The Courtyard 2022

COURTYARD STAFF

2022-23

BOARD

OF TRUSTEES

John Allen, Vice President

Marco Bellin

Scott Brien

Eliot Clarke ’94

Jennifer Colman

Nicole Drury

Andrew Garcia

Nancy Hathaway, Chair

Matthew Heard

Claudia Kunkle, PA Rep

Kenji Larsen

Patrick McCurdy

Cindy McWilliams

Reed Minor

Debbie Morley

Jen Nisi

Jason Page

Heather Patterson

John Quartararo

Jeffrey Smith

Shannon Vollmer

Amelia Wilson

CONTACT US

Dutchess Day School 415 Route 343 Millbrook, NY 12545 845.677.5014 www.dutchessday.org

ADMISSIONS

Christine Whiting Director of Admissions + Tuition Assistance 845.677.5014 Ext. 115 twhiting@dutchessday.org

Press, Millbrook, NY

Dutchess Day School, an independent preschool, elementary and middle school, welcomes motivated students of good character who have the potential for academic success and who will contribute to the school community. A vibrant, ethical community that embraces diversity, Dutchess Day School helps students become lifelong learners who connect and contribute to their community and the greater world.

LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

In the 2021-2022 school year, Dutchess Day School moved from meeting the challenges presented by the COVID pandemic to a slow return to normal school as we know it. In the Spring, face masks and weekly testing dropped away, elbow bumps were replaced by proper handshakes, and we once again opened our campus to the outside world.

In the following pages, you will see many highlights from the 2021-2022 school year, as well as our efforts to push forward, presenting new learning opportunities for our students, and improved facilities for all. In these pages, you will see the visual arts, athletics, performing arts, concerts and recitals, service-learning, and “beyond the fencepost” adventures, and meet new faculty, and trustees. What I hope you see is that the essence of Dutchess Day School remains, regardles of swelling enrollment, and innovative new programs.

Since 1967, the published Courtyard has also been central to Dutchess Day School. It has served as a vehicle for communicating significant changes in our community, celebrating the successes of our students, illustrating the talents of faculty, conveying the breadth and depth of our programs. As we move into a new era for The Courtyard it is my hope that it will continue to serve as a point of connection for all members of our community, past, present, and future.

As you peruse these pages, I hope that you are inspired to engage in the vibrant community of Dutchess Day School. Write, visit, and connect to DDS; we would love to hear about your family and life beyond the picket fence!

P. Heard, Head of School

OUR MIS SION

Dutchess Day School is an elementary and middle school that provides a strong academic foundation, values children’s natural curiosity, and fosters an enduring enthusiasm for learning. In an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect, students are encouraged to take intellectual, athletic, and artistic risks and to develop independence, confidence, and imagination. A talented and dedicated faculty maintains high standards within a balanced curriculum that challenges students to discover their unique strengths. The school seeks diversity and respects the individuality of each child. Students share their talents through collaboration and through service to the school, the community, and the larger world.

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EARTH DAY

tThe student ambassador group organized our school celebration for Earth Day this year. Upper School students teamed up with the Lower School students to make seed bombs, which were then thrown into the field near our bee houses to create a field of wildflowers. Students also planted trees and then gathered for a sing-along, including a joyous rendition of “This Land is Your Land” led by our music teachers Elizabeth Clifton and Bill Fiore

DULCIMER

tFALL 2021 Our fifth-grade students have a long-standing tradition of constructing and designing their own mountain dulcimer. This hands-on project starts in the upper school science lab during the initial assembly, it then travels home for the design phase, and then it miraculously appears center stage for the winter concert. It is always a thrill to watch our budding luthiers using hammers, nails, sandpaper, and glue to affix the tuners, bridge, and string guide to the fretboard. When students are building, creating, and exploring the learning always resonates in a deeper, more memorable way.

tMODEL UN

Twenty-two seventh and eighth graders students participated in the annual BUAMUN X Conference (Boston University Academy Model UN) on January 30th and 31st. Students competed virtually against schools from the Boston Metro Area and a collection of International Schools. Jackson Bamber, Grace Bellin, and Charli Nisi received awards for Best Position Papers, and Alexander Drury was awarded Outstanding Delegate.

tA SWEET WIN

Beekeeping began for Director of Building and Grounds Virgel Shook with a rescue mission of a colony at Dutchess Day School. He successfully removed and transferred them to standardized bee boxes and now maintains 25 colonies of bees. He entered the “DDS Bee’s” honey into the Dutchess County fair this year and was honored to win first place!

ROCKETS

tHOURS OF CODE

DECEMBER 2021 DDS participated in Computer Science Education Week, CSEdWeek, an annual nation-wide project to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity in computer science education, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners in the field. DDS students participated in the Hour of Code program and our sixth graders worked on Kodable with their preschool buddies

tOn FEBRUARY 3RD, Dr. Bernard Rauscher, Astrophysicist on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Project Team, spoke with the sixth graders about his career, the JWST mission, and the teamwork involved in launching the telescope and sending it almost a million miles away in space to observe the origins of galaxies. What a thrill for the class, who was studying the solar system, to hear directly from a NASA scientist working on one of the space agency's most ambitious and exciting missions ever!

STUDIO ARTS

LOWER SCHOOL

Our lower schoolers deeply investigated all the foundations of painting, sculpture, collage and printmaking this year. They explored fundamentals of color theory through a variety of different types of paint and problem solved their way through to completing beautiful (and very stable) sculptures made of clay, paper and found objects. Preschool was a new addition to the art studio this year and did an amazing job experimenting with materials and talking about the results of those explorations. We concluded the year using our kilns to create mixed media mobiles that included hand built and glazed clay pieces.

UPPER SCHOOL

Our upper schoolers learned and applied new artistic techniques to both 2-d and 3-d design materials. They began the year drawing themselves from observation, exploring how to navigate scale, shading, texture and proportion. Next, they transformed our studio into a printing press with their linoleum cuts. They each completed a multitude of prints that they bound into accordion books. Upper schoolers completed the year with large-scale sculptures made with found objects and plaster. The subject matter varied from food to animals to props for the 8th grade play, but the goal was the same for all: build a stable sculpture with a ton of painted detail and texture.

CONCERTS & PERFORMING ARTS

CONCERTS

Our Winter and Spring Concerts this year were wonderful showcases for all our multi-talented students, Pre-k through eighth grade. Both concerts were opportunities for us to gather and celebrate our community traditions by sharing songs, folk dances, and original skits. Our school auditorium, decorated by our Parent’s Association, was filled with parents, siblings and grandparents applauding, laughing, and supporting our various ensembles and choruses. These amazing concerts always reflect the work of a dedicated team of engaged students, committed music and classroom teachers, supportive staff and administers who all help to ensure that the performances happens in an orderly, creative and festive fashion.

FOURTH GRADE PLAY

This year for their annual musical production, the fourth grade performed The Tale of the Chinese Zodiac This class was a dream to work with. Every day they showed up with enthusiasm and would arrive in the morning eager to see if “play rehearsal” was on the daily schedule. There was a team atmosphere from the beginning, as everyone had just as much excitement for performing in the background chorus of a song, as they did to have the solo at the front of the stage. Brimming with creativity, every day brought new prop ideas, choreography suggestions and comedic acting directives. Different leaders emerged each day to bring something new to rehearsal that could make our performance sizzle. The class had the ambition that their play would be superlative. Their efforts paid off with two outstanding and memorable performances. The school performance would not have been the same without the crowd participation at the end.

