Volume 3 Issue 3 Spring 2010
Departments Profiles in Leadership
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Eamon Javers ’90 Washington Correspondent
Profiles in Leadership
“Catch It, Match It, Beat It”: Eamon Javers ’90, White House Correspondent On Assignment
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or some students, the task of listing 30 qualities of a burning candle is nothing more than a weird classroom assignment; for others it is a door to one of life’s less-appreciated truths. Challenged to observe a single object so closely, the young Eamon Javers ’90, now a CNBC Washington correspondent covering lobbying and regulatory affairs, learned a lifelong lesson: there are many things that go unnoticed, even though they’re right in front of your eyes.
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Features The CHA Story: Celebrating 150 Years 2 Chapter 5: “It’s Not Just Academic”
Reunions 2010
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Prize Day & Commencement 2010
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In its end-of-year ceremonies, CHA recognizes students, faculty, and alumni for their achievements and contributions to the school.
“That lesson has served me well as a journalist,” Javers explained on a recent visit back to CHA to give the Cum Laude speech to the Upper School. A little curiosity and strong powers of observation are what enabled him to uncover the secret world detailed in his first book, Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy: The Secret World of Corporate Espionage, which came out in February. “It’s not that these guys were hiding,” Javers explains. “They are right under our noses. They have websites; they’re in the phone books. But their real work is concealed beneath a veneer of euphemisms—and if you’re not looking carefully, you’ll miss what they’re really doing.” These observational powers also served Javers well in discovering the under-the-table payments that DC Lobbyist Jack Abramoff was making to political columnists in exchange for favorable coverage of his clients—an exposé that won him an Award of Distinction in investigative journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2006. Javers’ entire career has involved seeing the world through the gimlet eyes of a journalist. His Washington correspondent Eamon Javers on assignment, about to board Air Force One. father, editor of Philadelphia Magazine in the 80s and later an editor at Newsweek, was his first role model. “It never occurred to me to be a banker,” says Javers, who cut his own journalistic teeth as editor of CHA’s Campus Lantern and later, of Colgate University’s student newspaper. “I’ve always been kind of irreverent and questioning of authority,” he confesses. “And I’ve always enjoyed asking the tough questions.” (To which many of his former CHA teachers will vividly attest!) That curiosity and questioning first led him, after college, to an editorial assistant position with the Capitol Hill weekly, The Hill, where, among other highlights, he had an opportunity to interview Ted Kennedy and cover the ClintonLewinsky affair. (“They were so desperate for news coverage, they lowered the bar dramatically and allowed me to become one of their on-air pundits.”) After stints at CNBC and BusinessWeek, and a tech magazine that burst in the dot com bubble, Javers joined Politico in 2008. In his capacity as White House correspondent for this inside-the-Beltway news organization, he appeared on the Today Show, the Early Show, and the Daily Show, as well as on NBC, CBS, and PBS evening news. Politico represents the new breed of journalism, says Javers, who recently left the young news organization to return to CNBC. Equally print and web based, Politico has carved out a special niche covering politics from “the inside out.” “It’s not a mass market thing,” he explains. “It covers only one subject—the inside world of Washington, DC. It was the first to break the news that Goldman Sachs had hired Obama’s former lawyer to represent them in the investment scandal.” Those people who want or need to know what’s going on every hour in the nation’s capital turn to Politico. Politico also represents another wave in journalism—news at the speed of light. “We live in a Blackberry culture,” observes Javers. “People want their news NOW. News organizations like Politico refresh their websites constantly. If there’s not something new up there every five minutes, they’re behind.” But with speed there is the risk of losing depth, he cautions. “As news deadlines continue to shrink, our profession needs to be vigilant about preserving its primary role as a dispassionate, reflective, analytical voice on the events of our times.” Continued on page 5
It’s Not JustAcademic CHA History: Celebrating 150 Years Chapter 5 by Clark Groome ’60
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chools today can no longer offer only readin’, ‘ritin’, and ‘rithmetic, the traditional “Three ‘R’s.” To be successful they have had to change the alphabet from those three R’s to a more inclusive four A’s: academics, athletics, arts, and activities. Chestnut Hill Academy has always held the academic program’s excellence as its highest priority. It is, after all, the quality of the classroom experience that forms a school’s reputation, both as a draw for the best students and as preparation for education and life after graduation. With the increasing recognition that an education consists of much more than studying the conventional subjects, however, Chestnut Hill Academy has, over time, expanded its program to provide a wide diversity of experiences. The school’s programs in athletics and arts, and its activities all have roots in curricular requirements. CHA, as could be expected of a boys’ school, always included a physical education program and a strong focus on competitive sports. One of CHA’s earliest headmasters, James Patterson, concluded a treatise on “Scholarship” by observing, “without a sound body a highly trained mind is of comparatively slight service to the world.” Classes in the arts began as “freehand drawing,” and “vocal music” for Lower and Middle School students, then grew to full offerings of painting, print work, and pottery, instrumental training, orchestra playing, and music appreciation, theory, and literature. Class trips, outdoor and service programs were required activities that were at times academically related and at others designed to provide “maturing experiences.”
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When the school again graduated a senior class in 1956, sports at the junior varsity and varsity levels were re-established. Baseball was the first to field a varsity team. Over the next few years basketball, track, and tennis rejoined the Inter-Ac, with the 1962 football squad being the last to do so.
f all the non-academic pursuits in a boys’ school athletics is pre-eminent. From its early years—when promotional literature featured the playing fields, gym, and other sports facilities—to the present day, the school has asserted the importance of the athletic programs in the CHA student’s development.
CHA’s relatively small enrollment long presented challenges to the sports program. In its nascent years, there was frequent opining in the student publication over the lack of participants on various teams. The March 1908 Wissahickon lamented: “In a small school like ours it is absolutely necessary that the greater part of the baseball team should be on the track team, and vice versa, if either of them is to be successful. We feel sure that
Athletics serve several purposes. At an elemental level they give the testosterone-driven young men a release for their pent-up energy. On a more refined level, athletics have many benefits. Headmaster Frank Steel ’77 says, “Sports are important because they provide a framework and opportunity in which kids can grow as full human beings. You learn about discipline. You learn teamwork. “In team sports boys are given the opportunity to challenge themselves, to face failure and sometimes, depending on the sport, face physical peril and conquer their fears.” While football, basketball, track, and soccer were the only sports available in 1901, today there are 14: football, soccer, and cross country in the fall; basketball, squash, ice hockey, wrestling, and indoor track in the winter; and baseball, track, tennis, crew, golf, and lacrosse in the spring. The first really successful CHA team was the undefeated 1910 football team. In 1923 CHA joined the nation’s oldest inter-scholastic league: The Inter-Academic League, then composed of five schools: Germantown Academy, Episcopal Academy, Penn Charter, Haverford School, and St. Luke’s School. In the 1920s and 1930s baseball was king, with the 1927 and 1929 teams Inter-Ac champs and 1930’s team sharing the title. The 1941 football team, although not playing in the Inter-Ac, was undefeated. The athletic program changed radically in 1942 when the school eliminated its upper four grades. During the next 14 years, sports were required of all boys from 3rd Grade up. There was competition, some intra-mural and some with other schools. The success of those programs is credited to Harold Parachini ’33, a faculty member and coach since 1937 who served as athletic director during the years without an Upper School.
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everybody with the tiniest spark of school spirit will agree with us when we say that, unless a stude (sic) is physically incapable, there is no reason why every fellow in long trousers should not try for the [track] team.”
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Over the last 50 years, new sports have come, some have gone, and some have come and gone and come again.
Sports, music and drama performances, class trips, service projects, and other outside-
In 1962 CHA crew, under the direction of Frank Steel Sr. ’29, took to the Schuylkill for the first time.
of the history is devoted to those aspects of the school’s program.
