The Storm King School Journal: Fall 2022

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Board of Trustees Officers

Robert Ginsburg ’72 Chair Robert Docherty ’72 First Vice Chair Renee Sands Tobin P’20 Second Vice Chair Roger D. Auerbacher ’66 Third Vice Chair Christine E. Watson ’94 Treasurer Scott Rutter ’73 Secretary Jonathan W. R. Lamb Head of School – Ex-Officio Steven Bluth ’83 Alumni Assoc. – Ex-Officio Trustees

Ila Barton ’92 Charles Cordero ’92 Richard Grossman '79 Bruce Hanson ’62 Kerryane Monahan ’92 Trustees Emeriti

Michael Brower ’63 Robert Cory III ’63 Jack D’Angelo H’13 Thomas Delaney ’58 Stephen Duffy ’71 Peter Duggan H’58 Lawrence Fain ’58 Michael Fischer ’82 Stanley Freilich P’11 Herbert Gelhardt ’48 Racey Gilbert ’60 Margaret Harbison Hon. Harold Kennedy ’73 Peter Lamb ’72 Bettina Murray GP’20 Arthur Reis ’75 John Settel ’50 Jeremiah H. Shaw P’95 James Sollami P’02,’08,’09 Robert D. Williams Jr. ’54 Suzanne van der Woude P’74,’75 Peter Wunsch ’73

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Special thanks go to: Julia Carrano John Carruthers Dr. Nicole Cervantes Robert Cory III '63 Dennis Costello Lynn Crevling '72 Richard "RJ" Delahaye '22 Lauren FitzHarris '97 Anne Fulton Sarah Fulton '09 Paul Jerry '69 Jonathan Lamb Jack Liu '11 Jasper Lung '24 Dominique Manpel '79 Cierra Martin '17 Jermaine Miller '02 Marek Pramuka P'20 Michaela Pramuka P'20 Dwight Ramseran-Hyman '12 Jonathan Scharf '12 Toni Scherrer Lisa Shrem Seth Vieira '22 Elizabeth Wilson Taviloglu P'19 Cloris Zhao '22 OTM Contact info: otm@sks.org OTM: The Storm King School 314 Mountain Road Cornwall on Hudson NY 12520 On the Mountain, the official journal of The Storm King School, is published for the benefit of the greater school community, including alumni, families, friends, and faculty.

On the Mountain is designed to communicate the School’s mission, values, and culture with accurate information and stories about members of the school community past and present, current news, upcoming events, and other information of interest to our community.

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4 Young Alumni Spotlight Three successful young alumni reflect on what a Storm King School education meant for them.

6 Rock of the Ages: The Names and Faces of Memorial Rock Learn about the history of this important campus landmark and hear the stories behind the names of those who served.

12 Career Central: Sciences, Business, & Nonprofits Highlight Career Week See how more SKS alumni than ever are engaging with our current students and helping them choose a career path.

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Edition; 154th Commencement & Graduation Awards; Class of 2022 College Commitments

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47 Events

Community Service: Beautiful People; Arts Weekend: A Quartet of Creativity; Model UN NHSMUN Conference; Faculty Profile: Dennis Costello; I Am SKS: Seth Vieira ’22; Girls Basketball: A Fast Track to College; Winter & Spring Sports Results; Global Community Day/Earth Day; Spring Musical: Chicago-High School

38 The Common Room Reunion 2022; The Council; Alumni Award winners; Why I Give - Lauren FitzHarris ’97

44 Class Notes 48 In Memoriam

PHOTO CAPTIONS LEFT: Varsity basketball player Luciano "Lou" Hoinkis '22, playing against the Hyde School Huskies in a home game on March 6, 2022.

FRONT COVER: 2022 Art Club members Laura Haban '23 (not pictured), Kaitlyn Machado '27, and Nyla Anderson '25 recently painted this beautiful untitled mural in the Art Center.

BACK COVER: From left: Bobby Wilson '71, Leo Howard (dec) '74, Paramet "Peter" Vantanapintu '71, Winnie van der Woude Hennessey '74, & Francis Broadway '72 in the Stillman art room, 1971.

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From The Head of School JONATHAN W.R. LAMB

Dear Storm King Community, Our 155th school year is off to a wonderful start! This semester, we welcomed a great group of new and returning students, some energized new faculty members, and we were able to leave behind many of the COVID protocols required during the last two years. This fall 2022 issue of On the Mountain reflects the dynamism of our Storm King family past and present. In it you will find articles highlighting the active life of our students in the arts, athletics, and academics; and learn about a program new to our community service roster–Beautiful People Adaptive Sports. You will also find stories and photographs of our arts program including our annual poetry festival, visual arts show, dance recital, and musical concert; and last spring’s musical, Chicago: the High School Edition.

As a window on our rich and vibrant student life, you can read about our girls AA basketball team, our robust Model UN program, as well as our Global Service and Earth Day Celebrations. In addition, an interview with Dennis Costello, one of our senior faculty members, highlights both his story and offers insight into why Storm King is such a special place for students and teachers alike. You will also find a rundown of our 154th Commencement which featured an address by Storm King’s neighbor, Dr. William Schuster, who is retiring after 30 years as the founding

executive director of the Black Rock Forest Consortium.

Our alumni are also highlighted throughout this issue of On the Mountain.

One feature focuses on young alumni, and another on the stories behind the names on Memorial Rock. Articles highlighting Career Week and Reunion 2022 serve to demonstrate how our alums remain engaged and involved with the Storm King community. In brief, it is an exciting time to be at The Storm King School. The Mountain is alive and full of action and activity. Enjoy!

Jonathan W.R. Lamb

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Comments Dear OTM, I enjoyed the Winter 2022 issue’s article on ’50 Years of Coeducation’ and want to provide additional information. In 1972-1973, a classmate Lynanne Blount ’75 and I went to the Headmaster, Mr. Brogan, to see if we could have sports other than mountaineering and modern dance. He said we had to check with the male students first. We sent a petition around and all were on board, so we established the first official girls’ team at SKS: softball. Art teacher Randy McGivern was our coach. We played in the spring of ’73 and ’74. Ms. McGivern taught us how to throw a ball “like a guy” and hit the ball. We played the Mount Saint Mary College softball team and got beaten badly because they fast-pitched. We did not, so they struck us out every time. As a side note, Ms. McGivern had a long-haired dachshund and Scott Cantor ’73 wrote NYYWC (New York Yankees World Champions) in her dog’s ear. She was not pleased. Next, we played field hockey coached by Mrs. Van der Woude in the fall of 1974. Karate was also offered in 1974 as a coed sport. A volleyball team was later formed and coached by Mr. Tannenbaum in the winter of 1975.

I now live in Wilmington, North Carolina in the same neighborhood as Si Cantwell ’74. He was a columnist for the Star News (owned by the New York Times) and we had a conversation about an article he had written many years after SKS and were surprised to discover that we knew each other! Thanks for reviving these fond memories.

– Debby Davies French ’75

Correction: For his Class Note in OTM’s Winter 2022 issue, world traveler Greg Shea ’62 wrote about cruising on the Saint John River. Unfortunately, the river’s location was incorrectly identified as Nebraska. Mr. Shea was referring to the Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada. In the absence of a digital image to illustrate his excursion on the Saint John, Mr. Shea sent OTM this photo which shows the intrepid Sheas at Ernest Shackleton’s grave on South Georgia Island: “It is customary to raise a toast to Shackleton here, so I have included a picture of Joan and me partaking of that tradition.”

SAVE THE DATE

REUNION WEEKEND JUNE 9-11, 2023 Stay tuned for more information regarding Reunion Weekend 2023.

Sarah Fulton ’09 Director of Annual Giving & Development Coordinator

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YOUNG ALUM SPOTLIGHT RULING THE STORM OF LIFE

JONATHAN SCHARF ’12 — BY SARAH FULTON ’09 & ELIZABETH WILSON TAVILOGLU P’19

Meet Dr. Jonathan Scharf, a 2012 Storm King graduate and class salutatorian who, to many, is living the proverbial dream. Earning his PhD in nanoengineering at UC San Diego in May of 2021, Jonathan now resides in sunny San Diego, California where he works for Tesla, Inc. as a senior electrode engineer. Reflecting on his time at SKS, he tells us about his trials and tribulations as a teenager in need of clarity, direction, and purpose.

And how, looking back, his time at The Storm King School set him on a new path toward success and becoming the person he is today.

2012 Student Council - Dwight, President (front center) & Jonathan, Senior Class Rep (top right)

Jonathan (front center) with the 2011-12 cross country team

“To work with, enjoy, and rule the storm of life; I believe this is what it means to be a Storm King alum.”

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“I often think back to where I was then and where I am now. When I do, I find that life has a funny way of twisting, turning, and redirecting its path in a way most fitting to the individual. Coming from an unsettled home life, I was tossed about from place-to-place at a young age; without a sense of security, without consistent friendships or connections, and without the mental clarity to direct my passions and find purpose.

The Storm King School changed that for me. My time there allowed me to push through a critical, transitional period where life went from a thing slipping through my hands to an ocean I could swim through. It was not perfect, but with a bit of life experience under my belt, I now have the balanced perspective to appreciate just how much of a gift a Storm King education was to me at that crucial moment of my life.”

Born in Israel to an orthodox Jewish family, Jonathan says his family’s stringent religious lifestyle became difficult for his mother, who broke away taking his sister and him to live in New York City. “As a result, I grew up with the dichotomy of a religious lifestyle in one home and a secular lifestyle in the other,” explained Jonathan. “At the age of 11, my parents decided that some distance would be a good remedy so they enrolled me in my first boarding school. I attended three boarding schools before coming to Storm King.”

“Despite previous accommodations on my record for behavioral issues, I also had a good academic standing, so the admittance committee at Storm King enrolled me in the tenth grade,” continued Jonathan. “The structure was a bit overwhelming at first, and my first few trimesters were challenging both academically and socially. To help improve my grades, I was required to attend study hall every evening. It turned out that this structure was exactly what I needed. During study hall, I discovered that I actually liked to learn. There were no longer any distractions in the extremely quiet Ogden Library, and my chaotic mind found a way to be silent. Then, where the chaos left, the academic interest entered.”

According to Jonathan, the structure extending to extracurriculars and student life at Storm King also helped him immensely. “Storm King required students to participate in an afterschool sport or activity each trimester. Being the inactive, overweight young man I was, I initially chose theater. Little did I know, I learned to love every second of theater and performing. Acting gave me a way to vent and express myself constructively, and the social environ-

ment with my peers helped me to open up and make friends.

I was also required to participate in physically active after-school activities. Initially, I tried basketball, then moved on to participating in cross country, Ultimate frisbee, outdoor adventure club, and even wrestling.

I succeeded in juggling all of these extracurricular activities with my studies; and even started on some side projects such as creating the School’s first short film, becoming a Dorm Leader, performing in the chorus, and joining the student council. By the end of 2012, my senior year, I had finished four AP classes as the salutatorian with a 4.2 GPA, acted as the lead role in our final musical performance, and became the deciding factor in the School’s win for the Hudson Valley Athletic League (HVAL) wrestling championship that year.”

Fast-forward a decade after Jonathan’s graduation from SKS. “Where am I now? I am almost two years out from earning my PhD in Nanoengineering from UC San Diego and I work at Tesla as a senior engineer. Is my life perfect? A strong ‘No.’ However, I do love my life, and a big reason for this is my time spent at Storm King. SKS provided a beneficial structure and curriculum that allowed me to excel in my academics and extracurriculars. The diverse and profound connections with my peers and teachers helped me to develop my social skills and to feel more fulfilled as a person.”

As a young SKS alumnus on the upward climb of his life and profession, Jonathan hopes his reflections will resonate with current Storm King students and new graduates. “Life is full of walls, and we as people are forced to decide how we react when we approach each new wall. We can either smash it, climb around it, or start a new path entirely. We cannot control life, but we can choose to love ourselves and the decisions we make. We can choose to forgive ourselves, and life itself, for the medium of experience it paints around us. To work with, enjoy, and rule the storm of life; I believe this is what it means to be a Storm King alum.”

Cierra Martin ’17: “After graduating from Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor’s in Psychology, I decided to pursue a Master’s Degree in Work (IO) Psychology in the United Kingdom at Loughborough University. Traveling has always been a passion of mine.

It was my time at The Storm King School, however, that marked my first real travel experiences with service trips to Peru, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands. Storm King provided a global experience with both its community and opportunities. I knew I wanted to experience this again in the next chapter of my education and athletic career. After four years of NCAA Division III women’s soccer and serving as captain for two years at Simmons University, I knew I didn’t want to stop playing the sport I loved. This past year I joined Loughborough University's women’s football program and recently earned awards such as “top goal scorer” and “coach’s award.” As I near the end of my Master’s program and reflect on my academic journey, I can firmly say that Storm King allowed me to find my passion while also allowing me to develop as a future leader both on the field and in my career.”

Dwight Ramseran-Hyman '12: “It’s been 10 years since I graduated from The Storm King School, but I think a lot about how my time there shaped my life and helped me realize my potential. Since graduating, I went on to attend the University of Richmond where I received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration at their undergraduate business school. I moved into strategy consulting shortly after, starting out for almost a year between DC and New York before moving to London for two years and getting the chance to work across Europe and the Middle East. I returned to New York at the end of 2019 and have since settled in Park Slope, Brooklyn along with my dog, Bodhi.

Today, I work as a manager at a health tech company in the behavioral health space, helping my organization implement transformational projects that improve the way we do business and serve our customers. I credit the personalized attention and leadership opportunities I received at Storm King that gave me the confidence to go after these amazing opportunities and believe in my ability to continuously learn and grow as both a professional and a person.”

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Music Director, Paul Connors, and History & Social Sciences Chair, Tim Gillett, honor our veterans at Memorial Rock 6 / ROCK OF THE AGES

ROCK OF THE AGES THE NAMES AND FACES OF MEMORIAL ROCK — BY LYNN CREVLING ’72 & ELIZABETH WILSON TAVILOGLU P’19

A part of Storm King Mountain since the beginning of time, Memorial Rock stands venerably at the eastern end of campus directly across the road from the Spy Rock House. For more than 100 years, Memorial Rock has been a place of solace and remembrance for Storm King School alumni who served in the US Armed Forces. In June 1921, the Rock’s first alumni memorial tablet was dedicated “To Our One Hundred and Sixty-Two Boys Who Served in the World War,” commemorating those SKS graduates who fought in WWI. Over the decades, additional plaques honoring the sacrifices of SKS military members in subsequent US conflicts have been added. Today, services on Memorial and Veteran Days, as well as Reunion Weekends continue to be observed at the foot of Memorial Rock.

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Edmund, of New York City, was severely wounded and died of his wounds in WWI [Ref: geneologytrails.com WWI soldiers].