SIXTH GRADE PLAY

The class of 2024 took to the stage November 9th and 10th to present Shrek the Musical Jr. to the Dutchess Day School community. The sixth graders worked for the entire fall trimester to learn their lines, songs, and choreography. Improvisation skills were also practiced. The show was full of quick-witted banter as well as themes of endearing friendship and the valiant fight against intolerance. The students were a strong ensemble and put together a very entertaining show.

EIGHTH GRADE PLAY

Our production of Wizard of Oz, performed by the Eight grade class, was both magical and transformative. The songs from the 1939 movie, written by Harold Arlen an E.Y. Harburg, continue to be timeless and powerful. In fact, the play's principal song, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is perhaps the most famous song ever written. As our rehearsals slowly progressed, it was inspiring to watch the leads and the ensemble players come together around these masterfully written songs and sing them with heart, intellect, and courage. The audience, both young and old, were captivated by both the music and the lyrics. In addition to music, the play’s message taught our actors and audience that many times solutions to your problems lie within yourselves. All the time that Dorothy was in Oz searching for a way home, the solution (the ruby slippers) was right there on her feet. She just didn’t know how to make them work. The musical, based on L. Frank Baum’s book, taught everyone involved with the production that the key to our heart’s desire is often within ourselves, we just have to discover how to unlock our own potential and that there is no place like home.

POINT & BEYOND

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FISHKILL, NY In early May, the 5th grade class enjoyed an action packed three-day, two-night trip to Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY. Students engaged in academic lessons, team building activities, and problem-solving challenges. The students took intellectual risks, determined when to use finesse over brawn, and discovered wonders in their natural surroundings. The students returned to DDS exhausted, but thrilled, by this special event.

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visiting interesting local venues, including Storm King Arts Center, Mohonk Mountain House, West Point Military Academy, and seeing Wicked on Broadway. Seen here

eighth graders on the grounds at West Point with history teacher Mr. Miller. Students had a private bus tour of the West Point grounds and ended at the West Point Museum with a private tour of World War II exhibits led by Exhibit Specialist Jose Cartegena.

CAPE COD, MA In May, the 6th and 7th graders adventured to the semiannual DDS Cape Cod trip to Nature's Classroom campground in Yarmouth Port. Days were a mix of nature-based learning, group bonding activities, and unstructured play time; evenings included group sing-alongs, skits, and nature/science activities. Over the course of the five days, students learned to cook over a campfire, searched for marine critters in tide pools, honed wilderness survival skills, and played countless rounds of “carpet ball”, amongst many other activities. A highlight was the incredible whale-watching trip, where five different species were seen including the rare North Atlantic Right Whale.

The first grade took their annual journey to the Sharon Audubon where they learned about birds and wildlife. Students walked the nature trails, observing native birds, bugs, plants, and amphibians. First graders learn about different species of birds, including what they eat and how they use their beaks as tools.

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Past

TAKE TO THE FIELDS

ATHLETICS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Competitive athletics begin in fifth grade with teams competing interscholastically all three seasons. Last year, our lacrosse and field hockey teams went undefeated. In addition to our athletic teams, all students participate in our ski/skate program on Fridays in January and February.

ATHLETIC TEAMS

Fall: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer - Varsity/JV

Winter: Basketball - Varsity/JV, Squash, Volleyball, Skiing

Spring: Lacrosse - Girls/Boys, Tennis

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OUR FIRST PARENT FIELD DAY

In May, DDS had its first field day for parents. More than 100 parents attended this fun filled event on the fields where their children have field day every year. Faculty and staff judged events that included Hobby Horse Race, Sack Race, Dizzy Egg Spoon, Human Hamster Wheel and a Three-legged race. Parents also got to participate in other events: a Mechanical Bull, Gladiator Joust, and the favorite “Dunk Tank” with our very own Head of School, Matt Heard. Food was prepared by The Grille Wagon and Verona on Wheels and DDS’s own chef, Christine Mangione.

DDS GRANTS

intricate structures they built up from the clear baseboards that bring their ideas to life. These new materials offer endless opportunities for creativity and promise many years of joy for future children.

Unruly Splats—PE & Coding Mashup

Mrs. Ruhe and Ms. Schoch were looking for a way to make computational thinking more kinesthetic and new ways to incorporate and support academic themes in PE class. Unruly Splats was the perfect addition to the curriculum to introduce coding through physical games. Splats are programmable devices that respond to touch, light up, and play sounds. Through the grant, Dutchess Day School obtained a set of 24 devices as well as a membership to the Unruly Splats online app

school year. Prekindergarten teacher Stacy Kaegi received funding for “Learning with Light in Pre-K” and Amanda Ruhe and Laurie Schoch received funding for “Unruly Splats—PE and Coding Mashup.”

Learning with Light in Pre-K

Mrs. Kaegi loves to get her students involved in creative, hands-on learning and the new transparent structures provided by the grant are a terrific addition to the Pre-K program. Mrs. Kaegi explained how using translucent manipulatives with a light panel engages and enhances the learning of her students. Through the funding, the preschool acquired three light panels and a variety of translucent materials. The new manipulatives are already a big hit in the classroom. This spring, Pre-K students worked with the materials with great care and welcomed one another into the play space eagerly. The children were thrilled to build multilevel structures with translucent bricks, create designs with colorful transparent pebbles, and construct sculptures with brightly colored discs and connectors. They were delighted by the designs they created on the panels and the

The new technology also allowed the fourth-grade class to collaborate and use teamwork to cross a virtual mine field, adapting a game that has been played for many years in PE, to have a virtual twist. Instead of flipping a paper to find out if a tile is safe, players can now step on a splat tile, which shines red or green. The class worked together to find a safe path across the array of splats.

The sixth-grade students used the new technology to design interactive PE games for their preschool buddies. They researched age-appropriate games, met with the Athletic Director for a Q & A session, and were inspired by their own favorite games. After the research phase, the students were tasked with breaking down their game into steps and creating algorithms that would use the responsive nature of the splats unit to create the desired outcome. Games ranged from simple red light, green light, to timed obstacle courses, and musical splats. The games will debut as part of the regular PE curriculum this fall.

We are excited to announce that three of our faculty members were the recipients of Fund for Excellence in Education Grants given by the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley this

SERVICE LEARNING

Fostering empathy and civic engagement is an integral part of the Dutchess Day School mission to encourgae and foster the spirit of giving in meaningful and developmentally appropriate ways.

Kindergarten Morning Attendance

First Grade Used Book Drive for Astor Head Start

Second Grade DCSPCA Supply Collection

Third Grade Thanksgiving Food Drive for Astor Head Start

Kindergarten Reading Buddies

Fourth Grade Preschool Gardening Buddies, Yearly Student-Led Sustainability Fundraising Project

Fifth Grade Collection for the Poughkeepsie Homeless Shelter

Sixth Grade Treats for Troops, Preschool Reading Buddies, Goodie bags for Sparrow’s Nest

Seventh Grade Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie Gifts

First Grade Poetry Pals

Eighth Grade School Ambassadors

Second Grade Pen Pals

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Second grade collects items for the local SPCA; DDS holds a 7-aside soccer tournament every fall with a bake sale and raffle with all proceeds going to the Poughkeepsie Homeless Shelter; the third grade donates enough items to feed seven local families from Thanksgiving through December; our student ambassadors collected items to stuff several stockings for Stockings for Military to send to our troops and veterans to bring a little holiday cheer.

