Scenes Magazine, Fall 2015

FALL 2015

Fryeburg Academy

Scenes

A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS

Congratulations

CLASS OF

2015

P RO U D TRAD ITIONS W N E W D I R E C T I O N S

PROUD TRADITIONS, NEW DIRECTIONS

With Thanks to the Fryeburg Academy Community

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all has been lively at Fryeburg Academy, where our 224th year is well underway. 2015-16 brings us 583 students, and in the same week that this issue of Scenes Magazine heads to press, the school will convene to enjoy the International Club’s annual parade of flags, celebrating the 19 nationalities represented this year within our student body.

People often speak about the remarkable diversity of FA’s community. The wide range of experiences, abilities, and backgrounds that characterize Academy students has given rise to some very distinctive programming. I’m excited in this issue to feature two of these FA programs: the Pequawket Valley Alternative School and the Outlook Program. PVAS, generally serving juniors and seniors, is in its 25th year, and Outlook, serving freshmen and sophomores, is in its fourth. Though different in longevity and the age of those enrolled, they have much in common: a Main Street location, imaginative and highly dedicated teachers, and alternative routes to achievement.

The availability of such alternatives often makes all the difference for young learners, whether in making a successful transition into high school or in completing high school successfully. PVAS and Outlook are examples of the Academy’s mission realized, as well as the curricular flexibility and inventiveness that, as an independent school, we can employ to serve our students best.

As a recipient of Scenes, you have also been a key player in the realization of Fryeburg Academy’s mission. You may be the parent of a current student; you may be someone who has donated to the Academy recently or in years past. This issue includes our annual report on giving, offered to recognize and thank, by name, those individuals who supported the Academy last year with monetary and in-kind gifts.

I add my own thanks now. We fuel offerings like PVAS and Outlook—along with athletics, the performing arts, outdoor learning, and all of our programs—with the resources made available through this support. As a town academy, we proudly

serve the students of Fryeburg, Denmark, Brownfield, Stoneham, Lovell, Sweden, and Stowe, in addition to students from across both the state border and the globe. However, we must annually overcome a very significant limitation: the maximum district-based tuition allowed by the state of Maine falls considerably short of what the Academy spends in order to offer the most relevant and engaging study possible. Annual gifts are a crucial source of additional revenue. These gifts don’t go toward campus expansion or new buildings; they enable our current level of operation and adaptability to students’ needs.

Please accept my gratitude. Thank you for entrusting Fryeburg Academy with your children, and thank you for the support you have offered. Together we safeguard a truly unique and wonderful educational experience.

ERIN P. MAYO Head of School

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THE OUTDOOR LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTER at FA has taken its study of the Saco River to a deeper level. OLRC students are learning about the role of the river in Fryeburg’s history, while also establishing their own environmental science project: performing water quality tests and collecting important data that will help protect the Saco in the future.

Read more: page 15.

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SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Head of School: Erin P. Mayo Assistant Head of School for Academics: Joseph Manning Chief Financial Officer: Jeremy Angell ’99 Director of Admission: Michelle Cote Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations: Kristen Crean ’88 Dean of Student Life: Charlie Tryder

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Christopher M. Gordon ’81, President Steven P. Cote ’85, Vice President Shannon D. McKeen ’81, Treasurer Brenda Thibodeau, Secretary Roy E. Andrews ’56 John Chandler ’78 John M. Day ’67 Dawn Gale ’81 Samuel P. Harding David R. Hastings III ’68 Punyu Ho ’95 Cooper Campbell Jackson ’85 Bradford Littlefield ’80 Peter J. Malia, Jr., Esq. Bradley B. Nelson ’65 Andrea Smith Osgood ’86 Ellen Pope ’68 David Rohde ’85 Bretton D. Russell ’56 Elaine Weeks Trueblood ’67

Alan D. Bennett ’60 Richard R. Cote John A. Dunn, Jr. James H. Dutton ’68 William A. Findeisen ’71 T. Scott Gamwell June W. Hammond ’54 David R. Hastings II ’42 Nancy S. Hogan, RN, Ph.D. ’56 James A. Osgood ’56 Asa O. Pike, IV ’57 Henry T. Raymond, III Thomas D. Shaffner B. Dean Stearns ’58 Carol S. Sudduth

C ontents

FALL 2015

LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL 1 Together we safeguard a truly unique and wonderful educational experience.

FA ACADEMICS 4 Alternative Education at Fryeburg Academy

by Deneane Frost and Nicki Chewning “These students required a system that was willing to conform to their needs. I believed we could create a program where the academics were still a central focus but the delivery could make all the difference.”

8 Special Olympics at Fryeburg Academy

FA GRADUATION 2015 9 Baccalaureate Speech by David Jones “...it is not these achievements which inspire me, but rather, it’s your character.”

Class of 2015 Awards

College Acceptances and Matriculation

FA NEWS 14 Go Blue, Go Green: The FA Green Team!

by Greg Huang-Dale Read about the FA Green Team’s efforts to be a more sustainable campus community, to build awareness, and to improve practices in waste reduction and resource recapture.

Growing Broader and Deeper at FA’s Outdoor Learning and Research Center

New Faculty and Staff

FA ATHLETICS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

CONTRIBUTORS

Jen Stacy Bartlett ’93, President Chris Dutton ’90, Vice President David Richardson ’84, Treasurer Heidi Blake ’82, Secretary Dana Charles ’83 Sara Calvert Delaney ’94 Barbara Gushee ’84 Lonna Lutte Lewis ’59 Scott Lovejoy ’77 David Miller ’84 Ronald Sanborn ’65 Makenzie Walker ’06 Ryan Wallace ’05

A special ‘thank you’ to the contributors of Scenes Magazine. Your words and your pictures help tell our shared Fryeburg Academy stories: stories of our students, teachers, parents, alumni, friends, and staff...our community.

Photography by: Rachel Andrews Damon ’76; Joel Rhymer; Maria Maillett ’95; Barbara Hill ’74; Deneane Frost; Nicki Chewning; Jen Bartlett ’93; Greg HuangDale; Mike Dana; and others.

17 The Value of Sportsmanship by Charlie Tryder Sports Done Right.

FA ALUMNI 20 A Message from Kristen Crean ’88 The Newest Member of the Class of 1963 2015 Hall of Excellence Inductees Distinguished Alumni Reunion 2015 A Special Farewell: Stanley Alden Ward, Class of 1936 Annual Report of Giving In Memoriam Photo above left: OLRC students in action.

Photographed by Joel Rhymer.

Cover photos by Barbara Hill ’74 (top) and Rachel Damon ’76 (bottom).

Design by: Marianne Matte, Steep Falls, ME

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FA ACADEMICS

Alternative T Education at Fryeburg Academy

Pequawket Valley Alternative School

BY DENEANE FROST DIRECTOR OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION

he Pequawket Valley Alternative School (PVAS) at Fryeburg Academy is a program designed for local students who have been unsuccessful in the traditional school setting and whose strengths may not have been reflected in their past school performance.

The program was co-founded in 1991 by David Sturdevant, who was Dean at the time, and myself. We focused on an atrisk population of students who were not graduating from high school. Many PVAS students face environmental challenges like homelessness, the need for employment to help contribute to their family finances, or they are young parents. Some are simply truant for a variety of reasons.

I fell in love with this population and that’s why I am still here

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PVAS STUDENTS work with NRSC (natural resources and soil conservation) and the Nature Conservancy to restore the Ossipee Pine Barrens. Students are Matt Trent ’16 and Gayle Gilmore ’15.

interview process before being accepted, but ultimately, enrollment is the student’s choice. Our students take greater ownership and responsibility for their education if they make the choice to enroll themselves. Those who choose to enroll know it is hard work; the academics are not “watered down;” there are still books to read and tests to pass.

The program focuses on experiential education and service-based learning, while following all Maine state guidelines for curriculum requirements to earn a high school diploma. Utilizing the small, supportive learning environment, students master academic content, have a successful school experience, and gain greater self-esteem and self-reliance. “Having smaller classes really helps us to succeed,” says Matt Trent, who will graduate in 2016.

There is service work to be done in the name of helping others, but there are also goals to set and dreams to strive for, and I believe they are being given the means to achieve them. To further prepare them for life after high school, students are also led through the exploration process of post secondary education, training, and career/employment preparation.

Currently, the program graduates 96% of the students who enroll.

SERVICE LEARNING IN ACTION One core element of the PVAS program is community service.

Students are required to complete 40 hours of service-based learning, all of which are provided for within the design of the program.

While providing great experiential learning opportunities, community service projects also connect the curriculum with something truly meaningful — helping others. Our goal is to enrich the learning experience and teach civic responsibility to each student. Time and time again, this focus on helping others instills a long-lasting positive effect upon the lives of each student who participates in service learning.

Last fall, PVAS was able to travel to Chincoteague, Virginia for the second time in ten years; this time to work for the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge building duck transporters, clearing invasive species, removing buried fishing nets from beaches, and repairing educational trails left damaged after hurricane Sandy. The program is now receiving requests from communities in need of volunteers after major disasters and other unfortunate events. Students have travelled as far as Mississippi and Florida to participate in hurricane relief efforts.

Service learning integrates the curriculum with meaningful service, while supporting our philosophy of experiential education whenever possible.

SAVING THE OSSIPEE PINE BARRENS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

25 years later. They are remarkable young adults with the desire to become more. They are survivors.

These students required a system that was willing to conform to their needs. I believed we could create a program where the academics were still a central focus but the delivery could make all the difference. The program enrolls an average of 15 students each semester and has two full-time faculty members who provide an integrated curriculum based on individual learning styles, differentiation, and a student-centered approach. The schedule is suited to meet the needs and lifestyles of each student.

Participation in this program is based on recommendations from faculty and parents. Students then go through an application and

“It’s hard work, but to know you can come back in 10-20 years and see what has become of the work you have done is an amazing feeling.”

—MAKAYLA PACHECO

Last May, students and faculty of the Pequawket Valley Alternative School of Fryeburg Academy went to work again in the Ossipee Pine Barrens of New Hampshire helping to plant thousands of trees and shrubs as part a restoration plan.

For the third time in four years, the group joined Wink Lees from the Nature Conservancy and Ryan Bushnell from the Burnt Meadow Nursery who are working to restore approximately 2,000 acres of this globally-threatened habitat back to its natural state, a beautiful forest, in hopes that the site will become self-sufficient. There are only a handful of pine barrens in the world.

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DENEANE FROST WITH BRANDON WECKBACHER who graduated from the program in 2005 and is now a Fryeburg Police officer. Weckbacher recently reflected on the PVAS: “I’ve taken some time and really thought about what PVAS meant to me. I dug real deep into my life and myself and realized that this program helped me more than I could have ever imagined. Looking back now at my past I realized that this program taught me what it meant to give back to a community, it taught me how important family and friends are, and what it meant to be responsible. The program really put pressure on us not only to succeed academically but to become active and successful members in our community.

I was asked to come up with a quote about the program, but for me, there are no one-liners. The best way I can describe PVAS is like this: I was a stubborn piece of coal who was not sure what way to go, but with the guidance,direction, support, and pressure I was able to become a beautiful and successful diamond. No two pieces of coal are alike but given the proper direction they all have an opportunity to become a diamond of their own. I will always have a special place in my heart for PVAS and an even larger place for the teachers.”

This project allowed the students to get both community service credit and science credit, as well as demonstrated the tremendous benefits the program has to offer its students and the community.

“For myself,” says Jasmine Ward, who is a senior this year, “it is fantastic to have the opportunity to get my science credits this way, I learn best through hands-on experience.”

Students and faculty who participated in this project include: Mrs. Frost, Mr. Kearns, Andrew Richardson, Zach Holden, Ethan Boyd, Marshall Finniss, Jasmine Ward, Tiffany Allen, Gayle Gilmore, Dustin Bell, Matt Trent, and Makayla Pacheco.

The Outlook Program

BY NICKI CHEWNING OUTLOOK TEACHER

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he Outlook Program was launched in 2012 in response to a growing need for alternative programming for younger students at FA. Outlook is an experiential-based alternative education program with a strong emphasis on social emotional skills and growth. The program serves 9th and 10th grade students who are in need of additional support during the transition from middle school to high school.

Outlook offers students a small, safe, and nurturing learning environment with fewer transitions throughout the day. Students have math, English, an elective course, and a study period during the morning at the Academy. After lunch, students spend the remainder of their day in Outlook. The program’s curriculum is interdisciplinary and students examine each topic of study through the lens of sustainability. The environmental/ecological, social, and economic

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issues surrounding each topic are explored and various perspectives considered. The program also focuses on social-emotional learning.

Students learn and practice goal-setting. They are encouraged to discover and develop their strengths and practice strategies to improve upon areas of weakness. For their work students earn credit in science, social studies, wellness, and experiential learning.

Out-of-classroom exploration is a central component of Outlook.

Adventures are selected to inspire, engage, and challenge students.

Evidence-based alternative education practices including outdoor education and experiential learning play an integral part engaging students in learning and in assisting them in developing the social and emotional skills necessary to be successful in the classroom and beyond.

Regular outdoor activities, such as hiking, mountain biking, cross country skiing, and rock climbing, provide an avenue for students to connect with nature and enhance their environmental awareness while promoting fitness. The most important benefit such activities offer is the opportunity for students to challenge themselves and push beyond their comfort zones to experience growth. One student wrote in her reflection of a fall afternoon mountain bike ride, “and then we were off again, falling over, screaming and occasionally spurring laughs of distress (maybe, that was just me). It was very challenging and enjoyable even though I saw my life flash before my eyes... the millions of trees jumping out in front of me…

I can’t wait to do it again and see if I can improve my ‘skills’ and maybe… maybe my attitude about the challenges.”

