Spring 2013 MKA Review Magazine

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In This Issue: Doing not Just SayingM egrated Ethics at MKA; Celebrating. the 125«; Homecoming & Reunions; Book Fair, MKA on the Road and much, much m ore...

PROFILES IN GIVING The Sterling Family with the Board of Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA).

The members of the Sterling family have been a valued part of the MKA community since their eldest child, Emma, MKA Class of2012, joined Pre-Kin 1998. Em m aisnowa freshman at Oberlin College, and her brother, Aaron, is a current student in the Class of 2014.

Volunteerism and community service, specifically in education, are strong values in the Sterling household. The entire family volunteers with TEAM Academy, where Linda sits on the Board and has volunteered as a tutor for the last nine years, and Brian is on the Finance Committee.

Brian and Linda are also on the Oberlin Parents Executive Committee. They also volunteer their time and support their respective alma maters, Yale Law School (Brian) and Duke University (Linda). Additionally, Linda is currently on the advisory board for Montclair State University College of the Arts. In her role as an MKA parent, Linda has taken on large roles for PAMKA, including chairing the Spring Gala, chairing the Internship Auction, being involved with Book Fair, mid currently chairing the College Counseling Committee. She also helps raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, participating in their 200mile Pan Mass Cycling Challenge, while Brian volunteers

Brian and Linda are very active in, and proud to be a part of, the MKA community: “We feel so lucky to have such a strong parent community that looks out for one another and their families,” says Linda. “We grow and leam from all the very talented families who make up the MKA community.”

Explaining their interest in education, they note, “We strongly believe that education is critical for the continued success of our country, our community and our citizens. We are dedicated to ensuring our children have access to the best education availableHthe MKA Annual Fund helps MKA meet that mission. We have also worked to provide a great MKA education to kids who otherwise could not afford it.”

Brian and Linda both feel very grateful to MKA “for the education and college preparedness” that their children have experienced: “Emma and Aaron have developed wonderful relationships with their teachers that have shaped the path they have each taken in life.”

The Sterling Family generously supports both MKA’s Annual Fund and the MICA Community Scholars Program.

Linda was key in initiating and implementing MKA’s firstever 12th Grade Challenge, which was extremely successful with 92% participation among the 2012 cohort.

Linda has also been one of Phonathon’s most active volunteers, making calls to new families to introduce them to the importance of MKA’s Annual Fund.

Just as the Sterling family is grateful for MKA so is MKA grateful and truly appreciative for their support and strong participation in our community.

Parent participation in the Annual Fund supports that margin o f excellence that distinguishes a Montclair Kimberley Academy education from all others.

Robust annual giving signals an engaged school community, dedicated to improving our children’s lives and increasing the value for everyone. Please pledge your support today at mka.org/giving.

MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY MISSION STATEMENT 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: Knowledge, Vision, Integrity. An MKA education is defined by the following commitments:

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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

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PROFILES IN GIVING The Sterling Family with the Board of Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA).

Brian and Linda are very active in, and proud to be a part of, the MKA community: “We feel so lucky to have such a strong parent community that looks out for one another and their families,” says Linda. “We grow and learn from all the very talented families who make up the MKA community.”

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Parent participation in the Annual Fund supports that margin o f excellence that distinguishes a Montclair Kimberley Academy education from all others.

Robust annual giving signals an engaged school community, dedicated to improving our children’s lives and increasing the value for everyone. Please pledge your support today at mka.org/giving.

MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY MISSION STATEMENT 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: Knowledge, Vision, Integrity. An MKA education is defined by the following commitments:

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KNOWLEDGE:

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• To cultivate a love o f 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 o f 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.

COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Debbie Kozak, Ben Rich, Dana Rose REVIEW EDITOR: Debbie Kozak, Director of Communications and Marketing ASSISTANT EDITORS: Debra Allen, Class Notes Secretary; Gretchen Berra, Alumni Giving Associate; Lois Monterio, Director of Alumni Relations; Kristen Tepfenhardt, Assistant Director o f Communications PHOTO CREDITS: Doug Allen, Gretchen Berra, Phil Cantor, Steve Frantz, David Hollander, Debbie Kozak, Eric Osbun, Ben Rich, Dana Rose, Karen Shifferdecker, Kristen Tepfenhardt, Steve Tober, Keith Wiggs CONTRIBUTORS: Kerry Verrone, Caylie Marden, Dana Rose, Dominique Gerard, Tracy Kuser, Laura Zimmerman

MKA complies with all state andfederal anti-discrimination laws.

Design: geministudio.com Editor’s Apologies: We apologize for the following omissions/errors in the 2012 Fall Review: In the listing of alumni children, we inadvertently omitted Jessie Wallace in grade 11, daughter o f David Wallace ’79; Samantha Pai is the daughter of Eric Pai ’79; and Erik Zeug in 9th grade is the son of Mr. Brian and Mrs. Mary Zeug.

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How do we know that these initiatives and our planning make a difference in our students’ lives and in the school community? Evidence comes from all directions, from the remarkable to the prosaic. Back in January, I was part of the audience at the Middle School Dance Celebration in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dance performances from students in grades four through eight were interspersed with student and faculty presentations on exemplars such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Gabriela Mistral, Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, and Coretta Scott King. The performance was a blend of many admirable qualities: students well rehearsed and eager to perform, music and subject matter chosen with care and artfully blended, and a completely engaged and connected audience. It was an experience that made me wish it could have been shared with all of our alumni, students, colleagues and parents.

Developing and sustaining a culture of ethics requires common values, use of the same vocabulary when we talk about what we expect from ourselves and from one another, and a shared responsibility for fulfilling MKA’s mission.

During the course of the school year, I meet with every senior advisory. My talks with each group of eight to ten seniors about the state of MKA are rewarding for me, and I hope, for them. The conversation varies from group to group, but there is a question that I always ask: “What do you see that you think we don’t - and that you believe we should?” The seniors inspire, challenge and hearten me because they so desire that MKA live up to its mission. A more fundamental way to express the idea of a culture of ethics can be found in those transformative experiences when we recognize that our own hearts and those of the people around us are all inclined in the same direction. As members of an audience, an ensemble, a class or a team, it is the unbreakable bond of knowing that those around us see what we see and feel what we feel. At MKA, we strive to forge these bonds every day.

Warmest regards, In our effort to create and sustain a culture of ethics at MKA, we continue to build and follow our own path.

There is no other program or curriculum that MKA would choose to adopt and put to use. When former Headmaster Dr. Peter Greer led the development of the Ethics and Character Education Program in the 1990s, he and MKA faculty members created a set of initiatives that were both distinct from one another and mutually reinforcing: the articulation of MKA’s Character Standards, the development of the Core Works Program to infuse the curriculum with material and experiences that lend themselves to the exploration and discussion of ethics, and a focus on the study of ethics as central to annual professional development institutes and to the Blauvelt Professional Study Awards for MKA faculty.

Great art is distinguished in part by the intention of every element of design and execution: every line, note, word, step, brushstroke or gesture counts; even the silences and spaces among the elements of a performance or a work of art matter and are intended. Daily life is much messier than art, but the culture of ethics that we strive for at school is about the effort to be a thoughtful, intentional school community that elevates and reinforces our desire to lead lives of meaning. Every day, we both fall short of and exceed our own expectations, which is why some of the best teaching moments and the most enduring friendships begin either with a problem and an apology or a moment of real grace and words of appreciation.

Karen Newman, Director of Curriculum and Professional Development, has been MKA’s leader in. broadening the ways in which initiatives such as technology integration are implemented within an ethical framework. MKA has benefited from its long association with William Wians, Professor and Director of the Honors Program and member of the Department of Philosophy at Merrimack College. Together, he and Karen have designed and taught MKA’s Ethics Institutes for faculty every June for over fifteen years, and they have been ably and brilliantly assisted by MKA’s Ethics Chair, Upper School history teacher Kerry Verrone.

As MKA’s Ethics Chair, Kerry leads an all-school committee for an integrated approach to ethics and character development. The faculty and administrators who are providing leadership on Diversity and Inclusion, Sustainability, Global Experience, Educational Technology, Service Learning, Anti-Bullying and Responsive Classroom plan, problemsolve and share resources under the umbrella of the Integrated Ethics Committee to create a coordinated and intentional experience for MKA students across these different program areas and over the course of an MKA education.

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2012-2013: Back row 1-r: Carol Ippisch (Assistant to the Headmaster), Debbie Kozak (Director o f Communications), William Stites (Director o f Technology), Sarah Rowland (Director of Admissions), Reshan Richards (Director o f Educational Technology), Richard Sunshine, (Assistant Headmaster/CFO), Geoff Branigan (Director of Development), Todd Smith (Director o f Athletics) Front row 1-r: Randy Kleinman (Head o f Middle School), Ginger Kriegel (Head of Primary School), Tom Nammack (Headmaster), Karen Newman (Director o f Curriculum and Professional Development), David Flocco (Head of Upper School)

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Dear MKA Families, I hope you are all having an enjoyable spring. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to thank you again for your loyalty to MKA. This is my third year as your Board President, and I am constantly amazed by the dedication of all MKA parent volunteers. I especially want to thank PAMKA for their constant devotion.

The integrated ethics theme of this Spring Review reminded me of a Bitty Baseball game I saw a few years ago.

A third-grade shortstop scooped up a grounder and made a game effort at tagging a bypassing runner. This was a lot of action for a Bitty game, the consequence of which left the Upper School student assistants unsure of the call.

One of the assistants shouted over to ask the shortstop if he had tagged the runner; the shortstop admitted he had not. Grinning at this plaintive honesty, the Upper School student turned to his fellow assistant and said “that’s an MKAer for you.” What a wonderful thing to be known for, honesty no matter the cost.

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The MKA Board has had another busy year. I would like to thank our six Committee Chairs - Tim Bozik, Kate Logan, Steve Milke, Mike Friezo, Rick Andlinger and Denise Wagner, who have each run their series of meetings with organization and purpose. Also, we are extremely fortunate to have the passionate and ever-thoughtful leadership of Tom Nammack. Finally, I would like to give a special thanks to Lori Yanes as she completes her first year as PAMKA President.

This June, Mary and I will see our fourth child graduate from MKA, with our youngest a rising seventh grader. We have been consistently delighted with our children’s level of preparedness and quality of character as they have moved on to college and beyond, and we give MKA full credit for its important role in their lives. We wish your children the best as they pass through the same halls.

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Honorary Trustee Alice Hirsh and former trustee Penny Finkle returned to campus to enjoy their new role as MKA Kindergarten grandparents!

Seen here at Grandparents and Special frie n d s’ Morning, (above, r) Alice Hirsh with granddaughter Phoebe and Penny Finkle (below) with grandson Pierce.

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Board President Michael Johnson, together with Development Committee Chair Denise Wagner and Committee on Trustees Chair Kate Logan, wefesmed new families to the MKA community at the New Parent Dinner held in October.

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Dedicating New Spaces Less than a year after the MKA Board of Trustees approved plans to totally renovate the Middle School Dining Hall and create a new, flexible meeting space for students, faculty, administration and parents, a formal ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony was held on Saturday, October 13, 2012, prior to the annual Gift Club Reception that recognizes donors to the Annual Fund with gifts of $ 1,000 and above.

In front of an audience that included President of the Board Michael Johnson, Headmaster Thomas Nammack, Head of Middle School Dr. Randy Kleinman, and trustees and donors, the Middle School Dining Hall and the James and Louise Higgins Common Room (named to honor current parent, trustee and lead donor Tracy Higgins’ parents) were officially opened.

Tom Nammack reflected on the decisions that the Board and Administration had made following the 2006-07 Strategic Planning process to work toward creating a common look for MKA’s school buildings and facilities, with an emphasis on transforming current spaces into attractive, enduring and versatile facilities.

Standing in the finished Dining Hall, he quoted William Morris, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”

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It’s officially open! Cutting the ribbon, from 1-r are trustees and their spouses Rick Jenkins ’l l , Denise Wagner, Elizabeth and Tim Bozik, Kris and Sun Bromley, Mary and Michael Johnson, Tracy Higgins and Jim Leitner, Tom Nammack, Jon and Patty Strain and Whitney and Dan Carson ’83.

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“These spaces impact the lives of every Middle School student today and will continue to do so for generations of Middle Schoolers to come,” commented Dr. Randy Kleinman, in thanking the donors. He went on to describe the “social learning that takes place each day in the Dining Hall, thanks to the new, varied seating arrangements, the enhanced service capability that helps to provide better food, and an atmosphere that instills pride in the students.”

The completion of these projects represents the final stage in the total renovation of the Penick Center at the Middle School —the Auditorium and Lobby having been refurbished in 2010. “All the components of the Penick Center are learning spaces,” noted Kleinman, “most of which each and every student uses in some way every day. The impact these spaces have on positive school climate and everyone in our community just can’t be over-estimated, and we are so proud to have such an impressive, functional and transformative gateway to MKA.” Prior to cutting the ribbon to officially dedicate the newly completed spaces, Michael Johnson thanked leadership benefactors for their vision and commitment in helping to bring these projects to fruition. “This renovation of the Penick Center will serve as a clear statement about the power of philanthropy to transform student life here at MKA. What you have accomplished here will set the tone and standard for all that is to come.”

All these Middle School renovations were “made possible by gifts of unprecedented generosity to MKA,” said Nammack. To date, MKA has received pledge commitments of over $4 million for these projects and over $13 million in annual, capital and endowment gifts over the past few years. These gifts include three anonymous commitments each of $1 million dollars or more and multiple gifts of $500,000, $250,000 and $100,000 in support of MKA’s Strategic Plan to raise endowment and improve campus facilities to enhance teaching and learning. Future ambitious capital projects include the transformation of the Upper and Middle School Libraries into academic and technological hubs of learning, enhanced athletic facilities and a totally renovated and expanded Primary School campus. For more information, contact Director of Development Geoff Branigan at gbranigan@ mka.org.

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A Culture of Integrated Ethics In this issue o f the Review, we focus on the evolution and development o f M KA’s Signature Program in Ethics from being a discrete curricular strand into an integral and interconnected part o f school culture that now extends to all aspects o f school life both in and out o f the classroom. In addition to hearing from the campuses about specific examples o f Integrated Ethics, we meet six seniors who are deeply involved in the program ’s various strands, as well as from fo u r young alumni who have taken their MKA experiences and built upon them.

Kerry Verrone, MKA’s Ethics Chair, Freshman Dean and Upper School history teacher, begins by explaining the program ’s metamorphosis from “saying” to “doing. ” Over the past several years, MKA’s Ethics Program has evolved into a true Culture of Ethics. Throughout our Pre-K - 12 curriculum, the discussion and reflection of ethics plays a central role, but MKA’s strong emphasis on character education as an essential component of “whole child” education is also evident outside of the classroom. Indeed, MKA’s online ethics publication, M oral Conversations, often serves to highlight the building of the intellectual and moral habits of good character that takes place in advisor group, on the playing fields, and in morning assemblies. An effective and successful ethics program cannot exist in a vacuum but must connect with all other curricular and extra-curricular initiatives within the school.

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constantly evolving since. With tri-campus representation from the fields of Ethics, Diversity and Inclusion, Service Learning, Educational Technology, Sustainability, Responsive Classroom, Global Experience and Anti-Bullying, this committee strives to foster a more streamlined efficient and effective means for communication and collaboration among these groups. This committee allows for a more integrated approach to ethics at MKA by mutually supporting the design and implementation of each field’s shared initiatives across all three campuses.

Perhaps most importantly, in working together rather than in isolation, these groups provide a coordinated experience in which both teachers and students can become fully engaged.

Since its formation, the Integrated Ethics committee has held many important discussions about the role each strand plays at MKA and the natural relationship between them. The most successful projects have been those in which the different strands have worked together. For example, the focus of the 2012 faculty summer Ethics Institute was the relationship between ethics and sustainability, as we sought to answer the question of how we at MKA can create a sustainable school culture. One exciting result from this was a fall Primary School field trip to Alstede Farms, which was the natural result of collaborative work among the fields of ethics, sustainability, and service learning.

Additional collaboration between the Diversity and Inclusion and Anti-Bullying strands has also produced productive results. Ultimately, this type of tri-campus collaborative work is providing our students with rich opportunities to learn about, experience and model “ethics in action” because a successfully integrated culture of ethics not only talks about ethics but also puts it into practice.

As a result of this understanding of the relationship between character education and school life, the Tri-Campus Committee for an Integrated Approach to Ethics and Character Development (“Integrated Ethics”) was created three years ago and has been

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Starting Early Sustainability and Service at the Primary School by Caylie Mar den, Pre-K teacher and Dana Rose, 3rd Grade teacher Pre-K and Kindergarten students along with their 3rd Grade Buddies are participating in a gardening project that incorporates ideas o f sustainability and service learning. In early October, these buddy pairs met to plant garlic bulbs in the Primary School Garden.

To prepare for the planting, 3rd Graders created a mini­ presentation with pictures and oral recordings using an app on the iPad called “Explain Everything.” The students learned that food can come from different structures of a plant like the stem or the root and that a bulb is not a seed. The buddy teams will measure the garlic as it grows, nurture it, and then harvest it in the spring. Once harvested, the garlic will be given to Flik Dining Services to cook in food served to students at the Primary School for lunch. Ideas of sustainability will be crystalized when the students make the connection between the bulbs they planted in the garden and the food they eat at school.

Four sets of buddy classes also took the Primary School’s first ever cross-grade-level field trip to Alstede Farm in Chester. This was a great opportunity for the 3rd Graders to demonstrate leadership as they guided and worked with their buddies. At the farm, the students worked together to harvest many pounds of green beans, yellow beans, tomatoes and about 200 ears of com. All of this produce was donated to The Montclair Human Needs Pantry to feed local families. Fun was had by all on this trip, but most significantly, the students came away with an understanding of the impact that each of them can have when they serve others. Through this project, the oldest and youngest Primary School students are learning the importance of caring for the earth, for members of their MKA community, and for their local community.

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Diversity and Inclusion a Tri-Campus Perspective

by Dominique Gerard, Upper School Dean o f Student Life and the TriCampus Director o f Diversity and Inclusion Engaging and thoughtprovoking, MKA’s Diversity and Inclusion work has provided all three campuses with exciting opportunities and worthwhile challenges this year. Having coalesced into a true tri-campus initiative this summer, the campus coordinators Sheila Sarma (Primary), Monica Elmore and Shanie Israel (Middle) and I have been hard at work coordinating our work and unifying our vision for the future. Following the lead of the Upper School’s 2011-2012 community theme of Gender, the school hosted its first tri-campus film festival in October with age-appropriate films that explored the topic for students of all ages. On all three campuses, the challenging faculty development work began in the summer with a visit from educator and diversity expert Rosetta Lee (who will visit the Prim ary School later this spring) at the Upper School to talk about gender identity and expression, and Steven Young to talk about micro-inequities at the Middle School. In these workshops, teachers and administrators expanded

their own pedagogical toolboxes in the hopes of creating more inclusive classrooms and community as a whole.

A contingent of ten faculty and nine students attended the People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Houston this past December.

POCC provides continuing exposure to the latest in diversity and inclusion training for faculty and administrators, while the SDLC students are empowered to go back and affect change with their peers and in their independent school communities. Those SDLCers have worked hard to create thoughtful discussions for their peers, have been the driving force behind affinity breakfast discussion groups at the Upper School, have participated in an “It’s OK To Be Different” MLK Day program at the Primary School, and will assist in anti­ bullying work at the Middle School.

Finally, this year has seen the successful formation of a Tri-Campus Parent Diversity and Inclusion Committee which will partner with the MKA administration to assess the community’s pressing needs, while keeping an eye on larger strategic goals. This parent committee will seek out cultural and educational opportunities to enrich the entire community. All in all, it’s been a banner year for Diversity and Inclusion, and we look forward to continued growth!

Global Experience or “Meeting Ourselves Halfway Around The World” by Tracy Kuser, Director o f MKA’s Global Experience Program and Upper School Spanish teacher.

MKA’s Global Experience has been busy this year, as we kicked off our first semester of Global Citizenship, a required seminar for 9th graders and invited MKA families to hear about our many Upper School international trip offerings. We continue to develop and refine MKA’s international opportunities so that they are not only inspiring connections to the classroom, but also providing exciting extensions of our students’ interests.

As we ended our first semester of Global Citizenship, an interdisciplinary course that interweaves global issues, ethics and information literacy together, there was an animated buzz among the students about what clubs they now want to join or start, what types of events they can plan and where they want to travel. The students spent the semester engaged in discussion while wrestling with the questions. “What is Global Citizenship” and “How can I be an informed, engaged and effective member of a global community?” Child Labor, Gay Rights, Racism, Global Warming, Human Rights, and the Holocaust are just a few of the topics that this year’s 9th graders chose to do further research on and present as an infographie as part of their culminating project in this multi-faceted course.

