Fall 2013 Alumni Magazine

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A PUBLICATION OF FOXCROFT ACADEMY for ALUMNI & FRIENDS

Dear Alumni and Friends, I hope this issue of the Foxcroft finds you and your loved ones doing well. I am very happy to be writing to you in my 25th year as an educator and in the midst of my fourth year as the head of school at Foxcroft Academy. This academic year marks a few milestones for me personally, as this year’s graduating class (the 191st in FA’s history) will be the first I’ve have had the privilege of working with for all four years, and this summer’s Alumni Weekend (August 1-3, 2014) will be my fifth, meaning I will have met all reunion classes at least once. I feel very fortunate to be able to experience these small milestones at a place I truly love!

As you can see by the cover of this magazine, we are celebrating the many amazing ways our students give back to the community each and every day. All FA students are required to perform 36 hours of community service, but many of them greatly exceed this number. The Class of 2013, for example, accumulated 7,258 community service hours during their time at FA, an average of nearly 70 hours per student. A climate of giving must be built from the ground up, and our students have long made it clear that they take pride in giving back to their school and community.

Inspired by their efforts, we as an Academy have recognized the great responsibility we have to give back to the community by sharing our facilities and resources, and we will continue to do so to the best of our ability.

It is difficult to establish a true culture of giving without first dispelling a few myths about our boarding program. The first is that its existence in some way detracts from the opportunities provided to our local student base. This could not be further from the truth. In addition to the clear benefits gained by all who belong to a true global community–as a student said to me recently, “We’re all part of the Pony herd, and no two Ponies are alike”–we must also consider that while most schools around the state have been forced to slash budgets, we’ve been able to hire additional faculty, improve our infrastructure, offer a host of new elective courses, preserve current programs, increase the number of vocational opportunities offered, and continue our ongoing push to equip students with the technology they’ll need to be successful in today’s world. We also just brought back the highly-touted Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program, which–coupled with the addition of a credit recovery summer school, an Alternative Education program, and an Academic Support program–has allowed us to provide a vital support system for students at risk. These changes have benefited every student at FA and could not have been made without the revenue generated by our boarding program. Please consider that as recently as 1998, FA had more local students (474) than it has total students (469) today.

A related myth, and the one that most directly threatens the climate of giving we strive for, is that boarding tuitions have allowed FA to grow exceedingly wealthy and that we could not possibly need to rely upon the philanthropy of others. This also could not be further from the truth! Every dollar generated by our boarding program has been poured back into our operating budget and has been used to improve both the current and future state of the Academy. There is no limit to what we can do, and if we wish to make improvements above and beyond those mentioned above, we must continue–as every other independent high school and college in the country does–to depend upon the generosity of those who believe in our mission and vision as strongly as we do. As I told last year’s seniors in a meeting I held with them at the end of the year, monetary gifts and in-kind donations totaling more than one million dollars were given to the school during their four years at FA. Please imagine how different the school would be today were it not for this incredible level of support.

Ride On Ponies!

Arnold Shorey, Head of School

Foxcroft Academy Board of Trustees President, Kenneth A. Hews ’65 Vice President, Richard B. Swett, M.D. Secretary, Hon. Kevin L. Stitham ’70 Treasurer, David S. Ruksznis ’65 Susan M. Almy Ethan L. Annis ’03 Hillary Steinke Caruso D.M.D. ’96 Lynne Coy-Ogan, Ed.D. ’83 Peter W. Culley ’61 Jason W. Frederick ’94 E. Eugene Gammon ’47 H. Thomas Gerrish ’52 Kristen Anderson Gurall ’65 Norman E. Higgins Peter C. Ingraham ’80 Thomas K. Lizotte Raymond H. Poulin John E. Simko ’88 Tracy Michaud Stutzman, Ph.D ’92 Dan Wang John E. Wentworth

Honorary Trustees

Eric L. Annis ’74 William C. Bisbee PA-C Dr. Robert Cobb Doris Gammon Coy ’64 Dr. William C. Forbes III Ralph Gabarro Rev. Bernard R. Hammond Elizabeth H. Harvey Donna Libby Hathaway ’66 Vandy Ellis Hewett ’75 Jane Hibbard-Merrill Laurie Gagnon Lachance ’79 David R. Perkins Lois Ward Reynolds ’54 Martha Green Rollins ’37 Douglas M. Smith ’65 Glenda Brown Smith John E. Wiles ’51

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Fall/Winter 2013 Editors: Mark Chevalier Cathy Hall Graphic Designer: Madison Fadley ’16 Printed by Creative Imaging The Foxcroft is published two times each year for alumni and friends of Foxcroft Academy. If you are receiving duplicate copies of the Foxcroft or have a change of address, please contact the Foxcroft Academy Alumni Office at 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426.

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Foxcroft Academy is an independent high school founded in 1823 on the principle that knowledge is power. Foxcroft Academy is committed to providing students from central Maine and beyond a rigorous college and career preparatory academic curriculum designed to produce informed and active global citizens. Foxcroft Academy will furnish all students with the underlying skills needed for post-secondary success while embracing its safe community and natural environment.

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New Faculty 2 iTunes U Conference Held 3 2012-13 Donor Report 4 Memorial & Honor Donors 6 Legacy Circle 7 Athletic Hall of Fame 8 Homecoming in Pictures 10 Around the Academy 12 Students Giving Back 13 In Touch 14 Alumni Weekend 2013 16 Giving by Class 18 New Scholarships 20 Alumni Weekend 2014 21

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The classes of ’78, ’79, and ’80 are joining forces to create the biggest, most exciting class reunion the DFC has seen yet! We are in the planning stages for this cluster reunion, but I can leak the news that our favorite musical sons (The Mallett Brothers Band) have been booked for Saturday night’s celebration. We need your help to have our classmates book their summer vacation. To communicate your thoughts and support, reach out to your class representative:

1978 - Bob Stanhope - bcstanhope@yahoo.com 1979 - Peter Chase - peterchase 3649@yahoo.com 1980 - Peter Ingraham - ingraham7@comcast.net

NEW FACULTY AT FOXCROFT ACADEMY Nicholas Miller

Nick Miller has joined the English department at Foxcroft Academy for the start of the

2013-2014 academic year. A recent graduate of the University of Maine, he majored in Secondary Education with a focus in English. He grew up in Pittsfield, Maine and attended Maine Central Institute. While at FA, Nick will be an assistant coach on the football staff and looks forward to getting involved in other extracurricular activities. Outside of the classroom, Nick enjoys fishing and other outdoor activities. He resides in Dover-Foxcroft and is excited at the opportunity to become part of the FA family.

Nicholas Lavigne

Nick Lavigne is in the midst of his first semester as a member of the Social Stud-

ies department at Foxcroft Academy. He graduated in 2011 from the University of Southern Maine with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a minor in Mathematics. He then attended graduate school at USM and completed the Extended Teacher Education Program. While in graduate school, Nick interned at Brunswick Junior High School and Poland Regional High School. Nick is excited for a year filled with learning and thrilled to be a part of the Foxcroft family. In addition to teaching, he enjoys running, playing basketball, and engaging in a riveting game of cribbage.

Ronny Rollins Ronny Rollins is the new ASP Coordinator and part-time science teacher at Foxcroft Academy. Prior to starting at FA, Ronny taught at Pittsfield Middle School and at Fryeburg Academy. He has welcomed the new challenge of being an ASP coordinator and is thankful for all the support he’s received from the Foxcroft Academy staff.

Ronny has enjoyed playing and coaching sports, especially basketball and baseball. He and wife Darcy have two children, Logan and Brayden, and live in Pittsfield, Maine.

Graham Pearsall ’09

Graham Pearsall is the newest member of the Foxcroft Academy ESL department.

He graduated from Bates College in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

While at Bates, Graham took advantage of the liberal arts nature of the college by taking courses in 18 different departments, and last summer he interned at FA in the Communications Department. He teaches numerous ESL courses and also facilitates the ESL Structured Study courses. Graham enjoys running and will serve as an assistant coach of the cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams at FA. He still enjoys the competitive aspect of the sport and competes in local triathlons and road races.

Brenda Stone Clawson ’84

Brenda Clawson has transitioned into the position of JMG (Jobs for Maine’s Gradu-

ates) Specialist. She holds an A.A.S Degree in Computer Programming and Data Processing from Massasoit Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree in University Studies from the University of Maine. Prior to JMG, Brenda held the position of Registrar at Foxcroft Academy and has worked in the private and public sectors in various positions. Brenda lives in Dover-Foxcroft with her husband and four children. She enjoys reading, sewing, learning new things, teaching, and being with her family.

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Summer conference cements Foxcroft Academy’s position as a leader in iPad-based education

ands down this is the best conference I have attended in my 11 years of teaching,” “I have never been so WOWED at a conference,” and “Best conference I attended in the past 20 years!” were but three of the responses offered by educators at the close of Foxcroft Academy’s first annual From Promise to Practice: Learning with iTunes U conference, which was held August 4-8 at the Academy.

The conference, which was the brainchild of Foxcroft Academy Assistant Head of School for Academics Jonathan Pratt, was based on the idea that while it is easy to see how powerful iTunes U can be (the Promise), creating courses that are purposeful and effective for the intended learners requires careful planning and the development of specific skills (the Practice). “The name is tied to the premise that participants will move from theory to action,” said Pratt, who oversaw the implementation of FA’s 1:1 iPad initiative in 2011, “and that they’ll walk away not only with conceptual knowledge and skills but with real artifacts to give them a jump start on the beginning of the new school year.”

Conference participants hailed from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, and China and included administrators; technology coordinators; and elementary, middle school, and high school teachers of a wide variety of subjects. Many described the conference as career-changing: “I feel like I’ve almost cheated the kids by not using the techniques I’ve learned over the past four days,” said DeWayne Morse, an English teacher at Houlton High School. “I’ve been teaching for 15 years, and I’m just incredibly pumped. I feel like a first-year teacher. I can’t wait to get back, train my staff, and bring this new knowledge to the kids.”

