Magazine Spring 2015

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Lincoln Expands Its Campus...

Spring 2015

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table of contents Mission Lincoln School is an independent college preparatory school for girls where high academic and ethical standards challenge students from nursery through grade 12 to nurture their special talents and interests. Drawing on its Quaker heritage, Lincoln School focuses on character and values, as well as knowledge, simplicity, cooperation, mutual respect, and non-violent resolution of conflict.The aims of a Lincoln education are confidence, achievement, a commitment to service, and a life-long love of learning.

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Board of Trustees, 2007 Lincoln School does not discriminate in admission, access to, or participation in its programs and activities on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, or national or ethnic origin. Nor does Lincoln School discriminate in employment on the basis of any of these categories. Any questions in this regard should be directed to the Head of School.

Photos and artwork by: Amy Barrett ’88 Victoria Charette ’07 Barret Fabris Betsy Hunt Suzanne Fogarty

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Cover photo: Jasmine Hyppolite ’17 and Iman Izoli ’18 in India, March 2015

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Suzanne Fogarty, Head of School

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Community Speaker Series

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India 2015

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Grade 8 Program to United Nations

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Women in Architecture

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Girls Who Code: Samsung Mobile App Challenge

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Fadumo Dayib

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International Women’s Day

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Is Justice on the Menu?

Morgan Stone ’00 Day 2015

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Lincoln Partnerships

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Campus News

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Athletic Highlights

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#LikeAGirl Campaign

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Scarlet Shore ’03: From Faxon Farm to the Fast Lane: Preparing Lincoln Girls for the Unexpected

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Alumnae Weekend 2014

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Class Notes

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Milestones

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Save the Date!

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RISD SUZANNE FOGARTY HEAD OF SCHOOL

Friends,

Welcome to the spring issue of The Lincoln Magazine! The theme of this issue is the expansion of Lincoln’s campus. You will read about our Global Leadership Programs, which include our Upper School travels to India and the Grade 8 Program to the United Nations.

You will also learn about our exciting new partnership with RISD’s School of Architecture where Upper School students have the opportunity to take a course called Women and Architecture on RISD’s campus.

Equally exciting, is our new partnership with Brown’s School of Engineering and the Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning. Upper School students may enroll in an Introduction to Engineering course as well as take advantage of the newly established Brown Design Workshop.

And did you know that Lincoln launched the first Girls Who Code Clubs in Rhode Island in September 2015? Or that one of our Middle School teams placed 3rd in the country for a mobile app they designed for the Girls Who Code Samsung Mobile App Challenge?

Most recently, Lincoln’s Lower School partnered with Save the Bay, a local non-profit environmental organization committed to the preservation and protection of Narragansett Bay. Lincoln students in grades K-2 will conduct hands-on science research with the Save the Bay faculty. This partnership will officially begin in September and students will travel to Save the Bay facilities across the state multiple times over the course of the 2015-16 school year. In 2016-17, we will expand this partnership to grades 3-5.

While we extend our campus into Providence, down the East Coast and across oceans, we are constantly honing and refining the teaching and learning that is the heartbeat of our work at 301 Butler Avenue. This past year, Lincoln School opened its doors to multiple speakers who ran workshops on Morgan Stone ’00 Day as well as International Women’s Day.

I continue to be impressed and inspired by the depth and breadth of Lincoln alumnae —their accomplishments, their creativity and their love for their alma mater. Lincoln women are strong, opinionated and fabulous! They inspire and empower our current students in so many ways: through our newly launched Alumnae Speakers Series, through the articles they write for The Lincoln Magazine and through their ongoing support of Lincoln’s past, present and future.

I have had a wonderful first year as Lincoln’s 16th Head of School and I cannot wait to get my second year underway! Please enjoy this spring edition of The Lincoln Magazine, which will give you a rich glimpse into the goings-on of this past year as well as a peek into what is coming up in 2015-16. As always, we appreciate your love for and investment in Lincoln School.

Very best,

Suzanne Fogarty Head of School

COMMUNITY Speaker Series Reshma Saujani September 23, 2014

Reshma Saujani is the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in the technology and engineering sectors. Saujani came to Lincoln to speak to our students as Lincoln kicked off the first year of our Middle and Upper School Girls Who Code Clubs.

Sheryl WuDunn November 20, 2014

Maris Perlman Castro ’05 September 30, 2014

Lincoln’s Alumnae Speaker Series highlights the depth and breadth of accomplishments and talents of Lincoln alumnae. Maris Perlman Castro ’05 returned to Lincoln to speak about Castro’s Kids, a Houston-based nonprofit organization she founded with her husband Jason Castro with the goal of improving access to age appropriate reading materials, both at school and at home, for children at risk for illiteracy.

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Courtesy of the Alexis Allen Boss ’89 Endowment for Community Accord and Public Service, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, best-selling author, lecturer, and business executive Sheryl WuDunn spoke to students at Lincoln and at an evening event free and open to the public. She spoke about the “inequality of opportunity” that we need to address in order to tackle real issues and make a difference in our communities.

Dee Hilfiger ’84

Fadumo Dayib

The second speaker in Lincoln’s Alumnae Speaker Series, designer and entrepreneur Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger ’84, returned to Lincoln to share the story of her career in fashion and the launch of her business, Dee Ocleppo, a luxury lifestyle brand. In preparation for her visit, Grades 1-5 participated in a handbag design challenge with Lower and Middle School art teacher Jenn Scott.

The 2nd Annual Joseph R. and Jeffrey R. Paolino Presentation featured political scientist, human rights activist, and first female candidate for President of Somalia (2016) Fadumo Dayib during an evening event free and open to the public.

Dayib also served as the Keynote Speaker for Lincoln’s celebration of International Women’s Day 2015.

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Catherine Wigginton Greene March 9, 2015

Lincoln screened the film “I’m Not Racist…

Am I?” Director Catherine Wigginton Greene spoke with students as well as the Providence community about the ways in which her film shed light on how this next generation is going to confront racism.

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Ginny Gilder April 16, 2015

Olympic rower, entrepreneur, and author Ginny Gilder spoke to students during a special assembly about her quest for Olympic gold. Gilder spoke about the obstacles she faced as a female athlete in the mid-1970s and 80s, but also about the timeless difficulties young girls and women face in a number of fields where the odds are stacked against them.

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INDIA 2015

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Olivia Small ’15 and Jasmine Hyppolite ’17 prepare for a community celebration

by Alice Bennett ’16 and Megan Faria ’16 tories of journeys told by travellers returning home often contain the words “eye-opening,” or “lifechanging.” If we had to sum up Lincoln School’s 2015 India Program the description would definitely include those two words; though, as always with generic words like eye-opening and life-changing, the meaning behind them is everything.

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open and accepting as a community and as individuals to the differences around us, whether they be in your backyard, or halfway around the world.

Why India? India finds itself in the midst of an economic boom. According to Ashutosh Varshney, Professor of International Studies at Brown University, “the total wealth of Indian billionaires is more than a fifth of the nation’s GDP.” This growth has also resulted in considerable

debate regarding India’s potential to move past China as the world’s fastest growing economy. However, this growth does not speak to the entire story that is India. India is often described by what we have learned to call “a single-story,” meaning stereotypes or singular experiences that are often misleading. A single story can affect someone’s point of view of an individual, or an entire people. This is why it was crucial for us to address any notions we had about India and its inhabitants before going there.

We only explored one small piece of the country. India is roughly ⅓ the size of the US, and from North to South, stark differences between lifestyle and culture are common. We stayed in two locations: urban Mumbai and the rural village of Chinchoti. Mumbai was an eclectic mix of business and tradition: sacred cows roaming the streets, temples left and right, and the consistent assault on one’s senses by color and sound. After three days in Mumbai, during which we visited

Lincoln School, in partnership with World Leadership School, began the India Program in 2015 with 13 Lincoln students.

Our group attended interdisciplinary seminars called the India Intensive led by Mr. Fabris and Ms. Fogarty, exploring multiple topics about India including religion, language, food, and even the flora and fauna. The goal of this program is to create dialogue and begin a relationship between our school and the school in the rural village of Chinchoti, an elementary school that runs up to 7th grade.

While it is fairly easy to learn about all the world has to offer through the window of a computer screen, we were granted with the opportunity to immerse ourselves in a new culture and expand our knowledge of the world first-hand. Our Quaker roots invite us to try to understand the nature of peace, and to be Larissa Klufas ’16 with the children of Chinchoti photo left: Dharavi, Mumbai

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Closing ceremony in Mumbai

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a temple devoted to sacred cows, a booming cold-pressed juice business started by Nidhi Sharma, a graduate of Goldman Sach’s 10,000 Women Initiative, and Gandhi’s house, we piled onto a humid ferry and drifted away from the Gateway of India over to rickshaws waiting to bring us to Chinchoti. Even today, weeks after our return to the States, it’s difficult to encompass all that Chinchoti was. The go to answers would probably be “colorful” and “welcoming.”

As we broke off into small groups to meet our host families, there were more worries on our minds than sunburns and mosquito bites. We had no idea if they would like us, if they would even be able to understand us with our almost non-existent Marathi vocabulary, and the ultimate fear of offending them by accident. The minute we crossed the tile threshold and were greeted with smiles and outstretched hands by our hosts, that warm feeling of acceptance settled in and stayed throughout our time there. Every morning, Vindia and her grandmother woke at 6:30 to open their store connected to the room we slept in, but they always insisted that we sleep in. We ate every meal with them, learning how to properly eat with our right hands, and laughing as we almost always looked foolish doing so. Every night their daughter, Vindia, and her grandmother would lay down their mats next to ours and rest with us; the safety and love that surrounded us was undeniable. The connections we made with our host family made Chinchoti the hardest thing to leave behind.

Our mornings were divided into three shifts at the school: brick-carrying, painting, and playing with the children. The work-load was light, and the community members working alongside us very often were

EXPANSIONOFCAMPUS doing our work three times over by the time we were done for the day. But we wouldn’t say our help was for naught, because whether it was teaching the Macarena or getting pummeled by boys in a game of soccer, something was beginning there, a bond between their community and ours.

The busy streets of Mumbai

“Who Wants to Play Uno?” - Izzy Ackerman ’16 in Chinchoti

Our goals for this extraordinary program will continue to expand upon our ties with the village and its school. Lincoln will continue to engage in dialogue as a new group of students will travel to Chinchoti next year with Mr. Fabris. We believe, out of all that was achieved during the group’s time there: our objective was definitely attained.

We won’t sugarcoat this adventure; it wasn’t all chai tea and saris, although there was an undeniable abundance of both. Sometimes it’s hard to appreciate the exotic, green scenery around you when you’re occupied with itchy mosquito bites, sweating in your long-sleeved shirts and pants, and avoiding stray dogs. The connection we experienced in the village, both with the children and the community leaders, far outweighed the struggles we faced. There might have been exactly as many downs as ups, but we’re placing quality over quantity when we say the ups truly surpassed the downs. Another well-reflected upon aspect of our journey was that each of us was learning to be a leader. In one way or another, everyone has the capacity to lead; whether that be in the classroom, among friends, or even leading oneself through personal difficulties, though it is a hard thing to accomplish. As we began to reflect on all that we had absorbed throughout the process, and our goals for the India Program’s future, our advisor and teacher, Mr. Fabris, lent us some important insight which truly resonated within our minds. “The overarching theme is the concept of a journey. It is both for self and others, it is about an inner journey as well as an outward one. Journeys do not have a finite end, [they are] life in general.”

In short, everything we have told you here is the first page of a journey that we hope will never end. Our mission is larger than any one of us who stepped out into this unknown territory could have imagined. Our lives, and the steps we took, the things we saw, and the emotions we felt, both inside ourselves and around Maharashtra, will continue to motivate our involvement in this program. Where this new knowledge and power will take us, we can’t say for certain, but the truth lies in the fact that this is only the beginning of our journey into India.

Community celebration in Chinchoti - Izzy Ackerman ’16, Aislinn Mumford ’16, Larissa Klufas ’16, Kimani Perry ’17, and Jasmine Hyppolite ’17 Spring 2015

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Visiting Jus Divine with Nidhi Sharma

Another community-wide Uno game

Jasmine Hyppolite ’17 in a rickshaw on the way to Chinchoti

Fun at school - Fiona Carey ’16

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Spending time with the young women of Chinchoti

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Tour through the Dharavi Slum with Krishna Pujari, in-country coordinator for World Leadership School

Head of School Suzanne Fogarty, Upper School History Teacher Barret Fabris, and the 13 Upper School girls who participated in this year's India Program were excited to Skype with their World Leadership School in-country coordinator Krishna Pujari, who was attending the wedding of Reena Patil, in late April. Reena speciďŹ cally requested that Lincoln students Skype with her on her wedding day, such an honor! Students also had the opportunity to say hello to Reena's parents, Ganesh and Hira, as well as many of the children with whom they bonded in Chinchoti.

Henna Evening - Larissa Klufas ’16

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Grade 8 Program to the United Nations

Grade 8 visiting with New York City alumnae over a lively dinner and discussion at Suzanne Fogarty's apartment building

s an extension of the 8th grade human rights curriculum, the Class of 2019 recently returned from a full and engaging 3-day capstone Program to New York City from Wednesday, April 29th through Friday, May 1st. As 8th grader Elizabeth Wein later exclaimed, “This trip was the best thing ever!”

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After traveling to New York via train, 26 8th graders and 7 faculty chaperones visited MoMath, the National Museum of Mathematics, where students engaged in interactive and hands-on activities. Later that evening the group had dinner together in Times Square and then went to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. Many students had read the book and everyone was amazed by the production, especially the incredible staging.

8th grader Emily Egan stated that, “I loved that it was edgy!” and upon exiting the theater, Sarah Tesler said, “Seeing it was a once in a lifetime experience for me!”

The next day everyone woke up early and got to see more of the city as they walked from their hotel to the United Nations.

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After a tour of the UN, students met with Stephanie Rambler ’91 and Alana Esposito ’03, who spoke with the students about their work there. Stephanie’s colleagues spoke to the group about sustainability and small island challenges in the wake of global warming. Over lunch, 8th grade student Camilla Ledezma declared that she’s going to work at the United Nations when she’s older.

After lunch at the UN, the group traveled to Goldman Sachs to meet with Caroline Spencer ’05 and learn about working in finance – a largely male-dominated field – as well as the company’s philanthropic arm, namely the 10,000 Women Initiative.

As students debriefed the program, 8th grader Maria Angelone declared, “It was my favorite part of the trip! I felt so professional in that conference room!” Students learned how microfinance loans and financial education allow women to learn to develop business plans. Students then took a tour of the trading floor and then met with a panel of four women, including Caroline, who spoke about the chal-

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Taking a quick photo in front of the HeforShe Initiative display after a tour of the United Nations

lenges and rewards of working in finance. The young women stressed the importance of making mistakes, learning from them, surrounding oneself with strong and capable female mentors, and working together. The students had lots of questions and found the dialogue valuable and interesting. “I loved the panel,” said one 8th grader. “They talked to us like adults and had such good advice to give!”

Engaging in hands-on fun at the MoMath Museum

After walking the High Line, everyone met Lincoln alumnae in Chelsea for dinner and lively discussion at Suzanne Fogarty’s apartment building. Students at first rather shyly mingled with approximately 25 New York area alumnae, but soon the conversations around human rights (as well as Lincoln kilts and middle school experiences!) flowed naturally and students found themselves presenting some of their human rights research project ideas to the alumnae. It was a powerful and rewarding experience for the students. As 8th grader Eliza Staples explained, “I loved the alum[nae] dinner so much! It was so cool to see what Lincoln girls can aspire to. We need more things like that!”

Finally, on Friday the 8th graders met with Dottie Brier ’47 at the National Red Cross Headquarters to discuss the mission and work of the non-profit both nationally and internationally. They took a tour of the building and students spoke with Dottie about how the Red Cross helps people in need. 8th grader Delaney Bernier, who had had a long conversation with Dottie the previous night, enthusiastically exclaimed, “Dottie is awesome; she’s accomplished so much!”

The Grade 8 Program to the UN has not ended. Students are using their journaling and experiences to enrich discussions at school and will be creating a documentary about their experiences. Overall, the Program was informative and inspiring. Students had the opportunity to meet many influential and empowered women in a number of settings which hopefully has expanded their view of the possibilities available to them as young women now and in the future.

Stephanie Snow Rambler ’91, Suzanne Fogarty, Caroline Bliss Spencer ’05 and Dinah Jean of the 10,000 Women Initiative at Goldman Sachs Spring 2015

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WOMEN in ARCHITECTURE a Lincoln/RISD Partnership

by Emily Hesse ’15

As a freshman, sitting in the lounge listening to classmates talk about what their career goals were and where they planned to go to college to achieve those goals, I felt panic at not knowing exactly what I wanted to do.

Art, science, and math: those were my interests.

But what career options were there that combined my interests?

Throughout my high school tenure, I’ve been looking for a course of study that incorporates design with science or design with math. Nothing clicked for me, while my classmates worked steadily toward their Emily Hesse ’15 presenting career paths. I was looking her final project for connections. We go to school to learn. We take languages, English, history, math, science, and art classes, but very rarely do they ever seem to intersect. Occasionally English and history courses will coordinate, or we will use a mathematical formula in science, but that’s about it. Everything seemed isolated. For an hour we would learn about atoms and ions, then the next hour would be communist Russia and fascist Italy, the chemistry forgotten. Outside of

academia, everything is connected. Architecture seemed to be a field where design, math, and even history overlapped. This is why I was so excited when Lincoln offered the Introduction to Architecture class at RISD. For the first few weeks of the course, our instructor, Jamie, taught us about different architectural terms and drawings, as well as the iterative process. This way of thinking and learning was new to all of us. In our academic classes, there is usually only one right answer. The iterative process, though, is completely different, and forced us to constantly rethink our ideas, to the point where what we had started out with ended up as something completely different. We were each given a notable female architect to research and inspire us. We had to take a specific design technique or approach to design from our architect and incorporate it into our final project. We had the option to design a bus shelter, newsstand, eating area, or computer repair shop. We were given a forty-by-eleven-foot site to work with, which was next to the BEB, the RISD architecture building.

That the building site was small and the program simple did not make the design task easy. We had to be mindful of what we were adding as well as taking away from the space. We had to consider the aesthetics, practicality (like doors swinging out and possibly hitting pedestrians on the sidewalk), and how much space is needed for a safe staircase. All of us had ambitious ideas and designs that we had to iterate to make work for our projects. We each made drawings which included plans (a birds-eye-view looking down at the walls and floor of a building), sections (a view looking into a building with the outside wall pulled away), and elevations (the exterior of a building with no perspective). But by far the most exciting part of this project for me was making a scale model of my design. This class opened up new possibilities for me. I look forward to pursuing more of these connections in college.

Alumna, Celeste Cooper ’64, Makes Lead Gift to Support Expansion of the Lincoln/RISD Partnership

The study of architecture and design not only gave me my career, but my passion, and with it, a way of looking at the world differently. Not just looking, but seeing it for the first time.

Architecture deals with much more than the composition of shapes in space. It teaches critical thinking, comprehensive attention to detail, and cultural analysis. It nurtures communication skills to present complex conceptual ideas. It instills the confidence to parry the competition and critiques.

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Vitruvius said that architecture operates at the nexus of strength, function and beauty. It is also a way of shaping the mind.

It is a pleasure for me to support the Lincoln School/RISD Program with its dedication to these ideas and ideals for this and future generations of Lincoln students.

Celeste Cooper ’64

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Middle School Girls Who Code Club Team Takes 3rd Place in the Samsung Mobile App Challenge

This past December, Samsung Mobile and Girls Who Code (GWC) announced the winners of their joint mobile app development competition, the Samsung Mobile App Challenge. GWC members were challenged to design and code a mobile app that addressed a need in their school or community. Out of over 2,000 girls who participated nationwide, a five-girl team from Lincoln’s Middle School Girls Who Code Club (pictured above) – including Maia Carty ’20, Sasha Floru ’20, Amiya Mandapati ’20, Dounya Bilal ’20, and Grace Boghosian ’19 – came in 3rd place for their app, “Rhapsocks,” which turns texts, notes, and study guides into fun songs and raps to help students memorize important information and improve their study habits.

How to Make an App by Dounya Bilal ’20

When I first found out about the Samsung Mobile App Challenge, I was determined to use the skills I’d learned to build something awesome and win. No buts, I don’t think so’s, excuses, or anything else was going to stop me.

One of the biggest challenges I faced was working with a team.

I’m pretty creative and work well letting my ideas flow, but when everyone else is just as imaginative it can be difficult to agree and work toward a common goal.

We brainstormed a bunch of possible routes before Sasha came up with the idea of a study buddy app involving music. Once we all agreed on the idea, we went right to work. Because of the time constraint, we assigned each other jobs to divide up the work. Amiya mainly worked on the mockup on Scratch with

help from Maia. I worked on the mobile mockup on FluidUI with help from Sasha and Grace.

On the last day we filled out the application together. At the end of that day, I was so confident and satisfied with what we had accomplished. Even though we had doubts, challenges, and disagreements along the way, we didn’t let any obstacles stop us from achieving our goal.

