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WINTER 2009-10

A Publication for Parents, Alumni and Friends of Palmer Trinity School ANNUAL REPORT ISSUE

Editor

Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja

Creative Director Joe Sanchez

Copy Editors Lois Chumbley Amy Duarte Bennett Hoke

Katrina Murphy Bruce Musgrave Peg Musgrave

Administration Sean Murphy Bruce Musgrave Ashley Chapman Laurette Cestare Fr. Julian Lentz Danny Reynolds

Rob Lundgren Ben Hoke Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja Monica Sanchez Susanna Cetta Sarah Kemeness Jake Von Scherrer Vivian Cerione Susie Loiacono

Head of School Assistant Head of School for Academics Head of Upper School Head of Middle School Chaplain Director of Admission, College Counseling & Financial Aid Director of Finance and Operations Director of Development Director of Communications Director of Alumni Relations Director of Major Gifts Upper School Dean of Students Director of Athletics Registrar Executive Assistant to the Head of School

PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL Board of Trustees 2008 – 2009 William Morrison, Chairman Paula Brockway, Vice-Chair Susan Ludovici, Vice-Chair Michael Baiamonte, Secretary Jim Davidson, Treasurer Susan Benenati Michael Contreras Rev. Frank J. Corbishley (Bishop’s Designate) Diane De Olazarra Robert Dunlap Rt. Rev. Leo Frade Brett French, ‘97 Eloise Gonzalez-Geller

Nancy Hector Anne Jackaway Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Mitchell Kaplan Charles Klenk Vicki O’Meara Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Darryl Robinson Bronwen Rutter Charles Scurr Gary Tarbe Jo-Ann Titley Michelle Torbert Luis Villanueva

ENEWSLETTER – Keep informed of campus events, as well as student and faculty accomplishments through this communication piece. Send story ideas or comments to scalleja@palmertrinity.org ONLINE COMMUNITY –i Palmer Trinity School offers a full-service website, www.palmertrinity.org, where you can, among other things, look up friends in a searchable directory, find out about upcoming events, and connect with your Alumni office. We also post back issues of our e-newsletter online. You can also join fellow alumni and faculty by visiting: www.facebook.com/ For details on all of these benefits feel free to call your Alumni Director, Monica Sanchez at 305.969.4210.

Front cover: Students compete at tug of war during 2009 homecoming festivities Inside front cover: Laura Portuondo ‘10, taken by Lizney Sievert Inside back cover: Alexandra Mendez ‘10, Cecilia Leal ‘10, Katarina Nordqvist ‘10 Back cover: Students displaying mangrove seedlings are: Lisa Krstajic ‘10, Diana Fernandez ‘12, Jessica Salgado ‘12, Jonathan Chang ‘12, Victoria Alvarez-Arango ‘12, Vanessa Zabala ‘12, Gina Tomasetti ‘12 Thank you to all our contributing photographers: Anais Ganouna, Jan Morrison, Lizney Sievert, Maggie Wilson

Many Palmer Trinity students take a Sustainability Pledge, one that commits them to reducing their environmental impact. This idea of sustainability, however, is also a thread connecting their lives as students to the alumni they become after graduation. “Sustainability” denotes an ability to be maintained, a harmonious balance between intake and output. This, in the end, is the greatest wish that parents, teachers, and the entire Palmer Trinity community can hope for our graduating students. The ability to maintain who you are means that the foundation you stand on is strong, the learning you’ve garnered is sound, and the presence of mind you occupy is resolute.

The theme of this issue of the Aerie magazine is next steps and letting go, embarking on college and university, and what it is like to transition from student to alumni. You’ll read about two alumni, Gil Lang (1997) and Dax Tejera (2003), who eloquently describe how Palmer Trinity set them on their current paths. You’ll also read Assistant Head of School for Academics Bruce Musgrave, as he explains how the three facets of education here (curriculum, co-curriculum, and extra-curriculum) impact student life, and what is important to know for graduation. This issue pivots its focus on the time before and after graduation, or another word for the event, commencement, which rightly suggests the beginning rather than simply an ending.

Bel Kaufman, professor and author, said: “Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money…it is a process, a never-ending one.” And so the process continues for our 2010 graduates, as their knowledge and dreams are sustained into the next stage. Education serves to create and solve puzzles, because the more you know, the more you are aware of what you don’t know.

Change, however, is difficult. Experts everywhere have questioned why change is hard.

What is it about our brains that resists new ways of life? The best laid plans, the most organized sequence of actions, can still be challenging to face head on. Our graduates are at an interesting crux in their lives, because it is imperative to honor and celebrate this outstanding achievement of high school graduation, while still focusing on what is yet to come. I think a primary wish for graduates is to focus on moving forward while still hoping to leave an imprint. We can’t look in the front and rear view mirrors simultaneously, however, and still expect to arrive at our destinations. This is when our graduates have to have faith that their many hours of college preparation did indeed equip them for their next journey. That the friendships made here at Palmer Trinity will last a lifetime.

And that letting go is the only way to move through space and time, in spite of how difficult it can be. Our students must have faith in sustainability, for indeed, they will be the sustainers of the future.

Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja Director of Communications and Public Relations

EDITOR’S NOTES

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On the Road Preparing to apply to college or university Danny Reynolds, Director of College Counseling

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A Three-Legged Stool Learning about the essence of PTS Programs Bruce Musgrave, Assistant Head for Academics

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Reading For a Living Founding members of Book Club reflect on their years of reading Ruthanne Vogel, Librarian

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The Deep Diving into a new type of learning in the Coral Lab Isabelle Verwaay ’10 and Leopoldo Llinas, Ph.D.

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Creations A tour through PTS’s Art Program Alexandra Katzman, Art Department Chair

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On the Verge Next steps after PTS Julian Lentz, Chaplain

VisionAeries 26

The College Experience A visit with five recent alumni Ben Hoke and Monica Sanchez

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Departments 1

Editor’s Note

By Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja Director of Communications and Public Relations

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Highlights

By Sean Murphy Head of School

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Bird’s Eye View

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Annual Report

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AlumNews

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47 Alumni Spotlight Dax Tejera ’03 51 Alumni Spotlight Gil Lang ’97

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In 1995 Neil Postman published The End of Education. In it he made the audacious assumption that “schools are not now and never have been chiefly about getting information to children.” Postman invoked the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson, who believed the purpose of school was “to ensure that citizens would know when and how to protect their liberty.” As the title suggests, he was trying to save education from slipping into extinction by reclaiming its original purposes. As Plato taught us in his allegory of the cave, we are all of us to one degree or another chained and enslaved by our ignorance, and only through the mighty work of turning our entire souls around, can we hope to see truth with greater clarity.

But even in Plato’s old city, Athens, it was commonplace for people to miss the point of school. Most of the children of citizens were tutored by rhetoricians who focused on training their students to win arguments by any means necessary, an ancient version of vocational training. Socrates, our first teacher, had a different idea. He wanted students to seek greater understanding of themselves and the world around them. In Athens, the idea of school as we practice it was born. The marketplace of Athens became a marketplace of ideas, where all things were tested, all ideas rose or fell according to how much merit they contained rather than how loudly or skillfully they were trumpeted.

Many things have changed since then. Thanks to science we know a lot more about the universe.

We no longer live in isolated city states. The Enlightenment—not to mention the Internet—has opened up every aspect of life on earth, and we are continually confronted with every conceivable idea and impulse. Neil Postman was right to worry that education might become impossible in such a world. It does seem at times that education has retreated to a position of training a few in the skills that will serve their individual self interests best, without regard to the good of the whole or the greater understanding of truth. As Postman put it, “The making of adaptable curious, open, questioning people has nothing to do with vocational training and everything to do with humanistic and scientific studies.”

If we at Palmer Trinity are to avoid the age-old pitfall of using our educational opportunity merely as a means to an end and not as the end itself, if we are to raise our consciousness out of the darkness of ignorance and into the light of truth, then, in Postman’s words, “free human dialogue, wandering wherever the agility of the mind allows” must lie at the heart of all we do. Schools must provide a narrative of “moral guidance, a sense of continuity, explanations of the past, clarity to the present, hope for the future.” And we must do so within a context of faith, faith in the inherent potential of every human being to become a mature, productive, resilient, and versatile adult. The strong currents of materialism and consumerism are siren songs tempting us to see ourselves merely as brokers of commerce rather than as citizens in the marketplace of ideas.

Sean Murphy Head of School

HIGHLIGHTS

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|PTS Thespians | Curtain Call A theater make over, including new curtains and an upgraded lighting system, has redefined the Theater Department and the quality of the facility. The newly formed technical theater class has also been an essential addition to the department. The Design and Technical Theater production lab is a hands-on class that teaches the students every aspect of theatrical production, such as publicity, hospitality, box office, stage management, lighting and sound design, set construction, costumes and props. In addition, all PTS students involved in an acting class or production are now required to put in ten hours of technical theater work that will teach them appreciation and knowledge of what goes into a production.

In October, the PTS Senior Thespian Troupe 5458 Officers for 2009-2010 were introduced at the Upper School Showcase. They are: President – Raul Andres Gonzalez, Vice President – Cecilia Leal, Secretary – Briana Henry, and Treasurer – Sofia Faiella. The Upper School Introduction to Acting and Advanced Acting classes performed excerpts from plays these students are studying in their English classes, such as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll’s House. Other selections included pieces from Beth Henley, Arthur Kopit and Neil Simon. The two classes concluded the evening with a poignant rendition of “Seasons of Love” from the musical Rent.

Also in October, the two Middle School Acting classes presented their Showcase revolving around suspense and terror just in time for Halloween! One class focused on Edgar Allen Poe and his famous poem

“Annabel Lee.” While dancing, singing and reciting the poem, the students interpreted Poe’s creative vision. The other middle school class focused on Dr. Seuss’s poem “What Was I Scared Of” and again utilized creative staging, singing and dancing to retell the poem in an original manner. Both classes created a new Showcase with a Christmas theme for the end of the semester. PTS Junior Thespian Troupe #88939 was created for our 6th-8th graders, and eight performers represented PTS at the District 4 competitions held in late November. The troupe consists of more than 40 members and has plans to study theater, musical theater and the various components of theater.

Finally, the PTS Thespian Troupe competed in the District 8 One Act Festival and came away with high marks and stellar acclaim for their performance of Check Please. We congratulate Biraaj Mahajan (’12) for winning an “All Star” award for his portrayal of Ken. Our Senior Thespians will also compete in the District 8 Individual Events (IE’s) in January. Our first production of Check, Please was presented on November 13-15th and the next production will be Anatomy of Grey in January. Please join us!

– Phebe Hibshman, Drama Teacher

|Music| PTS String Quartet Congratulations to Peter Ovelmen, Nic Cadena, Shani Saunders and J.J. Devine, who performed at the In the Park with Art Kickoff Event on Wednesday, October 28th at the Village of Palmetto Bay Center. The Palmer Trinity students performed as a String Quartet and entertained all of the attendees with their beautiful instrumentals during the two-hour event. Assisting them at the event was music department faculty member April Queen.

– April Queen, Music Department

Peter Ovelmen ’10, Nic Cadena ’11, Shani Saunders ’12, April Queen and J. J. Devine ’14

Campus News |Arts |

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Digital Filmaking

Eco Art Inspires Students World-Renowned Miami artist Xavier Cortada launched the Reclamation Project at Palmer Trinity School on December 2009. He dedicated a permanent installation of mangrove seedlings at PTS. His eco-art installation is an effort aimed at reforesting mangroves and providing students with a better appreciation of nature.

Raul Gonzalez and Lisa Krstajic ’10 The digital filmmaking class is a new elective provided to the students by Palmer Trinity School. This rigorous course not only teaches students how to write, produce film and edit their own creations, but also instills discipline in them. Students are taught the value of organizing themselves in order to meet deadlines, work well with others and to accept and listen to each other’s creative ideas. This fun academic course gives students the opportunity to express themselves through motion pictures.

Grades in the class are based on the creative projects presented by the students and the constructive criticism that the students give one another. When presenting the projects and sitting on the “hot seat” the students have a chance to learn and understand how they could improve their work for the next time. At the end of the year, a film festival is held allowing the students to present all of their work to parents, teachers, and even some representatives of the film industry. “The PTS Film festival was simply incredible! I was able to present my work and receive very helpful constructive criticism from an outside source,” says one of the graduating seniors. For those students who have already had a little experience in film or want to take the elective a second time, the advanced digital filmmaking class is available. In this class students can use all of their skills to produce different projects such as documentaries and feature films.

Cortada addressed the entire school and talked about the need to generate awareness about global climate change and habitat destruction. He encouraged each member of the community to take action. The student and faculty involvement was outstanding.

After convocation, students and faculty met with Xavier Cortada and participated in a ceremonial dedication. Each participant took a mangrove propagule and placed it in a plastic water-filled cup, stating “I hereby reclaim this land for nature.” The mangrove propagules will be nurtured into seedlings and eventually planted along coastal areas.

“I am honored to bring The Reclamation Project to Palmer Trinity School” said Xavier Cortada. “Through time, this permanent installation will invite every class of students to engage their community not just in growing mangrove reforestation, but also in helping change the way participants see themselves in relationship to the natural world.”

Xavier Cortada has created art installations at the Earth’s poles to generate awareness about global climate change and has developed participatory art projects to engage communities in local action at points in between. Cortada launched the Reclamation Project in 2006 to remind Miami Beach residents and visitors of the island’s origins as a mangrove forest. Annually, volunteers plant the seedlings on Biscayne Bay. The Palmer Trinity community is honored to be part of this effort.

–Leo Llinas, Science Department

Students interested in studying this art form in college will benefit from these classes which provide a foundation on which to grow a basic/intermediate understanding of the world of film.

Through hard work, passion and good times, the students not only meet new people and make better friends but also get their creative juices flowing!

– Lisa Krstajic, ‘10 Trae Kerdyk ’10, Sean Murphy (Head of School), Xavier Cortada (artist), Zach Schwartz ’10 at Reclamation Project installation

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continued their tradition of great participation and solid play.

Fall Sports Wrap Up With the Fall Sports Season having wrapped up its games, we can begin to look back on some outstanding performances while also looking ahead to the Winter Sports Season.

The PTS Golf program had another banner year as the Falcons reeled off 12 straight victories to start the season. Landon Michelson went on to win the District Golf Championship and led a group of four Falcon golfers on to the Region IV Tournament, where he finished one stroke off the leader to qualify for a first-ever trip to state. The Palmer Trinity JV / MS Golf team also had a strong finish, defeating All Angels Landon Michelson ’10 Academy in their final match of the year.

The Falcon Cross Country Program continues to be among our best, with the boys’ team winning the Region IV title a record four years in a row! The girls’ team was also in top form and both teams placed at the recent FHSAA State Championship Meet. The Middle School harriers (cross country runners) also finished strong, sweeping both 1st-place titles in the season-ending meet.

After finishing the 2008 season as the FHSAA State Runner Up, the Falcon Volleyball team continued to excel – finishing their regular season at 22-2 and then storming through the competition to win their second straight DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. Although PTS did not return to the State Tournament, the Falcons have established themselves as one of the top programs in South Florida. The Middle School volleyball program also experienced great success with record high numbers of girls playing on three separate teams.

Cross Country Runners, Louis Asensio ’12 and Vicki Fernandez ’10

The Fall Season came to an official close with the Palmer Trinity FALL SPORTS AWARDS which were held in the PTS Gym on Thursday, December 10th.

Athletes from all levels and teams were recognized and honored for their many contributions to the program.

Palmer Trinity School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team

The Football Team played 2009 as an independent program and although the team did not return to the playoffs, the players showed great determination throughout the year, highlighted by a 43-0 win over rival Princeton Christian. The middle school teams also

The Winter Season is here with the PTS Soccer and Basketball Programs off to a great start. The Falcons have three teams – Girls’ Soccer, Boys’ Soccer, and Girls’ Basketball – that are the defending District Champions and a fourth team – Boys Basketball–that was the District Runner Up. Our Middle School Basketball and Soccer teams also have record numbers, and we are all very excited about the upcoming seasons. For more information about Falcon Sports, please check our athletic pages at www.palmertrinity.org GO FALCONS! – Jake von Scherrer, Athletic Director

Campus News |Academics| A Lesson on El Niño After showing signs of resurgence last spring, the global climate phenomenon known as El Niño emerged in June. El Niño is a phenomenon characterized by an anomalous warming of the equatorial waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean and has a profound effect on weather patterns across the globe. In fact, El Niño has greatly influenced our weather in South Florida by mitigating the formation of hurricanes, but in the coming months it will cause some dynamic changes in our winter and spring weather.

Initially recognized by fishermen off the South American coast of Peru, El Niño had the appearance of unusually warm water in the eastern Pacific Ocean, occurring near the end of the year.

El Niño means the little boy or Christ child in Spanish and this name was used for the tendency of the phenomenon to arrive around Christmas. While warm water accumulates along the northern Chilean and Peruvian coasts during El Niño events, cool water collects around the Australian and Indonesian coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. While working on my master’s thesis at the University of Chile, I grew to appreciate the significance of El Niño’s influence on South American climate and am fascinated by the global reach of this powerful phenomenon.

This event tends to occur with irregular frequency of three to seven years and alternate with an opposite phase called La Niña.

A La Niña event is characterized by unusually warm water accumulating across the western equatorial Pacific Ocean and cooler than normal water distributed across the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.

flowing from west to east thousands of feet above us, energized

by El Niño, will help to push Pacific moisture into southern North America and bring vigorous low pressure systems to us with increased frequency. These low pressure systems will then bring us very unsettled weather.

While our winter is wetter, we will notice an increase in severe weather events across the Southeast into the spring. The faster winds of the subtropical jet stream interact with severe thunderstorms enhancing their ability to rotate and eventually cause hail and even tornadoes. During the last strong El Niño event in 1997-1998, a potent but picturesque tornado ripped through downtown Miami May 12, 1997 while numerous powerful tornadoes crossed southern and central Florida in February of 1998.

Scientists currently are unable to confidently predict the onset of an El Niño or a La Niña event, but we do know one when we see one! The causes of these phenomena are still not completely understood, but the global weather consequences are better recognized and predicted. Let’s see how our winter and spring weather evolves as El Niño intensifies. My students and I will continue following the evolution of El Niño and monitor associated consequences in South Florida and beyond.

– Greg Zamarripa, Science Department

El Niño and La Niña events significantly impact our weather in South Florida. Basically El Niño inhibits hurricane development in the summer and early fall but brings us wet and stormy winters while La Niña causes significant drought. The current El Niño is continuing to intensify with a peak expected during the winter.

This anticipated peak in intensity will increase our chances for severe weather in South Florida and create opportunities for me to document the associated effects while storm chasing in collaboration with different television networks.

El Niño influences North American weather by increasing the speed and frequency of westerly winds flowing over the southern United States and the Atlantic basin. These shearing winds inhibit hurricane formation by toppling incipient tropical systems and shredding developed tropical storms and hurricanes.

Consequently we experienced an unusually quiet 2009 hurricane season thanks to El Niño.

During our winter and early spring, an increase in precipitation is expected due to an intensification of wind speed in the subtropical jet stream which develops during the winter along the southern tier of the United States. This rapid current of air Bird’s Eye View

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By Danny Reynolds, Director of Admissions and College Counseling

Freshman & Sophomore re Year C Calendar alen ndar • Build strong academic, language, mathematics and d critical thinking skills by taking challenging courses.

• Browse through college literature or surf the Web to get an idea of what kinds of schools may be of interest to you.

• Study hard and get excellent grades.

• Keep an academic portfolio and co-curricular record.

• Strengthen your vocabulary by increasing your reading.

• Become involved in co-curricular activities.

• Begin saving money for college.

• Know NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) requirements if you want to play sports in college.

• Check out what high school courses colleges require.

Junior Year Calendar October • Junior-year PSAT scores may qualify a student for the National Merit Scholarship Competition and the National Achievement and the National Hispanic Scholars Programs. The more times you take standardized tests, the more familiar you will become with the format and the types of questions asked. If you wish to receive free information from colleges, indicate on the PSAT test answer form that you want to participate in the Student Search.

August • Meet with your college counselor and advisor to review your courses for this year and plan your schedule for senior year.

September • Attend the Palmer Trinity Junior College Night.

• Save samples of your best work for your academic portfolio (all year).

• Maintain your co-curricular record (all year).

• Attend the Miami Invitational College Fair

November • Junior-year grades are extremely important in the college admission process, because they are a measure of how well you do in advanced, upperlevel courses. Grades also are used to determine scholarships and grants for which you may be eligible. So put in the extra effort and keep those grades up!

• If you will require financial aid, start researching your options for grants, scholarships and workstudy programs. Make an appointment with the college guidance staff or start by visiting scholarship websites for the college-bound to do research on your own using the Internet.

