The GAzette - Spring 2009 - Gould Academy Magazine

images from the interior

Senior Kiley Hagerty’s photo journal of her trip to Laos and Burma page 7

Also in this issue:

On the Campaign Trail page 3 Sowing Seeds of Peace page 18

GouldAcademy

SPRING 2009

FEATURE ITEMS HEAD OF SCHOOL Dan Kunkle

PAGE 3

EDITOR

On the Campaign Trail

Tucker Kimball

CLASS NOTES COORDINATOR Becky Cummings

PHOTOGRAPHY M. Dirk MacKnight

Laura Hunter ’90 shares her story on what it was like to quit her journalism job in New York City, move to Chicago, and work for an up and coming State Senator named Barack Obama.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard H. Packard ’66, President Wendy E. Penley, Vice President Philip H. Grantham, Treasurer Christine S. Teague ’66, Secretary Richard H. Ramage ’61, Member at Large John J. Riley III, Member at Large Deborah F. Hammond ’61, Member Ex-officio Sven-Olof S. Bödenfors Theodore W. Brown II ’85 Dr. Donald M. Christie, Jr. ’60 Régis A. de Ramel ’93 C. Conway Felton III Betsey B. Fitzgerald Johann H. Gouws Charles A. Jacobs ’66 Suzanne W. Lanigan Dr. Frank D. Lee Dr. Glen W. McLaughlin ’88 Paul F. Mickey, Jr. Stephanie W. Montgomery Leslie B. Otten H. Bradlee Perry Marsha G. Planting Hope Schroy Margaret M. Schubert Kimberly A. Siebert ’73 Jan L. Skelton ’84 Stephen M. Wilkins Elizabeth W. Winder Edward J. Yasko III

The Gazette is published twice a year by the Communications Office at Gould Academy. We welcome your letters, story ideas and photos.

TO CONTACT THE EDITOR: Tucker Kimball | Director of Communications 39 Church Street | P.O. Box 860 | Bethel, ME 04217 kimballt@gouldacademy.org | (207) 824-7778

ON THE COVER: A Hmong brother and sister outside of Vang Vieng in Laos. Photo by Kiley Hagerty ’09. © 2009 Gould Academy | www.gouldacademy.org

PAGE 7

Images from the Interior Equipped with her camera, Kiley Hagerty ’09 traveled to remote Lao villages, crossed the Burmese boarder, and searched for magic stones for her senior Four Point project.

Sowing Seeds of Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

REGULAR ITEMS Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Annual Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

LETTERS Dear Friends of Gould, There is unprecedented concern about our economy and uncertainty about its future. The question that I am sure is on the mind of everyone is: Will Gould be able to sustain what matters most to us and stay the course despite the murky economic waters churning around us? The answer is a resounding yes.

Our community has an unwavering commitment to preserving the integrity of what we offer every student here every day. We have no intention of pulling back, of compromising on quality or our commitment to our mission. The whole person. The whole world. One student at a time.

This will stand. As I told parents, students, faculty, and trustees assembled in Bingham Auditorium on the morning of February 7 it is important – vital – to make it clear to the entire Gould Community that what I see, what I believe, what I know is this: Gould will stay on course and keep moving forward.

We know today that our endowment has suffered significant market depletion and that its recovery will take time. Oddly enough – and you will excuse me if I say this with a somewhat wry smile – things could be worse. Because if we had a larger endowment, we would be more dependent on it!

Where many schools and colleges have depended on endowment to fund 30, 40 or even 50% of their programs, in recent years we have relied on endowment funding for only 8% of ours. Nonetheless by any measure, the impact of our endowment losses has been significant and will create an $800,000 gap in our budget of approximately $10 million.

However, we will cope with this loss and remain true to our mission by standing together. Our success and our strength are rooted deeply in the relationships within this community and the school we love and value so deeply. We will do what we have to do. In order to cover the loss of endowment support that I have described, we have enacted the following budget policies for the 2009-2010 Fiscal Year: n

All wages and salaries will be frozen for one year. This represents a crucial contribution from 100 teachers, administrators, and staff members and will close a significant portion of the $800,000 gap.

n

Boarding and day tuitions have been increased by 5%. This represents a contribution from families that is commensurate with that of the faculty and other employees, closing a second, sizeable portion of the $800,000 gap.

n

We have accelerated our efforts to liquidate our capital debt, which will have an immediate and powerful impact on our operating budget, closing the remainder of the $800,000 gap.

However it all goes in the coming year – whether the waters begin to calm or become even more agitated – we know that the course ahead will test us. As with any Gould endeavor, we will meet this challenge head on with fierce determination. I know this community will find the strength to move forward with confidence and conviction.

Sincerely,

the GAzette

2

Dan Kunkle Head of School

On the

Campaign Trail

By Laura Hunter ’90

So, I went back to New York City, closed the door on a decade-long career in television news, managing breaking financial and political news coverage, and moved to Chicago three weeks later. I don’t think I knew what I was in for. Nor did I realize that after working in Washington, D.C. right out of college, politics were about to re-enter my life, and the man I would soon work for would end up becoming the President of the United States.

A day or two after arriving in Chicago, I was invited by a lawyer friend to a political fundraiser at the Chicago Yacht Club. The fundraiser was actually a “debt party” to help the candidate who had just lost a U.S.

Congressional race. The host, David Wilhelm, an Ohio native, was a well-known businessman and political strategist with many successful political campaigns under his belt, including U.S. Senators Paul Simon and Joe Biden, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and Bill Clinton’s successful run for President in 1992.

By 1994 he was named Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. David had been working in and around Chicago politics for the past 20 years, was plugged into Democratic politics and would soon become a political mentor.