As part of their own quest to meet the world, over 60 Upper School and 30 Middle School students will be traveling with MKA this school year to a variety of places around the globe including Guatemala, Spain, Québec, Italy and Chile. Whether it is building houses alongside those that may be less fortunate, living with peers and their families halfway around the world or visiting the incredible ice sculptures in Québec City, the students are interacting with places, people and the culture, rather than just being tourists. Next year, we are excited to travel with our students to France, China, Taiwan, England and more.

Rounding out this year’s global programming in the spring, MKA’s Global Experience will invite young alumni back to MKA to speak about some o f their international experiences in the context of Gender and Identity, this year’s Diversity theme, with the goal of not merely engaging our students in discussions on global issuesfthe impact of travel, and developing one’s own global perspective in a real-life context, but also inspiring them to travel and to want to be an active participant in the discovery o f the kaleidoscope that is our world.

Sustainability - Moving the School Forward by Laura Zimmerman, Tri-Campus Sustainability Committee Co-Chair and Middle School Science Teacher MKA’s commitment to sustainability is visible. Walking through the hallways of all three campuses, you will see new recycling bins filled with plastic bottles and paper products previously thrown away. If you visit the Middle and Upper School Dining Halls, students are responsibly using reusable plates and silverware. In classrooms, 5th graders are composting and high school students are monitoring MKA’s energy use.

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A group of MKA students and faculty attended diversity conferences in Houston

MKA’s Integrated Ethics Around the World A t the invitation o f a Japanese-govem m entfunded research team that has visited M KA twice to see Integrated Ethics in action, Karen Newman, MKA’s Director o f Curriculum and Professional D evelopm ent, traveled to Japan at the end o f N ovem ber to present at the annual conference o f the Japanese Educational Psychologists in Okinawa and to visit .schools in Tokyo.

Im pressed w ith M KA’s unique integration o f character developm ent into the fabric o f school life, the research team o f Education, Psychology and Philosophy professors from universities in Hiroshima, Okayam a and Kyoto asked Karen and one o f MKA’s long-tim e friends, Dr. Bernice Lemer, the form er Director o f the Center for the Advancement o f Ethics and Character at Boston University, to share insights on'Jcharacter education and cyberethics at the conference.

Visits to an elementary and a middle school in the Setagaya District o f Tokyo allowed both visitors and hosts to understand how very sim ilar their w ork is in helping young people to find their identities as they develop good character. In particular, Japanese school adm inistrators were looking for w ays o f integrating their current efforts in anti-bullying and service learning into their formal character development efforts.

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In the summer of 2012, members of the faculty gathered at MKA’s annual Ethics Institute held at the Van Vleck House to explore how the school’s Character Standards connect to the concept of sustainability.

During brainstorming sessions and a tour of a local organic farm, faculty collaborated to envision an environmentally sustainable community.

Following the inspiring and motivating Ethics Institute, MKA is working hard to foster environmentally responsible actions at each campus.

At the Primary School, students are now involved with the removal and monitoring of recycling. Dana Rose, the Primary School Sustainability Coordinator noted, “students’ attitudes towards the consumable materials they use is the biggest and most exciting difference.”

Middle School students brainstormed a list of environmental actions they wanted to see implemented at MKA. One of their suggestions led to the formation of a student-led Green Group that is supported by three co-faculty moderators. The Green Group recently began a wormcomposing project, is planning on starting a gardening program and will share green tips at future assemblies. Eighth grade media arts students are supporting this effort by creating information graphics to illustrate the importance of environmentally responsible actions. Over the next few months, 5th grade science students will collaborate with students in Alaska and Lebanon, through the National Association of Independent Schools 20/20 Project on biodiversity and ecosystem loss.

The 20/20 Project will allow students to connect their study of ecosystems to local and global issues.

Student members of the Environmental Action Club (EAC), along with faculty members Jason Bink and Ben Rich, are taking a lead in the Upper School to promote sustainable actions. The EAC is taking part in

The recently-formed tri-campus Sustainability Committee supports all these actions as well as suggesting future sustainable activities that connect to other service learning and ethical initiatives at all three campuses and planning and supporting new approaches and technologies that help MKA become a more sustainable and efficient school. (Members o f the Committee include Upper School science teachers Ben Rich and Jason Bink, Primary Schoolfaculty member Dana Rose and Zimmerman’s Co-Chair, Assistant Business M anager Charles Janus.)

the Green Cup Challenge to measure their success rate in recycling and energy use against that of other schools.

Electricity monitoring data collected at MKA is used in both Environmental Science and Statistics classes and will monitor the effect of installing occupancy­ sensing light switches in over 20 classrooms. Students take care of the plants in the greenhouse, and the EAC plans to use this space in the future for other sustainability projects. EAC students also sponsored a showcase at Homecoming that featured four electric cars and an electric motorcycle.

In memory of a young artist On a wall in the office of MKA’s Head of Primary School, Ginger Kriegel, is a striking watercolor of a steamship, headed straight at the viewer, its bow cutting through large and fanciful ocean waves. A small plaque indicates that the painting is on loan to Brookside School in memory of the artist, Rhys Bradley Jones, 1925-1937.

The passage of time obscured the provenance of the painting, but a fortunate meeting between Tom Nammack and the artist’s sister, Peggy Jones Steuart TKS ’50 at this winter’s Washington, D.C. reception (see page 49) brought some significant and poignant details back to light.

Rhys Bradley Jones attended Brookside School, (as did Peggy) and loved his time there. He was an exceptional child artist, and painted the watercolor that hangs at Brookside when he was nine years old and in fourtfj, grade. Rhys contracted meningitis and died at the age of twelve. His sister Peggy recalled that during, his illness Rhys was quarantined, and that only his father was allowed to visit him. Peggy had not known that her brother’s painting was part of daily life at Brookside, and we re-leamed about his happy but all too brief life in the history of our school. Peggy also told Tom of another remarkable coincidence - when considering building a home to house her ever-growing young family (she and her husband have five children) a realtor showed her a house on Brookside Drive in Chevy Chase - and that is where they have lived ever since!

In addition to Peggy, Rhys had another sister, Elizabeth Jones TKS ’53, also a highly- accomplished artist who received MKA’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1985 for her work as a sculptress (she was the Chief Sculptor and Engraver at the U.S. Mint.) around mka 13

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Before the students returned, MKA faculty and staff assembled for an opening meeting in August, and marked the 125th year of school with a photo op on the bleachers of Van Brunt Field.

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125th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhibition Opening in time for Homecoming and Reunions, a special alumni art exhibit celebrated the School’s 125th anniversary.

Featured artists were Lily Solmssen Moureaux ’59, Michael Yamashita ’67, Matt Colagiuri ’84 and Julie Reiter ’10.

M att Colagiuri ’84 and Lily Solmssen Moureaux ’59 enjoy meeting each other at the Opening A rtist’s Reception.

So What DO You Put in a Time Capsule? From the Primary School: A photo of computers because 1st graders love computers; a group photo of the entire 2nd grade so that people in the future can see dress code; and a book because 3rd graders fear that in the future books won’t be used.

A Middle School yearbook goes into the capsule.

From the Upper School: A photo of Head of Campus Dr. David Flocco, wearing an MKA sweater to celebrate his leadership and to show off the sweater, which exemplifies “Honor, Vision, Integrity” in an individual or team; a listing of 2012 Pop Cultural Icons to show what young adults were listening to and watching; and an MKA Varsity Letter with pins attached, illustrating the variety of sports that were played.

MKA’s Traveling Archival Exhibit was a huge hit!

Starting at the Primary School, moving to the Upper School and ending up at the Middle School, the 125th traveling Archival Exhibit curated by Hope Dancy ’12 was a huge hit on each campus.

From the Administration: A copy of the M ontclair Times from Thursday, September 20, 2012 and a copy of the All-School Gathering photo.

A Letter in the Montclair Times To acknowledge the School’s 125th anniversary of being a part of the Montclair community, Headmaster Tom Nammack wrote a special letter of thanks to the Montclair Times on behalf of MKA’s faculty, staff, trustees, students and alumni. Included in the letter were the following words: “MKA strives to foster the enduring strengths of Montclair by educating our students in a diverse, innovative, compassionate and exciting community. We value our relationships with all of the schools in Montclair, and we believe that great public, parochial and independent schools

Thanksgiving Bags Delivered to Neighbors In appreciation for their patience in dealing with car lines, back to school nights and other after-school events, MKA delivered “Thank You” Thanksgiving gift bags to immediate neighbors around all three campuses.

125thAnniversary Co-Chair Marla Higginbotham and a team of parent '"dunteers helped to assemble the bags.

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From the M iddle School: A copy of a Middle School student’s schedule, to show what classes were taken and how students spent their days; a Middle School yearbook, to give an idea what students’ non-academic school lives were like; and a T-shirt from a student vs. faculty charity basketball game, to show that students cared about helping others and having fun!

Over 415 special MKA 125th Anniversary Jackets were purchased!

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The Gathering “Happy Birthday MKA!” MKA’s rousing All-School Gathering campus welcomes had a new twist this year as they celebrated the School’s 125th anniversary. The Upper School Gym was a sea of gray as 1,500 students, faculty, administrators, Trustees and special guests wore “MKA at 125” T-shirts designed by Megumi Umeda, ’12.

MKA’s 21st annual Gathering, to mark the start of a new school year, was led

by Headmaster Tom Nammack and stayed true to its mission to celebrate the accomplishments of the MKA community. Student successes in academics, the arts and athletics were acknowledged, special members of the community were honored and the diverse talents of the student body were recognized.

Parent volunteer Marla Higginbotham and former faculty member Jenny Zagariello were thanked for their efforts in chairing the 125 thAnniversary committee; Middle School health teacher Scott Coronis, Middle School receptionist Mary Elliot and Development Office Alumni and Parent Assistant Debra Allen were honored for their thirty years of service; new Alumni Association President Rich Stanton ’87 and new Parents’Association President Lori Yanes were given special MKA sweaters, and science teacher Benjamin Goodrich was presented with the 2012 Founders’ Cup for Teaching Excellence.

Middle School Student Government President Jayson Thompson ’17 reflected on the School’s beginnings 125 years ago, while Upper School Student Government President Kira Farris ’13 concluded that whatever changes may lie ahead, MKA’s core values of knowledge, vision and integrity will endure for the next 125 years.

President of the Board of Trustees Michael Johnson presented special 125th anniversary flags to each campus, and a time capsule, which will be opened in 50 years, was filled with items selected from Primary, Middle and Upper

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Maintaining some of MKA’s newer traditions, the senior class welcomed the Kindergarten class with gifts, and the school year formally started with the ringing of the 19th century Montclair Academy bell by the youngest member of the audience, Sophia Akkaway ’25. And a new tradition may have been started, as a tri-campus, six student group enthralled with an a Capella rendition of the School song Oh MKA before the Bellringers led the entire assemblage in singing prior to processing onto Van Brunt Field for a commemorative 125th anniversary photo, see page 68.

Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Morning On the eve of their Thanksgiving break, MKA’s Primary School students enjoyed hosting very special visitors at a Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Morning held on November 16th. In front of a packed assembly, the Pre-Kthird grade students performed a concert which included songs sung in French (second grade) and Spanish (third grade), as well as one accompanied by sign language (Kindergarten). Following the concert, the students took their guests to their classrooms for shared activities that included working on a family tree, making a Thanksgiving turkey and interviewing their guests about their own school days. Grandparents and friends came from as far afield as Argentina, England, Lebanon and Canada. Visit the MKA website to view more photos.

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Homecoming 2012 drew huge crowds and, in keeping with other 125thAnniversary celebrations, combined traditional elements with some new events.

Tom Nammack began the day by leading a Memorial Assembly in which beloved community members Indigo Brooks ’ 12 and A1 Rehus were remembered with a heartbreaking speech from Chantal Greatorex ’14 and heartfelt and moving words from Jessica Bishop ’04 and Frank Araneo ’03, and the names of all MA, TKS and MKA alumni, employees and friends who had died over the past 12 months were read and recognized.

Friends from the MKA Class o f 92: Serena Godwin, Lisa Groudan Bronson, Adrienne Phillips, Lubna Khalid, Mami Schinman Betlow and Caroline Russo

James Donald ’60 studies the 125thArchival Exhibit.

On Lloyd Road and Van Brunt Field, Upper School students provided the entertainment for the day, with soccer and football games for the fans and limitless food, carnival activities and fun - including a display of electric cars, courtesy of the Environmental Club for families and returning alumni. In the Upper School Dining Hall members of the classes of the ’2 ’s and ’7’s gathered for their traditional Reunion Luncheon, at which Dr. Bruce Guernsey ’62 was formally recognized as the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, and Barry Nazarian ’62 was acknowledged as the guest who had travelled the furthest — arriving from Chula Vista, CA. “There was a clear theme that we were all members of one community,” noted veteran Homecoming £i attendee Karen Newman, MKA’s Director of Curriculum & Professional Development.

Gail Tomec Kerr and husband David, both from the class of ’52, enjoy looking at an old Kimberleaves yearbook.

The Cougars make their traditional entrance onto Van Brunt Field.

MKA Middle School math teacher Debi Goodrich and baby cougar Dylan.

Enjoying each other’s company, the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Nancy Booth Kelly ’52 with this year’s recipient Dr. Bruce Guernsey ’62.

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“Alumni seemed to feel connected to each other and to the event, regardless of what school they attended or what year they graduated in.” Fay Taft Fawcett ’52 commented, “What a fantastic reunion! Thank you, Lois, and the many, many people who helped put on what all my classmates say was the best reunion ever. Two days of very well organized and thoughtful events ran like clockwork. The class of ’52 cannot thank you enough.”

The festivities continued at a “fabulous, once-in-alifetime” all-years’ 125th gala dinner and dance held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. With representatives Spanning over sixty years of graduating classes, from 1945 (Leigh Berrien Smith) to 2008 (Matt Metzger), 250 alumni, faculty and friends enjoyed the elegant surroundings and irresistible dance music provided by the Philadelphia Funk Authority with MKA’s George Hrab ’89. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Raved Dennis Rodano ’87. “Saturday was perfect... WOW a gala that no one will soon forget! I know that everyone from 1987 had a great time; we did not want the day to end.” For Lois Montorio, MKA’s new Director of Alumni Relations, it was hard to imagine a better end to Homecoming. “In all honesty, it was a perfect night and everyone danced! Everyone!!!”

L to r: MA ’62 classmates and red tie fans Robert Schmitt, Doug Donald, John Farrar and Charles Weston

’02 classmates Emily Santangelo and Kathryn Kolodziej had fun at the photo booth.

It’s a family affair! Barbara Flessas David ’72 with son Nick David ’05

In the pink! Jane Redfield Forsberg ’52, Fay Taft FawcettS|2, Aubin Zabriskie Ames ’54, and Jean Granum ’52

George Hrab Jr. ’89 brought his celebrated Philadelphia Funk Authority band along to ensure that the 125thAll-Year Reunion Dinner was an unforgettable event.

Former faculty member Leigh Berrien Smith ’45 enjoys the evening with her daughter Pamela Smith Brock ’72 and her former student Michelle Brantley ’87

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It’s probably safe to say that there have been few school events that have taken place under more extraordinary circumstances than PAMKA’s 2012 Book Fair, ‘Celebrating 125 Years of Reading’. As the wrath of Hurricane Sandy descended, 90% of the MKA community was left without power, School was closed for three days and Halloween was cancelled, yet parent volunteers appeared at the Middle School to set up the Book Fair as planned.

Over the next several days, in the face of almost unbelievable odds, the annual Faculty Tea took place; crowds came out to enjoy a Sunday Signing Spectacular with six local guest authors, and celebrated children’s authors arrived safely from as far afield as Spokane, WA and Mesa, AZ. The one weather-related casualty was the Book Fair Luncheon, which was rescheduled for three weeks later - when it snowed - but which was also a huge success with guest author Deborah Davis. More than a celebration of reading and writing, the 2012 Book Fair was a truly remarkable testament to the dedication and fortitude of the parent volunteer body and a moving example of the strength and support of the MKA community as a whole. And incredibly, it broke last year’s fund­ raising totals.

For MKA’s students, the Book Fair lived up to its annual promise of delivering excitement, instruction and inspiration. Primary School students’ eyes widened as Loren Long shared how he develops artwork to accompany his stories, Matthew Reinhart worked his pop-up book magic and Dav Pilkey brought his iconic Captain Underpants to life. Middle School students sat in rapt attention as Lisa McMann explained her inspiration for the best-selling Unbelievers series, Trent Reedy described the realities of being on the ground in Afghanistan and Kate Messner shared the importance of asking “What if?” when embarking on a novel. And for Upper School students, Stephen Colbert provided an assembly of pure, unadulterated joy and laughter after stressful days of keeping on top of assignments without the convenience of power.

Special thanks go to PAMKA’s overall Book Fair Chairs Beth Milke and Renee Rivlin and Campus Chairs Tammi Branch and Vinny Mogavero (Primary), Cristina Brennan and Catherine Halbert (Middle) and Kris Bromley and Wendy Renshaw-Lewis (Upper) and to the staunch, continuing support of Scholastic’s Judy Newman MacGregor, Carol Levine and Mary Stapleton.

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“We had a fantastic time as always. The kids were proudly showing off their books when we returned and talking about Kate Messner through lunch. We are very grateful for the invitation and consider the MKA family to be one of our closest friends.” Daniel Sonnier, TEAM Academy “I was very impressed by and grateful for the courteous, attentive and inquisitive nature of all the students both during my presentation and at the following signing at the Book Fair. It is clear that all of you at the Middle School are a part of something special... I will long fondly remember my time at MKA.” Trent Reedy, visiting author “It was an amazing experience. My favorite part was when we got to meet an actual author ... Kate Messner. I love books just like hers!” Alyssa Gadenor, TEAM Academy 6th grade

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Integrated Ethics in Action For this issue s Senior Sampler, we get to know six seniors who illustrate Integrated Ethics in action -

community. My participation in the Committee has led to many of my friendships and has provided us with many opportunities to shape and solidify our ethical understanding. I was also elected to the Honor Council in my junior year. It has been an eye opening experience serving on the Council because, though nominally a disciplinary committee, the emphasis is placed on education so as to prevent repeat offenses.

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Q. What is it that interests you about this topic?

in turn help to shape, the vitality o f the various strands.

A. Ethics has always been important to me.

Ethics - David Kabt Described by his college counselor as “an individual with a strong moral compass who leads by example ” D avid has been active in leading discussions on ethical issues since arriving at the Upper School. When he addressed the Honor Convocation at the start o f theyear, “his peers sat up and took notice ... because they respect him fo r his quiet leadership and his selfless devotion to his community. ” House: Strong Hometown: North Caldwell Grade started MKA: 9th Q. Tell us about the various ethics projects/committees you have been involved with - at MKA and elsewhere.

A. I have been a part of the Ethics Committee at MKA since my freshman year, and it has been a fantastic experience. A student-driven organization focused on educating and communicating the MKA character standards, the Ethics Committee’s work includes holding student discussions, polling teachers and making announcements and speeches to the

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Q. What do you get out o f volunteering your time in this way/are there other ways you hope to incorporate these experiences in your life?

A. The great thing about being part of the Ethics Committee and Honor Council is that the things you learn and the principles taught can, and should, be applied to daily life.

Q. What’s your favorite school subject and why?

A. Economics is my favorite subject; I love all the case studies and real life examples that you sometimes miss in other subjects.

Q. Are there other in-school or out-ofschool extra curricular activities/responsibilitiesyou ’re involved in?

A. I am co-coordinator of the Academy Guides for MKA Admissions, play French hom and run cross­ country, indoor track, and spring track.

Q. Can you share your favorite book, movie and/or food?

A. The First Tycoon: The Epic Life o f Cornelius Vanderbilt, by T. J. Stiles, Thank You For Smoking, and Lobster Mac & Cheese!

Q. And finally, what are your dreams fo r the future?

A. I hope my next four years at Lehigh University will be as rewarding as my four here at MKA.

Global Experience - Zoe Ferguson A writer blessed with “a probing mind, perceptiveness and a wry sense o f humor, ” Zoe was a Gold Key Regional awardwinner in the Scholastic Art & Writing competition and has advanced to the National Awards level. Doubling up and taking two languages (French and Latin), Zoe is committed to challenging herself in every aspect o f her life.

House: Bradley Hometown: West Orange Grade started MKA: 7th Q. Tell us about the various global experience projects you have.been involved with - at MKA and elsewhere.

A. I went on a Spring Break trip to Paris, France during Spring Break 2012 with MKA. I’ve been to France before, as well as Italy, Austria, Canada, and China.

Q. What is it that particularly interests you about traveling?

A. I’ve always loved different languages, and while every country I’ve visited has provided amazing experiences, actually being able to interact with French people in French was extremely enriching.

Q. What do you get out o f these experiences?

A . I feel like a better person. I feel better about myself, about the world around me, and about the future, both mine and that of young people collectively. The world is such an open place when you just let yourself experience it.

Q. What’s your favorite school subject and why?

A. I love English. Words are what intrigue me most.

Q. What other in-school or out-ofschool extra curricular activities/responsibilities are you involved in?

A . I’m Editor in Chief of the Academy News, Layout/Design Editor of Stylus, and I have a job at Arturo’s, an Italian restaurant.