Each day began with a presentation focused on a different element of constructing an iTunes U course.

Dr. Ruben Puentedura–a renowned educator who created the SAMR model for selecting, using, and evaluating technology in education, which currently guides the work of the Maine Learning ’ve ed I e Technology Initiative as well as projects in Vermont and Sweden–opened the first session by on culat en o presenting “Models into Practice: SAMR and the Ed Tech Quintet.” His engaging presenta“N arti etwe s tion provided the theoretical framework for much of the pragmatic work that would follow ha tion b aking t e throughout the week. “I found him to be absolutely inspirational,” said Martin Warren, m nnec m d n o e a middle school technology coordinator from New Hampshire who will be carrying out a c r the nology on mo d a 1:1 iPad initiative this fall. “No one I’ve met has articulated the connection between i n t h a c a s l c e technology and making education more meaningful and engaging as nicely as he did.” t edu ningfu icely a Morning presentations were followed by focus group break-out sessions, which pron mea ng as artin vided opportunities for participants to reflect on what they’d learned with the conference’s five facilitators serving as guides. The highly-qualified group of facilitators, each of whom -M agi eng did.” ren brought a unique skill set to the conference, included Mia Morrison and Julie Willcott, Aphe War ple Distinguished Educators from Foxcroft Academy who have created a series of iTunes U courses that have amassed more than 210,000 subscriptions worldwide in less than one year.

Break-out sessions were followed each afternoon by facilitated work sessions in which participants put their newfound knowledge in action while again having a chance to engage directly with facilitators of their choice.

These invaluable sessions allowed participants to begin moving from the abstract to the concrete, and many were well on their way to having full courses completed by the end of the week. “The thing that impressed me most about this conference was the quality of the facilitators, people who have actually made this work in the classroom,” said Tom Chaisson, a Visual Arts teacher at Poland Regional High School. “It’s not theoretical–they’re doing it, and they’re doing such a wonderful job of it.”

The week concluded with a lobster dinner Wednesday night and a three-hour “Sharing our Work” session at Dover-Foxcroft’s historic Center Theatre on Thursday morning, in which participants had 3-5 minutes to present their findings from the week, reflect on what they’d learned, and unveil the digital courses they’d begun to create.

With 100 percent of participants stating on the final feedback survey that they’ll encourage their colleagues to attend next year (and most declaring that they will return themselves), plans are already under way for From Promise to Practice 2014.

“It’s not theoretical–they’re doing it, and they’re doing such a wonderful job of it.”

-Tom Chaisson

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GIVING CAMPAIGN Miss Dorothy E. Gray Mr. Michael Brown Mr. and Mrs. Crowell C. Hall IV Mr. David C. Bryant Mr. Timothy A. Hanson Ms. Barbara A. Buerger Mr. Norman E. Higgins Mrs. Marilyn M. Cameron Lt. Col. Daniel O. Joyce and Mr. Frederick C. Campbell Ms. Gail E. Glover Mrs. Avis Canders Dr. and Mrs. George Kousaie Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Carleton Mr. Li, Guofeng Mr. Peter Caruso Mr. and Mrs. Dana W. Freese Jr. 1823 Society ($5,000+) Dr. & Mrs. Warren MacDonald Jr. Mr. Wayne S. Champeon Mr. Robert W. Grey Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Edgerly** Mr. and Mrs. Neil A. Mallett Mrs. Shirley Clark Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Huff Oak Grove School Foundation Mr. Theodore W. Marshall Mr. David L. Clukey Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Johnson Mrs. Betty-Jane Meader Mr. Roderick E. Collette Mr. Ernest W. Judkins III

Mr. Aubrey J. Merrill Mr. Michael W. Cookson Sr. Ms. Jessica Klein Mr. James B. Moir President’s Society ($2,500+) Mr. Duane E. Crabtree Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lander Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Nason Mr. Edward C. Craine Mr. Chen, Mingang & family Ohiopyle Prints, Inc. Mrs. Mary F. Fittig Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Cronin Ms. Rebecca A. Maynard PhD Mr. Dwight Patterson** Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merrill Mr. Broderick A. Davis Dr. and Mrs. David B. McDermott Mr. Raymond H. Poulin Jr. Piscataquis Monumental Co.** Mrs. Marina F. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Chris McGary Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Pratt Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Swett Mrs. Helen Deag Mr. Donald P. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. John D. Raymond Jr. Mrs. Joyce J. Dean Mr. Wang, Lei Mrs. Karen G. Pomeroy Subway of Dover-Foxcroft**

Mr. and Mrs. David T. Dean Mrs. Martha G. Rollins Mrs. Lois W. Reynolds Mrs. Kelly I. Dennis Founders Society ($1,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Barry Schrager Mrs. Irene L. Thomas Mr. John J. Dolphin Jr. Apple Matching Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Smith Mr. Robert T. Trefethen Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Dow Bank of America Hon. and Mrs. Kevin L. Stitham Mrs. Margaret Wakeland Mrs. Deborah J. Dunham Mrs. Ann M. Bitting Mr. William J. Trefethen Mrs. Sandra J. Dwyer Mrs. Barbara O. Brown Ms. Judy M. Edgerly Dr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Buck Mrs. Elizabeth G. Ellis Mrs. Margret Campbell Dr. Wayne L. Emerson Dr. Hillary and Mr. Joseph P. Caruso Ms. Rhonda English Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Cohen Ms. Bridget Ferry Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Paul Flanders Foxcroft Academy Class of 2013 Dr. David P. Frasz and Mr. Edgar E. Gammon Dr. Lesley M. Fernow Mrs. Kristen A. Gurall Mr. Robert C. Freese Mrs. Donna L. Hathaway Pending approval from the town of Dover-Foxcroft, we will be Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garniss Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Hews moving forward with a capital campaign to raise funds for the Mr. H. Thomas Gerrish Mr. Peter C. Ingraham construction of an electronic sign and garden!

Mr. William G. Glover Jr. Ms. Erin Joyce Mrs. Irmadel F. Goodell Mrs. Ardith M. Judkins Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gould Mr. Gregory A. Karr Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. White Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wentworth Dr. Arthur L. Hanson Ms. Kelly A. Keenan Mr. James L. Williams Mr. John E. Wiles Mrs. Norma Harris Ms. Hope A. Lacourciere Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Zilinsky Mr. Clifford L. Wiley Ms. Sara J. Hayes Mr. Li, Changsong

Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Worthing Mr. Stephen H. Hurd Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Lizotte Architects Society ($250+) Mrs. Dione Hutchinson Mr. Lu, Mingju Mrs. Leone W. Adler Mrs. Ann S. Ingraham Mr. Ma, Yibing Builders Society ($100+) Ms. Amatullah Ahmed Mr. David Ingraham Merrill’s Landscaping** Mr. Richard E. Albee Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Almy Mrs. Margarette H. Jefferies A. E. Robinson Oil Co. Mr. Thomas P. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Ethan L. Annis Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Jones Mr. David Ruksznis Mr. Eric W. Anderson Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Arnold B. Shorey Mrs. Wilma G. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Luis Ayala Mr. Kevin F. Keenan Mrs. Bevin St. Charles Captain Robert E. Annis Mrs. Lorna A. Carroll Mr. John J. Klimavicz Mr. Dan Wang Anonymous Mr. David W. Case Mr. Jeremy Koch Mr. Xu, Ming Mrs. Susan S. Arenstam Mrs. Sheila F. Chaplin Mrs. Laurie G. Lachance Mrs. Susan A. Babash Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chase Mr. Richard Ladd Mr. William S. Babash Headmaster’s Society ($500+) Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Chevalier Mr. Timothy Largay Mrs. Donna H. Baker Mr. Eric L. Annis Mrs. Merrill Ann Clukey Dr. Kelly M. Larson-Brunner Dr. Jane E. Barker PhD Mr. Donald Brown Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cody Jr. Mrs. Kathleen A. Leighton Mr. and Mrs. William Bisbee Mr. Louis F. Campbell Mr. Ronald A. Coffin Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Merrill III Mr. Lionel F. Bishop Mr. Terry J. Chase Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Coy Mrs. Nickolette H. Mountain Mr. Timothy W. Blakely Dr. Lynne Coy-Ogan Mrs. Alexis J. Cunningham Reverend Robert Mountford Mrs. Dorothy A. Blanchard Mr. Peter W. Culley Ms. Janis G. Glover Mr. Terry Mulherin Mr. Anthony H. Brazys Mr. Michael P. Doore Mrs. Dawn Noack Mrs. Helen G. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Oldis Mrs. Joline L. Brown ** indicates in-kind gift(s)

In 2012-13, 284 donors contributed $99,963.51 to Foxcroft Academy. Thank you for your continued support, which is vital to FA’s ability to carry out its mission.

