Scenes Magazine, Spring 2015

SPRING 2015

Fryeburg Academy

Scenes

A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI, STUDENTS, AND FRIENDS

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PROUD TRADITIONS, NEW DIRECTIONS

Greetings to the Fryeburg Academy Community

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his edition of Scenes magazine comes to you alongside the arrival of spring.

Ready as we all are for the new season (maybe readier than any year in recent memory!), many of us here at the Academy are just as excited about the completion of Scenes, already a beloved and important publication for FA alumni.

With a new design and approach, we aim now, and going forward for this school magazine, to keep families, alumni, and friends connected to the Academy in a vibrant and current way: alumni images, events coverage, individual profiles, and class milestones remain essential elements and are now complemented by in-depth information about school life, student experiences and opportunities, present realities, and new directions.

We want our graduates and friends to be as knowledgeable and proud of Fryeburg Academy today as they are of the FA they remember.

As Head of School, it’s a thrill for me to be among very, very few others in my role, nationally, who can say anything like this: I lead an institution that is only two years away from the 225th anniversary of its founding. School Archivist Barbara Hill tells me that the official term for such an anniversary is “bicenquasquigenary.”

A mouthful! But whatever the word, that’s 225 years of educating and serving students—both young men and women—within just fourteen years of the school’s 1792 founding, I am particularly gratified to point out. It’s an understatement to say that, clearly, we are and ever have been doing something right.

Perhaps the most critical part of what the Academy—its many generations of faculty, leaders, and supporters—has done right is the same thing characterizing any organization that endures over time: it has remained true to its mission while evolving to meet the new demands of its changing world. It’s tempting to believe that our current era, an age of information and innovation, is a time like no other and that it presents education with challenges like never before. But this is not the case. Educators have always

had to respond to technological, cultural, and economic forces.

It’s the scale of these forces at work upon us now, both the Academy and American education in general, that requires nimble, imaginative, timely, accountable response and, in many ways, institutional change.

And we at the Academy are responding, while always attempting to remain true to our mission, constituents, and core values.

Change can be uncomfortable, and to the degree that “the new” is perceived to be overshadowing “the old,” we can run the risk of seeming to undervalue the past. I promise that neither I nor my leadership team have enacted change or will pursue it merely for its own sake; I similarly promise that this magazine will be dedicated to a balanced celebration of Fryeburg Academy’s proud traditions as well as its new directions.

Please read on, and enjoy!

ERIN P. MAYO Head of School

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FRYEBURG ACADEMY’S all-school musical, Hairspray, was a smashing success!

Read more: page 8.

Fryeburg Academy 745 Main St, Fryeburg, ME 04037 www.fryeburgacademy.org

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 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 James A. Osgood ’56 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 Nancy S. Hogan, RN, Ph.D. ’56 Asa O. Pike, IV ’57 Henry T. Raymond, III Thomas D. Shaffner B. Dean Stearns ’58 Carol S. Sudduth

C ontents LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL 1 Erin P. Mayo, Head of School, explores FA’s proud traditions and new directions.

FA ACADEMICS 4 The New Outdoor Learning and Research Center at Fryeburg Academy by Joel Rhymer The Outdoor Learning and Research Center (OLRC) utilizes the tremendous natural resources, rich history, and strong institutions of our area to build experiential learning experiences that are unique to Fryeburg Academy.

FA ARTS 8 Hairspray by Patricia Fox Hairspray, a musical about accepting differences, was the perfect venue to band kids together, break stigmas and share a common goal.

FA NEWS 11 New Trustees Emeriti | A.O. Receives Conrad Eastman Award The Interact Club by Bolly Dai ’16 FA’s Music Program Wins Again…and Again Student Filmmaker Chris Choyce ’15 New Faculty and Staff Geraldine Turner Retires

FA ATHLETICS 16 Jonathan Burk: Traveling All Paths

by Charlie Tryder 17 Victor Zhang: Leaping Over Challenges

by Charlie Tryder

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

CONTRIBUTORS

Chris Dutton ’90, President Jen Stacy Bartlett ’93, Vice President David Richardson ’84, Treasurer Heidi Blake ’82, Secretary Dana Charles ’83 Sara Calvert Delaney ’94 Barbara Gushee ’84 David Infinger ’99 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; Louis Keller; Mike Dana; and others.

18 An Amazing Team

by Rachel Andrews Damon ’76 The 50th Anniversary Celebration of FA’s 1963 State Championship Football Team.

FA ALUMNI 20 Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Dave Greenidge ’66 Alumni Profile: Cooper Campbell Jackson ’85 2014 Hall of Excellence Inductees Gibson Memorial Medal Reunion 2014 East Coast Tour 2014 Reunion 2014 Class News In Memoriam Photo at left: FA’s production of Hairspray photographed by Louis Keller.

Cover photo by John McKeith, father of Trevor ’10 and Colin ’15.

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FA ACADEMICS

OUTDOOR LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTER students in the Maine woods. “The classroom walls dissolve when we explore,” says OLRC teacher Joy Norkin.

Building on Traditions, Breaking New Ground

at Fryeburg Academy’s new Outdoor Learning and Research Center

BY JOEL RHYMER Director of the Outdoor Learning and Research Center

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ast fall, a fellow teacher who lived on campus with a group of energetic freshmen boys stopped me in the dining hall to share a story:

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One evening had been particularly challenging for everyone to maintain focus. It was a clear, moonless night outside, however, and he decided that a walk outdoors was in order.

He and the boys ended up in the fields below campus where the Milky Way stretched from one horizon to the other in the night sky. They stood there in awe, with anyone barely speaking above a whisper. By the time they returned to the dorm everyone had settled down and they spent the rest of the evening working on their assignments quietly and diligently.

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Students today want and need experiences outside the regular classroom in order to develop the academic and social skills that make them successful in the long run.

For those of us who have been around Fryeburg Academy long enough, one of our favorite memories was seeing Scott Kelly’s old botany classes around campus and around town. On nice afternoons, students would be outdoors digging in the soil, designing gardens, pulling weeds, and planting flowers. Mr. Kelly used it as a way to challenge students outside of the classroom, to engage them in their own learning, and motivate them to contribute something to the community. In addition to readings and lectures in the classroom, kids learned through experience.

OUTDOOR LEARNING AND RESEARCH CENTER PROGRAMMING AREAS. Note: items in the yellow ovals are proposed or potential future offerings.

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In many ways, our school is well ahead of the curve with innovative and groundbreaking educational initiatives

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such as our well-established May Term and our new Outdoor Learning and Research Center (OLRC) at Fryeburg Academy.

For many students, classroom lessons in photosynthesis and plant science just seemed to make more sense in those flower beds. For many more, it was the beginning of a life-long appreciation for nature, gardening, and the outdoors.

Back then, we called it “hands-on” learning, and Scott Kelly loved it. Today, educators call this deep and rich mode of education many things: service learning, global education, experiential education, or more. It’s a special kind of education that Fryeburg Academy has always done well throughout our history.

With some school colleagues, I recently attended a conference of the Independent Schools Experiential Education Network (ISEEN) held at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. The confer-

FROM THE ARCHIVE: PHOTOS OF THE FA FARM PROGRAM. “ ‘A PRACTICAL EDUCATION is one that can be used in an actual life situation.’ We try to have our course of study conform to this standard, of which the keynote is ‘learning by doing.’ ” — An excerpt from the Agriculture Department’s summary in the 1940 Academy Bell.

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OLRC COURSES AND PROGRAMS build upon Fryeburg Academy’s long-standing tradition in “hands-on” experiential education that few schools can match.

“I LOVE WAKING UP IN THE MORNING wondering what fun thing we might do in school.” — OLRC student, Grade 9.

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ence brought together teachers and administrators from some of the most prestigious and influential schools around North America, all actively involved in Experiential Education in some way. What we learned at the conference was encouraging. It showed that what we have always done so well at Fryeburg puts us firmly in the heart of the expanding Experiential Education movement.

In many ways, our school is well ahead of the curve with innovative and groundbreaking educational initiatives such as our well-established May Term and our new Outdoor Learning and Research Center (OLRC) at Fryeburg Academy.

In 2014, we established the Outdoor Learning and Research Center to utilize the tremendous natural resources, rich history, and strong institutions of our area to build experiential learning experiences that are unique to Fryeburg Academy.

Our first objective has been to push students outside the traditional classroom boundaries by establishing year-round interdisciplinary academic offerings.

To make that happen, it was natural that I approach Joy Norkin to work with me. She’s often called “the science teacher in the English department” and on numerous occasions over the years we’ve combined our classes to make exciting things happen for kids.

It was not unusual, for example, for Joy’s Literature of the Great Outdoors students to come along on a snowshoe hike in the White Mountains with my ecology class every winter.

So last fall, Ms. Norkin and I began the first phase of OLRC programming, a pilot class of about 15 freshmen. We brought Fryeburg Academy film teacher Michael Dana into our teaching circle as well.

Each day, we spend an uninterrupted morning with our students, combining lessons in biology, freshman English, and the technical arts of photography and filmmaking. We purposely make our lessons and activities as challenging as possible, and the majority of students have elected to take the class for Honors credit.

While we spend a lot of time in the traditional classroom setting, we’re also outdoors a lot. For example, at the height of the New England autumn, we traveled to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Little Lyford Pond Camp in northern Maine for a two-night stay in the shadow of Mt. Katahdin. We hiked mountain trails, practiced our data-collecting skills, and learned about the forest industry in

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OLRC IS ALL ABOUT the students making connections with themselves, their education, and each other. It is embracing the excitement of unrestricted learning in and out of the classroom.

the North Woods. Later on, we visited the abandoned logging town of Livermore in Crawford Notch, NH, to learn about forest history, ecological succession, and some of New England’s most famous authors including Thoreau and Hawthorne.

Next year, we plan to bring a new team of teachers into OLRC, as sophomores will take combined classes in environmental science, chemistry, and history. At the same time, we’ll start a new group of freshmen in their first year in the program as well.

With this year-round programming underway, the OLRC is expanding in other areas as well. This summer, the OLRC is offering the ‘2015 Summer Wild Term at Fryeburg Academy,’ two-week sessions of outdoor adventure camps. Participants will be hiking, canoeing, kayaking and more throughout the White Mountains, while also volunteering in the community — whether it is on the Saco River, mountain trails, or nearby farms.

In the future, the OLRC will also establish a White Mountain Semester where boarding students can come to Fryeburg Academy for an entire semester. They can take advantage of the outdoor adventure and learning resources that only the Fryeburg area can provide, while working with local scientists and professionals developing their own long-term research projects.

To help make all this happen, Fryeburg Academy is in the process of acquiring the historic old home at 686 Main Street and 63 acres of pristine farmland adjacent to our campus. This land is wellknown as some of the most productive and most beautiful farmland in all of New England, and portions of it were the site of the original FA agricultural education program and farm until the mid-1900s.

The property includes a large barn, which brings with it plans to establish a new OLRC classroom building. The farmland opens us up to other exciting possibilities too, not only for outdoor science, education, and leadership programs, but also a place to reimagine agricultural education at Fryeburg Academy for the 21st century. It is a place to envision sustainable farming and community gardening, growing heirloom apple trees, and cultivating small crops. Students have already come forward with suggestions for raising small livestock, perhaps doing their own beekeeping, or even establishing a small maple sugaring operation on campus.

Five years ago, FA initiated MAY TERM: a three-week session at the end of the school year offering a variety of challenging academic courses that students can choose from based on interests and not requirements.

Building upon the regular curriculum, teachers often work across disciplines to provide classes such as Hiking, Robotics, Timber Framing, Archaeology, Dance, Marine Ecology, and more. No matter the topic, students apply knowledge learned during the school year and acquire new academic skills.

My own MAY TERM course is Desert Ecology, which I co-teach with ESOL teacher Mary Roseen. We begin with classroom study at school but end up with a nine-day trip to Arizona to work with biological researchers and restore critical wildlife habitat.

Every MAY TERM offers students exciting and interesting courses. Last year, for example, Physics teacher Chris Strahler and English teacher Ann Chappell teamed up to teach Sustainable and Natural Building where students designed and built an outdoor clay oven. Every year, Foreign Language teacher Aicha Ghadfa and Photography teacher Jennifer Bartlett bring their skills together in the popular French and Mediterranean Cooking class. Students not only learn how to make great food, they also create a cookbook to sell and contribute the proceeds to the Jackie Smith Fund to help others.

It is experiential education at its best!

JOEL RHYMER Director of the Outdoor Learning and Research Center

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FA ARTS

Hairspray

Music students, theatre students, boarding students and day students simply became “The Cast.” That’s Success.

BY PATRICIA FOX Arts Department Chair PHOTOS BY LOUIS KELLER grandfather of Dayna Thibodeau ’16

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have often heard people say just before opening night, with the greatest of intentions, “Don’t worry, it always comes together.”

But quite frankly, sometimes it doesn’t. Success is much more than bringing an audience to its feet or even earning a trophy. For those of us in education, success can be as multifaceted as the myriad of choices in hairsprays.

