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Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Contents
Athletic & Wellness Center 2
letter from the headmistress
Features 3
Education is Determination Crew finishes 14th at National Championships.
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Education is Vision New Athletic & Wellness Center will strengthen and enhance the academic, athletic, and arts programs.
14 Education is Transformative
Education is an art
15 Education is international
Poetry of dance, Symphonies on stage, Voice of the organ.
12 Education is a Tool Rayna Briceno Minors ’04, Operational Leader for Boston Public Schools.
Recognizing God’s love in a soup kitchen, a Chapel reflection by Shannon Seidl ’14. Sacred Heart exchange: travels across four continents.
18 on the Virtues of Curiosity Patricia J. Roylance ’94, Ph.D.
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Schools of the Sacred Heart commit themselves to educate to: ________ a personal and active faith in God, ________ a deep respect for intellectual values, ________
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Spotlight on the Web
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Athletic Highlights
the building of community
Trustees News
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Reunion Alumnae Events
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wise freedom.
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From the Headmistress
October 2014 Dear Alumnae, Parents, and Friends of Sacred Heart, The connections among our girls and the School are profound and lasting. Recently the School received a gift of jewelry that belonged to a long-deceased alumna. Her son included this gift to our School in his own will because he remembered her great love for Sacred Heart. When he was a boy, she spoke often to him of prayer and her experience of the School that was then located on Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay. Onehundred years later, we are the beneficiary of this alumna whose son wanted to honor her. Agnes Keating McNamara was a member of the Class of 1914. Her love endures. Saint Madeleine Sophie imparted a simple message. When we experience God’s love, our response is to make his love known to the world. This is our hope for our girls. As they develop the gifts given to them by God, they develop a strong sense of responsibility, they find joy in perseverance, and they open their hearts to the poor and needy in our world. Sure of themselves, they are unbowed in the face of difficulty because they are accompanied by God. A sense of purpose and generosity drives their fervor to make our world a better place. This issue of Très Bien illustrates the behind the scenes dedication, purpose, and generosity of our faculty. The work of our faculty continues to bring forth the gifts and talents of our girls. Leading by example, the faculty encourages and challenges our girls to take themselves seriously in scholarship, artistic and athletic endeavors, and a life-long commitment to serve others. We are deeply grateful for the generosity of our donors, parents, alumnae, trustees, and friends, who are making the planned Athletic & Wellness Center a reality. The Athletic & Wellness Center will be a marvelous facility for our thriving wellness and athletic programs, enriching the girls’ experience on our campus, now, and in future generations of Sacred Heart girls. It is my prayer that as our girls grow and develop, they become generous and good-hearted women, grounded in prayer and motivated by wisdom, conviction, and a strong connection to the Sacred Heart. Sincerely,,
Sister Barbara Rogers Headmistress
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Board of Trustees Elizabeth Morey Blecharczyk ’01, M.D. J. Terence Carleton P’99, Chairman Helen Drinan P’87’92, GP’18 Anne C. Geraghty ’77 Nancy Q. Gibson P’06’16 Frances Gimber, RSCJ, AM’51, MC’55 Kathryn McDonough Hinderhofer NC’73, P’07’10 Susanne Connors Joyce ’90 Christopher Kelly P’05’07’12’16 Nancy C. Kehoe, RSCJ, Ph.D., Sheridan Road ’55, DO’59 Francis C. Mahoney P’18 Timothy S. Meckel HA’75, P’11 Maura Murphy ’99 Carol Sawyer Parks ’57, GP’01 Robert Reardon P’17’18 Barbara Rogers, RSCJ, Elmhurst ’70, MC’74 Clayton Turnbull P’14 Edward Weiss P’18’20 Trustee Emeriti John M. Connors, Jr. P’90 Kevin Phelan P’94’96’98 2014–2015 Parents’ Association Officers Elaine Belle P’13’15, President Jill Hayes P’15’17 Carolyn Morey P’20 Michele O’Connor P’16 Cathleen Rafferty P’14, Past-President Key to Abbreviations HA Husband of Alumna P Parent GP Grandparent AM Atherton/Menlo Park DO Duchesne College, Omaha MC Manhattanville College NC Newton College
Education is Determination USRowing Youth National Championships Crew is 14th in U.S. Women’s Youth 4+
For the first time in the history of the rowing program, varsity crew competed in the
USRowing Youth National Championships. With stunning performances, the team finished fourteenth in the Women’s Youth 4+ division. The June 12-15 invitation-only regatta is the largest event with the greatest impact for elite scholastic and club rowing programs. Athletes representing 133 programs from 106 cities in 26 states compete for national titles. To receive an invitation to the National Championships, a team must place in its regional qualifying regatta. Undefeated in its regular spring season, NCDS First Varsity won a bid to the Nationals with its Silver Medal finish at the May 24th New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championships.
It’s a great art, is rowing…It’s a symphony of motion. — George Yeoman Pocock
Cox Lily Durbin ’17 and rowers Co-Captain Marybeth Swords ’14, Caroline Diggins ’16, Kristina Saraceno ’15, and Marissa Beney ’15 traveled to Rancho Cordova, CA where they would launch from the shores of Lake Natoma in the company of 1,500 U.S. athletes. During the regular season, the team competes in 1500m races. The National course is 2000m. In preliminary heats, Newton placed fifth in its hard-fought event against crews from WA, MO, CA, NY, and PA. The girls returned to the course the next day to compete in the repechage. “With calmed nerves and a new race strategy, they approached the starting line determined to guarantee the School a spot in Sunday’s finals. They led the field for the first 1250m, then fought stroke for stroke to hold off relentless sprints from CO and TX crews. As they crossed the finish buoys, Newton (7:56.704) placed third in a photo finish, .08 of a second behind second-place Austin. The team earned a spot in the National C finals,” exuded four-year Coach Katherine Spelman.
Dogged Determination After a grueling three days of rowing, the Newton team drew on its self-discipline, athleticism, and dogged determination for the Championships. Rowing in the Courageous, this first ever national team would test itself against five teams, three of which were returning national competitors. Seeded fourth in the Women’s Youth 4+ C Finals, NCDS shocked its opponents, roaring into second place with a time of 8:10.984. Their second place finish in the C finals earned the team 14th place at the National Championships. Among scholastic crews, Newton ranked 5th in the Women’s Youth 4+ division. Front Cover: NCDS qualified for the USRowing Youth National Championships with its Silver Medal finish at the New England Championships. Pictured: Caroline Diggins ’16.
“This is a remarkable milestone for the program. I’ve never seen a crew learn so much in three days of racing. The girls proved that they are one of the top competitors in the country,” says Coach Spelman. “The Women’s Youth 4+ is one of the most competitive events at Nationals. The girls fought for every stroke and continued to improve, no easy feat when they race multiple times in the California heat! Crews were often separated by a narrow margin of 5 seconds or less, which made for very exciting racing. The experience the athletes gained at Youth Nationals will be invaluable as the team looks to further its success in future years. The team will miss Co-Captain Marybeth Swords ’14 who now rows for Yale.” Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014 £ 3
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Education is Vision Athletic & Wellness Center “The generosity of parents, alumnae, trustees, and past parents is tremendous. The new Athletic & Wellness Center is an exciting and transformative addition to our campus,” says Sister Rogers. “It will strengthen and enhance the academic, athletic, and arts programs that are the hallmark of a Newton Country Day education.”
In 2001 the School completed the Sweeney Husson building which houses the theatre, science labs, and Mater Commons. In 2007 the School dedicated the new Library. Now, inspired by the leadership and vision of the Board of Trustees, we turn to the campus area that was once tennis courts to construct a 49,000 square foot Athletic & Wellness Center. Designed by D’Agostino Izzo Quirk Architects, Inc., the firm that created the Sweeney Husson building, this campus initiative complements and enhances the School and the historic Towle estate. The facility will expand athletic and wellness programs that have grown dramatically and will increase, five-fold, the indoor space for athletic, dance, wellness, and fitness programs. Once completed, the building will include side-by-side basketball/volleyball courts; four squash courts; an erg room for our rowers; space dedicated for large and small dance, yoga, and exercise classes; classrooms and offices; a fitness room for cardiovascular and strength training; locker rooms; and gathering space. All Middle School girls and more than 50 percent of Upper School girls participate in dance programs. More than 80 percent of the girls are involved in interscholastic sports in an academic year. The Athletic & Wellness Center will ensure every student an opportunity to access athletic and fitness offerings. Wellness programs will educate the girls on the importance of proper diet, nutrition, and life-long fitness to help them make good personal choices. “As our girls grow and develop academically, spiritually, and physically,” says Sister Rogers, “it is my prayer that they continue to deepen an understanding of their world and give glory to God in prayer, in leadership, and in service.”
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Dance Studio
Fitness Training Room
Lockers
Squash Courts Erg Room Courtesy of DAIQ Architects
Athletic & Wellness Center ~ Naming Opportunities Listed below are some of the gift opportunities that support the Athletic & Wellness Center. u Fieldhouse u Lobby u Fitness Center
u Multi-Purpose Room u Erg Room u Dance Studio u Squash Courts
u Lower Lobby u Training Room u Locker Rooms u Offices
u Bleacher Seating u Elevator
For more information, please contact Elena Loukas, Director of Development.
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The two Basketball/Volleyball Courts will resemble the work D’Agostino Izzo Quirk created for an area school. Photo Courtesy of DAIQ Architects.
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Education is an Art Poetry of Dance By Kathryn Leigh Lucey • Summer Study Reflection/Professional Development
After engaging in professional enrichment opportunities, I ask myself what I can take away from the experience that enables me to be both a better dance educator and human being. — Kathryn Leigh Lucey
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As St. Petersburg, London, and Paris once were to ballet, and New York is to Broadway, Los Angeles has in recent years become the epicenter of commercial dance. Unlike concert dance, in which performances most often are presented in concert venues by dance artists and choreographers, commercial dance finds its home on television, movie screens, YouTube, halftime shows, and at entertainment venues like Disneyland and Carnival Cruises. The soaring popularity of television shows Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Glee, and Smash have fueled interest and resources, leading to significant growth in job opportunities available to today’s dance students. As a result, many universities now offer BFA programs in Commercial Dance. My summer study, initiated as an inquiry into commercial dance, led me to the doorstep of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. Debbie Allen, a judge and coach on So You Think You Can Dance, is a legendary Broadway, movie, and television dancer, choreographer, director, and producer. Her credits include lead roles in Broadway productions of Raisin and West Side Story and in the 1980 movie Fame, director of the all African-American Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and producer of Steven Spielberg’s AMASTAD. Her numerous accolades and Hollywood credits led me to believe that the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA) would be a demanding and somewhat exclusive dance institution. How quickly I was proven wrong. Housed in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South Los Angeles, DADA provides more than excellent training; it is a home for the arts and a gift to a community that is dedicated to the school. On any given day, people spill out of front doors, gather around picnic tables that surround the building, and respectfully observe classes from windows at street level. As part of its mission, the school seeks to “provide professional and rigorous training for young dancers in more than twelve dance forms, artistic development for professional dancers, and youthfocused outreach and education initiatives.”
An Azimuth is one of three coordinates identifying a point on a sphere, relative to its center… An Azimuth is crucial to the navigation of space. A dancer is both navigator and heavenly body… If you look at shapes, steps, and movement as living things your approach to them changes. Each carries a unique message and is potential for transcendence, and all are interlinked in the same family. You recognize that your relationships and interactions with them are measures of your morality and magnanimity as a human being.
— Alonzo King, visionary choreographer and founder of Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Ms. Allen, a strong advocate for access to arts education for young people, has worked tirelessly to defend the importance of the arts in public schools at a time when budget cuts threaten elimination of arts education. Devoted to her community, Ms. Allen states that she established her school to make a difference. Indeed, entire families participate in the academy’s dance class offerings. During my visit, I observed teen classes in a wide variety of dance forms and took open adult classes with parents of students. I participated in a Hip Hop Dance Intensive which culminated with a master class given by Beyoncé’s choreographer. So many people participate that classes rarely begin or end as scheduled because everyone has such a good time. It was an extraordinary experience. Debbie Allen has made an indelible mark as a benevolent hero for the arts.
At intermission of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion dance performances, I observed a gentleman in front of me wearing a San Francisco Giants cap, and knew it must be Alonzo King, director of the dance company I just watched. Mr. King, a renowned dance educator and prolific choreographer, has been referred to as “A Poet of Dance.” I intro-duced myself. We launched into an erudite and philosophical conversation about dance. It was similar to a Matrix moment; our discussion was completely in focus while everything around us swirled in a blur. In that instant I understood that both he and Debbie Allen represent the torch bearers for the worthiness of all that dance arts encompass.