Standing next to David was Dan Shomon. Dan was very direct, friendly and intense. It turns out “Danno,” as I now know him, was a Georgetown grad originally from Texas, and a former journalist himself. He’d moved to Illinois a decade earlier and was now working for the Illinois State Senate. Danno was there, working for the losing candidate whose debt party we were attending, then State Senator and civil rights lawyer, Barack Obama.

When I met Barack that night, I noticed his firm handshake, easy smile, and optimistic personality. But it was his intelligence, charisma and self confidence that I’d gotten to know as the mark of success for people I’d met in power, be it in Washington or on Wall Street, and could see it in this State Senator too. You could tell he was meant for grander things. Despite a big loss and an uncertain future, he seemed un-phased.

3

the GAzette

June of in o g a to Chic I moved er y broth m d e it is had v 2000. I the ere for h t e é c fian and his d arlier an e h t n o e a m first tim ity. h the c it w e v o fell in l

Danno, who knew I was new in town and didn’t have a real job yet, saw I had skills he could put to work: I knew politics, was a self-starter/producer-type, and would be good at communications. And I had thick skin, having worked in the notoriously competitive news business, which would make for a solid Chicago politico. He also recognized that my attempt to start a media consulting firm in a city where I barely knew a soul was pretty ambitious, and he kindly offered to give me something to do. Besides, it was a good exchange; I’d work for free and he’d introduce me to people around Chicago.

As Barack’s Political Director, Danno was responsible for two main things: raising Barack’s profile, and running the engine of all things political – fundraising.

He asked me to help him with Barack that night. Little did I know I’d begin to help Barack at a key political turning point in his career – the beginning.

Barack was technically a Chicago political outsider, as were Wilhelm and Danno, and if all three had successful careers in politics, I could too. I also related to their intense desire for public service and was inspired by their success in doing it. My first introduction to public service was Habitat for Humanity at Gould, in 1988. The concept of working for the “greater good” lit a fire in my soul and would continue to be a central theme in my life.

I’d worked in politics before but never on a campaign or doing grass roots political work. Within days I launched full-tilt into the life of a political operative, helping get Barack’s progressive message out. It was non-stop grass roots organizing: golf outings, fundraisers, senior centers, churches and neighborhood gatherings. He was little known then, outside Chicago’s Democratic political circles, and we spent days, nights and Sundays over the next couple of years helping to heighten his profile any way we could. Every county chair, every local elected official, every member of a VFW Hall across Illinois would soon meet Barack and there was always a handful of us who were there to support his efforts. At this point in his career, Barack had yet to determine what his specific political aspirations were, but we made sure he was well positioned for whatever he would do next.

I put together his first official “Women’s Lunch,” to empower, excite and galvanize some successful Chicago women, a few of whom were already engaged in his emerging political career. This is where I first met Barack’s wife, Michelle, and fell in love with her right away. She was amazing: strong, smart, and a successful businesswoman, and I noticed she was of great strength to her husband. She kept it all together at home while he nurtured his political aspirations.

Next we organized the “Lakefront Liberals,” the educated, wealthy Chicago Lakefront supporters, who were amongst his fiercest supporters in the years to come. Then to the South Side and then onto the rest of the state: the Quad Cities,

< Photo : Laura (right) w De a n n e B ith frien en o s a t ds futu a U.S. S re Presid enate fu ent Bara ndraiser ck Obam in Octo a and ber 200 3.

When I m et B a r ack that night, I easy sm noticed ile, and o his firm ptimistic handsha p e r k e, s onality. charism B a and se ut it wa lf confid s his int elligence ence tha mark of , t I’d go success tten to for peop kn o w as le I’d m the Washing et in po ton or o wer, be n Wall S it in t r e e t , Senator a n d could s too. You ee it in could te this Sta ll he wa te s m ea n t for gran der thin gs.

down the east side of the street along the sidewalk then back down on the west, up and back, up and back, stickering as many of the parade goers as we could.

The next day the local paper, The Daily Southtown, ran an article stating there were as many Obama stickers as there were Hynes, and that we’d stymied their efforts in their own backyard. It was a small victory, but it showed that his campaign was now a force everywhere, even on his rival’s turf. Obama won the primary the following Tuesday with a landslide margin of 29% over his closest Democratic rival. In fact, his vote total equaled the combined total of votes for all eight candidates in the Republican primary.

From this point in 2004 on, it seems like the rest of his story to the White House happened in a flash.

Barack won the U.S. Senate primary in March, made a historic speech at the Democratic Convention in June, and then seemed to be on the cover of every magazine.

His first book, once so obscure we couldn’t give it away, was now a best seller. In November, he won the general election and became a U.S. Senator.

I didn’t get a chance to see Barack much in the days and months that followed, as he spent most of his time in Washington. But 18 months into his Senate term he took some time off to do a book tour to promote his new book, Audacity of Hope. The first time he went on “Larry King Live” I happened to be in New York and found him that night in front of my old office at CNN in his black-tinted SUV. It was a long way from our days of chicken dinners at golf outings, but he was still the same guy, just now had a security detail. He got out, threw his arm over my shoulder like a coach to a player, and we spent a few minutes catching-up, talking about old times and life on the road. He was tired and missed his family, but seemed happy to see a familiar face.

After he announced his run for the presidency in the frigid February cold in Springfield, IL, we plunged in again to make sure he’d have a solid run at the White House. Every moment I could spare I worked at the campaign headquarters in Chicago or was on the campaign trail. By late 2007 we’d made several trips to Iowa, our first and most important state. I was in Dubuque, Iowa the night of January 3, 2008, in a packed high school gymnasium – three times as many people as they’d ever had vote before – when we won the Iowa Caucus. The excitement about Barack’s candidacy was intense and overwhelming. That’s when it really started to sink in that the presidency was within our reach.