Riflery began in the early 1900s and became prominent leading up to and during World War I. In more recent times it was either an inter-scholastic sport or a club activity. In 1999 it was closed down following the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School.
equivalent of the cutting-room floor. As a result, we have created special pages on
the-classroom activities are such a large part of what makes CHA unique that this chapter With so much to cover, some teams, people, or activities may end up on the editorial the Chestnut Hill Academy web site featuring the CHA Athletic Hall of Fame, critical athletic milestones and all known team championships, and all dramatic productions
Ice Hockey first became a varsity sport in 1976, was dropped in 1984, and returned in 2004. Talk about adding lacrosse began in the early 1970s, but it wasn’t until 2004, when the school had grown sufficiently to support a team, that it was established.
since the school’s drama group became known as The Players in 1935. These pages, as well as PDFs of the chapters of this school history, can be found on the school website under About CHA/School History.
Along the way, there have been bumps in the road. The biggest came in 1972 when the varsity football team was very small. After several injuries to key players, the squad was reduced to 18. The school physician, Charles T. “Chat” Lee h’77, recommended that the season be suspended. It was, and the decision was made to take a leave of absence from the Inter-Ac.
Talbot h’81; 1920s and 1930s football, basketball, and baseball coach William E. Shuttleworth h’38; and 1960s and 1970s basketball and baseball coach Robert A.”Maje” McDonnell h’06, who spent more than 50 years as a Philadelphia Phillies coach and member of the team’s community relations department.
Five years later, playing an independent schedule that included Haverford School and Episcopal Academy from the Inter-Ac, the school’s gridders had what may be their best season ever. That 1977 squad was undefeated, outscoring its opponents 235 to 16.
Sports clearly have played a significant role in the school’s culture, serving as a rallying point to spark school spirit and reinforce alumni pride and loyalty. CHA’s annual Blue and Blue Day, with its iconic tug-of-war, has brought the whole school out onto the playing fields. Homecomings have been the occasion for student rallies around the bonfire and alumni returning to campus.
CHA and some neighboring independent and small public schools formed the Independence Football League in 1985. Between 1986 and 2005, when CHA football rejoined the Inter-Ac, CHA won 10 IFL crowns. During the period from 1956 to 2009, CHA has won numerous championships in many sports. A sampling: soccer won seven consecutive Inter-Ac crowns from 1987 to 1994; squash won six straight starting in 1998; tennis had a five-year run from 1994 through 1998; and track won seven league championships between 1989 and 2002. Golf was league co-champion in 1988 and 1989.
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Students who were not all that interested in sports have expressed themselves from time to time. In 1969 a Curriculum Committee recommended an end to mandatory athletics outside of the school day hours, with an option to substitute an activity or project “deemed valuable either to himself, the school—or both.”
Doubtless there have been dozens of memorable individual games. There is one, however, that more than any other has become legendary. On November 17, 1973, CHA played for the Inter-Ac soccer championship against Episcopal Academy. The game was the last of the season and the last on Blue-WhiteBlue Day, for many years an annual event pitting all the CHA fall teams against all their Episcopal counterparts.
More recently, a student wrote in a 2004 Campus Lantern, “Chestnut Hill Academy has a ridiculous sports requirement” and went on to present numbers to show a disproportionate emphasis given the sports program over other activities, and even academic classes. He observed that the Players are using “a retrofitted barn” (italics his). The arts have always had their fans.
On what is now Talbot Field, an estimated 2,000 people watched CHA and Episcopal play 70 minutes of soccer that ended with CHA’s last-minute goal giving them a 2-1 victory and with it their first Inter-Ac soccer championship. The win capped a 23-game unbeaten streak that started during the 1972 season. For soccer coach Jim Talbot h’81 it was “the most exciting athletic event I’ve ever been part of.”
In 1907, a drama club, The Sock and Buskin Club (the sock and buskin are symbols of comedy and tragedy taken from Greek theater footwear), was established. The club’s first two performances, Lodgings to Let and Pipkin’s Rustic Retreat, were received with much hilarity, in great part due to the costumes and performances of the boys playing girls. Sock and Buskin disbanded in 1924. For the next decade, in addition to the occasional Upper School performances and entertainments, the only regular dramatic productions were the annual Lower School pageants that marked the end of the school year. Reflecting classroom work, themes included scenes relating to Robin Hood, Charlemagne, and Teddyuscung.
In the academy’s early years, coaches were exclusively teachers or administrators, many of whom coached two or three seasons. In recent years the school has employed a combination of faculty and outside coaches. While, according to Headmaster Steel, “The teacher/coach is still the preferred model,” it’s no longer realistic. Stan Parker ‘68—CHA’s faculty dean, History Department chairman, varsity baseball coach and, from 2000 to 2004, the school’s athletic director – says, “The reality is we offer so many sports at so many different levels that we don’t have the personnel to do it and do it well. Outside coaches bring with them another approach, a different philosophy, a different personality, which is good for the kids. Outside coaches can also bring a knowledge of a different geographic area where the school might look for students.”
In 1935 a theater group called The Players appeared and produced shows until 1942 when the school eliminated its upper four grades. The Players returned with the first graduating class in 1956, no longer relying on boys in female roles. Girls from nearby schools, principally Springside, trod the boards with the CHA boys. Over the years The Players has done some demanding work, including several Shakespeare plays and such heavyweight dramas as Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Jean Anouilh’s Becket, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding, and Moisés Kaufman’s The Laramie Project.
Of the thousands of CHA boys who have played for those coaches, several have gone on to distinguish themselves in their sports. Charles R. “Monk” Meyer ’32 was an AllAmerica end at the United States Military Academy where he was also captain of the basketball team and lettered in track and lacrosse.
Since staging Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon in 1961, musicals have been a regular feature of The Players’ seasons. Among those produced were The Fantasticks, My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls, The Sound of Music, Grease, and several Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
Stanley W. Pearson ’36 was one of the country’s leading squash players in the 1940s and 1950s and has been inducted into the Squash Hall of Fame. Figure skater Scott Cramer ’76 was an internationally ranked figure skater who represented the United States in many competitions and was a member of two Olympic teams. His career continued on the professional level after he stopped competing as an amateur.
The performing arts endured less than ideal facilities for years. For the first three-quarters of the last century they used whatever space was available. The main venue was the Woodward Gymnasium, already stretched to its limits. Finally, through the hard work of students and faculty and a small budget, the old Recreation Building was converted into a performing arts center. It opened January 17, 1974.
Former CHA rowers Adam Holland ’90 and Tom Paradiso ’98 went on to compete in the Olympics. David Miller ’92 and Michael Koplove ‘95 went on to play professional baseball. Both spent time in “the show,” the major leagues.
The musical groups of the early 20th century included a mandolin club, a quintet and a choir. Ruth Parachini, in her centennial history, notes that the school’s glee club (sometimes known as the choir or the chorus) was the school’s oldest continuing organization.
To honor these and other CHA athletes, coaches, and teams, the Chestnut Hill Academy Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 2000. In the three ceremonies held so far, 37 players, six teams, and three coaches have been inducted. The coaches are soccer’s Jim
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Three men have chaired the music program for 96 of the last 108 years: Charles Elwell h’38 from 1902 to 1938; Albert B. Conkey h’66 from 1940 to 1978, with three years off to serve in World War II; and Roland Woehr h’07 from 1985 to today.
service program to match student interests with appropriate organizations.
One of Conkey’s more memorable performances was the 1964 Christmas cantata Emanuel. Richard Brodhead ‘65, then a senior, composed the piece. The librettist was Doris Baizley, a 1963 Springside graduate. It was sung by the CHA and Springside glee clubs, with solos by faculty members Henry Putsch and William Reeves ’53. The Chestnut Hill Local reported it was “an evening as exciting as we have ever witnessed.
