Harvey Magazine - Winter 2012

HARVEY magazine | Winter 2012

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Board of Trustees Eileen Walker, Chair Philip Bowers ’70 Capital Campaign Chair Daniel K. Chapman ’73 President, Alumni Association Thomas E. Dodd Barry W. Fenstermacher, President & Secretary Charles A. Krasne, Treasurer

Raymond G. Kuntz Jeffrey Lasdon Maury A. Leone, Vice Chair Christopher Linneman Thomas J. McCrossan Jane Petty Maria Roach William B. Roberts ’51 Elizabeth Sorenson

William Sorenson Wallace Schwartz Karen Walant Ph.D. President, Parents’ Association Samar Zuaiter Frank A. Weil ’44, Honorary Alice DeSomma, Emerita

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Features 4 25th Anniversary as Harvey’s Headmaster 10 A Harvey Homecoming 14 What’s in a Name?

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departments 3 Message from the Headmaster

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22 Cavalier Clippings 34 Sports Roundup 40 Student Insight 42 Faculty Focus

42 Q&A with Faculty/Staff 44 Restoring Neperan-Pocantico Tradition 46 Technology and the Curriculum of the Future

50 Parent View

52 It Pays to be Curious at HarveySpeaks

56 Alumni News

Alumni Executive Council Daniel K. Chapman ’73, President, Alumni Association Wylie Smith Blake ’88 Diana Bondy ’05 Thomas E. Dodd (Harvey teacher 1965–75) Philip A. Eifert ’73 Alexander P. McKown ’57 Ward Meehan ’98

58 Seth Morton ’57 Zach Rosenthal ’06 Brian Ryerson ’05 Geoffrey R. Wiener ’32, Emeritus Sally Breckenridge, Director of Alumni Relations

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Recent Events New York City Networking Reception Class Notes In Memoriam

Harvey Magazine Letter from the Editor: We are very excited to launch our new magazine, a venture that came out of internal discussions about how we could best connect to our many constituencies, those of Harvey’s past and those in Harvey’s present. Our aim is to honor the many in our 96 years of history as we celebrate those who are today helping to add to and enrich our school’s long and distinguished legacy. We believe this magazine will help accomplish our goal.

Those who have graduated and made us all so very proud of their successes will continue to be informed with news from the world of the alumni, a regular and important part of the design of each issue. Gone is The Alumni News magazine, but here to stay in Harvey Magazine will be the news, gathered and produced by Alumni Relations Director Sally Breckenridge. Sally’s commitment to serving the alumni is as strong as ever, and it will be clearly evident in the pages of this magazine.

Gone also is the Parents’ Association News and Views, but PA President Karen Walant will continue to keep our current families abreast of the kinds of news they were used to seeing in their magazine. Now the entire Harvey community, families then and now, will be informed of the untiring work of the Parents’ Association as well as the wonderful accomplishments of our current students and staff.

The Harvey Magazine brings under one roof, into one home, if you will, the many groups that identify with the school. Whether you graduated in 1952 or plan to graduate in 2012, Harvey Magazine will appeal to you.

Each member of every constituency will read about that which is new and that which is history. Everyone will be the richer for knowing the great things going on today and from learning about the great things that happened in Harvey’s past.

This printed magazine will provide feature topics that are not time-sensitive.

Our more time-sensitive material will shift to an online format, either through email or the social networking sites. Be on the look-out for these more timely stories online.

We hope you enjoy our first issue, and we welcome your letters and story ideas as well. Some will be published in the Letters to the Editor column. Please send them to: Harvey Magazine, The Harvey School, 260 Jay Street, Katonah, NY, 10536, or email us at: harveymagazine@harveyschool.org.

Yours truly,

Chris Del Campo Editor-in-Chief

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The Harvey School 260 Jay Street Katonah, NY 10536 Tel: 914.232.3161 harveyschool.org Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher Director of Development Laura Prichard Editor-in-Chief Chris Del Campo cdelcampo@harveyschool.org Alumni Editor Sally Breckenridge sbreckenridge@harveyschool.org Feature Writer Julia Halewicz Contributors Vinny Alexander, Brendan Byrne, Bob Cook, Bonnie McGee, Brent Boscarino, Susan Harris, Tim Halewicz, Angelika Rinnhofer, Michael Rubenfeld Cover Photo & Chief Photographer Gabe Palacio Contributing Photographers Richard Barnes, Brent Boscarino, Mark Brandon, John Brooks, Suzy Brown, Lesley Boltz, Tammi Ecker, Jon Gardiner, John Gattuso, Susan Harris, Manhattan College Sports Information, Laura Prichard, Jeanne Puchir, Thomas Vinetz, Beth Visintainer Designer Good Design LLC, gooddesignusa.com Printing Printech, Stamford, CT

welcome

message from the headmaster

Dear Harvey Community,

Great schools have good stories to tell and this new journal is dedicated to these wonderful Harvey tales of the past, present and future.

I just love seeing new things at Harvey. This inaugural issue of the Harvey Magazine is the result of all of Harvey’s constituencies deciding to band together to tell our story in new and comprehensive ways. I know our current students and parents will enjoy the glimpses of Harvey’s past that these pages will chronicle. Harvey alumni and their parents will no doubt be proud to read what our current students are all about. Great schools have good stories to tell, and this new journal is dedicated to these wonderful Harvey tales of the past, present and future.

This has been an interesting year for me as I reflect on 25 years at Harvey. Looking back in time is only instructive and interesting if it reminds me of how we have become what we are today. We have grown, it seems to me, because our mission is sound and resonates well with so many, and everyone who has loved this school for 25 years has worked very hard to get us here. When one rubs shoulders with wonderful people one feels their warmth. I, for one, feel comfortably “warmed” by so many—each and every one of you who has done so much for our wonderful school. May the future continue to warm us all!

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Barry W. Fenstermacher:

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By Julia Halewicz

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arry Fenstermacher was 14 years old when he learned a lesson that would shape his life.

It was 1964 and his church in Scranton, PA began a fund-raising initiative for a $75,000 pipe organ. A prominent Scranton family approached the minister, Rev. Brewer Burnett, about donating the instrument on one condition—that the only African-American family in the congregation be forced to leave.

The following Sunday, Rev. Burnett announced to the congregation the family’s generosity, but also the condition under which the offer was made. When he asked the congregation if the deal was worthwhile, the family who had made the offer stood up and left. Without further discussion, the church raised the funds for the organ and then some.

“Rev. Burnett taught me the virtue of taking positions,” recalled Mr. Fenstermacher on a fall afternoon from his office in Sylvan Hall. The interview provided him a rare break from his duties as the Headmaster of The Harvey School, a position he has held for more than 25 years.

Admittedly not used to talking about his past (“I don’t like to look back”), Mr. Fenstermacher called Rev. Burnett one of his greatest influences. Now, after that pivotal moment, Harvey’s Headmaster has reached a career milestone that makes him one of the longest-serving headmasters in the region, and his voice is an important one in contemporary education. Under Mr. Fenstermacher’s leadership, The Harvey School has more than doubled in enrollment, and the campus has expanded with an addition to the Middle School, the building of a state-of-the-art arts center, and soon, the completion of a new athletic center. His consistent and inspired leadership during this time of growth took root in that lesson in integrity that he learned in church those many years ago.

Serving the Community Education was not Mr. Fenstermacher’s first choice in a career. Rev. Burnett inspired him to become a minister, a path he followed from high school to college at Drew University and then to Yale Divinity School. But after spending time in churches, Mr. Fenstermacher realized, “I did not want to be a part of the politics. Politics at that time had the ability to alienate about half of the congregation.”

The Vietnam War was dividing the country, the Civil Rights movement was underway, and women were trying to become ordained as ministers. Mr. Fenstermacher thought religious leaders led “religious lives” but realized that such a calling was also about managing the fallout of social issues in communities.

With a laugh and the admittance of the irony in his career choice, Mr. Fenstermacher described his path in education as “living the secular version of a minister’s life.” “I have had every kind of private counseling situation,” he said. “I’ve had people in here talking about everything.” And he has never been far from the pulpit, running a weekly morning meeting where he addresses the student body on pressing topics such as Internet safety and alcohol and drug issues.

You can find Mr. Fenstermacher’s office nestled between the offices of his longtime assistant, Julia Beck, and Admissions. The small room with an evergreen-colored leather couch and a wall of books and memorabilia filling the shelves is on the ground floor of Harvey’s main building, where parents picking up their children can see his window.

“He is not the ivory tower type,” said Mrs. Beck. “He is very approachable. He always makes time for everyone and tries to help, whether their needs are big or small. He is caring and fair-minded with a great sense of humor.”

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“It’s easy to be above the fray and to be distant. There is no pain with that,” said Mr. Fenstermacher.

Leading With Humor and Ease On a typical Harvey day, Mr. Fenstermacher will eat breakfast and lunch in the dining hall, where faculty, students and administrators mingle, telling stories that make everyone laugh. Humor is a large component of Mr. Fenstermacher’s leadership style. As anyone who has seen his performances at the annual fund-raisers will attest, the Headmaster has a knack for stealing the show.

Few headmasters serve as auctioneers at benefits to raise funds for their schools, but Mr. Fenstermacher has done this with ease and great success for the majority of auctions at Harvey. At the spring benefit in 2010, he donned a wig and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band jacket for a duet with perhaps the country’s most recognizable band leader, Paul Shaffer, a Harvey parent. Not to mention that he has coopted the most famous skit performed by Mr. Shaffer’s other half, “Late Show” host David Letterman—the “Top Ten” list.

Mr. Fenstermacher’s approachability and down-to-earth persona make his work for Harvey seem effortless. In fact, changing the face of a school and keeping it relevant in an increasingly difficult economic climate with more competition than ever is anything but effortless.

Assistant Headmaster Richard Wyland appreciates and admires Mr. Fenstermacher’s administrative style. “Barry’s warm and humorous manner combines with his wealth of experience and common sense to make his job look easy.

Those who work closely with him know the truth; he works hard at his craft. This has enabled him to keep that good humor while growing the school,” said Mr. Wyland.

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Harvey Beginnings If you ask Mr. Fenstermacher, he will tell you he always knew he would end up at Harvey—even after he had been offered the headmaster position at another school, and Harvey had hired someone else. “I kept telling Rowena I was going to be the Headmaster of Harvey,” he said. “When I saw the announcement that Harvey had hired a headmaster and it wasn’t me, she said, ‘Don’t you think it’s time to give this up, now?’” He did not.

While at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, where he worked for the six years before Harvey, he was fundraising in Florida. One day he played golf and made a hole-in-one. He picked up the ball and put it in his pocket. It was a great day, he thought. When he returned to his hotel room, he received a message from Ray Kuntz, then-Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and search committee chair. “Would you mind coming in for an interview, because the headmaster we hired has backed out,” Mr. Fenstermacher recalled. It was 1986, and Harvey’s future changed in an instant. To this day, Mr. Fenstermacher keeps the Pro-lite golf ball from his hole-inone tucked in a coffee mug on a shelf in his office.

“Wow, this place is pretty,” Mr. Fenstermacher remembers of his first impression of the school. At that moment, he saw the potential in the school for expansion. During the search process, the Board offered Mr. and Mrs. Fenstermacher dinner on paper plates in the library, where they all sat on small-scale chairs used in the library at that time. The experience was a sharp contrast from the black-tie party he had been given in the other school while considering that position. But it was Harvey, paper plates and undersized chairs, that he wanted.

“I must have been a farmer in a previous life,” he laughed of his connection to the bucolic campus. Mr. Fenstermacher

accepted the position, and he and Rowena moved into Weil House, where they have lived ever since.

which now draws 290 children aged 4–14 to Harvey’s campus each summer.

The Vision

Building for the Future

There were two missions for the then-new Headmaster: balance the population of boys and girls, and balance athletic programming with the arts. Only 16 girls attended Harvey when Mr. Fenstermacher began, and only one was enrolled in the Middle School.

Before taking over at Harvey, Mr. Fenstermacher had served numerous roles at Masters School, including community service director, admissions director, and business manager. The arts program was strong there, so he knew the value of building one for Harvey. With the Maxwell Evarts Rink already bustling with activity and sports fields in place, he could focus on improving what he called the “scary” filmdeveloping room and studio art facilities. But the path was not an easy one.

“It took patience and a clear vision to accomplish the kind of growth Mr. Fenstermacher has led,” said Mike Drude, Harvey’s business manager. “Harvey underwent radical changes right before Barry arrived. It went co-ed, dropped the lower grades and added a high school. While the school is a few years away from celebrating its 100th year, the high school is less than 30 years old. It takes time for an institution to grow after such changes. Barry appreciates the quality of the teaching and simply wants the facilities to match the great things occurring in the classroom.”

Mr. Fenstermacher took over a summer camp program previously run by another agency to increase the school’s visibility in the community. Communications Director Chris Del Campo runs the 16-year-old Cavalier Camp,

Mr. Fenstermacher initiated several building projects that helped anchor the school before the Walker Center for the Arts. The McMahon House was added in 2000, named for John P. McMahon, who died in his 39th year of teaching the classics at Harvey. The Krasne Middle School addition was completed in 2001 and added classrooms and offices to the existing Middle School.

“If you assume you have the money, then you have the town and county health department issues,” Mr. Fenstermacher explained about the time and patience required for construction projects.

By 2001, the school population was evenly split between boys and girls across the Middle and Upper Schools.

Nearly 80 faculty and staff, many with master’s degrees and some with doctorates in their fields, now help shape the school. Twenty years after his initial vision, the Walker Center for the Arts was built, and won awards for its design. The Black Box Theater, named for the Jeffrey Lasdon family, offers a stage to students who embrace the arts, theater, music, and dance.

“With every decision Barry makes, he keeps in mind the mission of the school and what is in the best interests of the students. This is evident whether it’s a big decision, like the sequencing of the building projects, or simply a change in policy, Barry is always asking how this can improve the school’s ability to deliver for the students,” said Mr. Drude.

The building process has not been without its lessons for Mr. Fenstermacher. “If someone said to me 25 years

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ago you’re going to become an expert on septic tanks …,” he laughed.

Today the school is bustling with more activity than ever.

The student body has reached approximately 340, the largest ever. All of this pleases no one more than Mr. Fenstermacher, who knows the students appreciate what they have. “You can tell in the way the kids treat the school that they appreciate the beauty, too.”

“Our teachers are our kids’ role models.”

Mr. Fenstermacher’s philosophy on contemporary education shapes the school as much as his skill at building things from the ground up. A question he asks of himself and his teachers is, “Why do curricula still sound like those of 100 years ago?”

“Even if we do nothing, children will learn through the power of observation by just getting older,” Mr. Fenstermacher said. “Good teachers help developmentalism.”

Not surprisingly, labels matter little to the Headmaster, who leads from the ground. Harvey is a school that caters to varied abilities or differentiated learning. “Whatever you want to call it,” he says, “it’s a school for children who want to learn, one that welcomes high achievers, average achievers and those who struggle. So much is related to ambition and drive,” he said.

At Harvey, the teachers are charged with promoting that culture, and Mr. Fenstermacher expects his staff to stay fluid in its approach to education. “I’m always interested when I hear a story that a teacher threw away all his notes,” he said.

“You don’t want to do the same thing next year… Most of the time institutions that stay organic and dynamic as opposed to static have an energy one can feel.”

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Mr. Fenstermacher believes teachers play a significant role in the lives of young people. “Our teachers are our kids’ role models. They look up to them and respect them. They walk like them, dress like them.” Speaking of the Harvey faculty, Mr. Fenstermacher said, “I expect people to work hard and tell the truth.”

A Legacy Grows When he started at Harvey, Mr. Fenstermacher was what he called a “young guy” who could still go on the fields with the football team and toss the ball around. Now, he faces what he knows everyone else is doing, reflecting on the time that has passed. The accolades are flowing—Bedford Supervisor Lee Roberts proclaimed Friday, Nov. 18, as “Barry Fenstermacher Day,” and the Harvey community celebrated the career milestone with a formal dinner and dance—but Mr. Fenstermacher credits the people around him.

In spite of all the reflection, Mr. Fenstermacher still has big plans for the future, including building new science and library facilities and bolstering the endowment.

Mr. Fenstermacher said, “Keeping Harvey in the forefront of the use of technology—whether it be daily in Harvey’s classes on campus or through Harvey’s distance learning programs—is part of the ‘now’ at Harvey and the future.”

Notably, not much in Mr. Fenstermacher’s character seems to have changed since that 14-year-old boy watched his minister reject the temptation of money and power for a larger truth. With his ministerial spirit intact, he asks only that when his tenure is eventually over, people simply say, “He was a pretty decent guy, and it was his idea to put in the speed bumps.”

Barry’s 25th Celebration

By Chris Del Campo It was a magnificent evening of dinner, dancing, and testimonials on Friday, November 18th, when over 240 people of the Harvey community and special guests gathered at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown, NY, to honor Barry W. Fenstermacher for his 25 years of service as Headmaster.

Board of Trustees Chair Eileen Walker, who spearheaded the efforts to pay homage to the Headmaster for his “extraordinary leadership and vision,” served as host and introduced a number of honorary speakers, including Barbara Swanson of NYSAIS, Virginia Connor, Head of St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s in New York City, Headmaster Adam Rohdie of Greenwich Country Day School, former Board Chair Raymond Kuntz, Classics and Modern Language Department Chair, Tim Stark, and alum Lindsey Walker ’05, who teaches special needs children in an inner-city school in Washington, DC.

It was a gala event, as the hallway leading to the grand ballroom was replete with easels holding enlarged photos of the Headmaster from his first days in 1986 and on through the years, including one image of former Yankee great, Bernie Williams, helping Barry break ground last April for the new athletic center. In the anteroom during the cocktail hour, those who came to share in the celebration were treated to a special video of prerecorded tributes from the current students and staff. On display, too, hanging across the length of a wall, was a huge, colorful banner on which students and staff had written their heartfelt thank-you’s and congratulations to their Headmaster.

The evening festivities capped off the day which had been proclaimed “Barry W. Fenstermacher Day”

by Town of Bedford Supervisor, Lee Roberts, when she officially announced the special tribute at the November 1st Board meeting.

When all the speakers had finished their tributes, and in some instances, roastings, the Headmaster took his turn to thank one and all, and to recount the story of his application for the Headmaster opening in 1986 and subsequent selection as school head. He concluded by providing everyone with his underlying, guiding principle which he attributed to Samuel Phillips and his uncle, John, as they opened prestigious schools in colonial America: “Goodness without knowledge is weak and feeble, but knowledge without goodness is dangerous.” The Headmaster said that during his 25 years Harvey has “worked hard to collect a faculty that intuitively knows this.”

It was quite clear at the reception where so many gathered amidst much joy, hearty laughter, and effusive praise that Headmaster Fenstermacher’s 25-year tenure has produced a great deal of goodness for the Harvey community.

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A Harvey Homecoming

By Chris Del Campo

Perhaps Sarah Dowdell, class of 2011, best captured the essence of the spirit that filled the crisp autumn air on Homecoming Day at Harvey on October 15th.

“I’m here,” she said, “because Harvey’s my second home.”

It was a great turnout on a sunny Saturday as Harvey hosted its 13th Annual Family Weekend and homecoming events, but the fun had actually started on Friday. After a spirited pep rally closed out the school day, the Upper School students gathered around a bonfire melting s’mores before enjoying an evening of music and dance.

The Middle School kicked off the homecoming festivities Saturday with an intra-school game of soccer in the Neperan-Pocantico Game, resurrecting a popular tradition from Harvey’s past. The game featured teams comprised of both faculty and students. Pocantico defeated Neperan 2–1.

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said he was happy his team won but disappointed he had let Neperan score a goal against him. Seventh-grader Hannah Paul kicked the goal that got by Mr. Byrne.

Harvey’s colors of blue and maroon were everywhere as people walked about decked out in their school jackets, sweatshirts, and hats. It was a carnival-like atmosphere as Harvey families, current students and staff, and visiting alumni popped in and out of Chef Lee Robinson’s food tent for servings of hearty chili and barbecued burgers and hot dogs. The Harvey Spirit Store tent was buzzing with people buying all kinds of Harvey gear: sweat shirts and sweat pants, wind breakers,

1 headbands, caps, and other items. John DePalma, class of 2001, and currently serving as an Administrative Assistant for Harvey, reported brisk sales of Harvey wear and gear. “Maybe people piled into our Spirit Store tent to escape a chilly wind,” John said, “but when they left, they were wearing new Harvey sweatshirts and headbands.” “It was a very good day of sales,” he added.