5

the GAzette

Rockford, Peoria and East St. Louis, Champaign and all points in between. Barack’s strategy was to focus on his message of reform and fundraising, while we focused all the nitty-gritty details: how is he getting to the pancake breakfast, could we get 30 people to attend a coffee, who’s hosting the next event?

Interestingly, in and amongst it all, he had the same level of cautiousness and decorum you see from him today. For appearances sake I never drove alone in a car with Barack to or from events; he was always intentional about not causing any unnecessary challenges. He was just as steady and even-tempered back then as he is in the White House today.

On April 15, 2003, the political ground started to move. Illinois Republican incumbent, U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald, announced he would not seek re-election.

His predecessor, Democrat Carol Moseley Braun, also declined to run. Suddenly, there was an open seat and Barack believed it was his time. Both the Democratic and Republican primaries were the following March 16, 2004, and soon the race included a total of 15 candidates, seven Democrats and eight Republicans. It would be the most expensive U.S. Senate primary race in history.

In the spring of 2004, only three days before the March primary, there was an event later seen as a small but important moment in the campaign. A large group of us had just marched with Barack in the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The next day was the South Side Irish Day Parade. This parade was important to candidates because it attracted hundreds of thousands people - important exposure, especially three days out. But Barack’s campaign manager made a strategic decision to send him to Metro East, near St. Louis, instead, so we were on our own.

It was going to be a tough go with or without Barack, since we were at ground zero for another primary candidate, Dan Hynes, and his supporters. Some wondered if we should even bother with a presence there at all. But, the attendance was at least 200,000 strong and it was a fun, exciting challenge. Despite the odds, ten of us assembled a “sticker brigade” and got out on the parade route to sticker people with “O’Bama” stickers. That way, even if Barack wasn’t marching in the parade, we’d get his name out. We knew it would be hostile; the race was down to the wire. And we were feeling the pressure of a win as we got closer to election day. But despite the odds, the overwhelming challenge just generated excitement for us. With reams of stickers at our disposal, we put one – maybe two – on every man woman and child who would let us. We ran up and

Several long months later he clinched the Democratic Nomination, and we were back out on trail focused on November. The summer and fall of 2008 were spent on the road working in the battleground states of Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and anywhere the campaign needed, organizing volunteers, events, or just walking door-to-door.

Top pho to: Laura (second Novembe r 4, 200 from lef 8. Botto t) with Are One m photo friends " c o nc e at Grant : rt durin g Inaugu Laura (center) Park in with fri Chicago ral week en d s o n on elect end, Jan the Was ion nigh uary 20 t, 09. hington Mall for the "We

Fast fo rward

to Nove mber 4, 2008 Park. An election d as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m night an standing d Grant there, o watchin v e r whelme g Barack d with speak af emotion t er we le the pas , arned he t and th â&#x20AC;&#x2122;d won e futur the elec e were tion, my frien a g a in b oth pre d Barac sent. Th k, who worked ere was obstacl so hard es in lif and over e and on came so t h e campa many point, s ig n trail t tanding o get to there w ith his this of the wife an United S d kids a tates. I s the P resident t a ll came work, a flooding ll the lo back. A ng night ll the s a n d downs o the spe eches, t f the b attle. I he ups t and the h ad all en was at ded in v a new b ictory, eginning. and now he (Laura H unter â&#x20AC;&#x2122;9 0 is the presiden Chicago t of the based po Hunter litical c Group, onsultin a g firm.)

images from the interior

For her Four Point project, senior Kiley Hagerty traveled to South East Asia with Rustic Pathways, an organization that takes students all over the world to give them a greater global understanding.

Her mission: to capture the awe inspiring trip with her camera. It was a life changing experience and one that has forged her future plans. “This trip made me want to study human rights, international relations and global citizenship, while continuing with photography,” she said. “It helped me pick Trinity College in Hartford, CT, because they have a strong human rights department – one of two colleges to even offer it as a major.”

The following are excerpts from her travel journal and photos of the people and places she visited. >

Ju ne 21, 2008:

We woke up and had breakfast at the hotel and immediately got into the vans to go to Namngum. This village is on top of a mountain yet surrounded by water. After some time in the village we took an hour or so boat ride to a hill-tribe village of Hmong people. We were the first white people they had ever seen. The simplicity, peacefulness, and smiles of the village were beautiful.

The children were so curious and followed us at a distance wherever we went… We picked up a boy named Tsee from the village. We just met him today – he’s 19 and has never left his village. He is going to come on the rest of our trip with us. I can’t imagine what he feels, leaving absolutely everything he knows… Tomorrow we are going to another village and then we will make our trip up north to Luang Prabang to hopefully start the magic stone mission.

9

the GAzette

>

Th e simplicity, peacefulness and smiles of th e village were beautiful.

Ju ne 22, 2008:

We got our first ph otography assignm ent...

10 portraits.

Today we went to visit another Hmong village outside of Vang Vieng…

It was bigger than yesterday’s. However, we were the first group of students to ever go to the village… All of the village elders came to greet us. They stopped all work for the day. The women prepared us a huge welcoming meal (freshly slaughtered pork – oh my!) and of course, heaps and heaps of rice. We got our first photography assignment too. It was to take 10 portraits. We were restricted to using a 55mm lens, which meant we had to be no more than an arm’s length away from our subject. Right up close and personal. I felt so awkward doing it, but I guess it was to teach us how to be again to see all of the kids’ reactions to being photographed and seeing their own image.

11

the GAzette

comfortable and make others comfortable with the camera. It was so exciting

Ju ne 24, 2008:

Our assignm ent...sh ow th e lives and culture of th e people with out actually ha ving th e people in th e ph oto.