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GIVING CAMPAIGN Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Page Mrs. Carol H. Patenaude Mrs. Margaret A. Patzner Mrs. Anna F. Perkins Mrs. Amber Pinkerton Ms. Kandyce Powell Mr. Gary H. Preble Mrs. Ellen B. Pride Mrs. Thelma Randall Dr. Challa V. Reddy and Dr. Usha R. Reddy Ms. Harita L. Reddy Mr. and Mrs. Blaine N. Rideout Mr. Ronald E. Ruksznis Mr. William R. Sawtell Mrs. Gloria Schmitt Sebec Fencing Mr. John E. Simko Mr. and Mrs. Dean J. Smith Mrs. Glenda B. Smith Lt. Col. Matthew C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Terry Snow Ms. Suzanne C. Stacy Mr. Ronald Stevens Dr. Mark D. Stitham Dr. Sean Stitham Ms. Susan A. Stitham Mr. Wayne M. Strout Mrs. Tracy S. Stutzman PhD Mrs. Helen D. Thomas Mr. Robert D. Thomas Dr. Robert L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Tumosa Mrs. Wendy L. Underhill Mrs. Shirleen Vainio Mrs. Cheryl Vigue Mrs. Carolyn D. Vogt Mrs. Allison E. Wakeland Mr. Reinhold D. Wappler Mrs. Lindy Warren Mr. and Mrs. David K. Weatherbee Ms. Pamela Weatherbee Mrs. Phyllis D. Weatherbee Mrs. Van D. Wentworth Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. White Mr. Jay C. Wiley Mr. Robert W. Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Woodbrey Mrs. Marilyn A. Young

Benefactors Society ($50+)

Mrs. Mary G. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ames Awards, Signage & Trophies Mr. Michael J. Bartolomeo Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Beaulieu Mr. Travis J. Belanger Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bickford Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bragan Dr. Randon Bragdon Mr. Robert B. Brown II Mrs. June W. Cassidy Mr. Daniel E. Chase Mrs. Beverly H. Church

Mr. and Mrs. David Clement Mrs. Vickie M. Clement Mrs. Wilda G. Clough Ms. Gloria M. Collins Mr. Christopher P. Cook Mrs. Rosalie G. Cookson Mrs. Katie M. Day Mr. Aaron B. Dewitt Mr. Edward H. Dodge Mrs. Louise Dow Ms. Marie L. Duplessis Mrs. Cheryl L. Dyer Mrs. Rachel C. Fitzpatrick Mrs. Betty B. Fowles Foxcroft Academy Class of 1952 Foxcroft Academy Class of 1959 Mrs. Karen D. Fraser Mr. Michael D. Freese Mrs. Sharon A. Gary Mrs. Donna J. Gesner Mrs. Zelma A. Gorham Mr. Derek W. Grant Mrs. Deborah Gray Ms. Dagmar A. Greenleaf Mrs. Donna J. Grout Rev. and Mrs. Bernard Hammond Mrs. Dianne M. Hand Mrs. Charlotte T. Harrington Mrs. Elaine G. Hartley Mr. Troy W. Hartley PhD Mrs. Ethel L. Hersey Mrs. Julie W. Hey Mr. Scott A. Hughes and Ms. Karen M. Johnson Mrs. Edith L. Hussey Mrs. Carolyn S. Leland Mrs. Lindsey Lessard Mrs. Donna Lindsay Ms. Dawn MacPherson-Allen Mrs. Judith W. Marshall Mr. Hamish McLeish Mr. Philip J. Moore Mrs. Carolyn W. Olson Major Andrew F. Parsons Mr. Allen Patterson CPA Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Pearl Mrs. Susan H. Perkins Ms. Georgeine Philpot Mrs. Norma Philpot Mr. Peter M. Poulin Mrs. Phyllis J. Rankin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Raymond Mr. David L. Roberts Dr. and Mrs. W. James A. Roberts Mr. Stephen S. Sawyer Jr. Mrs. Martha A. Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Seavey Mrs. Patricia C. Skiffington Mrs. Marion B. Smith Mrs. Gweneth Smith-Emery Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Snow Mr. Aubrey L. Spaulding Mr. John G. Stone Mrs. Gail M. Stutzman

Ms. Diana S. Swett Mrs. Evangelyn G. Tenney Mr. John Tumosa Mrs. Laura A. Tyler Mr. Michael E. Weymouth Mrs. Anne H. Whittaker Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wiers Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wright Mrs. Lizabeth Zande Dr. Joseph W. Zilinsky

Ponies’ Club ($25+) Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Anderson Mr. Craig M. Andrews Jr. Mrs. Brenda G. Avery Mrs. Priscilla A. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Jamie J. Bray Mrs. Maureen F. Briggs Ms. Teresa Brzustowicz Mrs. Lucille P. Chase Mr. Kenneth C. Clark Mr. Dale J. Clukey Jr. Mr. Jack J. Clukey Ms. Laura K. Doore Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Eberbach Mrs. Cynthia Freeman-Cyr Mr. and Mrs. Pierre A. Gaudion Mrs. Cathie Goodine Mrs. Bonnie G. Guyotte Ms. Jean P. Hitchcock Mrs. Roberta L. Johnston Mrs. Nancy R. Jordan Mr. Richard Ladd Jr. Mrs. Jeanne J. Levasseur Mr. Dennis R. Lyford Mr. Aubrey M. Mallett Jr. Mrs. Jane F. McKenney Ms. Tana L. Olin Mrs. Clarice Page Mrs. Geraldine M. Perry Mr. Stephen Pratt Mr. Richard P. Preble Sr. Mr. Gary J. Raymond Mrs. Rozilla M. Roberts Mrs. Miriam F. Smith Mrs. Tammy Smith Mrs. Rita M. Stanhope Mrs. Linda S. Steiger Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Stevens Mr. Daniel M. Straine Mrs. Sandra Swarts Mr. William “Ernie” Thomas Mrs. Sandra J. Watts Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Weatherbee Mr. Frederick T. Weston Ms. Robbin L. White Mrs. Amanda E. Williams Mrs. Beverly M. Wolf Mrs. Linda L. Worster

Friends of FA

Ms. Dana S. Bisbee Mr. Errol Cleveland Mr. Glenn E. Estes Mrs. Ellen S. Gilley Mr. Ryner L. Sandberg Mr. Robert W. Smeaton Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Stevens Mrs. Janece L. Taylor Ms. Julie A. Washington Mrs. Shawn G. Wheaton

Top Eight Reasons To Give to the Annual Fund 1. You think investing in motivated students is one of the best ways to positively impact our community, state, and country.

2. You know that your gift will help cover the gap that is left in yearly operating income after all tuition and fees are paid.

3. You want to help make sure that Foxcroft’s future is as bright as its past.

4. You want to support the great teachers that make a great school.

5. You’re celebrating a reunion this year and are thankful you were able to attend Foxcroft and want to help others have the same opportunities you had.

6. You want to direct your support to the program at Foxcroft that had the biggest impact on your life.

7. You want to help Foxcroft maintain its position as one of the best high schools in the state.

8. You want to honor a teacher, student, or alum who made a difference in your life or is currently making a difference in your child’s life.

Listing for gifts received only 7/1/12-6/30/13. If error in listing, please notify Cathy Hall at (207) 564-6542.

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MEMORIAL AND HONOR GIFTS We are fortunate to have caring alumni and friends who support Foxcroft Academy with a gift in memory of or in honor of a loved one. These gifts help to make Foxcroft Academy a school of which we can be proud. Thank you to all.

Foxcroft Academy Class of 1959 Dennis Brawn Dennis Hesketh Percy “Harold” Higgins Rosalie Judkins Wyman

Mrs. Sheila Chaplin parents Roland and Julia Zwicker

Mrs. Mary Fittig husband H.F. Fittig

Ms. Ann Chase Margaret Sanborn Webber ’37

Ms. Virginia Fitzgerald Berta Washburn Fitzgerald ’39

Mr. Richard Albee father Earl Albee ’38

Mrs. Shirley Clark Bob Leighton ’51

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Flanders Gary Wakeland

Mr. Tom Allen Constance MacPherson-Allen

Mr. Ken Clark Janice Clark Anderson ’56

Mrs. Betty Fowles Arthur Fowles ’44

Mr. & Mrs. Milton Anderson grandson Mickey Anderson ’97

Mr. Errol Cleveland Charlene Huntington Cleveland ’45

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Frederick Barbara Stanhope ’37

Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Annis Jane Annis and Donald Church

Mr. Jack Clukey Jim Brown ’70

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Garniss Woodrow and Constance Page

Dr. Jane Barker Dr. John Ellery

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cohen Howard Huntington ’44

Mr. Carl Vatto Barbara Stanhope ’37

Mr. Michael Bartolomeo Elinor Cunningham Bartolomeo ’41

Mr. Michael Cookson daughter Cindy Cookson ’78

Mrs. Donna Gesner father Eugene Coffin

Mrs. Betty-Jane Meader in memory of Barbara Stanhope ’37 in honor of Laurie Gagnon Lachance ’79

Mr. Lionel Bishop Jim and Arline Bishop

Mrs. Rosalie Cookson her five deceased children

Mrs. Cathie Goodine Derek Quiet ’88

Mr. Philip Moore Jocelyn Faucher Moore ’74

Mrs. Ann Bitting father Warren Eldridge ’41

Mr. Duane Crabtree daughter Sarah Ann Crabtree Owen McCaffrey

Mrs. Elizabeth Gould Virginia Weston Bradford ’37

Mrs. Dawn Noack brother Fred Hayes ’68

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Grant Berta Washburn Fitzgerald ’39

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Oldis Gary Wakeland

Ms. Deborah Gray Norman ’40 & Cleo Thompson Hill ’33

Mrs. Carolyn Olson Fred & Hattie Washburn

Mrs. Dorothy Blanchard Mac Blanchard ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Bray Howard Ryder Mrs. Helen Brown in honor of Trustee service of Lynne Coy-Ogan Ms. Anna Bruno Judith Boone Alexa ’54 Ms. Teresa Brzustowicz former colleague Jim Brown Mrs. Margret Campbell grandfather Herbert Grant Mrs. Avis Canders Mary Jane Fairbrother ’60 Dartha Brown Grey ’60 Mrs. Lorna Carroll in honor of members of the Class of 1958

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Mrs. Joyce Dean Myron “Mike” Dean ’47 Mr. Edward Dodge Charlene Meisner Dodge ’45

Ms. Erin Joyce in honor of the Joyce family & John Foss ’74 Ms. Jesse Klein sister Melissa Byam ’79 Mrs. Carolyn Leland Phyllis Wiley Mrs. Jeanne Levasseur husband Camille ’46 Mrs. Donna Lindsay Barbara Maynard Merrill ’65 Dr. Rebecca Maynard Barbara Maynard Merrill ’65

Miss Dorothy Gray Sonia Weymouth Emery ’38

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Page Mary Jane Fairbrother ’60 Dartha Brown Grey ’60