Born November 8, 1891 in New York City, Donald was the nephew of Dr. Carlos H. Stone who was the School’s Headmaster from 1887-1918. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1913 with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. He traveled to Europe in 1916 to join the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Service during World War I. He served in Section 11 at the Front through 1917 and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre with Star. On April 8, 1917, Stone enlisted in France’s Service Aeronautique and underwent aviation, acrobatic, and gunnery training at Avord, Pau, Cazeaux, and the G.D.E. He received his brevet on the Caudron on October 22, 1917, and he graduated from the training pipeline on March 16, 1918. He was assigned to Escadrille SPA 12 and flew at the Front with that unit until he was killed in aerial combat in a fight with 13 enemy aircraft on April 21, 1918. He was 26 years old. His remains were never found. Stone was posthumously awarded a second Croix de Guerre with Star. [Ref: “The Lafayette Flying Corps: The American Volunteers in the French Air Service in World War One”

by Dennis Gordon; Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA: 2000]

On September 29, 1918, in the World War I Battle of the Hindenburg Line in Northern France, there were 40 Orange County, New York residents who died. Corporal Henry Lonsdale Scannell was one of the 40 who lost his life in that battle. After a 56-hour bombardment, Allied forces breached the so-called Hindenburg Line– the last line of German defenses on the Western Front. The war ended one month later. The volume titled The History of the 107th Regiment in Harvard University’s

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library cited Corporal Henry L. Scannell “for courage and determination in battle…while on patrol sent out to ascertain the position of enemy machine guns, Corporal Scannell was mortally wounded. This patrol suffered heavy casualties and the number of stretchers available was inadequate. This soldier, realizing that he was mortally wounded, begged that the stretchers be used for men with slighter wounds. He died shortly after.” Corporal Scannell’s remains are interred at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France: Plot: C, Row: 5, Grave: 9.

Thomas was born on May 18, 1894 in Brooklyn, New York and lived with his parents, two sisters and two brothers. He attended the Stone School, but left as a junior, graduating from Ridgewood Preparatory School before becoming associated with his father in business in Philadelphia. He married Helen Ward in April 1917 and enlisted on June 5 that same year. It was determined that he was unfit for active military service so he joined a Medical Detachment in the Sanitary Corps in September 1918, about the same time an epidemic of Spanish Influenza ravaged the United States. Thomas died at Camp (Fort) Dix on Wednesday, October 2, 1918 of septic pneumonia, developed from Spanish influenza. He was buried in his family’s plot Lot 1136, Grave 2 at Valleau Cemetery. He was 24 years old.

Amherst was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 28, 1896 and graduated from the Stone School in 1914 where he played football, and from Williams College in 1918. While a student at Williams, he enlisted with the Williams College Unit of the US Ambulance Service on June 7, 1917 and “had charge of the medical supply for the Headquarters Company in Allentown, Pennsylvania.” All the time, Private Meeker had been anxious to get into active service. He had tried for officers’ training school and, finally, after he had been transferred to Company L, 107th Infantry, at Camp Wadsworth, he was selected for officers’ camp, but it was too late. He accompanied his regiment to Newport News, Virginia, where he embarked in May 1918 for “over there.” Amherst died from wounds received in action on the Western Front. In his last letter, Private Meeker said he was in rest camp. On September 27, 1918 he sent a formal postal card stating that he was “well.” He was wounded two days later on September 29, 1918, and died the following day at the 12th Casualty Station. Amherst was buried at Tincourt in the New British Military Cemetery (American Plot) in Plot 6, Row E, Grave 16.

He was 22 years old.

Philippines. An American Legion Post in Roxbury, New York is named after him.

George L. Wilson, Class of 1923, played football at The Storm King School. A technical sergeant in the US Army, he died on May 7, 1945, of wounds received in action in Okinawa, Japan.

He was with the 77th Infantry Division and received a Purple Heart and a citation which accompanied the Bronze Star Medal awarded to him posthumously. This citation reads, in part, “His heroic leadership proved a constant inspiration to the men of his unit and aided materially in their success.”

Frederic was born on March 29, 1911 in New York City. He graduated from Yale University in 1933, “a scholar of the third rank,” and played football and tennis. He resided in England from 1935 and enlisted as a trooper. On February 11, 1942 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant at Royal Military College, and in February 1943 was promoted to First Lieutenant. Lieutenant Lowinger was killed in action in Normandy on June 30, 1944.

He was 33 years old.

The Storm King Bulletin June 4, 1930 said “Canajoharie, New York sent its favorite son to Storm King in the fall of ’28.

Tommy, or Chandler, plans to enter Cornell next year, and in the future, we shall read of his exploits in the chemical laboratory. Tom is on the Dance Committee and is also a member of the baseball team.” A First Lieutenant in the Army, Service number 0-10133780, 22nd Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division, Thomas died on January 7, 1945 and is buried in Plot H, Row 11, Grave 14 of the Luxemburg American Cemetery. He was awarded a Purple Heart.

Ralph was known as “Stretch” or “The Ace” on the SKS basketball court and the pole vault. He also played football and was in the Glee Club. Staff Sergeant Ives, of Roxbury, New York served in the 123rd QM Bakery Company that was responsible for providing fresh bread rations for the troops. He died from gas asphyxiation when he descended into a well while attempting to save another soldier's life in Saidor, New Guinea, on April 4, 1944. He left behind his wife, Helen. Staff Sergeant Ives is buried in the Manila American-Cemetery-and-Memorial, The

Ralph died from wounds received in action just north of Rome on June 25, 1944. He was with the 81st Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and had been overseas since March 1943, having served in the African Theater and the Anzio Beachhead campaign. He enlisted as a private and attained the rank of first lieutenant.

Robert was born around 1916 in Massachusetts and lived in Kings, New York with his parents and grandfather [Ref: From the 1940 U.S. Census]. From The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday, 9 June 1944, Page 11: “Lt. Robert E. Hermson, a navy fighter pilot, was killed in a plane crash in the Palomar Mountains in California, according to notification received by his parents May 30, 1944. He was 28. Robert received his college degree at the University of North Carolina, where he distinguished himself in sports. He enlisted in the US Naval Reserve Air Corps. and was an honor man of his class of air cadets at Atlanta. After his training, he was commissioned an ensign at Pensacola, Florida and assigned to duty there as flight instructor and chief test pilot. Last January [1943], he was transferred to San Diego, California, and assigned to a fighter squadron.”

Robert was born in Illinois.

He was an honor student who played trumpet who attended Rye High School and then The Storm King School. He received his AB from Princeton University in 1941 where he was a member of the university band.

He married his wife, Sarah, in 1942 and they had a daughter born in 1943. Robert was a lieutenant in the Army, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 37th Infantry, 95th Division, Veteran Code KIA-15. His older brother, Reverend John Fremont Merrill, who also attended SKS, Class of 1937, wrote in 1998 that “Robert was awarded the Silver Star in recognition of how he led his men in battle in WWII.” Robert died on November 20, 1944 at age 25.

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Lewis was from New Windsor, New York, and was known as “Bud” or “Buddy” at The Storm King School. He was active in dramatics and sports. After SKS, he planned to attend The Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.

Lewis served in the US Air Force from 1942-1943, AAF MOS 1034, 423rd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy. After training with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, the squadron moved overseas and participated in combat in the European theater, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations for its efforts. Lewis’ last AFSC Group was Air Crew (Officer) as a navigator and his last rank was First Lieutenant. He died on a mission over occupied France on February 16, 1943. The cause was identified as “Hostile, Died While Missing.” His internment is located at the American Cemetery in Brittany, France.

Henry was from Springfield, Massachusetts and attended SKS for three years. He was on The Quarry editorial board, treasurer of the Players Club, chairman of the Dance Committee, a member of the Glee Club, and was voted captain of the football team. After graduation he was headed to the University of Virginia. In 1940, he wrote to the school reporting that he was working for the Pratt and Whitney Division of United Aircraft.

Henry Weeks served with honor in the US Army, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant, identification number O-734403. He was killed in action and posthumously awarded a Purple Heart.

Edward was awarded the Storm King Cup, athletic cup, football cup (Capt.), basketball cup (Capt.) while a student at SKS. After SKS, he attended Colgate University. Bessom Square, on the South Common of Mansfield, Massachusetts, honors Bessom who died on January 25, 1945 as a result of wounds received at Lingayen Gulf, The Philippines in WWII. He was 21 years old.

: David attended SKS as a junior, transferring from Cornwall Central High School. “Faithfully and energetically, ‘Gibby’ has contributed to athletics by his prowess in the outfield and power on the grid [The Quarry, June 6, 1942].” He played football, soccer, basketball, hockey, and baseball while participating in the Players Club. David was awarded the Headmaster’s Cup at graduation and planned to attend Princeton.

Private David Douglas Hunter was a member of the 311th Infantry, 78th Division when killed in action at Schmidt, Germany in WWII. Known as the “Lightning Division”, the battles of the 78th Division were likened by the French to a bolt of lightning, leaving the field blood red. Thus, the insignia became a single streak of lightning across a red field. Private Hunter was born on September 12, 1923, and died on February 7, 1945 at age 21.

He is buried at Caroline Churchyard in Setauket in Suffolk County, New York.

: Joseph hailed from New York City, attending SKS for two years and playing quarterback on the football team, defense on the hockey team, and an infielder in baseball. He was also on The Quarry Board. After SKS, he attended Harvard University. According to The War Memorial Issue of The Quarry (1941-1945), Joseph was a pilot in Naval Aviation when he was killed in a plane crash in Italy in 1939. Joseph is buried in the Naples Military (US) Cemetery.

He was awarded the American Defense, the American Theater, the Asiatic-Pacific, and the Europe-Africa-Middle East Medals and the Bronze Star. A portrait of Lieutenant Jay McConville hangs in the Admissions/Development Building at SKS.

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Steve left SKS in June of 1943 during WWII. Steve’s death was written about in a 1944 issue of The Quarry by the alumni editor: “It is with the deepest regret that we report the death of Steve Demarest who succumbed to wounds received in France. Steve, a junior when he was drafted, was one of Storm King’s most popular students; affable, sincere, and conscientious. He was planning to return to the school after the war and finish his education, but the fates ruled otherwise. We know, however, that Steve’s great spirit will always be with Storm King in the classroom and on the playing field.”

Richard, a naval aviator, died on January 16, 1963 as a result of injuries suffered in a crash 45 miles off the coast of Virginia. Richard attended Storm King as a post-graduate during

the 1952-53 academic year. He received numerous athletic awards, the Headmaster’s Cup, as well as varsity letters for football, basketball, hockey, and baseball, He was also a member of Student Council and the Cum Laude Society.

After SKS, Richard attended Brown University and was a wide receiver on their All-1950s football team.

VIETNAM WAR Jack, who was from Jackson Heights, New York, played Varsity Soccer, Hockey and Baseball at SKS. He was a Petty Officer Second Class PCF4, PCFDIV 101, TF 115, MACV in the United States Navy. On February 14, 1966 his swift boat, PCF-4, was on patrol in Rach Gia Bay in the western part of the Mekong Delta when it approached a raft flying a Viet Cong flag. After several attempts to flush out the enemy with grenades, the PCF’s hull was ruptured by a command-detonated mine and she sank at once. The hulk was raised by the repair ship USS KRISHNA (ARL-38) and the bodies of several crewmen were recovered. PCF-4 was the first swift boat lost in Vietnam. Lessons learned from examining her hull led to improvements in swift boat construction to reduce their vulnerability to underwater mines. Of 50 swift boat veterans lost in Vietnam, only three, including Jack, have not had their remains located to be put to rest. Jack Rodriguez is on the Vietnam Wall at Panel 5E, Line 36.

Frederick, from of Osterville, Massachusetts, was killed in action in the Pleiku Province of South Vietnam in 1969.

“Spider” Curtis was on the JV soccer, varsity hockey and varsity lacrosse teams at SKS. He was drafted into the Army, beginning his tour on November 9, 1968. He held the rank of Specialist Four and his military occupation was Armor (Tank) Crewman attached to 4th Infantry Division, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, Troop C. Frederick was awarded a Purple Heart and also earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, Marksmanship Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and the Army Good Conduct Medal. He was 21.

A monument in Passaic, New Jersey honoring the 15 Passaic Army recruits who died in the 11/8/61 plane crash en route to Basic Training

Bernard Burrill Olster, Class of 1957: Bernard was born in Passaic, New Jersey. Army Private Olster attended Passaic High School for one year before attending SKS for three years where he lettered in football, baseball, basketball and tennis. Bernard was a victim of an airplane crash that took 77 lives en route to Fort Jackson, South Carolina for basic training with the Army. A graduate of the Philadelphia College of Technology and Science, he was a chemical engineer at his father’s Flexicote, Inc. firm He was 22 years old.

Patrick Roy, Class of 1999: Patrick was a varsity lacrosse team captain and said to be a natural leader at SKS. Fireman Apprentice Roy was killed in the line of duty as a Navy recruit on the US Cole in a terrorist bombing on October 12, 2000 while refueling in Aden Harbor, Yemen.

The USS Cole was attacked on port mid-ship by a small boat of suicide bombers with explosives onboard, the result of which was a 40 by 60 foot hole in the Cole and the loss of 17 sailors. He was 19 years old.

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CAREER CENTRAL

SCIENCES, BUSINESS, & NONPROFITS

HIGHLIGHT CAREER WEEK — BY LYNN CREVLING ’72 & ELIZABETH WILSON TAVILOGLU P’19

Graphic Designer Kevin Dresser ’90 speaking with Ms. Liggett’s Arts Students 12 / CAREER CENTRAL

Mikey McCullough ’22 displaying swag from graphic designer Kevin Dresser ’90

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uilding on the success of the 2020-2021 school year, alumni from various decades returned to The Storm King School via Zoom to share information, ideas, and inspiration with our students during Career Week 2022. From April 4-12, 11 alums volunteered their time to join our classes and talk with our students about choosing a profession, getting into college, tips for success, and providing highlights of their lives after graduating from SKS. Alumni who shared their careers this year included a judge, a celebrity makeup artist, a vice president of a large company; an entrepreneur who most recently developed a music app; a psychologist; a photographer; a graphic artist, an ornithologist; a Ph.D. in mathematics; a veterinarian; and a graduate student in robotics.

Alumnus Chuizheng “Richard” Kong ’17’s conversation focused on succeeding in college. A graduate student in robotics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Richard explained that the Advanced Placement classes that he took at SKS allowed him to skip many introductory classes during his freshman year in college. “This gave me time for a variety of research and internship opportunities which help new college graduates compete in today’s job market,” he commented.

Chris DeSalvo ’85, Vice President of Service Excellence and Operations for Paychex, Inc., also offered practical advice to students, noting that interns have worked their way up in his company. “The main things I look for in an employee are motivation, drive, and working well with others – the rest can be learned on the job. When interviewing, don’t forget to make your pitch and ask for the job,” he advised.

Michael Sollami Ph.D. ’02 made a presentation to a Multivariable Calculus class titled “Life After Calc: Mathy Stuff I Learned After SKS.” Michael is a Principal Data Scientist at Salesforce Einstein and says he likes to build software. He gave three tips for students interested in math and computer sciences: “First, start accumulating a knowledgebase system with what you’ve learned in school and

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Psychologist Jodie Gerson '91 speaking to Mr. Fulton's Psychology class

work. Second, learn coding! This will give you a leg up in computational fields. Third, pursue getting REUs (Research Experience for Undergrads) to explore research interests, gain valuable experience, and see if you are graduate school material.”