Over the summer, long before the students had opened their first textbook, Mike Sakash, Music Director, Mimi Rohlfing, Chorus and Vocal Jazz Instructor, and I met to decide on a show. Knowing the strengths of any potential cast is key, and in this case, the girls represented the majority of our known talent. We thought about everything from Thoroughly Modern Millie to the Pajama Game, but within a short time it was unanimous — Hairspray was the one that excited us the most. It has lots of catchy songs, vibrant dances and fun characters (even a cross dresser), but the caveat for us was the depth of the content underscoring the play.

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Hairspray was the perfect venue to band kids together, break stigmas, and share a common goal. Set in 1962 Baltimore at the height of the Jim Crow Laws and in the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, Hairspray gave us the rich opportunity to discuss the time period with the cast members. The story also explores a high school student’s journey to overcome the stigma of body weight to pursue her goal of being on a televised dance show. Being white and thin are issues that continue to resonate with importance in our current society.

Once we secured the rights, it became our mission to involve as many FA students as we could possibly imagine. Music students, theatre students, and dance students were, of course, all encouraged to participate, but we also wanted to include those who had never considered auditioning in the past. This took much more convincing.

After making an announcement on social media and another at an all-school meeting, we had to evoke our best sales techniques to entice students who had never set foot on a stage. It felt Herculean at the

time but we were determined.

Most importantly, when kids collaborate, success multiplies.

Auditions were as challenging as our students have ever encountered. Imagine having to prepare two songs, stand on that vast stage and sing in front of a group of adult judges — alone! It was important for us to expose students to the same process they would encounter in pursuing the arts beyond Fryeburg Academy.

It was daunting even for the seasoned performer. Auditions started in the early evening of one night and when it spilled into the very late hours, we knew we had to extend it to the next evening. Over 50 students had confronted their fears and auditioned in hopes of performing in a play they IT BECAME OUR MISSION to involve as were familiar with and excited many FA students as we could possibly about. imagine. Before we knew it, over 100 When the cast list was students had become involved! posted there were squeals of delight and inevitable disappointments; all universal reactions echoing back to the performers in Ancient Greece. I have witnessed this event many times but I’ll never forget the expression of surprise and excitement on senior Henry Santana’s face as he skimmed the list and found his name adjacent to the character of Seaweed. Here was a newcomer as one of the leads!

Forty-one students were cast; thirty-three of them, like Henry, were making their FA debut.

To add to student involvement, Mike Sakash organized 11 student musicians into a pit band to perform in a musical for the first time in Academy history. Mimi Rohlfing involved the additional 25 chorus members, not already cast, to frame the opening and closing of the show with a tumultuous chorus of voices. With the guidance of Bobby Sheehan, Technical Director of the Performing Arts Center and Music Technology Instructor, students managed all the technical aspects, from designing the light plot and sound to hanging lights and managing microphones. Later on, Art Instructor Steve Pullan’s art students drew pictures depicting ’60s ads to dot the lobby and set the mood for the show. Photography Instructor Jennifer Bartlett mentored student involvement in structuring cast photos and bios, while Mike Dana, Director of the Performing Arts Center and Film Instructor, assisted in student filming. The Athletic Department pitched in with FA trophies from the same era and Barbara Hill, Archivist, searched the archives for yearbooks from the ’60s. In perusing them during a rehearsal, we discovered some of our very own graduates sporting the famed ‘Tracey Turnblad’ hairstyle featured in the show, making the historical fictional story very authentic.

Before we knew it, over 100 students had become involved!

Summer is never more appreciated than after a harsh winter; just as accomplishments are highlighted after emerging from setbacks.

Because we embraced the entire school population, many of whom are heavily involved in a variety of activities, scheduling rehearsals to meet the demands of 43 unique student schedules around our own availability became a logistical nightmare. Not once did we have a rehearsal where all performers were in attendance — until opening night. This is a relatively small problem but there were more.

Two weeks into the rehearsal, we suffered a tremendous setback.

The hired choreographer left. So there we were without a dance instructor in a show that featured more than a dozen dance numbers.

I am told this could have been an episode of the show High School Musical, but this was real and it was devastating.

Every story has its hero and ours came in the form of a delightful and talented alumna, Shellie Sakash ’95, who also directed last year’s musical, Seussical. We now had a choreographer determined to teach the cast as many dance steps as possible. With less than a month to go, she plunged into teaching a group of students who, for the most part, had little to no dance experience. We are all grateful for her sacrifice and her workmanship, which raised the quality of the performance immeasurably.

Students matched her devotion. Catherine Ashley ’16, along with a large group of peers, created and perfected an entire dance number.

Gabby Snyder ’17 shared her dance expertise and mentored some cast members.

Passion and commitment increased with high-pitch fervor, especially as curtain time approached. Students who struggled with finding their singing voice initiated private rehearsals with Mimi Rohlfing.

PASSION AND COMMITMENT increased with high pitch fervor, especially as curtain time approached. On any given night, you could hear a cacophony of activity rever­berating everywhere.

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parent shared with me that her child had been battling a debilitating school phobia for over a year, but as a result of their involvement in Hairspray, coming to school became easier. I can attest to this complete reversal because this particular student always comes to school with a smile, even today. Another parent confided in me about her astonishment at the medical progress her child had made despite the grueling schedule; she has become a believer in the restorative nature of creativity.

In the end, judging by the ‘soldout’ signs heralding two of the three performances, audiences loved it.

The performances were a perfect mix of skilled and raw talent, but the uniting element was the shared THE PERFORMANCES were a perfect mix of skilled and raw talent, but the uniting element was the shared energy and passion of all on the energy and passion of all on the stage. That combination was a thrill to watch. The collaboration on stage is stage. That combination was a thrill an ongoing inspiration for students. to watch.

The collaboration on stage is an ongoing inspiration for students.

Singers who needed more guidance in character work met with me Students in the arts began expanding their horizons to try other offerduring free periods. Some even met on their own time during lunch ings. Nordia Bickford ’15, among others, has discovered a talent and and after school repeating dance steps over and over until their feet passion for the stage that she will pursue post-graduation. Friendships took on their own rhythmic memory. In this way, the success emerged (and even some relationships) have continued on. when the students themselves banded together to ensure their best On closing night, students presented each one of us with lovely performance. Our summer had arrived. bouquets. I also received a very unique and thoughtful memento: a On any given night, you could hear a cacophony of activity revercolorful array of student signatures gracing the surface of a solitary can berating everywhere; students painting sets backstage led by Special of hairspray.

Services Instructor Fran Pouzol; Mark Strange, Chair of the Technical Arts Department, and Steve Pullan hammering and sawing in the scene shop; students on the main stage perfecting their acting skills.

Activity reverberated all the way to the music building where students, accompanied by Mimi Rohlfing’s piano, sang on the upper level, and in the basement the pit orchestra directed by Mike Sakash belted out the show tunes on their instruments. Many long hours went into fine-tuning their skills. Music students, theatre students, boarding students and day students simply became “The Cast.” That’s Success.

It takes a village to raise a child and it also takes a community to ensure a school production’s success. Mary Ellen Jordan, a costumer I have used for decades because of her amazing creativity, had an overwhelming task. I wanted every person on the stage in period costume.

Like a guardian angel, Roberta Muse, long-time faculty member, now retired, zoomed in from South Portland and assisted Mary Ellen, but we still needed to fill a very important gap — Hairspray needed a hairdresser.

A week before the opening night, just as if someone had waved her magic wand — voilà — Cara Downs appeared. She just happened to have managed a hairdressing school prior to moving here. While these events would seem like a contrived fictional plot device, it was real and it was a delight. But there was more to come.

Long and multiple rehearsals are exhausting even with the rush of adrenaline that fuels the performances. Students got sick and directors got sick, but in some special cases, students also became healthier. One

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FA NEWS

Trustees Emeriti and the Conrad K. Eastman Lifetime Achievement Award

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hree recently retired members of Fryeburg Academy’s Board of Trustees were honored last fall with the title of “Trustee Emeriti.”

At a ceremony in October of 2014, Carol S. Sudduth, Thomas D. Shaffner, and A.O. Pike IV ’57, were recognized for their outstanding dedication and service to the Academy.

TRUSTEES EMERITI: A.O. Pike IV ’57, Carol S. Sudduth, and Thomas D. Shaffner become Trustees Emeriti, recognized for their outstanding dedication and service to the Academy.

Pike also received the Conrad K. Eastman Lifetime Achievement Award. Honoring alumnus, trustee, leader, and friend of the Academy Conrad K. Eastman ’48, this award is presented to the person whose life’s work most closely resembles his tireless and unselfish efforts. The qualities of this work include honesty and fairness, innate modesty, the ability to listen first and then lead, a clear sense of what is best for the school, and a deep understanding of the extraordinary legacy the Academy represents.

Chris Gordon ’81, current President of the Board of Trustees, presented the award to A.O. with the following sentiments: “A.O. has been a tireless advocate and leader of the institution for decades, constantly engaged and enthusiastic. He thoroughly enjoys the events and celebrations, while never shying away from the hard work and difficult decisions a board chair must make. He has enormous respect for the history of the Academy yet always pushes everyone to look to the future in educational methods, technology, stakeholder relations, and financial strength. A.O. and I talk several times each week about the Academy and it is always heartwarming to hear his positive outlook and deep affection for the Academy and the students we serve. Fortunately, he will stay very involved in the Academy as a Trustee Emeritus and all-around guardian of our fine institution.”

THE INTERACT CLUB AT FRYEBURG ACADEMY

BY BOLLY DAI ’16

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ince this semester started at Fryeburg Academy, the Interact Club has been working on numerous projects, such as the Community Giving Tree, along with the recent efforts to establish a pen pal program with the Kitende Secondary School in Uganda.

As a local tradition, the FA Interact Club takes part in the Community Giving Tree project. Each year, more than 1,000 gifts are delivered to over 100 families in the Fryeburg community. Though this project is run by various churches and organizations in Fryeburg, the Academy faculty and students also devote their time to help buy Christmas gifts.

“It has been here at least for 20 years,” said Mrs. Sally Gibson, the faculty advisor of Interact Club, “I look forward to buying gifts for the Giving Tree more than for my family! ” This year, Gibson is going to fulfill the wishes of four children who are involved in the Giving Tree by selflessly purchasing and giving gifts to them this holiday season.

And this spirit of giving is also manifesting itself in the Interact Club’s two new projects this year with the Kitende Secondary School in Kampala, Uganda. Kampala is the capital and the largest city of Uganda with about 1.2 million people. The Interact Club at Fryeburg Academy is affiliated with the Interact Club at Kitende Secondary School, which has around 40 club members and one faculty advisor, Mirimu Jameson.

Two student leaders in the Fryeburg Academy Interact Club, Lucy Kneissler ’15, the President of Interact Club, and Thu Pham ’15, International Chair, reached Kitende Secondary School through Mary Bastoni, a Rotarian who went to Uganda on a service trip. Bastoni introduced this program to Interact Club in May 2014. Since then, Kneissler and Pham have reached out to Kitende Secondary School for two specific project plans.

One of the projects the FA Interact Club is creating is a pen pal program with Kitende Secondary School, on schedule for January 2015. The purpose of this project is to provide communication opportunities to both countries’ students. Students in Uganda have limited resources making it difficult to

KITENDE SECONDARY SCHOOL Students in Uganda.

have global conversations and interact internationally.

The Interact Club members at the Academy want to establish a global conversation to advance the Uganda students’ English language skills.

The FA students plan to send letters to all of the Interact Club members at Kitende Secondary School to begin this language-advancement process.

Another project is the funding of the Kitende Secondary School’s Interact Club to help rebuild a local primary school due to their lack of a cafeteria and enough classrooms for their students. Monetary assets are going to be collected by the Academy’s Interact Club, and these funds are projected to go to a local community garden and after-school program for the primary school in Kampala, Uganda.

“We hope that by working with the Kitende Secondary School we can create more global awareness in the Fryeburg area, in addition to highlighting the need for service projects for our local community and the international community,” Kneissler stated. “Interact Board Members are working on a possible fundraiser for the primary school, and they are confident to have preparatory results by the end of this year.”

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FA NEWS

A Tradition of Excellence

Fryeburg Academy’s music students win multiple award competitions

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ryeburg Academy’s student musicians continue a tradition of excellence by taking multiple awards at the 47th Annual High School Jazz Festival, the Maine State Vocal Jazz Festival, and the Maine State Instrumental Jazz Festival.

In January, Academy students traveled to Berklee College of Music in Boston, which hosted its 47th Annual High School Jazz Festival at the Hynes Convention Center: the largest jazz festival of its kind in the United States where more than 5,000 IN A THRILLING PERFORMANCE, FA Big Band won its division at the Maine State Instrumental Jazz Festival, held at attendees watched over 200 South Portland High School. high school jazz ensembles.

Mike Sakash, Fryeburg Academy’s Director of Music, said, Ouellette ’16 won the Outstanding Musician Award in the Combo “Despite nerves and the distraction of a very large audience that Division; Alan Worcester ’15 (Big Band), Liuke Yang ’15 (Vocal included some of the finest high school musicians in the region, our Jazz), and Joe Freund ’15 (Combo) won Judges’ Choice Awards. students performed with professionalism and poise.”