Mr. Robert Grey Dartha Brown Grey ’60

Mrs. Clarice Page husband Paul ’51

Ms. Marie Duplessis in honor of Bob Thorne

Mr. & Mrs. Clair Hall Dorothy Gray ’38 Arthur Kimball ’65

Mrs. Carol Patenaude brother Graham Higgins ’86

Mrs. Cheryl Dyer son Michael A. Dyer Jr. ’84

Mrs. Charlotte Harrington Stuart Harrington ’50

Dr. Wayne Emerson Leona Emerson Butler ’32

Mrs. Ethel Hersey Harold Hersey ’38

Mr. Glenn Estes former faculty members John Arnold & Tom Lyford

Mrs. Dione Hutchinson Fred Hutchinson ’48

Dover-Foxcroft Housing Development Corporation Judith Boone Alexa ’54 Mrs. Louise Dow Judith Boone Alexa ’54

Mrs. Margaret Patzner Virginia Weston Bradford ’37 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Pearl Everett & Evelyn Hall Johnson ’28 Mrs. Susan Perkins grandfather Herbert W. Herring

Mrs. Norma Philpot Aubrey “Bud” Philpot ’4

Mrs. Laura Tyler in honor of Ruth Bean Bell ’42

Mrs. Amber Pinkerton Herbert Shorey

Mrs. Wendy Underhill father Gerald Thomas ’62

Mr. Richard Preble Sr. Annie Saulmer Preble ’31

Mrs. Margaret Wakeland her husband Gary Dean Wakeland Dartha Brown Grey ’60 Mary Jane Fairbrother ’60 Philip Lovejoy ’60 Betty Woods Morrison ’60 Sharon Preble Graves ’60

Mrs. Phyllis Rankin Robert & Lincoln Kitchin Charles Coe Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Raymond their son Jason ’97 Mr. Gary Raymond Mary Butler Raymond ’45 Mrs. Lois Reynolds Sumner Ward ’25 & Faye Davis Ward ’23 Mr. & Mrs. Blaine Rideout Barbara Maynard Merrill ’65 Carol Hall Gillis ’65

Mrs. Allison Wakeland in honor of her parents Bill ’55 and Elizabeth Huntington Mr. Reinhold Wappler Mary Danforth Wappler ’20 Mr. & Mrs. David Weatherbee Kermit Weatherbee ’40

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel White Priscilla Hathorn White ’38

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Schrager Philip ’41 and Jane Annis Mrs. Martha Schwarz in honor of Vanessa Cousins ’11

Mr. John Wiles Barbara Maynard Merrill ’65 Cliff Roberts ’51 brother Gerald Wiles ’54 Dick Boss ’48

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Seavey Dorothy Gray ’38

Mr. Clifford Wiley in honor of brother Earl Wiley ’39

Mrs. Patricia Skiffington Ruth Comeau Weatherbee and Lloyd Skiffington ’43

Mr. Robert Wiley Mrs. Phyllis Wiley

Mrs. Gweneth Smith-Emery brother Nathan Hall ’54 Hon. & Mrs. Kevin Stitham in honor of the birth of Evan Lawrence Annis, son of Ethan and Heather Hall Annis ’03

Mr. James Williams Paul Page ’51 Mrs. Linda Worster Joshua Lander Mrs. Lizabeth Zande Aaron, Anna, Jerry, and Norman Kinney

Ms. Susan Stitham in honor of Dr. Rebecca Maynard ’67 Mrs. Gail Stutzman Barbara Maynard Merrill ’65 Mrs. Janece Taylor Sidney S. Day ’54 Dr. Robert Thomas Tillson & Ruth Thomas

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he Legacy Circle of Foxcroft Academy recognizes, honors, and thanks alumni, parents, and friends who have made direct provisions for Foxcroft Academy in their wills, named FA as beneficiary of a life insurance policy, or included FA in a charitable trust.

Planned gifts to the endowment ensure that Foxcroft Academy will continue to be strong and financially secure for years to come. Gifts to the endowment also allow the Academy to offer a caliber of educational programming that exceeds what tuition revenues alone can provide.

The school’s current endowment of $3.7 million is no longer adequate to meet the needs of a school the size of Foxcroft.

As an independent school the Academy is not eligible for any state capital construction funds; therefore, the endowed funds of the Academy play a critical role in protecting its future.

If you would like more information on the various ways to include the Academy in your estate plans or on how to establish a named endowed fund, please let us know. Contact Cathy Hall at 207-564-6542 or cathy.hall@foxcroftacademy.org

Mrs. Phyllis Weatherbee Kermit Weatherbee ’40

Mrs. Martha Rollins Barbara Stanhope ’37

Lt. Col. Matthew Smith father Owen Smith

LEGACY CIRCLE

Members of the Legacy Circle Priscilla Ames Berberian ’48* Alfred S. Buck M.D. Bessie L. Bush Herbert & Astrid Peterson Cronin ’54 Walter and Mildred Hall Ebersteen ’32* John and Janice Ellery* Rebecca Rowe Engdahl ’52* Berta Washburn Fitzgerald ’39* Edgar E. Gammon ’47 Paul Gates ’20 and Olive Lee ’23* Donna Libby Hathaway ’66 Dione Williams Hutchinson ’50 John J. Klimavicz ’53 Frank T. Knaut ’70* Yoriko McClure Barbara Livermore Morrison ’36* Woodrow Evans Page* Margaret Bradford Patzner ’65 Louis Philpot ’30* Lois Ward Reynolds ’54 Frederick J. Robbins ’41* Douglas M. Smith ’65 Miriam F. Smith Kevin & Jane Hayes Stitham ’70, ’73 Susan A. Stitham ’61 Muriel Philpot Watson ’25* Earl M. Wiley ’39 James L. Williams ’51 Judge and Mrs. Matthew Williams* * Indicates deceased

Arnold Shorey with Winifred Macomber and Trustee Gene Gammon ’47

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ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME Congratulations to the members of the 2013 class of the Foxcroft Academy Athletic Hall of Fame! These nine outstanding alumni were inducted during a special ceremony held at halftime of this year’s Homecoming football game.

Please use the form on the back page to submit nominations for the Athletic Hall of Fame.

Lou Stevens ’49

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hile a student at Foxcroft Academy, Lou served as team manager for the football, basketball, and baseball teams, earning three white rings for his left sleeve on his varsity letter sweater.

He remembers scrubbing the court at Central Hall with Coach Stewart to remove the wax flakes left from the previous night’s dance. After graduating from Foxcroft Academy, Lou earned a B.S. in journalism from Boston University and served two years in the United States Army. He covered local sports as a reporter for the Piscataquis Observer and Eastern Gazette for many years and authored two books on the history of Foxcroft Academy football. Lou’s name has become synonymous with high school sports in Piscataquis County, and in 1994 he received the “Media Award” from the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

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Virginia Appleby Robinson ’56

inny played basketball and softball during her years at Foxcroft Academy, and she and her peers were trendsetters in putting Pony female athletics on the map. Legendary coach and fellow Hall of Famer Lap Lary said she was the most gifted athlete he ever coached. In basketball she was the leading scorer on two county championship teams in 1955 and 1956, once scoring 28 second-half points to will her team to a win over Milo after a sluggish first half. In softball Ginny played shortstop and batted clean up, and was, according to Lary, a natural. As the team’s best defensive player and leading hitter, she led FA to its first softball county championship, igniting a stretch in which the Ponies won 12 in 15 years.

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Bob Thomas ’64

ob played football, basketball, and baseball at Foxcroft Academy in the early 1960’s. In football, he scored a teamleading eight touchdowns in 1963 and led the Ponies to the state championship under coach Walt Beaulieu. He was named to the LTC Second Team as a quarterback and was elected captain both his junior and senior years. Bob also earned the respect of his peers on the basketball court, being voted captain his junior and senior year and earning a selection to the All-State Third Team as a senior after leading the league in scoring. He cited a tournament basketball game against Madison in 1964 as a particularly memorable point in his high school career.

Bob has stayed quite active since leaving FA, completing 29 triathlons, running 27 full marathons, and finishing first among Maine competitors in the 1977 Boston Marathon.

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Lisa Robinson Richardson ’85

isa played field hockey, basketball, and softball during her career at Foxcroft Academy. A four-year starter in field hockey, she played halfback and led her team to the playoffs three times, garnering team MVP and All-State honors following both her junior and senior seasons. Lisa was also a four-year starter in basketball, leading the Ponies in assists and points her last three seasons and averaging 12.5 points per game as a senior to earn a spot on the Piscataquis Observer’s All-County Team. In softball she played shortstop and was the team MVP her final three seasons, identified as “the team’s catalyst” by Coach Jim Brown. After graduation, Lisa went on to star for the University of Maine at Farmington field hockey team and was inducted to their Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Jenny Joyce Stuckey ’79

uring her tenure at Foxcroft Academy, Jenny was a standout athlete in field hockey and track and a pioneer in cheerleading. As captain of the field hockey squad, she led her team to the Eastern Maine finals and was voted team MVP for both her mastery of the game and her leadership. As a cheerleader, Jenny led the squad to its first-ever state championship, with judges noting the team’s discipline in performing precision dance, gymnastic tumbling, pyramids, and double stunts. She was later invited to become a professional cheerleading instructor for the National Cheerleaders Association. During track season, Jenny set a school record in the 80-yard low hurdles, consistently qualified for states in hurdles and the 100-yard dash, and was named team captain her senior year. She was awarded the Earnest Lap Lary Award as her class’s most outstanding female athlete and the Jon B. Weatherbee Award for being a standout all-around student who excelled in athletics, academics, and leadership.

Jenny went on to become a member of the dance company and the cheerleading team at UMO, and she later moved to New York City to become an actor, model, and spokesperson. She recalls a deep respect and love for Gene Philpot, her field hockey and track coach, who she described as a consummate professional with a sparkling sense of humor who taught her players to be champions. She also credits Mr. Jim Brown for bringing Twain and Shakespeare to life and Mr. Wayne Champeon for his model of integrity and elegance.