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December • During December you should receive the results of your PSAT. T. Read your score report and consult your advisor to determine how you might improve on future standardized tests. The PSAT T is excellent preparation for the SAT Reasoning Test, which you will take in the spring.

• If you plan to take the ACT, register now for the February ACT. Many colleges accept the ACT (American College Test) or the SAT Reasoning Test. Some colleges require the ACT or both SAT Reasoning Test and the SAT Subject Tests. When you begin to explore different colleges and universities, double-check to see if they prefer or require the ACT, the SAT T Reasoning Test and/or the SAT Subject Tests.

July March February • Make an appointment for you and your parents to meet with your college counselor to discuss your preliminary list of colleges.

Discuss whether your initial list of colleges meets your needs and interests (academic program, size, location, cost, etc.) and whether you are considering colleges where you are likely to be admitted. You should be optimistic and realistic when applying to colleges.

• Register for the March SAT Reasoning Test if you have completed the math courses covered on the SAT Reasoning Test. If not, plan to take the SAT Reasoning Test in May or June. Prepare for the SAT Reasoning Test or ACT by signing up for a prep course, using computer software, or doing the SAT/ACT practice tests available in the counseling office or at bookstores. But don't spend so much time trying to improve standardized test scores that grades and co-curricular involvement suffer.

January • Begin to make a preliminary list of colleges you would like to investigate further. Surf the Internet and use the college resources in the college office, on Naviance or in the library.

• Write, telephone, or use the Internet to request admission literature and financial aid information from the colleges on your list. There is no charge and no obligation to obtain general information about admission and financial aid.

April • When selecting your senior courses, be sure to continue to challenge yourself academically.

• Register for the May/June SAT Reasoning Test and/or the May/June SAT Subject Tests. Not all SAT Subject Tests are given on every test date. Check the calendar carefully to determine when the Subject Tests you want are offered. Register for the June ACT if you want to take that test.

• Ask the appropriate teachers to write on your behalf for the fall. Provide recommendation forms, any special instructions to the people writing your recommendation.

• Continue to evaluate your list of colleges and universities. Eliminate colleges from the original list that no longer interest you and add others as appropriate.

• Look into summer jobs or apply for special summer academic or enrichment programs. Colleges love to see students using their knowledge and developing their skills and interests.

• Visit colleges, take tours, have interviews and ask questions. Make college visiting a family event. Involve your parents in every step of your application process. Choosing the right college is a tough decision; the opinions of those who know you best can provide helpful insight into which college is best for you.

June • After school ends, get on the road to visit colleges.

Seeing the college firsthand, taking a tour and talking to students can be the greatest help in deciding whether or not a school is right for you.

Although it is ideal to visit colleges during the academic year, going in the summer will be valuable. Admission offices employ their students to give tours and answer questions from prospective students and their parents.

• Take the SAT Reasoning Test, the SAT Subject Tests and/or the ACT.

May • Get a jump start on summer activities. Consider enrolling in an academic course at a local college, pursuing a summer school program, applying for an internship, working, or volunteering. If you work, save part of your earnings for college.

• Begin visiting colleges.

Phone to set up appointments. Interviews are always a good idea if available. Many colleges will tell you they are optional, but an interview will show interest, enthusiasm and initiative on your part and provide an excellent opportunity to have your questions answered. Do a practice interview with your counselor, teacher, employer, or a senior who has had college interviews. Set up interviews as early as possible-interview times become booked quickly!

• Take the SAT Reasoning Test or the SAT Subject Tests.

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The Three-Legged Stool at

The Curriculum, the Co-Curriculum, and the Extra-Curriculum

By Bruce Musgrave, Assistant Head for Academics

We have known for a long time that many good things come in threes—from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti, at one end of the cultural spectrum, all the way to Curly, Larry, and Moe at the other. It just seems as though three is a magic number. It rounds out the comparison, completes the set, and establishes an equilibrium: Thesis, antithesis, synthesis.

Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Bronte. Small, medium, and large. Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. Huey, Louie, and Dewey. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Legislative, executive, and judicial. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Veni, vidi, vici. Winken, Blinken, and Nod. The Russian troika. Peter, Paul, and Mary. All Gaul is divided into three parts . . . well, you more than get the idea.

Beginning, middle, and end.

A group of three affords a degree of balance in the construction, like the three-legged stool, whose legs can be of slightly different lengths, yet the stool will always be on solid footing—basically un-tippable. Accordingly, we have some nearly magical threes of our own at Palmer Trinity School.

The most notable trinity at Palmer Trinity (after the Holy Trinity) must surely be the people, the place, and the program. Give us those great people—our students and teachers, administration and staff, board of directors and alumni, and parents and friends—and put them in the magical place on SW 176th Street, and then give them a meaningful program to pursue, and just wait to see what happens. It won’t take long. Few of us would bother frequenting any place very often were it not for the people, and when an agreeable place and inspiring people keep coming together over time, sometimes a memorable program develops among them.

At PTS, that program, in turn, consists of a triumvirate of its own—the curriculum, the co-curriculum, and the extra-curriculum:

The Curriculum

The Co-Curriculum

The Extra-Curriculum

Everything the students do that counts directly toward meeting graduation requirements (everything on the transcript)

Everything that all the students do that does not count toward graduation requirement but is still universally expected

All those programs sponsored by the school, but at each student’s individual option, such as . . .

• All of their required courses • All of their elective courses • Other options they avail themselves of (Independent Study, Concurrent Enrollment)

• Advisory Groups • Community Service • The Convocation Program • The Outdoor Education Program • All the non-credit-bearing universal expectations

• Inter-Scholastic Athletics • Biscayne Bay Initiatives • Student Exchange Programs • Programs of Students Helping Students

All very potent elements of an education!

Retracing our steps back through those three elements of the program, starting with . . .

THE EXTRA-CURRICULUM . . . we find some of the most instructive aspects of school life, and none of them is part of the nominal curriculum:

• Programs of Students Helping Students Peer Counseling: At present more than 60 of our juniors and seniors volunteer to be trained at working with their peers on such sensitive issues as conflict resolution, bullying, and low self esteem National Honor Society Tutors: More than 30 members of the Honor Society staff an afternoon help desk in the library to serve any of their fellow students who drop in for help with homework or studying for a quiz or test Writing Center Peer Editors: Trained just like the Peer Counselors, but in helping other students with their compositions, the WC’s Peer Editors (three dozen of them) work at the Center, helping individuals and even entire classes with their writing Mathematics Honor Society Tutors: These service-minded math whizzes work patiently with their fellow students who need some help at demystifying their math homework or figuring out exactly how to make that graphing calculator do its work

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• Student Government School-wide elections determine who leads the student body, and those student government offices provide ample opportunity to exercise leadership initiative Grade-level elections result in similar leadership opportunities at the class level, as the students practice representative democracy Honor Council elections establish the panel of students entrusted with mediating the Honor Code to the student body, as well as hearing serious discipline cases Clubs Council consists of leaders of the many clubs and service organizations, and the Council coordinates the offerings to ensure smooth functioning and cooperation

• Admission Tour Guides Under Palmer Trinity’s convention of offering prospective students a day of shadowing current students on campus, the Admission Tour Guides not only welcome the visitors but also furnish the Admission Committee with well-informed peer feedback on the candidates Likewise, when prospective parents visit the campus, those parents can hear a student perspective from our Admission Tour Guides as they learn about the physical campus

Alex Dudley (‘12)

Abbotsleigh School, Australian Exchange Program

6th Grade Sea Camp, Big Pine Key

• Student Exchange Programs One of the distinctive features of PTS life is a slate of semester exchanges with various partner schools, both abroad and domestic Abroad: We have current active exchange programs with two schools in Sydney, Australia, with one in Salamanca, Spain, and with another in Aix-en-Provence, France A briefer annual exchange with Osaka, Japan is available during Mid-Winter Break Domestic: Our students have thrived during semester exchanges at CITYTerm, a program based at the Master’s School in Dobb Ferry, New York, and focused on experiential learning in and around New York City Closer to home, the Island School in Eleuthera, Bahamas, provides a cooperative learning experience in a rustic marine environment

• Biscayne Bay Initiatives With guidance from professional naturalists as well as graduate students and faculty members from local colleges and universities, our students enjoy opportunities to explore marine habitats and assist in authentic scientific research in several venues, with most of the experiences scheduled after school hours or on weekends: South Florida Student Shark Program—the capture, investigation, resuscitation and release of small sharks from a research vessel PTS Coral Nursery—growing of Pacific coral in tanks in our on-campus Coral Lab And still to come, Stiltsville Marine Habitats—investigation of the migrations of various marine species among three distinct habitats in Biscayne Bay

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• Student Lunch-Time Book Clubs With faculty sponsorship and under the leadership of our librarian, the lunch-time book clubs exist on three age levels and involved more than a tenth of the entire student body during the 2008-2009 school year in the reading and discussing of high-interest fiction and nonfiction

• Inter-Scholastic Athletics Perhaps the most conspicuous of our extracurricular activities and certainly the most highly subscribed, our program of Inter-Scholastic Athletics for students in grades 6-12 fielded more than 50 teams in the traditional three-season format in 2008-2009 Those offerings are rich, varied, and growing, with seven new teams added in just the last year. There are clear opportunities for both novice athletes and those with many years of elite competitive background, and multi-sport participation is encouraged From a competitive perspective, PTS fielded five district-championship teams in 2008-2009 at the varsity level, and seven teams in all that advanced to post-season play, including our inspiring State Finalists in Girls’ Volleyball In the Dodge Sunshine Cup all-sports standings, PTS has consistently ranked in the top third of our bracket of fifty schools similar in size and character. For the last three years we finished second, second, and third among the ten schools comparable to ours in South Florida

2009 PTS participates in Race for the Cure

Stilltsville hosts students for a four-day educational workshop on sea turtles, corals, mangroves, sea grass and sharks

PTS volleyball team goes to Regionals

Unlike those entirely voluntary extra-curricular activities above, THE CO-CURRICULUM is required of all students, but not for credit toward graduation. It too consists of activities, for both the group and the individual, that take place almost entirely outside the classroom and off-transcript, but those co-curricular pursuits can also play an integral role in each student’s learning:

THE CO-CURRICULUM • Advisory Groups - because the advisory groups are common to all of our students, they hold great potential for establishing the positive ethos of the school, for easing transitions, and for providing a home base of sorts outside of the academic classroom Daily or weekly meetings with a faculty advisor, in groups of ten-twelve For personal interaction, academic advising, and expediting administrative tasks (such as registering, planning, and preparing for tests and debriefing the results afterwards)

• Community Service - with a broad array of opportunities (ranging from Mission Trips to Nicaragua to Clean-Up Sessions on the beach), the program seeks to provide experiences in volunteering that will whet the students’ appetites for more

Individual and group options, grades six-twelve, for learning about self through service, and to promote a life-long habit of service to others Increasingly in coordination with our Biscayne Bay initiatives and Outdoor Ed

• Convocation Program - the chief opportunity for the entire student body and faculty to gather and develop their group identity by doing things together.

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Past convocations have included appearances in our Visiting-Author Series by writers Jodi Picoult, Sherman Alexie, and Sandra Cisneros, among others Our library-benefit Book Fair Speakers program has hosted Michael Grunwald, Dave Barry, and Les Standiford, among others Exposure to and interaction with professional writers and artists has been a consistent highlight of the year for a great many of our students, who develop a sense of personal connection with the writers and performers and begin to visualize for themselves paths to accomplishing something comparable

• Outdoor Education Program Low-impact camping; environmental awareness To build positive group dynamic and class bonding To promote local ecological understanding For the individual’s autonomy and self-confidence At Seacamp, Big Pine Key(6); Biscayne Nat’l Park (7); Oleta River (8); Matheson Hammock (11); and a dozen smaller excursions throughout the year to train student leaders and reconnoiter potential large-group sites In many ways, the ultimate in learning by doing

Students with Mr. David Bradt

Author Dave Barry at 2009 PTS Book Fair

Students test their agility during their Outdoor Education ropes course

Easily the most extensive, elaborate and highly evolved of all our programs at Palmer Trinity School is THE CURRICULUM.

THE CURRICULUM The complexity, depth, and variety of those academic programs warrant fuller treatment in another article, dedicated solely to curricular matters. Further complicating matters is the fact that a great many of our curricular pursuits—including but not limited to our music and drama course offerings—engender associated extra-curricular spin-offs (for example student plays, that may be produced in a class but are open to participation by others on an extracurricular basis, special music festivals involving certain students, beyond the ordinary scope of the class, and the like). Nor is the listing of extra- and co-curricular endeavors above even close to comprehensive; in the interest of time and space, we’ve omitted any number of worthwhile activities in favor of presenting the options in broad strokes here. Suffice it for the time being to say that we think there are rich offerings across the board at PTS . . . in the curriculum, in the co-curriculum, and in the extra-curriculum. We know very well that we cannot be all things to all people.

However, we try to provide at least one great thing for each person. We also hope to provide far more than that for many others.

In short, we seek to balance requirements with options. We consistently recognize that learning occurs in many places—including sometimes in spontaneous conversations at the lunch tables or on the walks to and from class. We hope that every student finds a combination of highly fulfilling pursuits, including at least one for each student in which to excel. It won’t be in athletics for everyone, or in service, or in the arts, or even in the classroom—though we devote the best part of each day to doing all we can to make sure each student leaves our curricular program with the foundation and stimulation to be able to pursue whatever looms next academically.

By thoughtfully combining options from our curriculum, co-curriculum, and extra-curriculum, each student can fashion a vital, custom program. The lengths of the three legs of that program will vary from student to student and even from year to year for each student. However, with those three elements firmly supporting them over time, our students should be virtually un-tippable themselves, just like those three-legged stools. Those threes have a magic all their own . . . Of the people, by the people, and for the people . . . Snap, Crackle, and Pop . . .Three cheers!

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Reading for a Living:

PTS Book Club By: Ruthanne Vogel

In the fall of 2003 I was beginning my second year as the librarian at Palmer Trinity School. The previous year was one of new experiences and growth for me as I was new to Palmer Trinity and new to school librarianship. My background was in computer technology and university librarianship, so my first focus had been on helping students and faculty discover new ways to connect technology to library research.

That fall I noticed a quiet middle school boy who came to the library every day and read book after book. I spoke with him about his reading interests, recommended some new titles, and he soon became a regular customer at the circulation desk. After my initial focus on moving research beyond Google, I recognized another role I could have as librarian. I realized there were many readers at Palmer and I wanted to find a way to reach them. What is the best way to gather readers together? A book club!

The first meetings of the club gathered about 15 students and a few faculty members in the upstairs library after school. Most of the students were from the upper school, but a few middle school readers joined as well. Our first reading choice, by popular demand of the upper school students, was Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice. Yes, vampires did exist before Twilight! Two things became apparent very quickly. One was that a reading club mixing seniors with sixth graders was not going to work as their reading levels and interests were too diverse. Secondly, an after-school meeting was difficult due to sports, bus schedules, and other clubs. With this, the lunch-time three-section book club was born.

The lunch-time book club meetings solved both problems. Now the members were meeting with peers of their own age group and meetings did not conflict with after-school events. Over the subsequent six years, the club has swelled in membership to include at times almost 10% of the student body. Along with meetings and book discussions at lunch, the club members also take part in evenings at bookstores, author events, on-campus book theme nights, and trips to the Miami International Book Fair. Although I still concentrate on teaching research skills and information literacy, these book clubs are one of my favorite parts of being the librarian at Palmer Trinity School.

With each year, members come and go. Heavy course loads, sports and other club participation claim the time of our many motivated students. Each class, though, has had its core group in the book club.

These students attend the weekly meetings, year after year, reading the books and participating in the discussions. Five of these students were among the original members when the club was formed in 2003 when they were in the 7th grade. These five exceptional students just graduated with the class of 2009.

Along with their many accomplishments in the classroom and on the fields at Palmer, they can also remember with pride their long-term commitment to the book club.

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Martin Dolgiej, Class of 2009 now at University of Florida

Chris Hager, Class of 2009 now at Northeastern University

Alex Hevia, Class of 2009 now at Boston College

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American Gods By: Neil Gaiman

Velocity By: Dean Koontz

Good Omens By: Neil Gaiman

Middlesex By: Jeffrey Eugenides

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by Isabelle Verwaay ’10 and Dr. Leopoldo Llinas, Science Department

Palmer Trinity’s newly-added program in the science department has got the town talking! At the new Coral Lab, teachers and students are growing corals, crabs, sea urchins, fish, mangroves and much more! Educators and researchers involved in the project hope it will increase students’ understanding of human impact on the marine environment.

The Coral Lab is a long-term educational outreach curriculum at Palmer Trinity School. Program manager Dr. Leopoldo Llinás collaborates with a team of scientists at the University of Miami. Thanks to a grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation, students now have a hands-on opportunity to acquaint themselves with the challenges of reconstructing a natural coral reef in a small tank, as well as a chance to contribute to the science education at PTS. Teachers involved in the project have some background in marine science. Take Robert McGlynn for example.

He is a former college research and teaching assistant in this field. The experience of Dr. Llinás in ocean science came in handy when setting up the tanks. He was also the contact link between the PTS community and the University of Miami. As soon as students heard what was about to take place, they quickly became interested in the project and volunteered to participate in the newly-founded Coral Lab. The Coral Lab program provides students with hands-on, project-based learning experiences that engage them in scientific research. Students investigate and hypothesize about the natural and human-induced factors affecting coral reefs. They discover how to set up and conduct scientific experiments. They learn how to interpret the data they collect. In the near future, they will also study coral reefs in their natural habitat.

The Coral Lab program gives students the opportunity to explore topics of personal interest and integrate their findings with other disciplines.

Dr. Llinas, Coco Salazar ‘10, and Zach Schwartz ‘10

University of Miami at Rosentiel Coral Resource Facility: Philippe Gillette UM, Tom Capo UM, Isabelle Verwaay ’10, Kirby Battle ’10, Trae Kerdyk ’10, James Roos ’10

The first independent study began with one junior student, William Trae Kerdyk. Trae started by learning how to take care of a coral tank and realized that he could not confine himself to only raising and maintaining corals. To get a stable and largely natural ecosystem in a small tank he had to learn more about the biology of corals. He monitored the water quality of the tank twice a week and took measurements of several compounds dissolved in the water including nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, calcium, and pH levels. He also measured two physical parameters: temperature and salinity. Trae added grazers – snails and hermit crabs – to the tank in hopes of creating a stable biological climate and controlling algae growth.

Trae enjoyed his independent study so much that he decided to work over the summer at the Coral Lab. Today, about a dozen students are actively involved with the Coral Lab in various projects. Zachary Schwartz, the student director, ensures each member

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Tyler Fisk ’10 and Zach Schwartz ’10 look through microscope

of the Coral Lab stays on task and completes his/her project. Zach himself took on a mangrove restoration project. He and a group of students collected red mangrove propagules (ready-to-go seeds) from Matheson Hammock and Key Biscayne. They distributed the propagules to teachers who are keeping them until they sprout. Then, the students will replant the mangroves in their natural ecosystems,where they hope to help create a healthy environment.

These students, now seniors, are mentoring rising upperclassmen in order to keep the program alive.

Even though not all students who participate in the Lab are planning to be future marine scientists, the program exposes each individual to disciplines needed in the future. So if you are someone who is inspired by how oceanic ecosystems work, or if you are someone who simply wants to learn about the marine environment, then the Coral Lab is for you.

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A tour through PTS’s Art Program

By Alexandra Katzman, Visual Arts Department Chair Sixth-grade Art is part of a discovery “wheel” program that allows the sixth graders to experience a variety of subjects for six weeks at a time. Through this program in Art, sixth graders are introduced to new media and concepts as well as Art History. Clay construction techniques are a favorite for this age group, and they learn and practice the hand-building techniques of pinch, coil and slab construction. Color theory is also reinforced as students mix acrylic colors to decorate their clay pieces.

The middle school Mixed Media class recently completed a collaboration project, working together to create a large scale (4’ x 5’) reproduction of Van Gogh’s famous painting, Bedroom in Arles. Each student received a small piece of the image to replicate as accurately as possible. After learning how to mix the entire color spectrum from the three primary colors which they were given to work with, students set about the reproduction process, culminating in the reassembly of each piece into a completed reproduction.

Students in Mrs. Wood’s Advanced Digital Art class have been enjoying the process of delving deeper into photography and computer-based image making. Their first project was to recreate an American Express ad campaign that originally paired expressive black and white portraits of celebrities taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz with a questionnaire filled out by the featured star. Students planned how to express their own lives and personalities through a single photograph and then set to work with tripods and self-timers. Once their portraits were finished, the students then recreated and filled in the questionnaires with their own answers. The resulting two-page spreads were so professional; they would not seem out of place among the pages of a magazine!

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Additionally, each Friday, the Advanced Digital Art class creates a one-day collage, focusing on the elements of design. These projects offer students a great opportunity for artistic freedom and the chance to show off their Photoshop skills. They vote on the strongest, most aesthetically pleasing composition from the group and it is featured for the week in the glass case on the northwest corner of the Yarbrough Humanities Building. Stop by and take a look; there is a new design each week!

