Kents Hill Today | Fall 2021

KENTS HILL TODAY Fall 2021

Innovating Tradition:

Our Bicentennial Strategic Plan

Kents Hill School

Vision Committed to the individual and the potential that lies within, Kents Hill School challenges students to grow into engaged, creative learners, global stewards, and compassionate leaders.

Mission

Board of Trustees 2021-2022

Honorary Life Trustees

Patricia R. Hatler P’08 President

Neil R. Austrian P’04

Theodore B. Alfond ’64/GP’25 Vice President Mark S. Alcaide 2nd Vice President

George H. Bass II P’64/GP’92* Frank A. Blethen* Abigail Bowers P’10/’13*

Parker J. Beverage P’98/’00

John C. Bridge P’87

Taylor Bodman P’08

Richard M. Burston ’42*

Christopher Cheney P’22/’24

Kerry R. Courtice P’92

Nancy Colhoun

William G. Lindquist GP’01

Catherine Eaton Coakley P’18

Joanne Bass O'Connor ’64/P’92/GP’19

At Kents Hill School we educate our students in mind, body, and character to:

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• Prepare for the challenges and opportunities of higher education;

David Greene P’20

• Accept and respect themselves and others, and work together for the common good;

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• Be responsible stewards of our natural environment and Kents Hill community heritage;

Richard O'Connor ’64 P’92/GP’19

• Embody the ideal that one person of principle can always make a difference.

David Rhodes ’69

Goals

Steven P. Akin P’03

Debra Gesimondo Patricia R. Hatler P’08 Steven Madison P’16

In This Issue News & Updates

Nancy Russell ’57

Save the Dates

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Get Involved!

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Meet Rene Davis

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Kents Hill Fund

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Admissions Update

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A Grandson's Gift

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Athletics Update

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Janet Dunn Retirement

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KHS2024 Bicentennial Strategic Plan

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Jeff DeHaven Retirement

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Community Design & Build

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Alumni Stories

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James S. Stanley ’34* Alexander J. Wall III P’90/’95 * Deceased

Kyle McNulty ’11

Doug Phillips

Meet the Advancement Team

Features

Janet E. Roche ’84

Building a Global Business

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TI MOTHY TE MPLE T ’72

Breaking a Pattern

Produced by the Advancement Office

MARYKE MORE AU ’09

To build each student’s confidence, leadership, and sense of self;

Contributing Writers

Contributing Photographers

To promote athletic competition and sportsmanship;

Gillian Barnes Emily Beliveau Jeff DeHaven Bob Whittaker

Gillian Barnes Marc Bartholomew Pete Hodgin Jack Power ’22 Charlie Rubin ’21

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To encourage the community to value diversity, to accept differences, and to embrace a global perspective.

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To create a stimulating academic community where students become life-long learners;

To inspire creative expression and an appreciation for the arts;

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Class Notes

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In Memorium

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Planned Giving

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Reunion

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Morgan Birtwell

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• Chris Cheney, Head of School

Dear Alumni, Families, and Friends of Kents Hill, As I reflect on the past year, it is hard to be anything but proud of the Kents Hill community. As our country and world battled the COVID-19 pandemic, we persevered through what has been arguably the most difficult 18 months in education of the past 100 years. However, I am pleased to report that thanks to the patience, grace, and generosity of our community, Kents Hill successfully provided the vast majority of our students with an in-person experience, from opening day to a “mask-free” graduation.

In addition to providing our students with as normal a learning experience as possible, our community also went above and beyond expectations. For example, our admissions team rallied to recruit the 94 new students we welcomed back to campus this fall, which is double the number of new students we enrolled this time last year. In addition, our team has enrolled

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students from 26 different countries. Our faculty considered the future learning needs of our students and developed 18 new courses that will be available this year. Our advancement team engaged with nearly 600 alumni and families to secure more than $2 million in philanthropic support. Most importantly, over the course of the past year, the Kents Hill campus community has come together around a guiding vision for the school’s third century.

In the fall of 2020, the Board and leadership of Kents Hill embarked on a strategic planning process to clarify the school’s direction as we approach our Bicentennial in 2024. Being a “traditional college preparatory school,” as our current sign reads, is no longer enough. We need to ensure our families that we are providing a more comprehensive education for their students, one that provides both the academic and life preparedness to navigate and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally beyond Kents Hill. KHS2024, our Bicentennial Strategic Plan, builds on what Kents Hill has done so well historically, while also taking into account the 21st Century context of our community.

The four Cornerstones that serve as the foundation to KHS2024 are outlined on pages 10-13.

In framing this vision, there is an opportunity for us as a community to achieve what George Pocock in the book Boys in the Boat called “swing.” In the story of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Crew Team’s pursuit of gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Pocock describes: “When you get the rhythm in an eight, it’s pure pleasure to be in it. It’s not hard work when the rhythm comes –that ‘swing’ as they call it.” When all members of a school community—students, staff, faculty, trustees, alumni, and families—work in unison to pursue a shared vision, mission, and strategic plan together, there is a “swing” that provides a transformational experience.

Too often in schools, we work in silos, whether in our individual classroom, team, dorm, department, or off-campus. It is essential that we align our vision and work collaboratively to maximize efficiencies, synergies, and the exchange of ideas in order to achieve excellence and transformation. As we move toward the implementation stage of the Strategic Plan, Kents Hill School, through each of the Cornerstones, will focus on the individual and community work needed for everyone to feel they have a place at our proverbial table.

As we think about our community and its cornerstones, it is also important to recognize the role diversity, equity, and belonging play in all aspects of our planning. We live in a global society, and it is essential for us to prepare students for the world they will navigate–one that is increasingly interconnected, multiracial, and multicultural. Additionally, we know everyone thrives when they feel seen and have a sense of belonging and connection to others. If there is anything this past year reinforced, it is the importance of physical and emotional safety for all people. As we move to the implementation stage, each of the Cornerstones and all areas of the school will work toward the individual and community work required to be a school where everyone feels they have a place.

It is with great excitement that we share with you both this update about what is happening at Kents Hill today and an overview of KHS2024, our Bicentennial Strategic Plan. As we look and forge ahead to how Kents Hill will thrive into its third century, one theme is clear: we are stronger together. There is an excitement and motivation on The Hill that is palpable, and in the coming months and years, we invite you to join us in finding our "swing"–whether it's visiting us on campus or at an event, engaging as a volunteer, or making a gift.

Your involvement will be key to propelling Kents Hill through our Bicentennial to be one of the most compelling schools in Maine and northern New England.

Best,

Chris Cheney Head of School

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Save THESE dates!

October 9

November 13

Family Weekend Parents Committee Fall Ball

November Parent/Alumni Town Hall Strategic Plan December 9

Holiday Party on The Hill

February 12-15

Family Weekend

February 17 Boston Regional Event February 27

Giving Day

March 8

Tampa Regional Event

March 10

Fort Lauderdale Regional Event

March 24 Chicago Regional Event April 7 NYC Regional Event April 21 San Francisco Regional Event May 28

Parents Committee Prom

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Why did I choose Kents Hill? I was so impressed by Kents Hill's deep focus on developing the whole person. So many schools talk about holistic learning, but it is not present in their program. Student development is in Kents Hill’s DNA. When I reflect on what brings me the most joy and satisfaction in my work, I turn to the times when I solve problems with students, support students in making meaning of their experience, and foster strong interpersonal connections across all identities. It is exciting and an honor to be Assistant Head of School for Student Life at a school that truthfully prioritizes equity and belonging, character development, and academic growth and excellence. I look forward to being in community with you all.

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It is with an immeasurable amount of joy that I send this note of greetings to the Kents Hill community as your new Assistant Head of School for Student Life. It is an honor to join this community that has already proven to be thoughtful, humble, and centered on people.

A little about me professionally: I come to Kents Hill with an expansive career in higher education. Over the course of the last 24 years, I have served in several student-facing roles at Brown University, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Collectively, I have served as a dorm parent, residence hall director, summer program director, dean of students, and associate dean of the college. As a result, I have deep experience in student support, student discipline, student advising, training, and leadership development.

In addition, I have advocated for a fun and inclusive student experience. My background also includes competencies and training in equity and inclusion, social justice mediation, and Title IX compliance.

Personally, I am New England born and raised.

I’m the youngest of seven and the mom of an amazing 13-year-old who joined Kents Hill this fall. I love cooking and watching cooking shows, doing puzzles and brain games, debating taboo topics, and binge-watching anything Marvel and Star Wars.

What will I do at Kents Hill? I am the Assistant Head of School for Student Life. It’s my role to keep an eye on the school’s co-curricular program (leadership, clubs, and activities), athletics, equity and belonging programming, student accountability and discipline, health and wellness, and housing to make sure those systems are aligned to meet the dynamic needs and talents of our students. I also coordinate the PEAK programming, support the Advisory

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Admissions Update A note from Alison Lincoln-Rich, Dean of Enrollment:

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rom the entire admissions team, we would like to thank you for all you do as alumni and families to support Kents Hill. I hope you had the chance to look through our new and exciting viewbook and plan to pass it along to someone you think would be a good fit with our community.

As we enter the 2022-23 admissions cycle, we are thinking of innovative ways to attract and engage prospective students and their families. Our Marketing and Admissions teams have joined in partnership with PeerPal. PeerPal is a messaging service that connects prospective families with current Kents Hill families and alumni.

After improving our acceptance to enrollment yield this year by 30%, we can confidently say that word of mouth and authentic conversations are what guide students to enroll at Kents Hill.

Our admissions team aims to personally connect with every student that inquires, and PeerPal will make it easy to send customized chats, emails, and even videos throughout the process.

A key tool that comes with the PeerPal integration is the ability for prospective families to view profiles of our current families and initiate conversations about Kents Hill. This is especially helpful for any family who does not already have a connection to our community, and for those who may be hesitant to move forward.

Admissions is a community-wide effort, and we are so appreciative of the hard work of our families and alumni to build this special community. As we integrate PeerPal over the next few months, we are looking for parents and alumni who are willing to be one of our PeerPal connections. As our parents and alumni share their personal experiences, this service will help families choose Kents Hill over its competitors.

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If you are interested in learning more about how to help us build this new network of communication, please contact me at alincolnrich@kentshill.org or 207-685-1647.

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ATHLETICS

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s with all things around the globe, Husky athletics were heavily impacted by COVID-19. Our teams continued to train and practice throughout the school year.

Through a lot of work by our coaches and students, we were even able to compete in a few socially distanced competitions.

Last fall, our cross country, golf, and mountain biking teams competed against other Maine boarding schools in a limited number of contests, with an extensive number of protocols. This winter we saw our alpine team take to the hill and even travel to races.

Our girl's basketball team snuck in one game over spring break. As CDC and state guidelines changed for the better in spring, our teams were able to enjoy a season that was just a bit closer to normal. Fans returned to The Hill and a limited number of games were played both home and away.

In spite of a global pandemic, the Huskies had some tremendous accomplishments. Senior TJ Folsom ’21 was the Maine State Class C Runner Up in golf, keeping up the tradition of successful Husky golfers in the highly competitive state tournament.

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Our year concluded with the track and field team giving us one more thing to cheer about on graduation day. Alanna Bachelder ’22, Brie Lewis ’24, Rose Jenkins ’23, and Naomi McGadney ’23 comprised the 4 X 100 relay team that placed fourth in the state. The day was capped off by sophomore Rose Jenkins, setting a new state record in the high jump with a height of 5’5.5." In seasons that saw limited practice time and significantly reduced competition, opportunities these accomplishments are a testament to our coaches and the hard work our athletes put in all year long.

Athletes also found success in the classroom. This year the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association recognized Dani Eid ’21 and TJ Folsom ’21 for their achievements in the classroom as well as their contributions athletically.

While the pandemic challenged the Huskies, it didn’t slow down our students who had collegiate playing aspirations. This past spring we celebrated five Huskies who committed to play collegiate sports this fall. Antonie Hruskova ’21 attends Plymouth State and competes on their Division I alpine team, Jarni Hewins ’21 attends Endicott College and plays basketball, Kellie Scott ’21 attends Wilkes University and plays field hockey, and Immanuel Redah ’21 attends Lake Forest College and plays basketball. We are very excited to follow our Huskies as they pursue their collegiate athletic careers.

We couldn’t be more proud of all of our Huskies. The energy and enthusiasm they brought to their teams all year long was amazing.

