Spring 2010 MKA Review Magazine

Athletics and Physical Education at MKA: Program, People and the Athletic Hall of Fame Homecoming and Reunions, Book Fair, Alumni Interviews and MKA on the Road

THE MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY

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The Montclair Kimberley Academy is a Pre-K-12 coeducational day school with an exceptional college preparatory program unified by the concepts of our school motto: An MKA education is defined by the following commitments: KNOWLEDGE: To cultivate a love of learning in each student To develop independent and autonomous learners To establish a foundation of academic excellence

VISION: To engage each student intellectually and personally with the world To graduate students who will excel in college and in their lives beyond MKA To recognize complexity and value empathy INTEGRITY: To strengthen each student’s intellect, character, and confidence To promote each student’s full and active citizenship and leadership To secure a life-long sense of honor through academic, athletic, and artistic achievement With traditions dating back to 1887, MKA was formed by the merger of Montclair Academy, Brookside School, and The Kimberley School in 1974.

REVIEW EDITOR Debbie Kozak, Director of Communications and Marketing

ASSISTANT EDITORS Debra Allen, Class Notes Secretary Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76, Alumni Director Judy Polonofsky, Director of Special Events and Projects

PHOTO CREDITS Cover and sports photography

by Doug Allen Rod Bolton Steve Frantz David Hollander

Ellen Iverson Debbie Kozak Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76 Meghan Murray Steve Tober

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Letter from the Headmaster................................................................... 2 Who’s Who at M K A ............................................................................... 4 Sports through the Campuses..................................................... 6, 24, 32

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Letter from the President.........................................................................8 Driving with Dashboards.................

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Homecoming and Reunions 2009: In the P in k ................................... 10 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Return to C am p u s.......................... 12 A Starry Night with Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Stephen C olbert..........................13 Help for Haiti: Partnering with Partners in H e a lth ............................13 The 2009 PAMKA Book Fair..................................................................15

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Senior Sampler: Meet some athletes from the class of 2 0 1 0 ................................16 A Window on the Winter Olympics....................................................... 19 Cougar Sports........................................................................................... 20 A Historic Run for M K A ........................................................................23 The Headmaster is Pleased to Announce.................................. .......... 26

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I A New PE Curriculum for the Upper School..........................................27 The Fall Issue of Independent S c h o o l............................................. 28 A Culture of Teaching and L earning.....................................................29 Celebrating Service with Faculty Snapshots........................................30 In M em oriam ........................................................................................... 31

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I*Letter from the Alumni Council President................................

36 MKA is Pleased to A nnounce............................................................... 37 From Cougar to Black K night............................................................... 38 MKA On the R o a d ^ B in New York, on the Links and on the Rink................................ 40 An interview with Kimberley alumnae Janet and Lucile M ason.. . . 42

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When I start to describe any aspect of the MKA program, I am reminded that our students never experience just one part of the curriculum at a time. All of it - the arts, athletics and physical education, math, science, the humanities - is in motion together. MKA is committed to providing our students with an array of opportunities characterized by coherence over time, and great breadth and depth.

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There are moments when our work and purpose are in full evidence.

Often, it is a performance, an athletic contest or a concert when the growth and multi-faceted talents of our students are before us. We see the same young man or young woman on stage in a concert, then on a court or field in team play, and again in a classroom engaged and well-prepared. I am often in awe of what our students accomplish and deeply proud of the teachers and coaches who work with them.

Our most public classrooms are in the fine and performing arts and in athletics. There, the level of mastery of each student is on display and we can even witness the interactions between teachers, coaches and their students. The daily experience of those teachers and coaches is a high wire act because so much of their work with students occurs before an audience. When a student takes the field or stage at MKA, I often wonder about all of the effort, learning and teaching that have brought him or her to such a moment.

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This issue of The Review highlights our athletic program. The Interscholastic sport program begins in 6thgrade and unfolds to include twenty-four varsity level teams at the Upper School. The program philosophy evolves from a Middle School emphasis on participation to an Upper School commitment to foster competitive and high-level play for success in our conference and preparation for college n athletics. Time and again, our teams exemplify the ideal that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Watching our students compete is one of the best parts of my job, and nothing is more exciting than those matches, meets and games whereby through conditioning, training, talent and teamwork our students prevail against their toughest opponents.

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An exceptional school must strive to be worthy of its students and at MKA this responsibility takes shape in many forms. Across the school, Trustees, administrators, teachers, directors, coaches and advisors are always engaged in the effort to make a great school even better: a carefully considered new athletic conference for Upper School, a 1:1 technology initiative for students in grades |P12, the introduction of Chinese to the foreign language program, an unparalleled commitment to each

teacher’s professional growth and development, unprecedented developments in tools for Trustee governance, and a new standing faculty committee for the Integration of Ethics into school life are among MKA’s most significant and forwardlooking efforts.

In this, and much else, our students are an inspiration for all of us who work with them.

Warmest regards,

Thomas W. Nammack Headmaster

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Who’s Who at MKA 1 . The MKA Board of Trustees Back row 1-r: Michelle Harbeck, Michael Friezo, Rick Andlinger, Tim Bozik, Dan Carson ’83, Kate Logan, Bob Tortoriello, Alex Nolan, Michael Frasco. Front row 1-r: Aubin Ames ’54, Steven Milke (Treasurer), Karen Dias-Martin (Secretary), Tom Nammack, Alice Hirsh (President), Michael Johnson (VP), Denise Wagner. Missing from photo: Trustees Eric Pai ’79 (VP), Joe Amato, Ken Barrett, Elisa Spungen Bildner, Reg Hollinger, Rick Jenkins ’77, Phil McNeal, Keith Phillips, Jon Strain, Hank Uberoi, John Weisel.

Honorary Trustees John Garippa, Susan Ruddick and Newton Schott, and Advisory Trustees Anne Muenster, Barry Ridings ’70, Michael Rodburg and David Turock.

2 . The MKA Alumni Council Back row 1-r: Dan Carson ’83 (President), Jared Cook ’01, Jay Wecht ’83 (EVP), Mitch Decter ’94, Klaudia Pyz ’98, ClifFFinkle ’92, Michael Braun ’01 (Network VP), Dennis Rodano ’87 (Treasurer), Mark Politan ’91, Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76 (Alumni Director). Front row 1-r: Alex Aldea ’95,

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Jessica Simpson ’99, Skylar Zlotnick ’l l (junior AC rep), Brian Elberg ’10 (Senior AC rep), Cheryl McCants ’82. Missing from photo: Keshia Trotman-Amaldy ’92, David DeMatteis ’95 (Secretary), Lindsay Braverman ’01, Erin Culbreth ’02, Angela Garretson ’94, Dionne Gronda ’01, J. Kent Walker ’80, Jaclyn Latzoni ’00, Bill Martini ’98, Michele Mucci ’84, Tory O’Kane ’02, Richard Stanton ’87, Lee Vartan ’96, and Advisory Members Dean Paolucci ’73 and Josh Raymond ’89.

3 . The MKA Administrative Council Back row 1-r: Randy Kleinman (Middle School Head of Campus), Sarah Rowland (Director of Admissions), Debbie Kozak (Director of Communications and Marketing), Bill Stites (Director of Technology), Geoff Branigan (Director of Development and External Affairs), Todd Smith (Director of Athletics), David Flocco (Upper School Head of Campus).

Front row 1-r: Karen Newman (Director of Curriculum and Professional Development), Richard Sunshine (Assistant Headmaster and Chief Financial Officer), Tom Nammack (Headmaster), Ginger Kriegel (Primary School Head of Campus), Sue Reiter (Director of Student Services).

4 . The Parents’ Association of MKA Back row 1-r: Amy South (Community VP), Beth Milke (Middle School Campus VP), Shelley White (Primary School Campus VP), Bianca Bator (Finance VP), Trish Perlmutter (Upper School Campus VP). Front row 1-r: Melissa Wetzel (Special Events VP), Alex Nolan (President), Karen Ross (Secretary), Sam Kaplan (Volunteer Coordinator VP). Missing from photo: Diana Fennelly (Communications V P ).

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Sports Through the Campuses In this issue, we focus on the areas of Athletics and Physical Education as experienced by MKA students, grades P re -K - 12. United by the common goals of developing sportsmanship, participation and lifelong skills, the curriculum and range of activities offered at each campus reflects the unique needs of the age group they serve.

Physical Education and Bitty Sports at Brookside Under the Pied-Piper leadership of “Coach P,” MKA’s youngest students enjoy every moment they spend in the gym or on the field. Here, Ralph Pacifico, Director of Intramurals and Children’s Sports Programs PreK - 3 and MKA Varsity Baseball Coach, explains the program.

The aim of Brookside’s Physical Education program is to prepare students to develop and demonstrate a firm understanding of three different areas by the time they leave third grade: • To display and fully understand the value of sportsmanship and be able to exercise it through a lifetime of activities.

• To become comfortable and confident with their bodies and have been exposed to a broad spectrum of both team and individual sports.

• To ensure that students of all skill and coordination levels live, love and learn in the sprit of healthy competition.

During the fall and winter months, Brookside students leam the importance of sportsmanship through various games and activities.

At the Pre-K and Kindergarten level, students master the movements of skipping, galloping and hopping.

Class time spent on exercising both coordination and small and large muscles are important in their motorskills development. In their health classes, students also gain a firm understanding of the importance of hand washing and sanitizing.

In the winter, the students explore proper catching and throwing mechanics through a variety of enjoyable activities. They also jump rope and participate in a Gymnastics unit. Low-level tumbling and balance bring out the best in all the children as they develop a better understanding of their bodies through movement and space.

For students in Grades 1-3, soccer skills, spatial relationships and dodging and fleeing activities are the

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major areas of concentration. Students are also taught how to monitor their heart rate and the general importance of exercise and physical activity.

In the health curriculum, Brooksiders learn about the skeletal system, and become familiar with the internal and external parts of bones and joints, as well as learning how bones can be made stronger through diet and nutrition.

In addition to the formal PE curriculum, participation in sports is provided by Brookside’s enormously popular Bitty Programs, - an after­ school program supervised by Coach P and largely staffed by parent volunteers.

This past fall, over 75 students in grades Pre-K - 3 participated in the 10-week soccer program.

Games and practice sessions were held on the new Brookside synthetic turf field, and parents came out in full force every Saturday to coach and cheer on their kids. The players developed skills and sportsmanship throughout the season. In the winter, the action moves indoors with the everpopular Bitty Basketball program. Students in grades Pre-K - 3 are coached by Pacifico, while those in grades 4 and 5 enjoy a Junior Cougar program run by Middle School PE teacher Leon Shade ’98. The season is comprised of both skills and instruction clinics and a full-scale schedule for league play. Parents serve as team coaches and get to see their children in a competitive aren ll Spring sees the return of Bitty Baseball where, once again, Coach P and parents work together to provide an enjoyable and enriching early athletic experience for many young Brooksiders.

An Olympian Comes to Call Second grade students explored the Olympic experience with its opportunities for learning about different cultures, in preparation for an information literacy research project. They enjoyed a very special treat when MKA parent, Charles Smith, shared his first­ hand experiences as an Olympic athlete for the 1988 US basketball team in Seoul.

Students reveled in the opportunity to touch Mr. Smith's bronze medal, Olympic ring and other memorabilia, and enjoyed hearing about the different international cuisines he sampled and the different clothing all the athletes wore at the opening ceremonies.

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From the President This year, I have continued in my efforts to demystify the work o f the Board o f Trustees, and to that end, I would like to share a few of the highlights of our year so far:

• The Board has voted to embark upon a comprehensive 5-7 year campaign that will be transformative for MKA. • The Strategic Planning Committee will continue to guide us through the Board implementation process, leading us to where we must focus our energy at this most exciting time.

• Eric Pai ’79, Chair of Educational Programs and Policies, along with Karen Newman and Tom Nammack, prepared for a workshop on the development of our Trustee Dashboards (see article below) for the National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference in San Francisco this past February.

• Although still to be fleshed out by the Upper School administration, we approved the premise behind an alternative academic semester or semester abroad for a limited number of juniors or seniors.

• Guided by Tom Nammack, Richard Sunshine and Sarah Rowland, we have opened a dialogue on Board policy regarding financial aid, and will be spending additional time to debate our policy.

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Finally, I would like to share with you the news that I will complete my term as Board President on June 30 this year. This will mark the conclusion of my third year as President, and I feel it is the perfect time for a transition in leadership. I am thrilled to announce that Michael Johnson will be the next Board President. Michael and his wife, Mary, are the parents of MKA graduates Sarah ’06 and Matthew ’08, and of current MKA students William ’10, Michael Henry ’13 and Annie ’19.

You will be hearing more from Michael in the months to come and we are so fortunate that he has accepted this role at such an important time in MKA’s history.

Finally, I would like to thank Tom Nammack for his leadership, friendship and vision, Richard Sunshine for his ever-watchful diligence, and the faculty, administrators and staff for all they do for MKA each and every day.

Alice M. Hirsh President, Board of Trustees

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How does one easily explain the complexities of running a Pre-K-12 school, based on three different campuses, with one thousand students and a plethora of academic and co-curricular offerings, let alone gauge the effectiveness of the entire operation?

This question led to a remarkable collaboration between the MKA Board of Trustees and school administration, a collaboration that resulted in a new tool that provides Trustees with easily accessible information to assist them in productive governance.

“We used the analogy of our school being an incredibly complex machine,” explains Headmaster Tom Nammack, “and decided that we needed three or four indicators to give us an idea of how that machine is running.” These indicators took the form of data “dashboards”, and in late February, Nammack and Director of Curriculum and Professional Development Karen Newman, travelled to the National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference in San Francisco to present a workshop on the creation of these dashboards, that included insights and perspectives from Trustee Eric Pai and President of the Board Alice Hirsh.

In an atmosphere of full cooperation and openness, the MKA Board of Trustees worked with administrators to identify the relevant metrics that would help them to assess trends and highlight

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outcomes in the areas of academics, athletics, enrollment and college admission. In the field of athletics, for example, the dashboard records numbers of boys’ and girls’ teams by grade * student participation by grade and gender, winning records, athletic citations and coaching honors, and finally, alumni participation in athletics at the college level.

Often viewed as being at the forefront of professional and curricular development, MKA is frequently invited to give national presentations on topics ranging from technology in the classroom to ethics in the curriculum, and innovation in the field o f Trustee governance can now be added to the list. As Nammack notes, “The use and evolution of these dashboards will continue to be a shared responsibility of the Board and administration, and are evidence of the positive partnership between Trustees and school leaders at MKA.” Pictured above: Dashboard architects Alice Hirsh, Eric Pai ’79, Karen Newman and Tom Nammack.

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Homecoming 2009: In the Pink Tropical downpours didn’t deter hundreds of alumni returning to MKA for their Reunion Luncheon and Dinner celebrations, while current students manned booths, cheered on their teams and enjoyed the culmination of a spirit week at school.

In contrast to the dark skies, MKA athletes brightened Van Brunt Field by wearing special pink MKA jerseys and wristbands as part of the school’s recognition of national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In Athletic Director Todd Smith’s words, “Breast cancer is a disease that has affected many members of the MKA community, and we will continue to do our part to raise awareness through fundraising efforts, education and statements of our community’s commitment to help find a cure. We always wear the MKA athletic uniforms with pride, and today we do so with an additional sense of purpose.”

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1 . Meeting a new generation, 1-r: Leanne Gattie Scott ’94, Rita Ross, Dana Fiordaliso Martin ’94 and Emily, Kim Fischer-Elber ’94 and Sophie and Laura ClementeMenning 2 . Classmates from ’89 Anya Buenger Barrett and Beth Webster Twomey 3 . Alumni Director Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76 presents the “Longest Distance” Homecoming award to Bruce Eng ’79 and Matt Colagiuri ’84, both from San Francisco.

4 . In the Pink at Homecoming!

5 . The ladies of 1959 prepare for dinner 1-r: Lily Solmsson Moureaux, Deana Rogers Sumas, Pat Rowland Webb, Marianne Doran Steinhacker, Mary Francisco Miller, Barbara Brady Beeker and Kathleen Kuzmick Hansell 6 . All in the family B Alison ThomasCottingham ’84 with daughter Alison Cottingham ’19 and sister Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79

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The English Department reunites! 1-r: Dick Van Antwerp, Lynn Benediktsson, Liz Hare and Bill Bullard 1 0 . Happy fans!

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Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Return to Campus Prior to their official induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame in front of friends and family at the Reunion Dinner, Tony Barnes ’79 and Terry Detorie addressed the Upper School student body.

Recalling his last appearance on stage in Weiss Auditorium thirty years ago, Tony Barnes spoke to students about the importance of leaving oneself open to new experiences. As a reluctant public speaker, he had been asked to step out of his comfort zone and make an announcement (in foil 70’s “cool cat” costume) to students to come out and support the basketball team; an experience that he remembers to this day as one that had challenged him and ultimately changed how he thought about himself. In his concluding remarks, he reminded students that “High school is not the be all and end all,” concluding, “You can change, you can be something different - this is just the beginning. If you’re not sure what you want yet, that’s fine —you are at the beginning of a long journey, so keep an open

mindS'» Terry Detorie recalled the exploits of her girls’ basketball team twenty-six years ago, entering the State semi-finals for the first time ever. Despite a final, nailbiting win, one of her strongest players and “one of the finest students I ever coached,” had a disappointing game and sat disconsolate as the “crowd ” (“all twenty people in the gym”) went wild. “It was a scary moment for me as a coach,” said Terry, explaining how she had to encourage the student to move forward and leave that game’s performance in the past. In the finals MKA’s archrival and reigning champions Newman Prep had a one-point lead. It was up to that same student to make the shot to secure the win for MKA. She made it, and the team celebrated their first ever State Championship. So, concluded Terry, “Take advantage of any and all opportunities. Don’t let disappointments keep you from trying again. MKA provides you with unlimited opportunities - take advantage of what it has to offer - you won’t regret it.”

Top - Tony Barnes ’79 (r) receives his award from Sean Jones ’80.

Bottom - Terry Detorie receives her awardfrom faculty member George Hrab.

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A Starry Night at MKA It was a starry night in all senses of the word (including the alignment of a Wolf Moon in the night sky) when comedic superstar Stephen Colbert interviewed celebrated astrophysicist, Director of the Hayden Planetarium and NOVA scienceNO W TV host Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson as part of the MKA Parents’ Association Academy Forum lecture series.

Hosting the largest audience ever seen at a school-sponsored event, an overflow crowd watched the entertainment on a special screen set up in the cafeteria. Those lucky enough to find a seat in the 500 capacity auditorium were enthralled, educated and amused by the pair, who sparred over such questions as “Is it better to know or not to know?” (A. To know), “What is the most beautiful thing in science?” (A. E=mc2) and “Is science a verb or a noun?” (A. Both!) In Headmaster Tom Nammack’s words, “It was a great night for the school.”

Help for Haiti Middle School students raised funds for Partners In Health initiatives in Haiti this winter.

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Calling it “The biggest event o f the year” Middle School Student Government planned their annual Faculty vs. Students Basketball game which, once again, brought out a capacity audience who enjoyed a hard fought contest that resulted in an upset win for the faculty! Proceeds from the various events raised more than $10,000 for the charity. MKA has their own page on the Partners in Health website and all members of the MICA community may make donations to assist the charity’s work at http://act.pih.org/page/outreach/view/earthquake_group/MKA. More tri-campus events to support the work of Partners in Health in Haiti are planned for the spring. n

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The 2009 Book Fair With the theme of “Read Around the World,” the 2009 PAMKA Book Fair was, once again, the destination of choice for some very big names in the world of adult and children’s literature.

Under the talented chairmanship of parents Renee Rivlin and Claire Wilks and their army of volunteers, students, families and faculty enjoyed a range of activities that encouraged all concerned to support the event and ensure that MKA resoundingly maintained its position as the largest Scholastic Book Fair in the country. “You are the talk of Scholastic,” noted PAMKA Book Fair consultant, past parent and Scholastic EVP Judy Newman MacGregor, “and a wonderful example of how a school can involve parents, raise money through an amazing, fun literacy event, and support books and reading for every child (and teacher) in the school.”

An evening event with New York Times best-selling political thriller writer Vince Flynn kicked off the festivities, while tri-campus faculty and staff flocked to a special Faculty Tea in record numbers. An Ice Cream Sundae Social was the highlight on Sunday’s kick-off shopping day as MKA families, together with members of the public, enjoyed a spectacular selection of books at the Middle School campus.

For the next three days, students were treated to remarkable presentations from an extraordinary array of authors. In addition to Flynn, Middle School students heard insights into the writing process from Patrick Carmen, Scott Westerfeld and the 2010 Newbery Medal winner Rebecca Stead; Upper School students were treated to an unforgettable morning with Christopher McDougall; and Brooksiders were entranced by presentations from Marla Frazee, Judy Schachner and Patricia Polacco.