Things are all fired up in the Ceramics Studio, where a new generation of budding potters are enthusiastically building their skills, and veteran ceramists are creating bold, ambitious works while helping their younger counterparts.

One of the most enthused beginning students is Stefan Staertzel, pictured, who commented, “Ceramics is an exciting class.

Not only do we learn how to make pots on the wheel, we also learn the importance of following instructions and dedication to work.”

Students in 3D Architectural Studies completed their “icebreaker sculptures,” symbolic models of dichotomous concepts.

Our young designers also researched and reported on “starchitects” such as Wright, Le Corbusier, and the Iraqi genius, Zaha Hadid.

This semester’s models of sustainable houses, are currently displayed in the library.

In Independent Studies in 3D Design, Belle Verwaay produced a massive sculptural work, that was displayed in the Math and Science Building. She is filling her sketchbook with dozens of ideas for future works, including designs for furniture, lighting, and sculptural friezes.

In Beginning Painting, upper-school students created Chuck Close-inspired portraits in which patterns were used to construct the facial features of their subjects.

Many of the students chose to recreate pictures of themselves, celebrities, and their friends. At first, most of the students found it quite difficult to mix the desired colors with only the primary colors, but by the end of the project, most became experts at this important skill.

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The students in upper school Mixed Media created papier mache masks. Using a generic face mold, the students were then encouraged to add on to their “faces” to create monsters, mythical creatures, and carnival- inspired masks. These students loved making something sculptural and getting their hands dirty. The end results were varied, but all of the creations took on lives of their own!

Finally, in AP Studio Art, eleven seniors have taken on the not-so-difficult task of finding beauty in their everyday surroundings here at school. Armed with cameras, they went out onto the grounds of the Palmer Trinity campus to photograph that which they found inspiring, be it architecture or nature.

Not surprisingly, many of the students chose to photograph and paint the orchids that our beloved Manuela so painstakingly cares for.

The students’ skills shine through in these examples, and we hope this project made them take notice of the beauty that may go overlooked each day.

As you can see, our art studios are abuzz with hard-working students expressing themselves through paint, photography, architecture, and clay.

Their creative energy makes our classes some of the most exciting places to be on campus. Come by and visit to see our students in action!

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By Chaplain Jay Lentz We at Palmer Trinity do our best to create a quality educational experience for all grade levels which most often happily culminates with our seniors. As teachers of seniors we realize that they are in a unique situation as they begin to reach closure with high school while simultaneously anticipating college. It takes a lot of emotional energy as seniors struggle through this process in spite of the great job that teachers, college counselors and parents do with each student. In short, our seniors are beginning a process called “taking leave” and they are living “On the Verge.”

From my experience “taking leave” offers great promise but exacts a great cost as well. The promise is new life, launching those we love a little further into “our purpose”; our deeper callings, conveying love to others, sharing our gifts, and, God willing, recognizing the beauty in the moments we have together. However, it can be difficult, messy, and troublesome when we get caught up in only the future. The cost comes in the struggle to let go as we worry about the unknown future, and the inevitable force field full of emotion that leaves us so vulnerable during these times.

Of course, it is perhaps best for someone like me (teacher and parent) to take a longer look at the log in my own eye rather than the speck in my seniors’ or children’s eyes. Are we projecting our fears or unlived life on them as if college will be the largest decision they will ever make? Was it, or were the other numerous “leave taking” experiences from our lives just as emotionally intensifying, like leaving home to college, getting married, having children, losing family members, changing jobs, having economic issues, buying and selling homes, moving the family, living through floods, hurricanes and earthquakes, etc.?

So as this year unfolds and when we eventually all gather at Trinity Cathedral the evening before graduation with the beautiful class of 2010 and whatever shape and form their leave taking may have taken (either this year or in years to come), remember that your confidence in us at PTS along with your own life-lived confidence that “things do actually work out” is a big part of education too.

Our experiences taught us this and it will go a long way for those who are now are on the verge!

2009 Graduating Class

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THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

By Ben Hoke and Monica Sanchez

Sandy Nader ’07 - Stanford University

Annie Jensen ’08 - New York University

What unique opportunities have you had after two years at Stanford regarding academics, community service, job opportunities, travel, etc.?

Being out West is a unique opportunity in and of itself for anyone who has spent nearly her entire life in Miami, as I have. For me, everything is new there. I took a three-day job in San Francisco last year writing for an educational publication and I experienced what it’s like to commute into a big city (it’s about a 45-minute train ride from Stanford). Next year, I am going to Berlin for spring quarter in my perennial effort to become fluent in German.

Most surprising, however, are all the opportunities I’ve had to become involved in environmental projects around campus. The people there seem to really care about nature and the future of our planet. I think that’s because living out West puts you right in the middle of nature—even when you’re in downtown San Francisco, you still can’t forget the mountains and the bay.

What opportunities have you had your freshman year at school regarding academics, community service, job opportunities, and travel?

As cliché as it sounds, the opportunities living in New York and attending NYU really seem endless. It was a little overwhelming at first, but then exciting. Regarding academics, NYU offers a great program called Speaking Freely. The program provides free language classes at convenient times without the pressure of credits or GPA. Regarding community service, I spent time visiting with an elderly woman through a program called The Caring Community. We mostly went to museums and plays and it was a fun way to explore the city. Regarding job opportunities, NYU has a great online database to find work. I interned with a local real estate agent. It was a lot of work, and a strange time to be learning about the real estate market but it was an amazing experience. Regarding travel, NYU has a great study abroad program and I will be spending my fall semester in Florence, Italy.

Now that you finished your second year, is it what you envisioned?

I don’t think I could have envisioned what it would really be like going to Stanford. I had no idea what to expect; I went in planning on taking it one day at a time. Yet one thing really surprised me at Stanford—I really didn’t expect the teachers to be so involved in my work and to care so much about my academic future. For such a big school, I’ve had professors who have actually tried to convince me to major in their fields. Originally, when I imagined what it would be like to go to a bigger school, I envisioned those Discovery Channel videos of salmon swimming upstream.

I thought I would be lost in the crowd.

Do you have any advice for current PTS students?

Be adventurous when applying to schools! If I hadn’t taken a chance on Stanford, I would have missed out on all the wonderful experiences I’ve had over the past two years.

At the same time, remember that what college you go to doesn’t mean everything—if you end up going somewhere that you didn’t expect, it might even be better for you in the long run.

Do you have any advice for current PTS seniors?

I would advise current PTS seniors to be honest with themselves. I owe a lot to luck and chance that I ended up at a great school for me. Schools usually know the types of students who will do well in their environment. As much as they want to accept everyone, they can’t and their choices aren’t personal. Being honest with them and yourself is the easiest way to avoid disappointment. I didn’t get into my “first choice” but today I couldn’t be happier.

What are your goals for yourself this coming year?

This coming year I hope to become proficient in Italian, get a job in the current economy, and do well in school.

Ariel Moger ’08 - Columbia University

Joe Masterman ’08 - Harvard University

What was your educational/social experience like at Palmer Trinity?

I had an incredible and well-rounded experience at Palmer Trinity.

The teachers were wonderful and the courses were challenging without being overwhelming. Homework was always manageable, even when I was running cross country or singing in a musical. Aside from academics, I had a wonderful group of friends with whom I am still very close. I also developed great relationships with other students, not only from my grade but both older and younger, and with the faculty.

I feel that Palmer Trinity was the perfect balance of rigorous academics without the cut-throat atmosphere that sometimes accompanies comparable competitive schools.

What was your educational/social experience like at Palmer Trinity?

Being in a large college environment for a year has made me appreciate how unique and special the educational experience at Palmer Trinity is. The fact that I was able to form a relationship with each of my teachers was invaluable to my growth as a student and as a person, and it was an opportunity that I am truly grateful for. Having been away for a year has also shown me the depth of the friendships I made at Palmer. Virtually everyone from my class still keeps up with one another regularly, and whenever we meet together during Christmas and Summer vacation, it is as if we had only been away from each other for a couple days.

What opportunities have you had your freshman year at school regarding academics, community service, job opportunities, and travel?

Columbia offers countless opportunities. In my freshman year I took advantage both in academics and in extra-curricular activities.

The majority of my classes were fulfilling requirements for the Core Curriculum, but in my second semester I signed up for Ancient Law. I was the only freshman in a class full of juniors and seniors. At first I was extremely intimidated, but then it ended up being my favorite class. The professor not only knew the material, but he actually knew Ancient Greek and Latin and gave us his own translations and interpretations. Also, I enjoyed being with upperclassmen and I benefited from their contributions during class. Ancient Law was just one example of the great classes I took this year. Outside of the classroom, I was on the Campus Life Committee and I helped plan Homecoming, College Days, and many events of all sizes throughout the year. CLC gave me a unique opportunity to meet upperclassmen and Columbia’s administration.

What opportunities have you had your Freshman year at school regarding academics, community service, job opportunities, travel, etc.?

There have been opportunities for me to do absolutely anything I want to do. I have had the option to work in labs, bars, and libraries, to do community service in all parts of Boston, and to see some of the most influential people of the world. In one three-day span in particular, I got to meet a member of the Gold-medal winning Canadian crew team (and hold his medal), attend a speech by Al Gore, and attend a small-group discussion led by the chair of the Nobel Prize Committee for Literature. The head of the United Nations was also on campus during one of those days, but I had crew practice so I was unable to attend.

Did PTS prepare you for college?

I definitely feel that PTS prepared me for college. Before I started at Columbia I was so nervous that the classes were going to be impossible.

But then I read my book list for Literature Humanities and realized that I had already read more than half of the books in 9th grade! It was a relief to know that I was already familiar with most of the material we were going to cover. Of course, our class went much deeper into the text than we had in high school, but reading these texts for the second time gave me the confidence that allowed me to succeed.

Literature Humanities was not the only class in which I felt confident.

Even in Ancient Law, which was almost all new information for me, I knew about the Greek and Roman gods and I had heard about Plato and Socrates. I did well in all of my classes and made the Dean’s List for both semesters.

Now that you finished your first year, is it what you envisioned?

Yes, my first year was pretty much as envisioned. Lots of work, lots of opportunities, lots of independence, and people who deal with these three things in all different ways. Another thing that I somewhat suspected was that my first year would be very humbling.

People say this is common especially of Harvard students: most of us come into college expecting to succeed just as we did in high school, but then quickly learn that college is much different -- and much more difficult -- than high school could ever be. I certainly had this kind of experience. Even though I expected it, I had a very difficult time coming to terms with this humbling lesson during my first semester. In the end, however, I believe I am truly better because of this experience. Now I am able to see myself as much more than my grades or other accomplishments, and can finally grow as a real person rather than a machine.

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Emily Tarbe, Martha Renteria, and Anna Uzquiano

Jaquen Castellanos

Danielle Befeler, Diane Ashouri, and Cherelle Connor

Gabriella Verwaay and Faris Desir

Matthew Benenati and Rahul Mohandas

Congratulations to the Class of

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ANNUAL REPORT

PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL FINANCIAL PROFILE 2008-2009

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HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dear Friends, As I sit down to read my senior English students’ semester exam essays, I feel the familiar anxiety of every good teacher I have known throughout these past twenty-five years: Did I teach them anything? What did they learn? The relationship between student and teacher is so particular, each student is such a profound mystery, each teacher a different personality, it is impossible to predict or control the unfolding of potential inherent in great schools. We live on faith.

I must keep in mind the wisdom of Erich Fromm which I have just finished reading with my students. In his 1956 best-seller, The Art of Loving, he wrote, “Education is identical with helping the child realize his potentialities…We have faith in the potentialities of others, of ourselves and of mankind because, and only to the degree to which, we have experienced the growth of our own potentialities.”

My students become my teachers, and together we develop into something better than we were before. That is what I hope to see in their essays.

A school is made up of thousands of these particular relationships and potentialities building on one another to make up a whole, and before I read my exams I must share with you a bit about the success of Palmer Trinity this past semester, the greatest of which is the resounding affirmation we received from the Florida Council of Independent Schools during their five-year accreditation visit. Ten top-notch educators from around the state visited for two days in October and went away especially impressed by the quality of our classroom teaching. They reported that our students “speak reverentially about their experiences” at Palmer Trinity, and they pronounced us among the leading Independent schools in Florida.

More and more families, largely because of your good reports in the community, are applying for admission. In the early round we have offered seventy-four spots to students from twenty-eight different schools. Almost half of the applicants are siblings or legacies, and all are highly qualified. In college admissions, the class of 2010, comprising eighty-three seniors, has already received 130 early offers of admission to sixty-two different schools including Yale University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, Bucknell, and Washington University.

A glance at any one of our electronic newsletters (emailed every two weeks and archived on our website) will detail the thousands of very special opportunities our students have to enrich their lives and their education. Most concretely, we have completed a beautiful new dining room, kitchen upgrades, a maintenance facility and storage space, expanded parking and an additional classroom. In convocations we have heard from visiting artists, politicians, and authors including Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Xavier Cortada, and Jonathan Safran Foer.

Our fall athletic season yielded a district championship for the girls’ volleyball team, a regional championship for the boys’ cross-country team, an individual district champion in boys’ golf, and an individual football player selected to the Dade County All-Star Team. Winter sports are off and running with record numbers of participants across the grade levels. The fall drama production, Check Please, was hilarious, and during our recent Lessons and Carols worship service we listened to captivating arrangements of Christmas music composed and performed by our own students as part of their work in Advanced Placement Music Theory.

Fromm teaches us that “Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.” Your gifts to Palmer Trinity are your contribution to the aliveness of this great school. They allow the high quality of individual student experiences and collective triumphs to continue and expand. Thank you for the part you have played in actualizing the potential of our students. It is in giving that we receive abundantly.

Sincerely,

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2008-2009 William Morrison Chairman

Paula Brockway Vice-Chair

Dan Forman, Secretary Jim Davidson, Treasurer Michael Baiamonte Jon Batchelor Susan Benenati Margaret Brisbane Thomas Capo Michael Contreras Rev. Frank Corbishley Joseph R. Coulter, III

Diane De Olazarra Swanee DiMare Robert Dunlap The Rt. Rev. Bishop Leo Frade Eloise Gonzalez-Geller Nancy Hector Anne Jackaway Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Mitchell Kaplan Charles Klenk

Susan Ludovici Vice-Chair Larry Marbert Vicki O’Meara Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Darryl Robinson Bronwen Rutter Charles Scurr Jo-Ann Titley Michelle Torbert Luis Villanueva

ADMINISTRATION 2008-2009 Sean Murphy Bruce Musgrave Julian Lentz Laurette Cestare Ashley Chapman Danny Reynolds Jake Von Scherrer Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja Ben Hoke Rob Lundgren Susie Loiacono Vivian Cerione

Head of School Assistant Head of School for Academics Chaplain Head of Middle School Head of Upper School Director of Admission, College Counseling & Financial Aid Director of Athletics Director of Communications Director of Development Director of Finance and Operations Executive Assistant to the Head of School Registrar

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT I am very proud to be associated with Palmer Trinity School. It is a wonderful pleasure to exchange ideas with talented colleagues and dedicated volunteers. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching this great school mature in the last five years. Your children, your grandkids and all of the alumni who have roamed these halls and pathways over the years have also been able to share in the growth of PTS. Miami is fortunate for this institutional gem. I truly believe we need to remind ourselves of this fact more often.

In 2008-2009, Palmer Trinity School set all kinds of milestones for fundraising, volunteerism and alumni involvement. With your support, we raised over $1.2M in combined Annual Fund, Endowment and Special Events. Thank you! Moreover, more than half of our parent body volunteered and an expanding number of Alumni participated at Homecoming, Reunion Weekend, the annual Holiday Party and other events. PTS connections are happening again and again and there’s a palpable energy on campus and beyond. It’s safe to say PTS has created a buzz in Miami and we should all be proud.

Thank you to so many in the greater Palmer Trinity School family, most especially our current families and Alumni families, who bring commitment and energy to take this school in exciting new directions. We plan to be in Miami for many years to come and you will and have always been a vital part in making Palmer Trinity special.

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FINANCIAL PROFILE PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL

July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 (Unaudited) OPERATING INCOME AND OTHER SUPPORT

EXPENSES, AID AND CAPITAL COSTS

Tuition and Fees Auxillary Programs Charitable Contributions Other income TOTAL

Salary and Benefits Educational Programs Auxillary Programs Financial Aid Plant Operations and Addition to Reserves Debt Service TOTAL

$14,287,960.00 $668,061.00 $581,690.00 $55,293.00 $15,593,004.00

1% 4% 4%

$7,910,396.00 $2,477,563.00 $406,789.00 $1,626,595.00 $2,155,892.00 $1,015,769.00 $15,593,004.00

7% 14% 10% 51%

3% 16%

91% Salary and Benefits 51%

Plant Operations and Addition

Educational Programs 16%

to Reserves 14% Debt Service 7%

Tuition and Fees 91%

Charitable Contributions 4%

Auxillary Programs 3%

Auxillary Programs 4%

Other income 1%

Financial Aid 10%

ANNUAL FUND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Annual Fund 2008-2009 Sandy Golf Tournament Other Charitable Contributions TOTAL

$494,009.00 $37,681.00 $50,000.00 $581,690.00

2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 GOAL

$340,767.00 $548,028.00 $546,160.00 $577,699.00 $494,009.00 $550,000.00

600000

ENDOWMENT BALANCE (AS OF JUNE 30, 2009) Endowment Gifts General Endowment

450000

$638,607.00 $3,326,163.00

300000

2004 - 2005

150000 2005 - 2006

2006 - 2007

2007 - 2008

0 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 Goal

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UNRESTRICTED GIFTS CLASS OF 2009 ENDOWMENT GIFT Our sincere appreciation for the Class of 2009’s Mary Ann Quinones Memorial Gift of $5,000 to benefit the Palmer Trinity School General Endowment. We hope you know the impact of this gift will forever leave an imprint on the history of our school. Our endowment will help us to recruit and retain the best faculty, increase our financial aid offerings and support with facility/building improvements – things that we know you care about. We are so grateful for your leadership and support of the School’s future growth and development.

The text from the presentation speech: “It is with deep affection that I present our senior gift in memory of Mary Ann Quinones. The class of 2009 and beyond has felt Mrs. Quinones’s love, compassion, and generosity. In ways both seen and unseen, she has been an integral support system in this community. In order to honor the brilliant life of Mrs. Quinones and continue her legacy here at Palmer Trinity, the senior class will be donating $5,000 to the general endowment. Over time, investment proceeds from the Class of 2009 Mary Ann Quinones Memorial Gift will support financial aid awards to students who might otherwise not have an opportunity to attend Palmer Trinity School. This endowment gift, along with a newly planted Tree of Gold, serve as a lasting legacy of Mary Ann’s love for her family, service to Palmer Trinity School, and to the nurturing of deserving children everywhere. Today and in future years, we trust this gift will inspire others in the school community to embrace Mary Ann’s spirit of service and generosity for all of those less fortunate.”

Senior Convocation - Jaquen Castellanos

Mylin Patrick Ackermann Stockton Frank Ackermann Nadia Ashlee Adside Johnathan Audwin Alexander Mark Henri Allen Alexander Luis Alvarez Emily Jane Arthur Diane Lyn Ashouri Danielle Marie Befeler Nicholas James Benenati Michael Lehman Borguss Zoe Rachel Braun Cole Brockway Andrea Cecilia Buhler Alejandra Caballero Gómez Dexter Bernard Carr Jaquen Tee Castellanos Stephanie Andrea Castillo Edoardo Cellino Andrés José Chalela Helen Ming Yi Chang Robert Nicholas Chester Laura Celeste Chumbley Cherelle Brianna Connor Marcel Arturo Contreras Joana Simŏes de Carvalho da Costa Marques Lon Naif Cowart Alexandra Dag Aleck John DaGrosa Michael Patrick Daud Lauren Davidson Julian Dawson

Jessica Arianna De Cecchi Faris Simon Desir Nikki Christina Dierickx Martin Gabriel Dolgiej Gregory James Eckblom Manuel Escanciano Katrina Escobio Fernando Jose Espino Michelle Lynne Evans Thomas Graham Faught Timothy David Fenimore Kirsten Nicole Ferreira Luiz Duarte Ferreira Lawrence Thorvald Flick Catherine Frances Franklin Daniel Alexander Fresco Ramy Ghafir Jasmine Sara Glick Christopher Steven Hager Cassandra Marie Hernandez Alex Joseph Hevia Kristina Lauren Hew Sean Joseph Hew Alejandra Mercedes Iglesia Michael Jay Kjelson Julia Sarah Krakow Eric Alan Lampert Brooke Noel LeMaire Giovanna Macaluso Stephen Michael Marbert Natalia Matallana Jessica Amber Mazon Melanie Suzanne Frances Metal

Rahul Alexander Mohandas Ricky Montero Hugh Brady Morrison Alexandra Eva Marie Noghaven David Kiche Omachonu Juan Manuel Parody Kelly Ann Ploetz Victoria Eugenia Porto Laura Patricia Posada Alexander Xavier Quiñones Nicholas Daniel Ramirez Martha Patricia Renteria Erica Belen Rodriguez Juliana Salazar Kristyn Anne Schwartz Stephanie Alexis Silva Grey Jordan Soman Michael Anthony Stacks, Jr. Brittany Danielle Stephens Ariel Wesley Suazo-Maler Emily Elizabeth Tarbe Tristan Christopher Tigertail Kathryn Barr Titley Anna Bethany Uzquiano Angela Maria Vallecilla Gabriella Natacha Verwaay Paula Maria Vizcarra Laura Jill Vogel Lillian Gene Watkins Justin Stewart Weatherspoon Peter Andrew Wilson Livia Emeis Wogan Hailey Brandt Wood 33

ENDOWMENT GIFTS Invest in PTS: The Importance of Endowment A long-term fundraising goal for Palmer Trinity School is to substantially increase the general endowment. Because endowment gifts are invested to grow over time, endowments provide a vital source of permanent funding to support school programs. The incomegenerating nature of endowment giving enables the School to engage in long-term planning and ensures a consistent income for both ongoing operations and strategic priorities. Even with a recent increase, Palmer Trinity’s endowment is considerably smaller than those of our peer schools. This means that our competition and many of the best Episcopal schools in the country have more dollars to spend on faculty support, financial aid, academic programs, athletics, and student life. Gifts to the endowment will strengthen our school for today and the future.