Schedules are set for the fall and our fingers are crossed that we are back to staking our claim as one of the top programs in northern New England prep school athletics.

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• KHS2024 Bicentennial Strategic Plan

KHS2024 Bicentennial Strategic Plan

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KHS2024: Strategic Objectives Working collectively as a community in pursuit of a shared purpose, we seek to accomplish the following as measures of our success in fulfilling our vision for KHS2024:

Build a network of parents and alumni that know about and are proud of the work we are doing on The Hill. This network will be actively engaged (beyond giving), and as a result, our admissions pipeline will be full, we will have a robust waitlist, and will have an enrollment of 265 students.

Reach retention and graduation rates that are in the top tier of peer schools.

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Bicentennial Strategic Plan

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ver its nearly 200 year history, the educational needs of Kents Hill students and families have evolved significantly and repeatedly, and the school has continuously responded to these changing needs. As we embark on our third century and embrace the need to differentiate ourselves in a competitive marketplace, Kents Hill must pivot from standards of 20th-century education to contemporary approaches that provide a fresh, relevant, and impactful educational experience. This Bicentennial Strategic Plan is anchored in our school’s historic strengths and traditions. But, as it must, this plan faces fully forward to both anticipate and meet the needs of 21st-century students and families.

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Experience year-over-year increases in philanthropic support from an ever-growing base of donors.

Develop a deep pool of talented candidates for all open positions. People will want to come to work at and retire from Kents Hill, and we will be regularly selected as one of the Best Places to Work in Maine.

Be thriving financially as an organization.

Be known as an innovative leader in secondary education and independent schools.

The Guiding Vision for KHS2024 encompasses four cornerstone practices that distinguish a Kents Hill School education. Each cornerstone is a facet of the Kents Hill student experience that we foster: student awareness and resourcefulness, skills and knowledge, self-esteem, and resiliency in community with others. The four cornerstones are outlined below.

These four cornerstones are authentic to KHS, drawing on the historic strengths and values of a KHS education; school size, location, and physical plant, and; the character of an aligned faculty and administration. The cornerstone practices elucidate existing programming and inspire new features by which Kents Hill can reclaim the leadership, distinction, and relevance it enjoyed when it pioneered the Learning Center concept in the 1990s.

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KHS2024 Bicentennial Strategic Plan

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CORNERSTONES & SIGNATURE PROGRAMS

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Grounded in Maine, Connected to the World

Prepared for Anything

Built on Belonging

In Your Corner, All the Time

We believe in the importance of preparing students for and connecting them to the real world so that they are ready for all of the experiences and challenges that will come their way.

We believe that high schools should provide relevant, engaging, and challenging academic experiences that connect students to talented faculty and peers.

Education at Kents Hill is both local and global.

Our 400-acre campus–including an alpine center, miles of trails, and lakefront access–provides each student with learning opportunities that are unique to our location. Our connections to world-class colleges, Maine-based leading research labs, and local nonprofits and businesses across the state combined with cultural and academic exchange programs around the world give Kents Hill students hands-on learning, intern, and volunteer experiences that broaden their perspectives and shape their future.

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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Our campus community works in a coordinated fashion to engage our alumni, parents, and organizational partners in providing our students with beneficial experiences that help position them for successful outcomes beyond Kents Hill.

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As a forward-looking school, our primary responsibility is to produce graduates whose versatility and resilience allow them to meet the challenges of higher education, the realities of the twenty-first-century job market, and the obligations of global citizenship. Our academic program includes strong foundations in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics (STEAM), and the Humanities, as well as opportunities to explore areas of contemporary significance and student interest. Through courses grounded in the four-dimensional curriculum framework, students develop essential skills while acquiring knowledge of themselves and the world.

They also leave Kents Hill with a set of core values that ground and guide them as they continue their personal and professional journeys.

Signature Program: 4D CURRICULUM

Kents Hill faculty deliver a four-dimensional curriculum that synthesizes knowledge, skills, character, and reflection so that students leave The Hill prepared to successfully navigate the complicated problems they will confront throughout their lives.

We believe "one person of principle can always make a difference" and that as a community we can make our school, and the world, a better place.

We believe in goals and growth, and that we never stop learning.

At Kents Hill, learning is both personal and collaborative. Kents Hill is purposefully small, allowing students and faculty to build meaningful connections forged in belonging, equity, and inclusion. In this trusting environment, students are encouraged to take advantage of a full spectrum of learning opportunities that extend far beyond the classroom, including athletics, arts, extracurricular activities, and community engagement. Our programs ensure that each student feels accepted, seen, heard, and valued. It is through these community-centered experiences that we experience both individual and collective growth.

Each Kents Hill student has a dedicated faculty advisor who partners with them year-round to help them reach their full potential, rallying around what they love and encouraging them to try new things. Our KHS365 Advisory Program focuses on extracting meaning not just from academics and activities, but from every Kents Hill experience. Advisors, students, and families partner together to develop and design a custom pathway for each student that extends beyond the classroom and reflects their unique needs, ambitions, goals, and growth. Advisors receive training and ongoing support in order to ensure that each student’s plan is responsive, relevant, and comprehensive.

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RESTORATIVE COMMUNITY PRACTICE The Kents Hill community navigates conflict with a focus on introspection, reflection on the impact of one’s action, and accountability. Our individual and collective investment in the success of our students both supports and prepares them to make the world a better place.

KHS365 ADVISORY PROGRAM With the support of a robust advisory program, every student will be able to work toward their college and life goals on and off the Kents Hill campus, during the academic year, as well as over breaks.

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FEATURES

• Timothy Templet ’72

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imothy Templet ’72’s family is a bit of a Kents Hill legacy as he is one of three Husky siblings that attended Kents Hill.

He is also a prime example of someone who exemplifies many of our core values that come together to form excellent leaders. And today, that is exactly what he is called by the world: a leader. To be exact, Templet’s hard-earned title is Executive VP of Global Sales for Puritan Medical Products Co.–one of two nasal swab producers in the world.

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Templet’s career began after forgoing the completion of his degree program at UMaine and choosing to enter the employment market as a salesman for a Mainebased paper company. He moved out to California to get a new perspective on life for a few years, but Maine life called him back.

He says, “I kind of fell into it really. I lived in California with my wife Elise and she got pregnant and she did not want to raise kids on the west coast, she wanted to move back to the east coast and I had to find a job!

So, even though Puritan Medical Products Co. was a family business I had to apply for a job.”

He continues, “I had worked with an independent broker in California who represented the business, but didn’t have any ownership to it, so that’s where I really cut my teeth as far as the business was concerned. I was very ingrained in the electronics business, because back then swabs were used heavily in the electronics world. They still are today, but at that time in a much greater volume of cotton swabs, so that’s how I got involved with that industry.”

However, he did not remain in his newly earned position very long because shortly after his return, Templet’s brother tragically passed away and he was left to step in and assist with a large-scale, former client.

Templet says, “He had taken care of the medical business and I was hired to take care of the ice cream stick business and the industrial swab business. At the time when he passed away, my brother had worked with Becton Dickinson on a swab for what they called

the culturette, which was the very first swab transport system used for bacterial material alive and well before they got it to the hospital or the laboratory. Becton, Dickinson had purchased Marion Labs right before I came on board and I was sort of the one who got curious and said ‘well, my brother’s gone, so someone’s gotta do it,’ and I got involved with working with BD, supplying them with the swabs for the culturette, and that’s really where the relationship started.”

He has since then worked alongside a cousin in the wood products manufacturing part of the operation and raised a family of his own with his wife Elise that includes two daughters (one of which oversees marketing at Puritan).

Finding Opportunities & Putting in the Work Templet’s entry into the medical sector came about due to his knack for problem-solving and his interest in the medical device space. He spent a lot of time researching, reading, looking for opportunities, and championing them at Puritan and that resulted in his increased involvement in the company and receptivity to his ideas. As such, Templet wound up finding a market for synthetic (rather than wood) medical swabs and specialty needs within diagnostics. In fact, he was close with the founder of their main competitor in the market, Italy-based Copan Diagnostics, as he helped them get established.

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• Timothy Templet ’72

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A Presidential Visit And pull it off they did! On June 6, 2020, former President Donald Trump came and toured the facility.

Templet says, “The preparation was huge. It took a whole week and there were secret service all over the place. He came and he spent maybe an hour and a half with us. As with any President, he gave a speech and it was a good time actually! It was a beautiful, very warm day and it was exciting, especially for Guilford. Not many Presidents go to Guilford, Maine!”

That kind of event makes his work worth it because it is a boon for the family business community. He says, “Seeing our employees see the President—that was payday for them. They absolutely loved it and I’m very proud of them.”

Once he retires Templet wants to write a book about the family business, COVID-19, and other things he “You get curious about a swab and how a swab works. It’s not a q-tip and people expect certain parameters of performance from the swab. BD had the same expectation, but had no idea about swabs at the time. You can change the performance of a swab many different ways during the manufacturing process.”

He explains, “A swab can’t fall apart in a media, so you don’t want it to fall apart in someone’s throat. It was working with engineering and production people in Guilford, Maine as a conduit between the customer and the manufacturers and engineers to create a swab that would work and perform the way they wanted it to.

After that, Abbott Labs came by needing swabs for strep throat–they had the first kit in the business many years ago–a polyester swab as opposed to a rayon swab. That was another learning curve with them, as they were two different materials.

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has learned. Before then he looks forward to offering current Kents Hill students to tour his plant as a field trip. He wants to give back to his school and what better way to do that than with experiential learning?

We think Templet’s book might turn out to be about curiosity and people because when we asked him what advice he had for others he heralded them both.

He says, “My big word is curious. If you’re curious you can get a lot of mileage out of it. Ask a lot of questions—don’t be afraid to ask them. Say ‘hi’ to someone if they see you on the street. Talk to people.

You get your most information out of people. Sure, you can get information out of books and from lectures, but for me, people are the books. I’m very fascinated by people.”

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slated to be their largest.

He says, “We were in that swab business. We were supplying Abbott, we were supplying all the major hitters who the government gave contracts to. We were the only U.S. supplier of these types of swabs that had any mass production to produce millions of swabs. They invested very heavily in our company and we performed for them.”

Template elaborates, “We build, engineer, and design our machines in-house–we don’t buy them off the shelf and all of our wrapping equipment at the time was built in-house so we control the whole process. What COVID did was allow us to vet other outside independent manufacturing machinery and wrapping lines that we needed to engage in for the government to bring the volume up to what was necessary during the start of COVID. We already had relationships with the customers, and they were already using our swabs, so it was natural that the government came to us. The government was not in the distribution business so we had to help them. It was an interesting time because they had the money, but not the support or the know-how to pull it off, so we worked very closely with them to pull it off.”

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• Maryke Moreau '09

BREAKING

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f you’ve ever been to Kents Hill, recently, or in the late aughts, you likely know our newly dubbed Science Department Chair, Maryke Moreau ’09 (Ms. Mo or Rake for those who know her personally). She attended Kents Hill, she is a fierce Winter Carnival competitor and hockey player, she’s a coach, and she is a Dorm Parent in Maine Hall. Her presence is well-known, which makes us proud because she represents achievement in two primarily male-dominated sectors: science and math.

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Moreau is happy to be a role model for women interested in science and math.

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of serving as Moreau’s co-Dorm Parent, so I’ve been able to see firsthand just how passionate she is about her area of expertise and being a visible female role model. And, I think it is fair to say that anyone around her knows that she is doing a bang-up job at it as such a young Chair.

She says her presence as Chair, “shows other aspiring young females that they can be a scientist and leader in an academic career.” What may surprise some people is that she didn’t always plan to lead a department.

She says, “When I first imagined going into this profession, I only envisioned being a teacher. In fact, during my first five years of teaching, I never even aspired to have this position. I think this was partly because I’ve been in a male-dominated discipline, and I’ve only seen male department Chairs in the previous schools I’ve worked. The other reason was due to confidence. It wasn’t until Kents Hill that I felt like my opinions and creative ideas about curriculum were worth much.”

In fact, before Kents Hill, Moreau had to actively fight to be seen in the way she now shines. She says, “There are absolutely societal barriers that limit or dissuade women from pursuing careers and higher education in my field. I’ve even experienced a few of them. I would argue that most of the societal barriers stem from bias. One of my favorite examples comes from the day I met my college advisor. It was only supposed to be a five-minute introduction meeting, but mine became a 15-20 minute meeting where I had to prove and justify my existence in the physics program. Even though I had a detailed trajectory and plan for my career goals and a plan for making up my

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math course requirements, I had to debate it with a man rather than having him support my goals. During this meeting, I learned that part of the reason for the interrogation I got was because I was the first female in about twenty years to go through the program, which played a role in his tone and remarks.