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As MKA students enjoyed their visitors, the guests equally enjoyed the students, each one commenting on the quality of questions, politeness and general “niceness” of the student body. “That was hands-down the best day I’ve ever had at a book event,” raved Born to Run’s author Christopher McDougall, while, acknowledging the work of the parent volunteers, Scholastic’s Director o f Special Events Carol Levine noted. “All of you make it my pleasure to be a part of the MKA Book Fair. I love watching the kids and the authors interact. I have spoken to or heard from all the authors and they were THRILLED by the children and the school. MKA is such a special place. Thanks for sharing it with me.”

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Senior Sampler Following the theme of this issue, we now meet six of MKA’s most talented senior athletes, a group o f students who are equally accomplished scholars and class leaders, with interests that go beyond the fields and courts of their athletic endeavors.

L aura P lacentra A three-sport athlete, Laura has gained accolades in soccer, pole vaulting (she is the NJ Indoor Pole Vault Champion and holds the MKA indoor pole vault record with a vault of 10’ 7”) and softball. She co-captained the Girls’ Soccer team to their recent State Championship and has been a pivotal member of MKA’s State Championship Softball team.

Baseball and Bitty Basketball at the Primary school with Coach P. I enjoy the opportunity to compete and the constant hunger to improve as a player and person.

Favorite subject at school: Art - because it’s a chance to create and nothing else.

Favorite food: My mom’s spaghetti and meatballs

House: Walden (She is a House Captain.)

Proudest athletic moment: Winning my 5th State Championship this fall meant I had won a State Championship in each of my three sports. Winning the Prep State Soccer title with my girls on the soccer team against Newark Academy in a 1-0 hard-fought victory was unforgettable.

How she first became involved in sports: My dad always had catches with us when we were really, really young, but my first organized athletic experience was Bitty

Dreams fo r the future: International business based in Italy (preferably next to the water in Sardinia) while continuing to play sports for as long as I can.

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Captain of the Boys’ Basketball team, Kevin also finds time to play AAU basketball, to be a volunteer tutor, be active in Shades of Color and Habitat for Humanity and still work at a high enough level to have been named a finalist in the National Achievement Scholar Program, receive the highest distinction in his junior history thesis and be nominated to attend a summer Leadership Education and Development Program at Dartmouth.

How he first became involved in sports: I started playing sports in second grade. I really enjoy the competitive aspect of it and the fact that I’m always pushing myself to be better.

Hometown: West Orange

Proudest athletic moment: During my sophomore year when we won the Prep-B Basketball Championship.

Hometown: Montclair Has attended MKA since: Pre-Kindergarten

Has attended MKA since: Tenth Grade

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Favorite subject at school: History and Math Favorite food: A tie between pizza and apple pie

Dreams for the future: I hope to have a career in finance and maybe become an investment banker.

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Starting out as an accomplished soccer player, Joe switched to football in his freshman year and discovered he loved not only the challenges of being the team kicker, but also the camaraderie of the team itself. In his senior year, he co-captains both the football and golf teams, is a Peer Leader, a Mastersinger and a member of the Veritas Club.

Hometown: West Orange

Favorite food: A Fluffernutter sandwich (peanut butter and Fluff!)

Proudest athletic moment: Kicking a 55-yard field goal at a college showcase Dreams fo r thefuture: If I could, it would be to make it into the NFL as a kicker. In golf, I hope to shoot par, hopefully in the near future, like in one of our big tournaments. As a career, I hope to maybe own a business one day.

Has attended MKA since: Fourth Grade House: Bradley How he first came involved in sports: At the age of three when I joined the Mountain Top Soccer League. What I like most is the chance to compete against other people and the chance to possibly do something incredible on the field.

Favorite subject at school: Tie between Economics and Physics

Christine McIntosh A nationally ranked fencer and co-captain of the girls’ varsity fencing team, Chrissy came to the sport late, only starting to fence foil in her sophomore year. Her dedication (practicing 20 hours a week) and progress in such a relatively short time have been remarkable.

Chrissy is also a member of the Mastersingers and of Alliance Française.

Hometown: Clifton Has attended MKA since: Pre-Kindergarten House: Bradley

Favorite movie: Almost Famous Proudest athletic moment: My proudest moments have been when I’ve achieved milestones in fencing. Last season, I was a member of the MKA Foil Squad which finished 3rd at the Squad State Championships. I finished 4th in the State Individual Championships. At the 2009 National Championships in July, I finished 7th in Division 1A and won the Division 3 National Championship. In October, I fenced in an Under 20 World Cup in Montreal, Canada, earning enough points to be in the top 100 of the junior world rankings. In November, I fenced in a North American Cup in Kansas City, finishing in the top 16 and earning enough points to be in the top 35 of the USA junior team ranking.

Dreams for the future: I plan to continue to practice with my club coach (Mikhail Petin) at Fencers Club and to compete on the college, national and international levels and hopefully to represent the USA at a World Championship or Olympic Games.

Favorite subject at school: I love science, especially biology and chemistry.

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Pat Livesey A principal player on both the varsity football and baseball teams, Pat has been a starter for both since freshman year. His coaches credit his work ethic and leadership by example as motivating forces behind the team’s accomplishments, including the baseball team’s Prep-B, Colonial Hills Conference and NJSIAA NonPublic North B State Championships last year. Pat is also vice president of the Breast Cancer Awareness Club.

Hometown: Livingston Has attended MKA since: Seventh Grade House: Walden Favorite subject at school: Art. I take Studio Art Projects as a senior just for fun and I enjoy being able to show my creativity. It’s a chance for me to take a step back from classes like Calculus and World Literature and just express my creativity in a relaxing, fun way.

Mr. Schutsky is an awesome teacher who lets me create projects that have deeper meanings behind the physical project itself.

Erin Spain One of MKA’s fastest runners, Erin smashed the school record for the 400-meter dash as a freshman. As a junior she broke that record. A tour de force on the team that she has captained since her sophomore year, her incessant training and commitment to her craft have paid off creating an impressive athletic resume. A Peer Leader, Erin is deeply involved in community service projects, received an Outstanding Leader Award from the summer Leadership Education and Development Program in Business at Illinois University, and is a VP of her Girl Scout troop.

Hometown: Montclair Has attended MKA since: Kindergarten House: Monjo

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Favorite movie: 300. I can’t watch the movie with anyone anymore, because I say every line before the actor gets a chance to say it The action and storyline of the movie are insane. I love it.

Proudest athletic moment: My proudest athletic moment is reaching the Baseball Non-Public B State Finals last season. The team we had was one that never gave up and gave lOO^every game of the year. We were the Prep-B State Champions, Colonial Hills Conference Champions, and North Non-Public State Champions.

We were a close-knit team that started working out in January and continued our run into June. Coach Pacifico is a coach who has always pushed us to be the best players we can be on the baseball field and during that year, we were great.

Dreamsfor thefuture: I am looking to play either football or baseball at the college level and to follow that with a good education. I hope to go into the creative advertisement industry or be involved with public relations.

How shefirst came involved in sports: At the age of three, I started horseback riding and rode competitively until I was 13-years-old. At Brookside, I participated in Bitty Baseball and Basketball, and summer baseball camp with Coach Pacifico. Throughout Middle School, I played on the tennis team, basketball team and ran track.

It was when I attended the Upper School that I focused my attention on indoor and outdoor track and field. I enjoy the competition and the challenges of sports.

Favorite subject at school: Math Favorite movie: Good Burger Proudest athletic moment: I have two: breaking the 4year Upper School 400 meter record my freshman year and breaking my own record again as a junior while getting second place in the New Jersey Non-Public B State Championships.

Dreams for thefuture: I want to travel the world and lead a peaceful and happy life.

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At a special Brookside assembly dedicated to sportsmanship, six Upper School student-athletes, dressed in their varsity uniforms, shared their insights and experiences with an awestruck young audience.

Seniors Nick Della Penna (Football and Baseball), Erin Spain (Track and Field), Lacey Silvano (Field Hockey and Lacrosse), Remy Kartzman (Swimming and Baseball), Stephanie Tramutola (Soccer) and Pat Livesey (Football and Baseball) were the centre of attention as they explained what sportsmanship meant to them.

While Stephanie and Pat explained the importance of fairness and honesty, following the rules, staying positive and happy and displaying good manners at all times, Nick used the example of Derek Jeter as an athlete who has achieved as much as he has in large part due to his sportsmanship.

Lacey and Erin highlighted how sportsmanship can take different forms in team and individual sports and Remy, citing the sportsmanship displayed by the Patriots when they lost the Super Bowl to the Giants, reminded Brookside that as important as winning is, it is more important to respect your teammates and opponents and to be a good person both on and off the field.

Answering questions that included “How do you hit home runs?” (Answer: “With a lot of practice and great coaching from Coach P.”) “What is your favorite color? (Answer: “Blue and green to represent MKA!”) And “What do you do if you forget good sportsmanship?” (Answer: “It’s not the end of the world, but you need to remember it for next time.”) the students clearly lived up to Coach P ’s endorsement that “They are not only outstanding athletes, but more importantly, they are outstanding young people.”

A W indow on the W inter Olympics Fourth graders at The Montclair Kimberley Academy recently experienced a thrilling first-hand glimpse into the excitement of the Winter Olympics. Thanks to the work of MKA parent Bill Ruhl, and to the wonders of modem technology, they enjoyed a Skype video conversation with Chris Gilbertson, Assistant Coach to the history­ making American Men’s Nordic Combined Ski Team, who won their first medals ever in this Games.

Gilbertson talked about his work helping to coach a team from relative obscurity to gold and silver medal winners, and answered student’s questions, such as “What does it feel like right before the start of a race?” “” What are some of the training techniques you use?” “Does the Coach get a medal too?” (The answer is no!) and “What was your most exciting and most disappointing moment?”

“Skyping with an Olympic coach was remarkable,” Commented fourth grade teacher Kyle Chapman, “It was not only timely and relevant, but inspiring for all those in attendance. I believe that exposing students to successful people, no matter the arena that they are successful, is beneficial to a young person, and Gilbertson is obviously as successful as one can be in his area.”

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Fall 2009 Team & Student-Athlete Honors & Awards During the recently completed 2009 Fall Athletics season, the following MKA teams, coaches and athletes achieved honors:

Congratulations to Stephanie Tramutola 1 0 , Captain o f the G irls ’Soccer Team an d recipient o f the M K A F a ll Captain s A w ard that is given to a team captain w ho dem onstrates leadership, a strong w o rk ethic a n d is a role m odel f o r their team.

Field Hockey Head Coach: Injoo Han (4th Year) Record: 15-5-2; NJ Prep B State Champions, Essex County Finalists

Katie Arena ’10 - Capt.; 2nd Team All-SEC; 2nd Team All-Essex County, ECCA; Essex County AllTournament Team; 3rdTeam All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Coach’s Award Devon Barrett ’10 - Capt.; Honorable Mentiox® All-SEC; 3rdTeam All-Essex County, ECCA; Essex County All-Tournament Team; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Coach’s Award Mallory McDonagh ’10 - 1st Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1st Team All-Prep B; NJFHCA Senior All-Star Game; Essex County AllTournament Team; 2nd Team All-Group 1, Star

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Ledger; 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; MKA Coach’s Award Marion Nammack ’10 - 2nd Team All-SEC; 2nd Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1st Team All-Prep B; NJFHCA Senior All-Star Game; 3rd Team AllState Group 1, Star Ledger; 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Coach’s Award Lacey Silvano ’10 - 2nd Team All-SEC; 2nd Team All-Essex County, ECCA; NJFHCA Senior AllStar Game; Essex County All-Tournament Team; 3rdTeam All-State Group 1, Star Ledger; 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Coach’s Award; MKA Career Achievement Award Savannah Freed ’l l - Honorable Mention AllEssex County, ECCA Kerry Fusco ’l l - 1st Team All-SEC; 1st Team AllEssex County, ECCA; 1st Team All-Prep B; Essex County All-Tournament Team; 1st Team All-Group

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Football Head Coach: Lance Ramer (2nd Year) Record: 1-9 James Connell ’10 - Joseph J. Weiner Award Nicholas Della Penna ’10 - Capt.; 2nd Team Defense, Independence Div. SEC Jerome Froelich ’10 - Capt.; 1st Team Offense, Independence Div. SEC; Co-Team Player of the Year Rob Frunglllo ’10 - Capt.; 2nd Team Defense, Independence Div. SEC; Co-Team Player of the Year Jay Leshinsky ’10 - 1st Team Defense, Independence Div. SEC; Team Offensive Player of the Year Patrick Livesey ’10 - Capt.; Courage Award Joseph Mallock ’10 - l stTeam Offense, Independence Div. SEC; Joseph J. Weiner Award Joseph Pannullo ’10 - Honorable Mention Offense, Independence Div. SEC; Cougar Pride Award Gabe DiMasi ’12 - 2nd Team Offense, Independence Div. SEC Gregory Froelich ’12 - 2nd Team Offense, Independence Div. SEC Max Herrmann ’12 - 2nd Team Offense, Independence Div. SEC Patrick Karole ’12 - 2nd Team Defense, Independence Div. SEC Power Lawrence ’12 - 2ndTeam Defense, Independence Div. SEC

Boys’ Cross Country Head Coach: Tom Fleming (11th Year) Record: 6-2 Jake Perl ’10 - 2ndTeam Independent Div. AllSEC; Team Most Improved Runner

Lance Barnard ’l l - Capt.

Brian Perlmutter ’l l - 2nd Team Independent Div. All-SEC

Yanick Couture ’12 - 2nd Team Independent Div. All-SEC

Billy Lennon ’12 - 1st Team Independent Div. AllSEC; Team Most Valuable Runner

Aaron Fenhagen ’13 -: 2nd Team Independent Div. All-SEC

Michael Johnson ’13 - 2nd Team All-SEC Zachary Yanes ’13 - 2ndTeam All-SEC

Girls’ Cross Country Head Coach: Tom Fleming (11thYear) Record: 6-1; SEC Independent Division Champions, SEC Meet Winners

Nicole Nelson-Ogaard ’10 |jj|st Team Independent Div. All-SEC; SEC Division Champion; Team Most Valuable Runner Erin Spain ’10 - 1st Team Independent Div. AllSEC Anna Glaessgen ’l l - 1st Team Independent Div. All-SEC Sarah Finn ’13 - 1st Team Independent Div. AllSEC; Team Most Improved Runner Leah O’Beirne ’13 - 1st Team Independent Div. All-SEC Emma Randall ’13 - 1st Team Independent Div. All-SEC

Boys’ Soccer Head Coach: Jordan Raper (2nd Year); Congratulations to Coach Raper on being named N J Star Ledger Essex County Coach o f the Year Record: 16-5-1; N J Prep B State Champions; NJSIAA Sectional Finalists

Stanton Fields ’10 - Capt.; l stTeam Colonial Div. All-SEC; 2ndTeam All-Prep B; Team MVP Jesse Schwimmer ’10 - Capt.; 1st Team Colonial Div. All-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1st Team North II All-State; 3rdTeam All-Essex County, Star Ledger Kyle Duca ’l l - 2ndTeam Colonial Div. All-SEC; Honorable Mention All-Prep B; Team Most Improved Player Travers Nammack ’l l - 2nd Team Colonial Div. All-SEC Dominic Leone ’12 - 1st Team Colonial Div. AllSEC; 2nd Team All-Prep B; 3rd Team All-Essex County, ECCA

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1, NJFCHA; 2nd Team All-State Group 1, Star Ledger; 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Meredith Moran ’l l - 2nd Team All-SEC; 2nd Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 3rd Team AllEssex County, Star Ledger; Team Unsung Hero Award Skylar Zlotnick ’l l - 3rd Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger

Justin Gonsalves ’13 - 2nd Team Colonial Div.

Girls’ Tennis

All-SEC

Matthew Lane ’13 - 1st Team All-Prep B;

Head Coach: Bill Wing (13thYear) Record: 18-7

Honorable Mention Colonial Div. All-SEC; Team Rookie of the Year

Laura Polding ’10 - Capt.; Honorable Mention American Div. All-SEC

Girls’ Soccer

Adriana Calandra ’l l - 2nd Team American Div.

Head Coach: Todd Smith (9thYear) Record: 12-8-2; N J Prep B State Champions

All-SEC; 2nd Team All-State Non Public B, Star Ledger; 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Team Co-MVP Carina Wong ’l l - Capt.; 2nd Team American Div. All-SEC; 2nd Team All-State Non Public B, Star Ledger; 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; Team Co-MVP Lauren Martin ’12 - 2nd Team American Div. AllSEC; 3id Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Danielle Charpentier ’13 - 2nd Team American Div. All-SEC; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Julia Perlmutter ’13 - Team Rookie of the Year

Laura Placentra ’10 - Capt.; 2nd Team Liberty Div. All-SEC; 2nd Team All-Essex County ECCA; MKA Coaches Award Stephanie Tramutola ’10 - Capt.; 2nd Team Liberty Div. All-SEC; 2nd Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1stTeam All-Prep B; All NJGSCA, North 1 Bridget McCusker ’l l - Team Most Improved Player Crissy Nasti ’l l - 1st Team Liberty Div. All-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1st Team AllPrep B; 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger; MKA Team Points Leader Award Alex Kelly ’12 - Honorable Mention All-Essex County, ECCA Kim Kirnan ’12 - 1st Team Liberty Div. All-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1st Team AllPrep B; 3rdTeam All-Essex County, Star Ledger Teas Meyer ’12 - 2nd Team All-Essex County, ECCA; Honorable Mention Liberty Div. All-SEC Carlie Till ’13 - 1st Team Liberty Div. All-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex County, ECCA; 1st Team AllPrep B; 3rdTeam All-Essex County, Star Ledger

Volleyball Head Coach: Mike Tully (5thYear) Record: 4-15 Laurainne Ojo-Ohikuare ’10 - Capt.; 1st Team All-State, NJISAA

Kheri Freeman ’l l - Capt.; 2nd Team All-NJISAA Elizabeth Amato ’13 - Honorable Mention AllSEC

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Congratulations to

sophomore David

The semifinals of the NJ Prep State

F r a n k l who garnered an

Championships this November saw

all-around six-event gold

three MKA teams take the field in the

medal, plus bronze medals

hopes of making it to the state finals.

in pommel horse and parallel bars from the

And not only did all three teams

Maccabiah Games in Israel

advance ... they did so in dramatic

in July. David was one o f

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900 athletes from the USA to participate in these “Jewish Olympics ” held every four years in Israel.

The Field Hockey Team defeated Newark Academy 2-1 with Marion Nammack ’10 scoring the winning goal with 6 seconds left. The Girls' Soccer Team defeated Princeton Day School 2-1 in Overtime with Kim Kiman ’12 scoring the winning goal with 5 minutes left in the first OT period, and the Boys’ Soccer Team finally defeated Princeton Day School 1-0 after the game, scoreless through regulation and two OT periods, went to a double shoot where Travers Nammack ’ 11 scored the winning penalty shot.

The NJ Prep Championship Finals were set for Sunday, November 8 and the Cougars ensured it was a historic day for MKA as:

Check your iCals!

Saturday, June 12 at 1:00 p.m. is when the Annual Alumni Lacrosse Game takes to Van Brunt Field

The Field Hockey Team (14-5-2) defeated Stuart Country Day 1-0.

The Girls’ Soccer Team (12-8-2) defeated Newark Academy 1-0.

The Boys’ Soccer Team (15-4-1) defeated Gill St. Bernard's 2-0.

These were MKA’s first Prep State Championships in Field Hockey and Girls’ Soccer, and, according to local reporters, was the first time in New Jersey that a public, parochial, or prep school won three Team State Championships on the same day.

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A Historic Run for MKA Fall Athletic Teams

Sports Through the Campuses At the Middle School, students can begin to experience the camaraderie that comes from being part of a team and the excitement that comes from participating in an athletic contest. Ken Smith, Middle School PE Department Chair, describes the program.

The emphasis of the MKA Middle School Physical Education program is threefold: to prepare students to be active for life, to practice core values of physical fitness in every class and to introduce an array of sports to our Middle School students.

Through these three areas, we have developed a program that introduces both team and individual sports through skills-based units and differentiated instruction. This may sound like a big undertaking, but with such a wide range of growth and ability levels in each grade, the only way to properly reach every student is to differentiate instruction in every class. Our teaching units range from lifetime sports and activities to non-competitive and competitive sports, and we aim to reach all students through this wide range of experiences.

At each grade level, units are skills-based and taught through a spiraling curriculum that gains in complexity with each grade, from 4th- 8th. While we downplay the competitive aspect when approaching some activities, middle school-aged students are, by nature, competitive. By employing differentiated instruction, we can insure that the “playing field” is equal for all students. In some activities, a competitive game or drill can bring out the best work in a student; but these activities are monitored closely, and we guide students in their choices when making teams.

