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Headmasters List Berkshire Bank – berkshirebank.com Bromley Mountain – bromley.com r.k. Miles – rkmiles.com Stratton Mountain Resort – stratton.com The Vermont Country Store – vermontcountrystore.com TPW Management – tpw.com

High Honors List Engineered Printing Solutions – epsvt.com Finn & Stone Insurance – finnandstone.com Northshire Bookstore – northshire.com Rugg Valley Landscaping – ruggvalley.com The Equinox Golf Resort and Spa – equinoxresort.com The Orvis Company – orvis.com Union Underground Restaurant, Charlie’s Coffee House, and FPHC W.H. Shaw Insurance Company – whshawinsurance.com

Honors List Bank of Bennington – thebankofbennington.com Wood & Signs

Academic Letter Apricot Lane Boutique – apricotlaneboutique.com Barrows House & Dorset Inn – barrowshouse.com dorsetinn.com Bradley D. Myerson Law Offices – cmylwyr.com Lily of the Valley Florist – lilyofthevalleyflorist.com Manchester Capital Management – mcmllc.com Mountain Weavers – mountainweavers.com People’s United Bank – peoples.com Samuelson Law Offices Spivey Lemonik Swenor, PC – slsvt.com The Inn at Manchester – innatmanchester.com The Works Bakery & Cafe – workscafe.com

Academic Pin Battenkill Communications – byo.com Hampton Inn & Suites – hamptoninn3.hilton.com iShip Express – shippinginmanchestervt.com Metropolitan Engineering – metropolitanengineering.us Scott Thompson Builders – stbuildersvt.com The Pharmacy – Northshire – pharmacyinc.net The Richards Group – therichardsgrp.com

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Looking Outward When I first sat down to talk with Mark Tashjian about joining Burr and Burton, two things struck me deeply about the school: its thoroughly unapologetic embrace of a values-driven mission, and its deep and committed relationship with the community at large. I am aware of many schools that are devoted to one or the other, but very, very few that strive to do both. Burr and Burton is one of those rarities, and in my early assessment, what I see as a result is a far-reaching culture that is worth honoring.

Culture isn’t accidental. It’s also not—at least successfully—simply mandated from up on high. Rather, it’s both intentional and collaborative, a shared set of values that individuals express and cultivate through repeated expression, refinement, and partnership.

From my perch in the old Headmaster’s House—literally and figuratively—I have already been awed by what this community creates together; in just over a month, I’ve seen the Gala, the Expo, Commencement, the Gawlik Awards, cheering crowds on Taylor Field, and the truly incredible plans afoot for the Rowland Project. As a newcomer, I can tell you, it is nothing short of inspiring.

And that is why we do it.

This issue of The View is a celebration of the people who are living and defining the culture of Burr and Burton as students, alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and staff, and giving of themselves both here on campus and out in the wider world. We could quite literally fill a book, but I hope you’ll enjoy the examples and exemplars we’ve chosen to highlight.

We couldn’t be more proud, and we couldn’t be more grateful.

Kate Leach Director of Advancement

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The View from the Headmaster The View

The Magazine of Burr and Burton Academy Editor / Design Oscar Trugler Photography Gary Baker ’72 Headmaster Mark H. Tashjian Director of Advancement Kate Leach

Dear Friends: The more things change, the more they remain the same.

This trite but true statement certainly applies to the Burr and Burton of 2019. In certain respects, we have changed dramatically. We are in the midst of a campus

Associate Director of Advancement Rich Thompson‐Tucker

expansion thanks to The Rowland Project

Board of Trustees Seth Bongartz ’72 Chair

and its $20 million worth of building initiatives; we are creating new programs and

Carol B. O’Connor ’67 Vice Chair

exploring new ways of educating students;

Lee Spivey Treasurer

and we are growing, with this year hitting an enrollment record of 768 students.

Sanfra Weiss Secretary Kellie Baker‐Waite ’79 Brian M. Barefoot Peggy Brophy Brockett ’88 William D. Cairns ’72 Ed Campbell ’70 Rabbi Michael Cohen Michael Cooperman Skip Martin Michael Powers ’60 Robert Redmond Jack Rohrbach Scott Swenor Tony Whaling Trustees Emeriti Orland Campbell Jack Phillips Robert E. Treat ’55 How to contact us: Telephone 802‐362‐1775 www.burrburton.org To send an email to faculty or staff type first initial and last name@burrburton.org This color version of “The View” has been made possible at no extra cost

by Express Copy, Manchester Center, VT.

And yet, the heart and soul of Burr and Burton remains our small town connections with each other. Even as technology approaches ubiquity, the teacher-student relationship remains sacrosanct, an essential component of 21st-century education just as it has been here since 1829.

So, please enjoy this issue of The View, its celebration of people, and the continuation of Burr and Burton’s tradition of excellence.

Sincerely,

Mark H. Tashjian Headmaster

Please remember Burr and Burton in your will, trust, or retirement plan.

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Beyond BBA: Mike ’60 and Barbara Powers .............................................................................................4 Update on the Rowland Project ..............................................................................................................6 The Ninth Annual Gawlik Awards ...........................................................................................................7 Beyond BBA: Sarah Hunter ’11................................................................................................................8 Beyond BBA: Brooke Page Rosenbauer ’05.............................................................................................10 The Gala ..................................................................................................................................................12 Beyond BBA: Stan Wilbur ’58 .................................................................................................................14 Founders Day: Building BBA Together ...................................................................................................16 The All Night Strut!.................................................................................................................................17 Beyond BBA: Sage Lalor ’19 ....................................................................................................................18 New Faculty .............................................................................................................................................19 Commencement 2019..............................................................................................................................20 Grandparents and Special Friends Day .................................................................................................20 Expo 2019 .................................................................................................................................................21 Sports Wrap-Up ......................................................................................................................................22 Reunion 2019 ...........................................................................................................................................24 Summer 2019

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pend any time with Mike and Barbara Powers and you will discover their deep commitment to the Manchester community and their roots that go back many generations. Mike graduated from Burr and Burton in 1960, however, his family’s connection to the school extends at least to his grandfather Walter H. Shaw, who served in the early 1900s as the assistant headmaster, and on the board of trustees until his death in 1934. Mike observes that attending this school and serving on the school’s board of trustees and other boards has become a tradition of sorts for the Powers and Shaw families.