“I also think part of the dissuading comes from the environment of the classroom. In college, I dealt with living in two worlds. I was in a male-dominated program with my physics courses and a femaledominated program in my education courses. I witnessed moments of gender bias in both disciplines, but it wasn’t until I was out of college that I realized it.

It’s little things that can drive a female student to silence and quick disinterest. The best way to combat that is through support. For example, making sure you use language that supports a student when they get an answer wrong and celebrating when they get it right. Most importantly, it’s about making sure you do everything equally—calling on students, praising student success, and shutting down students’ negative statements.”

Not a “Math Person” Another surprise to those unfamiliar with Moreau’s journey is that, though she uses it daily, she doesn’t consider herself to be a “math person.” When we asked her “What first made her realize her interest and passion for math and science?” she laughed.

She says, “I would never describe myself as a ‘math person.’ To say I struggled with math throughout most of my life is an understatement. I didn’t learn until college that I had math anxiety, so being in a math classroom was the worst part of my day growing up.

My math teacher at Kents Hill was confused about how I struggled so much in the algebra II class but excelled in physics. I can still hear him say, ‘the math is the same; why can’t you do the same thing in this class?’ when I’d say physics was easier than his class.

“When I got to college, it wasn’t surprising when I learned that I scored moderately low on the math placement test. I knew I’d have to spend a couple of my summers taking calculus courses to meet my graduation requirements on time. But, this was the best thing that happened to me. Starting back with the basics, which I was reasonably confident with, I learned how to overcome the anxiety associated with math, rather than trying to do that AND learn math. This led KENTS HILL TODAY

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of the universe, social justice, mental health research, and more. It shouldn’t be a tool that is feared.”

What Keeps Her Excited It is obvious that Moreau loves physics, but innovation within the curriculum structure itself also interests her greatly.

She says, “I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to support the teachers in my department and creatively imagine our curriculum as the school continues to incorporate 4D learning.”

While she is still fairly new to the role, she is actively making change. She says, “It’s still in the works, but I can say that I’m re-imagining the scientific journey for our students and ways we can incorporate more interesting electives into the curriculum.”

Role Models to my first 100% on a math test since the third grade, and it was in a reasonably difficult course called Differential Equations. I still have that exam framed in my apartment. That moment inspired me to continue breaking barriers, so I decided to minor in mathematics, which also shocked my parents. To this day, I’m not a ‘math person.’ I’m a person who appreciates the beauty associated with mathematical relationships and how math can be used as a tool to describe the world around me.

“While my interest in math is complicated, my passion for physics was easy. It started from my first physics class in high school. I loved it from day one. It’s a subject that explains how everything in the universe moves and behaves. I enjoyed that I could see the concepts we were talking about by simply throwing an object in the air or that I could predict how an object would move and behave and, as a result, design a machine.

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Even a role model has role models, and while she is staying mum on the names, we can guess at least one of them… Jeff Munson.

She says, “There is a physics teacher who I would regard as my biggest role model because he is the reason I became a physicist in the first place. If it wasn’t for him, I doubt I would be a teacher, let alone have a degree in physics. My teaching style is also influenced by his enthusiasm and creative techniques as inspirations for my teaching style.

“A second role model is a former colleague of mine. When we worked together, she pushed me to think outside of the box when thinking about simple demonstrations and mini-class projects geared to challenge students’ critical thinking skills. I was in awe of how she incorporated books and readings into her biology course and then had students do round table discussions on the scientific ethics involved. This ultimately led to my passion for character studies in my physics class. These are short essays that have students analyze and form opinions about various ethical dilemmas in science or character traits of famous scientists like Isaac Newton. Each day I felt like I learned something new from her and was inspired to push my creative boundaries when designing projects.”

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The Big Lesson We can largely agree that even classroom-based lessons aren't just about specific coursework—they can be about overcoming future obstacles, academic and otherwise.

Moreau says, “My goal is to have students leave my class with confidence in themselves to succeed and overcome challenges in the classroom. For many of my students, it’s easy to know how to overcome challenges on the sports field, but knowing how to do this in the classroom isn’t as clear-cut. I want my students to understand how to do this and continue to do this as they go into college.”

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Students hold the key to their education, and you must take advantage of that power. You can turn a concept that looks like a bunch of numbers or something that may seem unrelated to the world around you into something meaningful.”

In the same vein as self-advocacy, Moreau urges students to take charge of their academic destiny by asking questions. She says, “No matter what the question is, ask it. I tell my students this all the time. Students hold the key to their education, and you must take advantage of that power. You can turn a concept that looks like a bunch of numbers or something that may seem unrelated to the world around you into something meaningful. When that happens, you leave the classroom knowing how a concept explains how to fix your bike or how to make a change in your community.”

Maryke. Ms. Moreau. Ms. Mo. Rake. Friend. Teacher.

Science Department Chair. Whatever you call her... we call her AWESOME and are proud that she chooses to continue her career with us on The Hill.

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Miles Carey-Snow

Where Should We Eat? Miles Carey-Snow ‘11

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lumni Miles Carey-Snow ’11 has done the world a service. He has answered and continues to answer the common question, “Where should we eat?” with his web series, “Stay Eatin’ Bruh” in the most entertaining way possible. Given that he is set up in Hollywood these days working amongst artists such as A Boogie, Snoop Dogg, and more, CareySnow has come a long way from his days at Kents Hill School, but his commitment and passion for The Hill hasn’t wavered. As evidence of that, despite his busy schedule, he spent some time with us talking about how he got his start and his memories of Kents Hill.

Carey-Snow believes Kents Hill set him up for success, but not in the way he might have originally expected. On our campus, he took advantage of every opportunity he could. He was a Peer Counselor, he actively played soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and he even tried out baseball and snowboarding simply because they were new! Beyond athletics, he was also heavily involved in the arts.

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with Miles Carey-Snow

Your all-time favorite restaurant?

“The Daily Catch in Boston. A family-owned restaurant with a whole lot of history and amazing dishes originally in the North End. Some of the freshest seafood in New England. Huge thanks to Dom and the whole family operating it for making me feel like family there! Get the black squid ink pasta. It’ll change your life.”

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“That’s a setup–my Mom’s going to read this. So her cooking, haha.

If it isn’t hers, though, I love Italian food a lot, really any kind of Italian food is probably my favorite. Pasta for sure.”

1 Theatre and art definitely both play roles in CareySnow’s series where he highlights entertainers and visits restaurants for the best of the best tastes. He routinely has special guests and is always on the hunt for fun and feasts!

He says, “Creativity was always pushed and there was support for pushing boundaries of comfort and creativity. Like trying new art classes and theater.

Those are things people may have never done before but are pushed to try. Now I do them for a living!”

Unsurprisingly though, his favorite parts of the Kents Hill experience were the community and the cuisine.

He says, “My favorite part about Kents Hill was the food, and how tight-knit the community was. The family vibe and being part of a family-oriented school structure were even better than college. The same family feel came from faculty you had for class, and even those you didn’t have.”

He continues, “My favorite spot on campus was the Dining Commons, from the kitchen staff to everyone having round tables to have a sense of community.

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My friends and I would work in the kitchen once a week. The Alfond Athletics Center was always a good atmosphere to do sports stuff or just hang out.

Different backgrounds and social groups were down there together.”

That theme is important to Carey-Snow as the goal of his show is ultimately, “to bring the world together through food.”

“Highlighting diverse restaurants, chefs, and people in food from all backgrounds. Helping to create a trusted platform for amazing food and good people is my goal. Food brings people together whether it’s at a table or in conversation. Connecting the right people and positive people that can grow together is what I want to continue doing,” says Carey-Snow.

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Award-winning songwriter Derrick Milano

2. with actress, comedian, and author Tiffany Haddish

3. in Portland, ME speaking on the importance of education

Favorite food(s)?

Disliked food(s)?

“I had tacos with cow intestines or something like that once and that just wasn’t it for me. The texture was a little too much for me to handle.”

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Carey-Snow’s advice for other creators? Simple.

He says, “Create more. Whatever you’re creating, create more. There are so many platforms now and peoples' attention spans are short, so platforms like TikTok do well with a lot of content. It’s also important to learn your angle and how you can bring content that’s fresh and unique to viewers.”

For those interested in learning more about “Stay Eatin' Bruh,” and connecting with Carey-Snow, you can catch him on Facebook, Instagram, and of course, on YouTube!

Favorite episode of Stay Eatin' Bruh?

“The Daily Catch episode is my favorite so far. It was the first time I saw my ‘food tour’ vision come to life. We got to go to the pier and then cook the same dishes that had just been brought in from the ocean. I made calamari and held up a squid which was pretty wild. My bro, Christian Kroot did an amazing job shooting and editing it, as well, and my friend Deanna helped coordinate it. For so many moving pieces, the shoot went really well.”

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schedule. If they can handle living in a dorm, playing a sport/doing an activity for three seasons in addition to academics, it is likely that they will do well at the collegiate level.”

Bowie builds her team with personality in mind (which Kellie has plenty of!) She says, “There is a certain standard for talent, but I hold personality and the values of the prospect to be equally as important. I want good people on my team. I want to build a winning culture and attitude for these young women to take with them when they graduate and become professionals. When you have talented players who are willing to give a piece of themselves to the team, good things happen.”

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Huskies Travel in Packs

Kellie Scott ’21 Joins Alumna, Katherine Bowie ’11’s College Team

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ne of our 2021 graduates, known to many as a campus leader, raced to Pennsylvania last fall to begin her collegiate career alongside another Husky. While we will miss seeing Kellie S. ’21 on a daily basis, we know she will be in great hands training with the Head Field Hockey Coach at Wilkes University, Katherine Bowie ’11!

We chatted with both Coach Bowie and Kellie about their soon-to-be joined future and couldn’t be more excited for the both of them.

Connecting and Building a Strong Team Kellie and Coach Bowie connected through Kents Hill’s Director of Athletics, Nan Hambrose. Bowie says, “I am so happy to see someone in the athletic department helping our Huskies get recruited!”

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nervous I would say or do something wrong when in reality everything turned out perfectly. It is so cool to have so many connections to Wilkes. Coach Bowie, Ms. Hambrose, and there are even other alumni that I have previously gone to school with that go there. I am so glad to have found a place where people have the same passion I do and want to continue to play and work hard.”

While special athletic candidates come from all over, we asked Bowie what made her want to recruit Kellie. She says, “I am super excited to bring a Husky connection to Wilkes-Barre! Kellie brings that Maine hockey style (scrappy, hard-working with some finesse) that I love to see—I cannot wait to see her grow and fit into our squad.”

Bowie also notes that boarding schools like Kents Hill produce candidates who are ready to hit the ball running (in her sport at least!). “Prospects that come from a boarding school background are attractive to me because they are already operating on a ‘college’

While at Kents Hill, Bowie played three sports. She says, “I played field hockey, basketball, and softball. I also did our spring musical PIPPIN!” Kellie is highly involved on campus as well. She says, “I’m involved in a variety of different clubs and leadership positions on campus! I'm very proud to have the opportunity to be a part of such a great community. I’m a Head Proctor, the President of The Collective, a part of ‘Juxtapose’, the Female Fitness Club, and the Athletic Panel. I’m also a Tour Guide, the person behind the student section of Kents Hill Today (formerly a student-driven newspaper, now a blog), a four-year field hockey and softball player, and an advocate for students.”

When Bowie talks about her time at Kents Hill, it seems very similar to Kellie’s. She says, “Growing up a Mainer, attending KHS my senior year was an amazing eye-opening experience to the opportunities in our country and around the world. It helped to solidify my decision to go to college six hours away from home.

KHS also gave me my best friends—we still talk every day (Leah Bley ’11 and Evan Spencer ’11)!”

Kellie says, “Kents Hill in general has given me a variety of opportunities and when it comes to sports it's taught me a lot. I’ll miss the campus, the turf, my teammates, my friends, and of course my coaches.”

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coaching. I am so thankful to do what I love every day!”

Kellie on the other hand has had coaching in her mind for a while. She says, “I think I’ve always wanted to have an opportunity to coach—to teach what I know and pass it on to other girls who have the same passions as I do now. Obviously, I’m still learning but I hope in the future I’ll be able to coach a team.”