The T Project

special space within the school’s walls that only that school has. It may have been a classroom, studio, science lab, or gymnasium. It may have had a particular smell, sound, or feeling that was universally understood among students, teachers, and parents alike. Those shared experiences cemented childhood memories, and upon graduation, alumni to the uniqueness of their alma maters.

At Dutchess Day School, there is perhaps nothing more quintessential than the Lower School Tunnel. From the old brickwork burnished by decades of foot traffic and layers of wax, to the drying racks for winter boots, each year the Tunnel comes alive with the echoes of student learning and activity. Lower schoolers store and collect their school materials throughout the year, students sit on the floor worming their way in and out of snowsuits in the winter, and the radiators hiss as drying boots leave puddles behind. The walls are adorned with

Existing Conditions

Corridor Renovation Concept

student-made work produced cyclical by season or by course of study; snow globes in the winter and lady bugs in the spring. It seems only appropriate that Dutchess Day School students’ rite of passage is, in fact, a passageway through the main school building.

As with all things well-loved, time and wear eventually catch up, and care needs to be given to the place or space that has cared so well for us. This is the case for the Lower School Tunnel. Over the last few years, we have looked to our campus with a critical eye, ensuring that our physical plant reflects the magic and learning opportunities that happen within our classrooms. We have refreshed almost every aspect of our campus, and now we turn our attentions to the very artery that ties the wings of our main building together, and connects our students to our beautiful outdoor areas.

Beginning in the summer of 2022, and continuing through to completion in the summer of 2023, the Lower School Tunnel as well as the north facade of school will receive a complete renovation, while maintaining the character, feel, and unique qualities that make that passageway so special. In addition to the replacement of windows and siding long past their respective lifetimes, lighting and finishes will be renewed to more fully reveal the magic the Tunnel possesses. Most importantly, we will be addressing the the northern end of the Tunnel, the first and kindergarten classrooms are accessed, and how the Lower School exits the uses the playground, fields, and outdoor learning areas. This significant portion of the “T” Renovation will include a warm and welcoming foyer that draws in light and our campus’s natural beauty through large windows, while providing an efficient and attractive egress to a terraced gathering area. Please take note of the architectural renderings provided.

Thank you for your continued support of Dutchess Day! Your continued care for our school allows us to provide the best resources and experiences for our students and preserve the places and spaces we hold so dear. Should you have time in the coming year to revisit and tour Dutchess Day, please let us know. We would love to see you on campus.

…will include a warm and welcoming foyer that draws in light and our campus’s natural beauty through large windows…

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The community gathered together on Friday, June 10, 2021, to celebrate the graduates. Eighth grade speakers, Charli Nisi and Yousef Barillas-Mansour, along with science teacher Jonathan Howe, all recognized the resilience and strength of the community during the past three years. The ceremony ended with the reading of citations and a musical performance.

BEYOND DUTCHESS DAY

GRADUATES OF 2018-2022

A Dutchess Day School education provides our graduates with the capacity to flourish in the most challenging independent and public secondary schools. Below is a list of schools DDS graduates have attended over the last five years.

Arlington High School

Baylor School

Blair Academy

Berkshire School

Canterbury School

Choate Rosemary Hall

Deerfield Academy

The Doane Stuart School

Dover High School

Emma Willard School

The Frederick Gunn School

Hackley School

The Hotchkiss School

John F. Kennedy Catholic High School

Kent School

Kingston High School

The Lawrenceville School

Loomis-Chaffee School

The Masters School Middlesex

Millbrook High School

Millbrook School

Mountain View High School

Northfield Mount Hermon School

Northside College Preparatory High School

Our Lady of Lourdes High School

Phillips Academy Andover

Red Hook High School

Rhinebeck High School

St. Marks School

Salisbury School

Stevenson School

The Taft School

Walnut Hill School for the Arts

Westminster School

Please share your alumni news and updates with Director of Development, Eileen Shaw, at eshaw@dutchessday.org or 845.677.5014.

On Board

A warm welcome to Dutchess Day School’s newest Board members.

Amelia Wilson

Amelia and her husband Jim, son Teddy, now a DDS 6th grader, and daughter Sadie, a sophomore at the Millbrook School, began spending weekends and holidays in Dutchess County 14 years ago, becoming fulltime residents in 2021. The Wilsons deeply appreciated the warm welcome they have received as new members of the DDS community, and Teddy has thrived both inside the classroom, on the playground, and out on the sports fields!

Currently working on several writing projects, Amelia formerly worked in management in finance and the nonprofit sector in London and New York. From 1998 to 2011, she held various senior roles within the Executive Office at Goldman Sachs, the financial services firm. From 2011 to 2018, she

advised nonprofit clients, including StoryCorps, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Extreme Kids and Crew, Brooklyn Friends School, and The Brearley School on fundraising, leadership, and communications. Amelia has served as a trustee or committee member at many institutions, including The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Brooklyn Public Library, PAVE Charter School, Girls Leadership Institute, and the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society. A devoted year-round racket sports player, Amelia serves on the Tennis and Paddle Committees at The Millbrook Golf and Tennis Club. A native of Brisbane, Australia, she holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Queensland University of Technology.

Reed Weeden Minor

Reed Weeden Minor is a

DDS alum from the class of '95 when the geese still shared the field hockey fields with the athletes. She credits her years at DDS with instilling a love of all things school. A middle and high school English teacher for the last 20 years, Reed is now Director of College Counseling at Greenwich Academy in CT. She graduated from Deerfield Academy, Brown University, and Harvard Graduate School of Education, and she has worked as a volunteer or class rep for each institution. She also serves on the boards of the Greenwich Scholarship Association and the Round Hill Club Scholarship Fund. Reed and her family spend every moment they can in Millbrook, visiting her

parents who live just down the road from DDS. Reed, her husband Stephen, and their three children, Sylvie (5th grade), Wellsley (2nd grade) and Stephen “Finn” (1st grade), consider Millbrook to be home, and she is honored to give back to Dutchess Day School and the incredible learning community it represents.

Cindy McWilliams

Cindy and her husband, Rick, spent their careers at Millbrook School where Cindy served as Director of Admission for twenty years and Rick was the Athletic Director, boys varsity soccer coach, and taught in the art department. Following her time in admissions, Cindy was the Director of the Alumni Annual Fund and

Reed and family

Amelia and family

Constituent Relations. Both their children, Trevor and Carly, attended DDS.

Among her admissions accomplishments, Cindy was proud to work under the leadership of Drew Casertano to increase enrollment, participate on the Trustee Advisory Committee and to serve as faculty member to The Association of Boarding Schools. During her time in the alumni office, she helped develop a campaign to engage alumni from the past 25 years.

Upon their retirement five years ago, Cindy serves on the Vestry of Grace Church, a member of the Millbrook Garden Club as well as Millbrook Golf and Tennis Club. Cindy works "parttime" with Right to

Dream/US, a soccer academy in Ghana that sends some of its students to US boarding schools. As Director of Boarding School Relations, Cindy helps to oversee and coordinate all aspects of the educational and personal experiences for approximately twenty RTD students. The RTD mission is to give players and student-athletes the best possible developmental experiences, and to give them the best chance of reaching their potential through education, soccer, and developing their character to the fullest. Cindy and Rick became involved with RTD when Millbrook enrolled its first students over ten years ago.

Jason Page

Although Jason is new to the Dutchess Day Board of Trustees, he has a long history with Dutchess Day School. Jason and Mary Elizabeth have four children, all of whom have or are currently attending Dutchess Day. Their eldest, Marshall, graduated DDS in 2020 and is entering his third year at Millbrook School. Catherine, Jackson, and Helen Marie will enter eighth, fifth, and second grades this fall. Furthermore, three members of Jason’s extended family also graduated from DDS.