“For me,” says Worcester, “this weekend meant the fruition of two Fryeburg Academy’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble, led by Choral Director, years of very hard work. To get the results we did only proves to me Mimi Rohlfing, won first that I’m on the right path, and as I go on to study music next year at place in Division I. The New conservatory, I’ll always have those moments in the back of my head Standard combo, led by to keep me on track. I wouldn’t have been able to achieve anything Sakash, won second place without the help of Mike Sakash, the fantastic young musicians that in Division II. Fryeburg I get to play with, and all the support from Academy’s Big Band, led my community and family. Hopefully, this

by Sakash, turned in an is the first step in a long road of happiness outstanding performance in music.” as well, ranking 6th in the Having won its division, the Vocal Jazz big band division. Alex Ensemble performed at the evening awards HAVING WON ITS DIVISION, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble (left) performed at the evening awards ceremony in the Hynes Convention Center Ball Room for all the festival participants. The talented Alan Worcester ’15 (right) was recognized with multiple ‘Outstanding’ awards.

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ceremony in the Hynes Convention Center Ballroom for all the festival participants.

In March, Fryeburg Academy’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Mimi Rohlfing, won its tenth state title in a DRUMMER Alex Ouellette ’16 row at the Maine State Vocal Jazz Festival, held at Stearns High School in Millinocket, Maine.

After a long day of performances, Fryeburg students won their division during the night-finals of the event which featured the top scoring vocal jazz ensembles from the day’s competition. Guitarist Joe Freund ’15, drummer Alex Ouellette ’16, bassist Emery O’Connell ’16, and alto saxophonist Alan Worcester ’15 received the “Outstanding Rhythm Section Award.”

Fryeburg Academy’s Eklektic vocal jazz ensemble achieved a “1” rating and a gold award for their outstanding performance.

Also in March, students in Fryeburg Academy’s five instrumental jazz ensembles, directed by Mike Sakash, performed at the Maine State Instrumental Jazz Festival, held at South Portland High

School. Fryeburg Academy’s jazz combo, The New Standard, won their division with its Friday evening performance. The FA Big Band won its division in a thrilling Saturday evening VOCALIST Helen Driesen ’15 final performance that featured the top two bands from each big band division. The Fryeburg Academy Jazz Orchestra, known as “FAJO,” received a gold rating for its strong performance on Friday afternoon. “Outstanding Musician” awards went to vocalist Helen Driesen ’15, bassist Ella Forbes ’17, drummers Alex Ouellette ’16 and Alex Landry ’17, saxophonist Alan Worcester ’15, and guitarist Joe Freund ’15.

Fryeburg Academy’s Music Program has produced 17 State Champion groups since 2009. Other recent titles include the New Standard Jazz Combo winning the Division I State Championships in 2014, Big Band winning Division I State Championships in 2013 and 2014, and Eklektic Jazz and Jazz Orchestra have also won recent state titles.

A VERY ANIMATED STUDENT: FILMMAKER CHRIS CHOYCE ’15

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eet Chris Choyce ’15, a filmmaker at Fryeburg Academy who graduates in May. He made his first animation film in the seventh grade by teaching himself from YouTube how-to videos. Now, more than 100 films later, Choyce is pursuing his passion more than ever.

Choyce animates his films using stop motion, photographing one frame of his film at a time. Between each photograph, he moves his subjects in very small increments. It can take hours to produce only one second of his videos.

“When I make a film,” Chris says, “I treat it like it’s my child, taking the time to develop it and do everything I can to make it right.”

His passion is paying off. Choyce entered his most recent video, Life of Savings, into the American Bankers Association national video contest, “Lights, Camera, Save!” According to the ABA, banks hosted 117 contests in 46 states for the local levels of the competition. After his Lego-themed video won first place at the Norway Savings Bank branch in Norway, Maine, making him a national finalist, Choyce’s video impressed the judges and won the national Grand Prize of $5,000.

“Chris is one of those rare students,” says Mike Dana, Choyce’s film instructor at Fryeburg Academy, “who can absorb what they have been taught, make it their own and turn it into something larger than it was.”

During his junior year, Choyce took six months to shoot and edit Camping Misadventures, another award-winning Lego-themed film. “Genuinely funny,” says Dennis Perkins from MaineToday who interviewed Choyce. Perkins says the film “sees a Maine-accented forest ranger walk viewers through an escalatingly [sic] absurd series of outdoor disasters befalling a camper full of city folks ‘from away.’”

Camping Misadventures has won awards at the Maine Student Film & Video Festival, the Highway 61 Film Festival in Minnesota, and the BendFilm Festival in Oregon.

“I never expected it to go this far,” says Choyce, “most kids never enter their videos into festivals, but I did.”

CHRIS’ FILMS ARE WINNING NATIONAL AWARDS and his passion for filmmaking is stronger than ever.

Choyce’s senior project, Toy Soldier, is about a dying boy who has one last wish for his birthday. Chris says the film’s mood is meant to be bittersweet partially due to it being the last film he makes in Fryeburg Academy’s Film Workshop, and he wants people to know what his experience at the Academy has meant to him. “Mr. Dana offers the tools to succeed. He helped me get to where I am today.”

Next year, Choyce will continue his film education and in the future, he would like to return to Fryeburg Academy’s Film Workshop as an instructor.

“Don’t give up,” Choyce says to beginning film students, “your first animation is not going to be the best.”

Chris resides in Denmark, ME, with his parents, Jennifer and Richard Choyce.

You can see more of his videos on his YouTube channel, Chicken Coop Productions. To learn more about the Fryeburg Academy Film Workshop, visit our website at www.fryeburgacademy.org/ fafilmworkshop.

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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS

New Members of the Fryeburg Academy Community Courtesy of Erika Dennery ’16 and Adele Small ’16 MS. MICHELLE COTE is the Director of Admission for Fryeburg Academy. This is Cote’s first year at Fryeburg Academy and, so far, her tenure at the school has been a busy and exciting time. She also provides campus tours for potential students, through the Daniel Webster Society, which is another part of her role here. Cote believes town academies like Fryeburg have a great deal to offer students; they provide an opportunity for students to invent themselves as individuals, and meeting kids who realize this opportunity and see how it changes their lives are some of the best parts of her job at the school. She describes herself in five words as being optimistic, crazy, fun, competitive, and sporty, and she looks forward to a great rest of the year at Fryeburg Academy.

MS. CAROLYN CURTIS is a social worker for the Academy, a dorm parent for Payson-Mulford and a part of the Academy’s Health and Wellness Program.

Curtis attended high school at Hebron Academy in Paris, ME. She holds a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Colby College and a Master of Social Work from Smith College. She had been working in Connecticut before she returned to the area, missing the Maine atmosphere and her family. Curtis loves working at Fryeburg Academy, and her favorite part about the school is the friendly students.

MS. MICHELLE FIGELLA

joined Fryeburg Academy this year as a school counselor, and describes herself in five words as being a hardworking, organized, compassionate, patient and caring person. Before arriving at Fryeburg Academy, Figella previously worked at Berlin High School for three years, and before that worked at Kennett High School for another two years. Figella hopes to be an advocate for those in the FA community seeking support, as well

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a resource for her students as a school counselor. Whether that support be for personal or social needs, or helping students set realistic goals, Figella hopes she can be an aid to her students’ academic and individual success throughout their journey within Fryeburg Academy.

MR. ELOM GOKA is the Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics Instructor this year, after the retirement of Mr. Barker, the previous AP Statistics Instructor. Goka is from Ghana, which is where he attended high school at SOS, a facility that offers education to kids from SOS villages. He went to college here in the United States, receiving his BA in Mathematics and Economics, and this is his first year as a teacher at Fryeburg Academy.

MR. JEREMY HOLDEN, an alum of the Academy, hails from Fryeburg, ME. Holden teaches Journalism and English at Fryeburg Academy, along with being the Weekend Activities Coordinator for the Residential Life Department. Before he taught at Fryeburg Academy, Holden worked as a grant writer for The Telling Room, a non-profit organization in Portland, ME. He also worked as an ESOL Teacher and Service Learner for the non-profit organization New Mainers, a subsidiary of Portland Adult Education, and as a professional journalist for the Portland newspaper, The Free Press. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English in the Spring of 2014. Holden is overjoyed to be teaching at Fryeburg Academy, and he enjoys the strong and caring community the school fosters between students and faculty alike.

From Maplewood, New Jersey, MR. DAVE KENNEY is a Special Education teacher working in the True House on campus.

Kenney is a part of the Webster Dorm Team, and he is also a co-teacher with Mr.

David West, a Special Services teacher at the school. Kenney attended Columbia High School in northern New Jersey, and he has been living and working in the New Hampshire area since 2004. He says that it has been a positive transition for him to FA, and he is excited for alternative learning opportunities that are in development at the school.

MS. MELISSA LOEWE, a math teacher at Fryeburg Academy, is originally from North Livermore, ME, and she has traveled to and taught in countries all over the world, such as Venezuela, the Philippines, and Dubai. Loewe came to Fryeburg Academy for the arts programs and the diversity of the students who attend the school. She appreciates the strong sense of community the school has to offer.

MR. MATTHEW LOUNSBURY

joins the Math Department after being an Ed Tech in Fryeburg Academy’s Special Education Department for ten years.

Lounsbury holds a mathematics degree from Granite State College. In his spare time, he loves hanging out with his four children and Friday night pizza parties. He is enjoying his first year as a math teacher at the Academy and can’t wait to have his own children attend school here as well.

MS. CAITIN SHIBLES, Ed Tech in the Life Skills Program, grew up down the road in Norway, ME. Ms. Shibles has worked with students of all ages since starting her journey in special education in 2006. When school is not in session, Ms. Shibles is the Head Chef and Food Service Director at Camp Susan Curtis in Stoneham, ME. She is impressed by the community of Fryeburg Academy and the support students and staff provide for each other.

IT IS WITH MUCH GRATITUDE, AND ALSO WITH SADNESS, that we congratulate Geraldine on her retirement.

Thank You, Old Friend Geraldine Turner Retires

BY NICKI CHEWNING Outlook Instructor

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n December 18th, Geraldine Turner served her last day at Fryeburg Academy. It is with much gratitude, and also with sadness, that we congratulate her on her retirement.

For over 45 years, Gerry has been a vibrant member of the Fryeburg Academy family. More than 30 of those years were in various roles in the administrative offices. Gerry served as assistant to former Headmaster Dan Lee for his entire 20-year tenure.

Most recently, she has been the Administrative Assistant to Head of School Erin Mayo. It will be a difficult transition for many to walk into the Head of School’s office and not be greeted warmly

by Geraldine.

Gerry’s life at FA began in 1969 when she and her husband, Dan, and their first two children, Cheryl and Chris, arrived on campus. Previously at Bridgton Academy, Dan had taken a job at FA teaching physics and math, as well as coaching football. The Turner family grew quickly in their first few years at FA, joined by brothers David and Brian. Their house on Bradley Street was a hub of activity as the Turner kids grew up, and Geraldine was at the center of it.

Sports were a huge part of the family’s life—playing, coaching, and spectating. Geraldine was ever-present on the sidelines of sporting events in every season. Whether watching Cheryl play field hockey, basketball, track and ski race, or cheering on the boys during football, basketball and baseball games, Gerry earned a reputation as an enthusiastic and vocal spectator.

In addition to raising four kids, Gerry was FA Football’s (and husband Dan’s) number-one fan. She traveled to all the games, kids in tow, and hosted the team regularly at her house for preseason meals. When her youngest son, Brian, reached middle school, Geraldine ended her part-time work at the District Office of the Superintendent and began working full-time in the office at FA. This was the first of several positions that she held in the offices at FA including, and finally, the Administrative Assistant to the Head of School.

In retirement, Gerry plans to continue spending much time with family, including her four granddaughters. You can be sure to see her on the sidelines at the FA Football games cheering on the team and their coach, her son, David.

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FA ATHLETICS

Jonathan Burk: Traveling All Paths

BY CHARLIE TRYDER Dean of Student Life

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ost of us make choices regarding how we will live our life, and we hope these choices will lead to meaningful and fulfilling experiences. In “The Road Less Traveled,” New England poet Robert Frost writes about having to decide between two paths when he reaches a fork in a path in the woods. The speaker, looking back at the experience later in life, recounts that he took the less traveled path, and he claims that this decision has made all the difference. Jonathan Burk, a senior at Fryeburg Academy, avoids making choices that will eliminate opportunities. The well-lived life for Jonathan, it seems, involves traveling down as many paths as his passions lead him. After talking with him, you get the sense that if someone told him that he needed to choose one of the metaphorical paths in Frost’s poem, he might dissent politely, and then quietly share that he will find a way to take both paths.

One path that Jonathan chose early in life is athletics. His life-long involvement with basketball culminated this winter with a senior year in which he was selected by his teammates as a captain. Not surprisingly, Jonathan’s basketball skills are as diverse as his interests.

Jonathan led the Raiders with 8.7 rebounds per game, was the second leading scorer with 11.3 points a game, and he finished third on the team with 1.7 steals a game. Jonathan also shot 50% from the floor and added almost a block a game. As a result of his consistently strong performances, Jonathan was named honorable mention on the Western Maine Conference all-conference team, and coaches chose him to represent Fryeburg Academy in the senior All Star game. At 6'4", Jonathan is a strong offensive and defensive post presence, but at times he appears more comfortable facing the basket, handling the ball, and distributing to teammates. Burk’s multi-dimensional game may best be understood when you realize that he was the Raider’s best post player, as well as the team’s best post entry passer. A collector of experiences, it is appropriate that Burk’s game is defined by his ability to play almost any position on the floor.