In fact, we think there’s a good chance she will try to come back and coach here on The Hill! Kellie says, “My friends have actually said I'll be the student that comes back to work on The Hill. I quite honestly hope I do. I think it would be so fun, and if I did I'd want students to have the same amazing experience I did.”

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I’ll miss the campus, the turf, my teammates, my friends, and of course my coaches.”

The Future While no one can predict the future, Kellie plans to major in Communications and minor in Gender Studies while continuing to grow as a field hockey player at Wilkes University. We are already looking forward to receiving updates from her as one of our esteemed alumnae.

Kellie has this advice for others who are continuing on within or are considering joining the community here at Kents Hill. “Keep working hard and moving toward your goals. Also, get involved as much as you can. Having connections is important. Taking chances by doing new things has helped me get where I am today.”

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Meet the Advancement Team

Robert Whittaker Director of Advancement

Building a Culture of Engagement Bob Whittaker arrived on The Hill in October 2020 after earning his Doctor of Education from Northeastern University in organizational leadership with a focus on collaborative leadership. He has spent much of his 25-year career building advancement programs in higher education, and was drawn to Kents Hill’s history of providing students with transformative learning experiences and the opportunity to help position the school for its Bicentennial in 2024.

His interest in the field of education is informed by the recognition that continuous learning is key to realizing our full potential as individuals. As much as he believes in the power of the individual, he also embraces the African proverb: ‘to go fast, go alone. To go far, go together.’ This sentiment is particularly 28

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relevant as we consider how to best engage our community of alumni and families in positioning the school to thrive into and through its third century.

As we approach our Bicentennial, the advancement team will work to strengthen Kents Hill’s network of individual and organizational partners. Our network of alumni and families is an impressive one that can both share value with one another as well as with our future graduates.

Whether it’s engaging our students and alumni to find your next great employee, connecting with fellow alumni or parents who have reached the destination you’re pursuing, or becoming active in positioning Kents Hill to be the most compelling independent school in northern New England–Bob and the advancement team are eager to connect and learn how we can best engage you in helping to build a robust network of strategic partners across Maine and around the world.

As an advancement professional, a central focus of Bob’s career has been nurturing community through collaboration. He’s excited to bring that focus to help connect and strengthen the broader Kents Hill community. While a central focus of the advancement team’s work will be engagement, our most important measure of success will continue to be philanthropic revenue. We are deeply grateful for the many individuals and organizations who have supported Kents Hill in the past and look forward to growing both our base of donors and annual philanthropic revenue.

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Cindy McAdam

Associate Director of Alumni & Parent Relations

Advancement Office & Database Administrator

Emily was born and raised in northern New Hampshire, and is a strong believer in building community. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire with degrees in Business Management and Communication. Her love of the UNH community is what led her to begin a career in alumni relations at her alma mater. After relocating to Ohio, she worked at Miami University with alumni affinity group programming.

Most recently, she managed volunteer mobilization in Colby College's Annual Fund. In her new role at Kents Hill she connects parents and alumni to Kents Hill School through volunteer engagement, programming, and annual giving.

Emily lives in Gardiner, ME with her husband James and their two dogs, Cheddar and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Emily and James are expecting their first child at the end of September.

Cindy was born and raised in Montana, so she appreciates the “work hard, play hard” attitude of Mainers. She holds a B.S. in Business from Montana State University and she has traveled and worked with Up with People, an international youth leadership and music program based out of Denver, Colorado. For over 10 years Cindy lived in greater Boston planning continuing medical education meetings for groups of 25-600 attendees in various locations around the U.S. She most recently worked at Fresenius Medical Care in Waltham, Massachusetts, managing a team of meeting planners serving 65,000 employees through conference planning, training, board meetings, and events ranging from ten attendees to 4,200 attendees.

Now living in nearby Readfield with her husband, Jeff, and two children, Hannah and Rylan, Cindy feels blessed to be living in Maine with views that never disappoint, outside activities in every season, and the can-do Mainer attitude. She enjoys connecting with people, being part of the Kents Hill community, and helping to support the school’s goals to meet its fullest potential.

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Do you have skills you would like to offer in support of Kents Hill’s students and learning community? Please let us know so we can find a way to get you engaged in the exciting work happening on The Hill.

Reunion Join fellow classmates to help the Alumni Association plan a memorable Reunion Weekend. From assisting with plans for class events to reaching out to your classmates and encouraging them to attend, there are a variety of tasks you can do. If you are interested in playing a more integral part in Reunion Weekend, join us as a reunion volunteer!

Class Agent Become a volunteer to help strengthen your class's participation. Pass along important information on upcoming events such as career networking events, faculty panels, holiday parties, outdoor adventures, community service projects, and more. Help your classmates update their contact information with Kents Hill.

College and/or Career Mentor Do you remember when life after high school remained full of possibility and your perspective of what would happen next lingered somewhere between the unknown to a vivid destination? If you have an interest in sharing your experience navigating the college experience and/or your career path, we want to hear from you. At the very least, please complete the engagement survey at kentshill.org/engagement to make sure your college and career information is updated in our data system so we can let our students know the people in our network who previously made their mark at institutions and companies they are considering.

Admissions Volunteer Provide a critical Kents Hill presence where admissions professionals may not otherwise be visible: at recruitment events, schools, responding to prospective applicant/parent inquiries and contacting admitted students in your communities.

Parents Committee A defining feature of the Kents Hill experience is the community of caring adults supporting our students day and night. If you’re interested in supporting our efforts to strengthen the feeling of Kents Hill as our students’ home away from home, we welcome your help.

BIPOC Alumni Affinity & Mentor Group We are listening. We are leaning in as we learn more about the triumphs and struggles of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) students and alumni of independent schools. We see the pain, hurt, moments of joy showcased in movements such as Black@. Those stories hurt us too. Kents Hill is looking inward and dedicating time and resources to do better to improve the experience of BIPOC students. We are strengthening our policies, increasing cultural competencies, and taking actions to reduce micro and macro aggressions that may occur in the curriculum, classroom, and social experience.

One action Kents Hill has already taken to increase belonging for all students is the creation of student affinity spaces. Kents Hill currently offers the following affinity groups: BIPOC Students, LGBTQ+ Students, the Women’s Collective, and the Men’s Collective. Rather than isolate and separate students, these groups have created private spaces for support, healing, and problem-solving. In short, it allows our students to take a breath as they engage in classes, athletic teams, and social community. Students have found joy and purpose in these affinity spaces as it helps them feel seen, heard, and valued.

We are looking to expand our support spaces by creating an affinity group for BIPOC alumni. The BIPOC affinity group is a collaborative initiative between the alumni office and the Diversity, Equity, and Belonging (DEB) Team to create a network among our alumni of color that can serve as a support and healing space, as well as a vessel for networking and professional growth.

We hope this affinity group can also serve as a partner and think tank to the DEB Team. The affinity group is open to domestic and international alumni who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color. Please contact Emily Beliveau, Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Relations, or Rene Davis, Assistant Head of School for Student Life to learn more about joining the BIPOC affinity group or to engage in the Diversity, Equity, and Belonging programming at Kents Hill.

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Kents Hill Fund

$500k Raised for the Kents Hill Fund

“Providing a transformative learning experience for our students is what motivates our faculty and staff on a daily basis,” says Chris Cheney, Head of School, “and Giving Day is one of those opportunities where our alumni, parents, grandparents, colleagues, students, and friends participate in supporting our work. I’m thrilled with and grateful for the generous response. As always, we are stronger together.”

Who Did It? The final breakdown of who gave to Kents Hill on Giving Day is shown in the pie chart to the right.

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Giving Day 2021 We are proud to officially announce that our community came together and not only reached, but crushed our participation goal for the number of donors. Our target was 250, and by the end of Giving Day, we had 324 generous donors collectively contribute $202,677 to the Kents Hill Fund. This fund helps us to: •

Award financial aid to more than 60% of our students and families;

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Provide time and space for students to thoughtfully consider diversity, inclusion, and belonging;

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Challenge students in teamwork through a broad range of competitive athletic teams.

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Friends “Since my arrival on The Hill last fall, Students I’ve been consistently impressed with the enthusiasm I regularly hear alumni and parents share about their experience with Kents Hill,” says Bob Whittaker, Director of Advancement. “It’s great to see this enthusiasm translate into increased participation by our key stakeholder groups supporting the Kents Hill Fund and the growth of our students.”

ents Hill School has been very fortunate to have a core group of consistently generous financial donors. Collectively, 597 donors contributed $2M in support of Kents Hill School this past fiscal year. Of this amount, just over $500,000 was received from 566 donors in support of the Kents Hill Fund.

These funds were particularly important in helping us absorb and cover the exorbitant costs associated with offering an in-person learning experience from start to finish this past academic year. This is a great foundation on which to grow our base of donors and philanthropic revenue as we approach our Bicentennial in 2024.

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Designating Funds

Matching Funds & Challenges

Giving Day reintroduced the ability for Kents Hill Fund donors to designate their support toward our general operating budget categories that align with their interests. The largest gift designations were our School’s Top Priorities and Athletics, which we greatly appreciate, but we were also encouraged to see certain donors become champions of areas like Diversity, Equity, and Belonging, the Student Emergency Fund, and Arts and Performing Arts! These areas are all vital to the well-being of our students and school.

In addition to individual contributors, we had a lot of help from very generous donors who created dollar:dollar matching gifts as well as challenge gifts to encourage particular groups to participate in Giving Day. Our generous matching donors were personally responsible for helping us attract more than $50,000 in gifts and raise $202,677:

School's Top Priorities 206 donors contributed $130,137

Arts & Performing Arts 14 donors contributed $2,215

Athletics 33 donors contributed $3,547

The Akin Learning Center 14 donors contributed $8,457

Diversity, Equity, and Belonging 16 donors contributed $1,775

Faculty Support & Academic Programs 10 donors contributed $1,118

Financial Aid 15 donors contributed $3,593

Student Emergency Fund 8 donors contributed $424

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Steve & Jane Akin P’03 Kevin ’01 & Ashley Haney Barney and Edward Lane P’10 Kyle McNulty ’11

The following donors provided challenge gifts that played a key role in surpassing our 250 donor participation goal by 129% and encouraged participation from specific groups: • An anonymous donor helped engage the first 250 donors • Chris Cheney and Lisa DiIorio P’22 & ’24 helped engage 110 parents and grandparents • Janet Roche ’84 helped engage the first 200 donors • Sus G. A. Torres ’03 helped engage the first 100 donors • Gideon Zahler ’82 helped engage 18 alumni from the 1980s

We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of these individuals and the important role they played in driving the success of Giving Day 2021.

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Giving Day brought a community together that share a mutual love for this place and support KHS’s growth now, and for years to come."

Class Pride The alumni pride was real during this Giving Day with many classes pulling in more than $5,000! The top ten are listed below:

2011

Six donors gave $28,200

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Big Winner Honestly, every single one of our community members are winners to us, but there was also one distinct winner of a set of custom-made, KHS-branded cornhole boards. That person was faculty member Brian “Smitty” Smith who brought Kents Hill 218 clicks and 37 gifts, totaling a remarkable $2,055! Enjoy those cornhole boards, Smitty—you more than earned them!

14 donors gave $11,361

1981

4 donors gave $10,404

2021

20 donors gave $10,344

2010

One donor gave $10,000

2023

18 donors gave $6,431

1964

Three donors gave $5,350

2020

18 donors gave $3,435

2022

13 donors gave $3,152

2008

Two donors gave $2,100

Engaging Our Community Emily Beliveau, Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Relations says, “Giving Day brought a community together that share a mutual love for this place and support KHS’s growth now, and for years to come. Surpassing our goal would not have been possible without our faculty and staff encouraging their networks to support the Kents Hill Fund. I am so grateful to be a new addition to this community on The Hill, and to work with such gifted advocates of our work. I look forward to hearing from more alumni about their time spent at Kents Hill, and getting everyone engaged to celebrate our Bicentennial in 2024.”

While fundraising is an important part of any school engagement strategy, we want our community at large to know that we have many plans to foster continued engagement beyond giving. A return to in-person Reunions, our alumni magazine, “KHT,” as well as a myriad of volunteer opportunities to directly support our students from recruiting them to the transformative learning experience awaiting them on The Hill to helping them find their way into the best college and career.