Graphic Designer Kevin Dresser ’90, a former graffiti artist, told a Digital Art class how he meticulously studies the history of a place or an era for his work assignments. He also showed the students the art deco-style signage and iconography he created for Radio City Music Hall and the history-based font and design he created for Band-Aid packaging.

More insights from the presenters included: “Explore the breadth of possibilities in psychology before zeroing in on your area of interest. Regardless of your career direction, stay mentally healthy by taking at least two minutes per day to be “mindful” and decompress from the stresses of high school and beyond.”

– Jodie Gerson ’91, Psychologist

Top left to right: Chris DeSalvo ’85, Michael Sollami Ph.D., ’02, Harold Kennedy, ’73, Shenelle Mays-Smith ’01

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“It’s important to have good support systems at home and to have self-love and self-care to get through the difficult moments. This applies in all fields and in all aspects of life.”

– Shenelle Mays-Smith ’01, Celebrity Makeup Artist

Psychologist Jodie Gerson '91 speaking to Mr. Fulton's Psychology class

1867 Society “I enjoy never having a day that is the same. My work might involve a dog that ate a bee, or a dog with a fish hook in its lip, or even the occasional constipated mountain lion. I also value the relationships that I have built over the years with the animals’ families.”

– Aimee Lieberman-Meyer ’91, Veterinarian “I have focused my career on conservation issues associated with the long, nonstop migrations of shorebirds. My work requires coordination with a dozen nations and innumerable agencies. Climate change and politics make this work difficult, but technology – like satellite transmitters – has brought new potential and hope to save endangered shorebird species.”

– Brian Harrington ’60, Ornithologist “One of the top people working for my Artistory music technology app start-up began as an intern. The most important employee traits in my company are intellectual curiosity, excellent communication skills, and enthusiasm.”

– Dan Lipson ’75, Technology App Business Owner Stunning, artistic, and unusual are the words used to describe his photography. “For great photos, you must seize the moment and the opportunities that unexpectedly present themselves.

Taking risks is important.”

– David Hartcorn ’73, Photographer “I always wanted to be a lawyer. I tried to look at each case and each individual with fairness and understanding, balancing the needs of the accused and that of the community.”

– Harold Kennedy ’73, Judge (retired) Career Week 2022 concluded with a Zoom conversation with the 2021 SKS Humanitarian Award recipient Jonathan Keeve MD ’74, who spoke about volunteering internationally to provide needed orthopedic surgeries and care. He was introduced by his former teacher and subsequently his lifelong friend, Tom Donahue, and was joined by his former science teacher Alan Bernstein, several classmates, current SKS students and parents, and SKS staff.

Head of School Jonathan Lamb closed out the evening by thanking Dr. Keeve: “The Humanitarian Award is a small token compared to all the work that you have done and the impact that you have made in the lives of others. The Storm King School is grateful for its network of more than 2,500 alumni from across the globe who continue to support our students.”

Alumni who are interested in talking to current students about their careers in 2023 should contact Lynn Crevling at lcrevling@sks.org.

“I didn’t know it then, but The Storm King School gave me much of what I needed to get back on my life track– structure, a sense of caring, and a true small community. By the time I graduated 18 months later, I had a better sense of who I was and where I was going. I also had tools, both academic and social, to head into the next phases of my life.

For this, I am forever grateful.

Over the years since, I have tried to give back to the School in many ways– working with students on career day, being an artist in residence, heading the Alumni Council, and of course, financially. I am at a stage of my life now where I can afford to make more substantial gifts to the School both annually and as part of my estate planning.

Please take a look back at what Storm King did for you, and contemplate what you can do for the School!”

— Robert H. Cory III, Class of 1963, Trustee Emeritus

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-- Service Learning --

WE ARE ALL

“Beautiful People”

Richard “RJ” Delahaye ’22

— BY ELIZABETH WILSON TAVILOGLU P’19

Community Service is the spotlight this year at The Storm King School. Each weekend, our students volunteer to help important local causes such as the Hudson Valley Food Bank and the Newburgh Armory (NAUC) while they earn community service hours toward graduation. One of their favorites is a recent, ‘beautiful’ addition to the SKS service roster: Beautiful People Adaptive Sports.

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eautiful People Adaptive Sports is a non-profit organization with the mission of “building bridges between children with disabilities and their families and the broader community by providing adaptive sports for children and young adults.” In February 2022, faculty member Mrs. Lisa Shrem began taking members of the girls and boys varsity basketball teams and other SKS students to play basketball with some of Beautiful People’s children.

“I have some personal experience with Beautiful People and thought it would be a great opportunity for our students. On the first trip last spring, members of the girls varsity basketball team and several other students signed up to work with the kids on cheerleading and basketball skills. During the second trip, the boys varsity basketball team shared their knowledge and skills with the children. I am extremely proud of all the SKS students who attended. It was a unique learning experience for each of them and they all did a great job helping the children learn, engage, and have fun,” she explained.

them was amazing! Going into the day, I didn’t know what to expect. When our team arrived and I was assigned my partner, I tried to focus on keeping a positive mindset. At times, he would get upset because he couldn’t do something. By the end of the hour, he was able to do everything we worked on and he had a really good time.

What I enjoyed the most about the experience was the environment. Seeing all those kids learn and play basketball was really heartwarming. I am grateful I was able to be a part of it. I definitely think this experience also helped us as a Storm King team. Not only did it improve our chemistry, it helped each one of us be a leader and demonstrate our own leadership abilities. This is something everyone should be able to do both on and off the basketball court.”

Richard “RJ” Delahaye ’22

RJ:“This activity helped to improve the chemistry of our own basketball team and allowed each one of us to be a leader.”

“Being a basketball player myself, I believe I was very helpful to the children because I could teach them skills they didn’t have before. Also, just being able to share my love for basketball with

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Jasper Lok Fung Lung ’24 “I decided to help Beautiful People because the activity helps children with different kinds of disabilities to participate in sports and socialize. Growing up, I also experienced some of the challenges these children are facing. That’s why I really wanted to support them to engage in social activities and create new friendships.

Our role at Beautiful People is to be buddies– supporting partners– for the children. Even though I don’t play basketball, I enjoyed the whole experience because I can help others have more confidence and make them smile. Being able to do this is a part of my dream career.

I worked with a boy who struggled with mobility so he didn’t have enough courage to join in the activities. The Beautiful People coach guided us step-by-step and we began to see his potential in shooting baskets. Soon he was taking turns shooting the ball to the hoop and we all felt really happy for him to step out of his comfort zone and experience something new. Doing community service at Beautiful People is definitely worth signing up for.

You will learn something and feel accomplished, and become addicted to helping these kids.”

Jasper Lok Fung Lung ’24

Jasper: “Beautiful People provided us with an opportunity to see people from a different perspective while also encouraging us to think more positively. We are all ‘Beautiful People.’ There, we can all see people in their purest form and leave our prejudices and stereotypes behind.”

Yuxin “Cloris” Zhao ’22 “When I looked at Beautiful People’s website, I was attracted to their mission. I thought it would be very meaningful if I could bring happiness to those children through my own power. One of the hardest things was communication because some of the children don’t speak. I was paired up with a little girl named Gabriel. At first, I tried to talk with her, but she stayed quiet and played with the ball by herself. Later, I chose to accompany her silently, no longer trying to force her to talk. After a while, she began talking to me and asked what my name was. Gradually, we got to know each other. I learned that she was 10 years old and her favorite sport is basketball.

While shooting baskets, sometimes other kids took her ball away and she looked very sad. I encouraged her to speak up, and after much hesitation, she finally spoke to the coach. I was so proud of her. Then, every time she made a basket she would highfive me with her eyes full of pride. At the end, she hugged me and asked if I would come again next week. Before I left, I told her that I would come to play with her whenever I could. Her parents came to thank me with sincerity and gratitude.”

Yuxin “Cloris” Zhao ’22 Cloris, a senior at SKS, was so moved by her work at Beautiful People that she is writing a supplementary essay about her experience to submit to the colleges to which she has applied.

She and her friends are also shooting and editing a video. “I intend to major in communications. I think the essay is a good way to show the colleges what I have done. I also hope to use the video to promote the Beautiful People program within the Storm King community and spread some positivity,” explains Cloris.

Cloris:“Although I’m not physically strong, I feel that I was able to make a positive impact on the community and helped people in need. I also learned that the best way to approach kids with special needs is to treat them like we treat everyone else.”

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-- Arts Weekend 2022 --

A QUARTET OF CREATIVITY 2022 Spring Arts Weekend

Arts Weekend was back in person this spring at The Storm King School, showcasing the amazing work of our talented students in visual arts, music, dance, and poetry. The series of events, including our Student Art Show, Spring Dance Recital, Spring Music Concert, and the 6th Annual Poetry Festival, took place on April 28 through April 30, 2022.

6th Annual Poetry Festival “A breath of fresh air” and “transformational in this age of social media” were only some of the comments parents used to describe The Storm King School’s 6th Annual Poetry Festival. This celebration of creative writing, poetry, and language took place on the evening of Saturday, April 30, 2022 in the Walter Reade Jr. Theatre as part of the School’s Spring Arts Weekend.

The 6th Annual Storm King Poetry Festival was the culmination of a regional poetry contest open to SKS students and students from other independent schools throughout New England. Run by Storm

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King School English Department faculty, the contest received more than 400 poetry submissions from 23 schools this year– the largest number to date.

Twenty poems were chosen as finalists by this year’s judge, poet and educator Joanna Solfrian, who read the winning poems aloud during the event. Several winning poets also read poems of their choice by a favorite published poet.

The Poetry Festival began with a reception and music in the lobby of the theater. Head of School Jonathan Lamb kicked off the evening by welcoming the poets and their families, introducing Ms. Solfrian, and thanking the English and humanities teachers who encouraged their students to write poetry and submit their work.

“Spring is always an exciting time for the arts at The Storm King School. Poetry is a special language that prompts us to think, feel, and to see more deeply between the lines on a page at the images spawned by its words… Poetry uses very ‘unFacebook-like’ language because it asks the audience do more than simply like or dislike it. It requires reflection both by those who create it and by those who witness it,” explained Mr. Lamb.

Dean of Faculty Jeremy Freeman also had encouraging words for the poets: “After this long period of difficult times, we are here tonight to celebrate what you young folks were brave enough not give up on– that is your voice.”

English teacher Dr. Mark Rigg, who joined Ms. Solfrian at the podium to read the final three stand-out poems, added “please remember that there is no such a thing as a ‘best poem.’

Out of all 400 submissions, we could have chosen quite a few more than the 20 presented here tonight, and all of the poems you’ve written are equally great in their own unique ways.”

Many thanks go out to the poets and families who traveled to Storm King from other schools to join us for the event; to their English and humanities teachers who encouraged them to participate; and to all of the schools and poets who submitted their work to the contest this year. We hope to see many of them back again next spring!

THE WINNING POETS & POEMS Anna N. ’22, The Storm King School: “Darling, run away with me” Georgie C. , Frederick Gunn School: “Fake Pockets” Lily S., Millbrook School: “Bubbies in the Kitchen after Danez Smith” Mac M. ’25, The Storm King School:“I Grew Up” Kimora D. ’22, The Storm King School: “Enough for You” Hannah C., Millbrook School: “my poem as a spider” Stephen P., Millbrook School: “Нет войне” or “No to War” Allison M., Portsmouth Abbey School: “memories & more.”

Tia M., Westminster School: “Excerpt from the Diary I Could Never Write” Anish M., Phillips Exeter Academy: “mother’s day” Alen M., Rye Country Day School: “If I Was Lonely” Luke Chen A., Avon Old Farms: “Between the Lines” Stella M., Rye Country Day School: “Stuffed with Stars” Ava K., Kents Hill School: “Reaching the Elliptical” Janessa White, Hamden Hall Country Day School: “10 Years Old” Talya J., The Dalton School: “The first poem I wrote” Fiona B., Greens Farms Academy: “Reverence” Serdar Alexander K., Frederick Gunn School: “To Whom It May Concern” Catherine H., The Dalton School: “Turtle Down” Maria T. ’25, The Storm King School: “Where I Am From”

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Student Art Show Arts Weekend kicked off with a bang on the evening of Thursday, April 28, with the Student Art Show in Ogden Hall. Visual Arts Chair John Carruthers was very pleased with the show and the community's reaction: “This year was remarkable for a few reasons—students were able to experience traditional media such as charcoal, painting, and 3-D. Students who embraced digital drawing tools learned how to maximize those platforms and create fantastic work.”

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Music Recital Arts Weekend continued on Friday, April 29, 2022, with another event showcasing the talent of our music and voice students– the Spring Music Concert. The recital featured a series of instrumental and vocal performances from different musical decades and genres. For the graduating seniors, the event was their final music performance on the stage of the Walter Reade Jr. Theatre before commencement. Congratulations to all of Storm King's talented music and voice students and their teachers for an outstanding performance, and for all of their hard work throughout the year.

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Spring Dance Recital Storm King dance students mesmerized the audience at the 2022 Spring Dance Recital which took place on the evening of May 26, 2022. Energy was high as the students in Jeanette Jacobson’s dance class performed numerous dance routines choreographed to various music genres for the Storm King community at the Walter Reade, Jr. Theatre. With the theme “Keep on Dancing,” three graduating seniors–Carly Neville ’22, Ha Vu ’22, and Ana Nguyen ’22 — were recognized by Mrs. Jacobson for their accomplishments: “They have come so far in their years at SKS, and in my dance class.

I am very sad to see them go, but I know they are well-prepared for college and beyond.”

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STORM KING DELEGATES: Alexandra Zischke ’22 Shilin Yan ’24 Hyeonjin Lee ’23 Anora Mahin ’22 Emma Lewis ’25 Berjin Aka ’23 Daniel Zhang ’25 Alex Neighbors ’22 Jasper Lung ’24 Christine Sung ’25

SKS DELEGATES ATTEND NHSMUN CONFERENCE

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nown for its vibrant international community, The Storm King School is also home to one of New York’s top high school Model UN teams. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, this small but dedicated group of students interested in international affairs, politics, and economics traveled to New York City to participate in the 2022 National High School Model United Nations Conference (NHSMUN). The Conference was held at the New York Hilton Midtown on March 18-21, 2022.

The largest high school conference in the world, NHSMUN hosts over 5,000 participants from more than 75 countries and 250 schools each year. The event also provides students the opportunity to interact with high-profile United Nations delegates and gain insight into the challenges of international diplomacy. This year, the Storm King Team was charged with the challenge of representing Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

“Our students worked on a total of four UN committees: IOM (International Organization for Migration), UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), SOCHUM (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee), and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund),” explained social sciences teacher Julia Carrano, who accompanied the team. “Delegates were asked to research and discuss one to two topics in their committee. These topics included childhood malnutrition and child

marriage, use of force by police against civilian demonstrators, attitudes towards migrants and refugees, and the impact of poverty and violence on women’s health.”