Q. Can you share your favorite book, movie and/ or food?

A. The Gashlycrumb Tinies, by Edward Gorey, The Royal Tenenbaums, and cookies of any kind.

Q. And finally, what are your dreams fo r the future?

A . I want to be a writer and/or journalist.

Diversity - Elijah Adderley D escribed by his college counselor as “com mitted to being a difference-maker, ” Elijah is a role model and leader among his peers. A three-sport athlete and a musician, he is someone who “pursues his activities, interests and passions fo r all the right reasons - in an attem pt to live a purposeful life and give back to the community. ” H ouse: Strong (Captain) Hometown: West Orange Grade started MKA: 5th Q. Tell us about the various diversity/inclusion projects you have been involved with at MKA and elsewhere.

A. My involvement started with joining the Shades of Color club in my freshmen year and has continued throughout - this year, I am the President. Also, during my junior year at MKA, I attended the Student Leadership Diversity Conference in Philadelphia, PA and learned a lot. Those of us who went to the conference then started a Student Leadership Diversity Committee (SLDC) at school. We talk a lot about how we can improve awareness about all different types of diversity throughout the MKA community. Outside of MKA, I am a member of Jack and Jill of America Inc., a group that takes African American students and

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brings them together in a structured environment to help us become leaders in the future.

Q. What is it that interests you about this topic and what do you hope to gain from these experiences?

A. As a minority at MKA, I have had an interest in diversity since Middle School. I have always wanted to make a difference and to help make the experience of being a minority at MKA better. I hope to take what I have learned, and the leadership skills I have attained at MKA, and apply them in college and to the real world after that.

Q. What’s your favorite school subject and why?

A. My favorite school subject is science. I do much better in class when the topic interests me, and while English and History classes are good, they don’t interest me in the same way. Science really is the only class throughout my four years at MKA that I am excited to go to and learn.

Q. What other in-school or out-ofschool extra curricular activities are you involved in?

A. I play three varsity sports: football, basketball, and track and field, and I have been a member of the Jazz and Concert bands for all four years at the Upper School.

Q. Can you share your favorite book, movie and /or food?

A. Looking fo r Alaska, by John Green, Dark Night Rises and a steak!

Q. And finally, what are your dreams and hopes fo r the future?

A. I hope to someday be the head of a successful business and use everything I have learned in school and in life to get me there and really make a difference in the world.

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Service Learning Will Cerf Reared in a fam ily with a deep commitment to service. Will, despite his youth, has explored and experienced more aspects o f community service —locally, nationally and globally- than most adults. Says his college counselor, “he has, from an early age, been troubled by the inequalities he sees around him and responds to them by supporting people’s strivings fo r a better life. ” House: Monjo Hometown: Montclair Grade started MKA: Kindergarten Q. Tell us about the various service learning/community service projects you have been involved with - at MKA and elsewhere.

A. Since I was a child, I always liked helping out people and causes in the community. MKA’s emphasis on service projects certainly has had a strong role in cultivating that desire. Since Middle School, I have been involved in Habitat for Humanity CSI. Throughout my high school career, I have participated in projects in local areas such as Paterson and Newark, and in remote locations, such as Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Antigua, Guatemala, that have brought me great satisfaction. This past year, I had the honor of being elected the President of our Habitat chapter.

Additionally at MKA, I tutored students at the Maria L. Varisco primary school in Paterson, NJ. This past year, I explored an entirely new interest^M documentary filmmaking. As an intern at Trilogy Films, I worked on a documentary entitled “Spies in the Civil Rights Movement. ” Reviewing hundreds of newsreel clips, we unearthed secrets that had existed in disconnected fragments but had never been integrated into a clear and shocking narrative. I learned to appreciate the power of film as a vehicle for social action. An earlier Trilogy film project had documented

Public Defenders’ struggles to give fair representation to the indigent in the Deep South. Using social media, I organized a petition drive that helped persuade a Governor to commute the death sentence of a convicted murderer identified through the film. Finally, last summer I learned how effective documentary film can be in capturing complex social realities. I lived in a remote Tanzanian village to film my Maasai “brother” (who lives with my family while attending college) interviewing tribal elders about their history and culture.

Q. What other in-school or out-of-school extra curricular activities/responsibilities are you involved in?

A . I’m a Peer Leader, a member of the Executive Committee and a member of the Varsity Soccer Team.

Q. Can you share your favorite book, movie and/ or food?

A. Lord o f the Flies, by William Golding, Django Unchained and sushi from Nori on Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair.

Q. What is it that interestjyou about these endeavors?

A. Habitat for Humanity is the perfect antidote to high school’s grueling demands. There’s a liberating release from the mental fatigue of nonstop academics to go with school friends to a project site and use only your energy and unskilled hands to build something real, something concrete, that also happens to be a huge gift to someone in need. At all levels, from the fundraising drives to the work-intensive builds (Pennsylvania, Guatemala, Tennessee, Paterson, NJ), I just plain enjoy all things Habitat-related. It is deeply rewarding to witness recipients’ deep appreciation of the work that high school kids can do when they offer their labors of time, care and energy.

Q. What do you get out o f volunteering your time in this way?

A . Put simply, volunteering makes me happy. I take real pleasure from it in the same way that one can take pleasure from sports, seeing a movie, or hanging out with friends. There really is nothing altruistic about my giving of my time and aid to others because it is affirmatively a resource of personal gratification for me. At a deeper level, corny as it may sound, I feel it is an obligation for me to help others just as a way of living and being in the world. Just as people divide earned income into spending, savings and charity, our resources of time and energy should be distributed in a way that profits others not just ourselves. It just plain feels better that way.

Q. What’s your favorite school subject and why?

A . History, because it fascinates me to see how one person’s decision can ripple out and profoundly effect the decisions people make a hundred years later. Also, I love discovering how apparently different eras can be uncannily similar in terms of their dilemmas and conflicts. Although I just began studying Economics this year, it is quickly becoming a contender for my favorite subject.

Q. And finally, what are your dreams and hopes fo r jh e future?

A. At the moment, I would have to say that I hope that I, and everyone else in the class of 2013, find happiness in college and beyond. I hope to find a career path that I am not only passionate about, but that truly makes a meaningful, positive impact on the world.

Global Experience - Virginia Flurry To highlight Global Experience, we meet two seniors and friends who, in the words o f Jason Bink, advisor to the Environmental Action Club, “have been strong leaders who have tried to increase the educational awareness o f the entire Upper School. ” They have succeeded. Thanks in no small part to their dedication, intellect and commitment, the campus now participates in the Green Cup Challenge and is Styrofoam free.

House: Walden Hometown: Montclair Grade started M KA: 4th Q. Tell us about the various sustainability projects you have been involved with - at MKA and elsewhere.

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state legislators, most recently about fracking. I try to help out environmental community service projects whenever I can.

Q. What is it that interests you about sustainability?

As I was growing up, I was constantly thinking about how certain species were growing extinct. As I learned more, I realized what was hurting animals really was hurting the entire environment. My interest just increased from there. I enjoy these projects because they allow me to express this passion and hopefully make a difference. There is also a quote from a 2008 interview with Alice Walker that perfectly expresses my interest: “This is how change happens, though. It is a relay race, and we’re very conscious of that, that our job really is to do our part of the race, and then we pass it on, and then someone picks it up, and it keeps going.

And that is how it is. And we can do this, as a planet, with the consciousness that we may not get it, you know, today, but there’s always a tomorrow.”

Q. What do you get out o f volunteering your time in this way - what differences do you hope to make and how?

A. I spend my time as I do because I hope to one day see a greener school and a greener America. What I do is minor in the large scale of things, but it is when the small things accumulate that real differences are made.

Q. What are your favorite school subjects and why?

A. I enjoy all of my classes, but this week my favorite subject is Physics. It is hard not to like a class where one regularly gets to shoot balls or watch brick pendulums to see how the principles of physics work.

Q. What other in-school or out-ofschool extra curricular activities/responsibilities are you involved in?

A. Photography and Linoleum Printing, the Outdoor Club and avid newspaper reading (Virginia is famed for reading multiple newspapers on a daily basis).

Q. Can you share your favorite book, movie or food?

A. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak Q. And finally, what are your dreamsfo r the future?

A. Until I spend some time in college and in a career, it is hard to say. Right now, I am happy exploring my options and continuing to support my passion for the environment.

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House: Monjo Hometown: Montclair Grade started MKA: 8th Q. Tell us about the various sustainability projects you have been involved with - at MKA and elsewhere.

A. I’ve been a member of MKA’s Environmental Action Club since freshman year where we help in the greenhouse. (Some of the plants we’re growing right now include tomatoes, orchids, spider plants, lettuce and even a tiny Venus Fly Trap) and for the spring semester of my junior year, attended the Chewonki Semester School, a program that emphasized environmental education and agriculture. Twice weekly, the students had a work program where we spent the afternoon working on various projects to improve the campus. Every Monday and Friday, we had special classes, one dealing with the state of the food system in the U.S. and the other a seminar in which we discussed ways for Chewonki to reach its “Zero Waste” Initiative by late 2013. It was the job of the students to devise a plan to accomplish this. We started by ensuring all food scraps were either composted, or fed to the farm animals, or terracycled

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(referring to the name of a company that deals with anything that can’t be conventionally recycled.) When I left last May, we were getting very close to our Zero Waste goal. In addition to working on the farm at Chewonki, this past summer I worked as an intern on Somday Farm, VT, learning about components of sustainable agriculture, such as composting and recycled water irrigation systems.

Q. What is it that interests you about sustainability?

A. We’re living in a time where the global supply of natural resources is declining while the demand is swiftly increasing. The only way for us, as humans, to ensure that we not only thrive, but that the planet and the other species that we share it with survive, is to delve into the field of sustainability. I want explore the ways in which humans, the planet we live on, and the other non-human species can all flourish without compromising the other. This is what fascinates me about sustainability and environmental science; it opens doors to new ways of living and thinking that have the potential to greatly reduce the negative environmental impact humans are leaving on the earth.

O. What do you get out o f volunteering your time in this way - what differences do you hope to make and how?

A. From learning about and spending time on projects related to sustainability, I hope my perspective of human interaction with the earth will continue to evolve and hopefully cause some other people’s attitudes to evolve as well!

Q. What other in-school or out-ofschool extra curricular activities/responsibilities are you involved in?

A. I participate in the Outdoor Club and also occasionally write for the Academy News. On the side, I take art classes at the Montclair Art Museum, play tennis, roller skate, hike with the NJ Freewalkers, and attempt to leam how to play musical instruments.

Q. Can you share your favorite book, movie or food?

A. Little M iss Sunshine Q. And finally, what are your dreams fo r the future?

A. I might be taking a gap year before college. If so, I’d love to spend some time in Tortuguero, Costa Rica, working with the Sea Turtle Conservancy and continue to work towards becoming fluent in Spanish. In college, I hope to study conservation biology, zoology and permaculture to someday go into the field of wildlife conservation... My dream is to work to preserve wildlife and wild spaces. But who knows - it’s still pretty early on and that all could change!

After these past couple o f months at college, I ’ve had a lot o f time to reflect about MKA and its amazing community. Especially with the recent losses o f Everett, A l and Indigo, I ’ve never been happier to be a part o f such a close, safe community. ... and I constantly fin d myself

Q. What are your favorite school subjects and why?

A. Anything in the sciences (more specifically, biology)! I love the way science blends both inventive and critical thought to uncover the ways in which the universe works. To me, science is more a method of thinking about the world through asking questions and making connections to piece together a puzzle, which eventually opens up more puzzles ... it’s a very creative process. Spanish is also pretty high up there- many of the .ecosystems I’m interested in are in Spanish speaking countries. Plus, it’s just a beautiful language that’s a lot of fun to leam.

missing the close-knit community that is MKA and all o f the unforgettable relationships I ’ve form ed with both faculty and students there. I ju st wanted to write and thank you fo r keeping MKA the special place that it is. It has not been easyfo r anyone these past couple months, and I know I can speak fo r myself and many o f my peers when I say that I think o f Everett, A l and Indigo, and the entire MKA community constantly. The only comfort I can fin d in all o f their deaths is that I know I always have somewhere to turn to. MKA has always made me fe e l loved and safe, and now that I have graduated, I can appreciate just how special a place it truly is. Know that I am always thinking o f MKA and wishing the best to all o f you there. ...I cannot wait to be back over Thanksgiving and see all o f the familiar faces.

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Athletic s Fall Roundup Once in a while, all of the elements align and something special happens. That was the case for athletics at MKA this fall, when our small, private, academic institution with a total high school population o f427 students enjoyed an unprecedented season of success that resulted in five teams winning ten championships, including four state championships, an individual championship and two coaches being named Star Ledger statewide Coaches of the Year.

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2013 National Merit Finalist Jeremy Moses

2013 National Merit Commended Students Alexander Amari Alexander Besser Danielle Charpentier William Dudek Ryan Durando Kira Farris Zoe Ferguson David Kabrt Dennis Kelly Emily Lau Emma Layton Michaela Mclnemey Emma Montoya Nicholas Pai Emma Randall David Reading Ian Wilson 2013 National Achievement Outstanding Participants Julian Clark Frederick Davis Olutola Ebunlomo Nicholas Mockabee

I was ju st shown a clip o/Waiting for Superman (a documentary about the US school system), and I wanted to thank you both fo r making the decision to invest in my education. I ’m so lucky to have gone to MKA fo r all the years that I did! * * KATHERINE P H ILLIPS ’09, U N IV E RSITY O F COLORADO ’13

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Additional Senior accolades to: Jeffrey Smith for having his junior history research thesis on The Eternal Federalist: How John Marshall's Steadfast Political Philosophy Shaped the Federal Judiciary selected for publication in the Spring 2013 Concord Review.

Making this accomplishment even more significant is the fact that the year began with adversity as the student body reeled from two tragic losses in our community: that of Indigo Brooks, a member of the Class of 2012 and an athlete and dancer, who lost her life to an aggressive virus; and of A1 Rehus, a beloved staff member, student mentor, Cougar fan and confidante who succumbed to cancer.

“This was a season like no other for MKA Athletics,” commented Director of Athletics Todd Smith. “With these losses to the MKA. community early this fall, our kids and teams leaned on each other and became stronger as the days, weeks and months went by.”

The Field Hockey Team (18-4) that Brooks had been a part of just the year before had a remarkable season, becoming 2012 NJSIAA North I Group I Sectional Champions and 2012 NJISAA Prep B State Champions, while their coach, Injoo King, was named the 2012 Star Ledger State Coach of the Year.

The Boys’ Soccer Team (19-2-1) enjoyed a record-breaking season, claiming the 2012 NJSIAA Non-Public B State Championship, the 2012 NJSIAA North Non-Public B Championship, and for the first time ever, the 2012 SEC American Division Championship. And the Girls’ Soccer Team (16-5-1) enjoyed an equally successful season, finishing as the NJISAA Prep B State Champions and 2012 SEC Liberty Division Champions.

The Girls’ Tennis Team (17-8) claimed the 2012 NJSIAA Non-Public B State Championship and the 2012 NJSIAA North Non-Public B Championship, and their coach, Bill Wing, was named 2012 Star Ledger State Coach of the Year for the second time in his career; while the Volleyball Team (20-4) won the 2012 SEC Liberty Division Championship.

In addition, the Boys’ Cross Country Team captured 3rd Place in the Non-Public B State Championship and qualified for the Meet of Champions for the first time in nine years, and senior Will Dudek won the individual championship at the NJ Prep B Cross Country Championship. To complete the season, the Football Team (5-6) not only qualified for the State Play-Offs for the third straight year, but also advanced to the semifinals.

For Headmaster Tom Nammack, these achievements were notable. “I am so proud of what our students accomplished this season. Not only did they successfully manage their academic demands with an extraordinarily long sports season, they retained their focus in the face of community tragedy, personal disruptions resulting from Hurricane Sandy, and for many, the added challenge of the college application process. Their success is a testament to their characters and owes much to the support of their teachers, coaches and families, and marks our School’s 125th anniversary year in an indelible and enduring manner.”

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Fail 2012 Team and Student-Athlete Honors and Awards *During the recently completed 2012 Fall Athletics season, the following MKA teams, coaches and athletes achieved honors:

Congratulations to A llie Bond, a Captain o f the F ield H ockey Team and recipient o f the MKA F all Captain s Award that is given to a team captain who dem onstrates leadership, a strong

Allie Bond ’13 MKA Fall Captain’s Prize; 1st Team All-Prep B; 2nd TeamAll-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex/Union Conference; 2nd Team All-Group 1, Star Ledger, 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Jasmine Cole ’13 MKA Offensive Player of the Year; 1st Team All-Prep B; 1st Team All-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex/Union Conference; NFHCA Regional All-American; 2nd Team All-State, Star Ledger, Essex County Player of the Year, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Group 1, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger, MKA Single Season All-Time Scoring Leader

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Kendal Barrett ’14 2nd Team All-Essex/Union Conference Gina Guccione ’14 1st Team All-Prep B; 1st TeamAll-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex/Union Conference; NFHCA Regional All-American; 1st Team All-Group 1, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Kelsey Palmisano ’ 14 2nd Team All-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex/Union Conference; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Paige Pacifico ’14 Honorable Mention All-Essex/Union Conference

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Head Coach: Injoo Han (7thYear); 2012 Star Ledger “State Coach of the Year” Record: 18-4; NJISAAPrep B State Champions; NJSIAA Group 1, North 1 State Sectional Champions; Ranked #17 in the Star Ledger “Top 20” Diana Arena ’13 MKA Coaches Award; 2nd Team All-SEC; 2nd Team All-Essex/Union Conference; 2nd Team All-Group 1, Star Ledger, 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger

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Molly Peek ’14 1st Team All-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex/Union Conference; 2nd Team All-Group 1, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Bridget Stanton ’14 MKA Defensive Player of the Year; 1st Team All-Prep B; 1st Team All-SEC; 1st Team All-Essex/Union Conference; 1st Team All-Group 1, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Alexandra Reynolds ’15 Honorable Mention All-SEC; 2nd Team AllEssex/Union Conference; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger

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Head Coach: Luke Harris (1st Year) Record: 5-6 Elijah Adderley ’13 MKA Mr. Dependable Award; 2nd Team Offense, All-Colonial Div., SEC; 3rd Team Offense, All-Essex County, Star Ledger Edward Bozik ’13 MKA Most Improved Player Award Jonathan Kingsley ’13 MKA Inspiration Award ToddMorici ’13 2nd Team Defense, All-Colonial Div., SEC

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Zachary Yanes ’13 MKA Coaches Award DrewCrichlow ’15 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger, 2nd Team All-American Div., SEC Billy Hughes ’16 MKA Most Improved Runner Award Girls Cross Country

Head Coach: Tom Fleming (14th Year) Record: 0-4 Michaela Mclnerney ’13 MKA Coaches Award; Second Team All-Colonial Div., SEC

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Head Coach: Tom Fleming (14th Year) Record: 5-3 Will Dudek ’13 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Aaron Fenhagen ’13 Honorable Mention All-American Div., SEC

Head Coach: Jordan Raper (5th Year) Record: 19-2-1; 2012 SEC American Division Champions; 2012 NJSIAA Non-Public B North Sectional Champions; 2012 NJSIAA Non-Public B State Champions; Ranked #4 in Star Ledger “Top 20” Justin Gonsalves ’13 1st Team All-American Division, SEC; MKA Players’ Player Award; 1st Team All-State, Star Ledger, 1st Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger student news 33

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Miles Hackett ’13 1st Team All-American Division, SEC; 3rd Team All-State, Star Ledger, 1st Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Kieffer Hessler ’13 Honorable Mention All-American Division, SEC

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Matthew Lane ’13 1st Team All-American Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-State, Star Ledger, 1st Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger, 1st Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Mark Phillips ’13 2nd Team All-American Division, SEC; MKA Goal of the Season Award SamEisen ’14 2nd Team All-American Division, SEC Thomas Fusco ’14 MKA Teammate of the Year Award Malcolm Dixon ’15 1st Team All-American Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger

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Head Coach: Kieran Patrick (1st Year) Record: 16-5-1; NJISAAPrep B State Champions; SEC Liberty Division Champions Emma Layton ’13 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; MKA Players’ Player Award; 2nd Team All-Prep B Claudia Sheer ’13 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC Carly Sibilia ’13 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC Jaime Sommerhalter ’13 Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC Carlie Till ’13 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger Ellie Schaeffer ’14 1st Team All-Prep B Erin Duca ’15 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; MKA Coaches Player of the Year Award; 2nd Team All-Prep B

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Olivia Vaughn ’16 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; MKA Points Leader Award; 1st Team All-Prep B; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger, 3rd Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger, MKA Single Season All-Time Scoring Leader

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Head Coach: Mike Tully (8thYear) Record: 20-4; SEC Liberty Division Champions Elizabeth Amato ’13 MKA Players’ Player Award; Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC Lainey Bukowiec ’13 MKA Production Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 3rd Team All-Essex County, Star Ledger, 3rd Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger KaitlynEda ’13 MKA Valeria Reyes Award; 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC Kayla Eda ’13 MKA Valeria Reyes Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC

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Head Coach: Bill Wing (16thYear); 2012 Star Ledger “State Coach of the Year” Record: 17-8; NJSIAA North Non-Public B Sectional Champions; NJSIAA Non-Public B State Champions; Ranked #16 in Star Ledger “Top 20” Danielle Charpentier ’13 Honorable Mention All-American Division, SEC; MKA Most Valuable Player Award Kira Farris ’13 2nd Team Doubles, All Non-Public, Star Ledger, 2nd Team Doubles All-Essex County, Star Ledger Julia Perlmutter ’ 13 2nd Team All-American Division, SEC Lauren Charpentier ’15 2nd Team Doubles, All Non-Public, Star Ledger, 2nd Team Doubles All-Essex County, Star Ledger

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Madison Rivlin ’ 15 2nd Team All-American Division, SEC; MKA Most Valuable Player Award

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Retirements There was one major transition this winter, when Levi Soares, a beloved member of MKA’s Physical Plant Department, retired on November 2nd, 2012, after spending more than twenty years at the school. Levi began working at MKA in 1991, was based at the Middle School, and was involved in every aspect of maintaining and improving the physical plant at all three campuses. While especially famed for his master carpentry and picture hanging skills, he was equally known for being a true gentleman and one of the school’s most gracious, responsible and dedicated employees. Tom Nammack wrote of him: “Levi’s breadth of expertise is matched by the depth of his courtesy that every visitor, student, parent and colleague appreciated in their interactions with him. Levi was an exceptional colleague and representative of MKA.” Levi and his wife Marilde are spending their time between Florida and Brazil, permanently forgoing winters in New Jersey.