In its first year, the boys participated in individual and class projects, including an exchange program with the Northern Home in Roxborough and the first of what would be several Special Olympics for the United Cerebral Palsy Association, a program that is still going strong.
When Conkey retired in 1978, the school’s performing arts center, that “retrofitted barn,” was named in his honor. Reeves founded The Chestnut Hill Academy Pipers in 1966. The Pipers, dressed in kilts, frequently entertained with their bagpipes. Reeves left to teach at another school in 1972. The Pipers didn’t survive without him. Longer lasting, and joining the long-established chorus and orchestra, were musical groups established in the 1970s and 1980s: The Boy Choir, Hilltones, and the Jazz Ensemble, which continue today.
Actors in the Sock and Buskin Club’s first production, Rooms to Let.
Unlike the relatively recent appearance of trips and service activities, the history of the clubs and associations takes us back more than a century. By 1905 Chestnut Hill Academy had music and dramatic clubs and also its first student publication, The Wissahickon, which had been launched in 1903. Initially it served as a literary magazine, a student newspaper, and a yearbook.
Even though the 1921 Quarter Century Review notes that in 1896 the boys spent half of Thursday carving wood or modeling clay “in accordance with the views of Mr. J. Liberty Tadd,” there is sparse evidence of a thriving art program until 1942 when, because of the war, Barbara Crawford h’75 replaced her husband, Sam Feinstein, as CHA’s art teacher.
Crawford retired in 1990 as the longest-tenured faculty member in CHA’s history. The studio moved into the new art wing when that was built in 2000. Its gallery was named in Crawford’s honor.
The Caerulean began publication as a yearbook in 1911, and, except for the years between 1943 and 1955, has been produced annually ever since. The Campus Lantern assumed reportorial duties in 1927. This left The Wissahickon as a literary magazine. While The Lantern has had, with the exception of that 1943-1955 period, an uninterrupted history, The Wissahickon has had an off-again, on-again existence, first disappearing in 1938 and not returning until the late 1950s.
In the fine arts program, painting, printmaking, etching, woodshop, metal shop, ceramics, photography, sculpture, digital art, filmmaking, and video production have, at varying times, been available to the students.
There were other activities in the early 20th century. In 1913, for instance, the school had a debating group called the Franklin Society, presumably named after Ben, and a chess club. For the most part, however, the boys were organized around music, drama, and publications.
In the Spring 1998 CHA News, Headmaster Richard Parker h’02 wrote about his doctoral thesis on CHA students’ attitudes toward the arts. He found the boys took more credit units beyond what is required than at other independent schools. He also believed that the school’s positive feedback for their involvement in arts programs allowed students to find that the arts fit into a view of masculinity within the school culture, even if not in the larger culture. He concluded that, for many, “arts had become part of their identities, and their continued participation is assured.”
Those three pursuits were readily reborn in the mid-1950s. There were also several additions.
Tucked away in the basement, she managed to bring light and inspiration to generations of students, her “Cellar Rats,” whose efforts were exhibited on available wall space in the hallways off the Exchange and elsewhere around the school.
A student government, in varying forms, has also been part of the Upper School’s program since at least 1926. On a roller coaster for many years through the 1970s and 1980s, it would periodically form with great promise and then fade away. Finally a more respected organization was put into place in 1989.
It would be impossible to list, let alone describe, all of the extra-curricular activities that have come and gone in the last 50 years, but a survey of the yearbooks gives some idea of the variety. In 1960 there were property care, library, chapel and dance commitBarnaby Roberts h’90, CHA’s headmaster from 1979 to 1990, remembers that before a football game at CHA, “here were these nine or 10 guys (the Hilltones) – some in football uni- tees; in 1968, English committee, curriculum committee, library committee, audiovisual committee, Germantown Schools Community Council, chapel committee, senior and forms, some in soccer uniforms, some in civilian clothes – singing the National Anthem.” Headmaster Parker, recounting a similar experience, wrote in the winter 1997 CHA News junior dance committees, and business committee (charged with securing advertising for that this was “emblematic of the way students of all ilks embrace the full CHA experience student publications); in 1980, in a curiously slim offering, the Student Advisory Board and the curriculum committee alone are acknowledged; in 1990, student government, and especially the arts.” student guides, athletic association, assembly committee, curriculum committee, student service board, chess team; in 2000, discipline committee, student guide association, chess club. Extra-curricular activities in The Upper School in 2009 offered the widest variety of activities ever. In addition to The the Upper School were modCaerulean, Campus Lantern, Wissahickon, The Players, student government, and the chess est before 1942. With the club, there are The Blue Devil Investment Group, an eco club, a film club, a French club, school’s revitalization in the a gay-straight alliance, a mock trial team, a multicultural student association, a philoso1950s the opportunities to phy group, a political debate group, a robotics program, student guides, a technology pursue interests and activigroup, and a theoretical physics group. ties beyond the classroom Chestnut Hill Academy’s small school community, which could be seen as limiting the expanded considerably. availability of its non-academic programs, in fact came to be noted for the increased freeThe programs that take place dom it allowed students to participate in a diversity of experiences. outside the classroom, what In the smaller setting there is less chance that a student will be pigeonholed as an athhas been called “The Other lete, an artist, or a geek. As CHA’s late director of physical education Jack Plunkett h’92, Curriculum,” or the “experiential education,” began in 1971 with the Junior School outobserved, “it gives [our students] an opportunity to know others who aren’t on the footdoor program and class trips to the Poconos and French Creek State Park. ball team or aren’t just into drama or whatever. It makes our community stronger.” Although intended primarily as science lessons on ecology, it was noted, “Other disciThe 1903 school catalog described an important component of the school’s educational plines such as English, math, map making and surveying will also become a part of the program: “The boys of Chestnut Hill Academy are encouraged to engage in various lines program, as well as social and cultural history.” of work outside of the regular curriculum … [which] broaden and enrich the school life From this beginning, “the other curriculum” grew to include a rich variety of trips near and promote manliness and self-reliance among the boys.” (younger grades exploring the Wissahickon, class trips to local museums) and far (the 6th In its current mission statement, CHA affirms that among its objectives is “To contribGrade’s exchange program with Collegio Williams in Mexico City during the 1970s, and ute to physical and emotional development through various programs—athletic, outUpper School trips sponsored by the language department to France and Spain). door, community service, and co-curricular—that promote participation, sportsmanship, The “other curriculum” also came to include service to the community. Although seniors and teamwork.” had been required to perform social service projects beginning in 1967, and community The language may differ, but the meaning is the same. service had always been encouraged, it was not until 1987 that CHA launched a formal
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“Catch It, Match It, Beat It”: Eamon Javers ’90, Continued from page 1
an ability to ask questions, and “a very deep and healthy skepticism about what the powers that be are saying.” You also have to keep pushing yourself and striving for excellence, he adds. “My CHA track coach, Paul Hines, taught us in practice after practice, day after day, that it’s one thing to go out and run hard, but it’s a very different thing to run beyond what you think you can do, to dig down deep until it hurts.” Javers said this lesson is always in the back of his mind. “To achieve anything in life, Eamon Javers speaks to Upper School students about the lessons he learned at CHA that have informed his you have to be prepared and to keep pushing yourself farther than you think you can go. That’s a very work as a journalist. familiar lesson to any student who has walked the halls of CHA.”