Ms. Gail Ackermann Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran Mr. William Allen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Juan Andreu Mr. Graham Andrew and Mrs. Alvarez-Sacasa Mr. and Mrs. John Arrien Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Bekkevold Mr. Alex Bellanton Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. Joshua Blumenthal Ms. Brook Bodie Mr. Nick Bonheur Ms. Carol Bonner Mr. Chris Bradt and Mrs. Tania Castro-Bradt Mr. David Bradt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Victor Calderon Mrs. Barbara Calev Mr. and Mrs. Jose Calleja Ms Teresa Campos Mr. Thomas Capo Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas Mr. and Dr. Tim Cassel Ms. Cristie Castellano Ms. Vivian G. Cerione Ms. Erica Cerione Ms. Laurette Cestare Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Ariel Chimelis Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Class of 2008 Class of 2009 Mary Ann Quinones Memorial Endowment Gift Reverend and Mrs. Frank J. Corbishley Mrs. Heather Coule Ms. Catie Cunning Mr. Dave Cutler The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Allen C. De Olazarra Mr. and Mrs. Mateo De Sola Mrs. Elena De Villiers Mr. Paul K. Dean and Mrs. Rosa Castro-Dean Mr. Brian Diaz Mrs. Sandi Doering-Wood Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duarte Edward E. Ford Foundation Ms. Rita Feild Mr. and Mrs. Jose Flores Mrs. Alyse Fogarty Bell

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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Forman The Rt. Rev. Bishop and Mrs. Leo Frade Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuller Mr. Josh Fullerton and Mrs. Carman Fullerton Mr. Carlos Garces Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Godley Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. William Gonzalez Ms. Caroline R. Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gross Mrs. Helen Guo Mr. Corey Harvin Mr. Kirk Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hayes Mrs. Robert C. Hector, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. Dwight L. Hill and Mrs. Mary A. Kennerk Mr. and Mrs. Brett Hixon Mr. Bennett W. Hoke Mrs. Anne Jackaway and Mr. Jay Jackson Ms. Judi Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson Mr. Clint Jones Mr. Dominic Jones Ms. Katherine Jones Dr. Douglas Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Mrs. Alexandra Katzman Ms. Sarah Kemeness Ms. Gwendolyn Kenes Mr. and Mrs. Duane Kujawa Fr. Julian Jay Lentz Mr. Leopoldo Llinas Mr. and Mrs. Chris Locke Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Loiacono Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marbert Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Massa Mr. Peter Masteller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier Mr. and Mrs. David McCain Ms. Rashelle McGiboney Mr. Robert McGlynn Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mock Mr. Robert Moorhouse Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Multivision, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Musgrave

Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. Jeramy Nichols Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway Mr. Michael Pena Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mrs. April Queen Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rachelson Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Regalado Mrs. Ana Regalado Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. Danny Reynolds Mrs. Maria Trinidad Rittenhouse Mr. Akbar Rizvi Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo Ms. Emily Rolling Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt Ms. Meridith Roy Mrs. Bronwen Rutter Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal Ms. Barbara Ceuleers-Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez Ms. Noel Schael Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schollmeyer Mr. Brad Showalter Ms. Kenley Smith Mr. William Stanard Ms. Julie Suris Ms. Mercedes Terranova Mr. & Mrs. W. James Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley The Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Fred Truby Mrs. Joan Trujillo Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vale Ruby R. Vale Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Guillermo Valenzuela Ms. Maria Vanegas Mr. and Mrs. Luis Villanueva Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Dr. Jake von Scherrer and Mrs. Jan Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Waisberg Dr. and Mrs. Donald Watson Mr. and Mrs. A. J. West Ms. Leann Winn Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes Mr. Mario Yanez

ANNUAL FUND As an independent school, Palmer Trinity School operates without financial support from local, state or federal government, relying on tuition and a strong Annual Fund to maintain operations. Tuition covers only 90% of the total cost to educate each student. In 2008-2009, the gap between tuition and the actual cost per student was approximately $1,900. The Annual Fund supports the current-year operating budget by filling this gap. Your gift enhances the quality of education our students receive, changing their lives and the lives of their families. Every gift made a difference! THANK YOU! GOLDEN FALCON CIRCLE $25,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Coulter III Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt Ruby R. Vale Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vale

FOUNDERS CIRCLE $10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Facundo Bacardi Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gregor Northwestern Mutual Mrs. Barbara Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Randall Whitman

TRUSTEES CIRCLE $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Borguss Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras Mrs. Selene P. Smith-Devaney and Mr. John Devaney Mr. and Mrs. Paul DiMare Mr. and Mrs. James Evans Mr. and Mrs. Milton Martinez Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein

SCHOLARS CIRCLE $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Phil J. Bakes Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Oktay Dag Dr. and Mrs. Ranley Desir Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox Dr. and Mrs. K. Randall Groh Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Darius G. Nevin Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Osorio Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Paz Mr. and Mrs. David Ramras Mrs. Bronwen Rutter

HEAD’S CIRCLE $1,000 to $2,499 Mrs. Gail Ackermann Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Aguirre Mrs. Hilda Bacardi Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Barnes Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto Mr. and Mrs. Jon Batchelor Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Battle Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beauperthuy Mr. and Mrs. William Beckham

Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Beeck Mr. Wilbur B Bell Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Kyle G. Benson Mrs. Jennie Block Mr. Michel Buhler Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cajiga Mr. and Mrs. Sixto Campano Mr. and Mrs. Jose Carbonell Mrs. Ed Chumbley Citrix Systems, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Coccarello Mr. Jorge Colindres Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cypress Dr. and Mrs. Alvaro Dangond Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto De La Fe Mr. and Mrs. Darin DiBello Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisk Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fusfield Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hopkins, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Albert Iglesias Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Keunen Mr. and Mrs. James Lupino Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mara Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez Mr. and Mrs. David McCain Dr. and Mrs. Luis Mendez-Mulet Mr. and Mrs. James Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Milgram Mr. and Mrs. John R. Millian Mr. and Mrs. Dave A. Minto Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Moo Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick North Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pagano Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mr. and Mrs. Luis Quintero Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Reiser Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Rojas Mr. and Mrs. Josh Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Luis Salgado Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sanchez-Jaimes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santilli Mr. Charles Scurr and Mrs. Barbara Ibarra-Scurr Dr. Jaime Sepulveda Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sonenreich Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Stacks Mrs. Blair Strickroot Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley Mr. Joseph Traba Unicco Service Company

Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Viyella Wachovia Foundation Ms. Thelma Wassmann Dave and Maggie Wilson Mr. Felipe Woll

HONORS CIRCLE $500 to $999 Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ableman Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Adamo Mr. Alejandro Agurcia Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran Drs. Orlando and Clara Almanza Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Barrios Ms. Margaret Brisbane Mr. and Mrs. Jose A. Cadena Mr. and Mrs. Felix Castillo Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chang The Cobb Family Foundation, Inc. Reverend and Mrs. Frank J. Corbishley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cutler Ms. Dorothy Evans Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Forman Mr. and Mrs. Tony Forte Mr. and Mrs. Felix Fuertes Mr. and Mrs. Victor L. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Guerra Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Lauria Fr. Julian Jay Lentz Mr. John and Dr. Danielle Madril Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Mas Mr. and Mrs. Richard McAlpin Mr. and Mrs. Murray McClain Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo McGregor Mr. and Mrs. John Medina Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Michelson Mr. Grant and Dr. Joyce Miller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Orth Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Perez Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Fred Posada Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rangel Mr. Felipe M. Rodriguez Dr. and Mrs. Juan Ruiz-Unger SAGE Dining Services, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Errol Saunders Raul and Simone Segredo Mr. and Mrs. Philip Serrate Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Signoret Mr. and Mrs. Keith St. Germain Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. Sterling Mr. Marcelo J. Suarez and Ms. Marcela Biglieri Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Dayne Tomasetti Mr. and Mrs. Eric Torrese Mr. and Mrs. Luis Villanueva

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FRIENDS CIRCLE $1 to $499 Ms. Mireya Aday Mr. and Mrs. Richard Adam Mr. and Mrs. Fadi Aftimos Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Aime Mr. and Mrs. Audwin Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Juan M. Alfonso Mr. and Mrs. Pete Alfonso Mrs. Aida Alfonso Dr. and Mrs. Wilfredo Alvarez Mr. Troy Alwine Mr. Travis J Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Juan Andreu Mr. and Mrs. David Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Graham C. Andrew Ms. Mercedes Anez Mr. Larry Apple and Ms. Esther Perez Apple Mr. and Mrs. Niorge Aragon Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arango Mr. and Mrs. John Arrien Dr. and Mrs. Richard Baranowski Mrs. Heather Coule Bardier Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barr Mr. Charles Baumberger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hart Baur Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler Mrs. Alyse Fogarty Bell Mr. Alex Bellanton Mr. and Mrs. Moises Benchlouch Ms. Virginia Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bertrand Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Bidle Mr. Joshua Blumenthal Ms. Brook Bodie Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bonet Mr. Nick Bonheur Ms. Carol Bonner Mr. and Mrs. William Boyd Mr. David Bradt Mr. and Mrs. Everton Burke Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Buss Mr. and Mrs. Victor Calderon Mr. and Mrs. Jose Calleja Ms Teresa Campos Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Campuzano Mr. Thomas Capo Ms. Virginia H. Carver Mr. Humberto and Dr. Teresa Casariego Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas Mr. Tim and Dr. Trish Cassel Ms. Cristie Castellano Mr. and Mrs. Teo Castellanos Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Castillo Mr. Carlos Castillo Dr. and Mrs. Ignacio Cendan Ms. Erica Cerione Ms. Vivian Cerione Mr. Christopher Cerione Mr. Joseph Cerione Ms. Laurette Cestare Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Henri-Luc Chapuis Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Chavez Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Chester Christie’s Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Mr. Gheorghe Ciorobea and Mrs. Lynley Walker Ciorobea Mrs. Susan Cocchiano Mrs. Stephanie Connor

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Mr. Michael Contreras, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leopoldo Coronado Mr. and Mrs. Caio Cunha Ms. Catie Cunning Mr. Dave Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Alan Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Mateo De Sola Mrs. Elena De Villiers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deakin Ms. Gisela Del Amo Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devine Mr. and Mrs. David Dewitt Ms. Odalys P. Diaz-Asper Mr. Brian Diaz Mr. and Mrs. John Dickason Mr. Preston Dickerson Mr. and Mrs. John DiFede Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dobrinsky Ms. Gitanjali D’Sa Mr. and Mrs. Scott du Feu Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duarte Mr. and Mrs. Michel Dudley Mr. Christopher and Rev. Wilifred Faiella Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel F. Faillace Mr. and Mrs. Horace Feliu Ms. Sarah Ferguson-Brown Mrs. Milagros Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Ferreira Ms. Rita Feild Mr. and Mrs. Fabian Figueroa Mr. and Mrs. Derek Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Jose Flores Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font Mrs. Lori La Forgia Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Forthman, Jr. The Rt. Rev. Bishop and Mrs. Leo Frade Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brett French Mr. and Mrs. Josh Fullerton Mr. Carlos N Garces Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio A. Garcia GE Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gershen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Glick Mrs. Phyllis Glukstad Mr. Andrew Godley Ms. Amber Goethel Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. William Gonzalez Ms. Caroline R Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gossele Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gross Mrs. Helen Guo Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haas Mrs. Martha Ann Haas Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hager Mrs. Jane Clutter Hardin and Mr. Walter Hardin Dr. Corey Harvin Mr. Kirk Hatcher Ms. Kristin Hayden Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Julio Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Oswaldo Herrera Mr. Andrew Hessen and Mrs Mary McMath Mr. and Mrs. Jose M. Hevia Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Hevia Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew

Mr. Bennett W. Hoke Mr. and Mrs. William Holle Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hopkins Dr. and Mrs. Enrique Huertas Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Iglesias Mrs. Anne Jackaway and Mr. Jay Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Rudolf Jaffe Mr. and Mrs. J.P. James Mrs. Susan M. Jarosz-Herrera Ms. Judi Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Trond S. Jensen Mrs. Carin R. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson Mr. Clint Jones Dr. Douglas Jordan Mr. Ryan Jurney Mr. and Mrs. Angel Kaifer Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kaplan Mrs. Alexandra Katzman Ms. Sarah Kemeness Mr. and Mrs. William Kerdyk Dr. and Mrs. Ziad Khatib Mr. and Mrs. Sangki Kim Mrs. Patricia King Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kjelson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klenk Ms. Soozie Klock Ms. Corey Krissel Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Lachterman Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lage Mr. and Mrs. Ramesh Lall Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lampert Mr. Jon Lawrence Mr. Gary Lesnik Mr. and Mrs. Philip Littke Dr. Leopoldo Llinas Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Loiacono Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Londono Ms. Corina Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lorenzo Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lumish Mrs. Lisa Lundeen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mackie Mr. and Mrs. Christopher MacNair Mrs. Lily Dickerson Maddock Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Magenheimer Mr. Kevin Mahan Mr. John C. Malloy, III Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Mann Mrs. Julie C. Mansfield Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Marin Mr. and Mrs. Lee Marks Dr. and Mrs. Jose Marquez Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Massa Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Masson Mr. Peter Masteller Mr. and Mrs. Yasson Matarangas Mrs. Fabiola Mathelier Mr. and Mrs. Richard McConachie Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. McDonough Ms. Carolina McElroy Mr. James McGehee Ms. Rashelle McGiboney Mr. Robert McGlynn Mr. Miles McGrath Ms. Helen M. McNutt Mr. and Mrs. D. Richard Mead Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Menkin Mr. and Mrs. Julio Melean Mr. and Mrs. Gary Metal Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller

Mr. Alexander and Dr. Sarah Milton Mrs. Sheree Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Ziyad Mneimneh Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mock Mr. and Mrs. John S. Moll Mr. Robert Moorhouse Mr. Laurence Moser Mr. Erin Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Musgrave Mrs. Claire Musso Mr. and Mrs. Nigel C. Myers Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Harry Narchet Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Nespral Mr. and Mrs. Scott Newman Mr. Jeramy Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro H. Nieto Mr. Joakim Nordqvist Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich Mrs. Mary Anne Dooley O’Dea Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ortiz Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ostwald Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ovelmen Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Parsley III Mr. and Mrs. Tony Patao Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Pedroso Mr. and Mrs. Horacio O. Peiro Mr. Mike Pena Ms. Sophie Pendarakis Ms. Dianna Philipp Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pickle Mr. Jack Plunkett and Ms. Elsie Romero Mrs. Richard L Poor Mr. and Mrs. Armando Porto Mrs. April Queen Carl and Anouchka Rachelson Ms. Rebecca Ray Drs. Sanjay and Shashi Razdan Mrs. Ana Regalado Dr. and Mrs. Aldo Regalado Mr. and Mrs. Rushie Reid Mr. and Mrs. Jose Renteria Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey Mr. Danny Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson Mrs. Maria Trinidad Rittenhouse Mr. Akbar Rizvi Mr. and Mrs. Todd Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Robertson Mr. James Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Robledo Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez Ms. Emily Rolling Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rose Mr. Richard Rosen Ms. Melissa G. Royer Ms. Meridith Roy Mr. and Mrs. Mario Ruiz Drs. Armando and Graciela Ruiz Mrs. Josephine Rullan Ms. Mary Scott Russell Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Luis J. Saldarriaga Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sanz Ms. Noel Schael Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schollmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Dean Seavers Mr. Andrew K Serody Mr. Felipe Serrano

Mrs. Maiko Soares-Sgroi Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shelfer Mr. Brad Showalter Mrs. Sabrina G. Siso Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Smith Ms. Kenley Smith Mr. Roger D. Soman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dean I. Sourber Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Staertzel Mr. William Stanard Mr. Robert Adrien-Stark Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler Ms. Julie Suris Mr. and Mrs. Jan Svensson Ms. Robin Symons Target Corporation Mr. Dax Tejera Ms. Mercedes Terranova The Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin Mr. Nathaniel Tobin Drs. Ron Tolchin and Susan Yahia Mr. and Mrs. Andres Toro Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Trinz Mr. and Mrs. Fred Truby Mrs. Joan Trujillo French Gershen Lawrence Zeder Partnership Trust Ms. Alexis Undorfer Mr. Michael Uzquiano Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo Valenzuela Mr. and Mrs. Hector Vallecilla Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Valle Ms. Maria Vanegas Ms. Carolina Vara Mr. and Mrs. Danny Vega Mr. Ron Vigdor Dr. and Mrs. Paul Vignola Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Vizcarra Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vogel Dr. Jake von Scherrer and Mrs. Jan Murphy Mr. Brad Wagshul Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Waisberg Ms. Barbara August Walker Mr. Campbell Walker Drs. Jianhua Wang and Hong Jiang Mr. and Mrs. Howell Watkins Dr. and Mrs. Donald Watson Mr. and Mrs. James Weatherspoon Mrs. Laura R. Weinfeld and Mr. Paul E. Damski Mrs. Elkie S. Wienczkowski Mrs. Sharon Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wogan Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wolfsthal Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Wood Mrs. Sandi Wood Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Mario Yanez Mr. and Mrs. Raul L. Zabala Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Zachar Mrs. Mildred Ziegelasch Mr. and Mrs. Craig Zimmett

CONSTITUENT GIFTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES At Palmer Trinity School, the Board of Trustees is charged with leadership, mission enhancement, and framing the long-term financial stability of the School. For this reason, we are deeply grateful for your volunteer time and generous financial leadership of the Annual Fund.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Mr. and Mrs. Jon Batchelor Drs. James and Susan Benenati Ms. Margaret Brisbane Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway Mr. Thomas Capo Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras Reverend and Mrs. Frank J. Corbishley Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Coulter III Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Paul DiMare Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Forman The Rt. Rev. Bishop and Mrs. Leo Frade Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mrs. Anne Jackaway and Mr. Jay Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klenk Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Robinson Mrs. Bronwen Rutter Mr. Charles Scurr and Mrs. Barbara Ibarra-Scurr Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Luis Villanueva

GRADE LEVEL PARENT DONORS CLASS OF 2009 12th Grade Ms. Gail Ackermann Mr. and Mrs. Audwin Alexander Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Richard Borguss Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway Mr. Michel Buhler Mr. and Mrs. Teo Castellanos Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Castillo Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chester Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Mrs. Stephanie Connor Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras Mr. and Mrs. Oktay Dag Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Dr. and Mrs. Ranley Desir Mr. and Mrs. James Evans Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Glick Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hager Mr. and Mrs. Jose M. Hevia Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Hew Mrs. Anne Jackaway and Mr. Jay Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lampert Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler Mr. and Mrs. Gary Metal Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison

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Mrs. Claire Musso Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody Mr. and Mrs. Armando Porto Mr. and Mrs. Fred Posada Mr. and Mrs. Jose Renteria Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Soman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Stacks Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley Mr. Michael Uzquiano Mr. and Mrs. Hector Vallecilla Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Vizcarra Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Ms. Thelma Wassmann Mr. and Mrs. Howell Watkins Mr. and Mrs. James Weatherspoon ‘84 Dave and Maggie Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wogan Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Wood

CLASS OF 2010 11th Grade Mr. Alejandro Agurcia Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Aime Mr. and Mrs. Pete Alfonso Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Barrios Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Battle Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Benson Mr. and Mrs. Felix Castillo Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chang Mr. Jorge Colindres Mr. and Mrs. Alan Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel F. Faillace Mrs. Milagros Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisk Mr. and Mrs. Felix Fuertes Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Dr. and Mrs. K. Randall Groh Dr. and Mrs. Rudolf Jaffe Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Kerdyk Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lachterman Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lage Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. Julio Melean Dr. and Mrs. Luis Mendez-Mulet Mr. and Mrs. Steven Menkin Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Michelson Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro H. Nieto Mr. and Mrs. Claudio E. Osorio Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ovelmen Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Perez Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Rojas Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt Mrs. Josephine Rullan Mrs. Barbara Ceuleers Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santilli Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Gary Smith Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sonenreich Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Andres Toro Mr. and Mrs. Luis Villanueva Dave and Maggie Wilson