Reunions On November 15,2012, the Upper School Book Club, a close-knit group of current and former employees, hosted alumnae A nn N apolitano, Class of 1990, to discuss her recent novel, A Good Hard Look. Ann shared some of the ideas that went into creating the characters in her novel. She talked about the “writer’s craft” and how a novel is constructed. She also discussed the business side of having a novel printed. Ann answered questions of those in attendance about the discipline of writing. A favorite part of the evening was when Ann shared her memories of being an MKA student.

Book Club members in attendance were current Upper School colleagues Carol Spencer, Marie Tobia and Ann Weintraub, and former MKA friends Bernice Belverio, Barbara Fielding, Myra Hrab and Irene Maran.

Anniversaries Former faculty members Rebecca Hayes and Myra Hrab enjoyed each other’s company at the All-Alumni 125th Anniversary Dinner. Judy Nesbit and Dr. Denise Brown-Alien also attended the event.

There is so much energy that the Primary Schoolju st draws you in with all that there is to offerfo r the children. I t ’s so different than public school. Istarted this journey when my daughter was ju st a baby, and the “magical” feeling when you tour the school is still there. I want so much more fo r her, and I believe MKA

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MKAWelcomes three new faces to theAlumni Relations Office Joining veteran Alumni Coordinator Debbie Allen are Lois Montorio, Gretchen Berra and Talia Selove, who hit the ground running as they joined MKA in the summer, just in time to finalize plans for Homecoming, Reunions and the Annual Fund!

As MKA’s new Director of Alumni Relations, Lois comes to MKA from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in California, where she began her career as a parent volunteer, was catapulted into the position of Special Event Manager and ended up as the 1-r: Talia Selove, Gretchen Berra and Lois Montorio school’s Director of Alumnae and Parent Relations. Lois has enjoyed arriving at MKA during this 125thAnniversary year and working with and meeting members of the alumni community at the many events. She and her husband John are the proud parents of John, Nick and Laura and grandparents of three beautiful Californian granddaughters.

MKA Alumni Giving Associate and social media whiz Gretchen joins MKA from the Estee Lauder Companies’ Bobbi Brown Cosmetics where she was previously the Manager of the Public Relations department. A native of the Montclair area, Gretchen was thrilled to have the opportunity to join MKA and work with an alumni community she has always admired. When she’s not working, Gretchen loves to travel and spend time with her family and friends.

Talia is MKA’s Director of Annual Gift programs and her development career began at the Montclair Art Museum eight years ago, where she graduated from being the Development Associate to assuming greater responsibility as the Museum’s Manager of Annual Giving and Advancement Services. Talia is excited to be part of a vibrant educational community and loves learning from current students, parents and alumni about how MKA has made a difference in their lives. In her free time, Talia enjoys spending time with her family, reading and visiting museums.

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^ ^ I'm currently taking three History classes... I cannot s a y ... in enough ways how much o f a difference my MKA education has made in these past nine weeks. ...M y writing and history teachers have both pulled me aside, telling me how impressed they are with not only my knowledge o f the subjects we have covered... but also my preparation in terms o f the process o f writing a research paper. ... I was assigned a paper that was basically a 16-page DBQ on Monday and was due on Thursday. It was definitely a lot o f work, but when I read the phrase "around 16 pages ”, I didn’t even flinch. Today, we got those papers back, and I was one o f three students in the entire class to receive an A. I am the only freshman in that history class. ... While I owe so much to MKA fo r what happened outside the classroom, I ’d like to express my gratitude now fo r what occurred inside the classroom ^ ^

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Faculty Shout-Outs To: Upper School science teacher, Laurie Smith, who was recently recognized for her exceptional advising

by Stanford University’s Teacher Tribute Initiative. The honor was based upon a nomination from one of her advisees, Devika Patel, MKA Class of 2012 and Stanford Class of 2016, who wrote of her: “Mrs. Smith: my advisor, one of my biggest fans, and an amazing source of support, advice and genuine care. She is a true gem ... thank you for being my advocate, for looking out for me and for listening to me through my tumultuous but happy high school career. You have taught me not only to be a better student but a better person.”

Upper School F&PA faculty member, J.C. Svec, whose MKA Spring Movies continue to win awards.

The 2011 feature Alone has now received seven awards, including a 20112 Davey Award for Low Budget Video, a 2012 Gold MarCom Award in the Film/Video Script Category and two 2013 Ava Awards in Video Production for Creativity/Editing and Creativity/Writing.

websites, applications and games — and to identify the very best of them for us to consider using at MKA”, explained Salehi, who recently completed a master’s degree in Instructional Media. As an Expert Reviewer, Salehi will be assigned between 7 and 10 apps, games, or websites to review for 2013 and will participate in beta testing.

MKA’s Track and Field 14-year Head Coach and former two time NYC Marathon winner, Tom Fleming, on his induction into the 2013 Road Runners Club of America American Long Distance Running Hall of Fame. Fleming’s induction, together with Allan Steinfeld (former NYC Marathon race director) and Dr. David Martin (author and National Team MD) will take place at the awards dinner at the 55th Annual Road Runners Club of America Convention in Albuquerque, NM, on Saturday, May 4. In notifying Fleming of his award, Selection Committee member Mitch Gamer congratulated him on “this recognition by your peers of your excellence in the sport of distance running.” Noting, “This is a great honor. You are in very lofty company.”

New Middle School Science Teacher, Julie Kim, who was one of only four teachers in New Jersey and 244 science teachers nationwide, selected to be a Fellow in the 2012-13 New Science Teacher Academy by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. Kim, who teaches 5 th grade science at MKA, received her bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and her master’s degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education and during her studies, was awarded the Amherst College Fellowship for Graduate Study and the Robert Noyce Fellowship for Science Teachers.

Middle School Dean of Student Life, Lynn Salehi, who was selected as a 2013 Common Sense Media Expert Reviewer. Common Sense Media is a highly respected non-partisan, not-for-profit organization “dedicated to improving the lives of children and families by providing the trustworthy information, education and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.”

“One big reason I applied was because it would give me the opportunity to evaluate the latest in educational

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It's never been easier to stay in touch! Find us on: Facebook: Over 1500 followers and the number's growing daily! www.facebook.com/MontclairKimberley www.facebook.com/MKAAlumni Linkedln: Getting close to 1000 members! www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2463908&trk Twitter: twitter.com/mkacademy twitter.com/MKAAthletics twitter.com/mkaalumni

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In Memoriam It was with great sadness that MKA learned of the death of Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Dallery, beloved former faculty member of both The Kimberley School and Montclair Academy from 1950-1960, and the mother of June Dallery Doolittle and R. Carleton “Chip” Dallery ’55, on November 28, 2012, at the remarkable age of 106.

Betty exemplified living life to the fullest. She taught drama and directed many theatrical productions from 1950-1960 at both Montclair Academy and The Kimberley School. She volunteered for numerous organizations, including The Experiment in International Living, Mountainside Hospital, The Montclair Garden Club (where she was a past-President), and the First Congregational Church, she was active in the Playcrafters of Caldwell, NJ and was a member of the Montclair Dramatic Club, appearing in or directing many productions.

Betty founded the now annual “May in Montclair” festival, including organizing the annual ordering and planting of 10,000 tulip bulbs for the beautification of the town. She was a founding member and past president of Montclair’s Joint Committee for the Revitalization of the town’s Central Business District. In 1984, she received the ‘Private Sector Initiative Award’ from President Ronald Reagan for “exemplary community service” - one of only 32 volunteers nationwide to receive the award that year.

In addition to her two children, Betty is survived by her five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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On Wednesday September 26, 2012, MKA lost a very special member of the community as Albert “Al” Rehus, MKA’s Upper School Director of Security, passed away at the age of 63. Al was a beloved and deeply respected colleague who had served as a key member of the School and its security team for the past fifteen years. Despite the challenges of a significant illness, he chose to continue with his work at MKA until just before he died after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

A1 was a friend, mentor and role model to countless students at the Upper School. In 2011, the Alumni Council named him an Honorary Alumnus of the Class of 2011, and the following year the Class of 2012 dedicated their Yearbook to him.

Al’s commitment to the entire MKA community was immeasurable. “He is simply irreplaceable,” noted Upper School Head Dave Flocco, “for all of us who walk into the Upper School every day, his absence will be profound. Al’s was the first face people saw, and he gave everybody the feeling that on his watch everything would be okay.” And in announcing that the MKA fall athletic season was dedicated to Al’s memory, Director of Athletics Todd Smith reflected, “He was the rock upon which we all relied and was always there for us, whether we realized it or not.”

MKA extends deepest condolences to Al’s wife, Administrative Assistant to the Physical Plant Department Rosemary Rehus, to their daughter Jaime Ann Rehus and to their grandson Jeremy Hayes,

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PAMKA Executive Board 2012-2013: Back row 1-r: Sue Gyves (Communications VP), Renee Brown (Community VP), Stephanie Salzman (Membership VP), Karen Durando (Upper School VP), Tina Jordan (Primary School VP), Angela Privitere (Middle School VP) Front row 1-r: Smiti Bhalodia (Secretary), Toni Friedman (Special Events VP), Lori Yanes (President), Mary Johnson (Finance VP)

Six PAMKA Presidents were in attendance at this year’s Book Fair Luncheon! From left to right, Jo Martone (1996-1998), Alex Nolan (2008-2010), Karen Ross (2010-2012), Marisabel Raymond (2000-2002), Shelley Phillips (2006-2008) and current President Lori Yanes (2012-2014)

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The 2012 Winter Boutique Once again, thanks to the efforts of event chairs and parents Shelley Grossman, Kerry Murphy and Risa Barash-DiLorenzo, PAMKA’s Winter Boutique was a great success as parents and friends filled the Middle School Gym to purchase a wide range of gifts and goodies in time for the holiday season.

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D ear M K A alum ni and friends,

125th year has been celebrated with some great alumni events, the highlight of which was the 125 th Homecoming Gala. George Hrab’s (’89) band, The Philadelphia Funk Authority, got young and old out on the dance floor.

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Bruce Guernsey, in addition to being a gifted writer and teacher, is a fine dancer as well! The young alumni event at the Boat Basin was great fun, and our networking series has been welfj attended. For those outside the NY Metro area, you may have been able to avail yourself of alumni events in Washington DC or Connecticut. Please make use of your alumni network. It’s a talented and accomplished group!

I am frequently asked to quantify the value of an MKA education.

After all, isn’t geometry still geometry no matter where you leam it? What MKA excels at is engaging the individual and helping them find their roie in communities. MKA students are increasingly prepared to be leaders in their communities. MKA has always prepared its students to be critical thinkers, good communicators and lifelong learners. Of late, they have also endeavored to create global leaders with an ethical foundation upon which they can fall back. As we read about performance enhanced athletes, rogue traders and just plain cheats, take comfort that MKA is doing its part to create the next generation of role models whose integrity is unwavering and whose legacy of fair play will outlive individual triumphs.

The Alumni Council is already planning our A nnual Spring Social at the beautiful Van V leck H ouse and G ardens in M ontclair on W ednesday, M ay 15th from 7:00

9:00 p.m. - when the gardens should be in full bloom. This year, we will extend an invitation to parents of alumni, and we look forward to catching up with all of our alumni and friends. Also coming up fast are M K A On the R oad events in Philadelphia (M ay 9th) and G reenw ich, CT (June 13th).

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 22nd for inter-class competition and sportsmanship when the Alumni Council sponsors ah A lum ni G am es Day! Lacrosse (The K lank K lassic), baseball, field hockey, volleyball games, and hopefully soccer will take

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place simultaneously across the campuses, and afterward we will all meet up at Tierney’s to relive the day’s glories and glory days gone by.

In addition to Reunions and our on and off campus events and networking opportunities; no matter what comer of the world you call home, we can stay connected through social media. Don’t forget to connect with other MKA Alumni via Linkedln to join or initiate a conversation; find us on Facebook (facebook.com/MKAAlumni) or follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/MKAAlumni). Also, please update the Alumni office with your email so we can keep you up to date on special events.

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MKA ’s Annual Alumni Hockey Game This year’s Annual Alumni Hockey Game was one of the best yet. Held once again on the day after Thanksgiving at Clary Anderson Arena, the players showed up ready to battle. This year, our Alumni players went head to head with the current MKA Varsity hockey team. Although each side left their hearts on the ice, it was the current team, led by longtime Hockey Coach and Middle School Physical Education Teacher Ken Smith and Varsity Hockey Coach Dustin Good that came out victorious.

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The alums, who had a strong showing of players from ’96 - ’ 12, including John Kubinak ’12, Anthony Gray’02, Sean Duffy ’97 and Assistant Middle School Hockey Coach Derek Phillips ’07, had several brilliant moments, but ultimately they could not defeat the Varsity team, which included senior players CJ Geering and Danny Saling (who got to play with his brother Brian ’09). Coach Good said, “The turnout for this game was awesome. It is a testament to the strength and continuity of the program and the perfect way to kick off the season!”

A post game reception at Tierney’s, which included dinner and drinks, allowed for all the players and their families to celebrate the game and reconnect with each other over the holiday weekend.

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Lessons Learned Young Alumni and Integrated Ethics While MKA’s Integrated Ethics approach may be new, its associated strands of learning have long been a part of the MKA experience. Having heard from current seniors about their involvement in aspects of the program, we now hear from some young alumni who have taken what they learned at school one step further.

middle school and give public health education sessions. This past summer, I led a youth group called SALAAM, where we focused on sexual and reproductive health education and English lessons.

Currently, I am working on a grant application for a renovation of the village health center, and I am involved with SOMA, the Stomp Out Malaria in Africa initiative from Peace Corps. The SOMA team is very excited to start the work on a nation-wide mosquito bed-net distribution campaign through a number of international NGO’s working in Guinea.

Q. How did you become interested in the Peace Corps?

A. I first learned about the Peace Corps through teachers at MKA. I have vivid memories of presentations given by Peter Ebling, Leigh Vanderklein, and Grace Kim. The stories and photographs in these teachers’ presentations meant that I started thinking about the Peace Corps as early as Middle School. My uncle’s photos of biking around the world and trips with my family also instilled a love of travel and learning about other cultures.

Q. What service learning experiences did you have at MKA and at college?

Lane Goodman, MKA Class o f 2007, Washington University in St. Louis Class o f 2011 (B.F.A. Photography and B.A. in Anthropology), returned to MKA recently to talk about his work in the Peace Corps (see page 65) Here, he explains more about putting service learning into action.

Q. Can you tell us a little about what you ’re doing now?

A. I have lived in Guinea, West Africa, for over a year, with about ten months of service in the village of Sanguiana. I work mainly with the village’s health center, where I help document curative consults and pre and post-natal care. I also teach English at the

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A. In high school, I enjoyed the after-school art program with students from TEAM Academy. One of my favorite MKA memories was the Habitat for Humanity trip to Clarksdale, MI., lead by Denise Brown-Alien, Brian Kelly, and Paul Cunningham. I really enjoyed helping to construct a home, but, more than that, I loved seeing a part of the U.S. that I would otherwise have never visited and where peoples’ lives were entirely different from mine. For my May Term, I worked with an organization called S.E.E. - Special Eyes on the Environment - a special education environmental photography workshop. It was an incredible introduction into using photography as a service tool and for reaching children whose creative voices might not typically be heard.

After my freshman year of college, I had the opportunity to teach English and photography in a rural village in southern India. Our goal was to allow the students to practice their conversational English. My favorite part of the summer was walking around with the students as they explained facets of village life and

then encouraging them to approach these subjects with the camera. The photographs for the Wash.U. Village India Project can be found at http://www.flickr.eom/photos/84887465@N00 In my senior year at Wash. U., I co-taught a class in a St. Louis middle school through a service-learning course. I also worked for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater in the summer of 2010, which allowed me to interact with students from Red Hook, Brooklyn, all the way up-river to Albany.

Q. What is it about helping others that really interests you?

A. I believe we have a responsibility to help others.

I must admit that life in the Peace Corps does not always feel like service, as most of my work revolves around visiting people and maintaining relationships.

This leads me to think that service is much less about how much we are helping people and instead how much we let others into our lives. My goal as a volunteer living in the village is to enable people to use the resources and skills they already have to make development and health a reality.

this program, I’m majoring in International Studies, Hispanic Studies, and Business Management. After graduation, I’d love to work in business with an international focus (such as the World Bank or the United Nations, or something similar).

Q. What was your first involvement with experiencing a different culture?

A. My first involvement was with a 2006 missions trip I participated in, in Juarez, Mexico, where I was helping to build a school and run a summer camp for the children in the town. I fell in love with the people and the culture, but seeing all the poverty and hardship they were forced to live in made me want to work to change their quality of life and the quality of life in general in Latin America.

Q, Can you tell us about some o f your more recent global experiences?

A. Most recently, I spent five months for the 2012 fall semester in Santiago, Chile. I was taking history and literature classes at three universities there to learn more about Chile’s history as well as to practice my Spanish. While I was there, I was living with a Chilean host family and that was an awesome way to practice my Spanish and learn more about Chilean life and culture. I also did a lot of traveling both within Chile as well as to Peru and Argentina. In the summer of 2011,1 was a Consultant with Penn International Business Volunteers in Mexico City, Mexico, and two years before that, in the summer of 2009,1 was a public health and community development volunteer in San Pedro, Paraguay with the Amigos de las Americas program. Ever since high school, I’ve always had a passion for international development and culture especially in Latin America, a passion I ’ve pursued through various trips abroad. This passion definitely stems from my interest in the non-profit sector and my desire to help bring sustainable change to underdeveloped or developing countries.

Q. Do you have a favorite travel memory from MKA?

Seeing the world through the lens o f Global Experience is Chelsea Stickland, MKA Class o f 2010, The Wharton School, University o f Pennsylvania Class o f 2014.

A. Yes! The 9th grade biology trip to Bermuda with Mrs. BennettH it’s still one of the most beautiful and amazing places I’ve ever been to!

Q. What’s your particular area o f interest at college?

A. I’m a student in The Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at UPenn. Within

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Q. Tell us about what you ’re doing now.

A. I’m working for Habitat for Humanity International doing Project Development for the Government Relations and Advocacy office in Washington, DC as an AmeriCorps member. My project is conducting a research study on government funding to Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the US. The past year, also as an AmeriCorps member, I was the Construction Services Project Assistant for Paterson (NJ) Habitat for Humanity. In addition to my duties directly related to construction and volunteer relations, I also ran my affiliate’s Hurricane Irene flood relief effort and my AmeriCorps group’s Point in Time Homeless Count for the City of Paterson. This past August, I also was blessed with the opportunity to go to Argentina and build on a Habitat for Humanity trip to Buenos Aires.

Q. I know yo u ’ve always been interested in service learning, diversity and ethics - were you able to continue with these interests at college?

A. In college, I continued my work with Habitat for Humanity (at MKA I had been President of the Habitat for Humanity Club and went on trips to Actopan, Mexico and Clarksdale, Mississippi). I also served as an RA in college, was safe space trained and was the founding chair for UVA Student Council’s Public Service Committee.

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A. Service is something that is very important to me, and creating adequate, affordable housing for all is something that I am very passionate about. From studying development in college and seeing slums and shacks both throughout the US and abroad, I’ve learned about the pervasiveness and the endless cycle of poverty that continues, and have seen the impact that housing can have on people and communities.