Journalistic objectivity and neutrality are also at risk, says Javers. “Gone are the Walter Kronkite ‘voice of God’ days and that’s a shame. A lot of what you now see on TV is people of the same stripe talking to each other and confirming each other’s opinions. On some levels we’re going back to the 19th century model of journalism where news was controlled by special interests, and papers were owned by political parties, unions, and the like.” The other thing driving journalism today is business. There’s no tolerance for financial loss any more. If it’s not making money, it’s got to go. It used to be that the cost of supporting a hard news program was borne by a network’s other divisions. “That halo effect is disappearing.” Javers says he can see a day when the networks drop their news coverage entirely. He mentions the recent buy-out of NBC news by the cable giant Comcast and wonders if this is the beginning of that trend. Asked what today’s students interested in pursuing a similar path should be doing and thinking about, Javers advises them to stick with the basics: a good dose of curiosity,
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eunions 2010 was a great success thanks to the efforts of the reunion teams. Special recognition goes to the Class of 1960 as they celebrated their 50th reunion and led all classes in numbers of attendees, reunion giving, and reunion percentage. Sixty-one percent of the class made a contribution to CHA’s Reunion Giving program for a total of $56,450.
In addition, CHA would like to recognize Dr. Peter Von Scholten ’70, and his wife, Janne, who traveled the furthest (from Copenhagen, Denmark) to be with his classmates and attend Reunions. Enjoy the photos below from this year’s reunion events. Thank you, and we look forward to having everyone return to CHA for the grand gala celebration weekend on May 13 & 14 that will conclude CHA’s 150th Anniversary year! Matt Paul ’94 Matt Paul ’94, Director, Alumni Relations and Planned Giving
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Commence Commencement Honors and Awards Alumni Gold Medal In honor of Chestnut Hill Academy alumni who have lost their lives fighting for their country. This medal is presented to a graduating senior who, in the judgment of the Alumni Association, after consultation with faculty and students, best exemplifies the characteristics of leadership, academic standing, character, and service to Chestnut Hill Academy.
Anthony Zane ’48 received the Corning Pearson Award in recognition of his extraordinary service and commitment to the school, most recently as a board trustee.
Ibraheim M. Campbell ’10
Alumni Silver Medal In honor of Chestnut Hill Academy alumni who have lost their lives fighting for their country. This medal is presented to a student below the senior class who, in the judgment of the Alumni Association, after consultation with faculty and students, best exemplifies the characteristics of leadership, academic standing, character, and service to Chestnut Hill Academy.
Senior Ibraheim Campbell was this year’s Alumni Gold Medal winner. Campbell also received the J.L. Patterson Cup and the Multicultural Students’ Association Award.
Daniel A. DiIulio ’11
The Gilbert Haven Fall Memorial Scholarship Award Named for Gilbert Fall, a long-time faculty member who taught history and Latin and was headmaster from ’30 to ’36.
Art Department Chair Daniel Brewer, Middle School English teacher Larry Theuer, Annual Giving Director Patti Mootz, and Middle and Upper School Latin teacher Wesley Winant were this year’s honorary alumni.
Anthony M. Gacita ’10
Headmaster’s Award Awarded to the person in the CHA community who has made an extraordinary contribution to the school. Junior Daniel DiIulio was honored with the Alumni Silver Medal. Daniel was also a co-recipient of the Robert A. Kingsley Scholarship.
Janet Giovinazzo h’01
Deeded Awards The Class of ’59 Award Awarded to the student or students who show the greatest intellectual curiosity during the high school years.
Monica Schardt, assistant to the headmaster, and Bill Dorner, head athletic trainer, were this year’s Landreth Award recipients honoring their service to the school.
Mark T. Anspach ’13 J. Carson Mutch ’12 Dustin M. Wilson ’12 Graham F. Masker ’11 Michael E. Nagelberg ’10 Ethan Y. Wang ’10
The Christopher Fraser Carpenter ’60 Memorial Award In memory of Chris Carpenter ’60, this award is granted to that member of the junior class who has shown the greatest improvement during the year.
Senior Anthony Gacita receives the Gilbert Haven Fall Scholarship.
Richard D. Bilger ’11
The Martin Henry Dawson ’90 Memorial Award Presented annually in memory of Tinry Dawson ’90 to that senior who has, by vote of the members of the senior class, provided the most positive support and friendship to his classmates during their years together in the Upper School.
Middle and Upper School music teacher Sheri Melcher received the E. Perot Walker Teaching Excellence Award.
Twenty-nine year veteran teacher Janet Giovinazzo h’01 was recognized for her service with the Headmaster’s Award.
Brendan J. Plunkett ’10
The Lawrence R. Mallery ’05 Cup Named for Lawrence Mallery from the Class of 1905. He admired scholar-athletes, and his family established this award to honor the scholar-athlete of the senior class.
The Garrett D. Pagon Award Honoring the late Garrett Pagon, father of three CHA students, this award is granted to a member of the sophomore class for moral courage and integrity.
Jeffrey Ng ’12 Daniel P. Trulear ’12
The Corning Pearson ’30 Service Award Given in recognition of extraordinary service to the school, long-standing commitment to the CHA educational experience, dedication and loyalty to the school’s values and mission, and passion for its traditions, as personified by Corning Pearson ’30, student, athlete, educator, administrator, benefactor.
Anthony M. Zane ’48
The Franklin D. Saveur ’11 Memorial Award Honoring an alumnus from the Class of 1911, this award is given to a member of the freshman class for character and scholarship.
Ian Caplan ’13
The Edward Savage Memorial Award This award is named for Edward Savage, who worked at CHA from 1915 through the 1930s, taking care of athletic equipment as well as maintaining the athletic fields. The award is presented by the alumni and awarded for loyalty and service to the school.
Robert L. Ervin III ’10 Gordon W. Anthony ’10
Faculty/Parent Awards Thomas S. Ambler Fellowship A named fund within CHA’s endowment whose income is used to help support faculty summer study and tuition aid for faculty pursuing advanced degrees. A special stipend is awarded to an individual faculty member whose proposed area of study will best develop that zest for life, learning, and teaching characteristic of Thomas S. Ambler.
Mark Davies
Chestnut Hill Academy Recognition Award Given by the director of Athletics for service, interest, and loyalty to the athletic program.
Robert J. Keyes
The Langdon W. Harris III Award Given by the Harris family in honor of Langdon Harris to the parent or parents who have been most supportive of CHA athletics and athletes during the school year.
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C. Dylan Ward ’10
Dr. Andrew Lubell R. Douglas Caplan
ement 2010 Honorary Alumni Daniel R. Brewer h’10 Patricia M. Mootz h’10 Lawrence G. Theuer h’10 W. Wesley Winant II h’10 The Landreth Award Given to a staff member who, for at least 10 years, has served the school with outstanding devotion.
Monica Schardt William J. Dorner, Sr.
James F. McGlinn ’76 Award Presented to a member of the faculty or staff for his/her dedicated interest and loyal support to the athletes and athletic program of Chestnut Hill Academy.
Gerald Boyle Cheryl Fennessy
The Edward C. Rorer ’61 Faculty of Promise Award In honor of Ted Rorer ’61, alumnus, teacher, coach, trustee, and CHA friend, this prize recognizes a young faculty member who exemplifies energy, passion, love of learning, care for students, and a commitment to CHA. The award includes a stipend to help the recipient pursue personal or professional growth.
Stephanie R. Booker Sarah J. W. McDowell
William E. Shuttleworth Honorary Award Given to that faculty member, by vote of 10year alumni, who has had the most beneficial influence on the students.
D. Stanley Parker ’68
Special Recognition Award John J. Plunkett h’92 The E. Perot Walker h’73 Teaching Excellence Award In honor of CHA faculty member E. Perot Walker h’73 and his wife, Susie, for years of dedicated service, excellent teaching, and commitment to students at CHA. Sheri S. Melcher Trustee Fellowship Kimberly A. Sivick
Where Are They Going? Class of 2010 College Choices
Lafayette College
Ryan Ansel
Davidson College
Scholarships
Gordon Anthony
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
John Anthony
Northwestern Preparatory School (California)
Daniel Webster Charles Memorial Scholarship Given to that member of the Upper School who has demonstrated excellence in historical research and creativity in writing.