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CLASS OF 2011 10th Grade Mr. and Mrs. Juan M. Alfonso Mr. Larry Apple and Ms. Esther Perez Apple Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Ms. Hilda Bacardi Mr. and Mrs. William Beckham Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bertrand Mr. and Mrs. Everton Burke Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Buss Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cadena Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cajiga Mr. and Mrs. Sixto Campano Mr. Jorge Colindres Mr. and Mrs. Caio Cunha Mr. and Mrs. David DeWitt Mr. and Mrs. John DiFede Mr. Christopher and Rev. Wilifred Faiella Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel F. Faillace Mr. and Mrs. Horace Feliu Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Fernandez Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mr. and Mrs. Keith St. Germain Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gossele Drs. Armando and Graciela Ruiz Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gregor Dr. and Mrs. K. Randall Groh Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haas Mr. and Mrs. Jose M. Hevia Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hopkins Mrs. Susan M. Jarosz Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. William J. Keunen Mr. and Mrs. Sangki Kim Mr. and Mrs. Ramesh Lall Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Lauria Mr. and Mrs. Christopher MacNair Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Mann Dr. and Mrs. Jose Marquez Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Mas Mr. and Mrs. Yasson Matarangas Mr. and Mrs. Richard McConachie Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McDonough Mr. and Mrs. James Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Harry Narchet Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody Mr. and Mrs. Horacio O. Peiro Mr. and Mrs. Armando Porto Mr. and Mrs. Todd Roberts Drs. Sanjay and Shashi Razdan Mrs. Blair Strickroot Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Eric Torrese Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Valle Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Vizcarra Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wogan Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wolfsthal Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Zachar, III

CLASS OF 2012 9th Grade Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Aguirre Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Aime Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arango Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barr Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beauperthuy Mr. and Mrs. William Boyd

Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chang Mr. and Mrs. Oktay Dag Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto De La Fe Mrs. Odalys Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Darin DiBello Mr. and Mrs. Michel Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Scott du Feu Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fusfield Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gregor Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Guerra Mr. and Mrs. Julio Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Hevia Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Joseph Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mr. and Mrs. William Kerdyk Mr. and Mrs. James Lupino Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mackie Mr. and Mrs. Richard McAlpin Mr. and Mrs. David McCain Dr. and Mrs. Luis Mendez-Mulet Mr. Grant and Dr. Joyce Miller Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Moo Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nespral Mr. and Mrs. Scott Newman Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ortiz Mr. and Mrs. Tony Patao Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Paz Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pfeiffer Carl and Anouchka Rachelson Mr. and Mrs. David Ramras Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rangel Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Rojas Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Luis Salgado Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santilli Mr. and Mrs. Errol Saunders Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Staertzel Ms. Robin Symons Mr. and Mrs. Dayne Tomasetti Mr. Robert Vallejo and Mrs. Aida Alfonso Dr. and Mrs. Paul Vignola Mr. Michael Uzquiano Mr. and Mrs. Raul L. Zabala

CLASS OF 2013 8th Grade Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Aguirre Drs. Orlando and Clara Almanza Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Mr. and Mrs. William Beckham Mr. and Mrs. Moises Benchlouch Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bonet Mr. Michel Buhler Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Campuzano Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Coccarello Dr. and Mrs. Alvaro Dangond Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall Dr. and Mrs. K. Randall Groh Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Iglesias

Dr. and Mrs. Albert Iglesias Mrs. Anne Jackaway and Mr. Jay Jackson Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo McGregor Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Michelson Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Mr. and Mrs. Dave Minto Mr. and Mrs. Patrick North Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ostwald Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pagano Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt Dr. and Mrs. Juan Ruiz-Unger Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sanchez-Jaimes Mr. and Mrs. Jan Svensson Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Viyella Ms. Thelma Wassmann Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Wood Mrs. Mildred Gandia Ziegelasch

CLASS OF 2014 7th Grade Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ableman Mr. Robert Adrien-Stark Mr. and Mrs. Fadi Aftimos Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Everton Burke Mr. Humberto and Dr. Teresa Casariego Mr. and Mrs. Henri-Luc Chapuis Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cypress Dr. and Mrs. Ranley Desir Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devine Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dobrinsky Mr. and Mrs. Michel Dudley Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Scott du Feu Mr. and Mrs. Tony Forte Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Guerra Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hernandez Ms. Mary Holle Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hopkins Dr. and Mrs. Enrique Huertas Mr. and Mrs. J.P. James Mr. and Mrs. Angel Kaifer Dr. and Mrs. Ziad Khatib Mr. and Mrs. Philip Littke Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Londono Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lorenzo Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lumish Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Magenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Marin Mr. and Mrs. Lee Marks Mr. and Mrs. Milton Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McDonough Ms. Carolina McElroy Mr. and Mrs. John Medina Mr. and Mrs. James Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Dave Minto Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Orth Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Paz Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Pedroso Ms. Dianna Philipp Mr. and Mrs. Rushie Reid Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Reiser Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey Mr. Jack Plunkett and Ms. Elsie Romero

Mr. and Mrs. Josh Rosen Ms. Mary Scott Russell Mr. and Mrs. Luis Salgado Dr. Jaime Sepulveda Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Signoret Mr. and Mrs. Dayne Tomasetti Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Trinz Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo Valenzuela Drs. Ron Tolchin and Susan Yahia

CLASS OF 2015 6th Grade Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran Dr. and Mrs. Wilfredo Alvarez Mr. and Ms. Graham Andrew Mr. and Mrs. Niorge Aragon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Mr. and Mrs. Phil J. Bakes Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beauperthuy Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Benson Mr. Marcelo Suarez and Ms. Marcela Biglieri Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Campuzano Dr. and Mrs. Ignacio Cendan Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Chavez Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Coccarello Mr. and Mrs. David DeWitt Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Fernandez Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Fabian Figueroa Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Oswaldo Herrera Drs. Jianhua Wang and Hong Jiang Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein Mr. John and Dr. Danielle Madril Mr. John C. Malloy Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Masson Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miguel Mr. and Mrs. John Randolph Millian Mr. Alexander and Dr. Sarah Milton Mr. and Mrs. Ziyad Mneimneh Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Myers Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mr. Luis Quintero Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Mario Ruiz Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal Mr. and Mrs. Luis Saldarriaga Mr. and Mrs. Raul Segredo Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sourber Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Randall Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Zachar, III

FACULTY & STAFF GIFTS Mr. and Mrs. Juan Andreu Mr. and Ms. Graham Andrew

Mr. and Mrs. John Arrien Mr. Alex Bellanton Ms. Brook Bodie Mr. Nick Bonheur Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner Mr. David Bradt Mr. and Mrs. Victor Calderon Mr. and Mrs. Jose Calleja Ms. Teresa Campos Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas Mr. and Dr. Tim Cassel Ms. Cristie Castellano Ms. Vivian G. Cerione Ms. Erica Cerione Ms. Laurette Cestare Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Mrs. Heather Coule Bardier Ms. Catie Cunning Mr. Dave Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Mateo De Sola Mrs. Elena De Villiers Mr. Brian Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duarte Ms. Rita Feild Mr. and Mrs. Jose Flores Mrs. Alyse Fogarty Bell ‘87 Mr. Josh Fullerton and Mrs. Carman Fullerton Mr. Carlos N Garces Mr. Andrew Godley Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. William Gonzalez Ms. Caroline R. Goodwin Dr. and Mrs. John Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gross Mrs. Helen Guo Dr. and Mrs. Corey Harvin Mr. Kirk Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. Bennett W. Hoke Ms. Judi Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson Mr. Clint Jones Dr. Douglas Jordan Mrs. Alexandra Katzman Ms. Sarah Kemeness Fr. Julian Jay Lentz Dr. Leopoldo Llinas Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Loiacono Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Massa Mr. Peter Masteller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier Ms. Rashelle McGiboney Mr. Robert McGlynn Ms. Sheree Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mock Mr. Robert Moorhouse Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Musgrave Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. Jeramy Nichols Mr. Michael Pena Mrs. April Queen Carl and Anouchka Rachelson Dr. and Mrs. Aldo Regalado Mr. Danny Reynolds Mrs. Maria Trinidad Rittenhouse Mr. Akbar Rizvi Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Robertson

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo Ms. Emily Rolling Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosen Ms. Meridith Roy Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez Ms. Noel Schael Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schollmeyer Mr. Brad Showalter Ms. Kenley Smith Mr. William Stanard Ms. Julie Suris Ms. Mercedes Terranova The Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Fred Truby Mrs. Joan Trujillo Ms. Maria Vanegas Mr. and Mrs. Danny Vega Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Dr. Jake von Scherrer and Mrs. Jan Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Waisberg Dr. and Mrs. Donald Watson Mrs. Sharon Williams Mrs. Sandi Wood Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Mario Yanez

ALUMNI GIFTS Mr. Troy Alwine ‘96 Mr. Travis J Anderson ‘00 Ms. Mercedes Anez ‘03 Mr. Charles Baumberger ‘94 Mr. Hart Baur ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway ‘82 Mr. Christopher Cerione ‘95 Mr. Joseph Cerione ‘93 Mrs. Jane Clutter Hardin ‘75 and Mr. Walter Hardin Mr. Michael Contreras ‘04 Mr. Preston Dickerson ‘98 Mrs. Lily Dickerson Maddock ‘95 Mrs. Mary Anne Dooley O’Dea ‘81 Ms. Gitanjali D’Sa ‘05 Ms. Sarah Ferguson-Brown ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Derek Fisher ‘91 Mrs. Alyse Fogarty Bell ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Forthman, Jr. ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Brett French ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gershen ‘98 Ms. Amber Goethel ‘96 Mrs. Corey K. Gonzalez ‘95 Ms. Melissa G Goodman Royer ‘81 Mrs. Sabrina Gray Siso ‘98 Ms. Kristin Hayden ‘01 Mr. Andy Hessen ‘76 and Mrs. Mary McMath ‘73 Mr. Ryan Jurney ‘04 Mrs. Patricia King ‘93 Ms. Soozie Klock ‘00 Mrs. Lori La Forgia ‘79 Mr. Jon Lawrence ‘98 Mr. Gary Lesnik ‘84 Ms. Corina Lopez ‘04 Mr. Kevin Mahan ‘87 Mr. John C. Malloy ‘85 Mrs. Julie C. Mansfield ‘74 Mr. James McGehee ‘85 Mr. Miles McGrath ‘87 Ms. Helen M McNutt ‘83 Mr. Laurence Moser ‘80 Mr. Erin Murphy ‘01 Mr. Joakim Nordqvist ‘79 Ms. Rebecca Ray ‘02

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson ‘76 Mr. James Robertson ‘83 Mrs. Carin Ross Johnson ‘91 Mr. Andrew K Serody ‘84 Mr. Felipe Serrano ‘01 Mrs. Beth Brockway Serrate ‘85 and Mr. Philip Serrate Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shelfer ‘89 Mrs. Selene P. Smith-Devaney ‘91 and Mr. John Devaney Mrs. Elkie S. Wienczkowksi ’88 and Brian Wienczkowski Mrs. Maiko Soares-Sgroi ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. Sterling ‘81 Mr. Dax Tejera ‘03 Mr. Nathaniel Tobin ‘97 Ms. Alexis Undorfer ‘04 Ms. Carolina Vara ‘04 Mr. Ron Vigdor ‘87 Mr. Brad Wagshul ‘87 Mr. Campbell Walker ‘94 Mrs. Lynley Walker Ciorobea ‘96 and Mr. Gheorghe Ciorobea Mr. and Mrs. James Weatherspoon ‘84 Mrs. Laura R. Weinfeld ‘88 and Dr. Paul E. Damski Mr. and Mrs. Craig Zimmett ‘77

ALUMNI PARENT GIFTS Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Adamo Mr. and Mrs. Juan M. Alfonso Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Barrios Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Beeck Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mrs. Jennie Block Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cadena Ms. Virginia H Carver Ms. Vivian G. Cerione Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chester Mrs. Susan Cocchiano Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras Mr. and Mrs. Leopoldo Coronado Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Coulter III Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Mrs. Elena De Villiers Mr. and Mrs. John DiFede Mr. and Mrs. James Evans Mr. Christopher and Rev. Wilifred Faiella Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Forman Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Glick Ms. Caroline R. Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gossele Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Dr. and Mrs. Rudolf Jaffe Mr. and Mrs. Trond S. Jensen Mr. and Mrs. William J. Keunen Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lampert Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Loiacono Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mrs. Lisa Lundeen Mr. and Mrs. Christopher MacNair Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mara Mr. and Mrs. D. Richard Mead, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Julio Melean Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Milgram Mr. and Mrs. John S. Moll Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Moo

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Harry Narchet Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ovelmen Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Parsley III Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosen Mrs. Bronwen Rutter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sanz Mr. Charles Scurr and Mrs. Barbara Ibarra-Scurr Mr. and Mrs. Dean Seavers Mr. and Mrs. Gary Smith Mr. Roger D. Soman, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Staertzel Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tillett The Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Vizcarra Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Dr. and Mrs. Donald Watson Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wogan Mr. Felipe Woll

GRANDPARENT GIFTS Ms. Mireya Aday Dr. and Mrs. Richard Baranowski Mr. Wilbur B. Bell Mrs. Virginia Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Bidle Mr. and Mrs. William Boyd Mr. Carlos Castillo Mrs. Ed Chumbley Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deakin Ms. Dorothy Evans Mrs. Phyllis Glukstad Mrs. Martha Ann R Haas Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hopkins, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kjelson Mr. and Mrs. Murray McClain Ms. Sophie Pendarakis Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pickle Mrs. Richard L Poor Mr. and Mrs. Felipe M. Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vogel Ms. Barbara August Walker

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIFTS Palmer Trinity School is fortunate to obtain support from corporations and foundations.

Donors are able to increase their contribution to the School by participating in a Matching Gift Program. We acknowledge and thank these foundations and companies for generous gifts, sponsorships and matching gifts in 2008-2009.

Alvarez Sambol Winthrop & Madson, P.A. Associated Photo & Imaging Avco Painting Bal Harbour Shops Bill Ussery Motors, Inc.

Books & Books Café Pilon Camp Lenny Foundation Christie’s Citrix Systems, Inc. Colson Hicks Eidson Crand Travel Custom Tile & Marble, Inc. DiMare Foundation Edward E. Ford Foundation E-Tech Electric Foundation Health Services French Gershen Lawrence Zeder Partnership Trust GE Foundation GenEx Builders Geomantic Designs, Inc. Keen Battle Mead & Company Kings Bay Athletics LRG Construction Miami’s Community Newspapers Mystic Cottage Inc. Northwestern Mutual Foundation PNC Advisors Pro Golf of Miami Pure Beauty Farms Ramon Carpet Services, Inc. R.B.S. Enterprises, Inc. Richman Greer, P.A. Ronald McDonald House of South Florida SAGE Dining Services, Inc Shaw-Ross International Importers Sound Components, Inc. Southern Vines Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. Target Corporation The Cobb Family Foundation, Inc. The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Torbert Produce, Inc. Translucent Communications, LLC Trinity Air Conditioning Company Unicco Service Company Verdeja & De Armas LLP Vista Health Plan Wachovia Foundation

GIFTS-IN-KIND Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barr Mr. David Becker Mr. Stephen Edward Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Menacho Mr. Grant and Dr. Joyce Miller Mr. and Mrs. John Randolph Millian Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Musgrave Mr. and Mrs. Horacio O. Peiro Mr. Jason Yanes ‘05 Mr. Jeff Yanes ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. David Ramras Mr. and Mrs. Todd Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez Ms. Soraya Rivera Moya Mr. Burford Smith, Jr. ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. James Weatherspoon ‘84

MEMORIAL GIFTS Often times, occasions arise in which donors want to acknowledge a family member, student, faculty or friend. Palmer Trinity School is grateful for your thoughtfulness in making memorial gifts.

NAT RUTTER ENDOWMENT FUND Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Monson

SPECIAL EVENT GIFTS Special event gifts listed below represent cash donations, including underwriting and sponsorship.

BOOK FAIR Drs. Orlando and Clara Almanza Mr. and Mrs. David Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Richard Borguss Ms. Ellen Bulkley Dr. and Mrs. Octavio Carreno Mr. and Mrs. Pascal L. Dierickx The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haas Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Hevia Mrs. Lynn R Hoke Dr. and Mrs. Albert Iglesias Dr. and Mrs. George Irvin Ms. Joy McIntosh Ms. Catherine Greene Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin Mr. and Mrs. David Pacewicz Mr. and Mrs. R. Donahue Peebles Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shepherd Ms. Damarys Zarling

Sound Components, Inc. Trinity Air Conditioning Company LLC Verdeja & De Armas LLP

VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP Leading by example, volunteers at Palmer Trinity School encourage and exemplify service to others. The following individuals gave time and talent in 2008-2009 and Palmer Trinity School thanks these dedicated volunteers for their leadership service.

2008-2009 ANNUAL FUND DEVELOPMENT CHAIR Paula Brockway PARENT AMBASSADORS Class of 2009 / 12th Grade Debbie and Rick Borguss Class of 2010 / 11th Grade Jan and Randy Groh Class of 2011 / 10th Grade Julia and Bill Beckham Class of 2012 / 9th Grade Jane and Martin Raskin

SANDY GOLF TOURNAMENT PRESENTING SPONSOR Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay and MercedesBenz of Coral Gables, A Bill Ussery Motors Company

Class of 2013 / 8th Grade Mary Burke and Jim Tillett

Eagle Sponsor AVCO Painting Company Bal Harbour Shops The Block Family Camp Lenny Foundation Joseph J. Kalbac Jr. and his partners at Colson Hicks Eidson The Ethan Johnson Family Keen Battle Mead & Company Richman Greer, P.A. Shaw-Ross International Importers The Uzquiano Family

Class of 2015 / 6th Grade Dr. Elaine Klein and Lenny Roberts

Birdie Sponsor DiMare Produce Mr. Les Leech Torbert Produce Underwriters Mrs. Judy Andrews French Gershen Lawrence Zeder Partnership Foundation Trust The Morrison Family Mr. Joakim Nordqvist ‘79 The Shelfer Family Alvarez, Sambol, Winthrop & Madson, P.A. Avco Painting Company Associated Photo & Imaging Cavia Wines Custom Tile & Marble Inc. E-Tech Electric GenEx Builders Geomantic Designs, Inc LRG Construction Ramon Carpet Services, Inc R.B.S. Enterprises, Inc

Class of 2014 / 7th Grade Robin and Gary Fox

FACULTY/STAFF CHAIRS Vivian Cerione Manuela Flores Adrianna Truby ALUMNI CHAIR Corey Krissel Gonzalez ‘95 ALUMNI PARENT CHAIR Christine and Joe Mara Tim Mara ‘06 GRANDPARENT CHAIR Elaine and Edward Vogel Laura Vogel ‘09 John Henry ‘06

PALMER TRINITY PARENTS ASSOCIATION PTPA Executive Officers Sandra Maler, President Darlene Bell-Alexander, VP Jan Groh, VP Chriss Wood, Treasurer Isa Rodriguez, Secretary Sue Benenati, Emeritus PTPA Board Cultural Diversity Darlene Bell-Alexander

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Fine Arts Maggie Wilson Green Initiative Valerie DeWitt Jo Harrison Robin Fox Helen Sonenreich Helping Hands Liede DeValdevielso New Parent Mentors Karen Guggenheim Tessy Wassmann Parent Education Vicki Rivas Lori Haas Sue Benenati, Emeritus Sandra Maler, Emeritus Social Events Tina Fernandez Pilar Joseph Terry Menkin Teacher Appreciation Betty Barrios Carolina Hernandez Maria Porto Maria Salgado Isa Rodriguez, Emeritus Grade Liaisons 6th Chirine Mneimneh 7th Tracy Lorenzo 8th Happy Forristall and Heidi Nosich 9th Claudia Rey 10th Caroline Zachar 11th Lynn Kerdyk 12th Beverly Stephens and Sally Franklin

PALMER TRINITY BOOSTERS Executive Committee Marla Ferreira, President Chriss Wood, VP Laurie Evans, Treasurer Sam Dorsy, Secretary Committee Chairs Homecoming Joann Soman Susan Ludovici Bulletin Boards Paige Barnes Falcon’s Nest Happy Forristall Sally Franklin Nancy Michelson Sports Book Tina Rodriguez Laurie Evans Sports Awards Jane Battle Marla Ferreira Chriss Wood

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SPECIAL EVENTS SANDY GOLF TOURNAMENT January 30, 2009 Co-Chairs: Tony Alonso ’94 Brett French ‘97 Chuck Klenk Honorary Co-Chair: Chris Block ‘96 Committee: Michael Baiamonte Edgar Belaval ’89 Bob Booth Paula Brockway Sally Franklin Brian Gershen ’98 Joseph Kalbac Jon Lawrence ‘98 Lenny Roberts Scott Shelfer ’89 Michael Uzquiano Hope Victor Hayes Wood Nathan Zeder ‘98 Tournament Volunteers Laurie Evans Regina Fuertes Happy Forristall Pilar Joseph Becky Kirby Debbie Lehman Borguss Tracey Lorenzo Susan Medina Rosemary Metal Marlene Ostwald Joann Soman Michael Uzquiano Claudia Vizcarra Hugo Vizcarra

Oh, the Places You’ll Go Sally Franklin and Chriss Wood The Odyssey Jan Groh and Tina Portuondo Hoop It Up Lenny Roberts Konichiwa Mary Burke Tillett and Lynn Kerdyk House on Mango Street Lois Chumbley What Dewey Do All Day? Ruthanne Vogel Pirates’ Treasures Blair Strickroot and Alison Buss Spinning Our Wheels Helen Sonenreich and Monique Befeler Please Take a Seat and “Chair” your Ideas at Our Parent-to-Parent Coffees Lori Haas, Vicki Rivas and Sandra Maler South Beach Jane Battle and Juli Newman Guys Read Darlene Bell-Alexander and Esther PerezApple It’s Raining Pennies from Heaven Valerie Watkins and Nancy Schwartz Gifts from the Sea Iliana Barr Come Sail Away Angie Mase Cinco de Mayo - Fiesta Mexicana Michelle Font and Heidi Nosich

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL February 28, 2009

Black Bling Gladys Miller and Susan Yahia

9th Annual Festival Co-Chairs Lourdes Falconi, Nury Lage and Joann Soman

Mediterranean Escape Wahiba Nassim

BOOK FAIR April 20-21, 2009

Latin American Flair Ines Nicholls, Claudia Rey and Susi Cetta

Event Co-Chairs Rachelle Kaplan Laura Miguel

Moroccan Holiday Frances Rodriguez

Table Hosts Slum Dog Millionaire Sharon Glick and Jennifer Morrison Science Fair Rachelle Kaplan and Laura Miguel Fantasia Venezia Betty Barrios and Evelyn Villanueva The World is Your Oyster Jan Morrison and Deborah Davidson Oh, the Places We’ll Go Chriss Wood, Laurie Evans, Sally Franklin and Joann Soman

Quotable Quotes Karina Duenas Aragon Rock & Roll Valerie Watkins and Nancy Schwartz Tobin in the Clutch Jan Tobin Musgrave in the Clutch Peg Musgrave

WAYS OF GIVING Philanthropy and volunteerism demonstrate your strong belief in the mission of Palmer Trinity School. Your gift, whatever its size or purpose, adds great value to the School and to the young people whose lives it impacts. Because Palmer Trinity School is a 501 (c) (3), tax-exempt non-profit, donors can take full advantage of income, capital gifts, and estate tax deductions.