At the beginning and end of each year, all Middle School students participate in the President’s Physical Fitness Test that tests six components of fitness. By taking the test on an annual basis, parents and students are able to track improvement both through the school year and through their entire Middle School career.

Important areas of emphasis in the Physical Education curriculum are sportsmanship and mutual respect.

Our PE faculty is committed to providing a safe environment in the gyms, in the locker rooms and on the fields. Only when students feel safe can real learning can take place. This school year, we have developed a way to recognize one boy and one girl every month for their outstanding sportsmanship.

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7th grader makes his mark on the soccer world Congratulations to MKA seventh grader Wesley Wade, who was invited by US Club Soccer to join a team of America’s “Top 18” thirteen-year-old players to tour the Netherlands and Germany earlier this year.

Selection for this elite team was based on Wesley’s performance at the Nike id2 (National player identification and development) tryout held in September. He also reached the first round of the New Jersey Olympic Development Program earlier this year.

Wesley, who has attended MKA since PreKindergarten, has been playing soccer since he was five years old, first coached by his mom Joyce on a South Orange Cougar Team. Last year he made the MKA Middle School “A Team” as a sixth grader and this year helped contribute to the team’s record of 9-1.

In addition, Wesley, together with MKA classmate Malcolm Dixon, is a member o f the NJ Rangers Lions Under-13 travel club team. The team, ranked #1 in the state, #2 in the north-east region and #6 in the country for under-13’s, made it to the finals of this year’s NJ State Cup.

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In addition to its comprehensive PE program, the Middle School also fields an extremely popular and successful, competitive interscholastic sports program for 6th - 8th graders. (Due to facility restrictions, a few teams are only open to 7th and 8th graders.) The Middle School offers eighteen

Sports over three seasons and provides students with the opportunity to try new things, to spend time with their classmates outside the classroom and to be a member of a team working towards a common goal. Most sports have an “A” and “B” team, so there is a playing level for all athletes, and this past fall, 73% of eligible students participated! All students are encouraged to join a team sometime during their Middle School years, and the fun they have traveling to away games and visiting other schools is something many of them remember forever.

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The Headmaster is Pleased to Announce ...

Emilie Schurenberg Alexa Semonche Elana Stern Rosa Wählers

N a tional M erit F in a list Laura Polding

N a tional M e rit C om m endations Kevin Clark Alexa Franco Robert Gelberg Christina Gonsalves Taylor Hatch Rose Koven Marion Nammack

Zachary Opperman Julie Reiter Shaylin Schundler Emilie Schurenberg Alexa Semonche Rosa Wählers

A d d itio n a l Senior accolades to: Laura Polding for being named a Morehead-Cain Scholars Finalist.

Julie Longthorne, whose play, “Wake Up, Maggie”, was accepted for publication by Samuel French.

N ational A ch ievem en t F inalists Alexa Semonche who was one of only 16 rising

Kevin Clark Christina Gonsalves Adam Zerihoun

young Lincoln-Douglas debaters in the country invited to participate in the prestigious Vassar Round Robin invitational tournament for Speech and Debate, and was subsequently invited to the Harvard Debate Invitational Tournament where she won the championship round in her division.

N a tional A chievem ent O utstanding Participants Max Jefferson Chelsea Strickland Kelsey Taylor

C andidates in the 2010 N a tio n a l M erit Special Scholarship C om petition

Devon Barrett and Marion Nammack who were both named to the 2009 National Field Hockey Coaches Association High School National Academic Squad.

Rebecca Bauer - CAN Foundation Taylor Hatch -Wyeth

E dw ard J. B loustein D istinguished Scholars Alexa Franco Sarah Moses Zachary Opperman Jake Perl Meg Phillips Laura Polding

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Congratulations to National Finalists Christina Gonsalves, Laura Polding, Kevin Clark and Adam Zerihoun

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A New PE Curriculum for the Upper School In a dramatic demonstration o f the impact that improved facilities can have on the educational experience, Upper School PE and Health Department Chair Ellen Iverson explains the transformative effect that the newly renovated Upper School Weight Room has had on a new PE curriculum.

Simply put, the new fitness center has changed the way that we are teaching physical education in the Upper School. A new course introduced this fall, Fitness Fundamentals, is a fitness curriculum that allows students to build a foundation for a fitness-conscious lifestyle. The goal is to help students to understand the relationship between physical fitness and a healthy body. The curriculum teaches the scientific principles of exercise to help students learn about how the body responds and changes during and after exercising.

Next fall we will introduce a second level course in the curriculum, Personal Fitness.

This class is designed to allow students to further develop a personal fitness regimen that supports individual goals. Initial physical testing and challenges for each component of fitness will provide a base level fitness profile in order to help students identify strengths and weaknesses.

Core strength development, aerobic conditioning and aspects of body composition will be focus areas within a student’s exercise plan. Students will record test results, set goals, track progress, and submit periodic journal entries about their programs. One of the exciting aspects of September’s 1:1 Learning Initiative is that students will be able to utilize special software that will assist them in monitoring their goals and progress. Additionally, the course will include weight room management techniques for safe and efficient use of the equipment.

Students have been energized both by the new space with its fantastic array of fitness equipment and by the new curriculum that has real relevance to their daily life and future well being.

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The Fall Issue of Independent School, the quarterly magazine published by the National Association of Independent Schools, was devoted to an examination of the missions, mantras and meaning of independent schools, and featured a substantive article from MKA’s Assistant Head of Upper School and English teacher, Stephen Valentine.

In his article “Revitalize the Advising Program, Revitalize the School” Valentine asserts that, in times of economic hardship, the importance of being able to articulate the “value added” factor of an independent school education becomes more important than ever. For Valentine, the implementation of a truly effective advising system helps to distinguish and differentiate the Independent School experience: “It is both a program that makes my school special and unique, and a program that must continue to evolve.” he notes.

Valentine goes on to outline the process by which, following an in-depth examination, the Upper School recently revised their advising process to better meet the needs of students and to put the role of an advisor front and centre in the education of each child. As he writes, “Advisors are a primary contact between school and parent; they are student advocates and guides; they monitor students’ social, emotional and academic progress. In short, they are the great utility players of our schools, ensuring that we win, year after year.”

Both MKA and Valentine, author of the critically acclaimed Everything But Teaching (Corwin Press 2009), have been featured in Independent School before. Coverage has included articles on the Bitty Basketball program (Winter 1998), J.K. Rowling’s visit to the Book Fair (Winter 2000), being named a Blue Ribbon School (Winter 2001), the development of a Core Works program (Winter 2002), being designated a National School of Character (Winter 2004) and A Conversation on Ethics and Literature with Professor Tuttle (by Valentine) and an article on the MKA Upper School schedule as a means to combating stress in the Spring 2008 issue. (An article on MKA’s new Professional Development Plans for Faculty has also been submitted for a future issue.)

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For Valentine, inclusion in Independent School is significant, because it indicates, not only that MKA’s advising program was relevant enough to be included as a lead article, but also because “MKA really is in the forefront o f independent school education - not only in New Jersey, but on the national stage.”

Norming is the act o f settin g up a constantly evolving se t o f classroom guidelines that students a n d the teacher create a n d then

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A Culture of Teaching and Learning A hallmark of the MKA experience is a faculty eager to learn from the extensive professional development opportunities offered each year. Here, Upper School English teacher Cindy Darling shares her experiences of faculty in-service training at MKA. This past November, faculty from all three campuses arrived at the Upper School ready to attend two technology training sessions of their choosing. Faculty could pick according to level and topic. I attended the workshop on Weebly and then the workshop on Norming in the Classroom.

Weebly offers teachers the opportunity to create websites in simple, user-friendly formats. I was excited to create a site to use in my upper level English electives. Brookside Head Ginger Kriegel and Science Teacher Sue Tumarello guided us through a spirited tutorial of the basics of Weebly.

Then, true to their student-centered approach, they broke us up into groups according to our subjects and grade levels. This allowed teachers to not only leam the new interface from each other but also to collaborate on how to integrate it into the curriculum in their particular area. The morning produced a room full of vibrant, enthusiastic teachers who all became students for the day.

The Norming session I attended, led by Upper School teachers Kerry Verrone and Ben Goodrich, followed up on the norming work that I had begun at this past June’s Ethics Institute. Norming is the act of setting up a constantly evolving set of classroom guidelines that students and the teacher create and then reevaluate together at key points in the year. The shared power this forms as well as the meta-cognitive awareness it encourages is truly effective. The teachers at this session were a mix of those who had already started norming in the classroom and those who were just beginning.

After attending this in-service training, a few key moments stood out in my mind. I realized that the benefit of these days goes beyond the simple skills imparted. These well-thought-out sessions encourage teachers across campuses to build a common vocabulary both of technology and of pedagogy. It was exciting to hear how Laura Demaria is using norming in her Middle School classroom. Christian Ely’s thoughts on how norming can be used in working with theater students showed me that we can facilitate community building both in the traditional classroom and in other settings. Those of us who attended this session now have a common reference point and a set o f colleagues from all three campuses whom we may call upon for advice, reflection and further ideas.

Seeing this professional development run in such an extensive and effective way allows one to understand that the 1:1 Learning Initiative, starting in September, is a natural and exciting outgrowth of this longstanding institution of professional development at MKA. MKA is so much more than simply a school at which I teach. Anything organized to the degree of magnitude that the in-service training and professional development offerings are, shows a school’s commitment to the art of teaching. Here, teachers and administrators are constantly modeling, critiquing and finally forming good teaching practices. And because of this, the students benefit.

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faculty news Celebrating Service with Faculty Snapshots 1 . 25 years: The 2009-10 school year saw five members of the MKA community celebrate their 25th anniversary of work at the school. From left to right, Upper School Science Department Chair Laurie Smith, Middle School PE Chair Ken Smith (unrelated to Laurie, but married to Jane!), Brookside Music teacher Jane Smith, Director of Special Events and Projects Judy Polonofsky and Upper School Academic Dean Deborah Jennings.

2 . This year’s Alumni Golf Outing provided an opportunity for several Founders’ Cup recipients to get together. From left to right: George Hrab (1996), Geoff Branigan (2004), Karen Newman (1997), Linda Stark (1998), Sonia Tyson (2007), Jane Smith (2009), Donna Blanes (2001) and Ken Gibson (1994).

Highlights of this year’s All School Gathering included special recognition for three faculty members who celebrated significant anniversaries 3 . Primary School Assistant Head of Campus Donna Carrara was recognized for twenty years of service, and Upper School French teacher Barbara Mamchur for thirty years of service.

4. Upper School science teacher Georg Hrab was honored for forty years of service.

5 . Beloved members of the Maintenance Department Julius Della Rovere and Elvoid Christmas were honored on the occasion of their retirement.

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In Memoriam Henry Poor: Montclair Academy Headmaster 1960-66 Henry Poor, Headmaster of Montclair Academy from 1960-1966 died from complications from multiple myeloma on September 27, 2009. His daughters Sally Poor Owen ’65 and Joan Poor Clarke ’66, graduated from The Kimberley School during his time at the Academy, (daughter Judith ’61 tragically pre-deceased her father) and his son, Tom, graduated from Fountain Valley School in Colorado where Mr. Poor was headmaster from 1951-58.

Henry Poor’s time at our school was a small slice of a long and wonderful career, but as noted in the centennial history of MKA and our founding schools, he was truly the right person at the right time for Montclair Academy and for the school we are today. We should be proud of and grateful for the what he accomplished here.lBs! The entire MKA community sends thencondolences to his family.

Informing faculty of the news, Tom Nammack wrote, “A few key trustees and Henry Poor were the engines that found the will, the resources and the vision to completely re-imagine and rebuild Montclair Academy.

We live the school they built those buildings, with all of their distinctive qualities, shape our Upper School. I wrote to Henry Poor’s children and told them that, just as Fountain Valley suits the píace where that school resides, so does the campus that was Montclair Academy and is now our Upper School. Stretched across the western side o f Lloyd Road and facing Manhattan, our buildings, particularly at night, look like a great ship making its way across an ocean of hills above the town.

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Sports Through the Campuses At the Upper School, students learn not only how to juggle the demands of a rigorous academic program with a vast array of athletic opportunities, but also the skills needed to play at a serious, competitive level. Director of Athletics Todd Smith explains how.

At the Upper School, the approach to athletics is summed up by three concepts:

• Opportunity - Students have extensive opportunities to be on a team if they wish to, provided they are willing to adhere to the commitments required of them by the coach.

• Quality - Our goal is for every athlete, team and coach to develop their talents to the fullest, and compete to the best of their ability.

• Sportsmanship - We believe that winning is not just achieved on a scoreboard, but also requires the highest standards of conduct from athletes, coaches and spectators.

One of the hallmarks of the Upper School experience is the range of opportunities available to students. In addition to following a rigorous academic program, many students are involved both in the arts and in athletics; it is not uncommon for a student to be a member of the Football Team and a Mastersinger, or to be a member of the Track Team and part of the Winter Musical. Given all these opportunities, the competitive level and depth of the MKA Upper School Athletics program is remarkable. With a student body of 415, MKA fields 41 varsity and JV teams and averages 68% participation among the Upper School student body. The commitment that these student athletes have made has helped MKA teams gamer 46 league, county and state champions over the last 5 years, including 3 championships in one historic day this fall. (See page 23 for more.)

There are a few key areas that have contributed to such success, and that have enabled MKA to have one of the finest independent school athletic programs in the state.

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MKA Coaches: The dedication and commitment of the MKA coaching staff is remarkable. MKA coaches serve as mentors and role models to our student athletes, and represent the very best of what MKA athletics stand for. They are integral to the success of the athletic program and are totally committed to their respective sports and to their student athletes. Whether faculty coaches or professional coaches, the relationships they have with their athletes often continue to grow long after the student has graduated from MKA.

New Athletic Conference for MKA (SEC): The New Jersey State Athletic Association (NJSIAA) had a complete overhaul with new athletic conferences being established throughout the state in 2009. The state realignment that took place put an end to long-standing conferences such as the Colonial Hills, Iron Hills, and Northern Valley Conferences. The NJSIAA’s ultimate goal was to create Superconferences that allow county teams to compete head to head and to spread out independent schools throughout the conferences so that there would be a more competitive balance for all schools.

MKA has been placed in the SEC (Super Essex Conference), an athletic conference made up of all of the schools throughout Essex County - public, parochial, and private. While this allows MKA to play some of the schools in the “neighborhood” it also puts an end to some of our traditional prep rival games against schools such as Morristown Beard and Pingry.

One of the issues that the SEC has voted on is to do individual team scheduling based on overall strength of program and not on enrollment size.

This has provided MKA with balanced schedules against teams that are similar to us in terms of overall program power and strength, and it has allowed our athletes to play and gain exposure against some of the bigger public and parochial schools in the region.

Student Athletic Council (SAC): Anew Student Athletic Council (SAC) was formed in 2008. The SAC consists of a group of selected sophomore and junior student athletes who serve as a sounding board for the school and the athletic

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captains to a leadership workshop held at Yogi Berra Stadium. Laura Placentra ’10, Co-Captain of the Girls’ Soccer team, describes her experience.

All the captains of MKA’s fall sports teams, together with their coaches, gathered at the Yogi Berra Museum on Wednesday, September 2nd to attend a Captain’s Workshop. Dr. Rob Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Montclair State University, and John McCarthy, former teacher and coach at West Orange High School who now is the co-founder of Museum’s Institute for Coaching, led the discussion concerning leadership, behavior and attitude of captains. With informative videos, inspiring stories and some math formulas, each presenter gave a different perspective and effectively communicated to us as high school athletes.

The speakers taught us not only how to become better leaders, but also how to be better individuals in life. Tips included things like never allowing oneself to have an off day and if an off day arises, to always feign genuine enthusiasm for the team; treating everyone on the team with the exact same respect, whether they are starters or on the JV roster; and, when on the field, being the first to arrive and last to leave. One truly memorable story was that of Jenny, who was first singles on her high school tennis team and had the highest free throw average on her basketball team. The story was impressive but not amazing until she explained that she is legally blind. To witness someone firsthand who had overcome such adversity and become so successful was inspiring, and made all of us in the room realize how much harder we could work to be better.

We came away still discussing the ideas and eager to put our new skills into action during the upcoming season.

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34 department. The SAC mission is “to enhance the student athlete experience by promoting sportsmanship, school spirit, and equality while enabling communication and facilitating the balance between academics and athletics.” This is a unique council that has allowed MKA’s student athletes to have a voice within the athletic program and to have real input into the direction of that program. One of the SAC’s first accomplishments was the creation of an Athlete Code of Conduct, signed by every athlete and their parents, a document that addresses three main principles: Commitment (your dedication to the team affects you, your team, and MKA athletics as a whole.), Conduct (you owe it to yourself and to your team to present your best, healthiest self.) and Consequences (the choices you make can affect your playing time, playing eligibility, and discipline status.)

Beyond MKA - Playing at the collegiate level: National statistics indicate that only 4% of all high school athletes go on to play at the NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA level, yet year in and year out, a number of MKA’s senior athletes are recruited to highly competitive Division I and III schools. The Class of 2009 had 11 collegiate bound recruited athletes Halmost 10% of that class - and there are currently 46 former Cougar athletes on college team rosters. MKA athletes learn essential time management skills and are given leadership opportunities that enable them to succeed at the next level.

MKA will be On the Road in your area on Thursday, May 6.

Attention Boston area alumni!

Join us at the Hotel Charles, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., just off Harvard Square - Contact Laurie M cFeeley a t lmcfeeley@mka.org for information and reservations

Calling all Chicago j area alumni! 1 ........... Sw

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Are you around on Thursday, June 24?

W e’d like to head out on the road to m eet you! Please contact Laurie M cFeeley at lmcfeeley@mka.org if you can join us!

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Afghani Soccer Star Comes to MKA As part of the Upper School’s Diversity Core theme, Shamila Kohestani, the young former captain of the Afghan National Girls’ Soccer team, addressed students at a special assembly in November.

Shamila, who currently attends and plays for Drew University, described her experiences growing up in Afghanistan under the Taliban.

To hear firsthand about the hardships of growing up under an extremist regime was a particularly meaningful event for the Upper School community who had all read Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns this summer. Shamila, who hopes to attend law school and eventually work for the United Nations to focus on women’s issues, answered questions from her audience, explained the worsening situation for women in Afghanistan today, and urged MKA’s students to appreciate and take advantage o f all the opportunities that they enjoy growing up in America.

There are currently ten MKA alumni who are coaching Middle and Upper School teams: Aasim Cunningham ’03 US Basketball Allison Currie ’04 MS, Soccer, US Swimming, US Lacrosse Larry Canales ’03 MS Basketball, US Baseball Jared Cook ’01 US Football Leon Shade ’98 MS Football Stefania Lambusta ’98 MS Lacrosse Andrew Powers ’04 MS Basketball, US Baseball Jessica Bishop ’04 Volleyball, Basketball Dan Weller ’01 MS Football, MS Wrestling Jon Bruno ’02 US Wrestling

Baseball Bites for 2010: Congratulations to FRANK HERRMANN ’02 who is currently at spring training with the Cleveland Indians! The 6’ 4” pitcher made it to the big league as a Non-Roster Invitee (and, according to Coach P, heard the news that he’d made it to training the same day that he got engaged!)

Congratulations to GREG HARBECK ’06 who was this season’s opening day pitcher for the Johns Hopkins baseball team. The Blue Jays have been picked to win the Centennial Conference and hope to return to the College World Series this year.

Save the Date!

Homecoming 2010 Saturday, October 16 for classes in the 5’s & 0’s

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From the Alumni Council President The Alumni Council has been very busy in 2010.

Our January meeting was attended by approximately 25 members of the Council, who discussed and planned the spring agenda. A featured event will be “A Night at the Museum,” to be held on Wednesday, April 14th at the Montclair Art Museum. The evening will once again feature hors’ d’oeuvres and drinks, and alumni guests and friends can peruse the galleries and enjoy a tricky tray consisting of baskets donated by Council members. MKA student art, which will have been on display at the museum for the April 10th PAMKA Spring Fundraiser, will remain in place for alumni to enjoy.

On April 1st, a luncheon will be held at the Headmaster’s house for the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Jeffrey B. Kindler ’73, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer. The Council is currently doing research and exploring candidates for the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award, as well as for the coveted Founders’ Cup. If you know of an alumna/us who has achieved distinction in some field endeavor or through outstanding character or dedication has made a special contribution to humanity, please fill out and mail in the DAA nomination form provided at the back of this magazine or go online at www.mka.org and complete the nomination form located under Alumni Council/Awards on the Alumni portion of the website.

MKA’s May 6th Boston Alumni Reception has been confirmed and will be held at The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square - 1 look forward to seeing you there.