There are so many bright possibilities to look forward to and that is due in large part to each of you. Thank you!

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A Grandson's Gift The J. Murray and Margaret Skillings Carroll Civic Engagement Fund

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ver the past two centuries, many young minds have come to Kents Hill for an education that will prepare them to make a difference in the world. Young couples also meet on the Hill and leave to begin a lifelong journey together. J. Murray Carroll and Margaret Skillings Carroll both graduated in 1904, however, it would be 40 years before they found each other again and married. Along the way, they each led lives that fulfilled the sentiment that “one person of principle can always make a difference.”

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After leaving the Hill and earning his BA from Bates College and MA from Harvard University, Murray Carroll began his career at Bates College as an economics professor and the debate coach. One of his students was Benjamin Mays, an African American from South Carolina who was the star of the college’s nationallyranked debate team until he graduated in 1920.

Carroll remained close to Mays after his graduation and assisted with his years-long struggle to win his admission into Delta Sigma Rho, the national collegiate debate honor society, which did not admit African Americans at the time. Mays went on to become the sixth President of Morehouse College and is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the American 36

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civil rights movement. As a student at Morehouse, Mays inspired King to study Gandhi’s non-violence methods and remained King’s “intellectual and spiritual mentor.”

Professor Carroll was also a key faculty mentor for several Bates students who became state and national political leaders. Most notably, J. M. Carroll was the favorite mentor of Frank M. Coffin (Bates ‘40), a Lewiston native who became perhaps the only Maine citizen ever to serve at high levels in all three branches of the Federal government–as a Congressman (19561960; Maine’s 2nd District), a State Department official (1961-1965, under Presidents Kennedy & Johnson), and as a Justice on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1965-2006. For 11 of these years he was the Chief Justice, and his 41-year tenure is the longest judiciary service at the Federal Appellate level in the history of the United States. As a thought leader in Maine in the areas of politics and economics, Murray Carroll was a career-long favorite of Bates students.

In the midst of his tenure at Bates, Murray Carroll reunited with his former Kents Hill classmate Margaret Skillings. They both had suffered the loss of their respective spouses and by the late 1940s had married.

Margaret S. Carroll regretted that, in her era, women were not encouraged to go to college after high school. Rather, they were encouraged to go to “finishing schools” to learn the `womanly’ skills of child-rearing and household management. Despite being discouraged by her parents from seeking a college education, M. S. Carroll encouraged college education for all her children and became a determined lifelong learner herself, with daily reading covering classics of literature, important modern books, and newspapers and journals covering current topics. After marrying Murray Carroll, she became a longtime contributory member of the Bates College and Lewiston communities. She was involved with Bates faculty organizations, including a leadership role in the Bates Round Table, a faculty discussion forum.

Also, she was the organizer of her local Great Books Club, by which members gathered regularly to discuss chosen classic books or culturally important modern books.

Throughout her later adult life, Margaret Carroll was also an adored grandmother for the many children of her and Murray Carroll’s first marriage. Margaret Carroll passed away in 1971 and Murray Carroll passed away in 1961.

He bequeathed $3,000 to Bates College and Kents Hill School, contingent on the death of his wife, Margaret Carroll. Their generosity and dedication to community improvement inspired one of their grandchildren to create the J. Murray Carroll and Margaret S. Civic Engagement Fund with a $30,000 gift to Kents Hill earlier this year.

The Carroll Civic Engagement Fund will support students interested in completing local and national community service activities through campus- and community-based projects as well as internships with Maine-based organizations.

From this group of students Kents Hill will select recipients of the John M. and Margaret S. Carroll Civic Engagement Award. We are excited by this opportunity to help further extend John and Margaret Carrol’s ability to make a difference into the twenty-first century.

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t’s hard to walk across the Kents Hill campus or speak with one of our faculty, staff, or student community members without hearing the last name Dunn. It stands to reason as The Dunns (Janet and George) have been an integral part of our on-campus community for longer than most! This year, after a 42-year career, Janet Dunn will be setting sail for her heartily deserved retirement.

Achievements & “Finding Home”

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Dunn remarks, “Along with beginning the Akin Learning Center, the number of students I have had the privilege of helping to become successful learners has been my greatest accomplishment.” The Akin Learning Center and specifically our Learning Skills Program are the brainchildren of Dunn. She started simply by caring for students she noticed were struggling.

Dunn says, “My husband, George, was Chair of the English department and he had two students who were struggling, no matter how much he tried to help them. I was at home, having just given birth to my second child, and was looking for a way to get more involved with the school. I had a degree in Special Education and wanted to get back to working with kids and we talked about them coming over to the house and getting some extra help with their English assignments.” After that, things began to change.

Facilities were funded by donors, new technology was brought in, and eventually, a beautiful, new building was constructed to house what would become her legacy.

Initially, Dunn didn’t expect to find a home at an independent school. She says, “I graduated with a degree in Special Education. I taught in public school for a year, then a specialized school from the Philadelphia school system. I had never planned to work in a private school setting because that wasn't my background. When George took the job here at KHS I wanted to find a way to become involved with the school. Working with students who had learning differences let me use my education degree and I liked the more personal approach of one-on-one because it was more effective.”

But soon enough, Dunn naturally became a part of the Kents Hill community–and she has never left! She remarks, “I've never regretted staying.”

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Lots to Miss We will all miss Dunn and the feeling seems to be mutual. She says, “Diane Chick is probably my go-to person. We've been here a long time together and share a common view of education. Meadow Davis has been wonderfully supportive and I appreciate her thoughtfulness. Mary Keeley has also been supportive, wanting to make my last year here memorable. I am so pleased with her leadership of the Akin Learning Center and I can leave knowing it is in good hands.”

Dunn says, “I will miss all of the KHS faculty and staff—their dedication to our students is amazing and I have enjoyed getting to know all of them.”

In addition to her friends and colleagues, Dunn says she is going to miss, “our amazing view in all seasons from our backyard, the most wonderful neighbors, the Hannon family, the gorgeous campus, and students.

Make a Commitment Her advice for future Kents Hill educators is to commit fully. She says, “Working here is not a job—it is a lifestyle. Unless you are willing to throw yourself into it 100%, this is not for you. The experiences I have had, the friendships I have made with students, their parents, colleagues, consultants, etc. I will cherish for the rest of my life.”

Dunn is Not Done After a multi-decade career, Dunn is certainly in for an adjustment. She says, “It's going to be weird coming back to visit and not knowing people. This school has been part of my life for 42 years. But I love this school, the people here, and how it has shaped me and will be back!”

So what’s next on the horizon for Dunn? She says, “We are building a house in Weare, NH to be 14 miles away from my daughter and her family. I see many horse shows in my future, beach trips, and just hanging with the family. I am exploring a couple of options for some educational involvement because I can't envision myself out of the scene completely.”

We asked Dunn how she would like to be remembered. She says, “As a person who cared about her students and her friends.” We’re certain she will be.

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We began to write a piece about the incomparable Jeff DeHaven for this issue of Kents Hill Today, but true to form, he bested us!

He went “all-in” and wrote his own! We honestly think he did a wonderful job (which is not surprising as he is frequently called “favorite teacher” by many alumni), so without further adieu, we introduce you to a man who to most, needs no introduction... the myth, the teacher, the coach, the legend—“DeHave.”

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hen Eric Eisele ‘99 was in his senior spring, I repeatedly gave him a hard time about being out of dress code.

One day, I’d had just about enough, so I kind of went off on him. “Eric!” I said.

“I’m not gonna tell you again, you HAVE TO BE IN DRESS CODE!!!” Eric replied, “Why you gotta be like that?!!

I just got back from tutoring kids at the Fayette School and we don’t have to be in dress code there!” I felt really foolish, but I learned a valuable lesson. From that day forward, I tried to lead with a question rather than a value judgement. So, my “go-to” became, “how come you’re not in dress code?” instead of “you have to be in dress code!” Or “why didn’t you make it to class today?” instead of “you missed another class!” Or “why are you late?” instead of “If you’re late again, you’re gonna get a cut!” Or “why didn’t you get your homework done,” or “why didn’t you do well on the test?” As a teacher and coach at Kents Hill, I was always learning from students and as an administrator and faculty member, I got to share those lessons with other teachers.

I always felt that as a Kents Hill teacher, I was a little different from teachers at other schools. Whether I was 34 or 64, I grew older each year,

but my students always stayed the same age. However, I learned that all good teachers, as the years go by, change for the better. For example, as a young teacher, I was positive that I had to strive for consistency, but as I gained experience I concluded that “consistency” means different things to different people. Benjamin Disraeli said that “the secret to success is consistency,” but Aldous Huxley said, “the only truly consistent people are dead.” Joseph Conrad said that “consistency is the very soul of discipline,” but Ralph Waldo Emerson said that “consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.”

Francis Bacon said “consistency is the foundation of all virtue,” but Oscar Wilde said that “consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.”

For my part, I’m not sure that it’s the “foundation of all virtue,” but when I was consistent, I knew I wasn’t dead, and I didn’t think that I was “completely unimaginative.”

There was undoubtedly some middle ground, and as a teacher at Kents Hill, it was my job to try to find it. Kids, teenagers, in particular, have an acute sense of justice, so they demanded that I be consistent.

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frequently made me forget about consistency. With my students, it was often a crisis. What if no one likes me? What if my parents get divorced? What if I don’t grow anymore? What if my teeth aren’t straight?

What if I flunk a test? What if I start to cry? What if I get beat up? What if I’m dumb (or if someone implies that I am)? It’s growing up and it’s sometimes hard for adults to remember the specific trials and tribulations that go with it.

However, because I got older and my students didn’t, I tried to remember! Whenever I spent time with my advisees, with the kids in the dorms, with the kids I coached, and with the kids who were in my classes, I always thought we were doing important stuff. Sure, I wanted Kents Hill students to be scholars, but I really wanted them to be honest, so I tried to be willing to admit my mistakes (god knows I made my share), I wanted them to be good sports, so I tried to treat them fairly, I wanted them to be altruistic, so I tried to give them my time, and I wanted them to persevere, so when they weren’t reaching their potential, I tried to find out why. Certainly, science and math and English and history and art and languages are important, but I always thought that the most important things that I taught went well beyond the classroom. Teaching kids to make good decisions, to listen to one another, to respect one another and themselves, to empathize with one another, and to be kind and generous with one another, these were the main concerns of Kents Hill while I was a teacher, coach, and administrator and that is another reason that I stayed at Kents Hill for so long.

That is what sets Kents Hill apart…the willingness of the faculty and the students to persevere and teach and learn from one another make it a great school. For example, I can pick almost any kid, past or present, to prove my point. Craig Cole, Aaron Ramert, Casey Cummings, Caroline Gray, Florence Lert and the Howe boys, Jeff and Mike all from the class of ‘92 are better people for having been at Kents Hill; those who taught them are better people for having

had the experience. The same goes for the Class of ’02 with Warren Reid, Jen Macomber, Lee Andrews, Charlie Chiang, Lydia Joseph, and Ko Iwamoto. Or how about Xander Shaw, Sarah Adams, Cam Dow, Lauren Farnsworth, David Bacon, Anna Bigelow, and Brandon Bourgeois from the Class of ’12 or Jack Bonnefond, Amita Nanda, Jackson Melendy, Naema O’Rourke, Alanna Bachelder, Aaron Jones, and Kunseo Yuk from the Class of ’22. However, it’s not just the kids who first come to mind. Try it. Name a friend, teacher, or classmate and you’ll see. We are all better people for having been here. It’s a wonderful circle that keeps on repeating itself.

From the mayhem of Maine Hall in ‘87 to the COVID-crazy year of ’21, it has been a great run for me. I loved coaching girl’s tennis and boy’s hockey and teaching classes and being Dean of Faculty all at the same time or coaching boy’s tennis and hockey and teaching classes and being Academic Dean and Director of College Counselling at the same time. It never felt like a job. As a matter of fact, it was often so much fun that I couldn’t believe that I was getting paid to do it. I hope the teachers here will always be the coaches and advisors and administrators. The best connections I made with students were with kids that I taught and coached and advised. The best connections I made with colleagues were when, as an administrator, I continued to coach major sports and teach multiple classes and be an advisor, because I knew, like they did, what it was like to never have enough hours in the day to get it all done.