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Jerod Rideout ’08

erod played football and wrestled during his time at Foxcroft Academy. In football he was known as a hard-nosed tailback and fierce outside linebacker, but in was on the wrestling mat that he shined most brightly, finishing with a career record of 158-12. He is one of only a few four-time state champions in Maine wrestling history and was also a four-time regional and conference champion. As a junior he won his weight class in the prestigious McDonald’s tournament and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet, and he also won the highly-competitive Sanford Redskin Tournament as a sophomore and Noble Tournament as a junior. Jerod was named to the Maine wrestling.com All-State Team and the Maine Sunday Telegram First Team as a sophomore and junior, and as a senior he battled injuries but still managed to win the state final on his home mat in a match that many consider the most exciting they’ve ever seen at FA. Jerod graduated in 2008 as Foxcroft Academy’s career record holder in wins, pins, takedowns, and technical falls.

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homecoming

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September 16-20

This year’s Homecoming celebration featured big wins for the field hockey, football, and boys soccer teams and an impressive display of school spirit from all four classes. Based on scores in a number of categories–spirit sticks, floats, attendance at games, participation in dress-up days, and donations of canned goods, to name a few–the sophomores secured an upset Homecoming victory with a final tally of 74 points. The juniors took second with 69 points while the seniors (63) and freshmen (54) finished third and fourth. “Participation was impressive across the board this year,” said Assistant Head of School Tim Smith. “All classes had a lot of fun and showed a great deal of school spirit, and that’s what Homecoming is really about.”

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AROUND THE ACADEMY Rebar first Pony to be named Mr. Baseball Ryan Rebar capped off his brilliant athletic career at FA with the highest honor that can be given to a Maine high school player: the Dr. John W. Winkin “Mr. Baseball” Award. The Harmony native started 75 consecutive games for FA, leading the Ponies to a 63-12 mark while batting .348 and going 18-3 with a 0.83 ERA and 156 strikeouts on the mound. A three-sport standout at FA, Rebar is playing football for Husson University this fall and will suit up for the baseball team this spring.

This just in: field hockey team captures FA’s 21st state title!

Coach Stephanie Smith’s Ponies opened the 2013 campaign with a 0-0 tie to Old Town before reeling off 13 straight regular season wins, outscoring opponents 57-0 along the way. The topseeded Ponies then defeated MCI 5-0 in the Class C quarterfinals, Mount View 2-1 in a doubleovertime thriller, Winslow 1-0 to become Eastern Maine champs, and North Yarmouth Academy 1-0 to earn the third field hockey state title in school history. Junior Julia Annis scored 21 goals on the season, sophomore Madison Fadley notched the game-winner in the final two contests, and junior goalkeeper Brianna Skolfield was magnificent all year, posting 17 shutouts.

Snell fires 74 to capture PVC championship Senior Colby Snell fired a 74 to capture the 2013 men’s individual PVC championship at the very challenging Jato Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln on September 26. “It felt great to achieve this goal for myself and my school,” said Snell.

Buerger recognized for exceptional academic promise Senior Katie Buerger was named a Commended Student in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Buerger placed among the top five percent of the more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2014 competition by taking the 2012 Preliminary SAT.

Ponies deliver first state track title in school history The FA boys track team amassed 75 points to capture the first track and field state championship in school history on June 1 in Dover-Foxcroft.

Coach Robert Weber’s Ponies, who are the first Eastern Maine team to win a Class C title since 2004, outscored 29 visiting teams. Donnie Boyer capped off his amazing career with two more individual state titles (110m hurdles, long jump), and sophomore Fern Morrison repeated as state champ in the 400 meter dash for the girls’ side.

FA hosts more than 250 BikeMaine riders FA hosted more than 250 BikeMaine cyclists for dinner on Sunday, September 8. Rhonda English’s dedicated kitchen staff worked around the clock from Thursday-Sunday preparing a massive supply of venison stew, lentil soup, and couscous, and many of FA’s boarding students chipped in by preparing delicious appetizers and serving food.

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The field hockey triumph was the 11th team state title in Mr. Tim Smith’s ten-year reign as Athletic Director, but he is just as proud of the Good Sportsmanship Awards earned by the boys basketball, girls tennis, and softball teams last year, the first three awarded to FA since Smith started at the school a decade ago.

STUDENTS GIVING BACK Foxcroft Academy students continue to give back to the community at a remarkable rate, with current students logging more than 5500 community service hours during their time in high school. FA’s chapter of the Key Club continues to lead the way, more than living up to the service program’s motto of “Caring–Our Way of Life.”

Since FA science teacher George Rolleston took over as advisor in 2005, Key Club members have committed thousands of hours to local causes and have raised nearly $50,000 for community projects and other relief efforts.

Featured below are five of the many exceptional Foxcroft Academy students who have, either through Key Club or other avenues, worked tirelessly to make their school and community a better

place.

Who I am: A senior from Shen-

zhen, China, Selina Guo is the president of Key Club, has been a cheerleader and tennis player for three years, is a member of the Select Choir, and excels in filmmaking, art, physics, and algebra.

What I do: Selina can be found volunteering at Center Theatre at least once a month and has logged more than 100 community service hours as a leading member of Key Club, where she has worked tirelessly on behalf of causes such as UNICEF’s Eliminate Project and the March of Dimes Foundation.

Why I give back: “This community has helped me grow and mature and become more connected to American culture. It has given me everything, and so I feel that giving back is the right thing to do if it’s within my power.”

How it helps: “Selina is the FA Key Club’s first international student president. She took office this past April, and our current membership of 71 students is now the largest in the club’s 42-year history.

Most importantly, Selina’s friendly smile, warmth, and caring spirit have made every member feel a part of the club and have led to an overall increase in volunteering.”

George Rolleston, Key Club Advisor

Who I am: A senior from Sebec, Alex Shaffer has been a member of Key Club for four years, was selected to participate in Boys State last spring, has been a Boy Scout for six years and is close to becoming an Eagle Scout, and most enjoys studying U.S. History.

What I do: Alex recently became the second FA student to top 200 hours of community service.

The bulk of his hours have come from a library internship that has included shelving and cataloging hundreds of books at FA and SeDoMoCha and helping Piscataquis Community Secondary School transition to a modern cataloging system, and he has also done quite a bit of work for Piscataquis Amateur Radio Emergency Services, the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society, and the Charlotte White Center Life Jackets program.

Why I give back: “I’ve always enjoyed helping others, and my goal is to be a librarian or archivist someday, so the time I’ve spent on these projects hasn’t felt like work at all.”

How it helps: “Alex is very focused and very precise, which makes him an excellent library worker. He’s a joy to work with, and he’s really made a difference in our library.”

Tina Taggart, FA Library Director

Who I am: A senior from Hang-

zhou, China, Melody Zhuang is an officer for Key Club, captain of the Math Team, president of the Asian Culture Club, and a member of the Art Club, Spanish Club, and Student Council.

What I do: Melody was named Key Club’s Student of the Month during her sophomore year and has given more than 100 hours to the Dover-Foxcroft community, volunteering quite a bit for Center Theatre and helping out with important community events such as Womancare’s Race to End Domestic Violence. She also donated more than 300 hours of her time to her hometown in China through internships over the past two summers.

Why I give back: “I’ve received a lot from this community, so I have a responsibility to give back.”

How it helps: “Each task Melody has performed has helped improve the performance of organizations that depend primarily on volunteers. The effort she and her fellow Key Clubbers have put forth to benefit a variety of host groups has helped make the community a better place.”

George Rolleston, Key Club Advisor

Who I am: A freshman from Bowerbank, Mason Merrill plans to join the Key Club and basketball team, was a member of Builders Club in middle school, and enjoys studying world history and science.

What I do: Mason has been volunteering all over town since he was five or six years old, accumulating hundreds and hundreds of community service hours. His incredible efforts led to his recent selection for the WLBZ “Teens

Who Care” award, which seeks to honor teens who volunteer their time and talents in the service of others. The award comes with a $2000 college scholarship.

Why I give back: “I volunteer in order to help people who need it. I think it’s a great use of my free time– instead of sitting around and playing video games, I figure I might as well get up and go help someone.”

How it helps: “Mason is just everywhere! It gives me a really good feeling and brings tears to my eyes to know him and present him with this award recognizing ‘a true teen that cares.’”

Sherry French, President of the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce

Who I am: A junior from Dover-

Foxcroft, Ariana Alers is a member of Choir, Student Council, and Upward Bound, plays softball, and enjoys studying math, science, and Interpersonal Communications.

What I do: Ariana has logged more than 170 community service hours, primarily through the work she has done in conjunction with her Interpersonal Communications and Peer Helping classes.

She routinely meets with freshmen during their study hall periods to help them with academics and any other issues they have as they transition to high school. She has also served as a Peer Leader in the Life Jackets program and participated in the Guidance Department’s PALS program.

Why I give back: “I do Interpersonal because I love helping kids transition to high school.

It was very hard for me to transition my freshman year, and it’s great to know they can depend on me as an upperclassman. It feels good to give back.”

How it helps: “Ariana is an exceptional peer mentor due to her insight and people skills. She is willing to try new tactics in communications skills and hold students accountable.”

Doreen Emerson, Interpersonal teacher

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IN TOUCH 1950s Connie Johnston Chase ’53 gave us an update on her life from 1968-1972 when she and her husband Bill Chase lived in Vietnam. Their girls were Norra, 9, Kimette, 5, and Vicki, 4. Connie was an RN and volunteered in a neighborhood medical clinic. She would travel with the patients to the US Army Hospital in Saigon or to one in Long Binh. She says that it was very rewarding and feels they helped so many precious people while there.

Liz Kinney Zande ’56 writes a special hello to all classmates who shared the years of 1953-56, the first class to spend all four years at the “wonderful” FA. She would love to hear from classmates at lizzande@echoes.net Still living on 11 acres in Jobstown, NJ, Carolyn Dearborn Vogt ’59 wonders where to live? Stay in New Jersey or move to Florida? After 45 years, she is widowed and spends time visiting Arkansas, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.