Mike is quick to shine the spotlight on others. “Burr and Burton is very fortunate to

have people who live here who give so generously and offer so much support.” Mike and Barbara are no strangers to giving of their time and treasure. While they are both longtime members of the Joseph Burr Society, and support the Annual Fund and every capital campaign, Mike said he is most proud of working with Peter Henry ’60 to establish the James Dooley ’60 Fund in support of the Target Program. “Jim was a very popular student at our school and liked by everyone,” Mike explains, “Honoring Jim and the Target Program is an ongoing, living tribute to a fallen hero.” Mike is also proud to have helped establish the new turf athletic field in memory of his closest friend, Judy McCormick Taylor ’57. continued on next page

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Mike recalls that English teacher John Fay was beloved (and at times feared) by many Burr and Burton students. “He was a true mentor, and Mr. Fay introduced me to and enrolled me as a student at Franklin & Marshall College.”

Mike studied Government there where he met Barbara at a social event. They married after college and moved back to Manchester where Mike, under the “You only need peruse the tutelage of his uncle, course of study to realize the Doug Shaw ’47, started depth and breadth of the in the family offerings. None of this would be insurance and real estate business possible without the generous founded by his participation of all the people grandfather in 1908. who support Annual Giving, the Barbara doublevarious capital campaigns, and majored in German the Joseph Burr Society. This and Political Science at Millersville incredible support has enriched University and when the scholastic, athletic, and she arrived in performing arts.” Manchester, taught – Michael A. Powers ’60 reading in the Title 1 program for a number of years, sold real estate, and then joined Mike at W.H. Shaw Insurance Agency.

While work and raising a family kept them busy, Mike and Barbara made time to give back. Mike has been a trustee at Burr and Burton since 2009, and was chairman of the school’s 175th Anniversary Celebration. He served on Hildene’s board for 12 years, is a trustee of the Manchester Historical Society and Ekwanok Country Club, served on the Manchester School Board for 10 Summer 2019

years, including 5 years as chair, served on the board of Factory Point National Bank for 21 years, was a board member of the Vermont Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, and served as Commissioner of the Bennington County District Environmental Board.

Barbara was president of the Vermont Achievement Center in Rutland, president of the Manchester Garden Club, serves on the Bennington County Court Diversion Board, and currently volunteers at Hildene.

Both Mike and Barbara understand the power of education. Barbara recalls learning at an early age how education opens doors and helps a person accomplish goals. Mike gives the example of Burr and Burton’s Student Success Program opening a world that otherwise wouldn’t be there for many young students. Barbara likes that BBA assesses students as individuals to determine their educational needs.

Michael A. ’60 and Barbara Powers were honored for their philanthropy and longtime support for Burr and Burton and our community at the Founders Day Luncheon on May 10, 2019. Family members also graduating from Burr and Burton include (but aren’t limited to) Donald Powers ’37, Elizabeth “Betty” Shaw Powers ’37, Catherine Shaw Erwin ’39, Allen Shaw ’42, Douglas Shaw ’47, Kathleen Powers ’58, Andy Shaw ’75, and Christopher Powers ’86. Their granddaughter, Alair Powers, is in the class of 2021 and their older son, Craig, attended for two years in the 1980s. o 5

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THE ROWLAND PROJECT Imagine the future

Imagine the future. That is the tagline for The Rowland Project, and that has been the challenge placed upon a crackerjack team of architects coupled with the best educational thinking of our faculty and staff.

Led by Burr and Burton alumnus Kyle Murphy, class of 2007, we have been working assiduously to make good on Wendy and Barry Rowland’s $20 million gift. The design objectives are to create: A building that looks to the future while paying homage to the rich history of Burr and Burton Academy. l A building that fits uniquely into its setting on our campus in the shadow of Equinox Mountain. l A courtyard that enhances the community experience and allows our buildings to connect and relate to each other in interesting ways. l New indoor and outdoor spaces constructed with strong consideration for economic and environmental sustainability. l

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Th e N i n t h A n n u a l G a w l i k A w a r d s The ninth annual Burr and Burton Academy Gawlik Awards were held in the Arkell Pavilion of the Southern Vermont Arts Center on Wednesday, June 5. The glamorous event is sold out annually and resembles a true Hollywood soiree, with a red carpet and screenings of short films between the awarding of the best student films filmakers. The Gawlik Lifetime Achievement Award went to Jim Cantore and the Gawlik Humanitarian Award went to Ross Powers. The Gawliks is named after Brian Gawlik, a BBA teacher who taught digital film and television news production at BBA. Wendy Tang and Johnny Miceli

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l to r: Joe Gawlik, Jasmine Rochelle (Awards Presenter) Jarette Slade, Mary Turner, and Gregg Gawlik � Gawlik Film Award Winners

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Sarah Hunter ’11 For me, identifying something to be passionate about was never difficult, due in part to my personality, but more so to the exceptional opportunities I was given as a young person. Likewise, what impelled me to be a volunteer is something I also credit to my education, which began in my own home. Specifically, this driving force is the worldview I have developed as a result of my education, and from that I have grown into the role of an

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intermediary from which I translate language, culture, and ideas.

My parents are Nancy Strain and Robert Hunter, both members of the English Department, and they instilled in me a love of school. In Manchester, and at Burr and Burton, I was brought up in a culture where service is a norm.

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Educators Lani Lovisa and Sunny Wright spent many hours with me on Student Council and as a Service Learning Leader. If it were not for the Spanish classes I took in high school or the trip to Ecuador that Burr and Burton helped me fund, I do not think my current trajectory would have followed. Teachers Sue Ritchie and Chris Nolan provided a space for me that sparked a love of language, a curiosity about the world outside of my own, and ways of thinking that followed me to college and made me internalize an awareness of my privilege as an American in our global society.

As a Peace Corps In Manchester, and volunteer, I have been able at Burr and Burton, to integrate that spirit with I was brought up my education. While the most qualified in our in a culture where organization have earned advanced degrees or service is a norm. worked for years in our Also, it is a place fields, the rest have strung together records of service where young people and experiences that might are heard and appear scattered. When I applied to serve in the valued. spring of 2015, I fit squarely into the latter, generalists’ camp: I was a Political Science major with a focus on the Middle East, a slew of seemingly unrelated humanities and social sciences courses tacked onto that, and a resumÊ of involvement that included membership in a sorority and projects related to sustainability.