Four teams from Lincoln’s Middle School Girls Who Code Club brainstormed, planned, mocked up, and submitted app ideas for the Challenge. Congratulations again to the Rhapsodians on their 3rd place finish and to all our coders for their excellent submissions only a few short months into the Girls Who Code curriculum!

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The Joseph R. & Jeffrey R. Paolino Fund presents Fadumo Dayib

The 2nd Annual Joseph R. and Jeffrey R. Paolino Presentation featured political scientist, human rights activist, and first female candidate for President of Somalia (2016) Fadumo Dayib on Wednesday, April 8th in the Levinger Dining Room at Lincoln School. Dayib was also the Keynote Speaker during Lincoln’s annual celebration of International Women’s Day on April 9th.

Dayib shared how she arrived at the decision to run for President of Somalia by relaying her deeply inspirational, albeit painful, personal history, beginning with: “I am the offspring of a nomad and a slave...”

Fadumo Dayib speaking with the Lower School students

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One idea Dayib returned to again and again was what she referred to as “the art of walking away,” a talent she learned from her parents, who, in order to find better opportunities for themselves and their children, perfected exactly that. Dayib often found herself living in two worlds, Somalia and Kenya, constantly being shuttled back and forth. As Dayib so eloquently stated, “I had to become well-versed with dreaming. And so even though I lived in a very disadvantaged setting,... I learned how to envision a better world for myself and for others.”

“I had to become well-versed with dreaming. And so even though I lived in a very disadvantaged setting,... I learned how to envision a better world for myself and for others.”

Dayib described how the Kenyan government placed in her very hands a card that read, “Go home,” and cast her family out, back to Somalia where they lived in an internally displaced camp. And later, how war broke out and her mother sold everything she could to send Dayib and her siblings away, first to Russia, and finally to Finland. Dayib, who was very young at the time, was charged with the responsibility of caring for her two younger siblings: “I did what I know best,” she said, “I sat down and I started dreaming about what that would entail, and I knew that would mean walking away from the people that I love most [namely, her mother] and the country that I was getting to love very much [Somalia].”

She continued: “I left my mother behind, and by doing so I also learned the art of walking away.”

It wasn’t until her mother died and she married and bore four children that Dayib realized she had to return to Somalia. “From then on,” she said, “I always remembered what it felt like to be back home, to find your place. I had lived in Finland for almost 25 years, always a stranger looking for home and to belong, always being told to go back home. I remembered what it felt like to hold that card that said, ‘Go home,’ and being sent to Somalia. Yes, home is Somalia. Even though I had run away for 25 years, I couldn’t do that any longer.”

Dayib then decided that she needed to run for President of Somalia if she was to truly make an impact. “When I turned 40,” she related, “I managed to find my voice. I was voiceless for quite a long time. You see, the art of walking away and walking back without a voice is actually useless. And when I started talking about injustices and everything else that was wrong in life, I realized part of walking away is also, really, owning your own narrative and sharing it with the world.” Dayib continued, “At the age of 42, I have finally realized the value of walking away in order to find yourself so that you can walk back to the things that are very important to you.”

Certainly Dayib recognizes the danger involved in what she plans to accomplish, but “Surely,” she said, “if you believe in something, you should also believe in dying for it… You could actually live a life that is worse than death or dying. I choose to confront that and to say that I will no longer be silenced, and I will no longer be invisible... In my language there is... a saying that a woman’s place is either in a grave or at home, [and] I don’t want to be in [either place]... But if there is a need or it is inevitable that death will come, it doesn’t phase me, I’m not scared of that.

“The challenges will be numerous.

But... the opportunities will be more numerous. And that’s why I will go back to Somalia.”

What I am scared of is being complacent, being quiet, and watching the suffering of almost 10 million Somalis.”

“If you can’t speak about the injustices, then what is the purpose of being here?” Dayib asked. “And if I as an educated, empowered woman cannot even talk about those things, what kind of change am I supposed to be instigating? I want to be the example that I want others to follow.”

Even faced with so many challenges, Dayib remarked that “I won’t say that one of the advantages [I have] is [that] I am a woman,” for, as she pointed out, one would never ask that of a man running for office. “The advantage that I have is that I have lived the life that so many other Somalis have lived... I am representative of the majority.” Dayib feels that “People can see the sincerity that I have and they can connect with me because they also have the same wishes for Somalia."

During International Women’s Day, Dayib led a workshop that focused on Somali feminine and masculine forms of poetry, music, and creativity, and the ways in which they speak to the roles of women and men in Somali society. Dayib argued, modern poets like Warsan Shire and traditional female practitioners of Buraanbur, a traditional form of Somali poetry usually composed by women, crafted subversive spaces for themselves in which they were freed from the constraints of the traditional role of woman in the society. But in other ways, they merely outlined what those constraints were. Dayib also discussed Somali male musicians and poets like K’Naan, who have sometimes plagiarized and claimed for themselves the traditionally female poetic form of Buraanbur, ultimately turning on its head and robbing those women of the freedom they found in this creative act.

Lower School students also had the opportunity to meet with Dayib. Students gathered around in the Lower School Library and after a brief introduction asked her questions about her life, her mission to become President of Somalia and the country of Somalia. Students listened attentively while also making animated contributions of their own.

Head of School Suzanne Fogarty, Donna Paolino ’70 P’97 P’01, Fadumo Dayib and Kara Paolino Marchionte ’01 The Joseph R. and Jeffrey R. Paolino Fund was established to “advance educational opportunities for Lincoln students in the most beneficial way and to promote the highest standards of women's education for this and future generations of Lincoln students” (Donna Paolino ’70 P’97 P’01)

“The challenges will be numerous. But... the opportunities will be more numerous. And that’s why I will go back to Somalia.”

Special thanks to the Paolino family for making this event possible, and to Sue Cook ‘84, Executive Director of Harvard’s Center for African Studies, for connecting Lincoln to Dayib last fall. Everyone at Lincoln looks forward to staying in touch with Dayib and following her journey moving forward.

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#LikeAGirl: Reclaiming and Defining Feminism for Ourselves

his year’s International Women's Day focused on the theme, “LikeAGirl: Reclaiming and Defining Feminism for Ourselves.” The day was jam-packed with speakers, workshops, panel discussions, community activities, silence and reflection, and even a special performance that together provoked dialogue, and answered and raised questions related to the day’s theme.

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2015 International Women’s Day Speakers DONNA M. WILLIAMS

Buffalo Calf Woman and Native American Beading

RUTH MARRIS MACAULAY Rich Woman Poor Woman

ALExIS HALL

Understanding Feminism

ANA MARSDEN FOx ’76 Feminism Through Dance

EMILY RALEIGH

The Keynote Speaker was political scientist, human rights activist, and Quinn Crum ’15 and Emma Burchfield ’15 first female candidate for President during a workshop of Somalia (2016) Fadumo Dayib (read more about our 2nd Annual Paolino Presentation speaker on page 14).

Overall, Lincoln's celebration of International Women's Day 2015 was a huge success!

Thank you to faculty/staff organizers Sterling Clinton-Spellman ’02, Barret Fabris, and Kathy Bliss, and the International Women's Day Student Committee including Adelae Durand ’15 and Fiona Carey ’16. The speakers and workshop facilitators made the day meaningful and enjoyable for all.

Being a Female Entrepreneur: Smart Girls

CAROLE MASO

Stepping into One’s Feminine Power: the Arts as a Challenge to the Status Quo

JESSICA DAvID

Love Your Community!

MARISA QUINN

Communication in International Affairs

ROZ RASKIN Girls Rock

HANNAH CHUNG

The Human Centered Design Process

JASMINE TORRES

Safe Dates: Ways I wanted to be Treated

KATE GRIvE

Keely McDonald talking with students and faculty

A Woman Scientist, Studying the Science of Women

KEELY MCDONALD

Leading From Within…Own your greatness through awareness and balance

PASTOR NICOLE GRANT YONKMAN

Can Women be Priests? Women's place in the Church

PERNILLA FRAZIER & LINE DAEMS, JAN FAUST AND DIxIE CARROLL Women on Hope Street

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ROxANE ROBIN ’17

How Women can Thrive in the Business World

Morgan Stone ’00 Day 2015 Is Justice on the Menu?

2B1 Leader Rose Lang-Maso ’16 reflects on 2B1, the tradition of Morgan Stone ’00 Day at Lincoln, and the specific questions and themes that permeated this year's Community Curriculum Day:

“Every year, 2B1, a club committed to social justice and the celebration of diversity and multiculturalism through education and conversation, puts on Morgan Stone ’00 Day to honor Lincoln alumna, Morgan, one of the late founders of the club, who died tragically during her freshman year in college.

Ani Comella ’15 teaches students Armenian dance while also educating them on the Armenian Genocide

This year, Morgan Stone Day was centered around an essential question: Is justice on the menu? Through speakers and workshops, over the course of the day we pondered the following questions: Is justice something that is readily available and accessible to all people? Can anyone order off the menu? And who’s cooking? We recognized that not all people are shown justice both under the law and in their daily lives. But we, as citizens of the world, have the power to change what we see as unjust in small ways.

Keynote speaker Jordan Seaberry speaks to 8th-12th grade students

People who are deemed to be different, are often the most susceptible to discrimination and thus are denied justice.

Identifiers such as ability, age,

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ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, one’s physique, and family structure are inclusive in some respects but exclusive in others and can lead to both major and minor injustices. Racism, sexism, lookism, and homophobia are all prevalent in society, and for those who face this discrimination on a regular basis, justice is not on the menu. If the Lincoln community is cooking, if we craft the menu, we hope to at least provide justice for most, even if it is impossible to provide justice for all. Since the definition of justice is so subjective, it is unrealistic to assume that what is just for one is just for all, but we are all capable of goodness and peace within ourselves, which aligns with our Quaker tradition.

Here at Lincoln we hope to find justice and its meaning in the context of our school and personal communities as well as within ourselves, so that it is on the menu for all – for as Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, ‘injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’”

Laura Souza ’17 reflects on Morgan Stone ’00 Day's Keynote Speaker Jordan Seaberry: Homicide Victims Advocate at the Nonviolence Institute

“When Jordan Seaberry asked himself ‘Is justice on the menu?,’ his answer was, ‘It depends on who's cooking.’ Thus began a fascinating and enlightening keynote address that explored the very roots of what justice means both historically and today. Mr. Seaberry has extensive experiences surrounding this topic. He organized former and current prisoners to bring reforms to the prison system, and together they passed four milestone bills in the state. He is a Homicide Victims Advocate at the Nonviolence Institute, working closely with the families of homicide victims.

As a successful painter he established the Violence Project, in which he gave one abstract painting and one portrait to the families of every homicide victim in Rhode Island in 2013. Mr. Seaberry shared that while the position of the 'slave' has changed because there are minorities in positions of power, the position of the 'master' has not changed. From slavery to the Jim Crow laws to the war on drugs, white people continue to systematically oppress black people. This is justice in the eyes of the law, but is it justice in the eyes of our morality?

Mr. Seaberry's address provided students, faculty, and staff with many questions and topics to think about, mull over, and discuss as they headed off to their workshops for the day.”

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LINCOLN PARTNERSHIPS GIRLS WHO CODE

In partnership with Girls Who Code and led by Director of Technology Doug Alexander, Lincoln launched Middle and Upper School Girls Who Code Clubs this year to inspire, educate, and equip our students with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities in computer science and the tech industries.

THE STEEL YARD

In addition to Lincoln’s rigorous Visual Art Major and Art Major Honors Programs as well as any number of visual arts courses available, students can take advantage of Providence’s creative community resources and earn course credit over the summer by taking a “Metalworking and Blacksmithing” course at the Steel Yard.

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BROWN UNIvERSITY, WORLD LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCHOOL AND SHERIDAN CENTER In an effort to expand Lincoln’s global FOR TEACHING & LEARNING education initiatives, Lincoln launched a

partnership with the World Leadership School this year to facilitate a trimesterlong weekend intensive course around challenges facing women in India as well as the broader social, political, and historical context in which they find themselves in preparation for a 10-day Program to India during the March break. (See page 5 for full article).

In partnership with Brown University’s School of Engineering and the Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning, Upper School students may enroll in an “Introduction to Engineering” collegelevel, credit-bearing course at the School of Engineering as well as the newly established Brown Design Workshop taught by graduate students.

RISD SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Collaborating with the Rhode Island School of Design, the nation’s leading art and design school located in the heart of Providence, Upper School students can study at the School of Architecture on RISD’s campus, research the history of architecture and architects, learn architectural tools and methods, and gain practical skills in order to brainstorm, sketch, and build mock-ups of their own designs.

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ONLINE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Lincoln is a member of the Online School for Girls, where students can take advantage of expanded course offerings, enhanced international connections, increased flexibility in scheduling, enriched learning opportunities, and a targeted online learning experience.

2015 WOMEN’S SUMMIT

Lincoln was proud to be a Bronze Sponsor for Bryant University’s 18th annual Women’s Summit conference, “Succeed and Thrive!” this past March. The number of inspiring speakers, workshops, and educational programs related to this theme.

In celebration of Lincoln’s home in the Ocean State and in light of the School’s commitment to the Quaker value of stewardship of the Earth, Lincoln’s Lower School will begin an ongoing partnership with Save the Bay, an esteemed local non-profit organization devoted to protecting the Narragansett Bay. The partnership will consist of repeated, authentic, hands-on, and placebased learning experiences bridging the classroom and the community, the city and the sea.

STEM IMMERSION WEEKS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-8

Lincoln is excited to announce that we will be working with i2Learning next year with students in Grades 4-8. An innovative organization, i2Learning collaborates with the world’s leading STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) institutions. Grades 4 and 5 will immerse themselves in “Building Vertical Farms,” while the Middle School will take a course called “Engineering Prosthetic Devices.”

This “learning by doing” is the hallmark of a STEAM curriculum — hands-on, open-ended, challenging, and completely engaging. We want our students to have the space to try and fail, learn from their mistakes, and share what they figure out with others.

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NEWS The Little School has a fresh new look thanks to a new roof and new shingles.

The Levinger Dining Room received a facelift over March break. New tables, chairs, floor, paint, shades and beverage station along with an LCD TV were all part of the renovations.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Champlin Foundation, an anonymous lead donor, the parents of the Class of 2015, and other supporters, Lincoln will renovate its two Upper School Biology Classrooms in Summer 2015. The renovation will create two modern, highly functional, and inviting spaces where students can think deeply and creatively about science. The new labs will have: · Modern lab bench arrangements for group-based laboratory work; all new cabinetry and storage areas; · A classroom greenhouse for long-term plant growth and experiments. The greenhouse will complement programming based in Lincoln’s Edible Schoolyard Garden and expand opportunities for environmental studies and sustainability curriculum for all Lincoln students; · New interactive whiteboards and projectors to consolidate, focus and streamline teaching spaces; and · New floors and LED lighting.

Selfies with Suzanne Lincoln launched the light-hearted #SelfiesWithSuzanne campaign across the School’s social media at the start of Ms. Fogarty’s first year as Head of School to share her warm and joyful spirit more widely as she has come to know faculty, students, alumnae, and the many others who make up Lincoln’s community.

Sheryl WuDunn, The 2014 Alexis Allen Boss ’89 Endowment for Community Accord and Public Service Speaker, pictured above with the Boss Family.

Congratulations to Doug Alexander, Director of Technology, robotics teacher, and advisor to Lincoln’s Middle and Upper School Girls Who Code Clubs, who was awarded a 2015 National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing Educator Award for his commitment to encouraging young women’s aspirations in computing!

Doug Alexander with award presenter JoAnn Johnson, Manager of Youth and Education Programs at Tech Collective, Co-Chair of the RI Affiliate of the NCWIT's Aspiration Awards, and Board member for Sophia Academy and the Rhode Island College STEM Center, and Head of School Suzanne Fogarty.

CHECK LINCOLNSCHOOL.ORG FOR MORE CAMPUS NEWS!

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CAMPUSNEWS Swimming Our Lincoln Swim Team enjoyed a strong season; many of the newer teammates contributed to the Team Point Scores and gained experience for the first time in a competitive athletic atmosphere. Lynx swimmers placed 3rd in the Providence Cup Championships, and qualified for the New England Championship Division III meet at Canterbury School.

Basketball The Lynx Varsity Basketball team met the challenge of being the "Team to Beat" from last year's accomplishment, rallying to place second in both the South East New England regular season and post-season tournament. Senior Captain, Jenn Schwechheimer, was selected as a New England Prep School Athletics Conference All Star.

Squash The Squash team showed spirit and mettle in their matches against some serious competitive teams, gaining experience and maturity in their on-court performances. Despite the crazy winter weather, the players supported one another and enjoyed the sport throughout this season.

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Lincoln School Receives National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sports School Award, 1st team

This Award recognizes high schools that help to keep young athletes safe. The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student athletes. The award reinforces the importance of providing the best level of care, injury prevention and treatment.

In order to achieve Safe Sport School status, as Lincoln School did, athletic programs must accomplish the following: • Create a positive athletic health care administrative system • Provide and coordinate pre-participation physical examinations • Promote safe and appropriate practice and competition facilities • Plan for selection, fit function and proper maintenance of athletic equipment • Provide a permanent, appropriately equipped area to evaluate and treat injured athletes • Develop injury and illness prevention strategies, including protocols for environmental conditions • Provide or facilitate injury intervention • Create and rehearse a venue-specific Emergency Action Plan • Provide or facilitate psycho-social consultation and nutritional counseling/education • Be sure athletes and parents are educated to understand the potential benefits and risks in sports as well as their own responsibilities

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HIT LIKE A GIRL

RUN LIKE A GIRL

THROW LIKE A GIRL Lincoln girls do everything #LikeAGirl: run, jump, play, debate, think, explore, build, act, code, engineer, and so much more. Inspired by the #LikeAGirl commercial and campaign directed by American artist, documentary photographer, and documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield for Always™ that debuted in June 2014 but went viral on social media after its re-release during Superbowl XLIX, Lincoln has joined the movement to share all the great things that our girls do #LikeAGirl.

First appearing on an Open House invitation, an airport display, and banners around campus, soon Lincoln’s own brand of #LikeAGirl campaign was showcased on a billboard on interstate 95 this past winter.

As an all girls school for Grades 1 through 12, Lincoln is fully supportive of Greenfield’s and Always’™ social experiment to reclaim the phrase, “like a girl,” which has widespread historical use as an insult, and change it to mean awesome things by showing girls everywhere that doing things #LikeAGirl “means being strong, talented and downright amazing.” (Always™ website).

At the same time, Lincoln hasn’t merely superficially coopted the now-popular new usage of the phrase because we are an all girls school, but has truly integrated it into the life of the School. Not only do we hear students using it casually in their daily conversations in the lounges or hallways, but we’ve watched how our students have scrutinized and questioned the phrase and its complex historical, cultural, and social nuances during a staggering number of workshops

tennis and cross country photo by: Michael J Conley, Megmac Photography, megmac.smugmug.com

available at this year’s iteration of International Women’s Day, centered around the theme: “#LikeAGirl: Reclaiming and Defining Feminism for Ourselves” (read more about Lincoln’s 2015 celebration of International Women’s Day on page 16).

In the spirit of Lincoln’s Quaker philosophy, the School provides a safe space and forum within which our community can reflect meaningfully on the true weight and consequences of using the phrase, “like a girl,” as an insult at the same time the #LikeAGirl campaign (diametrically opposed to “like a girl”) acts as a platform upon which our students can celebrate their achievements by transforming the phrase beyond historical recognition into something undeniably amazing.

Together with Lincoln’s mission to instill confidence, leadership, and resilience in every Lincoln girl, this year’s #LikeAGirl campaign has empowered our students to experiment with and discover all the ways in which they already demonstrate these qualities. #LikeAGirl represents all the characteristics our students already possess but maybe didn’t have the language (or hash tag) to describe.

The #LikeAGirl campaign is about more than running fast on Blackstone Boulevard, coding award-winning apps in our Middle School Computer Lab, constructing architectural models on RISD’s campus, or building meaningful and lasting relationships in India. We are helping to change the way the community, the world, and most importantly, the girls themselves, see theirs and women’s role in the world more generally.

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From Faxon Farm to the Fast Lane: Preparing Lincoln Girls for the Unexpected

by Scarlet Shore ’03

The world is a markedly different place today than when I graduated from Lincoln in 2003. To put it in context, the iPhone didn’t exist, Google was just a search engine, and Mark Zuckerberg was a few months away from moving into his Harvard dorm room where he would create Facebook.

I was about to enter college at a time when the radical pace of innovation was the norm, and I was totally unprepared.

Or was I?

“With opportunities to experiment in a safe environment, Lincoln first challenged me to be a leader and to support my female peers as leaders, to reject the status quo, to embrace change, to not fear failure, and to constantly strive to improve myself.”

If Moore’s Law is true and technological change is occurring at an exponential rate, the definition of “preparedness” in today’s working world is different than generations past. Gone are the days when certifications and advanced degrees were enough (I write this, by the way, nearly halfway through the MBA program at NYU’s Stern School of Business.) With instant access to information from around the world at our fingertips, being prepared for work (and life, for that matter!) requires more than knowledge. For my generation of Millennials, success requires a set of intangibles – qualities like confidence, character, creativity, passion, a strong work ethic, and leadership.