While in LA, I visited Lineage Dance, a highly-regarded contemporary dance company and school known for its use of dance as therapy and rehabilitation for people living with, or survivors of, diseases such as cancer. I took classes in body conditioning, exercise, and mind and physical wellness. My favorite classes included Spinning Yoga and Barre Fly that combines the body alignment benefits of ballet barre technique with yoga, Pilates, and aerobic exercise. A performance I attended at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion combined two contemporary dance companies: Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Although small, the two companies receive rave reviews from the public. Being in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was personally meaningful. I performed on that stage thirty years ago with the Boston Ballet and Rudolph Nureyev in his staging of the ballet, Don Quixote. A vivid memory of that time came to mind. During one of our rehearsals I happened to look into the downstage right wing. Standing there, with his aviator glasses perched over smiling eyes, was Gene Kelly who came to see Nureyev dance. He never stepped foot onto the main stage, instead deferring to Nureyev, remaining ever gracious and humble.
After engaging in professional enrichment opportunities, I ask myself what I can take away from the experience that enables me to be both a better dance educator and human being. Mr. King provided program notes for his final dance, titled Azimuth. He expresses profoundly what I hope to embrace and impart to my students. £
The true meaning of that encounter became evident. I witnessed two of the greatest dancers of all time sharing the same stage space: Gene Kelly representing what we now would call commercial dance, and Rudolph Nureyev, the epitome of concert dance. My quest for distinction between the two dance labels was answered thirty years ago by these two extraordinary figures of dance. What mattered most was not their differences, but the common ground on which they stood. Gene Kelly and Rudolph Nureyev demonstrated mutual respect for one another. Both celebrants of their passion for dance manifested through the God-given vessel of the human body.
Mrs. Kathryn Leigh Lucey has been a faculty member of the Dance and Performing Arts Departments since 2007. She teaches an array of dance disciplines to Middle and Upper School students and is the choreographer for the School’s musicals. Mrs. Lucey is an Eighth Grade moderator, Student Independent Choreography mentor, Danse Esprit committee advisor, and has served as an on-site Senior Project supervisor.
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Newton Country Day and B.C. High State Finalist Drama Team.
Students Capture State Accolades: on stage, in concert, in art and writing After a breathtaking opening moment, we were taken on a journey through the swamp as seen through the eyes of a child. The terror of the Hairy Man was made palpable by a brilliant ensemble and the Man himself. Sound, lighting, and set designs supported a beautiful and haunting production. Congratulations! — Judges, MA State Drama Festival Semi-Finals
State Finalists Give Powerhouse Performance The Drama Team perfected an Alabama bayou dialect, packed a production with emotion that ran the gamut from ominous to comical, and designed costumes and a set that evoked dramatic tension and acrobatic characterization. Riveting performances of Wiley and the Hairy Man catapulted the team through the three tiers of the Massachusetts State Drama Festival. Two-time All-Stars Claire Picken ’17 (hound dog) and Lily Durbin ’17 (Wiley) with the “Swamp” in the background.
The Festival Preliminaries showcased 112 high school productions. At the awards ceremony, the four principles won All-Star Cast Awards, the “Swamp” earned an Excellence in Ensemble, and production was awarded Excellence in Lighting Design. The team was one of 46 to win a bid to the Semi-Finals. Following a superbly executed Semi-Final performance, the team was selected one of fourteen State Finalists. Freshmen Lily Durbin, playing the spunky Wiley, a fatherless boy who is terrified of the “Hairy Man,” and Claire Picken, starring as Wiley’s faithful hound dog, won All-Star Cast Awards, and the team won Excellence in Set Design.
Students show a willingness to achieve greater artistic heights with consistent review, correction, and refinement. — Robert Murrell, Chair of the Visual Arts Department
The troupe gave a compelling Final competition performance at the Back Bay Events Center, earning the Stage Management Prize and a second Excellence in Lighting Design. Newton Country Day paired with Boston College High School to present Wiley and the Hairy Man, a folk tale that captures the sorcery, the haunting fear, and the plucky courage of the Tombigbee Swamp inhabitants. The David and Goliath duel pits young Wiley projecting prodigious courage to outwit the scheming “Hairy Man.” Hope Banach ’17 starred as Mammy, “the best conjuring woman in the whole southwest county,” and Max Gustafson BCH’14 was the feared and taunting Hairy Man, a figment of Wiley’s nightmares. Co-directed by Ms. Valerie Sullivan Young and Jack Serio BCH’14, the play opened with the “Swamp” intoning a rhythmical and discomfiting chant. “Swamp” players, including Caroline Cloonan’15, Elizabeth Fachetti ’17, Allie Fox ’15, Molly Gilligan ’16, Ariana Gomes ’17, Alessia Hughes ’16, and Yrvine Thelusma ’17, also morphed into props: arched tables, writhing swamp creatures, and flaying prickly trees. Kaitlin Breen ’14 and David Gentile BCH’14 designed the lighting; Hope, Lily, and Claire designed and constructed props; and Callie Hayes ’17, Mary Ings ’17, and Maria Tarazona ’17 were run crew.
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Sophomore All-State Violinist Performs in Symphony Hall Euna Lee ’16 is one of the top violinists of high school age in Massachusetts. She auditioned for and successfully won seats in the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) Eastern District Senior Orchestra and in the prestigious All-State Orchestra. Following the Eastern District Senior Orchestra performance at Boston Latin School, more than 1,100 high school students from across the five MMEA districts auditioned for the All-State Band, Chorus, Jazz Band, and Orchestra. Euna won a coveted First Violin seat in the orchestra. This is the highest musical honor bestowed on a Massachusetts high school student. The All-State Concert, held in historic Symphony Hall, was the culmination of a three-day March festival. Euna and 126 orchestra members representing 70 schools from Cape Cod to the Berkshires performed Benjamin Britten’s, “Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes,” and Gustav Holst’s, “Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity from The Planets,” with Aram Demirjian as guest conductor. Euna has played the violin since she was four years old. In seventh grade, she auditioned for and was selected to the New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the finest youth orchestras in the world. Eighty candidates are selected from more than 400 applicants. Last year Euna played in five concerts with the NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
Notes from the 2002 Drama State Finalists
Samantha Chang ’18 was selected to the MMEA Eastern District Junior Orchestra that played in a March concert at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. £
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Congratulations to Ms. Sullivan Young and the girls! It’s inspiring to see the top schools from Massachusetts, and know that you’re one of them. Drama Festival is one of my favorite NCDS memories. — Alison Rohrs ’02
This is such fabulous news! Well done! Being a part of Drama Festival was such a positive and wonderful experience. I wish you all the best; enjoy every moment. — Alli Collins ’02
It certainly doesn’t feel like it’s been 13 years since we were State Finalists! I’m so excited for the Drama Fest class of 2014 — they should be really proud. Way to go team and Val Young! — Katherine Keery ’02
“Tomatoes,” a Scholastic Gold Key Drawing by Kristen Ciapciak ’14, is centered on a theme of texture in nature.
Nine student works of art and two student literary manuscripts received 2014 Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The 91st annual competition, sponsored by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is a forum for students to be recognized for their creative talents. Individual works across a wide variety of categories are juried by panels of celebrated Massachusetts artists and writers. Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention Awards single out student works for their originality, technical mastery, and distinctive vision or voice.
Emily Ix ’15 and Kristen Ciapciak ’14 won prestigious Gold Keys for their respective works in acrylic (Design category) titled “Tropical Pattern,” and in charcoal/acrylic wash (Drawing) titled “Tomatoes.” The girls’ artwork was on display at Boston City Hall during the month of March. Silver Keys were awarded to Emma Clark ’15 for her scratchboard drawing, “Turtle,” and to Kristen Ciapciak ’14 for her charcoal/acrylic wash, “Avocado.” Five works in Drawing, Printmaking, Painting, and Mixed Media categories received Honorable Mention recognition. Emily Martland ’15 and Christine Conley ’16 received Honorable Mention for their manuscripts. Emily titled her submission in the Personal Essay/Memoir category, “My First Grade Dilemma.” Christine submitted a piece for the Short Story category named, “The Frankenstein Disease.” £ Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014 £ 9
Voice of the Historic Organ Restored On Christmas Eve 2013, the Chapel was filled with a resonating, flowing, and swelling voice that has not been heard for many years. The candle-light liturgy, that included the triumphant Toccata per il “Deo Gratias” by Giovanni Martini, celebrated the Nativity and the comprehensive restoration and tonal enhancement of the 1928 Casavant organ. When the school moved in 1926 from Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay to the Towle Estate in Newton, the Religious hired one of the country’s leading architectural firms, Maginnis and Walsh, to construct the first of four additions to the original Towle building. The work of Maginnis and Walsh included the Chapel. Charles Maginnis P’27 employed Casavant Frères, one of the best known and respected pipe organ builders in the world. Founded in 1879, Casavant Frères designed the Opus 1243 organ to fit the Chapel space and match the detailing of the Chapel. “The grain of the wood in the organ console is a perfect match with the grain of the wood in the surrounding choir loft,” says music teacher Mrs. Anne Tripp-Miller P’10. The first recital of the Casavant organ was held on the occasion of an alumnae reunion, May 19, 1928, with renowned organist John O’Shea of St. Cecilia’s Church in the Back Bay playing. Made with natural materials, pipe organs need attention to keep them in their original working order. Over time, a natural deterioration and the New England elements claimed the voice of the tubular-pneumatic instrument. In September 2013, the organ was dismantled and its inner workings were shipped to Casavant Frères in Quebec to be cleaned and vintage parts replaced, rebuilt, reconditioned, and revoiced. A tubular-pneumatic organ refers to the extensive use of lead tubing that connects the organ console to the valves that control the delivery of wind to the pipes. Each tube is matched with a specific manual key, pedal, and stop control. The musician’s use of the keyboard, pedal boards, and stops increases pressure in the tube, inflating the pneumatic (windchest), thus opening the pipe’s valves. The organ’s 954 pipes are each tuned to a specific note on the music scale. The refurbishment process included both mechanical and tonal assessments of the eighty-five year-old organ. It involved restoration of the original windchest, pneumatic system, and expression motors as well as a thorough cleaning and repairing of the two-manual console, leather ligaments, the shutters which control volume, and the pipes. The organ was returned in early December and two Casavant artisans set about cleaning the bellows chamber known as the reservoir and refitting the pipes. Climbing through the reservoir, they discovered a dried and crumbled newspaper clipping from the New York Herald Tribune dated July 30, 1937. One headline reads: “[Jimmie] Foxx Hits 2 Run Homer as Red Sox Top St. Louis Browns 5-3,” a poignant find in light of the World Series Championship the Boston team captured less than two months earlier over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The organ’s pipes, both metal and wood, vary in length from four- to sixteen-feet and are organized according to note and timbre. The longer pipes produce lower pitched notes and shorter pipes are higher in tone. The stops on the console admit wind to a set of pipes and are most often voiced to resemble instruments in an orchestra. The organist controls the different combinations of sounds within the ranks to build rich ensemble music and provide melodic character, color, and texture. Following weeks of renovation and cleaning, a Casavant Frères tonal designer tuned the organ to enhance the capabilities of the instrument and tailor it to the Chapel’s needs and aesthetics. The organ’s voice ranges from full majestic to smooth and round, to sweet and delicate, to deep penetrating tones. With the complex restoration work finished days before Christmas, Mrs. Miller brought forth the powerful voice of the historic instrument for the Christmas Eve Liturgy.
In discussing her delight in supporting the renewal of the 1928 Casavant organ, Carroll Donahue Swan ’61 noted that “every morning from
“The organ has a warm, sonorous, and rich sound,” says Mrs. Miller. “Built to be the accompaniment to congregation or choir voices, it is a perfect instrument for our Chapel. The prelude music highlighted the gentler tones of the instrument, from its warm string stops to the clear and pure tones of the flute. The congregational hymns and postlude featured the brighter and grander sounds of the trumpet and horn stops, heralding the Nativity.”
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“The restored pipe organ is a wondrous gift for the school community. Alumnae and families who came to our Christmas Eve liturgy were so fortunate to be the first to hear it after these many years,” says Mr. John Sullivan, Chair of the Music Department. “We are proud of its beauty and its splendor, and thankful to the generosity of so many who made this restoration possible. We will cherish this beautiful instrument for years to come.” £
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Left page, left side: St. Cecilia. This page top left: Casavant artisan in the bellows chamber refits the pipes. Top middle: Organ pipes. Top right: The refurbished 1928 Casavant organ. Bottom left: Lead tubing connects the console to the pipes. Bottom middle: A set of organ pipes producing the same timbre for each note is a rank. Bottom right: Casavant Frères tag.
I went to the Chapel to pray. It was a place of peace for me.
prayer which continues to this day. I am so thrilled to help the school I love.”
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Alumna Profile Rayna Briceno Minors ’04
“I love my work. I love that I am able to take my passion for health and well-being and fuse it with my passion for education,” says Rayna Briceno Minors ’04, the former Assistant Principal at Dorchester Academy and currently the Operational Leader of Network D in the Boston Public Schools’ Central Office.