Jasper Lung ’24, who is new to the Model UN team, described his experience as ‘intense’ and ‘ambitious.’ “I was a co-delegate representing Ukraine on the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM). Our main topic was ‘Addressing the use of force by police at civilian demonstrations,’ Jasper explained. “Ukraine experienced civilian demonstrations during the Euromaidan Movement where force was inappropriately used by the police under former president Viktor Yanukovych. With the leadership of the chair, we gathered up each delegation’s ideas presented in the debate sessions and composed a 10-page resolution paper. At the conference, I enjoyed seeing delegates from different high schools coming together and working as a team so our ideas could be heard.”

“Leading up to the conference, the Storm King team worked diligently to prepare position papers which represent the policy of their assigned country on the topic at hand,” continued Ms. Carrano. “Later, within the committee discussions, our delegations used persuasion and compromise to help craft and vote on resolutions that represented new solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.”

“As mentors, it was extremely rewarding to see our students actively participating in the committee discussions and gaining confidence as the conference progressed,” explained History and Social Sciences Dept. Chair Tim Gillett, who also traveled with the group. “For many, this was their first time at a Model UN conference and it can be an intense experience; often, the committee discussions would last for hours, even extending until 11 pm one evening. Ms. Carrano and I were very proud of the way the SKS delegates handled themselves during these long days, remaining professional and engaged.”

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-- Faculty Profile --

TEACHING THE IMPORTANCE OF

Kindness & Courage

Meet History & Social Sciences Teacher

Dennis Costello — BY ELIZABETH WILSON TAVILOGLU P’19

“I’m not a man who uses the word love flippantly,” explains veteran history teacher Dennis Costello. “I think it’s obvious that I love The Storm King School.” Now entering his 48th year teaching and his 11th year at SKS, Mr. Costello has become a valued member of SKS’ History & Social Sciences Department. His depth of knowledge and life experience, his gentle but firm demeanor, and his “old school” presence have earned him the status of a favorite faculty member with his students year after year. OTM sat down with Mr. Costello recently to learn more about him and his secrets to success.

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Q: Tell us about your background and what brought you to SKS. “I’m the third of six children– the product of a large Irish-Catholic family,” explains Mr. Costello. “As a result I was educated in Catholic schools from elementary through graduate school. After earning my bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Fordham University in New York City, I served a tour of active duty in the US Army.

Upon my return from the military in the early 1970s, I started my teaching career at a New York inner-city school. In 1978, I arrived in Cornwall, New York to teach at the New York Military Academy and the next 23 years are history. There, I taught English, Latin, and social sciences. I eventually became the Headmaster and served in that position until 2001.

With the plan of finishing my career at a smaller institution, I left the Academy to work as a teacher and principal at St. Thomas of Canterbury School in Cornwall. Unfortunately, after 10 years at St. Thomas, the Archdiocese of New York decided to close the school along with 45 other Catholic elementary schools. I was almost ready to retire, so I decided to spend a year at The Storm King School. I was very familiar with SKS, because NYMA and SKS were athletic rivals, and I worked closely with the Headmasters and Guidance Directors of SKS in the past. Now, I have been here for more than ten years, and I consider The Storm King School to be my favorite community!”

Q: Please express your vision and your personal mission at SKS. “I have always tried to impress upon the students to be tolerant of other viewpoints, but not to be afraid to voice their own opinions. I firmly believe that history does not repeat itself, because people and generations are individuals. However, we seem to have a habit of repeating our stupidity. The accumulation of knowledge, selflessness, and tolerance can only help us to avoid this human mistake. If I may paraphrase Edmund Burke, “Evil wins when good men do nothing. That’s why I think it is important for classes in the social sciences to evolve with the rest of the world. At the same time, The Storm King School still believes that a strong knowledge of history and research gives students the factual information that is necessary for understanding and implementing change.”

Q: What have been the highlights of your 10-year tenure at SKS? “I have experienced many highlights, but one of the most memorable moments happened this spring when I saw one of my students, a graduating senior, win two SKS Book Awards. This student came to The Storm King School about two and a half years ago from one of the local school districts. He hated school, the idea of school, and anything that had to do with school.

After experiencing the patient determination of many of his teachers and peers here on the Mountain, he realized that he had talents no one else recognized in his other schools, including himself! He also realized that doing well is something that feels good, and this feeling comes from working hard and being successful. The Storm King School helped him!”

Q: How would your students would describe you?

“I can’t know for sure, but I hope they describe me as knowledgeable, fair and kind. Even though we really have homogenous groupings, we have different cultures, backgrounds, and expectations to deal with at The Storm King School. I think I am respected by most of the students, and I think most of my classes look upon me as a mentor.

Q: What is your secret for success with your students?

“I really don’t have a secret or a set philosophy. I have witnessed, experienced, and utilized many types of educational philosophies, and I USE WHAT WORKS with specific classes. There is always a section of the traditional type of teaching, so I know that the students have the basic knowledge of what we’re covering in class, but I also like to use a version of the Socratic method.

I want THEM to discuss and challenge each other rather than everything coming from me.”

Q: What do you want your students to say about SKS, 5, 10 even 20 years after graduation?

“That to be great in this world is to be kind.

The Storm King School taught me that kindness is not weakness, but a strength that gives me the courage to move forward. Meaningful education is a face-to-face and intimate experience that The Storm King School excels at in the classrooms, on the playing fields, and in the dormitories. I have no doubt that this school will continue to be a haven that provides a nurturing environment for all who are fortunate enough to become a part of our community.”

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I AM SKS

SETH VIEIRA ’22

BY ELIZABETH WILSON TAVILOGLU P’19

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urrently a freshman studying philosophy at Cornell University, Seth Vieira ’22 is remembered by his SKS classmates and friends for his cool, soft-spoken demeanor, excellent grades, and his involvement in the National Honor Society (NHS), the Black Student Union (BSU), and many other clubs and student organizations. He is also someone who was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic much more deeply than many.

In a recent interview, Seth shared his unique personal story, his future aspirations in philosophy and business, and how he emerged triumphant after a heartbreaking family tragedy with the support of his family, his faith, and his friends and teachers at Storm King. His continuing journey is a testament to our school’s mission and the transformational effects of the Storm King Experience lived by so many of our alumni.

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Q: What is your background? How did you decide to come to SKS? “My family lives in New Windsor, New York, but I was born in Brooklyn. My mother, Helen, is Jamaican and my father, Brian, is from Guyana. I lived there along with my parents and two brothers until I was five. It was interesting and different growing up. I definitely identify as an American, but my West Indian roots are very important to me. I guess I’m a good mixture of both cultures.

I came to SKS in the 8th grade. Before that, I was homeschooled just like my two older brothers. People always seem surprised by that, but I actually got a lot out of home schooling academically. In fact, it allowed me to skip a grade, so I was younger than most of my classmates when I came to SKS. Both of my parents are teachers– my father focused on English and humanities and my mother on science and math. My two older brothers, who were also home schooled, chipped in to help as well. In addition to the academics, my parents also set up a lot of activities to ensure I got a well-rounded education.

By the time I reached middle school, I wanted the chance to

socialize more. I could have moved on to public school, but my parents felt that going to a private school would be best. Along with the academic program, the small size and the family-like, supportive community were the most important reasons for me to choose SKS.”

Q: Graduating recently as a five-year senior, please describe your high school experience at SKS. “Overall, I can say that my experience was very positive. It was the student life, athletics, and the diverse community that attracted me the most because I wanted to socialize and develop my people skills. During my five years at SKS, I made many great friends, and I had the chance to try many things I had never tried before, especially sports. I’ve never been really athletic, but I was challenged to go outside my comfort zone. I played soccer, tennis, and later basketball. I really got a lot out of the basketball program at SKS. I not only learned the sport and competed at a high level, but I also love the personal connections I was able to make with my teammates that I hope I will keep for life.

The community and the supportive atmosphere at SKS are what made the difference for me. I was allowed to make mistakes and not be set back by them; and instead, learn from them. At the same time, I had to seek out support when I needed it. That’s just human nature. I had to put in the work too.

Q: Why did you choose philosophy at Cornell? What are your goals for the future?

“I have always enjoyed having a good conversation. I love to talk about things in the abstract. Philosophy also ties in with my English and writing skills inherited from my father, as well as my interest in history. My dream was to attend an Ivy League school.

In addition to Cornell, I applied to Yale, Stanford, Princeton, Emory, and NYU among others. Once I visited Cornell, I really liked the campus and the philosophy program. Once I received a few other acceptances, the decision became easy. I knew Cornell was the right choice. My initial goal is to take advantage of the opportunities Cornell has to offer. After earning my bachelors in philosophy, my plan is to study business in graduate school, and then run my own business like my father.”

Q: What were the biggest challenges you faced?

“I think growing up was my first big challenge. For those who remember me when I came to SKS in 8th grade, I had a lot of actual growing to do. Physically, I needed to grow up because I was always small in stature. More so, I think I needed to grow

up socially and emotionally. This was all going great once I came to SKS. Then, the pandemic hit in the middle of my sophomore year and my mom got sick. After that, my life spiraled downward very quickly.

My mom’s death was the biggest challenge I’ve ever faced and probably will ever face. It’s weirdly ironic, but the isolation brought on by the pandemic ended up helping me get through it. During that time, I had the support of my family and community, and my faith. But, eventually, I realized that I couldn’t run from it and had to face the problem head on. I think getting back to school helped. Everyone at Storm King was very supportive and that meant a lot.

As the School was emerging from the pandemic, I was in my senior year and it was also time for me to look toward the future. It took some effort on my part to get focused on the college search process, and I made a lot of mistakes, but the college counseling office helped me pinpoint my goals and showed me the right steps to take to help me reach my dream of attending an Ivy. I decided to write my college essay about my mom, and how her life and her death helped me grow and become the person I am today. I think in that way she is still with me and she would be very happy for me right now.”

Q: What would you say to current Storm King School students?

“I would tell them to enjoy their time at SKS while it lasts, do the work, and ask for help and support when you need it. I’ve come from the worst life has to offer, so I’m confident to say that I will succeed. All of my past experiences will be a part of it. Storm King and the people I met supported me through all of my trials and tribulations, and prepared me for what is to come. Most importantly, I would say that if you have a dream, stick with it and present yourself well. Just be you. The world has to see who you are as a person, not who you think they should see. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.

And a tip: get started with the college application process early!”

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-- Athletics --

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

ON THE FAST TRACK TO COLLEGE & BEYOND

All photos were taken during a recent SKS College Showcase

According to Coach Jermaine Miller ’02, the girls varsity basketball team ended their 2021-2022 season on a high note and they are ready to hit the court running. With the return of several strong and experienced players and the addition of some highly-skilled new faces, the team will take on the NEPSAC class AA this year – the most competitive and selective division within New England Prep girls basketball. The pre-season open runs have already begun with big name colleges, including Ivy League programs coming to campus to preview the skills of our players.

It is an exciting time for Storm King Athletics, especially for the girls basketball team. In 2021-2022, the team ended a power-packed season with a 7-14 record and several seniors recruited to play NCAA basketball. Coach Jermaine Miller ’02, a retired Division I basketball player, can’t wait for his team to hit the court. His goals this season are straightforward: “Have an even stronger team than last year, win more games, and get more team members recruited to play basketball at the college level.” Given the diversity and strength of this year’s roster, the Cougars are on track to achieve these goals.

As a foundation, this year’s team has three returning varsity players–seniors Elena Centeno ’23, Aleena Skyers ’23, and junior Marisa Chapman ’24–who are strong all-around athletes and talented basketball players. In addition, the

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program has brought in eight new players ranging from freshmen to post-graduates, each with a unique background.

The blue-chip prospects include “Precious Omoshola ’24, who came to Storm King from England to study and play basketball,” continued Coach Miller. “Another team member, Ciany Conyers ’23, joined us from Massachusetts. Ciany is slated to make Storm King sports history this November when she becomes our first female basketball player to sign with an NCAA Division I school. We also have a wealth of players who live in Orange County and other nearby areas.

This further adds to our team’s diversity and strength while it creates great opportunities for local players to get recruited.

For example, Daysha Simmons ’23 from Newburgh, New York, was a Section 9 player last year. She will now play at SKS to gain higher-level exposure. We also roster several other students, including Marisa Chapman ’24 and Arianna Lopez ’24, who are being considered by Division I and Division II colleges for the future.”

This coming winter, the team has a lot to look forward to. The girls will compete in a competitive 23-game class AA schedule and host a three-day, four-team tournament in December. The team will also participate in two college showcases in Boston and Washington, DC. “Storm King is the place for student-athletes who want to attend a prep school that will challenge them academically and provide each player with exposure on the court to compete against the best high school prospects in the nation,” continued Coach Miller. “We have held open runs nearly every weekend this fall, and the word is getting around. Big schools are learning about Storm King Girls Basketball. No other school in our area does what our girls basketball program is doing for our students. We’re putting them on the fast track to college and beyond.”

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2021-2022 Winter Athletics Summary Boys Varsity Basketball had a winning year that ended with a 15 W-9 L record overall, a #2 ranking in the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC), and a shot at the NEPSAC Class C championship.

Girls Varsity Basketball also warmed up the court under the direction of Coach Jermaine Miller ’02, ending their winter season with a 7W-14L record. “The team played more and larger schools throughout New England and gained valuable court experience." Read about their aspirations for this season on page 28.

It was a winter of rebuilding for the SKS Wrestlers, who closed out their season with a 0 W-6 L record. “All of our wrestlers worked hard and fought well,” explained Coach Ciunga. “We are looking forward to building our team further next season.”

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2022 Spring Sports Season The Cougars had a lot to be proud of this spring! All six varsity teams displayed outstanding sportsmanship and 3 Cougar teams brought home Hudson Valley Athletic League (HVAL) championship trophies.

The Ultimate Frisbee team ended their season undefeated and their winning momentum continued at the HVAL championship final game hosting historic rival NYMA. Home advantage was with the Cougars’ whose signature teamwork, passing, and flicking earned them the HVAL trophy and a 5 W-0 L season record.

Girls Varsity Tennis also joined the HVAL championship ranks when the Cougars defeated the Oakwood Lions in both singles and doubles play. The skill and determination of SKS’ singles players and doubles teams resulted in a 2 W-3 L season record and possession of the 2022 championship trophy.

Boys Varsity Tennis was the third team to win the HVAL championship, beating Oakwood in singles play for a final score of 6-0 to bring home the trophy. The win moved them on to the NEPSAC quarterfinals with a final season record of 5 W-2 L. It was a rebuilding year for Girls Varsity Lacrosse and Boys Varsity Lacrosse. Their respective records of 0 W-7 L and 0 W-6 L didn’t reflect the overall performance and level of play the Cougars displayed through the season. However, both teams gained invaluable experience on the field and represented Storm King well.

The Varsity Baseball team also spent the season honing their skills on and off the diamond, sporting a record of 2 W-5 L to end the year.

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STUDENTS FROM 20 NATIONS CELEBRATE GLOBAL COMMUNITY DAY & EARTH DAY

Photos on pages 34-35 are courtesy of the SKS Photo Club

Storm King School students from 20 nations took a day off from classes this spring to help the Earth, share their cultures, and say ‘hello’ to spring. On Thursday, April 21, 2022, the school community came together for a day of service, activities, food, and fun at a dual celebration of Earth Day and Global Community Day.