Lincoln understood that. Instead of focusing purely on academics, it treated education and personal development holistically. My unique experiences at Lincoln – captaining sports teams, leading the honor council, listening to and sharing reflections with my classmates at Silent Meeting – not only developed those intangibles in me, but started a pattern in my life of seeking out opportunities to develop them further.

And if there’s one thing I’ve learned over my life and career since leaving Lincoln, it’s that these intangibles are what matter most.

I left Rhode Island to attend the University of Pennsylvania – scary to me at the time – to push myself with new experiences, people, and demanding academics. The summer of my sopho-

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more year, I went abroad to study theater in London, and by my junior year, I decided to spend a semester working for Hillary Clinton in DC. Throughout all of these experiences, I challenged myself to improve not just my tangible skills, but also the quality of my character and confidence.

The following year, as I prepared to graduate from Penn, I welcomed another challenge – my first job. I knew that an understanding of finance would be helpful for any career I pursued, but until that point, the extent of my expertise was managing my budget during college (and trying to save whatever I could for new shoes!). Without any technical skills in finance, I convinced JPMorgan to give me a chance as an analyst. On my first day of the job, I woke up early in my Manhattan apartment to read my brand-new subscription of the Wall Street Journal and studiously prepared a few talking points to discuss at the office. Sure I didn’t know what the S&P500 was, but I knew I was a fast-learner, a hard-worker, and had a passion to succeed. And sure enough, I thrived – I was even the top-ranked analyst that year!

While at JPMorgan, I met the CEO of a company called Alexandria Real Estate Equities, a $10-billion, publicly traded real estate developer. He could have grilled me on my knowledge of the real estate market and how to value an investment, but instead he looked to the intangibles – and hired me on the spot. I didn’t have a job description (his philosophy is to “hire people, not positions”), but what I did have was an ambitious, creative spirit that propelled me to learn and grow within the company.

My next 6 years at Alexandria were chock full of new, challenging experiences. I opened a restaurant in partnership with chef Tom Colicchio, led a global rebranding effort, co-founded Manhattan’s largest urban farm, and managed a team across the US and India. When I left Alexandria to get my MBA last year,

I was proud to have become the youngest Vice President at the company (and one of the few women in a very male-dominated industry).

Of course, in the traditional sense, I wasn’t “prepared” for any of this. I had never developed a restaurant pro forma, presented to investors, or managed a team. But I have witnessed time and time again that the most important element of my success in these roles was not knowledge or skills, which can become outdated before you even have a chance to use them. It was the intangibles.

Looking back, Lincoln taught me this lesson at a critical age – even if I didn’t recognize it at the time. Lincoln prepared me for life in the fast lane (which used to mean the movers and shakers, but now means everyone) by seeding the intangibles. With opportunities to experiment in a safe environment, Lincoln first challenged me to be a leader and to support my female peers as leaders, to reject the status quo, to embrace change, to not fear failure, and to constantly strive to improve myself. While Lincoln undoubtedly provided a great education, it was the lessons outside of the classroom (on the fields of Faxon Farm, at Lambrequins rehearsal, in student council meetings, etc.) that I carry with me to this day.

And I’m jealous of all of the new opportunities Lincoln offers – even more than when I was there! From the collaboration with RISD, to the partnership with Girls Who Code, to the recent India Program, I can only imagine how much more prepared the new generation of Lincoln Girls must be.

This summer, as I finish the first of two years at business school, I’ll be beginning yet another new experience – moving to San Francisco to intern for Google at the company’s secret innovation lab, Google X. I’ll be honest, I’m definitely intimidated. But, at the same time, with the foundation I built at Lincoln, I have confidence in my intangibles. #wishmeluck!

“My unique experiences at Lincoln – captaining sports teams, leading the honor council, listening to and sharing reflections with my classmates at Silent Meeting – not only developed those intangibles in me, but started a pattern in my life of seeking out opportunities to develop them further.”

Scarlet Shore (’03) is currently an MBA student at New York University’s Stern School of Business, where she is a Faculty Scholar (full merit scholarship), Forte Fellow and InSITE Fellow. Prior to attending Stern, she was Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Strategy at Alexandria Real Estate Equities. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.

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More than 300 Lincoln alumnae, students, parents and

A special thanks to Nancy Boghossian Staples ’77 and Sara

friends returned to Lincoln and Providence to celebrate their

Low ’79 for organizing the Lambrequin Reunion Concert

class reunions, meet Lincoln students and see Lincoln today.

along with Robb Barnard, Director of Performing Arts, and

The 2014 Reunion Committee did an outstanding job connecting

the current Lincoln Lambrequins who sang with our alumnae

with their classes and organizing special dinners and lunches

Lambrequins. Ginger Sarra Hesse ’76, Principal Historical

for all classes celebrating reunions in 2014.

Architect for the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and

Heritage Commission, put together and guided a special bus

At the Alumnae Awards Luncheon on Friday, October 24,

five alumnae were recognized for their service to Lincoln and

their communities. The 2014 Award recipients were: Carolyn

Hazard ’63 and Bliss Matteson ’63 who received the Alumnae

award winning rehabilitation of the Providence Arcade;

conversions so popular throughout the city. Shareen Zaki

both received the Distinguished Service Award, and Terza

Knowlton ’88 helped organize the Friday night reception at

Lima-Neves ’95, who received the Young Alumna Award.

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of the old Jewelry District into the Knowledge District; the

and tour of a loft apartment in one of the numerous mill

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4. Class of 1964 at Alumnae Awards Luncheon: left to right: Marilyn Forte Brockway ’64, Dianne Wilson Wiggins ’64, Noelle Gorab Vitt ’64, Mary Cook Millard ’64, Gail Auslander Ginnetty ’64, Susan Joslin Leader ’64, Linda Renasco Cadigan ’64, and Margaret Perry Clossey ’64

5. Class of 1944: Muriel Marsello Shedd ’44 and Betsy Craig Harper ’44 6. Sara Low ’79 and Paula Murray McNamara ’80

7. Class of 1979 Friday Night Dinner: Susan Sparn Schierwagen ’79, Belle Traver McDougall ’79, Pam DiPiro ’79, Ellen Gordon Reeves ’79, Cathy Voll ’79, Angelic Missaghian Shea ’79, Judy Macktez Hayes ’79, Liz Glassie Doucette ’70. Shawen Williams ’79 also attended, though not pictured

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9. Class of 1994 dinner: left to right: Elizabeth Turnbull O’Neill ’94, Rachel Westgate ’94, Dani Smith Kupperman ’94, Molly Shabica Tankoano ’94, and Ashley Couchon ’94

10. Class of 1969 Reunion Dinner: Front: Roz Rustigian ’69, Anne Worrell O’Neil ’69, and Allison Dillon Kimmerle ’69; 2nd Row: Nancy Carney ’69, Cynthia Chase-Kofkin ’69, Karen Constantineau Letourneau ’69, and Leslie Ricklin Wells ’69; 3rd Row: Nancy Zametkin Lapolla ’69, Hope Freeman Hudner ’69, Taffy Wells ’69, and Becky Selle Johanson ’69; Back Row: Connie Dean ’69, Margie Barrett Holzman ’69, Patty Stoddard ’69, Angela Gilbert Weber ’69, Robin Wax Wolf ’69, Gail Eastwood-Stokes ’69, Betsy Giunta Foley ’69, and Lucy Johnston Delaney ’69

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3. Class of 1964 Reunion Dinner at the home of Mary Cook Millard ’64: Back Row: Linda Renasco Cadigan ’64, Marilyn Forte Brockway ’64, Susan Bray Reynolds ’64, Jane Lapan MacDougall ’64, Margaret Perry Clossey ’64, Susan Joslin Leader ’64, Kathy French Keenan ’64, Margot Chamberlain ’64, Gail Auslander Ginnetty ’64, Nita Sheehan McDonald ’64, Celeste Barrus Cooper ’64. Front row: Charlene Asher Terino ’64, Mary Cook Millard ’64, Virginia Chambers Day ’64, Dianne Wilson Wiggins ’64, Martha Brown, Linda MacArthur ’64, Dale Philippi Walker ’64, Noelle Gorab Vitt ’64.

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1. Class of 1974 Reunion Dinner (Summer 2014): Back row: Deborah Giraud ’74, Sharon Kivisto Fleming ’74, Jeanne McHenry Helma ’74, and Paula Kimball Mulvey ’74; Front row: Paula Martiesian ’72 Naomi Nomizu ’72, Susan Rider Rittling ’74, Elena Gariepy ’74 Marcia Acciardo Davis ’74, and Barbara Krawczyk ’74 2. Dwight House Cocktail Reception

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4. Dwight House Cocktail Reception (Class of 2009)

5. Class of 2009: Front Row: Sarah Stern ’09, Ariel Campbell ’09, Abbey Canning ’09; Middle Row; Ruth Bodell ’09, Andrea Rickey ’09, Suzanne Fogarty, Head of School, Jennifer Beneduce ’09; Back Row: Jullian Trilling ’09, Rebecca Berren ’09, Corey Fitzgerald, Lydia English ’09,Rachel Kerzer ’09, Dee Doucette ’09, Tara Prasad ’09, Haley Nevers ’09, and Vanessa Gomez ’09

6. Class of 1989: Stephanie Calat DiPrete ’89, Laura Fogarty Nerney ’89, Tj Feldman-Halpern ’89, Margaret Field Kelly ’89, and Anita Richard Thompson ’89 7. Class of 1989 Reunion Dinner: Stephanie Calat DiPrete ’89, Saurin Freeman ’89, Stephanie Kapstein ’89, Tj Feldman-Halpern ’89, and Alix Dario Gifford ’89 8. Class of 1999 Reunion Dinner: Back Row: Beth Mirza ’99, Sarah Young Collins ’99, Nicole Diebold ’99, Afiya Samuel ’99, Nyssa Green ’99, Merissa Del Bonis Siligato ’99, Abigail Bourque ’99; Front Row: left to right: Stephanie Olsen ’99 and Juliana Raimondo ’99

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12. Tj Feldman-Halpern ’89, Margaret Field Kelly ’89, and Anita Richard Thompson ’89 13. Gail Auslander Ginnetty ’64 and Noelle Gorab Vitt ’64

14. Vanessa Gomez ’09, Jonice Ward ’09, Emily Fetherston ’09, and Jen Beneduce ’09 15. Legacy Photo

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CLASS NOTES

How to Stay Connected with Lincoln:

• Have a new job, address or email? Please contact Naydine Rock ’76, Development and Alumnae Relations Associate, at nrock@lincolnschool.org or 401-331-9696 ext. 3126 • Contact your class scribe with news and updates or visit our website, www.lincolnschool.org, to submit notes and photos online

• Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @Lincoln1884, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/LincolnSchool, and watch us on YouTube at youtube.com/user/LincolnSchool1884 • Join the Lincoln School Alumnae group on LinkedIn

CLASSNOTES For those classes not listed, please share your news to be included in the Fall 2015 Magazine.

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Helen Stilson Hardin: As one of the few remaining members of the class of 1932, I am finding life in the three digits a bit challenging. A family reunion with nineteen of us in southern France and a special birthday celebratory luncheon in Switzerland helped launch this venture. It has been fun! I do still live in the house when we moved into Pennsylvania nearly seventy years ago. I am active in our Quaker Meeting and also in Eastern Cooperative Recreation School. Most important is the support group of many friends and a wonderful far-flung family. Helen

Helen Kenoyer Mosher: I’m 99+ and still mostly independent. Still in my own home-alone- have help when I need it. Still drive (I limit it) to church and grocery store and bank. (Only 3 miles from my home). My family is very good to me. I’m thankful for each day and the good life I’ve had. I have 68 blood descendants with 3 more on the way-all healthy and I’m so proud of them all. Regards to all - Helen

1935 J80th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Please join us at Lincoln on October 23rd for 80th reunion celebration.

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Constance Young Andrews: At age 93½ I’m still “with it” – active in church, living alone, still asked to speak, writing, playing piano, etc.

1940 J75th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Please join us at Lincoln on October 23rd for 75th reunion celebration.

1941

Elsie Peck Buffum: I am now living at Tockwotton on the Waterfront and am enjoying having few responsibilities! I’m still driving and going to many outside activities, such as Trinity and 2nd Story and have been happy to have many visitors here, also.

1942

Frances Whitney Manter: I volunteer at our Train Depot-which is a replica of the original-for visiting travelers. I have just become a great grandmother for the first time. I live in the home alone and care for myself.

Lincoln School is saddened to share the news of the passing of Mary Sisson Barrett ’36, a devoted alumna, past member of the Board of Overseers, mother to Margaret Barrett Holzman ’69, Elizabeth Barrett Johnson ’72, grandmother to Amy Sisson Barrett ’88, Abigail Allen Barrett ’98, Emily Gifford Barrett ’99, Eliza Woodruff Barrett ’06 and great-grandmother to Riley Susanne Jensen ’17. Mary was a member of the Providence Friends Meeting and deeply committed to Lincoln’s mission as the only all-girls Quaker School in the nation.

Mary received the Alumnae Citation in 1989 in recognition of her lifelong service to Lincoln. She was a loyal supporter and member of the Lincoln Foundation. In addition to her longstanding service on the Board of Overseers from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, Mary chaired many of her class reunions, served as a phonathon volunteer, and remained active in attending Lincoln alumnae events throughout her lifetime.

As a student, Mary was known for her great sense of humor, leadership, and athleticism. She played hockey, baseball, basketball, fistball, and ran track during high school. She was her Class President during her junior year and was active in drama and the Glee Club in addition to serving as Business Manager for the School Magazine, the Lincoln Green, among other student activities.

Beginning with Mary’s mother, Margaret Gifford Sisson, who served on the Lincoln faculty, five generations of the Sisson/ Barrett family have served Lincoln as trustees, students and members of the faculty and staff. After Lincoln, she graduated from Mt. Holyoke College, Class of 1940. She attended Yale School of Nursing for one year before marrying, John Telfer Barrett MD, who was then in medical school. Dr. Barrett served as Lincoln’s consulting physician for more than 40 years.

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Katharine Hill Ostrander: At age 90, I live in the family home in Newport with my son who provides the muscle! Retired social work educator-Fond memories of Lincoln-remarkable teachers! They got me a 4 year scholarship to Swarthmore!

Grace Pierce Shaw: Just a note to say I’m still here-1942 seems a long time ago. My life is the same-bridge, walks at the Y, reading and knitting.

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Eleanor Whitney Ogden: Turned 89 on Feb 6th. Headed to Florida for a visit. Also visited my sister Frances W. Manter (class ’42) in S. Carolina. I have retired after volunteering 14 years at my daughter's school. Would like to hear from classmates. My email is whito1@comcast.net.

Lincoln School is saddened to share the news of the passing of Nancy Bartlett Wing ’44, one of Lincoln’s most devoted alumnae, a tireless volunteer and unwavering champion of Lincoln School and its mission as an all-girls Quaker School.

Nancy received the Alumnae Citation in 1996 in recognition of her lifelong service to Lincoln and her class.

She was a faithful Class Scribe, helped organized class reunions and encouraged her classmates to support Lincoln. She served as a longstanding member of the Alumnae Board and was named an Honorary Member of the Alumnae Board in 2011.

She was committed to raising funds for Lincoln through her many years of service on the Development Committee and as a loyal phonathon volunteer. She visited the School frequently to share news, attend events, and most of all, to enjoy being at Lincoln around its students and teachers.

As a student, Nancy served as class treasurer, was the goalie for the field hockey team (a sport she loved her whole life), and was active in drama productions. She often liked to recall the story of how she began her time at Lincoln. She arrived as a new student in 7th grade on September 10, 1938, the day that the famous Hurricane of 1938 hit Rhode Island. She had to spend more than a week at Lincoln with the boarders and others who were stranded while the City and State recovered from the first major hurricane to strike Rhode Island since 1869.

Nancy Wing’s daughters at Nancy’s Memorial Service on April 4, 2015 at Lincoln

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Phyllis Hoge Thompson: Well, three years ago I won first and third prizes in the poetry category of the Southwest Writers Contest and this past year I only won first. I keep writing and recent works will appear in Friends Journal. Unlike most Lincoln graduates, I’m a very active Quaker in the Albuquerque Meeting. I’m sure Polly Amrein wrote you last year that she and I and our co-Connecticut College friend Nancy and the illustrator of my most recent book, Maxine Hong Kingston, a picture for each poem in Hello, House, a very light book. Letters from Jian Hui before that, from the year I taught in China. This year I’ll be travelling with my daughter and 2 grandsons in March-west to east as close to Providence as Kingston, but we’re staying only 2 days. The most relaxing trip I’ve ever had was up the Rhine on a riverboat in October with my significant other. Very interesting. So that’s it.

1945 J70th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Jean Utter McCrosky (Chilt): I lucked out and left our old farm house of 60 years, left shoveling and cooking behind, and suddenly moved to a new place, Rivercourt Residences in West Groton, MA. Am trying to write a long book with a small local cultural council grant which I’m thankful for-but it’s hard, despite loving to write. Asked permission to bring my truck, two kayaks and a homemade 5’5” punt here-they are welcomed!

The ball’s in my court now. Have not written re: Lincoln until this year: I loved getting a ½ scholarship and 44 sisters! Thanks, Chilt Constance Austin Bean: I live in the same home that I’ve lived in for more than 50 years. My husband and I continue to be well, although I have chronic Lyme disease. We have household help, which makes life much easier. Our daughter and husband visit every month, coming from Virginia for several days. She receives treatment in Boston for a rare blood disease which she developed 2 years ago.

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Nunnie Atwater Byers ’45 daughter Libby and grandson Andrew with Angel Tavares our three ranches to run-doing well. My home in Jackson Hole had to be rehabilitated, fences repaired, etc. Lots of trucks, men, Fun! Confusion, chaos and cooking. I finished the trilogyWhen In Doubt Step On The Gas, Look Both Ways Before Breaking the Law, and The McCarthy Canyon Wild Bunch. All wildly western.

Starting another wild western and a poetry collection. Also, doing some sculpting and painting. 17 grandchildren, 13 great, 5 of my children-Lively! I hope all of us are well and happy!

Hazel Fiske Lundgren: I was out of the house only twice last month due to the snow which has blanketed all of New England. Just finished reading last book and the freezer is empty. “It’s cabin fever time.” One of my grandsons is spending a semester in Latvia, living with a family and studying Russian.

Jean Seaton Rosane: All is well here at the Residence in Middlebury, VT, in spite of our hard, very cold winter. My three sons come in the summer for a family reunion at our country place in Richford. Two sons live in Paris, and one in Seattle. All are happy and busy and we love our time together. Best wishes to all my lovely classmates.

Aroostine “Dar” Riddle Kiehl: Dar called with exciting news-Georgia Tech has notified them of their plan to build a new lacrosse training field with bleachers and pavilion. They would like to name it in memory of Dar’s son, Alex.

(He was a student there) In 1979 he played on the lacrosse team and accidently was killed during a campus incident that same year. They expect to have the project completed by 2016.

Dar and Elmer and family members are thrilled to have Alex memorialized in this way.

Martha “Mythie” McCormick Hesse: Still living in the same town and trying to keep warm! Not much exercising this year. Looking

Mary Young Jacobs ’46 celebrating her son Peter’s 50th

forward to Spring. Hello to all 45’ers.

Eleanor “Nunnie” Atwater Byers: Pictured are Nunnie’s 3 daughters and her niece, Maggie Hassan, the first female democratic governor of New Hampshire. Actually, she is the only female democratic governor in the USA. I am over the moon.

The picture was taken early in 2013 at a political conference in Bretton Woods.

For more family info and also Nunnie Atwater Byers’ ’45 three daughters and political, pictured are my her niece, Maggie Hassan, the first female daughter Libby and grandson, democratic governor of New Hampshire Andrew, with then Providence Mayor, Angel Taveras. Andrew was one of Angel’s twelve aides. The picture was taken in the Fall of 2014 while Angel was gearing up to run for governor of RI. He did Class Scribe: Lydia Edes Jewell not make it, this time around. Meanwhile, An2435 S Gaffey Street drew plans to run for political office in his local San Pedro, CA 90731-5823 community.

1946

Ann Stevenson: Your scribe is trying to keep busy, taking a computer class 3 times a week.

Will never be an expert, but keeps me out of the pool hall!

On another note, I just wanted to share some sad news that I received. Anne “Pony” Talbot Treat ’46 passed away in early 2014, unexpectedly. She was in the hospital for a routine procedure. We were very close friends as boarders and even spent a summer together.

Nunnie and your scribe wish all 45’ers the happiest wishes for 2015. Do keep in touch with all your news.

Annstevenson@verizon.net 945 Oxford Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 821-5862

Email: windgramma@sbcglobal.net

Lydia Edes Jewell: Thanks to Janet Malone Bliss for taking over the class scribe duties while I recover from a broken leg. I tripped on a rug in a restaurant while out on a date! Don’t laugh-it’s true. 2014 was a fairly busy year. Did lots of Race management work for the sailboat racing at my yacht club, and even spent a week cruising around Catalina Island on a sailboat owned and skippered by a lady friend of mine who is our age. When I flew East in December for the holidays with my daughters and families, I attended the very nice memorial service for Mrs. G at Lincoln. Wow-100 years old! She really was a remarkable person and outstanding teacher-the best I ever experienced.