Jonathan is also a four-year tennis player and four-year cross country runner; and although a strong athlete, Jonathan decided early in his high school career to experience more than athletics alone. He is also heavily involved in the Fryeburg Academy music program.

“I HAVE MADE FRIENDS, DISCOVERED PASSIONS, and made memories in each area of school life.” — Jonathan Burk ’15

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Jonathan plays piano and is a member of the big band, jazz combo, and vocal jazz ensembles. He has also performed with the Conway Community Orchestra and the Conway Community Choir. An outstanding student, Jonathan takes a highly competitive curriculum, maintains high honors status and is a member of the National Honor Society. In addition, Jonathan participates in academic ventures, like the Model United Nations and the math team. An exemplary ambassador for Fryeburg Academy, Jonathan is a member of the Daniel Webster Society, the Interact Club, the International Club, the C.A.K.E. Club, and the Raider Patrol.

While this might seem like an overwhelming number of activities, sports and academic interests, Burk explains why he chooses to be a part of them all. When asked about the benefit of such a wide range of activities, Jonathan explains, “The reason I participate in numerous activities is to accommodate my wide range of interests. One benefit of my involvement is the fact that I am able to pursue many of the activities that draw my attention rather than picking and choosing between a few. My involvement has yielded the opportunity to meet and make friends with fellow students and adults with interests all across campus and the community. Long days away from home can sometimes be exhausting, but I enjoy everything in which I am involved, so, for me, it is all worth it.”

Remarkably self-aware, Jonathan speaks in more detail about his

Fryeburg Academy experience, “I have made friends, discovered passions, and made memories in each area of school life. More than one area ever could have, the combination of activities has provided me with the lens to discern lessons common throughout my pursuits.

These lessons will be the ones that I take with me from my high school experience.”

A drawback to being so involved in school life for some people is that they simply don’t have time to stay current in all their areas of involvement. Yet researchers repeatedly find that those who are involved in many activities also seem to be the people who complete tasks most efficiently. Time management becomes essential for an individual involved with a number of activities. Jonathan could offer a primer on how to navigate a busy lifestyle, “I have come to appreciate the importance of time management. Ironically, I have also discovered that staying busy is one of the best ways to practice good time management. With days often driven by a string of commitments, I have learned to make the most of unscheduled time.”

In a world of increasing specialization, Jonathan is an anomaly. In many communities, specialization is encouraged. In order to make a varsity team, student-athletes play that sport year-round, and if you play athletics, you are often unable to participate in music or many other facets of school life. In this sense, Fryeburg Academy is the perfect school for Jonathan. While Jonathan’s intellectual, athletic, and artistic talents enable him to be involved in many activities, he is also in an environment where students are encouraged to follow their interests and be involved in a variety of sports, clubs and activities — all while remaining a student first and foremost. Jonathan realizes and appreciates that he attends a school that shares his philosophy of seeking the varied experience, “Fryeburg Academy was an ideal environment for me. It provided both a wide range of opportunities as well as the capable and committed educators that helped me to stay involved in so many ways. I am very grateful to my teachers, coaches, and advisors as their willingness to aid me in whatever way possible in being successful in all of my endeavors is what made my high school experience possible. The Academy’s diverse student population has made the entire experience even more fulfilling.”

Jonathan offers advice for the young students currently at Fryeburg Academy as well as the students who will attend in the years to come, two of whom are his younger brothers, ninth grader Owen and seventh grader Ethan, “My message to new FA students would be to never let one of your interests deter you from pursuing another.

Become involved in as many activities as peak your interest. Not only does FA make this possible, but you will likely find connections between activities that at first may have seemed completely unrelated.”

At the end of the year, Christopher and Tracy Burk of Denmark will see Jonathan, their eldest son, off to school. Jonathan’s plans for next year are still undecided. He is waiting to hear back from his top choices for schools, but he does know that he will attend a university where he can study music and finance. Considering the wide range of Jonathan’s interests, it is not surprising that Jonathan will study two seemingly disparate areas of knowledge. Wherever Jonathan attends school, he will continue to be an outstanding ambassador for Fryeburg Academy; and regardless of where Jonathan goes to school, his philosophy of thriving in as many areas of life as possible will travel with him, “I plan on continuing to pursue many of the same passions I followed at the Academy, and I look forward to meeting new people with new and unique perspectives.”

Victor Zhang: Leaping Over Challenges

BY CHARLIE TRYDER Dean of Student Life

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ast year at this time, Xiaoyu ‘Victor’ Yang finalized his plans to leave his home in China and travel to Fryeburg in order to continue his high school education.

Victor knew that he would face many challenges. He knew he would have to adjust to a different culture, learn in English rather than his native Mandarin, and make new friends, all while dealing with all the typical other challenges of high school. Victor leapt at the opportunity to come to the United States nonetheless.

The dream of going to college in the United States motivated Victor’s search for a high school here as well. When Victor, his parents, and his educational consultant learned about the Center for International Students, created and supervised

by Tracy Weitz, they were intrigued. After they learned about Fryeburg Academy’s long history of working with international students, they knew they had found Victor’s new school. Victor never wavered in his life changing decision. He felt confined by his experience in China, and he wanted more control over his education. He said of his high school experience up to that point, “In China, the teacher tells you what to learn. There are very few choices. I wanted to choose my own course of study.

The educational system here fits me more.”

Although Victor is academically focused, when you speak with him, it is obvious that his desire to meet new people contributed heavily to his desire to come to Fryeburg Academy.

After listing the adult reasons for attending Fryeburg Academy, Victor, clearly a “people” person, shared with a big smile, “I am very outgoing. I like to make friends.”

The word of Victor’s track achievements in China spread when he arrived in Fryeburg, but coaches and athletes at Fryeburg Academy regularly hear rumors about residential students’ athletic accomplishments. These exploits often turn out to be exaggerated. If anything, Victor’s were understated.

In his first indoor track meet, Victor cleared 6'4" to immediately become a contender for a state title in the high jump. After clearing 6'4", Victor decided to not raise the bar to continue.

He claimed that he wanted to stay hungry for a higher jump at the next meet. Victor also cleared 6'4" at the state indoor meet to earn the state championship, and he believes that he can clear 6'8" outside with a longer approach run. Victor sprained his ankle in the week heading up to the New England track championships, but still cleared 6'3".

Despite winning the state high jump championship, the most amazing part of Victor’s indoor track story may be that he also won the state championship in the triple jump. Until coming continued on page 19

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FA ATHLETICS

1963 FOOTBALL TEAM

An Amazing Team

The 50th Anniversary Celebration of FA’s 1963 State Championship Football Team

BY RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON ’76 Associate Director of Advancement

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n the months leading up to the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Football Championship, Kit Foster ’65, one of the players on the 1963 team, showed up at FA and visited with Todd Gallagher ’82, then FA’s Alumni Director, and the brother of Larry Gallagher ’64, the quarterback of the ’63 team.

Kit discussed his idea of bringing the team back together. “Todd was all over it. He loved the idea of a 50th reunion of this team. He was like a kid in a candy store. He ran with it and he did a great job.

We called Bob Hatch ’64 and Larry Gallagher ’64 and the whole thing took off. We got in touch with most of the players in person. Every one of them said we’ve got to do this.” It was determined that the 50th anniversary of the 1963 championship would be celebrated at Homecoming weekend.

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FA REUNION OF FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS. Front row: Al Glover, trainer; Brian Smith ’65; Fred Locke ’64; Larry Gallagher ’64; John Pendexter ’64. Back row: Steve Smith ’65; Bill Gibson ’64; Don Bean ’65; Kit Foster ’65; Arnold Pendexter ’64; Bob Hatch ’64. Top row: Ron Colter ’64; Tinker Kiesman ’65; Herbie Hurd ’73, representing his brother, Colin Hurd ’64; Cecil Barker ’65 and David Hicks ’64.

Victor Zhang: Leaping Over Challenges continued from page 17

The 1963 team roster is as follows: Head Coach Buck Austin and Assistants Bill Hammond, Lonny Godfried and Harvey Harrington, Trainer Al Glover, Players Cecil Barker ’65, Don Bean ’65, Peter Clifford ’64, Ron Colter ’64, Leo Coombs ’65, Kit Foster ’65, Larry Gallagher ’64, Bill Gibson ’64, Bob Hatch ’64, David Hicks ’64, Colin Hurd ’64, Ken “Tinker” Kiesman ’65, Fred Locke ’64, Bob Mitchell ’64, Arnold Pendexter ’64, John Pendexter ’64, Jeff Shaw ’65, Brian Smith ’65 & Steve Smith ’65.

Kit says, “Football, unlike any other sport, is a true team sport where you absolutely have to rely upon everyone doing their job. It’s a good lesson on how to live life and it’s a fabulous sport. We had amazing players on the 1963 team. Running backs Ronnie Colter and Bob Mitchell. Bob set all kinds of records at UVM (University of Vermont). Three of our guys went on to UVM after graduation.

Besides Bob, Colin Hurd and Peter Clifford went there, too. Colin was an inspiration for our team. He was a team leader and an outstanding person and athlete. It was devastating for all of us when he was lost in Vietnam.”

On Saturday, September 28, 2013, the players from 1963 began arriving at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center for their 50th reunion. Players, most of them now in their late sixties, had lots of hugs for each other. Each of them received an official FA football jersey with their name on it, signed a giant team photo to donate to FA, swapped stories, and watched old football videos.

Kit says, “It was very heartwarming and very emotional. I’m not an overly emotional type of person, but we have a bond. I don’t know how to explain it. Seeing all these guys was unbelievable and fantastic.” After lunch together, they were introduced at halftime of the Homecoming game. Kit says, “It was so meaningful to have Colin’s brother, Herbie Hurd, and his sister, Lynn Hurd, there with us and to have Herbie wear Colin’s jersey. The best part of this reunion was just seeing everyone together again after 50 years. I think people really lose out if they don’t come to reunions with their friends and teammates. I know even today if someone from our team were in trouble we’d all be there for each other.”

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to Fryeburg Academy, Victor only competed in the high jump.

Knowing that college coaches will want Victor to compete in more than one event if they are going to offer him an athletic scholarship, coaches Kevin McDonald and Bobby Collins started working with him in a second event — the triple jump. On the first competitive triple jump in his life, Victor set a Fryeburg Academy record and then went on to win the event at the state championship.

Ironically, Victor’s experience in the high jump started accidentally In China. He grew early and was tall for his age, so coaches in China believed that he would be a good sprinter or middle distance runner. He practiced with runners, but he did not have good times, so a coach decided to try him in the high jump. It was an immediate fit. Victor soon started going to another school after academic school to study high jumping. He went to school five days a week for academics and then traveled to practice the high jump for two to three hours a day, six days a week. The intense commitment led to results and the work did not seem too difficult for Victor. He described the feeling that he gets when practicing or competing in the high jump, “I feel like I am flying and touching the sky.”

Victor also describes what sports psychologists refer to as the optimal state of intensity while competing. Some refer to this as getting into the flow. Speaking of his state of mind when competing, he said, “You must focus, but you must be relaxed.

I just focus on the bar and my jump. I hit my heart to encourage myself before my run to the bar.”

Victor’s journey to the United States will be centered on gaining an education, but he has also enjoyed becoming a member of the Fryeburg community. A warm, approachable young man, Victor naturally makes friends in his dorm, around campus, and in the Fryeburg community.

He values his educational goals, but Victor treasures friendship. Speaking of his experience with the indoor track team, Victor’s words capture what makes him a special Fryeburg Academy community member, “My teammates are like brothers and sisters. We are like a family. The feeling is very good.”

ON THE FIRST COMPETITIVE TRIPLE JUMP in his life, Victor set a Fryeburg Academy record and then went on to win the event at the state championship.

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FA ALUMNI

MLK Day 2015

Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Fryeburg Academy With Dave Greenidge ’66

BY RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON ’76 Associate Director of Advancement

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o commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2015, students and faculty at Fryeburg Academy heard about the life of one of FA’s first black students. Dave Greenidge ’66, of Manchester, NH, told his story of growing up in Cambridge, MA, and being told by his father that he was going away to school in Maine.

Greenidge wanted no part of it. Reluctantly, he rode to Fryeburg with his father for an interview with then Headmaster Phil Richards.

His father asked Richards if there were any “colored students at the school.” Richards said no. Greenidge’s father responded, “Here’s your first one.”

Greenidge arrived in August of 1965 to play football. He spoke about the welcoming environment of Fryeburg. “People were wonderful to me. I was the only black person. Can you imagine being the only one?” Greenidge’s football team went on to take the DAVE GREENIDGE ’66 BROUGHT HIS FA SWEATER TO SHOW TO CURRENT FA STUDENTS. Dave is pictured with (left to right) Star Young ’17, Jess L’Hommideau ’16, Alex Walker ’16, Skye Collins ’17, Ariel Fogden ’16, Dayna Thibodeau ’16, Dave ’66, Molly Eklund ’16, Emery O’Connell ’16, Cat Ashley ’16, Adele Small ’15 and Henry Santana ’15.