However, to be a part of a community where everyone worked incredibly hard and had so much fun, was exhilarating. I also loved the democratic nature of Kents Hill. For many years, all of our faculty meetings were in the round (it always made me think of King Arthur the Knights of the Round Table) which made it possible for everyone, from the newest teacher to the wiliest veteran, to have a say in what happened in our school and in our community. And

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finally, that’s what made being at Kents Hill possible for me. I always knew that my opinion mattered, that I would be heard, and that I, like every student, staff member, and faculty member would be treated like an individual. I always knew that I was a part of something bigger than myself and that what I thought mattered to the school and the community.

I loved teaching great books in AP English and American Literature and I had many absolutely unforgettable groups of students in both classes.

However, some of my favorite classes also included Literature and The Athlete in Literature and Film because both classes were so student-centered. Going to the finals of the New England Hockey tournaments in ’08 with Josh Goellner, Brad Richards, and Brian Fleming leading our team to the championship and in ’13 with Logan Day, Jared Cockrell, and Filip Akermark leading KH to the championship game were certainly highlights. However, every year provided a new adventure! It was really the hundreds of bus rides, the trips to CT and Stanstead and Presque Isle and Houlton and New Hampton and Holderness and Hebron and Proctor and Gould for hockey and tennis that made every year, win or lose, fun and exciting. Getting on stage during winter carnival where the students made fun of the faculty, going whitewater rafting with hundreds of students, going on senior trips to Six Flags, Old Orchard Beach, Ogunquit, and Cape Cod, seeing dozens of students and teachers imitate me and having Thursday nights with the faculty provided me with some of my most cherished memories.

When I started as a teacher at Kents Hill, I thought that all of my teaching and most of my learning would take place in the classroom. However, I learned early on that most of the teaching and learning at KH takes place outside of the classroom. I learned that compassion, altruism, friendship, sportsmanship, tolerance, perseverance, courage, responsibility, and particularly honesty are every bit as important as scholarship. In the end, Kents Hill taught me that one person of principle can always make a difference. I hope that I did!

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Munson says, “This project is unique in that it is the first time we are using an engagement project inside a classroom environment as a part of the curriculum. Jordan and his students have been able to take this need from the Library and turn it into a really cool PBL opportunity. I have wanted to find projects or topics that classroom teachers could use within their curriculum and would still have a positive impact on our greater community and this is exactly what we have been looking for. I love this one because we can involve a lot of people even during the pandemic.”

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The woodworking project is a StoryWalk® that will be installed behind the Readfield Community Library, which was made possible by a grant from the Let's Go program of the Healthy Communities of the Capital Area.

Back in September 2020 a temporary StoryWalk® was loaned to the Library and enjoyed by many families, and, building on the success and excitement generated by the effort, Small applied for a grant to build a more permanent community engagement piece.

Small says, “We used the StoryWalk® at the Readfield Beach during one of our weekly Story Times and the families loved it, so we asked to keep the signs longer and we moved the StoryWalk® to the trail behind the Library for others in the town to enjoy for a few weeks.”

“When I returned the StoryWalk® to Nan Bell, Let’s Go! Coordinator for Southern Kennebec County at the HCCA, and explained how people in town really enjoyed it, she suggested that we partner with the Readfield Elementary School (a ‘Let’s Go’ site) to apply for a grant that would promote physical activity and active living for children. So, we did! Readfield Community Library Board of Trustees members Pam Mitchell and Pat Clark and Readfield Elementary School nurse Jada Clark were instrumental in helping to envision what the project could be for the Readfield community and in assisting with the writing of the grant.”

The result was funding for not one, but two StoryWalk®. The first to be created by Maranacook Area School students behind Readfield Elementary School and the second by Kents Hill students behind the Library.

Planning & Prototyping ents Hill's Four-Dimensional (4D) Academic Curriculum has long been centered in ideas like character-driven education and Project-Based Learning (PBL), but this semester, Jeff Munson, Director of Community Engagement, and Jordan Gehman, Art Department Chair, are working with the Readfield Community Library’s Librarian, Melissa Small, to bring our core value of Altruism and PBL together beyond the Kents Hill campus.

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Once the grant was finalized, our Community Design & Build students began actively working on designing prototypes. Gehman divided his class into two teams and had them work on two separate design solutions for the walk.

They have both produced excellent pieces that focus on things like durability, whether or not the piece was waterproof, and accessibility.

Gehman says, “As a class, we looked at the basic function and parameters of the StoryWalk® project. I.e. must be accessible for all people, must be waterproof/resistant, and how can we access and change out the pages of the books?”

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“We did online research for a previous example of how StoryWalk® signage was made. We also discussed the pros and cons of various construction methods we could use to execute this project.”

Expanding Minds We are passionate about this project because it expands the students’ perspective on engagement while teaching skills. Munson says, “Altruism plays into any community engagement project because it helps our students understand that there are needs beyond our own acreage that we can help fill.

Students earn a greater perspective of what is useful in the community, and they can contribute back with no expectation of a reward, other than satisfaction for a job well done. Also, the skills that the students demonstrate fall within our 4D Curriculum goals. This project is perfect for developing creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication, and they demonstrated those at every step in the process as they created and tested designs and competed for a ‘winning’ design.”

Gehman says, “Engaging students in projects that benefit the greater community is essential for the character development of this generation.”

“Students are able to problem solve real-world situations. If the students understand why we are building something they will have an easier time understanding how to build that object." Gehman continues, “We worked on and finished this project after the ground was thawed.”

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educational and informational materials and programs they provide. Increasingly, research is showing how critical physical activity is to brain health as well as physical health, and that this is true for all stages of the lifespan. I think that the opportunity to provide the Readfield community with a permanent StoryWalk® that promotes both literacy and physical activity in children and their caregivers and provides a fun experience that families can do together outdoors on their own time right in the center of town is the epitome of an ideal Library program!”

She continues, “We hope that community members of all ages will enjoy the two StoryWalks®. We plan to change the featured story each month to keep things interesting and fresh, and we will encourage community members and businesses to sponsor a StoryWalk® by making a $40 donation to purchase the two copies of the book needed to create each monthly installation. In the future, we may have special features, such as community members’ poetry, artwork, and stories on display from time to time.”

The first story has yet to be chosen, but planning is underway. Small says, “We are working on a list possible picture books, with a focus on stories that encourage activity while reading. Two examples are ‘Clap Your

Hands’ by Lorinda Bryan Cauley and ‘Dancing Feet!’ by Lindsey Craig and Marc Brown.”

Hunting for More Engagement Our team is always looking for more community engagement projects.

Munson says, “In broad strokes, I look for community partners where we can build long-term relationships so that they understand that we are willing and able to help them achieve their goals in the community, and we know that we are partnering with organizations that are doing good work and value our participation.

Ideally, I look for an education

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, and was developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. For more information visit kellogghubbard.org.

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Engaging students in projects that benefit the greater community is essential for the character development of this generation.”

Community Impact Now that the design has been installed, we are anxious to see the reaction from the community.

Small says, “People view libraries as places that nurture healthy brains through the

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Left: Jordan Gehman and his son, Monroe working on the StoryWalk®

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Leaving Perks Behind for Others at Kents Hill Cynthia Perkins Clark ’52

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hile you may not know “Perky” personally, if you’ve spent time on the Kents Hill campus recently, you’ve likely felt her impact. Cynthia Perkins Clark ’52 is one of the people who planted the tall pines that now hold up “Hammockville”— the favorite spring, summer, and fall relaxation spot sandwiched between Wesleyan Hall, Reed Hall, and the Bibby and Harold Alfond Dining Commons.

The trees were planted initially as a windbreak for the outdoor hockey rink present during Clark’s time at Kents Hill.

She says, “Four of us, Frank Avantagio, Cal Hawkins, Carol, and I were taken out of class one morning and we planted that grove of trees. I was glad to see that many of them still stand.”

The campus was very different in the 1950s. Clark says, “Bearce Hall, Sampson Hall, Ricker Hall, and the Newton Gymnasium (now known as the Bodman Performing Arts Center) were the only buildings when I was a student and a teacher there.” However, though we’ve added and updated many of our buildings, alumni like Clark are still a presence.

In fact, if you’ve visited our newest dorm, Reed Hall, you may have even seen a picture of her! It is an image of the old ski room, consisting of lockers and showers that used to be in the basement of Bearce Hall. Clark was one of the first female ski team members! She says, “I am in the far left corner waxing my skis.”

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Clark has many wonderful memories from her days at Kents Hill. She says, “Oh, so many memories...dorm living in Sampson as a freshman on the uppermost floor and through the years moving down a floor; waiting tables and hoping not to be assigned to Miss Coate/Miss Russell’s table because they were so particular; learning to ski and do many other sports that I never did before; movies in Ricker on Saturday nights; Head of School Dunn meeting the team bus when returning to campus and him asking, ‘Did you do your best today?’ I can still see that jolly face and him asking that question when he met you on campus.

He didn’t care if we won but rather that we gave our best try in anything we did); bathrooms in the dorm that housed six shower/tubs, sinks, and toilets. Those are just a few memories and, of course the friends I made and the teachers there.”

As Clark noted, she actually taught for a time on The Hill. She says, “I taught for one year, ’56-’57, freshman and eighth grade English.”

As an alumna and as an educator, Clark’s wish for the future of Kents Hill is simple. “My hope for Kents Hill is that it remains a place where young people will continue to become good citizens, gain tolerance, and love the place as much as my brother and I did. We were fortunate to be part of a community such as Kents Hill.”

Right now Clark is looking forward to her next visit. She says, “I do hope I can return next year for my 70th.”

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Left: Perky visiting campus in June 2021 with Annette Peabody ’52.

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e first featured Nelkas Kwemo ‘15 in the last edition of Kents Hill Today after he was signed with the Canadian Football League, playing for the Toronto Argonauts. As an update, his next step is to transition from the CFL to something new!

We know that he can do it as he has earned a Civil Engineering degree and has a can-do attitude worthy of a top-tier Husky.

Nelkas was a Kents Hill athlete who played football, basketball, and JV tennis. He was also actively involved in Kents Hill News and the Student Council. In fact, he was the Student Body Vice President!

But that’s not all, he also took an independent study in film under RJ Jenkins. He says, “I learned so much about film making and Jenkins somehow built a class for me to continue making films during my senior year.” It was also from Mr. Jenkins that he was able to lean into his love of Disney more!

He had several favorite spots where you might find him during his high school years including the Alfond Athletics Center, the Akin Learning Center (where he recorded Kents Hill News), and a lesser-trafficked location: Smitty’s house! He says, “In a world where you are miles away from family, Kents Hill School is the most family-oriented place.

My Coaches, teachers, and friends became my family.”

While he has been playing football professionally, he doesn’t identify himself as “just a football player.” He says, “I’m more than just football. I’ve always loved football, so people probably thought of me as a football player but there was never a point where I believed that I was just football single-handedly.

I knew that football would not always be there in life and that I needed to look elsewhere for the future and the off-season. The Canadian Football League (CFL) runs from May to mid-December, which gives you January-May to do what you need to do. If you are not going to the Great Cup, you have half a year to figure out what you want to prioritize. During COVID, opportunities presented themselves, and I took the next leap.”

Congratulations from all of us on the Hill on your retirement from Canadian Football and for your next venture in Investment Banking at Scotiabank, Nelkas!

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ohn Chimpoulis ’17 spent his time at Kents Hill primarily athletically. Chances are you might have found him in the weight room, on the tennis courts, playing football, but you could also bet that he might be out playing with one of the campus dogs.

While at Kents Hill, his favorite teachers were some old standbys.

“Smitty and Keeley are everybody’s favorites! They don’t count! Mr. (George) Dunn was really funny and easy to learn from. He made English exciting to me.”

Johnny lived in Davis Hall and loved it because of the community feel, but he felt that throughout the entire school experience. He says, “Cherish KHS for what it is. There is no other place like it. The people that live and work there don’t exist anywhere else. They are willing to do whatever it takes to help you succeed. Kents Hill is a beautiful place where you have a chance to find out who you are, and those

teachers help you get to that spot.

They won’t hold your hand, they will help you find your own way. KHS will hold a place in my heart forever.”

These days he spends his time saving lives as an EMT, and yes, he was working in that profession during the height of COVID-19. He says, “In life, as a paramedic, there are a lot of things you don’t want to do or see, and people that hate you for no reason, but you have to be there, do your job, and that is what you are there for. You have to give it your all.”