Guiding Eyes representatives were busy at their table offering a photo op called “Smooch a Pooch.” Cuddling with the golden retriever puppies was a big hit for the many youngsters who joined their older Harvey siblings for the festivities, but the teenagers and the adults made sure to give the pooches their smooches, too.

Another booth featured students selling homemade delectables of cookies, cupcakes, and brownies as a fund raiser for Making Strides against Breast Cancer. The brownies went fast.

It is also a day when many alumni return to their alma mater. Visiting was Kenan Weaver, class of 2002, returning to see his sister, ninth-grader, Ariana, play in the volleyball game. “It’s kind of nostalgic,” the Harvey alum said. Having graduated from Hampton University in 2006, Kenan is employed as a technical consultant by Pitney Bowes. He said it “seems like only yesterday when I was here.” After greeting Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher, Kenan said he was happy to see so many familiar faces of staff. “I’m glad to see that there’s stability here at Harvey,” he added.

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Spencer Millius, class of 2005, said it was “great to be back.”

He said he had “a lot of great memories.” Spencer, who played four years of rugby for Harvey and even assisted Coach Phil Lazzaro for two years, attended the Berkley School of Music in Boston and will soon release a rap album.

Another alum, Alex Castleton, class of 2006, said it had been a while since he was last at Harvey. “It brings back memories to see a few old faces,” he said. Having earned a B.A. from the University of Vermont in computer science, Alex is now working on a B.A. in mathematics and hopes to soon become a computer scientist. When Alex attended Harvey, he sang in the chorus and was an actor in many dramatic productions, so he gladly accepted Director Kathy Cushman’s invitation to sing the National Anthem with this year’s Chamber Singers as part of the Color Guard presentation before the football game. And, it was a Harvey alum who was one of the three Katonah Volunteer Firefighters who marched to mid-field carrying the colors. Michael Barefield, class of 2005, currently employed as a permanent substitute teacher, dormitory supervisor, and athletic coach for Harvey, looked to be in fine step.

Some alumni are those who left only a few months ago when they graduated in June of 2011. Kayla Mogrovejo,

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a business major at Merrimack in Massachusetts, said, “Coming back is like coming home.”

“I miss Harvey, but I’m enjoying college,” she added.

Kayla, a star athlete for Harvey, is playing rugby at Merrimack. Kayla gave her 2011 classmate, Sarah Dowdell, a warm embrace as the two posed for pictures.

Sarah said, “It gives me a good feeling to see that nothing’s changed and everything is right.” Sean Lucian, a criminal justice major at Western New England University, and another member of the class of 2011, stopped by and said, “It is great to see old friends and my former teachers and coaches.” He said coming to the homecoming event allows the alumni “to keep up with what is going on in their old school.” Sean’s fellow classmate, Justice Koonce, who attends the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, said, “It is weird to leave a school of 25,000 and come back to the Harvey campus.” “But,” he said, “I love Harvey and I’m glad to see the spirit everyone has.”

Other alumni returning were John Sisson ’11, Tim Carpenter ’09, Meg Taylor ’09, Margot Connolly ’08, Frannie Visintainer and Katie LaVacca, class of 2007, Bob Sullivan ’77, and trustees Philip Bowers ’70 and Dan Chapman ’73.

And, let us not forget alum, Kyle Delaney ’04, who was working on the sidelines serving as an assistant football coach.

Kyle teaches history at Harvey and lives on campus, supervising in the O’Malley dorm.

Though she must wait several months before she can join the ranks of the alumni, student council President Nikki Pugliese, a senior, said she appreciated seeing so many of the graduates. “It is great to see how well everyone is doing,” she said. “When the alumni return,” she said, “it shows they appreciate their Harvey roots.” Nikki said she will be sad to leave after spending seven years at Harvey, but she vows to return as an alumna.

Oh, and of course, homecoming would not be as big as it is if it were not for the games. The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams defeated their counterparts from Darrow. The boys won their game 7–3 while the girls notched a 6–1 victory.

The football and volleyball teams did not fare as well. The football team lost a close one to a tough Horace Mann squad, 28–20. The girls’ volleyball team was defeated by Marvelwood 3–1.

Though it was not a clean sweep of victories for the home team, it was a great day of celebration of Harvey and the Cavalier spirit.

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5. Mike Barefield ’05 as part of Honor Guard 6. Kenan Weaver ’02 and sister Ariana Weaver ’15 7. Alumni Director Sally Breckenridge welcoming back alumni 8. Heather Evans ’11, Sarah Dowdell ’11, and Kayla Mogrovejo ’11 9. Meg Taylor ’09 and Alex Castleton ’06 10. Justice Koonce ’11

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What’s in a Name?

Harvey’s past and present campuses are tied by the homes that anchor the land and shape the school’s culture.

By Sally Breckenridge and Julia Halewicz

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You’ve probably noticed some new names around campus: Krasne, Walker, and Lasdon. They’ve joined the more familiar Carter, Weil, Shea, Evarts, O’Malley and Stafford.

And with the athletic center another is on the way. So what’s in a name?

As we reflect on the quarter-century of growth under Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher, it’s impossible to ignore the addition of The Walker Center for the Arts and the updated Krasne Middle School, just a few of the changes that have reshaped the campus and provided facilities to match the curriculum. It only makes sense that with this growth come new signs, meant to remind us of the names and legacies those families have left to Harvey. The signs and names are a point of pride for the school and weave together our past in Hawthorne and our present and future in Katonah. Across both campuses and spanning nearly a century, family has always been at the core of the Harvey experience.

When Dr. Herbert Carter, a pediatrician, and his wife, Mabel, founded the school in 1916, it was with the goal of creating a bucolic educational setting for their son, Herbert

Swift Carter Jr., who suffered complications from scarlet fever. The Carters named the school after Sir William Harvey, King Charles I’s personal doctor, who is considered one of the fathers of modern medicine. Eventually, Herbert Swift Carter Jr. would serve as Headmaster of the school his parents founded.

The grand white farm house in Hawthorne where the Carters once lived was the heart of the school, with 9–13-year-old boys engaged in a traditional English preparatory education that readied them for boarding school.

Students wearing tweed jackets and neckties put on theatrical productions, played football and were members of a rifle squad. Horses were not an uncommon sight on the campus.

And “Capture the Flag” was a favorite game among students.

In 1959, the construction of the Taconic State Parkway forced the school to change locations. One student of the Hawthorne campus, Frank Weil ’44, would prove instrumental in the next phase of Harvey’s history. Weil had spent his childhood at Hickory Hill, as it had long been called, in Katonah, and after his father Sylvan died in 1951, he bargain-sold the property to Harvey, which today The Harvey School 15

still encompasses more than 100 acres. Like the Carter’s Hawthorne property, at the heart of the Harvey’s new home was a late 18th-century colonial, white, columned house, quite similar to the Carter House.

On weekends, Weil’s parents would pick him up or he would take the train from Hawthorne, not unlike the nearly 30 boarding students today who travel from New York City, Connecticut, New Jersey and the surrounding towns who fill the two dorms during the week. At what he described as a “gentleman’s farm,” the people who worked the farm and cared for the horses and cows lived in the several cottages on the property. Today, Harvey’s maintenance team and some faculty occupy those buildings.

“The land still has the same feeling,” said Weil, who visited his family’s former property this fall for the first time in more than 30 years, since the original house was burned down.

“Students have the feeling of being in the country,” Weil said.

“My son, Sandy, attended in the 1970s and often mentioned that,” he added.

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not much difference between the Harvey campus of today and the Hawthorne campus he recalls. Horses are still a common sight, mostly utilizing trails that lead to a field between the Stafford dormitory, which houses 13 girls, and the Headmaster’s home at the foot of the hill, aptly named Weil House. And the arrival space in front of Sylvan Hall, the original house, serves the same purpose it did in Hawthorne, as a gathering place for students and faculty.

Some changes are inevitable: today’s faculty members don’t quite wear three-piece suits, and the short, cleanly cropped haircuts that framed boys’ faces during Weil’s era are outnumbered by longer floppy-haired styles. Harvey no longer has a rifle squad, but students continue to stage theatrical productions and play ice hockey, although they play indoors at the Maxwell Evarts Rink rather than on outdoor ponds.

Knowing that students were living in his former home was at first “a little strange” for Weil, but eventually he found it “gratifying.” “I liked it,” he said. Weil was committed to Harvey for many years, serving on Harvey’s Board from 1961 to 1973, first as a trustee and then as Chair. But when the original house disappeared in 1977, he found it hard to return, fearing

his memories would be replaced by the new building that stands at the center of campus today. He says his fears, so far, were unfounded and he was thrilled to visit again.

Strong family ties continue to bloom at Harvey. Faculty and staff children who live on campus run through fields, their toys adding a punch of color to the white and black backdrop of the academic and dorm buildings. And students utilize the open land to explore and mature, as Weil did when he was a child. The boarders, who comprise only eight per cent of the student body, feel at home sitting in

the gazebo after dinner and lounging in dorm common rooms. It is perhaps inevitable that the Harvey experience be an intimate one when both campuses were built around longstanding and lived-in family homes.

“This was not simply a green field looking for a purpose.

It was land and buildings looking for new people to appreciate it and to keep it alive with youth,” said Weil.

The photos on the accompanying pages show Harvey’s buildings, past and present, and the connection between our past and fast-growing future.

“This was not simply a green field looking for a purpose.

It was land and buildings looking for new people to appreciate it and to keep it alive with youth,” said Weil.

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eHarvey Harvey online

By Julia Halewicz

In between traveling through California, China and Indonesia last summer, Isabelle Gale was calculating the velocity of objects and learning about the speed of light.

But the soon-to-be senior transfer student wasn’t working with a tutor or a book; she was logging on to her eHarvey class online curriculum by Apex. When she needed help, she’d turn to Chris Kelly, the 18-year veteran Harvey faculty member who was teaching the course—from his home on campus in Katonah.

“Mr. Kelly would tell me to get certain chapters done in two or three weeks,” said Miss Gale, 17, a New Yorker who lives in the Stafford girl’s dormitory. “My whole class was outlined. I could do the assignment in the first two days or wait and spread it out.”

Isabelle perfectly fits the profile of an eHarvey student— someone for whom a traditional schedule doesn’t match her lifestyle. In Isabelle’s case, she didn’t want to be the only senior in a freshman-level course. A former Harvey student who moved across the country decided he wanted to complete his education with the school and chose eHarvey as his route. Another student is an equestrian, and another is a dancer, both of whom spend their days practicing.

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Michelle Christie, Mr. Kelly’s wife, launched eHarvey in 2006 with four students and a summer school program. In five years, eHarvey has grown to as many as 28 students at one time, with some as far away as Qatar. Ms. Christie says her goal is to provide as strong an education online as Harvey does at its Katonah campus and grow the program even more.

The technology behind eHarvey allows students like Isabelle to work at their own pace to master their coursework. When students sign up for a course, they gain access to Apex, which has curricula that adhere to the standards of states across the country; Harvey’s Moodle Web site, a content management system used by the entire school; and

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Blackboard Collaborate, a virtual classroom that allows students and teachers to meet online with a visual or audio connection that includes a chat component. Students are in contact with their teachers through Moodle, chat and texting.

“It’s a student-centric education,” said Ms. Christie. “It’s definitely making teachers think outside of the box.”

Students interact with Apex for much of the coursework.

The program includes quizzes and exercises that are computergraded. The eHarvey model includes a teacher for most courses, which helps the school stand out from the rest, says Ms. Christie.

Students and teachers can meet at agreed-upon times to review questions and work through problems. Mr. Kelly does much of his teaching with a whiteboard, which he uses to draw math diagrams that students can see through Blackboard Collaborate. If students can’t make a class, they can simply review the recorded lecture. Miss Gale said the eHarvey physics class is perhaps the best science class she’s taken yet. The key? Mr. Kelly’s diagrams.

Grades are included on traditional high school transcripts for students interested in applying to college. “What can be better preparation for college than independent study!” said Mr. Kelly.

Teaching a student you don’t see can sound harrowing at first to an educator. But Mr. Kelly thrives on the medium. “Having students looking at me was the least

“It’s a student-centric education.

It’s definitely making teachers think outside of the box.”—Ms. Christie

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important part of education,” said Mr. Kelly. “Now I actually sit in back of class and write on a tablet. The kids focus better.”

For students, eHarvey offers another unique opportunity: freedom from judgment. “Kids felt better about asking questions. The judgment from a classroom was removed because they can text questions individually,” said Mr. Kelly.

“And the students say they don’t have to worry about looking ‘cool’ in the way they dress,” added Ms. Christie.

Harvey on the Cutting Edge: Technology Tools

Harvey may have an online school to boast of, but the bricks and mortar version is hardly being left in the Stone Age. Here are some of the cutting-edge technologies in use at Harvey today.

Moodle Moodle is a Web-based content management system for faculty, staff, administration and parents. Teachers use Moodle to facilitate communication of and access to course content.

Staff and administration use Moodle for announcements and as a repository for benefits paperwork and IT guides.

Parents access homework assignments on Moodle and The Parents’ Association maintains a Moodle page.

SMARTBOARD Many teachers use SMARTBoards in place of chalk boards, giving them the ability to project computer-generated material and programs onto the wallmounted boards. Teachers can also use specific SMARTboard software for their discipline.

TURNITIN

APEX LEARNING

The Turnitin application allows faculty to take a student’s submitted work and compare it to more than 150 million archived student papers; 90,000 journals, periodicals and books; and 14 billion Web pages for signs of plagiarism. Students can submit their work independently as well.

Apex Learning is a complete Webbased secondary school curriculum and serves as the primary source for courseware for the online school. All the curricula are interactive and have built in assessments for students to monitor their own progress. Audio versions of lessons are available for students who are auditory learners. Apex is also used in the traditional Harvey setting, especially in the math lab, which allows student to work independently and at their own pace to gain a firm understanding of math concepts prior to advancing to the next step.

CRITERION Students can use Criterion to self-edit and revise their work by entering their writing into the application and receiving evaluations based on a rubric of grammatical, conventional and stylistic guidelines. Criterion also provides a repository of explanations and examples of writing rules and guidelines for students to reference.

BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE Like Moodle, Blackboard Collaborate allows teachers to break down the time and space limitations of a physical classroom by providing an easily accessible online environment to hold extra help and review sessions. Students and teachers log in and use audio, chat, Web cam and whiteboard technology to interact.

DIGITAL LITERACY COURSE Developed and taught by media specialist Susan Harris, Digital Literacy teaches students the skills they need to navigate our technologyfilled world. Students learn how to use technology in an ethical manner, to locate a range of relevant sources, evaluate validity of information, analyze and organize material into a logical structure, and share ideas and collaborate to present information in a creative, meaningful format.

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cavalierclippings news from the harvey campus & community

Athletic Center Construction Making Progress It won’t be long now before our students will be enjoying new athletic facilities. Crews working six days a week since last spring are now preparing the interior of the two-story $5 million dollar complex as the building is nearly fully-enclosed.

Harvey Business Manager Michael Drude reports that interior work will begin with the pouring of the concrete floor in the lower level which will eventually house the boys’ and girls’ locker rooms and the trainer’s room. Once the

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concrete has hardened, crews will frame out the individual rooms.

Second level work will involve pouring concrete slabs to serve as the sub-floor of the twin-court gymnasium. In addition to the gym, the second level will contain athletic offices and storage space. Once those rooms are framed out, workers will do the interior finishings, the plumbing and heating, the air-conditioning, and other mechanical components.

The last phase of the construction will involve the remodeling of

the existing girl’s locker room and the former classroom next to it (Ms. Boltz’s old office). These two rooms will become the new co-ed fitness room and a new hallway connecting Carter Hall and the new Athletic Center.

The building is tentatively scheduled to be finished by fall 2012, if the rest of the winter cooperates with the construction schedule. The new tennis courts will be on the field opposite the rear of the girls’ dorm.

Harvey Biology Team Studying Aquatic Predators on Campus Don’t let the title frighten you. We’re talking about small water creatures here that like to prey on tiny aquatic insects.

Senior Ryan Cook and junior Karina Lambert have teamed up with their biology teacher, Dr. Brent Boscarino on a one-year pilot project in independent aquatic ecology research that has initially focused on the predatory and anti-predatory responses of different aquatic organisms found on Harvey’s campus ponds. The two predators that the students are working with are a water scorpion, a long, thin carnivorous stick bug that lives among the reeds and fallen branches of the pond, and the larval form of a dragonfly. Their prey is the larvae of another aquatic insect, the phantom midge, which is similar to a mosquito but is non-biting. Both predator and prey spend most of their life-cycle in the water and will later grow wings to fly.

The first part of the group’s research investigated the anti-predatory response of the phantom midge to the presence of the water scorpion and the dragonfly.

The group reports that the smell of a dragonfly alone is enough to stimulate an escape response from the midges, a finding that, Dr. Boscarino says, “is a completely new finding for these two species.” The group did not find similar escape-responses in the presence of water that the scorpion had occupied.

“The differences in responses to the two predators make evolutionary sense,” said Dr. Boscarino. He explained: “Little to no movement from the midges would be most adaptive in the presence of a predator like the water scorpion which is an ambush predator that stays motionless until its prey

comes to it. On the other hand, a dragonfly actively seeks its next meal. Thus attempting to move away and escape would increase your survival chances if you were a midge.”

Dr. Boscarino, who received his Ph.D. and did his post-doctoral research in aquatic sciences at Cornell University, said his goal in coming to Harvey is “to bring graduate level research experience here and provide opportunities for students to engage in hands-on field research and experimentation.”

Dr. Boscarino said the goal of the two thesis students working with him on the project is “to explore new territory into the biology and behaviors of aquatic organisms and contribute novel information to the larger scientific community.”

After spending the fall term performing behavioral experiments in a laboratory setting, the two students are developing their work into a thesis

project in which they will analyze their collected data and submit their work to a peer-reviewed journal.

The project will also take the group far beyond Harvey to northern New York to collect and begin studying the “bloody-red mysid shrimp”, an invasive species to the Finger Lakes and Great Lakes region of New York State. Funded by The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) through the US Fish and Wildlife Service, this phase of the project represents a joint effort between Dr. Boscarino and his students and Dr. Meghan Brown from Hobart and William Smith College in Geneva, NY. The GLRI is funding the project in the hopes of developing a plan for managing this invasive species in years to come, and as for the rest of us, we can rest easy that we have very observant students monitoring the predators in our campus ponds.

1. Left to right is Dr. Meghan Brown (Asst Professor of Biology, Hobart & William Smith College), Dr. Brent Boscarino, Ryan Cook, Susan Harris and Karina Lambert (all from Harvey). 2. Karina Lambert and Ryan Cook at Stiver's Marina in Geneva, NY with a plankton net and sampling bucket that had just been retrieved from the water. The students were sampling the lake to test for the presence of an invasive shrimp, the bloodred mysid, which invaded the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes region of NYS in 2006.

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Alumni Faculty and Staff Frances Visintainer remembers herself being a “handful” when she was a Harvey student. “I had a lot of ideas and didn’t always raise my hand before speaking, and I didn’t like to sit still. Looking back, I can understand why teachers politely said that I had a lot of energy,” she told the Harvey Magazine in a recent interview.

That wouldn’t be much more than an anecdote for most, except that Ms. Visintainer has just been named Harvey’s associate director of Admissions and now faces those very teachers whose classes she “energized.”

“I was honestly worried about having to call the faculty by their first names, but I think I’m getting beyond it. Mr. Halewicz definitely made me feel better by coming up to me on my first day and saying, ‘Hello, Colleague!’ Every time I sit down with Mrs. Mahony, we joke that we’re having an adviser meeting, too,” Ms. Visintainer said.

Ms. Visintainer joins the company of three other Harvey alumni who are working for the school. Michael Barefield ’05, is a dorm parent, permanent substitute, and assistant football and lacrosse coach; Kyle Delaney ’04, is a dorm parent, an American history teacher, defensive coordinator for varsity football, assistant varsity, junior varsity and middle school hockey coach, and an assistant rugby coach; and John DePalma ’01, who oversees the Spirit Store, student transportation, and substitute teaching coordination, helps in the IT department, and is an administrator for the Harvey Cavalier Summer Camp.