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ALUMNI PROFILE

Cooper Campbell Jackson ’85

BY RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON ’76 Associate Director of Advancement

1965 Maine State Championship title. He also went on to be chosen as the 1966 Class President. Greenidge told students of his great respect for his teachers and classmates, all culminating in his enduring love for the Academy. He closed with a statement to students about the importance of respect for each other.

After the event, Dave visited with students, friends, and FA classmate Beth Grover Jones ’66.

Dave retired in 2007 after 38 years as a senior lab technician with Polaroid. He has one son, David, Jr., a middle school teacher, and a granddaughter, Tyana, age three, with another on the way at the end of June.

Dave is a NH basketball official and often referees games coached by our very own Steve Cote ’85. He works out daily and tries to stay in shape and live healthy. He also loves travelling when he gets the chance.

Thank you, Dave, for coming back to FA and sharing your story!

DAVE GREENIDGE ’66, FA’s President of the Class of 1966 and Henry Santana ’15, FA’s President of the Class of 2015.

Cooper Campbell Jackson ’85 will celebrate her 30th reunion this year. She can hardly believe it’s been 30 years since she left FA. “I feel so fortunate that I grew up in a small town with such a close-knit community and so grateful that I had the opportunity to go to Fryeburg Academy, which was and continues to be such an asset for the local kids like me.”

Cooper was born in Washington, DC. She and her mother, Joan Hunter, and immediate family, including sister, Sophia Campbell ’88, moved to Maine when she was in 1st grade, and then to Lovell when she was in 3rd grade. Cooper attended Lovell and Fryeburg public schools and then went on to the Academy.

At FA, Cooper was very athletic. She was the co-captain of her field hockey team her senior year. She was on the 1985 Maine State Championship Nordic Ski Team and was the FA Tennis Private School Champion her junior year. As well as an accomplished athlete, Cooper excelled in academics and was a member of the National Honor Society. She was co-editor of the 1985 yearbook. “I loved John Atwood’s U.S. history class, Dan Turner’s physics class and Frank Fiske’s music program and will always remember fondly Jonesy’s away-game bus rides, cross-country ski meets, and all of my good friends.”

Cooper attended Williams College, studied at Oxford and received her BA in political science in 1989. After earning her JD from Georgetown in 1994, she took a position in a private law practice in New York.

Cooper says, “I met my future husband, Hayes Jackson, in New York, and in 1996 I followed him to Los Angeles. He is a television writer (currently writing for the Disney show, “Lab Rats”).”

Cooper’s legal talents would eventually lead her into the entertainment industry as well. She is currently the Senior VP of Business Affairs for the Home Entertainment division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. “I negotiate the deals with companies who sell Sony’s pictures on digital platforms and discs, including iTunes, Amazon, Comcast, Netflix, and Redbox, and manage all of the company’s contracts. Home entertainment generates a substantial portion of the revenue for Sony’s films, like ‘The Amazing Spiderman,’ and ‘The Interview,’ and TV programs, like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Blacklist.’ I survived the recent hack of Sony’s systems, which was quite an experience.

Fortunately, my stolen emails were far too boring for the hackers to disclose!”

The Jacksons now have three sons, Whit, age 14, Davis, age 13, and Graeme, age 10, and they live in Westwood (a neighborhood of Los Angeles).

“I miss the seasons of Maine, but I do not miss the long winters. My mother, sister and nephew live in Bridgton now, so I get back to the area as often as I can. LA is great.

The weather is beautiful all year round, and we can do things like go to the beach in the middle of February (which we did this year). Mammoth Mountain is not too far away, and my sons have grown up skiing there. California has such a diverse geography, and we love to travel as a family within the state exploring places like Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Big Sur, Palm Springs, San Diego and San Francisco.”

Cooper joined Fryeburg Academy’s Board of Trustees in 2012. “FA was and continues to be one of the best schools I have seen anywhere. The teachers, facilities and resources are terrific. I’m thrilled and honored to be on the Board.”

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FA ALUMNI

2014 Hall of Excellence Inductees

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ryeburg Academy proudly inducted seven new members into the Hall of Excellence at a ceremony during Homecoming weekend on September 20, Saturday morning, at 10:30 AM in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. The five alumni and one supporter inducted in 2014 are Gregory Sanborn ’84, Asa O. Pike ’57, James A. Osgood ’56, Brett Russell ’56, Raymond “Lanky” Jordan ’09, and Daniel Turner (Significant Supporter).

RAYMOND “LANKY OR RIP” JORDAN, the Class of

1909, was an outstanding varsity player in both football and baseball. Because of his amazing talent as a pitcher in baseball, it led him to start his professional baseball career in 1912 as a member of the American League’s Chicago White Sox. Jordan went down to the minors in 1913 and played for the Western League’s Lincoln Club for two seasons. He pitched over 200 innings during both campaigns. After winning ten games in 1914, he went to the New England League’s Portland Duffs for a season and then joined the New York State League’s Elmira Colonels. In 1919, Jordan started off with the Buffalo Bisons of the Class AA International League. Lanky had one of his best seasons which led him that fall to the major leagues for the second time, when he started a game for the Washington Senators on September 27, pitching against the Boston Red Sox. He lasted four innings and gave up five earned runs to take a no-decision. Boston outfielder Babe Ruth set a Major League Baseball record that year by hitting 29 home runs, and the last one came off of Jordan. Jordan never pitched in the majors after 1919. In 1920, he moved west to join the Pacific Coast League’s San Francisco Seals. He finished his playing career the following season in the Texas League.

Jordan was a baseball manager in 1946, when he ran the New England League’s Portland Gulls. After his baseball career ended, he worked for General Electric. He

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died in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1960.

His baseball career led to his induction into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame in August of 1971.

BRETTON RUSSELL

is a 1956 graduate of Fryeburg Academy. Brett participated in 11 sports while at the Academy, including tennis, baseball, football, and skiing. A versatile style in skiing guided him to a State Class B Championship as a Ski Meister. He was also a two-time champion in jumping. He also was involved in One-Act Plays.

After receiving a B.A. in history from the University of Maine in 1961, he had continued his skiing as a four-year member of the ski team, serving as a captain. He began a career in teaching, first at Kents Hill School and then at Fryeburg Academy.

He coached the Maine State Jr. Alpine Team where his teams won three State Championships, and two prep titles.

After leaving the teaching profession, Brett spent 34 years in the ski and recreation industry, both retail and wholesale.

Brett has been a Fryeburg Academy Trustee and was the Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign (Phoenix Project), a founding member of the Fryeburg Academy HOE Committee, on the Board of Directors of Jen’s Friends and President of the North Conway Country Club. In 2011, Brett received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Fryeburg Academy.

He is now retired and living in Center Conway, New Hampshire, with his wife, Cindy. Brett includes skiing, golf, reading and opera among his major interests.

JAMES A. OSGOOD

is a 1956 graduate of Fryeburg Academy.

Jim was a twelve-sport standout at the Academy where he played football, basketball and baseball, earning letters in eight of those seasons

and was the co-captain and named an Honorable Mention to the All State Football Team. While attending the Academy, the Gibson Medal Winner was the senior class president, the junior and sophomore class vice president, served three years in the student council and was active in the drama productions.

Jim has a degree in business administration from the University of Maine, Portland; and was part owner of Osgood Bros. John Deere dealership until he retired in 2000. Recipient of the 2006 Fryeburg Academy Distinguished Alumni Award, Jim is a Fryeburg Fair and Fryeburg Academy Trustee, a Past President of the FryeburgLovell Kiwanis Club and past member of the Maine School Administration District #72 School Board. Also within the community, Jim was the Co-Chair of the Vincent Manoriti Baseball Field, and the Clarence Walker Industrial Arts Building Committees.

Jim has been a youth baseball and basketball coach, a member of the Fryeburg-Lovell Kiwanis Club, and the Fryeburg Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Osgood is currently retired and living in Fryeburg with his wife, Donna.

ASA O. “A.O.” PIKE IV

a graduate of the Class of 1957, was outstanding in academics as well as athletics in fourteen-sport seasons, doubling tennis and baseball along with basketball and skiing. While at the Academy, he served on the newspaper, the One Acts and was a member of the National Honor Society. A.O. was inducted into the National Honor Society in 1954. He received the school’s highest graduation award, the Gibson Medal.

Following graduation, A.O. attended Bowdoin College where he participated in football for a year and skiing for three, while receiving his B. A. After his graduation, he worked in Boston for Commercial Union Insurance Company until 1963 when he returned to Fryeburg. He is the former President of

Pike-Conway-Dahl Insurance Agency. It is the oldest independently owned insurance agency in the Mount Washington Valley. He served as president of the largest national association of technology management from 1997-1998. He held directorship as Maine’s Association of Independent Insurance Agents and as Maine’s Director on the board of the National Association of Independent Agents and Brokers.

He has been on the Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association and was president in 1964. He has served on the Board of Trustees of Fryeburg Academy since 1983, which included Treasurer, Vice-President and President of the board. Last fall, A.O. retired from the Board of Trustees becoming a Trustee Emeritus, and received the Conrad K. Eastman Lifetime Achievement Award.

He was also honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012 by the Alumni Association.

As A.O. says, “Fryeburg Academy…the Academy…has always been an incredibly exciting part of my life, and this will continue to be so.”

A.O. lives in Fryeburg with his wife, Karen.

GREGORY “GREGG” SANBORN was in the

Class of 1984, played baseball, golf and was a tri-captain of the basketball team while at Fryeburg Academy. An avid outdoorsman, this National Honor Society member went on to college at the University of Southern Maine to attain a degree in industrial arts and biology.

Gregg taught at Bingham High School and followed his roots back to Fryeburg to teach and coach at Molly Ockett. Gregg was very active with the community working within the recreation department as a referee and an umpire. In 1989, Gregg had the opportunity to attend the Criminal Justice Academy for the Maine Department of Inland Fishing and Wildlife. After the Academy, Gregg began his career as a Maine Game Warden, being named a Deputy Chief in 2004 after 15 years of service. During his career of 23 years, Gregg was a two-time recipient of the meritorious service award for conduct above the ordinary course of duty; in 2000 the Maine Warden Service awarded him “Supervisor of the Year”; and

in 2011 received the Colonels Award. He taught numerous hunter safety classes, as well as wrote numerous newspaper articles encouraging safety and the love of outdoors.

He was the 2013 Fryeburg Academy Alumni Award recipient.

Gregg’s family will be receiving the award posthumously in Gregg’s name for not only being an outstanding graduate of Fryeburg Academy but in the eyes of the Maine Game Warden Service, a legend and an officer of high standards who loved the Maine outdoors.

DANIEL TURNER

This year our Significant Supporter is Daniel Turner, longtime educator and coach as well as a Maine native, graduating from Skowhegan High School and Bowdoin College in 1965. Dan also earned his masters of education degree, majoring in physics from University of Minnesota in 1971.

Dan was involved in athletics all his life.

If he wasn’t playing football, basketball or baseball, he was coaching or refereeing them. He first started teaching and coaching football at Fitchburg High School and then at Bridgton Academy before coming to Fryeburg. He was one of the initial directors for the Fryeburg Academy Hall of Excellence.

Dan Turner roamed the halls of Fryeburg Academy from 1969-2012. In those 43 years, Dan and his wife, Geraldine, lived on campus and raised three sons and a daughter. He was an athletic director, dorm master, head football coach, basketball and baseball coach, student council advisor, department head of both the physical science and the math departments, founded the Substance Awareness Abuse Team, ETEP mentor, director of countless blood drives, founding member of the HOE committee and math and science teacher. Within the community, Dan served as the Little League Commissioner, the Bambino Baseball President, a charter member of the recreation committee, a Webelos Scout leader, along with having coached youth sports and 12 years of football at MOMS. Professionally, Dan was the SYCL Football Coach of the Year, received two yearbook dedications, nominated as Maine Teacher of the Year, and served as coach in the Lobster Bowl, which included being selected to be the Head Coach in 1996. Dan was inducted into the Hall of Fame at his alma mater, Skowhegan High School, and also in the Bridgton Academy Hall of Fame as a coach in 2013.

He was “Mr. Red Cross”, working hard every year to run Red Cross Bloodmobiles two times a year from Fryeburg.

2014 HALL OF EXCELLENCE INDUCTEES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES: (left to right) Asa O. “A.O.” Pike IV ’57; Blanche Sanborn representing her son, Gregg Sanborn ’84; Geraldine Turner representing her husband, Dan Turner; Brett Russell ’56 and Jim Osgood ’56.

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BY RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON ’76

One of the highlights of Reunion 2014 was a Reunion of Gibson Medal Winners. The Gibson Memorial Medal is awarded annually to a member of each graduating class who is considered to be the “best all-around student, particularly in the areas of scholarship, school citizenship, and character.”

Gibson Medal Winners and their guests enjoyed a special reception with corsages at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Friday night of Reunion 2014. Each of them spoke about their FA days and their lives since receiving the Gibson medal.