We took a boat ride two hours down the Mekong River to the village… We got another photo assignment for this village – people without people. Our job was to show the lives and culture of the people without actually having the people in the photo… Tomorrow is another boating excursion. We are going to go get David’s (the trip leader) magic stone back. A few months back, he met a traveler who was banished from his village until he could pay off a debt that was unfairly put on him. David gave him half of the money he needed, plus a lucky stone. He had never seen anyone so appreciative. so he was grateful for the stone. Two days ago, David got word that he made it back to the village with his family, so we are going to go meet him.

13

the GAzette

The Thais and Laos are very spiritual and believe in luck, karma and spirits

>

Ju ne 25, 2008: >

He cam e to each of us and touch ed our hands with tears in h is eyes.

We all boarded three long slow boats and ventured two hours up river to a village where David’s magic stone was.When we found the man, he was very surprised – he never thought he would see David again, especially in his village no less. We also found out that the money that David gave him before, he had to spend in order to find work. He couldn’t find any, so he can’t support his wife and baby, and is still 1,400,000 kip ($140) in debt.

David decided to pay it all and free him of the burden. We all touched the money so it made it a gift from all of us. He came to each of us and touched our hands with tears in his eyes. David offered him work in Luang Prabang, so he is now with us so he can earn money to feed his wife and adorable

the GAzette

14

baby. She is nearly 18 months old and is still only breastfeeding because they can’t afford to feed her. David is letting him keep the lucky stone. Su, the man, truly believed in its magic and that it helped him.

Ju ne 29, 2008:

Th e weigh t suppresses th eir sh oulders to make th eir necks appear longer.

>

We drove, and then took a boat ride upriver to the village. This is the Karen culture, where the women wear weighted metal coils to elongate their necks.

Each coil weighs 6 kilos (2lbs)! The weight suppresses their shoulders to make their necks appear longer. Long necks were a sign of beauty and regality, and this village still finds it very important to adhere to their beliefs and cultureâ&#x20AC;Ś Tomorrow, we will start our journey back along the Burmese border, and hopefully be able to hop it to get in and see some refugee camps.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking pretty promising.

July 1, 2008: >

We went to a temple, which was occupied by many orphans.

We crossed into Burma. The border is very tight, lots of military men around to keep everything under control. It cost us 500 baht per person to get let in, and we were followed around by government and militant workers who will report everything we did back to border patrol and the government. We had to stay within the border town, which is a “show” town to make it appear nice – not sick, poor and war torn which the rest of the country in fact is…

Military men roamed the streets with their rifles slung over their shoulders.

Many hung near either side of the river where a lot of illegal crossing and trading occurs… We went to a temple, which was occupied by many orphans. Many of their parents have been killed in the war. They all looked so sad and scared as they maintained the temple. We gave a few of them some money… Taking pictures was a sketchy business too. You get very serious looks from the military workers who worry what you’re photographing.

16

Pictures near the border were strictly forbidden. There were areas where

the GAzette

David told us to put our cameras away completely.

The Annual Fund 2009-2010 Gould Students - 1963

Elyse & Joe - 2009

Not much has changed in the last 46 years. We still

By giving to the Annual Fund, you can deliver a Gould

continue to help students become the best versions of

education and help make that difference for a student

themselves everyday. In fact, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing that

today and tomorrow.

for nearly 175 years.

In one way or another, you have personally experienced what Gould is all about and the difference it can make in a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. We invite you to share in the experience once again.

Your Gift. Your Impact.

One Student at a Time

Please give to the Annual Fund.

You may give online at our secure web site: give.gouldacademy.org.

Or, call Director of Annual Giving, Carry Fiske at 207-824-7768.

Seeds of Peace International Camp was conceived by a man named John Wallach in 1993. He believed that if young people from regions in conflict could meet their peers from the other side of the conflict in a completely non-hostile environment, then when they grew up to lead their generations, there would be less hatred in the world.

In its first year, Seeds of Peace had less than fifty campers. Today, there are thousands of alumni out making a difference in the world.

the GAzette

18

Seeds of Peace has two sessions each summer; the first is for the India-Pakistan conflict, and the second is for the Israel-Palestine conflict. I attended the second session on the shores of Pleasant Lake in Otisfield, Maine. Its scenic and serene setting is ideal for peace camp. If you arrived mid-day you might not notice at first that it is anything but a typical camp. We would swim, play sports, games, and music, eat questionable food in the dining hall, and race to the showers. Then little things would start to show up. Boys and girls would swim at different beaches in respect of the religions represented at camp. Lunch often involved curry and rice, and many wore their yarmulkes or head scarves.

There were six delegations for the second session: Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian, Jordanian, American, and members of the Maine Seeds Program. There were around thirty kids in each delegation, including two to four returning campers for each who were called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Peer Supportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The delegations were very integrated, mixing in cabins and during meals and activities to encourage dialogue.

Sowing Seeds of Peace

By Gianna DeJoy ’11

“Kids realize that even though they are all different people with different backgrounds they are all very much the same,” writes Gianna (left).

It is a camp for bringing an issue out into the open, and examining and testing it from every possible angle until the fear, anger, and stereotypes that it is based on fall apart.

the GAzette

20

Dialogue sets Seeds of Peace apart from other international camps. Every day, campers from Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and America gathered in little huts and discuss the conflict. They talked about how it affects them, its most important factors, and what could be done to help foster peace.

The Americans were there to gather a firsthand understanding of what it’s like, and to mediate the discussions along with two adult facilitators who were also from the conflict areas.