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Our fall events were a great success, starting with the Annual MKA Young Alumni Happy Hour at W. 79th Street Boat Basin Café in NYC in September.

This event continues to grow in popularity and many are already looking forward to next year’s event. The 9thAnnual Golf Outing was held on October 8th- A beautiful fall day at the Montclair Golf Club was the setting for challenging golf, followed by dinner and a reception in the evening.

Homecoming was attended by over 200 alumni and friends who enjoyed a reunion lunch, sporting events and a dinner reception. The highlight of the dinner was the induction of longtime Upper School Coach Terry Detorie and Tony Bames ’79, into the MKAAthletic Hall of Fame. March saw another successful Career Day, with several new speakers whose fields are both fascinating and a bit off the beaten track.

The most wonderful aspect of these MKA Alumni events is the great spirit of enthusiasm and warmth that one feels after attending. So if you have not reconnected with friends, teachers, or other alumni lately, I urge you to do so. To see a listing of all upcoming events, visit the website at www.mka.org.

Best Regards, Dan Carson ’83 MKA Alumni Council President dcarson@carsonroberts.com

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Over the years, MKA has been the fortunate beneficiary of consistent and generous philanthropic support from members of our community. This frequently comes in the form of planned giving such as estate planning and bequest intentions, participation in our Pooled Income Fund, establishing a charitable gift annuity or charitable lead/remainder trust, or through an insurance policy.

Some of these planned gift instruments even have the advantage of providing ongoing income to the donor.

Whatever form they may take, planned gifts are an integral instrument in ensuring the long-term health and legacy of MKA. We are thrilled to announce that MKA has recently received a documented bequest intention valued at $500,000 from an anonymous friend. This gift has been designated entirely for the MKA endowment and will

support the arts, service learning and faculty compensation through a series of named funds that will serve to secure programs in these specific areas in perpetuity. We, and students for generations to come, are deeply grateful to the donor for their thoughtfulness and generosity in remembering MKA in this way.

Estate planning and bequest intentions are an important part of the philanthropic landscape at MKA, but there are many other ways that donors regularly make impactful gifts through planned giving and we welcome the opportunity to speak with those interested in making such gifts. If you would like to know more about somqj* of the options in this area, or how to document your intentions with the school, please contact Geofi?

Branigan, Director of Development at 973-509-72'42 or gbranigan@mka.org.

If you volunteer for the MKA Alumni Council, you never know what might happen ...

Council members Jessica Simpson ’99 and Jared Cook ’01 reconnected for the first time in 9 years at the 2008 MKA Boat Basin Young Alumni Reception and then at Homecoming.

They became engaged in October 2009 and will marry on September 23, 2011 in Morristown, NJ! Seen here, Alumni Council President Dan Carson offers his congratulations as the pair volunteered at Alumni Phonathon.

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From Cougar to Black Knight: Meet Alex Gephart ’06 Alex Gephart, MKA Class of 2006 and West Point Class of 2010, was recently highlighted in an issue of INSIDE LACROSSE. Poised to start a new season as captain of the highly competitive Army Black Knights, Alex was quoted extensively and spoke powerfully about his teammates.

“On a normal day here, a guy can go through so many challenges before he even gets to lacrosse practice, yet when you step in the locker room, you have 47 guys who can relate and who support you and have the ability to pick you up and help you sharpen your own mental toughness. Most teams might have been down and out after some of our losses last year, but our team is used to the demands of a very competitive environment and we really pull for each other.”

Alex’s talents go far beyond the lacrosse field. Last summer, he was awarded the distinction of being selected to be one of 32 “platoon leaders,” given the task of overseeing and running a group of 10-15 underclassmen for four weeks of platoon training at Camp Buckner. At the conclusion of the training period, Alex was selected as the number one platoon leader with his group putting forth the best performance. In the words of his former MKA lacrosse coach Paul Edwards, “Alex is a great example and role model.” Recently, Alex took some time out to speak to the Review.

Q . Can you tell us when and where you first began playing lacrosse and what it is about the sport that you so enjoy?

A. I started playing lacrosse in sixth grade when my dad and a couple other buddies’ dads started up a youth league. The program grew each year, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that lacrosse became a

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Q . Attending West Point is not the typical path for an MKA alum - what was it that attracted you to pursuing this?

“Two o f the best lessons I learned from MKA w ere p ersevera n ce a n d effective com m unication.

A . I actually joked about how I would never go to West Point, but when I came up for an official visit, I realized what this place is all about. The guys in the locker room are the best bunch of friends I could ever want. The school’s resources border on unlimited. Doors just seem to keep opening for you when you tell someone you’re from West Point. In many respects, it’s a tougher life, but in many more respects it’s a better life as well.

communicate effectively. The basis of being an Army officer is the ability to translate orders into actions. If every single person in your platoon isn’t on the same page for a mission, then the chances o f failure skyrocket. Failure in such a situation has such a heavy price that you need to ensure that you’re on the top of your game at all times. MKA’s ability to teach effective communication skills have benefitted me in this area.

Q . Are there any lessons that you learned at MKA - both on or off the field, that have prepared you for life at West Point and for playing lacrosse at this level?

Q . Who have been your heroes as you have grown up?

A. My heroes are my parents, the Iron Man Cal Ripkin and Pat Tillman.

A . Two of the best lessons I learned from MKA were perseverance and effective communication. I started wrestling my junior year and got dominated almost every match. It was a pretty miserable time, but I still came back the next year and put together a winning record and got named Honorable Mention All-CHC. I learned that grinding it out is often as important as skill. That same lesson applies every day at West Point. It can get pretty bleak at times here, and the ability to perservere becomes a necessary trait. The second lesson I learned from MKA was how to

Q . What are your hopes for the future?

A. As I’m writing these responses (in early December), President Obama is on his way to West Point to unveil his strategy for Afghanistan.

For the past three-and-a-half years, I’ve been training to deploy in order to help stabilize and rebuild such countries. I know that my education and my experiences have prepared me to make a positive difference there. I hope that I get that opportunity.

Missing M agazines?

Have fewer issues of the Review been delivered to your address this season?

During these challenging economic times, we are conscious of our responsibility to be good stewards of the school’s resources, so are attempting to ensure that we deliver only one magazine per address. If you have an updated mailing address for an alum, please notify dallen@mka.org. Visit the Alumni Resources page of the MKA website at www.mka.org to view an interactive copy of this issue.

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varsity sport at Glen Rock High School. I loved lacrosse right off the bat and knew that I wanted to continue playing it for as long as I could. I grew up loving baseball, but once I actually had the chance to play lacrosse, the intensity of the games attracted me.

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On the Road: NYC September saw the return of one of MKA’s most popular alumni events, the Young Alumni Party, held once more at the West 79th Street Boat Basin Café in Manhattan. This year, over 150 graduates from the classes of 19952005 enjoyed catching up with one another, as well as chatting to former teachers and current administrators.

1 . Hal Garrity ’04, Cari Roberts, Alex Manevitz and Devin Almeida, from the class o f ’05, and Sarah Miller ’02.

2 . Christine Paschal ’98, Naimah Al-Amin ’97, LaTanya Bennet Ford ’98 and husband Edward Ford. 3 . Friends from the class of 2004, Alexis Tucker, Chris Tortoriello, Herman Dodson and Lauren Sarti. 4. 2005 classmates Amanda Bennett, Joe Walter and Julia Roth. 5 . Sean Duffy ’97, Greg Decter ’97, Bianca Kawecki ’95, Adam Wartski ’97 and wife Sarah Wartski, Jayme Califano ’97. 6 . Ed Williams ’01, Alex Holz ’99, Barry Janay ’96, Ben Aronson ’99 and classmate Gavin Bailey ’99.

7. Whitney Mishler ’01, Jamie Bums ’04 and Josh Weissglass ’01.

8 Sunil Ayyagari ’97, Aaron Mandelbaum ’97 and Marie Corris Lenora ’98 with Daniel Herman and Jenny Mandlebaum Herman ’99x.

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Golf Outmg Postponed from the wet summer, this year s Golf Outmg took place on a beautiful fall day. After a day on the links at Montclair Golf Club, players were joined by friends and faculty - including eight Founders’ Cup recipients.1 at an evening reception.

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President of the Board Alice Hirsh with Alexis and CliffFinkle ’92.

10. Larry Duca ’79, retired faculty member Ken Gibson and Jay Wecht ’83.

H Patrick Richards ’79 with his guests Marsha Saiff and Karl Shafer.

Alumni Hockey Game The annual Alumni Hockey Game took place in front of an enthusiastic audience the Friday after Thanksgiving. Nineteen alumni returned to mix it up with current varsity players, and all had a great time. Players were evenly distributed on two teams; green slated as the visitors, and white, the home team. The Green team won the day, with two goals scored by freshman Mark Bowen ’13 (one off an assist by freshman Nick Picinic ’13); two put in the net by alumnus Brian Purcell ’09; a score by freshman player Danny Saling ’13, off an assist from brother and returning alum Brian Saling ’09; and the last goal netted by Derek Phillips ’07, with an assist from John Ciardi ’08. Valiantly putting four points on the board for the white team were Dan Smith ’07x, Adam Wartski ’97, Alex Voinov ’96, off an assist from current team member Danny Roses 'l l and Bryan Lonsinger ’90, assisted by Kyle Clark ’13.

12 .Friends reunite at the rink.

13 . Alumni and current players pose on the ice.

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Reminiscing with Lucile Mason TKS ’43 and Janet Mason TKS ’48 Sisters and Kimberley alums, Lucile and Janet Mason are powerful exemplars of the benefits of a great education, achieving remarkable prominence in two of the most competitive and male-dominated fields of their time.

Review Editor Debbie Kozak was fortunate to spend time with them and gain some insights into their success.

After graduating from Smith College where she majored in Theatre, Lucile started work as a script editor at ABC’s first TV station in New York. Four years later, she began work at Compton Advertising as Assistant Casting Director, and was soon promoted to Director of Casting and Department Head, casting three radio serials and three TV serials and, with her staff, casting 40 million dollars worth of TV commercials annually. She also directed the jingles and background music tracks for commercials for fourteen years. In 1965, Lucile changed career paths, entering the field of social welfare where she met with equal success, becoming National Executive Director of the Association of Junior Leagues of America, Director of Public Affairs for Girl Scouts of the USA and Director of Public Relations for the YWCA of the City of New York. A subsequent career in fund raising (she started her own firm in 1980) eventually led her back to Montclair when Richard Day, Principal of the newly formed Montclair Kimberley Academy invited her to serve as the first Director of Development for the merged school.

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Janet’s career was equally illustrious. After also graduating from Smith College, she received a master’s degree in Theatre Arts from Stanford University and interned at KPIX, the CBS station in San Francisco. Janet returned to New York to work for the Ford Foundation’s TV-Radio Workshop, working on OMNIBUS with Alistair Cooke. After a stint at LIFE Magazine, she moved back to San Francisco to work as a Producer/Director for KQED before being invited back to LIFE as a reporter, where she remained for thirty-five years. Janet specialized in reporting and producing lengthy photo-eSsays with LIFE photographers about real people in life-changing situations, including two on Jill Kinmont, a top US Olympic Ski Team hopeful who fell on the slopes and became a quadriplegic, and whose story, based on Janet’s reporting, was turned first into a book and later into a movie.

Janet became an Editor of the weekly LIFE Magazine, and after its demise as a weekly, remained on staff producing two issues a year for five years until LIFE became a monthly magazine.

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Q. Can you share some memories of any Kimberley teachers who were particularly influential?

Lucile: My English teacher, Miss Margaret Gallie, taught me how to write concise reports that formed the basis of my work at ABC. She was very direct when teaching and always emphasized precise writing.

Janet: She was a very handsome woman and a “lady.” When I was head of student government in my senior year, I led an effort for the older girls to be allowed to wear lipstick, especially when we had outside guests at assemblies. I used the argument that because we worked so hard, we looked pasty-faced. Miss Gallie said to me “My dear, ‘Uneasy lies the crown.’” I was never entirely certain what she meant by that bit of Shakespeare, but by the middle of the year, we were allowed to wear lipstick!

Lucile: Mrs. Carleton D. Mason, our Headmistress, was very influential. She brought a world view to Kimberley.

Janet: And Mrs. Evans, our math teacher, had lived in China and in addition to teaching math, taught us about the increasing importance of Asia in the world. She was certainly ahead of the times.

And Miss Cassandra Kinsman, my Latin teacher, was terrific. I still use her lessons everyday when I do the New York Times crossword. I remember her glasses would fall down her nose and she would look over them at me when I was translating the Aeneid, and inform me that my translation wasn’t good enough and that she would come back to me. She always did.

Lucile: Miss Bower and Miss Carpenter were the music teachers; they directed the choirs and the bellringers. I think they had a huge influence on everyone. I originally went to Smith to major in Music (I was a pianist) but switched to Theatre.

Q. Was there an ethos in a Kimberley education that helped prepare you for your careers?

Janet: While there was an atmosphere of congeniality, there was also dedication to the

pursuit of excellence “ a philosophy that if something is worthwhile, don’t do a half-baked job. Also, we were taught to listen to what others were saying - a most important lesson for a journalist.

Lucile: I too think Kimberley emphasized excellence. All the teachers stressed that, and because the classes were so small - there were only sixteen in my year - there was a sense of sisterhood.

Q. How hard was it to be a woman in your chosen careers?

Lucile: We were launched into the working world when the glass ceiling was a fait accompli. I could be the Chief Casting Director but I could never be named Producer, even when I performed that role.

Only a man could be a Producer!

Janet: In my work in television, I could aim to be a Producer, but as a woman, I could never be a Director Huntil I went into educational television as a Producer/Director!

Q. What have you been doing since you both retired?

Lucile: Janet and I are still busy writing foundation grant proposals for Pushcart Players (a professional touring company which produces original musical productions in schools across the country). I have also been Class Secretary for many years and enjoy gardening.

Janet: O f late, I have been helping two friends edit their book manuscripts.

Q. And finally, what advice would you give students today?

Lucile: I really feel that one of the most important things in life is to have a solid education. I was given that at Kimberley, at Smith College and at New York University where I earned two masters degrees (in Communications and Cultural Anthropology) in night classes while I held responsible daytime jobs. My advice is simply that it may take some time, but go after it!

Janet: Don’t let yourselves fall into a rut. I was so fortunate to have a career in journalism where every assignment was a new adventure and I was paid to do what I loved!

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Dream Houses before she retired from LIFE in 1997. She then helped a major architect with his first book.

Class Notes Editor’s Note The deadlinefor news for the FALL Review is May 1 and the deadlinefor the SPRING issue is January 1.

News can be submitted at any time in response to the Alumni Office annual mailing, on the back o f Annual Fund remittance envelopes, via mail or email to the Alumni Director (lmcfeeley@mka.org), the Editor (dkozak@mka.org) or your Class Secretary.

We keep ongoingfiles for each class and welcome photographs in digital or hard copy.

I f your class does not have a class secretary listed, please consider volunteeringfor the position! It is a great way to re-establish contacts with old friends, does not require a great deal o f time and is essential to the ongoing vitality o f the school.

David Higgins’s 1945 wedding photograph

Thank you.

MA - Montclair Academy TKS —The Kimberley School MKA BThe Montclair Kimberley Academy

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TKS Mrs. William Young (Peggy Klotz) The Village at Duxbury 290 Kingstown Way, Apt. 253 Duxbury, MA 02332

TKS Mrs. Albert Frell (Irene Burbank) 580 Admiralty Parade Naples, FL 34102

--------1935-------TKS Mrs. Stewart Carpenter (Josephine Fobes) Crane’s Mill, Apt. 249 459 Passaic Avenue West Caldwell, NJ 07006 Rudd Kenvin ’45 was kind enough to notify us of the death of Nancy Turpin Fiske Milne on April 19.

MA Mr. John Graham 1129 King’s Ranch Road Bandera, TX 78003

--------1936-------TKS Mrs. Josephine Murray Schmid 501 E. Campus Avenue, Suite Office Chestertown, MD 21620-1600

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We send our heartfelt sympathies to the family of Virginia Kracke Leavitt, who died on October 6, 2009.

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MA David Higgins was featured last June in the local newspaper, The Citizen o f Morris County, as he was a special guest at a luncheon for seniors in the local Over 55 Club, hosted by the senior class at Mountain Lakes High School. Mr. Higgins came to be an honored guest due to his long-time friendship with Over 55 Club member Marianne Fliflet. The two have known each other since grammar school days, both bom at home in Mountain Lakes and raised in the town. The article also featured a Higgins wedding party photo that Mr. Higgins had brought to the luncheon in a family album.

In it, he is pictured with his bride, family members and his two ushers and best man.

Mr. Higgins, and the three groomsmen pictured, graduated from West Point and had received their 2n(^ Lt commissions the very morning of the wedding - June 5, 1945. The luncheon was a meaningful and memorable day for all involved.

70th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 TKS Mrs. Alfred D. Williams (Joan Bayne) 15 Piper Road, Apt. K310 Scarborough, ME 04074 Summer Phone Number at Belgrade Lakes (May-September) is 207-495-2617 Class agent: Mrs. Iris Flournoy 900 Hollinshead Spring Road, G203 Skillman, NJ 08558-2066 Class Secretary Joan Bayne Williams called in to report on a fun and helpful case of networking that arose from her reading the class notes in the Spring 2009 edition of the Review. As she anticipated her daughter, sonin-law and two grandchildren’s trip to Nepal in spring 2009, she happened to read in the Kimberley Class of ’50 notes that Louise Green Dunham’s younger daughter has lived in Katmandu, Nepal for 20 years. Joan, comfortable because of the Kimberley connection she and Louise share, gave her a call to ask some questions about where her family would soon spend almost a month.

Louise was happy to share information with Joan, and it was a great comfort to Joan to know that her family had a contact in Louise’s daughter, should they need assistance or advice while on their journey.

Joan thinks there is a good lesson to be learned for all alumni... be sure to read all of the class notes, not just those pertaining to your year! You never know what fascinating information you might uncover.

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Joan checked in with the Alumni Office again before year’s end, telling of her continued enjoyment of retirement living in Maine, and relaying that several members of her class also enjoy such communities. Joan says these places can add 10 years to one’s life, with the conveniences and many assisted living benefits. Classmate Helen Keenan Thatcher is the latest convert, leaving her home in University Park, FL after many wonderful years and moving to Bethlehem, PA, where she’ll live near one of her sons. Recently, Joan sent some old photos to some classmates from Kimberley from a trip they all took to Joan’s family Florida home during spring break in ’39 or ’40. The visitors experienced a different Florida habitat than they anticipated, as Joan’s home was a cattle ranch on an island in central Florida. But, Joan says the gals all made it to the beach during the trip, to “where the boys were!”

Joan’s photo mailing spurred on a note from Josephine “Josie” Watt Clark, from her beloved home in Michigan. Josie has many children, and hence, many “grands” (17!).

She continues to quilt, and was anticipating the arrival of her first great-grandchild this past September. Joan has two great­ grandchildren, and her extended family includes three schoolteachers. One teaches high school English, a grandson teaches high school Spanish, and his brother - who doesn’t speak Spanish - is Headmaster of the International School in Mexico City. Upon writing, Joan eagerly anticipated her family gathering in Connecticut to celebrate Boxing Day together. Joan closed her note reminiscing about Kimberley School being “wonderful for us, even with just one elderly house and one tennis court.”

Charles Holmes wrote: We still live in Lexington, Kentucky on Valley Road! I retired from the Transylvania English Department in 1992, but annually lead Great Decisions discussions on Foreign Policy issues, in a program for seniors sponsored by the University of Kentucky. Daughter, Anne, lives in Menlo Park, CA; Libby in Putney, VT and John in Brooklyn.

TKS Mrs. James F.C. Hyde Jr. (Enid Griswold) 5402 Duvall Drive Bethesda, MD 20816-1872 Susan O’Gorman Karlin writes: No more tennis, but music, beach walks, books and two new great granddaughters added to our family. How could we ever complain?

MA Mr. David Baird Jr. 9 Parkway Montclair, NJ 07042 Class agent: Mr. Lewis Townsend 2801 New Mexico Avenue, Apt. 303 Washington, DC 20007-3913 LTownsend23@yahoo.com

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TKS Mrs. David Hannegan (Louise Rudd) 49 Canterbury Lane Lakeville, CT 06039

MA Mr. Richard L. Charlesworth 27 Whipple Farm Lane Falmouth, ME 04105

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--------1943------TKS Miss Lucile G. Mason 142 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042-2350 See page 42 for news on Lucile!

