ANNUAL REPORT OF PHILANTHROPY 2015-16 UNDEFEATED TEAM MAKES THE HEAD OF SCHOOL PAY THE TAB--AGAIN! Our 2015 middle school boys’ soccer team was undefeated in its playing season, earning them dinner with the Head of School. Director of Philanthropy and MS Boys Soccer Coach Alex Ramsvig is looking forward to another successful season in 2016.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Another first for LTS: on April 14, in a collaboration of our chapter of the National Honor Society and the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert, LTS hosted the American Red Cross for a community blood drive. Students, faculty, staff, parents and community members donated. ARC account manager Rich Dow said, “For a brand new drive, we set a modest goal (19) and sent enough staff to comfortably collect that number. Thanks to the time and effort you all put in, we were able to collect an astounding 30 life saving gifts! You are the talk of the town right now in the Burlington office!” Obviously, we will be hosting more blood drives this year!
10 brand new Schwinn bicycles and 20 helmets were awarded to LTS for our annual participation in the National Walk/Bike to School Day in May. Students in Courtney Callo and Hakan Brosnan’s biking E-Class assembled the bikes.
Three Long Trail students were awarded first place in their categories at Vermont History Day last spring and went on to compete at the 42nd annual Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest on June 16 in Maryland.
WE CELEBRATE SUCCESSES EVERY DAY…AND YOU HAVE MADE THAT POSSIBLE! Dear members of the Long Trail School family, Each day, there are cheers and congratulations as students achieve, teams accomplish and artists excel. Hallways reverberate with the sounds of excitement and enthusiasm. Long Trail is truly a dynamic and vibrant environment in which children engage and grow. Take a peek in our classrooms: students are active in their own progress and are learning how to think creatively, how to tackle challenges adeptly, and how to live responsibly with consideration for themselves and their communities. Long Trail has much to celebrate: from an interactive middle school curriculum which supports these students’ development to Vermont’s only International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in grades 11 and 12, an exceptional Fine and Performing Arts curriculum, individualized college guidance starting in 6th grade, sports opportunities for athletes to learn, grow and achieve and a recognition of the value of travel and international experiences. Mindful of our resources, we do as much as we can with what we are given by this supportive community. We thank each donor, each family, each friend, each business, and each company who was able to assist the school this year. We are incredibly grateful for all of your efforts in support of this unique and wonderful school. Sincerely,
Steven Dear, Head of School
Tami Blanchard, Chair, Board of Trustees
Long Trail School students stack wood at Hildene during our annual stewardship day. Not very different than 40 years ago.
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GIFTS IN KIND Al Ducci’s Italian Pantry Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Albert Arlington Inn The Barn Restaurant Barrows House Inn & Restaurant Mr. Seth N. Beauregard Ben & Jerry’s Mr. and Ms. Ray Berumen Mr. and Mrs. Steve Blanchard Bob’s Diner Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bove Bromley Mountain Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Rodger S. Callo Chauncey’s Mr. Gavin Cornell Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Dear Mr. and Ms. Kristopher Dennan Manchester Discount Beverage Mr. Scott G. Eastman and Ms. Winona E. Hathaway The Equinox Resort & Spa Equipe Sport, Ltd. Ms. Michele Farkas Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Fiore Mr. and Mrs. James Gedney
The Gourmet Deli Green Mountain Flight Training Mr. Benjamin Harvey and Ms. Oceana Wilson Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ihasz Inn at West View Farm JK Adams Jonathon’s Table Restaurant Ms. Tess L. Kahn Mr. and Mrs. George Keeler Landrover Experience Driving School Manchester Country Club Manchester Hot Glass Manchester Woodcraft Ms. Lisa A. May Mrs. and Dr. Krista McClellan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McVicker II Merck Forest & Farmland Center Mother Myrick’s Confectionery The Mountain Goat Mountain Weavers Mulligan’s Pub & Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Murphy Mr. Rene Navarrete and Ms. Meghann Cancio-Bello
Ms. Valerie Norfleet Olive and Ives Dr. and Mrs. James C. Orava Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Patry The Perfect Wife Restaurant Proctor-Pittsford Country Club Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Quevedo The Reluctant Panther Inn & Restaurant Ms. Kimberlee Rizio Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Rosenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rosenthal Mr. and Ms. Sean B. Russell Rutland Country Club Mr. and Mrs. John-Paul Schmidt Mr. Nicholas P. Seidner and Ms. Diane L. Rosenmiller Sissy’s Kitchen Southern Vermont Arts Center, Inc. Stella’s Salon Plus Stratton Mountain Resort Taconic Hotel Up for Breakfast Wallingford Locker Wilburton Inn Ye Olde Tavern Zoey’s Double Hex
SPOTLIGHT ON FACULTY Long Trail is truly fortunate to have the remarkable and dedicated faculty and staff that it does. From dawn to dark and then some, these folks innovate, create and devote themselves to the optimal experience of Long Trail students. Two women who embody that dedication and passion for excellence are Colleen Fiore, the 2016 Dorothy Peirce Faculty Award winner, and longtime employee Chelley Tifft. COLLEEN is a stalwart advocate for recognizing each student’s strengths. She is celebrating her 20th year at Long Trail. As Director of Support Services, she not only helps families transition to LTS but also works with teachers to assist students’ acquisition of information. She maintains a great balance of work and movement as you will find her leading a group of walkers in E-Class. A Francophile indeed, she is eager to speak French when not working in English.