In addition to experiential learning, students in Outlook participate in community service activities. We have been incredibly fortunate to work weekly with the wonderful staff and animals at Harvest Hills Animal Shelter. One afternoon each week, from November through April, the shelter welcomes Outlook students to walk their dogs. Students become part of an important team and feel needed. Working with the dogs increases students’ capacity for empathy and introduces the concepts of volunteerism and advocacy.

Since experience is central to our curriculum, whenever possible, guests are invited into the classroom to share their expertise. Outlook students have learned from folks with a wide breadth of talents and experience.

The following are examples of some of the guests who have visited our class. Peace Corp volunteer Kim Riddensdale shared her story of living in a small village in Niger for nearly two years. Several residential students have shared what it was like to live and grow up in their native lands of LOBSTER fishing in Casco Bay.

STUDYING PLANKTON at Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve.

TREE CORING — Forest Ecology Lesson.

Turkey, China, and Nepal. Mr. Jim Wilfong spoke to students about local and global water issues while students were studying the topic.

Dr. Lisa Khoury shared pictures and stories from her bicycle tour across Croatia. Fryeburg Police have come to meet students and talk about the various roles of law enforcement officers. Massage therapist and business owner Wendy Yeager spoke to the class about her work and training.

Harrison Kanzler gave a talk about his adventures working as an archeologist in Turkey. Dr. Stuart Battle shared his experience of coming from humble beginnings to pursue a career as a surgeon and he taught the class how to suture using grapefruit to practice.

To make what we do possible Outlook has received generous support from local sponsors and regional grantmakers. In 2013, we become a chapter of Trips for Kids® International, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Marin County, California. Through our membership as a Trips for Kids chapter, we were generously granted five Trek mountain bikes. Last fall, the Mount Washington Valley Bicycling Club made a substantial contribution to Outlook with the donation of four Specialized mountain bikes. Memorial Hospital’s Childhood Health and Wellness Program provided funds covering our 2014 tuition for Farm School at Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport which we participate in each spring. In 2015, the hospital supplied funds for hands on workshops in Permaculture design with David Homa of Post Carbon Design. Recently The New England Grassroots Fund awarded us a grant to be used to continue our work toward a student designed permaculture installation. In 2013, the Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association gifted us with a camera that has helped to document our Outlook adventures.

We are extremely thankful for our supporters, contributors and guests.

If you would like to learn more about Outlook, or if you are interested in sharing your expertise, experience, or adventures with our amazing students please contact Nicki Chewning at nchewning@ fryeburgacademy.org.

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Going for the Gold SPECIAL OLYMPICS TRACK AND FIELD MEET Last May, Fryeburg Academy hosted the Oxford County Special Olympics Track and Field Meet.

Aaron Hennessy ’18 (left), Trevor Henschel ’15, and Reed Wales ’18.

Eighty athletes, 50 coaches and chaperones, and over 90 volunteers enjoyed a beautiful day, enthusiastic competition, and great food.

Nine teams from across Oxford County arrived early in the morning and were greeted by Fryeburg Academy Student Ambassadors who assisted each team throughout the events. The teams were soon lined up for the grand parade, led by the torch bearer, Carol Gaudin, from Team Sunshine, and none other than Smokey the Bear himself!

The athletes were welcomed by Head of School, Erin Mayo, who encouraged them to do their best, but, most importantly, to have fun and enjoy the day. The athletes joined Faye Taylor ’18, Elise Richardson ’18, and Taylor Kruger ’17 as they sang the Star Spangled Banner and recited the Olympic Oath; then they were off to compete.

Athletes participated in running, walking, wheelchair, jumping, putting, and throwing events; each athlete giving their very best performance. Student and community volunteers were officials at each venue. They started events, recorded times, and escorted athletes for their final honor of being presented a ribbon by either Gregg Hesslein and Matt Bennett from the Maine Forest Service or Lt. Mike McAlister and Brandon Weckbacher from the Fryeburg Police Department.

The athletes, coaches, and volunteers were treated to a fabulous lunch provided by the Walmart Heart Team from the Lewiston Distribution Center, a team of dedicated volunteers who do their own fundraising to purchase the food for this event. They volunteer their time, cook all the food, serve, and clean everything up. They do all of this with big smiles; supporting the athletes in their endeavors to do their best.

Many, many thanks to Fryeburg Academy, the FA maintenance team, volunteers from the Maine Forest Service, Fryeburg Police Department, Walmart Heart Team, and the community and student volunteers for making this day great fun for the athletes of Oxford County who were able to attend.

BY KATHY DUNHAM ’77 Special Services Teacher

FUELING DREAMS One Saturday in September, members of the Fryeburg Academy Raiders Special Olympics team took part in a fundraiser at the 8

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AARON HENNESSY ’18 (above, second from left) placed 3rd in the Division 2 State Individual Golf Championship in September! Congratulations to Aaron (who shot a 51!), his encouraging and supportive caddie Tyler Worcester ’17, and his coach Lee Dyer ’83.

local Irving station. For a number of years, Irving Oil and Circle K, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies throughout the state, have teamed together to raise money in support of Special Olympics Maine.

This event, “Fueling Dreams,” was originally held only one weekend a year, but has expanded to a month-long event culminating in a special day once a year when athletes, volunteers, and members of the law enforcement community have activities at local stores and gas stations washing windshields, pumping gas, and holding other fun events. Their efforts not only support statewide events, but also provide much-needed support to the teams themselves.

Special Olympics Maine, and teams such as the Raiders, are reliant on the financial support from fundraisers such as this and the generosity of supporters in the community. Special Olympics Maine supports 4800 athletes in 16 competitive sports, statewide, with a staff of only six individuals. This would not be possible without an extensive pool of volunteers who give their time to coach these athletes and run events. Kathy Dunham and other members of the Special Services Department put in extraordinary amounts of time and effort in support of the athletes who represent Fryeburg Academy. These athletes, who devote a great amount of time in training to be the best that they can be during their competition, still find time to participate in fundraising events that support athletes throughout the state of Maine.

BY SCOTT GREGORY

FA GRADUATION 2015

2015 Baccalaureate Speech

BY DAVID JONES History Teacher

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would like to thank the Class of 2015 for giving me this honor, for it is truly an honor to be chosen by you to be your Baccalaureate speaker. Traditionally, Baccalaureate is a religious ceremony and the address is to be in the form of a sermon and, as such, it is to be profound and inspirational.

Achieving these two requirements was more difficult than I expected. I have never been accused of being all that profound—profane maybe, but never profound—and since I do not have any truly original thoughts in my head, and lacking any divine inspiration, I ended up taking to the internet for guidance, for as we all know, the internet is the keeper of all sacred knowledge.

As I read through the numerous speeches, I realized that most Baccalaureate speeches are given by rich and famous people who have achieved great success and can draw on their own experiences for examples of important life lessons. Since I am a simple history teacher, and thus am neither rich nor famous, I figured I was doomed.

Unfortunately, what also became crystal clear is that most of the great cliches associated with graduation and baccalaureate speeches have no connection with reality. They tend to espouse the belief that all you need to do is really want something for it to come true.

As long as you are positive and not let any of those nasty negative thoughts undermine your confidence, you can achieve all your dreams.

Sure these heartwarming affirmations makes one feel good for a minute or two, but eventually the reality of the world creeps back in.

Sadly, in the real world, bad things happen to good people, despite our sincere belief in karma bad guys go unpunished, our dreams often remain unfulfilled, and simply engaging the enemy with hugs or buying them a cup of coffee is not a realistic recipe for world peace.

Despite the many talents of the Class of 2015, there is a greater chance of one of your classmates being struck by lightning than winning a Nobel Prize.

Are you all inspired yet? Don’t worry there is a message of hope.

You see, each of you has the ability to achieve greatness. Each one of you can become superman and many of you already have.

When I speak of superman, I don’t mean Clark Kent and being faster than a speeding bullet or able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, though it would be really cool if one could.

What I do mean, is that each of you has the ability to rise above the herd and exercise what Nietzsche called the, ‘will to power,’ and achieve self-mastery and embody the nobility of the human spirit.

Those of you who have had me as a teacher have heard me speak

of my grandfather. For those who don’t know, my grandfather was a very educated man with engineering degrees from both, the University of Minnesota and MIT, as well as having attended Harvard Law. As a young boy I asked him who he admired the most. Knowing from our many conversations about history what his political persuasion was—yes, I was a history geek even back then—I expected him to respond with either Teddy Roosevelt or Winston Churchill.

Without hesitation he said, ‘Mr. Casey.’ His answer caught me off guard for Mr. Casey was my grandfather’s gardener.

A bit taken aback and not fully sure that I had heard him correctly, I asked my grandfather, ‘why Mr. Casey?’ My grandfather said that Mr. Casey was the best gardener he had ever met and that Mr. Casey was the most honest and hardest working man he knew.

My grandfather sensed that I wasn’t picking up what he was laying down as to the lesson he was trying to impart—I was not a particularly quick study in my youth—so he added, ‘I know and have worked with many a CEO and bank president and many are damn

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fools. Always remember: titles and really cool history teacher. positions do not make a man.’

TWO - Do not fear the unAs I have gotten older, I realize known; break out of your comfort While the numerous academic, how true my grandfather’s assesszone. While comfort zones are artistic, and athletic achievements nice and secure, nothing grows ment was. It is not necessarily what you do that counts, it is how you in them except complacency. and awards are a clear indication of To grow and develop, you need do it. That is assuming what you do is legal. to challenge yourself, as well as the abilities of the members of this challenge others. Do not accept My challenge to the Class of 2015 is to live by the example set the status quo. Challenge orthoyear’s graduating class, it is not these doxy and those who trumpet its

by Mr. Casey. Be honest, hardworking, and strive to be the best truth. What if Socrates, Galileo, achievements which inspire me, at whatever you wish to pursue. or Dr. King did not challenge the This Sunday, you, the Class of existing belief systems and those but rather it’s your character.

2015, will walk across the stage and who supported them? Do not let receive your Fryeburg Academy dithose in power hide behind their ploma, or at least, that is the plan. positions. Challenge them. Be the To expand on the observations Ubermensch! Remember, history of the noted social critic, Mr. Robert Hodgman-Burns, come this is full of examples of powerful people with important titles who had Sunday’s graduation, there will be those who will endure the pain of really stupid ideas. separated shoulders as a result of continuously patting themselves on THREE - Find a passion. To be great at anything you must be the back as they take credit for the many successes you have achieved passionate even if at times your passion turns to anger. Sometimes over the past four years and while it is an overstatement to imply it is OK to get angry. Anger is different than hate. Anger can move that without their guidance and tutelage you would have failed to you to do great things. If you are passionate about something you achieve the level of success you have and would likely spend the rest will get angry at those forces that oppose you. Nobel Peace Prize of your life living in a van down by the river, the truth is, we never Laureate Kailash Satyarthi argues one must get angry at injustice if achieve anything of substance without the help of others. one is to change the world for the better. Strive for excellence. Be the There are those parents, teachers, and mentors who are deservenemy of mediocrity. ing of recognition for their roles in helping you achieve your many I am fortunate that my passion for ideas allows me to earn a living successes. I ask you to make sure you thank them for their support as a teacher. I hope that all of you can find your calling and be as and guidance. fortunate as I. These are my secrets to success. Who knows, maybe However, I must give credit to those to whom credit is due. You, Dr. Phil or Oprah will find these to be so inspiring they will have the Class of 2015, are, by all traditional measures, a successful and me on their shows. talented collection of individuals. While the numerous academic, Unfortunately, today we tend to judge success in monetary terms. artistic, and athletic achievements and awards are a clear indication Conspicuous consumption is a testament to one’s worth. Style is of the abilities of the members of this year’s graduating class, it is not greater than substance. Everyone can have their 15 minutes of fame these achievements which inspire me, but rather it’s your character. by posting a YouTube video of themselves doing something really You have overcome hardships, persevered in the face of numerous stupid. Each of you has a quarter—25 cents—taped under your seat. challenges, and strived to make a real difference in the life of the A quarter does not seem like very much, but I ask you to save one Academy. After thirty years in education, I realize that my students quarter a day—just one quarter. Over the course of a year, you will give me far more than I can ever hope to give them. You, whether save $91.25. If you continue to do this for the next fifty years, when you realize it or not, have taught me much and it is I who should you reach Mr. Atwood’s age, you will have saved $4,562.25. thank you.

If you all do this, your class will have accumulated over $600,000.

It is clear to me that many of you have already lived up to the What if you then donate that $600,000 to a charity of your choice? ideals of Mr. Casey and I am confident you will continue to do so Or even give back to the Academy in the form of scholarship aid to as you venture out into the world. Eric Idle, of Monty Python fame, deserving students in need. You could have a significant impact on summed it up best when he said, ‘Life is a very simple plot: first the lives of those in need. Far more than a free cup of coffee can. you’re here and then you’re not.’ Thus, it is important to make the You see, small individual acts taken collectively can make a diftime in-between have meaning and value. ference. This is not to say that the material trappings of success are Since my grandfather gave me three rules to live by, I figure I insignificant. They are, in fact, quite enjoyable but they are not the should do my part and add another three just for you guys. sole, nor even the most important, measure of your success.