The Maine Seeds had a separate dialogue program where we discussed issues in Maine and how to solve them. I arrived at camp thinking that I would be participating in the Middle Eastern dialogues, and felt very dubious upon hearing that I would be having dialogue with other kids from Maine, about Maine issues. Issues in Maine? Here I was, living with kids who spent hours going through checkpoints, who had seen people killed in front of them, who had maybe even almost been killed themselves, and we were talking about Maine’s issues? Surprisingly, it turned out to be one of the most enlightening and interesting experiences of my life. We talked about the economy, the environment, racism and immigrants, Plum Creek, education and school consolidation. Maine’s issues may not be as glaring as the ones in the Middle East, but they are legitimate.

Seeds of Peace is not about covering up an issue and hoping it will go away. It is a camp for bringing an issue out into the open, and examining and testing it from every possible angle until the fear, anger, and stereotypes that it is based on fall apart. It is a camp where kids can go and realize that even though they are all different people with different backgrounds and stories, different religions and different languages, different heroes and leaders, when you strip that all away they are all very much the same. Something I heard at camp and have heard since is Ghandi’s, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” While not every one of those campers is going to go home and lead some incredible revolution, (though I fully believe it is completely within some of their capacities) every single one of them is going to go home knowing that there are hundreds more people out there who have the same interests, the same hopes, and the same dreams as they do.

CLASS NOTES 1956

Class Agent: Alberta Merrill amerrill@megalink.net Alberta Merrill and Rod Harrington ’50 have been in Florida for a few months this winter. They have visited the Thomas Edison Museum in Fort Myers, The Ringling Bros. Museum in Sarasota, the Myakka River State Park, and the State Park in Punta Gorda where they rehabilitate injured birds including owls, hawks, eagles, blue heron, both brown and white pelicans, egrets, etc. It was very interesting. They have been enjoying the much warmer weather and the pool and learning to play shuffleboard. It is great to be able to go out without worrying about falling on the ice!

Class Agent: Ann Hastings Morton damorton@megalink.net Members of the class have found several reasons to gather in small or large groups this year. Peg and David Willard, Nancy and John Manter, and Dave and Ann Hastings Morton went on a cruise through the Panama Canal. Planning for the cruise began at the 50th reunion, and the GOULD banner was seen in several countries and on board the Island Princess. David Willard sang the Gould fight song over the PA system as the “Gould Galleon” was launched in the ship’s pool in the ship-building contest.

Lawrence ’49 and Chris Willard Bennett and Rod Harrington ’50 and Alberta Merrill hosted a dinner party for Francis (Hi) ’44 and Marylou Chapman Berry ’45 at their winter home in Englewood.

Marylou’s two daughters, Rhonda and Marylou and her husband also attended.

They all enjoyed a delicious dinner and had a wonderful time reminiscing about the “good old days.” Lawrence and Marylou go way back as their respective fathers had businesses directly across the street from one another – Bennett’s Garage and the bowling alleys and taxi service.

1955 Class Agent Needed Nancy Willard reports, “Our 55th reunion will be Sept. 25, 26, 27. Nan Stickney, Betty Ann Hastings, Babe Bartlett and I have had some discussions about planning. But first, we want you to know that we hope you are planning to attend. Also, we would love to hear suggestions from any and all as to what should be included in the plans. We are thinking of making reservations for dinner on Saturday at the Rooster Road House. Does this sound ok? Look forward to seeing you!”

Mary Jane Spinney Gaudreau, Gloria Wilson, Merle White, Arlene Greenleaf, and Ann Hastings Morton enjoyed a day with Sue and Howard West at their lakeside home and a sightseeing cruise around Conway Lake in the boat Howard built.

Anna Caswell-Chandler came to Maine for her grandson’s birth, which was all the reason 19 classmates needed to gather with her for lunch at Cole Farm in New Gloucester. The baby arrived after she left, so she made another quick trip back to see him before leaving for the winter to Florida.

Others enjoying the warm winter in Florida are Carolyn Chadbourne O’Brien and Norm Hill. Gloria Wilson and Merle White spend their winter in Mesa, Arizona, where Dave and Ann Hastings Morton visited and joined them for golf. Beryl and Jeff Dibiaso enjoy their winter in Myrtle Beach and summers in New Hampshire.

David Willard returned to Bethel in January and attended three Gould Academy basketball games. Several classmates joined him to see the game played on the new basketball court in the Field House.

Harold and Mary Jane Spinney Gaudreau and Mike and Cleta Waldron Stockwell celebrated their

50th wedding anniversaries in 2008.

Congratulations!

1958 Class Agent: Michael Stowell stowellone@aol.com Michael Stowell sent us this news: “What a surprise yesterday afternoon when our classmate, Jon Day, appeared at my front door! As many of you know, Jon lost his wife, Barbara, to cancer in 2005 and has been RVing around the country ever since. He still has his home is South Bristol, Maine as well. Jon, and his new wife, Dolores, spent a few hours with us and we had such a great time catching up on Gould and mutual friends. Although I had talked with him over the years in my role as Class Agent, I hadn’t set eyes upon him since graduation. He has not aged as poorly as I have. Still has most of his black hair we remember from 1958. Dolores is from Virginia so they spend a few weeks a year there; summers are spent in S. Bristol, Maine at his land based home. The rest of the time, they travel about enjoying our wonderful country. Jon did promise to visit again next winter if not before!”

1959 Class Agent: DJ Bigos Lavoie Bobndj@comcast.net Leroy Brown plans to attend the Alumni Weekend & Reunion celebration in September but in the meantime, he continues to work in Norfolk, VA, after retiring from the Navy. He returns to Maine to ski at Sunday River whenever he can. “I love to ski there!,” he says.