You may elect to make your gift without any restrictions, enabling the School to use it where it can achieve the greatest impact.

Unrestricted gifts represent the greatest utility to the School, as they allow the Head of School and the Board of Trustees to respond to unanticipated needs and opportunities throughout the year.

There are many ways to fulfill your charitable intentions and provide immediate and future benefits to the School and your family. It is important that donors are aware of options so that each family can make a gift with the type of asset most suited to respective financial situations. A well-structured charitable plan can last for generations and may allow you to be even more generous that you thought possible. Based on existing tax laws and prudent financial planning, the giving options below enable you to enhance your giving capability by tailoring a gift to your unique financial and estate circumstances.

CASH GIFTS Most donors make outright cash contributions. The School gratefully accepts cash gifts, including checks and the major credit cards, VISA, American Express and MasterCard. A cash gift entitles the donor to an income tax deduction in the year of the gift.

SECURITIES Appreciated securities are the best form of assets to use in making a charitable gift. An outright gift of appreciated securities entitles the donor to an income tax deduction for the fair market value of the securities and, in the case of securities which have been held for more than 18 months, the avoidance of capital gains tax.

BEQUEST A donor may include a bequest to the School in an estate plan. Bequests may be for a specified amount, a percentage of the donor’s estate, or even a residual portion.

INCOME INTEREST GIFTS Through an income interest gift, a donor may contribute the income for an asset while retaining ownership of that asset. In this case, the School receives income for a designated period of years, after which the asset and any subsequent income returns to the donor, his or her spouse, children, or another designated individual. This form offers both immediate and future tax advantages.

REAL ESTATE A donor may contribute various types of real property or a fractional interest in property to the School. Such real estate may be a personal or vacation home, farm, commercial building, or undeveloped property. For a personal residence, including a vacation home, the donor may make a gift of property and reserve the right to occupy it for his or her life and for the life of a spouse. Real estate gifts offer the donor various tax benefits.

TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY If the donor gives a tangible asset, such as a work of art, which has appreciated in value, and if the asset is used by the School in its educational program, the donor receives a charitable deduction equal to the asset’s full fair market value. However, if the asset is not used by the School, the donor’s charitable deduction is limited to his or her cost basis.

LIFE INSURANCE A donor may contribute an existing life insurance policy which is no longer needed or may designate the School the owner and beneficiary of a new policy. In either case, the value of the existing policy (or the donor’s investment, if less) or a gift to the School to cover annual premiums, are fully deductible as charitable contributions.

REMAINDER GIFT Through the remainder gift, a donor may contribute assets, such as securities or real estate, to the School and retain for life the income from those assets. A remainder gift permits the donor to take an income tax deduction for the charitable portion of the value of the gift.

Furthermore, if the gift is in the form of appreciated securities or real estate, the donor may not pay capital gains tax on the appreciation.

For additional information, please contact the Development Office at (305) 969-4242. All gifts are subject to Palmer Trinity School’s gift acceptance policies and are tax-deductible as provided by law. We also urge you to consult your attorney and/or financial adviser to determine which method of giving best meets your philanthropic goals.

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Class Agents 1973 Class Agent Needed 1974 Julie (Coleman) Mansfield juliemansfield@comcast.net 1975 Class Agent Needed 1976 Andy Hessen hesstang@aol.com 1977 Craig Zimmett cazfla@aol.com 1978 Tom Magenheimer tmagmai@aol.com 1979 Lori (Fogel) La Forgia ljlaforgia@gmail.com 1980 Class Agent Needed 1981 Lee Sterling psports@bellsouth.net 1982 Tracy Tabor Shelowitz tracy@martintabor.com 1983 Mary (Joyce) Wilburn marywilburn@bellsouth.net 1984 Peter Cutter guycutter@aol.com 1985 Dale Bennett RB9999@aol.com John Malloy jcmalloy@malloylaw.com 1986 Joelle (Wagshul) Steinberg jwagshul@aol.com 1987 Etienne Font etienne@claimscounsel.com Alyse (Fogarty) Bell Alysebell@aol.com 1988 Elena (Essen) Endara partyuv5@bellsouth.net 1989 Scott Shelfer scott@exactaland.com 1990 Peter Baumberger psb@rbrlaw.com Alden (Dunwody) Pimentel Pimentel@bellsouth.net 1991 Derek Fisher derfisher@aol.com 1992 Class Agent Needed 1993 Amanda Matalon amatalon@arnoldoil.com 1994 Charles Baumberger catcay@yahoo.com Campbell Walker cwalker@lincolnharris.com

1995 Kaitlin Blazejack kaitlin.blazejack@smith.alumnae.net 1996 Lynley Walker Ciorobea lynley3@yahoo.com 1997 Brett French brettfrench@yahoo.com 1998 Brian Gershen briangershen@gmail.com Preston Dickerson prestond@hotmail.com Nathan Zeder nz1305@aol.com 1999 Belinda (Frieri) Bustillo BelindaFrieriBustillo@milliken.com 2000 Soozie Klock seklock@gmail.com 2001 Class Agent Needed 2002 Adria (Jenkins) Young juiceeasapeach@aol.com 2003 Dax Tejera dax.tejera@gmail.com Laura Ateca laura.ateca@gmail.com 2004 Corina Lopez corina.lopez@hotmail.com Michael Contreras contremich@gmail.com 2005 Katey O’Regan katey613@yahoo.com 2006 Brandon McNary bmcnary@indiana.edu Ed Luckmann luckmann.e@neu.edu 2007 Brittany Kalbac babrit8347@aol.com 2008 Megan Cunningham megancunningham@live.com Ariel Moger mermaid708@hotmail.com 2009 Andrea Buhler sugarnspice4885@aol.com Marcel Contreras marcelc28@aol.com Natalia Matallana natismata@hotmail.com Jessica Mazon jessica.mazon@gmail.com

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Jim Wyatt lives in Homestead, FL and works for Miami-Dade County.

He graduated from Embry Riddle Aero University with a BS in Aviation Administration.

Michael Weinstein lives in Thailand and writes, “I started in the Commercial Real Estate Industry in NYC in 1984, with a boutique firm named ESG, owned a Blues Bar ‘Manny’s Carwash’ and a restaurant ‘Christer’s’ both in Manhattan from the late ’80s to the late ’90s. I moved to Phuket, Thailand in 1999 to pursue Real Estate Development. I started my first luxury villa project in 2001 ‘Layan Estate’, which consisted of

Class Agent: Julie (Coleman) Mansfield juliemansfield@comcast.net

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18 Villas, each a 5 to 6 thousand square foot villa, all with private pools. My next project was started in 2005 with Philippe Starck, Jean Michel Gathy (Architect of the Setai South Beach) and Adrian Zecha of Aman Group. ‘Cape Yamu’, consists of 28 Waterfront Villa estates on a minimum of 1 acre, with a 5 star Boutique Hotel. ‘The Yamu’ is to be completed in 2010 and run

by GHM, the operator of the Setai, South Beach. I am married with two children and trying to enjoy life.”

Class of ’79 1979 Reunion Clas Agent: Lori (Fogel) La Forgia The Chart House May 9, 2009

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Class Agent: Craig Zimmett cazfla@aol.com

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Jay Nordqvist, Randy Fisher, Chris Miller, Guest

Laurence Moser returned from a 10-day trip in Nevada. He is thrilled to be joining the PTS Admission Advisory Board this year.

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Class Agent: Lee Sterling psports@bellsouth.net

Howard Painter, Sherwood Hodson, Heather Procter

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Class Agent: Tom Magenheimer tmagmai@aol.com Mitch Marcus writes, “I am retired as of last year from Silicon Valley (Santa Cruz). So essentially I don’t do much! I’m paid to write the Argus and up until about 9 months ago I was the proud owner of a first-class portfolio. I’m on the Arizona Board of Elections and some other random charities and non-profits….Of course I believe we’re all Non-Profit these Days. And also, as those of us who can’t do - We Consult!”

Hall Kessler writes, “I’m a tax attorney in San Francisco and work as a partner with Deloitte & Touche. I am married with three children.” Liz Corson returned to Miami in May for Reunion Weekend. She was excited to be back on campus and was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 9th.

She graduated from FSU in 1982, studied Spanish and International Business, and attended the University of Salamanca as part of her senior year in college.

Currently, she is a flight attendant with Delta Airlines and has been with Delta for 26 years. She is also a real estate agent with Re/Max Platinum in Atlanta, GA.

Bert Roberts lives in Homestead, FL with his wife, Lisette, and they have a daughter named Crystal (age 25).

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Cindy (Weil) Beauvais lives in Marlton, NJ with her husband, Michael. She attended the University of Florida and received a BGA. She currently works as a muralist. Greg Miller writes, “I’ve been involved in digital photography for about 10 years now. I did some beach portraiture work when I lived in Pensacola, along with event photography. Nothing too extensive, but I came to know that I enjoy sports photography. When I moved to Tallahassee, I actually had the privilege of photographing FSU Athletics, specifically Baseball, Fast Pitch Softball, Tennis, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball & Track for about 3 years, and while I didn’t get paid for my efforts, it was sure rewarding to me! I progressed in both equipment and skills as time passed and although the pinnacle of my efforts was when I was in Tallahassee photographing collegiate athletics, I currently enjoy the downward curve of what I’m doing now. Not too much to photograph in Thomasville, GA, but I occasionally get a high school soccer game in, some theatre, and even some equestrian when I go back to Pensacola to visit.” John Alger owns and operates Alger Farms, Inc. in Homestead, FL. He is married to his wife, Carla, and they have four children named Kristy (age 26), John (age 23), Amanda (age 21), and Liz (age 12).

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Don Robinson graduated from Jacksonville University and is now living in Coeur d’Alene, ID with his wife, Colleen. He works as a Supervisory Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Kelle Cantafio is a Sales Manager at Esprit-Miami.

Cindy Gargano attended Reunion Weekend and was also inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Cindy received her undergraduate degree and JD from the University of Miami. She continues to practice as an attorney and works for a firm that deals with traffic issues. She lives in Miami and has a 14-year-old son named Kevin. Lee Sterling participated in College and Career Day during Reunion Weekend. He spoke to the junior class about his experience while at Palmer School, in college, in real estate, and as an entrepreneur. This summer Lee and his family spent some time in the west coast. Tos Chirathivat attended Wesleyan University after graduating from Palmer. He runs the family operated business, Central Retail Corp., which accounts for about half of the parent company’s profits. Today the Chirathivats’ little shops have evolved into one of Thailand’s biggest conglomerates, a vast enterprise with annual sales of $3 billion. The family owns and operates department store chains, supermarkets and restaurants, develops shopping centers, hotels, resorts and a convention center, and distributes locally made and foreign

Alumni enjoying a moment sharing stories from Palmer days

Lori Fogel La Forgia and Heather Procter

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Dax Tejera ‘03 How did PTS prepare you for a career in journalism?

Ironically, one of the reasons I got into journalism is because I regret not writing for The Falconer while at PTS. I felt holding office in student government precluded me from joining the paper, so when I got to Dartmouth, I avoided campus politics and joined the ranks of America’s oldest college newspaper. I spent two years reporting before I was tapped Publisher. As graduation neared, I couldn’t fathom leaving the business, so I chased for a job at NBC. The network hired me in large part for my writing ability—a skill I developed in nearly every class at PTS. Writing is a fundamental part of the prep curriculum at PTS, and it has opened many doors for me. PTS also empowers its students, encouraging them to find solutions and champion causes. The encouragement and resourcefulness that defines PTS has paid endless dividends.

Do you have any suggestions for students as to how they can prepare themselves for a career in journalism?

Journalism was always a tough business, and today it’s tougher than ever as we contemplate how the internet – and blogging, and Facebook, and Twitter – can serve as partners and not competitors. That said, journalism isn’t going away, it’s just evolving, and it’s essential we feed talent into the pool. Never stop writing and never stop asking questions. Join The Falconer and pick a beat. Be informed: read a newspaper, watch a newscast, surf a reputable website. Discover what topics you have a passion for, and then let your creativity lead you to exploration. Take notes along the way. That’s what I do every day – and now they’re paying me for it!

What pieces have you worked on since you have been with NBC? Soon after I walked through the doors at NBC headquarters, I was thrust into one of the biggest stories of a lifetime – the 2008 election. It’s been pretty non-stop since then. In no particular order: We broadcast the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. We’ve covered disasters: hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and floods. There have been scandals: Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, and of course Bernard Madoff. Politics have dominated the news: The inauguration of Barack Obama, the Sotomayor nomination, the death of Ted Kennedy. And who could forget Michael Jackson, the financial crisis, and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In

each case I was either breaking the news, telling a small part of the story in a 2-3 minute package, or working on the logistics, planning, and execution that bring live television to life. As for the future: stay tuned.

What have been the most interesting stories you have worked on thus far?

The financial crisis has fascinated me. It’s a story that has impacted every single viewer, and it has produced some of the most dramatic headlines my generation has known. Last September, it seemed as if we reported on the collapse of financial giants daily (in some cases this was literally true). Fear swept the nation, the political agenda was rewritten, and Americans suddenly became educated about topics and concepts they never thought relevant. TV played a big role in telling this story, and in educating the public – as we ourselves worked feverishly to understand the news developing around us. The work continues to this day.

Another story that captured me was Barack Obama’s inauguration. Across the news division, my colleagues and I worked to report on the nation’s response to a moment of extraordinary historic value – from the tiny towns to the city centers. It was the party of a lifetime – in DC of course, but also across America and indeed the world. Our job was to be there, to convey the feeling, lend context, and put on a show.

What a rush! I don’t know if I’ll get the chance to cover another inauguration quite like that one.

What was it like reporting on Senator Ted Kennedy’s death?

I was in the newsroom when word came that Senator Kennedy had died. We knew the Senator was in extremely poor health, so we had a plan in place. But you can never be sure of the details or the timing. When we confirmed Kennedy’s passing, it was just past 1:00 am, and my job was to coordinate efforts to break into the network and report the story. I had never been under such acute pressure in my career. TV is competitive, and timing is everything. When you’ve got the story your natural instinct is to report it, but doing so when you’re not already on the air is a complicated task. The next few days consisted of very little sleep, lots of quick thinking, and a countdown to the main event, the Senator’s funeral. In the end, the ceremony amounted to (cont. on page 48)

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Alumni Spotlight Dax Tejera ‘03 continued what is expected at a presidential funeral, and by day’s end, exhausted, I reflected on how much I had learned – and how much I’ve gleaned from just a few years working in this business. I’ve always said the day I stop learning I’d resign.

Thankfully, I’ve yet to have a reason to act on that decision.

How has working for NBC challenged you?

TV is fast—audiences have short attention spans and the competition is always itching to jump ahead of you. And at NBC, we’re not just creating content for NBC, but for our sister networks: MSNBC, CNBC, The Weather Channel, and msnbc.com. My job is to have quick instinct, agility, insight, and common sense. There’s a lot going on in the world and we’ve got to figure out how our resources are best positioned. And we have to figure out how to make more of what we’ve got. NBC has made me think about the world outside of the bubbles I’ve been accustomed to – like PTS, or Dartmouth. It’s required me to neutralize my opinions and political partisanship. And it’s forced me to keep up with extremely talented story-tellers. I think I get a little smarter every time I walk out the door.

What are your goals for yourself this coming year?

Every week I look back and think about what I would have done differently, and then I resolve myself to improve when the opportunity next arises. I hope to uncover some stories that aren’t in the “mainstream” but important nevertheless. I’d like to find some stories off the beaten path so I can spend some time on the road. I want to do some more writing for the internet. And of course, I want to beat the competition by being first and being right – that goal never subsides.

Where do you see yourself ten years down the road?

It may not be in TV. I’d like to get another degree soon – likely a law degree. Going back to school probably means a pause from work – and that means that new opportunities will arise that I must pay attention to. But inevitably it’ll have a media angle and it will be as part of an organization with the resources to have far reach. And come to think of it, wherever I am, I’ll likely be coming home to a wife and – this is scary – kids! How did that happen? PTS seems like yesterday.

Class of ’84 Reunion Perricone’s Restaurant May 9, 2009

Department Stores, one of the most recognizable and respected names in Thai retailing, like Macy’s in its heyday. Central also owns a middle–market department store chain called Robinson, a discount chain, Big C, akin to Wal–Mart Supercenters, along with bookstores, sporting goods, and electronics chains.

The company expects to open its first department store outside Thailand in late 2009, near Shanghai.

Thereafter, Central plans to open four stores a year for about 10 years. To read an article written about Tos in the Wesleyan Magazine, please look at the following link: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cgi-bin/ cdf_manager/template_renderer.cgi?item=79209 .

1982 Dave Rapperport, Ryan Shay, James Weatherspoon, Justin Weatherspoon ’09

Ellie Chasen, Diana de Marchena Rabin, Roy Weinfeld, Karen Matalon

Class Agent: Tracy Tabor Shelowitz tracy@martintabor.com M. Gregory Tenn attended Logan College of Chiropractic and owns his own clinic called Tenn Chiropractic Clinic in Hoover, AL. Meg (Mason) Jones lives in Johns Creek, GA with her husband, Scott. She attended Florida State University and works as the Director of Sales Support at First Financial Security, Inc. Hart Baur was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame and participated in the College and Career Day Program during Reunion Weekend in May. He is married to Madeline Marr and has a daughter named Scarlett Jett. Hart is owner of Nicamaka Distributors, coaches soccer at Palmetto High School, and is finishing up producing an independent film titled “SKUM.”Hart is excited to help organize and plan the Alumni Soccer Game during Homecoming Weekend!

1983

Class Agent: Mary (Joyce) Wilburn marywilburn@bellsouth.net JR Fitch and Martin Kokol

JR Fitch, Suyain George, and Ryan Shay

Kent Gifford writes, “After eight years in the U.S. Army, I used the GI Bill to study History and Social Science and graduated from FSU in 1995. I studied Theatre Design in Germany and I also worked as a set and costume designer for several years. I will graduate from Culinary School at the Natural Gourmet Institute in June 2009 and will graduate from the Institute Culinary Education Pastry Program in October 2009.” Pamela Kittrell writes, “After more than a quarter of a century since high school graduation, my Palmer classmates and teammates remain among my dearest friends, especially: Helen McNutt ‘83, Alexandra Smart ‘83, Mary Anne Dooley O’Dea ‘81, and Melissa Goodman Royer ‘81. I am also in contact with former Palmer teacher/ administrator Jane Streitfeld, whom I’ve known since I was seven years old when she first taught me English at Kendall Academy.”