Naturally, my service in Ethiopia reflects my own scattered experiences, and although I served for two years in the agriculture sector, my projects went beyond my primary assignment.

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I focused on working with women farmers to develop their community’s food security, but I also worked in HIVand AIDS-prevention and spent a lot of time at the primary and secondary schools in my community. Some of my most memorable experiences came from delivering content related to gender empowerment to teenage girls.

Right now, in my third-year extension, I support volunteers in the field and help train professionals who work with the Peace Corps.

Burr and Burton is already a place where giving back is valued, but I also think we need to keep in mind that service is not necessarily choosing to be a volunteer for two years or putting in hours at the soup kitchen. We all have different talents and skillsets, and it is from our own specific ones that we make the most impact.

What we all do have in common in our community, however, is access to resources that many people in this world cannot imagine and personal empowerment as a result of being educated. Mentoring people in your field who are starting out in their careers, innovating solutions that make a business more accessible to the community that depends on it, and even speaking truth to power, are all service to me because they ask you to share some of your empowerment with others. o Prior to joining Peace Corps, Sarah spent a semester in Jordan and studied Arabic. In the fall, she will be returning there as an English Teaching Assistant at the secondary or university level via a Fulbright Student Award for 9 to 10 months.

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Reebok Foundation/Community Impact

Brooke Page Rosenbauer ’05 Deep Currents

Brooke ’05 is the daughter of Margot Page in the Advancement Office.

It’s so important for young minds to be able to explore, feel supported, and have role models who are 100 percent themselves. There was really no question that I would end up pursuing a career that allowed me to help people; what I needed to figure out was exactly how I could best do that through my own talents and passions. It takes time and support—and great mentorship—to blaze your own trail in the world. I was really fortunate to start down my path at BBA. I’ve always loved movement in any form, and at BBA, I was able to pursue all of my passions— without judgement—and was never pushed to fit into any kind of mold. As a result, I felt free to be open to opportunity, and to see or create connections between my goals and my interests. Who knew that sport and fitness could be a tool for social change? The fact that I was encouraged to explore and be different allowed me to pursue something that aligns with my own purpose as a human instead of conforming to whatever everybody else was doing.

After BBA, I attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, where I played on the varsity women’s soccer team, a huge dream! Brandeis is all about social justice and from my first visit to campus, I could tell that it was just the place for someone who wanted to make the world better. It took me a few years to decide on a major, but then I landed on a multi-disciplinary approach to health, majoring in “Health: Science, Society, and Policy.” I’d found my fit, and I was named a Harry S. Truman Scholar

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for my leadership potential in public service. to regain their confidence and control of their bodies The scholarship opened a lot of doors for me by through exercise. We empower people in allowing me to pursue my first internship out of communities to be fitness leaders, to inspire those college in Washington, D.C., and to attend graduate around them to come together and live healthier school. I went back to Brandeis for a Master of lives. Sometimes the power of this work leaves me Science in International Health Policy and without words because the ripple effect of impacting Management, a blend of business and public health, just one person can change the course of someone’s all with a social justice slant. entire life.

In college, I started volunteering with and I am fortunate to work for a company that is eventually worked for an organization called genuinely interested in making our community a Grassroot Soccer, which uses soccer as a tool for better place and is actually putting resources behind HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa. After Grassroot our mission. The most challenging part of my job is Soccer and prior to my current job, I worked for an that we can’t do everything and can’t help everyone. international sport-based youth development nonWe have had to make strategic decisions about what profit; my job was to oversee a number of Caribbean we support and what we don’t. It’s really hard to say countries as they implemented a “no” because I despise that program using soccer to help word myself, but if you try to do at-risk young adults get off the everything, it can dilute the At BBA, I was able to pursue impact you are trying to make street and into the workforce.

Currently, I oversee in the long run. all of my passions—without Community Impact at Reebok, One thing that I carry with which means I am running the me is the small-town feel of judgement—and was never Reebok Foundation but also BBA and how important it is for working on some of the a community within a pushed to fit into corporate Social Purpose community to support each initiatives. All of my work at other. The real world—whether any kind of mold.

Reebok is focused on closing at college or work or anywhere the “Fitness Gap” and helping else—can feel really lonely, underserved populations access especially if there isn’t a sense fitness and live healthier lives. If I’ve learned one of connection with those around you, and thing, it’s that your purpose or passion is much community doesn’t happen without leaders. BBA bigger than any job title or company. I’ve always been really encouraged us to be those leaders and to doing work that ladders up to my own purpose, create support systems wherever we go and to help regardless of what a piece of paper said. This is why others so that we all rise together. Giving back it’s so important that young people are encouraged doesn’t always have to be about money and to explore their passions and feel comfortable leadership doesn’t have anything to do with titles, pursuing a career and a life that is true to them. either. “Philanthropy” isn’t just for people with When you are doing work that you care about on the resources. I’ve worked with some incredible humans deepest level, you will excel no matter where you are in some of the most desolate, low-resource or what your title is. conditions, and they still find a way to give back to I wake up every day feeling lucky that I get to do the people around them because they believe that is what I do. Fitness can bring such joy to people a fundamental responsibility of existing in this because of the physical, mental, and social benefits, world. Sometimes your time is the most valuable and seeing people feel empowered and strong thing you can give and sometimes the best way you because of fitness is infinitely rewarding. We help can contribute to a community is by trailblazing a children learn how to love movement so they aren’t new path towards a better future. scared of gym class anymore and can start to build a At the end of the day, the world needs you to step more positive self-image and concept of health. We up, shine your own light, and follow your passions help women who are healing from the physical and because that is how we keep marching forward mental trauma of domestic abuse by allowing them together as humans. o Summer 2019

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On Friday, May 24, Burr and Burton Academy’s Parent Association hosted a capacity crowd of more than 250 in the Trillium Ballroom at Taconic for the school’s G annual fundraising gala.

Based on BBA’s theme of Kaizen: Cultivating Change for Good, and featuring live and online auctions as well as a special call from Headmaster Mark Tashjian for support of BBA’s renowned ACCESS program, the event raised more than $250,000.

“It’s incredibly humbling to see how this community turns out to support Burr iv and Burton—and how BBA and the community contribute to each other’s wellG ati or ng C f being,” said Tashjian. e hang Every year, the Gala features a “cash call” for support of a particular program; this year, Tashjian highlighted the ACCESS program, which provides highly specialized education to students with severe learning issues. With work soon to begin on a new academic building to be sited behind the iconic Seminary Building, Tashjian called for funds to relocate the ACCESS program to what will become the heart of BBA’s campus. In five minutes, managed by auctioneer Eric Nathan, the pledge total reached $130,000.