Jason and Mary Elizabeth have been very active in the DDS community over the years, volunteering and serving as chair of the lower school and an upper school representative. Currently, they are chairing the 2023 DDS Gala at Old Drover’s Inn.

Jason is a lifetime

resident of Dutchess County and the managing partner of Page Park Associates, a privately held real estate company, where he oversees the leasing and development of a diverse portfolio of space, as well as other business interests. He currently serves as President of the Block Island Club, where his family are summer residents, Jason is also on boards for their family businesses, committees for Dutchess County Economic Development, as well as several local charities.

Jason and Mary Elizabeth count many DDS parents among their cherished friends and are of sound belief that the school offers their children a strong academic foundation with a passionate faculty and a deep sense of community. Jason looks forward to serving as a Trustee.

Cindy and family

Jason and family

New Faculty

Meet and greet the newest additions in Dutchess Day School’s classrooms.

positions over her career. Belle has a Bachelor’s of Agricultural Science and Teaching (Secondary) from the University of Melbourne and a Master’s in Geoscience from Macquarie University. Belle enjoys travelling, spending time in the outdoors, and various sports, including tennis, field hockey, and snow and water skiing. Belle is eager to get back into the classroom and continue her love of teaching.

Welcome Kathy McNeiece

Welcome Ellen Jones

Ellen Jones is joining the Upper School as a math teacher this fall. She comes to us from the Learning Strategies Center at The Culinary Institute of America. Ellen grew up in Wallkill, NY, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from Union College. She began her math teaching career at The Harvey School in Katonah, NY, and then taught in the Middle and Upper School at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara, CA. Ellen currently lives in Highland with her husband, Jon, son Quinlan (15), daughters Melody (12) and Alana (10), and Disco the dog. Though you will mostly find Ellen cheering her kids on from the sidelines, she enjoys travelling,

reading, gardening, hiking, Girl Scout leading, and laughing with friends and family. Ellen, Melody, and Alana are very excited to be joining the DDS Community.

Welcome Ellen McBride

Annabelle McBride is delighted to be both a parent and now also a teacher at Dutchess Day school. Belle lives in Stanfordville with her husband, Will, and children, Lulu (4) and Henri (2). They have recently moved to Dutchess County from Australia and are thoroughly enjoying exploring their new community. Belle worked as a teacher from 2011 until her move to America. She has held a variety of leadership roles and teaching

Kathy McNeiece joins Dutchess Day School as the new Technologist. Kathy graduated from Sacred Heart University with her Master of Arts in teaching and from Fairfield University with her Master's in educational technology with a specialization in Library Science. Kathy has spent time as a first, third, and fourth grade teacher before moving into the role of school librarian. Most recently, she was Head Librarian at Hamden Hall Country Day School in Hamden, CT. She has also taught students in the master's program at Fairfield University as an adjunct professor. Kathy has worked in numerous summer programs, ranging from teaching students coding skills to nurturing farm animals. When Kathy is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family. They love to camp and are working hard to start their own farm. Kathy enjoys horseback riding, spending time by the water, and acting as an official for her daughter’s swim team. She is passionate about reading and has

Ellen Jones and family.

been involved in the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award program. While originally from Yonkers, NY, Kathy lives in Bantam, CT, with her husband, two children, a German Shephard, a French angora rabbit, and plenty of chickens. Her daughter Aibhlinn will be an 8th grader and her son Michael will join the 5th grade class. They are all excited to be a part of the Dutchess Day family!

Welcome Dana Morgera

Dana Morgera, our new athletic director, is a Brooklyn native who is passionate about outdoor adventure and working with children. Her most treasured hobbies include soccer, surfing, and backpacking around the globe. Dana started playing the beautiful game of soccer at two years old and dabbled in other sports throughout her adolescence and adulthood. She played Division II lacrosse at the University of New Haven and graduated in 2013 with a BA in Psychology and Legal Studies. Dana is currently enrolled as a graduate student at Gonzaga University working toward her MA in Sport and Athletic Administration. Dana has worked for several sport and recreation organizations in the areas of coaching, guiding, business development, marketing, and strategic planning. When she is not playing sports or chasing waves around the world, you can find her in a hammock with a good book, playing all sorts of instruments, hiking, writing, hanging out with family and friends, or sitting somewhere serene drinking tea.

Dana Mortera

Belle McBride and family.

Kathy McNeiece

AlumniNews

alumni@dutchessday.org so we can update your contact information and include your submission in our next Courtyard.

the Pilatus PC12 as the “Swiss army knife” of aviation. It is a highly versatile, single engine turboprop plane consisting of one propeller turned by a jet turbine, which allows them to cruise at three hundred miles per hour, approach, and land at the speed of a jet, or slow down and land at about one thousand feet. With these parameters, Gavin can land anywhere- private airstrips or international airports.

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Leila Percy lives with her husband on a farm in Warren, Maine, and grows organic cranberries, blueberries, and vegetables.

2003

Ethan Vallarino married Jamie Barnes on the Hitchcock property last September. He has moved back from New York City to Millbrook.

2007

Alexandra Abrams is a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines, based out of Seattle.

Ryan Bhangdia moved to Boston in 2020 and continues to work for the Federal Acquisition Service and spends much of his free time engaged with botany and film photography (silverhalideflowers.com).

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Kayleigh Bhangdia finished graduate school in the spring of 2021 and is now working as a Researcher in health economics at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). She continues to live in Boston and plans to run the Berlin Marathon in September.

Caleb Tuke lives in New York City and works for Investcorp, a real estate private investment fund.

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Jake Bhangdia graduated from Furman University where he studied mathematics and is now pursuing his dreams as a professional tennis player. Primarily based in Florida, he has been traveling worldwide for tournaments and last year earned his first ATP point. After DDS, Doug Pfeifer

attended the Kent School, where he earned the Latin award. Doug was given a full scholarship to the University of Southern California. After graduating, he joined the Marines where he was awarded the Chesty Puller Recruit Company Honor Graduate Award out of 350 possible candidates. He has been invited to attend the Intelligence Unit. He is currently back at school for the Marines to learn Russian and Chinese.

After eight years since his first flying lesson and completing schooling in 2020, Gavin Schneible returned to the northeast to work for a small private charter company, Tradewind Aviation.

Gavin is captain of a Swiss made Pilatus PC12, one of twenty in the Tradewind fleet. According to Gavin, they are a dream to fly. He refers to

Tradewind is a local company, with their headquarters in Oxford, Connecticut, focusing on travel from White Plains and Teterboro. All year they have charter flights across the Eastern half of the United States. During the summertime in the north, scheduled flights mixed into Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Newport. But as the summer ends, most of the fleet moves to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and flies in the Caribbean for wintertime.

2013

Zach Tuke is a junior at Emory University studying environmental studies.

Catching up with Dutchess Day School’s alumni around the world.

KEEP IN TOUCH: Out of sight—out of mind does not ring true here at Dutchess Day School. Your classmates, teachers and the entire DDS community enjoy hearing what our alumni are up to once you leave the cubbies and hallways of DDS. Nothing is too small and nothing is too big. Please contact us at

Ryan Bhangdia ’07

Kayleigh Bhangdia ’08 Jake Bhangdia ’12

Doug Pfeifer ’12

Anthony Family

ARTHUR Most of my fondest DDS memories involve my little sisters in one way or another. While we did not see a whole lot of each other during a typical school day, it was always comforting knowing that Mimi and Sarah were somewhere close by.