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FRYEBURG ACADEMY’S HISTORY OF GIBSON MEDAL RECIPIENTS: 1933 - Bion R. Cram (dec.)

1934 - Frederic S. Newman Jr. (dec.)

1935 - George Ratcliffe (dec.)

1936 - Roger Martin 1937 - Alfred Mann (dec.)

1938 - Ruth Woodbury 1939 - Wilfred Small 1940 - Emma Martin Flaharaty (dec.)

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1941 - Wilbur Hammond (dec.)

1942 - David Hastings II (dec.)

1943 - Joseph LaCasce (dec.)

1944 - Ola-Mae Dickey Wheaton (dec.)

1945 - Burleigh Barnes (dec.) & Mary Jane Brown Karpoe 1946 - Patricia Roberts Dimick (dec.)

1947 - Lester Hammond Jr. (dec.)

1948 - Richard Walker 1949 - Eleanor Davis Lang (dec.)

1950 - John Taylor

1951 - Anne Tebbitt Slagle (dec.)

1952 - Evelyn Barnes Hedges (dec.)

1953 - Diane Eastman Powell 1954 - Mabel Welch 1955 - Robert Solari 1956 - James Osgood 1957 - Asa O. Pike IV 1958 - Nancy Shaw Bell 1959 - Charlotte Giovanella Fullam 1960 - Richard Walker 1961 - Elaine Dunn Walker

1962 - Stephen Eastman 1963 - Daniel Hester 1964 - Barbara Libby Altbaum 1965 - Louise Perry 1966 - Margie Smith Record 1967 - Sally Douglas Libby 1968 - David R. Hastings III 1969 - Alice Hanson Freeman 1970 - Reginald Kenerson (dec.)

1971 - Lynn Davey Wunder 1972 - Rebecca Kiesman Leonard

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Altbaum ’64, Charlotte Giovanella Fullam ’59, Nancy Shaw Bell ’58, Mary Jane Brown Karpoe ’45, Louise Perry ’65, Kristen Crean ’88; Second row (l-r): Michelle Boucher ’83, Steve Eastman ’62, Elaine Dunn Walker ’61, Mariah Whitney ’03, A.O. Pike IV ’57, Jim Osgood ’56, Margie Smith Record ’66; Third row (l-r):Tom Riddle ’83, Shannon McKeen ’81, Mike Hill ’79, Patti Coombs Pond ’78, Dave Hasting III ’68, Sally Douglas Libby ’67; Fourth row (l-r): Nathan Broyer ’05, Jeff Kohn ’94, Brian Turner ’90, Susan Wheaton Logan ’71, representing her mother, Ola-Mae Dickey Wheaton ’44 (dec) and John Clark, representing his mother, Ruth Woodbury Clark ’38. 3: Karen Libby Bacchiocchi ’85, Catherine Riddle ’85, Meg Riddle and Tom Riddle ’83. 4: Brian Turner ’90 and Kristen Crean ’88. 5: Sally Douglas Libby ’67 with her mother, Phyllis, and Susan Wheaton Logan ’71. 6: Charlotte Giovanella Fullam ’59, Steve Eastman ’62 and Elaine Dunn Walker ’61. 7: A.O. Pike IV ’57 and Shannon McKeen ’81. 8: Mike Hill ’79. 9: Jeff Kohn ’94 and Chris Rothermel ’94.

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1973 - Michael Davey 1974 - Janeen Boschert Young (dec.)

1975 - Louis Gagnon 1976 - Mary Wilson 1977 - Jennifer Davey 1978 - Patricia Coombs Pond 1979 - Michael Hill 1980 - Suzanne Grondin Roberts 1981 - Shannon McKeen 1982 - Jonathan Housum 1983 - Thomas Riddle

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2006 - Stephen Mead 2007 - Trung Nguyen 2008 - Hector Reynoso 2009 - Susan Hannes 2010 - Alexander Garrett 2011 - Colette Fritzlen 2012 - David Fulton 2013 - Michelle Boucher 2014 – Dakota Griffin

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Reuning Fox ’44; Alicia Leavitt ’07; Third row: Mary Lord; Rene Hastings; Tess Wilfong ’07, Phil’s daughter and son-in-law; Denise Wilfong; Rod Fox; Ellen Hastings Zelman ’76; Andy Zelman; Ruth, guest of Hugh ’44; Rene Hastings; Tom Hastings ’74; Cameron Bissell and Russell Wilfong ’74. 2 BOSTON, MA. Tom Hammond ’93; Susan Sudduth Hammond ’93 and Maria Gomiz Maillett ’95, FA’s Alumni Director. 3 SARASOTA, FL. Elsie Reuning Fox ’44 and husband, Rod. 4 BOSTON, MA. Erin Mayo, FA’s Head of School and Phil Wilson ’63. 5 SARASOTA, FL. Rachel Andrews Damon ’76, FA’s Associate Director of Advancement; Dick Harrison; PeggyAnn Evans Harris ’57; Sue Conrad; Dick Conrad ’58; Charlie Scott ’06; Erin Mayo; Hazel Thompson; Dick Thompson ’61; Mrs. Payne; Bob Payne ’57; Elsie Reuning Fox’44; Rod Fox and Ron Kiesman ’59. 6 BOSTON, MA. Chris Gordon ’81 and wife, Cici. 7 SARASOTA, FL. Dick Thompson ’61 and wife, Hazel. 8 CANTON, CT. Peter Mason ’76 and wife, Lynne. 9 CANTON, CT. Jon Webb ’87 and wife, Elizabeth with Lynne Mason (wife of Peter Mason ’76). 10 BOSTON, MA. Carlos Hernandez ’82, Deb Carroll Rogers ’83 and Charles Crowley ’83. 11 SARASOTA, FL. Dick Conrad ’59 and wife, Sue. 12 SARASOTA, FL. PeggyAnn Evans Harris ’57 and husband, Dick. 13 CANTON, CT. Lynne Mason (wife of Peter ’76), Elizabeth Webb and Hal Taylor (husband of Carol Severance Taylor ’60).

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12: Polly Pendexter Lutte ’36 and Stan Ward ’36. 13: Carol Hutchins McGarigle ’59 and Bill Grover ’58. 14: Helen Harriman Dionne ’79, Kay Fox Legare ’79 and Mary Grace Smith Cimino ’79.

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SENIOR ALUMS: Row 1: Stan Ward ’36, Polly Pendexter Lutte ’36, Pauline Emerson Libbey ’39, Richard Fox ’41; Row 2: ‘Lefty’ Homans ’46, Philip W Lord ’44, Hugh Hastings II ’44. CLASS OF 1944: Row 1: Elsie Reuning Fox; Row 2: Philip Lord, Hugh Hastings. CLASS OF 1949: Row 1: Glenna Fernald

Tibbetts, Margaret Lewis Upson, Eva Dunn Ward, Gloria Horne Burnell; Row 2: Rudy Rogers, Ralph Emerson, Richard Hill; Row 3: Harvey Walker, Phil Trott.

CLASS OF 1964: Row 1: Chery Hale Booker, Alison Preble Wilson, Barbara Libby Altbaum, Margaret Hatch Eastman, Deborah Denison Schock; Row 2: John Pendexter, Bob Hatch, Kay Griffin Cossette, Joyce Ela Gibson, Pat Sanborn Largey, Pat Taylor Knotts, Pete Eastman, Judith Reynolds DeMille; Row 3: Jim Oliver, Royce Rankin, Joyce Fox Kennett, Carl Perry; Row 4: Bill Gibson, Arnold Clayton Pendexter Jr., James Lawson, Fred Locke, David Hicks, Trafton Westleigh, Jim Wilfong. CLASS OF 1969: Row 1: Sharon Lewis, Catherine Trott Wood, Diane Warren Jones, Jodine Burnell Webster, Phyllis Targett Fisher, Kathryn Bean Davis, Sheryl Emery Shackley; Row 2: Carol Gray Williams, George Perry, Donna Monson Hobbins, Barbara Smith Perry, Lois White Trebisacci; Row 3: Bill Ludwig, Mary Hill Russell, Linda Brown Dutil, Steven Jones.

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CLASS OF 1954: Row 1: Theresa Perreault

Day, Rosemary Green Lusky, June Hammond Walker; Row 2: Patricia Madsen Wales, Rodney Wales, Suzanne Pinkham Blanchard; Row 3: Eugene Tufts, Vernon Mitchell, Ralph Gushee. CLASS OF 1959: Row 1: Dianne Hale Lane-Burns, Sarah Stearns Lord, Lonna Lutte Lewis, Carol Hutchins McGarigle; Row 2: Tom Bartlett, Dale Lord, Richard Monson; Row 3: Steve Russell, Norman Sanborn; Row 4: John Bennett, Olin Lusky, Ronald Kiesman, Phil Maynard. CLASS OF 1974: Row 1: Suzanne Sargent Cook, Barbara Hill, Debbie Osgood Urgese, Christine Andrews Estes; Row 2: Martha Grover Holden, Ron Briggs, David Jillson, Patricia Cogswell, Craig Estes; Row 3: Peter Atwood, Jack Coombs, Jon Mark DelliPriscoli, Clyde Watson, Terry Buck, Peter Miller.

CLASS OF 1979: Row 1: Mike Hill, Julie Sislane Atherton, Helen Harriman Dionne, Kay Fox Legare, Rich Christman, Marygrace Smith Cimino; Row 2: Diane Gushee, Robert Wiggin, Sheila Burnell Tibbetts, Karl Kiesman; Row 3: David Charles, Terry Guptil, Tamylea Guptill, Jeff Bartlett. CLASS OF 1984: Row 1: Melanie Smith Lockwood, Lori Smith Jardine, Annette Bresette Lusky, Scott Lusky; Row 2: Alan Eastman, Chris Pike, Marianne Patten, Linn Charette Tripp, Cheryl Turner, Jeff Seavey; Row 3: Andy Rugg, Darrell Whitley, John Hammond, Andrew Beebe, Barbara Gushee, Thomas Zupkus. CLASS OF 1989: Row 1: B.J. Parker, Jamie Jordan Yurasits, Vicky Ela; Row 2: Eric Allder, Marc Webster, Tommy Leach, Jonathan Williams; Row 3: Jennifer Hicks

Charles, Melissa Smith, Tammy McAlister Smith, Tiffany Foster Brown; Row 4: Cindy Basnar, Kathy Zinavage Cossette, Cheryl Irish, Trish Burnell ’90.

CLASS OF 1994: Row 1: Juston Bartlett, Matt McGrath, Eric Smith, Lauri Craig McGrath, Lynn Osgood, Matt Bauer, Anggie Tillman Farnsworth , Sara Calvert Delaney; Row 2: Jeff Ellis, Amanda Moore Cooper, Jeremy Roy, Jay Hall, Cliff Wilson, Chris Rothermel, Jeffrey Kohn, Naomi Nista Lindberg, Robyn Alden; Row 3: Sean Eldridge, Todd Macomber, Chad Pond, James Kiesman, Berniece Bedard, Becky Klinepeter Gilbert, Meghan Montgomery.

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CLASS NEWS

1930s DORIS BRADEEN BOYD ’38 We received an email with an update for Doris that said, “Doris is living in an assisted living facility with her husband, Arthur.

This facility is near her daughter. Arthur and Doris will celebrate their 72nd anniversary on July 14, 2015.”

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KEN HENDRICK ’50 sent in a picture of himself and his wife, Shirley, and wrote in to say, “We both lost our mates after over 40 years of marriage. Met at church and were married in 2004. We are now in our 80s and going strong. Thanks for your work.”

KENNETH WILLIAMSON ’50 wrote in to say, “I grew up in Kennebunk, was on the track team, and I still have my sweater from Fryeburg. I went in the Navy. In 1958 I moved to Selma, AL, to look after my mom and dad.”

ANNIE GRAVES DEFEO ’59 wrote in to say, “Married in May 2014 to Michael DeFeo in Fryeburg.

Still an ordained minister and met my husband right here in town!”

1960s RON SANBORN ’62 wrote in to say, “For the last two years, I have worked with Ann Haley and Darlene Malone on a project to restore the important legacy of

the Centre Avenue YMCA. Aaron R. Gibson, the Executive Director of the Thelma Lovette YMCA, and other YMCA staff assisted us with this endeavor. The unveiling of the History Wall was done on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at the Thelma Lovette YMCA in a ceremony. See the photo (below) of the History Wall along with those who assisted with the project. I encourage all of you to see the History Wall at the Thelma Lovette YMCA located at 2114 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA.” SALLIE GRIMES MACISAAC ’65 wrote in to say, “Enjoying retirement! Traveling across the country in our motorhome RV six months each year!! Helping to soothe the gypsy in me. Hope to see everyone at our 50th next summer!”

BARBARA PERRY ’69 was The Freedom Library artist for March and April 2014. Barbara is a juried member of the Mount Washington Valley Arts Association and resides in Conway. She is a graduate of Fryeburg Academy and Granite State College. It was while she was attending Granite State College that she took her first watercolor class. Since then she has taken many lessons with various instructors around the Mount Washington Valley. Barbara loves to be outside and has painted many local landmarks and scenes and has done commission work from photos. Her work has been displayed at the Met Coffee House, M&D Productions, The Downstairs Gallery of the Mount Washington Valley Arts Association, and Fryeburg Academy Library. She offers originals, prints, cards and post cards. She can be reached at 447-2679 or barbperry@roadrunner.com.