“Students, alumni, parents, local businesses, friends—friends of friends even—all of these people turn out to support and endorse what we’re doing here at this school, serving every single student who comes through our doors,” Tashjian continued. “If that isn’t inspiring, I don’t know what is.”

Students and faculty featured prominently in the program, with special live performances by student musicians and the chorus of the spring musical, “The All Night Strut,” and an exciting sample of the student filmmaking talent honored at the Gawlik Awards, BBA’s answer to the Oscars.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Wine Sponsor Lead Sponsor Plum Blossom Sponsor Orland and Hoa Campbell Lotus Sponsors

Flowering Cherry Sponsors

Peony Sponsors

Bradley’s Pro Shop Ski & Sport Glebe Mountain Gardens and Landscaping GSK Climate Control, Inc. Heritage Family Credit Union

Hill Farm Inn H.N. Williams Store Hybrid Construction Lily of the Valley Florist

Abacus Automation, Inc. AboutFace Orthodontics Baasch Dental Baierlein Landscaping, Inc. Big Branch Landscaping/Driveway Doctors

Celebration Rentals, Inc. Decorative Interiors, Inc. Elm Counseling Equinox Village Equipe Sport Ltd.

Manchester Capital Management, LLC Mountain Goat North, Inc. Old Mill Road Recording RE/MAX Four Seasons

Rutland Regional Medical Center Spivey Lemonik Swenor PC Stratton Rentals The Dorset Inn and Barrows House

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Flying Cow Signs Manchester Physical Therapy McWayne Jewelers PowerWeek Workshops Rotary Club of Manchester

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Taconic Spine The Pharmacy – Northshire The Reluctant Panther Inn and Restaurant

Paul and Diane Kelly

Nancy Martin and Laura Grapshi

Carol O’Connor ’67, Bill Muench, and Barbara Price

Brian and Leslie Keefe

Matt Langan and Courtney Weir

Victoria, Sam ’15, and Elizabeth Silsby ’09

Jane Lynch, Kate Townsend, Gala co-chair, and Collins Baker

Jane Wykoff and Skip Martin

Bill Cairns ’72 and Cathy Cairns, Seth Bongartz ’72 and Chris Bongartz

Brian and Kim Vogel, Julie and Dave Citron

Lee and Jock Lawrason

Kate Leach, Director of Advancement, and Seth Leach

Ursula Knowles, Gala co-chair, Heidi and Jim Boudreau

Thanks to our Student volunteers!

Dan and Peggy Brockett ’88

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STAN WILBUR ’58 B “I’m always volunteering in support of youth, education, and the court system.”

enjamin Franklin once said, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.” Stan Wilbur ’58 embodies that with a career in engineering, volunteer work, tournament basketball, and travel that spans well over half a century. Stan’s resume captures the can-do spirit and civic mindedness envisioned by the nation’s founders as a model to forge independence and build strong communities.

One association that stands out for Stan is his ten years as a Guardian ad Litem in Vermont advocating for the best interests—not always the wishes—of minors. Involved in over 100 cases, Stan gravitated toward this role out of a desire to do good. “I’m always volunteering in support of youth, education, and the court system,” observes Stan. “It didn’t take long to discover there’s a big need for Guardian ad Litems here.” Working in the Rutland, Vermont, system, Stan found himself in court every week.

“You can be meeting with a child’s family, dealing with the Department for Children and Families (DCF), or working with a child’s school. You’re there for them whether they are in circumstances of abuse or neglect, broke the law, have parents going through a divorce, and even mental health situations where the state wants them in mandatory custody.”

Stan’s cases have ranged from work on behalf of infants addicted to drugs to a man in his 70s who could no longer be cared for in his home.

At an age when many people would be enjoying retirement, Stan is the Town Manager for Proctor, Vermont, a position he has held since 2011. His work ethic began early, caddying at Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester continued on next page

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from the age of twelve right through high school at Burr and Burton. His determination served him well on the basketball court, where Stan and his teammates made it to the post-season in 1956 and again in 1957. Dubbed the Cinderella Team in the 1958 season because they weren’t expected to make it to “the Ball,” Stan was one of “the iron man five” consisting of Pete Johnson ’58, Chris Bryant ’59, Nelson “Butch” Smith ’59, and Keith Wilcox ’58.

Squeaking into the post-season, they pulled off three upset victories in a row, and then took the State Championship against a strong Norwich quintet. It was Burr and Burton’s second State Championship, after the 1947 football team, and first basketball championship since the sport came to Burr and Burton in 1914. Stan had a great deal of respect for Coach Lou Perrotta, however, he observes that it was Coach Cliff Weymouth in his senior year who “put us together and made us work hard as a team.” In 2008, Stan received the Athlete Award in Burr and Stan has had a Burton’s Hall of Fame and his ’58 varsity basketball team was lifelong fascination inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013.

Oddly enough, a Middlebury football game influenced Stan’s with big machines college plans. The opposing team was WPI, and curious about the and trucks, and name, Stan approached Headmaster Al Henry about Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Stan has had a lifelong fascination with big recalls a summer machines and trucks, and recalls a summer watching road crews watching road and their machines outside his front door on Route 7. That cemented his dream of engineering. He earned a Bachelor of crews and their Science in Civil Engineering from WPI and went on to a fortymachines outside year career in planning, design, and construction engineering and project management with State and Municipal highway, water his front door on supply, wastewater treatment, and other public works from Route 7. California to Vermont. Reflecting back, Stan is proud of his affiliation with the Order of the Engineer, an organization that promotes ethics in engineering schools across the U.S. In 1986, Stan received Vermont Engineer of the Year, and observed that everyone should have a code of ethics, including engineers.

As if work, children, grandchildren, and keeping up with a home built in 1828 aren’t time consuming enough, Stan and his wife, Rene, are actively involved in a dizzying array of nonprofit, church, higher education, town and regional government, local library, and cultural organizations. It’s an active life that keeps them both traveling, including to the National Senior Games in New Mexico in June where Stan plays competitive Three on Three Basketball in the 75-79 age bracket.