To me, the best time of the day was always during the carpool rides to and from school, usually with either one of our parents, the McWilliams, or the Casertanos. Those were the times when we enjoyed sharing stories about students or about something funny that happened in Mrs. Bialek’s music class or at a basketball practice with Mr. Mercer. Nothing at school would have been as much fun or as meaningful if I had not had two sisters who could relate to what I was experiencing.

MIMI DDS was and is an incredibly unique educational experience. I feel so lucky to have taken ski lessons every Friday of the winter for nine years. I was in three phenomenal plays, learned to read music and play a variety of instruments in Mr. Umiker’s Latin rock show and travelled to Cape Cod for Nature’s Classroom. I will never forget working with clay in the morning in Mrs. Rosse’s class to “wake up our hands” and taking the classroom outside with Mrs. Follansbee. The best part of DDS was undoubtedly the school community. The faculty, staff, and students pretty much all remained lifers, so we all grew up together. The number of siblings who attended DDS are too many to count! Having my siblings Arthur and Sarah there with me was really something special that I will cherish forever.

SARAH I recall the happy tradition of beginning every school day by being warmly greeted by the Head of School as we entered the school building, I also remember that if we became sick or injured at school, we had to go to Mrs. Potter’s office and wait for one of our

parents to come and take us home. Fall Festival was a blast as we celebrated the beautiful Dutchess County Autumns while competing on the athletic fields against rival schools. The field day at the end of the year featured the Blue and White teams, and the Anthonys were members of the White team. I have fond memories of Mrs. Bialek’s music class, which was a special experience, as was Ms. Dreier’s class, as she surrounded herself and her students with her stuffed animals. We were fortunate to have had so many excellent teachers for our DDS years.

ANN As parents of three DDS students, we considered the school our second home. We attended every play, concert, athletic event, book fair, and auction, where we became friends with so many other wonderful parents. I was president of the Parent’s Association for a year, which kept me busy, especially in the afternoons and evenings fielding phone calls! At that time, I was frequently traveling back and forth to NYC (mostly with

(Margaret Bova and Lisa Fresne who were my business partners at Citrus—a handbag company in Manhattan with HQ in Millbrook). It was like Mr. Toad’s wild ride – drop off the kids at 8:00, drive to NYC, work until we had to drive back up, no lunch, no luxuries. More than once we sped up the Taconic just in the nick of time to rendez-vous with our children at the end of the school day. We eventually got it down to a science. Once we crossed under the Route 84 overpass, it was exactly 20 minutes to the front door of DDS! Those were the days!

BOB In addition to being a DDS parent, I became a trustee and eventually the Board Chair for six years. It was an exciting time for Dutchess Day as we built the Bontecou Gymnasium and helped to build an endowment for the school. I take my hat off to all trustees who have served DDS with loyal devotion from its founding in 1955 until the present. May our school serve and flourish in the years ahead.

The Anthony family: Bob, Sarah ’08, Ann, Arthur ’03, Mimi Anthony Cushing ’04, and Jamie Cushing

2015

Lizzie Chamberlin is majoring in Economics, and minoring in Politics and Psychology, at The University of SouthSewanee, where she is a junior and was “gowned” this past October. Gowning is an academic honor conferred during the course of studies

rather than at graduation, per Sewanee tradition.

Lizzie is playing varsity lacrosse (thanks to Ms. Schoch) and riding on the equestrian team.

2016

Claire Macedonia is attending Dartmouth.

2017

Daisy Dundas is at Dartmouth Amber Hatfield is attending the University of Miami. Katie Salnikoff attends Wake Forest University Olivia Charles is at the University of Toronto. Asa Tuke is a freshman at Washington and Lee

Kerckerinck Family

Writing about my days at DDS is always a welcome and fun trip down memory lane. I absolutely loved my years at DDS and seeing how my sisters and I were all there from K-8th we have a lot of memories.

One of my favorite stories is getting lost in kindergarten on a fieldtrip. Not sure if this is the best one to start with, but I’m going in chronological order. Mrs. Rosse would take us on mini field trips every Friday. Basically, we just went for a walk off the school property, but it always felt like an exciting adventure. On this particular Friday, I had the coveted role of line leader, yet managed to get separated from the class (along with Brad Potter, Eliot Clarke, and Brian Liebowitz) in a huge corn field. Obviously, we found the group, and all was well, but for my little 6-year-old heart it was quite an adventure. Mrs. Rosse is one of the reasons I eventually went into teaching myself. There were so many teachers who made lasting impressions on me. Mrs. Poholchuk ignited my love of history and taught me how to properly take notes as well as organize my schoolwork in a way that made studying for tests much more efficient. A

method I still use as an adult. My sisters and I all loved being Queen at the medieval feast organized and hosted by the 5th grade every year. Mr. Mercer would sneak us 8th graders out of lunch to watch alien abduction movies until the family of one very frightened 8th grader found out and put a swift end to the viewing parties. We had amazing

I made mine at DDS. I am still friends with Eliot Clarke, Walid Abu-Haidar, and Brendan Mason to this day.

Vanessa Park gets credit for my lifelong love of reading and English. Throughout my continued schooling, I always loved English classes and creative writing. I loved questioning everything and the safety of the teaching environment at DDS to do just that. Something I have become hyper aware of, especially since my own children are now in school in Germany, is that DDS really teaches its students how to learn- how to question, explore, and research on their own and to not just accept what was taught to us as the only truth.

trips, whether it was the whale watch at Nature’s Classroom, or the IMS ropes course. There were so many experiences that I didn’t realize until years later were extraordinary and formative. While many make lifelong friends in high school,

I was able to return to DDS as a parent. My three children had the privilege of attending DDS for six years. It remains the highlight of their schooling experience and everything is compared to DDS. I am so incredibly thankful that I was able to attend DDS all the way through and carry the education and wonderful memories with me. I ended up at St. George’s School in Newport, RI, and after that graduated cum Laude from Emerson College in Boston with a BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dutchess Day really can be credited with sparking my lifelong desire for knowledge and continued education.

FLASHBACK

Sisters, Antonia ’94, Teresa ’95, and Philipa ’97,

Gavin Schneible ’12

University, where he plays on the varsity soccer team.

2018

Minali Abraham-Aggarwal is attending Tufts University in September.

Grace Macedonia is attending Smith College in September.

Stella Slade is travelling to Dublin to attend Trinity College.

Patrick Murphy is attending Iona College in September.

2020

Andrew Lee and Benjamin and Bradley Langdon attend

Our Lady of Lourdes. Ben is a member of the jam band and Bradley is on the football team.

James Patterson is at Millbrook School.

Faculty members Mike Tarantino, Julie Murphy with Minali Aggarwal, Grace Macedonia, Stella Slade and Patrick Murphy PARENT RESOURCES

Class

of

Amber Hatfield, Ben Barton, Daisy Dundas, Katie Salnikoff and Olivia Charles

Bullock

Olsen ’96, in New Mexico in October. We remember Alex as a thoughtful student full of energy and good cheer, a dedicated athlete (in her 8th grade yearbook she and her friend Jen were named “Most Obsessed Swimmers”), and a devoted community member. Long after she and her brothers, Carroll ’00 and Perry ’00, graduated from DDS, they would return to visit or to continue their tradition of bringing in the family coin jar as a donation to the third grade food drive. Our thoughts are with Perry, Carroll, their parents, Whitney and Clark, and Alex’s New Mexico family and community.