1960s After selling cars at Rowell’s Garage for 30 years, Hal Chase ’61 has hung up his salesman’s hat and retired to play more tennis and volunteer more with his church.

Congratulations Hal!

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1970s Congratulations to Elinor Robinson Reynolds ’71, who graduated with a Masters of Science degree in accounting last May. She and Ron ’67 also celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this fall.

Nikki Henderson, daughter of Terry Largay Ames ’75, was wed to FA alumnus Shawn Tucker ’01 on 9/22/12.

Pam Ames Parsons ’77 and her husband David have moved from Hampden to Hermon. Their daughter Sarah was married to Matt Mower on 8/25/12, and Sarah teaches 2nd grade in Milo. Son Andrew graduated from MMA this past May with a degree in marine engineering.

Laurie Gagnon Lachance ’79 is loving her new role as President of Thomas College and is very thankful for the support of the Foxcroft Academy community at her inauguration last fall.

1980s Hicksville Photography is the name of the business started by Julie Pingree and Matt Roy, both of the Class of 1984.

The business showcases their photography, and they will be hiring freelance photographers to take photos of lots of different locations in the DoverFoxcroft area. Their photos will be used to personalize products for individual classes or businesses. They’ve started a Facebook page at facebook. com/hicksvillephotography After 23 years with the Department of Corrections, Jeffrey Merrill II ’86 is now the Superintendent of the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.

FA Trustee John Simko ’88 is once again the Town Manager of Greenville, a position he held from 2000-2010. In the interim he was in charge of business development for Pepin Associates in Greenville. John is also an intermediate level EMT.

1990s Sarah McMorrow Brooks ’90 and her husband Michael have a new son, Jordan Michael, born 2/15/13.

Ryan Decker Merrill is the newest member of the Merrill family, born 5/19/13. His parents are Shawn ’91 and Christie Maynard Merrill ’96.

Married on 6/9/12 to Keith Prescott, Becky Grant ’93 resides in Charleston and has two stepdaughters attending school in Dover-Foxcroft. Kayle is a junior at FA and Kiara is in 7th grade. Becky is a processor/ closer at Consumer Title in Bangor.

Joining brothers Connor, Noah, and Steven, Elijah Jacob was born on 8/10/13 to Dawn Jones Mozsgae ’95 and her husband Steve.

In June, Amanda Fisher ’96 wrote that she planned to go hiking in Wyoming and Colorado this September. That would be after having spinal surgery in June.

Scott Brown ’96, son of former FA English teacher Jim Brown ’70 and Barbara Brown, was promoted to Brand Creative Director of WEX, Inc. (formerly Wright Express). In his new role, Scott will be responsible for leading and directing the identity for the WEX corporate brand and product services. He started working at WEX in 2000 as a graphic designer and was most recently Art Director in the WEX Marketing and Communications Department. Scott and his wife Jess live in Scarborough with their two sons Jack and Matty.

Kristen Bisbee Santoro ’96 gave birth to a son on 7/21/13, Frederic Allen Santoro III. Proud grandparents are Honorary Trustee Bill Bisbee and his wife Elaine.

The third child of Jayne Fagan Cosentino ’97 and husband Doug was born 7/26/13. Maven Althea joins older siblings Keaten and Sullivan.

Brianne Patricia Burgess entered the world of her Mom and Dad on 2/16/13: Darcy McCormick Burgess ’97 and Brian Burgess ’97. She joins big sisters Heather and Shannon.

Julian Campbell ’98 and his wife Nan have a one-year child named Nevee. They reside in Carbondale, CO. Teaching first grade in Auburn, Amber Eliason ’98 is thrilled to be back living in Maine. Harpswell to be exact.

Miss Natalie FrancesBlaire Cannon was born on 4/29/13 to Nick Cannon and Amy Fagan-Cannon ’99. She is a delight and her parents couldn’t be happier!

Baby Natalie

Making their home in Alton, NH, Andrea Zimmerman Parker ’99 and her husband Chris are proud to announce the birth of Harrison William Parker on 1/25/12.

Baby Harrison

2000s The first daughter of four children was born on 12/28/12 to Jared Rollins ’00 and his wife Michelle Smith Rollins ’04.

Aubree Lynn joins big brothers Devonne, Jaiden, and Kaden.

Grandparents are Gerald ’84, Brenda Rebne Rollins ’77, and Joyce Tibbetts Smith ’72, and one proud auntie is Jen Rollins ’03.

Edith Elizabeth Gardener was born 8/6/13 to Kendra Herring ’00 and her husband Mike. The family makes their home in Shaftsbury, VT. A year ago, Dana Frasz ’01 launched Food Shift in Oakland, CA, to develop solutions to the problem of food waste. Food Shift works with schools to recover food from their cafeterias and redistribute it to students and their families.

They recently won a contest to receive $50,000 worth of advertising on San Francisco’s public transit system to educate people about the impact of wasted food. Learn more or donate at www.foodshift.net

Dana Frasz ’01 founder of Food Shift

Dover-Foxcroft’s newest bed and breakfast, The Cabot House, was the site for the wedding of Erin Merrill ’01 and Ben Cabot on 8/10/13.

An aspiring doctor, Paige Jenika Scott ’01 thought she The Breakers in Palm Beach, Miles Martin ’10 spent her was being scammed when she FL, was the setting for the summer interning at the MDI received an invitation to attend wedding of Shannon Marden Biological Laboratories in Bar Google’s Engage All-Stars ’06 and Scott Vachon on Harbor. In support of her theSummit in Silicon Valley.

6/29/13. Shannon is a 2010 sis, she received the Carolyn E. Jenika is the Director of Search graduate of St. Joseph’s ColReed Honors Thesis FellowEngine Marketing at Page One lege and is employed by Marship, the subject of which is: Web Solutions in Portland, riott in Portland, ME. The Effect of Cataract Surgery ME, a company that advises On 8/17/13, Brooke Hall on Depression and Vision clients how to have their name ’07 and Dan Rosebush, ’07 Related Quality of Life in an be the first one to show up were wed. Dan is employed when “googled.” with the Lary Funeral Home, Elderly Population.

Megan Dow Chasse ’02 and the newlyweds make their Last March, as part of the and her husband Nick are the home in Dover-Foxcroft.

Sesquicentennial Concert of proud parents of baby girl With a 4.0 GPA in his last Boston College, Matthew Kaylee Renee, born 7/14/13. semester, Anthony Gabarro Hewett ’12 performed as one Now making their home ’09 graduated this spring from of the six singers in BC bOp!, in Dover, NH, Seth ’03 and Clemson University with a BS a jazz group at the Boston Molly Gabarro are employed in economics.

Symphony Hall.

by Berwick Academy in South Lauren Day-Smith ’09 Berwick, ME. Seth’s title is graduated from Bowdoin Assistant Director of the AnCollege this past spring nual Fund & Parent Relations with a degree in Gender and Molly is the Assistant & Women’s Studies and Director of Admissions.

Physics.

The daughter of Tracy Hibbard Kasprzak ’80 and her husband Jamie, Eliza Kasprzak ’04 was wed to Matt pictured second from right Milo’s Brett Gerrish on 9/7/13.

Willow Sky Walton Roussel, born 10/23/12, was the name chosen by Mom Alicia Roussel ’04. She joins big brother Landon and she Mr. & Mrs. Brett Gerrish weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz.

A graduate of UMO and an engineer for Lane ConstrucA Bachelor of Arts degree in tion, Matt Carey ’05 was hand, with a double major in married on 8/24/13 to Kasie Peace & Justice Studies and Mason.

French, Molly Cyr ’09 has The Sebec Lake home of headed to Bordeaux, France to Jerry ’77 and Janet Mountain teach English.

Colbry ’78 was If you would like to the site of the share your special wedding ceremonews in the class notes ny for their son section of the next Dustin ’05 and FOXCROFT magazine, Natasha Manuel ’06 on 8/24/13. please contact Cathy Attendees were Hall at cathy.hall@ treated to the mufoxcroftacademy.org sic of The Mallett or visit the FA website Brothers Band. to submit your news.

Mary Beth The Colbry Family Clement ’06 was wed on 6/22/13 to Ben Visvader ’06.

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ALUMNI WEEKEND

Mallett Brothers Band kicks off Alumni Weekend with terrific show

More than 200 Foxcroft Academy alumni and friends disregarded stormy weather and gathered in the FA gymnasium on the evening of August 2 to take in an outstanding musical performance from the Mallett Brothers Band, a critically-acclaimed alt-country/rock band based out of Portland. Foxcroft Academy is grateful for the willingness of Luke ’01 and Will Mallett ’03 to once again bring their supremely-talented band back to Dover-Foxcroft. And as was the case last year, the brothers’s Dad, famed folk singer Dave Mallett ’69 delighted the crowd when he joined his sons on stage for a song near the evening’s conclusion.

A wide range of alumni classes was represented at the party, but the Class of 2003 boasted the most impressive turnout.

Alumni Officer Cathy Hall reports that alumni from many different classes approached her throughout the evening and mentioned that they’d never heard the band before but that they loved the music and really enjoyed the evening. All parties involved are hoping that the Malletts will be a fixture at Alumni Weekend for many years to come!

Pearsall rolls to repeat victory in Pony Pride 5k Road Race A total of 86 runners lined up and overcame dreary conditions to complete the 17th Annual “Pony Pride” Alumni 5K on the morning of August 3. Graham Pearsall ’09, one of 29 Foxcroft Academy alumni to compete in the race, repeated as overall champion with a blistering time of 17:11 while Diane Keenan picked up her first career “Pony Pride” women’s title with a time of 20:13, three minutes and 24 seconds better than any other female runner and good for fifth overall.