Education is a Tool “Newton Country Day provided me with an experience that allowed me to build confidence in my abilities. It made me very determined. I arrived in ninth grade feeling academically behind. The shift in culture also was difficult. I learned to be successful at Newton Country Day. It was in practice every day. I came to class, I worked hard, and it truly paid off. This experience provided me with the space, the foundation, a lot of confidence, and the skills necessary to take risks. I became involved in our school community and was the senior Class President. I used these same characteristics and leadership experiences in my various positions at Dorchester Academy, one of 27 high schools in the Boston Public Schools network. If I can do this, anyone can. That is the mindset I bring each day to work.” Rayna is a graduate of Tufts University with a B.A. in English, Northeastern University with an MPH in Urban Health, and most recently Boston College Lynch School of Education with a Master in Educational Leadership. Starting her professional career in her childhood hometown as a college advisor at Dorchester Academy, she then moved into the classroom teaching freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. “When I came into the program, Dorchester Academy’s graduation rate was less than 50 percent with 42 percent of those students going on to two- and four-year colleges. The numbers are rising. Today we expect more than 60 percent to graduate from high school,” she says. “We try to prepare students for a career after graduation: an internship, or the year-up program where they follow a career track and take classes, or the college path. I like to say we prepare all students for college.” Rayna is invested in helping students build critical academic, presentation, and time management skills. In the classroom, she taught AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), a nationwide college prep program with five pillars: reading, writing, organization, collaboration, and inquiry. “We target students in the middle ground to push them forward. The creativity allowed in the selection of multi-dimensional literature enables students to talk about choices, life decisions, and morals as it builds reading and writing skills.
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“I also am passionate about educating students to community awareness, health, and the social challenges in their community, so they move forward in their education and become active within their community,” says Rayna. To that end, she was the Program Coordinator of PULSE (Pursuit of Unique Leadership Skills and Education), one of her proudest accomplishments. The Dorchester Academy after-school, Saturday, and summer program is designed to provide academic support with intensive boot camps for MCAS testing, to foster behavioral habits, and to build skills in leadership, ethics, and civic responsibility.
Our students can do anything, but we must provide them with the tools: the information,
“PULSE builds student confidence and a capacity to give back to the community. Because it is a year-round program it is a family commitment. A lot try it, like it, and stay. Over time, this cohort of students begins to out-perform their peers. They become strong leaders in the classroom, school, and community, and some excel as great role models. It empowers me to see them succeed.”
the skills, and the experience
In an effort to serve students holistically, Rayna, a Newton Country Day member of Gospel Choir, PRISM, and Dance Company, developed a young women’s group that offers a safe place for female students to discuss personal challenges and is coordinated with health and wellness initiatives. “Newton Country Day provides young women with spirituality, allowing them to examine themselves through reflection. This is essential, but it does not exist in the public school system. I brought this into the young women’s group. It helps them see beyond the here and now.
teachers pushed me to be the
“Many students arrive at Dorchester Academy without the rigorous standards of teaching necessary for success. I see the capacity for our young students. It is a challenge when other adults sometimes don’t see this. Our students can do anything, but we must provide them with the tools: the information, the skills, and the experience that promote success. The students surprise us constantly as they showcase their abilities. They are great.
that promote success… My Newton Country Day best I could be. They were encouraging and friendly; students need someone with whom they are comfortable. — Rayna Briceno Minors ’04
“My Newton Country Day teachers pushed me to be the best I could be. They were encouraging and friendly; students need someone with whom they are comfortable. My relationships with my classmates were the best experiences. We were a tight knit group that supported each other and provided a family outside of my own family – it was priceless. As the facilitator of the young women’s group, I had face time with students to work on self-esteem and healthy relationships. As Assistant Principal, I saw the big picture of student and faculty interactions. It is great to work with the teaching staff, to build a network of caring adults, and to have some impact on what goes on in the classroom. “Dorchester Academy builds norms within,” says Rayna, “yet a number of its 420 students do not live this life outside of school. This is an everyday challenge in urban schools. Some students are homeless, some are in foster care, or are children of teen parents, or might be in abusive or non-supportive family situations; and yet there are many families that are supportive of their children. When our students are at school, we must be aware of the reality of this culture and do something about it. We are social workers in this context. That is why it is crucial to teach decision-making skills that are in tune with the students’ circumstances. I can’t tell them life will be great or be without challenges, but if I help provide them with critical thinking skills and awareness of what is going on around them, then they can make different choices and decisions, and they can succeed.” In her new role as an Operational Leader in the Boston Public Schools, Rayna was selected to work with Assistant Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris of Network D, which includes K-8 schools in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Brighton/Allston. “Boston Public Schools is organized into seven networks,” Rayna explains. “Each network is overseen by an Assistant Superintendent who reports to the Superintendent of Boston Public Schools. Each Assistant Superintendent forms a team of three: the Assistant Superintendent, an Academic Leader, and an Operational Leader. The network team supports its respective principals.
Donkor and Rayna Briceno Minors ‘04.
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Education is Transformative God’s Love By Shannon Seidl ’14 Excerpts from a Chapel Reflection Last week was Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love and affection. But to whom and for what? It was not until our junior year class trip to New York that I found a new outlook on love. Graduation: Shannon Seidl (left) and Cleo Greenwood.
Newton Country Day provides young women with spiritual development, allowing them to examine themselves through reflection. This is essential. It helps them see beyond the here and now. — Rayna Briceno Minors ’04
My group volunteered at The Bowery Mission, one of the first soup kitchens in the country with a long history of working with homeless people. The Bowery provides meals, shelter, and services in its residential recovery programs, where lives are transformed from hopelessness to hope. From the moment I began cleaning dishes in the back kitchen with Tommy, he opened up about his life and how he got to The Bowery. His story stood out. Before entering the program he lived a normal life with his wife and child [but he] got into alcohol and drug abuse. Tommy told me that he is now back on his feet and had a job interview the next day thanks to The Bowery. Keep in mind, Tommy told me this within the first twenty minutes. I asked him what he liked to do. He said he liked to play baseball, especially with his son whom he hadn’t seen in six months. Tommy said I reminded him of his son because we’re both 15 years old and “fun to be around.” Tommy showed trust, compassion, and interest in me without even knowing me. I felt like Tommy and I were old friends just hanging out, cleaning dishes. When it was time to go, he gave me a hug and said, “Maybe I will see you at a Red Sox game.” My eyes started to water. A part of me never felt so close to someone I barely knew. At this moment I felt God’s love. God’s love. Not a romantic love or a love I get from my parents or friends, but God’s love. God loved Tommy, and Tommy showed me God’s love. Loving others is the only way to keep the God-kind of love in you. God’s love is a gift. It’s in us. The thing is, we need to release it to others through words and actions for it to show. This is what Tommy did to me. In the Gospel [Mark 8:22-26] people brought Jesus the ill so he would heal them. Being able to recognize God allows us to heal and to be healed. Healing brings us to life and brings a feeling of happiness. This is the feeling that comes with being able to recognize God around us. Jesus healed those around him through his literal healing of illness and through his teachings. Healing through God’s love transforms people, just like God’s love in Tommy did for me. God comes to us through different people and is all around us. We need to allow ourselves to be open to accept God into our lives. The power to recognize God outside a religious setting is something God wants for each of us. I had a narrow vision of what love is, but after recognizing God in Tommy I am aware of God’s love. I see God’s love in my parents when they forgive me. I see God’s love in my friends when they give everything to help me, because this is what God would do. I see God’s love fostered in the romantic love I feel. I see God through people like Tommy, through a sunset or abundant mountains. I know God’s love surrounds me. I challenge you to accept God’s love, to open your eyes to the people who show God’s love around you, even people you might not expect it from. The people who met Jesus were healed when they recognized him. May we allow ourselves to be healed by God’s love when we recognize God in the world around us. £
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Sacred Heart Network Education is International You will encounter new places that set you up to have new kinds of experiences with people with backgrounds, life experiences, and worldviews that are unlike your own. Get to know these people. — patricia Roylance ’94, ph.D., graduation address
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Upper School students on exchange spent three weeks living with Sacred Heart families around the globe. They visited Maori villages in New Zealand, stood feet from Pope Francis in Rome, bog-jumped in Ireland and sand-boarded in Peru, cleaned a one-room school in a devastatingly poor Santiago community, sang songs in Mandarin in Taipei schools, skied the Pyrenees, climbed Sidney Harbour Bridge, saw the sun set over Vienna from the Prater ferris wheel, and walked miles on a pilgrimage in Spain. “It was an amazing trip,” says Enya Kearney ’16 who traveled to Austria. “I was initially nervous, but I made great friends and my confidence grew tremendously.”
Choose your exchange wisely. Know what it is you’d like to experience, then go all out and embrace it. — Camilla ora ’16
“The exchange pushed me out of my comfort zone,” adds Grace Cogan ’16. “My host family and Australian classmates wanted to know more about me, my school, and Boston. Any hesitancy to jump into conversation was pushed aside. I encourage others to take advantage of opportunities to try new things. You learn more about yourself.” “The exchange was the best experience of my life,” says Kate Kimball ’16 who boarded her flight home from Rome with tears. “An elderly lady listened to my stories and encouraged me to see how much I had learned from living in a foreign country without knowing my host family, the cityscape, or the language. ‘If you did this trip by yourself,’ she said, ‘you can do anything!’” Camilla Ora ’16 agrees. “Choose your exchange wisely. Know what it is you’d like to experience, then go all out and embrace it. It might be uncomfortable in the beginning, but I found leaving Taipei to come home the hardest experience.”
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“Choose Your Exchange Wisely” Travelers to Spain, Abby Rosovsky ’16, Daniela Soviero ’16 (Madrid), and Maria Cahalane ’16 (Barcelona) sought to improve their Spanish. “Family vacations vastly differ from Sacred Heart exchanges where we live the life of our host families. Living in a country where the primary language is not English offers a challenge. Open minds and positive attitudes build independence and language skills. The exchange teaches us to take initiative.” Sarah Kelleher ’16 chose Peru. “Immersing ourselves into a host family’s life style and being adventurous with foods and activities is an education. I learned to ride a donkey and white water raft!” Sarah Spellman ’15 flew to Chile, her first time traveling alone. “I reached out, not knowing what I was in for, but fully aware it would be a learning experience.” “I looked for an exchange that would be exotic and challenging,” says Camilla, a second year Mandarin student. “Immersed in a foreign culture, we learn so much. Many shy Taipei students handed us letters. The letters bring me back to a city I cannot wait to return to.”
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Catherine McNally ’15, who has studied Mandarin at Newton and outside of school, adds, “The language experience was the best part. The exchange married the culture of my host family’s typical day, customs, and religious traditions to my study of Mandarin.” Four girls traveled ‘down under.’ “We saw how an island-continent that is truly isolated views the world,” reflects Clare Kelly ’16. Auckland visitor Alexandra Curley ’16 chose her site for its distant location, geography, history, and its Lord of the Rings setting. “I loved living in the city!” says Kate of Rome. “One day, I was lost. Finding my way home, I noted how much education of the city I had absorbed.” Sarah Duehren ’16 adds, “When my sister Hannah ’11 visited from her Notre Dame study-abroad program in Spain, I easily handled transportation and tours of Dublin and Trinity College.”
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Sacred Heart Network Travel and Adventure Sarah Duehren, Catherine Brennan ’16, and Dublin classmates dove into Connemara’s glacial fjords, watched Irish ‘football,’ and walked about Glendalough’s monastic ruins. In New Zealand, Alexandra fished, zorbed, and hiked ‘Middle Earth.’ A Papal audience remains a thrilling memory for Kate, while Enya savored Austrian palaces and parks.
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Sarah Kelleher and Libby Cresap ’16 visited Lima’s catacombs and areas inhabited by Inca, sand-boarded in the dessert, and attended festivals. Abby and Daniela joined 400 pilgrims on Javieradas, a trip into Spain’s mountains to follow the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier. Maria and her Barcelona family skied the Pyrenees to dine in France, while Australian travelers tackled the famous BridgeClimb. Taipei visitors report that “Ximending, a pedestrian district with 500 stalls, shops, and cinemas, is busier than Times Square.” They toured Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall with its 700,000 pieces of Chinese artifacts. Catherine visited host Jenna Ke’s grandparents in agricultural south Taiwan, and picky-eater Camilla ate octopus pizza!
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Sarah Spellman and her host sister cleaned a Santiago school in an area where “the one-room school is the only building in the community. This was poverty I had never before experienced.” She also delighted in an outdoor church with flowers and shrubs at every pew.
Favorite Classes Alexandra, dressed in Auckland’s long uniform skirt that denotes respect for the Upper Classes, studied media, drama, design, and Maori culture. Sarah Kelleher helped classmates with English and learned Peruvian history. Exchange students to Spain attended classes taught in Castilian and returned with improved language skills. Besides attending Taipei classes given in Mandarin, Camilla and Catherine gave presentations in English and Mandarin to younger Sacred Heart students. Camilla also helped students in Spanish class. “It was cool to speak in three languages.” Australian travelers studied business, law, and economics, while visitors to Ireland studied Pastoral Care and the Irish language. Enya was fascinated with the way English is taught in Vienna’s business and economics classes. “We learned to immerse ourselves into the culture and the programs and to reach out and befriend people. After all, that’s what the Sacred Heart International Exchange Program is about,” say the Newton travelers. “It makes us more bold and confident.” page 15 ~ Lima: Sarah Kelleher ’16, Libby Cresap ’16 (front, center), and Sacred Heart classmates; Taipei: Camilla Ora ’16 at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial and the Pandas World Tour. page 16 ~ Madrid: Abby Rosovsky ’16, Dani Soviero ’16 (right), and Madrid classmates; Barcelona: Maria Cahalane ’16 (left) and host sister at Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya; Taipei: Catherine McNally ’15 at a Buddhist temple; Sydney: Clare Kelly ’16, Grace Cogan ’16, Sophia Jrolf ’16 with koala; Rome: Colosseum. page 17 ~ Glendalough: Sarah Duehren ’16 (left) and host family, Santiago: Sarah Spellman ’15 (right) and host sister, Auckland: Alex Curley ’16 (back, fourth right) and classmates, Vienna: Enya Kearney ’16 (left) and host sister.
