The Magazine of Gill St. Bernard’s School
TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 FEATURES Thatcher Keats ’82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 John Maple Jr. ’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 COMMENCEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 CJ Licata ’18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 CAMPUS LIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speakers on Campus. . . . . Student Profiles . . . . . . . . . Mike Chimes’ Retirement .
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ATHLETICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Winter/Spring Wrap-Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ALUMNI NEWS/EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Alumni Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Athletic Hall of Fame Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 PATRONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Mimi Washington ’48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Retiring Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 ALUMNI NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Board of Trustees BOARD OF TRUSTEES Lee Amoroso Marcella Criscola Rajiv De Silva Tom Fischer John Frantz Michael Fritzlo Liz Fucci Matthew Harding ’81 Rose Kirk Jeff Lager ’86 Douglas Matthews Mark Mazzatta Linda Moore Britany Silverman Nelson ’97 Sandi Niccolai James O’Connor
Gill St. Bernard’s alumni magazine is published three times a year by the Communications & Marketing Department and the Alumni Office. S.A. Rowell, Head of School Jill Brown, Communications Coordinator & Senior Writer Jennifer Doherty, Director of Parent Relations & Special Events James F. Diverio, Director of Development Gwen Paxon, Director of the Annual Fund & Planned Giving Meredith Marks, Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations Chanelle Walker, Director of Alumni Relations/Associate Director of Development
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Steven Polachi John Raymonds Marianne Saladino Vlad Torgovnik Janine Udoff Karen Young Sid Rowell, Ex-Officio HONORARY TRUSTEES Patti Aresty Joe Behot Miguel Brito Laurie Brueckner Harry Chowansky III Brandon Clark Bill Conger Sam Corliss Ann Drzik
Gia Dunn Richard Emmit Nelson Ferreira Donald Fuentes Michael Golden Robert Hemm SBS ’46 Judy Fulton Higby ’65 John Howard Adrienne Kirby Michael Mandelbaum Richard Markham Mary McNamara Edmond Moriarty III Patty Muchmore ’66 Ellen Nardoni Elizabeth Nametz Robert O’Leary Mark Paris
Preston Pinkett III Robert Sameth, Jr. ’89 Maureen Stefanick Jayne Vespa Michael Weinstein BOARD OF VISITORS Miguel Brito Brandon Clark Sam Corliss David Farris Michael Golden The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Blair MacInnes Edward E. Matthews
MISSION STATEMENT
Gill St. Bernard’s School provides a balanced, diverse and secure community that prepares students academically, socially and ethically for college and a meaningful life.
CORE VALUES
Courage • Integrity • Respect • Compassion • Excellence