1984 Lani Kane-Hanan, Suyain George, Diana de Marchena Rabin, Ellie Chasen, Rebecca Dooley, Karen Matalon

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Class Agent: Peter Cutter guycutter@aol.com Jerry Fernandez is the Medical Director of a Biotech company in Yonkers and lives with his wife

Alumni College and Career Day May 8,2009

Matthew Lazenby ’96, Brett French ’97, and Lee Sterling ’81

Judi Jennings and Michael Contreras ’04

Brittney Hoffman ’99, Ashley Chapman, Sarah Kemeness, and Soozie Klock ’00

Nadine Sebai ’06, Carlos Gonzalez ’97, and Elena DeVillers

Daniel Diaz-Leyva ’98, Soozie Klock ’00, Brittney Hoffman ’99, and Danny Reynolds discuss politics and social services

Rebecca Williams ’00, Rebecca Ray ’02, and Charles Baumberger ’94 discuss their experiences in the advertising and media world

Charles Baumberger ’94, Nadine Sebai ’06, Carlos Gonzalez ’97, Hart Baur ’82, Rebecca Ray ’02, Michael Contreras ’04, Brittney Hoffman ’99, Soozie Klock ’00, Lee Sterling ’81, Rebecca Williams ’00, Brett French ’97, Matthew Lazenby ’96 Becky and their 5-month old daughter in Yorktown Heights. Lani Kane-Hanan came to Miami for her class reunion in May. She is living in Orlando with her husband, Alan, and their two kids, Austin (age 11) and Blake (age 10). Robert Severance attended the reunion with his wife, Joyce. They live in Gainesville, FL and have two kids, Parker (age 6) and Taylor (age 3). Construction Co LLC is a private company categorized under Single-family housing construction. He owns his own company titled Severance Construction, which builds singlefamily homes. Beth Moskowitz Lazar and her husband, Scott Lazar, welcomed Jake Michael Lazar on May 19, 2009. He joins the best big sister, Jordyn, who turns 6 in November! Ashley (Edmonds) Cooke writes, “While I must still keep my day job as an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, my hobby, photography, has taken off and I’ve had my

first exhibition entitled, ‘April Flowers Bring Alien Flowers.’ I made the cover of the Sunday Lifestyle section of the Annapolis, MD paper. And I have another two-month exhibition coming up in August, 2009 at a gallery in the heart of the historic district of Annapolis. Why the attention? I’ve found aliens in the orchids I photograph! Some of the aliens look exactly like what we’ve seen in the movies; ethereal heads and elongated eyes. Others take on personas such as a Storm Trooper, a Cowboy, a Wise Man, a Phoenix, and a Couture Model. It is amazing what one may find with a macro lens! To view my Orchid Aliens you can visit russellcatherlevigallery.com and look under Gallery Associates for ‘Ashley Cooke – Orchid Aliens’.”

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Alumni Spring Reunion Reception May 8, 2009

Richard and Sandy Rosen

Rebecca Ray ’02 and Veronica Benitez ’02

Jay Nordqvist ’79, Tom Magenheimer ’78, Hart Baur ’82, and Scarlett Jett Baur

Alana Rosen ’97 and fiancée

Marty Migliaccio and Jim Beverley

Panee (Chuechunklin) Cili ’99 and Brittney Hoffman ’99

Joelle (Wagshul) Steinberg ’86 and Betty Matz ’85

Edgar Belaval ’89, Leonor Belaval, and Edna Sturge ’86

Rebecca Dooley, Karen Matalon ’84, Todd Stewart ’84, Jenifyr Osborne Bedard

Hart Baur ’82 and daughter Scarlett Jett

Diana de Marchena Rabin ’84 and Ellie Chasen ’84

Olee Fowler ’05, Noelle Robillard ’05, Ian Wogan ’04, Martin Jensen ’04, and guest

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Gil Lang ‘97 My experience at Palmer Trinity was incredible. I transferred to PT as a sophomore from Minnesota and our family found a welcoming community. My first experience was three-a-day football camp where I made great friends and was mentored by excellent coaches. I was Class President in both junior and senior years. During this time, I met teachers like Ms. DV who taught me more than just math.

Overall, PTS helped prepare me for college and life afterwards.

After graduation, I attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY where I majored in Political Science. While there, I stayed active with community service and, as a junior, I helped start a chapter of Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Also, I was the Student Body President my senior year. A founding member of a twoyear Genocide symposium series, I brought topical debate/awareness/ information and survivor testimonials to campus.

After college, I joined the Peace Corps in Romania where I had the privilege to work for two years with HIV-orphaned youth in a little town in South Eastern Romania called Slobozia. After the Peace Corps, I stayed in Romania for another three years to work for an NGO called Population Services International (PSI) which is the world’s largest non-profit social marketing organization. As the Youth Program Manager, I helped design and implement behavior change models and programs to prevent HIV.

1985

Class Agent: Dale Bennett RB9999@aol.com Class Agent: John Malloy jcmalloy@malloylaw.com Darlene Zosel writes, “I’d love to get in touch with more of the class of 1985. I live in CO with my soonto-be husband Julio Garcia www.meandjulio.com . He is a musician and we have a band of Latin Cuban Jazz fusion. I teach public school here to kids with learning differences. We have 4 kids: his twin boys (18 months old) and my daughter (age 11) and son (age 9).”

Thomas Morrison lives in Miami and is working as an Associate Medical Director at Jackson South Community Hospital. Betty Matz attended the Alumni Cocktail Reception in May and said a few

Today, I am involved with Project Concern International after a former colleague of mine recruited me to join the team. I moved to Cape Town, South Africa in November 2008 and I became the Communications Manager for the organization. My primary role is to develop, produce, and launch mass media communications that amplify messaging and activities generated from grass roots. For example, we distribute brochures which provide a comprehensive snapshot of Project Concern International in South Africa and our mission which is to reduce the transmission of HIV by changing social norms that drive violence against women.

Working for Project Concern International has changed me significantly. I am a male working among networks of hundreds of women’s organizations, their movement, and their struggle, but I realized I have an important role to play. This role is to challenge and change attitudes, myself included.

Service means different things to different people, but to me the more you enrich the lives of others, the more you enrich yourself.

The best advice I can give students today is to study and learn what you are passionate about in your world because it’s all relevant in the ‘real’ world. My goals for this coming year are to contribute toward a reduction of violence against women in South Africa and surf at least two times per week. In the future, I see myself living in another country, perhaps Asia or maybe a return to Eastern Europe.

words wishing Richard Rosen all the best in his retirement from teaching at PTS. Betty has four kids named Ryan (age 12), Rachel (age 9), Noah (age 8), and Rebecca (age 5). Carolyn (Condron) Cauthen lives in Gainesville, FL with husband, Joseph.

1986

Class Agent: Joelle (Wagshul) Steinberg jwagshul@aol.com Edna Lynn Sturge is engaged to Jim Furst and will be married in October 2009. She came to wish Richard Rosen well at the Alumni Cocktail Reception along with Joelle (Wagshul) Steinberg.

1987

Class Agent: Etienne Font etienne@claimscounsel.com Alyse (Fogarty) Bell Alysebell@aol.com Kevin Mahan has been promoted to Managing Partner at the Gramercy Tavern restaurant in NYC. Mohammed Ashemimry is living in Saudi Arabia and working as a General Manager for Mohammed Ashemimry Financial Consultants. David Poor graduated from the University of Miami and received his degree in Criminology and Sculpture. He is now living in Groton, SD with his wife, Anissa, and their three kids Micah (age 8), Noah (age 7), and Rebecca (age 2). He works for Aberdeen Fire Rescue as a Firefighter and Paramedic.

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1988

Class Agent: Elena (Essen) Endara partyuv5@bellsouth.net Elkie (Smoleny) Wienczkowski and her husband, Brian, welcomed their first child into this world on February 16, 2009. Kaitlyn Danielle arrived weighing 7lbs 1oz and measured 19.75 inches long.

Class of ’89 1992 Class Agent Needed Reunion Mayfair Rooftop May 9,2009

Eugenia (Ernst) Ferrero lives in Atlanta, GA and she is an attorney. She recently had a baby girl in January 2009 and named her Lillian Elisabeth. Krista Kellogg attended the University of Georgia School of Law and currently works as a Marketing Director for Stearns Weaver Miller in Miami.

1993

Class Agent: Amanda Matalon amatalon@arnoldoil.com

1989

Class Agent: Scott Shelfer scott@exactaland.com

Julie (Consuegra) Islami, Jamie Eroncig, Kelly (Kimmel) Guma, Michele (Baker) Benesch

Class Agent: Peter Baumberger psb@rbrlaw.com Class Agent: Alden (Dunwody) Pimentel Pimentel@bellsouth.net Louis Rosas-Guyon has recently become a published author. The book Nearly Free IT teaches the small and micro-business owner how to build their business using solid technology tools. It also shows how to harness the same tools used by the biggest companies in the world and how to get most of them for free. His website http://www.nearlyfreeit.com/ offers all the information. Hillary Russell writes, “I just earned an MA in Public Affairs Reporting in May. I am working at the Illinois State Capitol covering the legislative sessions. I was fortunate enough to be in Illinois when former Sen. Barack Obama was elected President and I had the opportunity to cover the impeachment of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as well as the controversial appointment of Obama’s Senate replacement Sen. Roland Burris. There is nothing like politics in Illinois and the political machines still in place and at work. I love my job and I love this state.”

Catherine (McGehee) Johnston attended Melbourne

1994

Class Agent: Charles Baumberger catcay@yahoo.com Class Agent: Campbell Walker cwalker@lincolnharris.com

Eric Lamme is currently living/teaching in Budapest, is married and has an infant son. Denise (Mitchell) McNeal is a Personnel Services Specialist for the Department of Corrections in Alabama.

Julie (Consuegra) Islami attended her class reunion in the Grove. She is living on Key Biscayne with her husband, Jahan

1990

Hadley (Nichols) Foreman was married on March 28, 2009. She is a teacher at St. Thomas Episcopal School.

Mason Harris and Edgar Belaval University in Australia and received her BA and Diploma of Education. She writes, “I have been living in Australia for 12 years now and I am about to have my second child. I really hope to make it to our 20 year reunion next year and would love to hear from my classmates!” Dawn (Goode) Reaves writes, “I have been living in beautiful Northwest Arkansas with my husband, Chad, and two children, Amber (age 14) and Chad-Thomas (age 12). I am a pre-K floater for the Fayetteville Public Schools. Life is good!”

1991

Class Agent: Derek Fisher derfisher@aol.com Derek Fisher writes, “I have been married to my beautiful wife, Kari, with two above average children, Karli (age 5) and Zackary (age 2), and dog Tucker (the world’s oldest Shih-Tzu at 17+). I graduated from the University of Miami with an undergraduate degree in BSIE (Industrial Engineering) and the University of Maryland, College Park with an MBA in Finance. I work for Chaney and Associates, Inc. as a commercial real estate appraiser since March 2004 in Washington, DC.PJ (Frigo) Ortiz and her family moved to Palmetto Bay over the summer. She and her husband, Nelson, have two kids Brooks (age 10) and Ryan (age 5). She is a busy stay-at-home mom who is thrilled she is able to do so.

Campbell Walker was in Miami in March for Hadley Nichol’s wedding. He is still working at Lincoln Harris in Charlotte, NC. Lincoln Property Company is one of the largest, most respected real estate companies in the United States. Lincoln Harris has a demonstrated expertise in leasing, development and construction management, which when combined with Lincoln’s resources and unparalleled development and facilities management experience result in a distinct concept centered on providing the client with the best real estate services available in the marketplace. Christine Lebrun writes, “I’ve been working as a training consultant in the Chicago area for six years and I live close to the lake, which makes where I live always 10 degrees colder than anywhere else in Chicago. I’ll be visiting my family in Florida soon. I may stop by PT and see all the changes I’ve heard about these past years.” Charles Baumberger participated in College and Career Day and discussed his experience in the advertising field. He works for Crispin Porter + Bugusky in Coconut Grove.

1995

Class Agent: Kaitlin Blazejack kaitlin.blazejack@smith.alumnae.net

Andrew Bennett writes, “Cristina and I celebrated

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Athletic Hall of Fame 2009 In du c tees On Saturday, May 9th the following Alumni were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame: Liz Corson ’78, Cindy Gargano ’81, Hart Baur ’82, and Reid Kline ’96.

Liz Corson ‘78 Basketball, Softball & Volleyball

Cindy Gargano ‘81 Volleyball, Softball, Basketball & Track the arrival of our second daughter on January 19th in El Salvador. Alexandra Jane Bennett is doing very well as is Cristina. I travel frequently in Latin America for work and I recently became a CPA in Florida. I work for BDO International as a manager in audit and consulting. I mostly keep up with Charles Baumberger ’94, David Keedy ’95, and Alexander Westerhold Bowen ’95. Zander and I both live in Central America, he lives in Belize, and we have met up recently to attend US Soccer Team World Cup qualifiers in the region.” Lily (Dickerson) Maddock had a baby girl in April. She and husband, Locke, named their baby Mimi Maddock. Bridges Aderhold is hosting various gallery nights around Miami. His first show went great with a few hundred people.

Bridges writes, “There is a lot of interest in the studio.

I met with a few people who are interested in interning here, and a few artists who are interested in showing here during the art walks. We will be open every 2nd Saturday of the month so please come by.” Check out his website at www.bridgesaderhold.com . Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez delivered a baby boy on April 30, 2009. She and her husband, Rene, named the newest member of their family Jack Rene Gonzalez.

Liz is a Flight Attendant with Delta Airlines and is also a Real Estate agent with Re/ Max Platinum in Atlanta, GA. Cindy is a practicing attorney in Miami and works for a firm that deals with traffic issues. Hart is owner of Nicamaka in Miami and coaches soccer at Palmetto HS. Reid graduated from Emory University with a major in Political Science and received his JD from the University of Miami Law School.

Congratulations!

Hart Baur ‘82 Soccer, Track & Cross Country

Reid Kline ‘96 Lacrosse, Football & Soccer

1996

1997

Harold Lameh writes, “As of right now I’m living outside of the USA. I’m working with my own business, a car dealership in Venezuela. I got married two years ago and I will be a father in 6 months to a beautiful baby.” Reid Kline was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame during Reunion Weekend. He graduated from Emory University with a major in Political Science. In 2004, he received his JD from the University of Miami Law School. In his spare time, Reid enjoys fishing and playing water sports.

Matthew Lazenby returned to campus to participate in the Alumni College and Career Day. Jessica (Corry) Sierralta had a baby boy in April. She and her husband, Pierre, named him Kai.

Nathaniel Tobin is married to Maryann Tatum.

Winsy (Dunwody) Pittinos writes, “Andrew and I are expecting our first baby in December! We are so excited!” Ticyana (Motta) Moura is living in Vitoria, Brazil and is working as a manager at SCM. Katrina Campins, founder of The Campins Company and star of the first season of The Apprentice, is among the most visible and successful real estate professionals in the country. Katrina’s sales production ranks her among the top ½ percent of Realtors nationwide. Through years of dedication and passion, she has constructed an “A” list roster of clients consisting of celebrities, athletes and business executives. Katrina’s vast network of contacts and her ongoing public speaking, television and radio appearances are unique tools she uses to enhance the exposure of her clients’ listings, thereby ensuring their visibility. Katrina’s negotiation skills, market knowledge and no-nonsense, resultsdriven approach make her the powerhouse she has become at a young age. Katrina graduated from the University of Miami with general honors and a 4.0 grade point average, while majoring in International Finance & Marketing. Her career in real estate began when she “flipped” her first investment property at age seventeen. She was recently on the Bravo Reality TV show Miami Social which ran through the summer.

Gil Lang writes, “I moved from Romania at the end of 2008 to South Africa, Cape Town. Currently, I’m working with an organization called Project Concern International - funded by USAID/PEPFAR - to reduce the transmission of HIV by changing the social norms that perpetuate violence against women. While we’re

Class Agent: Lynley Walker Ciorobea lynley3@yahoo.com

Class Agent: Brett French brettfrench@yahoo.com

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Alumni BBQ and Games Palmer Trinity School May 9,2009

Alumni looking at yearbooks in front of the Alumni tent

Alumni and their children enjoying the bounce house

Corina Lopez ’04, guests, Rebecca Ray ’02, Lauren Adamo ’08, and Katie Titley ’09

Rachel Dooley ’86, Alyse Fogarty Bell ’87, Marty Migliaccio, and Karen Matalon ’84

David Diaz ’87 and Etienne Font ’87

Robert Severance ’84, Lee Sterling ’81, and Donald Severance ’84

Alumni Softball Team working in the arena of HIV prevention, our primary focus and core activity is to reduce the prevalence of violence against women – which has proven to be a silent driver of the HIV epidemic. It’s challenging, rewarding work.” Holly (Lee) Zawyer and husband, Sean, welcomed their first son into this world on July 4th. They named him Brayden and he was born weighing 8.1 lbs and measured 20 ¾ inches long.

Christina Rosas-Guyon married Jason Hart in September 2009. They had their ceremony in Central

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Park, NY. Carlos Gonzalez works for his family business called AccuBanker. It is a company that manufactures and distributes products that count large amounts of money. They also produce a device which they sell to banks that allows you to see counterfeit bills. He studied at Barry University, did a study abroad in Mexico City for a year and a half, and finished his undergraduate degree at Barry. He received his Masters at GW and loved his experience in DC. He is married and has a two-year old son.

Would love to send his son to Palmer one day.

Brett French moved up to North Carolina over the summer with his wife, Meg, and their daughter Ashley. He is excited for this opportunity to start a new business venture with his family.

1998

Class Agent: Brian Gershen briangershen@gmail.com Class Agent: Preston Dickerson prestond@hotmail.com Class Agent: Nathan Zeder nz1305@aol.com Daniel Diaz-Leyva writes, “I recently returned to PT to participate in the Alumni College and Career Day symposium. I enjoyed sharing my experiences with the students and catching up with old friends.

The biggest news is my engagement. In February, I got engaged to my longtime girlfriend, Cristina Musibay, in Beaver Creek, Colorado. We are anxiously awaiting our wedding in January 2010.

I’m still with the law firm of Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli in Coral Gables and have started to develop a government practice in addition to my real estate practice. I am serving as campaign manager for a close friend and colleague, Jose Felix Diaz, Candidate for State Representative, District 115.

PT is actually located in the District. My candidate was the top State House fundraiser in the entire State of Florida in the 1st quarter. We are excited to keep the momentum going!” Joanna (De Velasco) Kohnstaman welcomed her first child, Emilia Isabel Kohnstamm, into the world on May 30th, 2009 at 2:10am. Emilia came into the world weighing 6 pounds and measuring 18 inches. Joanna writes, “The experience was incredible and beautiful.”

Class of ’99 Reunion Dolores Lolita May 9, 2009

Belinda (Frieri) Bustillo and husband

Jaclyn Varela, Dana Rifkin, Brittney Hoffman, Winter Wheeler

with a Masters in Nutrition and Sports Nutrition. She is living in Brookline, MA.

2000

Class Agent: Soozie Klock seklock@gmail.com Jason Hingerton writes, “My wife Jaimee and I bought our first house in Atlanta, GA this January.”

Monica Margolis writes, “I currently live in New York City and am a First Grade teacher. I got my Masters in Early Childhood and Childhood Elementary from New York University and have been living in NYC for the past five years.” Horacio Rodriguez is engaged to Loreana von Plocki ’05.

He has been working in Universal Music Latino as the Online and Mobile Marketing Manager, also working with several artists. Soozie Klock writes, “I graduated from UM Law in May 2007, then clerked for U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King for a year before joining Boies, Schiller & Flexner as an associate in June 2008. I travel to Brazil and the British Virgin Islands for work. I am scheduled to take a two-week vacation to Eastern Europe from September 27 to October 9th after finishing a trial in August and a hearing in the British Virgin Islands in late September.” Soozie will also be planning her class reunion in May 2010! Stephanie Hood is finishing her third year of law school at the University of Florida. She worked with a firm over the summer in Naples and hopes to have an offer from them once she’s done with school. Rebecca Williams is living in Marina Del Ray, CA and is working as an Account Executive for Crispin Porter + Bugusky. She returned to Miami in May to participate in the Alumni College and Career Day. She discussed with the students her experience in college as well as the advertising field.

2001

Class Agent: Class Agent Needed Jason Johnson and Petra Roulhac Rosa (Gonzalez) Guarda writes, “I am actually living in Miami once again and working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies where I teach undergraduate nursing students and conduct research on health disparities.” Rosa is pregnant and the family is thrilled. Sabrina (Gray) Siso was recently married to Carlos Siso in Quito, Ecuador. Brittney Hoffman had a great time coming back to PTS to talk to the Junior class during the Alumni College and Career Day program. She was also able to work with fellow Alumnae Dana Rifkin and Winter Wheeler on their 10th Class Reunion, which was held at Dolores Lolita. They had a great time putting it together and sharing memories of their time at PTS.