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Founders Day: Building BBA Together A wet day in May didn’t dampen Nancy Brown, Charity R. Clark the enthusiasm of 40 people who ’93, Fred and Ann Hammer, Tammy joined us at Birchbrook for the biL. Keyes ’86, Michael and Astri annual Founders Day Luncheon.

Kilburn ’67, Ronald W. Board Chairman Seth Bongartz ’72 LaMontagne ’68, Richard L. and and Headmaster Mark Tashjian Mary Rita Manley, Bill O’Dea, and welcomed new members to the Sandra J. Peacock.

Joseph Burr Society and the The Wickham Society are those Wickham Society. faculty and staff who have served 25 They acknowledged the many or more years at Burr and Burton.

Founders who have made Ben Beers ’61 has a commanding significant contributions to capital lead with an amazing 58 years of campaigns over the years and service to this school in the pointed out that every building Maintenance Department. New Barbara and Michael ’60 Powers were honored at the event for and capital project at Burr and members joining the Wickham their extraordinary support for the school and Manchester Burton is thanks to the generosity community over the years.

Society and celebrated at the event of donors and private dollars, are Melissa Michaud, a counselor in including our impressive campus, Mountain Campus, Target the School & College Counseling Office, coach and special Program, and Dene Farm. Michael ’60 and Barbara Powers educator Peter McNealus ’79, Cinematography teacher Bill were honored at the event for their extraordinary support for Muench, and World Languages Department Chair and teacher the school and Manchester community over the years (see Barbara Miceli. related photo and story on page 4).

Founders Day celebrates those making a significant We welcomed 13 new members to the Joseph Burr Society contribution to this school and we thank everyone who makes on May 10. Our sincere thanks to the following individuals for possible a range of opportunities in academics, the arts, and including Burr and Burton in their estate plans: Amos and athletics for our 768 students. o

Dan DeForest and Mary Rita Manley

Former teacher, coach, and Burr Society member Dan DeForest welcomes former teacher and trustee Mary Rita Manley into the school’s legacy group during Founders Day on May 10. Not pictured, alumnus Richard L. Manley who also joined the Burr Society. o

Amos and Nancy Brown

Amos and Nancy Brown attended the Founders Day Luncheon in May and were welcomed to the Joseph Burr Society by Headmaster Mark Tashjian. Amos works at the Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester and Nancy is the database manager in Burr and Burton’s Advancement Office. o

STAY IN TOUCH Moved lately? New email? To update your contact information go to alumnicontact.burrburton.org or contact Nancy Brown at nbrown@burrburton.org or 549‐8110.

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B B A P e r f o r mTi hn eg B A rBtAs Pe D e pr af or tr m m einntg PAr re tsse nDt se p a r t m e n t p r e s e n t s Miles Allen ’20 Matthew Scott ’20

Anna Freebern Directed ’19

by Jim Raposa

The All Night Strut!

Zoe Grigsby ’20

Directed by Jim Raposa Aidan Kennedy ’21 Val Giesey ’21

Graham Bowen ’20

Isabelle Desroches ’19

August Stauffer ’22

Julia Lund ’21

Annabelle Mackson ’19

Sabayo Matiku ’19 BBA Dance Company

Sold-out audiences were invited to “get on board” for the jukebox musical in mid-May. The rollicking rhythm and rich harmonies of jazz, bebop, blues, and uniquely American songs transported the audience to bygone eras. From the Depression of the 1930s, to the entrance of the U.S. into WWII, to the post-war boom, we heard songs that inspired a nation. With Miles Allen, Isabelle Desroches, Anna Freebern, Valentine Giesey, Zoe Grigsby, Julia Lund, Annabelle Mackson, Matt Scott, August Stauffer, Julia Barclay, Evangeline Bulick, Mylee Downey, Ryan Frank, Rachel Hemmer, Ariah Holliman, Jillian Ihasz, Sophie Jager, Aidan Kennedy, Julia Lorenzoni, Sabayo Matiku, Mellissa Nolan, Emily Samuelson and Hannah Samuelson. Scenic design Paul Molinelli, Sound Design Neil Freebern, Choreographer Claudia Shell-Raposa, Student Director Olivia Saunders, Student Music Director Danielle Mackenzie. Directed and staged by Jim Raposa.

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SAGE LALOR ’ 19 E NVIRONMENTAL A CTIVIST

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hanks to Burr and Burton’s unique opportunities, I have found my voice and what truly lights a fire inside my soul.

The last twelve months of my life have been pivotal, and because of that, I am heading off to college and the working world as a driven adult knowing where I want to invest my time and energy.

It all started when I was 15 and I blindly signed up for an AP Government and Policy class. It’s funny how you can make lifechanging decisions off the top of your head without knowing how much of an effect it will actually have. Being young and uneducated about anything government-related, I soon realized that I had a lot of catching up to do. I had to learn everything from the basic differences between major parties to how gerrymandering affects voter turnout.

In addition to being behind on government basics, I was also surrounded by upperclassman who had been following politics for years and knew exactly who they were going to vote for and why in the next primaries. The still-new-to-high-school girl I was at the time was truly terrified. Being a part of that year-long AP Government class not only taught me that school wasn’t always going to come easy, but also that the government we have today is more corrupt than I had ever imagined, and that united people can make change. It showed me that I was someone who couldn’t accept injustices, and had the need and drive to do something about it. This political interest has motivated me to stay involved as

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a constituent. By creating a student voting guide for local House Reps running for office and organizing a bus from BBA to the polls, I have also helped other students stay involved as well. Along with my local involvement, I have also tried to stay aware of national politics. I attended the Women’s March in D.C. in 2017 along with the March For Our Lives in 2018.

In the fall semester of my junior year, I enrolled in BBA's Mountain Campus. I had already found my love of nature and was an advocate for the environment, but the Mountain Campus opened my mind to a whole new way of thinking. I learned that by controlling the way I lived and the choices I made, I could not only advocate for the environment, but make a difference in the world around me. By spending hours of time doing community service on farms and learning the intricacies behind sustainable businesses, I realized that sustainability was a passion of mine. I learned that we are in the midst of a climate crisis, and without drivers in this world we won’t have the same beauty surrounding us for much longer. The Mountain Campus led me to what is now a deep commitment to live the best I can wherever I am, and to take pride in my love of the natural world around me. This is who I am, and I wouldn’t have found this clarity without the Mountain Campus.