Nicholas Auerbach
Trinity College
Timothy Bailey
Savannah College of Art and Design
Evan Booker
University of Pennsylvania
Samuel Brenman
Colgate University
Ibraheim Campbell
Northwestern University
The Edward M. McIlvaine ’95 Memorial Scholarship Provides an outstanding summer opportunity for a CHA Upper School student who exhibits leadership potential and seeks a special growth experience. Established in 2005, this scholarship is awarded in memory of Ed McIlvaine ’95 whose involvement with and commitment to Outward Bound left a lasting impression on his life.
John Canning
Dartmouth College
William Emery IV
Trinity College
Robert Ervin III
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Michael Fink
Drexel University (Mechanical Engineering)
Robert A. Kingsley Scholarship Given to that boy below the senior class who has shown the highest degree of academic promise and scholarship, along with the most responsible type of leadership.
Robert Fink
University of Maryland, College Park
Andrew Greenspon
Colorado College
Ryder Harman
Indiana University at Bloomington
Alex deBerardinis ’12
Andrew A. Ansel ’11
Daniel A. DiIulio ’11 C. Griffin Horter ’11 John N. McNiff ’11
Activity Awards
Patrick Connaghan
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Todd Cramer
California Institute of Technology
Thomas Devlin
Delaware Valley College
Vincent Dutton
Eckerd College
William Ford-Conway
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
Anthony Gacita
Johns Hopkins University
Patrick Hawkins
Pennsylvania State University, Abington
Erik Hubbard
University of Pittsburgh
Keenan Kline
Syracuse University
Andrew Kraft
Naval Academy Preparatory School
Hutchinson K. Fairman Memorial Award Richard D. Bilger ’11
Matthew Levin
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Greg Lobanov
Drexel University
The Graham-Franklin Lantern Award Daniel A. DiIulio ’11
Pearce Lockwood
Davidson College
Jonathan McAllister
University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Magliano h’06 Peer Tutoring Award Given to a student peer tutor in recognition of his outstanding participation, commitment to meeting the needs of students needing tutoring help, and dedication to upholding the highest standards of the program.
Edward McCrossen, Jr.
Georgetown University
Benjamin Morse
The University of Texas, Austin
Samuel Morse
University of Vermont
Ryan T. Ansel ’10 Anthony M. Gacita ’10
Multicultural Students’ Association Award Presented to the student or students who have demonstrated the most outstanding leadership in promoting and encouraging diversity and understanding at CHA.
Michael Nagelberg
University of Rochester
Robert Petrushansky
La Salle University
Brendan Plunkett
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Justin Purnell-Anglin
University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Schreffler
Roanoke College
Zachary Schweitzer
Gap Year
George Smith
Temple University
Brendan Spearing
Fairfield University
William Standish
St. Lawrence University
The J. L. Patterson Cup Named for Dr. James Patterson, headmaster from 1897 to 1923, this cup is awarded to the best all-around athlete in the senior class.
Ryan Stapleton
Drexel University
John Tordoff
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dylan Tracy
Vanderbilt University
Shane Trainor
Temple University
Ibraheim M. Campbell ’10
Ibraheim M. Campbell ’10
Edward Trocky III
Players Cup Dramatics Award On Stage Lower School technology teacher Kim Sivick will use her Trustee Fellowship to underwrite a summer trip to Africa where she will help to install CHA-donated computers and provide computer training at former CHA teacher Barbara Wybar’s vocational school in Bududa, Uganda.
Peter Adubato
Vincent G. Dutton ’10 Benjamin B. Morse ’10 Charles F. Trulear ’10
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Charles Trulear
Howard University
Cameron Vass
University of Pittsburgh
Ethan Wang
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Off Stage
Dylan Ward
Princeton University
Rob Ervin, Jr. h’08
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President of Student Government John N. McNiff ’11 Senior Project Honors Ryan T. Ansel ’10 Gordon W. Anthony ’10 Robert L. Ervin III ’10 Anthony M. Gacita ’10 Andrew J. Kraft ’10 Student Guide Association Award Given to the guide who best exemplifies the qualities of service, commitment, humility, and pride expected in every guide and is considered first among equals. Pearce F. M. Lockwood ’10 Student Goverment President’s Award Reuben G. Treatman ’12 Yearbook Dedication John J. Plunkett h’92
Special Citations American Chemical Society Award Jeffrey Ng ’12 American Mathematics Competition 12th grade
Daniel A. DiIuliio ’11
10th Grade
George Kunkel ’13
Joseph L. Castle ’50 Comcast Scholarship William A. Ford-Conway ’10 CHA Fathers Award Awarded to a senior who, as a varsity team player, has demonstrated the most outstanding combination of enthusiasm, dedication, and perseverence to his team and the academy.
Brendan J. Plunkett ’10
Chestnut Hill Fathers Club Award Awarded to that student at CHA below the varsity level who has demonstrated qualities of constructive school spirit, determination, and courage in athletics throughout the year.
Brett A. Flannery ’12
Five Stripes Award 9th Grade
Alec Horter ’13 Timothy Ogle ’13
10th Grade
Departmental Honors
National Merit Scholarship Finalists Commended
John D. Anthony’10 John S. Canning ’10
Honors in Two-Dimensional Art J. Tate Sager ’11
Philadelphia Inquirer Citizen Award C. Dylan Ward ’10
Honors in Three-Dimensional Art Matthew J. Fink ’12 C. Griffin Horter ’11 Andrew N. Moss ’11
WPVI Best in Class John S. Canning ’10
Honors in Community Service Samuel B. Brenman ’10
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Awarded to a member of the junior class for outstanding academic achievement in the study of mathematics and science.
Honors in Computer Sciences, Engineering, and Technology Robert L. Ervin III ’10
Iain G. Kuo ’11
Honors in English Ethan Y. Wang ’10
Special Merit Award Given to an Upper School student who has notably enriched life in the Upper School.
The Robert A. Kingsley Scholarship was awarded to juniors John McNiff, Griffin Horter, and Daniel DiIulio for their leadership and scholarship.
William A. Ford-Conway ’10 Vincent G. Dutton ’10 Ryan T. Ansel ’10
Honors in French Michael E. Nagelberg ’10 Honors in History Ethan Y. Wang ’10
College Book Awards
Honors in Instrumental Music C. Dylan Ward ’10
The Harvard Prize Book Awarded to the outstanding junior who “displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievement in other fields.”
Honors in Latin-Classical Language John S. Canning ’10 Anthony M. Gacita ’10
Honors in Mathematics Anthony M. Gacita ’10
Edward H. Dalglish ’11 Michael A. Fuery ’11
Honors in Science Anthony M. Gacita ’10
Rhode Island School of Design Award The Rhode Island School of Design Award is given for excellence in the creative arts.
Honors in Spanish
Timothy H. Bailey ’10 Sophomores Jeffrey Ng and Daniel Trulear received the Garrett D. Pagon Award for moral courage and integrity.
The Virginia Club of Philadelphia Jefferson Book Award Presented to the outstanding junior based on academic and extracurricular activities in acknowledgment of his commitment to academics, leadership, and community involvement, which Thomas Jefferson held in high regard.
Edward J. McCrossen, Jr. ’10
Honors in Vocal Music Ryder G. Harman ’10 Pearce F. M. Lockwood ’10
Gregory C. Kozemchak ’11
The Yale Book Award Presented to a member of the junior class who has shown intellectual promise, significant involvement in extracurricular activities, and service to the community.