What I like about Habitat for Humanity is that it is a ¡Shand up” and not a hand out - we don’t give free houses to anyone. We work with people to build their own houses and give them the assistance they need (a 0% interest mortgage, financial literacy classes, etc.) to own their own home so they can take pride in themselves.

Q. When did you first get involved with projects like this?

A. I rememberi doing park clean ups in MKA Middle School and accompanying the Upper School’s Habitat for Humanity trips to Newark with my mom (former MKA Upper School Assistant Head Dr. Denise Brown Allen). Since then, I just got into the habit of building and doing service projects and haven’t stopped.

Q. Do you have a favorite MKA memory?

A. Both Habitat for Humanity trips were amazingly fun and eye opening and gave me the desire to go on more HFH trips ... but winning the homecoming football game against Newark Academy senior year was pretty awesome. Wins were few and far between, and we worked really hard to get them. They were always hard fought and well deserved.

For Lauren Pugh ’07, an early interest in sustainability developed into a passion that led her to follow up a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a M.S. in Sustainable Engineering and a concentration on Alternative and Renewable Technology that she will receive from Villanova University in May this year.

Q. What are your plans after graduation ?

A. Beginning in summer 2013,1 start work as an engineer at a company that designs, builds, maintains and decommissions U.S. Navy Submarines. I will be starting out in the department that modernizes the electrical systems and equipment on the commissioned ships. Since the company is responsible for the entire

life cycle of the ships, sustainability is a key component in the design process.

mind, my main focus is to develop a useful process.

Using Haiti as a starting point, I am in the process of designing an electricity grid for the capital city of Port-au-Prince based on Haiti’s most abundant natural power sources, hydropower and solar. Prior to the 2010 earthquake, Haiti’s grid was largely powered by imported petroleum products; only 25% of Haitians had access to electricity and only half were legally connected to the grid - and even if they were, that often meant only 10 hours of electricity per day. Small solar installations are already in place in Haiti, are well received by the locals and have positive backing by the local politicians. Between that receptiveness, foreign aid money and the decreasing cost of production, solar power has the potential to be an ideal solution for current Haitian needs. I am still in the process of pulling together my research and designing the solar system, but I am hopeful that it will yield some positive results and lay the foundation for expansion, both to other countries as well as to the more rural regions of Haiti.

Q. What is it about sustainability that really interests you?

Q. Can you tell us a bit about your involvement with sustainability efforts and projects?

A. I’m currently a graduate research assistant at Villanova in the Sustainable Engineering department.

My area of research is focused on sustainable redevelopment of Haiti’s infrastructure, as I’m interested in how to integrate social and cultural sustainability more fully into the field of environmental sustainability. I was also interested in applying rural electrification techniques to developing urban communities and brought these interests together in my thesis, Barriers to Sustainable Progress: H aiti’s Struggle towards Post Disaster Redevelopment. I began my research with an in-depth study of Haiti’s history to more narrowly pinpoint Haitian needs and how to efficiently, cost effectively and sustainably solve some of their infrastructure problems. There is one example that I always keep in mind during my research. A guest lecturer came to talk about a U.S. college that went to Cameroon with the best intentions of bringing potable water to a community.

Unfortunately, the students were so focused on the environmental and technological aspects of the project that they did not take the social component into account. As a result, after spending several years and thousands of dollars, the project ultimately failed when the community members learned that the water system would not support the entire community. With that in

A. The first is preservation of natural resources for future generations. There are so many beautiful outdoor spaces in the world to visit with wide varieties of complex ecosystems and wildlife. The second is figuring out how to address all aspects of sustainability. Economic, technological, and environmental sustainability are all very important, but the components that too often get left out are social and political sustainability. This approach is known as the STEEP Model (Social Technological Environmental Economic Political). Social and political factors are much more difficult to measure with equations and numbers, but they are no less important in sustainability efforts.

Q. When did you first get involved in sustainability?

A. I’m not really sure what got me started. Ever since , I was a kid, I was always interested in wildlife and preserving their habitat. My parents would take me to zoos and aquariums where I learned about endangered animals. My family had a compost pile in our yard and my dad would always take me with him to the recycling center. When Villanova started offering a Sustainable Engineering graduate program, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.

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MKA will be On the Road in your city on Thursday, May 9, for an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and reminiscing! Invitations with details to follow.

In New York:

On Wednesday, September 12th 2012, MKA hosted young alums from the classes of 1998|%2008 at the 79th Street Boat Basin in New York City for our Annual Young Alumni Happy Hour event. More than 125 guests attended the celebration including MKA Headmaster Tom Nammack, Head of Upper School Dave Flocco, MKA’s longest-serving faculty member George Hrab and President of the Alumni Association Rich Stanton ’87.

Members of the Class o f ’0 4 1-r: Ashley Booker, Herman Dodson, Brendan McCaffrey, Sheldon Fields, Hal Garrity, Ashley Booker, Kevin Hu, faculty member Deb Jennings, Tommy Beach, Amanda Englander, Razzaq Manley-Yuseff and Drew Jennings.

Many members from each of those invited classes joined the celebration, with the classes o f2004 and 2007 having the greatest representation.

As guests reconnected with MKA friends and faculty, they were asked to participate in helping to raise $1,000, which is what it costs the School to send four juniors on the annual Washington, D.C. class trip. The generosity of our guests surpassed that goal and over $1,250 was raised! At the end of the evening, the results of a raffle were announced by Headmaster Tom Nammack and two lucky alums received a bag of MKA swag and a $200 Apple gift card.

Upon their departure, many alums expressed thanks to the School, not only for all of the great times they had while they attended but also for the continued support they have been shown since they graduated.

Good friends from the class of 2005 Rebecca MacGregor, Devin Almeida and Sasha Klimczak.

In Washington DC: The MKA Alumni Relations team hosted a regional cocktail reception for alumni living in the Washington, DC area on Monday, January 14th, at the historic Willard Intercontinental Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. Headmaster Tom Nammack along with MKA’s Development and External Affairs staff, who were in Washington for the annual CASE-NAIS Conference, hosted a crowd of over 30 alumni representing classes ranging from 1950 S2009. Also in attendance was MKA’s esteemed former headmaster, Dr. Peter Greer.

It was a pleasure to see such a great span of alumni come together to continue the celebration of MKA’s 125thAnniversary. The largest number of constituents were from the class of 2005 including John Chase, Nick Galasso, Abby Cohen and Scott Travis. Other attendees included Jack Hardman ’57, Peggy Jones Steuart ’50, Jim Kuzmick ’65, Carolyn Seugling ’95, Annelise Cohon ’03, Madge Huber Henning ’70, John Eberhardt ’92 and Krishna Vallabhaneni ’90. We look forward to seeing more of our alumni throughout the year as we continue our travels!

Scott Travis ’05, John Chase ’05, Daniel Allen ’07, Nick Galasso ’05 and Abby Cohen ’05

Two Heads are better than one! Former MKA Headmaster Dr. Peter Greer with current Headmaster Mr. Tom Nammack

MKA’s longest-serving faculty member George Hrab with ’00 classmates Dan Schwartz and Alison Haar.

1-r MKA Pre-K teacher and class of ’03 Alex Langbein with Eamon Almeida ’08, and ’05 classmates Devin Almeida and James Wreschner.

Mainly from the 07’s 1-r: Stu Harwood ’07, Brian McFeeley ’08, Hannah Gill ’07, Thomas Alati ’07 and Max Rudnick ’07.

Keri Taylor ’97, her mom Sonja Taylor, Dr. Gary Powell ’83 and Paige Cottingham Streater ’79 A trio ffom the ’90’s: John Eberhardt’92, Carolyn Seugling ’95 and Krishna Vallabhaneni ’90.

Peter Zuckerberg ’75, Annelise Cohon ’03, Emily Goodman-Ryan ’04 and husband Peter Ryan and Georgina Ellison 09.

Please join us!

1-r: SerenaAzizo ’07, Craig Archibald ’07, Dan Allen ’07, Breanna Jones ’08 and Margaux Morel ’08.

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The Alumni Council will host their Annual Spring Social on Wednesday, May 15, at the beautiful Van Vleck House & Gardens in Montclair. Alumni AND parents of 1-r: Megan Kennedy ’01, Dan Weller ’01, David Newman ’99 and Danielle Claudio ’01.

Peggy Jones Steuart ’50 enjoys talking with Headmaster Tom Nammack. See P. 14 for more.

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Alumni Association s Networking Series The MKA Alumni Association is continuing to provide networking opportunities for alumni to hear from peers in a field that may interest them. Our attendees include those looking for a first job, preparing for a mid-career change, or simply hoping to expand their professional network.

On December 5, a networking event on the topic of Finance was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York City (secured with the assistance of Max Rudnick ’07, a sales representative there.) Alums Jason Late ’91, Director, Brookfield Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Mark McGowan ’85, Goldman Sachs, VP Equity Trading, spoke about their journey to where they are now in their finance careers, and shared advice on how to be successful in the field. Both speakers credited MKA as being the cornerstone on which they built their success. “MKA is a really special place,” said Mark McGowan, “It taught me so much and represented so many different things to me.

It was a place where I learned a lot, where I made friendships that will last a lifetime, it prepared me for challenges I would face in life, taught me to take responsibility for my actions, to be a leader and to try to be a positive influence on others. I feel extremely fortunate to be where I am today.’,-;/ On February 6, we returned to the Intercontinental Hotel for a sold-out evening on the topic of Integrated Media, Marketing and Technology with guest speakers Ryan Schinman ’89, Founder and CEO of Platinum Rye Entertainment, and Ben Aronson ’99, Digital Leader and Integrated Marketer. The pair talked about their career paths and about how making mistakes and learning from them is an integral part being successful. They gave advice to the audience on how to break into the field of marketing and how sometimes taking three steps back and working hard at what you love, can lead to greater success in the future.

The presentations were each followed by an extensive Q&A session and then a reception during which light refreshments and beverages were served allowing more one-on-one conversations.

There are no words to adequately express MKA’s gratitude to our alumni who participated in these successful events, each attesting to the strength of the MKA community.

Regardless of the difference in ages of the participants and attendees, one common bond they have is that they walked in the same hallways, sat in the same desks and (in the case of Mr. George Hrab,) may have even had the same teachers. Look out for our next event on Law on April 3rd to be held at the Clubhouse in Montclair, NJ.

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TheYoung Alumni Winter Luncheon This year’s Young Alumni Winter Luncheon brought back over 30 students from the classes of ’0 » ’12 to the Upper School to catch up with each other and former faculty over their winter breaks. The alums loved sharing their college experiences with the current students as well as reconnecting with faculty and reminiscing about their MKA days.

After touring the campus, the alums had lunch together at Toast for some more catching up with one another. It was truly remarkable to see all of the former students come together again at the school that many of them say they will always consider home.

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Once again, it’s the time of year when our Alumni Association asks for nominations for M K A ’s Distinguished A lum ni Award and A thletic H all o f Fam e Inductees. Our Distinguished Alumni Award recipients have come from all fields of endeavor, including philanthropy, business, medicine and the arts, and our Athletic Hall of Fame honors outstanding individuals, teams and coaches from Montclair Academy, The Kimberley School and MKA. Do you know someone you believe to be deserving of recognition from the wider MKA community? Please pass all suggestions along to Director of Alumni Relations Lois Montorio at lmontorio@mka.org.

Full eligibility criteria and online nomination forms can be found on the MKA website at www. mica, org/alumniawards.

And, don’t forget Founders’ CupNominations too!

All members of the MKA community - students, parents, past parents, faculty, staff and alumni can nominate a teacher who has made a difference and exemplifies MKA’s long-standing tradition of teaching excellence.

Online Founders’ Cup nominations can also be submitted via the MKA website www. mka. org/alumniawards.

DownloadOur EvertrueApp! This spring the Office of Alumni Relations is thrilled to introduce a new App for your Android and Apple iOS devices designed specifically for MKA Alumni!

Evertrue is an amazing alumni-networking platform that creates strong communities through an interactive mobile directory with data from Linkedln and Facebook.

Connect with fellow alumni in your area for networking and socializing with two exciting Evertrue features. Whether you are looking for a new job, trying to find the right person to hire or working on expanding your professional network, all of this and more will be available at the tip of your fingers through Evertrue’s integration with Linkedln.

Evertrue also offers a social component that enables you to keep connected with the school and each other. The App includes a social component that maps alumni that live in your area (or in an area you may be traveling to). It also offers an activity stream that gives you updates of everything happening in our community such as social events, sporting events, current news, Facebook updates and much more.

Download the MKA Evertrue Alumni App now and see how easy it is to connect, network and share!

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

News can be submitted to the Alumni Office at any time on the back of Annual Fund remittance envelopes, via mail or email to the Alumni Director (lmontorio@mka.org), the Editor (dkozak@mka.org) or your Class Secretary. We keep ongoing files for each class and welcome photographs in digital or hard copy.

If your class does not have a Class Secretary listed, please consider volunteering for the position! It is a great way to re-establish contacts with old friends, does not require a great deal of time and is essential to the ongoing vitality of the school.

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If you are interested in volunteering for one of these positions please contact Director of Alumni Relations Lois Montorio, lmontorio@mka.org or 973-509-7939.

Thank you!

With Gratitude...

We offer a heartfelt thank you to the following alumni who have served as Class Secretary, Class Agent and/or Reunion Chair and have now decided to pass the baton to one of their classmates. Many of these alumni have served in this role since graduation! Thank you for all that you have done to keep alumni connected with each other and MKA, and thank you for keeping the entire MKA community informed of what has been going on in the lives of our cherished and esteemed alumni.

Anne Feagley Wittels, The Kimberley School,

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Robert Hess, recalled, "In her incredible 96 years, Jean led a productive, compassionate, fruitful and meritorious life o f higher than average virtue ... As a human Jean had few peers. She was compassionate and loyal... Her beliefs and actions were just and her empathy was limitless ... As to knowing what love is, and practicing it, she had no peers."

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Mrs. Stewart Carpenter (Josephine Fobes) Crane’s Mill, Apt. 2205 459 Passaic Avenue West Caldwell, NJ 07006 Deepest sympathies go out to the family of Jean Black Jennings who passed away on January 3, 2011.

MA MKA sends deepest condolences to the family of David S. Bate who passed away on October 5, 2012.

Charles Sage, Montclair Academy,

Welcome Aboard!

The Alumni Office extends a warm welcome to the following alumni who have accepted the invitation to serve in the vital roles of Class Secretary, Class Agent or both for their class.

Leigh Berrien Smith, The Kimberley School,

Class o f 1945 John Henry Leonhard, Montclair Academy,

Class o f 1948 Doug Donald, Montclair Academy,

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Class o f 1957 Dr. John J. Farrar, Montclair Academy,

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MKA sends deepest condolences to the family of Josephine Murray Schmid, our class secretary, who passed away October 28, 2011.

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Chip Read, MKA, Class o f 1976

Susan Ciccone O ’Donnell, MKA,

George Reimonn, MKA, Class o f 1980

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Mrs. Alfred D. Williams (Joan Bayne) 15 Piper Road, Apt. K310 Scarborough, ME 04074 Summer Phone Number at Belgrade Lakes (May-September) 207-495-2617

Jeffrey Schackner, MKA, Class o f 1985

Alumni Volunteer Opportunity!

The following classes are missing their leaders in the role of Class Secretary and/or Class Agent. Please consider volunteering for these positions.

Briefly, the Class Secretary reaches out to classmates twice a year for class notes to be posted in the Review Magazine; the Class Agent assists the Alumni Office in securing class support of the Annual Fund and class gifts during reunion years.

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Mrs. James F.C. Hyde Jr. (Enid Griswold) 5402 Duvall Drive Bethesda, MD 20816-1872

MKA sends heartfelt sympathies to the family of Virginia Taylor Wagner, who passed away June 23,2011.

MKA extends deepest sympathies to the family of Eleanor Strohm Leavitt who passed away on August 14, 2012.

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Miss Lucile G. Mason 142 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042-2350 Nancie Nicholls Kurtz writes: I had an historical cruise with my sister down the Chesapeake Bay in November including the Delaware, James and Potomac Rivers.

Several lectures on board and walking tours at Annapolis, St. Michaels, Alexandria and found the Island of Tagore most interesting.

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Leigh Berrien Smith 847 Franklin Street Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 lbsmithl5@yahoo.com Leigh Berrien Smith writes: With hearty thanks to Anne Feagley Wittels for her many, many years of secretarial work for us. I’ve now tried to touch base with some not seen since, alas, 1945. We regret years have taken their toll for too many, but happily, others are more fortunate.

Sad news learned from the husband of Ann Marie Phelps Hulsizer that she had died “several years ago.” While he said she had spoken of her Kimberley years positively, they had no children, and MKA hadn’t known of her death.

We also regret the death of Nancy Nevins D’Anjou in April 2012 in Greenwich, CT. “Nev” had been ill for several years. I personally warmly recall 2 or 3 visits with her on Nantucket in years past, one including Anne Reighley Ferguson and Eric, another when Judy Shearer Turnbull and Bob were there.

A special treat for me was attending the October 125th Anniversary Dinner of MKA, held at Mayfair Farms (yes, it’s still there and a very attractive site for the festivities).

Seeing returning students I’d known at age 5, and a few teacher colleagues, meant a great deal to me.

I was very happy to have spent time with Susan Ailing Miller at the 125th Anniversary Homecoming in October and was so saddened to hear the news of her death in January 2013.

Susan lived in Stamford, CT not far from three of her young people: son Paul, with Catholic Relief Services, lives in MD, eldest son Fred left banking, is enrolled in Union Theological

Seminary and ministering to a Long Island church (Susan had one Episcopal Bishop grandfather, some may recall) and Susan’s Danny has been cellist for long-running “Wicked” on Broadway, with time off for his “Quartet Tango” performances. Susan has a jgptal of five grandchildren and daughter Darcy.

I was very sorry to learn of Anne Reighley Ferguson's death in late January following her long battle with cancer.

In our last conversation, she had been glad to hear that Florence “Pete” Lamborn Peters still visits my home island, the Vineyard, where two of her four sons reside, and remains very active and seems quite well.

Cynthia Carswell Blair clearly has warm Kimberley memories; I knew this as she went to the mini-reunion Jane Hagan Farno and three other classmates held on Cape Cod in the 1990s. Cynnie left NJ in spring 2012 for Birch Hill Terrace Retirement Center in Manchester, NH following hip surgery. Her note hints she chose that spot as a lifelong friend from Caldwell, NJ was there.

Ann Gerhauser Buchbinder and her husband Robert have also been on the move but within Arizona. They’re now in Phoenix.

When I reached her in November, she sounded cheerful and happy.

Jane Hagan Farno was unable to golf while at her summer home on Cape Cod because of hip surgery in May. When I caught up with her back in Florida in late fall, she was anticipating her first game the next day, eagerly—“taking a cart, of course!” Her other good news was of becoming a great grandma to twins bom in September 2012 to the son o f her late daughter Stephanie and his wife.

Sally DuBois Moberg served me (and daughter Pam, TKS ’72) a lovely lunch last April in her Westfield, NJ apartment when we had a whirlwind weekend visit with NJ friends and family. Sally, ever smiling and chipper, deserves an Oscar or Tony or Emmy as an amazing actress; we had no idea she wasn’t well and has been under Doctor’s care ever since. Despite ailments, she went to Virginia to see two baby great grandkids during the summer and was going again in December to see a third, the lucky lady!

Dorothy “Mike” Van Winkle Morehouse wrote of a macular degeneration problem that prevents her driving or using a computer. She is glad a son and daughter are near her in the Rumson, NJ area. Noting the school’s anniversary, she commented, “Lots of great and good people must have worked very hard (for) so many years.” I wish I could have been to the Monmouth Museum during the years of her directorship there; she retired in 2007.

Peggy Odell Overholser, in Lago Vista, TX looks back fondly on her two years with us before she had to move away. She is especially remembered for filling one of the

Leigh Berrien Smith and Sally DuBois Moberg at Sally’s Westfield, NJ apartment. .few female roles in a Kimberley play in our era. She has good memories of Miss Gallie, and others of our fine teachers, and has been happy to see Anne Feagley Wittels in recent years as Anne lives not far from one of Peggy’s sons.

Your new secretary has been grateful younger daughter Pam’s schedule allows weekend travel. She and I have gone to CT, NY, NJ and DE so far—I leave the driving to her.

Revisiting Montclair in April and October was very special; the fall trip included an hour with Lucile Mason ’43 and her sister Jan ’48, our former neighbors, a lovely treat.

Finally, Anne Feagley Wittels tells us about her recent achievement: As both an artist and writer, I have been a long-term member of the Palos Verdes Art Center. I’ve been an off-and-on-again origami paper folder since about second grade with Mrs. MacDevitt.