Not wanting to let go of my environmental learning after leaving the Mountain Campus, I decided to take advantage of BBA’s opportunity to design my own independent study. I took my interest in government from my sophomore AP class and my love for the environment from the Mountain Campus experiences, and called my independent study “Government Policy and Climate Action.” Not only has this independent study focused my learning, but it also helped me to flourish as an individual during my high school years.

Through this class I was able to be a part of and lead so many amazing projects. I assisted in the founding of the first Earth Day Summit at BBA, and ran another Earth Day Summit, each consisting of over 100 students from BBA and other schools across southern Vermont. I also founded an environmental club which is now BBA’s largest club, with 90 members who meet weekly. The Environmental Club has introduced students to local issues and

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enabled them to participate in politics at a town and state level. We organized to get over 200 signatures to put a ban on single-use plastics in Manchester, on the agenda at our town meeting. At that town meeting, two fifth graders and I spoke in support of a ban. A non-binding verbal vote went resoundingly in our favor, but even so our town Select Board was not in favor. We had to move to the state level.

Multiple state legislators came to speak to students about how to lobby with impact. Then a couple students were invited to testify on Bill S.113 (a statewide ban on single-use plastics) in the Natural Resources House Committee in Montpelier. Surrounded by a number of pro-plastic lobbyists, two fifth graders, another high schooler, and I testified in support of S.113. Now we are carefully watching the progression of that bill and keeping pressure on our legislators to vote in support of it. In our weekly environmental club meetings we talked through the updates to understand the government process and write notes to our representatives.

Overall, through the students’ work carried out by our environmental club, BBA’s students and staff have all become more conscious of our environmental impact. BBA started composting in the fall, and has been making the transition from paper and plastic dishware and silverware to compostable dishes and silverware (while keeping our reusable metal silverware). Our students are composting so much that we have to order larger composting buckets to put in classrooms to keep up with the demand.

Another amazing thing is that this year our headmaster and the Board of Trustees decided that our school's endowment funds will be divested from fossil fuels. Mr. Tashjian told us at our school assembly that he was inspired by all the student activism going on and he only felt right abiding by what the students believed in.

Along with making impacts through leading the environmental club, I have also been a part of other large rallies. Having attended Vermont’s Youth Rally in Montpelier for the past two years, this year I was asked to give a speech. I spoke in support of S.113, and encouraged students to look past adult negativity or any hate they have received as a result of their activism. Influencing other students my age is something I strive to do. I believe that youth have amazing power to make change for our future. Student voice is important, and we need to learn when and how to use it. I’ve been quoted by Vermont Digger a couple of times, appeared on Boston news programs, and featured in a video with Bernie Sanders.

My independent study was not just another class or about the grade. My interest in environmentalist activism turned into more than schoolwork, more than a hobby, and morphed into my biggest passion. I could not have done it without the amazing privileges that BBA students have, without the supportive teachers and staff, and without the positive environment that BBA naturally fosters. BBA has given me so many great opportunities to thrive as a leader within my interests and I will be forever grateful. o

New faculty appointments for Burr and Burton Six highly-regarded teachers have joined Burr and Burton in the 2018-19 academic year, adding to the school’s already superb faculty roster. These additional teachers reflect growing enrollment as well as an expanding choice of courses available.

Their talents and experience have been a welcome addition to Burr and Burton Academy.

Megan Frayne is a new addition to the BBA science faculty; she previously taught a 9th grade Integrated Science course at Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut. She holds undergraduate degrees in Biology and Political Science from Boston University and an MS in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Connecticut. She is actively involved in international climate change research.

Jonathan Bigelow has returned once again to BBA, this time as a full-time faculty member of the Mountain Campus.

Jon has taught on both the main campus in the Social Studies and English Departments, as well as at the Mountain Campus.

Isabel Caldwell, who interned at the Mountain Campus in 2014-15, has also returned to BBA to join the Mountain Campus faculty team. After graduating from Dartmouth with a degree in Earth Science, Isabel earned her MAT at UVM. Isabel

has been teaching middle school science for the past two years in Williams, Arizona.

Kristen Kimball is the newest addition to the School and College Counseling Office this year. Originally from Maine, Kristen worked as a counselor at Gould Academy, served as International Program Manager at Long Trail School, and most recently directed Mt. Anthony Union High School's workbased learning program. She has a BA in Sociology, with a minor in Education, from the University of Southern Maine.

Karyn Jackson joined the Math Department. She previously taught math at Maple Street School, Milton High School and most recently at Fair Haven Union High School. Karyn holds a BS in Secondary Education with a concentration in math from UVM, and a Masters in Education from Southern New Hampshire University.

Kelly Travis grew up nearby in the Albany area, and comes to BBA from Oxbow High School, where she worked as a licensed Special Educator. Prior to that, she taught math for five years at the Oliverian School. Kelly has a BA in Inclusive Education and Math from Nazareth College and an MEd in Educational Technology from the College of St. Rose. o

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Commencement 2019 Burr and Burton Academy University and Dartmouth graduated the largest class ever College. The keynote speaker during the 186th annual was Secretary of Education Commencement ceremony on Daniel M. French, who had Friday, June 7, when 204 served as the Superintendent Bulldogs tossed their caps into for the Bennington-Rutland the air on a perfect Vermont Supervisory Union from 2007evening. As Headmaster Mark 2016.

Tashjian welcomed an Tashjian commented that estimated 2,000 people, he told much of the seniors’ success was the audience, “The Class of based on their qualities as good 2019 received more than 500 people, reflecting the school’s offers of admission and will focus on values: responsibility, matriculate in 84 colleges in 24 integrity, and service. “Most of states. We have given you our all, this class has set a tone of best. And you have led this respect for individual school in amazing ways.” differences, support for each Valedictorian Rachel other, and care for students in Hemmer, a scholar, dancer, and Valedictorian Rachel Hemmer addressing the attendees. the younger grades. They have student ambassador, will attend helped make us a better school Brown University, and co-salutatorians Trinity Delano and and a stronger community, and I can say in all honesty and Angelina Scarlotta will head off to George Washington sincerity that I will miss this group.” o

Grandparents and Special Friends Day 2019

Two ways to do good with your IRA

Logan Sands ’20, Jill Sands and Tatum Sands ’22.