So many aspects of LTS are influenced by CHELLEY’S work. Currently the Communications Coordinator, she has been at LTS since 1998. As such, she puts together all manner of school publications, advertising and online information. She helps to advertise and organize events for the school community. She is responsible for LTSummer and also for the School Store, but some families know her from her former position in LTS Admissions. Chelley lives Long Trail both here and at home: her husband Dana (Director of Transportation and Facility Manager) and daughter Charleigh (8th grader) commute with her every day!
SUMMER RENOVATIONS Look around! We have changed some areas on campus: LANDSCAPING REDO The campus greenery has changed. This summer, Homestead Landscaping made some adjustments to the green spaces on the field side of the classroom building. Some plants were removed and others were pruned back in an effort to create greater visibility and renew the beauty of the lawns around campus. ART ROOM EXPANSION Hakan’s Hall has been christened! The previously unused attic space behind Anharad’s classroom has been transformed into a rectangular room or “hallway” to be used for more art endeavors. Stop up and check it out!
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Elizabeth W. Alden James B. Anderson Tamatha B. Blanchard Tricia Heaton John Mosher Pam Nemlich Charles P. Pace Parker T. Rice Andrea R. A. Ross
C O R P O R AT I O N S / B U S I N E S S E S Trail Guides Society $5000+ Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Homestead Landscaping Newmont Slate Company, Inc. Head’s List $2,500-4,999 The Vermont Country Store High Honors $1,000-2,499 19/19 Investment Counsel Express Copy Hugh Johnson Advisors, LLC r.k. Miles, Inc. State Street Matching Gifts Program Wells Fargo Advisors William T. Burns, Inc.
Honor Roll $500-999 Bank of Bennington Bistro Henry Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Kapiloff Insurance Agency The Richards Group Rutland Fuel Company Ryan Smith & Carbine, LTD Schwab Charitable Fund Taconic Spine Vermont Store Fixture Corporation Leader $250-499 Dydo & Company, Inc. H.N. Williams Store, Inc. Manchester Carpet Care, Inc. The Weinstein Group, P.C.
Commendation $1-249 Dorset Union Store E. P. Mahar & Son GateHouse Financial Advisors, LLP High-Tech Plumbing & Heating I Ship Express Joy, all things underthings Langway Chevrolet & VW of Manchester The Lighting Place Manchester Capital Management Misasi & Company LLC Morgan Mountain Organic Gardeners Rutland Regional Medical Center Target Corporation W. H. Shaw Insurance
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photo by Andrew Chila ‘15
F O U N D AT I O N S The Alcyon Foundation AMG Charitable Gift Foundation The David S. and Janet R. Sheridan Foundation Duckworth Charitable Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Jephson Educational Trust #2 Merck Partnership for Giving The Phillips Family Foundation The Prentice Foundation Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust Stratton Foundation The Vermont Community Foundation
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR EMPTY BOWLS 2017 on SATURDAY, MARCH 25.