1970s KENN “HAWK” KAMINSKI ’70 wrote in to say, “Stonemason. Still building and restoring dry stone walls and walkways in USA and Europe. Rock climbing, bicycling, competition badminton, and yoga.”

DON THIBODEAU ’72, a fifth generation potato grower from Fryeburg, ME, was featured on the USPB’s consumer website, http://www.potatogoodness.com/ potato-grower/don-thibodeau/‘Meet a Potato Grower’.

BARBRA COOPER COMUNALE ’77 wrote in to say, “I heard from MARY POYNER ’77 earlier this year. She now has her Ph.D. in nursing.”

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with movie audiences around the world! As always, thanks all for the incredible support.” The Finest Hours, based on Casey's book, will be out in theaters this year.

1990s MARK GAFUR ’90 wrote in to say, “Three sons now...Spenser, six, Quinn, three, and Greyson, 18 months. Was just named VP of Development for the Guyana Baseball League in South America http:// www.ibaf.org/en/news/2013/09/14/guyana-baseballleague-inc-appoints-new-vice-presi/41f46509-19ff-4ed98d02-291536b0a9cc#.UljIJLW. Teaching at Worcester Academy for the past seven years. Married to Carey.”

PUNYU HO ’95 and his wife welcomed a son, Tinghei Ho, on April 19, 2014.

AMANDA JORDAN ’95 and Kent Vigneault of Brownfield, ME, welcomed a daughter, Phoebe Isis, born February 27, 2014. Phoebe joins brothers, Oliver, three and Harrison, 14 months.

ROXANNE KENERSON ROWE ’95 married Andrew Rowe October 19, 2013. The couple welcomed a daughter, Peyton, on September 16, 2014. They reside in Falmouth, ME.

1980s MARC MURPHY ’88, Food Network’s Chopped Judge, was named “Sexiest Chef Alive” by People Magazine in November 2014.

CASEY SHERMAN ’88, author and journalist, writes on Facebook, “Today we begin filming Disney’s The Finest Hours. Years of writing and planning this production have finally paid off and, most importantly, we'll be able to share this incredible story about real heroes

Ron Sanborn ’62 and friends at the History Wall.

Silvia Colon Munoz ’87 of Dallas, met met up with Diane Lewey from FA while Diane was visiting in Dallas.

Andrew and Roxanne Kenerson Rowe ’95

MONROE MANN ’95 wrote in to say, “After working two years as a public defender (felonies) in New York, Monroe Mann now sends a hello from Shanghai, China, where he has been living for the past seven months, studying Chinese, and teaching at the famous Wall Street English. He recently passed the

HSK 3 Chinese proficiency test and is now studying for HSK 4 (the highest level is 6). He’s super excited to report that his feature film, the one he shot on location in Maine in 2010, You Can’t Kill Stephen King, has now been released in over 12 countries and in 2015 will FINALLY be released on DVD and VOD in the USA via iTunes, Netflix, Walmart, and others via Big Screen Entertainment in Los Angeles. In 2015, he intends to return to New York City and reopen his entertainment and criminal law practice, this time with an eye towards attracting Chinese clients and businesses. In other news, his music video for his song, “The Sun Is Always Shining Somewhere,” was just recently acquired by the foreign language learning site Yabla.com and he expects to finish his Ph.D. dissertation in psychology by the end of 2015.

If you want to say hello, download the chat app WeChat and add: MonroeMann. Everything else is pretty much blocked in China. Yay! ROMP ON!” CHRIS KUNKLE ’96 wrote in to say, “I seemed to be destined not to get married and live nicely ever after. I’m still surviving after second divorce but it’s rough. My parents finally retired from the Middle East (got divorced too) and now I get to live down the road from mom. Since I was in boarding schools since I was 12 it’s nice now to be able to help out whenever the “gremlins” mess up her iPhone or something. Now she just calls and I can walk there in less than 15 minutes.

Hope all is well with everyone. If you were in the class of 1985, send me a note and catch up.” Email Chris at chrisjkunkle@gmail.com.

JEREMY JOHNSON ’97 and Bonnie Ellis-Johnson of Brownfield, ME, welcomed a daughter, Aria Elise Johnson, January 20, 2015. She joins Hallie Johnson, 22 months. The maternal grandparent is Edward Ellis of Eaton. The paternal grandparents are John and Robin Johnson of East Fryeburg, ME. ALEAH MATTHEWS MARTINHO ’97 and her husband, Kevin, of Denmark, ME, welcomed a girl, Claire Maria, born October 16, 2014. Claire joins siblings, Jocelyn, ten, Preston, four, and Emmaly, 18 months.

PETER L. GRAVES JR. ’98 and Desiree W. Graves, of Bridgton, ME, welcomed a son, Jackson Aubrey Graves, on August 24, 2014. The maternal grandparents are Richard A. Martin, of Bridgton, ME, and Alice A. Olivo, of Tamworth. The paternal grandparents are PETER L. GRAVES ’75 and GAIL M. GRAVES ’77, of Fryeburg, ME. BETSY THIBODEAU PITREAU ’98 and James Pitreau of Fryeburg, ME, welcomed a daughter, Kyla Quinn Pitreau, on June 10, 2014. She joins Garret, 22 months.

JOSHUA SHRIER ’98 and Nicole Hutchins are engaged. David and Lisa Hutchins, of Sebago, ME, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole, to Joshua Shrier, son of Deborah and Philip Richardson, of Denmark, ME. Nicole is a 2004 graduate of Lake Region High School in Naples, ME, and a 2009 graduate of Cosmotech School of Cosmetology in Westbrook, ME. She is a hairdresser at Pleasant Image

Salon and Day Spa in North Conway. Joshua is a 1998 graduate of Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, ME, and is employed as a machinist at Tube Hollows in Windham, ME. The couple resides in Denmark, ME. A spring wedding has been planned for May 23, 2015.

HILLARY ALLOCCO ’99 and LUKE ALLOCCO ’99 of Denmark welcomed a boy, Eliot Russell, on March 7, 2014. Eliot joins Benjamin, six, and Oliver, four. Hillary recently opened a daycare called Stallaco Lane. Stallaco Lane is located off Bull Ring Road in Denmark, ME.

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Andrea Nicoletta ’99, Kenleigh Nicoletta ’00 and Tasha Foster Zielinski ’00, Taryn Nicoletta ’04 at Kenleigh’s wedding March 15, 2014. Photo by Greg Strom

Amy Wright-Mead ’04, Kelli Park ’04, Christiana Amesquita ’04. Photo by Greg Strom

The Sinclair Family

STEPHEN SINCLAIR ’00 and EMILY ENSOR SINCLAIR ’01, of Fryeburg, ME, welcomed Mia Elizabeth and Lilyana Mary Sinclair on June 21, 2013.

They join Logan, three. The maternal grandparents are Teresa Ensor of Brownfield, ME, and Edward Ensor of Uniontown, PA. The paternal grandparents are Scott and Lorraine Sinclair of Fryeburg, ME.

ALEC JAMES KERR ’01 married Ashley Iwans on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at the Whitney Community Center in Jackson, NH. The bride is the daughter of Bonnie Iwans of Norway, ME, and Michael Iwans of Otisfield, ME. Ashley is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine, where she received a bachelor of art in music education. She is currently employed as a barista at Starbucks and serves on the board of directors as the marketing director for M&D Productions. The groom is the son of Robert and Debra Kerr of Lovell, ME. Alec is a graduate of The University of Westminster, where he received a master’s in journalism, as well as Keene State College where he obtained a bachelor of arts in film critical analysis. He is employed as the film and theatre critic and entertainment editor for The Conway Daily Sun, and hosts his own show, “Lost in Movies,” on Valley Vision, Channel 3. The two met online in October 2011 and went to Disney World for their honeymoon. They currently reside in Conway, NH. JESSICA MULHERIN ’01 and Robert Copley, Jr. of Fryeburg, ME, welcomed a girl, Kayleigh Mae Copley, on October 24, 2014. Kayleigh joins sibling, Taryn Copley, 11 months.

HEATHER LEACH-RICHARDS ’02 and Beech Richards welcomed a daughter, Taya McKenzie Richards, on December 23, 2014. She joins Jonah, eight. The maternal grandparents are DARCELL DESROSIER

Caleb Maillett ’01 with his wife, Lauren.

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SANBORN ’80 and SCOTT LEACH ’71. The paternal grandmother is Barbara Richards.

MARY-JO DOE ’03 and Dan Bryan of Fryeburg, ME, welcomed a son, Kyle James Bryan, on June 17, 2014. Kyle joins siblings, Dameon and Daniel.

DOUGLAS CHARLES FARNHAM ’03 and RENEE NICOLE STRANGE ’03 are engaged. Renee and Douglas now live in Minot, ME. Renee attended University of Maine-Orono and now works for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, ME. Douglas graduated from Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston and the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Phoenix, AZ. He now works for LA Harley as a master mechanic in Lewiston, ME. A September 2015 wedding is planned in Chatham.

JESSIE DAVIDSON ’03 and Megan Davidson welcomed a daughter, Abbygail Lily, on October 14, 2014. Abbygail joins siblings, Isaac, 13, Emily, ten, and Gavin, two.

PAUL CRECELIUS, JR. ’04 married Carrie Webb on Sept. 6, 2014, at the Spring Meadow Golf Course and Country Club in Gray, ME. Carrie is employed at InterMed as a registered nurse. Paul is employed by HP Hood in the sales department. The couple honeymooned in Cancun, Mexico, and resides in their newly built home in Buxton, ME, with their dog, Cooper.

HEATHER SHUGARS ROWE ’04 and RICHARD ROWE ’04 have a son, Nathaniel James Rowe, born January 29, 2014. Nathaniel joins Sophia, age one.

CATHERINE GILMORE ’05 married Caleb Allen on August 23, 2014, at the Hamilton House, on the banks of the Salmon Falls River in South Berwick, ME. They were attended by 100 of their closest friends and family, including FA Alumni ANNIE-RAE ROSS MARQUES ’03 and her husband, CHRISTOPHER MARQUES ’03, CHRISTOPHER CLEMONS ’05, and KRISTEN ROLFE MILLS ’03, who served as their fabulous wedding coordinator!

JUSTINE LATHROP ’05 is engaged to David Soares. Justine and David are both graduates of Bentley University, as well as master of business administration candidates. Justine is employed as an accountant at Raytheon Co. in Waltham, MA. David is employed as a project controller at Deloitte Consulting in Boston.

The couple resides in Norwood, MA. An August wedding is planned.

BENJAMIN TRIPP ’05 and wife, Chelsea, of Fryeburg welcomed a daughter, Delainey Noelle, born on Feb. 1, 2014. The paternal grandparents are the late HARVEY TRIPP ’77 and VALERIE HAMMOND TRIPP ’81 of Lovell. Maternal grandparents are Frank and Cheri Perry of South Hiram. Great-grandparents are FLORENCE GRAVES TRIPP ’55 and the late HARVEY TRIPP SR. ’55 and ED ’55 and JUNE WALKER HAMMOND ’54.

Andrew Wopat ’04 with his son, Eli.

Ben Tripp ’05, wife, Chelsea, and Delainey Noelle.

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CHRISTOPHER BLAIS, JR. ’06 of Fryeburg, ME, and Rebecca Lanefski of Framingham, MA, are pleased to announce their engagement. An October 2015 wedding is planned.

JOSHUA STRANGE ’06 married Allison Melton on July 6, 2013, in Bangor, ME. OWEN CONFORTE ’08 was best man and PAUL ALLEN ’06 served as a groomsman. RENEE STRANGE ’03, sister of the groom, served as a bridesmaid.

Josh is the son of MARK (FA faculty) and HOLLY HATCH STRANGE ’81. After a cruise

Joshua Strange ’06 Wedding.

to Bermuda for their honeymoon, Josh and Allison will reside in Bangor, ME. KIMBERLEE S. WIGGIN ’06 and Dillon M. Richards of Portland, ME, welcomed a daughter, Madeline Grace Richards, on August 30, 2014. The maternal grandparents are SUE COOMBS WIGGIN ’79 of Fryeburg, ME, and William and Karen Wiggin of Fall River, MA. The paternal grandparents are Bob and Penny Richards of Center Conway, NH. Maternal great-grandparents are ED ’46 and ARLENE MACKAY COOMBS ’54 of Fryeburg, ME, and paternal great-grandparents Ken and Jeannette Wiggin of Albany.

MARTIN SMITH ’07 and Samantha Begin welcomed a daughter, Ellianna Belle Smith on Jan. 14, 2015. She joins Anthony, five. The maternal grandparents are Jennifer Begin and Herbert Hurd of Conway, NH. The paternal grandmother is Cheryl Smith, of Stow, ME. BRYAN HENRY ’08 of Brownfield, ME, a sapper with the 251 Engineer Company of the Maine Army National Guard, has been promoted to specialist.

HEATHER TRIPP ’09 is engaged to Patrick Negri.