ONE - Never stop learning. Your mind is the most important I ask you to remember the words of the great Sir Mick Jagger, muscle in your body. A day you do not learn something new is a day ‘You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well wasted. Often, our misdeeds are not a product of malice but rather a you just might find you get what you need. Oh yeah.’ result of ignorance. Plus, you become very good at Jeopardy or even (For those you who are keeping score, I did not say the word be fortunate enough to learn a lot of archaic tidbits and become a ‘NOTION’ ONCE). Thank you.”

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FA GRADUATION 2015

Inspired by Character: The Class of 2015 FRYEBURG ACADEMY CLASS OF 2015 Awards The Dan Turner Award Allison Watson The Oliver Award Liuke Yang The Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Liuke Yang The Bill Sayles Award Trevor Henschel The Rachel M. Osgood Scholarship Gulsen Oztosun The Richard Denney Scholarship Van Nguyen Susan Souther Page English Medal Bethlehem Marshall Elizabeth W. Tinker Prize - History André Liam LaMountain Elizabeth W. Tinker Prize - Math Dat Vu George Haley Prize Van Nguyen Major Clayton Warren Pike and Margaret E. Pike Science Prize Joseph Freund Elizabeth W. Tinker Prize - French Alyson Kruger The Priscilla Higgins Merrifield French Award Jasmine Vargas Walter A. Robinson Classical Prize Adriana Wissmann The Fryeburg Academy Spanish Award Thu Pham Elizabeth W. Tinker Prize - Business Trevor Henschel Theodore P. Blaich Social Studies Award Michael Davis Andrew B. Welch Life Science Award Sydney Andreoli John F. Weston Award Henry Santana Ralph M. Larrabee Award Thu Pham The Lester W. Hammond Jr. Award Joseph Freund Eleanor P. Andrews Award Kiara Duran Philip G. Andrews, Jr. Award Thomas Kane Barbara Douglass Intercultural Liuke Yang ’15 (left), Rodrigo Araujo ’15, and Jonathan Burk ’15.

Ambassador Award Gulsen Oztosun, Tianyang Wang Fryeburg Academy Teachers Association Scholarship Henry Santana The Priscilla MacGillivray Goff Award Tianyang Wang The LaCasce Award Tryggvi Hilsman, Mary Shea Dean’s Cup Rodrigo Araujo Senior Esprit de Corps Award Gulsen Oztosun Ruth Shaw French Award Lucy Kneissler The Graustein Awards Jonathan Burk, Elizabeth Grzyb Robert S. Crabtree Service Award Trevor Henschel Erickson Award Jonathan Burk Head of School Awards Alison Upton, André Liam LaMountain The Gibson Memorial Medal Thu Pham The Gaige McCue Scholarship Tiffany Allen, Gayle Gilmore, Makayla Pacheco The Miranda Leavitt Diabetes Fund Lucy Kneissler The Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association Awards Jonathan Burk, Angelidi Monegro, Lauren Porter, Mary Shea Fryeburg Fair Award Lucy Kneissler Bretton Frost Memorial Award Henry Santana The Fryeburg Recreation Department’s Dick Cote Community Service Award Trevor Henschel Dollars for Scholars of Mount Washington Valley Scholarship Mary Shea Gibson / Woodbury Charitable Foundation Scholarships Trevor Henschel, Lucy Kneissler, Alan Worcester Goldberg Charitable Foundation Scholarships Bethlehem Marshall Constance Warren and Henry Warren Andrews Award Jake Folsom, Zachary Madore, Devon Wentworth The White Mountain Milers Gretchen B. Hatch Scholarship Liuke Yang The Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge #56 Award Brianna Perreault, Jane Imdieke-King

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The Richard Beckhard Scholarship Fryeburg Lions Club Scholarship Erin Friberg, Jacob Morse Liuke Yang The Charles G. Rutter Industrial Fryeburg Fish and Game Association Scholarship Arts Award David Olson Sydney Andreoli, Thomas Kane Dorothy P. Ingraham Award The Frank W. Shaw Post #137 American Legion Adriana Wissmann Award Lucy Kneissler Charles E. and Blanche M. Fox Award The Denmark Lions Scholarships Jonathan Dat Vu Burk, Christopher Choyce, Jane Imdieke-King, Stella Nickerson Gray Award Bethlehem Marshall, Hannes Schneider, Joseph Bethlehem Marshall Schrader, Allison Watson Madeline A. Savard Medical Award The Lovell Lions Scholarships David Mason Jasmine Vargas Recreational Scholarship Trevor Henschel The Stella N. and Lawrence M. Gray Malcolm Wilson Memorial Scholarship Award Tryggvi Hilsman Elizabeth Grzyb The Class of 1950 Award Rodrigo Araujo Fryeburg Area Rotary Scholarship John Fordyce Prize Angel Escalante Jonathan Burk, Trevor Henschel, Lucy The Cal and Sally Harnden Award Kneissler, Gulsen Oztosun Van Nguyen Raiders Booster Club Book Award Sydney The Kendal C. and Anna Ham Andreoli, Jonathan Burk, Trevor Henschel, Charitable Foundation Scholarships Thomas Kane, Lucy Kneissler, Brianna Perreault Teodora Todorovic ’15 (center) is all smiles.

Matthew Bradley, Lucy Kneissler, Poland Spring Good Science Scholarships Alyson Kruger, Lauren Porter, Mary Shea, Erin Friberg, Mackenzie Hill, Tryggvi Hilsman, Alan Worcester, Liuke Yang

Thomas Kane, Colin McKeith Brian (BJ) Day Award Tryggvi Hilsman The Knights of Pythias Award Tryggvi Hilsman Colin Hurd Memorial Award Angel Escalante Joan Irish Award Devon Wentworth The John Freeman Memorial Award David Olson Marion Rodgerson Scholarship Boyle Fund Award Jacob Morse Van Nguyen Virginia Lee Nixon Award Michael Davis Mount Washington Valley Old Car Club Wallace Blake Scholarship Rodrigo Araujo Tryggvi Hilsman, Jacob Mahany Nancy Brooks Heath Nursing Award Mackenzie Hill Settlers’ Green Outlet Village The Frank Petillo Memorial Fine Arts Award Helen Driesen Scholarship Zachary Madore Eva Mulford Music Scholarship Alan Worcester David G. Fox Memorial Scholarship The Drama Award Edward Grace, Zhenyu Huang Trevor Henschel The Technical Theater Award Edward Grace, Elizabeth Grzyb, Stephen E. Smith Memorial Zachary Madore Scholarship Mackenzie Hill Network of Educators in Science & Technology Award Bridgton Art Guild Scholarship Gulsen Oztosun Alison Upton Vincent Manoriti Memorial Book Award Jonathan Burk Oxford County Education Association Raiders Booster Plaques for Outstanding Athletic Performance Retired Educational Award Sydney Andreoli, Trevor Henschel Cayle Johnson Grover Women’s Athletic Scholarship Allison Watson Joseph Manning (left), Assistant Head Clifford L. Gray Baseball Award Ben Southwick of School for Academics, with Henry Santana, 2015 Class President.

Fryeburg Academy Soccer Award Joseph Schrader Paul “Skip” McBride Memorial Award Thomas Rose, Jr., Mary Shea Joseph R. Austin Football Award Ben Southwick Eldon W. Heartz Track Award Liuke Yang Harry G. True Basketball Award Jonathan Burk Susan Harnden Fox Wrestling Award Angel Escalante Students ride swan boats in Boston as a part of Project Graduation.

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LEFT: Michael Davis ’15 delivers his commencement speech.

ABOVE (left to right): Jonathan Burk ’15, Joseph Schrader ’15, Malik Mobly ’15, AJ Worcester ’15, and Elizabeth Grzyb ’15.

FRYEBURG ACADEMY CLASS OF 2015 College Acceptances and Matriculation Adelphi University Allegheny College Albright College American University Arizona State University Australian National University Ave Maria University Bard College Berlin Barry University Belmont University Beloit College Bentley University Boston College Boston University Brighton Institute of Modern Music Brooklyn College of the CUNY Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Buffalo State College of SUNY California Institute of the Arts California State University Calvin College Case Western Reserve University Castleton State College Cazenovia College Central Maine Community College Clark University Clarkson University Colby-Sawyer College Colorado State University Columbia University Community College of Rhode Island Curry College Drew University Drexel University Earlham University Eastman School of Music of the U of Rochester Elmira College Elms College Emerson College Emmanuel College Empire Beauty School— Portsmouth Campus Eugene Lang College New School for Liberal Arts Fairfield University Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Southern College Fordham University Franklin Pierce University Georgia Institute of Technology Gordon College Goucher College Greenville College Harding University Hartwick College Hofstra University Houghton College Howard University Husson University Indiana Wesleyan University Ithaca College John Jay College of Criminal Justice— CUNY Johnson State College Johnson & Wales University Keene State College Landing School Lasell College Lesley University Lindenwood University Loyola University New Orleans Maine Maritime Academy Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences McGill University Menlo College Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Minerva Monash University Montana State University Moody Bible Institute Mount Holyoke College Mount Vernon Nazarene University Muhlenberg College New England College New York University Newbury College Nichols College Northeastern University

Northwest College Norwich University Nova Southeastern University Oregon State University Pace University Pennsylvania State University Plymouth State University Pratt Institute Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rivier University Roanoke College Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University Saint Anselm College Saint Joseph’s College—ME Saint Michael’s College Salem State University School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Simmons College Skidmore College Smith College South Plains College Southern Maine Community College Southern New Hampshire University St. Lawrence University St. Olaf College State University of New York at Albany Stetson University Stonehill College Suffolk University SUNY College at Potsdam Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University The George Washington University The Ohio State University The University of Iowa The University of Tampa Unity College University of Amsterdam University at Buffalo University of Bridgeport

University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Connecticut University of Hartford University of Illinois at Urbana University of Iowa University of King’s College University of Maine University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Miami University of Missouri Columbia University of New England University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of Northern Colorado University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Prince Edward Island University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of Southern Maine University of Tampa University of Vermont University of Washington University of Western Australia University of Wisconsin Colleges University of Wyoming Virginia Tech Wagner College Washington and Jefferson College Washington College Washington State University Wells College Wentworth Institute of Technology Western Michigan University Western New England University Wheaton College, MA White Mountains Community College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Bold Indicates Matriculation

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FA NEWS

Go Blue, Go Green: The FA Green Team!

BY GREG HUANG-DALE ESOL TEACHER

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ake a walk around the Fryeburg Academy campus these days and you are likely to see people eating fresh cucumbers and colorful tomatoes from our cafeteria salad bar. You might see students gathering bottles and cans from trash bins marked with the Maine Special Olympics seal. Many classrooms also have boxes stamped with a new logo: the Fryeburg Academy seal encircled by a blue arrow. Walk out behind the barn and you catch a glimpse of faculty members weeding and picking in our school garden. These are all part of the FA Green Team’s efforts to be a more sustainable campus community, build awareness, and improve practices in waste reduction and resource recapture.

Over the past 10 years, the FA Green Team has steadily grown from small individual efforts into a coordinated community approach. For a long time we have had the ability to recycle at our school, but recyclable materials frequently missed their target and ended up as garbage.

THE ANNUAL RE-SALE offers great deals on second-hand items left in the dorms to new students arriving and setting up their rooms.

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THIS YEAR, the Green Team is focusing on recycling and waste reduc­tion .

Even as many of us recognized the need to reduce consumption, we felt powerless to make a difference on our own. These days however, we are beginning to realize the economic and environmental benefits of “going green” and doing so in coordinated ways.

The FA Green Team is a group of faculty, administrators, and staff that meets throughout the year to review recycling, resource reduction, energy conservation, local food, and other sustainability projects on campus. With many buildings and large areas of outdoor space on the FA grounds, the Green Team has identified many ways for the Academy community to be more sustainable. Of course, identifying the problems is not enough, which is why target-projects, coordination, and cooperation are essential to our efforts.

This year the Green Team is focusing on recycling and waste reduction in our dormitories and among campus residents. At the start of the year, we have our annual Re-Sale that offers great deals on second-hand items left in the dorms to new students arriving and setting up their rooms. Cooperation between the Green team and Residential Life leadership has led to clearer labels on bins, easy-to-read recycling guides, and the establishment of monitoring teams to watch our waste, assist residents, and measure the reduction of waste throughout the year. We are hopeful that a team approach including adult and student residents will improve awareness and practices in our dorms.

Naturally, greening our campus has curricular significance as well.

Students and staff are able to learn together about the recent developments of “mixed,” “zero sort,” and “single sort” recycling systems.

Science classes explore the chemical balance of proper compost

THE FRYEBURG AREA ROTARY CLUB sponsored three Fryeburg Academy students to attend the RYLA Camp (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) this summer at Camp Hinds in Raymond, ME. This is a Rotary-sponsored leadership conference for rising Juniors from the State of Maine.

Pictured are Alexandria Fraize ’17 (middle) of Brownfield, daughter of Kathleen and Darrell Fraize, and Andrew ’17 and Dominic Malia ’17 of Fryeburg, sons of Katie and Peter Malia. All three students are members of the Fryeburg Academy Interact Club, a high school Rotary service club.

conditions. Physics students investigate energy harnessing on campus and the safe disposal of batteries. Afternoon activities not only involved physical exercise and outdoor experiences, but can involve joining in the work and pleasure of harvesting vegetables for our cafeteria to serve. Experiencing the whole process of food production from farm to table offers a wealth of knowledge, understanding, and further interest in how our health is directly connected to the health of our environment.