DJ Bigos Lavoie says that retirement in New London, NH, continues to be an adventure and a great place to live. She manages to get to California to visit their daughter a couple of times a year. Right now, she and Bob are planning their third trip to Mount Washington later this winter as volunteers for a week with the Mt. Washington Observatory. Once there, they are chief cooks and bottle washers (and anything else needed) for

21

the GAzette

1951

the Observatory staff. “It is an awesome experience to be on the “rockpile” for a whole week experiencing the incredible weather and learning what goes on up there. The staff is so enthusiastic and fun to be around. A great place for taking fascinating pictures and hiking!,” he says.

Janice Hague Schnarr still has her home in St. Louis and lives there from midApril until October when they return to Sarasota, FL. Janice’s parents lived full time in Florida when they retired in 1974. When they passed away in 1999 Janice and her husband were able to acquire the condo. It is small but their view is awesome overlooking the Sarasota Bay. They did not go back to St. Louis this winter but went to their daughter’s for Christmas. She and her family live near Annapolis, MD. Janice’s older daughter lives in Indianapolis and she and her family met in Maryland.

They had their five grandchildren all together which is always a blessing. The only one missing was their son Steve who lives near Columbia, MO. John Cole asks, “Can it really be 50 years? Well, it has been quite a ride.

Currently, Linda and I split our time between downtown Chicago and Rancho Mirage which is a desert community in Southern California. I retired in 2004 after 40 years in the healthcare industry.

There were some great years and some that were not so good. All in all I really enjoyed my career. We do the usual retirement stuff-travel, films, reading, biking, hiking, entertaining friends, and, of course, enjoying our six grandchildren.

We are busy, happy, and thankfully, enjoy good health. I shall attend our 50th class reunion and am very much looking forward to it.”

the GAzette

22

Debbie Doliver Sullivan retired from teaching in 2003. Her husband, Tom, died in April of 2005 of pancreatic cancer.

He lived almost three years beyond his diagnosis thanks to an innovative vaccine treatment that he received at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. They owned three Curves franchises at the time. She is now down to one Curves which she would also like to sell. Debbie met a wonderful man, Tony, two years ago in Florida. He lives near DC. He told her he would teach her how to play

that horrific addictive game of golf so they met half way between DC and New Jersey at a driving range in Maryland and he began to teach her the basics of the game. That was the start of a wonderful relationship and thanks to him they now play golf together regularly... he plays well and Debbie plays with mixed results! Her older daughter lives in Macon, GA where she and her husband are partners in their own law firm. She has two great step grandchildren who are so much fun to be with. This past August, her younger daughter had a fabulous California style wedding in Laguna Beach, CA. They are living in San Clemente, CA overlooking the ocean.

She doesn’t see her kids or grandkids nearly enough which is why she says she needs to be totally retired! Her plans are to sell the last Curves, then her house in New Jersey and move to her condo in Ft. Myers, Florida. She and Tony will spend six months in Florida playing golf and six months in DC. They also plan to travel as much as they can and are going to Italy in May for almost three weeks.

Sue Badgley Martin is in sunny, warm Eleuthera, Bahamas until the end of May or into June. Contact her by email if you would like to come to Eleuthera for a visit.

Judy Watson Ingram spent a week in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward rebuilding a home as part of the New England Methodist Church Conference Katrina Relief Program. Judy says, “It was an awesome experience and I plan to return again in November.”

David Lombard ’61: (see photo) David Lombard ’61 was featured on the magazine cover of his other alma mater, Nichols College.

David appeared on the Fall 2008 issue.

1962 Class Agent Needed Elizabeth Vinton Powel reports, “I worked summers with my father, Bill Vinton, Deer Country Kiln and debating coach at Gould yea these many years ago, all the years I was at Gould (1962) and while attending college. After the Peace Corps, I married and started our business, Salt Marsh Pottery, here in Dartmouth. Gould was good to me.”

1973 Class Agent: Charles Ault Richard Bedell helped open the Toronto Stock Exchange on October 6, 2008.

1976 Class Agent Needed Joe “Robert” Wise is happy to be back in touch with Gould. He has recently reconnected with Robert “Bob” Casella who, along with William Garret ’75, were members of the Gould Academy Contemporary Music Organization (GACMO) in a band named Botein.

They were under the direction and guidance of the wonderful faculty music director, Mr. Fiske. Joe is now living in Texas.

1977 Class Agent: tish carr journeysendfarm@roadrunner.com Stefan Pakulski was spotted in the chorus of the show “The Mikado” this fall at the Theater at Monmouth in Monmouth, ME. His program bio says, “As a music major at Kenyon College, Stefan sang in musicals and choral groups. He’s sung with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and in Maine with the Downeast Singers and the January Men. Sefan lives with is family where he grew up in Wayne, and is the Readfield Town Manager.”

Class Agent: Glenn Dwyer Glenn.dwyer96@gmail.com Amy Vogt Downie says, “Returning from a whirlwind weekend trip to Maine a week or so ago, my hubby and I stopped at Borders in Bangor for a coffee before hitting the “airline,” and what a fun surprise to bump into Gina Teator DeJoy! We’d been at last fall’s 30th reunion with Glenn Dwyer and Karen Eisenberg, where we all enjoyed catching up with each other. Our class wasn’t too well-connected back in the day but... as Facebook allows us to reconnect, I’d encourage us all to look toward attending our 35th reunion!”

1979 Class Agent: James Grimes grimes@suscom-maine.net Steffanie Morang Alexander tells us she is a photographer and clinical social worker. She just relocated back to Portland after a decade in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has two websites; one for her photography, www.steffanieohanlon.com, and one for her consulting business, www.steffaniealexander.com. Check them out!

1981 Class Agent: Luke Markovich lukemarkovich@yahoo.com Pam Carroll lives outside of Burlington, VT with her boyfriend Andrew Williams.