Lately, though, I have been very much “on” — teaching others a little bit and/or making stuff I like. And I now have an unusual piece, “Three Roses”, in the current PAC Member Artists Holiday Exhibit. The roses of the piece are folded, not from paper but from copper sheet. The sheet is very thin, but it’s not foil. Sounds crazy, but it was easier folding the copper than the black paper bowl the roses sit in. The copper is tarnished—not at all shiny—giving a sensual feel to the rose petals. Jerry and I are fine. I recently complained to my doctors during routine visits about some “odd” symptoms. The response? “You’re in fine shape (pause, pause) for a woman your age.” Ha!!

If I don’t phone you, please do send your news!

Our sincere condolences go out to the family of Nancy Nevins D’Anjou, who passed away on April 5, 2012.

MKA extends deepest sincere condolences to the family of Susan Ailing Miller, who passed away on January 17,2013.

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Living. “I, Ellie, took a job as Administrator o f the Guardian ad Litem program in this judicial district. Some of you may know CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) programs to expedite court decisions for abused and neglected children, and this is the state-sponsored version of CASA. Since retiring at 65, one of my interests has been PFLAG (another acronym) which means Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays because one of our kids is a happily married (in Massachusetts) mechanical engineer who happens to also be gay.”

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Backfor Homecoming: Back Row David Will ’58, James Donald ’60, David Marrocco ’57.

Front Row: Norma Leonhard, J. Henry Leonhard 48 MKA extends deepest sincere condolences to the family of Anne Reighley Ferguson who passed away on January 28,2013.

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Mr. William B. Grant, 7330 Westmoreland Drive Sarasota, FL 34243 grantwb@tampabay. rr.com Secretary Bill Grant informed the alumni office of the passing of classmate Joseph Cummings on October 1, 2008. The class sends its condolences to the family.

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Eleanor Helm Ketcham 4 White Oak Elon, NC 27244 ellieketcham@aol. com Connie Ritchie Duhamel has lived in Montclair all her life, as did her mother, but for years she and her family have vacationed in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

In June she moves to her house there and stays till October. It’s a busy life because her six daughters and their families spend a great deal of time there too. She says she spends most o f her time “holding the door open as they rush to activities.”

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

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librettist to produce a work that tells the story of the Nez Perce tribe and how their lives changed after Lewis and Clark returned east.

The composition is a sequel to an original work they performed in 2005, Immense Ranges o f High Mountains, about Lewis and Clark crossing Idaho with the invaluable help of Sacagawea. Nez Perce Promises, the new work, chronicles the many injustices the tribe endured, from military occupation to destruction of sacred sites.” The choir and many non-singers went to Lapwai, ID, for the premieres. After an eight-hour bus ride, they were treated to Indian hospitality with a “potlatch” (potluck picnic) and tours of the reservation. Ruthie plans to see us at our 60th.

“Can’t wait.’’'

MKA sends deepest sympathies to the family of Josephine “Jerrie” Reilly Stevenson who passed away on January 5, 2013.

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Mrs. David Hannegan (Louise Rudd) 49 Canterbury Lane Lakeville, CT 06039 weezieh@sbcglobal. net

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Mrs. Sibyl Lewis Lotterle P.O.Box 3254 Hayden Lake, ID 83835-8148 sibstoy@icehouse. net MA

Mr. John Henry Leonhard 51 Fromm Court Mawah, NJ 07430 nhandjhleonhard@aol. com

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Class agent: Mrs. Richard Lewis (Audrey Maass) 4551 GulfShore Blvd. N, Apt. 804 Naples, FL 34103-4601 rdlew@aol. com

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Class Secretary: Mrs. Lloyd Marentette (Gail Robertson) 93 Glen Avenue, Llewellyn Park West Orange, NJ 07052

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Mrs. Clark Moran (Martha Gilbert) 8011 StrauffRoad Baltimore, MD 21204-1834 mmoran@iopener. net

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In Montclair, Connie bowls every Tuesday and Friday in a women’s bowling league. I know what a good tennis and paddle tennis player Connie was for years, but now she says she has mostly given them up. Besides bowling, she enjoys a weekly Bible class and reading present-day theological thought.

Connie says she is close to her brothers, Somers and Jimmy Ritchie and Bob Skinner and their children ... united by great family humor and memories.

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What a great turn-outfor a 60thReunion! Back Row: David Kerr ’52, Gail Tomec Kerr ’52, Jean Fairgrieve Granum ’52, Jane Redfield Forsberg ’52, Nancy Booth Kelly ’52, John Tomlinson. Front Row: Martha Gilbert Moran ’52, Clark Moran ’52, Fay Taft Fawcett ’52, Anne Dwyer Milne ’52, Wain Koch Maass ’52

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Ms. Georgia Carrington 38 Silver Spring Lane Ridgefield, CT 06877-5604

Mrs. Carol Barnard Ottenberg 1420 41st Avenue, E Seattle, WA 98112-3804 ottenbergc@aol.com

Our sincere condolences go out to June Hayward Foster, whose husband John Foster ’54 passed away on July 7, 2012.

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Class agent: Mr. Sheldon Buck 51 Cornell Road Wellesley, MA 02181-7408 sheldonbuck@comcast. net MKA extends deepest condolences to the family of John M. Foster, who passed away on July 7, 2012.

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Mr. Lawrence Martin P.O. Box 1058 Lexington, VA 24450-1058 martin@intelos.net Class agent: Mr. Robert Brawer 131 East 66,hStreet, Apt. IOC New York, NY 10065-6129 rereadclassics@aol. com Bob Weinmann ’53 proudly notified the Alumni Office that “My brother, Stephen Weinmann, recently had an article published in an international journal on periodontia—“A Classification of Periodontal Disease: A Review’®- a wee bit on the erudite side, but a plus for his class and for MKA, and useful, not only for people with periodontal disease and for the dentists who treat that, but also for people with dyssomnia!”

In July 2012, Carol Hanschka Traenkle completed the annual Boston-area Susan G. Komen 3-Day breast cancer walk, accompanied by her daughter and granddaughter; they were honored to be flag bearers at the beginning of the event. Carol, a survivor, accomplished the entire 60-mile walk twice previously.

MKA sends deepest sympathies to Robert “Chip” Dallery whose mother, Mary Elizabeth Dallery, former drama teacher at The Kimberley School and Montclair Academy, passed away on November 28,2012.

See Page 39 for more on Betty Dallery.

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Mr. Eric Jaeckel P.O. Box 20153 Boulder, CO 80308-3153 efiaeckel@hotmail. com Class agent: Dr. Lawrence Nazarian 29 Surrey Place Penfield, NY 14526-1221 LFredN@aol. com Richard Hobbins writes: My wife, Karen, and I continue to enjoy ourfo.utdoor lifestyle here in Jackson Hole; although we have discovered that a break in Santa Barbara is a good idea during the coldest part of the winter. I left full-time employment at thfflg Idaho National Laboratory in 1993 but continue to consult in nuclear reactor safety on a roughly half-time basis. I very much enjoy working with young engineers and scientists, who I find well trained and well motivated.

Robert “Bob” Fischbein says: Brenda and I are enjoying retirement from our dermatology practice. We live in nearby Short Hills, NJ. I have been spending lots of time with my grandson, watching him play baseball and soccer for Dwight-Englewood.

Larry Nazarian writes: I am well and enjoying 10 grandchildren. Despite a mild heart attack in January that left no significant residual damage, I am active and enjoying life. Having left pediatric practice 8 years ago to edit a medical journal, I am about to leave that job at the end of the year, continuing part-time teaching and precepting of residents and students at the University of Rochester Medical Center and a lot of extracurricular stuff. Sharon and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage next year with a trip to Europe, and our three children and their spouses and grandchildren fill our lives. I will always be grateful to MKA for launching me into adulthood and making so much possible.

Michael Sucoff is retired from a career of managing commercial real estate. He now lives in the Berkshires and enjoys golf (still a high handicapper), kayaking, exercising, bridge, a weekly poker game, his 2 kids (50 and still a kid?) and 4 granddaughters. They head south for 2 or 3 months when the cold gets too much for them.

Eric Jaeckel writes: As for me, I will be 74 in October [can’t believe our ages]... still going strong with my 2 new hips.. .back playing tennis doubles once a week on soft clay, doing senior silver sneakers aerobic classes 3 times

a week at our YMCA, and back riding mjBM hybrid bike about 25 miles a w eek.. .and getting ready for good|how conditions this year for downhill skiing. In May each y e » I drive to Moscow, ID to spend the month helping my so% Brad, and his wife with my 2 grandchildren, taking them to school in the a.m. and picking them up after school and hanging out with them, Avery now 11 and Ellis 7. Trying to sell my 2 bedroom condo in Boulder and will move into a new Active Senior Retirement Community in the area, renting for a year for my own test market to see if I like this concept. This is not one of those CCR facilities with assistant living and nursing home coverage; it is for active seniors.

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Mrs. Thelma “Tam”Miller Knight 3001 Linton Boulevard, No. 201C Delray Beach, FL 33445 tknightl 15@aol.com Tam Miller Night writes: Last summer Joan Wallace Bryant and I took a National Geographic trip to the Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion. If you have never seen this part of the US, you are really missing something spectacular! We began our trip in Las Vegas taking in the “Strip” and also Hoover Dam. I know that Joan has also been North and has visited with Jean Bonnell Goodrich who now lives in MA. I believe that Jean may come to Florida this spring to visit. I am sorry that I don’t have any more news! We need to hear from you all for the next issue of the magazine!

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Mrs. Diana Bethell Little 1-K Buckingham Rd. West Orange, NJ 07052-2703 littlecorp@verizon.net MKA sends deepest sympathies to June Dallery Doolittle whose mother, Mary Elizabeth Dallery, former drama teacher at The Kimberley School and Montclair Kimberley, passed away on November 28,2012.

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Mr. Henry Agens 86 Eagle Rock Way Montclair, NJ 07042-1629 hymelee@earthlink.net Mr. David Stroming 82 Halsted Drive Manchester, NJ 08759 KStroming@aol. com Mr. David Will 184 New State Road, Apt.33 Manchester, CT 06042-7945 dave.willl@sbcglobal. net

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Fred Kramer reports from North Palm Beach, FL that he attended his 50th Class Reunion of the University of PA in Philadelphia, PA in 2012. Fred had been very active in a lot of extracurricular activities when he was enrolled there, so he recognized about 20-25 of those who attended the Reunion, including a classmate, Maury Povich. Fred also reports the arrival in 2012 of a new granddaughter, Mia, bom to his son Oliver and his wife in Chicago. Another major event of the year was a wonderful three-week trip to Taiwan, Thailand, and Hong Kong to visit a son who had married a girl from Taiwan. Fred’s mother celebrated her 101st birthday in Florida last March. Fred started a botanical garden in 2012 and got plenty of exercise planting 45 fruit trees on his property.

John Baldino reports from Charlottesville, VA that, during his career, he worked with the National Educational Association, both on a local level in VA, as well as on the national level, which included training people. John also taught. He has been retired for the last 5-6 years and is working part-time as a Hearing Officer on student discipline issues. During his retirement, he has been helping the Antique Auto Club of America by maintaining their website and S other capacities. He is the proud owner of a 1963 Chevy.

Capt. Jack Roth reports from Hamburg, NJ that he had planned a trip to CA to visit his dad who is 95, but it had to be canceled due to the arrival of Storm Sandy. Other than for a brief loss of power, Jack and his wife in Hamburg, NJ survived that storm intact and another storm that followed. Fortunately, the storm surge did not reach the northwestern portions of NJ where they live, or they might have discovered they had a shorefront view with some NYC structures on their property.

Henry “Hy” Agens reports that Storm Sandy felled 100 or so large trees in Montclair and cost the town over $500,000 for removal. A tree limb pierced his house in Montclair, and their electrical power was knocked out for twelve days. I asked if there had been any tree damage to the MKA property on Lloyd Rd. from Storm Sandy, and he thought not.

[Editor’s note: The Upper School sustained minor damage and MKA was the first school to open in NJ after the storm.j' Dave Will reports he attended the luncheon at the 125th Anniversary of the MKA and enjoyed meeting David Marrocco of the Class of 1957 and many other interesting graduates. Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76, MKA Alumni Director for 13 years, came up to me at the reunion from Sarasota, Florida, where she and her husband, Paul, relocated in 2012. The Alumni of the Year, Bruce Guernsey of the Class of 1962, in his address to those attending the Reunion, read part of a letter from Frank Brogan, who meant so much to all who had studied under him at the Academy.

Let’s look forward to returning to MKA for our 55thClass Reunion on October 26, 2013.

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It would be fun to duplicate the turnout we had for our 50th in 2008. Seventeen (17) of us made the Homecoming trek that year.

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Class secretary: Ms. Jarvis Reilly Nolan 15612 Via Marchena San Diego, CA 92128-4420 jarvisno@aol. com Lily Solmssen Moureaux writes: In celebration of MKA’s 125th Anniversary, I was honored to be invited to participate in a group exhibition, held in the Peter Greer Arts Wing Gallery, September 10-November 2, 2012. During my four years at MKA, I was the Photographer for Kimberleaves (yearbook) and Kourier (newspaper). Thereafter, I have continued with a wonderful career in Photography. While combing through hundreds o f images for this exhibit, I was reminded of the unique opportunities my camera has given me. See Page 15 for more news about Lily.

In September, it was a treat to tour the New York Botanical Garden exhibit of Monet’s Garden with Ann Connell Whitehouse and her daughter Elizabeth. 2012 ended on a high note with a visit to my family in Paris!

MKA extends deepest condolences to the family of Marybeth Bass Lareau, who passed away November 26, 2011.

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Class agent: Mrs. Mary Anne Coarsen Doty 21 Juniper Drive Queensbury, NY 12804

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Class agent: Mrs. Suzanne Scanned Hardy 47 Bartlett Parkway Winthrop, MA 02152 MA MKA extends deepest sympathies to the family of Wilson S. Ailing who passed away on October 5, 2012.

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Mrs. C. D. Creed (Barbara Bywater) 1769 Forest View Avenue Hillsborough, CA 94010 bcreed@truckerhuss. com Catharine Homan Brown continues producing sculpture for commissions and gallery shows and tends her beautiful quarter-acre Japanese style garden.

Susie Wilson Brisach is busy as president of the Smocking Arts Guild of America, sewing, traveling, golfing and enjoying her and Gene’s 16 grandkids.

Barbara Bywater Creed keeps busy as co-chair of the Wellesley Business Leadership Council, president o f her 50th reunion class at Wellesley and Vice Chair of the $10B Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees.

As some of you may recall, Nancy Haviland Hutchinson was unable to come to the reunion last spring as she was having “memory problems”. Barb and I later went to Virginia and had a lovely visit with her. Today, I received a short note in the mail from her husband, Dean, with a copy of her obituary. She passed away on December 12.

I am so glad that Barb and I visited with her.

Let’s keep our promise to get together next spring!

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Love to you all, Susie Wilson Brisach

Mrs. Winifred Sage Wilson 13819 Vidal Place, NE Albuquerque, NM 87123-4729 wmsw98@msn. com

MKA sends deepest sympathies to the family o f Nancy Haviland Hutchinson who passed away December 12, 2012.

Havingfun at their 50thReunion! Back Row, left to right: Aliki Weston, Robert Schmitt ’62, Penny Schmitt, Barry Nazarian ’62, Jan Farrar. Front Row, left to right: Charles Weston ’62, Jack Gruben ’62, Doug Donald ’62, John Farrar ’62

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Mr. Doug Donald 10156 Rivers Trail Drive Orlando, FL 32817 DlDonald@aol. com

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MKA so appreciates receiving this beautiful photograph that Sherry Dietz Mills sent of her and her husband David.

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Ms. Marilyn “Lyn " Schultz Blackwell 3779 Center Road East Montpelier, VT 05651-4103 lblack@ezcloud. com

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Class agent: Mr. A. Craig Cameron 11 Bay Point Drive Ormond Beach, FL 32174-2203 ccameron@cameronhodges.com

B E In accepting the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Recipient Award at the Reunion Luncheon, poet and teacher Dr. Bruce Guernsey ’62 recited a poem about his grandparents, which he dedicated to “all my fellow alums who keep cruising, inexorably.”

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Ms. Margot Escott 1818 Imperial Golf Course Blvd.

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RIGHT ON

Sherry Dietz Mills ’63 and husband David Each spring like two old ducks my 90-year-old grandparents wing their way on the interstate from Florida to Maine, never breaking 50 in their ’49 Chevy, cruising inexorably in the left-hand-lane.

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Mr. Bronson Van Wyck Arrowhead Farms 2141 Highway 224 East Tuckerman, AR 72473 John Benigno johnbenigno@hotmail. com

Class agent: Mr. Craig Perry 3467 Pinestream Road Atlanta, GA 30327 Craig.perry@rutherfoord.com Congratulations to Michael Yamashita on the publication of his third book,

Shangri-La [along the tea road to Lhasa], a 275-page coffee table size book that includes more than 500 photos o f the photographic paradise that is the land of Tibet, with scenes no westerner has ever seen. It is the culmination of five years o f work and is Yamashita’s latest effort to preserve a culture that may be all but gone in the next decade, class notes 57

Enjoying their reunion luncheon: Back Row, left toright: Michael Phares ’67, Joe Marino ’67, Polly Smith ’67, Lisa Zobian Lindahl ’67.

Front Row, left to right: Diana Phares, Margaret Esecitt ’67, Julia Bonsai ’67 either because of modernization or because of the pervasive Chinese influence, more often than not, at the end of a rifle.

Ladies o f ’68 celebrating Avie Kalker’s birthday: Left to right: Lindy Franciose Fortier, Angela Steggles Nevius, Dawn Geannette Cordo, Maggie Johnson Sliker, Joyce Dowden Scott, and Sally Kimball Petito

children’s weddings, and our grandchildren.

There is always something special planned.

We were pictured here wishing our Class Secretary Avie Kalker a Happy Birthday.

Forty-four years after graduation is hard to believe numerically, but emotionally it feels like it was yesterday. Truly, the bonds that were formed are strong. We all look forward to the next reunion.

Class agent: Ms. Kim Kolbe 38 Kent Drive Roseland, NJ 07068-3707

Avie Kalker is out in Phoenix taking care of family business, looking for an uptick for sales in antiques.

Class agent: Mr. Peter Webb Mile Slip Farm 48 Mason Road Brookline, NH 03033-2203 pwebb@winerbennett. com

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Mr. Burton M. Webb Box 29 Free Union, VA 22940 bmw@freeunities. com Our condolences go to Frank Kunzier, whose mother, Theresa M. Kunzier, passed away on July 16, 2012.

Michael Yamashita’s third publication

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Ms. Avie Claire Kalker 10 Knolls Road Williamstown, MA 01267 akalker@aol.com The ladies of 1968 gathered for a long weekend at the vacation home of Maggie Johnson Sliker in Crisfield, Maryland early in October 2012. We have been getting together for several years, sometimes joined by other classmates, either in Maryland or in Stone Harbor, NJ at the summer home of Sally Kimball Petito. Our reunions are joyful remembrances of our Kimberley days.

We share pictures of our families, our

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Mr. V. James Castiglia 3 Lark Lane Oak Ridge, NJ 07438-9171 vjc@vjamescastiglia. com

Peter Webb writes: I’m chasing ambulances in Nashua, New Hampshire. Considering hanging up my running shoes by 65. I live in Brookline, New Hampshire (32 years) with my wife Ann (Breitkopf, from Highland Park, NJ) of 34 years. Three kids: Grant, 32, Pound Ridge, NY married Sarah Howitt of Bronxville, NY, 1.5 year old daughter; Brenner, 29, Bedford, NH married Mary Updike of Babson Park, FL, five month old son; Hannah, 23, Woburn, MA, social services/public health, single but attached, and determined to save the world (or a good bit of it).

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Dr. Edward A. Griggs Jr. 8 Yates Boulevard Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 eagriggs@optonline. net

Miss Philippa Bowles 162 WoodruffAvenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 MA

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Ms. Leslie Bryan 844 East Morningside Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30324-5223 lbryan@dsckd. com

Reunion Chair: Mr. Anthony Vitale 10 North Wood Avenue, Apt. 601 Linden, NJ 07036 Tony. Vitale@TVOD.com Phil Mancusi-Ungaro writes: All are fine, our kids, Andrea (10) and Leo (13) are in the

Calling all Kimberley Alumnae!

We invite you to share in one of your cherished traditions, the annual Maypole Dance on

Wednesday, May 1, at 8:30 a.m.

Backfor Homecoming: Back Row: Patricia Robinson Silver ’72, Leigh Berrien Smith ’45, Linda Finney Williams ’72. Front Row: Denise Chezek '72, Pamela Smith Brock ’72 middle of county rec swim league. They are living at our house in Kiawah Island, and I commute on weekends from Atlanta until I retire and move there permanently, hopefully soon. I just finished up a two-year effort to settle litigation involving restoration of the Everglades. Since I have been working on that for over 2 0 ,1 wanted to get that one done.