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While their jobs are drastically different, they all agree that Harvey gave them the chance to explore their passions and feel supported by the dedicated staff. If you ask them what they want to add to the community, certain themes emerge: youth, opportunity, enthusiasm and championships.

“Harvey is a great school, I like its mission statement and everything the school stands for. It was a once-in-alifetime opportunity to return to be a part of the faculty,” said Mr. Delaney.

Fond memories of Harvey in part drew each alum back to the school.

“Beating New York Military Academy to become Hudson Valley Athletic League champion in football,” stands out as Mr. Barefield’s best Harvey moment. Mr. Delaney agreed. And for Ms. Visintainer, there were too many good moments to choose only one.

And having been a Harvey student does have its advantages in the

classroom. “Being on the other end when your kids give reasons why they don’t have the homework—you realize you have heard or used all of them before,” said Mr. Delaney.

“I really appreciate how much work my teachers put into their jobs, not only for the four years I was a student, but even today,” said Mr. DePalma.

While their graduation years may seem not that distant, even they have noticed the positive changes on campus.

Mr. Barefield points to the growing faculty, staff and student population. Mr. DePalma called the upcoming athletic center a “huge asset to the school.”

But one thing has remained constant: the supportive faculty. “They’re still as supportive as they were when I was a student, except they’re supporting me as I begin my career,” said Ms. Visintainer.

Harvey and Katonah Museum of Art Make Poetry In March, the Upper School English Department will be collaborating with the Katonah Museum of Art (KMA) in the interdisciplinary visual literacy program, “Thinking Through Art: Young Artists and Writers.”

Pam Hart, KMA’s poet-inresidence, will be working closely with the classes of Harvey’s 9thgrade English teachers to work on the writing process. Students will produce an original poem inspired

by KMA’s exhibit, “Rising Dragon:

Contemporary Chinese Photography,” as well as present their written work before an audience of classmates, teachers, and families.

When Hart launched the program at an English Department meeting, she explained that the exercise of writing poetry will enhance writing and communication skills in all areas of study. Specifically, the attention to detail and importance of structure will improve anything that they write, from a research paper to an email.

“Anything that makes the classroom come to life and makes education relevant is important for today’s students,” said English teacher Tim Halewicz, who helped bring the program to Harvey.

“They will not only improve their writing skills, but they will also receive an important lesson in reading the world.”

The school’s long-standing tradition of the annual poetry contest, in which every Harvey student recites a poem of literary merit, will kick off the project on March 8.

Trip to Dia: Beacon Gives Art Students Much to See and Appreciate

(Top) Interior view (window detail), Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries. Richard Serra, Torqued Ellipse II, 1996; Double Torqued Ellipse, 1997. Dia Art Foundation; gift of Louise and Leonard Riggio. 2000, 2000. Dia Art Foundation. Photo: ©Richard Barnes.

While most students look at going on a field trip as a way to get away from school for a day, many discover that it doesn’t mean learning takes a holiday. Such was the case in October when Fine Arts teacher Angelika Rinnhofer took her students of Advanced Digital Photo and Art History to Dia: Beacon, a contemporary-art museum housed in a century-old brick building that was originally a factory for the Nabisco Company.

Ms. Rinnhofer said the trip to the museum showed students that art can take on forms that are unfamiliar and unconventional. “You have to show students actual works of art and not simply photos of art in order to make the concepts you are teaching them in the classroom come across,” she said.

Ms. Rinnhofer said some of her students were overwhelmed, some were left in awe, and some were “utterly confused.” She said, “There were works that students could relate to more easily while others were too conceptual. But that’s what life is all about,” Ms. Rinnhofer added.

The Dia Foundation opened its Beacon site in 2003, much to the delight of many who enjoy contemporary art. “The students’ favorites,” Ms. Rinnhofer said, “were ‘Ellipses’ by Richard Serra and ‘North, East, South, West’ by Michael Heizer.”

If you are a contemporary-art aficionado, you might enjoy visiting Dia: Beacon in a Hudson River city that has become somewhat of a mecca for art lovers all over the Mid-Hudson region. (845) 440-0100; www.diaart.org

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It’s a Rap in 6th Grade Math On the surface, to the musically untrained, at least, there does not seem to be much correlation between music and math. When we think of music we think first of sound, melody, art, and pleasure. When we think of Math, we think of numbers, equations, homework problems and hard tests, at least those of us do who are not very good in math. But the sixth-graders in Michael Rubenfeld’s math class know better. They have discovered music and math can work hand-in-hand. They have proof, too. It’s in the rap song they composed in their unit on graphs.

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students choose a popular song that they wanted to use for their “graph rap.” One class chose “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys while the other 6th-grade class selected “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Kahlifa. The students then spent a few class periods coming up with their own lyrics about graphing and put them in place of the popular song lyrics.

“I instructed the students to act as if they were the teachers and were teaching other students all about the different types of graphs, “Mr. Rubenfeld explained. He told them the lyrics must say why graphs are important, what they are used for, and what features are included in them.

Once the lyrics were completed, Mr. Rubenfeld filmed each class performing its “graph rap.” His long-range plan is to

edit the films, add some special effects and produce a “graphing music video” for each class.

“I honestly wasn’t sure how this project would end, but I was pleasantly surprised at how hard the students worked together in coming up with creative and relevant verses,” Mr. Rubenfeld said. “One of the most interesting aspects of it was that some of the students who don’t normally lead the class in discussion, really took a lead in this project on organizing and creating the rap,” he added.

What can we expect for an encore from Mr. Rubenfeld? “This assignment was such a success,” he said, “that I now plan to do something similar later on in the year with my 7th-graders as well.”

Upcoming Events It’s Carnival Time at Harvey February 11th (Noon –4 pm) On February 11th, the Community Service Club hosts its 2nd Annual Children’s Carnival for Charity and hopes to enlist the participation of the entire school community for another huge success.

Last year, Harvey looked like an elementary school as several hundred children and their parents came on campus to have fun in the gym with bouncy stations, carnival games, cotton candy, and popcorn. Some Harvey students served as greeters and guides while others entertained children of all ages with story time, crafts projects, games and a salon.

Lunch was available all day along with a delectable assortment of baked goods for sale. The snow date is Sunday, February 12.

Founders’ Day February 22nd

Spring Benefit: The Harvey Variety house (and more) April 27th (7 pm) VA–RI–E–TY means an assortment; numerous, myriad of uniqueness HARVEY IS VARIETY! A Variety of People!

A Variety of Food and Drink!

A Variety of Great Entertainment!

A Vareity of Ways to Raise Money for HARVEY! Please help us by donating items for our new Variety Auction —Silent and Live. We want everyone to have a chance to take home something great!

Let’s talk! Give us your ideas, your items, or even a request of what you would like to bid on. Variety is key!

Also feel free to call or email our Auction Chair, Marjorie Weintraub at mgweintraub@aol.com. You can also get in touch with our Benefit Chairs, Cathy Shaffer at cathyshaffer@mac.com or Pam Slater at pjslater@aol.com.

Of course, our PA President Karen Walant is always helpful!

Reach her at kwalant @harveyschool.org Remember, the most successful way for us to have a successful event is if YOU all help us and participate!

Winter production February 23rd–25th Middle school prize Night June 6th (7–8:30 pm) Alumni Reunion April 14th (11 am–6 pm) Honoring classes ending in ‘2’ and ‘7’. Join fellow classmates for a buffet lunch, program with Headmaster Fenstermacher, Hall of Fame Awards, a student panel talking about life on campus today, varsity games on the fields (weather permitting), and a faculty/alumni reception. Class events coordinated by class/reunion agents. Details on the alumni website http://alumni.harveyschool.org.

Commencement June 7th (10 am)

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Habitat for Humanity and Harvey: A Tradition in the Making

By Chris Del Campo

Harvey cares. That’s more than a slogan and catchall for the community service work Harvey students, faculty and parents commit themselves to throughout the year. It’s a way of life at Harvey—an integral part of the school experience.

There are blood drives, Toys for Tots at holiday time, goodwill packages to our troops overseas, and food donations to the local men’s shelter. And the Community Service Club has created a tradition of working with Habitat for Humanity for the past seven years.

On a beautiful sunny Sunday on the Columbus Day weekend, a group of Harvey students gave up their free time to work with Habitat for Humanity on the historic Wright home in Somers, NY. It was a grueling day as the young volunteers worked to clear a large amount of debris from the yard, and scrape and paint part of a house.

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was gone and the owners had a nice section of their garden back,” said Community Service Club adviser Mark Brandon. “By the end of the day the owners were very happy for the work that had been done and the students felt great about helping a veteran in the community.”

Earlier in the year, it was the members of Class of 2014, working sideby-side for Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Brandon said the initiative “cultivated a climate of collaboration that went a long way to helping them come together as a class.”

The tenth-graders, along with their nine chaperones of Harvey faculty, helped Habitat for Humanity site managers on three projects in Yonkers: the old Croton Aqueduct’s state park trail way; a zero-energy house on Orchard Street; and several community gardens in the neighborhood.

Students cleared trash and debris, painted and planted flowers. They also

helped build a concrete foundation and clear land for vegetable gardens.

Mr. Brandon said he was amazed at how unfazed the students were about having to clean up “some pretty disgusting things they found along the trail.”

And he was proud of the leadership he saw in some of the students who took it upon themselves “to encourage those that sometimes shied away from doing some of the dirtier work.”

Mr. Brandon said the Habitat for Humanity experience serves to remind adults that, “all kids have something to offer.”“Some learned they’re good at building or designing things, some learned they’re good at inspiring others to work hard, and some learned that they can work in a collaborative effort,” he said.

Mr. Brandon said there will be more opportunities for Harvey students to work on Habit for Humanity projects this year and every year. It’s official. We can now call it a Harvey tradition.

The Harvey School Makes Strides against Breast Cancer It was another hugely successful event at Manhattanville College Sunday on October 16 when a team from The Harvey School joined the thousands who participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Jason Ecker, a senior and the founding member of Team Harvey, captained a group of about 50 upper and middle school students who made the fivemile walk around the Manhattanville campus in Purchase.

Jason said, “The theme for this walk was, ‘Yes, one person can make a difference’ and each of the supporters did.”

He said, “A big thank you goes out to all

of Team Harvey’s supporters.”

Community Service Club advisor Mark Brandon praised Jason for “doing a great job of organizing Harvey’s participation and for pushing the fundraising efforts.”

Mr. Brandon said this year’s efforts raised almost $5,000, most of which came from pledges and the rest from school bake sales and Dress Down Day collections.

Mr. Brandon said the event provided everyone the opportunity to enjoy “a wonderful day in an incredible atmosphere with thousands walking

to make strides against breast cancer.”

He said, “It was so inspiring to walk with people who had lost loved ones to cancer or to listen to the stories of those who have survived.” Joining Mr. Brandon from the faculty were history teacher, Dr. Amy Gignesi, Spanish teacher Rosana Lindoro, and Japanese teacher Tim Cornell.

Since its formation three years ago, Team Harvey has raised over $10,000 for Making Strides.

Harvey Cares for the Holidays The students in the Community Service Club and their advisors, school librarian Susan Harris, history teacher and athletic director, Mark Brandon, and history teacher Dr. Amy Gignesi were busy once again this fall collecting supplies for holiday dinners for families in need in Northern Westchester and holiday care packages for U.S. armed forces stationed overseas. The Club stocked the shelves

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of the food pantry at the Community Center of Northern Westchester with holiday treats in conjunction with Harvey Speaks on Nov. 29th. An energetic and devoted group travelled to Larchmont the following Sunday and helped package supplies for shipment overseas to American servicemen and women.

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1. Peeling carrots in cafeteria: Annelise Cepero (11), Kimiki Mereigh (11), Aila Prieto (8), Lily Alexander (8), Emily Sirota (8) 2. Kitchen of Katonah Presbyterian church with Lee and Mark: Armando Vazquez, Bradley Rothschild, David Mandra, Brent Feldman—all 11th grade.

prepared food for a hearty dinner served by our own students to the clients of the Northern Westchester Men’s Shelter hosted by the Katonah Presbyterian Church, a project the Community Service Club has been involved with for many years. The group also plans to make visits to Blythedale Children’s Hospital to share snacks and craft projects with the patients in the evenings.

Dr. Gignesi supervises a different group of tutors each term as Harvey students make regular weekly visits to Bedford Elementary School to help children build their academic skills.

Over 40 students play an active role in the Community Service Club’s projects.

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Harvey Takes Center Stage The fall and winter trimesters are busy times for our Performing Arts Program. This year started out with auditions for the fall theatrical production. Over thirty students tried out for the show. Performing Arts Chair Vinny Alexander, who directed the fall production, said he chose a series of one-act plays by writer Douglas Post to accommodate the number of actors.

This collection of works is titled— Detective Sketches and Other Short Plays.

Mr. Post is an established playwright with credits in film, theatre and television. The centerpiece of these plays is a parody of the 1940’s film noir-styled crime dramas. The other short pieces were a collection of comic and gritty New York City tales.

The fall productions continued with the Dance Concert. This year’s concert was an exploration of the work of four

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significant choreographers. Dance Director Melanie Gambino wanted her students to be familiar with a number of different dance and choreography styles. The show re-imagined the work of Broadway legend Michael Bennett as well as examined the choreography of three great dancers—Isadora Duncan, Alvin Ailey, and Marius Petipa. Some of the students also had a chance to choreograph their own numbers as well.

Ms. Gambino created additional pieces.

The evening concluded with “One,” the finale of Bennett’s A Chorus Line.

The beginning of the winter term brought two musical performances.

In early December, the instrumental program, under the direction of new music teacher, Andrew Tyson, presented a concert that featured a number of students with a wide range of skills.

Mr. Tyson, who joined the Harvey

staff earlier this year, said, “I have been thoroughly enjoying my time at Harvey and have had a great experience working with the middle school band and upper school orchestra.” He added, “I am looking forward to seeing the ensembles continue to improve over the coming months.” Mr. Tyson’s inaugural concert was a great success.

The holiday season kicked off with our Annual Candlelight Concert.

As usual, Choral Director Kathryn Cushman put together a spectacular concert that included a mixture of spiritual and secular songs that centered around the theme of light. As part of the yearly tradition, Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher joined the chorus for a song and Holiday Greeting. This year’s concert was extra special because it concluded with a dedication of the Black Box Theatre. In a ceremony following

the performance, the black box was named for the Jeffrey Lasdon family. Mr. Lasdon is a member of Harvey’s Board of Trustees, and the family was instrumental in the creation of The Walker Center for the Arts. Daughter Jackie, Harvey class of 2006, was an active part of the theater department and performed in every production during her six years at Harvey. The family’s passion and love for the theatre inspired their generosity, ensuring that the theatre was state-of-the-art and completed in a timely fashion. The faculty and staff are grateful for the family’s contribution to the arts at Harvey.

There is no rest for the creative.

The Performing Arts Department is gearing up for the winter musical, Oklahoma, slated for late February.

The performing arts are indeed very much alive at Harvey.

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Harvey’s Steve Masiello ’96 at the Helm as Manhattan’s Head Coach On the Manhattan College campus in Riverdale, NY, they’re calling it “the Steve Masiello era.” If his coaching tenure at Manhattan is anything like the Steve Masiello era at The Harvey School when he led his prep school to a league championship, there will be exciting days ahead for the Jaspers.

Masiello, a 1996 graduate of The Harvey School, officially began his career November 12 as a first-time head basketball coach at Manhattan with a home court victory over NJIT. For Masiello, coming to the Riverdale campus is a bit of a homecoming, as he served as an assistant to the head coach of Manhattan in 2001–2005, helping the Jaspers win the MAAC

credit: Manhattan College Sports Information Department.

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Championship twice. He comes to Manhattan after serving as an assistant to Rick Pitino at Louisville for six years and now takes on the task of turning around the fortunes of a college basketball team that won only six games last season and finished last in the MAAC. Masiello, one of only three Harvey basketball players in the school’s history to score 1,000 points, said his first game as a head coach was special. “It was a tremendous experience, and getting my first win as a coach is something I have long dreamed about,” he said.

Even when he was playing for Harvey in his junior and senior years, he said he knew basketball would be a big part of his life. “It was always in the back of my mind that I would be involved in basketball in some capacity,” the White Plains native said.

Masiello played basketball at Kentucky for four years, two of them under Rick Pitino.

Manhattan’s new coach knows something about winning championships.

He led Harvey to the 1995 New England Prep School Athletic Association Championship in his senior year, pouring in 26 points and sinking six straight free throws to seal an overtime championship game victory against Hamden Hall. Two years later, Masiello was a member of the Kentucky

team that won the 1998 NCAA Basketball Championship. In his senior year at Kentucky, Masiello, who received a degree in communications, was the Co-Captain.

His coach at Harvey, Tim Stark, remembers him well. “Steve was already a student of the game when I coached him, focused and determined,” said Coach Stark. “He wanted to play ball in college at the highest level, and under Pitino’s tutelage, Steve blossomed as a potential head coach,” said Coach Stark.

Masiello described becoming a head coach for a major college program as a goal “15 years in the making.”

Downplaying the notion that he is the one in charge of a team, Coach Masiello, a former ball boy for the New York Knicks, said he learned much from Rick Pitino, who gave him a lot of freedom and responsibilities as his assistant. “I have a great staff that deserves a lot of credit,” he said. “I let them call the shots, but it’s nice to have the final decision,” he added.

When asked what set Steve Masiello apart from other players, Coach Stark said he had “incredible shooting range and superior court vision, and he played with his head and his heart.”

While Steve Masiello won’t be displaying his deadly long-range shooting for his Jaspers, his vast knowledge of the game along with his great basketball instincts should serve Manhattan College very well in the years to come.

Just six weeks into the Masiello era, Manhattan had already surpassed the number of wins the Jaspers had all of last season.

Maddy Haller: From a Cavalier to a Blue Devil When she starred for Harvey, Maddy was recruited to play for Duke. Recalling her days as a Cavalier, Maddy said playing for Harvey was “a great experience.” “It was at Harvey that I was truly able to work on my skills as a leader and communicator, something that has really paid off for me in college,” she said.

Told that the Lady Cavaliers had won the HVAL Girls’ Soccer championship in 2010, Maddy was thrilled for the school and happy for Coach Tim Stark. She said, “I would like to thank Coach Stark for all he did for me and for supporting me when I was playing for both the Harvey team and my club team.” She said some of her best memories of Harvey came from playing soccer for the Cavaliers.

“Playing for the school team was a chance for me to have fun with soccer,” she said. “It was always such an honor to go out and represent the school on the soccer field, something I took a lot of pride in,” she added.

Maddy, who is currently a double major in History and Africa and African-American Studies, is giving serious consideration to a career in law.

Reflecting on her time as a student at Harvey, Maddy said, “Learning in such a small environment helped me understand better where my strengths and weaknesses are, “ she said. “When I came to Duke and was at first

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They were unranked when the season began, but they went all the way to the final game of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship before losing a 1–0 heartbreaker December 4th to the #1 ranked team, Stanford. The Duke Blue Devils (22–4–1), with former Harvey School All-Star Maddy Haller, a key part of a defensive unit that racked up 16 shutouts, could not score against the Stanford Cardinals, who won the Women’s College Cup after going undefeated this season.

Maddy, class of 2009, was a soccer standout for the Cavaliers when she helped lead Harvey to two HVAL Championships. She was hoping to do the same this year for the Duke Blue Devils, but Stanford’s defense proved too tough to score against in the title game, and Maddy and her teammates saw their title dreams disappear when time ran out.

Maddy said it was hard to realize the game was over when the buzzer went off. “When you get to the tournament, every loss means not just the end of that game, but the end of the season, and for our seniors the end of their soccer career, so we were all devastated not to be able to pull off one last win.”

Haller said she is proud of the team and the season they had. “This whole journey that started way back in August has been absolutely amazing. It is so much fun to win and do well and makes all that hard work we do seem so worth it. What was most impressive about our team was our attitude. We have amazing chemistry, and it is truly a wonderful program to be a part of.”

overwhelmed by the classes I was required to take and the number of students who surrounded me, knowing my strengths and weaknesses helped me play this into strength,” she explained.