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New England seafood. She recently celebrated her 61st wedding anniversary.

1949

Ann Bainton Hall: We have just returned from granddaughter Lily’s (Lily Hall ’07) wedding in Talum Mexico! A beautiful adventure-sister Julie (Julie Hall Gunderson ’05) was Matron of Honor so we had a good Lincoln School representation!!

Ann Henley Mitchell: Grandchildren driving and involved in many activities.I’m walking with a walker/cane plus a bad knee. Hope everyone is functioning this winter of all winters! Best, Ann

Class Scribe: Julia Paxton Barrow 13 Briarwood Circle Worcester, MA 01606 Email: Juliepbarrow@gmail.com

Julia Paxton Barrow: Last October our 65th Reunion took place and eight people attended, as shown in the picture above. Those who made it were mostly local but Jo White Miller travelled from the West Coast. I was so sorry to miss this gathering (because of impending back surgery) but especially because I had been part of the class for 13 years!! Including kindergarten. But I enjoyed seeing pictures of those who were there: Ann Bainton Hall, Jean Ames Sturges, Pat Chase Michaud, Gretchen Elliott viall, Nancy Gifford Roach, Ann Lundgren Bliven, Jane Marsello Williams, and Jo White Miller. For these notes I have tried to contact a few other people: Jean Ames Sturges had a wonderful time at the reunion, with a few overnight visits with classmates. She is busy trying to find homes for her husband's collection of antique tools, which she hopes to auction.

Jill Fansler Brown divides her time between New Orleans and a family farmhouse near Albany NY. Sadly one of her three sons died in 2006. Her professional life revolved around writing and editing and since retirement she has continued writing …. poetry and nonfiction, some of which has been published.

Grace Goodrich Ward is alive and well in Cincinnati, still working part-time writing grants for her local Special Olympics organization. Her three daughters live near her and she still gets back to New England every summer.

Sheila Horton Kennedy’s daughter lives with her and her three sons are very attentive, no matter how far away they live.

Lee Louttit Tauck says she is still alive, even though no one got a Christmas card from her last year.

Jo Miller White writes that her life is still eventful.

While reaching for a tennis ball she fell and broke her patella. Her full-length brace slows her down, but she promises not for long!!!

Nancy Oppy Merrifield moved to the south a few years ago and she says she still misses

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Carol Waterman Sigg called me for a long chat ...including reports on recent books (Carol was always such an avid reader!) She and Hans Peter will no longer come to NY to go to the opera...traveling is too daunting at our age!

For myself I am trying hard to catch up with you in terms of grandchildren...... I never will, but I don't really care … it's wonderful whatever my age. My one and only grandchild, Tommy, was born in December of 2014. He lives in Baltimore and I spend two weeks with him and his parents at my summer home in New Hampshire. When my back is really well, I hope to see much more of him …. and of course read to him like the good librarian I used to be.

1950 J65th Reunion Best wishes to you all. Julia

October 23-24, 2015

Class Scribe: Barbara Burton Donovan 12 Manning Drive Barrington, RI 02806 barbdon123@gmail.com

Please save the date for reunion in October.

Details to follow.

1952

Class Scribe: Ann Winsor Doskow 2205 N villa Maria Road Claremont, CA 91711-1660 Email: doskpen@aol.com

Diana Scott: On July 1, 2014 I resigned as Dean of the Pre-medical and Pharmacy programs of Oman Medical College after 8 Years in this position. Oman and its capital, Muscat, are beautiful as well as safe and Omanis are warm friendly people. Over the years my goal was to raise academic standards and ensure that OMC graduates received similar training as American students. My many friends and colleagues from several nations enriched my understanding of different cultures. From Oman I was able to travel easily to nearby countries in Asia and Africa. Now I am adjusting to a more relaxed life with frequent visits to the gym to exercise, writing my memoirs and visiting, my 11 grandchildren as Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University. Lincoln prepared me well for a productive life in academia.

Nancy Blacher Shuster: Hi. I am still teaching in Naples, FL and also in Narragansett, Rhode Island in the summers. I enjoy helping my students write life stories and also other types of writing. I still teach Speed Reading and now I have three adorable students ages 7 and 8. I am teaching them to read. A new challenge. I am lucky to be able to still enjoy my teaching and it is fun working for myself. No boss! Keep in touch. My email is nshu4@aol.com. Be well, that is the key. Nancy Shuster Jane Troppoli Lomas’s son Holmes Lomas III was married in October, and for the first time in 10 years, she was with all three of her children for that occasion. She spent Thanksgiving and Christmas in Minnesota with son George and family. Jane volunteers for the Pet Refuge and Hospice.

Gail Ames Sangree is working on a book which will come out next summer, “Forty Years of the Hazen Road Dispatch,” an anthology of the best writing of the last 40 years in that publication in northern Vermont.

Ann Winsor Doskow had a busy week in January: turned 80 on the 14th, a car crashed right into her car on the 17th (apparently mistaking her car for a street, just made a sudden right turn - crunch. No people were hurt, but car spent 10 days in the car hospital) and cataract surgery on the 22nd. Enough excitement for a little over one week.

1953

Class Scribe: Lee Newth Roberts 66 State Street, Unit 403 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Email: lnr4@comcast.net

Christine Chang Yue: Couldn’t wait for Spring to come, there is just too much snow around.

Last year our children gave us a present, cruised to the Bahamas for our 60th wedding anniversary. Our two sons and daughter with their families from California, Florida and Maryland, total five grandchildren and two greatgrand daughters. We had a grand time. In December we went to Latin America for 10 days. This Fall we’ll go to Europe for 3 weeks, so long as we still have good health and can see and walk. In the year of the Sheep (Chinese) I wish all our class mates have happiness, good health and prosperity in 2015!

Betsy Streit Mulligan: We had a wonderful 4-day visit with our son, Jay, over Thanksgiving and a special Christmas on Cape Cod with our daughter, Ann, and her family. The boys still believe in Santa so the excitement is hard to beat!

The day we got home from Ann's I tore a miniscus in my left knee and have been doing all I can to avoid surgery; ice, heat, exercises and, recently, a shot in the knee. Still waiting for it

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Edith Grossman Pearlman ’53 “Honeydew should cement her reputation as one of the most essential short story visionaries of our time.”

Laura van den Berg, The New York Times, Book Review, January 4, 2015

Edith Grossman Pearlman ’53 has published more than 250 works of short fiction and non-fiction in national magazines, literary journals, anthologies, and on-line publications. Her work has appeared in Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Collection, New Stories from the South, and The Pushcart Prize Collection – Best of the Small Presses.

In 2011 her collection, Binocular Vision, became the first book ever to be a finalist for the National Book Award, the Story Prize, The Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, which it won. Honeydew is her fifth story collection. Pearlman graduated from Lincoln School in 1953 and Radcliffe College in 1957.

She received the 2014 Distinguished Service Award from the Lincoln School Alumnae Association in recognition of her outstanding contributions as a writer. Her stories convey a deep sense of love, a reverence for human frailty, and a commitment to connecting people across cultures and experiences. She has used her unique gift of storytelling to help make the world a better place.

For additional information about Edith Grossman Pearlman ’53 and her writing, please visit her website at: http://www.edithpearlman.com

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Joy Totah Hilden ’53 and her granddaughter Yasmine

to get better. The only good thing to report about that is I have been doing a lot of reading and thoroughly enjoyed Edie Grossman Pearlman’s new book of short stories, Honeydew. I did not read her others but will definitely do so! Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2015! Where have all of the years gone?? Thanks, Lee. Hope you get lots of news from the rest of the class!

Diana Bidden Carl: You have no idea how much you are appreciated for all the work you do, and Carla who previously did took care of our information. Right now we have no one for our graduating year at Dickinson. They are searching for someone and I think I will volunteer. Hope that you are doing well with the snow. Come and visit North Carolina.

Very little snow. I agree with everything you said. All the little imperfections of age. Still I am happy, content and thankful to the Lord for good health and that of my family.

I am giving Paul a big birthday party on his 85th birthday March 3. Have made pasties, brownies with raspberry sauce, individual turkey pies, will do roast beef and ham, rye bread etc. I have invited about 60 people. I love to cook. We are going to Dallas for my grandson's wedding in May and have decided to drive and also visit Austin and San Antonio. I have never been in that area. I made a quilt frame by using the bottom of my drawing board and placing the frame on top. Works well and I am making a hot pink, silky quilt for Hannah. I think we are getting your New England weather. We had snow last week two days and now we have it again today. It never got enough to melt and because my drive is so long and I get tired of guys getting it all torn up with gravel on the grass, I didn’t get them to take the tractor and scrape it. Usually within a day or so it is all melted anyway. Paul has 4 wheel drive in the suburban and if I need to get out I have it in the truck. I am enjoying it from inside. The temperature has been down to 1 or 2 degrees at night a couple of times and my Border collie will not stay in. She loves the cold, but she is about 9 years old and I worry. But if we try to keep her in she is a wreck, all over me, and barking to go out. One cat-1/2 Siamese is also out all the time and the three 6 month old kittens are in and out-thanks to cat doors.

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Jody Smith Blish ’55 passed away on October 6, 2014.

She was a dedicated alumna, former faculty member, parent to Kate Blish ’90, and sister to Georgia Smith Regnault ‘60.

A member of the Class of 1955, Jody was active in the School community as a student in the classroom, on the playing field, on stage and as a member of the Executive Committee of the American Friends Service among other activities. She attended Mount Holyoke College and returned to Lincoln in 1959 as a member of the Math Faculty. She received her M.A.T. from Brown University in 1964. She devoted her professional career to teaching Lincoln students, retiring in 1995.

In its yearbook dedication to Jody, the Class of 1968 shared “we dedicate this lambrequin to you, Mrs. Blish, with the hope that we have succeeded in reflecting your spirit and enthusiasm.”

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Lee Newth Roberts ’53

Rodney Roberts III, grandson of Lee Newth Roberts ’53

Janet Laing Hetterly: Well, I just celebrated my 80th birthday! My youngest son & wife came from CA for the occasion, and we had 2 sweet days together. ALSO, for those of you who get the New Yorker magazine, Edie Pearlman’s new book had a lovely review in the latest edition…which also celebrates its 90th anniversary.

Joy Totah Hilden: There is not too much new to report since last year. One foot in front of the other, day by day. Fighting old age and yet refusing to believe I’m old. Meanwhile, I'm planning the big 80th birthday. I'm glad to be alive and in relatively good health. I still haven't finished father's biography, but the end is close. I keep getting suggestions for edits, additions. Any suggestions for publishers? My husband's Mild Cognitive Impairment moves slowly. I still have the freedom to come and go with daily activities. I’ve had a couple of book events this year. In a week or so, there will be an exhibit of Bedouin weavings from our collection on display at the San Jose (Calif.) Museum of Quilts and Textiles, March 7 - June 8. There's more info at www.sjquiltmuseum.org & www.beduinweaving.com. I tried to get Edie Grossman Pearlman’s book, “Honeydew” at our library and with the 38 copies they have, they still have a waiting list of months!! Congratulations, Edie!

Margie Shore Gilbert: Ok here are some factoids: have been tour guide for 14 yrs at American Museum of Natural History, serve on 3 boards, love to travel, read, swim, have 5 grandchildren, husband retired, children: one is a psychologist in CA, one is a jazz musician in Hollywood, one is an engineer and does entertainment engineering like Cirque du Soleil, Superbowl, casinos in China, Schubert theatres NYC - all their productions.

Rodney Roberts Jr, husband of Lee Newth Roberts ’53

Barbara Benson O’Connor: A friend of mine has a condo on Siesta Key in Florida and invites me down every winter for a visit - good to get away - hasn't this winter been the pits? Nothing really new with me - mostly same ole, same ole. Last July took a Tauck river cruise on the Moselle and the Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam.

Very interesting. I highly recommend Tauck.

Everything is included in the price except airfare, but you can book through them.

Love to you and yours, Barbara O'C

Lee Newth Roberts: Rod and I have had an uneventful year in 2014 after having moved in April, 2013 to our new condo here in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We are loving the convenience of two, heated parking spaces in our first floor garage (especially THIS winter) and the convenience of an elevator to take us up to our top floor digs on the fourth floor. We always enjoy summer in this small, seaside city and manage to get out often on the Piscataqua River a few steps away, as well as beyond to the magical Isles of Shoals, 10 miles out to sea. This past December, we flew to Buenos Aires and sailed by ship down the eastern coast of Argentina, around the tip of South America and back north along the western coast of Chile. Lots to see along the way.

Our favorite parts of the trip were the vineyards of Chile and its capital city, Santiago. The next major happening is the May graduation of our grandson, Nicky Downs, from the Hotchkiss School. Of course, I’m sure that you all remember that Edith Grossman Pearlman was honored by being presented with the most prestigious Distinguished Service Lincoln Alumna Award this past October at the Alumnae Luncheon. Edie and her newest book, “Honeydew” were also the subject of a wonderful article in the recent New Yorker February 23/March 2 double issue as well as recent, past

Lancy Downs, granddaughter of Lee Newth Roberts ’53

articles in the New York Times Book Review.

She is a star author, our class celebrity. How about that? I always look forward to hearing from you all, classmates and friends, so do stay in touch.

1954

Class Scribe: Ann Thorndike 204 University Avenue Providence, RI 02906 Email: athorn@cox.net

Ann Thorndike: Time and distance have scattered the members of 1954, but in honor of the 60th, Charlotte Barton Sornborger, Helen Sproul, and Ann Thorndike met at the Alumnae Awards and Reunion Luncheon on October 24 and had an enjoyable get-together.

Charlotte: Tooting my horn, but to emphasize the inspiration of Lincoln teachers, especially Eileen McGrath, I have been honored to receive two awards this fall. The first was from Save the Bay for “outstanding environmental advocacy”, and the second was from the RI Natural History Survey, “Distinguished Naturalist” for 2014. They were based on my many years of leadership of the Barrington Land Conservation Trust and RI Audubon, as well as my 25 years of directing the Diamondback Terrapin Population Study in Hundred Acre Cove.

After basking in the warmth of recognition, I am back to work on all these fronts! This summer and fall Merk Marty and I visited two of our sons and their families in California and Colorado. As the youngest son and his family live in Connecticut, we get to see them more often.

Bette Walsh Guckin: Sometime I am going to write a book about my life based upon what I have experienced and learned in my life. Have lived here in Texas for 12 years and love where

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Carla Wright Eaton ’53 and her family on her 79th Birthday we are located. I live with my son Jay who works for John Deere Tractor. Very proud of him. Daughter Judy is still in Massachusetts but plans on moving to Texas soon. I am also very proud of her. She works at Somerset Subaru as a Service Advisor. Please give my best to the Class of 1954.

Emily Colmore McWhinney: I enjoy reading the Lincoln Magazine-didn’t we once call it Lincoln Green? I see Linda McAdams Stratton annually in Truro, MA and we correspond frequently. She’s in AZ and I’m in CT. Happy Thanksgiving and Enjoy the holidays this cold season.

1955 J60th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Class Scribe: Dorothy Bird Price 570 Mast Road Plymouth, MA 02360-7703 Email: dorothybprice@yahoo.com

Dorothy Bird Price: Jody Smith Blish died October 6, 2014. She was a loyal Lincolnite, attending Lincoln for all twelve grades and returning to teach math in the upper school for many years. My husband Leighton and I drove to Providence for the service which was held at the Central Congregational Church.

Other classmates there were Betsy Worrell Hamilton, Carol Johanson Lundin, Barbara voss Parillo, and Brenda Sherman Merchant.

Among those from Lincoln who spoke were Jody's daughter Kate Blish ’90, her sister Georgia Smith Regnault ’60, and one of her former students Shirley Merk Blackall ’68.

Dorothy Bird Price: The weather has been unusually frigid and snowy here in Plymouth, and now at the end of February there are still

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Connie Almy McGill ’57 and husband Darwin McGill taken at the Mt. Vernon Wine Festival in Texas in October, 2014

walls of snow lining our driveway and the dirt road we live on. Today six deer walked in line across the ice from our pond shore to the nearby large wooded island. Spectacular to watch, but we are ready to observe nature in a warmer season. We'll be back to bicycling then, too, in preparation for a trip to the Frisian Islands at the north of the Netherlands in September.

Peggy Paxton Blobel: We are having a very mild winter here (in Germany) in comparison to you all in New England. There are even some flowers, yellow winter ones, which have popped up in my garden. Otherwise, my husband and I went skiing in January in the Alps.

Pretty good at the age of 77.

Sandra Scott: Nancy Garden ’56 died at home in Carlisle, MA of a massive heart attack on June 23, 2014.

1957

Class Scribes: Jane Arcaro Scola 11 Bluff Road Barrington, RI 02806 Email: jascola@cox.net

Elizabeth Horton Ingraham 84 Hood Avenue Rumford, RI 02916 Email: behome2@aol.com

Your scribes contacted all classmates to catch up with news. Thank you to so, so many of you who responded. Were we to keep count, Jane was the winner with the most responses!!

Congrats Jane!!

Pat Laurans is also a winner; she included a photo, a video of her judging a special dog show, and a review of her past year. “This year

has included some fun trips. A Viking Cruise through Portugal and Spain…just wonderful.

We love the small ship atmosphere. We are booked on their Danube Cruise in May. A vacation in Puerto Rico was such fun and the latest in Kauai where I visited my sister, Lynne Levinson ’63 was amazing. I still judge dog shows but am mainly limiting them to shows in the US. The most exciting this past year was judging one of the final c ompetitions at the Big AKC National Championship show in FL last December http://live.eukanuba.com/?tags=video-best-bred-by-exhibit or-in-show

A long overdue phone call from Pat Henshaw Stewart was terrific. She and Charlie were leaving their NH home the next day for a ten day trip to visit friends in FL. From there, they are going to a special place at Sunset Beach, NC. Pat and Charlie have been joining many couples there for over 15 years. Daughter Tracey continues to coach diving and most recently has been in Atlanta to judge diving in the “southern league” – colleges in North and South Carolina, etc. One of Tracey’s sons spent his junior year in Nepal and had a private audience with the Dalai Llama. Daughter Lisa’s daughter Grace is turning five and will enter kindergarten in the fall. Lisa continues to produce movies for DreamWorks. Did your grands see “Turbo”? Produced by Lisa!!

Susie Kenny writes that part of her 12 days’ visit to Edinburgh last October was rather a déjà vu experience: “When I visited the American Impressionists Exhibition at The National Gallery of Scotland, several of the paintings had been loaned by The Rhode Island School of Design Museum.

I also went to The Queen’s Gallery at Holyrood house where an exhibition of the poets

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Jane Arcaro Scola’s ’57 son Jamie Scola, his wife, Jessica Blake Scola, their daughter Addison Jane, and their yellow lab Max, otherwise known as the granddog laureate included the present one, Carol Ann Duffy, who’d been a pupil at Stafford Girls’ High School where I taught for five years in the 1960’s. Her recorded voice reading her poems brought back memories!”

Last November, Susie was in RI to meet Suzanne Fogarty. vicki Bachman Williams also came to Providence for the Annual Susie/Vicki/Jane/Betsy luncheon. Jane was absent this year as she awaited the birth of her grandbaby. A lovely lunch was enjoyed at The Chapel Grille former chapel at Sockanosset.

Jane Arcaro Scola: Bernard and Jane Scola are thrilled to announce the birth of their first grandchild, Addison Jane Scola, on November 5 of last year. Addy was born early, at 32 weeks, while I was visiting my son Jamie and his wife Jessica at their home in Seattle, Washington. My trip was a last minute decision and I arrived just a day before Addy did. It was an amazing experience and I especially loved being able to hold her briefly in the NICU of the hospital. Jess and Jamie were able to bring her home in mid December and Bernard and I traveled to Seattle to see her and her parents at the end of January. She is doing well and we receive almost daily pictures of her along with updated reports on her progress. I am trying hard not to be the overbearing grandmother but it is difficult. We are hoping the family (including, Max, their beloved yellow Lab) will fly east in late spring to visit family and friends in RI and MA. Jamie continues to work for State Street Global Advisors whose headquarters are based in Boston.

We were saddened to learn of the sudden death in December, 2014 of Constant van der Feltz, husband of Gail van der Feltz-Avakian.

Gail and Constant were in Florida from their home in the Netherlands for a winter vacation and to celebrate the Christmas holiday with family and friends. We send to Gail our deep-

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est sympathy and wish her well during this difficult time.

Jean Ochs Nutini writes that she is well but “winter weary” as she tries to navigate the snow and cold of RI. She is thankful to have the old family “Beach Buggy”…a 1997 4wd Suburban…to get out and about. She says she is using this time to read more and listen to some talk shows, trying to keep her “mind engaged.” An occasional lunch out with a friend has brightened up her days. Jean also keeps in touch with her son who still lives in Warwick in the family home where Jean was raised.

Connie Almy McGill sent us the news that she spent her 75th birthday in July of last year in Charleston, SC with her son and his wife.