Dear Parents, Alumni, Grandparents, Faculty & Friends of DDS,

Thank you, parents, faculty, alumni, and friends for a successful DDSFund campaign for the 2021-22 school year! The past school year was marked by joy and gratitude for being able to return to many of the activities and traditions that make Dutchess Day such a special school. Students were able to gather again for extracurricular activities, making broad use of our beautiful campus. Field trips resumed, allowing faculty to reinforce classroom learning with wonderful experiences further afield. School athletics resumed in force and students practiced together as well as competed with neighboring schools once again. Parents were finally able to come together as a community, both on and off campus, creating and reinforcing strong community bonds. This was all reflected in a successful campaign which surpassed our goal of $265,000. Thank you to all who contributed to the DDSFUND, for your dedication to our community, and your support of our wonderful school.

Eliza Thorne, 2021-2022 Development Chair Parent ’20 & ’21

FROM DDS ANNUAL FUND CHAIR

LEFT TO RIGHT: Matilda Blue ’21, Eliza Thorne ’91, Estella Blue ’20

FOUNDERS’

($10,000+)

Anonymous

SOCIETY

Philip & Megan Drury

Emilie Dyson

John & Kathe Dyson

Amy Goldman Fowler

Nancy Hathaway

Greg & Perrin Martin

Jennifer Speers ’67

Oakleigh ’71 & Jacqueline Thorne ’98

HERITAGE SOCIETY

($5,000-$9,999)

Anonymous

Michael Barnello & Eliza Thorne ’91

Charles Brill & Merrill Lyons

Fred J. Brunner Foundation

Starlie & Jillian Diamant

David and Barbara Krell

Patrick & Christine McCurdy

William & Helen Page

Madhu & Rebecca Tadikonda Felicitas Thorne

HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE

(3,000-$4,999)

Anonymous

Rachel Bullock

William & Brenda Dreyer

Jason & Amy Hart

Jason & Mary Elizabeth Page

George & Heather Patterson Illiana van Meeteren

BLUE & WHITE CLUB ($1,000-$2,999)

Anonymous

Anonymous Anonymous

Susan Abu-Haidar

John Allen & Christine Wagner

Mark and Melissa Bamber

Guy Baron & Erinn McGurn

Marco & Elizabeth Bellin

Harshan & Linda Bhangdia

Scott & Kristi Brien

Bartle & Claudia Bull

Rachel Bullock

Sandra Canselier & Georgia Barker

Frank Cappello & Elisabeth Gordon

David & Sunhee Cho

David Cohen & Susan Hecht

Lawrence ’74 & Claire Cohen

William & Jenny Colman

Peter & Lillian Corbin

Sandra de Roulet

Dana & Nicole Drury

Doug & Jennifer Dundas

Peter Dunn & Lilybeth Morales

Ray & Fatimah Fakhoury

Massimo & Chiara Ferragamo

Robert Fracchia & Karen Kilhenny

Peter & Nichola Gray

Bradley ’96 & Claire Hathaway

Christopher Hathaway ’98

Andrew & Leslie Heaney

Edward Hengel & Claudine Jones

Kieron & Bintou Hinds

Erin Holder

J.McLaughlin

Don & Mimi Kirk

Rick & Sherry Kneipper

Kenji & Kelly Larsen

Christopher & Jaime Lee

Frank & Marianna Lombardo

Jon Lott & Diana Al-Hadid

Grant and Alexis Mainland Christopher & Claire Mann

Ahmed Mansour & Lilliana Barillas-Arias

Heather Masciotti

Mark McEathron

John & Jenn Nisi

Richard & Rita Perkins

Guilherme & Ana Pinto

James & Elisa Popovich

Gregorio & Norah Quinn

Paul & Amanda Ruane

David & Sarah Stack

Philip & Stefanie Steinkraus

Peter & Anna Tcherepnine

Andrea & Lily Venezia

Jeffrey & Shannon Vollmer

Weeden Foundation

James & Amelia Wilson

FRONT GATE CLUB

($500-$999)

Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous

Emily Allen

Robert & Laura Allen

Byron ’98 & Willy Anderson

Wasik & Zainab Ashraf

George & Danielle Banta

Noah & Barrie Blake

Alvaro & Veronica DaSilva

David & Julia Descoteaux

Dennis & Susan Devereux

Jack and Lorrie Egan

P. Damian & Jeanne Gutierrez

Paul Harney & Thu Do

Matthew & Laura Heard

Jim and Ann Heffernan

Justin & Paige Hogarth

Alex Kania & Charlotte Greenough

Errol & Patrice King

Catherine Kinsey & Clinton Smullyan

Lawrence Kramer & Nancy Leonard

Tate & Claudia Kunkle

Edwin & Judith Leonard

JunJun Li

David & Elizabeth Mandy

Reed Weeden Minor ’95

Christopher & Debbie Morley

Steven & Michelle Nielsen

John & Susan Pelosi

Chad & Damali Peterman

Charles & Barbara Pierce

Jamie & Bettina Prentice

Paul ’76 & Stephania Quartararo

Todd & Janette Ritter

David & Mariana Rothschild

Charles & Margaret Schneible

Andrew & Ashley Spence

William & Nancy Stahl

Vincent & Gabrielle Vallarino Matthew VanWormer & Rachel Decker

Jeffrey & Sarah Viola

Douglas Weeden ’98

TIGER CLUB ($250-$499)

Anonymous Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Jed & Suzanne Ackerman

Amazon Smile Foundation

Byron ’98 & Willy Anderson

Nelson Arnstein ’67

Wilfried & Cathy Baeker

Ascher Baer & Sheila Erandio Louise Baudoin

Christina Bellin ’20

Timothy Bontecou ’75 & Felicity Bontecou

Clark & Whitney Bullock

James Constantino Hugo Cassirer

Neil Charles & Ann Stettner Charles

R.W. Ciferri III Eddie & Lori Cohen

Jean Cook

Tyler & Sarah Dann

Jon & Erin Downs

Russell Frehling & Debra Blalock

Parker Gentry

Kevin & Allyson Hamedl

Brett Hartmann & Charlotte Lewis

Michael & Michele Hayes Kirk Henckels & Fernanda Kellogg

April Horton & Shannon LaDeau John & Jin Kidd

Antoine Lefort & Amandine Noca

Lincoln Lyman & Ruth Bontecou Lyman ’71

Nancy Martin

Everett & Ruth McEathron

David & Nikole McPhedran

Raymond & Bonnie Meagher

Matthew & Ashley Mitchell

Alfred & Istar Mudge

Plamen Petkov & Kathryn Gracey

John Quartararo

Andrew & Lindsey Richards

Ted Russin & Karen Parsons

Ethan & Huda Scheidelman

Joshua & Michelle Schwadron

Byrant & Rebecca Seaman

Marjory Spoerri

John & Theresa Sprague

Barbara Swanson

Richard & Katherine Tobey John Tuke & Leslie Farhangi George T. Whalen, Jr.