Iain G. Kuo’11 J. Tate Sager ’11
Senior Brendan Plunkett receivesd the Martin Henry Dawson Award from Taddy Dawson. The award is given to that student who, by vote of the members of the senior class, provided the most positive support and friendship to his classmates during their years together in the Upper School.
Dean J. Kroker ’12
Senior Dylan Ward was honored with the scholar-athlete Mallery Cup for his squash and academic excellence.
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hat a year it has been! Inter-Ac championships in both football and basketball, three 2nd-place finishes for our squash, golf, and outdoor track teams, and numerous AllLeague and All-State honors for our student-athletes. We have athletes who will be competing at the collegiate Mike DelGrande, level next year at schools such Director of Athletics as Northwestern, Princeton, Georgetown, and Lafayette, to name a few. After watching our coaches and student-athletes for a year, it is easy to see why, even for a school as small as ours, that our athletes are being recruited to schools such as these. We have a very dedicated, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic group of coaches who work very hard with our boys on a daily basis to ensure that they are ready to compete in one of the best independent school leagues in the country.
WINTER PROGRAM Basketball
Our varsity basketball team, led by seniors Pat Connaghan (All Inter-Ac 1st team), Todd Kramer (All Inter-Ac 1st team), and Andrew Kraft had their first undefeated league season in the history of the school and earned themselves the overall Inter-Ac title. Head Coach Bill Dooley (2009/2010 Daily News Coach of the Year) had the Blue Devils play a very deliberate, patient style of offense and an aggressive defense all year. Many teams became frustrated with this style of play, and it played right into the hands of the veteran CHA team. This year’s team was also helped by sophomores Malik Garner (All Inter-Ac 2nd team), Luke Mulvaney, and Billy Dooley, along with freshman Bobby Keyes. As the season went on the team also got additional help from senior Ryan Ansel. The JV team, coached by Tom Cockell, had a very successful season, and many of these players were on the varsity bench as well throughout the course of the season. Coach Dooley is looking forward to the arrival of these players to help out his team next year along with the Middle School players as well. This year’s Middle School programs were all quite successful in developing players for the future and the continued success of the Upper School program.
S quash
The varsity squash team, led by seniors Dylan Ward (All Inter-Ac 1st team), junior Jack Maine (All InterAc 1st team), and sophomore Nick Schreiber (All Inter-Ac 1st team) had an excellent season. With only two defeats in Inter-Ac play (both to eventual league
Winter and Spring 2010
champion Episcopal Academy), they traveled to the Nationals in Connecticut with high hopes. After winning a challenging semi-final match against Brunswick Academy, they were looking at the finals match they had hoped for, which was against Episcopal Academy once again. Although up for the match, they were eventually defeated by EA for the best finish ever by the CHA varsity squash team at Nationals. Junior Peter Lynn, freshman Alex McCall, and senior Zack Schweitzer, whose contributions added to the overall success of the team this past winter, were nominated to the All-League second team. Our JV team did well and for the first time ever, CHA took a Middle School team to the Middle School Nationals where the boys did exceptionally well.
Wrestling
Our wrestling team, though small in numbers, did very well for a team its size. In the sport of wrestling, having someone wrestle in each weight class is necessary in order to stand a chance of winning on a regular basis. Since the Blue Devils had so many holes in our line-up, we started almost every match down 18 or 24 points; nevertheless, this did not deter the boys from competing, and they made up for this deficit in almost every match. This was particularly evident in our final dual match of the year against Penn Charter. It came down to the last match and CHA needing a win. The Blue Devils 215 pounder, senior Ethan Wang, took care of that in one of the most exciting matches of the day. After 14 matches and a tied score, the officials had to go to the ninth criteria to determine the match, which they ultimately gave to PC. The next weekend was the State meet, where the Devils secured six place wins. Juniors Dan Gallagher and Matt Rubin came in 3rd and 5th place respectively; seniors Will Emery and Brendan Spearing came in 6th; freshman Jordan Wang came in 7th; and senior Ethan Wang came in 8th. This gave us five National Prep qualifiers who went to Lehigh University and competed against the top prep wrestlers in the country. Although no one ended up being named a high school All-American, the experience of competing at the National Preps is one to be remembered. This year’s JV team and Middle School squads were strong, and with the energy being generated by the varsity program, there are hopes that our younger teams will continue to grow.
I ndoor Track
Indoor track, coached by Paul Hines, is an interesting winter sport offering. Although we have no indoor facility, with inclement weather (which we had plenty of this year) the team typically practiced on the third floor of the Inn, much to the dismay of many teachers “trying” to work beneath them. Although this is not the ideal practice environment for track, Coach Hines has managed to build a very successful indoor track program. This year, two individuals—sophomore Dustin Wilson and senior Ibe Campbell—qualified for both States and Nationals in multiple events. Ben Morse, Charles Trulear, Ian Miller, and Ibe Campbell qualified for the Nationals in the 4 x 55 meter hurdle relay as well.
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and Ben, sophomore Crosby Harris (Independence League Honorable Mention) and senior goalie Bobby Petrushansky helped lead the team as well. Without Petrushansky in the goal, this year’s Blue Devils would not have had the success they did. There were games where Bobby singlehandedly stopped the other team, and when he was at his best, he was a wall. Much of this talent is coming back next year, and Coach Pulley is looking forward to the future and the growth of the program. There is a need to get more boys involved in the Middle School program with a better Middle School schedule, and this, along with a renewed interest at the Upper School level, will help grow the program.
S pecial R ecognition
The last recognition for winter sports goes not to a team but to an individual. Junior Connor Dorff placed 2nd at both the Inter-Ac League Championship Meet and the prestigious Easterns Meet in diving held at LaSalle University. The Easterns are probably the most prestigious and competitive high school swim and dive meet in the country for prep schools. Connor does this as a representative of CHA. The recognition that he earns for himself is shared by the school, and it is appreciated.
Athletic Honors Baseball
Squash
Inter-Ac First Team
Inter-Ac First Team
Jon McAllister ’10 Eric Hubbard ’10
Basketball
Inter-Ac Second Team
Inter-Ac First Team
Peter Lynn ’11 Alex McCall ’13 Zack Schweitzer ’10
Pat Connaghan ’10 Todd Kramer ’10
Inter-Ac Second Team Malik Garner ’12
Golf
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Tennis Inter-Ac First Team Sam Shropshire ’13
Inter-Ac First Team Ed McCrossen ’10 John McNiff ’11 Jack Russell ’11
Track
Ice Hockey
Dustin Wilson ’12
Independence League First Team Zack Baron ’11 Ben Pulley ’11
Honorable Mention
The varsity ice hockey team, led by junior All Independence League first-team selections Zack Baron and Ben Pulley, had an excellent season in the first year of the restructured league. With new teams added, the league took on a new air of importance, and with a playoff system that only took the top four teams, playing your best every single game was critical. Along with Zack
Dylan Ward ’10 Jack Maine ’11 Nick Shreiber ’12
Crosby Harris ’12
Inter-Ac First Team and All State
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The varsity golf team had their best showing in years. They opened the season with an impressive win in the CHA Invitational against the Mid-Atlantic Prep League powers. After the Invitational they never looked back and ended the season with a very impressive record of 9-2 overall and 8-2 in the league. Led by Georgetownbound and All Inter-Ac senior Eddie McCrossen, this group of golfers will long be remembered, not only for their strong play but for their overall work ethic according to Coach Talbot. With All-League juniors John McNiff and Jack Russell returning to lead the squad, it should be another successful year for the Blue Devils in 2011. Coach Monico led the JV team to their best finish ever as well with a 7-2 record and only one loss within the league.