Daughter Sally and her husband live 99 miles from Doug and Mary in Palmetto Bluff, SC. Doug is chief liaison engineer for Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Marty is principal of a 1200 student school, grades 1 through 7, on Daniel Island where they reside. The blended family of Connie and her husband Darwin spent Christmas with them. The McGills have five grandchildren and two great grandchildren with another one due in July. Connie continues to model for local boutiques and is an avid bridge and canasta player. The McGills are well and just celebrated their 39th anniversary.

Joan Metzger Badger acknowledged that it has been a long time since she has communicated with her news. She wrote that she and husband Jerry are doing well and continue to enjoy children, grandchildren and friends at their home in Wilbraham, MA and summer home in Belgrade Lakes, ME where they live from June to September. They love their life on the lake where they are able to boat, fish and swim. Their grandchildren range in age from 16 to 22 yrs. Their granddaughter recently graduated from Lasell College and is now working for the New England Revolu-

Artwork from CeCe Parker ’57 tions Soccer Team. In October Joan and Jerry spent a week in Colorado Springs with their son and his family. Their daughter and her family live only 1/4 mi. away from them in MA and Joan happily acknowledges the fact that she is fortunate to have them nearby. For their 50th wedding anniversary, the Badgers celebrated with a small dinner party in August, 2013. This occasion was followed in 2014 with a long planned trip to Hawaii where they rented a home on the beach on Oahu for a week. For the second week they stayed on a 40 acre horse farm high on a cliff overlooking the Pacific on the island of Hawaii.

vicki Bachman Williams: In November Betsy Horton Ingraham, Susan Kenny and I enjoyed lunch together in Providence. Jane Arcaro Scola joined us for a few minutes by telephone from Seattle where she was attending the birth of her first grandchild. Congratulations to Jane and Bernard. In December I visited in Providence with Jane when we participated in the memorial service for our beloved Mrs. G. Now your class baby has joined the rest of you in reaching the 3/4 of a century mark, celebrating with a round of festive luncheons and dinner parties with family and friends between snowstorms. Why did I not plan to escape Boston in this most snowy of Februaries? Or as my son says, “Ready to move to Florida yet?!”

Granddaughter Sterling Victoria played her cards right as she and eight other seniors and three faculty members are sailing the Bahamas on St. George’s Cutter “Geronimo” for the month of February, measuring and tagging green sea turtles for the University of Florida’s Center for Sea Turtle Research. She was able to post birthday greetings to me on the Captain’s blog.

CeCe Parker: Pretty simple life here in Central Oregon. Good skiing, golf, gardening, walking, running, shopping and the arts. I have been

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Don’t travel any more but think of all in Rhode Island. CeCe Parker 541 617 0688, cecep366@gmail.com

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Class Scribe: Sue Young Murray 33 Peaked Rock Lane Narragansett, RI 02882 Email: symxmas40@gmail.com

Brina Saklad: I had a great trip last April to Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Amalfi coast of Italy. Just beautiful and I have been fascinated with Pompeii, which I first visited about 40 years ago. I continue to raise my grandson, Sequoia, now age 8, with his dad.

I do breakfast, school pickup and homework patrol with a second grader. Having raised my daughter, whom I had adopted as an infant, it is so different to be raising a boy.

Much more active and all the little boy noises, i.e. cars and trucks swooshing and laser guns popping. I enjoyed the mini-reunion in Boston very much. Marian was staying in Boston with her grandchildren and she and I had a few days of "girl time," reminiscing high school times and relationships.

On Wednesday, October 1st, 2014, Suzanne Young Murray hosted a mini-reunion at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Present were Suzanne, Nancy Boghossian Keeler, Marjorie Buonanno Boss, Marian Chase Broder, Carol Cummings, Marjorie McCaffrey DeAngelis, Betty Grossman, Jocelyn Gray Lownes, Brina Saklad and Meredith Marks Thayer. Weather was rainy and blustery. We had a lovely lunch at the Bravo Restaurant at the museum before we were led on a private guided tour of the new American Wing by Elliot Bostwick Davis, the Chair of the Art of the Americas Department. Ms. Davis played a major role in the planning and set up of the new American Wing. The collection is extensive and beautiful and Ms. Davis' presentation was stimulating. All enjoyed the opportunity to “reun” after the wonderful 55th the previous year.

Some of us suggested making it an annual event.

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Class Scribe: Judith M. Austin 24 Widgeon Lane Westport, MA 02790 Email: merryjudy41@gmail.com

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Class of 1958 mini-reunion ride on the Jacobite steam train across the Glenfinnan Viaduct (aka the Hogwarts Express). In September a watercolor painting workshop took me to Padua, Italy. Side trips to Venice and Vicenza gave us even more subjects to paint. The next travel workshop that we have planned is to South Africa in September ’15! This winter, I was in charge of cooking breakfasts for a week of our Hypothermia Prevention program when it was our church's turn to house the homeless. The cold and snow of this winter meant a warm place to sleep was vital. There has not been a single death from hypothermia in our county since the program started 12 years ago.

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Class Scribe: Jacquelyn Savoie Medina 13 Stryker Lane Clinton, NY 13323 Email: jamedina@hamilton.edu

Dixie Burns Wilson: Ken and I keep very busy with our extended family; 5 children, 12 grandchildren and our brothers and sisters and their families. We moved from Houston to the country 2 years ago and love the laid back, relaxing lifestyle here. And we are very active in the local theater group and the Rotary. In the spring, we start our next adventure - raising bees!

Martha Kay Mann: Soooooooooooooo we have returned from Antarctica-unbelievable adventure. Truly remarkable in all aspects.

We cried as we looked about us with thousands of penguins. It is breeding season and the Gentoo, Adelie and Chinstrap penguins were busily taking care of their chicks...the seals hanging out on the ice flows ....seabirds flying around and the sea lions sound asleep on the rocky beaches. The scenery is without

words: eerily beautiful and stunning. We were very privileged to have been there. So we are home now volunteering and staying busy. How blessed we are in all ways - no complaints. In about 7 weeks we are off again to Peru, Bolivia and Lake Titicaca....at elevations above 12,500 feet for a little over 3 weeks. We are ready. It is our 50th anniversary year and we are ready for what lies ahead. We are settled into our new home and have made many new friends. The move to the full life-care community has been perfect for us. All down sized and as we both agree that one does not need a lot of stuff.

No one needs 4 spatulas, 4 umbrellas, several sets of dishes and for clothes (that is crazy) ....if the item does not have a place out it goes. All old photos have been put into photo books we make and if we do not know who or what the picture is that goes out.

Have a few things that will also go out when we are not traveling as much. No more large or several of the same items. Great feeling that 90 % of our things are ready for our lives going forward. As art collectors we have just sent four pieces to auction, others have been given to specific charities.......we have all other art in vitrines or on the walls. So that is what we are up to. In mid-August it is off to The Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Rio, The Pantanal and north to the Delta of the Amazon and Manaus, 4 days heading westerly bound on the Amazon and then to Iguassu Falls and her beautiful 257 cataracts.

Home for a while to volunteer for Homeland Security for Balloon Fiesta (Phil also volunteers for Fiesta but to help with the Albuquerque Visitors Bureau), then on a road trip Phil has planned taking on Utah. That is it until the end of the year and volunteering is always on our plates. Albuquerque is alive and full of traditions for the holidays....fun time .Everyone take care and we wish all well.

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Phil and Martha Kay Mann ’60 Ruth Kiven Arellana: It's been a great year with friends and family. A trip to New Brunswick with my oldest granddaughter to visit the Bay of Fundy was terrific fun. One more check on my bucket list. Another was spending a week in Tunisia with my cousin.

We were visiting her son who teaches English there. He got us a fabulous guide and the three of us spent a week laughing and eating our way around Tunis and the environs, including the ruins of ancient Carthage and assorted Roman ruins. Now that's really old. We met many fabulous people. Of course, I had to brush up on my 50 year old French which I NEVER spoke although I could read and write it. Good ole Rosetta Stone certainly helped.

Unfortunately, by the time I was ready to respond to questions, the questioner had reached the corner. LOL. From there, I spend 3 weeks in Turkey. Istanbul is a huge and fascinating city. My hotel was 4 blocks from the Sea of Marmara and I drank tea at a little stand watching the hundreds of boats sailing through. Later I stayed with a friend whose house, up a steep hill, looked out over the Bosphorus. I loved watching the fishing boats setting their nets shrouded with morning mist.

I took a cruise from one end of the Bosphorus to view the ancient city in the distance and the minarets of the mosques, especially the Hagia Sophia. So old and so full of history. Justinian's Obelisk from the 4th century blew me away.

And the fabulous Archeology Museum with artifacts from the Assyrians, the Hittites, and the Sumerians from hundreds of years BCE. I'd only taught about those civilizations in the past. To see the artifacts was amazing. Mrs. G was ever on my mind. I spent an hour on the shores of the Black Sea thinking about all that was going on around me. The Russians had taken over Crimea, there was fighting in the Ukraine, and off to the southeast there was

fighting in Syria and thousands of refugees pouring over the border. And I was there; so close to it all. We have never experienced that kind of conflict. Being nearby was overwhelming.

Istanbul was incredible and incredibly chaotic.

After a week I took a break in Cappadochia in the center of the country where the early Christians dug caves in the soft rock and built underground cities for refuge from the Persians and the Crusades. So old and yet, from there, Syria was only hundreds of miles away and very much a reality now. I had several insights: I'm not as young as I used to be; no more countries where I don't speak the language; no more traveling alone. But that leaves lots yet to conquer. Hope some of this helps. Fondly, Ruthie

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Class Scribe: Sherry Gardner Cameron 9543 E Cavalry Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85262-1160 Email: thecamerons@prodigy.net

Nancy Sherman Lyons wrote that her grandson just turned 21 and is a sophomore in college.

Her granddaughters graduate from high school this year and next. Her sons will be in their 50’s in a few years. She wonders if that means she is no longer young. “I'm accepting my aging and love the patience, pacing, perspective and humor that move me through my days with a good deal of comfort here in Key Largo, where we spend our winters now.”

Marlene Cerrito Hewitt and Tom live full time at Admirals Cove in Jupiter, Florida. They both play a lot of golf and are “at the fitness center two or three times a week trying to keep from getting rusty.” Marlene is the secretary of their Yacht Club. Several times a year members take their boats in a group and travel to

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Largo and to Key West stopping for dinner and overnights along the way. During the year their club has many other social activities.

“Boaters are a fun bunch of people. They never have a bad hair day.” Their son Jeff lives in Menlo Park, CA, and he has 2 daughters ages 14 and 16. Marlene and Tom love to go out to CA to visit. Their daughter Chrissy and her family live in New Canaan, CT. Chrissy’s daughter Whitney is 14 and is involved in theater, where she sings, dances and acts.

Chrissy's son Ashton is 11 1/2 and made his Broadway debut at age 7 in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. He has just finished a nearly 2-year run playing Theo in Pippin on Broadway” where he was only one of four cast members who were in the play for the complete run of the show. When they are not visiting their family, Marlene and Tom enjoy traveling. If any classmates are in the Palm Beach area, Marlene would love to catch up.

Patty Robbins Bogash reported that the city of Drum, PA had temperatures that were off the charts in the sub-zero range, but they had nowhere near the amount of snow that Rhode Island and Massachusetts had this winter. In July, Patty and Eddy took a 5-day vacation to the “Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania” which is located in North Central Pennsylvania near the New York border. The day they were there it rained but they were still able to enjoy the incredible views. From there they drove into New York to visit Lake Seneca, the city of Geneva and also Lake Cayuga. Then they drove into Stockbridge, MA where they visited a national shrine. At home they stay busy with their flower and vegetable gardens.

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Class of ’62 alumnae Judith McCaffrey ’62 with her granddaughter in Central Park Nancy Hill Joroff wrote that in addition to dealing with the cold and snow this winter she is still working 3 days a week in her daughter's used and antiquarian bookstore.

Lilliane Fulconis Guiriec wrote that her grandchildren are growing much too fast.

Thomas, her oldest grandson is now 18 and is studying medicine. Aurure, her youngest grandchild is three years old and was recently baptized.

Anne Elder McCormack wrote that she was “back on the frigid East Coast” to help celebrate her sister Elizabeth’s (class of ’63) 70th birthday. They all met in New York City and then drove in a blizzard back to her sister's home in Baltimore. Last year Anne was honored by her Yacht Club and received the 2014 “Yachtswoman of the Year” award for her many years of racing and assisting with their race management program. Anne and Hal are spending several months on the road in their RV to see more of the country. They plan to head south first to avoid the cold and snow.

Nancy Hayes Golden wrote that the snow was so bad in January on the Cape that she couldn't open her front door, but was able to get out of her house through the sliding door on her back deck. In February she joined Al in Florida where he bought a trailer on Pine Island that he is remodeling. Nancy said that she traded the cold and snow of New England for scraping, cleaning, painting and planting around the trailer. Al loves the fishing in that area and Nancy is happy to be there for a few months each winter to warm her “tootsies”.

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Nancy Seaman Doherty and Bill spent the winter “digging out a lot.” Nancy worked on her stained glass projects during the bad weather. When they were able to get out they often went to Plymouth to a favorite restaurant, which is never crowded in the off season.

Pamela Halewood Morse and Duane survived their move to Gainesville, Florida. She wrote that she does not recommend moving while elderly. They are now thirty miles from a VA hospital and are located in a city where cultural events are available. They have had no encounters with rattlesnakes or alligators as they did in their previous home. “City noises are very different: ACs instead of owls, leaf blowers in place of coyotes.”

Pamela went to London in May to visit her two grandsons who are now ages 4 and 8.

Sherry Gardner Cameron and Dave were fortunate to tour the White House to see the Christmas decorations in December. We thought that 26 degrees was really cold coming from Arizona that time of year. Little did we know how cold it would get in New England the following month. Our grandkids still keep us busy with their swim meets, soccer and baseball games.

Our 55th Reunion will be coming up in October 2016. Please think about coming back to Lincoln.

Our 50th was a great time to catch up.

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Martine Roland Matzke ’62 at Everest Base Camp

Class Scribe: Nancy Robinson van Tuyle 755 Pinehurst Drive Pasadena, CA 91106-4536 Email: ntuyle@sbcglobal.net

Judith McCaffrey: This past fall I traveled to Turkey for three weeks with my traveling buddy DoraJean, a retired special Ed teacher.

We visited lots of ancient sites and wonderful museums, ate far more baklava than we should have and had ourselves a fine old time. Our next trip is to Vietnam and Cambodia in the spring of 2016. I continue to practice corporate law in the morning and am my granddaughter's nanny in the afternoon although sometimes I do both at the same time which is when things get very interesting. I have become a complete New Yorker with frequent visits with friends to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA and the Metropolitan Opera - although, admittedly, I did sleep right through the entire four hours of Aida. My daughter Natasha has just been appointed the Director of the California Center for Advocacy and Policy for the ACLU and my son Ethan works as an Assistant Film Editor at MTV as well as volunteer for a non-profit art collective called Citizens for the Arts. They are planning a trip to Australia this coming fall and I will tag along for the fun of it.

Gail Logan: Hi Nancy, the reason I sent a copy of this book to Lincoln was because I wanted alumnae and friends who might have known Mrs G to see it too. She told me in her letter to me that she especially liked one poem I had written in “Gertie and Friends”

CLASSNOTES heading back to Italy (Tuscany) in April, Wimbledon in June, Longboat Key in May where my family and I will get together.

My only grandchild Ryan will be two this April. What a joy!!

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Class Scribe: Mary Whitaker Taber 8 Maynard Street Westborough, MA 01581-1817 Email: marytaber88@gmail.com

Francoise Crowell’s ’65 grandchildren

entitled “The Shadow”. This poem of mine has appeared in several poetry anthologies, and is one of my early poems.

I sent you a holiday card in December, 2014 telling you about the publication of my new novel “A Matter of Loyalty”. That novel is just now available nationwide for order through bookstores. I am hoping that some bookstores familiar with me in this area will have it on hand in their stores but one can never be sure of that. It is available for order online at “Amazon”, “Barnes and Noble” and “iUniverse”. It also can be read as an e book on line for 99 cents. I hope you are fine and please remember me to former classmates.

Please take care of yourself and let me hear from you if you have a moment to spare from your busy life.

Barbara Getzoff Huff: I've moved into a lovely new home in Agoura Hills, CA and feel serene and happy. It's around the corner from my twin brother and his family, though a bit farther from my children and grandchildren. I'm delighted to continue mentoring new teachers and look forward to my final shoulder replacement this summer. It's a win/win all around. I hope this finds everyone healthy and enjoying themselves as well.

Martine Roland Matzke: Here is a picture of me at Everest Base Camp. I spent 20 days with 7 other women from Summit County trekking 2 valleys in the Himalayas covering 108 miles and 24,000 vertical feet. The tip of a lifetime. Martine Roland Matzke 1962

Nancy Robinson van Tuyle: Last June I sold my home of 25 years and leased it back while my new home in Pasadena was under construction. Little did I know that it would not be ready when I planned to move out of my former home. So, everything is now in storage while I live in an apartment awaiting the new chapter in my life....condominium life. I have tried not to let this upheaval interfere with daily life. Last August Marty and I spent a glorious vacation in Florence, Italy and are

Carolyn Hazard: I am keeping busy with the Lincoln archives and am glad to be working with Bliss Matteson on that project. We still have lots to do. At the alumnae weekend luncheon in October, the school gave us a lovely award for our efforts. I am enjoying setting my own schedule.

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Class Scribe: Deborah McMillen PO Box 63 Eliot, ME 03903-0063

Debbie McMillen writes: A number of classmates, myself included, could note attend the 50th ruenion last October 2014.

Judy Greenberg Kleinberg wrote that she was sorry she could not attend. Being empty nesters, she and her husband have sold their home and are renting while searching for that next special place. Even though she and her husband are retired, they sound busier than ever.

When Bobbie Allen Cooper and I chatted, she was off snorkeling with friends. She has been given a clean bill of health for the last year from the doctors at Mass. General after being diagnosed with cancer. She is looking forward to seeing her son on Patriot's Day in Boston. On of her sons is married and living in Braintree, MA, and the other recently got engaged and is still living in California.

Terry Haffenreffer Shapiro wrote that she and her husband were sorry to miss the reunion but they were closing their summer home on Prince Edward Island before heading back to Bristol for the winter.

I heard through the grapevine that Gail Auslander Ginnetty went to the Far East to visit her brother and his wife who live there, and then toured China before returning to the United States.

If anyone who missed the reunion would like to meet up this summer and plan a picnic on the beach in Little Rhody, please let me know. Sunny weather requested!

Respectfully, Debbie

50th Reunion News. A very belated thank you and hello. Reunion weekend was such fun!! Just to be back in New England again was a treat to begin with….and then it just got better from there. The school tour was an eye opener….I felt as though it was a college tour. The classrooms were amazing…all the way from the Kindergarten Room (thanks for wanting to go over there Margot) which was truly incredible right on up to the Biology and chem labs in the upper school…..what colors, stimuli, and enthusiasm. I wish Lincoln was still a Boarding School….I would sign up our 7 month old “Katharine” as soon as I could. I envy all of you that have grandchildren in the area! But the best was dinner at Mary’s. Thank you all of you on the committee and Mary, our hostess, for such a fun relaxing evening, and tasty one besides!!! I did not hear ALL the “stories and sharing”, and hope that someone will put together a little squib about each one there…and maybe even those not there but willing to “write in.” The Concert the following day was terrific and we were all so proud of Noelle, Linda, and Margot representing our class! Voices all so in sync…it’s as though you never left. Saturday gave me the opportunity to look at the blown up pix in the gym again. One had most of us in it…”Goodbye, My Fancy.”…Margaret was Amelia; Nita, Mary Nell,; Dale, a Janitor; Noelle was Susan; Celeste was Ellen Griswold ( and Celeste also did our make-up!!); Linda R was Prof. Birdshaw; Marilyn was Carol; Binny was Dr. Pitt; Susie J was Matt Cole; and I was Prof. Dingley!! Don’t think I remembered this by heart!!

Found it at home I had so much “stuff” crammed in my yearbook…I was annoyed I had forgotten it…..Step singing music, newspaper article about our graduation with a picture of the procession, playbills (!), etc.etc.

Anyway, thank you all again…the planners and the attendees. I look forward to the next time.

Rick and I head to Duke and then to Longboat Key on Wednesday…so GAIL, I think we will miss your visit to your friend here in Wilmington. L But I hope you will come again, and that extends to anyone else that would like to experience a taste of the South. Take care! Kathy, Kath, Frenchie, Kate (whoever I am today!) Keenan

The Class of ’64 met for dinner and conversation and reconnecting for many of us after 50 years apart. 19 classmates gathered at Mary Cook Millard’s home in Bristol to enjoy a wonderful, catered meal with lots of extras from the class and of course a little wine.

We came from many states, by car, by air, by train. We were all so happy to be together and we all looked great! Some of us attended

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the afternoon luncheon and heard inspiring stories from Lincoln Alums. Thank you all for making the effort to come together. We promised to meet for another big milestone, our “70th” birthdays. Marilyn

Attendees for reunion were: Marilyn Forte Brockway, Martha Reid Brown, Linda Renasco Cadigan, Margot Chamberlain, Margaret Perry Clossey Celeste Barrus Cooper, virginia Chambers Day, Gail Auslander Ginnetty, Katharine French Keenan, Susan Joslin Leader Linda MacArthur, Jane Lapan MacDougall Nita Sheehan McDonald, Mary Cook Millard Susan Bray Reynolds, Charlene Asher Terino Noelle Gorab vitt, Dale Philippi Walker Dianne Wilson Wiggins

Margaret Perry Clossey: Hi All, I am behind Susi to respond and say what a great weekend it was, so I probably won't sound very original. I too had a wonderful time seeing so many of our classmates and sharing stories about our years together at Lincoln. We should spread the word that it is fun to get together wirh classmates after 50 years. A special thank you to those who made the effort to come.