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To commemorate Earth Day, tree and seed planting, greenhouse cleanup, and invasive species removal and trail maintenance in Black Rock Forest were only some of the green activities students enjoyed.

Many students also rolled up their sleeves to paint the gymnasium and clean up our campus, while others made blankets for the Hudson Valley SPCA and created environmental postcard art to commemorate Earth Day. A highlight of the day was Chef Andrew’s ‘global lunch’ featuring a wide variety of delicious courses from different regions of the world, including Korean sausage and rice cake skewers, Indian samosas, Turkish kebobs, Ukrainian dumplings, sushi, tempura shrimp, and more.

After lunch, Global Community Day kicked off in the Walter Reade Jr. Theatre with an international flag parade where students representing all the nations at Storm King proudly waved their national flags. Next, the community enjoyed a preview performance from Storm King’s spring musical, Chicago: High School Edition.

For the remainder of the day, students participated in various cultural activities stationed around campus. In the dining hall, students created a colorful sand mandala, experimented with henna, and enjoyed face painting while others played volleyball and participated in Korean field games on the athletic field.

The day culminated on Ledoux Terrace with Holi– a popular ancient Hindu festival known as the ‘Festival of Colors’ and the ‘Festival of Spring.’ The colors bursting in the air mixed with the laughter of the students was the perfect ending to a perfect day.

Many thanks go out to all of the faculty and staff who worked to make Earth Day and Global Community Day a success and our students who volunteered and participated in the day’s festivities.

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Spring Musical Production: Chicago: High School Edition

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he Walter Reade Jr. Theatre came alive this past spring with the return of an important Storm King School tradition: the spring musical production.

Three performances of the award-winning musical Chicago: High School Edition lit up the stage on May 20-22, 2022 after the return of indoor theater. Complete with gold, glitter, vintage costumes, and outstanding song and dance routines, this adaptation of Kander and Ebb’s classic about fame, fortune and acquittal had the audience riveted from start to finish.

Set in 1920s Chicago and based on real-life murders and trials, the play follows Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star. Roxie murders her lover and is

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arrested despite her attempts to convince her pushover husband, Amos, to lie for her. In the Cook County Jail, Roxie meets her hero, the famed double-murderess and nightclub performer Velma Kelly.

When both women acquire the same lawyer, the greedy superstar Billy Flynn, tensions come to a head as the two women compete for the spotlight. The ever-thickening plot also serves as a background for outstanding vocal performances of memorable songs, including “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango,” “Me and My Baby,” and “Razzle Dazzle,” to name a few.

Storm King’s Performing Arts Department Chair Anne Fulton: “The students in the cast were very excited about the musical. Many had seen the film version and were familiar with the music. The dancing, choreographed by Mrs. Jacobson, is a major part of the show and the cast worked hard to learn the steps. Our students brought a great deal of talent and enthusiasm to the rehearsal process and then delivered truly memorable performances. The musicians and stage crew also did a wonderful job to make the spring production a hit.”

CAST OF CHARACTERS Velma Kelly: Zoe Buddie ’22 Roxie Hart: Nina Gannon ’23 Billy Flynn: Hisham Almashal ’22 Amos Hart: Thomas Chou ’23 “Mama” Morton: Theresa Gormley ’22 Mary Sunshine: Elizabeth Ding ’22 Fred Casely: Adit Mansury ’22 Officer Fogarty: Seth Vieira ’22 Liz: Linhan Zhang ’22 Annie: Aitana Lois ’24 June: Riley Tippin ’24 Katalin Hunyak: Andrea Lopez- Moctezuma ’25 Mona: Hyeonjin Lee ’23 Kitty: Laurel Papera ’23 Harry: Jasper Lung ’24 Judge: Zainab Dina ’22 Clerk: Isadora Kaye ’24 Harrison: Madison Bishop ’24 REPORTERS/NARRATORS/ JURORS/ENSEMBLE: Nyla Anderson ’25 Eniola Kafidipe. ’23 Sadhika Raj ’23 Ke Xu ’24

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154TH COMMENCEMENT

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 51 GRADUATES

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n Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 10:00 AM, The Storm King School held its 154th Commencement on the lawn in front of the Stephen P. Duggan Bell Tower for the School’s 51 graduating seniors. A speech given by Black Rock Forest Executive Director Dr. William Schuster highlighted this year’s ceremony as 22 young men and 29 young women from nine countries and two states were awarded their diplomas. Families and friends from all over the world were greeted with sunny weather as they gathered to watch this diverse and talented class transition to the next phase of their lives and become alumni of the School.

After 10 chimes of the bell and the sound of bagpipes, the processional of faculty led by Head of School Jonathan Lamb, Dean of Academics Dr. Tim Lance, Storm King School Board of Trustees First Vice Chair Robert Docherty ’72, and Dr. Schuster entered the venue followed by the smiling Class of 2022. True to Storm King tradition, students representing the nations making up the senior class greeted the audience in their native languages, followed by a moving rendition of “America the Beautiful” by the SKS Chorus.

After all were seated, Mr. Lamb welcomed the seniors and their families and reviewed the accomplishments of the graduating class: “The Class of 2022 applied to prestigious colleges and universities throughout the United States, as well as Canada,

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the UK, Hong Kong, Spain, and Australia.

Business programs, international relations, foreign language, environmental sustainability, computer science, engineering, and science disciplines in preparation for medical school were top choices for programs of study.

Seniors pursuing the arts at the college level were admitted to 22 different art schools and were offered over $250,000 in scholarships to pursue programs in filmmaking, stage management, visual arts, and fashion design.

Beyond academics, the senior class has logged over 2,500 hours of community service, including almost 1000 in 2022 for local organizations including the Newburgh Armory, Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Beautiful People Adaptive Sports, and others. Members of the senior class also helped SKS win 16 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference League Championships over their four years. The girls volleyball

team won the Class D NEPSAC Championship in 2020 and the boys basketball team advanced to the Class C semi-finals in 2019 and 2020 and was runner-up in the 2022 Class C tournament.

Several graduates have formally committed to joining collegiate sports teams while in college, two at the Division I level and five at the Division II level.”

Following the next song “An Irish Blessing” performed by the Storm King Choir, Mr. Lamb introduced Storm King’s 154th commencement speaker, Dr. William Schuster, who encouraged the new graduates to embrace science, the natural world, and the preservation of our planet as they carve out their future paths: “This day is all about you- you stand on the edge of a great threshold in your lives, one that should be both acknowledged and celebrated.

As graduates of this wonderful school, about to go off into the world, the power to make positive change is now in your hands.

You may be uncertain that you can make an impact, but history has shown repeatedly that you can. You may have heard the quote by the famous anthropologist Margaret Mead, who said: ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has!’”

At the conclusion of Dr. Schuster’s speech, the Storm King Choir performed “For Good,” followed by the presentation of the 2022 Commencement Awards by Dr. Tim Lance. After the awards, Mr. Lamb asked the underclassmen in the audience to stand for their official promotion to their next class year. To complete the ceremony, diplomas were presented to the senior class by Mr. Docherty, Mr. Lamb, Dr. Lance, and Dr. Schuster. As each new graduate exited the stage, the tassel on their cap was flipped from right to left, officially concluding their high school career and their life on the Mountain.

Emotions were high among the graduates as all rose to sing the Storm King Alma Mater before the processional exited the lawn to conclude the 154th commencement at The Storm King School. Following the ceremony, the graduates and their families gathered on the athletic field to toss their caps and mingle with faculty members to say their farewells.

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Commencement Award Recipients The Riley Cup: given in recognition of former Headmaster Philip Riley “to honor in perpetuity an outstanding member of the staff and an outstanding student who have contributed to the School’s community ethos in practical and creative ways.”

Elizabeth Jiang Ding ’22 Kathy Syvertsen The Storm King Scholar Award: granted to those students who have consistently achieved at the highest academic levels and who have contributed significantly to other areas of campus life.

Hugh Lawrence III ’22 Alexandra Zischke ’22 The Spy Rock Cup: awarded annually to that senior whose performance and contributions to our school have fostered its best interests and traditions.

Anora Mahin ’22 The Headmaster’s Cup: a gift of Mrs. Anson Barker, whose husband was the headmaster of The Storm King School for 19 years. Since 1938, the Headmaster’s Cup, inscribed “for cheerfulness of spirit and enthusiasm,” is annually awarded to that senior whose love for the School is profound.

Seth Vieira ’22 The Storm King Cup: the highest commencement award and an enduring tradition at the School whose recipient is chosen by a vote of the faculty, staff, and students. Since 1915 it has been won “by students who have distinguished themselves by their personal qualities and their accomplishments. What other positive traits they have manifested, they have shared the traits of idealism, quiet courage, and a vision of the School as it could be.”

Zoe Buddie ’22

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Where Are They Now? Class of 2022 Attends Top Colleges Around the World The Office of College Counseling is pleased to report that the Class of 2022 committed to attend an impressive list of colleges, universities, and art schools across the US and the globe.

The Class of 2022 is attending: American University Boston University

New York University - Tisch School of the Arts

Case Western University

Norwich University

University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Cedarville University

Oregon State University

University of Pittsburgh

College of Saint Rose

Pratt Institute

Cornell University

Russell Sage College

University of Southern California

D’Youville University

Savannah College of Art & Design

Drexel University Emmanuel College Fordham University

School of Visual Arts Temple University Tufts University

Franklin Pierce University

Union College

Georgia College and State University

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Husson University Indiana University Lasell University Lehigh University LIM College

University of California - Riverside

University of Leeds

University of Texas San Antonio University of Utah University of Vermont University of Washington Vassar College Winston-Salem State University Worcester Polytechnic Institute

University of California - San Diego University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign

Marist College

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he Storm King School 2022 Reunion celebration took place on Saturday, June 11 – the first in-person Reunion held in three years! Alums reunited with old friends, honored successes through Alumni Awards, and reminisced about their time once spent here.

The full day of events began with the tradition of gathering at Memorial Rock, remembering Storm King Community members who passed over the last year. Following the service, alumni came back to Ledoux Terrace to look at the newly-laid commemorative bricks, and catch up with one another.

At 11 AM, the guests enjoyed a delicious brunch prepared by Chef Andrew Comey and his team, including an omelet station, make-your-own waffles and mimosas.

After brunch, alumni roamed the campus to see the changes and improvements that have been made since the last time they were on the Mountain. Some had their children in tow, and were able to show them their previous dorms and the classrooms that held their favorite classes. Throughout the afternoon, alums were seen donning baseball mitts and playing catch on their old stomping grounds.

In the late afternoon, attendees gathered in Ogden Hall where Head of School Jonathan W.R. Lamb kicked off the Alumni Awards Presentation. He gave a brief State of the School address, touching on the successes of our most recent graduating class

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Photo Captions: 1 The 50th reunion group, standing: Sam Post ’71, Neil Epstein ’70, Henry Hudson ’73, Rich Carran ’72, Dana Crevling ’77, John Franzen ’77, Dominique Manpel ’79, seventies faculty member Paul Davis, Jeannae Edwards ’71, Joe Austin ’72 and seventies faculty member Bill Cesario Seated: Howard Arnold ’71, Larry Hunter ’71, Lynn Crevling ’72, Bob Docherty ’72, and Chris Cushman ‘72; 2 Dr. Timothy Lance, Dean of Academics, with Jonathan Fox Goldberg ’10 Johnathan Flores ’12 and Madison Flores ’14; 3 Daniella Jones-Baynes ’97 with her family and Lynn Crevling ’72; 4 Chris Capers ’74 and Howard Arnold ’71; 5 Scott Rutter ’73, Lauren FitzHarris ’97, Jimi Ferrara, & Larry Hunter ’71; 6 Phil Cunningham ’72, Gary Springer ’72, Robert Docherty ’72, David Hartcorn ’73, Lynn Crevling ’72, and Chris Cushman ’72; 7 Christina Lancaster ’91, Steve Wooten ’04, Ila Barton ’92, Lauren FitzHarris ’97, Tommi Ruben-Quiros ’92

of 2022, and reminding alumni that they always have a home at Storm King.

Mr. Lamb’s presentation was followed by the 2022 Alumni Awards (see pages 42-43).

The evening drew to a close with a fabulous dinner banquet in Orr Commons. The banquet was kicked off by Director of Annual Giving Sarah Fulton ’09 who asked the guests to raise a glass to toast Storm King: “May her future be as bright as her past.” Their full attention was then turned towards the food, fun, and one another for the rest of the evening. The atmosphere in Orr Commons was jovial as old and new friends laughed, reminisced, and shared memories, making Reunion 2022 a great success. Many thanks go out to all who were involved, especially our returning alumni and their families.

To stay connected and up-to-date with alumni news and upcoming events, join our online Alumni Directory and follow us on social media.

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ALUMNI AWARDS 2022 The Alumni Art Award 2022

Elizabeth Cier & Gary Springer

Gary Springer & actress Myrna Loy

A four man security detail who stayed with us 24 hours a day - David Hartcorn

This award is given for exceptional artistic contributions and achievement by Storm King School alumni in the arts based upon artists’ recognition and impact in their field.

The 2002 recipient, Gary Springer ’72, came to The Storm King School as a sophomore with no interest in acting, but joined the cast of the School’s production of We Bombed in New Haven, an antiwar play written by Joseph Heller. Gary began to embrace acting at SKS and also did publicity for school productions. In the years that followed, Gary’s acting credits included Law and Disorder; Dog Day Afternoon; Jaws 2; TV shows like MASH and Happy Days and much more.

In 1982, Gary transitioned to public relations as the publicist for the opera Madame Butterfly, which won a Tony Award and went on national tour in 66 cities.

His career went international as the representative for Norwegian Film and he screened and sold movies to the Cannes Film Festival for almost two decades, as well as to numerous film festivals in the USA. Gary also worked with the Monte Carlo-based International Emerging Film Talent Association to support filmmakers from developing countries such as Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and Mongolia; and worked with the United Nations Refugee agency on “Refugee Voices in Film,” promoting films made by and about refugees.

Gary has represented over 25 Broadway shows and numerous off and off-off Broadway productions and theater companies. He has represented the Museum of the Moving Image’s “red carpet salutes” for the past 30 years and works with film distribution companies, including Sony Pictures Classics. He is a voting member in the acting branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and was a founding Board member of the Creative Coalition.

The Humanitarian Award 2022 This Humanitarian Award recognizes a member of the SKS alumni body for extraordinary accomplishments supporting human welfare, the environment or social reform, or the alleviation of suffering. David Hartcorn ’73 is the 2022 recipient for his two decades of volunteer work in and on behalf of the people of El Salvador.

In Dave’s own words: “A single conversation can change your life. In February 2001, I joined a group of nine men who traveled to El Salvador to provide humanitarian aid for victims of the earthquake that had occurred in January. It was 7.9 on the Richter scale, resulting in 5,000 deaths and tens of thousands left homeless. In ten days we raised $50,000, collected 2,100 pounds of clothing, and embarked on a trip to El Salvador. We spent a week there distributing clothing, providing cash support, and learning about the country.