“When I look back at my high school experience,” she added, “I realize that what makes it such a special school is that all of your teachers care about you and your success as an individual.”

Maddy enjoyed much academic success throughout her years at Harvey, winning many awards including the History Award, the Scholar-Athlete Award, and the Presidential Award in her senior year. With a 3.56 grade point average, she continues to excel academically at Duke, having received Capital One Academic All-District III honors for the second year in a row.

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sports

roundup

fall 2011 season

Boys’ Varsity Soccer

Harvey’s Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team finished the fall season with a WNEPSSA record of 4–6–2. Several games were lost as a result of bad weather, including the freak October snow storm that closed school for three days in the last portion of the fall schedule, resulting in a Housatonic Valley League record of 0–2–2. Coach Alex Morse lamented the games lost to Mother Nature. “We missed five scheduled games against opponents who were beatable,” he said. The team played well in its only playoff game, losing 2–1 to South Kent in overtime. But it was another close game in a season of tough defeats. “The team was not able to win the close games this season, and therefore lost a number of heartbreaking decisions,” Coach Morse said.

One close game that went Harvey’s way was a nail biter against Marvelwood when the Cavaliers emerged victorious in a well fought 2–1 victory. With the game at 0–0 midway into the second half, three consecutive one-touch passes led to Owen Beitel’s volleying a 50 yard pass into the back of the net from just inside the 18 yard box. When Marvelwood tied the score on a penalty shot, Harvey came back and broke the tie as Beitel scored again with 10 minutes remaining to secure the victory.

The team’s other season highlight came on Homecoming Day when the Cavaliers enjoyed their biggest offensive game in a 7–3 victory over Darrow. Captain Michael Morra scored 4 goals and Co-Captain William Schubert, Kiefer Callaghan, and Brian Silva each added a goal. “It was nice to 34 Harvey Magazine Winter 2012

have an offensive outburst like this, especially after struggling to score goals throughout the beginning of the season,” said Coach Morse.

Earning All-League HouVAL Honors and playing in the WNEPSSA Senior All-Star Game were Mike Morra with 8 goals and 3 assists on the season, and Will Schubert, who scored 4 goals, and earned 4 assists. Coach Morse said, “Coach Boscarino and I would like to thank the seniors for all their hard work and dedication over the past three years: Jason Ecker, Collin Kraus, Michael Morra, John Bolanos, Kiefer Callaghan, Brandon Hickey, Jason Day and William Schubert.” “We also had great efforts from juniors such as Owen Beitel, David Mandra, Moustafa Fawzy, and Will Walant when their leadership was needed,” he added.

Boys’ JV Soccer

The 2011 fall season for the JV Boys’ Soccer Team started off on the wrong foot by losing three of their first four games, but the last half of the season saw great improvement as the boys went 2–0–1 in their remaining games.

Led by team captains, sophomores Harry Solomon, Brian Silva, and Mike Chavkin, the Harvey JV moved to 3–3–1 with a victory in their final game, a 3–2 win over Soundview Prep in a game that featured co-ed rosters.

With the game tied at one, Harvey took the lead early in the second half on a goal by Stephen Nadler assisted by Co-Captain Solomon. With time winding down, it looked

like Harvey would prevail, but Soundview tied the game with ten minutes left. It stayed tied until six minutes left, when Solomon crossed the ball to Stephen Nadler, whose shot was kicked away by Soundview’s goalie. As the ball sailed wide left of the net, sophomore midfielder Emily Pollack came out of nowhere and fired the ball past the stunned Soundview netkeeper.

Solomon led the team in assists (5) and points (6).

Coach Griffin praised Solomon for his efforts. “Harry is a coaches’ dream; his leadership, intelligence and work ethic inspire his teammates to play above their natural abilities,” said Coach Griffin. The leading scorer for Harvey was Co-captain Mike Chavkin with four goals. Coach Griffin said Chavkin is “unstoppable at times and can dominate a game with his booming foot.” Co-Captain Brian Silva, nicknamed “Silk” for his smooth offensive abilities, scored two goals and added two assists, and won praise from his coach. “Brian has one speed—FAST, his one-on-one skills are superb,” said Coach Griffin.

Freshman Marcus Plummer played seven games at goal and registered two wins. He sported a 2.00 Goals against Average and made 29 saves for a Save Percentage of 78.4%.

Junior Jabea Kisob played five games in nets, winning one game and stopping a critical penalty shot in Harvey’s last game. He had a 2.00 Goals against Average and made 18 saves for a Save Percentage of 78.3%.

Coach Griffin and Coach Jeff Seymour said the team had many great contributions from junior Jack Chirico, sophomores Charlie Seider, Bryan Krosser, Brad Brown, Paul Riverain, Zach Schwartz, Curtis Rattner, Sam MoiseSilverman, Arden Zohar and three freshmen, Fabian Anderson, Brendan Kneitz, and Alfredo Liendo.

Girls’ Varsity Soccer

The Varsity Girls’ Soccer Team made it as far as the quarterfinals of the Housatonic Valley Athletic League this fall, one year after winning the Hudson Valley Athletic League title in 2010. While this year’s squad finished with a 5–5–2 overall record, the Lady Cavaliers helped make it 10 consecutive years that the program maintained a winning record. “Despite the awful weather and the rash of injuries to key players, the team played with spirit and determination,” said Coach Tim Stark.

The many days of rain and the late October snowstorm played havoc with the schedule, but Coach Stark said the season was not without highlights. Martha Slivka made 16 saves in one half against King; Natalia St. Lawrence and Melissa Wyman each scored two goals against Montfort Academy; Rane Prieto scored the tying goal against Watkinson with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game; Ava Gurman scored twice in Harvey’s 2–1 victory over arch-rival Wooster, and Izzy Gale, Tiaja Downer, Abby Hassett, and Emily Pollack all scored against Forman.

The team’s top scorers were Ava Gurman with nine points on six goals and three assists; Co-Captain and WNEPSSA All-Star Natalia St. Lawrence with seven points, and Co-Captain Lily Knoeppel, who garnered six. Goalkeeper Martha Slivka, the team’s other WNEPSSA All-Star, saved 90 and her sister, Hannah Slivka blocked seven. Both Martha Slivka and Natalia St. Lawrence also copped HouVAL All-League honors. Receiving HouVAL Honorable Mention Awards were Chelsea Finkel and Hannah Slivka.

Named as the team’s Co-MVPs were Martha Slivka and Natalia St. Lawrence. The Most Improved Player Award went to Chelsea Finkel. Coach Stark and Assistant Coach Brooke Black presented Izzy Gale and Anna Maus with The Coaches Award. Co-Captain Kelin Jimenez won The Sportsmanship Award, and named as Future Stars were Ava Gurman and Aila Prieto.

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Varsity Volleyball

Although their overall record stood at 5–10, The Varsity Volleyball Team placed second in the HouVAL with a 3–2 league record. Led by Captains Shannon O’Conner, Jessie Harrington, and Kim Bernstein, the Cavaliers earned a first-round bye in the HouVAL playoffs before losing in the semi-finals.

Coach Dave Ketner saw the second place finish as a highlight of the team’s season, but the biggest moment came, he said, when Harvey pushed Master’s CT to a fourth game and almost a fifth game in the semi-finals.

Coach Ketner had praise for the seniors who played their season for Harvey. He described Shannon O’Conner as a great team leader, hitter, server and blocker, Jessie Harrington as another leader setter, defense and server, Kim Bernstein as a great all-around player, setter, hitter, server and Harper Linneman as a solid all-around player who came into her own this year. Coach Ketner said the team missed junior Karina Lambert, one of Harvey’s setters and most experienced players, due to injury toward the end of the season. Others getting praise were junior Annelise Cepero ,stepping in as setter for the last part of the season, and Gabrielle Kahn whose serving and hitting took off during the play-offs. Junior Gabrielle Paulhac and freshman Ariana Weaver were “great additions to the team,” the coach said.

Coach Ketner said the season “was a very positive year.” He said, “We’ll miss our seniors but look forward to our juniors taking over the leadership roles.”

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JV Volleyball

JV Volleyball, led by team captains Leila Zuaiter and Erica Cheyne, finished the season at 4 and 4. Coach Dave Ketner said the team deserves praise for winning four matches against “very tough teams.”

In addition to the Co-Captains Zuaiter and Cheyne, the roster featured Gabrielle Cacciola, Sammi Aloi, Amanda Cummings, Taylor Powell, Kimiki Mereigh, Lindsay Cardaci, Odelya Shimonie, Audrey Rowe, Carly Salloway, Natasha Stein and Carly Kaplan.

Coach Ketner said the team gave a great effort. He said fellow coaches Jeanne Schumacher and Jackie Kelm saw each player develop her skills. The coaches see good things ahead for the volleyball program next year. “We are looking forward to further developing our freshmen and to seeing those who are ready move up to varsity,” Coach Ketner said.

Varsity Football Goes to a Bowl

The Varsity Football Team wrapped up its 2011 season with a bowl appearance. Finishing 4–4 overall for the season, the Cavaliers, led by team Captains Ben Goldman, Armando Vazquez, Zack Buckwald, Andrew D’Alessandro, and Nick Gattuso made it to the Hudson Bowl after beating a heavily favored Forman team at home to secure the bowl bid. Harvey lost its bowl game to Sacred Heart of Yonkers, 26–8.

Some of the highlights of the season included winning the season opener against New Jersey rival, Dwight Englewood, by a score of 14–7 and pulling out a victory in the final minutes against Avon Old Farms in a back-and-forth battle.

Head Coach Chris Kelly and his assistants, Kyle Delaney, Jason Hill, Mike Barefield, and Greg Phillips steered a team that produced 5,000+ yards of total offense, scoring more points than in any past season.

Coach Kelly said, “The offense this year was anchored by a strong quarterback in Ben Goldman, with stellar offensive line play by tight-end, Ryan Cook, tackles, Nate Alexander and Christian Harrington, and guards, Brian Theiss and Buddy Rice, and center, Tim McGee.” The offensive line allowed the fewest sacks in the league. The receiving corps was made up of Julien Higgs, Andrew D’Alessandro, Jesse Zubrin, and Armando Vasquez.

The offense featured strong running by tailbacks, Zack Buckwald and Cameron Chase, and fullbacks, James Underwood and Sharif Koonce.

Harvey was strong on defense this season. Coach Kelly said, “The defensive unit excelled as the season progressed, having its best performance against Forman to secure the bowl bid.” The defensive unit consisted of ends Danny Schonning and Will Leventhal, tackles, Luidgi Lezeau and Christian Harrington, linebackers, Nick Gattuso, Andrew D’Alessandro, and Armando Vasquez, corners Mitch Bowman, Jesse Zubrin, and Benjamin Rodrigues, and safeties, Tim Ehlberg and Kyle Nelson.

Coach Kelly had praise for the team as a unit. “The overall team attitude and unity was truly exceptional this year, and coaching the team was a privilege that I looked forward to every day,” he said. The coach acknowledged the contributions of this year’s quarterback. “The arrival of QB Benny Goldman, with his superior knowledge of the game, enabled us to do a lot more on offense, making the games more exciting for the coaching staff, the team, and the fans.”

Coach Kelly said he liked the character of this year’s group.

“The team was humble in victory and gracious in defeat; their sportsmanship was outstanding and their camaraderie was excellent.” He said the coaches give a special thanks and unending respect to the seniors, Zack Buckwald, Cameron Chase, Nick Gattuso, Tim McGee, Brian Theiss, Ryan Cook, Danny Schonning, and Timmy Ehlberg.

JV Football

The JV Football Team, with an overall record of 2–5, had a great start to the season with a huge win at Forman 40–0. The offense came out firing under the leadership of quarterback Tom Smith on 5–5 passing on the day. Will Rusciano caught a TD pass, Christian Artuso rushed for two scores, Jesse Matts returned a punt for a TD, and Jared Lane and Alex Bae each rushed for a touchdown. The offensive line blocked well all day, and the tackling of Kyle Nelson, Christian Artuso, Andrew Bowers and Kieran O’Connor kept the defense on the front foot.

Another highlight of the season was Harvey’s 20–0 victory over Forman. The game was back-and-forth with numerous fumbles for each team in the first quarter. Harvey’s offense was led by the strong running of fullback Thomas Dowdell.

Scoring for Harvey were Jared Lane on a 60 yard touchdown run, Alexander Bae on 70 yard kickoff return, and Kyle Nelson, who intercepted a Forman pass and ran it back for a 40 yard return for touchdown. Thomas Gattuso was successful for Harvey in kicking 2 point after attempts. The defense was led by the strong tackling of Kyle Nelson, Christian Artuso and Kieran O’Connor.

While Harvey lost its game against the Dalton School, the contest featured a nice comeback, which saw the Cavaliers fight back after being down 12–0 at halftime. Harvey’s offensive line came out in the second half and executed well, allowing Kyle Nelson and Will Rusciano to find some running room. Freshman quarterback Tom Smith led the offense down the field, culminating in a Nelson 20 yard touchdown run. Unfortunately, it was too little, too late as Dalton came away victors, 20–12.

Several players earned team awards. The Sportsmanship Award went to Andrew Bowers. Jameson Scarsella and Tom Smith received The Coaches Award. The MVP on Offense went to Kieran O’Connor. The MVP on Defense

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was Kyle Nelson, and the Most Improved Award was given to Spencer Martone.

Coach Brandon acknowledged the efforts of the team’s offensive and defensive lines. “They don’t get to score or make the big one-on-one tackles that everyone sees, but without them we wouldn’t be able to do all those other things,” the coach said.

Coach Stephanie Metz said, “We ended the season with a 1–4–1 record, but we made tremendous improvement from the beginning of the season.” Coach Metz said she and Coach Alex Lindquist “were proud of the improvements the team made, and we were very pleased with the strong effort the girls gave us throughout the season.”

Middle School Girls’ Soccer

Middle School Boys’ Soccer

The record of the Middle School Girls’ Soccer Team (1–4–1) may not show it, but Coach Stephanie Metz said the team made steady progress and displayed great dedication.

After getting off to a slow start in the first few games, the team picked it up against St. Luke’s in early October. Ashley Peart, Jacinth Francis, Isabelle Rozas, Katya Harris, and Kylene Groff maintained the pressure on offense, which led to a remarkable goal by Tessa Knorr late in the first half against St Luke’s. After halftime, Harvey faced a strong surge from St. Luke’s, and the defense was put to the test. Led by Jasmine Brouwer, Emma Carillo, Lea Horan, Macy Drude, and Hannah Paul, the team held on for a 1–0 victory, securing Harvey’s first win of the season.

The momentum from the St. Luke’s game carried the girls into a hard fought tie against Windward the following week.

Lauren Suna, Phoebe Baker, and Emily Walsh all contributed well defensively. Near the end of the first half, Tessa Knorr scored off a breakaway to tie the game at 1–1. After going down by a goal after halftime, Krysten Greenwood knocked in a beautiful penalty kick to tie the game at 2–2.

The game continued to be a nail-biter until the final whistle ended the game in a tie score. After the Windward game, Sara Reino joined the squad and was able to jump in and contribute in the final games of the season. As the team’s goalie, Julia DeNigris consistently handled the pressure well, saving multiple goals each game.

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The Middle School Boys’ Soccer Team had an up-and-down season. The team finished with a record of 2–5, with both wins coming against arch-rival Rippowam. The team was led by eighth-graders Henry Rosenberg, Adam Penino, and Josh Markowitz. Seventh-graders Stephen Nadler and Luke Cunningham also made significant contributions to the team.

After dropping its first game to Mizzentop, the team responded nicely with a 5–0 defeat of Rippowam. Henry Rosenberg and Josh Markowicz each scored two goals for the Cavaliers, while defender Rohan Cassels notched his first goal for Harvey in his three years playing for the team.

After making 25 saves in the first game, Luke Cunningham recorded his first shutout against Rippowam. Adam Penino led the defense with help from Luke Murphy, Lamar Dell, and Mike Gramando.

Two weeks later, Harvey won the rematch with Rippowam 3–2 in overtime. Josh Markowicz had a beautiful header goal off a corner kick to tie the game at 2–2 with less than a minute to go in regulation. Henry Rosenberg scored the first goal for Harvey, evening the score at 1–1.

About half-way through the five minute overtime, Josh put the ball into the back of the net to give Harvey the lead 3–2. The Cavaliers were able to hold on the last couple of minutes for a thrilling victory.

One of the biggest highlights of the season came against San Miguel Academy on the Friday of Homecoming Weekend.

Stephen Nadler scored a remarkable goal from 35 yards out on a direct kick. Coach Kennedy said, “That was the most beautiful goal I’ve seen in my seven years coaching soccer!”

Even though the team played in a 7/8 division, two sixth-graders played a large role for the team. Jared Peraglia and Jelani White both played well throughout the season. Jared in particular was able to play several different positions and did whatever was asked of him. Brian Alvarado and Jared Finkel also did a great job playing both midfield and forward for the team.

Coach Kennedy said, “Although the team did not have a winning record, they played hard throughout the season.”

“With only one or two substitutes each game, the players never gave up and represented Harvey well,” Coach Kennedy said.

Henry Rosenberg won the Offensive MVP Award while Adam Penino was named Defensive MVP. The Most Improved Player Award went to Lamar Dell.

Middle School Cross Country

The Co-ed Cross Country team, made up mostly of Middle School students, had a successful fall season as Harvey had the highest ratio of scoring runners among all the competing teams. The Cavaliers had one-third of their runners consistently scoring. Coach Michael Lindberg said Harvey’s runners enjoyed a fine season overall. “I thought that the team as a whole did extraordinarily well, especially considering the size of our team,” said the first-year coach.

Harvey had some runners who finished in the top five, putting them in the position to earn points in cross country scoring. Sam Mackiewicz, the only freshman on the team, finished in first place for ninth-graders, Ricky Brown came in 1st for 8th grade boys, Emily Sirota finished in 2nd place for 8th grade girls, and David Weiner placed 3rd for 6th grade boys.

Coach Lindberg said Sam Mackiewicz represented Harvey very well. “Sam finished in the overall 1st place in most of his races, although he finished second place in one race because he stopped to help up some students who had fallen down, while the second place runner went past him.”

Coach Lindberg said he was pleased by how well the crosscountry team represented the school. “They worked very hard throughout the season and we had some extremely talented and spirited runners,” said the coach.

Middle School Football

The Harvey Middle School Football Team struggled through a challenging schedule that featured games against Brunswick, Rye Country Day, and Greenwich Country Day. After losing key members of last year’s squad, new sixthgraders were relied upon to fill some important positions.

John Sullivan played key roles at both quarterback and linebacker. Nicholas Gibson played defensive back and had the team’s only interception. Other key players in the backfield included Zachary Gault, who had the team’s longest runs, and Joseph Bakas.

At the end of the season, quarterback Will Shaffer was recognized as the Most Improved Player. Seventh-grader Ryan Park received a trophy for Best Sportsmanship. Jordan Weintraub was recognized as the team’s defensive MVP and eighth-grader Ryan Sturm was awarded the team’s MVP award for his fine play both on offense and defense. Along with Jordan and Ryan, Jaime Kelly and Seth Lyons are eighth-graders who will be moving up to high school next year. The team is excited at the prospects of next year’s team, which will feature a strong nucleus of returning players.

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student council president’s view of harvey

Mr. Fenstermacher: Our Leader and Role Model

By Student Council President Nikki Pugliese

As a senior in high school, I often contemplate what it will be like to graduate Harvey, and it is a fearful notion leaving the community. However, I will venture on to the new chapter of my life with confidence, knowing that I have been exposed to valuable lessons from inspiring leaders. I will think of teachers and coaches, but I will not forget one person who has always believed in both the future of his school and its students. When reflecting on this time, I consider Mr. Fenstermacher to be one of the most influential people of my adolescent years.

I have been a student of The Harvey School since the sixth grade, but a member of the Harvey community for much longer. I fondly remember accompanying my older sister to a homecoming football game, where I first met the Headmaster. He warmly shook my nine-year-old hand, and said that he hoped to see me in a few years. This sparked my initial appreciation for Mr. Fenstermacher. While I have never had the privilege of taking any of his classes, I have developed a relationship with Mr. Fenstermacher that I hold in high regard.