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Alumna Profile Patricia J. Roylance ’94, Ph.D.
On the Virtues of Curiosity Patricia J. Roylance ’94, Ph.D. delivered the June 5th Graduation address to the Class of 2014. Patty is an Associate Professor of English at Syracuse University and a published author. A 1998 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University, where she was a fouryear member of the varsity crew team, Patty earned a Ph.D. in early American literature at Stanford University. “In some ways,” she says, “it’s been a very straightforward path. I always wanted to emulate my father who recently retired after 40 years as a professor at MIT. I had amazing English teachers at Newton Country Day so it was natural for me to pursue the study of English.” Patty is quick to add that some of life’s greatest values have come from the paths explored, but not taken.
Patty Roylance ’94, Ph.D. (right) at Reunion with classmates (l-r) Priya Bhargava Sapra, Barbara Thomits Wedge, and Jessie Daly Viggiano.
A prolific writer, Patty has authored more than thirty papers and articles. She is a highly sought-after presenter at conferences, particularly through the American Literature Association, and is the recipient of seven grants and fellowships. In 2013, her book Eclipse of Empires: World History in Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literature and Culture was published. “It is an analysis of the nineteenth-century American fascination with texts that depict the surpassing of one great civilization by another,” she says. She currently is working on her second volume, tentatively titled, Anachronisms, in which she tracks shifting meanings of cultural artifacts such as John Winthrop’s Journal and the story of Uncle Tom’s Cabin as they move through varying media forms. At Syracuse University, Patty teaches Lower and Upper Division courses and graduate courses on early American literature and culture. Students have commented that “Dr. Roylance is the best of the best. A brilliant and engaging woman, she makes learning fun and interesting.” Prior to accepting a position at Syracuse University, Patty taught 10th grade English at a Menlo Park, CA private high school. £
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G r a d u a t i o n 2014 Graduation Address I am honored to share in this day of celebration. I want to express my gratitude to the teachers that I had at Newton Country Day, many of whom, it is wonderful to see, are still sharing their considerable gifts with current students. It was the training and intellectual inspiration that I received in your classrooms that set me on the path to where I am in my career today, and I thank you for that. I also thank my parents, who invested a great deal in my education here: a lifelong gift, as today indicates. Our central focus today is the class of 2014. As you sit here, you are no doubt experiencing a welter of different emotions: pride in yourself, sadness about what’s coming to an end, excitement about what comes next, [and] some measure of anxiety, because you’re leaving a familiar environment and moving into environments that are unknown.
Indulging your curiosity about other people is life-affirming if you allow yourself to be changed by what you learn; if you allow your heart to expand in its capacity to empathize with other people in their joys, their sorrows, and their struggles. — Patty Roylance ’94, Ph.D.
So, how will you respond to that fear? I would like to advocate a different response to the fear of the unfamiliar, one that might move you in the opposite direction, and that is curiosity. What is curiosity? It is an impulse that urges us toward that which we do not yet know or understand. It drives us into engagement with the unfamiliar. The things that make us afraid because they are unfamiliar might also inspire curiosity, and I encourage you to indulge that curiosity. In the coming months, you will encounter a host of new places that set you up to have new kinds of experiences with people with backgrounds, life experiences, and worldviews that are unlike your own. Get to know these people, talk to them and learn what makes them tick, explore what makes them different from you but also find the commonalities with them that you might not expect. Subject yourself to processes of examination and discovery. When your curiosities are aroused by what you’re studying, you will go the extra mile, you will work harder, you will absorb more and put it to better use. Choose a major because that field of study devotes itself to questions about which you are genuinely curious, questions whose answers deepen in profound ways your understanding of yourself and the world. Be strategic about your future. Take advantage of career events where you can educate yourself about how to be well-positioned to pursue various post-graduation paths. Follow the path laid out by your curiosities. The curiosity I’m talking about combines a curious mind with a curious heart. What is a curious heart? It’s a heart that grows in empathy and compassion when curiosity is indulged. As an academic and an intellectual, I would never disparage the life of the mind, the world of ideas, the glee that fills me and people like me when we’re on the track of some delicious bit of historical arcana, some nugget of largely forgotten book lore. But if my curiosities remained purely intellectual, they would not be enough, either to fulfill me or to fulfill my obligations to the world. My curiosities need to do what fields in the humanities like English are supposed to do, which is to humanize me—to make me more fully human. Indulging your curiosity about other people is life-affirming if you allow yourself to be changed by what you learn, if you allow your heart to expand in its capacity to empathize with other people in their joys, their sorrows, and their struggles. Real curiosity should help increase the store of compassion that you have to lavish on the world. One of the most important objects of curiosity in life is yourself, the facets of you that you have yet to discover; when you make discoveries about yourself, even if they upset you, approach those aspects of yourself with a compassionate form of curiosity. So, in the coming months and years, be brave. Be curious…in mind and in heart. I wish you all the very best. Here’s to the class of 2014. Excerpts from the 2014 Graduation Address by Patricia J. Roylance ’94, Ph.D.
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Schools at which the Class of 2014 matriculated: Bentley University • Boston College (7) • Boston University (2) • Bowdoin College • Bucknell University (2) • Colby College • College of the Holy Cross (5) • Cornell University • Elon University • Emory University • Fairfield University (3) • Georgetown University (2) • Harvard University (3) • Johns Hopkins University (3) • Kalamazoo College • Lehigh University • Marist College • Miami University, Ohio • Middlebury College • Northeastern University (3) • Northwestern University • Princeton University • Sacred Heart University (2) • Trinity College (3) • Union College • University of Alabama • University of Michigan • University of Notre Dame • University of Richmond • University of Rochester • University of St. Andrews • University of Virginia • Vanderbilt University (2) • Villanova University (6) • Wake Forest University (3) • Yale University £ 20 £ Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014
Sacred Heart Awards and Prizes
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Four-Year Goal Awards Goal I: A personal and active faith in God — Mary Katherine Tuomey Goal II: A deep respect for intellectual values — Cara Donovan Goal III: A social awareness which impels to action — Lucy Kapples Goal IV: The building of community as a Christian value — Shannon Seidl Goal V: Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom — Natalie Henderson
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Prize presented to the graduate who exemplifies the spirit and values of Sacred Heart education. — Maeve Westover St. Philippine Duchesne Prize presented to the graduate who demonstrates a spirit of steadfast purpose and the courage of her convictions. — Kelly McCabe Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ Prize presented to the graduate who holds the highest cumulative average for four years. — Amy Monasterio Mary Quinlan, RSCJ Prize awarded to the graduate who holds the second highest cumulative average for four years. — Jessica Smith Alice Husson, RSCJ Prize presented to the graduate who holds the third highest cumulative average for four years. — Emily Hession Pamela Donovan Prize celebrates determination. — Marybeth Swords Virginia Schumann, RSCJ Prize presented to the graduate who demonstrates devotion to the mission and tradition of Sacred Heart education. — Christina Fitzgerald Sarah Jones, RSCJ Prize presented to the graduate who demonstrates a deep commitment to the spiritual mission of the school. — Cleo Greenwood
Congr atulations and Best Wis hes to t h e C l a ss o f 2014!
Eighth Grade Awards Emma Montgomery was presented the Catherine Baxter, RSCJ Award, given to the student who best exemplifies the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Schools. Molly Barry was presented the Trudy Hennessey Award, given to the student who exhibits good sportsmanship and a positive spirit in all aspects of her life. Nina Weiss was presented the Alice Husson, RSCJ Award, given to the student who demonstrates qualities of generosity, service, courtesy, and responsibility. Victoria Lynch was presented the Sarah “Kiki” Niedermeyer Award, given to the student who shares Kiki’s qualities of faith, courage, kindness, and delight in the world. £
CLASS OF 2014 (Seated, l-r) Ciara O’Connor, Amanda Clair, Shamae Burrell, Mary Warner, Amy Monasterio, Paula Carroll, Caroline Dubuque, Mayte MartinezAlvarez, Jamie Liu, Karen Baldwin; (row 2, l-r) Shannon Seidl, Nora DeSimone, Kelly Rafferty, Jane Bisson, Michaela Cosby, Elaines Peña, Kelly McCabe, Emily Sullivan, Sara Taylor, Cleo Greenwood, Regina Jean-Noel; (row 3, l-r) Mairead Mederios, Sarah Jackson, Margaret Logie, Karina Contreras, Mary Kate Morrissey, Natalie Henderson, Cori Galligan, Emily Hession, Madeline McLaughlin, Andrea Soto, Caitlin Stadtler, Grace Fotiades, Lucy Kapples, Katelyn Mitchell; (row 4, l-r) Danielle Drubner, Elizabeth Marano, Sarah Drumm, Gia Nicolazzo, Jessica Smith, Megan Nilles, Gianna Famolare, Jasmine Turnbull, Nicole Bramley, Mary Katherine Tuomey, Shayla Murray, Sophie Ryan, Olivia Caporizzo, Maria Trachy, Catherine Gildea, Elizabeth Koger; (row 5, l-r) Elizabeth Van Flandern, Margaret Fee, Alessandra Saraceno, Madeline Rocco, Cara Donovan, Catherine Joyce, Cristina Gallo, Emma Carroll, Kristen Ciapciak, Kaitlin Breen, Alexandra Torrence, Christina Fitzgerald, Megan Rogers, Catherine Cimini, Maeve Westover, Nicole Macedo, Marybeth Swords. 1~ Graduation speakers, Valedictorian Amy Monasterio, Salutatorian Jessica Smith, Emily Hession who addressed the faculty. 2~ Trustee Clayton Turnbull P’14 presents daughter Jasmine her diploma. 3~ Regina Jean-Noel and Cori Galligan. 4 ~ Graduates (l-r) Jane Bisson, Class President Grace Fotiades, Emma Carroll, Mayte Martinez-Alvarez, Jamie Liu. 5~ Natalie Henderson, Sacred Heart Goal V medal recipient. 6~ Elaines Peña receives her diploma from Sister Rogers. 7~ Maria Trachy, Elizabeth Van Flandern, Nicole Bramley. 8~ Joy under umbrellas: Sarah Jackson and Karen Baldwin. 9~ A family celebration for Madeline Rocco. Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014 £ 21
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2. CLASSICS DAY at Holy Cross By Ms. Katherine Schmieg, English and Latin teacher Forty-five Latin scholars, enrolled in Latin II through Advanced Placement, and Latin faculty joined 800 high school students representing 28 New England schools at the annual Classics Day hosted by the Department of Classics of the College of the Holy Cross. A series of events include Certamen, Latin for “competition,” wherein students compete in a College Bowl with questions on Latin grammar, Roman and Greek mythology, and Roman history and culture; a costume and skit contest; and the most popular event of the day, the Chariot Race. The Newton Country Day chariot won its first heat, captured in an energy-packed picture, “Glad-Handing the Gladiators,” on the front page of the April 11 Boston Globe.
1. Madeline Rocco ’14 and Claudia Durbin ’17 pull Claire Picken ’17 in the “chariot.”
NATIONAL MERIT and AP SCHOLARS Emily Martland ’15, Christina Neckermann ’15, and Samantha Tyler ’15 are Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists represent one percent of the 1.5 million US high school seniors who took the PSAT/NMS Qualifying Test in their junior year. Seniors Amolee Hawkins, Abigail Hillerich, Sally Lakis, Catherine McNally, Sarah Spellman, and Catherine Williamson are distinguished as National Merit Commended Scholars. They place in the top three percent of the 1.5 million students who took the 2013 PSAT/NMSQT.
contrast, and symbolism that further illustrate the verse. The felt is then stitched into the circle. “My piece was difficult to create,” says Sasha Paul ’18. “The message I want to express is that there is no border between heaven and earth; the love of God is always with us.”
2. Sasha Paul ’18 by her piece, “From Heaven to Earth.” EXCELLENCE in NATIONAL EXAMS Fourth-year Spanish student Christina Neckermann ’15 achieved the highest score on the National Spanish Exam in Massachusetts for a non-native speaker. Christina and other top achievers were presented awards by Ms. Eva María Martín González, representative of the Spanish Embassy to the U.S. at a May ceremony hosted by the MA Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. By Dr. Daniel McGlathery, Latin teacher AP Latin scholar Kelly McCabe ’14 was presented the Carter Stubbs Drake Goad Memorial Book Award given by the American Classical League for earning five consecutive gold medals (Summa Cum Laude) on the National Latin Exam. Of the 140,448 students who took the exam, she was one of only 94 scholars to earn this award. Kelly achieved a perfect score on the Latin V exam. Only nine of the 2,394 students at this level internationally accomplished this feat.