From compost to garden vegetables, from old metal tools to fanciful sculptures, from returning your coffee cup to eating with the vegans, the FA Green Team leads our community forward into a newer, greener age of education. Go Blue! Go Green!

GROWING BROADER AND DEEPER AT OLRC

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etting students out of the classroom and getting involved in the real world is a big part of the idea behind the Outdoor Learning and Research Center (OLRC) at Fryeburg Academy.

OLRC has entered its second full year by opening its classes to more students. This fall, a new group of energetic freshmen, working with teachers Joy Norkin and Joel Rhymer, have begun their first year of English and Biology. At the same time, last year’s OLRC class that began last year as ninth graders, has nearly doubled in size as sophomores studying Chemistry, Environmental Science, and American History with teachers Maria Manning and Liz Swasey.

Both the 9th and the 10th grade OLRC classes have focused

BY JOEL RHYMER DIRECTOR, OLRC

on the Saco River this fall. Freshmen have been learning about the ecological and economic importance of the river and its watershed. They recently met with Michelle Broyer of the Saco River Recreational Council to find out about protecting the river and controlling invasive species. Broyer and the students have identified several environmental service projects that she and the students can be involved in together over the coming year. The 10th grade OLRC class has taken their study of the Saco to a deeper level. They are learning about the role of the river in Fryeburg’s history, while also establishing their own environmental science project performing water quality tests and collecting important data that will help protect the Saco in the future.

THE OUTDOOR LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTER at FA has entered its second full year by opening its classes to more students. Last year’s freshmen OLRC class nearly doubled in size now as sophomores and a new group of OLRC freshmen are gearing up to get out and explore.

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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS

New Members of the Fryeburg Academy Community

NEW FACULTY & STAFF Back row, from left: Erik Gustafson, Richard Taylor, Dave Sartory, Dylan Harry, and Liz Atwood. Front row, from left: Chris Gaskin, Colleen Watson, Ashley Tibbetts, Sara Laskoski, and Liz Swasey.

Not pictured: Amanda Fusco, Alyssa McIntyre, Daniel Pierce, and David Powers.

LIZ ATWOOD ’07, joined the Office of Admission as the associate director on July 1st. Since graduating from St. Lawrence in 2011, Liz has taught math and science, and worked in both the dean’s and admission offices at Hyde School in Bath, ME. Liz resides here in Fryeburg.

AMANDA FUSCO (not pictured) became FA’s Office Manager for Academics and Student Records in December of 2014. Amanda came to FA from Lake Region School District where she was the Payroll and Human Resources Specialist for eight years. Prior to that, Amanda was the Payroll Manager for Idexx Laboratories, a Maine based company with international subsidiaries. She resides in Sebago with her family.

CHRIS GASKIN is an intern in the Residential Life program. He is a dorm parent in Webster Hall, and he assists in several coaching capacities, serving already as FA’s J.V. soccer coach. Chris graduated from Green Mountain College in 2013 with a B.S. in sociology; he has been a camp counselor at Indian Acres Camp for Boys for the past three summers.

ERIK GUSTAFSON joins FA to teach A.P. Calculus and A.P. Statistics classes. Erik is a veteran mathematics teacher, having worked for years in Montana public schools before his 2013 relocation to Tamworth; he has for the last two years commuted to Concord and taught at Bishop Brady High School (and coached its math team to 1st place in the NH State Math Contest!). Erik lives in Tamworth, NH. DYLAN HARRY teaches Chemistry and Ecology in the Science Department. Since graduating from UVM in 2011, Dylan has been a natural resources researcher, wilderness guide, ski instructor, and science teacher and tutor in a number of outdoor-based learning settings. He has most recently worked as a science teacher at Summit Achievement in Stow. Dylan lives in Tamworth, NH. SARA LASKOSKI teaches freshman and junior English. Sara is a 2013 graduate of St. Lawrence University, and she has just completed her M.A. in English Literature at the University of Montana. In addition to serving as an instructor of composition and a teaching assistant in lit16

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erature courses at U. of Montana, Sara has spent the last two summers teaching ESOL at New Hampton. Sara has an apartment on campus and is a dorm team member in Chase Hall.

ALYSSA MCINTYRE (not pictured) has begun duties as Managing Associate in the Office of Admission. Alyssa has been a Claims Adjuster at NAHGA Claim Services in Bridgton for the past five years, as well as serving as the teaching golf pro. at Bridgton Highlands Country Club. Alyssa and her family live in Bridgton.

On July 1st, DANIEL PIERCE (not pictured) began duties as FA’s I.T. Director. Most recently, Dan comes to us from leading I.T. services for the Plymouth, NH school district. Previously, Dan served in this capacity at the White Mountain School, as well as having spent seven years as network manager for Dartmouth College. Dan and his family live in Meredith, NH. DAVID POWERS (not pictured) is FA’s new Facilities Manager. For 13 years, Dave has served as Director of Maintenance and Transportation for MSAD 72, overseeing all aspects of student transportation and facilities/grounds operation and maintenance for the district’s four campuses. Dave is a parent of FA graduates Emily, ’13, and David, ’14, as well as incoming freshman Matthew. Dave and his family reside in Lovell.

DAVE SARTORY joins us as a part-time instructor, teaching two sections of AP Computer Science. Dave has an extensive background in development of websites and web applications; currently, he is a software engineer with The Echo Group in Conway. He and his family live in Intervale, NH. LIZ SWASEY returns to the Academy’s Social Studies Department this fall to teach classes being vacated by Switzerland-bound Bob H-B. Since leaving FA in 2013, Liz has been Museum Services Manager at the Pejepscot Historical Society in Brunswick, ME. Liz lives in Fryeburg.

RICHARD TAYLOR also joins the Social Studies Department as its new chair. He comes to us from Bridgton Academy, where he has taught an interesting variety of social science courses since 2009, and where he was recognized with the Andrew F. Staub Award as Teacher of the Year in 2012. Teaching is Rich’s second career; he entered education after five years of practicing law in New Hampshire. He and his family reside in Hastings.

ASHLEY TIBBETTS, a Laconia, NH native, joins the Science Department to teach Chemistry. Ashley is completing a PhD in geochemistry at Cornell, having received her M.S. in the same area at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition to degree work, she’s spent the last year assisting at Belmont Middle School in NH. Ashley is a dorm parent in Payson-Mulford Hall.

COLLEEN WATSON joins the FA school counseling staff, working directly with Tracy Weitz in the Center for International Students. Colleen has a 16-year career in providing college advising and counseling services to students; she has previously worked with Outward Bound and comes to us now from Kennett High School, where she has been a counselor for 13 years. Colleen and her husband live in Madison, NH.

FA ATHLETICS

The Value of Sportsmanship

BY CHARLIE TRYDER Dean of Student Life

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igh school athletics in the United States is a communal experience. Small towns, suburbs, and cities take pride in their high school athletic teams. Banners hang from rafters in gymnasiums noting the school’s state championships, trophies line the shelves of cases in hallways and lobbies commemorating great victories and seasons, and occasionally a gold ball with nets hanging loosely over it rests on the other side of the glass. In other cases, a football with a championship game score painted on it rests beside a gold ball.

In still other cases, a photo of a record setting performer and a list of his or her achievements stand on a shelf.

The United States likes a winner, and we embed this value in our approach to athletics. We provide young athletes opportunities to commit ever increasing hours to conditioning programs, skill development, and competitions as they strive to be the best. Parents drive daughters and sons greater distances and pay higher prices for their children’s pursuit of excellence. Athletes, coaches, parents, alumni, friends of family, local merchants, and anyone whose identity is connected to a community’s athletic victories takes pride in championships and records achieved by the local high school programs.

It should be no surprise that in such a cultural backdrop, Americans all-too-often exhibit a tunnel-like vision on winning, sometimes at the expense of ethics and appropriate behavior. In the 1990s, in response to a number of incidents, the Maine Principals Association began to examine the causes of what they saw as troubling behaviors by players, coaches, and fans at athletic events. One of a number of conclusions was that an over-emphasis on winning may be causing these behaviors.

In hopes of maintaining a healthy culture in Maine high school athletics, the Maine Principals Association started a statewide program called Sports Done Right. The program placed renewed emphasis on the process of participation as well the results of competition. The old cliché, ‘it’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game,’ experienced a reawakening.

The Sports Done Right movement emphasized sportsmanship, and in recent years, the Maine Principals Association developed a

new method for choosing sportsmanship banners. In 2012, the MPA initiated a program where each school athletic team votes on the opponent that they feel best embodies the spirit of sportsmanship. The MPA tabulates the votes and then names the team that receives the most votes from other teams the sportsmanship banner winner. In the three years since this process started, there have been nine athletic FA’S DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS seasons. Thirteen Fryeburg Academy teams Sue Thurston have been selected for a Maine Principals Association sportsmanship banner. Softball 2012, field hockey 2014, boys soccer 2012, girls lacrosse 2013 and 2014, girls outdoor track 2015, girls indoor track 2015, boys indoor track 2015, wrestling 2015, boys lacrosse 2014 and 2015, and football 2013 and 2014 were all named by opponents as the most sportsmanlike teams in western Maine.

Under the leadership of FA’s Director of Athletics, Sue Thurston, the focus of the athletic program is clear. As a division 1 field hockey player, a state championship field hockey coach, and now as a school administrator, Thurston has always enjoyed competition and winning.

Thurston, however, values the human growth and development that takes place when students face the individual and team challenges that competition places before them even more. Fryeburg Academy coaches and athletes clearly follow her lead. When asked why she thinks Fryeburg Academy teams are so universally viewed as having strong character, Thurston shares the credit, “Our coaches hold their players accountable for unacceptable behavior, and before they get here, our parents have set expectations for their kids’ behavior.”

While the Fryeburg Academy Athletic Department and Fryeburg community value competitiveness, we expect that student athletes will behave in an honorable and respectable manner in their pursuit of championships. Trophies, banners, individual records, undefeated seasons, and historic game balls earn our respect, but at Fryeburg Academy, we value the human development that accompanies every athlete’s ongoing pursuit of excellence. Whether an athlete competes on a championship team or a team that does not win a game, whether an athlete sets records or never makes a varsity team, we see that participation as valuable to that individual and the community. If an athlete is a good teammate and competes to the best of his or her ability, regardless of what that ability is, we believe that he or she is an asset to our community and will lead a successful life if they employ the values that they learned, at least in part, through athletic participation.

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FA ALUMNI

A Message from the Advancement and Alumni Relations Office

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homas Wolfe famously asserted one’s inability to relive bygone days and rely on youthful memories in his 1940 novel You Can’t Go Home Again.

While this phrase has been adopted in popular conversation and in many ways holds true, my own recent experience in returning to Fryeburg Academy couldn’t be further from this assertion.

Since graduating FA in 1988 and completing college and graduate DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS school, I was never too far away Kristen Crean ’88 geographically. My family is still in and around Denmark, and I have made my home in Portland for nearly 20 years. Although miles did not separate me from the Academy, I was only connected episodically as I focused instead on my career and family. I couldn’t be more pleased that that career brought me back to Fryeburg Academy this past year. Building upon my experience in fundraising and public outreach and communications, as well as my perspective as an alumna, I am thrilled to be serving the FA community as Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations.

Since beginning in May, I’ve enjoyed reacquainting myself with the Academy and better understanding the many impressive changes in curriculum, leadership, student engagement, and, of course, the campus itself, that have occurred since my years as a student here. It is somewhat tempting to be envious of today’s students and the Academy experience they enjoy, but, heavily outweighing that twinge of envy is enormous pride of and gratitude toward this nearly 225-year-old institution. As I connect with faculty, students, trustees, alumni, and the community, I hear time and time again echoes of that same pride and gratitude; story after story of fond memories and lives changed. These stories come as no surprise, because they are so similar to my own. At Fryeburg Academy, in addition to receiving an outstanding education, I grew as a person, developed leadership skills, made enduring friendships, and was inspired to challenge myself and reach high. Today, I have the opportunity to give back and be a part of current and future students’ lives in a way that FA teachers, staff, and alumni were for me. I look forward to meeting or reconnecting with many of you in the coming months and years, as we work together in this worthy effort to support and promote the school we all love so much.

Warmly, KRISTEN L. CREAN ’88

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Pomp & Circumstance for the Newest Member of the Class of 1963

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arry G. Roberts, Jr. is now officially a graduate of the class of 1963! In December of 1962, shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis, and before completing his senior year at Fryeburg Academy, Harry joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He was sent to Japan where he worked on Aircraft Launch and Recovery Technology, was injured in December 1966 and eventually was able to return home in the summer of 1968. Despite having a rewarding career, Harry was always disappointed that he missed his Academy graduation.

After learning that he had never officially graduated, Head of School Erin Mayo invited Harry to attend an all-school meeting on September 29th of this year. In front of the entire faculty and student body, she conferred him with his Fryeburg Academy diploma. Led by the class of 2016, students sprang to their feet and gave Harry a standing ovation.

Harry was joined at the event by several members of his family and church. He expressed his sincere gratitude for becoming an official graduate and offered encouraging words of advice to the current student body which includes his grandson, Christopher Gorton, a member of the class of 2019.

Congratulations, Harry!