Mary, you hospitality was an important part of making the weekend so much fun for all of us. Thank you so much for having us all to your home for an evening of reviving old friendships and sharing memories. Best to all, Margaret

Susan Joslin Leader: The problem with being one of the last to respond to an email chain is that everything has already been said…but it all bears repeating! First of all, thanks to Mary for that stellar evening in your beautiful home. It was so much more conducive to reconnecting than a restaurant would have been. And thanks to Gail and the committee for getting us all organized, finding us and insuring that the weekend was as much fun as it was. And finally, what a treat to see all of you. Why did it seem like so little time had passed since we were last sitting in study hall at Lincoln and we could pick up where we left off? I guess that the ties that bind just don’t loosen. I really loved catching up with everyone’s lives and realizing that Lincoln did provide us with a great foundation from which to step off into the world. And maybe just maybe our glowing comments will encourage others to come out for the 70th bday celebration.

All my best to everyone…. Susi Linda “Binnie” MacArthur: Ditto. I have a friend who at his 50th decided with a group of classmates to do exactly that and they had a wonderful time. I will be retired by then and can look forward to it. It was lovely to see folks…only wish I had had more time with everyone. I was trying to make it up to the

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Providence tour, but got sufficiently delayed by an accident on the way (someone else’snot mine) that I missed it. Again, thanks to Mary for hosting and the committee for organizing everything. I was supposed to get everybody’s news and forward it to Debby. I would love it if people could/would email me with at least bare bones of what’s happening with you. It does not need to be a Christmas letter with superlatives. What fun to see all.

Binnie

Susan Bray Reynolds: Thank you everyone for a lovely weekend and the group photos. And, as someone suggested, we could celebrate our 70th birthdays together—what a hoot that would be!

Gail Auslander Ginnetty: A very special thanks to Mary for inviting us into her lovely home and planning a delicious meal. Also thanks to Marilyn, Margaret and Noelle for bringing the accompaniments. And thanks to everyone for making the special effort to arrange your busy schedules to be able to join the celebration. Best, Gail

Susan Willis-Reickert: Has recently returned from China and Tibet and was received by the president of the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, the hospital for which she helped raise significant funds. Susan continues her global humanitarian work on behalf of children and serves on the Boards of Project Hope and The International Visitor’s Council in Michigan. In Palm Beach she is Board VicePresident of the St. George’s Society, an English Heritage organization. In London, she is Junior League Sustainer member and has been recognized for 40 years commitment to the Junior Leagues. Susan and Erick chaired the 2014 Harvard Alumnae Association Christmas party at The Croquet Club of West Palm Beach and are getting ready to return to England for a month. Susan continues her postgraduate studies at Oxford in Art History and is beginning to paint again.

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Francoise Roland Crowell: Enjoying retirement with hiking trips to Ireland and France this past fall, including a marvelous walk on the Bay of Mount St. Michel. I plan on doing these walking trips as long as my legs hold up! Lots of snow here in New London offering opportunities to introduce the grandchildren to skiing and snowshoeing. I have 6 grandchildren ranging in age from 10 to 9 months; They bring me lots of joy and also wear me out. I wouldn't have it any other way. Hoping to attend the reunion this fall.

Cynthia Savage Muir: I'm working with classmates to plan our 50th Class Reunion.

Cathy Brown ’68 with Christine Grimaud Koenig ’68 and her husband Michel Thanks to Cynthia Comery Ferguson for chairing this event and getting us together.

I hope all members will join us to renew contacts and catch up Alumnae Weekend, in October 2015. Doug and I celebrated our 45th Anniversary in June and enjoyed a family Christmas in Maine with our 3 children, Sabra, Andrew and Bradford and their significant others. Looking forward to seeing classmates again.

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Class Scribe: Darla Middlebrook 28 Arrowhead Road Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan S6J 1B3 CANADA Email: auntdarla@sasktel.net

Cathy Brown: Christine Grimaud Koenig ’68 and her husband Michel met me at my first stop on my Mediterranean cruise in Toulon, France in November. We drove to the charming resort town of Bandol where we had a wonderful lunch outdoors and long walk along the promenade.

Shirley Merk Blackall: From the end of October through mid-June each year we are now enjoying the warm weather in Jupiter Florida.

Having lots of fun rowing the intracoastal most early mornings and practicing for my next race. Rick rows with me as well. My business is celebrating its 30 year anniversary in 2015 dba Masterpiece Dolls. Fred is working on his MBA in Finance and has an exciting internship with a Venture Capital firm. He plans to finish his MBA this Fall.

Darla Middlebrook: I am still living in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan - Canada where I have an audio recording studio in my home. So, I continue to work at my "retirement profession" of an audio book narrator/producer.

My "company" is Darla's Voice and can be found through the internet at:

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Class of 1969 Reunion Photos www.darlasvoice.net 29 of my publications are available under my name (Darla Middlebrook) through audible.com. I have also collaborated with other audio book narrators for a couple of publications. In addition, I continue to be one of several professional voice over artists who contribute voices for AIRSLA Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles. This is a service which provides recordings (in the form of podcasts) for individuals who are visually challenged.

Cheryl Sweet Krushat: Our oldest son, John, will be getting married in May in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Mark and I are still living in Maryland. Mark is a statistician, evaluating health care quality control, and I teach Hebrew at a local Jewish Day School. Our son Joshua is a farmer in California, while Daniel is a writer and looking to move to New England soon. We'd be empty-nesters were it not for our black Labrador Retriever!

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Class Scribe: Karen Wells 9851 Ninemile Creek Road Juneau, AK 99801-7621 Email: taf@gci.net

Allison Dillon Kimmerle: Life's adventures continue and I feel as if I am reporting a new location every time I send in my news! Ken and I moved from NH to VT last summer because of a new job he had taken in the Burlington area. Currently we are renting a house on the shores of Shelburne Bay (off of Lake Champlain) trying to figure out where to ultimately settle. We can walk our kayaks across the street to the bay, which makes it easy to get daily exercise, and the sun rise is glorious. I continue to job hunt and have discovered that after a certain age, "dumbing down" one's resume is necessary, especially if you aspire to simply being a member of a good team, rather than the leader of it. Stay tuned as I transition to this new phase of my working life! Our kids are in interesting locations: Ben (27) is in Brooklyn destined for school administration work (like his mom); Sam (24) is in Jackson Hole finding interesting ways to pursue his passion for skiing (like his dad would love to have done). No weddings or grandchildren yet, but that is just fine because neither Ken nor I are ready for that yet (and it is clear that the kids are not either)!

I loved our 45th reunion at Annie's...it was great fun and so easy to re-connect with all the ’69ers who attended!

Taffy Wells: It was wonderful seeing so many classmates at our reunion in Oct. Thanks to Jim and Anne O’Neil for hosting all of us at their beautiful Narragansett home. And also to our reunion committee who put so much time and effort into making it a huge success.

I heard from a few classmates and apologize for the short notice. Leslie Ricklin Wells wrote: I loved reconnecting with everyone at the reunion and can't believe how time races by. My husband and I just returned from Vieques, Puerto Rico celebrating 41 years together. ...it was a great escape from the worst winter weather in decades. In the last 6 months I've managed to overcome all the residual pain from hip surgery, move on from the loss of both my parents and brother in law and enjoy with great pleasure, watching my two grandchildren grow....I am looking forward to another one in a few months. Warm regards to all. Thanks Leslie, and congrats on the new family member in advance.

I also heard from Joan Ernst who wrote: Winter in Colorado is never bad, nothing like New England. I live in Colorado Springs and have worked at both T. Rowe Price and at Barnes and Noble for many years. They are very opposite worlds. In one, I work in investments

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Betsy Barrett ’72 and Mary Sisson Barrett ’36

Holly Blackall Applegate’s ’70 father with his 5 grandchildren and in the other the world of books. My 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren are all grown.

My two daughters are teachers and one works in the nonprofit world. I have 2 Chihuahuas that keep me company. I just started working part time, so life is much less stressful. The only Lincoln person I keep in touch with is Jan Erskine. I have always appreciated my Lincoln education. Thanks for contributing, Joan, it’s great to hear from you.

After the reunion, our classmate Hope Freeman Hudner was diagnosed with cancer. She is undergoing treatment now and I know we all send her and her family heartfelt wishes for a full recovery and the best possible outcome.

Also, Margie Barrett Holzman lost her mother, Mary Sisson Barrett ’36. We send condolences to her and family on the loss.

Mary Barrett was a champion of Lincoln School.

I just returned from a week on Kauai, which was heavenly, and leaving tomorrow for Portland and California. My winter has been everything I had hoped for, very little snow. I don’t want to rub it in but my plow man has only been here 3 times this winter, normally it’s about 20 to 25. My plans still include moving south in October. I’ll catch you up in the next bulletin. Best wishes to all.

Leslie Ricklin Wells: Here's what I've got...

I loved reconnecting with everyone at the reunion. Can't believe how time races by.

My husband and I just returned from Vieques, Puerto Rico celebrating 41 years together . ... Great escape from the worst winter weather in decades. In the last 6 months I've managed to overcome all the residual pain from hip surgery, move on from

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the loss of both my parents and brother in law and enjoy with great pleasure watching my two grandchildren grow.... looking forward to an additional one in a few months.

Warm regards to all. Leslie

Anne O’Neil: Hi Taffy, I was out cross country skiing this afternoon in my front yard. At least we have snow and not grey and cold just white and cold! Jim and I were in Florida for most of Feb and are headed back next week till April. A nice break. WE had a great reunion and I hope that if you are East again you will let us all know and we can get some of us together, we should not wait another 5 years! I think we all felt that mini reunions would be good at this stage of the game!

Yikes! Here's some photos Hard to find one where every one is paying attention, Especially Patience! xoxoxo

Class of ’69 Reunion Recap: Nineteen members of the Class of 1969 gathered last October to celebrate our 45th reunion, all of us a little bit in shock to realize we’re only five years away from our 50th. How can that possibly be true? Anne Worrell O’Neil was once again our generous and fabulous host, offering us her beautiful home on the water in Narragansett as our venue and postponing her own travel plans to do so. Thank you again, Anne! We spent the hours catching up, reminiscing, and looking at old yearbooks and old photos from our Lincoln days. Lots of laughter!! We were a unique and creative class while at Lincoln, and despite very diverse paths we’ve all followed, it is clear that we matured into amazing women who are still a unique and creative group. We’re talking about the possibility of doing a book.

Would you be willing to be interviewed?

Betsy Barrett ’72 and Mary Sisson Barrett ’36 with Betsy's children Miriam and Elisha Johnson

A few of us gathered again at the Dunes Club for lunch the next day, and closed out the weekend with a walk on the beach. Getting together seems to be more fun each time we do it! We hope that even more of our class will be able to make it to our 50th. Start planning now for October of 2019!

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October 23-24, 2015

Class Scribe: Debra Jones D’Alessandro 71 Washington Street Mendon, MA 01756-1018 Email: djdmen@yahoo.com

Holly Blackall Applegate: I have been managing Residential Properties’ Cumberland office for 20 years. In my free time, I perform in Musicals at Barker Playhouse in Providence. My husband Bill and I are celebrating our 40th Anniversary this year. We are proud grandparents of 5 and another coming soon in July. We are celebrating my father's 90th Birthday in Westport this summer. Here is a picture of my father with my 5 grandchildren.

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Molly Faulkner: All’s well with us- Bob still a couple of years from retirement. Sally hap-

Polly Mott: In August, I moved into a newly-renovated condo and sold my old condo (up two flights of stairs in the same building) where I had lived for 14 years. I miss the gorgeous sunset views from my old place but not the two flights of stairs when I have lots of groceries or luggage. In my new home I have a chef’s kitchen and room for guests. All my favorite bits and pieces have found their place and I absolutely love it. ANYONE finding themselves near Baltimore is welcome to come for a visit and a meal or two.

Polly says being a great aunt is terrific!

Liza Browne’s '73 grandson Alistair pily working in VA and living in DC. James is working on new undergraduate degree in nursing in Boston, and I’m still very involved in school gardens as educator/ manager and with our wonderful local historical society in Wayland, MA.

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Class Scribe: Ann Burkhardt 132 Hope Street Bristol, RI 02809-2048 Email: aburkhardtotd@gmail.com

Sherry Buttrick: husband Forbes and I have just finished building a 'new old' house (1840’s Andrew Jackson Downing plan) and welcome Lincoln pals visiting Charlottesville VA to come visit.

We are sorry to report that Patti Zeoli Middleton’s father Gennaro “Jerry” Zeoli passed away.

1973

Class Scribe: Elizabeth Harrington Watkins 511 Tall Oaks Drive Durham, NC 27713-9358 Email: ehwatkins@mindspring.com

Warm greetings! It is great to hear from those of you who emailed or wrote in this time. I had a nice letter from Pat Marinaro who tells me she had a successful right knee replacement in September but then unfortunately had some different sorts of health setbacks which required surgery. She is slowly recovering, catching up on paperwork and doing puzzles. Hopefully by the time the magazine is published, Pat will be back in the swing of walking her dog, Chloe, and enjoying the neighborhood. Pat also reminisced fondly of Mrs. G. and how much she enjoyed her classes.

Jane Meissner Sharfstein: As you know, I'm still President of the Alumnae Association and loving this close connection with Lincoln and fellow Alums. My daughters are both doing well and I am enjoying my new old house on Williams St. in Providence.

Call me if you are planning a visit to Providence; I'd love to see you...On another note; the Alumnae Association is having quite a few events in various cities across the country. Hope you will all try to attend whichever is closest to you-lots of fun and a chance to reconnect and to make new friends!

Constance Jennings Lane: I run a small art school in Lexington MA, specializing in college portfolio prep. It's my heart and soul, and I work there as an active artist myself.

I also work two nights a week at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge — most Thursdays and almost all Fridays if anyone wants to be my guest. Married about 35 years to Bill Lane, biochemist by day, musician by night — three girls, Kate, Gracie and Selena, now all out in LA, battling the concrete jungle in film and theater. None married yet, though a few close calls!

Note: The name of Connie's studio is The Art Students' Exchange www.LexArtStudio.com

Liza Browne: Nick, Ali and Alistair are currently living with me as they save to buy their own home. It's quite a change from living alone, especially since they brought two cats with them and I already had two. Nick is a Public Health Analyst for the Vermont Department of Health and Ali is loving being a stay-athome mom. She also does professional photography, but being mom is her number one priority. I'm loving that she cooks and thinks she needs to cook for me since I go to work.

Alistair is now almost 3, with all that entails.

He is adorable, frustrating, annoying and sweet and I know how lucky I am to have this time with him as he grows up. There's nothing quite like getting greeted by a little voice, yelling at the top of his lungs - “Grandma's home!” I continue as practice manager of a rural health center. It keeps me very busy! I am always happy to get home to my little house in the middle of nowhere!

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Kathleen McNally Saville: Hi all, I'm currently in Kabul, Afghanistan training teacher-trainers of English as a Foreign Language from the National Teachers' Training Colleges. I am working with participants from all over Afghanistan on a program of English language teaching methodologies. I'm here from Feb. 21 to March 9th. It's been such a good experience so far.

1975 J40th Reunion All the best, Kathleen

October 23-24, 2015

Class Scribe: Patricia Read Brissette 55 Lamson Road Barrington, RI 02806 Email: mthope1@aol.com

Please save the date for reunion in October.

Details to follow.

Diane MacLean Boumenot: My two daughters, Jessica (2002) and Amanda (2004) are doing very well and derived a lot of inspiration from their years at Lincoln. I continue as Director of Membership and Programs at the American Mathematical Society, but also have a serious passion for researching my family history, and helping others on that journey through my blog, OneRhodeIslandFamily.com. Rhode Island has a unique place in history and our families played large and small roles in that history over the last 400 years - all of them pretty i nteresting. Any fellow Lincoln folks that could use advice on that topic should feel free to reach out to me.

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Class Scribe: Diana Carney Caty 39 Woodlawn Avenue Madison, CT 06441-3201 Email: diana.caty17@gmail.com

Joan Mathieu-Tate: Our daughter Chelsea is in 6th grade at Lincoln and having a great year. In February she was part of the chorus for the Sound of Music play (on the stage where we had our Friday silent meetings!).

Our son Justin turned 13 in December. He’s Boy Scout with Troupe 28 Providence, a very active Troupe that has taken the kids cold camping, ice climbing, skiing and more to come! My immigration law practice keeps me busy. Mark is good. I’m in touch with Diana Carney who is practicing immigration law in Conn. Hope everyone is doing well.

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Planned Giving at Lincoln School Planning for Your Future and the Next Generation

When I was recently redoing my will, I thought carefully about where and how I wanted my money to be used after I was gone.

It was clear to me that Lincoln needed to be in my plans.

Lincoln played a vital role in my life and in shaping the person I am today. Its high educational standards prepared me for college and law school. Its ethical standards and values have stayed with me my whole life and informed every major decision I have ever made. The discipline of being a Lambrequin was incredibly important and foundational.

Leslie Ricklin Wells ’69

Lincoln was a unique and wonderful place to spend my formative years. I may not have always appreciated it at the time, but I do now. Lincoln gave me the intellectual and moral foundation to navigate this complex world.

As an adolescent, it was a place where my teachers and friends cared about me and supported me in my dreams and aspirations. As an adult, Lincoln continues to be a community that gives me great pleasure and pride.

I believe in Lincoln’s mission and its unique place among schools. I know that by naming Lincoln in my will, I will help secure it for future generations of Lincoln girls and young women.

Everyone should have a will and review it regularly as your life circumstances may change. It is easy to do and so important for your future and your family.

Arlene Tate Schuler ’72

Please contact The Office of Development and Alumnae Relations at 401-331-9696 or visit Lincoln’s website at www.lincolnschool.org /giving to learn more about these or other planned giving options. If you have made a bequest to Lincoln or are considering a planned gift, please let us know so we can make you a member of the Lincoln School Foundation.

Members are invited to attend an Annual Luncheon and are invited to Lincoln's Annual Corporation meeting among other benefits.

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Elaine - Class of ’79 with daughter Mia at The Ellen Show

Selfie - Lambrequin Reunion

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Class Scribe: Cynthia Hyatt Shorris 10 Loeffler Lane Medfield, MA 02052 Email: cshorr@earthlink.net

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Class scribe: Liz Glassie Doucette 7 Touro Park West Newport, RI 02840 Email: lizgdoucette@gmail.com

We had a nice turnout for our 35th Reunion!

In hindsight, it might have been better to have one class dinner rather than two, as those who came only Friday missed those who came only Saturday and vice versa.

We'll stow that knowledge away for next time. Meanwhile, 79ers in attendance at various points during the weekend included

Elaine - Class of ’79 at The Ellen Show

Anne & Belle - Class of ’79 Suzanne Conley, Mary Derbyshire, Pam DiPiro, Liz Glassie Doucette, Judy Macktez Hayes, Anne Kinnane, Sara Low, Belle Traver McDougall, Susan Sparn Schierwagen, Ellen Reeves, Angelic Missaghian Shea, Cathy voll and Shawen Williams. There was much catching up and reminiscing, as you might imagine, and it was GREAT to see a few folks who hadn't been back to Lincoln in a long while. Additional mingling opportunities, with familiar faces from other classes as well as teachers and administrators, were the Lambrequin Reunion Concert, co-chaired by our very own Sara Low and the all-class cocktail party at Dwight House. To all who were unable to be there on that already-long-ago weekend in October, we missed you!

Here’s Ellen Reeves’s take on Reunion (and a few other things): “The reunion was so much fun: great conversations, impressive to see the Lincoln of today, wonderful Lambrequin concert. My update: I'm writing my next

Sara Low ’79 at Lambrequin reunion

Dr. Kerry Kasegian - Class of ’79 book, Extreme Professional Makeover, for job-hunters and career switchers of all ages, including women re-entering the job market.

It's based on the workshops I do at NYU, Baruch College, University of Washington in Seattle and other places. I chair the Academic and Public Programming Committee for the Harvard Art Museum. If you're in the Boston area, go see the new museum, designed by Renzo Piano— it's truly amazing.

I’m also on the board of the American Repertory Theater--great shows in Cambridge and New York including Finding Neverland on Broadway this spring. This is my last year on the Lincoln Alumnae board—if anyone would like to get more involved or is willing to host an event wherever you are, let us know!”

Anne Kinnane shared a few thoughts and an update as well: “I had a great time at Reunion catching up with Belle on the mere 35 years that separate our two pictures. Where did the time go? For me, most of those years

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Who knew Silent Meetings would help me find my voice?