MOCK TRIAL By Elizabeth Gallagher ’99, Admissions Associate and Mock Trial Moderator
Karen Baldwin’14 is a National Advanced Placement Scholar. Thirtyfive members of the Class of 2014 and two members of the Class of 2015 qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award. Eighteen recent graduates and seventeen current seniors qualified for AP Scholar with Honor and AP Scholar Awards.
Sometimes we must fight for a side that we may not believe in. It is an effective way to practice public speaking and learn argumentative skills.
GRADE EIGHT RELIGION/ART EXHIBIT
The Mock Trial team is a member of the Statewide High School Mock Trial Program. The season’s case is disseminated to state teams in October. To prepare for competition, members take on attorney and witness roles and go up against each other to familiarize themselves with trial processes. Last season the 2-1 team competed against Needham High (prosecution), Beaver Country Day (defense), and Belmont High School (prosecution).
By Mrs. Mary Marley, Art teacher Each eighth grade girl selected a verse from the eighth chapter of the Book of Romans as the focus of her mixed media artwork. Setting their text in circles, the girls added one-piece papercuts with images that reflect each scripture passage. The center circle is filled with sheets of unspun wool. Designs are set into these sheets using felting needles and different colors of wool to achieve pattern, unity, 22 £ Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014
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By Ms. Skye Shirley, Latin teacher Grade Six traveled to the Museum of Fine Arts to enrich a study of Classical Roots with an exploration of ancient civilizations. The girls experienced activity stations that included the Ruettgers Gallery for Ancient Coins which showcases 7,500 ancient coins and engages participants in an Ancient Coins Bingo game. At another station, students studied objects in depth and assumed the role of a tour guide to present facts about the items to classmates. A Jewelry Room scavenger hunt required students to provide information about specific gallery pieces. One sixth grader reflected, “It was cool to see how Roman jewelry has influenced our jewelry.”
4. “Tour guide,” Kristen McCormick ’20 at the MFA.
Middle School girls have winning down to a science. Seventh and eighth grade projects won top awards at the Massachusetts State Middle School Science and Engineering Fair. Students from private, public, and parochial middle schools were selected to present 273 projects at the adjudicated event. Caroline Murphy Rachette ’18, Sophia Caira ’18, and Hannah Joyce ’18 won Second Place for their engineering project, a filter created from household materials that separates sediment from dirty water. Emma Kelly ’19 and Ingrid Farrell ’19 earned Third Place and a Science and Technology Award for their research project “When Life Hands you Antioxidants, Drink Green Tea.” Three projects received Honorable Mention and seven presenters won Broadcom MASTERS® (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering) Awards.
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6. 19th annual Newton Country Day Science Fair: Emma McKee ’19
At Boston’s Christmas in the City, a large team of Upper School students and faculty join a corps of volunteers who transform the city’s Convention and Exhibition Center into a “Winter Wonderland” and welcome 4,000 homeless children and their parents to the annual event. The magical moments of Christmas in the City are experienced equally by the Newton volunteers who line the long red carpet to greet arriving guests with carols and cheers. Dressed in blue T-shirts and carrying palettes of face-paints, the Newton volunteers celebrate with the families as they decorate children’s faces with Christmas and hero motifs.
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MUSICAL THEATRE Upper School and B.C. High students staged the Tony Award winning The Pajama Game, a comedic twist on labor relations. As the curtain opens on a 1950’s garment factory, unionized workers sitting at period sewing machines threaten to strike imminently if demands for a seven and one-half cent an hour wage increase are not met. Outspoken leader of the Union Grievance Committee “Babe” Williams (Christina Gallo ’14) confronts factory superintendent Sid Sorokin (Michael Middleton BCH’14) and a romance is kindled. Twenty-eight Middle School actresses performed Iolanthe in February. One of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular light operas, it is a story of banishment, unrequited love, and conflict. The cast added a creative twist to the 1882 fanciful opera with a theme of retro-futurism.
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Undefeated Varsity Cross-Country with the EIL Tournament trophy.
Athletics Spotlight FALL 2013 Epic Feat
Sweeping to a 16-0 season, Varsity Cross Country notched an unprecedented fall by clinching the Cheshire Academy O’Connell Invitational trophy, the Eastern Independent League (EIL) title, and the New England Prep School Track Association (NEPSTA) D-III Championship trophy. “As we approached the last segment of the EIL Championships course [packed with 118 girls representing 13 league schools], it was time for us to show how much we wanted the title and how hard we worked this season,” says Co-Captain Maeve Westover ’14. NCDS took first place with a score of 43, besting the defending champion by 23 points. Three Falcon runners medaled for top 10 finishes. One week later, the team hoisted the NEPSTA Class “C” trophy. The fleet of foot competed with 168 runners from 24 schools in a grinding race that separated the first-place NCDS team from second place Wheeler School by an average finish time differential of one-tenth of one second. “For the first time in the School’s history,” says Maeve, “the varsity squad won both EIL and NEPSTA Championships.” The dominant Falcon force was Maeve. Repeatedly breaking course and team records throughout her four-year career, she closed her impressive record the way she started it, finishing first for the team in every race she ran.
Dazzling on Defense
EIL Most Outstanding Player Sophia Sgroi ’15.
Sophia Sgroi ’15 won the EIL Most Outstanding Player Award for Varsity Field Hockey. A Boston Globe All-Scholastic and 2013 team MVP, Sophia is Co-Captain of the 2014 squad. The four-year varsity starter was recognized as the best field player in the league with the strongest stick skills. A versatile player, she is an offensive hitter on the corners and plays corner defense. Her keen knowledge of the game and intelligent athleticism played a key part in the 2013 team’s 13-5-1 record that culminated with ten season shutouts, the EIL Field Hockey Championship title, and a bid to the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Championships.
Eighth Grader Selected to U.S. National Tennis Team
Gracie Joyce ’18 was one of four elite 14-and-under female players from across the country selected to the U.S. National Tennis Team. She represented the U.S. in January in two world events: the Nike Junior International Teen Tennis in Bolton, England, and Les Petits As in Tarbes, France. Gracie played both singles and doubles with some of the world’s best players from Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, the U.S., and Australia. 24 £ Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014
Newton News
EIL Lacrosse Coach of the Year Moira Talbot (back, right) and All-American Margaret Fee (#25).
Spring 2014 National 3d Lacrosse Coach
Varsity Lacrosse coach, Moira Talbot was selected by the National 3d Lacrosse organization to coach year-round women’s club high school and youth lacrosse programs that transition elite players to the college level. An admissions officer and four-year varsity coach, she was a high school US Lacrosse All-American and University of New Hampshire D1 starting attacker who helped lead the Wildcats to a #13 national ranking. “The 3d training offers a challenging opportunity for Varsity Lacrosse. This year’s 10-1-1 team, a combination of lacrosse players only and seasoned athletes who play other sports in a calendar year, learned to set up picks, a men’s strategy; to open space for the pass; to fake, screen, dodge, and work the ball with accuracy. The technical methodology was a great learning experience for the girls and for me,” says Coach Talbot.
2014 Lacrosse All-American
2013 Head of the Charles Regatta.
Margaret Fee ’14 is a 2014 All-American for lacrosse. US Lacrosse annually honors players as High School All-American based on their superior skills and techniques. A four-year starter and co-captain of Varsity Lacrosse, the midfielder was the Spring 2014 top point-getter, the team MVP, and a three-time New England Prep School Women’s Lacrosse Association All-Star. She also was a four-year member of varsity field hockey and ice hockey teams and played six years with the Mass Elite club team that competes on a national circuit. Margaret now plays for the Vanderbilt University Women’s Lacrosse team.
2013-2014 Highlights FALL 2013 • CREW First, Second, and Third Varsity Crew 4+ boats raced to Gold medal finishes in their respective events at the New England High School Regional Championship Regatta. Fourth Varsity won Bronze. At the Head of the Charles Regatta, First and Second Varsity four-oars rowed to 7th place and 12th place among high school teams. Newton is the only high school team to earn two bow numbers for the 2014 Head of the Charles. novice Crew 8+ boats placed 2nd and 6th in the NE High School Regional Championships.
Keara Westover ’18, first place in the MA Middle School Cross Country Invitational.
• CROSS COUNTRY Varsity Cross Country (16-0) finished in first place in the EIL and won EIL and NEPSTA Championship trophies. To these feats, the runners added four perfect meets, five championship medals, two All-New England and six All-EIL awards. Coach Margaret Fox is EIL Coach of the Year. middle School Cross Country (9-1) sprinted to a fifth consecutive Larz Anderson Invitational trophy in a race against 10 other teams. The team finished second at the Roxbury Latin Jamboree and twelfth in a field of 30 at the BAA sponsored MA Middle School Cross Country Invitational. Keara Westover ’18, who finished first in every meet, outran 807 girls in the state meet to take first place with a 5:51 pace. Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014 £ 25
A t h l e t i c s S p o t l i g h t continued • FIELD HOCKEY Varsity Field hockey (13-5-1) captured the EIL title and rose to the semifinals in the NEPSAC Class “C” Championships. Behind top point-getter Nora DeSimone ’14, the team swept twelve of the first thirteen regular season games with 10 shutouts and a total of 39 goals while allowing a mere three. Six players are All-EIL, and Sophia Sgroi ’15 and goal-tender Victoria Iannella ’16 are All-New England. Coach Kimberly Southall is EIL Coach of the Year. A feisty JV Field hockey (5-4-2) posted great come-frombehind wins and two shutouts. middle School Field hockey “A” dominated two 5-0 games, and the “B” team held the opposition scoreless in six games. Varsity Soccer, Caroline Cloonan ’15.
• SOCCER Varsity Soccer (9-9-2) staged an exciting season. Six outcomes were determined by a single goal and the team split the EIL Open Tournament. Goalie Caitlin Stadtler ’14 posted a robust .913 save percentage from 275 season saves against 26 goals allowed. Five players earned All-League awards. JV Soccer (10-2-3) celebrated an 11th consecutive undefeated league season. A well-oiled machine, the team posted 31 goals and allowed only nine. middle School Soccer across all three levels made great strides in playing as a team. • VOLLEYBALL Varsity Volleyball (14-5) reaped a run of eight consecutive wins, ending the season with three sweeps. The round robin EIL Open Tournament ended in a three-way tie. NCDS captured the win based on points scored and a bid to the NEPSAC Class “B” Tournament. Five players are EIL All-League. Twelve of thirteen JV Volleyball (13-2) wins were decisive sweeps with NCDS posting 666 overall points to the opponents’ 398. middle School Volleyball notched a third consecutive (6-4) winning season with four sweeps.
Varsity Volleyball Co-Captain Nicole Macedo ’14.
WINTER 2014
NEPSAC All-Star Sochia Reardon ’17.
• DANCE Varsity Dance dazzled judges in Pom and Jazz categories, winning three First Place and one each High Gold and Platinum Awards, among other honors. At the Athletic Dance Championships, the team won the Special Award for Best Jazz Choreography.
• BASKETBALL Varsity Basketball’s (6-12) season-ending games included a triple overtime win against league leader Dana Hall and the EIL “B” Pool Tournament Championship trophy. Two players are EIL All-League. Sochia Reardon ’17 was selected to the NEPSAC Class “C” All-Scholastic team. A powerhouse JV Basketball (12-2) took two initial losses then roared through the winter undefeated, scoring an overall 165 more points than the opponents. middle School Basketball “A” (10-8) and “B” (7-4) teams combined to outscore opponents by 150 season points.
• HOCKEY Six seniors with a combined 22 varsity years on the ice helped propel Varsity hockey (10-6) to second place in the league. In the EIL Tournament Semi-finals, NCDS snatched the victory with an overtime goal by top point-getter Caitlin Stadtler ’14. Second-year goalie Molly Barrow ’16 posted 311 season saves. Coach Rick McCready is EIL Coach of the Year, and five players earned EIL All-League. middle School hockey (3-5) closed the season with back-to-back wins. • SQUASH Varsity Squash (8-4) ended its season with three shutouts, a 47-37 regular season match record, and a bid to the NEPSAC Division “B” Tournament. Middle School Hockey. 26 £ Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014
Newton News SPRING 2014 • CREW For a fourth consecutive year, Varsity Crew competed in the NEIRA 4+ Championships. First Varsity outraced 16 boats to win a trip to the Nationals where NCDS placed 14th in the Women’s Youth 4+ division. In the regular season, First Varsity swept all six regattas. Second, Third, and Fourth Varsity 4+ boats rowed to four first place and nine second place finishes across five regattas. JV Crew competed in regattas against Winsor, Greenwich Academy, Miss Porter’s School, and Berwick.
Varsity Sailing Skipper Sarah Kelleher ’16 and crew Gabby Castro ’15.