FENCEPOST CLUB (UNDER $250)

Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous

Alexandra Abrams ’07

Redmond & Annemarie Abrams

Lauren Aloia

Amazon-Smile

Robert & Ann Anthony

Paul & Andrea Archer

Arthur & Catherine Armitage

Simon Arnstein ’65

Alexander & Margaret Bancroft

George & Phebe Banta

Howard Bellin

Diana Besteiro

Betsy Colhoun

David & Margaret Bova

Box Tops For Education

Jean Bray

Jackie Brown

Lucille Roemer Burnes ’08

Kelli Calcagni

Robert Carpenter

Drew & Linda Casertano

Elizabeth Chamberlin ’15

Olivia Charles ’17

F. Anderson & Michelle Chastain

Elizabeth Clifton

Jerome & Matilda Cohen Chris & Debbie Colandrea

Farnham & Anne Collins Barbara Colman

Parker Corbin ’94

Cordially Corinne LLC

Russell Day & Martha Jercinovich

Mary DeGennaro

Graham Derby ’05

Jay DeStefano & Tracey Timson

Mark & Vicki Doyle

Jack & Meghan Duval

Lisa Evangelista

William Fiore

Alexandra Fresne ’04

Adolfo & Elizabeth Garcia

Sarah Glaister

Marilyn Hamlin

C. Scott Hansen

Stephen & Dawn Hew

Marsha Higgins Susanna Hill

Thomas Hitchcock Jonathan & Jeni Howe

Nur Jercinovich & Caroline Boldt

Stacy Kaegi

Thomas & Angela Keesee Joy Klvana

Mark & Margaret Kuras

Ashley Lempka ’97

James Lynch & Isabelle Peroche

Sean & Casey McCabe

James McDowell & Cara Whalen

Andrew McLaren

Kevin Meeker

Millbrook Garden Club

Dan Miller

Yolanda Mitchell

Elizabeth Moorhead

Julie Murphy

Malick Ndiaye & Saran Camara

Alexandra Bullock Olson

James & Elizabeth Park

Kristen Pelletier

Nancy Pelletier

Leila Percy

John & Kathleen Perkins

Sabrina Polini

Judy Purcell

Brandi Raschendorfer

Christopher & Lauren Bontecou Reichart ’93 Jeremy & Melissa Robbins

DUTCHESS DAY FUND BY CONSTITUENCY

Jim & Betty Rothschild

Anita Ruane

Daniel & Amanda Ruhe

Gavin Schneible ’12

Cynthia Schneider

Laurie Schoch

Zachary Schwartzman & Carmen Smith

Eric & Maureen Seipp

Eileen Shaw

Varfee Sherif & Mawah Camara

Virgel Shook

Karen Hansen Simon

Jeffey Smith & Sarah MacWright

Jim & Paula Smith

Morgan Stewart ’91

Stop & Shop

Graeme Styles ’17

Steven & Janelle Styles

Richard & Patti Taketa

Mike Tarantino

Tracey Timson

Georgette Verdier

Nancy Viola-Garrison

Mary Jocelyn Arboleda

Wainwright ’85

Toni Weeks

David & Christine Whiting

Barbara Whittaker

Herbert Wilson

Melissa Wolfmann

William & Darlene Yager

CURRENT PARENTS

Tyler & Kara Ackerman

Leigh Adelman

Emily Allen

Byron ’98 & Willy Anderson

Wasik & Zainab Ashraf

Wilfried & Cathy Baeker

Ascher Baer & Sheila Erandio

Mark & Melissa Bamber

George & Danielle Banta

Guy Baron & Erinn McGurn

Marco & Elizabeth Bellin

Scott & Kristi Brien

Charles Brill & Merrill Lyons

Bartle & Claudia Bull

Rachel Bullock

Sandra Canselier & Georgia Barker

Frank Cappello & Elisabeth Gordon

John & Glynis Carpenter

F. Anderson & Michelle Chastain

David & Sunhee Cho

Eliot ’94 & Lexa Clarke

David Cohen & Susan Hecht

William & Jenny Colman

Alvaro & Veronica DaSilva

David & Julia Descoteaux

Starlie & Jillian Diamant

Jon & Erin Downs

Dana & Nicole Drury

Phil & Megan Drury

Peter Dunn & Lilybeth Morales

Ray & Fatimah Fakhoury

Andrew & Anne Garcia

Peter & Nichola Gray

P. Damian & Jeanne Gutierrez

Kevin & Allyson Hamedl

Walid & Nada Hanafi

Paul Harney & Thu Do

Beth Harris

Jason & Amy Hart

Brett Hartmann & Charlotte Lewis

Andrew & Leslie Heaney

Stephen & Dawn Hew

William & Elizabeth Hewitt

Kieron & Bintou Hinds

Justin & Paige Hogarth

Erin Holder

April Horton & Shannon LaDeau

Jonathan & Jeni Howe

Alex Kania & Charlotte Greenough

John & Jin Kidd

Errol and Patrice King

Michael Kozek & Nickole Silverman

Tate & Claudia Kunkle

William & Annabelle Landale

Kenji & Kelly Larsen

Christopher & Jaime Lee

Antoine Lefort & Amandine Noca

Frank & Marianna Lombardo

Jon Lott & Diana Al-Hadid

James Lynch & Isabelle Peroche

Grant & Alexis Mainland

David & Elizabeth Mandy

Ahmed Mansour & Lilliana Barillas Arias

Greg & Perrin Martin

Sean & Casey McCabe

Frank & Kim McConville

Patrick & Christine McCurdy

Patrick McDowell & Cara Whalen

Mark McEathron

David & Nikole McPhedran

Jeremy Michael & Joyann King

Matthew & Ashley Mitchell

Christopher & Debbie Morley

Malick Ndiaye & Saran Camara

Steven & Michelle Nielsen

John & Jenn Nisi

Jason & Mary Elizabeth Page

Justin & Natasha Panzer

George & Heather Patterson

Richard & Rita Perkins

Ethan Perry & Huda

Scheidelman

Paul & Tatiana Pesco

Chad & Damali Peterman

Plamen Petkov & Kathryn Gracey

Guilherme & Ana Pinto

Jamie & Bettina Prentice

Paul ’76 & Stephania Quartararo

Gregorio & Norah Quinn

Brandi Raschendorfer

Andrew & Lindsey Richards

Todd & Janette Ritter

David & Mariana Rothschild

Paul & Amanda Ruane

Daniel & Amanda Ruhe

Ted Russin & Karen Parsons

Joshua & Michelle Schwadron

Steven & Sasha Schwartz

John Schwartz & Irene Hong

Zachary Schwartzman & Carmen Smith

Eric & Maureen Seipp

Varfee Sherif & Mawah Camara

Andrew & Ashley Spence

Philip & Stefanie Steinkraus

Madhu & Rebecca Tadikonda

Oakleigh ’71 & Jacqueline Thorne ’98

Matthew Van Wormer & Rachel Decker

Andrea & Lily Venezia

Jeffrey & Sarah Viola

Jeffrey & Shannon Vollmer

Toni Weeks

James & Amelia Wilson David & Christine Whiting Mark Wittman & Mia Mask

*The highlighted names represent the hardworking annual fund parent reps who helped us reach our 2021-2022 goal.