MA Mr. Edward S. “Ted” Olcott 23 Argyle Court Summit, NJ 07901

--------1944------MA Mr. Winterford J. Ohland 39A Cambridge Court Lakewood, NJ 08701-6225

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MA Dr. Peter B. Lawrence 4802 Olympic Lane N #D Wilson, NC 27896-9148

TKS Anne Feagley Wittels (Mrs. Jerome L.) 3970 Sepulveda Blvd., #403 Torrance, CA 90505 wittels@socal. rr.com We send our deepest sympathies to Nancy Nevins D’Anjou whose brother, Theodore Nevins, passed away on November 2, 2009.

MA Mr. William B. Grant, 7330 Westmoreland Drive Sarasota, FL 34243 grantwb@tampabay. rr.com

--------1946------TKS Our heartfelt condolences go to the family of Audrey Brown Robinson who died on August 31, 2009.

TKS Mrs. Sibyl Lewis Lotterle P.O. Box 3254 Hayden Lake, ID 83835-8148

MA A1 Murray writes: In February, yours truly will be headed for Cuba to play with the USA 50-Plus senior Softball International Teams in a seven game schedule. Following the tournament, the Cuban and USA teams will attend an awards banquet at the Hotel Nacional in Havana before departing back to the states.

--------1949------TKS Reunion chair: June Costikyan Cronin june@costikyan. com Margie Andrew Burns married Thomas D. Bums in 1983, becoming a stepmother to four wonderful children, ranging from 18 to 25-years-old, and has a stepgreatgrandson as well. Margie and Tom, a retired trial lawyer, have lived in Boston on the harbor, at Union Wharf, for 23 years. They love their home, situated near Boston’s North End, where they enjoy an abundance of delicious restaurants and fun festivals on a regular basis. Margie plays bridge and a bit of golf in her spare time, enjoying weekend getaways to Duxbury and the South Shore. She’d welcome seeing Kimberley classmates passing through her neck of the woods.

June Cronin Costikyan did a marvelous job of reaching out to her classmates in honor of the group’s 60^ reunion year. She received three responses and hopes they will inspire others to lift their pens and send her news.

June promises to periodically send all responses to fellow ’49 alumnae. Marilyn Vander May Ostendorf emailed, “Hi June, I had not realized it was 60 years ago (that our class graduated). It gave me a bit of a shock.

I’ll just send a cheery hello to all.”

Ruthie Lieder emailed the following: Great talking to you while you were at the Koehler’s. Aren’t they great? Neither of

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thousands of acres adjacent to us where riding is beautiful. Great trails through woods, around lakes, up hills and down, managed by Frefi Water and Game of FI. We closed the nursery last year but still make hay and large round bales, so we maintain the pastures and fences. There is always something to be done on a ranch! We are south of Ocala National Forest in the middle of the State. We love company, so if anyone at the reunion is headed this way, do call and come by. We do have a guest room!

TKS '49 Classmates Dorothy Skip Redfield.

Brooks, June Costikyan Cronin, Ray Krout Muller at Homecoming. them has changed a bit since our Kimberley days. As for me, music has become my passion! Guy, from Jackson, Mississippi moved here 10 years ago. Not only is he the director of our church (I became an Episcopalian 7 to 8 years ago and love it!), b » h e also harnessed the interest in singing among 95 people in the area. This is a choir called Caritas Chorale. We give two major performances a year, accompanied by members of the Boise Philharmonic. We’ve been to Europe three times (about 45-50 of us on each trip Swe pay our own way): in 2001 to Southern France, Switzerland, Alsace and Paris; in 2005 to Italy, Austria and Germany; and in 2007 to Ireland and Scotland. We had plans to go to Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Austria (Budapest, Prague and Vienna), but had to postpone them due to the bad economy. They are great experiences, and we meet many people in each country. We team up with singing groups, put on a dual performance and have a party afterwards.

Lots of sign language, but great fun!

As for my life in Sun Valley, it is still loaded with politics. I am involved with the construction and running of a new YMCA fantastic facility and filled with people from all walks of life. We’re also trying to build an extensive facilitated living complex. I hope, nevertheless, that I can stay right here in my delightful one-bedroom condo with an enormous deck on the 7 ^ hole of a public golf course - nirvana for me and my golden retriever named Emily. She is the fourth since my arrival in 1971. Can’t believe I’m in my 39^ year in Sun Valley - lucky me!!!

Jane Lockwood Scovil wrote: We will be attending Susie’s oldest son’s wedding in May in Atlanta. Our first grandchild to be married, hardly seems possible. Beth, our second child, and her daughter, Julianne, will be going too. Should be lots of fun.

Beth and I enjoy riding and I board fourteen horses; feed them morning and night, so there are lots of people to ride with. And, we have

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Dody DeVausney Ames wrote: Never dreamed I’d end up in Illinois near the Lake; it is so lovely. I am in a retirement home and have been for nine years since John died. I have terrible arthritis. Used to fly East, but no more - so my kids, families and my sister and her husband come to me. Loads of friends have moved here from Winnetka (we lived there 25 years) including a college friend and Sue Inglis Chapman, who lives nearby. Actually all is quite well, and I really can’t complain! All the best.

MA Our sincere condolences go out to the family of Raymond Biggs, who died September 14, 2009.

Clark “Mac” Simms composed the poem on the right upon the passing of his Montclair Academy classmate and life-long friend Raymond Biggs. The poem is touching evidence that Academy, Kimberley and MKA friendships withstand the test of time.

--------1950------60th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 TKS Class agent: Mrs. Richard Lewis (Audrey Maass) 4551 Gulf Shore Blvd. N, Apt. 804 Naples, FL 34103-4601 Our sincere condolences go to the family of Cornelia Wiesing Simberkoff, who died December 2, 2009.

MA Mr. Rudolph Deetjen Jr.; 12 Ledge Road, Cottage 74 Blue Hill, ME 04614 Class agent: Mr. Jay Bitting River Edge Drive Chatham, NJ 07928-3104

“In loving memory o f six decades o f R a y’s friendship. ” September 20, 2009

Death Does Not Become Him In the first instant of the sprint, with the faint wreathe of smoke at the end of the starters pistol barely formed, he alone of the racers was straightening up and surging forward out of the blocks, so fully alive.

Alone at the top of the mountain, Waiting for his companions to catch up, Breathing in the life all around him, the greenery below the tree line, the delicate pink flowers growing in a crevice in the rock at his feet, the hawk circling above with graceful ease, like that which had carried him up the trail to this height.

When, in youth or age, he sat down At organ or piano, it came to life.

In the classics of religion, science, History or philosophy, there were No dead letters, only living ideas To be explored. The adventure of life took him far a-field, across cultures as well as continents.

As a healer, he acknowledged and treated not a summary of symptoms, but a whole person, often a person made more fully alive.

With any in need, especially family and friends, he and his love were intensely present.

He was so alive.

Death does not become him.

--------1951------TKS Mrs. Lloyd Marentette (Gail Robertson) 93 Glen Avenue, Llewellyn Park West Orange, NJ 07052 Gail Robertson Marentette enjoys seeing classmates whenever possible. She traveled to the Bahamas to visit friends and then to San Francisco with her daughter for Christmas.

Review Editor Debbie Kozak was privileged to spend a little time with Gail and her friends and classmates Jane Gassaway Bonner, Ruth Ransom Wilson, Miriam Eustis Irwin and Betsy Smith Bergquist as they gathered for a mini-58™ reunion luncheon at her home in Llewellyn Park, NJ in early September.

Class Notes • Spring 2010

TKS ’51 Alums gather in Gail ’s beautiful Llewellyn Park garden L-R: Miriam Eustis Irwin, Betsy Smith Bergquist, Ruth Ransom Wilson, Gail Robertson Marentette and Jane Gassaway Bonner.

The group discussed their Kimberley days, sharing especially fond memories of their music classes, and recalled that, by her own admission, Gail was a real “tomboy” who, together with Nancy Jones “were the real cut­ ups” in the class. And, Ruth remembered the sense of isolation that came from living in Great Notch rather than Montclair, and her regret that this meant that she was unable to join her friends in illicit smoking in the local cafés after school!

Despite numerous moves across the country, the group has stayed close and remain great friends, looking forward to their 60™ reunion in a couple of years. As Mrs. Marentette noted “It’s as though we’ve never grown up when we see each other!”

MA Mr. Ernest F. Keer III 459 Club Drive, P.O. Box 1030 Bay Head, NJ 08742-1030

--------1952------TKS Mrs. Clark Moran (Martha Gilbert) 8011 StrauffRoad Baltimore, MD 21204-1834 Nancy Booth Kelly writes: My husband, David died at NY Presbyterian Hospital on March 11, 2009, after a short illness. I now find myself busier than ever as President of Kelly’s Home Center, the largest department retail store in the Bahamas with some 380 employees and a challenging economy. I am also president of Nassfjf Motor Company, agents of Honda and GM vehicles. I enjoyed a beautiful Danube River Cruise with a week in Budapest and Prague. In September, I enjoyed a week in my favorite city, London, England at the Ritz, followed by a 5-day wedding celebration of friends in Portofino Italy. In the Bahamas, I am loving golf,

Class Notes • Spring 2010

MA and TKS ’54 Back row l-r: Vicki Wendt West-Peek, John Paul West, Aubin Zabriskie Ames, Pat Taylor Stabler, Janet Cook Phillips, C. Y. Mann Treene, Don Williams, Felicity Fergusson Winner, William Treene. Front row l-r: Jean Olmstead Witherington, Nancy Van Deusen, Hoby Van Deusen, Georgia Carrington

especially with Avery, my 13-year-old granddaughter. Living in the Bahamas is truly great. [MKA sends its sincere condolences to Nancy and her family.]

MA Class agent; Mr. Sheldon Buck 51 Cornell Road Wellesley, MA 02181-7408 sheldon. buck@comcast. net

MA Class agent: Mr. Charles Sage 435 Welch Avenue Ames, IA 50014-7302

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Jean Fairgrieve Granum writes: Five grandchildren later, I have one making news on the Dartmouth football team - Connor Phillips.

TKS Mrs. Cecily Wilson Lyle 432 Wright's Neck Road Centerville, MD 21617 ceci@dvm.com

--------1953-------MA Mr. Peter Cockshaw 1264 Oakmont Court West Chester, PA 19380-6836 Congratulations to Robert L. Weinmann, who was awarded the Sanford A. Marcus Lifetime Achievement Award by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists on October 3, 2009 at the UAPD Triennial, Regency Hyatt, The Embarcadero, San Francisco.

--------1954-------TKS Ms. Georgia Carrington 38 Silver Spring Lane Ridgefield, CT 06877-5604 Reunion chairs: Aubin Zabriskie Ames aubinames@live, com Janet Cook Phillips janetcphillips@comcast.net C.Y. Mann Treene cywtreene@aol. com

55th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010

Cecily writes: Just before Christmas, I found myself snowbound and decided to take that occasion to talk to few Kimberley friends. Carol Cloke Wildhaber, untroubled by snow, was enjoying a warm day in the sun outside of her new condo. Now that she no longer has to cut grass or weed the garden, she uses her time and energy to see her grandchildren and, with friends, to take trips to all comers of the state. I was delighted to find Diana Donlin Mell at home in Kiawah when I called. (I can’t lose the habit of calling her Deedee and she assured me that she doesn’t mind). She still skis, plays golf and tennis and plans to buy a little condo in New Jersey to be near her children.

Marguerite Ramee Kaiser was full of Christmas cheer and is still looking forward to moving to South Carolina from her farmhouse in New Jersey. Recently, Susie Forstmann Kealy and I drove up to Montchanin, DE, to spend a totally perfect day with Barbie Ives Riegel. Diny Brown Donaldson and John T. Seltzer (MA ’55) drove down from Unionville, PA to join us.

It was truly an old-home-week moment. Getting back together with such dear old friends is the greatest treat ever.

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MA Mr. Lawrence Martin P.O. Box 1058 Lexington, VA 24450-1058 martin@intelos.net Class agent: Mr. Robert Brawer 131 East 66th Street, Apt. IOC New York, NY 10065-6129 rereadclassics@aol. com

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Mrs. Carol Ottenberg 1420 41st Avenue, E Seattle, WA 98112-3804 ottenbergc@aol. com Linda Lovell Smith writes: Larry and I had lunch with Helen “Henny” Nelson Skeen ‘56 and Bart Skeen on Martha’s Vineyard in October. Our family gathered at our newly renovated vineyard house for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. It’s wonderful to congregate in a home that has been in the family since the 1920’s.

Georgia Sherman Glick resides in Lexington, MA. She retired in 2000, but her husband is still working, with reduced hours.

They have done many wonderful things to celebrate their 70th birthdays. However, the highlight was a trip to London, Paris and South Africa!

Nina Carter Rosselli Del Turco travels between Rome and the United States with her husband. Although Nina didn’t graduate with us, she still feels a part of the class. She keeps very busy with the doings of 7 children (4 hers, 3 her husband’s) and her mom, who is now 98 years old!

Banylou Mearin lives in Royal Oak, MI and works at antique and estate appraising in the area. She is considering a winter home in “sunny” Florida, and I’m hoping she will land on the east coast along with many of us!!

Marilyn Leet Ray resides in Ithaca, still works full-time and loves her job! She has little thought of retiring, for she finds her work very fulfilling.

Class agent: Dr. Lawrence Nazarian 29 Surrey Place Penfield, NY 14526-1221

Bama McNeill Rogers resides in Deland, FL and owns, runs and lives on a 17-acre horse farm. Unfortunately, she lost her husband in Dec. 2005, so she is operating the farm on her own. However, she writes that she is thoroughly enjoying the work. She is also very involved in the US Pony Clubs; that job involves a lot of traveling.

Eric Jaeckel writes: Still in Boulder, CO waiting to be able to ski in our beautiful Rocky Mountains —last year no skiing due to complete right hip replacement. Now in December 2009, due to appendectomy and a hernia, looks like a delay in skiing until February 2010. Fiftieth college reunion at Williams this year in June - wow - made it.

Joan Wallace Bryant lives in Vero Beach, which is only a 2-hour drive from me, so we have been able to get together a few times. In fact, we “Jersey Gals” went to see “Jersey Boys” last spring, and totally relived our youth together!! Joan is still playing tennis, and keeps active with activities in her development.

MA Mr. Eric Jaeckel P.O. Box 20153 Boulder, CO 80308-3153

--------1957------TKS Mrs. Thelma "Tam”Miller Knight 3001 Linton Boulevard, No. 201C Delray Beach, FL 518 tknightll5@aol.com Tam Miller Knight writes: I didn’t realize when I volunteered to be our Class Secretary how much fun it would be! Several of you have written lovely, newsy emails! I’m hoping that by the next issue of the Review magazine, I will have heard from more of

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Linda Baldanzi writes that she is living in Fort Lee, NJ, which gives her the opportunity to go into NYC frequently. She is very ambitious and is studying for a Masters of Poetry and Translation at Drew University.

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Joan Wallace Bryant herself writes: Dear Classmates of 1957 - The mere thought of turning 70 just five months after losing Hager, my husband of 46 years, was frightening to say the least. I certainly did not want to be alone, bjt my son Mark, married with two children in Connecticut, had it all figured out! He organized, with the help of my sister in law, Helen Bryant Perry ’58 (who lives here in Vero in season), and many of my close friends, a beautiful surprise dinner party with 38 dear friends from here and afar! My daughter, Wendy, and her husband flew down from Boston; Connie Hay Van Heuven and her husband, Wick, were here; and my Wheaton college friend, Mimi O’Leary from Massachusetts, popped out of the crowd .. .just to mention a few. I was so overwhelmed with emotion I could barely speak. Mark even had my K.S. Senior Yearbook picture printed on the cocktail napkins! So, you see, turning 70 was not so

bad after all, but you all need to know our son Mark to really understand this! Just to add to the topping on the 70th birthday cake, he asked me to join his family for a five-day vacation in Antigua at Curtain Bluff! What a lovely time I had swimming, sailing, snorkeling and building sand castles with the grandchildren! So glad that Tam has taken charge of all of us. It is never too late to send her your news! Just do it for yourself and for all of us as well! Cheers from lovely Vero Beach. I have a wonderful life here, as Tam, Connie and Jeanie will agree! Come and see me! Love to you all!

Georgia Sherman Glick writes: We’ve had a good year celebrating our 70™ birthdays with various like-aged friends around the country.

Our biggest adventure to date was a month­ long trip including South Africa, London and Paris. In the wild, we saw 422 new bird species, all of the “Big S” mammals and lots more. Spectacular! Glad to be home with family, including 3 grandsons and friends for the holidays.

Nina Carter Rosselli Del Turco writes: Have downsized in Rome. All 7 of our children (my 4, Duccio’s 3) are in the U.S. Nobody lives in the same city. We spend a lot of time packing suitcases and visiting family. My mother, 981/2, is still perking along —amazing!

Tam concludes: As for me, I have had an amazing life, and have experienced and done things I never imagined I would ever do when I was at Kimberly! Unfortunately, I have been widowed twice. I retired from teaching in 2005, after forty years in education. I am now thoroughly enjoying retirement, and doing all the things I have always wanted to do, but never had the time or energy!! I’m hoping that during the year 2010, we will be able to get together for a reunion!! ‘Til then...

MA Class secretary and agent: Dr. Edward T. O ’Brien Jr. 3376 FerncliffLane Clearwater, FL 33761-1411

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TKS Mrs. Diana Bethell Little 1-K Buckingham Rd. West Orange, NJ 07052-2703

Nancy Adams Scherer writes: After 24 years, we have moved from Florida to Savannah, GA for a change of scene and home, great area and friendly people. We enjoyed Christmas in our new home.

Class Notes • Spring 2010

TKS 1959 Back row l-r: Deana Rogers Sumas, Mary Francisco Miller, Harriet Fischer Stanphill, Marianne Doran Steinhacker, Barbara Brady Beeker, Lily Solmssen Moureaux. Front row l-r: Par Rowland Webb, Jarvis Reilly Nolan, Ann Connell Whitehouse, Kathleen Kusmick Hansell

midnight. Where did the evening go; where have the years gone?

MA Mr. Henry Agens 86 Eagle Rock Way Montclair, NJ 07042-1629 hymelee@earthlink. net

The following alumnae attended the reunion: Barbara Brady Beeker, Kathleen Kusmick Hansell, Mary Francisco Miller, Lily Solmssen Moureaux, Jarvis Reilly Nolan, Harriet Fischer Stanphill, Marianne Doran Steinhacker, Deana Rogers Sumas, Lea Fitzhugh Welch, Ann Connell Whitehouse and Pat Rowland Webb.

Mr. David Stroming 82 Halsted Drive Manchester, NJ 08759 KStroming@aol. com Peter Grieves and his wife, Donna, became grandparents last summer for the second time. Their daughter, Melissa, gave birth to a boy on July 10, 2009. He was named Chase Pemaquid Orlando. Husband Craig is the proud papa. Peter reports that, after 51 years in business, he has closed World Wide Travel. Donna continues to teach pre-school at Union Congregational Church in Upper Montclair. They plan to spend more time at their other home in Maine.

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TKS Class secretary Ms. Jarvis Reilly Nolan 15612 Via Marchena San Diego, CA 92128-4420 jarvisno@aol. com Our sincere condolences to the family of Barbara Bowen Skibiski, who passed away April 23, 2009.

Jarvis Reilly Nolan and Pat Rowland Webb sent in a joint 50th reunion update: We gathered the weekend of October 24th for our class’s fiftieth reunion. The absolute high point was dinner at Deana Rogers Sumas’ house on Friday night. We reminisced about our Kimberley years and talked about our lives today. Deana had our Yearbook out so we went through it and remembered.

Fortunately, we all had rental cars and were staying close by, as all of a sudden it was Class Notes • Spring 2010

MA 1959 Back row l-r: Bernard Milstein, Phyllis Milstein, Carmen Courier, Jim Courier, Tom Cassidy. Front row l-r: Joel Bauer, Barry Meisel, Philip Carchman, Bill Marriott

Saturday was the Homecoming luncheon at the Upper School where we were all seated at one table. Our nametags had our Yearbook pictures on them. Oh sure, the pics were 50 years old, but we actually all looked pretty good. We were announced and honored at the luncheon, along with the Academy Class of ’59, and we all, with exuberance, stood up to receive the honor. The luncheon ended around 1:30 p.m., but we sat at the table and talked until 3:00 p.m.

The celebration continued Saturday evening at a gala dinner at Montclair Golf Club.

Again, we had special attention and seating.

It was a treat to see familiar faces from earlier graduating years, among whom were Gail Garnar Jacobus ’58, Tilly-Jo Beatty Emerson ’54, June Costikyan Cronin ’49... and some others with whom we shared memories of our Kimberley days.

From Judy McConnell: I took an amazing 3-week trip with a group to Southeast Asia in February. It’s great being retired! I have time to take classes at Tufts University, participate in an interfaith book group (Daughters of Abraham), am active in a local peace group and still attend my late husband’s church in Cambridge. Oh, and I have an 8 year-old granddaughter, Eva, with another on the way!