• GOLF Varsity golf (3-5-1) played in the 29th New England Pippy O’Connor Independent School Girls Golf Tournament at Watertown Golf Club in CT. Patrice Power ’17 (18-Hole Division) placed 37th among 61 players and Erin O’Brien ’15 and Olivia Corcoran ’15 (9-Hole Division) garnered top NCDS spots of 14th and 19th in a field of 44. • LACROSSE Varsity lacrosse (10-1-1) finished second in the EIL and won the EIL Open Tournament trophy. Co-Captain and four-year goalie Emily Hession ’14 blocked 125 shots. All-American Margaret Fee ’14 and top scorer Sophia Sgroi ’15 are All-New England. Six players are EIL All-League and Coach Moira Talbot is Coach of the Year. JV lacrosse (7-2) was defined by crucial saves (Hallie Bachelder ’15 in goal), great transitions, defensive stops, and scoring plays. Sixty-two middle School lacrosse “A” and “B” players improved their drives, transition skills, draw control, and strategy. • SAILING Varsity Sailing finished in 2nd place overall in the Mass Bay League ‘C’ Division. Anchored by four-year sailors, Co-Captains Gianna Famolare ’14 and Kelly Rafferty ’14, and Grace Fotiades ’14, the Mercury Gold and Silver and the 420 A and B Fleets raced in five regular season regattas that included thirty individual races. At the two-day MBL Fleet Race Championships, 420 A Fleet skipper Gianna and crew Olivia Johnson ’17 raced to 3rd in their division.
Middle School Softball pitcher Alena Cox ’19, shortstop Abby Mongeau ’18.
JV Tennis, Victoria Iannella ’16 and Anna Gildea ’16.
• SOFTBALL Powerful pitching, clutch hits, run-rallies, and brilliant field play galvanized Varsity Softball (8-6) to finish the regular season as the third top EIL team. Pitcher Amolee Hawkins ’15 threw 113 strikeouts and posted the most RBIs and right-fielder Mary Warner ’14 was top in overall hits and stolen bases. In the EIL Tournament “A” Pool, NCDS vanquished Dana Hall but fell to Winsor in the Championship game. middle School Softball (8-1) posted double-digit game scores in six games and three pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter against Milton. NCDS players crossed the plate 95 times and held opponents to 27 runs. • TENNIS Varsity Tennis (9-3-1) finished third in the EIL. An end of season highlight was beating undefeated Beaver Country Day 3-2, then defeating this top-seed team for a second time in the NEPSAC Girls Tennis Tournament quarter-finals. A dynamic JV Tennis (5-3) won three commanding 5-0 matches. Sixteen middle School Tennis (3-3-1) players swept two matches. £
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Reunion 2014 Une Réunion des amis de l’école
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TRUSTEE NEWS
THE FIRST TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE
Trustee Emeritus Kevin C. Phelan, HA’73, P’94’96’98 continues to serve Sacred Heart
Trustee Emeritus Kevin and Anne Duffey Phelan ’67, P’94’96’98 at the May Volunteer Reception.
Recognized for his financial acumen and expertise as a real estate financial advisor, his reputation as one of the City Boston’s most admired and respected business leaders, and his generous commitment to social justice, Kevin Phelan joined the Board of Trustees in 1990. Kevin is the co-chairman of Colliers International Boston Office. In 1978 he created the Capital Markets group, now one of the largest in the region. In 2007 he was named president of the Colliers International Boston Office and three years later was appointed co-chairman of the firm. Fiercely loyal to the City of Boston, he is equally committed to those in need, serving as an advisor and on the boards of organizations such as the Home for Little Wanderers and the Boys and Girls Club. He is reputed to be Boston’s “go-to” man to advise, support, and guide a cause. He has numerous years of service on boards and committees of professional organizations, colleges and universities, hospitals, and non-profit organizations. Early in his tenure on the Board at Newton Country Day, Kevin co-chaired the School’s first capital campaign, successfully raising funds dedicated to faculty development, financial aid, and upgraded facilities. As Chair of the Board, he led the Trustees through an unprecedented campaign to build the Sweeney Husson building that enriched campus life with a theatre, a dance studio, science labs, and Middle School space. At the 2001 blessing and dedication of the Sweeney Husson building, Student Government President Christi Gannon ’02 thanked Kevin and the Board. “This new building 32 £ Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014
is a symbol of your faith in us. It is built on the foundation of a long tradition of Sacred Heart education and it reminds us of our responsibility when we leave here, to live lives full of generosity, compassion, and service.” When Kevin passed the torch of Board Chair to J. Terence Carleton P’99 with plans for a new Library, enrollment had more than doubled. A strong role model, Kevin and the members of the Board who share his vision, his commitment, and his vigor, have converted generosity into visible results. “Giving back is one of the greatest pleasures of life,” says Kevin. “It is an investment in the future.” After a 24-year tenure on the Board, Kevin assumes a new position. He is the first non-religious elected as a member of the Corporation of the Boston Academy of the Sacred Heart. The husband of Anne Duffey ’67; father of Alicia Erickson ’94, Caroline Leto ’96, and Lauren Lipscomb ’98; and grandfather of eight, Kevin built a remarkable record of dedicated service that dramatically transformed the landscape, the bricks and mortar, and the education and lives of hundreds of Newton Country Day students. “Kevin’s devotion to the mission of Sacred Heart schools is extraordinary,” notes Sister Rogers. “Fully fifty percent of the good ideas for strengthening the School since 1990 came from Trustee Emeritus Kevin Phelan…but his best idea was marrying Anne. The School is blessed by their generosity, energy, and wisdom.” £
NEW TRUSTEES
Elizabeth Morey Blecharczyk ’01, M.D. is a Neonatal Hospitalist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and Tufts University Medical School. During her residency at Stanford University, Elizabeth was selected as one of three chief residents in the Stanford Pediatric Residency Program. In her current position she is involved in the resuscitation and care of newborns in the delivery room and in the neonatal ICU. Elizabeth and husband Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder of Airbnb, live in Palo Alto, CA.
Robert M. Reardon is Chief Executive Officer of ISG Corporation. A graduate of Merrimack College with a B.A. in Business Administration, Bob previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BME Gateway, a medical management firm which he founded. Prior to that, he was a CPA, business, and tax accountant with Caturano and Company. He is a Board Member of the Fenn School in Concord and also serves on the Board of Winchester Youth Baseball/Softball. Bob and Debbie live in Winchester with their children, Bobby, Sochia ’17, and Shannon ’18.
Edward Weiss is Executive Vice President/Corporate Strategy and General Counsel
of Fenway Sports Group. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Time Warner, Inc., and earlier at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in NY. A graduate of Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Ed is a Board member of Greater Boston Legal Services, the Roger Williams University Law School, and his alma mater Xaverian Brothers High School. Ed and Susan reside in Weston with daughters Nina ’18 and Elizabeth ’20, and son Tim.
Nancy C. Kehoe RSCJ, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Her area of expertise is religion and spirituality in the clinical context. For thirtythree years, using a model she created, she has led groups on spiritual beliefs and values for adults living with psychiatric disabilities. Nancy works with third year Harvard Medical Students and consults with healthcare providers in mental health settings, teaching them how to address the religious and spiritual needs of individuals. She presents at regional, national, and international conferences. Her publications include six You Tube “Conversations on Religion and Mental Illness” and her book, Wrestling with Our Inner Angels: Faith, Mental Illness and the Journey to Wholeness published in 2009. A graduate of Duchesne College, Omaha and Boston College, Nancy has served on the Provincial Team of the Society of the Sacred Heart and as a trustee at Stone Ridge, Bethesda, MD. £
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Requiescat in pace FoRmER TRUSTEE KEVin DoUghERTY ha’70, p’98 ~ 1946–2013 Trustee Kevin Dougherty, husband of Moira Ryan Dougherty ’70 and father of Margaret “Maggie” Dougherty ’98, died December 11, 2013. Kevin served on the Newton Country Day School Board of Trustees from 1995 until 2001. His financial acumen was a tremendous asset, as the campus expanded during his tenure with Sweeney Husson building. He is remembered for his enthusiasm on the sidelines of Maggie’s athletic venues, behind silent auction tables, and at Homecoming barbecues. Kevin and Moira were married for thirty-nine years. In addition to Moira and Maggie, Kevin is survived by his son Michael Dougherty. £
FoRmER TRUSTEE william nEEnan, S.J. ~ 1929–2014 The Reverend William Neenan, S.J., an ordained Jesuit for 53 years and an administrator at Boston College who served in several key leadership positions for more than three decades at the Heights, died June 25, 2014. Fr. Neenan helped guide Boston College to its place among the nation’s premier universities. In 1998, he became vice-president and special assistant to University President William Leahy, S.J., a position he held for 16 years. Fr. Neenan was a member of the first Board of Trustees at Newton Country Day in 1982 and continued to serve until 2001. He served on Boards of Trustees for several schools and universities that include Boston College High School, Nativity Preparatory, Fordham University, and Loyola University, Chicago. £ — Excerpts from Boston College Office of News & Current Affairs
Student days: Colleen Curry ’94 and Maura at the front of the school by the former “Breezeway.”
maURa BaRRY DeViTo ’94 ~ 1976–2013 We had a moment, just one moment that will last beyond the dream, beyond a lifetime. — Carole King verse Maura used in the 1994 Spire
Reunion 2009: Maura Barry DeVito ’94 (seated, center) with classmates Blythe Pikosky Kaufman and Christina Wallace Wolfstich; (standing, l-r) Kerin Brauer Nunn, Sarah Stanfield, Danielle Sullivan, Bree Sullivan Evarts, and Colleen Curry.