Track
The varsity track team took 2nd place in the Inter-Ac championships fueled by the continued amazing performance of sophomore Dustin Wilson. He took first place and earned All Inter-Ac honors in the 800M, 1600M, and the 3200M at the league championship meet and broke his own CHA records numerous times throughout the course of the season. For his efforts and success, Dustin was awarded the William C. Harper III Award as one of the team’s most valuable players and earned All-State honors as well. Malik Garner was 2nd in the triple jump at the championships, which is a testament to his athleticism in that he had never competed in this event before this year. Ibe Campbell, a second recipient of the William C. Harper III Award, was strong in the hurdles and the sprints and was able to, along with Dustin, qualify for Nationals. Alan Cooper received the Julia Biddle Henry Trophy as the most improved member of the JV track team, and Coach Hines has a number of individuals returning to continue to lead the track program.
ning a bronze, and then another bronze in the quad at the City Championships. The JV team made the finals at both the City Championships (where they placed 5th) and the Stotesbury Cup. The varsity team was led by the excellent racing of the lightweight double (sophomores Carl Delacato and Drew Adubato) and the varsity quad (Jack Anthony, Gordon Anthony, Brendan Spearing and Laddie St. George). The lightweight double placed 4th at the City Championships, earning them an invitation to the Scholastic National Championships. They placed 6th overall at Stotesbury and improved to 5th at Nationals. The varsity quad placed a disappointing 5th in the City Championships, only to come back and place 4th at Stotesbury and 4th again at Nationals - finishing just over a second away from a medal, the best finish for a CHA varsity quad in over a decade. With a strong novice and JV class and underclassmen contributing significantly to varsity efforts, the team looks to the spring of 2011 to start bringing home medals in Philadelphia and beyond.
ethic. Coach Hyde is hoping that his young talent can help lead the turnaround to more success in the future. Our Middle School program had excellent numbers, and they are looking to be the future stars of the Upper School program.
Baseball
Our baseball programs, both Middle and Upper School, had a solid spring season. Our varsity program, led by senior All InterAc outfielder and University of Maryland commit Jon McAllister and senior All Inter-Ac infielder/ pitcher Eric Hubbard, ended up in the state semi-finals and finished with an overall 18-12 record. This year’s team also relied on the leadership and play of seniors Tom Devlin and Ed Trocky. With another year of experience under their belts, Coach Parker is looking for next year’s squad to improve upon the results of the 2010 season and be a contender within the Inter-Ac. The JV program had a solid season, and the varsity staff looks for these young men to step up and contribute to the varsity program in the years to come. With three Middle School baseball teams, the pipeline is working and the younger players are eager to continue their improvement in hopes of one day being able to make a contribution to the Upper School program here at CHA.
Tennis
The varsity tennis team, led by All InterAc freshman Sam Shropshire and sophomore Nick Schreiber, continued to improve and work hard as the season progressed. Also having a solid season was the numberone doubles team of Dylan Ward and Elliott Baxter. This year’s Coaches’ Award went to senior Rob Fink for his continued steady play and work
Fundamentals and a college level style of play were the key elements of Coach DelGrande and Coach Thompson’s philosophy. The team was led on the defensive side by junior goalie, team MVP, and Brown University verbal commit Corbin Booker. Helping out on the defensive end was junior Matt Rubin (Co-Defensive Player of the Year) along with sophomore Jamie Hearn (Co-Defensive Player of the Year). On the offensive end, the Blue Devils were led by senior midfielder Peter Adubato (Best Offensive Player) and senior attackman/midfielder Evan Booker. These two players accounted for over 50 of the team’s goals throughout the season, and their production will be missed next year. Returning to the team next year will be all but three starters and a young group of now-seasoned varsity lacrosse players whom the coaches will be looking to to play with experience and confidence. The Upper School program also fielded a JV team for the first time, which played two games in its inaugural season. With over 30 boys playing in the Middle School program and the introduction of lacrosse through the lower school PE program for the first time, the future of the program looks promising.
L acrosse
The Upper School lacrosse program came a long way this past spring. After starting the season with a tough scrimmage loss against 2010 Delaware State champs Tower Hill where they looked very inexperienced, they developed into a legitimate team by the end of the season, which was evident in their final home game win against 2009 MAPL league champions, the Hun School.
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The crew team, led by first-year head coach JD Bridges, had a very strong season. The novice squad placed two quads in the finals at the Doc White Regatta, win-
More Kudos Varsity Basketball Coach Bill Dooley was designated Coach of the Year by the Daily News for his leadership of the varsity basketball team, which secured the 2010 Inter-Ac title and a perfect season record. Chestnut Hill Academy has the smallest enrollment among the InterAc’s members, but it’s the only school in the Public/ Catholic/I-A leagues that can boast of having produced a six-time All-City honoree (various levels) and the only student-athlete to make All-City (various levels) in all three major sports. Congratulations, Jon McAllister ’10!
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Class Notes 1950s 1951 Ted Ruegg writes, “After 15 years in Arizona we are moving back east to Falmouth, Massachusetts, to be nearer our children, grandchildren, and CHA.” 1959 Dudley Warwick writes, “ I enjoyed seeing over 17 of my classmates at our 50th reunion in May 2009! Good times didn’t seem so long ago after all.”
1960s 1960 Jack Beecham was asked to reminisce about his life since graduating 50 years ago. He wrote, “After 14 years at CHA, I attended Williams College, Temple Medical School, and the University of Vermont for five post-graduate years in OB-GYN (1969-74). I became a conscientious objector, and the physician overturning Vermont’s 122-year-old abortion law, one year before Roe v. Wade. Subsequently, after three fellowship years in Oslo and Boston, I founded cancer center programs in gynecologic oncology at the University of Rochester and Dartmouth. Upon retiring, at the graduation ceremony I led the faculty parade on the green in Hanover. I have been so deeply honored to have served others, and I thank the Almighty for each day I am given with Mother Nature, my wife, sons, good health, Labradors, X-C skiing, fly fishing, guitars, friends, and peace.”
1990s
1976 Fred Shipman writes, “We have moved to Boaz, Alabama, and are enjoying the country. Jane grew up here and Rene, age 10, and George, age 14, are enjoying the small town life.”
1990 Andrew Bender was severely injured in a skiing accident when he was 16 (1988) and is quadriplegic, yet he returned to CHA and graduated with his class. By 1990, he was experiencing acute chronic back pain, seriously complicating his day-to-day living. He attended Montgomery County Community College for the next six years, able to complete only a couple of courses each semester. Andrew graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1996 and went on to study astronomy at Vassar College. He was the first wheelchair student ever to be accepted to live on campus. In Andrew’s senior thesis, “Blue Stragglers in the Outer Regions of Globular Cluster M3,” he discovered 34 new blue straggler star candidates in the outer region of the cluster. In 2000, he graduated from Vassar with a BA in astronomy. He has presented his work at several summer research programs including Vassar’s URSI summer research program and the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium’s annual symposium at Colgate University. Andrew recently published his first book, Slipstring Drive: String and M-Theory Basics, a More Complete Theory of Our Universe, and a Hypothesis for Practical “Faster Than Light” Travel.
1977 Rich Sheppard writes, “My wife, Sandy, recovered from bilateral hip resurfacing to claim second place in her age group in the singles squash nationals. Our daughter, Becca, is doing well as a sophomore at Springside and looking forward to driving. That makes one of us. I just finished coaching the Springside varsity squash team for my fifth season. It’s a lot of fun to say the least. I recently placed fifth in the 50+ singles squash nationals and second in the 40+ doubles nationals with my partner, Ned Edwards. For now the joints are still holding up.” 1978 Renato Rabbi Baldi writes, “Esteemed friends, I am very happy to announce that on February 18th, our daughter, Iona, was born. My wife, Denise, and baby are doing very well. I send a big hug to all, Renato.”