He continues, “The best decision was becoming a traveling medic. This was what I wanted to do and become. Now I have a goal of going on to nursing school after giving COVID vaccinations for the last few weeks.”

Soon, he will take what he has learned and take the next step in his career adventure with the fire academy. Way to go, Johnny!

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Class Notes 1944 _______________ Carol J. Auriema writes: "I'll never forget my three years at KH and memories of Bearce Hall as it was in 1942-1944–a million years ago!

The school sure looks different now than it did then. Wish I could come visit but I guess I'm stuck in a Retirement Home in Florida–Yuck!"

August ’18 Susan Crosby Jacques writes: "Hard to believe my graduation from KH, following four of the most memorable years, was 76 years ago. Still holds a special part of my heart." September ’20

1947 _______________ Evelyn Potter writes: "I am an Alumni of KHS along with my Grandmother, Mother, Daughter Husband, Grandson and now–my Great-Grandson. You can't get more KHS then that! I worked for Head of School Dunn in the office for one year before he became ill and retired–"graduated in 1966".

I worked a total of 13 years with Mr. Jacobs then resigned in 1975.

As a student I recall on very cold mornings, Mr. Dunn would rise early to ready the outdoor hockey rink for "Today's Game". How proud he would be to see his beloved hockey had come SO far. But no prouder than I as I watched my great-grandson on that hockey rink in 2019! (Yes, I am related to Buster Potter–his sister-in-law.

Can't escape the Potter name!!)"

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1956 ______________

Herbert A. Young writes: "Some of my days are good and some soso. I guess that's to be expected when you're 88 years old! Best of Luck to KH students and teachers."

July ’18

Norman "Jim" Gould writes: "After retiring from medicine, my wife and I moved to Cape Cod after living in Leominster, MA for over 40 years." January ’19

1949 _______________ Carollyn J. Anderson writes: "I talk to Muriel Sprague Morrill ’49 quite often." December ’19

1950 ______________ Robert "Bob" D. Fisher wrote that he retired in 1990 after working as a test pilot for Learjet in Wichita, KS from 1965-1990.

October ’19

1953 ______________ Margaret "Peggy" Needham writes: "I send greetings from Canada where I have lived since 1977. July ’20

1954 ______________ Patricia "Pat" Dodge Stewart writes: "In Jan 2017 I moved from my home of 40 years to North Carolina to be closer to my daughter/family. Not bad–six beaches within 25 miles! Tillie is still in Maine, but plays "snowbird" during winter :). Happy to hear from all KH graduates." March ’20

Robert "Bob" H. Sween writes: "Life is good in Punta Gorda. Sailing a lot and playing tennis three or four times a week." February ’19

1957 ______________ Nancy A. Gardner writes: "Been busy with golf and just enjoying the nice summer. Hope to make it to The Hill next year!" October ’19 Jeanette A. Kittrell writes: "I finally retired from teaching at 80 years old. Sold my home and moved to elderly housing."

December ’19

1958 ______________ Patrick R. De Armott writes: "Great 60th Reunion this year!

Hope our group is well represented in 2023!" November ’18 Nancy R. Varga writes: "I am alive and well in San Diego. I visited the Badlands of S.D. and will be visiting Olympic N.P. and Grand Canyon, this summer and fall." October ’19

1959 ______________ William "Bill" H. Dunham writes: My wife Deborah, daughter Lisa, best buddy Dick Clark ’60 and myself rafted by ourselves down

the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam for six days in midSeptember [2018]. Dick was on the oars in the wind and rapids and handled the laden raft with strength and skill. Afterwards Deb and I tent camped at 6,0007,000 feet for three more weeks in Western, WY. Glorious trip!

November ’18

1960 ______________ Richard "Dick" B. Clark rafted down the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam for six days with Bill Dunham ’59, his wife Deborah, and their daughter Lisa. Dick was on the oars in the wind and rapids and handled the laden raft with strength and skill.

November ’18 A. William "Bill" Seepe writes: "60 Years! Wow, I remember in 1960 wondering if I would see the year 2000!! We now spend half of each year in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and the other half in Asheville, NC." March ’20

1961 _______________ Judith "Judie" L. Parker writes: "I still enjoy living in Florida at The Villages." November ’18

1962 ______________ *Pam writes: "My roommate of four years, Barbara Beisaw Witcher, and I met for lunch last summer. We enjoyed many fond memories and laughed at many old stories! Why

do these stories get funnier with age?! I have also been in touch with Cheri Perkins, Linda Williams, and Janice Adams Rioux. So many dear friends from KH days!" March ’19 Richard "Dick" S. Riccio writes: "On May 7, 2019 I had open heart surgery. The Aortic Valve was replaced on May 12, 2019. I was released from the hospital for home. The next day I was walking around a grocery store and on the following day I walked a half mile.

It is remarkable and I seem to be recovering nicely. I can now drive, mow the lawn, garden, fish and do most other activities but must be cautious about heavy lifting. Best regards to all." June ’19 Patricia "Cherie" Perkins writes: "I am healthy, happy and living a great life traveling, skiing, hiking, doing Zumba, Kayaking and enjoying family and friends. I am a proud great grandmother to litttle boys Malachi (8) and Kalani (8 mos.). I also have a beautiful granddaughter Maddie (5). I feel most fortunate." October ’19

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Theodore "Skip" L. Fucillo writes: "Enjoying the coast of Maine and the coast of Florida. Traveling this spring to Ireland. Best wishes to all on the Hill." December ’19

1965 ______________ Natalie Dunlap writes: "I visited Kents Hill with my husband in the fall of 2018 and it brought

back many good memories.. The campus looked great and I am so proud to have been a student there." May ’19

1966 ______________ Jeanne L. Lippman writes: "We just got back from our second trip to Isreal and Jordan. What a wonderful country. Loved visiting with Petra in Jordan." December ’18 Jane Stinchfield Sexton writes: "John had a great season coaching skiing at Sugarloaf. I am Vice Chairman of the Maine State Board of Education. We went to Maui to celebrate my 70th birthday.

October ’19

1967 _______________ Barry Rodrique has been a fulltime Professor of Anthropology at Symbiosis International University since 2017, when he left the University of Southern Maine to start a new program of studies at the largest private university in India. August ’19

1968 _____________ Ellen Mahoney, Class Agent, writes: "I thoroughly enjoyed celebrating our 50th K.H. Reunion last summer. I want to thank our wonderful classmates who made the effort to attend. It meant a great deal to me. I know that not everyone was available for Reunion and many folks wished that they could have been with us.

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Class Notes Some classmates came from as far away as Florida, Tennessee, and Connecticut. Many live in Maine.

We enjoyed spending time with school staff and other alumni. It is always lovely to see familiar faces and make new friends at Reunions.

As usual, the staff treated us with such kindness and grace. I want to extend my gratitude to all who made the 2018 Reunion a success and a pleasure. The grounds were lovely and the food was delicious.

I was humbled and appreciative to be the recipient of the Alumna of the Year Award. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to those who granted me this honor. On a personal note, I am still happily living in Maine. I have been blessed with three young grandchildren.

My son, Michael, and daughter, Lydia, both live in Maine so their families are not far from me. Lydia and her husband, Jason, opened a candy shoppe, in downtown Oakland, a year ago. If you are in the area, please stop by Candy Hollow and say, "Hello," to Lydia. Please let her know that you attended Kents Hill. She will welcome you with warmth and kindness. I spend much time at Candy Hollow and have gained a "few" pounds! Some of my KH friends are followers of the Candy Hollow Facebook page.

My daughter is very creative and the Facebook page is fun. I look forward to seeing a good turnout at Reunion 2019. November ’18 Frank Russell writes: "After four summers I completed the 2,200 54

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miles of the Appalachian Trail.

Despite injuries that cut short the first three summers (2016, 2017, 2018) I persevered and completed the last 300 miles in Vermont, New Hampshire, and 60 miles in Maine on August 22, 2019. It was a wonderful and challenging experience. I met many interesting people. Feels good to join a relatively small group that had completed the whole trail from Springer Mountain, GA to Mt. Katahdin, ME. December ’19

1969 _______________ Rev. Susan Roberts writes: "I have a book, Sustainable Health: Simple Habits to Transform Your Life, published in October 2018

by W.W. Norton. I've been working on it for the past two years and I'm very excited about it."

November ’18 Jeffrey "Jeff" R. McGuire writes: "It was great seeing everyone at our 50th Reunion!" January ’20

1970 ______________ Katrina Courtney Randall writes: "Life is good! I am a nurse working in day surgery." January ’20

1971 _______________ Dottie Macomber writes: "While not much has changed for me since the last time I submitted something for class notes, I'm writing to encourage my classmates to submit something! I

always go right to the Alumni notes for 1971 when I get the Alumni magazine and am disappointed to see so little for our class. Ok, I haven't done anything earthshattering since the last time I wrote, but I'm including a note about my activities anyway! I continue to volunteer once a week at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. If you're ever in the area and like quilts or other fiber art, stop in! It's a great little museum with 10-12 rotating exhibits each year consisting of quilts loaned to the museum from quilters all over the world, and you'll be amazed at what quilters are producing nowadays.

They're not your grandmother's quilts–although I admit that my preference IS for the antique quilts the museum has in its permanent collection. I volunteer in the museum's library most Fridays, so stop in! I am also very active in my local quilt guild, which has over 100 members. I am the secretary, website administrator, and cochair of our 2020 biennial quilt show. I'm just as busy now that I'm retired as when I was working–but this is a less stressful kind of busy!

My husband has 7 grandchildren so I've inherited an instant family that also keeps us busy from time to time. So, what has everyone else been up to? February ’19

1972 ______________ T. Todd Brown writes: "Have been selling Rhode Island real estate for

the past 43 years. I had one house for sale in the 90's that was owned by another Kents Hill graduate, Toby Sonder ’80 and we have been friends for over 20 years."

October ’19

1973 _______________ Pamela Cantwell Twombly writes: "I'm still practicing dental hygiene, 45 years! Where does the time go? I have five kids and 10 grandchildren. The pandemic gave me two months off and I gave some serious thought to retirement, just not quite ready. Living in FL, every day off is a vacation!" June ’20

1974 _______________ Lynne Bannister Strasenburgh writes: "I just wanted to say "hi" to my fellow classmates, and I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Keep in mind in four years it will be our 50th, so plan on coming back to the hill for the reunion. Hope everyone has a wonderful Summer and Fall. One more thing. I became a grandma in 2019 and loving every minute of it." October ’20

1975 _______________ Martha Cahn Pellegrino writes: "I have moved into a very nice community outside of Philadelphia and it has made a world of difference! My dog Toby and I have met so many nice people and there are so many fun things to do, I am very happy with my choice."

October ’19

1986 ______________

1994 ______________

Andrew Weiner writes: "I still can't believe that it has been over 32 years since we graduated.

Since 1997, I have been in the tech industry in some way, shape or form. I am currently a Sr. Technician at Diebold Nixdorf where I repair and program ATM Machines. And, in case you want to know, free samples day is always February 20th :-). My wife is a pre-school teacher in Stow, MA. I am going on 20 years of marriage to Marcia. We have a 16-year-old daughter(going on giving me grays and a heart condition) who is a sophomore at Acton Boxborough Regional High School. It seems I have become quite the professional at embarrassing her. My job is complete :-) Thanks to Facebook, I am happy to have kept in contact with and found many other old friends from The Hill. You can find me on Facebook.com/tiberiasd6.

Hope all is well with everyone.

January ’19

Rebecca Hershey has taken a new position of the Human Rights Campaign as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She writes: "Day one of my *last ever* consultation for Goodwill. In two weeks I'll be transitioning to Human Rights Campaign as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion–a position I am thrilled about, even as it is tough to leave an organization that has helped me learn and grow over the past nine years. August ’19

1990 ______________ Christian "Chris" B. Meehan Faculty member Jeff DeHaven had a chance to catch up with Chris Meehan and his family while shopping at the South Portland Mall. Jeff had a great chat with Chris who lives in South Portland. Chris said he keeps in touch with Brian Wilson ’90 and Tom Garvey ’90.

January ’19

1996 ______________ Joel N. Hurlburt writes: "I'm still in Stockholm, Sweden. Soon it will be 20 years, that's still surprising to me! I'm now head teacher and head of the Woodworking department at a art and design school here in Stockholm (as a reference in comparison, this school fills the role of the first year of art schools in the American curriculum). So I am teaching basic design and artist concepts, theory and history, in addition to woodworking skills. It's great fun teaching young students hungry to get started creating and expressing themselves and guiding them as they find their own working process!