Over the years, I have heard a countless number of his speeches, and although I listen silently and attentively, I prefer to absorb the values of his words and consider them during my day. When he addresses the student body, he talks to us—rather than at us, communicating with the intent to enlighten us with new and intriguing 40 Harvey Magazine Winter 2012

knowledge. I acknowledge his intent to connect with his students, constantly walking through the commons area with a smile and a wave, happy to ask us about how our day is going, or the sports game we played the previous afternoon. He takes a vested interest in the students, recognizing our accomplishments, doing so by an announcement, or by an invitation to his home for dinner.

I also have the privilege of witnessing Mr. Fenstermacher in formal action at Board of Trustee meetings, where he is always advocating for the interest of his school. He is the student council’s greatest supporter, helping fuel the energy for our events. So far this year, we have hosted a spirit week, a dance, and the first annual bonfire as events that would lead to homecoming. The Headmaster graciously visited the bonfire, and as always, attended the family weekend games with pride, bearing his vintage Harvey jacket. Because of his contributions to the school, Mr. Fenstermacher is not only the hope for the positive future of Harvey, but is our link to the school’s history.

Every Monday morning, I stand in front of the student body to ceremoniously bang the gavel that initiates the school meeting. As we wait for everyone to be seated, the Headmaster and I usually have a conversation about our weekends or an upcoming school event. On a recent Monday, he informed me that he attended a conference for New York private schools. Without any hesitation, he

described how he felt entering the conference with pride, knowing that he had such an amazing school to speak of, and could boast about our wonderful community with fantastic students and faculty. As he described the meeting, I was filled with immense honor, knowing how much Mr. Fenstermacher loves his school.

As he guides us in this his 26th year, I hope he knows how much we at Harvey value our leader. I speak for all the students when saying that we are privileged to have such a man as a role model for our students.

“I fondly remember accompanying my older sister to a homecoming football game, where I first met the Headmaster. He warmly shook my nine-year-old hand, and said that he hoped to see me in a few years.

This sparked my initial appreciation for Mr. Fenstermacher.�

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faculty

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thoughts about harvey from our faculty

Q&A with Faculty/Staff Richard Wyland, Assistant Headmaster What has been your best Harvey experience?

It’s hard to name one experience.

Among others—the growth of the school in numbers and facilities, watching programs such as the Benefit and HarveySpeaks be developed and succeed, watching the expression on a college advisee’s face when they hear that they are into college.

How do you spend snow days?

Up early to get the 5:30 call from the Headmaster, unless we’re lucky enough to call it the night before, then check snow day information for my son and wife, then to the computer to send out the message, walk the dog, hopefully back to bed for a bit, then shoveling, maybe an afternoon nap and some reading. I have a 13-year-old son, so if my wife has school and he doesn’t, I’m on duty, not a restful snow day.

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Your favorite Harvey tradition is …

As a historian, I like the ones that reflect the early years of the school.

MS Prize Night, Commencement, the Speech Contest, the Poetry Contest.

What’s your favorite dining hall meal?

Lee’s pot roast is a consistent hit.

You knew you were a Harvey lifer when …

When I turned around one day and realized I’d been here for 18 years. But every morning is new and challenging and fun.

What’s one piece of advice you’d offer to a new Harvey family?

Become a partner with us and take advantage of all the opportunities to support your child here at school; see the games and the plays and concerts, meet and connect with the teachers.

What was the strangest place you were recognized by a Harvey student?

The Convention Centre in Ottawa for an informal Irish dance championship.

Brent Boscarino, Science Teacher You’re doing so much for the school.

Which project is your favorite?

I am probably most passionate about the projects that have the students working hands-on and learning more about their community. I think the independent research projects on Harvey’s pond and in the Finger Lakes are most interesting because it gives me such a rush to know we are engaging in scientific explorations that no one has ever done before. The fact that we are doing this at the high school level and exposing kids to such high-level critical thinking pursuits is awesome.

Have any students become more interested in the environment after taking your class?

I am really big on student feedback and evaluation. Throughout the year, I pass out anonymous surveys about ways of improving the class to better meet my students’ needs. I ask if their level of interest in biology increased since the beginning of the class, and most students answer “yes.” This means so much to me as a teacher. My goal is to increase their sense of wonder about the natural world and develop the critical thinking and investigative tools that will enable them to go out into their communities and make a difference. It is really about building confidence to set them forth in this world with a sense of purpose and better understand how their own actions can impact the natural world around them and how they give back in a positive way to their communities.

Do you teach policy?

We definitely get into policy- particularly on our “Free-form” Fridays, when students research a topic that extends beyond our classroom concepts and share their thoughts, findings, and opinions with each other at the end of the week. When we talked about population growth in ecology and limiting factors, for example, we discussed human population growth, the expansion of the middle class worldwide and what that meant from a resource limitation perspective. The students watched videos and read articles on China’s One Child policy and the implications of such a widespread regulation on population growth.

What kind of volunteer projects are you engaged in with the students?

Last year, our Environmental and Outdoors Club volunteered at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem.

What lessons have you learned since teaching at Harvey?

One thing I have learned from being at Harvey is the importance of applying what we are learning to other disciplines and placing the material in other contexts. The students thrive on topics they can discuss.

How do you balance it all?

What’s the real-life lesson being learned through these projects and your classroom?

That students, even at this young age, can really make a difference in the world. If it’s progressing science through research, building gardens to grow food and recycling water to lessen the strain on our natural resources, or educating the public about environmental issues—all of these pursuits help foster a sense of “place” and build confidence that they can positively contribute to the quality of the environment and communities in which they live.

My family is number one in my life.

They are unbelievably supportive and understanding, and everything that I do here at Harvey, I do with them in mind. I am the father of an almost-3year-old-son, Wynn, and I have been married for over five years to my wife Jessica. Having Wynn totally changed my perspective on life and what I value most. I stopped stressing about the minute details of everything I did and starting thinking more big picture— what is it that I’m really trying to accomplish and what is most fulfilling to me and those that I love?

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Middle School Perspective

By Brendan Byrne, Middle School Head

Restoring the Neperan-Pocantico Tradition To those not fully-versed in Harvey’s long and storied history, it might have seemed merely a scrimmage on Homecoming Day, October 15th, when one team of Middle School students lined up against another team of their schoolmates in a friendly game of soccer. But what took place on the lower fields at noon before the slate of varsity games was a re-enactment of a classic intra-school rivalry that goes way back in time. With one team donning blue shirts (Pocantico) and the other maroon

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(Neperan), the competition revived a tradition of the Neperans against the Pocanticos. On this particular day, the Pocanticos drew first blood in what will be a year-long rivalry. Led by goals from sixth-grader Jared Peraglia and eighthgrader Ava Gurman, the Pocanticos won the game by a score of 2–1. Seventhgrader Hannah Paul scored the lone goal for the Neperans.

The tradition of the Neperans and Pocanticos can be traced back to the earliest years of the school’s existence.

Then, every student was assigned to one side or the other, and the two clubs competed throughout the year in athletics, academics, and debate.

Students maintained the records of each year’s competition in separate books. The original books still exist and serve as fascinating records of this unique Harvey tradition. Each book includes a few pages for each school year, with names of the newly initiated club members, the club’s officers, sketches of club crests, summaries of events, and descriptions of induction ceremonies. Middle School students have had an opportunity this year to

view these books to better appreciate the school’s history.

When The Harvey School expanded to include an upper school, with varsity sports, and became coed, the tradition faded. Over the past five years, the tradition has occasionally resurfaced in the form of a Middle School field day during the spring, but this year the Middle School hopes to reinstitute the Nep/Poc tradition as a regular part of school life. Every Middle School student has already been assigned to either the Neperan or Pocantico club, and there are plans to have more competitions throughout the school year.

Ultimately, it is important for current Harvey students to be aware of and take pride in the school’s unique traditions. Eighth-grader Matt Neporent, who is, of course, a Neperan, stated, “It’s cool to be part of something that goes back so far. I feel connected to kids who went to Harvey decades ago.”

It is especially important that our current Middle School students appreciate the Neperan-Pocantico tradition. They will be Upper School students and perhaps leaders in the efforts to plan for the gala celebration of The Harvey School’s centennial in four years.

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Upper School Perspective

By Robert Cook, Upper School Head

Technology and the Curriculum

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everal years ago, in an old box of papers, I discovered a course guide from the 1950s. While the thencurrent Harvey curriculum (the 2002 version, as I remember) had obvious differences from the one taught in the 1950s, primarily in scope and number of classes, I was struck by the similarities, especially in the expectations and the kinds of courses required.

Put another way, I think that a 1951 graduate would certainly have been able to see differences in the 2002 curriculum, but he wouldn’t have felt like an alien; he would have recognized Harvey had evolved.

In this very same way, I believe that members of the class of 2012 would

feel right at home in Harvey of, say, 2042. The physical plant will no doubt be different (hopefully we’ll have all manner of wonderful new facilities, like a science center), every student will most probably bring his or her handheld, multifunction digital device and portable printer to school, and only a prophet can know what the dress code might be, but the kinship with the school of the late-20th century will be apparent.

And yet, there will be significant differences in Harvey’s programs of the mid-21st century. Perhaps they won’t be as readily visible as a new building is, but they will have a large impact on future students.

The proliferation of computers and related technology, and the attendant networks, data bases, and email that they have spawned, seems to be completing what was called in the 1960s the “information revolution.”

No longer are schools and libraries the primary repositories or disseminators of knowledge. Children have access through various media to more knowledge daily than we could possibly teach them in 12 years of schooling.

And what is known has increased by several orders of magnitude and is increasing exponentially. In some fields of study, biology comes immediately to mind, there is already more known than any one person could The Harvey School 47

UPPER SCHOOL Course Credits and Graduation Requirements To graduate from Harvey, students are expected to have earned 69 credits or the equivalent of 23 full-year courses plus four trimesters of physical education, fulfilled by participating in a team sport for at least four full seasons. The following distribution of academic requirements must be met for graduation: • Four years of English • Three years of Mathematics: Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 • Three years of Science: Conceptual Physics, Chemistry and Biology • Four years of History: Non-Western History, Western Civilization, American History, and Senior History • Two years of the same Foreign Language beyond Middle School • One year or three trimesters of Fine Arts in addition to the two required trimesters of Music and Culture (in ninth grade) and History of Art (in tenth grade) • Two trimesters of Health & Wellness (one in ninth grade and one in eleventh grade) • One trimester of Digital Literacy (in ninth grade) Freshman, sophomores and juniors are expected to earn a minimum of 18 credits per year to advance to the next grade levels; seniors may carry a minimum of 15 credits. Juniors and seniors who lack the proper number of credits must earn those credits in summer school.

Advanced Placement Courses and Honors Classes A variety of Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in all academic areas at the Upper School.

However, not all AP courses are offered each year. Enrollment in any of these classes is dependent upon the Department Head’s recommendation and the consent of the Head of the Upper School. The College Board determines the schedule for AP examinations, which students take at the end of the year. The following AP courses are offered:

• European History • American History • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • English • Latin • Spanish • Calculus AB & BC • Computer Science

Students are selected for honors classes based on their performance in that subject area during the previous year with the approval of the Department Head.

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learn in a lifetime of exclusive study.

And, by the time it was learned, most of the information would be outdated.

Computer science students in college are routinely told today that what they are learning in class will be out of date before they graduate. Over 90 percent of what is known about how the brain and mind function has been learned in the last 20 years, 90 percent of that in the last 10.

This, then, is both the promise and the danger of the current technologies that we’ve “plugged into.” Easy access to millions of gigabytes of knowledge in every imaginable field of endeavor or interest is available with a few judicious mouse clicks or screen taps. But which information is most valuable?

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determined? Is it more important to know some things than others? What exactly does one do with all this stuff anyway? These are the questions with which 21st century curriculum planners will have to grapple in order to form schools, Harvey included, that genuinely equip students to live successfully and happily in the world of cyberspace and rapid social change.

So, at the risk of being absolutely and categorically wrong, here are a few ways that I think Harvey’s curriculum will become different in the next millennium. (Alfred North Whitehead said that there are only two kinds of liars about the future: those who claim not to be interested, and those who claim to know what they’re talking about.)

1. The focus of the curriculum will be on skills and abilities and not on knowledge.

We will become much more interested in teaching students how to learn and how to gather, understand, manipulate, and present knowledge than on what specific information is being learned.

The nature of “essential knowledge,” like that proposed by Hirsch in Cultural Literacy, will become less and less clear.

Learners will have a role in deciding, at least in some measure, what they want and need to know. Teacher-made tests will move away from what is known to what can be done.

In other words, the primary goal of the curriculum will become teaching students to learn and to learn how

to learn. When knowledge is vast, rapidly changing, and readily available, the task of teachers becomes not giving particular knowledge to students but equipping them to find, evaluate, and understand whatever it is they need to know at a given time.

The subject-centered curriculum (Geometry, U.S. History, Chemistry, Spanish 111, etc.) will gradually pass away and be replaced by a curriculum of abilities (using intermediate-level algebra to solve “real-world” problems might be a “course”).

Students will be allowed to specialize in the study of, say, history or math beginning as early as the start of upper school. It will no longer be possible to define an educated person by a certain number of facts/ideas known or books read. What one can accomplish will become paramount.

4. Although graduation will still occur in the late teen years, graduation requirements will be based 2. Time will become much less around what a student structured and the school day can do and not a sequence of “courses.” more flexible.

The current “schedule” of “classes” will give way to time blocks during which students will structure their own tasks, at least to some degree. Teaching will become more involved with helping students “practice” what they are learning and with holding discussions and/or demonstrations than on planning “lessons” for a 40-to-45-minute “period.” Radically increased knowledge of how learning occurs will enable us to help students structure tasks in ways that they can accomplish them most efficiently and effectively.

Distance learning will form at least a part of most school days.

3. Not all students will learn the same information.

Colleges will have finally realized that a certain number and distribution of “Carnegie units” (credits) completed has little to do with how well a person has been educated and is a poor predictor of success in future study.

Consequently, there will probably be several avenues available to students to meet the requirements. This could mean, among other things, the end of age-grading (i.e. age 13, grade 8) and the rise of a whole different set of standardized tests, testing not aptitude or achievement, but developed skill.

(Given certain materials and instructions, can a student hypothesize, test, and draw accurate conclusions about the behavior of some chemical process?)

5. “Language Arts”—reading, writing, thinking and speaking—will be taught by each teacher in some way each day.

As a society, we will have realized that it is the ability to use language effectively in its various manifestations that allows us to learn, to succeed and to evolve. We will have realized, after a lengthy period of turmoil, that the very speed with which we are able to mentally move

about in cyberspace can easily lead to a whole host of ills, not the least of which is the trivialization of the imagination.

We will understand that reflection, rational consideration and discourse are the means by which humans solve problems and progress, and we will understand that it is the word, not the image, the sentence, not the data string, that makes this all possible.

Most importantly, we will have seen the necessity to teach, directly and daily, talking, reading, writing, and organized thinking at all levels of the curriculum, not just in the elementary school.

None of these changes, even if they all come to pass, will occur suddenly; rather, change will be a process, only the end result of which will be readily apparent. Not all are even desirable, at least by me, but digital technology as a large and ever-growing fact of our existence is a given, and it’s here to stay.

Organized schooling came into being at the turn of the 20th century to disseminate information, something not possible then in other ways. Cable TV and vast computer networks now disseminate more information more quickly and cheaply than even the best schools ever could. Consequently, the role of schools in the lives and futures of our students must inevitably change.

Our goal at Harvey is to anticipate the effect on Harvey’s students and manage the change that these expanding technologies will bring rather than respond after-the-fact in an attempt to “keep up.” If it’s becoming clear what modern machines can do for our children, it’s also becoming increasingly clear what they can’t. Filling this void will be the role of schools of the future, Harvey included.

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perspective from the parents’ association

A “Thank you” Note to the Headmaster

By Karen Walant, Ph.D., President, Parents’ Association Recently, Barry told me the story of how he became the Headmaster at Harvey. Granted, I can’t tell it as well as he can, but imagine Barry telling this story in his masterful way. It goes something like this: Over twenty-five years ago, Barry interviewed for the Headmaster’s position at Harvey and immediately knew that this was surely the place for him. He told his wife, Rowena, that, indeed, he was sure he would have this job; he could envision himself at the school, in the Headmaster’s home. And he waited for that phone call to come, and, after several more interviews, he was thoroughly convinced that the job would be his.

He was not, unfortunately, given the position, because he was told he was ‘too young.’ Barry was crushed, but he told his wife that—no matter, he would definitely become the Headmaster, soon enough. Being a realist as well as a visionary, he went on other interviews, including one in California, to be Headmaster of a very elite independent 50 Harvey Magazine Winter 2012

girl’s school. It just didn’t have the right feel, he told Rowena, and besides, he was going to be the Headmaster of The Harvey School! She gently—and possibly not so gently—told him that the Harvey job was taken, but Barry persevered with his vision; his gut told him he would be the Headmaster of The Harvey School. When the newly appointed Head at Harvey abruptly left (apparently because his wife did not like the cold Northeast weather), guess who was called next? You got it—Barry, who despite his youth, was called upon because he impressed the search committee with his wide-range of administrative experience and outstanding leadership qualities. He and Rowena have been happily ensconced in his vision-come-true—Headmaster of a school that he loves, a school that he led to remarkable growth, a school that is so very much imbued with the essence of Barry himself.

As President of the Parents’ Association, I consider myself so very

fortunate to have the opportunity to work closely with Barry. I, like all the parents at the school, fully embrace Barry’s vision: that kids thrive when their teachers engage, inspire, and empower them. Perhaps because the school has remained committed to its small size, kids get the chance to try new things every semester and to take bigger and bigger risks in all areas. I personally have seen the miracle of Harvey again and again and again, and I have watched children grow into confident, well-rounded and successful young adults. We all have, which is why I believe so fervently in Barry’s vision, and why I am so grateful that he never wavered from his determination, 25 years ago, to become the Headmaster here.

And I’ll tell you something else—I see that Barry’s ability to bring out the best in people, applies not just to our kids—but to staff AND to parents as well. The partnership between parents and administration at this school

Karen Walant and Barry Fenstermacher at 2010’s Parents’ Association Benefit

is legendary. Something happens between us, as any of us who have volunteered on any committee knows— we are all touched by the magic of Harvey, the truly genuine support that staff give us, and the sincere enjoyment parents and staff have together in making this school the finest it can be. Barry’s genuine confidence in each one of us brings out the best in each person. While it is our children who are here to learn, it is also we—the parents—who stretch and grow to meet our own potential. And that, to me, is extraordinary. In closing, let me share some of the teachings I have learned from Barry, lessons for which I am eternally grateful:

Keep your door and your mind open.

Laugh often. Trust your vision and your imagination. Be so prepared that everything looks effortless.

Be patient. Modesty encourages teamwork. Ask for help. And always write thank you notes!

Barry, thank you. On behalf of all the parents who have had their children in our school, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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It Pays to be Curious at HarveySpeaks

By Bonnie McGee

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At the second annual “HarveySpeaks,” more than 300 parents, students and educators were introduced to one of life’s basic truths: Curiosity Does NOT Kill the Cat! Just the opposite—it gives meaning and purpose to life.

Everyone’s curiosity was piqued at the sight of the evening’s opening acts. Juggling and unicycling performers amazed spectators with their circus antics. There were some anxious moments when parent Hank Goldstein climbed aboard for a double-decker cycling experience. The “out of the box” entertainment was a fun way to introduce the evening’s themes of challenge, risk and uncertainty.

Barry Fenstermacher officially greeted the crowd, highlighting the goal of “HarveySpeaks” as an “opportunity to learn, to have fellowship together, and to have something to talk about when we go home, maybe for weeks and months to come.” Along with Parents’ Association President Karen Walant, volunteer coordinator Ingrid Wittmann was recognized for bringing the “curious” event to fruition. Dr. Walant thanked faculty, parents and students for their participation in the community service activities connected with the evening, which included donations for Harvey’s holiday food and toy drives. The Harvey chorus then previewed their December 13 Candlelight Concert with a beautiful rendition of “How Can I Keep from Singing.”

Keynote speaker Todd B. Kashdan, Ph.D., engaged his audience immediately with an interactive activity, each member drawing the person next to him without looking at the paper. Dr. Kashdan, Associate Professor of Psychology at

George Mason University, author, motivational speaker and therapist, illustrated that anyone can engage the mind in a focused activity and stay “curious” in the process.