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Ms. Barbara Flessas 140 Lorraine Avenue Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 akisister@aol. com Ms. Deborah Peck, Esq. 128 Victoria Bay Court Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-5764 dcpl l@hotmail.com Class agent: Mrs. Linda Finney Williams Box 1446 6 South Pasture Lane Nantucket, MA 02554 czarina@nantucket. net

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

Mr. Gregory Lackey 138 Paupukkewis Trail Medford Lakes, NJ 08055-1310 gregory. lackey@usps.gov Class agent: Mr. Thomas C. Galligan 504 Main Street New London, NH 03257-7818 tgalligan@colby-sawyer. edu

at the Primary School Campus at Brookside. Our second graders look forward to performing their dance for you, and we invite you to join us for a continental breakfast in the Library immediately afterwards.

Please RSVP to Lois Montorio at 973-509-7939 or lmontorio@mka. org.

MKA sends condolences to Peter Vilas on the passing of his sister, Suzanne Vilas Comeau, on May 26, 2012.

Zachary Richardson writes the Alumni Office: In 1976, Sedona was the start of my professional career as a Geologist. While on a geological project in the Verde Valley, I became interested in flying, which lead me to a career in Naval Aviation. I retired from the military 21 years later. During my civilian career, I have been president of small and large companies, both public and private, worked for movie production companies, developed and sold real estate, consulted and facilitated turnarounds for troubled companies, and had various roles in the investment community. I returned to Sedona with my family after 28 years to raise our children and send them to Sedona schools.

Today, I own Gallery of Modem Masters, at Hillside Sedona with my wife Jill, who is a Director of Investments with Oppenheimer and Company.

Also, congratulations to Zachary who was recently elected President of the Sedona School Board.

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Class agent: Ms. Erin Cuffe Crawford 102 Buckingham Road Upper Montclair, NJ 07043-2307 erincrawford@verizon. net Erin Cuffe Crawford wrote: We bought the Keller Williams franchise in Montclair/Glen Ridge and have been enjoying our occupation, as realtors, on a new level, ownership.

MKA extends deepest condolences to Lisa Schwarz Ericson whose mother, Ardis Peterson Schwarz, passed away on May 27,2012.

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Class agent: Mr. Paul Zukerberg 1790 Lanier Place NW Washington, DC 20009-2118 pzuk@speakeasy. net Paul Zukerberg is running for DC city council as a Democrat in a special election to be held on April 23,2013.

MKA extends deepest sympathies to Sally L. Apgar, whose mother, Marilyn Rogers Apgar, passed away on November p , 2012, .

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Mrs. Paul McFeeley (Laurie Hoonhout) 3014 Ringwood Meadow Sarasota, FL 34235 laurie. mcfeeley@gmail. com Congratulations to Penelope Wood Kulko for being featured in the January 2013 issue o f Good Housekeeping Magazine. Penelope was one of six women who participated in the magazine’s testing of several line erasing treatments. She was treated with the newest high-tech fractional laser treatment and, according to the senior product analyst at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, she had the most dramatic results.

MKA extends deepest sympathies to Eric Schwarz whose mother, Ardis Peterson Schwarz, passed away on May 27, 2012.

MKA extends sympathies to Sara Close and son Jon (MKA ’13x) on the death of her former husband, Jonathan Crowther.

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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 robert.hubsmith@mountsinai.org Well, the MKA Class of 1977 pulled out all the stops with their 35th reunion party(s).

Things kicked off with a Friday night bash at the home of Peter and Cheryl McMullen in Essex Fells. Once again, at this reunion there were many folks who traveled long and far to make it a great get together, and the camaraderie of the class was very evident as everyone caught up with each other at the party. Even the elusive Dr. Gerald Jones was present, making a rare appearance and looking dapper in his custom made leisure suit with ample sleeve room. Mike Werksman traveled all the way up from Florida once again and shared memories and news with fellow Floridians Brad Protas and Paul and Laurie

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McFeeley (76’ers but honorary class 77’ers) who recently moved to the sunshine state.

Paul Hastaba was there again after a trip in from Tennessee, and I thought I spotted Steve Cowles after making a trip in from CT, but they tell me he wasn’t there! Dave Pinkham absolutely was there this year and had some very good stories and some apparent strong opinions on music and politics which he shared with Sue Cole Furlong (a 78’er but also honorary 77,’er) to the horror of Pete Valentine, who spent most of the evening eating and drinking and cracking jokes (some things never change). Our old friends Jamie and Carla Egbert (’80 but honorary ’l l ... are you seeing a pattern?) were there as well and are still living on Lloyd Road close to the school. Pete Valentine and Andrew Pedersen caught up with Carla and briefed her on the latest whereabouts of both Keith Ridings (0.0) and Peter Adubato (has no grade point average) both o f whom sent regrets for not being able to attend. Peter Adams traveled all the way up from northern Virginia just outside of Washington DC and told a couple of interesting stories about his son who is at OCS (Officer Candidate School) for the United States Marine Corp in Quantico. Their training program is an incredible test of mental and physical endurance, and we wish him the best of luck.

Bob Rento also was present and maintains his swimmer fitness and good spirits. Jennifer Hendrian traveled in from Indiana once again and spent time talking with fellow classmate Nancy Cohn Dainesi. Darcel Devito Collins and Dave Hughes (both ’76 and you know... honorary 77’ers.. .by the way, who needs Giants tickets?) also shared some memories and caught up with Leah Healy. Bonnie Post and David Kerr spoke of the future as well as of days gone by and shared some memories.

Bonnie also enjoyed the privilege of Dave Pinkham’s late night, astute political wisdom! Chris and June Brenner were also there and quite proud of the reserved parking spot they had managed to acquire for the football game on Saturday; pre-planning is everything. Frank Gerard was in attendance and told numerous stories about his years in Italy; he now lives in Montclair. Jason and Colleen Apter were also present and accounted for and shared some funny stories about their house, children and farm in northwestern NJ and the horses that are in residence with them.

Also present were John Phillips ’78 and Bart Lund ’78 who were both in fine fiddle.

Richard Hollerith also made a rare appearance (taking a cue from Gerald Jones).

Among the confirmed were Michelle Cristello Whiteman, but missing were Joe and Karen O’Connor Sullivan ’77 and ’80, Heath Betke Shelby ’78, and John “Jay” Hopkins. The following evening, after the football game and luncheon, the Academy hosted a dinner dance while some of the previous evening’s guests kept the spirit alive at Tierney’s, including our own co-chairman Rob Hubsmith. Rob and Paul Hastaba also 60 class notes

had dinner on Friday night with George Hrab Sr. before coming to the McMullen’s party.

The Apter’s, Pedersen’s, McMullen’s, Protas’s and Brenner’s shared some drinks and a good meal and even danced to the P h ila d e lp h ia Funk Authority up at Mayfair Farms before heading home and battening down the hatches for Hurricane Sandy who quickly brought us all back to reality from our pleasant ’l l memories. Ok everybody, looks like the Mayans missed it; four years and if] months to the 40th reunion... mark it down now! The Brenner’s already have a stocked car parked on the hill!

MKA sends condolences to Elizabeth Green whose father, Robert George Greene, passed away.

MKA extends deepest sympathies to Rick Jenkins, MKA Trustee and parent of Emma ’12, Charlotte’18 and Gregory ’18, on the death of his mother, Marian Jenkins, on January 2, 2013.

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Ms. Pamela Zeug 60 W. 57thStreet, #15F New York, NY 10019 pzeug@downinggroup. com Class agent: Ms. Jane Lugaric Burkhard 299 Crown Road Kentfleld, CA 94904-2711 janeburkhard@comcast. net Lesley Brenner is going back to school to complete the requirements for becoming an animal control officer.

Congratulations go out to Melissa Cohn, whose business, The Manhattan Mortgage Company, is celebrating 27 years of excellence.

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

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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 GeoReimonn@gmail. com Liz Cooper sent Alumni Director Lois Montorio a copy of an essay she wrote for her Masters class on the topic of an inspirational teacher. She chose Nathan Fuller, her 10th grade English teacher, (who was posthumously inducted into the MKA Class of 2012 last year) recalling that, thanks to his remarkable teaching skills, “In that one class I learned more than Shakespeare’s motivations, writing style and pertinent historical information. I learned how to question. I learned how to search for relevant information to support my theory. I learned how to politely debate my opinion. In essence, in that one class, in that one trimester, at the age of 15,1 learned how to think for myself. I learned how to take thoughts, and adjust my expectations as new information was received. After all these years, I wonder if Mr. Fuller ever knew how much he helped me grow up.”

Back after 30 years: Back Row: Andrew Rod '79, Cheryl McCants ’82, Jill Eisner, Steve Eisner ’82, Jay Greene ’82, Jim Paone ’82. Front Row: Michelle Silodor, Anastasia Rubis, John Fodiadis ’82, Chris Tortorello ’82, Peter Dancy ’82

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Class agent: Mrs. Laura Itzkowitz (Laura Reisch) 37 Nottingham Road Manalapan, NJ 07726-1834 howardandlaura@optonline. net Margaret Johnson Cunningham wrote to Laura saying: I have recently moved up to be the Teacher Librarian at Orange High School in Orange, NJ. I love working with our young people and recently was the Production Manager for the plays Julius Caesar and Beauty & The Beast. I have been in Orange for almost 10 years now and am looking to keep the library, a.k.a. HotSpot of Excellence, growing. Our son is now 8 years old, yup I have an 8-year-old, gets excited and he keeps us pumping, running and puffing. Last I heard, Barbara Wood Michaels was doing stand up comedy in NYC, but that is all I know. Looking forward to the All Classes Homecoming this October and the Alumni Field Hockey game in June of2013.

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Cheryl McCants 7 Holly Court Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3004 cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com Thomas Robbins 6 Bradford Terrace Newtown Square, PA 19073-1903 Thomas Robbins writes: I am still running Robbins and Associates in association with Ameriprise Financial; my oldest daughter is in her sophomore year at the College of William and Mary with her sisters in 9th and 7th grade at Agnes Irwin, a wonderful local version of the old Kimberley School. We are off to start celebrating one of those serious birthdays for my wife. Trust everyone is enjoying themselves, staying healthy and making those around you better.

MKA sends condolences to Jay Greene whose father, Robert George Greene, passed away recently.

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30*11REUNION OCTOBER 26, 2013

Ms. Amy Felber Trapp 229 Cardinal Road Mill Valley, CA 94941-3618 amy@jhevents. com Ms. Maureen Towers Natkin 5 Riverview Road Irvington, NY 10533 motowers@aol. com

Members o f the Class o f1987 at Homecoming: Back Row: Jennifer Blesso, Francis Blesso, Meg Allen Coyle, Pat Coyle, Joy Booth Roussel, Wayne Marston, Front Row: Lisa Babic, TaraFrenkl, Gordon Greene, Catherine Marston Many congratulations to Robert “Bob” Cottingham, MKA class o f ’84, a former Olympic fencer and a current MICA parent of a 6th grader and 9th grader, on being named a 2013 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recipient. The Silver Anniversary Award annually recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of their collegiate athletics careers.

Cottingham’s fellow awardees are Dylann Duncan Ceriani, Gail Devers, Chad Hennings, Keith Jackson and Patrick McEnroe. The NCAA recognized the honorees on January 18 at an Honors Celebration during the 2013 NCAA Convention in Grapevine, Texas.

I Bob attended Columbia University where he compiled a career record of 108-11 in fencing. He was named NCAA Fencer of the Year in 1988 after leading his team to its second consecutive national championship and earning an NCAA individual title. The four-time All-American received the Connie S. Maniatty Award for his outstanding career as a Columbia student-athlete. Bob’s fencing career continued after college when he competed in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He continued to make an impact in the sport as a member of the executive committee o f the United States Fencing Association.

Bob received a law degree from Rutgers and now serves as chairman and chief executive officer o f Sabre88, a global consulting firm applying capabilities in technology, public policy, international affairs, health care and education to government and commercial clients.

Much of his time is also devoted to the Peter Westbrook Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of New York City’s youth through the sport o f fencing.

Class agent: Mr. Walter J. Davis 66 Oakwood Drive New Providence, NJ 07974 davisteam@comcast.net

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Mrs. Jennifer Jones Ladda 110 Glen Rock Road Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 laddafam@optonline. net Class agent: Mr. William Stone 99 Larch Road East Greenwich, RI 02818-2205 bstone@outsidegc. com

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Mrs. Susan Ciccone O Donnell 9 Andover Drive N. Caldwell, NJ 07006 snmodonnell@aol. com

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Ms. Sherry Ahkami PO. Box 3187 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 shirin@lajollaspine.com Ms. Jennifer Remington-Knodel 44 Hamilton Drive East North Caldwell, NJ 07006-4629 jenremknodel@aol. com MKA sends heartfelt condolences to Catherine Hunter Mahon-Gunnell and family on the passing of her step-father, Col. James T. Kolb, on October 1,2012,

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Mr. Dennis Rodano 14 Wayland Drive Verona, NJ 07044-2331 rodanod@verizon. net

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I’m happy to announce that my first picture book, BABY PENGUINS EVERYWHERE\, was published in December by Philomel.

Artwork from the book was also featured in the 2012 Original Art show at The Society of Illustrators in NYC, from Oct. 24 - Dec 2 2 .1 live in Brooklyn; my daughter Holly just started first grade at Packer Collegiate, where my mom (Mrs. Kemlitz, the former chair of the MKA Science Dept.) was teaching until her retirement two years ago.

---------------The 25thReunion group was huge! Back Row: left to right: Gordon Green ’87, Meredith Safirstein Bergmann ’87, Randy Blandin, Pat Coyle, James Plaisted ’87, Michael Doyle 87, Tara Frenkl ’87, Sabino Rodano ’87, Glenn Cademartori ’87. Middle Row: Francis Blesso ’87, Pete Tuomey ’87, Meg Allen Coyle ¡§7, Sloan Wiesen W , Joy Booth Roussel ’87, Lynne Yellin Krest ’87, Andrew Friedman ’87, Fred Gerson ’87, Tammy Shaw, Lisa Babic ’87. Front Row: Wendy Robinson Mullen '87, Dennis Rodano ’87, Rich Stanton ’87, Wayne Marston ’87, Andrea Schackner Maline ’87, LaRhonda Foster Boone ’87, Michelle Brantley ’87 Class agent: Mrs. Lynne Y. Krest (Lynne G. Yellin) 7408 East Main Street Lima, NY 14485 After spending almost 20 years in CA, Deborah Chun Moon and her family relocated to St. George, UT for a less hectic pace and to spend more time with their two kids (4 and 6 years old).

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Ms. Susan Bartlett Rankin One Barbaree Way Tiburon, CA 94920 srankin@microsoft. com Wendy Dorner Pursell is keeping busy as the Bursar at Kutztown University and PTO President at son Adam’s (8) elementary school. “Husband Rich and I reside in Orefield, PA. In addition to these two full-time jobs, my family spends loads of time with my sister, Meridith Dorner Rafeld ’90, who lives only 5 minutes away

Melissa Kemlitz Guión ’s Baby Penguins Everywhere!

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with husband Doug and two beautiful girls, Ella (4) and Margie (2). Between the life of a college campus, the joy of an elementary school, three fun cousins playing, and 4 years clean from BC life is good! Can’t believe 25 years is around the com er...

YIKES!”

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Mr. Louis Lessig 2009 Morris Drive Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 llessig@brownconnery. com Class agent: Mr. Josh Raymond 33 Oak Place North Caldwell, NJ 07006 jraymond@trenklawfirm. com MKA sends heartfelt condolences to Michael Hunter on the passing of his step-father, Col. James T. Kolb, who passed away October 1,2012.

Josh Raymond passed along the following information from Melissa Kemlitz Guion:

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Class secretary and agent: Ms. Meredith McGowan Zengo 383 Middlesex Road Darien, CT 06820-2518 mczengo@aol. com Ms. Lorelei Muenster Leia9sioux@aol. com Dr. Naveen Ballem was interviewed in

Suburban Essex magazine for a feature on “Improving your Health through Weight Loss.”

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Ms. Dara Marmon 52 Park Avenue, Unit 14 New York, NY 10016 wackohead@nyc. rr.com Class agent: Mr. Luke Sarsfield 105 Franklin Street, Apt. 4 New York, NY, 10013 luke.sarsfield@gs. com

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Mr. Enrique Neblett 718 Ainsley Court Durham, NC 27713 enrique. neblett@gmail. com Ms. Tamar Safer 816 Chippewa Trail Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 tsafer5400@aol.com

Another great group at their reunion luncheon: Back Row: Jenna Blanes Componovo '92, Robert Camponovo, Marie D ’Amato ’92, Doreen Oliver ’92, LubnaKhalid ’92, Enrique Neblett Jr. ’92, Lisa Groudan Bronson ’92, Serena Godwin ’92, Caroline Russo ’92, Jeff Glasser ’92, Atoosa Salimi ’92. Front Row: Ingrid Ramos ’92, Sharon Most Moe ’92, Adrienne Phillips '92, Alison Schwartz ’92, Marni Schinman Betlow ’92

Class agent: Ms. Anne Marie Verdiramo 302 Timberbrooke Drive Bedmnister, NJ 07921 amverdiramo@gmail. com After being featured on MKA’s Alumni Facebook page, Adrienne Phillips wrote to Alumni Associate Gretchen Berra: Thanks again for coordinating my “spotlight” profile. It was quite timely as it allowed Christine McIntosh, MKA Class of 2010, and I to connect. She is doing research in the lab of one o f my colleagues, and it just happens to be the leukemia that I treat (and that I mentioned in the profile). Anyway, as I’m sure it is part of your goal, this spotlight series connected different generations of MKA alum, and we will likely stay in touch because of it!

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Ms. Tanya Barnes tbarnes@fas. harvard, edu Ms. Erica Hirsch 10 West 15,h Street, #902 New York, NY 10011 ehirsch 77@yahoo.com Class agent: Mr. Lee Vartan 700 First Street, Apt. 17P Hoboken, NJ 07030 ldv@alumni.princeton. edu

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Mrs. Renee Ciccarella (Monteyne) 43 Veranda Avenue Little Falls, NJ 07424 rmonteyne@yahoo. com

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Class agent: Mr. Jason Awerdick jasonawerdick@gmail. com

Class agent: Mr. Alexander Holz 538 E. 85,hStreet, Apt. 2A New York, NY 10028 alexbhlz@gmail.com

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Mr. John Garippa 8157 Madison Lakes Circle South Davie, FL 33328 oceanhut@aol. com

MKA extends deepest condolences to Kevin Koenig whose father, Stuart Koenig, passed away on September 15, 2012.

Happy at Homecoming! Back Row: Sunil Ayyagari ’97, Naimah Al-Amin '97, Raj Gona ’87. Front Row: Aaron Mandelbaum ’97, Jon Zweifler ’97, Kate Zweifler

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Ms. Dana Fiordaliso Martin 102 East 9thAvenue Conshohocken, PA 19428-1504 dfiordalisomartin@gmail. com

Ms. Sandra Tritt 29 Brookfield Road Montclair, NJ 07043 sandratritt@gmail. com

Class agent: Mrs. Jaclyn Latzoni Spedaliere 58 Burnham Parkway Morristown, NJ 07960 jaclynlatzoni@yahoo. com

20th REUNION, OCTOBER 26, 2013

Class agent: Mr. Damien Vena 385 Grand Street, #L906 New York, NY 10002 venad@yahoo. com

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Ms. Anna Labowsky 5 Highview Court Wayne, NJ 07470-6271 anna_labowsky @yahoo.com

MKA sends deepest sympathies to Clifford Finkle whose father passed away on November 5,2012,

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Ms. Dana Pisacane dana.pisacane@gmail. com Class agent: Ms. Lindsay Braverman 340 East 34,h Street, Apt. 5A New York, NY 10016 Ibraverman 1@gmail. com

Ms. Lauren Moses laurenmoses3@yahoo.com Class Agent: Ms. Gemma Giantomosi gemmagiantomasi@gmail. com MKA sends deepest sympathies to the family of Oliver Jozef Winsett who passed away on July 10,2012.

Congratulations to Steve Raab, who was inducted as president of the Glen Ridge Rotary Club. Steve, along with his wife, is also the owner of the Local Smoke BBQ.

Dan Williamson (’94) and his wife, Kim, welcomed their second son, Miles Alexander, on November 22, 2011. Hejoins proud big brother Wyatt (4) who could not be happier.

Congratulations to Kristen Connolly who has a leading role in the new Netflix blockbuster series House o f Cards starring Kevin Spacey. The series, in addition to gamering critical accolades, made news for being the first series to have all o f its episodes (13 of them) released simultaneously, and features a Machiavellian politician bent on revenge. Kristin's character, Christina Gallagher, plays an executive assistant embroiled in an affair with a U.S. Representative.

Melissa Bowman 's son Aidan is glad to be home.

Melissa Branco Bowman writes: We took a 3,400 mile round-trip drive back east for Laura Bailey Brown’s wedding! On the way, I was happy to catch up with Bryan Witmer, Rena Hausman, Tatjana Gall, Greg Scherzo ’99 and Kate Wolf ’00. We got home just in time to celebrate my son’s 4th birthday! He did great on the drive but was exceedingly happy to be home.