Over 125 enthusiastic grandparents and friends were warmly welcomed by students, faculty, and staff to Burr and Burton on April 29. After breakfast and an opportunity to shop BBA’s pop-up swag store, our guests were welcomed by Mark Tashjian. The program began with an opening number by BBA’s choral group Unaccompanied Minors and a screening of the student film Green Hills and Silver Waters. Topics covered in the gathering included the future of education at Burr and Burton, an update on The Rowland Project, and integrated learning in freshman humanities and technology. The morning closed with a number from the spring musical The All Night Strut! Grandchildren and friends then escorted their guests to the Rowland Student Center for a delicious lunch featuring many locally sourced foods that highlight BBA’s innovative and creative Food Services team. o 20

Your IRA is a smart retirement vehicle—but it’s also a great way to support Burr and Burton via: l IRA Rollover—Account holders who are 70.5 and older can make an IRA rollover gift of up to $100,000 annually.

Rollover gifts count toward your minimum distribution, but the distribution is not recognized as income. l Beneficiary Designation—Account holders of any age can designate Burr and Burton as an IRA beneficiary for either a percentage or dollar amount. As a legacy gift, this commitment would qualify you for membership in the Joseph Burr Society.

To discuss giving through your IRA or other planned giving vehicles, contact Rich Thompson-Tucker at rthompson@burrburton.org or 802-549-8135. o

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EXPO Burr and Burton Creative Arts Department Presents

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The 4th Annual Creative Arts Expo once again included student work from across the campus.

This year, student research in psychology, poetry readings, yoga, and science were celebrated.

The event opened on May 29 with the first showing of the Drama and Dance Showcase. On Thursday, the campus opened up with a full art gallery in the student center, live music on the hill, and academic presentations and musical performances in the E.H. Henry Gymnasium. A second showing of the Drama and Dance Showcase capped off the two-day event. o Summer 2019

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Spring Sports Baseball

The baseball team finished the regular season 13‐3, Marble Valley League Champions, and seeded #2 in Division 1 playoffs. The Bulldogs were upset in the first round, losing to BFA St. Albans 6‐5.

Season highlights included a walkoff win against Rutland, two shutout wins against Brattleboro: 2‐0 in the first game, a complete game pitched by Joey McCoy and 1‐0 in the second game, and a complete game pitched

by John Rodriguez. Ethan Senecal pitched a one‐hitter against Fairhaven in a 1‐0 road win. The team received the following accolades: All Marble Valley League First team: Ethan Senecal, Chandler Pouk, Joey McCoy. 2nd team: John Morgentini. Coach of the Year ‐ Ed Lewicki.

Softball

The Bulldogs finished the season 2‐14 in Division 1, ranked #5 in the MVL. The playing field got the addition of an outfield fence this year. Standouts included Shelby Atkins who hit a home run while Finley Forester hit multiple triples.

Shaye Squilante and Hannah Troumbley pitched complete games for the Bulldogs.

Girls Lacrosse

The Girls Lacrosse team posted a 12‐3 post‐season record, MVL Champions, and #2 postseason ranking. They received a first round bye, then defeated Middlebury 16‐8 and then Rice 18‐10, before losing to South Burlington in the State Finals 8‐7.

Individual Accolades ‐ All State First Team: Cassie Pearce, Olivia Watanabe, Julia Fillion, Fiona McMahon. 2nd Team All State ‐ Alair Powers, Honorable Mention All State ‐ Riley Christy All MVL ‐ Olivia Watanabe, Fiona McMahon, Julia Fillion MVL Honorable Mention ‐ Cassie Pearce, Riley Christy, and Alair Powers.

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MVL Coach of the Year ‐ Jamie Blake.

Cassie Pearce ‐ eclipsed 400 save mark, above 65% save percentage.

Olivia Watanabe eclipsed 100 points and 100 goals.

Olivia Watanabe ‐ USL VT All American and Jackie Pitts Award Nominee (Academic All American is still awaiting confirmation by USL).

Bennington Banner All Stars: Olivia Watanabe ‐ Co‐Offensive Player of Year, Cassie Pearce ‐ Co‐Defensive Player of the Year, and Jamie Blake ‐ Coach of the Year.

Boys Lacrosse

The boys finished the regular season with a record 13‐3, MVL Champions, and were seated third in Division 1 playoffs. The boys then defeated Colchester 19‐ 6, Mt. Mansfield 18‐10, South Burlington 10‐7, before losing to CVU in the State Finals 15‐13.

Individual Accolades: All American: Steven Schmitt ‐ #1 in State.

Academic All American: Egan Schmitt, Senior ‐ 3.86 and John Miceli, Junior ‐ 3.86.

Marble Valley League Coach of the Year: Tom Grabher. MVL ‐ 1st Team: Steven Schmitt ‐ Defense, Conor Stauss ‐ Defense, Jake Baker ‐ Mid Field, Egan Schmitt ‐ Attack. MVL ‐ 2nd Team: Logan Morgan ‐ Mid Field, Logan Sands ‐ Attack. Honorable Mention: Ned Thompson ‐ Defense and Jack Morrison ‐ Goalie. Vermont All State Division 1 ‐ Coach of the Year: Tom Grabher. All State ‐ 1st Team: Jake Baker ‐ Mid Field and Steven Schmitt ‐ Defense.

Ultimate

In the inaugural Varsity season under the VPA, Burr and Burton Ultimate went 10‐1 in the regular season, earning the #2 seed in the state tournament behind an undefeated Middlebury team. This accomplishment came as sixteen of twenty‐ four active players were brand new to the sport, and had to learn the game from the ground up. After dropping our first game to South Burlington 15‐9, the team then went 10‐0 to close the season. The playoffs saw the Bulldogs defeat Middlebury 15‐7, CVU 15‐9, before losing to Burlington in the semi‐finals 11‐9. Aidan Vogel accounted for more than a third of the team's assists, 52. Sam Cairns and Aiden Francomb both generated over 30 turnovers in their first seasons playing Ultimate. Devin Deets and Joe Sogno led the team in scoring. Boys All State 1st Team: Aidan Vogel and Aiden Francomb.

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Track and Field

Boys Tennis

The BBA Track and Field team posted another successful season with the Girls finishing as 2019 Slater Invitational Champions as well as getting 3rd place at Marble Valley League Championships.

BBA Boys Tennis finished at 1‐9 but that does not show how close some of the matches were. The team as a whole improved as the season progressed, winning against Woodstock after losing to them early in the season.