Defining “curiosity” as recognizing and seeking out new knowledge and experiences, Kashdan urged everyone to become open and receptive—embracing, instead of fearing and avoiding, uncertainty. His highly acclaimed book Curious? seeks to debunk prevailing myths about happiness. “It is not a constant state of being, but moments that happen when we are mindful, when we explore what’s novel, and when we live in the moment and embrace uncertainty.”

Kashdan asserted that positive events last longer, and we can extract more pleasure and meaning from them, when we are open to new experiences and relish the unknown.

In Kashdan’s hour-long workshop that followed, he offered a blueprint for building lasting, meaningful relationships, improving health, increasing creativity, and boosting productivity. He instructed participants on how to foster the curious explorer in each of us while becoming increasingly more comfortable with taking risks and facing challenges, the goal being to function optimally in an unstable, unpredictable world.

Dr. Kashdan has been the recipient of many awards for his research on curiosity, happiness, meaning of life, social relationships, trauma, depression, and social anxiety. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post and on NPR and PBS, among others.

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Harvey families enrolled in an array of workshops that would lead them out of their comfort zone while learning something entirely new and unfamiliar. “African Drumming,” with its high energy rhythms, helped participants let loose while performing and learning about the origins of this unique and vibrant music, taught by West African drummer and dance teacher, Belle Ritter of Belles Dance Network.

And, for anyone who ever wanted to run away to the circus, “Under the Big Top” proved a fun, fast-paced lesson in juggling, using Chinese yo-yos and spinning plates, presented by

“International Year of the Bat” explored the truths and misconceptions about these mysterious flying mammals, and their importance to humans and ecosystems.

Participants constructed wooden bat houses for our local bat species under the direction of Adam Zorn, naturalist at Westmoreland Sanctuary. “What’s ‘New in ‘New’trition” was a chance for teens to learn about healthy food and meal preparation with Susan Cooper, MS, RD, CDN, and our FLIK nutritionist. “The Buzz on Beekeeping” taught by Howland Blackiston, author of Beekeeping for Dummies, revealed the

“This unique event brought the children and parents of Harvey families together, to join more intimately with faculty and staff, which, in turn, helps nurture the larger family— the Harvey community.” — Karen Walant Chris Allison, a veteran circus performer from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

“Intro to Zumba Dance” encouraged novices to kick into high gear, toning and sculpting body, mind, and spirit with the latest dance-fitness craze based on Latin-inspired international rhythms. Dancer/actress/fitness instructor Suzi Myers led the group. Harvey senior Kayte Crum said doing Zumba “was the only time I have truly enjoyed working out!”

“Yoga for Beginners” provided a gentle and playful look at yoga, an ancient form of physical movement for nourishing mind and body led by certified yoga instructor, Sarah Kashdan, the wife of Todd Kashdan.

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remarkable qualities of honeybees and the dramatic contribution they provide to plants of all kinds.

“Working It Out: Collaborative Problem-Solving,” instructed adults in a three-step method to help kids succeed by improving their ability to tolerate frustration, solve problems, and improve flexibility. Family therapist/ lecturer Linda Seaver, MPS/LCAT and Harvey STEP class instructor, encouraged parents to avoid power struggles while staying empathetic and curious. “Girl Power: Be Confident, Be Safe, Be Aware,” led by martial arts and self-defense instructor and Harvey parent Eric Zohar, helped junior/senior girls and their moms learn to

trust their intuition and become street smart. Acquiring self-defense skills, women in this class left empowered to stay out of harm’s way. Many mothers wished they had learned these skills as a student. “The best self-defense moves are the simple ones that would be effective in escaping…these lessons are ones that girls (and women) should know to keep from becoming a target and what to do if it does happen.”

Prior to the evening’s festivities, faculty, parents and community leaders led students through various community service projects, which included working with the East Coast Assistance Dogs, creating gingerbread holiday centerpieces, building bluebird houses for Westmoreland Sanctuary,

writing holiday cards to troops overseas, making housewarming gifts for Habitat for Humanity, wrapping holiday presents for a local homeless shelter, and sorting donated food and clothing for community centers. Afterward, students and their families were treated to a superb dinner from Chef Lee Robinson and staff.

The rainy, windy weather did not dampen the spirit or the enjoyment of this year’s installment of “HarveySpeaks.”

PA President Walant called the day a “huge success.” She said, “This unique event brought the children and parents of Harvey families together, to join more intimately with faculty and staff, which, in turn, helps nurture the larger family—the Harvey community.”

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alumniNews Alumni stories and updates

Letter From Our Alumni President Dear Harvey Alumni, Enclosed for your reading pleasure is our new publication, Harvey Magazine, which replaces the Alumni News. We have updated the format of our alumni communication because a number of you requested more news about The Harvey School of today, while other constituents (students, parents, faculty) wanted to learn more about Harvey’s “storied past.”

The result is our new combined publication, Harvey Magazine. It contains the Class Notes, photos and feature articles that you have enjoyed over the years in the Alumni News, coupled with the current events and campus happenings appearing in the Harvey Parents’ Association’s News and Views publication. In some cases (events, past and future), we have combined alumni and current parent news in the same section, while leaving some sections separate.

I hope you enjoy our new format, and look forward to continuing our “alumni dialogue” among a broader constituency in the future.

Best regards,

Dan Chapman ’73 Alumni Association President

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recentevents Cavalier Camp A number of alumni joined former teachers and students working at the Harvey Cavalier camp over the summer.

Alex Bae ’15

Chloe Delaitre ’10

Tim Carpenter ’09

Franny Visintainer ’07

Sam Salloway ’11

Anna Walant ’10

Sam Nadell ’09

Charlotte Wittman ’14

Harvey Golf Outing The Harvey Alumni Association once again sponsored a fall golf outing, this year at the Rockrimmon Country Club, where Cory Alpert ’83 is a member.

Fine weather greeted the players, who enjoyed an outdoor patio for food, drinks and awards afterwards.

The contests were hard-fought and close, but the winners were: Closest to the pin: Phil Bowers ’70—33 ft 5 in Longest drive: Andrew LaSala ’83—287 yrds Individual low net: Corey Alpert ’83—70 Individual low gross: Andrew LaSala ’83—80 Low net team: Tab Rosenfeld, Yale Paprin, Steven Lockwood, and Jason Sorkin—57 Most honest: Bill Bogle

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New York City

Networking Reception Alumni and Harvey teachers gathered at the Princeton Club in the fall for their annual networking evening. Last year produced several jobs for some of the younger alumni, so hopes are high that this will continue. Alumni are urged to contact the Alumni Office if they are willing to be a mentor to alumni or to current Harvey students. This can take the form of sharing experiences about college or business life, or being actively involved.

Internships are also actively sought from anyone in the Harvey community for Harvey seniors during their spring semester or our college alumni.

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NYC Networking Reception

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classnotes 32 80th Reunion

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Class Agent: Geoffrey R. Wiener, (914) 834-0175, marggeof@aol.com

Steve Galpin celebrated the 93rd birthday of Serge S. Gagarin ’32 in Fairfield. Serge’s birthday was Sept. 20 and Steve is happy to report, “He’s healthy!”

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John (Jack) S. Sutphen, Jr. sent us his book, Messing About in Boats for 80 Years, with Jack Sutphen, signed “To The Harvey School, with some 1930s memories.” It has stories and photos of his many years sailing, starting at the Larchmont Yacht Club at the age of 15. His offshore racing has included Newport to Bermuda races, as well as nine campaigns with the America’s Cup, seven of which were with Dennis Conner, after which he was inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. Jack still races a thirtyone foot Pacific Class sloop in the San Diego fleet, where he has sailed for more than 30 years.

David M. Davis noted that he has five children: Diana, Helen, Mary, Bradford and Edward. He says he is “half-retired” from his business, Cape Cod Flagpoles in Harwich Port, MA.

John (Jack) S. Sutphen, Jr. ’33

37 65th Reunion Lute C. Thompson: “I did not recognize any of those pictured in the 1937 Rambler.

Some of the names I do remember— Robert Off, LeBoutillier, Zuker. My hobbies are photography and cars.” He has two grown daughters, Deanna Callan and Rebecca Thompson.

Serge Gagarin ’32 celebrating with friend Steve Galpin ’35

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42 70th Reunion Alton P. Hall Jr.: “My memories of Harvey are still so clear. Activities in the gym, Mr. O’Malley’s Latin class, walking hours in the circle. “ He listed hobbies as skeet shooting, harness horse-pulling, swimming and boating. His spouse is Bert.

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Frank A. Weil and his wife, Denie, stopped

by Harvey in the fall to visit family grave sites, located in two small areas outlined in fieldstone near the skating rink. They were able to dig off some layers of grass and dirt which obscured two family plaques located underneath a concrete bench. That area contained several Weil family members, surname Norman. A second stone-walled site contained graves of the Lyons family, who lived in the area in the 1800s. Business Manager, Mike Drude, and Belmont Design owner, Robert Sullivan ’77, will work on plans to keep the grave sites more visible. A plaque describing the area will be installed once work is completed.

47 65th Reunion Judson D. Hale Sr.: “I am starting my 54th year with Yankee Publisher, Inc., a family business here in Dublin, NH., which

publishes Yankee magazine and The Old Farmer’s Almanac. I am still in contact with John French and Carl Swenson, who, like me, graduated from Dartmouth, class of 1955. Loved seeing the copy of the 1947 Rambler!” He listed his hobbies as oil painting, boating, hiking and napping. His children are Judson Hale Jr., 52; Danie L. Hale, 51; and Christopher Briggs-Hale, 46.

Norbert Lachmann: “I still miss Harvey at Hawthorne. We had good times in Hawthorne. Those were inspiring years.

That campus is gone, but the memories last forever.” He noted his hobbies as “sailing, flying, stamp collecting, and just about anything else that’s really interesting. Of course I’m not retired. Going to work every day is still interesting and fun, so there’s no incentive to stop.”

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Richard H. Sheldon: “It warmed my heart to see a picture of Mr. Blake, the former Harvey football coach, in one of your publications. He was an officer in the Army in World War II. He gained my attention as a football coach and as a man.”

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Class Agent: John G. Davis, (843) 720-1231, johnd2000@aol.com

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Class Agent: Michael Adair, (860) 536-9099, madair412@aol.com

Jerard (Jerry) E. Tanner responded to the Do You Remember mailing with photos from his years at Harvey.

“I remember several of the teachers in your pamphlet, especially Mr. Doughty. I very much liked Headmaster Smith and his brother, who was our French teacher.

My corridor Master was Mr. Stafford, who was given to outrage at even our most trivial misdemeanors.

“As I recall, The Walk List was hosted

by Mr. Shea. We were given ‘marks’ for misbehavior. I think three ‘marks’ in one day qualified a student for the Walk List.

“One of my favorite memories was Sunday night in the dining hall. We were each given a short roll of seven nickels, for a total of 35 cents. (Being in possession of more than 35 cents would earn us a punishment worse than the Walk List.) The approved way of spending each nickel was to use one a day, after lunch, to buy a candy bar at the candy store. We ate our candy bar while reading a book in the library. Needless to say, chewing gum was not sold at the candy store.

“One night the seniors were taken by Headmaster Smith to the Pleasantville movie house to see Henry V with Laurence Olivier. In the lobby I spotted a girl I loved, Yolanda Whitman, with her parents. It was my finest hour at Harvey.

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Frank A. Weil ’44 visiting family grave site

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Anyone who wishes to participate in four annual meetings to help plan alumni activities, please contact Dan Chapman ’73 or the Alumni Office (dkchapman@earthlink.net or alumni@harveyschool.org).

“P.S. Our most famous graduate was actor Keenan Wynn, though I forget how I learned that.”

52 60th Reunion James R. Fuller: “Following a business career of starting and buying/selling manufacturing companies, I ended my career working on economic development

projects for American Indian tribes. I now spend about eight months of the year in my motor home in the Bahamas, a bit of the summer on Martha’s Vineyard, the rest on my bucket list. I’ll travel this winter to Australia (where my son lives), Thailand, and Cambodia.” He is a widower, with children Rachel, 39, and Ben, 35.

(Huntsman) in St. George, Utah. Have a great tournament and all the best.”

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David B. Duval: David registered on the alumni Web site and noted that he is a pilot, oarsman, and deal junkie.

Rossiter W. Langhorne: Rossiter regrets he could not attend the golf outing. “I will be preparing for World Senior Games

Lost Alumni & Former Students 1932 James Wiegert Rowland G. Sturges Francis L. M. Rogers (1931) Robert J. Renehan Norman A. Prichard John G. Markham Milton Budlong (1928) Hugh S. Barker (1929)

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John N. Hopkinson Johnathon Field (1945) David O. Durrell (1944) David Dick (1946) John T. Claiborne III (1944)

1952 George T. Shupert, Jr.(1951) Jay R. Boyce (1948) Alexander Bacopoulus (1949)

Carson Prynor Edgar H. Leoni (1935) Charles C. Goddard

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John F. Vance, Jr.(1939) Alexander M. Stroumillo Anthony G. Shanley George R. Pinto Robert R. Hopps Gerald S. Edgson William H. Bartlett (1940)

John E. Reid Anthony C. Madigan (1961) Jacques-Regis Descours (1960) Robert C. Brown (1958) Michael A. Bell

1947 Henry L. C. Trowbridge Philip E. Rappaport (1946)

Baxter Whitaker (1954) Antal M. P. De Bekessy

1967 Timothy R. Congdon (1966) William R. Brooks (1965) James W. Aubrey

1972 Mark E. Taylor Robert W. Roberts Lawrence E. Nelson III (1971) Mark L. McColloch (1971) William J. Green (1971) James C. Dingman (1971) Richard A. Avery

1977 Nicholas Toerge II (1975) Scott C. Pearson (1975) Christopher N. Newall Charles A. Lazansky Robert E. Hotung Morrison S. Horton, Jr. (1975) Christopher C. Gregory (1976) Alexander A. Fernandez (1975) Hugh Ferguson (1974) Andrew M. Eisenberg (1974) David D. Dubin (1975) Jacques P. Arnold (1975)

1982 Timothy R. Paxton Todd Otis (1977) Robert L. Osserman (1978)

Basil Okolue (1981) Anthony P. Lowenstein (1981)

1987 Noah Zeiler Vicki J. Slavitt (1984) Kate Regan (1984) Jarrod I. Pittelli Myles G. Partellow III (1984) Christopher E. Makowski (1984) Jerome P. Greene, Jr. (1983) Brian W. Goldman Sean E. Deeks Claude R. Busse (1985)

1992 Nikolas Zanetti Wakene T. Walton Amanda L. Strang Shiron L. Jarrell Renn Hawkey (1988) Christian S. Bazie

2002 Raina Roswell Brian Quinn (2000)

Anyone with information about any of the Lost is urged to contact Sally Breckenridge at alumni@harveyschool.org.

Dates shown in parentheses indicate the last year the student attended Harvey.

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Nominations Needed!

Do you have a Harvey classmate or teacher who has made outstanding contributions since leaving Harvey? They could be in athletics, arts, community service, academic or professional achievements, or contributions “special” in some other way.

Fill out the form included in this edition of the Harvey Magazine.

Awards are made at the Alumni Reunion in April.

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Class Agent: John W. Crawford, (540) 247-8810, sumner@ntelos.net

George V. K. Waldron: “Thanks for that pictorial of the Hawthorne Campus years!

I remember all those times well. Hard to believe I came to Harvey this month 60 years ago. Think that wrestler (in the 1950s photos) is probably me—not sure.

I was Captain of the team, which gained me the dubious honor of wrestling Mr. Magnan a lot of the time—he had no mercy! Isn’t the school’s centennial coming up soon? Plans? I think I remember that Dr. Harvey recognized the circulatory system? Is that correct?” [Dr. William Harvey (1578–1657) was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail systemic circulation and the properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart.]

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57 55th Reunion Class Agent: Alexander P. McKown, (212) 250-1933, alexander.mckown@gmail.com

Stephen B. Hurlbut wrote that his hobby is studying the relationship between science and Christian faith.

Richard M. Marshall: “Because my golden parachute has a hole, I live in my tent half the year and then drive to Arcadia, Florida, to a friend’s enclave. There, I place my tent on yet another 8’x10’ platform. I cook outside on a table under a tarp. I shower under the stars with a hose I hold over my head.

I am very comfortable and have not seen a mosquito for over a year. Can you say that?

I just love retirement.”

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Class Agent: Richard O. Willard, (207) 596-7968, twittler@msn.com

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class. He introduced me to the beautiful adagio from Beethoven’s ‘Pathetique Sonata’ which he would often play during chapel. This is still one of my very favorites. Finally, I appreciate your efforts to reach out to the older alumni. I have many fond memories of my experiences at Harvey.“

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Class Agent: Robert J. Hard, (203) 846-0118, rhard@nukeminc.com

67 45th Reunion Class Agent: David R. Robertson, (908) 719-1339, robertson987@aol.com

Frederick V. V. Balsam registered on the alumni web site, saying he is Associate Director of Counseling at Brooklyn College.

He has five children and one grandchild.

Fred received a B.A. in psychology from L.I.U. and an M.A. in counseling psychology from NYU. He serves as an elder at the First Presbyterian Church.

John B. C. Platt is an English teacher at Oakwood Friends School and Chair of the Humanities Department. He previously taught at the Pingry School (NJ). He remembers Mssrs. Shattuck, McMahon, Gustavo Torres and Lloyd.

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Jeffrey M. Yates: “Thank you for all of your hospitality at the recent reunion and for honoring my brother Ric. It meant a great deal to him. I graduated Harvey in 1963, and Frank Perrine was one of my very favorite teachers (“Masters”) there. In fact, when I learned he was leaving Harvey to become Headmaster of another school, I was happy for him, but knew he would be greatly missed by Harvey and Harvey students. In the 1963 Rambler, my class voted Mr. Perrine one of the top two favorite Masters out of

Gary D. Cerasi noted that he misses running laps for demerits. “I need the exercise now.”

Class Agent: Alex Edwards-Bourdrez, (631) 327-3301, alexb1@verizon.net

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Class Agent: Philip A. Eifert, (914) 232-6489, peifert@yahoo.com

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David C. Young called to update us on his brother, Steve, and Doug Petrucci ’75.

David still lives in Melbourne, FL. Both parents are still alive—mother is 86 and father is 91, and have a house in Murphy, NC, as well. After leaving Harvey, David attended Hackley for a year, then went to public high school. He has been married twice, has a daughter, 31, and two sons, ages 30 and 26.

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William T. Mitchell works as a broker for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in NYC. He and his wife, CJ, have three children: Haley, 19; Nellie, 17; and Gib, 15.

77 35th Reunion Class Agent: Laurance E. Baschkin, offtobali@aol.com

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Class Agent: Patrick O. Peterkin, (203) 655-9917, p_peterkin@yahoo.com

Patrick O. Peterkin: “Merrill Collins and I are engaged. I proposed to her in Vermont on August 17 on top of a mountain, Lincoln Peak, Sugarbush, Warren. Our wedding will be June 30th next year.

82 30th Reunion Class Agent: Andrew B. Hascoe, ahascoe@aol.com

Andrew Hascoe found David H. Fawcett Jr. on Facebook and called to say that David lives in Alaska, is the IT person for the town, and was in the Army Rangers. David

then confirmed with the following: “What can I tell you, guess I’ll never settle down.

After lots of travel, too many colleges and jobs with Compaq, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft, I find myself starting a new life in telecommunication. I just couldn’t deal with the computer industry’s ups and downs. So here I am in the Arctic Circle, managing a team that keeps this town at the edge of the world, in touch with the real one. It’s a wonderful place if you can deal with the weather (–70 degree temps), isolation, lack of booze, high prices, no sunrise for three months of the year and polar bears. But it does have a sort of rugged beauty to it that can be found no place else.

Hunting is wonderful, and there is a fair salmon and char run that hits here in late August. What else can I say, but that it has been an interesting life so far, and I hope to add many more experiences before it is over! Send us women and ammunition!“ Andrew B. Hascoe called with questions about his class year. He keeps in touch with David Fawcett, KC Petrie, Marc Sahr, Audrey Daniels, Nina Bathon and others.

He agreed to contact classmates about getting together for their 30th class reunion in April.

From Alexis C. Thompson’s mother: Alexis was married Nov. 7, 2010 to Carmelina Rosa on Duck Key, Florida.