FA ALUMNI

2015 Hall of Excellence Inductees

BY BETH JONES ’66

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even new members have been inducted into the Sixth Annual 2015 Hall of Excellence. The six alumni and one supporter inducted this year are Eva Dunn Ward ’49, Jeffrey Brown ’81, Kristen Russell McDermott ’83, Robyn Dunham Ela ’87, David Turner ’88, Wendy Dunham Pope ’91 and Joseph “Buck” Austin (Significant Fryeburg Academy Supporter).

The induction ceremony took place during Homecoming weekend in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. The ceremony opened with the FA Chorus singing the new school song created by teachers John Atwood and Mike Sakash. All inductees were present with Jeff Brown travelling the farthest, from Alaska, and Joseph Austin was represented by his three sons, Joe, Tom, and Ray Austin.

EVA DUNN WARD is a graduate of the Class of 1949. After she completed four successful years at the Academy, she graduated at the young age of 15. She excelled in academics, athletics, student government, and the arts.

While at the Academy, Ward played four years of varsity basketball, four years of varsity softball, three years of tennis, one year of volleyball, and served as the Girls Athletic Council President in her senior year. She was also elected Class Secretary for the Student Council, a position she held throughout all four years.

Ward enjoyed the arts as well. She participated in the One-Act plays receiving the Best Actress award. She also participated in Prize Speaking and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Ward attended Westbrook Junior College, graduating in 1951 with an Associate Degree.

She began working as a medical assistant before deciding to return to college to complete a teaching degree at the University of Maine in Portland. After graduating magna cum laude in 1972, she taught 4th and 5th grades in the Fryeburg School District.

After retiring, Ward worked for the Fryeburg Fair for many years, as well as

for the Lake Kezar Country Club. She has volunteered countless hours to the community, having served as Trustee for the Brownfield Public Library and Fryeburg Fair, Chaplain for the VFW Auxiliary, and additionally volunteered for the Brownfield Historical Society, the Brownfield Community Church, Eastern Star, and the Literacy Volunteers of America.

In 2006, Ward published a children’s book, Calvin C. Waxwing, about the rescue of a hatchling cedar waxwing by three young children.

Ward was truly honored in 2010, when her beloved hometown of Brownfield asked her to be their honored Grand Marshall of the Brownfield Day celebration parade.

Ward and her late husband Howard raised three daughters, Deborah, Diane, and Rebecca — all graduates of Fryeburg Academy — and continues to live in her beloved town of Brownfield.

JEFFREY BROWN is a 1981 graduate of Fryeburg Academy. He was a three-sport standout at the Academy where he played football, wrestling, and track for all four years totaling twelve letters in all of the sports.

While playing football, he was chosen for second-team running back for the Southern York County League (SYCL) in 1979, and in 1980, for second-team linebacker and Honorable Mention for running back to the All-State Football Team.

He was equally successful on the wrestling mat. He reached second place in his weight division at the 1979 Regionals. The next year, he was not only the Regional Champion, but also the SYCL Champion and placed 2nd in the State Meet. During his senior year, he made a clean sweep including the State Championship winning all of his weight division matches.

During track season, Brown was not to be denied finishing in second place in 1980 at the State Prep-School meet and in his senior year, he was the State Prep-School Champion.

After graduation, Brown married his high school sweetheart, Denise Sanborn Brown ’82, and in 1985, they moved to Elemendorf Air Force Base, in Anchorage, Alaska, where he was self-employed as a carpenter. There, he could do the things he loved such as hunting, fishing and hiking.

They returned to Maine in 1992 to continue Brown’s profession as a carpenter. He also shared his love of wrestling by coaching the Fryeburg Rec. Youth Wrestling program from 1992 to 1998. He became Assistant Wrestling Coach at the Academy in 2000 and the next year moved up to Head Coach from 2001-02.

His love for the outdoors and his profession led him to be involved as a representative on the planning board, the Saco Corridor Commission, and with administrative policy guidance along the river corridor.

Brown describes his most memorable experience at Fryeburg Academy, “It would have to be coaching my son, Buck Hunter Brown, to his 2001 & 2002 State Championship titles.”

The Browns returned to Delta Junction, Alaska, where he built their home. He was the wrestling Head Coach at Delta Junction High School for a year and had taken up recreational dog mushing racing from 2010 to 2012. Brown continues his hunting, fishing, and hiking.

KRISTEN RUSSELL MCDERMOTT, a member

of the class of 1983, lives in Fryeburg with her husband David. She pursued her degree in English literature, graduating from McGill University in 1987. Her competitive skiing career ended at McGill as a result of an on-hill collision.

In addition to her athletic prominence while at Fryeburg Academy, she starred in one-act plays, was a member and Vice President of the honor society, a member of the Latin Club, and co-editor of the yearbook.

McDermott experienced a stellar athletic career, topped by winning the State Skimeister Crown in her senior year. She lettered in

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all four years, and won the prestigious Julie Grace award in 1983. She won a total of 11 varsity letters in alpine skiing, x-country skiing, and field hockey.

McDermott is the founder and president of Good Earth Gardening, where she counts as her clients, Fryeburg Academy, The Fryeburg Fair, Memorial Hospital, Quisisanna, as well as several private gardens. She has been the recipient of many gardening awards.

Among her many civic community activities, McDermott served on the Fryeburg planning board, the Bradley Park committee, as a land monitor for the Upper Saco Valley Land trust, as well as on the fund raising committee of the Fryeburg Historical Society.

ROBYN DUNHAM ELA, class of 1987, participated in soccer, softball, and alpine skiing while at the Academy. She received the Julie Lynn Grace Award two times and was a State Champion in both the slalom and the giant slalom in 1986-87. Ela was nationally ranked in USSA in the top 50 in slalom and giant slalom while competing in open and FIS alpine races all over New England.

Ela shared her passion for skiing as a coach of the Lake Region Alpine Team. She was also a junior race coach and head coach for the King Pine Ski Team for nine years and coached junior racing at Wildcat for three years.

After graduating Fryeburg Academy, Ela attended Plymouth State College and the University of Southern Maine majoring in Psychology.

Ela worked as a Customer Service Representative at a local bank for nine years, an Education Technician in SAD 72 for five years, and also worked with adults with disabilities for the state of New Hampshire. She is also a volunteer for Special Olympics.

Currently, Ela is a realtor who resides in Fryeburg with her husband Rich and their two children, Courtney and Ethan.

Her daughter Courtney carries on with competitive skiing in Special Olympics and was a Maine State Champion and gold medal winner.

WENDY DUNHAM POPE is a 1991 graduate of Fryeburg Academy. While here, she participated in softball, soccer, and alpine skiing.

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2015 HALL OF EXCELLENCE INDUCTEES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES: (left to right) Front row: Eva Dunn Ward ’49, Kristen Russell McDermott ’83, Robyn Dunham Ela ’87, and Wendy Dunham Pope ’91.

Back row: Jeffrey Brown ’81, David Turner ’88, and Joe Austin representing his father Joseph Austin, our Significant Supporter.

Pope was a member of the 1989 State Champion Soccer team, All Conference All Star soccer player, and captain of the soccer and ski team her senior year.

Skiing is where Pope shined the brightest. She was Maine state slalom (S) champion in ’88, ’90, and ’91. She was the giant slalom (GS) champ in ’88 and ’90. She did not compete in the 1989 Maine State Championships since she was invited to compete in the USSA Eastern Junior Championships.

She won the Eastern High School Slalom championship, the New Hampshire Junior 1 slalom and GS championships, and ranked 12th in the USSA S1 and 14th in GS. Pope was nominated for the Portland Press Herald Female Athlete of the Year in 1988. In her senior year, she received the Fryeburg Lions Club Award, the Kiwanis Plaque for outstanding athletic performance, and the Julie Grace Award for outstanding skier.

Pope continued her skiing at Keene State where she was a two-time NCAA D2 Sl and GS champion. After transferring to Plymouth in 1993, she was a two-time USCSA Eastern Regional Champion, and named to the USCSA All American Alpine Ski Team.

She was also a member of the Plymouth State Soccer team that won the national title.

Pope competed in the Junior Olympics, FIS events, and the Nor-Ams in US/Canada, as

well as trained and competed in Austria with the Atomic Ski athletes.

Pope continued her skiing after college as an Alpine racing coach for the Attitash Racing Junior Program in 1997.

Pope graduated from Plymouth State with a degree in Health Education, worked for SAU 9 at the Bartlett, NH middle school, and is now currently in special education as the Program Assistant at Kennett High School. She also tutors for Kennett High School in their special tutoring program.

Pope lives in North Conway, NH, with her two children, Gabriella and Dalton. Gabriella was accepted to Salem State University this fall in their Chemistry program, and Dalton is a junior at Kennett and plays for the Kennett High School football team.

DAVID J. TURNER, a 1988 Graduate of the Academy, was a 12-sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. He was a leader among his peers not only in athletics, but through his involvement in Student Government and SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving).

He was named All-Conference in both football and basketball. When he graduated, he was the recipient of the Buck Austin Football Award, the Harry True Basketball Award, and the Cliff Gray Baseball MVP Award. In addition, he received the Graustein and the Erikson Awards.

After graduation, Turner spent a year as the New Hampton starting quarterback and then went to the University of Maine before ending his college career as the Plymouth State starting quarter back and was recognized as a Plymouth State College Scholar Athlete in 1994. Currently, Turner is working at the Academy as a Dean and the football Head Coach. He resides in Fryeburg with his wife Nicki and beautiful daughter Avery.

The Hall of Excellence is posthumously honoring the Academy’s Significant Supporter, JOSEPH “BUCK” AUSTIN, longtime educator and coach. Austin, born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, attended school at Madison Memorial in Madison, Ohio, and Bellefonte Academy in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. In 1937, he received his B.A. from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where he participated in football, basketball,

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and track. His specialties included English, History, bio-science, math, and physical education.

Austin married the former Evadne Cragin, a Denison University schoolmate. He taught and coached Football and Basketball for nine years in Ohio. He was a founding member of the Western Ohio Football League and later the Maine High School Football coaching Association.

In 1946, Austin left teaching and coaching briefly to help his father-in-law in his Packard Motor Dealership. He moved his family to Bridgton where they had summered since the late 1930s and worked until he became a teacher and football Head Coach at Bridgton Academy. Evadne also began teaching at Bridgton Elementary School.

During Buck’s 31 years of coaching (nine of them at Fryeburg Academy), he gave Johnny Pont (Football coach—Indiana), Tommy Harp (Football coach—Duke), Robert Mitchell ’64 (Football coach—Vermont), and the Academy’s own Colin Hurd

their start up the ladder. At all three schools where he was the Head Football Coach, he was credited with reviving the respective programs, organizing booster clubs, and invigorating each community. His trademark was stressing the fundamentals of the game.

As one sportswriter for the Zanesville Signal wrote; “His boys who play for him will learn more than just the details of the game.” At Fryeburg, Mr. Austin’s teams won the State Class C Championships in 1963 and the State Class B Co-Championship in 1965.

They won 47 games, lost 21, and tied 3.

His 1963 State Football Champion Team was honored at the 2013 Homecoming with players reliving and celebrating fond moments of that year and time with him.

For all his teams, Basketball or Football, Austin demonstrated a gift for coaching and an ability to inspire young boys with his consistent level of competitiveness, organization, and enthusiasm that also has inspired his three sons’ interest in sports and their coaching careers.

BY RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON ’76

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2015 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI: Diane and Barbara Gushee.

he Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association presented their annual Distinguished Alumni Award in June to sisters, Diane Gushee and Barbara Gushee of Fryeburg.

The Association cited Diane and Barbara’s support and passion for the Fryeburg community as the determining factors in their selection.

Diane, Fryeburg Academy Class of 1979, and Barbara, Class of 1984, have spent their lives raising animals, farming and supporting agriculture. They have been lifelong members, supporters and leaders in 4-H. Diane received the 2004 Maine Association of Agricultural Fair’s President’s Award for her dedication to 4-H youth. She teaches clinics for children on raising and showing cattle and sheep. She has been a judge for various livestock shows and is the head supervisor of the calf scrambles at the Fryeburg Fair. Diane has been the Food Service & Cafeteria Supervisor at Shawnee Peak Ski Area for the last 12 years.

Barbara is the Secretary of Fryeburg Fair as well as a trustee.

She also works at Shawnee Peak in the winter. She is the cochair of the Fryeburg Junior Ski Program working with local students, grades 3-8, promoting recreational skiing.

Association President, Chris Dutton, acknowledged the sisters for their great support for the community, children, teaching and volunteering. “Diane and Barbara are the first to help with local fundraisers to help people in need or for special projects. You can always count on them. They are also devout supporters of Fryeburg Academy sports and events.

We really appreciate all they have done.”

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REUNION 2015

TOP: The Class of ’65 celebrates their

50th in the annual alumni parade.

ABOVE LEFT: Kate Whitaker, Class of 2005 with her grandparents, Ed Whitaker, Class of 1953 and Sally Reynolds Whitaker, Class of 1955. ABOVE CENTER: Class of ’65’s Tinker Kiesman and Cecil Barker.

ABOVE RIGHT: Mony Trott, Class of 1975, from Bermuda, and wife Sally.

RIGHT: Alyson Davis Smith ’80, Andrea Smith Osgood ’86, Kelley Bell Lloyd ’78, and Ellen Benson Guilford ’72.