By Katie Welch McDonald ’84, Founder, bnourished, LLC

After graduating from Lincoln and then Gettysburg College, I met my now husband and moved with him to San Francisco to begin an advertising sales career at a hip, city lifestyle magazine. I then worked at Time Inc. where I managed a larger territory and advertising programs for 30+ national publications before moving to Germany. Time Inc. welcomed me back when I returned to the States and I established offices in Seattle and Upstate New York.

I achieved a high level of professional success, but at the expense of my health. Self-neglect in the name of productivity caught up with me. After leaving the corporate world and giving birth to my now 13 year-old son, I could no longer ignore my body’s demand for attention. I had to heal myself from disease: ulcerative colitis, IBS, asthma, allergies, shingles, pneumonia and lung infections. Food, meditation and an unyielding will cured me.

Disease-free and committed to helping others become advocates for their own well-being, I trained to become a holistic health coach and opened my practice, bnourished, in 2011. Daily I fulfill a vision of transforming lives one mindful bite at a time. As an entrepreneur, I make the rules and now consider self-care an essential business practice, with an inherently high return on investment.

Looking back on Lincoln’s role in my career, I make a number of connections.

• The Silent Meetings exposed a need to be still which expanded into a long-held meditation practice. So few people have been taught the immense and rewarding power of quiet where wisdom resides.

• Mrs. Barrows’ firm handshake and insistence on eye contact serves me to this day. That simple act taught me to see others and expect to be seen.

• Mrs. Hepp’s English classes celebrated self-inquiry to cultivate inner wisdom. I discovered I have a voice and use it unapologetically. The intimate class size and compassionate learning environment permitted me to speak up, expect to be heard, and respect divergent views.

Some said I couldn’t. Lincoln School said I could. I did. I exceeded sales records year after year and opened markets left untapped by my predecessors. I mastered a new language within weeks so I could spend four years living and working in Europe.

I launched bnourished determined to help transform the lives of those courageous enough to change. I can and did because Lincoln taught me to play big.

Eloquent, empowered, and bold, Lincoln girls emerge knowing themselves, asking the right questions, and serving the world with purpose. Even more, the Lincoln lessons and bonds endure.

Katie Welch McDonald ’84, founder of bnourished, LLC, is a certified holistic health coach, raw food chef and instructor, trained at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and the Natural Gourmet Institute, both in New York City. A member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and a certified Bach Flower Remedy practitioner, she brings real, life-tested solutions to clients ready to become engaged, empowered partners in their own health.

Katie meets with Southern New England clients at her office in Saunderstown, RI, and others around the country by phone. She also consults with corporations on wellness programs.

Katie’s work is featured in The Huffington Post, The Providence Journal, SORI Magazine, Dwell, Design New England, apartmenttherapy.com; makes regular appearances on WPRI’s “The Rhode Show” and presents at Bryant University’s Women’s Summit.

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Candy Frater ’80, Donna Pillsbury ’80, Hallie Sammartino ’80, Anne McHenry ’80, and Jill Ramsden ’80

Linda Lecht sent an update about a reunion of her own: “Angelic came to see me in sunny South Florida a few weeks ago with her family. Kevin, her husband, joined us together with her children, Olivia and Elena, who were as beautiful as ever. Both are now in high school. This year for the first time, my daughter Johanna could not join us as she is a freshman in college at Hobart & William Smith Colleges. Johanna loves Hobart but also loves coming home for vacations as she’s not quite adjusted to the cold (sometimes in the single digits) and snow, which both have been unbelievable in upper state NY. Meanwhile, I’m cold when it hits 40 degrees (f) in Miami, which it has done but not often. All my best to all of my classmates.”

I’m afraid we have some very sad news to report in closing. Lauri Salvo Andretta lost her husband, Jay, in December 2014 due to complications following a choking accident at dinner in a restaurant. According to the memorably warm and informative obituary, “the Glenford (NY) resident will be remembered as a successful businessman, a driven, avid athlete and a loving, dedicated husband, father, son and great friend to many.” I'm sure I speak for everyone in the Class of ’79 (and the entire Lincoln community) in offering Lauri and her family the most sincere condolences and best wishes as they move forward from this tragic loss.

Belle - Class of ’79 & Family in Morocco

have been devoted to work and childrearing.

This spring, Chris and I will have one graduating from college (Elizabeth, age 21), another graduating from high school (Hilary, 17) and a third from middle school (Molly, 14). Yes. That equals twelve straight years of college tuition, which means I will never retire.”

Kerry Kasegian sent a quick hello and a photo (much appreciated!). The image is from 2014 holiday season. The message: “Dr. Kerry Kasegian and family are all well.”

Are you ready to smile? Check this out: Elaine Christelis Sardella attended The Ellen DeGeneres Show in Burbank, CA, in March.

As Elaine explains, “I actually tagged along, as I went for my daughter, Mia, and her two friends. I got tickets just by entering my name online — I didn't have any connections. Mia had been asking me for tickets for six years.

I finally got lucky. We also got lucky once we were there by winning a two year supply of Tide laundry detergent, a stainless steel Whirlpool washer and dryer, a Nick Jonas CD,

and tickets to the Kids' Choice Awards! Great fun! Other than that, I work at Junior Achievement in Providence. We have one son who graduated college, a daughter going to Loyola in Maryland to play Division 1 soccer in September, and a son in 7th grade.”

Belle Traver McDougall had a recent adventure, too. She writes: “We had a fascinating trip to Morocco for three weeks during the holidays.

Christmas and New Years in Marrakech and Essouira—that was different! Morocco is a colorful place and we enjoyed exploring all sorts of new things with our 14 year old and he really soaked it in. Exposure to the native Berber people, shopping in the souks of Fez, the Muslim religion, the call to prayer 5 times a day, practicing Arabic and French language and tasting the spicy cuisine...everything was different. We travelled on our own and had no problems along the way. This photo is from our overnight into the Sahara desert in Merzouga where Jesse enjoyed some sand-boarding in the dunes and communing with the

1980 J35th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Class Scribe: Donna Pillsbury 20 Sylvester Street Barrington, RI 02806 Email: Dpb8toyou@aol.com

If you are interested in organizing a class reunion in October, please contact Adrienne Morris at Lincoln School.

Happy New Year Greetings to our fellow 1980 Classmates from Jill Ramsden, Hallie Sammartino, Anne McHenry, Candy Frater and Donna Pillsbury together on New Years Day at Donna's house in Barrington.

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Class Scribes: Mih-Ho Cha Neenan 70 Reed Street Lexington, MA 02421-4344 Margaret Hall Donabed 360 Nahatan Street Westwood, MA 02090-2523

Hello, Class of ’81! How are you? I’ve volunteered to pick up the scribe baton for a

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Margaret Donabed ’81 with her husband Aram Susan Levovsky Bley ’84 year from Margaret Hall Donabed, who is taking a break after 34 years (!) of loving and loyal labor. We are so grateful to you, Margaret for your time and energy and for keeping us all connected.

By the time this issue runs, I hope that I’ll have reached most of you. If you haven’t heard from me it’s because we don’t have your current contact information. We’d love to know where each and every one of you are, so please do let us know your whereabouts. You can send the information to me mihhho.cha@gmail.com, or directly to Lincoln’s Alumni Relations office at (nrock@lincolnschool.org).

For those I was able to reach before this issue’s deadline, I invited classmates to share a spring memory of Lincoln. True to her generous form, Margaret was the first to respond! She writes:

Aram and I have been married 21 years this June. We are still living in Westwood and spending summers in Hull. We hope to one day live in Hull full time. Isabel, is a freshman at the U of Tampa. She takes much joy in sending us pictures of the beach and her tan legs when we send her pictures of 4+ ft. of snow in the yard. Aram III is a junior at Westwood High School. He is very much into music and plays the drums and lots of different guitars. He idolizes his Uncle Charlie who plays drums in The War on Drugs band. My husband Aram is still into boats and can't wait for the day when he can just sail. Or fish.

No work! We all enjoy skiing at Sunday River and have rented a house up there for a few years. I am a substitute teacher in the Westwood school system. I love the occasional day in the classroom with kids I've known since kindergarten. I’ve been bitten by the Trapshooting bug. It’s what I love to do on the weekends at a club nearby. I shot my first 25. A perfect score, which I am going to blame on my father. Sadly, he had recently passed away (in October) after a quick bout with cancer, and I had jokingly asked him to

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Margaret Donabed’s ’81 children Isabel and Aram III send me signs and to work some magic with my shooting. He did, as 2 Hawks circled over the range. I recently crossed paths with Lincoln friends at Rev. Dan Burke's funeral. Kris Brown Close, Amy Knowles Chafee, Lee McEnany Caraher, Sue Cook, Carolyn Buonanno Chase and Connie Worthington (Mrs. Carley) to name a few!!! Seriously, nobody has changed. I’m so glad that Mih-Ho has taken over the job of Class Scribe! I am sure the column will always have news!

My Spring Memory: When the smell of recently cut grass and the feeling of especially warm May days collide, I always find myself remembering when we would go outside at lunch time and sit on the grass…….socks rolled down, skirts hitched up, faces pointing skyward. Maybe there was a little bit of Baby Oil involved. FRIENDSHIP. FUELING THE SOUL.LASTING MEMORIES THAT COUNT!!!

Stephanie Kelly writes: I am living in Weston, MA with my husband, Jonathan Albano, who is a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, and our two dogs. I recently obtained my real estate license, and have affiliated with Hammond Residential. My focus is on the suburbs west of Boston. I am back in RI frequently, as we purchased a house in Watch Hill a few years ago. Please look me up (sakelly38@aol.com) if you get down that way...would love to reminisce about tunics and bloomers over a glass of wine!

Linda Mar, who’s in Cambridge shares the following: My Spring memory (that feels especially relevant this year) is of everyone getting back outside at lunch, to play foursquare, run around the grounds, squeeze in some last-minute studying before a test or nap in the sun. It’s seeing white shirts and bare arms, instead of green blue, grey or black sweaters!

Also in the Boston area is Jennifer Richins Mellen: My husband Scott and I have lived in Wayland, MA, for the past 20 years with our 2 kids. Scott is President and CEO of wTe Corporation, an environmental recycling

company. Our son Graham is graduating from Dartmouth College this year and our daughter Caroline is a sophomore at Tulane University. I’ve re-entered the retail world and am working part-time for Boston-based designer and retailer Sara Campbell. I always enjoy seeing Lincoln friends and would love to reconnect with more classmates (jenmellen@aol.com).

Sue James Geremia sounds great: My husband Lou (PCD ’81) and I have been living in Dover, MA, for almost 20 years. Our eldest daughter Eliza is a Junior at Tulane and I was fortunate to recently travel with her throughout Australia during her semester abroad.

Kiki is a freshman at St. Lawrence University and continues to ski every weekend. Christopher is in 8th grade and, though we thought the house would be quieter without the girls, he keeps us busy with too many activities!

Professionally, I have continued to consult in Human Resources and participate on our town Personnel Board. Most importantly, I do hope to attend our next Lincoln reunion!

Ilene Gelch Benghiat reports: I live in Lexington, MA, with my husband Gil and three sons. My oldest is a freshman at Colgate (Stephanie - I was reminded of you when he applied) and the other two are in 11th and 8th grades. My husband has started a company Data Kitchen that does big data preparation and I work in Employee Relations at Uno Restaurants. Aside from work, I spend my time volunteering in the community, schools and temple. Small world - I live down the street from Mih-Ho.

Julie Cometta Warburg also sent in an update and a Spring memory: After raising my 2 children in Wilton, Ct, I sent one off to Connecticut College - a recent grad who now works in Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn, and a daughter (diver on the swim and dive team) in her 3rd year at University of Virginia.

After working as an actress and dabbling in PR, I taught Pilates and Ballet in my own studio in Connecticut for years, and recently

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Stacie Davitt Murray’s ’82 kids made a huge change by moving to Charlottesville, VA, and working in the wine industry. If I had to state my most prominent spring memory, it would have to be the second the sun shone strongly, Noelle and I rushed outside slathered in baby oil, hoping for that deep Mediterranean tan...kilts and all!!!!

Look forward to our next reunion!!!

As for me, well, now you know I live down the street from Ilene in Lexington. We bumped into each other at the Starbucks and I recognized her right away because she hasn’t changed a bit! I’ve been in the Boston area since I married Thomas, who’s in biotech, in 2003. After 26 years of publishing PR, I’m taking a bit of a career break and enjoying life — travelling with Thomas, teaching ESL at Boston women’s shelter Rosie’s Place, and doing some advising and consulting — before I start the next chapter.

And as for a spring memory, I had many, but rolling down the socks for a tan (surprised we didn’t hear from a Bain de Soleil proponent) and Four Square were up there, so it made me smile to know others remember the same.

Thanks to everyone above for taking the time to connect with us. Here’s to everyone’s health and hope we’ll have more news from more corners in the next issue. All best, Mih-Ho

1982

Class Scribe: Beth Barton Rondeau 36 Salisbury Road Barrington, RI 02806-1137 Email: abrondeau2@gmail.com

Samina Arif: I am enrolled in the Advertising Certificate Program at RISD and will graduate in June, 2016. It feels strange to be

transitioning into a brand new field at this age (leaving the Human Resources field behind) but I’m encouraged by the many talented and generous Gen Xers and Millenials I meet in my classes. I’ve turned to Lee McEnany's book “Millenials and Management” for insight. Congratulations, Lee, on your first book. I was proud and excited to be at your Boston book launch in November.

Lee McEnany Caraher: I’ve published my first book “Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work” - all about how to create a drama-free intergenerational workplace. It all started with a woman bringing her service dog - a Chihuahua?!?! - to work on her first day without asking. If you have or manage college age kids or kids who have just entered the workplace - this book is for you and them! Now that my father has moved back to Boston, I will be spending more time on the “right” coast so hope to see you all a bit more.

Beth Barton Rondeau: For the first time in my many years of acting as class scribe, I received virtually nothing from my classmates. I think they are buried in snow and cannot be bothered with life updates. I have attached a picture that Stacie Davitt Murray sent me in response to my request but that is all I have. (It is a photo of her boys at Megan's Bay Beach in St. Thomas from February 2015. L-R Jameson, 15, Dylan, 17, Braden, 13).

Robin Ming Hergott ’83 with Paul, Jillian and Christopher

I cover the greater Boston area, within a 60 mile radius. This past summer, I was recruited away from my previous firm to join Keller Williams Realty as a Partner. Since then, I have been recognized as one of the top 2% of all agents in the entire company, out of 100,000 agents nationwide. If you are thinking of buying, selling, or investing in real estate, I am happy to help you. My cell phone is 917-535-9092. I would love to reconnect with my classmates!

Courtney Doherty Wright: I have launched my new site (Courtneywright.co) I am doing some speaking on Entrepreneurship and wanted to have a place to post updates on the businesses I run, and looking to buy and be involved with. I loved the chance to do the 30th reunion fundraising for our class.

100% participation is our goal in honor of this great school, and great milestone!

1985 J30th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Sorry! Hopefully more for the fall! Beth Barton Rondeau '82

The Class of 1985 will celebrate its 30th reunion over Alumnae/Reunion Weekend 2015 (October 23-24, 2015). Reunion Co-Chairs are: Martha Boss Bennett ’85, Ellie Mahoney Loughlin ’85 and Lisa Mackey ’85. There will be class events planned for Friday and Saturday evening as well as reunion events at Lincoln on both days. Looking forward to a great turnout!

Susan Levovsky Bley: I am happily living in Boston with my husband and two boys, ages 7 and 10. I am a residential Realtor, and have had my real estate license for over 11 years.

Class Scribe: Heather Hahn Fowler 3701 Sacramento Street, # 114 San Francisco, CA 94118-1705 Email: hahnhm@gmail.com

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From

ROBOTICS

ROCKETS to

By Leah Tinberg ’12

I very clearly remember the day, more than four years ago, when I walked into the science atrium and announced excitedly to Mr. Alexander, “I know what I want to do with my life!!” “I’m going to do robotics…for space!”

The idea had been brewing for over a year. I had started taking Robotics and computer programming classes at Lincoln the year before. I was also taking a physics class in which we were learning about some simple physics of space. Both subjects were completely new to me, but in both I found myself engaged and interested in a way that I had never been before. Solving physics problems about rockets leaving the Earth, working with friends to design, construct, and program robots—I realized, simply, that I was having fun, and that when the class period came to an end, I just wanted to keep working.

That excitement never went away, not after the semester ended, or the year, or even after graduation. Now, four years later, in my third year at Carnegie Mellon University, I’m as excited as ever about my future. I’m studying mechanical engi

neering with the hopes of working in the aerospace field. I interned at the Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles last semester and have just accepted a position with NASA Langley, in Virginia, for this coming summer. While my educational and career ambitions have taken shape and become more distinct over the past few years, the seeds were truly, without a doubt, sown at Lincoln.

That day in the science atrium, Mr. Alexander responded, “You mean, like building rocket ships? Like aerospace engineering?”

I remember turning that phrase over in my head: aerospace engineering. It sounded so mysterious, so intriguing, so cool.

This seemingly simple interaction speaks very clearly to the role that Lincoln played in my life for four challenging, inspiring years. The potential for this moment was simmering just under the surface—I was always interested in and pretty good with math and science, I liked working with a team to solve problems—but at Lincoln I learned the specific vocabulary necessary to develop these interests. At Lincoln I developed a hunger to learn more, to take these interests and to use them in real-life applications. Lincoln provided me with every resource to explore, to find out what inspired me and to develop it into a possible future. Perhaps most importantly, at Lincoln I gained the confidence, in myself and in my abilities, which made everything that has occurred in the past few years—every conversation with a professor, every successful project, every internship—possible. At Carnegie Mellon I sit in classes, five days a week, in which at least 65% of my peers are male, but I sit there knowing that I am capable, that I deserve to be there, and that I have worked hard to be there—and these are invaluable lessons that I took from my time at Lincoln School.

On that fateful day four years ago, I walked into the science atrium a girl excited about her future, who was pretty sure what she wanted but lacked the vocabulary to express it. On that day, I walked out a rocket scientist.

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Leah Tinberg ’12 is a rising senior at Carnegie Mellon University majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is interning at NASA Langley this summer.

CLASSNOTES

Kevin and Anna, Michelle O'Driscoll’s ’87 children

Nanette Fridman ’91 Book Cover

Michelle Calope O’Driscoll: We have been given a wonderful opportunity to move down. My husband, Kevin, and I along with Anna (6) and Kevin (4) have moved to Melbourne, Australia for a few years. Anna has started a local, all-girls school and it has given me the opportunity to share with her all of the wonderful experiences and friendships I have from my 6 years at Lincoln. I would love to connect with any Lincoln alumnae living or visiting in the area.

1990 J25th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Class of 1990 will celebrate its 25th reunion over Alumnae/Reunion Weekend 2015 (October 23-24, 2015). Reunion Co-Chairs are: Ashley Bowen Swenson '90 Marney Cumming McCabe '90, Whitney Moore Barker '90. They are planning a class gathering for Saturday evening, October 24 as well as reunion events at Lincoln on both days. Looking forward to a great turnout!

1991

Class Scribe: Constance Ingraham Loscalzo 651 Wall Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Email: sloscalzo1@gmail.com

Nanette Loebenberg Fridman writes: “With over 20 years of experience working with nonprofits, Nanette Fridman (’91) is pleased to announce the publication of her book, On Board: What Current and Aspiring Board Mem-

bers Must Know About Nonprofits & Board Service. The book presents a clear road map to best-practice nonprofit governance and rewarding board service for new and seasoned board members. On Board is available on Amazon or visit www.fridmanstrategies.com for information about special offers.”

Julia Westgate Lown: After eleven years of serving as the Director of a not for profit retirement community, I made a career change and am now serving as Campaign Manager for a local United Way. My son Talbot and I love living in Mattapoisett. I talk to Kassandra Kimbriel Jolley almost daily and we try to get our families together a couple of times a year. Would love to hear from classmates.

1993

Class Scribe: Hyla Kaplan Rosenberg 1723 Wallace Street, Apt 102 Philadelphia, PA 19130-7017 Email: hkaplan@fragomen.com

Megan Murray Craigen: We are thrilled to report that we welcomed Lily Christina Craigen to our family on May 30, 2014. Lily is a sweetheart! Big sister, Samantha (3), and big brother, Charlie (2), are enjoying their little sister. Samantha said the other day, “Mom, I love having a baby in the house.”

Joe and I agree! I hope everyone in the Class of 1993 is doing well. It has been so fun to hear from many of you on Facebook. Please keep the updates coming!

1995 J20th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Class Scribe: Sara Daniel Shaylor 405 Main Street, Apt 2P New York, NY 10044-0343 Email: sarashaylor@gmail.com

Class of 1995 will celebrate its 20th reunion over Alumnae/Reunion Weekend 2015 (October 23-24, 2015). Reunion CoChairs are: Terza Lima-Neves '95, Kilah Walters '95, Samrana Malik '95. They are looking for help and support to plan events that will bring back a big group for reunion as well as inventive ideas to connect classmates over reunion weekend who might not be able to return to Providence for the weekend. If you are interested in helping, please contact one of our co-chairs.