After that trip, we established a mission and purpose to provide solid and dry homes for as many families as we could to create livable communities. We have made a combined 70 trips to El Salvador. By fundraising in the US, we’ve built more houses in El Salvador than we can count; built a school; bought land and provided a water pipeline for a town that had run out of water; provided computers for most of the schools in Morazan; helped families install vented stoves to replace the archaic indoor stoves; and helped farmers develop free trade coffee crops to export to the US. I expect that we will be continuing to help the people of El Salvador for years to come.”

Distributing clothing in Usulutan, El Salvador refugee camp after the earthquake

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The 2022 Sports Hall of Fame Iductees Joseph Austin ’72 and Wray Farmin ’72 founded a new winter varsity sport at The Storm King School—the competitive ski team. They identified a faculty member coach, recruited teammates, a training location, and local competition. The team that was subsequently established immediately boasted an outstanding record of winning against the competition. Recalling 1971, Wray wrote: “Faculty member Jim Cummings was our first coach and there were five of us on that team: Joe Austin ’72, Tom Austin ’72, David Hartcorn ’73, David Keeley ’72, and myself. We five students coached each other because we were all experienced ski racers. We trained on the ski slopes at Mount Beacon five days a week, two hours a day, running gates.”

Both Wray and Joe were accomplished in their sport after SKS. Joe was on Norwich University’s NCAA ski team and skied pro races from 1976 to 1984, including winning the Remy Martin Race on the Pro Circuit 1980. He then served as Director of the Competition Training Center at Magic Mountain Ski Area and Director/Head Coach at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area where he trained young Olympic contenders. After SKS, Wray won the US Moguls Championship in 1975 and competed on the International Amateur Freestyle National Tour for two years (ski ballet, aerials and moguls). He then became a ski instructor in Sun Valley, Idaho for 37 years, including 20 years on the education staff. Among his many accomplishments, he is most proud to have been involved in the Wounded Warrior project teaching veteran amputees to ski.

Wray Farmin ’72 racing

Joe Austin ’72 racing at Mount Snow, VT

Jennifer Hudson ’02 was the female SKS Athlete of the Year, co-captain of the soccer team as a junior and senior, and one of the high scorers on the HVAL championship girls basketball team. She was also a member of the National Honor Society, a Resident Assistant, and the recipient of the Storm King School Cup. Jennifer played golf competitively as an adolescent when she fought her way onto the New Paltz, New York boys varsity team in 7th and 8th grade. She became an independent player representing The Storm King School on the Cornwall High School mens varsity golf team from 9th through 12th grade.

She was the 2002 Ulster Country Womens Golf Champion and qualified for the match play championship bracket in the New York State Womens Golf Amateur Championship in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

After SKS, Jenifer was a member of the Rhodes College golf team for all four years at college, and served as captain from her sophomore year forward. Her college achievements include: the All Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Honors 2003-2006, competing as an individual in the NCAA Division III Championships in 2004 and 2005, and placing in 12 Top 10 collegiate invitational finishes.

Jennifer built a career as a golf professional receiving numerous awards, recognitions, and corporate sponsorships. As a PGA professional for more than 10 years, Jennifer is currently the Owner & Founder of LifeLong Golf (award-winning golf instruction at destination golf schools across the country); Director of Instruction at Sankaty Head Golf Club on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, a Titleist Leadership Advisory Staff Member (appointed to the brand development board and head of the Growth of the Game Council), and is PGA Magazine Women’s Leader Platform Director for the New England PGA.

Top & bottom: Jen Hudson ’02

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The Council

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Alumni Council and Awards Program 2022

t the January 2022 meeting of The Storm King School Alumni Council, President Steven Bluth ’83 invited participants to introduce themselves with one word reflecting what they felt at the meeting. Alumni responded with the words grateful, happy, rejuvenated, great, appreciative, community, excited, freedom, and love. These words are commonly used by alumni to describe The Storm King School.

As the school year came to its conclusion with the final Council meeting of 2021-2022 in June, the Outreach and Development Committee thanked Lisa Veyka ’83 for her ideas and work on alumni quotes and old/current photos for the fall 2021 mailed fundraising appeal. The Director of Annual Giving and Development Coordinator Sarah Fulton ’09 incorporated Lisa’s ideas into the year’s Storm King Magic theme. There was a good response in both gifts and positive comments. Jodie Gerson ’91 was thanked for leading the Alumni Conversation Series with energy and warmth. These virtual conversations were held with mid-’80s-’90s alumni; on “Whole Person Health,” and with LGBTQ+ alumni.

Awards Committee Chair Johnathan Flores ’12 and Committee members Richard Broughton ’54, Jermaine Miller ’02, and Monifa Tarjamo ’90 selected five excellent recipients of the 2022 Awards at reunion (see pages 42-43 ). Get your nominations in before the end of the calendar year for 2023! The nominations form is in the Alumni and Awards section of www.sks.org now!

Sarah Fulton ’09 and Development Director Tom Fogarty provided the Council with informative updates about the School and the Development and Alumni Relations Department. The 2021-2022 Storm King Fund reached $357,428, surpassing its goal of $280,000 by nearly $80,000.

The Storm King School Alumni Council thanked Council members who concluded their terms on June 30: Madison Flores ’14, Judy Romano ’79, Larry Spiegel ’69, and Monifa Tarjamo ’90. Each one brought energy, passion and ideas.

The Storm King School thanks the dedicated Council volunteers and many others who participated and contributed in 2021-2022. Thanks go to alumni speakers in classrooms and for Career Week; conversation facilitators for the Alumni Conversation Series; participants in the NYC Alumni Business Network dinner; class agents; Reunion 2022 presenters; and everyone who attended, responded and stayed connected.

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Welcome, New Alumni Council Members 2022-2023!

Jack Liu ’11 attended The Storm King School for three years. “Attending SKS created a dramatic and positive impact on my life. My coaches taught me teamwork and to never give up. I played varsity soccer, varsity basketball, and I was varsity lacrosse team captain in my senior year. Upon graduation, I was honored with being awarded The Spy Rock Cup. After Storm King, I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from LIM College in New York, majoring in fashion merchandising. I managed a small startup company in New York City where I worked as the visual merchandising director responsible for promotion, visual content, and merchandising design. I have also worked as a warehouse manager in Shanghai, China, supervising a regional distribution center and the employees that work in the warehouse. Since 2019, I have been working for my own entrepreneurial company which focuses on luxury cars. I am also working as a cryptocurrency trader and an NFT collector. This job focuses on future decentralized financial development such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and NFT. I am looking forward to serving as an SKS Alumni Council member and I will do my best to connect more international alumni back to the school community.”

Paul Jerry ’69 joined The Storm King School as a junior. “I had spent my sophomore year at Choate in Wallingford, Connecticut. Unfortunately, I didn’t start until mid-November– one day before midterms. It was academically challenging and I was never able to catch up. Luckily, my parents gave me the option of transferring to another school. I chose SKS because it had a great soccer program and I could be a “day boy.” I loved my two years on the Mountain. I regained my confidence as a student and really enjoyed the team sports.

I found a family at SKS that has continued for decades.

After graduation from SKS, I went to the University of Vermont for pre med and then to The Catholic University of the Philippines for medical school. I transferred back to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and stayed within that hospital system for General Surgery. While waiting for a residency in Plastic Surgery, I worked in Emergency Rooms in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. I realized I preferred the ER to the OR and relocated to Port Huron, Michigan to join a local ER group. We started a multi-specialty group that grew to 60 medical providers. Due to our size, we were able to bring in specialists to provide much needed expertise to our community. I retired after 30 years with that group.

I’m looking forward to serving on the SKS Alumni Council and supporting the School in any way I can.”

Dominique Manpel ’79 has ‘a profound and abiding attachment to The Storm King School.’

“My formative years were spent on campus where I was challenged intellectually by a great assortment of teachers. Unquestionably, the School prepared me for college and subsequently a professional life in law.

I worked for a few law firms before deciding to open my own practice here in the Hudson Valley. My firm is a general practice firm with emphasis on real estate, trusts and estates, and matrimonial law. The very personalized education I received at Storm King has translated into a practice devoted to client care and attention to detail.

I thoroughly enjoyed participating in Career Night 2019 and was pleased to have a student shadow me in Court for a day. Serving on the Alumni Council, I hope to perpetuate the quality education and leadership values of The Storm King School through alumni outreach and engagement.”

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WHY I GIVE

Lauren FitzHarris ’97

Most Athletic: Kenji Tsurasaki & Lauren Lug

Lauren Lug and a group of friends

“Each one of us has the ability to help positively secure the future of our beloved school and to impact the foundation of the students she educates.”

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ver the last 25 years, I’ve made the decision to give back to the School annually.

The Storm King School relies on the gifts from alumni, parents, teachers, and other donors in order to continue operating successfully.

Although many updates and changes have been made to the School over the years, its intrinsic beauty and historical backbone have not changed.

I give so that I can see progress and milestones about programs the students are involved in, including athletics and the arts, or read about fellow classmates and where life has taken them. I get excited when I receive On the Mountain editions that are mailed to my home because for those moments when I peruse each page and see each photograph, I feel as though I am there.

Being able to attend events like reunions, off-site gatherings, and on-campus meetings are all privileges that are afforded to us because of the generosity of the Storm King community. As students, many of us were fortunate to have modern amenities such as new team uniforms, durable equipment, a library filled with books and computers, and reliable transportation for trips and events. None of that would be possible without continual giving.

Every time I return to the Mountain, I meet someone new, or hear a story that reminds me how lucky I am to have spent my high school years at Storm King; and that this special opportunity will continue to be available to students and staff for many years to come. Each one of us has the ability to help positively secure the future of our beloved school and to impact the foundation of the students she educates. No amount is too small to make a difference. Gifts can be unconditional to areas that are most needed, or can be designated to assist in specific places.

I encourage everyone to think about what made you happy or smile during your tenure at Storm King, and consider paying a little bit forward to allow that potential for our next generation.

Events

Richard Grossman '79 Not Crabby in Maryland!

Richard Grossman '79 arranged a visit to working artist Ghada Amer's studio with Visual Arts Chairman John Carruther's Advanced Placement Art Class. Back row, left to right: Laura Haban '23, Aitana Gorrita Lois '24, Sandy Chen '23, Charlotte Ji '23, Richard Grossman ’73, Ghada Amer, Parker Bubridge, Seven Crofts '25, John Carruthers; Front, left to right: Dana Xu '23, Linda Li '23, Jack Grant '23, Fernando Moreno '23, and Ben Zhang '23; Not Crabby in Maryland! Seated: past faculty Rob Thompson, Lynn Crevling ’72, Michael Moore ’72, past faculty Andy Block ’93, and Andy Potler; standing: host Ross Sober ’92, Jack Rainey ’78, Mike Klingman ’60, Ken Goldwasser ’78, Mike Buccino ’94, Judy Klingman, and Emil Daubon ’93; Plymouth Rocks! Lower row: Lynn Crevling '72, Dave Scheiner ’80, Mike Brophey '72; standing: Tom Leeds '69, past faculty Karen Hayes Szvoren, past head of school's daughter Meg Brogan Adley, Sayre Litchman '59; Howard Arnold '71, and Bob Bicknell '61; NYC Networking Dinner Seated: Arthur Reis '75, Sarah Fulton '09 and Dan Natchez '61; standing: Scott Rutter '73, Michael Pock '94, Peter Wunsch '73, Charles Cordero '92, Lynn Crevling '72 and Richard Grossman '79; Young Alum Visit From left: Jan-Reijer Bagijn ’22, Dias Aidossov ’21, Anna Volkova ’22, Hisham Almashal ’22, and Aleksandr Nuzhnyi ’23 Young Alum Visit

Plymouth Rocks!

NYC Networking Dinner

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Honor Roll of Donors: July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 DEAR FRIENDS OF THE STORM KING SCHOOL, I am pleased to share our Honor Roll of Donors for the 2021-22 fiscal year. I want to express my sincere appreciation to everyone who made a gift.

For all of us, the last several years have presented a series of intense challenges. The pandemic, the unsettled international climate, and the economic slowdown have all tested us. The Storm King School has weathered these trials well and continues to advance its mission. I attended the most recent Reunion - the first in-person event Storm King had held in three years. It was wonderful to be back on campus and be among old friends and make new ones. I look forward to being on campus more often and watching our school transform, as it has done since my graduation.

Today, The Storm King School ranks among the best boarding schools in North America. According to rankings and review site Niche.com, Storm King is positioned as the 6th most prestigious boarding school in the state of New York and in the top 75th percentile of all boarding schools in North America. Boston-based Findingschools.com lists Storm King’s arts program as the most selective of all boarding schools in North America, consequently ranking Storm King at the top of their ‘best-of-arts-programs’ category.

Furthermore, the School’s senior class is regularly accepted into colleges and universities of their top choice.

Recently, our graduates matriculated into some of the world’s most prestigious universities, including The University of Chicago, Cornell, Georgetown, Tufts, Wellesley, NYU Stern, Georgia Tech, and Case Western Reserve University, among others. This would not be possible without your support.

Each year we ask all of our alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends to help us by donating to The Storm King Fund. This year we will focus your annual fund contributions toward the student aid budget. If you have helped us in the past, thank you for your gift and we ask that you consider a more significant gift this year. If you have not donated before, we ask that you consider a first-time gift. Large or small, every gift counts. Please invest in SKS. As you can see, the return on your investment is significant and growing.

Thank you again for any way that you have or will contribute to The Storm King School and its bright future.

BOB GINSBURG ’72 CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

THE STORM KING STEWARDS Storm King Stewards are individuals who have given faithfully to SKS for five or more consecutive years. We are truly grateful to those listed below for their ongoing generosity, which has made a real and important difference in the life of the school.