FACULTY

Lauren Aloia

Diana Besteiro

Jackie Brown

Lucille Roemer Burnes ’08

Kelly Calcagni

Elizabeth Clifton

Debbie Colandrea

Jean Cook

Russell Day

Mary DeGennaro

Graham Derby ’05

William Fiore

Matthew Heard

Marsha Higgins

Jonathan Howe

Stacy Kaegi

Joy Klvana

Kevin Meeker

Dan Miller

Julie Murphy

Natasha Panzer

Kristen Pelletier

Nancy Pelletier

Sabrina Polini Judy Purcell

Amanda Ruhe

Cynthia Schneider

Laurie Schoch

Sasha Schwartz Maureen Seipp

Eileen Shaw

Virgel Shook

Mike Tarantino

Tracey Timson Georgette Verdier

Christine Whiting

Melissa Wolfmann Darlene Yager

GRANDPARENTS

Jed & Suzanne Ackerman

Robert & Laura Allen

George & Phebe Banta

Louise Baudoin

Howard Bellin

Frank & Laureen Cappello

Robert Carpenter

Eddie & Lori Cohen

Jerome & Matilda Cohen

Barbara Colman

Dennis & Susan Devereux

William & Brenda Dreyer

Jack & Lorrie Egan

Adolfo & Elizabeth Garcia

Marilyn Hamlin

Edward Hengel & Claudine Jones

Nur Jercinovich & Caroline Boldt

Don & Mimi Kirk

Rick & Sherry Kneipper

David & Barbara Krell

Edwin & Judith Leonard

Nancy Martin

Everett & Ruth McEathron

William & Helen Page

Vince & Karen Parrinello

John & Kathleen Perkins

James & Elisa Popovich

Jim & Betty Rothschild

Anita Ruane

William & Nancy Stahl

Richard & Patti Taketa

Felicitas Thorne

Vincent & Gabrielle Vallarino

Nancy Viola-Garrison

Barbara Whittaker

Herbert Wilson

PAST PARENTS

Redmond & Annemarie Abrams

Susan Abu-Haidar

John Allen & Christine Wagner

Robert & Ann Anthony

Paul & Andrea Archer

Michael Barnello & Eliza Thorne ’91

Marco & Elizabeth Bellin

Harshan & Linda Bhangdia

Noah & Barrie Blake

Timothy ’65 & Felicity Bontecou

David & Margaret Bova

Jean Bray

Clark & Whitney Bullock

Drew & Linda Casertano

Neil Charles & Ann Stettner Charles

David and Sunhee Cho

R.W. Ciferri III

Chris & Debbie Colandrea

Betsy Colhoun

Farnham & Anne Collins

William & Jenny Colman

James Constantino

Jean Cook

Peter & Lillian Corbin

Tyler & Sarah Dann

Russell Day & Martha Jercinovich

Jay DeStefano & Tracey Timson

Mark & Vicki Doyle

Doug Dundas & Jennifer Donnelly

Philip & Megan Drury

Emilie Dyson

Jack & Meghan Duval

John & Kathe Dyson

Amy Goldman Fowler

Robert Fracchia & Karen Kilhenny

Russell Frehling & Debra Blalock

Sarah Glaister

Nancy Hathaway

Michael & Michele Hayes

Andrew & Leslie Heaney

Jim and Ann Heffernan

Susanna Hill

Thomas Hitchcock

Erin Holder

Jonathan & Jeni Howe

Lawrence Kramer & Nancy Leonard

Mark & Margaret Kuras

JunJun Li

Lincoln

Bontecou Lyman ’71

James

Sean

Frank

Lyman & Ruth

Lynch & Isabelle Peroche

& Casey McCabe

& Kim McConville

FROM IN MEMORY OF

Dr. Nelson B. Arnstein Frank E. Cooke

Simon B. Arnstein ’65 Frank E. Cooke

Timothy Bontecou ’75 Jesse Bontecou

Lawrence ’74 & Claire Cohen Marshall & Liz Roberts

Leila Percy Marshall & Liz Roberts

Judy Purcell Susan Parise

Lauren Bontecou Reichart ’93 Karen Bontecou Greg & Norah Quinn James Sullivan

FROM IN HONOR OF Drew

DUTCHESS DAY FUND BY CONSTITUENCY

Mark McEathron

Raymond & Bonnie Meagher

Christopher & Debbie Morley

John & Jenn Nisi

Noah & Barrie Blake

Jason & Mary Elizabeth Page

Justin & Natasha Panzer

James & Elizabeth Park

George & Heather Patterson

Richard & Nancy Pelletier

John & Susan Pelosi

Charles & Barbara Pierce

John Quartararo

Paul ’76 & Stephanie Quartararo

Gregorio & Norah Quinn

Jeremy & Melissa Robbins

Todd & Janette Ritter

Charles & Margaret Schneible

John Schwartz & Irene Hong

Bryant & Rebecca Seaman

Karen Hansen Simon

Jim & Paula Smith

Marjory Spoerri

David & Sarah Stack

William & Nancy Stahl

Steven & Janelle Styles

Barbara Swanson

Madhu & Rebecca Tadikonda

Douglas & Corinne Tardio

Felicitas Thorne

Richard & Katherine Tobey

John Tuke & Leslie Farhangi

Vincent & Gabrielle Vallarino Illiana van Meeteren

Georgette Verdier

Charles & Hester Weeden

David & Christine Whiting

William & Darlene Yager

ALUMNI/AE

Alexandra Abrams ’07

Byron Anderson ’98

Dr. Nelson Arnstein ’67

Simon Arnstein ’65

Christina Bellin ’20

Timothy Bontecou ’65

Elizabeth Chamberlin ‘’15

Olivia Charles ’17

Eliot Clarke ’94

Lawrence Cohen ’74

Parker Corbin ’94

Graham Derby ’05

Lisa Evangelista ’83

Alexandra Fresne ’04

C Scott Hansen ’83

Bradley Hathaway ’96

Christopher Hathaway ’98

Ashley Lempka ’97

Ruth Bontecou Lyman ’71 Reed Weeden Minor ’95

Elizabeth Moorhead ’85

Alexandra Bullock Olson ’96

Leila Percy ’69

Paul Quartararo ’76

Lauren Bontecou Reichart ’93

Gavin Schneible ’12

Jennifer Speers ’67

Morgan Stewart ’91

Graeme Styles ’17

Eliza Thorne ’91

Oakleigh Thorne ’71

Jacqueline Thorne ’98

Mary-Jo Arboleda Wainwright ’85 Douglas Weeden ’98

FRIENDS

Anonymous

Anonymous

Arthur & Catherine Armitage

Alexander & Margaret Bancroft

Hugo Cassirer

Sandra de Roulet

Massimo & Chiara Ferragamo

Parker Gentry

Kirk Henckels & Fernanda Kellogg

Thomas & Angela Keesee

Catherine E. Kinsey & Clinton Smullyan

Christopher & Claire Mann

Heather Masciotti

Andrew McLaren

Yolanda Mitchell

Alfred & Istar Mudge

Jeffrey Smith & Sarah MacWright

John & Theresa Sprague

Peter & Anna Tcherepnine

George T. Whalen, Jr.

FOUNDATIONS & BUSINESSES

Amazon-Smile

Boxtops for Education

Cordially Corinne LLC

Fred J. Brunner Foundation

Buchanan Family Foundation

J.McLaughlin

Krell Family Foundation

Microsoft Matching Gift Division

Millbrook Garden Club

State Farm Foundation

Stop & Shop

Tcherepnine Foundation

Your Cause/IBM

Weeden Foundation

IN KIND

Richard Blum & Dorothea Herrey

Margaret Dreier

Catherine Kinsey

Shannon LaDeau & April Horton

Jason & Mary Elizabeth Page

George & Heather Patterson

Richard & Rita Perkins

Paul & Tatiana Pesco

David & Yvonne Potter

David Richter & Anna Wei

Yuri & Vicky Salnikoff Steven & Sasha Schwartz

The list of donors has been complied and checked with care. Every effort has been made to assure the records are complete and accurate. If an error has been made, please contact the Development Office and accept our apology.

Donor names may be listed in more than one category but are listed only once. Trustees are included in their secondary classifications.

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