VALERIE HAMMOND TRIPP ’81 of Lovell, ME, is proud to announce the engagement of her daughter,

Heather June Tripp, to Patrick Joseph Anthony Negri, son of Joseph and Nancy Negri, of Sebago, ME. Heather graduated from Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, ME, on May 10, 2014. Patrick is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (September 2013), and is an architectural engineer major at Southern Maine Community College. He is also a sales associate at Walmart in Windham, ME.

2010s KAYLEE BELMER ’10 of Fryeburg, ME, received her bachelor of arts in psychology from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH, on May 17, 2014.

DESIRAE FROST ’10 and Jeremy Fall of Center Conway, NH, welcomed a daughter, Kaira Raven Fall, on February 1, 2014. Kaira joins brother, Bayden, six, and sister, Eloryn, ten.

MARY RHYMER ’10 graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in May 2014, and her film was chosen for special screening at the Jury Select Show for Seniors.

Mary is the first of MR. DANA’S (FA Faculty) Fryeburg Academy film students to graduate from college with a degree in filmmaking.

JOSHUA SCHASEL ’10 and Mackenzie French of North Conway, NH, welcomed a boy, Cameron Wyatt Schasel, born on February 27, 2014.

JASON STEFANO ’10, of Fryeburg, ME, received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH, on May 17, 2014.

MEGHAN BRADLEY ’11 of Fryeburg, ME, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Saint Joseph’s College, Standish, ME. ASLYN DINDORF ’11 was named to the 2014 spring semester Dean’s List at Simmons College in Boston, MA. KARISSA WATKINS MCLELLAN ’11 and

Fryeburg Academy film teacher, Michael Dana, and Mary Rhymer ’10, at the premiere of Mary’s film The Birdcatcher at the Rose Cinema at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

HOE Class of 2010 Inductee Jackie Eastman Buzzell ’90 congratulating Class of 2013 Inductee Amanda Keaten Wine ’89.

MATTHEW MCLELLAN ’10 of Brownfield, ME, welcomed a daughter, Lexi Marie McLellan, on September 4, 2014. She joins a sister, Makayla.

Maternal grandparents are Jay and Maureen Newcomb.

Paternal grandparents are Michael McLellan and CINDY THOMPSON MCLELLAN ’89.

ASHLEY WATKINS ’11 of Lovell, ME, a member of the Class of 2015, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at Elmira College. She is currently studying nursing at Elmira College in New York.

PETER CAFFREY ’12, son of Lois and STEVEN CAFFREY (Former FA Faculty) of Fryeburg, a first-year sociology/anthropology major, who graduated from Fryeburg Academy, was named to the fall 2013 Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont.

SOPHIE-MARY CREEGAN ’12 of Fryeburg, ME, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Saint Joseph’s College in Maine.

FOREST EDSON ’12 of Fryeburg, ME, was named to the Dean’s High Honor List at Suffolk University for the fall 2013 semester. Forest is majoring in global business and marketing. He left on Feb. 21 to spend his next semester studying in Beijing, China.

SAVANNAH HOWARD ’12 and Joshua Reid of Con-

way, NH welcomed a daughter, Callie Beth Reid, on September 10, 2014. Maternal grandparents are Beth Howard of Conway and Jeffrey Howard of Parsonsfield, ME. Paternal grandparents are Colleen Reid and Charles Reid.

PAYTON SCHWARZ ’12 Fryeburg, ME, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Saint Joseph’s College in Maine.

COURTNEY BARTLETT ’13 married CHRISTOPHER EASTMAN ’12 on December 27, 2014, at the Brownfield Lion’s Den. Notary public and friend of both families, RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON ’76, officiated at the ceremony. Courtney is the daughter of Melissa and JASON BARTLETT ’92 of Brownfield, ME. Christopher is the son of MICHAEL ’83 and Wanda Eastman of Fryeburg, ME. Lifelong friend, CATIE GILLETTE ’13, served as honor attendant. Bridesmaids were HAYLIE BARTLETT ’15, sister of the bride, and ELIZABETH EASTMAN ’10, sister of the groom. A close friend, MATTHEW GRAVES ’12, performed the duties as best man. Serving as ushers were NATE HART ’13 and TYM MESERVE ’12, both friends of the groom. A reception followed immediately in the hall with dinner, dancing, laughter and toasts to the new-

FA alums at the Courtney Bartlett ’13 & Chris Eastman ’12 wedding.

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In Memoriam RONALD AKERS ’60 on Feb. 2, 2014

PATRICIA WARREN IVERY ’62 on Oct. 19, 2013

NEIL ALLEN ’65 on Sep. 20, 2014

FLORENCE PAGE KIMBALL ’37 on June 11, 2014

PENNY HEATH ALLEN ’67 on Sep. 19, 2014

BRUCE LAYNE ’53 on Dec. 2, 2014

RICHMOND (DICK) ALLISON ’59 on Jun. 7, 2014

LISA LAYNE-HUTCHINS ’73 on Apr. 22, 2014

JEAN EASTMAN ARSENAULT ’51 on Oct. 1, 2013

GORDON LEACH ’56 on Dec. 29, 2013

MARTHA LIBBY BARROW ’40 on Oct. 13, 2014

RETA MANCHESTER LANDER ’36 on Sep. 24, 2013

AVIS WHITAKER BEAN ’48 on Jan. 9, 2015

AZEL LITTLEFIELD ’53 on Nov. 29, 2014

PATRICK BECK ’64 on Apr. 7, 2014

STANLEY MAGEE ’61 on Feb. 17, 2015

AARON BENNETT ’84 on Sep. 7, 2014

WALTER MARDEN, JR. ’65 on Dec. 15, 2013

DAVID BILLINGS ’57 on Aug. 12, 2014

GAIGE MCCUE ’11 on Sep. 28, 2013

AARON BLAKE ’71 on Jan. 3, 2015

FREDERICK MCFARLIN ’63 on Oct. 9,2014

WILLIAM BOOTH ’37 on Nov. 10, 2014

OWEN MCLAUGHLIN ’01 on Dec. 11, 2013

HENRY BOWDITCH ’61 on Aug. 28, 2013

GAEL SYLCE MERICLE ’60 on Jun. 21, 2014

BURTON BROOKS ’53 on Mar. 2, 2014

GORDON MILLIKEN ’42 on Nov. 28, 2013

MARJORIE DEARBORN BROOKS ’46 on Oct. 1, 2013

CARL MILLS ’41 on Oct. 4, 2013

JODY MURPHY BUZZELL ’80 on Jan. 26, 2014

ROBERT MOGAVERO ’68 on Oct. 19, 2013

MARK BUZZELL ’80 on Jan. 27, 2014

REGINALD MOSER ’42 on Dec. 2, 2013

EDWIN CATES, JR. ’44 on Feb. 20, 2014

GARDNER (PAT) NORTON ’56 on Jan. 15, 2014

EARLE CHAPLIN ’55 on Jul. 30, 2014

JOHN PALMER ’54 on Oct. 19, 2013

EVELYN SMITH CHAPLIN ’53 on Oct. 16, 2013

CHARLOTTE HUNTRESS PERREAULT ’57 on Dec. 27, 2014

JEFFREY CHAPMAN ’79 on Oct. 31, 2013

JOANNE MURCH PERRY ’46 on Jan. 26, 2014

JOHN CRAM ’57 on Oct. 29, 2013

SHELDON PIPER ’49 on Dec. 25, 2013

PHYLLIS CHAMBERLAIN CROCKER ’50 on Feb. 3, 2015

TIMOTHY PURSLOW ’71 on Feb. 9, 2015

LUCY WHITE CROUCH ’42 on Feb. 7, 2014

JAMES RECORD ’48 on Dec. 20, 2013

GERALD DAVIS ’46 on Sep. 1, 2014

RHONDA ROBBLEE ’85 on Dec. 9, 2014

GLORIA BLAKE DEAN ’57 on Dec. 3, 2014

BLAINE ROGERSON ’60 on Nov. 12, 2013

KEVIN DOUGLAS ’69 on Jan. 3, 2014

MICHAEL ROSS ’72 on Mar. 15, 2014

LOUIS DRUDI ’52 on Aug. 20, 2013

GERALD SAWYER ’64 on Feb. 13, 2015

WILLIAM DUDLEY ’60 on Sep. 27, 2014

LARRY SHAIN ’59 on Dec. 19, 2013

ANNA DAY DUGGAN ’48 on Nov. 16, 2014

MARGUERITE HAMMOND SMITH ’41 on Jun. 26, 2014

JOHN EMERY ’69 on Aug. 2, 2014

PATSEY POOLER SMITH ’60 on Nov. 29, 2013

MARJORIE HEAD EMERY ’46 on Apr.18, 2014

WANDA WALES SNOW ’75 on Oct. 3, 2013

CHYRAL BRESETTE FARRINGTON ’73 on Nov. 23, 2013

DENISE TRUE STACY ’72 on Nov. 12, 2014

JERRY FOSTER ’61 on May 13, 2014

MARK STEARNS ’64 on Jan. 11, 2015

BEVERLY GROVER FOX ’48 on Jan. 21, 2014

FLORENCE HUGHEY TEWKSBURY ’49 on Mar. 3, 2013

FREDERICK FOX ’57 on Oct. 5, 2014

HARVEY TRIPP ’77 on Sep. 14, 2014

DAVID FROST ’61 on Oct. 30, 2013

HAROLD WENTWORTH, JR. ’44 on Dec. 13, 2014

SCOTT FROST ’80 on Feb. 1, 2014

WILSON WHITTEN ’49 on Oct. 24, 2014

REUNION 2015 June 26 & 27

FAITH FOLGER GARDNER ’33 on Aug. 27, 2014

JOHN WILLIAMS ’50 on Jul. 8, 2014

BETTY SHIRLEY GERRY ’42 on Sep. 16, 2014

DIANNE TAGGART YAPLE ’55 on Nov. 20, 2013

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS We are working in collaboration with the Admission Office to host events in different countries.

CHARLENE BLACK GLINES ’40 on Dec. 3, 2014

MARGARET YORK ’50 on Mar. 4, 2014

lyweds. Christopher is a Specialist E4 in the US Army, 25th Brigade Support Battalion and is stationed in Fairbanks, AK. Upon his return to base, he will then fly to Fort Irwin, CA, for a month of additional training.

Courtney will join Chris in Alaska as soon as possible after his return to base. Courtney presently works at TJ Maxx. Photographer and aunt, JEN STACY BARTLETT ’93, was in charge of recording this happy event with many beautiful photos.

ISABELLE BOYD ’13 of Fryeburg, ME, has been named to the Dean’s List at Lasell College in Newton, MA, for the 2013 fall semester. She is a member of the Class of 2017 and is majoring in psychology.

WALKER DAY ’13 of Lovell, ME, has been named to the Dean’s List at University of Maine, Orono. Day, the son of JAMES ’88 and EDIE WALKER DAY ’86, is majoring in forestry and is a member of the Class of 2017 and a 2013 graduate of Fryeburg Academy.

MICHAEL FOURNIER ’13 of Chatham, NH, was named to Plymouth State University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester.

EMILY HEGGIE ’13, Cape Elizabeth resident and a student at the prestigious Pratt Institute, was among more than 1,100 students who made the Dean’s List in the fall 2014 semester.

KELSEY LILJEDAHL ’13 has been named to the Dean’s List for spring 2014 at The University of Hartford in Connecticut.

JULIET FINK ’14 of North Chatham, NH, and SULLIVAN BRIGGS ’14, of South Chatham, won the Chatham Historical Society’s student essay contest.

(August 2014) ANNA WILLIAMS ’14 of Lovell, ME, was the 2014 recipient of the Kezar Lake Watershed Association’s Joan Irish Award.

ASHLEY ANN WISSMANN ’14 of Lovell, ME, will attend Clarkson University and will be majoring in mechanical engineering.

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS:

If you would like to attend any events or have any questions, please e-mail us at alumni@fryeburgacademy.org or call 207-935-2001, ext. 3131.

CHRISTINE RE GREER ’89 on Oct. 26, 2013 CONRAD HARTFORD ’51 on Dec. 12, 2014 ARTHUR HEATH ’40 on Mar. 31, 2014 KATHLEEN DOUGLAS HENDRICK ’44 on Feb. 24, 2014

GEORGE WALKER ’50 on Nov. 24, 2014

RAYMOND HILL ’57 on Sep. 10, 2014

Faculty/Staff

PEARL ALLEN HODGES ’42 on Dec. 25, 2013 CHARLES DAVID HODGDON ’65 on Jan. 16, 2014 THOMAS HOYLAND ’88 on Feb. 26, 2014 PAUL HURLEY ’53 on Dec. 26, 2014 GEORGE IRISH ’58 on Sep. 4, 2014

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RICHARD JONES ’58 on Feb. 9, 2015

PETER HILL ’89 on Nov. 9, 2013

THOMAS HUTCHINS ’35 on Dec. 2, 2013

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LIBBY WILEY DAVIS on Sep. 15, 2013 FRANCES WELLS DOW on Oct. 26, 2013 IVA MILLER HATCH on Mar. 14, 2014 GEORGE KAY on Feb. 25, 2014 JANICE LOWELL WHITTEMORE on Jan. 20, 2014

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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