of any errors at advancement@chapinschool.org

AREYOUELIGIBLEFORAMATCHINGGIFT?

Many companies will match charitable donations by their employees dollar-for-dollar (or sometimes even more). Check with your Human Resources Department to see if your company matches gifts.

INVESTINGINTHEFUTURE:LEGACYGIVING

Chapin School has often benefitted from planned gifts, starting with a bequest from Frances Chapin’s estate which helped sustain the school in the early 1950s. Over the year, many generous and far-sighted donors have helped generations of Chapin students. Here are some options.

BEQUESTS

Through a provision in your will, you can make a gift in the form of cash, securities, real estate, or personal property.

IRACHARITABLEROLLOVER

You can make a gift from your Individual Retirement Account to satisfy your required minimum distribution Transfers must be made directly to Chapin School by your IRA administrator Gifts up to $100,000 are not included in your gross income for federal tax purposes

GIFTSOFSTOCK

If you donate appreciated stocks bonds, or mutual fund shares instead of cash, you will receive charitable deductions at full market value while reducing your capital gains impact.

LIFEINSURANCE

You may list Chapin School as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy, donate an existing, paid-up life insurance policy you no longer need, or purchase a new life insurance policy and name Chapin School as the beneficiary

Always discuss any potential gifts with your own tax advisor.

CHAPIN tomorrow

TheChargerSociety

We are proud to announce a wonderful leadership opportunity for our school community. We launched the Charger Society in late Fall 2023 and are looking for additional members. Donors who contribute $5,000 above their usual giving amount over the next year will be considered Founding Charger Society members.

Thus far we are thrilled to announce our Founding Members:

Paul and Andrea Alfieri, P'24

Theo Cheng and Michelle Lee, P'23 '27

George and Melissa McClellan, P'20 '28

John and Audrey Osuna, P'30

Peter and Maryanne Quinn, P'14 '17

Phiroze and Salome Rao, P'12 '14 '21

Chetan and Stacey Shah, P'21 '23 '26 '29

To become a Founding Member or a member of the Charger Society, call the Advancement Office at (609) 924 - 2449, ext. 1736.

In honor of our founding year, any donor who contributes $1,931 or above will be a member of the Charger Society.

CHAPIN tomorrow

As we look ahead to the future of Chapin School, there are a number of exciting initiatives already in place:

A Reimagined Runathon

We are bringing back the logging of miles and encouraging donations to Chapin from afar using new technology that helps supporters give to their students’ Runathon webpage. This year marked the 48th Annual Runathon. We are excited to continue this community tradition.

Return of Grandparents’ Day

Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day is back in a big way! We look forward to hosting this annual event for years to come, filling the school with special guests who get a sneak peek into the school life of their grandchildren and friends.

Alumni and Parents of Alumni Reunions

Older alumni and parents of alumni want to get together at Chapin. We are making this space for them in the Spring on May 31, 2024, and are excited to welcome so many friends back to Chapin!

Alumni/Parent of Alumni Coordinator

As we look to increase alumni engagement, we have designated an administrative staff member to reach out to and keep in touch with all alumni throughout the year, organizing alumni events, soliciting news, and profiling alumni in Chapin Today.

Alumni Network

We are looking into ways our alumni can stay connected with each other and with Chapin. More details on this initiative are to come in the year ahead.

Parent Ambassadors

We will engage current parents in our admission and advancement efforts because word of mouth is still the best way to educate families on all Chapin has to offer and to keep members of our community connected. If you are interested in becoming a Parent Ambassador, please email the Advancement Office, advancement@chapinschool.org.

Advancement Office

Chapin School

4101 Princeton Pike

Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 924-2449

Chapin’sMission

Chapin is dedicated to the belief that lifelong habits of the mind and heart are formed in the elementary and middle school years. Chapin provides a richly textured education that inspires academic achievement and builds strength of character. Within a diverse, caring, and supportive community, we prepare our students to meet the future with skill, confidence, determination, and generosity of spirit.

Chapin’sPhilosophy

We believe that students learn best in a supportive, encouraging, and diverse community Chapin shares a commitment to each child's academic, emotional, ethical, creative, physical, and social development In small classes that promote active learning, dedicated faculty create environments where critical thinking, effective communication, creativity, and curiosity flourish. Encountering challenges that lead to success, students develop a positive sense of self. A strong commitment to Chapin's five virtues (respect, responsibility, honesty, kindness, and perseverance) foster an environment for character development that complements our rigorous academic programs.

During the 2023-24 school year, we will be rearticulating our Mission & Philosophy.