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Maura Barry DeVito ’94 died November 23, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Jason DeVito for seven years and the loving mother of Eleanor “Ellie” DeVito, born in 2009. The cherished daughter of Jim and former trustee Lorraine Barry and sister of Melissa “Missy” Barry ’96, Maura grew up in Jamaica Plain and came to Newton Country Day in ninth grade. She was an avid athlete, committed to service projects, a class leader, and later a dedicated member of the Alumnae Board and a Reunion co-chair for her class. An energetic presence at many alumnae events, she was renowned for her booming voice, impeccable style, and love of a good celebration. Maura graduated from Boston College in 1998 and worked most recently as a senior loan officer at Prospect Mortgage Company in Newton. Maura’s family asks that contributions in her memory be made to Newton Country Day School. £
Tr a n s i t i o n s Requiescat in pace JUDITH DeMELLO WALSH ’64 ~ 1946–2014 Judith DeMello Walsh of Glen Allen, VA died February 25, 2014 after a brief illness. After graduating from Newton Country Day, she attended Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY and graduated from Maryville University in St. Louis, MO. Judy is survived by her husband of 45 years, Stephen; her children Kevin and his wife Gretchen (NY), Sarah (IL), Timothy and his wife Maggie (VA), and Brian and his wife Kristy (NC); five grandchildren; her sister Kathleen DeMello McClaskey ’70 and her husband William of Hingham; and many extended family members. Judy’s family asks that donations can be made in her name to Newton Country Day School. £
In Me moriam Constance Carens Hilton ’43
John C. Buckner, father of Kimberly Buckner ’06, Mila Buckner ’07
Carlos Garcia-Rullan, grandfather of Camelia Garcia-Marxuach ’17
Mary Brine Fahey ’50, sister of Christine Brine Largay ’63, Barbara Brine x’52; aunt of Elizabeth Brine Allard ’81, Christina Brine x’84
Rosemarie Corcoran, grandmother of Rosemarie Corcoran ’08, Jennifer Corcoran ’09, Olivia Corcoran ’15, Nicola Chapple ’12, Kelly Chapple ’18
Mary D. Gardetto, mother of Gail Gardetto ’79, Susan Gardetto Casserly ’80, Cathleen Gardetto ’82
Paula Chisholm Dunn ’54, sister of Patricia Chisholm ’47, Mary Chisholm Sullivan ’51
Owen R. Coté, husband of Ann Fulton Coté ’49
Lenore Conway Caldwell ’40
Nancy O’Hearn Lattanzio ’55, sister of Lillis O’Hearn Sweeney ’43 Carolyn Buskirk ’59 Carol Caffrey Hazlehurst ’60 Mary Lou Crowley Hainsworth ’62, sister of Elizabeth Crowley McKenna ’67, Cathleen Crowley Estep ’70 Judith DeMello Walsh ’64, sister of Kathleen DeMello McClaskey ’70 Kathleen McGregor Lannan ’68, sister of Isabelle McGregor Katzer ’63, Mary Lou McGregor ’65
James A. Hayes, grandfather of Sophia Franchi ’16, Martha Franchi ’18
John J. Curtin, Jr., father of Ann Curtin Carroll ’81
Virginia C. Hays, mother of Susan Hays ’77, Sarah Hays ’79, Melinda Hays Muto ’84
Kyle F. Dandrow, son of Cathy Canon Dandrow ’72
Ruth Helgen, grandmother of Molly Gilligan ’16
Diane DelMonte, mother of Arryn DelMonte Sullivan ’84 Kevin J. Dougherty, former trustee, husband of Moira Ryan Dougherty ’70, father of Margaret Dougherty ’98
Oliver W. Hennigan, father of Laura Hennigan Carreiro ’81, Diane Hennigan Beaulieu ’84, the late Rita Hennigan Francis ’79; grandfather of Erin Brien ’09
William Duehren, grandfather of Hannah Duehren ’11, Sarah Duehren ’16
Francis Hinnendael, father of Laura Hinnendael ’81
Janet Durbin, grandmother of Claudia Durbin ’17, Lily Durbin ’17, Eliza Durbin ’20
James Hintlian, father of Margot Hintlian Block ’76, Mary Ellen Hintlian x’79; brother of Adeline Hintlian Spivey ’43
Maura Barry DeVito ’94, daughter of former trustee Lorraine Barry, sister of Melissa “Missy” Barry ’96
Adrienne Dyett, mother of Meredith Dyett Connor ’82
Koula Alevizos, grandmother of Katherine Alevizos ’08, Elizabeth Alevizos ’10
Frank M. Fitzpatrick, father of Maureen Fitzpatrick Foley ’77, Elaine Fitzpatrick ’80
Catherine C. Barry, grandmother of Riley Elizabeth Barry ’11, Molly Barry ’18
Michael T. Foley, father of Elizabeth Foley ’04
Cecile F. Fitzgerald, grandmother of Christina Fitzgerald ’14
Judith Holian, grandmother of Grace O’Connor ’17, Rose O’Connor ’19 Robert Douglas Hunter, father of Catherine Hunter Kashem ’99 James W. Hurley, grandfather of Michaela Cosby ’14 Marjorie M. Kelley, mother of Candace Kelley McLaughlin ’71
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Tr a n s i t i o n s in memoriam continued paul C. Keleher, father of Leigh Keleher ’88, Amy Keleher Greeley x’90; brother of Ann Keleher Desormeau ’69 Evelyn Kermond, mother of Ellen Kermond Fador ’75 mohandas Kini, father of Sarah Kini ’03 Claire Kondolf, RSCJ, Manhattanville ’52, former trustee John F. lawton, grandfather of Kathleen Fitzpatrick ’15
ann mcgee, grandmother of Casey Stanton ’03, Katherine McGee ’16 Jeremiah J. mcgillicuddy, grandfather of Christine Conley ’16 Catherine J. nicolazzo, grandmother of Gia Nicolazzo ’14 margaret m. nolan, grandmother of Olivia Nolan ’10, Hannah Nolan ’12, Isabelle Nolan ’15, Claudia Nolan ’20
Curt w. lemkau, husband of Susan Carroll Lemkau ’62
Jeanne o’Connor, mother of Kimberly O’Connor Markey ’72, grandmother of Caroline Markey ’09
Edward R. lev, father of Sarah Lev Hood ’89
Richard J. o’Reilly, grandfather of Kristyn Moran ’20
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Francis J. lynch, grandfather of Victoria Lynch ’18
Charles p. pagliarulo, grandfather of Erica Pagliarulo ’09
Suzanne powell, mother of Suzanne Powell Pickard ’83, grandmother of Annie Pickard ’15 marion Rando, grandmother of Alison O’Donnell ’98, Abigail O’Donnell ’02 John “Bud” Ryan, grandfather of Caroline Joy White ’96, Jacqueline Joy Fitzpatrick ’00, Margaret Joy ’11 Timothy Ryan, grandfather of Mairead McAuliffe ’12, Bridget McAuliffe ’16 Shirley Sweeney, grandmother of Latiaya Grooms ’06 winifred T. Tikkanen, grandmother of Caroline Sullivan ’06, Theresa Sullivan ’08 Dorothy F. Uglietto, grandmother of Ashley Benoit ’09, Jacquelyn Benoit ’11
nicole Balsamo ’03 to John Nielsen, January 18, 2014 Cara giudice ’03 to Benjamin Brill, July 12, 2014 Kathryn perkins ’03 to James Donellon, July 20, 2013 Elizabeth goff ’04 to Russel Santillanes, January 4, 2014 Claudia green ’05 to Geoffrey Fehling, October 5, 2013 Vanessa loukas ’05 to Liam Ryan, January 4, 2014 Cara mcCue ’05 to Tanner Moran, March 15, 2014 Katherine gibson ’06 to Hugh Carey II, July 12, 2014
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Class Notes 1944 marion Casey Donahue lives in Palm Beach. Her six daughters attended Sacred Heart Schools in New York, Greenwich, and London.
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mary Jenkins Knowlton chatted with a few classmates, “that was special—very special!” she writes. She reports: Eunice Ford williams in Santa Fe sounds great and continues to enjoy golf and bridge. Her son, John, father of two boys, retired from the Navy as a Commander and lives in Texas. Son, Tim, is an architect in Seattle. paddy hahn’s deep passion is her gardening. She has a wonderful wild refuge garden. ann marie mcDonald maclellan sounds especially upbeat. She lives in Melbourne, FL and summers at Lake Sunapee. She is a great-grandmother of two. Husband Peter celebrated his 90th birthday in April!
Although I, Mary, have not been up to par since a heart attack and a few other issues, and no longer drive or play golf, I thoroughly enjoy bridge. I lost a son to cancer in June, but thank God for many blessings, including my nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. philomene gilman mcgourty and her dog Nifty moved to The Highlands in Westborough, MA.
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Globe-trotter, Barbara Smith hernberg enjoyed a fall 2013 trip to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands where among her adventures she hiked the rim of volcanoes and studied giant tortoises, iguanas, sea lions, and magnificent birds in their natural habitat.
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1966 Congratulations to the parents of the bride, Mike and Cathy Finnegan Shortsleeve who celebrated their daughter Michelle’s July 2014 wedding.
1967 Janet Carroll Donelan joined William Raveis Real Estate. With the arrival of their newest granddaughter Riley Patricia Lipscomb, Kevin and anne Duffey phelan are enjoying five grandsons and three granddaughters.
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1971 Alternatives Gallery in Brooklyn, NY showcased a December 2013 solo exhibit of Rita Foley’s photography. BNY Mellon Regional Executive Joanne Jaxtimer was honored at the 2013 Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring’s Annual Match Fundraising Gala. Joanne leads BNY Mellon’s charitable giving initiatives in New England that include programs that support vulnerable youth transitioning into adulthood.
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patricia annino is on the committee of the 40th AASH (Associated Alumnae and Alumni of the Sacred Heart) National Conference, to be held at the Westin Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, April 9-12, 2015. All Sacred Heart alumnae/i are invited.
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1977 laura greer visited the School in the summer. Living in Brooklyn, NY, she is the Associate Producer for the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
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1983 maryellen Donovan Jordan is Director of Operations for Graduate Programs in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Prior to joining B.C., Maryellen held human resources and administrative management positions in a variety of industries, including professional services and non-profit organizations.
1984 For her Reunion, anne mulroy Digiovanni p’17 writes of a favorite memory: “Our 7th grade art teacher had us make a religious art movie — 4 Bible stories. It was ambitious, hilarious, and ultimately turned out to be wonderful. It is a classic relic of a time, a place, and the overlapping disciplines Newton emphasizes.”
Ellie o’Connor sends a shout-out to the “Blue Team.” She and husband Richard Hurd, a professor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, offer a thoughtful invitation to NCDS graduates who enroll at Cornell, Ithaca College, or Hobart William Smith. “Our home and heart is open to any NCDS woman coming up to the Finger Lakes.”
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1992 Congratulations to Daniel and Catherine Connelly Curran on the birth of Caroline who joins siblings Catherine, Grace, and Daniel.
1993 monica merino garrido lives in Greenwich, CT and qualified for the 2014 USA Triathlon Olympic-Distance National Championships. She started Footprint IQ, a marketing consultancy: www.footprintIQ.com.
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1996 Rick and liz Sprague miller ’96, an architect and an interior designer, were featured in an April 30, 2014 Boston Globe South Weekly article, “Do-it-yourself kitchen work.” The article showcases their work on their 1937 Crosby Colonial and pictured Rick and Liz in their newly designed kitchen with children, Peri (4) and Will (1). Liz shares projects and ideas on www. houzz.com and offers her design services through E.R. Miller at www.ermillerdesign. com. Caroline Joy white is the Student Affairs Administrative Assistant at Dana Hall School. Congratulations to Jeff Suarez and Yumi Yasutake on the birth of daughter Mariko Anne and to Lindsay Stephenson and missy Barry on the birth of twins Ryan Maura and Rourke Edward.
specializing in cardiovascular assist devices. Jessica harney griffin is on the faculty of Tufts University in the Department of Occupational Therapy. She earned a Ph.D in Physical Therapy from the MGHInstitute of Health Professions and has a strong background in hospital administration. Jessica also is an International Alpine Skiing Medical Classifier for the International Paralympic Committee and a member of the National Medical Team for Disabled Sports USA.
1998 Duffy markham Danish, an entrepreneur seeking to empower women through sports, launched a line of women’s sports apparel, Pink Siren Sports. Her company sponsors a women’s professional cycling team, Mellow Mushroom, which Duffy manages. She is also a Cat 1 Mountain Bike racer and raced in her 4th Off Road Assault on Mt. Mitchell last summer. melissa de oliveira writes: “Having moved from Boston to Chicago in May, I am adjusting to the midwest lifestyle! I traveled this past year, delivering in person learning programs for McKinsey. I also started a lifestyle blog (www.seasalted bee.blogspot.com) and took an epic summer trip to Southern Alaska and Washington State!” meta ann Cushing Ela renovated her Ridgefield, CT home, “with quite a few learning moments,” she says. “I finished my leave replacement at Sandy Hook School, where I taught for the past year and a half. I feel blessed to have been part of this resilient, brave teaching community. I’m sure we’ve all had our share of disappointments, highs, and lows, but one thing is certain, we’re getting better every year!” Congratulations to Jamey and lauren phelan lipscomb on the birth of Riley Patricia. Riley joins brother Peter and sister Maisy. Katie marshall ran her first Boston Marathon as a part of the Dana Farber Team. Ian and mary Dawson Taylor are having a blast living in New Orleans with son Luke (19 months).
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Susan Dell orto Kroc is a Senior Partner Marketing Manager in Chicago. She is passing the reins of class reporter to a willing classmate. Congratulations to John and Sarah aldridge Joaquim and to Brad and Julie gerstmayr Kelly on the birth of their sons, Jameson and Jack, respectively, and to Justin Gallagher and mariana Carrera on the birth of Alexandra. Julie orr earned her MFA at Claremont University, CA.
2002 John and Victoria Klarfeld Capehart moved to Alexandria, VA. Following two years as an English teacher and yearbook moderator at Newton Country Day, Victoria is teaching in VA. Claudia Carrera is a Ph.D student in Musicology at New York University. nikki Chalas writes that her contemporary dance company, ZviDance in New York City, premiered its newest work, “Surveillance,” with five performances at New York Live Arts, June 11-14th. Nikki is the Executive Director of ZviDance. Katie griffin is Vice President of Kinetic Content in Los Angeles, a company that creates and produces multi-platform content for the global market. Kristen Roth larimer graduated in June, valedictorian of the Professional Pastry Program at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. She continues to work full-time in the tech industry at Oracle, and is an assistant to the pastry chef at 80 Thoreau in Concord.
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When Dana gallo Strayton ’83 exchanged the corporate ladder for a white apron, she never dreamed that in less than three years she would be featured in The Boston Globe and on national television. The story of the owner of Prince Street Café & Bakery in Bedford, MA and the delectable pastries she makes from her grandfather’s recipes appeared in an article titled, “Baker shares grandfather’s traditions but not his recipes,” by Ann Trieger Kurland, just days after “Bakery Boss” host Buddy Valastro and his TLC network production team of 40 took over her shop for a week of taping. “It was wildly exciting, exhausting, and emotional,” she laughs. Dana and her husband Rob (brother of Melissa Strayton ’79 and Jennifer Strayton Clark ’77) were featured on “Buddy’s Bakery Rescue” on August 5, 2014. Dana’s story has roots in three generations. Her grandfather, who left Italy at the age of 16, came to the North End. He walked to his job in Watertown. To warm himself, he would stop into a little North End bakery. Not long thereafter, the baker invited him to learn the trade. Ultimately, Dana’s grandfather opened his own bakery. Under his tutelage and that of her parents who opened two Boston restaurants, Dana developed a passion for creating and presenting exquisite confections. “A Sacred Heart education encourages us to be strong, confident, independent women. I enjoyed my corporate work,” says Dana, “but hungered to own my own bakery.” In May 2011, Dana and Rob opened Prince St. Café & Bakery. It became a 2012 Reader’s Choice Award Winner. “The Bakery feeds my soul and keeps me connected to my grandfather and my parents.”
Save the Katie Connelly Curran ’92, her mother Mary Connelly, and children Catherine, Grace, and Daniel.