Homecoming Golf Scramble surpasses goal of $5000 for Horizon Scholarship program Thanks to the generous efforts of sponsors, the Golf Scramble Committee, and countless volunteers, Foxcroft Academy’s goal of raising $5000 to benefit the Foxcroft Academy Horizon Scholarship program was surpassed at this year’s annual Homecoming Golf Scramble at Foxcroft Golf Club on August 3.

Foxcroft wishes to sincerely thank this year’s sponsors–major supporters were TD Bank, A. E. Robinson Oil, and Rowell’s Garage (full list of sponsors on page 21)–and the Golf Scramble Committee: Lindy Strout Warren ’76 (co-chair), Joanne Strout Sincyr ’69 (co-chair), Ethan Annis ’03, Dan White ’03, and Cory Campbell ’75 of Foxcroft Golf Club.

Josh ’96, Jake ’01, and their Dad Jim Iannetta posted the best overall score at the nine-hole scramble, coming in at 10 under par. They shared a $400 shop credit at Foxcroft Golf Club. $50 prizes were awarded to Joanne Sincyr and former FA faculty member Rusty Clukey (closest to the pin), Leenie Engstrom Hartford ’70 and Jack Sincyr (closest to the line), and Kim Cynewski and Ty Kennedy ’03 (longest drive).

The Horizon Scholarship Program was created in 1992 and provides students the opportunity to experience learning outside the walls of Foxcroft Academy. This past spring, ten students were awarded a total of more than $6950, enabling them to take part in Erwin Dellaire, Deuce Carleton, programs ranging from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to the coast of California.

Joanne and Jack Sincyr

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ALUMNI WEEKEND Zilinsky, Beaulieu receive 2013 Alumni Awards at Alumni Banquet Foxcroft Academy alumni representing classes ranging from 1943-2003 gathered in the FA gymnasium on the evening of August 3 to reconnect with old friends, enjoy a fine meal, and honor the achievements of Dr. Joseph Zilinsky ’60 and Mr. Walter Beaulieu.

Dr. Joseph Zilinsky was this year’s recipient of the Dr. Mary Chandler-Lowell Award, given annually to an alumnus who has distinguished himself professionally. After graduating from FA in 1960, Dr. Zilinsky earned a degree in Biology at Bowdoin College and then completed both an MA in Microbiology and a Ph.D in Microbial Physiology at Indiana University. He was a professor of Biology and Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh for more than 30 years, serving as co-chair of his department for the three years prior to his retirement in June 2000.

The Tillson D. Thomas Award, which recognizes past faculty and staff members who served the students of Foxcroft Academy with the highest degree of professionalism, was awarded to Mr. Walter Beaulieu, who graduated from the University of Maine–Orono in 1962 and started his teaching and coaching career at Foxcroft Academy the following fall. Mr. Beaulieu taught physical education at the Academy and coached football, wrestling, and track until June of 1968, capturing state football titles in 1963 and 1967 and posting the best winning percentage in FA history with a career mark of 39-9.

Other highlights of this year’s banquet included 1961 Class Agent Tom Coy proudly presenting Mr. Shorey with a $5,540 check from the Class of 1961 (see pic, page 18), which follows the Classes of 1952 and 1962 to become the third class to achieve an endowment in excess of $5000 within the last year; an impressive turnout for the members of the Class of 1963, who were celebrating their 50th reunion and were thrilled to win the “Best Alumni Float” award in the Homecoming Parade earlier in the day; and Mr. Shorey’s presentation of flowers to Judy Collins Leighton ’67, who has decorated the gymnasium for the Alumni Banquet each of the past 25 years, her daughter Amy Leighton ’02, and to FA Alumni Officer Cathy Hall, who planned and organized her 21st banquet.

ews N n o i Reun s s a l C Back to riding a school bus for the Class of 1953–sixty years later

Class of 1958 knows how to have a good time Many stories and laughs were shared at the Class of 1958’s reunion luncheon at the Bear’s Den, which was attended by Marjorie Higgins Goodwin, Joan Brewster Garniss, Elizabeth Green Ellis, Lorna Wilson Carroll, Duane Crabtree, Rose Lee Doore Dow, Dave Ireland, Ken Smith, Maurice Littlefield, Ruth Meade Salley, Maryanne Trottier Whitten, and Carleton Bearce.

“It seems like just yesterday 3 it was our graduation,” said years for ’9 Make it 20 Yvonne Robinson Brown, who d far had a great time connecting with om near an fr s te a m ss Cla athering her classmates at the camp of eekend by g W i n m lu A ecoming kicked off Bill and Ginny Robinson, riding for the Hom anis Park t a o fl a te to decora in the parade, and attending the to the Kiw re heading at evening, Parade befo Alumni Banquet. Nine members of ic. Later th n ic p y il m ds was the the class, which is in the process of for the fa e Fairgroun th t a ll a h g c, food, and compiling a memory book, returned the dinin ning of musi e v e round n a r fo for the celebration: Jane Barker, re passed a setting e w s k o o rb shion . Yea John Klimavicz, Wayne Kinney, reminiscing over their fa o d le ck u ch ates the last tw Connie Johnston Chase, Ann Hall and classm anges over ch e re th d n a Weston, Marilyn Crocker Mercer, Bill t attend we choices ho could no w iic se rt o a h p T s s.

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Attendance small but a great time had!

The Class of 1998 gathered at Pat’s Pizza over Alumni Weekend for their 15th reunion. The first part of the afternoon was for a family gathering and pizza party, and later in the evening classmates and significant others met for a relaxing night of drinks, laughter, and good times. They say they had enough fun for 100 people and can’t wait until the 20th!

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GIVING BY CLASS Class of 1931

Helen Dow Thomas

Class of 1933 Bob Wiley

Class of 1937

Zelma Annis Gorham Martha Green Rollins

David L. Clukey Joyce Johnston Dean Charlotte Tripp Harrington Dione Williams Hutchinson Ted Marshall Gwen Hall Smith-Emery

Class of 1951

Rosalie Buzzell Cookson

Dick Ladd Richard Preble Phyllis Kitchin Rankin Evangelyn Gordon Tenney John Wiles Jim Williams

Class of 1941

Class of 1952

Class of 1938 Dot Gray

Class of 1940

Wilma Gray Andrews Lucille Pierce Chase Clifford Wiley

Class of 1942

Norma Anderson Harris Geraldine Goodine Perry Marion Haggstrom Smith Laura Salley Tyler

Class of 1943

Ed Craine Pat Chase Skiffington Aubrey Spaulding

Class of 1945

June Warren Cassidy Carolyn Washburn Olson

Class of 1946

Mel Ames Helen Hussey Deag Betty Brawn Fowles Hope Austin Lacourciere Anna Fisher Perkins

Marilyn Mayhew Cameron Rod Collette Gloria Collins Mike Cookson Tom Gerrish

Class of 1953

Jane Barker Wayne Emerson Margarette Hewett Jeffries John Klimavicz Bill Robinson

Class of 1954

Dick & Donne Brown Carleton Astrid Peterson Cronin John Dolphin Louise Thomas Dow Irmadel Flanders Goodell Lois Ward Reynolds Janece Field Taylor Bob Trefethen

Class of 1955

Class of 1947

Gene Gammon Edie Ladd Hussey Fred Weston

Joline Dow Brown Shirley Dyer Clark Merrill Ann Warren Clukey Mac Dow Judy Ward Marshall Marilyn Gray Young

Class of 1948

Class of 1956

Lorraine Libby Govan Norma Neal Philpot

Class of 1949

Betty Boober Ames Wilda Johnson Clough Ellen Stillings Gilley Amber Shorey Pinkerton Beverly Steeves Wolf Marie Gerrish Woodbrey

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Class of 1950

FOXCROFT ACADEMY

Aubrey Mallett Jr. David L. Roberts Bob Thomas Sandra Cook Watts Liz Kinney Zande Class of 1957 Mary Gellerson Adams Dot Anderson Blanchard Anthony Brazys Beverly Hall Church Sylvia Richards Dean Georganne Howard Dow Dick Washburn

Class of 1958

Lorna Wilson Carroll Kenneth C. Clark Duane Crabtree Betty Green Ellis Joan Brewster Garniss

Class of 1959

Patsy Ryder Barnes Terry Chase Terry Mulherin Blaine Rideout Carolyn Dearborn Vogt

Class of 1960

Avis Brown Canders Dan Chase Donna Coffin Gesner Bob Grey Sally Flanders Kelley Charlie Merrill Rick & Nancy Stone Page Bob Smeaton Peggy Shepardson Wakeland Mike Weymouth Joe Zilinsky

Class of 1961

Lionel Bishop Sheila Zwicker Chaplin Tom Coy Peter Culley Sharon Dugay Gary Craig Nelson Allen Patterson Linda Smith Steiger Susan Stitham Bill Trefethen Tom & Dorna Varnum Zilinsky

Class of 1964

Carla Baird Bragan Lou Campbell Ron Coffin Doris Gammon Coy Sandra Bishop Dwyer Neil Mallett Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader Steve Pratt Gloria Cole Schmitt Bob Thomas Irene Tumosa Thomas

Class of 1965

Fred Campbell Cheryl Veno Dyer Deborah Hill Gray Kristen Anderson Gurall Dianne Merrill Hand Ken & Linda Knowlton Hews Ernest Judkins III Donna Albee Lindsay Patsy Cole Mallett Peg Bradford Patzner Kandyce Plummer Powell Mary Lanpher Rideout Dave Ruksznis John Stone Gail Merrill Stutzman Cherie Stitham White Cheryl Plummer Vigue

Class of 1966

Bob Annis Elizabeth Bradford Gould Donna Libby Hathaway Steve Hurd

Class of 1962

Leone Wellington Adler Dick Albee Eric Anderson Sue Haber Babash Donna Hamel Baker Skip Hanson Jim Levensalor Dennis Lyford Jim Moir Gary Preble Thelma Appleby Randall Suzanne Stacy Sandy Hebb Swarts Sally Floyd Tumosa