Mr. Howard Arnold ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Auerbacher ’66 Mr. Jonathan S. Babcock ’75 Ms. Ila B. Barton ’92 Brig. Gen. Raymond E. Bell Jr. Mr. James M. Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bicknell ’61 Mr. Kenneth M. Bijur ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Bissell ’64 Mr. Joseph W. Blount ’74 Mr. Steven Bluth ’83 Ms. Amy Bright ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan A. Broh ’74

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Mr. Richard G. Broughton ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Brower ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bucha Mr. Douglas H. Burg ’71 Mr. Anthony B. Cahill Jr. ’75 Mr. Scott H. Cantor ’73 Mr. John Carruthers Mr. & Mrs. Haddon C. Carryer ’61 Ms. Philie K. Chan ’80 Mr. Robert Chace ’68 Mr. Alan M. Coleman ’64 Mr. David R. Collens ’65 & Ms. Vivien Abrams Mr. Robert H. Cory, III ’63 Ms. Dana C. Crevling ’77 Ms. Lynn E. Crevling ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Jack D’Angelo Ms. Michele DeFreece P’14 Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Delaney ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. deRosa ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Docherty ’72 Mr. Bruce Dolph ’50

Mr. & Mrs. Jack T. Downing ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Duggan H’58 Mr. & Mrs. Gustav W. Eckilson ’53 Mr. Jeffrey A. Edinburgh ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Colin L. Elgood ’71 Mr. & Mrs. David Y. Eng ’68 Mr. & Ms. Richard A. Epstein ’59 Dr. James Factor ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Angelo C. Ferraro P’94 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Fischer ’82 Ms. Lauren FitzHarris ’97 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Fogarty Mr. Peter Q. Fox ’77 Mr. John Franzen ’77 Mr. Jeremy Freeman Chief Donald M. Friedman USN, Ret. ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Friedman P’98 Ms. Sarah Fulton ’09 Mr. John H. Garrett III ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Gelhardt III ’48 Mr. Racey Gilbert ’60

Mr. & Mrs. John A. Gilchrist ’62 Mr. David Gilmore ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Ginsburg ’72 Mr. Leslie S. Gordon ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Hall ’74 Mr. Bruce L. Hanson ’62 Mr. & Mrs. James M. Harbison, Jr. Mr. Brian A. Harrington ’60 Mr. & Mrs. Ray Hecht P’19 Mr. James W. Houstoun ’75 The Rev. & Mrs. Francis A. Hubbard P’03 Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence C. Jencks ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Kaufmann ’63 Hon. Harold E. Kennedy ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Kennedy ’50 Mr. & Mrs. George Klein ’73 Mrs. Margaret Kovacs Mr. Jonathan Lamb & Ms. Toni Scherrer Mr. & Mrs. Rocco Landesman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Leeds ’69 Mr. Sean Leffler ’90 Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Pemberton H. Lincoln, Jr. ’60 Mr. & Mrs. John S. Lindsay, III P’12 Mr. & Mrs. Sayre A. Litchman ’59 Dr. Robert L. Littman ’70 Mr. Howard S. Marks ’76 Mr. Harry B. Marshall, Jr. Ms. Judy Wright Mathews Mr. & Mrs. Myles Megdal Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Merrell P’77, ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Putnam V. Morgan ’63 Mr. John T. Morris Jr. ’60 Mr. & Mrs. John D. Moyer P’89 Mr. & Mrs. George Muser Norma Gilbert Farr Foundation Mr. Jerome J. O’Neill ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Osborn, III Mr. Robert W. Parke ’57 Mr. Jeffrey L. Patchen ’63 Mr. H. James Perlberg III ’70 Mr. Joseph P. Phillips ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Post ’71 Mr. Donald H. Potter, Jr. ’53 Mr. Andrew C. Powell ’76 Mr. John G. Prentice ’64 Mr. Arthur H. Reis ’75 & Ms. Marianne McGeary Mr. Michael D. Roberts ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Michael N. Rosenblatt ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rutter ’73 Mr. John F. Settel ’50 Mr. & Mrs. H. Gregory Shea, Jr. ’62 Mr. David M. Slap ’75 Dr. Richard E. Slimak ’64

Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Smith P’17, ’20, ’23 Mr. & Mrs. James A. Sollami P’02, ’08, ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Sopher ’58 Mr. Douglas P. Sperling ’73 Mr. Michael W. Spitz ’60 Mr. Gary J. Springer ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Thad Steward ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Stillwell P’83 Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Ramsay Straub ’65 Mr. Kenneth R. Stuart, CFP ’65 Mr. John F. Sweeney ’60 Ms. Elizabeth A. Taviloglu P’19 Ms. Ellen Van Dunk Mr. Ronald Vanoostendorp ’69 Mr. Jen S. Wang ’72 Mrs. Christine E. Watson CPA ’94 Mr. Robert Went Mr. John P. Williams ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Williams Jr. ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Wunsch ’73

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS The Storm King School is honored by the generosity of these individuals, organizations and foundations for their gifts The Brogan Society Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Auerbacher ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Fischer ’82 Norma Gilbert Farr Foundation William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundations The Ledoux Society Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Ginsburg ’72 Ms. Trish Hamlin Mr. Jonathan Lamb & Ms. Toni Scherrer Mr. & Mrs. Myles G. Megdal Mr. David E. Riker MSFS ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Wunsch ’73 Storm King Champions Mr. Richard G. Broughton ’54 Mr. Robert H. Cory III ’63 Mr. Bruce L. Hanson ’62 Mr. Arnold S. Penner P ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rutter ’73 Mrs. Christine E. Watson CPA ’94 The Pinnacle Society Ms. Ila B. Barton ’92 Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Brower ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Docherty ’72 Ms. Maria Galiano P ’22 Mr. John H. Garrett III ’63 Mr. Eunhwan Kim P’23 Mr. John F. Settel ’50

Mr. & Mrs. H. Gregory Shea Jr. ’62 Mr. Bradford & Dr. Renee Tobin P’20 Mr. Zhi Jun Wang P’20 The Mountain Top Society Mr. Scott H. Cantor ’73 Mr. Robert R. Chace ’68 Mr. Alan M. Coleman ’64 Mr. Christopher DeSalvo ’85 Mrs. Audrey A. Eckilson Mr. & Mrs. Colin L. Elgood ’71 Ms. Dianne Gardiner Mr. James W. Houstoun ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Rocco Landesman Mrs. Kathleen M. Lojkovic P ’16 Bettina P. Murray Ph.D. G’20 Mr. Jerome J. O’Neill ’74 Mr. Robert W. Parke ’57 Mrs. Haiping Peng P ’22 Mr. David M. Slap ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Sopher ’58 Mr. Kenneth R. Stuart CFP ’65 Ms. Lisa Veyka ’83 Mr. Robert D. Williams Jr. ’54 The Spy Rock Club Mrs. Ruulke Bagijn P ’22 Mr. David R. Collens ’65 & Ms. Vivien Abrams Ms. Dana C. Crevling ’77 Mr. Richard P. Curran ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Duggan H’58 Dr. James Factor D.C. ’70 Ms. Lauren L. FitzHarris ’97 Ms. Patricia Gilmore Mr. Michael G. Hankinson Esq. ’74 Rev. Francis A. Hubbard ’03 Mr. Roger A. Kaufmann ’63 Hon. Harold E. Kennedy ’73 Mr. Thomas F. Leeds ’69 Mr. Yiqi “Jack” Liu ’11 Mr. Jim P. Magid ’71 Ms. Dominique Manpel, Esq. ’79 Ms. Jeanette M. McMahon P ’17 Mr. Geoffrey T. Merrell ’79 Dr. Kerryane T. Monahan Ph.D. ’92 Mr. John D. Moyer ’89 Mr. Thomas N. Murphy Jr. ’60 Mr. Arthur H. Reis ’75 & Ms. Marianne McGeary Mr. Fernando Sanchez Jr. ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Smith P’17, ’20, ’23 Mrs. Jean W. Smith Mr. Stuart S. Snyder ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Ramsay Straub ’65 Mr. Jen S. Wang ’72 The Headmaster Club Mr. Howard W. Arnold ’71

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bicknell ’61 Mr. Steven Bluth ’83 Mr. Richard J. Brennan ’75 Ms. Lynn E. Crevling ’72 Mr. Philip E. Cunningham ’72 Mr. Bruce K. Dennison ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. deRosa ’61 Ms. Jeanne S. Edwards ’71 Mr. Peter Q. Fox ’77 Mr. Jeffrey Galuten ’61 Mr. Kenneth D. Goldwasser ’78 Mr. Douglas M. Hall ’76 Mrs. Margaret Harbison Mr. John L. Haspel ’70 Mr. Henry A. Hudson Sr. ’73 Ms. Jennifer L. Hudson ’02 Mr. Sean Leffler ’90 Mr. Alan S. Lewis Mr. Pemberton H. Lincoln Jr. ’60 Mr. Kirkpatrick Macdonald Mr. Monte C. Martin P ’17, ’18 Mr. Robert M. Monsted Jr. ’66 Mr. Christopher Neighbors P ’22 Mr. Steven R. Parker ’82 Mr. Michael Pock ’94 Mr. Samuel S. H. P. Post ’71 Dr. Mark Rigg Mr. Michael N. Rosenblatt ’89 Mr. E. Ward Smith Mr. Lawrence Spiegel ’69 Mr. Gary J. Springer ’72 Mr. Richard W. Stern ’65 Mr. Thomas A. Womble ’78 Mr. Hye Woong “Allen” Yoon ’16 Friends of the Mountain Mr. Justin A. Abelson ’74 Mr. Carlos Almarante ’00 Mr. Joseph J. Austin ’72 Mr. Jonathan S. Babcock ’75 Brig. Gen. Raymond E. Bell Jr. Mr. James M. Bennett Mr. James S. Beyer ’70 Mr.& Mrs. Kevin Biddiscombe P ’22 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Bissell ’64 Mr. Octavio Bolivar ’61 Dr. Peter B. Boyce ’54 Mrs. Momoe Braveman P ’22 Dr. Francis S. Broadway ’72 Mr. Jonathan A. Broh ’74 Mr. Paul Bucha Mr. & Mrs. Traci Buddie P ’22 Dr. Lisa M. Buon ’19 Mr. Philip K. Cameron Jr. ’64 Mr. Christopher Capers ’74

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Mrs. Pamela A. Carney ’72 Mr. John Carruthers Mr. & Mrs. Haddon C. Carryer ’61 Mr. Chris Cavallo Esq. ’70 Mr. William Cesario Mr. Luis Chapman P ’24 Mr. Somphon Charumilinda ’71 Mr. Robert Cohen ’79 Mr. Darrell Cooper P’90 Ms. Heather Cosgriff P’24 Mr. Thomas J. Cote ’01 Mr. Richard P. Curran ’72 Mr. William G. Curran Mr. Chris G. Cushman ’72 Mr. Jack A. D’Angelo Ms. Darcella Davis P ’22 Mr. Paul E. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Delaney Jr. ’58 Mr. Bruce H. Dolph ’50 Dr. Sally Faith Dorfman Mr. James T. Dowell Mr. Michael Duggan ’07 Mr. Neil H. Epstein ’70 Mr. Richard A. Epstein ’59 Mr. Wray D. Farmin III ’72 Mr. Angelo C. Ferraro ’94 Mr. & Mrs. Johnathan R. Flores ’12, ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Fogarty Mr. Jonathan Fox Goldberg ’10 Mr. John Franzen ’77 Mr. Jeremy Freeman Mr. Stanley R. Freilich P ’11 Ms. Sarah E. Fulton ’09 Mr. Eric L. Gatsik ’97 Mrs. Jodie E. Gerson ’91 Mr. Jeffrey C. Gerwig ’60 Mr. John A. Gilchrist ’62 Mr. Derek N. Gordon ’80 Mr. Leslie S. Gordon ’66 Gen. William Grisoli Ms. Tamar Haham McGowan ’19 Mr. David L. Hartcorn ’73 Mr. Robert Hof Ms. Shauntiece L. Hunt ’01 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Jacobson Dr. Paul S. Jerry ’69 Mr. Henry Jova ’68 Mr. Amaha Kassa ’90 Mrs. Louise M. Kennedy Ms. Mary Kennedy Ms. Emily Elizabeth A. Kent ’21 Ms. Julie A. Kent P ’21 Mr. Diethard Kolewe Mrs. Margaret Kovacs

Mr. David N. Kratka ’73 Ms. Elizabeth A. Kreiger ’73 Mr. David Kronegold ’13 Mr. Peter F. Lamb ’72 Mr. Seth Lamkin ’03 Mr. Peter J. Lawrence ’74 Mr. Seth Leichter ’95 Dr. Donald Lewis Ms. Sarah L’Heureux ’74 Ms. Megan Liggett Mr. John S. Lindsay III Mr. Sayre A. Litchman ’59 Mr. Aditya Mansury ’22 Dr. Yuri S. Mansury P’22 Mr. John McGinty Mr. Christian E. Merrell ’77 Mr. Edward J. Merrell ’77 Mr. George Meyers Ms. Elizabeth Meynardie ’72 Mr. Putnam V. Morgan ’63 Mr. John T. Morris Jr. ’60 Ms. Laura Mowat Mr. & Mrs. George Muser Mr. Paul F. Needle ’66 Mrs. Bonnie C. Newman P’92, ’93, G’22 Mr. Marcelo Nobrega P’21 Mrs. Lourdes Padron P’21 Mr. H. James Perlberg III ’70 Mr. Joseph P. Phillips ’85 Mr. Michael Pine P ’22 Mr. Nicholas Pisarro Jr. ’63 Mr. Andrew C. Powell ’76 Mr. John G. Prentice ’64 Mr. Frederick P. Reynolds Jr. ’71 Mr. Michael D. Roberts ’70 Ms. Judy A. Romano Esq. ’79 Ms. Chaniece Sawyer P’21 Mr. Stanley M. Schiffman ’77 Mrs. Megan Schreiner ’93, P’22 Mr. Irwin Seeman G’16 Ms. Lisa Shrem Mr. Harvey J. Skolnick ’61 Ms. Elaine Sloan Mr. Thomas Smidt II Mr. Eric P. Smith ’63 Mr. Douglas P. Sperling ’73 Mr. Michael W. Spitz ’60 Mr. Richard Stein ’64 Mr. Thad Steward ’81 Mrs. Elaine E. Stillwell P’22 Ms. Sarah S. Storrs ’80 Mr. John F. Sweeney ’60 Mrs. Monifa R. Tarjamo ’90 Ms. Elizabeth A. Taviloglu P’19

Mr. Christopher Vacek ’04 Mr. Rients P. van der Woude ’75 Ms. Ellen Van Dunk Mr. Ron H. van Oostendorp ’69 Dr. Irene Von Estorff Mr. Philip Walker ’82 Mr. Mark Wallen ’89 Ms. Christine Walsh ’01 Mr. Jonathon Zenz Mr. Kurt W. Zischke P’22

THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN GIFTS The following list includes donors who have made a commitment to the Sesquicentennial Capital Campaign in support of the new Academic Center.

Sheikh Hamad A. Al Sabah ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Auerbacher ’66 Ms. Ila B. Barton ’92 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bicknell ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Bissell ’64 Mr. Joseph W. Blount ’74 Mr. Steven Bluth ’83 Mr. Christopher A. Brooks ’63 Mr. Richard G. Broughton ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Brower ’63 Mr. Douglas H. Burg ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony B. Cahill Jr. ’75 Mr. Philip K. Cameron Jr. ’64 Mr. Scott H. Cantor ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Haddon C. Carryer ’61 Mr. Robert R. Chace ’68 Mr. Robert H. Cory III ’63 Ms. Lynn E. Crevling ’72 Ms. Michele DeFreece P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Delaney Jr. ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. deRosa ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Docherty ’72 Mr. Jeffrey A. Edinburg ’61 Mr. & Ms. Richard A. Epstein ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Fischer ’82 Mr. Johnathan R. Flores ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Fogarty Mr. & Mrs. John H. Garrett III ’63 Mr. Racey Gilbert Jr. ’60 Mr. David Gilmore ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Ginsburg ’72 Mr. Lawrence J. Gratz ’61 & Ms. Jane Schiff Mr. Bruce L. Hanson ’62 Mr. & Ms. Brian A. Harrington ’60 Mr. & Mrs. David L. Hartcorn ’73 Mr. & Mrs. James W. Houstoun ’75

Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Kaufmann ’63 Mrs. Margaret Kovacs Mr. Jonathan Lamb & Ms. Toni Scherrer Mr. & Ms. David A. Laster ’60 Mr. & Mrs. William N. McDonald IV ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Myles Megdal Ms. Kerryane T. Monahan Ph.D. ’92 Mr. Jerome J. O’Neill ’74 Mr. Robert W. Parke ’57 Mr. Jeffrey L. Patchen ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Pisarro Jr. ’63 Mr. John G. Prentice ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Proctor III ’63 Mr. Peter B. Redfield ’55 Mr. Arthur H. Reis ’75 & Ms. Marianne McGeary Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rutter ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Harry Scherr III ’63 Mr. & Mrs. H. Gregory Shea Jr. ’62 Mr. Thomas W. Sheppard Mr. Harvey J. Skolnick ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Sopher ’58 Mr. David H. Soskin ’60 The Allen Family Foundation Sen. Robert G. Torricelli ’70 Mr. Frederick T. Weber ’61 William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundations Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Wunsch ’73

1867 SOCIETY The following individuals have made a charitable provision for The Storm King School in their estate plans. We are grateful for their thoughtful and visionary generosity which supports the long term well-being of our school.