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ABOVE LEFT: Eric Smith ’90,

Brian Turner ’90, Adam Lenhoff ’90, Rusty Romboldi ’90, Tara Lord Bowen ’90, and Paul Venditti ’90. ABOVE RIGHT: Former Cheerleading Coaches: Flora Katsiaficas, Mary Ellen Mackin, Ellen Durgin, Ellen Benson Guilford. RIGHT: Joseph Sullivan, Jackie Blake Sullivan ’61, Barry Woodbrey ’62, Kathy Stevens Woodbrey ’63, Joyce Fitts, and Stan Fitts ’55. BELOW: Brylie Walker ’10, Tina Littlefield, Brad Littlefield ’80, James A. Osgood, II ’85, Andrea Smith Osgood ’86, James Osgood ’56, Donna Osgood, and MaKenzie Walker ’06.

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A Special Farewell

Stanley Alden Ward, Class of 1936

BY ERIN MAYO and RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON ’76

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ne day after his 98th birthday and fewer than two weeks after enjoying his presence at the 2015 Reunion Banquet, Fryeburg Academy lost one of its most loyal and spirited alumni, Stanley Ward ’36. Having travelled from his home in Saco for his 79th reunion, Stan was recognized as the oldest alumnus in attendance at the dinner.

Schoolmates, friends, and family lovingly describe Stan as a person of uncommon intelligence, zeal, humor, and kindness. His life after Fryeburg Academy, shared for 54 years with first wife Marion Eaton, included undergraduate study at the University of Michigan and graduate degrees from Eastern Michigan University, active and reserve duty in the Air Force from 1940-45, and again from 1951-53, when he retired with the rank of Major. Stan and Marion raised their sons, Neal and Dale, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he served in the registrar offices of the University of Michigan and then Eastern Michigan University until 1981. Always a patriot with pride in his heritage, Stan belonged to the Sons of the American Revolution as well as the Mayflower Society.

It was this same patriotic pride, along with careful frugality for which he was known, that led him to decline the many military benefits for which he was eligible as a veteran of WWII; Stan said he wanted them saved for the men who had seen battle.

In 1953, Stan and Marion began what would become an annual tradition for the next 60 years: listed on the masthead as editors, they published their first edition of “The Ward Healer,” a Christmas newsletter that, with gratitude, sharp detail, and wit, chronicled their busy lives, travels, and the growth of their family. In this first publication, sent in the midst of the Wards’ construction of a new home, they reported on the house’s progress and some permit-wrangling with the city, the dismaying discovery that the new phone number they’d been issued was Lamda Chi Fraternity’s old one, a conversation with a charming 5 year-old neighbor, and births and birthdays among the extended family.

Stan, a lifelong collector of unusual appellations, also began what became a standard feature in these newsletters—a section called “Curious Names.” (A sampling from 1953 included University students ‘Christal Chandalear,’ ‘Rose Lavender,’ and ‘Golden T. Ball.’)

Marion shared Stan’s interest in history and family heritage, and they devoted much time to genealogical research. Together they noted, in the 1987 edition of “The Ward Healer,” a purchase made by Marion’s great-grandfather, ten generations removed: The union of Stanley Ward and Marion Eaton is not the first encounter of Wards and Eatons in America, for on November 25, 1646, Reverend Nathaniel Ward of Ipswich, Massachusetts sold to John Eaton of Salisbury, “all the land, ground, meadow and commonage with their appurtenances, which I have or ought to have at this present day in Haverhill or Pentuckett in New England…”

After Marion’s death in 2002, Stan re-connected with Edith Joyce Brown, a cousin of Marion’s with whom she’d been very close. They married in 2003, bringing Edith’s daughters Priscilla and Heather into

Stan’s life, along with their children and grandchildren, who knew him — already a longtime grandfather of Jonathon Ward — as ‘Grandpa Stan.’ Edith was a native of Prince Edward Island, a place Stan loved and visited with her every summer through 2014, always working on the homestead. Stepdaughter Heather Francis says that he spent his 94th birthday painting the cellarway.

Stan and Edith continued publishing ‘The Ward Healer’ through 2012, a year in which they detailed the lobster feast they enjoyed on Stan’s 95th birthday, reported that he had read 24 books, including Brian Green’s The Fabric of the Cosmos, and then quietly noted that this newsletter edition would be the last. The couple enjoyed two-and-a-half more years together, until Edith’s death on June 23rd of this year, just sixteen days before Stan’s own. Stan was buried in Ann Arbor with a military honor detail, including an honor guard of six, and three rifle volleys.

Heather describes Stan as a man’s man who was also a gentleman, an individual who understood the difference between education and wisdom, and one who treated all people with respect. He resided in Michigan for more than 50 years but stayed a ‘Mainer,’ returning here to live in his later years. Fryeburg Academy, too, held a special place in his heart. Of the many stories he shared about his time as an Academy boarding student, one stands out to his family, both in its sadness and nobility. Heather recalls this tale involving Stan, his sister Louise, and Mr. Elroy LaCasce: My best recollection of Stan’s story about Mister bringing him home from Fryeburg after his father’s death, begins with a very cold wet spring in 1935. Stan’s father was working at as a laborer, building the state park at Sebago Lake. Stan and his sister Louise were boarders at Fryeburg when word came that their father had contracted pneumonia as a result of the harsh working conditions. In his weakened condition, he succumbed to a heart attack. Mr. Ward was in his mid-forties at the time.

Because of the heavy rains, the Saco river flooded and roads were impassable. Mister commandeered a canoe, and he and Stan paddled with Louise to a point where they were able to find a vehicle that could travel the rest of the way to Naples. The rest of the family was there, at their home.

Fryeburg Academy was not just Stan’s alma mater, but that of his mother, Laura Proctor ’02, and sisters: Joyce ’34, Charlotte ’39, Louise ’40, and Helen, ’50.

The Academy has benefitted from Stan’s steady generosity and interest. We offer our enduring thanks for his support and the admirable, worthy example he’s left us of a long life, lived beautifully.

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FA DONORS 2015

Annual Report of Giving These pages recognize those who made monetary and in-kind gifts to Fryeburg Academy between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. We are deeply grateful for your support.

CENTURY THREE BENEFACTORS ($10,000+) Anonymous Barbara Findesien and William A. Findeisen ’71 Fryeburg Academy Trust Libra Foundation Clarence Mulford Trust Eleanor Walker Trust Laurie Burnell Weston ’63 and George Weston ’60

HARVEY DOW GIBSON SOCIETY ($2,500-$9,999)

Valerie Angell and Jeremy L. Angell ’99 Brenda Chandler and John M. Chandler ’78 Mary Elizabeth Charles Trust Davis Conservation Foundation John M. Day ’67 and William Marshall Patricia Dunn and John A. Dunn, Jr. Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association Marilyn Goldstein and Marvin D. Goldstein ’61 Susan Sudduth Hammond ’93 and Thomas S. Hammond II Heather Pike Hart ’87 and Richard Hart, III William T. Housum, Jr. Richard A. Jones ’58* Susan Tonry Kelley ’67 and David Kelley Edward K. Leighton Trust Erin P. Mayo and Peter Gurnis Jeannie Allen Nelson ’68 and Bradley Nelson ’65 Karen Schildberg Pike ’58 and Asa O. Pike IV ’57 Charles Schiller Brian S. Turner ’90 Unum Matching Gifts Program

HEAD OF SCHOOL CIRCLE ($1,000 - $2,499) AAA Energy Services Company Richard P. Allen Maxine Andrews and Roy E. Andrews ’56 Lutie Bradeen and John R. Bradeen ’62 Gloria Horne Burnell ’49 and Clayton Burnell ’47 Tom Caracciolo Richard Carter Nancy Cooke Corning Incorporated Foundation Lisa Costello ’79 Lisa Cote and Steven P. Cote ’85 Rachel Andrews Damon ’76 Sarah C. Eastman John Fallona ’59 Fidelity Foundation Fryeburg Academy Teachers’ Association Alicia Gordon and Christopher M. Gordon ’81 Michael Harwood ’61 Barbara J. Hill ’74 Nancy Schildberg Hogan ’56 and Frank Hogan III Mary Grover Jones ’66 Henry Latkin Maria Manning and Joseph Manning Carol Martin and Daniel Martin Betty M. Masse ’47 and Robert J. Masse Susan McCue Shannon D. McKeen ’81 and Karen Bartoletti 28

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Jane Nesbitt and Samuel Nesbitt Perkins Charitable Foundation Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Brenda Thibodeau and Don Thibodeau ’72 Mary Sandra Tolles and Russell F. Tolles, Jr. ’65 Trips for Kids US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management Daphne Warren and Willard C. Warren, III ’66 James Webb ’85 and Diane Legendre Elaine Weeks Trueblood ’67 and Rollyn Trueblood Chun Ho Yeh and Su Hsia Lin

DANIEL WEBSTER ASSOCIATES ($500 – 999)

John L. Atwood ’71 Llewella Barnes and Clifford Barnes ’49 Janet Carrick and Winfield Carrick Deanna Carty and James Carty Kathleen Griffin Cossette ’64 and Tom Cossette Michelle M. Cote Miriam Butters Eastman ’65 and Roger Eastman Edna Eastman Elsie Reuning Fox ’44 and Rodman Fox Patricia Haltof B. Jane Barton Hammond ’63 and Toby Hammond ’63 Carol Hastings and David R. Hastings, III ’68 Peter Hathaway ’52 Stephanie Digeon-Heath and Randy Heath ’85 Kelley Hodgman-Burns and Robert Hodgman-Burns Margaret Homans and Harrison Homans ’46 Sharon H. House and Maxwell W. House IBM Corporation Cooper Campbell Jackson ’85 and Hayes Jackson M. Lynn Krim Therese LaPenna-Mikes Christina Littlefield and Bradford A. Littlefield ’80 Kelly Bell Lloyd ’78 and Greg Lloyd ’83 Barbara McManus David Mead ’09 Malissa O’Rourke Miot ’85 and Robert Miot Monica Moore and Earle Moore, Jr. ’46 Donna Osgood and James Osgood ’56 Raytheon Company Joan Ross Douglas K. Scott Thomas D. Shaffner Brian Smith ’65 Hazel Thompson and Richard D. Thompson ’61 Charles L. Tryder, Jr. Geraldine Turner Debra Osgood Urgese ’74 and John Urgese Stanley A. Ward ’36* Elizabeth Webb and Jonathan W. Webb ’87 Nora Webb Elizabeth Blake Wentworth ’69 and Donald Wentworth, Sr. ’67 Catherine Buswell Wood ’66 and David Wood ’63

BELL RINGERS ($250 – 499)

Pauline Tibbetts Ames ’83 and Scott Ames Dianne Wood Apgar ’70 and Stan W. Apgar

*deceased

Baker Newman Noyes Anita Craig Barker ’70 and Cecil Barker ’65 Jeannine Berube and Fred Berube Betsy Oliver Bonello ’67 and Ed Bonello, Jr. Marjorie Demirs Burgess ’67 and John Burgess Bruce Chalmers Ellen Chou and Howard Chou ’70 David Cianciolo Kristen L. Crean ’88 Margaret Cugini Julie Barton Denney ’73 Margaret Feldman and Ben Feldman ’66 Maria Laura Galletti and Marc E. Galletti Hannaford Betsey Harding and Samuel P. Harding Lynn Hastings and Thomas W. Hastings ’74 Sara Hill ’80 and Alastair M. G. Caperton Jonathan Housum ’82 and Marianne Downie Jingoo Kang Shirley and David Kearns Xiangrong Liu and Shan Ni Rosemarie Llanos and Cesar Llanos Maine Association of the New Jerusalem Church Sondra Manitsas and Dennis Manitsas ’68 Jane Nash and Macdara Nash ’84 Memorial Hospital Nestle Waters North America Gail Nixon and Theodore Nixon Cheryl-Martin Ohashi and Kenichi Ohashi Donese Oliver and James Oliver ’64 Jennifer Leach Pelkie ’92 and Jeffrey Pelkie ’87 Sharon Perkins and Charles S. Perkins ’47 Cristin Perreault and Richard Perreault ’78 Ellen Pope ’68 and Patrick Welch Cindy Russell and Bretton D. Russell ’56 SEI Investments Co. Marjorie Ela Stanley ’53 Emily Strahler and Christopher Strahler Cheryl Turner ’84 and Ronald Schneider Alan Whitaker ’77 Patricia Wood ’68

RAIDER CLUB ($100 - $249)

Melanie L. Allen Mona Ames and Edward Ames Janet Andrews and Paul S. Andrews ’51 Rachel Archibald and James Archibald ’63 Judith Austin and Noel F. Austin ’57 Janice Bajger and Richard J. Bajger Robert Bannister Jane Barton and Gary Barton ’55 Anne McKey Batchelder ’54 and William Batchelder Cynthia Bean and Donald Bean ’65 Nancy Berriault and Tom Berriault Wendy Berry and Ralph L. Berry, III ’65 Sherrill Bucknell and Richard Bucknell ’56 Patricia Cogswell Cogswell ’74 Pamela Comi and A. James Comi ’64 James Conrad ’56 Martha Copithorne and Robert Sprafkin Barbara Jones Crowley ’65 and Frederick Crowley Betty Hill Crowson ’65 Joan Abbott Dawley ’60 and David Dawley Stephen P. DiBiaso ’61 and Elizabeth Birchfield Barbara Douglass and David Douglass Muriel Drew and Charles Drew ’48 Jeanette Driesen and Jeremy Driesen Mary Hastings Dumas ’47 and Bruce Folson Leone Richardson Dyer ’83 and Daniel Dyer Joyce Chamberlain Egge ’72 and William Egge Linnea Flint and Daniel H. Flint ’66 Fryeburg Masonic Angel Fund Charlotte Giovanella Fullam ’59 Xijun Gao and Mrs. Min Liu Sarah Gibson and James Gibson Anthony W. Gibson ’76 Paul S. Goodof Pamela Hajcak Sara Harris and Wayland K. Harris ’52 Peggyann Evans Harris ’57 and Richard Harris