MA Our sincere condolences go to the family of Finn Casperson ’59X who died September 7, 2009.

--------1960------50th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 TKS Class agent: Mrs. Mary Anne Coursen Doty 21 Juniper Drive Queensbury, NY 12804

--------1961------TKS Mrs. Winifred Sage Wilson 13819 Vidal Place, NE Albuquerque, NM 87123-4729 wmsw98@msn.com Class agent: Mrs. Suzanne Scannell Hardy 47 Bartlett Parkway Winthrop, MA 02152

--------1962------TKS Mrs. C. D. Creed (Barbara Bywater) 1769 Forest View Avenue Hillsborough, CA 94010 bcreed@truckerhuss. com MA Dr. John J. Farrar P.O. 114 2069 Warren Creek Road Ovando, MT 59854 sharknose@starband. net Heartfelt condolences to the family of Joel Simon who passed away on August 1, 2009.

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MA Mr. Bronson Van Wyck Arrowhead Farms 2141 Highway 224 East Tuckerman, AR 72473

Keith Kelly checked in with the Ahimn|g3j Office last summer. He attended Brookside School, and then Montclair Academy until the end of 10^ grade when his family moved to New York State. Keith would love to reconnect with some of the fellows from ’63; Sse’s already found Randy Thummel, Albert Carpenter and Bill Graham on Facebook.

During his Academy days, Keith was sidelined with a game-related injury and became a member of the 1960-6 Ky cheerleading squad. He also served as Harry Balfe’s assistant in coaching the junior varsity wrestling team that same year.

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MA John Benigno johnbenigno@hotmail. com

John Benigno writes: I’m delighted to share some very good news with you. My photograph “San Francisco de Asis III” was acquired by The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. I feel very fortunate as this is the third photograph of mine that the museum has added to its collection.

--------1965------45th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 TKS Ms. Marilyn "Lyn ” Schultz Blackwell 3779 Center Road East Montpelier, VT 05651-4103 lblack@ezcloud. com MA Peter R. Stern writes: I am still practicing law in Manhattan and continuing to concentrate on art-related matters. In the fall of last year, Art & Auction Magazine named me as one of the seven leading art lawyers in the country. With my partner, Tom Smedes, I’ve continued to be involved in theatre most recently with the Broadway productions of “[title of show]”, “Mary Stuart”, “Next to Normal” and “Next Fall”, the last of which opened on March 11™. When possible, I spend time at my apartment in South Beach, Florida.

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TKS Randy Bean writes: Was happy to see the last of ’09 - left Stanford after 15 years in June, then my dear mom died four days after her 86™ birthday in August. New production company in 2010: Green Bean Media!

Mitzi Sans Balma writes: Alan and I have retired to Williamsburg, VA. Alan is currently an Adjunct Professor at Thomas Nelson Community College. I am studying to become a Virginia Master Gardener.

MA Mr. D. Carter Fitzpatrick 70 Eastern Vista Sedona, AZ 86351-9085 fitzlaw@sedona. net Class agent: Mr. A. Craig Cameron 11 Bay Point Drive Ormond Beach, FL 32174-2203 ccameron@cameronhodges. com

--------1967------TKS Ms. Margot Escott 1818 Imperial Golf Course Blvd.

Naples, FL 34110-1010 MA Class agent: Mr. Craig Perry 3467 Pinestream Road Atlanta, GA 30327 Craig.perry@rutherfoord. com Our condolences go to Christopher Steggles on the death of his father, John Steggles, who passed away August 28, 2009.

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TKS Ms. Avie Claire Kalker 10 Knolls Road Williamstown, MA 01267 akalker@aol. com

Our condolences go to Angela Steggles Nevius on the death of her father, John Steggles, who passed away August 28, 2009.

MA Mr. Burton M. Webb Box 29 Free Union, VA 22940 bmw@freeunities. com Alan Yamashita reports: I had the good fortune of meeting up recently with Dave Moir, Gregg Deehan and Jack O’Neill, whom I haven’t seen since graduation. Dave now runs his metalworking and design

practice out of NYC. Gregg handles capital markets business for Broadpoint/Gleacher from Roseland, NJ. Jack is still thriving trading equities in NYC despite the global meltdown. I continue to commute between Hong Kong and New Jersey looking for ever more distressed investments. Even more pleased to report that my old carrel cellmates are still quite recognizable (see accompanying photo), after more than a few toasts! Most definitely, “Still Crazy After All These Years” remains the Class of ’68. After catching up on the past 40 years, we invite MKA-ers to join us in enjoying, and following on Google, the heroic efforts of fellow classmate, Wig Zamore.

Wig’s important contributions in the environmental field nationally and locally, his dedication in fighting to preserve and promote clean air and public safety for all of us and his lifelong service to our community are truly inspiring. All classmates are welcome to our next round at Egan’s!

--------1969-------TKS Phyllis La Touche Rawlins 11 Penobscot Road Natick, MA 01760 pdlat@worldnet. att. net The Daily Freeman, a newspaper serving New York’s Hudson Valley, reported on October 11th that Elizabeth Simonson was, at that time, completing her third term as Lake Hill Councilwoman. She was running against Republican Jeff Moran, who was seeking a second two-year term as Town Supervisor. Elizabeth has lived in Lake Hill since 1985, and is a volunteer with the Woodstock Time Bank. Her husband, Cambiz Khosravi, is a videographer and independent filmmaker. Among Elizabeth’s concerns are revitalizing the commercial part of Woodstock, NY. She was quoted as saying, “What we want are events that combine the arts, music and culture, because that is who we are...we have great restaurants; we do have great musicians in town; we have a lot of great artists in town. We have to project that to the world.”

Eleven graduates of the class of 1969 gathered on Kiawah Island at the end of October at the invitation of Lisa Schultz to celebrate our 40^ Reunion. Lisa did a fabulous job organizing the weekend’s events which included a dinner at Lisa’s house, lunch at the rental house, bike rides on the beach, dinner at the Kiawah Island Beach Club, brunch at the Sanctuary Hotel, a kayak tour and a farewell dinner at the rental house.

We all had a great time reconnecting after all these years, and we made a pledge to do it again! Thank you, Lisa, for all the work you

Class Notes • Spring 2010

Alan Yamashita (l) with friends Dave Moir, Gregg Deehan and Jack O 'Neill

put into making this event so special and so much fun!

Celebrating on Kiawah Island, Chris Hannon, Phyllis La Touche Rawlins, Ellen Hare, Susan Lowry, Virginia Munson, Lisa Schultz, Nina Szot Boral, Barbara Haviland Brogan, Lyn Ehrhardt Gildea, Toni DeLorenzo and Pat Benner

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MA Dr. Edward A. Griggs Jr. 1218 Williams Drive Shrub Oak, NY 10588

TKS Miss Philippa Bowles 162 WoodruffAvenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 bowlesphilippa@hotmail. com

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MA Mr. Anthony Vitale 10 North Wood Avenue, Apt. 601 Linden, NJ 07036 Tony. Vitale@TVOD.com

40th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 TKS Ms. Leslie Bryan 844 East Morningside Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30324-5223 lbryan@dsckd. com Class agent: Ms. Kim Kolbe 38 Kent Drive Roseland, NJ 07068-3707 Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner writes: I received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Muskingum College when I gave the Commencement Speech in 2008.

More recently, I was successful in the effort (at the Lyme Disease Foundation) in getting a CT law passed (June 2009) that protects a doctor’s right to treat Chronic Lyme Disease patients with more than 4 weeks of antibiotics, without worry of an investigation by the state’s health department or medical licensing board! Hope all is well with everyone’s friends and families!

MA Mr. V. James Castiglia 3 Lark Lane Oak Ridge, NJ 07438-9171 vjc@vjamescastiglia. com Class agent: Mr. Peter Webb Mile Slip Farm 48 Mason Road Brookline, NH 03033-2203 pwebb@winerbennett. com Class Notes • Spring 2010

New Class secretary Tony Vitale emailed classmates looking for news and updates. He received the following from Jim Bryan: I am sorry that I will miss Homecoming and reunions this year. We have a famous family trip known as the Bryan Brothers Hunt scheduled for that weekend. It is great weekend where Will Bryan ’72, David, myself and our sons spend a weekend in the woods, hunting fishing and telling tall tales around the fire. We will be at the Hartwood Club in Forestburgh, NY. My grandfather joined there in 1935. If there are any likeminded members of the class of ’71 who would like to enjoy a unique sporting club, I would be happy to have the interested person(s) up to the club as a guest. I continue to prosper in the textiles business despite the recession. Business is coming back and should be better in late 2010.

Nancy continues to work for Portraits Inc. If anyone needs a beautiful painting of themselves, family, minister or headmaster, etc., please give me a call. Maggie graduated from Duke last year and received a fellowship to teach in China from Princeton in Asia. She will return to Beijing in November to pursue a job in the Chinese modem art world. (In need of any MKA contacts there might be!) Robert is junior at Hamilton College. He turned 21, and we will all be together as a family the October wedding of our niece Whitney Maloy, the daughter of Leslie Bryan ’70.

From John Golding: Hi Tony. Be well while you are awaiting your new liver. I will not be able to make it to the Homecoming this weekend, as I am in Oklahoma City, OK. I have been commuting here from FL since June, working on a management project at a teaching hospital in the community. Prior to that, for several months, I was commuting to Albuquerque, NM doing similar hospital regulatory compliance preparation work. I saw Guy Della Penna in Sarasota earlier this year. He is doing fantastic. I am planning to see all of you for our 40th Reunion. Regards to all!

Bruce Pastorini writes: I work for NAVFC SE as a civil engineer and regional construction manager. I plan to start retirement job work in Marina at age 62 when I get military reserve retirement. Life is good; I enjoy living where other people go on vacation. I am active in the K of C and enjoy playing softball in the town government agency league. I enjoy golf, fishing in a jon boat on tidal creeks and surf fishing at local beaches. Wife of 30 years, Susan, is from Hopedale MA; Jeff Levin was in my wedding party. Sue and I have 4 children.

Sue owns a “Curves” franchise (women’s gym) and is active in church. Our children: Tina 29, a FSU grad, is married, no kids. She manages a non-profit social work agency; she and husband Jim live in Austin, TX. Lisa, 28, single no kids, live in Jax Beach, FL. She is in her last semester of night school at University of North Florida.

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TKS Ms. Barbara Flessas 140 Lorraine Avenue Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 akisister@aol. com

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Ms. Deborah Peck, Esq. 128 Victoria Bay Court Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-5764 dcpll @hotmail.com Class agent: Mrs. Linda Finney Williams Box 1446 6 South Pasture Lane Nantucket, MA 02554 MA Class agent: Mr. Peter Perretti 86 East Bracebridge Circle The Woodlands, TX 77382-2542 John Sperling writes: I continue to practice surgery in upstate NY. Still getting out to hike, bike, ski, canoe: Living in the Foothills of the Adirondacks has been good. Still raising 7 children.. .that probably never ends.

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TKS Ms. Susan Read 38 College Circle Staunton, VA 22401-2375

We send our deepest sympathies to Audrey Nevins whose father, Theodore Nevins, passed away on November 2, 2009.

Our deepest sympathies go to Susan Read whose mother, Marian Read, passed away on November 11, 2009.

MA Mr Gregory Lackey 138 Paupukkewis Trail Medford Lakes, NJ 08055-1310 gregory.lackey@usps.gov

TKS and MA ’74 back row l-r: Gerry Brundage Nolin, Bobbie Root Weiser, Peter Berinato, Stewart Carr, Henry Williams, Martha Bonsai Day, Brian Thomas, Derek Storm front row l-r: Ben Thompson, John Blondel, Allan Cox, former faculty member Ken Gibson MA Mr. Rudolph Schlobohm 7 Sutton Place Verona, NJ 07044 rudyschlobohm@gmail. com Rudy Schlobohm checked in and says that he and Vicki are dreaming about building a new home in Beaufort, SC.

--------1975-----35th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 Class agent: Mr. Paul Zukerberg 1790 Lanier Place NW Washington, DC 20009-2118

--------1976------Mrs. Paul McFeeley (Laurie Hoonhout) 238 Devon Road Essex Fells, NJ 07021 lmcfeeley@mka. org Class agent: Dr. Charles Read 1918 N. Daniel Street Arlington, VA 22201-4110 readca@gunet.georgetown. edu Playing in the October Alumni Golf Outing were regulars Ray Knox, David Hughes and Paul McFeeley, joined by classmate Frank Godlewski at the evening dinner. With Ken Gibson and George Hrab in attendance, it was yet another wonderful mini-reunion of lifelong friends.

Class agent: Mr. Thomas C. Galligan 504 Main Street New London, NH 03257-7818 tgalligan@jcolby-sawyer. edu

--------1974------TKS Class agent Erin Cuffe Crawford 102 Buckingham Road Upper Montclair, NJ 07043-2307 erincrawford@verizon. net

Reunion chair: Martha Bonsai Day Sunset5652@aol. com Our deepest sympathies go to Seton Daly Beckwith whose father, Charles R Daly, died on July 25, 2009.

Martha Bonsai Day once again hosted the ’74 ladies and a few of the MA ’74 gents at her home on the Friday night before Homecoming. This has become a nice tradition for the ’74 contingent.

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Members o f TKS ’74 and MA ’74 gather at the home o f Martha Bonsai Day. Back row L-R: Nancy Pokotillow Citti, Derek Storm, formerfaculty member Judy Nesbit, Martha Bonsai Day, Peter Berinato, Ann Johnson Anspach, Deirdre Newman, Adrienne Maroon Crowther, Mary Rowbottom McCluskey, Pat Shean Worthington, Seton Daly Beckwith. Front group: Suzan Yentema Bierly, Geraldine Brundage Nolin, Erin Cuffe Crawford, Susan Wood Day, Bobbie Root Weiser Class Notes • Spring 2010

Our deepest sympathies go to Theodore Nevins, whose father, Theodore Nevins, Jr. passed away on November 2, 2009.

Our sincere condolences go to Charles “Chip” Read whose mother, Marian Read passed away on November 11, 2009.

--------1977------Mr. Andrew Pedersen 1 Washington Avenue Rumson, NJ 07760-2013 andrewpedersen8@aol. com Class agent: Mr. Robert Hubsmith 16 Warren Road Maplewood, NJ 07040-1814 We send our deepest sympathies to William Nevins, whose father, Theodore Nevins, Jr. passed away on November 2, 2009.

Michael Platt sent in a picture of his adorable twin sons, bom on September 8th.

Avery arrived at 3:25 p.m. Pacific time and Kash made his appearance two minutes later, at 3:27 p.m. Michael reports that he and wife Liz are doing fine out in L.A., and that he has been busy writing, having just sold two pilots - one to ABC and another to ABC Family. He also recently sold a pitch for a feature film about three high school seniors. Any MKA stories incorporated there Michael? Hopefully the names have been changed to protect the innocent! Michael sends his very best and hopes all is well in New Jersey.

Our deepest sympathies go to James “Andy” Read whose mother, Marian Read, passed away on November 11, 2009.

--------1978-------

Ms. Pamela Zeug 250 Mercer Street, D502 New York, NY 10012-1150 pzeug@downinggroup. com

Class agent: Ms. Jane Lugaric Burkhard 299 Crown Road Kenfield, CA 94904-2711 janeburkhard@comcast.net

Tony and Dawn Barnes welcomed a beautiful daughter, Brooke Antonia Barnes, on September 7, 2009. She was 20 inches tall and weighed in at 7 lbs., 11 ounces.

Dr. Suzanne Conzen participated in a recent University of Chicago study that appears in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

Suzanne said the study raised hopes of new ways to block cancer growth. The Chicago team worked with mice genetically predisposed to mammary gland cancer. They found changes in the activity of genes that play a role in tumor growth in the stressed animals, suggesting that they may have been directly influenced by surging levels of stress hormones. Researchers found the social environment can modify the biology of the disease - and lead to significant differences in outcome. Suzanne is quoted in an article about the study: “Given the increased knowledge of the human genome we can begin to objectively identify and dissect the specific alterations that take place in cancerprone tissues of individuals in at-risk environments and that will help us to better understand and implement cancer prevention strategies.” Suzanne is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, and is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Reunion chair Shawn Mahieu Ortiz sent in the following wonderful Homecoming recap:

Our sincere condolences go to Dana Ladendorff Asrejadid and her family on the death of her father, Edmund Ladendorff, Jr.

--------1979------Dr. John Brink 1246 Beach Haven Rd. Atlanta, GA 30324-3842 drjack2020@aol. com Class secretary and reunion chair: Mrs. Carlos Ortiz (Shawn Mahieu) 2163 Gilbride Road Martinsville, NJ 08836-2235 csaortiz@optonline. net

Paul McFeeley, George Hrab, David Hughes, Ray Knox, Frank Godlewski and Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley at the Montclair Golf Club Dinner

Class Notes • Spring 2010

If there was ever a fear of memories beginning to fade by our 30th reunion, the class of ’79 has Bruce Eng to thank for alleviating our concerns. Bruce gave reunion attendees a wonderfully produced DVD with photos and film of our class throughotfgthe years, set to “vintage” m us» A great icebreaker at the luncheon and dinner, there was always an alumni group catching a glimpse of'“seventies” MKA, replete with fashion and hairstyle history. Thanks, Bruce, for your creative input and diligence, as well as your traveling all the way from San Francisco for Homecoming.

Another highlight of reunions was our own, Dr. Tony Barnes, being inducted into MKA’s 2009 Athletic Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Tony, who gave an inspiring speech that reminded us of the consummate athlete and scholar he’s always been. Tony is a urologist in Atlanta, GA. Another doctor from GA came north, this one a chiropractor. Jack Brink loves his practice, which allows him the time to serve as the Assistant Pastor at the New Covenant Church. Also joining us for lunch was NJ plastic surgeon, Dr. Harry Haramis.

Rounding out the doctor category was Dr. Larry Duca, a Clifton dentist who still looks an awful lot like he did on the DVD thanks to his blonde hair. Another doctor from our class sent her best - Dr. Alison O’Neill, a neurologist in Boston.

Coming a close second for most miles traveled was Bobby Paige, who came all the way from Evergreen, CO, where he is a Group Head of Telecommunications M&A’s at Brown Brothers Harriman.

Avery and Kash Platt, sons o f Michael Platt ’77

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Brooke Antonia Barnes, daughter o f Tony Barnes ’79 Lisa Godlewski Westheimer took time out of her busy volunteer schedule to join the fun, having had dinner the night before Homecoming with Leslie Coleman DeGeorges and some other classmates. She also caught up with Joyce Ruitenberg ’78 recently, who lives in CA, but was visiting family in NJ. Firmly planted in Pompton Lakes is Gardner Semet, who works in New York as an Administrative Vice President at M&T Bank.

He and Daphne are often at MKA as parents of daughter, Gabriella, MKA ’ll.

Eric Pai is an MKA parent of 3 students, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. By day, Eric is Managing Director of Product Development and New Products in the Hedge Fund Management Group at Citigroup Alternative Investments in New York.

Merry Aufzien Bauer is happy to announce her graduation from MKA for the last time!

Her youngest daughter, Rebecca, will graduate this June, and Merry looks forward to being an empty nester.

When not running the family foundry business in Hoboken, Tony Cristello enjoys racing his Porsches.

Wearing two hats these days is Ruth Perretti, who in addition to keeping up with her design career at Ralph Lauren, has given her name and creative talents to a restaurant in Montclair. Next reunion, party at “Ruthie’s!”

Paige Cottingham-Streater remains Executive Director of The Mansfield Foundatiolf which promotes the understanding and cooperation of US-Asia relations.

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MKA 1979 Back row (l-r): Shawn Mahieu Ortiz, Paige Cottingham-Streater, Jack Brink, Bob Paige, Mark Donatiello, Jim Johnson, Tony Barnes, Harry Haramis, Gardner Semet, Larry Duca, Ruth Peretti, Chet Juall, Bruce Eng and Chet Juall’s children, Alex and Stefanie. Front row l-r: Merry Aufzien Bauer, Andy Rod, Randi Pickelny Rod, Lisa Godlewski Westheimer, Dana Cestone, Anita Sims Rainford, Eric Pai Debra Doerr Larsen lives in NJ and is a financial recruiter for the Sasqua Group in New York. She had a great time reminiscing with Naomi Freundlich, who writes her own health blog from Brooklyn where she’s set up shop and home.

James Johnson is active in the NJ legal and cultural arenas, and is a Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York. Dana Cestone is now a Partner with Logical Approaching business analysis and solutions firm.

When Bruce Eng isn’t hanging out at the Apple Store with his movie-making mogul friends, he can be found in his alter-ego life as an electrical engineer for UL. Another engineer who joined us for lunch was Chet Juall.