When I'm not involved with the school (55%), I am working in my own studio. There I am making art and studying new methods of art production as part of an ongoing research project." December ’19 KENTS HILL TODAY

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Class Notes 1998 ______________ Alysha Lansky Hearn writes: "I was at the IECA (Independent Education Consultant Association) conference in Chicago last week and who did I have the pleasure of running into? Former faculty member Pat McInerney and Matt Crane ’90. I was so happy to see them both and was so honored and flattered that they both remembered me from 20 years ago, amazing. Mr. Mac said he even remembered reading my application! I wondered if it was because I was such a pain in the neck as a teenager that I was so memorable, but these guys are so thoughtful, I'm sure they remember every kid that has passed through Kents Hill's doors.

I feel so lucky that I was able to be part of such a caring community.

I was at the conference because our company was presenting and I'm the Managing Director of Operations and Outreach. I currently live in Cambridge, MA with my two teenage children, Solomon 16 and Ania 14. I'm starting to help my son navigate the college process, which is strange since it seems I just graduated myself! May ’19

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Eric and Michelle Turner, teaching English at Dunn School near Santa Barbara, CA. We welcomed a son in February." June ’19 Esther Hatch Mckay is working on her second piano album. The first is already available to listen to on Spotify. She had a great time visiting with classmates at Reunion this past year. January ’20

2001 _____________ Kevin M. Haney writes: "I recently joined a Private Equity group called Brynwood Partners in Greenwich.

It is a small group with a focus only on consumer packaged goods. This has been a great opportunity to come in as a partner in the firm and focus on the type of work I really enjoy. We purchased the Pillsbury brands from Smucker 12 months ago and I am supporting that business spending time in Ohio and Chicago right now." January ’20

2006 _____________ Tim Pilczak: In addition to working as a financial advisor at O'Brien Wealth Partners in Boston, Tim has been enjoying starting and operating his own fishing company–Cast Away Fishing Adventures. Tim says their specialty is charter fishing in the Boston Harbor area as well as facilitating destination trips to exotic locations such as the Bahamas and Grand Cayman. As much as Tim says he enjoys the actual fishing, he is also passionate about fishing advocacy

and education. In the last year, Tim has fished in 4 countries and is always looking forward to his next adventure! Tim would love to hear from you and can be reached at tim@castawayfishingadventures. com. May ’19

2008 _____________ Patrick "Pat" McAleer and Tracy McAleer (’10) welcomed Eloise Ann McAleer into the world on September 10th. September ’20 Sam J. Sigal: By Visalia Rawhide Baseball Club, from a December 2019 Press Release: "After a long, successful stewardship in Visalia, Top of the Third Inc., representing the Seidler-O'Malley family ownership group, is selling the team to another family ownership group, the Sigal family. Sam Sigal, vice president and co-owner of First Pitch Entertainment, has moved to Visalia to be an active member of the community and the on-site representative of the ownership group. Sigal comes to Visalia after a career in sports broadcasting and media relations.

For seven seasons, he worked as a Minor League Baseball announcer for five teams: the Trenton Thunder, Hickory Crawdads, Johnson City Cardinals, Tri-City Valley Cats and Staten Island Yankees. " December ’19

2009 _____________ Naomi F. Mitchell writes: "Since graduation from KH, I went to the

Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. Now, after moving from Boston to Oakland to Chicago, I've settled down in LA. I currently design and build modular synthesizers as well as make music and run workshops on them. In December I married my wife Lauren." May ’19

2010 ______________ Josh Tishman was married to Layton Atwood in Telluride, CO on September 21, 2019.

2011 _____________ Leah Bley: Leah's mom writes: "Leah is living in Boston and working for Sirius, formerly Pandora. Her KH and High Point education has prepared her well for success in the strategic communications field." January ’20

2013 _____________ Ben Harwood graduated from the University of New England's Class of 2020 dental program.

Abigail V. Marshall is working for the University of Vermont Medical Center as a BSN providing Home Health in the Burlington Area.

December ’18 Elizabeth Canon: Elizabeth's mom writes: "Elizabeth was engaged in November, 2019 to Sam, a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. She is working as a medical assistant at Medical City in their Burn Unit. She is also enrolled in nursing school."

December ’19

2014 _____________ Zachary Mines was married in Summer 2019 in California.

Ross Richards is a member of the U.S. Army on active duty. His station is Anchorage Alaska, but he is currently on a nine-month Afghanistan deployment.

October ’18 Ashley K. Doyle (Eddolls) writes: "We got married on May 16 in Alaska where we currently live. I am a Special Education teacher in an elementary school and Ben serves in the United States Army." June ’20

2015 _____________ Nikolle Storey broke the school record in single-season wins in net with 10 wins as a senior goalkeeper on the Becker College women's lacrosse team. April 2019

for the spring semester, and would love to swap travel stories with fellow alumni (and students!)"

February ’20

2018 _____________ Katelyn McGrail did very well her freshman year at Connecticut College, where she made the Dean's List and also was on the soccer and alpine ski team.

June ’19 Robert Hunter Fox writes: "Not a day goes by that I don't think about this place. Truly was the best way to spend an academic gap year. The people were amazing, the views were unreal and the community was very welcoming. Miss you Kents Hill."

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2016 _____________ Conor Cassidy: Conor's mom writes: "Conor still talks about his two years at Kents Hill. As a parent having him so far away from home those two years, it validates how well he was taken care of."

December ’19

2017 _____________

Alexis Miller writes: "I spent the fall semester studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland. I took on an internship while there, and returned with incredible memories, new friends, and my highest GPA to date: a 3.94. I am very excited KENTS HILL TODAY

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• In Memorium

In Memorium

In Memorium

Eric Kronholm ’84

W. Randolph "Randy" Richardson

A PRIL 28, 2021

Former Faculty & Alumni Parent

Christopher "Chris" J. Orrico ’85 Terry Paquette ’38

Ivan B. Witham ’49

Judith C. Kraybill ’59

O CTOBER 16, 2018

O CTO B E R 1 5, 20 1 9

JAN UARY 8, 2021

Richard "Dick" M. Burston ’42

Nancy Overton ’50

Honorary Life Trustee

FE B RUARY 1 , 2020

Joyce P. Dexter ’60

J U LY 17, 2018

Fay J. Smith ’42 J U LY 20, 2020

Lucille "Lucy" D. Tatro ’42 FE BRUARY 17, 2020

May Burke ’43 JA NUARY 15, 2021

Barbara E. Odenburg ’44 J U NE 23, 2020

Elizabeth "Bette" Bailey ’46 FE BRUARY 21, 2020

Elinor "Meg" de Wildt ’46 SEP TEMBER 20, 2020

Patricia "Pat" A. Woodman ’46 SEP TEMBER 10, 2020

Evelyn B. Teerlinck ’47 JA NUARY 7, 2021

Virginia "Ginger" Adell ’48 A PRIL 15, 2021

Bertrand "Bert" B. Bryant ’49 J U NE 3, 2020

Janet Gooding ’49 AU GUST 6, 2020

Romany Mann ’49 M A RCH 29, 2020

Natalie A. Savage ’49 A PRIL 15, 2019

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H. V. "Victor" McCormick ’50 A PR I L 2020

Delma F. Dodd ’51

Alumni Grandparent AP R I L 14, 2020

Jacqueline "Jackie" D. White ’60 AU GU ST 1 5, 20 1 8

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John P. Quimby ’62

Payson F. Sawyer ’51

N OVE MB E R 6, 2020

M A R C H 20, 20 1 9

Mary McFee ’52 M A R C H 9, 2021

George O. Glidden ’53 AU G U ST 3, 2020

Robert A. Morse ’53 AU G U ST 27, 20 1 8

William "Bill" W. Dunn ’55

Susan Holmes ’64 JAN UARY 6, 2020

Linda M. Elvin ’66 D EC E MB E R 4, 20 1 9

Charles King Humphrey ’66 MAR C H 2020

Duncan E. Wagner ’66 J U LY 1 9, 20 1 8

A PR I L 17, 20 1 9

Zeta R. Levine ’55 NOV E M B E R 2 5, 20 1 9

Marcia C. Stone’55 JU LY 27, 20 1 9

Brenda DeLalla ’56 JU NE 1 5, 20 1 9

Christine Hanscome ’56 M A R C H 1 5, 2021

Peter D. Hay ’56 NOV E M B E R 3 0, 20 1 8

Susan E. Holland ’56 FE B RUARY 1 , 2020

Stephanie J. Nichols ’68 JAN UARY 6, 2020

Carol McLeod ’69 Alumni Parent S E P T E MB E R 21 , 2020

Peter M. Soule ’69 Alumni Parent

June 2021 Jody Kaplansky ’75 OCTOB E R 7, 20 1 9

Richard "Rick" J. Smart ’75 Alumni Parent S E P T E MB E R 24, 20 1 9

J ULY 8, 20 1 9

William A. Reiss ’89

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J UN E 6, 20 1 9

George Darling Former Faculty J UN E 17, 20 1 9

D ECEMBER 8, 20 1 9

Scott A. Carney ’90 MAY 5, 2020

Tiffany McGhie ’18 J UN E 11 , 2021

Emmanuel Bajjabayira ’19 MA RCH 1 3. 20 1 9

George Godfrey Alumni Parent

Jay E. Valade Alumni Parent J UN E 23, 20 1 9

Robert Gilman Former Faculty J ULY 5, 3 0 1 9

James "Jim" T. Greenfield Alumni Parent J ULY 1 0, 20 1 9

J ULY 23, 20 1 8

Marlene Thibodeau

Stanwood C. Fish

Alumni Parent

Former Faculty SEPT EMBER 8, 20 1 8

Robert Kelly Alumni Spouse SEPT EMBER 29, 20 1 8

O CTO BER 27, 20 1 9

Thomas "Tom" M. Bowers Alumni Parent N OV EMBER 1 9, 20 1 9

Douglas "Doug" J. Symes

Susan C. Black

Alumni Parent & Staff

Friend

A PRIL 17, 2020

A PRIL 1 5, 20 1 9

Donna P. Mills

Robert C. Welch

Alumni Spouse

Alumni Grandparent

AUGUST 28, 2020

A PRIL 28, 20 1 9

John Bridge Honorary Life Trustee & Alumni Parent A PRIL 3 0, 20 1 9

Peter "Pete" Meekins Former Faculty MAY 5, 20 1 9

Andrea "Andi" Wobst-Jeney Alumni Parent JA N UA RY 1 5, 2021

Evelyn "Midge" M. Rauch Alumni Grandparent J UN E 26, 2021

Lisa Eid Alumni Parent J ULY 1 0, 2021

* If you are aware of a classmate who has left us please contact us at advancement@kentshill.org

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• 1824 Legacy Society

1824 Legacy Society Since Kents Hill’s earliest days, with Luther Sampson’s gift of land to establish what has grown into our 400-acre campus, philanthropy has enabled us to continue offering transformative learning experiences to our students for nearly two centuries. As we approach the Bicentennial, the support of alumni, family, and friends is as important as ever to Kents Hill thriving into its third century.

Though I’ve left the Hill as an employee, I remain committed to supporting its success.

It’s exciting to see how the Board, Chris, and the faculty are charting an ambitious course for the next few years that will enable Kents Hill to be more visible and further differentiate itself as the educational leader it has always been.

Fundamental to this success is the continued and increased support of the school by its alumni, family, and friends.

There are many ways you can financially support the school including the Kents Hill Fund, which funds the operating budget, largely supporting financial aid; the Alumni Scholarship

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Fund, which grows our endowment and provides additional financial assistance; or providing a major gift in support of special projects and strategic initiatives. In addition to making an outright gift, we also encourage everyone–at any level–to make a planned gift in support of Kents Hill’s students and faculty.

The easiest way to make a planned gift and become a member of the 1824 Legacy Society is to include a bequest in your will that names an amount or percentage of your estate as a charitable gift to Kents Hill.

For more information about making a planned gift to Kents Hill, please contact Director of Advancement Bob Whittaker at bwhittaker@ kentshill.org or 207-685-1657. I will be working closely with Bob and his team over the coming years to assist with growing the 1824 Legacy Society and hope to be talking with you soon on this topic.

Matt Crane ’90/P’23 Former Director of Advancement

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