1997

Class Scribe: Sarah Hull 1875 Mintwood Place NW, Apt. 40 Washington, DC 20009 sj.hull79@gmail.com

Jaclyn Sullivan Leibl-Cote: Have been very busy with three children. Twins, Dylan and Brody, 4, and daughter, Ashley, 2. They keep me on the move!! I am also getting my MBA at Babson, and working at Collette as a Director of Product. There is no shortage of things to do in my life!! Have been married to Christian Leibl-Cote since 2010.

Stefanie Casinelli Taylor: In her capacity as President of Gennaro Inc., Stefanie Casinelli Taylor has recently formally launched a new ‘Do Good’ jewelry line for her company called “LOOK Fabulous SHARE Confidence.”

Influenced by the values of Lincoln, Stefanie felt it was time to make a difference. This product line aims to project a positive selfimage for girls in underserved communities.

“Look Fabulous Share Confidence” will initially be sold in Icing stores in major cities across the USA with Gennaro donating 10% of profits to Strong Women, Strong Girls

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Megan Murray Craigen ’93 and children

Sarah Hull ’97 and Aubrey Hanbicki

(SWSG), a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to support positive mentoring relationships. For additional information about this new jewelry line visit www.gennaroinc.com

Mrs. Hull writes: In an intimate ceremony, Sarah and Aubrey Hanbicki married on December 11, 2014. A group of their Washington, DC area friends including Kate Allen ’97, Aubrey’s twin brother, and my husband and I joined them to celebrate the day! Many of you met Aubrey at your fifteenth class reunion.

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Meagan Lannigan's engagement party in February 2015

Life long Lincoln friends at Kendra Parisault's ’01 wedding this past November in Newport. (From left to right: Caitlin Kelly ’01, Kendra Parisault ’01, Kara Marchionte ’01, Ashley Caprio Baccari ’02, Kara Palmisciano ’01, Elizabeth Closson ’01

2000 J15th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Class Scribe: Bronwyn Roberts Preston 25 Euclid Avenue Warwick, RI 02889-8218 bronwynarr@gmail.com Class of 2000 will celebrate its 15th reunion over Alumnae/Reunion Weekend 2015 (October 23-24, 2015). Reunion CoChairs are Megan Hallan ’00, Jane FinnFoley ’00 and Liza Aguiar ’00. They are looking for help and support to plan events that will bring back a big group

Ashley Caprio Baccari with her sons Richard (6 years old) & Joseph (8 months old)

for reunion. If you are interested in helping, please contact one of our co-chairs.

Rachel Bell: I recently joined a shadow cast group called the RKO Army. We perform all over RI, MA, and CT, as well as at conventions around the country. We currently are performing 9 shows.

2002

Class Scribe: Claudia Crowell Incandela 300 North End Ave, #6C New York, NY 10282 claudiacrowell@gmail.com

CLASSNOTES

Elisa DelBonis Hebert ’95, Michelle deTarnowsky’95, Olivia Cofone VanDyke ’95, Casey Brennan McLaughlin ’95, Meg Cashion Lysy ’95, Alexis Brayton ’95 and Leah Gootkind ’95 Ashley Caprio Baccari : Welcomed her second son this year & is now the proud momma of two boys: Richard (6 years old) & Joseph (8 months old).

Siobhan McCracken Meyer: Siobhan is living in New Jersey and working as a high school counselor. She and her husband are expecting their first child, a son, in May!

Ianthe Hensman Hershberger: Ianthe is currently the Middle School Math Coordinator at the Wheeler School. Outside of school, she is working with a colleague, Rebecca Boswell, to create programming for girls to explore math through art. The workshops are designed to support math problem solving skills, encourage collaboration and develop girls' identities as math thinkers. The first workshop in the series is going to explore fractions through quilting!

2003

Alana Esposito Riessner: It's been a year of full several exciting changes: I recently started, and am thoroughly enjoying, working as United Nations Correspondent for a nonprofit news site that covers issues of particular concern to women. Also, last May, I married David Riessner in New York. Many Lincoln friends were in attendance we all had a blast! Now after a year-long renovation during which we were nomads, David and I finally moved into our apartment on the Lower East Side and are happily bickering over the finishing touches!

2004

Class Scribe: Lauren Hittinger PO Box 711 Cohoes, NY 12047 lhittinger@gmail.com

Kristen Palmisciano: got married on

Libby Boghossian ’05, Alexa Paolella ’05, Caroline Bliss Spencer ’05, Ashley Sadler ’05, and Kristen Rounds Kiely ’05

Caroline Bliss Spencer with cousins Eliza Staples ’19 and Libby Boghossian ’05

October 10, 2014 to Matthew White, and changed my name to Kristen White. Still living in RI.

2005 J10th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Class of 2005 will celebrate its 10th reunion over Alumnae/Reunion Weekend 2015 (October 23-24, 2015). Reunion Co-Chairs are Maris Perlman Castro ’05, Jen Gilmour ’05, Avery Dandreta ’05.

They are planning a Class Dinner at Red Stripe on the evening of Saturday, October 24 and hoping for a big turnout at other reunion events over the weekend.

Caroline Bliss Spencer married Thomas Spanos on June 14, 2014 in Newport, RI. Lincoln alums in attendance were:

Eliza Staples ’19, Libby Boghossian ’05, Alexa Paolella ’05, Ashley Sadler ’05, Kristen Rounds Kiely ’05, Nancy Boghossian Staples ’77, Nancy Boghossian Keeler ’58, As well as the mother of the bride, Jody Boghossian Spencer ’70

Libby Boghossian: Libby is teaching biology and anatomy at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut while also serving as a dorm parent in a senior girls' dorm. She was recently appointed head coach of the Choate Girls' Crew team after leading her athletes to two gold medal finishes at New England Championships in 2014; Choate's first since 1983.

Meagan Lannigan: Engaged on 2/6/15 in Iceland to Jay Teeden :)

Heading to St Maarten with my cousin, Julia Boyaval (’05), and our family for a sailing trip around the Caribbean.

Working as an Outside Sales Executive for Exact Online (Dutch Software Company) I can't wait for the reunion!

Alana Esposito Riessner ’03 and David Riessner Chloe Hurley: Chloé Hurley is engaged to Sam Fox (Wheeler ’05). They met at an eighth grade social at Wheeler Farm but he doesn't remember it. (All you ladies, however, will recall that we remembered every single boy we ever met).

Hannah Hines: Hannah is working on her BFA and living in Providence with her dog, Bowie.

April Gallo: April is currently teaching preschool and yoga. She lives in Denver with her dog, Murphy.

Jen Gilmour: After a five-year hiatus, I have returned to the world of Improv comedy. I'm working my way through formal training at Boston's Improv Asylum and hoping to

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Libby Boghossian ’05 with the Choate Crew Team Class of 2005 - 8th grade graduation across the EU into Turkey and am now attending graduate school in Portsmouth, England. I anticipate an MA in History with a focus on warfare and its societal effects at the end of this year! Looking forward to being back in the US in 2016.

Kat Read: I am working in fundraising at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in New York City and recently graduated from Columbia with a Master's in Fundraising Management. Last fall, I had the pleasure of traveling around Greece with my fiancé Kyle and his parents.

Kyle and I are getting married in May in NYC. I am thrilled that Ellen Aurelio ’05 will be my matron of honor!

Christina Moreno ’05

Kat Read ’05 audition for a house team in the spring!

Caitlin Kozel: I will be graduating from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May and heading back east to practice as a Small Animal Medicine/Surgery Intern at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston!

Caroline Rezendes: Been outside of the US since November 2013 backpacking eastward

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Christina Moreno: Christina graduated from Emerson College in 2009 (BA Writing/Publishing). She continues to live and work in the city of Boston. In 2010 she finally got the courage to take an Improv comedy class, an idea she was toying with since college. Well, it was arguably the best decision of her young adult life- she found her purpose and passion. In 2014 she was cast on a house team at the theater ImprovBoston in Cambridge, MA. More recently she's been cast on ComedySportz Boston, a fast-paced “competitive” family friendly Improv show that has monthly shows in Boston and Somerville. You can follow her on twitter @Iamthechristina for show updates, musings on public transit, and her other random thoughts.

Avery Dandreta: I am living in Waterville, Maine with my boyfriend and working in Hampden, Maine as a real estate and estate planning attorney. During the five years I have lived in Maine, I have enjoyed exploring the coastline, mountains, and many lakes. I am looking forward to our ten year reunion in October 2015!

Ashley Blais: I've been in Boston for 6 years and just bought a house in Charlestown, MA!

I started my career in advertising at Havas Media and have been there for the past 6 years, since starting at a new agency in February. Excited to continue to build my career and life in Boston and can't wait for our reunion!

Shannon Fitzgerald: I received my Masters in Social Work this past May from Fordham University in NYC. I am now a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working at a job training program for court and foster care involved youth. I am loving life in Boston and seeing my lovely Lincoln ladies as much as I can!!

Emily Warren: Emily Warren is earning her Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA. She has used her research skills to develop a peer mentoring program for her psychology department, and is now developing a program aimed at building community among CGU alumni. Finally, she continues to get her theater kick by performing with her graduate Improv troupe.

2006

Class Scribes: Caroline Canning 300 Berry Street, Apt 622 San Francisco, CA 94158 cqcanning@gmail.com Anna Coon 7E Newton Road London, W25JP UNITED KINGDOM Anna.r.coon@gmail.com

Caroline Canning moved to San Francisco at the beginning of April and began working as a consultant in the Emerging Technology Risk practice at KPMG. She is looking forward to exploring a new city and thawing out from the cold Boston winter!

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Alison LePage’s ’07 Wedding: Kathryne Downs, Ashley Beauparlant and Breanna Appolonia, all calss of 2007, and sister Gillian ’05 Anna Coon recently finished a Masters degree in Culture, Policy and Management at City University London. She is currently living in London, working as a legal business consultant at K&L Gates LLP, and taking advantage of all the amazing theatre, dance, and arts the city has to offer!

Ellie Cutler continues to work and live in Madison, WI, as a project manager. She is lucky enough to be able to travel back East most weeks, and fits in regular dinners with Caroline Canning. In addition to work, Ellie maintains a lifestyle blog and recently, began planning a wedding to her new fiance! 2015 is off to an exciting start!

Jaime Potter-Rutledge is now working at Women & Infants Hospital in the Simulation Center. Although she obtained a Master's in Health Care Administration and Management two years ago, she is back in school for a clinical degree in Nursing. She is living in Providence with her husband Jason, their two year old daughter Jahnise, and their dog P. Bruin.

Eliza Barrett graduated from Tufts University Physician Assistant Program with a Master in Medical Science (MMS) in February 2015. She recently passed her boards and is a certified Physician Assistant. After graduation, she packed everything she could fit into a car and drove cross country from Boston, MA to San Diego, CA where she is now living in warmer, sunnier weather (sorry everyone in New England - come visit!). She's happy to be in a new city and is excited for the adventures to come!

Rachael Bloom left her job as a nanny to become a full time health coach, which has been absolutely incredible and rewarding!

She continues to live in Warwick with her husband of over one year. :-)

Lily Hall ’07 and Ron Diamond - March 2015

Christine Downs is currently living outside of Boston and is getting a Masters degree in Conservation Medicine at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine - her class is set to graduate in August of this year. As a fulltime student, her life pretty much consists of school all the time, but the great thing is that a good portion of the program involves field work and research. She will be finishing up her thesis and doing independent research this summer and with any luck, she will be assisting another project abroad.

2007

Class Scribes: victoria Charette 238 Power Street, Apt. 1 Providence, RI 02906 victoria.I.charette@gmail.com

vanessa Conti ventura 192 Shaw Avenue Cranston, RI 02905-3833 Email: nessa_0_7@hotmail.com

Angela Carello: I am working as an assistant teacher at Woodside Montessori Academy. I am currently taking classes to become a head primary Montessori teacher.

Kathryne Downs: After graduating from Middlebury College, Kathryne moved to New York City to pursue a career in Finance. She is currently an Associate at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. This past June, Kathryne reconnected with several classmates at Alison LePage's wedding, where she was a bridesmaid along with Ashley Beauparlent, Breana Appolonia and Alison's sister Gillian (Class of 2005).

Dasha Chirkov: I’m finishing up my second year at Columbia Law School and looking forward to spending the summer as an intern for the Home School Legal Defense Association.

Christine Lydon: Since graduating Colby College in 2011, Christine has worked in lung cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. She currently works as a Senior Research Data Specialist in Thoracic Oncology and is still deciding which graduate degree she wants to pursue. When she's not in work, she relaxes in her cozy apartment with her college friends in Brookline, MA and recently started an indoor soccer team in South Boston.

Alison Walsh-Serpico: I am currently obtaining my Master's in Special Education with a concentration on severe disabilities at Simmons College, where I plan to graduate from in May. I am living and working in Cape Cod at Dennis-Yarmouth High School in the Sea-2 Program, which serves medically fragile students. Slowly but surely working on training my Australian Cattle Dog to hopefully become a therapy dog that can become integrated into my work, but we have a long way to go! I am also still working as a therapeutic riding instructor providing hippo-therapy to both children with and without disabilities. My ultimate goal is to start my own therapeutic riding center in the future.

Sema Kazarian: Sema Kazarian is an Associate in Global Marketing at MAC Cosmetics. In her spare time, she does stand-up comedy at numerous clubs in Manhattan.

Lily Hall: I'm currently a fourth year candidate in the Psychology PhD Program, with a specialization in School Psychology, at the University of Rhode Island. My dissertation focus is on examining the association between phonological processes and reading acquisition among beginning readers. In addition, I am an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (INP) recipient. As a student of INP,

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CLASSNOTES my goal is to learn the anatomical and physiological effects that contribute to, or may be contributed by, mental health. Currently, I teach an undergraduate course to students who failed out of the University during their first semester. I work with them on study skills and components that lead to being a successful student. On March 20, 2015, my fiancé, Ron Stella, and I will be married. He recently accepted a Director position at the Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, MO. In May, I will be moving to St. Louis and look forward to completing my doctoral internship there for the upcoming 2015-2016 academic year."

Alayna Golden Martin: After years working and playing in Providence I am happy to finally be living full time here. 2014 was rather eventful for me, I left my job working as a technician for Apple and spent 6 months traveling in Europe from Greece to Iceland.

I was lucky enough to both travel alone and sometimes with companions sharing stories, culture and philosophy with people in 12 different countries. After going so far from our community it is pretty shocking and awesome to be back at Lincoln full-time as the new Technology Support Specialist working on integrating and supporting technology in our curriculum. This new adventure involves computers, cupcakes, and robots so yeasafe to say, I'm doing well.

2009

Class Scribe: vanessa Gomez 17 Crescent Street Providence, RI 02907-3222 Email: vanessagomez188@gmail.com

Jennifer Beneduce: Working as Oak Room Assistant teacher at Lincoln. Getting my masters in Literacy at Providence College starting summer 2015.

Jade Goldsmith: Currently I am living and teaching English in the south of Spain. I am traveling in my free time and trying to see (and eat) as much of Europe as possible. My sister, Dakota, Class of 2012, is also studying in Barcelona, and we have been having an amazing time experiencing the wonders of Europe together.

2010 J5th Reunion

October 23-24, 2015

Class Scribe: Melia C. Lamb 2620 13th NW, Apt C12 Washington, DC 20009 lambm16@gmail.com Class of 2010 will celebrate its 5th reunion over Alumnae/Reunion Weekend 2015 (October 23-24, 2015). Reunion Co-Chairs are Amy Esposito ’10, Melia Lamb ’10 and Gigi DeBarros ’10. They are planning a Class Dinner on the evening of Saturday, October 24 and hoping for a big turnout at other reunion events over the weekend.

Kelsey Puddington: Graduated early from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a triple major (Retail, Entrepreneurship, and Textile Science). Kelsey moved to Ocean Ridge, FL and currently works as a Senior Analyst of Merchandise Operations at the global headquarters of the newly merged Office Depot and OfficeMax in Boca Raton, FL.

2011

Colleen Hegarty: After graduating from Lincoln School, I continued my exploration of languages and cultures at The George Washington University. During my undergraduate career, I studied abroad for a summer in Dublin, Ireland with CIEE's Irish Studies Program, and a year in both Amman, Jordan and Rabat, Morocco, with AMIDEAST's Area and Arabic Language Studies Program.

In Amman, I interned at International Relief and Development, working with The Community Mobilization for Partnership in Schools Program, which focuses on improving both communities and public schools through working together. In Rabat, I taught English to a group of middle schoolers at the Forum Alghad Association for Democracy and Development.

Upon return to D.C., I continued my work with international education and the Middle East by becoming the Cultural Ambassador of the Middle East and North Africa for my university's study abroad group, Focus on Fall Community Abroad, tutoring Arabic at my University's Language Center, and interning with American Councils for International Education, among other activities.

I am graduating from The George Washington University with a double major in Arabic and Middle East Studies and a French

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Certificate. I will begin an English Teaching Assistantship with Fulbright in Bahrain starting in September 2015. In addition to teaching English, I'm looking forward to exploring Bahraini culture, taking Arabic classes, and traveling to more of the Middle East. I am grateful to all of my teachers at Lincoln School who fostered my love of languages and cultures and made this path possible for me!

2013

Class Scribes: Brooke Lorena Buckett 3 Washington Road Barrington, RI 02806-1136 Email: buckettbrooke@yahoo.com

Sherry He 66 Walnut Road Barrington, RI 02806 Email: sherry.hechenxue@gmail.com Carla Maria Thillet 68 Trellis Drive West Warwick, RI 02893-2168 Email: carla.thillet@gmail.com Maggie Suzanne McNamara 23 Catlin Avenue Rumford, RI 02916-2326 Email: magmc714@gmail.com

Shayreen Izoli: I am currently a Staff Assistant at the Institute for Middle East Studies in DC. I spent the entire month of my winter break volunteering in Nablus, Palestine. I toured the West Bank and visited Jerusalem. In the fall 2015 semester I will be studying abroad in Jerusalem.

CLASSNOTES

Dakota and Jade Goldsmith taken at Park Guell, Barcelona, Spain

Alayna Golden Martin ’07 in Greece Summer 2014

Shayreen Izoli ’13 in Jerusalem

MILESTONES

In Memoriam

1936 Mary Sisson Barrett 1944 Nancy Bartlett Wing 1946 Anne (“Pony”) Talbot Treat 1947 Anne Preston Lett 1950 Anne Lapham Broadley 1955 Edith (“Jody”) Smith Blish 1956 Nancy Garden 1966 Linda Paley Franklin Elizabeth Giangreco (“Mrs. G.”)

Marriages

1995 2000 2003 2004 2005 2007 2007

Kilah Walters to Dion Clinton Bronwyn Roberts to Daniel Preston Alana Esposito Riessner to David Riessner Kristen Palmisciano to Matthew White Kat Read to Kyle Moore Lily Hall to Ron Diamond Alison LePage to Steve Miller

Births 2002

to Ashley Caprio Baccari, a son, Joseph Baccari

Career Updates

Edith Grossman Pearlman ’53 has published another book, Honeydew

Charlotte Barton Sornborger ’54 received two awards this past fall, one from Save the Bay for “outstanding environmental advocacy”, and the second from the RI Natural History Survey, “Distinguished Naturalist” for 2014.

Anne Elder McCormack ’61 was honored by her Yacht Club and received the 2014 “Yachtswoman of the Year” award for her many years of racing and assisting with their race management program.

Gail Logan ’62 publication of her new novel A Matter of Loyalty.

Lee McEnany Caraher ’82 has published her first book, Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work.

Nanette Loebenberg Fridman ’91 has published a book, On Board: What Current and Aspiring Board Members Must Know About Nonprofits & Board Service.

Scarlet Shore ’03 will be interning at Google X - Google’s secret innovation lab.

Eliza Barrett ’06 graduated from Tufts University in February 2015 from the Physician Assistant Program with a Master in Medical Science (MMS).

Save the Date June

October

30 Last day to give to the Annual Fund

17 RI Festival of Children's Books and Authors

11 Class of ’15 Commencement

August

24 Alexis Allen Boss ’89 Memorial Tennis Open 2:30 p.m. Point Judith Country Club (raindate August 25)

September

24 Parent Opening Reception

8 Alumnae Reception in NYC

23-24 Alumnae Weekend (celebrating reunions ending in 5’s and 0’s)

November

4 Lee McEnany Caraher ’82, Alumnae Speaker Series

6 Alumnae Foundation Luncheon

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Little School Onesies and Long-Sleeve T’s $15

Youth: S, M, L, XL Adult: S, M, L, XL

Bumper Stickers $5 Backpack Clip $5

Zip Hoodie $20

Cinch Sack $15

White Half-Zip Sweatshirt $30 Adult: XS, S, M, L, XL

Camelbak Waterbottles Kids (.4L)& Large (.75 L) $18

Sweatpants $25 Youth: S, M, L, XL Adult: S, M, L, XL

Long-Sleeve T $15

Fleece Full-Zip Hooded Jacket $40 Adult Women’s: S, M, L

Adult: S, M, L, XL

Green Hoodie $40

Lace-up Hoodie $40

Golf Umbrella $20

Short-Sleeve T $12

Youth: S, M, L Adult: S, M, L

Lincoln School Wrap Bracelets designed

by Lisa Mackey ’85

Youth: S, M, L, Adult: XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL

Visit www.lisamackey.com to order

Adult: XS, S, M, XL

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