If you’re in VA and you’re dying for a Dunkin’ Donut, chances are now you can find one thanks to Andy Rod, who has been opening up numerous franchises throughout the state.

No one had to address Kenny Dioguardi as “Sir” any longer, as he is officially a civilian again Hfocusing on a stateside job as Director of Information Technology at Russell Reid. Lori Dewey Dioguardi is a learning disabilities teacher consultant; she and Ken just celebrated their 26th anniversary!

Another educator in our midst is Anita Sims Rainford. She is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of HANDS, Inc., an organization committed to stabilizing and revitalizing neighborhoods.

Mark Donatiello, a parent of MKA alums, was at reunion and is president of Mardon Group in Succasunna, a firm devoted to environmentally sound chemical recycling.

Marc McCloud was also on hand, and continues his work at Picatinny Arsenal in NJ where he works as a contract specialist.

Stacey Gale asked to be remembered to everyone in this column, as she was unable to make our reunion.

As for me, I stay more than busy with our son who is now 16, and who has made remarkable strides. He’s a gifted drummer and plays in a rock band with “regular” teens, so I’ve become a mid-life roadie as well as an active school volunteer.

A quick thank-you to two groups associated with our class. Several members of the ’79 English Department faculty recalled our class’s ability to enjoy a fine party, and kindly hosted one for us following the football game. Thank you for what you did for us then and now. The second group is any spouses who politely sat through another reunion. We owe you.

Our sincere condolences go to Elizabeth Stanton Santarlasci whose mother, Ann Stanton, died January 13, 2010.

--------1980------30th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010

Mary L. Cole, Esq. 1 Ferrous Court Chester, NJ 07930 Mary_Cole@wellsfargois. com Class agent: Mr. George Reimonn, Jr. 199 Winter Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 George@cadso. com We send our deepest sympathies to Martha Nevins whose father, Theodore Nevins,

Class Notes • Spring 2010

classes enjoyed a recent visit from MKA Trustee, parent and alum Eric Pai ’79, an investment banker, who spoke to them about how macro-economic trends (GDP growth, unemployment, interest rates and value of the dollar) affect the stock market and equity valuations.

Eric Pai ’79 speaking to an Upper School economics class.

Upper School students in Tom Carroll’s Honors Economics classes are given a hypothetical $100,000 every September to invest, trade and track over the course of the school year. They then compete with their classmates to see who can grow their portfolio the most over the year. The

passed away on November 2, 2009.

Our condolences go to David Ladendorff and his family on the death of his father, Edmund Ladendorff, Jr. We send our deepest sympathy to Kent Walker on the passing of his mother, Lillie M. Walker, on January 28th. Mrs. Walker's grandson is J. Harrison Walker, MKA 2018.

------------1 8----------------9 Class agent: Mrs. Laura Itzkowitz (Laura Reisch) 37 Nottingham Road Manalapan, NJ 07726-1834 howardandkaura@optonline.net

Because of their familiarity with its products, a favorite investment pick among the students is Apple. Pai presented a detailed analysis of the company, of their competitive strategy and their product portfolio and offered suggestions as to why the market values Apple as highly as it does. Through his presentation, the students gained valuable insights into how a professional investor looks at a company - something that will help them throughout the year as they manage and invest their portfolio.

“This visit was so informative,” commented Carroll. “It gave my students a real world perspective to apply to what they are learning in class and they enjoyed it a lot. I am happy to say that some of the students are beating the market substantially!”

Our deepest sympathies go to Shelagh Daly Miller whose father, Charles P. Daly, died on July 25, 2009.

Our sincere condolences go to Carolyn Stanton Calnan whose mother, Ann Stanton, died January 13, 2010.

Pamela Berkowsky writes: Still living in paradise with husband Adam and kids Benjamin, 9 and Zara, 6. As Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, I travel to Washington, DC several times a year where I get to see Rosanne Pennella and her husband Don. Classmates coming to the USVI should call and say hello.

MKA ’84 Back row (l-r): Matthew Colagiuri, Susan Bacot-Davis, Kirk Royster, Maria Rabb, Ed Conlin, Bryn Fleming Mulligan. Front row lr: Eva Gold Bovi, Claudia Ocello, Birgitta “Bebe” Swanson Whitehead and son Henry and Liza Cohn Wallach

Class Notes • Spring 2010

We send our heartfelt condolences to James Habron and his family on the death of his father, James W. Habron, Sr., who died December 16, 2009.

--------1982-------Cheryl McCants 7 Holly Court Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3004 cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com Thomas Robbins 6 Bradford Terrace Newtown Square, PA 19073-190 Our sincere condolences go to Peter Gibson on the death of his mother, Joan Hamilton Bockstiegel, who died December 6, 2009.

We send our deepest sympathies to Kristin Vlaskamp Sharp on the death of her mother, D. Caroline (Lyn) Vlaskamp, who died January 6, 2010.

--------1983------Ms. Amy Felber Trapp 229 Cardinal Road Mill Valley, CA 94941-3618 amy@jhevents. com Ms. Maureen Towers Nation 5 Riverview Road Irvington, NY 10533 motowers@aol. com Class agent: Mr. Walter J. Davis 66 Oakwood Drive New Providence, NJ 07974 davisteam@comcast.net

MKA ’84 'ers Back row (l-r): Bryn Fleming Mulligan, Maria Rabb, Catherine Humphrey Bennett, Chris Noble, Kirk Royster, Birgitta "Bebe” Swanson Whiteside. Front row l-r: Diane M. Ridley-White, Eva Gold Bovi, Natalie Klufas Mueller

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Our condolences go to Paige Landendorff Wilson and her family on the death of her father, Edmund Ladendorff, Jr. Our sincere condolences go to Geoffrey Habron and his family on the death of his father, James W. Habron, Sr., who died December 16, 2009.

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Class agent and reunion chair: Mrs. Jennifer Jones Ladda 110 Glen Rock Road Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 jjones@dmjadvisors, com Class agent: Mr. William Stone 99 Larch Road East Greenwich, R102818-2205 bstone@outsidegc. com Reunion chairs: Ed Conlin edfconlin@yahoo. com.au Rob Iverson rob@privateflightgroup. com Congratulations to Cynthia Robin on her marriage to René Rivera on August 7, 2009.

Diane Ridley-White writes: From NYC to Queens, NY. Then, on to Jersey City and back home to East Orange (General Hospital that is)! Living in Newark with my hubby James and our three “kits” - Marble (boy), Gigi (girl) and CB (boy). Keeping in touch with Alison Thomas Cottingham and Bob, Kirk, Bruce and Cathy - Sabrina where are youM Keeping prayers for the family of Tracey Adams. By the way - recently discovered Margaret Johnson Cunningham ’81, married an opthalmologist with whom I work!

Jennifer Jones Ladda writes: My husband, Todd Ladda, and I live in Cedar Grove. Our children, year old twins Caitlin and Dylan, attend Brookside. We keep in touch with MKA friends Laura Dancy Wilson, Susan Bacot Davis, Ed Conlin and Dave and Andie Fehnel. I also get to see ¡classmates Bob and Alison Thomas Cottingham and Chris Noble at Brookside.

Bob and Ali have a daughter who is a classmate of my children, and Chris’s wife, Helen, has taught both my children.

Petia Morozov writes: Madlab (my design practice with partner Jose Alcaza) just celebrated 6 years, balanced with writing research and teaching in various capacities.

My 9-year old son, Niko, joined me on Homecoming day to get a taste of mom’s past!

OurlSncere condolences go to Lisa Gibson Locke on the death of her mother, Joan Hamilton Bockstiegel. She died on December 6, 2009.

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MKA ’89 Back row (l-r): Erin Koenen, Pam D ’Amato Davis, Julie Traum Passante, Josh Raymond, Kelly Guise Murphy, Deborah Hemsley Schultz, Andrew Weiner, Nilie Pajoohi, Elizabeth Crowell, Matthew Rodano, former faculty member Judy Nesbit, Chris Leber, Maria Jackson andfiancé Michael Hnatow, Charry Goodwin, Louis Lessig and Megan Lessig, John Blesso, Paul Tiranno. Front row (l-r): Joe Egan and Madison, Sharad Sahu, Peter DeCandia, Mark Strobeck, GeoffKrouse, Greg Sullivan and son Brendan Ed Conlin writes: Hi Kids. Great to see everyone at our reunion. I hope the New Year brings happiness to all. I am now pursuing a career as a sculptor, and as such, commissions are always welcome!

Our sincere condolences to Stephanie Simon Newman on the death of her father, Joel Simon ’62, who passed away August 1, 2009.

We send our deepest sympathies to Karen Ylaskamp on the death of her mother, D. Caroline (Lyn) Vlaskamp, who died January 6, 2010.

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25th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 Class agents: Mr. Jeffrey Schackner 1435 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 3E New York, New York 10128 jeffrey. schakner@citi. com Mrs. Alexis Polonofsky Zebrowski 33 Glen Road Verona, NJ 07044-2603 Mmzebo 7@mac. com

Our sincere condolences go out to Michael Simon whose father, Joel Simon ’62, passed away on August 1, 2009.

--------1987------Mr. Dennis Rodano 14 Wayland Drive Verona, NJ 07044-2331 rodanod@verizon. net Class agent: Mrs. Lynne Y. Krest (Lynne G. Yellin) 7408 East Main Street Lima, NY 14485 LynneGY@aol. com Our sincere condolences go out to Richard Stanton on the death of his mother, Ann Stanton, who died January 13, 2010.

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Ms. Susan Bartlett Rankin 721A Liggett Avenue San Francisco, CA 94129-1478 srankin@microsoft. com

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Class agent: Mrs. Hillary Johnston (Hillary Windolf) PO. Box 35 New Vernon, NJ 07976 hillaryjohnston@mac. com

Ms. Jennifer Remington-Knodel 44 Hamilton Drive East North Caldwell, NJ 07006-4629 jenremknodel@aol. com

Mr. Louis Lessig 158 Thunder Circle Bensalem, PA 19020-2148 llessig@brownconnery. com

Class agent: Mr. Patrick Sweeney 1750 Scarlett Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15241-3140 p_sweeney @ml.com

Class agent: Mr. Josh Raymond 33 Oak Place North Caldwell, NJ 07006 jraymond@trenklawfirm. com

Ms. Sherry Ahkami PO. Box 3187 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 shirin@sdspineinstitute. com

--------1989-------

Class Notes • Spring 2010

More MKA 89 ’ers Back row l-r: Lou Lessig, Matthew Rodano, George Hrab, Andrew Weiner, Mark Strobeck, Joe Egan, Peter DeCandia, John Blesso, Sharad Sahu, Josh Raymond. Front row l-r: Chris Leber, Dan Murphy, Beth Webster Twomey, David Ames and son Wyllys, Geoff Krouse.

Our sincere condolences go out to Gregg Simon, whose father, Joel Simon ’62, passed away on August 1, 2009.

--------1990------20th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 Class secretary and agent: Ms. Meredith McGowan Zengo 383 Middlesex Road Darien, CT 06820-2518 mczengo@aol. com Ms. Lorelei Muenster Leia9sioux@aol. com Sabrina Yellin Abbondanza writes: I am happy with a wonderful husband who is an English professor, and our two children Michael, six-years old and Julia, three-yearsold both of whom bring us tremendous joy. I am an occupational therapist and work as the Director of Operations for a large rehab company.

--------1991------Ms. Dara Marmon 127 East 30th Street, # 15A New York, NY 10016 wackohead@nyc. rr.com Class agent: Mr. Luke Sarsfield 400 Chambers Street, PI York, NY 10282 luke.sarsfield@gs. com

--------1992------Mr. Enrique Neblett 718 Ainsley Court Durham, NC 27713 enrique. neblett@gmail. com

Class Notes • Spring 2010

Ms. Tamar Safer 816 Chippewa Trail Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 tsafer5400@aol.com Class agent: Ms. Anne Marie Verdiramo 302 Timberbrooke Drive Bedminster, NJ 07921 amverdiramo@gmail. com

--------1993-------Ms. Renee Monteyne 10 Lookout Point Trail TotowaNJ 07512-1612 monteyne@yahoo. com Class agent: Mr. Damien Vena 385 Grand Street, #L906 New York, NY 10002 venad@yahoo. com From Vajay Lalla: I just wanted to share the wonderful news of the birth of our younger son Ketan Vejay Lalla. Ketan was bom on October 24, 2009 weighing in at 61bs. 3 oz., and is 19 inches tall. Big brother, Dilan, Sapna and I are all thrilled to welcome our newest family member. We still live on the Upper West Side in New York and plan to stay as long as we can!

--------1994-------Class secretary and reunion chair: Ms. Dana Fiordaliso Martin 102 East 9 ^ Avenue Conshohocken, PA 19428-1504 difiordaliso@yahoo. com Class agent: Mr Jason Awerdick jasonawerdick@gmail. com

Emily Martin, daughter o f Dana Fiordaliso Martin ’94

Congratulations to Dana Fiordaliso Martin on the birth of her daughter, Emily, bom May 24, 2009.

Congratulations to David Steinberg on the formation of FrontView Advisors LLC with fellow MKA alumnus Chris Bellapianta ‘97.

FrontView is a real estate investment advisory firm. David and Chris work with clients and capital partners to source, underwrite, negotiate, execute and manage prospective and existing real estate investments and loan portfolios.

Emily Ehrenberg Blumberg and Michael Blumberg are thrilled to announce the arrival of Isabella Ruth (“Izzie”), who was bom on October 27, 2009. She joins big sister, Elizabeth (“Ellie”) who is 3 1/2 years old.

Candace Messinger Rabinowitz and husband Jeff welcomed second daughter, Ashley Sloane, bom March 1, 2009. Her sister Brooke is 2-years-old and loves being!? big sister.

--------1995------15th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 Class agent: Mr Matthew Drukker 660 Washington Street, Apt. 26A Boston, MA 02111 mdrukker@yahoo. com

--------1996------Ms. Tanya Barnes tbarnes@fas. harvard, edu Ms. Erica Hirsch 10 West 15th Street, #902 New York, NY 10011 ehirsch77@yahoo. com

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MKA ’94 Back row l-r: Lee Elber and twins Sophie and Jaiden, Jaime Bedrin and Henry, Rita Ross and Sophie, Leanne Gattie Scott and Ripley, Beth Manchester, Dana Fiordaliso Martin and Emily, Egan Davson. Front row l-r: Kim Fischer-Elber, Angela Garretson, Lisa Ramos, Tara Mulligan Class agent: Mr. Lee Vartan 700 First Street, Apt. 17P Hoboken, NJ 07030 ldv@alumni.princeton. edu Barry Janay ’96 is an attorney handling commercial litigation, employment law and intellectual property in New York, with an office in Union Square.

He recently became Of Counsel to MasurLaw, handling their litigation and dispute resolution cases. MasurLaw is a boutique law firm focusing its practice on Entertainment, Technology and Business Ventures.

Jake Elberg and Lacey welcomed baby Anna Sophie Elberg on February 16th at 3:3t| a.m.

She weighed in at 5 lbs. 11 oz. Ready to spoil the new addition are grandparents Regina Elberg, a member of the Primary School faculty, husband Philip and proud uncle Brian Elberg TO.

--------1997------Marie Corris was married on August 8, 2009 to Shawn Lennon in Hamilton, NY, a town where Marie spent many summers getting to know everyone in the town as a result of her coaching, swimming, life-guarding and working at Camp Fiver. It was great to see Marie at MKA’s young alumni event in New York City last September.

Jennifer Brown Urban writes: I started a *' new position in September as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies at Montclair State University.

Congratulations to Chris Bellapianta on the formation of FrontView Advisors LLC with fellow MKA alumnus David Steinberg ’94.

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More MKA 94’ers Back row (l-r): Genie Go and Alexandra, Jason Awerdick, Laura Clemente-Menning, Mattia Morley Scharfstein.

Front row l-r: JeffRabinowitz and Ashley, Candace Messinger Rabinowitz and Brooke, Laura Hardman Stanfill, Jaime Bedrin

prospective and existing real estate investments and loan portfolios.

Jonathan Zweifler writes: Joined Liquidnet Holdings Inc., in February 2009 as the Global Creative Director n d Head of the Brand Integration.

Cooking kudos to Steve Raab, who, on October 4^, won 1st place in the Ribs category at the American Royal BBQ Competition in Kansas City! Out of over 500 teams, Fat Angel BBQ, Steve’s competition BBQ team, took home the top prize for his outstanding ribs. The best BBQ teams in the country were on hand, along with others from countries such as Canada and other international territories. The exciting news was reported by Matt Palmisano ’10, who worked for Steve during the summer of ’09 as an employee of Local Smoke BBQ, LLC. Steve runs his delicious BBQ catering company out of his kitchen in Red Bank, NJ. Julie Racioppo Comfort checked in with the Alumni Office, not long after she photographed the wedding of MKA faculty member and alumna Stefania Lambusta’98 on Martha’s Vineyard in September ’09: I live on the beach in northern Costa Rica with my husband, Joe, and daughter, Tully (3 yrs.), where Joe and I both have successful photography businesses. My business focuses on high-end destination beach weddings, although I often travel to other countries to photograph weddings as well. Joe is a commercial photographer focusing on the local travel industry. We travel for three months every year during the off season, and in 2010, will spend that time in Italy. For more information please feel free to visit my blog: comfortstudioblog.com

--------1998--------

Class secretary: Ms. Lauren Moses laurenmoses3@yahoo. com

Class Agent: Ms. Gemma Giantomasi 48 S. Park Street, Apt. 708 Montclair, NJ 07042 gemmagiantomasi@gmail. com Congratulations to Chad Dinzes on his marriage to Elysa Silbersmith on August 15, 2009 at The Knoll Country Club in Parsippany, NJ. After a two week honeymoon in Hawaii, they are now back to reality and living in the Midtown East section of New York City.

Best wishes to LaTanya Bennett who was married on August 8th to Edward Lewis Ford, III at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange. Leon Shade ’98 and Deborah Greene ’99 were a part of our bridal party.

Jessica Simpson ’99 and Jared Cook ’01 were also in attendance.

Dan Strader and his wife, Angela, welcomed their first child, a daughter named Delaney, on September 30th. They live in Sarasota, Florida. They are all doing well, as are proud Uncle Mike Strader ’06 and Aunt Beth Strader ’10 (current MKA senior).

After graduating from Brandeis University in 2002, Rachel Roth received her MD from Saba University School of Medicine in 2008.

She is currently a second year resident in family medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC. As reported in the November edition of Suburban Essex Magazine, where 15,300 readers voted for the “Best of Essex” in 52 categories, Omni Kitts-Ferrara and her husband Daryl’s business, Yoga Montclair, won for the best yoga establishment in the area. Patrons of Yoga Montclair practice the Anusara style of yoga.

Stefania Lambusta, a member of MKA’s Middle School faculty, was married on September 26, 2009 to Daniel Brouillette.

The wedding took place on Martha’s Class Notes • Spring 2010

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10th REUNION, OCTOBER 24, 2009 Mr. John Garippa 8157 Madison Lakes Circle South Davie, FL 33328 oceanhut@aol. com Ms. Anna Labowsky 5 Highview Court Wayne, NJ 07470-6271 annalabowsky @yahoo.com Class agent: Mrs. Jaclyn Latzoni Spedaliere 58 Burnham Parkway Morristown, NJ 07960 jaclynlatzoni@yahoo. com LaTanya Bennett ’98 and husband Edward Ford III at their August wedding.

Vineyard in Massachusetts, and fellow alumna and friend, Julie Racioppo Comfort ’97, photographed the ceremony and reception.

Class agent: Mr. Alexander Holz 605 East 14^ Street, Apt. 2C New York, NY 10009 alexbhlz@gmail.com

Congratulations to Daniel Wolfe and his wife Kelly on the birth of their son, Zachary Milton Wolfe, bom October 2, 1990.

MKA sends hearty congratulations to Tara Kakaty on her earning her Psy.D -from Long Island University in summer 2009. Tara got her master’s at LIU in 2006, after graduating from Cornell University in 2003.

Congratulations to Jessica Simpson who became engaged to fellow Alumni Council member Jared Cook '01 in October 2009.

See page 37 for more.

--------1999------Class secretary and reunion chair: Ms. Sandra Tritt 27 Cross Street Montclair, NJ 07042 stritt@mka. org

Zachary Milton Wolfe, son o f Daniel Wolfe ’98

Class Notes • Spring 2010

Congratulations to Lauren Hooper who writes: I starred in an indie film King o fPaper Chasin, an Official Selection of HBO’s New York International Latino Film Festival. The World Premiere Screening was in NYC in August 2009 at the Clearview Chelsea Cinema.

Our sincere condolences go out to Vanessa Carmona, whose father died January 1, 2010.