Marble Valley League Qualifiers: Piper Russell, Rebecca Leili, Rowan Russell, Mia Grigsby, Liara Foley, Emma Tschaikowsky, Livia Braclay, Sophie Ganger, Emma Egbert, Merritt Perkins, Brielle Proctor, Amelia Kennedy, Lily Spencer, Daisy O'Keefe, Lily Cole, Graciana Maier, Alyssa McLaughlin, Olivia Day, Sophie Cannon, Molly Burnham, Kilo Francomb, Serena Harris, Jasmine Rachele, Olivia Brand, and Lily Williams Individual Accolades: Mia Grigsby: New England Championship Qualifier (4x100), Rebecca Leili: 1st Team All MVL (300 Hurdles), New England Championship Qualifier (4x100), Olivia Brand: New England Championship Qualifier (4x100), Jasmine Rachele: New England Championship Qualifier (4x100).

The boys finished in 6th Place at Marble Valley League Championships.

Marble Valley League Qualifiers: Jessie Miller, Will Fox, Andrew Toussaint, Henry Putney, Sean Foley, Kole Blanchard, Will Frank, Chevaugn Brownie, Mason Cox, Zane Zupan, Giles Collins, Boden Morris, Alvaro Letamendia, Parker Kulis, and Angelo Bonanno.

Individual Accolades: William Frank: 1st Team All MVL (Discus), New England Championship Qualifier (Discus and Shot Put). Andrew Toussaint: 1st Team All MVL (Triple Jump).

Girls Tennis

The girls post‐season record was 9‐2; both losses were to Woodstock. The team earned the MVL Championship and a 3 seed in Division 2 post‐ season play. The girls defeated Otter Valley 7‐0 before losing 6‐1 to #2 seed U‐32.

BBA Unified Basketball Team

In the inaugural season, the team ended with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses during the regular season and achieved a post‐season ranking of 5th. The team lost to Mill River in the first round of playoffs.

Seasonal Highlights included: A buzzer beater by Dylan Skandera against Brattleboro (1st game played as a BBA Unified Basketball Team) and a buzzer beater by Karl Dooling against Hartford.

Individual Accolades: Dylan Skandera ‐ Team highest point scorer.

Joseph McCoy ‐ Was a primary factor in starting BBA’s Unified Basketball. All Unified Partners played a key role in the success of BBA's historical inaugural Unified Basketball Team. The Unified Basketball Team afforded each athlete the opportunity to experience a varsity sport for the first time as well as the pride of earning a varsity letter from BBA. The Unified Basketball Team received 100% support from Dave Miceli, Julie Crosier, and the entire BBA community.

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Reunion 2019: Come Home to the Hill! September 20-22, 2019 Celebrating alumni from the 4 and 9 classes, Reunion is open to alumni, spouses, and families of all class years!

REGISTRATION

OPENS JULY 1 Online at: burrburton.org/reunion OR by phone: 802-549-8277

Join us in the shadow of Equinox for food and fun with old—and new—friends at Reunion Weekend, Friday, Look for the full schedule on the reunion webpage; September 20 to reunion classes and alumni from the class of 1974 and Sunday, September older and 4 and 9 classes will also receive the schedule 22. Come celebrate and a registration form by mail. your memories of Don’t miss: Burr and Burton and experience the l The Alumni Social Friday evening present and future l The Varsity Football game Saturday on Taylor Field of BBA as the l The Hall of Fame Award Ceremony countdown to our l The Alumni Dinner at Taconic 200th anniversary l And more! begins!

Thanks Reunion ’19 Sponsors!

Hosting Reunion Weekend is an expensive proposition and here’s a big shoutout to our Reunion Sponsors for helping us keep it affordable and fun for all attendees. Thank you!

Inductees for the Burr and Burton 2019 Hall of Fame On Saturday, September 21, Reunion attendees and BBA leaders will induct the newest members into the Burr and Burton Athletics and Alumni Recognition Hall of Fame.

Created in 2001, the Hall of Fame recognizes Athletes: Kristen A. Palmer ’09 and Trevor L. Pollock ’09 extraordinary members of the community whose Coach: Dan DeForest achievements, accomplishments, and service inspire our Legend: William J. West ’65 students and our school. The 2019 ceremony will take Special Olympian: Travis E. Baker ’11 place at 4 p.m. in the Riley Center for the Arts, and will be Friends of Athletics: John and Lynne Sanders followed by Reunion Dinner at Taconic.

Team Award: 1998, 1999, and 2000 Girls Varsity Soccer Many thanks to the Alumni Arts Award Selection Committee, chaired by Gloria Rovnak Palmer ’81, the Alumni Service Award: Lyman K. Orton ’59 Alumni Recognition Awards Committee, chaired by Alumni Achievement Award: James B. Campbell ’62 Wendy Newhouse Gawlik ’77, the Athletic Hall of Fame E.H. Henry Distinguished Faculty and Staff Award: Selection Committee, chaired by Kathi Frost Bierwirth Dawne Polis ’81, and all those who participated in the nomination Alumni Arts Award: Sheryl Hadeka ’04 process.

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Wishing Cindy Gubb a fond farewell

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“I will always imagine the future of Burr and Burton to be bright, with limitless possibilities for all students.”

Cindy Gubb led our Advancement Office for 13 years with passion and care, and her love for Burr and Burton always showed through. She believed in the power of a great education to open the eyes of our young people and change their lives, and her passion reflected and inspired that of our donors. Their stunning generosity over the past decadeplus—$50 million!—is a testament to Cindy’s ability to convey all that we do for students and for our communities.

Cindy’s major contributions to Burr and Burton included overseeing the quadrupling of the Endowment to a level exceeding $20 million; tripling Annual Giving to $1 million; and ensuring the successful completion of initiatives such as the Campaign for Burr and Burton, the Judy McCormick Taylor Field project, The Mountain Campus, the Dene Farm program, the Education Innovation Fund to benefit elementary schools, the Student Success Program, the iPad School program, the Steinway School initiative, and the transformative Rowland Project.

We are a different and better school thanks to Cindy’s dedication and tireless efforts. We wish her well in her retirement. o

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“Our philosophy is simple: hire the best teachers, provide superb facilities, nurture a culture that values achievement in all its forms, celebrate the many accomplishments of our students, and strive for excellence in everything we do.”

— Headmaster Mark Tashjian