They enjoy working out at the gym and fixing up their house, as well as outside activities. They belong to Dragonheart Vermont, Andy as Pam’s supporter and Pam’s on the BCS team. Pam works for National Retirement Plan Advisors, a division of the National Life Group in Montpelier. If you live in the Burlington, Vermont area, or will be in the area, Pam would like to hear from you. Her e-mail address is paddlin4fun@comcast.net.

1983 Class Agent: Thomas Cole tomcole@colecoastalrealty.com Thomas Cole is busy! He tell us, “I am married with a daughter Hannah who is 3 ½ and a son Thomas, now two years.

Thomas and Hannah are like twins.

They both get very excited about Halloween. I have two stepdaughters Emily 9 and Alisha 16. Needless to say there is always something going on in our home. My wife Gina is an RN and works for a pediatric office based at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick. I have been in the real estate business for nine years and last year I started my own agency in Harpswell. I have two great agents on board.”

1986 Class Agent Needed Chay Donnelly is living in the Sunlight Basin in northwestern Wyoming on the 7D Ranch. He is the corral boss during the summer months and winter caretaker this time of year.

1990 Class Agent Needed Heidi Van Winkle Gorton is living in Beverly, MA with her husband and two girls (ages 4 and almost 1!) She is working as director for Camp Wohelo in Maine during the summers and part-time from home year round. Just as she earned her Masters in Early Childhood Education she took a leave of absence for her second child but plans to go back to work sometime. She enjoys road biking near home and taking windsurfing and skiing vacations afar. She hopes to catch up with everyone at the 20th reunion.

1991 Class Agent: Stephanie Morin & Christopher Drake smorin@fryeburgacademy.org cdrake@maine.rr.com Erik Janicki and Meg Foley welcomed their second child into the world on 10-15-08. She weighed 8 lbs. and 10 oz. and was 20 inches long. Elsa Lang Janicki and older sister Ingrid seem like they will be fast friends. Meg and Erik suspect it is only a matter of time before the girls start conspiring against them!

Harman Stinson and his wife Jennifer welcomed the first son, Harman Finn Stinson on July 12, 2008

Elsa and Ingrid Janicki.

1993 Class Agent: Nicole Halpenny Camp N_halpenny@hotmail.com Carrie Alden Hanson writes, “I’m living and working in Lebanon, NH with my husband Peak, and our two elderly dogs Elsa and Henry. I manage The Ranch at Etna Road, a large dog daycare, boarding, and retail business. Hope everyone is doing well, and look forward to the next reunion. Boy are we old!”

Emilie Roy Sullivan says, “Hi everyone!

I’m living in DC with my husband, Matt and our 2 girls Mia, age 5 and Peyton, age 3. I’m staying at home with the girls right now but am looking to return back to work sometime this year. If anyone has a job for me drop me a line :) Hope you are all well.”

Betsy Johnson Barton writes, “Hi all!

Great to hear what everyone is up to. As for me, married 7 years to Damian (Australian) so I am fortunate that we get to spend time both here in Miami and there. The light of my life is my 18 month old son Jasper, my sweet old dog named Inji and my day job as a cancer researcher for the University of Miami School of Medicine. And I agree with Bekka about the weather, it was 70 today and we are all in our Uggs and parkas...Take care!”

Kate Callahan-Snyder: So as far as my exciting life goes, I’m living in Denver with my husband and dog expecting our first child in March. We don’t know what we are having. I work part-time at a stationary store and other than that life is pretty normal. I guess it’s about to get

23

the GAzette

1978

a lot more exciting, so I’m enjoying the quiet. We will have to plan something maybe this summer to get together. I hope all is well and the East Coast winter isn’t too bad!”

Rebekka Kuzyk Stasny says, “Hi everyone! I live in Anna Maria, FL with my husband, Danny and our dog Fisher.

I teach 7th grade science at a magnet school for creative and performing arts.

This year I passed my National Boards in Early Adolescent Science and was named Science Department Chair. We live about two blocks from the beach and I am so glad that I don’t have to shovel out my car in order to get to work. I hope that everyone is keeping warm and hope to make it back to Bethel in time for our next big reunion.”

Nicole E. Halpenny Camp is happily living outside of Boston with her husband Jamie and working as a psychologist at a local high school while finishing up her dissertation. Please contact her with updates and she’ll be sure to post them to the next issue. She can be reached through Facebook or by email at n_halpenny@hotmail.com.

Juniper Richardson Krog, who lives on the beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii, writes that she and her husband Peter are expecting their second child (a girl) in April. Juniper plans to continue her work as a 5th and 6th grade teacher while waiting for the big day and then she plans to take a year or so off to pursue motherhood. Other than that, she’s “up to nothing too wild and crazy!” and hopes to get a babysitter for our 20th reunion!!!

1994

the GAzette

24

Class Agent Needed Dustin Sysko raced in the World Cup Racing Competition held at Sunday River, in February. Sysko raced Thursday in the Parallel Giant Slalom event, an event which pits riders head to head on side-by-side courses. Results are based on time for qualification, and then straight up on who wins, head to head, in the finals. Unfortunately, his first-run time of 47.05 wasn’t good enough to be among the top 32 qualifiers, but Sysko

didn’t mind all that much. The fact that he was out there at all was gratifying.

Luke Gray will be premiering an independent film in February, 2009 of which he is the Director of Photography.

It appears that Luke and his crew filmed in various locations around the globe, from Canada to the Virgin Islands and many spots in the North East. The film is called “East by North East” and is considered a fly-fishing documentary/adventure film.

1995 Class Agent: Benjamin Kamilewicz Mark Gosbee will be getting married in June 2009 in Boulder, CO. Shelley MacQuinn Jacobs and her husband Brian are the proud parents of a daughter, Miah, who was born in November.