Jaclyn Latzoni Spedaliere wrote about her beautiful Halloween wedding: I married Mark Spedaliere on October 31st, 2009 in Newport, RI. We met at Lehigh University where we both attended college, although we soon = found out that we had met before, as Mark attended Dwight Englewood High School! Mark and I have been together for nine years and purchased our first home in

Chad Dinzes '98 and Elysa Silbersmith

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MKA ’99 Back row l-r: Tyler Dinapoli, Robin Pruzansky, Jenny Herman-Mandlebaum, Allison Wolf, Sandra Tritt, Greg Scherzo, Kate Wolfe Scherzo ’00, Neil Grabowsky, Mary Beth Grabowsky, Josh Ramos, Josi Cohen-Hausman, Kate Cohen-Hausman, Dan Blake Front row l-r: Jen Gagnon (financee 'of LeRoy Watkins), LeRoy Watkins, Jessica Simpson, Deborah, Green, Ehimare Akhabue, Alex Holz Morristown, NJ two years ago. He works for Merrill Lynch as a Financial Advisor; I work as a Senior Regional Coordinator at Altria. I currently attend Rutgers University Graduate School part-time, where I am studying counseling psychology and hope to work as a school counselor after graduation in 2011.

Class agent: Ms. Lindsay Braverman 340 East 34th Street New York, NY 10016 lbravermanl@gmail. com

Congratulations to Bret Hirsh on his marriage to Amanda Hurst on August 15, 2009.

Jared Cook and Jessica Simpson ’99 became engaged in October 2009.

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Class secretary: Ms. Melissa Fortunato 40 Holton Lane Essex Fells, NJ 07021 melissa.fortunato@gs. com Miss Emily Santangelo 27 Woods Road Little Falls, NJ 07424-2010 emiyannesantangelo@gmail. com

almost smell Erin’s delicious recipes cooking upon reading her entertaining descriptions and viewing pictures on her blog.

Christopher Jackson writes: I spent 3 years after college working as a property manager for a commercial real estate firm, Jones Lang LaSalle, in midtown. I have since decided to pursue my MBA full time at Fordham Graduate School of Business where I am currently in my first semester. I am also recently engaged to Juliet Georgetti whom I met during undergrad at Wake Forest University. A fall 2010 wedding is planned.

Our sincere condolences go to Christian Carmona, whose father died January 1, 2010 .

Kerry Bishe continues to make her mark as an accomplished actress with her casting as main character Lucy Bennett on the popular ABC television show Scrubs. The show

Class agent: Ms. Lauren Tortoriello 112 Heller Way Upper Montclair, NJ 07043-2512 lauren. tortoriello@gmail. com

Bride Jaclyn Latzoni ’00 and groom Mark Spedaliere

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Erin Culbreth has created a wonderful and informative blog called Hotplate Confidential (Recipes and Musings from a NYC “Kitchen”). Posted there are recipes and tips about meals that Erin cooks in her tiny one bedroom NYC apartment. Her place doesn’t have a kitchen, thus the meals described are made using only a hotplate, toaster oven and mini-fridge. In September, the site was profiled on Food52.com, a recipe collective website created by an ex-NY Times food reporter. One of Erin’s recipes won a contest on Food52.com, and it will be featured in Food52’s Cookbook, published by Harper Studio and due out this year. It will include Erin’s biography and a photo. One can

Kerry Bishé ’02 as main character Lucy Bennett on Scrubs

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MKA ’04 Back row l-r: Hal Garrity, Sheldon Fields, Drew Jennings, Allison Lopreato, Razzaq Manley-Yuseff, Jessica Bishop, Maya Stevenson, Allison Currie. Front-row l-r: Emily Goodman, Kevin Hu, Upper School Academic Dean Deborah Jennings, Joy Mayer, Andrea Piela, Dagney Cassella premiered on December 1st, with Kerry working side-by-side with Zach BrafF (who plays Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian), a fellow Northwestern alum who directed Kerry in the 2008 television movie Night Life. As Lucy, Kerry plays a first-year medical student who must find her way despite a barrage of attacks from the likes of Dr. Perry Cox, played by John C. McGinley.

Our sincere condolences go to Corrine Gaby on the death of her father, Dan Gaby, who died on December 10, 2009.

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Class agent: Ms. Melanie Braverman 84 South Parkway Clifton, NJ 07014-1243 mel. braverman@gmail. com Mark Fortunato checked in with the following: I was brought over to Barclays from Lehman when they bought us; currently working in the risk management division dealing specifically with derivatives. Besides work, I have been keeping up with my lacrosse by playing in the elite Wall Street league called Gotham Lacrosse (a bunch of Hobart guys and I started this team, sponsored by the Southampton Publick House - serving some of the best beers around!). I currently live in midtown east.

Denise Sarkor emailed this fall: I have fully transitioned into my job here in Trinidad, new apartment, activities, etc. I just continue to learn and grow; getting this international work experience has been great for me.

Heather Day is currently teaching seven Latin classes at a high school in Milton, PA, and has a book contract for a work due out in 2010. It is entitled The Mythic Warrior’s Handbook, and is a fun guide on how to be a hero in the ancient world, making use of all the myths-including how to slay the monsters, marry the damsel, deal with prophecies and gain fame!

Amy Trainor attended the Columbia Publishing Course at Columbia University this summer and earned a certificate in publishing.

MKA 2002. Bridesmaid Stephanie Platt (left) and Maid o f Honor Emily Santangelo (far right) share in the happiness at Melissa Fortunato’s Engagement Party on Sept 12, 2009.

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William “Cooper” Knowlton’s mother writes: Cooper is in the peace corps in Cambodia and has begun to blog at www.cooperincambodia.wordpress.com.

Best to all who might be interested in keeping in touch with him.

--------2004------Ms. Kate Santoro 364 Highland Avenue Upper Montclair, NJ 07043-1123 kate.santoro@gmail. com Class agent: Mr. David Endo 226 W. 16th Street, Apt. A1 New York, NY 10011 david.k. endo@gmail. com Reunion chairs: Jessica Bishop jbish 10@gmail. com Hal Garrity hal.garrity@gmail. com Drew Jennings drew. k.jennings@gmail. com Chris Tortoriello crt0407@gmail.com It was great to see the class of 2004 wellrepresented in September at the Young Alumni Happy Hour in Manhattan. Among the attendees were Jamie Burns, in her second year at Fordham Law School; Brendan McCaffrey, living in the city and working for Citigroup; Herman Dodson, also working in NYC at Morgan Stanley; Drew Jennings, another city dwellerH| Citigroup worker; Lauren Sarti, buyer for Macy’s; Margaret Egan, Kate Haigney, Hal Garrity, Alexis Tucker, Will Kinkead, Allison Currie, and Chris Tortoriello. Dave Endo sent his regrets, but promised he’d clear his calendar for next year’s event!

Chris Tortoriello kindly answered the Alumni Office’s plea for news: Currently I work for the Investment Office at McKinsey & Company in New York; the purpose of McKinsey’s Investment Office is to manage investment vehicles for the employees and partners of the firm. I’ve been working there

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since graduating from Columbia University in June 2008. Any chance I can get, I’ve also been traveling. I recently went to the west coast of Canada to visit some friends from college who live there, and will be traveling to London in December.

Our sincere condolences go to Donny Gaby on the death of his father, Dan Gaby, who died on December 10, 2009.

----------- . 2005----------5th REUNION OCTOBER 16, 2010 Mr. Manav Lalwani 132 Blue Heron Drive Secaucus, NJ 07094-2391 201-617-5312 mlalwani@alumni.princeton.edu Class agent: Mr. Edmund Kozak 17 Summit Street Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 973-748-7016 e.g. kozak@googlemail. com Belated congratulations to Manav Lalwani on his being named winner of the 2009 Spirit of Princeton Award, which honors Princeton University undergraduates for their positive contributions to campus life. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the undergraduate experience through contributions to student organizations, athletics, community service, religious life, residential life and the arts. The award, which has been given annually since 1995, is sponsored by the University’s Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students.

Manav was among eight students who received this very special honor.

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Natalie Azzoli 60 Lloyd Road Montclair, NJ 07042-1729 nat6888@aol. com Class agent: Ms. Angela McCaffrey 93 Rensselaer Road Essex Fells, NJ 07021 amccajf2 @friars.providence, edu Randy Richardson (a senior at Princeton) was in China this summer for the 8th annual Chinese Bridge-Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, ¡¡and he was one of only six First Prize winners (out of the hundreds of students from all the countries that participated). He was the only American among the six winners. The whole competition was televised. Randy received a trophy and a certificate in a beautiful “Honorary Credential” leatherbound folder; the certificate indicates that he has earned the title of “Chinese Language Messenger.” As a result, if he chooses to earn

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a master’s degree in China (in any subject), his studies will be paid for.

Alexis Levengood will graduate in May with a double major in marine biology/environmental science, from Connecticut College. She has been on the Dean’s List since freshman year. She earned NESCAC Academic All-American for 20082009. She was elected captain of the women’s swimming and diving team, of which she has been a member all four years.

Alexis spent her internship this past summer in Bimini, doing dolphin communication research. Her plans post-graduation include graduate school.

The Salve Regina University mens’ lacrosse coach announced that Nolan McGarrity will serve as one of the team captains for the 2010 season. Nolan was also a standout football player for Salve Regina, leading the team in tackles in each of the last two seasons. He earned New England Conference First Team honors in 2008 and Second Team accolades last fall. For his career, McGarrity racked up 265 tackles, which is second all-time in school history. He will graduate in May with a bachelor of arts in Administration of Justice.

See page 38 for news of fellow ’06 lax teammate Alex Gephart.

Dad Rudy Schlobohm ’74 reports that Karl Schlobohm will graduate from Messiah College in May and is headed to Scotland for a Masters in English Literature.

----------- -2 07-----------------Mr. Brian May 22 Bayard Lane Mahwah, NJ 07430 bmay88@gmail. com Class agent: Mr. Harry Raymond 120 Ridgewood Avenue Glen Ridge, NJ 07028-1121 hraymond@students. Colgate, edu Congratulations to Lane Goodman, who was highlighted in Washington University in St. Louis “Who’s In The News” feature on their Digital Imaging and Photography Department. In an interview, Lane said, “The Core program has been a great experience for me, even though I was nervous because I felt like I was pretty bad at drawing when I came as a freshman. My portfolH was all photography. It’s gone really well, though. I like the rules - learning color, composition and shape. I know I’ll be a better photographer because of the strong focus on basics.” Lane, wfflis a Conway and Proetz Scholar at Wash U., is majoring in digital imaging and photography with a dual degree in anthropology.

Roz Estrada(l) meets former advisee Eva Pogosian '07 in Paris.

Congratulations to Owen Jennings who was cited for outstanding academic achievement in English 82 during the Summer 2009 term at Dartmouth College.

Congratulations to Kenyon College junior Peter Nolan who was one of only eleven NCAA Division III soccer players in Ohio named to the Ohio College Soccer Coaches Association’s Academic All-Ohio second team.

Many ’07 alumni opted for a junior year abroad experience for part or all of the 20092010 school year, visiting various exciting and beautiful places. Away for the fall semester were Matt Cherchio in Argentina, Laura Green in Rome, Jon Reichstein in Spain and Kate Clark in London, just to name a few. Harry Raymond is off to London for the spring semester.

“Small world” story from Kate Clark, while on a side trip in Brussels during her London semester: While in Brussels with the others in her program, her professor took the group to a pub where they met with a Colgate alumnus originally from Lithuania, who now works in the European Parliament. The Colgate alum asked if any of the group were from New Jersey. Kate told him she lives in Montclair, and he explained he went to MKA for a year.

He asked if she knew Deb Jennings...she was stunned...so was he. The gentleman turned out to be Arnoldas Pranckevicius, an MKA Upper School exchange student in 1996-97!

MKA college counselor Roz Estrada relayed the following small world story after winter break: Picture this - 1 am in Paris for the beginning of the holiday break. My friends and I are searching for a place to eat in the Latin Quarter near Notre Dame Cathedral when, all of a sudden, I see a familiar face.

Eva Pogosian, class of 2007 and my former college advisee, is walking up the street. We embrace, say a lot of OMG’s!, and take some Class Notes • Spring 2010

photos together. Eva is a junior at Union College and had been studying abroad for the fall semester. She was in Paris on that last day before heading back to NJ the next day the MKA network is global!

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------------------- -----------------------------Ms. Cara Placentra 125 Upper Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 caraduck@aol. com Class agent: Mr. Matthew Metzger 707 East Saddle River Road Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 metzgermd@gmail.com The entire MKA community continues to send its thoughts and best wishes to J.C. Egbert and his family as he continues on his road to recovery.

Congratulations to Bora Goekbora, who

checked in with the Alumni Office with the following great news: In my spring term as a freshman at Drexel, we had a design project competition in the College of Engineering.

All of the freshmen engineers were divided into groups of four, and worked together to improve upon a current idea or develop their own topic. After thirteen weeks, the final product was to be a full-scale working prototype of the design. In July, I was notified that my group won first place in the competition - out of 200+ teams - with our invention of an inexpensive nebulizer that can be operated without electricity, yet yield similar performance to its currently used electronic counterparts. We are planning on either patenting our device or working towards implementing its use in foreign countries, with the help of the Engineering World Health Organization.

--------2009Ms. Jane Stanton 240 South Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 jrs670@aim. com Class agent: Mr. Brian Purcell 89 Davis Avenue Bloomfield, NJ 07003 prephockey98@aol. com

Our deepest sympathies to Jennifer Crowley whose mother, Christine Crowley, passed away on February 10, 2010.

Another alumni event that keeps on growing in popularity is the Young Alumni Winter Break Luncheon, held in the Upper School Dining Hall for the two most recent graduating classes. This year saw the largest group to date, as over thirty members of the Classes of 2008 and 2009 returned to campus.

Those present included ’08 classmates Johnny Borbone, Mike Mastakas, Mike Regan, Olivia Gratz, Myles Rudnick, Shadia Saleh and Matt Metzger.

And ’09 classmates Mike Ruzich, Brian Purcell, Phil Reisen, Jack Merriman, Jeff Magid, Mike Nardella, Melissa Wong, Lily Shepard, Jane Stanton, Supriya Prakash, Isidra Myricks, Kaan Yarar, Andrew Stern, Jeremy Kaufman, Frankie Mayer, John Meyer, Madeline Frank, Maddie Santoro, Tom Picillo, Ryan Tumelty, Aaron Chae, John Martin, Will Thomas, Mike Lewis, Ryan DeMartino, Rachel Pitman and JR DeVita.

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Marriages 1984 1993 1997 1998 1998 1998 2000 2000 2001

Cynthia Robin and René Rivera Corinne Schuman and Michael Buckland Marie Corris and Shatun Lennon LaTanya Bennett and Eddie Ford Chad Dinzes and Elysa Silbersmith Stefania Lambusta and Daniel Brouillette Jaclyn Latzoni and Mark Spedaliere Bret Hirsh and Amanda Hurst Lauren Abramson and Matthew Mirman

August 7, 2009 June 20, 2009 August 8, 2009 August 8, 2009 August 15, 2009 September 26, 2009 October 31, 2009 August 15, 2009 October 24, 2009

Arnold M. Smith Nancy Fiske Milne Virginia Kracke Leavitt Sarah Gersten Perrot Joseph M. Cummings Audrey Brown Robinson Raymond M. Biggs Cornelia Wiesing Simberkoff Edna Avera Murdock James Trimble Barbara Bowen Skibiski Finn Casperson Joel Simon

May 18, 2008 April 19, 2009 October 6, 2009 August 24, 2009 June 30, 2009 August 31, 2009 September 14, 2009 December 2, 2009 August 7, 2009 June 1,2009 April 23, 2009 September 7, 2009 August 1, 2009

In Memoriam 1935 1935 1937 1939 1945 1946 1949 1950 1950 1953 1959 1959X 1962

Faculty, Former Faculty, Staff and Trustees Robert D.B. Carlisle Nicholas Childs Henry B. Poor Jean Siudmak

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COUNCIL 2009 -2010 Alexandra Aldea ’95 Keshia Trotman-Amaldy ’92 Geoff Branigan, Director o f Development & External Affairs Michael Braun ’01. Network Vice President Lindsay Braverman-’Ol 'Daniel Carson ’83, President Jared Cook ’01 Erin Culbreth ’02 Mitchell Decter ’94 David DeMatteis ’95, Secretary Clifford Finkle ’92 Angela Garretson ’94 Dionne Gronda ’01 William Martini ’98 Cheryl McCants ’82 Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76, Alumni Director Michele Mucci ’84 Thomas Nammack, Headmaster Victoria O’Kane ’02 Mark Politan ’91 Klaudia Pyz ’98

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November 19, 2009 November 30, 2009 September 27, 2009 September 23, 2009

Dennis Rodano ’87, Treasurer Jessica Simpson ’99 Jaclyn Latzoni Spedaliere ’00 Richard Stanton ’87 Lee Vartan ’96 J. Kent Walker ’80 Jay Wecht ’83 Executive Vice President ADVISORY COUNCIL Dean Paolucci ’73 Joshua Raymond ’89 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2009-2010 Alice M. Hirsh President Michael V. Johnson Vice President Eric F.S. Pai ’79 Vice President Treasurer Steven C. Milke Secretary Karen A. Dias-Martin MEMBERS Joesph V. Amato Merrick G. Andlinger Kenneth W. Barrett Elisa Spungen Bildner Timothy J. Bozik Daniel B. Carson ’83

Michael P. Frasco Michael P. Friezo Michelle P. Harbeck Reginald J. Hollinger Richard G. Jenkins ’77 Kate M. Logan Philip W. McNeal Thomas W. Nammack Alexandra K. Nolan Keith D. Phillips Jonathan M. Strain Robert L.Tortoriello Hank Uberoi Denise G. Wagner John T. Weisel HONORARY TRUSTEES Aubin Zabriskie Ames ’54 John E. Garippa Susan H. Ruddick Newton B. Schott, Jr. ADVISORY TRUSTEES Anne E. Muenster Barry W. Ridings ’70 Michael L. Rodburg David L. Turock

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Alumni Awards 2010 D istinguished A lu m n i A w ard N om ination Form N om inee____ ___________________________________

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Submitted by: N a m e_____________________________________________________________________________________ • Class _________________________________________________________________________________________ Address____________ Telephone_____________________________________________________________________________________ Detach and mail to: The Montclair Kimberley Academy Alumni Office, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042 or email lmfeeley@mka.org

N om ination F orm f o r M K A A th letic H a ll o f F am e N om inee______________________________________________________________________________________ Class ________________ Sports_________________________________________________________________________________________ Achievements__________________________________________________________________________________ (Please include additional information or resume on a separate sheet.)

Submitted by: N am e_________________________________________________________________________________________ C lass_________________________________________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone_____________________________________________________________________________________ Detach and mail to: The Montclair Kimberley Academy Alumni Office, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042 or email lmfeeley@mka.org

Distinguished Alumni Award Criteria To all alumni, parents, trustees, faculty, staff and friends o f The Montclair Kimberley Academy: The Distinguished Alumni Award Committee is hereby accepting nominations for the recipient o f the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award.

The recipient should have achieved distinction in some field of endeavor, or through outstanding character or dedication made a special contribution to humanity.

Race, creed, sex or contribution to the school should have no bearing on the choice o f recipient.

The purpose of the Distinguished Alumni Award is “to bestow recognition and appreciation for outstanding achievement.” This award will be a meritorious reflection on the school and will provide inspiration and encouragement for our young people. It is hoped that the recipient will come to MKA and address a gathering o f alumni and o f students. You may nominate more than one alumna/alumnus. There will be one Distinguished Alumna Award recipient each year; all nominations will be maintained in confidential files for consideration in following years.

MKA Athletic Hall of Fame Awards Criteria The Montclair Kimberley Academy Athletic Hall o f Fame was founded to honor those who have made telling contributions to the school’s athletics.

Its purpose is to perpetuate the memory o f those persons who have brought distinction, honor, and excellence to Montclair Academy, The Kimberley School, The Brookside School, and MKA in athletics.

• Nominee must have been an outstanding varsity athlete, coach, Athletic Director, trainer, or major contributor (financial and/or participant) at MA, TKS, Brookside, or MKA and/or brought distinction to the school through related and subsequent athletic accomplishments.

• Student nominees must have attended MA, TKS, Brookside, or MKA for at least two years, and have graduated from MA, TKS, Brookside, or MKA. Student nominees must have graduated at least five years prior to the year o f nomination.

• Nominee must have conducted his or her life in keeping with school standards and in ways which reflect positively on MKA. • The nomination can be a posthumous award.

• Nominees may nominate themselves, be nominated by alumni or others. jgjEveiy other year, a minimum of one qualified male and one qualified female will be selected. Nominations will be kept on file for subsequent years’ review.

• A team may be inducted.

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