CLASS NOTES in December with a media studies degree and concentration in sports broadcasting. William Schurman graduated from Cornell last May and lives in San Francisco, where he works at Facebook. He recently saw David Mah, who works at Dropbox nearby. Sharon Dunmore completed a semester abroad in London last spring. She has been interning at the Guilford County district attorney’s office in North Carolina. Sharon will graduate a semester early from Guilford and then attend Wake Forest School of Law in fall ’14. As for me, I graduated from Rice last May with a degree in philosophy. In June, Dat Dang and I went around the U.K., where he studied this past semester. In August, I moved to Kibbutz Alumim in Israel, where I plan to live for the next few years. If anyone’s ever nearby, please feel free to visit.
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OLIVIA VAN COTT 43 Cleveland St Greenfield MA 01301-1905 olivia.vancott92@gmail.com
NISHA MALIK 409 Davis St Greenfield MA 01301-1414 nishamalik92@gmail.com OLIVIA WOLPE 20 Frothingham Rd PO Box 1010 Dublin NH 03444-1010 oliviawolpe@gmail.com (ck with Andy)
Our class is off to great things in the summer of ‘13. Meghan Cotter is having a great time in Costa Rica, and from there, she will head to Argentina for a semester to study Spanish. Merry Lo is back in Hong Kong, interning at an event management company. In August, she plans to travel to Taiwan to visit her fellow Hogger, Annie Chen. Cammie Chan is also interning in Hong Kong and will be meeting up with Merry, Annie, and Hanson Cheng later in the month. Bennett Lai is enjoying his community in Michigan and is looking for community service opportunities to stay active over the summer. Erica Stuke will be a junior at Hobart and William Smith in the fall, and she will be studying in Amman, Jordan, for the fall semester, learning Arabic as well as doing research for an independent study project she is conducting about recent economic development in Amman. She is a coxswain for the Hobart rowing team. Owen Monahan is also a member (rower) of the same team. Garrett McMullen is working a summer job in Rochester and plans to spend time with Nick Kidd, Nate Locke ‘12, and Joe Sharkey on the Cape. He is also training to play Division I ice hockey for Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall. Will Werblow transferred from the University of Vermont to McGill for a stronger East Asian Studies department and a better location. He enjoys the great Montreal environment, even with
the colder-than-NMH winters. He frequently sees Alexi Garrow and Drew Varges ’12, as they both
study at McGill. Will is now working as the design editor for the McGill Daily, and he misses creating the NMH Hermonite. Since graduation, Will has been in touch with Junius Ross-Martin, Paul Chang, Jack Burnham, and Jimmy Guan ’12. Sam Bassett lives in Burlington, Vt., where he works in Champlain College admissions as a guest coordinator. As a class, we wish Joe Sharkey, who was recently hurt, a speedy recovery. Keep it up, class of ’11. Now, news from your class secretaries. Olivia VanCott spent the past year at home in Greenfield going to school for early childhood education and taking care of Sofia Fayroian, the daughter of the new head of school, Peter Fayroian, and his wife, Rachel Waring Fayroian. “I am looking forward to transferring to a school with a strong education major, but will be in the area for a while, so if anyone wants to come visit NMH, please contact me.” Nisha Malik started her summer by helping the NMH advancement team with Reunion ’13, and then flew to Iowa for a health program. She then will spend the summer as an intern for the NMH Upward Bound Program, assisting biology classes and coaching tennis. “I am looking forward to my time on campus and will be thinking of the great time I spent with you all. And, of course, the dining hall food still rocks.”
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NMH PARKER PELTZER 120 Passumpsic Ave PO Box 453 Wilder VT 05088-0453 ppeltzer@gmx.com WILSON JOSEPHSON 50 The Oaks Henniker NH 03242-3450 josephsonw@carleton.edu
From Wilson: Hello, all. I’ve happily compiled our second batch of class notes, allowing Parker Peltzer to rest; judging by his article on trekking to the ends of the earth, it’s a rest he thoroughly deserves. My first year at Carleton College was happy enough, but I’m glad that David Coleman ’13 has joined me in Northfield, Minn. I’m living off campus this year, managing a house full of students and planning campus-wide events to promote fitness. Many other members of our class have been enjoying college life, and have been recognized for their quality and character—though, really, is that a surprise? Naomi Weitz, Tucker Kavanagh, and Hannah Solis-Cohen met this spring at the University of Virginia invitational regatta. Naomi and Hannah both attend UVA, where Hannah is rowing for the women’s varsity team. She went to NCAA finals as a spare for UVA, and the team finished fifth. Tucker is attending Washington and Lee. August Rulewich happily finished the first of five years in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s architecture
program. As well as studying architecture, August joined the Rensselyrics, one of RPI’s a cappella groups. The group attended the ICCA quarterfinals in Boston, where they won the award for “Best Arrangement.” Ali Koskoris joined Syracuse University’s Quidditch team, and traveled with them to Kissimmee, Fla., where the International Quidditch Association held the world cup. Syracuse did not advance through tournament play, but the team took home the D2 sportsmanship award. Ali traveled through Europe this summer with Caitlyn Ramsey. The two of them visited Scotland, England, Wales, Venice, Rome, and Barcelona. Justin Pau thoroughly enjoyed his first year at Emory University, where (he is happy to report) there are far fewer blizzards than there were at NMH. He spent his summer in New York City, studying Mandarin and financial accounting. Charlotte Gross had a happy freshman year at Dartmouth College. She has found a tight group of friends on the Nordic ski team, and she’s found no end to her curiosity as she explores the literature and humanities courses offered in Dartmouth’s curriculum. Oona Kilcommons studies theater and dance at Bennington College. She has continued her work as a counselor for children, a research intern for a professor of peace building and the arts at Brandeis University, and is continuing an active work search in performance venues in New York and Boston. Despite the hard work required to stay afloat at Boston University, Malik Odeh released his first mix tape last winter. And, despite his stubborn denial, the truth is out: he is a rapper. Please continue to send in updates for our class notes. We look forward to hearing from you. From the Alumni Office: James Greenwood, NMH associate dean of multicultural education, visited Durham, N.C., last spring and saw Ryan Kelly at Duke. James reports that Ryan is still on the pre-med track, has decided to major in psychology with a minor in African American studies, and has successfully balanced his academics and his responsibilities as a manager for the Duke University men’s basketball team. There is a photo of Ryan with Gus White ’53, in the class of ’53 column of this issue.
Tucker Kavanagh ’12, Naomi Weitz ’12, and Hannah Solis-Cohen ’12 met at the University of Virginia’s invitational regatta last spring.
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