*deceased

Kyrani H.Heikkinen and Richard A. Heikkinen ’62 Jodie Barton Hesslein ’83 and Gregg Hesslein Brian Hester ’97 Juanita and Willie Hester Michael H. Hill ’79 Punyu Ho ’95 Hunting Dearborn Precision Tubular Products Bonnie and Robert Isaacs ’61 George M. Johnson ’49 Thomas Kallechey ’71 Flora Katsiaficas Carol “Sandy” Kelly Joyce Fox Kennett ’64 and Frederick Kennett Barbara Kidder and John T. Kidder III ’62 Sandy Krasker and Richard Krasker J. Steward LaCasce ’52 Barry M. Lamont Scott Leach ’71 Robert Legendre Rebecca Kiesman Leonard ’72 and Scott D. Leonard Leone, McDonnell & Roberts Professional Association Lauren Lounsbury and Daniel Lounsbury Dorcas MacClintock and Copeland MacClintock ’50 Andrea Longpre Macht ’86 and Frank Macht Mary Ellen (formerly Brown) Mackin Maria Gomiz Maillett ’95 and Amos Maillett ’95 Katie Malia and Peter J. Malia, Jr. Edward H. Mank Margaret Mason and David W. Mason Tracy Bell Mason ’74 Lynne Mason and Peter H. Mason ’76 Jacqueline Matthews and Philip Matthews, Jr. ’63 McIver Electric Company Daniel McLane ’67 Rochelle Leeder and Thomas E. McSherry, Jr. ’59 Susan Hamlin and Robert Mead Eleanor Blake Meekins ’60 and John Meekins Virginia Brooks Menke ’47 Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Rizza Miller and William Miller Mary Lynne Mitford and George Mitford Mountain Top Music Center Beverly Nason and John B. Nason ’48 Lynn Neff and Peter Neff ’70 Kathy Nichols and Harvey Nichols Gillian O’Callaghan and Donal O’Callaghan ’84 Ohiopyle Prints, Inc. Orcutt Consulting Andrea Smith Osgood ’86 and James A. Osgood II ’85 Terren and Michael Ouellette Judith Hill Parks ’61 and Patrick Parks Jackson Perkins ’52 Louise Perry ’65 Linda Pestilli and Vincent Pestilli Dorna Phillip Roberta Pingree and Charles Pingree ’56 Patricia Coombs Pond ’78 Lauren Potter and Robert Potter Stephen Rankin ’67 Gail Roberts and James Roberts Harry G. Roberts, Jr. ’63 Debbi Robinson and Douglas Robinson ’85 David S. Rohde ’85 and Kristen Mulvihill Lucinda A. Ross ’70 Mary Larsen Rubery ’60 and Robert S. Rubery Marjorie Lane Sanborn ’51 Julia Schrader and Mark F. Schrader ’82 Amy Schwartz and William Gudenrath Nora and John C. Schwarz Judith Stevens Scothorne ’65 Sarah Shed and Joel Davis Virginia Sislane ’77 Bruce E. Smith ’67 Burlene Smith Elaine Smith and Stephen Smith ’65 John Spilker Merilyn Norton Stocklen ’52 and Charles Stocklen Florence Stocks and David B. Stocks ’65 Kimberly Charles Sturdevant ’82 and Timar Sturdevant Claudia Schmidt Sullivan ’63

Joanne Sullivan and Richard Sullivan Barbara Swayze Eleanor Thal and Stephen Thal ’62 Guy A. Thomas ’56 and Sheila Pattinson Town of Fryeburg Florence Graves Tripp ’55 Patricia Madsen Wales ’55 and Rodney Wales Mabel Welch ’54 John S. Weston ’93 Weston’s Farm Sandra Panno Whitaker ’86 and Kevin Whitaker ’82 Shirley White Nancy Stuart Willis ’64 and Robert Willis Stephen L. Wilson ’62 Ellen Hastings Zelman ’76 and Andrew Zelman

FRIENDS OF FA (UP TO $99)

Beverle M. Aceto Michael Alimi ’99 Jeanette Almy and William Almy Jacquelyn Denney Anton ’61 and William Anton Jennifer Atwood and Peter Atwood ’74 John Bagwell and William Harris Nancy Shaw Bell ’58 Hilda Kaye Berry ’50 Virginia Bishop and George R. Bishop, Jr. Evelyn Hartford Bishop ’39 George Black IV ’90 Elizabeth Bowles and David A. Bowles ’53 Carol Brown and David Brown ’79 Anne Harriss Bugbee ’54 Alexander Burgess, III ’57 Patricia Burnell and Gerald Burnell, Jr. ’56 Deborah Cadigan and Skip Cadigan, Jr. ’74 Melanie and William R. Cameron Wilma Andrews Cavanaugh ’47 and James Cavanaugh Nancy Cayford and Philip Cayford Chick Home Center Cheryl Potter Cluff ’67 and Forest Cluff June Miller Coffin ’44 Charlotte Clemons Cole ’50 and Phillip Cole ’50 Calvin D. Conrod ’45 Elizabeth Alimi Cook ’02 and Andrew Cook Dawn Vance Coughlin ’85 and Paul Coughlin Jean Cressy Mary Maddox Currie ’58 and James Currie ’55 George T. Davis, Jr. ’53 Joanne Dawson and Edwin W. Dawson Katharine Denny-Brown and Martin Denny-Brown ’60 Betsy Gould Desjardins ’91 and Norman Desjardins Elizabeth Hurd DesJardins ’49 Evelyn Dickson and Atwood Dickson, Jr. ’53 Thomas DiMauro ’56 Zona Doane and Stanley Doane ’60 Dolores Dow and Neal C. Dow Mary Jane Ruggles Dow ’69 and Bob Dow Helen Driesen ’15 Suzanna Dudley and Dana Dudley ’56 Richard Dunham ’81 Catherine Durham and Keith Durham ’72 Elizabeth Eastman ’10 Wendula Elsasser and Charles Elsasser Ann Freiday Ferreira ’66 Angela Fleischer and Thomas Fleischer Colleen Freese and Lawrence Freese, Jr. ’66 Brian Freund Melanie Stacy Frost ’65 and Steven Frost Carol Blake Gable ’68 and Robert Gable Marilyn Gallagher and Hugh Gallagher Amy Saumur Gallup ’87 and Robert Gallup Jacqueline Gilman and Glenn Gilman ’77 Theda Stearns Gilman ’48 John E. Gordon, Sr. Doris-Ann Davis Gray ’44 Paulette Morse Grenier ’65 Gorton’s Seafoods Incorporated Nancy Grove and Edwin Grove William Grover ’58 and Carol Hutchins McGarigle ’59 Kathleen Haffner Dorothy Wentworth Hamilton ’51

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Pauline Hannaford and Reginald Hannaford ’50 Susan Harmon and Arnold Harmon ’58 Stephanie Hastings and Peter G. Hastings ’53 Norene Hastings and Hugh Hastings II ’44 Shirley Hendrink and Kenneth Hendrick ’50 Martha Grover Holden ’74 and Robert Holden Nicholas E. Hurlin Clara Hutchins and Kenneth A. Hutchins ’50 Lois Jackson David E. Jillson ’74 David P. Jones ’65 Dorothy Eastman Jones ’48 and Gordon Jones Jean Leavitt Jordan ’43 Just Give Timothy W. Keasbey ’80 and Patricia Porco Elizabeth Adams Kiesman ’65 and Kenneth Kiesman ’65 Mary Krieger and William L. Krieger, Jr. ’49 Nancy Hill LaCasce ’48 and C. Richard LaCasce ’46 Anita LaPenna Beverly Andrews LaPointe ’49 and Richard LaPointe Libby Larrabee and Richard L. Larrabee Deborah Wood Larson ’71 and Charlie Larson Justine Lathrop ’05 Barbara Lawrence and William Lawrence Agnes Leach and Oliver Leach ’63 Cynthia McLeod Lee ’65 Diane Lewey and Paul Lewey Nels Liljedahl and Barbara Finn Raymond Lillie ’63 Shirley Littlefield and Sherry Littlefield ’57 Pamela Lutte and Kenneth Lutte ’65 Sylvia Shaw Lydick ’43 Jean Bauckman Lyford ’53 Lillian MacFarlane Sallie Grimes MacIsaac ’65 Erna Manchester and Clifford Manchester ’41 Monroe Mann, Jr. ’95 Paula Schmidt Mansur ’59 and Jack D. Mansur, Jr. ’59 Philip Maynard ’59 Ariel McConkey ’10 Courtney McCullough and Lee Ann Thomas McCullough ’65 Fletcher McKinney ’69 Loretta Kyllonen McPeek ’60 Shirley Milliken Betsy Moody and Joseph Moody Susan E. Moody ’85 Helen Bryant Morgan ’48 and Alton Morgan Christine Hunter Murphy ’66 and A. Allen Murphy Roberta Muse Sandra Eastman Nager ’89 and Eric Nager Dorothy Noble and Millard Noble ’61 Yubiry Noyes and Leon H. Noyes ’61 Osgood Brothers Inc. Janet Bradeen Pallister ’52 Ruth Allard Paul ’50 Meredith J. Paulding ’17 Barbara Payne and Robert Payne, Sr. ’57 Ernest Perreault, Sr. ’55 Brian Pipe ’86 Dorothy Hill Pitman ’38 Beth Potter and Robert Potter William Prentice ’59 Laurie Horton Quintiliani ’86 and Anthony Quintiliani Raiders Boosters Club Yvonne Ramsey and James Ramsey, Jr. ’77 Judy Pike Raymond ’60 and Henry T. Raymond, III Margie Smith Record ’66 and Russell Record ’63 Margaret Record and Robert Record ’55 Lynn Reese and Theodore Reese III Russell Ridlon Ellen Struven Riley ’59 Martha Coe Ritchie ’47 Margaret Russell and Stephen Russell ’59 Barbara Safford and Herbert Safford ’60 Karen Scanlon and James W. Scanlon ’76 Mary Jane Schildberg Janet Taylor Schmidt ’71 and Keith Schmidt Matthew Seavey ’97 and Beena John 30

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Katelyn Shorey ’06 Gail Blake Small ’71 and Bruce Small Albert Smith and Diane Smith Jaclyn Lathrop Smith ’02 and Peter Smith Priscilla Lamb Smith ’53 and Richard Smith Stephen Smith Mary Anne Snow and Richard Snow, Jr. ’64 Martha and Robert L. Solari ’55 Elizabeth Barter Somes ’62 and Robert Somes Mariah Staires ’10 Franklin Stearns, Jr. ’42 Patricia Leavitt Stearns ’56 and B. Dean Stearns ’58 Janette Ela Stiebeling ’72 and Dean Stiebeling Jacqueline Blake Sullivan ’61 and Joseph Sullivan Barbara Biggs Sussenberger ’56 Target Corporation Carol Severance Taylor ’60 and Harold Taylor Janice Grover Thurston ’60 and Blynn Thurston Mary Douglas Trickey ’46 and Earle Trickey Diane Trott and Philip Trott, Jr. ’49 Sharon Trott and Paul Trott ’68 Lynda Tuffts and Eugene Tufts ’54 Susan Weist Van Dehey ’56 and Walter A. Van Dehey Verizon Foundation Brylie Walker ’10 Eva Dunn Ward ’49 John S. Ward ’58 May Hill Ward ’50 Mary Marston Waye ’46 Kathleen Adams Webster ’65 and Duncan Webster Jane Williams and Roger Williams Marita Wiser and Robert Wiser

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Langdon Andrews, 1911 and Albert Andrews ’46 Beverly Andrews LaPointe ’49 and Richard LaPointe Richard Andrews ’54 Rachel Andrews Damon ’76 John H. Atwood Beverle M. Aceto Joanne Dawson and Edwin W. Dawson Barbara Douglass and David Douglas Sarah C. Eastman John E. Gordon, Sr. Lynn Hastings and Thomas Hastings ’74 Martha Grover Holden ’74 and Robert Holden Lois Jackson Donna Osgood and James Osgood ’56 Cindy Russell and Bretton D. Russell ’56 Bruce E. Smith ’67 Carol Severance Taylor ’60 and Harold Taylor Debra Osgood Urgese ’74 and John Urgese Laurie Burnell Weston ’63 and George Weston ’60 Leone, McDonnell & Roberts Professional Assoc.

