Joseph S. Perrott Hon. 1689 Field
Honorary Class of 1689 “Given to a member of the Penn Charter community who has shown extraordinary commitment to the school by demonstrating pride and excellence in the performance of their duties and by consistently providing encouragement and support to the student body.”
Joseph S. Perrott Hon. 1689 led the lacrosse program at Penn Charter for three decades, and in May the school recognized his contribution by officially naming the new synthetic turf field in his honor. Sporting dark sunglasses on a scorching hot day, Perrott sat in a director’s chair before a gathering of former colleagues, players and parents as first one and then another speaker recalled the championships and big games, and mostly how Coach Perrott lit the fire that motivated them to perform their very best.
Cheryl Irving Hon. 1689
Joe Perrott (center) with Robert Marquess OPC ’73; Chris Teare, former English teacher and lacrosse coach; Hank Resch OPC ’71; and Head of School Darryl J. Ford.
Cheryl Irving Hon. 1689, describing herself as “so deeply honored, and so humbly grateful” was also charmed by the introduction she received from former student Scott Yorko OPC ’04.
William Goulding Hon. 1689 Penn Charter lacrosse loyalists turned out to honor Perrott and play on the new field named for the former PC English teacher and lacrosse coach.
BOX and COX
revisited Head of School Darryl J. Ford shared some of the wisdom and good humor of his friend and former teaching colleague, William Goulding Hon. 1689.
Alice Davis celebration on page 12. Visit www.penncharter.com/alumni to view more photos of Alumni Weekend 2010.
With former teacher Ted Shakespeare directing, Bob Picardo OPC ’71, Bill Barker OPC ’71 and Scott Ziegler OPC ’72 returned to Penn Charter to reprise their roles in a PC favorite, Box and Cox. The last time they performed the 19th century farce, they took their bows on the stage in the Meeting Room. This time, they offered the first alumni performance in the Ball Theater, the fabulous new venue in the David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts.
Fall 2010 The Magazine of William Penn Charter School
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