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Class Agents: Melinda M. Frey, (914) 241-2134; Joshua Rosenthal, (970) 385-4723, weplay@frontier.net

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Class Agent: Herbert L. Sloan, (203) 438-0051, hjs1988@yahoo.com

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Class Agent: Thomas A. Jaffe, (408) 885-1281, thomas.jaffe@sbcglobal.net

Conrad Wells and his wife, Gillian, welcomed baby Graham on Nov. 16, 2011.

Graham weighed in at 9 pounds 4 ounces and was 24” long. All are doing well.

Yearbooks Available If you’ve lost your yearbook and would like to replace it, please send $20 to the Alumni Office.

Years available: 1950–1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978–1981, 1985–1988, 1990–1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

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Class Agent: Lisa M. Cantrell, (813) 672-3642, lmc246@tampabay.rr.com

87 25th Reunion Class Agent: Susan Kennedy McKeever, psmckeever@sbcglobal.net

From Thaddeus A. G. Thompson’s mother: Thaddeus is living in Wayland, MA. He and his wife, Lucia, have two boys—Oliver, 13, and Felix, 9.

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Class Agents: Wylie Smith Blake, (203) 526-4089, wyliesmithblake@yahoo.com; Charles A. Collin, (718) 431-0829, collin_charles@hotmail.com

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Class Agent: Peter E. Hall, (518) 369-1991

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Stephanie and Donald Fehr of Rye Brook, announce with joy and happiness, the engagement of their son, David Michael Fehr, to Kathryn Nicole Bartholomew, both currently living in Chicago, Illinois. David was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in Rye Brook, New York. Kathryn was born and raised in Indiana. David and Kathryn met in Kansas City, Missouri, where they each earned their Master’s of Fine Arts degrees in acting and directing at the University of Missouri. They are both currently working with various theatre companies in Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, Kathryn works at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois in the legacies and endowments department. David

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also teaches theatre, writing, literature, and speech/debate at The Josephinum Academy in Chicago, Illinois. While at the Harvey School, David was very involved in many plays as well as the wrestling team to win many awards for the school. Kathryn and David will be married this March, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Presidents Hotel.

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Class Agent: Jarrod I. Brown, jbrown21@ aol.com

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Class Agent: Russell C. Stamm, (781) 329-3004, rcstamm@rcstammco.com

From David Morash’s wife, Emily: “Our family does have wonderful news to share.

David and I welcomed a new baby boy to the family, Ethan Jacob Jeter Morash, born October, 13, 2010. (Yes, he is named after a Yankee!) He and his big brother, Mason, are happy and healthy little boys.

David’s mortgage business in San Diego remains strong, and we continue to reside in Carlsbad, California. With most of our immediate family having moved West, we’re likely to stay here for some time, and avoid those snowstorms in the East.

Kathryn Bartholomew and David Fehr ’92

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Class Agents: Lara W. Casano, (347) 539-7301, lcasano38@aol.com; Alice M. Pinheiro-Fontana, (914) 263-9834, alicefontana@optonline.net

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Class Agents: Kevin P. Harrigan, (412) 853-9392, kh1843@gmail.com David and Jeanette Stark, (336) 771-5303, jmarib@aol.com

Kevin P. Harrigan: Kevin Patrick Harrigan Jr. was born on May 8 at 7 lbs.

7 oz., 21 inches.

97 15th Reunion Class Agent: C. Blayre Farkas, blayre_farkas@yahoo.com

James A. Capra: “Let’s see, since almost the day I left college, I’ve been working in my father’s office . I’ve been learning and working to solidify a true position in the office, which I have achieved after clearing my life of all its loose trash and finding my own peace. Sometime after that, I met my future wife, and we got married on April 3, 2008. Shortly after, we also had a destination wedding in the Bahamas

David Morash ’94 with his growing family

with all of our family and friends. In late December of 2009, we had a baby boy, Brandon. And in mid-June of 2011, we had a baby girl, Haley! The almost-18months apart should help the children to grow together.”

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Class Agent: Max Weinstein, (917) 515-8531, maxdanielweinstein@gmail.com

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Class Agent: Amy Albert Morello, (845) 621-2120, papillia@hotmail.com

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Bret Puchir and Danielle Gervais were married on Oct 8, 2011 in Hartford, CT, and then enjoyed a honeymoon in Aruba.

Bret and Danielle live in Manhattan and are currently working in the music and television industry. Bret continues to be very supportive of The Harvey School Alumni Association.

02 10th Reunion Class Agents: Tiffany E. Franqui, (845) 612-9858, travelsize84@gmail.com; Joanna Schiff, joannaschiff8@gmail.com

Christina Makris: “I graduated from Flagler College with a degree in communication (emphasis in journalism). I am passionate about environmental issues, holistic healing, healthy food, animal welfare, travel and DIY creations.”

Joanna M. Schiff: “I am still at Albertus Magnus College working on getting my Master’s in art therapy.”

Volunteers Needed Alumni Reunion Day Help plan and coordinate the Alumni Reunion in the spring.

Class Agents Find new class agents for each year or group of years.

Communication with Class Agents Follow up with class agents, identifying problems they may have in contacting classmates; get them to send in updates for the alumni publications.

Young Alumni Interests Determine what attracts and interests the young alumni.

Possibilities include off-site gatherings, more athletic events, and activities other than the spring Reunion, which alumni in college would miss.

Regional Gatherings Help plan selected regional gatherings or host one in your area.

Alumni Guest Speakers Find alumni to speak at School assemblies or for particular subjectmatter groups.

Career Day Determine fields of interest and contact alumni about speaking.

Mentoring Program Match alumni with students having interests in a particular field.

Founders’ Day Participation Speak about early years of the School at Founders’ Day held in February.

Alumni Feature Articles Find alumni willing to contribute articles of interest for Harvey publications or contribute one yourself.

Alumni Fundraising Participate in a phonathon for the alumni or help with other fundraising events.

If you are willing to help with any of the above activities, or have ideas of other ways alumni may participate with the School, please contact Dan Chapman (dkchapman@earthlink.net) or Sally Breckenridge (alumni@harveyschool.org).

looking for class agents The following classes have no one to help contact classmates and think about their class reunion: 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1982, 1992, 1997, 2007 If you are willing to help, please contact the Alumni Office (alumni@harvey.org).

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Nicholas Duncan ’04: An Update from Uganda “I am proud to say that the bakery that I have been building is finally complete and will be operated by six women who have either been infected by HIV/AIDS or are orphans because of it.

It will be an income-generating activity for these women, as well as a fund to help future HIV/AIDS projects in the community.

The bakery is going to be called NN Bakery (Nabirye, Nakalama), and the tag line decided by the women is ‘Your bakery.’ A lot has changed administratively with my organization, but in a very good way. We have added staff­—one staff member will be in charge of taking care of our maternity ward every night, so we can have light on at night so women can deliver their babies safely, and our computers can track progress. The next year I will be weaning off my project and making sure the staff does the job that I have been doing. I am also coaching a rugby team two nights a week at the local university (Busoga University). The kids are great. They started the team several years ago and even built their own field. I am hoping to build them a rugby sled and try to work with other volunteers to make them jerseys.

I am finishing up some projects, while being jaded by things that shouldn’t jade me: seeing a woman breastfeeding everyday while undergoing any activity (conversation, shopping, traveling, etc.), traveling in vans that should seat 16 people while actually fitting up to 30 people, and having livestock in my house while I’m lying on my couch. This past two months, I have been working hard to finish the big three projects: solar/water sanitation, bicycles, and computer procurement. I am glad to say that the big three projects are all finished and are all working. The solar panels have a metal frame (that is bolted down and has a padlock) around them so that people can’t steal them. The bicycles were an adventure logistically. I had to sit on the back of a truck for about an hour and bribe a cop a dollar to transport about $1,500 worth of equipment. The truck broke down a

mile away from the Epicenter, and it started to rain. Yes, just another Ugandan experience or T.I.A (this is Africa).

I have been traveling—was able to hang out with Masai Warriors, see Kilimanjaro, ride a camel (and eat one…), and see some cats (lion, cheetah, and leopard). Only suggestion to people who are interested in the great migration, it is not that great…wildebeests are very dumb.

I have had some firsts: I had malaria. You vomit, your body can’t control its temperature, and you can’t move/have no energy until you get treatment. I was able to recover in three days with proper treatment and help from my nurse Beatsy. She was so sweet and helped get me back to strength. I have also been traveling more often to visit other volunteers. It is amazing how different the West, East, and North of Uganda are: the attitudes and philosophy of the people in each area are so different. It has been great to see that even after a year, all the volunteers from my class are still in country, and all seem to be in high spirit.”

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Ben Rosen ’03 at his graduation from Navy boot camp

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Class Agents: Britt Davis, (203) 722-6129, brittski85@aol.com; Jaclyn Klein Walker, (914) 319-1699, jacklynmarissawalker@gmail.com; Melissa Offenberg, (914) 772-0209, moffenbe@gmail.com; Evan Walker, (203) 438-5225, evanw124@aol.com

Todd D. Feathers married Delilah on July 22, 2011. They are living in Waltham, MA, where he works for AkamaiTechnologies as a systems engineer. (Software Automation and Testing for a behavioral targeting ad solution.)

James M. Gagliano ’03 is now a producer on “Americas Most Wanted.” The link to his latest piece is: http://www.hulu.com/ watch/213949/americas-most-wantedserial-killers-special-edition. You need to fast forward to 20:33.

Matthew A. Hantler: “I work as a resident counselor at a rehabilitation center in Katonah for men who are diagnosed with drug and alcohol related issues.”

Josh Linder started work last summer as an equity analyst at Calvert Investments in Washington, DC.

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Class Agent: Andrew I. Pape, (914) 428-5475, andrew324@gmail.com

Matthew Norman and Sarah Billington, who met at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, became engaged while on a vacation to Denmark in September 2011. The couple will be married in Minneapolis, MN, in the fall of 2012.

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Class Agents: Sara R. Fleisher, (914) 584-7048, Sara.Fleisher@gmail.com; Laura E. Heumann, (914) 234-2093, lheums@gmail.com; Brian T. Ryerson, (914) 232-8945, ryersonb@gmail.com

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Class Agents: Greg Jurschak, (914) 260-8155, gjurschak@gmail.com; Teresa Neri, (914) 400-8646, Teresa.neri@law.nyls.edu; Allison Shuchat, (914) 384-4134, ashuchat@live.com

Tommy Bibliowicz: “Work has been a little bit crazy the last few weeks, and I am switching teams on the 24th (of October). On another note, Tyler Jackson just got engaged on Saturday.

Funny to think that two of the three ‘Terrors of Harvey’ are engaged! “ Tom is engaged to Megan Bingham; they will be married on January 14th, 2012.

Robert T. Spielman Jr.: “I spent six months at Rodman and Renshaw as an institutional broker before I decided that my skill set would be best utilized on the investment banking side of the buisness.

I was offered a job specializing in structured transactions at a hedge fund located

in New York City, and Ridgefield, CT. I accepted the position as the Assistant Portfolio Manager for Southridge. While I have many operational tasks which support daily portfolio trading, my primary focus is providing creative financing structures to global public issuers across diverse industries. I have been here about six months and am loving it. I am learning a lot, and on my way to structuring some big deals which I have sourced myself. Please give Mr. Wyland and Mr. Fenstermacher my best. I will have to come down and visit soon. “

07 5th Reunion Class Agents: Jackson Adolph, (914) 533-6408, adolphjp@jmu.edu; Brandon Brooks, (203) 524-5800, bfb34@cornell.edu; Doniella McKoy, (914) 960-9375, donimckoy@yahoo.com

Michael S. Bruno III was hired by Magnetar Capital and is working in their Chicago office. This job was a lead from the last NYC Alumni Networking Reception.

From Sam Powers mom: Sam has a fabulous job as resident counselor and social media cooordinator for Boys Hope/ GirlsHope, a national and South and Latin American ngo. It supports kids who are marginalized and builds better boys and girls. He also won a Coro Fellowship, but he had taken this job before he learned of the fellowship. He has already been sent to Guatemala for two weeks as he is fluent in Spanish.

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Class Agents: Gretel Coleman, (914) 523-2498, sgccoleman@aol.com; Dylan Hackley, (914) 482-5318, dhack@me.com; Lauren Judisky, (914) 582-1828, lbjudisky@loyola.edu; Scott Oltman, (914) 232-4632, sdoltman@email.msmary.edu

Alumni Reunion April 14, 2012

Program, Athletic Hall of Fame, Varsity Lacrosse game, Student Art, Buffet Lunch, Reception Classes of ‘2’ and ‘7’

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Miranda Larsen: “I am a senior at Tulane University, majoring in Spanish and minoring in Medieval/Early Modern Studies and Jewish Studies, as well as a member of the Tulane-Newcomb Choir.

Over the summer, I taught standardized test preparation and reading comprehension to underprivileged children in New Orleans with the Anna’s Arts For Kids Program, and I had the pleasure of being in the same work environment as my parents! I am in Granada, Spain this fall term for a semester of study abroad, attending classes at the IES Abroad Program and at the University of Granada. My travels during the semester abroad include Gibraltar, Morocco, Prague, and many sights and cities in Spain. I intend to graduate from Tulane this May, and I am in the process of applying to a graduate program in Spanish.

As always, I’d like to take this time to thank my teachers for preparing me for life (academic and not) past high school.”

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Class Agents: Andrew Jamieson, ajamiesonct@aol.com; Erika Osborne, ozzygirl684@hotmail.com; Pete Sorenson, psorenson68@gmail.com; Megan Taylor, mktaylor18@aol.com

Samuel H. Nadell noted at graduation that he was doing bio-nano technology research.

He worked over the summer at the Harvey Cavalier Camp.

Megan K. Taylor worked at the Harvey summer stage over the summer.

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Class Agents: Jenna Spiwak, jennowat@aim.com; Anna Walant, feisannaw@aol.com; Jake Warshaw, jwarshaw@gmail.com

Andrew T. Abt is playing college rugby at Kutztown and on the Kutztown 7’s winning team. “The Kutztown 7’s Team burst onto the summer rugby scene by walking away with the Wilmington 7’s Championship. Kutztown is the only team comprised entirely of college students, and participating in the Mid-Atlantic Men’s 7’s competition. The Mid-Atlantic Elite Eight Tournament will send the top two finishers to the National Championship Tournament on the West Coast.

From Maxwell C. Lindsay’s mom: “Max is doing incredibly well at Ithaca College, and while he loves it, he is applying to transfer to NYU Gallatin Program to study Music Business and be in NYC. “ From Camilla G. Skalski’s mom: “Camilla started Smith this fall. She is already immersed in the theater department and has been elected Senator for her house, Hubbard Hall. Give my regards to all around.”

Harvey Alum Bound for Afghanistan U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Gregory Jurschak of Katonah spoke at The Harvey School before meeting his platoon in Hawaii and beginning training for deployment to Afghanistan in the spring. Lt. Jurschak, a Harvey School 2006 alumnus and 2010 College of Holy Cross graduate with a philosophy degree, addressed the student body in September at the weekly Headmaster’s meeting.

“It is a privilege to be part of the Marine Corps, the best fighting force in the world,” said the 23-year-old officer.

He told the 345 students and the staff gathered at morning meeting that he chose the Marines for officer training because they offered him “the best opportunity for personal and professional development.” He said his major at Holy Cross was a good match for officer training because “the critical reading, writing, and thinking skills involved in philosophy are a good fit for leading a platoon.”

As a platoon leader, Lt. Jurschak will command over 40 Marines. He called the assignment “an awesome responsibility.” Recalling his days as a Harvey student who loved history and who played many sports, including football, hockey, and rugby, Lt. Jurschak said he appreciates the values the school instilled in him.

“Hard work and setting achievable goals were so much a part of what I learned at Harvey,” he said. “Take advantage of every opportunity you can. … Having passion guides your action and helps you live up to your potential,” he said to students.

When Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher said there was time for only one more question, Middle School student Jack Lanza raised his hand. The sixth-grader did not offer a question.

He simply and sincerely said, “Thank you,” which prompted a hearty round of applause.

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Class Agents: Victoria Shaffer, (914) 400-6446, victoria6839@gmail.com; Adam Slater, (914) 874-7436, adamjslater@aol.com; Nicolette St. Lawrence, (914) 707-0414, n.stlawrence@yahoo.com; K.C. Testwuide, (914) 953-9006, ktestwuide@gmail.com,

From Ross Behren’s mom: “Ross is at Virginia Tech enrolled in both Corp of Cadet and the ROTC program.”

From Susannah M. Berry’s mom: “Susannah is taking a gap year before she goes to college in Sept 2012. She is spending the fall semester in Central America.

She is in Guatemala now, studying Spanish and living with a family. She will also be traveling and doing volunteer work in El Salvador and Nicaragua.”

From Heather M. Evans’ mom: “US News & World Report just ranked Northwestern as the #12 college in the US. Way to go Heather; thanks Harvey!”

From Malik Garvin’s mom: “Malik has adjusted to college life at WNEU just fine, as ever. He is enjoying his studies, and he is currently playing on the WNEU Football team. I went to a game on Sunday, and he played very well.”

From Sarah M. Hodson’s mom: “Sarah has enjoyed the start of school, and she is happy to have Molly Hord there with her as well!

Sarah made the dance team at Endicott in the spring and now performs at the football games. She is taking a full course load in the business school as well as two additional dance courses.“ From Nicholas A. Iaconetti’s mom: “Nick is very happy and adjusting well in his first semester at Sewanee. He loves the school.

He has continued his rugby career from his Harvey days and is starting on the Sewanee rugby team. Looks like Harvey got him well prepared!”

From Nichols L. LeComte’s mom: “He is very much enjoying his first semester at Nichols College and playing rugby!”

From Hannah R. Parrish’s mom: “Hannah is working hard in the pre-med program and is also studying philosophy. She has participated in a community service program reaching out to local AIDS sufferers,

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These provide another way to find lost classmates and reconnect with them on the school. Harvey is not responsible for the content on either of these sites.

Bret Lake ’11 visiting Harvey

Young Alumni Group Brian Ryerson ’05 (ryersonb@gmail.com), Zach Rosenthal ’06 (zacheryrosenthal.gmail.com) and Diana Bondy ’05 (bondydiana08@gmail.com) have joined the Alumni Executive Steering Council.

They welcome input from the young alumni on events of interest.

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Milestones and is an active member of the Outdoor Activities Club. She has been rock climbing and is currently fund-raising for a trip to Colorado. to take place during Columbus weekend. The club plans to summit three mountains in three days.”

From Dylan J. K. Rubino’s mom: “Dylan is at the University of Alabama and loving it. Dylan is a communications major and is pledging for the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He greatly enjoys the southern climate and hospitality, as well as the football. He hasn’t missed a game yet.”

From Samantha E. Salloway’s mother: “Samantha has settled nicely at Ithaca College and is extremely busy working on a double major in English and theater studies.

Her focus is leaning toward a career in dramaturgy. She seems to have found a great group of friends both in and outside of the theater. She is keeping up with her voice lessons and maybe even is considering taking up the harp. Samantha does miss everyone back home but does not seem overly homesick. We too miss her tremendously, but it makes us smile to know she is so busy and having such a wonderful time. It leaves no time to be sad. This was always the goal, to set her off into college and into adulthood feeling happy and confident, and it was The Harvey School and everyone there who made this possible for Samantha. For this we are forever grateful.”

From Matthew Spatafore’s mom: “Matt is doing so well at Bard! His grades are great, he’s taking piano, and loving the whole experience. The two years he spent at Harvey really gave him what he needed in going to college.”

Sarah L. Weller: “I am absolutely loving everything about college! I am the happiest I’ve ever been, loving my friends, my classes and my new independence. In school, I am a writer for the school newspaper, the Round Table, a member of the Slow Food club on campus, for which I am most active. (It is about alternatives to cheap Sisco Food supplies on which our school ultimately depends for its meal plan, as well as encouraging sustainable agriculture and healthy organic foods.) I am also a member of the Todd Reading Club, where once a week, I visit the local elementary school and help get young kids to learn to love to read. It’s a wonderful blend of things happening on campus, and I feel like I’m growing to love more things about college every day, even as much as I miss Harvey.”