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2003 Congratulations to brides nicole Balsamo, Cara giudice, and Kate perkins. Nicole Balsamo and John Nielsen were married in Grand Cayman. The wedding party included meghan Doherty, Erin Doyle, and Joanne gallahue. Casey Stanton and Vanessa Loukas Ryan ’05 attended. Nicole and John are living in South Boston. Cara Giudice married Ben Brill. The wedding party included Kate Perkins Donellon and Emily Giudice ’08. Kate Perkins married James Donellon in 2013. Kate is a Third Grade Teacher at St. John’s School in Canton. meghan Doherty is a client intake coordinator for Cantor Fitzgerald & Loomis Sayles. Congratulations to Felipe Witchger and Casey Stanton on the birth of their son Theo.
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Design, Elizabeth is the US marketing manager for Thomas Pink in NYC and Russel is a vice-president in the Goldman Sachs technology department. Rayne Briceno minors is an Operational Leader in the Boston Public School’s Central Office. She works with Assistant Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris and K-8 schools in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Brighton/Allston.
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meaghan Doherty is in the second year of her Masters program at Johns Hopkins SAIS where she is specializing in International Economics and Strategic Studies. She spent the past year living in Bologna, Italy. Now in Washington, DC, she is working for the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS). Geoffrey Fehling and Claudia green were married in 2013 in Boston and live in Bethesda, MD. The wedding party included Olivia Green ’07, Erin Chabot, Elizabeth Collins, and alexa hechavarria. Claudia, who received
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her Master of Public Health in 2013, is a senior consultant in the Translational and Regulatory Sciences Practice at Precision for Medicine in Bethesda. allie Kroner is a graduate student at New York University and an intern at the New York Community Trust. Vanessa loukas and Liam Ryan were married in Boston. Vanessa’s wedding party included abby hueber, Cara mcCue, and lily poduska. Vanessa is pursuing an MSN at Simmons Family Nurse Practitioner Program. Cara McCue and Tanner Moran were married in Boston. The wedding party included Morgan McCue ’13, Abby Hueber, Lily Poduska, Vanessa Loukas Ryan, Dianna Curry, Erin Kelly, Virginia Kerrigan, and Elaine purcell. Cara works on the Digital Media team at MMI in Houston, TX where she and Tanner reside. avery Rizio published an article in the journal “PLoS” (Public Library of Science) titled, “The cognitive control of memory: Age differences in the neural correlates of successful remembering and intentional forgetting.” Avery writes: “It’s the first neuroimaging study to investigate how the processes that support the inhibition of encoding change Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014 £ 41
with age. In the article, we show that while older adults do not show a behavioral deficit in the ability to intentionally forget irrelevant information, the locus of active inhibitory processes shifts from the frontal lobe to the parietal lobe as individuals age.” As a B.C. student, Jillian Rothwell wishman interned for Smartbargains. com which later launched Ruelala.com. Following graduation, Jillian has worked in a variety of roles at Ruelala.com.
Kate gibson and Hugh Carey were married in July in Falmouth. Kate is an associate account manager for WebMD and Hugh is a public sector restructuring consultant for Alvarez & Marsal in NYC. Kira henderson is a Scientific Writer/Editor for Cell Signaling Technology in Danvers. lauren Solari earned her Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2013. She passed the bar exam for both New York and Massachusetts and is a trial attorney for a firm on Long Island where she focuses on medical malpractice claims. Cornell University graduate student allison Tracy is studying Ecology and Environmental Biology. mariaah williams
Christine Brienza is at Boston University of Social Work pursuing a full time MSW program. Vivian Buchanan lives in Brighton and finished her first year as a Lawrence High School math teacher. She describes her year at the high-needs urban school as simultaneously exhausting, challenging, and fun. Jill Carlson writes that following a two-year stint in NYC working in bond trading, she has returned to the water (and the suburbs) at the US Rowing Training Center in Princeton, NJ where she is training with an eye to the national rowing team and the 2016 Olympics. Kiki Dolan lives in NYC and works on market expansion for onefinestay, a London based startup that offers luxury homes as boutique hotels while home owners are away. Emily giudice lives in Cambridge and works at the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a nonprofit that helps private foundations with performance assessment. Daria les is in her second year of a dual JD-LLB
law degree in London, England. She is on the Board of the Alumni Association at Princeton University and recently founded and launched League, a Princeton alumni mentoring network. Cambridge resident and Tufts University Medical School student Rio nomoto received the 2014 American Association for Thoracic Surgery summer intern scholarship. Rio conducted research and gained clinical exposure in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital. ali o’Keeffe completed her Teach for America commitment in Jackson, MS and moved to Charlottesville, VA as a first year law student at UVA Law School. Kaibeth pena-Cruz is a case manager at Crittenton Women’s Union, a non-profit organization that helps families of moms and children attain economic independence through advocacy and social services. She assists with housing, savings, debt-reduction, education and job-search, crisis intervention, and client workshops. Southern Methodist University graduate Sarah Torrence is working at MeplusYou, a digital advertising agency in Dallas, TX. Our thanks to mel Cybriwsky for updating news on classmates. Mel is a Senior Account Manager at Infinata in Norwood. She also won her age group and came in second overall at the 2013 Vineyard Warrior Triathalon.
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In the spring of her Fordham University senior year, Cecelia hanifin starred in the lead role of Luisa Contini in the Tony Award-winning musical “Nine” presented by Fordham’s Mimes and Mummers. She also designed the cover of the playbill for “Nine.” Cecelia has been involved in Fordham’s Experimental theatre, playing roles of Clementine in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and Nurse Rachett in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Emma lewis spoke to the senior World Religions class about Tibetan Buddhism and her research titled “The Reincarnate Self: Modern Tulku Identity and Experience” on the formation and presentation of young reincarnate lamas in India. helen Queenan, a Smith College graduate who plans to pursue a career in Public Health, participated in a Study Abroad Program at the University of the South Pacific, Alafua Campus, Samoa in 2013. Her Independent Study Project, “Establishing Priorities for Mental Health Services in Samoa,” examined the effectiveness of resources and services available to the mentally ill. For the community-based research project, she developed a survey, collected data, and participated in field observation with the Mental Health Team at the National Health Services. Her studies included: Traditional Societies in Transition, Globalization and Contemporary Issues, Intensive Samoan Language Study, and Research Methods and Ethics. Helen was awarded associate membership in the Smith College Chapter of Sigma Xi, a national scientific research honor society. michela Valente is working in Boston at Mullen Advertising.
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Kayla Famolare is the copy editor of the Boston College newspaper The Heights.
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Kaufman, “BG” McNamara Bigelow, Audrey-Maeve Hager Barker, Alicia Phelan Erickson, Danielle Sughrue-Timoney Geiger; (middle) Christina Wallace Wolfstich, Barbara Thomits Wedge, Jessie Daly Viggiano, Leanne Smith, Priya Bhargava Sapra; (back) Kerin Brauer Nunn, Maria Gagliardi DeLeon, Patty Roylance, Kristen Doyle Castree, Colleen Curry, Bree Sullivan Evarts. 10 1999: (front, l-r) Aja Crockett, Maura Murphy, Sara Patey Intonato, Beth Gallagher, Nicole Cecconi Otchy, Joanie Cullinan; (back) Michele Connors Capoano, Paulina Mason Murton, Karen Popeo, Megan Carleton, Kanika Skeete, Cate Hunter Kashem. 11 2004: (front, l-r) Claire Bryant, Amanda Roever, Megan Hall, Jane Sarno, Hilary Tredennick, Esi Panford, Kate O’Connell, Kate Herlihy; (middle) Regi Moore, MaryBeth Boyle, Beth Galligan, Kristina Callen, Liz Foley, Christine Driscoll, Laura Markell, MaryNell NolanWheatley, Liz Goff Santillanes; (back) Kat Giddings, Liz Riley, Jane Gomes, Sandra Brown, Katie Colton. 12 2009: (front, l-r) Elise Dubuque, Darcy Donelan, Diana Homsy, Kyra Prats, Caroline Markey, Courtney Moran, Blake McLaughlin, Martha Viasus, Soktola Long, Keiani Gomes, Camila Pontes; (middle) Julie White, Tori Grant, Katie Holland, Melissa Fiore, Alex Fox, Molly Tilton, Maggie Miller, Jen Corcoran, Marya Pulaski, Erin Brien; (back) Ramsay Stewart, Eileen Kapples, Katie Fischer, Kim Lawton, Amy McDermott, Erica Pagliarulo, Nora Doherty. £ Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014 £ 45
Calendar of Events 2014-2015 for Sacred Heart Alumnae, Families, and Friends
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November 2
Admission Open House ~ 1:00–3:00 p.m.
November 6–7
Upper School Musical “Seussical,” 7:30 p.m., Sweeney Husson Theatre
December 5
Alumnae and Children Advent Party ~ 9:30–11:00 a.m., Gym
December 24
Christmas Eve Mass ~ 9:00 p.m., Chapel
February 11–12
Middle School Musical ~ February 11 at 7:00 p.m., February 12 at 2:00 p.m., Sweeney Husson Theatre
Sister Barbara Rogers Headmistress
March 4
Science Fair ~ 3:30 p.m. for Judges, 6:00 p.m. for Guest viewing
March 6
Très Bien Auction ~ 7:00 p.m., Marriott Hotel, Newton
Elena loukas p’05 Director of Development
April 27
Senior Project Begins
April 23
Mothers of Alumnae Coffee ~ 8:30 a.m., Blue Room
May 2
Reunion 2015
Alumnae from non-reunion classes are welcome to attend. New York City Alumnae Reception
August
Summer Receptions
Fall
Homecoming 2015 For more information about upcoming events, email alumnae@newtoncountryday.org, call 617/244-4246, or check the school calendar at newtoncountryday.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
Kathryn mcCarron Director of the Annual Fund mary pat Joy p’96’00’11 Publications Editor mpjoy@newtoncountryday.org
Honoring Jubilarians and Classes of 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010. Spring
Correspondence and Change of Address Newton Country Day School 785 Centre Street Newton, MA 02458-2599 617/244-4246 Fax: 617/965-5313 Email: alumnae@newtoncountryday.org
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Ways to Give
REUNION COMMITTEE The May 2015 Reunion celebrates Classes ending with “5” and “0.” Join classmates to build enthusiasm for the funfilled event. Volunteer at alumnae@newtoncountryday.org
ANNUAL FUND Join our team of donors who support our current students, faculty, and programs.
CLASS REPORTER Contact classmates to submit news and/or photos to alumnae@newtoncountryday.org.
Make Newton Country Day a philanthropic priority and make a difference.
SCIENCE FAIR JUDGE Join alumnae, parents, and past-parents to judge the 20th annual Newton Country Day Science Fair.
FOUNDERS’ SOCIETY The Founders’ Society recognizes those who include Newton Country Day School in their will.
SENIOR PROJECT MENTOR The Class of 2015 follows a successful 44-year initiative that started with the Class of 1971. Senior Project mentors offer seniors a five-week opportunity to experience fields of medicine and scientific research, law, finance, media, the arts, event-management, education, meteorology, politics and government, the environment, and non-profit initiatives.
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING Become a member of the Five Year Annual Fund Consecutive Giving club.
PHONE-a-THON Join parents and alumnae at the School to contact families or classmates for a gift to the Annual Fund. Contact the Development Office to volunteer. 46 £ Très Bien Magazine Fall 2014
ATHLETIC & WELLNESS CENTER The new facility will strengthen and enhance the academic, athletic, and arts programs that are the hallmark of a Newton Country Day education. With your gift you join us in making this new facility a reality. DOUBLE YOUR GIFT Check to see if your company will match your gift. Contact the Development Office for Ways to Give.
Save the Date Saturday, may 2, 2015 Honoring Jubilarians and Classes of 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010. 1989: Mara FitzPatrick Lappin, Hillary Gaeth Ashton.
2009: Keiani Gomes, Soktola Long, Martha Viasus, Camila Pontes.
Events • Jubilarian Tea celebrating
alumnae who graduated 50 years ago and more
Class of 1964 celebrates 50 years: Moira Prout Kelleher, Muffy Sullivan Avery, Liz Murphy Ward, Ellen Burke Ryan.
• Class of 1965 Tree Planting • Reunion Liturgy • Cocktail Reception • Class Pictures and
Campus Tours • Reunion Dinner
many thanks to Reunion 2014 Volunteers: 1954 Alice O’Neil 1959 Mary Ellen Salter Healey 1964 Alicia Guedes Franzosa 1974 Meg Fahy Galligan 1979 Elizabeth Haughey Greenwood 1984 Anne Mulroy DiGiovanni Joanmarie McAuliffe Lee 1989 Jennifer Smith 1994 Bree Sullivan Evarts Christina Wallace Wolfstich 1999 Michele Connors Capoano Catherine Hunter Kashem 2004 Claire Bryant Katherine Herlihy 2009 Blake McLaughlin Caroline Markey Jen Corcoran Julianna White
2004: Megan Hall, Jane Gomes, Beth Galligan.
1994: Alicia Phelan Erickson, Colleen Curry, “BG” McNamara Bigelow, Maria Gagliardi DeLeon.
Help plan a great Reunion
Join the Reunion Committee. Contact Director of Development Elena Loukas P’05 at: alumnae@newtoncountryday.org
1984: Aileen Gilladoga Starnbach, Anne Mulroy DiGiovanni.
Relive Memories, Rekindle Friendships, Reunion
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