Adam Holland received his JD from Boston University Law School in May. Congratulations! Eamon Javers, a Washington correspondent for CNBC, graciously agreed to be CHA’s Cum Laude speaker for the society induction this year. He spoke with passion about the value of lessons learned while a student at CHA, including honing his observation skills through a candle experiment in Mr. Baumberger’s class and learning to push for excellence in every endeavor. Eamon was a guest on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show recently where he was interviewed about his new book, Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy: The Secret World of Corporate Espionage, which is a fascinating read.
1965 Steven Kampmann writes, “My wife, Judith, and I are retiring from Blair Academy after 12 wonderful years. We both plan to teach and pursue creative projects. My film, Buzzkill will be released in the fall of 2010.”
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Lee Conrad writes, “My wife, Linda, and I have been living in Ruskin, Florida, for the past year and a half. We enjoy the company of Linda’s parents who live with us. They just celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.”
Damon Stern writes, “I am still with US Central Command supporting our efforts in Afghanistan. I recently returned from a four-month deployment to Kabal and Kandahar.” Thank you for your service, Damon.
David Morrison writes, “In lieu of volunteering for CHA, I serve on the advisory board of Harrisburg Academy, where I live. HA is also celebrating an anniversary, its 225th, having been founded by John Harris in 1785.”
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1970s 1971 Larry Miller is the Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Cooper University Hospital. He writes, “Donna and I are getting used to two of three kids out of the house. The oldest, Rachel, is living and working in Manhattan. Drew is attending the honors college at Penn State, and our youngest, Amy, is in 8th grade. Thank God for the youngest!!” 1973 Steve Killough, a pediatrician, has become an assistant clinical professor at Hershey Medical Center. John McArdle has been given a great honor. He was inducted into the City All Star Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, April 8th, at Lincoln Financial Field. Well deserved John!
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1996 Peter Hill’s mother, Pam, writes, “I have just returned from South Dakota where I was hoping to assist in the birth of Peter and Mandy’s child. They finally had it after 60 hours of labor, not at home as planned, but in the Rapid City hospital. They are now proud parents of a very healthy little girl, Charlotte Ann Mytt Hill, born Friday, April 16. They are overjoyed!”
1998 Peter Carver completed his MA in Third World Sustainable Development and Social Policy at Brandeis University in May. Congratulations!
2000s 2001 Tristram Carver was awarded his MA in School Counseling from Columbia University in May. Stephen Dalziel married Melissa Jagnarain on February 18, 2010. The ceremony was held at XIX at The Bellevue, followed by a brunch. Stephen wore the Dalziel tartan kilt, as did his father, brother, and two little Scottish ring bearers. The preceeding evening they held their reception for friends and family at the North Bowl in Northern Liberties, where all had a blast. They first met as junior semester abroad students in Japan, and their story was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer in the Style section, Love Story.
Josh Atkins sent the following good news. “Charles Ming Atkins was born to Josh and Priscilla on October 21, 2009. He is looking forward to visiting CHA soon!”
Peter Ripley writes, “I took a new staff job as director of online communication and marketing for BMI, the performing and licensing organization, in September, setting aside my freelance business after 10 years. It was great catching up with John Harrington and Luke McDowell on my last visit to Philly. I am looking forward to reunion!”
Graham Holland and his wife, Alison Anderson, recently welcomed their first child, Greta Ruth Anderson Holland. All our best wishes! 1995 Jeff Bruno announced his engagement to Jessica Nocerini. She is a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia. Jessica is employed as a special education teacher in the Philadelphia suburbs. Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science degree from George Washington University and an international MBA from Temple University. He is the chief financial officer for Ligne Roset, Philadelphia and Miami. A 2010 wedding is planned.
1988 Adam Fernley writes that he and his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Hazel, are living just south of Steamboat Springs in Colorodo, overlooking Stagecoach Lake State Park. “If any CHA alumns want to come visit and experience the ‘Rocky Mountain High Life’, drop me a line.” 1989 Chris Mayer writes, “I will be finishing my graduate work at the University of Virginia this spring and assuming a position on the faculty at West Point. Once I get settled, I will establish communication with your college counseling staff so that I can serve as a point of contact for anyone from CHA or Springside who is interested in applying.”
John Greenawalt and his wife, Patty, have a wonderful new addition to their family. Their son, John William Greenawalt V, joins sister, Parker, who is very happy with brother Iam. Congratulations! Mike Koehler and his wife, Lauren, welcomed their first child, son Charles Wylde Koehler, last fall. All our best wishes! Jeff Larentowicz, who is a professional soccer player, has been traded by the New England Revolution to the Colorado Rapids. Bob McLean was married to Anna Warszawa GA ’01 on October 16, 2009. His ushers included his brother, Andrew ’04, Booth Halloran ’01, and
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Zachary Franklin recently began reporting for the European Union press wire service China Files at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, China. Zachary is responsible for reporting on all European Union and European country participants for the duration of the Expo.
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Nathan Carr-Whealy writes, “ I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Temple University with a BBA (and 2 minors in Religion & Pre-Med) in 2008. I am now at Thomas Jefferson University for a Master of Science in Health Policy. I am on full scholarship from Johnson and Johnson and hope to work with them upon graduation.”
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Alums of CHA and Springside: Melen Sheppard Boothby, Erin Lawson, Clare McLean Hedley, Andrew McLean, Tris Carver, Josh Paul, Sean Ginty, Thomas Greenwood, Booth Halloran, Alex Drinker, Creamer Rooke, Reid Halloran, Bill Conrad, Elise Carr, John Greenawalt, Andrew Stevenson, Priscilla Kennedy, Jane Webster Gray, Betsy McLean Woodruff.
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Andrew Stevenson ’01. Bob is currently living in Alexandria, Virginia, and works in Marine naval intelligence at Quantico.
2005 Billy Agate is currently the assistant coordinating producer for the major film Mean Girls 2. 2007
Mike Schantz was awarded his MFA in acting this May from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU Institute of Performing Arts.
Ross Richardson’s new album, The Return to Greatness, is on sale through iTunes. All the proceeds are again going to the National Children’s Cancer Society. The link is http://itunes.apple. com/us/album/the-return-to-greatness/ id354984975
Last Issue’s Mystery Photo Many thanks to Doug MacBride ’61, Ted Rorer ’61, David Peake ‘62, Robin Black ‘63, Bill Hall ‘70 and George Muschamp ’62 for identifying the mystery men of the 44 Club (from top: Allan McCook ’63 on phone, David Peake ’62, Peter Longstreth ’62 and Donald Gehman ’62.) The picture was “devised” by Muschamp and taken by Michael T. Sheehan ‘61 for the 1962 Cerulean in the phone booth down the hall from the Library. From David Peake: “We established our little club known as the ‘44 Club’ in 1959 or 1960 and the origin of the name of the club remains a secret of the members to this day, much to the dismay of Ned McCook ‘61 and John Detweiler ‘61. On a sadder note, however, both Allen and Don have departed, leaving only Peter and me as the surviving members of this distinguished group.“ And this from Ted Rorer re the mysterious name: “The four of them met for 40 minutes for lunch every day.”
Help us find a home for this photo in our archives. If you recognize any of the people in this picture, can tell us where and when it was taken, or what is going on, you can be our next Mystery Photo winner. Any stories or memories you may have that go along with the picture are also welcome. Contact Diane Drinker at ddrinker@chestnuthillacademy.org or 215- 247-4700, ext. 1113. First to respond wins a free CHA T-shirt!
Look for more details in forthcoming alumni e-letters amd on the Alumni Portal on the website.
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