Matt Rich, Dana Rifkin, Natasha Kennedy, Carolina Robbaina

1999

Class Agent: Belinda (Frieri) Bustillo BelindaFrieriBustillo@milliken.com Fernanda (Dos Santos) Copeland graduated from FIU in 2004 with a BS in Dietetics and Nutrition and recently graduated from Simmons College this year

Eduardo Abreu and his wife, Kristen, welcomed their first child, Sofia Christina, at 2:41 am on March 6, 2009. They held her baptism in Miami over the summer. Juan Camilo Maldonado is a journalist for several publications in his native Colombia. He wrote an article for Level Magazine before the elections on President Barack Obama. Kristin (Hayden) Hebert finished her internship at Miami Children’s Hospital.

She graduated from George Washington University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy on May 16, 2009 and has accepted a position at Miami Children’s Hospital in their Palmetto Bay facility.

Stella Grinberg writes, “I’ve got my bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy in 2005 and in 2008 a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Now I am living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I got married and also I have a five-year-old daughter named Stephanie. Thanks to Facebook, I now am in touch with my classmates!”

Blair Reider mentioned that Palmer was such a great place for her and she always recommends it to her clients. She is getting married on October 17th and planning a wedding.

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2002

Class Agent: Adria (Jenkins) Young juiceeasapeach@aol.com Tamara Rutter was involved in co-producing and starring in a movie called JarRing. JarRing follows four friends who accidentally discover a phone number with the most bizarre messages. After calling for their daily dose of perverted phone poetry two of them disappear. JarRing was filmed in 2008 in South Florida with a 2009 release date. It is one of the first features shot with the RED ONE camera. Check out the website at www.jarring.com Grania Michel married fellow PTS Alumnus Erik Jacobson ’01 in Panama over the summer. Many PTS Alumni attended the wedding and had a great time participating in all the activities during their stay.

Jeremy Burns writes, I am currently still working as a lab technician at University of Pennsylvania and will soon publish a first author article on my research in the Journal of Immunology. This fall I will be moving to NYC, where I will be studying at NYU Medical School to get my PhD in Immunology. Also, I am happy to announce that I am engaged to my boyfriend of over two years, Nikki Siclunov. We are planning the wedding for sometime in the Fall ‘10.”

Daniel Sandoval graduated from FSU in December 2005 with a degree in Communications. He now works at Florida Public Service Commission as a Regulatory Specialist. Angela Guzman completed her three-year Graphic Design masters degree at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she also received her undergraduate degree in Industrial Design. This summer, she started working at Apple, Inc. in California and moved to San Francisco from Providence, RI. She got married this past Christmas to Ricardo Fabbri, where they met in college while he completed his PhD at Brown University. Angela mainly keeps in touch with Jen Mitchell and Lindsey Chong and looks forward to the publication and updates from her high school. Marta Gomez-Acebo writes, “I’m working in Madrid for PWC and got married in July.” Caroline (Phillips) Simm graduated with her BSN from The Catholic University of America and is working as a RN at Johns Hopkins.

Rebecca Ray was able to come down to Miami during Reunion Weekend and participate in Alumni College and Career Day as well as the weekend festivities.

She had a great time talking to the students and also speaking at the Alumni Cocktail Reception where she wished Richard Rosen great journeys during his retirement. Rebecca works for NBC Universal in LA as their Editorial PA/ Producer for Access Hollywood.

She loves her job and all the people she gets to meet.

2003

because my parents just moved to Hong Kong to work at the Honk Kong International School! I still see classmate Larissa Lee all the time.” Emily Hill continues to race competitively and is a member of the U.S. Sailing Team, Alphagraphics, where she is one of the top sailors in the country. Emily graduated from Yale University, where she also sailed for her school.

Merce Anez writes, “I got a job at Discovery Channel Latin America as an Ad Sales Operations Coordinator.

I love it! Other than being busy all the time, everything else is great!” Dax Tejera writes, “After spending the last year in Los Angeles producing for NBC Nightly News, the Today Show, MSNBC, and the 2008 presidential election, I’ve returned to New York to oversee story assignments for the network and cable news operation at NBC Universal.” This summer, he spent considerable time covering the crisis in Iran, mounting tension in North Korea, and the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. In July, he flew back to Los Angeles to cover the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson, his biggest story since the election and inauguration of President Barack Obama.

2004

Class Agent: Dax Tejera dax.tejera@gmail.com Class Agent: Laura Ateca laura.ateca@gmail.com

Joseph Rosado is living in New York and received his AA in Writing from Borough of Manhattan Community College and his BA in English from City College of New York. James Ovelmen writes, “Currently, I am working at the IC2 Institute which is part of the University of Texas. My group is called TechBA, and we work with high tech companies from Mexico to help them expand into the U.S. and global markets. Primarily I work on economic development projects, market analysis, and any policy issue that pops up from healthcare to trade embargoes. It is a great place to work and I get to interact with all of the other groups under the IC2 umbrella, everything from the Austin Green Energy Technology Incubator to the South Korea Business Accelerator. I am hoping to return to Miami in August for at least a long weekend.” Jessica Johnson writes, “I’m still living in Brooklyn, NY and I love it. I recently started a new job as Marketing Manager for Oddcast, an internet marketing firm—the people who created Monk-e-Mail and Elf Yourself. I’ve taken up cycling and ride everywhere. I’ll keep you updated on any upcoming charity races! My sister, Erin (would have been ‘09), is starting school at Pratt in Brooklyn, and we’re excited to be in the same place again, especially

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Class Agent: Corina Lopez corina.lopez@hotmail.com Class Agent: Michael Contreras contremich@gmail.com Ryan Jurney is currently attending St. Thomas University School of Law. Penny Flick is living in New York City while she pursues an acting career. She has appeared in a film titled The Three Chris’s that will be shown at the Hoboken International Film Festival in May 2009. She just finished a show called Happy Hour, The Show: Sex, Relationships, and Sometimes...

Love at an off-off Broadway theatre known as the 45th Street Theatre and appears in a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) for RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) entitled “Speak Out” which was shown at the Oscars.

Jessica Novak graduated from Boston and is now currently working for Citigroup in an IT position.

She graduated with a degree in Communications.

Aspiring filmmaker, Amanda Lehtinen produced a documentary titled FREE WITHIN THESE WALLS: Life as a Cuban Prisoner of Conscience. This documentary explores the injustices imposed upon Cubans who speak out for freedom. It highlights six former Cuban political prisoners of conscience who detail the horrid conditions of their incarceration. It tells of the harrowing ordeal suffered by hundreds of Cuban political prisoners just 90 miles from our shores. The documentary was shown at Casa Bacardi at the University of Miami on May 27th. Amanda graduated from Brown University in May 2009, majoring in Latin American Studies with a focus on Cuba and Hispanics in the United States. She will continue to work on issues of concern to the U.S. and Cuba in the non-profit realm. Kyle Rutter was recently selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft! During his PTS career, Rutter was an All Miami Dade selection who helped the Falcons win a District Baseball Championship.

Kyle also just wrapped up his senior season at North Carolina State, where he has been an outstanding pitcher for the Wolfpack baseball program.

Congratulations to Kyle Rutter, and best of luck with the Red Sox organization! Carolina Vara graduated from the University of Miami in December 2008 with a double major in Psychology and Education. She is now in a graduate program, pursuing a career as a school psychologist. Daniel Ibarra-Scurr graduated from Vanderbilt University in May with a Masters in Education. He returned to Miami to pursue a music teaching position and will be working at Coral Gables High School as their Music Director. Hilary Harper writes, “I’m going to be starting law school at UNC Chapel Hill in the Fall.” Mimi Jacome writes, “I graduated from Full Sail University with a Masters in Entertainment Business and am now working for Nickelodeon Latin America here in Miami. I work in the Programming Department.” Serena Bloom is a veterinarian assistant and was featured in the

gainesville.com website preparing Sunny, a young male cat, to be neutered while parked in the No More Homeless Pets mobile spay/neuter pet clinic outside the Alachua County Humane Society in Gainesville, FL.

Class of ‘04 Reunion Contreras Residence May 9, 2009

Class of 2004 Group Shot

Michael Contreras participated in Alumni College and Career Day. He is currently working for Venevision as a Channel Coordinator. He is enjoying his position at the company and happy to be back in Miami. He also hosted his Class Reunion and had a great time catching up with friends.

Corina Lopez, Nick Stein, and Jessica Saffie

her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering.

She mentioned it has been a long four years full of hard work, but very well worth it. She is interested in pursuing a master’s degree and will be applying to several schools in the coming months. She would love to go to Australia or California. Astro Araujo recently graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BA in Business Administration. Loreana Von Plocki writes, “I got engaged to Horacio Rodriguez ’00 on October 15, 2008 and we will be getting married in December, so we have been busy planning for the wedding. I graduated from FIU in April 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and a minor in Communications and Photography. I interned with Ocean Drive Magazine and now I am working with a latin singer and will be traveling with her on tour. She just released her new album! For the summer we will be staying in Miami.” Angie D’Sa stopped by PTS to visit in June. She was excited to be in town for a few weeks and can’t wait to start working. Angie writes, “In May I presented the findings of my undergraduate thesis at an international colloquium on microfinance. In June, I graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University. In August, I will be starting a new job at Bridgewater Associates, a hedge fund in Westport, Connecticut.” Brandon Rose played on the basketball team at Yale University and recently graduated from the school in May. He states, “This entire experience with the basketball team is something I will never forget. It helped me mature, understand the true meaning of working hard to attain something you want and produced lifelong friendships.” Immediately after graduating, Brandon took the summer to travel throughout Europe. He will be attending the University of Florida Law School in the Fall.

Shannon Casey and Mimi Jacome

2005

Class Agent: Katey O’Regan katey613@yahoo.com Katherine Wood writes, “I auditioned for Juilliard in January. I got a call back and then performed the pieces in front of the entire staff. They asked me to stick around for an interview and at the end of the day I knew I might be in the running for their final round of callbacks. I sang “Aching to Pupate” by Regina Specktor. Dramatic Piece: Winter’s Tale Paulina “What studied torments tyrant hast for me?”

Comedic Piece: Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang - Charlotte “Oh, life is so difficult. I know when I met the second Mr. Wallace...” Katherine was accepted into the Julliard program for the Fall of 2009.

Congratulations! Rebecca Imran stopped by PTS during Spring Break. She is attending the University of Miami where she will graduate in May and receive

Nick Stein, Garrett Navia, Ian Wogan, Elena DV, George Antoniades, Michael Contreras

Nicolas O’Campo is head of his law class in Chile where he has lived for the last four years.

Maria Boria just graduated from Santa Clara in California and will be getting married in November.

Andre Carbonell is living in Miami and has been playing polo and breeding horses.

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Stuart Smyth graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a diploma and Masters in Philosophy and will be applying to graduate school. Mariana Foley writes, “I’ll be moving to London in August to complete a Masters course at the Inchbald School of Design.” Taylor Cohen writes, “I just graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University, Magna Cum Laude and will be attending the University of New Hampshire in the fall. I will be in the Child Advocacy and Family Policy Graduate Program.” Kirby Martinez-Fonts writes, “I graduated from Hendrix College with a BA in biology and I am about to begin a PhD program at Northwestern University.”

2006

Class Agent: Brandon McNary bmcnary@indiana.edu Class Agent: Ed Luckmann luckmann.e@neu.edu Morgan Sleeper stopped by campus to visit former teachers while on Spring Break. He is enjoying his time at Macalester College, located in St. Paul, Minnesota. David Milgram has been participating in a study abroad program in Florence, Italy. He has traveled to 23 cities during his stay in Europe and is truly enjoying life. He returned to Miami over the summer, took a real estate course, and worked in his dad’s office. Richard Capik returned to Miami last semester and is a student at FIU. Nadine Sebai participated in the Alumni College and Career Day in May. She is enjoying her time at UM and discussed her experiences with the Junior class.

2007

Class Agent: Brittany Kalbac babrit8347@aol.com Will Morrison attends Chapman University, a private, liberal arts university located in Orange, CA. He plays attack #14 on the Chapman Panther Men’s Lacrosse Team. Founded in 1987, the Panthers are one of the powerhouse teams in the MCLA. Last year, the Panthers started the season with a #1 ranking, and made the second trip to the MCLA Championships in May in Denver, CO.

Melissa Hew is attending Tulane University and was featured as a Tutor Spotlight for the Community Service Mentoring Program (CSM) recently.

Although CSM is among the Tulane’s newest programs, Melissa reports that it has already had an overwhelmingly positive response. While some time is focused on academics, she explains that the majority of the morning is dedicated to working on

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various life skills, and that’s her favorite part. With a major in environmental studies and a minor in marine biology, she says that she might be interested in going to law school to pursue environmental law. Marimar Velez stopped by campus to visit over the summer.

She loves attending Loyola University in New Orleans and is working for a non-profit organization called Gulf Restoration Network to help with the rebuilding of the wetlands. She is active on campus with the Delta Gamma Sorority and keeps in touch with her old friends from PTS. Alix Braun is attending Santa Monica College in California and is working on her pre-requisites so that she can get into nursing school.

2008

Romain Lang-Willar entered UM this semester and had a great time in Europe. He had two internships that were very productive and instructive. He spent some time in Israel with some friends over the summer and had a fantastic time.

Alex Lang-Willar is enjoying his second semester at UM and is listed on the Dean’s list! They are both enjoying these new beginnings and are happy to be Canes! Brandon Lundeen finished his first year at FIU and did great. He is on the Pre-Med track at school. Joe Masterman writes, “I visited Europe for most of the summer. I traveled with my family for two weeks, then studied creative writing at the American Academy in Paris for a month, and creative writing at the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, for three weeks (7 weeks of studying abroad in all).” Joe is also a current member of the Harvard Crew Team.

Class Agent: Megan Cunningham megancunningham@live.com Class Agent: Ariel Moger mermaid708@hotmail.com Joey Coulter could not be more excited about the ARCA RE/MAX Series journey that awaits the Rookie of the Year contender. He announced in February that he would run the full ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule in 2009. He states, “I’ve committed myself to racing ever since I was four or five years old. I’d like to run ARCA for a few years for the experience, the seattime; then maybe get a phone call to drive something else.” Coulter, a graduate of the USAR Pro Cup Series, teamed with Bobby Gerhart Racing at Daytona. “I was definitely excited to run Daytona – a combination of excitement and nerves. I had been dreaming about racing there since I can remember. When I learned I would be a teammate to Gerhart, I got even more excited. “My nerves really didn’t set in until driver introductions; then it hit me. But once I got in the car, I tried to look at it as any other race; but still, it’s Daytona.” Then after a very solid performance among the leaders during the race, Coulter was involved in a multi-car wreck. Coulter, after spending 32 laps behind the wall for repairs, returned to the track and finished 23rd. Coulter raced go-karts for eight years before moving into the Florida-based Fastruck Series for the next year and a half. From there, the team decided to run the USAR Pro Cup Series for the next two years. Coulter was a featured guest on ‘30 at 30’ on Friday, March 13th, 2009.

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Ariel Moger writes, “I am a camp counselor for a marine biology camp run by marine biologist Gerard Loisel on Key Biscayne. At the end of July I am taking some time off to go white water rafting and horseback riding in Colorado.”

Judd Smith and former varsity lacrosse coach Josh Blumenthal both took part in the second Annual King of the Rock Lacrosse Tournament over Labor Day Weekend in Bermuda. Smith’s team, the Fat Rhinos, won the tournament title after defeating the 51st State team in the championship game that was broadcast on network television on the Bermuda Sports Network.

Smith, who was a member of the Bermuda Under 19 National Team, is in training for the Bermuda Men’s National Team that will play next summer in the World Lacrosse Games in Manchester, England.

Blumenthal will serve as an assistant coach for the team after coaching the Under 19 World Team last summer in Vancouver, BC.

Alex Sachs attends Fordham University and is a member of the Sailing team currently ranked 7th in the country. For the first time ever, they won the National Collegiate Championship in Sailing.

Bernardo Campos writes, “Up until a couple of months ago, when I went to Paris to take a French summer course at La Sorbonne, I hadn’t taken a single French class since I left Palmer Trinity. At Interlochen Arts Academy, the school I left Palmer to attend, I wasn’t able to work French into my schedule. When I headed to Berklee College of Music after Interlochen, Berklee simply did not seem to have any French courses that would teach me anything I didn’t already know. Still, despite not having taken French for two years, all that Madame Goodwin taught me continued to serve me long after I left Palmer. This summer, at La Sorbonne, Ms. Goodwin’s gifts as a teacher were again made apparent. After two whole years of no French classes, I placed into the second highest level class in the course. I went on to attain what I believe to have been the second or third highest grade in my class, against students who had been speaking French for a few years longer than I had. Having transferred to Tufts this Fall, I was making arrangements for my French language placement test. Tufts requires every student, regardless of major, to take at least six semesters of language or language and languagerelated culture classes. Congratulations for having such a great teacher at your disposal and thanks on behalf of any PTS student who’s had the opportunity to study with Ms. Goodwin. She has inspired and instilled in me a love for the French language and an eagerness to excel beyond what I think is likely to happen at any high school. It is obvious to me now, having gotten into Tufts, that Ms. Goodwin is really teaching college level French. Let it be known to any PTS student that if they’re looking for a French teacher of the highest caliber, they’ve got one.”

2009

Andrea Buhler sugarnspice4885@aol.com Marcel Contreras marcelc28@aol.com Natalia Matallana natismata@hotmail.com Jessica Mazon jessica.mazon@gmail.com

Wellness Center at the University of Miami with the Mini Canes camp.” Hugh Morrison starts at the University of Denver on September 7th and is looking forward to his first year of college. He spent part of the summer traveling throughout Australia.

Laura Posada made the Girls Volleyball team at Chapman University! Jessica Mazon worked in the Development Office and Communications Office the entire summer. She will be attending FIU and will be living with fellow PTS Alumna, Livia Wogan, in the dorms on campus. Lax Game at Coral Reef Park – June 30th Former PTS lacrosse teammates Aleck Dagrosa ’08, Cam Difede ’08, Mike Woll ’08, coach Josh Blumenthal, Erik Quisenberry ’10, Angel Diaz ’08, Oliver Garcia ’08, and Salvador Garcia got together to play an Alumni game at Coral Reef Park this summer.

In Memoriam Lorace E. “Lorie” McQueen, 66, of Sarasota, formerly of Weirton, WV, died Oct. 6, 2009.

Survivors include his significant other, Mary Jo; brother Jim Taylor of Weirton, WV; daughter Paisley and son-in-law, and Godfred Yemofio of Union, NJ; and beloved grandson Henry. He was a linebacker for the University of Maryland and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was head coach and defensive coordinator at Palmer Prep School in Miami. Lorie had the opportunity to come back during the Palmer 30th Football Reunion during Homecoming Weekend 2008 and reconnect with many former football players. He was thrilled to have had the opportunity to catch up with many of them that weekend. Coach McQueen asked that his ashes be returned to Mother Earth in two locations: Maryland where he played football and Palmer where he coached. “The Pit”, known to all Palmer Pirate football players, was the adopted name of the field while they attended Palmer School.

On Sunday, November 15th at sundown, Coach Jeff Capparelli and many of his former football players came back out onto “The Pit” to pay their respects to the man they looked up to and adored. He will be missed by all.

Former Faculty Don Cramp and his wife, Michele welcomed their second baby girl on March 9th at 2:01pm. They named her Matilda Amelia and she weighed 6 lbs and 13 oz.

Isabel Gomez writes Elena DeVillers, “Shortly after leaving Palmer I bought five acres of land in Naples, FL (when prices were definitely affordable). I eventually built a house and about 8 years ago made the move out here. I work for a non-profit organization that provides training and technical assistance to agencies that work with at-risk youth and families. We have member organizations all over the US, with the majority concentrated in the southeast. You know non-profits, you have to learn to wear many hats (a lesson I learned well at Palmer). So, one of my main responsibilities is providing logistical support to our cadre of trainers, from their travel arrangements to editing and publishing training manuals. I take care of those that take care of the youth.” Emily Greenlee and her husband, Andy, welcomed Henry Olaf Greenlee on Monday, June 22nd at 10:36 a.m. Henry was born weighing 5lb 10oz and measuring 18 1/2” long.

David Goodman, long-time Palmer School faculty, College Counselor and Admission Director, retired this year from the Brevard County School System after working in the county. Former lacrosse coach and yearbook advisor, Josh Blumenthal accepted a position at Babson College to be an assistant lacrosse coach and a facilities supervisor. He is very excited about the position and opportunity.

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