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Dan Weller ’01, center right, with his wife Marissa Ferrazzo and groomsmen Giselle Farrell wrote: It seems like ages ago that I left the hallways of MKA! Simiee graduating in 2001,1 went on to obtain my Bachelor’s degree from Drew University in Psychology with a minor in Anthropology.

After taking a year off, I decided to enroll in graduate school at Seton Hall University where I obtained my Master’s degree in Psychological Studies in 2007 and my Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology in 2010. Presently, I work for the Paterson Public Schools as a Psychologist in the Early Childhood Department. I am happy and fortunate enough to admit that I actually love my job, and I look forward to going into work everyday. Apart from working for the public school system, I also have my own business where I conduct independent psychological evaluations for other school districts in the Passaic County area as an outside evaluator.

As if I had extra time to spare, in 2011,1 decided to pursue my doctorate as a School Psychologist in a 3-year accelerated program currently offered at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Presently, I am a second year student in their doctoral program, and in the summer o f 2013,1 will begin both my pre-doctoral internship and dissertation about early childhood literacy.

My intent is to be completely finished by 2014! Apart from school and work, I somehow manage to find some time to travel with my family, as well as spend time hanging out with my youngest brother who is 12 years old and a future “MKAer” in a year or so!

Dan Weller wrote: About one and a half years ago, my wife and I were married on the north shore of Long Island. There were many MKA alumni in attendance and several served as groomsmen in our wedding party. Among them were my best man and cousin, M arc Ponzio ’99, along with Evan Sarti ’01 and Shenil Shah ’01. N atalia Torres ’01 was able to give a reading at our

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Still bestfriends ten years later! 2002 classmates Liz Martone, Sandra Amari, Celia Cohen and Kathryn Chase celebrate together at Kathryn’s engagement party on September 15th. Sandra, Celia and Kathryn are planning weddingsfor later this year.

ceremony. I count myself lucky to have retained so many friends from MKA. Others who attended the wedding were Lindsay B raverm an ’01, M egan Kennedy ’01, Steven Jacobs ’01, A m anda Shortall ’03 and several others.

Kerry Bishé's "Hollywood Star" continues to rise! Argo, in which she plays a lead role as one o f the trapped American diplomats in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, won Oscar’s Best Picture of the Year, in addition to two Golden Globes for Best Picture Drama and Best Director, two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Picture and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and 3 BAFTAs. Earlier in the year, it received the Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala in October, where Bishé is pictured above, second from the right.

In a September 2012 interview with writer Julie Jacobs for NJ.com, Kerry noted: "There are a great number of

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Miss Emily Santangelo 27 Woods Road Little Falls, NJ 07424-2010 emilyannesantangelo@gmail. com

people from New Jersey who go on to have pretty successful careers," she says. "I think there's something about being from (Jersey) that motivates you to strive. Maybe it's the proximity o f New York, the shining city on the hill. " Bishe attended Montclair Kimberley Academy, where her nowretired father was a beloved history teacher. "He was pretty memorable," Bishe says with a laugh. "He's a pretty gregarious guy and I have a lot o f his personality, so maybe, yeah, there's some theatricality that I inherited."

Bishe caught the acting bug when she was 12, performing Shakespeare at the Academy and later doing summer shows at the Montclair High School amphitheater as well as community theater with Montana Shakespeare in the Park.

Backfor their 10th reunion: Back Row: Marguerite Plekhanov ’02, Chaim Pizem ’02, Belle Koven ’02, Emily Santangelo ’02, Katherine Klimczak '02. Front Row: Lauren Tortoriello Ertel ’02, Jordan Thebner ’02, Corrine Gaby ’02

Mara Herrmann van Loggerenberg and her bridesmaidsfrom the class o f2005, l-r: Emma Nagle Lane Goodman ’07 talking to Scott, bride Mara, Julia Roth and Alexandra Conlon. Upper School students about his Other MKA alumni attending were Mara's brothers, first year experience in the Peace Frank ’02 and Max ’12 and Nathalie Santuccio Corps.

Rabasca ’02.

Class secretary: Mrs. Melissa Fortunato Slomienski 40 Holton Lane Essex Fells, NJ 07021 fortunme@mac. com

Class agent: Mr. Edmund Kozak 14 Manor Road Verona, NJ 07044 973-748-7016 e.g. kozak@gmail. com

Class agent: Mrs. Lauren Tortoriello Ertel lauren. tortoriello@gmail. com

Congratulations to Mara Herrmann on her marriage to Conrad van Loggerenberg on October 13, 2012. Also to Kristen Rode on her December 2012 marriage to Brandon Tavemi.

Congratulations to Natalie Ghosh who was married to Brian Nolan in New York City on September 28,2012, with sister, Alexandra ’06, as a maid of honor. Natalie is a physician, and the couple, who reside in Dublin, plan to move to Australia soon.

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Natalie Azzoli 60 Lloyd Road Montclair, NJ 07042-1729 nat6888@aol. com

Ms. Judith Ferreira 819 Clifton Avenue Newark, NJ 07104-3211 jferreir@pratt. edu

Class agent: Ms. Angela McCaffrey 93 Rensselaer Road Essex Fells, NJ 07021 angelamccaffrey@gmail. com

Class agent: Ms. Melanie Braverman 484 South Parkway Clifton, NJ 07014-1243 mel. braverman@gmail. com

Alexis Levengood is currently attending St.

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Andrews University, Scotland, pursuing her MRes in Marine Mammal Science.

Neal Day was showcased in The Montclair

Times for his New Year’s Eve performance at the Central Presbyterian Church benefitting The Human Needs Food Pantry.

MKA sends condolences to Michael Pierri whose father, Alfred Pierri, passed away on December 20, 2012.

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Mr. Brian May 22 N. Bayard Lane Mahwah, NJ 07430 bmay88@gmail.com Class agent: Mr. Harry Raymond 120 Ridgewood Avenue Glen Ridge, NJ 07028-1121 raymond.harry@gmail. com Just shy of completing his first year as a member of the Peace Corps in Africa, Lane Goodman ’07 returned home in October, not only to celebrate his sister Emily ’04’s wedding but also to pay a visit to the Upper

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Ms. Kate Santoro 333 River Street, Apt. 539 Hoboken, NJ 07030 Kate.santoro@gmail.com Class agent: Brendan McCaffrey 345 East 5thStreet, Apt. 1C New York, NY 10003 brendan. a. mccaffrey@gmail. com

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Mr. Manav Lalwani 132 Blue Heron Drive Secaucus, NJ 07094-2391 201-617-5312 manav. lalwani@gmail. com

Enjoying theirfirst reunion: Back Row: Andrew Patton ’07, Lauren Robbins ’07, Jen Solomon ’07, Elizabeth Aguila ’07, Vickie McRae ’07.

Front Row: Sophia Ferrara ’07, Daniel Allen ’07, Anthony Benigno ’07, Callie Jensen ’07 class notes 65

School to share his experiences. Equipped with a montage of exquisite photographs of his journey thus far, Lane met with Dr. Houston’s and Ms. Slotkin’s French classes and brought his experiences to life.

Learn more about Lane’s life experiences, at Lanepcv.blogspot.com and read more about him on Page 44.

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5th REUNION OCTOBER 26,2013

Ms. Cara Placentra 125 Upper Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 placentra@bc. edu Class agent: Mr. Matthew Metzger 707 East Saddle River Road Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 metzgemb@bc. edu

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Ms. Jane Stanton 240 South Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 jrs670@aim. com

Among the students returningfor the Alumni Winter Luncheon were Mike Nardella ’09, Andrew Stem ’09 and Matt Palmisano ’10.

Class agent: Mr. Brian Purcell 89 Davis Avenue Bloomfield, NJ 07003 prephockey98@aol. com

spent all their vacations. Sister Kelsey Palmisano ’14, helped by coordinating

Congratulations to Blair Bell, a senior at Smith College, who was named to the All-Tournament Volleyball Team at the Hall of Fame Tournament in October.

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Ms. Devon Barrett 109 Llewellyn Road Montclair, NJ 07042 dlbarret@princeton. edu Class agent: Mr. Matthew Palmisano 51 Grover Lane West Caldwell, NJ 07006 nbovals@att. net Congratulations to Stephanie Tramutola, a junior at Muhlenberg College who was named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for excellence in the classroom and on the field. Stephanie started 18 games as a key member of Muhlenberg’s defense, which allowed only 14 goals in 19 games during the season.

Matt Palmisano spent his 21st birthday

organizing relief donations for the Jersey Shore in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Organizing the effort from Richmond University, via a charity he started called URforNJ, Matt collected and delivered items to the battered Jersey shore where his family

efforts at MKA.

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Seth Bynum 32 High Street West Orange, NJ 07052 sefaref22@gmail. com Class agent: Carina Wong 9 Deer Trail Road No. Caldwell, NJ 07006 carinamwong@gmail. com

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Casey Musicant 573 Farmdale Road Franklin Lakes, NJ 08417 casey.musicant@gmail.com Class Agent: Ed Rosini 32 Edgemont Road Montclair, NJ 07042 erosini32@gmail. com MKA extends deepest condolences to Yannick Couture on the death of his older brother following a tragic accident in October.

The MKA family sends its deepest sympathies to ShaRon Bowles and daughters Nia and Imani on the October 8 passing of Indigo Brooks.

In Memoriam John’s University in Queens, NY, Indigo was one o f the most vibrant and talented members o f her high school class, someone who believed in living life to the fullest and whose energy and determination touched all who had the good fortune to know her.

Indigo Brooks 2012

“Indigo taught me that I could be myself here, ju st like I could be anywhere else. ” So said sophomore Kevin Brown speaking at a moving assembly o f remembrance fo r Indigo Brooks, Class o f 2012, on October 8 following her tragic and shocking death at age seventeen years old from an aggressive virus two days earlier.

For a community so touched by tragedy over the past 12 months, Indigo’s death was particularly painful. A freshman at St.

Indigo joined the MKA community in 7th grade from the 'New Jersey SEEDS Program and was an exemplar o f those qualities o f intelligence, determination, drive, appreciation and all-round excellence that this program promotes.

Middle School Head o f Campus Randy Kleinman remembered Indigo asma lively, vital, warm and friendly young lady, ” and she went on to thrive at the Upper School, where she was President o f Shades o f Color, a member o f the Cheerleading and Field Hockey squads, a dedicated community service volunteer and a passionate and gifted dancer and actress.

More than that, Indigo was a warm, funny, loyal and inclusive friend who made MKA a better place fo r everyone.

The entire community extends heartfelt condolences to Indigo’s mother ShaRon Bowles, sisters Nia and Imani and her entire extended family.

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M a rria g e s 2001 2002 2005 2005

Daniel Weller and Marissa Ferrazzo Natalie Ghosh and Brian Nolan Mara Herrmann and Conrad van Loggerenberg Kristen Rode and Brandon Tavemi

September 28,2012 October 13,2012 December 2012

In M e m o r ia m 1931 1934 1935 1935 1936 1941 1945 1945 1945 1945 1949 1954 1959 1961 1962 1998 2012

Virginia Taylor Wagner Jean Holton Hess David S. Bate Jean Black Jennings Josephine Murray Schmid Eleanore Strohm Leavitt Joseph Cummings Nancy Nevins D ’Anjou Susan Ailing Miller Anne Reighley Ferguson Josephine “Jerrie” Reilly Stevenson John Munoz Foster Marybeth Bass Lareau Wilson S. Ailing Nancy Haviland Hutchinson Oliver Jozef Winsett Indigo Brooks

June 23, 2011 December 20, 2012 October 5, 2012 January 3, 2011 October 28, 2011 August 14, 2012 October 1, 2008 April 5, 2012 January 17, 2013 January 28,2013 January 5, 2013 July 7, 2012 November 26,2011 October 5, 2012 December 12, 2012 July 10, 2012 October 8, 2012

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Betty Dallery Col. James T. Kolb AlRehus

November 28, 2012 October 1, 2012 September 6, 2012

PROFILES IN GIVING Ray Knox ’76 Even 37 years later, Ray Knox ’76, warmly remembers his athletic activities during his time as a student, including serving as co-captain of the Water Polo Team during his senior year, as well as being a member of both the Swimming and Golf Teams. Some of his fondest memories include his Water Polo Team competing against colleges and beating them! “I keep in touch with a number of students from that era and have played golf almost every year with the guys from the Golf Team. Dave Hughes is still occasionally having parties like the ones he was having in high school; I generally don’t drive on his lawn anymore.” Ray noted: “I am probably the only guy that still has the car that I (on occasion) drove to MKA in 1976.|| (see photo) After MKA, with sports still a passion, he played water polo and swam in college. Still the athlete, he participates in multiple sports, among them snowboarding, kite boarding, swimming, kayaking, and cycling. Ray particularly enioys

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ie of MKA’s leadership giving societies a t the levels listed below. ____________ ___________________________ $20,000 and above _ _ _ _ _ _________________________________ $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________________ $5,000 to $9,999 ___ _______________________________________ $2,500 to $4,999 __________________________________________ $1,000 to $2,499

As a loyal and generous donor to the MKA Annual Fund, Ray says: “I hope my contributions help provide today’s students with the academic and athletic culture that I enjoyed.”

Alumni participation in the Annual Fund supports that margin o f excellence that distinguishes a Montclair Kimberley Academy education from all others. Robust annual giving signals an engaged school community, dedicated to improving our children’s lives and increasing the value for everyone.

Please pledge your support today at mka.org/giving.

M KABOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012-2013

ALUMNI COUNCIL 2012-2013

O FFICERS Michael V. Johnson, President Merrick G. Andlinger, Vice President Kathleen M. Logan, Vice President Steven C. Milke, Treasurer Richard G. Jenkins ’77 Secretary

Alexandra Aldea ’95 Bryan Becker ’96 Ashley Booker ’04 Lindsay Braverman ’01 Jared Cook ’01 Mitchell Decter ’94 David DeMatteis ’95 Amanda Englander ’04 Clifford Finkle ’92 Angela Garretson ’94

MEMBERS Joseph V. Amato Kenneth W. Barrett Timothy J. Bozik James L. Bromley Daniel B. Carson ’83 Evelyn M. Colbert Christina A. Cotton Michael P. Friezo John T. Gaflhey Tracy E. Higgins Thomas W. Nammack Eric F.S. Pai ’79 Lynn M. Randall Kenneth S. Rivlin Richard G. Stanton ’87 Jonathan M. Strain Chiming Tse Hank Uberoi Denise G. Wagner ■ Elizabeth S. Weiswasser Lori W. Yanes HONORARY TRUSTEES Aubin Zabriskie Ames ’54 John E. Garippa Alice M. Hirsh Susan H. Ruddick Newton B. Schott, Jr. ADVISORY TRUSTEES Barry W. Ridings ’ 70 Robert L. Tortoriello David L. Turock

VP, Secretary Andrew Kyrejko ’05 William Martini ’98 Cheryl McCants ’82

Executive VP Michele Mucci ’84 Chris Noble ’84 Klaudia Pyz ’98 Diane Ridley-White ’84 Cari Roberts ’05 Dennis Rodano ’87

Treasurer Jessica Simpson-Cook ’99

Network VP Jaclyn Latzoni Spedaliere ’00 Richard Stanton ’87

President Martin Totjussen ’90 Lee Vartan ’96 ADVISORY COUNCIL 2012-2013 Dan Carson ’83 J. Dean Paolucci ’ 73 Joshua Raymond ’89 J. Kent Walker ’80 ALUMNI COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION Thomas Nammack, Headmaster Geoff Branigan, Director of

Development & External Affairs Keith Wiggs, Associate Director

ofDevelopment Lois Montorio, Director

o fAlumni Relations Gretchen Berra, Alumini Giving

Associate

M a rria g e s 2001 2002 2005 2005

Daniel Weller and Marissa Ferrazzo Natalie Ghosh and Brian Nolan Mara Herrmann and Conrad van Loggerenberg Kristen Rode and Brandon Tavemi

September 28,2012 October 13,2012 December 2012

In M e m o r ia m 1931 1934 1935 1935 1936 1941 1945 1945 1945 1945 1949 1954 1959 1961 1962 1998 2012

Virginia Taylor Wagner Jean Holton Hess David S. Bate Jean Black Jennings Josephine Murray Schmid Eleanore Strohm Leavitt Joseph Cummings Nancy Nevins D ’Anjou Susan Ailing Miller Anne Reighley Ferguson Josephine “Jerrie” Reilly Stevenson John Munoz Foster Marybeth Bass Lareau Wilson S. Ailing Nancy Haviland Hutchinson Oliver JozefWinsett Indigo Brooks

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PROFILES IN GIVING Ray Knox ’76 Even 37 years later, Ray Knox ’76, warmly remembers his athletic activities during his time as a student, including Reiving as co-captain of the Water Polo Team during his senior year, as well as being a member of both the Swimming and Golf Teams. Some of his fondest memories include his Water Polo Team competing against colleges and beating them! “I keep in touch with a number of students from that era and have played golf almost every year with the guys from the Golf Team. Dave Hughes is still occasionally having parties like the ones he was having in high school; I generally don’t drive on his lawn anymore.” Ray noted: “I am probably the only guy that still has the car that I (on occasion) drove to MKA in 1976.” (see photo) After MKA, with sports still a passion, he played water polo and swam in college. Still the athlete, he participates in multiple sports, among them snowboarding, kite boarding, swimming, kayaking, and cycling. Ray particularly enjoys long distance cycling and swimming and won his age group in a Hudson River 10K a couple of years ago. “My involvement in MKA’s exceptional sports programs and coaching was instrumental to my life long enjoyment of athletics.”

Professionally, he spent 30 years on Wall Street primarily in the fixed income markets, and he currently consults for a broker dealer in CT. “MKA taught me to think independently and provided me with the skills and ability to teach myself.

These skills have served me well in all my professional and personal endeavors.”

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“I donate to MKA because I believe MKA’s faculty was always incredibly patient and supportive, and I will always be thankful for the time and efforts they invested in me.” He credits MKA’s caring and disciplined environment with teaching him how to focus, learn and think creatively and, like so many alumni, he remains ever grateful to his parents for providing him the “opportunity to be part of this great institution”.

Ray still has family in NJ and so sentimental are his memories of his time at MKA that he admits he will usually detour through Montclair and drive by the school. He remembers being especially partial to the view from the Library.

As a loyal and generous donor to the MKA Annual Fund, Ray says: “I hope my contributions help provide today’s students with the academic and athletic culture that I enjoyed.”

Alumni participation in the Annual Fund supports that margin o f excellence that distinguishes a Montclair Kimberley Academy education from all others. Robust annual giving signals an engaged school community, dedicated to improving our children’s lives and increasing the value for everyone.

Please pledge your support today at mka. org/giving.

MKA BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012-2013

ALUM NI COUNCIL 2012-2013

O FFICERS Michael V. Johnson, President Merrick G. Andlinger, Vice President Kathleen M. Logan, Vice President Steven C. Milke, Treasurer Richard G. Jenkins '77 Secretary

Alexandm Aldea ’95 Bryan Becker ’96 Ashley Booker ’04 Lindsay Braverman ’01 Jared Cook ’01 Mitchell Decter ’94 David DeMatteis ’95 Amanda Englander ’04 Clifford Finkle ’92 Angela Garretson ’94

MEMBERS Joseph V. Amato Kenneth W. Barrett Timothy J. Bozik James L. Bromley Daniel B. Carson '83 Evelyn M. Colbert Christina A. Cotton Michael P. Friezo John T. Gaffney Tracy E. Higgins Thomas W. Nammack Eric F.S. Pai '79 Lynn M. Randall Kenneth S. Rivlin Richard G. Stanton ’87 Jonathan M. Strain Chiming Tse Hank Uberoi Denise G. Wagner • Elizabeth S. Weiswasser Lori W. Yanes HONORARY TRUSTEES Aubin Zabriskie Ames ’54 John E. Garippa Alice M. Hirsh Susan H. Ruddick Newton B. Schott, Jr. ADVISORY TRUSTEES Barry W. Ridings ’ 70 Robert L. Tortoriello David L. Turock

VP, Secretary

Andrew Kyrejko ’05 William Martini ’98 Cheryl McCants ’82 Executive VP

Michele Mucci ’84 Chris Noble ’84 Klaudia Pyz ’98 Diane Ridley-White '84 Cari Roberts '05 Dennis Rodano ’87 Treasurer

Jessica Simpson-Cook ’99 Netw ork VP

Jaclyn Latzoni Spedaliere ’00 Richard Stanton ’87 President

Martin Toijussen ’90 Lee Vartan ’96 ADVISORY COUNCIL 2012-2013 Dan Carson ’83 J. Dean Paolucci ’ 73 Joshua Raymond ’89 J. Kent Walker ’80 ALUMNI COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION Thomas Nammack, Headm aster Geoff Branigan, D irector o f D evelopm ent & E xternal A ffairs

Keith Wiggs, A ssociate Director ofD evelopm ent

Lois Montorio, Director o f Alum ni Relations

Gretchen Berra, A lum ini Giving A ssociate

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