Fond Farewell A century ago, Charlotte Haxall Noland set out to create a school that girls would love to come to and hate to leave, and so it seemed on Sunday at the Centennial Celebration’s final event – a Hunt Breakfast under the tent, sponsored by Dr. Betsee Parker. There, Foxcroft girls of all ages arrived, and then lingered, sharing stories from the past and from the weekend itself. Yes, that WAS Michelle Obama walking through the un-official Foxcroft gathering at the Salamander Resort Friday evening. . . Oh, I almost forgot how beautiful the campus is! . . . Didn’t the gym look stunning last night with all those trees and lights? [Those trees, by the way, were planted around campus the following week.] Thanks and farewells followed, along with hugs and promises to get together again soon. And the wonderful weekend was over. The love and enthusiasm for Foxcroft, however, shows no signs of fading. For that we have many to thank: all those who traveled far and wide to be at the Celebration, the many volunteers during the weekend, the committee members who planned everything, and our fearless leaders, Centennial Co-Chairs Beatty Page Cramer ’66, Axie Clark Diana ’60, Mia Martin Glickman ’78, and Barkley Boutell Henning ’73, as well as Director of Institutional Advancement Marion Couzens, who served as the faculty representative. As one alumna wrote in a Facebook post as she left town, “A standing O to all the committee chairs and the tons of willing, helpful volunteers for a whirlwind of fun, new memories with a ton of fabulous friends.” 10
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Foxcroft neighbors Betsee and Rosie Parker visited with History Committee co-chair Nancy Gerry Bedford ’54 at the Hunt breakfast, sponsored by Parker.
Heartiest thanks to Centennial Committee chairs (above, from left) Barkley, Axie, Mia, and Beatty; Saturday Program Chair Mercedes Gotwald ’72 (left), and all the others who made the weekend great. Everyone had fun!
Foxcroft School – Spring 2014
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