Faculty Notes Richard S. Beck, at Harvey 1969–93: “Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues, and Former Students: After open heart surgery, after several additional stent implants, and after two hip replacements, I have gone through much rehabilitation, and I can again enjoy the physically active lifestyle that I value and love so very much.

I consider myself to be a lucky and fortunate individual.“ Gustav L. Stewart III, at Harvey 1950– 56: “Glad to read of news of Mac Jacoby, a fraternity brother of mine at Trinity College and faculty member at Harvey in the ’50s. I am playing tennis year around once a week (indoors in the winter) and spend summers in our Adirondack family compound.”

Yale I. Paprin, father of Robert Paprin ’06, played golf in a foursome with current parent Tab Rosenfeld. He asked to be remembered to Bob Cook, Chris Kelly, and several other Harvey teachers. He and the foursome are members at Brae Burn Country Club.

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Weddings 1982 Alexis C. Thompson to Carmelina Rosa on November 7, 2010 2000 Bret Puchir to Danielle Gervais on October 8, 2011 2003 Todd D. Feathers to Delilah on July 22, 2011 Engagements 1992 David M. Fehr and Kathryn Nicole Bartholomew 1997 Patrick O. Peterkin and Merrill Collins 2004 Matthew Norman and Sarah Billington 2006 Tom Bibliowicz and Megan Bingham Births 1984 Graham Wells to Gillian and Conrad Wells on November 16, 2011 1994 Ethan Jacob Jeter Morash to Emily and David Morash on October 13, 2010 1996 Kevin Patrick Harrigan Jr. to Erin and Kevin P. Harrigan on May 8, 2011 1997 Haley Capra to Bernadette and James A. Capra in June 2011

inmemoriam John (Jack) L. Baum ’31 Oct. 16, 2011 “The Harvey School geology class has been visiting the Franklin, NJ, zinc mining district since 1996. Our gracious host has been Harvey alum John ( Jack) Baum, class of 1931. Jack was the resident exploration geologist for the New Jersey Zinc Mining Co. from 1937–1981. He established The Franklin Mineral Museum in 1965 and served as curator through 1992. Jack has traveled worldwide for both his employment and personal mineral collecting. He has published extensively and has donated significant mineral pieces to Harvard University, the Smithsonian, as well as some very nice specimens to Harvey.

He has been honored for his work in the Franklin District by having a mineral named for him ( Johnbaumite).

Jack was a wonderful gentleman who would clear his schedule so that he could spend the entire day with our class. We were allowed into restricted areas to collect and examine the geologic structures, only through Jack’s kindness. His knowledge of minerals, their chemistry, and the history of the Franklin Mine was encyclopedic. Jack had a tremendous ability to captivate our students with his enthusiasm and boundless energy, along with his anecdotes relating to his Harvey-Hawthorne Campus experiences.

On our last class visit to Franklin, Jack (who was recovering from recent hip replacement surgery, and just turning 90 years young) led the class on a tour of several miles over rough terrain, carrying on a continuous running commentary. One moment Jack would be explaining the plunging synclinal structure that comprised the zinc ore body, and immediately follow with a story about hunting rabbits and squirrels on the hill behind the Hawthorne Campus, with a gun provided by Headmaster Carter! He never slowed down or rested until lunch time.

That afternoon, I thought Jack would call it a day, but he led us down into the Buckwheat Mine, with students continually running over to him, asking for his help in identifying their mineral samples.

As recently as last week, I met two alumni who asked if I had been down to Franklin and wanted to know how Mr. Baum was doing. Jack made a remarkable impression on those who had the privilege to meet him. His passing at 95 years old has caused me to spend considerable time reflecting on our time spent together. He was a unique personality and an extraordinary man. He will be missed.”

—by Harvey senior teacher, Bruce Osborne John Leach Baum was born in New York City in 1916 and educated in private schools, attending boarding school from the age of 10 and graduating Cum Laude from Harvard in 1939.

Interested in rocks and minerals from the age of 8, he majored in the geological sciences and following graduation accepted employment with the New Jersey Zinc Company in Franklin,NJ, under Allen W. Pinger whose position he assumed upon Pinger’s retirement in 1950. Baum’s work with the company covered mapping of regional geology, recording mineralogy and geology of the Franklin and Sterling Hill ore bodies and exploration for deposits of zinc, titanium, uranium, molybdenum, diatomaceous earth, sand and gravel. Prospecting from Quebec to Florida and west as far as the ColoradoUtah border involved absence from home for periods as long as several months. Prospect examination included geophysics, geobotany and geochemistry, the latter involving more than 36,000 soil samples taken at depths of two feet over large areas. Diamond drill testing to depths as great as 6,000 feet proved the absence of additional recoverable zinc resources prior to the zinc company’s abandonment of the New Jersey area.

Baum was able to maintain his home in the Franklin vicinity during his 32 years with the company and elected to retire in the area to continue his connection with the community on numerous boards such as the Hamburg and Franklin Town Councils, Zoning Boards and the County Municipal Authority where he served 17 years in various capacities including secretary and chairman. Baum was president of the Franklin/Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, a member or fellow The Harvey School 73

of several professional societies and was the curator of the Franklin Mineral Museum in Franklin from its construction through the first 35 years of its development. He was the author or a co-author of numerous articles in his field. His collection of local mineral specimens, assembled largely during his years spent underground, was donated to the Smithsonian Institution. The fluorescent mineral species johnbaumite honors his contributions to the mineral science.

Mr. Baum married Augusta Gallagher, of Malden, Mass., in 1940 and is survived by two sons, Dwight Gallagher Baum, of Acton, MA., and Peter Nicholas Baum, of Chelmsford, MA. Grandfather of John Ambrose Baum and Andrea Newton Baum, of Acton, MA, Mr. Baum was the son of Dwight James Baum, prominent New York architect and Katherine Crouse Baum. ­—published in The New Jersey Herald, Oct. 18, 2011

Peter M. Rogers ’31 March 1993

Thomas K. Curtis ’34 June 22, 2010

Joseph W. Hotchkiss ’34 Nov. 27, 2010 A resident of Greenwich for 61 years, he was born on November 22, 1919 in his family’s home at 55 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven to Henry Stuart Hotchkiss and Elizabeth Wyndham Washington. He graduated from the Foote School, Phillips Andover Academy, and Trinity College in Hartford. During the war, at the age of 24, he was the captain of an LST 210 (landing ship tank), transporting men, vehicles and arms to the beaches of southern France. As a returning veteran to New York City, he started his career writing short stories for Red Book and Blue Book magazines; later he became the fiction editor of Red Book.

Over the next 38 years, he worked for Reader’s Digest’s Condensed Books, rising from copy editor to executive editor and vice president.

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After retiring from Reader’s Digest, he was an enthusiastic volunteer for Mealson-Wheels and The Mews. He also served on the vestry of Christ Church and St. Barnabas, and he was on the board of trustees of both the Greenwich Red Cross and St. Andrews Presbyterian College. He will always be remembered for his love of family, his generosity and his sense of humor.

He is predeceased by his son, Noah W. Hotchkiss, and he is survived by his wife of 65 years, Eugenia Whitney Hotchkiss, as well as his children, Polly Hotchkiss Boynton and her husband, Perry of Pottersville, NJ; Anne W. Hotchkiss of Greenwich, CT; Jody Hotchkiss and his wife Kristin Tennent of Darien; and Hannah Hotchkiss-Seely of Ann Arbor, MI; his grandchildren, Jason and Sam Hotchkiss, Rachel Murphy, Meiko and Suki Boynton, Sophie, Graham and Leah Hotchkiss and Fin and Charlie Seely; seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

—appeared in the Greenwich Times on Dec. 6, 2010

Antonio S. Falcon ’37 May 28, 2011

William A. Buell ’38 Nov. 1, 2011 Mr. Buell, Harvey class of 1938, died on Nov. 1, 2011 with his family at his side. He was 86.

After Harvey, Mr. Buell graduated from St. George’s and served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a fighter transport pilot. He was released from active duty in China in 1946 to become a pilot for a Chinese civil airline. Following the war, he graduated from Princeton University and Georgetown University, where he earned a master’s degree in international affairs in 1950.

Mr. Buell entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1951 and served for four years at the American Embassy in Warsaw as chief

of the economic and political sections. He was a political officer in Taipei, an economic officer in Hamburg, an embassy liaison officer and a political counselor in Brussels, deputy chief of mission in Togo, and supervisory consul general in Paris. In 1965, following a year at the Naval War College in Newport, Mr. Buell was made director of the Polish Language Service of the Voice of America. He subsequently took charge of Polish affairs in the U.S. Department of State and then became director of the Office of Northern European Affairs.

For two years following his retirement from the Foreign Service, Mr. Buell was a legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson III (D-Ill.). In August 1977 he became director of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Inc. in Munich. He was reassigned to Washington in 1979 and became senior vice president of the corporation.

Mr. Buell retired from Radio Free Europe in August 1987 and moved back to home to Rhode Island where he later served as a consultant to the International Rescue Committee of New York, which administers medical assistance programs in Poland and in Russia.

Mr. Buell’s first wife, Jeanne Baldwin, died in 1968. His second wife, Mary, who was at his side upon his death, is an exforeign service officer whose assignments were in Germany. Mr. Buell had three children: Bill Buell III, John Buell, and Sophie O’Shaughnessy; and grandsons Charlie Buell and Julian Greco.

Mr. Buell was a sailor, skier, and amateur radio operator. He served as a navigator in ocean races and on two trans-Atlantic sailing passages. And in his heart, he was a singer, lending his trademark baritone to choirs and glee clubs, including the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington and the Adolphina Maennerchor of Hamburg.

In retirement, Mr. Buell served as a volunteer and board member of Hospice Care of Rhode Island, the Preservation Society of Newport County, and the Redwood Library in Newport. In 1992, he joined the St. George’s Board of Trustees and was elected an

honorary trustee in 2006. Among his many areas of service to the school on the Board and otherwise, he was perhaps most notably the guiding spirit and champion of St. George’s longstanding summer program for disadvantaged local children, Camp Ramleh.

At a ceremony in the St. George’s School Chapel on May 10, 2002, Mr. Buell was honored with the John B. Diman Award, St. George’s highest alumni honor. He modestly declined to accept the popular description of himself and his peers as the so-called “greatest generation,” noting “any generation of Americans will respond to the needs of the nation when it is crisis.”

In his kindness, intelligence, thoughtfulness, and humor Mr. Buell was an exemplar of that rarest breed—a true gentleman. And despite his generational modesty, there is a greatness there that endures forever.

—by Eric F. Peterson; St. George’s Head of School

Jonathan S. Warner ’37 Feb. 2, 2010

Leston L. Havens ’38 July 9, 2011 Beginning a chapter in his book Making Contact: Uses of Language in Psychotherapy, Dr. Leston Havens first quoted a passage in which writer Vladimir Nabokov describes a butterfly avoiding detection by imitating a leaf. “All natural life abounds in versions of the chameleon,’’ Dr. Havens wrote. “Even the most primitive creatures find ways to hide themselves for survival.’’ Humans, with an evolved sense of predators and prey, have “minds so skittish and protective that we can compare them with small fish,’’ he wrote. “They glide rapidly past us, quick to feel the movement of the water and changing color or shape at any hint of danger.’’ Psychiatrist, professor, and writer, Dr. Havens examined patients and the therapeutic process itself in a series of books and a career that spanned decades,

as he taught and influenced succeeding generations of Harvard Medical School students. Dr. Havens, who lived in Cambridge, died July 29 in hospice care at Belmont Manor in Belmont. He was 86 and had a series of small strokes before succumbing to multiple organ failure.

Though he was a professor emeritus at Harvard and had been principal psychiatrist at Cambridge Hospital and the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, his teaching continues through seven books he wrote or coauthored. “I write for the general reader, as much as for the professional,’’ he noted in the preface of his 1989 book, A Safe Place: Laying the Groundwork of Psychotherapy. His writing could be poignant, playful, or both, depending on the examples he chose. “Marriage has been called a great cage with everyone on the outside trying to get in, and everyone on the inside trying to get out,’’ he wrote in Learning to Be Human, a 1994 book. “This is not the whole story. But it is true enough to pay off the psychotherapist’s mortgage.’’

Dr. Peter D. Kramer, who wrote bestsellers such as Listening to Prozac and studied with Dr. Havens, called his mentor an extraordinary writer. “He’s one of those authors whose prose is simple and transparent, and yet who would take hours to read,’’ said Kramer, who teaches at Brown University and practices in Providence. “He manages to create complexity in the text that really gets you to think.’’

Janna Malamud Smith, a writer and psychotherapist who worked with Dr. Havens at Cambridge Hospital, said he “was more a philosopher in some ways than a psychoanalyst. And he had such a light touch.’’

That was particularly apparent in clinical work, where Dr. Havens “was devoted to working with psychotic patients, and he was incredibly gifted at it,’’ she said, adding that he seemed able to gain the trust of even the most paranoid patients. “Les felt that if there was one other person in the world you could trust, you were probably going to be OK,’’ Smith said. “He worked endlessly to position himself so that that other person

could experience a sense of safety.’’

The younger of two children, Dr. Havens grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. His father was a lawyer, a profession Dr. Havens considered.

Instead, he studied history and philosophy at Williams College, graduating in 1947, and completed his medical degree at Cornell University’s medical school in 1952. After further training in New York City, he took a residency in 1954 at Boston Psychopathic Hospital and began teaching at Harvard Medical School. Three years later, he began a quarter-century association in a number of capacities with Massachusetts Mental Health Center, before joining the staff of Cambridge Hospital in 1982.

His first marriage, to Nancy Tucker, with whom he had four children, ended in divorce. Work didn’t end when Dr. Havens left the hospital. Indeed, his office wasn’t always his favorite place to meet students or patients. He might mentor a student on a long walk or, in deference to a patient’s need for discretion, conduct a session during a stroll along the Charles River. His mind, meanwhile, seemed rarely to shut down.

“He had so many ideas that I had to buy him a light-up pen because he’d wake up in the middle of the night and have to write something down,’’ said his wife, Susan Miller-Havens. “It used to be that all the lights would go on until I bought the pen.’’

Though he was a warm friend and an avid tennis player until he turned 80, often carrying on a deep discussion during a volley, Dr. Havens had little tolerance for casual gatherings and cocktail parties that listed toward the superficial. “Either he would find somebody who felt the way he did and go somewhere and have what he would call a decent conversation, or he would just leave,’’ his wife said. “He found it intolerable, that name-dropping chit-chat.’’ Dr. Havens preferred deeper relationships that were more like his professional practice, where “he had a curiosity about each person that he met and a lack of assumptions about what he was going to find,’’ said his daughter Dr. Jennifer Havens, director of the department of child and adolescent

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psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. She said her father “gave a lot to a lot of people in the field and really played a role in trying to maintain a soul in psychiatry,’’ through his books, his scores of scholarly articles, and lectures. “He was amazing as a public speaker because he would memorize his speeches,’’ his daughter said. “He would stand up and give these 45-minutes speeches without notes.

Sometimes there would be an index card.

He would walk around the stage and just talk. And he wrote everything longhand, he never used a computer.’’

In addition to his wife and daughter, Dr. Havens leaves two other children from his first marriage, Christopher of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Sarah of London; a daughter from his marriage to Miller-Havens, Emily of Brooklyn; and four grandchildren.

Reviewing Coming to Life: Reflections on the Art of Psychotherapy in 1993, Globe book critic Gail Caldwell said Dr. Havens “writes like a man who has learned everything and then thrown away the textbook: He’s all instinct and compassion, far more likely to quote Proust or Conrad than Freud.’’

—appeared in The Boston Globe on Aug. 14, 2011

James ‘Pat’ Humphreys ’40 Oct. 25, 2010

Mr. Charles Cunningham ’41 Oct. 13, 2011 Charles Cunningham, a resident of Granite Hill Estates retirement community in Hallowell, ME, died Oct. 13. He was 84.

Mr. Cunningham grew up in Scarsdale, the son of Warren W. Cunningham and Lucy Pinckney Elliott Cunningham. He graduated from Davidson College in 1949 and received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1959. He began his legal career in New York City in 1959 prior to opening his own firm in the Harwood Building in Scarsdale, where he practiced law for nearly 40 years.

Mr. Cunningham’s law partner, Judge John Galloway, said, “My wife Frances and

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I were partners with Charles from Jan. 1, 1974, until he left at the end of 1999. We had a wonderful working relationship.

We were not only law partners, we were close friends. He was a grand person, very generous, very honest. He often gave away some of his time to people who needed it.

We are proud to continue to call our firm Cunningham, Galloway and Marett.”

A resident of Scarsdale for over 60 years, Mr. Cunningham volunteered for many organizations, including Chamber of Commerce (Citizen of the Year in 1990), Rotary Club (former President and Paul Harris Award recipient), Scarsdale Congregational Church (former moderator), Friends of the Scarsdale Parks, Town Club, Scarsdale Open Society Association, Youth Employment Service, Task Force on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Boy Scouts of America, Student Transfer Education Program (STEP), school and village nonpartisan nominating committees, and board of directors of the Woodson Foundation of Salisbury, N.C. Mr. Cunningham is survived by his wife of 62 years, Beverly Brown Cunningham, and by four sons and their spouses, Charles Cunningham and Yuko Usami of New York City; Wilfred and Kathleen Cunningham of North Chittenden, VT; Warren Cunningham and Marie Sitchenko of Washington, D.C.; John and Lynn Cunningham of Goose Creek, S.C.; and four grandchildren, his sister, Esther C. Shay of Blue Hill, ME, and three nephews and their families.

Antoine D. B. DuBourg ’43 May 12, 2011 Antoine, of Newport, RI, died in his sleep on Thursday, May 12, at age 82. In collaboration with Clare Gesualdo, his dear friend and companion for over 40 years, Tony enabled thousands of high school students to profit from his contagious love of music.

First for 46 years at the Pingry School in New Jersey, and then at St. George’s School in Middletown, RI, he invigorated existing gleeclub and choir curricula. He also

introduced Brass Choirs to each institution. Their performances reflected Tony’s exceptional talent in generating adolescent enthusiasm. This was his all-consuming focus in life. Nothing came in the way of his fierce loyalty to his students. They sang and played at celebrated concert halls in England, Europe and the United States.

They even toured behind the Iron Curtain in the 1970s. Through Tony’s generosity, both Pingry and St. George’s increased the quality and quantity of instruments available for student performances. Tony’s second teaching discipline was physics, a lifelong interest. As was sailing, shared with Clare. With headquarters on Cape Cod or Martha’s Vineyard, they were joined by friends and students on summer sailing adventures. Born in Paris, Tony came to the United States at age 11. He first attended the Buckley School in New York City and then The Harvey School. He was in the Class of 1947 at St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH, and in the Class of 1951 at Hamilton College. Tony served in the US Army before beginning his teaching career in the mid 1950’s.

—appeared in The New York Times on May 14, 2011

Robert J. Lindley ’58 June 20, 2010

Gordon R. Rice Thoren ’76 Oct. 24, 2010 From mother: My son, Gordy Thoren ’76, passed away on Oct. 24, 2010 from a heart attack. He was 48-years-old. He enjoyed The Harvey School for 1 or 2 years. Harry Dawe was the Headmaster.

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Campaign for the new Athletic Center goes over $3 Million!

Thanks to a generous gift from the Lasdon family, campaign pledges and gifts received in early December went over the $3 million mark towards the $7 million goal. Families in the 6th–11th grades are working with the grade captains to make pledges over time in support of the new Athletic Center, six tennis courts and The Harvey School’s endowment. Our 12th grade families are showing their support for the Athletic Center campaign by raising $125,000 to “name” the Lobby in honor of the Class of 2012. A plaque will be placed inside the lobby and will recognize each senior for their family’s contribution.

Thank you to all of our supporters and volunteers who have made this important project a reality!

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Capital Campaign Phase Two: Naming Opportunities We value the generosity of our Harvey families and offer the following Naming Opportunities for consideration. Please contact the Alumni and Development Office at 914.232.3161, ext. 145 if you are interested in any of these opportunities. All naming requests will be individually reviewed and approved by The Harvey School’s Board of Trustees.

Athletic Center

$2,000,000

Fitness Room

$500,000

Two basketball courts

$250,000 each

Lobby $125,000 (funded by the 2012 Senior Class) Tennis Courts (6)

$100,000 each