1998 Class Agent Needed Marcy LaVallee Arnold and Phillip Arnold are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Lewis Daniel Arnold, born on Jan. 14, 2008. Lewis weighed 8 lbs 8 oz at birth. The proud maternal grandmother is Elizabeth Sargent LaVallee ’67.

1999 Class Agent: Allison Stevens allisonstevens56@gmail.com Allison Stevens has been busy making plans for the class’ 10 year reunion. She is looking for photos from when you were all at Gould for a 10 year video project that will be debuted during Alumni Weekend 2009. If you have any photos to share, please email them or mail them to her at: 558 Tennyson Ave, Syracuse, NY 13204.

and we were married July 20, 2008 in Sugar Hill, NH, with Scott Roy ’99 and Tim Hall ’01 attending. I have been attending New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, NH for Nursing and will graduate as an RN in May 2009 and plan to work in Concord or Laconia, NH. While finishing my Nursing degree, I am working as an LNA at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, NH. Future plans are undecided at the moment. I hope to bring my husband to an alumni weekend at some point in the future, whenever my schedule allows! My email address is samanthapwarner@gmail.com and I would love to hear from anyone I’ve lost touch with!”

Bob Bruce ’01: Bob Bruce ’01 went to Dartmouth after he left Gould and graduated with a degree in molecular biology and genetics. Over the next four years he experienced everything from halibut fishing and guiding bear hunts to logging near Homer, Alaska.

He returned to the Boston area in 2007.

Working at Tufts Med in the laboratories and taking a couple of extension courses at Harvard to get him ready for his MCATs, Bob soon found himself admitted to Tufts Medical School for the fall class of 2009.

Bob had always wanted to be a Marine, but because of a slight head injury in his youth, the Corps did not find him medically qualified. After acceptance to med school, he visited the Army recruiting office in Boston to see what might be available. He found the chance to be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and to have the Army finance his medical schooling.

2001 Class Agent Needed Samantha Peabody Warner tells us, “The last few years have been very busy for me. I graduated from U. of New England in 2005 with a Medical Biology degree. I met Jarrad Warner, the love of my life, a couple years later,

Bob Bruce ’01 and John Todd ’60.

Bob leaped at the opportunity, and called John Todd ’60 former Director of Development at Gould and a retired Navy commander, to ask him if he would journey to Boston and administer his commissioning oath. John and Bob got to know each other pretty well when Bob was an active member of the Gould Woodsmen’s Team and the Farm and Forest program, so it didn’t take much persuading. John swore Bob in as a 2nd Lieutenant at the U.S.Army’s recruiting office in Boston on March 26, 2009. Bob looks forward to officer’s boot camp in June (and he really is looking forward to it!), some last minute personal traveling in Europe during the summer, and beginning his med school experience at Tufts in late August.

Upon graduation, Bob will spend four years in medical residency with the Army followed by another four years active duty as a U.S. Army physician.

2003 Class Agent Needed Eric Bach has been working and traveling the world for almost two years and he is currently living in Sydney Australia.

Kristen Murphy got back from an internship with a Bordeaux winemaker in November. “I had a fabulous time and really enjoyed learning the vinification process. After I got back, I was a guest

on a video podcast called Wine Library TV. It is hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk, who is the owner of a 20,000 square foot wine shop in Springfield, NJ right outside of NYC. After speaking with Gary, he was impressed with my credentials and offered me a job at his shop. I will be splitting my time half on the shop floors and the other half will be working on the social media aspect of Wine Library’s business. In May, I’ll be finishing my thesis for the Professional French Masters Program. I am writing on Bordeaux wines, Robert Parker’s influence, the rise of New World wineries, and how these French vitners can keep up. I also have my own blog about wine, called Viticulture.

Let us know what you have been up to!

Alumni Relations Gould Academy 39 Church Street, PO Box 860 Bethel ME 04217 email: alumni@gouldacademy.org Visit the Gould alumni network on Facebook at www.mygould.org.

2004 Class Agent Needed We hear that Chris Soons has been in the Navy for about three years.

Save the Date!

Alumni Weekend 2009 September 25-27

2006 Class Agent: Dan Faron danielfaron@gmail.com Jorie Ohslon is participating in the Bates College Junior Semester Abroad program. Jorie is a psychology major and is studying in Arusha, Tanzania through the School for International Training.

Ben Fitzpatrick is spending the winter in Kentucky and attending horseshoeing school for four months. He is planning to be back in time for the alum lax game in May.

Plan to be in Bethel the weekend of September 25-27, 2009. Join your friends and former classmates to celebrate your time at Gould.

Registration material will be mailed this summer, but now is the time to start making plans. Hope to see you all in Bethel this fall.

IN MEMORIAM Alumni/ae Bertha Cross Foster ’33

3/25/2009

Barbara Heath Whitman ’33

2/5/2009

Rosalie Thurston Wight ’33 Constance Philbrook Leger ’37

Murray W. Thurston ’39

11/25/2008

Virginia Davis Keniston ’40

3/10/2009

12/7/2008

Leslie H. Wight ’41

3/18/2009

1/13/2009

Emma Blake Page ’42

3/24/2009

Ada Cotton Cummings ’38

11/12/2008

Addison W. Saunders ’51

10/21/2008

John R. King ’38

12/13/2008

Lindon U. Bartlett ’54

12/19/2008

Arlene Greenleaf Brown ’39

2/17/2009

Evelyn Kimball Swanson ’39

11/16/2008

Ruth E. Hall ’55

1/30/2009

Barbara Cummins Denison ’57

10/7/2008

NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE 39 Church St. P.O. Box 860 Bethel, ME 04217

www.gouldacademy.org

Dance 2008

PAID GOULD ACADEMY