The Albert Sussman Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett Mr. Werner F. Auerbacher P’66* Mr. Eliot F. Bartlett ’37* Mr. Joseph W. Blount ’74 Mr. Michael A. Brower ’63 Mr. Robert T. Cobb ’58* Mr. Alan M. Coleman ’64 Mr. Joe I. Cooper ’46* Mr. Robert H. Cory, III ’63 Mr. John E. Creveling ’63* Mr. Peter M. Duggan ’58 Mr. Richard A. Epstein ’59 Mr. Antoine F. Gagne ’36* Mr. Herbert G. Gelhardt III ’48 Mr. Lawrence J. Gratz ’61*

Mr. Bruce L. Hanson ’62 Mr. Edwin S. Jarrett ’24* Mr. Malcom Blake Johnson ’41* Hon. Harold E. Kennedy ’73 Mr. Peter F. Lamb ’72 Mrs. Joan F. Ledoux* Dr. Robert L. Littman ’70 Mr. Henry O. Lumb ’21* Mr. Bruce McCullough* Mr. Charles B. Merrill, III ’84 Mr. Chester H. Neumann ’68 Mrs. Clairborne O’Connor* Mr. Robert W. Parke ’57 Mrs. Susan W. Peck Mrs. Jean O. Rainey* Mr. Wilfred L. Raynor Jr. ’39* Mr. Arthur H. Reis ’75 Mr. Frederick P. Reynolds Jr. ’71 Mr. David E. Riker ’50* Mr. George F. Ross ’64* Mr. John F. Settel ’50 Mr. Jeremiah H. Shaw, Sr. Mr. H. Gregory Shea, Jr. ’62 Mr. Michael Sloan ’77 Mr. J. Halsey Smith, Jr. ’46* Ms. Florence Wall* Mr. Robert Went Mr. William R. Wheeler ’21* Mr. Robert D. Williams Jr. ’54 Ms. Elsie Wunsch P’73* *Deceased ———————————————————————————— The Brogan Society Gift of $25,000 and above The Ledoux Society Gift of $10,000 to $24,999 Storm King Champions Gift of $5,000 to $9,999 The Pinnacle Society Gift of $2,500 to $4,999 The Mountain Top Society Gift of $1,000 to $2,499 The Spy Rock Club Gift of $500 to $999 The Headmaster Club Gift of $250 to $499 Friends of the Mountain Gift up to $249 ———————————————————————————— The Storm King School gratefully recognizes those listed within these pages for their generosity and kindness. Every measure has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this report. Should you find a discrepancy, please bring it to our attention and accept our apologies.

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Class Notes

Mark Gero ’70, who lives in Zagreb, Croatia, sent an email to a group of 26 alumni friends and shared it with SKS: “Boys, you know it pains me to send pictures of myself.

But I had to do it (BTW, in this photo I have horrible allergies and haven’t seen the whites of my eyes in two weeks).

Anyway, a gift package arrived at my door with an SKS hat and two shirts– my first memorabilia in a half a century or so. This was thanks solely to the kindness and generosity of my sophomore year roommate Mr. Chris Cavallo.”

Wendy McCaw ’75 and Lisa Sommers ’76 have been friends

Chris Cavallo ’70 wrote “At the suggestion of a former Mountaineer, I have decided to share that although my life has had personal and professional successes, it also has involved some curveballs, especially with the loss of my wife, Robin, and my daughter, Stefanie, to opioids. This easily could have been me until 1984, when I made a commitment to recovery. Since then, I have become an activist in my community trying to help prevent future deaths from the raging opioid pandemic that has taken over 100,000 lives just in the last year– more than gun violence and automobile accidents combined. The spike in numbers is largely driven by the new drug fentanyl that has been added to opioids and has also found its way into marijuana that is being sold in the streets across the globe. I started the Robin Foundation several years after the loss of my wife. I am presently raising funds to distribute Opioid Emergency Kits with Narcan to local businesses and community organizations. Narcan is an opioid antagonist that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. If you have someone in your life that has a problem with alcohol or drug addiction, I am here to help them no matter what state or country they are in. We have assisted many people over the years by placing them in detox/ treatment centers, providing housing, directing men/women to local support groups in every state, and have assigned multiple scholarships where we have seen lives not just saved, but significantly changed.” (chris@csi-securesolutions.com)

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for 50 years since meeting at The Storm King School. Wendy wrote “We enjoy traveling and since Covid restrictions have lifted considerably, we decided to rebook a trip to Norway.

This trip took us to several stops, including the capital, Oslo; Lillehammer– site of the 1994 Olympics; Sogndal for a ride on the Songefjord; and lastly pictured here in Bergen. We are having a great time.”

Mike Sloan ’77 wrote from Spain “Caroline and I visit Pals,

Spain as often as possible because the weather, food, people, and landscape are wonderful. It doesn’t hurt to have a family villa here as well. I’m looking forward to visiting Storm King for the alumni reunion in June.”

Classmates Penny Smith Jehlen ’80 and Philie Chan ’80 (for-

merly Sanh Tran) reconnected last winter by phone. In late May, they met in Tampa, Florida after 42 years. Philie wrote “We spent the day visiting the Dali Museum, eating Vietnamese food for lunch, and Italian food for dinner. We talked and laughed like old friends and discovered that we can still get lost while using a GPS. Penny is doing well and lives in Florida. I travel between California and Florida.”

Vincent Alamo ’85 recently visited the Mountain from his

home state of Florida. “We drove up the Palisades to stop at The Storm King School. Breathtaking scenery and hearts which are full! On campus, we met the Head of School Jonathan Lamb and had a really nice chat. We walked the entire campus and all of the surrounding streets and houses. It was emotional for me being reminded of how much Storm King gave me confidence and strength when I was so uncertain of my future. It’s so crazy how I needed to be there to truly realize that all of my successes were enabled by this wonderful mountain school. Thank you again and I look forward to my next visit and my next opportunity to join in on an event!”

who represent 42 U.S. states and 12 countries, Laurie was among 59 teachers and 28 counselors selected for the award. She was nominated for the award by Jose Garcia, her school’s 2018 valedictorian, and then selected as a winner by a committee at the university.

In addition to participating in the recent SKS Alumni Conversation Series “Mid-1980s-1990s Zoom” in February 2022, she wrote “Running the NYC Half Marathon has always been a dream of mine since I starting running in 2011. I run for physical exercise with no intention of winning any races. I was never going to qualify for the NYC race based on time, but fortunately, the race has a lottery for those of us who just wish to run the race for the experience. I had entered the lottery twice before but was not selected. This past November, I entered and was selected! I chose a finish time slower than my normal pace as I planned to take as many photos as possible. The weather was perfect and the public support along the course was very motivational. I did it! My next plan is to run the Long Beach Half in October 2022 as my own version of running ‘coast to coast.’”

Richie Boyer ’04 visited with past faculty/staff/coaches Micah Brownstein (1999-2007) and Joseph Graziosi (2008-2021) and wrote “I took a road trip to Carroll County, Maryland. Even if we met in New York, all roads lead to Maryland! We all are doing well, so if you come to Maryland or live in Maryland, don’t be afraid to stop by and visit us and say ‘Hi.’ Let’s play some LAX!”

Laurie Polsky Smith ’92 is a Science teacher in the School District of Osceola County, Florida. Smith was a recipient of the 2018 Yale Educator Award recognizing educators from around the world who inspire and support their students to perform at high levels and to achieve excellence. Out of 371 nominees

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Benissa Uwamwiza ’14, a student from Rwanda, attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota earning a B.S. in public accounting in 2018 after her time at SKS. While at college, she worked with faculty on an entrepreneurship task force to develop a course for entrepreneurs and was the winner of her college’s Gustie Tank competition by pitching a possible business. Benissa worked as a financial analyst after college, and then obtained her masters’ degree in big data analysis and IT. She recently began a new position as a data scientist for Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions in Raleigh, North Carolina, mainly in the area of retail technology. She said “I truly hope to come visit SKS!”

Joe Underwood ’16 wrote “I finally graduated from the Uni-

After graduating from Quinnipiac, Mark will continue serving others as a Development Associate at the Elayne and James Schoke Jewish Family Services of Fairfield County, Connecticut. He researches donors, helps coordinate development events and programs, and works to maintain and improve donor relations. Mark is pictured here with his proud father, Mark Sr. After a 30-year career as an executive in the technology field, Mark Sr. is transitioning back into academics to use his master’s degree in English literature from The University of Chicago. Last spring he taught 10th and 12th grade English at SKS as a substitute for an English teacher on maternity leave.

Mark Sr. had a fantastic experience and says that he wants to thank the staff and faculty for making the transition back into teaching seamless. Most importantly, he wants to thank the great students at SKS!

Cole Neville ’18 graduated from the University at Albany

versity of Scranton in 2022. When Covid hit in 2020, I stopped pursuing my degree and started working. Little did I know this would turn into working full time and finishing my bachelors in communications (journalism and electronic media) part-time. I started working as a property manager in Scranton, Pennsylvania and I am now a licensed real estate agent in that state. I started my first home renovation and flip in Scranton in July 2020 and loved every aspect of it. It has given me the extra push to go back to school and do something in multiple trades so that I know all aspects of a home for the next flip and the one after that.”

Mark Katz Jr. ’17 is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where he majored in public relations/image management and minored in history. Mark wrote that during his years at SKS and Quinnipiac he maintained a passion for service.

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with full honors for a dual major in biology and chemistry.

He will be attending graduate school to pursue his interest in environmental science and research. Cole continues to play lacrosse and prefers spending his time outdoors. His sister, Courtney Neville ’16 has an undergraduate degree from University at Albany in biology and is currently completing her nursing degree. She has been recognized for her outstanding academic achievements, was named a Rising Senior RN, and awarded an internship at St. Anthony’s Hospital Surgical

Unit. Courtney spends her free time going on outdoor adventures with her dog, Alex. Carly Neville ’22 has committed to play Division II Lacrosse for The College of St. Rose in Albany, New York. She was recognized at SKS for her academic and athletic achievements. Carly is interested in pursuing a degree in law. Like all the Nevilles before her, she loves spending time outdoors.

Heying “Helen” Shen ’20 wrote “I am currently a second-year combined degree student majoring in international relations and fine art at Tufts. My program is five years long, but I’m trying to graduate within four years. Even though getting two degrees (BA & BFA) is more challenging than I thought, I have enjoyed every course I have taken at Tufts. The Storm King School’s AP Art class taught by Mr. Carruthers was my favorite course and it builds a strong art foundation for going into college. “Mr. C” taught me how to do an art critique with full confidence and taught me not to be afraid to make mistakes while creating an art piece. To this day, Mr. C still leaves comments on my art account and his words always brighten my day. Learning art at SKS inspired me to grow into an artist. My other major, international relations, is one of the most popular majors at Tufts. I have a concentration in regional studies in East Asia and worked at the American Chamber of Commerce in China over the summer. I am so proud to be a former Cougar and now a Jumbo!”

Trustee Emerita Bettina Murray wrote to OTM about her granddaughter, Rory Tobin ’20. Rory went to Sun Valley, Idaho for the summer for a job at the Lee Pesky Learning Center that specializes in working with students with dyslexia.

Rory also worked as a tennis coach at the Sun Valley Club. Bettina reported “Rory is studying at SUNY Geneseo. It is a great choice of college for her. She plays #1 doubles and #3 singles on their tennis team. She is an excellent student, doing very well in her studies focused on psychology and behavioral sciences.

She has applied and been chosen to go to SUNY’s program in

Athens, Greece for the fall 2022 semester. Grandmother is very proud! Storm King should be pleased.”

Romee Choi ’21 wrote to SKS dance teacher Jeanette Perk

Jacobson: “It’s been such a while since I talked to you. How is everything in Storm King? I miss that place so much. I’ve been dancing more seriously ever since I came to college (Northeastern University), and dance always reminds me of you because you’re the first dance teacher I ever had! I still remember how you told us on the last day of our class that we should keep dancing when we go to college because it will be such a great experience. Dance is really making my college life so much more enjoyable. It’s so crazy and exciting how I’m now performing in front of such huge crowds. I also had my first workshop a week ago, and it was so much fun to teach other people my own choreography and watch them dance it with their own style! I wanted to share my dance life and show you how much I improved both in skills and confidence. And, to SKS students: I want everybody to really cherish every moment at SKS, because it takes up a huge part of your heart and will be a great foundation for your college life and beyond.”

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In Memoriam SKS is saddened by the passing of the following members of our community. As is our custom, they will be remembered on Reunion Weekend 2023.

1952

1967

1997-2000

Joseph W. Kinter

Peter P. Muller

Stephen Mark Mandell

November 11, 2021

January 9, 2014

May 28, 2022

1955

1973

2001-2013

Peter Balen Redfield

Michael Croskey

Frank Annunziata

April 22, 2022

February 13, 2022

June 3, 2022

1958

Timothy Milledge Hankinson

Storm King School Trustees

Richard Alan Romano

September 22, 2022

May 15, 2022

2011-2022

Jack A. Zimmerman

Myles Glenn Megdal

circa 2018

June 2, 2022

July 8, 2021

Past Faculty & Staff

2022

1961

1971-1976

Haddon Carryer

Reverend Dr. Judith Bennett

July 23, 2022

February 26, 2022

1960 Thomas J. Gralla

David Gilmore January 28, 2022

1963 Balazs Szabo January 5, 2022

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Anthony Buendia July 9, 2022

Great Performances!

Behind every great performance at SKS is the Storm King Fund. Whether on the athletic fields, at the Model U.N., in the Walter Reade Jr. Theatre, or in our classrooms, great performances start with your support of the Storm King Fund.

Your gift today ensures that Storm King’s tradition of great performances continues now and for generations of students to come.

Make your gift online at: sks.org/give The Storm King School Alumni & Development 314 Mountain Road, Cornwall on Hudson, NY 12520 845. 458. 7522 sks.org/the-storm-king-fund

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