INDIVIDUAL DONORS We are grateful for the generosity of the following donors who include parents, grandparents, faculty, staff trustees, alumni and community members. Trail Guides Society $5000+ Mr. and Mrs. Steve Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Brown Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Buechner Mr. and Mrs. Austin B. Chinn Mrs. Gisela H. Gamper Mrs. Serena Hatch Mr. and Mrs. Don Heaton Mrs. Susan Hunter and Mr. Douglas Watson Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Moritz Mr. and Mrs. William P. Scully Ms. Elisabeth B. Sturges Head’s List $2,500-4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Ross III Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Russell Dr. and Mrs. Elliot Semet High Honors $1,000-2,499 Mr. Jim Anderson and Ms. Nancy Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Chamberlain Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Childs, Jr. Mr. James Deyo Mr. and Mrs. David Dotson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Drunsic Mr. Clinton Gilbert, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard F. Heilemann Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Heilemann Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ligon Mrs. Constance West Mr. and Mrs. David D. Wilson Honor Roll $500-999 Ms. Elizabeth Alden Ms. Lynda C. Corbett Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Dear
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas R. DeMauro, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Carter R. James Mr. Hugh Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Krasny Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Krasny Mr. and Mrs. John LaMothe Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Lyman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McVicker II Mrs. Marion Mueller Mr. Charles P. Pace Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ramsvig Mrs. Joseph Rizio Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Schozer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Frank Trombetta Mr. Primo Viscovich Leader $250-499 Ms. Veronique D. Bruyere Mr. and Mrs. Rodger S. Callo Mr. and Mrs. James A. Clement Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Colson Mr. and Ms. Bob and Frances DiTursi Ms. Helga Druxes and Mr. Alexandar Mihailovic Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Kim Ms. Alida Lund Mr. and Mrs. Louis Maguire Mr. and Mrs. Jon Mathewson Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Nemlich Dr. and Mrs. James C. Orava Mr. Robert J. Owen Mr. Todd Smith and Dr. Heather Smith
Commendation $1-249 Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Albert Mr. Peabody Bates Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Bernal Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Boone Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bove Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Boynton Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Bronson Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Brophy Mr. Billy Brownlee and Mrs. Blair Brownlee Mr. Christopher J. Brayman and Mrs. Laura A. Burch Mr. Jeff Burden Mr. and Ms. James Burke Ms. Petra R. Callo Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Campbell Ms. Jessica E. Carr Ms. Kimberly M. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan J. Czar Ms. Kileen Deets Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. D’Olivo Ms. Erin S. Duffy Mrs. Patricia J. Dupree Mr. Scott G. Eastman and Ms. Winona E. Hathaway Mr. Charles A. Edson Mr. and Mrs. John English Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Ewing Ms. Michele Farkas Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Fiore Dr. Matt Gammons and Dr. Julie Foster Mr. and Mrs. James Gedney Mr. and Mrs. David Gerstein Mr. Christopher P. Giannitti Mr. Jacob J. Giering Mr. Leslie Glazer and Ms. Beth Halpern Mr. Ramsay Gourd
Long Trail School awarded International Baccalaureate (IB) Diplomas to 8 members of the class of 2016.
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ISAAC KRASNY ‘07 WELCOMED THE CLASS OF 2016 TO ALUMNI RANKS AT COMMENCEMENT “We are bound together by our time spent here in this idyllic valley studying big ideas, sometimes embarrassing ourselves, and invariably becoming essential ingredients in this close-knit, yet wide-ranging community.” Ms. Mary Jo Gourd Mr. and Mrs. Brett Grigsby Mr. and Mrs. James A. Harding Mr. Benjamin Harvey and Ms. Oceana Wilson Mr. and Ms. Andrew G. Hasaj Mr. and Mrs. Clyde H. Hastings, Jr. Ms. Savannah R. Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hauptman, Ph.D. Mr. Peter R. Henry Mr. and Mrs. James Hill Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. Hoffman Mr. and Ms. Jamie Hosley Ms. Tess L. Kahn Dr. and Mrs. James P. Kane Mr. and Mrs. George Keeler Mr. T. Michael Kelley and Mrs. Susan Innes Mr. and Mrs. Kim Kimball Mrs. Ellie D. Kouwenhoven Mr. and Mrs. David R. Lane Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Letendre Ms. Anharad Llewelyn Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lucie Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Scott Magrath Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Marantz Mr. Donald D. Martin Ms. Lisa A. May Dr. and Mrs. Gordon McClellan Ms. Sheila G. McCullough Ms. Jeanie McHale Mr. Corey Mears Mr. and Mrs. Louis Midura Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Morgan Mr. Rene Navarrete and Ms. Meghann Cancio-Bello Mr. David J. Nettleton and Mrs. Carol A. Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Donnell
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. O’Toole, Esq. Ms. Catherine E. Owen Mr. Jacob Park and Ms. Rhonda Schlagen Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Patry Mr. and Mrs. Erik C. Peckel Mrs. Jessica A. Webb Peer and Mr. Matthew Peer Mr. and Mrs. Cosmo D. Penge Mr. and Ms. Raymond R. Petrossi Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Quevedo Mr. Robert D. Quickel and Ms. Cori Rail Mr. and Mrs. Chad M. Redding Ms. Kimberlee Rizio Mrs. Judy Ropitzky Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Salkin Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Sanderson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Schaub Mr. and Mrs. John-Paul Schmidt Mr. Francois Secordel Mr. Tim Smith Mr. John Sobel Mr. Jonathan P. Spiro and Mrs. Charlotte Gerstein Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Squillante Mr. Mark R. Staples and Ms. Donna M. Kane Ms. Kelley R. Swarthout and Mr. Duane I. Gorman Ms. Freddie Templeton Mrs. William H. Thorn Mr. and Mrs. Dana E. Tifft Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Vickery Mr. and Mrs. Cassidy Warren Mrs. Susanne Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Scott Worland Mr. and Mrs. Aaron A. Wright Ms. Lucille Wythe
Thank you for supporting Long Trail School. Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report on giving from July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016. We apologize for any errors; if you determine that there is a mistake in reporting, please contact Alex Ramsvig at (802) 867-5717 ext. 161 or aramsvig@longtrailschool.org.
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