the floor with laughter. Emily, Izzy, Kendall, and Natalee: you girls are incredible. I’m going to miss those amazing conversations about life, friends, and The Park School in general, and how Natalee and I would always discuss that we’re twins because we have so much in common. I guess we can use our telepathic powers to see what we are up to five years from now. Now, onto the faculty and administration. I want to recognize these four incredible women: Ms. Zifcak, Ms. Nambiar, Ms. Holland Greene, and Ms. Moberg, who are all leaving this year as well. You’ve made my experience at Park so magnificent— each contributing her time to always be there when needed. Lastly, my advisor, Mr. Rivera. I never knew how incredibly hilarious you were until I
went with you, Sofia, Kendall, Emily, Sammy, and Gordon to France. I’m so grateful for all of the great advice you’ve given us in French, all the support, help, and all of the compliments. You don’t know how much I appreciate it all! Thank you so much for everything.
S E C O N D A RY S C H O O L S F O R T H E C L A S S O F 2 0 0 8 Manizeh Afridi
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Karan Bakshi
Beaver Country Day School
Charles Bryson
Noble and Greenough School
Lily Ebbott-Burg
Phillips Exeter Academy
Isabelle English
Beaver Country Day School
Bradford Gilligan
The Cambridge School of Weston
Samantha Kahn
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Dustin Colson Leaning
Boston Latin School
Kendall MacRae
Phillips Academy, Andover
Emily Meltzer
Beaver Country Day School
Layla Muchnik-Benali
Commonwealth School
Anya Peck
The Cambridge School of Weston
Charlie Platt
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School
Marielle Rabins
Gann Academy
Natalia Salcedo
Boston Trinity Academy
Gordon Santry
Westminster School
Sofia Silverglass
Milton Academy
Natalee Sohn
Phillips Academy, Andover
Emma Tiedemann
Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall School
Eitan Tye
Concord Academy
Luke Walker
Boston Trinity Academy
The Joan Crocker Award for Community Service
Cathy Boskey EACH YEAR, the Parents’ Association presents this award in honor of former Park parent Joan Crocker, who exemplified the kind of devotion and steadfast zeal this award recognizes in its recipients. In delivering the Crocker Award this year, Parents’ Association President Jennifer Pincince remarked, “Cathy may be short in stature, but long on volunteering.” As co-chair of the P.A. Community Service Committee, Cathy forged relationships with many outside organizations, including the Horizon’s Initiative. She also helped establish the Craft Fair and recruited numerous Springfest volunteers. Even after racking up twenty-three child years at Park as the mother of Molly ’02, Peter ’05 and Noah ’09, Cathy will continue to be a fixture on Goddard Avenue. In the fall, she will work as the assistant in Toni Gilligan’s Kindergarten class.
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The Park Bulletin | Fall 2008