Ronni Baker ’10 Betsy Gould Desjardins ’91 and Norman Desjardins Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Burleigh Barnes ’45 Llewella Barnes and Clifford Barnes ’49 Marilyn Bean Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Aaron Bennett ’84 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Theodore P. Blaich Claudia Schmidt Sullivan ’63 Burton Brooks ’53 Nancy Grove and Edwin Grove Kenneth W. Brown Jacqueline Gilman and Glenn Gilman ’77 Mary Ellen (formerly Brown) Mackin Mark Buzzell ’80 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Jody Murphy Buzzell ’80 Jacqueline Gilman and Glenn Gilman ’77

Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Faustina and Mark Chamberlain Joyce Chamberlain Egge ’72 and William Egge Carolyn Gerry Craig ’51 Anita Craig Barker ’70 and Cecil Barker ’65 Phyllis Chamberlain Crocker ’50 Charlotte Clemons Cole ’50 and Phillip Cole ’50 William Dudley ’60 Beverly Dudley and Arthur Dudley ’61 Rupert Eastman ’36 and Bonita Eastman Littlefield ’63 Edna Eastman Marcy Emery ’91 George Black IV ’90 Betsy Gould Desjardins ’91 and Norman Desjardins Gerald Foster ’61 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 John Fordyce ’69 Mary Jane Ruggles Dow ’69 and Bob Dow Florence and Sol Freund Brian Freund LCDC Robert Graustein ’57 Maxine Andrews Frank E. Gray Doris-Ann Davis Gray ’44 Beatrice Grover ’27 and Edgar Grover ’25 Janice Grove Thurston ’60 and Blynn Thurston David Haley ’67 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Marcia Stearns Hamlin ’49 David Mead ’09 Wilbur Hammond, Sr. ’41 Gloria Horne Burnell ’49 and Clayton Burnell ’47 Martha Fifield Hastings 1909 and Hugh W. Hastings 1907 Mary Hastings Dumas ’47 and Bruce Folsom Leonard Hatch Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Mildred Heath ’27 Dolores Dow and Neal C. Dow Robert Gale Hill ’39 Judith Hill Parks ’61 and Patrick Parks Roy Horne ’47 Gloria Horne Burnell ’49 and Clayton Burnell ’47 George Irish ’58 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Charles Weldon Jones Barbara Jones Crowley ’65 and Frederick Crowley Richard A. Jones ’58 Bruce E. Smith ’67 George Kay Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Scott A. Kelly ’53 Anita Craig Barker ’70 and Cecil Barker ’65 Cynthia Bean and Donald C. Bean ’65 Wendy Berry and Ralph L. Berry III ’65 Kathleen Griffin Cossette ’64 and Tom Cossette Betty Hill Crowson ’65 Miriam Butters Eastman ’65 and Roger Eastman Melanie Stacy Frost ’65 and Steven Frost Paulette Morse Grenier ’65 Margaret Homans and Harrison Homans ’46 David P. Jones ’65 Carol “Sandy” Kelly Joyce Fox Kennett ’64 and Frederick Kennett Elizabeth Adams Kiesman ’65 and Kenneth Kiesman ’65 Cynthia McLeod Lee ’65 Pamela Lutte and Kenneth Lutte ’65

Sallie Grimes MacIsaac ’65 Susan E. Moody ’85 Dorothy Noble and Millard Noble ’61 Louise Perry ’65 Janet Taylor Schmidt ’71 and Keith Schmidt Judith Stevens Scothorne ’65 Gail Blake Small ’71 and Bruce Small Brian Smith ’65 Stephen Smith ’65 Merilyn Norton Stocklen ’52 and Charles Stocklen Florence Stocks and David B. Stocks ’65 Hazel Thompson and Richard D. Thompson ’61 Mary Sandra Tolles and Russell F. Tolles, Jr. ’65 Kathleen Adams Webster ’65 and Duncan Webster Elroy O. LaCasce and Marion LaCasce ’44 J. Steward LaCasce ’52 Lisa Layne ’73 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Azel Littlefield ’53 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Pauline Hill Pendexter Lutte ’36 John Bagwell and William Harris Charlotte Giovanella Fullam ’59 Eva Dunn Ward ’49 Vincent Manoriti ’85 Lisa Cote and Steven P. Cote ’85 Andrea Smith Osgood ’86 and James A. Osgood II ’85 Paul C. Marston ’17 Mary Marton Waye ’49 Gaige McCue ’11 Susan McCue E. Tim McManus ’50 Barbara McManus Gordon Milliken ’42 Shirley Milliken Robert Mogavero ’68 Sondra Manitsas and Dennis Manitsas ’68 C. Earl Osgood ’46 Tracy Bell Mason ’74 Richard Paul Ruth Allard Paul ’50 Roderick Perkins, 1917 and Stephen Perkins, 1915 Sharon Perkins and Charles S. Perkins ’47 Charlotte Huntress Perreault ’57 Ernest Perreault, Sr. Timothy Purslow ’71 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 George Ratcliffe ’35 Beth Potter and Robert Potter James Record ’48 Margie Smith Record ’66 and Russell Record ’63 Michael Ross ’72 Lucinda A. Ross ’70 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Valerie Barton Royer ’77 Jodie Barton Hesslein ’83 and Gregg Hesslein Gregg Sanborn ’84 Lisa Cote and Steven P. Cote ’85 Edwin Sargent ’41 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Jacquelyn Smith Jeremy L. Angell ’99 Kelley and Robert Hodgman-Burns Sarah MacGillivray Doris and Richard Snow, Sr. Mary Ann Snow and Richard Snow, Jr. ’64 Denise True Stacy ’72 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72

Andrew Stanley Marjorie Ela Stanley ’53 June Kiesman Trott ’50 Diane Trott and Phillip Trott, Jr. ’49 Daniel Turner Linda Pestilli and Vincent Pestilli Brian S. Turner ’90 Cheryl Turner ’84 and Ronald Schneider Geraldine Turner George Walker ’50 Hilda Kaye Berry ’50 Charlotte Clemons Cole ’50 and Phillip Cole ’50 Ruth Allard Paul ’50 John Williams ’50 Hilda Kaye Berry ’50 Charlotte Clemons Cole ’50 and Phillip Cole ’50 Wendell Webb Janice Bajger and Richard J. Bajger Joanne Dawson and Edwin W. Dawson Angela Fleischer and Thomas Fleischer Pamela Hajcak Anita LaPenna Therese LaPenna-Mikes Agnes Leach and Oliver Leach ’63 Lillian MacFarlane Lynne Mason and Peter H. Mason ’76 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 SEI Investment Co. Amy Schwartz and William Gudenrath Thomas D. Shaffner John Spilker James Webb ’85 and Diane Legendre Elizabeth Webb and Jonathan W. Webb ’87 Andrew Welch Mabel Welch ’54 Ray, Marie and Delph Wood Loretta Kyllonen McPeek ’60 Janeen Boschert Young ’74 Tracy Bell Mason ’74

TRIBUTE GIFTS

James Bannister ’84 Robert Bannister Kelly Brown Bell ’95 and Amanda Brown Scola ’98 Mary Ellen (formerly Brown) Mackin Marilyn Bennett ’57 Rachel Andrews Damon ’76 Barbara Douglass Martha Copithorne and Robert Sprafkin Sarah Shed and Joel Davis Helen Driesen ’15 Jeanette Driesen and Jeremy Driesen Annie Mitford ’90 and Adrienne Mitford ’93 Mary Lynne Mitford and George Mitford Timothy Ohashi ’07 Cheryl-Martin Ohashi and Kenichi Ohashi Derik Opdyke ’84 Nancy Cayford and Philip Cayford Dr. W. L. I. Schildberg Mary Jane Schildberg Geraldine Turner Mary Ellen (formerly Brown) Mackin Muriel and Howard Wilson Stephen L. Wilson ’62 Every effort has been made to provide accurate information. Please notify the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations (207.935.2001 x3136 or giving@ fryeburgacademy.org) of errors or omissions so that corrections can be made immediately.

Honor Roll of Giving We take this opportunity to express sincere gratitude to the following individuals and organizations who have maintained their philanthropic support of Fryeburg Academy for 10 or more consecutive years. We thank them for serving as an inspiration to others.

Maxine Andrews and Roy E. Andrews ’56 Judith Austin and Noel F. Austin ’57 Betsy Oliver Bonello ’67 and Ed Bonello, Jr. Mary Elizabeth Charles Trust June Miller Coffin ’44 Nancy Cooke Margaret Cugini Rachel Andrews Damon ’76 Julie Barton Denney ’73 Barbara Douglass and David Douglass Barbara Findeisen and William A. Findeisen ’71 Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association Sarah H.Gibson and James Gibson Alicia Gordon and Christopher M. Gordon ’81 Susan Harmon and Arnold Harmon ’58 Carol Hastings and David R. Hastings III ’68 Nancy Schildberg Hogan ’56 and Frank Hogan III William T. Housum, Jr. Nancy Hill LaCasce ’48 and C. Richard LaCasce ’46 J. Steward LaCasce ’52 Edward K. Leighton Trust Rebecca Kiesman Leonard ’72 and Scott D. Leonard Daniel McLane ’67 Maine Association of the New Jerusalem Church Lynne Mason and Peter H. Mason ’76 Tracy Bell Mason ’74 Monica and Earle Moore, Jr. ’46 Clarence Mulford Trust Beverly Nason and John B. Nason ’48 Gail Nixon and Theodore Nixon Donese Oliver and James Oliver ’64 Donna Osgood and James Osgood ’56 Sharon Perkins and Charles S. Perkins ’47 Martha Coe Ritchie ’47 Cindy Russell and Bretton D. Russell ’56 Linda Russell and Elbridge A. Russell ’72 Carol Severance Taylor ’60 and Harold Taylor Hazel Thompson and Richard D. Thompson ’61 Eleanor Walker Trust Stanley A. Ward ’36* Catherine Buswell Wood ’66 and David Wood ’63 Ellen Hastings Zelman ’76 and Andrew Zelman

*deceased

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In Memoriam We are saddened by the loss of members of the Fryeburg Academy community. We honor and remember them here.

ISAAC ALLEN ’04 on Feb. 18, 2015

DIANE THURSTON LINKENBACH ’54 on Jun. 2, 2015

Faculty/Staff

LORETTA SAWYER ANDREWS ’59 on Mar. 9, 2015

DALE LOCKE ’67 on Apr. 17, 2015

JOHN H. ATWOOD on Apr. 26, 2015

BETTY BELL BAKER ’44 on May 26, 2015

POLLY PENDEXTER LUTTE ’36 on Jun. 9, 2015

KEN BROWN on May 19, 2015

RONNI BAKER ’10 on Feb. 26, 2015

STANLEY MAGEE ’61 on Feb. 17, 2015

LAWRENCE FINN-WELCH on Mar. 6, 2015

CATHERINE LEWIS BEACH ’43 on Mar. 28, 2015

DORIS GILMAN MCALLISTER ’36 on Apr. 17, 2015

RUTH MURPHY MORSE on Feb. 28, 2015

ALICE BERNIS BEST ’38 on Jul. 15, 2015

RYAN MCLAUGHLIN ’00 on Jun. 14 2015

ELIZABETH PALMER on Apr. 26, 2015

STANLEY BROWN ’51 on Jul. 17, 2015

RANDALL MILLETT ’89 on Apr. 15, 2015

LYLE BUTLER ’36 on Apr. 6, 2015

MARGUERITE MCAULAY MORRIS ’49 on Feb. 23, 2015

DANNY CHARLES ’81 on May 12, 2015

MARY HALEY NICKERSON ’44 on Jun. 13, 2015

BETTY ROGERS CRIVELLO ’57 on May 22, 2015

JAMES PRAY ’73 on May 4, 2015

JOHN CROWLEY ’84 on Jan. 15, 2015

TIMOTHY PURSLOW ’71 on Feb. 9, 2015

WALTER DAVENPORT ’64 on Jan. 8, 2015

STEVEN RIBEIRO ’86 on Mar. 13, 2015

GARY DOLLEY ’56 on Apr. 22, 2015

ELAINE HARTFORD SANBORN ’45 on Mar. 22, 2015

JOAN EARLE FOX ’43 on Jan. 13, 2015

EDWIN SARGENT ’41 on Mar. 13, 2015

SYLVIA MESERVE EATON ’65 on May 1, 2015

GERALD SAWYER ’64 on Feb. 13, 2015

NELLIE MERRILL GILPATRIC ’46 on Apr. 1, 2015

STANLEY WARD ’36 on Jul. 9, 2015

DAVID HALEY ’67 on Mar. 7, 2015

GEORGE WHITAKER ’51 on Aug. 20, 2014

JENNETTE ELDRIDGE HODGE ’52 on Apr. 22, 2015

TRAFTON WESTLEIGH ’64 on Feb. 7, 2015

MICHELLE MAYNARD HOVIS ’90 on Feb. 22, 2015 ROBERT JEWETT ’49 on May 21, 2015 PATRICIA PENNINGS JORDAN ’53 May 29, 2015 TIMOTHY KAISER ’63 on Mar. 11, 2015

The FA Annual Fund is now The Academy Fund Please consider making a gift today.

Online: www.fryeburgacademy.org/give

By Mail: 745 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037 We rely upon the generosity of alumni, parents, faculty, and the community-at-large to enable us to provide the unique and exceptional experience to our students that has become a hallmark of a Fryeburg Academy education.

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L a C asce B equest S ociety There are many ways to ensure the future and the mission of Fryeburg Academy.

As we approach our 225th anniversary, we encourage you to join the Academy’s LaCasce Bequest Society: benefactors who wish to provide for our school through estate directives which often can benefit the donor, as well. For more information on planned giving options, please contact Kristen Crean ’88 at FA’s Advancement Office at (207) 935-2001, ext. 3147 or at kcrean@fryeburgacademy.org.

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2016 REUNION: SAVE THE DATES! Friday, June 10th & Saturday, June 11th

Inspired by Harry Roberts ’63, Friday night’s opening reception will be celebrating military veterans who have attended FA. Watch your mail and email for more details.

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