Class of 1963

Bob Bragan Randy Bragdon Maureen Preble Briggs Bonnie Gerry Guyotte Julie Warren Hey Carolyn Sargent Leland Ron Ruksznis Rita Blethen Stanhope

Class Agent Tom Coy ’61 presents Mr. Shorey a check for $5540 to begin their class endowment Aubrey Merrill Donald Phillips Jeff Stanley Dave & Marie Heath Weatherbee Jeff Weatherbee Bob White Anne Hayes Whittaker

Class of 1967

Dave Bryant Linda Huntington Cohen Mary Webber Frederick Rebecca Maynard Philip Moore Sue Smith Stevens Libby Glover Wiers

Class of 1968

Brenda Gagnon Avery Helen Gammon Brown Alexis Powell Cunningham Rick Davis Cathie Thomas Goodine Lorinda Annis Schrager Mark Stitham

Class of 1969

Gary Raymond Steve Sawyer Lewis Shepardson Class of 1970 Janis Glover Sara Hayes Leslie Hall Lizotte Bruce Raymond Kevin Stitham

Class of 1971

Judy Edgerly Dawn Hayes Noack Sue Herring Perkins Matthew Smith Cliff Tumosa Julie Ambrose Washington

Class of 1972

Elwood Edgerly Nancy Rollins Jordan Suzanne Cox Raymond Mark Stevens Sean Stitham Shawn Gray Wheaton Linda Lindie Worster

Class of 1973

Karen Gammon Pomeroy Jane Hayes Stitham Terry & Judy Richardson Snow Anne Gagnon Taft

Class of 1974 Eric Annis Tim Largay

Class of 1975

Dave Ingraham

Class of 1976

Vickie Taggett Clement Donna Dority Edgerly Tim Hanson Ellen Beek Pride

Ernie Thomas Pam Weatherbee

Class of 1977

Marie Roy Duplessis Bill Glover Clair Hall Scott Hughes & Karen Johnson Dan Joyce & Gail Glover

Class of 1978

Roxanne Davis Chase Robbin Pickard White

Class of 1979

Peter Chase Debbie Cookson Dunham Karen Dunn Fraser Laurie Gagnon Lachance Hamish McLeish Dewey Patterson Peter Poulin Ryner Sandberg Ron Stevens John Tumosa Jay Wiley

Class of 1980

Peter Ingraham Erin Joyce Jesse Byam Klein Tom Nason Carol Higgins Patenaude Shirley Nason Wright

Class of 1981

Craig Andrews Jr. Don Brown Sue Shaskan Arenstam Tim Hagelin Peter Wright

Class of 1982

Bill Babash Dale Clukey Jr. Donna Allen Grout Troy Hartley Rick Johnson Shirleen Stone Vainio

Class of 1987

GIVING BY CLASS

Andy Parsons Tim Smith Wendy Thomas Underhill

Class of 2002

Class of 1988 Carl Bickford Jack Clukey Greg Karr

Ethan & Heather Hall Annis Dana Bisbee Laura Doore Rachel Almy Fitzpatrick Trey Merrill Dan & Tara Stone White

Class of 1989

John & Kerri Leland Raymond

Class of 1990

Rick Ladd Nancy Hathaway Seavey

Class of 1991

Angela Stutzman Ayala Jen Carey Bickford Kelly Larson-Brunner Glenn Estes

Travis Belanger

Class of 2012

Amatullah Ahmed

Class of 1994

Tom Allen Heidi Ryder Bray Aaron Dewitt Bevin Kelly St. Charles

Class of 1995

Derek Grant Deron Smith Ben Snow Amanda Pickard Williams

Class of 1993 - 20th reunion

Class of 1996

Joe & Hillary Steinke Caruso Kate Charles Leighton

Class of 1984

Class of 1999 Kelly Chase Dennis Tana Manchester Olin

Paul Flanders Dean Smith Allison Huntington Wakeland

Class of 2006

Jamie Bray Margret Grant Campbell Kevin Keenan

Rob Freese

Class of 1986

Mike Freese Harita Reddy

Class of 1993

Class of 1997

Tami Wakeland Flanders Erin O’Neill Nason

Class of 2004

Tim Blakely Kelly Keenan Tracy Michaud Stutzman

Lynne Coy-Ogan

Class of 1985

Class of 2003

Class of 1992

Class of 1983

Robert Brown II Cindy Thompson Johnson Yvonne Stone Witham

Chrystal Boudreau Snow

Class of 2000

Lindsey Hill Lessard Class of 2001 Chris Cook Katie White Day Mike Doore Diana Swett

We still have some classes that are missing agents.

If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please contact Cathy Hall in the Alumni Office at 207564-6542 or cathy.hall@ foxcroftacademy.org

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NEW SCHOLARSHIPS Six new scholarship funds were instituted this past year thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of Foxcroft Academy.

Taylor Family Sebec Scholarship

Started by Andy and April Taylor of Sebec and Miami, Florida, two scholarships of $2500 will be awarded each year to children of Sebec residents to be applied to their tuition for secondary education.

Tim Hagelin Wrestling Scholarship

Tim was a graduate of the Class of 1981 and began this scholarship to honor a senior or post-grad wrestler who has shown leadership, sportsmanship, and commitment to the sport of wrestling. Criteria include financial need, good academic standing, planned postsecondary study, and participation in extracurricular and/or community activities.

In Fond Memory of H. Bartley Rollins Scholarship

Made possible from the H.G. Fittig and Mary Kammerer Fittig Scholarship Fund, this $1000 scholarship is awarded annually to two seniors from the U.S. with a 3.75 GPA, strong community service record, and intended majors of early childhood education, engineering, or science.

Marilyn Harvey Agricultural Scholarship

A graduate of the Class of 1945, Marilyn Curtis Harveypassed away last year at the age of 85. She so kindly included Foxcroft Academy in her estate plans, setting up a scholarship that will be awarded to a graduating senior planning to pursue post-secondary education in the field of agriculture.

John A. Warren Sports Scholarship Fund Last year upon the death of her husband John Warren ’71, Lindy Strout Warren ’76 began a scholarship fund in his memory, to be awarded to a standout senior athlete. The following friends and family made donations to the fund.

Mrs. Marilyn Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brackett Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chase Mr. and Mrs. Edward Conroy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coy Mrs. Donna Crane Mrs. Cindy Curran Ms. Debbie Gabel Mr. and Mrs. David Gaw Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Glover Mr. and Mrs. Clair Hall Highlands Golf Links Inner Club Mr. and Mrs. Alan Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kelley Mrs. Carolyn Leland Ms. Lee Pearsall Mr. and Mrs. William Rayfield II Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson Mrs. Martha Rollins Mr. and Mrs. John Sincyr Ms. Angela Smart-Davis Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stearns Mrs. Lindy Warren Mr. Fred Weston Mrs. Shawn Wheaton

Historical Archiving Project Begun

Foxcroft Academy Veterans Scholarship

Established in 2013 to honor the heroes of Foxcroft Academy who have selflessly devoted their lives to defending our country and preserving the freedoms we hold so dear. This scholarship was inspired by the untimely passing of Captain John “Jay” Brainard in Afghanistan in 2012. Jay was a member of the Class of 2004.

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With the help of the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society and a grant from Dr. Alfred Buck and his family, we are embarking upon the Foxcroft Academy Historical Artifact Archiving Project. Our goal is to create an electronic database of FA’s great history, and we hope to eventually release this work to the public. With that in mind, please contact Pam Weatherbee at (207) 564-8351 or pam.weatherbee@ foxcroftacademy.org if you would prefer for us to not use any images of you that were captured during your time at FA.

Make Plans Now to Celebrate Alumni Weekend 2014 August 1st-3rd Friday, August 1

East Lawn Tent Party with The Mallett Brothers Band: 7 - 9 pm

Saturday, August 2

Pony 5K Race: 8 am at YMCA Community Tennis Tournament: 8 am

at Burns-Johnson Tennis Complex Alumni Soccer: 9 am at Oakes Field Alumni Basketball: 12 - 1:30 pm Golf Scramble: 8 am, 11 am, 2 pm at Foxcroft Golf Course Founders Society and Legacy Circle Reception: 4:30 - 5:30 pm

at Peakes House Alumni Banquet: 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Sunday, August 4

Alumni Breakfast: 8 - 10 am in Pride Student Center Alumni Ice Hockey Game: TBA at Alfond Arena in Orono

Sponsors of the 2013 Foxcroft Homecoming Golf Scramble AMB Signage Awards, Signage & Trophies Bank of America Berg Sportwear Borislow Insurance Bowman Constructors Camden National Bank Dr. Kevin Chasse Creative Imaging Dennis Paper & Food Service Dover True Value Foxcroft Veterinary Services Freedom House Bed & Breakfast Gilman Electrical Supply Greenway Equipment Sales Health Search New England Hibbard Nursing Home George E. Howard Insurance Lary Funeral Home

Maine Fire Protection Services Maine Highlands Credit Union Mayo Regional Hospital Merriam Architects, Inc. Modern Image Salon Nor’easter Restaurant Nutter’s Painting Pat’s Pizza Pleasant River Lumber A.E. Robinson Oil Rowell’s Garage Sebasticook Family Doctors Sports Fields, Inc, Steinke & Caruso SYSCO of Northern New England TD Bank Turner Sporting Goods We Will Promote You.com Will’s Shop & Save

Thank You! Upcoming Florida reunion tentatively scheduled for 3/1/14

Nominations Requested We are now requesting nominations for both the Athletic and Academic Hall of Fame, as well as our traditional alumni awards presented at the Alumni Banquet. Please return this form to Cathy Hall at 975 W. Main St., DoverFoxcroft, ME 04426 or email her at cathy.hall@foxcroftacademy.org, and please include reasons for your nominations.

Your nomination(s) for the Athletic Hall of Fame ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Your nomination(s) for the Academic Hall of Fame ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Your nomination for the Dr. Mary Chandler-Lowell Award ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Your nomination for the Tillson D. Thomas Award ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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